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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:54,095 --> 00:01:02,061 A HOU HSIAO-HSIEN FILM 2 00:01:03,980 --> 00:01:09,860 FROM THE 1892 DIALECT NOVEL BY HAN ZIYUN 3 00:01:09,944 --> 00:01:14,949 AS TRANSLATED INTO MANDARIN BY EILEEN CHANG 4 00:01:17,201 --> 00:01:20,830 THE MOST ELITE PLEASURE QUARTERS IN LATE 19TH-CENTURY SHANGHAI 5 00:01:20,913 --> 00:01:24,375 LAY HIDDEN IN THE CITY'S BRITISH CONCESSION 6 00:01:24,458 --> 00:01:27,712 THESE ENCLAVES WERE KNOWN AS "FLOWER HOUSES" 7 00:01:39,807 --> 00:01:41,475 - All Fortunes! - Three Great Fortunes! 8 00:01:41,559 --> 00:01:43,561 Why do I keep losing today? 9 00:01:43,644 --> 00:01:46,647 If you lose, you have to drink! 10 00:01:49,275 --> 00:01:51,777 I won't accept defeat! 11 00:01:51,861 --> 00:01:53,571 What? Empty your cup! 12 00:01:54,155 --> 00:01:55,698 - Five Champions! - Two Together! 13 00:01:55,781 --> 00:01:57,199 - Five Champions! - Five Champions! 14 00:01:57,283 --> 00:01:59,493 - Five Champions! - It's a tie! 15 00:01:59,577 --> 00:02:01,704 - Neither of you won! - Then they should both drain their cups! 16 00:02:01,787 --> 00:02:03,914 It's only fair that both of you have to drink. 17 00:02:04,582 --> 00:02:07,710 - Good! - Everybody drink! 18 00:02:11,756 --> 00:02:13,341 This is very enjoyable! 19 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:14,675 Who's next? 20 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:17,553 - Who's next? - Me! 21 00:02:17,637 --> 00:02:19,305 All right, Luo! 22 00:02:24,018 --> 00:02:26,520 Let's use the chicken-pattern cups. 23 00:02:26,604 --> 00:02:29,273 Yufu... 24 00:02:29,357 --> 00:02:31,025 - Two Together. - Two Together. 25 00:02:31,108 --> 00:02:32,401 - Eight Immortals! - Eight Immortals! 26 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:33,778 - Eight Immortals! - Eight Immortals! 27 00:02:33,861 --> 00:02:35,488 - Two Together! - Three Great Fortunes! 28 00:02:35,571 --> 00:02:37,657 Three Great Fortunes! 29 00:02:37,740 --> 00:02:39,367 Drink up! 30 00:02:41,702 --> 00:02:43,371 My young brother Yufu is new here, 31 00:02:43,454 --> 00:02:46,582 but look how many girls will drink for him! 32 00:02:50,169 --> 00:02:51,170 Impressive! 33 00:02:51,253 --> 00:02:52,797 - Two Together. - Two Together. 34 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,800 - Five Champions! - Five Champions! 35 00:02:55,883 --> 00:02:58,886 All right. Eight Immortals! 36 00:02:58,969 --> 00:03:02,390 Pour wine for him. 37 00:03:02,765 --> 00:03:05,059 Your brother's rather good at this game. 38 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:09,146 He's learned from experts! 39 00:03:09,230 --> 00:03:10,773 - Two Together. - Two Together. 40 00:03:10,856 --> 00:03:14,652 - Four Joys! - Two Together! 41 00:03:14,735 --> 00:03:18,072 - Three Great Fortunes! - Eight Immortals! 42 00:03:18,155 --> 00:03:19,281 Four Joys! 43 00:03:22,618 --> 00:03:24,161 Pour the wine for him. 44 00:03:24,495 --> 00:03:25,871 You have to drink! 45 00:03:26,914 --> 00:03:29,375 Please, not too much! 46 00:03:30,543 --> 00:03:34,004 Young people always have a way! 47 00:03:34,088 --> 00:03:36,966 Yufu, who is she? 48 00:03:37,591 --> 00:03:38,759 Crystal's younger sister! 49 00:03:38,843 --> 00:03:42,138 Don't you know? 50 00:03:42,888 --> 00:03:46,392 Crystal is always feeling ill. Her sister is here in her place. 51 00:03:46,475 --> 00:03:48,686 Thank you, miss. 52 00:03:48,769 --> 00:03:52,481 We should let Yufu go. 53 00:03:52,898 --> 00:03:56,569 We can go on playing- 54 00:03:57,153 --> 00:04:00,698 The women all think he should stop because Crystal is waiting for him. 55 00:04:00,781 --> 00:04:02,742 Have some more wine! 56 00:04:02,825 --> 00:04:05,453 Come on, drink up! 57 00:04:06,746 --> 00:04:10,207 He and Crystal are really serious about each other! 58 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:18,007 I've seen besotted couples in my time, but none like them! 59 00:04:21,093 --> 00:04:23,888 It's as if they're stuck together like toffee! 60 00:04:23,971 --> 00:04:25,973 Stuck to each other! 61 00:04:26,515 --> 00:04:31,187 They go out together, come in together. 62 00:04:31,270 --> 00:04:34,982 If a day goes by without their meeting, it's the end of the world! 63 00:04:35,399 --> 00:04:38,027 Crystal asks the women to track him everywhere. 64 00:04:38,110 --> 00:04:39,320 And if they lose him? 65 00:04:39,403 --> 00:04:43,032 Then she bursts into tears! 66 00:04:44,366 --> 00:04:46,827 She's so whiny. 67 00:04:46,911 --> 00:04:52,666 I tell you, I've never seen the like. 68 00:04:52,750 --> 00:04:56,170 That's what love is all about, isn't it? 69 00:04:56,253 --> 00:04:58,547 What happens when they're together? 70 00:04:58,631 --> 00:05:01,133 I'll tell you! 71 00:05:01,217 --> 00:05:03,177 I visited him one morning 72 00:05:03,260 --> 00:05:08,808 and found them gazing into each other's eyes. 73 00:05:08,891 --> 00:05:12,561 Just sitting there gazing at each other! 74 00:05:12,645 --> 00:05:16,482 - Not saying anything? - Not a word! Hopelessly lovestruck. 75 00:05:16,565 --> 00:05:18,984 You know what that's called? 76 00:05:19,068 --> 00:05:20,069 - What? - Tell us! 77 00:05:20,569 --> 00:05:22,196 "Mental telepathy"! 78 00:05:24,824 --> 00:05:28,702 Let's drink! 79 00:05:30,454 --> 00:05:33,499 Fate has brought them together. 80 00:05:35,543 --> 00:05:38,921 - Luo calls it fate. - I believe in it! 81 00:05:39,004 --> 00:05:42,383 - Really? I call it bad karma. - What? 82 00:05:42,466 --> 00:05:45,886 Notice how pale Yufu is? 83 00:05:45,970 --> 00:05:49,390 He's caught in her trap! 84 00:05:50,683 --> 00:05:53,060 He looks so pale, doesn't he? 85 00:05:53,143 --> 00:05:56,897 One time, I suggested a visit to the opera. 86 00:05:56,981 --> 00:05:59,149 - You know what Crystal said? - What? 87 00:05:59,233 --> 00:06:02,278 "The opera's just a lot of noise. 88 00:06:02,361 --> 00:06:04,822 Why go?" 89 00:06:04,905 --> 00:06:07,575 Going to the opera is so enjoyable. 90 00:06:08,075 --> 00:06:11,704 So I suggested going for a ride in a horse-drawn carriage instead. 91 00:06:13,414 --> 00:06:16,125 I thought they'd enjoy looking around. 92 00:06:16,208 --> 00:06:19,628 You know what Crystal said? 93 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:26,302 "Who wants to bump around in a horse-drawn carriage?" 94 00:06:26,927 --> 00:06:29,263 A horse-drawn carriage ride is very pleasant. 95 00:06:29,346 --> 00:06:33,017 And it didn't even end there! 96 00:06:34,184 --> 00:06:37,021 My next suggestion was to go and be photographed. 97 00:06:37,104 --> 00:06:40,608 Nice idea, for a souvenir. You know what Crystal said? 98 00:06:40,691 --> 00:06:43,652 "But the camera will capture the beams from your eyes!" 99 00:06:44,069 --> 00:06:45,905 The camera will capture them! 100 00:06:45,988 --> 00:06:51,201 Next morning, I saw her licking his eyes. 101 00:06:52,494 --> 00:06:54,121 Licking his eyes? 102 00:06:57,082 --> 00:07:00,753 With her tongue! 103 00:07:00,836 --> 00:07:02,713 Actually licking his eyes! 104 00:07:02,796 --> 00:07:05,174 This has been going on for half a month or more! 105 00:07:05,257 --> 00:07:08,177 She licks his eyes to help restore his vision. 106 00:07:08,260 --> 00:07:09,803 What a story! 107 00:07:09,887 --> 00:07:11,513 Let's have some more wine! 108 00:07:12,389 --> 00:07:14,975 And the food's getting cold. 109 00:07:15,643 --> 00:07:17,144 Your next dish! 110 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:20,064 What is it? 111 00:07:20,147 --> 00:07:22,608 A delicacy! 112 00:07:27,071 --> 00:07:28,906 Bean-curd soup! 113 00:07:28,989 --> 00:07:32,284 Bean-curd soup in a sand pot. 114 00:07:32,368 --> 00:07:33,994 What's wrong with Master Wang? 115 00:07:36,288 --> 00:07:39,291 Master Wang has been calling on Jasmin. 116 00:07:39,375 --> 00:07:45,714 And so today, Crimson sent her maids to the Ming Garden to beat Jasmin. 117 00:07:45,798 --> 00:07:49,301 I didn't know Crimson was so vicious! 118 00:07:49,385 --> 00:07:50,761 So brutal. 119 00:07:50,844 --> 00:07:53,430 That wasn't vicious! 120 00:07:53,514 --> 00:07:56,725 I think she was silly to go to so much trouble. 121 00:07:56,809 --> 00:07:59,311 If they'd damaged her jewelry, 122 00:07:59,395 --> 00:08:03,148 Master Wang would have paid for it anyway. 123 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,194 And if you'd been Crimson? 124 00:08:07,277 --> 00:08:08,570 Me? 125 00:08:09,154 --> 00:08:11,240 I'm not inclined to tell you. 126 00:08:11,323 --> 00:08:13,200 They're quarreling! 127 00:08:14,034 --> 00:08:17,997 Why don't you call on Cinnamon and see how I react? 128 00:08:19,415 --> 00:08:22,918 You think I wouldn't dare? 129 00:08:23,335 --> 00:08:28,382 I'd have Cinnamon come out and give you a beating! 130 00:08:29,925 --> 00:08:31,635 He's full of hot air. 131 00:08:31,719 --> 00:08:35,639 You're saying this to impress Master Hong? 132 00:08:36,932 --> 00:08:40,352 - All of your talk is ridiculous. - Why? 133 00:08:40,436 --> 00:08:44,481 As a flower girl, you have many callers. 134 00:08:44,565 --> 00:08:48,068 So you have to accept that your callers will see other flower girls! 135 00:08:49,236 --> 00:08:52,781 - What do you mean? - It's simple enough. 136 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:56,452 We're in business, so there's no other way. 137 00:08:56,535 --> 00:09:01,248 If you buy my exclusive services for three seasons, then I'll see no one else. 138 00:09:01,331 --> 00:09:03,000 Isn't that right? 139 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:06,295 You mean you want to leech off me? 140 00:09:06,378 --> 00:09:10,340 If not you, then who else? Right? 141 00:09:10,424 --> 00:09:13,969 Right. We don't care if they have more than one. 142 00:09:14,053 --> 00:09:17,097 Drink! Drink! 143 00:09:25,230 --> 00:09:28,192 Master Zhu, I challenge you. 144 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:30,903 This is what I call a party! 145 00:09:30,986 --> 00:09:33,322 - Two Together! - Seven Joys! 146 00:09:33,405 --> 00:09:34,948 - Five Champions! - One Win! 147 00:09:35,032 --> 00:09:36,075 - Two Together! - Five Champions! 148 00:09:39,787 --> 00:09:42,039 FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI 149 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:51,632 FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI 150 00:09:54,635 --> 00:10:01,475 CRIMSON, OF THE HUIFANG ENCLAVE 151 00:10:04,978 --> 00:10:09,233 Master Wang, it was your mistake. 152 00:10:09,316 --> 00:10:11,485 If you'd been frank about it, 153 00:10:11,568 --> 00:10:14,071 you could call on as many other girls as you like. 154 00:10:14,154 --> 00:10:15,572 But you weren't frank! 155 00:10:15,656 --> 00:10:18,242 When Crimson found out, she wailed, 156 00:10:18,325 --> 00:10:21,662 "Master Wang has abandoned me for Jasmin!" 