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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 8=

My lady,

just say it.

Okay.

Xu,

I heard from the servants

that you were

talking with a lady

at our front door days ago.

Which lady?

It should be Mrs. Wang.

I rented her yard before.

I ran across her

at the gate of your house.

Never mind.

Whether it's Mrs. Wang,

or any other ladies,

whoever is good to you

is my benefactor.

I didn't have time to tell you before engagement.

I'm not a jealous woman.

If you have

any close lady friends,

you can get them here.

I'll sister them and treat them well.

We can recite poetry, make paintings,

and do needlework together.

Isn't that

a nice thing?

Who is there?

Don't worry.

No one else.

My steward Uncle De, who has been looking after me since childhood.

He is having measles recently,

so I asked him to rest in the side room.

Measles! He's having measles!

Nanny.

It's not very serious.

Uncle De, I know what you mean.

I will

keep in mind the family motto.

I will not marry two women in my life.

Really?

But I heard that

there were many ladies who fancied you.

If Mr. Ouyang can do what you say,

it would be the best.

I'm done.

You drew so well.

I'm not that pretty.

Nonsense.

I'm not a good painter.

I didn't present half of your beauty.

August 15 at Moon Watch Pavilion in Qiantang,

by Ouyang Jiming.

Your name is Xu, your literary name is Jiming.

But I prefer to call you Ouyang.

I'll be much happier

if you call me darling.

When you put the hairpin on me.

Okay. Deal.

(My lady, we need to go.)

We're not supposed to be late

for Princess Xianping's banquet.

It's getting late.

Nanny,

wait for me outside.

Um, Xu.

I'll be looking forward to

appreciating peach blossom

in Qinghui Garden with you.

Of course.

Come out.

You...

Why did you interrupt me?

Haven't you been worried that

you can't take Zhao Pan'er as your legal wife?

Since Ms. Gao has mentioned it,

you should take the chance

to marry Zhao as your second wife.

Do you really think

Gao Hui can accept Pan'er as my second wife?

Why can't she?

The second wife sounds nice,

but she is still a concubine in the genealogy.

Ms. Gao looks like

a decent lady to me,

maybe she would agree.

Being jealous and envious

is not accepted in a noble house.

Do you really think she's not jealous?

Why?

Do you remember

last time when we were at Lieutenant Yang's house?

Yes.

A lady of the Su family,

sister of Su Xingyuan in the third list,

brought you plum blossoms.

Three days later

she fell accidentally when she went out.

Since then her left eye became blind.

At first,

I thought it was just a coincidence.

Later at the Luming Banquet,

Collator Mr. Gong wanted to betroth

his youngest daughter to me.

Something happened to his family too.

One day when his little daughter was on a boat trip,

the boat capsized unexpectedly.

Though she lived,

her clothes were all wet

and all of this was witnessed by many people.

With such humiliation,

she came out of family and became a female Taoist.

So you think

all of this has something to do with Gao Hui?

You are in love with someone else, so I burnt the token of our love.

Not only have I burnt it, I've spread its ashes in the air.

From now on,

I won't miss you anymore.

There is no more love between us.

Now you have burnt it. The source of your illness is gone.

Take the medicine.

What do we do next?

Do you want to report him to the government,

or go back to Qiantang?

I used to think I have a strong heart.

Now things happened,

my mind is completely blank.

I can't think of anything.

Where is Yinzhang?

I haven't seen her yet.

She stayed up all night

to take care of you.

I asked her to go to get some sleep.

That's all for tonight.

If you behave well tomorrow,

I will take you back to your room

and you can still be the mistress of this house.

If you don't,

I'll torture you slowly.

Left leg first, then your right leg.

Left hand first, then your right hand.

I'll break them one by one.

Understand?

Do you understand?

Don't hit me.

I'm out of money. I really am.

Yinzhang, it's us.

You had a nightmare.

It's okay now.

Keep sleeping.

Zhou She hit me.

He called me a slut.

He-He sold my Moon.

Your Moon is here.

See? It's here.

Don't touch it.

I've been watching over it.

Zhou She has been exiled.

We've got your lute back.

I can't get over it.

