Original subtitles

(Joy of Life Season 2)

(Episode 34)

How do we deal with this situation?

I will investigate it.

I'll definitely capture the person

who betrayed the clan.

Fan Xian is the key.

At this stage,

there's no choice.

We can only side with Li Cheng Ze and Li Yun Rui.

We must never give away

the Three Great Workshops.

- To whom? - To Fan Xian!

It can't be given to Li Yun Rui as well.

And Li Cheng Ze.

We must let them

fight against each other.

That is how the Ming family

can survive in the crevices.

We must grasp the Three Great Workshops

firmly in our hands.

Stop it.

Thank you, Mother.

Return the needles to me.

I'll go now

and keep Li Cheng Ze in check.

He won't stay long.

When he leaves,

Jiangnan

will still belong to the Ming family.

You are the head of the family.

You can make the decisions.

Yes.

Mother, please take a nap.

I won't

disturb you anymore.

Sorry to make you wait, Your Highness.

The Ming family is good at currying favors.

You even get food to be used as tributes.

However, you are lacking when it comes to manners.

Has the discussion ended?

Everyone from the Ming Family

swears loyalty to Your Highness.

There's no one else.

My mother took a nap.

Stand up.

Did she suspect you?

Not yet.

However, she asked me to investigate the whole clan

to see who is swearing loyalty to you in secret.

We do need to think about this.

Let's see who is a suitable scapegoat.

I don't know the Ming family well.

Find someone from the branch family to become the scapegoat.

They are not enough.

The scapegoats

should be my siblings.

We are not plants. We have emotions.

When I think about it,

sending my siblings

to their death

makes me lament somehow.

Treating people kindly is good.

I'll also be kind for a while usually.

However, giving them a good result

and making them seem as if they are grateful is good enough.

Yes.

However, you can't think too much.

Everyone has their own fate.

Take your time to lament it.

I'm going back to the capital.

Your Highness, are you leaving?

The discussion is over. What else should I do?

But we still need you

to take charge here in Jiangnan.

The capital is keeping watch.

If His Majesty knows I'm in Jiangnan,

everything will be over.

If Your Highness can't stay here for a long time,

what about Princess Yun Rui...

She's visiting other people. She can't come either.

Fan Xian is powerful.

Without both of you,

the Ming family alone might not be able to win against him.

I'll leave Xie Bi An for you.

Understood.

I'll get Mr. Xie's advice

when I do things in the future.

No need. Just make your own decisions.

Losing to Fan Xian

is also normal.

Don't overthink. Protect the Three Great Workshops.

Just work hard.

Don't worry.

I won't go back on my promise.

When this is over, the Ming family will only have the head of the family.

There won't be an Old Lady.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Master, take a break.

- Have something to eat. - I have mantou.

There's Mantou here.

Take a break. Eat.

- Take it slow. - Everyone gets it.

- All of you get it. - Drink slowly.

If you want more, I can get you another bowl.

Can you give me another bowl?

- Of course. - Thank you.

Get him another bowl.

Eat slowly.

There's more here.

You have questions? Ask away.

Are you Lord Fan from the capital?

Yes. I am Fan Xian.

Thank the heavens.

Lord Fan,

wait here.

Everyone!

It's Lord Fan!

We got the right boat!

Thank you!

Thank you, Lord Fan!

Thank you, Lord Fan!

Thank you!

- Drink it slowly. - Thank you.

I was afraid I would make a mistake

and trouble someone else.

How do you get a reward for hijacking boats?

Someone is watching on the shore.

We'll be rewarded

as long as we destroy the boat.

In that case, you'll get money

when you return to shore?

All of us will be executed.

We can't go back.

Why do you still do this when you know you'll be executed?

We are robbing an official's boat.

We will surely die.

I don't understand.

Don't all of you want the reward?

Why do you need the reward if you're dead?

Don't worry.

Someone from the family will receive it.

