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[Brocade Odyssey]
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[Episode 5]
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Ritual of offering begins!
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Ascend the Mountain
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and honor Leizu!
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In gratitude to Leizu,
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Xuanyuan's consort,
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the first silkworm mother
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who taught us to raise silkworms
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and make clothing.
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Her grace reaches all, and her name immortalized.
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The Brocade Officer and Master present silk and offer wine.
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As the year draws to a close,
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in gratitude to Leizu,
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I lead the esteemed householders
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to perform the purification ceremony,
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solemnly completing the ritual at the altar,
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offering fragrant incense,
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praying for shared blessings,
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humbly inviting the deity to partake!
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The Brocade Officer and Master bow again!
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Everyone kneels in unison!
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Reverently honoring Leizu, praying for shared blessings!
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Pay your respects!
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Mr. Yang,
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where are you going?
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Why should I report my whereabouts
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to you?
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Once everyone finishes offering incense,
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we still need
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to escort the deity back
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and pay respects to Leizu.
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To avoid further delays on your part,
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please wait here with me.
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After all these years,
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why are you still so tiresome?
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By the time they finish offering incense,
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it'll be almost nightfall.
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I'm tired
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and just want to rest a bit. What's wrong with that?
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What,
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did Leizu herself tell you
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that I must stand and wait?
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You...
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Gentleman,
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why not come and take a look over here?
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Try your luck for just 20 wen.
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These are blessed by Leizu herself!
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Come and check out our fortune boxes!
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You might get something amazing.
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Want to give it a try?
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These people attend the Leizu Festival
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just to pay their respects.
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Who'd want to buy this junky silk?
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And these boxes are downright ugly.
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We're offering a silk draw game here.
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Just 20 wen per draw.
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They're blessed by Leizu herself!
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What's the matter?
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Where's the hype man we hired?
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He went to the restroom.
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He'll be back in a bit.
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How much did you agree to pay him?
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A whole string of coins.
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Did you already pay him?
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Yeah.
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Paid in full?
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Shouldn't we pay him in full?
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Why would he bother working now?
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He's clearly not coming back.
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I was fooled again, eh?
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I'll just hire another one.
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You...
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Miss, may I ask,
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what do you mean by "Leizu's blessing" here?
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And is it appropriate to sell silk
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at the Leizu Festival?
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Sir, you misunderstand.
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Leizu taught our ancestors
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to raise silkworms and weave silk.
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Her contributions are immense.
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The fact that I can sell silk today
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is all thanks to her blessing,
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and there is no disrespect intended.
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What we call "Leizu's blessing"
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is fortune hidden within these boxes.
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Inside, you'll find silk of varying quality.
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Each box is priced at 20 wen.
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Feel free to choose one.
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Its quality depends entirely on your luck today.
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I see now.
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Well, I'll...
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give it a try now.
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Sure.
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Here.
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Which one would you like, sir?
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That one.
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This one?
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All right.
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Sir, your fortune is truly abundant today!
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This is our lucky bonus,
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a blessing pouch for double the good fortune!
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This pouch is exquisitely crafted.
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Even for 30 or 40 wen,
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you wouldn't buy it elsewhere.
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Is everything inside good?
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It can't be. It's only 20 wen each.
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They'd lose a fortune.
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Let me try another one.
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Sure thing.
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This one?
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All right.
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See? I knew it!
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It's a loss!
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This is old silk, isn't it?
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It's not worth 20 wen.
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It's not worth it at all.
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This isn't worth it!
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True, this one isn't worth 20 wen.
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But that pouch alone is worth more than 20 wen.
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Together, you're still coming out ahead.
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That's true.
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That makes sense.
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Exactly.
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If you put it that way, I have to try another!
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Of course, go ahead.
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That one.
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All right, that one.
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This one?
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Yeah.
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What's this?
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Midnight Purple Silk!
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Who knew these boxes held such fine silk?
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These fortune boxes are all about luck.
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There's gain and there's loss.
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Exactly.
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As long as you buy enough,
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the differences will even out eventually.
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Plus, even this old silk isn't useless.
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If you sell it to someone else,
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you wouldn't lose much.
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If you win, you're happy.
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If you lose, think of it as spending a few coins
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for some fun!
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Miss, you have a point!
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Here, I'll try one too!
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Sure.
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I'll try one too!
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Step right up!
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Don't push!
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Please don't push!
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- Line up for the mystery boxes! - There's plenty for everyone!
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Line up!
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Don't push!
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Over here!
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I'll try one too.
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I'll take this one.
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I'll try one as well.
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Yingying!
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There's enough for everyone!
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Yingying!
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Hurry, restock!
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Coming!
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This one.
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Miss, someone asked me to send this to you.
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Thank you.
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Miss Ji,
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rushing over won't help your brother.
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Save your energy.
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You were the one who sent me the message?
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I took you in out of kindness, gave you work at our house.
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Instead of gratitude,
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you stole our loom.
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Now you've been caught red-handed.
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What else do you have to say for yourself?
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There must be misunderstanding here!
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Mr. Wang,
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didn't you agree
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to sell me this loom?
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When did I ever agree to sell it to you?
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How could you even afford it?
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This loom was clearly stolen from my house!
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So many witnesses saw it happen.
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That's right!
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Are you still trying to deny it?
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It was you!
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What did you do to my brother?
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Your brother depends on others for scraps,
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enduring humiliation to work.
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I bet you don't know about any of this.
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My brother working for you was all part of your plan?
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Just a little icing on the cake.
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A gentleman doesn't steal.
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A virtuous man doesn't rob.
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I, Ji Yaoting,
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have never resorted to petty theft!
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Where's the contract?
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Yes, the contract.
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Everyone here witnessed it that day.
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We signed a contract!
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What contract?
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Did anyone see it?
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- Did you see it? - No, I didn't.
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All we saw was Ji Yaoting stealing the loom
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and getting caught red-handed.
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- That's right. - You...
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The contract is with you, isn't it?
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Without that contract,
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your brother will be taken to the bureau,
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have his hands and feet broken,
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and never weave brocade again.
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You're forcing my brother into a dead end today.
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Aren't you afraid that one day,
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I'll repay you in kind?
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A powerless criminal's daughter,
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and you dare challenge me?
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You're overestimating yourself.
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Fine, Mrs. Hua, just you wait.
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Let's see if I can do.
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So, do you still want this contract?
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Move the loom out!
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Don't move it!
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Move it!
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Don't move it!
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Move it!
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You agreed to sell it to me!
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It's my loom!
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Move it!
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Don't move it!
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You stole it from me!
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Don't move it!
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This isn't your loom!
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Don't move it!
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Say it then.
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What do you want me to do?
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Let go...
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Why are you here?
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I came to find you.
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If you don't go back soon,
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the situation above will be exposed.
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It's just a closing ceremony.
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Must I really be there?
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What's your mouth for?
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Can't you just make up an excuse for me?
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Excuses are easy to find,
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but traces are hard to hide.
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If you miss the ceremony above
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and happen to stir up trouble
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here in the mountains...
