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[The Autumn Ballad]

Timing and Subtitles by 🍂 The Autumn Ballad 🍁 Team @viki.com

♫ Winter clouds and light skies, the geese fly through leaving a trail of sorrow ♫

♫ I lean against the window and look into the distance ♫

♫ Near the deserted West River, I hear you singing ♫

♫ Every time our eyes meet, the longing is still there ♫

♫ Separated by thousands of mountains and oceans, waiting for the full moon ♫

♫ Just to meet the beautiful lady again ♫

♫ Going through three lifetimes with you while smiling behind the pearl bead curtain ♫

♫ In this life, I will not let you down ♫

♫ I will fly over the lands together with you ♫

♫ Even if everything becomes silent ♫

♫ In this life, I will not let you down ♫

♫ I will fly over the lands together with you ♫

♫ Even if everything becomes silent ♫

[The Autumn Ballad]

[Episode 28]

[Memorial Tablet of Beloved Father, Qiu Yi] [Memorial Tablet of Beloved Old Madam, Feng Gui Hui]

Father...

Old Madam...

Father...

If you need to cry, do it freely.

Madam, you don't have to take care of me.

If I didn't, who would?

[Memorial Tablet of Beloved Father, Qiu Yi] [Memorial Tablet of Beloved Old Madam, Feng Gui Hui]

I know you don't like to see me.

But now, your mother has passed,

and your father is gone as well.

You, Rong'er, and I are the only ones left in Second House.

By logic and emotion,

I need to take care of you.

Otherwise, when I die,

how could I face Old Master?

[Memorial Tablet of Beloved Father, Qiu Yi]

You should behave yourself.

Mourn your loss at home and have a grand wedding to marry into Duke of Ying Manor.

That should put my lord's mind to ease.

Is that clear?

Madam...

Are you relieved now?

Let's go.

Run!

- Liang Yi! - Are you all right? Stay close to me.

Ping'er?

His Majesty declared general amnesty.

Of course, she's included in that.

Liang Yi? Are you all right?

I told you, to avenge my father, I will never let you go, even after I become a ghost!

Liang Yi, you were the one who caused my family to fall apart!

Ping'er.

Hear me out.

The law is absolute.

By the law, your father embezzled state funds,

crimes worthy of a whole family's execution.

Without firm evidence, why would I raid your home?

But if you insist on revenge, learn fighting skill first.

I'll wait for you.

Qiu Yan.

Let her go.

Ping'er won't hurt us.

Liang Yi...

Liang Yi! Liang Yi! Liang Yi!

Liang Yi never harms a family on a raid.

He already spared you once! Why continue to act blindly?

Think of the luxurious life you had.

You know very well if your father was corrupt!

His Majesty already granted general amnesty.

It's your chance to live once again.

Let go of your hate.

Begin a new life.

I'm sure your two fathers

would want you to live a happy and peaceful life.

Ping'er.

I bought you your favorite dessert.

Ping'er! Ping'er, no!

Move aside!

Father...

It was a poisoned arrow. Take him to a physician at once.

Liang Yi! Liang Yi!

Liang Yi! Liang Yi! Wake up! Liang Yi!

Liang Yi!

Liang Yi! Open your eyes!

Wake up, please!

Wake up, Liang Yi!

What are you doing?

Please wake up!

If you wake up, I'll never joke with you again.

You won't have to beg me for anything.

Liang Yi, wake up.

I won't go anywhere anymore.

I'll always be your little wife.

Liang Yi! Open your eyes! Don't scare me!

Liang Yi, let's go.

You can't leave me behind! Please!

Let's go, Liang Yi.

I can't carry you by myself!

♫ Winter clouds and light skies, the geese fly through leaving a trail of sorrow ♫

Who's covering up for the He family?

Who can keep you, the Firewood Office leader, silent?

I demand you give me an answer today!

♫ I lean against the window and look into the distance ♫

I'm the one covering for the He family.

I am merely a whip His Majesty uses to subdue his officers.

After using it often, he has naturally gotten used to it.

However, changes are needed from time to time.

Or people will start to direct their hate for the whip at the man who wields it.

