1 00:01:24,090 --> 00:01:29,680 [Flourished Peony] 2 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,590 [Episode 3] 3 00:01:34,830 --> 00:01:36,790 Your Highness, this way please. 4 00:01:40,450 --> 00:01:44,070 Your Highness, this is your room. 5 00:01:44,070 --> 00:01:48,080 All the furnishings in the room are all crafted by my son. 6 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,820 We only wish you to feel at home. 7 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,960 My favorite glazed cup, vase and handwarmer. 8 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,180 It's been so long, yet he still remembers. 9 00:02:06,310 --> 00:02:11,410 The curtains in the room are also chosen by Zishu for you, Your Highness. 10 00:02:11,410 --> 00:02:17,220 Zishu keeps all your preferences all in mind. 11 00:02:17,220 --> 00:02:21,810 Finding Shuiyu curtains in Luoyang is truly hard. 12 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:24,230 Zishu is really thoughtful. 13 00:02:27,370 --> 00:02:30,330 Was this also chosen by Zishu? 14 00:02:30,330 --> 00:02:35,170 Zishu's father saw the items Zishu has chosen are elegant yet lack nobility, 15 00:02:35,170 --> 00:02:38,750 therefore, he added a few items. This gold and jade Ruyi… 16 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:40,910 Take it away. 17 00:02:40,910 --> 00:02:42,400 Yes. 18 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,910 Servants, remove it. Hurry. 19 00:02:45,910 --> 00:02:47,480 Yes. 20 00:02:57,030 --> 00:03:01,800 Madame Liu. The jade pillow on this bed is precious, it is too cold and hard. 21 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,100 County Princess uses a medicinal pillow. 22 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:06,060 The silk quilt on the bed is too thin as well. 23 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:11,090 County Princess's body is fragile, can only sleep on an extremely soft bed. 24 00:03:11,090 --> 00:03:15,270 Your Highness. Zishu does not understand the items used in a lady's room, 25 00:03:15,270 --> 00:03:19,940 so I took the liberty of deciding for myself. But I've never thought to make such mistakes. 26 00:03:19,940 --> 00:03:24,880 Please spare me. I will have it replaced immediately. 27 00:03:25,750 --> 00:03:28,060 Your Highness, are you feeling cold? 28 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,990 It is late spring in Luoyang, but it's still a bit chilling. 29 00:03:42,990 --> 00:03:46,730 The window screens of this room are thick, blocking out all the sunlight. 30 00:03:46,730 --> 00:03:52,730 County Princess has been already tired from the journey, and got frightened at the floral banquet. 31 00:03:52,730 --> 00:03:55,840 How can she stay in such a cold and gloomy room? 32 00:03:56,560 --> 00:04:00,460 I beg your forgiveness. It is my oversight. 33 00:04:00,460 --> 00:04:06,360 My son has specially prepared a jasmine pearl soup for you to relieve fatigue and warm the body. 34 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,270 Your Highness, please go to the side hall to take a sip. 35 00:04:09,270 --> 00:04:14,950 Just wait a moment. I will immediately help you arrange a better room. 36 00:04:14,950 --> 00:04:17,320 No need. 37 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:22,460 I am fully aware of the mansion of a Deputy Fifth-Rank official. 38 00:04:22,460 --> 00:04:26,010 I presume this is the best wing-room here. 39 00:04:26,010 --> 00:04:29,920 We have brought with us the daily supplies. Just change them. 40 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,110 Don't make Zishu's kindness go in vain. 41 00:04:33,110 --> 00:04:36,180 Yes, I'll do it right away. 42 00:04:40,670 --> 00:04:43,420 Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness. 43 00:04:43,420 --> 00:04:46,900 This wing-room is right next to Zishu's courtyard. 44 00:04:46,900 --> 00:04:49,930 It's very convenient for getting around. 45 00:04:49,930 --> 00:04:53,700 If you need anything, please let him know. 46 00:04:53,700 --> 00:04:55,820 The banquet has already ended. 47 00:04:55,820 --> 00:04:58,620 Has Zishu not finished seeing off the guests yet? 48 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:05,860 Rou. 49 00:05:07,790 --> 00:05:11,380 The County Princess's wing-room has been tidied up already. What are you doing? 50 00:05:11,380 --> 00:05:14,650 My lord. County Princess is dissatisfied with the furnishings in the room, 51 00:05:14,650 --> 00:05:18,920 and thus has sent someone to fetch her own belongings for replacement. 52 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:33,980 Today, there is an event of negligence here. 53 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:37,830 If Zishu didn't beg on his knees for mercy for the Liu family, 54 00:05:37,830 --> 00:05:41,420 this matter certainly could not be easily glossed over. 55 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:45,330 If such negligence had occurred in Chang'an, 56 00:05:45,330 --> 00:05:49,840 everyone in the Liu Mansion would all face the death penalty. 57 00:05:51,470 --> 00:05:56,910 Such a mistake that has occurred is all due to the incapability of Madam He. 58 00:05:56,910 --> 00:06:02,120 What a disaster that the Liu family has such a daughter-in-law. 59 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:08,950 Everyone knows that since she married into the Liu family, she has never been favored by Zishu. 