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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 29]

My ancestors,

Yi'er's father and brother died too soon.

He started to shoulder

the Xu family's heavy burdens at a young age.

He bears too much pressure

for the prosperity of the Xu family.

My ancestors,

if you hear me in Heaven,

please protect Yi'er.

I hope he'll return soon.

Great Madam,

clues have been found

to the assassination attempt against His Lordship.

What did you say?

Great Madam, I've brought her here.

Great Madam.

Concubine Wen, were you with Lingyi

when the assassin attacked him?

I wasn't with him when the assassin attacked him.

But someone saw you and Concubine Qin send Lingyi back

on the day of the assassination attempt.

We happened to find His Lordship injured.

So we helped him home.

Is that so?

Bring her in.

Great Madam.

Has she confessed?

Each of you gives a different statement.

You're obviously lying.

Tell the truth now

or I'll punish you according to the family rules.

Great Madam. Spare me, Great Madam.

Great Madam. Great Madam, the truth is...

- Actually. - Great Madam...Great Madam, I'll tell you.

It's Her Ladyship.

Her Ladyship used a pair of scissors to stab His Lordship at Xianling Pavilion.

Shiyi?

It seems they told the truth.

You stabbed Lingyi.

I am guilty.

Please punish me.

Did Lingyi treat you badly?

How could you hurt him cruelly?

He treated me affectionately.

I was unfair to him.

Please punish me.

I won't have any complaints.

If they hadn't told me the truth,

would you've continued to keep it from me?

I don't understand

why Lingyi concealed the truth for you.

Since you care about him, why did you...

why did you say nothing?

Why did you let him risk his life?

I failed him.

If anything bad happens to Lingyi

because of your doing,

I will never forgive you.

Why?

Why did you do this?

Why did you...

Great Madam!

Great Madam.

Is there any news about Lingyi?

News broke from the disaster-hit area.

Someone saw that His Lordship died in a fire to save the civilians.

Great Madam! Great Madam!

Mother!

- Your Ladyship. - Your Ladyship.

- Great Madam. - Mother.

- Great Madam, wake up. - Mother.

- Mother. - Great Madam. Great Madam!

- Mother! - Mother.

[Meandering Path] [Secluded Place]

Your Ladyship!

Did he just say

His Lordship... died?

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship. Your Ladyship!

- Your Ladyship! - Your Ladyship!

Your Ladyship!

Lingyi is a great martial artist.

He couldn't have died in a fire.

There must be something wrong.

The Ou family has had operations in Shandong for so many years.

He must have killed Lingyi.

I'll settle accounts with him right now.

- Lingkuan. - Stop!

The situation is unclear yet.

If His Lordship really died, then the whole family depends on you.

If misfortune strikes you as well, what will happen to the Xu family?

Lingkuan, I know you and His Lordship love each other as brothers.

But you need to think about the benefits for me and the baby.

I'm useless.

I know someone murdered Lingyi.

But I can't do anything.

- Yi'er. - Great Madam!

- Mother! - Mother.

Is my Yi'er really gone?

Will he never come back?

My Yi'er...

worked so hard for his country... and family.

But he didn't...

even get to see his family... before his death.

Why didn't I...

Why didn't I stop him?

Why didn't I stop him?

Mother, the situation is still unclear.

Maybe the news is fake.

Don't grieve so much.

Take care of yourself.

This is all Luo Shiyi's fault.

My son was a great martial artist.

If she hadn't stabbed him...

he wouldn't have died in a fire.

Where is Shiyi?

Where is Shiyi?

Go. Bring her to me.

Mother, please don't be emotional.

Calm down, all right?

She conspired with our enemy

and showed her heartless nature.

She is not to be tolerated.

I want her to pay for his death with her life.

Mother, I'm also mad at Shiyi for stabbing Lingyi.

But I know her well enough

to assert that she would never maliciously conspire with our enemy.

There must be something wrong.

Mother, don't do anything impulsive.

Yeah, Mother.

I know you want Shiyi to pay with her life,

but you can't accuse her of conspiring with our enemy without any evidence.

How will we explain things to the Luo family?

Explain?

The Luo family should explain things to me.

Every generation of the Xu family serves in the military.

Family rules are as serious as military rules.

She injured the head of the family,

which is like killing the commander before a battle.

I want her to pay for his death with her life.

Your Ladyship, what are you doing?

He survived the perilous battlefield and came back.

I don't believe he died like this.

- Your Ladyship. - Your Ladyship, calm down.

Your Ladyship, Shandong is so far from us.

You can't just head there as a woman.

I must see for myself.

