Original subtitles

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

=Episode 3=

(Glass Orbs Shock the World)

(Ministry of Works)

Don't worry about this, Mister Wei.

Her Highness

has already instructed me.

But

why are you building such a complex

furnace?

Could it be that Juxian Restaurant

is launching more new dishes?

Come on, Minister Duan.

It's not about food this time.

Just follow this blueprint

and build it for me.

As for the cost,

can you charge me

at the cost price of the materials?

Is...

Isn't this a VIP card for Juxian Restaurant?

Valid for one year, no queueing required,

and 20 percent off all dishes.

I'll give you the absolute cost price!

Girl?

Greetings, Your Highness.

Just now,

Wei Hao already spoke with me.

I have urgent business with you.

Then, I shall go find men to build it right away.

You said those gemstones were very cheap, right?

I've brought 1,000 guan.

How many of those gemstones do you have?

I want them all.

Who told you I have them right now?

Did...

Didn't you say you had as many as I wanted?

I still need the machinery to make them.

I just finished discussing the machinery with Minister Duan.

If you ask for them now,

where am I supposed to conjure them from?

You...

You big liar!

Regarding Beicang,

I've already boasted to my father.

Don't worry.

Five days.

Give me five days, and I'll give you a whole cart.

Girl!

Since she's in such a hurry,

I guess I'll work some overtime.

Besides, just running a restaurant in ancient times

hardly befits a princess.

My real strength is in math, physics, and chemistry.

(Porcelain Shop)

(Glaze, Ceramics, Pottery Figurines)

Let me see the level of glasswork

in the Great Yong Dynasty.

Ma'am, this is...

I'll sell it to you for 60 guan.

Sixty guan is fine,

but the shop takes a 10 percent cut.

Fine.

Boss,

how much for this?

I was just about to sell it to the shop.

If you want it, it's 60 guan.

Save on the middleman fee.

How much?

Sixty guan.

For this?

It's not worth it.

This is a top-tier glazed cup.

You think 60 guan is expensive?

Have you never seen anything fine before?

You're saying I lack worldly experience?

This thing is pretty, sure,

but it isn't a rare item.

Not rare?

Try finding a second one in the whole capital.

Either way,

it's not worth 60 guan.

Pauper.

You mean me?

An ignorant pauper.

You...

You've got a real mouth on you, huh?

What are you doing?

Looking for a fight?

Bring it on. Who's afraid of you?

If you don't dare,

then you're

a turtle.

So foolish?

Alright...

You're more of a fool than I am.

Boss,

how much for this?

Young Master,

60 guan.

(Wei Gaoming, Crown Prince of Great Yong)

Wrap it up.

Right away.

You

are clearly someone of high status.

Unlike certain paupers.

You...

You actually bought it?

You're a spendthrift, huh?

My friend, you don't know.

This glaze is rare.

With this level of quality,

only one or two pieces are made a year.

Even so, it's not worth 60 guan. This...

You...

You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?

Here, take it, Young Master.

Thank you, Young Master.

Is this stuff really that easy to sell?

Pauper.

A glass cup of this quality

can actually sell for 60 guan?

If I can produce them too,

won't I make a fortune?

(Wei Mansion) I heard Wei the Fool's got crazy ideas

about making glaze to earn money.

He seems to have lost his mind.

Back in the day,

when his father was the richest man in West City,

even he couldn't successfully set up a glaze workshop.

Now this fool

actually wants to repeat his father's mistakes.

(Wei Yuanzhao, from a noble clan, Wei Clan Leader) He’s going to ruin Juxian Restaurant,

which was so difficult to build up.

Everyone knows

that opening a glaze workshop is a guaranteed loss.

Otherwise, everyone would have done it long ago.

As for returning to the ancestral home,

I think

they have no chance.

This'll work.

This is interesting.

What's so interesting about rotten sand?

Great Yong is full of idiots.

Who are you?

It's you?

What is a pauper like you doing here?

Me? A pauper?

I, Wei Hao, ever since...

Ever since I was born, I've hated being called a pauper.

Let me tell you,

today I'll use this sand to make gemstones.

I'll make it so your junk won't even sell.

Making gemstones from sand?

Those two newly opened glaze workshops

wouldn't happen to be your doing, right?

Of course, they are.

Gemstones are precious things born of heaven and earth.