We only hope they can be safe

and let them save more money.

If we return to Jiangbei,

there'll be hope for them.

What about all of you?

Are you not going back?

We want to go back,

but can we go back?

We should

give our children

a way out at least.

This is better than dragging them down.

Why didn't you make a complaint

if you are going to die?

What?

There was no need to rob our boat.

If you stop us and cry for injustice,

Lord Fan won't abandon all of you.

It's a calamity.

There's no injustice.

Old Man.

The Ming family backed all of you into a corner.

Don't you feel aggrieved at all?

My Lord,

you can't say that.

They saved us.

Without the Ming family,

we would've starved to death.

Forget about the Ming family.

Why didn't you go to the officials

when you struggled to survive?

We don't blame them.

We are not from Jiangnan.

They still need to protect their own no matter what.

It's not wrong when you think about it, right?

After hearing what you said,

I think no one is wrong here.

This is a calamity.

How is it wrong in any way?

Lord Fan.

Nothing's wrong, right?

Right.

Do you want power

or do you want her dead?

My mother has been in charge of the Ming family for decades.

- She's a prestigious figure in the clan. - Understood.

Do you want to do it yourself?

We are closely related.

- It's best not to. - How particular.

The mother swallow feeds its young. Its affection is deep.

Tell me.

Which prioritizes relationships more

between humans and animals?

I like animals more.

Look.

I was too preoccupied with talking.

I need to get to work now.

They are watching.

I need to hit you once.

Sure.

Hit me.

I'm hitting then.

Let's take two steps forward.

They can see us more clearly.

I hope they can see this.

I'll hit you then.

Lord Fan,

why didn't you dodge?

Shouldn't I let you hit me twice?

I was just acting.

I even held up the rod just now.

Couldn't you just beat me to death?

Why were you all standing and watching?

Lord Fan,

Jiangnan has many pirates.

Your guards

are not that capable.

You need to find a few good ones

to protect you.

Sure.

I'll get some better ones later.

You must change them.

I'll hit you again.

Remember.

Let them use blades

and do this for real.

Why don't we have another bowl?

Then...

That works too. Another bowl.

Thank you.

Thank you.

What if the Ming family doesn't exist in Jiangnan?

Lord Fan,

it's the same.

Without the Ming family,

there are still the Zhang, Zhao, and Li families.

The Three Great Workshops

is a treasure trove.

The person who guards it

will become the next Ming family.

That's right.

If I return to the capital,

the result will still be the same.

Without the Ming family,

there would still be other families.

- Qi Nian. - Yes, Lord Fan.

Give them some money and send them back to shore.

Understood.

Don't stop accepting gifts. Take everything.

Yes!

Lord Fan,

you're sending us back?

Go back. Everything will be fine.

That won't do, Lord Fan.

We've attacked your boat.

You didn't let them kill us

and even send us back.

What will become of your authority and dignity

as an official?

All of you

are our dignity as officials.

This is passed down in my family.

Stop.

Master Ming?

Yes.

Isn't that...

This is good.

Look.

Master Ming?

Greetings.

I didn't expect him to be here.

Lord Zhao, this is costlier than mine.

Yes.

Master Ming, you are here too?

Lord Fan arrives in Suzhou today.

Even the magistrate is going to welcome his arrival.

How can I be absent?

Indeed. It's what we should do.

Almost every official from Suzhou is here.

It's to welcome him.

Lord Fan has been accepting gifts on his way

and he's finally here today.

Suzhou cannot lose.

Am I right?

Lord Fan!

How dare all of you come here when you're not officials?

These insolent civilians are more daring now.

Lord Fan!

Lord Fan!

Has Lord Fan gotten off the boat?

Get down!

That's the one!

That's Lord Fan's boat!

- Get down. - Lord Fan!

Sorry.

Sorry.

Lord Fan!

Lord Fan!

Lord Fan!

- Why isn't he here yet? - He's not here yet.

