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♫ Heroine, spare my life ♫

♫ Spare my life ♫

♫ Let me go, I'm begging you, pretty please ♫

♫ Heroine, spare my life ♫

♫ Spare my life ♫

♫ This fatal attraction of yours is vanquishing me ♫

♫ Friends say to forget her ♫

♫ I cannot forget her ♫

♫ But my body gets weaker by the day ♫

♫ She-devil is not her ♫

♫ Stop talking nonsense; it's not her ♫

♫ Didn't you say you will play with me? Yet you pour salt on my wound ♫

♫ People always meet their match ♫

♫ I'm scared when I run into you ♫

♫ Exaggerating all my flaws in great detail ♫

♫ Whatever I do, I am wrong ♫

♫ You have conquered me ♫

♫ I will serve you with my body and heart ♫

♫ If you play rock, I'll play paper ♫

♫ Okay, I admit defeat ♫

♫ Heroine, spare my life ♫

♫ Spare my life ♫

♫ Let me go, I'm begging you, pretty please ♫

♫ Heroine, spare my life ♫

♫ Spare my life ♫

♫ This fatal attraction of yours is vanquishing me ♫

♫ It's killing me, me, me, me, me, me ♫

♫ I see pink bubbles everywhere ♫

♫ Hey, Heroine, hold me ♫

♫ I see pink bubbles everywhere ♫

♫ Hey, Heroine, hold me, oh ♫

[Love Like White Jade]

[Episode 26]

[Lantern Boudoir]

What? I'm not playing idioms solitaire with you.

We're not playing idioms solitaire today.

Today, I have a gift for you.

What is it? A lucky bamboo? I already have one.

It's not a lucky bamboo. It's something you'll surely like.

What is it?

Get up first.

Come on, put your shoes on.

Give me your hand.

Close your eyes.

Come with me.

Open your eyes.

This is you, and this is me. It's the two of us.

What do you think?

- I like it. - You like it, don't you?

Ling'er?

Father?

Master Jiang...

I heard you go to Lantern Boudoir very often lately.

At first, I didn't believe it.

I can't believe it's true.

You're already engaged.

- How can you sneak out? - Master Jiang.

- Lady Qi. - Master Jiang.

I'm sorry. Please don't punish Junior Young Master.

You little brat, look at that.

She's still trying to defend you. How do you deserve her?

I caused this mess. If you must punish someone, punish my father.

- You... - He kept forcing me to marry someone I didn't want.

So I asked Junior Young Master to help me put on a show.

This is the bracelet you gave me the other day.

- Please take it back. - You...

Did you say your relationship was just an act?

I'm sorry, Master Jiang.

Fang Yun Cheng, why are you here? Get out.

Please don't blame it on Lady Qi, Master Jiang.

What?

Actually, I was the one who caused the problem.

It was I who had the audacity to disguise as Junior Young Master in front of Mr. Qi,

which led to a series of misunderstandings.

Please punish me instead.

Wait a minute. Let me sort it out.

Do you mean, in order to force your father to cancel

the engagement, you pretended that he was

in a relationship with you?

And when your father found out, he came to me to propose marriage for you two, right?

- Uncle. - Why are you two here?

Uncle, you're right.

Mr. Qi has agreed to cancel the engagement.

We were planning to confess to you after the engagement was canceled.

So...

So all of you knew, didn't you?

What a great idea to cover up a secret plan with another plan.

- Uncle, we made a mistake. - I'm sorry, Master.

Are you sorry? You made a mistake, didn't you?

Mother and I already discussed the details of the betrothal gift with Master Qi.

How can I answer him now?

What would that do to the reputation of Jiang Family?

I'm furious!

I must punish you all today.

Otherwise, you will overturn the entire Jiang Family in the future.

Father, it's wrong to force one's daughter to marry someone she doesn't love.

What we did was inappropriate.

But we also saved Lady Qi from an unfit marriage.

I was the one who caused this mess. Please punish me instead.

No, no, it's all my fault. I'll take responsibility for my own actions.

I knew, but concealed the truth. I should be punished.

