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[Destined]

[Episode 24]

Master.

[Liu Yuru moved into Lanxiao House]

She really came.

If she wants to collect grains,

she must come to Yangzhou.

Master,

she's now living in Lanxiao House.

It's right under your supervision.

Should we stop her?

Why bother?

Boss Liu is not my enemy.

If she wants to collect the grains,

I'll help her one more time.

Mother.

I want to eat yellow rice.

Mother.

[Three taels per dan]

Good boy.

The wild vegetable soup is also delicious.

I'll make you some wild vegetable soup.

Let's go home.

I want to eat yellow rice.

[Three taels per dan]

I'll make it for you.

Thank you for trusting me.

I thought you wouldn't come

after receiving the letter.

I believe in this world,

everyone may violate the principle

of being a gentleman.

But you won't.

Did you ask me here

for something important?

Is your purpose this time

to collect the grains?

Yes.

I can help you.

Sister.

You're back.

I found out that

the commissioner of Yangzhou, Wang Shanquan,

has become a local despot

in Yangzhou.

He confiscated many wealthy merchants' houses.

Yet, he was not satisfied.

He even oppressed the people

with terrible taxes without permission.

Anyway,

now it's not easy

to do business in Yangzhou.

Many old shops

are also closed.

The only business

that is considered

well-managed

is Shan's Bank

which is owned by Wang Shanquan himself,

practising usury.

I heard that

Luo Zishang

you mentioned before

was the one who set up the bank for him.

Now,

he has kicked Luo Zishang out

and gains all the profits alone.

Fine.

Evil has its own way.

Also,

Shan's Bank

is now managed by

your old friend whom we met today,

Ye Shi'an.

Ye Shi'an is now

Wang Shanquan's assistant.

He is now a Chief of Staff in name only.

In fact,

he handles all the chores

for Wang Shanquan.

Sister,

Ye Shi'an

works for Wang Shanquan.

Can we trust him?

I think he recognized you

when we met today.

To be safe,

we can't keep him alive.

Tonight,

I'll kill him

in the dark.

Shen Ming.

Without my order,

you are not allowed to take any action.

Understood.

How much is the grain price in Yangzhou?

Three taels per dan.

So expensive?

We don’t have enough money

to buy 50,000 dans.

Yes.

Not only we can't afford it,

but also the people of Yangzhou

can't afford it.

You didn't see

those grain shops' managers

are all

snobbish and arrogant.

Those who don't know

might think that they are selling pearls.

Since we don't have enough money,

we should pay a visit

to Shan's Bank and have a transaction with them.

Here.

Here.

Please, sir.

[Sun's Grain Shop]

Shen Ming,

take some men

to dress up as rich merchants

-to buy grains from various grain shops. -This time...

Thank you, Boss Sun.

Thank you, everyone.

Goodbye.

-Act quickly. -Bye, everyone.

And tell them we're going

to buy more.

[Shan's Bank]

[Saved into Shan's Bank]

-Yinhong. -Young Master.

Take half of the money

-we used to buy the grains. -Please.

[Saved into Shan's Bank]

And deposit the money into Shan's bank.

[Treasures Fill the Home]

Take it.

[Receipt]

Take care.

[Shan's Bank Transaction Records]

I didn’t expect

we get so much money this month.

But

the money is now kept in the account.

If we lend all the money to others,

can we earn more interest?

But the merchants in Yangzhou

have either closed down their shops

or encountered great loss.

No one dares to purchase goods

and expand their business.

There are fewer and fewer customers

who borrow money from us.

If we lose money,

the commissioner will blame us.

How many heads do you have?

We have to find a way

to lend the money to others as soon as possible.

But

what if no one comes to take out a loan?

No one comes to take out a loan?

Can't you think of a way?

If you keep behaving like this,

I will then go to the commissioner

and complain about it.

Don't.

Chief Ye, don't.

By the way,

the grain price has risen recently.