Are you here to welcome Lord Fan?

Yes.

Let me tell you. I couldn't sleep the whole night

when I heard Lord Fan was coming.

This incident has really blown up.

Do you know Fan Xian?

I don't.

I idolize him.

His poems are great and he is a nice person.

What about you? You too?

Don't you know him?

Should I know him?

I'm sure you are not from Suzhou.

No.

I am Xu.

I'm a bookkeeper in Fuchun County.

How dare a bookkeeper

come here?

As an official,

you must care about your appearance.

Your appearance is ridiculous!

Enough.

Are they all from Fuchun County?

No. They are officials from all over Jiangnan.

Are all of you even worthy to be here?

We have important matters.

What kind of important matters?

Let me tell you...

Lord Fan is here!

What are you doing? Get down.

Ridiculous!

Is that Lord Fan?

Look! It's Lord Fan!

He's finally here!

Greetings, Lord Fan!

Make way! Everyone, make way!

What are those?

There are cartloads of them.

This box

is filled with jewelry.

It's from Yao Qing Lian, Perfect of Sha Prefecture.

This cart

carries gifts from officials on my way here.

The names of officials who gave me gifts

will be recorded.

There are so many!

I brought this cart from the capital.

It has 138,880 taels of silver.

The money

is my expenses

and shows my ideals.

I have money

so I'm confident.

These gifts given to me by officials

are evidence of their crime.

I wanted

to make complaints one by one according to the name list

when I return to the capital.

But when I was on my way down south.

I saw a situation.

I don't understand why all of you can't see it.

After I see the incident,

I changed my mind.

My 130,000 taels of silver

and the gifts given to me by the officials

will be used

to send the Jiangbei disaster victims back home.

Everyone,

I just came to Jiangnan.

I'm not familiar with things here.

I can't do this

on my own.

However, I'm worried

to leave it to all of you.

Don't ask why I'm worried

because I won't ask

why all of you have the energy to welcome me,

but you couldn't see the suffering of the disaster victims.

Let's save a bit of dignity

for each other.

Since I have my doubts about all of you,

I can only overstep my boundaries

and get someone else to do this.

Where are the officials of every county?

Here!

I am here!

I am here! I am Fuchun County's bookkeeper!

At your service!

Greetings, Lord Fan.

My magistrate greets you.

Who is your magistrate?

My magistrate is Lord Yang, Yang Wan Li.

He is a student of yours.

Yang Wan Li has become a magistrate?

He was just appointed.

He asked me to tell you

that you taught him to be a good person

and official.

He hasn't forgotten a word.

It's all thanks to you

that the Jiangbei victims can have a chance to live.

Don't thank me.

These gifts were given by those officials.

We must thank those officials.

Thank "Those Officials"!

I believe everyone here won't be stingy.

We must thank these officials as well.

Thank "These Officials"!

The gifts

were given by the officials.

Everyone,

we must avoid any suspicions.

So, I made the decision myself

and invited all the minor officials from various counties in Jiangnan

to gather in Suzhou.

Give the money to them

so they can be distributed to various counties to rescue the victims!

Officials,

what do you think?

- This is good. - It's a good thing.

It's a good thing!

Lord Fan is meticulous.

All of us will do our best to help.

Yes. We will do our best to help.

Do our best to help.

Minor officials, come to the front.

Everyone,

you are not the same as them.

You are closer to the people.

I will leave the duty of distributing the money

to all of you.

We won't let you down, Lord Fan.

We won't let you down, Lord Fan!

I'll be saying this first.

If there are any greedy people

who are interested in embezzling,

I hope you can endure it.

You should ask yourself

if you can avoid the Overwatch Council's investigation.

What's your name?

I am Xu.

I've prepared a ledger,

but all of you are the local officials.

Do your duties according to the situation of the county.

Lord Fan, don't worry.

We will complete our duties.

Everyone, if you want to participate,

I welcome all of you!