I don't believe he is dead.

But if His Lordship really died,

his body will be sent back before long.

I don't believe it.

- Your Ladyship. - Your Ladyship.

Shiyi, you must leave as soon as possible.

Mother broke down after she learned of His Lordship's death.

She wants you to pay for his death with your life.

She can't solely blame Her Ladyship for the death of His Lordship.

Mother has lost her husband and her son.

She barely survived those tragedies.

Now she is old, she can't take another loss.

It's inevitable that she'll take extreme measures.

Shiyi, since His Lordship covered up your action, I'm sure there's an explanation for it.

Right now, Mother has lost her head.

You need to leave and hide.

Dongqing, the Divorce Agreement.

Once we show Great Madam the Divorce Agreement, she won't be able to punish you.

Now I see. His Lordship must have foreseen this.

So he wrote a Divorce Agreement

[Divorce Agreement] to protect you.

You're saying His Lordship wrote a Divorce Agreement before he left?

Why did you keep it?

I told you to burn it.

Your Ladyship! The Divorce Agreement is the only thing that can save you right now.

Save me?

If he comes back, he can do whatever he wants.

But if he doesn't come back,

I won't live without him.

Burn it.

Bring Shiyi out.

Mother, we haven't got to the bottom of this matter.

We can't make any rash decisions.

It is a fact that Shiyi...

stabbed the head of the family.

I'm following the family rules.

What's rash about it?

I don't need your opinion on this matter.

Luo Shiyi, are you convinced?

I treated His Lordship unfairly.

I deserve punishment.

Unfairly?

Lingyi loved you so much,

but you stabbed him.

You even got him killed.

I want you to apologize to him

by dying.

Do you need me to take your life?

Great Madam.

Mother, I know my crime is serious.

I deserve something even worse than death.

But I don't believe he is dead when I haven't seen his body.

Please give me some time, so I can see him return.

If he is alive, allow me to repent and apologize to him.

Then you can punish or kill me.

If he is dead,

I'll kill myself beside his coffin to apologize.

You don't deserve it.

You don't deserve to see him again.

Mother, she is right.

Currently, little information about the situation in Shandong is available.

We don't know what happened.

We mustn't make any decision before we see His Lordship's body.

Let's wait for a while.

We can decide how to deal with her when we've confirmed the news.

Mother,

I know the news of Lingyi's death broke your heart.

But no matter how angry you are, please show mercy for Zhun's sake.

Do you want him to lose his mother again?

I'll let you...

live for a few more days.

Mrs. Du, escort Luo Shiyi

to the farm in the countryside.

Tell the steward of the farm

that she'll live

in a servant's condition.

- Mother! - She stabbed Lingyi.

If you help her secretly,

then you are against the Xu family.

What did you say?

The marquis died in a fire?

Is it true?

The news came from Shandong.

I don't know if it's true.

I am going to visit the Xu family and inquire about this tomorrow.

There must be some truth to this rumor.

How is your sister Shiyi?

Shiyi and the marquis love each other.

If the marquis is dead,

then I'm afraid she won't take the loss well.

The marquis is the backbone of the Xu family.

If he is dead,

the Xu family will collapse.

Father, my mother is not in good health.

I plan to keep this from her, so she won't worry about this.

You need to visit the Xu family often these days.

Help them with everything you've got if you can.

The Luo family and the Xu family are in-laws.

If the Xu family collapses,

our family won't stay strong.

Yes, Father.

What's the matter? Didn't you eat?

Whatever.

You've changed a lot these days.

I'm delighted.

I heard that Xu Lingyi had an accident.

He is high-ranking and powerful.

What could happen to him?

It's said he had an accident when he was inspecting the situation in Shandong.

It seems that he is dead.

Xu Lingyi is dead?

Some people relied on the Xu family to assume airs.

I'd like to see how they end up after his death.

If not for Xu Lingyi's influence, I wouldn't have tolerated you in the past few days.

Young Madam! Young Madam.

Did you hear that?

He only treated me nicely in fear of Xu Lingyi.

I was so foolish

that I thought he'd changed.

Young Madam, come on.

Young Madam.

My stomach hurts so much.

Young Madam! Young Madam!

Young Madam!

Servants! Servants!

Is my daughter-in-law truly pregnant?

Physician, are you sure?

Her pulse does indicate pregnancy.

Physician,

my stomach hurt badly earlier.

My baby...

Your pulse shows

that your baby was already feeble

before you got hurt and experienced severe pregnancy complications.

I'm not completely confident that I can help her keep the baby.

Physician, I'll pay any price

to keep the baby she is carrying.

