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[Love Like the Galaxy]

[Episode 6]

How dare you still laugh? Come kneel in the front!

I just asked Lian Fang to bring me back the desk Third Brother gave to me.

How did it turn into that I stole Older Cousin's desk?

Mother, I did indeed give Niao Niao the desk.

It's the one with the qilin head that Eldest Brother gave me before.

You've seen it before, too.

There's a qilin head?

It's my fault. I was in a flurry and didn't look carefully.

It's beyond a doubt that the desk is yours if it had a qilin head carved.

But… But why did we have it?

Could it be… Could it be that Lian Fang purposely brought the desk

to our Young Miss to show it off?

No, no. I was deceived by someone.

I can confront Chang Pu.

Chang Pu fainted and hasn't woken up yet.

Splash her with water, burn her with fire, cut off two of her fingers and see if she's still unconscious.

What are you yelling for? Are you in charge of the punishments in this house?

Madam, Chang Pu is here.

If you don't wake up now, don't ever wake up again.

Madam. Madam, spare me.

Madam, I'm innocent. Madam, spare me.

Please spare me, Madam.

You two, tell me today's events exactly as they happened, word for word.

Whoever dares lie will be punished.

Silence.

- Careful. - Sister Lian Fang, Young Miss is still waiting for us.

When did Young Miss say she wanted a new desk?

Second Master gave her her current desk.

She treasures it very much. How could she be willing to switch to a new desk?

I'm warning you. Don't meddle here and ruin my plans.

Why are you guys so clumsy? Carry the old one out.

- Yes. - Sister Chang Pu, didn't Young Miss go to the store with Eldest Madam today?

How did I forget about that?

It's all right though. It makes no difference if she sees it when she comes back.

Fourth Miss is still waiting for the desk.

Why don't I go with Young Miss some other time…

Since when were you allowed to interrupt me when I talk?

Chang Pu, what did you hit Zhuyu for?

Besides, she's right.

Since Third Miss isn't here, I'll take it back for now.

She can come and see it in our courtyard when she wants to.

That's not necessary.

Why don't you head back first?

Just leave the desk with me for now.

We'll return it when my Young Miss is done looking at it. How's that?

So, Niao Niao wasn't the one trying to take what belonged to Yang Yang, but instead, Yang Yang was the one trying to take what belonged to Niao Niao.

What nonsense are you talking about now?

Eldest Aunt.

It's all my fault. I didn't expect my maidservant

to misbehave in such a way. I truly did not know.

My apologies to Niao Niao, Second Brother, and Third Brother.

Yang Yang, you've been with me since this morning.

What does this have to do with you?

Niao Niao has been practicing calligraphy since this morning, too. What does this have to do with her, then?

Both of their maidservants are at fault.

Chang Pu, Yang Yang can decide for herself

whether or not she wants that desk. She doesn't need you to make decisions of your own accord.

Lian Fang.

If Niao Niao asked you to retrieve the desk, you should have just done it. Why were you running around and showing it off for?

You two caused this disturbance.

You must receive punishment.

You're right, Madam. It's my fault that she lacks discipline.

I'll be sure to discipline Chang Pu when we go back.

Eldest Aunt, please forgive me. I didn't give good guidance to my maidservant.

Blame me for this.

This has nothing to do with you.

I know you're usually busy. It's normal for you not to manage them properly.

Don't worry about this.

What are you laughing at?

I'm laughing at what happened today. It really is ridiculous.

Lian Fang, do you know what mistake you made?

Yes. I acted on my own accord—

That's what I like about you.

It all depends on what decisions you can decide for yourself.

For example, when I ask you to go to the East Market to buy bean paste.

What decisions can you decide for yourself?

Which streets to take, which store to go to, and choosing what you think is the best bean paste.

Which decisions can't you decide for yourself?

You can't share half of my bean paste with someone else,

and can't decide whether or not I need bean paste.

Understand?

I've never punished you and I don't know how to do so.

