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"Boating through the Willow Trees" by Zhou Shen
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♫ Yesterday, I smelled flowers falling along the river, tinting the clear ripples red ♫
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♫ For whom are the sparrows and swallows singing in celebration? ♫
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♫ I sit at home as calm years pass, and the lively city turns quiet ♫
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♫ No one understands the outline of love like I do ♫
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♫ If one day the river and winds meet ♫
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♫ It's a reminder I am not just a reflection in a mirror ♫
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♫ Dreams can be shattered and even memories can fade away ♫
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♫ The rich scent and light ink writing ♫
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♫ Are moments of everyday life captured through the red window ♫
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[Are you the One]
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[Episode 2]
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Is she very beautiful?
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She…
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Sometimes, this woman is also…
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a little…
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Even if the bandit leader's concubine is charming, she's just an ordinary, unrefined woman.
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She's unworthy of your attention.
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Fan Hu stated that several men followed Madam Liu today.
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A beggar almost followed her home, but he did nothing.
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He could be attracted to her or be a spy from Mount Yang.
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[Cui Mansion]
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Is Madam Liu really pretending around you?
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Whether she is or not, I will investigate her.
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No one can keep secrets from me.
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She seems like a weak woman to me.
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Showing compassion to a woman without knowing the situation.
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Husband,
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I didn't know you would be back tonight. I didn't tell Nanny Li to prepare your dinner.
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Wife, did you enjoy your shopping today?
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Husband, I bought two shops for you and also set up a new kiln.
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What else?
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You…
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Do you already know everything?
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Today, I had to discipline a lecher on the street.
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After I calmed down, I realized I was too harsh and caused you trouble.
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Please forgive me.
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If I hadn't mentioned it, you would have kept it from me.
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What's wrong?
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Husband, wait for a moment.
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I wrote this indictment.
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Please review it for me.
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An indictment?
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[Indictment by Liu Miantang]
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Such an ugly handwriting.
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I'm afraid no one could write such a sloppy indictment.
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Was Lu Wen only after her looks?
[I am Liu Miantang]
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For the Prince of Huaiyang to discern?
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He was the garrison's nephew.
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We can only submit it to Zhenzhou County and ask Prince of Huaiyang to uphold justice.
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However, my writing is not neat.
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I hope you can improve it for me.
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You injured Chen Tu.
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If this is fully investigated, you'll have to pay for his medicine.
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That's right.
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I wasn't thinking clearly. This won't do.
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If he blackmails us, it'll be terrible.
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Luckily, you still remember the martial arts you studied at the escort agency,
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but they don't teach acupuncture with silver needles, do they?
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Who taught you that?
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Husband, wait for a moment.
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When I was in recovery, Physician Zhao gave me a book on acupuncture.
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The acupuncture points are clearly marked.
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Today, I was lucky to hit the vital point.
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Otherwise, I would have lost my reputation.
[Meridians and Acupoints]
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This isn't a medical book.
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It's clearly an assassination manual.
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The markings are so graphic and explicit.
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How can you study this? Don't study it!
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Allow me.
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What is going on?
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The prince is interrogating Madam Liu.
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Criminals he eventually interrogates
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cannot endure and end up crying, screaming, and confessing.
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Madam Liu…
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Whatever secrets she's hiding, he will uncover them.
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But she is just a weak woman.
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Showing compassion to a woman without knowing the situation.
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These are the deeds for our shops.
[Deeds]
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The two shops will be combined into one.
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This is the Commercial Tax Bureau application.
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The tax depends on the area.
[Applicant Request]
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You have the most experience. Should we report one big shop or two small shops?
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Two small shops.
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A big shop will be larger.
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Really?
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My family has been running shops in the capital for many years.
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These matters are handled by the family elders.
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I only oversee the production of porcelain.
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That's good. I asked the right person.
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Today, I also met the porcelain craftsman.
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This is local white porcelain.
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Check if there are any problems.
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The sides are not very symmetrical.
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What else?
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Local clay is used to produce white porcelain, but it's not fine and it's porous.
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It's easy to get bulges on the bottom.
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They are the so-called celadon and white porcelain.