The owners of the grain shops

are owning a very profitable business.

The original price of three taels per dan

is already very expensive.

Recently,

some merchants from other places

who are rich and generous

have bought the grains without hesitation.

And it caused the price increase to 3.5 taels.

We have to ask the owners of these grain shops

to borrow money and stock up the grains.

But the owners of the grain shops

are very cautious.

After all, the grain price is already overrated.

They don't dare to put more capital on it.

Then tell them

there's news

from the commissioner.

All the prefectures are in chaos,

and the grain price will surely surge to a record high.

At least three times more than now.

Three times?

But...

Three times?

Is that possible?

Why not?

In troubled times, food is expensive.

The grain price will surely rise higher than now.

Besides,

we are all working

for the commissioner.

The profit of the commissioner

is our most important

priority.

Right?

Yes.

Yes.

Don't push. There's enough for everyone. Don't push.

Don't push.

Give it to me first.

[4.5 taels per dan]

[Five taels per dan]

Why did the price rise again?

How can you do business like this?

This is too expensive.

You're bullying the people.

You can choose to buy it or not.

Watch your attitude.

Call your boss out.

I'll buy it if you don't.

I'll buy it.

Don't push. I'll buy it.

Sure, I'll buy it.

[Zhu's Grain Shop]

Don't worry that

the grains can't be sold out.

Let's raise the price too.

[Six taels per dan]

Buy it.

Rise.

Hurry up and raise the price.

Okay.

[Eight taels per dan]

Hurry up. I came here first.

[Eight taels per dan]

[Shan's Bank]

[Treasures Fill the Home]

I finally managed to borrow the money.

Here is yours.

Thank you.

See you.

Let's go buy some grains.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Manager.

Boss Zheng.

Boss Zhu.

-Boss Ji. -Boss Ji.

You're here to borrow money from them to buy grains too?

Exactly.

Now the price is eight taels for one dan.

But it was still sold out.

It's not much.

The price is still going up.

[Wang Mansion]

The total is 63,000 taels.

How did you lend so much money

with high interest this month?

The interest has increased by 30%.

And the total interest has increased by 8 candareens.

Yet, they still took out a loan from us.

Human beings die in pursuit of wealth, and birds die in pursuit of food.

When I spread the news

that the grain price was going up,

the owners of the grain shops

came to borrow money to buy more grains.

Why did the grain price rise so fast?

It is said that a rich merchant in Cangzhou

named Shen.

People call him Shen Bancheng.

Because of the shortage of food in Cangzhou,

he spent a lot of money

to buy grains from Yangzhou.

Once the news is spread,

everyone from other prefectures will know that

we have enough food.

If many people buy it,

the grain price will go up naturally.

That's why the owners of the grain shops

borrowed money to buy grains.

Speaking of this month,

our income alone

is 10,000 taels

more than last month.

Well done.

Well done.

Chief Ye.

It seems that you're not only

a talented scholar

but also a good candidate for managing the private bank well.

I put you in an important position.

Looks like I made the right choice.

I'm flattered.

I'll take my leave first.

Go.

What noble family

and descendant of scholars?

In order to survive,

he still has to

be a good dog working under me.

Master.

With Liu Yuru's involvement,

the grain price in Yangzhou

has surged to a record high.

If this continues,

it will be totally chaotic.

Notify all the stores near Yangzhou

that owned by me

to get involved in pushing up the grain price.

Buy the grains if the price goes up,

and sell them if the price drops.

If she wants to mess up Yangzhou,

I'll help intensify the strength for her.

Yes.

[Shan's Bank]

We can make a fortune now.

The grain price finally rises.

I stocked up 900 dans of grains.

Boss Zheng,

the grain price today

is ten taels per dan.

I think it won't take long

to increase to 15 taels.

But then again,

are you expecting to make a fortune

just for 900 dans of grains?

I think

you are too cautious.

Let me tell you a secret.

