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[The Rise of Ning]

[Episode 31]

Oh my goodness!

Lady Yining

is only back for a short stay,

yet His Lordship

wants to give her

the best of everything.

She's His Lordship's own flesh and blood.

He finally found her after so long.

Of course he dotes on her

like the apple of his eye.

In the past,

we thought he was already

very nice to Lady Mingzhu.

But comparing the two ladies,

we can see the difference.

Indeed.

Look at her quarters.

They're even good enough for a princess.

Yeah.

[Huanjing Pavilion]

Father.

Mingzhu, why are you here?

I heard that Yining is coming back,

so I selected a pair of

white porcelain floral chicken-head vases

as a gift for her.

Father, you think they're too cheap?

Put the teacups here.

Here, here.

My Lady,

you picked out a pair of vases specially for her

and kindly brought them over.

How could His Lordship not like them?

Father has been away fighting in wars,

so we've never been close.

That's true,

but Lady Yining

hasn't even moved back yet,

and His Lordship is already treating you like this.

In the days to come,

won't he be even more biased?

Never mind.

Grandmother always likes me.

That won't change so easily.

And there's Ting.

He only recognizes me as his sister.

[Duke Ying's Mansion]

Out!

In!

Up.

Out, in.

Out.

In.

Ting has improved.

Out.

In.

Up.

Good, good.

Wei Ting has improved a lot.

Father.

Mother.

Oh,

Yining, don't just stand there.

Greet your grandmother.

Greetings, Old Madam.

I wish you good health.

Rise. The ground is cold.

This is Mingzhu.

She grew up here.

She's a year younger than you.

From now on,

you're the heiress of the duke,

and she's your younger sister.

I hope you can care for

and look out for each other.

Nice to meet you, Yining.

Nice to meet you, Mingzhu.

Ting.

Why are you so quiet?

Call her Sister. She's your real sister.

Aren't you the girl

from the Luo family?

Why are you suddenly my sister?

Just call her Sister.

Don't ask questions.

It's fine.

Today,

I've asked the kitchen to prepare many delicious dishes.

After we finish the New Year's Eve dinner,

let Yining

take you both to set off fireworks.

We have a lot of fireworks this year.

They're from the palace.

You can play as long as you like.

How does that sound?

Is there honey-glazed yam today?

It gave you a rash, yet you still want to eat it?

It's fine if it's cooked.

Tell the kitchen

to put the yam away.

Just don't let Wei Ting

touch it.

Right?

Let's go to the dining room.

Grandmother,

Second Uncle, Second Aunt,

I came to say goodbye.

Boy.

I ordered

these customized shoes

specifically for you.

You grew up here

and didn't go through much.

Leaving home for the first time,

you must take good care of yourself.

Don't make me worry.

Thank you, Grandmother.

Shanyuan,

even though it's a military camp,

you'll still need to make connections.

Spend money when you need to.

Don't let yourself suffer unnecessarily.

Thank you, Second Aunt.

Shanyuan, it's New Year's Eve.

Why don't you leave tomorrow?

It's a long journey.

I'd better set off early.

What your mother did had nothing to do with you.

Don't think too much about it.

If you encounter any difficulties,

you must let us know.

Thank you, Second Uncle.

Fourth Brother.

This is the bruise medicine

Sixth Uncle made.

It's very effective.

Third Brother,

sorry.

It's all in the past.

Say no more.

We'll always

be family.

Why are you crying?

I'm going to join the army

and protect our country like a hero.

Take good care of Grandmother,

Second Uncle, and Second Aunt for me.

Be a good girl.

Take care, Grandmother.

Mother.

[Virtue Is Most Essential]

It's good that Shan has such ambition

and wants to make a name for himself

out there.

If anything happens,

Shenyuan will help him.

You don't need to worry.

Chen Lan

did such an inhumane thing.

Chengwen

left without celebrating the New Year with us.

The first household just fell apart like this.

Fortunately,

Yiyu has married into the Liu family

and is cherished there.

Shan can also pull himself together.

Now, the one

who concerns me the most

is Yixiu.

Father has taken an official post somewhere else.

Shan has joined the army.

Seventh Sister and the others are not around either.

Mother…

I never thought that I'd be

the only one left in the first household.

My Lady, don't be sad.

You still have Young Master Lin, don't you?

He doesn't really count as my family.

W-What's all this about?

Last time we planned to visit the night market together,

but it didn't work out.

I'm making it up for you.

Yixiu!

Come here.

The shop hasn't made much money yet.

You shouldn't have spent recklessly.

Then,

do you like it

or not?

You call this a night market?

