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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 6=

Where is the divorcing letter?

Here.

I never wrote such a letter. It's fabricated.

It has your fingerprint on it.

He is eating it.

He's swallowed it.

What can you do without the letter?

Pan'er, what to do now?

Don't worry.

I knew he would deny it.

Let me see.

I'm afraid that you would miss something,

in such a high mood.

I won't.

How could I miss anything?

How can you divorce me?

How will I live in the future?

What's wrong with you?

The real letter is here.

The one he swallowed is fake.

Smart.

So smart.

The proof is irrefutable.

Will you still deny it?

Yes, the proof is irrefutable.

Order!

Silence!

Zhou She.

(Upright and Honest)

You have breached the law

by plundering official performers.

You should be executed spine flogging of 60

and exiled 2,000 miles away by law.

Considering that you're the first offender,

deserving sympathetic understanding,

I sentence you hip flogging of 15

and a ransom of copper 80 jin. [*Equals to 8,000 copper coins.]

Thank you, your honor,

for your wisdom.

What?

Look what he did to Yinzhang.

It only costs him a flogging and several coins.

That's it?

Unreasonable!

Thank you, your honor,

for your wisdom.

Hold on, your honor.

Isn't the sentence too mild?

(Impartial and Just)

(Impartial and Just) This is a court.

Are you the magistrate

or me?

But she's wounded.

Look, he beat her.

Please look.

Look.

You're a woman.

What do you know about laws?

He's being partial.

Yeah.

Your honor, I'm not familiar with laws as you are.

But I know,

in the second year of Duangong,

Emperor Taizong issued an imperial edict that

people who have committed frivolous crimes

shall be punished flogging and exiled,

no ransom is ever demanded.

How Zhou She can be ransomed?

Justice, your honor!

Justice! Justice! Justice!

Watch your tongue!

How presumptuous you are!

Women should be chaste and gentle.

You claim to be a good citizen,

but you make groundless accusations and open threats,

neither ever be done by good citizens.

Zhou She is guilty, no doubt.

You're not innocent either.

Guards. Seize her!

No.

Go away.

You can't do this.

No.

Pan'er.

You want to talk about laws.

I'll talk about it with you.

You disrespected the court,

and interrupted proceedings.

You should be spine-flogged ten times by law.

Zhao, do you agree?

No, I don't.

Good. Ten more times.

You're just, your honor.

Flog her. Flog her hard.

Mercy, your honor.

You can't do this.

She would die being flogged 20 times.

Flog me if you want.

She offended you because of me.

You can punish me instead.

What do you mean she offended me

because of you?

Pull them apart.

Mercy, your honor.

- No, your honor. - Mercy, your honor.

No, no.

Do it.

Mercy, your honor!

Take it away.

Your honor.

How can they do this!

(Upright and Honest)

Don't do it, your honor.

Don't.

Where is justice?

God, look at this.

Yeah.

No.

Do it.

You can't do it.

Who are you?

My lord.

When did you arrive Huating?

I'm passing by, so I came to have a look.

Muddlehead!

The defendant is innocent.

How can you punish her so severely?

What…what is going on?

Why did you stop?

What are you doing?

Who are you?

It's fine. Don't mind him.

Continue on the sentence.

How should I sentence

in such a situation?

(Xu Yong, Prefect of Xiuzhou) By laws.

(Xu Yong, Prefect of Xiuzhou)

(Xu Yong, Prefect of Xiuzhou) Women and children should be treated

(Xu Yong, Prefect of Xiuzhou) with leniency in court.

This is antiquity of custom.

I won't interfere in it.

Just do it as you wish.

They always say that

there are many local officials bending the law.

Zhou She is one of the rich.

I have to sit in and listen,

so I can defend you when the others

slander you, right?

Yes, yes.

Thanks, my lord.

Please sit.

How can he settle a lawsuit like this?

Yeah.

Yeah, look.

(Upright and Honest)

Order! Order!

Silence!

Don't push me.

Zhou She.

You have breached the law

by plundering official performers

and abusing women.

You should be tattooed on the face and exiled 3,000 miles away

and suffer spine flogging of 30.

And there is no actual evidence for what you have accused

of Zhao and Song.

They are free to go home,

and free to marry.

Song shall have the ownership of the estate of Zhou

according to the divorcing letter.

Thanks, your honor.

- Great! - Great!

Execute!

Thanks, your honor!

Mercy, your honor!

Mercy!

Your honor!

