Original subtitles

=The Rise of Ning=

(Adapted from Wen Tan's novel "Chancellor Training Handbook" from Jinjiang Literature)

=Episode 11=

Chengzhang,

come here.

In front of the ancestral tablets,

you need to

put an end to this matter.

As the head of Luo's Residence,

for the sake of its reputation

and dignity,

give your verdict.

Come.

Take Qiao Yuechan away.

She will be punished with fifty lashes and sent to the farm.

No, Father!

Mother is weak.

I'm willing to take the fifty lashes for her.

Please spare Mother, Father.

Father, even though Mother has done wrong,

she doesn't deserve this punishment.

Please show mercy, Father.

Don't plead with them.

Get up.

Lian, dear.

Xuan, dear.

Lian, take good care of Xuan.

Xuan, study well.

Take her away!

Get off!

I can walk myself.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Don't halt me.

Mother!

Are you all right, Mother?

(Jimo House) What's the hurry?

You look as if you are hiding something.

Sixth Master Lin, please come with me.

How did he get hurt?

Sixth Master Lin,

I heard you are good at concocting herbs.

Do you have any effective medicine for curing wounds?

I don't have a ready-made medicine.

Tell me any herbs you need. I will get them for you.

Even if you get the herbs,

the concocting process takes time.

Can you please think of something

to regain Young Master's consciousness?

You are awake, Young Master.

This is my secret wound pill.

One pill is worth a lot.

Uncle,

Shao'an will

pay you the money later.

Uncle,

please don't let anyone know

what you saw now.

I have no idea why you have knife wounds,

but I think

you are not a bad person

despite your unkind face.

No worries.

I won't tell anyone.

Thank you, Uncle.

You need two months of complete rest to recover.

Don't strain yourself.

Shao'an, I will write a prescription.

Follow me to get the herbs.

Yes. Thank you so much, Sixth Master Lin.

(Memorial Tablet of Mother, Gu)

Grandma.

Kneel in front of

your mother's memorial tablet.

Do you know what you did wrong?

Grandma,

what I did earlier today

was dangerous,

but I don't think I'm wrong.

Mistress Qiao framed my mother,

ruined her reputation, and made her devastated.

How am I wrong for exposing her?

Since you don't realize

what you did wrong,

kneel in front of your mother's tablet

until you figure it out.

Then, you answer my question.

♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪

♪I will dance and shine bright♪

♪I overcome all kinds of doubts and obstacles♪

♪For the sake of you and mine♪

♪Committing to my promise♪

Third Brother,

do you also think I'm wrong?

What's the point

of proving your innocence

if something bad happens to you?

Would your late mother be at peace

if she knew this?

You're determined to clear your mother's name.

But no matter how urgent you feel,

you must protect yourself.

You are lucky this time, but what about next time?

One living in this lifetime

has many goals

to achieve.

If you always act without considering the consequences,

you will end up suffering great losses.

Thank you, Third Brother,

for helping me all along.

You can say I'm reckless or act

without considering the consequences,

but I won't regret it.

Every plan is risky despite how meticulously

you have prepared.

Instead of hesitating,

it's better to seize the right timing

and take a chance.

Yining.

Yining.

What's wrong with Yining?

Old Madam, Seventh Lady is burning up again.

Summon a physician now.

Madam Lin,

Song Zhi has summoned a physician.

Where's Qing Qu? Isn't that she knows healing skills?

Seventh Lady asked her to escort

Physician Meng and his family out of the capital.

She hasn't returned yet.

Old Madam.

You may leave.

The physician will be here soon.

Girl,

why are you so stubborn?

Look at yourself.

You are burning up.

Why didn't you beg for mercy?

I'm really worried about you.

- Physician Li, this way. - All right.

(Remember,)

(don't let her worry)

(or get too depressed.)

(Otherwise, the fever won't go down,)

and it may not be easily cured

by common methods.

