WEBVTT 00:00:17.240 --> 00:00:18.920 align:center Leave me. 00:00:25.400 --> 00:00:29.280 align:center Your Highness, you're still indulging in this? 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:34.600 align:center Aren't the most indulgent things... 00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:38.160 align:center always those with a little harm? 00:00:38.800 --> 00:00:43.680 align:center I was even hoping we could share another puff of orchid tobacco. 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:48.200 align:center I came in haste, so I didn't bring any with me. 00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:49.600 align:center You can use mine. 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:51.200 align:center I wouldn't dare. 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:56.640 align:center During the time when you were away, I had given up this habit. 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:05.040 align:center You're always saying you wouldn't dare. 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:08.240 align:center Yet you're the only one in the world bold enough... 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.200 align:center to lecture me. 00:01:13.080 --> 00:01:19.200 align:center Congratulations on returning safely... from Lizhen. 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.080 align:center If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:23.960 align:center I haven't dismissed you! 00:01:23.960 --> 00:01:28.360 align:center I was hoping to hear you play the zither again, like in the old days. 00:01:28.360 --> 00:01:31.320 align:center Just as I've quit smoking, 00:01:31.320 --> 00:01:36.320 align:center the zither... has long been left to gather dust. 00:01:41.800 --> 00:01:44.440 align:center That's Marquis of Jining's signal flare. 00:01:44.440 --> 00:01:46.040 align:center Young Lady. 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:47.920 align:center Young Lady Ming is missing. 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:49.920 align:center Madam has sent servants to search everywhere, 00:01:49.920 --> 00:01:52.040 align:center but it's been two hours, and no one has seen her. 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:54.080 align:center Dou Ming left after she was eliminated. 00:01:54.080 --> 00:01:56.080 align:center She hasn't been seen since. 00:01:56.720 --> 00:01:58.680 align:center Could the two of them be together? 00:01:58.680 --> 00:02:00.240 align:center The Imperial Guards are nearby. 00:02:00.240 --> 00:02:02.640 align:center - I'll go and request reinforcements. - Your Grace. 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:06.840 align:center The Marquis of Jining cares about his reputation the most. 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:08.680 align:center This matter can't be made public. 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:11.640 align:center Why don't I go with you? 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:38.520 align:center I'll go and take a look first. 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:40.680 align:center Please join me a bit later. 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.680 align:center How could you be so careless? 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:46.400 align:center I didn't notice earlier. 00:02:46.400 --> 00:02:48.200 align:center It's nothing serious. 00:02:52.800 --> 00:02:54.600 align:center Fourth Young Lady? 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:57.520 align:center Sis? 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:02.280 align:center It's not what you think. 00:03:02.280 --> 00:03:05.880 align:center I was just upset about the elimination, 00:03:05.880 --> 00:03:09.000 align:center and then I happened to see a rabbit. 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:11.080 align:center Please don't blame Fifth Young Lady. 00:03:11.080 --> 00:03:14.720 align:center We saw a rabbit. We wanted to set it free. 00:03:14.720 --> 00:03:17.200 align:center Yes, we walked the horses here. 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:19.680 align:center We didn't ride together or cross any boundaries. 00:03:22.160 --> 00:03:23.560 align:center What happened to your foot? 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:25.320 align:center I sprained my ankle. 00:03:25.320 --> 00:03:27.000 align:center It's nothing serious. 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:29.640 align:center This place is quite remote. 00:03:29.640 --> 00:03:32.640 align:center None of you can ride back, so you'll have to ride with me. 00:03:32.640 --> 00:03:35.360 align:center - I'm fine. Take him back first. - I'm fine. Take her back first. 00:03:41.880 --> 00:03:44.560 align:center You and the marquis are engaged. 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:47.480 align:center It's only proper for you to share the ride. 00:03:47.480 --> 00:03:50.400 align:center Once you're back, you can send someone to fetch me. 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:52.000 align:center It's still against decorum. 