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❝ The Old Man of Jiangnan ❞ by Lu Hu - Singers: Lu Hu and Liu Xijun

♫ Apricot blossoms fall on the lake surface ♫

♫ The misty rain dissolves away the longing ♫

♫ The face under the oil-paper umbrella ♫

♫ Hasn’t yet lost the youthfulness ♫

♫ Your face in my dreams ♫

♫ Emerged intermittently ♫

♫ I wish I could return to the past ♫

♫ Lying down drunkenly by the river bank ♫

♫ How attached we were when we met ♫

♫ How inseparable we were when we were together ♫

♫ Mandarin ducks and butterflies couldn't see ♫

♫ The great beauty of this world ♫

♫ I’d like to be carried by the wind to Nirvana ♫

♫ But nothing is comparable to you ♫

♫ If the heart never changed ♫

♫ I would have no regrets on the day I died ♫

[Marvelous Woman]

[Episode 21]

Drink!

Uncle Biao, please.

Alright, come this way.

Shopkeeper, these two ships are filled with cargo.

OK.

Uncle Biao,

Uncle Biao?

I will take my leave now.

Go.

Boss, the goods are all squared away.

Here, Boss, take it easy.

Come on, boss.

- Stop! Halt!
- How are there troops here?

Boss!

Stop! Don't move!

Which one is Zhang Biao?

Take him away.

Go. Faster.

Go.

Lower the litter.

My Lord, you're finally here!

He's down here. This way, this way.

My Lord, over here.

Hurry and take a look, My Lord.

Master Shou, come. Don't you think this entire warehouse full of raw silk is at least worth

hundreds of thousands of silver?

Exactly, exactly.

Since this is not small matter, I specifically invited you over to take a look.

- Did you catch Zhang Biao?
- Yes.

Did we overlook anyone who used to guard this warehouse?

No, they're all tied up at the entrance.

We're good as long as no one reports this to Li Zhao.

Here.

These stolen good must be carefully watched.

Yes, yes.

Master Shao, you must personally interrogate Zhang Biao.

Get a spoken confession and concrete evidence. We can't give Li Zhao the opportunity to turn things around.

My Lord, you just rest assured.

I can rest assured leaving it up to you.

It's all mine.

It's all mine!

[Raw Silk Sales Account Ledger]

Eldest Mistress, last night I dreamed of Qiao'er again.

She was crying and whining that she's worried about my two daughters.

There's nothing else I can do.

I think the person she trust most is you.

Could you take in my two daughters?

This way Qiao'er can rest peacefully in the Nine Springs.
(T/N: Nine Springs = underworld in Chinese mythology)

You're leaving your kids to me?

What are you up to?

I'm working for Li Zhao,

I don't know when something will happen to me.

Since that's the case, why are you helping him?

I don't have anything else I can do.

I want to take down Li Zhao.

Are you filling to help me?

Eldest Mistress...

You won't gain anything from working for Li Zhao.

If you remain with the Ren Family, I can still take care of you in respect for Qiao'er.

It's up to you.

A smart person leaves a way out for themselves.

But Eldest Mistress, if this matter gets exposed—

I'll take the responsibility alone. It has nothing to do with you.

Li Zhao's raw silk is in Mudu Town.

As long as you get the account book, you can catch him red handed.

My Lord, what happened?

Last night, someone stole the account ledger.

Stole it?

Who could have done that?

I'll immediately take people to investigate who entered and exited the residence.

I've already investigated.

A servant who guarded the corner gate is missing.

I couldn't find anything else.

This servant has been in my residence for seven to eight years and is extremely reliable.

It looks like someone set this up.

Then next...

Immediately go to the warehouse and transfer everything out.

If someone has the account ledger,

but they can't find the raw silk, it'll be a mismatching testament.

Alright, I'll go do that now.

Eldest Mistress, Older Sister Shufang's wedding gown embroidery is finished.

Her gold jewelry has also arrived.

Do you want to go look at it with me?

Ok, let's go together.

- Let's go.
- Let's go.

- Let me see.
- Eldest mistress.

Hurry and sit. Let me take a look.

Our Shufang is so beautiful.

