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=The Rise of Ning=

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(Adapted from Wen Tan's novel "Chancellor
Training Handbook" from Jinjiang Literature)

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=Episode 6=

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Good goose.

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Sixth Uncle, there you are.

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Yining.

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What are you doing?

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You came at the right time. Sit with me.

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Talk to me.

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I'm bored.

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Is this vast capital still
not enough to entertain you?

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How could you be bored?

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My sister has confiscated

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all the taels and notes

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I had hidden.

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I'm penniless now.

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I don't even have money
to go out for a drink

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to lift my spirits.

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It's vexing.

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Poor you.

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But I can't help you.

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I have neither liquor nor money.

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Maybe you can

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talk to your mother?

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Think about it.

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Whether one can pass

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the imperial exams

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is something predestined.

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I was born without any talent for that.

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She's wasting her efforts.

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She shouldn't force me.

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Sixth Uncle,

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do you know my third brother?

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I do.

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I hear he's not very well-liked.

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I'll tell you a secret.

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He often sneaks out

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from Luo's Residence.

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If you follow him,

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you'll surely find

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many fun places to go.

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And if you follow him,

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he won't ask for your money,

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right?

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Really?

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Keep this a secret, though.

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Don't tell anyone else.

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I love secrets.

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He is going out, after all.

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(Liuhe Tavern)

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Well, if it isn't my
third nephew, Shenyuan!

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Fancy seeing you here.

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Who are you?

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I'm your sixth uncle.

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Madam Lin's brother.

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Have you never seen me in the residence?

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Greetings, Sixth Uncle.

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That's more like it.

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I've heard a lot about you

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from Yining.

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Are you dining alone

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or waiting for company?

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I snuck out

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alone.

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A chance meeting
is better than a planned one.

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This meal will be

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on you, then.

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As showing filial piety to me.

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Server, take our order.

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Coming.

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Shenyuan,

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anything else you'd like to add?

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A meal is incomplete without liquor.

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That's right.

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I do like you.

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Bring us two jars
of your finest pear blossom liquor.

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As expected

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of the capital's best tavern.

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It lives up to its reputation.

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Let's have a toast, Shenyuan.

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Mister.

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Let us drink!

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Mister.

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That's my liquor.

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I know it's yours.

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Here. Have another.

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Young Master.

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Li Yinglong left the inn today

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and went to Yuanjing Pavilion.

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Yuanjing Pavilion?

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Is there a theatre performance tomorrow?

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Yes.

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Could Li Yinglong be planning

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to meet the person

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behind the scenes there?

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But with a performance,

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there'll be a crowd
and many prying eyes.

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The more people, the better.

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Even if discovered,

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it'll be easier to conceal actions.

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Inform Shopkeeper Zheng

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that we'll go tomorrow as well.

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Understood.

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There's been progress on the matter

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regarding Physician Du

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which you asked me to look into.

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He inquired at Longquan Trading House

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for a rare batch of ambergris.

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But due to its rarity,

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the shop seldom has it in stock.

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Why does he want ambergris?

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I heard he once treated
the Imperial Noble Consort

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for a heart ailment,

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and ambergris was one

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of the ingredients in the prescription.

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Send someone to find some.

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It could come in handy.

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Yes.

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Live for the moment
and drink while we can.

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Come, drink more.

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Carry on.

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Young Master.

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What about the guest downstairs?

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Well, he is a guest.

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Escort him back to Luo's Residence.

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It's truly lush and green here.

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Look at these plants,

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so vibrant and flourishing.

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Your grandpa planted them himself

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in this imperial gift

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of a residence.

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Time passes by freely,
whether in the west or east.

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No matter how the frost
and wind touched his hair,

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he hoped these plants

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would stand tall

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through any storm.

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Alas,

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when it came to my two sons…

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I've let down

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Luo's Residence

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and your grandpa.

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Grandma,

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you mustn't say that.

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This glory and honor

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come with their own perils.

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Think about it.

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My father and uncle both serve

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in the court.

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For us to live here,

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free from want, and in peace

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is already a blessing.

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Silly child.

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It's lonely at the top,

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and in the low places, one is mere prey.

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Perhaps you've resented me

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for being so tolerant

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of Mistress Qiao all these years.

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But she is Xuan's birth mother,
after all.

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Xuan could be

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the only hope to restore

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the Luo family's glory.

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But with her temperament,

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if Xuan rises to prominence

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and enters officialdom,

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will he really take the revival
of Luo's Residence

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as his duty?

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Regardless of the circumstances,

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he is still a descendant
of Luo's Residence.

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But he's not the only descendant

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of Luo's Residence.

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Shan.

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Shan is not cut out for studying.

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No matter how harshly

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your aunt disciplines him,

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there's been

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no improvement.

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Are you perhaps

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referring to the one from Jimo House?

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I've noticed you've been seeing

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more of him lately.

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You even quarreled

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with your father over him.

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Well, he is also a descendant
of Luo's Residence

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and my elder brother.

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You are clever,

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but too soft-hearted.

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I've lived long enough

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to have seen all kinds of people.

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Anyone who can endure

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what ordinary people cannot

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is not someone

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to be taken lightly.

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Mister.

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I'm fine.

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Mister.

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I don't need your help.

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- I'm not drunk.
- Easy there.

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I can still drink… I can…

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Buddy!

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Come. Drink with me!

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Let's drink more!

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Mister.

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Drink with me.

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Butler Bai,

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get him inside.

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Don't let him make a scene here.

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He won't drink.

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Mister, please go back.

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We…

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We can carry on drinking!

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Madam,

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he hasn't paid yet…

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When things are going well,
one must enjoy them to the fullest.

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Live for the moment
and drink while we can.

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Drink with me. Are you drinking or not?

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Are you drinking or not?

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You won't drink?

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I'm not going back.

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Don't you recognize where this is?

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How did I

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end up back at the residence in a flash?

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Sober now?

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Yes.

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Hairu, I was wrong!

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I know my mistake.

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You've grown bold, haven't you?

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No money, and you still dare
to go out drinking,

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and then get sent back by others.

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Aren't you ashamed?

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Maybe you should send me back to Lin'an.

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Not a chance.

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Father put me in charge of you.

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If you don't behave,

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don't return to Lin'an
for the rest of your life.

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To make sure you learn a lesson,

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give him 20 strikes.

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Yes.

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Hairu!

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No! On the hands! The hands!

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Sixth Uncle, does it still hurt?

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How could it not hurt?

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You have no idea
how harsh your mother is.

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What happened?

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How did you end up
being sent back by performers?

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You've got some nerve asking.

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Your third brother went off

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to Liuhe Tavern to have a grand time.

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I just wanted to tag along
for a good meal.

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Somehow,

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I ended up drinking a lot

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with those two performers,

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and he didn't pay the bill.

