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[Destined]

[Episode 5]

I endured humiliation

and stayed by Young Madam's side

because... because I wanted

to get information for you

so that you can know yourself and your enemy

and escape from here.

Young Master, you don't believe me?

Look at this.

This is all of Young Madam's

schedule and patrol times

for the next few days.

I recorded everything here.

I wrote them down secretly.

The ugly doll you drew

looks quite like her.

This doll

is you.

This willow branch is Young Madam.

There's more.

A handwritten copy of the novel,

The Legend of Jiangnan Heroes.

Good brother.

Young Master.

Young Madam.

Ms. Ruixue asked me to ask you

how the gifts should be prepared.

Prepare gifts?

What gifts?

Tomorrow is the day you return home.

Young Madam, have you been so busy that you've forgotten?

Oh no.

What's wrong?

I offended my husband so much today.

What if he

makes a scene when we go back tomorrow?

Wouldn't that

make Mother lose her dignity at home?

Then...

This won't do, I have to talk to him.

My lord.

Young Master, hurry up.

My lord, you've worked hard.

I'm fine.

Why is your throat hoarse?

Have some pear soup to moisten your throat.

I don't want it.

I'm still reciting.

It's late. Stop reciting.

Drink it quickly.

No, I just had ginseng tea.

I can't drink anymore.

I made

this pear soup specially for you.

My lord, have a taste.

Liu Yuru.

There's evil lurking behind your smile.

Don't be so gentle,

it makes you seem fake.

You must be joking.

I...

I'll drink for Young Master.

It's none of your business.

Leave.

I have something to discuss with my lord.

No.

I want to live and die with Young Master.

Live and die together?

Young Master, take care of yourself then.

I...

Yinhong, send Munan out.

Yes.

Let's go.

Was what I said just now for nothing?

My lord.

My lord?

Just tell me what you're plotting.

What are you talking about?

I really don't have other intentions.

It's just...

Just what?

It's just that tomorrow

is the day I'm returning home.

So?

When a daughter gets married,

parents are worried.

I hope my lord

would preserve my dignity

in front of my family tomorrow.

Liu Yuru.

Are you begging me?

Yes.

I beg you to

go back with me tomorrow as a harmonious couple

so that my mother can rest assured.

As for the other matters, we can discuss them.

I'll have to have a taste

of your act of filial piety then.

It's too hot.

It's not sweet enough.

Then,

can I add some sugar for you?

My lord.

It's too sweet.

You...

You're right.

The pear soup is supposed to moisten your throat.

It shouldn't be too sweet indeed.

Then can I make

another bowl for you?

Liu Yuru.

You are quite flexible.

Thank you for the compliment.

Enough.

It's not undrinkable.

Go behind me

and give me a massage.

Press the left side, come on.

Don’t pull a long face.

Smile.

Why are you not using any force?

Was all the mutton that you ate for nothing?

Is this the attitude of someone begging for help?

Liu Yuru.

Gu Jiusi, let me tell you.

I really can't beg you any longer.

I'm not going home.

It's not that I can't... Don't go.

Liu Yuru!

Yuru!

Ru!

Actually, your massage skills

were not bad.

Returning home is a big matter.

We can discuss it.

Why?

Are you now willing to

discuss it?

It's not impossible.

Then make your conditions.

First,

bring

all my colorful clothes

back to me.

I can wear

whatever I want.

Okay.

Second,

don't make frequent changes to the rules,

don't add more passages for reciting at the last minute,

and don't lock me up in the room

without any food.

Fine.

Third,

I want a vacation...

of seven days.

Gu Jiusi, you...

What’s wrong?

No way.

Is your dignity

not even worth a seven-day vacation?

Okay, fine.

That's it.

I

don't push my luck.

Then it's a deal.

Deal.

I'm sleepy. I'm going to bed.

How about I sleep in the study?

That won't do.

We just got married.

We can't already be sleeping in separate rooms.

If there's gossip about it,

my reputation will be ruined.

But we are not a real married couple after all.

I can't take advantage of you.

It's not appropriate.

You still want a divorce?

This is just a temporary solution.

We'll be separated sooner or later.

Future matters are to be dealt with in the future.

At least for now,

we can't let anyone notice that something's off.

Sleep here tonight.

Sleep on the floor.

I have a soft mat in the study,

and you want me to sleep here on the floor?

It's getting late.

You should settle in quickly.

[Gu Mansion]

This floor is really nice.

I can lie in whatever position I want.

Good. The further you stay away from me,

the less I'll be annoyed.

[Liu Mansion]

It's only been a few days.

