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=Lady Revenger Returns From the Fire=

=Episode 17=

You're a general. How could you do such things?

If I didn't do it,

how could I see you alone?

General, you...

Miss Shen,

why are you blushing now?

Who's blushing?

General, please don't keep getting so close to me.

Danqing,

the Tanghulu you want.

Thanks.

Are you here to ruin my plan?

Aren't you too?

What are you talking about?

I mean

General Xu

is a very unique man.

His performance was truly splendid.

You flatter me.

Let's go.

Zishan.

Are you sick of it? Let me try.

It's so sour. Not tasty at all.

Danqing,

since the flower represents marriage,

I will keep it safe for you.

It is really sour.

Let me taste one.

It's quite lively up ahead. I'll go take a look.

I did think you would come,

but I didn't expect you to dance.

Just a little trick.

Don't think your little tricks

will make me concede.

Same to you.

Danqing.

Want to try?

I just find this prize quite interesting.

Miss, you have a good eye.

This prize

is a rabbit lantern made by my own wife.

One of a kind.

When I was a child, my mother also made me a rabbit lantern.

It resembled this one,

somewhat.

Don't worry. I will win it over for you.

No need, General.

I will win the prize for my sister.

Why not

have a competition?

The rabbit lantern will go to the one with the better skills.

Okay?

Okay.

Impressive.

So impressive!

Perfect accuracy.

Zishan, let's go hang a wishing plaque.

Alright, I'll do it with you.

Sir, I'll take the prize.

Please.

Take care.

Miss Xu.

Let's go look at the river lanterns.

Alright.

Can I see what you wrote?

Sure.

Of course.

General.

Would you like to hang one for safety as well?

It cannot give me what I want.

Danqing.

I want an answer.

Can you give me?

Zishan, I would like some glutinous rice dumplings.

Can you buy one for me?

Okay.

You like it.

For you.

When I was looking at this rabbit lantern,

I thought it was like the one

my mother made for me.

But now in my hands, I see it clearly.

It's not that alike.

Some memories

should be only kept in the brain.

Putting them before you

will lose their meaning.

But some things

do not just become memories.

Just like a seed.

As long as you diligently water it,

it will surely sprout and bloom.

I understand you.

But

I can't take

your feelings.

Danqing.

I know you're into me.

I do not know why you rejected me,

but I still want to tell you

no matter what happens,

I will be by your side.

You can trust me.

Do you know that?

For such a long time,

I have always felt that you carry a heavy burden.

If you are willing,

you can tell me.

Let me share it with you. Is that good?

I don't know how to say it.

In fact...

Danqing, what's wrong?

I'm sorry.

Danqing, you...

Thank you.

But all I can say to you now

is just thank you.

What happened before,

just take it as a dream.

Are you okay?

Why didn't you take

Chengfeng's rabbit lantern?

I don't want to give him hope.

You know what?

He still remembers Luo Ailian to this day.

And he blames himself for not being able to save her.

The funny thing is

I'm standing right in front of him,

yet I can't tell him that I am Luo Ailian.

Not your fault.

It's all destiny.

Now Luo Xue'er can't cause trouble anymore.

Once the reason

why the Xiao family fell is clear,

I will make her admit her guilt incontrovertibly.

I want all the people of Liao City to know

that Luo Ailian was not a murderer.

Everything will be over soon.

Then

you will do whatever you want.

I will be with you.

I hope

everything goes well as you say.

General.

Our spy sent to monitor Prince Yi has reported back.

The Mos in the north.

The Hes of the South.

Prince Yi's men have visited so many remarkable people

to make inquiries

about mechanism arts

and formation tactics.

It's obvious

they are attempting to decipher something.

As you speculated.

Prince Yi didn't crack the secret of the treasure map.

It seems that the map

was encrypted in a special way.

To decode the map,

one must have a specific tool.

Pass this message to the minister

and ask him to help

find out

what the tool is.

Yes.

If we find the decryption tool before Prince Yi does,

we would gain an advantage.

Yes.