- Pan'er, did I hear it right? - Mercy! Your honor!

Yes, he'll be tattooed and exiled.

He deserves it!

Wise judgement, your honor!

Bravo!

Beat him!

Easy, my lords.

He deserves severe punishment.

- Beat him! - Beat him hard!

Great!

He had it coming!

I knew it was you.

You were almost killed in court.

Be careful.

I'm tough.

Like you.

Flogging of 20 won't kill me.

And that Prefect Xu.

He was helping us.

Does it mean you're okay now?

I won't die in a while.

Good.

What?

Your patron

made you unhappy again?

He's not my patron.

But with his help,

Yang's case

would be settled very soon.

Good.

Let me see your hand.

Pan'er.

You're here.

Mr. Gu.

You're behind all of this?

What's wrong with her?

They talked harshly about her.

Some of them don't know what are musicians

and what are performers.

They call her whore.

Don't listen to them.

Yinzhang, stop crying.

This is Mr. Gu, who saved us today.

Thanks to him.

Thanks, Mr. Gu.

You don't have to.

Easy.

Faster. Faster.

Zhao Pan'er!

Yinzhang, are you alright?

I'm fine.

Yinzhang, are you hurt?

No, I'm fine.

Thanks, Mr. Gu.

I…I don't know how to repay it,

only wish to…

It's no big deal.

I've asked my man

to redeem your pipa.

My moon.

Thank you, Mr. Gu.

This is all because

of my bad management, commander.

My apologies.

Are you pleased

for what I did?

Thanks.

Sorry for this, my ladies.

You flattered us.

Many thanks, my lord.

Don't mention it.

Oh,

I heard that Ms. Zhao is heading to the Capital.

I've arranged the fastest stagecoach.

There are eight days until Grain Rain.

Horses and wheelers will be changed

in each posthouse.

Please don't worry.

You will arrive in the Capital

within seven days.

Please arrange another carriage

to send the others back to Qiantang.

I'm not going back.

I have nowhere to go.

I'm going with Pan'er.

I can make some help

if anything happens.

I'm not going back either.

This case is spreading so fast.

The whole Jiangnan

would know it in a few days.

I'm too ashamed to go back.

Pan'er,

take me with you,

let's go find Ouyang together, okay?

But your musician register is still in Qiantang.

This is not hard.

Hangzhou Music Bureau is not my range,

but I can write a letter

asking Miss Song to do something for me

in the Music Division.

So all of you can go to the Capital.

Really?

That's so great!

Thanks, my lord.

Please follow me, my ladies.

Let's go, Yinzhang.

What?

You have won the case

and will arrive the Capital in time.

You should be happy.

I'm not unhappy.

I was just frightened.

Not recovered yet.

Liar.

I'm not lying.

Admit it.

I'm not a liar.

Are you scared?

Gu Qianfan…

I know you're scared.

What the county magistrate did just now

was completely beyond your expectations.

Yes, you're usually

a witted girl

and have your resorts.

You're smart and always get what you want

among folks.

Even a canny businessman like Zhou She

was easily manipulated by you.

But when it comes to the government officials,

you will have no chance at all.

You should know,

a small official like the magistrate of Huating

can almost kill you,

what will you do in the Capital?

Your rivals will be a Third Graduate,

and the relatives of the emperor.

You're right.

But I will figure it out myself

if anything happens.

Figure it out yourself?

It's not easy living in the Capital.

If anything happens to you,

even I may not be able to protect you.

Gu Qianfan,

what do you want me to do?

If you don't want me to go to the Capital,

why are you arranging the carriage for me?

If you want me to go,

why are you telling me all this?

I'm afraid you would regret it.

I won't.

I don't need your help anymore.

You've helped me too many times.

I don't know how to pay you back.

Did I ask you to pay me back?

You can refuse,

but I have to pay pack.

The Night Revels and the money,

I'll give them back.

As well as the interest.

See you then.

Take care.

Are you…

Not going to the Capital?

None of your business.

This is yours.

♪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♪

First seen but close.

♪Emotions go on and on♪

♪Because time is short♪

Familiar but aloof.

♪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♪

(Huating County Government)

(Righteousness and Virtue)

My lord.

I've been waiting

for the Minister for a long time.

Can I know when…

What?

Are you impatient?

You can leave.

You're Qiantang's magistrate,

and you're beyond the reach

of the Minister,

aren't you?

Please don't say this.

I'm honored to being

called by the Minister.