But don't give them to me.

Give the gifts to them.

That's all I'm going to say.

Forget the banquet.

All of you may leave.

I hope you know what's good for you.

Ming Qing Da, Head of the Ming family,

greets Lord Fan.

I heard about the Ming family of Jiangnan even when I was in the capital.

The Ming family's name

is nothing much.

Lord Fan, please wait.

Lord Fan,

this is my mother.

Are both of you here to welcome me as well?

The Ming family of Jiangnan

is here to ask you for punishment, Lord Fan.

What is your crime?

Lord Fan,

there's a rumor that the Ming family is offering a bounty.

We caused you a lot of trouble.

My mother and I

can only reduce our guilt a little

by coming here to ask for punishment.

- Rumor? - We are framed regarding the bounty.

The Ming family only learned about it

after it happened.

Assassinating an official of the imperial court

is against the law of the Qing Kingdom.

If you are framed,

the case cannot be closed without a culprit.

The Ming family will surely find the culprit

for you, Lord Fan.

There has to be a time limit.

Today.

If you are willing to visit us,

we will give you an explanation

before nightfall.

It's a promise.

Everyone from the Ming family

awaits you, Lord Fan.

I'm looking forward

to the explanation today.

We won't disappoint you.

Stop pushing!

What's your name?

- Stop pushing! - What's your name?

Sure!

You have a distinguished reputation.

It seems like the Ming family is going to swear loyalty to you.

We mustn't simply conclude things.

Let's wait and see.

What's this?

You need to pay when you buy things on the streets.

Take it and have fun with it.

It's great.

Even Wan Li can help you.

He's not helping me but the victims.

Yes. You are right.

I just feel emotional.

Wan Li

has surpassed me now.

You can also save people.

The important thing is not one's identity

but how one behaves as a person.

I will remember your teaching

and never forget it.

- I still have some questions. - Say it.

You don't believe the officials

so you let the minor officials distribute the money and keep records.

However, the minor officials might not be good people too.

If they take the risk

and take advantage of it?

These people became minor officials

to bridge the gap and become government officials.

Letting them help the victims

is not just a duty I gave them.

It is also an opportunity for them.

So, they need to fulfill their duties well.

I've learned a lot.

Isn't this better for the officials who give gifts?

They were supposed to be arrested,

but now they've made a contribution.

Not making a complaint now doesn't mean I won't do it later.

I've taken down their names.

A reckoning.

I understand now.

Where's Qi Nian?

He went to the restaurant ahead to order food.

He said you were showing off and didn't get to eat at the banquet

so you must be hungry.

I think he's the one who is hungry.

If we pay enough money,

we can clear the second floor.

Here.

Try some yogurt.

These are exquisite in Suzhou.

They even add fruits to the yogurt.

It's better than the ones in the capital.

There are many experts who come to find me.

Really? Where?

Look.

That man. That man.

Over here.

That man. They are all experts.

Teacher,

why?

Both of them use swords.

This man has a gun in his carrying pole.

This man

doesn't carry a weapon.

He uses punches.

He is an eighth-ranked expert at least.

I've never seen

so many experts before.

Your Highness is quite something.

You are calm in a crisis. How brave.

My teacher is capable.

I'm sure it's all within his expectations.

Right, Teacher?

There are many unpredictable things in this world.

This man.

I didn't expect him.

This is a ninth-ranked expert.

He is even one of the best among the ninth-ranked experts.

Why is someone like him in Jiangnan?

He is not fishing.

This is swordsmanship.

A ninth-ranked swordsman?

There aren't many in this world.

This man is...

Master Ming!

Master Ming!

Master Ming! Fan Xian is sitting leisurely in the restaurant.

Experts are surrounding him.

Put me down.

Mother.

Mother.

Prince Cheng Ze left Xie Bi An here.

He is not planning to do nothing.

If Xie Bi An doesn't say anything,

we will be ignorant about it.