Why has your sickness relapsed again?

That dear daughter that you brought up!

What's wrong, my lord?

Eldest Madam.

You still don't know, do you?

It's all over Yangzhou city.

Eldest Miss...

Did something happen to Yuru?

If Yue'er hadn't told me,

the servants

would still be hiding it from you two.

Two days

after her wedding,

Eldest Miss went to the brothel with a knife.

The rumors going around the entire Yangzhou city

are saying that Eldest Miss

is a top-class shrew.

How could that be?

Yuru has always been sensible.

How could that be?

My lord.

My lord.

Yuru must be having a hard time

at the Gu House right now.

Go and save her quickly.

My lord, I beg you.

You must save Yuru, my lord!

How do you still have the audacity to say that?

Yuru could marry into the Gu family

because we were blessed

by the good deeds of our ancestors.

But now,

not only did she not serve her husband well,

but she's also acting so jealous

and shrewish!

Can we afford

to offend the Gu family

this easily?

With just a few words,

they could release me from prison.

With just a few words,

they can surely put us all in prison!

Tomorrow... tomorrow is

the day Eldest Miss comes home.

If the Gu family

comes and interrogates us...

It's all your daughter's fault!

Tell me, what should we do?

My lord.

we should quickly find a way

to

overcome this difficulty.

I have an idea.

What is it?

It's just that Eldest Madam is in weak health,

so I'm afraid it's inappropriate.

As long as it'll calm the Gu family's anger,

there's nothing

I can't do for Yuru.

Then we'll have to trouble you, Eldest Madam.

As long as you

kneel in the Buddhist hall for a few days,

and copy the Women's Commandments by hand,

if the Gu family comes to investigate,

and saw that Eldest Madam

is punishing herself for the sake of her daughter,

it's unlikely that

they would give our family too hard a time.

Good idea.

We'll do that then.

Yue'er will be in charge of every family matter

for now, from now on.

Yes.

As for you, go quickly

to the Buddhist hall to receive punishment.

As long as the Gu family is still angry,

you're not allowed to come out.

Okay.

Take care, Eldest Madam.

Yuru.

[Without distinction]

Yuru, are you doing okay?

I'm bearing the punishment for you by copying the Women's Commandments by hand.

I just hope you're safe and in peace,

and that the Gu family isn't making things difficult for you.

[Without distinction]

[Wanjuan Pavilion]

Liu Yuru.

You've been dressing up

for almost two hours.

Remember what I told you.

Yes, yes.

When we get to the Liu house, I'll help you off the carriage,

be polite to your parents,

and be gentle and considerate to you.

Since I woke up, you've been nagging about it so much

that my eardrums are about to burst.

Forget about other things.

My father cares about his dignity the most.

You must be respectful with him.

You can't

call my father by his name

or glare at him.

Okay, I'm sure you'll be satisfied.

Also,

my lord...

if you can,

try to act like

a newly-wed couple with me,

so that my mother can be at ease.

Liu Yuru.

Are you trying to take advantage of me?

I'm a decent person, you know?

Forget it.

I didn't count on you to agree to all my wishes.

If you can

give me a ten-day vacation,

I can consider it.

You wish.

I heard that

your father is well-known for favoring his concubine over his wife,

and he doesn't treat you and your mother well.

Why do you care so much

about his dignity?

My mother is in weak health

and can't exert herself.

So, instead, Mother Yue is in charge of household affairs.

Although she's a bit greedy for money,

my father doesn't mistreat my mother

to the extent of the rumors.

He also cares a lot about

my daily necessities.

The gossips outside

are unjustified.

Let me tell you.

The rumors

are very detailed.

Everyone family

has times of internal dispute.

Take your Gu family as an example.

Your parents are broad-minded

and conduct themselves properly.

But they still ended up

with a rebellious and unorthodox son like you.

That makes sense.

I've never seen someone like you

who dares to call their father—

Old man?

Isn't that normal?

When he gets angry,

he even calls me a bastard.

But he's your father and you're his son.

So what?

I don't always

call him old man.

I call him dad when he's normal.

But if he did something immoral,

there's nothing wrong with calling him old man.

It's natural for children

to be filial to their parents.

I disagree.

If he's a father,

but he commits murder, arson, and adultery,

do I still have to respect and praise him,

saying that he did the right thing?

I think parents

also have to earn the right to filial piety.

I've never heard anyone

make such an argument.

But it makes sense, right?

You can't rebuke it, right?

I don't want

to join you in this nonsense.

Anyway, keep this in mind.

Don't talk too much in my house.

And try your best

to act like you treat me well.

