WEBVTT 00:00:08.960 --> 00:00:11.600 align:center Sir, we have a new performance, The Tale of the Silken Robe. 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:13.800 align:center A lost mother, an abandoned child, and a courtroom trial of the father. 00:00:13.880 --> 00:00:15.880 align:center A life adrift, tangled with love and resentment, 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:17.720 align:center and an unbreakable bond between a father and a son. 00:00:17.760 --> 00:00:18.760 align:center Please step inside. 00:00:31.960 --> 00:00:32.960 align:center Please come in. 00:00:38.840 --> 00:00:40.120 align:center That young lady in the fox mask, 00:00:40.640 --> 00:00:42.600 align:center -keep an eye on her. -Yes, sir. 00:00:42.680 --> 00:00:45.920 align:center Let's see what happens next. 00:00:47.120 --> 00:00:48.760 align:center The entire family 00:00:49.080 --> 00:00:53.960 align:center was murdered by the bandit, Xu Neng. 00:00:55.200 --> 00:00:56.920 align:center Xu Neng? 00:00:58.160 --> 00:01:01.200 align:center That's my father's name. 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:03.840 align:center Could my father be... 00:01:05.120 --> 00:01:10.560 align:center Unbelievable! 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:16.200 align:center The play is excellent. 00:01:17.640 --> 00:01:20.400 align:center But the son discovering his father is not only a bandit 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:22.200 align:center but possibly his mother's killer. 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:24.480 align:center I suppose this must end in tragedy. 00:01:24.840 --> 00:01:26.400 align:center Please listen on and see for yourself. 00:01:30.800 --> 00:01:31.920 align:center Not necessarily. 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:33.840 align:center People love plays because, 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:35.560 align:center no matter how great 00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:37.600 align:center the conflict, 00:01:37.680 --> 00:01:39.280 align:center they often end with reconciliation. 00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:42.640 align:center Life, on the other hand, is far less forgiving. 00:01:44.840 --> 00:01:46.160 align:center It's easy to find companions in joy 00:01:46.240 --> 00:01:47.840 align:center but rare to find those who share your sorrows. 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:49.280 align:center Young Lady, if you doubt me, 00:01:49.760 --> 00:01:51.120 align:center why not watch the ending together 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:53.560 align:center and see whether it's a tragedy or a happy ending? 00:01:54.280 --> 00:01:55.280 align:center Alright. 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:56.760 align:center Remove this screen. 00:01:56.840 --> 00:01:59.480 align:center It'll feel more spacious with the candlelight and breeze. 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:02.600 align:center Waiter, remove the screen, please. 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:03.680 align:center Right away! 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:23.320 align:center Bravo! 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:24.360 align:center How strange. 00:02:24.440 --> 00:02:26.280 align:center It's neither a tragedy nor a happy ending. 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:27.960 align:center Is the play unfinished? 00:02:28.360 --> 00:02:30.560 align:center The son is an official, and the father is a bandit. 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:32.840 align:center Family bonds and justice 00:02:33.160 --> 00:02:35.000 align:center stand as irreconcilable opposites, 00:02:35.640 --> 00:02:37.480 align:center so naturally, the ending is hard to write. 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:40.400 align:center If the second act really depicted the son putting his father on trial, 00:02:41.400 --> 00:02:43.240 align:center wouldn't that be shocking and unconventional? 00:02:43.560 --> 00:02:46.400 align:center You think a son shouldn't judge his father? 00:02:47.000 --> 00:02:48.800 align:center That familial bonds outweigh justice? 00:02:50.160 --> 00:02:51.280 align:center What I mean is, 00:02:51.440 --> 00:02:53.840 align:center what's wrong with being unconventional? 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:56.040 align:center Filial piety is essential for a son, 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:57.560 align:center and loyalty is paramount for an official. 00:02:57.680 --> 00:02:58.680 align:center It all comes down 00:02:58.840 --> 00:03:00.560 align:center to whether he chooses to be a good son 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:02.160 align:center or a good official. 00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:05.000 align:center When there's no way to satisfy both, 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.000 align:center any choice leads to tragedy. 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:12.720 align:center This protagonist is a pitiable man. 00:03:14.160 --> 00:03:17.160 align:center (This gentleman must also be torn between family and justice,) 00:03:17.320 --> 00:03:18.640 align:center (which is why he's so sorrowful.) 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:25.400 align:center And if it were up to you to write the ending? 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:29.880 align:center In the courtroom, judge as the law requires. 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:34.400 align:center Outside the courtroom, behind closed doors, return to being a son. 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:36.600 align:center Set aside grand principles 00:03:37.720 --> 00:03:39.400 align:center and offer some gentle words. 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:40.680 align:center If that doesn't work, 00:03:41.080 --> 00:03:42.560 align:center then just kneel on a washing board. 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:46.920 align:center Well, that would turn it into a comedy. 00:03:50.040 --> 00:03:51.680 align:center Ladies and gentlemen, you're in for a treat! 00:03:51.760 --> 00:03:53.360 align:center In celebration of the Granary Festival, 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:57.720 align:center I've prepared a riddle game with small prizes 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:00.000 align:center to entertain and delight you. 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:22.960 align:center The objects hidden are from the tavern. 00:04:24.280 --> 00:04:26.520 align:center The actors will perform clues as hints. 00:04:27.040 --> 00:04:29.040 align:center Everyone is welcome to guess. 00:04:29.280 --> 00:04:31.160 align:center The one with the most correct answers wins. 00:04:33.840 --> 00:04:35.960 align:center Now, let's begin with the first question! 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:41.200 align:center Empty city walls, galloping warhorses, 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:46.200 align:center year after year, corpses pile high and crows wail. 00:04:47.200 --> 00:04:48.200 align:center Warhorses? 00:04:49.520 --> 00:04:50.920 align:center That wouldn't fit under the cover! 00:04:51.280 --> 00:04:52.600 align:center That's from the Three Tunes of Yuyang. 00:04:52.720 --> 00:04:54.840 align:center Mi Heng beat the drum and rebuked Cao Cao. 00:04:55.760 --> 00:04:57.040 align:center The object must be drumsticks. 00:04:57.840 --> 00:04:58.840 align:center Correct! 00:04:59.160 --> 00:05:00.160 align:center Bravo! 