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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 33]

[Zhilan Court]

Get on your knees.

Get on your knees.

Concubine Yang, you stole from the house.

What will your punishment be?

Your Ladyship, I didn't steal the money.

This came from my savings.

You can go over the accounts to confirm if I was telling the truth.

Embezzlement and bootlegging are not rare in this house.

Going over the accounts?

How can that be the solution?

You will be deemed guilty unless you can prove your innocence.

Your Ladyship, do whatever you want with me if you insist

that I stole this money.

However, this money is to save my daughter's life.

Your Ladyship, you are a kind person.

Please allow me to send the money to Erniang.

Drag her away.

- Your Ladyship, please do not do this to me! - Move.

Your Ladyship, please save Erniang!

Your Ladyship, please save Erniang!

Nanny Xu, please listen to me!

I saved the money up! I didn't steal it!

- Get inside. - Lock her in.

Open it! Open it!

Your Ladyship, I'm begging you!

Please save Erniang!

She is miserable.

Stop crying!

Her Ladyship showed mercy.

She said she'd get someone to send money to Erniang.

Madam, you know the rules of the house.

Stealing from the house will be subject to paddling.

Through her generosity, Her Ladyship has only locked you in the woodshed.

You should be grateful for that.

Stop making noise anymore.

I didn't steal anything!

Please, I'm begging you! Open the door!

Open the door!

Open the door! Open the door!

Open the door!

Hold on!

What's that in your hand?

Madam Liu, this is for Young Madam from the Luo family.

Give it to me.

I will send it to Young Madam.

Well...

[Precious Breezes and Dew of the Moon]

Your Ladyship, Concubine Yang fell ill.

Is it serious?

It seems she caught a cold and has a fever.

I was to give her a lesson.

And she fell ill.

This is realy meant to be.

Let's check her out.

Yes.

Madam, you have a high fever.

And they still don't get you a physician.

What should we do?

Your Ladyship.

You're excused.

Yes.

You must be suffering from the illness.

Come on.

You can drop the act.

You'd greet me every single day despite your visceral hatred for me.

You must have suffered a lot all these years.

I got ill and you don't get me a physician.

My daughter got ill and you don't allow me to see her.

What good does it do you to treat us

so callously?

It does me no good.

Shouldn't I owe my disease to you?

You don't think I know

how you tried to irritate me...

and aggravated my illness

by revealing the information to me on purpose?

I just want you

to suffer from what I'm suffering now.

You forced me...

to do this.

I've been compromising all my life

in the hope that you'd treat my daughter nicer.

However, you wed her to a heartless profligate.

She has herself to blame for marrying Wang Yu.

And you know what?

You ruined Erniang's life.

I could kill you.

Maybe your illness...

is exactly what you deserve.

You think you're miserable?

What about me?

I fell into your trap despite all my prudence.

Listen...

I'm the legal wife and you're a concubine.

We're meant to be enemies.

In the end...

you won.

I won?

What on earth did I win...

in my life?

[The Censorate]

What are you doing here?

Sir,

I'd like to ask about something.

What thing?

Will I get paid for offering clues?

You have clues?

That's right. Well, I'm a night watchman on the east of the city.

I know who killed Duke Mao's son.

Another liar.

Sir, I mean it. I saw it with my own eyes.

Duke Mao's son had the back of his head injured.

The murderer came up behind him, picked up a stone of this size,

and used it to strike the back of his head.

And killed him?

Not this time.

Duke Mao's son avoided the attack.

However, the murderer was very malicious.

He pinned Duke Mao's son to the ground, struck the back of his head

with that stone again and killed him.

One more thing.

Well, I saw the murderer's face.

All right, all right! A likely tale.

- I... - Come on, you should be a storyteller.

People like you keep coming all the day, asking me for a reward.

You should leave now.

Please. Sir, I was telling the truth.

Get out of here.

- I'm a witness. - Get out of here. Please! Get out of here.

I'm a witness!

[Pharmacy]

You...

I recognize you. You're the one who killed Wang Yu.

So, you really saw it.

You are so dead.

Come out! He is killing me!

Help!

Marquis. Official Li. You're finally here!

I was scared to death!

Thank you for helping us arrest the criminal. This is your reward.

