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[Pretty Guardian of the City]

[Episode 5]

Brother, what should we do now?

If Master finds out

that I'm not Xi'er's mother,

I'll be finished.

I thought

our plan was foolproof.

Who'd have known

that Luo Hexuan

would find it out

and use it to threaten me?

He wants to save his father.

Then...

Let's release Luo Daoan.

Master

has no intention to kill him anyway.

Release him?

If they hadn't threatened

to expose Xi'er's parentage,

I would consider

letting them go.

But now,

the whole Luo family

have to die.

If Master finds out

that we made the son of a commoner

his heir,

our Xiao family

will come to an end.

Young Master, I shouldn't have said that.

He has never treated me

as his nephew.

He just wants me

to be a puppet in his control.

Should we tell Her Ladyship about this?

Even if we did,

my mother would only

say a few harsh words to me.

Never mind.

Our priority

is to expedite

the building of the drainage.

Think about how to persuade

that stubborn old man Nangong Shi.

The painting of an imp's soul?

That's just a round-about way

of calling me an imbecile!

I...

You!

You said nothing would go wrong.

Look at how it ended up!

How come he was bitten

but nothing happened to him?

Your failure makes it impossible for me

to carry out the rest of my plan.

My lord,

I'm confused too.

How did he

survive the bite?

Something must have gone wrong.

My lord,

I went to pay Yun Zhongzi

the rest of the money today.

But he wasn't there.

Has Young Master caught him?

You...

Now it made sense

why he came here

to make a fuss.

My lord,

it's just a gardener's accusation.

We shouldn't be afraid of it.

Even if things go south,

we just need to insist

that someone tried to throw mud at us.

You...

Listen.

Be careful in the future.

If anything goes wrong again,

I'll behead you.

Yes.

Seems that I must not

underestimate my nephew again.

That's…

[Rule with Virtue]

The study is four meters wide,

five meters long.

It's just a normal study.

Judging from the echo, the wall is about half a meter thick.

I don't think there's a secret room behind the wall.

So weird.

It's not in the study.

It's not in the bedroom either.

Where could it be?

Oh no, it's going to rain.

Jiang Chaoxi will come back soon.

There was no sign of rain.

I didn't even have time to find shelter.

Old books written by grave robbers

said that when rain hits the surface of a hidden chamber,

it sounds like hitting a bronze bell.

Is this fake boulder hollow?

Has Jiang Chaoxi built

the secret room here?

Young Master.

What are you doing here?

I'm listening to the rain.

Yeah.

I'm listening to the rain.

Listen to the rain?

Listen to the rain?

What's interesting about that?

The rain tells stories.

Close your eyes and listen carefully.

Rain falls on the grass,

on the leaves,

and hits the stone wall.

Listen to the lashing rain.

It somehow

makes me nervous.

It's said that long long ago,

our ancestors

hunted for a living.

When it rained,

they couldn't go out to hunt.

They got nervous for fear of running out of food.

That instinctive feeling

has been passed down.

Therefore,

when we hear the sound of rain,

our hearts

will beat fast for no reason.

Our breath will become uneven.

It just feels like

something good happens

or you meet the one you love.

Young Master,

listening to the rain makes you flush.

Hope it's not because you've caught a cold.

I've flushed?

I must have caught a cold.

Enough.

Cut the crap.

We can't do the construction without you.

If you catch a cold,

I'll have to find a new surveyor.

Come out.

Take it

♫I was once lonely. Whose heart have I broken?♫

♫I pray for the chance to make it up♫

♫Time flies. Everything changes♫

♫The mistake can never be fixed♫

♫Sorry that I failed to keep my promise♫

Greetings, Mother.

Rise.

Thank you, Mother.

I heard that Xi'er has been unwell lately.

You helped him get better?

Mother,

Young Master was bitten by toxic insects by chance.

It was not serious.

I just

prescribed detoxifying medicine

for Young Master.

Ansu,

go to the depository

and select something

as the reward to Lady Mo.

Yes, Madam.

Thank you, Madam.

Thank you, Mother.

All right.

I need to take a nap.

You two can leave now.

Yes.

Xian'er, why are you unhappy?

We rarely got rewarded

by Her Ladyship.

She gave us something

she didn't want

and called it a reward.

Watch your tongue.

Whatever the reward is,

it means Her Ladyship's appreciation.

We'd be in trouble

if someone had overheard you.

I know.

You're right.

I shouldn't have said that.

Xian'er,

tell me the truth.

Young Master asked you to treat him.

The insect that bit him

wasn't of a normal kind, right?

Right.

Someone wanted Young Master dead.

Then...

Don't worry.

I've cured Young Master.

Silly.

I'm not worried about Young Master.

I'm worried about you.

You are my everything.

It's a great thing

that you cured Young Master.