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So, I had to be sent back.

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He usually lives simply.

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Perhaps he went to Liuhe Tavern

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to meet someone?

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Probably not.

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You were brought back.

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What about my third brother?

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How would I know?

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I just know

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he's not very loyal.

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Never mind.

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I won't hold it against him.

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You rest well, then.

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I'll have Xue Zhi

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bring you some tonics.

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Forget about those.

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Just send me two jars
of pear blossom liquor.

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I have to say,

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the liquor at Liuhe Tavern

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wasn't bad at all.

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If you ask me,

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my mother went too easy on you.

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Xue Zhi.

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You're finally back.

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So? Where did Third Brother go?

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Yuanjing Pavilion.

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Yuanjing Pavilion?

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Is there some event there?

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There's a theatre performance.

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Many prominent families
will be attending.

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I've never heard

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that he likes theatre.

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Help!

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Help!

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Sixth Sister!

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Save me!

289
00:11:42,967 --> 00:11:43,727
No!

290
00:11:45,727 --> 00:11:46,607
Don't come near me!

291
00:11:50,088 --> 00:11:51,168
Help!

292
00:11:51,247 --> 00:11:53,328
Yining, save me!

293
00:11:53,487 --> 00:11:54,448
Don't come any closer!

294
00:11:54,528 --> 00:11:55,127
Stay away!

295
00:11:55,367 --> 00:11:56,367
Sixth Uncle!

296
00:11:56,568 --> 00:11:57,607
Sixth Uncle!

297
00:11:57,928 --> 00:11:59,647
Catch that goose!

298
00:12:00,288 --> 00:12:01,928
She brought this on herself.

299
00:12:02,367 --> 00:12:03,647
Are you going to catch it or not?

300
00:12:03,767 --> 00:12:04,767
Stop…

301
00:12:04,967 --> 00:12:06,528
You've really been spoiled by my sister.

302
00:12:06,688 --> 00:12:07,688
Hurry up!

303
00:12:08,808 --> 00:12:09,767
Lin Fugui!

304
00:12:13,568 --> 00:12:15,408
Lin Fugui! Fugui! Come here!

305
00:12:15,528 --> 00:12:16,208
Come here.

306
00:12:23,088 --> 00:12:24,208
Come here, Fugui.

307
00:12:27,448 --> 00:12:28,288
Don't be afraid.

308
00:12:28,408 --> 00:12:30,088
Let me help you.

309
00:12:38,448 --> 00:12:39,127
Sixth Uncle.

310
00:12:39,247 --> 00:12:41,048
Why are you bullying my sixth sister?

311
00:12:41,308 --> 00:12:42,640
How can you say I'm bullying her?

312
00:12:42,767 --> 00:12:44,208
Last time, when she saw Fugui,

313
00:12:44,328 --> 00:12:45,688
she kept saying she'd eat him.

314
00:12:45,808 --> 00:12:47,048
Of course Fugui got angry.

315
00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:48,763
Don't blame the goose.

316
00:12:48,764 --> 00:12:49,879
It doesn't understand us.

317
00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,289
You must have taught it to bully me.

318
00:12:51,290 --> 00:12:52,847
So impertinent.

319
00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:54,688
Do you know who I am?

320
00:12:54,767 --> 00:12:56,088
Aren't you a relative

321
00:12:56,108 --> 00:12:56,680
of Second Aunt?

322
00:12:56,767 --> 00:12:58,448
But that doesn't mean you can bully me.

323
00:12:58,767 --> 00:13:00,247
I'm your sixth uncle.

324
00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,160
You're a lady
of the esteemed Luo's Residence.

325
00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,240
How can you behave
without any respect for your elders?

326
00:13:04,247 --> 00:13:05,487
Sixth Uncle?

327
00:13:05,607 --> 00:13:07,328
He says he's our sixth uncle.

328
00:13:07,767 --> 00:13:09,247
He is our sixth uncle.

329
00:13:10,887 --> 00:13:12,607
I thought he was a nephew.

330
00:13:12,967 --> 00:13:14,039
Sixth Niece.

331
00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:15,080
Didn't your family teach you

332
00:13:15,168 --> 00:13:16,607
to greet your elders with respect?

333
00:13:18,448 --> 00:13:19,847
Such impudence.

334
00:13:25,808 --> 00:13:26,408
By the way,

335
00:13:26,528 --> 00:13:28,408
what did you come here for today?

336
00:13:28,487 --> 00:13:30,007
Oh, right. Go get ready.

337
00:13:30,088 --> 00:13:31,208
We're going out in a while.

338
00:13:31,528 --> 00:13:32,247
Where to?

339
00:13:32,348 --> 00:13:33,480
Yuanjing Pavilion, of course.

340
00:13:33,500 --> 00:13:34,812
Ms. Shen from the Count's Residence

341
00:13:34,828 --> 00:13:36,190
invited us to watch
the performance.

342
00:13:36,408 --> 00:13:37,288
She said theatre troupe

343
00:13:37,292 --> 00:13:38,990
is one that ordinary people
could never hire.

344
00:13:39,007 --> 00:13:39,928
You have to come with me.

345
00:13:40,007 --> 00:13:41,408
If it's just Yiyu and Yilian,

346
00:13:41,528 --> 00:13:43,048
it won't be as fun.

347
00:13:43,928 --> 00:13:45,568
All right. I'll come too.

348
00:13:46,727 --> 00:13:48,247
The weather is lovely today.

349
00:13:48,767 --> 00:13:49,568
Are we not taking

350
00:13:49,688 --> 00:13:51,007
our own carriage today?

351
00:13:51,448 --> 00:13:53,528
Yuanjing Pavilion
is heavily guarded today.

352
00:13:53,647 --> 00:13:54,847
Only carriages from households

353
00:13:54,860 --> 00:13:56,444
with formal invitations
are allowed inside.

354
00:13:56,448 --> 00:13:57,168
Do you want

355
00:13:57,247 --> 00:13:59,168
to walk in yourself once you reach

356
00:13:59,247 --> 00:14:00,568
the entrance of Yuanjing Pavilion?

357
00:14:03,767 --> 00:14:04,568
Lian.

358
00:14:05,448 --> 00:14:05,967
Come here.

359
00:14:07,367 --> 00:14:08,127
Mistress Qiao.

360
00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:10,748
Your health is delicate,

361
00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:13,270
and the wind by the river is strong.
Be careful not to catch a cold.

362
00:14:13,288 --> 00:14:15,967
Here, put this on.

363
00:14:21,328 --> 00:14:22,247
Seventh Lady,

364
00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:24,168
your pale yellow cloth jacket

365
00:14:24,288 --> 00:14:25,727
looks beautiful.