Thank you, Marquis. Thank you, Official Li.

So, you killed Wang Yu.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You have admitted it yourself.

There is no use denying it.

This has got to be your plot.

There is no witness at all.

I lost my cool and fell into your trap.

You gave yourself away.

I just don't get it.

How did you find that I killed Wang Yu?

You'll find out at the court.

Take him away.

Yes!

Marquis, you've been a great help,

or we couldn't have found the murderer so soon.

Marquis, I understand the tough situation you are in.

And I'm gonna be honest with you.

According to postmortem examination,

it turns out that Wang Yu got his head injured twice.

The second injury was the real cause of his death.

A witness said the concierge of Duke Wei's Mansion only hit Wang Yu once.

So, did you find the real murderer?

We could respond by accusing the concierge of manslaughter.

However, if the murderer is someone else,

the investigation can lead to unexpected results.

The forces behind the case won't let up about it.

That's difficult for us.

We can't close the case until we find the real murderer.

That's right.

What? Zhou Xian got arrested?

How come?

That can't be true. That can't be true.

He told me it went off without a hitch.

How could he be arrested?

What happened?

Tell me what happened!

Was it because of Xu Lingyi again?

How did he do it?

It was him again.

Now, what do we do? Now, what do we do?

I remember you saying that Zhou Xian was loyal and would never sell you out.

That's right.

He will not betray me.

We can keep calm and reassure Zhou Xian's family.

Greetings, Marquis.

He is the murderer of Wang Yu.

It is him.

He worked for the parents of Young Madam Ou.

His name is Zhou Xian.

Killing Wang Yu and getting between us,

the whole thing was set up by Young Madam Ou.

I don't believe it.

I know Young Madam Ou well. She would never do this to me.

I wouldn't believe you anyway.

Young Madam I've seen this man at the doorsteps of Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion.

[Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion]

He has a big mole on his face.

That's how I recognized him at once.

It can't be true.

Young Madam Ou would never do this to me.

However, Young Madam Ou has been avoiding you ever since then.

So...

So, it was Young Madam Ou who had my husband killed and

made me believe Ren Kun was the murderer.

She manipulated me to create a disturbance in the Xu family.

With her goal achieved, she refused to see me

and turned her back on me.

I talked to Young Madam Jiang.

Perhaps she was also behind the adoption in the Wang family.

Young Madam.

It turns out... It turns out she is behind all this.

She killed my husband.

I lost the baby because of her.

I fell into her trap.

Erniang! Erniang!

Erniang, where are you going?

I'm going to disclose her sins to the rest of the world.

I'm going to teach her a lesson.

Maybe you should calm down first. Zhou Xian has taken all the blame.

He said he killed Wang Yu for his personal vendetta,

distancing himself from Young Madam Ou.

We can do nothing with her for the moment.

Erniang, your goal is to find the real murderer.

Duke Mao will give you fair treatment.

You don't get to lecture me on it. I know what to do.

Don't think I will be grateful to you. You owe me this.

Erniang!

Marquis Yongping and your sister are an inseparable and loving couple.

If Shiyi is willing to speak for you in front of Marquis Yongping,

he'll certainly listen to her.

Young Madam.

I thought of her as my sister.

And she fooled and used me.

I'll never get away with it.

Young Madam, what are you going to do?

To get what she wants, she manipulated me

to cause troubles for the Xu family.

Now, she'll have a taste of her own medicine.

Jinlian, go to Luo family tomorrow morning

to deliver a letter to my brother.

Yes.

[Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion]

Young Madam, there she is.

[Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion]

You said you were not at home.

Who am I looking at right now?

I have a lot to deal with these days.

It seems my servants gave you a hard time.

Young Madam Wang, are you here for me?

You can drop your act. I know about everything.

You killed my husband!

Young Madam Wang, you'd better watch what you say.

In the capital, both of us enjoy a certain status.

We won't want to be laughed at.

You're not leaving here until you tell me everything.

You killed my husband. You killed my baby.

Today, you must give me an explanation!

- Tell me everything! - Zhenxing.

- Let go of me! - You know... Are they talking about Young Madam Ou?

- You're not leaving until you tell me everything. - What's going on?

Don't you walk away from me!

Wang Yu was killed by Ren Kun.