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This Brocade Officer position of yours
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is already under close watch.
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It's too easy to arouse suspicion.
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Where do all these coincidences come from?
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Caution and preparation
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prevent accidents.
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Bookworm!
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Brute!
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Come!
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Hand the money over to me!
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Let me weigh how much it is.
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I knew Yingying's idea would work!
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Nice!
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My hand is the scale!
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Why don't you count it when you get back?
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Can you ever finish counting money?
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Yingying, you're back!
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Yingying!
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How about that?
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Are all the boxes sold out?
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Of course!
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With your brains and our hands,
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what can't we accomplish?
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My eyes were strained nearly to blindness.
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Finally, we can join the Splendor Showcase.
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Mr. Zhao Senior is here.
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Hurry, go greet him.
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Look!
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Go!
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How about this?
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I'd like
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to introduce someone to all of you,
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a rising star in business.
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Please, everyone, stay a moment.
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This is Miss Ji of the Huanhua Dyehouse
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from Sandaoyan.
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She's young,
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but she's got plenty of ideas.
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If you ever get the chance,
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please support her endeavors.
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If you personally speak for her,
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she must be an extraordinary talent.
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Rest assured!
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Since you've asked,
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we'll certainly help her out!
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Thank you.
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Sir, the old silk is sold out.
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I'd like to remind you of your promise
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to grant me one request.
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Speak freely, Miss Ji.
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Pay attention!
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Stop stalling!
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Just say it already!
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Yingying!
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- Yingying! - Say it!
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Go ahead.
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Please, sir,
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allow me to marry Zhao Xiuyuan soon.
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What?
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What?
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Is this what we agreed on?
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Did I misremember?
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Ji Yingying,
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what's wrong with you?
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The betrothal between Zhao Xiuyuan and me
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was set when we were young.
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I know the Zhao family needs a capable wife.
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Previously,
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I caused Sang Shisi to stir up trouble at Huanhua Creek,
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forcing the Brocade Officer to change the creekside rules.
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Now, relying on my own abilities,
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I stand before you discussing business.
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Surely, this proves my worth.
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Please grant your approval, sir.
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So, I've been played, have I?
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You little lady...
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You're quite the little lady indeed.
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Mr. Zhao Senior gave you
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the right to discuss business,
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and you're wasting it
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with nonsense!
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Grandpa,
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this matter
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is my idea.
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I've always admired Miss Ji,
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and I wanted to take this opportunity
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to ask for her hand in marriage.
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00:14:04,903 --> 00:14:06,053
I hope you'll approve.
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Fool.
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00:14:11,663 --> 00:14:13,783
This Zhao Xiuyuan is as clueless as they come,
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discussing personal matters in public.
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00:14:19,613 --> 00:14:20,613
Sir,
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since this is your family's private affair,
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00:14:25,613 --> 00:14:27,023
we'll excuse ourselves now.
346
00:14:27,223 --> 00:14:28,783
I must apologize for the embarrassment
347
00:14:29,173 --> 00:14:30,493
we've caused you all.
348
00:14:30,693 --> 00:14:32,693
Not at all. We'll take our leave first.
349
00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:44,693
Miss Ji, as for what you mentioned,
350
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when the time is right,
351
00:14:47,253 --> 00:14:48,693
everything will naturally fall into place.
352
00:15:01,693 --> 00:15:02,343
Let's go!
353
00:15:21,693 --> 00:15:22,933
Ji Yingying, stop right there!
354
00:15:34,663 --> 00:15:35,933
What do you take us for?
355
00:15:36,493 --> 00:15:37,903
Tools for your personal gain?
356
00:15:38,733 --> 00:15:40,693
Stepping stones for your high-society marriage?
357
00:15:42,103 --> 00:15:44,493
Do you really intend to run a business with us?
358
00:15:46,463 --> 00:15:47,253
Ji Yingying,
359
00:15:47,933 --> 00:15:49,783
were you lying to me from the start?
360
00:15:51,103 --> 00:15:52,303
You're just like them.
361
00:15:53,103 --> 00:15:55,023
You never saw me as a friend, did you?
362
00:15:55,023 --> 00:15:55,573
Could there
363
00:15:56,693 --> 00:15:58,573
be more to this story?
364
00:15:59,103 --> 00:16:00,863
Yeah, let's calm down
365
00:16:00,863 --> 00:16:01,783
and hear Yingying's explanation.
366
00:16:01,783 --> 00:16:03,133
What's there left to explain?
367
00:16:03,863 --> 00:16:04,983
Our hearts are divided.
368
00:16:05,573 --> 00:16:06,493
And our trust is long gone.
369
00:16:07,463 --> 00:16:09,303
We might as well call it quits.
370
00:16:10,783 --> 00:16:12,253
It's my fault. I've let you all down.
371
00:16:15,223 --> 00:16:15,903
Fine.
372
00:16:16,173 --> 00:16:16,933
Ji Yingying,
373
00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:19,343
I must have been blind to trust you.
374
00:16:20,783 --> 00:16:23,133
"Honorary President"? I quit!
375
00:16:30,903 --> 00:16:32,173
What are you standing here for? Let's go!
376
00:16:57,103 --> 00:16:58,613
Since I chose to support you,
377
00:16:59,173 --> 00:17:00,023
that won't change.
378
00:17:00,023 --> 00:17:00,903
I believe
379
00:17:01,253 --> 00:17:03,303
you can accomplish something with us.
380
00:17:03,303 --> 00:17:04,183
As long as everyone needs me,
381
00:17:04,373 --> 00:17:05,493
I'll give it my all!
382
00:17:23,093 --> 00:17:24,253
You tell me drinking is harmful,
383
00:17:24,253 --> 00:17:25,373
but look how much you've had yourself!
384
00:17:25,973 --> 00:17:27,093
I'm fine. Give me that.
385
00:17:27,093 --> 00:17:28,303
I can handle my liquor...
386
00:17:28,583 --> 00:17:29,373
Yingying,
387
00:17:30,493 --> 00:17:32,183
I've heard a bit about what happened today.
388
00:17:32,373 --> 00:17:34,093
You're not someone who goes back on her word.
389
00:17:34,333 --> 00:17:35,493
What's really going on?
390
00:17:37,493 --> 00:17:38,733
I heard
391
00:17:39,183 --> 00:17:41,063
you set up a stall to sell silk
392
00:17:41,063 --> 00:17:42,253
at the Lei Zu Festival today
393
00:17:42,733 --> 00:17:44,493
to ask a favor of Mr. Zhao Senior.
394
00:17:44,853 --> 00:17:46,493
Did you hope to gain his approval
395
00:17:47,063 --> 00:17:49,303
for your marriage to Zhao Xiuyuan?
396
00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:53,133
Are you asking me to reveal this publicly?
397
00:17:53,663 --> 00:17:54,973
If you're offering yourself,
398
00:17:55,093 --> 00:17:56,943
at least show some real capability.
