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=The Road to Splendor=
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(Adapted from China Literature author
Zhizhi's novel of the same name)
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=Episode 23=
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(Xie Residence)
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You again?
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If you're really that sincere,
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go pray to a real Buddha at the temple.
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Instead, every few days
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you come throwing yourself at Miss Xie.
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What do you think you're doing?
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Sanniang.
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Miss Xie,
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I came here today
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because I want an answer.
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I don't want to be some caged bird
kept for a man's amusement,
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trapped on a lacquered perch,
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expected only to bear children
and repay his favor.
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If you were in my place,
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what would you do?
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I know
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I could never compare to you.
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I've lived at the mercy of others
since I was a child.
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But now,
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I don't want to endure it anymore.
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Miss Xie,
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please show me a way out.
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For five years,
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I haven't eaten a single grain of rice.
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Even with vegetables,
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I'm allowed no more
than three bites per meal.
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Aunt always says
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a woman's marriage
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is impossible to predict.
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Who knows whether my future husband
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will prefer a fuller figure
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or a slender one?
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If I'm kept thin now,
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I can always put on weight later.
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That's easy enough.
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But if I'm allowed to grow plump,
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losing the weight later
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would be much harder.
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Miss Xie,
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do you know
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how I've survived all these years?
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Every day, I prayed to heaven
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to give me a husband
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who likes fuller women.
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Then maybe
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I could finally eat my fill.
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My mother once told me,
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a woman may be better off going
through life unaware.
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At least then, she can live in peace.
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Once she sees the world for what it is,
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there will be no end to her troubles.
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Do you truly want to know?
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I too was once treated like a prize
to be bargained over.
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Back then,
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every step felt like walking
on thin ice.
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Every time I was weighed and judged,
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I had to keep my eyes open
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and be extremely careful,
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or risk
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being trapped for good.
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Then how did you become
who you are today?
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Along the way,
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I was fortunate to have
Commander Zhao by my side.
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But it wasn't until I broke free
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from the walls of the inner household
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that I saw how vast the world truly was
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and understood what I truly wanted.
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Marriage may change your circumstances,
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but true freedom
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is something you must
find within yourself.
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Go home.
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This time,
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I'll find a way to protect you
from this.
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Thank you, Miss Xie.
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(Wanfang Garden)
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You rarely come to visit me.
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You must stay for a few rounds
of cards before you leave.
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Go find us a few more players.
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Yes.
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You wear those cat's-eye earrings
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quite often.
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I've noticed
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you have
so many beautiful hairpieces and jewelry
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and wear a different one every day.
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Why are you so attached to this pair?
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Nothing gets past you.
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My husband found these for me
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when he came to serve in the capital.
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They're a Western trinket
he specially sought out.
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He even said these earrings
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would go perfectly with my favorite
pomegranate-red dress
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and flatter my complexion.
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Something's on your mind?
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Just now at the jewelry shop,
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I saw the shopkeeper
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wrapping up an identical pair.
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He said Madam Wu had ordered
them some time ago
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and specifically requested
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a pomegranate-red brocade box.
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(Double Happiness)
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What did you learn
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at home?
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I can read a little.
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I've only studied women's texts
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and learned a little painting.
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No wonder.
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Women who paint
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do tend to have such delicate hands.
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(Double Happiness)
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Madam,
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that's
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Master's carriage.
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Come closer.
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Move!
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Where is he?
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Madam Wei!
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Madam Wei!
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Madam Wei!
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Move!
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Wei Donglin!
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Wei Donglin!
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Wei Donglin!
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What are you doing here?
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You scumbag!
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Were you raised with no manners at all?
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Weren't you supposed to be dining
with your colleagues?
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How did you end up
in this seductress's bed?
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I...
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I haven't even gotten into bed.
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Nothing's happened yet.
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You...
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Stop right there!
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Dressed up awfully festive, aren't you?
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Strip that shameless woman!
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Madam!
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Take it off!
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You can't do this.
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Please, don't!
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My Lady!
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My Lady!
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My Lady!
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You shameless wretch!
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Do you even know your place?
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Look at where you come from.
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You truly are a born wretch.
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You dare to laugh?
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Then I'll give you something
to laugh about!
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I'd like to see,
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without this pretty face of yours,
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how you'll manage to seduce
another woman's husband.
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Madam Wei!
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Please, don't!
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Madam Wei.
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If this gets out of hand,
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it won't look good for you either.
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Let go of me!
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Lord Wei,
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do you still want this woman or not?
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Enough!
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Who are you telling "enough"?
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You raised your voice at me?
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I didn't.
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Since we got married,
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you've never once shouted at me.
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I...
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And today, for some cheap woman,
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you shouted at me!
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My dear!
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I... I didn't!
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Fine!
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Looks like you've made up your mind
to be with her.
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- No!
- Then I'll give you both what you want!
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I'll end our marriage!
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No, you won't!
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Let's see which of us can live
without the other.
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I can't live without you!
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I can't live without you.
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What great household
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doesn't have a mistress or two
on the side?
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I'm lowborn,
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and yes, I have no shame.
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But you're different, Madam Wei.
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You're a lady of standing.
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If this scandal gets out,
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you're the one who'll lose face.
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How dare you talk back to me!
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You've got some nerve!
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My Lady!
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This is no place for you to speak.
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Apologize to Madam Wei at once.
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I was wrong.
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But this whole mess
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isn't mine alone to answer for.
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It's all because of your dear friend.
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Young Madam Yu taught me everything.
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Shut up!
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Young Madam Yu is a lady of standing.
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How dare you slander her!
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You must have a death wish.
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Madam Wei,
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Lord Wei,
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she's talking nonsense.
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Just you wait.
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When the time comes,
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I'll settle accounts with both you
and your niece.
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We're going home.
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Let's go.
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Was she
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the one you brought here?
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Aunt,
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how would I dare?
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I only said those things
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for Madam Wei to hear,
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just to get her to leave.
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That's why I spoke so recklessly.
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Does it hurt?
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In a city as dangerous as the capital,
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without me,
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you'd be dead already.
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Cairong.
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See that she gets some rest.
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Without my permission,
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she is not to leave this room.
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Yes.
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Young Madam!
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Young Madam!
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Young Madam!
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What's the rush?
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Madam Wei forced her way in.
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I couldn't stop her.
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Wanyi.
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What brings you here today?
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Young Madam.
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(Wei Family Accounts)
What I paid for writing supplies
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3 months ago, your share
of expenses for the literary gatherings,
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and the travel money
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I set aside for your father.
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It's all here.
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Today,
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we settle everything between us.
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Wanyi,
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why are you saying this?
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I was a little short
with you the other day
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because of the official post.
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But
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it's only because I see you
as my dearest friend
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that I speak so openly with you.
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"My dearest friend"?
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Then tell me, what kind of dear friend
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plants a mistress in her friend's
husband's bed?
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Wanyi,
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don't wrong me.
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There's nothing false about it.
