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[Destined]

[Episode 4]

Then cry.

When you're done crying,

you have to stand up again.

If you lock yourself in the room

for the rest of your life,

the path of your life will end there.

I don't know.

I can't see where

the path of my life leads.

The weather is great today.

Why don't you accompany me

to walk to the stores

and relax a little?

[Gu's Grain Store]

Indeed, no other stores

can be as prosperous as the ones of Gu's.

Yuru.

What do you think the reason is

that the business is blooming?

The reason?

Working hard.

Well said.

Our family background, luck,

and others' help,

are not the main reasons.

The key

is that your father-in-law and I

put a lot of effort

to run the stores little by little.

In fact, maintaining a marriage

is similar to

starting or running a business.

Both require you to work hard and know how to manage them.

Your father-in-law and I

are loved up now.

But when I first married him,

we also fought a lot.

Then,

how did you...

Your father-in-law is old now.

When he was young,

he was quite handsome.

He looked no worse than Jiusi.

One day that year, it rained heavily.

I went to pray and was trapped in the mountain.

And I ran into some bandits robbing.

Your father-in-law appeared out of nowhere and saved me.

However,

until the moment he escorted me home,

he didn't even look at me.

But I could never forget him.

I insisted on marrying him.

When I was young,

I just liked something I chased.

But when we just got married,

he wasn't into me.

He was always wandering outside.

Then what happened later?

Later,

as the saying goes, humans have hearts, unlike plants.

As time went by,

we took care of each other

and helped each other.

Gradually,

he couldn't leave me anymore.

Then we became loved up

for most of our lives.

He never hurt my feelings again.

That's so great.

If you want a good life,

you have to put effort into it.

How can we expect

everything to go smoothly and that we have nothing

to worry about from the beginning?

[Gu Mansion]

You've been patrolling so many stores with me.

You must be tired.

No.

When I was not married,

I also helped my family patrol the stores.

If you want to learn how to do business,

I can teach you.

Jiusi is too much of a good-time kid.

In the future, the Gu's property

should be entrusted to you.

Mom,

I'll be just like this all my life.

How would I dare to manage the affairs of the Gu family?

If you don't despise me

and are willing to provide for me,

that would be a grace.

Yuru,

you're a smart girl.

Why don't you

treat Jiusi the way

you treat me?

Jiusi

doesn't strive to make progress as hard as Mr. Ye.

I understand that you don't like him.

But I still hope

your marriage

can work out.

People say Jiusi is a playboy.

In fact, he's kind.

He has never done anything evil.

He's very loyal to his friends.

Now he did such a ridiculous thing.

First, it's because he was angry with his father.

Second, he's too naive.

He can’t understand your pain.

Gu Jiusi is your son.

I hate him,

but you still treat me with such sincerity.

He's my son,

but we are both women.

In this world,

women's lives are much harder

than men's.

I don't want you to make things difficult for yourself.

If you are willing,

I'll tell you more of the truth.

Please go ahead.

Jiusi

has never liked a girl before.

He didn't even

talk to a girl much.

The reason we think

he likes you

is because

you are the only girl

that he claimed he liked and wanted to marry.

Even if this is a misunderstanding,

in terms of a relationship,

you've already had a big advantage

than other women.

Our lives depend on how we live them.

Yuru, I can see

you are a girl with a mind of your own.

You have a long way to go.

If we don't make it to the end,

who dares to say

it'll end like this,

right?

Mom.

My husband…

Where is he now?

Yuru,

I'm sorry for putting you through this.

That little brat has embarrassed himself.

Anyway, it's the Gu family's fault.

Your mother and I apologize to you.

Don't, Dad.

Jiusi is the only child.

Your mother and I

have loved him very much since he was little

and we neglected to subject him to discipline.

Although our family

has a little bit of money,

we can't

protect him forever.

If

anything happens in the future…

It's groundless.

Why are you telling Yuru that?

Your father-in-law is thoughtful

and always prepares for the worst.

Never mind it.

You mean

something will happen to our family?

We're family now.

Plus, Yuru is so smart.

We can just speak the truth.

Although our Gu family is in Yangzhou now,

we're actually from Dongdu.

My younger brother

is the Minister of Personnel in Dongdu.