399
00:17:57,493 --> 00:17:58,303
Oh, by the way,
400
00:17:58,943 --> 00:18:00,333
the new rules at Huanhua Creek
401
00:18:00,583 --> 00:18:02,783
was your idea, wasn't it?
402
00:18:03,733 --> 00:18:06,853
Miss Ji, you could tell Mr. Zhao Senior
403
00:18:07,063 --> 00:18:08,373
about this accomplishment.
404
00:18:09,063 --> 00:18:11,493
Take the initiative and confess my schemes,
405
00:18:12,333 --> 00:18:13,943
then I'll face rejection from both the Zhao family
406
00:18:13,943 --> 00:18:15,703
and the other dyehouse owners.
407
00:18:16,063 --> 00:18:16,783
One contract,
408
00:18:16,783 --> 00:18:17,853
two demands,
409
00:18:18,183 --> 00:18:19,093
your business practices
410
00:18:19,093 --> 00:18:20,703
are truly unfair, aren't they?
411
00:18:22,133 --> 00:18:23,783
It all depends
412
00:18:24,213 --> 00:18:26,183
on how much you care about your brother.
413
00:18:26,783 --> 00:18:27,973
Mrs. Hua
414
00:18:28,183 --> 00:18:29,733
made you say those things,
415
00:18:29,903 --> 00:18:31,853
ruining your reputation as a woman
416
00:18:32,093 --> 00:18:33,373
while shifting the blame for Huanhua Creek's
417
00:18:33,373 --> 00:18:34,493
new rules onto you.
418
00:18:34,783 --> 00:18:36,733
Turning the dyehouse owners against you.
419
00:18:37,023 --> 00:18:38,093
That's truly malicious.
420
00:18:58,493 --> 00:18:59,663
Yu, I feel awful.
421
00:19:02,253 --> 00:19:04,063
Can't we just tell them the truth?
422
00:19:04,703 --> 00:19:06,493
My brother endured so much humiliation
423
00:19:07,493 --> 00:19:09,903
behind the scenes while working,
424
00:19:10,543 --> 00:19:12,333
yet he acted as if nothing happened.
425
00:19:13,133 --> 00:19:14,733
If not for helping me,
426
00:19:16,583 --> 00:19:19,063
he wouldn't have been set up by Mrs. Hua.
427
00:19:21,493 --> 00:19:24,453
If he knew I did all this for him,
428
00:19:25,133 --> 00:19:27,183
who knows how guilty he'd feel?
429
00:19:27,903 --> 00:19:29,093
With his attitude,
430
00:19:29,453 --> 00:19:30,423
he might even
431
00:19:30,423 --> 00:19:32,333
give up weaving brocade entirely.
432
00:19:32,583 --> 00:19:33,943
He's your elder brother.
433
00:19:33,943 --> 00:19:35,453
It's not your place to shield him.
434
00:19:35,543 --> 00:19:37,093
Failure is a lesson learned.
435
00:19:38,543 --> 00:19:41,903
In the end, Mrs. Hua's target is me,
436
00:19:45,583 --> 00:19:47,093
and he was dragged into this.
437
00:19:48,063 --> 00:19:50,253
It's my fault I let down everyone.
438
00:19:51,903 --> 00:19:52,903
That contract...
439
00:19:53,783 --> 00:19:55,253
do you think Mrs. Hua will give it to you?
440
00:19:56,423 --> 00:19:57,453
Just wait and see!
441
00:19:58,733 --> 00:19:59,973
Once I get past this hurdle,
442
00:20:00,663 --> 00:20:02,453
I'll make sure to get that contract back.
443
00:20:03,493 --> 00:20:04,903
You really don't give up, do you?
444
00:20:05,333 --> 00:20:06,303
Give up?
445
00:20:07,333 --> 00:20:09,093
Why should I give up?
446
00:20:09,973 --> 00:20:11,943
Those dyehouse tycoons can act as they please
447
00:20:11,943 --> 00:20:13,733
and we deserve to be bullied?
448
00:20:14,493 --> 00:20:15,733
So what if they have power and influence?
449
00:20:15,733 --> 00:20:17,703
Does that give them the right to harm others?
450
00:20:18,023 --> 00:20:20,303
We work ourselves to the bone to make a living!
451
00:20:20,703 --> 00:20:22,303
Do we deserve to be wronged?
452
00:20:22,303 --> 00:20:24,703
This is the Ji Yingying I know!
453
00:20:27,183 --> 00:20:29,093
Yu, let me tell you...
454
00:20:30,183 --> 00:20:31,023
Shh.
455
00:20:32,543 --> 00:20:35,783
I will soon create a new dye color.
456
00:20:36,733 --> 00:20:37,583
When the time comes...
457
00:20:38,493 --> 00:20:40,063
When the time comes, I'll...
458
00:20:40,063 --> 00:20:41,253
Let's talk about it then.
459
00:20:41,703 --> 00:20:43,023
I'll go make you some hangover soup.
460
00:20:43,853 --> 00:20:44,853
I...
461
00:20:47,973 --> 00:20:49,543
When the time comes, I'll show them...
462
00:20:57,583 --> 00:20:58,583
How much did she drink?
463
00:20:59,093 --> 00:20:59,853
You're here.
464
00:21:00,583 --> 00:21:01,783
Are you looking for her? Or for me?
465
00:21:04,823 --> 00:21:08,303
Yu, I saw a wild horse!
466
00:21:09,133 --> 00:21:11,303
A wild horse... quick, give me a hand!
467
00:21:13,823 --> 00:21:14,823
I came to find some wine,
468
00:21:15,303 --> 00:21:16,213
and also to find her.
469
00:21:17,213 --> 00:21:18,853
But seeing her like this, completely drunk,
470
00:21:19,253 --> 00:21:20,663
she probably doesn't even recognize anything now.
471
00:21:24,373 --> 00:21:26,213
Do you recognize this silk?
472
00:21:28,213 --> 00:21:30,373
In all of Shu, when it comes to silk,
473
00:21:30,373 --> 00:21:31,903
if I claim second place...
474
00:21:32,373 --> 00:21:33,213
How modest of you.
475
00:21:33,423 --> 00:21:35,063
No one dares claim first place!
476
00:21:35,453 --> 00:21:36,423
I may have spoken too soon.
477
00:21:37,783 --> 00:21:38,663
If you claim first place,
478
00:21:38,663 --> 00:21:39,973
then take a good look.
479
00:21:40,093 --> 00:21:41,823
What is this?
480
00:21:44,823 --> 00:21:45,613
Do you recognize it?
481
00:21:46,663 --> 00:21:47,493
I do.
482
00:21:48,333 --> 00:21:49,183
It's your hand!
483
00:21:50,023 --> 00:21:50,823
Idiot.
484
00:21:53,583 --> 00:21:54,493
In my opinion,
485
00:21:55,093 --> 00:21:57,783
your skill in identifying silk is far from refined.
486
00:21:58,213 --> 00:21:59,253
But your ability to boast
487
00:21:59,303 --> 00:22:00,453
is top-notch.
