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"Solitary Flower Among the Thorns" - Curley Gao

♫ Who gazes at the stars in the sky ♫

♫ Heading towards the shore in a broken boat ♫

♫ This time, hold onto fate and never bow your head ♫

♫ Family relationships are also difficult to maintain ♫

♫ The fearless dream is waiting for someone to save it ♫

♫ The wind and rain gather and disperse ♫

♫ A lone mayfly sail sways ♫

♫ A solitary flower blooming among thorns ♫

♫ It's bright colors pierced ♫

♫ Yet the uncrossed border, it grew an outline that flew against the wind ♫

♫ All things grow through the heart ♫

♫ Even if the dream is confusing ♫

♫ Calming the raging waves ♫

♫ Breaking through the tumultuous sounds of the heart ♫

♫ Having the courage to resist ♫

♫ Embracing the chant of destiny ♫

♫ Only love brings light ♫

♫ Only love is wanton and sharp ♫

♫ All things grow through the heart ♫

♫ Having the courage to resist ♫

♫ Embracing the chant of destiny ♫

[Blossoms in Adversity] ♫ Only love brings light ♫

[Adapted from a novel with the same title in MIGU]

[Episode 2]

I have found the mastermind behind it.

It's none other than Prince Ling's son, Gu Yanxi.

He has been leading the northern army for years

and is now with great military power under his command.

He covets the Imperial Capital and aspires to seize the crown prince's position.

Do you have any evidence?

I have the letters between Gu Yanxi and the traitors.

[Gu Yanxi]

Who is behind the private coinage case?

The son of Prince Ling, Gu Yanxi.

Beat him!

I will ask you one more time.

Who is the true mastermind of the private coinage case?

The son of Prince Ling, Gu Yanxi!

Very well. Go on, don't stop.

The night is still young.

Miss, you went out for too long today.

After we finish this, you get to bed early.

Does this look good?

Miss, Fourth Madam just mentioned that Old Madam seems to have known...

Oldest Miss!

Oldest Miss, Old Madam is waiting for you in the main hall.

Old Madam, Oldest Miss is here.

Greetings, Grandmother.

Everyone, leave.

Kneel down.

Where have you been? Who accompanied you?

Old Zheng Street. I went alone.

I went to the coppersmith and bought something.

I am rather curious. What is so important?

The Shen Family is coming tomorrow to finalize betrothal gifts, yet you sneaked out at dark to buy that thing.

The Shen Family is coming tomorrow to finalize betrothal gifts, yet you sneaked out at dark to buy that thing.

Show it to me.

On Lunar New Year's Eve, you brought a crow into the house?

Throw it away!

Yes.

I'll do it.

Usually, I turn a blind eye to what you do.

Your grandfather was the one to blame.

Back when he was travelling around as an imperial censor,

he insisted on having you by his side.

You spent your childhood away from home, with no one to discipline you.

Nowadays, you're turning more willful and reckless.

Without telling your parents, you actually sneaked out.

If something were to happen to you, it's not just you who would be affected.

It's the reputation of your grandfather, father, and the Hua Family.

Even the reputation of the Shen Family by tomorrow.

Old Madam, don't get angry.

Oldest Miss has always been like this. It's not like we only found out today.

You lock yourself up all year long, doing weird crafts in the house.

Apart from your grandfather,

among the entire family, who do you even pay respect to?

You often go to the library, but have you ever read the Lessons for Women?

I have not.

If the betrothal hadn't been changed, I'd have married off your sister instead.

So the others wouldn't say we have failed to educate our girls.

Sister-in-law, don't panic.

Old Madam wasn't serious. Your daughter didn't cause any trouble.

Even if she did, she'd still be married off with glory.

The Shen Family is in no position to be picky about her.

Look at yourself.

Are you acting like a lady, or the daughter of an official?

You're only interested in arithmetic and merchant business.

I'm sorry. Please punish me, Grandmother.

Go reflect your mistakes in the ancestral hall!

Copy the Lessons for Women a hundred times.

I will.

Old Madam, let me take you to get some rest.

You all may go. I'll wait here for the lord to return.

Get a brazier for that girl Zhi.

Yes.

[Remain Uncorrupted]

[Lessons for Women]

Fourth Aunt.

It was not easy for me to get this. Luckily, I have you.

Let me help you with it.

Silly Fourth Aunt, Grandmother won't check my homework.

She always forgets about why I'm here.

I don't mind her scolding me a few times.

I'll be married within this year, right?

How can you speak of marriage as if it's nothing special?

Getting married or not, I will still be me. And the life goes on as usual.

Look at this. Isn't it delicate?

Zhi'er, you think of marriage too simply.

Fourth Uncle.

The most important thing about marriage is meeting the one destined for you.

But in my opinion, worrying about it does no good.