Physician Du,

if it flares up again,

is there any way to relieve the fever?

Yes, there is,

but

it's very risky.

As long as it can relieve her pain.

Please tell me, Physician Du.

How's Seventh Lady?

Mother,

they have used acupuncture

and medicine on Yining,

but her fever still hasn't gone down

after the whole night.

Instead, it's getting serious.

She needs

to sweat.

This blanket isn't enough.

Bring two more blankets.

- Hurry. - Yes.

Give them to me.

Don't use the blankets.

Move.

What are you trying to do?

- Shen... Shenyuan. - Go out.

Bring some ice and liquor here.

The stronger, the better. Go now.

Wait.

What are you doing?

Shenyuan, stop it.

She caught a cold.

Her condition will worsen.

Are you trying to harm her?

If I wanted to harm her,

I'd have left her kneeling there.

Why would I carry her back?

You...

This won't do.

You!

♪Your gentle presence leaves a trace of ink in my heart♪

Third Brother.

Third Brother.

Mother,

we have tried all the methods,

but they didn't work.

Let Shenyuan try.

Will it work?

This is simply nonsense.

Rub the alcohol on her limbs,

chest, and back.

Don't rub the alcohol

on the other parts.

Understood? Do it now.

No.

You will harm her.

Old Madam,

can you trust me for once?

If anything bad happens to her,

I will pay with my life.

Mother, just let Shenyuan try.

Let's leave.

Hurry up.

♪I will stay in this corner♪

Are you sure the person who fought with you over the statement

was Li Yinglong?

Your Lordship, I believe so.

I had several fights with him before,

and I saw the same ring.

Besides, their martial moves also match.

Are you sure the burned statement

belongs to Sun Chengwu?

I didn't see that clearly.

But Li Yinglong even risked his life to protect it,

so I believe it must be.

You believe?

All your answers are uncertain.

However,

it strikes me as odd

that a seafarer

like Li Yinglong,

who fled to the capital

like a pathetic, homeless dog,

could figure out things that happened

in the Luo Residence in such a short time.

Uncle, do you suspect

that this is a smokescreen?

But Old Madam Luo was heartbroken

- about Old Master Luo's... - Have you noticed

anyone suspicious?

Your Lordship, on the day at Yuanjing Pavilion,

Seventh Lady Luo was being chased by someone.

She was wearing

a pale yellow cloth jacket.

I remember that the woman

rescued by the black-clad person

was also wearing a pale yellow cloth jacket.

Plus, Seventh Lady mentioned

that she was saved

by Third Young Master Luo.

The Third Young Master Luo

is very likely

to be related to the black-clad person.

Third Young Master Luo?

Well,

lead your men

to investigate the whereabouts

of these two people.

Yes, Your Lordship.

Anything else?

Uncle,

regarding Seventh Lady,

I found something about her.

Why are you hesitating? Shoot.

I saw the paper-cut screen Seventh Lady gave to Old Madam.

It was exquisite.

Not just anyone could do it.

I wonder if she's related to the person

you are looking for.

I purposely mentioned your name to her

to test her,

but she didn't give any response.

Perhaps I was overthinking.

Whether she's related to Mei,

Seventh Lady

is a person to be reckoned with.

I will find a chance to meet her.

Anything else?

No.

Go on.

I will take my leave, Uncle.

(Haitang Abode)

Young Lady, you are awake.

I think I saw

Grandma, Mother, and Third Brother.

They were staying here for one night

and returned when your fever finally went down.

It was scary last night.

It was just a fever.

You sounded like

I was having a serious illness.

Even though it was just a fever,

the medicine and acupuncture didn't work for you.

It was the Third Young Master

who used the cooling method to bring your fever down.

He got scolded badly

by Old Madam last night.

Young Lady,

Old Madam is still angry.

She said once you recover,

you need to go to Muxi Hall to receive your punishment.

All right.