488
00:22:00,493 --> 00:22:01,703
You just don't recognize it, do you?
489
00:22:02,063 --> 00:22:03,613
Nonsense!
490
00:22:03,903 --> 00:22:05,543
In all of Shu, when it comes to silk,
491
00:22:05,543 --> 00:22:06,093
if I...
492
00:22:06,093 --> 00:22:06,903
claim...
493
00:22:10,663 --> 00:22:11,783
Take care.
494
00:22:13,613 --> 00:22:15,423
Is this all because the Zhao family hasn't replied?
495
00:22:16,023 --> 00:22:18,703
Are you so desperate to marry Zhao Xiuyuan?
496
00:22:19,183 --> 00:22:20,303
What do you know?
497
00:22:23,423 --> 00:22:24,493
You're the Brocade Officer...
498
00:22:25,303 --> 00:22:26,583
No matter what title I hold,
499
00:22:26,783 --> 00:22:27,853
I would never marry her.
500
00:22:28,333 --> 00:22:29,423
What I mean is,
501
00:22:29,423 --> 00:22:31,823
you could help by recommending her for the Splendor Showcase.
502
00:22:34,613 --> 00:22:35,783
She wants to marry into a powerful family
503
00:22:36,303 --> 00:22:37,453
and succeed in business at the same time.
504
00:22:38,183 --> 00:22:39,783
She surely knows how to enjoy life.
505
00:22:40,493 --> 00:22:42,023
But those who have passed on...
506
00:22:42,303 --> 00:22:44,183
does she not care about them at all?
507
00:22:44,973 --> 00:22:45,613
Help if you can.
508
00:22:45,613 --> 00:22:46,453
If you can't, then leave.
509
00:22:49,213 --> 00:22:50,543
Boiled bean sprouts in broth
510
00:22:51,063 --> 00:22:51,903
can help with a hangover.
511
00:22:52,613 --> 00:22:53,703
It's gentler than most remedies.
512
00:22:54,853 --> 00:22:55,973
This restaurant is mine.
513
00:22:55,973 --> 00:22:56,853
I don't need your advice!
514
00:22:57,023 --> 00:22:57,973
I'll take this wine!
515
00:23:35,583 --> 00:23:36,303
You're back.
516
00:23:38,423 --> 00:23:40,093
Mr. Yang, if you have any grievances against me,
517
00:23:40,663 --> 00:23:41,613
can you just say them directly?
518
00:23:42,733 --> 00:23:44,373
That day, I came to Yizhou with my people
519
00:23:44,973 --> 00:23:47,423
and enjoyed various entertainments
520
00:23:48,703 --> 00:23:49,783
in the courtyard.
521
00:23:49,823 --> 00:23:51,453
Everyone came to join me,
522
00:23:51,453 --> 00:23:54,613
Except you, who stayed in your room.
523
00:23:54,853 --> 00:23:55,903
Why was that?
524
00:23:57,373 --> 00:23:58,423
I don't enjoy banquets,
525
00:23:59,303 --> 00:24:00,853
nor am I good at pleasing people.
526
00:24:01,973 --> 00:24:02,903
That's it.
527
00:24:03,373 --> 00:24:04,663
I'm here to get things done,
528
00:24:04,663 --> 00:24:05,703
not to fool around.
529
00:24:05,703 --> 00:24:08,023
I don't need someone who shares my ambition
530
00:24:08,023 --> 00:24:09,373
or tries to win my favor.
531
00:24:09,733 --> 00:24:10,703
What I need
532
00:24:11,063 --> 00:24:12,973
is a pair of eyes different from mine
533
00:24:12,973 --> 00:24:14,583
to see Yizhou City.
534
00:24:14,823 --> 00:24:15,373
That's
535
00:24:15,853 --> 00:24:18,703
why I chose you.
536
00:24:19,183 --> 00:24:19,733
Fine.
537
00:24:25,373 --> 00:24:26,213
Then
538
00:24:27,613 --> 00:24:28,823
I'll speak bluntly.
539
00:24:29,453 --> 00:24:29,903
Go ahead.
540
00:24:30,183 --> 00:24:32,823
I understand that you've recently been feuding with the Yang family on purpose
541
00:24:33,423 --> 00:24:35,783
to make others think you're isolated and unsupported,
542
00:24:36,093 --> 00:24:38,093
making you appear approachable for bribes and alliances.
543
00:24:38,093 --> 00:24:39,493
It's a clever way to bait them.
544
00:24:39,493 --> 00:24:41,023
But the Yang family, as the Brocade Master,
545
00:24:41,373 --> 00:24:43,373
have been operating in Yizhou for decades.
546
00:24:43,543 --> 00:24:44,613
If you could cooperate with them,
547
00:24:44,903 --> 00:24:46,023
it would be greatly beneficial.
548
00:24:47,183 --> 00:24:49,423
Despite clashing during the day,
549
00:24:50,023 --> 00:24:51,253
with your extraordinary martial skills,
550
00:24:51,583 --> 00:24:52,423
why not meet them secretly at night?
551
00:24:57,613 --> 00:24:59,703
I do need someone who speaks plainly,
552
00:25:00,303 --> 00:25:01,583
but I never said
553
00:25:02,303 --> 00:25:03,613
I wouldn't hit
554
00:25:03,783 --> 00:25:05,373
the one who does.
555
00:25:09,823 --> 00:25:10,943
So, did you discover anything
556
00:25:11,613 --> 00:25:13,253
in the mountains today?
557
00:25:19,063 --> 00:25:20,213
The road ahead is blocked.
558
00:25:20,663 --> 00:25:21,853
We might need to take another way.
559
00:25:21,973 --> 00:25:22,783
What happened?
560
00:25:22,973 --> 00:25:24,703
A few large stones are blocking the path.
561
00:25:24,903 --> 00:25:26,213
They must have rolled down from the mountain
562
00:25:26,543 --> 00:25:27,583
after the recent rain.
563
00:25:28,023 --> 00:25:28,823
You all,
564
00:25:29,133 --> 00:25:30,253
follow me to find another route.
565
00:25:30,423 --> 00:25:31,063
You,
566
00:25:31,213 --> 00:25:32,183
stay here and keep watch.
567
00:25:33,183 --> 00:25:33,663
Let's go.
568
00:26:15,663 --> 00:26:16,493
What's this?
569
00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:19,213
Someone took advantage of the crowd at the Lei Zu Festival
570
00:26:19,543 --> 00:26:20,373
to bypass inspections
571
00:26:20,373 --> 00:26:21,903
and transport silk into the mountain's interior,
572
00:26:22,183 --> 00:26:23,493
two whole chests of it.
573
00:26:23,783 --> 00:26:25,023
Transporting silk to the mountains?
574
00:26:26,663 --> 00:26:27,213
Could it be...
575
00:26:27,213 --> 00:26:28,093
There must
576
00:26:28,213 --> 00:26:29,613
be a hidden brocade workshop
577
00:26:29,613 --> 00:26:31,183
somewhere up there we don't know about.
