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[Glory]
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[Episode 32]
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Bao, don't go.
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I won't let you go.
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The fever has clearly clouded your mind.
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That silver-tongued,
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cold-hearted, and ruthless Lord Lu
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is now hesitant
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and rambling.
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That proves the Duke's Mansion
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is not a good place.
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I will leave one day,
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but not now.
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And I do not intend to leave alone.
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Drink some water first.
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Then have some porridge.
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We'll talk more
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once you're feeling better.
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I'm not going anywhere.
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I'll bring you a bowl of porridge.
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Eat slowly.
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When you're finished,
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tell me how you became
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the Duke of Yongguo's son.
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Don't hide anything from me.
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Just be honest
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about what happened.
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Do you hear me?
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My mother's name
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is Li Xiuniang.
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She was originally the Duke's
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first wife's dowry maid.
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You scared me!
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Look.
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Look, did I draw this part well?
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Is this me?
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It looks exactly like me.
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Right?
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I...
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Very good!
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How dare you!
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Xiuniang, look at him!
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-He's bullying me. -Let me draw one for you.
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Xiuniang!
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When my mother was only five years old,
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Madam Han bought her.
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She grew up serving as Madam Han's companion.
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Later, when Madam Han married,
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my mother went with her to the new household.
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At first,
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the newlyweds were deeply in love.
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They were inseparable—
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like the most
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intimate couple in the world.
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Doctor.
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Your Highness.
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Is there truly no other way to solve this?
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I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do.
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Three years passed,
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yet Madam Han still hadn't conceived.
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And the Duke
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was his family's only son.
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He's a man bound for the battlefield.
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The gossip and criticism
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suffocated Madam Han.
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So she was forced to arrange
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two beautiful concubines for her husband.
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Eventually, even my mother
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was made the Duke's concubine.
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Later,
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my mother gave birth to a son, as expected.
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From that day on,
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everything was different.
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Don't be afraid.
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Don't be afraid.
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Kneel!
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Miss!
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I've been serving you
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since I was six years old.
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In this world,
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I'm the only one who would never lie to you
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or betray you!
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Miss!
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You're wrong, Xiuniang.
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You did lie to me.
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And you betrayed me a long time ago.
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Miss!
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Miss!
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-Don't move. -Miss!
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Miss!
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What happened next?
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Madam Han was consumed by her jealousy.
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Any concubine who got slightly close to the Duke
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would be treated harshly.
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My mother realized
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that the young lady
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who once rescued her from a crowd of refugees,
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giving her porridge and medicine,
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saving her life— was no longer the same.
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She had become someone pitiful, and terrifying.
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To escape her clutches,
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she only had one choice:
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to flee far away
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and never return.
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So,
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while the Duke was away on the battlefield,
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and Madam Han was visiting her family home,
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she seized the chance to flee in secret.
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She begged all the way to the South.
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Yuan, quickly. Go and take a look.
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My father was a kind and upright man.
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He saved my mother's life
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and gathered enough money for her journey home.
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But when Mother reached the ferry
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and found
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twenty strings of copper coins in her bag,
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she turned back.
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Father raised me as his own.
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He lived frugally, all for the sake of my education.
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I never once thought
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that I might not be
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his biological son.
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Until my mother was on her deathbed,
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she finally told me the truth.
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She was afraid
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that one day, people from the Duke's Mansion
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might come searching for us.
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When your mother escaped from Duke's Mansion,
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she was still pregnant.
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Then the child she left behind in the mansion...
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I don't know.
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The Duke only has one son,
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and in the Duke of Yongguo's Mansion,
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there's only one legitimate heir.
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Everyone was told, he was Madam Han's son.
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Everyone believes
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she is the child's biological mother.
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He legitimately
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holds the position of the Duke's heir.
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Jianglai,
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you have
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a full brother, your own flesh and blood.
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What does blood relation even matter?
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My adoptive father's kindness is as deep as the sea.
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Even if I were crushed to pieces, I could never repay what he gave me.
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My surname is Lu,
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and it will always be Lu.
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I will never acknowledge anyone else
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as my father—
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whether he's a duke
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or an emperor.
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Are you also trying to persuade me
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to return to my ancestral root
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and call him Father?
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You are your own person, and so am I.
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Why would I impose
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my will upon you?
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Does that mean in the future,
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you would also force others into difficult positions,
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and compel me to do
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things I'm unwilling to do?
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Then why exactly did you come here?
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Could it be that you care about me,
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and you came specifically for me?
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Who said I came here for you?
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I'm simply returning the favor.
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The Duke of Yongguo's family has used every scheme imaginable.
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So I might as well step into his territory
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and turn it upside down—
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just to show him
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that the Rong family is not to be trifled with.
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This place is not
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your Jiangnan Rong family's territory.
