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=Tigers Sniff the Rose=

(Based on the novel of the same name by Yiren Kuikui)

=Episode 34=

We don't have any fine tea to offer.

Just something

to quench your thirst.

You handle that well.

I've done this every day.

I get used to it.

(So you knew what the poison would do to you.)

(That's why you wouldn't listen to me)

(and handed over the ledgers.)

Miss, why are you crying?

It's been dry for so long. The wind carries dust.

It keeps blowing right into the eyes.

My eyes have been itching too.

Then why doesn't she ever speak?

My maid

can't speak.

You know,

things are different now.

In the palace,

we can only trust servants who can't speak

to attend to us.

Mr. Yan can't see.

This young lady can see,

but she can't speak.

How unfortunate.

Miss,

can you read?

So you can read.

Mind your manners.

I'm sorry.

Magistrate.

The well-diggers from east town are here asking for their pay.

Please wait here.

I'll be right back.

I...

That's enough.

You don't have to say it.

I know what you mean.

What do you know?

You're going to say

your old flame is noble

and honest,

and he'd never embezzle

the relief funds in Lanyang.

So

we have nothing to worry about.

Let's go back to Sheng'an.

Yang Si.

You mean

you want to stay here?

Lanyang is hit hard by drought.

No water for the spring planting.

Shouldn't I stay here

and see how he governs,

and how the people here live?

I'll stay a few more days.

What else

would you have me do for you, Your Highness?

Convince him

to let us stay.

You're staying here?

Can't old friends share a room and talk late into the night?

Yang Si, you're welcome

to stay.

But

my place is rather humble.

You might not be comfortable here.

I'm not picky.

Back when I was in the army, I slept in dirt pits

and huddled in snowdrifts.

To be honest,

I'm worried about the disaster.

I'd like to stay and see how the people here are doing,

and how you're handling your post as magistrate.

I see.

You've long been at the heart of power.

It's good you came down

here.

But

the drought has been severe lately.

I'm spread pretty thin right now.

Hope

you don't mind the poor hospitality.

Of course not.

Come on, Shang.

Do you take me for some spoiled brat?

Good morning, Miss.

Mr. Yan has already gone out.

Don't worry.

He went to deliver water to Mr. Sun

in the alley across the street.

He's an old man with no family.

Mr. Yan has been bringing him water for three years.

He knows the way by heart.

Are you asking me?

There's a charity school next door.

Mr. Yan pays an old scholar out of his own salary

to teach us to read and write.

He's got quite a few students.

I should go help.

See you later, Miss.

Eat up.

- Come back for more. - Alright.

Come again next time.

Come on, man.

(County Office)

Come back for more if you need it.

Did you bring all the tools?

Yes.

We can eat our fill.

We can finally eat our fill.

Don't rush, everyone. There's enough for all.

No rush. Everyone will get some.

There's enough for everyone. Here you go.

Good thing the imperial grain shipment arrived.

Easy there, ma'am.

Come back for more, ma'am.

Thank heaven!

It's rice. It's really rice!

There's enough for all.

There's enough for everyone.

Easy, man.

Easy there. There's plenty.

There's plenty.

If we'd had a drought like this a few years ago,

this city would've been overrun with bandits by now.

With Magistrate Yan here, no one has to go hungry.

The County Office has also given every household grain and seeds.

Lanyang won't fall into chaos.

Right.

Times are tough,

but we'll get through them.

That's for sure.

What's the point of fixing all this?

You sure talk too much.

Just listen to Magistrate Yan.

If we don't fix it now,

it'll be too late once the rain comes.

That's right.

If Magistrate Yan hadn't taught us to store water,

we wouldn't have made it

through a drought this bad.

Magistrate!

Magistrate!

Thank you.

Magistrate!

Magistrate!

Magistrate.

My mother and the neighbors

made these shoes for you.

They said Cai returned the wheat seeds.

Thank you so much.

I don't have anything else to offer.

Hope you'll accept them.

You don't have to...

Thank you.

Magistrate!

Magistrate!

Magistrate!

Magistrate.