578
00:26:32,373 --> 00:26:33,613
Weaving brocade in the mountains...
579
00:26:34,023 --> 00:26:36,973
This batch of brocade must be hiding an even bigger secret.
580
00:26:37,183 --> 00:26:38,423
With such a large operation,
581
00:26:40,023 --> 00:26:41,613
could it be connected to the military commissioner?
582
00:26:42,543 --> 00:26:43,333
Mu Hui?
583
00:26:45,423 --> 00:26:47,063
He's the highest-ranking official here.
584
00:26:47,373 --> 00:26:49,213
All of Shu is his personal treasure chest,
585
00:26:49,213 --> 00:26:52,023
and the governor is just his lackey for collecting money.
586
00:26:52,373 --> 00:26:53,973
These brocade merchants pay tributes annually.
587
00:26:54,253 --> 00:26:56,253
He can exploit them however he pleases.
588
00:26:56,493 --> 00:26:58,373
Why go to such lengths?
589
00:26:58,943 --> 00:26:59,423
True.
590
00:27:00,583 --> 00:27:02,453
Only those who can't embezzle openly
591
00:27:02,613 --> 00:27:03,823
would resort to such elaborate schemes,
592
00:27:04,063 --> 00:27:05,373
acting so secretively in the mountains.
593
00:27:05,613 --> 00:27:06,583
In that case,
594
00:27:07,183 --> 00:27:08,063
should we inform
595
00:27:08,213 --> 00:27:10,023
the military commissioner in the future?
596
00:27:26,253 --> 00:27:26,783
Much appreciated.
597
00:27:28,303 --> 00:27:29,063
Please inspect the silk.
598
00:27:41,023 --> 00:27:41,823
Miss,
599
00:27:42,133 --> 00:27:43,023
it's getting late.
600
00:27:43,423 --> 00:27:45,943
It's cold in the mountains. Let's head back early.
601
00:27:48,183 --> 00:27:49,613
Have you gathered any information?
602
00:27:50,423 --> 00:27:51,333
The letter says
603
00:27:51,453 --> 00:27:53,783
that Yang Jinglan has been at odds with the Yang family since childhood.
604
00:27:53,973 --> 00:27:55,063
He later ran away from home
605
00:27:55,733 --> 00:27:57,183
and became a wandering swordsman,
606
00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:58,943
traveling from place to place.
607
00:27:59,583 --> 00:28:01,183
A year ago, he went to the capital
608
00:28:01,583 --> 00:28:02,783
and purchased an official title.
609
00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:05,783
Bought his position?
610
00:28:07,583 --> 00:28:09,213
The Brocade Officers of Yizhou kept dying mysteriously,
611
00:28:09,213 --> 00:28:10,253
and no one dared take the post.
612
00:28:10,453 --> 00:28:11,853
Since he's a Yizhou native
613
00:28:12,213 --> 00:28:13,663
and wanted this position
614
00:28:13,663 --> 00:28:15,183
to spite the Yang family,
615
00:28:15,373 --> 00:28:18,213
he paid someone to secure the role.
616
00:28:20,373 --> 00:28:23,373
Sounds like he's a complete playboy.
617
00:28:26,583 --> 00:28:27,823
Yet at Huanhua Creek,
618
00:28:27,823 --> 00:28:31,183
he was the only one bold enough to post a notice
619
00:28:31,973 --> 00:28:33,733
banning territorial disputes.
620
00:28:36,023 --> 00:28:38,333
A playboy who wants to do a good job?
621
00:28:38,583 --> 00:28:41,783
Rumor has it Ji Yingying is behind it.
622
00:28:43,973 --> 00:28:46,583
Since we can't confirm his intentions,
623
00:28:47,213 --> 00:28:48,453
let's see
624
00:28:49,093 --> 00:28:50,373
what he's capable of.
625
00:28:52,733 --> 00:28:54,583
Go ask Mrs. Hua to do something.
626
00:28:56,583 --> 00:28:57,583
I'll use the Splendor Showcase
627
00:28:58,663 --> 00:29:00,253
to test the waters.
628
00:29:02,023 --> 00:29:02,663
Yes, ma'am.
629
00:29:13,423 --> 00:29:14,213
She's asleep?
630
00:29:15,583 --> 00:29:16,423
How about
631
00:29:16,423 --> 00:29:18,213
letting her rest here tonight?
632
00:29:19,023 --> 00:29:20,023
That won't do.
633
00:29:20,253 --> 00:29:21,823
If Mother finds out, she'll be angry.
634
00:29:23,303 --> 00:29:25,423
Yingying gained Mr. Zhao Senior's approval
635
00:29:25,583 --> 00:29:26,903
and sold silk at the Lei Zu Festival today.
636
00:29:27,583 --> 00:29:29,023
But from her sorrowful expression,
637
00:29:29,023 --> 00:29:31,023
it doesn't look like she drank out of joy.
638
00:29:31,663 --> 00:29:33,023
Did something happen?
639
00:29:36,853 --> 00:29:38,093
Even if you knew,
640
00:29:38,613 --> 00:29:39,663
what could you do?
641
00:29:42,303 --> 00:29:42,823
Right.
642
00:29:44,423 --> 00:29:46,613
I can't even handle my own problems.
643
00:29:47,373 --> 00:29:49,663
I couldn't even protect Father's loom,
644
00:29:51,903 --> 00:29:53,613
let alone help her.
645
00:29:55,253 --> 00:29:57,093
Our family's had nothing but misfortune lately.
646
00:29:57,823 --> 00:29:59,453
She must be overwhelmed with grief
647
00:29:59,453 --> 00:30:00,613
and so was drinking herself into this state.
648
00:30:01,423 --> 00:30:02,213
It's my fault.
649
00:30:05,853 --> 00:30:07,823
I couldn't protect her.
650
00:30:08,453 --> 00:30:09,853
Stop crying.
651
00:30:10,703 --> 00:30:12,253
Yingying is much stronger than you think.
652
00:30:16,023 --> 00:30:17,973
What happened exactly?
653
00:30:18,973 --> 00:30:19,973
Please, Yuniang, tell me.
654
00:30:32,423 --> 00:30:33,663
You're a gentleman,
655
00:30:34,023 --> 00:30:35,183
a good person,
656
00:30:35,373 --> 00:30:37,183
But kindness without a sharp edge
657
00:30:37,583 --> 00:30:39,583
can't fend off the sharp swords aimed at you.
658
00:30:40,373 --> 00:30:41,453
She didn't tell you
659
00:30:41,823 --> 00:30:43,183
because she wanted to protect you.
660
00:30:44,663 --> 00:30:45,853
But the longer she shields you,
661
00:30:47,373 --> 00:30:49,823
the more guilt you'll feel when you finally learn the truth.
662
00:31:17,903 --> 00:31:18,703
Hand it over.
663
00:31:18,823 --> 00:31:20,493
The contract Mr. Wang tricked me into signing.
664
00:31:20,973 --> 00:31:23,063
Yingying has done her part.
665
00:31:23,493 --> 00:31:25,093
It's your turn to give up the contract.
