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EPISODE 8
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Masters.
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Our Madam urged us to bring you the books,
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lest we hinder your studies.
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She also said that academic studies
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might be important.
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But Mr. Sang,
you just got over a long illness.
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Please take care of yourself
and don't rush it.
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See? What did I tell you?
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Please thank Madam Li for me.
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T-this is…?
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Sorry, that was a mistake.
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-This is not for you.
-Wait.
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Luxuriant Dew of the Springand Autumn Annals. Volume 17.
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All the copies I found
in the Xiangguo Temple book market
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were missing the last two pages.
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Where did you get this from?
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-I…
-Listen, Chunlai.
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May I keep it for a few days and return it
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after I copy the last two pages?
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That's not up to me.
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I must go back and ask…
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Ask whom?
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Our third lady.
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Her literary matchmaking failed,
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and she gave you a donkey in the end.
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And she plays the flute.
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Stop gossiping.
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I'll tell our madam to punish you.
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Please allow me
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to ask our third lady for permission.
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But…
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Wait.
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If you know her, please go talk to her.
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She holds a grudge against me.
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She would kick me out if I went there.
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I don't care. I want the book.
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Hurry up and go.
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Master, what are you…?
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I ruined her engagement,
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and now I'm asking her for a book.
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If I don't get the book,
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considering Andao's obsession with books,
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I won't hear the end of it.
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But I really think
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I'll get a good beating if I talk to her.
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It's all Master Chai's fault.
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Master, I'm truly sorry.
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There she is.
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Hurry. Shouhua has been waiting.
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Slow down. Watch your step.
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So well wrapped. What is this?
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Yuanming.
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It's freezing out here.
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Why are you reading outdoors?
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Are you expecting someone?
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Who would visit me?
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It's just that
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the room is warm and makes me drowsy.
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I feel more awake out here.
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Gentlemen, please come in.
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Yuanming, why did you return
what we sent you?
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Why do you insist
on returning those things?
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Don't get us wrong.
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Sang Andao is eccentric and peculiar.
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He says that receiving gifts for no reason
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might damage our luck on the exam.
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Besides, we can't
accept rewards without merits.
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Are you suspecting me
of bribing you before you even
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become officials?
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These are just some clothes.
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They don't cost much.
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You know Yuanming.
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He didn't befriend us for material gains.
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A pure friendship lasts the longest.
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Don't you see?
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Although he lives here,
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he doesn't take anything
from the Li family.
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Mr. Chai knows me the best.
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That's my friend.
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You, oh you.
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Master Du.
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Our third lady says
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that ambergris comes from the far west.
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It's a rare gift from someone.
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We even sent it to a shop
to embed it with jade. It's very valuable.
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Thankfully, you found and returned it
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and saved us from trouble.
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We can't repay your noble deed.
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We only have a set of ink and inkstone,
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which comes in handy for writing.
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Please kindly accept it.
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Everyone says the ink
made by Pan Gu of Shezhou
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is the best.
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Very few know that the fancy inks
outside the Xiangguo Temple
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are mostly fake.
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Look.
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It's made
by the Ink Immortal with his trademark.
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Right here.
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Let me see.
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This inkstone also looks fancy.
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{\an8}PLUM BLOSSOMS MINGLED WITH FALLING SNOW
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Our third lady also said
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it once belonged to our master.
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It's a pity to let it lie in dust.
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If you do not accept it,
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she can only repay you with money.
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Accept it.
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You found her ambergris,
which is more precious than gold.
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It's a token of gratitude.
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So, you've earned it. Just accept it.
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Then, please thank
your third lady for me, Chunlai.
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How did it slip from my hands?
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That was a top-quality Dengni inkstone.
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What a shame.
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Brother, that was such a fine inkstone.
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Why were you so careless?
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Listen, Yuanming, relax.
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I will compensate you with my inkstone
made from Qingzhou Hongsi stone.
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Don't bother with this one.
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LUXURIANT DEW OF THE SPRING
AND AUTUMN ANNALS
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Chunlai, please thank your third lady.
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Brother, why are you
pulling a long face again?
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Wait. I need to talk to you.
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Dig in.
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Betting on both sides.
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Be careful. You may end up
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winning nothing.
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Kangning, it's freezing.
Better head back inside.
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What's wrong?
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You failed?
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It was almost done.
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But I didn't expect that Mr. Chai
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would drop the fine inkstone.
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He did?
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Yes, he did.
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Kangning.
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I told you to take action in his absence
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to avoid any disturbance.
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This person harbors ill intentions.
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You've been carving that all night.
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He did well.
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I won't blame him.
I must thank him, instead.
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Thank you.
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Plum blossoms mingled with falling snow.
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How many flowers bloom upon the trees?
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Truly one must drink to the full,
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hoping that the like-minded will join.
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Well-formed verses showing appreciation.
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So much affection.
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Li Kangning, you're going
to great lengths for Du Yangxi.
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So, Kangning did this…
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I see. My mother-in-law fancies him.
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Makes sense.
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He truly stands out from the rest
with his appearance and talent.
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Whoever marries him
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may be respected
as the wife of a top scholar one day.
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Who wouldn't be tempted?
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Brother, actually,
I'm here to persuade you
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on your mother's behalf.
