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[Destined]

[Episode 13]

There are so many

beautiful stones in your pond.

Can I take some home?

You like pretty stones?

Thank you.

What's your name?

I told you to keep an eye on him,

but he messed with

the granddaughter of Scholar Su next door.

He didn't mess with her.

That naughty girl

climbed over the wall to play with him.

What's the difference?

Don't you know he can't be seen?

If word gets out

that my only daughter

was sullied

and then abandoned

before getting married,

and have a son out of wedlock,

the whole Luo family

will be disgraced because of you!

He can't

go to the garden again.

His existence

should forever be a secret.

Guards!

Yes.

Lock him up.

Yes.

I have to go to the garden.

I promised

to give her Yuhua Stones!

-Fire! -Fire!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

What's your name?

You can have the whole piece.

These are my treasures.

I'll share them with you.

Miss,

why did you sneak out alone?

You shouldn't sit with a beggar.

He's my new friend.

Go home now.

Her Ladyship is waiting for you.

Liu Yuru.

Why did she happen to be you?

Unfortunately,

even if she's you,

now that you married Gu Jiusi,

you have to go down

with the Gu family.

[Wang Mansion]

Congratulations, my lord.

On what?

Lord Liang

is about to rise up.

Just as you expected.

Everyone has the right

to execute a traitor.

Yangzhou is the bread basket of the country.

It's too critical to be lost.

In the current situation,

even if you take the whole Yangzhou

into your control,

it'll be seen as a justifiable

and patriotic act.

By the time Lord Liang is brought to justice,

every state will have been weakened by the conflicts.

By then,

whoever takes over the Eastern Capital

will have to

welcome you into the new court.

Mr. Luo.

You have a remarkable mind.

It's my honor to have your advice.

Go back now.

It's been long since you came out.

They may be worried.

Mother.

Have a good rest after going back.

Wait to hear from me.

One more thing.

Tomorrow is your birthday.

I planned to ask Yun

to send it to you,

but since I met you today,

I'll give it to you myself.

Mother, you embroidered this again.

This pattern

must have taken you lots of time.

I told you so many times

not to embroider these things.

You never listened.

Will they celebrate your birthday tomorrow?

We're about

to leave Yangzhou soon.

There are so many things

waiting to be done.

My birthday is not important.

No one will remember.

Right.

I just think that Jiusi cares for you

and may remember it.

The result of the Provincial Examination will be out tomorrow.

He's too busy

worrying about himself

to remember my birthday.

It's okay.

Birthdays

don't matter much to me.

It's enough that you remember it.

So far.

Come on. Do it again.

Great!

I'll give it a shot too.

You threw it very far too.

Sure.

Wait.

This stone is so beautiful.

It surely is.

Could it be a gem?

It must be a gem.

Let's go

hide it in the secret spot.

Okay. Let's hide it there

and tell no one about it.

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Hurry. No one's here.

Hurry up.

That's where I hide my treasures.

Keep it between us.

There are many pretty stones in my pond.

I'll pick them out

and give them to you.

Okay.

But I'm leaving tomorrow.

Y-You're leaving?

Where are you going?

I'll go home with my mother.

I live in Yangzhou.

Will you forget me after you leave?

I'll come back to visit my grandpa again.

But maybe it'll be years

before you come again.

Then tell me

your name.

If I know your name,

I won't forget you.

I really can't tell you.

Well,

with those colorful stones as reminders,

you'll remember me forever, right?

Then I'll go collect them today.

Tomorrow morning,

let's meet here again.

I'll give you all the pretty stones.

Would you like that?

Yes. It's a deal.

Deal.

I'll be here tomorrow.

Pinky swear.

Master,

100,000 boxes of fireworks are ready.

They can be ignited at a moment's notice.

Where is she?

Master?

Liu Yuru.

Where

is she?

Happy birthday, Fairy Yuru.

Happy birthday, Fairy Yuru.

[Happy Birthday]

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Yinhong.

What's wrong with you?

Why did you join them

to make such a fuss?

We're not making a fuss.

According to Young Master,

we're having a celebration

to give you all our best wishes.

Exactly.

No one mentioned anything about it

because we want to surprise you

and make you happy.

You want to make me happy?

You just want to embarrass me!

Put it down, everyone.

Drop the act.

You're elated inside, aren't you?

Let's do it again!