There's trouble at the water sump south of town.

They want you to settle the dispute.

Hurry.

Take me there.

Careful, Magistrate.

(Slipshod farming ruins the crops; careless weeding spoils the harvest.)

Yang Si,

why are you still up?

So it's not Yang Si.

You're the young lady?

Thank you, Miss.

It's late.

You should

get some rest.

Sorry to trouble you, Miss.

May I know your name?

(I forgot she couldn't speak.)

Zhaoniang?

Miss,

it's late and the dew is heavy.

You should get some rest.

I can manage the writing myself.

You needn't trouble yourself.

Alright.

Go ahead, Miss.

♪The midsummer breeze blows soft and sweet♪

♪Fireflies dance freely through the night♪

♪Chasing the beauty of this fleeting world♪

♪A thousand lights turn night into day♪

♪Cicada songs mingle with the wine♪

♪Their songs linger through the passing years♪

♪Life is but a fleeting stay♪

♪How lucky I am to walk this path with you♪

Thank you.

♪Playing out life's game, forever by your side♪

♪Innocent years drift gently by♪

♪I thought time might stand still♪

♪Forever at that crossroads♪

(Pray for rain)

♪Watching flowers bloom and fade♪

♪Weathering life's rise and fall♪

♪So wordless tenderness♪

♪Is starlight caught in your eyes♪

♪Watching flowers bloom and fade♪

♪Weathering life's rise and fall♪

♪So wordless tenderness♪

♪Is starlight caught in your eyes♪

(When the sun or moon is eclipsed, we save it.)

♪When the evening breeze begins to blow♪

♪After the letter arrives and the words are said♪

♪In my dreams, it's still that same glance♪

Thank you.

♪From the day we first met♪

♪A blush of rouge fills my sleeves♪

♪I climb the tower time and again♪

♪The waters flow; the moon hangs like a hook♪

♪And so it lasts forever♪

♪Though we're worlds apart, our hearts stay close♪

♪Innocent years drift gently by♪

♪I wish time could stand still♪

♪Forever at that crossroads♪

♪Watching flowers bloom and fade♪

♪Weathering life's rise and fall♪

♪Where endless time comes to an end♪

♪Moonlight and breeze fill our boat home♪

♪Golden winds and jade dew return♪

♪The world still blooms as before♪

♪How lucky to roam with you♪

♪Back to the road where it all began♪

♪As if our youthful hearts remain♪

♪As if our love will never fade♪

♪Chasing clouds by boat, carefree and unbound♪

Father.

You're awake.

What are you doing here?

Father, I missed you.

So... so...

I brought your grandson to see you.

Why did you bring him here?

He might catch an illness.

Your Majesty, all you have is imperial grace.

There's no illness to catch.

Come on.

Call him Grandfather.

Grandfather.

Good boy.

Your Highness, what's his childhood name?

Si'er.

Si'er?

Come here.

Let Grandfather have a good look.

Come on.

Sit up here on me.

Let me see.

What's that you're playing with?

It's a conch.

Your Majesty,

you look better

than ever today.

Your Highnesses,

you really should bring the little one more often.

Si'er.

Say Grandfather again.

Grandfather!

Look at those little hands.

So chubby.

What's that sound?

The sea. Do you hear the birds?

I do.

It's been three whole years.

Will you still not forgive me?

The Princess Consort of Jin didn't deserve to die.

She was a pitiful woman too.

But for three years, every time I held Si'er,

I'd think...

you did all this for me.

How could I blame you?

It's all right.

Chunhua.

Just seeing you is enough.

Even if we

stand here in silence,

I'm happy.

In the few days I've been here,

I've been watching

and doing the sums.

Even if Yan Shang gives it everything,

the relief grain Lanyang gets

is only so much.

It won't last through the eighth month.

Aren't you already planning to waive the taxes?

Even so,

if it doesn't rain soon,

there'll be no autumn harvest.

The drought stretches so wide.

Every region is struggling.

Borrowing grain from elsewhere won't work.

When that time comes,

many people will starve to death.

So

Lanyang still has no way out?