(Righteousness and Virtue)

I just want to know

what makes

the Minister come to Qiantang himself.

I'm just an arranger.

You can ask

the Minister yourself

once he arrives.

(Righteousness and Virtue)

Greetings, My lord.

It's been years since the last time

we met in the Ministry of Personnel.

I hope you're doing well.

You're doing a great job here.

Thanks for the praise.

I'm flattered.

I really am.

I've brought you

three gifts

for the great job you did.

Forgive me, my lord.

I don't know what I did wrong.

You privately opened the sea channels

for the Nanyang merchants to Hangzhou.

I can turn a blind eye to it.

You killed Yang Zhiyuan and his family.

I can ignore it, too.

But you conspired with Lei Jing

for my son's life.

Your son…

Then I'll have your life first.

Your son…

No, no.

I've never seen your son.

(Notice)

(Notice)

I'm completely unknown of this.

I have no intention to offend your son.

I beg you, my lord.

Please spare my life.

I…

I have more than 400 million coins.

It's all yours if you spare my life.

Please be merciful.

Your life is too cheap.

Nothing can buy my son's life.

Mercy, my lord.

I don't have time for your nonsense.

From the midnight on,

every two hours you delay,

one family of yours will be slaughtered.

I've left them all to you.

The choice is yours.

(Baisha Ferry)

Did you bring the goods?

Yes, in the back.

Real silver.

In full amount.

Not bad.

Yes.

(Baisha Ferry)

Stop!

- Stop! - Stop!

Don't move.

- You… - Stop!

Don't move.

I'm a foreigner.

Move.

(Baisha Ferry)

(Baisha Ferry) - Hurry up! - I don't care. Move.

Quickly!

Come on.

(Confession)

(I, Zheng Qingtian, opened the sea channels for my own benefit...)

What?

I'm thinking about how to please you.

I've followed with so many superiors.

It's the first time I've seen someone like you.

You're obviously angry,

but you're just holding it

without doing anything.

But the less you do,

the more scared I am.

How about this?

Let me whip your horse and make it run.

Speed can always

blow off some steam.

Commander, wait for me.

I'm going to do some private business.

Don't follow me.

(Military Commissioner of Pingjiang Assistant Administrator)

(Manager of the Affairs of Suzhou)

Qianfan.

Doctor, how is he?

Seriously injured.

When will he be fully recovered?

At least fifteen days.

Fifteen days?

Find another doctor.

Yes, my lord.

Those days,

no matter what happens,

you have to stay with me and have a good rest.

Don't go anywhere else.

Qianfan,

seeing you hurt so badly

I…

The transcript of Zheng's confession.

Do you want to take a look?

He is dead?

I went myself, dare he not?

Don't worry.

I've sent someone to Hangzhou Port,

and recorded the lieutenant's statement.

You will get rid of

the grievances very soon.

Thanks.

What?

You're my son.

Do you have to?

I wish

I could do

something like this for you every day.

Zheng Qingtian was an idiot when he was alive.

But he was smart when he died.

He had taken

all the crimes to himself in the letter.

No one who took his money

was implicated.

Minister Xiao is truly

extraordinary.

What?

Still don't want to call me father?

Forget it.

I won't force you.

You are as stubborn as your mother.

Anyway,

I'm okay if you come to this place

now and then.

Just don't do it like this time.

You obviously came to Jiangnan for a case,

but…

Why are you

avoiding me?

Once I go back to the Capital,

His Majesty will definitely award me a new mansion.

I will leave you

a house by then.

A house

or the wealth,

it's better to leave it to your sons.

How can they compare to you?

I became a presented scholar when I was twenty-six,

but you, eighteen.

This is called "the student has become the master".

If it wasn't you who insisted to

go to the Capital Security Office,

you're at least in

an important post like a Hanlin Scholar.

Then you wouldn't end up

in a state of being injured?

Uncle was a military commander.

He always wanted someone to take over his mantle.

What about my mantle?

You are my first-born son.

My most valued son.

My surname is Gu,

not Xiao.

I know.

But…

Qianfan.

Your maternal grandfather and uncle

have always been prejudiced against me.

They only know about integrity,

regardless of practicality.

No matter how well I do,

in their eyes,

I'm always a low-born minister

who likes to manipulate power.

What about that singing performer?

Did they put her in your bed?

I have never

betrayed your mother.

How could I fall in love

with that kind of woman?

It was a misunderstanding.

You do not believe me?