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:54.320 align:center Even with an engagement, you're not yet married. 00:03:54.320 --> 00:03:56.440 align:center So that's still improper. 00:03:56.440 --> 00:03:58.160 align:center Since the marquis and I are kindred spirits, 00:03:58.160 --> 00:04:00.400 align:center I'll take him back instead. 00:04:01.160 --> 00:04:03.160 align:center Kindred spirits? 00:04:04.880 --> 00:04:06.760 align:center It's just a dislocated joint. 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:12.520 align:center I admire your refined demeanor, 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:15.000 align:center though your constitution is a little fragile. 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:20.600 align:center Once you report to the Imperial Guards, I'll train you myself. 00:04:21.520 --> 00:04:23.520 align:center Thank you, Your Grace. 00:04:25.240 --> 00:04:27.360 align:center Wait! What Imperial Guards? 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:40.280 align:center Fourth Young Lady, are you all right? 00:04:46.080 --> 00:04:49.120 align:center Oh, sorry! I'm so, so sorry! 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:51.240 align:center Lord Dong, the hunt is over. 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:53.520 align:center Why did you shoot at us? 00:04:53.520 --> 00:04:55.560 align:center Everyone, I apologize. 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:57.920 align:center Lord Song was wearing brown, 00:04:57.920 --> 00:04:59.640 align:center and I mistook him for a bear. 00:04:59.640 --> 00:05:02.440 align:center I fired the arrow in a moment of panic. 00:05:02.440 --> 00:05:04.520 align:center I'm terribly sorry. 00:05:05.320 --> 00:05:07.560 align:center Fourth Young Lady, are you all right? 00:05:07.560 --> 00:05:10.520 align:center Sis, are you hurt? 00:05:14.040 --> 00:05:15.120 align:center I'm fine. 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:16.400 align:center Where could she be? 00:05:16.400 --> 00:05:19.080 align:center - Father. Mother. - Ming'er! 00:05:19.080 --> 00:05:21.400 align:center Where have you been? Are you all right? 00:05:21.400 --> 00:05:23.800 align:center I went into the woods for some fresh air, but I got lost. 00:05:23.800 --> 00:05:26.200 align:center Luckily, Sis found me. 00:05:27.720 --> 00:05:29.720 align:center Nanny Zhou, walk Ming'er back to her room. 00:05:29.720 --> 00:05:31.280 align:center - I'll take her back myself. -All right. 00:05:31.280 --> 00:05:32.840 align:center Come, Ming'er. 00:05:32.840 --> 00:05:35.000 align:center - Did you get hurt? - No. 00:05:35.000 --> 00:05:37.160 align:center What were you thinking, child? 00:05:37.800 --> 00:05:39.400 align:center Stop! 00:05:40.400 --> 00:05:42.520 align:center You competed for first place and sought imperial favor. 00:05:42.520 --> 00:05:45.760 align:center When will you stop embarrassing our family? 00:05:45.760 --> 00:05:47.800 align:center You even offered to serve the court? 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:49.560 align:center Do you really think you're that capable? 00:05:49.560 --> 00:05:52.240 align:center You think I don't know you were just trying 00:05:52.240 --> 00:05:55.360 align:center to delay your marriage to the Marquis of Jining? 00:05:55.360 --> 00:06:00.160 align:center Also, you even gambled, as a woman no less! 00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:03.320 align:center Are you trying to drag your entire family down with you? 00:06:03.320 --> 00:06:06.640 align:center Don't think staying silent will make this go away. 00:06:09.320 --> 00:06:11.000 align:center Where are you going? 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:13.280 align:center Walking off like you've lost your soul. Hey! 00:06:13.280 --> 00:06:14.960 align:center Stop right there! 00:06:16.520 --> 00:06:19.080 align:center Why isn't she talking back today? 00:06:19.080 --> 00:06:21.600 align:center Not that I'd want to hear it anyway. 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:44.600 align:center Once again, it's a brush with death. 00:06:44.600 --> 00:06:47.200 align:center Is destiny really unchangeable? 00:06:47.200 --> 00:06:50.280 align:center Are we really fated to be shot to death in the end? 00:06:59.280 --> 00:07:01.880 align:center You told me 00:07:01.880 --> 00:07:04.000 align:center that with enough momentum, 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:07.120 align:center even mountains could collapse, and rivers could reverse their flow. 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:09.200 align:center I've changed so many things. 00:07:09.200 --> 00:07:11.560 align:center Why is this still happening? 00:07:13.240 --> 00:07:15.400 align:center All things follow their destined course. 00:07:15.400 --> 00:07:18.440 align:center Cause and effect are part of a larger cycle. 00:07:18.440 --> 00:07:21.360 align:center Look at that boulder in the water. 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:23.800 align:center It weighs a hundred pounds, 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:27.400 align:center yet only splits the stream momentarily. 