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[Special Lady]

[Episode 28]

[Prince Fu's Mansion]

You're all at the same age.

Don't be so reserved.

You can chat casually.

Miss, may I know your name?

My surname is Lin.

My name is Qing'er.

Qing'er?

Good name.

It matches your temperament.

Yan.

It's still early.

Take Miss Lin for a walk.

May I have the honor?

Please.

Look.

What a perfect match.

How old are you?

I just turned 16 this year.

I'm 18.

Your Highness, I heard that you used to study at Yiyang Academy.

I guess you must be well-educated and knowledgeable.

I am also interested in poetry and painting.

Can you please teach me when you're free?

You flatter me.

If you are willing,

I'm willing to do it anytime.

Do you always have so many escorts

when you go around?

Did it scare you?

No.

I'm just not used to it.

Guard Yu.

Why are you following me all day?

Young Master, you're out today.

Prince Fu asked me to protect you.

Even if my father sent you here,

didn't you see

I was chatting with the girl?

Go back now.

But this is Prince Fu's order.

Are you afraid I'll run away?

She said she was not used to it.

Do you have to ruin

my potential marriage?

When His Highness and Her Highness ask about it,

I'll tell them you scared her away.

Go!

Yes.

Miss, how about it now?

Thank you, Your Highness.

I've always found them annoying.

Today, with your help,

I can finally take a breath.

This way, please.

Your Highness.

What is this place?

This is my room.

This...

What do you mean?

To be honest,

I need your help.

Although this may seem rude,

it's very important.

I can only ask you for help now.

What is it?

Come in.

Hurry.

What's wrong?

Oh no!

Young Master.

Young Master.

Young Master,

please go back with me.

The capital... You...

Where is he?

Didn't he go this way just now?

My Lord.

What should we do now?

What can we do?

Go to His Highness and admit our error.

Let's go.

He put us off

and ran away again, leaving only a letter.

Just let him go and have fun.

Didn't he promise that he won't cause any more trouble in the letter?

He just wants to see something new.

It's good for men

to travel around and have some adventures.

You!

A doting mother is…

tolerant.

Have some cake.

The cakes outside the city are very delicious.

-Really? -I'll take you there next time.

Zhu.

Qinruo.

I picked it especially for you.

Don't be mad at me anymore.

I don't need it.

Qinruo.

I want to tell you about the engagement.

Stop it.

I don't want to hear it.

From now on,

I'll have nothing to do with you.

We'll have no relations any longer.

Qinruo.

Listen to my…

You still don't understand?

Lady Zhao.

I'll go with you.

Feiniang?

When did you come back?

Miss Song Zhu.

I came back today.

What about Junior Zhou? Is he back?

Yes, he came back together with me.

That's good.

Thank you, Feiniang.

Have a good rest. I have to go.

Junior Zhou.

You're back.

I...

What's the matter?

I...

Just speak freely, Senior Song.

Junior Zhou,

are you still mad at me?

Why should I be mad at you?

About the engagement…

What does your engagement

have to do with me?

Junior Zhou,

I came to tell you this.

My father has agreed to break off the engagement for me.

I'll show you the letter now.

Wait for me.

Where's the letter?

Junior Zhou.

Wait for me. I'm going back to fetch the letter.

I must have forgotten it in a hurry.

-Wait for me. -Senior.

I have nothing to do

with your personal affair with Mr. Xiao.

Junior Zhou,

do you have something on your mind?

If that's the case,

you can tell me.

There is indeed one thing.

Go ahead.

As long as I can help,

I will.

This is the men's dorm.

And you are a girl.

If you come in casually like this,

people will misunderstand.

Please conduct yourself with dignity.

Also,

since the Academy separates male and female students,

it means they don't want us to have too many interactions.

So, in the future,

Senior Song,

you'd better not see me again.

If there's nothing else,

please go back.

Feiniang.

Brother.

Brother.

I miss Mom.

I miss her too.

I'll take good care of you in her place.

It's all because I'm so useless.

I couldn't even

keep the only bracelet she left behind.

You can't even have it as a souvenir.

It's easy

to pawn something but hard to redeem it.

If you don't pull strings,

it's hard to redeem it even if you offer more money.

If someone takes it…

I'm so useless.

Brother.

You just said that we need to pull strings.

We can go to Miss Yan.

She will find a way.

No.

She has helped us a lot.

We can't trouble her anymore.

Brother, don't think about it.

Isn't Mother's stuff more important than that?

Brother.

Leave it to me.

I'll handle it.

Feiniang!

Cai.

I‘’ve done what you asked.

Senior Yan.

Junior Zhou.

Senior Yan.

Why are you here?

I...

By the way,

I heard about your mother.

Feiniang told you?