Heavens above, earth below.

Lantern Fairy, show your magic.

Let me cheer up

my beloved.

Are you silly?

The lantern fairy responded!

Look!

What is it?

Suet Shortbread from Liuhe Tavern.

Try it.

That's your favorite sachet.

This is the perfume you wanted

when we went shopping last time.

You're finally smiling.

Yixiu!

What are you thinking?

Say something.

I'm right here

with you.

Why did you use that thing

to ask me?

Luo Yixiu!

Will you marry me?

People are watching!

Say yes. Say yes.

Say yes. Say yes.

What are you doing?

People are watching.

Say yes. Say yes.

I just want you to know

that I, Lin Mao,

will only marry you in this lifetime.

Father.

Mother.

No need for formalities.

Sit down.

Then, Mother,

shall we start eating?

Let's eat.

Yixiu, try this.

There's no wine?

Alright.

Here, try this.

It's New Year's Eve again,

but a lot of people are gone.

Don't say that.

You're making me upset again.

Why did you say that on New Year's Eve?

You're making me miss Yining.

You're right, Mother. Let's eat.

These are all your favorite dishes.

Eat up.

[Chengjing Hall]

[Duke Ying's Mansion]

It's New Year's Eve.

One cup.

It's New Year's Eve!

Then half a cup.

You…

Alright. One cup, one cup.

Fill it.

My gosh.

Back in the day,

when I was in the army,

I drank straight from the jug

with the soldiers.

I never got drunk.

Look at me now: old

and under your control.

I can't even drink at will.

Grandmother.

Drink slowly.

How old are you now?

You're not strong anymore.

Don't brag about never getting drunk.

We don't even know

if you'll have a relapse

after drinking this cup of wine.

The one in pain won't be me anyway.

Grandmother,

Father just cares for you.

Don't you remember?

Last time when the old injury

on your shoulder blade acted up,

it hurt so much

that you couldn't sleep the whole night.

I remember it.

At that time, Grandmother swore

to quit drinking.

Naughty boy.

How can you take a sick person's words seriously?

Your grandmother

does this every New Year's Eve.

Why is her cup empty?

Fill my daughter's cup too.

Fill it up.

You have the Wei family blood in you.

You can definitely drink a little.

Come on.

Daughter, try the pigeon.

It's our chef's

specialty dish.

Every year, after Ting

finished his share,

he'd switch seats with others

to eat their shares.

My Lord, someone from the palace came.

Duke Ying, the Emperor has issued an edict.

I, Wei Ling, humbly await to hear.

Duke Ying, Wei Ling,

has served the country and its people with utmost dedication.

He's a pillar of the nation with great contributions.

I learned that Duke Ying had found his long-lost daughter

and completed his family.

I'm very glad for him.

I hereby make Wei Yining

the County Lady of Qingcheng.

This shall be carried out

as decreed.

We thank the Emperor for his grace.

County Lady of Qingcheng, accept the edict.

Yining.

Yining!

Accept the edict, accept the edict.

I accept the edict.

Duke Ying, please rise.

Old Madam, please rise.

Congratulations, Duke Ying, Old Madam,

County Lady of Qingcheng.

There are still important matters at the palace.

I shall take my leave.

Thank you. I'll see you out.

Please.

Sir.

His Majesty is busy with countless state affairs.

How come he paid so much attention

to such a trivial matter

in my family?

No matter how busy His Majesty is,

he cares about

everything in the country.

Moreover, Marquis Lu brought it up.

So His Majesty's grace

is only natural.

Thank you, sir.

Stop here, My Lord.

Why is Lu Jiaxue interested

in my family affairs?

Why are you all sitting so quietly?

Keep eating and drinking.

Look at what you've done.

Even His Majesty knows about it now.

Be careful of those with ulterior motives.

They may try to stain your reputation.

You're overthinking it.

If anyone meant me harm,

His Majesty wouldn't have

made Yining the County Lady, right?

Yining.

I heard you have a rouge shop.

Yes.

It's called Yanrong Pavilion.

Tomorrow, go close it down.

Then move back.

Mother…

Without this imperial edict,

I'd turn a blind eye

and let it slide.

But

you have a title

and a rank now.

If you continue doing business

and drawing attention,

you'll surely receive criticism.

Mother.

After all these years,

criticism is already not

something new to us.

When have you ever been afraid of it?

Here.

Let me refill your cup.

I'm not afraid of it.

But this is unnecessary.

It's not like we don't have money.

If she needs something,

she just needs to say it.

Mother…

Please forgive me, Old Madam.

I put in a lot of effort in Yanrong Pavilion.

