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♫ Wearing peach blossom makeup, I boil tea over the stove ♫

♫ With a pure heart, I embroider the brocade of time ♫

♫ On the short paper, affection flows in the silent moonlight ♫

♫ I only wish that by my side, is my love ♫

♫ Cool autumn wind blowing, I gaze far leaning against the railing ♫

♫ Sunset glow over the green hill, in formation wild geese are flying ♫

♫ Covering a thousand miles on horseback, for whom is he longing ♫

♫ He returned home in dreams ♫

♫ I will never forget that you held my hands ♫

♫ In your warm palms, we braved winds and waves ♫

♫ Unexpectedly, after we traveled so far and turned grey-haired ♫

♫ I am still by your side ♫

♫ Hearts burning, we look into each other's eyes ♫

♫ Feelings overflowing, they don't need to be hid ♫

♫ No matter how time passes and life changes ♫

♫ Together, we will grow old ♫

[The Sword and the Brocade]

[Episode 16]

Don't take them!

Move!

Give it to me!

[Disaster Relief]

Your Ladyship!

Move!

- Move! - Move, all of you!

Move!

- Move! - Move, all of you!

♫ Whoever visited my life, only you stayed every day ♫

♫ If the moth doesn't fly into the fire ♫

♫ How can it be said to be persistent? ♫

♫ Coming to the end of your story, there is me ♫

My Lord.

You're hurt.

I'm fine.

- Capture them! - Put that down.

Don't move! Come here.

We're giving out porridge according to the imperial edict.

Charging into the soup kitchen is similar to revolting.

Considering that you've encountered a disaster,

I can forgive you.

But if you do it again,

I'll charge you with your crime according to the law.

- Linbo. - Yes!

Capture everyone who took the lead in creating trouble,

and bring them to Shuntian Prefecture Office.

Yes. Capture them.

Yes!

Stop! Stop!

Come here.

Don't move around! Don't try anything!

Don't move!

I'll help you up.

- Your Ladyship. - Come on.

I'll do it.

- Sir. - Hurry, let's go.

Follow me!

This time, the flooding caused disasters everywhere.

The people's losses are immeasurable.

But as a human,

what we can't lose the most

is dignity.

That makes sense.

That's right.

I promise you

that as long as the Xu family is here,

the disaster relief soup kitchen will be here.

Rice for disaster relief won't stop coming either.

- Great. - That's wonderful.

We feel at ease then.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- Thank you. - He's a good man.

My Lord, it must have been hard on you.

Can you still endure it?

I'm fine.

How can you be fine, Your Ladyship?

Your leg is badly injured.

You're badly injured.

It's just a minor injury. It's nothing.

Don't move.

You're still bleeding.

Xu Lingyi is back?

Master Lixing, we failed.

Our men were also brought to Shuntian Prefecture Office.

But don't worry.

Those people definitely won't betray us.

After all, their families...

Do a good job. Don't leave any traces.

Yes.

Let us pass!

Don't be anxious!

More rice has arrived!

Don't be anxious! More rice has arrived!

Hurry, make a fire and prepare to cook the rice.

Prepare to cook the rice first.

- More rice has arrived. - This is great.

- Come on, hurry. - Hurry.

Be patient. You'll get some food soon.

Line up properly.

One by one, don't be anxious.

Hurry, take that. Hurry up!

Where's Her Ladyship?

Her Ladyship is injured. Let's go back to the mansion.

All right.

♫ Light up a lamp of mutual love and I will guard you from a distance ♫

♫ The words you whispered into my ears are all expressions of your love ♫

[Mansion of Xu]

♫ And festing my eyes on all the beautiful scenery ♫

♫ I whispered my favorite place is being in your arms ♫

Come on.

♫ Let's stay with each other forever and listen to the insects' chorus in the moment ♫

♫ Let our hearts be close and let me kiss you between your eyes ♫

♫ We mustn't doubt each other ♫

♫ And must be steadfast in our commitment to each other ♫

[Mansion of Xu] ♫ Let's welcome the daybreak together and wait for the wind to rise ♫

My Lord, put me down. I can walk by myself.

If you keep carrying me and the servants see it,

aren't you afraid that they'll gossip about you

and you'll lose your prestige as a marquis?

We're husband and wife.

What are you scared of?

My Lord, what happened to...

Xiuyuan, did you see that?

In front of so many people,

His Lordship personally carried Her Ladyship home,

yet he won't even talk to me.

Tell me. Does he despise me now?

Madam, based on the rules,

you must go to Her Ladyship's room to greet her.