But if you had failed,

Her Ladyship wouldn't be easy on you.

I was just a maid

but won the favor with Master.

Her Ladyship picks on me very often.

I just hope you can

marry a woman from an ordinary family

and live a safe and healthy life.

Mom,

don't think too much.

Being your son

is the happiest thing

in my life.

How is the situation in the city?

Not good.

The rain is too heavy.

The whole city is in water.

Every street is waterlogged.

The city is in a total mess now.

Several buildings collapsed

and many people got hurt.

The situation has gone so bad

before the rainy season starts.

If we don't build the drainage

as soon as possible,

such tragedies

will happen again.

But the Chairman is firmly against it

because he hates to give Commander Xiao an opportunity

to rake in money.

The Chairman knows

how greedy Commander Xiao is.

The Chairman should look at the bigger picture.

Our people are in hot water.

He is a good official

but he's too stubborn.

In my opinion,

we should let him experience

the plight of the people.

You have a good idea for once.

Experience the plight of the people.

[Construction ahead. Take a detour.]

My lord,

the road ahead is under construction.

We need to take a detour.

Construction?

It was fine last night.

Forget it.

Let's take a detour.

Hurry up.

I can't be late for the meeting.

[Construction ahead. Take a detour.]

Hurry up.

Give me a hand.

Why is it still raining?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Hurry up.

Be careful.

What's wrong?

Why did we stop again?

Help me get down.

Be careful.

What happened

to this place?

My lord,

the rain has been too heavy these days.

The water has no way out.

Many houses

collapsed in water.

When will such unbearable life

come to an end?

Stop complaining.

We are not dignitaries

who can do something about it.

Let's go check it out.

My lord!

My lord.

My back!

My lord.

My back!

I sprained my back.

My waist is not good.

This...

Look at how well you've done this!

It hurts.

There are many ways

to achieve the goal,

but you chose the dumbest one.

Now things are far from good.

He fell down

and he is completely bedridden now.

My ear!

I didn't mean it.

Who knew that the Chairman

would go to the fields and wade into the water in person?

What a stubborn old man!

He is indeed stubborn.

Right?

Don't digress!

I'm talking about you.

You always do things recklessly.

How can I

rest assured

to hand Cangyue City over to you?

You can also give it to my third brother.

He is more suitable

for the position of Young Master.

Nonsense!

Every time I scold you,

why do you say this

all the time?

No.

You'll piss me off sooner or later.

Xi'er.

I'm saying this for your own good.

You need to be careful now.

If anything untoward

should happen

to the Chairman,

no one will suppress Xiao Huasheng

in the future.

Who will suffer in the end?

It's you!

Yes.

I got it.

All right, Father.

Don't be angry.

From now on,

I will treat the Chairman well.

I swear.

Enough. Enough.

You're not young anymore.

Think about it.

We have a gentleman agreement.

Everyone has to keep this promise.

If you don't,

don't blame me for bringing up the wedding.

By then,

you have to

marry both Nangong Siyan

and Xiao Fengyi.

I was wrong.

I'm sorry.

I'm going to see him now

and apologize to him.

You have to listen to me later on.

Don't always be so...

I'm not done yet.

You...

Is that how you do things?

You just watched him get hurt,

right?

I'm innocent.

I wanted to send two people

to stimulate him.

But I overdid it.

But don't worry.

I've sent someone to inquire.

The Chairman is fine.

He just needs to rest for a few days.

After all, it was me who was thoughtless.

And my father's health

is really getting worse.

I was thinking

why that old man didn't

go to the meeting hall.

He fell and hurt himself!

Nice!

Nice!

Xi'er did this to my liking.

According to the physician,

although his injury is not serious,

the Chairman is old

and needs to rest in bed for a few days.

Why didn't he fall to death?

Now no one is going against me.

At least

I can stay undisturbed for some time.

There's also one less person against me

in the meeting hall.

It seems that I wronged Xi'er before.

Xi'er didn't go against me.

He was just naughty.

How about this?

Later,

go

and get some fine tiger bone meal

and send it to

Nangong Shi.

By the way, pass on my message

to let that old man rest at home.

Don't wander around.

Leave the rest

to me.

Yes, Master.

Xiao Huasheng!

How dare you hurt Xi'er!

How dare you!

Does he really think

I can't do anything to him?

Commander Xiao

went too far this time.

Luckily, Young Master

was treated in time.

Even if such a big thing happened,

he didn't tell me.

When did the gap between us

become so deep?

I guess

Young Master didn't want

to make you worry.

What?

He didn't want me to worry?

All these years,

which of the things he did

was not ridiculous

and annoying?

Commander Xiao is watching so closely.

Young Master acts like a dandy

probably because

he doesn't want to show off

in front of Commander Xiao.

What do you mean?

