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♪Who gazes at the stars in the sky?♪

♪Heading towards the shore in a broken boat♪

♪This time, I'll hold onto fate and never give in♪

♪Family bonds are hard to maintain♪

♪Who will take me to the fearless dream?♪

♪As the wind and rain come and fade♪

♪A lone sail sways♪

♪A flower blooms alone amidst the thorns♪

♪Its petals are pierced by thorns♪

♪Yet it turned into a pair of wings flying against the wind♪

♪Everything grows through the heart♪

♪Even if dreams are lost♪

♪Smoothing out the surging waves♪

♪Breaking through the tumultuous sounds of the heart♪

♪Having the courage to resist♪

♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

♪Only love brings light♪

♪Only love embraces the thorns♪

♪Everything grows through the heart♪

♪Having the courage to resist♪

♪Embracing the chant of destiny♪

[Blossoms in Adversity] ♪Only love brings light♪

[Adapted from the novel of the same name on cmread.com]

[Episode 33]

[Shen Mansion]

They should have been investigated long ago.

Madam Shen!

Miss Zhi.

Go. Just leave here.

Young Lady.

You could have gotten in trouble.

Are you aware that the crime of the Shen Family

was not serious enough to get their house raided?

No disturbance should be allowed

to sway Yanxi's loyalty to me.

I will wipe out

anything that stays in the way.

Faster.

Move.

Sir, we have searched the place.

Each one of the Shen Family was here

except for Shen Huan.

I know where he is.

Seal this place!

[Shen Mansion]

Shaoyao.

Shaoyao, go back.

Where are you taking him?

Shen Huan.

Let go of me!

- Don't touch her! - Shen Huan!

Shaoyao, go back!

Let him go. Shen Huan!

- Shen Huan! - Shaoyao!

Shen Huan!

Why are you taking him away?

Shen Huan!

Shen Huan!

You are a bad person.

Why are you taking him away?

Let him go!

Why are you taking him away?

You are such a brute!

How could you be so heartless?

Shen Huan!

Shen Huan!

Shen Huan!

Shen Huan!

Look carefully.

[Another Visit to Shen Mansion]

Whose handwriting is on this invitation?

Think it over

before you speak.

Now that you are still a commoner,

we shall use your name

to write an invitation.

Invite Lord Xian

to pay a visit to our mansion.

Both your father and I are officials. It's not appropriate

for us to write such a thing.

Huan.

Father.

Father.

What are you doing?

Get up first.

Huan.

You are the only one who can save our family.

Qi is an imperial scholar now.

If there's still any hope for our family,

that would be him.

Your grandfather and I

are both court officials.

You have to admit

you were the one who wrote that invitation.

Huan.

That's right.

Qi is the hope of our family.

You and Grandfather

are the pillars of the family.

Only me.

In this family,

I am the only useless one.

Huan.

We're so sorry

to throw you to the wolves.

Someone!

I want to confess.

You wrote that?

Yes.

I wrote that.

How dare you collude with a rebel?

Guards.

Take him away.

Go.

Move it.

Are you aware

of Gu Yangong's rebellion?

Where were you at the time?

I don't know.

What exactly

is your purpose of writing this?

I like to make friends.

I wrote it for fun.

Who instructed you to write it?

No one.

I wrote it all by myself.

You are tough, huh?

[Another Visit to Shen Mansion] Whip him until he talks.

Are you crazy?

He's still a child.

He knows nothing.

Are you trying to force him into submission?

Yanxi.

You are now in prison.

Don't call me that.

You are the Commander of the Security Bureau?

Does Hua Zhi know about this?

Destiny is a funny thing.

May I ask

what crime has Huan committed

that makes you torture him like that?

He really knows nothing at all.

He said

the letter to the rebel, Gu Yangong,

was written with his own hands.

The letter?

Is it an invitation?

I wrote it!

It has nothing to do with him!

I was the one who wrote it!

Guards!

That silly boy.

Is he out of his mind?

Qi!

- Qi! - Qi!

Qi!

Qi!

Huan!

Qi?

Qi?

Look closely.

This is my handwriting.

I wrote this letter.

Shackle him. Interrogate them together.

Yes.

These so-called secret agents of the Emperor

are here to investigate the Gu Yangong case?

Ridiculous.

Just a bunch of amateurs.

Even dare to make a show here.

Sir.

Miss Zhi wants to see you.

This is not a place for you.

You raided the Shen Mansion today.