00:07:27.400 --> 00:07:32.600 align:center Eventually, the water flows together again behind it. 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:36.680 align:center The strength of one person is far too small 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:40.400 align:center against the vast currents of history. 00:07:40.960 --> 00:07:43.400 align:center So everything is preordained. 00:07:44.960 --> 00:07:47.600 align:center Nothing can truly be changed after all. 00:08:12.320 --> 00:08:15.480 align:center What's wrong? What happened? 00:08:15.480 --> 00:08:16.600 align:center Nothing. 00:08:16.600 --> 00:08:19.760 align:center You'd have fallen into the water if I hadn't pulled you. 00:08:19.760 --> 00:08:21.440 align:center What's wrong? 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.640 align:center It's probably because I haven't eaten anything. 00:08:26.640 --> 00:08:28.800 align:center I'm feeling a little weak. 00:08:34.680 --> 00:08:40.040 align:center You know, I started as a cook when I first joined the army. 00:08:40.040 --> 00:08:42.240 align:center This is a reunion stew from Futing. 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:45.840 align:center You can throw in anything: vegetables, meat, eggs. 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:50.080 align:center It's called Fortune Stew. 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:51.480 align:center It smells amazing. 00:08:51.480 --> 00:08:53.000 align:center My mother used to make it for me. 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.200 align:center She'd always add something new: 00:08:55.200 --> 00:08:57.680 align:center mushrooms, seafood, you name it. 00:08:57.680 --> 00:09:00.320 align:center She'd say life is like that. 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:02.200 align:center Even an old, familiar dish 00:09:02.200 --> 00:09:05.400 align:center changes completely with a few new ingredients. 00:09:05.400 --> 00:09:06.920 align:center That's true. 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:09.680 align:center Things are always changing. 00:09:09.680 --> 00:09:13.080 align:center Just like how Father found a new love, 00:09:13.080 --> 00:09:16.640 align:center had a new child, and started a new family. 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:19.000 align:center Every household has its battles: 00:09:19.000 --> 00:09:22.200 align:center legitimacy, seniority, status. 00:09:22.200 --> 00:09:25.520 align:center Everyone fights for their share of the pot. 00:09:25.520 --> 00:09:27.400 align:center Even Lizhen's army, at Zhenbei Pass, 00:09:27.400 --> 00:09:29.560 align:center fell to an uprising by a concubine's son. 00:09:29.560 --> 00:09:31.560 align:center When the imperial family fights for their share, 00:09:31.560 --> 00:09:35.240 align:center family squabbles become matters of state. 00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:38.800 align:center Now that you've gained His Majesty's favor and command of the troops, 00:09:38.800 --> 00:09:41.080 align:center the crown prince and Prince Qing will surely try to win you over. 00:09:41.080 --> 00:09:43.320 align:center What's your plan? 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:46.840 align:center I'm going to follow your example. 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:48.720 align:center My example? 00:09:49.280 --> 00:09:52.160 align:center Right now, I'm presenting myself as someone who's let go of his hatred, 00:09:52.160 --> 00:09:54.560 align:center and solely focused on ambition and gain. 00:09:54.560 --> 00:09:56.240 align:center So, I'll watch their performances first, 00:09:56.240 --> 00:10:00.120 align:center then decide what role I want to play. 00:10:23.520 --> 00:10:25.040 align:center Someone's coming. 00:10:25.040 --> 00:10:26.520 align:center Hide! 00:10:48.600 --> 00:10:50.840 align:center I haven't tried the Fortune Stew yet. 00:10:58.440 --> 00:11:00.600 align:center Something's bothering you. 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:03.000 align:center Something's been off with you all day. 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:05.120 align:center What's going on? 00:11:12.720 --> 00:11:14.760 align:center The arrow? 00:11:14.760 --> 00:11:16.880 align:center Does it have to do with that arrow? 00:11:16.880 --> 00:11:19.800 align:center Why would that incident disturb you so much? 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:29.200 align:center Do you really think you can see through everything about me? 00:11:29.200 --> 00:11:33.120 align:center Whether it's today's incident or Wei Tingyu, 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:36.280 align:center does figuring me out make you feel accomplished? 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:40.960 align:center The ability to read people started as a skill I used in interrogations. 00:11:40.960 --> 00:11:43.440 align:center Most of those I questioned were broken, physically and mentally, 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:46.040 align:center some even biting off their own tongues. 