Why would you frame me?

Are you crazy?

The murderer has been arrested.

Are you trying to deny it?

I've talked with the murderer.

He worked for your parents.

You had my husband Wang Yu killed.

And you used me to stir things up for Marquis Yongping.

- You planned all this. - You...

Shut up, or I'll get angry with you.

It seems Wang Yu was killed by the Zhou family.

- You've got to be responsible for it in front of everybody! - Does Young Madam Ou have anything to do with it?

The lady arguing with Young Madam Ou called Wang Yu her husband.

Does that mean...

My apologies.

She is my sister.

The news of her husband's death has been all around town.

You must have heard about it.

It turns out there is an inside story about it.

Let go of me! What are you doing?

You killed my husband. Now, you are trying to kill me?

Help! Help!

- You two do something! - Help!

Do you want to fight me? You should check what you've got.

- This is bullying. - You will get more than just a slap next time you make a scene.

Erniang!

Zhenxing!

Young Madam Ou, what has my sister ever done

to deserve that?

Mr. Luo, I'm glad you're here.

It seems your sister has gone crazy.

You should bring her home and get her under control.

Make sure she doesn't talk nonsense and frame me anymore.

Or I will hold her to account.

Zhenxing, I'm not talking nonsense.

The one who killed my husband works for her parents.

Jinlian saw that murderer at her doorstep.

The murderer did work for the Zhou family.

But it's personal.

I have nothing to do with it.

You were saying that Ren Kun was the murderer.

So what? You can't hide it now?

You're not going to be laughing for long.

The murderer will sell you out sooner or later.

Stop talking nonsense!

Young Madam Ou, you asked your servant to kill and framed someone else.

Did Vice Minister Ou and Minister Zhou know about it?

You...

Get these troublemakers out of here.

Young Madam Ou, you showed good manners,

as the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites.

I'm really impressed today.

It seems we got another meddler.

Who are you?

Mr. Luo and I are classmates.

We both are competent scholars of the Imperial Academy.

I didn't mean to interfere in this,

but I saw you act despicably.

It made me want to tell it to my classmates and colleagues,

having a discussion about the rights and wrongs.

How dare you!

Young Madam Ou, say no more.

I'm sure the Censorate will find out the truth.

[Marquis Jingyuan's Mansion]

Come on, get away.

- Get away. - Go home.

I know I can't prove her guilty.

But I made a scene today, and with the help from your classmate,

everyone will know about her crime.

That will definitely cause her trouble.

Let's move on.

Think no more of it.

How have you been in the Wang family these days?

Did they give you a hard time?

Zhenxing, thank you for helping me today.

But let's dispense with the friendly talk, shall we?

What are you talking about?

I'm a humble person.

My husband just died.

You don't have to go out of your way to help me.

You don't think I know you are doing this

to help the Xu family fight against the Ou family?

Erniang... we are related by blood. We are family.

How can you say that?

You're a modest person.

I never thought you'd go with Erniang on this.

The Ou family framed others and used Erniang.

They thought they could push the Luo family around.

That day, I got a letter from Erniang, asking me to help her punish Young Madam Ou.

So, I came up with this plan.

It could harm the reputation of the Ou family

and help Erniang vent her anger.

So, you found a classmate to be the witness.

My classmate has good judgment and moral standards.

His words will go around among civil officers and scholars.

The public opinions can bring pressure to bear on the Censorate.

That's a good plan.

After this, though we can't prove Young Madam Ou's guilt,

she can't distance herself from the murderer who worked for the Zhou family.

In today's court, Duke Wei and the Jiang family put Minister Zhou on the defensive.

And Minister Zhou got scolded by His Majesty.

Though only his annual salary was forfeited, he was caught in the crossfire.

He and the Ou family will drift apart.

Zhenxing, how is Erniang now?

I want to see her.

Perhaps not now.

You know her nature.

She will say unkind things to you.

Let's wait for some time.

How is Mother? Did she get better?

Not yet.

Erniang's problem has been solved.

Young Madam Jiang seemed about to approve Zhun's betrothal.

This is a good thing for our mother.

I hope it can help her get better.

[Meandering Path] [Secluded Place]

Did Shiyi say why she wanted to see me?