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If you don't want to get beaten,
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hold your tongue.
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Auntie promised
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not to bring up anyone you dislike again.
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It's just that there is a family
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that matches the Chai family
with their wealth.
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The daughter of that family
is graceful and demure.
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And you've grown up together
as childhood sweethearts.
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It would be nice if you could get married.
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Both your families could prosper.
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You know her. It's Liu Baniang.
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Who?
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You know her.
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She's Liu Tang's daughter.
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You used to call her "little sister".
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-Her?
-That's right.
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How did I forget about her?
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Speaking of which,
I haven't seen her for two years.
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We should totally meet up.
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Brother, I'm glad you've come around.
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I'll tell Auntie right away
to arrange a meeting for you.
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Wait for me.
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Li Kangning.
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This time, you can't blame me.
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Even heaven is working against you.
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Who are you? Let go of me.
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Who are you?
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Let go. Untie me.
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Untie me.
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You may leave.
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-Understood.
-Understood.
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You abducted me.
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If my wife asks, you must testify for me.
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I didn't sneak away.
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I told you not to tease him.
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Look how you've scared him.
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Brother, help. Untie me.
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Brother, untie me.
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Baniang invited you over
with good intentions.
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Who on earth invites guests like this?
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I was startled.
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Master Fan, please don't be mad.
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Chai An told me that
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you were confined at home by your wife
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to study the account books.
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So, that was my last resort.
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If your wife asks about it one day,
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just blame it on me.
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You make it sound so easy.
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What if she asks,
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"Why would
a single young lady abduct you
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and not someone else?
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Is there something between you?"
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What am I supposed to say?
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Tell me.
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Brother, let's get to business.
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Baniang invited you to ask for a favor.
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Thanks to Master Chai,
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we found a great physician
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who managed to cure my long illness.
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I just recovered.
Why are you coughing now?
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It's because
I've been copying the book for you.
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How much debt
did I owe you from a past life?
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Alright, I'll return it.
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LUXURIANT DEW OF THE SPRING
AND AUTUMN ANNALS
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Fine, return it yourself.
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Catch a glimpse of Li Kangning
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for the sake
of the enchanting flute sound.
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The Fan family invited me over
to paint this afternoon.
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I need to do a draft first.
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Go away. Leave me alone.
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The Fan family?
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Maybe it's Li Kangning's excuse
to see you?
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Really?
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Leshan really loves to be different.
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So much fuss over wontons.
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Dough made with plum blossoms water.
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And the wontons must be cooked
in chicken soup, right?
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Mother was jealous
of Madam Liang's tea shop.
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With the Winter Solstice approaching,
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she thought wontons would sell.
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But I think it's too much of a fuss.
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Make different fillings
and cook everything in one pot.
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I bet Hundred Flavor Wontons
will sell the best.
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That would be nice.
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But it's not as elegant as plum blossoms.
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I'm afraid the scholars next door
won't be impressed.
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What? Say it again.
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At midday,
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Master's servant Fan Jiu
opened the back door
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and led a young lady inside.
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Well, well.
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I've only been out for a moment
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and he's been
bringing ladies into the house.
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He never learns his lesson.
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-Step aside.
-Fuhui.
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Kangning. There might be trouble.
Keep an eye on her.
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Fuhui.
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FAN'S MANSION
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Brother.
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I'm taking a huge risk by helping you.
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I let an unmarried lady into the house.
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If my wife finds out,
she will skin me alive.
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Liu Baniang is only meeting someone here.
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Do you have to be so anxious?
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Why here and not at your place?
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I am a married man.
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She is a single lady.
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When did we ever become acquainted?
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How do I explain that?
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If my wife finds out,
272
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she's going to lose it out of jealousy.
273
00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:27,760
You're not the one who's going to suffer.
274
00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,600
The Chai and Liu families
are discussing a marital alliance.
275
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She can't go to my place.
276
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That's why she came here.
277
00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,120
Besides, I'm here to defend you.
278
00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,480
Masters, the painter has arrived.
279
00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,880
I have sent her over
as you instructed, Master Chai.
280
00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,160
-Good job. You may leave now.
-Understood.
281
00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:52,600
I hope Liu Baniang
can vent her anger and leave soon.
282
00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,480
Don't let my wife run into her.
283
00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:59,000
Brother, I'm afraid I have tosacrifice you this time.
284
00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:05,600
Stop right there.
285
00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,040
You're back, my lady.
Let me inform my master.
286
00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,360
No need. I'll find who I'm looking for.
287
00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:13,760
We'll settle this later on.
288
00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,840
-My lady.
-Fuhui.
289
00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:17,840
My lady.
290
00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:19,360
Fuhui, slow down.
291
00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,320
-My lady, our master is not there.
-Listen to me.
292
00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:23,520
Fuhui.
293
00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,320
My lady, our master is not in the study.
294
00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:36,760
Come with me.
295
00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,200
Master Chai, what are you doing?
296
00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:42,240
Let go.
297
00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,160
Don't you want to know
what kind of person Du Yangxi is?
298
00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:55,440
Please hide in there.
299
00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,160
Master Du will be here?
300
00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:00,840
I am an honest man.