366
00:14:27,048 --> 00:14:28,647
It complements the scenery

367
00:14:28,652 --> 00:14:29,960
of Yuanjing Pavilion beautifully.

368
00:14:31,328 --> 00:14:32,808
Thank you for your kind words.

369
00:14:33,208 --> 00:14:35,127
The carriage is here. Don't dawdle.

370
00:14:35,247 --> 00:14:36,168
Hurry on.

371
00:14:37,448 --> 00:14:38,208
Be careful.

372
00:14:38,328 --> 00:14:40,007
Remember to wear your cloak, understood?

373
00:14:40,168 --> 00:14:42,328
Make sure you're dressed warmly.
Be careful on the way.

374
00:14:45,620 --> 00:14:48,220
(Luo's Residence)

375
00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:57,340
(Yuanjing Pavilion)

376
00:15:11,767 --> 00:15:12,767
What are you looking for?

377
00:15:14,088 --> 00:15:15,928
I'm waiting to see the performance.

378
00:15:16,007 --> 00:15:17,288
You should watch from over there.

379
00:15:17,408 --> 00:15:18,168
Come, I'll take you.

380
00:15:18,247 --> 00:15:19,607
There's plenty of good food as well.

381
00:15:19,808 --> 00:15:20,808
Let's go.

382
00:16:15,048 --> 00:16:16,088
Miss,

383
00:16:17,088 --> 00:16:18,007
your handkerchief.

384
00:16:34,408 --> 00:16:36,247
I wonder which family
that young man belongs to.

385
00:16:36,408 --> 00:16:37,168
Shall I help you

386
00:16:37,288 --> 00:16:39,048
find out?

387
00:16:40,127 --> 00:16:41,487
What's there to find out?

388
00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:44,208
All he did was return my handkerchief.

389
00:16:54,220 --> 00:16:57,920
(Yuanjing Pavilion)

390
00:17:10,127 --> 00:17:12,968
Is there a ghost named Liu Qingti

391
00:17:13,008 --> 00:17:15,728
in Fengdu City?

392
00:17:16,008 --> 00:17:20,207
If so, speak up.

393
00:17:24,887 --> 00:17:32,407
Yes.

394
00:17:38,808 --> 00:17:39,288
Yining,

395
00:17:39,356 --> 00:17:40,480
I've heard that this troupe

396
00:17:40,607 --> 00:17:42,808
performed for His Majesty
and was praised by him.

397
00:17:42,844 --> 00:17:43,880
They're very hard to book.

398
00:17:43,927 --> 00:17:45,008
Looks like Shen Jiarou

399
00:17:45,127 --> 00:17:46,088
really went all out.

400
00:17:56,008 --> 00:17:56,968
Look.

401
00:17:57,088 --> 00:17:57,768
Look.

402
00:17:58,008 --> 00:17:59,048
Yilian is crying again

403
00:17:59,167 --> 00:17:59,847
over there.

404
00:17:59,968 --> 00:18:00,847
Who knows what story

405
00:18:00,860 --> 00:18:01,800
she's spinning this time?

406
00:18:02,728 --> 00:18:04,447
She loves to act weak and pitiful.

407
00:18:04,568 --> 00:18:05,887
Let her say whatever she wants.

408
00:18:08,447 --> 00:18:09,488
What are you looking for?

409
00:18:10,248 --> 00:18:12,167
I want to see
where Third Brother is sitting.

410
00:18:13,372 --> 00:18:15,360
The Shen family always
has their noses in the air.

411
00:18:15,447 --> 00:18:16,639
It's unlikely they invited him.

412
00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:18,280
I thought you were looking
for Cheng Lang.

413
00:18:18,367 --> 00:18:19,127
Cheng Lang?

414
00:18:19,288 --> 00:18:20,207
Who's that?

415
00:18:20,887 --> 00:18:21,887
The one in blue.

416
00:18:21,968 --> 00:18:23,768
One of the most handsome men
in the capital.

417
00:18:23,788 --> 00:18:25,148
His character, looks, and talents

418
00:18:25,148 --> 00:18:26,280
are among the best of the best.

419
00:18:26,407 --> 00:18:28,207
Many young girls fancy him.

420
00:18:28,687 --> 00:18:31,008
He seems to have a lot on his mind.

421
00:18:31,388 --> 00:18:33,160
He's from a humble background
and was bullied

422
00:18:33,196 --> 00:18:34,920
by his legitimate brother
when he was young.

423
00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:36,687
It's rather sad.

424
00:18:37,167 --> 00:18:38,127
Sixth Sister,

425
00:18:38,288 --> 00:18:39,528
how do you know all this?

426
00:18:39,768 --> 00:18:40,288
Of course,

427
00:18:40,367 --> 00:18:41,248
I know everything.

428
00:18:41,367 --> 00:18:41,768
Listen.

429
00:18:41,770 --> 00:18:42,920
He's lucky to have a good uncle,

430
00:18:42,927 --> 00:18:43,647
Lu Jiaxue.

431
00:18:43,768 --> 00:18:44,768
When Lu Jiaxue

432
00:18:44,847 --> 00:18:46,248
was made Marquis,

433
00:18:46,328 --> 00:18:47,127
he legitimized

434
00:18:47,207 --> 00:18:48,048
his sister's status,

435
00:18:48,167 --> 00:18:51,167
which is how Cheng Lang's
status was elevated.

436
00:19:03,968 --> 00:19:05,968
His Majesty holds Lu Jiaxue
in high regard.

437
00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:07,244
He's still unmarried,

438
00:19:07,244 --> 00:19:08,960
and every noble family
in the city is hoping

439
00:19:08,970 --> 00:19:10,207
to marry
their daughters to him.

440
00:19:10,328 --> 00:19:12,008
I wonder who'll have that fortune.

441
00:19:13,052 --> 00:19:14,204
Are you speaking of Lu Jiaxue

442
00:19:14,248 --> 00:19:16,207
from the Marquis Anbei's Residence?

443
00:19:16,328 --> 00:19:17,887
Yes. Do you know him?

444
00:19:24,847 --> 00:19:25,768
Sixth Sister,

445
00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,164
it's too crowded here.

446
00:19:27,180 --> 00:19:28,920
I'd like to step outside
for some fresh air.

447
00:19:28,956 --> 00:19:30,040
I'll come with you.

448
00:19:30,167 --> 00:19:30,728
No need.

449
00:19:30,808 --> 00:19:32,207
You stay and enjoy the performance.

450
00:19:35,528 --> 00:19:45,447
Liu Qingti.

451
00:20:24,088 --> 00:20:26,048
Seventh Lady came, after all.

452
00:20:26,488 --> 00:20:27,207
I knew

453
00:20:27,288 --> 00:20:29,088
you were fond of liveliness.