00:05:03.840 --> 00:05:06.080 align:center You even know about historical military references? 00:05:06.960 --> 00:05:09.320 align:center Could you be a man disguised as a woman? 00:05:11.520 --> 00:05:13.240 align:center A woman can be just as capable as any man. 00:05:20.640 --> 00:05:22.080 align:center Now for the second riddle! 00:05:22.520 --> 00:05:25.400 align:center Surrounded by women's attire, 00:05:25.720 --> 00:05:27.840 align:center yet standing tall as if holding up the sky. 00:05:27.920 --> 00:05:32.040 align:center Who says it's the domain of men? 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:34.920 align:center Hua Mulan joined the army in place of her father. 00:05:35.080 --> 00:05:37.680 align:center To disguise herself as a man, she had to wipe away her makeup. 00:05:37.840 --> 00:05:38.960 align:center The object in the box 00:05:39.200 --> 00:05:41.200 align:center must be rouge used by opera actresses. 00:05:42.400 --> 00:05:43.400 align:center Correct! 00:05:44.280 --> 00:05:45.280 align:center Bravo! 00:05:46.520 --> 00:05:48.640 align:center You're so knowledgeable about women's cosmetics. 00:05:49.280 --> 00:05:50.960 align:center Do you often frequent brothels? 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:53.920 align:center In books, there is beauty to be found. 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:06.200 align:center Hey, why don't the two of you take your bickering home? 00:06:06.280 --> 00:06:08.520 align:center Spare us all this back-and-forth. Right, guys? 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:10.280 align:center Yes, yes. 00:06:10.640 --> 00:06:11.640 align:center What's the fun in that? 00:06:12.440 --> 00:06:13.960 align:center It's only interesting if there's a winner! 00:06:14.080 --> 00:06:15.920 align:center Exactly. To give up without a fight 00:06:16.160 --> 00:06:18.080 align:center would be unworthy of a man. 00:06:20.640 --> 00:06:22.400 align:center Is there a third riddle? 00:06:22.760 --> 00:06:25.400 align:center Yes, is there? 00:06:26.640 --> 00:06:28.400 align:center Here comes the third riddle! 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:32.200 align:center Hearing the Song of Chu stirs sorrow. 00:06:32.280 --> 00:06:36.320 align:center Tears flow as one longs for home. 00:06:36.520 --> 00:06:38.600 align:center The Battle of Gaixia, surrounded by the Song of Chu. 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:40.600 align:center -The Chu army longs for home. -The Chu army... 00:06:41.480 --> 00:06:43.400 align:center And longing for home means a desire to return. 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:47.640 align:center The item must be from the tavern's menu, 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:49.560 align:center angelica root, which also symbolizes return home. 00:07:02.400 --> 00:07:04.440 align:center -Correct! -Bravo! 00:07:04.520 --> 00:07:06.840 align:center Correct! This young lady wins by a slight edge. 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:08.280 align:center We both answered, 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:09.480 align:center I was just quicker. 00:07:10.200 --> 00:07:11.520 align:center Thank you for letting me have this one. 00:07:11.640 --> 00:07:13.720 align:center Those two words you blurted out, "return home", 00:07:14.040 --> 00:07:15.600 align:center are a luxury I dare not hope of. 00:07:16.520 --> 00:07:17.520 align:center I concede wholeheartedly. 00:07:28.400 --> 00:07:30.520 align:center What do you think is on his mind? 00:07:31.680 --> 00:07:33.040 align:center He's upset about losing? 00:07:36.760 --> 00:07:39.680 align:center He's thinking about the family he's at odds with 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:42.400 align:center and the hometown he hasn't returned to in a long time. 00:07:45.720 --> 00:07:46.720 align:center Congratulations, madam. 00:07:48.360 --> 00:07:49.360 align:center Thank you. 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.040 align:center A painting of the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars? 00:07:56.520 --> 00:07:57.520 align:center Too bad. 00:07:58.040 --> 00:07:59.040 align:center It's of no use to me. 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:12.160 align:center Young Master! 00:08:13.520 --> 00:08:14.520 align:center Young Master! 00:08:16.400 --> 00:08:18.160 align:center My young lady would like you to have this. 00:08:26.880 --> 00:08:29.040 align:center (I dare to take a guess at the riddle of your heart.) 00:08:29.760 --> 00:08:31.440 align:center (Though I'm not sure if I'll get it right.) 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:33.560 align:center (You are knowledgeable and talented,) 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:35.160 align:center (losing not in wisdom) 00:08:35.520 --> 00:08:37.120 align:center (but to the weight of family sorrow.) 00:08:37.680 --> 00:08:39.200 align:center (If your loved ones are still here,) 00:08:39.680 --> 00:08:41.040 align:center (why not try humbling yourself,) 00:08:41.680 --> 00:08:43.520 align:center (just as in the story of entertaining one's parents with colorful clothes?) 00:08:58.160 --> 00:09:00.880 align:center A mask hides her face, and our meeting was brief. 00:09:01.800 --> 00:09:03.640 align:center Yet she is so perceptive and insightful. 00:09:09.640 --> 00:09:10.640 align:center Young Master, 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:12.280 align:center Grand General has sent an urgent message. 00:09:12.360 --> 00:09:13.520 align:center A typhoon has struck Futing. 00:09:13.640 --> 00:09:15.600 align:center Disaster relief requires your immediate return. 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:21.560 align:center A scented sachet? 00:09:32.000 --> 00:09:33.000 align:center That's an item for women. 00:09:33.760 --> 00:09:35.040 align:center Were you at... 00:09:35.640 --> 00:09:36.640 align:center Don't overthink it. 00:09:36.760 --> 00:09:37.760 align:center I went to watch a play. 00:09:39.040 --> 00:09:42.080 align:center It must have gotten caught on me while I was walking alongside other guests. 00:09:42.280 --> 00:09:44.560 align:center Given your discreet departure from the army, 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:46.800 align:center it's best to keep your whereabouts hidden. 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:48.120 align:center You should just discard it. 00:09:50.040 --> 00:09:51.360 align:center A lady's belonging 00:09:51.400 --> 00:09:53.240 align:center falling into the wrong hands could cause unnecessary trouble. 00:09:54.280 --> 00:09:57.000 align:center I'll return it to her myself when we meet again. 00:09:57.680 --> 00:10:01.400 align:center Oh, and pass this lantern to my father. 00:10:06.800 --> 00:10:08.520 align:center I'll see you at the inn an hour later. 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:41.040 align:center Send her home at dawn once I'm done with her. 00:10:41.280 --> 00:10:43.360 align:center Get out of here and lay low for now. 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:44.920 align:center -Yes, sir. -Go. 00:10:56.120 --> 00:10:57.120 align:center Pang Kun Bai? 00:10:58.920 --> 00:11:01.280 align:center -What are you trying to do? -What am I trying to do? 00:11:01.520 --> 00:11:03.880 align:center I'm going to enjoy a good time with you, of course. 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:09.000 align:center How did you... 00:11:14.800 --> 00:11:17.920 align:center -How did you... -Well, let's enjoy a good time then. 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:19.240 align:center Beat him! 00:11:21.800 --> 00:11:22.800 align:center Please stop! 00:11:23.440 --> 00:11:24.440 align:center Show me mercy! 