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♫ The fresh breeze blows through the alley ♫

♫ The fragrance of ink on you ♫

♫ The brush meandering on the paper ♫

♫ This love will last forever ♫

♫ The moonlight pours in the water ♫

♫ I can't help but start to sing ♫

♫ You play a melodious song ♫

♫ It recorded our sweet time ♫

♫ Being drunk but happy in the world (Spend the rest of my life with you) ♫

♫ Watch the wood in a deep dye (Let's ride a horse to see the world) ♫

♫ With you in my life, I'm not afraid of any storm ♫

♫ I feel safe (You whisper in my ear) ♫

♫ There is a distant call (I fell into the light of your halo) ♫

♫ It's too hard to break from your embrace ♫

♫ Immersed in wine and time goes by ♫

♫ Being drunk but happy in the world (Spend the rest of my life with you) ♫

♫ Watch the wood in a deep dye (Let's ride a horse to see the world) ♫

♫ With you in my life, I'm not afraid of any storm ♫

♫ I feel safe (You whisper in my ear) ♫

♫ There is a distant call (I fell into the light of your halo) ♫

♫ It's too hard to break from your embrace ♫

♫ Immersed in wine and time goes by ♫ [A Girl Like Me]

[Episode 32]

[Ban Manor] Hurry up! Is everything packed up?

- Set off if it is. - Yes.

You guys! Hurry up! Come on!

Your Grace!

Hurry up!

- Hurry up! - Your Grace!

Bad news!

I heard from the palace

that my brother is bringing people to search your manor.

What about my father?

Duke Ban is all right.

His Majesty approved his resignation,

but still believed that you have hidden property.

So His Majesty ordered to search your manor

and confiscate all the property found.

Countess, we should get these in the coach out first.

Right. Take away as much as we can.

It's of no use.

Since Jiang Luo has made the order,

all the ways out of the capital must be heavily checked.

These can't be taken out.

Young Master Xie, I know you are kind and trustworthy.

Please keep this money for me.

I will find you to pick it up after I come back.

No! No, please don't.

You need to give it back to me.

How much is there?

Make a way! Make a way!

Qilin, what are you doing here?

Father!

Give me that.

Eldest Brother...

Eldest Brother, they saved you once.

You can't requite kindness with enmity.

This is a matter of order, not of enmity.

If I do anything bad, Your Grace, please forgive me.

Don't bother to stand on ceremony.

I just hope you won't hurt our people.

- Soldiers! - Yes.

- Go in and search! - Yes.

[Ban's Manor] Eldest Brother, please spare them.

If I spare them,

our family will be in trouble instead.

Eldest Brother!

Drive everyone out of the manor

and search every corner!

Darling.

So unexpected!

Even the Bans got sealed.

Hard to predict. Wealth and fortune are like floating clouds,

everything is hard to predict.

You can't understand.

The truth is that Princess Royal passed away and Count Cheng'an

stands on the side of His Majesty.

- So the Bans lost their support… - I'll beat you up if you say again!

Watch your words!

Look at them! Still so arrogant.

Shut up! Shut up!

All right, enough! Stop watching them.

Father. Mother. It's all my fault.

I didn't protect our family well.

Don't say nonsense.

Your father and I are to blame.

As your parents,

we should have protected you.

Stop blaming yourselves.

Now even our house in the suburb is sealed.

And Father only has twenty taels left.

It's all because of you!

You could have hidden the money. Why did you give it to Xie Qilin?

All right. I made the wrong decision. I don't blame him.

Xie Chongjin should take the blame!

Let's find an inn first

and figure out who we can borrow some money from.

- More icing on the cake - Stop watching!

But less timely help.

No one dares to lend us money now.

Tonight, I will go to the place where we buried some treasures before

and dig some out.

Fortunately, Hua and I buried a lot.

Or I really don't know how we would live in the future.

All right, it's getting dark.

Let's find an inn first.

[Thanks. I will pay you back double.]

What's this?

[Thanks. I will pay you back double.]

"Thanks.

I will pay you back double."

[Thanks. I will pay you back double.]

It never rains but it pours!

We met a thief when we are poor.

Who did this?

If I get him, I will cut him to pieces.

It's really him.

Older Sister, who is it?

Let's go get even with him.

Forget it.

