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[Flourished Peony]

[Episode 4]

The flowers are blooming
more brilliantly today.

Indeed. Yesterday, this plant
still had several buds.

Our fish all heed your words.

Father.

Greetings, everyone.

It has come again.

It's still this obedient fish.

This jade…

How come this jade is on you?

What's so special about this jade?

Mr. Jiang,

this jade is the birthday gift I gave to Yulu.

When our mother saw it,

she said that a servant shouldn't flaunt
such items. So she took it away.

- How is it her again?
- She said when Yulu got married,

she would give it back to her.

Mudan, don't talk nonsense. Go back.

Father, I'm not talking nonsense.

Now Yulu has died.

How come my maid's jade pendant

is on Mr. Jiang's guard?

I've never stooped to stealing jade,

let alone something belonging to a servant.

- Chen Zhang gave this to me.
- I…

Could it be Chen Zhang…?

- I, Mr. Jiang…
- What's going on?

That's great.

This item was placed inside a gift box

and was personally delivered to my mansion
by the steward of your mansion.

I…

Father, if you're in need of money,

selling the shop which was my dowry
behind my back is one thing.

You even gave away the relics of my maid.

This jade pendant…

This jade pendant isn't worth much money.

Relics? Truly bad luck.

Mudan, this is a misunderstanding.

This clear and convincing evidence
is right here.

Where exactly is the misunderstanding?

You have to explain clearly, Master Liu.

Despite being penniless, you wanted
to host feasts daily for appearances,

even snatching away
the daughter-in-law's dowry,

while still boasting of being
an uncorrupted scholar-official.

Such a thing would never happen.

Stealing something from a servant.

My lord, the banquet has been prepared.

All the honored guests
may take their seats now.

I asked you to buy some fine jade
to send to the Chen Mansion.

Yet you dared to embezzle the money

and steal Mudan's item from the storeroom
to be sent to them.

How dare you, a treacherous thieving servant!

It was all my fault.

Please spare me, my lord.

Was it truly all your doing?

If you admit your fault and accept
the punishment, I will turn a blind eye.

At least, it will not implicate the men
working in the household.

If you utter another half-truth,

I will punish you severely without neglect.

Yes, it was all my doing.

It's all my fault.

I was momentarily blinded by greed.

It's because I did not manage my household
strictly that such errors occurred.

Please, everyone, forgive me.

He acknowledged it so quickly.

You have some tricks up your sleeve
disciplining your servants.

Since he has already confessed to the crime,

what do you plan to do as punishment?

Stealing behind the master's back,
committing insubordination.

Guards!

- Give him sixty strokes and kick him out.
- Yes.

No, please don't, my lord.

Please spare me, my lord.

Please spare me.

No, please!

Please don't drive me away, my lord.

A matter within the household has disturbed
your refined pleasures.

I am truly sorry.

Please go to the hall and enjoy the fine wine.

Let's make sure to have a good time today.

Please.

Mr. Jiang.

Please.

Please.

Soon, this matter will spread
throughout the official circles of Luoyang.

Master Liu is bound to lose face.

Those who abet the crime
have received their punishment.

Yulu's vengeance has been exacted.

Aren't you happy now?

Nobles treat their subordinates

as objects that can be discarded at any time.

Seeing his end like this,

I don't feel any satisfaction.

Instead, I find it pitiable.

I stand alone and powerless.

What I can do for Yulu now

is merely to inflict damage

on the instigator's bit of face and reputation.

How can I say that this vengeance

has been exacted?

Although today you can't do anything to him,

you have already done everything you could.

It's already very good.

As for the future,

who knows what it will bring?

Thank you, Mr. Jiang.

How's the situation?

Really fun.

- Come on.
- Please.

Mr. Jiang, you nearly made it.

One more time.

You do it.

Your Highness.

Please.

Mr. Chen, you can really hold your liquor.

I hope Your Highness will take more trouble.

Understood.

A toast to everyone.

Master Liu, you're too kind.

Sir.

Thank you
for your generous hospitality, Master Liu.

This wine is really good.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, don't be sad.

Zishu did not come
to the lake excursion last night.

He was afraid you would be criticized.

The Liu family has only this one son.

At such banquets, it naturally falls
to him to socialize.

It was not an intentional neglect.

I certainly know what Zishu is thinking.

There's no need for you to remind me.

Before we left, His Highness
specifically instructed me

to make sure that I cheer Your Highness up.