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:28.920 align:center I came here to stargaze to turn into watching such a good show. 00:11:29.400 --> 00:11:30.400 align:center Interesting. 00:11:32.680 --> 00:11:33.680 align:center Please spare us! 00:11:34.040 --> 00:11:35.560 align:center We're just hired hands doing a job! 00:11:35.640 --> 00:11:37.800 align:center You have the skills but refuse to use them for good. 00:11:38.040 --> 00:11:40.400 align:center Instead, you defile women and ruin their reputations. 00:11:40.920 --> 00:11:42.200 align:center Killing you would be justified. 00:11:47.160 --> 00:11:48.680 align:center Dou Zhao, it's a misunderstanding! 00:11:48.760 --> 00:11:50.840 align:center I was knocked out and brought here by them too. 00:11:50.920 --> 00:11:52.360 align:center I don't know anything! 00:11:52.680 --> 00:11:54.280 align:center Don't hit me! I'll take responsibility! 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:55.920 align:center I'll marry you. 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:57.200 align:center No one will speaks ill of you. 00:11:57.280 --> 00:11:58.280 align:center Shut up! 00:11:58.400 --> 00:12:00.920 align:center When I saw you exchanging glances with Wang Ying Xue at the banquet, 00:12:01.040 --> 00:12:03.080 align:center I knew you were up to something. 00:12:03.680 --> 00:12:04.960 align:center I had someone look into you. 00:12:05.160 --> 00:12:07.160 align:center You're her nephew. 00:12:07.400 --> 00:12:09.080 align:center You two bank on the idea that a woman 00:12:09.160 --> 00:12:11.040 align:center values her reputation above all else, 00:12:11.160 --> 00:12:13.240 align:center thinking Young Lady would choose to marry you in the end. 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.720 align:center You wanted her private wealth, which she works hard for over ten years, 00:12:15.800 --> 00:12:17.520 align:center to become her dowry and fill your coffers. 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:19.680 align:center Let's see who's more afraid of the scandal 00:12:20.520 --> 00:12:21.760 align:center reaching the authorities, 00:12:22.280 --> 00:12:24.760 align:center me or your Wang family losing its reputation entirely. 00:12:24.920 --> 00:12:25.920 align:center Take them away! 00:12:34.800 --> 00:12:35.800 align:center Scram! 00:12:42.520 --> 00:12:46.040 align:center Little dreamer, looks like Grandmother has been taking good care of you. 00:12:46.520 --> 00:12:48.560 align:center It's a book left by a carefree recluse, 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:50.680 align:center meant for someone destined to find it. 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:53.520 align:center Looks like you're that lucky one. 00:12:55.920 --> 00:12:56.920 align:center Yuan Tong? 00:12:59.280 --> 00:13:00.280 align:center It really is you. 00:13:01.160 --> 00:13:02.200 align:center What are you doing here? 00:13:02.280 --> 00:13:03.440 align:center Since you're a friend, 00:13:03.880 --> 00:13:06.040 align:center why did you let Pang Kun Bai, that scoundrel go? 00:13:08.520 --> 00:13:09.920 align:center You were putting on an act for me. 00:13:13.520 --> 00:13:14.520 align:center Aunt! 00:13:14.920 --> 00:13:15.920 align:center Aunt! 00:13:17.760 --> 00:13:20.520 align:center -What are you... -Aunt, we're in trouble! 00:13:20.800 --> 00:13:22.920 align:center What... What happened to you? 00:13:24.000 --> 00:13:26.360 align:center You're a grown man, and you even brought some men with you. 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:28.400 align:center How did you get beaten up by a girl? 00:13:28.800 --> 00:13:31.360 align:center Aunt, she... She knew what we were up to. 00:13:31.520 --> 00:13:32.760 align:center We walked right into her trap! 00:13:33.040 --> 00:13:34.160 align:center Useless! 00:13:34.640 --> 00:13:36.360 align:center Madam! Madam, it's bad! 00:13:36.520 --> 00:13:38.400 align:center Young Lady Zhao is here with the authorities! 00:13:40.560 --> 00:13:43.280 align:center Quickly, hide in the side room! Go! 00:13:48.640 --> 00:13:49.640 align:center Madam! 00:13:50.160 --> 00:13:51.480 align:center Is everything alright here? 00:13:51.640 --> 00:13:54.040 align:center I was out admiring the lanterns and got attacked by bandits. 00:13:54.160 --> 00:13:55.600 align:center Together with Constable Wang and his men, 00:13:55.720 --> 00:13:56.880 align:center we chased them all the way here. 00:13:56.920 --> 00:13:59.440 align:center And turns out this is my own family's estate! 00:14:00.280 --> 00:14:01.680 align:center This is Dou's Residence. 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:03.640 align:center Bandits wouldn't dare to hide here. 00:14:03.760 --> 00:14:04.920 align:center What a ridiculous notion. 00:14:05.760 --> 00:14:07.760 align:center -Let go of me! -Constable Wang. 00:14:08.040 --> 00:14:09.040 align:center He's here. 00:14:09.160 --> 00:14:10.160 align:center You... 00:14:11.560 --> 00:14:14.480 align:center How dare you! These two children are family. 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:17.560 align:center What's this outsider doing here making baseless accusations? 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:19.680 align:center Madam Wang, a pleasure to meet you. 00:14:20.040 --> 00:14:21.040 align:center My name is Ji Yong, 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:22.920 align:center a distant relative of Old Madam Cui. 00:14:23.400 --> 00:14:24.520 align:center I'm the one who reported this to the authorities. 00:14:24.640 --> 00:14:26.360 align:center Young Master Ji is the latest top scorer in the provincial exams. 00:14:26.680 --> 00:14:27.680 align:center Take him away! 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:30.440 align:center Let go of me! 00:14:30.760 --> 00:14:32.040 align:center Aunt! Aunt! 00:14:32.560 --> 00:14:33.640 align:center Help, Aunt! 00:14:33.920 --> 00:14:35.160 align:center Aunt! 00:14:35.280 --> 00:14:36.280 align:center Madam. 00:14:37.640 --> 00:14:40.240 align:center It really hurts when you're betrayed by your family, doesn't it? 00:14:40.560 --> 00:14:42.880 align:center Or was it your idea all along? 00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:44.440 align:center You... 00:14:44.640 --> 00:14:46.440 align:center This is a serious matter, very serious. 00:14:46.640 --> 00:14:48.320 align:center I'll go fetch Fifth Master and Seventh Master 00:14:48.400 --> 00:14:49.400 align:center to accompany us to the authorities. 00:14:49.920 --> 00:14:52.000 align:center Any misunderstandings can be cleared up there. 00:14:54.280 --> 00:14:55.520 align:center No! They... 00:14:56.000 --> 00:14:58.160 align:center They're already asleep. 00:14:59.000 --> 00:15:00.680 align:center Let's not trouble them over this, alright? 00:15:02.920 --> 00:15:04.320 align:center You put on quite the performance. 00:15:05.520 --> 00:15:07.120 align:center If you had taken him to the authorities yourself, 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:11.040 align:center they wouldn't have dared charge him due to the Wang or Dou families' influence. 00:15:12.040 --> 00:15:13.920 align:center But being arrested by them is a different story. 00:15:14.440 --> 00:15:16.920 align:center Wang Ying Xue will have a hard enough time explaining this 00:15:17.640 --> 00:15:19.000 align:center to my father and the Wang family. 00:15:20.440 --> 00:15:22.640 align:center Preposterous! You've gone too far! 00:15:23.280 --> 00:15:25.160 align:center He's just a distant nephew. 