I'm not going.

I don't want to see how the two of them are together.

How is my wife's injury?

She's going to be fine.

Her Ladyship's leg is just externally injured.

I'll prescribe some medicine to stop the bleeding and dispel blood stasis

for Her Ladyship to apply topically.

In less than half a month, she'll recover fully. Don't worry.

All right, thank you.

I'll go and write the prescription.

I'll get going.

Does it hurt?

My Lord, I'll apply Her Ladyship's medicine.

I'll do it.

Yes, My Lord.

The physician said that the medicine must be applied.

Are you feeling shy?

Who says so?

Wait. I still need to bandage it.

Well... Dongqing can do that.

Serve Her Ladyship well.

Yes, My Lord.

Since we were little, this was the first time

that I've seen you feel shy.

You brat.

Do you want to get hit?

However, Your Ladyship, don't you think

that His Lordship may seem cold,

but he's very caring towards you?

Did you get any favors from His Lordship?

You keep saying good things about him.

I didn't.

Seeing His Lordship so concerned about you

makes me really happy.

In the Xu family, someone is finally nice to you.

My Lord.

[A humble manner brings you a good result]

The Shuntian Prefecture Office just sent someone to report to us

that one of the refugees who caused trouble

suddenly died from an acute illness.

The Ou family is prepared.

It seems like it will be hard to get any evidence against them.

If you didn't make prior arrangements,

it would be hard for me to discover the Ou family's scheme.

It's all because you're insightful.

Shiyi told me that you've provided much assistance this time.

Thank you.

It's part of my job.

This time, Shiyi used the farmlands

in her dowries to get rice.

Please take care of this matter for me.

Yes, My Lord.

♪ Miaochang ♪

What is that sound?

It seems to be coming from Master Lingkuan's area.

♪ The sound from your stringed instrument ♪

My Lord, that was just a random guess.

Let me go and take a look.

♪ Has a desolate charm ♪

Look at my big mouth.

♪ How can anyone not offer their youth? ♪

♪ Those sweet words that night ♪

♪ Which sentiments aren't moving? ♪

Master Lingkuan, that line was wrong.

I'll sing it for you.

- ♪ Which sentiments aren't... ♪ - ♪ Which sentiments aren't... ♪

Very nice.

Ling... Lingyi.

Sing.

Go on singing.

Lingyi, I know I was wrong.

I shouldn't sing Chinese Opera here at home.

You shouldn't sing Chinese Opera here at home?

No.

It was my mistake.

I... I shouldn't have gone out to watch Chinese Opera,

I shouldn't hire them to teach me how to do it.

So in the past few days,

you were even watching Chinese Opera outside the city?

Lingyi, don't... don't smile that way.

When you smile that way, it makes me feel flustered.

Scold me.

You're not wrong.

I am wrong.

Lingyi.

My Lord, if Lingkuan does something wrong, just say it.

Don't beat around the bush in lecturing him.

I feel bad just listening to it.

Other siblings are so close to each other.

But you're not satisfied with whatever Lingkuan does.

You look so cold all day long. Who can take that?

Danyang!

Besides, so what if Lingkuan went outside the city to watch Chinese Opera?

Lingkuan's not bothering anyone in singing Chinese Opera here at home.

He was just singing in his room.

You're just displeased with us.

Danyang, please, stop it.

All wealthy and influential families in the capital love watching Chinese Opera.

Only Lingkuan can't do it, right?

Danyang, I remember that the physician said

you should go inside and rest when the sun sets.

Otherwise, the baby might feel the cold emanating from the ground.

That won't be good.

Look, it's late.

Shouldn't you go inside?

I'll have a good chat with Lingyi.

Go! Go.

Go! Go.

Come on.

Lingyi, Danyang was a bit rude.

Don't take it to heart.

Do you know that the Xu family was almost doomed?

Lingyi, what happened?

We went to pray at the temple

hoping that things would go smoothly

at the soup kitchen and those refugees

will suffer less.

I even lit a safety incense for Danyang.

You're so thoughtful.

I haven't seen Danyang for a while.

Come on, let's go and visit her.

All right.

I was wrong this time.

You can hit me or scold me.

Whatever you want.

How would I dare to do that?

You're the fifth son of the Xu family. Who would dare to hit you?

What's going on?

Mother.

It's late at night.

Kuan'er, why are you kneeling?

Stand up.

Yi'er, what exactly is going on?

This time, the Ou family secretly caused trouble for the disaster relief.