60 00:06:08,950 --> 00:06:13,180 The duty to manage the family would never fall into her hand, the daughter of a merchant. 61 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:17,800 The place where she lives is remote. So she will certainly not bother you. 62 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:22,590 You protect her like this, making me the one who is annoying. 63 00:06:22,590 --> 00:06:24,330 Your Highness, you got me wrong. 64 00:06:24,330 --> 00:06:27,560 I'm afraid that woman will bother you. 65 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,780 Master Liu was demoted and transferred to Luoyang, 66 00:06:29,780 --> 00:06:32,530 willingly degrades himself and makes a marriage alliance to a merchant family. 67 00:06:32,530 --> 00:06:35,780 He has been ups and downs in his official career for a full three years. 68 00:06:35,780 --> 00:06:39,260 And now, he is still a minor regency official, 69 00:06:39,260 --> 00:06:41,870 causing Zishu to be unable to even be an inherited official. 70 00:06:41,870 --> 00:06:45,100 He can only study hard for the Imperial Exam with great effort. 71 00:06:45,100 --> 00:06:49,150 He is such a man of talent and value, has fallen to such a state. 72 00:06:49,150 --> 00:06:55,870 Do you really believe the assets from the He family could make him rise rapidly through the ranks? 73 00:06:55,870 --> 00:07:00,200 Your Highness. You are right. 74 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,660 We have held back Zishu. 75 00:07:02,660 --> 00:07:08,580 For Zishu, I will not tell my father about the assassination attempt. 76 00:07:08,580 --> 00:07:14,070 However, the servants are so incompetent, must be punished. 77 00:07:14,070 --> 00:07:18,720 All the servants at today's floral banquet receive eighty strokes of the cane as punishment. 78 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:23,320 Madam He failed to notice it, and receive forty strokes of the cane as punishment. 79 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,560 Your Highness, please spare us. 80 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:29,140 Madam He failed to notice it, and will be surely dealt with by us according to family discipline. 81 00:07:29,140 --> 00:07:32,840 And we won't let off the servants who deserve punishment. 82 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:38,100 However, if given such a caning punishment, they might get seriously injured. 83 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:41,470 Zishu can't bear to see these. 84 00:07:41,470 --> 00:07:44,320 He will surely blame me. 85 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:50,150 If you care so much about what Zishu thinks, why forced him to marry someone he does not love? 86 00:07:51,010 --> 00:07:54,220 If the punishment is not severe, then it's hard to establish family discipline. 87 00:07:54,220 --> 00:07:56,990 I'm doing this for Zishu. 88 00:07:56,990 --> 00:07:59,110 He's set to rise step by step. 89 00:07:59,110 --> 00:08:01,830 He will receive guests more often in the future. 90 00:08:01,830 --> 00:08:07,750 If such accidents happen again and offend other nobles, who can protect him? 91 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,820 Rest assured. This matter has nothing to do with you. 92 00:08:12,820 --> 00:08:15,630 I will make the decision. 93 00:08:20,430 --> 00:08:22,160 Zishu. 94 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:28,390 As you say, my father, my mother and I are all guilty of negligence, 95 00:08:28,390 --> 00:08:32,530 - should all be punished with death together. - What does this have to do with you? 96 00:08:32,530 --> 00:08:36,100 It was you who protected me when I was in danger. I took it all to heart. 97 00:08:36,100 --> 00:08:40,150 Whether to kill or to punish, you would never be involved. Get up. 98 00:08:40,150 --> 00:08:43,730 Even if they are at fault, still people of the Liu Mansion. 99 00:08:43,730 --> 00:08:46,500 Whether to lightly punish or severely deal with, 100 00:08:46,500 --> 00:08:51,050 whether to beat them or execute them, are all matters of the Liu family. 101 00:08:51,050 --> 00:08:53,970 How can we trouble guests on this? 102 00:08:57,470 --> 00:09:01,780 Zishu. You never used to talk to me like this. 103 00:09:01,780 --> 00:09:04,320 I'm doing it for you. 104 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:11,640 But Youzhen would never take the lives of half the people in my Liu Mansion with just one sentence, 105 00:09:12,580 --> 00:09:16,900 and force my mother, past fifty, to kneel down. 106 00:09:16,900 --> 00:09:18,870 Your Highness is doing it for you. 107 00:09:18,870 --> 00:09:22,350 How can you fail her kindness? 108 00:09:22,350 --> 00:09:25,400 Think it over. 109 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:32,730 If you don't like me meddling in your family affairs, then I won't, okay? 110 00:09:32,730 --> 00:09:36,910 Get up. Help your mother to rise as well. 111 00:09:36,910 --> 00:09:39,360 Your Highness, you are generous. 112 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:43,240 Zishu. Don't be willful. 113 00:09:50,230 --> 00:09:52,900 - Thank you, Your Highness. - Thank you, Your Highness. 114 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:07,040 Zishu. is so into studying, and he's long forgotten how to speak with women. 