I've promised her

I will help with the bracelet.

She went to trouble you after all.

Don't blame Miss Fei.

I think she misses your mother.

I should have done it.

It's nothing.

I can't repay

your great kindness.

Junior Zhou, you're welcome.

By the way,

if you're free the day after tomorrow,

I'd like to ask you out.

Let's find a place,

and I'll paint a portrait for you.

Well...

I don't have enough money

to repay you.

If I don't do anything,

I'll feel sorry.

All right.

I'm going back now, Junior Zhou.

Okay.

-See you, Senior Yan. -See you.

Yueniang.

Why are you back so late?

You didn't show up at dinner.

Go inside.

The dishes are already cold. I'll reheat them for you.

I'm fine.

Mother, I'm not hungry.

Wait.

What's wrong with you?

Nothing.

What happened?

Where have you been?

Nowhere.

Mother.

I just scraped it when climbing the wall.

I'll go back to my room now.

Yueniang.

Those scoundrels

are so lawless.

They dare kidnap a student

from the Women's Academy in broad daylight.

No.

I can't let my parents know.

What's going on?

Let me see. What's wrong?

Let me see.

Look. No way.

Could it be true?

We go to school together.

Bad luck. Bah!

And there is even ragged cloth as evidence. What's going on?

Don't say that.

We don't know what exactly happened.

Yeah, how could they do that?

Right. How can she live in the future?

[The student from the Women's Academy, Song's Academy, brazenly committed adultery, with the ragged cloth as evidence]

But the fabric

does look similar to that of Zhu's clothes.

Morning.

Morning. Morning.

It can't be true, can it?

I don't know.

What are you looking at? What's there to look at?

It's all fake.

Yes, it's fake. Yes, yes.

Let's go to class.

Good it's nothing. Let's go.

Let's go.

Yueniang.

What...

What happened?

Second Sister, you don't trust me, either?

I'm worried about you.

It's okay. Let's go to class first.

In that case,

Miss Song Zhu won't be able to get married ever.

Judging from her reaction,

it's most likely true.

I think so, too.

Why is it so noisy before class?

Do you need to use your mouth to study?

Or do you want to be punished by the teacher?

Sit down.

Is it true?

I think it's fake.

Zhu.

Zhu.

Zhu.

Zhu.

Junior Ding, come here.

Come here.

Senior Song, you want to see me?

Let me ask you.

Did something happen in the Academy?

Well...

Something related to me?

Yueniang.

Slow down.

Why

is she always in a flurry recently?

If you want to see it,

I'll show you.

It's just like what's written on the paper.

The ragged cloth is indeed mine.

That means it's true.

However...

Get me a glass of water.

How can you be sure

that I slept with someone only judging by a piece of ragged cloth?

What the poster said

was a distorted fact.

I came to the Academy yesterday afternoon

to deal with something personal.

Then I was kidnapped by some rascal.

The cloth was torn?

There was a rascal?

She was kidnapped?

Can anyone break in?

After a while,

I was brought to a house by that rascal.

He

tore my clothes and let me go.

He tore her clothes!

I didn't know what was going on,

but now I do.

That pervert just wants to spread rumors

to frame me and ruin my reputation.

So,

please stop making trouble

and spreading rumors anymore.

That's just your side of words.

Why should we believe you?

That's right.

That's right.

Right?

I...

We are all students of Yiyang Academy.

Why don't you trust me

but would rather trust an outsider's words?

Your clothes are torn like that.

No matter how you explain it, it's useless.

That's too much.

She's only a girl.

But then again,

why didn't those rascals

pick on other students but only you?

You are right.

Flies don't sting seamless eggs.

I'm a fly.

I don't sting seamless eggs.

You...

I'm telling the truth,

believe it or not.

She's angry.

Besides,

no matter if it's me

or someone else,

whether it's a woman or a man being framed,

no one should criticize the victim.

Because the victim

shouldn't be blamed

with any reason by anyone.

The offender is always the one who should be blamed.

You don't investigate

who trespassed the Academy;

instead, you are gathered here to criticize the victim.

Is this the attitude

one with morality should have?

By the way,

it suddenly occurred to me

that you are engaged.

-Who is it? -She's engaged?

Who?

Who is it?

It's...

Now I remember.

Teaching Assistant Xiao.

Where's he?

Where?

He resigned!

Well...

I'm not trying to stir up trouble.

I just feel a little bit of pity for you.

You've got into trouble again and again.

I'm afraid

no man will dare to accept you anymore.

Speaking of which...

Shut…

You don't have to worry about that, Mr. Li.

Even if other men don't want her,

I do.

Teaching Assistant Xiao does live up to his reputation.

What are they…

I'm the one who's engaged to Zhu.