I also have a sworn sister,

who is King Liang's wife.

So we kind of have some noble relations.

But His Majesty is seriously ill.

and the Crown Prince is unpopular.

We're afraid that the situation in Dongdu

is going to be unstable.

In that case,

Jiusi indeed

should change his ways.

As he's a man,

though I don't expect him to earn wealth and honor,

at least he should have some skills

to make a living.

Exactly.

Yuru.

To get along with someone,

you have to set the rules from the very beginning.

I'm just an example.

I didn't discipline him well before.

Now even if I break his legs,

he's not afraid to contradict me.

From now on, Yuru,

you'll set this rule.

You are well-educated.

You must discipline him for me.

But Dad,

I'm just a woman after all.

And as his wife,

I should respect him as my master.

I could just persuade him at most.

If he doesn't listen to me,

I have no other choices.

Don't be afraid.

From now on, all the servants,

maids and guards of our Gu family

will be at your command.

If he dares to act recklessly,

tell me,

and I'll break his legs.

Since you support me so much,

I'm relieved.

[Chunhe Hall]

I'm new to the Gu family.

In the future,

please be so kind as to take care of me.

You are all old servants

who have served Young Master.

What is he like?

What does he like?

What has he done?

Just tell me all of it.

Young Mistress,

although Young Master's monthly income is not much,

only 2,000 taels,

he overspends it almost every month,

at least 5,000 taels.

Young Master overspends his money

because he is kind-hearted.

When he sees someone in their distress,

he would help them.

My mother was sick last month.

Young Master gave me a lot of money.

He asked me to take my mother to see a famous doctor.

Young Master is philanthropic.

But whatever the illness is,

it won't cost 5,000 taels, will it?

Go on.

Young Mistress,

Young Master

should go to school every day.

But every ten days,

he will go to play cockfighting for four days,

go to watch the musical performance for three days,

go to the casino for two days.

As for the last day,

he would make the teacher so angry

that he leaves

and refuses to teach the lesson anymore.

It's all Yang Wenchang's fault. He's addicted to gambling.

Young Master just couldn't stand to see

his good buddy neglect his studies.

That's why he went to the casino to get him out.

You are a loyal servant.

You always take his side,

which is indeed valuable.

How about this?

You know him the best.

Why don't you tell me about him?

If you lie,

I'll punish you according to the family rules.

I won.

What's wrong?

You look distracted.

Last time at Sande Casino,

before I even placed the chips,

my father rushed in

and dragged me back.

This time,

we've been playing all day.

But the old man didn't make any move.

Weird.

It's so weird.

On the first day after your wedding,

you came to Lanxiao House and asked for a prostitute.

That wife of yours, Liu Yuru,

cries all the time.

I wonder what her reaction is.

There

must be a mess at your home now.

In my opinion,

your father probably doesn't have time for you.

That makes sense.

Could she cry all day?

Young Mistress.

Twenty good fighters are ready.

OK.

My Lady,

are we really going to

catch Mr. Gu with knives?

Being jealous…

Yin Hong.

From now on, you'll

call me Young Mistress.

Yes, Young Mistress.

Who is she?

Why did she come with a knife?

This woman is so tough.

Which family does she come from?

She came with a knife.

This is the oldest daughter of the Liu family.

I guess she's here for Mr. Gu.

Where is Gu Jiusi?

He'll be in big trouble.

Jiusi, stop playing.

Jiusi.

That crybaby of yours

came here with a knife.

What's so scary about that?

Isn't that great?

It's your idea

that I do this to make her uncomfortable.

No.

Aren't you afraid? We are.

If that tigress

knows it was our idea,

how can we

hang out with you in the future?

Go. Just go.

Go. Hurry.

A good man knows when to retreat.

You go that way.

Go.

Come here.

Don't reveal that we've met.

This woman is so tough.

Liu Yuru, you really have a knife.

Can you use it?

Who are you trying to scare?

What do you think?

How dare you dodge?

Are you serious?

What are you laughing at?

Have you never seen a couple fighting?

We've never seen a couple fight in a brothel.

There are so many people here.

Don't I need dignity?

Do you need it?

Gu Jiusi!

Gu Jiusi!

Are you done?

I'm here to take my husband home

to study hard

and get an official rank through the exams.

What did you say?