Just do as my mother says.

Go back and tidy up. I'll deal with things here.

Yes.

Come over here.

Yes.

Chang Pu, Lian Fang didn't go to retrieve the desk on her own.

She brought a few maidservants with her.

You couldn't stop them on your own,

so you had your friends help you surround them.

What did you tell your friends to do?

Did you say, "Stop them"?

"Don't carry away the desk that Third Young Master gave to Fourth Young Miss."

Or "This is our Young Miss's desk. You can't take it."

- I just… - You can pretend to have fainted.

But your friends that surrounded and beat up Lian Fang didn't pretend to faint.

We'll know for sure if we bring one of them here and ask.

I'd like to see if they really didn't know the details and got tricked by you,

or if they knowingly helped you,

and used a desk to drive a wedge between close relatives.

Stop being so aggressive.

Just deal with Lian Fang. Let Yang Yang deal with her own maidservant.

Fine. I'll do as you say.

Let this end here. A maidservant's mistakes aren't the fault of her miss.

The desk is just a minor matter. It can go to anyone.

You cousins need to be harmonious with each other. Don't let this drive a wedge between you two.

Thank you, Madam, for speaking up for Young Miss.

Fourth Miss has her three older brothers to back her up.

My poor Young Miss is just a weakling.

We maidservants constantly worry that she will get picked on.

That's why we want to give our Young Miss a share

of everything the Fourth Miss has.

That's why we made the mistakes we did.

When has Yang Yang ever gotten picked on?

What are you trying to implicate?

The Cheng brothers are connected by blood and shared everything.

Are you trying to instigate the siblings of the Cheng family?

Who taught you to say this? The Ge family?

I dare not. That is not my intention.

How dare you meddle in your master's affairs!

- Someone! - Enough!

This matter ends here.

I was expecting Mother to punish Nanny, but this is all I got.

After all, I can only depend on myself.

Does Mother truly believe she is correct?

If she is right, then my brothers and I have committed a transgression against our cousin.

Mother should reconsider it. If she is wrong,

she should be punished to set the record straight.

Do you dare to disobey?

Mother, disobedience is a serious accusation.

Mother, a servant's instigation is not even punished.

Why do you accuse Shaoshang so seriously?

If I don't blow this up today, I'll forever be held under another person's thumb.

I'll always be living cautiously like a coward.

Do you know why Mother won't punish you?

Do you think she is doing it to spare you, a stupid old woman?

She did it for my cousin.

You said my brothers favor me. That's because Madam Cheng favors her.

- Young Miss. - Mother said a maidservant's mistakes aren't the fault of her miss.

That is logical.

But when Lian Fang committed a wrong,

Mother scolded me without verifying the matter.

She is determined that it is my fault.

But when Chang Pu committed a wrong, it's not my cousin's fault at all.

Tell us. Tell us why.

Because even you know that Mother likes Older Cousin.

So you really don't need to worry about your young miss.

As long as my mother is here, within the entire Cheng family,

who would dare to bully your young miss?

You are blaming me?

If Mother doesn't like to hear the truth,

I can say some untruthful words to get by.

You are an evil creature. Servants.

Servants!

Mother. Mother, please don't be angry. It's all my fault.

It's because I wasn't thinking that I made a big mistake.

Niao Niao is young and wasn't taught well since childhood. You mustn't fault her.

Mother, if you want to punish anyone, punish me then.

Do you think that I won't dare to punish you?

It's because you were unfair. If you had sent out two desks at the same time,

would this incident have happened?

Why is it Older Brother's fault?

Older Brother didn't make any mistake at all.

Why would Older Brother give a desk only to me?

It's because I am vulgar. The desk that I'm using now is what a child of a few years of age would use.

Older Brother cherished and pitied me. That's why he gave me his favorite desk.

It's not that Older Brother went to buy a new desk and skipped Older Cousin.

What did Older Brother do wrong?

Mother, the words that I know now

and the books that I've read, can be counted on my fingers.