Forget it? How can I forget?

It's our money!

Older Sister, just tell me who it is!

I told you to forget it.

It's of no use to go to him now.

Is it Rong Xia?

He is so evil!

He broke off the engagement and stole our money!

All right. Let's find another way.

Rong Xia is such a bastard.

I curse him to not be able to eat, to lose every sleep and bet,

to meet heavy rain every time he goes out, to be alone forever

and die in his boots!

Hua, you don't have feelings for him now, do you?

I'm not that stupid.

That's right.

My sister is so nice. He is stupid that he gave you up.

[Thanks. I will pay you back double.]

Countess, why did you get up so early today?

Yeah, why?

Come have a seat.

Princess, I don't wear earrings.

Princess, are you driving us away?

No way!

This pair of earrings

is worth at least a hundred taels.

If you want to go back home or find a good man to marry,

you can pawn them.

I won't leave!

Yeah, Princess, as long as Ruan Jinjin and I can have some food,

we will be here with you forever.

But we don't even have a place to live now.

It's all right. We have been used to hard times since childhood.

As long as we can stay with you, we don't care about anything else.

That's right, Princess.

Softy.

- Rocky. - Princess.

Older Sister!

You are practicing martial arts?

What brings you here?

We got a place to live!

[Xiangle Manor]

Xiangle Manor?

This is such an elegant name.

All right. Come on.

This yard is pretty good.

It's much better than the inn.

Yeah. Look! That flower is so beautiful.

Come on. Take it.

So pretty.

This manor belongs to my uncle.

But he has to go back home for the mourning of his family.

So he asked me to take care of his flowers.

Don't worry.

I know how to water flowers.

Lord Shi, it's still your uncle's mansion.

We can stay here for several days.

- But for a long time… - Princess, please don't worry.

He has to be home for three years.

Just stay here within the time.

I see.

That's great.

- Come on. Let's go and see the rooms. - Okay. Great.

- Come on. - Let's go.

- Let's go. - Here. Come on.

Let's have a look.

Really nice!

Yes! It's clean.

Good, this place is good.

If I knew there was such a house,

I would have taken my grasshopper here.

That's right, Master!

Lord Shi, thank you a lot.

You even prepared us with everything we need.

Madam, if you need anything, just tell these two servants.

They will help you.

That's so considerate.

That Xiao Rong is not even half as good as Lord Shi.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Why don't you consider Lord Shi?

Thanks for your help, Lord Shi.

No more words can express my thanks.

It's my pleasure to be of help.

But I'm afraid His Majesty won't let His Excellency off easily.

So please keep a low profile and not make it public.

- Softy, go shopping with me. - Okay.

- Hua. - Go now.

Be careful on the street. Father, don't worry.

Have a look!

Miss, there is a noodle restaurant ahead

of which the noodles are great.

How about we have a try?

That restaurant is too humble.

I think we'd better go to the inn.

Since we are here,

if you want to eat that, let's go and have a try.

Princess...

I remember Lord Shi also loves noodles.

Let's go.

Great! We can finally try it!

Welcome! This way, please.

Lord Shi, just order anything you like.

The bill is on me.

Thanks for helping my family recently.

I…

[Noodles]

If you don't know what to eat,

just order noodles with vegetables.

Miss, can I have another bowl?

Go ahead.

You can have anything you like.

Thank you, Miss!

Excuse me! One more bowl of noodles!

Princess...

Lord Shi, if you want to talk about Count Cheng'an,

you don't need to hesitate.

I'm just worried about you.

I know why he is being like this.

You know?

I've thought a million times

about what he did.

The only reason I can figure out is

that he wants to protect us.

But the problem between Rong Xia

and me is already not that

I don't know what he did for me.

- Then… - But it's that after so many setbacks,

I just want to live a peaceful life

with my family now.

Madam,

there is only a little mosquito coil left,

I'll go to buy some more tomorrow.

Send it to Hua'er and Heng'er.

Your Master and I are all right with it.

Madam, you've had so many mosquito bites.

You should keep the coil.

Rocky, light the coil and put it in Father and Mother's room.

Yes.

Hua Hua.

Mother.

If the money isn't enough, I can figure something out.

It's enough. Don't worry.

If it's enough, you would have bought some more coil.