If you won't let me keep it,

you may write to His Majesty

and tell him

you made a mistake about my identity.

Yining, what are you talking about?

Yining.

Are you threatening me?

I wouldn't dare.

Yining,

how could you

speak to Grandmother like that?

Do it as she said!

After that,

you won't be

a part of our family anymore.

It can save us from embarrassment!

What did you say?

Say it again!

Father, among scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants,

merchants are the lowest class.

How dare you!

Who taught you that?

Our Wei family

relied on

military achievements

to establish ourselves.

You should understand that

making achievements

requires abilities and hard work.

Young as you are,

you're judging people based on their status.

After you grow up,

are you going to throw your weight around?

Yining isn't relying on others to do business.

She's doing it because she's capable enough.

As for you,

if you can't support yourself after growing up

and live off inherited wealth,

that will make you

a truly low-class person, understand?

Grandmother doesn't allow her to run her shop,

and Mingzhu said

merchants are low-class.

Father, why are you scolding me?

Zhao Mingzhu!

Father,

when I was teaching Ting

to read,

the book had a line like that,

so I casually mentioned it.

But I absolutely didn't mean

that Yining's business is low-class.

Listen, you two.

Yining is spending

New Year's Eve with us

for the first time,

or I wouldn't let you off so easily!

You said rude things

to hurt your family, and you feel aggrieved?

You bad boy…

What's that attitude?

Enough.

This is not the right time

to lecture him.

What are you doing?

You ruined my appetite!

Mother.

Do you like them?

Do you want me to set off fireworks with you?

No, thanks.

I want…

to return to Luo's Mansion.

Okay. It's New Year's Eve after all.

I'm sorry for what happened today.

Your grandmother is straightforward and quick-tempered,

but she has a kind heart.

Trust me.

After spending more time with her,

you'll surely grow to like her.

Also,

your grandfather died in battle long ago,

and I've been away commanding troops,

so it's been Mingzhu

and Ting keeping your grandmother company.

She's very protective

of the two of them.

Even I can't scold or punish them.

But today,

they were indeed in the wrong.

I was wrong too.

I didn't raise them well.

So,

I apologize to you on their behalf.

Please don't blame yourself.

Actually, Mingzhu

and Ting

weren't entirely wrong.

You allow me to do business

because you dote on me.

I'm very grateful.

Don't say that.

I'm your father.

I just did what I should.

Keep running your shop.

I'll talk to your grandmother.

Don't worry about it.

Don't have any more conflicts

with Old Madam.

Actually, without me,

there wouldn't have been that imperial edict.

Perhaps

you would all be

enjoying

the New Year's Eve dinner now.

Don't talk like

you're not part of this family again.

Yining,

I'm already very happy

to have you with me on New Year's Eve.

You're my daughter.

In the future,

just do whatever you want to do.

Don't worry about what others think

or try to please anyone.

I want you to be carefree and unrestrained

and do as you please.

No matter what happens,

I'll have your back.

It's getting cold.

You should go back and have a rest.

Thank you, Father.

Wait.

♫The peaceful times turn the years into something ordinary♫

♫Time sketches the bustling world♫

What…

What did you call me?

♫The red string covers the eaves; dark hair changes into white♫

♫Half a lifetime♫

Thank you, Father.

♫The people in the world hold the last wave♫

♫Palm lines and growth rings laugh and look at each other♫

♫On the journey back, the rolling clouds shimmer♫

♫Migrating birds enter dreams♫

There's no one else here.

Tell me honestly.

Did you teach Ting

to belittle Yining like that?

Grandmother,

it's obvious that Yining

is in the wrong.

Everyone knows

she's the heiress of Duke Ying now,

yet she's still running her shop.

Clearly, she means

to bring shame on our family.

Silly girl.

I know you mean well for our family,

but you shouldn't have let Ting

speak about her like that.

I…

I told Ting about the four occupations,

but I never thought

he'd put it like that.

Your father

is very angry about it.

He thinks we gave Yining a hard time.

Listen, girl,

you need to change your temper.

Try to get close to her.

Fine.

Come here.

Sit.

I know

it's hard for you to accept her

right away.

Originally,

you were the only young lady in this household.

Now another one has come,

and she's the heiress.

The attitude of everyone in the mansion

must have made you uncomfortable.

No.

Stop pretending.

Don't cry, don't cry.

Let me tell you,

even if she's the heiress,

she wouldn't dare to bully you.

Yining wouldn't dare,

nor would your father.

Grandmother.

Silly girl.

Mother.

Where's Yining?

She left.

What? She left?

Is she throwing a tantrum?