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The capital's old kiln methods can't be used in Lingquan Town.
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You have produced porcelains for many years.
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How can you not see it?
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I thought bulges and pores were features of Lingquan Town,
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that's why I didn't mention them.
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Actually, I forgot. This seems to be brought from the capital.
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You've managed for many days. Are you testing me now?
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I just thought it was strange.
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You don't seem like a porcelain merchant.
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Well…
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Nothing escapes your eyes.
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I am just a useless son of a rich family.
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I admit it.
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I am just a useless son of a rich family!
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Nanny Li!
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- On my way!
- Hurry.
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- Go now.
- On my way!
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[Deeds]
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These are the only homeowner land deeds left in the capital.
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They were officially approved.
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There are also the documents for hiring workers.
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You've handled these.
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Madam, take a look.
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Is this your personal seal?
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It seems that way.
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Ever since you joined the family,
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all major and minor affairs were handled by you
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so I can relax and focus on playing chess
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and occasionally accompany shipments of goods.
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After all, I'm still not as talented as you.
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Why didn't you tell me earlier?
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I wanted to change
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and accept responsibility as head of the family.
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It's a pity that…
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It's a pity he lacks skill and relies on you for everything.
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Nanny Li, you can leave now.
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I can actually do business,
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but why don't I have any sense of this?
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Wife,
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don't blame yourself too much.
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It's not your fault you forgot about managing the family affairs.
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Things will get better.
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You're uneasy because you haven't regained your memory.
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It's normal.
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I may be…
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the son of a rich family,
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but please don't doubt our relationship.
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I'm sorry.
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There is no need to say that.
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I'll put the documents away…
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Prepare the bed.
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I will sleep here tonight.
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Aren't you asleep yet?
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Not yet.
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Husband, do you want…
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I'm going to sleep.
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All right.
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Did I sleep with him this way?
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Are you unable to sleep?
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No.
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I'm thinking about us.
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What is it?
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We've been married for three years.
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Husband, why didn't you take concubines or second wives?
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Wife, having you is enough.
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All right.
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I have no more questions.
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She's starting to suspect me.
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If she regained her memory, she may not confront me directly.
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On the contrary, she'll continue to pretend.
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But if she hasn't regained her memory,
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how could a bandit's concubine be so observant?
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What is really on Liu Miantang's mind?
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It's our first time sleeping together. I shouldn't have drunk so much water.
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I really need to go to the restroom.
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What's wrong?
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I'm a little breathless and my legs are numb.
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Husband, why is your hand injured?
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Let's sleep.
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Lu Wen, I will definitely catch you.
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[Indictment]
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Wait for a minute.
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What is it, wife? I have a chess game.
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The shop is being renovated today. I can't do it all myself. Please go to Zhenzhou County,
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and submit this indictment to Prince of Huaiyang.
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This is inappropriate.
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Husband, don't be afraid to meet officials.
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Of course, I'm not afraid. What is there to be afraid of?
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It's natural to be afraid, but I've thought about it.
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Even if he is the garrison's nephew, he threatened us first. We have been reasonable.
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Prince of Huaiyang governs Zhenzhou.
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The people can ask for help, and he should seek justice for us.
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You're right, but Prince of Huaiyang is busy with official matters.
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He may not have time for this.
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How do you know?
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This… just think and you'll understand.
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Even if we submit it, it may not work.
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Would Prince of Huaiyang appease the garrison?
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Or would he pretend to detain corrupt officials, but secretly be one himself?
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Officials protect each other. Is Prince of Huaiyang like this?
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Of course, he is not!
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Why are you angry?
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I'm angry at that lecher.
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I know you love me,
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and I believe you're not afraid of authority.
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What a sin!
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What obedience!
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How can they leave all this menial work to Mrs. Cui?
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I heard Mr. Cui comes home late and leaves early in the morning. It's hard to see him.
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That's how he usually behaves.
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Do you think that Liu person is a mistress?
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That's right.
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They'd better not create chaos in the city again, like the Zhang family did.
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Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Yin.
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This connected shop is very grand.
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Mrs. Cui, you've been working hard.