301
00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,080
Have I ever lied to you?
302
00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,640
I'm only trying
to expose someone's true nature.
303
00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,200
I will not hurt you.
304
00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,000
Besides, we're in the Fan's mansion.
305
00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,640
-But--
-Cats hide their claws.
306
00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,120
How can you marry someone
without knowing his true colors?
307
00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,280
Kangning, I am trying to help you.
308
00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:23,320
Please.
309
00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:51,440
Get up.
310
00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,240
Hurry.
311
00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:00,800
My wife is looking for me. Be quiet.
312
00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,760
My lady, please be careful.
313
00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:18,440
Lady Liu.
314
00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:20,160
Why did you corner me here?
315
00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:22,920
What exactly do you want?
316
00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,240
I want to talk things through with you.
317
00:17:26,360 --> 00:17:28,200
Master Du, you haven't told me
318
00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:29,640
why you turned me down.
319
00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,120
I'm a humble man of modest ability
and mediocre talent.
320
00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,400
I don't deserve a lady like you.
321
00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:37,600
Nonsense.
322
00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,480
I bet you refused to marry me
323
00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,680
because you looked down upon my family
for being merchants
324
00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,920
and wanted to marry
into a distinguished family
325
00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,720
to cling to real power in the court.
326
00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,960
Then why are you living
next door to the Li family
327
00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:51,920
and thinking about marrying Li Kangning?
328
00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,200
There is no such thing.
329
00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,840
As a Juren who came for the imperial exam,
330
00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:00,600
you're living next
331
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:04,800
to a family with five daughters
without avoiding the ladies.
332
00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,040
How dare you deny it?
333
00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:09,320
Lady Liu.
334
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:10,600
It's my own business,
335
00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:12,120
no matter whether
336
00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:13,920
it's true or not.
337
00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,760
If you favor a lady
from a distinguished family
338
00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,240
due to your pride and ambition,
339
00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:24,160
then I accept the fact
that we're not meant to be.
340
00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:25,280
And it's fine by me.
341
00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,320
But you chose Li Kangning over me.
342
00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,520
Then I must ask.
343
00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:31,880
Ask what?
344
00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:36,080
Is it because they are wealthy
or that they offer a huge dowry?
345
00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:47,080
Even if she is pretty,
am I much uglier than her?
346
00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:51,120
Even if she is talented,
do I look dumb to you?
347
00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:52,240
Master Du.
348
00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:53,960
Look closely.
349
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,160
Am I inferior to her?
350
00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:57,880
No.
351
00:18:57,960 --> 00:18:59,280
You are perfect as you are.
352
00:18:59,360 --> 00:19:00,720
But marriage is predestined.
353
00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:01,960
It can't be forced.
354
00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:03,760
I don't care if you turn me down.
355
00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,240
But you're buttering them up
while rejecting me.
356
00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,840
You're clearly humiliating me.
357
00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,320
Everyone in Bianjing will think
Li Kangning is better than me.
358
00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,680
Even a Juren who has not
passed the imperial exam
359
00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,000
dares to deceive me,
abandon me, and humiliate me.
360
00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,880
Don't even think about leaving
if you don't give me
361
00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:29,800
an explanation.
362
00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:30,880
Fine.
363
00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:36,760
You want an explanation.
I will give you one.
364
00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,920
There are three things
I don't value in taking a wife.
365
00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,320
First, her family background.
366
00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,880
Second, the dowry she offers.
367
00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,120
Third, her looks and talents.
368
00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,040
I come from a humble background,
369
00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:57,600
living a tough life alone
with my widowed mother for 20 years.
370
00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,080
Others won't understand that.
371
00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:01,400
Daughters of officials and rich merchants
372
00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,320
are mostly arrogant and spoiled.
373
00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:07,600
Can they treat my elderly poor mother
with kindness and respect?
374
00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:08,600
No, they can't.
375
00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:11,480
Even if your wealth
rivals that of Shi Chong
376
00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,720
and you are as beautiful as a fairy,
377
00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:16,800
you're not the "Meng Guang" I seek.
378
00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,040
Fan Lianghan.
379
00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:22,280
Fan Lianghan.
380
00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,160
There is no one in there.
381
00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:26,200
Oh no.
382
00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:27,640
Why is she back?
383
00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,400
-If she sees us like this…
-Fan Lianghan.
384
00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,680
-…I'll have to marry you.
-Where are you?
385
00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,040
Master Fan is way too useless.
386
00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:39,840
Are they in there? Step aside.
387
00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:41,880
No, there's no one inside.
388
00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,560
Fan Lianghan.
389
00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:48,760
Come out.
390
00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:50,200
-Fan Lianghan.
-My lady.
391
00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,400
My lady, I swear there's no one inside.
392
00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,400
No one? Then who is she?
393
00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,040
Do you take me for a blind or a fool?
394
00:20:58,120 --> 00:20:59,160
How dare you fool me?
395
00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,960
Fan Lianghan, you'd better come out now.
396
00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,160
It will be worse for you if I catch you.
397
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,680
I'll open the door
and tell her everything.
398
00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:07,880
Liu Baniang.
399
00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,600
Who asked Master Fan
400
00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,400
to invite me over to paint?