666
00:31:25,093 --> 00:31:26,183
You think I'll just hand it over
667
00:31:26,823 --> 00:31:28,063
because you asked?
668
00:31:29,253 --> 00:31:30,063
Unless...
669
00:31:31,613 --> 00:31:32,423
Mr. Ji,
670
00:31:32,423 --> 00:31:35,253
you kneel and kowtow to me three times,
671
00:31:35,493 --> 00:31:37,253
or pay 300 guan to redeem it.
672
00:31:37,453 --> 00:31:38,663
You're all liars!
673
00:31:39,183 --> 00:31:40,663
This is just who I am!
674
00:31:40,663 --> 00:31:42,823
I'm not one of those bookish gentlemen.
675
00:31:43,023 --> 00:31:44,423
If it weren't for your scheming,
676
00:31:44,493 --> 00:31:45,823
Yingying wouldn't have had
677
00:31:45,823 --> 00:31:47,183
to ruin her reputation to save me!
678
00:31:50,023 --> 00:31:52,303
Did I ruin Ji Yingying's reputation?
679
00:31:52,543 --> 00:31:53,903
She's always hanging
680
00:31:53,903 --> 00:31:55,303
around those men.
681
00:31:55,613 --> 00:31:58,133
Everyone in Sandaoyan knows it.
682
00:31:58,133 --> 00:31:59,613
Does she even have a reputation?
683
00:32:01,093 --> 00:32:03,093
How dare you hit me!
684
00:32:03,733 --> 00:32:05,663
Ji Yaoting, I'll kill you!
685
00:32:05,663 --> 00:32:06,583
I'll kill you!
686
00:32:07,853 --> 00:32:09,213
If you bully Yingying again,
687
00:32:09,493 --> 00:32:11,423
I'll beat you every time I see you!
688
00:32:11,423 --> 00:32:15,183
You're a scholar. How can you strike so hard...
689
00:32:15,373 --> 00:32:16,183
I read books
690
00:32:16,183 --> 00:32:17,423
simply because I love reading.
691
00:32:17,973 --> 00:32:19,423
I'm no gentleman!
692
00:32:19,783 --> 00:32:21,093
I'm the eldest son of the Ji family,
693
00:32:21,333 --> 00:32:22,423
Yingying's elder brother!
694
00:32:22,423 --> 00:32:23,853
Are you giving it up or not?
695
00:32:24,733 --> 00:32:26,423
I'll give it...
696
00:32:27,453 --> 00:32:28,183
Here...
697
00:32:37,303 --> 00:32:38,613
Hua Xiangrong, let me tell you...
698
00:32:39,213 --> 00:32:40,373
Scholars
699
00:32:41,093 --> 00:32:42,613
get more tricks up our sleeves.
700
00:32:54,903 --> 00:32:56,453
Forgive me...
701
00:32:57,373 --> 00:32:59,453
I acted impulsively
702
00:32:59,613 --> 00:33:01,063
and caused you trouble.
703
00:33:01,063 --> 00:33:02,823
I'll compensate for any damages
704
00:33:02,823 --> 00:33:04,253
to the items here later.
705
00:33:04,543 --> 00:33:05,823
I'll take my leave now.
706
00:33:08,423 --> 00:33:08,943
You...
707
00:33:11,213 --> 00:33:12,303
This bookworm...
708
00:33:12,303 --> 00:33:13,423
he dares to fight!
709
00:33:17,493 --> 00:33:18,303
Compensation!
710
00:33:44,533 --> 00:33:50,963
[Contract]
711
00:33:54,933 --> 00:33:58,313
[The content of the contract]
712
00:34:51,783 --> 00:34:53,023
Yaoting, I'm hungry.
713
00:34:54,583 --> 00:34:55,493
I saved you some porridge.
714
00:34:56,063 --> 00:34:57,023
I'll get it for you.
715
00:34:57,583 --> 00:34:58,343
Young Master.
716
00:34:58,933 --> 00:34:59,583
Miss.
717
00:35:02,413 --> 00:35:03,413
The madam has returned.
718
00:35:04,023 --> 00:35:06,253
She was invited back by the second wife of the Zhao family.
719
00:35:08,063 --> 00:35:08,583
Let's go.
720
00:35:10,303 --> 00:35:11,823
This is this year's new tea.
721
00:35:12,693 --> 00:35:13,653
Though it's not expensive,
722
00:35:13,863 --> 00:35:15,103
It's fresh and flavorful.
723
00:35:15,893 --> 00:35:17,383
Please have a taste, Madam.
724
00:35:18,863 --> 00:35:20,623
Let's get straight to the point.
725
00:35:20,623 --> 00:35:22,253
I invited you back
726
00:35:22,823 --> 00:35:26,383
to discuss the marriage between Xiuyuan and Miss Ji.
727
00:35:27,783 --> 00:35:28,583
Madam,
728
00:35:28,823 --> 00:35:30,143
it seems we're on the same page.
729
00:35:30,143 --> 00:35:30,493
Shh.
730
00:35:31,023 --> 00:35:32,583
The marriage between them
731
00:35:32,583 --> 00:35:34,823
was arranged while Yingying's father was still alive.
732
00:35:35,063 --> 00:35:36,103
At that time,
733
00:35:36,103 --> 00:35:38,023
he had a particular fondness for Xiuyuan.
734
00:35:38,623 --> 00:35:39,103
This marriage...
735
00:35:39,103 --> 00:35:39,973
This marriage,
736
00:35:40,303 --> 00:35:41,453
let's call it off.
737
00:35:44,213 --> 00:35:45,023
Call it off?
738
00:35:45,453 --> 00:35:47,783
How can it be canceled so lightly?
739
00:35:49,303 --> 00:35:52,413
Nothing in this world is unchanging.
740
00:35:53,253 --> 00:35:54,623
Take Brocade Master Ji for example.
741
00:35:55,173 --> 00:35:56,623
He was once so prominent,
742
00:35:57,023 --> 00:35:58,653
but later, his household fell into ruin,
743
00:35:59,623 --> 00:36:01,583
and your entire family was dragged down with him.
744
00:36:05,023 --> 00:36:08,823
Xiuyuan is the legitimate son of the Zhao family's second branch.
745
00:36:09,583 --> 00:36:11,623
Even if he doesn't become the family head in the future,
746
00:36:11,623 --> 00:36:13,973
he will inherit a considerable fortune.
747
00:36:14,253 --> 00:36:16,023
With his brilliance and talent,
748
00:36:16,863 --> 00:36:20,413
He is more than suited to marry into a family of senior officials.
749
00:36:24,653 --> 00:36:25,823
I understand.
750
00:36:26,213 --> 00:36:27,413
Please see yourself out, Madam.
751
00:36:29,823 --> 00:36:32,973
Actually, Miss Ji does have some admirable qualities.
752
00:36:33,623 --> 00:36:35,063
She's capable and competent.
753
00:36:36,023 --> 00:36:38,253
Why not find her
754
00:36:38,253 --> 00:36:40,413
a steady and obedient husband?
