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[Love Like the Galaxy]
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[Episode 2]
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Young Lord, His Majesty didn't blame you for going straight to handling the case without entering the palace first, did he?
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Why would he?
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Young Lord is His Majesty's foster son.
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His Majesty wouldn't bear to.
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Young Lord, did His Majesty give you any handwritten order or token
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allowing us to search and confiscate whoever's property we're investigating?
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And kill them all!
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Silence!
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So did he?
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Do you think we're still on the battlefield? All you think of is fighting and killing.
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Since we came back triumphant today, His Majesty said our merits can compensate for our mistakes.
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But for this military weapons case,
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His Majesty's orders are to wait.
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So we're not going to continue investigating?
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When did I say that?
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This secretly stealing military weapons has been a prick in my heart for many years.
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It can't wait.
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Didn't His Majesty say to wait?
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You're so stupid.
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Young Lord, we've arrived at Marquis Chengyang's manor.
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Since returning to the capital, we haven't paid Marquis Chengyang a visit.
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Earlier while we were still on the battlefield, I heard that
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there was already gossip among the court officials.
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Mostly gossiping about me being unfilial.
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The charges against me are plenty.
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I'm not afraid of one more.
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Mother, you should take care of yourself.
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Don't get sick because of this.
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It is my fault that I didn't hide Uncle well.
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I thought that nobody would find Uncle
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if he stayed at the village.
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Who knew that Fourth Miss would be so cruel?
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She held grudges against Mother and me for punishing her
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and took ruthless revenge upon us.
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You didn't plan it well. So unreliable.
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Whoever harbors criminals
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is implicated as guilty.
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It is truly not filial
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if Mother is implicated due to this.
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So what you mean is
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Fourth Miss didn't do anything wrong
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to let her great uncle be arrested.
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Instead, she rendered great services to our family.
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Uncle has been embezzling armaments.
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Niao Niao sacrificed her family bond for the right thing.
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If you're not convinced, you can go to the government and argue over it.
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Brother-in-law, don't take advantage of me just because I'm a woman,
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and scare me with the government.
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It's true I don't understand the rules of the bureaucrats.
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But I know that family members
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are always bonded. How can they betray one another?
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Brother-in-law, you'd better figure out a way to bail him out.
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Are you just going to let Mother
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suffer from the pain of losing her close relative at such an elderly age?
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Embezzling armaments is a crime subject to military law.
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How can I possibly bail him out?
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I don't care!
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Eldest son! You have to figure out a way to save your uncle.
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Eldest son! Eldest son!
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Now you only care about your wife as your family.
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You don't care about your uncle at all!
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- And you don't care about me as your mother!
- Mother.
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Last time, I asked you to prepare twenty thousand qian
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for your aunt to get a daughter-in-law, and you were not willing to.
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But when your wife's brother needed to attend school,
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you didn't even blink your eyes when you spent the money for him.
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Your wife's brother is your brother.
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Do you think your mother's brother is not her brother?
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Other people's wives
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are helping out with their husband's families with the dowry they get from their parents.
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But my sister-in-law
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is using her husband's money for her own family's benefit.
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He was not getting a new wife! He was getting a concubine!
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He was young.
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Attending school and marrying a proper wife is the right thing to do.
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Also, that money was earned because Yuanyi was by my side
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in the battlefield risking our lives.
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Why can't she use it?
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We're all one family. Why should we separate my family and his family?
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I'm not as canny as you, Sister-in-law.
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Are you indicating that Mother-in-law
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is often using money to help out her own family?
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Mother, I don't mean that at all!
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You're all against me.
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Go away! All of you leave!
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Brother-in-law. Sister-in-law.
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You came back in a hurry this time.
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We haven't had a chance to tidy up and move out of the master bedroom yet.
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I've vacated a few rooms in the backyard for your family to live in.
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It will also be convenient for you to live harmoniously.
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You want us all to live in the sideyard?
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Convenient? How is this convenient?
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Brother-in-law, you haven't seen Fourth Miss for more than 10 years.
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My arrangement will let you get closer, right?
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We'll do as you arranged, Sister-in-law.
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You're faking virtue.
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I'm staying in the master room and will never move.
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Let's see what you'll do.
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We really owe Niao Niao.
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Look at how pale her lips are.
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You can't see the color of blood at all.
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We've no idea how much hardship she's endured at home.
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Madam, Lian Fang is here.
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All right.
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Did Madam Ge ever find a doctor to treat Niao Niao?
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Second Madam said that it's good for a child to have a few days of fever before recovering.
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She's always neglected her.
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All these years, we've been sent down to the country village from time to time.
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Her parents are fighting on the battlefield.
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Not a penny was spent on Young Miss.
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Not only did she not have enough clothes and food, but there was also no one to take care of her when she was sick.
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We were left to survive or die on our own.
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Why did they send
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Niao Niao to the countryside without any reason?
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Second Madam married into the Cheng family more than ten years ago and hasn't born a son.
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So she wanted to adopt the 10-year-old nephew from her own family.
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A few days ago, she brought the nephew to the manor to live.
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Young Miss was being kind.