00:15:25.520 --> 00:15:27.680 align:center You'd rather believe him than me? 00:15:27.920 --> 00:15:29.440 align:center I can't believe he would accuse me 00:15:29.680 --> 00:15:31.600 align:center of something as serious as kidnapping! 00:15:31.800 --> 00:15:33.840 align:center Your own nephew turned against you and accused you, 00:15:33.880 --> 00:15:35.000 align:center how can that be false? 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:37.120 align:center I just can't understand. 00:15:37.400 --> 00:15:39.920 align:center You used to be such a kind and patient woman. 00:15:40.600 --> 00:15:42.600 align:center Why have you become like this? 00:15:45.600 --> 00:15:46.600 align:center Master, 00:15:47.720 --> 00:15:50.480 align:center is it me who's changed, or is it you? 00:15:51.880 --> 00:15:54.920 align:center No matter how others mocked me in the past, 00:15:55.640 --> 00:15:58.000 align:center you always defended and protected me. 00:15:58.560 --> 00:16:00.520 align:center But somewhere along the way, 00:16:01.680 --> 00:16:05.680 align:center we ceased to be just Shi Ying and Ying Xue, 00:16:06.640 --> 00:16:08.640 align:center we became merely Master and Madam. 00:16:09.440 --> 00:16:11.040 align:center Ever since we slept in different rooms, 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:13.400 align:center you've seen me as a villain. 00:16:13.880 --> 00:16:16.680 align:center Anytime something bad happens to Dou Zhao, 00:16:16.800 --> 00:16:18.720 align:center you pin the blame on me! 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:25.280 align:center Let's stick to the matter at hand. Don't bring up unrelated issues. 00:16:25.960 --> 00:16:27.600 align:center This isn't unrelated! 00:16:28.120 --> 00:16:30.200 align:center I know you've never moved on from Gu Qiu's death, 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:33.040 align:center and so you blame everything on me. 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:34.720 align:center It's been 16 years. 00:16:35.640 --> 00:16:37.720 align:center Has Dou Zhao ever shown filial respect to you? 00:16:38.240 --> 00:16:39.720 align:center But I, Wang Ying Xue, 00:16:40.800 --> 00:16:43.400 align:center whether at home or in the court, 00:16:43.880 --> 00:16:46.280 align:center have poured everything I have into supporting your family. 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:48.840 align:center What more do you want from me? 00:16:48.920 --> 00:16:50.600 align:center You might as well divorce me! 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:53.120 align:center Ying Xue, Ying Xue! 00:16:53.520 --> 00:16:54.960 align:center That's not what I meant. 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:57.040 align:center But Shou Gu has indeed been wronged. 00:16:57.280 --> 00:16:58.280 align:center Father. 00:16:59.320 --> 00:17:00.320 align:center Mother. 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:05.880 align:center Zhao has ordered for the carriage. She's leaving. 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:08.400 align:center Ming, 00:17:09.040 --> 00:17:11.560 align:center your mother's eyes are irritated by pollen. 00:17:11.920 --> 00:17:13.200 align:center Wipe her tears for her. 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:15.640 align:center Yes, Father. 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:24.320 align:center Mother, you've devoted yourself to managing the household. 00:17:24.400 --> 00:17:25.760 align:center Father knows this in his heart. 00:17:26.120 --> 00:17:27.120 align:center I know. 00:17:28.040 --> 00:17:30.040 align:center But he always takes Dou Zhao's side. 00:17:30.520 --> 00:17:32.280 align:center If I didn't cause a scene today, 00:17:32.600 --> 00:17:34.600 align:center how else would I remove this thorn from his heart? 00:17:35.160 --> 00:17:37.160 align:center Father longs for family harmony. 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:39.120 align:center Why not be more magnanimous 00:17:39.440 --> 00:17:41.880 align:center and try to mend your relationship with Zhao and Grandmother? 00:17:41.960 --> 00:17:43.320 align:center I'm the matron of this house. 00:17:44.120 --> 00:17:45.400 align:center Why should I bow to them? 00:17:46.040 --> 00:17:47.240 align:center Have you lost your mind? 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:49.800 align:center As long as she stays unmarried, 00:17:50.120 --> 00:17:51.680 align:center your marriage can't even be discussed. 00:17:51.880 --> 00:17:53.400 align:center Her enormous wealth 00:17:54.080 --> 00:17:56.120 align:center should be used as your dowry! 00:17:56.600 --> 00:17:58.120 align:center Whether my dowry is more or little, 00:17:58.400 --> 00:18:00.120 align:center whether I'm getting married early or late, 00:18:00.320 --> 00:18:01.680 align:center I don't care about all of that. 00:18:01.840 --> 00:18:02.880 align:center Foolish girl! 00:18:05.080 --> 00:18:09.520 align:center I didn't give the Dou family a son, 00:18:10.560 --> 00:18:12.200 align:center so I have no choice 00:18:13.120 --> 00:18:14.600 align:center but to fight for what's ours. 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:16.680 align:center But I never expected 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:18.920 align:center you to grow up such a spineless coward. 00:18:19.800 --> 00:18:22.320 align:center Now I don't even know what I've been fighting for all this time. 00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:25.200 align:center If I'd known you'd become like this, 00:18:25.520 --> 00:18:28.920 align:center I would never have let someone else raise you! 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:31.400 align:center Mother, 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:33.400 align:center I know I'm useless, 00:18:33.560 --> 00:18:37.120 align:center but I really don't want you taking such great risks for me. 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:41.040 align:center Loan-sharking is explicitly forbidden by the court. 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:44.160 align:center Over the years, you've been working with the Cangbei Gang... 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:45.240 align:center Silence! 00:18:45.840 --> 00:18:48.200 align:center You mustn't speak of such things. 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:51.960 align:center You're crying? 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:53.360 align:center All you ever do is cry. 00:18:53.560 --> 00:18:54.680 align:center What good does crying do? 00:18:54.840 --> 00:18:55.880 align:center I know that, 00:18:56.440 --> 00:18:58.600 align:center but I just can't help it. 00:18:59.400 --> 00:19:00.720 align:center I'm so useless. 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:05.680 align:center Ming, 00:19:05.880 --> 00:19:07.400 align:center since you know crying is useless, 00:19:07.800 --> 00:19:09.400 align:center you must do everything I say. 00:19:10.800 --> 00:19:11.800 align:center Remember, 00:19:12.040 --> 00:19:15.120 align:center your dowry, your family's influence, and your reputation 00:19:15.560 --> 00:19:17.280 align:center will all affect your marriage prospects. 00:19:18.360 --> 00:19:19.880 align:center If I don't fight for you today, 00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:23.720 align:center your future will be nothing but a life of walking on eggshells. 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:27.160 align:center You can't even control your tears now. 00:19:27.840 --> 00:19:30.160 align:center How will you ever endure 00:19:30.440 --> 00:19:32.040 align:center the hardships of being a wife? 00:19:36.120 --> 00:19:37.120 align:center Shou Gu. 