157 00:10:24,123 --> 00:10:29,253 Master Wang simply called on Jasmin for a cup of wine last night. 158 00:10:29,336 --> 00:10:31,964 And now he's here as usual. 159 00:10:32,965 --> 00:10:34,424 Master Hong! 160 00:10:34,508 --> 00:10:37,970 Don't blame our mistress for being upset! 161 00:10:38,053 --> 00:10:42,724 When Master Wang began calling on her, she had many other callers. 162 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:49,189 But they stopped coming when Master Wang became her patron. 163 00:10:49,273 --> 00:10:52,276 We invited them to come back, but Master Wang said, 164 00:10:53,193 --> 00:10:57,156 "Never mind if they come or not. I'll support you myself!" 165 00:10:58,740 --> 00:11:01,994 Master Wang, those were your exact words! 166 00:11:02,077 --> 00:11:04,454 Our mistress has been very content with Master Wang. 167 00:11:04,538 --> 00:11:06,456 She takes no other gentlemen callers. 168 00:11:07,374 --> 00:11:13,130 You also said you'd take care of all our mistress's debts. 169 00:11:13,213 --> 00:11:14,423 Master Hong, 170 00:11:14,506 --> 00:11:20,512 how can you blame our mistress for being upset? 171 00:11:21,847 --> 00:11:23,682 There's nothing more to say about this. 172 00:11:23,765 --> 00:11:26,810 Put Jasmin out of your mind. 173 00:11:26,894 --> 00:11:29,521 Master Wang is here now. 174 00:11:29,605 --> 00:11:33,984 Crimson, you have not lost face. Let's put this behind us. 175 00:11:34,067 --> 00:11:37,863 Master Wang will buy you clothes and jewelry, 176 00:11:37,946 --> 00:11:41,116 and he'll clear whatever debts you have. 177 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,912 That settles everything, doesn't it? 178 00:11:45,579 --> 00:11:47,831 I don't mind him calling on Jasmin. 179 00:11:47,915 --> 00:11:50,417 What I mind is the secrecy. 180 00:11:51,293 --> 00:11:53,962 And he's with her almost all the time. 181 00:11:54,379 --> 00:11:59,092 Master Tang, I've been with Master Wang for two-and-a-half years. 182 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,970 What you see in this room is all that he's ever given me. 183 00:12:02,054 --> 00:12:04,556 He's been calling on Jasmin for only ten days, 184 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:07,684 and she already has an entire new wardrobe. 185 00:12:07,768 --> 00:12:10,270 Seeing what's going on, 186 00:12:10,354 --> 00:12:13,482 his friends have rushed to buy furniture for her. 187 00:12:13,565 --> 00:12:15,567 Master Tang, you have no idea. 188 00:12:17,152 --> 00:12:19,988 This is nonsense. 189 00:12:20,697 --> 00:12:23,951 Flower girls are recompensed for their services. 190 00:12:24,868 --> 00:12:27,913 Their callers have no responsibility for their debts. 191 00:12:27,996 --> 00:12:29,706 You're asking too much! 192 00:12:29,790 --> 00:12:34,253 No flower girl relies on just one caller, 193 00:12:34,336 --> 00:12:36,922 and no gentleman limits himself to one flower girl. 194 00:12:37,547 --> 00:12:40,342 We can go wherever we please! 195 00:12:40,425 --> 00:12:42,719 It's tedious to even discuss this! 196 00:12:43,762 --> 00:12:45,889 You're right, Master Hong. 197 00:12:45,973 --> 00:12:49,726 No flower girl relies on just one caller. Our mistress has plenty of other callers. 198 00:12:49,810 --> 00:12:52,396 Why should she rely only on Master Wang? 199 00:12:52,479 --> 00:12:56,358 But Master Wang made her a promise. 200 00:12:56,441 --> 00:13:00,862 If he'd kept his promise, our mistress would have no complaint. 201 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,282 Now he's calling on Jasmin. 202 00:13:04,366 --> 00:13:06,994 As you say, no gentleman has to limit himself to one flower girl. 203 00:13:07,077 --> 00:13:08,704 Our mistress can say nothing. 204 00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:13,667 But while he is calling on Jasmin, our debts remain unpaid. 205 00:13:14,251 --> 00:13:18,964 Consider, Master Wang, which of us is being "tedious" - 206 00:13:19,423 --> 00:13:21,508 you or our mistress? 207 00:13:24,011 --> 00:13:27,139 All right. None of this properly concerns us. 208 00:13:27,222 --> 00:13:30,017 Let's go. 209 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:33,687 - Are you leaving now, Master Wang? - Jingda! 210 00:13:35,605 --> 00:13:38,692 Master Wang, you can leave if you want to. 211 00:13:38,775 --> 00:13:40,444 No one will detain you. 212 00:13:40,527 --> 00:13:42,696 But let's make one thing clear. 213 00:13:42,779 --> 00:13:45,615 Jingda and I were up all night comforting our mistress. 214 00:13:45,699 --> 00:13:47,617 We didn't sleep at all. 215 00:13:47,701 --> 00:13:49,453 Tonight we will sleep. 216 00:13:49,536 --> 00:13:52,205 Women like us are never responsible 217 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:55,000 if our luck turns bad and we are left penniless. 218 00:13:56,668 --> 00:14:00,922 Master Wang, you cannot blame us for this situation. 219 00:14:01,465 --> 00:14:04,301 We should leave now. 220 00:14:04,384 --> 00:14:06,428 Stay as long as you like. 221 00:14:15,270 --> 00:14:17,689 I'm sorry you were troubled. 222 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:21,943 Tomorrow we'll set up two banquet tables as an apology to you. 223 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:24,196 No need for that. 224 00:14:36,041 --> 00:14:38,335 Were you too scared of us to come alone? 225 00:14:39,169 --> 00:14:41,421 Did you think I would bully you? 226 00:14:41,505 --> 00:14:45,133 You turn up today with two friends. For what reason? 227 00:14:45,967 --> 00:14:48,095 What they said just made me angrier! 228 00:14:49,346 --> 00:14:51,348 Very clever of you! 229 00:14:52,140 --> 00:14:55,102 Master Wang is not at fault. Those friends led him astray. 230 00:14:56,186 --> 00:15:00,357 Maybe they were the ones who led him to call on Jasmin. 231 00:15:00,816 --> 00:15:04,694 He needed no help! His friends didn't push him. 232 00:15:05,445 --> 00:15:07,697 He found that little chicken all by himself! 233 00:15:08,323 --> 00:15:11,952 Jasmin is no chicken these days. 234 00:15:12,285 --> 00:15:14,996 She even hires opera troupes for entertainment! 235 00:15:15,372 --> 00:15:18,708 Master Wang, how much have you spent on her? 236 00:15:18,792 --> 00:15:21,336 - Thousands? - Nonsense. 237 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:22,921 Really? 238 00:15:24,756 --> 00:15:28,343 Well, Master Wang needn't bother his head about it. 239 00:15:28,844 --> 00:15:30,262 Smoke some opium. 240 00:16:02,127 --> 00:16:04,671 Ginseng soup for you, Master Wang. 241 00:16:13,555 --> 00:16:16,099 Azhu, why is Crimson so upset? 242 00:16:16,183 --> 00:16:17,767 What do you mean? 243 00:16:17,851 --> 00:16:21,313 I've promised to pay her debts, but she still says I'm cheating her. 244 00:16:22,647 --> 00:16:25,692 Master Wang understands very well. 245 00:16:26,193 --> 00:16:29,070 No, that's why I'm asking. 246 00:16:30,238 --> 00:16:34,117 Master Wang, an intelligent man like you should understand. 247 00:16:34,201 --> 00:16:37,496 Our mistress has always treated you well. Why didn't you clear her debts before now? 248 00:16:37,579 --> 00:16:43,126 Now you say you'll clear them, but you sound grudging. 249 00:16:43,210 --> 00:16:46,004 How can she accept if you begrudge her for holding you to your promise? 250 00:16:47,047 --> 00:16:50,050 But she's the one holding a grudge. 251 00:16:50,133 --> 00:16:53,011 Our mistress has nothing to be angry about. 252 00:16:53,094 --> 00:16:58,391 Sooner or later, Master Wang will clear her debts for her. 253 00:16:58,475 --> 00:17:00,602 It's all up to you. 254 00:17:02,312 --> 00:17:06,316 But should your relationship with Crimson depend on such trivial details? 255 00:17:06,399 --> 00:17:08,652 Well, should it? 256 00:17:08,735 --> 00:17:10,737 If I don't clear her debts, she calls me bad. 257 00:17:10,820 --> 00:17:12,781 And if I do clear them, she still calls me bad. 258 00:17:12,864 --> 00:17:14,783 What does she really want? 259 00:17:15,534 --> 00:17:18,119 Master Wang, do I really need to explain? 260 00:17:34,928 --> 00:17:36,346 Don't get angry. 261 00:17:39,516 --> 00:17:41,226 Just don't get angry, all right? 262 00:17:42,852 --> 00:17:45,105 I'll follow your advice. 263 00:17:50,569 --> 00:17:53,280 All you can say is, "Don't get angry"? 264 00:17:53,363 --> 00:17:55,824 If you were me, wouldn't you get angry? 265 00:18:01,204 --> 00:18:05,083 If I were you, I'd be over it by morning. 266 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:13,341 Don't get angry. 267 00:18:19,931 --> 00:18:21,266 Don't cry! 268 00:18:27,230 --> 00:18:28,440 Come on. 269 00:18:35,905 --> 00:18:38,491 Don't cry! 270 00:18:41,244 --> 00:18:48,293 PEARL, OF THE GONGYANG ENCLAVE 271 00:18:58,928 --> 00:19:00,639 Master Hong is here! 272 00:19:23,370 --> 00:19:25,580 Where were you last night? 273 00:19:27,082 --> 00:19:31,461 I called on Jasmin, then went home. 274 00:19:35,632 --> 00:19:38,259 Why is your mother hitting Treasure? 275 00:19:38,343 --> 00:19:39,886 It's nothing. 276 00:19:40,595 --> 00:19:44,391 Treasure should mind what she says. 277 00:19:44,474 --> 00:19:48,812 She wants more than she can have. 278 00:19:48,895 --> 00:19:51,189 Alongside Jade, she's nothing. 279 00:19:51,272 --> 00:19:55,026 There's always trouble when she tries to compete. 280 00:19:56,861 --> 00:19:58,947 What did Treasure say? 281 00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:02,784 Treasure said, "Jade doesn't have her own hookah, 282 00:20:02,867 --> 00:20:04,577 so Auntie took mine for her. 283 00:20:04,661 --> 00:20:07,580 She goes out in my old dresses too." 284 00:20:07,664 --> 00:20:12,043 Jade overheard this and refused to wear the dress again. 285 00:20:12,127 --> 00:20:15,922 This morning, she stayed in bed saying she felt ill. 286 00:20:16,005 --> 00:20:17,924 That's why Mother is scolding Treasure. 287 00:20:18,007 --> 00:20:20,009 She's asked me to talk to Jade. 288 00:20:23,054 --> 00:20:26,516 What are you supposed to say to her? 289 00:20:29,728 --> 00:20:31,771 It's difficult for me. 290 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:35,066 Just seeing her makes me angry. 291 00:20:35,150 --> 00:20:38,737 She gets a few bookings and she's so full of herself, 292 00:20:38,820 --> 00:20:43,283 while Treasure gets beaten as if she'd only just entered the house. 293 00:20:47,537 --> 00:20:49,622 But Jade is a real asset. 294 00:20:50,623 --> 00:20:55,795 If you weren't the daughter of the house, she might look down on you too. 295 00:20:55,879 --> 00:20:59,090 Don't say that. She and I are quite close. 296 00:20:59,174 --> 00:21:02,927 She pays more attention to me than to Mother. 297 00:21:04,971 --> 00:21:07,265 A booking for Mistress Jade! 298 00:21:07,348 --> 00:21:08,767 Coming. 299 00:21:30,330 --> 00:21:35,752 I just told her, if she refused to go, 300 00:21:35,835 --> 00:21:37,921 then your mother would have to send Treasure instead. 