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[Flourished Peony]
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[Episode 2]
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- My lady, watch your step.
- Okay.
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♫ The Luo River cleanses the moonlight haze ♫
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♫ Flowing into a scorching long river ♫
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♫ A jade-like face not yet indulged
in mundane pleasures ♫
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♫ Youth sets its own wandering path ♫
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♫ Let not the secular world constrain How can they guess with mundane eyes ♫
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♫ Smiling as the storm stir the dust ♫
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♫ Flowers should bloom proudly Reflecting the color of the sky ♫
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♫ Never withering ♫
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♫ Do not fail the varied fragrance ♫
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♫ Let not the secular world constrain How can they guess with mundane eyes ♫
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♫ Smiling as the storm stir the dust ♫
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♫ Flowers should bloom proudly Reflecting the color of the sky ♫
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♫ Never withering ♫
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♫ Do not fail the varied fragrance ♫
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Minister Chen.
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I've heard that your son would soon go to the capital to take the imperial examination.
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My own son also wishes to participate in this year's Provincial Examination.
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Why not let them
travel to the capital together?
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My son has gained the favor of the County Princess and is bound to be promoted.
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In the future, our two families should interact more and support each other in official circles.
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It will be beneficial.
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Whoever forms an alliance with Prince Ning will become my comrade.
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The Floral Envoy accompanies the County Princess to relax here.
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It's obvious who is the son-in-law favored by His Highness.
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I must remind you
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to beware lest all your efforts be in vain.
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Your Highness, we have arrived.
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Greetings, Princess.
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- No need for formalities.
- Thank you, Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Zishu, Long time no see.
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How have you been recently?
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All is well. I've heard about what happened.
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Please don't worry too much, Your Highness.
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The floral banquet is ready. Please invite the Floral Envoy.
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The Envoy is resting after the tiring journey. Please wait a moment.
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Very well, very well.
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My lord, it's time to get up.
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Everyone is waiting for you.
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Greetings, Floral Envoy.
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Greetings to everyone.
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Where did you get drunk last night?
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You slept all the way and made us wait.
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I wanted to leave more time for the County Princess' pleasantries.
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- Mr. Liu, you wouldn't blame me, right
- Of course not.
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The presence of the County Princess and Floral Envoy is honoring to my house.
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Come, please.
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My lady.
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Your Highness, please.
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Please watch your step.
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This environment and these flowers
have been specially prepared for your arrival.
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Your Highness, look over there. There are a few very rare varieties.
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Come on, have a look.
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It's really beautiful.
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The Luoyang officialdom is
full of hidden talents.
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Mr. Liu has put in great effort to gather so many renowned items rarely seen even in Chang'an.
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My daughter-in-law is skilled
at cultivating peonies.
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She can cultivate
even the most novel varieties.
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Floral Envoy, if there's any you want, you can take it home to enjoy to your heart's content.
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That's your dowry, my lady.
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If they belong to the young lady.
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I'll pass. A true gentleman does not take what others love.
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Today, I wanted to adorn my hair with fresh flowers.
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But the inn was so shabby that I couldn't find a suitable one.
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But this garden full of peonies does seem fitting.
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This one, right? I see.
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Hold on.
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Please forgive me, Your Highness.
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The peonies are flattered by your affection.
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But these peonies are the dowry given by my father and mother.
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Even if I am dull, I dare not be unfilial.
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I hope Your Highness can show mercy.
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Whether you are filial or not is of no consequence to me.
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Youzhen, Since it is her dowry, let it be.
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Zishu, it's just a flower. Can't you bear to part with it?
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But…
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As the daughter of the imperial family, you must have seen all the rare things.
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To be honest, these peonies are just ordinary flowers in your eyes, Your Highness.
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But to me, they are of considerable value to carry with oneself.
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I hope you can show leniency.
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Why bother quibbling with a woman
of no significance like me?
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After all is said and done, it's all about money.
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Indeed.
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Peonies are flowers in our eyes.
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But in the eyes of merchants, they are nuggets of gold.
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That's true, Your Highness.
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As long as we take the branches of these
flowers, plant them in the soil, and tend to them diligently,
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next Spring, they will bloom,
one flower becoming two. They're more than just nuggets of gold.
