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Episode 14

Miss.

But you're a year older than me.

This hairpin is a gift to you as a dowry.

Dowry?

You...

What are you talking about?

Don't run away!

Qian.

Look!

It's so sunny out there.

Mistress, Mrs Hua sent someone

to ask about the matter

concerning your brother.

I was daydreaming again.

What incense are you using on your clothes?

It smells so familiar.

How would I be in the mood to put incense

on my clothes at a time like this?

Mistress, just tell me

what plans do you have

with regard to your brother?

Mistress!

Mistress!

Mistress! Let's play kick-the-shuttlecock.

Come on, Mistress.

Just come with us, Mistress.

Mistress!

Mistress, would you like some walnuts?

It keeps your mind sharp.

Mistress!

Mistress!

Housemaid Li, what should we do?

She's...

You'd better go to your room and get some rest.

It's no use waiting here.

Shen is still suffering in prison.

I can't possibly be at ease sitting in my room.

Shen is our only son

Magistrate Wang won't do anything

before he is convicted.

But we cannot just sit idle and do nothing.

Qian is

the Mistress of the Zhong family.

I've sent so many people over there

to ask her for help.

Except for the time I went there myself

she didn't bother to say anything!

I'd say, she simply doesn't care

about her only elder brother.

How about...

I go and see her again?

She can ignore the servants I sent

surely she has to talk to me, her mother.

Sit down, will you?

This is a critical period.

You'd better not go to Zhong Residence.

Master is still angry.

If you go there frequently

all the more he might give Qian

the cold shoulder.

Then what should we do?

So, Qian is so afraid of

losing her position as Mistress

that she'll leave her brother in the lurch?

I think...

Qian must have other plans.

What plans can she have?

If she has other plans

why did she ignore the people I sent?

My dear

it could be that

someone has something on her

so her hands are tied

and is unable to help Shen openly.

What could it be?

I have no idea

but we had better not to act rashly.

Come on, have some tea.

I don't feel like it.

Both Shen and Qian worry me.

I know you have a sweet tooth.

See if these suit your taste.

The pastries here are excellent for sure.

A few days ago, Yelan married a concubine

and you also went to join in the fun?

Yes.

I didn't attend my senior's wedding

when he married his wife

so I made up for it this time.

You are the Lord of the Zhong family

it's not inappropriate even if you didn't go.

He is my senior.

I should at least go and take a look.

I know that the two of you are close

since childhood.

So, what happened to the son of the Hua family?

Why did he get thrown into prison

as soon as the wedding was over?

The news was suppressed

within Zhong Residence.

I haven't heard a whiff of it

in the past few days.

Actually, it wasn't a big deal.

Hua Shen passed out

in my senior's concubine's room that day.

No one knew what happened exactly

so he's in custody

awaiting Magistrate Wang to investigate.

But it's been more than half a month.

Why hasn't Magistrate Wang done anything yet?

It is a grave matter.

After all, he is the only son of Butler Hua

and my senior is watching how the case unfolds

so Magistrate Wang is afraid

to make a rash judgment.

Yelan is a person who can distinguish

right from wrong

so he won't wrong the innocent.

I'm guessing Qian must feel unsettled.

Qian is a sensible and kind girl.

Unfortunately, she has such a terrible sibling.

She's in a dilemma

about whether to help him or not.

I wanted to ask her

to come over and comfort her

but she doesn't seem to want

to get out of the house at all.

Mistress.

Mistress, the weather is nice today.

Do you want to go out for a walk?

Sister Qianzhi...

What is going on with Mistress?

Why is she keeping silent

and lying still all day?

Young Master Hua is still in prison.

Why is Mistress not doing anything?

Mistress is very upset for sure

but Master is not letting the matter slide

what else can Mistress do?

Then what should we do?

We can't let Mistress be depressed like this.

We have said and done everything we could.

Master hasn't relented

and Mistress chose to remain silent.

We can do nothing about this situation.

Concubine Mu, you paint really well.

Not really.

She hasn't been out of her compound

for the past half month.

She hasn't done much either.

If she stands by and does nothing

not fearing being called cold-blooded

I will look up to her a little.

If she has the nerve to help Hua Shen

I won't hesitate to take advantage of this

and drag her into the mire as well.

But Magistrate Wang

is merely locking Hua Shen in prison

and nothing more.

There's no rush.

Is your hand okay?

It's fine.

Is my head very heavy?

Not at all.

Where are they?

I don't see any maids around.

I don't know either.

Squat down and talk to me for a while.

I'm wide awake now.

I haven't asked you this since you came.

Is your family in Huangcheng?

No

they live in a remote village.

They couldn't afford to raise me

because of the famine

so they sold me to a rich family as a slave.

Didn't you join the Zhong Residence

when we were recruiting guards last year?

I was sold to another family

and I escaped from there.

Then you...

must have had a hard time.

Not anymore.

Not anymore.

Do you still hate that rich family

who mistreated you?