How could they be man-made?

No wonder everyone says

the person who opened that workshop

is a fool.

That's because you don't understand physics or chemistry.

How hard can it be to fire some glass?

Some people

just love to put on a front.

Actually, it's fine if you can't afford gemstones.

But you insist on messing around yourself.

Losing everything you have

will only make you a bigger laughingstock.

You dare to mock me?

You...

Just you wait.

What?

You're saying Hao is building a kiln to make glaze?

Yes, Young Madam.

I think the Young Master is really getting out of hand lately.

He even took 500 guan from the accounts.

That's glaze, you know?

Is that something someone like he can handle?

The money is a small matter,

but is he crazy?

Messing around like this.

Let's go

have a look.

Hao.

Aunt?

What are you doing here?

You're really making glaze?

Are you crazy?

Do you even know how to do it?

You're just blindly messing around,

wasting money.

Aunt, do you also understand glaze?

I helped your parents with it before.

They couldn't produce many high-grade pieces in a year.

Fine.

Go inside and get busy.

I'll keep an eye on things out here for you.

Aunt, you're not here to oppose me?

You've already started,

so I might as well stay and support you.

Then, help me burn some wood ash.

The borax outside is already dry.

If there's any extra...

I know.

I'm not an idiot.

Aunt, you're the best.

I'll go back to building the kiln.

Boss,

the bricks you invented are really sturdy.

Of course.

How can we fire the kiln if they aren't sturdy?

Young Madam, weren't you here to scold the Young Master?

Haven't I already scolded him?

Young Madam, you can't let him have his way anymore.

You can't let him keep messing around like this.

That's enough.

It's already quite good.

Hao hasn't been in a fight for a long time.

Where is Ning'an?

Why haven't I seen her?

She just left the palace.

Lately,

the royal businesses have all been handed over to her to manage.

It couldn't be helped.

Since the Crown Prince wants to follow you,

I could only let Ning'an go instead.

How much money is left in the imperial treasury?

It ran out last month.

What?

Out of money since last month?

Your Majesty,

these things shouldn't be your concern.

This won't do.

When Ning'an returns,

have her come to Ganlu Palace.

I want to hear her

explain the current situation.

The court is also short on money this year.

The deficit at the Ministry of Revenue

has reached 300,000 guan.

I still don't know where to make up for it.

Whether we succeed today

depends on this kiln.

If it doesn't fire correctly,

we will lose money.

Everyone outside

knows the kiln opens today.

They're all waiting there,

basically just to see the Young Master make a fool of himself.

That silly girl.

She's still not here.

The first kiln is about to open,

and she doesn't even come to witness it.

(Ganlu Palace)

Your Highness.

How much longer will my father be?

(Eunuch Wang, Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Court) His Majesty is discussing military matters.

Perhaps you could wait a bit longer?

(Father is really something.)

(He asked me to report on the imperial treasury,)

(then forgot all about it.)

It's the fifth day today.

I wonder if Wei the Fool

finished it or not.

Hao,

who are you waiting for?

The Princess.

She doesn't even show up for her own workshop's opening.

She's quite carefree.

Princess...

This...

This workshop belongs to Her Highness?

She's my partner.

It's fifty-fifty.

Then,

does she know...

Does she know what?

She doesn't know anything.

Forget it.

It's about time.

Open the kiln.

Right away, Boss.

The temperature inside is high.

Be careful.

We will, Boss.

Careful.

Stand back.

Let the heat dissipate.

That should do it.

Alright, everyone,

be careful now.

Move.

(So this is a workshop the Princess has a stake in.)

(If it fails to produce anything,)

(then)

(heads will roll.)

(Hao must be)

(under immense pressure.)

Hao,

don't worry.

You will succeed.

I saw it earlier.

What you and your parents made is different.

Aunt, why are you pinching me?

Look how nervous you are over such a small thing.

Who...

Who's nervous?

If you're not nervous, why pinch me?

It hurts if I pinch myself.

But it doesn't hurt me if you pinch me?

Seriously.

Boss.

Boss, we did it.

We did it!

Quickly.

Bring one out to show me.

Yes.

Oh my, Boss.

What...

What is this?

I've never seen anything like it.

Is it a gemstone?

It's so beautiful.

It must be worth a fortune.

Is this a gemstone?

♪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♪