755
00:36:40,863 --> 00:36:43,173
Let Miss Ji make waves outside,
756
00:36:43,383 --> 00:36:45,733
while her husband stays home to care for you.
757
00:36:46,143 --> 00:36:47,823
Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
758
00:36:49,103 --> 00:36:51,103
I happen to have a few suitable matches in mind.
759
00:36:51,103 --> 00:36:52,413
If Yingying marries first,
760
00:36:52,973 --> 00:36:54,653
it would be the Ji family breaking off the marriage,
761
00:36:55,413 --> 00:36:57,413
leaving the Zhao family free
762
00:36:57,413 --> 00:36:58,693
of any accusations.
763
00:36:59,103 --> 00:37:01,693
All these years, your family has been delaying the marriage
764
00:37:01,693 --> 00:37:03,063
for this reason.
765
00:37:03,893 --> 00:37:06,253
What's this? Has the esteemed Zhao family
766
00:37:06,383 --> 00:37:08,303
stopped caring about their reputation?
767
00:37:14,253 --> 00:37:15,453
Speaking of reputation,
768
00:37:16,583 --> 00:37:18,583
you might want to worry about your own.
769
00:37:19,493 --> 00:37:21,213
How impressive Miss Ji is,
770
00:37:21,453 --> 00:37:24,413
offending every major dyehouse in Sandaoyan.
771
00:37:24,823 --> 00:37:27,623
Even dye suppliers refuse to sell to her now.
772
00:37:28,653 --> 00:37:30,213
The girls
773
00:37:30,413 --> 00:37:31,693
are not like the boys.
774
00:37:32,303 --> 00:37:35,453
When discipline is required, it must be enforced.
775
00:37:36,023 --> 00:37:38,823
Otherwise, those who know the situation might say they're disobedient,
776
00:37:38,823 --> 00:37:40,023
and those who don't
777
00:37:40,823 --> 00:37:43,453
might think their mother, coming from a lowly family,
778
00:37:43,893 --> 00:37:45,493
doesn't know how to raise them properly.
779
00:37:47,173 --> 00:37:49,653
It's true my mother wasn't born into a noble family,
780
00:37:49,653 --> 00:37:51,653
but no matter how unrefined her ways,
781
00:37:51,653 --> 00:37:52,893
she knows to be kind to others
782
00:37:52,893 --> 00:37:55,343
and would never cause scenes in others' homes.
783
00:37:55,343 --> 00:37:56,213
How dare you!
784
00:37:57,413 --> 00:37:58,253
Greetings, Aunt.
785
00:37:59,453 --> 00:38:00,103
Aunt, are you here today
786
00:38:00,103 --> 00:38:02,063
on Mr. Zhao Senior's orders
787
00:38:02,063 --> 00:38:03,063
to cancel the engagement?
788
00:38:04,103 --> 00:38:04,973
If that's the case,
789
00:38:05,623 --> 00:38:08,303
Mother, tomorrow you should tell Matchmaker Wang
790
00:38:08,303 --> 00:38:10,173
that Mr. Zhao Senior looks down on our Ji family
791
00:38:10,173 --> 00:38:11,063
and wishes to call off the engagement.
792
00:38:11,173 --> 00:38:13,063
Ask her to find me another match.
793
00:38:13,063 --> 00:38:14,623
Watch your tongue!
794
00:38:15,023 --> 00:38:16,823
Mr. Zhao Senior has never said such a thing.
795
00:38:17,413 --> 00:38:19,583
Then it must be you acting on your own.
796
00:38:21,213 --> 00:38:22,733
Congratulations, Aunt, for reaching such heights.
797
00:38:22,733 --> 00:38:24,693
You can now make decisions on Mr. Zhao Senior's behalf.
798
00:38:24,973 --> 00:38:25,733
Ji Yingying,
799
00:38:26,343 --> 00:38:28,213
stop using Mr. Zhao Senior as leverage against me.
800
00:38:29,693 --> 00:38:32,413
Since I brought up the engagement
801
00:38:32,413 --> 00:38:33,783
in front of everyone,
802
00:38:34,143 --> 00:38:35,543
the Zhao family
803
00:38:35,543 --> 00:38:37,933
must respond appropriately.
804
00:38:38,343 --> 00:38:39,253
"Go see her.
805
00:38:39,383 --> 00:38:41,103
Find out what exactly she wants
806
00:38:41,103 --> 00:38:42,623
and what she's capable of."
807
00:38:44,383 --> 00:38:46,583
That's most likely what Mr. Zhao Senior intended, right?
808
00:38:48,623 --> 00:38:49,453
Wrong guess?
809
00:38:51,583 --> 00:38:52,653
Speculating about my elders
810
00:38:52,653 --> 00:38:54,103
is my fault.
811
00:38:54,383 --> 00:38:56,453
How about I return with you
812
00:38:56,453 --> 00:38:58,173
to apologize to Mr. Zhao Senior?
813
00:39:00,783 --> 00:39:03,383
After that disgraceful display at the Lei Zu Festival,
814
00:39:04,063 --> 00:39:06,303
do you think Mr. Zhao Senior will tolerate you?
815
00:39:06,863 --> 00:39:07,693
Ji Yingying,
816
00:39:08,143 --> 00:39:09,973
regardless of Mr. Zhao Senior's opinion,
817
00:39:10,253 --> 00:39:12,583
you'll never marry into the Zhao family.
818
00:39:14,413 --> 00:39:15,863
I've already lost face.
819
00:39:16,413 --> 00:39:19,023
But if you continue to disrespect my mother at our home,
820
00:39:19,213 --> 00:39:21,063
I won't mind dragging you down with me.
821
00:39:21,823 --> 00:39:23,383
Our Ji family is small and insignificant,
822
00:39:23,383 --> 00:39:24,693
losing face means nothing to us.
823
00:39:25,063 --> 00:39:26,213
But as for the Zhao family,
824
00:39:26,303 --> 00:39:27,653
if you lose face,
825
00:39:27,653 --> 00:39:30,213
Mr. Zhao Senior might expel you.
826
00:39:30,823 --> 00:39:31,623
How dare you!
827
00:39:32,213 --> 00:39:33,253
Madam, you know
828
00:39:33,383 --> 00:39:34,413
my abilities are limited,
829
00:39:34,543 --> 00:39:36,103
but I always keep my word.
830
00:39:44,023 --> 00:39:44,653
Over here!
831
00:39:47,023 --> 00:39:48,413
Guo Kui, see the guest out!
832
00:39:54,103 --> 00:39:54,693
Mother...
833
00:39:55,413 --> 00:39:57,303
Mother, I'm sorry...
834
00:39:57,303 --> 00:39:58,973
Mother, Yingying didn't mean to...
835
00:39:58,973 --> 00:39:59,863
All right, enough.
836
00:40:02,103 --> 00:40:03,023
Get up.
837
00:40:05,063 --> 00:40:05,653
What,
838
00:40:06,213 --> 00:40:08,623
do you both think I'm that unreasonable?