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:49.280 align:center So, believe me, 00:11:49.280 --> 00:11:53.320 align:center knowing what someone else is thinking has never given me any satisfaction. 00:11:53.800 --> 00:11:56.520 align:center Right now, I just want to help you. 00:11:57.080 --> 00:12:01.560 align:center I want to... lighten your burden. 00:12:06.960 --> 00:12:11.520 align:center My burden will be lighter if you stay away from me. 00:12:12.160 --> 00:12:15.000 align:center It's for your own good, and for mine, too. 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:18.320 align:center Why? I don't understand. 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:20.120 align:center Is it because of Wei Tingyu? 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:21.560 align:center Let's just say it's for Wei Tingyu. 00:12:21.560 --> 00:12:23.680 align:center What do you mean, "let's just say"? 00:12:23.680 --> 00:12:25.680 align:center That's too dismissive. 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:32.040 align:center Your Grace, take care. 00:12:34.960 --> 00:12:45.320 align:center ♫ I will enter a life of Nirvana for you without regrets ♫ 00:12:49.560 --> 00:12:53.000 align:center It's Marquis of Jining's fault that we had to do this extra training. 00:12:53.000 --> 00:12:55.600 align:center It's going to be rough for us. 00:12:55.600 --> 00:12:57.640 align:center - What are we going to do? - Marquis Wei! 00:12:57.640 --> 00:12:58.960 align:center - Say no more. - Oh, My Lord! 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:00.960 align:center My Lord, please come! 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.640 align:center Come on. This way. 00:13:03.640 --> 00:13:05.960 align:center Sit here. 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:08.880 align:center Hang on. Song Mo isn't here yet.< It doesn't feel right for me to sit. 00:13:08.880 --> 00:13:10.800 align:center This is how we usually do things. 00:13:10.800 --> 00:13:12.400 align:center We just sit down for briefings. 00:13:12.400 --> 00:13:13.760 align:center And we're done in an hour. 00:13:13.760 --> 00:13:15.160 align:center Come on, have some of this. 00:13:15.160 --> 00:13:17.160 align:center Thank you. 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:23.480 align:center I heard His Grace plans to tighten discipline around here. 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:25.680 align:center Discipline for you, not us. 00:13:25.680 --> 00:13:27.960 align:center We're just here for show. 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:31.760 align:center Thanks to you, we're all in for tough times. 00:13:31.760 --> 00:13:34.600 align:center All because of you! What do you mean by that? 00:13:34.600 --> 00:13:37.400 align:center Song Mo and Minister Dou have a mountain of grudges. 00:13:37.400 --> 00:13:41.280 align:center Everyone knows Lord Song and the Dou family are like fire and water. 00:13:41.280 --> 00:13:43.240 align:center You're the Dou family's soon-to-be son-in-law. 00:13:43.240 --> 00:13:46.320 align:center Of course, he's going to take it out on you! 00:13:47.920 --> 00:13:50.360 align:center This is so unfair! 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:55.920 align:center Your-Your Grace. 00:13:56.560 --> 00:13:58.600 align:center Candied olives for tribute? 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:00.840 align:center Just one costs 300 copper coins. 00:14:00.840 --> 00:14:04.280 align:center Which of you here so generously bought this? 00:14:04.280 --> 00:14:07.520 align:center It was Marquis Wei. He wanted to keep us energized. 00:14:07.520 --> 00:14:10.000 align:center - After all, the training will... - No, how could you... 00:14:10.000 --> 00:14:11.760 align:center Yes, he bought it. 00:14:11.760 --> 00:14:13.760 align:center I see. 00:14:14.720 --> 00:14:17.960 align:center In the military, we have rules about standing and sitting, and eating personal snacks is strictly forbidden. 00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:19.800 align:center Anyone who ate these 00:14:19.800 --> 00:14:23.240 align:center will carry a stone weight and crawl ten miles! 00:14:23.240 --> 00:14:26.640 align:center Here, rank means nothing, only your position in the military matters. 00:14:26.640 --> 00:14:30.920 align:center Anyone who misaddresses me again will lose their post! 00:14:30.920 --> 00:14:34.600 align:center And as for the one who started this, an extra ten miles. 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:36.640 align:center But you ate some, too! 00:14:36.640 --> 00:14:41.720 align:center Because I know that nothing is more important in the military than unity. 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:47.720 align:center So, I'm going to share the punishment with you! 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:51.920 align:center Your Grace... No, I mean, Lord Commander. 00:14:51.920 --> 00:14:53.880 align:center They set me up. I didn't buy these— 00:14:53.880 --> 00:14:56.640 align:center - Shut up! Come on! - Lord Commander, I can explain! 00:14:56.640 --> 00:14:58.640 align:center Hurry up! Keep moving. 