Hua Hua, actually I have decided.

I will ask Rocky to buy some seeds and eggs tomorrow.

We can plant some vegetables and raise chickens in the yard.

In that way, every month we can save a lot of money.

Besides, I learned to steam buns from your grandma before.

I will have a try someday.

Maybe I can do the business of selling steamed buns.

So,

child,

so don't worry.

I will find a way out.

Feixian.

Your Majesty, it's time to go to court.

I just want to stay with you today and don't want to go anywhere.

Your Majesty.

Give my order.

Go to Minister Xie and Minister Shi if they have any matter.

I won't go to court today.

Your Majesty, it's not appropriate.

Why not?

No…

Darling. Stop waiting.

It can't lay eggs.

No. It has eaten so much food.

But there is still no egg.

Eat!

Coming!

Mother made the steamed buns!

We can eat now.

Darling, come and have some buns.

Okay.

- Come on. Master. - Eat while it's hot.

Have a seat. Come on.

Dear, you can even steam buns?

Why don't you ever make it for me?

Darling, look at what you said.

In the past, did you like to eat buns?

Delicious! Yes.

I didn't know to appreciate it before

and missed a lot of delicious food.

Right.

It's already so good for us to have food to eat now.

I heard in the street today that some famine refugee

in Qizhou even went to rob the officials' food!

Rob officials' food?

That's a crime of theft!

More than that! That's totally the same as rebels!

Jiang Luo must be anxious this time.

Father. Mother.

- Miss. - Kid. - Hua.

- Come on. - Hua.

Try the buns.

It's made by your mother. Really delicious!

Here. Try it.

Is it good?

Let me get you some water.

Darling, watch your waist.

It's okay.

Here. Let me pour some water.

Master.

What I want is just a general to pacify the rebels.

Why is there no one to take the order?

Your Majesty,

Lord Shi Jin is the top military officer in the country.

If he can go, he will definitely sweep them out.

Your Majesty,

Lord Shi is the commander of the garrison defense of the capital.

I'm afraid he shouldn't leave.

Shi Jin.

Yes, Your Majesty.

During the reign of the late emperor,

there were two generals who were at positions equal to yours.

Where are they now?

Your Majesty.

General Guo got seriously ill after you ascended the throne

and passed away last month.

General Li is in a close relationship with your brother

and got dismissed by Your Majesty.

The rest of the generals have been guarding the border.

Ridiculous!

Are you the only generals in the whole country?

Your Majesty.

We haven't been at war for decades.

Ever since General Ban passed away,

civilization has flourished for a long time.

Your Majesty,

Princess Fu Le…

Ban Hua asked for a meeting with Your Majesty.

She dares to come to me?

Let her in.

Let Ban Hua in!

Greetings, Your Majesty!

Long live Your Majesty!

My cousin, don't bother.

Stand up to talk.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I heard about the rebellion in Qizhou.

So I came to volunteer to put them down.

Your Majesty, Ban Hua is just a woman.

I'm afraid she can't be qualified.

I'm a woman but I'm not weaker than a man.

Your Majesty has known me for years and must know it.

Of course, I know your talents well.

I can never forget it.

Since you came voluntarily, I can give you permission.

Your Majesty, military war is not like just a fight.

Even if Miss Ban has martial arts, she doesn't know how to command.

I don't think it's a good idea.

I studied the art of war from my grandfather since childhood

and got the talents from General Ban.

The late emperor used to dote on the Bans.

Now it's time for me to repay the country.

Nonsense!

How old were you when General Ban passed away?

Have you ever commanded the army or killed anyone?

It's totally ridiculous for you to step into such a state affair!

After my grandfather passed away,

I have been practicing and studying martial arts and tactics

day after day without interruption.

What's more, I'm begging His Majesty, not you.

Your Majesty, Count Cheng'an is right.

We can send an experienced vice-general with Ban Hua to go together

in case of any trouble.

Your Majesty!

Count Cheng'an, no more words.

It's rare for her to repay my kindness by serving the country.

Of course, I can't let her loyalty and patriotism down.

Ban Hua, I appoint you to be the general to pacify the rebellion,

and lead the troops to Qizhou now to suppress the rebels for me.

From now on, your identity of Princess Fu Le is recovered.

So is the treatment.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

I will live up to your trust.