839
00:40:11,023 --> 00:40:12,303
The Zhao family has gone too far.
840
00:40:12,693 --> 00:40:14,303
A bit of a scolding won't hurt.
841
00:40:17,413 --> 00:40:18,653
But as for this marriage...
842
00:40:19,383 --> 00:40:21,453
She has no say in the matter.
843
00:40:22,453 --> 00:40:23,493
As long as I'm useful,
844
00:40:23,623 --> 00:40:25,213
Mr. Zhao Senior will eventually agree.
845
00:40:26,893 --> 00:40:28,863
Zhao Xiuyuan truly is a good match,
846
00:40:29,493 --> 00:40:32,023
but with a family like the Zhaos, all about profit,
847
00:40:32,493 --> 00:40:33,823
even if you marry into their family...
848
00:40:33,823 --> 00:40:35,213
Zhao Xiuyuan is different
849
00:40:35,213 --> 00:40:36,783
from the others in the Zhao family.
850
00:40:36,783 --> 00:40:38,213
I'm marrying Zhao Xiuyuan,
851
00:40:38,213 --> 00:40:39,173
not the Zhao family.
852
00:40:39,253 --> 00:40:41,693
Oh, why do you think so simply?
853
00:40:41,693 --> 00:40:42,893
But it's true!
854
00:40:46,143 --> 00:40:47,413
Don't be upset.
855
00:40:49,323 --> 00:40:53,473
[Zhao Residence]
856
00:41:05,103 --> 00:41:05,893
Zhao Ping.
857
00:41:09,143 --> 00:41:10,583
Sir, any orders?
858
00:41:10,733 --> 00:41:12,023
Deliver this letter
859
00:41:12,933 --> 00:41:13,893
to the Ji family.
860
00:41:15,493 --> 00:41:16,383
The Master has decreed
861
00:41:17,453 --> 00:41:18,583
anyone who dares to sneak you out
862
00:41:18,863 --> 00:41:20,453
or send a message to the Ji family on your behalf
863
00:41:20,693 --> 00:41:21,653
will have their legs broken
864
00:41:21,653 --> 00:41:22,453
and be expelled.
865
00:41:25,863 --> 00:41:26,493
Sir,
866
00:41:26,733 --> 00:41:28,213
please don't make things difficult for me.
867
00:41:31,303 --> 00:41:32,933
Then pass on a message to my grandfather.
868
00:41:34,863 --> 00:41:35,623
My brocade
869
00:41:36,213 --> 00:41:37,343
is ready for embroidery.
870
00:41:38,453 --> 00:41:40,173
Have someone send the materials over.
871
00:41:41,653 --> 00:41:43,583
I don't want to delay this year's Brocade Weaving Competition.
872
00:41:44,653 --> 00:41:46,173
Understood. I'll go right away.
873
00:41:55,423 --> 00:41:56,983
Whose son are you?
874
00:41:57,543 --> 00:41:58,933
It's so lively up front.
875
00:41:59,213 --> 00:42:00,583
Why are you sitting here alone?
876
00:42:04,493 --> 00:42:05,693
My name is Ji Yingying.
877
00:42:06,103 --> 00:42:07,653
I'm the daughter of Ji Guinan,
878
00:42:07,893 --> 00:42:10,653
I'm here with my father to celebrate Mr. Zhao Senior's birthday.
879
00:42:13,893 --> 00:42:15,303
Whether it's lively at home
880
00:42:16,413 --> 00:42:17,783
has nothing to do with me.
881
00:42:17,863 --> 00:42:20,303
They don't care if I'm happy either.
882
00:42:22,253 --> 00:42:23,693
Being happy is simple enough.
883
00:42:23,783 --> 00:42:25,253
Come, I'll take you somewhere.
884
00:42:31,893 --> 00:42:33,693
You have a nice smile.
885
00:42:34,383 --> 00:42:35,453
You should smile more often.
886
00:42:37,063 --> 00:42:39,103
Everyone sees the world differently.
887
00:42:39,493 --> 00:42:41,343
My father sees it through the dyehouse,
888
00:42:41,783 --> 00:42:43,253
in all its vibrant colors.
889
00:42:43,693 --> 00:42:45,303
My brother sees it through books,
890
00:42:45,543 --> 00:42:47,103
in the span of history and eternity.
891
00:42:49,103 --> 00:42:50,493
You can see it through a kite.
892
00:42:50,733 --> 00:42:51,933
However far you want to see,
893
00:42:52,103 --> 00:42:53,383
that's how far it will fly!
894
00:43:00,173 --> 00:43:02,473
♪Fallen petals, scattered on the ground♪
895
00:43:02,533 --> 00:43:07,753
♪Love awakes, but it fades before it grows♪
896
00:43:08,003 --> 00:43:15,983
♪Like dust in the creek, it slips away♪
897
00:43:16,913 --> 00:43:19,413
♪Time just spins, tearing at the seams♪
898
00:43:19,543 --> 00:43:24,703
♪I walk through the pain, but I still chase the dream♪
899
00:43:24,793 --> 00:43:32,883
♪The road is ahead, but it feels so unknown♪
900
00:43:34,363 --> 00:43:37,943
♪How can we, so small, fight against this tide?♪
901
00:43:37,943 --> 00:43:42,313
♪Holding on tight, as the ropes pull me inside♪
902
00:43:42,813 --> 00:43:50,503
♪To show that the soaring crimson is mine to own♪
903
00:43:50,723 --> 00:43:54,843
♪Red like a vow, that's burning slow♪
904
00:43:55,023 --> 00:43:58,883
♪Silent red, where all my memories go♪
905
00:43:58,933 --> 00:44:03,363
♪Throw the thread, and let the heartache show♪
906
00:44:03,403 --> 00:44:07,513
♪Drowning in this, can't let it go♪
907
00:44:07,583 --> 00:44:11,973
♪Red like flames, that burn through my soul♪
908
00:44:11,973 --> 00:44:16,043
♪I walk these miles alone, through sleepless nights.♪
909
00:44:16,043 --> 00:44:20,063
♪Love in the wind, alive, it's everywhere we've been♪
910
00:44:20,123 --> 00:44:25,823
♪Red blooms bright, but it dies all alone♪
911
00:44:26,793 --> 00:44:31,123
♪Red like a vow, that's burning slow♪
912
00:44:31,123 --> 00:44:34,793
♪Silent red, where all my memories go♪
913
00:44:34,933 --> 00:44:39,253
♪Throw the thread, and let the heartache show♪
914
00:44:39,313 --> 00:44:43,553
♪Drowning in this, can't let it go♪
915
00:44:43,593 --> 00:44:48,063
♪Red like flames, that burn through my soul♪
916
00:44:48,063 --> 00:44:51,803
♪I walk these miles alone, through sleepless nights.♪
917
00:44:51,803 --> 00:44:56,153
♪Love in the wind, alive, it's everywhere we've been♪
918
00:44:56,203 --> 00:45:02,463
♪Red blooms bright, but it dies all alone♪58283
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