Eldest Mistress, did something good happen?

You look so happy.

Your marriage is the best thing.

Why do I think there's something else?

I've been by your side since I was young. Right now it feels like you're relieved about something.

Something else happened, right?

Zhang Biao has been arrested.

Li Zhao's secret store of raw silk has also been found.

Now we're just waiting for the results of Lord Cao's investigation is reported to the Imperial Court.

Such a big affair, and you didn't let me help Second Master. He settled it by himself.

Right now the most important thing is your marriage.

You don't have to worry about anything else.

Getting married is the biggest thing in a woman's life.

You can't be careless about it.

You should tell me clearly.

I've already told you clearly.

Just wait for the good news.

Here, let me have another look.

This looks good.

I really can't bear to have our Shu Fan get married.

I also can't bear to leave you, Eldest Mistress.

- I can see you are willing to.
- No.
- You just want to marry Second Master.

- No.
- What do you mean no?

Master, something bad has happened.

The warehouse has been seized by the Government Magistrate.

It seems that Cao Wen Bin is targeting me.

Last night they dispatched a patrol group. The Southeast Asia water bandits

and Zhang Biao were all captured.

They sealed off the warehouse and caught the water bandits.

It seems like they've already been caught red handed.

Looks like the servant who stole the account ledger was also Cao Wen Bin's person.

I underestimated him.

Cao Wen Bin is a dog that bites people.

Prepare the palanquin. I'm going to meet him.

He's an official across long distance only for the money.

I'll give him silver to spare my life.

[Suzhou Prefecture Office]

Master Liu.

Sorry for not coming out to greet you.

How unfortunate, our Lord Cao

went to inspect the lower provinces.

He won't be back for days.

Could you pass this message to Lord Li?

Master Shao, My Lord has an urgent situation. Please make a report.

I already sent someone to catch up to Lord Cao.

But Lord Cao left last night.

Even if I sent someone now to catch up to him,

it would take at least two days.

My Lord has an important matter to discuss.

Lord Cao really isn't at home.

Alright.

I've inconvenienced you, Master Liu.

My Lord, he won't meet you.

Got it.

[Famous around the country]

It's the Ren Family carriage.

[Suzhou Prefecture Office]

This is a visit invitation. Please inform them.

- Let's go.
- Raise the palanquin.

Please come in.

Eldest Mistress.

It was the Weaving Bureau's palanquin. It was clearly Li Zhao.

Lord Cao has victory in his grasp.

There's no reason to pay attention to them.

[Suzhou Prefecture Office]

Lord Cao.

Eldest Mistress.

Please sit down.

This time thanks to your disclosing the information,

not only do we have the robbers' warehouse, we also have the account books as proof.

Even Li Zhao has one hundred mouths, he couldn't defend himself.

Magistrate has the situation well in hand,
you should take all the credits.

I'm just doing what an ordinary woman can do.

But this time I've asked you to come by because I have something to ask of you.

Please tell me.

I personally checked Mu Du Zhen's raw silk.

It is truly a surprising amount of money.

But it's too much to punish Li Zhao.

Just half would be enough.

What you mean is?

I came all the way here to be
a Magistrate is because of wealth.

I received the rewards,
of course I'll not forget your assistance.

We'll each take half of Li Zhao's raw silk.

This is too much.

I couldn't dare to support you.

Alright.

I have already written the account to impeach Li Zhao.

I've already sent someone to personally watch over Mu Du Zhen's raw silk .

When you take your part of the raw silk, that's when I will send this impeachment account book.

Whether you do it or not, do as you see fit.

I'll just go take care of it.

[Suzhou Prefecture Office]

Eldest Mistress, this time is Li Zhao really finished?

Ahead we're driving out a ravenous wolf,

and there's a vicious dog behind us.

Careful.

[Suzhou Prefecture Office]

Burn it.

What?

Cao Wen Bin thinks he's been caught red handed.

Then we'll make his stolen goods turn to nothing.

Burn it all?

But it's an entire warehouse of raw silk.

That's seven or eight years of our life's blook.

We were hoping a full storage of raw silk will exchange for silvers to pay the debts.

