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♫ <i>Wearing peach blossom makeup, I boil tea over the stove</i> ♫

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♫ <i>With a pure heart, I embroider the brocade of time</i> ♫

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♫ <i>On the short paper, affection flows in the silent moonlight</i> ♫

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♫ <i>I only wish that by my side, is my love</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Cool autumn wind blowing, I gaze far
leaning against the railing</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Sunset glow over the green hill, in formation
wild geese are flying</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Covering a thousand miles on horseback,
for whom is he longing</i> ♫

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♫ <i>He returned home in dreams</i> ♫

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♫ <i>I will never forget that you held my hands</i> ♫

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♫ <i>In your warm palms, we braved winds and waves</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Unexpectedly, after we traveled so far and turned grey-haired</i> ♫

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♫ <i>I am still by your side</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Hearts burning, we look into each other's eyes</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Feelings overflowing, they don't need to be hid</i> ♫

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♫ <i>No matter how time passes and life changes</i> ♫

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♫ <i>Together, we will grow old</i> ♫

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<i>[The Sword and the Brocade]</i>

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<i>[Episode 2]</i>

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My Lord, you have performed another great feat.

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Has His Majesty rewarded you

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with anything other than the title of Imperial Tutor?

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When His Majesty proposed to confer one more title of nobility on me,

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I turned him down.

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It's getting late.

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<i>[Concubine Qin]</i>
I won't disturb you, Your Lordship and Your Ladyship.

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- I should leave.
- I'll leave, too.

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I'll excuse myself, Father.

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My Lord. Why?

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I asked His Majesty to lift the sea ban rather than confer a title of nobility on me.

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Unless the sea ban is lifted,

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there will always be pirates and the people won't live in peace.

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My Lord,

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you always think in the people's best interests.

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But have you thought of me and Zhun?

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You knew I'd been hoping

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you'd gain one more title of nobility.

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- Don't bring this up again.
- Don't bring this up again?

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Do you know how hard my life is as the wife of Marquis Yongping?

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Stop!

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Yuanniang, you weren't like this back in the day.

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Don't you know why I became the person I am now?

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Yuanniang! Yunniang.

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Her miscarriage last year

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caused a loss of energy and blood,

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and severe damage to her health.

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She still hasn't recovered.

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Now, all we can do is help her survive on medicine.

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Thank you, Imperial Doctor.

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- Nanny Tao.
- Yes.

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This way, Imperial Doctor.

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Let my second sister-in-law

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and Dan Yang help you with household affairs.

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You think I'm too ill

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to manage the household affairs?

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Or do you think I don't deserve to be your wife?

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You... have a good rest.

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Your Ladyship.

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Did you see that?

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We just reunited after such a long time.

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But he didn't even say anything nice to me.

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<i>[Nanny Tao]
</i>Your Ladyship,

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His Lordship is just distant in nature.

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He still cares about you.

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Stop saying that to console me.

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His Lordship was born a cold person.

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He expends all his energy

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on defending our country

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and bringing honor upon the Xu Family.

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I only hope Zhun

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will be successful in the future.

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Yu may be a concubine's son,

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but he has been intelligent

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and commended often.

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Meanwhile, Zhun is frail

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due to his premature birth.

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He makes slow progress on schoolwork.

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If this goes on,

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I'm afraid Yu will threaten Zhun's status

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as the heir of the Marquis.

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Your Ladyship, the Xu Family has always differentiated your child from the children of the concubines.

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No matter how intelligent Yu is,

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Great Madam won't let Yu steal Zhun's position.

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Great Madam differentiates the children,

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but His Lordship does not.

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I was hoping he

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would accept the reward and appease Yu,

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so Zhun could inherit his title.

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Now my hope is lost.

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Everything will be fine while I'm alive.

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But given my health condition,

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I must secure Zhun's future

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before I die.

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<i>[Zhaoying]</i>

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My Lord, Her Ladyship has gone to bed.

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I asked the doctor.

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Her Ladyship's health hasn't improved,

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but has declined further in recent days.

