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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 30]

Mr. Ou?

It's them.

Madam Xu?

Young Master.

Young Master. Young Master.

It's Madam Xu.

Mr. Ou, what brought you here?

Master Jian and I heard Marquis Yongping had an accident,

and you were expelled by the Xu family.

I was quite worried, so I came here and check on you.

I'm fine. No need to worry.

I saw what happened earlier.

How can I believe that you are fine?

Look at your hands.

You are so passionate about embroidery.

You shouldn't ruin your hands on a tough job like that.

Even if something bad has happened to Marquis Yongping,

it's not your fault.

They shouldn't blame you.

I misunderstood His Lordship

and hurt his feelings.

I feel sorry for what I did to him.

I should be punished.

Misunderstood?

Can you be sure that you really misunderstood him?

Come to think of it, the evidence all led me to suspect His Lordship.

It's my fault that I was being impulsive and wasn't thinking straight,

having my mind clouded by doubts.

Now that I think about it again,

it must be someone who misled me on purpose.

Shiyi, are you saying that

because I'm one of the Ou family,

you suspect that I gave you all the clues on purpose

in order to make you hate Marquis Yongping?

I'm not suspecting you.

It's just that the Ou family

and the Xu family have held a grudge against each other for a long time.

I don't want you to help me anymore.

Mr. Ou, please leave.

Too many eyes are watching.

If people see you are here,

they'll misunderstand us again.

I understand.

Take good care of yourself.

Thank you, Mr. Ou.

Amber,

Mr. Ou's hand is hurt.

Go get some medicine for him.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Mr. Ou, thank you for traveling a long way here to help us.

But there's something

I have to say to you.

His Lordship's whereabouts are unknown.

You'd better leave here in case of any trouble.

If the Xu family finds out that you

and Her Ladyship still talk to each other, they'll blame you

for His Lordship's accident for sure.

I'm not afraid since I've done nothing wrong.

What matters the most right now is Shiyi's safety.

How can I leave knowing

that she's suffering here?

But what if...

Don't worry.

I will be careful.

I won't let the Xu family find out,

and I won't put Shiyi in trouble.

Mr. Ou, you are from a wealthy family.

Why do you have to hide in this shabby place

and make yourself suffer?

There aren't so many reasons.

I'm doing this because I want to.

Neat stitches layered with bright colors.

Obviously, it's Shiyi's work.

Mr. Ou, good eye.

Her Ladyship made this Bodhisattva's portrait

to pray for safety for His Lordship.

But I see her working hard all day long.

How can she still have time for this?

Her Ladyship sacrificed her sleeping time for it.

We couldn't stop her no matter how hard we tried.

Mr. Ou, look.

The stitches here were originally made of black silk thread.

But we ran out of black silk thread, so Her Ladyship thought of using

her hair instead.

To our surprise, it turned out to be even better than silk thread.

Because of that, we finally saw Her Ladyship smile.

Amber,

you and Dongqing have got to take good care of her.

She is so passionate about embroidery and she's very gifted.

If her hands get hurt,

she'll never be able to do that again.

Mr. Ou, no worries.

Dongqing and I will certainly take good care of Her Ladyship.

You also need to take good care of yourselves.

Mr. Ou, don't just think of us.

You should take care of yourself as well.

You need to change medicine regularly.

Thank you.

Who are you? Why do you want to kill me?

Stop! Stop!

Guards, take him.

Freeze!

Don't move!

Oh, it's you.

- Take him away. - Move!

Hurry!

Move!

Your Ladyship, sorry about that.

Chief Steward, thank you for saving me.

I should thank you, Your Ladyship.

If it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't have been able

to catch this ungrateful rascal.

What?

Someone in the farm attempted to kill you?

Your Ladyship, are you out of your mind?

Chief Steward,

no matter what, I'm still Marquis Yongping's wife,

the matron of the Xu family.

If anything happens to me here, you'll be held accountable for it.

So, what are you going to do, Your Ladyship?

Move.

How come you are still here?

Antai said that someone just attacked you.

Shiyi, what happened to you exactly?

I'm fine. You don't need to worry.

No.

If you don't tell me, I won't leave here whatsoever.

A few days ago, someone went through my stuff

and pushed me into a well, but nothing was stolen,

which means he wasn't going after money.

So, just now, I was trying to lure him out.