115 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:11,760 Your Highness, please forgive his blunt words. 116 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,940 Your Highness pardons you all. Hurry and kowtow, then leave. 117 00:10:15,940 --> 00:10:18,120 Your Highness, thank you so much. 118 00:10:21,270 --> 00:10:23,900 I'll take my leave. 119 00:10:48,110 --> 00:10:50,990 I can't bear to see you frown. 120 00:11:12,350 --> 00:11:14,000 Youzhen. 121 00:11:14,990 --> 00:11:19,160 In a few more years, once I've succeeded in the imperial exam and secured an official position, 122 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,040 I will definitely propose to your father and marry you. 123 00:11:23,980 --> 00:11:27,470 There are many guests coming to seek my father's support. 124 00:11:27,470 --> 00:11:30,760 Should I also go ask my father for an official position for you? 125 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:35,340 This way, you won't have to study hard for years and can also be promoted in rank. 126 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,020 I know you mean well. 127 00:11:39,020 --> 00:11:43,170 But I study for the purpose of understanding principles and improving myself. 128 00:11:43,170 --> 00:11:47,120 I wish to serve the imperial court with my talent and knowledge, 129 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,390 instead of climbing ranks by relying on others. 130 00:11:50,390 --> 00:11:55,640 I see. You have lofty ambitions and are knowledgeable, 131 00:11:55,640 --> 00:12:00,970 surpassing those dandies who rely on their family background. 132 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,710 One day, you'll surely top the imperial examine and be appointed to the highest official rank. 133 00:12:11,270 --> 00:12:12,840 Let me tie it for you. 134 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,460 Okay. 135 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,450 I have a gift for you. 136 00:12:37,750 --> 00:12:41,710 I hope to be with my beloved, never apart in life or death. 137 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:56,240 County Princess is my beloved daughter, regarded as the Second-Rank, honored and noble. 138 00:12:56,240 --> 00:13:01,130 She has been living in wealth since childhood, and has never suffered the slightest grievance or neglect. 139 00:13:01,130 --> 00:13:07,100 With your Liu family's rank and status, how could you possibly match her? 140 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:11,080 And how could you take good care of her? 141 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:12,680 Please go back. 142 00:13:12,680 --> 00:13:17,140 Father, as long as I'm with Zishu, I don't care about rank and status. 143 00:13:17,140 --> 00:13:23,170 Your Highness. I hereby swear I will never let Youzhen suffer the slightest. 144 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:26,720 And I will cherish and value her as a treasure. 145 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:31,210 Please agree. 146 00:13:31,870 --> 00:13:35,290 - Take County Princess back to her room. - Yes. 147 00:13:36,230 --> 00:13:38,280 - Your Highness. - Zishu. 148 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,000 - Zishu. - Your Highness. 149 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,720 - Zishu. - Youzhen. 150 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,740 Zishu. 151 00:13:50,750 --> 00:13:55,820 Once you were my Youzhen, 152 00:13:55,820 --> 00:14:00,210 not the same as those high-handed noble ladies. 153 00:14:00,870 --> 00:14:02,700 But just now, 154 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:06,400 you became the County Princess Ji'an. 155 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:11,460 Your demeanor and words all made me feel so strange. 156 00:14:11,460 --> 00:14:14,920 I am always Youzhen before you. 157 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,730 I did that just because I care too much about you. 158 00:14:18,730 --> 00:14:21,350 I'm afraid someone will hold you back. 159 00:14:22,150 --> 00:14:24,460 We have finally reunited. 160 00:14:24,460 --> 00:14:28,370 Don't let this little thing upset us, okay? 161 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,820 You've lost weight. 162 00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:51,000 So the rumors are true that you are not living well. 163 00:14:52,220 --> 00:14:55,400 Zishu. Times have changed. 164 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,160 Do you think about moving back to Chang'an? 165 00:15:02,530 --> 00:15:07,320 My father holds a minor official position, how could we go to Chang'an? 166 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:14,400 I am living well. Do not trust the rumors. Don't worry about me. 167 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:19,930 In this world, apart from you, who else is there for me to worry? 168 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:22,590 Don't hide it from me. 169 00:15:22,590 --> 00:15:26,280 I know you have always kept my portrait in your room. 170 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:31,760 Even after getting married, you've never spent the night in Madam He's room. 171 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:37,630 You've been alone for three years, and never betrayed our vows. 172 00:15:39,130 --> 00:15:42,870 I know well your sincerity. 