How did it feel?

You know I can't answer you.

You can.

You just find it unspeakable.

You're right.

The Security Bureau

is just a filthy dagger.

But I just can't betray him,

just like you can't

betray your family,

right?

So you have to keep being his dagger?

You know well that Shen Qi is a good person,

Shen Huan is Shaoyao's friend,

and the whole Shen Family

is all innocent.

Shen Zhongxing and his father

are just

some smooth operators.

I know.

But Hua Zhi,

I had no choice.

You knew.

You've become soft-hearted

and you pleaded for them.

So this is punishment.

Hua Zhi.

You are well-versed in history books.

I believe you understand

why this would happen.

I understand,

but I just can't accept that.

They are not just some names

in a history book.

They are real people!

You are also not a dagger.

You are also a living person with feelings.

Hua Zhi.

So I can no longer

be the excuse for him

to compel and use you.

Yanxi.

The Shen Family is just the beginning.

How many more

will pay with their lives for our willfulness?

We have no choice.

There must be another way.

♪The flower that falls upon the heart♪

♪They are purer than snow♪

♪My love for you♪

♪It is hidden beneath my gaze♪

♪Amidst the noise♪

I'm sorry.

♪I will spend my life devoting to you♪

♪Will love be fulfilled?♪

♪Tears will answer♪

♪Love is like the gathering mist♪

♪Interweave the future and the past♪

♪A long long period♪

♪Longing is always beyond words♪

♪We are half a world away♪

♪But I hear the innermost echo in my ears♪

♪The flower that falls upon my heart♪

♪Coming into view in the scene♪

Yanxi.

Just in time.

Come here.

Look at these characters I wrote.

What's wrong?

You look upset.

Had a fight with Hua Zhi?

We are

over.

So soon?

I thought you two

were going to take another month or so.

It's meaningless now.

Good.

Then release that second-ranking scholar,

Shen Qi.

Release everyone else

except Shen Zhongxing and his father.

Why are you looking at me like that?

It was you

who pleaded with me.

Since you thought

they were wronged,

then I'll release them as you wish.

As you command.

Zhi.

Shen Huan came back.

He came back.

Shen Qi.

How are the others in your family?

Where are they now?

Only my grandfather and my father

are still at the Security Bureau.

The rest had already gone home,

but they are still in shock.

I didn't know what happened,

but early this morning,

there was an imperial edict of special pardon.

So...

I see.

That man in the mask

is just a bad person.

Shaoyao.

He isn't the bad person here.

How come?

Shen Huan insisted on coming to Shaoyao

and telling her he was safe.

So I came over with him.

Well,

I should go, Hua Zhi.

Wait.

Wait a moment.

I'll go with you.

Grandmother, Mother.

Hua Zhi is here to see you.

Zhi.

Why did you come?

Madam Shen.

You must have a lot to deal with

since you just got back.

So I brought some food and herbs

for you to get by for a while.

Baoxia.

Mother.

This...

Hua Zhi.

What are you doing?

Miss Zhi.

I can accept

the food and herbs.

But the rest are too valuable.

We can't accept them for nothing.

In the past,

we had so many acquaintances

in the city.

Now they all keep their distance.

You are the only one who came.

Your kindness

is worth a thousand in gold you brought us.

Madam Shen.

Do you still remember that promissory note?

The betrothal gifts you sent to us

along with the betrothal letters

back when we arranged the engagement

have all been confiscated.

Now, we can't pay you back.

With embarrassment, I have written this letter of debt.

Please keep it.

Madam Shen.

Back then, you came to our manor

and wanted to break off the engagement.

But when you saw

what we were going through,

you left without a word.

My grandmother and I

have always remembered your kindness.

Consider all these as the repayment.

Please accept them.

If back then,

Qi and you...

The past is the past.

Madam Shen, Madam.

Please take care.

I shall take my leave.

Qi.

See her out.

Hua Zhi.

Thank you.

Don't thank me.

I am the one who feels sorry.

When we were wealthy,

we thought money wasn't an issue.

But now,

money means everything.

This is hardly worth mentioning

compared to what you've done for my family.

You are right.

I can't thank you enough anyway.

What's your plan next?

Do my best and see how it plays out.

Grandfather and Father

won't be back any time soon.

It all depends on Huan and me now

to support the family

and take care of Grandmother and Mother.

Shen Qi.

I want to ask you for a favor.

There's no need to ask

between you and me.

It's just

that I've lost everything now.

