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=Romance of a Twin Flower=

=Episode 6=

Mr. Ning.

Mr. Ning.

Mr. Ning.

Mr. Ning.

You know a lot of people here.

Mr. Ning.

Is this what the palace looks like?

It's grand.

Don't forget who you are

in front of His Majesty.

People don't know about your memory loss.

Just stay with me

and be careful with your words.

Don't blunder.

Do you understand?

Mr. Ning.

What kind of

relationship

should we pretend to have later?

For example, we can be affectionate,

or friendly in appearance but estranged at heart,

or

we can act like enemies.

I can do either one.

Which one do you want?

Mr. Ning.

Mr. Ning.

Yuxuan.

I have something to ask you.

Never mind.

How come you have such good skin?

Yes, you have such fine skin.

Look at

your pale and delicate skin.

I'm not like you.

My face is wrinkled.

- Not at all. - It's not that bad.

Look, my skin is dark.

It does look worse.

Oh, no.

Sisters.

Mrs. Ning.

Hello, guys.

You all look good.

I wonder what kind of...

Sangyu.

You have the finest skin.

Who are you?

Look at her skin.

It's good by nature.

General Tao?

Sangyu.

I arranged the banquet today.

How's it?

It's good.

I'm glad you like it.

I haven't finished yet.

What kind of face cream

do you use every day?

Sangyu, you should take your seat.

I have something to do here.

Just do what you got to do.

If you don't mind.

I would like to recommend

the face cream I use to you.

Look at my skin.

Isn't it pretty good?

Sangyu.

- The banquet is about to start. - It works very well.

Let's go.

Come on.

Wait for me.

I'll be back later.

Okay?

Okay.

Make sure you wait for me.

Okay.

Sangyu.

I wonder what kind of face cream

Mrs. Ning is using.

Yes, it worked pretty well.

Sangyu, please.

You're a neat person.

I was afraid you wouldn't be used to it,

so I came here early

and cleaned it up.

Yuxuan is just like me.

As a man,

he doesn't care about such things.

Thank you.

What? Say it again.

General Tao.

Thank you.

Wait, are you thanking me?

Shouldn't I?

Of course not.

You're supposed to pick on me

for not cleaning it well

and for not doing it the way you want.

That's what you should do.

I don't think so.

You must be joking, General Tao.

No, I'm not joking.

It's just that you've always been like this before.

Before?

What was I like before?

You never used to smile at me.

You'd just dismiss me, pick on me,

and even hit me when you had a slight disagreement with me.

Have you forgotten all that?

We've been like this

since we first went to school together.

School?

Have I always been like this?

Yeah.

Let me think about it.

Do it.

I'll take my time to think about it.

(Is there something wrong)

(with this guy?)

(Why does he want to be treated that way?)

Yes, I remember now.

That's true.

That's true.

I remember now. I...

No, no.

You've changed.

You're making me uncomfortable.

Is it because

Ning Yuxuan set rules for you

and that's why you have your wings clipped?

We went to the same school.

You don't have to be so polite to me.

No, no.

It has nothing to do with him.

Maybe it's because I...

I've changed.

You've changed?

Yes.

Can you

change back

and hit me?

Or you can scold me.

That's not necessary.

I can't do that.

No, no, you can.

I can't.

It's inappropriate.

It's very appropriate.

No, no.

There is nothing inappropriate.

His Majesty

may be here any minute.

Why don't you go and greet him?

Otherwise, it would be impolite.

Well, Sangyu, have a seat first.

I'll see you later.

Okay.

By the way, Qin.

There's one thing I don't understand.

A few days ago,

I took a few days off because of typhoid fever.

Why does His Majesty

insist that I must come?

The Longxiang Army won the battle.

His Majesty wants to reward the meritorious officials.

Ling Jianxing specifically mentioned

that you should be present with your wife.

You must be more careful.

Consul Ling.

Here comes Lord Tan!

Mr. Ning.

Mr. Ling.

Are you feeling better now?

Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ling.

I have recovered.

Mr. Ling.

You should also take good care of yourself.

Please.

Please.

My dear, have a seat.

Here comes His Majesty!

(Beautiful Days and Nights with Flowers and the Moon)

Greetings, Your Majesty.

You may rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Sit down.

Is he the Emperor?

Uncle.