The whole Jiangnan knows the scandal of me.

Ouyang Xu betrayed Pan'er.

I'm over.

No one can redeem me.

I'm too ashamed to live, Pan'er...

She can't be so excited anymore.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to draw up a deed.

Okay.

Her father is a high-ranking official in the court,

and her aunt is the favorite concubine of His Majesty.

She might think

that everything in the world

would be hers if she asks for.

Including me.

This...

Think about it, the sister of the presented scholar,

the daughter of a sixth-rank official,

she hurt them irresponsibly.

I'm just from an ordinary family,

if I dare to defy her,

what would she do to me?

What would she do to Pan'er?

Then why do you want to

take Zhao as your concubine?

Actually

I said that to irrigate Pan'er.

I know her too well,

how would she stand the insult of being a concubine?

As long as she leaves,

as long as Gao Hui doesn't know her existence,

I can keep her safe.

I see.

You wanted to protect her.

You wanted her to be mad at you

and leave the Capital.

No wonder you said

I helped you being thrown into the river.

In fact,

from the moment I fell in love with Pan'er,

she's been the only one in my heart.

If it wasn't for her,

I wouldn't be able to endure

the cold nights during my study.

I wouldn't have money to afford a great scholar

and take the exam in the Capital.

For all these years,

I have been fantasizing about

getting presented

and marrying her in the public eye.

Then I'll focus on poetry and painting,

and live with her forever.

But unfortunately...

Oh right, Changfeng.

Since you saw Pan'er,

how was she?

Was she sad?

My eyesight is poor.

I didn't see her clearly.

She sounded

quite weak.

And I smelt medicine in her room.

Is she sick?

I have to see her.

Don't.

You can't see her.

Since you choose to protect her in this way,

you must be patient about it.

If the Gao family knows,

all your efforts would go in vain.

Yeah.

Even if I go to see her,

she wouldn't want to see me.

(Gu Qianfan,)

(if you see this deed)

(you would mock me for being inconsistent.)

(Deed) (But Yinzhang is my liability.)

(I'm not from a wealthy family,)

(or the royal family,)

(but I must protect her.)

(Divorcing paper, help Yinzhang, return the Night Revels)

(Drafted by Zhao Pan'er) (So,)

(exchange the lost love)

(for the happiness of Yinzhang,)

(I won't regret it.)

(If Ouyang Xu can do these three things, Zhao Pan'er will not see him anymore.)

(Live For Eternity)

Father,

I brought Qianfan to you today.

When you were alive,

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple) you urged me to get married.

Looking at your eldest grandson,

you should rest in peace now.

Look at him,

young and handsome.

He looks so like me when I was young.

There are sacrificing and monument -washing customs in Jiangnan.

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple) You should do it for your grandfather.

In the imperial books,

my grandfather was Gu Shenyan, the Minister of Officials.

Good.

I won't force you.

Can you as least go see

Xiao's ancestral house with me?

Don't tell me that you don't have the Xiao's blood in you.

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple)

(Auspiciousness)

(Concentration)

My lord.

This hairpin is so pretty.

Are you going to give it

to Lady Gao in the ceremony?

No.

What's wrong?

A lady named Zhao wants to see you.

Pan'er.

How did you

find me here?

I gave ten coins to the flower girl at the gate of Gao's house,

she told me you are here.

It's just a few days,

you've become much thinner.

Because I have conscience.

Aren't you going to let me in?

Please come in.

Please.

Pan'er.

I know I have

broken your heart doing this.

But don't worry,

I will treat you well in the future.

Besides,

Lady Gao came yesterday

and said that

she would be good to you, too.

You will get along with each other.

I wish you

happiness and more concubines.

But,

I won't be one of them.

Mr. Ouyang,

I came to you today

just to make a deal with you.

A deal?

Do you know how your name came about?

When I traveled with your mother to Taihu Lake

and saw such beautiful scenery,

I said "thousands of sailboats pass by [*Thousands of sailboats: Qianfan]

but the one I expected has no trace".

What?

Are you tired?

I'm just wondering

what they will do with Zheng Qingtian.

He is dead,

what else is there to do?

