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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 35]

My Lord, thank you for being generous with your time.

I really appreciate it.

Come on. Drink this.

My Lord, drink more today to refresh yourself.

My Lord, please enjoy the dishes.

The dishes I prepared today are all your favorites.

It's too extravagant for us to eat all these dishes.

Why not ask Yu to join us?

He's got homework to do.

He'll join us after he finishes his homework.

You know that he has treated his homework seriously since childhood.

No one can stop him.

It seems that it's going to rain.

My Lord, you are busy working every day

and rarely have the chance to relax.

Now that it's going to rain,

why not rest here?

In your heart,

I'm not trustworthy,

so you never trusted me.

That's not true.

That's not true.

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

So, your feelings for me

are just guilt and gratitude, right?

♫ I closed my eyes ♫

♫ I thought of the old days ♫

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

His Lordship left so hurriedly just now.

He might get all wet in the rain.

I'd better take him an umbrella.

How could I forget that?

His Lordship is at Concubine Wen's place.

Why should I bother?

♫ 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 ♫

♫ Our destinies were entwined ♫

♫ We were doomed to separate ♫

♫ We got no answer from destiny ♫

♫ I prayed with all my heart ♫

♫ 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 ♫

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

Your Ladyship.

Why are you so reckless?

A table full of dishes.

I paid for them all.

It's raining.

You should've come back earlier.

If I hadn't seen you,

how long would you have stayed in the rain?

Shouldn't you be with Concubine Wen to celebrate her birthday?

Why did you suddenly show up in the garden?

Did you want me to be there?

What I said might be a bit harsh.

Don't take it too hard.

It's late. Have an early night.

I know we've got issues.

Even if you don't want to listen, I'm going to say this.

I'm sorry.

I've hurt you.

I really regret that.

I feel sorry for you.

I don't want you to leave.

I don't want to lose you.

My Lord, can you forgive me?

♫ 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 ♫

♫ Pushing my horse to gallop through the four seasons ♫

♫ And feasting my eyes on all the beautiful scenery ♫

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

♫ Let's stay with each other forever ♫

♫ And listen to the insects' chorus in this 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 ♫

♫ Let's welcome the daybreak together and wait for the wind to rise ♫

It's all right. It's all right.

♫ Let's stay with each other forever ♫

♫ And listen to the insects' chorus in this 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 ♫

♫ Let's welcome the daybreak together and wait for the wind to rise ♫

You saw it.

His Lordship left my room

only to carry Shiyi?

Well, she makes it hard for me at ordinary times.

I can live with that.

But today is my birthday.

The Wen family has stopped giving me dividends because of her.

Why can't she just give me a break?

I'm not done with her!

My Lord, it's late.

Have I woken you up?

Why do you remain silent?

I feel like I'm having a dream.

It's so surreal.

Does it still feel like a dream?

My Lord, it's late.

Let's get more sleep.

It's really late.

My Lord, time is running out.

Don't you have to attend the morning court?

Fine.

You should get more sleep. I'll get up.

No.

I'll have breakfast with you.

My Lord, from today on, I'll have breakfast with you every day.

Then I'll walk you out to attend the morning court.

Okay.

Why do you keep smiling at me?

Is there anything strange on my face?

There are characters on your face.

Right here. It reads "His Lordship is so nice."

Dongqing!

Stop it! Stop it, please! Sorry! Sorry!

You keep pulling a long face

- and declining me with all kinds of excuses. - That seems to be Master Lingkuan's Concubine Lan.

Now you can't even be scolded?

You can't win Master Lingkuan over because you're not capable.

Let's go and have a look.

Don't vent your anger on me.

You!

- Don't you dare say that again! - I...

What are you quarreling about?

- Your Ladyship. - Your Ladyship.

You usually treat each other as sisters.

Just talk things through.

Sisters?

Since she became a concubine, she's been bossy to me

and treating me like a maid.

There is no sisterhood left.

Your Ladyship, have you heard her?

Your Ladyship, please be the judge.

It was Fifth Madam who sent her to serve me.

I just scolded her a little bit.

How dare she talk back?

You were actually mad at Master Lingkuan for not staying last night.

You dare not blame him, so you picked on me instead.

How dare you talk to me like that?

