Original subtitles

♫ A clever girl ♫

♫ depicts the world with her brush. ♫

♫ When she looks back, ♫

♫ she happens to meet him. ♫

♫ Since then her heart has been restless. ♫

♫ She used to be carefree, ♫

♫ but he leaves his trace on her heart. ♫

♫ The love grows stronger and stronger. ♫

♫ They become a happy couple. ♫

♫ A pretty girl ♫

♫ draws the paintings for him. ♫

♫ The outline of romance. ♫

♫ The best years. ♫

♫ The wind blows through the branches. ♫

♫ The seed of love sprouts. ♫

♫ How can the destiny be predicted? ♫

♫ She loves his deep eyesight. ♫

♫ The circuits of growth rings are left. ♫

♫ The lovely couple will stay together forever. ♫

[Oh! My Sweet Liar!]

[Episode 17]

I'll do it myself!

GOSH! Don't!

BIN!

Put it down!

If you hit her to death,

Family Li will be thought as a cruel tyrant.

Your mother is right.

You,

don't need to give us a performance here.

What?

You know we're not malicious people.

Though they've done something audacious,

they don't deserve to be executed.

Do you think we're going to beat them to death?

Father, I admit my mistake.

I also know it can't be treated as a trivial matter.

As you're in a fit of anger,

I have no other ways but to do so.

Madam, sorry for treating you like this.

You've been wronged.

Hongbin.

Father. Mother.

I've already known

Xiong Xiruo's background very early.

As I was afraid that you wouldn't accept it,

then I forced her to tell lies

and trumped up her origin

as County magistrate's daughter of Jiangning.

As Madam was invited to be here in a sudden,

which left us no time for it,

she had to patch up lies for us.

It should be whole my fault rather than hers.

It's me who must marry Xiong Xiruo,

which leads to such a condition.

Father and Mother, it's all my fault.

Please punish me alone.

What should I say to you?

Uncle and Auntie.

Actually I should say nothing about it.

But as I find that my benevolent cousin

is still pleading for them two

after being deceived a lot by them,

it's really cruel for me to see him be treated like this.

If we let them off so easily,

isn't what he's suffered in vain?

How honorable my cousin is!

And how distinguished your Excellencies are!

So how could they be forgiven so easily with such felonies?

How should they be penalized according to your mind?

As Heavens prefer clement people,

I think it has no needs to be a capital offense.

But I think we should at least banish them from Yunyao in the rest of their life.

As you glibly profess that Heavens prefer clement people,

please tell me the difference between banishment and execution for the old and the pregnant.

Well... what about demoting them into slavery forever?

Xiong Xiruo is pregnant with my baby

so do you want Family Li's descendants to be slaves forever?

I'm not that mean. It's thoughtless of me...

If both of them are improper,

at least they should be sent to the government to be sentenced.

Absurd!

How can a county government

intervene the matter of Family Li, a noble family?

Do you think we are not disgraceful enough?

Do you want citizens of the whole city to laugh at us?

Madam, please forgive me. That's not what I want.

I've cared him and his reputation too much!

to speak in a prudential way!

Please pardon my offense!

You mean, you're only thinking of me?

As I've been familiar with you since my childhood,

of course I consider you in all respects.

Now that you consider me,

why didn't you tell me about what you discovered

but create a disturbance by telling my parents?

How could I know whether you would believe in me or not?

Ruer, it's enough.

I used to think that you're a sensible girl

so I thought that you investigated and exposed it

for caring about my son.

But it now seems that you're trying to

make a big thing out of it with all your efforts

in disregard of the reputation of Family Li, right?

Madam! Please trust me! It's definitely not what I mean!

Please pardon my offense!

Ruer is still too young to know much about it.

Though she knows nothing about its severity,

she's still with a good intention.

After all, it's not a trifle.

So she is just too impatient.

Big Brother is right.

We're interrogating Xiong Xiruo and her mother,

not her.