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I just helped a little. My husband is more hardworking.
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He handles the goods and important matters daily.
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He leaves early and returns late. I feel bad for him, but I don't know who to tell.
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I'm worried these idlers
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will gossip about the newcomers in town.
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Still, as a woman, I can't control it.
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How can this be? Don't worry too much.
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I'm just complaining.
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Everyone back home knows I'm a fierce woman.
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I'll beat and scold whoever slanders my family.
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I will smash their belongings, rip out their tongues, and report to the village leader.
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The military occupied Qizhou's fertile land.
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Locusts have infested the summer crops again. The people are starving.
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- Eat this.
- Go away!
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They even fight over mountain weeds for food.
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Your Majesty, don't be angry.
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His Majesty is having a meal.
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Don't talk about such unpleasant matters.
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- But…
- It missed.
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Did Your Majesty win?
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I lost. Punish me.
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Why are you kneeling?
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I'm letting you flick here. Hurry up.
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Your Majesty,
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you are the Emperor.
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You shouldn't harm yourself.
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Come and eat now.
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Empress Dowager, these are the army reduction plans
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of Prince Lin'an in Yuezhou and Prince Pingdong in Jiangzhou.
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So far, only Prince Huaiyang in Zhenzhou hasn't moved his army.
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How presumptuous!
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Maintaining his own army and defying order. Does he plan to rebel?
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I'm the Emperor. Who dares to infuriate Imperial Mother?
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I'll execute him!
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Your Majesty.
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I'm hungry.
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- Someone.
- Yes.
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Cook another fish.
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Yes.
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It's hard to distinguish right and wrong.
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Like peach blossoms floating down the river.
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What does your mentor's letter say? Why must you burn it after reading it?
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It's the same old advice.
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The Ministry of War reviewed my Zhenzhou military records
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to oversee the army reduction.
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You command a large army. Empress Dowager Wu is afraid.
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Sooner or later she will take action against you.
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Let's wait and see.
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I'm not concerned about this for now.
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Do you want to watch a show with me before the main event?
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Come on. Why aren't you excited?
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Old Wang?
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Marquis! Marquis!
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Why are you detaining my gatekeeper?
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Don't be anxious.
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These men are spies
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placed in Zhenzhou by General Shi Yikuan of Qingzhou.
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He is my rival in the bandit hunt and my opponent at the Imperial Court.
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He placed his spies in Zhenzhou a few years ago.
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Today I caught them all at once.
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Old Wang has been spying on your mansion.
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I fear Shi Yikuan knows better than you
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when your mother leaves and returns home.
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I treated you with respect.
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Any other feudal lord
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would have gouged out your eyes and cut off your tongues.
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Lords, please spare our lives. Spare our lives!
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Why are you so frightened?
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I didn't tell you earlier to avoid alarming the enemy.
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I know Zhenzhou inside and out.
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These foreign troublemakers can't stir up trouble.
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Old Wang, if you and your family want to live,
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tell Shi Yikuan what I have told you.
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Understand?
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Yes, I do. I understand.
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Fine.
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Placing spies around me is too much.
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Everything's fine.
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Qingzhou must not find out what I am doing
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because…
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the fish has taken the bait.
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Can you deduce Mount Yang found Liu Miantang from this sloppy sketch?
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You often go to Qi's Cloth Shop, right?
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Their shop has been robbed by Mount Yang.
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Next time you visit their shop, search carefully,
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and you'll find this mark
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After dealing with him for three years,
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I know the enemy very well.
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Lu Wen is meticulous and careful.
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He won't show himself unless it's necessary.
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I fear Liu Miantang is feigning amnesia and stalling for time,
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but that's not important.
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Lu Wen wants to see Liu Miantang.
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Fine. As he wishes.
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I'll set up a grand and convincing scene,
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so everyone in Lingquan Town can meet Liu Miantang.
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Madam.
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Where's the master?
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[Cui Mansion]
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Husband, you're back.
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Zhang!
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I found out you've been deceiving me!
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You've been acting all along!
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Wife, I can't act!
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I wouldn't deceive you!
