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[Flourished Peony]

[Episode 7]

If you had agreed earlier,

then you wouldn't have to suffer.

I can be the concubine.

But I absolutely can't

marry you tonight.

You should make a banquet tomorrow,

at least letting the neighbors know.

That's easy.

Just stay in the wine cellar tonight.

You are not allowed to leave here before the wedding.

Tomorrow, I'll have Wuniang come to freshen you up and groom you.

As for these injuries,

just apply more foundation

to cover them up well.

Come on.

Wuniang,

There's something in your hair.

What happened?

Wuniang,

do you want to drive Mudan away?

You deliberately targeted me before,

trying to drive me away,

but in reality, you wanted to save me, right?

Last night,

you must have realized

what a beast Wang Qing is.

He beats me whenever he's drunk,

fearing it'll affect his business,

so he only beats me on the concealed parts.

If I dare to cry and scream,

he beats me even harder.

I don't dare.

If it weren't for me,

you wouldn't have these new injuries.

I've only realized it now.

Wang Qing is perfect at disguising,

always appearing kind in front of others.

Not to mention you,

even neighbors getting along for many years

haven't noticed.

Mudan,

you are not the first one,

nor will you be the last.

Previously,

has he forcibly married other women?

All this talk of marrying,

is just to get those women and toy with them for a few days.

Once he gets tired,

he sends them off to Pingkang House.

You

have a chance to escape.

But now,

it's too late.

It's not too late.

As long as you want,

it's always not too late.

Such a husband,

why keep him?

Wuniang.

Leave with me.

Go report it to the officials and get divorced.

Then you won't have to suffer his oppression anymore.

There wasn't enough food to eat at my home.

For a dowry of ten dans of rice,

my father married me off to Wang Qing.

The ten dans of rice

has ruined my life.

I am his legitimate wife.

No matter where I flee,

I will be caught by him.

He will not let me go.

I'm scared of being beaten.

I don't want to fight back anymore.

You might give up,

but I refuse.

So what?

The back yard walls are high, with nowhere to go.

If you go through the main hall and get out the front door,

will surely be caught by Wang Qing.

Then you will get a beating again.

Why bother?

Just wear it.

Don't move.

Wuniang, I don't want to hurt you.

Please don't make a sound.

Unless I die,

otherwise,

I will never marry Wang Qing.

Don't.

I'll help you escape.

Wuniang.

Come with me.

I am Wang Qing's legitimate wife.

I can't escape.

I have given up.

You and I are different.

You still have a chance, just run.

Come on, step on here.

You! How dare you to ruin my plan!

Well, well.

You are so ungrateful.

I'll take you in now.

Wuniang, just go.

Stop there.

Run.

- Move - Run!

- Move - Run! Mudan.

Move, you come back.

Run!

- Move - Run! Mudan.

Move.

Move!

Help!

The tavern owner is committing murder!

- What's wrong? - Help!

- What's going on? - Help! The tavern owner is committing murder!

- Who is she? - You ran away with stolen money.

- The tavern owner is committing murder! - How dare you slander me!

Wang Qing is committing murder!

Catch her!

Catch her!

The tavern owner beat up the helper.

Catch her!

Stop there!

- Help! - Stop there.

- Help! The tavern owner is abducting a woman. - Stop her.

Help! Help!

Stop there.

[Fugui Tower] Stop her.

The tavern owner is abducting a woman.

- Help! - Stop her.

- Help! - Stop there.

Help!

Help! Help!

Help!

Lady, are you alright?

Cousin Wenqing.

Mudan?

What's wrong?

I heard it wrong.

Did you court with

some lady from the dance house

and owe some romantic debts?

Not at all.

But she

owes me gratuity.

Who is she exactly?

How dares she owe you money?

A few days ago,

I met an extraordinary woman in Luoyang.

She's clever, eloquent and discerning.

I wanted to hire her to manage my accounts.

But she rejected.