00:15:02.280 --> 00:15:03.880 align:center Come on! 00:15:03.880 --> 00:15:05.480 align:center Faster! 00:15:11.760 --> 00:15:15.040 align:center Move it! Move it! Faster! 00:15:15.040 --> 00:15:16.720 align:center Faster! 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:31.640 align:center I'm done. 00:15:35.880 --> 00:15:38.400 align:center - Get up. - I can't. 00:15:38.400 --> 00:15:40.480 align:center I can't do this anymore. 00:15:41.160 --> 00:15:43.120 align:center Why are you making me do this, Your Grace? 00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:44.920 align:center Your Grace! 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:50.040 align:center Well done! 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:55.400 align:center It's so high, Your Grace. 00:15:55.400 --> 00:15:57.440 align:center How am I supposed to climb up there? 00:15:57.440 --> 00:15:58.960 align:center Just cut me some slack, Your Grace. 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:02.560 align:center If I don't see you up here, you can forget about lunch. 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:05.280 align:center No lunch? That won't do. 00:16:05.280 --> 00:16:09.320 align:center Why don't you just pull me up? 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:11.040 align:center Come on. 00:16:12.000 --> 00:16:13.360 align:center Here. 00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:15.440 align:center One, two... 00:16:26.960 --> 00:16:28.400 align:center No one's fighting you for it. 00:16:28.400 --> 00:16:30.040 align:center But really, as the Marquis of Jining, 00:16:30.040 --> 00:16:32.560 align:center your table manners could use some work. 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:35.520 align:center You don't understand. 00:16:35.520 --> 00:16:37.320 align:center I'm not used to physical training. 00:16:37.320 --> 00:16:41.440 align:center And today, this plain bun tastes better than the delicacies back at my estate! 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:45.240 align:center I'd better train you harder, then. 00:16:45.240 --> 00:16:46.320 align:center What? 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:47.880 align:center Please don't, Your Grace. 00:16:47.880 --> 00:16:50.520 align:center Didn't you say we were kindred spirits? 00:16:50.520 --> 00:16:53.200 align:center Why are you picking on me? 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:57.320 align:center I know, it's true Fourth Young Lady and I are engaged, 00:16:57.320 --> 00:17:01.000 align:center but I swear, I have no intention of siding with the Dou family! 00:17:02.520 --> 00:17:07.040 align:center My Lord, aren't you marrying Fourth Young Lady soon? 00:17:09.320 --> 00:17:10.520 align:center You think it's my choice? 00:17:10.520 --> 00:17:11.880 align:center Our parents arranged it. 00:17:11.880 --> 00:17:13.760 align:center I have no say in it. 00:17:13.760 --> 00:17:16.080 align:center You have no idea, Fourth Young Lady is coarse and ill-mannered, 00:17:16.080 --> 00:17:18.360 align:center hardly a suitable match. 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:30.160 align:center Your Grace... No, I mean, Lord Commander, 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:32.720 align:center why are you looking at me like that? 00:17:34.440 --> 00:17:36.280 align:center You're absolutely right. 00:17:36.280 --> 00:17:40.040 align:center Fourth Young Lady is far from a decent person. 00:17:41.080 --> 00:17:43.280 align:center You think so, too? 00:17:45.040 --> 00:17:47.560 align:center Truly, great minds think alike. 00:17:47.560 --> 00:17:50.760 align:center Fourth Young Lady was sent to live on a country estate when she was little. 00:17:50.760 --> 00:17:52.240 align:center She grew up among common riffraff. 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:54.080 align:center She has no respect for her elders and no regard for propriety. 00:17:54.080 --> 00:17:56.960 align:center If it weren't for her looks, she'd be utterly worthless. 00:17:56.960 --> 00:18:00.080 align:center Though, I'll admit, she does have one redeeming trait, 00:18:00.080 --> 00:18:02.800 align:center that is, she has good taste for fancying me. 00:18:02.800 --> 00:18:06.080 align:center She's been pestering her uncle to set the wedding date. 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:11.760 align:center Oh, well! I'll just think of it as marrying a hen that lays golden eggs. 00:18:11.760 --> 00:18:15.560 align:center Here, Your Grace, have an egg. 00:18:19.920 --> 00:18:21.880 align:center You. Come practice mounted archery with me. 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:24.280 align:center Your-Your Grace! Your Grace! 00:18:24.280 --> 00:18:25.440 align:center I haven't finished lunch! 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:27.720 align:center Didn't he say they were kindred spirits? 00:18:27.720 --> 00:18:30.440 align:center Looks like the marquis is about to lose his life. 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:32.160 align:center Kindred spirits? 00:18:32.160 --> 00:18:34.760 align:center He's treating him like an enemy. 