His Majesty is benevolent.

He won't exterminate three generations.

Are you worried about the Capital Security Office?

I've sent someone to Lei Jing.

I resorted to force and then peace.

In the future,

this old fellow will be nice to you.

Anyway, you don't have to hold grudges on him

for what he did to murder you.

Not happy about the result, are you?

But you have no evidence in your hand

that he accepted Zheng Qingtian's bribe.

Since you can't kill him in one shot,

better keep him for other use.

You can find his weakness

in the future.

I did this

for your own good.

I'm afraid it's not just for me.

The money you gave to Uncle De

can buy my grace of saving your life,

but it can't redeem your betrayal of my trust.

I will never degrade myself as a concubine.

If you want to break off the marriage with me,

and go become the Gao Family's son-in-law,

you'd better do as this deed says.

(Deed)

Otherwise I won't let you get away with it.

(Deed)

First of all,

you swore as a son-in-law

in front of my parents' tomb

that you would protect me all my life.

Now that you're going to abandon the marriage,

please write a divorcing letter

so that I can burn it to my parents

when I go back to Qiantang.

That would be my explanation to them.

Secondly, you once promised Yinzhang

that once you become an official,

you will help her get out of her current status.

Now that you are the noble son-in-law of the Gao family,

(Drafted by Zhao Pan'er) it is not difficult for you to do so.

Thirdly, my Night Revels you brought to the Capital

you said you would find a craftsman to frame it.

Please return it to me now.

For a merchant like me,

a deed is more effective than an oath.

If you can do the above three things,

I will go my ways and you go yours,

I will have nothing to do with you

and I will never see you again.

But if you don't do it,

I'll announce

to the whole world that we were engaged.

Don't blame me

for ruining your future

by then.

Pan'er.

If you are heartless,

then I'll be ruthless.

(Deed) Do you agree or not?

I don't have much patience now.

I'll count to ten.

One.

Two.

Three.

I agree.

I knew it.

Where is the painting?

I'll go find it for you.

You're going back to the Capital as the Minister.

Having been left for three years,

you are worried about whether His Majesty

still trusts you as before.

Letting go of Lei Jing

is equivalent to

getting the support of the entire Security Office.

Kill two birds with one stone.

You're truly my son.

Very smart.

You have been serving in the Security Office for many years,

why do you think Lei Jing could sell you so easily?

Because you're just a little commander.

If you are my son,

if you are a Hanlin scholar,

how dare he do this to you?

I don't understand what you are talking about.

Yes, you do.

Your situation

is no different from mine.

I have a notorious name as a Minister,

but you, as the court's hound,

are so noble?

Qianfan,

there are only two of us here.

Can you be honest with me?

Can you tell me

why you insist on

staying in the Security Office all these years?

I have tried many times

to transfer you from that dangerous place,

but you refused.

You were once a presented scholar,

why do you want

to gang up with those eunuchs and soldiers?

Look at these wounds on you.

Can you tell me why?

You have never understood.

Understand what?

Never mind.

I lost something important. I'm going to find it.

See you.

I've just moved in.

Uncle De organizes everything for me.

I don't know where he put the painting.

You sent Du Changfeng there, didn't you?

No.

How long will it take for Yinzhang's thing?

I don't have any position now.

So I can only ask Changfeng for help.

His family is famous in the Capital.

But don't worry,

I promise you

I'll give you an answer within three days.

Good.

As for the painting...

I'm afraid I can't find it in a short time.

If I find it tomorrow,

I'll take it to the inn for you.

Okay, I'll wait for three days.

Ouyang,

don't fail me again.

Pan'er, wait.

I have a hairpin to...

Mr. Ouyang,

now that you are a stranger to me,

please call me Ms. Zhao.

Xiao Qinyan, you bastard!

None of your ancestors

were good people.

The Xiao family are all evils

(Live For Eternity) from generation to generation.

You killed my teacher Wang Di!

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple) You're not getting away with it.

Pay for your son's debt!

Old Xiao,

you won't have peace in the hell.

Villainous traitor!

Let me give you a good bath.

Go.

What is it?

Seize them. Go!