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Has Imperial Physician Liu diagnosed her?

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Yes, he has.

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The physician who has been treating Her Ladyship

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was recommended by Imperial Physician Liu.

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My Lord, let me replace the dishes with heated ones.

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No.

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Remove the dishes.

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<i>[The Spring Banquet]
[Mansion of Xu]</i>

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Marquis Yongping's Mansion was Princess Renhe's Mansion during the previous emperor's reign.

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After Princess Renhe passed away,

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the mansion was rewarded to the Xu Family.

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Does this mean our eldest sister lives in an imperial house?

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The previous emperor loved Princess Renhe very much.

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Ordinary imperial houses can't compare with this mansion.

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She acts as if she were the wife of the Marquis.

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Madam Luo.

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Madam Luo, you're finally here.

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Her Ladyship is waiting for you.

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Come with me and meet your eldest sister.

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Yes.

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Wuniang, is this the first time you've visited our eldest sister's home?

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Mother took Erniang here a few times. This is the first time I've been here.

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This way, Madam Luo.

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These square stone lampposts can't be found in ordinary mansions.

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Marquis Yongping's Mansion is no common house.

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It's not worth fussing about.

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Wuniang and Shiyi, when you see our eldest sister and she rewards you,

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just accept it gracefully.

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Don't try to decline. Don't stoop or lower your head.

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Don't panic or fluster.

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Don't look around or have any wild thoughts.

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Erniang, Mother is here. You don't have to teach us that.

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Mother, I didn't mean to assume your duty.

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I'm just worried that they'll forget their manners on their first trip here.

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Erniang is right.

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Today is the third day of March and the Xu Family is going to hold the spring banquet.

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The noble Xu Family has a great many guests.

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Since this is your first trip here, you must stay alert. Don't make a fool of yourselves

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or bring shame upon the Luo Family and your eldest sister.

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<i>Yes.</i>

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Madam Luo, Her Ladyship is in the room.

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After you.

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Mother, you're here.

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Yuanniang, have no worry. I'm here.

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<i>Greetings, Yuanniang.</i>

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So many years have passed in the blink of an eye.

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The little girls who followed me around

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have grown into beautiful young women.

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Yuanniang, I got this protective talisman for you at Ci'an Temple.

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I'm sure it'll help you recover soon.

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The floor is cold. Get up.

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You're a grown-up now.

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How come you still cry easily like you used to do?

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Erniang, you're so thoughtful.

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You must be Shiyi.

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Greetings, Yuanniang.

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We haven't seen each other for years.

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You have changed so much. You're much prettier now.

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Nanny Tao.

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I don't know what you like.

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But I remembered having three presentable jade pendants,

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so I had my servants find them.

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Each of you can take one jade pendant.

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Thank you.

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Pick one.

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Go pick one. This is a gift from your eldest sister.

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Wuniang, you can pick first.

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Erniang, you should pick first.

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Then I'd better respect your wish.

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<i>[Joy]</i>

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"Joy."

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It's a good sign.

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You should start picking.

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<i>[Fertility and Luck]</i>

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Wuniang, what did you pick?

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The one that reads "good fortune."

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Then Shiyi must have picked the one that reads "fertility and luck."

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Fertility and luck. That's good fortune.

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Thank you. I love it.

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Thank you.

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Good to know you love the pendants.

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You may leave.

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Your eldest sister and I need some privacy to talk.

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<i>- Yes.
- Yes.</i>

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What do you think?

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Erniang probably knows I'm looking for a person to take care of Zhun.

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And she has guessed that I don't want that person to be fertile and lucky.

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So she put on that act.

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But it was just a petty trick.

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As for Shiyi,

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I can't tell her character yet.

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Let's wait and see.

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Wuniang, our eldest sister's illness...

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I've always known about her poor health.

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But when I saw her earlier today, I realized she was sicker than I'd thought.

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I wonder what kind of disease it is that ails her so much.

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Don't worry. The Xu Family will find the best doctor for her.

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By the way, Erniang behaved strangely earlier today.