Just punish me. I'm more experienced at being punished.

You all have quite a sense of justice.

Did you really think I wouldn't dare to punish you?

Fang Yun Cheng, as a Jiang Family servant,

how dare you decide for a young master?

Don't you love to be clean and vain?

You'll clean horse dung in the stable for two weeks.

Lady Qi, as a Lang Ya Maid, you were supposed to set a good example.

Yet you deceived your superiors and peers.

Copy a collection of poems three times for self-reflection.

You two wanted to share their joy and sorrow, right?

Come on, stand up.

You two will go and explain the situation to Grandma.

You have to make sure she accepts this brutal reality calmly.

I'm so angry!

And you, this isn't over.

Jiang Tian Ling, come with me!

What should we do?

The engagement incident was indeed understandable.

I can't blame it all on you.

Come on, take a seat.

Father, you are truly sensible and understanding.

- Have some tea. - Thank you, Father.

I just don't understand why you would go to a place of carnal pleasure such as Lantern Boudoir.

Father, although Lantern Boudoir is a place for sensual pleasure, it's actually innocent and pure.

Those girls provide only entertainment, not sexual services.

Even so, you cannot stay in a private room with a dancer.

That's something Bai Yu would do. Why did you do that?

Father, Zhe Xhi is a dancer.

But she hasn't done anything dishonorable.

I saw that very clearly, and I've thought it through.

Zhe Xhi and I are serious about this.

I believe Father will surely support me.

I hope you can understand me this time.

I could understand if you said you were in love with De Long.

But I don't know why you would fall for a dancer.

Zhe Xhi is very dedicated.

She established Lantern Boudoir on her own and never depended on others.

Although she's not well-learned, she made many accomplishments in dancing.

She's not inferior to Lang Ya maids at all.

Well, she's still a dancer after all.

How can she be mentioned in the same breath as a Lang Ya maid?

Besides, I heard that Zhe Xhi is

frivolous, wild, and dealt with countless men.

You're a blank slate in front of her, Son.

Plus, I heard she's ten years older than you, right?

Father, Zhe Xhi isn't like that at all.

I love her carefree spirit and how she follows her heart in everything.

As for her age, that has nothing to do with love anyway.

Zhe Xhi and I truly love each other. That's good enough for me.

This isn't up to you.

Father, I already set my mind on Zhe Xhi, and I'll never change my mind.

You!

Jiang Family isn't big enough to contain such a free spirit!

As long as I'm here, I will never allow her to set foot in Jiang Mansion!

Father,

Zhe Xhi is the only woman I will marry.

You...

Do you think I can't do anything about you?

Servants!

From now on, Junior Young Master will be locked in his room to reflect on his misconduct.

No one is allowed to release him without my approval!

Father! Father!

Junior Young Master, please don't make it tough for us.

That's unfortunate.

De Long, Ling'er and you are a perfect match of two like-minded people.

Even your personalities are a bit similar.

Is there really no chance for you two to be together anymore?

Master Jiang, in relationships, like-minded people aren't drawn to each other.

Rather, opposites attract.

Junior Young Master-

What do you mean by opposites attract?

This is nothing but a fling.

All right, you don't need to persuade me.

Master Jiang.

Master Jiang, Master Qi is demanding to see you.

What? Is he here already?

I was the one who told him.

Anyhow, the Jiang Family owes your father an explanation.

As your elder, I must stand up and solve the problem.

Plus, I'll give your father a sum of money as compensation.

No. Master Jiang, my father is a wastrel.

If he sees you, he will surely demand an exorbitant amount.

I was the cause of this incident. Just let me handle it myself.

Master Jiang, will you really not see him?

Never mind.

If Master Qi cares even a little about

his relationship with his daughter, this won't be too awkward.

I'm mostly worried about my son now.

You're quite something.

You conspired with Junior Young Master Jiang and lied to me.

Now you made me cancel the engagement with Wang San, you're turning your back on me.

Qi De Long, you're truly my daughter after all.

This has nothing to do with the Jiang Family.

I came up with the idea on my own.