They used moldy rice to incite refugees to cause trouble.

If Shiyi didn't handle the situation and held on,

using her own dowry to gather more rice,

we would already have committed the crime of deceiving His Majesty.

Yet he knew nothing about it.

He went outside the city to watch Chinese Opera.

Now, Shiyi is injured because of this matter.

He even brought the Chinese Opera singers here to indulge in it.

Is he part of the Xu family?

Does he deserve to be part of the Xu family?

- Kuan'er, why... - My Lord, stop blaming Lingkuan first.

Crime of deceiving His Majesty? And what is going on about moldy rice at the soup kitchen?

Great Madam,

I... I really didn't know

that Mrs. Zhang would do such a thing.

I was kept in the dark.

Please believe me.

Lianfang,

because I trust you,

I let you manage the soup kitchen.

I didn't expect that you didn't know the people around you clearly,

and almost brought trouble upon the Xu family.

I... don't dare to ask for your forgiveness.

But, Great Madam, please believe me,

I definitely wouldn't do anything

that's bad for the Xu family and His Lordship.

Lingyi, how do you think we should handle this matter?

Mrs. Zhang bought the moldy rice.

Flog her 20 times and kick her out.

Sell off every servant that had to do with this.

My Lord, Mrs. Zhang is my nanny.

This time, she was just used by the Ou family. It was just a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness.

A servant made a wrong decision in a moment of weakness,

and the Xu family almost committed the crime of deceiving His Majesty.

If you made a wrong decision in a moment of weakness,

wouldn't the entire Xu family be killed then?

Lianfang keeps using inappropriate people for the job

and handling things in a muddled manner.

She can't handle the responsibility of managing the household affairs.

That's enough.

I'm tired.

Mrs. Zhang isn't young anymore.

I'll make the decision to exempt her from flogging.

But she can't stay with the Xu family anymore.

Lianfang, go back to your room.

Stop managing the household affairs.

Thank you, Great Madam.

Mother.

Based on what happened, we can see

that Shiyi remained calm in the hour of peril and considered the overall situation,

while Lianfang only evaded serious matters and dwelled on trivial matters to protect herself.

She even disregarded the Xu family's safety.

In comparison, Shiyi is more sensible than Lianfang

and it's more suitable for her to manage the household affairs.

Yizhen, you've heard the whole thing,

but you've remained quiet.

I want to hear your thoughts.

I think what His Lordship said makes sense.

Shiyi didn't feel displeased that Lianfang was managing the household affairs

and take the opportunity to take revenge.

Instead, she thought of a way to help the Xu family surpass this challenge.

Based on that, we can see

that Shiyi looks at the big picture and is benevolent

And managing the household affairs

is actually the responsibility of the legal wife.

You're right.

Letting a concubine manage the household affairs

isn't a long-term arrangement.

Madam, I've wronged you.

Due to a wrong decision in a moment of weakness, I've harmed you.

Even if I regret it very much,

I can't stay and serve you anymore.

Mrs. Zhang, you are my nanny.

You've watched me grow up.

I know your thoughts.

It's just that someone in this family

is displeased with me

and wants to defeat me.

This time, Great Madam won't help me as well.

I can't let you stay here anymore.

Madam, I was wrong.

I've caused you harm.

Madam, after I leave,

be on guard against that illegitimate daughter of the Luo family.

If she manages the household affairs

then finds out about what we did back then,

I'm afraid that your good days here will be over.

In the future,

you must think thrice before doing anything.

You must endure things.

Mrs. Zhang, return to the Qiao family with us.

Madam, I can't bear to leave you.

In the future, I won't be able to stay with you

and share your burdens anymore.

But you must remember what I just said.

The Qiao family's already humiliated

with this scandal you committed.

Let's go.

- Madam. - Stop talking.

- Madam. - Mrs. Zhang.

Madam.

Tell me. Am I too soft-hearted towards Lianfang?

Great Madam, you just care for her

and you're afraid that she'll suffer.

Regarding her family background,

conduct, appearance, or capability,

she pleases me in every way.

But the people working for her

were involved in some monkey business.

But this time, if you don't punish Concubine Qiao,

I'm afraid it will be hard to convince people.

She will surely not be able to manage those servants working for us.

That's my worry, too.

Tell me. Which of the Xu family's servants

are easy to deal with?

Every one of them is cunning.

After what happened,

Lianfang definitely won't be able to make them respect and fear her.

In the future, if they do evil,

the Xu family's reputation will be doomed then.

Yes.