454
00:20:29,100 --> 00:20:30,040
Or how could it be

455
00:20:30,092 --> 00:20:31,292
that the moment you return,

456
00:20:31,328 --> 00:20:33,407
the entire household
is thrown into chaos?

457
00:20:34,488 --> 00:20:36,528
The Luo's Residence
is one-of-a-kind indeed.

458
00:20:36,887 --> 00:20:37,847
The legitimate daughter

459
00:20:37,968 --> 00:20:39,768
was sent away to live
at a side yard.

460
00:20:39,847 --> 00:20:42,088
Who knows what shameful mistake
she must have made?

461
00:20:42,288 --> 00:20:44,488
We'd best not provoke her.

462
00:20:45,288 --> 00:20:46,887
Ms. Zhang. Ms. Shen.

463
00:20:47,407 --> 00:20:48,607
Please say no more.

464
00:20:48,968 --> 00:20:49,847
Yilian,

465
00:20:50,088 --> 00:20:51,199
I've told you.

466
00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,060
If you're too kind,
you'll be taken advantage of.

467
00:20:53,088 --> 00:20:54,808
Some people are so bold and unruly.

468
00:20:54,860 --> 00:20:55,800
They probably don't care

469
00:20:55,927 --> 00:20:57,207
if they're spoken ill of.

470
00:20:57,687 --> 00:20:58,808
You've been bullied

471
00:20:58,887 --> 00:20:59,808
far too much.

472
00:20:59,927 --> 00:21:01,768
She relies on your grandma's favor

473
00:21:01,772 --> 00:21:03,500
and acts as though
she can do as she pleases.

474
00:21:06,127 --> 00:21:07,127
Ladies,

475
00:21:07,607 --> 00:21:09,607
it's true that I wasn't raised
in Luo's Residence.

476
00:21:10,008 --> 00:21:11,328
If I've neglected any courtesies,

477
00:21:11,407 --> 00:21:12,528
I do hope you'll forgive me.

478
00:21:13,328 --> 00:21:14,528
Now that I'm back,

479
00:21:14,647 --> 00:21:16,488
my grandma has been

480
00:21:16,568 --> 00:21:18,048
teaching me the proper

481
00:21:18,127 --> 00:21:19,248
etiquette of the capital.

482
00:21:19,367 --> 00:21:20,607
The first rule

483
00:21:20,728 --> 00:21:21,768
is not to gossip

484
00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:23,407
or spread rumors

485
00:21:23,687 --> 00:21:25,008
about other households.

486
00:21:25,248 --> 00:21:27,167
You two ladies are here

487
00:21:27,288 --> 00:21:28,607
loudly discussing the affairs

488
00:21:28,687 --> 00:21:29,768
of another household.

489
00:21:29,927 --> 00:21:30,887
I wonder

490
00:21:31,008 --> 00:21:32,808
if your household rules

491
00:21:32,927 --> 00:21:34,248
are different from the rest.

492
00:21:34,288 --> 00:21:35,048
How dare you!

493
00:21:35,568 --> 00:21:37,607
Seventh Lady is sharp-tongued indeed.

494
00:21:37,687 --> 00:21:38,728
Is it true that you pushed

495
00:21:38,732 --> 00:21:40,030
Mistress Qiao when you were a child

496
00:21:40,044 --> 00:21:41,120
and caused her to miscarry?

497
00:21:41,248 --> 00:21:42,927
Therefore, you were sent

498
00:21:43,008 --> 00:21:44,847
to the outer estate?

499
00:21:45,607 --> 00:21:46,328
Well?

500
00:21:46,808 --> 00:21:48,647
Your dark past's been exposed,

501
00:21:48,728 --> 00:21:49,687
so you're speechless?

502
00:21:49,768 --> 00:21:50,687
What are you all doing?

503
00:21:50,690 --> 00:21:51,860
Don't judge Yining like that.

504
00:21:51,887 --> 00:21:53,167
She was only a child back then.

505
00:21:53,248 --> 00:21:53,927
To commit

506
00:21:54,008 --> 00:21:55,607
such a malicious act
at such a young age.

507
00:21:55,932 --> 00:21:57,720
They say the character
is formed by age three.

508
00:21:57,847 --> 00:21:59,248
Her nature

509
00:21:59,328 --> 00:22:01,568
is quite evident then.

510
00:22:04,288 --> 00:22:05,847
I can't recall too much

511
00:22:05,927 --> 00:22:07,768
about what happened when I was young.

512
00:22:07,804 --> 00:22:09,080
At the time, Mistress Qiao brought

513
00:22:09,167 --> 00:22:10,367
a large group

514
00:22:10,488 --> 00:22:12,167
to tear down my mother's courtyard.

515
00:22:12,407 --> 00:22:13,607
Now I've returned,

516
00:22:13,660 --> 00:22:15,000
and not only is the courtyard gone,

517
00:22:15,167 --> 00:22:16,607
but all the valuable items inside

518
00:22:16,687 --> 00:22:18,088
have disappeared as well.

519
00:22:18,447 --> 00:22:20,488
As for Mistress Qiao's miscarriage,

520
00:22:20,687 --> 00:22:22,568
if I were truly such a cruel person,

521
00:22:22,647 --> 00:22:25,248
there would be no place for me
in Luo's Residence.

522
00:22:26,167 --> 00:22:27,167
Yilian,

523
00:22:27,488 --> 00:22:28,968
if you really feel wronged,

524
00:22:29,088 --> 00:22:30,288
why not speak to the elders

525
00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:31,048
of the family?

526
00:22:31,084 --> 00:22:33,148
Instead, you're crying
and complaining to outsiders.

527
00:22:33,180 --> 00:22:34,480
Are you suggesting

528
00:22:34,607 --> 00:22:35,488
that Luo's Residence

529
00:22:35,568 --> 00:22:37,367
has no place for you

530
00:22:37,447 --> 00:22:39,127
and that everyone favors me?

531
00:22:42,008 --> 00:22:45,048
What are you implying
about the family elders?

532
00:22:45,687 --> 00:22:47,847
And what about
the honor of Luo's Residence?

533
00:22:48,008 --> 00:22:49,568
I did no such thing…

534
00:22:49,687 --> 00:22:51,127
Enough, Yining.

535
00:22:51,207 --> 00:22:53,088
Yilian has been through a lot recently.

536
00:22:53,116 --> 00:22:54,320
After all, she's been locked away

537
00:22:54,332 --> 00:22:55,600
for so long and was just released.

538
00:22:55,808 --> 00:22:57,607
Yixiu, stop.

539
00:23:01,528 --> 00:23:03,288
Yilian and Yining

540
00:23:03,367 --> 00:23:05,167
are both virtuous and kind.

541
00:23:05,447 --> 00:23:07,288
This must be a mere misunderstanding.