I really don't know

what I can help you with.

I would like to invite you to be our family teacher.

If I could be of some help,

I'd put in all of my effort.

But my current status...

You are the second imperial scholar in this year's exam.

It's our honor to have you as our teacher.

Hua Zhi.

How would I know

it'd be you lending a hand to me again so soon?

I believe

that one day,

I will cheer for your accomplishments.

I'll be gentle.

Shaoyao.

It is kind of funny, isn't it?

It is you who take care of my injuries

every time I get hurt.

What is the fun of that?

It makes me want to cry.

Don't.

How about this?

I swear to you.

I will never

get hurt so easily, okay?

Are you a fool?

You can't promise that.

Now my brother is a teacher

at the Hua Family's academy.

I can't live an idle life

like before anymore.

But there's nothing that I am good at.

Nonsense.

You can play elephant chess,

make little puppets,

solve the nine linked rings,

do the tangram puzzle,

skip stones on water,

make slingshots,

and catch toads.

You can do a lot of things.

It's fine.

I'm sorry.

But what you've mentioned

are still idle pursuits, aren't they?

What I mean is

I need to learn something that can support myself

and provide for my family.

Just like my brother does.

Tomorrow, let's go to Zhiming Restaurant.

I don't have money for dining out.

Then go earn some money.

Every time after school,

Jian goes there to help out.

Yingchun

pays him every month.

If he can do it,

you definitely can too.

Okay.

Mother, I want to sleep with you tonight.

You are about to leave home,

and yet you still act like a child.

That's why

I want to spend another night with you.

This is the money I have saved

as well as some jewelry.

It's not much,

but it can be of use someday.

Mother, I don't want it.

Keep it for yourself.

Zhi has prepared a dowry for me.

I know Zhi has prepared a lot of things for you,

but you are my only child

in this lifetime.

Who else can I give it to?

To me,

you are still a child.

All of a sudden,

you're about to be married off

so far away to be a wife and a mother.

I am

happy for you

and also worried about you.

Mother, don't worry.

Zhengzhi is a good man.

Marriage is not as simple

as you think.

Since I married into the Hua Family,

I've been very cautious

and keeping my head down,

so we get to live safe and sound

up to this day.

Zhengzhi is a good man,

but his family

is illustrious after all.

After you get married,

you must serve

your in-laws and your husband well

and never make any mistakes.

Mother.

I am going to marry someone,

not going to jail.

You're being exaggerated.

You

still don't understand what I said.

I understand.

But I don't like the way you see it.

I will serve my in-laws

and love my husband with all my heart.

I am not marrying Zhengzhi

for his family background.

Destiny has brought us together

and we fell in love.

I don't see myself as inferior to him in this relationship.

He likes me, so he doesn't care

I am born of a concubine.

Even if

I were a beggar on the streets,

he would still fancy me.

If I didn't like him,

even if he were a descended deity

from the heavens,

I would not marry him.

Right now,

it's normal that you stick together like the honey and the bee.

If he doesn't love you anymore one day,

you must secure your place

in your husband's home.

I am not afraid.

If he treats me as always,

then I'll treat him the same.

If he treats me badly,

I will get a mutual divorce with him

just like Auntie Hua Xian did.

If that day comes,

Zhi will surely take me back home.

Mother.

Will you

let me sleep in this bed then?

Naughty.

Sleep now.

Then put this away.

Mother.

I want to sleep

in your arms like I did when I was little.

Okay.

Mother, do you still snore now?

Did I snore?

You always did.

After today,

we never know when we will meet again

since we are so far away from each other.

I wish you all well

when I am absent.

My mother is getting old,

so Zhi,

please take care of her a bit more.

I just need you to know one thing.

No matter how far Jinyang is,

you can always come home.

Remember, you can always rely on us.

Please rest assured, Zhi.

Now that Rong will be my wife,

I will be the one that she can rely on

and not let her suffer the slightest grievance.

Then I wish you a blissful union

and may you be joyous every day.

We shall leave now.

A wedding banquet is prepared at home,

so we have to head back now.

We'll visit you when we have time.

Lady Rong, take care.

Go.

Farewell.

Young Lady.

It's already deep into the night.

Why are you still up?

You are already busy in the day,

and now you are staying up all night long.

Even Mr. Yan...

I'll go to sleep after I finish this.

Stop counting.

There are dark circles under your eyes.

If you keep this up,

you'll ruin your health.

Come on.