401
00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:13,320
Well…
402
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,000
Still not coming out?
403
00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,400
Do I have to search in person?
404
00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,480
Fan Lianghan, come out.
405
00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:27,680
Fan Lianghan.
406
00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:30,240
Are you coming out or not?
407
00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,160
Fan Lianghan, I'll count to three.
408
00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,200
Hide. Go.
409
00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:37,840
-Hurry.
-Fan Lianghan.
410
00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:39,640
Hurry.
411
00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,440
Get in.
412
00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:42,560
I have a clear conscience.
413
00:21:42,640 --> 00:21:43,920
-Why should I hide?
-Fan Lianghan.
414
00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,840
Please do this for me.
I'm begging you. Get in.
415
00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,520
Open up, Fan Lianghan.
416
00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:49,880
Get in.
417
00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:53,040
Yuanming, suit yourself.
418
00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:56,640
Fan Lianghan, open up.
419
00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:57,720
Mr. Chai, what a surprise.
420
00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:01,360
-Fan Lianghan.
-I know what to do.
421
00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,120
Okay.
422
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:04,200
Fan Lianghan.
423
00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:10,240
I know you're in there.
424
00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:12,920
Open up.
425
00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:15,720
Open up.
426
00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:32,320
My lady, he jumped out the window.
427
00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,640
-Useless.
-Useless.
428
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,920
Fuhui, please calm down.
429
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,720
Fuhui, there's a reason for this.
430
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,200
It's my fault. Don't blame him.
431
00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:49,560
Find him first.
432
00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:50,480
Have a proper talk.
433
00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:51,480
You'll figure it out.
434
00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:58,160
Yuanming.
435
00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:00,120
Yuanming.
436
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:04,800
Mr. Chai.
437
00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:06,600
What you did
438
00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:07,680
was really not honorable.
439
00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,440
Yuanming, the Chai and Liu families
have long been friends.
440
00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:11,720
And Baniang begged me for help.
441
00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,280
I had no choice.
442
00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:14,760
Please forgive me.
443
00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,520
I was hiding there
just in case Baniang acted on a whim.
444
00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,640
I'm really sorry that we disturbed you.
445
00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:22,440
I will apologize to you formally.
446
00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:24,280
Housekeeper.
447
00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:26,120
Before Fuhui comes back,
448
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,680
hurry up and leave.
449
00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,120
-Escort Master Du out.
-Master Du, please.
450
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:31,120
Yuanming, hurry.
451
00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:41,840
You set me up.
452
00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,320
It was such a mess.
453
00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,440
You owe me an explanation.
454
00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:46,680
Baniang.
455
00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:48,600
I did all this
to let you talk to Master Du.
456
00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,240
You've misunderstood me.
457
00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:51,680
Let's discuss the details later.
458
00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,200
Go home first. Hurry.
459
00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:09,160
-I'm dead.
-Master.
460
00:24:09,240 --> 00:24:10,280
I'm dead.
461
00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,600
Master, don't be afraid. It's me.
462
00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,560
Those two have left.
463
00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,320
My lady can't catch them.
464
00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:20,600
That's good.
465
00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,200
Who said I was hiding from her?
466
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,520
Why should I be scared?
467
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,440
Even if she is standing right here,
468
00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:28,520
I will…
469
00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:30,040
What will you do?
470
00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:34,760
I made a silly mistake.
471
00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,600
As long as I get on my knees and repent,
472
00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,040
how can my sweetheart scold me or hit me?
473
00:24:40,120 --> 00:24:42,400
Am I right, honey?
474
00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,720
Get up.
475
00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:46,720
Get up.
476
00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,040
-You may leave.
-Understood.
477
00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:56,920
Fuhui.
478
00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,960
My brother asked me to do this.
479
00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,320
Du Yangxi turned down
Liu Baniang for no reason.
480
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,760
She felt humiliated
and insisted on confronting him.
481
00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,480
My brother made me do this.
482
00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:08,680
Look at you.
483
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,680
You make it so much worse by saying that.
484
00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,480
You did everything
your brother told you to do.
485
00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,240
Don't you know that my mother wants
486
00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:17,960
Du Yangxi to marry into our family?
487
00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:20,200
Have you thought about Kangning?
488
00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:24,280
You always listen to your brother
and never care about me.
489
00:25:24,360 --> 00:25:26,400
How dare you keep me in the dark?
490
00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:29,280
Come here.
491
00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:30,640
Ouch, honey.
492
00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,720
Be gentle, honey. It hurts.
493
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,240
Kangning.
494
00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:38,120
What Du Yangxi said might sound sincere,
495
00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:39,600
but it's not completely true.
496
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,000
Ladies from wealthy families
497
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,600
can also uphold filial piety
and moral principles.
498
00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,560
I bet he only wants someone
from a poor family for other reasons.
499
00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,480
He may fool Liu Baniang,
but he can't fool you.
500
00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,280
Your evaluation of Master Du
501
00:25:52,360 --> 00:25:54,680
is entirely speculative
without any solid evidence.
502
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:57,200
Besides, everyone has their own destiny.
503
00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,600
It has nothing to do with him
that we're no longer engaged.
504
00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:01,640
Leave him alone.
505
00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:03,520
It has everything to do with him.