542
00:23:07,568 --> 00:23:09,048
Since it's a misunderstanding,

543
00:23:09,447 --> 00:23:11,207
we shouldn't dwell on it.

544
00:23:11,328 --> 00:23:12,647
Let's go and enjoy the play.

545
00:23:13,328 --> 00:23:13,687
Let's go.

546
00:23:13,808 --> 00:23:14,768
Ms. Shen.

547
00:23:18,488 --> 00:23:19,568
Oh, you.

548
00:23:19,968 --> 00:23:21,403
I know you're upset,

549
00:23:21,404 --> 00:23:22,420
but you must also consider

550
00:23:22,447 --> 00:23:23,728
the reputation of our family.

551
00:23:24,288 --> 00:23:25,568
You're right.

552
00:23:25,687 --> 00:23:27,088
I was wrong.

553
00:23:27,728 --> 00:23:29,447
I'll be leaving now.

554
00:23:32,328 --> 00:23:33,167
Yixiu.

555
00:23:34,008 --> 00:23:34,528
Come with us.

556
00:23:36,288 --> 00:23:37,207
Sixth Sister,

557
00:23:37,328 --> 00:23:38,607
you've dirtied your dress

558
00:23:38,728 --> 00:23:40,088
with that orange.

559
00:23:40,207 --> 00:23:41,207
Go get a cloak

560
00:23:41,328 --> 00:23:42,008
to cover it up.

561
00:23:42,127 --> 00:23:42,968
Yes.

562
00:23:43,048 --> 00:23:44,367
This is improper.

563
00:23:44,447 --> 00:23:44,968
Come on.

564
00:23:46,568 --> 00:23:47,248
Let's go.

565
00:24:17,088 --> 00:24:17,847
Who are you?

566
00:24:18,328 --> 00:24:19,167
Seize her!

567
00:24:19,407 --> 00:24:20,088
Yes.

568
00:25:27,248 --> 00:25:29,367
Greetings, Marquis.

569
00:25:29,968 --> 00:25:31,847
It's been a long time.

570
00:25:32,367 --> 00:25:34,647
Marquis, I've been framed
and am now a wanted man,

571
00:25:34,768 --> 00:25:35,847
pursued by the authorities.

572
00:25:36,008 --> 00:25:36,887
I fled to the capital,

573
00:25:36,956 --> 00:25:38,108
and I'd nowhere left to turn.

574
00:25:38,207 --> 00:25:40,207
I beg you, for the sake of the service

575
00:25:40,288 --> 00:25:41,488
I've done for you in the past,

576
00:25:41,687 --> 00:25:42,968
to save me.

577
00:25:43,127 --> 00:25:44,847
Cut to the chase. Where is it?

578
00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:45,760
Marquis, if you agree

579
00:25:45,768 --> 00:25:47,288
to arrange for me to escape by sea…

580
00:25:47,367 --> 00:25:48,808
Marquis is here in person.

581
00:25:48,927 --> 00:25:50,687
Of course,
he will agree to your request.

582
00:25:50,768 --> 00:25:51,808
Thank you, Marquis.

583
00:25:51,927 --> 00:25:53,048
Once I board the boat,

584
00:25:53,167 --> 00:25:54,407
I'll hand it over.

585
00:25:54,607 --> 00:25:55,367
How dare you

586
00:25:55,488 --> 00:25:56,923
to bargain with Marquis!

587
00:25:56,924 --> 00:25:57,640
Besides that item,

588
00:25:57,768 --> 00:25:58,687
I have some crucial

589
00:25:58,768 --> 00:25:59,728
information to share

590
00:25:59,756 --> 00:26:00,844
as a sign of my good faith.

591
00:26:02,088 --> 00:26:02,768
Speak.

592
00:26:04,927 --> 00:26:06,447
I only discovered this later.

593
00:26:07,596 --> 00:26:08,956
When Sun Chengwu was interrogated

594
00:26:08,988 --> 00:26:11,528
by the then-Minister of Imperial Court
of Judicial, Old Master Luo,

595
00:26:11,647 --> 00:26:13,008
he left behind a testimony.

596
00:26:13,407 --> 00:26:14,647
But he never revealed it.

597
00:26:14,668 --> 00:26:16,012
It's very likely that the testimony

598
00:26:16,060 --> 00:26:17,680
is still hidden in Luo's Residence.

599
00:26:19,768 --> 00:26:20,568
Qi An.

600
00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:22,647
Take some men and prepare.

601
00:26:23,367 --> 00:26:24,008
Yes.

602
00:26:36,572 --> 00:26:38,476
I've kept
this wooden bead bracelet with me

603
00:26:38,687 --> 00:26:39,927
since I was a child.

604
00:26:40,927 --> 00:26:43,328
Since you like it, I'll give it to you.

605
00:26:45,048 --> 00:26:45,728
All right.

606
00:26:46,248 --> 00:26:47,207
I like it.

607
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:50,127
Mei, when my eyes are healed,

608
00:26:50,207 --> 00:26:50,927
I want you to be

609
00:26:51,048 --> 00:26:52,728
the first person I see.

610
00:27:02,167 --> 00:27:02,808
Marquis,

611
00:27:03,084 --> 00:27:04,880
if you agree to arrange
for me to flee by sea,

612
00:27:04,968 --> 00:27:06,488
I will hand over the item.

613
00:27:06,607 --> 00:27:08,647
Even if I kill you today,

614
00:27:08,887 --> 00:27:10,447
and that item is sent

615
00:27:10,687 --> 00:27:12,367
to Imperial Court of Judicial,

616
00:27:12,488 --> 00:27:13,768
you think

617
00:27:13,768 --> 00:27:16,647
I won't be able to intercept it?

618
00:27:17,328 --> 00:27:18,008
Come on,

619
00:27:18,028 --> 00:27:19,996
take him away
and bury him somewhere far off.

620
00:27:20,076 --> 00:27:21,916
There are many people
at Yuanjing Pavilion today.

621
00:27:21,948 --> 00:27:23,116
Don't dirty the place.

622
00:27:23,167 --> 00:27:23,847
Mercy, Marquis!

623
00:27:24,248 --> 00:27:25,488
Spare me, Marquis!

624
00:27:25,887 --> 00:27:27,248
Have mercy, Marquis! Marquis!

625
00:27:27,367 --> 00:27:28,367
Mercy, Marquis!

626
00:27:28,488 --> 00:27:29,728
Spare me, Marquis!

627
00:27:29,847 --> 00:27:30,647
Marquis!

628
00:27:37,887 --> 00:27:38,447
Get him!

629
00:30:09,447 --> 00:30:10,647
Chase Li Yinglong.

630
00:30:34,367 --> 00:30:34,927
Let's go.

631
00:30:46,808 --> 00:30:47,647
Third Brother!