Ruer, you can withdraw now.

Thanks your Excellencies.

Don't worry, Duke.

I'll handle it.

Fine.

Gosh! Young Mistress.

Something bad happened.

Mom!

Young Mistress!

Mom!

- Mom! - Young Mistress!

Are you fine?

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Hold on! Young Mistress!

I'm afraid Xiruo might be angry for a period of time.

I hope you could comfort her.

Take care.

Fine.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

What are you doing? I want to find my Mom!

You can't!

Mom!

Mom!

Close the gate!

Take care of yourself, Young Mistress.

MOM!

Let me off!

Loose me!

Mom!

Why are you so heartless?

Why don't you let me see her off?

Why did you let her leave in such a humiliated way?

Let me go!

FROM NOW ON!

I want to find my mom...

You're the Young Mistress of Family Li.

You have no connection with your past life anymore.

Keep it in mind that

you've already broken it off with your mom

and she's no longer your mother.

Why can you be...

so heartless?

Mom...

Mom...

What a stink face are you showing?

Where's your basic etiquette?

I'm just grieving for parting with my Mom.

How dare you call her "Mom" again?

She, is my mom.

You really have backbone.

Breaking off with her is to preserve your reputation.

Don't be ungrateful.

Mother.

As Xiruo just hears the news,

- it's hard for her to accept it at once... - Shut up!

See what you've done!

How dare you help her cheat on your parents?

How can you have the nerve to intercede for her?

It's all my fault.

I—

Xiong Xiruo.

As long as you promise that

you'll break off all the relations with people of art pavilion

and you have no other relatives

except members of Family Li,

Duke and I could forgive your past misdeeds.

I have nothing to say.

I still have mom

but she's been driven out by you.

We've all treated you well, right?

Knowing you in distress,

though you've been pregnant

without marrying Bin,

which is out of courtesy,

we're not too particular with it

but accepting you with our true hearts.

What about you?

You've been deceiving us for a long time!

And you now blame us for parting you two.

Mom adopted me and brought me up herself,

how could I deny our relations? It's impossible!

What about...

driving me out of the manor

and letting us be together?

Anyway, I never thought

to be the Young Mistress.

I really want to tell you all that

it's not the only lie I've told!

XIONG XIRUO!

How absurd!

According to your words,

though we treat you as our family,

you've never thought yourself as the Young Mistress of Family Li, right?

It's only our own wishful thinking, right?

Mother, please calm your anger.

She said it out of anger. She's definitely--

Madam.

As Mom's raised me up,

it's totally impossible for me to break off relations with her.

But as I did tell lies, which is hard to forgive,

I won't demur your punishment.

I'm ready to take your punishment.

Good!

I'll put you in Hantie Hall.

You won't be released until you accept the idea.

Mother!

Hantie Hall has been left unused for years! It's desolate!

She's now pregnant.

It's inadvisable for her to live there!

Her nasty temper does come from

your blind pampering and shielding!

Listen,

if you try to shield her fault again this time,

I'll ask you to end the marriage

to remarry a good lady of a real noble family!

Guards!

Yes.

Take her away

and shut in Hantie Hall.

Yes.

[Hantie Hall]

Mei Xiang.

Take them away.

I don't want to eat.

Young Mistress.

You've already eaten nothing for a whole day.

You'll be sick if you go on like this.

That'll be fine.

Young Mistress, don't say that.

Young Master is concerned with you all along.

He's even gain a rigorous punishment for pleading with Duke.

Please have something to eat.

He's forbidden me from seeing my Mom off

but he now pleads for me. How contrived he is!

Young Master. She...

Mei Xiang. You can leave.

I've told you I don't want to eat.

Have some please.

Don't starve yourself.

Don't bother me.

Leave here. I don't want to see you.

Mother-in-law is unwilling to see what you look now.

You're unqualified to call her "Mother-in-law".