Back then, for freedom,

she fought with her life.

I wonder

if she lives the life she wanted.

It's rare to hear you mention a woman.

With the skills you possess, why not tame her?

A fine peony blossoms in the wind.

Once broken, it loses its appeal.

I'm leaving.

Wenqing.

What happened? Why are you in such a state?

Wenqing, it's him.

I went to work in his tavern,

and he forcefully detained me

and pressured me to marry him.

You're talking nonsense.

Let me tell you.

She is a runaway slave from my tavern.

She hit my head.

Don't trust her.

Nonsense!

I am the chief clerk of the Imperial Academy.

This is my cousin.

How could she be your runaway slave?

It seems what she said is true.

You indeed harbor ill intentions.

Let me tell you, the laws of Chang'an will not tolerate your misdeeds.

You are a grown man,

how dare you to bully a frail woman!

Today, we must give him a beating

to vent anger for your cousin.

Don't!

The law will punish him if he commits a crime.

You and I must not resort to vigilante justice.

Well, you go report to the yamen

and have the constables arrest him.

- Okay. - Let's surround him.

- Don't get physical. - Come on, surround him.

- Don't. - Don't.

Don't.

I'm sorry for not recognizing you.

It's all a misunderstanding

A misunderstanding.

Mudan.

If you report to the yamen,

it would be awkward for both of us.

Please be forgiving

and spare me.

What do you mean?

Wenqing.

I don't want to linger on this matter anymore.

Let's go first.

For running for my life,

I couldn't explain much.

Now that you know everything,

then you will understand

I couldn't go to the yamen with Wang Qing

because of my household registration.

You have suffered a lot.

The Liu family has

made such an act of betrayal.

Can't believe a scholar would do it.

It is right for you to divorce him.

You are an innocent person.

How can you associate with such shameless and despicable people?

You are wise,

unlike ordinary men

who have many prejudices against women.

I am

very grateful.

Wenqing.

I have a request.

I wonder

if you may grant it.

We are cousins.

If there's anything I can help you with,

just tell me.

Due to the household registration,

I really can't find

a decent job.

You are a government official.

I wonder if you could help me, get a fake household registration

so I can have an identity.

No way.

The law must never be abandoned for personal interests.

Mudan.

If you have other requests,

I can agree to all of them.

But I can't do

this one thing alone.

You are still like you were in childhood,

behaving correctly.

I'm sorry

for putting you in a difficult position.

It's okay.

Mudan.

You can just settle down at ease.

Rest assured. I will definitely take good care of you

and won't let you suffer anymore.

Wenqing, from last night until now,

I haven't eaten a thing.

I'm hungry.

It's my fault.

I will go prepare some food for you.

Just wait.

Mudan.

Mudan.

Back then,

my mother married into a merchant family.

So she and aunt had a rift.

I do not wish to put you in a difficult position.

If aunt writes to my father,

I fear I will be captured by the Liu family

and tortured to death.

About what happened today,

I hope you will keep it a secret.

When I am settled in Chang'an in the future

and make my name,

I will definitely write to you.

Don't worry about me.

From Mudan

Midnight.

Midnight.

Mudan, run!

You!

I wonder how Wuniang

is doing now

Yulu.

Did you see it?

The Qiongtai Yulu has bloomed.

[Imperial Academy]

[Imperial Academy]

The second young master of the Minister of Revenue.

Send my regards to your father.

The fourth young master of the Minister of War.

Go back and tell your father

the Longgao wine he sent to me was very much to my liking.

Thank him for me.

You!

It's an academy here, being solemn and dignified.

Don't cause a commotion here.

If you are so restless,

how can you become successful?

Return to your places at once!

Floral Envoy, what brings you here at the Imperial Academy?

Master Xu.

Master Xu.

Ahead is the master's pavilion, please stop.

Don't disturb him.

Master Xu.

Master Xu.