301 00:21:38,004 --> 00:21:40,799 She rushed off the moment she heard that. 302 00:21:41,007 --> 00:21:42,467 Well done. 303 00:21:52,393 --> 00:21:54,062 Eat something. 304 00:21:54,145 --> 00:21:55,980 You should eat before we go out. 305 00:21:56,064 --> 00:21:58,149 And you should eat before you go drinking. 306 00:21:58,233 --> 00:22:00,735 I'm not hungry, and I should go now. 307 00:22:00,819 --> 00:22:04,322 Then send for me later. I'll eat, have a wash and join you. 308 00:22:04,405 --> 00:22:05,782 All right. 309 00:22:11,162 --> 00:22:13,122 Mistress Pearl, food's ready. 310 00:22:14,874 --> 00:22:17,836 Ask Jade if she's hungry. We could eat together. 311 00:22:58,793 --> 00:22:59,878 Sister. 312 00:23:03,798 --> 00:23:06,134 - Feeling better? - Better. 313 00:23:15,476 --> 00:23:17,270 Have some more. 314 00:23:20,773 --> 00:23:26,362 Treasure opens her mouth without thinking. 315 00:23:26,446 --> 00:23:29,157 She says whatever comes into her head. 316 00:23:29,532 --> 00:23:31,034 Anyway, you're not like her. 317 00:23:31,117 --> 00:23:33,745 You get many bookings. Mother likes you. 318 00:23:33,828 --> 00:23:35,788 You needn't be so sensitive. 319 00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:37,957 If Treasure upsets you, tell me. 320 00:23:38,041 --> 00:23:41,127 Don't tell Mother. 321 00:23:50,470 --> 00:23:52,680 Does it seem like I'm taking Treasure's side? 322 00:23:53,097 --> 00:23:54,933 I'm not really. 323 00:23:55,725 --> 00:24:01,105 After all, we're just flower girls, all working in this one house. 324 00:24:01,189 --> 00:24:03,858 A few years from now, we'll all be married. 325 00:24:03,942 --> 00:24:09,656 Even the most popular of flower girls has only a fleeting period of fame. 326 00:24:09,739 --> 00:24:12,867 Try to look at it that way. 327 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:15,578 Sister, you think too much. 328 00:24:15,662 --> 00:24:18,957 I'm too ignorant to know what's true and what isn't. 329 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:23,252 I'll never blame you for setting me right. 330 00:24:24,087 --> 00:24:26,673 I just hope you really understand. 331 00:24:27,590 --> 00:24:28,841 Let's eat. 332 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:47,443 EMERALD, OF THE SHANGREN ENCLAVE 333 00:25:08,297 --> 00:25:10,758 - Do you have any money? - Yes. 334 00:25:12,844 --> 00:25:16,055 Just look at you, at your age! 335 00:25:16,139 --> 00:25:18,266 You still want to keep lovers? 336 00:25:18,349 --> 00:25:20,143 Don't you care about face? 337 00:25:34,157 --> 00:25:35,867 Here's some spending money for them. 338 00:25:35,950 --> 00:25:37,410 I won't take it. 339 00:25:37,493 --> 00:25:40,997 I'm tired of reminding you. 340 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,124 Who else can you borrow from? 341 00:25:43,207 --> 00:25:46,836 Don't worry, this is the last time. 342 00:25:48,254 --> 00:25:51,340 Thank you, Master Luo. This is so embarrassing. 343 00:25:52,508 --> 00:25:54,802 At least you realize that. 344 00:25:56,179 --> 00:25:57,847 Why does she need the money? 345 00:25:58,222 --> 00:26:01,017 She irritates me so much. 346 00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:03,061 Look at her. 347 00:26:03,144 --> 00:26:05,688 When she has money, her men take it. 348 00:26:05,772 --> 00:26:07,774 When she doesn't, she borrows from me. 349 00:26:07,857 --> 00:26:11,736 Scold her about it and she pretends not to understand. 350 00:26:11,819 --> 00:26:13,696 A few days later, she's forgotten all about it. 351 00:26:13,780 --> 00:26:15,823 A booking for Mistress Emerald! 352 00:26:15,907 --> 00:26:17,742 What can I do about her? 353 00:26:18,576 --> 00:26:19,744 Where is it? 354 00:26:19,827 --> 00:26:21,245 Houma Street. 355 00:26:21,329 --> 00:26:22,747 All right. 356 00:26:25,833 --> 00:26:27,502 Who is she seeing? 357 00:26:28,586 --> 00:26:31,631 There are several men. 358 00:26:32,048 --> 00:26:34,300 Some new. 359 00:26:34,383 --> 00:26:37,887 As well as the old ones. 360 00:26:37,970 --> 00:26:41,182 Carrying on like that at her age! 361 00:26:42,975 --> 00:26:45,561 I saw an old man in the outer room. Is he one of them? 362 00:26:45,645 --> 00:26:47,772 That's Zhang, her tailor. 363 00:26:47,855 --> 00:26:49,732 How could he be her lover? 364 00:26:49,816 --> 00:26:53,444 That money was to pay his bill. 365 00:26:58,825 --> 00:27:00,701 Where in Houma Street? 366 00:27:00,785 --> 00:27:02,954 The Qian residence again. 367 00:27:03,037 --> 00:27:04,747 It's a mahjong party. 368 00:27:04,831 --> 00:27:06,791 They'll want me to play in someone's place. 369 00:27:06,874 --> 00:27:10,253 If no one else books me, I'll be stuck there. 370 00:27:10,336 --> 00:27:13,339 Sometimes I just sit there for two or three hours. 371 00:27:13,422 --> 00:27:14,799 It's such a bore. 372 00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:18,678 Then why not turn them down? 373 00:27:18,761 --> 00:27:20,429 I can't refuse a booking. 374 00:27:20,513 --> 00:27:22,473 Auntie would be furious. 375 00:27:22,932 --> 00:27:25,017 She'd scold you? 376 00:27:25,810 --> 00:27:27,353 Definitely. 377 00:27:27,436 --> 00:27:31,357 İf I do nothing wrong, she never says a word. 378 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,944 But one small mistake, and I never hear the end of it. 379 00:27:52,253 --> 00:27:53,462 Make yourself comfortable. 380 00:27:53,546 --> 00:27:55,464 - I'll be back as soon as I can. - All right. 381 00:28:02,138 --> 00:28:03,306 Sister. 382 00:28:03,639 --> 00:28:05,057 What is it? 383 00:28:07,685 --> 00:28:09,020 Look. 384 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,230 Your auntie beat you again? 385 00:28:14,108 --> 00:28:17,695 I've told you, learn how to flatter. 386 00:28:17,778 --> 00:28:21,407 If you won't listen to me, you'll get beaten. 387 00:28:22,909 --> 00:28:25,786 But my auntie isn't like yours. 388 00:28:25,870 --> 00:28:30,249 She beats me whether I flatter or not. 389 00:28:30,333 --> 00:28:34,837 One man called on me several times, I was accused of flattering him too much! 390 00:28:34,921 --> 00:28:36,756 That's why she beat me this time! 391 00:28:37,256 --> 00:28:39,759 Didn't you follow my advice? 392 00:28:39,842 --> 00:28:42,511 I said exactly what you told me to say. 393 00:28:42,595 --> 00:28:47,391 "İf you want me to entertain callers, don't beat me." 394 00:28:47,475 --> 00:28:51,771 That made her lock me in and tie me to the bed. 395 00:28:51,854 --> 00:28:54,774 She asked me if I dared to refuse a booking. 396 00:28:54,857 --> 00:28:59,111 So tell her you do, and let them beat you. 397 00:28:59,779 --> 00:29:02,907 I couldn't stand the pain. 398 00:29:02,990 --> 00:29:06,786 I had to give in to her to get away. 399 00:29:06,869 --> 00:29:08,371 If you're afraid of pain, 400 00:29:08,454 --> 00:29:11,791 you should be an official's wife or daughter, 401 00:29:11,874 --> 00:29:14,001 not a flower girl. 402 00:29:15,670 --> 00:29:17,296 Is there any opium? 403 00:29:18,339 --> 00:29:20,633 There's a chestful over there. 404 00:29:20,716 --> 00:29:22,635 How can anyone swallow it? 405 00:29:22,718 --> 00:29:24,553 It's so bitter! 406 00:29:24,637 --> 00:29:28,182 Some people take it raw. It must ruin their stomachs. 407 00:29:28,266 --> 00:29:30,101 So painful! 408 00:29:30,184 --> 00:29:31,978 You're so stupid. 409 00:29:33,729 --> 00:29:37,817 I don't think she'll ever learn. 410 00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:45,783 You know, last month, Master Chen threw a banquet for her. 411 00:29:45,866 --> 00:29:48,244 But that was one whole month ago. 412 00:29:48,327 --> 00:29:53,541 Then she had a caller who ordered some food and wine for her. 413 00:29:53,624 --> 00:29:57,211 But he turned out to be an old friend of hers, a freeloader! 414 00:29:57,295 --> 00:29:59,088 The clerk from the foreign goods store, 415 00:29:59,171 --> 00:30:02,508 he came after dinner and stayed past midnight. 416 00:30:02,591 --> 00:30:07,179 So you see why Third Sister beats her? 417 00:30:07,847 --> 00:30:11,183 No tips from serving wine and no outside bookings? 418 00:30:12,184 --> 00:30:15,604 That one banquet was the lot. No more in prospect. 419 00:30:16,772 --> 00:30:18,983 So her total earning for the month was one foreign dollar! 420 00:30:19,066 --> 00:30:21,444 You expect your auntie to live on the northwest wind? 421 00:30:22,653 --> 00:30:26,657 Well, do you? Do you want us to live on the northwest wind? 422 00:30:26,741 --> 00:30:30,077 You want to have outside affairs and treat nonpaying callers? 423 00:30:30,578 --> 00:30:33,205 You're wasting your breath. 424 00:30:33,748 --> 00:30:35,583 You're useless! 425 00:30:35,666 --> 00:30:37,835 You deserve to be beaten to death! 426 00:30:37,918 --> 00:30:40,046 Otherwise, you'll go on losing money! 427 00:30:41,213 --> 00:30:43,507 Stop it. 428 00:30:43,591 --> 00:30:46,844 Get her out! She makes me so angry! 429 00:30:46,927 --> 00:30:49,680 Where is all this bad luck coming from? 430 00:31:03,986 --> 00:31:11,827 JASMIN, OF THE EAST HEXING ENCLAVE 431 00:31:20,586 --> 00:31:22,546 ls 16 foreign dollars too much? 432 00:31:35,393 --> 00:31:38,938 Too much. Ten is about right. 433 00:31:43,692 --> 00:31:46,987 Give him ten. Twelve at most. 434 00:32:05,714 --> 00:32:10,511 The best-value emeralds are in Temple Market. 435 00:32:11,512 --> 00:32:14,974 Then I'll trouble Master Hong for the emerald jewelry. 436 00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:17,935 That's fine with me. 437 00:32:41,584 --> 00:32:42,918 Qiao! 438 00:32:43,544 --> 00:32:44,545 Coming. 439 00:32:50,885 --> 00:32:53,596 Bring hot towels and clear the table. 440 00:32:53,679 --> 00:32:54,805 Yes. 441 00:33:26,170 --> 00:33:27,713 You have some too. 442 00:33:27,796 --> 00:33:29,507 I don't want to. 443 00:33:29,590 --> 00:33:32,092 It's addictive, I won't be able to work! 444 00:33:33,135 --> 00:33:34,678 It's not addictive. 445 00:33:35,638 --> 00:33:37,848 Crimson smokes it, and she's no addict. 446 00:33:38,724 --> 00:33:41,936 Crimson has many callers. 447 00:33:42,019 --> 00:33:44,063 Why should she care? 448 00:33:44,146 --> 00:33:49,652 Even if she gets addicted, she'll be fine. 449 00:33:51,612 --> 00:33:56,325 Actually, she has very few callers now. 450 00:33:56,408 --> 00:33:58,744 How do you know? 451 00:34:02,164 --> 00:34:04,542 I saw the books. 452 00:34:05,417 --> 00:34:09,421 Aside from me, she's had only 20 or 30 bookings, all from old callers. 453 00:34:10,798 --> 00:34:16,262 That's enough, considering that she has you. 454 00:34:18,138 --> 00:34:22,309 You don't understand. 455 00:34:22,810 --> 00:34:25,813 She supports her whole family. She needs a lot. 456 00:34:29,024 --> 00:34:33,904 How much can they need if the whole family shares one small room? 457 00:34:34,697 --> 00:34:37,658 Unless she spends a lot on herself. 