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♪Having survived the winter I'm expecting the flower season♪

♪Smiling in a spring breeze I'm immersed in it♪

♪Whose breath warmed my cold heart♪

♪And stirred up ripples♪

♪A figure may be reflected in my eyes♪

♪Bring back numerous memories♪

♪Through my life I've endured hardships for love♪

♪With you My mind is still and peaceful♪

♪Don't blame fate and providence♪

♪And the merciless fortune♪

♪Wandering in the world of mortals like it's a game♪

♪Risking my heart♪

♪Isn't to be regretted♪

♪I'll exchange it for the love of my life delightedly♪

=A Dream of Splendor=

=Episode 10=

(Commander Gu,)

(I wish you were in the Eastern Capital.)

(Capable as you are,)

(you won't)

(leave Pan'er to be bullied.)

(Yes, you're the officer of the Capital Security Office.)

(Perhaps you have the right to)

(get me out of registry.)

(If so,)

(I would do anything you ask.)

I didn't mean that.

Don't make it wrong.

I'm almost drooling.

So delicate.

What are these?

These are flower dumplings,

the familiar dessert in South.

You borrowed the kitchen

to cook for Mr. Chi's subordinates, right?

Exactly.

We really offended

Mr. Chi this time.

We should make it up.

Pan'er let me buy some

four-color desserts.

I figured out that these were exactly cakes.

I can make them.

No need to buy them.

Last time,

that Mr. Du said

he brought the best cakes in the Eastern Capital.

I find nothing special about them.

You are so thoughtful.

Who?

Are you Sun Sanniang?

Yes.

I'm the landlady.

Did you make the flower dumplings?

Yes. So what?

What are you doing?

I eventually find you.

Could you please make another plate of dumplings?

They are

so delicious.

No, you can't eat that.

OK.

Sister,

you are skillful with your hands.

Why are you so dexterous

to make so tasteful,

so beautiful,

so…

so delicious flower dumplings?

Please, make another plate for me.

I'm so pleased that

you like them.

But unfortunately,

we're going to move away.

Move away?

To where?

Don't move away.

Just live here.

As long as you can make flower dumplings for me,

I don't charge you.

No, it's not about money, we…

Sanniang, how about this?

You make another plate of

cakes for ma'am.

I'll go to Ouyang Xu by myself.

No way.

Ma'am, thanks a lot.

But we do have to move away tonight.

Or, we can come back to visit you and the manager

after we finish the business.

You're Ms. Zhao, right?

I've heard about you and Mr. Chi.

I like your straight personality.

Well, I won't disturb you

as long as

I can have a bite of flower dumplings.

You can't eat them.

If you leave them alone,

I'll make you a box of cakes.

Really?

Let's go.

Wait.

The smaller you cut them,

the easier the juice can be squeezed out.

Exactly.

See, how beautiful.

Yes.

Yinzhang, what are you doing here?

I…

Pan'er said

there's too dangerous.

She asked me to be here with you.

Don't be in the kitchen then.

It's so hot.

Yes.

There are

all kitchen wares here.

It's crowded with stuff and people.

Don't get you tainted.

It's OK, I can help.

You can do nothing here.

Just get out and have some fresh air.

Just go.

Chop more, smaller.

- OK. - Right.

Chop more. Chop more.

What smart hands!

Take a look at the pretty good medicine.

Choose some.

Sir, these are to nourish your vitality.

These are to enrich the blood.

They are good for your wife.

Unsurpassed beauty is coming. Unsurpassed beauty is coming.

Come and look.

- Hurry up or you'll miss it. - Unsurpassed beauty.

Hurry up. Come and look.

This is Zhang Haohao,

the top beauty.

She is the most famous

unsurpassed beauty in the Eastern Capital.

Everybody knows her.

Her songs are like the music from heaven.

We ordinary people have to spend 1,000 copper coins

and wait for half a month to listen to her singing.

Today is the birthday of the Eighth Imperial Prince.

The Music Division has to perform on imperial orders.

Ms. Zhang sang "Wild Geese's Cries".

His Majesty awarded her colorful dress

and allowed her to cruise the imperial street.

- See, how beautiful. - A glimpse of her is so precious.

Look at her hairpin.

It's an award from the Eighth Imperial Prince.

You can't buy it even with millions of copper coins.

Music Division.

She's a registered musician?