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She gave him a gourd of honey as a snack.
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Who could have expected the gourd attracted wild bees as soon as it was opened?
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The wild bees stung the nephew all over his head.
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Second Madam sent Young Miss down to discipline her temper.
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It was the weather when drops of water would turn into ice,
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and she was left in that village.
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This Madam Ge is truly vicious.
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Second Brother should divorce her.
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The gourd of honey
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was opened by the nephew himself,
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or opened by Niao Niao?
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Young Miss opened it.
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A 10-year-old child can't even open a lid by himself,
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and he asked Niao Niao to open it?
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Why didn't he go inside the house to eat honey,
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instead of eating it in a courtyard full of flowers?
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Some things shouldn't be done.
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If you do, have them done properly
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so that there's no gossip.
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General, I just asked the doctor.
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Niao Niao's fainting this time wasn't because of the chill.
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It's because her stomach was hurt
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from eating too much.
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It's because Young Miss was too starved.
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They usually didn't give her enough for a meal.
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Today, they were anxious to bring Young Miss back.
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That's why they sent over some food. Young Miss was starving for several days.
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She ate too quickly all of a sudden.
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She was afraid there wasn't going to be another meal.
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Why else would she act this way?
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We were out fighting a war
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and we thought Niao Niao wouldn't lack anything at home.
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Who knew that she didn't even live as well as a refugee?
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All right, I know about it now.
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You can leave.
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Yes.
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Madam, you already
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left someone trustworthy to take care of Young Miss.
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Who would have expected Madam Ge to still harm her?
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Now that I've returned,
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these things definitely won't happen again.
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It's getting late.
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Aren't you going to visit Second Brother, General?
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I'll go take a look.
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As they say, recovering from illness is like picking out silk from the cocoon (takes a long time).
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Young Lady's health has suffered much this time.
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It's uncertain how long it'll take for her to fully recover.
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She fainted at the right time today.
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It gave us a reason to point out Mother's wrongdoings.
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My mother is really sharp.
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She has probably realized that I pretended to faint.
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But why is she turning a blind eye to those who mistreated me?
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Fortunately, you thought of it
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and deliberately reported your return date to be half a month later.
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They didn't have time to cover up and gave themselves away.
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These people bear grudges against you.
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So they took it out on Young Lady
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and treated her so badly.
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So it wasn't that she didn't know I was suffering at home.
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She just allowed it to happen.
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Master dotes on Young Lady so much.
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He probably won't listen to everything Old Madam says anymore.
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Don't worry.
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If General was soft-hearted like a woman,
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he would have died in battle many times already.
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General is a reasonable man who knows right from wrong.
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In this world, there isn't really any new wife who can't win against her mother-in-law.
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It all depends on whether her husband is willing to help her.
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Using her own daughter's suffering as a ruse
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to sow discord between Father and Grandmother.
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Mother's plan is indeed ruthless.
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I'm not worried about my husband.
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I'm only worried that after washing my hands of her for more than ten years,
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she has become a hopeless case. Now I can only use a firm hand
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and use more effort to bring her up to standard.
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Instead of going after those who bullied me,
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she's thinking of disciplining me.
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I can't rely on her.
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Looks like I have to rely on myself.
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[Ministry of Justice]
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I ordered you to send men to keep watch on the Cheng family.
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Did you do it?
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The Cheng family was in an uproar the whole day.
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It was due to the female members of the family.
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I heard that Old Madam Cheng was angry
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that her younger brother was betrayed by Fourth Miss and wants to punish her.
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I have investigated it.
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There's nothing suspicious with the people from Cheng Manor these past days, other than Madam Ge, Second Master's wife.
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I've verified it. The person who tried to stop us from carrying out the search that day
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was a servant of Second Master, Housekeeper Li.
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Young Lord, this is a package sent over by a servant from Cheng Manor.
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He said it's from Fourth Miss to you.
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Don't tell me they're trying to bribe you with money?
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Why is it a pile of trash?
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This Cheng family...
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has some really filial members.
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[Ge Family Textile Shop]
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Young Lord, it's just like what you thought.
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There's indeed something wrong with the textile shop's accounts.
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Warehouse Keeper Dong invested 80,000 qian in this textile shop.
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His salary is meager. That money must be of illicit means.
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Young Lord hasn't thrown away the trash that Fourth Miss sent as a prank?
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Could it be that the reason Fourth Miss sent us these
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was to tell us about this textile shop?
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The hay refers to the haystack that Warehouse Keeper Dong hid in that day.
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And these pieces of fabric pointed out the textile shop.
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It's really interesting.
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This Fourth Miss...
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gave us this riddle in such a roundabout way.
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Is she trying to ingratiate herself with us?
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This Fourth Miss is probably trying to get us to help her escape.
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Why do we need to help her?
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She has probably already
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thought of a way out herself.
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I won't drink it. Take it away.
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Master pleaded with the imperial physicians to prescribe this medicine.
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It's very effective. You should at least drink some, Young Lady.
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I've already recovered.
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Why do I still have to drink this terrible thing?
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This medicine doesn't just cure you, it also helps improve your health.
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Hurry and drink it, Young Lady.