458 00:34:40,828 --> 00:34:43,455 She doesn't spend much. 459 00:34:44,456 --> 00:34:47,167 She takes a horse-drawn carriage every few days. 460 00:34:48,085 --> 00:34:51,088 That's not so expensive. 461 00:34:54,842 --> 00:34:56,468 So where does the money go? 462 00:34:56,552 --> 00:34:58,220 How should I know? 463 00:35:01,265 --> 00:35:05,269 You suggested she spends a lot! Tell me what she spends it on. 464 00:35:05,352 --> 00:35:10,274 I have no idea how Crimson spends her money. 465 00:35:11,191 --> 00:35:13,444 Don't call on her and tell her I said this. 466 00:35:13,944 --> 00:35:18,991 If you do, she'll think I'm talking about her behind her back. 467 00:35:20,034 --> 00:35:23,579 Don't worry, I won't say anything. 468 00:35:30,961 --> 00:35:35,257 You and Crimson have been together for three, four years now. 469 00:35:35,341 --> 00:35:38,677 What can I tell you about her that you don't know? 470 00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:43,307 You're so naive. 471 00:35:43,932 --> 00:35:46,060 Crimson is always vilifying you, 472 00:35:46,143 --> 00:35:49,229 and here you are helping to cover up her problems. 473 00:36:09,875 --> 00:36:12,086 When I began calling on Crimson, she told me... 474 00:36:15,798 --> 00:36:19,009 "A really good gentleman caller is every flower girl's dream. 475 00:36:21,512 --> 00:36:23,097 Now that we have met, 476 00:36:24,139 --> 00:36:26,266 I need no other caller. " 477 00:36:28,894 --> 00:36:31,480 I told her she could stop being a flower girl and marry me. 478 00:36:33,982 --> 00:36:35,859 And she was quick to agree... 479 00:36:38,070 --> 00:36:40,322 but she was just humoring me. 480 00:36:43,325 --> 00:36:45,452 She said we could marry if I paid all her debts. 481 00:36:47,955 --> 00:36:50,833 I paid them, and then she said her parents didn't approve of the match. 482 00:36:51,458 --> 00:36:54,378 Master Wang is kind to come when he's asked. 483 00:36:54,461 --> 00:36:57,423 It proves our banquet table still has legs! 484 00:36:57,506 --> 00:37:00,092 Mistress, you have me to thank. 485 00:37:07,099 --> 00:37:09,351 It seems she doesn't want to marry me. 486 00:37:12,771 --> 00:37:15,065 I can't tell what she's thinking. 487 00:37:41,341 --> 00:37:43,594 Master Wang, please smoke. 488 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:14,625 It's such a trial for you to come here! 489 00:38:15,417 --> 00:38:19,004 Not one of our stupid servants prepares your pipe for you. 490 00:38:21,048 --> 00:38:22,716 I don't need anyone for that. 491 00:38:39,399 --> 00:38:40,818 Have some tea, Master Wang. 492 00:39:07,094 --> 00:39:08,804 The jeweler gave you this to look at? 493 00:39:10,013 --> 00:39:13,433 Yes, 16 foreign dollars for a hairpin! 494 00:39:14,017 --> 00:39:16,520 It must be cheaper at Temple Market. 495 00:39:19,481 --> 00:39:22,693 You already have hairpins like this. 496 00:39:23,902 --> 00:39:27,823 If you can buy them for someone else, why can't I buy a pair for myself? 497 00:39:27,906 --> 00:39:30,826 Of course you can, but you already have several pairs. 498 00:39:30,909 --> 00:39:33,579 You could buy something else. 499 00:39:35,122 --> 00:39:37,416 I will buy something else. 500 00:39:37,499 --> 00:39:40,919 Frankly, I don't need another hairpin. 501 00:39:43,088 --> 00:39:46,049 But I'm angry, so I want to buy a pair 502 00:39:46,133 --> 00:39:48,051 just to waste 16 more of your foreign dollars. 503 00:39:49,970 --> 00:39:52,890 Then take 16 foreign dollars and buy something else! 504 00:39:55,017 --> 00:39:56,894 There's nothing special about these hairpins. 505 00:39:58,562 --> 00:40:02,357 Nothing special about me either, so they suit me. 506 00:40:04,860 --> 00:40:06,987 You're not serious! 507 00:40:07,070 --> 00:40:10,240 Mistress Crimson is known throughout Shanghai! 508 00:40:12,993 --> 00:40:15,287 Am I still a mistress? 509 00:40:16,330 --> 00:40:18,665 I'm less than a wild chicken! 510 00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:22,169 I can't be addressed as "Mistress." 511 00:41:11,134 --> 00:41:13,971 Sister, Jade and I must have been enemies in a previous lifetime! 512 00:41:14,054 --> 00:41:15,472 We've just quarreled again! 513 00:41:15,555 --> 00:41:19,393 She's still saying bad things about me. I can't stand it! 514 00:41:20,352 --> 00:41:23,271 - She wasn't talking about you. - Of course she was. 515 00:41:23,355 --> 00:41:26,483 That's why Auntie threw me out. 516 00:41:26,566 --> 00:41:28,568 All right, I give in. 517 00:41:28,652 --> 00:41:31,363 I'll never say another word when we're in Auntie's room. 518 00:41:31,446 --> 00:41:32,656 Satisfied? 519 00:41:32,739 --> 00:41:35,826 What is the matter with you two? Stop it! 520 00:41:35,909 --> 00:41:38,328 Treasure, go to your room. 521 00:41:39,371 --> 00:41:41,081 Jade, sit over here. 522 00:41:44,084 --> 00:41:48,213 I've told you many times not to argue with her. 523 00:41:48,296 --> 00:41:51,091 You know she isn't too bright. 524 00:41:51,174 --> 00:41:52,384 Pearl. 525 00:41:53,051 --> 00:41:54,344 Master Hong. 526 00:41:55,721 --> 00:41:58,974 Luo has set up a banquet table in Emerald's rooms. 527 00:41:59,558 --> 00:42:01,393 Let's go there later. 528 00:42:01,476 --> 00:42:02,602 All right. 529 00:42:02,686 --> 00:42:04,938 Jade, please leave us. 530 00:42:12,612 --> 00:42:16,867 Honest flower girls are so devious these days! 531 00:42:16,950 --> 00:42:19,786 You all drink together. You must know what I mean. 532 00:42:19,870 --> 00:42:21,663 Which girl are you talking about? 533 00:42:22,164 --> 00:42:24,750 You all sit around a table drinking. 534 00:42:24,833 --> 00:42:29,671 But Young Master Zhu slips an emerald pendant to Jade under the table, 535 00:42:29,755 --> 00:42:32,507 and then Jade asks me not to tell you. 536 00:42:33,216 --> 00:42:34,676 So why are you telling me now? 537 00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,137 I advised her to tell you! 538 00:42:37,220 --> 00:42:41,600 I said it would make you more eager to help 539 00:42:41,683 --> 00:42:44,352 if she ever needs a favor. 540 00:42:45,979 --> 00:42:48,857 Jade is doing very well now, 541 00:42:48,940 --> 00:42:52,027 so maybe it's time she got married. 542 00:42:52,110 --> 00:42:54,529 You can be her matchmaker. 543 00:42:54,613 --> 00:42:57,657 You can do it. I'll help you. 544 00:42:57,741 --> 00:42:59,367 Master Hong, your invitation. 545 00:43:17,552 --> 00:43:20,847 Mistress, Master Wang is here. 546 00:43:20,931 --> 00:43:22,557 Mistress. 547 00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:24,893 I heard! 548 00:43:27,646 --> 00:43:29,856 Am I wrong to call you? 549 00:43:29,940 --> 00:43:34,820 You have no callers, and you're brimming with jealousy. 550 00:43:54,673 --> 00:43:57,592 Don't you want to eat, Mistress? 551 00:44:01,513 --> 00:44:02,764 Azhu. 552 00:44:03,598 --> 00:44:06,768 We haven't eaten either. Order some dishes and we can eat together. 553 00:44:06,852 --> 00:44:09,437 But you've been drinking. You must have eaten. 554 00:44:09,521 --> 00:44:11,189 We really haven't. 555 00:44:11,273 --> 00:44:13,483 Mistress, shall I order for you too? 556 00:44:13,567 --> 00:44:14,985 I don't want to eat. 557 00:44:16,403 --> 00:44:19,531 Master Wang, if you're hungry, order for yourself. 558 00:44:19,614 --> 00:44:22,868 Mistress hasn't even had a sip of tea. 559 00:44:22,951 --> 00:44:25,036 I'll get her some congee later. 560 00:44:26,997 --> 00:44:29,749 Liang, bring some tea. 561 00:44:58,778 --> 00:45:00,030 Master Hong. 562 00:45:10,874 --> 00:45:12,083 I'll leave first. 563 00:45:13,668 --> 00:45:15,420 Master Hong, are you going? 564 00:45:15,503 --> 00:45:17,005 Bye. 565 00:45:29,142 --> 00:45:30,769 What's wrong with you? 566 00:45:31,561 --> 00:45:33,021 Nothing! 567 00:45:36,149 --> 00:45:39,027 I want to talk to you. Come over here. 568 00:45:39,110 --> 00:45:41,029 If you want to talk, then talk. 569 00:45:53,291 --> 00:45:55,627 I don't want to see you unhappy all day. 570 00:45:58,838 --> 00:46:01,424 Every time I come, you're unhappy. 571 00:46:02,509 --> 00:46:05,512 You know how upsetting it is to see you like this? 572 00:46:06,304 --> 00:46:08,723 Don't be like this, if only for my sake. 573 00:46:08,807 --> 00:46:11,601 I'm unhappy, that's a fact! What do you want me to do? 574 00:46:12,352 --> 00:46:15,397 If you don't like it, go somewhere where you can be happy. 575 00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:18,358 I'm being patient with you, and you're being so rude to me. 576 00:46:54,019 --> 00:47:00,317 I said nothing when you came, 577 00:47:00,400 --> 00:47:02,777 not a word to offend you. 578 00:47:02,861 --> 00:47:06,406 And all you say is that I look unhappy. 579 00:47:08,241 --> 00:47:10,869 Now you say I'm being rude. 580 00:47:11,745 --> 00:47:13,830 I think you're the one who's being insensitive. 581 00:47:13,913 --> 00:47:16,082 How can I be happy? 582 00:47:19,836 --> 00:47:22,505 I see, it's always my fault. 583 00:47:22,589 --> 00:47:25,884 If I behave like this again, you might as well beat me. 584 00:47:25,967 --> 00:47:27,385 But don't be like this. 585 00:47:42,901 --> 00:47:45,070 Come here. I have something to discuss with you. 586 00:48:04,255 --> 00:48:05,507 Thank you. 587 00:48:28,488 --> 00:48:30,031 Ham congee. 588 00:49:23,001 --> 00:49:24,377 Don't wait for me. 589 00:49:35,513 --> 00:49:37,807 Master Ge, time for a drinking game. 590 00:49:37,891 --> 00:49:39,601 Let's play. 591 00:49:41,102 --> 00:49:42,937 Two Together! 592 00:49:43,021 --> 00:49:44,647 - Two Together! - Five Champions! 593 00:49:44,731 --> 00:49:46,274 - Five Champions! - Eight Immortals! 594 00:49:46,357 --> 00:49:47,859 - Four Joys! - Four Joys! 595 00:49:47,942 --> 00:49:49,486 - Two Together! - Four Joys! 596 00:49:51,070 --> 00:49:52,697 You lost! 597 00:49:53,823 --> 00:49:56,075 Have something to eat! 598 00:49:58,703 --> 00:50:00,413 Let's play again. 599 00:50:00,497 --> 00:50:02,165 Come on now. 600 00:50:02,248 --> 00:50:03,750 Two Together. 601 00:50:03,833 --> 00:50:05,376 - Two Together! - Four Joys! 602 00:50:05,460 --> 00:50:07,045 - Two Together! - Five Champions! 603 00:50:08,296 --> 00:50:10,006 Five Champions. 604 00:50:12,133 --> 00:50:13,218 Drink up. 605 00:50:14,469 --> 00:50:17,096 - Your next dish. - Good! 606 00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:22,268 Mistress Pearl and Mistress Jade from Gongyang Enclave are here! 607 00:50:22,352 --> 00:50:26,147 Spring rolls. Bring more spring rolls. 608 00:50:32,737 --> 00:50:35,823 Master Wang, please eat more! 609 00:50:35,907 --> 00:50:40,578 Jade, Young Master Zhu is asking for you. 610 00:50:40,662 --> 00:50:42,080 Shuren! 611 00:50:45,583 --> 00:50:46,918 Please. 612 00:50:49,754 --> 00:50:51,214 Who is that? 613 00:50:53,132 --> 00:50:56,719 Shuren. He's Zhu Airen's nephew. 