Besides, they were only some children's books.

Older Cousin has learned everything she could,

and Mother is teaching her what she hasn't learned.

Older Cousin has a desk, but I don't have a desk.

All right then, I'll ask Mother.

Suppose you have a pancake that cannot be cut apart right now.

Two people are standing in front of you. One is about to die of starvation,

the other is about 70 to 80 percent full. Which person would you give the pancake to?

Would you actually tell the person who is about to starve to death, to just hold on a little longer?

Once I have two pancakes, I will give you one each?

Mother may seem fair this way,

but is it really fair?

Or is it really favoritism under the name of fairness?

If Mother wants to punish Niao Niao, punish me too.

Me, too. I am also willing to be punished.

Me, too.

Older Sister, I think my stomach is hurting again.

Do we still have the pills from last time?

Quickly, help me get a couple of the pills.

Quickly!

Older Sister, you really looked imposing today.

Even I was scared.

Your stomach isn't hurting now?

I was imposing?

Look at that evil creature. She was pressuring me with her every sentence.

She's the one who was imposing.

You deserved it. Older Sister was wrong right from the start.

Niao Niao was the one who suffered, but you didn't even say a fair word to her.

You yourself couldn't stand on principles. How could you be imposing as a mother?

You deserved being pushed this way.

Just look at those scumbags who make one worry.

Why not be tolerant? It was one sentence after another.

Of course, I could see through that old woman and little maidservant's tricks.

I was going to quietly deal with them later, but she had to expose it in the open.

How will Yang Yang have any respect left?

Don't keep saying Yang Yang, Yang Yang anymore. Even I don't like hearing it.

It's nothing strange that people are biased,

but Older Sister is too biased.

I can't even tolerate it as an aunt.

Just now you even accused her of such a big crime of disobedience.

What if you really pushed Niao Niao to death, how would you explain it to Eldest Brother?

She retorted to whatever I said. Every sentence was fiery and she wouldn't let it go.

It enraged me all of a sudden and got me dizzy.

I never considered that Niao Niao would be born with such boldness.

You were going to suppress her as an imposing elder,

but she had no fear at all.

Older Sister, have you thought of how to explain to Eldest Brother?

I will naturally explain to my husband.

I didn't handle this matter appropriately, obviously I can't deceive him.

It's just that, how do we get closure on what's happened today?

You stay here. I'll go.

I'll tell that bunch of little foes that you passed out from being angered by them. Let them apologize to you later.

You can stay vague and just let the matter go.

How can we handle it so sloppily?

Family matters aren't national affairs.

It can't be as clear as black and white.

I just wanted to be fair.

I know that Older Sister is the fairest.

However, to demonstrate their impartiality, some people

would actually be too nice to others while being too harsh to their own flesh and blood.

Don't you think that's laughable?

Niao Niao, I'm really sorry

to have let you suffer so much.

And Second Brother and Third Brother, I'm also sorry to you.

Older Cousin, you didn't know about this matter.

I really don't blame you at all.

It's just that things aren't always fair in this world.

Older Cousin, you don't have your mother around you, but you also seem to have a mother everywhere.

I actually have a mother,

but I don't seem to have a mother.

Don't kneel anymore. Hurry and get up.

Niao Niao, if you lack anything from now on,

just tell Third Aunt, and I'll try to get it for you.

I want... I want to go to the Lantern Festival.

Previously Mother wouldn't let me go there.

All right, I'll make the decision and let you go.

Really?

Older Cousin will also go together?

Yes, yes! Older Sister will also go.

Then we won't fear getting scolded and punished.

[Luoyang]

Such a huge lantern!

So nice!

Slow down!

They are playing shooting stars over there!

Older Cousin, look.

- Mother, let's go look around. - Good.

Let's look around. Third Son, come.

Let's go over there to take a look.

Older Cousin.

That is a top-quality Shu brocade. Only Niao Niao, with her looks,

can wear it.