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He has the royal favor and great power.
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He has prestige at court,
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and personal guards in his mansion.
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Even if Old Madam Rong herself were here,
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she would have to show him some respect.
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Now he's using his seniority
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to openly pressure others with filial piety and righteousness.
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If you go against him, you're being disrespectful to the elders.
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If you don't comply with him, you're defying moral principles.
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You'd be making an enemy
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of the loyal hero,
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and the whole world would condemn you.
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Take it easy.
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One must have a plan before taking action.
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Let's wait and see.
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Then tell me.
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Should I...
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pay him a visit?
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Has Master Jianglai eaten?
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Yes, he has.
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Really?
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His Highness's plan was truly brilliant.
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By keeping Lady Shanbao here,
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Master Jianglai will naturally stay as well.
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Last night,
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did Lady Shanbao actually stay inside to rest?
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Master Jianglai, do you have any instructions?
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I had a fever last night.
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Lady Shanbao stayed specifically to take care of me.
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She has just laid down to rest.
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If she wakes up and asks about accommodations...
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Everything has already been arranged.
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Only Lady Shanbao
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can put your mind at ease.
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Naturally, wherever you are,
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Lady Shanbao will be accommodated nearby.
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I will have them immediately
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prepare the side room
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next to the study.
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No.
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Leave the study for Shanbao.
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I'll stay in the side room.
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Also,
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release my personal servant,
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Jun Dai.
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I'm not used to being served by others.
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As long as you've come to your senses,
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whatever you say goes.
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I'll have him released at once.
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One last thing.
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I want...
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to pay Master Shuyu a visit.
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That... is beyond my ability.
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Then go and ask.
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Ask the person who is actually in charge.
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Yes, Master Jianglai.
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I'll go right away.
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This way, please.
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This way.
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Why is this courtyard so secluded?
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Master Jianglai, you've just returned.
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You don't know Master Shuyu's temperament.
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He values peace above all else.
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Ever since he fell from a horse that year,
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his leg injury flares up badly each winter.
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He rarely steps outside,
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and he dislikes being disturbed by outsiders even more.
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Living here is the only way
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he can recover in peace.
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Fuping.
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[Fuping Pavilion]
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How can the Duke's heir
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live in such isolation?
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Master Jianglai.
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Master Jianglai.
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This way.
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[Xue Shuyu, the Duke of Yongguo's heir]
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I've always been frail.
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My stomach can't tolerate cold food.
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Usually,
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Fuping Pavilion rarely has visitors,
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so we haven't prepared any green tea.
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I hope this Pu'er suits your tatse?
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Yes.
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Pu'er is fine too.
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You may leave now.
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Master Jianglai,
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by the Duke's orders,
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I must stay by your side
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to serve you.
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I'm just having a few words
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with Master Shuyu.
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It's not as if I can grow wings and fly away, is it?
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Get out!
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Let me see.
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It's nothing. I'm fine.
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It was my own carelessness.
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Master Shuyu is hurt.
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Hurry and fetch some medicine!
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I told you to get out!
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Understood.
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Understood.
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It's alright.
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Actually...
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actually, I came here today
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because I wanted to ask...
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if you knew
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that we...
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Master Shuyu.
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Master Shuyu.
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Brother!
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Master Shuyu, hurry and take your medicine.
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You'll feel better after taking it.
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It's my fault.
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I have disrupted Master Shuyu's rest.
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I'll take my leave now.
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I'll come to visit you another day.
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Master Shuyu,
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please take good care of yourself.
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I've been a poor host.
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Let's meet again
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another time.
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Master Jianglai.
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[Master Shuyu's concubine, Ji Ping]
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Call that woman here.
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Get her here immediately!
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When you know where to stop, you have stability.
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When you have stability, you can be tranquil.
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When you are tranquil, you can be at ease.
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When you are at ease, you can deliberate.
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When you can deliberate, you can attain your aims.
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Things have their roots and branches, affairs have their ends and beginnings.
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What is it?
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Madam Xie.
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Master Shuyu wants to see you.
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It's alright. Continue your studies.
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I will be back soon.
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Be good.
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Keep writing.
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[Virtue]
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Madam Xie!
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Enough with the act!
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You heartless woman.
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You knew perfectly well that he brought that illegitimate son back
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in order to replace me.
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And yet, you still helped him scheme against me!
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I'm your husband.
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But what about you?
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You're just like him.
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You despise me; you loathe me.
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Everyone wants me dead!
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Once I'm dead,
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the title of the Duke's heir
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will pass to that illegitimate son.
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Then he'll get what he wants.
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00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:53,510
And you...
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And you!
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00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:59,310
Master Shuyu, your hand is injured.
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I would never help an outsider
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to harm you.
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I am your wife!
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00:22:04,220 --> 00:22:05,030
Really?