173 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:49,470 Youzhen, all this you mentioned is all privacy in my mansion. 174 00:15:49,470 --> 00:15:53,720 You are in Chang'an, how would you know so clearly? 175 00:15:54,870 --> 00:16:01,680 I've kept you in mind, so, I got to know everything about you. 176 00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:09,150 So, whether it is to punish my servants, or to inquire my privacy, it's all about your one sentence. 177 00:16:09,150 --> 00:16:15,590 County Princess Ji'an, have you ever asked for my opinion or cared about my feelings? 178 00:16:15,590 --> 00:16:19,140 I care about you, so I did so. 179 00:16:19,820 --> 00:16:23,320 I'm worried… I'm worried that you would forget about me. 180 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,820 I'm afraid that you would be bullied and not living well. 181 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,410 Zishu. If you don't like it, 182 00:16:38,410 --> 00:16:43,070 from now on, just tell me all about it yourself. Then I will stop doing so. 183 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,420 Don't blame me, okay? 184 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:58,420 No one in the Liu Mansion dares to blame you. 185 00:16:58,420 --> 00:16:59,800 It's getting late. 186 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:04,240 I'll go help my mother prepare for the dinner, in case any mistake happens again. 187 00:17:40,210 --> 00:17:41,480 Good. 188 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,440 Nice. 189 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,130 Mr. Jiang. I will be heading to Chang'an next month. 190 00:18:00,130 --> 00:18:04,950 From now on, I hope you could continue to support me. 191 00:18:09,630 --> 00:18:16,180 The Chen family has the backing of His Highness, and your official career is thriving. Where would you need the support of a minor official like me? 192 00:18:16,180 --> 00:18:18,820 Mr. Jiang. His Highness is so powerful. 193 00:18:18,820 --> 00:18:21,740 The families backed by him not just my Chen family. 194 00:18:21,740 --> 00:18:24,600 So many names presented before His Majesty, 195 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:28,960 if anyone is fortunate enough to be mentioned by you, 196 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,490 then he would secure an official position. 197 00:18:31,490 --> 00:18:34,820 I get countless requests every day. 198 00:18:34,820 --> 00:18:39,440 And I am not wise as His Majesty, I can't remember everyone. 199 00:18:41,870 --> 00:18:44,240 Mr. Jiang. It was my oversight. 200 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,180 I can't let you help me for nothing. 201 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,850 A small token. 202 00:18:51,850 --> 00:18:53,840 Please accept it. 203 00:18:59,670 --> 00:19:04,610 Mr. Jiang. Don't you like the item in this box? 204 00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:10,290 The only thing I don't like is that the gift is not great enough. 205 00:19:10,290 --> 00:19:13,760 Are you kidding me? 206 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:20,400 Such a cheap item is usually only fit for my guard. 207 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,560 Thank you, My lord. 208 00:19:26,670 --> 00:19:30,010 Mr. Jiang. What a huge misunderstanding! 209 00:19:30,010 --> 00:19:36,080 Knowing you are liberal with money, this is just for you to give away. 210 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,060 The real token 211 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:42,480 is right here. 212 00:19:43,350 --> 00:19:48,720 Eight shops in the eastern market of Chang'an and a hundred mu of fertile farmland on the outskirts of the city. 213 00:19:56,630 --> 00:20:02,090 Your father has taught his son well. His Majesty shall soon know it. 214 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,960 Thank you, Mr. Jiang. 215 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,460 Pour the wine. 216 00:20:14,670 --> 00:20:17,650 Mr. Jiang, a small token. Please accept it. 217 00:20:17,650 --> 00:20:19,940 Mr. Jiang, please accept it. 218 00:20:32,710 --> 00:20:36,600 Stop it. 219 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,560 Stop it now. 220 00:20:42,730 --> 00:20:46,380 - What happened? - Young Madam has suddenly left 221 00:20:46,380 --> 00:20:50,140 and said to go check the two shops that came with her dowry. 222 00:20:50,140 --> 00:20:55,670 Mudan has always been obedient. Even if she knew we sold her shops, she would not say anything. 223 00:20:55,670 --> 00:20:58,910 A husband's family has no right to sell the wife's dowry. How could you…? 224 00:20:58,910 --> 00:21:02,440 If not, then how could we get the money to receive the noble people? 225 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,750 And how could we support your future official career? 226 00:21:04,750 --> 00:21:10,120 Her being like this must be because she saw our attitude towards County Princess and felt resentful. 