So beautiful.

You despise her?

See who is leading the horse for her?

Mr. Liu.

The greatest lyricist.

Yes.

He's leading the horse for Zhang Haohao?

Exactly.

How could she be so beautiful?

Come on. Come on.

So tiring.

Miss, congrats on being awarded by His Highness.

OK, OK, thank you.

Ask the accountants for the bonus.

Am I pretty?

It's needless to ask. I'm almost stunned by your beauty.

Why are you the only one to greet me?

Where's the palace guard?

Well, he has

some emergency

and was not able to come.

So he asked me to greet you.

But rest assured,

when he comes back,

he must have some good presents for you.

What emergency?

He Si.

He Si was bullied.

The palace guard

always cherishes his friends.

He went to back him up.

Now,

they might be crying in the Land God Temple

and ask the god for help.

The Land God Temple?

When did he start to be so pious?

He…

Miss Song playing pipa?

He bit his tongue?

No, he didn't get hurt.

I mean he didn't bite his tongue.

Haohao, he didn't bite his tongue.

Yinzhang, hurry up.

Sanniang.

Guess who I just saw.

Zhang Haohao.

Mr. Liu led the horse for her.

Who is she?

She…

Sanniang, don't run away.

How about 5,000 copper coins per month?

It was my fault.

They praised me a lot,

- so I made more cakes. - Sanniang.

They not only robbed them away,

but also forced me to stay here and be a cook.

Sanniang.

There she is! Get her!

Sanniang, don't run away.

I didn't take my pipa.

I can't wait for you.

Let's meet under the willow tree in the east.

Sanniang, don't run away.

Stop.

Little flower, don't run away.

Sanniang.

Miss, it's Sanyuan Inn ahead.

I have to know what Song Yinzhang looks like.

You're Zhang Haohao.

You're Song Yinzhang.

Even I cannot help loving you upon seeing you,

let alone the men.

Ma'am, I can't.

I really can't.

Listen,

I will come back

after I finish my business

and teach your cooks to make these desserts.

I swear! I swear to God.

Well,

it's a deal.

It's a deal.

I'm so glad

that you like my cooking.

You promise?

I promise.

Come back soon after you finish your business.

I reserve Room No.1 for you.

Really?

Thanks a lot.

♪The reflection of flowers♪

♪The grass beside the lake♪

- Yinzhang. - Zhang Haohao.

♪The warm and lively river♪

♪The golden willow flickering in the wind♪

♪The colorful dragon boat♪

♪Around the banks♪

♪The fish playing♪

♪Women dressed splendidly♪

♪The music bustles♪

I've always been arrogant,

thinking that I'm the best singer in the world.

But I'm incomparable

to your pipa.

I'm just a rural girl from the South.

I'm so far behind you.

I saw you last time on the imperial street.

Your style and disposition

make you look like a goddess.

Well, hardly.

You're talented and pretty.

You're the exotic beauty.

If a rural girl could

knock Mr. Chi down,

a lady in the Eastern Capital like me

should be a pickle woman.

I didn't mean that.

You know Mr. Chi, too?

He's really a bad guy.

He lost to Pan'er when playing soccer

and came to look for us.

Of course I know him.

Tell me

how he bullied you.

Maybe I can back you up.

He robbed my pipa.

He said

I'm a registered musician,

not a lady.

What?

We're indeed registered musicians.

He shouldn't say that in front of

so many people.

He was humiliating me.

You misunderstood him.

He goes to the theaters every day

and always tries to please me.

Even his mother was once

a registered musician.

How could he humiliate you in this way?

Really?

Yinzhang,

I felt you're so self-abased

when talking about the musicians.

We earn our living by ourselves.

Just be confident

and straight yourself up.

But registered musicians are lower class after all.

So what?

We don't have to worry about our lives.

The poets try hard to please us.

The officers appreciate us.

You don't have to

sell yourself

like a performer

nor restrain yourself like a lady.

You can dress yourself up and be served by servants.

What's the disadvantage comparing with ordinary people?

Some people work as an officer

but never meet His Majesty.

But for me,

I'm only 23,

and have been praised twice by His Majesty and Her Highness.

Twice.

Yes.

In terms of identity,

we're not noble people.

But what's the inferiority about us?

Let me ask you,

have you ever sold yourself?

Have you ever pleased a man for money?