I'm afraid

it's not just Lanyang.

- Easy there. - Has the physician arrived yet?

I'll go hurry him.

Okay.

What happened?

There's only one well left in Lanyang

that hasn't dried up.

Everyone's been struggling these days.

A fight broke out over the well

just now.

In the past two years,

we've hardly had any fights here.

It's all this cursed drought!

- We can go without water, - Exactly.

but the fields can't.

Otherwise, we still won't make it to autumn.

Still a dead end.

That's right.

An elder got hurt trying to break up the fight.

So we carried him here.

Magistrate,

I heard you came third in the imperial exams.

You're a scholar blessed by the deities.

Surely even Heaven will hear you.

I'm begging you.

Pray for rain for the people of Lanyang.

Please, Magistrate.

Please.

Pray for rain for Lanyang.

We're begging you.

Pray for rain for Lanyang.

We can't survive.

Please, Magistrate.

Ridiculous!

Please.

What good is praying for rain?

It's all superstition, meant to fool the common folk!

Everyone, get up.

I promise you

I'll set up offerings and an altar

to pray for rain

in Lanyang.

Thank you, Magistrate!

Lanyang still has hope!

Thank you, Magistrate!

Shang, have you lost your mind?

I don't believe you really think

those hocus-pocus rituals

will make it rain!

(Pray, and it rains. Why? No reason. We pray for rain during droughts.)

Pray for rain, and it rains.

Why?

There's no reason.

It might rain even if you don't pray.

What does that mean?

Praying for rain

has nothing to do

with whether it rains.

That's what Xunzi said.

Then why did you agree

to fool the common folk?

Because the court has done

all it can.

And so have I.

We've done all we can,

but Heaven hasn't answered.

The people of Lanyang

can't wait any longer.

All they want now is a little hope.

I have to give them that.

If they're willing to pray to Heaven,

I'll kneel at the front.

As magistrate of Lanyang,

it's my duty.

As long as the people don't give up,

there's still hope

they'll find a way

to survive.

That's why

I'll hold this rain-praying ceremony with all due seriousness.

And then?

Then

we wait for a miracle.

In times of drought or flood, we turn to Heaven.

A failure of governance brings shame upon officials.

To pray without ceasing

is a blessing to the deities.

If no rain falls within ten days,

the harvest will fail.

The people will go hungry,

and bandits will rise.

We offer fine food and wine,

both in gratitude and in prayer.

May your blessing come.

We pray for an inch of rain.

Where are the deities?

They just sit back and watch, unmoved?

Where are the deities?

They just sit back and watch, unmoved?

Where are the deities?

They just sit back and watch, unmoved?

Summon the deity!

(Chengfu Gate)

(Chengfu Gate)

♪Through thick fog, the road stretches on♪

♪I've endured every hardship and pain♪

♪Like burning wood, I offer up my flame♪

♪As rain pours down over a thousand rivers♪

♪I gaze at high peaks and sails far away♪

♪With the world in my heart, I leave the shore♪

Sir!

Sir!

Coming through.

What's wrong with the magistrate?

Is he alright?

Is he alright?

- Excuse me. - Are you alright, sir?

Coming through.

Let's go.

Go!

♪By noon, the mist will lift; rivers will bend♪

Heaven, please have mercy on us.

No.

We've been at this for half a day.

Keep this up,

people will only die

of heat and exhaustion.

As they say,

walk south to north,

circle the whole city,

and Heaven will see our sincerity.

Fine.

How big can Lanyang be?

Let's keep going.

If it doesn't rain soon,

we're all doomed.

We're on our knees before you.

Open your eyes and look at us in Lanyang.

Are you alright?

Are you alright?

Okay. We'll take it from here.

Great!

Let it rain!

Good!

Move!

Heaven, please look at Lanyang.

Sir,

if it still doesn't rain in three days,

won't everyone be even more upset?

What if they blame you

and tear down the County Office?