- I'll teach you a lesson today! - Enough!

Are you done?

If anything goes wrong,

you'll be severely punished according to the rules of the Xu family.

If there's nothing else, you may go back.

Yes.

Your Ladyship, Fifth Madam sent Xiaodie to serve Xiaolan out of kindness.

Unexpectedly, they're hostile to each other now.

I'm afraid this is what Princess Danyang really wants to see.

Shiyi, have a look.

It's so cute.

You're going to give birth.

Stop doing these things.

I'll help you with these.

Don't laugh at my poor embroidery skills.

After all, this is what a mother should do.

It's pretty.

It's really pretty.

Shiyi, just say it if you have something to say.

On my way here just now, I saw Concubine Lan quarreling with Xiaodie.

Princess Danyang, if you feel wronged,

please don't keep it to yourself.

I wonder whether you have talked about it with Lingkuan or not.

Actually, you can really try talking with him openly and honestly.

If you keep those bad feelings to yourself and do something evil,

I'm afraid it'll harm your relationship in the future.

Shiyi, what do you mean?

Lingkuan treats me so well.

How can I feel wronged or do anything evil?

Maybe I'm overthinking it.

Well, I've got something personal to attend to.

I won't keep you up.

You're pregnant. No need to stand up.

Shiyi, see you.

Your Ladyship, you mean Fifth Madam deliberately sent Xiaodie to serve Concubine Lan

so as to intensify their conflicts.

It seems that Princess Danyang is not going to stop.

Send someone to keep an eye on Concubine Lan and Xiaodie

in case anything goes wrong.

Danyang.

Master.

I heard the maid say that Shiyi came to visit you.

I made some clothes for our baby,

so I specially invited Shiyi over to have a look at them.

It was late when you came back last night.

I thought you had run into trouble outside.

I was worried about you the whole night.

This morning, I heard Nanny Shi say that last night

you had dinner at Xiaolan's place.

Xiaolan sent someone to tell me that

you've been feeling bored and unhappy recently,

so she's come up with an idea to cheer you up.

I didn't stay long at her place.

I left right after I finished dinner.

If you feel unhappy, I'll never go to her place again.

I'm not that narrow-minded.

Why would I get jealous of a concubine?

Be careful.

[Qian's Dried Fruit Shop]

Be careful. Be careful.

Come on. Put it here.

Have a look! Have a look!

It's all right.

We only closed the shop.

Now that the business is bad, it's better to give it up.

After the baby is born,

we can think of another way.

But we've borrowed money from my sister-in-law and Shiyi.

We should at least pay them back.

You don't have to worry about the money.

I'll figure it out.

[Mansion of Xu]

My Lord.

What are you looking at?

You're so focused.

I heard that Wuniang's Dried Fruit Shop

was closed due to bad management, and they lost a lot of money.

Then let's visit her some other day.

We can take more money with us to help her operate the business.

That's what worries me.

She has kept it from me.

I guess she didn't tell me the truth

because she feels sorry that she can't pay me back.

If I visit her with money, I might hurt her dignity.

You're really thoughtful.

But her husband is preparing for the Spring Test in two years

and he also has no income.

Moreover, the country estates Wuniang got as her dowries are surrounded by sandy soil,

and what it produces can't even afford the land tax.

I'm afraid they won't be able to live a comfortable life in the future.

I want to help them, but I don't know how.

Sandy soil.

Different types of soil are fit for different crops.

There are certain rules to apply.

Well, I'll send Steward Bai to check the land some other day.

There will be a way out.

It seems that whatever the problem is, you can solve it.

With you by my side, it's really reassuring.

I feel the same.

Well, it's such a big thing to close your shop.

Why didn't you tell me?

How could you close the shop without thinking carefully?

My husband and I are not cut out for doing business.

By closing the shop, we can cut the loss.

However...

Actually, I'm here today to discuss it with you.

Previously, I borrowed money from you and our sister-in-law.

I will have to pay you back later.

Wuniang, stop it, please.

I agreed to invest in the shop.

How can I ask you to pay me back when the shop is closed?

Don't say that.

Well, though the shop is closed, don't lose heart.

I've got good news for you.

What news?

His Lordship has sent someone to check the country estates as your dowries.