It all depends on God's will. [Hua Pingyang, the fourth master of the Hua Family]

What are you doing here?

As soon as I got back, I heard that Zhi'er was kneeling in the ancestral hall.

The news spread fast.

Hurry and drink some more while it's hot.

Knee pads?

This is delicious. Come on, try one.

It's so cold at night. Let's go.

Let Zhi'er endure the punishment by herself.

Get him out.

For Yanxi's handwriting, I taught him meticulously.

Other than me, no one knows better about what his handwriting looks like.

Nowadays, even Qi Ruhai is unwilling to tell me the truth.

All right. All of you, leave.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Yanxi, you heard it all. Right?

Uncle has taken revenge for you.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Why did you become distant with me?

When you were a child, every time you saw me, you'd be hopping on over to me with joy.

Now you're kneeling so far away from me.

I've grown up. I am aware of the difference between an emperor and his followers.

Do you have to make me sad?

Uncle.

Come on, get up.

All these years, it must have been difficult for you in the frozen land.

I've been guarding the empire for my uncle. This bit of hardship is nothing.

Yanxi, about the problems today, do you know where it came from?

Uncle, please enlighten me.

Lord Xian and Lord Hui are no match for you.

At the age of three, you were held in the arms of the late emperor and empress, cherished like a rare treasure.

This is known to everyone in the court.

Qi Ruhai attempted to frame you because he knew I have no choice but to doubt you.

What are you doing, Yanxi?

This blade was bestowed upon me by Your Majesty.

I heard that one with a disfigured face cannot be appointed as a crown prince.

Today, I am using this blade to fulfill your wish and to repay the favor of being raised with all my heart.

Yanxi, you don't need to do this.

As your uncle, will I ever distrust you?

If you trust me, I trust you as well.

I'm willing to leave the Northern Land

and join the Security Bureau to be under your command.

Yanxi, I was right about you.

Whether you are in the north camp leading troops to guard the border,

or in the Imperial Capital taking charge of the Security Bureau,

you'll always be the only one I trust.

Now as you have accepted the position, you shall start working now.

Do some hard work for your uncle.

I shall obey the decree.

Your Majesty,

the Empress Dowager invites you to Fengxiang Palace for tea and a chat.

The Empress Dowager has always been so well-informed.

[Hua Mansion]

[Hua Mansion]

Coming!

Do it!

By imperial command, conduct asset forfeit!

Those who disobey will be executed on the spot!

Those who hide will be executed as well!

Be alert, all of you!

If any of them escape, you'll die! [Yuan Qi, Deputy Supervisor of Security Bureau]

- Go! - Yes, Sir!

Oh, my! What has happened? How dare they?

Quickly go and find the children! Protect them at all costs.

What crime has my family committed?

Vice Censor-in-Chief Hua is found guilty, affecting the entire family.

We are ordered to confiscate all family property.

The Empress Dowager showed mercy and spared the women and children.

- Arrest them. - Yes, sir!

I am protected by the imperial edict.

Don't you dare lay a finger on me.

Then, please.

Move.

[Lessons for Women]

- Stop! - Hurry up!

- Hurry up! - Stop right there!

Stop!

- Miss. Miss, run! Just run! They're arresting people everywhere! - Baoxia.

Grandfather must be in trouble.

Don't!

Are you blind?

We're here to confiscate, not to kill.

Yes.

Sir, we won’t trouble you for such a trivial matter as confiscating the home. We have taken care of everything.

How come he looks so familiar?

What is this place?

This is the library of Hua Mansion.

- Go take a look. - This... This is nothing special.

The view is better from higher up.

[The Library]

- Go. - Stop!

Move, quickly!

[The Library]

Sir, this is Vice Censor-in-Chief Hua's study.

Shall we confiscate?

By His Majesty's decree, get all writings and letters authored by

Hua Yizheng and leave not a single word.

Yes, Sir!

Search this place.

Move aside. Don't get in the way!

It's her.

Why aren't you crying? And why don't you run?

The emperor owns the world.

What's the use of crying? And where could I run to?

Yes, you have nowhere to go.

Wipe it off.

Don't dirty my things.

Is this your place?

It belongs to my family. I borrowed it for calculations and reading stars.

You can read stars?

Then how come you didn't foresee this great disaster of your family?

People are foolish. They do not know what goes around comes around.

The lifespan of mortals, compared with the sun, moon, and stars, is like a mote of dust in the ocean.

The emperor sits high above. He will not show pity to the Hua Family,

and the stars will not show any abnormalities in the downfall of one person, a clan, or a nation.

So, you have accepted your fate?

It's good. Without all the wishful thinking, there will be no disappointment.

I do not accept my fate.

If there truly is a mandate from heaven, grandfather wouldn't have been charged.

He wanted to be an honest official, not to deceive the people, nor the emperor.