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You came from humble origins.
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Everything you have today
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came through shady means.
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Same methods,
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same kind of woman.
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Madam Wei,
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don't look down on me.
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Your mother-in-law prays
in the shrine every day,
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hoping for another grandson.
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You can't give her a son,
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yet you insist on making a scene.
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Whose reputation
do you think that hurts?
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So you've finally dropped the act?
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You call yourself my friend
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while waiting to see me humiliated.
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I can weather a scandal.
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Can you?
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The Yu family took you in once.
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They can take in another woman
just as easily.
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I...
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Oh, and one more thing.
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I host literary gatherings
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because I enjoy them.
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You spend twenty taels every month.
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Is it all just
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so people will call you a talented lady?
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If I were you,
285
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I'd focus on holding on to your son.
286
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After all, without his protection,
287
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you're nothing.
288
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(Wei Family Accounts)
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00:14:28,201 --> 00:14:29,361
Biao told me
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Sen has been
291
00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:33,040
planning to take
the military examination.
292
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Those who excel
in the written strategy exam
293
00:14:36,481 --> 00:14:37,760
can receive better appointments
294
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even if their martial skills
are only average.
295
00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:40,880
But he
296
00:14:42,121 --> 00:14:43,201
keeps skipping lessons.
297
00:14:44,121 --> 00:14:44,961
He won't listen to me.
298
00:14:45,441 --> 00:14:46,321
When you have time,
299
00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:48,601
talk some sense into him for me.
300
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,040
Don't worry, Mr. Zhao.
301
00:14:53,441 --> 00:14:54,760
He's eighteen now.
302
00:14:55,321 --> 00:14:56,160
He's grown up.
303
00:15:00,994 --> 00:15:03,741
(To Zhang, Minister of Personnel)
304
00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:05,920
What's this?
305
00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:08,481
I passed by the Ministry of Personnel
the other day
306
00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:09,880
and happened to see it.
307
00:15:10,481 --> 00:15:11,481
So I brought it along.
308
00:15:14,337 --> 00:15:15,396
(Shen Congsi is well versed
in practical affairs.)
309
00:15:15,396 --> 00:15:17,023
(I beseech Your Majesty to appoint
him Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor.)
310
00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:19,760
Mr. Zhao, I...
311
00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:20,640
As for Sen,
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00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,280
if you don't want to get involved,
313
00:15:25,961 --> 00:15:27,280
just tell me.
314
00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:35,560
I understand.
315
00:15:40,583 --> 00:15:43,257
(Shen Congsi is well versed
in practical affairs.)
316
00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,601
What did Mr. Zhao
317
00:15:58,241 --> 00:15:59,800
mean by that just now?
318
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,441
So with Sen,
319
00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,201
are you going to help him
320
00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:04,880
or not?
321
00:16:06,361 --> 00:16:08,040
He wasn't trying to control Sen.
322
00:16:08,481 --> 00:16:10,640
He was warning me about Shen Congsi.
323
00:16:13,001 --> 00:16:14,201
It seems Mr. Zhao
324
00:16:14,961 --> 00:16:16,361
doesn't want to go
against His Majesty's wishes
325
00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:18,081
and intends to side with the reformists.
326
00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,321
But the northwest's fate hangs on this.
327
00:16:22,961 --> 00:16:23,920
We can't
328
00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,121
just let this go.
329
00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,361
We need to find a way
to break the deadlock.
330
00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:32,280
Miss Xie,
331
00:16:33,241 --> 00:16:34,201
Madam Wei is here.
332
00:16:35,601 --> 00:16:37,880
I threw away those cat's-eye earrings
333
00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:38,920
from last time.
334
00:16:39,321 --> 00:16:40,441
They really did
335
00:16:40,441 --> 00:16:42,081
taint my jewelry box.
336
00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:44,560
Tingyun,
337
00:16:45,201 --> 00:16:47,001
if you ever need anything from me,
338
00:16:47,241 --> 00:16:48,800
just say the word.
339
00:16:49,241 --> 00:16:50,760
I'm grateful you don't think
me meddlesome, Madam.
340
00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:51,760
That's more than enough.
341
00:16:52,001 --> 00:16:53,241
I didn't help you expecting anything
in return.
342
00:16:54,961 --> 00:16:56,241
A favor from me
343
00:16:56,241 --> 00:16:57,760
is worth more than gold.
344
00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,280
Are you sure you don't want it?
345
00:17:00,121 --> 00:17:01,400
To be honest, that day,
346
00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,280
when I tipped you off,
347
00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,201
I wasn't plotting anything.
348
00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,320
I simply felt sorry
349
00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:08,800
for Miss Wu
350
00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,441
and wanted to help her.
351
00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:12,441
I didn't expect
352
00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,520
you to be so refreshingly
straightforward.
353
00:17:15,360 --> 00:17:17,401
Then I won't hide anything
from you either.
354
00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:18,721
This time,
355
00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:20,600
owing you a favor is the least of it.
356
00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:22,441
Thanks to you,
357
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:23,961
I finally saw
358
00:17:23,961 --> 00:17:25,921
just how ruthless Young Madam Yu can be.
359
00:17:27,241 --> 00:17:28,401
It's just a pity
360
00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,641
she can't see beyond what's right
in front of her.
361
00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:33,161
She tried to ruin me out of spite,
362
00:17:33,481 --> 00:17:34,600
but if I ruin her,
363
00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,681
I can bring down the entire
Yu family's foundation.
364
00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:38,241
By the way,
365
00:17:39,120 --> 00:17:40,520
aren't you trying to secure
366
00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:43,080
the post of Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor?
367
00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:44,760
I can help you
368
00:17:44,881 --> 00:17:45,961
get Yu Jingxiu
369
00:17:45,961 --> 00:17:47,001
taken out of the running.
370
00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:55,681
In that case,
371
00:17:56,921 --> 00:17:58,360
could I trouble you
372
00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,481
to put this man's name forward instead?
373
00:18:04,258 --> 00:18:05,732
(Shen is good in practical affairs.
I beseech to appoint him Salt Censor.)
374
00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,161
Shen Congsi?
375
00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,441
Isn't Commander Zhao
overseeing the salt reform?
376
00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,080
Why ask me to recommend someone
instead of him?
377
00:18:15,481 --> 00:18:16,520
I see.
378
00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,921
Commander Zhao must not agree with you.
379
00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:23,721
What he thinks
380
00:18:24,241 --> 00:18:25,201
certainly matters,
381
00:18:25,881 --> 00:18:27,401
but I can't give up
382
00:18:27,401 --> 00:18:28,441
what I believe in.
383
00:18:30,800 --> 00:18:32,001
I didn't realize
384
00:18:32,001 --> 00:18:32,921
you had
385
00:18:32,921 --> 00:18:34,481
such a mind of your own.
386
00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,001
But
387
00:18:36,001 --> 00:18:38,280
a woman should stand her ground.
