Original subtitles

=Royal Upstart 2= (Based on "Zhenguan Foolish Son-in-Law")

=Episode 21=

(Bullying My Women? I'll Blow Up the Great Clans!)

Sit down.

Sit down and talk.

Young Madam Lin,

by doing this,

you will only put the Wei clan in a dangerous position.

You cannot let this marriage

ruin the future of the entire Wei clan.

Clan Leader Wei,

for a rebellious descendant like Wei Hao,

your clan doesn't expel him?

What are your thoughts?

Come up with a formal plan.

How do you want the Wei clan to handle this?

Now that this has happened,

none of us wants to see this.

But your continued aggression

is not the answer.

This ultimately needs to be resolved.

On this matter,

we still need to ask our Clan Leaders' opinion.

However,

if Wei Hao can call off the engagement,

I will treat this as if it never happened

and let it go.

That's impossible.

What did you say?

Well,

we will take our leave now.

I hope the Wei clan handles this properly.

Otherwise, Clan Leader Wei,

you should know

how we will treat

those members of the Wei clan.

Lin Luo,

do you really want me

to expel all of you from the clan?

You'd better think this through.

It's fine.

Hao and I have already moved out anyway,

so it's no different from being expelled.

You should still be more cautious about this.

What is there to be cautious about?

My brother-in-law's eight sisters

and Hao's eight sisters

listened to your advice

and married into remote branches of these great clans.

Not only do they live in poverty,

but we can't even look after them.

To visit them, we have to go to Bashu.

A round trip takes over a year.

They'd be better off married here in the capital.

Cautious?

Regardless,

no one's advice will work this time.

Don't you realize

that if this matter

dissatisfies the other clans,

all of Wei Hao's sisters and aunts

might be divorced and sent away?

What?

How shameless!

Well,

it's not impossible.

After all, Wei Hao

was the first to break the agreement between the great clans.

Clan Leader Wei,

is this how these great clans do things?

They have no sense of reason at all.

No wonder Hao

has no respect for the great clans.

Go back and talk sense into Wei Hao.

He can't let all the female relatives

of his own clan be divorced

just because he wants to get married.

(Wei Hao's Banquet)

Aunt?

Is something wrong?

I just came from the Clan Leader's place.

The great clans

are dissatisfied with the fact that you are getting

engaged to the Eldest Princess.

Hao,

regarding this matter,

you really need to consider it carefully.

What does it have to do with them?

You don't need to pay them any mind.

It's true that it has nothing to do with them.

But if you don't call off the engagement,

your sisters

will likely be divorced.

Including your father's sisters,

your aunts,

they could all be divorced.

They wouldn't dare!

Hao,

I didn't expect them to do this either.

But if we don't call off the engagement, they really will do it.

I'm going to find them.

What's the use in finding them?

Are you going to give them a beating?

Give them a beating?

Beating them would be letting them off easy!

I'm going to the Ministry of Works for gunpowder.

I'm going to blow them all!

How dare they bully the women of the Wei clan?

Just because I'm getting married,

they forced all the women already married out

of the Wei clan to be divorced?

How can I stand for this?

Hao,

don't be impulsive!

Don't worry, Aunt.

Believe it or not,

even if I blow up the mansions

of those great clans' representatives in the capital,

they'll still have to come and beg me.

If they don't,

I'll uproot their great clans entirely!

I'll make sure that within ten years, the term "great clan" no longer exists.

I...

Hao!

Let go of me.

Let go.

No, I can blow them up and get away with it.

I'm not stupid.

Hao,

think twice before you act.

Aunt,

let me handle things my own way this time.

I'm going to pin them all to the ground

and then make them beg for my help.

Hao,

you cannot lie to me.

If they really go through with this,

worst case, I'll give every woman in our clan

one hundred mu of land and a mansion.

But if anything happens to you, what am I supposed to do?

Aunt,

my father-in-law

is His Majesty, the Emperor.

What can they do to me?

Do you think I'm afraid of them?

That's how great clans are.

If you take a step back, they'll push even further.

Wasn't it the same with my glaze business?

Even now,

I still won't sell anything to them.

Just stay

out of this.

Hao.

Follow Young Master.