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She has always been competitive.

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Why did she pick the jade pendant that read "joy"?

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Is my "good fortune" not good enough?

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Or is "fertility and luck" not desirable?

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Fertility and luck.

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My Lord,  Liu Yong hasn't returned to Dongnan.
<i>[Qiao Lianfang]</i>

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It seems... Did he enter the capital?
<i>[Qiao Lianfang]</i>

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We have no concrete evidence.

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But there are signs of him heading to the capital.

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How do you know?

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If none of the officials had colluded with the pirates,

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Jiang Huai and Liu Yong wouldn't have escaped from my camp.

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Since Liu Yong isn't going to Dongnan,

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he must be heading to the capital to seek help.

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Then I'll arrange for troops to lie in ambush at the Nine Gates.

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Once he appears, we'll catch him.

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We should track him rather than catch him and alert his accomplices.

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Marquis!

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Lianfang, what are you doing here?

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My Lord, I'll excuse myself.

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My Lord, I'll prepare toiletries.

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Lianfang, the guests are in the drawing room.

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Did you take the wrong path?

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I'll order my servants to lead you back.

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Thank you for your concern. I didn't take the wrong path.

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I heard from my aunt the apricot blossoms were blooming in the yard.

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So I wanted to come and feel the vibrant air of spring around the apricots.

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Then I won't disturb you.

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Marquis, I...

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Are you all right?

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I'm sorry, Marquis. I was being reckless.

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I have things to do. Excuse me.

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I went to the temple to get a protective talisman,

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but I forgot to give it to him.

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Was that our brother-in-law?

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Only our brother-in-law is addressed as "Marquis" in Marquis Yongping's Mansion.

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I thought he only had two concubines.

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Who was the girl throwing herself at him?

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His wife is bedridden, yet he is intimate with another woman.

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It seems Marquis Yongping is not a righteous man.

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- Let's go.
- Go.

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Your father's mourning period came to an end recently.

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He was going to resume his position,

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but his teacher Grand Secretary Liu retired and returned to his hometown.

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Now that he is gone, he can't support your father anymore.

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Your father will have a hard time in court.

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We must not wait any longer.

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We must choose one of my younger sisters

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for His Lordship to marry after I pass away.

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Yuanniang.

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Mother, if I am gone,

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will the Xu Family still treat the Luo Family as their relatives?

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Father has lost Grand Secretary Liu's support.

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If we lose the Xu Family's support,

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he'll never resume his position.

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When Zhun loses his mother's protection

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and the Luo Family loses its power,

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Zhun will no longer have his most reliable backer's help.

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He might lose his heir status of the Marquis.

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We must plan ahead.

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Your younger sister Wuniang is already engaged.

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And your younger sister Erniang is clever, but she is incapable

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of anything great as you said.

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She'll need the Luo Family to help her gain a foothold in the Xu Family.

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People like her have an axe to grind.

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But she won't dare to act against Zhun's interests.

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I think she qualifies as the Marquis's second wife.

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You don't think Shiyi qualifies?

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Shiyi has always been strong-minded

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and she won't be controlled easily.

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You mean Erniang should marry His Lordship

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and Shiyi should marry into the Wang Family?

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Young Madam Jiang is the eldest daughter of Wang Family.

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Her younger brother Wang Yu is infamous.

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Finding a wife for him has been difficult.

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By marrying Shiyi into the Wang Family,

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we secure a marriage between Zhun

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and a lady of the Jiang Family.

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Once he marries a lady of the Jiang Family,

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he'll be able to rely on his powerful relatives.

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No matter which one of my younger sisters marries His Lordship,

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Qiao Lianfang will stand as the biggest hindrance.

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You are here.

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Great Madam.

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We have many guests today.

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I hope you'll forgive me

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if you ever find the reception unsatisfactory.

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<i>[Madam Qiao]</i>
You're too kind.

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But I'm not an outsider. You don't have to be formal with me.

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You are right.

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Where is Lianfang? Why isn't she here?

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Great Madam.

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Great Madam.

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Pardon me for arriving late.