Happy birthday, Fairy Yuru.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Yuru.

Mother.

Save the etiquette.

Today is your birthday.

You deserve more respect than anyone else.

I've told the stores

to put everything aside today.

Don't worry about anything.

Just have a good time

celebrating your birthday.

Thank you, Mother.

Here.

This is your birthday gift.

Mother, as your daughter,

I haven't given you and Father any gift.

How can I take a gift from you?

We want to give you a gift.

Just take it.

This old man is loaded.

Don't be shy.

Take a look. Do you like it?

Take a look.

Yinhong.

What a heavy gift.

Thank you, Father, Mother.

You're welcome.

We're glad that you like it.

Yes.

We've been so busy recently

and today the result

of the Provincial Examination will…

Today is your birthday.

How would you like to celebrate it?

How to celebrate it?

How did you celebrate it in the past?

In the past,

my mother

arranged everything for me.

It was lots of fun too.

How about this?

I'll take care of everything this year.

I promise you'll have a great day.

The kitchen has been preparing

for the birthday banquet since two days ago.

Where are you taking her?

Just eating is so boring.

I'll take her out for fun.

To where?

You love watching

cock fights and dog races,

but Yuru may find them too uncouth.

You're right, old man.

I'm taking her to watch cock fights and dog races.

You're messing around again.

Yuru is an elegant lady.

Unlike you,

she can't fool around

and draw attention wherever she goes.

But when she replenished stocks,

kept accounts, and talked business,

she's already received lots of attention.

Aren't you the same?

That's for business.

Business is serious.

They're different!

What's the difference?

Remember our family motto?

Women are equal to men.

Women should be allowed

to do things that men do.

Are you saying that the women in our family

can only work hard to make money

and can't go out for fun?

Is it fair?

He's insane.

I want to take you out for fun.

Do you want to go?

I…

It's her birthday.

She has the final say.

Come back, you brat!

He's misbehaving again.

Why didn't you stop him?

It makes sense.

What makes sense?

Why is it that the women in this family

can only go out to make money

but not for fun?

When I have my birthday next year,

you have to take me out

for fun too.

Why are you…

I knew I couldn't count on you.

I'll go by myself next year.

No.

I'll go tomorrow.

Rou.

I didn't say you can't go.

[Gu Mansion]

Good morning, Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu,

happy birthday!

I've told you how to address her!

Call her Second Brother!

What's the point

of calling her that?

We're not fools.

We've been

your brothers for so many years,

but you never treated us like this.

Why have you

never gone through so much trouble

to celebrate our birthdays?

Get lost.

We'll wait for you.

So much for our friendship.

They're just jealous.

Let's go.

Let's go to the Examination Hall first.

The Examination Hall?

Why?

To check the ranking, of course.

It's too early.

No.

The result will be out at seven.

If we go late, we won't be able to get to the front

to see the ranking clearly.

We agreed

to watch cock fights first.

You meant it?

Of course. Let's go.

Go get him! Come on!

Go. Go. Go.

Place our bets

on that Black Wind.

Black Wind.

No, no. On General Danding.

On the General.

Wait.

Let me think about it.

Hurry up.

They'll take no more bets soon.

General Danding.

General Danding?

You've made up your mind?

Black Wind.

No backsies.

I'm placing the bets now.

Wait. Give me one more second.

What if we lose?

Trust me. We won't lose.

Hurry up.

General Danding it is!

General Danding.

General Danding!

Black Wind!

General, hit him!

Beat him up! Hurry!

I don't dare to look.

Beat him!

Beat him up!

How's it? How's it?

See for yourself.

Beat him, General!

Yes. Beat him hard!

Get him!

They're fighting!

Get him!

Beat him up!

We won!

We won! We won!

We won! We won!

Mrs. Gu.

Young Madam, here are your winnings.

Why are they double?

General Danding

is Mr. Gu's cock.

He won and you got a bonus.

Therefore, the winnings are double.

Alright. Put them away.

Here.

Fortunately, General Danding

is yours.

Black Wind

was very fierce.

Black Wind

is his cock too.

No wonder you said we wouldn't lose.

They're both your cocks.

He splashed out

on all the best cocks here.

Jiusi, if you play this way,

you'll always be the winner.

Do you still find the games fun?

Of course.

I love winning.