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- Straw mats are indeed ineffective.
- You're lying again!
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We'll make more partitions tomorrow.
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Mrs. Zhang couldn't help herself and lost control.
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Please understand this poor woman.
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What's wrong?
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She thought her husband was devoted,
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but he only wanted one thing from her.
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On the surface, he appeared shallow,
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but every word was a lie.
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How do you know these matters?
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One can only feel such sorrow from heartbreaking pain.
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What is she planning to do?
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Mrs. Zhang is easily swayed and manipulated by her husband.
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I advised her to let her brothers run the shop
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and cut off Mr. Zhang's livelihood.
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This way, he obviously won't have time for other women,
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or do things Mrs. Zhang doesn't know about.
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Suffering is not permanent.
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Every family has its own problems.
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Wife, don't get involved in these matters again.
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What if it's all a lie?
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Sooner or later they will be exposed.
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Cui Jiu, am I really your wife?
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Why are you doubting that?
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You treat me well,
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but you're always distant and aloof when you see me.
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We don't seem like a normal couple.
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I'm not eloquent or romantic
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so you might find me cold and indifferent.
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At first, I thought it was your upbringing,
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but when that lecher insulted me yesterday,
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you didn't comfort me like an ordinary husband would.
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Instead, you questioned me all night.
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What did you want to know?
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Why are you still holding a grudge?
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I presume you didn't submit the indictment.
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I did.
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What does Prince of Huaiyang's mansion look like?
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The main gate is painted red with copper nails and adorned with eaves lanterns,
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two stone lions, and two stone lamps.
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There is a bell tower to the east and a government office to the west.
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Is this consistent with what you heard?
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I can understand your suspicions.
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We've been married for three years. I know you very well.
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You have a strong will and can't tolerate any loss.
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If this lecher tries to use his injury to extort money, you'll feel guilty all night.
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I only criticized you slightly.
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Why are you taking it so seriously?
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Speaking of aloofness, your repeated questions make me feel distant.
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- I…
- My fault?
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Are you blaming me?
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Isn't it because of you? I wouldn't blame you without a reason.
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Don't try to deceive me. Explain it to me!
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00:32:02,580 --> 00:32:07,220
Why do you always leave on the pretext of playing chess and stay out all night?
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00:32:07,220 --> 00:32:09,700
I checked. You didn't go to the chess club.
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00:32:09,700 --> 00:32:12,120
The owner said there was no one with the family name Cui.
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- What is your husband's name?
- Cui Jiu.
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00:32:14,340 --> 00:32:16,220
There's no one with the family name Cui here.
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Cui Jiu? I've never heard of him.
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Cui Jiu, who am I to you?
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I'm not good at chess, but I care about my dignity.
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I used a fake name.
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A fake name?
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What is it?
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Jiu…
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Jiu…
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Jiu Jiu?
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Your fake name is Jiu Jiu?
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I couldn't beat them so I stopped going
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and found a teacher.
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Really?
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Yes.
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Jiu Jiu.
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Wife, stop laughing.
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I have to keep my dignity. Don't let this spread.
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Liu, come out!
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You… You… Hurry!
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Come out now!
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I can't see you. Let me see you now!
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I must settle a score with you!
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I'm furious!
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Liu!
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00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:37,220
- It's Mr. Zhang from next door.
- You interfered in my marriage,
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encouraged my wife to go back to her parents' home and cut off my livelihood!
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Everyone knows you're a mistress!
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00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:45,710
- A mistress!
- How shameless!
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00:33:45,710 --> 00:33:48,760
It's his fault, but he blames Madam. I'm going to scold him.
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- You have no manners.
- Shut up!
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00:33:50,620 --> 00:33:53,280
- The master hasn't spoken yet.
- How disgraceful!
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- He likes to scold from behind the wall.
- Go home!
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00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:57,980
The hot water in the side room
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hasn't been fully used.
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Wait.
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00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:07,400
Nanny Li, why did he call my wife a mistress?
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00:34:11,060 --> 00:34:15,080
Master leaves early and returns late. Madam often shows herself in public.
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00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:19,900
The neighbors love to gossip.