632
00:30:49,447 --> 00:30:50,167
Come on!

633
00:31:06,207 --> 00:31:06,808
Marquis,

634
00:31:07,088 --> 00:31:08,647
Li Yinglong's men were too cunning.

635
00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:09,692
They set a trap beforehand

636
00:31:09,724 --> 00:31:10,560
and helped him escape.

637
00:31:10,808 --> 00:31:11,927
It was my failure.

638
00:31:12,167 --> 00:31:14,288
These people are well organized.

639
00:31:14,407 --> 00:31:15,808
They're no ordinary group.

640
00:31:17,207 --> 00:31:19,367
Are you sure they're Li Yinglong's men?

641
00:31:19,808 --> 00:31:21,687
I overheard the leader in black

642
00:31:21,768 --> 00:31:22,887
addressing him as their boss.

643
00:31:23,008 --> 00:31:24,367
If they weren't his close confidants,

644
00:31:24,488 --> 00:31:25,367
how would they know

645
00:31:25,447 --> 00:31:26,407
about our meeting here

646
00:31:26,528 --> 00:31:28,048
and risk their lives to rescue him?

647
00:31:28,288 --> 00:31:30,207
It's possible
that some of Chen Jiuheng's followers

648
00:31:30,407 --> 00:31:33,288
survived after his death.

649
00:31:33,768 --> 00:31:35,048
And if that's the case?

650
00:31:35,127 --> 00:31:37,288
They're just a bunch of useless,
weak scholars.

651
00:31:38,412 --> 00:31:39,920
Inform the Imperial Guard that assassins

652
00:31:40,008 --> 00:31:41,647
have infiltrated Yuanjing Pavilion.

653
00:31:41,927 --> 00:31:43,488
Tell them to search
every inch of the area

654
00:31:43,768 --> 00:31:45,808
and find any suspicious individuals.

655
00:32:03,447 --> 00:32:04,687
What are you doing here?

656
00:32:16,568 --> 00:32:17,847
Who hurt you?

657
00:32:27,687 --> 00:32:28,808
Who are you?

658
00:32:29,288 --> 00:32:30,407
What were you doing?

659
00:32:30,808 --> 00:32:32,728
What's your connection with them?

660
00:32:36,647 --> 00:32:37,728
I have something

661
00:32:38,808 --> 00:32:39,728
I must do.

662
00:32:39,847 --> 00:32:41,048
Someone you must kill?

663
00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:46,447
Some things

664
00:32:46,887 --> 00:32:47,927
are none of your concern.

665
00:32:48,048 --> 00:32:49,048
No matter what,

666
00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:50,492
you're a member of Luo's Residence.

667
00:32:50,687 --> 00:32:51,488
Whatever you do

668
00:32:51,568 --> 00:32:52,768
will implicate us.

669
00:32:52,780 --> 00:32:55,036
Does anyone in Luo's Residence
even see me as a person?

670
00:32:56,647 --> 00:32:57,768
And you?

671
00:32:58,444 --> 00:33:00,200
If you don't want
to implicate Luo's Residence,

672
00:33:00,288 --> 00:33:01,528
then leave right now.

673
00:33:05,568 --> 00:33:06,887
Do you understand?

674
00:33:08,568 --> 00:33:10,127
Go now.

675
00:33:10,167 --> 00:33:11,167
I can escape on my own.

676
00:33:11,248 --> 00:33:12,927
If you stay, you'll only be a burden.

677
00:33:13,008 --> 00:33:13,927
Leave now.

678
00:33:14,847 --> 00:33:15,488
Get going!

679
00:33:36,127 --> 00:33:37,568
Ungrateful.

680
00:33:44,367 --> 00:33:45,528
He's injured.

681
00:33:47,248 --> 00:33:48,447
Search over there carefully.

682
00:33:48,492 --> 00:33:50,120
Don't let any suspicious person
slip away.

683
00:33:50,248 --> 00:33:50,847
Yes.

684
00:34:11,247 --> 00:34:12,767
How are you so badly hurt?

685
00:34:13,368 --> 00:34:14,448
Why haven't you left yet?

686
00:34:14,528 --> 00:34:15,723
If you die here,

687
00:34:15,724 --> 00:34:16,988
it'll implicate Luo's Residence.

688
00:34:17,036 --> 00:34:17,920
Now get up.

689
00:35:38,488 --> 00:35:39,287
Search over there.

690
00:35:39,488 --> 00:35:40,528
- Yes.
- Yes.

691
00:36:09,105 --> 00:36:11,073
(Luo's Residence)

692
00:36:14,687 --> 00:36:16,727
Mother, calm down.

693
00:36:16,807 --> 00:36:17,807
Calm down.

694
00:36:19,207 --> 00:36:20,247
Remain calm.

695
00:36:20,528 --> 00:36:21,247
Old Madam.

696
00:36:21,327 --> 00:36:22,568
The musk heart-saving pill!

697
00:36:22,604 --> 00:36:23,240
Take it quickly.

698
00:36:23,327 --> 00:36:24,048
Quickly.

699
00:36:24,848 --> 00:36:25,408
There you go.

700
00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:29,127
Mother,
you must take care of your health.

701
00:36:33,167 --> 00:36:34,727
Old Madam. Second Master.

702
00:36:34,807 --> 00:36:35,767
Have you found her?

703
00:36:36,167 --> 00:36:37,888
We've searched all around

704
00:36:37,968 --> 00:36:38,888
Yuanjing Pavilion,

705
00:36:39,008 --> 00:36:40,167
but we still haven't found

706
00:36:40,287 --> 00:36:41,687
Seventh Lady's whereabouts.

707
00:36:41,884 --> 00:36:43,000
What's the point of searching

708
00:36:43,036 --> 00:36:43,840
around the perimeter?

709
00:36:43,852 --> 00:36:44,400
Yining must be

710
00:36:44,488 --> 00:36:46,088
inside Yuanjing Pavilion.

711
00:36:46,167 --> 00:36:46,928
Madam Lin,

712
00:36:47,048 --> 00:36:49,008
there were assassins
at Yuanjing Pavilion.

713
00:36:49,020 --> 00:36:50,520
The soldiers have surrounded the area,

714
00:36:50,607 --> 00:36:52,368
and we really can't get in.

715
00:36:52,488 --> 00:36:53,568
Assassins?

716
00:36:53,687 --> 00:36:56,088
What about Yining? Yining!

717
00:36:56,408 --> 00:36:59,088
Mother, don't worry too much.

718
00:36:59,167 --> 00:37:00,928
Yining is blessed

719
00:37:01,048 --> 00:37:02,088
and will be safe.

720
00:37:02,327 --> 00:37:03,968
They'll search for their assassins.

721
00:37:04,048 --> 00:37:05,247
We'll find our young lady.