Mr. Gu,

your General Danding,

Black Wind,

Marshal Jin, and Lan Caihe

won a total of

472 taels of silver this month.

Later, the manager

will seal the money

and send it to your mansion.

I'll keep the streamer.

It's auspicious.

Today is my wife's birthday.

Use the money

to buy yourselves a celebratory drink!

Thank you, Mr. Gu.

Happy birthday, Young Madam Gu.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

One more time.

Happy birthday, Young Madam Gu.

Wish you happiness and longevity.

Are you happy?

Yes.

Yinhong said you liked playing with little animals

when you were a kid

and were good at climbing walls.

That's not true.

Yinhong.

Why did you tell him everything?

It's not a big deal.

It looks good on you.

You bought out half the shops on the street.

Where are we going next?

Stop complaining.

I'll celebrate

your birthdays too.

Munan.

Send my friends home.

I…

I didn't know we were still friends to him.

Let's go.

Yinhong.

Yuru.

What else do you want to do?

I've had a wish for years,

but it was never fulfilled.

What's it?

I want to learn to ride.

When I was young,

I envied boys who could ride.

That's easy.

Come up.

What are you doing?

I'll take you to ride.

Come on up.

Let's go riding.

Tighten your legs.

Lean forward.

No, no, no.

It's so wobbly.

I'm scared.

Let me tell you something.

It'll become steady

when the horse runs.

Should I make the horse run?

No, no, no.

I-I want to come down.

You asked to learn to ride.

I don't want to learn it now.

Help me dismount.

Try again.

Now, get me down.

Okay.

You…

Hold the horse steady before getting me down.

I didn't expect to see Boss Liu

so scared by riding.

You'll be laughed at if word gets out.

No one will laugh at me.

Only you saw it.

Actually, you're almost there.

You just need more practice.

We'll see. It's too scary.

You promised

to ride and sing with me.

You can't go back on your word.

I will keep my word.

I'm just taking a break.

I'll definitely master it in the future.

Unfortunately, your birthday is only one day.

It's too short.

There are lots of interesting things

I haven't shown you yet.

Then let's save them

for my next birthday,

shall we?

Why next birthday?

I'll show you tomorrow.

No.

I want to

save them for my next birthday.

Gu Jiusi.

Will we

celebrate my next birthday too?

Are you a fool?

Your every birthday

will be celebrated.

What's wrong?

Why are you crying?

No one

celebrated my birthday like this before.

But you said

your mother arranged everything for you every year

and you had lots of fun.

I lied.

When I was still a maiden,

only my mother

remembered my birthday.

Every year, she made a bowl of noodles

with an egg for me.

That was all I got for my birthday.

I was fine with that,

but you made me so happy this year.

I'm afraid

I won't settle for just a bowl of noodles in the future.

Don't think too much.

In the future,

we'll celebrate your every birthday.

I'll take care of everything

and make you happier every year.

We'll celebrate it in different ways.

I give you my word.

♫I forgot the things in the world all of a sudden♫

♫Everyone thinks life is like a dream♫

♫I looked back inadvertently♫

♫A stranger impressed me♫

♫We've been with each other for another day♫

♫Another spring and autumn came♫

♫Who will deliver letters to me?♫

♫I'm listening to you♫

♫I forgot the things in the world all of a sudden♫

♫Everyone thinks life is like a dream♫

♫How much do I miss you?♫

♫I've seen you here before♫

♫One night, we sat together to write poems and drink alcohol♫

♫Another spring and autumn came♫

♫I saw the sun, the moon, and the stars outside the window♫

♫The wind blows and the moon sways. My heart is beating♫

♫I forgot the things in the world all of a sudden♫

♫Everyone thinks life is like a dream♫

♫How much do I miss you?♫

♫I've seen you here before♫

Jiusi.

♫One night, we sat together to write poems and drink alcohol♫

Did you prepare that too?

♫Another spring and autumn came♫

Well…

♫I saw the sun, the moon, and the stars outside the window♫

No.

Who's doing that?

♫The wind blows and the moon sways. My heart is beating♫

So vulgar.

I can afford fireworks too.

Our fireworks are better.

Let's keep playing.

Let's go.

Move! Move!

Move!

Get out of the way!

Move!

[Gu Mansion]

Take this too.

Get it loaded

and take it with us.

Yes.

Also,

bring enough Yangzhou's dirt with us.

