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ADAPTED FROM THE LEGEND OF KUNSHAN JADE BY TAN TIANYIN

How did you become like this?

That's who I am.

I've never changed.

It means nothing to you.

But for us, it's a matter of life and death.

If it weren't for them who are tied here today,

it would have been us.

I understand.

You're a man on top.

You don't understand how we are.

I…

I understand.

You've suffered a lot.

You'll never understand.

We're not the same.

Someone.

Beat them.

Tomorrow…

I'll find another place to stay tomorrow.

Let's go.

Hurry.

Hurry.

- This way. - Where are we?

There is a secret room.

So many treasures.

The master never miscalculates.

He left a way out.

Great. The trade caravan can be saved.

With cash, we can participate in the official auction.

Yes.

We must take back all the trade caravan's belongings.

But everyone knows now what's going on with the trade caravan.

I think they will try every means to undercut us.

Yeah.

Steward Zhao, go to Zhuobao Jewelry Shop.

I don't think they'll underpay us.

But we need to surrender part of our profits. Okay?

But…

I don't think Zhuobao Jewelry Shop

can buy all these things.

Yeah, they can't.

You and Wei Yan go bid.

Remember, I want

all those pearls.

If you'd handled it last night,

it wouldn't be like this today.

I could have made a deal with the merchants from the South Sea.

It's far from enough.

They don't have to buy them all.

As long as we can get enough money to participate in the official auction.

Just have a look?

What to see? See how the merchants in Guangzhou

divide the Yan's assets?

Use the Yan's money

to buy the Yan's trade caravan's things.

Is it reasonable?

Um…

Isn't that how it is now?

I don't believe it.

Wait.

I have given the blood pearl to Duanwu

and urged her to leave the trade caravan.

But she wouldn't leave.

She also found out that Pang Song and Cao Da

stole the trade caravan's jewelry.

She lured them out.

I've kicked them out of the trade caravan.

Good.

She learned to be patient.

The Cui family has been raising money all over Yangzhou.

They even sold their stores.

They are determined to get the jewels sold by the government.

The delivery date for the tribute pearls is less than ten days.

They will do anything for that.

Duanwu wants to sell the treasures in the secret room

to participate in the official auction.

Do you want me to warn her?

No need.

Are we betting too much this time?

Remember to take your medicine.

Master, careful.

Father.

Father. It's all my fault.

See what you've done in Guangzhou.

It's a big deal that the tribute pearls were destroyed,

but you hid it from me.

Father, I wrote a letter to big brother.

Even if you want to die,

don't take the whole Cui family down with you.

Father, it's all my fault.

I thought we could replenish

the destroyed tribute pearls to get the Cui family out of trouble,

but I didn't expect Yan Zijing to press hard upon us.

Father, I--

He's just a merchant in the Western Regions.

He's arrested, isn't he?

Yes.

Is there going to be an auction

of Yan's trade caravan's property tomorrow?

- Yes. I-- - From Hepu to Guangzhou,

he purchased pearls all the way, but he didn't sell them.

- Yes. - Okay.

Buy the pearls at all costs tomorrow.

Father, I've dealt with Yan Zijing so many times.

He wouldn't get arrested easily.

Now, all his property will be auctioned.

There is something fishy about it.

It has nothing to do with you anymore.

Look at what you're wearing.

You're a girl.

You should do what girls do.

Go home.

Change your clothes.

So what if I'm a girl?

Father.

Can't a girl do business?

A girl does business?

All you can do for the Cui family

is to go back to Yangzhou and marry the Zheng family.

If I marry the Zheng family,

who will help you?

Are you counting on your loser sons?

You.

Go change your clothes.

Father.

I won't get changed.

- Change them. - I won't.

Change them.

I won't change.

Master, please stop beating her. Please stop.

Lady Shijiu, stop talking back.

- Send Lady Shijiu back to her room. - Go.

- Lady Shijiu, let's go. - Get out of here.

Master.

Master, calm down.

I have rented a house.

Are we moving over now?

Okay.

What's wrong? Are you still worried about Duanwu?

I never really understood her.

You are different.

She's right.

Everyone is different.

Don’t judge without being in another's shoes.

It's my fault.

Cui Jingchu has arrived in Guangzhou.

Let's get down to business.

Yan Zijing went from Hepu to Guangzhou.

From the Mermaid Treasure Race

to purchasing pearls under the name of Feng.

Every move he made

was to force the Cui family to a dead end.

The official auction is not that simple.

These are all Yan's trade caravan's belongings

for this official auction.

I'm Zhang Jinran, a chancellor of the Institute for Advancement of Literature.

I put the seals

on these seized items myself.