506
00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,080
Kangning, you promised to marry me.
507
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,240
You keep pestering me,
unwilling to give up,
508
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,920
merely out of pride
and your reluctance to admit defeat.
509
00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:11,880
You have your pride.
510
00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,160
I have my integrity.
511
00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:14,880
I suggest you let be it.
512
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:16,120
Don't hold on to it.
513
00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,720
If he was a nice guy, I would let go.
514
00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:21,920
But judging from what he said and did,
515
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,120
he clearly has ulterior motives.
516
00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,920
You can't entrust yourself to him.
517
00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:27,720
No way.
518
00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:28,680
I won't allow it.
519
00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,600
Go back. I know what to do.
520
00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,720
-Go. Hurry.
-Chai An.
521
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:36,560
Chai An, since when did you
get to decide my marriage?
522
00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:37,680
Hurry up.
523
00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,080
You're too bossy.
524
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:40,640
Chai An.
525
00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:41,960
Take her home.
526
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:02,760
Did he really say that?
527
00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,520
Judging someone's character
in just a few words
528
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,320
is truly absurd.
529
00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:08,920
Who knows if he's jealous
530
00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,400
and trying to destroy your marriage
with some lies?
531
00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,000
Master Chai is not that kind of person.
532
00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:19,480
But those two have been living next door
for a long time.
533
00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,240
Shouhua, you've read his poems and essays.
534
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,760
Didn't you praise him for his insight
and talent?
535
00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:29,800
You even imitate his writing
because it conceals vigor and spirit.
536
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,360
Even if they are bandits or criminals,
537
00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,160
we have neither wealth nor power.
538
00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:37,440
What would they want from us?
539
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,480
Kangning, what do you say?
540
00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,560
I can't see through this person.
541
00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,440
But it doesn't have to be him.
Isn't there another candidate?
542
00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:48,920
No way.
543
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,120
Forget about it. It won't work.
544
00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:09,360
What hair oil do you use?
545
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:11,640
I…
546
00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:18,880
Top-quality osmanthus hair oil.
547
00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,960
That was the first time I saw a man
548
00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,600
throwing up due to the smell of hair oil.
549
00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,920
He deserves to remain single forever.
550
00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,840
Don't tell anyone about
what happened with Master Du yet.
551
00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:33,160
Don't tell our mother either.
552
00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:35,200
Time reveals people's hearts.
553
00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:38,280
If there is something wrong with him,
we'll find out about it.
554
00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:39,440
Let's wait a bit.
555
00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,040
Your mother and I are best friends.
556
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:47,840
You would follow her here
557
00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:51,920
when you were a kid and run behind An'er.
558
00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,400
I haven't seen you for years.
559
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:57,200
You've grown into such a stunning beauty.
560
00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,320
So dazzling.
561
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:03,600
I heard you often traveled
with your father.
562
00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:05,400
He is so muddle-headed.
563
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,640
How can he let you run around in public
in the prime of youth?
564
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:12,400
Now, Chai An has grown up.
565
00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,280
Your mother mentioned it to me yesterday.
566
00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:18,520
Fine, I'll stop right here.
567
00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:21,000
I'll discuss it with your mother.
568
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,640
Madam, the young master is back.
569
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:24,960
Mother.
570
00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,000
An'er, you've come back just in time.
571
00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,280
Sit with Baniang.
572
00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,600
The servants don't know
what Baniang likes.
573
00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:34,320
I will tell them what snacks to get.
574
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,280
Don't bother, Mother. Let me do it.
575
00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:38,800
Let me do it.
576
00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,240
You grew up together
like siblings. Don't be shy.
577
00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,240
-Mother.
-Sit down.
578
00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:53,400
Deqing.
579
00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,600
Chai An, you said you would do me justice,
580
00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:15,640
but in fact, you served your own purpose.
581
00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,960
Du Yangxi outright refused you,
which made you upset for a long time.
582
00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,720
You insisted on seeing him,
so I helped out.
583
00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:25,320
I just brought along another onlooker,
584
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,120
but I helped you,
so you have to help me too.
585
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,960
You're always straightforward.
Why do you mind it?
586
00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:31,440
You…
587
00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,720
You're really going to lengths
for Li Kangning.
588
00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:38,840
But I can tell
589
00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,000
that your mother wants me
as her daughter-in-law.
590
00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:45,920
I'm afraid all your efforts
have been in vain.
591
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:49,320
Baniang.
592
00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,600
You've seen the painting
and met him in person.
593
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:56,480
Du Yangxi truly stands out
with his literary grace and charm.
594
00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,200
Aren't you any attracted?
595
00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,240
My marriage is entirely up to my parents.
596
00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,720
I'm just a young lady.
I have no say in this matter.
597
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,520
-Alright then, forget it.
-Chai An.
598
00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:16,600
You have an idea?
599
00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,280
This man is quite elusive.
600
00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:24,000
But we're not a powerless
ordinary family in Bianjing.
601
00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,360
Even if he has a thousand tricks,
I can deal with them.
602
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,120
What is there to fear?
603
00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,840
But your mother wants
a marital alliance so badly.