What if Ministry of Revenue starts to investigate?

Ministry of Revenue will takes months for investigation.

We can still think of a way to get the money.

If we leave the raw silk, Cao Wen Bin will immediately take my life.

Burn it.

Burn it all.

Go!!

Who's there?

- Eldest Mistress.
- Shu Yan.

Did you come to see Ru Yi?

No, I just happened to be here.

- Eldest Mistress, I know--
- Who is it?

- Eldest Mistress.
- I just came to talk to your Mistress.

He's looking for you for something.

It's been a long time since I heard you play the qin.

You still play very well.

Unfortunately, the song is a bit sad.

I would love to play a happy song.

But the qin reflects the emotion of my heart.
(T/N: Qin is an ancient music instrument.)

All my life, I've too little happy moments.

I try to hold my tears from time to time, it's not easy anymore.

Look at you.
You let Shu Yan came here,

isn't it making other people sad?

Those two are truly in law.

You also love Ru Yi very much.

I believe you have a way to fulfill their wish.

Fulfill their wish?

What is it?

I think been thinking in the past two years.

Do they need to be married if two people have fallen in love?

Look at those two,

they have been fighting and arguing, breaking up and reunited all these years.

But both of them are thinking of each other.

Don't you think that's very nice?

But they cannot be together.

they are both suffering.

Suffering is because Shu Yan cannot let go of prejudice against Ru Yi.

There is nothing to do whether they can be married or not.

Ru Yi was born and raised in the brothel.

She has never learn how to behave,

and always does as she wish.

As for Shu Yan,

he loves her innocence.

But he is afraid of people asking him her background.

That's why he uses his family objection as an excuse.

He goes back and forward and contemplate.

If one day he finally understands,

and accept everything about Ru Yi,

then that's the time they can really be together.

Shu Yan and Xue Tang both grow up in Ren Family,
all they could think of is disciplines.

But at the end, he broke the rules because of Ru Yi.

Ru Yi has been with you for so many years,
how don't you teach her manners and disciplines?

If you can teach her to the point that Shu Yan can accept her,

isn't it great to unit the lovers together?

There is nothing I can teach.

Ru Yi just like me.

We have never had a good father and that's our fate.

We will not have a good life.

I thought Xue Tang had been by my side.

My wish is to take Ru Yi with me and live our normal life.

Since Xue Tang had the accident,

it totally shattered my thoughts.

Ru Yi might not know, but you should.

If she knows how lowly she is.

Her life will be a lot tougher.

That's the reason why you don't want to teach Ru Yi manners.

Ru Yi doesn't know manners.

She thought Shu Yan doesn't like her,
because he just wanted to be responsible for her.

That's why she got angry, and rejected Shu Yan.

But she will not lower her head to beg for sympathy.

I thought this is quite good.

Nevermind. She is your people, it's up to you how to manage them.

I just thought both of us lost the love of our life.

If we can help others to be together, we should help.

Whether they can be together is up to them, not on us.

You came here tonight is not just chatted about these

petty love matters.

Li Zhao is back.

When was that?

Just these two days.

Then you can't lock me up anymore,
you have to let me go.

If you let me go, then I can inquire any news.

The reason of my visit is regarding this.

I thought I'm going to handle Li Zhao myself in the coming days.

That's why I asked Magistrate Cao Wen Bin to check his warehouse.

[Magistracy]

It's on fire! Quick! Put off the fire!

Quick! Put off the fire!

Quick! Hurry up!

Hurry Up!

Quick!

Give me the water! Where is the water?

Hurry up! take more water!

When you try to kill the snake, you can't have mercy and not use full force.

Cao Wen Bin is too greedy.

Li Zhao might retaliate.

I initially just wanted to end there.

I didn't expect Cao Wen Bin changed his mind.

What's is your plan now?

Take possession of stolen goods is a crime.
You don't need to be involved.

If someone found out in the future...

Future matters will leave it to the future.

What happened now will able to prosecute Li Zhao.

I will not give up now no matter what.

What if? What if someone found out, that's capital punishment.

That's no what if. Even if there is what if,
you won't be associated to it.

The entire Suzhou City knows we are rivals.