614 00:50:56,803 --> 00:50:59,180 I've brought him here to have fun. 615 00:51:01,849 --> 00:51:04,769 Master Hong, have a game with me. 616 00:51:04,852 --> 00:51:06,104 All right, come on. 617 00:51:06,187 --> 00:51:08,231 You two are well matched. 618 00:51:09,065 --> 00:51:10,817 I'm not so sure about that. 619 00:51:10,900 --> 00:51:12,485 Here's the wine. 620 00:51:14,779 --> 00:51:16,614 - Two Together. - Two Together. 621 00:51:16,698 --> 00:51:18,825 - Two Together! - Five Champions! 622 00:51:19,325 --> 00:51:20,368 (3011 you! 623 00:51:20,451 --> 00:51:22,287 I lost. 624 00:51:23,955 --> 00:51:25,582 A rare occurrence! 625 00:51:26,833 --> 00:51:28,293 Shuren. 626 00:51:29,544 --> 00:51:30,962 Shuren, let's play. 627 00:51:31,045 --> 00:51:33,381 - I don't know how. - What is there to know? 628 00:51:33,464 --> 00:51:35,008 Come on. Good. 629 00:51:41,556 --> 00:51:43,099 All Fortunes. 630 00:51:43,683 --> 00:51:45,101 - Eight Immortals! - One Win! 631 00:51:45,184 --> 00:51:46,644 - An easy win! - Two Together! 632 00:51:46,728 --> 00:51:48,104 - Three Great Fortunes! - One Win! 633 00:51:49,522 --> 00:51:52,817 - Lost again! - Shuren. 634 00:51:56,696 --> 00:51:58,072 Come on, one more time. 635 00:51:59,115 --> 00:52:00,575 All Fortunes. 636 00:52:00,658 --> 00:52:01,993 - One Win! - One Win! 637 00:52:02,076 --> 00:52:03,536 - One Win! - One Win! 638 00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:04,746 One Win! 639 00:52:09,250 --> 00:52:11,085 Drink up. 640 00:52:12,503 --> 00:52:14,756 Once again! 641 00:52:14,839 --> 00:52:16,257 - Five Champions! - Two Together! 642 00:52:16,341 --> 00:52:18,092 - Five Champions! - One Win! 643 00:52:18,176 --> 00:52:19,510 Lost again! 644 00:52:22,263 --> 00:52:25,516 - Master Luo lost two in a row! - Not in form tonight! 645 00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,685 Come on, come on. 646 00:52:27,769 --> 00:52:30,063 - One more time. - He can't bear to lose. Play once more. 647 00:52:30,146 --> 00:52:31,606 All Fortunes. 648 00:52:31,689 --> 00:52:33,775 - Three Big Fortunes! - Three Big Fortunes! 649 00:52:38,780 --> 00:52:40,198 Let me drink for him. 650 00:52:40,281 --> 00:52:43,034 Sorry, I've spilt it. 651 00:52:44,202 --> 00:52:45,411 Never mind, wipe it up. 652 00:53:09,394 --> 00:53:10,895 What's that? 653 00:53:11,771 --> 00:53:13,356 Take a look, Master Luo. 654 00:53:18,820 --> 00:53:20,655 You know what it shows? 655 00:53:20,738 --> 00:53:23,074 Yes, it's the 'wine rack.' 656 00:53:23,157 --> 00:53:25,660 Don't discuss it with him. He's immoral. 657 00:53:25,743 --> 00:53:28,621 You're wrong. It's not the 'wine rack'! 658 00:53:29,664 --> 00:53:32,250 What's amusing all of you? 659 00:53:36,629 --> 00:53:40,717 Put that away, or you'll be scolded. 660 00:53:43,094 --> 00:53:47,265 Master Luo. Did Emerald tell you she wants to buy her freedom? 661 00:53:47,348 --> 00:53:50,101 Yes, but it seems she can't. 662 00:53:51,519 --> 00:53:53,479 Not really. 663 00:53:53,563 --> 00:53:56,149 No girl who wants to buy her freedom announces the fact. 664 00:53:56,232 --> 00:53:59,235 She announces it when she has it. 665 00:53:59,318 --> 00:54:01,112 I'm fine with it. 666 00:54:01,654 --> 00:54:05,700 Frankly, what I want is the business she brings, not her person. 667 00:54:05,783 --> 00:54:10,413 If I don't let her go, she'll be in no mood for business. 668 00:54:10,830 --> 00:54:13,458 So I may as well let her go. 669 00:54:13,541 --> 00:54:15,668 So why did she tell me she can't do it? 670 00:54:17,211 --> 00:54:19,547 I don't want to criticize her, but... 671 00:54:20,131 --> 00:54:24,218 As you know, Emerald is a mischievous girl. 672 00:54:26,053 --> 00:54:30,683 In this business, I buy in girls when they are seven or eight. 673 00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:33,853 And I bring them up until they're old enough to work. 674 00:54:34,729 --> 00:54:37,857 I pay for their food and clothes. 675 00:54:38,399 --> 00:54:41,194 I teach them everything. 676 00:54:42,403 --> 00:54:45,990 But not all of them make the grade as flower girls. 677 00:54:47,325 --> 00:54:51,996 Emerald is clever, and she's helped a lot. 678 00:54:52,079 --> 00:54:56,501 Now she wants her freedom. 679 00:54:57,752 --> 00:55:01,589 She recalls that I originally paid 100 silver taels for her. 680 00:55:01,672 --> 00:55:03,925 Now, ten times 100 is only 1,000 silver taels. 681 00:55:04,008 --> 00:55:06,844 Master Luo, really. 682 00:55:06,928 --> 00:55:10,139 There's no comparison between the original price and her value now! 683 00:55:12,391 --> 00:55:15,353 So she says 1,000. What do you say? 684 00:55:15,436 --> 00:55:17,271 I'm guided by my conscience. 685 00:55:17,980 --> 00:55:21,192 Go to the teahouse and see what other people think about this. 686 00:55:21,776 --> 00:55:25,863 Her bookings alone amount to 1,000 silver taels per season, 687 00:55:26,656 --> 00:55:32,411 not counting her tips or the gifts she receives. 688 00:55:33,955 --> 00:55:38,084 Master Luo, even if you paid me 3,000 silver taels, 689 00:55:38,876 --> 00:55:41,295 it would balance only one year's earnings. 690 00:55:41,379 --> 00:55:45,591 And she could still earn a lot as a flower girl. 691 00:55:45,675 --> 00:55:47,385 Isn't that so, Master Luo? 692 00:55:51,347 --> 00:55:54,058 Look at Silver Phoenix here, for example. 693 00:55:54,141 --> 00:55:57,895 Girl! Where is your mind wandering now? 694 00:55:59,438 --> 00:56:01,482 Just look at her. 695 00:56:01,566 --> 00:56:05,778 A girl like Silver Phoenix gets no business. 696 00:56:05,862 --> 00:56:08,239 Should I pay for her meals? 697 00:56:08,322 --> 00:56:10,908 I should just pay her 100 silver taels and let her go. 698 00:56:10,992 --> 00:56:16,163 A Shanghai flower girl can be worth 3,000 or 1,000. 699 00:56:16,247 --> 00:56:17,832 There's no fixed value. 700 00:56:17,915 --> 00:56:22,795 If you don't ask for too much, I'll make it worth your while. 701 00:56:22,879 --> 00:56:26,966 We can be partners, and both of us can do well. 702 00:56:27,425 --> 00:56:30,136 Master Luo is quite right! 703 00:56:30,219 --> 00:56:32,847 I'm not demanding 3,000. 704 00:56:33,347 --> 00:56:37,435 I'm sure that we can come to a satisfactory arrangement. 705 00:56:41,689 --> 00:56:42,940 You're back! 706 00:56:44,942 --> 00:56:47,778 Think it over, Master Luo. 707 00:56:47,862 --> 00:56:48,863 I Will. 708 00:56:54,994 --> 00:56:56,662 Is Silver Phoenix asleep? 709 00:56:59,832 --> 00:57:02,710 You look dead on your feet! 710 00:57:03,127 --> 00:57:05,880 No! I was listening to Auntie. 711 00:57:05,963 --> 00:57:07,673 Did she really drop off? 712 00:57:07,757 --> 00:57:10,217 Auntie hit her. Don't mind her. 713 00:57:10,301 --> 00:57:12,970 Leave us alone. 714 00:57:25,733 --> 00:57:29,362 Auntie was discussing the fee for your freedom. 715 00:57:29,445 --> 00:57:31,614 She wants 3,000. 716 00:57:32,907 --> 00:57:37,453 I urged her to reduce it, and I'll help you with some of it. 717 00:57:38,412 --> 00:57:41,582 We can sort this out together. It will be fine. 718 00:57:42,416 --> 00:57:44,168 Who asked you to pay? 719 00:57:44,251 --> 00:57:46,003 I have plans of my own. 720 00:57:46,087 --> 00:57:49,048 You needn't be involved. 721 00:57:51,384 --> 00:57:53,135 We'll see. 722 00:57:53,219 --> 00:57:56,806 All aunties are calculating by nature. 723 00:57:56,889 --> 00:57:58,641 My auntie is a self-made woman. 724 00:57:58,724 --> 00:58:01,686 She bought herself a few girls. 725 00:58:01,769 --> 00:58:03,854 We didn't cost her much! 726 00:58:04,563 --> 00:58:08,401 Take me, I've been working here for five years. 727 00:58:08,484 --> 00:58:12,530 She's gotten nearly 20,000 just from me. 728 00:58:14,532 --> 00:58:18,619 And my dresses and furniture are worth at least 10,000. 729 00:58:18,703 --> 00:58:22,373 She'll keep all of it, but she still demands 3,000! 730 00:58:26,377 --> 00:58:28,379 Fine, 3,000. 731 00:58:28,462 --> 00:58:31,257 If she deserves it, she'll get it! 732 00:58:38,055 --> 00:58:43,477 Emerald, Master Luo thinks that your value is 2,000 silver taels. 733 00:58:43,561 --> 00:58:45,438 He'll pay half of it. 734 00:58:45,521 --> 00:58:47,064 Does that seem fair? 735 00:58:56,824 --> 00:58:58,409 Give me a light. 736 00:58:59,910 --> 00:59:02,038 I didn't realize you were so wealthy! 737 00:59:02,121 --> 00:59:05,041 You are so wealthy. 738 00:59:05,124 --> 00:59:09,670 If I'm worth 2,000, bring me 5,000 first. 739 00:59:10,296 --> 00:59:12,548 Where do you think I'd find so much money? 740 00:59:13,632 --> 00:59:16,510 Come, this is no time for false modesty. 741 00:59:16,594 --> 00:59:18,679 I thought you were serious about this! 742 00:59:18,763 --> 00:59:20,598 If my freedom is bought, 743 00:59:20,681 --> 00:59:25,811 I'll need 3,000 for clothes and accessories to start afresh. 744 00:59:25,895 --> 00:59:30,316 You think 1,000 from you will be enough? 745 00:59:30,399 --> 00:59:33,944 You want me to starve once I leave this house? 746 00:59:36,739 --> 00:59:39,742 So you don't want my help? 747 00:59:40,659 --> 00:59:43,579 Of course I welcome your help! 748 00:59:43,662 --> 00:59:46,290 Take care of my clothes and accessories, 749 00:59:46,373 --> 00:59:48,793 and I'll be grateful for any further help you can give me. 750 00:59:49,335 --> 00:59:50,544 Fine. 751 00:59:51,420 --> 00:59:52,630 Mrs. Huang. 752 00:59:54,048 --> 00:59:56,509 Forget what we discussed. 753 00:59:56,592 --> 00:59:58,803 Her freedom is no concern of mine. 754 00:59:59,970 --> 01:00:02,556 Where is your conscience? 755 01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:04,183 Just reflect for a moment. 756 01:00:04,266 --> 01:00:06,560 You were orphaned at seven and came to this flower house. 757 01:00:06,644 --> 01:00:10,397 I sympathized and treated you like my own child. 758 01:00:10,481 --> 01:00:15,152 I combed your hair, bound your feet - everything. 759 01:00:15,236 --> 01:00:19,156 Now you treat me like an enemy! How have I offended you? 760 01:00:19,782 --> 01:00:23,452 You want your freedom so that you can rise above us. 761 01:00:23,536 --> 01:00:27,373 I wished you success so that you could reciprocate my favors, 762 01:00:27,456 --> 01:00:29,667 and now you treat me like this! 763 01:00:29,750 --> 01:00:32,878 So young and yet so cruel. 764 01:00:32,962 --> 01:00:35,005 You'll come to a bad end! 765 01:00:35,089 --> 01:00:38,551 Auntie, do stop crying. What does this matter? 766 01:00:38,634 --> 01:00:40,302 I'm in your house. 767 01:00:40,386 --> 01:00:44,056 You can decide whether to free me or not. I don't want to buy my freedom. 768 01:00:44,140 --> 01:00:46,350 And if we go on arguing like this, they'll hear us next door. 769 01:00:46,433 --> 01:00:48,644 I can make no sense of this. 770 01:00:48,727 --> 01:00:52,106 Miss Zhao, come and tell me what you think. 771 01:00:52,189 --> 01:00:54,316 A flower girl wants to buy her freedom. 