227 00:21:10,120 --> 00:21:13,140 Has she recently had any quarrels with you? 228 00:21:13,140 --> 00:21:14,910 Not at all. 229 00:21:14,910 --> 00:21:18,600 That's fine then, you go ahead. I'll take some people to check it out. 230 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:22,430 - We must not let today's business get disturbed. - Take it slow. 231 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,910 The breakfast sent from the Liu Mansion is so plain. 232 00:21:28,910 --> 00:21:32,820 I'm afraid we'll be busy, Madam, have a piece of cake to fill you up. 233 00:21:32,820 --> 00:21:35,770 After the divorce, we still need to rely on these two shops. 234 00:21:35,770 --> 00:21:38,680 Without resolving this matter properly, how can I have any appetite to eat? 235 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:41,250 After you get divorced, the He family will take care of you. 236 00:21:41,250 --> 00:21:44,510 No need to operate the shops. Be careful. 237 00:21:44,510 --> 00:21:48,000 After mother passed away, my stepmother managed the family. 238 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:53,480 I don't want to be looked down by her and younger brother. And I don't want to see my father in a pickle. 239 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,380 I plan to sell one of two shops that came as my dowry and procure some property. 240 00:21:57,380 --> 00:22:01,050 And I personally operate the other shop. 241 00:22:01,050 --> 00:22:04,530 At the very least, mother has a garden in Chang'an. 242 00:22:04,530 --> 00:22:09,750 We could go there and live, being self-sufficient and living at ease. 243 00:22:09,750 --> 00:22:13,650 No matter what you wish to do, I will always be with you. 244 00:22:13,700 --> 00:22:16,320 You've loved the rose steamed cakes. 245 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:20,760 Eat some, so you can help me mess up the Liu family's business. 246 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,980 After we're done, let's eat together. 247 00:22:23,980 --> 00:22:27,220 - Be careful. - Mudan. 248 00:22:28,490 --> 00:22:30,720 Mudan. 249 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:32,280 Come on. 250 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,640 Father. Why are you here? 251 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:45,520 I wanted to ask you. Why aren't you staying at home but hanging around here? 252 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:49,140 Mother asked me to help my husband settle matters in the officialdom. 253 00:22:49,140 --> 00:22:51,380 I have two shops in my dowry. 254 00:22:51,380 --> 00:22:56,840 Today I thought I'd come and check if I could arrange some funds. 255 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:03,360 I have already dealt with it. So you don't have to worry about it. Go back. 256 00:23:04,630 --> 00:23:11,050 If the family needs money in the future, we will always need these two shops. Father, don't be courteous. 257 00:23:11,050 --> 00:23:13,470 I told you no. 258 00:23:13,470 --> 00:23:19,290 If you don't want to go back, then I'll have someone take you back. 259 00:23:19,290 --> 00:23:23,260 My lady wants to check her own dowry. Why do you refuse? 260 00:23:23,260 --> 00:23:26,580 How bold you are! You have no right to speak here. 261 00:23:27,910 --> 00:23:32,650 You obstructed me like this, is there something you want to hide? 262 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,030 A woman should be gentle and compliant. 263 00:23:37,030 --> 00:23:42,300 Just listen to whatever your husband's family says. Don't ask questions. 264 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:45,700 I don't want to defy you. 265 00:23:45,700 --> 00:23:49,410 It's about my dowry, and I have to go. 266 00:23:49,410 --> 00:23:53,350 - Stop her. - My lady, just go. I'll hold them off here. 267 00:23:53,350 --> 00:23:57,170 - My lady, go. - Move! 268 00:23:57,170 --> 00:23:59,810 Hurry, My lady. 269 00:23:59,810 --> 00:24:04,140 - Hurry and stop Young Madam. - Go stop Young Madam. Stop Young Madam. 270 00:24:04,140 --> 00:24:07,350 Move! Move! 271 00:24:07,350 --> 00:24:09,720 My lady. 272 00:24:10,570 --> 00:24:13,080 Someone has fallen into the water! 273 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,840 - Someone has fallen into the water! - Come save her! 274 00:24:25,410 --> 00:24:27,680 - Yulu. - Anyone who can swim? 275 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,910 - Hurry, save her! - Somebody, save her! 276 00:24:30,910 --> 00:24:33,050 I can't swim, Master. 277 00:24:33,050 --> 00:24:35,050 I can't either. 278 00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:38,950 Yulu! 279 00:24:41,010 --> 00:24:45,870 - Crazy! - Let go of me. Let go. 280 00:24:45,870 --> 00:24:48,960 Liu Chang, I'm begging you. Please save Yulu. 281 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,110 I'm begging you, please save Yulu. 282 00:24:51,110 --> 00:24:53,410 - Save her. - Yes. 283 00:24:55,150 --> 00:24:57,020 Yulu. 284 00:24:58,180 --> 00:24:59,980 Yulu. 285 00:24:59,980 --> 00:25:02,380 She's been saved. 286 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,220 You don't go and keep County Princess company. What are you doing here? 287 00:25:11,220 --> 00:25:13,630 After all, Madam He is my wife in name. 288 00:25:13,630 --> 00:25:18,140 If she has made a mistake, it should be me to discipline her. I wouldn't dare trouble you, Father. 289 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,200 Wake up. 290 00:25:22,950 --> 00:25:24,860 Yulu. 291 00:25:24,860 --> 00:25:28,790 Wake up, Yulu. Wake up, Yulu. 292 00:25:30,190 --> 00:25:32,100 - Yulu. - Young Madam. 