Don't worry, Madam Wang.

I'll do my best.

You're all here.

Come on. Drink with me.

Mother, why did you slap me?

You bastard.

You almost killed your own child.

You can't let Her Ladyship live here.

Your Ladyship, I'm executing Great Madam's order.

It's fine. The room is nice.

Who are you?

I'm the assistant steward of the farm, Wang Jinzhong.

I manage the internal affairs.

The chief steward is too busy to come today.

So he asked me to take care of you.

If you need anything, just tell me.

Thank you.

Don't waste time on them.

She is the matron of the Xu family, yet she has been sent here.

We were ordered to treat her like a servant.

She must have done the Xu family wrong.

No need to be nice to her.

Yes.

I'll do as you say.

This place is filthy.

It's not a place worthy of Her Ladyship.

Her Ladyship is in a bad mood.

Let's not cause her trouble.

Focus on getting the work done.

I wonder where Wan Daxian is when we're working.

Why isn't he helping us?

I told Wan Daxian to gather information about the situation in Shandong.

I hope he'll bring good news.

♫ I trimmed the wicks the memory kept me awake at night ♫

♫ It was late into the night I started missing you again ♫

♫ I closed my eyes ♫

♫ I thought of the old days ♫

♫ The past whispered in my ear but you couldn't hear it ♫

♫ I got something on my mind, my thoughts were stitched into my embroidery ♫

♫ The bright moon made me think of you ♫

♫ I really missed the old days ♫

[Mansion of Xu] ♫ Our destinies ♫

♫ Were entwined we were doomed to separate ♫

We've been married for a long time.

I thought we loved each other and understood each other. [Divorce Agreement]

But it turns out it was all my wishful thinking and imagination.

♫ But you never heard my prayer ♫

♫ We fell in love with each other again and again ♫

♫ We missed each other again and again ♫

♫ Flowers bloom every year our relationship didn't work out ♫

You've finished your work?

Your Ladyship, how about you getting some rest?

You've been embroidering for a long time.

What if your eyesight gets damaged?

Yeah. This oil lamp's light is so dim.

You're going to damage your eyesight.

It's fine.

I just want to finish this embroidery of Bodhisattva portrait soon

to bring her blessing to His Lordship.

Amber, fetch me the threads for Bodhisattva's hair.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship, we've run out of threads.

Great. Since we've run out of threads, she can't do any more embroidery tonight.

She'll have to rest early.

Your Ladyship, go to bed now.

I'll find the assistant steward and ask him to get us some threads tomorrow morning.

All right. I'll listen to you and stop embroidering now.

Amber, hurry up.

All right.

Wait.

Your Ladyship.

Maybe this will do.

Hold it for me.

I heard from Master Jian that

people have been using hair to do embroidery

since the Era of Shengyuan in the Tang Dynasty.

But I've never tried it before.

I wonder if this will work.

Let me give it a try.

It worked.

Look.

Nice.

This looks even more realistic than the threads.

Right?

Any news from Steward Bai?

Don't worry, Mother. He is on the way.

I'm sure he will bring back news soon.

I hope they will bring back good news.

Yizhen, you'll take charge of the affairs

of the Xu family from tomorrow and manage the household.

We must not panic.

Here is an idea.

Make an inventory of our lands and shops right away.

Yes, Mother. I'll make preparations.

Mother, if Lingyi really is dead...

Shut up.

Mother, if he really is dead, the Ou family won't let us off.

The Xu family is in danger.

We...

What should we do?

Kuan'er, why are you so scared?

Mother, I'm not scared.

I'm just worried.

If your brother never comes back,

then you are the head of the Xu family.

You need to figure out a way to support this family

because the women and the children

can't shelter you.

Mother, these things never crossed my mind when Lingyi was here.

Son, misfortune once

struck the Xu family.

Your father and brother died suddenly.

Then Lingyi joined the army

at a young age to protect the family.

He risked his life on the battlefield.

He barely escaped death.

He barely escaped death.

He was even younger than you are now at that time.

But he single-handedly supported the whole Xu family.

Did you ever see him hesitate or be frightened?

I'm useless. I've disappointed you.

Kuan'er,

you might never be brave and decisive as Lingyi,

but you must not lose

the Xu family's spirit.

No matter what awaits us,

the Xu family can not lose its backbone.

Keep it in mind.

[Firmiana Rain written by Bai Pu]

[The Oil Seller and the Song Girl: Volume I]

Let Heaven be the witness to my vow:

I'll never engage in operas again.

If Lingyi is dead, then I'll go out of my way to protect the Xu family.