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00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:23,340
Master and Mrs. Cui, don't take it to heart.
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00:34:29,660 --> 00:34:32,020
The rumors here are vicious.
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00:34:32,020 --> 00:34:34,880
My wife has suffered from this.
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00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:39,940
Nanny Li, how do we clear her name?
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00:34:40,550 --> 00:34:46,140
Why don't you take her for a walk more often?
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00:34:46,140 --> 00:34:48,140
Take her only for a walk?
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00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:54,140
A walk… A walk won't shut their mouths.
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00:34:54,140 --> 00:34:57,660
They'll still spread rumors.
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00:34:58,780 --> 00:35:02,180
We need a bold move to stop the rumors immediately.
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00:35:02,180 --> 00:35:05,800
Master, you have to make good connections.
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00:35:06,620 --> 00:35:08,680
Make good connections?
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00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,620
According to Zhenzhou customs, choose an auspicious day
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and invite the local nobles and neighbors to a banquet.
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00:35:18,500 --> 00:35:22,120
Traditionally, the lady of the family organizes it.
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Madam's presence at the banquet, will be proof of her status.
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It will also leave a good impression among the neighbors
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and help us in our future business.
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00:35:34,180 --> 00:35:36,700
It's killing two birds with one stone.
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00:35:36,700 --> 00:35:38,290
All right.
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00:35:38,940 --> 00:35:44,720
The banquet must have fine food and wine and be very expensive.
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00:35:44,720 --> 00:35:47,040
Is this necessary?
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00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,280
Yes, this is necessary.
439
00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,330
Master, since you have settled here,
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we should host a banquet and treat the neighbors to a nice meal.
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00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,700
Think of it as a housewarming event.
442
00:35:59,700 --> 00:36:01,580
Just to ease my worries?
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00:36:01,580 --> 00:36:05,880
Do you know how much it costs to hold a banquet?
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00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:10,480
As long as you can be at ease, spending any amount is worth it.
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00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:14,200
Is there any need to fuss over something so insignificant?
446
00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,220
How is this insignificant?
447
00:36:16,220 --> 00:36:20,540
My wife's reputation is the most important thing in our family.
448
00:36:20,540 --> 00:36:21,540
Yes, that's right.
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00:36:21,540 --> 00:36:26,120
Master never worried about expenses for Madam.
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00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:30,816
If you want to start fresh here, don't save money.
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00:36:30,816 --> 00:36:34,240
There's a very spacious summer villa east of town.
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00:36:34,240 --> 00:36:40,847
If you doubt, I'm a porcelain merchant, or we're a married couple,
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00:36:40,847 --> 00:36:44,320
it's entirely my fault for not doing a good job as a husband.
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So let's host a grand event and let others witness it.
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There won't be any doubts in the future.
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Madam.
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You know he spent all his family's wealth.
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00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,480
Why did you encourage him to hold a banquet?
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00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:37,320
I'm also worried about Master.
460
00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,000
He had the same idea.
461
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,220
Why did you agree with his idea then?
462
00:37:42,940 --> 00:37:46,920
You should be careful in managing the household matters.
463
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,800
Act according to the current situation. Don't overreact.
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00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:51,900
Where's your sense of priorities?
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00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:54,560
Is this how you managed the household in the past?
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00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:00,920
Madam, think about it.
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00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:07,960
Are you the only one in this family who values money?
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00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:14,280
He is a merchant.
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00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,220
He naturally appreciates money.
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00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:23,040
Why did he insist on something that is not cost-effective?
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00:38:28,140 --> 00:38:30,920
Merchants prioritize profits.
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00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:36,420
It's rare for him to ignore the cost for my sake.
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00:38:36,420 --> 00:38:37,800
Yes, that's right.
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00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:41,360
Master treats you with sincerity.
475
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:44,360
He said if you lose money, you can earn it back,
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but once the affection is lost, no amount of gold can get it back.
477
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,880
It's also a banquet to show respect to the town.
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00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:59,020
Your concerns are due to the anxiety caused by your amnesia.
479
00:38:59,020 --> 00:39:04,800
Everything feels unfamiliar, and you're worried and suspicious.