Do you stay up late and get up early

to practice pipa?

Were you practicing pipa

when other friends were having fun?

You view your pipa more important than your life?

That's it. So am I.

Remember,

to serve people with their beauty is inferior.

We live on ourselves,

We're frank

and righteous.

I didn't expect that

they do like my cooking.

See,

the landlady gave me this.

When I was in Qiantang,

sometimes people praise my cooking,

but they were not heartfelt as people here are.

What's wrong with you?

You looked depressed

after coming back from Zhang Haohao's place.

I'm not depressed.

Instead, I'm revitalized.

It's my first time being informed that

being a registered musician

in the Eastern Capital

is nothing humiliating.

As long as I live on myself,

I'll be respected by noble people.

The Eastern Capital is really a nice place.

Sanniang,

I like here.

So do I.

The landlady just told me

that people in the Eastern Capital are generous about money.

There's no curfew here.

There're hundreds of thousands

of stores

in various professions.

As long as you're hard-working,

you can live a good life

even if being a waitress.

It fits me.

So beautiful.

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Take a rest.

Have some water. Thank you, guys.

It's OK.

- We'll still need your support. - Have some water.

Thank you, Miss.

Thank you.

Thank you, Miss.

Get out.

Thank you, Miss.

Get out.

It's a gift

for your master.

Sorry to offend you.

It's a humble gift.

All for our master?

It's too many for him.

How about giving one to me?

Is it time?

Let's continue.

Miss.

We've been shouting for hours.

But nothing happens.

How about making something stronger?

Let's get some wailers.

Let's start.

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

Stop, stop, stop.

Not now.

If it happens again tomorrow, let's try it.

You take a rest.

Let me do it. Let me do it.

Ouyang Xu.

Don't hide

if you call yourself a man.

Get out.

Let me do it.

Ouyang Xu.

Get out.

Are you not feeling guilty

when you hide up?

Leave it to us.

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

(Ouyang's Mansion) Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Get away.

- Get away. Get away. - Get away. Get away.

Pay what you owe, Heaven is watching!

Pay what you owe…

Get away.

Get away.

That woman is the chief criminal.

It's her.

Catch them.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Come here.

What are you doing?

Where do you govern?

We just ask for payment.

Which rule did we violate?

I'm the chief officer of the eastern region.

It's my job to

manage the stealing, robbery

and registration evasion here.

You said Mr. Ouyang owes your debt.

Do you have a receipt?

Yes.

But I didn't take it with me.

I have witnesses.

We're the witnesses.

You have no evidence

but words.

I say you owe me 100,000 copper coins,

and he's the witness.

I see, you asked for the rescuers.

Ouyang Xu, don't you feel ashamed?

Get out.

Stop shouting!

Where are you from?

Qiantang.

The foreigners.

How long have you been here?

Do you have the certificates issued by Qiantang County?

Without certificates, you're the exiled people.

Do you know

it's a crime to get into the Eastern Capital secretly.

They're just some women in the whorehouse

who came here to bluff people.

You're still so dirty.

Get away.

- Pan'er. - Pan'er.

Being dishonest?

Rip their clothes off.

How dare you!

Stop.

Stop.

(Ouyang's Mansion)

Sir.

You really should

humiliate these shrews.

When they lost their face,

they'll know the rules.

If you give them a hard time,

it's not good for my reputation.

Save their face.

Just drive them out of the city.

OK, as you wish.

Zhao, do you know your mistake?

I want to tell you,

don't be greedy

for what does not belong to you.

Just leave the city.

Otherwise,

it will be the consequence.

How dare

you slander an officer.

Get them out and parade them in public.

Drive them out of the city.

- Go. - Get up.

Wait.

Take the gold collars.

That's all I can give you.

Pan'er.

It's for your good to leave the Eastern Capital.

Sorry.

Disaster, they finally go.

Shut up.

Be sure to give her the money.

Parading the suspects in public.

Give way.

Parading the suspects in public.

Give way.

Look, look.

They're shrewd women bluffing people.

I know you're scared.

Magistrate Jiang's deeds

are out of your expectations.

You're smart

and competent.

You're capable

in normal life.

The smart businessman

like Zhou She was fooled by you.

But,

in face of officers,

you'll lose.

Hurry up, hurry up.

Go.

Stop.

Commander Gu.

You're back?

What's the matter with you?