Okay.

For my seven-day vacation,

I'll do my best.

[Liu Mansion]

Master.

Master Liu.

Young Madam

prepared this homecoming gift.

There's a total of 128 items.

Please have a look.

The Gu family is so generous.

[Gift List]

Greetings, Young Madam.

Thank you for your hard work.

Father-in-law!

My lady, what's wrong?

Do you feel unwell?

It's my first homecoming,

so I just got emotional for a moment.

Greetings, Father.

You don't have to be so courteous.

Please.

Be careful, my lady.

It doesn't seem like the Gu family is here

to accuse us of crime and interrogate us.

This is a proper and decent homecoming.

Call Wan o-o-out—

Call her out?

Yes.

Yes.

Help Eldest Madam up quickly.

Eldest Miss is back.

How is Yuru?

Is she okay?

We worried for nothing.

Eldest Miss looks great.

That's good.

That's good.

Eldest Madam.

Do you want to

go wash up and dress up first?

You can't go out like this.

Eldest Miss will notice that something's off.

You...

You made Eldest Madam kneel in the Buddhist hall,

and you still want her to help you hide the truth?

Yun.

You brat,

you're being so illogical.

Last night, it was because we were

worried about Eldest Miss,

that this misunderstanding happened.

Now that everything is fine,

if Eldest Miss found out about this,

wouldn't we just be adding to her worries?

Besides,

she's already married.

If she keeps thinking about her maternal family,

I'm afraid it will make your husband's family unhappy.

Eldest Madam.

Go and get washed and dressed.

Let's go.

Slowly.

Let me help you.

Father.

Where is my mother?

Your mother...

has been busy preparing the banquet

since the morning,

so she's tired

and resting in the rear chamber now.

Mother Yue has gone to get her.

Mother!

Mother.

Yuru.

Wan is here.

Everyone, have a seat.

Mother, have a seat.

Sit down.

Sit down.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I was in a hurry just now.

I'm fine.

Mother, you are in weak health.

You need to be more careful.

Got it.

Yuru.

Everyone is waiting for you to start the banquet.

Go back to your seat quickly.

I'll go back first.

The whole family

has been waiting for you to come back since the morning.

This first toast is to my good son-in-law.

I'm so flattered.

I should give a toast to my father-in-law.

Thank you, Father-in-law and Mother-in-law,

for allowing me the fortune to marry

someone like Yuru,

who's virtuous, gentle, and graceful

like a fairy.

You're really good with compliments.

Yuru is lucky that you've taken a liking

to her.

Everyone, eat up.

Today is Yuru's first homecoming.

Here, for this dish of braised prawns,

Chef Huang

specially visited the North to learn from a chef.

You will definitely like it.

Come on.

Thank you, Father.

Here, my good son-in-law, have a taste too.

Thank you, Father-in-law.

Eldest Miss, every time you eat prawns,

you'll get a red rash.

Be careful.

The chef must have been careless

and ignored

my father's words again?

Yes.

My lady.

The fish meat at the stomach

is the fullest and most delicious.

Here, try it.

You have to eat the roast pork while it's hot.

It'll get greasy when it's cold. Here.

This bean curd goes well with the roast pork,

it's a great combination.

My lord, this is too much.

How is this too much?

This is not enough.

Do you want some meatballs too?

Here, have a meatball.

You shouldn't talk while eating or sleeping.

Refrain from talking so much.

Everyone's not talking.

There's no need to be so polite.

Eat up, kid.

Yuru, we're family.

You don't have to restrict Jiusi.

Mother.

You don't know

that my husband

is usually a troublemaker.

If I fail to control him even for a moment,

he gets carried away.

Nonsense.

He seems gentle and proper to me.

He's great.

You should be nicer to him too.

Did you hear that?

Mother said I'm great.

Mother, listen.

You have to help me.

Every day, Liu Yuru...

Continue. Tell us.

What can you do?

You don't want me to tell them?

I still have to.

Since Liu Yuru

married into our family,

my parents

treat her like their own daughter,

and I became like an adopted son.

Now, everyone in the Gu family

will only obey her.

If she says yes, nobody dares to say no.

I can't even summon

a servant now.

Yuru.

The Gu family dotes on you so much.

You must not

let their kindness down.

This shows that we shouldn't believe in

the rumors outside.

Jiusi

is a rare good man.

I liked you at first glance.

You don't know how happy you've made me

by calling me Mother.

Although my mother likes you,

your mother likes me too.

We're even now.

Got it.

Eat up.

I can't shut you up.

Stop talking.

You're even feeding me?