722
00:37:05,327 --> 00:37:06,127
Butler Bai, let's go.

723
00:37:06,127 --> 00:37:06,727
I'll go too.

724
00:37:07,607 --> 00:37:08,528
It's chaos out there.

725
00:37:08,556 --> 00:37:09,980
You'd only be adding to the confusion.

726
00:37:12,048 --> 00:37:12,888
You sisters

727
00:37:13,408 --> 00:37:14,568
were all together.

728
00:37:14,568 --> 00:37:16,127
Why did Yining

729
00:37:16,568 --> 00:37:17,247
suddenly run off

730
00:37:17,247 --> 00:37:18,848
on her own?

731
00:37:21,408 --> 00:37:22,408
Grandma.

732
00:37:22,767 --> 00:37:23,488
We were watching

733
00:37:23,568 --> 00:37:25,247
the play together at first,

734
00:37:25,448 --> 00:37:26,448
but after Yining exchanged

735
00:37:26,568 --> 00:37:27,767
a few words with Ms. Shen,

736
00:37:27,888 --> 00:37:29,448
she said she wanted to go out alone

737
00:37:29,528 --> 00:37:32,408
for some air.

738
00:37:38,568 --> 00:37:39,888
That's true.

739
00:37:44,448 --> 00:37:45,928
It's my fault

740
00:37:46,048 --> 00:37:47,528
for not taking good care

741
00:37:47,647 --> 00:37:48,528
of Yining.

742
00:37:48,647 --> 00:37:49,727
I thought

743
00:37:49,848 --> 00:37:51,088
she'd just cool down

744
00:37:51,207 --> 00:37:53,287
after a walk.

745
00:37:53,488 --> 00:37:56,287
I never expected this to happen.

746
00:37:56,647 --> 00:37:57,568
Yilian,

747
00:37:57,767 --> 00:38:00,368
what's the point of saying this now?

748
00:38:00,647 --> 00:38:03,048
Poor Seventh Lady is out there alone,

749
00:38:03,167 --> 00:38:04,327
and her reputation is at stake.

750
00:38:04,408 --> 00:38:06,048
This is no trivial matter.

751
00:38:06,207 --> 00:38:07,167
If something happens,

752
00:38:07,287 --> 00:38:07,928
what about

753
00:38:07,980 --> 00:38:09,280
the unmarried girls in our family?

754
00:38:09,408 --> 00:38:10,727
What if they get implicated?

755
00:38:10,848 --> 00:38:12,008
Whatever will we do then?

756
00:38:12,088 --> 00:38:12,848
Shut up!

757
00:38:15,888 --> 00:38:17,888
You heartless wretches!

758
00:38:18,127 --> 00:38:19,647
Ever since Yining returned,

759
00:38:19,727 --> 00:38:21,048
how much trouble have you caused?

760
00:38:21,050 --> 00:38:22,690
And now you're still
making snide remarks!

761
00:38:22,767 --> 00:38:23,968
If Yining isn't found,

762
00:38:24,088 --> 00:38:25,888
I swear I won't let you live peacefully!

763
00:38:26,488 --> 00:38:27,607
Madam Lin,

764
00:38:27,727 --> 00:38:28,647
I assure you,

765
00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:30,088
I'm just as worried.

766
00:38:30,207 --> 00:38:31,408
You speak as if

767
00:38:31,448 --> 00:38:33,408
you're the only one
who cares about Seventh Lady

768
00:38:33,488 --> 00:38:35,088
and the rest of us don't.

769
00:38:35,207 --> 00:38:35,799
As a concubine,

770
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:36,828
you have no place to speak.

771
00:38:36,860 --> 00:38:37,640
Old Madam is here.

772
00:38:37,647 --> 00:38:39,448
Is it your turn to talk?

773
00:38:42,568 --> 00:38:44,727
Yining has gone missing,

774
00:38:44,807 --> 00:38:45,767
and everyone is worried.

775
00:38:45,848 --> 00:38:46,968
Say no more.

776
00:38:51,167 --> 00:38:53,408
Are you saying that it was Yilian

777
00:38:53,448 --> 00:38:54,327
who incited Yining

778
00:38:54,408 --> 00:38:56,127
to quarrel with Ms. Shen?

779
00:38:56,327 --> 00:38:57,928
I'm not entirely sure.

780
00:38:58,048 --> 00:38:59,647
But I did see Yilian shedding tears

781
00:38:59,767 --> 00:39:00,807
and playing the victim

782
00:39:00,928 --> 00:39:02,327
in front of Ms. Shen.

783
00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:04,807
She might have been bad-mouthing Yining.

784
00:39:06,048 --> 00:39:08,687
And then Yining left on her own?

785
00:39:08,807 --> 00:39:10,207
I wanted to go after her,

786
00:39:10,287 --> 00:39:11,247
but I accidentally

787
00:39:11,327 --> 00:39:12,247
dirtied my clothes.

788
00:39:12,327 --> 00:39:14,008
Then Yilian insisted

789
00:39:14,207 --> 00:39:16,008
on finding me a cloak

790
00:39:16,127 --> 00:39:17,327
to cover up with.

791
00:39:17,647 --> 00:39:18,968
By the time

792
00:39:19,048 --> 00:39:19,968
I returned,

793
00:39:20,048 --> 00:39:21,488
Yining was already gone.

794
00:39:21,848 --> 00:39:22,727
Then why didn't you

795
00:39:22,848 --> 00:39:24,207
say this earlier?

796
00:39:24,448 --> 00:39:25,968
My mother kept telling us

797
00:39:26,088 --> 00:39:27,727
not to get involved in others' business,

798
00:39:27,928 --> 00:39:29,368
so I didn't dare speak up.

799
00:39:29,607 --> 00:39:31,127
Second Aunt, please don't tell anyone

800
00:39:31,247 --> 00:39:31,888
I said this,

801
00:39:31,916 --> 00:39:33,868
or I'll be made to copy
the Women's Precepts again.

802
00:39:34,327 --> 00:39:36,807
Don't worry. You've done well.

803
00:39:37,127 --> 00:39:38,368
I'll be going now.

804
00:39:38,647 --> 00:39:39,848
Goodbye, Second Aunt.

805
00:39:42,888 --> 00:39:45,247
That mother and daughter pair

806
00:39:45,408 --> 00:39:46,888
truly have hearts as black as coal.

807
00:39:48,380 --> 00:39:51,712
(Bilian Pavilion)

808
00:40:11,488 --> 00:40:12,807
Bi Yi, you may leave.

809
00:40:12,888 --> 00:40:15,167
Madam Lin and Mistress Qiao
have something to discuss.

810
00:40:24,488 --> 00:40:25,048
You…

811
00:40:28,207 --> 00:40:29,408
Madam,

812
00:40:29,528 --> 00:40:31,488
has Seventh Lady returned?