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You may fool everyone else,
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00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:10,900
but you cannot fool me!
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00:22:11,030 --> 00:22:12,550
You're a heartless woman.
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00:22:13,570 --> 00:22:14,640
You've never once respected
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your own husband.
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00:22:16,340 --> 00:22:17,400
You look down on me.
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00:22:18,350 --> 00:22:19,000
Deep down,
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00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,460
you curse me day and night,
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00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:22,770
wishing I'd die sooner!
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00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,410
I never wanted you to die.
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00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:25,640
I've always wanted what's best for you.
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00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:27,060
I've always been protecting you!
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00:22:27,060 --> 00:22:28,920
Master Shuyu, please believe me.
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I really didn't...
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00:22:32,460 --> 00:22:32,940
No!
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00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:36,200
Madam Xie!
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00:22:40,830 --> 00:22:42,030
Father is bullying Mother!
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00:22:42,030 --> 00:22:43,230
Father is a bad man!
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00:22:43,710 --> 00:22:44,750
I hate you.
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00:22:44,820 --> 00:22:46,380
I hate you!
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00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,530
I... I didn't mean to.
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00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:02,800
She suddenly lunged at me.
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00:23:03,020 --> 00:23:04,680
I just wanted to push her away.
359
00:23:04,690 --> 00:23:05,210
I...
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00:23:07,270 --> 00:23:07,830
I...
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00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:10,440
What kind of child
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00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,000
would dare bite her own father?
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00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,960
Defying one's parents is a sin against Heaven.
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00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,070
I wonder how Mrs. Xue
365
00:23:15,070 --> 00:23:16,750
usually disciplines her children,
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00:23:16,750 --> 00:23:17,480
to raise Miss Sun
367
00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:18,880
to be so willful and rude.
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00:23:19,350 --> 00:23:21,160
If this ever reaches the Duchess's ears,
369
00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,690
you will surely be whipped.
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00:23:22,790 --> 00:23:23,400
Mrs. Xue,
371
00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:24,460
quickly take your daughter away,
372
00:23:24,460 --> 00:23:26,120
and discipline her properly.
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00:23:29,510 --> 00:23:30,000
Leave.
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00:23:31,350 --> 00:23:32,350
All of you, leave!
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00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,750
Master Shuyu, please don't be angry.
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00:23:38,750 --> 00:23:41,140
I'll keep you company, and we can drink and relax.
377
00:23:41,140 --> 00:23:42,620
Let's invite Die, Chuan,
378
00:23:42,650 --> 00:23:43,980
and Qinfang as well.
379
00:23:45,110 --> 00:23:46,030
We can secretly
380
00:23:46,030 --> 00:23:47,340
bring in an opera troupe
381
00:23:47,340 --> 00:23:48,200
to have some fun
382
00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:49,940
and drive away this gloom.
383
00:24:01,930 --> 00:24:04,410
Lian Xin, don't cry.
384
00:24:05,500 --> 00:24:07,230
Xuanyu has just fallen asleep.
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00:24:08,070 --> 00:24:09,070
Don't wake her up.
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00:24:10,070 --> 00:24:10,900
Madam Xie.
387
00:24:11,830 --> 00:24:13,490
Master Shuyu has gone too far,
388
00:24:13,930 --> 00:24:15,930
letting that woman poison his mind,
389
00:24:16,510 --> 00:24:18,830
and losing his temper with you every single time.
390
00:24:18,830 --> 00:24:20,250
You've suffered so much.
391
00:24:21,310 --> 00:24:24,440
Master Shuyu has fallen out of favor with the Duke.
392
00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:28,180
His situation is already difficult.
393
00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:30,830
I don't want to make a scene,
394
00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:34,110
because I don't want to bring him any more trouble.
395
00:24:34,110 --> 00:24:35,310
But your arm...
396
00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:37,680
What should we do?
397
00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:39,970
Give me a piece of gauze.
398
00:24:54,420 --> 00:24:55,350
How could you...
399
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:03,000
My...
400
00:25:04,370 --> 00:25:08,080
My grandfather was once the President of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
401
00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:09,940
I do have some medical knowledge.
402
00:25:10,670 --> 00:25:13,510
It's just that I rarely have occasion to use it.
403
00:25:14,590 --> 00:25:17,450
Madam Xie, there's a message from Fuping Pavilion.
404
00:25:18,060 --> 00:25:18,670
Come in.
405
00:25:21,230 --> 00:25:24,380
Madam Xie, Master Shuyu says...
406
00:25:25,550 --> 00:25:26,160
Go ahead.
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00:25:27,350 --> 00:25:28,480
Master Shuyu says,
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00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,290
Miss Ji Ping wants to dress as a titled lady,
409
00:25:30,290 --> 00:25:32,140
so... she would like to borrow
410
00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,620
your phoenix coronet and ceremonial robes.