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- They're practically a wealth-bringing deity that generates money annually.
- How embarrassing.
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Enough.
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My wife is a vulgar huckster and has offended the County Princess.
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Your Highness, please don't stoop to her level.
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The County Princess is naturally beautiful.
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Even without fresh flowers adorning her, her grace stands out.
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Other vulgar powders and rogue creams in the garden cannot hold a candle to her.
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Let it be. Let's leave these nuggets of gold to the young lady.
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I am magnanimous. So be it.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Your Highness. Allow me to take you to the Water Jade
Pavilion for a rest.
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- This way, please.
- Your Highness.
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To do as one says,
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I've come to help you get rid of the troublemakers.
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Do you want the 100-set way or the 80-set way?
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I won't let go of even a single flower.
I am very stingy.
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So how can I afford to summon the Floral Envoy?
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Moreover, my own troublemakers should rightfully be dealt with by myself.
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No need to trouble you.
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Floral Envoy.
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Keeper Chen.
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Long time no see. You are as dashing and suave as ever.
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- Yes.
- I wonder where to buy this.
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The Liu Mansion has never
been this lively before.
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Look at the lady of the house
with that sycophantic look, they even mock you for being vulgar.
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Where are they any better?
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If I don't pretend to be greedy for money,
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how could the County Princess have
so easily given up just now?
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These peonies are the keepsakes my mother left me.
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I must protect them.
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What does it matter
if people disdain me a little?
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Are you here for the flowers?
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There are more over there.
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How brazen.
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Don't say that. These are
the young lady's golden goose.
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The County Princess looks at
the lord with deep affection.
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She must have old feelings for him. That's why she deliberately made
things difficult for you, my lady.
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It doesn't matter.
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If Liu Chang and the County Princess wish to rekindle their past relationship, they certainly won't make room for me.
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If he initiates the divorce, it would be the Liu family breaking
the marriage contract first.
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I have no reason not to agree.
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To me, this may be a good opportunity.
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But once divorced, others will regard you as a cast-off wife.
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- Arranging another marriage later on might be…
- Silly Yulu.
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Life is yours to live.
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Why bother about others' views?
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These two are the daughters of Commandant Wang. Heye, Hehua.
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Greet the Floral Envoy.
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I've always thought that corrupt officials are either fat-headed or weasel-faced.
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I've never expected the Floral Envoy to be so dashing and handsome.
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Look at those unmarried ladies. Their eyes are practically glued to him.
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Common folks tending to their own plot of land are seen as vulgar and coarse in their eyes.
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While the officials insatiably greedy who accept bribes are the best marriage material
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and the ladder to climb up the ranks in their eyes.
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The Current Officialdom is becoming more and more miasmic.
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Ladies and gentlemen. Noon has arrived. Please take your seats.
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Please.
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Mr. Chen, apologies
for the imperfect hospitality. This is a small token of my feelings.
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Come, please.
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- Mr. Chen.
- Please.
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- After you.
- Please.
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- Your Highness, please.
- Please take the upper seat.
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The County Princess actually took the seat
of the Liu family's young lady.
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Isn't this openly slapping Madam He's face?
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The County Princess, recently widowed, went nowhere but Luoyang.
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This Mr. Liu is a minor judge today,
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but in the future, he might just be
transferred to the capital and rise rapidly.
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Your Highness, this is not proper etiquette.
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Zishu, it has been a long time since I saw you. I don't want to be too far from you.
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Please, sit down.
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- My lady, shall we…
- It's alright.
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There are seats over there, let's go.
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This garden is full of peonies. There's no place for the Albizia flower.
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No flowers, no fruit. It does match.
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Zishu, sit down.
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Okay.
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This family of troublemakers... is truly interesting.
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This wine is good.
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Chuanyu.
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My lord.
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How is this dance compared to the Pear Garden in the palace?
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Naturally, it can't compete. But it is quite presentable.
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It's more than just presentable.
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The look in the eyes and the posture of holding an umbrella clearly have a familiar...
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murderous aura...
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of martial artists.
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Youzhen, be careful.
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- Protect the County Princess.
- My lady, get up quickly. Quickly.
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- Go.
- Don't move.
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Treacherous official Jiang, you let the emperor indulge in pleasure, bringing chaos to the court hierarchy.