Magistrate, someone set the fire last night.

We tried our best but couldn't put if off.

It's the entire warehouse of raw silk.

This person who set fire is ruthless.

It has to be Li Zhao. I must be him.

Magistrate, what should we do next?

Question Zhang Biao.

Him? Zhang Biao?

Question Zhang Biao!

Magistrate.

Sister!

-The Mu Du Town is...
-I know.

-Mu Du Town is on fire.
-So much raw silk

and gold. Li Zhao is really heartless. He burned it all.

We've planned for so long. Now we don't have the stolen goods, the rules are useless.

Li Zhao burned so much raw silk and he will blame the Ren family for it.

Sister, we need to stop him from doing something desperate.

We will deal with whatever is coming.

Master, the raw silk were all burnt last night.

We lost the evidence. How are we going to sue Li Zhao?

-Boss!
-Coming.

Wonton soup, please. Lots of sesame oil.

Got it! A bowl of wonton soup and lots os sesame oil.

Master Cao, it's hard to run into you. Let's chat.

You are so calm, Master Li.

If someone else lost so much money like you did, they would be worried to death.

And you have the mood to eat wonton with me.

Master Li figured it out.

He will just eat when there's food. He's not able to eat much in the future.

I don't think this has enough falor. Should add some venigar.

So you don't stuff yourself and not able to digest.

It looks like Master Cao loves venigar.

I appreciate your nice gesture.

However, everything has a limit.

When you pass the limit, there will be consequences.

That's right, I did something this morning. Now I think about it,

it had something to do with you, Master Cao. Would you like to know what it is?

You should mind your own business!

We are nothing governors in Suzhou.

Your business is mine. I can't not care about it.

You know my teacher, Mister Gao.

He keeps the emperor company every day and talks with him to keep him entertained.

My teacher just got my letter.

He learned that Master Cao is working too hard

as the Magistrate of Suzhou and is thinking about retiring.

My teacher worries about you.

He already prepared the report to the emperor.

Li Zhao!

How dare you getting in the way of my career?

Cutting off someone's money source is like killing his parents.

Do you think you only cut off

my money source?

Boss, the check.

Got it.

Master,

Master, he...

Master, don't be so upset.

Master, Cao Wen Bin didn't follow us.

It's no hurry. We will wait for a bit.

Brother Li!

He's here.

Brother LI.

You didn't finish your wonton, so I cooked you a new one.

It's can't taste wrong this time.

-Have you eaten yet, Mr. Liu?
-Not yet.

-Are you hungry?
-Yes.

-Here.
-Please, Mister Liu.

-Thank you, Master Cao.
-You are welcome.

Something else?

Please tell me what to do next, Brother Li.

Leave us.

Ok.

Brother Cao.

Brother Cao,

I know that you've been making lots of money working with others.

I didn't! I didn't!

You were also thinking about using the money to

bribe and be the Magistrate of Suzhou for another round.

We read books, so we know when there's too much water, it spills.

That's right.

Suzhou is the riches place in the world. Many eyes are looking.

Why not pull something big, Brother Cao?

So you can back away from it safely.

Pull something big?

The Rens' family business for three generations

should be big enough, don't you think?

It can't be easy to get the Rens' business.

Don't you have Zhang Biao with you?

Zhang Biao is a bandit and he is close to the Rens.

The powerful Ren Family of Suzhou

is working with the bandits. Is that a charge that's big enough?

Can it get you, Brother Cao, Ren's family business?

Zhang Biao is known for being a tough bandit. He doesn't give in for anything.

It's not easy to get his statement.

-It's very easy.
-You have a way, Brother Li?

All the ways are written here.

You are not going to get it for free, are you, Brother Cao?

I forgot to ask. What would you like in return, Brother Li?

As the Chancellor of Suzhou Weaving Bureau,

I work for the Imperial Court and share the Emperor's worries.

I hate Shen Cui Xi.

Relying on the little skill she has, she always works against me.

She's a woman, so I can't make her suffer too much.

But as the Magistrate of Suzhou, you're

in charge of the Ren Family member who colluded with the water bandits.

Brother Cao, you should say something to make Shen Cui Xi hand over the double-sided weaving technique.