But this official acution

is to raise money for the victims,

not a commercial auction.

So, this will be a blind auction.

- Blind auction. - Blind auction.

Who dares to bid for it?

It's something from the Yan's trade caravan.

- Blind auction. - It's a bold auction.

We don't even know

what's inside.

How can we bid?

Yan's trade caravan

is a merchant in the Western Regions.

There are a lot of rare treasures on their boat.

Of course. These items are sealed.

You can't know what's inside.

Please,

have a guess

and make your offer.

Alright then.

Everyone knows that the Yan's treasures are valuable.

If you get them at a low price, you're lucky.

If you get them at a high cost, accept it.

Let's make it easy.

We'll count everything

as one auction.

The highest bidder gets it.

Alright.

Since it's a one-time deal,

I'll bid three million maces.

Three million maces?

There are high quality emeralds and Nanyang pearls

of out trade caravan in these boxes.

It's worth more than three million maces.

We bid nine million maces.

We bid ten million maces.

Eighteen million maces.

Father.

We bid

23 million maces.

Twenty-three million maces.

- It can buy a boatload of jewelry. - The price is sky-high.

The Yan's treasures are of extraordinary quality.

The Cui family collected 26 million maces.

How big are the pearls in there?

It's risky.

- I'm not sure about it. - Right?

Yan's trade caravan.

Twenty…

five and a half million maces.

Yan's trade caravan

is buying their own things.

The Yan's will lose a lot.

Their master killed someone. They deserve it.

Father.

I've dealt with them many times.

They're not that simple.

We should think twice.

- Father. - The Cui's.

Twenty-six million maces.

The price is sky-high.

The Cui's is determined to get it.

Okay.

Does anyone

want to bid more than 26 million maces?

Duanwu. Make a bid.

- Duanwu, what should we do? - Otherwise…

Yan's trade caravan.

Yan's trade caravan.

We abstain.

Congratulations to the Cui's

on winning all the items in this official auction.

Wait.

Cui's.

You haven't signed the contract yet.

Father.

CUI JINGCHU

Lady Shijiu, open them.

Yes.

Father.

Duanwu. You were right.

The master was prepared.

- Open them all. - Yes.

- Open them all. - Yes.

It's all junk.

Um…

The Yan's

is specious.

Good thing I didn't bid.

The Cui's lost a lot of money.

They spent 26 million maces

on junk.

What's the use of these? It's all junk.

Look.

There's nothing good.

Master. It's all worthless stuff.

Father.

Um…

Father. Father.

Father. Father.

Father.

What a show.

Yan Zijing.

What are you doing here?

Master.

Seems like we came at the right time.

Accountant Wei.

Yan Zijing.

It's you.

I was arrested for killing Wei Yan.

But Wei Yan is not dead.

I was released.

I didn't expect you to auction my stuff

just after I was arrested.

However, since Special Envoy Xu is here to

confirmed the validity of the contract,

I'll…

take the deal.

The contract is finalized.

Cui,

please make your payment.

Congratulations, Mr. Yan.

Not only did you have good luck,

but you have also

made a good deal.

Special Envoy Xu, not at all.

My stuff

is worth a lot more than 26 million maces.

But I accept it.

Congratulations, the Cui's.

Lady Shijiu. I'd like to introduce someone to you.

Mr. Shi.

So this is Mr. Shi?

My dear friend.

Mr. Yan, what a good tactic.

Now, even if there are pearls in front of the Cui family,

they can't buy them.

I'm flattered.

Mr. Zhang, thanks to you too.

Are you satisfied

with this result?

The delivery date for the tribute pearls is coming.

The Cui family

cannot escape this time.

Make good use

of this chance then.

Mr. Yan.

You make full use of every person,

and you never miscalculate.

Thank you.

I'm afraid

someone will not be able to sleep.

Mr. Zhang, you'd better plan ahead.

In case someone becomes desperate

and hurts the innocent.

Mr. Yan, thank you for the heads up.

I had my plans

before I got involved.

You…

Take good care of Duanwu.

She's my person. I will take care of her.

Care more about yourself.

In that case,

we can't let Zhang Jinran leave Guangzhou.

Yes.

Master.

Wei Yan is fine.

The matter has subsided.

Everything is back to the way it was before.

Master, you're brilliant.

Accountant Wei. You kept it from everyone for so long.

You did a great job.

Reward her.

Thank you, Master.

Master.

At the official auction,

Steward Zhao

did a great job.

Steward Zhao, what reward do you want?

Just say it.

Master, I'm already old.

I hope you'll agree to let me retire.

Steward Zhao, you've been traveling with me

all these years.