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You are not late.

292
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I'm honored that you came.

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Come here. Meet them.

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This is my cousin, the third concubine of Duke Cheng.

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She has brought her daughter Lianfang here.

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Coincidentally, Lianfang is the same age as your daughters.

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<i>Are you talking about me, Aunt?</i>

298
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Look.

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Speak of the devil.

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Greetings, Great Madam.

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Come here.

302
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Lianfang, I invited your favorite Huayin Troupe here.

303
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You can ask them to perform whatever opera you want to watch.

304
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Thank you for your kind gesture.

305
00:23:37,300 --> 00:23:41,400
Aunt, you look fabulous today.

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Is your headache getting better?

307
00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:46,600
I'm glad that you care about me.

308
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I followed the prescription you gave me the other day.

309
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Finally, I had a few nights of sound sleep.

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You have no idea

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how much trouble she went through

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for the folk prescription.

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These are my daughters.

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Greet the Madams.

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Greetings, Madams.

316
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Look how pleasing these girls are.

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Madam Luo, you're so lucky.

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I used to be proud of my daughters.

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But after I saw young ladies of various families,

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I learned what real highborn ladies look like.

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You girls should learn from them.

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<i>- Yes.
- Yes.</i>

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Don't be so modest.

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I think your girls are good.

325
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They are just as cultured as Yuanniang.

326
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All right. Enjoy your stay here.

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I'll greet the guests at Dianchun Hall.

328
00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:53,000
Take a seat.

329
00:25:21,100 --> 00:25:25,000
Lady Qiao, is my makeup messed up

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or is there something wrong with my outfit?

331
00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,400
Why are you staring at me like that?

332
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No reason. I'm just looking around.

333
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This is the hairpin rewarded to us by the Noble Consort.

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Wear it properly.

335
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,600
You must be Madam Luo.

336
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Young Madam Jiang.

337
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<i>Young Madam Jiang?</i>

338
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<i>She is the elder sister of Wang Yu the playboy.</i>

339
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<i>Is she here to see us?</i>

340
00:26:21,100 --> 00:26:22,400
Come on.

341
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Let's see if my cousin needs anything.

342
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:37,100
Madam Luo, Yuanniang and I are as close as sisters.

343
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We should communicate more in the future.

344
00:26:40,700 --> 00:26:43,400
You're too kind, Young Madam Jiang.

345
00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:47,400
This is Young Madam of the Jiang Family in Le'an.

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Young Madam Jiang.

347
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,900
The Luo Family has distinct young ladies.

348
00:26:52,900 --> 00:26:55,200
Every one of them is talented and beautiful.

349
00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:56,800
I wouldn't go as far as to call them talented and beautiful.

350
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They are just literate

351
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and able to do some needlework.

352
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:08,200
Your handkerchief is exquisite.

353
00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,800
Did you make the embroidery yourself?

354
00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,200
Madam, although I embroidered the handkerchief,

355
00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,300
I am no match for my younger sister Shiyi

356
00:27:16,300 --> 00:27:18,800
in terms of embroidery.

357
00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:23,300
Her embroidery works are vivid and ingenious.

358
00:27:23,300 --> 00:27:25,500
Am I right, Wuniang?

359
00:27:26,940 --> 00:27:28,859
Everyone who has seen Shiyi's embroidery works

360
00:27:28,860 --> 00:27:31,780
has commended her.

361
00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,200
This handkerchief was embroidered by Shiyi.

362
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,100
Have a look, Madam.

363
00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:44,800
It really shows extraordinary skills.

364
00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,300
Shiyi is truly skillful.

365
00:27:48,300 --> 00:27:50,600
Thank you, Young Madam Jiang.

366
00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,700
You're too modest.

367
00:27:52,700 --> 00:27:55,800
My embroidery skills are the only presentable things about me.

368
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,100
I'm in no way as kind and elegant as you.

369
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:02,600
Your girls are cultured, beautiful, and intelligent.

370
00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:04,400
You must have raised them well.

371
00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,300
You're so lucky.