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You can have the snacks once you're done.
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Drink it for me.
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I...
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Someone's here.
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Be quiet.
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Why isn't my daughter getting better?
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Greetings, Father and Mother.
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You don't have to bow.
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Why are you still so weak?
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It's all Madam Ge's fault for ruining my daughter's health.
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Even the medicines aren't helping.
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Here, lie down.
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The medicine is getting cold. Hurry and let Young Lady drink it.
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Yes.
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Come...
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Drink it up.
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Why are you crying?
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Father,
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this medicine is too bitter.
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How about adding some
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malt sugar to the medicine?
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How can we add stuff into the medicine prescribed by the physicians?
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Good medicine is bitter.
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As long as you haven't recovered from your illness, you'll have to drink it every day.
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Your mother is right.
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Listen to your mother. Good medicine is bitter. Drink it.
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Be good, Niao Niao. Once you're better,
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I'll bring you horse riding and to the lantern fair after the first day of Lunar New Year.
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My Niao Niao is so pretty.
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All those women in Brother Wan's family,
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even if you put them together to form a bouquet,
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can't compare to my Niao Niao.
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General, what's the use of complimenting a girl's looks all the time?
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It's more important to have talent and virtues.
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Hurry and drink it, Niao Niao.
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Drink it up.
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Oh my goodness!
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Mother is acting up again.
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Hurry and go take a look.
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My goodness!
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Don't drink it. Later, I'll add some malt sugar in it for you.
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That younger brother of mine!
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Hurry! A good show is starting soon.
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I can't live any longer!
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Brother-in-law won't leave Uncle in the lurch for real.
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Mother, you mustn't take things too hard.
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Older Sister, even if you die, you can't die now.
[Aunt Dong - Warehouse Keeper Dong's wife]
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If you die for real, there'll be no one to save your youngest brother.
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What wrong did our Dong family do?
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Our property's going to be confiscated!
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If we build a stage in the courtyard,
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Grandmother can make up the whole troupe by herself.
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Cheng family... I can't live on like this.
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I'm going to jump into the well.
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Don't you try to stop me!
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- Father comes to the stage.
- I'm not going to live.
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I'll jump into the well.
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Mother-in-law!
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Mother!
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Why did you exert so much force? Were you pushing me down the well for real?
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It's enough that I scare them some. Get up, get up.
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What's this ruckus?
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The well is small. Can you really jump inside?
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- You heartless rascal!
- Look at Grandmother.
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Strong and thick arms, that big torso.
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What a pity that she isn't a general.
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Even if she had fallen down,
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it would be good enough
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if she cracked open a new well.
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This well is small.
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I can't jump inside. I... I...
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I will crash into the wall then.
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I'm going to crash into the wall to see your father again.
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You... ull me.
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I'm hitting the wall.
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Mother-in-law!
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Mother-in-law, are you all right?
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You try hitting the wall and see if you'll be all right.
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Y-You should have held onto my arm. Why did you hold on to my sleeve?
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I didn't expect you to exert so much force!
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Maybe you really wanted me to hit the wall and die?
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Brother-in-law is still watching us.
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Oh heavens!
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Tell me. Will Master really believe Old Madam's show?
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Although Father is kindhearted,
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he is a general who has been through a hundred battles and killed countless enemies.
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How could he be deceived by such a crude trick?
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Mother-in-law.
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He has spend many years by his mother's side.
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He's familiar with every move and every trick.
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He won't lose
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when he plays a round with Grandmother.
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I am unfilial.
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I am incapable of saving Uncle.
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It's too hard for me!
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- It's too hard!
- General.
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Brother-in-law, aren't you making it difficult for Mother-in-law?
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We are one family. No matter how hard, we should save Uncle Dong.
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Our general is kneeling to bow to Mother-in-law.
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Sister-in-law, you should hurry and move aside.
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Are you accepting this kneeling bow, too?
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How can you accept my eldest son's bow?
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Hurry and move aside. Move aside.
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What are you doing? Are you having fun watching me?
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I already told Mother before.
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Uncle isn't trustworthy.
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Father truly is Grandmother's biological son.
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He acts so realistically.
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Young Miss, you're also truly Master's biological daughter.
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Why did he get caught?
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Your mother is so pitiful!
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My own brothers have died or left.
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Your uncle is the only one left.
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If it weren't for his difficult life,
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he wouldn't have developed a greedy temperament.
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Why not just take all the money in our household
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to move to Uncle's house then?
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This...
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Yes! Yes!
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Nephew!
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When you save your uncle, it's actually saving your mother.
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We are one inseparable family!
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It's not that I won't save him, but I'm unable to!
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That Ling Buyi is an iron-faced king of hell.
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If I hadn't just established military merits and returned to the capital,
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he would have arrested me as well, a few days ago.
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How could I dare to plead to him?
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You are a cold-hearted rascal!
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Are you going to stand by and watch your uncle die?
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Exactly.
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Fine. I'm going to complain to His Majesty right now that you are disobedient.
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I've heard that our current emperor especially advocates filial piety.
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When an official is accused of disobedience,
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the punishment could be as light as being charged a fine and getting caned.