813
00:40:35,247 --> 00:40:36,767
If Yining had returned,

814
00:40:36,888 --> 00:40:38,408
would I be here talking to you?

815
00:40:38,647 --> 00:40:40,127
Where is Yining?

816
00:40:40,448 --> 00:40:41,848
Don't just pin everything on me

817
00:40:41,928 --> 00:40:44,127
because you can't find her.

818
00:40:44,287 --> 00:40:46,247
What did Yining and Ms. Shen

819
00:40:46,568 --> 00:40:47,848
argue about, huh?

820
00:40:48,528 --> 00:40:50,327
If it weren't for Yilian instigating,

821
00:40:50,396 --> 00:40:52,764
how would Ms. Shen have known
about Luo's Residence affairs?

822
00:40:53,287 --> 00:40:54,687
Yining left on her own,

823
00:40:54,767 --> 00:40:56,327
and Yilian held back Sixth Lady

824
00:40:56,448 --> 00:40:57,727
from going to find her,

825
00:40:57,968 --> 00:40:59,767
which left Yining alone.

826
00:40:59,888 --> 00:41:01,607
I refuse to believe
that you have no idea

827
00:41:01,687 --> 00:41:03,287
what happened after that.

828
00:41:03,368 --> 00:41:05,207
Believe what you will.

829
00:41:05,368 --> 00:41:06,568
I said I don't know,

830
00:41:06,687 --> 00:41:07,767
so I don't…

831
00:41:10,247 --> 00:41:11,488
Will you talk or not?

832
00:41:13,088 --> 00:41:14,607
I said I don't know.

833
00:41:15,528 --> 00:41:17,167
Do you know or do you not know?

834
00:41:17,408 --> 00:41:18,807
Do you know or do you not know?

835
00:41:20,892 --> 00:41:21,760
Do you know or not?

836
00:41:21,848 --> 00:41:22,287
Lin Hairu!

837
00:41:22,368 --> 00:41:23,687
You're going too far!

838
00:41:25,932 --> 00:41:27,200
I'm going to find Second Master!

839
00:41:27,212 --> 00:41:28,444
I'm going to find Second Master!

840
00:41:28,460 --> 00:41:29,360
You… You…

841
00:41:31,404 --> 00:41:33,440
Madam Lin and Mistress Qiao
are merely having a chat.

842
00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:34,720
Why bring Second Master into this?

843
00:41:34,968 --> 00:41:35,528
You…

844
00:41:36,008 --> 00:41:38,088
I may be just a concubine,

845
00:41:38,647 --> 00:41:40,647
but I've given birth
to a son and a daughter!

846
00:41:40,727 --> 00:41:42,968
I've poured my heart and soul
into the second home!

847
00:41:43,008 --> 00:41:43,647
Don't think

848
00:41:43,727 --> 00:41:44,727
you can bully me

849
00:41:44,732 --> 00:41:46,190
just because you're the principal wife.

850
00:41:46,687 --> 00:41:47,647
I've tolerated you,

851
00:41:47,727 --> 00:41:49,968
and yielded to you,

852
00:41:50,048 --> 00:41:52,088
but don't push me too far.

853
00:41:52,207 --> 00:41:53,408
Do you hear me?

854
00:41:56,127 --> 00:41:57,048
Tolerated me?

855
00:41:58,167 --> 00:42:00,368
You're just harboring ill intentions.

856
00:42:00,727 --> 00:42:02,008
Where is Yining?

857
00:42:03,127 --> 00:42:04,687
I told you, I don't know.

858
00:42:07,528 --> 00:42:08,088
Do you think

859
00:42:08,207 --> 00:42:10,048
I'm some kind of soft principal wife?

860
00:42:12,207 --> 00:42:13,848
I couldn't bother
to deal with you before,

861
00:42:13,928 --> 00:42:15,488
and now you've become too brazen.

862
00:42:15,568 --> 00:42:16,928
Let me make this clear.

863
00:42:17,167 --> 00:42:19,727
I'm not someone you can provoke.

864
00:42:20,568 --> 00:42:22,247
You're just pretentious

865
00:42:22,327 --> 00:42:23,088
and full of air.

866
00:42:23,207 --> 00:42:24,848
You're no educated woman.

867
00:42:24,928 --> 00:42:26,247
You're nothing but trouble.

868
00:42:26,252 --> 00:42:26,960
Deserve a beating!

869
00:42:47,362 --> 00:42:53,242
♪It's complicated but I'm not afraid♪

870
00:42:54,265 --> 00:43:00,601
♪There's light in my heart♪

871
00:43:00,602 --> 00:43:04,242
♪Following the river of time♪

872
00:43:04,247 --> 00:43:07,761
♪I dive into the whirlpool♪

873
00:43:07,762 --> 00:43:09,442
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

874
00:43:09,442 --> 00:43:16,018
♪In search of an outcome♪

875
00:43:17,442 --> 00:43:20,842
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

876
00:43:20,843 --> 00:43:24,321
♪To break the chain of nights♪

877
00:43:24,322 --> 00:43:27,722
♪I'm willing to fall into the abyss♪

878
00:43:27,722 --> 00:43:31,162
♪In order to reveal the fate♪

879
00:43:31,162 --> 00:43:34,562
♪Forget about the outcome♪

880
00:43:34,562 --> 00:43:38,042
♪Let me be your shoulder to lean on♪

881
00:43:38,042 --> 00:43:45,361
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

882
00:43:45,362 --> 00:43:51,666
♪Love is a voyage with you by my side♪

883
00:43:52,162 --> 00:43:59,447
♪The dust eventually settles♪

884
00:44:02,922 --> 00:44:08,721
♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪

885
00:44:09,442 --> 00:44:16,042
♪I will dance and shine bright♪

886
00:44:16,042 --> 00:44:19,682
♪I overcome all kinds of doubt♪

887
00:44:19,682 --> 00:44:23,242
♪And obstacles♪

888
00:44:23,242 --> 00:44:24,962
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

889
00:44:24,962 --> 00:44:29,482
♪Committing to my promise♪

890
00:44:29,482 --> 00:44:32,882
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

891
00:44:32,882 --> 00:44:36,362
♪May my existence shine on more♪

892
00:44:36,362 --> 00:44:39,762
♪Let go of everything♪

893
00:44:39,762 --> 00:44:43,202
♪Let the longing fade♪

894
00:44:43,202 --> 00:44:46,602
♪Forget about the outcome♪

895
00:44:46,602 --> 00:44:50,082
♪As long as it fulfills
the vastness of love♪

896
00:44:50,082 --> 00:44:56,596
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

897
00:44:57,482 --> 00:45:04,482
♪Love is you being by my side♪