Don't let him start a fight.

Go now.

Yes.

(Ganlu Palace)

Zhangsun Ying

wants six months off for a minor injury?

In my view,

he's just holding a grudge because I betrothed Ning'an to Wei Hao.

(Great Master)

The great clans

haven't moved against Wei Hao, right?

No.

There's no movement yet.

However,

those representatives of the great clans in the capital

went to Wei Yuanzhao's mansion yesterday.

Young Madam Lin went as well.

They couldn't reach an agreement.

Young Madam Lin refused to call off the wedding.

But on the great clans' side,

it is highly likely they will force

divorces for the women married out from Wei Hao's family.

What?

Would the great clans really do that?

I believe

they would.

They must give Wei Hao a warning.

At the same time,

they want Your Majesty to know

that this matter

isn't just between Wei Hao and the Princess.

It is also between

the great clans and Your Majesty.

If they fail

to stop the two of them from marrying this time,

it would prove

that the great clans have been

completely defeated by Your Majesty.

This is something those clan leaders do not want to see.

Correct.

They will try to pressure Wei Hao.

But I didn't expect

them to be this shameless.

Those women

are all innocent.

Some of them

have been married for decades.

For them to do this,

this is...

It's shameless.

Wei Hao is a very filial child.

If the women of his family

were to suffer such insults,

I feel

that he likely wouldn't stand for it.

I didn't expect

the great clans to use such a method

to put pressure on Wei Hao.

This matter

depends on Wei Hao.

But in my humble opinion,

I'm afraid Wei Hao can't hold out.

(Cui Mansion) Open up!

Who is it?

Me.

Marquis Wei.

Wait a moment.

I'll go inform the head of the house.

Inform, my foot.

I'll give you one first

without the iron filings.

Everyone inside,

get back.

If you get hurt later,

don't say I didn't warn you.

(Zhuque Gate)

What was that sound?

- What happened? - What happened?

(Zhuque Gate)

Is the Ministry of Works testing gunpowder?

Didn't I tell them to test it outside the city?

Your Majesty,

the Imperial Guards will go and inquire.

What's wrong?

Master!

What's going on?

Please come out and see.

The main gate...

The main gate was...

Just say it.

It was...

Right after that massive bang,

the gate opened.

What?

How...

How did my gate...

♪Everyone says I'm a big silly fool♪

♪When things happen, I only know how to count on my fingers♪

♪They shake their heads and say I'm pitiful♪

♪Sigh and walk away♪

♪Little do they know, I am sharp and bright♪

♪With a heart like a mirror, I understand the world's♪

♪Colors and darkness♪

♪But I keep my edge hidden♪

♪The day I become famous is just around the corner♪

♪In the hotpot restaurant, skewers boil in the broth♪

♪People come and go, with few worries or troubles♪

♪The clacking of the abacus rings out♪

♪See me differently. Who dares to challenge me?♪

♪The world mistakes me♪

♪For an ignorant and stubborn fool♪

♪As the storm approaches♪

♪I just shrug and watch with a smile♪

♪This foolish image is convenient♪

♪I use it as a protective shield♪

♪Navigating with ease, I attract♪

♪A lucky star to accompany me♪

♪In a peaceful golden age♪

♪I hold my lady's hand to watch the world♪

♪Pouring youth and fireworks♪

♪Into a precious glazed cup♪

♪Having experienced life's changes♪

♪And tasted its highs and lows♪

♪My wish has finally come true♪

♪To stay by your side♪

♪In this fleeting world♪

♪We are free and happy♪

♪From a nobody♪

♪To someone now famous♪

♪Ordinary people laugh at me♪

♪But I laugh at how they cannot see through it all♪

♪Let others plot and scheme♪

♪I will keep my heart unchanged♪

♪In this vast world♪

♪I find my own leisurely freedom♪

♪The world is bustling, and things constantly change♪

♪Everything ends eventually♪

♪All that remains before my eyes♪

♪Is this street wandering, still tinged with pity♪

♪No matter how time flies♪

♪Even if the falling snow♪

♪Dyes the hair at our temples white♪

♪All I want now♪

♪Is to pray for my lady's peace and safety♪

♪Year after year♪