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Or it could be harsh, with dismissal from your job. Let's see if you're afraid or not.
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Mother-in-law, do you know that disobedience is a big crime?
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It's a small matter to be caned or dismissed from the job.
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If he is conscripted as a soldier or even executed, what would you do?
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Even executed?
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No one mentioned that.
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Mother, you go ahead and file the complaint.
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If I don't want to obey Mother's order to go to the authorities to exonerate Uncle,
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even such acts of unfilial piety are reported to His Majesty,
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I will have no fear!
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Now that you're an official,
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you are pressing me with national affairs.
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Starting today, I won't eat or drink anymore.
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Do you think Old Madam really wants to die?
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How about a bet?
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She won't die in 10 days or half a month.
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Have you watched enough of the lively scene?
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How is this enough to watch? It's just the first round.
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Niao Niao greets Mother.
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Did you get a cold, Young Miss?
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I just came out for some air,
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and probably got too much wind.
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Mother, no need to worry.
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Since you're not feeling well, why didn't you stay in bed?
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The wind is strong outside. It's better to go back to your room and lie down.
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Don't come out anymore.
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Yes, Mother.
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I thought...
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my life would be better when my parents returned.
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00:27:01.580 --> 00:27:06.420
Now it seems that I won't be as carefree as before.
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00:27:07.090 --> 00:27:10.360
But no matter how strict your mother is, she's better than your aunt.
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00:27:10.360 --> 00:27:14.570
Madam cares about you, so she's doing it for your own good.
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00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:19.680
No need to lie to me. I see through it anyway.
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Mercy! Mercy!
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I'll confess! I'll confess everything!
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Mercy!
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Where are you taking me?
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This guy is really stupid.
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When Young Lord asked him questions, he insisted on lying.
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Our Young Lord is the smartest among smart people. Of course, he saw through the tricks.
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See? He is rewarded with the punishment of kneecap removal.
(T/N: the punished person could never stand again)
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00:28:08.510 --> 00:28:10.830
What? What is the punishment of kneecap removal?
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They take a knife and push it into your kneecaps.
420
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And then dig... dig...
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Don't say it anymore.
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00:28:19.610 --> 00:28:22.550
That's actually a good punishment. Last time, a guy was talking tough.
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00:28:22.550 --> 00:28:25.410
Have you heard of lead pouring?
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They poke a hole into your eye and pour lead into it.
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Open the door!
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General Ling...
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General Ling! General Ling!
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General Ling! General Ling, spare me.
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- Warehouse Keeper Dong.
- Spare me, spare me.
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General Cheng has asked me to enforce the law impartially.
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No matter what ideas you are thinking,
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none of them will work.
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00:29:07.440 --> 00:29:11.330
I really hate it when people lie.
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Whenever I run into a liar,
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I find him detestable and kill him.
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00:29:20.520 --> 00:29:23.990
I already have the ledger from the Ge Family Textile Shop.
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00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:28.120
How dare you continue to lie!
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00:29:28.120 --> 00:29:31.340
General Ling, I'm innocent.
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Men!
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My Lord.
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Take him, then.
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Go!
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General Ling.
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I'll confess. I'll confess. I'll confess anything. Spare me.
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00:29:49.750 --> 00:29:52.490
Mercy, please.
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00:29:55.180 --> 00:30:00.810
- Good sister.
- Let me take a look.
447
00:30:00.810 --> 00:30:04.010
Why are you so thin?
448
00:30:04.010 --> 00:30:09.010
Old Madam, I thought I wouldn't be able to see you anymore.
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00:30:11.520 --> 00:30:15.600
In a while, I'll go to that Ling Buyi and find out about Uncle's situation.
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00:30:15.600 --> 00:30:18.130
At least it'll let Mother stop for a while.
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00:30:18.130 --> 00:30:23.410
After all, Uncle is imprisoned because he was reported by Niao Niao. I'm afraid Mother will continue to make things difficult for her.
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00:30:28.080 --> 00:30:31.780
Husband, there is a solution to take care of both sides.
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Do you remember Old Woman Hu?
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Who?
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Mother's old friend from years ago?
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[Old Woman Hu]
It's chaotic outside during wartimes.
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If it weren't for your eldest son saving us,
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I wouldn't be alive to see you again.
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00:30:50.690 --> 00:30:53.010
That day, I was surrounded by bandits.
460
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That blade was heading towards me to pierce me.
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Luckily, Commander Cheng led soldiers to rush over.
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His spear directly blocked the bandit's blade.
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It was really dangerous.
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Commander Cheng's weapons weren't as sharp as those of the bandits.
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His spear was cut in half.
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Without a suitable weapon, Commander Cheng
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grabbed the other guy's long blade despite his body full of injuries.
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That's how he protected my entire family's lives.
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00:31:20.240 --> 00:31:23.800
A body full of injuries?
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My son, where are you injured?
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- Take off your clothes and let me see.
- No, no.
472
00:31:27.650 --> 00:31:28.850
Aunt Hu is still here.
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00:31:28.850 --> 00:31:33.820
It's all right. Aunt Hu has seen everything. Take off your clothes and let me–
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My son...