If the minister has any reply in the next few days,

tell me immediately.

Yes, General.

Is there anything else?

Didn't you have a date with Miss Shen at the temple fair?

This is given by Miss Shen?

I gave it to her,

but she gave it back.

She gave back your gift?

General,

does it mean

you are

in unrequited love?

I know Danqing has feelings for me.

But perhaps my strategy wasn't right.

Strategy?

Actually, love and military strategy

perhaps intersect.

Only with proper methods

can one achieve one's desires.

Military tactics.

General, I've just thought of one.

What is it?

Go for the roundabout method.

Use tricks.

Do you have any ideas?

You'll know when the time comes.

Leave it to me.

Just wait for the good news.

Tianhao, don't mess around.

I am well-versed in military tactics.

You rascal.

(Shen Mansion) Check on the carriage.

Let's go straight there.

Don't waste time.

Yes.

Miss Shen,

Miss Du has returned from Kucha with Tieli.

I will bring the things in.

You two have a good catch-up.

I'm going in.

(Ying'er, Tieli?)

(Judging by his tone,)

(Shen Danqing knew them well.)

(But the diary Zishan gave me never mentions those people.)

We finally arrived.

Long time no see.

(Oh, no. Which one is Ying'er?)

The one in the blue clothes.

Ying'er.

Long time no see.

You sound quite warm.

But you didn't recognize me at all.

After only four years,

you don't recognize me.

How could I not recognize you?

I didn't recognize you.

How come you seem more rustic

after four years?

Say it again.

I won't change it even if I repeat it ten times.

You're so annoying.

But you have become prettier

after four years.

Alright. Don't stand here anymore.

Hurry inside.

I'll order good dishes at Zuiyun Tower

for you.

Yeah.

Someone.

You go get ready.

We have to go to the winery.

When I'm back, I'll throw a nice welcoming party.

Okay.

Please.

We'll go in.

Who exactly is she?

What was their relationship?

Her full name is Du Ying'er.

She was Danqing's friend

who grew up with her.

She went to Kucha with her father four years ago.

It's far away, so we've lost contact.

It was my oversight.

I thought you would never meet her in this lifetime.

They were friends,

so they knew each other well.

Do you know any more information about her? The more, the better.

I wanna avoid any slip-up when we talk.

It was always my sister who hung out with her.

I never inquired about the girls' matters.

I can't recall much at the moment.

It seems we can only

play it by ear.

I will accompany you to the winery.

Let's discuss it on the way.

Go.

(General Xu,)

our lady has gone out and is not at the mansion.

It's okay. I will sit for a short while.

Leave me.

Please have some tea.

Miss Du.

This is...

This is General Xu, the defender of Liao City.

General Xu, this is Miss Du Ying'er.

She is a good friend of our lady.

Nice to meet you, General Xu. I am Du Ying'er,

Danqing's good friend.

General, you are here to see Danqing.

Exactly.

I am Xu Chengfeng, also a friend of Danqing.

If you can be Danqing's friend,

you must be quite outstanding.

Miss Du, you flatter me.

Since you came to visit Danqing,

I won't disturb you. I shall take my leave.

General Xu,

I have just returned from Kucha.

Danqing will hold a party for me.

Since you are Danqing's friend,

why not join us?

Well...

Be a man and make it snappy.

Then I shall gladly comply.

Let's go. I'll show you around.

(Morality) As for the Hetian jade,

I do know a little.

Oh, really?

If I remember correctly, the Hetian jade

from Southern Xinjiang is good.

That's right.

Danqing, you're back!

Danqing,

this new friend of yours is really witty

and well-informed, too.

Thanks to General Xu, he kept me company while you were away.

Otherwise, I would be very bored.

Thank you.

Miss Du and I

hit it off straight away.

That must have been hard for you.

How can you call it hard?

Meeting Miss Du

is a stroke of fortune for me.

May I know what brings you here today?

Today,

actually, I planned to ask you

about some brewing techniques.

But it's okay.

Getting to know Miss Du

is what's truly worthwhile.