388
00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,360
Otherwise, one day
389
00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,001
Commander Zhao
390
00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,040
might just have a pair
391
00:18:44,201 --> 00:18:46,040
of cat's-eye earrings made for you too.
392
00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:49,961
No tea today.
393
00:18:50,241 --> 00:18:51,441
Bring us some wine.
394
00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:52,881
Allow me, Wanyi.
395
00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,001
Sanniang,
396
00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:56,881
bring out the best wine
397
00:18:56,881 --> 00:18:57,600
we have in the house.
398
00:18:58,201 --> 00:18:59,080
Today,
399
00:18:59,241 --> 00:19:00,280
Wanyi and I
400
00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:01,201
are drinking to our hearts' content.
401
00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,401
For the post
of Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor,
402
00:19:08,721 --> 00:19:10,600
the Ministry of Personnel
and the Censorate
403
00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:11,280
have submitted candidates
404
00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,080
and reviewed them.
405
00:19:12,241 --> 00:19:13,280
We now have our selections.
406
00:19:13,303 --> 00:19:14,223
(I respectfully add Yu Jingxiu
to the list.)
407
00:19:14,241 --> 00:19:16,080
In addition to Commander Zhao's list,
408
00:19:16,083 --> 00:19:16,670
(Shen Congsi)
409
00:19:16,681 --> 00:19:17,520
I have
410
00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:18,881
two more candidates.
411
00:19:19,401 --> 00:19:20,401
They are
412
00:19:20,401 --> 00:19:22,040
Yu Jingxiu, the top scholar
413
00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,080
of the First Class,
414
00:19:23,360 --> 00:19:24,721
and Shen Congsi,
415
00:19:24,881 --> 00:19:26,080
a Third-Class scholar.
416
00:19:29,441 --> 00:19:31,597
Shen Congsi?
417
00:19:35,401 --> 00:19:36,800
Why have I heard
418
00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:38,760
that his reputation is rather poor?
419
00:19:39,120 --> 00:19:40,401
Some say
420
00:19:40,401 --> 00:19:41,800
his talent has made him arrogant
and unruly.
421
00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:43,641
Others say
422
00:19:43,641 --> 00:19:45,201
he has no respect for rules.
423
00:19:52,241 --> 00:19:52,760
Your Majesty,
424
00:19:53,001 --> 00:19:53,961
Master Zhao is here.
425
00:19:56,441 --> 00:19:57,641
Master Zhao.
426
00:19:58,120 --> 00:19:59,760
It's been a long time since he came
to the palace.
427
00:20:00,441 --> 00:20:01,120
That will be
428
00:20:01,120 --> 00:20:02,120
all for today.
429
00:20:03,201 --> 00:20:05,001
Court is dismissed!
430
00:20:05,001 --> 00:20:06,641
Farewell, Your Majesty.
431
00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,600
Shen Congsi is bold and forthright,
432
00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,320
but above all, he is upright
and incorruptible.
433
00:20:17,241 --> 00:20:18,681
He gave others grounds for criticism
434
00:20:18,881 --> 00:20:20,320
because of this essay.
435
00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:22,961
His writing was admittedly
rather provocative,
436
00:20:22,961 --> 00:20:23,760
but in truth,
437
00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,881
he was speaking up for scholars
from humble families.
438
00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,320
Prejudice can indeed blind people.
439
00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,241
Your Majesty nearly overlooked
a capable man.
440
00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,161
You rarely come to the palace, Master.
441
00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:36,681
Did you come merely to recommend a man?
442
00:20:38,441 --> 00:20:39,520
Your Majesty chose
443
00:20:39,641 --> 00:20:40,721
to reform the salt system
444
00:20:40,921 --> 00:20:42,280
because the treasury is depleted
445
00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:43,241
and urgently needs revenue.
446
00:20:43,721 --> 00:20:45,481
You chose Zhao Ling to lead the charge,
447
00:20:46,441 --> 00:20:49,120
no doubt because of his swift
and forceful methods.
448
00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:50,040
But
449
00:20:50,161 --> 00:20:51,520
a sudden downpour
can flatten young crops.
450
00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:52,881
Such force can easily go too far.
451
00:20:54,201 --> 00:20:55,441
I would advise
452
00:20:55,721 --> 00:20:57,441
placing someone more moderate
453
00:20:57,441 --> 00:20:59,001
at Zhao Ling's side.
454
00:20:59,721 --> 00:21:01,040
If the two balance each other well,
455
00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:02,441
Your Majesty can then
456
00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:03,921
remain firmly in control.
457
00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:05,961
Interesting.
458
00:21:06,401 --> 00:21:07,560
Then I shall see
459
00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:08,721
whether Shen Congsi
460
00:21:08,721 --> 00:21:09,881
can truly
461
00:21:09,881 --> 00:21:11,120
practice what he preaches.
462
00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:17,760
Master Zhao.
463
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:27,161
If His Majesty asks you to choose later,
464
00:21:27,241 --> 00:21:28,201
don't actually choose.
465
00:21:29,241 --> 00:21:30,800
Don't let personal preferences
466
00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:31,881
or grudges sway you.
467
00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:33,641
Don't let emotion cloud your judgment.
468
00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:38,800
Thank you, Master Zhao.
469
00:21:46,618 --> 00:21:48,280
(Zhang Bo'an; Yu Jingxiu; Shen Congsi)
470
00:21:48,286 --> 00:21:49,077
(Candidates for the Vacant Post
of Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor)
471
00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:51,560
Look over these names.
472
00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:52,441
Tell me
473
00:21:52,441 --> 00:21:53,961
whom you'd prefer to work with.
474
00:21:54,401 --> 00:21:55,600
I believe
475
00:22:00,881 --> 00:22:02,401
the decision is entirely Your Majesty's.
476
00:22:04,201 --> 00:22:05,921
I was too eager for quick results before
477
00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:07,560
and nearly overlooked a capable man.
478
00:22:08,441 --> 00:22:09,560
I'd like to see
479
00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:10,721
whether Shen Congsi
480
00:22:10,721 --> 00:22:12,201
truly has what it takes.
481
00:22:12,881 --> 00:22:14,080
We'll go with Shen Congsi.
482
00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:15,401
You've handled your assignment well.
483
00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:17,001
Thank you, Your Majesty.
484
00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:11,280
This tea...
485
00:23:13,241 --> 00:23:14,401
who sent it again?
486
00:23:17,360 --> 00:23:18,161
I bought it.
487
00:23:24,201 --> 00:23:25,961
I thought your sister-in-law sent it.
488
00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:35,800
Mr. Zhao,
489
00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,681
are you still upset
about the appointment?
490
00:23:43,441 --> 00:23:45,681
His Majesty didn't think much
of Shen Congsi
491
00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:47,600
because of all the rumors around him
492
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:48,681
and formed a prejudice against him.
493
00:23:50,161 --> 00:23:51,600
I simply found a way
494
00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:53,320
to clear up the misunderstanding.
