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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 34]

I will leave now.

Mr. Ou, about what I told you today, I mean it.

I'm the one who should leave Xianling Pavilion.

You really don't have to go.

Don't rush into any decisions.

I've been thinking it over lately.

As a member of the Xu family,

I'm duty-bound to consider His Lordship's

and the Xu family's feelings.

It's not about you.

Follow me.

Do you still remember

how you felt when you were making this embroidery?

Ask yourself this question:

wouldn't you feel sorry if works such as this one,

on which you worked so hard,

should end up mothballed in your boudoir,

and if your brilliant ideas

and craftsmanship should fail to get passed on

in the service of others?

Greetings, Marquis Yongping.

My Lord, what are you doing here?

It's getting late.

Let's go home.

Wait for me in the carriage.

Marquis.

I hope there won't be any misunderstanding.

Master Jian is my friend,

so I had to come to celebrate her birthday.

Since my wife called you a true gentleman,

I'll take her word for it.

I hope you won't betray her trust.

Since you're honest with me,

I'll tell you the truth, Marquis.

I did have a crush on Shiyi

before I knew she was Madam Xu.

Now that I know it,

I won't embarrass myself by pestering her,

not to mention doing anything reckless

that might tarnish Madame Xu's reputation.

Don't worry, Marquis.

A gentleman never goes back on his word.

Marquis...

I've decided to withdraw from Xianling Pavilion.

I've been sorting things out with Master Jian.

In a few days, I'll have nothing to do with Xianling Pavilion.

[Xianling Pavilion]

Alas, a court official like me should have been reduced

to looking after a drunken maid.

This lass looks cute when she's quiet.

General Fu, what are you doing here?

Where's Her Ladyship?

You drank yourself into a stupor in there,

so Wan Daxian sent Her Ladyship and His Lordship home

and put you in my care.

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

I'm taking you home.

Why are you looking at me like that?

What do you take me for?

I'm sorry, General Fu.

I misunderstood you.

But I'm sober now.

I can find my way home.

You'd better go home, too.

I must get going.

Bye, General Fu.

How could a man like me let a drunken girl go home on her own?

Let me get you home.

Get on the horse.

Hold on tight. Hang on, or you might fall off the horse.

Thank you, General Fu.

A lightweight like you shouldn't drink like a fish outside the home,

remember?

Yes.

Young lady, why are you so good and quiet today?

Not in a mood for talking back?

You're weird, General Fu.

Did you expect me to bicker with you?

Nonsense.

Don't get carried away.

I'm all right, My Lord.

The wine went to my head.

It is Master Jian's birthday,

so I had a few more cups than I could hold.

You really shouldn't have drunk outside the home.

Remember you're the matron of the Xu family?

It was thoughtless of me.

I'd love to drink at home if you agree to drink with me.

Okay. I'll drink with you.

Which one do you prefer,

our homebrew or the wine from Xianling Pavilion?

Our homebrew, of course.

But you'd rather drink at Xianling Pavilion

than drink in the Mansion of Xu, right?

No.

That's not true.

I have nothing against the Xu family.

Tell you what.

I didn't have a happy childhood

in the Residence of Luo, as I always felt I was walking on thin ice.

Luckily, Master Jian took me as an apprentice

and taught me the art of embroidery.

I remember how I kept visiting Xianling Pavilion

and having a great time there.

Those were the happiest moments of my life.

I felt so free and at ease.

But I've thought things over.

As the matron of the Xu family,

I've got to prioritize the Xu family.

If they don't like me working there,

then I'll just withdraw from Xianling Pavilion.

From now on, I'll devote myself to our household affairs.

I... I've never considered your work at Xianling Pavilion

a distraction from your duties at home,

so you don't have to overthink it.

There's no need to leave Xianling Pavilion

if you're really so fond of it.

As long as I'm here, you can continue doing what you want to do.

My Lord, you're so kind.

You're so good to me.

It's all right.

It's all right.

What's the matter?

I'm so sorry that I stabbed you the other day.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I know it was just an accident.

Shiyi.

You've always been so careful around me.

that you'd even leave Xianling Pavilion.

Is it because you care about me

or is it only because you feel sorry?

Good morning.

Good morning.

I was drunk last night.

Thanks for taking care of me, My Lord.

It's nothing.

Next time you feel like drinking, just come to me.

I'll drink with you.

I'll go and ask them to prepare breakfast.

Your Lordship. Your Ladyship. Amber requests an audience.

What's the matter?

Your Ladyship, news just came from the Luo family

that Madam Luo is critically ill.

Marquis, please come with me and have a seat in the side hall.

Qian Ming has gone to the farm village.

I had someone send him the message of Mother's illness.