That should be easy, right?

Aiyah.

Brother Cao, did I make things difficult for you?

No, no.

Brother Li, you're a man of noble character and integrity.

Rest assured.

I will definitely help you get the Ren Family's double-sided weaving technique.

- It's settled then.
- It's settled.

But Brother Cao, I have to tell you one thing.

Go ahead.

You're focused on wealth.

I'm doing my job, helping the emperor.

The Ren family is a prestigious family in Suzhou.

Ren Xue Tang is also a provincial graduate.

Brother Cao, keep in mind

that you must be cautious.

You must not kill anyone.

If anyone dies, you'll alarm the inspector-general, as well as His Majesty.

That would be a huge problem.

You can rest assured.

I have my own discernment.

- My Lord.
- My Lord.

You're too cruel.

Don't beat him to the point I don't recognize him.

Zhang Biao,

there have always been legends about you and I've always tried to catch you.

Today I must see

what this water bandit looks like.

- Dog officer!
- My Lord!

If you want to kill or punish me, just do it!

18 years later, I'll still be a hero.

You still have the gall to be stubborn?

No one move!

That scared me to death.

My Lord.

- My Lord.
- Scared me to death.

Wang Er!

Your father Wang Da was from Suzhou and your mother Wang Li was from Yangzhou, am I right?

What are you going to do?

I haven't be in contact with them for years. I cut my ties with them a long time ago!

You can cut your ties,

but blood ties aren't that easy to break.

Wang Er,

It's better if I call him Zhang Biao.

Yes.

Zhang Biao, according to law, being a water bandit is punished with extermination of nine tribes
(T/N: In ancient China, there were nine types of relationships people had.)

You might not care,

but your poor parents

will have worked hard their entire lives

to be decapitated together.

Don't touch my parents!

My Lord!

It's easy to leave the alone.

Are you going to do what you're told?

Are you going to do what you're told?

Come on, let's go find his parents.

My Lord!

I'll be obedient. I'll do what you say.

This is the way.

Did I wake you?

Your complexion hasn't been good these past few days. You need to be mindful of resting.

Li Zhao burned down the warehouse.

Logically speaking, he should be taking action.

Don't you think everything's been too quite?

I think you don't need to worry too much about this.

Burning a warehouse is a big deal.

They'll need time to deal with the aftermath.

These past few days, I've been having an ominous premonition.

Soldiers come, generals block. Water comes, the earth absorbs.
(T/N: There's always a solution)

All these years, no matter how big the issue,

haven't the two of us survived?

I think the most important thing right now is to take care of Shu Fang and Ru Feng's marriage.

She Fang's marriage?

Yes.

It's not easy for us women to meet someone who truly loves us.

Shu Fang is like you.

No matter how much she likes someone, she's stoic on the outside.

I watched Ru Feng grow up.

Whether he likes someone or hates someone, it's all written on his face.

I think he's fallen head over heels for Shu Fang.

Let's give them an amazing wedding

to let them marry soon, that way they can start having kids.

If they have a baby

to be Xiu Shan's companion, how great would that be?

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❝ Passionate yet Ruthless ❞ by Lu Hu - Singers: Lu Hu

♫ One who appears affectionate may be the one with a stony heart ♫

♫ One who appears heartless may be the one with real affection ♫

♫ The one invested in love ends up with a broken heart ♫

♫ The one by the cold pond, leaves a lonely silhouette ♫

♫ Uniting with a seemingly affectionate one ♫

♫ Leaves one tearfully gazing at the predestined love ♫

♫ There is nothing to fear about the preordained death ♫

♫ It’s rather the foredoomed life that one can only accept ♫

♫ The beautiful scene of this moment ♫

♫ Is like a dream, like a fantasy, like an illusion ♫

♫ If love is put with an end, my heart will stop with it ♫

♫ Where can I go to await the duckweed? ♫

♫ The falling blossoms deliberately follow the wind ♫

♫ The coldhearted rain drizzles until dawn ♫

♫ The dream that came after a heady good wine is hard to wake up from ♫

♫ I’m lost in a hopeless search for you in this hazy world ♫