Xiruo.

This is the only way that I can keep you here.

Cast aside where I'm from and abandon my Mom?

Should I be ungrateful in order to stay here?

Xiruo.

I'm sorry...

If you really like me,

please let me go.

Let me go back to find my Mom.

I've never shown filial piety to her.

And also I've never brought her a good life.

As now she's old,

she still has to suffer such a shame.

I'm still confined here.

I can do nothing but see her leave me.

And now...

I can't call her "Mom" even once more.

Father and Mother treating me well

is all about a non-existent baby.

If I tell them that actually I'm not pregnant,

will they let me leave here?

Then maybe I can leave here

and stay together with my Mom, right?

Not for the baby.

Actually I'm not.

Xiruo.

I beg you to hang in here for me.

Trust me. I won't let you part forever.

It's only because everyone focuses on it now,

which forbids me to intercede for Madam,

otherwise it'll provoke Father and Mother,

which will lead us a worse outcome.

As long as it draws less attention later,

I'll try to find a solution to intercede for her.

Father and Mother are reasonable.

They'll accept her over time.

Everything will be better.

Are you sure?

Trust me.

Madam.

Mei Xiang told me that Young Mistress eventually ate something

after Young Master left

but she's still very glum all the day.

Hantie Hall is gloomy and clammy.

If she stays there for long,

I'm afraid that

it's more than she could endure.

Did she ask you to tell Duke and me anything?

No.

Nothing?

She's really stubborn.

Then let her be.

You can leave now!

Yes.

Hold on!

Go to ask Mei Xiang

to prepare something to keep out the coldness.

Yes.

And... some hot food.

Hurry!

Yes, Madam. I'll do it right now.

Your heart is really soft.

I'm not softhearted.

If she refuses to give in,

I'll confine her forever!

Let me see which is harder, her backbone or my heart?

I'm going to be crazy about it but you're still playing with crickets!

Dear, calm down.

In my opinion,

I don't think she's disobedient to you on purpose.

Think about it.

Her mom took her home

and raised her up.

Her love and kindness to Xiruo

are deeper than Xiruo's natural mother.

If you were her,

would you break off with such a mother?

- Would you agree on it? - I...

If she's really an ungrateful girl,

getting rid of her mother in order to enjoy a rich life,

then she would be not qualified to be a member of Family Li.

Right?

But I've already said to her,

it's she who refused to give in.

What... What should I do?

Should I yield to her?

How should I confront with my face and Family Li's prestige?

Don't worry, dear.

Things will mend in the end.

The condition can be improved.

You only know to say nonsense.

Tell me how it will mend?

Do we really ask her to give birth to a child in that poor attic?

Well...

Dear.

It's too late to drink the tea.

What kind of good ideas do you have?

Bin told me that

her mother adopted not only her,

but also several other girls.

A woman without her husband's support

endures sufferings to foster so many children.

She's really a great woman, right?

Really?

So it seems that...

her mother is really benevolent.

Of course.

As the lord of Yunyao, we should praise and publicize

such a kind woman.

So you mean that...

we should publicize her philanthropic acts in the city?

Besides it,

I'm going to build her a memorial archway

to flaunt her virtue and benevolence.

I'll facilitate not only women to imitate,

but also those prominent tycoons

and nobles to learn from her virtues.

As an impoverished woman can be like this,

how can the rich have the face to enjoy their life

regardless of the weal and woe of the masses?

If we can have more kind people like Mrs. Xiong,

we'll have fewer homeless people.

How couldn't we lead to a harmonious,

happy and peaceful life for citizens?

You're exactly right.

Our family is the leader of the noble citizens here.

We should play a leading role.

What about us establishing several orphanages

especially for orphans and the abandoned?

- How do you think? - Great idea.

I'll leave you to handle it.

But I'm still a little bit worried about it.

As her mom is from an art pavilion,

will we be denounced

for praising her publicly?