I'm sure he'll be back very soon.

Sister-in-Law, I heard Mother was getting better.

How did things get so bad?

The physician said there was no hope for Mother to fully recover.

Her condition did begin to improve with Erniang's problem solved.

But then somehow her illness got worse.

Maybe we should try another physician.

We went to many different physicians.

Erniang.

Sister-in-Law, I came to visit Mother

as soon as I heard of her illness.

Thank you, Erniang.

You still look kind of pale.

I know you're young, but you can't be too careful.

Take good care of yourself, or it might become a chronic disease.

I owe my illness to Shiyi, my good sister.

Stop acting like you care about me.

I won't buy it.

I'll go and see His Lordship.

Erniang, it was thanks to Shiyi's help that your problem got solved.

Instead of thanking her, you're now blaming her.

How could you do this?

Her help?

She was just using me to deal with the Ou family.

Wuniang, you're too naive for your age.

Cut it out.

Why are you still bickering now?

Did you forget about your mother's illness?

If you don't want to visit your mother,

you might as well leave now.

They started the fight.

Why am I the only one who got scolded?

You... You unfilial child.

Erniang, haven't you missed Concubine Yang?

Why don't you go and check up on her?

Mother, I've come to see you.

Lady Erniang, you're finally back.

Mother.

Erniang.

Mother, why didn't anyone tell me you were so ill?

I'm fine.

I'm happy if you're doing well.

It's Her Ladyship.

Her Ladyship falsely charged her of stealing money,

and had her kneel for a whole night as punishment.

She caught a cold because of that.

Mother, did you take any medicine?

What did the physician say? Why isn't a physician here?

Why didn't anyone tell me Mother is so ill?

Did Wuniang and Zhenxing know this?

Her Ladyship ordered that no physician should be consulted

and that no decoction should be prescribed.

Moreover, Her Ladyship had me so closely watched

that I couldn't send a message.

Old Master Luo and Young Master Zhenxing were stalled off

by some old biddies many times when they wanted to visit her.

Mother.

Is she trying to kill my mother?

We've done so much for her over the years.

Surely my mother deserves a physician's treatment?

Mother, please get up.

I'll take you to the physician.

- Let's go. - Erniang.

I'm beyond cure.

Don't bother, my child.

Here.

This is all I've got now.

The rest was taken away by Her Ladyship.

You can keep

what I'm left with,

as it might come in handy someday.

There's some money under my pillow.

under my pillow.

Take it as well.

No, no, Mother.

I don't want anything else. I just want you.

Silly child...

I can no longer be with you.

But...

I wish to see your father.

I wish to see him one last time.

I... I wish to tell him

that if there's an afterlife,

I...

I'll never be a concubine again.

Mother, don't scare me.

Mother!

Mother, don't scare me.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Remember Yuanniang's dying wish.

Zhun has been entrusted to you.

Do take good care of him.

I will, Mother.

Mother, I'm sure you'll get better.

I know my condition.

Show them all in.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

- Zhenxing. - Mother.

I shall entrust our family to you.

I know I can count on you.

Take care of our family.

You've been looking after the family all your life.

Please relax and take a good rest.

Your Ladyship, please have some more ginseng soup.

Mother,

do you know

that Concubine Yang just passed away?

Concubine Yang...

beat me to it.

Has it ever occurred to you why Yuanniang,

who was as calculating as you are, died of such an early age?

Yuanniang. Yuanniang...

Nobody cared about my natural mother for she was just a concubine.

All of you were responsible for her death.

Our family is in a mess now.

Will you stop making trouble?

Father,

you only care about her.

What about my natural mother?

She stayed by your side for so many years.

Yet nobody paid her a visit while she was on her deathbed.

She said...

she wanted to see you one last time.

She wouldn't have died

if you had shown her a bit more kindness.

I should be blamed.

I did her wrong.

Mother!

- Mother. - Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Mother!

Your Ladyship, what are you thinking about?

I'm thinking about what happened in the past few days.

Mother, Concubine Yang, and Erniang.

I used to hate them.

But now I only feel pity for them.

Mother spent her whole life scheming and calculating to entrench

her place as matron of the family,

but it turned out to be all in vain.

Knowing her own status, Concubine Yang

did everything to please others, only to be disappointed.

Erniang tried to change her destiny as the daughter of a concubine

by acting aggressively and recklessly,

which has left scars on her in the end.

Be they legal wives, concubines,

or daughters of either,

women always seem

to fall prey to the same miserable fate.

Your Ladyship.

[Mourning]

Where is Father?

Father has been hard hit by the deaths of Mother and Concubine Yang.

He has fallen ill.

Then, how are we going to handle the funeral?

We have to work out a plan after some discussion,

and then ask Father to make a decision.