495
00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:55,600
And you, Mr. Zhao,
496
00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:57,120
were rewarded as well.
497
00:23:58,201 --> 00:23:59,641
You weren't doing it for me.
498
00:24:00,360 --> 00:24:01,520
You sided with an outsider
499
00:24:02,001 --> 00:24:04,001
and made it look as though you
and I were divided.
500
00:24:05,641 --> 00:24:06,800
Who's the outsider?
501
00:24:11,441 --> 00:24:13,800
I'm serving His Majesty now.
502
00:24:15,161 --> 00:24:16,401
At least officially,
503
00:24:17,441 --> 00:24:19,241
I'm no longer a man
of the northwest garrisons.
504
00:24:21,201 --> 00:24:22,120
I know
505
00:24:22,641 --> 00:24:24,080
you backed Shen Congsi
506
00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:25,881
because you wanted the northwest
507
00:24:26,001 --> 00:24:27,441
to have someone with no faction
behind him,
508
00:24:28,401 --> 00:24:29,441
so the salt reform
509
00:24:29,441 --> 00:24:31,120
wouldn't fall under
the civil officials' control
510
00:24:31,881 --> 00:24:33,360
and threaten supplies and pay
at the frontier.
511
00:24:34,481 --> 00:24:35,721
But at court,
512
00:24:36,681 --> 00:24:37,760
alliances can shift overnight.
513
00:24:39,441 --> 00:24:40,080
If one day
514
00:24:41,721 --> 00:24:43,681
the northwest and I find ourselves
on opposite sides,
515
00:24:44,921 --> 00:24:45,760
who will you side with?
516
00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:50,641
I know.
517
00:24:51,360 --> 00:24:52,360
But right now,
518
00:24:52,481 --> 00:24:53,760
I'm doing everything I can to mediate
519
00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,721
precisely so you never end up
on opposite sides.
520
00:24:56,721 --> 00:24:57,441
Mr. Zhao,
521
00:24:57,641 --> 00:24:59,120
you've met Master Zhao.
522
00:25:00,201 --> 00:25:01,921
Even a wise man like him
523
00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:03,241
knew when to walk away
524
00:25:03,241 --> 00:25:04,520
and become a monk at Tanshui Temple.
525
00:25:05,401 --> 00:25:07,441
Being a powerful minister
is no easy thing.
526
00:25:10,001 --> 00:25:11,881
Serving an emperor
is like walking on thin ice.
527
00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:13,520
Right now,
528
00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:14,641
you're His Majesty's favorite,
529
00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,040
and he keeps making exceptions
to promote you.
530
00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:18,401
But the northwest
531
00:25:18,721 --> 00:25:20,120
is still your true power base.
532
00:25:20,481 --> 00:25:22,241
No one tears out their own roots,
533
00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:24,881
unless
534
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:26,961
you mean to stand alone at court.
535
00:25:27,441 --> 00:25:28,721
But throughout history,
536
00:25:30,001 --> 00:25:32,120
how many men who stood alone
ever met a good end?
537
00:25:39,721 --> 00:25:40,481
Don't worry.
538
00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:45,201
If that day ever comes,
539
00:25:50,441 --> 00:25:51,481
I won't drag you down with me.
540
00:26:05,001 --> 00:26:05,481
Here.
541
00:26:09,161 --> 00:26:11,441
I wonder if you'll be able
to stay tonight.
542
00:26:12,961 --> 00:26:14,921
It's been a long time
since you had my eggplant.
543
00:26:17,441 --> 00:26:18,560
It's only going to be this busy
for a while.
544
00:26:19,481 --> 00:26:20,641
Give it another couple of months.
545
00:26:21,241 --> 00:26:22,360
Once the salt reforms
546
00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:23,401
are settled, things will be easier.
547
00:26:27,681 --> 00:26:29,641
Once Miss Xie and Mr. Zhao are married,
548
00:26:30,441 --> 00:26:31,641
we'll all live together,
549
00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:32,800
and everything will be easier.
550
00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:38,441
Zheng San.
551
00:26:39,641 --> 00:26:40,241
Ready the carriage.
552
00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:41,040
What?
553
00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,201
You're leaving already?
554
00:26:44,441 --> 00:26:45,161
Go on.
555
00:26:45,441 --> 00:26:46,080
I'm off, then.
556
00:26:51,458 --> 00:26:52,171
(Yu Residence)
557
00:26:52,201 --> 00:26:54,001
I failed in this matter, Mother.
558
00:26:54,441 --> 00:26:56,360
I couldn't secure the post
for my husband.
559
00:26:57,201 --> 00:26:58,681
Please punish me.
560
00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:01,760
No one blames you.
561
00:27:02,681 --> 00:27:04,161
The Emperor's mind is impossible
to predict.
562
00:27:04,401 --> 00:27:05,721
No one could have expected
563
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:08,120
His Majesty to appoint Shen Congsi.
564
00:27:08,881 --> 00:27:10,280
Thank you for understanding, Mother.
565
00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:13,120
Mother!
566
00:27:14,120 --> 00:27:15,040
Don't stop me!
567
00:27:15,360 --> 00:27:15,961
Mother!
568
00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:16,800
Mother!
569
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:18,241
Young Master!
570
00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:26,600
Drunk senseless in broad daylight?
571
00:27:27,201 --> 00:27:28,360
What kind of servant are you?
572
00:27:29,641 --> 00:27:30,481
Forgive me, Madam.
573
00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:32,320
Young Master lost the appointment
574
00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:33,280
and took it hard,
575
00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:34,600
so he had a few drinks.
576
00:27:35,481 --> 00:27:36,760
It's only one post.
577
00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:37,600
So you didn't get it.
578
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,881
Your father can find another path
for you.
579
00:27:39,881 --> 00:27:40,800
There's no need for this.
580
00:27:42,441 --> 00:27:43,040
Mother.
581
00:27:47,481 --> 00:27:48,120
Mother,
582
00:27:49,161 --> 00:27:50,441
let me take a post outside the capital.
583
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:53,881
At least I'd have some freedom.
584
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:55,360
Please?
585
00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:56,721
He's had too much to drink.
586
00:27:57,161 --> 00:27:58,600
He's talking nonsense, Mother.
587
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,401
Countless men study their entire lives
588
00:28:00,401 --> 00:28:01,921
and never make it to the imperial court.
589
00:28:02,161 --> 00:28:03,800
You can't fall behind.
590
00:28:04,360 --> 00:28:06,001
Are you that afraid I'll drag you down?
591
00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,641
You're already the daughter-in-law
of a Grand Secretary.
592
00:28:09,641 --> 00:28:11,241
What more could you possibly want?
593
00:28:11,921 --> 00:28:14,201
Mother only says these things
for your own good.
594
00:28:14,641 --> 00:28:15,961
If it's all for your own good,
595
00:28:15,961 --> 00:28:17,600
why can't you listen to her for once?
596
00:28:18,401 --> 00:28:20,161
Why take your anger out on me?