Just for that,

it could present that

our family give equal treatment to everyone,

which can also let Xiruo be at ease.

If she knows that we praise her mom instead of punishing her,

she won't be obstinate to us anymore.

Alas!

You really take great pains to placate your daughter-in-law.

Not really.

What I've done is to solve your trouble, right?

What I've done is for my wife,

for Family Li's reputation

and for the citizens of Yunyao.

It may be said that

I'm getting the best of both words and solving all the problems.

You've said all the words.

It's inadvisable to drink tea late at night.

Ouch!

Ouch!

Miss Song.

- Aha! - Ow!

Miss, please stop playing like this.

We're now at Li's Manor, not Song's Manor.

That's why I hit them!

Second Young Master is back!

Second Young Master is coming!

Second Young Master is back?

Yes.

- Where's he? - He's just come in.

Come with me.

- Is he the Second Young Master of Family Li? - Yes.

His bearing is really graceful and he's so charming.

Second Young Master.

You're finally back.

What's going on?

My mother couldn't be ready to hit me as I come back so suddenly, right?

Please don't be kidding with me, Second Young Master.

Madam's now in too vile a mood to hit you.

She's sullen now.

What happened?

It's because

Young Mistress's background has been found by her

a few days ago.

But she refuses to give in.

As you know Madam's character...

Doesn't he have a pockmarked face?

I heard that he's an unrestrained man with talents and passions,

which is called the most handsome man in Yunyao.

Why haven't you told me earlier?

I nearly miss him.

Madam is now anxious and regretful.

She is worrying about it.

Young Mistress has been confined?

More than that.

She's had nothing for three days and nights.

I'm afraid that she couldn't stand it for a long time.

Where's he?

He's left.

Your mom said that

the business of the art pavilion has been better

after neighbors knew she's been to Li's Manor.

Girls there all can wear jewels.

And she's also had more and more rouges, smiling from ear to ear.

When I went to ask her for a fish head soup,

she wanted to evict me

for my tiny business.

I've begged her for a long time

till she agreed to cook it for you.

The soup I brought to you is really hard-earned.

Thanks, Master.

Have it now. It's still warm.

Don't waste what we've done for you.

I'll accompany you to draw after having the soup.

Okay.

As I'm now confined here,

it seems that

I can do nothing but drawing here.

My mother is firm in speech but soft in heart.

As long as you can yield to her,

she'll absolutely let you off.

Though my mom didn't give birth to me,

she's raised me up herself.

She gave me my second life.

She has a high sense of self-esteem

and she's never yielded to anyone before.

But since I've told some lies,

she has to suffer such a humiliation.

Now I...

not only have no chance to intercede for her

but also need to disassociate myself from her.

Master... It's really impossible for me to do so...

Silly girl.

Master.

Will you take me away

if I still want to leave here?

If you really want,

I'm willing to help you.

We've made the arrangement at the beginning.

But now,

you've already been his wife.

That's it...

I used to be a carefree girl muddling along in Yunyao.

Though my life was not rich,

I was liberal.

But why...

have I been a member of Family Li?

Why have I met Li Hongbin?

Your sorrow is only temporary.

My brother is a responsible man.

But why is he born in Family Li?

Xiong Xiruo.

Fates are decided by heavens.

It has been destined for you

to meet one and miss one.

As you have the fate to meet each other,

it'll be hard to escape.

Then just confront all the challenges.

It has no benefits to be depressed.

You're really sensible.

Here you are.

Greet to Young Master.

How is she?

- She... - Thank you, Master.

Wow! The big fish head you've drawn is really nice.

You don't need to feed on fancies for I'll bring you two next time.

Great!

I want to have two next time.

Okay.

I haven't seen her happy smile for long.

- Brother. - You're back.

Long time no see.

As you're back, you come to see my wife first

instead of greeting your parents

and visiting your brother.

It's not the common courtesy, isn't it?