00:18:38.840 --> 00:18:40.920 align:center [Everlasting Moonlight] 00:18:58.200 --> 00:19:02.680 align:center [I toss and turn in my sleep thinking about you. I have a thousand words to say, but I still hope to see you again.] 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:04.480 align:center I don't know much about painting, 00:19:04.480 --> 00:19:07.800 align:center but the poetry here is certainly full of love. 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:12.960 align:center Sis, I never tried to seduce him. I swear on it. 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:16.680 align:center If you want me to believe you, burn the painting. 00:19:33.360 --> 00:19:37.600 align:center Since you really like it, keep it. 00:19:38.600 --> 00:19:40.680 align:center I don't like Wei Tingyu. 00:19:41.320 --> 00:19:44.640 align:center Even though we're engaged, I'll never marry him. 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:47.400 align:center You were just testing me? 00:19:48.600 --> 00:19:53.720 align:center But even so, Mother would never agree. 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:55.880 align:center She'll kill me. 00:19:55.880 --> 00:19:58.320 align:center I know your mother has been hard on you all these years 00:19:58.320 --> 00:20:00.440 align:center because your marriage didn't go as planned. 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:04.120 align:center But whether it's learning painting or deciding who to marry, 00:20:04.120 --> 00:20:07.240 align:center you shouldn't do it just to please her. 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:08.880 align:center You're an adult now. 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:11.960 align:center It's time to start making decisions for your own life. 00:20:14.560 --> 00:20:17.160 align:center [Yizhi Hall] 00:20:17.160 --> 00:20:20.640 align:center Wei Tingyu's eyes are blind, and his heart is rotten. 00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:22.560 align:center He's absolutely unworthy of Fourth Young Lady. 00:20:22.560 --> 00:20:24.080 align:center He may have a thousand flaws, 00:20:24.080 --> 00:20:26.480 align:center but he's still the one engaged to Dou Zhao. 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:30.240 align:center He's her fiance, yet he spoke ill of her behind her back. 00:20:30.240 --> 00:20:31.880 align:center His character is deplorable. 00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:35.360 align:center Should we warn her about him? 00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:41.360 align:center I can't shake the feeling that Dou Zhao is lying to me. 00:20:41.360 --> 00:20:45.480 align:center My burden will be lighter if you stay away from me. 00:20:46.120 --> 00:20:49.600 align:center It's for your own good, and for mine, too. 00:20:50.560 --> 00:20:53.000 align:center I have to figure out what's on her mind. 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:57.520 align:center Your Grace, there's a eunuch outside asking to see you. 00:20:57.520 --> 00:20:59.920 align:center - Let him in. - Yes, Your Grace. 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:05.400 align:center Your Grace. 00:21:09.360 --> 00:21:12.880 align:center Marquis of Jining has accused you of abusing your power and training him to the point of serious injury. 00:21:12.880 --> 00:21:16.360 align:center He's teamed up with several sons of noble families and filed a formal complaint against you. 00:21:16.360 --> 00:21:19.720 align:center [In the past, he served with loyalty, but today... I hope the ministers will investigate... With my utmost sincere gratitude...] 00:21:19.720 --> 00:21:23.960 align:center This Wei Tingyu is quite something, isn't he? 00:21:23.960 --> 00:21:32.160 align:center [Guanghe House] ♪ Long-lasting... ♪ 00:21:32.160 --> 00:21:34.600 align:center Bravo! 00:21:34.600 --> 00:21:40.720 align:center ♪ Short-lived... ♪ 00:21:40.720 --> 00:21:45.960 align:center Bravo! 00:21:45.960 --> 00:21:49.240 align:center In the end, this is still about our marriage alliance. 00:21:49.240 --> 00:21:51.880 align:center Song Mo and Fifth Master Dou have a bad relationship. 00:21:51.880 --> 00:21:55.960 align:center Who could've guessed he'd hold such a grudge and take it out on Peijin? 00:21:55.960 --> 00:22:00.240 align:center Just look at what he's put him through. 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:06.680 align:center Madam, why bother stooping to the level of a mad dog that bites indiscriminately? 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:09.840 align:center If you ask me, Song Mo may have been reinstated, 00:22:09.840 --> 00:22:13.840 align:center but he spends all his days mingling with those opera performers. 00:22:13.840 --> 00:22:15.240 align:center What future could someone like that possibly have? 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:16.480 align:center Unbelievable. 00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:17.800 align:center And I heard, 00:22:17.800 --> 00:22:20.680 align:center he even has those opera singers 00:22:20.680 --> 00:22:22.800 align:center - warm his feet at night! - Really? 