It is perfectly fit for growing melons.

I've done the math for you.

According to previous harvests and market prices, cost excluded,

you can still have tens of tael of silver left every year.

Moreover, the farmers responsible for tilling the land are ready to work.

You just have to say "Yes".

I...

I'm really out of words.

My mother-in-law is coming to take care of me.

I was really worried we couldn't make ends meet in this case.

And you just solved the problem.

You...

Well,

how can I thank you?

Wuniang, by saying that, you're not treating me as your sister.

Right? My little nephew.

Slow down! Slow down!

Madam, slow down! Slow down! Be careful!

What are you waiting for?

Go and do your work!

- Got it! - Got it!

Uh... What... What has happened?

Fifth Madam, Concubine Lan fell into the water.

It seems that she was pushed into the water by her maid Xiaodie.

After hearing us calling out for help, she ran away.

How could this happen?

How is Concubine Lan now?

I... I'm afraid she might not make it.

Is... Is she dead?

How could this be?

Nanny Shi, how could this be?

Xiaolan will be okay.

Madam, Xiaolan will be okay.

Madam!

Madam!

Madam, let's go back!

Have it sent to Wuniang.

The country estates will be fine if they're operated according to this.

Yes, Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship, bad news!

Fifth Madam was terrified.

I'm afraid she's going to give birth.

What has happened?

Xiaodie pushed Concubine Lan into the pond.

How is Concubine Lan doing now?

Luckily, you've sent someone to watch over her.

She was found relatively in time.

Now that she has been pulled onto land,

but no one knows whether she can make it or not.

Send for the physician immediately.

Concubine Lan must be saved.

I'll go and see Danyang now.

How's Princess Danyang? Is the midwife here?

Your Ladyship, the midwife is in the room.

She said that Fifth Madam was so terrified that

she might have a difficult labor.

- Your Ladyship. - Madam, push hard!

Water.

Danyang!

I'm here with you!

You'll be fine! You'll be safe!

Shiyi!

Master Lingkuan!

Men can't go inside the delivery room!

Danyang is at risk!

I don't care! I want to accompany her!

Master Lingkuan!

- Master Lingkuan! - Master Lingkuan!

Why are you here?

Danyang, I'm here!

Don't be afraid. You'll be fine!

I... I don't want to see you.

Get out! Get out!

Danyang! Danyang!

- Madam, push harder! - Danyang!

No! No! We can't let her pass out!

Otherwise, we'll lose them both! Hurry up! Hurry up!

- Danyang! Danyang! Wake up! - Madam!

- Your Ladyship! - Madam!

- Danyang! - Your Ladyship! She's alive!

Concubine Lan is alive!

Danyang, have you heard that? Concubine Lan is alive!

Danyang, wake up!

- Danyang! - Wake up!

- Danyang! - Danyang!

Well, how come Danyang is suddenly having difficult labor?

How's she doing now?

Mother, don't worry.

Danyang is blessed. She's sure to be fine.

Amitabha.

Please bless Danyang and keep her and her baby safe.

Amitabha. Amitabha.

Great Madam, good news!

We've another young master!

Both the mother and son are safe!

- Great! - Great!

Great! Let's go and see them.

Your Ladyship.

Fifth Madam's son is really cute.

He's got phoenix eyes, just like Master Lingkuan.

Luckily, it turned out good.

Danyang and her baby are both safe.

After this incident, I suppose Master Lingkuan will behave.

Your Ladyship, don't worry.

His Lordship is not as muddled as Master Lingkuan.

He won't make you feel wronged.

I know. His Lordship treats me sincerely.

I'm already contented.

My Lord!

My Lord!

I just went to see the baby.

He's sweet-faced and chubby, and he's really cute.

Lingkuan asked me to thank you on his behalf.

He said that thanks to you, Danyang and her son can be safe.

Well, the person he should really thank is Danyang.

She has suffered a lot.

Right.

Danyang surely has suffered a lot,

but you've also contributed a lot.

My Lord, that being said, how will you thank me?

Then I'll give you a baby...

as the reward.

My Lord, is this reward for me or for you?

Fine.

Well, in this case,

we'll have two,

three,

four, five...