- Beat them. Beat them to death. - Let go of me!

Rip her mouth.

Stop it!

Rot in hell!

Kill me if you dare.

Let go of them.

Commander Gu.

Let go of them.

Let go.

Them too.

Let go.

Does this happen a lot?

No.

Every year on Tomb-sweeping Day and Ghost Festival.

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple)

Go fetch water.

Yes, my lord.

Go fetch water.

- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple)

Wipe it clean.

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple)

(Tomb of Duke Xiao Huihao of Guanglu Temple)

Leave.

(Live For Eternity)

Grandfather, please forgive me.

I just want to be a good man.

(Live For Eternity)

No.

After you left,

I had your room checked by the servants.

Nothing was left.

Maybe Uncle De

has given the painting to our teacher

by mistake?

By mistake?

I'm afraid it wasn't given by mistake.

When Uncle De lived at my place,

he often said that you are poor at socializing.

Our teacher favors you the most,

but the gifts you gave to him are too cheap.

He also said,

you should go out with Inspector Gao to broaden your horizons.

If that painting,

S-Spring Revels or Night Revels?

If it's really the work of Wang Ai,

it's not surprising that Uncle De added it to the gift list.

What should I do now?

You can do nothing.

Our teacher has just resigned.

If you go get the painting now

it will make you a hypocrite

who hits people when they're down.

I guess I can only wait.

Oh right.

I have one more thing that I need your help.

Tell me.

You have an uncle

who works in Taichang Temple.

So he can make some help

regarding the registered musicians.

Registered musicians?

Do you want to redeem someone?

An old friend.

This is not proper.

I don't care about the relationship between you and this old friend.

You have just become a presented scholar.

If you want to help some performers get rid of their status so badly,

people would laugh at you.

I'm also entrusted by someone.

Changfeng, look...

When you are an official,

you can't act like ordinary people anymore.

Besides, we're going to meet His Majesty to get granted.

If at this time, if...

Someone knows about it and reports you,

you will be sent to a small remote county,

or put you aside for a few years,

then your life is over.

Maybe it's a good thing for me.

If I'm demoted,

Gao Hui would

give up on me.

I don't think so.

I don't think the Gao family would

break off the marriage.

They only need to put something in here...

You will die of a sudden illness.

Then Gao Hui

doesn't have to go to the backcountry

with you.

Uncle De is back, my lord.

Uncle De.

My lord.

My lord.

Uncle De.

Greetings, my lord.

I'm useless.

I failed to do what you asked.

And Zhao Pan'er fooled me.

I ask for punishment.

Fooled you?

Absolutely no.

You can't write the divorcing letter.

Why?

Think about it.

Zhao is full of tricks.

She was raised in a brothel,

full mouth of nonsense.

If she gets the divorcing letter

and turns against you,

and sues you for breaking off a marriage,

what will you do then?

Enough!

Don't insult Pan'er.

Good advice is harsh to the ear, my lord.

She refused to give me the Jade Pendant

but asked you for divorcing letter.

This is definitely a trap.

If there is a divorcing letter,

there must be a marriage contract.

Don't you understand?

Zhao is your benefactor.

Although I didn't like her very much,

I wouldn't

slander a woman for no reason.

She is truly not a good person.

You don't know it.

In order to pin me down,

she rushed to the Capital

while she was pretending heartbroken.

I've been delayed in Qiantang for a long time.

Oh, yes.

On my way back to the Capital

I heard big news in Huating County.

What news?

Why has Ouyang Xu not come yet?

Is he going to break the promise again?

I went to him in the afternoon three days ago.

It's just past noon.

Not three days yet.

And it's not easy to get the register thing done.

I said some harsh words

that might hurt his self-esteem.

As I know about him,

he should be able to do what he says.

But people change.

If he hasn't changed,

he wouldn't need three days to get it done

and show up in the last moment.

You're right.

There's probably something wrong with him.

Let's go and check.

Impossible!

Why do I want to lie to you?

If she could use a fake marriage to deceive Zhou She

by pretending to be an unsurpassed beauty

and finally brought him to court

and got him exiled,

why wouldn't she treat you like that?

I don't believe you.