Nothing, just got some minor injuries.

How about Zheng Qingtian's case?

Don't pretend to be fine

in front of me.

What happened?

You're waiting for me to take a pratfall.

OK, I'll tell you.

You were right.

Ouyang Xu drove us out of the Eastern Capital

with the help of his father-in-law.

And?

Are you going to go back to Qiantang?

Do we have other choices?

Well, Yinzhang.

Can you lend me

the Fei-qian borrowed from Prefect Xu?

OK.

This money is enough for you

to ransom your father's sword.

I should have gone by myself.

But you're alright now.

Your subordinates are more efficient and capable than me.

No worries.

Zhao Pan'er, where's your spirit?

Let me tell you.

If Ouyang Xu can drive you out of the Eastern Capital,

I can get you back.

Don't get involved.

You said it before.

There're so many noble people in the Eastern Capital.

If something happens,

even you can't protect me.

I was really arrogant

and ignored them.

Your uniform looks good

and powerful.

Be always like this.

Don't be so unlucky as in Qiantang.

Thank you for sending me here.

Farewell.

Yinzhang, Sanniang, let's go.

Are you willing?

Being driven out of

the Eastern Capital.

Are you willing?

You always said

that you'll never

regret your decisions.

You always said that

you'll never stop until you fulfill your goal.

Watch yourself now.

You're so depressed after suffering some little setbacks.

I thought highly of you.

Gu Qianfan, don't stimulate me.

I'm not that boring.

Do you think paying back will be enough?

Remember, you've promised me

to find the painting for me.

If you can't

fulfill your promise,

you're just like Ouyang Xu.

I've broken off relationship with him.

Broken off relationship?

Do you know what you look like now?

Just a piece of worn-out duster cloth

thrown away by people.

Gu Qianfan.

Let me ask you for the last time.

Are you willing?

And you.

You come here with her

travelling a long distance.

You've got nothing

and go back miserably.

Are you willing to?

No.

I want to stay in the Eastern Capital

and be successful

like Zhang Haohao.

Mr. Liu would write to me.

The civilians would wait downstairs

to listen to my music.

Me neither.

I got divorced.

What can I do back in Qiantang?

Watching the couple

show affection?

Since these officers just tried to frighten us,

we should stay

and try to deal with Ouyang Xu.

I'm not willing to.

(Jingxing Hospital)

(Jingxing Hospital)

It may hurt healing by wine.

Be patient.

Be patient.

Be patient.

Let me do it.

Be patient.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

It's too stuffy here, you just get out.

Get out.

What's wrong?

The wine stinks.

Should I punish you

or you just confess?

Who are you?

How dare you drown me?

Living Devil.

Commander Gu.

You make up rules and bully the civilians.

How dare you?

Please forgive me.

It was my fault.

Just answer us.

OK, OK.

It's Ouyang Xu, the new Third Graduate.

When he just moved to the eastern town,

he sent me some presents.

This time, he sent 50,000 copper coins.

Did Inspector Gao ask you to deal with them?

No, no.

Other officers?

No, no.

Keep him in prison for ten days.

Yes.

Wait.

Don't get in.

I'll let you go

if you write down

what Ouyang Xu did.

Don't you hear her?

I'll write. I'll write.

I'll write. I'll write.

I'll write. I'll write.

I'll write.

You denied my order in front of my subordinates.

How powerful you were.

I don't want you to offend people for me.

You just arrived in the Capital

and haven't finished your job,

but caused so big trouble.

If the Gao Family knows it

and gets you involved,

I will be guilty.

Do you think a confession

can beat Ouyang Xu?

You're right.

He's afraid of me being here

and being known by the Gao Family.

Ms. Zhao, look at this.

(Confession)

Send me to Ouyang Xu.

No way.

What's wrong?

I'll go by myself then.

Look at your injuries.

Even if you can bear it,

how about your friends?

I forgot them.

Well, let's go to the inn first.

Forget that.

If we bunch of troops send you here,

how dare the manager run his business?

What should I do then?

I have an idea.

I'm a resident in the Eastern Capital.

My family built a small house

in Guangde Lane.

It was lying idle.

I was planning to

stay here after coming back.

But I thought it twice.

I have to cook for myself.

It's so boring.

It's OK now.

You just stay here for me

and guard the yard.

In this way,

I can go back to my mansion

and be with my mother.