00:22:22.800 --> 00:22:26.040 align:center Bravo! 00:22:26.040 --> 00:22:29.080 align:center People come and go here. Someone might overhear you. 00:22:30.760 --> 00:22:34.760 align:center Just ask Fifth Master Dou to arrange a respectable position for Peijin [Duke of Jing] 00:22:34.760 --> 00:22:37.000 align:center at the Directorate of Ceremonies. 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:40.320 align:center For now, let's focus on getting this marriage settled. 00:22:40.320 --> 00:22:43.160 align:center After all, starting a family comes before building a career. 00:22:43.160 --> 00:22:47.280 align:center It's no easy task to bring both families together to discuss engagement, 00:22:47.280 --> 00:22:51.120 align:center and look at you, your mind is entirely on that play. 00:22:51.120 --> 00:22:54.920 align:center Even the children had lost interest and left. 00:22:54.920 --> 00:22:57.640 align:center Bravo! 00:22:58.960 --> 00:23:01.440 align:center Fifth Young Lady! 00:23:01.440 --> 00:23:04.280 align:center Fifth Young Lady, why are you avoiding me? 00:23:04.280 --> 00:23:06.960 align:center My parents are downstairs. Just go away. 00:23:06.960 --> 00:23:10.920 align:center Don't you know how I feel about you? 00:23:10.920 --> 00:23:12.520 align:center It's never going to happen between us. 00:23:12.520 --> 00:23:15.000 align:center Looks like they really love each other. 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:17.560 align:center Why hasn't Marquis of Jining requested a change in the marriage arrangement? 00:23:17.560 --> 00:23:19.520 align:center His marrying Fifth Young Lady would be the perfect solution for everyone. 00:23:19.520 --> 00:23:21.920 align:center Wei Tingzhen has probably shut him down. 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:26.560 align:center If Wei Tingyu were the decisive type, 00:23:26.560 --> 00:23:29.480 align:center he wouldn't have cowered after just two days on the job. 00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:34.080 align:center I heard that His Grace was impeached over his training drills at the Imperial Guards' camp. 00:23:34.080 --> 00:23:37.720 align:center Marquis of Jining led the complaint, claiming he got seriously injured during training. 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:40.600 align:center Not long after His Grace learned about Marquis of Jinings's engagement with you, 00:23:40.600 --> 00:23:42.800 align:center His Grace immediately targeted him. 00:23:42.800 --> 00:23:45.680 align:center Why do you think that was the case, Young Lady? 00:23:46.920 --> 00:23:50.160 align:center Are you implying that Song Mo is jealous because of me? 00:23:50.160 --> 00:23:51.960 align:center I didn't say that, 00:23:51.960 --> 00:23:54.800 align:center but now that you put it that way, it all makes sense to me. 00:23:54.800 --> 00:23:56.280 align:center You... 00:23:58.920 --> 00:24:01.360 align:center Wei Tingzhen must've realized they couldn't curry favor with Song Mo, 00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:03.600 align:center so now she's pushing for the wedding. 00:24:03.600 --> 00:24:06.440 align:center I had hoped that earning first place in the noblewoman exam 00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:09.160 align:center might earn me an appointment as a female official by His Majesty. 00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:11.560 align:center That way, I'd be stationed in Liaodong for three to five years, 00:24:11.560 --> 00:24:13.720 align:center and the engagement could quietly fall apart. 00:24:13.720 --> 00:24:16.280 align:center - Who would've known... - I can walk on my own. 00:24:23.200 --> 00:24:26.440 align:center Fourth Young Lady, instead of enjoying the opera, you've come here. 00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:29.560 align:center Are you meeting your lover in secret? 00:24:29.560 --> 00:24:31.280 align:center Your Grace, I heard you can't sleep 00:24:31.280 --> 00:24:33.760 align:center without having an opera performer to warm your feet every night. 00:24:33.760 --> 00:24:35.120 align:center Cold feet at night? 00:24:35.120 --> 00:24:37.880 align:center That's a sign of kidney yang deficiency. 00:24:39.240 --> 00:24:41.520 align:center You really ought to take care of yourself. 00:24:44.480 --> 00:24:46.360 align:center Go, go. 00:24:49.760 --> 00:24:53.080 align:center Marquis of Jining is bedridden from his training, 00:24:53.080 --> 00:24:55.480 align:center and you didn't show the slightest concern for him. 00:24:55.480 --> 00:24:59.640 align:center Instead, you're worried about me? 00:25:05.120 --> 00:25:07.960 align:center Are you really going to marry Wei Tingyu? 00:25:08.560 --> 00:25:12.640 align:center Do you really need a singer's song to lull you to sleep every night? 00:25:14.320 --> 00:25:18.200 align:center My little act can't possibly fool you. 00:25:23.040 --> 00:25:27.480 align:center But you still haven't answered my question. 00:25:42.240 --> 00:25:44.920 align:center Why are you running away? 00:25:47.520 --> 00:25:49.360 align:center What the hell are you doing? 00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:56.120 align:center Fourth Young Lady, are you all right? 