Tell Song Zhi to bring some food.

You help me dress up.

I'm heading over later.

Young Lady, you just recovered.

Old Madam said it's when you are fully recovered.

Don't worry. I'm good.

Grandma may appear

to be angry with me,

but she cares a lot about me.

Therefore,

I have to receive my punishment.

It's my fault

to annoy her this time.

Old Madam.

How's she? Is she awake?

Yes.

She's eaten congee and taken the medicine.

I believe she is all right.

Please don't worry, Old Madam.

Why don't you check on her?

I'm not going.

If I do,

she won't cherish herself

and repeat the mistake in the future.

I won't go.

Why did you come here, Seventh Lady?

Old Madam was just talking about you.

Greetings, Grandma.

Grandma.

Grandma.

I was down with a fever all night last night

and knelt for hours.

Please don't be mad at me.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Ow, my head hurts.

My fever hasn't gone down yet?

What if my brain is hurt

by the fever?

If you really become silly,

I won't have to worry so much about you.

I'm not silly.

I'm your sweetheart.

How could I be silly?

As long as you don't upset me,

you are my good girl.

Grandma,

your eyes are so beautiful.

I must've taken that after you,

that's why I'm pretty.

Are you complimenting me

or yourself?

My eyes were closed.

Even if you close your eyes,

your mind

is clearer than anyone else's.

Even clearer than the sky.

My mind is clearer than the sky?

Girl,

you are not fooling me

with your flattery.

Tell me.

Why didn't you rest more

after the fever was down?

Grandma, it's my fault.

I'm here to apologize.

Then tell me, what have you done?

I shouldn't have made you worry.

Ning,

you are a good girl.

Over the years,

there has been one thing

bothering me.

If I hadn't gone

to propose a marriage to your mother,

perhaps

she would still

be alive.

Grandma,

you can't blame yourself for that.

But I

have been living with guilt.

Before your mother's passing,

she entrusted you to me.

I thought to myself

that I must keep you safe

in this life.

But now you went to investigate

Mistress Qiao

all by yourself.

What if

she tries to harm you?

How am I going to carry on without you?

Grandma,

to be honest,

I wasn't alone this time.

Third Brother

was backing me up.

What does this

have to do with him?

Actually,

Third Brother is a nice person.

Did you see the hairpin here?

My mother wanted to give it to me.

He retrieved it back from Mistress Qiao.

You see,

you have been talking about him.

It seems he has helped you a lot.

Be honest with me.

When did you become

so close with this brother?

Grandma,

honestly, I have recalled

a lot of childhood memories lately.

I used to bully him when I was a kid,

but he was never mad at me.

Besides, sometimes,

I think we share the same problems

as we were both despised by Father

because of our mothers.

Fortunately, I have you

and Mother,

but Third Brother isn't as lucky as I am.

Take it away.

Madam Lin.

The two chests have been checked.

Bring those two chests

of clothes and shoes to her abode.

Yes. Carry these two chests away.

Yes.

Take them away.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Madam Lin,

this bracelet was brought

from my mother's maiden family.

You can't take it away.

Are you aware of how much this bracelet is worth?

I doubt she could afford such a fine thing

before marrying into here.

Perhaps Father

gave it to her.

Very well.

We can ask your father

if he bought it.

It's written in black and white

on your mother's private accounts.

She sold off Madam Gu's dowry,

including screens, clothes, accessories,

and even shoes.

They are 800 guans altogether.

She didn't sell this bracelet

because it was too valuable.

This is impossible.

All of these should've belonged to Yining,

but your mother sold all of them off.

None of them can be reclaimed now,

and most of the money has been spent.

If you want to keep this,

how will you compensate Yining?

Also,

she has been managing the household all these years

and left it with a large deficit.

However, she has bought a lot of properties for herself.

Where did that money come from?

My mother

scrimped and saved...

As if!

Her monthly allowance was fixed.