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The Integrity Society is here to act for heaven.
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Overestimating one's own ability.
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- Does the Floral Envoy know kung fu?
- I've never heard of it.
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This is an imperial sword
bestowed by His Majesty.
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When the sharp blade is unsheathed, it's as if His Majesty has arrived in person.
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What are you waiting for?
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Protect the royal sword.
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Be careful. Don't splatter blood everywhere.
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Staining the beautiful garments of the ladies would be a pity.
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Be careful, Yulu.
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Don't cut my flowers. Fight over there.
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My lady.
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My lady, you scared me.
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How could you just charge out like that?
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I was scared. I thought they had cut my flowers.
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- Are you alright?
- I'm fine, are you?
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- I'm okay.
- Control your strength well. Do not harm the flowers.
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The gold nuggets of the young Lady Liu are too expensive to compensate.
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He was previously acting as a ghost inside the Fuyun Temple.
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And now he fully reveals the posture of someone borrowing power.
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This favored one by His Majesty is indeed not ordinary.
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Kneel.
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It was due to my negligence in checking identities thoroughly that the thieves mixed into the assembly.
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Fortunately, the County Princess
was not injured.
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But still, it disturbed the elegant interest
of the County Princess and the Floral Envoy.
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Please forgive me.
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The Liu family failed to inspect and startled the County Princess
and the Floral Envoy.
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Please show great magnanimity and deal with it leniently.
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Zishu, what are you doing? Get up quickly.
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Get up.
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For the sake of you, I won't pursue it.
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What do you say, Floral Envoy?
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Forget it.
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This matter can't really be blamed on Lord Liu.
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You… It was just a matter of poor luck.
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If today the one receiving us
was the Keeper Chen, there would still be such a commotion.
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Assaults, assassination attempts. It happens several times each month.
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I'm already used to it. Look how skilled my subordinates are.
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Mr. Liu, no need to take it to heart.
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Everyone, get up.
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Thank you for your clemency,
Your Highness, Floral Envoy.
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Having committed many evils,
he has invited pursuit and killing.
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He doesn't take it as a warning, and yet, he's proud of it.
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You have broad minds.
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I am ashamed for not measuring up.
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Thank you, Your Highness.
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Didn't you change the way
of addressing me just now? Why are you reverting to it again?
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I still prefer you to call me by my name.
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Youzhen, it's chaos here.
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Let's go admire the flowers somewhere else so that the servants tidying up
won't bother you.
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- Okay.
- Please.
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Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming.
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Please forgive me for my poor hospitality.
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Mr. Liu. You are humble.
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In today's floral banquet,
the peonies are dazzling.
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We were honored to feast our eyes in the light of the County Princess and the Floral Envoy.
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The County Princess and the Floral
Envoy are staying here.
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It will certainly lead to many banquets
and feasts in the future.
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00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:07,180
Our two families must interact with each other more frequently.
241
00:23:07,180 --> 00:23:09,420
Of course.
242
00:23:10,710 --> 00:23:14,520
Floral Envoy. This banquet cannot continue.
243
00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:17,850
I shall take my leave first.
244
00:23:18,910 --> 00:23:21,230
Everyone, please hold on.
245
00:23:24,150 --> 00:23:28,470
Now that the assassin has been captured, where is everyone going?
246
00:23:28,470 --> 00:23:34,580
Let's continue drinking and the entertainment. That's the proper thing to do.
247
00:23:34,580 --> 00:23:37,710
Exactly, exactly. I will summon people to clean up immediately.
248
00:23:37,710 --> 00:23:40,060
- Servants.
- No need for that.
249
00:23:40,060 --> 00:23:44,640
Leave it to my men. They are experienced.
250
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:46,230
Chuanyu.
251
00:23:46,230 --> 00:23:47,790
Yes.
252
00:23:48,750 --> 00:23:52,550
- You know what to do. Take the assassin away. Tidy up the scene.
- Yes.
253
00:23:52,550 --> 00:23:55,330
Aren't all corrupt officials afraid of death?
254
00:23:55,330 --> 00:23:58,590
Even so, the Floral Envoy still has the mood to continue feasting.
255
00:23:58,590 --> 00:24:01,510
One who is shameless never
worries about anything.