His Majesty summoned Yuan Lang to remind me.

I, Liang Yi, am not the only whip able to keep him safe.

I chose this path myself.

I knew what would happen.

I don't deserve sympathy.

♫ Recalling memories of separation ♫

♫ The moonlight colors our clothes ♫

♫ Accompanying me like the warm winter sunshine ♫

Official Yuan, have mercy and save my mother's life.

We need your help, Official Yuan. Firewood Office will forever be grateful for the aid.

♫ Just to meet the beautiful lady again ♫

♫ Going through three lifetimes with you while smiling behind the pearl bead curtain ♫

♫ In this life, I will not let you down ♫

You booked me since I'm Qiu Min's sister, and you don't want me to serve guests.

When did I become your woman?

Who said I did it for Qiu Min?

♫ Even if everything becomes silent ♫

Lord Liang, how am I compared to Miss Shi?

You are as gorgeous as a goddess. No one can match you.

Don't worry.

Whatever perils and obstacles await us,

♫ I gently hold on to your clothes ♫

I'll always be with you.

♫ Near the deserted West River ♫

♫ I hear you singing ♫

♫ Every time our eyes meet, the longing is still there ♫

♫ Separated by thousands of mountains and oceans, waiting for the full moon ♫

♫ Just to meet the beautiful lady again ♫

♫ Going through three lifetimes with you while smiling behind the pearl bead curtain ♫

♫ In this life, I will not let you down ♫

♫ I will fly over the lands together with you ♫

[Liang Manor]

Physician, how is he?

Don't worry, Madam. I've let him inhale the painkiller incense.

It will help him sleep.

Thank goodness you managed to suck the poison out in time.

Only that way, the poison did not spread.

Now, he went through the worst part of it.

All you do is care attentively

and prevent infection or gangrene in the lord's wound.

I'll check on him again tomorrow.

Thank you, Physician.

I'll escort the physician back to Firewood Office now.

All is left to you, Madam.

Please

get well soon.

All right?

Don't worry.

I won't die.

You said earlier

that you'd always be my what?

Don't go.

I'm not leaving.

Does it hurt a lot?

No.

Liar.

If it hurts, just say so.

Does it hurt?

No.

It turns out

watching someone else get hurt

is harder than getting hurt myself.

Last time, were you also in as much pain as I am now?

No. You surely wouldn't be as scared as I am.

I thought

there was nothing in the world

that would ever be worth fearing again.

But I am terrified right now.

I'm scared that you might leave me.

I'm afraid I'll never hear your voice again.

I fear I'll never see you give me a poker face again.

You can't leave without saying goodbye.

There are so many things I haven't told you yet.

While I was in Marquis Manor,

it felt like a dream.

A dream

called "Home."

Please.

Live well.

I don't want to wake up

from this dream so soon.

You're awake already.

Is the wound still hurting?

Slowly.

- Help me up. - Come.

- Does it hurt? - Yes.

Do you still have a fever?

I heard everything

you said last night.

I should still get a physician to check your wound.

I won't let you down.

But how will you repay me?

I won't go in. It's no big deal.

It was just an assassination.

I'll check on him. What if Master needs something?

It's unnecessary, just a minor wound.

Let's leave. Let's leave.

I never said anything like that.

Do you go back on your word?

The physician made you inhale the painkiller incense last night.

You were dreaming.

Anyway, I never said that.

Where are you going?

To pee, isn't that allowed?

I didn't move all night.

What is it? Are you all right?

I'm all right.

It's over half a month.

The physician said you have good recovery.

So why are you still hurting?

No pain heals that easily. Being anxious won't help.

What if your wound doesn't ever heal?

If it doesn't heal, then it doesn't. What can I do about it?

Your right arm was the one that got hurt.

For eating, writing, horseback riding, and archery, you need your right arm.

Indeed.

Then how are you not at all worried?

If I don't recover,

will you still look after me?

What do you mean "don't recover"?

Are you unwilling?

If I'm willing or not, you must recover for me!

I want to drink tea.

Isn't it right here?

Your left arm wasn't injured.

But I usually drink tea with my right hand.