293 00:25:32,100 --> 00:25:34,590 - Yulu. - Yulu has stopped breathing. 294 00:25:34,590 --> 00:25:36,280 Call the physician now. 295 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:39,970 - It's too late now. - It's not too late. 296 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:46,370 Medical books said putting two dan of stove ash into the body from head to toe, 297 00:25:46,370 --> 00:25:50,950 then water will come out of all seven orifices, and the person who has drowned will be saved. 298 00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:54,910 It certainly works. Go. 299 00:25:54,910 --> 00:25:59,490 - Go! - Young Madam. It really is too late. 300 00:25:59,490 --> 00:26:02,710 Yulu has already gone. 301 00:26:17,390 --> 00:26:20,600 Father. Please save Yulu. 302 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:25,290 I'm begging you. I'm begging you. I'm begging you. 303 00:26:25,290 --> 00:26:28,250 Please save Yulu. I'll do whatever you want me to do. 304 00:26:28,250 --> 00:26:32,270 I'm begging you, Father. I'm begging you, Father. 305 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,340 Liu Chang. Liu Chang, please save Yulu. 306 00:26:41,340 --> 00:26:45,720 I'll do whatever you say. I'm begging you. Please save Yulu. 307 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,400 - I'm begging you. Please. save Yulu. - Get up. 308 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,610 - Please save Yulu. I'm begging you. - She has stopped breathing. 309 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:57,890 She hasn't. She hasn't gone. 310 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:15,330 Yulu. Yulu, don't scare me. Yulu. 311 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,650 Yulu. Don't scare me. 312 00:27:19,650 --> 00:27:24,090 Please don't scare me. Please don't scare me. 313 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:29,660 Please don't scare me. I'm begging you. Please. 314 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,600 Please wake up, okay? 315 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:41,840 We had agreed… We had agreed to go eat steamed cakes together. 316 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,950 We agreed to be live at ease. 317 00:27:44,950 --> 00:27:49,110 Please wake up, okay? 318 00:27:52,850 --> 00:27:56,720 Say something, Yulu. 319 00:28:02,610 --> 00:28:08,260 Mudan. I didn't mean for this to happen. 320 00:28:08,260 --> 00:28:13,510 How about this? I will deduct three months' wages from the steward as a warning to others. 321 00:28:13,510 --> 00:28:19,110 Do not act rashly anymore. If you hurt Young Madam, can you afford to compensate? 322 00:28:20,980 --> 00:28:26,130 Furthermore, Yulu was resisting, then the accident happened. 323 00:28:26,130 --> 00:28:31,220 If you didn't defy against your husband's family, how could Yulu die? 324 00:28:31,220 --> 00:28:34,590 Don't be willful anymore. Be well-behaved. 325 00:28:34,590 --> 00:28:39,110 I'll find you a better maid then. 326 00:28:51,390 --> 00:28:56,030 Mudan. Why do so for a maid? 327 00:28:56,030 --> 00:28:59,700 Hurry back to freshen up. Don't catch a cold. 328 00:29:14,670 --> 00:29:17,390 She is not my maid. 329 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,700 She is my sister. 330 00:29:39,190 --> 00:29:41,010 Yulu. 331 00:29:42,710 --> 00:29:44,910 Let's go home. 332 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,340 Go home. 333 00:29:53,860 --> 00:29:56,480 [The Tomb of Yulu] 334 00:29:56,480 --> 00:30:02,250 Whenever I make mistakes out of playfulness, grandmother would punish me by not allowing me to eat. 335 00:30:02,250 --> 00:30:06,470 But you would always steal some snacks for me. 336 00:30:07,910 --> 00:30:14,440 And, you would always get caught, 337 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:18,450 then spanked on the palm. 338 00:30:22,570 --> 00:30:24,340 Yulu. 339 00:30:25,630 --> 00:30:31,610 I still remember after the Qiongtai Yulu was first cultivated, 340 00:30:31,610 --> 00:30:36,650 and when you learned that my mother and I named it after you, 341 00:30:36,650 --> 00:30:39,110 you were delighted for a long time. 342 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:45,080 But you didn't get to wait the Qiongtai Yulu bloom. 343 00:30:45,930 --> 00:30:48,840 [The Tomb of Yulu] 344 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,140 Since childhood, 345 00:30:52,350 --> 00:30:54,970 you have always worried about me, 346 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,420 fearing that I would not live well. 347 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,390 When the Liu family bullied me, 348 00:31:03,190 --> 00:31:06,040 you were even angrier than I was. 349 00:31:09,390 --> 00:31:11,510 Yulu. 350 00:31:13,190 --> 00:31:15,860 From now on, 351 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,210 you don't have to worry about me anymore. 352 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:51,280 Yulu. Rest assured. 353 00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:55,700 I won't force myself again. 354 00:31:58,390 --> 00:32:04,030 [Women's Precepts] I once thought to conceal my edge would allow me to live at ease. 355 00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:09,560 In the end, I couldn't even protect the closest one to me. 356 00:32:12,110 --> 00:32:19,190 No matter how difficult, from now on, I will live as I please. 