There's no way she could've saved that amount in ten lifetimes.

Do you not know

how much she embezzled?

Madam Lin, please show mercy.

After all, the people in the Bilian Pavilion

still have to carry on.

Xuan... Xuan is about to

sit for the autumn examination.

You can't mistreat him, right?

Bilian Pavilion has everything it deserves.

You have a full set

of tables, chairs, screens,

beds, and clothing chests.

We didn't take a single piece

of your clothes or shoes allocated based on the standards.

Did I not provide you with food,

clothing, or a place to sleep?

Why do you accuse me of mistreating him?

Young Lady.

Young Lady.

Pretending to faint again?

I'm telling you, your tricks don't work on me.

If you can't accept this,

we can bring it

before the public

and let them judge.

If not, stop complaining

that I'm not understanding.

Take the rest away and make space

for the Fifth Lady

to lie down.

Yes, Madam Lin.

Young Lady, don't be too upset.

Perhaps Second Master was just angry.

He cares for you very much.

He will forgive you very soon.

You don't understand.

It's different this time.

Father even asks me

to follow Madam Lin's teachings.

He isn't like this before.

How am I going to survive in the future?

Why are you doing embroidery here alone,

Yiyu?

Yilian, did you just cry?

Your eyes are red.

First Lady, you may not know about this.

Young Lady has been bullied lately.

She has been crying all day.

Ying, enough.

At this point,

I can't blame anyone.

It's just that

I'm lost about my future.

Yilian, don't worry too much

and play fewer tricks.

That way, you wouldn't have suffered

from your own doings.

What do you mean, Yiyu?

Have you heard any rumors?

I honestly don't know

what my mother did.

Luo Yilian,

do you think I'm a fool?

I have treated you more sincerely

than Luo Yixiu,

yet you treated me as a tool

to get rid of Luo Yining all along.

That's not true, Yiyu.

I didn't.

You convinced me to send a poem to Cheng Lang,

tricked me into picking the silk waistband,

and lied to me

about how Luo Yining and her mother

endangered you and your mother.

How dare you deny

that this wasn't your and your mother's scheme?

I noticed

you liked Cheng Lang

and that Seventh Sister stole Grandma's attention from you.

I couldn't tolerate it,

so I helped you.

As for the silk waistband...

You lied.

You lied that you didn't know

how many petals it had.

I'm not like you.

Always trying to frame others.

I didn't remember

how many petals it had.

Why?

Have you given up on pretending to be innocent?

This time,

I should thank you, Yiyu.

Don't get me wrong.

I didn't want to get involved in your family matters.

I was just telling

what I knew.

You secretly sent someone

to give me a note

to remind me about the silk waistband.

How do you explain that?

I recognized

your handwriting.

Enough said.

You helped me cover up the flower buds incident last time,

so I returned your favor.

We are even now.

Don't bring this up again.

Of course.

But

how did you know about another silk waistband?

On the day of the fire,

I snuck into Bilian Pavilion.

You might think I'm not a simple person,

but I have suffered too much

to remain naive.

Father,

I was about to come find you.

Yining,

I was told you were sick again.

Are you feeling better?

Thank you for your concern, Father.

I'm a lot better.

You came here

for your mother, right?

I know

you value the reputation of the Luo's Residence,

so you won't send Mistress Qiao to yamen.

Hence,

I won't force you either.

Over the years,

it has been tough for you.

I was wrong about you.

As long as you

clear my mother's name,

I don't mind that.

Father, I implore you

to open the Ancestral Shrine

and announce that my mother is innocent.

Of course.

Now that I know your mother was innocent,

I will

restore justice to her name.

Do take care of your body,

and don't worry about other things.

Xue Zhi,

help her return to rest.

Yes.

Young Lady, let's return.

Thank you, Father.

(Caifu Abode)

He can't catch a cold.

Yes.

Sixth Master Lin,

should we return to Jimo House to continue the treatment?