Delicious.

I also want to eat lychee.

Can you be more thoughtful with your work?

Fine.

I only eat the fruit, not the shell.

Fine.

Lord Liang, do you also want me to feed you?

My lord, if you think my care is lacking, I invite you to get well soon!

So sweet.

When I went to the palace today, Her Highness asked how your injury is healing.

His Majesty also knew

you were attacked by an enemy from a past case.

So he is especially concerned for you.

Yi'er.

Can you use this time to request transfer to a different job?

You have a family with you now.

You can't keep living a life of bloodshed.

Even if not for me, think on behalf of Wan'er.

I understand your concerns about Lord Liang,

but he has his own pursuits.

He would gladly sacrifice himself for justice and order.

In that case, I can't object.

To make myself feel more at ease, if

I limit the lord and make him stay in the residence,

I fear my lord will be depressed for the rest of his life.

Wan'er, you and I usually agree on everything.

This time, why you are on his side?

I, like you, also want my lord to be safe.

But rather than bind my lord to the residence's warmth the rest of his life,

I'd rather accompany my lord to live in fear the rest of my life.

Come, Wan'er. Eat up.

You should eat up, too.

What do you need?

This one.

Tell me. Did you speak seriously just now?

What did I say?

Accompany me to live in fear the rest of your life.

Su Yi Wan said that.

Are you all right?

Wasn't your shoulder not fully recovered yet?

I didn't get a chance yet to say it hurts.

Come on, don't be angry.

Open the door, and let me in.

Open the door.

The District Magistrate of Chengyang [Firewood Office]

admitted that half the charity provision was sold to Xinglong Rice Store of Chengyang.

The business hoards supplies to fill its pockets with the nation's money.

Deal with those people as usual.

What day is it?

The eighth.

I see.

It's been three days already.

What do you mean three days?

She has ignored me.

Tell me. How many more days until she will talk to me?

I have no idea.

You were so greedy for her care; you even played the trick of pretending to be still injured, then you got exposed.

She didn't respond to my apologies these days.

Everything I send gets sent back.

I interrogated so many criminals, but none was as resilient (hardy) as her.

Tell me. If she keeps her fury, what should I do?

Accept your fate and deal with it.

If even my lord has no more tricks, can you rely on my wooden brain?

My lord, a Qiu family madam wants to see you.

- Let her in quickly. - Yes.

My lord, your chance has come.

The direct approach failed so go through her family instead.

My lord.

Peace be with you, Lord Liang.

Greetings, Madam Liu.

Why did you suddenly come to Firewood Office?

Does Qiu Manor need help?

My lord means if you need anything or if Qiu Manor needs anything,

you can ask him to do it!

My lord is very quick and reliable.

You'll be satisfied with his service.

Really?

Since you have said so, I won't be formal.

Song Jin, brew Madam Liu some tea.

Madam Liu, have a seat.

No, no. I won't.

I just have something for Lord Liang to give to Yan-

to give to Madam Su.

The tenth of this month is her birthday.

I embroidered a pair of shoes.

As her mother, these are my regards to her.

Since that's the case, isn't it better for you to come deliver them to her personally?

Forget it.

You may not know, but the girl and I never saw eye to eye.

If we see each other, we'll definitely quarrel.

That would be embarrassing.

I ask you to give them to her, Lord Liang.

I take my leave now.

Lord Liang, being able to meet you

was Yan'er's blessing.

She's always been stubborn, but she is a good girl.

Please be considerate of her and take care of her.

I will.

"Her birthday"?

Master, I asked Qing Dai already.

Young Madam's favorite dish is three-flavor bamboo shoots with quail.

Her favorite dessert is osmanthus candy with fudge.

Her favorite wine is called Bamboo Green.

I have everything arranged.

Master, when will you confess your feelings to Madam Su?

"Confess"?

Yes.

Master, you can trick others, but not me!

The way you look at her is either overflowing with affection

or burning with passion.

Didn't we go to great lengths to arrange this birthday celebration

just to add more sparks to the flame?

Seize the momentum and win her back.

If your lord wanted a woman, would he need to go to such lengths?

