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Episode 7

Hua Rongzhou, come here.

Well, security has been an issue these days.

From today

you'll be a guard in Mistress's compound.

Remember to be vigilant at all times.

Yes, sir.

All right. He's yours now.

I'm Yinxing. I work for Mistress.

Come with us.

My name is Cuizhu.

Zhong's Garden

Mr Wang, for the ancestral worship next month

I need some of your men

to beef up the security.

It's for our ancestors.

We have to make sure

everything goes smoothly.

I know...

Lord, you're the son of Her Highness

and the fragrance your family makes

has helped all of us.

Just tell me how many people you want.

Thank you, Mr Wang.

My pleasure.

If it weren't for your family

the people in our city

would've suffered from the fake fragrance

that the Ge family made.

Now I'm just doing my job.

Now that you mention it

have all the escaped Ge family members

been arrested?

After all, their family fell because of us.

I'm afraid

they might want to take revenge on us.

You're right.

But I haven't heard of them these years.

I think they're too afraid

to show their faces.

Well...

Don't worry, Lord.

I'm the magistrate of Huangcheng now.

The Ge family

won't have the nerve to show up here.

Thank you.

What did you just say, Mistress?

Master said that I'm too weak

so I've decided to start exercising today.

This is for my health.

You won't be against it, will you?

Many events will happen in the future.

I'm too weak now

to make it through the ancestral worship.

Five.

Eight.

Mistress, this is...

Housemaid Li, do you want to join us?

Mistress...

Slow down.

Mistress, what improper behaviour!

What improper behaviour!

Housemaid Li.

Housemaid Li.

Stop her...

Mistress, you've exercised for half a month

and it really works.

You eat much more

and the dress made a few months ago

is a bit small for you now.

If you can't give a compliment, be quiet.

Mistress, it's time to go.

Master's waiting outside.

Let's go.

Ancestral Tablet

All kneel.

First kowtow.

Up.

Second kowtow.

Up.

Third kowtow.

All rise.

Offer incense.

Offer wine.

Offer fragrance formula to ancestors.

Protect the Lord!

- Master. - Go.

Run!

Don't be distracted, Master.

Here's an arrow from me in return.

Come here.

Yao!

Master, you can't risk revealing yourself.

Yao!

The ceremony is coming to an end.

Just a little longer.

All right.

Sorry. It's crucial to my next plan

so I must take your place and save his life.

Where's the arrow?

Where's the arrow?

Why hasn't it shown up yet?

What's wrong?

Protect the Lord!

Zhong, hand over our fragrance formula!

Go.

Run!

Look at his exquisite outfit.

He must be Mu Yao's third admirer.

Stop!

She's your target.

Why should I listen to you?

Because I didn't get hurt at all

in my previous life.

Previous life?

I'll send you to your next one right away.

Mistress, are you all right?

Why didn't you listen to me?

Look at yourself now.

Young man, you're promising.

- What's your name? - Hua...

Oh, no! I'm running late.

Rongzhou.

Here's an arrow from me in return.

Let me do it.

She's so stupid.

Must she block the arrow to save him?

Just push him away.

How... how could...

How could this be...

Qian!

Qian!

Qian.

Nanfeng!

- Master. - Mistress!

- Take care of Mu Yao. - Yes, Master.

Mistress.

Master, we have both the fragrance

and the formula. Let's leave.

If they find us, there'll be trouble.

Qianzhi.

Physician Xia, how is she?

Master.

Mistress' wound has been treated

but it's way too close to her heart.

If it were any closer

I'm afraid even the best doctor

could not save her.

Take good care of her

and she'll come to.

Thank you.

Nanfeng, show him out.

- Yes, Master. - See you.

Nanfeng.

Master.

Go to my study and bring me my clothes

and personal items.

Yes, Master.

Master.

Everything's ready.

We can leave secretly tomorrow.

Magistrate Wang has imposed martial law

to track down the assassins.

It was really hard

to find this opportunity.

Come here.

How ridiculous!

We dispatched too many people this time

and it caught Senior Lord's attention.

I'm afraid when we go back

he'll question you about it.

So what?

Do you think my father

wants to deal with cheap raw materials

and doesn't want

the Zhong family's fragrance formulas?

I once took in one of the Ge family members

and he didn't say anything.

He has handed over our entire staff to me

which means he has recognised my ability

and I'm allowed to do anything.

But the Jiayin Pill formula

that we got this time is fake

and the people we sent to their shops

found nothing.

I underestimated Lord Zhong.

I didn't expect him to do this.

Seems like he knew this would happen.

But the people in this city are superstitious

and tie these ceremonies to luck.

Their ceremony was ruined.

So they need herb merchants like us

to keep their business going.

But, Master

you acted without permission this time.

If this gets out

even the Senior Lord might not be able

to protect you.

The Zhong family still thinks

the Ge family was responsible.

You need not be so worried.

But I think

we'd better leave as soon as possible.

Am I...

late again?

Master.

They're holding an incense banquet soon.

We can...

come back then.

All right.

Get this. Tell everyone that this time

we only took away the Jiayin Pill formula

and that's all we did.

Yes, I'll make sure our stories match up.

No.

This isn't what I'd expected.

I...

Qian.

You've finally come to.

- I... - Don't say anything.

The physician said the arrow missed your heart

or else I wouldn't get to see you again.

No, I...

Let's talk about it after you recover.

The physician said

you should take a good rest.

Can you let me...

I know.