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My son.
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I let you go to fight in the war so that you can establish merits and earn gold and silver.
477
00:31:43.880 --> 00:31:47.600
But I didn't mean for you to sacrifice your life.
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00:31:47.600 --> 00:31:51.230
Without good swords and blades, I had to fight with my life.
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00:31:51.230 --> 00:31:52.910
I already told her.
480
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I'm sure Mother will understand clearly and see what's right from wrong.
481
00:32:04.230 --> 00:32:09.070
On the battlefield, swords and blades represent soldiers' lives.
482
00:32:09.070 --> 00:32:11.690
There are actually some heartless scumbags
483
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who use fake weapons that break apart upon touch
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to replace the good weapons for sale.
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00:32:16.890 --> 00:32:20.400
I spit on them! They have no conscience!
486
00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:24.930
Old Madam, Madam Dong seeks to visit you.
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00:32:26.510 --> 00:32:28.180
All right.
488
00:32:28.930 --> 00:32:31.600
She has come at a good time.
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Ask her to come in.
490
00:32:36.260 --> 00:32:37.880
Yes.
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Sister, go ahead to get some rest.
492
00:32:42.500 --> 00:32:44.860
Thank you, Old Madam.
493
00:32:50.920 --> 00:32:54.740
Aunt must be here about Uncle.
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00:32:54.740 --> 00:32:57.050
It's my fault for being incapable and holding a lowly position.
495
00:32:57.050 --> 00:33:00.780
Even if I beg Ling Buyi, he probably still won't let Uncle go.
496
00:33:00.780 --> 00:33:03.790
Why don't I just take on the blame?
497
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Just say that Uncle Dong's theft was ordered by me.
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My head will be lost in exchange for Uncle's life.
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00:33:12.530 --> 00:33:15.730
Our Cheng household will be confiscated to save the Dong family.
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That's great!
501
00:33:18.320 --> 00:33:20.410
What a great idea!
502
00:33:20.410 --> 00:33:22.900
What a wonderful idea!
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Nephew is a high official.
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Even if he commits a crime,
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His Majesty will be tolerant and merciful.
506
00:33:29.930 --> 00:33:33.190
At most, it'll be a monetary penalty to close the matter.
507
00:33:33.190 --> 00:33:37.650
Older Sister, why not just let Nephew
508
00:33:37.650 --> 00:33:40.310
take on this crime?
509
00:33:50.130 --> 00:33:52.710
You vicious woman!
510
00:33:52.710 --> 00:33:55.350
How dare you want to harm my child!
511
00:33:55.350 --> 00:34:00.840
Yesterday, the chimney in our house wouldn't produce smoke. I thought it was strange.
512
00:34:00.840 --> 00:34:03.360
So I asked the Old Immortal.
(T/N: a fortune teller)
513
00:34:03.360 --> 00:34:05.810
I was told our Cheng family
514
00:34:05.810 --> 00:34:08.820
would be implicated by relatives, causing turmoil in the household.
515
00:34:08.820 --> 00:34:11.560
Old Immortal's words were indeed correct.
516
00:34:11.560 --> 00:34:15.050
Our Cheng family will die in your hands.
517
00:34:15.050 --> 00:34:18.530
Even Second Daughter-in-law's textile shop has been seized for investigation.
518
00:34:18.530 --> 00:34:20.540
It's all because of you all.
519
00:34:20.540 --> 00:34:24.410
In your family, no one is good.
520
00:34:24.410 --> 00:34:27.510
Someone! Push this vicious woman out of here!
521
00:34:27.510 --> 00:34:29.220
Whoever dares to let her inside,
522
00:34:29.220 --> 00:34:30.920
I will break their legs!
523
00:34:30.920 --> 00:34:32.600
Older Sister, he said so himself.
524
00:34:32.600 --> 00:34:35.210
- Shut up!
- He said so himself!
525
00:34:35.210 --> 00:34:38.450
He said those words by himself.
526
00:34:47.730 --> 00:34:52.220
This is the consequence of your hearing and believing others every day.
527
00:34:52.220 --> 00:34:55.080
Mother, you've been instigated by Aunt and the others.
528
00:34:55.080 --> 00:34:57.900
You thought they were good and close to you.
529
00:34:57.900 --> 00:34:59.210
But our own family?
530
00:34:59.210 --> 00:35:02.450
We've been lied to and cheated on.
531
00:35:02.450 --> 00:35:06.520
Yuanyi and I have been fighting with our lives all these years to earn military merits.
532
00:35:06.520 --> 00:35:09.880
That's why the Cheng family could live in peace and comfort.
533
00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:11.080
Should all of this
534
00:35:11.080 --> 00:35:13.770
be lost because of Uncle Dong's crime?
535
00:35:13.770 --> 00:35:17.980
No... I don't want that.
536
00:35:17.980 --> 00:35:19.810
I don't want that.
537
00:35:47.600 --> 00:35:52.130
Old Madam sat in her room for the whole day and said she was not coming over to eat.
538
00:35:52.130 --> 00:35:54.480
Mother has always been enthusiastic about eating.