Study hard

and get an official rank through the exams.

Are you alright?

Talking about "study hard"…

If you start studying

from today on,

maybe you can catch up

the provincial imperial exams in August this year.

Liu Yuru.

Our family is the richest in Jiangnan.

Even if I don't do anything,

with only loan interest and rent,

I won't need to worry about my livelihood for a lifetime.

What if there isn't a lifetime?

What do you mean?

Gu Jiusi.

I used to be

a spoiled oldest daughter.

When I was young, I thought

my father and mother

would be loved up for the rest of their lives.

But when I was five,

Concubine Yue married into our family.

From then on,

my mother and I

became the laughingstock of the entire Yangzhou.

Today, the Gu family

wields immense influence in Yangzhou.

But what if one day,

the situation changes

and your backers fall?

If that day really comes,

it'll just be my fate.

I'll live in whatever way I can.

But I'm really not made

to study and pass the exams.

But Ye Shi'an got Jieyuan, first place in provincial imperial exams.

But what does Ye Shi'an

have to do with me?

I was meant to

marry Ye Shi'an!

Do you know how much effort

I've made to marry into the Ye family?

I've memorized

all the family rules and ancestral teachings of the Ye family.

I've tried to learn

the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting I don't like.

For six years,

I dare not say anything wrong

or take any wrong steps.

I almost succeeded.

But you ruined everything!

You said you'll only marry me

in this life.

I fell in love with you at first sight.

I'm enamored of you at second sight.

In this life,

I'll only marry you.

Didn't you say that?

That was just…

A joke?

A joke of yours

ruined my whole life!

Did you know your words

would make the Ye family

cancel the marriage?

Everyone who heard it that day

would think that we had an affair

and my behavior was inappropriate.

They would doubt how my mother educated and raised me.

You know nothing.

Gu Jiusi.

Sorry, I...

Is an apology useful?

All these years of hard work

have been ruined by a joke of yours.

Gu Jiusi,

listen carefully.

I don't care what you think,

or whether you're willing or not.

Since you said that

and the Gu family agreed to have me,

you must be responsible for me.

Y-Y-Yes.

Since we are stuck

together,

then what I, Liu Yuru,

wanted,

and what I should have had,

you have to give them all to me.

OK. OK. I'll give you anything.

Okay, then let me tell you.

From now on,

I want you to be successful

and give me and my mother

a stable and happy life.

You have to do

as well as Ye Shi'an can do.

Ye Shi'an is right on the second floor.

Why don't you two...

What?

You expect Ye Shi'an to save you?

Listen, Gu Jiusi.

Ye Shi'an can't save you.

Even if the Heavenly Emperor comes,

you won't be saved!

From now on,

go home

and study.

If you dare to come to

such a complicated place again,

either

I'll kill you,

or I'll use this knife

to kill myself in front of your mansion.

No, no, no.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Louder.

Yes!

Keep your promise, Mr. Gu.

Get an official rank through the exams.

Let’s go.

Study hard, Mr. Gu.

Gu Jiusi.

I didn't expect to meet him

so soon.

You must pass the exam.

Mr. Gu,

we'll wait for your good news.

Gu Jiusi’s wife…

Interesting.

Gu Jiusi is really something.

He got himself

a tigress who would come to the brothel and make a scene.

He'll suffer in the future.

[Wang Rong, son of the governor of Yangzhou]

Sir,

why do you want to see me?

I see your father looks like a potential dragon.

Of course I came

to follow the dragon.

Nonsense!

My father is loyal to His Majesty.

How dare you slander him?

I thought Your Highness

was ambitious.

I didn't expect that I was wrong.

Forget it.

Since Your Highness

think I'm talking nonsense,

please leave.

Just pretend that we have never met today.

You have eighteen

brothers and half-brothers.

I'm sure

there must be someone who doesn't think

I'm talking nonsense.

What on earth

do you want?

I...

am here to help you.

[Gu Mansion]

Mom.

Mom.

My child is back!

I was bullied outside.

You must help me.

Yuru.

Mom.

-You've been busy for such a long time. -Dad.

Dad.

You must be thirsty and tired.

Mom, I'm not tired.

Are you going out?

Yes.

I've been busy for so many years.

Now that you're in our family,

I can finally rest.