Father, now that Xu Lingyi is dead

and the other officials at the Ministry of Revenue don't have much influence,

our crisis in Shandong is over.

We can blame Xu Lingyi

for our people's misdeeds in Shandong.

Xu Lingyi...

Is Xu Lingyi really dead?

Rest easy, Father.

My people saw Xu Lingyi's scorched body for confirmation.

There was no mistake.

This is the wolf tally. Take it.

It can order our secret followers in Shandong and help you do things.

You've completed your task well this time.

But don't be impatient.

You still need to act cautiously in the future.

Thank you for trusting me, Father.

I'll keep your advice in mind.

I won't let you down.

You may go.

Yes, Father.

Mr. Ou!

Mr. Ou, I have bad news.

Shiyi has gone missing.

Missing?

Why has she gone missing?

I just went to the Mansion of Xu to see Shiyi.

But the servants said Shiyi offended Great Madam.

So Great Madam sent her away in a carriage.

I asked where she was sent.

But they knew nothing.

No.

The Xu family must have found out that Shiyi had stabbed Marquis Yongping after he died.

They did this to punish Shiyi.

Did you say Marquis Yongping died?

Is it true?

I heard it on the grapevine.

I didn't believe it until I went home and verified it.

I came here out of worry for Shiyi.

That's bad.

That means Shiyi is really in danger this time.

Take it easy.

Marquis Yongping is gone.

But we can protect her.

I'll gather my people to search for her.

I'll make sure she stays safe.

All right.

Then I'll trust you with this matter.

Don't worry. I won't let harm come to her.

Keep her safe, please.

Your Ladyship, that chief steward asserts his superior's authority

to torture you in every way.

Maybe we should quit and leave.

No.

If I leave now, we'll never get to return to the Xu family.

I can't leave.

Your Ladyship, how about you getting some rest?

You've done so much work. Don't tire yourself out.

I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

I can hold on.

Let's hurry up and get the job done.

Who is that?

Stop!

Is anyone there?

Help!

Dongqing!

Dongqing, did you hear any sounds?

Help!

I think that's Her Ladyship's voice.

Your Ladyship?

Dongqing! Amber!

Your Ladyship!

Are you all right?

What happened?

I can't believe a thief lurks on this shabby farm.

Oh, no.

Your Ladyship, nothing is lost.

He couldn't have been a thief.

A thief would have stolen stuff.

Besides, he pushed Her Ladyship into a well.

He obviously wanted her dead.

Your Ladyship, did you see the face of the person who pushed you into the well?

He pushed me from behind. I didn't see him clearly.

But why did he try to kill me?

Anyway, we must be more careful from now on.

Your Ladyship, we should tell the chief steward about this.

I don't think telling him would change anything.

Her Ladyship is right. The chief steward is black-hearted.

He works for Great Madam.

Maybe he pushed Her Ladyship into the well.

Dongqing, we mustn't stay away from Her Ladyship in the future.

We mustn't let that person succeed again.

This place?

Are you sure this is the place?

How come you still haven't finished washing these few clothes?

Chief Steward, an accident happened...

- So... - There was no accident.

You've just been slacking off.

You can't even finish this small amount of work in time.

No wonder Great Madam kicked you out.

Be clear that this is not a place of comfort.

Chief Steward, if I'm not mistaken, you're in charge of the fields, hills, and forests.

The assistant steward should be in charge of the internal affairs.

I... I'm the chief steward.

Of course, I have the right to manage the assistant steward's affairs.

Assistant steward, is that true?

The chief steward is right.

Although I manage this house, the chief steward manages

the whole farm, including me.

You heard him.

By the way,

your punishment is to fill all the water tanks on this farm today.

You're going too far; I'm warning you.

I'll come and check the water tanks tomorrow.

If you fail to fill them, I'll continue to punish you.

You...

Dongqing.

Let me do it.

We've been working for so long. When can it be done?

You must be exhausted.

Let's get inside and rest. Drink some water before we come out again.

All right.

Come on.

Your Ladyship.

I'll just have a little nap.

Your Ladyship, I'll have a little nap too.

Thank you for working so hard.

I can't go on, Young Master. I'm exhausted.

We've never done this kind of heavy physical work.

No. We must finish the work before she wakes up.

All right.

Hurry up!

Dongqing.

Amber.

Wake up.

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship, look.

All the tanks are full.

This is amazing, Your Ladyship.

I just checked all the water tanks on the farm.

All of them are full.

I got it.

The immortals in Heaven must have frowned upon them for bullying you.

So the immortals filled the tanks overnight for us.

That must be the thing.

I think so.

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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 ♫