Hua Hua, we have managed to survive till now.

Why did you go back to him again?

Yeah, why?

We are out of money now.

Jiang Luo recovered my identity as a princess.

We will have enough money.

Older Sister, how could you surrender just for money?

Not like that.

I don't want to do it as well.

But…

I just want to find a way out for you and myself.

But, Hua Hua,

the war is not a game.

Even if you have great martial arts, it's…

it's still a great danger.

I know, Father.

But I have said it when Grandma passed away that

I will be the backbone of the Bans.

Although our family still has something to live on,

Jiang Luo will reach out to us one day if this keeps going on.

Even if it's true, you don't have to lead an army into war.

Father, we are kinsmen of the emperor,

but what we really can rely on

are Grandpa's battle achievements and Grandma's love.

I don't have Grandma's tolerance

but I have the martial arts from Grandpa.

This time I will let the whole country see

that even if General Ban and Princess Royal passed away,

the Bans still have a qualified successor.

No one can look down upon us.

Older Sister, count me in.

All right, save it.

Brother, your mission is to take care of Father and Mother at home.

Only when you are safe can I bring back victories.

Miss, take me with you.

I have great martial arts. I can kill some more rebels.

Softy, after I leave, Jiang Luo may do something bad to you.

You have to stay to protect them.

Older Sister, just go at ease.

I will practice martial arts with her.

Your Majesty.

Count Cheng'an,

if it's for Ban Hua's expedition,

you can leave now.

The emperor makes no joke.

I don't dare to ask Your Majesty to withdraw your order.

But please allow me to go with Princess Ban.

Allow you to go?

Count Cheng'an,

your engagement with her has been canceled.

Even if I allow you to go, will Ban Hua agree?

I will find a way to deal with that.

Really?

Then show me your determination.

Your Majesty, please allow me

to go to suppress the rebels in Qizhou with Princess Ban.

Since you are so sincere, I promise you

to consider about it.

You can just kneel here for now and let the officials see that

the first talented man still has to bow down to me.

What's wrong with Count Cheng'an?

Hadn't he broken off the engagement with Princess Ban?

Why does he ask to go on the expedition with her?

Lord Shi,

do you know the reason?

You mean, you want me to take the Bans and leave

after Princess Ban goes on the expedition?

That's right.

Thanks for your help.

I understand what you mean.

It's risky for her to suppress the rebels.

If she succeeds,

Jiang Luo will be easy to fear.

If she fails,

it's an excuse for Jiang Luo to kill her and her family.

That's right.

So I can only beg Jiang Luo to allow me to go with Hua,

so that I can protect her.

Your Highness, what can I do for you?

What can you do?

You know that I made a great effort just to keep you alive.

But now you kneel for Ban Hua and get mocked at by others!

Why does the top gentleman

come to an end like this?

What do Your Highness

have to do with what I do?

Rong Xia, it's obviously a dead end.

Are you really not afraid of death?

If I can die with the one I love, why should I be afraid?

Is Ban Hua so good that it makes you even not afraid of death?

In this whole life, I only have Hua Hua in my heart.

If I can't be together with her alive, I'm willing to be buried with her.

If so, why did you save me that day?

I saved you just for Hua's kindness.

So, that's the truth.

I was so stupid that I even wanted to live an ordinary life

and wait for you to marry me.

Turns out it was just my wishful thinking.

I have already repaid you.

Now our relationship is like the water on the ground,

which can't be gathered again.

Rong Xia,

since you want to go with the army,

I won't let you come back alive.

Why are you still practicing at this late hour?

Older Sister, you were right. We shouldn't let others look down upon us.

So I have to practice more.

Even if I can't be a general, I shouldn't be beaten.

Miss! Miss! Miss! I heard that Count Cheng'an kneeled

and begged Jiang Luo to go with you. And Jiang Luo agreed just now.

What is he thinking? He doesn't like you anymore.

Why does he want to go with you?

Young Master, did we misunderstand Count Rong?

Misunderstand?

When my sister was poisoned and in a coma, he tore up the marriage contract,

helped Jiang Luo to ascend the throne.

If not for Lord Shi's medicine, Hua would have already died!

That medicine was from Count Rong.

Then…

He… He still begged Jiang Luo to confiscate our family!