539
00:35:54.480 --> 00:35:56.250
Now that she won't eat,
540
00:35:56.250 --> 00:35:57.720
she's probably thought it through.
541
00:35:57.720 --> 00:35:59.770
She's finally realized it.
542
00:35:59.770 --> 00:36:03.300
Thanks to Father for speaking into Grandmother's heart.
543
00:36:03.300 --> 00:36:05.800
No matter how partial Grandmother is, she can't
544
00:36:05.800 --> 00:36:08.020
exchange the entire Cheng family's future for Uncle's life.
545
00:36:08.020 --> 00:36:10.030
No talking at meals, no chatting at night.
(From the Analects of Confucius)
546
00:36:10.030 --> 00:36:13.190
When the parents are discussing matters, you should not get involved.
547
00:36:13.190 --> 00:36:15.770
We aren't eating yet.
548
00:36:19.630 --> 00:36:21.780
Your grandmother not eating
549
00:36:21.780 --> 00:36:23.780
is partly to your contributions.
550
00:36:23.780 --> 00:36:27.420
All right, all right. Let's eat.
551
00:36:27.420 --> 00:36:30.840
Father, I suddenly feel unwell.
552
00:36:30.840 --> 00:36:32.960
It's probably because my stomach hasn't recovered yet.
553
00:36:32.960 --> 00:36:36.420
Niao Niao takes after me. When being lectured during meals,
554
00:36:36.420 --> 00:36:38.670
the stomach hurts.
555
00:36:38.670 --> 00:36:43.140
Even the sage said, don't scold children when eating.
556
00:36:43.140 --> 00:36:45.660
Which sage said that?
557
00:36:46.820 --> 00:36:48.890
Niao Niao, eat more meat.
558
00:36:48.890 --> 00:36:51.610
You were probably starved in the village during those past few days.
559
00:36:51.610 --> 00:36:54.530
Thank you, Father.
560
00:36:56.550 --> 00:36:58.850
Eat less meat when the stomach is unwell.
561
00:36:58.850 --> 00:37:01.480
It recuperates better when it's empty.
562
00:37:27.760 --> 00:37:31.090
Mother, are you hungry?
563
00:37:31.740 --> 00:37:34.300
Here, have some desserts.
564
00:37:37.470 --> 00:37:39.120
Here.
565
00:37:43.970 --> 00:37:46.730
You haven't seen your son for over 10 years.
566
00:37:48.280 --> 00:37:51.410
Take a look to see if my appearance has changed.
567
00:37:58.540 --> 00:38:01.970
I know Mother is worried about me.
568
00:38:17.840 --> 00:38:20.090
You are my...
569
00:38:20.650 --> 00:38:23.400
first-born child.
570
00:38:23.400 --> 00:38:26.670
How could I not worry about you?
571
00:38:31.220 --> 00:38:34.610
For over 10 years, altogether...
572
00:38:34.610 --> 00:38:38.290
you only sent back a few letters written on bamboo.
573
00:38:39.540 --> 00:38:43.090
I thought you had imposing prestige having killed enemies and establishing meritorious deeds.
574
00:38:43.090 --> 00:38:46.860
I had no idea you lived in such hardship.
575
00:38:47.700 --> 00:38:49.800
I wanted to write to you, Mother.
576
00:38:49.800 --> 00:38:52.660
But you can't read.
577
00:38:52.660 --> 00:38:57.500
I wasn't happy that Madam Ge had to read my letters to you.
578
00:38:58.250 --> 00:39:02.020
Even if Madam Ge isn't good, didn't you take her dowry
579
00:39:02.020 --> 00:39:04.200
to help out the Xiao family?
580
00:39:04.200 --> 00:39:06.860
I don't know where her dowry went.
581
00:39:06.860 --> 00:39:09.350
But I, Cheng Shi, am an upstanding person.
582
00:39:09.350 --> 00:39:10.570
No matter how poor I am,
583
00:39:10.570 --> 00:39:14.010
I wouldn't take Sister-in-law's dowry to help my wife's family.
584
00:39:14.010 --> 00:39:18.540
Xiao Yuanyi was married in the past.
585
00:39:18.540 --> 00:39:22.290
The family is ruined and the people are lost. The assets are sold off.
586
00:39:22.290 --> 00:39:23.990
You still cherish her so much?
587
00:39:23.990 --> 00:39:28.880
I indeed cherish her. I didn't want to marry anyone else but her.
588
00:39:28.880 --> 00:39:30.850
My son, my son.
589
00:39:30.850 --> 00:39:34.160
I pamper you and Third Son the most.
590
00:39:34.160 --> 00:39:36.690
But ever since you two got married,
591
00:39:36.690 --> 00:39:38.760
you only stick to your brides
592
00:39:38.760 --> 00:39:41.660
and only talk to them.
593
00:39:41.660 --> 00:39:44.260
You don't care about your mother anymore.
594
00:39:44.260 --> 00:39:48.460
Isn't it right for a man to get married and establish a household?
595
00:39:48.460 --> 00:39:52.420
Even after a hundred years, Mother will be buried with Father,
596
00:39:52.420 --> 00:39:56.200
we will be buried with our own wives, too. Right?