Stop it.

Come on.

Let's eat.

Here, my good son-in-law.

Eat more.

Father.

Here.

Mother.

I'm unfilial.

Since I'm married,

I can't be by your side.

Nonsense.

How can you be with your mother forever?

Just now, I saw that

he knows how to dote on people.

Mother.

What happened to your hand?

Nothing.

Are you okay?

Did you apply the medication?

I scalded myself by accident.

I'm fine.

I've already applied the medication.

Here, have some snacks.

Mother.

I want to eat preserved plums.

Do you still have any at home?

Yes, I'll get it for you.

Eldest Madam.

Your health is precious.

Let the maids

do these things.

No.

They don't know Yuru's preference

and won't know the right amount of sugar to add.

I'll go.

Mother.

Mother, what's wrong?

What happened to your legs?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Eldest Miss!

Please save Eldest Madam.

You brat.

Don't spout nonsense.

Don't alarm Eldest Madam.

Guards! Take her away!

Stop!

Yun.

Come here.

Get up and talk to me.

Eldest Miss.

Eldest Madam has been tortured by Madam Yue.

She knelt in the Buddhist hall all night.

Eldest Madam was already sick,

but she was even forced to be in the cold and copy sutras.

This is literally

driving Eldest Madam to her death!

Yun.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, why is your leg swollen?

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Just now, Eldest Madam

couldn't even bend her knees or fingers.

It took me a long time to get better after massaging with medication.

Mother.

I'm fine.

It's only been three days since I left home and got married.

What happened?

Eldest Miss.

These are all misunderstandings.

Last night, it was Eldest Madam

who insisted on kneeling in the Buddhist hall.

She said she was praying for you.

We persuaded her for a long time,

but I saw that she

was sincere,

so we could do nothing.

Eldest Madam didn't want you to worry,

so she wouldn't let me tell you.

It's true.

We didn't mean to hide it.

Nonsense!

You were the one who instigated it.

Enough, Yun.

It's my fault for being gentle with you.

How dare you talk back to your master?

Mother.

Mother.

It was my idea.

Your father and Mother Yue couldn't persuade me.

Don't blame them.

That girl Yun

always makes a fuss over nothing.

I was just exposed to some cold wind.

I'm fine.

That's right.

If you don't believe me,

you can ask the others, like Yuzhao and Yuying.

Eldest Sister.

Yesterday, I even accompanied Mother Yue

to persuade Eldest Mother.

It was really Eldest Mother who insisted on kneeling.

We persuaded her for an hour.

Third Sister.

Am I right?

That's not right.

Second Sister.

Last night,

you were playing with the nine-links puzzle with me.

I've never seen Eldest Mother.

When Father was testing my reading last night,

Mother Yue came to tell Father something

and Father got so angry.

He said he wanted to teach Eldest Mother a lesson.

Then, Mother Yue asked Sister Guixiang

to send me to play with you.

Mao, shut up!

How did you learn to lie

at such a young age?

What nonsense are you talking about?

What nonsense are you talking about?

I'm not lying.

I'm really not lying.

The teacher in the school said

we have to be upright.

I'm telling the truth.

Enough!

Mao, come here.

Be good, Mao.

My lord.

Come out with me for a moment.

Yuru...

Just stay here

and look at the clouds and birds,

or catch crickets,

or do as you please.

The situation has become disastrous.

I have to accompany you.

Gu Jiusi.

This is my family matter.

I can solve it by myself.

But...

I'm begging you.

Okay?

Okay.

Yuru.

For such a trivial matter,

do you have to be so relentless

and make such a scene,

to make a fool of our family in front of our good son-in-law?

Father.

How is this a trivial matter?

Today,

if Yun didn’t tell the truth,

I would still

be blind to everything.

I wouldn't have known

that Mother had suffered so much.

Enough, Yuru.

It's all in the past.

I'm fine.

Father is afraid of being laughed at.

Don't you think I'm afraid of being laughed at too?

No woman in the world

would want her newlywed husband

to see the ugly side of her family.

But since matters have come to this stage,

how can I be at ease

and keep acting like nothing happened?

Father, Mother,

there's something

that I shouldn't say.

Mother Yue.

You have evil intentions.

You've been causing a lot of trouble in our family.

Now,

not only is she torturing my mother,

but also teaching my sisters

and Mao to lie.

I think...

Mao should

be registered under my mother's name

and be taken care by my mother from now on.

No.

Why not?

Mao is still young.

It'll be hard to take care of him.

Besides, Eldest Madam is in weak health.

How can I trouble her?

Mao has started schooling.