411
00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:36,550
How dare she wear
412
00:25:36,550 --> 00:25:37,880
a titled lady's attire?
413
00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,620
Is she trying to kill herself?
414
00:25:41,350 --> 00:25:42,280
Give them to her.
415
00:26:19,750 --> 00:26:20,600
Madam Xie.
416
00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:24,180
Lian Xin...
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00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:27,640
Do I
418
00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:28,830
look dreadful?
419
00:26:31,650 --> 00:26:33,110
Help me touch up my makeup.
420
00:26:33,860 --> 00:26:35,410
You are injured so badly.
421
00:26:36,070 --> 00:26:37,270
Where are you going?
422
00:26:39,850 --> 00:26:43,050
Madam Chang is hosting a guest from the Rong family today.
423
00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:44,400
I must be there.
424
00:26:51,830 --> 00:26:52,680
Don't worry.
425
00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:55,180
I won't die.
426
00:26:56,980 --> 00:26:58,260
Apply the rouge
427
00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:00,290
a little heavier for me.
428
00:27:02,030 --> 00:27:03,230
And wipe the blood
429
00:27:04,070 --> 00:27:05,070
from my forehead.
430
00:27:50,030 --> 00:27:50,790
Xiu Qiong.
431
00:27:52,270 --> 00:27:54,130
Take a look at the Duke's Mansion.
432
00:27:54,550 --> 00:27:56,680
How does it compare to our own mansion?
433
00:27:59,350 --> 00:28:00,550
In my humble opinion,
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00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,590
the pavilion is grand enough,
435
00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:04,680
but it feels lifeless.
436
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,550
At the Rong Mansion, Old Madam Rong's presence is overwhelming;
437
00:28:07,550 --> 00:28:08,160
when she gets angry,
438
00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:09,720
everyone trembles with fear.
439
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:11,400
Yet even then, the maids in her courtyard
440
00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,110
still laugh and chatter.
441
00:28:13,790 --> 00:28:15,390
But this place is different.
442
00:28:15,590 --> 00:28:18,020
There are people in every pavilion and corridor,
443
00:28:18,020 --> 00:28:19,310
yet all of them either look dejected
444
00:28:19,310 --> 00:28:20,440
or expressionless.
445
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,750
They don't even dare to take a deep breath.
446
00:28:22,750 --> 00:28:23,750
It's as if
447
00:28:23,750 --> 00:28:25,030
you've stepped into a temple
448
00:28:25,030 --> 00:28:26,310
and found everyone turned to stone.
449
00:28:26,310 --> 00:28:27,510
It's so frightening.
450
00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:55,880
Lady Shanbao is here.
451
00:28:58,740 --> 00:29:00,470
Madam Chang is waiting for you.
452
00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,080
I was passing through the garden
453
00:29:03,110 --> 00:29:04,070
and a Pekingese
454
00:29:04,070 --> 00:29:05,270
accidentally lunged at me.
455
00:29:05,270 --> 00:29:06,750
My hem got a bit dirty.
456
00:29:07,110 --> 00:29:09,110
I'm afraid it might displease Madam Chang.
457
00:29:09,110 --> 00:29:10,640
Allow me to change my outfit
458
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:11,780
before I pay my formal respects.
459
00:29:11,780 --> 00:29:13,400
Please forgive my bluntness.
460
00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,030
Madam Chang
461
00:29:14,030 --> 00:29:15,270
has been waiting for quite a long time.
462
00:29:15,270 --> 00:29:16,640
And her patience is wearing thin.
463
00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,100
You should go in together.
464
00:29:22,510 --> 00:29:23,310
Lady Shanbao,
465
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:25,400
this way, please.
466
00:29:25,510 --> 00:29:26,640
After you, Mrs. Xue.
467
00:29:34,110 --> 00:29:35,710
Such a well-composed child—
468
00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,920
good-looking, with an elegant manner.
469
00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,550
No wonder His Highness likes you.
470
00:29:41,870 --> 00:29:44,400
I'm quite pleased as well.
471
00:29:49,380 --> 00:29:51,290
But you entered first instead of
472
00:29:51,310 --> 00:29:52,770
letting the guest walk in.
473
00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:54,440
Where are your manners?
474
00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:55,550
How disgraceful.
475
00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:58,680
It was my fault.
476
00:30:00,350 --> 00:30:02,070
You young people
477
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,640
are always so careless with etiquette.
478
00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,750
Since she is a distinguished guest of the Duke's Mansion,
479
00:30:06,750 --> 00:30:09,480
you should've shown greater courtesy.
480
00:30:09,740 --> 00:30:11,540
How could you just walk in first?