According to my observation

in Young Master's Mansion,

Young Master may seem to be a dandy,

but he is actually very carful

and prudent.

Although it is Young Master's thoughtlessness

that led to the Chairman's accidental injury,

it's also because he cares about the people.

Xi'er has shown his outstanding ability to govern the city

since he was young.

His brothers

are not in his league.

But I don't understand

why he became more rebellious

as he grew up.

If what you said is true,

then his perverse behaviors

may be fake.

I was just guessing.

You've been with him for so long.

Did you find anything?

Did you find out

why he suddenly

became like this?

Young Master knows I'm your man

and has been on guard against me.

Although I noticed

something was wrong with Young Master,

I haven't found

any specific evidence.

No matter what,

take good care of Xi'er.

Don't let anyone

do anything

in his daily life.

If anything goes wrong again,

I'll punish you.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Look.

Xiao Huasheng

did it on purpose.

He wanted to take advantage of my injury

to arrogate all the power to himself.

I won't do what he wants.

Come here.

Help me up.

I'm going to the meeting hall.

My back.

My back.

-My back. -Grandpa.

Don't get angry.

Let's put aside

the matters in the meeting hall.

Grandpa,

don't blame me for talking too much.

Building culverts for the sewage system

may be a good thing

for Cangyue.

At least,

the people won't be afraid

of the heavy rain anymore.

As the Chairman,

you got injured because of this.

The inconvenience of the people can be seen from this.

Cangyue

has just been stable for less than ten years.

The people are recuperating

and taxes to the people are reduced.

Our treasury is indeed empty.

Once I nod,

how much silver

will Xiao Huasheng

take this opportunity to embezzle?

But isn't Chief Inspector the Young Master?

Grandpa,

you should trust him once.

Maybe

he will behave differently.

It's better than that he has nowhere to show

and can only rely on Commander Xiao.

Don't mention him.

Both of them

collude with each other.

They are of the same batch.

Chairman.

Chairman.

I'm here to see you.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Chairman!

After all this,

you still want to bow?

You're hurting my heart.

You...

Slow down.

Young Master, you...

Chairman.

Actually, what happened today

is not what I wanted.

I wanted to show you

the suffering of the people.

Who knows

you would experience it yourself

for the people?

Now

you can only lie on the bed.

This...

This is...

You...

However,

I admire your righteousness.

No.

I've never seen a person

who did something bad

and came to the door

to admit it like you.

Honesty!

Being honest

is indeed my biggest advantage.

But this time,

it's not entirely my fault.

Think about it.

I finally made up my mind

to do a good job.

I wanted to build a new image

in the hearts of my father

and the people.

I didn't expect

that the first blocker

was not my uncle,

but you who were devoted to the people.

No.

This...

So,

I did something wrong?

You're right.

No, you...

But it's not entirely your fault.

My uncle has

an inescapable responsibility.

His greed

caused your caution.

But we can't waste food because of choking.

Then you should

tell me the truth.

Yes.

I do want to tell you.

But in your mind,

my image has been fixed.

If I told you,

you would suspect my uncle and I

would work together to set you up.

We would collude with each other.

No.

I...

Alright, Chairman.

Don't be angry this time.

Don't be angry.

We're doing this for the people.

What about

thinking about the culvert again?

Through this incident,

you can understand my purpose

and good character.

If you don't understand,

find out the reason from yourself.

I'm leaving.

Take care of yourself.

I...

I...

[Nangong's Mansion]

Miss.

Mr. Xian

sent this bag of medicine.

He said it was specially made

for Master's waist injury.

Where is he?

He left after giving me the medicine.

Siyan.

You're quite serious.

Nice!

I have

good news.

Nangong Shi has agreed

to build the drainage project.

Pack up.

Let's go to the field.

Really?

In this way,

the people will no longer

suffer from floods anymore.

Let's go now.

The sun is bright today.

It's a good time for young men and women

to meet romantically.

How about

I ask Xiao Fengyi out

to get them together?

I can get a reward.

How will you build it?

The drawing

is clearly drawn.

Are you stupid?

Hurry.

This way.

Hurry up, you hear me?

This way.

Yes.

I think

this place is in order.

The craftsmen have their own duties.

That's right.

I think,

without the supervisors,

maybe the progress

will be faster.

Everyone has his own position.

The craftsmen know skills.

They have their own unique skills.

And the supervisors

are holding

the standard and process.

You should know

that at the construction site,

if the supervisors want to supervise the construction,

lead the craftsmen and command the project,

the cooperation between these two is essential.

Lean them together. Hurry.

Keep working over there.

Understand?

Good.

Good.

The construction size is fine.

I've been curious about one thing.

Why can you tell this size

without using a ruler?

Nothing

but familiar.

Good!

No wonder you even know

the size of my mouth.

Tell me.

What other skills do you have

that I don't know?