597
00:39:56.200 --> 00:39:59.400
We can't all be buried together.
598
00:40:02.000 --> 00:40:04.220
I get it now.
599
00:40:04.220 --> 00:40:08.120
Mother must be envious of us couples.
600
00:40:08.120 --> 00:40:12.040
I... would envy you?
601
00:40:14.890 --> 00:40:18.030
Father passed away early on.
602
00:40:18.030 --> 00:40:22.050
I understand that Mother must be lonely.
603
00:40:22.050 --> 00:40:24.860
Do you have anyone that looks good to you?
604
00:40:24.860 --> 00:40:28.190
- If there is someone, how about remarrying?
- You–
605
00:40:28.190 --> 00:40:30.220
We, the younger generation, won't put up any obstacles.
606
00:40:30.220 --> 00:40:32.790
You... What nonsense are you saying?
607
00:40:32.790 --> 00:40:34.620
When did I ever say that I want to remarry?
608
00:40:34.620 --> 00:40:36.270
You're such a child.
609
00:40:36.270 --> 00:40:38.630
Mother, don't be shy.
610
00:40:38.630 --> 00:40:41.770
You've worked hard for the Cheng family. Your children have seen it all.
611
00:40:41.770 --> 00:40:43.540
If Mother wants to remarry,
612
00:40:43.540 --> 00:40:45.860
my younger brothers and I won't dissent at all.
613
00:40:45.860 --> 00:40:48.410
If Mother gives birth to a new brother or sister,
614
00:40:48.410 --> 00:40:51.490
I would definitely regard them as my own siblings.
615
00:40:51.490 --> 00:40:53.120
I...
616
00:40:54.080 --> 00:40:58.330
Fine. That's great.
617
00:40:58.330 --> 00:41:02.230
If you die first, I will definitely
618
00:41:02.230 --> 00:41:04.880
find a good family to marry off your wife.
619
00:41:04.880 --> 00:41:07.490
Let her give birth to a new bunch of kids.
620
00:41:07.490 --> 00:41:11.030
I'm not afraid. Yuanyi is not someone who wavers.
621
00:41:11.030 --> 00:41:12.550
Scram, you!
622
00:41:12.550 --> 00:41:14.480
Such an unfilial son!
623
00:41:14.480 --> 00:41:16.540
I must beat you to death today!
624
00:41:16.540 --> 00:41:18.920
Scram!
625
00:41:18.920 --> 00:41:20.730
Mother, don't beat me.
626
00:41:20.730 --> 00:41:23.570
Look at how Father has upset Grandmother.
627
00:41:23.570 --> 00:41:26.790
After all, Mother is more skillful.
628
00:41:26.790 --> 00:41:28.620
She lets her husband fight for her.
629
00:41:28.620 --> 00:41:31.700
She herself doesn't need to be fierce in front of Grandmother.
630
00:41:31.700 --> 00:41:33.410
You mean,
631
00:41:33.410 --> 00:41:36.260
this is my plot?
632
00:41:48.380 --> 00:41:51.280
As a woman, not only do you listen to gossip behind people's backs,
633
00:41:51.280 --> 00:41:53.130
you actually speculate about the elders.
634
00:41:53.130 --> 00:41:55.300
This is ridiculous.
635
00:41:55.300 --> 00:41:57.390
Put your hands out.
636
00:42:14.790 --> 00:42:16.500
Starting tomorrow,
637
00:42:16.500 --> 00:42:19.530
you will stay in the room to study and copy the Book of Rites.
638
00:42:19.530 --> 00:42:21.620
Don't leave the house if you don't finish copying.
639
00:42:21.620 --> 00:42:25.660
But... Didn't Father say there are lively festivities during the Lantern Festival?
640
00:42:25.660 --> 00:42:29.930
- I've never been there for over ten years.
- The elders make decisions on everything.
641
00:42:29.930 --> 00:42:33.730
You just stay home and study.
642
00:42:44.830 --> 00:42:48.330
Mother carried a ruler with her to find faults in me.
(The long ruler is used for spanking)
643
00:42:48.330 --> 00:42:50.330
Young Lady, you are mistaken about Madam.
644
00:42:50.330 --> 00:42:53.530
Madam brought her ruler not to beat you.
645
00:42:55.230 --> 00:42:56.660
She cherishes you.
646
00:42:56.660 --> 00:42:58.490
But she is upset right now.
647
00:42:58.490 --> 00:43:00.950
I will coax her.
648
00:43:06.990 --> 00:43:10.590
Young Miss, don't be sad.
649
00:43:28.170 --> 00:43:30.390
What is there to be sad about?
650
00:43:32.440 --> 00:43:35.550
I don't care how Mother sees me.
651
00:43:36.800 --> 00:43:39.860
The storybook about a kind mother and filial children
652
00:43:40.720 --> 00:43:43.080
has never belonged to me.
653
00:43:44.930 --> 00:43:47.190
As I've never owned it,
654
00:43:48.090 --> 00:43:50.770
I won't be sad
655
00:43:51.990 --> 00:43:54.230
about losing it.