481
00:30:12,480 --> 00:30:13,210
Madam Chang,
482
00:30:14,150 --> 00:30:15,930
Mrs. Xue holds an imperial title
483
00:30:15,930 --> 00:30:17,010
and is my senior.
484
00:30:17,310 --> 00:30:18,310
As a guest,
485
00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:20,710
there was no reason for Mrs. Xue
486
00:30:20,740 --> 00:30:21,810
to yield to me.
487
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:27,830
Earlier,
488
00:30:28,270 --> 00:30:30,640
I heard you refused to ride the sedan chair.
489
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:31,720
I thought
490
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,400
you were a willful girl.
491
00:30:34,110 --> 00:30:36,000
But seeing how you speak and act now,
492
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,270
you appear well-educated and proper.
493
00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:40,830
So why
494
00:30:40,830 --> 00:30:42,070
were you so defiant
495
00:30:42,070 --> 00:30:43,600
toward your elders before?
496
00:30:44,830 --> 00:30:47,350
Do you know that since ancient times,
497
00:30:47,350 --> 00:30:48,640
marriage has required
498
00:30:48,750 --> 00:30:50,350
the Six Rites?
499
00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,590
Even birth dates
500
00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,830
must be examined for compatibility
501
00:30:54,830 --> 00:30:57,030
to see if the union is blessed or cursed.
502
00:30:57,510 --> 00:31:00,070
You come from a wealthy family in Jiangnan,
503
00:31:00,350 --> 00:31:01,330
which means
504
00:31:01,510 --> 00:31:03,590
you're a daughter of a respectable household.
505
00:31:03,590 --> 00:31:05,790
You got engaged in secret
506
00:31:06,350 --> 00:31:07,750
without His Highness's permission.
507
00:31:07,750 --> 00:31:09,100
But since the Master Jianglai
508
00:31:09,100 --> 00:31:10,430
was alone away from home
509
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,030
and had not yet returned to the family,
510
00:31:12,030 --> 00:31:14,440
I can overlook the haste of the ceremony
511
00:31:14,870 --> 00:31:16,470
and won't blame you for that.
512
00:31:17,030 --> 00:31:19,630
Do you know that inviting you into this mansion
513
00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:20,350
means His Highness
514
00:31:20,350 --> 00:31:22,340
has accepted you as his daughter-in-law?
515
00:31:22,340 --> 00:31:23,070
Personally,
516
00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:26,450
I'm not pleased by this.
517
00:31:27,030 --> 00:31:27,960
But I will not
518
00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:29,290
oppose the Duke's will.
519
00:31:30,030 --> 00:31:31,480
In the future,
520
00:31:32,110 --> 00:31:33,590
I'll have to take extra care
521
00:31:33,590 --> 00:31:35,320
to teach you proper etiquette.
522
00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,000
Nanny Lian.
523
00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:41,360
Mrs. Xue allowed you to enter first
524
00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:42,710
out of kindness.
525
00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:43,880
But wearing
526
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,770
the same color as Mrs. Xue
527
00:31:46,550 --> 00:31:48,410
is a serious breach of etiquette.
528
00:31:49,020 --> 00:31:50,540
Earlier, when you met her,
529
00:31:51,070 --> 00:31:52,640
you should've apologized
530
00:31:52,830 --> 00:31:55,230
and returned to change your outfit at once.
531
00:31:55,820 --> 00:31:57,570
The Duke, favored by His Majesty,
532
00:31:57,570 --> 00:31:58,830
has long held a high position.
533
00:31:58,830 --> 00:32:00,830
Women of the inner household like us
534
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:02,580
must show respect and obedience
535
00:32:02,580 --> 00:32:04,240
to our parents-in-law and husbands.
536
00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,270
Toward our servants, we must keep a balance between kindness and discipline.
537
00:32:06,270 --> 00:32:09,880
We should reflect on ourselves constantly and cultivate virtue and good fortune.
538
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,720
We must stay vigilant in times of peace, then we may begin and end with propriety.
539
00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:13,380
From now on,
540
00:32:14,670 --> 00:32:16,750
let the servants handle
541
00:32:16,830 --> 00:32:18,440
your public business.
542
00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,720
You should no longer run about for your career.
543
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:22,590
Such behavior is unseemly
544
00:32:22,590 --> 00:32:23,720
for a lady.
545
00:32:24,070 --> 00:32:26,270
It will only invite gossip and slander.
546
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:27,830
From now on,
547
00:32:28,030 --> 00:32:29,630
you must be even more mindful
548
00:32:29,830 --> 00:32:31,290
of your words and actions.
549
00:32:31,590 --> 00:32:32,790
If you have any questions,
550
00:32:32,790 --> 00:32:34,590
you may consult Nanny Wan.
551
00:32:37,270 --> 00:32:38,350
Mrs. Xue
552
00:32:38,590 --> 00:32:40,400
serves the Duke and Duchess
553
00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:41,880
with the utmost respect.