I didn't expect that he was the assistant steward.

The assistant steward?

He didn't go after money

and he has nothing against you.

Think again.

Is there anything valuable among your belongings?

The embroidery cloth.

Was he trying to steal my embroidery cloth?

Maybe the murderer who killed your mother

started to make a move on you.

It's possible.

But like you said,

the assistant steward has nothing against me.

And he didn't go after my money.

So it only means that someone asked him to do it.

Now that he was caught by you,

the person who's behind this may not give up easily.

He may even plan on killing you.

No.

You must leave here right now.

I finally found some leads.

I won't leave.

All right. I've told you what happened.

You can leave now.

I have the chief steward to help me here.

You need not worry.

The chief steward?

Don't you remember how he treated you?

[Grain]

Wang Jinzhong.

How dare you attempt to kill Her Ladyship?

We have nothing against each other.

Why did you try to kill me?

Who asked you to do it?

Wang Jinzhong, have you thought about your current situation?

You failed your mission, so you've been disavowed.

Who would care about a disavowed person's life?

At the moment, only the Xu family can protect you.

As long as you tell me who's behind this,

the Xu family will guarantee your safety.

But you can't even protect yourself,

how can you make sure that the Xu family can protect me?

Whoever wants to kill me will surely do harm to the Xu family.

Therefore, the Xu family won't sit back and watch.

Think carefully.

This is your only chance to stay alive.

Say it!

Who asked you to do it?

All right. All right.

I'll say it. I'll say it.

Actually... Actually, the one who wants to kill Her Ladyship is...

Screw you.

- Stop! - You won't let me off even if I tell you.

- Hurry. - Get him.

Kill all of them.

Protect Her Ladyship!

Shiyi, are you all right?

Mr. Ou!

It's dangerous here. Run.

Watch out.

Mr. Ou.

Run!

♫ 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 ♫

Guys, retreat!

♫ Together, we will grow old ♫

♫ No matter how time passes and life changes ♫

My Lord!

♫ Together, we will grow old ♫

Has your wound healed?

Almost.

They all said that the fire killed you.

But I just didn't believe it.

When I was ordered to go to Shandong,

you were misled into suspecting me.

So I thought that the Shandong trip

could also be a part of their plan.

So I kept alert on my way.

Not long after,

I found that some people were sneaking around

and waiting to make a move.

So you deliberately set the inn on fire

to lure out those people?

Although I suspected that they

were sent by the Ou family,

I wasn't quite sure

until the Ou family thought that I was killed by the fire

and started their evildoings without any scruple.

They even made me a scapegoat for

the embezzlement they did in Shandong.

After it was confirmed, I got them back

without them preparing for it.

In order to make them believe that you were killed by the fire,

the fire must've been very fierce.

You were badly injured.

It must have been quite difficult

for you to escape.

How did you know I was here?

On my way back,

I bumped into Wan Daxian

and learned that Mother was mad at you, so I rushed here.

Actually, you could've showed them the Divorce Agreement

and left the Xu family.

Why did you come here and make yourself suffer?

How could I just take the Divorce Agreement and leave?

I won't leave.

I was still waiting for you to come back.

Who were those people in black?

What happened here?

I'm not sure

who those people in black are.

But the assistant steward here had been bought off

and attempted to kill me.

The chief steward caught him.

When we were just trying to find out who was behind this,

he was shot to death by an arrow.

So you are sure that those people were here for you.

They wanted to kill you.

Then, what about Ou Yanxing?

What is he doing here?

Master Jian was worried about me,

so she asked Ou Yanxing to come here and check on me.

By the way, My Lord, do you still remember that coroner,

the one who led me into suspecting you?

He was actually found by Ou Yanxing.

But I know Ou Yanxing very well.

He wouldn't do such a thing.

So I suspect that he was used.

And the people who are able to use him without him knowing it

can only be the Ou family.

So, you think it's the Ou family who killed your mother?

It's just a conjecture.

Thank you for saving my wife when her life was in danger.

Marquis Yongping, to be honest,

the coroner who misled Madam Xu was found by me.

I made a careless mistake.

Please don't misunderstand Madam Xu.

I trust my wife, but I don't trust the Ou family.

You can misunderstand me,

but please try to understand Madam Xu's anxiety

for the truth.

It's between me and my wife.

It's none of anybody else's business.