256
00:24:01,510 --> 00:24:04,120
- Shameless Jiang.
- Kneel properly.
257
00:24:04,120 --> 00:24:07,520
- Ladies and gentlemen, please.
- Please move to the garden.
258
00:24:08,900 --> 00:24:10,820
This way, please.
259
00:24:24,010 --> 00:24:30,220
Seeing how proficient these subordinates are, I can't help but want to shout 'bravo'.
260
00:24:32,420 --> 00:24:35,990
Although I don't mind assassination,
261
00:24:35,990 --> 00:24:41,720
His Majesty specifically instructed me to see if Luoyang is as outstanding and spiritually
vibrant as the rumors say.
262
00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:48,540
How should I report today's events to His Majesty when I return to Chang'an?
263
00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:51,450
- I…
- Mr. Liu, there's no need for this.
264
00:24:51,450 --> 00:24:54,040
I don't need your courtesies.
265
00:24:54,850 --> 00:25:00,950
Well, Floral Envoy, how much tangible courtesy can exempt one from the crime of negligence?
266
00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:06,210
This crime can be big or small,
267
00:25:06,210 --> 00:25:10,370
depending on how fast my returning carriage goes.
268
00:25:10,370 --> 00:25:12,890
I am a forgetful person.
269
00:25:12,890 --> 00:25:15,730
If the journey back is long enough,
270
00:25:15,730 --> 00:25:19,020
by the time I return to Chang'an, I will have forgotten everything.
271
00:25:19,020 --> 00:25:25,110
Then, His Majesty will only know that Luoyang is warm with flowers blooming
and the common folk prospering.
272
00:25:26,050 --> 00:25:31,220
The gifts for His Majesty and the Floral Envoy will be enough to make it difficult for the horses to take a step.
273
00:25:31,220 --> 00:25:33,200
Please rest assured.
274
00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,470
Mr. Liu is a clear-headed person.
275
00:25:37,470 --> 00:25:41,240
In the future, you will certainly rise rapidly through the ranks.
276
00:25:41,900 --> 00:25:44,420
Thank you, Floral Envoy.
277
00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:51,300
Having had plenty of wine and food, why not play something to stretch our limbs a bit?
278
00:25:51,300 --> 00:25:55,480
I remember that Zishu is quite fond of archery. Do you have a target for archery?
279
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,310
Yes, yes.
280
00:25:57,310 --> 00:25:59,660
County Princess, please.
281
00:26:02,010 --> 00:26:03,540
Please.
282
00:26:06,470 --> 00:26:09,220
Mudan, go prepare some refreshments.
283
00:26:26,430 --> 00:26:28,800
- After you, Suizhi.
- Please.
284
00:26:45,700 --> 00:26:47,510
How did it go off-target?
285
00:26:47,510 --> 00:26:50,480
Jiang. A gust of spring breeze just came by.
286
00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:55,080
Although it messed up your aim, it is a good omen of success
in the spring breeze.
287
00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,750
Jiang. Joyous events are approaching.
288
00:26:57,750 --> 00:27:00,850
You have such sayings in Luoyang.
289
00:27:12,230 --> 00:27:13,840
Well…
290
00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:18,360
No competing for the colors of spring, in autumn, it shall ascend
into the cloud-filled skies.
291
00:27:18,360 --> 00:27:22,600
Floral Envoy. This truly is a great omen of good fortune.
292
00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,140
- That's right. Great fortune, great fortune.
- Well said, well said.
293
00:27:25,140 --> 00:27:27,550
Great fortune, oh great fortune.
294
00:27:54,910 --> 00:27:58,820
Archery is uninteresting. Better to switch to pitching pots, huh?
295
00:27:58,820 --> 00:28:01,290
- Alright.
- Pitching pots. Right, right.
296
00:28:01,290 --> 00:28:05,680
Pitching pots, pitching pots is good. Let's all go to the garden to pitch pots.
297
00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,450
County Princess, please.
298
00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:11,120
- Let's go.
- Please, please, please.
299
00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:12,800
After you.
300
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:15,600
- Jiang.
- You go ahead.
301
00:28:31,990 --> 00:28:34,850
Why does this person
deliberately hide his abilities?