Not at all.

Today, we're throwing a party

at home for this friend I haven't seen for a long time.

If it's inconvenient, how about another day?

It's okay. I'm just gonna make some new friends.

The more, the merrier.

Since it's a welcoming party for me,

I have the final say.

In that case, please come inside.

Cheers.

Ying'er, what brings you

to this city?

I'm here on business.

Miss Du's father entrusted her with a batch of Hetian jade to sell

in the Central Plains.

She plans to sell it right here

and gets to see

old friends too.

It shows Miss Du

cherishes her friendship with you a lot, Miss Shen.

General Xu,

you know quite a lot.

How long will it take you to sell

these goods?

How would I know?

Actually, it doesn't matter how long it takes.

I don't wanna go home.

I'd rather spend more days with Danqing.

Right, Danqing?

Your friendship is truly enviable.

There must be many unforgettable things between you two.

Yes.

We didn't just grow up together.

We even had some life-or-death moments.

Speaking of which, Danqing saved my life.

Danqing, do you remember?

It's such an old matter, better left unmentioned.

Why?

When I was about eight,

I accidentally fell into a pond.

Without her who risked her life to save me in the water,

I would no longer be in this world.

Danqing,

you can swim?

(Oh, no. If I say I can swim,)

(it'll contradict what I said to Xu Chengfeng.)

(If I say I can't swim,)

(I can't explain it to Du Ying'er.)

I remember that matter clearly.

Danqing was young. She might have forgotten.

She could swim before,

but she was afraid of water after going into the water

to save Ying'er.

And she never swam again.

Zishan, you still remember? I had forgotten.

After recovering from my injury,

I lost many of my memories.

Injured?

What happened to you?

It's the past.

I am fine right before you, aren't I?

You two really have

a bond forged through life and death.

Alright. The dishes are about to get cold.

Let's eat.

Eat.

You eat too.

Thanks, Zishan.

Ying'er, let me help you.

Miss Du, be careful. It's hot.

Thank you.

You really got jealous.

General.

What is it?

The minister's letter.

Just as I expected.

Based on my clues, the minister

has confirmed the map

doesn't directly depict the path and location of the treasure.

Instead, we need to spray special developing water

on the map

to see the route.

So that day

the clue Prince Yi wanted

to get from our case files

was the developing water.

So where is it now?

No definite news.

But he also mentioned

the developing water

is related to a collector with the surname Ouyang.

And?

The minister also mentioned

the collector

was the friend of Luo Jida

who ran liquor business

in this city.

Mr. Luo?

Luo Jida, the deceased master of the Luo family?

That's right.

So Mr. Xiao lost all his family's wealth

because of gambling.

I've searched through all the account books involved.

In the year their family was ruined,

the money transactions basically match up with them.

Mr. Xiao became addicted to gambling,

and his family started to fall.

Later, the Luo family took over their industry.

All were reasonable and normal transactions.

The Luo family has been operating here for years.

Their integrity and generosity are well acclaimed.

Mr. Luo's virtues

are beyond question.

Yes. After the bankruptcy,

Mr. Xiao couldn't bear losing his property

and actually gambled with the assets

taken by the Luo family.

Mr. Luo was benevolent.

He helped him clear all his debts

and then hired him to work at the winery.

But he gambled again.

Mr. Luo no longer allowed him to handle money.

You reap what you sow.

And Luo Xue'er?

Is she truly Mr. Xiao's daughter?

Yes. Luo Xue'er's biological mother, Ms. Zhou,

was Mr. Xiao's concubine before.

After Mr. Xiao's death,

Ms. Zhou started working at the winery.

She was already close with the Luos.

Not long after, she married Mr. Luo.

She gave birth to Luo Xue'er two months prematurely.

All those involved in the childbirth

were secretly sent out of the city by Ms. Zhou

without exception.

Anything else?

This is all we have found out so far.

The details of the ghost marriage between the Dus and the Luos

are to be investigated.

Besides these account books,

there must be a butler who presided over the Xiao family's split-up.