Even when the trade caravan was in trouble,

you never left me.

I will never forget

your effort.

Master.

Kang Ju.

This is a shop in Yangzhou. Steward Zhao, I'll give it to you.

I hope you can go home

and enjoy your retirement.

Thank you, Master.

You're welcome.

- Great. - Great.

- Great. - Great.

Yan's trade caravan

is always fair in meting out rewards and punishments.

This time, Duanwu did a good job.

From now on,

Duanwu is promoted as the assistant of our trade caravan.

- Great. - Great.

Duanwu is amazing.

Thank you, Master.

I'll do my best.

However,

we always hold on to

the law of the jungle.

Tell me about it.

When did you notice it?

You're smart.

If you wanted to get rid of someone,

you wouldn't leave so many holes.

That's right.

But this doesn't mean anything.

What else?

It was not a Nanyang pearl in Shi Nawei's hand.

It was a Hepu South Sea pearl.

I've been collecting pearls and dividing pearls since childhood.

I know the differences between Hepu South Sea pearls

and Nanyang pearls.

In Guangzhou,

you have the most Hepu South Sea pearls.

So, I guessed

Shi Nawei was hired by you.

You have a good eye

and a good brain.

Master, what do you mean?

I'm complimenting you. What else?

Complimenting me?

What's wrong?

But I was surprised

that you trusted me so much.

If I had sold all your property and your jewels

and left,

you would have lost everything.

I'm smart.

You have a good eye

and a good brain.

If you want to say I'm an old fox,

just say it.

However,

you can call me anything you want.

Business is war without swords.

Winner takes all.

Got it?

Master, you need to take your medicine.

Master…

You dishonored our family.

Special Envoy Xu.

Mr. Cui.

Special Envoy Xu.

Cui family's recent dramas are getting more and more interesting.

But you're still not handing over the tribute pearls…

How should this scene end?

The Cui family has also seen strong winds and waves.

Trading is like a battlefield

No general wins all the time.

No merchant wins all the time too.

It seems that Mr. Cui also knows

there is no general who wins all the time.

Well, in that case,

Cui family

shall admit that you've destroyed the tribute pearls

in the Pearl Tower fire.

And also compensate for the tribute pearls.

Most importantly,

finish the pearl lotus platform quickly.

I would like to dedicate it to Lord Tan.

Let Lord Tan make the mediation.

To prevent the Royal Court from finding faults

with the Cui family.

Cui family is severely damaged this time.

In order to raise tribute pearls, I have sold a few shops.

But this huge compensation…

It's going to be tough.

Mr. Cui.

You're already in big trouble, Mr. Cui.

Why are you still thinking about your wallet?

Now that Zhang Jinran has got the Cui family's ledger,

even if he doesn't do anything,

as long as you can't hand over tribute pearls,

he will make a thorough investigation of this case.

Don't talk about money bags then.

Everyone in Cui family.

Not one of them will survive.

The tribute pearls fraud involves many parties.

It's not just about Cui family.

There's indeed nobody left in Cui family.

Let me tell you again.

When something went wrong,

it's just the Cui family and no one else.

If you are seeking death,

I'm not going down with you.

A girl will only be girl.

Suit yourself.

We'll go back.

- Xu Nanying. - You…

Look what you've done.

Father, don't you believe him.

He's on the same boat with us.

He would never dare spill the truth about the tribute pearls.

Even if he settles this matter this time for his own sake,

do you think that

he will let the Cui family live?

- But Father, this time-- - Someone,

send Lady Shijiu back to her room.

Don't let her take a step out.

Yes.

Shijiu, get up quickly.

Your father forgave you.

You begged him again.

What is it this time?

The rest of your dowry?

Shijiu, don't worry about these.

- I'm-- - Why?

Mother, you're his real wife.

Is it because I'm a girl?

We have to just swallow everything in in this house.

Even aunt dares to ride on your head, Mother.

Shijiu.

I know you've been through a lot.

Don't blame your father.

It's not easy for him either.

It's all for the Cui family.

Mother.

And we can't break the Cui's bloodline.

Fine.

Don't blame Father.

Blame me.

Mother.

I'm telling you.

I, Cui Shijiu,

will make both of us stand with our heads up in front of Father.

I swear.

Mother.

Why?

I did what I had to do.

I couldn't help Father.

I couldn't save you.

I couldn't save myself either.

Lady Shijiu.

Lady Shijiu.

You have not drink any water today. Stop drinking.

Can you eat something?

I abandoned it a long time ago.

The reality and stability of being a woman.

I fought.

I snatched.

I killed a bloody path out of those bastards.

Got Father's a little attention.