Today I'm rewarding the meritorious officials,

and you can

meet many of

your old brothers here.

I'm already an old man.

I'm afraid

they have forgotten me.

Back then, our country was in turmoil.

The late emperor was seriously ill.

Among all the Imperial Guards,

we couldn't even gather

500 cavalrymen.

Things are different now.

The army split up first and then made a joint attack,

and returned in triumph.

Your Majesty,

the world is all yours now.

Uncle, it was you who acted as regent when our country was in danger

and reorganized the armies.

When the enemy was bearing down in force,

you took me on horseback

to inspect the Imperial Guards.

At that time,

I didn't know how to ride a horse.

The good thing is I learned it later,

so that I didn't have to

let someone control the reins.

Please sit down, Uncle.

You're also here, Marquis Moyu.

Yes, Your Majesty.

How is your health?

Thank you for your concern.

I have recovered.

Have a seat.

Everyone.

Today is a day of celebration.

We'll share happiness together.

There is no need to be too formal.

Let's begin.

Start the music

and the dance.

This is a fruitful trip.

They are all my potential customers.

Dear.

Watch your manners.

What did I do?

Do I have to

sit here

like a stone?

My legs are a little sore.

Rub my legs.

We have to act like

we're a lovely couple

in front of His Majesty.

It's good for you

to let others see

that we have a wonderful relationship. You silly man.

Hurry up.

Here.

Right here.

Come on.

Right here.

What are you doing?

Dear, remember,

I won't be threatened by anyone.

Mr. Ning, Mrs. Ning.

This is Mr. Ling.

Nice to meet you.

It's rare to see you

show up with Mrs. Ning.

You must be in a good mood today.

Yeah.

No wonder.

No wonder what?

I thought Mr. Ning would bring

his newly married wife.

I didn't expect the First Lady

to be so beautiful.

I see.

Mr. Ning.

I heard that your newly married wife

is gentle and virtuous.

You made us envious of you.

Mr. Ling.

As the old saying goes,

one should raise a family first before he governs the country.

You're not young anymore.

You should think about

finding yourself a wife.

No matter how beautiful the women are in the brothel,

they're still passing clouds.

He looks like a decent man.

Why is he so mean?

Do you have a feud with him?

Do you?

I see.

Did you steal his woman?

That must be the reason.

No wonder.

That's how he is

at the school.

Just get used to it.

Is he your schoolmate?

Yeah.

Your schoolmate is also strange.

I'm not feeling unfair anymore.

Thank you.

What's wrong? Does the wound hurt again?

Are you okay?

I'll be going out for a while.

Dear.

This is the Imperial Palace, not my residence.

Don't wander around.

I...

Your Majesty.

For this grand occasion,

I specially brought

a batch of fresh crabs from Haifang

to serve as a wine accompaniment for you and other officials.

Ling.

How did you manage to transport the crabs

all the way from Haifang to the capital?

I first transported the crabs

to the port nearest to the capital,

and put them in barrels

filled with seawater,

and then rushed all the way here

for 600 miles.

The crabs are still alive

and tasty.

You're resourceful indeed.

All right.

Bring the crabs

so that all of you

can enjoy them.

I thought they were cooked in some other way.

If His Majesty

enjoys the food,

we must enjoy it, too.

Do you remember?

Everyone.

Let's have a taste.

Mr. Ning. Mrs. Ning.

Why aren't you eating?

Have you never had crabs before

and you don't know how to peel them?

It's okay.

I'll have someone peel them for you.

Here.

That won't be necessary.

Dear, look.

Actually, this is not the best way

to cook crabs.

What do you mean?

Let me tell you

how I used to eat crabs.

Marinate the crabs in a mixture of

one catty of water, four taels of salt,

and some white wine.

It would taste

amazing.

You know what, next time,

I'm gonna...

Dear.

His Majesty is still here.

You'd better behave yourself.

Mr. Ning, are you stopping Mrs. Ning from eating

because you're afraid she might eat too quickly?

It's okay.

Let's give

Mrs. Ning one more crab.

If she does

like them,

I can also have someone deliver them to your mansion.

After all, not everyone

is able to enjoy such a delicacy.

That won't be necessary, Mr. Ling.

Look.

You've gone to great lengths

to transport these crabs 600 miles

from Haifang to the capital.

It required financial, material, and human resources,

which must have cost you a lot.