How can we punish Concubine Qiao

so that it won't harm her,

yet it can convince people?

This is so troubling.

Lingyi is filial,

but he is so stubborn.

Since he already said it,

we'll do what he wants and follow the rules.

It's just that if I let Shiyi

manage the household affairs,

I'm thinking what if she makes a mistake?

We wil still need Lianfang then.

That's our only option.

Go.

Tell Lianfang to give the accounting books

and keys to Shiyi.

I won't go anymore.

Yes.

Go.

All right.

Your Ladyship.

You will be managing the household affairs now.

These are the 12 accounting books and 20 keys.

If there's nothing else, I'll get going.

This is good.

We're all finally doing the jobs we should

and back in our proper places.

You brat, watch your mouth.

I did it on purpose.

I wanted her to hear it.

People must hear these words that please everyone.

Your Ladyship, Great Madam instructed me to give this to you.

Great Madam told me to tell you

that since you're managing the household affairs starting today,

you must prioritize the Xu family in everything

and obey the house rules in doing things.

Yes. Thank you, Mrs. Du.

Your Ladyship, you just started managing the household affairs.

There are still many things to learn.

Familiarize yourself with these accounting books first.

Tomorrow, the heads of the servants in each area

will come and meet you.

From now on, you'll be in charge

of everything in the household.

If there's something you don't understand,

you can consult me.

Thank you, Mrs. Du.

No worries, Your Ladyship.

I won't bother you any longer.

I'll get going.

Your Ladyship, this time, we've really made it.

It's also good that I'm the one who'll manage the household affairs now.

By the way, Shiliu was also injured.

She was injured because of me.

Prepare one bottle of top-quality wound medicine.

I'll go and visit her.

Madam.

First, I lost Mrs. Liu's help.

Now, Mrs. Zhang is gone too.

Mrs. Zhang was right.

I can't belittle my rival anymore.

I want to get back everything

that belongs to me.

This is top-quality medicine for your wound.

Use it, and it won't leave any scars.

Well... It's just a scratch. I'm fine.

Thank you for being so concerned, Your Ladyship.

If you didn't save me,

I might have been the one who got injured.

Your Ladyship, it's not that serious.

Your Ladyship, how's your leg injury?

It doesn't hurt anymore.

Oh, right.

You're managing the household affairs now.

Let me congratulate you.

For the disaster relief this time,

everyone saw how hard you worked.

I believe that everyone will be convinced

with you managing the household affairs now.

I hope you're right.

His Lordship is here.

Be careful.

- My Lord. - My Lord.

Shiliu, you are injured.

I came to visit you.

Thank you, My Lord.

My Lord, have you had dinner?

What if you have dinner here tonight?

I'll get going then.

Stay and have dinner with us, too.

Shiliu, set up the meal here.

Yes.

Sit down and eat with us, too.

Well...

Sit down.

Yes.

Try this one.

Have some, too.

Thank you, My Lord.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I'm just not used to eating Sichuan peppers.

I forgot.

You've lived in Jiangnan for a long time.

The food there is blander.

It's my fault.

Before, His Lordship was stationed at Miaojiang.

It was cold there at night,

so he needed to eat Sichuan peppers to feel warm.

I was just thinking about His Lordship's taste

but forgot to consider Your Ladyship's taste.

It's fine, I don't blame you.

It's all because my taste is just a bit delicate.

Your Ladyship, eat these bamboo shoots.

It has a light taste.

Tell the kitchen to cook more light dishes.

- All right. - There's no need.

This is fine.

Let's eat.

My Lord, I happen to have a headache.

I'll go back and rest. You two enjoy it.

You have a headache?

I'll take you back.

There's no need. I can go by myself.

Your Ladyship, you don't feel well.

Let His Lordship take you back.

This way, I'll feel more at ease.

I won't bother you.

Your leg injury just got a bit better.

You can't exert much force.

Come.

It's dark.

Your Lordship. Your Ladyship. Be careful.

My Lord, based on what Steward Bai said, the moldy rice

seems to have something to do with the Ou family.

The Xu and Ou families have been families of warriors

seasoned in countless battles for many generations.

In the generation of Marquis Jingyuan,

the Ou family wasn't content with their condition.

They crave power, causing harm to the nation and citizens.

They wanted to use the sea ban to frame the righteous.

My father and brother wanted to lift the sea ban

in order to stop the pirates for good,

so they became obstacles in the eyes of the Ou family.

Later on, my father and brother died on the battlefield.

The entire Xu family was imprisoned.

That was all because of Marquis Jingyuan.