Please find him as well.

Yes.

Zishan.

Ying'er went to bed?

Already.

She kept talking all day long.

I wonder where she got all that energy from.

No slip-ups, right?

Trust me.

What do you want?

Mr. Luo has returned.

Did you find any clues about what Luo Xue'er

said about the Xiaos?

We found Xia's account books.

We just need a witness.

Mr. Luo has already gone to find one.

To make Luo Xue'er confess

to clear Luo Ailian's name,

we must uncover the whole truth

and have her admit her guilt.

Before everything comes to light,

it's better to be cautious.

Now that Ying'er is here,

we gotta be more careful to hide your identity.

By the way,

I sorted out this new diary

about some of Ying'er's likes and habits.

Take a look. I hope it helps you.

Okay, I'll take a good look later.

Zishan, if there's nothing else, you should sleep early.

I'm leaving.

Wait a minute.

I have one more thing to ask you.

Xu Chengfeng.

After he rescued you from Prince Yi's place

and the temple fair,

I can tell

that he fell for you

and you

fell for him too.

Since you agree,

I must remind you

you are not Shen Danqing,

but Luo Ailian.

I met Chengfeng three years ago.

I know him.

He seems frivolous on the surface,

but he is sharp inside.

Should one day he come to know your true identity,

how will he feel?

You can't deceive him for a lifetime.

Have you thought about it?

Zishan,

I have

my own plans for it.

In your heart,

you hoped that he would guess your identity, right?

If there really comes such a day,

I will

tell him all the truth.

Zishan, you know him.

You know he has a heart of gold.

But he's not the only one

with a heart of gold.

♪We've been tied by fate for half a lifetime♪

♪One thought goes up as another goes down♪

What I mean is,

there are many good men in this world.

I don't want you to take this risk.

No matter how he values your relationship,

it's a fact that you lied to him about your identity.

I don't know if he will hurt you

after he learns the truth.

I just don't want you to receive any hurt.

Do you understand what I mean?

Yes.

It there's nothing else,

I'm leaving.

Go to bed early.

Danqing!

Come in.

Ying'er, why are you here this late?

Have a seat.

Haven't you gone to bed?

I just inquired about your past injury with the servants.

They said it took a long time for your injury to heal,

and that you nearly died.

They exaggerated.

Look at me now. Aren't I fine?

You have recovered physically,

but you seem to have forgotten many things

from the past.

I've finally understood

why the way you look at me

is different from before.

Ying'er, I...

I don't care.

I don't care how much you have forgotten.

But I remember it all.

I remember everything since we were young.

Danqing, you must remember

we are the best friends

forever.

Yes, the best friends.

Danqing, what happened to the back of your neck?

A scar was left from a previous injury,

so I had a black lotus tattooed over it.

Let me look.

Is this a burn scar?

Danqing, it must have hurt you a lot.

It was such a big thing.

Why didn't you tell me?

If I had known you were injured, I would have rushed back.

Kucha is so far away.

I didn't want you to travel so far

because of my injury.

Moreover, once the wound healed,

it felt even less necessary to mention it.

It wasn't a good thing.

Bringing it up would just cause unnecessary worry.

No, you can't be like that again.

Promise.

No matter what happens in the future,

don't hide it from me.

Right, there's one more thing.

This Kucha-style dress I'm wearing

really stands out too much.

I want to go to a silk shop

to buy some local style clothes.

Do you have time to go shopping with me tomorrow?

If you see any clothes or jewelry you like, just buy them.

My treat.

Okay.

General.

General.

What is it?

It's working.

Military tactics are effective.

What's working?

Look.

So many cards.

What cards?

General, do you remember the "roundabout method"?

I have spread the word

saying you will get married.

Now it's spread all over the whole city.

Miss Shen will hear it.

What?

Miss Shen will hear it.

You read military books,

but what a bad idea.

I was just thinking

it might make Miss Shen become even more concerned with you.

So you are selling me out?

They say you can't succeed without making sacrifices.

General!

General,

these people request see you.

So many.