Younger Sister, if you only give Niao Niao and not Yang Yang, wouldn't it be playing favorites?

This is a gift that my mother received for her birthday celebration.

There is only one piece. Even if I want to give more, I can't.

Yang Yang.

- Eldest Aunt. - Previously you were in the Ge family,

- is this your first time coming to the Lantern Festival in the capital? - Yes.

I will take you to look around.

It's really lively straight ahead.

Let's go take a look over there.

Niao Niao, let's go. I'll take you to see the lanterns.

Yes, Niao Niao, let's go!

Father will go with you, too.

I will stay with Mother and Third Uncle then. You all don't get lost.

Son, let's go. Hurry.

Come with Mother to see someone holding a jar on their head.

Wife.

Young Lord, I've already made the arrangements.

If tonight someone holds a lantern similar to Xu Jinzhong's, we will act immediately.

Isn't that Commander Cheng?

He brought his family to the festival?

Fourth Miss Cheng's outfit tonight is eye-catching.

We're so far away, you can still identify her?

A few days ago, the scouts who were watching the Cheng family said,

Third Miss Cheng acts properly.

This person who is walking vivaciously and wild is of course Fourth Miss Cheng.

So fun!

Niao Niao, do you like it?

If you like them, I'll buy them all for you!

Father, no need. I can make them.

Our Niao Niao is so smart!

Son, look at this one!

These are our newest items.

Which one looks good?

Son.

What's wrong, Mother?

Come, let me see.

- Is it pretty? - It's beautiful.

Mother, that hairpin looks beautiful.

Really?

- Looks good? - Yes.

Of these two hair pins, which do you like more?

Eldest Aunt, you choose for me.

This one is elegant. It suits you.

Okay.

I want this one.

[Tian Family's Restaurant]

What is it about?

How come this restaurant sells lanterns?

How much are they?

Young Miss, is this your first time coming to the Lantern Festival?

These lanterns are not for sale.

If you want one, you have to solve the riddle on them.

Thank you.

Solve the riddle. That's not interesting.

If you can't solve them, then admit you have superficial knowledge.

Of course, there are educated ones who can solve it and think it's interesting. [He Zhaojun]

Get out of the way.

Why push others?

You can just tell me what you want.

I can get it for you.

I want that top right lantern. Win it for me.

[Lou Yao]

I don't know that riddle. Try another one.

If you don't win it for me, I'll ask someone else.

Young Master Yuan upstairs can solve all the riddles.

Young Master Yuan?

- Young Master Yuan? - It's Young Master Yuan Shanjian from Bailu Mountain.

He comes in first at every Lantern Festival.

What does he look like?

Of course, he's handsome.

Tonight, I'll finally be able to see him!

Yes, you're right! I want to see him quickly.

The first on the left.

Don't block my view!

"Looking at it horizontally, it's king; looking at it vertically, it's king. (T/N: Referring to the written character of king)

If people go without it, they will die." (T/N: The words for king and death are homophones)

Guess one word.

What word could it be?

Boring.

Isn't it just "Tian"? (T/N: meaning field or farm = food)

Young Master Yuan is so amazing. He got it in one try.

Correct!

The second one from the left. "A guest comes from the east, singing and traveling.

Doesn't enter by door, but goes over my wall.

Plays in the courtyard and enters the temple.

At that time, there's a swat and the deceased shouts.

A fight to the death, but the master wasn't injured."

Guess the item.

This item is extremely detestable. It is a mosquito.

Correct!

Look! What's the third one from the left?

The third one from the left. "A thousand people loan money with a monthly interest of 30.

After nine days, how much is owed?"

Young Master Yuan, please give an answer.

Six qian, 7 li, and 5 hao.

Six qian, 7 li, and 5 hao.

Correct!

The first one on the right. "The pride of the jade, spirit of the rock.

- The outside is like the moon but is black as a fallen star. Two people with each other... - All of these riddles are pretty clever.