597
00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,560
Just because it's for my own good,
I have to obey?
598
00:28:25,681 --> 00:28:26,961
By that logic,
599
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:28,881
I should've listened to her years ago!
600
00:28:30,441 --> 00:28:32,080
But I married you anyway.
601
00:28:35,641 --> 00:28:36,441
Yu Jingxiu.
602
00:28:37,441 --> 00:28:38,681
A few drinks
603
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,161
and you've completely lost your head!
604
00:28:40,241 --> 00:28:40,600
Quick!
605
00:28:40,721 --> 00:28:41,641
Take him back to his room.
606
00:28:43,921 --> 00:28:44,481
Young Master.
607
00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:47,681
It was a mistake...
608
00:28:49,641 --> 00:28:50,721
and a missed chance.
609
00:28:52,921 --> 00:28:53,481
Wait.
610
00:28:56,441 --> 00:28:57,520
Who are you talking about?
611
00:28:58,560 --> 00:28:59,721
What mistake?
612
00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:01,641
What missed chance?
613
00:29:02,001 --> 00:29:03,241
Who did you miss your chance with?
614
00:29:11,241 --> 00:29:12,921
Ever since you came back
from the northwest,
615
00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:15,721
you've been a different man.
616
00:29:18,161 --> 00:29:20,360
You know I've never been able
to tolerate spices.
617
00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:22,441
Yet at the first-birthday banquet,
618
00:29:22,441 --> 00:29:24,241
you brought flatbread seasoned
with them.
619
00:29:26,441 --> 00:29:27,681
I was a fool.
620
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,040
How could I not have realized
621
00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,441
someone else had also returned
from the northwest?
622
00:29:36,401 --> 00:29:37,401
That flatbread...
623
00:29:40,481 --> 00:29:41,921
was her favorite?
624
00:29:47,401 --> 00:29:48,760
Take Young Master back to his room.
625
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:50,201
Young Master.
626
00:30:10,481 --> 00:30:12,201
That's all in the past.
627
00:30:12,681 --> 00:30:14,560
What good will it do him to cling to it?
628
00:30:15,441 --> 00:30:17,641
You're the Young Madam
of the Yu family now.
629
00:30:19,881 --> 00:30:21,441
You knew all along?
630
00:30:23,441 --> 00:30:25,001
Even without Jingxiu,
631
00:30:25,001 --> 00:30:26,241
in this family,
632
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:27,641
you still have me.
633
00:30:28,441 --> 00:30:29,800
As long as you do as I say,
634
00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,040
I'll make sure you're
well taken care of.
635
00:30:34,881 --> 00:30:35,641
Mother...
636
00:30:37,961 --> 00:30:38,881
Mother.
637
00:30:47,441 --> 00:30:49,441
Who exactly
638
00:30:49,441 --> 00:30:51,201
is backing Shen Congsi?
639
00:30:52,161 --> 00:30:53,681
The Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor
640
00:30:53,681 --> 00:30:55,360
is certainly an important post,
641
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:56,641
but surely not important enough
642
00:30:56,961 --> 00:30:59,360
to bring Master Zhao out of seclusion.
643
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,120
It's a woman.
644
00:31:02,201 --> 00:31:03,320
Fu Tingyun.
645
00:31:03,481 --> 00:31:05,320
Zhao Ling's fiancee.
646
00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:09,881
So it's her.
647
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:12,120
But is she
648
00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,001
a Fu or a Xie?
649
00:31:17,401 --> 00:31:19,360
You've hit on the key point, Master.
650
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,080
Her identity is unclear,
651
00:31:21,881 --> 00:31:23,001
and that's exactly
652
00:31:23,001 --> 00:31:24,681
the weakness we can exploit.
653
00:31:31,921 --> 00:31:32,481
Master,
654
00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:33,520
the Yu family steward is here.
655
00:31:39,161 --> 00:31:40,600
Madam Yu has an important matter
656
00:31:40,881 --> 00:31:42,080
and sent me specially
to deliver this letter.
657
00:31:42,681 --> 00:31:44,481
Fifth Master Fu, she knows
you wish to return to office.
658
00:31:44,961 --> 00:31:45,961
And now
659
00:31:45,961 --> 00:31:47,001
there is an excellent opportunity.
660
00:31:47,210 --> 00:31:48,896
(To Fu Shichang)
661
00:31:51,881 --> 00:31:53,881
Please tell her
662
00:31:54,280 --> 00:31:55,441
that as for my affairs,
663
00:31:55,961 --> 00:31:58,040
my son-in-law will handle them for me.
664
00:31:58,201 --> 00:31:59,760
There's no need for anyone else
to trouble themselves.
665
00:32:00,600 --> 00:32:02,001
Surely you haven't heard?
666
00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:04,040
The post of Anzhou Imperial Salt Censor
667
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:06,481
has been given to Shen Congsi.
668
00:32:10,881 --> 00:32:12,600
He dared to deceive me.
669
00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,800
Please report this
670
00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:19,481
to Madam Yu.
671
00:32:19,681 --> 00:32:20,921
Tell her
672
00:32:21,961 --> 00:32:25,161
I will personally deal with
that disobedient daughter of mine.
673
00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:26,560
Young Madam.
674
00:32:26,881 --> 00:32:29,040
The local gifts you asked us
to send Ninth Young Lady
675
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:30,641
have been delivered to Xie's shop.
676
00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,241
My brother got the post this time
677
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:33,320
thanks in no small part to her.
678
00:32:37,201 --> 00:32:38,641
Fifth Madam! Young Madam!
679
00:32:38,721 --> 00:32:39,881
Look who's back!
680
00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:45,040
Tingzhuo.
681
00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:46,520
Tingzhuo, you are back.
682
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:49,040
Mother.
683
00:32:58,040 --> 00:32:59,280
You look thinner.
684
00:32:59,441 --> 00:33:00,280
I've failed you, Mother.
685
00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:02,560
I failed to make the honors list
686
00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:04,120
and bring honor to our family.
687
00:33:05,320 --> 00:33:06,961
Nor was I here to care for you.
688
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:09,481
Don't say that.
689
00:33:10,001 --> 00:33:11,560
I'm just glad you're home safe.
690
00:33:12,001 --> 00:33:12,641
As for the examinations,
691
00:33:12,881 --> 00:33:13,721
there's no need to rush.
692
00:33:17,641 --> 00:33:18,280
Let me.
693
00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:25,120
Mother.
694
00:33:25,641 --> 00:33:26,161
Take a seat.
695
00:33:26,533 --> 00:33:28,902
(Yu Residence)
696
00:33:28,961 --> 00:33:30,441
When Old Madam Fu was alive,
697
00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,441
her greatest wish was
to see you prosper in your career.
698
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,600
Now your daughter and son-in-law
have risen to prominence,
699
00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:35,961
yet they refuse to help you
700
00:33:35,961 --> 00:33:37,520
even secure a single post.