604
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:34,080
How is Du Yangxi…
605
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:39,520
As long as you follow my plan,
within ten days,
606
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:40,920
my mother will change her mind.
607
00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,520
Even Master Du will turn to pursue you.
608
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:45,840
-Deal.
-Deal.
609
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,600
PAN RESTAURANT
610
00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,480
-This is infuriating. That diviner!
-Sister.
611
00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,040
It was just a divination.
612
00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:58,560
Why did you get enraged?
613
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,200
Mr. Wang, the diviner,
614
00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,080
said that the Chai and Liu families
615
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,800
couldn't form a marital alliance.
616
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:07,760
And he dared to curse my son
with a life of solitude.
617
00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,680
I was magnanimous
for not smashing his things
618
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:11,000
on the spot.
619
00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,520
But he read your fortune
620
00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:16,560
and wrote down what had happened to you.
621
00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,880
Everything he wrote was accurate.
622
00:32:19,520 --> 00:32:21,320
I bet he learned those from Lianghan.
623
00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:25,440
Even your son doesn't know
that you went missing when you were six
624
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,320
and were found later.
625
00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:28,480
How can the diviner cheat?
626
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:30,200
He's just wrong.
627
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:34,520
No one can ruin the marriage
between my son and Liu Baniang.
628
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,160
I must try someone else.
629
00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:41,440
Madam.
630
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:42,560
Has Lady Liu arrived?
631
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:43,560
The Liu family said
632
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:47,200
that the shaft of Lady Liu's carriage
broke right after she left home.
633
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,360
Lady Liu thought it was a bad sign,
634
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,040
so she headed back
and sent someone to apologize.
635
00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:54,440
What? It broke?
636
00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:55,840
You see?
637
00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:57,560
Madam, bad news.
638
00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:01,960
-An'er.
-Mother.
639
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:03,840
An'er, what's happened?
640
00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:05,680
How did you get hurt?
641
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:07,080
I was coming back from work.
642
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,000
The horse went crazy
and started running wild
643
00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:09,960
for no reason.
644
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:11,920
Thankfully, no one else was hurt.
645
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,560
Mother, don't worry.
646
00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:14,520
It's nothing serious.
647
00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,720
Hurry. Apply some medicine.
648
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,800
That's right. Hurry up.
649
00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,000
-Find a physician.
-Understood.
650
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,600
I hope you do not take offense.
651
00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:34,960
Your son is afflicted by the Lonely Star.
652
00:33:35,040 --> 00:33:36,080
His marital fate suffers.
653
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:38,680
Even if you find him a wife,
654
00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:41,560
in as little as one month
or half a year tops,
655
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:43,520
a calamity will surely befall.
656
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:45,480
There will be blood.
657
00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,080
There was someone
with great energy in her fortune
658
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,240
that could suppress his Lonely Star.
659
00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:54,440
It's a pity
that the marital tie was severed
660
00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:55,640
before it was formed.
661
00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:59,680
It's both timing and fate.
662
00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:01,640
Oh no.
663
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,680
I shouldn't have canceled the engagement.
664
00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:17,160
You are truly ruthless.
How did you manage to do this?
665
00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:19,680
The wound looks terrifying.
666
00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,120
Madam watched
the physician give a prescription
667
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:26,440
and left in a hurry.
668
00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,080
We don't know where she went.
669
00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:29,440
I know where she went.
670
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,840
Any news from the people I sent to Ezhou?
671
00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:35,000
A message has come.
672
00:34:35,080 --> 00:34:37,520
The person was found and put on a boat.
673
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,480
-Do not come again.
-Madam Li.
674
00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:44,800
-Madam Li.
-Go away.
675
00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,360
-Madam Li.
-Get out.
676
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,520
Take these back.
677
00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:52,000
The Chai family is wealthy
and influential,
678
00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:54,000
with good farmland and great business.
679
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:55,760
Their wealth and honor are unmatched.
680
00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,640
My family only runs a small tea stall
with one storefront.
681
00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,040
We're no match for them in social status.
682
00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:06,560
The son of the Chai family
is the best young man in the world.
683
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,240
He's one of a kind.
684
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:11,200
But my daughter is just a village girl
685
00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,760
who lacks proper upbringing and manners.
686
00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:16,000
She's no match for that young man.
687
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:17,400
Whoever wants to cling
688
00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,200
to this wealthy and powerful family,
go ahead.
689
00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,120
Even if they come begging me,
690
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,120
-I won't bother seeing them.
-Madam Li.
691
00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:27,680
Madam Chai deeply regrets her decision.
692
00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:29,600
She has long changed her mind.
693
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:31,600
So, she sent us here to apologize,
694
00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:35,840
hoping that
you'll overlook past grievances and renew
695
00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:37,920
the marital tie between the two families.
696
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,040
She is totally sincere.
697
00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:43,480
Such nice in-laws are hard to find.
698
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,160
Even if you are holding a grudge,
699
00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:47,880
you should think about your daughter.
700
00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:49,560
Yeah, take a look.
701
00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:51,360
These are all good stuff.
702
00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:54,280
Good stuff?
703
00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:56,240
Good stuff?
704
00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:57,920
What good stuff?
705
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,960
They despise the poor
and admire the rich.
706
00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:02,640
They're the worst of the worst.