We bought Jishu Villa

in the suburbs of Yangzhou.

Your father-in-law and I

are going there for some fresh air.

Mom.

Mom.

You can't leave.

This woman is a tigress.

She wanted to kill me with a knife.

If you leave,

your son will be gone.

Why are you yelling?

How can you still talk if she wanted to kill you?

Dad.

I'm your precious son.

You can't...

Rou.

It's getting late.

Let's hit the road.

Okay.

Yuru.

When we were not around,

everything in the Gu mansion,

including Jiusi's studies,

are all left in your charge.

I'll leave Ruixue with you.

She knows everything.

With her assistance,

you can rest assured to run the whole house.

Don't worry, Mom and Dad.

I'll take care of everything.

Listen up.

From now on,

Young Mistress's words

are equal to my words.

The entire Gu family

should follow her lead.

Yes.

Jiusi,

you have to listen to Yuru.

I'm doing this for your own good.

Let's go.

Mom.

Let's go.

Mom.

Mom, I can't study.

I'm not in good health.

I'm not in good health.

The moment I read a book,

I start to have a headache, a tummy ache, and a leg ache.

Mom, I can't study.

Don't go.

Please look at me, Mom.

Husband,

it's time to study.

Liu Yuru.

What are you so complacent about?

This mansion is Gu's after all.

Now that my parents left,

I'll be the legitimate master of the Gu's mansion.

Someone!

Someone?

Come on.

Why are you standing there? Come on!

Someone!

Yes.

Husband, don't

choose the hard way.

No, no.

Well,

go on with your work.

I’m going to study.

Didn’t Young Master say

he was not in good health?

It's not that.

It's his brain that's not in good condition.

You're still too young to fight with me.

Who is it?

How did you...

How did I know

there's a dog hole here, right?

Mu Nan.

Why don't you explain it?

Young Mistress is resourceful.

I just named

a place.

I dare not take credit.

You betrayed me.

Young Master.

My current boss is Young Mistress.

Since my mother-in-law has entrusted me

with all the house management and Young Master's studies,

I'll be in charge from now on.

From now on,

everyone in the Gu family

should take the Young Master's studies

as the top priority.

Understand?

Yes.

No.

If anyone disturbs him,

or complies to my face

but helps Young Master

do something to influence his studies on the sly,

once found out,

no matter how long

you've served in the mansion,

or how close

you are with Master and Mistress,

you will be kicked out.

Understand?

Yes.

No.

Ruixue,

please go to

Young Master's study.

Sort out all the things that a student would use,

like brushes, ink, paper, ink slab,

as well as the Four Books

and the Five Classics.

Then, find out all the irrelevant books,

game cards,

and the ring puzzles,

and throw them away.

Yes.

What are you doing?

It's for your own good, Husband.

Pretty Fairy Liu,

we can discuss it.

I have a strange disease.

Whenever I read a book,

I have a leg ache…

A leg ache, a headache, and a stomach ache?

Your whole body doesn't feel well, right?

That's right.

What does it have to do with me?

I just want to be

a lady with an honorary title conferred by imperial mandate.

Liu Yuru,

you've gone too far!

Are you threatening me?

I am threatening you.

So?

If you do this to me again,

I will...

What will you do?

I'll divorce you.

Are you scared?

If you don't make it difficult for me,

I won't make it difficult for you, either.

It's been a long day.

Husband, you must be tired.

Look at the dust on you.

Wang Shou, Mu Nan.

Yes.

Serve Young Master

to bathe and change clothes.

Young Master,

please.

Let me ask you one thing.

Why did you change my clothes?

I don't like white clothes.

Why do you let me change?

Dress plainly,

so that you'd look like a student.

Your colorful clothes

are not good for focusing.

From now on, you will wear this outfit

when you study.

Just this one outfit?

I've prepared

more than 30 outfits for you.

You can change one every day.

Are you doing this on purpose,

Liu Yuru?

From now on,

you should fall asleep between 11 and 1 o'clock,

and wake up between 5 and 7 every day.

These are your homework.

This one

is your daily

schedule.

Are you trying to push me to death?

From now on,

I'll wake you up at a fixed time

and send you to school.

When you come back at night,

I'll keep you company to study

and finish your homework.