480
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:08,480
It's said, concerns lead to confusion.
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00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:12,170
Master's method is foolish,
482
00:39:12,170 --> 00:39:16,600
but he's doing it to reassure you.
483
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:23,440
Madam, do you still have doubts?
484
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:28,300
In the past few days, all I could think about was myself.
485
00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:31,660
I didn't consider how he has been coping with this.
486
00:39:31,660 --> 00:39:36,760
Nanny Li, please prepare more of his favorite food tonight.
487
00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,960
What a sin!
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00:39:54,920 --> 00:39:57,240
What a sin!
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00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:21,900
Neighbors can be verbally invited to the banquet,
490
00:40:21,900 --> 00:40:28,580
but for future business, we need formal written invitations for important people.
491
00:40:28,580 --> 00:40:30,760
Written invitations?
492
00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,700
Here is a list of important merchants.
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00:40:36,020 --> 00:40:39,120
Please write their names on the invitation cards.
494
00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,360
That many of them?
495
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:43,920
And this is a list of officials.
496
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:49,060
It's always nice to be polite, even if some may not attend.
497
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,840
Wife, you don't need to this.
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00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:54,800
Lingquan Town is a small place.
499
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,900
Those who wish to come, will naturally attend.
500
00:40:57,900 --> 00:41:01,360
Besides, you're more important on this day.
501
00:41:01,360 --> 00:41:03,480
You're right.
502
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:10,260
In that case, why don't I write the invitations?
503
00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:24,820
Is my handwriting that bad?
504
00:41:24,820 --> 00:41:27,020
Yes.
505
00:41:27,020 --> 00:41:28,660
Well…
506
00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:31,040
let me teach you.
507
00:41:40,180 --> 00:41:42,240
I'm asking for the brush.
508
00:41:54,920 --> 00:42:01,700
The problem with your handwriting is the bad horizontal and vertical strokes.
509
00:42:01,700 --> 00:42:05,380
First, practice writing words in more horizontal strokes.
510
00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:11,900
I want to learn how to write the words "harmonious couple."
511
00:42:12,780 --> 00:42:16,660
It's better to learn how to write the word "impartial."
512
00:42:16,660 --> 00:42:19,100
You can practice writing the strokes.
513
00:42:23,900 --> 00:42:27,560
The long horizontal strokes should start with a pause,
514
00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:32,540
then gradually become thinner and then thicker.
515
00:42:32,540 --> 00:42:34,620
Finish the stroke.
516
00:42:34,620 --> 00:42:38,040
The short horizontal stroke should start light
517
00:42:39,180 --> 00:42:41,400
and gradually become heavier.
518
00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,240
Finish the stroke.
519
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,500
Your zither sounds so sorrowful.
520
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Are you thinking of Lady Liu?
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Timing and Subtitles by the Are You My Soulmate? Team @ Viki
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"A Life's Promise" by Cai Ziyi
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♫ The boat drifts along the river, returning with the sunset ♫
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♫ When we reunite, we still joke about cause and effect ♫
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♫ Who happens to pass by, turning around as the begonias fall? ♫
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♫ Loving the wrong person is part of life's twists and turns ♫
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♫ Who hasn't lived in the clouds and held snow for thousands of miles? ♫
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♫ Tough to stay together, easy to part by way of spring waters and fall trials ♫
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♫ Under the moonlight, the couple's hearts unite with the stars ♫
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♫ The long-hidden light in your eyes flickers to life ♫
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♫ Don't ask how many flowers bloomed in the front courtyard last night ♫
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♫ Don't pursue shadows in the stream, half a life of mist covered with water ♫
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♫ Let go of the endless dust and chaos ♫
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♫ My lifelong wish is to reach the sky and beyond ♫
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♫ Who hasn't lived in the clouds and held snow for thousands of miles? ♫
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♫ Tough to stay together, easy to part by way of spring waters and fall trials ♫
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♫ Under the moonlight, a couple stays together without feeling tired ♫
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♫ Dreaming of playing chess throughout the four seasons ♫
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♫ I wish to always accompany you on this long journey ♫
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