707
00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:03,920
The worst.
708
00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:05,840
When I marry off my daughter,
709
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:08,800
I won't care about status or wealth.
710
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,880
I will find her a good family
valuing education and integrity.
711
00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,240
The Chai family came back
to ask for my daughter?
712
00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:17,440
In their dreams!
713
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:18,640
Go away.
714
00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:20,920
Take it away!
715
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:22,840
Go away.
716
00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:24,600
Madam Li.
717
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:25,520
Madam Li.
718
00:36:26,360 --> 00:36:28,280
-Madam Li.
-If you dare to come again,
719
00:36:28,360 --> 00:36:30,600
I'll kick you out! Close the door.
720
00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:32,480
Madam Li.
721
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:34,280
Madam Li. Open up.
722
00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:35,560
Why did they close the door?
723
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,960
-Madam Li.
-Madam Li.
724
00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,160
You always outshine bright colors.
Beautiful.
725
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:47,560
Your goose-yellow gown is also pretty.
726
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,160
It looks cheerful in winter.
727
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:51,360
But the waist is a bit loose.
728
00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,400
Mother wants to fill the quilts
with new cotton for our neighbors.
729
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:55,880
I was too busy to modify my clothes.
730
00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:58,440
Give it to me. I'll help.
731
00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,480
Just don't get your hair oil on it.
732
00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:03,760
Or someone may end up puking in his sleep.
733
00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:05,200
That's going to be tiring.
734
00:37:05,760 --> 00:37:07,960
The Chai family came back
to ask for my daughter?
735
00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:09,240
In their dreams!
736
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,040
Close the door. Get lost.
737
00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:16,000
Shouhua, I only improvised the "get lost".
738
00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:17,200
The rest are her exact words.
739
00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:25,000
Why didn't you pay attention?
740
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:28,040
You didn't see
our mother's awe-inspiring stance.
741
00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:29,160
So imposing.
742
00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:30,800
They deserve it.
743
00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,520
Why did the Chai family
put on air and bully us
744
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:35,680
in the beginning?
745
00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:41,480
He first invited Kangning to eavesdrop
and made Madam Chai change her mind.
746
00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:44,360
Master Chai seems determined
747
00:37:44,440 --> 00:37:46,760
to win Kangning back at all costs.
748
00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:51,680
But it's not easy to change the mindset
of disdaining the poor.
749
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:55,320
If Madam Chai
changes her mind again one day,
750
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:57,240
then our family
will be utterly humiliated.
751
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,480
Mr. Chai is so used
to calling the shots alone.
752
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,920
He decides to get engaged and back out
whenever he wants,
753
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:06,960
treating me like his pet or toy,
754
00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:08,000
who doesn't have a say.
755
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:12,080
I will decide whom to marry.
756
00:38:12,160 --> 00:38:15,640
If he insists on meddling,
then I won't let him off.
757
00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:21,320
You've seen the fanciest accessories.
758
00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:23,440
I wouldn't dare offer anything ordinary.
759
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:26,680
I handpicked the special ones
just for you.
760
00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:29,880
This cloisonné flower tube hairpin
may seem simple,
761
00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,400
but the flare is great
for holding flowers.
762
00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:37,640
You…
763
00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,200
We've received so many proposals
from Bianjing,
764
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,920
even to the Daming prefecture.
765
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,280
I'm so swamped.
766
00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:51,640
Here are their birthdays.
767
00:38:51,720 --> 00:38:54,600
Please take a look and find the best fit.
768
00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:08,120
Madam.
769
00:39:10,320 --> 00:39:12,560
{\an8}XINHAI JIAXU YISI GUISI
770
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,240
Li Kangning. I knew it.
771
00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,480
It is the will of heaven.
772
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,040
Even the parents shall not resist it.
773
00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:19,720
If you don't take my advice…
774
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:24,000
What if I don't take your advice?
775
00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:29,760
-Turn this upside down.
-Wait.
776
00:39:29,840 --> 00:39:31,360
Please don't.
777
00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:34,480
-Capture him.
-Please don't.
778
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:37,880
I tested you to see if you were authentic.
779
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:40,160
You wrote a few lines
and dropped the paper.
780
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:41,560
Then you asked me about my past.
781
00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,600
Even if you didn't get anything right,
782
00:39:43,680 --> 00:39:45,400
the boy under the table would fix it.
783
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:46,840
How could it not be accurate?
784
00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:48,720
It's nothing but a lie!
785
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:50,240
Madam Chai.
786
00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:51,680
Master Chai orchestrated this.
787
00:39:51,760 --> 00:39:53,600
I just did what he told me to do.
788
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:54,920
My lady, please spare me.
789
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,840
Madam Chai, please spare me.
790
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,000
FINE WINE PRODUCED BY PAN RESTAURANT
791
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,080
DELICACIES AND TOP QUALITY DRINKS
792
00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:02,160
Master.
793
00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:03,680
Gentlemen, please come in.
794
00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:06,520
I see.
795
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,280
Bring the horse. I'm going to the port.
796
00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:10,520
Hurry up.
797
00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:12,640
But what about Madam?
798
00:40:12,720 --> 00:40:13,560
Let her be.
799
00:40:25,840 --> 00:40:27,640
Master.