You need sleep.

♪The flower that falls upon the heart♪

♪They are purer than snow♪

♪My love for you♪

♪It is hidden beneath my gaze♪

♪Amidst the noise♪

♪Letting the time fly♪

♪I will spend my life devoting to you♪

♪Will love be fulfilled?♪

♪Tears will answer♪

♪Love is like the gathering mist♪

♪Interweave the future and the past♪

♪A long long period♪

♪Longing is always beyond words♪

♪We are half a world away♪

♪But I hear the innermost echo in my ears♪

Why?

If you miss me,

come find me at Lord Ling's Mansion.

Just don't tell Zhi.

But...

But she

will miss you too.

Yanxi.

Can you stay?

When that masked villain

took Shen Huan away,

there was nothing we could do about it.

If you'd been there,

you definitely could have

beaten him to a pulp.

Shaoyao.

I'm sorry.

Be careful with these things.

Don't break any.

Slow down.

Mr. Zhong.

Zhi.

Put everything in the storehouse at the north corner.

And the bed that arrived

a few days ago.

Lock it up with the rest.

It's just taking up space outside.

Slowly.

Slow down.

- Slow. - It took Zhi and Mr. Yan

a lot of time

before they finally chose that bed.

They were so happy the day it was delivered

and wanted to place it in their wedding room.

Who would have thought...

We thought that this time

Zhi finally found a good husband.

I've even embroidered the mandarin duck quilt cover.

Zhi, those things...

It's okay.

Out of sight,

out of mind.

I'm needed at the restaurant. I must go now.

Mother, I'm leaving.

Please, this way.

Please go upstairs.

There are private rooms upstairs.

- Okay. - Please, this way.

Have you two finished the meal?

Good.

Please come again.

Mr. Shen Huan is indeed diligent.

He's completely different from before.

He serves customers during the day,

and after we close at night,

he even helps Fudong

tidy things up and take stock.

He leaves late at night every day.

Give him a little extra pay at the end of the month.

When you have time,

go visit Madam Shen

to see if she needs anything.

Understood, Young Lady.

Waiter, where are our dishes?

I will hurry them up for you.

Don't worry.

Shen Huan?

Isn't this Mr. Shen Huan?

Haven't seen you for some days now.

We thought you were fooling around.

Didn't expect to see you at Zhiming Restaurant!

He's not here for dining.

Look at his attire.

It looks just perfect

on him.

Please go inside first

even if you want to catch up with me.

It's hard for other customers

to get in if you block the way.

Who would have thought

that the cocky Mr. Shen Huan

would now become

a humble doorman?

Come on, for the sake of old times,

I'll give you a little reward.

At least you don't have

an empty pocket now.

Thank you so much.

There are private rooms.

Please follow me.

Come this way, please.

I thought

he would throw it

on that fop's face.

That fop humiliated him indeed,

but money puts food on the table.

If he still cares so much

about his dignity at this point,

how can he make a living

in this cruel world?

My horse!

What was that? It pricked me.

Who did this?

Who put the needles on the saddle?

Come on! Help me pull it out!

Help me here too!

Help me pull it out, quickly.

An eye for an eye.

You're ruthless, girl.

Master Mu said

this is chivalry.

Thank you, Shaoyao the hero.

Don't mention it.

It's so late already.

You're still preparing for your lesson?

I'll teach a new chapter tomorrow,

so I need to prepare thoroughly.

Those kids

always ask some

strange questions.

As the second-ranking scholar,

you find it challenging

to be a teacher at a family academy?

I am so tired.

So tired

that I don't even want to walk anymore.

How about

I share a bed with you tonight?

Just like when we were kids.

We can talk a bit more

that way.

There you go, naughty boy.

I suddenly remembered

when we were little

and I lived next door to you,

I couldn't sleep well at all.

You got up to read at the crack of dawn every day.

You were so loud

that I wanted

to block my ears.

Honestly,

I even wanted to fight with you.

Was that so?

But I remember

you were the one who'd sleep

until the sun was so high.

And Mother had to wield a stick

to force you to get up for lunch.

Mother couldn't bear to hit me, okay?

But Father was different.

His one stroke was so hard

that I couldn't even get out of my bed.

When we were little,

I always thought you were pathetic.

You were forced to study every day.

And watching a shadow play

seemed like

some enormous mistake.

Grandfather even punished you

to stand still for four hours for that.

And I?

I fooled around

and hated to study.