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:40.960 align:center Shou Gu, 00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:42.680 align:center I failed to protect you. 00:19:43.440 --> 00:19:44.920 align:center This is all my fault. 00:19:45.680 --> 00:19:47.440 align:center I promise I'll make it up to you. 00:19:48.200 --> 00:19:49.320 align:center It's not your fault, Father. 00:19:50.720 --> 00:19:53.080 align:center It's mine for ever having expectations in the first place. 00:20:53.000 --> 00:20:54.000 align:center Done. 00:20:54.400 --> 00:20:56.400 align:center Peony Fish Fillet, a famous dish of Sichuan. 00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:58.960 align:center The preparation for Peony Fish Fillet is so intricate. 00:20:59.160 --> 00:21:01.000 align:center Even restaurants in the capital rarely serve it. 00:21:01.080 --> 00:21:02.760 align:center Shou Gu, who taught you how to make this? 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:05.440 align:center Let me try a bite first. 00:21:05.800 --> 00:21:06.800 align:center Zhang Ru, 00:21:07.080 --> 00:21:08.400 align:center I made this for Ji Jian Ming. 00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:10.840 align:center It wouldn't be proper for you to eat it first. 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:12.240 align:center Alright then. 00:21:12.560 --> 00:21:14.120 align:center I'm not sure if he likes spicy food, 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:17.400 align:center so I also made him Thousand Threads Shrimp. 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:19.760 align:center Zhang Ru, what are you doing? 00:21:19.920 --> 00:21:22.400 align:center Su Su, what have you been busy with over there? 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:26.200 align:center I wanted something auspicious, so I made a dessert. 00:21:26.840 --> 00:21:28.400 align:center Gold and Jade Treasure. 00:21:30.400 --> 00:21:31.400 align:center It looks great. 00:21:31.880 --> 00:21:33.680 align:center I wonder what he's thinking. 00:21:33.840 --> 00:21:35.640 align:center He gives up the comforts of the capital 00:21:36.240 --> 00:21:37.440 align:center and insists on staying in this countryside estate. 00:21:37.600 --> 00:21:38.600 align:center Yes, Zhao, 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:40.840 align:center tell us how you two met. 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:45.200 align:center I met him when I was little, 00:21:45.840 --> 00:21:46.840 align:center at the Wanfo Temple. 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:50.160 align:center Given your condition... 00:21:50.720 --> 00:21:51.800 align:center You might as well 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:53.760 align:center just return to to heaven instead. 00:21:56.120 --> 00:21:57.120 align:center Go. 00:21:57.200 --> 00:22:00.000 align:center Within misfortune lies fortune, you two are bound by fate. 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:02.640 align:center The course of destiny is now in your hands. 00:22:04.640 --> 00:22:06.640 align:center With Young Master Ji's ethereal looks, 00:22:06.720 --> 00:22:08.400 align:center becoming a monk would be such a waste. 00:22:08.640 --> 00:22:11.080 align:center I wonder if he'd be willing to become a live-in son-in-law. 00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:14.400 align:center Zhao, how far have things progressed between you two? 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:16.560 align:center I haven't seen him in ages. 00:22:16.880 --> 00:22:18.240 align:center And yet you're making Peony Fish Fillet for him. 00:22:18.320 --> 00:22:19.800 align:center -You've never made it for me. -That's right. 00:22:19.880 --> 00:22:21.160 align:center I'll make it for you next time. 00:22:21.360 --> 00:22:24.240 align:center Young Lady Zhao, Old Madam is having migraines again. 00:22:27.360 --> 00:22:29.400 align:center Doctor, how is Grandmother's condition? 00:22:30.680 --> 00:22:32.880 align:center Her migraines are a result of years of accumulated stress. It can't be rushed. 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:35.400 align:center Just follow the prescription, and she'll recover gradually. 00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:38.240 align:center -Thank you, Doctor. -I'll take my leave now. 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:41.720 align:center Quack! 00:22:42.920 --> 00:22:44.360 align:center -Who are you calling a quack? -Whoever is answering me. 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:46.560 align:center -You... -Quack! Quack! Quack! 00:22:46.680 --> 00:22:48.440 align:center I won't argue with a brat like you! 00:22:48.600 --> 00:22:49.600 align:center Good day! 00:23:13.640 --> 00:23:16.080 align:center If you're going to follow that quack's prescription, 00:23:16.200 --> 00:23:17.440 align:center not even the gods can save her. 00:23:17.920 --> 00:23:18.920 align:center Don't jinx her! 00:23:19.360 --> 00:23:21.480 align:center Oh? And do kind words save lives? 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:27.360 align:center Take off Old Madam's clothes. 00:23:31.680 --> 00:23:32.680 align:center You can save her, right? 00:23:34.440 --> 00:23:35.680 align:center The root of her illness is blocked energy, 00:23:35.800 --> 00:23:37.640 align:center stuck in the Zhongwan and Taichong acupoints. 00:23:37.760 --> 00:23:39.760 align:center One above the navel, the other on the top of the foot. 00:23:39.880 --> 00:23:41.720 align:center Her clothes must be removed for proper needle therapy. 00:23:41.800 --> 00:23:42.800 align:center You're a man, after all. 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:44.840 align:center Shouldn't we find a female doctor instead? 00:23:44.960 --> 00:23:46.640 align:center Female doctors are scarce to begin with. 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:49.320 align:center Grandmother hasn't eaten or drunk anything. 00:23:49.720 --> 00:23:50.720 align:center There's no time to delay. 00:23:55.920 --> 00:23:56.920 align:center Grandmother. 00:23:57.120 --> 00:23:58.560 align:center Everyone has their fate. 00:23:59.920 --> 00:24:02.200 align:center Perhaps my time has come. 00:24:03.360 --> 00:24:04.400 align:center This is unbelievable. 00:24:05.040 --> 00:24:07.200 align:center It's a treatable illness, yet you refuse to treat it. 00:24:07.360 --> 00:24:10.000 align:center If everyone clung to propriety and rules, what's the point of doctors? 00:24:10.120 --> 00:24:11.120 align:center Old Madam, 00:24:11.200 --> 00:24:14.000 align:center isn't your life more important than some outdated proprieties? 00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:17.000 align:center Grandmother, 00:24:17.120 --> 00:24:19.640 align:center to a doctor, there's no distinction between men and women, 00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:20.720 align:center only patients. 00:24:21.680 --> 00:24:24.800 align:center I don't want to lose you because of societal conventions. 00:24:25.400 --> 00:24:26.720 align:center For my sake, 00:24:27.160 --> 00:24:28.240 align:center please just give it a try. 00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:30.400 align:center Grandmother. 00:24:38.560 --> 00:24:39.560 align:center Shou Gu! 00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:41.480 align:center Shou Gu! 00:24:42.600 --> 00:24:43.920 align:center Grandmother finally took her medicine. 00:24:44.000 --> 00:24:45.400 align:center I'll go serve her some plain porridge. 