Boss Ji and I,

both of us

have stocked up 2,000 dans of grains individually.

-2,000 dans? -2,000 dans.

That's a lot. Amazing.

So generous.

Yes.

Manager,

I would like to borrow some money again.

I also want to stock up on 2,000 dans.

Okay.

Master.

There's news from Yangzhou.

The grain price was 10 taels per dan yesterday.

They acted fast.

Master.

What's next?

Next,

wait for Wang Shanquan

to invite me back to Yangzhou

and put all the grains we bought

to the market.

Guys,

unload all the grains

and sell all of them.

Don't leave any of the bags.

OK.

Boss Shen.

You just bought it.

Why are you selling it again?

I bought too much.

Originally,

I was worried that we didn't have enough food.

I didn't expect

the grains in our hometown

have a plenteous harvest.

The grains are so much that some are rotten in the ground.

So I'd better sell all of these at a cheap price.

Go.

OK.

Brothers.

Come on!

-Okay. -Okay.

Listen to me.

Someone is selling grains

near the bridge

with a cheaper price than the stores.

Don't go.

Come here.

[Zheng’s Grain Shop]

Boss,

what should we do now?

Lower the price quickly.

We must strike first.

Okay.

[15 taels per dan]

[Eight taels per dan]

[Zhu’s Grain Shop]

We stored so many grains.

What should we do

if we can't sell them out?

[Eight taels per dan]

[Five taels per dan]

Lower the price.

[Three taels per dan]

[Zhu’s Grain Shop]

[One tael per dan]

Sister,

now the price is one tael per dan.

Young Madam,

our money is now enough

to buy 50,000 dans of grains.

Okay.

This time, we must

make the merchants in Yangzhou

who always stock up the goods and sell them at a high price

suffer a terribly great loss.

By doing so, Yangzhou will be more peaceful in the future.

And they won't cause trouble to Youzhou anymore.

Yes.

Now, let's

buy it and leave now.

If Luo Zishang finds out

that we're lowering the grain price,

and he comes to arrest us,

we'll be in trouble.

At the current price,

it's enough for us to buy grains.

But the people of Yangzhou

still can't afford it.

Wait for three more days.

Okay.

[One tael per dan]

What should we do?

Sir,

buy some grains.

Miss,

buy some grains.

[One tael per dan]

Till now,

not even one dan of grains has been sold.

Why don't we

lower the price?

[600 maces per dan]

[Zheng’s Grain Shop]

[600 maces per dan]

[600 maces per dan]

It's 600 maces per dan already.

It's 600 maces per dan already.

600 maces per dan.

Line up. There's enough for everyone.

Line up. Don't push.

Line up. Don't push.

♫ The spring and autumn separated the present from the chaos ♫

600 maces per dan.

♫ He looks back as if it were yesterday ♫

The grain price has decreased.

How about we have rice tonight?

Great.

♫ He's in the wind and clouds ♫

I want to eat three bowls of rice.

Okay.

I'll take you to buy it.

♫ His hair falls from his temples ♫

Don't push.

Okay.

Hurry up.

♫ The peaks are broken and the smoke is falling ♫

Boss.

Give me some.

♫ Playing chess with you or drinking with you ♫

Fill it up.

Boss, please add more.

Okay.

Good.

♫ Shake your sleeves and enjoy the autumn scene with a solitary wild goose ♫

Girl, let's go.

We bought it already.

♫ Singing a song from afar ♫

♫ With you in a boat, I'm wandering ♫

Let's go.

♫ We've travelled a long way ♫

Buy the grains.

♫ Laughing about right and wrong, life and death ♫

Yes.

Young Madam, what about me?

♫ I can't be happier than that ♫

Go to Shan's Bank

and get back all the money

we deposited there.

♫ I'll ride with you in the mountains and rivers ♫

Yes.

♫ I'm not afraid to face a death crisis on the battlefield with you ♫

♫ Wind and clouds, I paint my dream on the paper ♫

Chief Ye.