Guess the item!

"Twin brothers sit across from each other. They look the same and wear the same clothes.

Unfortunately, one person argues and one person is mute. Why?"

Then they can only be looking in a copper mirror.

Correct!

That's actually correct?

Second on the right. The lantern has a spring painting on it.

A sparrow perched on grass. Guess the word.

- That's the one I want. - Young Master Yuan, please give your guess.

Hurry up and answer.

A sparrow perched on grass. What a good spring drawing.

A headless, tailless,

and spineless fish. Does this answer the question? (T/N: referring to the character for "yu"(fish), but omitting certain character strokes)

This is the character "ri". (T/N: Taking out the character strokes Young Master Yuan mentioned, "yu" becomes "ri")

Young Master Yuan is correct again!

It's all your fault. If it wasn't because of you, I'd already have the lantern.

Who is this Young Master Yuan? He's so good.

Of course, he is. He's a student of Bailu Mountain's Teacher Huangfu.

Three years ago, when the palace was selecting officials to come to the capital,

the 18-year old Young Master Yuan [Yuan Shen]

went to the capital on behalf of his teacher and became well-known throughout the capital.

There's... no way you don't recognize him, right?

It's my first time at the lantern festival, so, of course, I have never heard of him.

- It's someone so inexperienced. - Exactly.

No wonder she doesn't know that Young Master Yuan

can solve every riddle at the Lantern Festival.

If he attends every year and solves the riddles every year,

how boring this person must be.

Lou Yao, you've also studied at Bailu Mountain for some time.

How come you're so far behind Young Master Shanjian? (T/N: Shanjian is Yuan Shen's courtesy name)

What are you all looking at?

Senior Brother Yuan is exceptionally talented.

I'm not as smart. Of course, I can't compare.

Not only me, but how many people in the world are smarter than him?

Do you know I hate this kind of pathetic attitude the most?

This Yuan Shanjian really loves to show off.

Do you want all these lanterns sent to your manor?

No need.

Just hang them anywhere, to light the way.

Yuan Shanjian, your actions are irresponsible.

The people in our school thought for a long time to create these riddles.

But you solved them all in one go.

Is it because you think it's not bright enough around here?

Is there a problem?

You should at least leave a few for the customers downstairs.

Now all the lanterns are solved. What is there for the customers to do?

That's right.

If so, then I'll kindly create a riddle for them.

Shopkeeper Tian, how deep is the well downstairs?

All the lanterns have been solved. Shouldn't the Lantern Festival just end now?

- Boring. - Dear customers!

Dear customers, I'm the shopkeeper of Tian Family's Restaurant.

Young Master Yuan said because he won so many lanterns,

he's extremely apologetic.

So he's going to create a new riddle for everyone's entertainment.

Thus, our restaurant is willing to add a prize.

Whoever can solve the riddle,

our restaurant will provide a jar of Thousand Miles Drunk as reward. [Tian Shuo]

Wonderful!

- Thousand Miles Drunk? - Yuan Shanjian.

I don't know what kind of riddle Yuan Shanjian will come up with.

Will it be based on a book or a poem?

The riddle Senior Brother Yuan comes up with will be ingenious.

Will it be something we can solve?

Do you have any manliness?

There's a well next to the restaurant.

It's 2.5 feet across but how deep is not known.

Young Master Yuan wants you to

solve how deep the well is from the top to the surface of the water.

How deep the well is, just measure it.

That's true.

In my hand is a stick that's 3 feet.

Would this miss like to come and measure?

It's such a short stick. How can you measure with that?

Who will be able to solve that?

That's right.

I'll try.

If you can't solve them, then admit you have superficial knowledge.

Of course, there are educated ones who can solve it and think it's interesting.

Get out of the way.

You!

She's just messing around.

Yet you can still stare at her like a fool.

How laughable.

You're supposed to measure the well's depth.

What are you waving that around for?

I've figured it out.

The diameter is 2.5 feet.