302
00:28:34,850 --> 00:28:37,550
And why did he aim solely
at this wealth-attracting copper coin?
303
00:28:44,150 --> 00:28:46,090
- A small token of appreciation.
- Thank you.
304
00:28:46,090 --> 00:28:47,840
Take care, take care.
305
00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,920
Mr. Li, here you go. Thank you.
306
00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:55,340
- Mrs. Zhang, please take care on your way. See you again.
- Thank you.
307
00:28:55,340 --> 00:28:57,710
Thank you.
308
00:28:57,710 --> 00:29:00,570
I just ran into that lad at the second gate and found out
309
00:29:00,570 --> 00:29:04,910
that those carriages brought
by the Floral Envoy were all empty.
310
00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:09,530
Those carriages were personally bestowed by His Majesty, representing the supreme honor and favor of His Majesty.
311
00:29:09,530 --> 00:29:13,440
And the rule of the Floral Envoy is to travel with empty carriages and return fully loaded.
312
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,920
Indeed, he is the number
one greedy official in the world.
313
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:20,840
The Floral Envoy is unfathomable, and not as simple as he appears. Let's not interfere with this matter.
314
00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:24,990
The most important thing is to go
and find the lady of the house to move the peonies back
to my courtyard as soon as possible.
315
00:29:24,990 --> 00:29:26,920
Only then can I be at ease.
316
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:31,880
But it's impossible for Mudan to raise
so much money all at once. And there is no way to get it from home.
317
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:37,220
It seems that the only option is to sell
the imperial-granted Zixi pills in order to raise the funds.
318
00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:42,730
The tribute medicine can save lives when the time comes. They can never be sold.
319
00:29:43,900 --> 00:29:47,610
When He entered the family, didn't her father give us a large sum of money?
320
00:29:47,610 --> 00:29:51,110
Now it's all spent. How have you been managing the household?
321
00:29:51,110 --> 00:29:54,370
My Lord. Two distinguished guests have come.
322
00:29:54,370 --> 00:29:59,750
Not to mention the expenses of the banquet hosted for them, they are going to stay here for a while.
323
00:29:59,750 --> 00:30:05,100
- Even if we had a gold mine, it would not be enough.
- Women simply lack foresight.
324
00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:10,830
The future career prospects of our son and the Liu family's reputation all depend on these few days.
325
00:30:10,830 --> 00:30:16,890
- But right now…
- Didn't someone make an offer on He's dowry, those few shops?
326
00:30:16,890 --> 00:30:21,480
Have Xiangfu take the accountant and sell them. It should tide us over for a while.
327
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,500
Don't even think about touching
the tribute medicine.
328
00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:29,730
We must not let He discover that what we gave back then was a forgery.
329
00:30:29,730 --> 00:30:35,480
If her father gets wind of it, it will be difficult to ask him for money
to grease the wheels in the future.
330
00:31:54,530 --> 00:31:56,330
Don't act impulsively.
331
00:31:57,090 --> 00:31:59,080
Let's go back first.
332
00:32:00,330 --> 00:32:02,340
Let's go back,
333
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:25,450
I thought… I thought Mother was too ill.
334
00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:30,630
Even with the expensive Zixi pills, it didn't turn the tide.
335
00:32:31,250 --> 00:32:33,660
But I never expected…
336
00:32:34,980 --> 00:32:37,940
I never expected the pills to be fake.
337
00:32:39,140 --> 00:32:42,000
Why did they deceive me?
338
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,250
Why?
339
00:32:44,250 --> 00:32:47,320
I clearly could have had more time.
340
00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:51,440
- I could have more time to look for other miraculous medicines.
- My lady.
341
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,530
My lady, don't be like this, my lady.
342
00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,230
My lady.
343
00:33:05,810 --> 00:33:08,480
It's all because of my incompetence.
344
00:33:09,140 --> 00:33:11,610
It's all because of my incompetence.
345
00:33:12,250 --> 00:33:16,080
If I had discovered earlier that the Zixi pills were fake,
346
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:20,460
I could have wasted no time in seeking medical advice.
347
00:33:20,460 --> 00:33:25,500
Mother… Mother might have been saved.
348
00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:29,770
She wouldn't have left me.