372
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,200
Madams and ladies, the stage has been set.

373
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Come along, please.

374
00:28:56,000 --> 00:29:00,000
Yuanniang only has a few months to live.

375
00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,300
Your aunt and I have talked in private.

376
00:29:03,300 --> 00:29:06,300
Your aunt wants you to marry into the Xu Family, too.

377
00:29:07,300 --> 00:29:09,600
No matter what certain people do,

378
00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,400
they are nothing more than incompetent clowns.

379
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:14,400
The others are nothing to worry about.

380
00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:18,000
But the young ladies of the Luo Family...

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00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,100
I'm afraid that Luo Yuanniang has got her own plan.

382
00:29:23,100 --> 00:29:25,800
They are the humble daughters of concubines.

383
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,000
My cousin and the Marquis

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00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,100
would never take a liking to them.

385
00:29:34,300 --> 00:29:36,100
Look at you.

386
00:29:36,900 --> 00:29:41,700
My daughter looks prettier than anyone when smiles.

387
00:29:41,700 --> 00:29:44,200
Rest at ease.

388
00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,000
<i>[Xu Lingkuan]</i>

389
00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,300
I was wondering when Lingkuan

390
00:30:10,300 --> 00:30:13,500
became the head of Huayin Troupe.

391
00:30:13,500 --> 00:30:15,500
I heard that you came.

392
00:30:15,500 --> 00:30:17,700
So I learned how to do this.

393
00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:20,800
Do you want to watch an opera with a focus on singing and acting

394
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:22,300
or an opera with a focus on combat moves?

395
00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:24,400
He is the Marquis' younger brother,

396
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,600
Xu Lingkuan of the Xu Family.

397
00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:31,200
How about I recite the opera titles for you?

398
00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,100
Lingkuan, stop clowning around.

399
00:30:34,100 --> 00:30:37,500
You might scare the young ladies.

400
00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:49,900
<i>[Danyang]</i>
Danyang is here.

401
00:30:49,900 --> 00:30:53,400
Come on. Hold Lingkuan in check.

402
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:56,100
Mom, Lingkuan was only being kind.

403
00:30:56,100 --> 00:30:58,800
So many elders and young ladies are here.

404
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:00,200
We can't let the opera actors

405
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,700
come in and present the list of operas.

406
00:31:02,700 --> 00:31:06,800
All right. Greet the Madams.

407
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,700
Let's watch an opera with a focus on singing and acting.

408
00:31:18,700 --> 00:31:21,800
The operas with a focus on combat moves are all about fighting

409
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:23,800
and actors doing somersaults.

410
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,100
You watch them till the end,

411
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:29,000
but you don't understand what's going on.

412
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,400
Then we'll watch "The Peony Pavilion." I like that.

413
00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,900
- All right. I'll make preparations.
- Yes.

414
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,900
Great Madam, His Lordship is here.

415
00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:49,500
Young ladies, please come with me

416
00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:52,000
and hide behind the folding screen.

417
00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:55,000
His Lordship is here.

418
00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:57,500
Why aren't you moving? Come and change out of your costume.

419
00:31:57,500 --> 00:31:59,000
Yes.

420
00:32:03,740 --> 00:32:06,280
I pay my respects to you, Mother.

421
00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:09,020
Greet the Madams.

422
00:32:09,940 --> 00:32:11,920
Greetings, Mother-in-Law.

423
00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:13,739
We're family.

424
00:32:13,740 --> 00:32:15,619
You don't have to be formal.

425
00:32:15,620 --> 00:32:17,099
I hope you'll forgive me

426
00:32:17,100 --> 00:32:19,059
if you ever find the reception unsatisfactory.

427
00:32:19,060 --> 00:32:22,419
You're too kind, Marquis.

428
00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:24,940
I won't disturb you any longer.

429
00:32:41,180 --> 00:32:45,100
<i>[Success]</i>

430
00:32:45,100 --> 00:32:54,659
♪ My heart ♪

431
00:32:54,660 --> 00:32:56,960
<i>[Depends]</i>

432
00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:06,860
♪ Happens to flip ♪

433
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,339
♪ As I stand by a plum tree ♪

434
00:33:11,340 --> 00:33:13,280
Great Madam.