I'm also the one who will protect her in the future.

You don't believe her?

I do.

He's hugging her.

Besides,

what happened today is not good for Zhu's reputation.

I hope you won't mention it again.

If I ever hear about this from anyone,

don't blame me for not considering our relationship as old classmates.

All right.

Everyone, just go back.

Let's go.

Let me send you home.

Look.

Feiniang, go back first.

I'll go back then?

Qinruo, let's go.

Let's go!

Senior Yan.

Everyone has left.

Let's go back, too.

Let's go.

Senior Yan, do you feel bitter inside?

Not really.

I just think I was so stupid.

What about you?

I wish Mr. Xiao and Senior Song all the best.

If you're still unhappy,

I have a good place to go.

Waiter.

Another portion of Honey Ribs

and wine.

No more wine.

Just something to eat.

That's all.

Okay, sir.

You don't even want a piece?

I'm not hungry. You eat.

Order more if it's not enough.

Are you not eating because you don't have enough money?

I didn't bring any money.

Don't worry.

I won't leave you here as a pledge.

Don't worry. Eat on.

Here.

Come on, take a bite.

Don't you like it?

Actually,

you are a good girl.

Zhou Ji mistreated you.

He's not the right person for you.

Maybe this could be a blessing for you.

I mean

you don't have to

be so low-spirited and gluttonous

just because of this.

I'm not eating anymore.

Why not?

There are still so many dishes.

You said I'm gluttonous.

That's not what I meant.

Just kidding.

You still have the mood to joke?

Give me one of those.

This?

If I say I'm fine,

it must be a lie.

Actually, everything between Zhou Ji and I,

from the day we met

until today,

seems different from what I imagined.

I thought I would lose my appetite for days

and then couldn't sleep for days.

But after I cried

and ate some food,

I don't think it's a big deal.

Maybe

I was obsessed with my own fantasy.

Maybe after today,

I'll be the same old Song Zhu again.

Okay.

I hope...

I wish

to see

the original Song Zhu sooner.

Here come the Honey Ribs.

Please enjoy.

According to the book,

eating sweets can make you happy.

In the entire Yiyang,

this dessert is the sweetest.

Senior Yan,

have some more.

You'll feel better after eating this.

Thank you.

Senior Yan.

Is the drink not sweet enough?

No.

It's sweet.

Junior Zhou,

don't worry.

I'm fine now.

You, too. Have some.

Okay.

Look at the homemade fans.

By the way,

thank you for what happened in the Academy today.

Also,

what happened yesterday...

Did you get hurt yesterday?

No.

That's good.

It is not like you.

You didn't even ask what happened.

As you said,

those who should be criticized are the ones who hurt people

instead of the victims.

If you are fine,

everything else doesn't matter anymore.

All right.

Don't worry.

I'm a man who will live up to his word.

I will not only trust you,

but also protect you.

After all, I'm engaged to you.

You made such a scene in the county government

and made things worse.

If I hadn't come back,

how would you end it?

How did you know I went to the county government?

Though I was not in Yiyang,

I did know some things.

If I'm not mistaken,

the person who did it was related to the county government. Right?

It must be Zhao Shoucai's man.

Zhao Shoucai.

Fine, I'll help you with this.

No, you can't be stupid.

Those people are rascals.

I know what to do.

You're home.

I won't send you in.

Okay.

By the way,

wait for me. I'll go get something.

[Song Mansion]

What?

My father's letter.

[To Xiao Chuanzhong]

I finally got it!

It's a letter to break off the engagement.

Your father agreed to break off the engagement?

Zhu,

there are still rumors about you.

If you break off the engagement now,

the rumors will get worse, won't they?

Besides,

someone will definitely doubt your reason to break off the engagement.

As a righteous woman,

I'm not afraid of rumors.

I'm very grateful for what you did

in the Academy today.

But forget about those words

that you have to be accountable for me.

I don't need anyone to be accountable for me.

I can be accoutable for myself.

Zhu,

I know you hate me.

-But I just… -I don't hate you.

I...

I said those things that day just because I was angry.

Then why did you insist on breaking off the engagement?

Once the engagement is broken off,

we don't have to

bear moral pressure anymore.

Our marriages won't have anything to do with each other.

You don't still want to marry Zhou Ji, do you?

Have you forgotten

what I said in the restaurant?

I'm not in a hurry to get married.

I just feel

I'm free now.

That's good.

That's good.

Yeah.

It's good to be free.

All right, stop your silly laugh.

Go back to the dorm.

I'm leaving.

Zhu,

are we still friends?

Of course.

Take me whenever you need me.

For example, beating the drum.

I'll accompany you to beat the drum in the future.

Huh.

Sometimes,

he's pretty cute.