The stick is 3 feet from the top.

From the stick looking down to the surface of the water, one foot is within the diameter.

So the top of the well to the surface of the water is 4.5 feet.

Can you verify my answer?

What Young Miss said...

is precisely right.

I am in admiration.

Young Miss is truly awesome.

In that case, can I take the Thousand Miles Drunk?

As Young Miss has solved the puzzle, of course you can get the jar of Thousand Miles Drunk.

Just wait for a moment and I'll get it for you.

Thanks.

[Tian Family's Restaurant]

We've found the person who is holding the same lantern as Xu Jinzhong's. Guess who it is, Young Lord?

Prince Xiao.

How did Young Lord guess? It is him!

Xu Jinzhong was only a blacksmith.

He inexplicably prospered. Even our own people

couldn't find out how he got prosperous.

It must be because someone covered up his past.

His hometown is in Fengyi Prefecture. To be able to erase his past so cleanly,

it must be someone who is powerful in Fengyi Prefecture.

And the minister who's risen through the ranks and was born in Fengyi Prefecture

is only Prince Yong.

But Prince Yong isn't in the capital.

The one in the capital

is his son,

Prince Xiao.

[Prince Xiao]

Young Lady, you must be careful. If you fall and ruin such a lovely face, it will make my heart ache.

Thank you, Young Master.

[Tian Family's Restaurant]

These were originally my speculations. But now that we see the person,

they are confirmed.

Young Lord guessed precisely right.

We hid the news of Xu Jinzhong's suicide. The person behind the scenes couldn't get hold of him

and was in a hurry to get rid of those military weapons. He would naturally get in touch with the buyer directly.

Therefore, we only need to keep an eye on Prince Xiao to find

the person behind the scenes.

Prince Xiao is already walking toward the Tian Family's Restaurant.

Let's go.

Yes, Sir!

General Ling! General Ling! I beg you. Please save our princess.

Our princess has fallen into the water.

Move aside.

Will General Ling not save her from death?

Even though General wants to be rid of the relationship with our princess,

but the princess is Prince Ruyang's only granddaughter.

If General doesn't save her from death, it would make the Old Prince lose his grandchild at an old age.

If His Majesty knows, he will also blame you, General.

Go after him!

Young Lady...

I have lost my manners. This embroidered ball...

Oh no! Someone fell into the water!

Hurry!

Return to you!

Who could have expected that the embroidered ball that was thrown by Yuan Shanjian for the first time would be thrown back?

This young girl is unusual.

Quick, save the princess!

Save the princess!

Save the princess!

Princess!

Save me, Ling Buyi!

- Princess! - Save the princess! - Ling Buyi.

- Princess! - Ling Buyi.

Save me!

Catch this, Princess.

General Ling, everyone is watching. Please quickly save our princess.

- Princess! - Save me!

Princess! Catch and hold, princess.

Catch and hold!

What do we do?

Hurry and go down to save her!

Save me!

Mud in the water?

This water isn't deep.

Princess!

Catch and hold!

Help her!

Let me see. Let me see.

Almost there!

What are you looking at? Scram!

Don't be here to make fun of our princess. Still not leaving?

- Who kicked me? Who was it? Who kicked me? - They made us worry so much.

Oh no, fire!

Tian Family's Restaurant's lanterns are on fire!

Tian Family's Restaurant? My Thousand Miles Drunk!

My wine!

- Make way, please. - Oh no!

Fire!

Water!

Water! Hurry and help fight the fire!

Hurry and fight the fire!

It's burning!

Men!

Quickly! Quickly!

Hurry up!

Quickly!

Too bad. It is going to collapse.

Quick, run!

Niao Niao!

Father!

- Father! - Niao Niao!

Niao Niao!

Father!

Father!

Stay here.

Niao Niao.

Father.

Where did you run to? I've been looking for you.

I heard Father calling me just now. I was also looking for you.

Are you all right?

It's good that you're all right. It's good that you're all right.

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