He did that to protect us.

Miss, is that true?

Then Count Rong is really nice.

Older Sister, what's going on?

Right, Miss.

Every day. I kept thinking about these things every day.

There is only one possibility, which is that he cooperated with Jiang Luo

just for the medicine.

As for breaking off the engagement and confiscating our family,

they may be his compelling choice.

Even this house was arranged by him.

Older Sister, these are all your guesses.

And Lord Shi is…

I asked Lord Shi. He admitted it.

What? Lord Shi is so good at acting!

Then, Miss, what should we do now?

I wonder what your intention is to bring me here at midnight.

Just to teach you a lesson for Princess Fu Le.

Hua Hua?

You're not qualified to ask!

- Why didn't you avoid it? - You are angry with me.

I deserve this whipping.

Why do you always make decisions alone

without discussing with me?

It was an emergency. I can only choose the worst way to help you.

You don't even avoid it. What a fool.

Hua Hua, have you forgiven me now?

It's a big matter. I need to consider it.

To save me, you left the country to Jiang Luo.

Then I'm guilty for this.

I am the one to blame. I will find a way to bring justice back.

All right, then you can stay in the city to find the way.

- Don't go with me. - No.

I can't let you run the risk alone.

I'm not a normal girl. I can find a way out myself when I meet difficulties.

If you keep helping me, that will only make me feel that I'm useless.

It must be a fraud that Jiang Luo asked you to lead the army.

I can't rest assured if I don't follow.

You have your insistence, I also have mine.

Since we think differently,

then forgive me.

Hua Hua, what do you mean?

General Ban is here!

- Commander Wang! - Yes.

Where are the soldiers?

They… They are all here.

Minister, what's going on?

Your Grace, this is His Majesty's benevolence.

He gave an opportunity to the capital criminals to serve the country.

Here is His Majesty's order!

You have to follow General Ban to suppress the rebels in Qizhou!

If you succeed,

everyone's punishment can be exempted and can be rewarded heavily!

I have to listen to a woman in a war? Are you asking me to die?

- That's right. - Impossible!

What can a woman know?

I'd rather stay in prison to live some more years!

That's right!

You want us to fight in a war with her?

Just take us to the Meridian Gate and behead us directly instead!

- That's right! - We won't go!

You can go alone!

Don't need to go to the Meridian Gate.

Deserters should be executed on the spot directly since ancient times.

From this moment on, I will be your chief commander.

Anyone who dares to escape will be executed right away!

I, Ban Hua, swear here in the name of my grandpa, General Ban,

that I will lead you to success and go back home safe and sound.

Looks like Lord Shi doesn't want me to go to Qizhou.

I was entrusted by Her Grace. I have no choice. Please forgive me.

Has she been ready to march now?

Please get some rest here for now and when it's time,

I will let you leave.

Lord Shi, it's too dangerous! I can't let Hua go alone!

She knows how dangerous it is and doesn't want you to be in danger.

We share life and death. I'm not afraid.

- Lord Shi. - Young Master…

Sorry for disturbing you.

I'm sorry.

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♫ Paper kite, blue tile, Begonia in midsummer ♫

♫ Make jasmine tea in the room ♫

♫ Sing a song and fiddle with Pipa ♫

♫ Her bright smile and gloomy expressions ♫

♫ Crimson clouds flew into the house ♫

♫ Can't control the feelings It's all in the dream ♫

♫ The rain pours down on a sunny day, washing out all the affections ♫

♫ Faith is like a flower ♫

♫ We promised to live a free life ♫

♫ But can be flicked away like dust with fingers ♫

♫ Only want to live a carefree life with her ♫

♫ Travel around the world while we are still in our youth ♫

♫ Nothing is impossible in the dream ♫

♫ Go to the end of the world together ♫

♫ The fleeting life is just a moment ♫

♫ With no fear, willing to take her hands to see the big world ♫

♫ We promised to live a free life ♫

♫ But can be flicked away like dust with fingers ♫

♫ Only want to live a carefree life with her ♫

♫ Travel around the world while we are still in our youth ♫

♫ Nothing is impossible in the dream ♫

♫ Go to the end of the world together ♫

♫ The fleeting life is just a moment ♫

♫ With no fear, willing to take her hands to see the big world ♫