I bet she'll call me Old Madam

instead of Grandmother

when she meets me next time.

Mingzhu,

go check on Ting.

Mother,

Yining returned to Luo's Mansion

because she missed

her grandmother in the Luo family.

Without the protection

of Old Madam Luo all these years,

I'm afraid Yining

would've been killed by bad people long ago

and wouldn't have lived until today.

Yining has suffered too much these years.

She's my daughter,

yet she didn't receive

any care or love from me.

I owe her too much.

I know you feel indebted to her,

but you can't

favor her too much.

I know

you truly care for Mingzhu.

So do I.

But you saw it tonight.

Mingzhu belittled Yining,

yet you didn't say a word.

I've told her off about that.

She didn't mean it.

But you,

when Mingzhu

sent Yining vases as a gift,

you didn't like them

and directly returned them to her.

Mother, you should know

how many rare treasures

Mingzhu has in her bedroom.

Yet she chose the cheapest one

as the gift.

Isn't it obvious that

she looked down on Yining?

Let me tell you,

I returned them to her directly

for your sake.

If I could do it my way,

I would've smashed them right in front of her.

Besides,

you asked her to close down Yanrong Pavilion,

but I don't agree.

That's her life's work.

I asked that for her own good.

As your heiress

and a County Lady appointed by His Majesty,

she needs to act appropriately.

Her doing business in public

will bring disgrace

to our family.

Back then,

when you joined the army and fought as a woman,

didn't you

receive a lot of criticism too?

But you withstood it all.

That was how you made achievements

and earned respect for our family.

I know

you're always

open-minded.

Why are you

making a big deal out of

Yining's business now?

You know what I care about

is not that.

Then there's nothing you need to worry about.

I'll explain to His Majesty tomorrow,

okay?

[Chengjing Hall]

Shenyuan.

Will you keep investigating

Eighth Prince's case?

Father,

regarding this matter,

I already have a plan.

You don't need

to bother about it.

In your first month in office,

you've already looked into a lot of people.

The whole Court of Judicial Review

is a bit upset with you.

I believe that playing it safe

is the most important thing when you do things.

You haven't gained a foothold yet

but have already made countless enemies.

To be honest with you,

Vice Minister Jiang

is not very satisfied with you.

Yes.

I understand your concerns.

But Father, don't you think

I should continue the investigation?

Yes.

Keep investigating if you want.

But I hope you can

ease into it.

The forces at court

are intricate and complex.

When you act against someone,

you don't know

who's behind them.

Too many people are involved in the Eighth Prince's case.

Back then, Eighth Princes and Chen Jiuheng

were ordered to go to Jiangnan for disaster relief together.

Later, Chen Jiuheng

embezzled the relief grain,

and Eighth Prince disappeared.

Rumor has it that

Chen Jiuheng, in order to cover up the truth,

killed Eighth Prince.

In the end,

his whole family was executed.

Father,

I don't think

that's the truth.

Mr. Chen couldn't possibly have embezzled anything.

Why are you so sure?

Shenyuan,

I only wish that

you wouldn't drag

the whole Luo family down

because of your arrogance.

I'll keep that in mind, Father.

But I'll keep investigating

this case.

It's New Year's Eve.

Why do you keep talking about work?

Have some tea.

Yes, yes.

Have some snacks.

Let's talk about something delightful.

By the way, Mother,

Mr. Sun visited me a few days ago.

I talked with him about

the marriage between Shenyuan and Miss Sun.

Mr. Sun

respects his daughter's opinion

and needs to ask her first.

Great.

She's a good match for you.

What do you think, Shenyuan?

I have no feelings for her.

I think we can wait a few years

before discussing this matter again.

Grandmother,

Father, Mother,

I have some matters to attend to.

I'll take my leave.

[Yanrong Pavilion]

Young Master.

Lady Yining should be

in Duke Ying's Mansion

having the New Year's Eve dinner now.

You won't see her here.

It's good that she's not here.

It means she's all good

at Duke Ying's Mansion.

If only you could just marry her.

Then you wouldn't have to miss her every day like this.

[Luo's Mansion]

This year's Spring Festival couplets

were still written by Third Brother.

He's the Number One Scholar.

Of course they made him write the couplets.

Grandmother, Third Brother,

and Mother

should be having the New Year's Eve dinner now, right?

My Lady, shall we go in?

Let's return to Yanrong Pavilion.

Yes.

[Yanrong Pavilion]

What's wrong?

You haven't seen me for days and can't recognize me?

Why are you here?

It's so late.

I thought you were celebrating New Year at Luo's Mansion.

What about you?