Not anymore.

Why?

That's because I have already...

Why did you want to see me?

Like always, you are good at

winning people's hearts.

You have raised yourself a loyal servant.

Master, did you come here for a quarrel?

Aren't you the one who wants to see me?

When did I...

The maids took it upon themselves.

I have nothing to say to you.

Please go back, Master.

You haven't been out in the past half month.

What are you up to?

Have I done something wrong?

Or has your prejudice made you think that

I have done something wrong?

Are you blaming me?

What's the use of blaming you?

That would only make me feel upset.

You seem to enjoy making insinuating remarks.

You didn't want to listen to me before

and now I don't want to talk to you either.

My mind is troubled

I don't have the mood to argue with you

so please leave me alone.

Hua Qian...

Take my brother's life

if you want to

as long as you can feel at ease.

Mistress.

I asked for Master without your permission

because I was really worried

seeing you were so depressed.

It's okay.

I don't blame you.

Qian.

Qian, I saw that you hadn't bought

any decent jewellery since you were married.

I went to buy some nice ones for you

and here they are.

Mistress, it's time to go to bed.

Now I finally know

why I was reborn on the night of my wedding.

If it had been earlier

I'm afraid I would once again

protect the Hua family blindly

without realising what I had done was so...

Get prepared tomorrow morning.

I'll be going out.

Mistress, where are you going?

I'll go and check on my shops.

Sure. I'll get things ready tomorrow morning.

Forget it.

In the morning, go tell the shops

to prepare their accounts books.

I'll be there in the afternoon

to check on their profit and loss

and see how much money I could draw out.

Mistress, do you need money?

Yes.

Money is power

no matter where we are.

These are the last month's accounts books.

Lord...

Mistress is out of the house.

Help me sort these out. Do it quickly!

Yes, Lord.

After you.

Get the bank notes ready

for the amount that can be drawn out.

I'll send someone to pick them up

in the next few days.

Yes, Mistress.

Take care.

Let's go. You've been out with me all day.

I'll treat you to dinner.

Your dishes are ready. Please enjoy.

What are you doing standing there?

Sit down and eat.

Come on!

The food in this restaurant is pretty good.

Eat more. You too. Come on.

Aren't you Rongzhou?

I haven't seen you in half a year.

You're doing well.

My apologies.

I have interrupted you. Enjoy the meal.

Call me anytime if you need anything.

Do you know him?

Before I applied for the job as a guard

I worked here as a choreman for a few months.

You have had many experiences

despite being young.

Come on, eat more.

Bravo!

Bravo!

Park the carriage.

Let's take a stroll before going home.

Yes, Mistress.

- One more! - One more!

Here, this added osmanthus.

Okay.

In the past six months since I was reborn

I hadn't gone out for a walk at night.

After seeing barrenness in the wasteland

the bustling market now seems

quite beautiful.

Give way!

One more...

Why do I feel like you've grown taller again?

Lord, why are you out alone?

You haven't been out for a month.

Why did you suddenly leave the house today?

Do you have spies in Zhong Residence?

Or else how would you know about what I do?

What do you think?

Since I found you, let's go.

Why were you looking for me?

I'd like to take you somewhere.

Let's go.

Greetings, Miss Meng.

- Is Lord in there? - Yes, he is.

Then, could you please notify Lord

that my lady has made him some soup

since it is cold today?

Lord has passed down an order.

He's busy with work

so no outsiders are allowed.

How can my lady be considered an outsider?

Please forgive me, Miss Meng.

I can't defy Lord's order.

Why don't you go and notify him

and I'll leave as soon as I deliver the soup?

Miss Meng, just pass me the soup

and I will send it.

Why isn't Steward Gao here?

He is inside, serving Lord.

Well, thank you.

Not at all, Miss Meng.

I just heard about

the falling out between Hua Qian and Master

the day before yesterday.

I'm surprised to see

another person wallowing in sorrow today.

How nice.

- How nice. - Miss...

It would be nice to see

a few more people in misery in this world.

What is this place?

Star Reaching Tower.

The lower floors are where the Zhong family

develops fragrance formulas during the day

and the upper floors

are where medicinal herbs are stored.

No one goes up at night.

Why have you brought me here?

Let's head upstairs.

Go upstairs on foot?

How else?

Lord, take your time to go up there.

I will take my leave first.

How many floors are there in total?

Eleven.

Which floor are we going to?

The eleventh floor.

Lord, do you think

I can climb to the eleventh floor?

You can take a rest if you get tired halfway.

Well... I feel pain in my chest all of a sudden

I suppose it's the aftereffect

of the arrow injury.

I'm weak and sickly.

I can't climb so many flights of stairs

so I'd better go home and rest.

Physician Wu said

climbing stairs

is a way to strengthen your body

so it will do you no harm.

But I really feel pain in my chest.

Physician Wu may be wrong about this.

Oh, suddenly, the pain subsided.