I didn't expect that the Xu family would have such a past.

If your grandfather didn't plead with His Majesty

to permit me to go into battles to redeem our sins,

the Xu family wouldn't be what it is today.

It's all in the past now.

You relied on yourself to revive the Xu family again.

I think the late marquis and your brother

would be able to rest in peace.

While treacherous officials are still around,

the citizens won't be able to live peacefully,

and my father and brother won't be able to rest in peace.

Back then, wasn't there any evidence to prove

that the Ou family was the one who framed the late marquis?

Back then, Marquis Jingyuan was Zhejiang's Grand Coordinator.

How would he leave any evidence that would cause harm to them?

Treacherous officials harm the nation and get the righteous killed,

and only a memorial tablet is left to commemorate them.

The Ou family framed the righteous and do perverse things.

They'll get what they deserve for their evil deeds.

Now, Marquis Jingyuan is managing the Ministry of War.

His eldest son, Ou Lixing, is the Vice Minister of Rituals,

and he married the minister's legitimate daughter.

The Ministry of Justice also looks up to Marquis Jingyuan for instructions.

How can it be easy to defeat them?

And the Ou family's second son,

Ou Yanxing, is an illegitimate son.

He rarely shows himself.

There's almost no news about him.

What's the matter?

We're here.

Be careful.

Does he want to stay here overnight?

What if...

What if I get pregnant?

Wait!

My Lord, tonight, have you attended to Mother yet?

Yizhen is attending to Mother.

Besides, it's late now.

She must be sleeping already.

I shouldn't bother her.

Oh, right.

I just started managing the household affairs today.

- Later, I must still... - You don't need to personally attend to such trivial matters.

Come.

- My Lord. - I'm thirsty after chatting for so long.

Do you have some tea here?

- My Lord. - Your Lordship. Your Ladyship.

Make some good tea for His Lordship.

- Yes, Your Ladyship. - Yes, Your Ladyship.

My Lord, rest here first.

I still have to check the accounting books.

Go.

What happened to your hand?

A few days ago, I was embroidering and I accidentally stabbed myself with the needle.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

That's how it is when you're embroidering.

It's nothing.

Why do you love embroidering so much?

Those beautiful flowers and plants

slowly bloom through my fingers.

I think that's a very wonderful thing.

Besides, it can settle me down.

To a woman, isn't marrying

a good husband supposed to settle you down?

No matter how good you are with needlework,

it's just a pastime.

After experiencing having no one to rely on,

I realized that I can only depend on myself.

- Go. - Kuan'er, Yi'er, don't be scared.

I'm here.

Kuan'er, come.

Kuan'er, I'm here.

His Lordship doesn't seem to have any intentions of leaving.

Could it be that I can't escape from it tonight?

How strange.

Why did His Lordship suddenly come here tonight?

Let's not care about that first.

His Lordship finally came to our court.

We must do our best to make him stay.

This way, people will know that His Lordship stayed here overnight.

Let's see how others can treat Her Ladyship coldly again.

There are so many accounting books.

Must you finish checking them tonight?

I'm meeting the heads of the servants tomorrow.

I must be prepared.

It still helps even if you make an effort at the last minute.

If I can't say anything tomorrow,

wouldn't the heads look down on me then?

Your Ladyship, it's late.

Should we prepare His Lordship's bath?

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♫ In the cold darkness of midnight, a sigh is heard ♫

♫ Who picked up the paintbrush to draw loneliness? ♫

♫ In my life, I can draw everything but lovesickness ♫

♫ The mountain city is waiting for the rain ♫

♫ I am waiting for you to pass in my memory ♫

♫ The sky is in a more lonely color than your face ♫

♫ The wind rises and the candlelight flickers ♫

♫ The thin clothes can't stand the cold days ♫

♫ Full of twists and turns, fate is untold ♫

♫ I ground my thoughts into ink ♫

♫ But I still can't sketch your contours ♫

♫ How could the ink and paper exhaust our stories? ♫

♫ Who picked up the pen to disturb the heart ♫

♫ Who visited to remind me of the past? ♫

♫ If feelings can be kept in mind, but cannot be confessed ♫

♫ I won't escape from whatever end ♫

♫ In the dim lantern light, with you there is me ♫

♫ Who picked up the pen to set free lonely tears? ♫

♫ Whoever visited my life, only you stayed every day ♫

♫ If the moth doesn't fly into the fire ♫

♫ How can it be said to be persistent? ♫

♫ Coming to the end of your story, there is me ♫