Those who know

might see your loyalty to His Majesty,

but those who don't know

might think you're wasting manpower and money.

Mrs. Ning, you're being impudent!

You're not only satirizing me.

You're also satirizing His Majesty!

Your Majesty.

I...

My wife has no such intention.

Mr. Ling, don't overthink.

Your Majesty.

Mr. Ling has misunderstood me.

I just want to tell him

there is another way to cook crabs

that is less troublesome

and can also preserve

the freshness of the seafood.

Do you know

any other way?

Of course, there is a method

called "marinating the crab".

- Marinating... - Dear.

What is this method of

"marinating the crab"?

If you're interested,

I'll do it for you

right now.

Okay. Go ahead.

Your Majesty, as the saying goes,

"It would be a waste of eyes not to visit Mount Lu,

and a waste of stomach

not to eat crabs."

When it comes to crabs,

the key is

freshness.

So,

the way I marinate the crabs today

can preserve the freshness of the crabs

to the greatest extent.

Okay.

Next,

it needs to be

marinated for a while.

Go and wait.

Yes.

Don't be in a hurry.

Just a moment.

It's done.

Your Majesty.

Are you sure it's edible?

If His Majesty

gets sick from it,

being beheaded nine times

is not gonna be enough.

Don't worry.

How is it?

Are you asking me

to eat the raw crabs?

Marinated crabs should be eaten raw.

That would taste the best.

Your Majesty.

I've never heard of eating raw crabs before.

As the divinely ordained ruler,

you shouldn't eat raw food.

Mr. Ling.

Don't take your ignorance

for your personality, okay?

How is it?

It's fresh.

Great.

Everyone.

Come and have a taste of

Mrs. Ning's crabs.

Okay!

Here.

Share them.

Have a try.

I saved it for you.

It's delicious.

I...

Mrs. Ning.

If Mr. Ning doesn't want to eat it,

I'll have one more.

This is the most delicious thing in the world.

I'm glad you like it.

It's delicious.

Nie Sangyu.

Come over and speak to me.

Your Majesty.

I want to ask you something.

How did you know about

this way of cooking crabs?

I don't know how.

But

the way of marinating crabs

is easy and efficient,

and it can preserve the freshness of the crabs

to the greatest extent.

Right?

Your method is much better

than Ling's.

I have one more thing to ask you.

Do you have any other

new and interesting ways of cooking?

I do.

Come up and tell me.

Okay.

Nie Sangyu, don't be rude!

Mr. Ning.

Is this how you train your wife?

Shut up.

Go ahead and tell me.

Well, Your Majesty,

let me give you an example

of tofu.

There are so many different ways to cook tofu:

soft tofu, frozen tofu,

southern tofu, northern tofu,

braised tofu, fried tofu,

sizzling tofu,

and Yangzhou-style tofu, etc.

You can summon me

whenever you want to try them,

and I'll cook for you.

Okay.

Great.

Is there anything else?

Yes.

There is a kind of medicinal wine

made from seahorses

that nourishes yin and invigorates yang.

- Sangyu. - The wine...

Come down now.

Did I say too much?

Ning.

You married

a truly sincere and virtuous lady.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Today's banquet

is to celebrate the great victory of the army.

I have an idea.

I would like to compete with Mr. Ning in a sword fight

to liven up the atmosphere.

Okay.

I've never seen

you two competing in swordsmanship.

I don't think it's a good idea, Your Majesty.

My husband.

has just recovered from a serious illness.

He is not agile enough.

So...

Mrs. Ning is concerned about her husband.

Since Ning

has not yet fully recovered,

let's skip the swordplay.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

When His Majesty was young

and I acted as regent,

I was busy with state affairs.

Although I was sick.

I dared not slack off at all.

Now

I'm not like the young people.

Pour the wine.

Your Majesty.

I'm willing to compete in swordsmanship

on behalf of Mr. Ning.

Your Majesty.

I'm willing to compete in swordsmanship.

But you can't.

I'm willing to compete in swordsmanship.

Okay.

Then we'll see

how good you two are at swordsmanship.

I can't let Ling Jianxing know

that I'm hurt.

But your injury...

Mr. Ling, how are we going to compete?

It's simple.

You and I each plant a flag,

and whoever takes the other's flag first

is the winner.

Okay.