Mr. Ou, thank you for taking care of me these days.

His Lordship and I will go home now.

It's been so many days.

Why is there still

no news from Shandong?

Mother, no news is unnecessarily a bad thing.

Great Madam, good news.

His Lordship sent a message, saying he's fine and he'll be home soon.

Lingyi is alive.

That's so great.

I just knew that a tough man like him wouldn't die easily.

Steward Bai, prepare some good wine.

I'll have a drink tonight to celebrate.

Yes.

That's great.

Mother, now we can finally be relieved.

- Danyang. - Master Lingkuan.

Danyang!

Danyang.

Danyang!

Fifth Madam is asleep already, Master Lingkuan.

Asleep?

Then I won't wake her up.

Help me...

Help me to the East Chamber to sleep.

Yes.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

[To Make A Pleasant Thing Happen] Careful, Master Lingkuan.

Water.

Water.

Xiaolan?

What are you doing here?

It's all my fault.

I was confused.

Danyang, you can hit me. You can yell at me.

But please don't ignore me.

It's all right.

It's not a big deal.

Lingkuan, you don't have to be like this.

Help Lingkuan to get up.

If others see this, they'll laugh at us.

- Master Lingkuan. - Danyang.

Please trust me.

You are the only one I love and I'll love you forever.

Last night, it was just a misunderstanding.

That's right, Madam.

Last night, Master Lingkuan was drunk.

He mistook me for you.

That's why...

Madam, I'm willing to be punished.

It's okay.

Look how scared you are.

Just get up.

Since you've slept with Lingkuan,

how can I punish you?

I will not punish you; instead,

I'll make you a concubine.

From now on,

you will serve Lingkuan together with me.

Madam, thank you.

By the way,

you and Xiaodie have been friends for years.

You may not be used to another maid.

I'll let Xiaodie be your maid. How's that?

Yes, Madam.

Lingkuan,

do you think my arrangement is proper?

I swear.

I won't do such a ridiculous thing ever again.

Master Lingkuan, His Lordship is back.

He's arrived at the front gate.

Lingkuan, go and welcome His Lordship.

It's inconvenient for me to walk.

I'll just stay here.

Then take a good rest.

You may leave now.

Yes, Madam!

Madam, why did you do that?

If you are upset, just send Xiaolan away.

Send this Xiaolan away,

there may come another Xiaolan.

Besides, Jie's matter caused such chaos last time.

My father was quite angry with Lingkuan.

If he knows about this,

he won't let Lingkuan off easily,

which will hurt my relationship with Lingkuan.

And people will criticize me for being jealous.

In that case,

I'll put myself and my baby

in a difficult position.

Madam, you've become so sensible.

It actually makes me feel even sadder.

Nanny Shi, you told me

that I'll be a mother soon;

I can't be that willful anymore.

My Lord, you are back.

Mother.

My son, rise.

Please rise.

My son.

I've been looking forward to your return.

Do you know that? You are the protector

and the pillar of the Xu family.

I can't live without you.

Mother, it's my fault.

I'm sorry that I made you worried.

Mother, it's a happy thing that His Lordship is back.

He had a long journey.

Let's go inside first.

Okay. Go inside.

Let's go inside.

Mother, wait a moment.

Shiyi?

Shiyi.

Mother.

Why did you bring her back?

Shiyi is my wife.

Of course, I'll bring her back.

I won't allow it.

This woman attempted to hurt her husband.

I won't allow her to step into our Xu family.

Mother, you misunderstood.

It's not like what you think.

There are too many people passing by.

Let's go in first. I'll explain it to you.

I've heard what you said.

But it's a fact that Shiyi stabbed you.

I was going to deal with her after you were back.

But this woman actually dared to hurt her own husband.

Our Xu family has no place for such a sinful person.

Mother, it's all my fault.

- I... - Mother, it's just a misunderstanding.

I made myself hurt on purpose.

And the wound wasn't as serious as you thought.

It was all an act to fool the Ou family.

To help me make it work, Shiyi suffered a lot.

She didn't do anything wrong; instead, she made a contribution.

My Lord.

Lingyi, are you making it up and lying to me so that

you can protect her?

Mother, you've seen it.

Hadn't we done that, the Ou family wouldn't have

fallen into our plan.

It matters to the future of our Xu family.

I dare not lie to you, Mother.