I already sold all the jewelry I can.

I'll give you all the money. Just get out of here.

Do you want to send me away with a letter and a small pouch of money?

I don't care what the younger generations do.

But Master Jiang's commitment to the engagement is worth more than a marriage agreement.

If you want to cancel the arranged marriage, a small pouch of money is far from enough for me.

This money has to come from the Jiang Family.

If you're not willing to pay, I'll go see Master Jiang.

I still have pride and self-respect even if you don't.

I won't allow you to behave rudely here.

That's a bold statement.

It sure makes a difference when you have Jiang Family to back you up.

I want to know what the Jiang Family did to bewitch my daughter.

- What are you doing? - Leave! Leave! Leave now!

Qi De Long, so you think you're all grown up now, don't you?

How dare you do this to your father?

Qi De Long, I'm telling you, people who offend me will not end well!

Qi De Long!

That Master Qi is quite unbearable.

It's understandable that you've been hiding the truth.

Yes, it's understandable.

Ling'er and De Long have no mutual feelings for each other.

We can't force them to marry. That's understandable.

- It's understandable. - It's understandable.

As for Ling'er and that dancer, they're...

- Understandable. - Understandable.

Inappropriate!

Since young, Ling'er was disciplined and always did the right thing.

How could he?

How could he fall for a dancer?

That dancer must have used some kind of trick

and took advantage of Ling'er's innocence to seduce him.

No, I have to meet this...

What is her name?

Zhe Xhi.

I want to see what kind of creature she is.

- Grandma. - Madam Jiang, please hear us out first.

That's right, Wu Xia. You're very eloquent. You should go with Grandma.

Grandma. Yes, we'll go with you.

That Zhe Xhi is really out of line.

She seduced my brother just because she was somewhat beautiful.

She... she even had the audacity to argue with Uncle.

But this is Junior Young Master's first love after all.

Apples are sweeter after bitten by frost.

What if their love grows more intense after we try to break them up?

How long can it stay intense?

So maybe Tian Ling is serious about it right now.

Although he claims that he can't live without Zhe Xhi,

I think he'll forget in a few days.

Don't forget, Junior Young Master is a man of his word.

What if he dies for love?

Even so, we're not afraid. Our Jiang Family has excellent doctors.

Bringing someone back to life is what we're best at.

Grandma. Grandma. Are you not going?

No, I thought about it.

We should give this matter further thought

and discuss it later.

Grandma, are you really not going?

At the time, I forced you apart when you two were so in love.

I still remember the pain you felt.

Besides, Ling'er is very stubborn.

We can't act impulsively on this matter

and make the same mistake again.

I really don't understand.

Yu'er left these places of sensual pleasure for a girl, while Ling'er

suffered a setback at Lantern Boudoir for a girl.

I guess I'm too old now.

Don't say that, Madam Jiang.

There is one more thing.

Young Master Jiang made quite an improvement recently.

Maybe I don't need to keep a close watch on him anymore.

I want to move out of Young Master's room so he can focus on the exam.

What did you say? Do you want to live apart? (Implies separated in a relationship)

Ling'er's matter hasn't been handled yet,

and what's going on with you two now?

Do you think I have too many days left in my life?

- No, no. - No, Madam Jiang.

Please don't be angry. We're fine.

Yes.

We're fine.

Yu'er, Wu Xia,

- you two have to keep staying together. - Yes.

- You two are my only consolation now, understand? - Yes.

Don't say things like you're going to live apart.

All right.

There's... there's a little bug.

I know.

Grandma is very fragile right now.

I'm sorry. I must ask you to stay here a few more days.

I understand.

I just didn't expect Younger Brother's surprise to turn into a scare.

But I really admire his courage.

Junior Young Master probably didn't expect to fall in love with such an impossible person.

Why don't you go to bed first?

Sure.

What about you?

I'll read for a while.

I'm not that sleepy.

[Tao Te Ching]

You can go to bed.

All right.

- Good night. - Good night.

[Lantern Boudoir]

Master.

I'm practicing. Stay away from me.