Don't you like the New Year's Eve dinner

at Duke Ying's Mansion?

Third Brother…

I missed you.

Me too.

♫Though fate is fickle, every meeting is hard to predict♫

How long have you been waiting here?

Not too long.

♫The shadows are paired, responding to whose desire?♫

But if I hadn't come back,

you'd have wasted your time

waiting for me here.

♫As the shadows of the past fade, there's no need to chase after them♫

You waited here for so long

♫Your dreams are my wishes, forever intertwined♫

just to give me this?

And to spend New Year's Eve with you.

This doll

doesn't look very exquisite, does it?

♫It's easy to follow and protect you, but hard to tell you how I feel about you♫

Can't you tell

I made it myself?

♫Thinking about you brings a blush to my face♫

You're so picky.

Since you made it yourself,

I like it very much.

♫Asking what destiny is, we go on this journey together♫

Third Brother, look, they're having a lot of fun

setting off fireworks.

♫When you lean on me, both of us blush♫

I want to set off fireworks too.

Let's go.

♫My heart will never change, I'll never regret it♫

♫Always stay by your side♫

♫Watch the sun rise and set with you♫

♫I have no regrets, having found you in this life♫

♫A dream of two♫

♫Sharing the hope that we'll be together forever♫

♫Life is like a dream, I want to grow old with you♫

♫Stars align in pairs, a reflection of someone's heart♫

♫Missing you day and night, I don't know who's wrong or right♫

♫Your wish, my hope, together we thrive♫

♫I'm willing to follow you, hoping to be with you for a lifetime♫

♫My feelings within make me blush♫

♫What is destiny? I'm lucky to go on this journey with you♫

♫When you lean on me, both of us blush♫

County Lady, have you

brought here all the fireworks

at Duke Ying's Mansion?

Third Brother, you already know

I've been made the County Lady?

But Old Madam told me

now that I have a title,

I can't appear in public casually.

She asked me to close down Yanrong Pavilion.

Officials engaging in business

used to be a common thing.

But in recent years, there have been several

major cases of collusion between officials and merchants,

so His Majesty banned officials

from competing with commoners for business profits.

Yanrong Pavilion is just a small shop.

It doesn't violate that rule.

Moreover, the shop

doesn't belong to you alone.

His Lordship

will make Old Madam Wei agree.

Rest assured.

But

I don't want to put Father in a difficult position.

You've accepted him?

Today,

I tried calling him Father.

It wasn't that difficult.

I thought

Father

was just a cold way to address him.

But now I feel

it's very warm.

Now that you've accepted him,

will you move into his mansion?

Do you think

I should move back?

He's your family after all.

But except for Father,

everyone else

feels like strangers to me.

Besides,

I can't go back to Luo's Mansion either.

I don't have a home anymore.

Yining.

♫Love is hard to catch♫

If you're willing,

I can give you a home.

♫The intertwined destinies are hard to unravel♫

Actually,

I've long…

Third Brother.

♫Afraid of missing it. making mistakes, and the begonia's fleeting bloom♫

The snow outside is so heavy.

♫So the more you care about love, the more you dare not say it♫

♫You're like a poetic song♫

♫One intersection is engraved in my heart♫

♫No matter the torrential rain along the way, after a thousand twists and turns♫

♫My heart remains as it was, guarding the corner♫

Uncle.

Luo Shenyuan

has found the remains of Eighth Prince.

They're at Tiger Head Gang's

former base,

Tiger Mountain.

Back then, Wang Yuan sent his trusted aide,

Gao Da, to handle this matter.

This is how he handled it?

If I had known Gao Da

was so unreliable,

I wouldn't have

gotten involved in this mess.

Now that Luo Shenyuan has found out so much,

Prime Minister Wang

must have taken action, right?

Let's just sit back and watch them fight.

We'll play it by ear.

[Yanrong Pavilion]

A servant from Duke Ying's Mansion told me

Lady Yining returned to Yanrong Pavilion.

Should we go knock on the door?

It's New Year's Eve. Instead of staying

with the duke,

she came here.

It seems she's not happy

at the duke's mansion.

Duke Ying says

he dotes on his daughter,

and this is how he dotes on her?

Uncle,

that's more reason for you to show up now.

When a woman is vulnerable,

a man's care becomes more…

Don't use the tricks

you learned in pleasure houses on her.

I just think

after you brought Song Ziyun back

to uncover the truth

and helped her

get the title of County Lady,

she should be moved more or less.

I've waited for her

for so many years.

I don't mind waiting a little longer.

I believe one day

she'll come around.

You go back now.

It's New Year's Eve.

Don't make your family worry.

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