357 00:32:19,190 --> 00:32:26,510 I will become back to the carefree He Weifang. 358 00:32:36,910 --> 00:32:38,530 This way. 359 00:32:47,910 --> 00:32:50,920 Mudan. What are you doing? 360 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:55,180 We are all family. Why make it seem like we're dividing the family? 361 00:32:55,180 --> 00:32:59,620 In just one year, I've been deceived and cheated, and my dowry has reduced by more than half. 362 00:32:59,620 --> 00:33:02,340 Is this what you call a family? 363 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,610 Mudan, have you misunderstood something? 364 00:33:06,610 --> 00:33:09,320 County Princess and Floral Envoy have come. 365 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:15,520 Many gold and jade ornaments, antique calligraphy and paintings in your dowry are just temporarily placed in their room. 366 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:18,530 Sooner or later, they will be put into storage. 367 00:33:18,530 --> 00:33:24,380 Everything should prioritize the Liu family. Why be so calculating? 368 00:33:24,380 --> 00:33:29,990 Yes, Young Madam. You can't snatch with them. 369 00:33:30,710 --> 00:33:33,520 Why can't I be calculating? Those are mine. 370 00:33:33,520 --> 00:33:36,660 Let me ask you. Why can't I be calculating? 371 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:43,710 The two nobles are just staying at the Liu Mansion temporarily. 372 00:33:43,710 --> 00:33:48,180 No matter how noble they are, they shouldn't take what I cherish. 373 00:33:48,180 --> 00:33:50,820 If you wish to flatter others, I don't care. 374 00:33:50,820 --> 00:33:55,080 But I won't let others manipulate me. 375 00:33:56,560 --> 00:34:00,150 Liu Chang. You pride yourself on being a scholar. 376 00:34:00,150 --> 00:34:02,390 In the past, you deemed yourself as the most lofty. 377 00:34:02,390 --> 00:34:06,540 Are you also willing to use a woman's dowry to pave your way to success? 378 00:34:06,540 --> 00:34:08,110 Mudan, you… 379 00:34:08,110 --> 00:34:11,810 I did not know before that they were your dowry. 380 00:34:11,810 --> 00:34:15,560 Had I known, I would never have touched it. 381 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:20,280 Go get the furnishings from the guest room. 382 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:24,180 Zishu, I'm afraid County Princess will be displeased. 383 00:34:24,180 --> 00:34:26,950 Mother, Mudan is right. 384 00:34:26,950 --> 00:34:31,680 How to deal with the belongings of the Liu Mansion is not something outsiders to criticize. 385 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:34,920 Go now. 386 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:52,590 Apart from the items in the storage, there are also the two shops that were sold previously. 387 00:34:52,590 --> 00:34:54,940 I hope you could return them all together. 388 00:34:54,940 --> 00:35:01,400 Without my permission, anyone in the Liu Mansion can't touch my belongings again. 389 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,390 Mudan. Why are you like this today? 390 00:35:05,390 --> 00:35:10,170 Being so calculating and seeking money. You are not like an official's family. 391 00:35:12,890 --> 00:35:18,100 I've been like this. But you all have come to know it today. 392 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:45,690 Mr. Jiang. 393 00:35:47,110 --> 00:35:48,870 Wait. 394 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,540 Why is this jade on you? 395 00:35:57,670 --> 00:35:59,950 Chen Zhang gave it to me. 396 00:35:59,950 --> 00:36:02,850 I found its quality to be decent, so I gave it to Chuanyu. 397 00:36:02,850 --> 00:36:08,830 As for where Chen Zhang got it from, I'm afraid you'll have to ask Master Liu. 398 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:18,500 Mr. Jiang. This was mine. 399 00:36:18,500 --> 00:36:22,430 Could you sell it back to me? 400 00:36:23,190 --> 00:36:29,040 You are a stingy person, are you willing to spend money to buy back what was yours? 401 00:36:29,670 --> 00:36:33,080 Someone from the Liu family gave it to someone else without letting me know. 402 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:38,010 It has nothing to do with you. I have no reason to make you bear this loss. 403 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,150 You are quite reasonable. 404 00:36:41,150 --> 00:36:45,070 However, I have already given this jade to Chuanyu. 405 00:36:45,070 --> 00:36:48,600 Whether it is to be sold or kept, you should ask him. 406 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:49,940 I… 407 00:36:52,710 --> 00:36:56,010 This item was a birthday gift from me to Yulu. 408 00:36:56,010 --> 00:36:59,870 Now, somehow, it has ended up in your hands. 409 00:37:00,590 --> 00:37:05,360 To me, Yulu is like my younger sister. 410 00:37:06,270 --> 00:37:10,020 Now that she's gone, I just want to 411 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,600 take this item to remember her by. 412 00:37:14,250 --> 00:37:18,040 Well, the quality of my jade is even better. 