435
00:33:17,500 --> 00:33:21,160
Greetings, Madams and Ladies.

436
00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:22,860
- ♪ These plants ♪
- Her Ladyship said

437
00:33:22,860 --> 00:33:26,739
- ♪ Stir up ♪
- ...her health condition won't allow her to keep you company.

438
00:33:26,780 --> 00:33:28,699
She feels very sorry.

439
00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:30,939
So she had people prepare kites.

440
00:33:30,940 --> 00:33:33,499
When you've grown tired of the opera,

441
00:33:33,500 --> 00:33:36,460
you may fly the kites together.

442
00:33:36,460 --> 00:33:38,539
- Great Madam, I don't want to watch the opera.
- ♪ Sentiments in me ♪

443
00:33:38,539 --> 00:33:40,059
I want to fly the kites.

444
00:33:40,060 --> 00:33:42,580
Me too.

445
00:33:42,580 --> 00:33:44,259
All right.

446
00:33:44,260 --> 00:33:46,320
You can go.

447
00:33:49,140 --> 00:33:50,940
Lady Qiao.

448
00:33:51,940 --> 00:33:56,279
You know the Xu Family's mansion more than any of the other young ladies.

449
00:33:56,279 --> 00:33:59,699
Therefore, Her Ladyship hopes that you

450
00:33:59,700 --> 00:34:03,440
will show the other young ladies around.

451
00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:09,420
- I want to stay...
- ♪ Their life and death are for others to decide ♪

452
00:34:09,420 --> 00:34:14,839
- But Madam Xu made a request and I won't turn her down.
- ♪ And I have nowhere to vent my sorrows ♪

453
00:34:14,839 --> 00:34:18,420
Ladies who want to fly the kites, come with me.

454
00:34:19,260 --> 00:34:24,560
Erniang, don't you like this opera?

455
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,440
Stay till it ends.

456
00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:29,280
I can watch this opera another day.

457
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,920
But I shouldn't waste my eldest sister's kindness.

458
00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:45,060
♪ I will wait on this rainy day ♪

459
00:34:46,380 --> 00:34:47,299
Shiyi.

460
00:34:47,300 --> 00:34:55,899
♪ For the right man to show up ♪

461
00:34:55,900 --> 00:34:57,620
Mother.

462
00:34:57,620 --> 00:35:00,340
Go with Nanny Tao and meet your eldest sister.

463
00:35:00,340 --> 00:35:03,419
♪ Even if it means my death ♪

464
00:35:03,420 --> 00:35:05,440
Yes, Mother.

465
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,540
<i>[On]</i>

466
00:35:12,900 --> 00:35:17,160
<i>[Effort]
[Success depends on effort]</i>

467
00:35:29,220 --> 00:35:31,020
Your Ladyship.

468
00:35:33,260 --> 00:35:38,280
It seems water has mixed with ink.

469
00:35:39,300 --> 00:35:42,460
Your Ladyship, it's all set.

470
00:35:43,220 --> 00:35:44,960
Let her in.

471
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,600
Your Ladyship, it's Lady Shiyi.

472
00:35:49,660 --> 00:35:53,180
Lady Erniang went with Qiao Lianfang.

473
00:35:58,860 --> 00:36:01,500
It must be fate's work.

474
00:36:06,380 --> 00:36:09,220
<i>I finally got rid of them.</i>

475
00:36:24,260 --> 00:36:25,619
What is wrong with you?

476
00:36:25,620 --> 00:36:27,840
I'm sorry, Lady Qiao. I was in a hurry.

477
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,980
Let me wipe it clean.

478
00:36:29,980 --> 00:36:32,779
No need. Get up.

479
00:36:32,779 --> 00:36:34,640
Thank you, Lady Qiao.

480
00:36:37,140 --> 00:36:39,459
Lady Qiao, come to the courtyard with me,

481
00:36:39,460 --> 00:36:40,560
if you don't mind.