You all know that he's innocent. And yet, why was he convicted?

Sir, it's done.

All suspicious books and papers have been collected.

Good.

- Take her. - Yes, Sir.

Hua Zhi.

All of the Hua family are here.

Every male over ten years old is going to the Ministry of Justice for identification,

and then will be jailed pending a trial.

There are a few more here. Don't miss llthem.

Hua Bolin has just turned nine. He is exempt from punishment.

Boyu is also nine years old! So is he!

Your steward told me that Hua Boyu had just celebrated his tenth birthday last month.

Mother, no!

Boyu! Boyu!

Boyu. Boyu!

- Mother! - Boyu!

Boyu! Boyu!

Boyu!

Mother! Mother!

You wicked creature, may you be chopped in several pieces!

May you not die a good death!

Boyu.

Boyu!

- Move. - Boyu!

Boyu.

- Boyu! - Mother!

Mother. Mother!

- Boyu. Boyu! - Mother!

Pingyang. Pingyang!

Pingyang. Pingyang!

I will go with you. Don't frighten her.

Move.

Don't be scared.

Take good care of yourself.

Pingyang!

No, Pingyang!

Fourth Madam!

Pingyang!

The Hua Mansion is now seized.

You have a quarter of an hour to gather your food, clothing, and belongings.

After that, you shall leave on your own.

What was bestowed by the royal family isn't a part of the confiscation. Right?

There is a manor granted by the Empress Dowager, five miles outside the East City Gate.

Leave them two carriages with two horses.

Is that proper?

The order was to seize their property...

Was it you who received the order, or was it me?

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Leave them two carriages.

Listen, all of you.

One carriage for people, the other for luggage.

Follow me to the manor.

Pack only what's useful.

Think carefully about what to take.

Now, go and pack up.

Miss. Miss.

Listen to Old Madam. Go and pack our things.

Go.

Let's hurry, come on.

Let go!

Let go!

It's mine! It's mine!

You wretched girl! You robbed me!

You, stop right there!

Ms. Zhou, how daring of you!

You—!

You, stop right there! Give it to me.

Give it back to me.

[Servitude Contracts and Banknotes]

Zhegui, where are the new socks I made for Boli?

Where are they? Hurry up and find them!

And also, a hand warmer, longevity lock, and the pastry box.

Boli loves pastries. The pastry box that he likes.

And...

Books!

Boli's books. They are the most important.

And...

[Hope you're like the moon above the riverside tower, ]

[only stay right next to me and never leave.]

Madam, I've packed everything.

Let's hurry up and go. There's no time left.

Let go of me!

First Madam!

Don't follow me.

[Library]

[Plum Blossom Numerology]

Grandfather, you're already busy with work yet still made great efforts in writing.

When retirement comes, you'll likely lose yourself in writing.

But the books can wait. Why don't you just take a break?

Life is like a fleeting moment.

I'm afraid there's not enough time.

Zhi'er, look.

These inscribed words are from the Pre-Qin period.

Even after thousands of years, they will still shine brightly.

But the ones who wrote these books,

I'm afraid, even their bones have turned to dust.

One day, I, too, will turn to dust.

But by that time,

if my manuscripts still exist,

I'll know that I hadn't lived in vain.

[Plum Blossom Numerology]

Miss.

- Miss. - Miss.

Miss.

I thought I would die.

But aren't we all alive? We have all survived.

Miss, even pots and pans have been smashed.

How are we going to eat?

Please take us with you.

Don't leave me behind.

You've always been with me. We'll live together, all of us.

There's not much left in the house.

I've packed some for you. Clothes, jewelry...

There was also some money in the box. I've grabbed it as well.

Yingchun, these books on the floor and the shelves, we're taking them with us.

Baoxia, help her.

Fudong, there are two carriages outside, go get one and load it up.

Miqiu, go find some ropes and tie these up.

Miss, what about the things in the attic?

You worked hard making them.

Leave those.

I'll go check on my mother and the others.

Let's work.

- Where's my mother? - Miss Zhi, she won't let me in.

Mother!

- Mother! - First Madam!

What are you doing, Mother?

Does it hurt?

My husband has been taken away.

How can I live alone?

Rather than living in disgrace,

it's better to die.

My grandfather and father may not be subjected to execution.

Even lowly creatures cling to life. How can you seek death?

Don't try to placate me.

You saw what happened just now.

I've thought about it.

In the best case, they'll be exiled, and the worst, a slow and torturous execution.

Even if they survive, they won't be coming back.

Back when everything was fine, how much time did my father spend at home?

And how much time did he spend with you?

From my childhood to this day, I've seen you and my aunties more often than I have seen him.

In such a huge family, which woman isn't living by herself?

My husband has been arrested,

how can I live by myself?

Mother, if my father truly cared for you,

how could he keep you ignorant of practical matters and ignorant of facts?