Every month,

you have five days off.

You can arrange it freely.

However,

you are not allowed to go to brothels, casinos,

or performance venues.

Fine, I don't have to go to brothels,

but can you change it to seven days?

Four days.

Four days is not enough.

Three days.

You just said four days. Why...

Two days.

Three days is good.

Good. Three days is good.

Very good.

From today on,

you must stop all kinds of playing

and focus on your study.

Liu Yuru,

don't go too far!

Young Master.

Focus on your study.

[Gulin Hall]

You even close the door?

I won't study even if you close the door!

You're dressed in colorful clothes.

And you let me wear white.

Liu Yuru, wait and see.

White clothes?

I'll dye them black later.

I'll burn all the books!

Just wait.

Let's roast a sheep tonight.

Right in this yard.

[Gulin Hall]

Prepare some wine, too.

You've all worked very hard today.

I'll reward you.

Thank you, Young Mistress.

[Gulin Hall]

Thank you, Young Mistress.

It's just roasted lamb.

Who cares?

It smells so good.

Give me some of

the leg of mutton later.

Just a little.

OK.

Young Mistress.

Thank you for your hard work.

Have a good meal today.

I'm counting on you all in the future.

You're welcome, Young Mistress.

Thank Young Mistress for the wine and meat.

Thank you, Young Mistress.

It smells so good.

-It smells good. -It smells good.

This is for you.

Young Mistress.

Go ahead and eat.

It's delicious.

Liu Yuru.

I'm hungry.

Have this piece of meat with skin.

Young Master.

Young Mistress has ordered that

you must memorize the first chapter of

"The Analects of Confucius" before you eat.

Traitor.

Let me help you.

Which piece of meat do you want?

Confucius said,

isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you've learned?

Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you've learned?

Isn't it a happy thing

to have friends from afar?

Isn't he a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure

though others take no note of him?

Mu Nan,

bring the wine and dishes

prepared for Young Master.

Yes.

When directing a great nation, the ruler must attend to business and observes his promises.

He must be economical, love his subjects, and employ the people at the proper times of the year.

Confucius said,

young people should be filial to their parents and respectful to their brothers.

They should be serious and trustworthy.

Have you memorized them all?

Do you want to check it?

No, I trust you.

Every time you read,

you always got stuck

on the cover.

Once you pass the cover,

it'll be very fast.

Shut up, traitor!

Slowly, you might choke.

Mu Nan.

Pour Young Master some wine.

That's more like it.

You are indeed smart.

I just let you learn one chapter by heart.

I underestimated you.

It's good you realized it.

How about

recite five more chapters tonight?

[Liu Mansion]

Really?

She really took a knife to Lanxiao House?

Yes.

It's all over the city now.

Even the servants of our mansion

are gossiping.

They're wondering if she is possessed.

Good.

But it's useless that the whisper is only among the servants.

It's a waste of this good show.

Find some smart people

and tonight,

pass the story to Master.

Su Wan

thought

she can pressure me

as she's now in charge of

the keys to the mansion.

Now her daughter

caused such a big trouble

and offended the Gu family.

I'd like to see

if Master will

still spoil her?

I understand.

Young Master.

Have some ginseng tea.

No, I don't deserve it.

Young Master,

have a sip.

Is this the poison

your new boss gave me?

Young Master,

you wronged me.

Mu Nan,

ask your conscience.

If I hadn't saved you when I was young,

would you have frozen to death?

It's been ten years.

I treat you as my brother.

We eat together and sleep together.

Even when your mother was sick,

I've spent money and effort.

But you?

You went to that scheming girl,

Liu Yuru.

Forget it.

I'm too disappointed.

Young Master! Young Master!

I'm innocent, Young Master.

Young Master.

I am loyal to you.

If I didn't

pretend to be loyal to Young Mistress,

she would degrade me

as a third-class servant

and send me to clean the toilets in the outer courtyard.

Then there won't be one reliable person

beside you!

I would never

see you again.

I endured humiliation

and stayed by Young Mistress's side

just to

get information for you,

so that you can know your enemy well

to escape.

Young Master, you don't believe me?

Look at this.

These are the schedules

of Young Mistress these days.

And the timetable for the patrols.

I've written them all here.

I wrote them down secretly.