772 01:00:54,400 --> 01:00:56,735 Her patron wants to help. 773 01:00:56,819 --> 01:01:01,949 If Master Luo had other ideas, he could discuss them with me. 774 01:01:02,032 --> 01:01:06,245 But now you reject his help. 775 01:01:06,328 --> 01:01:09,039 I see, you want all of his money for yourself! 776 01:01:15,421 --> 01:01:16,505 Let's drink. 777 01:01:16,589 --> 01:01:19,675 - Three Great Fortunes! - Four Joys! 778 01:01:19,758 --> 01:01:21,010 Let's drink! 779 01:01:21,093 --> 01:01:23,137 Let me drink for him. 780 01:01:23,929 --> 01:01:25,973 Losers drink their own penalties. 781 01:01:26,056 --> 01:01:27,766 All right, agreed. 782 01:01:31,395 --> 01:01:32,730 That's good. 783 01:01:33,355 --> 01:01:35,399 Haven't seen you for a long while, Master Ke. Take a seat. 784 01:01:35,482 --> 01:01:38,360 I don't want to see anyone without a cup in his hand! 785 01:01:38,444 --> 01:01:41,363 Keep the wine coming! 786 01:01:41,447 --> 01:01:42,907 Let me drink with you. 787 01:01:42,990 --> 01:01:44,533 Let's drink. 788 01:01:46,702 --> 01:01:49,163 Come on, let's empty these cups! 789 01:01:50,122 --> 01:01:51,123 Good! 790 01:01:51,207 --> 01:01:53,918 Master Zhu is a fine drinker. 791 01:01:54,001 --> 01:01:56,045 Let's play the drinking game. 792 01:01:56,754 --> 01:01:59,882 - Come on. - Shall we play as a team? 793 01:01:59,965 --> 01:02:02,051 Fine, you two together! 794 01:02:02,134 --> 01:02:03,844 Master Wang, let's play! 795 01:02:05,638 --> 01:02:07,097 Let me beat him first. 796 01:02:07,181 --> 01:02:09,350 Ready. 797 01:02:09,433 --> 01:02:10,684 Let's begin with "All Fortunes." 798 01:02:10,768 --> 01:02:12,186 - All Fortunes! - Five Champions! 799 01:02:12,269 --> 01:02:13,896 - Five Champions! - All Fortunes! 800 01:02:13,979 --> 01:02:15,648 - Five Champions! - Two Together! 801 01:02:15,731 --> 01:02:16,982 - Five Champions! - Five Champions! 802 01:02:17,066 --> 01:02:18,651 Five Champions! Drink! 803 01:02:18,734 --> 01:02:20,903 Come on, your turn. 804 01:02:21,487 --> 01:02:23,697 You have to drink! 805 01:02:25,658 --> 01:02:28,202 Let's play. 806 01:02:28,285 --> 01:02:30,454 Your turn. All Fortunes. 807 01:02:31,538 --> 01:02:34,500 - All Fortunes. - All Fortunes. 808 01:02:34,583 --> 01:02:35,668 - Two Together! - Two Together! 809 01:02:35,751 --> 01:02:37,628 Two Together! Drink! 810 01:02:37,711 --> 01:02:39,255 He lost! 811 01:02:41,131 --> 01:02:43,050 He lost! 812 01:02:43,133 --> 01:02:44,343 Empty the cup! 813 01:02:46,178 --> 01:02:49,848 Master Luo, you should be drinking too! 814 01:02:50,849 --> 01:02:54,061 Come, have something to eat. 815 01:02:56,230 --> 01:02:58,732 The food is getting cold! 816 01:03:05,864 --> 01:03:09,910 This fish is straight from the Huangpu River. 817 01:03:09,994 --> 01:03:12,913 It's very fresh. Come and eat. 818 01:03:15,040 --> 01:03:16,709 Hurry up! There is someone outside. 819 01:03:16,792 --> 01:03:18,627 What's going on outside? 820 01:03:18,711 --> 01:03:19,920 What's happening? 821 01:03:20,921 --> 01:03:22,840 I don't know. Go and see. 822 01:03:22,923 --> 01:03:25,092 Go and see! 823 01:03:30,306 --> 01:03:32,224 Something's happened! 824 01:03:35,436 --> 01:03:37,771 Let's play another round. 825 01:03:39,982 --> 01:03:41,942 - All Fortunes! - Two Together! 826 01:03:42,026 --> 01:03:43,861 - Two Together! - A Pair of Treasures! 827 01:03:43,944 --> 01:03:45,654 - Four Joys! - Two Together! 828 01:03:45,738 --> 01:03:47,614 - A Pair of Treasures! - Four Joys! 829 01:03:47,698 --> 01:03:50,868 - Two Together! - Five Champions! 830 01:03:50,951 --> 01:03:52,369 - A Pair of Treasures! - Two Together! 831 01:03:52,453 --> 01:03:53,912 - A Pair of Treasures! - Four Joys! 832 01:03:53,996 --> 01:03:55,998 - Four Joys! - Four Joys! 833 01:04:00,419 --> 01:04:01,754 Sorry, I'll drink! 834 01:04:04,048 --> 01:04:05,674 It's nothing. 835 01:04:05,758 --> 01:04:07,092 Drink! 836 01:04:07,176 --> 01:04:08,635 What happened? 837 01:04:08,719 --> 01:04:10,137 Nothing. 838 01:04:10,846 --> 01:04:13,682 It's a mess. 839 01:04:14,224 --> 01:04:16,060 Drink! 840 01:04:16,518 --> 01:04:20,481 They're just checking on gambling in the alley. 841 01:04:20,564 --> 01:04:22,816 Nothing to worry about. 842 01:04:22,900 --> 01:04:24,860 Just checking on gambling. 843 01:04:24,943 --> 01:04:27,029 No need to worry. 844 01:04:28,364 --> 01:04:30,074 There's been an accident in the alley! 845 01:04:30,157 --> 01:04:32,409 - What? - Someone has taken a bad fall. That's all. 846 01:04:32,493 --> 01:04:34,286 Someone's had an accident! 847 01:04:34,370 --> 01:04:36,163 What? Fell down? 848 01:04:36,246 --> 01:04:38,916 Go and see! Someone had a bad fall. 849 01:04:38,999 --> 01:04:40,959 We should go and see. 850 01:05:19,331 --> 01:05:21,208 Master Wang, please slow down! 851 01:05:21,291 --> 01:05:24,628 You scared me. You could have fallen! 852 01:05:26,964 --> 01:05:30,342 - Where's the mistress? - Downstairs, I think. 853 01:05:32,886 --> 01:05:35,305 Master Wang, you've drunk too much! 854 01:05:43,564 --> 01:05:46,483 Liang, bring a hot towel. 855 01:06:08,714 --> 01:06:09,965 Master Wang! 856 01:06:10,841 --> 01:06:11,884 Master Wang! 857 01:06:37,868 --> 01:06:39,453 Master Wang has dozed off. 858 01:08:16,425 --> 01:08:18,051 Master Wang, what are you doing? 859 01:08:18,135 --> 01:08:19,553 Master Wang! 860 01:08:21,388 --> 01:08:22,389 Master Wang! 861 01:08:22,472 --> 01:08:23,765 Please calm down! 862 01:08:23,849 --> 01:08:25,142 Master Wang! 863 01:08:25,892 --> 01:08:27,561 Master Wang, don't be angry! 864 01:08:30,355 --> 01:08:32,357 Don't be angry, Master Wang! 865 01:08:32,441 --> 01:08:33,567 Master Wang! 866 01:09:02,929 --> 01:09:04,640 Take care of these matters for me. 867 01:09:06,475 --> 01:09:08,518 What is it? 868 01:09:36,672 --> 01:09:40,634 Congratulations, Jasmin! 869 01:09:48,558 --> 01:09:52,229 It's good that you marry Jasmin now. 870 01:09:54,648 --> 01:10:00,529 But you do still have some obligations to Crimson. 871 01:10:01,321 --> 01:10:02,614 What obligations? 872 01:10:07,077 --> 01:10:10,497 You are Crimson's only caller. 873 01:10:11,039 --> 01:10:13,500 She relies on you completely. 874 01:10:13,583 --> 01:10:15,502 If you don't call, she'll have no one. 875 01:10:15,585 --> 01:10:18,338 Bills are served at this time of year. She'll have many expenses. 876 01:10:18,422 --> 01:10:23,009 Her parents, her brother - they all have to eat. 877 01:10:23,093 --> 01:10:24,970 What can she do? 878 01:10:25,053 --> 01:10:28,557 If you punish her too much, it may kill her. 879 01:10:38,108 --> 01:10:41,695 You may now consider Crimson's life worthless, 880 01:10:41,778 --> 01:10:43,947 but we started out calling on her for pleasure 881 01:10:44,030 --> 01:10:47,075 and it shouldn't now come to this. 882 01:10:47,159 --> 01:10:54,082 Pleasure shouldn't just turn into vindictiveness. 883 01:10:55,417 --> 01:10:57,294 You're on their side, are you? 884 01:10:59,796 --> 01:11:04,134 Don't be silly. Why should I side with them? 885 01:11:06,887 --> 01:11:08,805 Then why should I call on her? 886 01:11:20,609 --> 01:11:27,449 I warned you when you first called on her that it had no meaning. 887 01:11:28,658 --> 01:11:33,246 You didn't listen, and you let the relationship grow. 888 01:11:34,456 --> 01:11:39,503 Now you're furious with her and you accuse me of being on her side. 889 01:11:40,962 --> 01:11:43,632 What can I say? 890 01:11:44,257 --> 01:11:45,967 So why should I call on her? 891 01:11:51,014 --> 01:11:54,100 I'm not asking you to call on her again. 892 01:11:54,976 --> 01:11:56,937 Just put in an appearance! 893 01:11:57,020 --> 01:11:58,438 Why? 894 01:12:00,649 --> 01:12:02,692 I'm thinking of you! 895 01:12:04,027 --> 01:12:07,364 What if something happens to her? 896 01:12:07,781 --> 01:12:11,827 They'll be relieved if you just show your face 897 01:12:11,910 --> 01:12:14,788 just to see how they're coping. 898 01:12:14,871 --> 01:12:17,082 You've been calling on her for four or five years... 899 01:12:19,125 --> 01:12:21,545 spending so many foreign dollars. 900 01:12:22,420 --> 01:12:26,007 You can't leave them facing those small seasonal bills now. 901 01:12:26,091 --> 01:12:31,930 If you help her settle those bills, she'll survive. 902 01:12:32,722 --> 01:12:37,769 You need never call on her again if you don't want to. 903 01:12:46,319 --> 01:12:48,655 Master Wang and Master Hong are here! 904 01:12:59,708 --> 01:13:02,335 We never expected to see you here again. 905 01:13:02,419 --> 01:13:04,921 Our mistress has been so anxious. She'll be so relieved. 906 01:13:14,055 --> 01:13:15,265 Master Hong. 907 01:13:16,641 --> 01:13:18,518 The downstairs staff are all worried 908 01:13:18,602 --> 01:13:21,104 that Master Wang has turned against our mistress. 909 01:13:21,187 --> 01:13:23,273 I told them not to talk such nonsense. 910 01:13:23,857 --> 01:13:26,151 Master Wang was furious. 911 01:13:26,234 --> 01:13:28,278 That's the only reason he's been blaming our mistress. 912 01:13:28,361 --> 01:13:31,114 Deep inside, he knew our mistress wouldn't have an affair with an actor. 913 01:13:31,698 --> 01:13:35,035 I don't care if there was an affair or not. It's not important. 914 01:13:38,163 --> 01:13:39,372 Crimson... 915 01:13:39,956 --> 01:13:42,709 If Master Wang weren't here, you'd be complaining. 916 01:13:43,293 --> 01:13:46,296 Now he is here, and you're silent. 917 01:13:49,132 --> 01:13:54,262 Liang, bring hot towels. 918 01:14:29,923 --> 01:14:33,468 Azhu, bring hot towels. 919 01:14:34,094 --> 01:14:35,303 Immediately! 920 01:14:54,906 --> 01:14:58,410 Mistress, shall I have the table cleared? 921 01:15:07,877 --> 01:15:10,839 Jingda, clear the table! 922 01:16:54,859 --> 01:16:59,739 I've never seen you so angry in all the years I've known you. 923 01:17:05,954 --> 01:17:09,415 A prosperous flower girl might have an affair with an opera actor. 924 01:17:11,292 --> 01:17:13,503 But am I prosperous? 925 01:17:21,386 --> 01:17:27,809 How could you imagine I was having an affair? 926 01:17:31,646 --> 01:17:34,023 You could torture me to death with accusations... 927 01:17:37,110 --> 01:17:42,615 but I'd die with a clear conscience. 928 01:17:49,164 --> 01:17:50,915 If you say you didn't, then you didn't. 929 01:17:50,999 --> 01:17:52,584 It doesn't matter. 930 01:18:13,938 --> 01:18:18,067 My parents gave me this body, 931 01:18:19,235 --> 01:18:23,156 but everything else in these rooms came from your generosity. 932 01:18:23,239 --> 01:18:26,451 Even if you broke all of it, it wouldn't matter. 933 01:18:28,828 --> 01:18:30,914 If you want to abandon me, 934 01:18:32,415 --> 01:18:34,083 my only option will be... 935 01:18:37,086 --> 01:18:38,421 death. 936 01:19:19,545 --> 01:19:23,341 One blue crystal bracelet. 937 01:19:27,637 --> 01:19:30,932 One pair of cloud-pattern earrings. 938 01:19:36,104 --> 01:19:40,942 One pair of blue chrysanthemum pearl earrings. 939 01:19:44,112 --> 01:19:47,156 One pair of inlaid-gold jade earrings. 