♫ Moisten the brush with drops of moonlight ♫

♫ And paint your portrait ♫

♫ Extract the notes from the Chinese lute ♫

♫ And compose your tune ♫

♫ Silver and golden threads of the splendid attire ♫

♫ All mirror you in a way so clear ♫

♫ I feel lucky to find you after so many life experiences ♫

♫ 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 ♫

♫ Pushing my horse to gallop through the four seasons ♫

♫ And feasting my eyes on all the beautiful scenery ♫

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

♫ Let's stay with each other forever ♫

♫ And listen to the insects' chorus in this moment ♫

♫ Let our hearts be close ♫

♫ And let me kiss you between your eyes ♫

[Virtue of Modesty and Patience]

My Lord.

Dongqing...

Take good care of her.

Talk to her more often.

Whatever she needs, feel free to ask Steward Bai for it.

Yes, My Lord!

[Virtue of Modesty and Patience]

My Lord, let me walk you out!

He's so cute!

Look at his eyes.

I can tell he's a member of the Xu family simply by looking at his eyes.

Be careful.

Shiyi, in fact, I have to thank you this time.

If you hadn't taken early precautions to save Xiaolan

and stayed by my side the whole time,

I might have...

Princess Danyang, you're blessed.

Please call me Danyang in the future.

From today on, you're my best friend and closest kin.

If anyone dares bully you, I'll make them suffer.

You really didn't take me seriously before.

Madam, Concubine Lan is here.

- Why is she here? - She...

Madam...

Her Ladyship said it was you who had me saved.

Thank you for saving my life.

Just leave.

I don't want to see you.

Madam, I narrowly escaped death.

I feel so grateful to you,

and I feel guilty for my past mistakes.

I'm here today to tell you that

Master Lingkuan...

never slept with me.

I knew that after Master Lingkuan got drunk,

he would remember nothing,

so I deliberately made him misunderstand out of selfishness.

Are you telling the truth?

I'm still a virgin.

So I've wronged him

all this time.

Madam, Master Lingkuan is here.

Unable to eat or sleep these few days, he has pined away.

He must be suffering inside.

You should comfort him.

Danyang, how do you feel?

Do you feel unwell?

I'm so useless.

Not only am I good-for-nothing, but I make you worry all the time.

You even have to answer for the mistake I've made.

Danyang, I don't blame you for hating me.

What are you doing?

You silly!

All you know is to admit mistakes,

but you don't know that you've been tricked.

What do you mean by that?

Xiaolan just told me that

you were only drunk that night, and you didn't sleep with her.

She tricked you because you were drunk.

So, she's been lying to us the whole time!

Danyang, great!

I didn't do anything unfaithful to you!

I didn't fail you!

Sorry, Lingkuan.

It's all my fault!

Not only did I harm our relationship,

but I almost lost our baby!

It's all my fault!

Danyang, it's all in the past.

Let's forget about it.

We'll live our life happily just like before, okay?

I will never doubt you.

Xiaolan is really hateful for lying to us for so long.

I'll send her away to the country estate right away.

Xiaodie should also be sent to the government for attempted murder.

But if she hadn't told me the truth,

I would have still misunderstood you.

Her merit has offset her fault.

Also, I've done some bad things to her.

How about this?

Give them the indentures plus some money,

and ask them to leave this place.

Okay. I'll do as you say.

It's all my fault.

You've done nothing wrong.

My wife is kind and generous, understanding, and reasonable,

not afraid to love and hate, and of exquisite beauty.

Stop it!

I call you back this time to discuss how to help Erniang.

Jinlian wrote back saying that Erniang has been bed-ridden these days.

I've sent people to visit her several times,

but she never let them in.

I wonder how she's doing now.

Last time I saw her, she looked terrible.

I didn't know she was so ill.

But she is so stubborn.

Even if we want to help her, she may not accept it.

What should we do?

Master Zhenxing, Jinlian is here.

Young Master Luo. Young Madam Luo.

Jinlian, why are you here?

Is there anything wrong with Erniang?

Young Madam Luo, Young Madam is severely ill.

Now with all her hopes gone, she only wishes to die,

so she has kicked me out.

She said that I'm a maid from the Luo family.

Now that she didn't need me anymore,

she surely should return me to the Luo family.

She also said that whatever happens to me, it's none of her business.