800
00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:32,200
Master, I rushed to the port
as you ordered, but nobody was there.
801
00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:33,600
You didn't find her?
802
00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:34,560
What about the guards?
803
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,480
Liu's merchant ship
should have arrived by midday,
804
00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,240
but I saw no trace of the ship.
805
00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:41,280
I didn't want to keep you waiting,
806
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:44,080
so I told the others to stay
and came back alone.
807
00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:46,120
Oh no.
808
00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:00,000
Liu Baniang.
809
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:01,760
Why did you go back on your word?
810
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,160
You agreed to my plan.
811
00:41:03,240 --> 00:41:04,760
Yet you sold me out.
812
00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,400
What makes you say that?
813
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,840
The diviner has been in this profession
for over a decade
814
00:41:08,920 --> 00:41:10,480
and rarely slips up.
815
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,080
But my mother saw through his tricks.
816
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:14,600
Before that, she had been
scammed out of a fortune every year.
817
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,120
The person I found should have arrived
but vanished.
818
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:20,840
And it just happened
that they boarded your merchant ship.
819
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:23,400
Liu Baniang. Tell me. Where is she?
820
00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:25,600
Chai An.
821
00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:28,520
Sorry, I have let you down.
822
00:41:30,560 --> 00:41:31,720
She's with the Li family?
823
00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,880
-Welcome our guest.
-Understood.
824
00:41:44,240 --> 00:41:46,040
Madam Du, please step out of the sedan.
825
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,360
Master Du is good-looking,
graceful, and elegant.
826
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,200
How come his mother looks like this?
827
00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:21,600
Haode, why do you sound so judgmental?
828
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:22,800
That's not what I meant.
829
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,960
They don't look alike.
830
00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:30,200
MADAM DU
831
00:42:30,280 --> 00:42:32,160
She doesn't look like his mother.
832
00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:34,080
She's more like his grandmother.
833
00:42:36,160 --> 00:42:37,560
Let's go.
834
00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:48,160
Sister, here.
835
00:42:48,240 --> 00:42:49,680
Please enjoy.
836
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:52,800
You're too kind. How do I deserve this?
837
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:54,680
Here's the spoon.
838
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,280
Be careful. It's hot.
839
00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:41,160
Good girl.
840
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:43,600
Thank you.
841
00:43:51,720 --> 00:43:52,960
What did Li Kangning offer you?
842
00:43:53,960 --> 00:43:55,440
She told me…
843
00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:58,960
If you marry Master Du,
even if he passes the exam
844
00:43:59,040 --> 00:44:01,480
and gets appointed to the Hanlin Academy
or to an external post,
845
00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:03,920
his salary will be meager,
and you'll live a modest life.
846
00:44:05,040 --> 00:44:07,640
It may be fine to use up your dowry,
847
00:44:07,720 --> 00:44:09,920
but you may have to imitate
Meng Guang from ancient times,
848
00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:11,400
remove all the accessories,
849
00:44:12,000 --> 00:44:13,360
change into worn-out clothes,
850
00:44:13,960 --> 00:44:15,480
and look after your mother-in-law.
851
00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:18,480
How can a single young lady
say such things?
852
00:44:19,720 --> 00:44:22,560
Merchants value profit over anything else.
853
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,040
I can't say such things to the others.
854
00:44:25,600 --> 00:44:26,440
But I can to you.
855
00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:34,480
But I can't marry Chai An either.
856
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:36,760
He is so shrewd.
857
00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:39,680
I won't be able
to take any advantage of him.
858
00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,440
Except for scholars and cunning merchants,
859
00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:44,800
don't you have other options?
860
00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,600
She changed your mind
with just a few words?
861
00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:51,840
I don't believe it.
862
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:52,800
Who did she recommend?
863
00:44:53,680 --> 00:44:55,520
All my elder sisters are married.
864
00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:56,840
My younger brother is only nine.
865
00:44:57,440 --> 00:45:01,000
I'll get a lot more
if someone marries into my family.
866
00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:03,120
Thankfully, Kangning reminded me.
867
00:45:03,200 --> 00:45:05,040
I didn't see the whole picture.
868
00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:09,080
The problem is you won't make it.
869
00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,040
Let's see whether she teaches you
how to convince your father
870
00:45:12,120 --> 00:45:13,640
to keep you at home.
871
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:16,720
My dear brother.
872
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:20,120
Merchants often pursue profit
over righteousness.
873
00:45:20,200 --> 00:45:23,000
I grew up observing what the merchants do
874
00:45:23,080 --> 00:45:26,560
and learned to be
obsessed with wealth better than anyone.
875
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,520
It's not that I want to betray you.
876
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:30,160
It's really just my nature.
877
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:32,800
Whoever offers me the most benefits,
878
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:36,720
I will naturally follow their lead
without any second thoughts.
879
00:45:37,320 --> 00:45:38,920
Well played, Li Kangning.
880
00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:41,760
How dare you stab me in my back?
881
00:45:42,520 --> 00:45:43,760
Despicable.
882
00:45:44,480 --> 00:45:45,360
So despicable.
883
00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:47,600
Chai An?
884
00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:49,360
Chai An!
885
00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:19,360
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