Even a farmer's wife knows how to farm, but you can't even tie a piece of white silk.

If he truly loved you, why did he take in Ms. Shen and Ms. Qiu?

And my little sister Rong, how was she born?

You are just a decoration of his career,

used to perfect his reputation for being incorruptible.

Chanlu, take good care of her.

Yes.

First Madam, it's all right now.

[Resolute and Determined]

Chanlu, take Bolin over there.

Yes.

First Sister-in-law,

you really shouldn't have done that. Why don't you think of the children?

Why don't you think of the children?

As women, what do we live for?

For the children, right?

Bolin is so little, and Zhi has yet to be married.

And Rong, she's considered your child too.

If you died today, this life of yours would be in vain.

Back then,

when I married into the Hua Family, this marriage was below my status.

What's the difference between the second master's temperament and marrying a stone or a piece of wood?

What's the difference between the second master's temperament and marrying a stone or a piece of wood?

But all these years, I've been enduring this bitter life.

For what reason? Because ever since I had Boli,

I have hope.

I desire nothing more.

First Sister-in-law,

your life is better than mine.

Don't get confused.

Did you hear me?

Second Sister-in-law, I was confused.

Pack everything properly.

Where is First Sister?

Why is she not here? She's the only one missing.

Where's the other carriage? Why is there only one left? Where is it?

I had Yingchun take it to the library to get the books.

Why are we taking those waste paper?

Where will we put our luggage then? Bring it back now.

We still need to study.

Not just us, but also the kids.

Lands and houses are easy to acquire, but once we lose those books, it would be hard to get them back.

We'll set off once the loading is finished.

[Sealed by Security Bureau]

Old Madam, after you.

It's them!

What is going on?

- They used to be so arrogant. - Look.

- Never thought they would end up like this. - Exactly.

Take a look. The women from such a wealthy family are really pretty.

- Take a look. - True.

- Yeah. Look! - Look at their sorrowful faces.

Raise your heads!

Don't act like bereaved dogs and attract people's ridicule.

Let's go.

Don't be afraid. We have each other.

Save your tears. From now on, there'll be a lot of things you want to cry about.

[Shen Mansion]

[Betrothal letter]

You must have counted them hundreds of times.

Father is back.

Father, what happened?

Hurry, take down these red silk cloths! Take all of them down and burn them!

All these things, put them in the storeroom! They must never be seen by anyone again.

Father, has something happened in the palace?

Father.

[Betrothal letter]

Grandfather! This is the betrothal letter between me and Hua Zhi.

Hold your tongue!

From now on, you're not allowed to speak a word of that family.

You all, go gather the servants

and tell them to keep Qi's betrothal a secret.

Whoever dares to mention it will be beaten to death.

Go.

[East Gate]

[Zihuang Residence]

You go and check if the people who were following us left.

I just did. The imperial guards turned back when we left the city.

There were two inspectors from the Security Bureau following us from far away.

But now I can't see them.

They must not be far from us.

Old Madam, what is this place?

Many years ago, the Empress Dowager gifted this place to our family.

I used to come here in the summer when I was young.

So this is the Zihuang Residence.

I heard you mention it a lot. None of our family has been here.

I'm just not sure if there's enough space for all of us.

Well... Boli needs to study. He can't be disturbed.

He's going to need a quiet room.

There's a small room in the back. It was my bedroom.

And here is for having tea and relaxing.

At least there is a tile to cover your head.

I can barely walk now. Come on, let's get in.

Let alone a bed, there isn't even a blanket here.

Yeah, there is nothing here. How can we live here?

It's not a place for people to live at all.

Then you go and stay in my bedroom.

We juniors can sleep anywhere.

Old Madam, don't worry.

Don't worry.

Xiu'er! Yinzhu! Where are you? Get those bloody servants in here!

- Madam. - Madam.

Where is everyone? How come there're only two of you?

Madam, the maids and concubines ran away on their own.

We're the only ones left.

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♫ Not one patch of land is uncultivated ♫

♫ Not one tea plant is left to wither ♫

♫ Rain falls from sky, birds eat insects, and chickens leave fertilizer ♫

♫ The heart and soul are used to irrigate the land ♫

♫ The tea leaves may be coarse ♫

♫ But the taste is of spring ♫

♫ Ah, for a happy future, we pluck a few ♫

♫ Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together ♫

♫ Not one patch of land is uncultivated ♫

♫ Not one tea plant is left to wither ♫

♫ Rain falls from sky, birds eat insects, and chickens leave fertilizer ♫

♫ The heart and soul are used to irrigate the land ♫

♫ The tea leaves may be coarse ♫

♫ But the taste is of spring ♫

♫ Ah, for a happy future, we pluck a few ♫

♫ Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together ♫

♫ Ah, for a happy future, we pluck a few ♫

♫ Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together ♫