♪I gaze at high peaks and sails far away♪

♪With the world in my heart, I leave the shore♪

♪Frost on my shoulders, joys and sorrows stretch afar♪

♪A thousand miles of lights keep me company♪

♪By noon, the mist will lift; rivers will bend♪

♪Today, lean on the rail with me again♪

♪Tread the boundless clouds and rise with the wind♪

♪March to the gates with fearless hearts♪

♪Break every gate♪

Sir.

The wind's picking up.

Sir.

The wind's picking up!

(Chengfu Gate)

♪Be the ferry where you wait for the sun♪

♪Be the blue silk that catches your tears♪

Heaven, please let it rain!

Please, let it rain!

♪Let's conspire to grow old together♪

Please send us some rain!

♪Let me be a captive beast bound by the same lock as you♪

♪- Through trails of mud and blood - Let grief drown in your eyes♪

♪- Soar with the wind; - Plunge into hellfire as one♪

♪Burning bright as a song♪

♪See how roses and green bamboo enchant♪

♪Be the vow I make with all my heart♪

♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we can stay, let's return to the village of our first meeting♪

♪- May time be free of fear - Boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain - Lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪

♪- Be my one and only in this world - Be my one and only in this life♪

♪My last untouched innocence♪

♪Let me be the fireflies dancing across your brow♪

♪Let me hold you whenever the rain falls♪

♪- Together we'll soar to the skies; - Together we'll turn to ashes♪

♪- Burning bright as a song; - Two shadows entwined♪

Let the clouds gather.

Let the rain pour.

May the crops flourish.

The rain-praying ceremony is complete.

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we're lucky to stay in this world, let's return to when we first met♪

♪- May time be free of fear - Boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain - Lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪

♪- Be my one and only in this world - Be my one and only in this life♪

♪My last untouched innocence♪

♪If only we could return to the village where we first met♪

♪Stay by me; help me forget the frozen dream of last night♪

♪Fireflies glow, flowers kiss our lips; just us♪

♪Through dawn and dusk♪

♪- May time be free of fear - Boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain - Lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪By your side, through joy and pain, is that eternity?♪

♪- Till fireworks flood the town - Till the lake is still and clear♪

♪The wind blows past us♪

♪- If there's still - Some warmth left in this world♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

Yan Shang!

Yan Shang.

Yan Shang!

♪- If there's still - Some warmth left in this world♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

Something this serious happened, and you didn't tell me.

I ought to slap you.

Wanyao.

Wanyao.

Wanyao.

I'm so cold.

It hurts.

Can I

stop walking now?

Okay.

No more walking.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I killed someone.

I can't escape.

Don't be afraid.

I can't escape.

Yan Shang.

You've made it through.

Your Highness.

Wanyao.

Wanyao.

I'm here.

Yan Shang.

Sleep.

Don't go.

Don't go.

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The truth is...

I'm scared.

Because even in my dreams,

your face is starting to fade.

If

I could see you just once more,

I'd remember it all.

Every detail of your face.

♪Be the ferry where you wait for the sun♪

♪Be the blue silk that catches your tears♪

♪Be the sleeve we held, worn by dust and years♪

♪Let's conspire to grow old together♪

♪Let me be a captive beast bound by the same lock as you♪

♪- Through trails of mud and blood; - let grief drown in your eyes♪

♪Soar with the wind; plunge into hellfire as one♪

♪Burning bright as a song♪

♪See how roses and green bamboo enchant♪

♪Be the vow I make with all my heart♪

♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪

♪Not a single hour less♪

♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪

♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪

♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪

♪If we can stay, let's return to the village of our first meeting♪

♪- May time be free of fear; - boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain; - lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪

♪Be mine in this world; be mine in this life♪

♪My last untouched innocence♪

♪If only we could return to the village where we first met♪

♪Stay by me; help me forget the frozen dream of last night♪

♪Fireflies glow, flowers kiss our lips; just us, through dawn and dusk♪

♪- May time be free of fear; - boats rock♪

♪- May time be free of pain; - lights fade, seasons turn♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

♪By your side, through joy and pain, is that eternity?♪

♪Till fireworks flood the town♪

♪Till the lake is still and clear♪

♪You're the only one I need♪

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