As you've trapped her in such a condition,

how couldn't her master come to enlighten her?

Li Hongbin.

What did you do to her?

I'll solve them all.

If you hadn't entangled her by fake marriage and pregnancy,

how could these things have happened?

And how could she grieve like this?

You've only thought how to bind her to you.

Have you ever thought how to make her happy?

Li Hongbin.

Don't forget Keer's death.

You have nothing to say?

Be good to her.

She can't live without you now.

♫ The love ripples in my heart. ♫

♫ What a beautiful encounter it is. ♫

♫ It's like in the dream. ♫

♫ Who is willing to be roused? ♫

♫ My mind is full of you all the time. ♫

♫ Chinese ink paintings are the witness of our romance. ♫

♫ I want to walk with you hand in hand. ♫

♫ I want to know your heart. ♫

♫ Are you infatuated with our love? ♫

♫ Our love will last forever. ♫

♫ My happiness and love ♫

♫ are all because of you. ♫

♫ I can't get away as I come closer. ♫

♫ I want to steal your heart. ♫

♫ But I lost myself. ♫

♫ How lucky to lose to you in my youth. ♫

♫ My happiness and love ♫

♫ are all because of you. ♫

♫ I can't get away as I come closer. ♫

♫ I want to steal your heart. ♫

♫ But I lost myself. ♫

♫ How lucky to lose to you in my youth. ♫

Li Jingyou!

Li Jingyou. What are you doing?

The sky is dark and the earth is yellow as earth is first separated from heaven.

Don't you say that you're a sophisticated scholar?

Why are you still learning children's primer now?

I'm not learning it.

I'm just practicing calligraphy.

And if it hadn't been you who exposed our plan,

how could my teacher have punished me to write it?

How can you blame on me now?

It's you who asked me to join your Anti-Xiong Alliance!

Then what happened?

It led me to jump into the water to save her,

which also scared me a lot.

Dai Ruer, such a bad woman, completed

what I've failed to achieve.

If I had known it earlier,

I would have done nothing but to wait and see.

What a waste of my efforts!

And my nephew is really a fool.

As he's already found out her lies,

he hasn't divorced her yet!

By the way.

What's your new Anti-Xiong plan today?

Nothing about it.

Well...

do you make a special trip to accompany me?

I want to ask you an incredible question.

What kind of incredible things can you have?

How incredible?

It's about my marriage.

Is it incredible enough?

Do you want my answers about your marriage?

Yes.

Well...

Just go ahead.

You...

I...

What kind of lady does your Second Nephew like?

My Second Nephew?

Yes.

Aren't you asking me?

Yes, I am asking you.

Are you going to tell me that

you fall in love with him this time?

Why not?

I'm here to find one to marry.

Couldn't I choose the one as I want?

I heard that...

Li Hongyu is the most handsome man in Yunyao.

And he's a master of painting.

All the ladies in Yunyao want to marry him.

Why didn't I find such a nice person at the beginning?

Why did I fall in love with the logy Young Master?

Fortunately, thanks to the heavens.

He finally got married with Xiong Xiruo.

Otherwise the happy fate of Second Young Master and I will be wasted.

From now on,

I'm going to improve my character,

calligraphy and painting.

Then we can draw together

and devote to each other after we get married.

You're of a variable mood!

As your handwriting is terrible,

how dare you want to learn paintings?

And he won't fall in love with you!

Nonsense!

How can't he fall in love with such a charming noble girl like me?

Then tell me.

What kind of girl does he like?

He likes all kinds of girls.

Then why won't he marry me?

He wants to fall in love with girls all over the world

so why will he marry someone?

I think you'd better give up him. It's a terrible choice.

You'd better put your mind in Anti-Xiong plans.

She did something wrong without apologizing to my brother.

It's incorrect!

Why don't you follow me to Hantie Hall to blame her?

I have no interest in doing it.

What a good chance to blame and punish her!