Why are you pulling a long face?

♫ With you in a boat, I'm wandering ♫

What is it?

♫ We've travelled a long way ♫

♫ Laughing about right and wrong, life and death ♫

You've been working with me

for a long time.

♫ I can't be happier than that ♫

So I'm thinking

about your assets.

♫ I'll ride with you in the mountains and rivers ♫

Should I tell you?

♫ I'm not afraid to face a death crisis on the battlefield with you ♫

Well...

What happened?

♫ Wind and clouds, I paint my dream on the paper ♫

I wonder if you have money

to deposit in Shan's Bank.

Now, Shan's Bank is...

♫ The world should know the true nature of youth ♫

Forget it.

I'd better not say it.

Chief Ye,

don't keep us guessing.

Yes, please tell us.

Yes.

They don’t have much money in there anymore.

Hurry up and withdraw your money.

It'll be too late if you don't withdraw it now.

What...

What should we do?

Also,

we are family.

Don't tell others.

Thank you, Chief Ye.

Hurry.

Inform Madam

to go to Shan's Bank

to withdraw all our savings.

Yes.

Also,

send someone to

Second Brother's and Third Brother's house

and tell them that Shan's Bank is running out of money.

Ask them to withdraw their money as soon as possible.

Yes.

Also,

inform Third Uncle, Fifth Uncle,

and the others.

Yes.

Hurry!

[Grains Collection]

Thank you, Boss Sun.

You're welcome, Boss Shen.

See you.

Take care.

Set sail.

Sir.

Sir, please add some more.

I can't.

[Zheng’s Grain Shop]

-That's the price. -Sir.

I can't raise it anymore.

Sir.

Add more.

That's all I have.

Take it or leave it.

Sir.

[Ji’s Grain Shop]

[Ji’s Grain Shop]

Boss Ji.

Manager.

Please spare me a few more days.

I beg you.

Spare you?

Hit him.

I'll surely pay you back.

Move everything out.

Hit him hard!

Look at you.

Are you a bunch of idiots?

Ask the guards to search the city.

Find the one who bought and sold the grains,

with the surname of Shen.

Understand?

Yes.

Guards!

Sir.

Send a letter now.

Invite Young Master Luo

back to Yangzhou.

Go.

Yes.

What are you waiting for?

Yes.

Idiot.

Young Master Ye.

Good job, Young Master Ye.

This time, we worked in collusion, one from without and the other from within.

Not only did we lower the price of grains

in Yangzhou,

but we also caused Wang Shanquan's Shan's Bank

suffer a great loss.

Shan's Bank

can’t stand the withdrawal of the crowds.

It's already closed down.

Come with us.

Otherwise Wang Shanquan

will make things difficult for you.

But Yun'er

is still in Wang Shanquan's hands.

Back then,

to protect my life,

she had no choice

but to marry Wang Shanquan.

And I also wanted to protect her.

That's why I work for Wang Shanquan.

Now both of us

can't go anywhere else.

I read everything

in the letter you wrote to me.

Wang Shanquan, that bastard.

Young Master Ye,

Let's find a way

to save Yun'er

and leave Yangzhou together.

Let's not talk about this first.

Look who's here.

Mother.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Yuru.

Mother.

I thought I would never see you again.

Mother.

I thought

I would never see you again.

Mother.

Mother!

Mother.

After I fell off the cliff,

I was dying.

Luckily, Young Master Ye saved my life.

So I can see you now.

Young Master Ye.

I will never

forget

your great kindness.

You don't have to do that.

Please get up.

[Wang Mansion]

I have no appetite.

Just take them away.

Madam Yun.

Take them away.

Do you really think

you are still an innocent girl?

Why are you doing this?

A woman's fate is always harder than a man's.

Whether it's a noble lady

or a prostitute,

they're the same in troubled times.

Young Miss Ye.