Mr. Ning, since you've just recovered from your illness,

I'll let you make three moves first.

No need.

Well, then please

use your full strength.

Mr. Ning, show me what you got.

Fight me as if I'm your enemy!

Don't push it.

Mr. Ning.

I've heard that your swordsmanship is unparalleled,

but it seems like it's not that great.

Ning Yuxuan!

Well...

Be careful!

You...

You...

Are you okay?

Your Majesty, we won!

I can't let His Majesty

find out about my injury.

Mr. Ning.

You can't live

without Mrs. Ning, can you?

You even relied on her to win the competition.

It's unfair for the two of you

to fight against me alone.

You took advantage of his illness.

How despicable of you.

You...

Nie Sangyu.

Come forward. I'll speak to you.

Stay five steps away from His Majesty

and stand there.

Your Majesty.

We won.

Nie Sangyu.

You are the daughter of a general.

They were competing in a sword fight.

Don't you know

the competition rules?

Ning.

I'll rule against you

this time.

But...

Do you have any complaints?

Your Majesty.

I have no complaints.

However,

I saw that you and your wife

have love and support for each other,

which has deeply moved me.

If all husbands and wives in the world

could be like you,

then all families would be at peace,

and the nation would be at peace.

Nie Sangyu.

I've decided to make you the Second-rank Lady with Imperial Mandate.

From now on, you two will be the model

for all couples in the world.

What do you think?

I don't think it's appropriate, Your Majesty.

No,

that's not what I meant.

You don't have to do this, Your Majesty.

- You're too kind. - Nie Sangyu.

You must thank His Majesty

for the title bestowed upon you.

No, Your Majesty.

I really don't...

Dear, bow to His Majesty.

I don't mean that.

Bow now.

You...

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

You're a titled lady now.

Why are you still so sullen?

If I had to choose between being granted a title

or getting a divorce,

I would rather not have this title.

It's done. Don't move.

I've just applied the medicine to you.

You know what, the dress for titled ladies

does look valuable.

I think we could sell it

for a lot of money.

Yeah.

Unfortunately, selling the things bestowed by the emperor

is a capital offense.

I'm just saying.

Do you really think

I like that dress?

Now I'm a titled lady,

wouldn't that

improve

my reputation?

I guess.

Then wouldn't it

be a boost for my business?

Scar Recovering Cream with Imperial Mandate.

It sounds expensive.

But we're getting a divorce.

Only the wife of an official

only be granted with imperial mandate.

I think

we can't rush this.

You're not in a hurry to get a divorce, right?

I think

we need

a cooling-off period.

It's good for everyone.

I saved your life today.

We can postpone the divorce for a few days, right?

Sure.

I'll hold a tea party here

in a few days

to celebrate

that you're a titled lady now

and express gratitude to His Majesty.

Prepare well.

Do we need to go through all this trouble?

Just bear with it.

We have to follow the rules.

Okay.

We don't have to get a divorce,

but we have to keep track of our accounts clearly.

Okay. What accounts?

The accounts of what we did as a couple.

This is it.

Before we get a formal divorce,

we will each spend our own money

and keep track of the accounts.

Watch carefully.

Each bead here

represents 100 taels.

The blue beads are yours.

The red ones are mine.

Starting from the day

I asked for a divorce,

whoever does something nice

for the other

will put a bead

into this box.

And whoever does something wrong to the other

will take out a bead

from the box.

We'll settle the accounts at the day of divorce.

Whoever has more beads in the box

can take the money.

I'll go first.

I sewed up your wound today.

One bead for me.

I applied medicine for you today.

One bead for me.

I...

They are the same thing.

I also hid your injury from others.

I'll let you put two beads in the box

for these three things.

You're so stingy.

I got the medicine for you today.

One bead for me.

I didn't get the medicine today.

It doesn't count.

I was made Second-rank Lady with Imperial Mandate today

which brought honor to your family.

This should count as two beads.

But,

you almost

exposed my injury today

and caused unnecessary attention,

so I'll subtract one bead.

I...

Fine. It's your turn.

I...

I...

I got you the meal standard of

five dishes and one soup at the Reflection Pavilion.

It was for you.

I don't care.

I...

Fine.

What's the second thing?

I'll tell you when I remember.

Based on your current behavior,

the day I leave your mansion

will be the day I get rich.

Nie Sangyu.

I've underestimated you.