554
00:32:42,830 --> 00:32:46,100
She pays her respects every day, never missing a single day.
555
00:32:46,100 --> 00:32:48,490
Through all seasons, she never slackens.
556
00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:51,800
This is how a lady of a noble family should behave.
557
00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,360
Unlike you, Lady Shanbao,
558
00:32:54,380 --> 00:32:57,480
who still requires constant reminders from Madam Chang.
559
00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:58,710
If word were to get out,
560
00:32:58,710 --> 00:33:00,470
people would make fun of us.
561
00:33:01,270 --> 00:33:03,000
Jianglai had a high fever last night.
562
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,350
Shanbao was taking care of him,
563
00:33:04,350 --> 00:33:05,780
which is why she arrived late today.
564
00:33:05,780 --> 00:33:07,580
Please don't blame her, Mother.
565
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:09,600
Madam Chang is a kind person.
566
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,000
She never criticizes the younger generation harshly.
567
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:13,150
As elders,
568
00:33:13,180 --> 00:33:14,960
the more tolerant and gentle they are,
569
00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:16,000
the more thoughtful and considerate
570
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:17,920
the juniors must be,
571
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,740
so you shouldn't be so careless anymore.
572
00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,720
Didn't your grandmother teach you
573
00:33:33,310 --> 00:33:34,750
to listen attentively
574
00:33:34,750 --> 00:33:36,210
when an elder is speaking?
575
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:37,240
What's so funny?
576
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:39,930
Madam Chang.
577
00:33:40,860 --> 00:33:41,620
Lord Lu and I
578
00:33:41,650 --> 00:33:43,200
aren't officially married yet.
579
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,480
And even after we get married,
580
00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,110
he will marry into my Rong family,
581
00:33:46,110 --> 00:33:47,770
not me joining his Xue family.
582
00:33:48,030 --> 00:33:49,080
So your rules
583
00:33:49,480 --> 00:33:50,880
don't really apply to me.
584
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:56,710
Master Jianglai
585
00:33:56,710 --> 00:33:58,750
is the biological son of the Duke of Yongguo.
586
00:33:58,750 --> 00:34:00,350
He was born into nobility.
587
00:34:00,470 --> 00:34:01,600
And in the future...
588
00:34:02,790 --> 00:34:04,450
he's destined for greatness.
589
00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,060
How could he possibly marry into your family?
590
00:34:07,060 --> 00:34:08,540
Since you're a couple,
591
00:34:08,710 --> 00:34:11,400
you should follow the rules of the Duke's Mansion.
592
00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,800
In the Rong family, the women run the house.
593
00:34:14,139 --> 00:34:14,980
And my sisters
594
00:34:15,139 --> 00:34:17,280
have their own businesses to attend to.
595
00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:18,480
If I were to marry out,
596
00:34:19,030 --> 00:34:20,860
who would manage the tea plantation?
597
00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:22,860
How would our family line continue?
598
00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:23,969
Therefore,
599
00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,510
it is only natural that he marry into my family.
600
00:34:26,510 --> 00:34:27,280
Nonsense!
601
00:34:28,230 --> 00:34:30,000
The Rong family's matrilocal marriages
602
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,860
are quite different from others.
603
00:34:49,980 --> 00:34:52,800
Mother, you may not know.
604
00:34:53,150 --> 00:34:55,949
Although Rong family's women do take in husbands,
605
00:34:56,070 --> 00:34:57,960
they pick their men
606
00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:00,820
as if they're choosing merchandise.
607
00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:04,150
They love making men compete in literary tests and martial contests,
608
00:35:04,150 --> 00:35:07,590
causing a huge scene throughout Jiangnan.
609
00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:10,690
They are pickier in choosing a son-in-law
610
00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:11,550
than His Majesty is
611
00:35:11,550 --> 00:35:14,000
in selecting scholars through the imperial exams.
612
00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,070
Even if
613
00:35:15,100 --> 00:35:16,630
they manage to get married,
614
00:35:17,030 --> 00:35:19,360
they treat divorce as something trivial.
615
00:35:19,510 --> 00:35:22,710
They're fickle and unfaithful,
616
00:35:23,670 --> 00:35:26,000
completely lacking all womanly virtues.
617
00:35:27,630 --> 00:35:28,290
Yingchuan,
618
00:35:28,630 --> 00:35:30,000
Lady Shanbao is a distinguished guest
619
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:30,950
of the Duke's Mansion.
620
00:35:30,950 --> 00:35:32,410
Don't be so rude like that.
621
00:35:32,590 --> 00:35:33,440
Besides,
622
00:35:33,590 --> 00:35:35,150
every place has its own customs.
623
00:35:35,150 --> 00:35:36,670
Judging others so lightly
624
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,510
is not how we treat guests.