His Majesty is indisposed,

just grant him leave.

Asking for leave

is just some act to inform me.

I hear you recommended

an entertainer who plays with monkeys.

His Majesty was so pleased

that made him a Chengyi Official.

If His Majesty still holds me in his heart,

he wouldn't be fooled by you

to such ridiculous extents.

His Majesty has been led astray by you.

It's all my fault

that caused you

to misunderstand His Majesty.

If I don't explain it clearly,

alienating you and His Majesty from each other,

it would be all my fault.

Due to government affairs,

His Majesty has fallen ill

and feels so guilty.

Thus, Prince Ning has been summoned to help manage the imperial court affairs.

Master Xu, you can be assured.

This is a hundred-year-old mountain ginseng.

If you take it, you will surely be hale and hearty for another fifty years.

His Majesty can't be without you.

To such a sweet talker,

which book should be quoted to scold him.

I think

we should quote the Shangshu.

The word count is not enough.

Zhouli is good.

Only the king establishes the country, sets up offices, and divides responsibilities,

to help the king govern the states equally.

Either sit and discuss,

or act to implement it.

Governance, education, rites, administration, penal matters.

There are six duties,

but you undertake none of them.

You should advise the emperor to treat all people equally and to economize,

yet you indulge the emperor in extreme luxury and extravagance.

You should remonstrate with the emperor to harmonize the society,

yet you indulge the emperor in neglecting the imperial court affairs.

- Master Xu. - You, the unvirtuous,

- Master Xu. - disrespectful, unjust, incompetent,

- Master Xu. - the lawless, the undiscerning.

Yet you live comfortably.

You

are the most shameless of all.

The Imperial Academy is a place of purity and nobility.

If anyone who perverts justice for a bribe

comes,

shall not be allowed in.

Yes.

He doesn't want any of this good stuff,

can't believe it.

Let's go.

[Wanguan Hall]

The pistil and petals

are all the color of green jade.

Such a fine item.

Do you really want to pawn it?

This flower holds extraordinary meaning for me.

I want to pawn it here temporarily.

When I earn money later on,

I'd redeem it back.

If you are short of money,

why not pawn that Hetian jade

around your neck?

It's worth a lot more.

A pot of Qiongtai Yulu is enough

to exchange for the thing I want.

It seems you are not here for wealth.

Then what do you want?

I want

a decent household register.

You should seek this at the Ministry of Revenue.

We don't have that capability.

I've been inquiring in Chang'an for many days now.

The Wanguan Hall

is praised by all.

Because you do not inquire about the background of those who come,

and all requests can be granted.

I see in the hall

there are animal head jade carvings displayed.

Then I know I've come to the right place.

With the capital of Wanguan Hall,

displaying jade carvings is nothing unusual.

What do you mean?

But that is not an ordinary jade piece.

It is the beautiful colored jade carving that is only available

for the imperial family.

I mean no offense and have no malicious intentions.

I am sincerely seeking help.

And I am willing to pay double the price

to get back for this flower.

Why would you reject?

You are discerning.

We can discuss more.

However,

I only buy out this flower.

I don't want to take what you like.

This flower is a living thing.

If I could buy it out, we can sell them off immediately.

But if you just pawn it to us temporarily,

I'm afraid

before you get enough money to redeem it,

the flower would die in our care.

Then we would be at a loss.

But I only want to pawn it temporarily.

As for your concern,

I can regularly

come to care for this flower,

and will absolutely not let it die.

Well,

please come with me inside and wait for a moment.

Whether it's to do this business,

I need to ask the head for a decision.

Thank you.

Please.

There is no incense in the room.

Where does this faint fragrance come from?

Who is laughing?

It's rare to see such an exquisite person.

You really are graceful.

I…

Speak properly.

You are discerning,

and skilled in nurturing flowers.

It's a pity that you don't stay

and work here.

The head of the Wanguan Hall

is indeed, as the rumors say,

mysterious.