701
00:33:38,441 --> 00:33:40,280
How could Old Madam
702
00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:41,921
possibly rest in peace?
703
00:33:42,241 --> 00:33:43,120
You...
704
00:33:43,441 --> 00:33:45,241
what exactly are you suggesting?
705
00:33:47,001 --> 00:33:48,441
Doesn't your mother have an old servant
706
00:33:48,441 --> 00:33:49,681
who's still alive?
707
00:33:51,721 --> 00:33:53,161
Make sure someone dies over this.
708
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,001
Then we'll see if they still dare
disregard you.
709
00:33:56,823 --> 00:33:59,160
(Yunshe Hut)
710
00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:04,672
(Spirit Tablet of the Late Dowager
Lady Li of the Fu Family)
711
00:34:16,361 --> 00:34:18,080
I, Li, an old servant,
712
00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,720
hereby accuse Ninth Young Lady Fu,
713
00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:22,080
Fu Tingyun!
714
00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:23,040
The Fu family?
715
00:34:23,321 --> 00:34:26,321
And the Assistant Censor-in-Chief,
Zhao Ling...
716
00:34:26,441 --> 00:34:28,160
The two of them eloped,
717
00:34:28,441 --> 00:34:29,600
causing
718
00:34:30,321 --> 00:34:32,441
Old Madam Fu's death!
719
00:34:32,520 --> 00:34:33,481
Anyone who beats the Dengwen Drum
720
00:34:33,481 --> 00:34:34,680
has to endure a beating first.
721
00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:35,881
She's risking her life
to make this accusation.
722
00:34:35,881 --> 00:34:37,001
It must be true.
723
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:41,361
I, Li,
724
00:34:41,881 --> 00:34:44,560
was Old Madam Fu's personal servant.
725
00:34:44,801 --> 00:34:45,680
I beg you, My Lord,
726
00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,361
to grant me justice.
727
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:50,921
This court will not tolerate
reckless accusations.
728
00:34:51,321 --> 00:34:52,240
Without solid evidence,
729
00:34:53,001 --> 00:34:54,881
to accuse a high-ranking official
in the capital
730
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:55,881
(Fu had an illicit affair with a man.)
constitutes
731
00:34:56,001 --> 00:34:57,120
(She abandoned her family and eloped.)
malicious slander and disturbance.
732
00:34:57,481 --> 00:34:58,881
(Old Madam Fu was devastated.)
You should be punished with the cane.
733
00:34:59,881 --> 00:35:01,120
My Lord, I beg you to judge fairly.
734
00:35:01,761 --> 00:35:02,560
I've served
735
00:35:02,921 --> 00:35:04,120
this household for fifty years.
736
00:35:04,441 --> 00:35:06,361
My fifty years of devotion
to Old Madam Fu
737
00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:08,040
is evidence enough!
738
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:08,600
Ridiculous!
739
00:35:09,441 --> 00:35:10,040
Take her away.
740
00:35:10,401 --> 00:35:11,160
Twenty strokes.
741
00:35:11,177 --> 00:35:11,770
(Order)
742
00:35:11,801 --> 00:35:12,481
My Lord!
743
00:35:13,441 --> 00:35:15,321
Even if I'm beaten to death today,
744
00:35:15,441 --> 00:35:16,881
I will still seek justice
745
00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:17,961
for Old Madam Fu!
746
00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:19,600
My Lord, I beg you to judge fairly!
747
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,040
Fifth Master Fu
748
00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:22,361
is such a devoted son.
749
00:35:22,481 --> 00:35:23,921
He's mourned for seven years.
750
00:35:23,921 --> 00:35:25,401
How could he have raised
751
00:35:25,441 --> 00:35:27,401
such a heartless daughter?
752
00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:28,680
Exactly.
753
00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,321
The two of them actually eloped.
754
00:35:30,327 --> 00:35:31,046
What a disgrace to the family.
755
00:35:31,070 --> 00:35:32,283
(Fu Residence)
756
00:35:32,321 --> 00:35:34,281
Even the cruelest parent
wouldn't hurt their own child.
757
00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:36,801
How could you sink this low?
758
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:38,640
You know better than I do
759
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,240
how Mother really died.
760
00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:43,281
After she fell ill,
761
00:35:43,281 --> 00:35:44,881
she clearly wanted to return to Huaying.
762
00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:46,720
Why did she stay in the capital?
763
00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:48,001
Wasn't it
764
00:35:48,001 --> 00:35:50,001
to mourn here in the capital
765
00:35:50,001 --> 00:35:51,240
and secure your future?
766
00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:52,040
Shut your mouth!
767
00:35:53,441 --> 00:35:54,520
You vicious woman!
768
00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,560
I built a mourning hut and mourned
my mother for seven years.
769
00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:00,801
I won't let you defile my devotion!
770
00:36:01,240 --> 00:36:01,921
Fine.
771
00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,321
Then let's take this to court
772
00:36:06,240 --> 00:36:08,441
and see who's really lying.
773
00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:09,921
Stop!
774
00:36:14,321 --> 00:36:15,640
Listen to me.
775
00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:16,560
In the Fu family,
776
00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,240
you have no say in anything.
777
00:36:21,801 --> 00:36:22,600
Tingzhuo,
778
00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,560
take your mother back to her room.
779
00:36:25,720 --> 00:36:27,921
She's unwell and shouldn't be out.
780
00:36:27,921 --> 00:36:29,200
If she leaves her room,
781
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,680
you'll answer to me.
782
00:36:30,921 --> 00:36:31,520
You...
783
00:36:52,883 --> 00:36:56,363
(Spirit Tablet of the Late Dowager
Lady Li of the Fu Family)
784
00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:58,881
I hear Miss Xie
785
00:36:58,881 --> 00:37:00,160
is actually a Fu.
786
00:37:00,481 --> 00:37:02,481
She's the Fu family's Ninth Young Lady.
787
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,361
She and Commander Zhao
788
00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:05,441
were...
789
00:37:05,441 --> 00:37:06,441
you know.
790
00:37:07,321 --> 00:37:08,401
Old Madam Fu
791
00:37:08,401 --> 00:37:10,600
was supposedly driven to her death
by the two of them.
792
00:37:11,321 --> 00:37:12,881
Old Madam's personal attendant
793
00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:14,921
risked punishment for accusing
her masters
794
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:16,640
and was beaten to death in court,
795
00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:18,401
all to bring her grievance
before the Chengqian Prefecture.
796
00:37:18,720 --> 00:37:19,881
Just imagine
797
00:37:19,881 --> 00:37:21,441
how outrageous their actions
must have been.
798
00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:24,441
Young Madam Yu, you're
from Huaying County, aren't you?
799
00:37:24,481 --> 00:37:26,240
Then you and Miss Xie
800
00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:27,640
must have known each other for years.
801
00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:29,321
Whether we know each other
802
00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:30,961
isn't for me alone to say.
803
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,401
It also depends on whether she'd care
to admit it.