Master, do you misunderstand yourself?

Even after such painstaking efforts, you still may not win her over!

Say that again!

Advice can be unpleasant.

Don't scholars put their lives on the line to give advice?

I'm your guard so I must be honest with you.

It's now or never.

Gather rosebuds while you may. Don't wait till they are dying.

- Who asked you to speak nastily? - Sorry!

- I told the truth! - Nasty!

- I'll teach you a lesson! - I'm speaking truth!

- Master, I'm sorry. - "The truth"?

Master!

Master invites you to his study.

Does he need something?

You will know when you get there.

Can't you see I'm busy?

Madam, my lord wouldn't let me tell you,

but his shoulder is suddenly hurting again.

I visited him. It looked really bad.

- Let go of me. - No.

I'll yell if you don't. Your mother will give me justice.

I'm not letting go.

If you want to be angry at me, pick another day. But today is your birthday.

Can you not be angry today?

My birthday?

Wait here.

Your mother came to Firewood Office.

She wanted to give you shoes she personally embroidered.

She said your birthday is today.

Madam never celebrated my birthday with me.

Indeed.

She knows I'm in Marquis Manor now. She can use me.

Naturally, she will recollect.

Tell her I've taken her gift.

What about mine?

Yours?

"Devotee of Yanqi."

It's you.

You gave this book an ending.

This is your work so it should have your name on it.

You said you have no pen-name so I gave you one.

But of course, if you don't like it, I can change it.

I like it.

- Really? - Yes.

I'm glad you do.

"Devotee of Yanqi."

Mr. Lu wrote this foreword (prologue) for the new edition.

He doesn't know you wrote the ending.

See? Writing a story is not as hard as you think.

Even Mr. Lu greatly approves of your writing skill.

Believe that you can write outstanding detective storytelling scripts.

[Mysterious Cases from Dashuo: Final by The Solitary Moral One and Devotee of Yanqi]

Listen, I talked to my mother.

You don't need to have dinner with her.

I ordered the cook to prepare some of your favorite food

and your favorite wine.

Also,

a southern troupe performs at Calling Crane Building tonight.

I'll watch it with you, all right?

Don't cry.

What is wrong?

If you don't want to be around a crowd, we can celebrate at home.

It's your birthday today; you get to decide it all.

Today

is the first time anyone ever celebrated my birthday with me.

Back in Yuezhou, Madam Liu only celebrated Rong'er's birthday.

No matter how hard our life was then,

she still made an effort to celebrate it.

But no one ever recalled my birthday.

I always thought she had forgotten.

One year, I specially reminded her in advance.

But she told me,

"Just remember it yourself."

"That day I suffered."

"Do you really think I'd celebrate the birth of a burden?"

Then I went to the Qiu family.

The first year being in the manor,

Mother wanted to hold a birthday celebration for me.

But Madam Liu's words

still haunted me.

I told Mother I hated celebrating my birthday.

As I said it,

I almost believed it myself.

This is the first time

I ever had a proper birthday celebration.

It turns out I can be so happy getting a birthday gift.

I am not a burden.

My life is also something worth celebrating.

So...

If you're willing,

every year from today,

I'll celebrate your birthday with you forever.

Devotee of Yanqi.

That's me!

Thanks.

Thank you.

I like celebrating my birthday.

My favorite osmanthus candy with fudge.

How did you know?

I took a guess.

Then can you guess what I'm thinking now?

♫ Winter clouds and light skies, the geese fly through leaving a trail of sorrow ♫

♫ I lean against the window ♫

I have something to tell you.

Me, too.

- You go first. - You go first.

♫ Where is the broken, mournful flute sound coming from? ♫

In this big world, I want to search for my own stories.

♫ My first time seeing the pear blossom courtyard ♫

♫ But where is my lover? ♫

Are you leaving?

Both you and Mr. Lu said I had a gift.

I have to live up to the expectation.

Are you unhappy living in Marquis Manor?

I'll never find a place more like home than Marquis Manor.

But I can't stay at home forever.

I have read books since childhood.

Books describe big rivers, mountains, vast grasslands,

and a grand world, but I never saw it once.