Don't worry.

My sister is handling

Bilian Pavilion's accounts.

She will be there

until all lights are off.

You can rest easy here.

It's convenient for me to fetch the herbs.

All right.

You are strange, though.

Haven't you been resting well?

The wound should've healed by now,

why did it tear open again?

I was moving some pots,

and the wound split.

I didn't mean to interfere,

but stop doing heavy work like a gardener.

If you want the wound to heal completely,

you need to rest.

All right.

We are relatives, so let's keep this business strict.

All right. If anything happens,

send Shao'an to me.

I'm willing to help.

All right.

Uncle,

I do have a favor to ask.

Sixth Uncle,

you brought so many medicines.

I have already taken a lot.

Besides, Mother

also sent me more today.

I can't finish all of them.

Yet you sent even much more.

Are you trying to drown me in it?

You have just recovered,

and the cold still lingers in your body.

You need to be careful.

The ones I sent are high-quality medicines

that are hard to come by.

These seem expensive.

Didn't you say you had no money?

No matter how poor I am,

I can't let you suffer.

I would sell anything if I had to.

You shouldn't spend so much on me anymore.

Drink it.

I assure you it's not bitter.

Most importantly,

it's the person who sent these medicines...

This tonic is bitter.

- Don't drink it. - Sixth Master Lin,

Madam Lin have someone send over

this Mongolian milkvetch and peony tonic.

It's not good to take too many tonics.

You can water the plants with it.

Sixth Uncle...

Those are Young Lady's favorite hardy begonias.

You might kill them.

Don't worry.

Mongolian milkvetch and peony tonic

have mild properties.

They won't harm the plants.

Instead, they will grow much better.

I will leave you to rest.

By the way, drip this Dan dew

into your tea. It's good for your health.

I'm leaving.

Thank you, Sixth Uncle.

Young Lady,

the Sixth Master Lin is interesting.

He suddenly brought those medicines

and then watered the flowers with your tonic.

Why doesn't Shenyuan want her to know that he gave her those?

Did they fight?

My nephew and niece are indeed childish.

By the way, where did he get those medicines?

Senior Xia Yong finally resolved

the ledger Li Yinglong left,

but he said it's only half of it.

How can it only be half?

Where's the other half?

Perhaps it's with

one of his accomplices.

Aren't they all dead?

Young Master, I will send Qi An to investigate

if any of his accomplices

have family members.

By the way, Young Master,

Qi An mentioned in the letter that Lu Jiaxue's men

were asking about where you and Seventh Lady were

during the banquet that night.

Our people said they didn't see you both

as you instructed.

He suddenly investigated our whereabouts.

Ye Yan must've heard of something

at the side yard that day.

Will he start

to suspect you?

Don't worry.

We will see what they do next

and act accordingly.

Third Brother.

Third Brother,

Xue Zhi told me

you were staying with me when I was sick that night.

You even said if something happened to me,

you would die with me.

Third Brother,

aside from Grandma and Mother,

you are now the most important person to me.

What's wrong with me?

My head hurts again.

Do you think

I'm having a fever again?

No, you are perfectly fine.

You are not a physician,

how did you know?

You have the mood to smooth talk,

surely, you are fine.

Isn't this Dan dew from Hundred Herb Apothecary?

Sixth Uncle gave me one, too.

Is this from him as well?

Right. He told me

to drip

a few drops of Dan dew into the tea every day.

It helps replenish qi.

Mother and Grandma

have given me plenty of tonics lately.

I can ask Xue Zhi

to give you my Dan dew.

No.

You can skip other tonics,

but you must add a few drops of Dan dew

to your tea every day.

Third Brother,

are you

not angry with me anymore?

Well, you...

Promise me

you won't take risks anymore.

All right. I promise.

I assure you

that no matter what I do,

I will keep myself safe.

Drink it.

Put it back.

Right away.

Third Brother,

ambergris is precious.

