Original subtitles

♪When sorrow and joy blend into ink♪

♪Flowers fade, rain falls, helpless as time♪

♪Lament this frail body, tangled in love and hate♪

♪Yet I still wrestle with fate♪

♪Snow drifts down, burying all glory♪

♪Blame this destiny granted to me♪

♪Trapped in the chains of love and cause♪

♪When the dust finally settles♪

=Glory in Shadows=

=Episode 7=

Madam only caught a cold.

Nothing serious.

She should be waking up by now.

Thanks, Mr. Zhang.

No problem, General.

I'll go write a prescription for Madam now.

Nuan'er, see the physician out.

Yes.

You've woken up.

Tell me, why am I still alive?

What nonsense are you spouting?

I planned and schemed so much,

all just to keep my mother alive.

If I had known it would end like this,

I would've gone to the grave

with your robes.

Perhaps then,

my mother might still be alive.

Are you saying your life doesn't matter?

My mother is gone.

What's the point of me living on?

All I ever wanted

was to find my younger sister,

and live a simple life with my mother.

Why is that too much to ask?

Why must I fight against Concubine Xie?

Why can't I just obey quietly?

Why couldn't the one to die have been me?

Yaochu,

you must go on living.

Not as someone's daughter or someone's wife,

but as a blade,

a blade that strikes against all the injustice.

You must live on.

You still have to avenge your mother.

I've already sent people to examine the body.

The culprit may not be Shen Yunxi.

How did

my mother die?

The coroner has confirmed the cause.

Your mother was poisoned first,

then someone cut her throat.

What kind of poison?

Scorpion Venom.

This poison comes from the Western Regions.

I've had someone search Shen Yunxi's residence.

But nothing was found.

The one who killed your mother

may be someone else.

What are you doing?

General,

I'm all alone, with no support.

I have no one to turn to.

All I have is my own life.

If you

can help me find out how my mom died,

my life is yours.

I give you my word.

Mother!

Mother.

- Mother! - Jingchuan.

(Jingchuan's birth mother Lady Yan) Mother.

- Jingchuan, why are you here? - Mother.

(Young Jingchuan) Mother.

You must leave now.

- Mother. - Leave now.

Your father doesn't want you visiting me.

- Go now. - Mother!

Mother.

They all say you're dying.

You can't leave me.

Please don't leave me all alone.

Mother.

Jingchuan.

Be good.

I can't give you anything right now.

Here in the Marquis' Manor,

you must live on, and live well.

You must make something of yourself.

Otherwise, I couldn't rest in peace.

Mother.

Mother!

Mother.

Mother.

General.

I have one more favor to ask of you.

My mother's greatest regret

was that she never found my younger sister, Shen Yunge.

So,

please help me find her.

You have a younger sister?

Yes.

But she was sold by Xie Siyun

to a human trafficker when she was still an infant.

We haven't heard from her since.

On her left shoulder,

there's a birthmark.

It's shaped like a flower petal.

My mother carved this jade pendant for her,

matching the shape of her birthmark.

But we don't know

whether she's still alive.

Alright.

I'll help you find her.

Thank you, General.

Is this news certain?

I just sent someone to confirm it.

Madam Shen's mother was killed,

and the third young lady was injured.

The Shen family

is really making a huge fool of themselves.

People from such a family

truly can't hold their heads high.

Old Madam, you are right.

But looking at things now,

it seems Jingchuan does take her side quite often.

I failed to win the General's favor.

I'll try my best.

Forget it.

When a man gets carried away by desire,

he can't see straight anyway.

But in the inner chambers,

it is still us women who hold sway.

Yes.

Jingchuan will soon be leaving on official business.

The General is leaving again?

Recently, I'm worn out

and can't deal with trivialities.

I'll entrust the house affairs to you,

so you can get some experience.

Really?

Old Madam, thank you.

I

will never fail your trust.

Then I'll go prepare.

Yes.

Idiot.

Madam.

The old Madam wouldn't even see you.

Yet she shows such favor toward Concubine Qin.

How does that make any sense?

Now,

I've failed to win the General's affection,

and lost the old Madam's favor.

How am I to endure life

in this vast Marquis' Manor?

(Prefecture Governor's Manor)

What is that you're wearing?

Who died?

What are you doing?

Tell me,

is Shen Yaochu dead?

Or is it her mother?

Who died?

Let go of me!

Who died?

You'll never defeat me in the end.

You're still alive.

Then the one who died was

your mother?

Shen Yaochu.

You turned me into this wreck.

And still couldn't save your mother.

You've lost.

Even with the General guarding you,

you still can't defeat me!

You gave Shen Yunxi the Scorpion Venom?

What Scorpion Venom?

Yunxi.

Where is Yunxi?

Your mother died from poison.

So you came to me for the antidote?

Tell me where Yunxi is.

Then I'll give you the antidote.

It wasn't you.

What do you mean?

It was me.

I killed her!

Yunxi has nothing to do with it.

I killed her!

Where did you send my sister back then?

Your sister?

You're looking for your sister?

Back then...

I sold her into a pleasure house.

Take a guess.

Guess what she's become now.

Shen Yaochu.

Now respectfully take me back

and address me as "Mother",

and I'll tell you

where that girl is.

How about that?

Don't go!

Tell me!

Where is Yunxi?

Oh right,

Shen Yunxi assassinated the wife of the Prefect

and kidnapped the third young lady of the Marquis' Manor.

She was shot dead

on the spot.

No.

No!

That's impossible.

♪New snow falls thick beneath the eaves♪

♪Covering the courtyard gate♪

♪Your gaze melts winter into spring♪

♪Turning back from the boundless multitude♪

♪Gazing at you in that fleeting moment♪

♪All the hardships fade into drifting dust♪

♪A foolish dream turns earnest with you in it♪

♪Even a feigned play can grow into true affection♪

♪Too many dusks walked alone beneath my umbrella♪

♪Yet I crave the warmth left in your embrace♪

♪Among thousands of bright lamps, is there one♪

♪That waits quietly for me?♪

♪Time grinds through the rings of memory♪

♪Only you keep me warm in the long night♪

♪Scars left by the days gone by♪

♪Lie upon the lines of our hands together♪

♪I hold out a heart sincere and true♪

♪Crossing the deep courtyard♪

♪Just to trade it for one kiss from you♪

♪Praying our hair turns gray without regret♪

♪So that true love will finally come to be♪