413 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:21,710 I am willing to exchange this jade to get back yours, how about it? 414 00:37:24,190 --> 00:37:28,030 This was your item. I should give it back to you. You can keep it. 415 00:37:28,030 --> 00:37:31,350 No way. You take this. Take it. 416 00:37:31,350 --> 00:37:33,360 My lord. 417 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:37,820 My lord always gets bribe. And he gives me many things. This one item won't make a difference. 418 00:37:37,820 --> 00:37:40,270 My lord treats me very well. 419 00:37:40,270 --> 00:37:43,510 I know how close you and Yulu were. 420 00:37:43,510 --> 00:37:49,910 I can feel what you feel. If I were to accept your jade, my lord would surely look down on me. 421 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,620 Regarding Yulu, 422 00:37:59,750 --> 00:38:01,570 please accept my condolences. 423 00:38:21,150 --> 00:38:22,860 Thank you. 424 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:32,830 Mr. Jiang. 425 00:38:39,710 --> 00:38:44,980 Could you keep this jade and return it to me tomorrow? 426 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:53,670 Yes. 427 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:01,920 Thank you, Mr. Jiang. 428 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,110 What does she mean? What is she going to do tomorrow? 429 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:14,350 Just wait and watch the play. 430 00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:22,080 Why is the rabbit so fierce? It bites. 431 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:24,550 What are you afraid of? No matter how fierce, it's still a rabbit. 432 00:39:24,550 --> 00:39:27,200 Just soothe it by stroking its fur. 433 00:39:44,710 --> 00:39:46,660 County Princess. 434 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:54,400 I've told Zishu before I like fluffy things. 435 00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,370 I didn't expect after such a long time, he still remembers it. 436 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:03,920 Please thank Zishu. Bring the rabbit over. 437 00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,930 It's for Young Madam? 438 00:40:10,930 --> 00:40:12,960 Yes. 439 00:40:17,790 --> 00:40:23,300 My lord. I am incompetent. The rabbit bit me and it ran away. 440 00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:25,320 It ran away? 441 00:40:30,710 --> 00:40:33,620 Then what's with the blood on you? 442 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:36,750 My lord, please forgive me. 443 00:40:36,750 --> 00:40:39,880 Qiushi, I'm asking you a question. Answer me. 444 00:40:41,270 --> 00:40:45,300 It was County Princess. She saw the rabbit, realizing it wasn't for her. 445 00:40:45,300 --> 00:40:48,580 Then County Princess asked me to kill the rabbit. 446 00:40:48,580 --> 00:40:52,850 County Princess asked you to kill the rabbit? 447 00:41:02,710 --> 00:41:08,510 Tell County Princess that she's still in her mourning period. I fear others will gossip about her. 448 00:41:08,510 --> 00:41:12,090 I won't go boating on the lake tonight. 449 00:41:12,090 --> 00:41:14,850 - You may leave. - Yes. 450 00:41:22,630 --> 00:41:25,160 Three years have passed. 451 00:41:26,460 --> 00:41:28,700 People have changed. 452 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:33,880 Well, Zishu not going boating with me 453 00:41:33,880 --> 00:41:38,370 is for me, or for that Madam He? 454 00:41:38,370 --> 00:41:42,570 Madam He is nothing. Mr. Liu never cares about her. 455 00:41:42,570 --> 00:41:45,210 Your Highness, please don't overthink it. 456 00:41:46,190 --> 00:41:52,580 If he never cared about her, why would he give her a rabbit then? 457 00:42:08,160 --> 00:42:13,170 (song title) 458 00:42:13,170 --> 00:42:20,550 ♫ In endless Chang'an, the zither's melody distant ♫ 459 00:42:21,500 --> 00:42:28,780 ♫ Plum and willow trees bask in the sunshine, as splendor returns with the year ♫ 460 00:42:28,780 --> 00:42:36,960 ♫ Copper palace battlements, songs and dances, glass goblets ♫ 461 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:45,200 ♫ Idle clouds and duckweed, a thousand flowers burst forth ♫ 462 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:53,450 ♫ Time passes gracefully, affairs settle like fading smoke ♫ 463 00:42:53,450 --> 00:43:01,690 ♫ Let the years go by, carried by the wind to early desires ♫ 464 00:43:01,690 --> 00:43:10,100 ♫ If the heart is like water, the bloom is ever-present ♫ 465 00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:18,500 ♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown, to meet for long ♫ 466 00:43:38,070 --> 00:43:46,260 ♫ The distant night sky strewn with stars, reflecting the lovely moon ♫ 467 00:43:46,260 --> 00:43:53,650 ♫ The peony's magnificent beauty fills the fragrant garden ♫ 468 00:43:53,650 --> 00:44:01,810 ♫ With a heart as my lantern, I don't mind the distant mountain paths ♫ 469 00:44:01,810 --> 00:44:10,000 ♫ The flute's sound, a fleeting life's wishes fulfilled ♫ 470 00:44:10,000 --> 00:44:18,230 ♫ Time passes gracefully, affairs settle like fading smoke ♫ 471 00:44:18,230 --> 00:44:26,520 ♫ Let the years go by, carried by the wind to early desires ♫ 472 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:35,040 ♫ If the heart is like water, the bloom is ever-present ♫ 473 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:43,400 ♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown, to meet for long ♫