625
00:35:40,390 --> 00:35:41,230
Lady Shanbao,
626
00:35:41,630 --> 00:35:43,280
this is the Duke's beloved daughter.
627
00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:44,570
The Empress Dowager granted her
628
00:35:44,570 --> 00:35:46,370
the title of Princess Jinxiang.
629
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,030
I see.
630
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:53,360
Lady Shanbao.
631
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,960
Since ancient times, a loyal official serves one lord,
632
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:58,920
and a fine horse bears only one saddle.
633
00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:00,320
If a husband goes astray,
634
00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,760
a proper wife should guide him back on track,
635
00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,800
and influence him with her own virtue.
636
00:36:07,030 --> 00:36:09,230
How can you speak of divorce so lightly?
637
00:36:09,470 --> 00:36:10,990
A woman who remarries
638
00:36:11,230 --> 00:36:12,920
ruins both her own fortune
639
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:14,580
and her family's reputation.
640
00:36:14,710 --> 00:36:16,320
It is a man's nature
641
00:36:16,550 --> 00:36:18,280
to crave someone new.
642
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:19,710
Now,
643
00:36:20,070 --> 00:36:21,550
since you're young and beautiful,
644
00:36:21,550 --> 00:36:23,150
he may still tolerate you.
645
00:36:23,710 --> 00:36:25,590
But when your beauty fades,
646
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,380
and affection grows thin,
647
00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,630
forget about growing old together
648
00:36:29,630 --> 00:36:30,710
in harmony—
649
00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,920
even sharing a simple meal
650
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:36,590
will become unbearable.
651
00:36:46,150 --> 00:36:48,190
I've said every kind word as possible,
652
00:36:48,190 --> 00:36:49,520
yet you remain unmoved.
653
00:36:50,030 --> 00:36:52,160
You're truly stubborn beyond reason!
654
00:36:52,190 --> 00:36:52,800
Mother,
655
00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:54,710
for such a shameless woman,
656
00:36:54,710 --> 00:36:56,070
even the seat she touched
657
00:36:56,070 --> 00:36:57,710
should be scrubbed ten times over
658
00:36:57,710 --> 00:36:59,440
to cleanse the air of her filth.
659
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:00,360
Since she turns a deaf ear to my advice
660
00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:01,560
and shows no remorse,
661
00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,440
we should drive her out at once,
662
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:05,630
before she pollutes your Hanyu Courtyard.
663
00:37:05,630 --> 00:37:06,550
Yingchuan.
664
00:37:07,190 --> 00:37:09,070
When will you ever learn
665
00:37:09,070 --> 00:37:10,670
to control your impulsive manner?
666
00:37:10,670 --> 00:37:11,920
For a young lady,
667
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:14,050
speaking out of turn is a fault.
668
00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:17,150
Jianglai will definitely be appointed to the capital.
669
00:37:17,150 --> 00:37:18,440
The one who manages his household
670
00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:19,840
must be a virtuous woman.
671
00:37:20,510 --> 00:37:21,710
As his elder sister,
672
00:37:21,710 --> 00:37:23,300
every word I speak is for his own good.
673
00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:24,360
And yet look at him—
674
00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:26,910
indulging a woman
675
00:37:27,510 --> 00:37:29,760
so domineering and arrogant.
676
00:37:30,110 --> 00:37:33,710
Is he not afraid of being mocked by his superiors and colleagues?
677
00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,220
Fetch a basin of water.
678
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:50,030
Good. Having a sense of shame is a form of bravery.
679
00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,280
It's good that you know your mistake and want to correct it.
680
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:53,510
What I said just now
681
00:37:53,630 --> 00:37:55,480
was spoken in the heat of anger.
682
00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:58,320
There's no need to scrub the seat on the spot.
683
00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:11,760
Lady Shanbao.
684
00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:13,280
What are you...
685
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:15,000
Xiu Qiong.
686
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:32,800
When our Founding Emperor raised his army,
687
00:38:32,980 --> 00:38:34,780
he had no more than 200 soldiers,
688
00:38:34,830 --> 00:38:36,430
and barely 40 suits of armor.
689
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,030
The Rong family's ancestor saw his potential,
690
00:38:39,030 --> 00:38:40,610
and poured out all the fortune
691
00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:42,880
to support His Majesty in his most desperate days.
692
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:45,060
After the Founding Emperor ascended the throne,
693
00:38:45,060 --> 00:38:47,240
he granted my ancestor the title of Marquis of Boyang,
694
00:38:47,240 --> 00:38:48,630
and personally bestowed
695
00:38:48,630 --> 00:38:50,360
the plaque of the Rong Mansion.
696
00:38:50,670 --> 00:38:52,400
My ancestor declined the official position
697
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:53,440
and the land.