Nowadays, in this world,

you're considered to be living a good life

with the current situation,

being well-fed

and safe and sound.

Why do you still put on airs

like a daughter from a noble family?

Given your statement,

am I supposed to

express gratitude with a smile to the one

who killed my whole family?

In this world,

we don't only live

for the basic necessities.

Lady Xifeng.

You haven't seen my grandmother,

Yuru,

and those women

who are of indomitable spirit in troubled times.

People like you

being spoiled by men

are always grateful for little kindness.

I can't do it.

I'm disgusted.

You don't have to

keep a close watch on me for them.

Anyway,

I'm already in Wang Shanquan's hands.

This is already

my entire life.

Your entire life?

Young Miss Ye.

How old are you?

Yet you're already talking about the entire life.

He owes me

the Ye family's blood debt.

You want me to

treat him willingly with a smile.

That's impossible.

You're from a good family.

You don't understand men's dirty thoughts.

Let me teach you how to be adorable.

Men always

love the new and loathe the old.

You've only been here for a year.

Wang Shanquan has doted on you for a year.

It's almost the end.

Have you seen him once

in the past two days?

If he never comes to disgust me again,

it'll be my wishes come true.

You don't care about yourself.

What about Ye Shi'an?

What do you mean?

Young Miss Ye,

do you really think

you saved

Ye Shi'an's life

by marrying Wang Shanquan?

After the chaos in Yangzhou,

Wang Shanquan was in a hurry to recruit talented people.

He was also in a hurry

to crack the whip on those

noble families who have some influence

but are not worth

to fight with.

He wanted the Yangzhou people to know that

if they work for him,

they can not only save their lives,

but also have a bright future.

Ye Shi'an

was the most suitable candidate.

Now that Yangzhou has become peaceful,

The bloody stone road

a year ago

has long been washed clean.

People are forgetful.

Young Miss Ye,

you're already useless to Ye Shi'an.

Your sacrifice and persistence

are nothing.

You don't want to see me?

It's okay.

In a few days,

you will never

see me again.

If you think

you can scare me

with these unreasonable words,

you're wrong.

One more thing.

Shan's Bank

of Wang Shanquan

which is managed by Ye Shi'an

has been closed down.

Wang Shanquan

values money the most.

If anyone causes him to lose money,

he will kill the one.

Young Miss Ye,

you're smart.

You know clearly that

whether I'm scaring you or not.

Now,

you have only two options.

Either

kill yourself as soon as possible

and cut off the ties with Ye Shi'an

so that he can escape.

Or if you want to live,

you should give in to Wang Shanquan

and learn how to please him from other concubines.

Before he's fed up with you,

keep his affection

in your hands

as your amulet.

But if he dies,

everything will be gone.

The debt will be gone.

The same goes for your hatred.

You have to think carefully about

which to choose.

Yun'er.

Look.

These silver hairpins are a pair.

One for each of us.

Let me put it on you.

So pretty.

It's too plain.

Why do I need so many pearls?

It'll be very heavy.

I like elegant things.

The hairpin given by others

is not as beautiful

as the gift from you.

That's because Yun'er is beautiful.

Once you are 15 years old,

you'll be a young lady.

I wonder

who is so lucky

in Yangzhou City

to be Yun'er's

husband.

The young talents in Yangzhou City

are not in the same league as my brother.

I don't like any of them.

In the future,

I would like to marry someone in Eastern Capital.

Someone in Eastern Capital?

You told me

you want to be my family

for the rest of your life.

If you really get married in Eastern Capital,

we can't

play together anymore.

Then I'll never get married.

How can a girl

never get married?

I won't.

After getting married, I have to serve my parents-in-law

and take care of my husband and son.

I don't want to.

I can't bear to leave Grandmother.

I can't bear to leave my parents.

I can't bear to leave my brother.

I can't bear to leave you too.

I want to be

the most beloved girl in my family forever.

Silly girl.