The voice is ethereal like a banished fairy.

You

must be

pretty and kind-hearted,

surely won't make things difficult for me.

This business…

Don't rush.

I am very interested

in you.

I am

just an insignificant person.

What do you mean?

Decent household register,

none.

But I have plenty of household registration of slaves.

From now on,

you

shall stay here.

I am

not worth much money.

Rather, this Qiongtai Yulu

is priceless.

Since we

meet for the first time,

why not

start talking about

the business?

Stop there!

He Weifang.

Floral Envoy?

Don't you need the decent household register?

Just now, it was you there

playing tricks?

What do you mean?

It was you who intruded into my shop.

No wonder the Wanguan Hall

can exchange

and buy anything.

So you are the secret owner.

But the imperial court has stipulated

that officials

must not engage in commerce.

It can forbid others,

but not me.

And I can

just catch you.

Mr. Jiang, you know it.

I have always been tight-lipped.

Don't make such jokes anymore.

But just now, in that room,

which female ghost…

Which woman

was scaring me?

It doesn't sound like the voice of Ms. Yun.

Just now that was Chuanyu?

My guard is skilled.

Just a vocal imitation,

nothing great.

Lady He,

my lord was just kidding.

You beat me so badly.

Sorry about this.

Just a misunderstanding.

I just thought this shop was a scam.

Fortunately, there's a cup of tea in the room.

Otherwise, I will pull off the hairpin from my head

and stab you.

My lord, for you,

I almost lost an eye.

No, it hurts.

Lady He, I'm afraid my eye is

scalded by you.

Yes.

Even cool tea can scald you.

Continue acting.

[Contract]

The Wanguan Hall values most

the rare items.

This Qiongtai Yulu

is a new variety cultivated by me and my mother.

It can be considered a rare treasure.

Using twenty pots of such flowers

to exchange for a decent household register.

Mr. Jiang.

You are so ruthless.

You are asking for my help.

A decent household register is also priceless.

Apart from me, you won't find another one to get it done.

- Mr. Jiang. - I agree you to pawn it temporarily.

The flowers you owe can be compensated for later.

I have made an exception for you.

If it were not for my aunt

coming to the Capital soon,

and she is also a person who loves flowers.

I would not accept this deal.

Don't forget

you still owe me the gratuity

for punishing the villain.

Twenty pots

are not too many.

To be honest with you,

you had just left,

the Liu family immediately turned their back on me.

I didn't get the dowry,

and even assassinated by someone.

So, I

escaped to Chang'an penniless.

Speaking of punishing the villain,

you didn't do it perfect.

Just be the nicer.

How about ten pots?

You escaped from the Liu family,

and didn't return to your maternal home.

Why ran all the way to Chang'an?

I don't want to make things difficult for my father,

nor do I want him to get involved.

Since I have a skill,

why can't I be self-reliant?

It is good to have great aspirations.

But

you are still green.

As a fugitive,

even if you use a false household registration.

Aren't you afraid

of being found by your family

and taken back?

Just live

in the moment.

I hope you

can show some mercy.

This is the mercy I show.

Sign it or not.

Chuanyu.

I didn't say I wouldn't sign.

I didn't say I wouldn't sign.

I'll sign it.

But before the household registration is settled,

I can't sign my name.

I'll just press my fingerprint for now.

[Person to Pawn Flowers]

Take a look.

Alright.

Come to collect the thing at this time tomorrow.

Why are you following me?

Last time, to get my household registration,

I lost

my jade abacus.

I can't afford any mistakes this time.

You tell me that you're guarding against me.

Are you afraid of me or not?

No, you helped me win the lawsuit last time,

I naturally trust you.

Then why are you following me?

I'm afraid

you are too busy

to get this thing done.

I'll just silently follow you.

Rest assured. I won't say much.

No speaking?

No speaking.

Just consider me as

a pendant on your belt.