It seems you really took it hard.

Master, you are ten years older than my younger brother after all.

It's normal for my uncle to react that way.

You need to give him time to accept it, right?

You have no idea what your uncle has said.

Jiang Tian Ling, how can you come to such a lowly, shabby place?

Come home with me!

He... Did he really say that?

Lantern Boudoir is innocent and pure.

We offer entertainment, not sexual services.

Besides, how many jobs did I provide for girls in Chong'an City?

I'm not inferior to Jiang Family. How can he say that about me?

Well, my uncle really crossed the line.

Master, if you ask me, so many men are out there.

Maybe you should just break up with Tian Ling so you don't deal with that old man again.

Fine, I'll go home and explain it to my younger brother now.

Wait a minute. You girls keep practicing.

There is no need to hurry.

Even if we break up, I should say it.

If it weren't for your sake,

I would have ended with him when I opened the door that day.

Master, you're reluctant to part with Tian Ling, right?

Did he get punished?

He's confined, self-reflecting on his knees.

He can't rest for a minute.

I kneel all the time. I know how painful that is.

The ground is ice cold.

This was the first time he defied my uncle.

That silly boy, can't he just take it easy a little while?

Why must he be so honest?

Master, do you need me to relay anything to him?

In that way, he'll know he's not fighting a lone battle.

Since his father doesn't approve, what can I do?

It's a good chance to let him ponder if he has the courage to be with me.

I won't disturb him these days.

At any rate, our future will be full of difficulties.

I have a dilemma, too.

What's going on with you?

I'm leaving if you keep being like this.

Fine, I won't laugh anymore.

I really didn't expect anyone to fall for Jiang Bai Yu.

Think of it from another angle. You are both Jiang Bai Yu and Shen Qing Li.

The person she loves is always you. Why are you upset?

She didn't fall in love with someone else. That's the best outcome of all.

She just thinks it's unethical for her to sway back and forth in love.

So she kept reading the Tao Te Ching all night.

I really can't stand it anymore.

Maybe I should just tell her my real identity.

Bai Yu, sit down.

Now is not the time to say this.

The new drug test location is about to appear.

If you reveal your identity now, wouldn't that be one step too soon?

Don't even mention that.

We investigated the new drug test location for so long and didn't find anything.

I really can't lie to her anymore.

There's no use being anxious about it.

By counting the days, time will fly.

Bear with it a bit longer.

We can't be in a real relationship, and I must watch her being hurt.

If this goes on, either she goes crazy, or I will.

During this special period,

the only way to relieve her stress is to keep her busy.

What does she usually like to do?

[Tao Te Ching (moral teachings)]

Brother Shui, why are you reading this book again?

So many books are out there. Why must you read this one?

Why? Will you be a Taoist nun?

What's wrong with you? Why do you care what book I read?

If you don't want to see it, just get out. Don't disturb me.

I-I'll leave.

So weird.

"I wish to lie on my pillow with the curtains drawn"

"while I whisper in your ear."

"I count hours of sleepless nights by the river as I'm taken by memories of you."

"Men can never be as heartless as plants or grass."

"We do not love rouge for its color,"

"but for the affection of the lady who wears it."

I'm a young master of the Jiang Family. I will marry Lady Qi.

[Collection of Poems]

Young Master, are you here to see Junior Young Master?

We have only one purpose today, to make Younger Brother happy.

- Let's go. - All right.

Older Brother, why are you here?

Don't be too touched.

We were just bored and came to play Mahjong with you.

- Play Mahjong? - Yes.

That's... that's inappropriate, right?

How is that inappropriate?

But if my father finds out, I will lose for sure.

I'm not playing.

Are you sure you don't want to play?

Yes.

- All right, we'll play on our own. Let's go. - Let's go.

It won't work if you're missing a player, right? (Mahjong needs 4 players.)

Why don't I play a round with you?

Come here.

I won. Supplemental tile of a melding quad.

I win, the thirteen orphans.

I win. I win. Lucky draw.

Not bad, Younger Brother. Unlucky in love but lucky at gambling.