General, which one shall we see first?

Not any of them. I want to go to the Shen Mansion.

General.

General, please. It's just dawn.

The prefect of Qingzhou and Mr. Li are waiting outside.

Mr. Li is alright.

The old prefect came all the way here.

You should see him.

- Don't military books say...? - Shut up.

General.

General, I was wrong.

You're so lovely.

Pink suits you the best.

You have great taste.

Sir, I'd like this one.

Sir.

Sorry.

What are you listening to so intently?

You even ignore us?

You don't know yet?

General Xu Chengfeng is going to get married soon.

Early this morning,

the threshold of his mansion has almost been worn down.

They released a message.

Any eligible young lady

from a decent family

can send a matchmaker to the General's Mansion

to check their marital compatibility.

Danqing, are you alright?

I'm fine.

We should go check out other stores.

Should we go somewhere else?

Sorry for my behavior just now.

No need.

I know you're busy with your business.

Aren't you gonna check the accounts?

I'm not that thoughtless.

Do your things.

I'll just take a stroll and then head home.

Let's go.

(Du Ying'er?)

(She knows Shen Danqing,)

(and they seem very close.)

(God is really helping me.)

Prefect, I have important matters today. Please go back.

General, if you do not take to my eldest daughter,

I have a younger daughter.

- Please. - General.

My young daughter is beautiful and intelligent.

She is a few years younger than you, but...

H-H-How many years?

Tianhao.

She is 14.

General.

You all.

General.

Prefect, please don't push.

A fine marriage.

General, wait for me.

- A perfect match. - General.

General, wait.

Quiet!

Everyone,

today, I do have important matters to attend to.

If anyone stops me again,

whoever it is,

I will definitely not show mercy

and will punish him!

General.

It's really not my fault.

I didn't expect your charm to be so great.

I won't do it again.

Xu Chengfeng!

- Who? - Stop!

Miss Du.

Tianhao, show some respect.

This is Danqing's friend, not a stranger.

You heartless man!

Miss Du, what do you mean?

You played with Danqing's affection.

I'm here to get even with her.

So

the word that you'll get married

is to stir up Danqing's emotions.

It is not my original intention,

but it's also because Danqing is reluctant to accept my love.

That's why I resorted to this bad way.

Yesterday, during the meal,

I could tell

the two of you had a special relationship.

I guessed it right.

Miss Du, you're discerning.

But could you please

put in a few good words for me in front of Danqing?

You look not bad.

Since Danqing likes you,

I will make her happy.

But you.

If you do something to hurt her again,

I will not let you off!

You make it sound like

Danqing already knows now.

Of course, she knows.

When she heard you were getting married,

she was completely dazed.

The things in her hand fell all over the floor.

She was in the silk shop, her eyes brimming with tears.

It pained me to watch.

Danqing even cried?

Yes.

She cried so sadly.

Her eyes were swollen.

That's why I asked her to go home

and came to confront you.

Her eyes were swollen.

Thank you very much, Miss Du.

I'll go to her home now.

Stay with her.

General!

Actually, there's no need to rush.

He is very anxious.

(I seem to have exaggerated it a lot.)

(I'll apologize tonight.)

(What on earth is Xu Chengfeng up to?)

(Why is he suddenly going to get married?)

What's this?

Why are you here?

Not red or swollen at all.

What are you talking about?

What are you here for?

Stop pretending.

I already know.

K-K-Know what?

Your...

secret.

My...

What are you talking about?

What secret can I have?

You're just being stubborn.

Did you cry your heart out at the silk shop

when knowing I was getting married?

I didn't cry at all.

Okay.

I'll say it again in front of you.

I'm getting married.

What...

do you think?

I don't know.

If the roles were reversed,

if it were me,

I would be heartbroken.

I'd take you away from your wedding again.

whether you are willing or not.

Give it back.

So secret?

That really piques my curiosity.

Let me look.

Just a diary recording trivial matters

about our escort agency.

Chengfeng, aren't you

getting married?

You still have time?

Those are just rumors.