Of course, I must fulfill the mission.

Just pretend to be confused
even though you understand.

You must know what my father king is thinking.

Regardless of what His Highness thinks,

the thoughts of Your Highness and myself
are the same.

Mr. Chen, I bid you farewell.

It is great to be in agreement with you.

Come on, Master Liu, please.

- Sit down, please.
- Alright.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Where are you going?

We haven't had enough of this wine yet.

Fine wine intoxicates. I want to go
to the Water Jade Pavilion to sober up.

They all say the Liu Mansion's
Water Jade Pavilion is elegant and tranquil.

Let's accompany Her Highness
to stroll there together.

- Sure.
- Sure.

Why go to the Water Jade Pavilion?

We haven't yet determined
the winner in the game of pitch-pot.

If there are no beauties by our side,

our contest will lose its charm.

You must stay

and watch me win the match.

Continue drinking. Let's continue the contest.

Mr. Chen, please.

Please.

My lord, assisting the County Princess
in a secret rendezvous with a married man,

isn't that a bit unscrupulous?

What are you saying?

This is called creating joy for others.

When the County Princess is happy,
Liu Chang is happy

and I am happy.

Everyone is overjoyed.

But the Young Madam of the Liu Mansion
will not be happy.

Haven't you realized yet?

She sets her mind entirely
on peonies and wealth

and has no affection for Liu Chang.

She wouldn't mind at all.

Mr. Jiang, it's unparalleled.

- Unparalleled.
- Indeed.

Your Highness.

Zishu, do you still remember this?

When we first met, you were wearing this dress.

Why did you invite me to come?

No rush.

Would you be willing to play a tune for me,

just like in the past?

Back then, you gave me a jade bracelet,

saying a chain can break

but people should never be separated.

Even after getting married, this object
never left me for a moment.

The past cannot be pursued.

Youzhen, don't mention the past events again.

You treat me so distantly.

Are you still blaming me
for betraying our agreement back then?

Back then, my father threatened me.

If I did not marry, he would decimate
the Liu family.

How could I just watch you die?

I was too young at that time

and was not firm enough in temperament.

Looking at the daughters of the great families,

which one isn't married
to a well-matched suitor?

I thought, just let it be so.

For you, I am willing to accept my fate.

But after truly getting married, I realized

a marriage without love is just like hell.

Every time Wu Pingzhi touched me
made me feel disgusted.

I understand your helplessness.

I have never blamed you.

But now we have already missed each other.

So let all of this be in the past.

In my heart, this feeling has never passed.

Youzhen, I am already married.

I truly cannot reciprocate your sincere heart.

Your divorce He Weifang. I don't mind it.

How have you become like this now?

A casual word

can just destroy another woman's entire life.

I did all this for your sake and mine.

Shouldn't a person fight for themselves?

Your so-called fight is based
on the misfortune of others.

Yet you are oblivious to such harm.

The former Youzhen never
would rely on her status

to oppress others.

The former me was too naive.

Do you know what I've been through
these three years?

The Wu family is noble and distinguished.

My father needs their support.

I need to deal with my mother-in-law,
sisters-in-law,

and even the noble concubines every day.

Because I have you in my heart,

I was unwilling to have intimate
physical contact with him.

If I were not a County Princess,

I would have long been tortured
to death by my husband's family.

Only after experiencing all this did I realize

how important power is.

Without it, one can be easily crushed.

Zishu, you have talent and ambition.

I am willing to assist you with my power.

But Madam He has nothing.

She will only hold you back.

Divorce her and come back to Chang'an with me.

Back then, my parents controlled me

and forced me to marry He Weifang.

Now you're forcing me to divorce her.

Each one of you loudly claims
it's for my own good.

But do you know what I hate the most
in my life is being manipulated by others?

I haven't.

Youzhen, we can't go back.

Let it go.

If we continue to entangle,

I'm afraid even the original goodness
will be completely worn away.

Zishu.

Are you hurt?

Did you get hurt anywhere?

Let me help you up first, You…

That's true.

- Dear guests,
- Come.

the fused peony I have been nurturing
for a whole year

has bloomed today.

This flower is rare.

In Luoyang, only the Liu family
has this one plant.

Please follow me
to the Water Jade Pavilion for a look.

Liu Chang and the County Princess
are currently at the Water Jade Pavilion.

What does the Young Madam mean?

Such a rare plant is seldom seen by everyone.

My lord, please.

- Let's go.
- Let's go.