Mother, I told you that you misunderstood Shiyi.

Shiyi actually made a contribution.

You should reward her.

Lingyi, please rise.

My son,

you are the one who suffered

and repeatedly got injured.

As long as you are okay with it,

I have nothing more to say.

Let's put an end to it.

I won't ask any longer.

Lingyi, you had a long journey.

Go back now.

Yizhen,

what do you think about Lingyi's words?

I think it doesn't matter if we believe his words.

What matters is His Lordship's heart.

I certainly understand why he said that.

I'm just worried that Lingyi's forgiveness

will bring him trouble in the future.

If His Lordship weren't discerning enough, our Xu family wouldn't

be able to get where we are today.

You think too much, Mother.

I hope so, too.

I'd been hoping Lingyi could find someone he loves.

They will understand each other and lead a happy life.

Everybody can see how much he cares about Shiyi.

But that makes me worried even more.

He'll make himself hurt if he falls for her too much.

Actually, Shiyi is not an ungrateful person.

I'm sure that she won't let His Lordship down.

His Lordship is so blessed that he can return safely.

His Lordship is blessed and came back safely.

But I didn't expect that Her Ladyship would come back, too.

And I don't understand why His Lordship made up that story

to protect her.

Maybe it was really a misunderstanding as His Lordship told.

Misunderstanding?

We saw in person that Her Ladyship stabbed His Lordship.

Forget it.

Even Great Madam has let it go.

It's not our place to make it a big deal.

But there's one thing we can't get away with.

You mean defying His Lordship's order and giving Her Ladyship away?

About that, we had no other choice.

Right?

Concubine Wen, I didn't say anything on that day.

How does it become my own fault?

Concubine Qin appears to be quiet, but she's actually very sly.

My Lord,

I deserve to be punished in whichever way.

You shouldn't have covered for me again.

As long as you are my wife,

I will protect you from being hurt.

I'm sorry.

Don't apologize anymore.

And don't mention it again.

Although I went to Shandong,

I still sent people to investigate your mother's death.

The hunter you said had been killed by a wild animal.

The coroner has also gone missing.

Even if you suspect the Ou family, we don't have any evidence.

I've been thinking.

My mother and the Ou family had nothing against each other.

Why would they kill her?

Some officials have connections with the pirates,

and the Ou family is the biggest suspect.

If that's the case,

Liu Yong could have been meeting

the Ou family at Ci'an Temple on that day.

My mother might have run into them by accident

so they killed her.

My Lord, look.

My mother had this piece

of embroidery cloth in her hand when she died.

I think she ripped it off from the killer's clothes.

Oh, right.

I found a handkerchief from Yu and the pattern on it

is exactly the same as this.

With that being said,

maybe the Ou family has put a spy in our Xu family.

Your Ladyship, Concubine Wen is here to see you.

Greetings, Your Ladyship and Your Lordship.

Your Ladyship, I'm so happy that you came back today.

I prepared a small welcome back gift for you.

I hope you'll like it.

Do you think doing this can make up for your mistake?

My Lord, I know I made a mistake.

I failed in following your order

and keeping the secret from Great Madam.

Because of me, Her Ladyship was sent to the farm.

But I really had no other choice.

It really hurt when they flogged me.

My Lord, Your Ladyship.

Please forgive me

on account of Yu.

Please rise.

I know you had no choice.

His Lordship and I are both sensible people.

We won't blame you for it.

On account of Shiyi, I'll go easy on you.

Copy the family rules 100 times.

Conduct yourself from now on.

If I hear any gossip about that day again,

I won't forgive you.

Yes.

My Lord, don't worry.

I will behave myself

and watch my mouth.

You may leave now.

Then, I'll take my leave.

[Virtue of Modesty and Patience]

Luckily, Her Ladyship is broad-minded,

so His Lordship didn't punish you seriously.

His Lordship just wanted to make Shiyi look good

and warn me not to gossip again.

Concubine Wen shouldn't be the Ou family's spy.

Yu is everything to her.

She wouldn't put such obvious evidence on Yu.

This person is hiding in the dark and watching us.

And after this incident, I'm sure he'll be more careful

and won't make a mistake easily again.

Putting someone in the dark

could work both ways.

If he can hurt our Xu family, he could also hurt the Ou family.

Since we know his existence,

we can turn the danger into our opportunity.

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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 ♫