How could you refuse it?

You don't want to help me? Fine, forget it.

I'll write to my father

and ask him to help me.

Wait!

Third Master, are you tired?

Have some tea.

Mom...

I'm sorry...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Why are you here?

Sorry.

Apple.

Sorry.

Apple.

Don't ask me for apples.

Go to find your master and ask for it.

How noisy!

Sorry. Apple.

I have no apples.

Little bitch. Apple.

Wait!

Do you come to apologize or quarrel?

Stupid bird!

Stupid!

Stupid bird!

Stupid!

Stupid bird!

Stupid!

Stupid bird!

Little bitch!

You'll really have no apples to eat if you keep on abusing me.

Little bitch!

- Little bitch! - You!

Apple. Beauty.

Sorry. Beauty.

Sorry.

Thank you...

Xiruo. I'm coming to see you.

Gosh...

How can you be confined in such a place?

Madam is rather ruthless...

Leave here.

Whom are you now going to order about?

As you're a prisoner now, how dare you call me out?

Or have you treated the poor house as your new home?

So that's why you ask me to leave?

So what?

Please get out.

I come to persuade you with good wills.

The marriage between families of unequal social ranks

cannot come to a good end.

Not only you have to have a rough time here,

but also it nearly leads Hongbin to be a murderer.

Why bother like this?

You'd better end it all earlier.

Be a murderer?

What do you mean?

Well...

Your Mom...

was just saved from death.

But it's hard for Hongbin to take her in.

I don't know whether she could have a peaceful life or not.

What are you talking?

Sort it out.

You still know nothing about what happened in Jianzhang Hall that day, right?

As your mom took her trial at Jianzhang Hall that day,

Hongbin was going to beat her to death then and there

in order to keep you intact.

If Duke and Madam hadn't stopped him

and given him the idea of cutting off relations with your Mom,

your mom might already have been killed by him.

What did you say?

Why do you wear a look of amazement?

Your mom is of humble birth.

As Hongbin is born to the purple,

how can he tolerate such a mother-in-law?

According to his consistent ruthless means,

he would absolutely beat her to death.

Nonsense!

He's nice to my mom!

Oh, Xiruo!

I think you're a liar but you're really naive.

Of course he'll coax you and hide it from you.

But...

as he's the eldest lineal son of Duke,

the future Duke Lean,

maybe he could endure your humble origin

but how could he bear to have such a lowly Madam?

But for Uncle and Auntie's favor to your poor mom,

she might have already been dead.

Let me give you a piece of advice.

Though Hongbin could coax

and endure you for the moment,

he still minds your poor origin after all.

Husband or Mom,

I'm afraid that you could only choose one.

I really come to remind you with a good intention.

Xiruo.

Think over it, okay?

♫ The love ripples in my heart. ♫

♫ What a beautiful encounter it is. ♫

♫ It's like in the dream. ♫

♫ Who is willing to be roused? ♫

♫ My mind is full of you all the time. ♫

♫ My happiness and love ♫

♫ are all because of you. ♫

♫ I can't get away as I come closer. ♫

♫ I want to steal your heart. ♫

♫ But I lost myself. ♫

♫ How lucky to lose to you in my youth. ♫

♫ The love ripples in my heart. ♫

♫ What a beautiful encounter it is. ♫

♫ It's like in the dream. ♫

♫ Who is willing to be roused? ♫

♫ My mind is full of you all the time. ♫

♫ My happiness and love ♫

♫ are all because of you. ♫

♫ I can't get away as I come closer. ♫

♫ I want to steal your heart. ♫

♫ But I lost myself. ♫

♫ How lucky to lose to you in my youth. ♫

♫ My happiness and love ♫

♫ are all because of you. ♫

♫ I can't get away as I come closer. ♫

♫ I want to steal your heart. ♫

♫ But I lost myself. ♫

♫ How lucky to lose to you in my youth. ♫