It seems she has more
than just one good play prepared.

This way, please.

Ladies and gentlemen, please step this way.

- Over here.
- Let's go.

Back then, to make my father agree
to your and my affair,

I fought desperately.

Do you know how painful fasting is?

Whenever I couldn't hold on,

I would cut here

to remind myself

that any pain in the world is nothing
compared to losing you.

Youzhen, how could you be so foolish?

Zishu, in this world,
no one loves you more than I do.

Without you,

I am just a walking corpse, better off dead.

Do you really have the heart
to treat me like this?

A bracelet can be broken,

but people shouldn't be parted.

Don't leave me again.

The bridge is narrow.
I will go get the flower first.

Everyone, please wait here for a moment.

Okay.

He Weifang, how did you get here?

Well.

Madam.

- Madame Liu.
- Madam.

You have led them here.

Are you crazy?

Madam.

You should first concern yourself
with the County Princess.

In the full view of the public,

you two are disheveled and acting intimately.

How should this be explained?

You…

Father, Mother.

Mudan, didn't you say to come
to the pavilion to see the peony?

What is this?

Father, Mother, please forgive me.

I didn't know

what was happening in the pavilion.

Under the broad daylight,

my husband is so intimate
with the County Princess.

Yet I

am so foolish

that I am unaware of their affair.

- Servants, send the two in the pavilion away.
- Yes.

Everyone, please move along.

Move along.

Let's go, stop looking.

Move along.

It seems the Liu family will
soon hold a wedding again.

Mr. Jiang, don't say that.

As a married woman, I'm so powerless.

What face do I have left to live in this world?

It's better to just let me die.

Mudan.

Mother, don't stop me.

Mother, don't stop me.

I know you have been wronged.

There are outsiders present.
Don't cry and make a fuss anymore.

Later on, I will have Zishu apologize to you.

Mother, I have been married
into the Liu family for a whole year.

No matter how my husband treats me,

I have never complained.

I've yielded step by step

and what I've gotten in return
is today's extreme humiliation.

Now I'm not allowed to cry?

That's not what I mean.

I know

as a merchant, my status is low
and my words carry little weight.

So I request the nobles here

to stand up for me.

Stand up for me.

All the happenings today at the Liu Mansion
have truly been an eye-opener.

Get up.

How noble County Princess Ji'an is.

Liu Chang already has a wife.

Yet he dares to ingratiates himself.

The one who should be given an explanation
is not Madam He,

but Prince Ning.

Chen Zhang, you speak too harshly.

The County Princess and Zishu
have been separated for many years.

Seeing each other again is simply
a matter of uncontrollable emotions.

Such people of deep feelings are truly rare.

Why not bring the two together?

How can we bring them together?

Madam He is after all the legitimate wife.

Indeed. The County Princess
would never be a concubine.

But this way, I'm afraid Madam He
has been wronged.

The County Princess and my husband
are mutually in love.

Why should I stay in the mansion
and be an eyesore?

Mudan, what do you mean by this?

I ask everyone to be witnesses for me.

I hope the elders will grant me a divorce.

♫ The Luo River cleanses the moonlight haze ♫

♫ Flowing into a scorching long river ♫

Your Highness, Madam He requests an audience.

♫ Youth sets its own wandering path ♫

Come in.

Greetings, Your Highness.

Madam He, what a tactician you are.

You deceived Zishu so that he would not
go on a lake tour with me.

Now you've come to boast?

I'm not aware of the lake tour.

Well? Zishu refused me.

Was it not because he had
an engagement with you?

I've never made an arrangement with Liu Chang.

Nor have I ever thought of going out with him.

Then why are you here to see me?

Aren't you afraid that in my eyes,
I won't tolerate any irritant

and will deal with you?

Liu Chang has cherished

the pure and unworldly affection with you.

If Your Highness were to punish me
without cause,

it would only make Liu Chang feel
you've become harsh and overbearing.

Your Highness are so intelligent.

You surely wouldn't
push Liu Chang further away.

You need not be on guard against me.

My thoughts have never been on Liu Chang.

I have decided to divorce him.

Thank you, Your Highness.

With your background,

the Liu family is the best one
you could marry into.

How could you be willing to give up
the position of an official's wife?

He Weifang, I am not a three-year-old child.

Your former husband's family is much more
distinguished than the Liu family.

But did you live as you please?

Continue.

Prince Ning favors the Floral Envoy
as a son-in-law.