You are an official yourself.

I don't believe

that you have never socialized.

Otherwise, how could you meet

that Zhao Pan'er?

I have never heard of

Fei-qian before.

Pan'er, do you know about it?

Fei-qian can only be used

by officials and merchants who have obtained the permission

from the imperial court.

Common people are not allowed to use it.

But they have to go to

the official money house to exchange it for money

once they arrive in the Capital.

Prefect Xu is such a big helper.

But…

He did it for Mr. Gu's sake, didn't he?

Um…That Mr. Gu…

Who is he?

He…

How did you meet him?

Chen Lian called him "Commander".

What does he command?

Yinzhang.

Pan'er is tired these days.

Give her a break.

I'm your father and it's my responsibility

traveling miles for your sake.

But as my son, if you do such things for a woman,

I feel obliged to look into it.

Otherwise,

I'll be an incompetent parent.

She saved my life.

Listen to me carefully,

a woman of this status,

though she's improved,

is no good match for you.

I helped her to the Capital

just to reunite

her and her fiancé.

Even Emperor Taizu escorted Jingniang for 1,000 miles.

Don't overthink it, all right?

I see.

Okay, good.

You are young and promising.

Only highborn ladies whose predecessors are all officials

are worthy of you.

I actually know a few of them.

Do you need my help?

Yes, I begged you to save my life.

I owe you one.

But it doesn't mean

you can arrange my marriage.

You are exactly the same as me when I was young.

Who is exactly like you?

Shuniang, did you see?

He is angry with me!

For all these years,

he's always been so polite.

But just now

he really got mad at me.

Shuniang, I'm so happy.

So happy.

My ladies, please wake up.

Here is the Capital.

Wake up.

Wake up.

We're here.

We're here?

Really?

We're in the Capital?

Yes, my ladies.

We're here.

Come, it's fresh-made.

(The Eastern Capital)

Don't run.

- Bravo! - Bravo!

Sachets and bags.

Take a look.

Sachets and bags.

Not tired anymore?

Bravo!

One more!

One more!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Bravo!

Impressive!

One more!

This is the Capital.

Where are you, Ouyang Xu?

Where can I find you?

Pan'er.

Where am I?

This is Sanyuan Inn.

You fainted yesterday.

There is only one inn nearby.

Yinzhang and I carried you in.

This is the only room left.

A little more expensive.

Forget about the money.

Pan'er is ill.

She has to rest.

What day is it today?

Tomorrow is Grain Rain.

Don't worry.

We have checked for you.

There is no news about the wedding in Gao Family.

You still have time.

We can find Ouyang as long as we find Inspector Gao.

Where is Gao's mansion?

Two streets away.

(Gao's Mansion)

(Gao's Mansion)

(Gao's Mansion)

Pan'er.

(Ouyang Xu)

How did you come?

Ouyang.

(Gao's Mansion)

There is a nice tea house nearby.

Let's talk there.

Just go.

(Gao's Mansion)

(Gao's Mansion)

I knew Uncle De lied to me.

Did he?

That old fellow.

I've been anxious

for half a month.

Until this moment,

I feel so relieved.

It's quite exuberant here.

(Fragrance and Pureness)

(Tea House)

Please sit.

This tea house is really good.

Why are they still boiling the tea in the Capital?

Customs are quite different in South and North.

You might as well try the Capital tea.

No.

The Shuangjing silver tip is the most delicate.

Sorry.

It can't be boiled for so long.

You should boil it for five breaths

and then pour it into the tea dust.

This will make it fresh and fragrant.

By the way, better use a silver pot.

Iron pot makes it taste bitter.

This young lady is an expert.

Thanks for the lesson.

Leave us. We'll do it ourselves.

Yes, my lord.

(Tea House)

You haven't tasted the tea I made for a long time, have you?

Pan'er.

I'm telling you,

not everything in the Capital is as good as Qiantang.

This tea house is so nice to look,

but the way they make tea is quite unsatisfactory.

Pan'er,

I have something to tell you.

What do you say

if we postpone our wedding to the end of the year?

No problem.

I'm not in a hurry.

By the way,

what title did they grant you?

Not so fast.

The White Banquet has just finished.

All presented scholars have to visit His Majesty

before they are officially granted.

I can only be

a real official after being granted.

Pan'er,

just because of this,

you will have to wait a little longer.

I swear I'll give you a grand wedding.

But you have to wait

for half a year

after I marry Miss Gao.

♪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♪