Qian, don't worry.

From now on, I won't let you down.

I...

I'll get the physician.

Zhong Yelan

I have something to tell you now.

As I said, let's...

I wasn't the one

in the temple with you

when you were a kid.

It was Mu Yao.

What are you talking about?

Do you still remember

the jade pendant you gave to that girl?

I lied before.

I told you my brother lost it

but I saw it on Mu Yao.

And

nothing happened between us.

We didn't consummate our relationship.

I had drugged you...

that time.

I noticed that

you treated her differently

so I made that mistake in a panic

to let me marry

into your family.

I had a near-death experience

and now I realise how wrong I was.

You don't need to forgive me, Master

but please don't implicate my family.

You...

What do you mean?

I'm responsible for my actions.

If you want to divorce me

I would understand.

You...

Master...

Master, everything is packed.

- When shall we start moving? - Save it.

Master.

Master.

Mistress, what did you say to Master just now?

I just told him the truth.

The truth?

But why did Master seem like

a different person just now?

You don't know how anxious Master was

when you were in a coma.

Remove the incense in the room.

It makes me dizzy.

Mistress, you're ill

so we didn't light any incense.

No incense?

Then why do I keep smelling

the scent of incense?

There's no scent.

Maybe I'm just ill.

Bring some sleep-aiding fragrance to me.

I want it in oral medication and incense.

They're supposed to be strong.

Why do you suddenly want those, Mistress?

I can't take the pain.

They can help me fall asleep.

Bring as many as you can.

I'm afraid the pain won't let me sleep.

All right.

It's time to leave.

I've packed my bags.

Three months are almost up. I'm...

Was it you...

that I met in the temple of the city

13 years ago?

Why do you suddenly ask about this?

Was it you?

Yes.

Where's the jade pendant I gave you?

So it was you.

It was you indeed.

Why didn't you tell me?

I thought you had forgotten about it

and that only I retained the memory.

If you had told me

right from the beginning...

Then what?

When I met you again, I recognised you.

But your indifferent attitude made me think

I was wrong.

Have we met before?

Though I learnt the truth later

considering the strict rules here

and our reputation

how could I bring it up?

I'll help you investigate your father's case.

I want to know how many lies

Hua Qian has told me

in addition to the ones

she revealed to me today.

Qian.

Qian.

Qian, wake up.

Qian, I won't let you down again.

Hua Qian!

You used Mu Yao's identity to get close to me

and secretly drugged me to marry you.

You and your father framed her family

and put them in prison.

Our ties are severed now

and we shall go our separate ways.

Is it because of Butler Hua's poor parenting

or his own misbehaviour

which has set a bad example?

You don't need to be nervous.

I wasn't going to rebuke you.

It was just a passing remark.

I've met Hua Qian before

but she'd never tolerate

any other woman around my senior

let alone speak well of another woman

in front of him.

Are you really Hua Qian?

What the hell.

I can't have peace even in my dream.

Do I look that bad?

I had a nightmare.

That's why I said something like that.

Please forgive me, Lord.

Don't worry about it.

My mother heard you had a coma for five days

and was very worried

so she wanted Physician Wu to see you.

My senior isn't here.

But to reassure my mother

I decided to come in with the physician.

Five days?

Please reach out your hand, Mistress.

Lord, Mistress is fine now.

But the wound was severe

and was very close to her heart.

so she might have frequent chest pain.

If she was doing well

why did she remain in a coma for so long?

I smelled...

Did you use some sleep-aiding fragrance?

Right.

I'm afraid of pain

so I used some fragrances.

With all due respect

using fragrances isn't always good for health

and there should be a limit.

You fell into a coma.

I think it was due to the dose of fragrance.

It might cause weakness

and damage to the brain.

Please use them with caution, Mistress.

Thank you for your reminder.

I'll be careful with it.

I've never heard

of this way to relieve pain.

I'm too weak to withstand the pain

so I came up with such a bad idea.

You can leave now.

Yes, Lord.

Are you going to drive me away?

No, I'm not.

Lord.

Actually...

something still puzzles me

so I want to ask you about it.

Lord, I just woke up

and my mind is still foggy.

Shall we talk another...

It's a simple question.

On the ancestral worship day

when the assassins attacked

all the other ladies and girls panicked

except you.

You looked very calm.

Master was by my side

and I trust him

so I didn't panic.

But I saw that you didn't flinch

when you confronted an assassin

and that you even stopped him.

I just had a near-death experience.

I'm still frightened

and my mind feels foggy.

Please just get to the point.

Are you suspecting

that the assassins are linked with my family?

You're overthinking it.

It was just a casual question.

Qianzhi.

Be careful.

Lord, although I'm just a woman

I know a person has only one life.

Even if I had evil intentions

I wouldn't risk my life.

What do you mean?

You brought the physician with you today.

Wasn't it because you wanted to check

whether my injury was real?

Bonus footage

How's the investigation?

The assassination happened so suddenly

and the men behind it acted furtively

without leaving any clues.

I think it was planned long ago

and not done on a whim.

There weren't many assassins

so it didn't cause a big disturbance.

Only a few families were wounded.

How's the situation at Zhong Residence?

Master wasn't injured

and neither were his guards.

What about her?

Mistress got injured and is unconscious

but I don't have the details.

Get a physician and come with me.

Lord, Her Highness is still

waiting for the news.

Perhaps you should go reassure her first?

All right.

Keep an eye on her.

Yes, Lord.