What I have seen

are the big mansion, the sky above me, and the earth beneath me.

When I was a girl in the Qiu family, I couldn't go out,

nor did I ever think of leaving.

But things are different now.

I am not a Miss Qiu anymore.

I am Su Yi Wan!

Nothing will ever shackle me down or bind me again!

♫ Even if everything becomes silent ♫

My father and mother have passed away.

The Qiu family has risen again.

I've finished all tasks given by the Old Madam.

As for the rest of my life,

I want to do something I truly love.

How long will you be away?

I haven't decided yet,

probably until I've found my story.

All right.

Then I wish your dream comes true.

Promise.

Then when do you plan to leave?

I'm not in a hurry.

Since I decided to leave, I must explain to your mother.

Or maybe...

Maybe you can repudiate (reject) me.

Or perhaps we can fake a quarrel in front of her.

We can tell her I hindered your engagement with Qiu Min

and embarrassed you before Her Highness.

You think I have no manners and must divorce me.

With so many plans going on, it should take at least half a month.

You have everything thought out.

♫ I will fly over the lands together with you ♫

What did you want to say to me earlier?

Oh.

I'm fine. I'll follow your plans.

I'll do as you say.

♫ Holding hands through the seasons ♫

♫ Until hair turns white, watching the snow ♫

♫ Separated by thousands of mountains and oceans, waiting for the full moon, just to meet the beautiful lady again ♫

♫ Going through three lifetimes with you while smiling behind the pearl bead curtain ♫

♫ In this life, I will not let you down ♫

♫ I will fly over the lands together with you ♫

♫ Even if everything becomes silent ♫

Master, what you said to Young Master Qin the other day

touched even my heart. Why couldn't you tell Miss Qiu Yan?

Even if she said she was leaving,

you didn't even try to stop her!

I thought

I knew her best.

I thought I could give her the finest things in life.

She went through much trouble due to her family's misfortune.

I knew she couldn't fit anything else in her heart.

But now, the Qiu family case is over.

I thought

she would shed all her burdens

and accept me.

She is very strong-willed

yet sensitive.

I want her to be the happiest noblewoman in the capital.

But only now do I realize

the freedom I can give her

is only the freedom of this manor.

What she really desires

is to roam freely

in the great world.

Was all of your effort buried?

She is so smart.

There is no way she doesn't know.

But she understands

I've worked hard in Imperial Court for years, and my work is unfinished.

She knew I wouldn't leave with her.

So she used this method to bid me farewell.

Forget it.

She has things she wants to do.

And I have mine.

I understand now.

You don't want to shackle Miss Qiu Yan down.

And you refuse to use your own selfishness

to steal away her dream.

Since we can't have this love,

there is no point in telling her.

It'd only make us both sad. Am I right?

Perhaps I have no right to say this,

but if I were you,

I'd surely follow Miss Qiu Yan on her journey.

You were once a wanderer, too.

Over the years, for the old marquis and for your ambition,

you chained yourself to Firewood Office. But were you happy a single day?

Don't forget.

Your father's last wish was for you to stay out of

the messy waters of the Imperial Court.

Song Jin, pack my things.

Starting tomorrow, I'll live at Firewood Office.

Timing and Subtitles by 🍂 The Autumn Ballad 🍁 Team @viki.com

♫ The roof's eave blocks the moon, letting through only a shimmer ♫

♫ Your sweet smile warms my heart ♫

♫ As if the night haze were a silk garment ♫

♫ Only your appearance can bring color to the silk ♫

♫ Looking in your direction ♫

♫ All the images flood my mind ♫

♫ As I trace your eyebrows ♫

♫ I am willing to wait a lifetime for you ♫

♫ The roof's eave blocks the moon, letting through only a shimmer ♫

♫ Your sweet smile warms my heart ♫

♫ As if the night haze were a silk garment ♫

♫ Only your appearance can bring color to the silk ♫

♫ Seeing loved ones parting ways ♫

♫ I hope the story goes your way ♫

♫ I remember your promise ♫

♫ I am willing to wait a lifetime for you ♫

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