656
00:44:15.730 --> 00:44:17.880
What's the matter with you?
657
00:44:19.270 --> 00:44:22.430
Could it be that you got beaten by Mother?
658
00:44:22.430 --> 00:44:24.780
Mother is envious of our love.
659
00:44:24.780 --> 00:44:26.880
I kindheartedly told her to remarry.
660
00:44:26.880 --> 00:44:28.910
She got angry with me.
661
00:44:28.910 --> 00:44:32.910
What did you say? You tried to persuade her to remarry?
662
00:44:32.910 --> 00:44:36.000
Is that wrong? I saw that she was full of flammable anger lately.
663
00:44:36.000 --> 00:44:37.800
Her Yin and Yang are probably out of balance.
664
00:44:37.800 --> 00:44:39.690
It's right that Mother beat you up.
665
00:44:39.690 --> 00:44:43.700
I should hit you some more to match.
666
00:44:49.170 --> 00:44:53.390
Before, I thought it was good for a son to become an official.
667
00:44:53.390 --> 00:44:56.130
When the upbringing is bad, it's easy to ruin the family,
668
00:44:56.130 --> 00:44:58.340
but it could even harm the entire clan.
669
00:44:58.340 --> 00:45:00.230
No matter how willful a daughter is,
670
00:45:00.230 --> 00:45:01.760
we can always shield her.
671
00:45:01.760 --> 00:45:03.590
Swords and blades have no eyes on the battlefield.
672
00:45:03.590 --> 00:45:05.490
We didn't want her to suffer by being next to us.
673
00:45:05.490 --> 00:45:08.220
But I didn't expect Niao Niao's talent to make trouble
674
00:45:08.220 --> 00:45:10.530
to be even better than a man's.
675
00:45:10.530 --> 00:45:13.350
I really regret leaving the child to Madam Ge.
676
00:45:13.350 --> 00:45:15.880
She only learned troublemaking from her.
677
00:45:15.880 --> 00:45:19.110
Eavesdropping, making tricks, making fun of the elders.
678
00:45:19.110 --> 00:45:22.550
Is that how girls are nurtured?
679
00:45:22.550 --> 00:45:25.460
Wife, stay calm and don't be upset.
680
00:45:25.460 --> 00:45:28.940
Since Madam Ge didn't teach her well, we'll slowly teach her.
681
00:45:28.940 --> 00:45:32.270
Slowly? This can't wait.
682
00:45:32.270 --> 00:45:37.150
If I don't teach her well, will we let her husband's family discipline her?
683
00:45:37.150 --> 00:45:39.850
Take a look at this.
684
00:45:39.850 --> 00:45:41.710
What is it?
685
00:45:41.710 --> 00:45:43.020
Yesterday,
686
00:45:43.020 --> 00:45:45.750
the chimney in our house wouldn't produce smoke.
687
00:45:45.750 --> 00:45:48.460
I thought it was strange.
688
00:45:48.460 --> 00:45:51.130
So I asked the Old Immortal.
689
00:45:51.130 --> 00:45:53.430
Your Niao Niao...
690
00:45:53.430 --> 00:45:55.830
secretly changed the chimney's pathway
691
00:45:55.830 --> 00:45:58.150
and pretended to be a spirit to scare Mother.
692
00:45:58.150 --> 00:46:00.390
She knew that Mother was superstitious
693
00:46:00.390 --> 00:46:02.590
and deliberately tricked her.
694
00:46:03.800 --> 00:46:07.180
I was wondering why the chimney suddenly broke.
695
00:46:07.180 --> 00:46:10.270
Our Niao Niao is really smart. She can even understand these things.
696
00:46:10.270 --> 00:46:12.090
You're still covering for her?
697
00:46:12.090 --> 00:46:14.520
If she were a soldier under my command,
698
00:46:14.520 --> 00:46:18.090
I would have dragged her out to get a beating.
699
00:46:32.970 --> 00:46:36.250
I noticed that Niao Niao's several outfits don't fit her.
700
00:46:36.250 --> 00:46:38.220
Bring the ruler from my room.
701
00:46:38.220 --> 00:46:42.600
Let's make a few outfits that suit her better.
702
00:46:53.720 --> 00:46:56.270
I know that you are trying to make up for lost time,
703
00:46:56.270 --> 00:46:58.290
and want to quickly teach her well.
704
00:46:58.290 --> 00:47:00.420
But it takes 1,000 days to train a soldier.
705
00:47:00.420 --> 00:47:02.220
How many days have we been back?
706
00:47:02.220 --> 00:47:05.970
I already made the wrong choice years ago.
707
00:47:05.970 --> 00:47:08.190
That's why Niao Niao
708
00:47:08.190 --> 00:47:10.330
turned out this way.
709
00:47:10.330 --> 00:47:12.390
I can't make another mistake
710
00:47:12.390 --> 00:47:14.400
by indulging her.
711
00:47:14.400 --> 00:47:17.050
It will hurt her her whole life.
712
00:47:18.060 --> 00:47:20.970
I have to discipline this child.
713
00:47:29.980 --> 00:47:38.060
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