940 01:19:51,202 --> 01:19:55,415 One jade bat-pattern pendant. 941 01:20:00,003 --> 01:20:03,840 One embroidered silk blouse, maroon, with phoenix pattern. 942 01:20:09,220 --> 01:20:12,015 One embroidered silk skirt, black, with flower pattern. 943 01:20:16,060 --> 01:20:22,066 One embroidered silk blouse, black, with cloud pattern. 944 01:20:23,318 --> 01:20:24,694 Zhao. 945 01:20:24,777 --> 01:20:30,033 Woolen items in total: two large trunks, two medium and two small. 946 01:20:30,116 --> 01:20:33,995 Cotton items, with or without linings: Ten trunks, all accounted for. 947 01:20:39,042 --> 01:20:42,170 Emerald, this has been a long day for you. 948 01:20:43,671 --> 01:20:45,548 Auntie, please sit down. 949 01:20:52,096 --> 01:20:55,600 I'm leaving your house, 950 01:20:55,683 --> 01:20:58,311 but you will always be my Auntie. 951 01:20:58,936 --> 01:21:02,982 I'll always be Auntie Huang's girl. 952 01:21:03,608 --> 01:21:06,694 Our fortunes will always be entwined. 953 01:21:06,778 --> 01:21:08,905 We'll both do well. 954 01:21:08,988 --> 01:21:10,406 You're right. 955 01:21:11,240 --> 01:21:16,329 You are capable in business, widely respected, 956 01:21:16,412 --> 01:21:18,915 and you treat the flower girls right, 957 01:21:18,998 --> 01:21:21,918 but you should choose better male friends. 958 01:21:22,377 --> 01:21:25,296 This is my last word on this subject. 959 01:21:25,380 --> 01:21:30,176 Have more respect for yourself. 960 01:21:30,259 --> 01:21:32,470 You're over 50. 961 01:21:32,553 --> 01:21:35,681 Don't make a fool of yourself with young men. 962 01:21:39,185 --> 01:21:44,649 If you buy a new flower girl for 1,000, 963 01:21:44,732 --> 01:21:50,571 you won't need to buy her clothes or jewelry. 964 01:21:51,406 --> 01:21:57,036 Golden Phoenix will be very popular two years from now, 965 01:21:57,120 --> 01:22:00,581 at least as popular as I am, 966 01:22:00,665 --> 01:22:03,960 and so you'll prosper. 967 01:22:04,043 --> 01:22:05,670 That's right. 968 01:22:08,840 --> 01:22:12,051 Silver Phoenix is useless. 969 01:22:12,135 --> 01:22:15,471 If anyone wants her, let her go. 970 01:22:19,600 --> 01:22:23,104 But Golden Phoenix will be a great success. 971 01:22:24,105 --> 01:22:27,817 Take my advice, Auntie, and you'll do well. 972 01:22:29,110 --> 01:22:31,737 Right, that's absolutely true. 973 01:22:31,821 --> 01:22:34,615 The other things I said weren't true? 974 01:22:34,699 --> 01:22:36,117 Of course not! 975 01:22:36,576 --> 01:22:42,415 At my age, I know good advice when I hear it. 976 01:22:45,168 --> 01:22:48,004 I can hear them arriving. I'll go down. 977 01:22:48,588 --> 01:22:51,048 Master Luo, don't trouble yourself. 978 01:23:06,063 --> 01:23:09,442 She is shameless. 979 01:23:10,109 --> 01:23:13,738 This is the last time I waste words on her! 980 01:23:14,197 --> 01:23:17,158 If she wants to be sad and lonely, so be it! 981 01:23:17,867 --> 01:23:20,328 It's not easy to run a flower house. 982 01:23:20,411 --> 01:23:23,539 And you've always criticized her openly. 983 01:23:23,623 --> 01:23:28,252 None of the seven flower-house owners in her group are any good. 984 01:23:28,336 --> 01:23:33,007 If I made any mistake, she'd beat me. 985 01:23:33,925 --> 01:23:35,593 Surely not. 986 01:23:35,676 --> 01:23:37,512 You don't believe me? 987 01:23:37,595 --> 01:23:39,263 Look at Golden Flower. 988 01:23:40,223 --> 01:23:43,184 I've met three of those flower-house owners. 989 01:23:43,267 --> 01:23:45,686 Golden Flower's auntie is kinder than ours. 990 01:23:45,770 --> 01:23:47,897 She doesn't beat her girls so often. 991 01:23:47,980 --> 01:23:53,361 The girls in this house beg to be put out of their misery. 992 01:23:55,821 --> 01:24:00,034 Tell me one flower-house owner who's any good. 993 01:24:00,117 --> 01:24:03,663 Good people wouldn't be in this profession. 994 01:24:07,750 --> 01:24:11,587 Madam, I'll read it to you. 995 01:24:12,421 --> 01:24:15,758 "This contract of employment is hereby rendered null and void 996 01:24:15,841 --> 01:24:18,678 by Miss Zhang, known as Emerald. 997 01:24:20,513 --> 01:24:25,643 - She has paid 1,000 taels of silver. - That is correct. 998 01:24:25,726 --> 01:24:30,523 No voice of objection has been raised." 999 01:24:31,524 --> 01:24:32,942 - All right? - Yes. 1000 01:24:33,025 --> 01:24:39,073 "On this day of October 6, 1884." 1001 01:24:40,866 --> 01:24:44,495 October 6. 1002 01:24:46,622 --> 01:24:48,624 Please give your fingerprint. 1003 01:24:48,708 --> 01:24:49,709 Yes! 1004 01:24:51,335 --> 01:24:52,670 I'm next. 1005 01:24:55,089 --> 01:24:56,340 Here, see? 1006 01:24:59,093 --> 01:25:00,511 Correct. 1007 01:25:00,595 --> 01:25:02,346 You too, madam. 1008 01:25:02,430 --> 01:25:03,556 Fine. Where? 1009 01:25:03,639 --> 01:25:05,558 Here, please. 1010 01:25:14,859 --> 01:25:18,195 I'm going to see Emerald. I'll be right back. 1011 01:25:18,904 --> 01:25:20,531 You can eat. Take your time. 1012 01:25:23,492 --> 01:25:26,329 - Please come back soon. - Have more. 1013 01:25:38,883 --> 01:25:44,639 Emerald, here's the agreement and the receipt. 1014 01:25:44,722 --> 01:25:47,808 Please check them for any mistakes. 1015 01:25:50,853 --> 01:25:53,481 Master Luo, at your leisure. 1016 01:25:57,276 --> 01:25:59,695 Please check them for me. 1017 01:26:12,249 --> 01:26:14,710 Terrible calligraphy. 1018 01:26:19,173 --> 01:26:23,511 It's a standard agreement. No mistakes. 1019 01:26:24,095 --> 01:26:26,222 - It's all right? - Yes. 1020 01:26:30,518 --> 01:26:33,854 "Dragon"? Is that someone's nickname? 1021 01:26:33,938 --> 01:26:37,233 He's one of her boyfriends. 1022 01:26:37,316 --> 01:26:39,026 Looks kind enough, 1023 01:26:39,110 --> 01:26:43,614 but he's always really devious! 1024 01:26:43,698 --> 01:26:47,284 He never fooled me. 1025 01:26:51,247 --> 01:26:53,165 Please check once more. 1026 01:27:05,428 --> 01:27:07,388 Splendid! 1027 01:27:07,471 --> 01:27:09,432 Well sung! 1028 01:27:10,349 --> 01:27:12,768 Everybody must drink! 1029 01:27:18,065 --> 01:27:22,570 Master Wang is being promoted! 1030 01:27:22,653 --> 01:27:24,947 He'll be moving to Guangdong. 1031 01:27:25,030 --> 01:27:27,533 Let's all drink to Master Wang! 1032 01:27:27,616 --> 01:27:29,827 Congratulations, Master Wang! 1033 01:27:29,910 --> 01:27:34,999 May you enjoy continued success! 1034 01:27:35,082 --> 01:27:37,460 Let's drink. Let's drink. 1035 01:27:41,839 --> 01:27:46,218 Please let me be your host tomorrow evening. 1036 01:27:46,886 --> 01:27:48,179 We'll come! 1037 01:27:48,262 --> 01:27:50,514 It'll be in the Qingyun Enclave. 1038 01:27:52,600 --> 01:27:58,189 Your flower girl is Laurel? 1039 01:27:58,272 --> 01:28:01,859 None of us know her. 1040 01:28:01,942 --> 01:28:05,279 - I never heard of her. - She's new to me too. 1041 01:28:05,362 --> 01:28:10,034 A friend of mine introduced us, so I call on her. 1042 01:28:10,951 --> 01:28:13,621 So you call on her! 1043 01:28:14,914 --> 01:28:16,999 Let's play. 1044 01:28:17,082 --> 01:28:19,210 No penalty limits when we play tonight. 1045 01:28:19,293 --> 01:28:21,462 Master Zhou, let's make a team. 1046 01:28:27,676 --> 01:28:29,386 Two Together. 1047 01:28:29,470 --> 01:28:30,554 - All Fortunes! - All Fortunes! 1048 01:28:30,638 --> 01:28:32,348 All Fortunes! 1049 01:28:37,061 --> 01:28:39,021 - Two Together! - Two Together! 1050 01:28:39,104 --> 01:28:40,773 It's a tie. 1051 01:28:41,232 --> 01:28:43,484 Drink up. Drink up. 1052 01:28:43,984 --> 01:28:45,778 Everybody, drink up! 1053 01:28:45,861 --> 01:28:47,863 Now you and me. Two Together. 1054 01:28:47,947 --> 01:28:50,658 One man, one cup. That's right! 1055 01:28:51,909 --> 01:28:55,412 It's going to be a great night! 1056 01:28:56,789 --> 01:28:58,958 It's a happy night. 1057 01:28:59,041 --> 01:29:02,711 Maste' Wang, happy tonight? Yes? Yes! 1058 01:29:03,838 --> 01:29:07,007 If Master Wang is happy, so are we all! 1059 01:29:07,091 --> 01:29:08,801 Master Luo puts it well! 1060 01:29:10,845 --> 01:29:14,473 The best thing is his promotion! 1061 01:29:16,517 --> 01:29:18,769 It's the most significant. 1062 01:29:21,438 --> 01:29:24,233 Where's the wine? 1063 01:29:35,160 --> 01:29:37,413 Good dishes, good alcohol, good friends. 1064 01:29:37,496 --> 01:29:40,958 Let's all toast Master Wang again! 1065 01:29:41,709 --> 01:29:43,252 Together! 1066 01:29:46,213 --> 01:29:49,258 Good fortune, Master Wang! 1067 01:29:49,341 --> 01:29:52,386 Come back to see your old friends in Shanghai! 1068 01:29:52,469 --> 01:29:54,889 Don't forget us! 1069 01:29:56,390 --> 01:29:59,476 You must come back! 1070 01:30:16,619 --> 01:30:21,248 I'm most grateful to Master Wang for introducing me to this position. 1071 01:30:21,999 --> 01:30:23,417 It was nothing. 1072 01:30:58,452 --> 01:31:01,705 Master Wang, you need a fresh pipe. 1073 01:31:03,374 --> 01:31:05,167 Have some tea. 1074 01:31:07,586 --> 01:31:09,213 Have some tea. 1075 01:31:09,964 --> 01:31:12,675 - Liu, bring a hot towel. - Right away. 1076 01:31:20,599 --> 01:31:24,353 Master Wang, these will take away the bitter taste. 1077 01:31:50,963 --> 01:31:52,965 Clean the pipe. 1078 01:32:05,853 --> 01:32:08,355 Master Wang, your towel. 1079 01:32:13,652 --> 01:32:19,992 Master Wang, Crimson's mother is the only one attending her now? 1080 01:32:24,747 --> 01:32:28,459 Jingda left her and hasn't been replaced? 1081 01:32:34,548 --> 01:32:38,802 And she's moved to a smaller house. Is that true? 1082 01:32:41,972 --> 01:32:43,348 I don't know. 1083 01:32:51,648 --> 01:32:52,941 Please smoke. 1084 01:33:29,728 --> 01:33:31,396 Master Wang has left? 1085 01:33:32,731 --> 01:33:34,191 Yes. 1086 01:33:43,033 --> 01:33:47,204 Master Hong, why did Master Wang seem so depressed? 1087 01:33:49,957 --> 01:33:52,543 It's not Master Wang's fault! 1088 01:33:54,086 --> 01:33:56,046 He's going back to Guangdong. 1089 01:33:56,130 --> 01:33:59,383 He got promoted. He should be happy. 1090 01:33:59,466 --> 01:34:01,468 Why should he be depressed? 1091 01:34:04,429 --> 01:34:08,267 Master Wang liked Crimson. 1092 01:34:08,851 --> 01:34:11,061 When Crimson proved untrue, 1093 01:34:12,479 --> 01:34:14,731 he married Jasmin. 1094 01:34:14,815 --> 01:34:16,733 But Jasmin wasn't true to him either, 1095 01:34:17,484 --> 01:34:20,362 and so he went back to Crimson. 1096 01:34:20,445 --> 01:34:24,491 His heart has been in turmoil. 1097 01:34:25,826 --> 01:34:28,078 How was Jasmin untrue? 1098 01:34:29,496 --> 01:34:32,207 Just take my word that she was. 1099 01:34:33,500 --> 01:34:38,422 Is it true that Master Wang beat Jasmin? 1100 01:34:40,924 --> 01:34:42,301 Yes. 1101 01:34:44,469 --> 01:34:47,347 He beat her hard and abandoned her. 1102 01:34:48,015 --> 01:34:51,435 She took raw opium after that, 1103 01:34:51,518 --> 01:34:54,021 but we saved her life. 1104 01:34:54,104 --> 01:34:55,606 Master Wang's nephew was sent away. 1105 01:34:55,689 --> 01:34:58,025 The whole affair was hushed up. 1106 01:35:01,153 --> 01:35:03,488 Jasmin was too audacious. 