482
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:42,879
You can get your clothes cleaned as soon as possible there.

483
00:36:42,879 --> 00:36:44,620
The courtyard?

484
00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:48,500
<i>Maybe I'll run into the Marquis in the courtyard.</i>

485
00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:51,320
I guess I have no choice.

486
00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:53,180
Lady Qiao, this way.

487
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:01,920
Lady Qiao, this way.

488
00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:03,019
<i>[Jing'an Pavilion]</i>

489
00:37:03,020 --> 00:37:05,400
This is the place, Lady Qiao.

490
00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,720
I stayed indoors for too long.

491
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:21,620
So I wanted to come out for a walk.

492
00:37:21,620 --> 00:37:24,440
I hope you don't mind, Shiyi.

493
00:37:34,260 --> 00:37:36,900
Lady Qiao, wait here for a while, please.

494
00:37:36,900 --> 00:37:38,920
Let me bring you some clean clothes,

495
00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,000
so you won't catch a cold.

496
00:37:42,020 --> 00:37:44,260
But...

497
00:37:44,260 --> 00:37:45,280
Don't worry.

498
00:37:45,280 --> 00:37:48,340
Nobody will come here.

499
00:37:48,340 --> 00:37:50,100
All right.

500
00:38:00,260 --> 00:38:06,140
Shiyi, where do you live at the family house?

501
00:38:06,140 --> 00:38:09,080
Yuanniang, I live in Lvyun Suite.

502
00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,620
I remember that it has a warm room.

503
00:38:11,620 --> 00:38:15,040
The warm room is bright and cozy.

504
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:19,920
I often read in the warm room when I was a kid.

505
00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:34,899
Are you tired?

506
00:38:34,900 --> 00:38:38,240
How about we find a place to rest?

507
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,200
Jing'an Pavilion is just a stone's throw away.

508
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,100
Let's rest there.

509
00:38:47,100 --> 00:38:49,739
All right. This way.

510
00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:33,320
<i>[Jing'an Pavilion]</i>

511
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:52,959
<i>[Jing'an Pavilion]</i>
My Lord!

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♫ <i>In the cold darkness of midnight, a sigh is heard</i> ♫

514
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♫ <i>Who picked up the paintbrush to draw loneliness?</i> ♫

515
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♫ <i>In my life, I can draw everything but lovesickness</i> ♫

516
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♫ <i>The mountain city is waiting for the rain</i> ♫

517
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♫ <i>I am waiting for you to pass in my memory</i> ♫

518
00:40:33,040 --> 00:40:39,640
♫ <i>The sky is in a more lonely color than your face</i> ♫

519
00:40:39,640 --> 00:40:43,160
♫ <i>The wind rises and the candlelight flickers</i> ♫

520
00:40:43,160 --> 00:40:47,040
♫ <i>The thin clothes can't stand the cold days</i> ♫

521
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♫ <i>Full of twists and turns, fate is untold</i> ♫

522
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♫ <i>I ground my thoughts into ink</i> ♫

523
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♫ <i>But I still can't sketch your contours</i> ♫

524
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♫ <i>How could the ink and paper exhaust our stories?</i> ♫

525
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♫ <i>Who picked up the pen to disturb the heart</i> ♫

526
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♫ <i>Who visited to remind me of the past?</i> ♫

527
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♫ <i>If feelings can be kept in mind, but cannot be confessed</i> ♫

528
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♫ <i>I won't escape from whatever end</i> ♫

529
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♫ <i>In the dim lantern light, with you there is me</i> ♫

530
00:41:35,940 --> 00:41:43,200
♫ <i>Who picked up the pen to set free lonely tears?</i> ♫

531
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♫ <i>Whoever visited my life, only you stayed every day</i> ♫

532
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♫ <i>If the moth doesn't fly into the fire</i> ♫

533
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♫ <i>How can it be said to be persistent?</i> ♫

534
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♫ <i>Coming to the end of your story, there is me</i> ♫