Where did you get so much money?

I'm running a small business and have made some money.

What business?

Just some small trades.

Otherwise, how am I going to make a living?

What's that?

Young Master, don't worry. It's a cat.

It's all right.

Let's go.

Mother.

When did you arrive, Mother?

I went to Caifu Abode to pay you respects a few days ago,

but you weren't there.

Have a seat.

You must've been waiting for a long time.

I should've sent Qing Qu to inform you.

It's all right. I have been

checking through the Bilian Pavilion these days.

I discovered quite a few of Mistress Qiao's private accounts.

It's finally done,

so I took a break

while waiting for you.

Greetings, Madam Lin.

Yining,

these are Madam Gu's dowry

that Mistress Qiao secretly sold off.

I tried to get them back.

Unfortunately, it was too long ago.

I could only retrieve a few sets of jewelry.

She used the money to buy properties.

I have already sold them off.

Here's the money for you.

Thank you so much, Mother.

It has been years.

You must've gone above and beyond

to get these back.

Silly girl,

this is the least I could do.

Anyway,

they are only keepsakes.

What Madam Gu truly wanted

was for you to live a good life.

All right. I can rest easy now

after handing them over to you.

I'm going to show your father

these private accounts

so he will know

what Mistress Qiao, whom he trusts,

has been doing all these years.

I believe

Father knows about it,

he just turned a blind eye to it.

Mother, let me walk you out.

No need.

Shenyuan,

they are making new clothes.

I have sent you a few sets.

Try them on.

Tell me if they don't fit.

If you need anything, feel free to tell me.

You are a good lad.

Thank you, Madam Lin.

(Muxi Hall)

Oh, girl.

Just focus on eating.

Why are you staring at me?

Because you are beautiful.

My grandma is the prettiest woman in the capital.

Prettiest woman?

Naughty girl.

You are a smooth talker.

Old Madam.

Madam Lin sends

the Mongolian milkvetch and peony tonic.

She said I must watch

Seventh Lady to finish it.

I'm not drinking that.

I won't.

Seventh Lady,

you will only get better if you take the medicine.

Grandma.

Drink it.

You just recovered from the cold,

you need to rebuild your health.

Your mother is doing this for your good.

Drink it.

Come on.

It's too bitter.

Grandma, if I drink it,

I can't eat the meal anymore.

You still have to drink it.

Look over there.

Old Madam, she...

I didn't see anything.

If your mother asks, I will tell her I don't know.

It's none of my business. I didn't see anything.

Ms. Xu,

you didn't see anything either.

Go on.

This girl.

You are just like your mother.

She didn't like medicine,

so she always poured them into the pots.

Her body was weak when she was pregnant with you.

She also drank the Mongolian milkvetch and peony tonic.

But she couldn't stand the bitter taste,

so she always poured it into hardy begonia pots.

Those hardy begonias withered

a few days later.

(Mongolian milkvetch and peony tonic)

have mild properties.

They won't harm the plants.

Instead, they will grow much better.

♪It's complicated but I'm not afraid♪

♪There's light in my heart♪

♪Following the river of time♪

♪I dive into the whirlpool♪

♪For the sake of you and mine♪

♪In search of an outcome♪

♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

♪To break the chain of nights♪

♪I'm willing to fall into the abyss♪

♪In order to reveal the fate♪

♪Forget about the outcome♪

♪Let me be your shoulder to lean on♪

♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

♪Love is a voyage with you by my side♪

♪The dust eventually settles♪

♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪

♪I will dance and shine bright♪

♪I overcome all kinds of doubt♪

♪And obstacles♪

♪For the sake of you and mine♪

♪Committing to my promise♪

♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

♪May my existence shine on more♪

♪Let go of everything♪

♪Let the longing fade♪

♪Forget about the outcome♪

♪As long as it fulfills the vastness of love♪

♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

♪Love is you being by my side♪