It's a deal.

Is it suitable?

Let me show you.

OK.

The yard is really good.

Come in, please.

You call it a small house?

It's just a little heritage.

Mind your steps.

This yard is too big.

Well, Ms. Zhao.

Tell me

if you find something missing.

I'll get them ready.

It's OK.

Captain Chen, just go home.

It has been a big trouble for you.

We can tidy them by ourselves.

Not at all.

Call me Chen Lian.

I won't regard you as outsiders.

I'll call you Pan'er.

Sanniang.

Yinzhang.

Well, sisters, I have to deal with some businesses.

I'll go first.

Thank you.

People in the Capital Security Office are so scary.

But he's fine.

We're back in the city.

Good.

I want this room.

Look at this one.

Yinzhang, look.

Do you like it?

Yes.

Good?

This yard is beautiful.

We're back finally.

So good.

I'll practice pipa there.

I'll make some cakes.

We can put some tea

and chat here.

Commander Gu is so nice.

Well, if I asked him,

would he

write off my registration?

What?

What's wrong?

Yinzhang.

It's lucky for us to

get Commander Gu's help.

But in the future,

we shouldn't ask for his help again.

Why?

Isn't he a friend of Pan'er's?

Yes.

But Commander Gu helped us because

Pan'er has helped him

when he was in trouble.

He has helped us a lot

out of politeness.

We should be aware.

Sanniang is right.

We should be independent.

If we rely on Commander Gu all the time,

there's nothing different to servants.

If we can't stay

in the Eastern Capital by ourselves,

we'd rather go back.

I didn't mean to rely on others for everything.

But now, it's impossible to

ask Ouyang Xu to help me get out of the registry.

Something that is impossible for me

is so easy for

Commander Gu.

If it's so easy to get out of registry,

Prefect Xu would have done it

in Xiuzhou.

Commander Gu is exactly the officer in the Capital Security Office.

You only see his success today,

but haven't seen his misery

when being chased after by people.

For the Capital Security Office where people do dirty things,

if his enemies know that he helps you get out of the registry,

they would come to you.

My wound on the shoulder

was gotten when I was with him.

I listen to you.

I won't rely on anyone anymore.

Well,

I met a nice

head musician today.

She told me

that I can win people's respect

in the Eastern Capital by my hard work.

I think she's right.

As long as I work hard,

I may get good luck

like her

and solve

all the problems easily.

Pan'er,

this is your room.

You take it, Sanniang.

I want that one.

That's small.

It's small, but close to the kitchen.

It's a deal.

Come, Yinzhang, let's clean the room.

Have you heard everything?

If you're so afraid of me involving you into trouble,

I won't come anymore.

How old are you?

Still got angry about the meaningless issue.

Yinzhang is young and naive.

She only focuses on her pipa,

having no idea about the price of rice.

I exaggerated the things deliberately

to alarm her.

What's the point of being angry?

If I were a kid

and said that there're monsters killing people,

were you going to

arrest me for spreading rumors?

You're quite energetic now.

- Commander Gu. - Are you mad?

Come and sit.

Let me check your wound.

What are you doing?

I have to check your wound by myself.

No need.

I'm alright now.

That's it.

I did that.

I know how it was.

You're alright now.

Why make a fuss?

How can you be so confident?

Don't forget that

you took off my clothes on the boat.

That's different.

You were passed out then.

Let me stun you now.

I don't have so many rules like you.

Let me tell you,

when I torture the prisoners,

I rip their clothes off,

both men and women.

Well, your explanations are so meaningless.

Why are there so many people?

Chen Lian, you come back again.

Boss.

Commander Gu, why are you here?

♪A feeling of depression♪

♪Falls on those will part just like moonlight♪

♪How can we forget each other♪

♪Wind blows and time flies♪

♪When the splendor fades away only the smell lingers♪

♪In the corner of memories there are sad moments♪

♪Emotions go on and on♪

♪Because time is short but love is hot♪

♪Stars wink for you♪

♪Romance is crazy about you♪

♪Who even waits for you♪

♪Until the end of her life♪

♪When I look back one day♪

♪I'll let go of everything♪

♪I'll hold your hand and never let you down♪

♪Ah Ah Ah♪

♪When our eyes get wet with tears for each other♪

♪Ah Ah Ah♪

♪I'll enjoy a simple life with you♪