349
00:33:30,850 --> 00:33:35,300
I was foolish, I was too foolish. I'm stupid. A fool!
350
00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:38,800
Don't be like this, my lady. Don't be like this.
351
00:33:39,570 --> 00:33:41,660
My lady.
352
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:47,680
The Master has been selling
medicine for so many years, but he's never seen a real Zixi pill.
353
00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:52,600
The fake medicine and the one
described in the medical books smell and appear exactly the same.
354
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:56,200
Furthermore, as soon as Madam took it, there indeed was some improvement.
355
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,200
It's only natural that you didn't notice.
356
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:03,000
It's the Liu family to blame, not you, my lady.
357
00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:06,100
My lady, if Madam sees you
358
00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:11,400
this heartbroken and self-reproaching, she will definitely be heartbroken.
359
00:34:15,130 --> 00:34:17,530
That's right.
360
00:34:17,530 --> 00:34:21,460
I shouldn't torment myself for such a family.
361
00:34:22,300 --> 00:34:28,200
Their lies have delayed the treatment period for Mother.
362
00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:36,300
I will certainly make them pay the price.
363
00:34:36,300 --> 00:34:41,200
But we are weak and alone. How can we fight against them?
364
00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,860
If we confront them now,
365
00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:51,100
they will surely deny everything.
366
00:34:51,100 --> 00:34:56,900
How about… How about we tell the Master about this to seek justice?
367
00:34:56,900 --> 00:34:58,860
No.
368
00:34:58,860 --> 00:35:01,400
We have no evidence now.
369
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:06,500
Even if we involve Father, it would be of no help.
370
00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:13,700
Even if we turn Liu's house upside down and find the real tribute medicine, they will not admit it.
371
00:35:13,700 --> 00:35:19,400
When that happens and the families fall out, we of the He family, being mere merchants,
372
00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:22,900
might bear the stigma of being ungrateful and treacherous.
373
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:31,300
What we can do now is to withdraw from the Liu family intact.
374
00:35:31,300 --> 00:35:35,400
Once we get home, we'll plan our next step.
375
00:35:36,630 --> 00:35:38,550
In any case,
376
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:45,500
I cannot stay a moment longer at this place of cruelty.
377
00:35:45,500 --> 00:35:47,800
My lady, you want a divorce.
378
00:35:50,130 --> 00:35:52,100
That's right.
379
00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:06,900
Liu Shen insisted on me
marrying into the Liu family for my birth characters.
380
00:36:06,900 --> 00:36:10,190
He will surely not let me go easily.
381
00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:15,100
Tomorrow the Liu family will accompany
the County Princess on a trip.
382
00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:20,000
We can take this opportunity to take back the dowry shops.
383
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,920
We must not let them sell them at will.
384
00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:31,340
My lady.
385
00:36:35,070 --> 00:36:38,070
Liu Shen does not want to let me leave.
386
00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:42,800
But the County Princess and Liu Chang can't wait for me to disappear.
387
00:36:46,510 --> 00:36:50,210
Yulu, pass the message for me.
388
00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:06,100
Why did you call me here?
389
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:16,200
Everyone thinks that peonies are exclusive to the nobility.
390
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,700
But they forget that they originate
from the mountains and forests
391
00:37:21,400 --> 00:37:25,800
and once bloomed and withered away freely.
392
00:37:28,030 --> 00:37:30,420
The flowers before us
393
00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:38,700
are the fine specimens
394
00:37:38,700 --> 00:37:45,600
Mother brought them to me and taught me how to cultivate them with care.
395
00:37:47,070 --> 00:37:50,100
Without my mother,
396
00:37:50,100 --> 00:37:56,500
there wouldn't be the grand spectacle that made the County Princess
and the Floral Envoy praise unanimously.
397
00:37:57,700 --> 00:38:01,800
Did you call me here just to tell me how precious these beloved
golden nuggets of yours are,
398
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:06,700
how rare they are, and how magnificent you were
at today's floral banquet?
399
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:12,900
If you wish to bestow a reward, you may say so directly.
400
00:38:12,900 --> 00:38:19,000
For the sake of these flowers, as long as it's not too excessive, I can agree to it.
401
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,840
I want a divorce.