He's also usually taken care by the nanny.

How will it be tough?

Mao.

Are you willing to do so?

Yes.

Eldest Mother has many books in her room.

I want to read them.

But Mother Yue never lets me go there.

Mao.

Can you bear to leave me?

No.

Mao

will visit you every day like I do.

It's not like you're separated.

You live under the same roof.

You can see each other every day.

In my opinion,

this is appropriate.

I get it.

You two

are putting up this show

just

to steal my son, right?

Master.

Master.

For so many years,

I've only been concerned for the Liu family

and Master.

I've also always treated Eldest Miss

as my own daughter.

But listen to her

talking nonsense.

Now that she's climbed up the ladder,

she no longer has any regard

for small households like us,

and is bullying us, Master.

Master.

Father.

I'm doing this for Mao's sake.

Mao is upright and reasonable.

He's a good boy.

I can't bear to see him

be taught and led astray by Mother Yue

such that he might go down the wrong path in the future.

Master. Master.

Master. Help me.

Master.

Please help me, Master!

Enough.

Stop crying.

How inappropriate!

Do you still think our family

hasn't been disgraced enough?

Sit down quickly.

And you!

You're just a younger member of the family.

What are you talking about?

It's a matter for the adults.

It's not up to you

to make decisions.

Apologize to Mother Yue now!

Father.

I've only said good things.

I won't apologize.

Now,

you're the noble Young Madam

of the Gu family.

Even though I'm your father,

I can't control you anymore, is that it?

I'm just my mother's daughter.

I don't want her to suffer.

I can apologize, but only on two conditions.

First, Mother Yue

has to apologize for sowing discord.

Next, Father

has to apologize for not distinguishing right from wrong

from prejudice

and being harsh on your wife.

Master,

listen to her.

She has a distinguished status now.

We can't afford to offend her.

Master,

just give in

and bow down to her.

So what if she's noble?

This is the Liu family after all.

It's the Liu family's matter.

You have no right to make accusations!

You're no longer

a member of the Liu family.

You are just a daughter

who's married away.

You're just like spilt water!

What difference has

my marriage made?

Before, even when I was at home,

I've never received

love from my father!

How dare you talk back?

Is this the great education your mom

had taught you, such that you turned out

so rebellious and unfilial?

Keep in mind,

I'm your father!

Even if you become a lady conferred with an honorary title,

you have to be filial to me forever!

If my father is

a fool who confuses right and wrong,

do I still have to be filial?

Bastard!

Father-in-law!

Sit down, everyone.

My good son-in-law,

I'm sorry we've become a laughing stock.

I shouldn't interfere

when you're lecturing your daughter.

But...

not to mention laying a hand on my lady,

I can't even bear to raise my voice at her.

I hope you'd help me uphold my dignity.

Sure, sure.

Although it's a private matter of the Liu family,

after hearing about it, I'd like to give my opinion.

If Mao is registered under Mother-in-law's name,

he'll become the legitimate son of the Liu family.

This is a good thing.

Why do you want to punish Yuru?

Well...

Actually, I quite like him.

He's smart.

If he is really my brother-in-law,

I will definitely

prepare a job for him.

If he's not,

our Gu family's money

can't be given to outsiders, right?

My good son-in-law, do you mean...

I'm a straightforward person.

Please pardon me.

What you've said makes sense.

Mao should be raised by the Eldest Mother.

Master.

Sit down!

How rude!

Yun.

This is the token of our Gu family.

With it,

you can enter and exit the Gu House as you wish.

From now on, every three days,

pay us a visit to report to Young Madam

about Mother-in-law's situation.

Do you hear me?

[Gu Mansion]

But if I don't see Yun,

I’ll come to visit my mother-in-law in person.

Of course,

my father-in-law won't make the life

of a loyal and protective maid, right?

I won't, I won't.

Yun.

Take good care of Mother-in-law.

Yes.

My lady, it's getting late.

Let's go home.

Mother.

We'll get going.

Father-in-law.

Well,

Liu Yuru,

I did you such a big favor,

but you didn't even thank me.

Are you mad at me?

Yes, I did promise you

to respect your father.

But I really couldn't help it,

I just wanted to mock him.

I can't stand it

when he bullies others.

I know

it's not good to pressure others with money.

But that's what he eats up.

I was just dealing with your father.

If it were my father, I would...

You smiled?

That's good.

Actually,

my father does not treat my mother

and me well at all.

I can see that.

I initially wanted

to cover up the past

and pretend like everything's harmonious

so that Mother can rest assured

and uphold her dignity.

Who would have thought...