But Your Highness have still come to Luoyang.

You must not want your own marriage
to be manipulated by others.

Your Highness are highly esteemed,

but you still cannot live as you please.

To say something presumptuous,

Your Highness and I both sufferer
from the same affliction.

My coming here this time
is just to fight for myself

and escape this sea of suffering.

If you really want a divorce,
you should go to Zishu.

Why come to me?

The Liu family has never been ruled
by Liu Chang's say.

If I want to get a divorce,

the head of the family must give consent first.

That you have come to see me
must mean you already have a plan.

If I want to solve this plight,

I must first break what a sorcerer has said.

Sorcerer?

The head of the Liu family firmly believes
in divination and fortune-telling.

Previously because the sorcerer said
my horoscope could prosper the Liu family,

he forced Liu Chang to marry me.

In the Liu Mansion,
I might as well say that I am

not their daughter-in-law
but rather a Feng shui ornament.

That sorcerer's surname is Yuan.

He appears to be otherworldly and virtuous.

But in reality, he is skilled at attaching
himself to the powerful and making sly speech.

With your status,

you just need to make him tell Mr. Liu

the Liu family's lucky star
is no longer Madam He,

but a noble lady from the royal family.

Then the position of Liu Chang's
legitimate wife can be vacated.

He Weifang,

you really are not as simple as you seem to be.

Who gave you the courage to dare to use me?

With the same goal, how can it be called using?

Your Highness, I have never been your enemy.

This is a win-win solution.

It can make the Liu family send me,
the fake lucky star, away quickly

and also enable you and Liu Chang
to ultimately become a couple.

Truly born a merchant.

Calculating human hearts,
taking care of every aspect.

I am just

a woman who wants
to hold her fate in her own hands.

Aren't Your Highness the same?

If we want to take this action,
we must make a quick move,

not giving anyone the chance to refuse.

Your Highness, think thrice.

If it is done as you say,

I'm afraid it would damage your reputation.

I can think of another way
that satisfies both sides.

Only this way will leave no room
for turning things around.

Your Highness,

it's just too crazy to do this.

For Zishu, I can disregard everything.

Once this is over,

as long as the news spreads
about my engagement to Zishu,

no one will say anything anymore.

My reputation

will not be damaged in any way.

Okay. Your Highness will surely
have your wishes fulfilled.

I wish Your Highness and Liu Chang

a loving relationship till old age.

If Madam He leaves,

will the Liu family's fortune
disappear with that?

But the County Princess is even more
of an offense one cannot afford.

Master, you must save our Liu family.

[Luck Brings Wealth]

Indeed, fate is determined by heaven.

Master, what do you mean?

Madam He has only been
in the household for a year

and has changed the fortune of the Liu family.

It is because she has been
the mansion's protector

that she attracted the County Princess,

the great star of wealth,
officialdom, and the seal.

You mean

my son and the County Princess
truly have a marriage destiny?

Not just predestined, but fated
across three lifetimes.

In this lifetime, they are destined
to be husband and wife.

Not only that,

your son has a strong birth chart.

Only someone like the County Princess
with a superior destiny

can help him rise swiftly to success.

What about Madam He?

Madam He can attract the star of fortune
but cannot coexist with it.

Now her birth chart has begun to clash
with the Liu family.

She should be sent away quickly.

No wonder after the County Princess arrived,
her temperament changed drastically.

It turns out to be so.

There is one more thing.
Master Liu, please remember.

When Madam He entered the family, I told you

to consider her as merely
a Feng Shui ornament and just leave her be.

There's no need to attend to her too well.

It is because she is rich but not noble.

She cannot accept the generous hospitality
of official families.

When your son marries the County Princess,
you must not do that.

The County Princess's life
is precious and beyond reach.

She must be provided for properly.

Only when she is content and pleased

can she lead the Liu family to soaring success.

Certainly. Many thanks, Master.

Your Highness, the carriage is ready.

You may leave at any time.

Where is Zishu?

Your Highness,

Mr. Zishu is still pacifying
today's banquet guests.

After all, it concerns
Your Highness's reputation.

The nobles of Luoyang
all witnessed today's event.

Within three days, it will surely spread
throughout the streets.

Zishu has always been soft-hearted.

I will make this decision for him.

If so,

my father will not marry me
to someone I dislike.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Come in.

Yes.

Have you come to blame me?

We wouldn't dare.

Today's event was due to the inadequate
hospitality of our Liu Mansion,

which startled Your Highness.