You have quite the lucky hand.

Brother, don't you need the little chick tile to win?

Why did you toss that out?

I... I made a mistake.

Actually, you don't have to let me win. I'm fine.

Junior Young Master, we really didn't let you win.

It's fine if you win or lose.

There's no brotherly love on the gambling table. Am I right, Young Master?

That's right. It's all right, just paint it.

All right, don't mind if I do.

Okay.

Sorry for the offense, Lady Qi.

Junior Young Master, are you all right?

I'm fine.

I've been on my knees for so long, and my legs feel weak.

Younger Brother, if you ask me, you should just admit your mistake to Uncle.

Uncle really loves you dearly.

If you admit your mistake, he certainly won't make you kneel anymore.

Father takes relationships very seriously.

Even if I admit my mistake, he won't agree to it.

Therefore, I must hold on right to the end.

Good, you're a man of integrity, Younger Brother.

I support you in spirit.

But you still have to do your own kneeling.

Yes, one person should represent us all in kneeling.

Yes, it really hurts.

Older Brother, did you go to Lantern Boudoir?

How do you know?

You smell like the fragrance from there.

Did she ask you to bring anything?

Well, let's continue.

Young Master.

Young Master, there's a letter for you.

There's news about Ma Ru Long.

"Rain Alley."

The letter said those maniacs appeared here.

So Ma Ru Long's drug test location has to be around here.

That Ma Ru Long is a crafty old scoundrel with more than one hideout.

I wonder if we can catch them all at once this time.

All right, the topography here is complex.

You look for him the way we've come, and I'll search ahead.

Okay.

Be very careful. Do not barge in on your own.

You, too.

No, I'm still worried about Master Shui.

I'll go back and check on her.

- It's mine. - It's mine.

It's mine.

Boys, can I see this book?

Thank you.

Take this to get yourselves some sugar-coated haws.

- Can I have this book? - Yes.

Thank you.

[Medical Journal]

Yellow represents gold, which means this content

should be emphasized and memorized.

Put some paste on it, and stick this to the page.

What do you think? Can you do that?

Here, try to do one yourself.

Good.

Sister, why did you ask to see me?

Look at this.

Isn't this the new method you used to teach Jiang Bai Yu how to recite poems?

What happened? Did something new occur with you two?

This book belongs to Brother.

Brother Xiao?

This book seems so new, and only Brother knows how to label it like that.

This and the daisy bracelet I found at Thousand Horses Hall,

I think Brother is still alive and is very likely in the hands of Ma Ru Long.

Why did Master Shui come to see Ba Xi?

What should we do next?

Take a look at this. [Taoist Nun Medicine]

Could they be at the Taoist temple?

I suspect they're either at the temple, around the temple, or related to the temple.

Sister, what do you need me to do?

I need you to summon your men and help me find all Taoist temples in Chong'an.

All right, don't worry. I'll make sure to look for them carefully.

And don't tell this to anyone in Jiang Mansion.

Okay, I got it.

Well, what about Jiang Bai Yu?

Especially him.

Timing and Subtitles by the 🎭 Masked Hero 😎 Team @viki.com

♫ When I met you that day ♫

♫ You poured yourself into my heart like a sliver of moonlight ♫

♫ The falling petals so poignant and beautiful ♫

♫ Under the perfect, blue sky ♫

♫ I slept alone and listened ♫

♫ You filled my mind ♫

♫ When I met you that day ♫

♫ Like larks and wild geese, how shall I spend my free time? ♫

♫ My mind is clear as I stay awake till dawn ♫

♫ Your beauty and your glances ♫

♫ While trimming and lifting the candle wick ♫

♫ All I see is you in the flickering candlelight ♫

♫ If it is destiny, there must be magic to ♫

♫ Transport me and you ♫

♫ Across the galaxy and 30,000 years ♫

♫ I will love you all my life and never change ♫

♫ If it is destiny ♫

♫ There must be magic that can ♫

♫ Transport me and you ♫

♫ Across the galaxy and 30,000 years ♫

♫ If it's love, we will surely meet each other ♫