No, Her Ladyship didn't.

You will find out later, My Lord.

My Lord.

What is this about?

You don't sleep well these days.

I made the mind-soothing soup myself. Please have some while it's still warm.

I also went to Wang's pastry shop on the east side

and bought your favorite jujube pastry.

You must have spent a lot of time preparing all these things.

That's very thoughtful of you.

This is just a small token of my gratitude for what you've done for my family.

The murderer has been arrested.

The Wang family made Erniang the adopted mother of the child.

I'd like to say thank you on behalf of my sister.

And thank you for what you've done for me.

I didn't do this only for your sake.

I did this also for the Xu family and Zhun.

You don't have to go out of your way to thank me.

The betrothal between Zhun and the Jiang family has not been affected.

You don't have to worry about it.

What's the problem?

You don't like the food?

I... I just remembered I had something to do.

Enjoy the meal yourself.

But...

My Lord, Her Ladyship had the mind-soothing soup delivered by Dongqing,

saying that she spent four hours on the soup

and would like you to take it before you go to bed.

Four hours?

That took a lot of work.

But I'm her husband, who is supposed to be her dearest.

Why would she go out of her way to thank me?

My Lord, Her Ladyship is very concerned about you.

Is she concerned about me

or just doing this to make it up to me?

Duke Wei, are you for or against the lifting of the sea ban?

Our country boasts vast land and abundant resources.

Once the sea ban is lifted,

foreign countries might cast greedy eyes on us.

It's difficult to weigh up the pros and cons.

That's why I'd remain neutral.

These days, I can see

that the lifting of the sea ban is the way to go.

I have no intention of staying conservative.

Besides, the Ou family supports it only for their own private gains.

I shall not be on their side.

Duke Wei, you really are insightful.

The coastal area of Fujian and Zhejiang is mountainous.

Local people depend on the ocean and trade for a living.

With the sea ban, they have to resort to smuggling.

Some of them even got used by pirates.

Until we lift the sea ban, the livelihood of local people is at stake,

and the pirate issue cannot be eradicated.

That being said, the lifting of the sea ban is to be decided by His Majesty.

Or all our efforts will go to waste.

The country has run a deficit for many years.

That influences His Majesty's mind.

His Majesty pays more attention to maritime trade.

Maybe we should take advantage of the situation.

I see your point.

With your support and by going with His Majesty,

the lifting of the sea ban won't be long.

There is one thing I would like to know.

Why are you so sure that I have nothing to do with Wang Yu's death?

By rights, you'd think of me

as the strongest suspect.

You're a decent person.

I don't think you'd get revenge on Wang Yu in a sneaky manner.

Xu Lingyi, you know me the best.

Father, I heard that Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Rites cut ties with us.

Is that true?

Why ask?

Now that we no longer have support from Minister Zhou,

there is no point in clinging to the sea ban.

Maybe we should adapt to the new situation.

Do you know what it means to lift the sea ban?

My years of experience in business

suggests that the lifting of the sea ban will enhance our interaction with other countries,

enabling us to sell our porcelain, silk, and tea abroad.

This will improve people's lives and increase the government's revenue.

It's a win-win.

Listen. With the sea ban lifted,

it will be easier for pirates to attack us.

Trade unimpeded, bandits would turn into merchants.

Trade impeded, merchants would turn into bandits.

The pirate issue cannot be eradicated unless the sea ban is lifted.

The abolishment will bring benefits to the country and the people.

Father, you might want to reconsider it.

I'm glad that you're concerned about state affairs.

However, this issue might be more complicated than you think.

I have something to discuss with Mr. Zhu.

You're excused.

Sure, Father.

This is not small stuff.

If you want to promote him,

you might need to start telling him things.

Your Ladyship, what made you feel like playing the zither today?

You always practice embroidery.

You hardly ever play the zither.

His Lordship has done a lot for me.

I want to do something in return.

It seems I never succeeded in making him happy.

So, Your Ladyship is playing the zither for the sake of His Lordship.

His Lordship has sworn not to play the zither again.

But he is so fond of zither music.

It's a shame he would never touch it again.

Though I can't make him break his promise,

I can play the zither to him any time he wants.

I suppose that could make him happy.

It's just that playing the zither is way more difficult than embroidery.