How could this happen?

Young Master Luo. Young Madam Luo.

Young Madam really has no other option.

Now all the family affairs are controlled

by Lady Wang-Liu, the birth mother of the new heir of Duke Mao.

She is cruel and treats Young Madam harshly.

She kicked me out to prevent Lady Wang-Liu from giving me away to an old widower.

What about Duke Mao and Madam Wang?

Do they just let her do these?

Since the late heir of Duke Mao passed away,

he has dedicated himself to cultivation.

He no longer cares about family affairs.

Madam Wang is also severely ill.

All her servants are arranged by Lady Wang-Liu.

We can't see her at all.

Now, I'm afraid there's not a single servant

around Young Madam to take care of her.

Unbelievable!

I'll go to the Wang family right away.

I'd like to see

what that woman will do!

Zhenxing!

Zhenxing! Sister-in-Law! I'll go.

It's easier for us sisters to discuss it.

Okay.

You go first.

Keep me informed if anything happens.

I'll go with you.

[Duke Mao's Mansion]

Jinlian,

it turns out you're out to seek help.

But now it's inconvenient for Young Madam to receive visitors.

You should go back to where you're from.

Do you know who this is?

How dare you say that?

Who do you think you can bring here?

I'm Luo Shiyi, a younger sister of Young Madam Wang.

Oh! Madam Xu!

Yet I can't let you in,

simply because Young Madam is really ill.

The physician said she needs to rest and can't be disturbed.

You care for Young Madam.

I guess you certainly don't want to disturb her.

The physician really said so?

Then I really shouldn't disturb her.

However, I wonder which physician that is.

Please ask him out so I can really understand how ill my sister is.

Uh...

He's not here.

What a coincidence!

I've brought a physician with me.

Physician, please see my sister and find out what's wrong with her.

This is Duke Mao's Mansion, not the Mansion of Xu.

You can't break in.

Throw away any villain who attempts to stop me from treating my sister.

- Yes, Your Ladyship! - Yes, Your Ladyship!

Young Madam.

Erniang. Erniang.

How come she's so sick?

Didn't I ask you to leave?

Why are you back?

Why do you bring these irrelevant people here?

Erniang, we're here to see you.

We're here to see what we can do for you.

I've broken off all relations with you.

I don't need your help.

What are you laughing at?

You, of course!

Except acting rudely and unreasonably before us,

what else can you do?

I do despise you!

Young Madam!

You... What did you just say?

I thought you were arrogant, but at least you've got self-esteem.

Unexpectedly, I was wrong.

You're strong outside but weak inside.

Seeing that the Luo family tolerate you all the time,

you talk and act unscrupulously.

Yet when dealing with others, you are so timid that

you abandon dignity and integrity.

You even asked your maid to beg us for help.

Shame on you!

From today on, don't tell others that you're my sister.

You're such a disgrace!

Shiyi, stop saying like that!

You... Who do you think you are?

You were just lucky enough to marry into the Xu family

and have Marquis Yongping as your husband.

Except that, what makes you think you're better than me?

At least, I won't try to avoid trouble by burying my head in the sand

like you always do.

Besides pulling some dirty tricks to make things worse,

you never face the problems head-on.

Even now, you just pity yourself and wait here to die.

Luo Erniang, you're such a loser!

You deserve to be utterly isolated and lose everything.

You! Shut up!

Lady Erniang, as a maid, I'm supposed to remain silent,

but I couldn't help defending Her Ladyship.

Her life is not so smooth as you think.

When she first married into the Xu family, she also encountered a lot of trouble.

They never stopped framing her up and pulling dirty tricks,

but she never complained about it.

Instead, she made it through on her own.

She doesn't owe everything she's got today to His Lordship.

Right. Shiyi is smart!

Shiyi is competent and capable!

I can't hold a candle to her.

Hearing these words, are you satisfied now?

I'm telling you.

However miserable I am, I have my own dignity.

I'd rather die than accept your help.

Young Madam!

Young Madam, why do you say this?

Now, they are the only ones who can help you.

I never asked for their help.

Get out. All of you! Get out!

Erniang!

Go away!

Fine.

Then you should take care of your own maid.

- Let's go. - Well...

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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 ♫