804
00:37:33,441 --> 00:37:35,001
The way you say that,
805
00:37:35,001 --> 00:37:37,481
you clearly know something we don't.
806
00:37:37,761 --> 00:37:38,720
Do tell us.
807
00:37:38,921 --> 00:37:40,001
Miss Xie is here.
808
00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:41,600
Miss Xie.
809
00:37:44,321 --> 00:37:46,361
Madam Zhou, you ordered something
from Xie's shop,
810
00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:47,720
so I brought it over myself.
811
00:37:47,881 --> 00:37:48,520
Right.
812
00:37:48,761 --> 00:37:49,761
In a few days,
813
00:37:49,761 --> 00:37:51,560
it will be
the Grand Empress Dowager's birthday.
814
00:37:51,881 --> 00:37:52,600
So I specially asked
815
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:53,481
Miss Xie
816
00:37:53,481 --> 00:37:55,640
to procure a white-jade Guanyin
from the South Sea.
817
00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,001
I wonder what birthday gift
818
00:37:58,001 --> 00:37:59,441
your household has prepared, Miss Xie?
819
00:38:00,001 --> 00:38:02,361
Miss Xie is only a commoner now.
820
00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:04,600
And she and Commander Zhao
aren't even formally married yet.
821
00:38:05,321 --> 00:38:06,881
So this imperial birthday banquet...
822
00:38:07,801 --> 00:38:09,120
I suppose you won't be able to attend?
823
00:38:20,441 --> 00:38:22,080
How kind of you all to be so concerned.
824
00:38:22,921 --> 00:38:24,441
Having been recorded in the county
gazetteer three times,
825
00:38:24,441 --> 00:38:25,441
I was granted the honor
of entering the palace
826
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,761
to celebrate the Grand Empress
Dowager's birthday.
827
00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:30,200
I've been helping the wife
of Gandu Circuit's Regional Commander
828
00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:31,361
prepare the birthday gifts.
829
00:38:32,720 --> 00:38:34,040
I happened to have some free time today,
830
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:36,120
so I took the opportunity
to deliver this jade Guanyin
831
00:38:36,281 --> 00:38:37,720
and join you ladies for tea.
832
00:38:38,441 --> 00:38:40,761
No wonder you've traveled
so far and wide, Miss Xie.
833
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,560
Women like us who stay
within the household
834
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,281
may preserve our reputations,
835
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:46,281
but we miss out on the wider world.
836
00:38:47,001 --> 00:38:47,761
Indeed.
837
00:38:49,031 --> 00:38:51,017
(Wanfang Garden)
838
00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,560
They were clearly trying
to humiliate you.
839
00:38:54,401 --> 00:38:55,961
What they said wasn't entirely wrong.
840
00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:58,321
I never expected
841
00:38:59,080 --> 00:39:00,361
that in just one day,
842
00:39:00,441 --> 00:39:01,720
the rumors would spread this far.
843
00:39:02,401 --> 00:39:03,600
Your father
844
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:05,120
really went for the throat this time.
845
00:39:05,921 --> 00:39:07,401
What does he hope to gain from this?
846
00:39:08,921 --> 00:39:10,401
If this scandal really keeps me
847
00:39:10,401 --> 00:39:11,441
from attending the palace banquet,
848
00:39:12,281 --> 00:39:13,321
then from now on,
849
00:39:13,441 --> 00:39:15,401
no one in the capital may want anything
to do with me.
850
00:39:16,881 --> 00:39:18,001
But that doesn't matter.
851
00:39:18,921 --> 00:39:20,200
What worries me is that someone
852
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:21,481
may use this scandal against us
853
00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:23,361
and get the Censorate
to impeach Mr. Zhao.
854
00:39:24,481 --> 00:39:26,160
The hearing is in three days.
855
00:39:27,481 --> 00:39:29,040
Then let's go talk to Mr. Zhao.
856
00:39:29,240 --> 00:39:31,080
My family caused all this.
857
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,441
I'm afraid it may jeopardize his career.
858
00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:36,481
How am I supposed to face him?
859
00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:39,680
Mr. Zhao,
860
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:41,600
someone from Chengqian Prefecture
came with a summons.
861
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:42,441
They said someone from the Fu family
862
00:39:42,441 --> 00:39:43,321
has filed a complaint against you
863
00:39:43,321 --> 00:39:44,281
and you must appear in court
864
00:39:44,281 --> 00:39:45,040
for a hearing in three days.
865
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:48,120
So I was the real target after all.
866
00:39:48,401 --> 00:39:49,881
They're merely using the Fu family
867
00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:51,441
as a means to get at me.
868
00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:53,921
What about Miss Xie?
869
00:39:54,321 --> 00:39:55,441
She had Zheng San
870
00:39:55,441 --> 00:39:56,321
bring you a packet of herbs.
871
00:40:03,321 --> 00:40:04,240
It's danggui, meaning return...
872
00:40:04,881 --> 00:40:05,481
Mr. Zhao,
873
00:40:05,921 --> 00:40:07,040
are we going back or not?
874
00:40:08,961 --> 00:40:10,361
Something this serious happens,
875
00:40:11,481 --> 00:40:12,640
and she still won't just say
what she means.
876
00:40:14,441 --> 00:40:15,761
Go to the herbalist's for me.
877
00:40:16,801 --> 00:40:17,640
Buy a packet
878
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:20,441
of kushen, the bitterness,
and send it back.
879
00:40:21,103 --> 00:40:21,763
Huh?
880
00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:25,881
And if she sends back a packet
of red beans, meaning she misses you,
881
00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:27,441
what will you send her then?
882
00:40:28,361 --> 00:40:29,761
Why not just buy some gelsemium elegan?
883
00:40:31,441 --> 00:40:32,720
Are you an idiot?
884
00:40:32,720 --> 00:40:33,120
I...
885
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:35,520
Mr. Zhao just wants her
to know he's hurt.
886
00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:37,040
He doesn't actually want
to break things off with her.
887
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:37,600
Honestly, you...
888
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:41,680
We'll go buy the herbs now.
889
00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:42,560
Let's go.
890
00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:56,401
Your Majesty,
891
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,080
I have a memorial to present.
892
00:40:58,401 --> 00:41:00,560
Zhao Ling, Assistant Commander
of the Capital Guard,
893
00:41:00,720 --> 00:41:01,761
seven years ago,
894
00:41:01,761 --> 00:41:03,481
lured a daughter of the Fu family
into eloping with him,
895
00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:05,321
causing Old Madam Fu
896
00:41:05,321 --> 00:41:06,560
to die from the shock.
897
00:41:06,961 --> 00:41:08,361
The Fu family's servant, Li,
898
00:41:08,361 --> 00:41:10,441
risked her life to beat
the Dengwen Drum and seek justice.
899
00:41:10,961 --> 00:41:11,680
Such conduct,
900
00:41:11,881 --> 00:41:13,441
which violates the most basic
moral order,
901
00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:15,961
must be severely punished.