I'm afraid these plants won't survive

after we arrive in Youzhou.

Yes.

My lord.

Let's go to bed now.

Arrange these things tomorrow.

We've gotten enough time.

We're leaving soon.

I feel uneasy.

We've been very careful

in the past few months.

Yuru is meticulous.

From applying for the pass, loading the boat, to sending scouts out,

she arranged different people

for different tasks.

No one knows about our plan.

Hasn't that brat come back?

It's so late now.

Yuru is with him. Nothing will happen.

We'll spend lots of time on the ship.

Traveling by ship is tiring.

Let's go to bed now.

Master, Madam.

Bad news.

Wang Rong is coming this way

with troops.

So the Wang family has heard about it.

They won't go easy on us this time.

We have to leave tonight.

I'll stall them.

You'll take the others

to the dock through the secret tunnel.

If I don't meet you

in two hours, you'll sail.

We can't leave you behind.

You'll head out of Huainan

and wait for me at Moon Dock.

Don't worry.

I'll go meet you there by road.

You…

Trust me.

[Gu Mansion]

Know the score here

and get out of my way.

Otherwise, I won't ask so nicely again.

Mr. Wang.

What a surprise.

Gu Langhua,

plead guilty now!

In years of doing business,

the Gu family has always abided by the law

and never cheated on our taxes.

What am I guilty of?

Stop playing dumb.

Lord Liang colluded with Jiang He

to plot a mutiny!

The Gu family

delivered military supplies for them secretly,

which made you traitors too!

Treason

is a very serious offense.

Do you have evidence?

Evidence?

I'll find some

after searching your house.

I dare you!

Gu Langhua!

I was ordered by the commissioner

to search for evidence.

You wouldn't let me

because you feel guilty!

Do I look guilty?

Mr. Wang.

The unspoken ambition

of the Wang family

is no longer a secret.

In Yangzhou,

you amassed ill-gotten gains and imposed unjust taxes.

You covet our wealth

and use the demotion of my brother-in-law

as an excuse to rob us

in the name of the court!

How dare you!

Mr. Wang,

there's no need to posture and yell.

You're too young

to accuse anyone

of treason.

Get your father here.

I'll wait for him here.

I won't budge an inch.

Madam.

The carriages are ready.

Good. Go tell all the managers

to hurry to the dock

with their families.

Find Ship Xuan 3 of the Cao Sect

and tell the crew they're there to ship Mr. Jiang's jewelry.

They'll let them on board.

Understood.

Let's go.

Send a carriage to the Liu family

to pick up Yuru's mother.

Hurry.

The rest of you, follow me.

[Liu Mansion]

Don't let anyone escape.

Don't be afraid.

Search!

Officer! Officer!

Officer!

Officer.

Go. Go. Go.

Go.

Eldest Madam.

Eldest Madam.

You have a way out, don't you?

Eldest Madam.

I beg you.

Please help us.

I know

I was very mean to you.

But now,

for the sake of the children,

I beg you

to take us with you.

Eldest Mother, please help us.

Please.

Eldest Madam.

-Please. -Please, Eldest Mother.

Okay.

Let's leave together.

Thank you, Eldest Madam.

After them!

Hurry up!

Move, move, move!

Yun, leave with us.

Yun, leave with us.

Come on!

Yun, leave with us!

Yun, leave with us!

Yun.

Go, go.

Yun, leave with us!

Eldest Madam, go!

Go!

Yun! Yun!

Let's go. Hurry.

Is everyone here?

Yes.

Everyone, come with me!

Yes.

Grandmother!

Grandmother, what's going on?

Has something bad

happened to us?

Go back now.

No matter what happens,

don't leave your room!

As long as I'm still part of the Ye family,

nothing will happen!

Let's go!

Grandmother.

All right. My birthday is over now.

Let's go check the ranking.

Fine.

I can't escape this moment any longer.

Let's go.

Jiusi.

-Jiusi. -Jiusi.

Jiusi.

Mrs. Gu.

We need to borrow Jiusi for a sec.

Come.

Just a sec.

What's wrong with you guys?

Your house is surrounded

by Wang Rong's men.

He's a scumbag.

I have to go back now.

Chen Xun.

Stay here with Yuru.

Don't let her get suspicious.

If I

don't come back in two hours,

take her

to hide in your place.