The Ning family

actually has a titled lady now.

You wicked woman. You don't deserve it.

Mr. Ling, don't be mad.

This woman appeared out of nowhere

and it was truly unexpected.

When I was competing with Ning Yuxuan,

his footsteps were light

with no strength.

He must have been seriously injured.

Go and find out

who hurt him.

Yes.

I'll be on it.

If my guess is correct,

Ning Yuxuan,

your injury

must be related to the bandits.

His Majesty has repeatedly forbidden

unauthorized investigations of the bandits.

If this is true,

Ning Yuxuan,

you can only blame it on yourself.

Muxu.

How much do you think

the dress for titled ladies is worth?

It was made by the Emperor's order.

It must be worth a thousand taels of silver.

No.

In my eyes,

this means countless gold.

Countless gold?

How much silver do we still have?

I counted it yesterday.

There are only 280 taels of silver left.

That's enough.

We'll use

50 taels

among the 280 taels,

no, 100 taels,

to host a banquet

to celebrate that I was granted with imperial mandate.

100 taels?

That's right.

Isn't it too much?

No.

The celebration

must be decorated

with the most beautiful flowers

and the most luxurious decorations.

Make sure to serve

the most expensive drinks and snacks.

I'll invite all the royal relatives

and nobles in the capital

and I'll

mingle with them

as Second-rank Lady with Imperial Mandate.

And then...

Your Ladyship.

Nanny Liu.

Your Ladyship.

Congratulations.

You can move back to the Rose Garden.

Really?

His Lordship said so.

Please move back to the Rose Garden today.

He said that?

Move back to the Rose Garden.

But I think

it's nice to live here.

Go back and tell him

I don't want to move.

Your Ladyship.

You are

Second-rank Lady with Imperial Mandate.

It's inappropriate for you

to live in the Reflection Pavilion now.

I think it's appropriate.

Look at my Reflection Pavilion now.

I'm living well here.

This is no longer

the old Reflection Pavilion

with insects and snakes.

I think it's good to live here.

But this is the Reflection Pavilion.

The name is the problem, right?

It's easy.

To suffer a loss in one place, but make a gain somewhere else.

It's not too late.

Let's call it Feiwan Pavilion. [*Feiwan: Not too late]

Right.

My scar cream

will be called Feiwan Cream.

Your Ladyship.

Why don't we

move back to the Rose Garden?

The Rose Garden

is where the First Lady lives.

This is a place

for repentant people.

Besides,

His Lordship has often come to you lately.

We should

stay closer to him.

That's right.

Nanny Liu.

Go back and tell him

that since he's been

getting better lately,

he doesn't need to come here so often.

Your Lordship.

These are...

Her Ladyship asked me

to bring these things here.

She said

the pillow is sagging because you slept on it,

so it's yours now.

Take it away.

Yes.

What else did she do?

She changed the name of Reflection Pavilion

to Feiwan Pavilion

and the name of Scar Recovering Cream

to Feiwan Cream.

Feiwan Pavilion.

It's never too late

to cherish the time.

That's

an interesting name.

Your Lordship, there is one more thing.

Go ahead.

Her Ladyship wants to spend

100 taels of silver

to entertain

all the wealthy young ladies in the capital.

But she thought it was too much trouble.

Why does she

want to do it with her own money now?

She said she would use her own money

to mingle with those aristocrats

and sell them her products.

The money she earns

will be all hers.

She knows how to do the math.

But with her reputation,

who will come?

General Nie and his family

will arrive in the capital soon.

♪Summer stars, autumn night♪

♪Who is wandering under the moon in my heart♪

♪The deepest story with the shallowest goodbye♪

♪After passing by, I can only meet you in my dream♪

♪The wind can't breeze the long street of time♪

♪The burning yearning will never cool♪

♪Two hearts meet again foreshadowing love♪

♪How can I describe it when we look into each other's eyes♪

♪Take a life time to write the story♪

♪Together with you♪

♪Company you♪

♪Just for your glance and smile♪

♪The first promise means the forever love♪

♪Fireworks all over the sky light up your night♪

♪Take a life time♪

♪To write the story with you gradually♪

♪Just like this♪

♪Our love goes on and on♪

♪The day we first met, the year when we get old♪

♪My heart and my love will never vanish♪

♪My heart and my love will never vanish♪