Wearing so many pendants when I go out,

wouldn't it be a burden?

Buddy, two more.

- Alright. - Alright.

Coming!

What night is this eve,

beholding this gentleman.

Having seen the nobleman,

why wouldn't one be joyful?

Wishing to share this cup,

to fulfill a long-held wish.

Great poem.

- Good. - Good.

I also have one.

Setting wine in the great hall,

to entertain the honored guests.

Wishing you to drink this,

may all go as you wish.

Alright.

If I don't let you speak anymore,

you're about to suffocate.

Thank you, Mr. Jiang.

Actually, there's one thing.

Why don't you go to the Ministry of Revenue for household registration

but come to this dance house?

The Minister of Revenue

will come here for pleasure when he gets paid.

If you didn't rush me,

why would I be in such a hurry

to come here to apply the official seal?

The sooner getting this done,

the sooner I can feel at ease sooner.

Naturally, I want

you to have tranquility sooner.

- Good. - Good.

Nice dance. Beautiful music.

This dance house is all male guests.

Wouldn't you feel uncomfortable?

Anyway, no one here recognizes me.

Do I not count as one?

In my eyes,

you are

the God of Wealth,

not counted as a mortal.

You are really eloquent.

My lord.

Everything has been done as you said.

You should sign this debt note

with a pressed handprint.

The yamen is indeed run by you.

Mr. Jiang, you are so fast.

I really admire you.

Jiang Xiaohua, are you satisfied?

[Jiang Xiaohua]

Yes.

Yes.

[Jiang Xiaohua]

Please take a look.

Put it away.

- Go. - No.

- Go in. - No.

- Go in. - I was sorry.

What's the commotion?

No.

- Go in - No.

Go.

Get up and go.

Go.

How dare you defy me

and let my woman go?

If I don't teach you a lesson, you'd forget who I am.

Today I must sell you.

Be good,

or I'll beat you to death.

From now on,

I'll do

whatever you ask.

Don't sell me here to be a dancing girl.

I must sell you.

Come on.

How dare you!

Come on.

Don't!

Come on.

No.

- No. - Come on.

Thank you.

Who hit me?

Who?

Go, let's check it out.

Get up and go.

Murder! Someone's killing!

Everyone, look.

This man is beating his legitimate wife.

- Wuniang. - Mudan.

Wang Qing.

I have spared you before.

Now you've become even more ruthless.

What crime has Wuniang committed?

How dare you want to sell her!

Only a loser

would take his anger out on his own wife.

Don't think just because you've seduced that chief clerk

that I am scared of you.

Now you are still

all alone.

She's mine.

I can dispose of her

as I please.

It has nothing to do with others.

- Go. - What are you doing?

- Get up. - What?

- Get up. - What?

Get up.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Huanyun Tower opens for business.

Are you not taking in new people now?

Your wife has a decent household register?

Of course.

People with decent household register can't be sold.

Pawning a wife is illegal. Don't you know that?

Don't talk much

to a beast.

Drag him out and report to the yamen.

Don't ruin the Huanyun Tower.

Yes.

Fine, I don't sell her anymore.

Not anymore.

Thank you, Mudan.

- Thank you. - Get up.

Many thanks, thank you.

- Come on. - Thanks.

What are you doing?

I am taking her home.

Wuniang.

How dare you want to save her!

She is quite capable.

There is no need for you to save her.

Others can forbid me from selling you,

but can't control me teaching you a lesson.

Come home with me.

Once at home, I'll make you pay.

- Let's go. - Wuniang.

- Let's go. - Wuniang.

Come on.

Wait.

Wuniang,

if you follow me, you might still suffer.

But I promise you

that no one will dare to bully or humiliate you again.

Are you willing

to live with me?

What will it take for you to let her go?

Give me ten guan.

I'll write the divorce letter now.

Alright.

I'll give you ten guan.

I want you to write a divorce agreement.

♫ 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 ♫

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