I have come to apologize.

About the matter of the assassin
at the floral banquet,

Her Highness has been magnanimous
and has not pursued it.

But this time, it concerns
the royal family's dignity.

If it reaches His Highness's ears,

the consequences will be unimaginable.

Given His Highness's temper,

he would charge Mr. Zishu
with the crime of seduction.

I certainly cannot bear to see Zishu suffer.

It just requires a justifiable explanation

to let this matter pass.

I will then plead with my father
to spare Zishu.

Zishu has been infatuated
with Your Highness for many years.

Now heaven has not failed the loving heart.

It should be a joyous affair for both parties.

We must not let those

ignorant onlookers wantonly gossip.

As long as Your Highness are willing,

our Liu family will immediately
make up the betrothal procedures.

At that time, our home will be filled
with joyful celebrations.

These rumors will then collapse on their own.

The betrothal procedures are a must
for an engagement.

They are indeed indispensable.

It's just Madam He…

She's merely a merchant's daughter.

I will surely handle it properly.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Zishu, come in.

I am about to leave.
Why did you only just arrive?

Your Highness, the journey back is long.

I have ordered someone to add
more cushions in the carriage,

hoping on the way, Your Highness
will suffer less from the jolts.

Zishu, you've arrived just in time.

You have admired Her Highness for many years.

Now your wish is about to be fulfilled.

You want me to marry someone else
to cover up the scandal?

What are you talking about?

Isn't this what you have always wished for?

Don't worry. Your father and I will
support you in this matter.

Let's send off Her Highness first.

The rest of the matters can be discussed later.

Your Highness, please.

Please.

I see Zishu

seems reluctant about this marriage.

What if he…?

Zishu has always been obedient.

He will understand.

The thorniest issue now is

Madam He is determined to seek a divorce.

She wants a divorce. Isn't this
exactly as the master said?

She is someone who needs to be sent away.

But her dowry,

bribes in the officialdom,
managing the marriage affairs

all require expenses.

I think we should find a way to kick her out.

Zishu, are you unwilling to marry me?

Earlier in the pavilion, I have made it clear.

The affection of the past is true.

But the experiences of these years
have long since changed us both.

It's hard to turn back now.

But things have come to this.

Only if you and I marry
can we salvage our reputations.

This may be an opportunity
given by heaven to you and me

to unite.

When we reunite in the old place,

I will make you remember those past times.

That was the happiest time in our lives,

wasn't it?

I'll wait for you in Chang'an.

Time to rest.

Time to rest.

Young Madam.

Come in.

Young Madam, the tea is ready.

I heard the County Princess has been sent away.

What are Mr. and Mrs. Liu doing now?

As a servant, I dare not inquire
about the master's whereabouts.

You don't have to fool me.

The matter has already spread.

Now, the Liu family can only marry
the County Princess

to cover it up.

If I'm not mistaken,

Mr. and Mrs. Liu are taking inventory
of the family assets

and are preparing the betrothal gifts.

Young Madam, don't overthink it.

They'll have to wait for Mr. Zishu
to make a decision.

He will surely give you an explanation.

An explanation?

The affair has been exposed. How can he
have the final say in this explanation?

However, since Mr. and Mrs. Liu
are taking inventory,

right now is the right time
to settle accounts and part ways.

Go get busy.

My lord, the Young Madam has packed up
her clothes and valuables.

I dare not stop her.

You may leave first.

From what she means, it seems
she must leave no matter what.

My lord, today's incident
is just a misunderstanding.

After all, there is a bond of marriage.

The Young Madam must be heart-broken
and depressed.

My lord, why don't you try to explain it?

Indeed.

No matter how fierce a baring rabbit is,

it is still a rabbit.

I'll go and stroke its fur then.

♫ In endless Chang'an,
the zither's melody distant ♫

♫ Plum and willow trees bask in the sunshine,
as splendor returns with the year ♫

♫ Copper palace battlements,
songs and dances, glass goblets ♫

♫ Idle clouds and duckweed,
a thousand flowers burst forth ♫

♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫

♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫

♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫

♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫

♫ The distant night sky strewn with stars,
reflecting the lovely moon ♫

♫ The peony's magnificent beauty
fills the fragrant garden ♫

♫ With a heart as my lantern,
I don't mind the distant mountain paths ♫

♫ The flute's sound,
a fleeting life's wishes fulfilled ♫

♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫

♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫

♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫

♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