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 9=

Madam.

Madam.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Are you hurt?

Madam.

Your sachet is missing.

(Did she)

(lure me there on purpose today?)

(This is bad.)

(The sachet is missing.)

(If Qin Ruoyi find it,)

(I'm afraid...)

Yaochu.

Don't go in.

It may not be good for you to enter right now.

Let's wait until my brother returns.

What's going on?

Madam.

Look who's here.

Old Madam.

Who is...

You mean her?

Yes!

That's her!

Who is he?

Madam.

This man claims

you secretly pledged yourself to him,

and accepted the bride price.

He came here demanding someone from us.

Yaochu.

You once said

we'd love and stay together for life

and you'd never leave me.

Why did you...

Why did you just marry into Li Manor

and become another man's wife?

Take one more step forward,

and I'll end your life.

Yaochu, why are you staring at me?

Yaochu.

We first met at Guanyin Nunnery.

I saved you

and your hysterical mother.

You said

you'd give yourself to me.

Have you forgotten it?

Shen.

How do you explain this matter?

You claim I took the bride price.

How much was it?

Was it silver, a banknote, or a deposit slip?

If it's a deposit slip,

which bank was it deposited in?

Well...

It was one hundred taels in silver.

That was saved by my parents for me.

You tricked it away.

Now

you still want to deny it?

So you mean I snuck out

of the heavily guarded Prefecture Governor's Manor

with my hysterical mother

without anyone noticing?

Then I happened to run into danger and you saved me?

And in that moment, I still pledged myself to you,

took this hundred taels in silver,

and returned

with my mother to the Prefecture Governor's Manor?

Don't you find this absurd?

You can deny it.

But how do you

explain this then?

This was the token of love you gave me.

Your name is even embroidered on it.

This...

Your name really is on it.

You accepted both the token and the bride price.

Madam.

You can't deny it now.

Shen.

Do you have anything else to say?

Old Madam.

I lost this sachet just yesterday.

I never thought an outsider would find it

and then use it to frame me.

You say it was lost yesterday,

but do you have proof of that?

Proof?

You want proof?

Is this proof

enough?

(The Late Madam Sheng Shuran of the Shen Family)

Bring it here and let me see.

After my mother was laid to rest,

(The Late Madam Sheng Shuran) I went to Guanyin Nunnery for a talisman.

It still bears the date I requested it.

You said

this is our token of love

before I was married.

Then why would there be

my mother's talisman inside this?

Could I foresee?

Did I know beforehand of my mother's tragic death?

This...

This...

I'll give you a chance.

Name the person pulling the strings,

and I'll spare your life.

Or you can forget about

walking out of here.

It was...

It was...

You dare slander the General's Lady!

Do you have no regard for your own life

and even your entire family's life?

You speak with such threats.

Even if there is someone behind this,

he wouldn't dare speak up now.

Madam.

I only feared you might be wrongly accused,

and misspoke in haste.

Please don't misunderstand my intentions.

Insolent!

You defamed the Madam of Li Manor.

Think an apology can settle this?

Guards!

Hand him over to the authorities

for punishment!

Yes!

Hold on!

This matter is hardly honorable.

If it's taken to the court,

it will become common gossip!

By then even false claims will be taken as truth.

Shen.

As the Madam of Li Manor,

how can you lose something

you carry close to you

and give schemers a chance to stir trouble here?

Do you even value

the honor of Li Manor?

Old Madam.

As the matriarch of the household,

you should protect the women in this family.

Instead, you find fault with me

in front of unsavory people.

What, are those

who spread rumors blameless,

but the victim is being accused?

That's what disgraces the family name.

If word of this gets out,

I wonder

which woman

would still agree to marry a Li heir.

Insolent!

Zhao Bu.

Yes.

Throw him out.

Even if not sent to authorities,

make sure he learns his lesson.

Take him away.

Find out who's pulling the strings behind him.

If he refuses to speak,

break his legs.

Yes, Madam.

- Spare me! - Get up!

Madam, please have mercy.

Move!

Madam, please spare me!

Madam!

Madam, have mercy!

Sir, let me go.

Let me go. Gently.

Spare me, I beg you.

Don't hit me, please.

- Don't hit me! - Stop!

- Madam. - Madam.

Madam, please spare me!

Let him go.

Rest assured.

If anyone asks,

say his legs are broken.

Stand down.

- Yes. - Yes.

Let's go.

Madam.

Madam.

Madam, have mercy.

Why is Shen Yaochu so hard to deal with?

She slipped away last night.

And now she's dodged trouble again today!

Please calm yourself.

The account records are retrieved.

Madam won't be able to stir up anything.

You still hold the advantage.

(Yongle, one thousand taels)

(If that timid one rat me out...)

(Even if he does,)

(there's no proof anyway.)

(The Old Madam will stand by me.)

You're a clerk from Yongle Bank?

I...

You and Concubine Qin

knew each other long ago?

No.

Never met before.

Do you know that framing a family of a court official

is a grave offense?

Didn't Mr. Liu tell you?

No, no, he didn't say anything.

Please save me, Madam.

I'm begging you to save me.

Yes.

Mr. Liu forced me.

Speak clearly.

Shopkeeper Liu

and Concubine Qin...

I can protect you.

But you must do me a favor.

Madam.

What do I need to do?

It's me.

Why are you here?

You minx.

Don't touch me.

Weren't you the one who called me over?

Why act shy now?

Erlang said

that Shen girl was already

locked up in the backyard, waiting for drowning in a cage.

No wonder you're in such a good mood.

So, how do you plan to reward me tonight?

Erlang told you that

Shen Yaochu is about to face drowning?

Yes, that's right.

Erlang also said

you wanted me to come over tonight

to take away this deposit slip

and keep you company for a while.

Tomorrow, you could deposit another thousand taels.

During the day, Erlang

had already been dragged out of the manor with broken legs.

That's impossible.

Erlang was lively and well...

Something's not right.

That traitor is trying to frame me.

Mr. Liu.

You set me up first.

Don't blame me for this.

It's dark. Leave now.

What ill fortune.

You shameless woman!

Step back.

Madam.

It's so late.

Why is there a strange man here?

How would I know these two?

But you.

He greeted you the moment you walked in.

And you claim you don't know him?

Of course I know him.

He came to help catch the cheater.

As for this one...

Stop making false accusations!

Catch the cheater?

Old Madam.

Madam tarnishes my honor like this.

You must clear my name, I beg you.

Tarnish your honor?

You mean

you have nothing to do with him?

Of course.

If you two weren't close,

why would the head of a bank

visit a lady's room at midnight

and help her frame the General's wife?

♪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♪