This hairpin is so beautiful.

I can't take those hatreds on the chin.

I can't rely on

flattering my enemies.

Yuru.

My brother told me

that you're alive.

He said you came to Yangzhou.

You have no idea

how glad I am.

I really want to see you again.

But...

Let's meet in the next life.

Madam Yun,

your brother sent you some chestnut cakes.

Chestnut cakes?

Yes.

Put them there.

Sir,

the merchants we brought back

have been interrogated.

Shen is not among them.

Our informant from Cangzhou

reported that

he has never heard of

Shen Bancheng.

The person may even fake his name.

What about the grains?

The grains

have been taken away a few days ago.

Has Luo Zishang come back yet?

Young Master Luo has departed.

He'll arrive in Yangzhou soon.

Sir,

Madam Yun invites you

to Chunqin Pavilion tonight.

Reject her.

Sir.

Madam Yun

has been dressing carefully since just now.

She asked me desperately

to invite you over.

She always ignores me at the usual time.

When I almost get tired of her,

she's suddenly become so initiative today?

Fine.

Tell her

I'll check it out tonight.

Yes.

Master, you're back.

Find some high-skilled spies who know how to kill people.

While the soldiers of the government

are arresting the grain merchants tonight,

ask them to follow me out.

Yes.

Fortunately, your eyes

remember everything you saw at a glance.

You only met once.

But you recognized her.

Master treated her differently.

I would surely

pay more attention to her.

That's why I remembered.

I’ve arranged Yinhong

and my mother

for loading all the grains

onto the boat and transporting them away.

Shen Ming.

I'll leave Yun'er to you.

Don't worry, Sister.

Does Yun'er know

I will save her tonight?

She will know.

I hid a letter

in the chestnut cakes.

My sister can't breathe

when she eats chestnut cakes since young.

Since I gave her chestnut cakes,

she must have found out there's something fishy.

She should have read

the letter.

That's good.

Shen Ming, take this.

When Yun'er sees this hairpin,

she'll know you are one of us.

Remember,

bring her out safely.

The two of us

will wait for you at Changfeng Dock

to leave Yangzhou together.

Okay.

Shen,

it’s heavily guarded there.

Are you sure you can do it alone?

Don't worry.

It's dark and windy. I'm good at

climbing over the high walls

and taking somebody away.

Please.

No worries.

I'm leaving then, Sister.

Be careful.

Okay.

By the way,

what is

Shen's previous occupation?

A bandit.

Yun'er, what do you mean?

You treated me nicely

all these days.

I was so immature

that I didn't cherish

your kindness.

I know I was wrong.

I've thought it through.

That's good.

What's your plan today?

Sir,

today,

let's drink the wedding wine together.

And let bygones

be bygones.

Does it sound good?

Sure.

Very good.

Sir.

Just drink like this?

It's too boring.

I have an interesting idea.

What is it?

Cover your eyes

and feed you.

Here.

Are you done?

Guards!

Guards!

Help!

Guards!

Get up.

Get up!

He's dead.

Arrest me.

Only if he dies,

my brother

and Yuru

can escape safely.

Hurry up.

The one guarding the corner in the southwest

is the brother

of my sister.

His sister's indebted to me.

Show him this,

then you can escape.

Why?

Why do you want to let me go?

Live a good life.

Show me.

A weak woman

in this chaotic world,

how long can you live

with the indomitable spirit?

What are you waiting for?

Go!

When I was in such a situation,

I also hoped that

there would be a third way for me.

Help!

The commissioner was assassinated.

Your team.

Search over there.

The rest,

come with me.

Yes.

Help!

The commissioner was assassinated.

Stop!

Are you Ye Yun?

I'm not.

I'm really not.

Don't be afraid.

I'm here to save you.

Let me put it on you.

You work for Yuru?

Yes.

What's wrong?

Are you hurt?

This is not my blood.

It's Wang Shanquan's blood.

I killed him.