00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:48.000 align:center -Go on. -Avoid meat and stimulating food. 00:24:48.080 --> 00:24:49.080 align:center Got it. 00:24:50.680 --> 00:24:51.680 align:center Thank you. 00:24:52.400 --> 00:24:53.400 align:center It's nothing. 00:25:04.920 --> 00:25:05.920 align:center Thank you. 00:25:06.840 --> 00:25:08.400 align:center Grandmother has finally fallen asleep. 00:25:08.840 --> 00:25:11.000 align:center Momentary peace doesn't guarantee lasting health. 00:25:11.560 --> 00:25:14.560 align:center Her illness stems from emotional stagnation, unresolved worries. 00:25:14.960 --> 00:25:17.280 align:center If the root cause isn't addressed, she won't live long. 00:25:20.480 --> 00:25:23.440 align:center Grandmother has always carried a heavy burden in her heart. 00:25:25.040 --> 00:25:26.280 align:center She refuses to talk about it, 00:25:26.720 --> 00:25:28.080 align:center and I don't know how to help. 00:25:28.800 --> 00:25:30.920 align:center If she doesn't want to resolve it, that's her choice. 00:25:31.360 --> 00:25:32.400 align:center Everyone dies. 00:25:32.800 --> 00:25:34.480 align:center Just spend more time with her when she's still here. 00:25:36.840 --> 00:25:38.160 align:center That glare you just gave me, 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:40.640 align:center you think I'm heartless and cruel, don't you? 00:25:42.560 --> 00:25:43.600 align:center I just don't understand 00:25:44.120 --> 00:25:46.400 align:center why you treat life and death so casually. 00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:54.440 align:center My father said I was born with a closed heart, 00:25:54.560 --> 00:25:55.560 align:center indifferent to feelings. 00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:58.240 align:center I've never shed a single tear since I was little. 00:25:58.800 --> 00:26:00.920 align:center When I was four, he fell gravely ill. 00:26:01.920 --> 00:26:03.400 align:center He gave me this telescope 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:06.360 align:center and told me he would become a star. 00:26:06.680 --> 00:26:08.560 align:center So, every night I used it to watch the stars. 00:26:08.840 --> 00:26:10.480 align:center I even learned astronomy by heart. 00:26:11.680 --> 00:26:12.680 align:center But I knew, 00:26:14.120 --> 00:26:15.120 align:center I wouldn't find him, 00:26:16.160 --> 00:26:19.160 align:center because when people die, they just turn to dust. 00:26:19.600 --> 00:26:20.600 align:center Everyone dies. 00:26:21.840 --> 00:26:23.240 align:center Living is but a path to death, 00:26:23.840 --> 00:26:25.480 align:center and death is the beginning of life anew. 00:26:25.560 --> 00:26:26.560 align:center That's right. 00:26:27.640 --> 00:26:29.160 align:center What matters is how we live our lives. 00:26:30.160 --> 00:26:31.160 align:center So, little dreamer, 00:26:32.080 --> 00:26:33.080 align:center how do you want to live? 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:38.680 align:center Honestly, I haven't thought that far. 00:26:39.840 --> 00:26:40.840 align:center To live a single lifetime 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:43.000 align:center is already hard enough. 00:26:44.840 --> 00:26:46.160 align:center To live it well, 00:26:48.560 --> 00:26:49.920 align:center that's a luxury. 00:26:51.320 --> 00:26:54.000 align:center If I can spare some energy to help those around me, 00:26:54.880 --> 00:26:55.880 align:center that's more than enough. 00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:58.160 align:center You're content with such a simple wish? 00:27:00.160 --> 00:27:02.440 align:center What about you? Have you given up on becoming a monk? 00:27:02.880 --> 00:27:05.880 align:center I was only sent to the temple as a child because of my poor health. 00:27:06.040 --> 00:27:07.920 align:center While there, I learned medicine from the abbot. 00:27:08.080 --> 00:27:10.560 align:center A small doctor heals the sick, a great doctor heals the nation. 00:27:10.720 --> 00:27:12.080 align:center I want to become Grand Secretary. 00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.880 align:center That would be interesting. 00:27:14.560 --> 00:27:17.360 align:center I've studied the biographies of grand secretaries from the past 300 years. 00:27:17.480 --> 00:27:19.280 align:center The typical path involves gradual promotions and enduring the grind. 00:27:19.360 --> 00:27:21.920 align:center Most of them took at least 50 years to reach the second rank. 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:24.040 align:center Too slow and not worth it. 00:27:24.120 --> 00:27:25.360 align:center I need to find another way. 00:27:26.880 --> 00:27:28.920 align:center There's no shortcut to becoming Grand Secretary, 00:27:29.600 --> 00:27:32.600 align:center unless you want to be a sycophant or a traitor. 00:27:33.120 --> 00:27:34.120 align:center That's an option too. 00:27:36.920 --> 00:27:38.400 align:center Talking to you is always so fun. 00:27:38.920 --> 00:27:40.760 align:center Let's talk more when I return from the capital 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:42.560 align:center as the top scorer in the imperial exam. 00:27:44.800 --> 00:27:48.160 align:center Before you leave for the capital, I have a favor to ask. 00:27:50.400 --> 00:27:51.880 align:center I want to learn medicine from you. 00:27:53.640 --> 00:27:57.120 align:center Even though people are destined to part ways eventually, 00:27:57.880 --> 00:27:59.160 align:center I want to do my best 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:01.080 align:center to prolong the time we have together. 00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:24.240 align:center Not bad. 00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:26.480 align:center Young Master Ji and Shou Gu meet in private every day. 00:28:26.560 --> 00:28:28.440 align:center They must be in love. Want to bet on it? 00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:29.920 align:center Bring it on. 00:28:33.400 --> 00:28:34.640 align:center A chicken and a duck. 00:28:34.920 --> 00:28:35.920 align:center What a perfect match. 00:28:39.920 --> 00:28:40.920 align:center Let's do it. 00:28:47.200 --> 00:28:49.000 align:center Your dissection of the hen today was decent, 00:28:49.360 --> 00:28:51.080 align:center but we'll have to try on a human body next. 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:52.920 align:center We're going to the mass grave tonight. 00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:54.240 align:center Alright. 00:28:54.360 --> 00:28:56.400 align:center They're going on a date in the mass grave? 00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:58.840 align:center You win. 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:10.360 align:center Ji Yong? Ji Yong? 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:13.160 align:center Ji Yong? Ji Yong? 00:29:15.840 --> 00:29:18.000 align:center I invited Ji Jian Ming here 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:21.160 align:center just to see if he and Shou Gu might be a good match. 00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:23.280 align:center You're so perceptive. 00:29:23.360 --> 00:29:25.240 align:center Look how well they suit each other! 00:29:26.320 --> 00:29:28.480 align:center One doesn't know how to love, and the other isn't interested in it, 00:29:28.560 --> 00:29:29.760 align:center they do make a fitting pair. 00:29:32.080 --> 00:29:34.120 align:center Too bad 00:29:34.800 --> 00:29:36.360 align:center it's never going to work out. 00:29:37.760 --> 00:29:39.080 align:center Study the medical texts regularly. 00:29:39.160 --> 00:29:40.720 align:center If I find out you've been slacking off when I return, 00:29:40.880 --> 00:29:42.040 align:center you'll be in for some needles. 