Pan'er is not that kind of person.

Always stay vigilant against others.

I have one more thing to ask you.

Did you give

the Night Revels

to Minister Ke

as a birthday gift?

My fault. My fault.

The three things she mentioned,

I can do none of them?

It's all my fault.

My lord is out.

Please go back.

I was here three days ago, do you remember?

I have an appointment with Ouyang Xu.

We can wait inside.

No.

Uncle De said that no one could go in.

Uncle De?

He's back?

Am I right?

He is going to welch on it.

Go tell Ouyang Xu

to come out to see me.

Or he will regret it.

I don't understand what you're talking about.

Move. Get out of the way.

Go away.

Do you want to chase us away?

Pan'er,

I have experience in debt collection.

Do as I say.

One of us blocks the front door,

- the other blocks the back door. - Shh...

We have nothing but time.

If we are tired and hungry,

we can ask the hawker to bring food,

- and chairs. - Shh!

We can lie here and wait.

We can call Yinzhang over to change shifts in the evening.

I just don't believe that

someone can be a coward in his whole life...

You...

and never go out.

Uncle De...

Now you believe me, my lord?

As long as Zhao is not happy,

she'll make you pay for it.

If you do those three things for her,

she will have you in her hand forever.

Wh-What do we do now?

Don't worry, my lord.

I knew Sun Sanniang

would do something like this.

I've had it all arranged.

What are you doing here, my ladies?

You look so familiar.

Have we met before?

Yes, we have.

You're Guard Chi, that lousy

football player's dog, aren't you?

She curses me.

She dared win Guard Chi in football.

- Beat her, brothers! - Beat her!

What do you want?

What do you want?

Want to fight?

Help!

Woman beats man in the street!

Help...

Did someone in the house send you here?

An old man

who gave me 2,000 coins asked me here.

So what?

You're right.

Once people become officials,

they will become hard-hearted

and ruthless!

What do you want?

Looking for trouble?

Wait for me to get up.

I'm not finished with you.

Sanniang, knock him on Longhu acupoint,

so he will never have children in his life.

I knocked on your Longhu acupoint,

now you will never have babies.

My lady.

No, my lady.

I have to have babies, my lady.

My lady, please.

I have to have a baby.

I have to have a baby, my lady.

I'm the only child in my family.

Please, my lady! Please!

If you want to be released from it,

do as I say.

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

This fat man

really believes that I can do such acupoint-knocking thing.

How can a man have babies?

Dumb ass.

Who did you learn these tricks from?

Gu Qianfan, of course.

When we were in Qiantang, he asked me,

what would I do if Ouyang Xu changed

like Fu Xingui?

Gu Qianfan told me, that...

Have you ever thought about this?

Sanniang's husband

is changed because of money.

Couldn't your Ouyang be like him too?

He's not that kind of person.

I don't care what kind of person he is.

I care about you.

I'd like to know,

if Ouyang does change his mind,

would you regret it like Sanniang?

(Borrow without repaying)

I was wavering at that time.

(God condemns it!)

But I still told him

that I believed in my choices.

I believed in Ouyang Xu.

The past eighteen years

with Ouyang Xu

was the happiest time for me.

Even if he changes

and becomes someone else's husband,

I won't regret

having a good time with him.

Okay.

I hope you will be stronger

than Sanniang by then.

Don't take it to heart and fall into water.

Why do you always have prejudice against Ouyang

and be so sure that he would fail me?

It's not prejudice

because I don't know him.

It's just that

I have seen too many people

in Security Office's prison these years.

And it makes me feel that

in this world,

humanity is the most fragile.

(Borrow without repaying)

It turns out,

(God condemns it!)

he is totally right.

I've been lying to myself.

In this world,

humanity is the most fragile.

(Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!)

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

No. Too tired.

They're trying so hard.

Should we go get some food and drinks?

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

Where are you going, my ladies?

Go get something to drink for you.

This, this.

Shout louder. I'll help you later.

Shout.

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

Borrow without repaying, God condemns it!

These files are piling up into a mountain.

I suspect

that all these officials in Jiangnan

were bought by Zheng Qingtian.

♪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♪