Let's go.

Here we are.

Come here.

I'm too tired to move.

Let me show you something nice.

It's pitch dark.

What's there to see?

It seems that you have no fear of me at all now.

Do you want me to drag you over?

Lord, don't you have better things to do?

It wasn't easy for me to make time for this.

Looking down from here

do you have a feeling that

everything is under your feet

and all your troubles have disappeared?

The troubles will not disappear

just because you're standing on high ground.

When you're on higher ground

the less you see.

You're not making sense.

Have you never heard the saying

"Stand high and look far"?

That's not necessarily the case.

What's the use of looking far?

Even if you could see the overall picture

you may be shackled by your bias

and can't see what's in front of you.

You have to see it with your own eyes

to know that.

If you hadn't taken the effort

climbing up the stairs today

you could only imagine the scenery

that everyone talked about.

If you fear you might overlook certain things

then pay more attention to those around you

instead of refraining from looking afar.

Lord, did you bring me here

just to admire the scenery?

Seeing that you have refused

my mother's invitation

I selflessly shared the vantage point

for this breathtaking scenery with you

which ordinary people can't see.

Why do you treat me so well?

Shouldn't allies help each other?

Help each other?

Could it be that he has the same motive

as Wu Shuomo?

He also wants me to pull myself together

and take Zhong Yelan back

so he can marry the woman he fancies?

- What do you want to do? - I just...

I didn't bring you here to let you kill yourself.

Lord, this is inappropriate, isn't it?

There's nothing to fear.

At night, only my people are here

in the Star Reaching Tower

and no one else would see us.

Lord, are you encouraging me

to cheat on my husband?

I dare you to say something like this again.

Do you like...

She is already married.

Do you still think about her?

Yes.

She's such a lucky woman.

Mu Yao has always been so lucky.

She has many men

who love her unconditionally.

Unlike me

no matter how hard I try

I can't even change

the prejudice they have against me.

No doubt one mistake leads to another.

Do you want some?

What is that?

Yuelu Wine.

It's said that drinking it could relieve worries

and it's exclusive to the Star Reaching Tower.

It is not for sale.

Relieve worries?

It's easier than done.

Didn't you say this was for me?

Take another bottle for yourself.

How stingy of you to bring out

those tiny wine cups.

Do you know what Yuelu Wine is?

Didn't you say it could relieve worries?

What do you think is the solution

to relieve worries?

That is the strongest fragrance wine

in the world.

Fragrance wine?

The strongest?

Lord, enjoy the wine. I'll leave now.

Wait... what's the rush?

- I'll walk down with you. - It's fine.

I have my maid. Lord, don't follow me.

It'll be terrible if someone sees us.

Yuelu Wine

Mistress.

- Mistress. - Let's go home.

All right.

Mistress.

- Mistress... - I can't hold my liquor.

I'm afraid I'll be embarrassing myself.

Please carry me downstairs. Hurry.

Mistress, you know you can't hold your liquor

then why did you...

Hurry up.

- Give me more wine. - Mistress.

Put me down. I want more wine.

Let me go.

Put me down.

I want more wine.

- Mistress! - Put me down!

- I want more wine! - Mistress!

Put me down. I want more wine.

No, Mistress.

- Mistress. - Mistress.

I want more wine.

I'll go and pull the carriage over.

All right. Mistress!

I want more wine.

Let go of me! I want to drink!

- I want to drink! - Mistress.

I'll go and pull the carriage over.

- Star Reaching Tower... - Look after her.

- Star Reaching Tower's wine. - Remember.

No one must see Mistress like this.

- Understood. - I want more wine!

Why are you leaving?

- Mistress. - I want more wine!

- Mistress. - I want more wine!

Mistress.

Get up.

- So bright. - Mistress, don't poke my eyes.

So dazzling.

So beautiful.

Get up.

It smells so good.

Your hair is so smooth.

What balm do you use to maintain it?

Why is your hair so smooth?

It smells so good.

Don't...

So soft.

What a soft candy.

So soft.

Why isn't it sweet at all?

She ran fast, didn't she?

Send someone to deliver it tomorrow.

I'll see to it, Lord.

Thank you for your hard work, Guard Hua.

I didn't do it on purpose.

Why is Mistress crying?

Get in the carriage. Let's go.

Bonus footage

I didn't do it on purpose.

Mistress?

I didn't know she was Linglong.

After I was reborn

I have never seen Linglong in Hua Residence.

I didn't know she was Linglong.

Sorry.

None of you believes me

and no one wants to help me.

And I get blamed for everything that happened.

What can I do?

I am not an all-knowing god

how on earth would I know what was happening

behind my back?

Now that I get to relive my life

why are you all still doing this to you?

I am not the magistrate.

Even if I knew that fatty did something wrong

what could I do?

I don't want to die.

I want to live.

I just want to live.

I don't want to watch my family die again.

I'm sorry, Linglong.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Linglong.

I'm sorry.