Your Ladyship, you've spent so much effort on it.

I believe you'll master it soon.

I learned it for a while when I was a child.

But I just dabbled.

I forgot a lot about it.

Now I'm determined to make it.

It seems I should practice a lot.

♫ Among the clouds drifting away, white birds warble riding wind ♫

♫ Leaning against the willow, I view the green hills by the waterside ♫

♫ Gently, you hang about in the vicinity of my heart ♫

♫ With things constantly changing ♫

♫ Whose love will last forever ♫

♫ When we met, the answer came to mind ♫

Mother, you're back!

Are you going to Xianling Pavilion?

Yes. Today is Master Jian's birthday.

The flower-admiring feast was interrupted due to Erniang.

But I know you've done your best.

Thank you for saying that, Mother.

That's what I should do.

Shiyi, you've worked hard to run this house.

I know all about it.

But I have to say one thing.

As the wife of Marquis Yongping, what you say and do

represents the Xu family.

It's inappropriate for you to appear in public frequently.

I hope you make the Xu family your priority

and protect the family's image.

Don't be penny wise and pound foolish.

Human hair is resilient.

Hair embroidery is extremely difficult.

But this piece of hair embroidery is full and exquisite.

It really is elaborate.

I made it when I was at the farm.

I've gained some experience.

Now that you find it nice, I can teach others about it.

I want you to have it as a birthday gift.

How do you like it?

Really?

Sure, why not?

This is the best birthday gift I ever received.

It's so beautiful.

So, how is it going?

How have you been in the Xu family lately?

His Lordship is nice to me.

But we still have some stuff to figure out.

I feel like there is a distance between us.

As for Great Madam...

Did she ask you to quit Xianling Pavilion again?

Well, I can understand her.

I really want to continue my work at Xianling Pavilion.

However, I hurt His Lordship and put him through a lot.

Much has been happening to the Xu family lately.

I have to care about His Lordship's and Mother's feelings.

Perhaps it's time for me to quit Xianling Pavilion.

- But... - It's a lovely bird!

It's beautiful. What kind of bird is it?

Shiyi, wait for a while.

Look!

What's with the noise outside?

Mr. Ou brought a thrush.

A thrush?

- Happy birthday! - Thank you.

Master Jian, this is a gift for you.

May it bring joy to your life.

I hope you like it.

This little thrush is singing. It's so lovely.

It's very thoughtful of you.

You're welcome, Master Jian.

Come over here.

Show him the way and hang the birdhouse in the courtyard.

Yes.

Mr. Ou...

Master Jian, do you want to say something?

Well, Shiyi told me that she intended to quit Xianling Pavilion.

Shiyi wants to quit?

That's right.

She is the matron of the Xu family.

She has many concerns.

I understand her.

But it's a shame for her to quit, given how good she is at embroidery.

That's right.

I understand her problems.

Besides the pressure from Great Madam,

I must have made it hard for her.

There is hostility between the Ou and Xu families.

And many things happened in the past.

We really shouldn't be working together.

It's true that one of us should quit Xianling Pavilion.

Lady Luo is bright and gifted in embroidery.

It would be a shame for her to quit.

You mean...

In fact, I came here today to celebrate your birthday

and to tell you that I am quitting.

What? Do you also want to quit Xianling Pavilion?

That's right.

Mr. Ou!

Shiyi.

Madam Xu.

Mr. Ou, that's very nice of you.

But you joined Xianling Pavilion because you shared the same interests with Master Jian.

And without your support, Xianling Pavilion would never have come to where it is now.

You have done nothing wrong.

You shouldn't quit Xianling Pavilion because of me.

The food is very good.

Yeah.

Thank you for coming to celebrate my birthday.

Without your support, Xianling Pavilion would not be thriving like today.

However, this may be the last time we get together like this.

So, I'd like to propose a toast to you all.

[Unrivaled Beauty with Heavenly Aroma]

My Lord, this is Her Ladyship's carriage.

My Lord.

Her Ladyship is still out this late.

My Lord, you might want to take her home.

She has her own plans.

Let's not bother her.

Her Ladyship seldom comes home late.

Something must have come up.

Curfew is coming.

If something happens, you will get worried.

All right, let's go in.

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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 ♫