Even when I skipped school

and went to play polo,

Father and Mother would cover for me

for fear that Grandfather would lecture me.

But I know

Grandfather also

turned a blind eye.

Back then, I thought

I had endless money to spend anyway.

No matter what I did,

no one

could keep me under control.

So I thought

I might live like that forever.

I envied you when we were kids.

You were so unrestrained

and so free.

But who can live like that forever?

Now I realize

that things will change

and money

won't just pop up

by itself.

Life is so hard.

Don't worry.

I'm still here.

I've been muddled along

for more than ten years.

Compared to you,

I've already been a very happy boy.

From now on,

we will work together

to get through the hard times.

I will take some load off you

to make you less stressed.

I earned a good deal of reward money recently.

I should buy a...

The madams have been preparing

to hold a banquet for you.

If you leave without telling them,

they will be very upset.

Shen Qi stays at our mansion now.

But Mr. Zheng is meticulous.

He won't brag about his rank in the exam

and make Shen Qi upset.

Mr. Shen Qi is a magnanimous man.

He would never mind such things.

However,

showing off in front of the disheartened

is not the act of a gentleman.

After I leave,

please say goodbye

to the madams for me.

Guixi County

is hundreds of li away from here.

You go alone to assume your post.

I...

Be safe.

Lady Ling, don't worry.

I am

way more stronger than you think.

It's getting dark.

You'd better hurry on.

Once you arrive safely,

remember to write us a letter.

Lady Ling. Lady Zhi.

If it hadn't been for you,

I'd have long been a starving corpse on the streets.

I am beyond grateful

for what you did for me.

Please accept my obeisance.

I'm sure we'll meet again.

See you

someday.

Well,

Rong was married

and Mr. Zheng had also left.

It suddenly feels so quiet here

after they are gone.

You forgot someone.

You mean Mr. Yan?

I am curious.

What exactly happened

between Zhi and him?

I don't dare to ask.

Even if you asked,

Zhi might not tell the truth.

It's not up to us

to make the decision

for them.

It might be the best for them

in this way.

Who knows?

Zhi might be happier without him.

♪Do you remember the moment we first met?♪

♪In the memories♪

♪We plant the bud of time♪

♪The wind blows the sunset clouds♪

♪Casting them to the edge of the sky♪

♪Beneath the solid ice♪

♪Something quietly melts away♪

♪It warms the world within my eyes♪

♪Like the starlight♪

♪Always hanging up in the sky season by season♪

Sir.

Pastries.

♪Yet harboring the same concerns♪

♪I can't let go♪

♪Having no strength to free myself♪

♪The flower that falls upon the heart♪

♪They are purer than snow♪

♪My love for you♪

♪It is hidden beneath my gaze♪

♪Amidst the noise♪

♪Letting the time fly♪

♪I will spend my life devoting to you♪

♪Will love be fulfilled?♪

♪Tears will answer♪

Today's grain price.

Five hundred wen for one dou of rice.

- Five hundred wen? - Five hundred wen?

Five hundred wen?

It was three hundred wen yesterday.

How could it

rise so much overnight?

The price goes up day by day.

But that's not up to me

to decide.

If you don't believe me, go check the other stores.

There are even stores selling it for seven hundred wen.

- Seven hundred wen? - Seven hundred wen?

Seven hundred wen?

Do you want it or not?

Mister.

I will have one dou of rice

and two sheng of wheat flour.

Alright.

Money?

Here.

Please come inside.

You want some too, sir?

Alrighty.

Please help yourself inside.

I have money. I will have one bag.

Anyone?

Give me half a dou of rice.

Okay.

That's too expensive.

New dishes today?

Not really.

It's just we can't make the dishes on our menu.

The sea fish in the raw fish slices,

the mushrooms in the delicacy mushroom platter,

and the deer antler ham.

There's nowhere to buy any of them now.

Even the shops

that sell beef and mutton

have raised the prices by fifty percent.

But still, the meat was sold out

in the blink of an eye.

♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

♪No tea plant is left withered♪

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

♪Using effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

♪But the taste is of spring♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

♪Not a patch of land is wasted♪

♪No tea plant is left withered♪

♪The sky drops rain, birds eat worms, and chickens leave manure♪

♪Using effort and sweat to water and nourish♪

♪The tea leaves may be rustic♪

♪But the taste is of spring♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

♪Ah, in the early spring, we pick the tea leaves♪

♪Ah, let's enjoy the abundant spring together♪

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