698
00:38:54,290 --> 00:38:55,940
He only asked the Founding Emperor
699
00:38:55,940 --> 00:38:57,100
for one promise—
700
00:38:57,700 --> 00:38:59,880
one ratified with the imperial jade seal.
701
00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:01,340
And what was that promise?
702
00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:03,510
That the descendants of the Rong family
703
00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:06,110
may preserve our ancient customs and ancestral rules,
704
00:39:06,110 --> 00:39:08,440
including the right to take in husbands of our own will.
705
00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:11,060
This right is passed down through every generation.
706
00:39:11,060 --> 00:39:12,680
Except in cases of treason or rebellion,
707
00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,390
no official may interfere with us.
708
00:39:14,390 --> 00:39:16,320
Anyone who dares to harass the Rong family,
709
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,180
or force us to change our customs,
710
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:20,670
shall be executed
711
00:39:20,910 --> 00:39:22,710
for defying an imperial decree.
712
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,400
Who are you trying to scare with this nonsense?
713
00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:30,590
Why have I never heard of
714
00:39:30,590 --> 00:39:31,520
such a jade seal?
715
00:39:32,310 --> 00:39:34,160
My family stays in Linji
716
00:39:34,430 --> 00:39:36,430
and rarely sets foot in the capital.
717
00:39:36,570 --> 00:39:38,270
Those noble families who knew our history
718
00:39:38,270 --> 00:39:39,840
have probably vanished long ago.
719
00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:42,500
You are welcome to kneel before the palace gates
720
00:39:42,820 --> 00:39:45,900
and ask if this jade seal is real or not.
721
00:39:56,630 --> 00:39:58,090
Even if it's real, so what?
722
00:39:58,630 --> 00:40:01,230
You're not going to behead me, are you?
723
00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:07,510
Mother.
724
00:40:08,590 --> 00:40:09,440
Mother.
725
00:40:09,800 --> 00:40:10,480
Mother.
726
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:12,590
Mother.
727
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,360
This is a serious matter. No one would dare forge such a thing.
728
00:40:16,390 --> 00:40:18,440
If it's truly the Founding Emperor's jade seal,
729
00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:19,880
even the present Emperor
730
00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:20,940
must bow before it,
731
00:40:21,690 --> 00:40:23,090
let alone people like us.
732
00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:28,140
Madam Chang.
733
00:40:28,140 --> 00:40:28,750
It's fine.
734
00:41:08,770 --> 00:41:10,670
Madam Chang, you come from a distinguished family.
735
00:41:10,670 --> 00:41:12,030
You're well-educated and wise,
736
00:41:12,030 --> 00:41:14,230
so you understand what is at stake here.
737
00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:16,680
As for Princess Jinxiang...
738
00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:23,720
Mother.
739
00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:44,110
Huiqing, help me.
740
00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:48,430
Princess Jinxiang is known for her blunt speech.
741
00:41:48,430 --> 00:41:49,430
She meant no harm.
742
00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,840
If she had known the Rong family abides by customs
743
00:41:51,840 --> 00:41:53,510
granted by the Founding Emperor,
744
00:41:53,510 --> 00:41:55,550
she would never have dared to speak so offensively.
745
00:41:55,550 --> 00:41:57,000
For Lord Lu's sake,
746
00:41:57,310 --> 00:41:58,840
please be lenient with her.
747
00:41:59,060 --> 00:41:59,900
Fetch water.
748
00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:02,480
You...
749
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:04,820
What are you doing?
750
00:42:07,620 --> 00:42:09,620
What a pity that a young lady like you
751
00:42:09,630 --> 00:42:11,840
would say such absurd and backward doctrines.
752
00:42:11,840 --> 00:42:12,840
Words like these,
753
00:42:12,960 --> 00:42:14,920
coming from your lips, offended my ears.
754
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,400
They're utterly annoying.
755
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:17,590
Today I will neither scold you
756
00:42:17,590 --> 00:42:18,450
nor strike you.
757
00:42:18,900 --> 00:42:20,900
I'll simply have you wash your mouth
758
00:42:21,030 --> 00:42:22,310
and clear your mind.
759
00:42:22,820 --> 00:42:23,420
Xiu Qiong.
760
00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:34,260
The Founding Emperor issued a strict decree:
761
00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:36,190
any man of talent or noble of merit,
762
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:38,720
even a member of the imperial family,
763
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:40,380
once he joins the Rong family,
764
00:42:40,380 --> 00:42:42,180
he must abide by our traditions.
765
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,670
This rule does not apply to Lu Jianglai alone.
766
00:42:44,670 --> 00:42:45,800
Even the Duke's family,
767
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:47,200
our in-laws by marriage,
768
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:49,410
must obey our rules as well.
769
00:42:53,550 --> 00:42:55,440
You're going too far!
770
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:56,000
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