902
00:41:16,441 --> 00:41:18,080
I beg Your Majesty to judge wisely.
903
00:41:18,720 --> 00:41:19,720
Is this matter
904
00:41:20,441 --> 00:41:21,481
true?
905
00:41:22,001 --> 00:41:23,080
Which Fu family?
906
00:41:23,921 --> 00:41:25,120
Could there be some misunderstanding?
907
00:41:26,481 --> 00:41:27,600
Your Majesty,
I've been wrongfully accused.
908
00:41:28,401 --> 00:41:29,160
Zhao Ling,
909
00:41:29,441 --> 00:41:31,961
I recall your marriage to Miss Xie
910
00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:33,720
was arranged by your elders.
911
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:35,720
When Miss Xie fell into trouble,
912
00:41:36,441 --> 00:41:37,961
her mother entrusted her to my care.
913
00:41:40,801 --> 00:41:42,080
I have the token to prove it.
914
00:41:42,761 --> 00:41:44,321
If the marriage had the elders' approval
915
00:41:44,441 --> 00:41:45,761
and there is a token to prove it,
916
00:41:45,921 --> 00:41:47,361
how can this be called abduction?
917
00:41:50,001 --> 00:41:50,640
Your Majesty,
918
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:52,560
the difficulty with this case is that
919
00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:53,560
the servant
920
00:41:53,680 --> 00:41:55,001
is already dead.
921
00:41:55,321 --> 00:41:56,401
A life has been lost,
922
00:41:56,801 --> 00:41:57,921
so the truth of what happened
923
00:41:58,001 --> 00:41:59,321
must still be properly established.
924
00:42:02,321 --> 00:42:03,001
Your Majesty,
925
00:42:03,001 --> 00:42:03,761
I believe
926
00:42:03,881 --> 00:42:05,921
this concerns the moral order
of the court.
927
00:42:06,881 --> 00:42:09,160
Though Commander Zhao
is Your Majesty's favorite,
928
00:42:09,441 --> 00:42:10,881
if these charges prove true,
929
00:42:10,881 --> 00:42:12,281
he should be severely punished
according to law
930
00:42:12,281 --> 00:42:13,841
to uphold the standards of the court.
931
00:42:15,881 --> 00:42:16,961
Commander Zhao,
932
00:42:17,361 --> 00:42:19,961
you can't even manage
your own household affairs.
933
00:42:19,961 --> 00:42:21,200
What qualifies you
934
00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:23,080
to serve as Assistant Censor-in-Chief?
935
00:42:24,001 --> 00:42:26,001
The salt administration is vital
to the state.
936
00:42:26,001 --> 00:42:28,040
I beg Your Majesty to reconsider
937
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:29,961
and appoint a more worthy candidate
938
00:42:29,961 --> 00:42:31,281
to oversee the reforms.
939
00:42:37,761 --> 00:42:38,441
Grand Secretary Tian?
940
00:42:41,921 --> 00:42:42,881
I
941
00:42:43,160 --> 00:42:45,040
have disgraced the court.
942
00:42:45,720 --> 00:42:48,240
Age has weakened me,
943
00:42:48,361 --> 00:42:49,801
and I can no longer stand for long.
944
00:42:50,001 --> 00:42:51,001
For me
945
00:42:51,001 --> 00:42:52,680
to grow so feeble-minded...
946
00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:54,560
I truly
947
00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,761
have no face to remain at court.
948
00:42:57,761 --> 00:42:59,801
Look at this mess.
949
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:01,441
See to Grand Secretary Tian first.
950
00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:02,761
Set this matter aside for now.
951
00:43:03,001 --> 00:43:04,001
We'll discuss it later.
952
00:43:04,921 --> 00:43:06,841
Court is dismissed.
953
00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,761
Farewell, Your Majesty.
954
00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:19,160
My Lord.
955
00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:22,160
Thank you, My Lord,
956
00:43:22,841 --> 00:43:23,720
for helping me out back there.
957
00:43:25,961 --> 00:43:27,640
Wasn't I
958
00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:29,640
asleep just now?
959
00:43:31,881 --> 00:43:33,520
How did I help you?
960
00:43:36,921 --> 00:43:38,761
You were all making such a commotion.
961
00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:40,441
What were you arguing about?
962
00:43:48,303 --> 00:43:50,970
(Next Episode)
963
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:53,481
You two ungrateful, unfilial wretches.
964
00:43:53,801 --> 00:43:55,001
You drove your grandmother to her death,
965
00:43:55,281 --> 00:43:56,240
defied your elders,
966
00:43:56,520 --> 00:43:57,361
one a eloped woman,
967
00:43:57,401 --> 00:43:58,361
the other a libertine.
968
00:43:58,361 --> 00:43:59,520
He is no libertine.
969
00:43:59,520 --> 00:44:00,881
Nor is she a eloped woman.
970
00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:03,520
On the children's
Eight-Character Marriage Slip,
971
00:44:03,921 --> 00:44:06,321
the most important thing
is the parents' blessing.
972
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:08,680
What does "a parent's command"
truly mean?
973
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:11,761
It means I bless my children
and wish them happiness,
974
00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:14,961
not that their happiness requires
my permission.
975
00:44:15,361 --> 00:44:16,401
You want the Eight-Character Slip?
976
00:44:16,921 --> 00:44:19,481
Not unless the ancestral hall's plaque
crashes down.
977
00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:38,120
♪The past brushes by
like a falling leaf♪
978
00:44:41,720 --> 00:44:46,080
♪So light, yet my steps still pause
for you♪
979
00:44:48,200 --> 00:44:52,840
♪Through every rise and fall,
our memories remain without regret♪
980
00:44:53,080 --> 00:44:55,880
♪Carved into the rings of time♪
981
00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:01,680
♪How I wish I could stay
a little longer, but I can't♪
982
00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:11,720
♪I turn away, afraid goodbye will fill
my eyes with tears♪
983
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:19,120
♪Etched deep within my heart,
yet buried without a word♪
984
00:45:20,080 --> 00:45:23,520
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪
985
00:45:24,040 --> 00:45:28,240
♪Still makes us want to believe♪
986
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:34,200
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪
987
00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:50,200
♪For one fleeting moment, I found you
in the crowd♪
988
00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:58,120
♪Without a word, you lit up
half my life♪
989
00:45:59,840 --> 00:46:04,520
♪In silence, a love too deep for words♪
990
00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:07,520
♪Kept close within my heart♪
991
00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:13,440
♪From now on, no one else
is worth waiting for♪
992
00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:23,880
♪I turn away, afraid no one
will ever come home to me again♪
993
00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:31,240
♪If we can build our future together,
no storm can chill my heart♪
994
00:46:32,120 --> 00:46:35,640
♪The warmth of your hand in mine♪
995
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:40,440
♪Still makes us want to believe♪
996
00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:46,360
♪One promise for a lifetime,
echoing long after we part♪
66597
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