402
00:38:30,050 --> 00:38:31,810
What did you say?
403
00:38:31,820 --> 00:38:36,970
I said, I want a divorce.
404
00:38:36,970 --> 00:38:39,150
What nonsense are you talking about?
405
00:38:50,050 --> 00:38:52,740
Is it because of me and the County Princess?
406
00:38:52,740 --> 00:38:55,600
- My relationship with Youzhen…
- That's right.
407
00:38:55,600 --> 00:39:02,000
You and the County Princess
are mutually in love, a match made in heaven.
408
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:06,400
While my status is humble, detrimental to your reputation, so,
409
00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:10,300
I am willing to leave the Liu family to make your relationship possible.
410
00:39:14,900 --> 00:39:20,700
You speak so many self-deprecating words to grant yourself a favor, don't you?
411
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,700
Indeed. Merchants value profit over righteousness.
412
00:39:24,700 --> 00:39:29,300
Don't forget that it was the He family who came asking for medicine.
413
00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:34,100
And now that the benefits are exhausted, you think of breaking the agreement.
414
00:39:34,100 --> 00:39:38,800
Our marriage began all because of a sorcerer's words.
415
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:44,600
Even if there's no commiseration, you should understand the other's helplessness.
416
00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:50,000
Since you're weary of me and this marriage arrangement, why not let me leave?
417
00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,700
- This way, you'll also be free.
- I disagree.
418
00:39:55,210 --> 00:39:59,430
Why? Isn't this what you've always wanted?
419
00:39:59,430 --> 00:40:03,300
What I want is not for you to decide. is not for you to decide.
420
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:09,050
You married into the Liu family. Where you go and what you do
is all decided by me, your husband.
421
00:40:09,050 --> 00:40:14,100
I have not yet said I will divorce you. On what grounds do you
bring up divorce with me?
422
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:24,220
Matters of divorce won't be my initiative.
423
00:40:24,220 --> 00:40:27,390
You can submit documents to the authorities.
424
00:40:27,390 --> 00:40:31,350
In the eyes of the public, it will be you getting rid of me.
425
00:40:31,350 --> 00:40:35,200
In your eyes, do I care that much about how those unrelated people see me, is that it?
426
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:40,300
- Liu Chang.
- What I truly care about is whether my marriage stays or ends is all up to me.
427
00:40:41,900 --> 00:40:45,900
Others have no right to manipulate me, let alone you.
428
00:40:47,550 --> 00:40:49,700
He Weifang, listen well to me.
429
00:40:49,700 --> 00:40:56,100
Although our marriage lacks substance, the name of it is not for you to just discard.
430
00:40:56,100 --> 00:41:00,600
Unless I divorce you, otherwise, don't think of leaving this place.
431
00:41:22,570 --> 00:41:28,070
song credit
432
00:41:28,070 --> 00:41:35,340
♫ In endless Chang'an,
the zither's melody distant ♫
433
00:41:36,300 --> 00:41:43,680
♫ Plum and willow trees bask in the sunshine,
as splendor returns with the year ♫
434
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:51,850
♫ Copper palace battlements,
songs and dances, glass goblets ♫
435
00:41:51,850 --> 00:42:00,100
♫ Idle clouds and duckweed,
a thousand flowers burst forth ♫
436
00:42:00,100 --> 00:42:08,340
♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫
437
00:42:08,340 --> 00:42:16,580
♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫
438
00:42:16,580 --> 00:42:24,990
♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫
439
00:42:24,990 --> 00:42:32,890
♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫
440
00:42:52,970 --> 00:43:01,150
♫ The distant night sky strewn with stars,
reflecting the lovely moon ♫
441
00:43:01,150 --> 00:43:08,550
♫ The peony's magnificent beauty
fills the fragrant garden ♫
442
00:43:08,550 --> 00:43:16,700
♫ With a heart as my lantern,
I don't mind the distant mountain paths ♫
443
00:43:16,700 --> 00:43:24,900
♫ The flute's sound,
a fleeting life's wishes fulfilled ♫
444
00:43:24,900 --> 00:43:33,130
♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫
445
00:43:33,130 --> 00:43:41,420
♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫
446
00:43:41,420 --> 00:43:49,840
♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫
447
00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:57,690
♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫38252
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