Wenchang,

go home now

and leave Yangzhou with your family.

The sooner the better.

Is it that serious?

There'll be chaos in Yangzhou.

After Wang Shanquan deals with the Gu family,

other aristocrats and rich merchants

will be the next.

As my close friends,

you two will definitely be watched.

Chen Xun's father is a scholar

and you live outside Yangzhou.

You may be safe for now.

But your family does business too.

They won't let you go.

Do as I say.

No matter how powerful

Wang Shanquan is,

he has to abide by the law.

If Darong is thrown into chaos,

there will be no law.

Do you mean…

Enough. We have no time for this.

When the dust settles,

we'll drink together again.

Deal.

You owe us

a dinner at Cuiming Restaurant.

Sure.

You can drink as much Jolly Spring as you want.

Yang Wenchang got into trouble again.

I need to help him settle it.

Chen Xun will stay here with you.

After I come back,

we'll check the ranking together.

Wenchang.

Chen Xun.

What did Wenchang do?

Why are they in such a hurry?

Yang Wenchang…

Boss Liu.

My master wants to see you.

Mrs. Gu.

Who is he?

I made business with his master.

Please tell Mr. Luo

that I'm busy today

and we shall talk business

another day.

You may read the letter first.

Chen Xun.

Something urgent happened

in business.

When Jiusi comes back,

tell him

not to worry about me.

I'll be back soon.

Mrs. Gu.

It's so late now.

You can't go alone.

I'll go with you.

No need.

Some business secrets

may be involved.

You'd better not come.

I often

go out alone for business.

Jiusi knows it.

Don't worry.

Let's go.

Mrs. Gu.

Mrs. Gu.

Stay safe.

Before tonight,

375 ships have left Yangzhou

from Changfeng Dock.

The whole Gu family

is relocating

but no one knows about it.

You did a great job, Boss Liu.

But now that I found out about it,

I can't let you go

without saying goodbye.

How did he know?

He even knows

how many ships we used.

Has he

been watching the Gu family?

What's his purpose?

Is he going to

ask for hush money?

Boss Liu.

We'll reach the shore soon.

Master.

Yes.

Boss Liu.

Please.

The fireworks in Yangzhou

are my birthday gift for you.

It's so kind of you, Mr. Luo.

It's too generous a gift.

I can't accept it.

Mr. Luo,

just tell me what you want.

I just landed a deal

and feel very happy,

so I invited you here for a talk.

I'll leave Yangzhou

for another deal soon.

Have a nice trip, Mr. Luo.

You're a mysterious man,

but I never probe into things

that are not my business.

I hope you can do the same.

Stay out of the matters

that have nothing to do with you.

Life is unpredictable.

We may need each other's help in the future.

Boss Liu,

would you leave Yangzhou

with me?

You're talented and resourceful.

Staying with Gu Jiusi

is a waste of your acumen.

It's a great pity.

Mr. Luo,

I respect you.

Please deserve my respect.

I respect you too

and never take you

as a woman

who only knows about housework.

I asked you to leave with me

because I cherish your talents.

So don't get me wrong.

If you work with me,

sooner or later,

you'll become a great success.

Mr. Luo,

I run the Gu Business

as the Young Madam of the Gu family

and Gu Jiusi's wife.

I don't know you personally.

I'll forget what you said tonight.

Yangzhou is in chaos now.

Don't be afraid.

Leave with me.

You're just

an innocent person dragged down by the Gu family.

You don't deserve

to die like this.

I've told you this before.

I'll never betray the Gu family,

let alone Gu Jiusi!

But after tonight,

Gu Jiusi

will no longer live in this world!

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

Where is Jiusi?

Young Master asked you to go to the dock.

Now.

Has Jiusi gotten on board?

Let's go.

[Guazhou Dock]

Madam.

Coming.

Madam.

The soldiers headed to Changfeng Dock.

Guazhou Dock was poorly guarded.

All the guards have been taken down.

Good.

You may leave.

Yes.

We usually

exchange goods at Changfeng Dock

but are now leaving

from Guazhou Dock.

You're so clever, Madam.

Yeah.

This is the last smoke screen.

It's Yuru's idea.

Young Madam.

Madam, Young Madam is here.

Young Madam.

Mother! Mother!

Yuru.

-Young Madam. -Young Madam.

Mother.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Good.

Where is my mother?