An ordinary person

probably can't kill someone with Fan Xian's identity.

There are always people in this world who don't care about identity.

Don't tell me it's the grandmaster.

He offended that man in Dongyi City.

Si Gu Jian?

If

He has been killed,

our preparation today will be in vain.

Thinking about it in detail,

if Si Gu Jian leaves Dongyi City,

it'll shock the world.

It's most probably

his disciple.

I wonder

who it is.

Yun Zhi Lan.

Si Gu Jian's greatest disciple?

I saw him in Qinian Hall.

His sword aura is the same. It's him.

Yun Zhi Lan is a difficult enemy.

Lord Fan,

let me in on something.

The expert who has been protecting you.

He's here, right?

There are no more experts left.

I only have the Black Cavalry.

The Black Cavalry is useless.

If there's a fight later,

I'll take you away with my Qinggong.

Let's decide on a place.

I'll go and find you later.

Your Highness is very brave indeed.

Teacher has been teaching me how to overcome different situations.

The first thing is to decide the priority.

Which takes priority in this situation?

Yun Zhi Lan has a grudge against Teacher.

This takes priority.

I am the prince of Qing.

If Dongyi City hurts me, they can't afford to bear the consequences.

This is not a priority.

They dare not hurt a prince at least.

All right.

Yun Zhi Lan.

I really want to fight you if I still have my internal energy.

Lord Fan, what did you say? Your internal energy is gone?

Qi Nian, I forgot to tell you.

During our journey south,

you have been our best fighter.

No way.

Sticky rice cake!

Have some sticky rice cakes!

Why are you reeling before you hook a fish?

Who...

Who is she?

The Saintess of Northern Qi,

Haitang Duo Duo.

No wonder he didn't bring Wan Er here.

I made a mistake.

I'm sure he has a clear conscience.

You need to know your priorities when it comes to speaking.

This lady is...

The Saintess of Northern Qi, Haitang Duo Duo.

What are you looking at?

I'm looking at Jiangnan's scenery.

Let me make this clear.

This has nothing to do with me.

I'm also curious

about the reason for her appearance here.

(Si Gu Jian's Disciple, Yun Zhi Lan)

Why don't I pay you back for the rod?

The Saintess of Northern Qi

is in the Qing Kingdom?

Can't I come here to travel?

What happens today

is none of your business.

Move.

I've wanted to test the skills of a Si Gu Jian disciple.

Why not do it today?

Shadow.

They are flying so high.

Experts below the ninth rank can leave.

Leave!

You can't go upstairs!

Move! I know the people upstairs.

She's one of our own.

Miss, please come in.

Can I eat with you?

Please take a seat.

They are...

We are Lord Fan's students.

Sit.

Here.

They are clean. You can use them.

The dishes look exquisite.

They taste good,

but the portion is small.

Do you have something to do in Jiangnan?

Didn't you ask me to come here?

What do you mean?

Didn't you write me a letter

saying you want to exchange techniques from both kingdoms?

I know you are in Jiangnan

so I've brought it to you.

Hold on.

Here you go.

Heaven's Path?

Isn't this the secret technique of Bu He from Northern Qi?

I did write you a letter to exchange techniques,

but I didn't expect you

to deliver it to Jiangnan in person.

You are righteous.

- I'll give you one later. - What?

My Overwhelming Internal Energy.

- Why are you doing this? - It's an exchange.

- I have to return a gift to you. - Fine.

Thank you so much.

It hasn't been that long since we met. Why are you so pretentious?

No. I know how precious Heaven's Path is.

I didn't expect you to give it to me with just one letter.

Our relationship is really...

I heard you got married.

Think of it as a wedding gift.

This is too precious.

I think so too.

I was reluctant but my teacher asked me to give it to you.

Master Ku He asked you to give it to me?

What else? Do you think I stole it for you?

Do masters always give such precious gifts?

You are Ye Qing Mei's son after all.