00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:43.160 align:center Fine. 00:29:43.320 --> 00:29:45.640 align:center But if you fail the exam, you'll also be in for needles. 00:29:46.400 --> 00:29:48.400 align:center But failing the exam would be too easy. 00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:50.840 align:center If I don't top the exam, I'll let you do whatever you want. 00:29:54.880 --> 00:29:56.400 align:center The nation is suffering from deep-rooted problems, 00:29:56.480 --> 00:29:57.480 align:center and I've diagnosed it. 00:29:59.000 --> 00:30:02.200 align:center I've heard the higher the rank, the harder it is to retire. 00:30:04.120 --> 00:30:06.840 align:center Becoming a historically renowned statesman isn't necessarily fun. 00:30:07.080 --> 00:30:08.680 align:center Local officials' laziness is just a symptom, 00:30:08.760 --> 00:30:10.600 align:center systemic flaws in administrative structures are the root cause. 00:30:10.800 --> 00:30:12.960 align:center If reforms are enforced from the top down, streamlining and discipline 00:30:13.160 --> 00:30:14.360 align:center could save countless taels 00:30:14.440 --> 00:30:16.400 align:center and restore vitality to the nation. 00:30:17.120 --> 00:30:18.120 align:center I'm off. 00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:26.680 align:center He is extraordinarily gifted and ambitious. 00:30:27.360 --> 00:30:30.400 align:center But why did he shave his head and became a monk in my dreams? 00:30:31.320 --> 00:30:32.480 align:center Amitabha. 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:35.960 align:center A prodigy to rival Wenchang, 00:30:36.640 --> 00:30:38.480 align:center daring to teach Confucius the stars. 00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:42.320 align:center Loyalty and treachery, gratitude and enmity, all dismissed with a smile. 00:30:42.680 --> 00:30:45.880 align:center The green bamboo and yellow blossoms mark the end of the mortal form. 00:30:50.800 --> 00:30:54.080 align:center (Futing) 00:31:12.960 --> 00:31:18.720 align:center The Grand Preceptor has instructed me to explain the reasoning. 00:31:18.800 --> 00:31:21.880 align:center Duke of Ding is in Futing now for disaster relief. 00:31:22.360 --> 00:31:24.080 align:center Our government is out of grain. 00:31:24.920 --> 00:31:28.200 align:center We'd better keep a low profile and avoid drinking banquets these days. 00:31:29.080 --> 00:31:30.280 align:center What's there to be afraid of? 00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:34.080 align:center You don't understand. That Song Mo is like a living Yama. 00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:37.080 align:center I've heard that once he locks onto someone and questions them, 00:31:37.160 --> 00:31:38.840 align:center -Did you take bribes or not? -he'll uncover crimes without fail. 00:31:38.960 --> 00:31:39.960 align:center No, I didn't. 00:31:40.080 --> 00:31:42.960 align:center Whether it's imperial relatives, wealthy merchants, or high-ranking officials, 00:31:43.080 --> 00:31:44.600 align:center he investigates them all the same. 00:31:49.360 --> 00:31:51.360 align:center Song Mo, how dare you raid our Tang family! 00:31:51.440 --> 00:31:53.080 align:center Do you even know who my brother is? 00:31:54.480 --> 00:31:56.080 align:center Do you know who I am? 00:31:56.400 --> 00:31:58.720 align:center The eight Tang brothers control all the salt affairs, stone mines, 00:31:58.800 --> 00:32:00.160 align:center and canal transport in Futing. 00:32:00.240 --> 00:32:02.400 align:center Our family won't let you get away with this! 00:32:12.880 --> 00:32:13.880 align:center Who else? 00:32:20.800 --> 00:32:22.920 align:center This is disrespectful! Go back to your stage! 00:32:23.320 --> 00:32:25.160 align:center How dare an actor like you jump on our table! 00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:28.400 align:center Duke of Ding's Army? 00:32:36.120 --> 00:32:37.120 align:center General Song? 00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:43.720 align:center General Song! 00:32:43.800 --> 00:32:45.720 align:center General Song, spare me! 00:32:45.800 --> 00:32:48.320 align:center I'll give you half of my money. Just let me live! 00:32:48.400 --> 00:32:49.400 align:center Alright. 00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:53.200 align:center I'll leave you with half your limbs and organs too. 00:32:56.320 --> 00:32:57.320 align:center General, have mercy! 00:32:57.440 --> 00:32:59.360 align:center All the embezzled money is here. 00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:03.880 align:center Enough to leave you a whole corpse. 00:33:06.040 --> 00:33:07.400 align:center If you don't want to die, tell me 00:33:07.840 --> 00:33:11.280 align:center where you're hiding the private grain reserves. 00:33:17.680 --> 00:33:19.040 align:center Your Grace, please reconsider. 00:33:19.560 --> 00:33:22.760 align:center It's His Majesty's decree to let the crown prince to oversee disaster relief. 00:33:23.080 --> 00:33:24.400 align:center While your intentions are good, 00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:25.960 align:center speaking against an imperial order 00:33:26.400 --> 00:33:28.880 align:center (Ding Wei) is something I dare not do. 00:33:29.200 --> 00:33:30.200 align:center Eunuch Ding, 00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:34.960 align:center tens of thousands of people are dying. 00:33:35.720 --> 00:33:36.800 align:center They can't afford to wait 00:33:36.840 --> 00:33:39.800 align:center for a royalty to travel thousands of miles here just to put on a show? 00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:42.920 align:center Do they even know how many people starve to death every day? 00:33:43.720 --> 00:33:47.360 align:center I've opened the granaries for disaster relief on my own. 00:33:48.480 --> 00:33:50.320 align:center -Your Grace... -Relay my words as I said them! 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:53.000 align:center If there are consequences, I'll bear them. 00:33:54.560 --> 00:33:55.560 align:center Grand General. 00:33:56.560 --> 00:33:57.960 align:center General has bought grain from the neighboring county 00:33:58.080 --> 00:33:59.400 align:center with confiscated embezzled fund. 00:33:59.520 --> 00:34:01.240 align:center The grain is being sent to the porridge stations. 00:34:04.040 --> 00:34:05.040 align:center Well done! 00:34:06.760 --> 00:34:08.480 align:center -I have to go take a look. -Old Madam. 00:34:08.560 --> 00:34:10.440 align:center -Let me go take a look. -It's fine. 00:34:10.520 --> 00:34:11.880 align:center The rain is too heavy. You can't. 00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:13.560 align:center -Grandmother. -Shou Gu. 00:34:13.640 --> 00:34:14.960 align:center Your health has just started to improve. 00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:16.040 align:center You shouldn't be out in the rain. 00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:17.480 align:center I have to check it myself. 00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:19.200 align:center With such heavy rain, 00:34:19.440 --> 00:34:20.920 align:center though we've prepared grain 00:34:21.080 --> 00:34:23.440 align:center and repaired the foundations and roofs, 00:34:23.600 --> 00:34:26.240 align:center how can they withstand such a deluge? 00:34:26.320 --> 00:34:29.280 align:center The ordinary thatched houses will collapse. 00:34:29.400 --> 00:34:31.600 align:center The tenant farmers will be left homeless and starving. 00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:33.040 align:center Don't worry, Grandmother. 