Zishan, I came to discuss an important thing.

The minister replied to me.

As I expected, there are secrets

within the map.

We need specially-made developing water to decode it.

The treasure map is related to the Luo family?

How can it be?

The map isn't related to the Luos.

Based on the clues I provided, the minister found out

the water

might be related to a reclusive collector

who had a connection with the late Mr. Luo.

So the minister

thinks there was something fishy behind the mysterious death

of Mr. Luo.

He suspects Mr. Luo's death cause

wasn't internal.

Impossible.

Danqing.

I know you were friends with Miss Ailian.

It's inevitable to be worried about her innocence.

But I believe it has nothing to do with the Luos.

If you are feeling bad,

you can go back to your room.

Leave us two to discuss.

Let Danqing say whatever she wants to.

They were good friends,

so she knows some things we don't.

I know

Luo Ailian was not one to deceive,

so her family would not engage in

any disgraceful matters.

Alright.

Just the minister's suspicion.

It's not confirmed yet.

Luo Ailian died with a false accusation.

If she were still alive,

she would surely not want her father to be suspected

or criticized.

Danqing means...

I trust the Luos.

Danqing,

you trust the Luos so much

just because you and Luo Ailian were good friends?

Well, if it were me,

I'd trust her too.

Moreover, it's just the minister's speculation.

If they were really involved,

he'd already ask me to look into it.

That makes sense.

Since we now have a definite clue,

we should find this collector as soon as possible.

That's right.

It's just a pity

that we have no idea where the collector is.

Moreover, we can only find two Luos,

Luo Xue'er and Ms. Zhou.

They may not tell us the truth.

Chengfeng,

do you have any other clues

about the collector?

We only know now

that the collector's surname is Ouyang

and he loves wine.

Zishan, you've been to many places.

Have you heard of him?

There are quite a few people with the surname,

but I haven't noticed any collectors.

How about this?

Tomorrow morning, some of my men will leave the city to inquire.

Even without the Luo family, we can still find it.

Alright, I shall take my leave

to see if Tianhao make any new findings.

Danqing, sorry for my words just now.

I forgot you two were friends.

I'm sorry.

Danqing.

I want to ask him something.

Calm down. You will give yourself away.

Take it slow.

Don't worry, Zishan. I know what to do.

I really don't want you to get hurt.

General Xu.

What's it?

Anything else?

You just said

you'd believe Luo Ailian too.

Why?

How should I put it?

If there must be a reason,

her eyes.

Although I only saw her

a few times,

I remember her eyes.

The look in her eyes

was honest, so it was

hard not to trust her.

♪What we feel are right and wrong♪

Are you jealous?

I just feel guilty towards her.

Let me ask you.

Do you trust me?

Of course.

I will tell you something.

But do not ask me why.

Okay.

The Mr. Ouyang you mentioned.

I know where he is.

♪Along the way, through snow and wind, the hair grows gray♪

Tomorrow,

I'll take you there once I

finish up my work.

Deal.

♪An oath leaves the regret for a lifetime♪

♪How can I face it again♪

♪Along the way, through snow and wind, I have no complaints or regrets♪

Danqing,

the look in your eyes resemble hers.

No wonder you were friends.

See you.

♪Let me look at you again when I wake up♪

♪I've stepped into a maze, stirring up all the chaos♪

♪I've stumbled among all the entanglements♪

♪Your face resembles the figure I'm familiar with♪

♪I've wandered and struggled, and the seal of time remains intact♪

♪We've been tied by fate for half a lifetime♪

♪One thought goes up as another goes down♪

♪Yet we can't escape karma's manipulation in the end♪

♪Together with you in this life♪

♪With unrepentant persistence♪

♪I've created candlelight in darkness♪

♪We've been tied by fate for half a lifetime♪

♪One thought goes up as another goes down♪

♪Yet we can't escape karma's manipulation in the end♪

♪Together with you in this life♪

♪With unrepentant persistence♪

♪I've created candlelight in darkness♪

♪Which protects you as it protects me♪