The Luo family is prestigious in the capital.

Mother-in-Law's funeral ought to be of high standards.

Mother devoted her whole life to the Luo family;

her funeral deserves meticulousness.

But since Father hasn't been reinstated yet

and that he's lost touch with his former colleagues at court,

the funeral will have to be a subdued one.

But a simple funeral might disgrace Father.

Don't worry, Zhenxing.

The Xu family can help manage the funeral.

How could we do that?

How dare we trouble you, Marquis?

It would be improper.

We can't do that.

I'm a son-in-law of the Luo family,

and I'm supposed to repay Mother-in-Law's kindness

for bringing up Yuanniang and Shiyi.

Don't overthink the matter, Zhenxing.

Marquis, I'll never forget your graciousness.

There's no need of that, Zhenxing.

With Marquis's assistance in the arrangements,

we'll have a proper funeral for Mother-in-Law.

I'm sure this will ease Father-in-Law's grief to some extent.

Mother-in-Law would be pleased if she knew it.

We don't know how to repay your kindness, Marquis.

If Shiyi agrees, I'll suggest to Father

that Concubine Lv's memorial tablet

be admitted to the Luo family's ancestral hall.

I'm sure Father will give his consent.

What do you think, Shiyi?

Only a legal wife is allowed to have her memorial tablet

enshrined in the ancestral hall after her demise.

Shiyi, just say yes.

Thank you, Zhenxing.

- I... - In that case,

I'll have my natural mother's memorial tablet moved into the ancestral hall as well.

Say no more about it.

Father won't agree.

Marquis, let me tell you a secret.

Shiyi had no wish to marry you in the first place.

Concubine Lv died when she was running away from home.

I knew it a long time ago.

You didn't have to snitch on Shiyi.

You knew it?

So...

Shiyi is my wife.

Of course, she's honest with me on everything.

No one can drive a wedge between us.

Zhenxing,

I didn't finish my words.

I appreciate your kindness.

But I know my natural mother wasn't meant to be a concubine,

and I believe she wouldn't want to continue staying

in the Residence of Luo as a concubine.

So I'd rather enshrine her memorial tablet on my own.

If that is the case, we'll comply with your wish.

I've had enough of this life.

If there is an afterlife,

I...

I...

I'll never be a concubine again.

I'll take my natural mother's memorial tablet with me

if it can't be admitted to the ancestral hall.

If she has to remain a concubine in the Residence of Luo even after death,

I'm afraid she'd never find ease

in many lifetimes to come.

We'll have nothing to say if you insist on doing so.

But, Erniang, do remember that the Luo family

is your parents' home no matter what.

[Residence of Luo] [Mourning]

Young Madam, you didn't have to do that.

You've got an adopted child now, so you'll be living on easy street

if you get along with the Luo family and the Xu family,

- but you had to... - I lost my natural mother because of them.

How can I look to them for backing?

I'd rather die than do that.

Young Madam.

Jinlian,

did I do the wrong thing?

I just wanted to be better off,

but how... how did I end up in this plight?

What's the point in living like this?

Young Madam. Young Madam.

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

Young Madam.

[Rites]

My Lord.

Thank you, My Lord, for managing Mother's funeral

and helping keep up the Luo family's decency.

I'll never forget your kindness.

As your husband, I'm supposed to support you when you're in trouble.

It's nothing.

Earlier Erniang mentioned that I tried to flee our marriage,

and I couldn't find a chance to explain myself.

- Let bygones be bygones. - My Lord. I...

There's no need to explain.

I've got something important to deal with.

I must be off now.

Erniang was right.

At first,

I didn't want to marry you and I tried running away.

So when you found out that the Xu family was involved

in your mother's death,

you decided to marry me against your will.

Yes.

It was like that at the beginning.

- But later... - When evidence showed

that I was to blame for your mother's death,

you believed it without hesitation.

In your heart,

I'm not trustworthy,

so you never trusted me.

I'm sorry, My Lord.

It was my fault.

So all this time,

you're just trying to make amends for your guilt.

What do you...

take me for?

I know you've always been good to me, My Lord.

You've defended me and protected me even when I hurt you.

It was entirely my fault.

I let you down, My Lord.

So... your feelings for me

are just guilt and gratitude, right?

[Rites]

Father, I went to Banyuepan but didn't find you there,

so I had to come here for you.

Yu.

It's my mother's birthday today.

I hope Father can go and see her.

Greetings, Mother.

I'll go and see her since it's her birthday.

- Let's go. - Thank you, Father.

Your Ladyship, His Lordship is gone.

I'd like to take a walk in the garden.

But it looks like it's going to rain.

Come back soon if you have to go there.

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