00:34:33.640 --> 00:34:35.200 align:center I'm going to work with the farmers and craftsmen 00:34:35.280 --> 00:34:37.000 align:center to repair the canals and distribute food. 00:34:37.040 --> 00:34:38.800 align:center I promise to keep the villagers safe. 00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:42.000 align:center You should stay here at the estate and allocate the supplies. 00:34:42.600 --> 00:34:44.600 align:center Tuo Niang, stay with Grandmother and assist her with the arrangements. 00:34:44.720 --> 00:34:45.920 align:center Leave the rest to me. 00:34:46.040 --> 00:34:48.080 align:center -Then... -Don't worry, Young Lady Zhao. 00:34:48.400 --> 00:34:50.720 align:center You have to be careful, Shou Gu. 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:52.040 align:center Don't worry. I will. 00:34:54.560 --> 00:34:55.720 align:center Stay safe! 00:34:58.120 --> 00:35:00.480 align:center Don't push! One at a time. Don't crowd. Step back! 00:35:00.560 --> 00:35:02.280 align:center Line up! There's enough for all of you! 00:35:03.080 --> 00:35:05.040 align:center (Corrupted thief) One by one. Hold it still. 00:35:05.600 --> 00:35:06.880 align:center Next! 00:35:07.600 --> 00:35:09.320 align:center You will all get some. 00:35:09.560 --> 00:35:12.240 align:center -One by one. -I'm here first! 00:35:14.120 --> 00:35:15.120 align:center Mister, 00:35:15.880 --> 00:35:19.560 align:center why is this hairpin made of white stone? 00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:22.960 align:center Isn't it heavy to wear a stone on your head? 00:35:26.920 --> 00:35:27.920 align:center Look. 00:35:31.080 --> 00:35:32.680 align:center It's not heavy anymore. 00:35:32.880 --> 00:35:35.600 align:center No matter what it's for, it can be exchanged for 30 catties of rice. 00:35:35.760 --> 00:35:37.760 align:center Now you and your parents won't go hungry. 00:35:38.480 --> 00:35:39.480 align:center Take it. 00:35:40.560 --> 00:35:41.680 align:center Thank you, mister! 00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:45.400 align:center The grain carts are here! 00:35:45.560 --> 00:35:47.240 align:center The grain carts are here! 00:35:47.360 --> 00:35:48.960 align:center -Careful. -Hurry! 00:35:49.040 --> 00:35:50.040 align:center Careful! 00:36:05.040 --> 00:36:06.040 align:center Watch out! 00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:19.080 align:center -Young Lady? -What's wrong, Young Lady? 00:36:25.560 --> 00:36:26.800 align:center -General? -Mister! 00:36:26.880 --> 00:36:28.200 align:center General? General? 00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:31.560 align:center General? General! General! 00:36:32.080 --> 00:36:33.440 align:center General! General! 00:36:51.400 --> 00:36:52.400 align:center Who are you? 00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:55.760 align:center Why are you here? 00:37:00.560 --> 00:37:01.560 align:center It's you. 00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:08.840 align:center We haven't found each other yet. 00:37:09.800 --> 00:37:10.800 align:center You cannot die now. 00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:35.400 align:center General is awake. 00:37:35.640 --> 00:37:37.560 align:center He's awake. 00:37:37.720 --> 00:37:38.720 align:center Thank goodness. 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:40.400 align:center I'll inform Grand General. 00:37:42.880 --> 00:37:43.920 align:center General. 00:37:43.960 --> 00:37:47.360 align:center You injured your head three days ago. 00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:50.280 align:center We tried everything, decoctions, acupuncture, 00:37:50.480 --> 00:37:51.720 align:center but you just wouldn't wake up. 00:37:51.960 --> 00:37:54.920 align:center Fortunately, Grand General saw this item and decided to ignite it. 00:37:55.360 --> 00:37:57.040 align:center Amazingly, it actually worked. 00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:17.280 align:center Doctor, what incense is this? 00:38:17.440 --> 00:38:18.440 align:center It's benzoin incense. 00:38:19.040 --> 00:38:20.960 align:center Legend has it that after Yang Guifei's death, 00:38:21.000 --> 00:38:23.760 align:center Emperor Xuanzong had been unable to sleep. 00:38:23.920 --> 00:38:25.520 align:center Only this incense could help him sleep 00:38:25.800 --> 00:38:26.960 align:center and dream of his lost love. 00:38:28.240 --> 00:38:30.760 align:center Oh, I know! General must have dreamed of his sweetheart! 00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:31.840 align:center Shut up. 00:38:35.880 --> 00:38:37.280 align:center She saved my life. 00:38:40.600 --> 00:38:41.600 align:center Where's Grand General? 00:38:41.920 --> 00:38:43.960 align:center Grand General stayed by your bedside all night. 00:38:44.320 --> 00:38:47.000 align:center He went to inspect the newly repaired seawall before dawn. 00:38:48.400 --> 00:38:50.120 align:center The weather this year has been strange. 00:38:50.200 --> 00:38:51.360 align:center Heavy rains have fallen in many places. 00:38:51.600 --> 00:38:54.400 align:center Even Jinmenwei and Zhending have been affected by disasters. 00:38:56.960 --> 00:38:58.080 align:center Zhending... 00:39:04.840 --> 00:39:07.200 align:center -There's more. -Here, have some. 00:39:10.560 --> 00:39:12.040 align:center -Here. -Thank you. 00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:18.400 align:center -Have a bun. -Thank you. 00:39:21.560 --> 00:39:22.880 align:center -Thank you. -Eat up. 00:39:23.000 --> 00:39:25.360 align:center -Thank you. -Have a bun. 00:39:25.960 --> 00:39:28.000 align:center -Here. -Thank you. 00:39:29.400 --> 00:39:30.400 align:center How is it? 00:39:35.680 --> 00:39:37.000 align:center Here. 00:39:37.840 --> 00:39:39.080 align:center Distribute it to them. 00:39:46.600 --> 00:39:47.600 align:center Thank you. 00:39:47.960 --> 00:39:49.280 align:center Don't worry, he'll get better. 00:40:19.520 --> 00:40:21.640 align:center (Two weeks later) 00:40:32.360 --> 00:40:33.680 align:center Pardon our intrusion. 00:40:33.800 --> 00:40:36.120 align:center My master's surname is Mei, a merchant from the south. 00:40:36.680 --> 00:40:38.560 align:center We humbly request lodging for the night. 00:40:53.080 --> 00:40:54.080 align:center Young Lady, you're awake. 00:40:55.200 --> 00:40:56.200 align:center What time is it? 00:40:57.000 --> 00:40:58.840 align:center Just past the third quarter of the Yin hour. 00:41:01.480 --> 00:41:02.480 align:center Young Lady, 00:41:03.000 --> 00:41:05.320 align:center a group of merchants arrived at the estate seeking lodging. 00:41:05.440 --> 00:41:07.320 align:center Their leader calls himself Young Master Mei. 00:41:07.520 --> 00:41:09.920 align:center But these men have calloused palms 00:41:10.000 --> 00:41:11.040 align:center and move silently. 00:41:11.560 --> 00:41:14.440 align:center Mr. Chen has sent people several times asking if you're awake yet. 00:41:16.920 --> 00:41:18.200 align:center Invite Mr. Chen over now. 00:41:34.440 --> 00:41:35.680 align:center They've surrounded exits of the estate. 00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:37.200 align:center They're going to slaughter everyone. 00:41:37.280 --> 00:41:39.480 align:center We only took the baby to ask for a chance of negotiation. 00:41:39.560 --> 00:41:42.400 align:center Whether it ends in bloodshed or discussion is up to you. 00:41:42.520 --> 00:41:44.560 align:center Young Lady Zhao, you're not involved in politics. 00:41:44.680 --> 00:41:47.240 align:center How do you know so much about Duke of Ding's case? 00:41:48.040 --> 00:41:49.760 align:center Who are you, really?