1107 01:35:03,572 --> 01:35:07,492 Crimson would be so amused if she knew about it! 1108 01:35:08,285 --> 01:35:10,871 A booking for Mistress Jade! 1109 01:35:10,954 --> 01:35:13,457 A booking for Jade. I must get back to work. 1110 01:35:13,540 --> 01:35:16,251 Please stay, Master Hong. 1111 01:35:28,639 --> 01:35:31,892 Jasmin was well off with Master Wang. 1112 01:35:31,975 --> 01:35:34,603 Why have an affair with his nephew? 1113 01:35:42,277 --> 01:35:44,738 If Master Wang weren't leaving, 1114 01:35:46,406 --> 01:35:50,244 he could start calling on Jade. 1115 01:35:52,037 --> 01:35:54,957 That reminds me, 1116 01:35:55,040 --> 01:35:58,752 Mother asked me to discuss something with you. 1117 01:35:59,586 --> 01:36:01,088 What is it? 1118 01:36:11,265 --> 01:36:15,018 Jade started refusing callers when she returned from Shanjia Gardens. 1119 01:36:15,102 --> 01:36:17,437 We asked why, 1120 01:36:17,521 --> 01:36:20,524 and she said Young Master Zhu had promised to marry her. 1121 01:36:20,607 --> 01:36:22,776 We couldn't bear to disillusion her. 1122 01:36:23,402 --> 01:36:25,487 Can you ask Young Master Zhu 1123 01:36:25,570 --> 01:36:27,572 if he really wants to take her as a second wife? 1124 01:36:27,656 --> 01:36:31,743 If not, please tell Jade so that she can return to work. 1125 01:36:36,081 --> 01:36:39,835 Jade is such an ambitious girl. 1126 01:36:39,918 --> 01:36:42,838 Both of them must be dreaming! 1127 01:36:42,921 --> 01:36:45,132 Even if Young Master Zhu weren't engaged already, 1128 01:36:45,215 --> 01:36:48,510 how could Jade expect to be his first wife? 1129 01:36:48,593 --> 01:36:50,220 Do you agree with me? 1130 01:36:50,304 --> 01:36:53,974 What's that about being a first wife? 1131 01:36:54,057 --> 01:36:57,060 Why do so many flower girls want to be first wives? 1132 01:36:57,144 --> 01:37:01,356 Crystal thought of nothing else, and she died. 1133 01:37:01,440 --> 01:37:05,360 And then there was Celandine, and she failed. 1134 01:37:05,444 --> 01:37:07,946 And now there's another one! 1135 01:37:08,030 --> 01:37:10,157 Have you finished? 1136 01:37:10,240 --> 01:37:13,368 You've forgotten the lesson of the hookah. 1137 01:37:13,452 --> 01:37:16,538 You'll never be a match for Jade. 1138 01:37:47,861 --> 01:37:50,614 Young Master Zhu, take some rest. 1139 01:38:08,340 --> 01:38:12,260 I want to talk to you. 1140 01:38:12,344 --> 01:38:13,929 What about? 1141 01:38:20,602 --> 01:38:26,441 In July, at the Shanjia Gardens, we were talking, just like now. 1142 01:38:26,525 --> 01:38:28,318 Remember? 1143 01:38:28,860 --> 01:38:30,821 I remember. 1144 01:38:30,904 --> 01:38:33,156 You remember what we said? 1145 01:38:35,700 --> 01:38:37,160 Tell me! 1146 01:38:38,745 --> 01:38:40,789 We vowed to be man and wife, didn't we? 1147 01:38:40,872 --> 01:38:46,211 We said we'd die together if we couldn't live together. 1148 01:38:47,712 --> 01:38:49,840 I knew you wouldn't forget. 1149 01:38:49,923 --> 01:38:52,509 I've brought something. 1150 01:39:26,376 --> 01:39:27,752 What is it? 1151 01:39:28,712 --> 01:39:31,631 One cup for you and one for me. 1152 01:39:33,425 --> 01:39:34,759 Drink it. 1153 01:39:38,430 --> 01:39:40,056 What's in it? 1154 01:39:40,140 --> 01:39:41,433 Drink it. 1155 01:40:00,785 --> 01:40:02,579 Help! Help! 1156 01:40:02,662 --> 01:40:05,707 Somebody! Help! 1157 01:40:05,790 --> 01:40:07,959 Help! 1158 01:40:08,043 --> 01:40:09,711 What's happened? 1159 01:40:09,794 --> 01:40:11,463 What's the matter? 1160 01:40:11,546 --> 01:40:13,256 Calm down. 1161 01:40:14,508 --> 01:40:15,800 What's wrong? 1162 01:40:17,427 --> 01:40:19,054 Jade, what's happened? 1163 01:40:19,137 --> 01:40:21,223 Did you argue? 1164 01:40:21,306 --> 01:40:22,516 What happened? 1165 01:40:25,519 --> 01:40:26,728 Quick! You drank this? 1166 01:40:27,312 --> 01:40:28,897 What is it? Opium? 1167 01:40:28,980 --> 01:40:30,524 Quick! Qiaonan, come here! 1168 01:40:30,607 --> 01:40:33,109 You cruel and terrible man! 1169 01:40:33,193 --> 01:40:36,655 You vowed to die with me! 1170 01:40:37,364 --> 01:40:39,032 I'm taking you to hell! 1171 01:40:39,115 --> 01:40:40,534 What happened? 1172 01:40:41,493 --> 01:40:43,954 Did you drink any of it? 1173 01:40:44,788 --> 01:40:47,999 Quick, rinse your mouth with water! 1174 01:40:48,667 --> 01:40:49,918 You believe what callers tell you? 1175 01:40:50,001 --> 01:40:51,753 You're so naive! 1176 01:40:51,836 --> 01:40:54,464 It's always nonsense! Rinse your mouth! 1177 01:40:55,549 --> 01:40:58,635 Even if Young Master Zhu weren't engaged, he'd never take you as his first wife! 1178 01:40:58,718 --> 01:41:01,012 First wife? 1179 01:41:01,096 --> 01:41:02,973 He vowed to die with me. 1180 01:41:04,099 --> 01:41:07,143 My uncle arranged the engagement, not me! 1181 01:41:07,227 --> 01:41:09,187 Wad no saw.! 1182 01:41:09,896 --> 01:41:13,567 You pig! You're already engaged by your uncle! 1183 01:41:14,317 --> 01:41:17,696 - Why don't you die? - Which medicine? 1184 01:41:17,779 --> 01:41:19,614 Quick! 1185 01:41:20,949 --> 01:41:22,450 Drink this! 1186 01:41:25,537 --> 01:41:26,997 Let go of me. 1187 01:41:32,294 --> 01:41:35,088 Why did you do this? 1188 01:41:35,171 --> 01:41:36,506 Why? 1189 01:41:38,049 --> 01:41:40,385 Quick, drink it! 1190 01:41:45,599 --> 01:41:49,060 Quick, take the medicine! 1191 01:41:49,144 --> 01:41:51,146 Put it there, I'll help myself. 1192 01:41:51,938 --> 01:41:55,817 If he doesn't die, why should I? 1193 01:41:56,401 --> 01:41:58,653 I won't die before he does! 1194 01:41:59,362 --> 01:42:02,782 Such nonsense! Take the medicine! 1195 01:42:02,866 --> 01:42:06,286 Help her take it. 1196 01:42:11,875 --> 01:42:13,793 Are you all right? 1197 01:42:50,914 --> 01:42:51,915 Uncle. 1198 01:42:51,998 --> 01:42:53,875 Shuren, sit down. 1199 01:42:57,462 --> 01:43:02,676 I told Jade that Master Zhu arranged the engagement. 1200 01:43:02,759 --> 01:43:04,386 The young master was not to blame. 1201 01:43:05,679 --> 01:43:09,641 And I told her it doesn't matter if she's first or second wife. 1202 01:43:09,724 --> 01:43:12,936 She can marry the young master anyway. I'll be matchmaker. 1203 01:43:14,896 --> 01:43:17,691 But she refused. Get it right. 1204 01:43:18,191 --> 01:43:20,944 What on earth is she thinking? 1205 01:43:23,029 --> 01:43:24,989 Who has she been listening to? 1206 01:43:26,700 --> 01:43:29,202 Certainly not us. 1207 01:43:30,495 --> 01:43:35,375 Our advice would be to work hard, not create scenes like that one. 1208 01:43:39,838 --> 01:43:43,591 I think that what Jade did 1209 01:43:44,467 --> 01:43:46,678 was half because of Young Master Zhu 1210 01:43:47,804 --> 01:43:50,056 and half aimed at Treasure! 1211 01:43:54,894 --> 01:43:58,857 You may be right! 1212 01:44:00,942 --> 01:44:05,447 Shuren, did you once say 1213 01:44:05,989 --> 01:44:11,411 that you'd give Jade whatever she wanted? 1214 01:44:11,494 --> 01:44:12,912 Yes. 1215 01:44:16,708 --> 01:44:18,626 Then let me help you resolve this problem. 1216 01:44:19,794 --> 01:44:24,632 It will cost you at least 8,000, at most 10,000. 1217 01:44:25,467 --> 01:44:27,510 - Can you agree? - Yes. 1218 01:44:28,678 --> 01:44:32,932 Good, then bear with me a moment. 1219 01:44:33,600 --> 01:44:38,146 I'll think of a solution. 1220 01:44:39,314 --> 01:44:40,857 How, Uncle? 1221 01:44:40,940 --> 01:44:42,942 Don't ask. 1222 01:44:43,693 --> 01:44:46,738 If it works, I'll tell you. 1223 01:44:47,447 --> 01:44:49,157 Be patient. 1224 01:44:51,701 --> 01:44:59,292 Pearl, please tell Jade he'll pay 5,000 for her freedom 1225 01:45:00,084 --> 01:45:02,378 and 5,000 for her dowry. 1226 01:45:02,462 --> 01:45:05,423 Everyone can agree to that. What do you think? 1227 01:45:06,341 --> 01:45:09,803 It might not work. 1228 01:45:10,470 --> 01:45:12,180 I think it Will! 1229 01:45:12,263 --> 01:45:14,015 The Zhu family is very rich. 1230 01:45:14,098 --> 01:45:17,310 Young Master Zhu, please stay for dinner. 1231 01:45:17,393 --> 01:45:20,104 Azhu, order some dishes. 1232 01:45:20,188 --> 01:45:21,981 Young Master and I will dine here. 1233 01:45:22,065 --> 01:45:24,025 Yes. 1234 01:45:26,611 --> 01:45:30,281 Put it to her and see what she says. 1235 01:45:31,282 --> 01:45:33,451 All right, I'll try. 1236 01:46:02,647 --> 01:46:03,815 What did she say? 1237 01:46:06,234 --> 01:46:08,903 Everything's settled, as you predicted. 1238 01:46:08,987 --> 01:46:12,282 5,000 for her freedom and 5,000 for her dowry. 1239 01:46:12,949 --> 01:46:18,413 Jade is afraid of looking ridiculous if things don't work out as agreed. 1240 01:46:19,831 --> 01:46:21,666 Never mind! 1241 01:46:21,749 --> 01:46:25,461 I'll take all the responsibility in this matter. 1242 01:46:28,381 --> 01:46:32,093 Then I'm sure all will be well. 1243 01:46:32,844 --> 01:46:35,889 Reassure her again. 1244 01:46:40,685 --> 01:46:46,691 Shuren, everything's settled. 1245 01:46:49,652 --> 01:46:53,781 5,000 to pay for her freedom and 5,000 for her dowry. 1246 01:46:54,282 --> 01:46:57,076 Jade's 'face' stays intact. 1247 01:46:57,660 --> 01:47:00,038 Your side spends a bit of money. 1248 01:47:00,121 --> 01:47:02,749 everyone's happy- 1249 01:47:03,791 --> 01:47:05,835 Who will she marry, Uncle? 1250 01:47:07,211 --> 01:47:09,756 Don't ask. 1251 01:47:09,839 --> 01:47:11,883 Nothing's harder than arranging a marriage. 1252 01:47:11,966 --> 01:47:15,470 Anyway, you can leave it to me. 1253 01:47:22,977 --> 01:47:27,273 Uncle. Uncle, who will she marry? 1254 01:47:31,152 --> 01:47:35,907 I told you, marriages are hard to arrange! 1255 01:47:35,990 --> 01:47:38,576 Be grateful that we've found a solution! 1256 01:47:42,246 --> 01:47:43,706 Be patient! 1257 01:49:47,163 --> 01:49:49,957 Executive Producer HOU HSIAO-HSIEN 1258 01:49:50,041 --> 01:49:53,169 Producers YANG DENGGUI, ICHIYAMA SHOZO 1259 01:49:54,545 --> 01:49:55,713 Starring 1260 01:49:55,797 --> 01:50:00,676 TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI HADA MICHIKO 1261 01:50:01,844 --> 01:50:07,975 MICHELLE REIS, CARINA LAU JACK KAO 1262 01:50:09,268 --> 01:50:15,358 REBECCA PAN, WEI HSIAO-HUI FANG HSUAN 1263 01:50:16,526 --> 01:50:19,278 ANNIE SHIZUKA INOH HSU MING 1264 01:50:19,362 --> 01:50:22,657 ZHANG RUICHE, JIANG WEIGUO XIE YAN 1265 01:50:23,950 --> 01:50:27,245 Screenplay by CHU TIEN-WEN 1266 01:50:27,328 --> 01:50:30,623 Supervised by ZHONG ACHENG 1267 01:50:31,999 --> 01:50:34,752 Director of Photography MARK LEE 1268 01:50:34,836 --> 01:50:37,964 Production Design by HWARNG WERN-YING 1269 01:50:39,298 --> 01:50:42,260 Music by HANNO YOSHIHIRO 1270 01:50:42,343 --> 01:50:45,304 Sound Design by TU DUU-CHIH 1271 01:50:46,556 --> 01:50:48,057 Edited by LIAO owns-sums 1272 01:50:48,141 --> 01:50:51,561 Associate Producers TSUKINOKI TAKASHI, OSAKA FUMIKO 1273 01:50:54,480 --> 01:50:59,902 Directed by HOU HSIAO-HSIEN 92875

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