Now how do you expect me to marry the Zheng family?

How would I be willing to?

Lady Shijiu.

Marrying Zheng Wu, that rake.

Leaning onto the Zheng family for a lifetime.

Living a sad life in a courtyard.

But after all, it's the Zheng family.

You can still live a stable life there.

But I don't want to.

Tong.

I know.

I grew up in the Zhenlang Pavilion.

I know the ledgers.

I know jewelries.

Am I not better than my brothers?

But why would they be able to

test and error in doing business?

While I had to

hand over the Zhenlang Pavilion to others.

Why do I have to be locked in this room?

I would never want to be like my mother.

I don't want to.

I'm going out.

Help me.

Help me.

Lady Shijiu.

I just heard outside the master's room

that the pearl lotus platform is on the way here.

It will be sent to Lord Tan at Jingzhong.

When the master goes to the port to receive the pearl lotus platform

I'll send Lady Shijiu--

No.

I'll send mister out.

Pearl lotus platform.

So

does it mean that

as long as Zhang Jinran has no ledger,

and we find a way to pay for the compensation,

the Cui family will survive?

Yes.

Good.

Good.

Special Envoy Xu.

Cui Family

is willing to confess the mistake about the tribute pearls.

We will also prepare the pearl lotus platform

which will be offered to Lord Tan.

We just hope that Special Envoy Xu can make the mediation for Cui family.

Just a few days.

I will make sure Zhang Jinran cannot leave Guangzhou.

Now you know you need to do this.

But why should I trust you?

Because the Cui family doesn't want to die yet.

Bun.

Freshly baked buns.

Thanks.

Shoot with this.

I want this.

Master, she's here.

Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?

I think you must be interested in the Hu People's Market.

I want to take you around.

Is there

anything else?

I'm going back to Chang'an tomorrow.

I want to say goodbye to you.

Du Ming.

You go to East Town

and buy me some of my favorite osmanthus lotus root cakes

Osmanthus lotus root cakes?

When do you start liking osmanthus lotus root cakes?

But you still have important things to do.

Don't worry, they can't go wrong.

Come on, let's try one.

It's nice right?

This is candied fruit.

It's sweet and soft. Try it.

Candied fruit?

It's like a coral bead.

- I have something for you. - Murder!

Move out of the way!

- Out of the way. - What's wrong?

- Murder! - Don't run.

- Chase! - Out of the way. Out of the way.

Help!

Murder!

- Help! - Mr. Zhang.

- Duanwu. - Stop running!

- Duanwu! - Stop!

- Out of the way! - Stop!

Out of the way. Out of the way.

Out of the way.

- Stop! Don't run! - Out of the way.

Out of the way.

- What are you doing? - Stop.

- Out of the way. - Out of the way.

Stop.

Duanwu. Hurry up.

Let's go.

I asked you out today

but encountered this kind of thing.

I'm sorry about it.

It's nothing, Mr. Zhang.

Who could have predicted what happened today?

But you were saying that you want to give me something?

I was in Baniang's room.

Mr. Zhang, be careful.

What a filthy couple.

Despicable pearl slave.

What happened at the pearl fishery,

it's all because of you.

I should have sent you to the production shed.

To make you suffer every day.

Let the sharks in Duanwang Pond

swallow you alive.

Cui Jia.

And Baniang

betrayed the pearl fishery

because of you.

I really shouldn't have killed her.

I should bring her back

and strip her alive.

Peel her skin and make her suffer.

Cui Jia.

Long time no see.

But in the future,

we'll never see each other again.

Duanwu.

I'll kill you. I will avenge my mother.

I'll kill you.

Duanwu.

Duanwu.

He will surely be punished for his evil deeds.

He killed my mother!

He killed my mother!

The pearl fishery of the Cui family does not give enough tribute pearls every year.

If it's exposed, no way they will get away with it. Listen to me.

Duanwu.

You have to believe that there is righteousness in this world.

Mr. Zhang.

In this world,

where is righteousness?

Where is righteousness?

Trust me.

I'll catch him.

Don't worry.

They won't get away with it.

Don't be mad, Shijiu Lang.

I-I really didn't expect

that filthy pearl slave is that fierce.

Don't let me catch her.

I'll kill her myself.

Shijiu Lang, don't worry.

I'll catch her myself.

I won't spare her.

Duanwu, you must trust me.

I'm sure I'll bring them all to justice.

Cui's annual tribute pearls are not enough every year.

And this time in Guangzhou, they don't have the power to recover.

They won't get away with it.

Previously, in order to gather more evidence of the Cui's,

I've been to Baniang's room.

I found this.

Thank you, Mr. Zhang.