00:25:56.120 --> 00:25:59.840 align:center How dare a nobleman like you bully a defenseless young woman! 00:26:11.360 --> 00:26:12.920 align:center Defenseless young woman? 00:26:12.920 --> 00:26:16.840 align:center That's not how you described her the other day. 00:26:16.840 --> 00:26:18.320 align:center I... 00:26:20.160 --> 00:26:21.320 align:center What did I say? 00:26:21.320 --> 00:26:22.680 align:center What I said isn't important. 00:26:22.680 --> 00:26:26.240 align:center What matters is that I saw you bullying her. 00:26:27.480 --> 00:26:29.280 align:center Why are you snickering? 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:33.080 align:center Fourth Young Lady, don't be afraid. 00:26:33.080 --> 00:26:34.640 align:center In broad daylight... 00:26:34.640 --> 00:26:38.360 align:center No, under the bright moon, 00:26:38.360 --> 00:26:40.920 align:center he wouldn't dare act improperly. 00:26:43.480 --> 00:26:45.920 align:center What are you trying to do? 00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:51.560 align:center Just wait and see. 00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:02.960 align:center Lecher! 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.400 align:center - Fourth Young Lady... - Young Master Wei. 00:27:07.400 --> 00:27:09.400 align:center Please come with me. 00:27:13.280 --> 00:27:15.400 align:center All right. 00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:18.880 align:center My Lord, there's just the two of us here, 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:20.920 align:center so I'll just speak plainly. 00:27:20.920 --> 00:27:22.800 align:center - I... - Say no more. 00:27:22.800 --> 00:27:24.920 align:center I know you want to confess your love. 00:27:24.920 --> 00:27:27.560 align:center You had your mother sign the marriage contract with my family, 00:27:27.560 --> 00:27:31.480 align:center and you even fought to take first place on the noblewoman exam for me. 00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.840 align:center For you? 00:27:32.840 --> 00:27:35.680 align:center That's right. I know your feelings for me run deep. 00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:37.320 align:center I've seen it clearly. 00:27:37.320 --> 00:27:38.600 align:center But the more devoted you are, 00:27:38.600 --> 00:27:42.360 align:center the more uneasy I feel because the one I love is Fifth Young Lady— 00:27:43.160 --> 00:27:45.240 align:center Why did you kick me? 00:27:45.240 --> 00:27:47.680 align:center I get it. When it comes to this relationship, 00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:49.640 align:center I've wronged you, I'm at fault. 00:27:49.640 --> 00:27:51.360 align:center Hit me and scold me all you want. 00:27:51.360 --> 00:27:53.760 align:center But love... love is unpredictable. 00:27:53.760 --> 00:27:55.800 align:center Even if you have me in name, you'll never have my love. 00:27:55.800 --> 00:27:57.800 align:center Enough, My Lord! 00:28:01.320 --> 00:28:03.440 align:center I know you don't love me, 00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:05.280 align:center and I know you love someone else. 00:28:05.280 --> 00:28:07.960 align:center So why not break the engagement and marry her instead? 00:28:07.960 --> 00:28:11.600 align:center Marriage is determined by the will of the parents. 00:28:11.600 --> 00:28:14.760 align:center With both my parents gone, my elder sister has taken their place, 00:28:14.760 --> 00:28:17.120 align:center and I dare not disobey her. 00:28:17.120 --> 00:28:20.120 align:center I know this is unfair to you, 00:28:20.120 --> 00:28:22.680 align:center and even more so to the one I love. 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:25.960 align:center If only Fifth Master could step in, 00:28:27.840 --> 00:28:30.280 align:center wouldn't that make things much simpler? 00:28:30.280 --> 00:28:32.320 align:center You and Dou Ming are so deeply in love, 00:28:32.320 --> 00:28:35.600 align:center yet you are gutless to disobey them while expecting me to do so instead. 00:28:35.600 --> 00:28:38.960 align:center If I were Dou Ming, I would've slapped you. 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:40.760 align:center Very well. 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:43.880 align:center Since you can't make up your mind, 00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:48.040 align:center let's have our families proceed with tradition and perform a divination then. 00:28:48.840 --> 00:28:50.640 align:center Perform a divination? 00:28:50.640 --> 00:28:53.840 align:center I... I don't think we need to rush things. 00:28:53.840 --> 00:28:56.440 align:center Let me discuss this with my sister first. 00:28:56.440 --> 00:28:58.760 align:center We should consider it carefully. 00:28:58.760 --> 00:29:00.760 align:center Now, if you'll excuse me. 00:29:02.760 --> 00:29:04.600 align:center Divination my foot! 00:29:04.600 --> 00:29:06.560 align:center Wei Tingyu is all talk and no action. 00:29:06.560 --> 00:29:08.040 align:center How spineless! 00:29:08.040 --> 00:29:09.840 align:center No wonder His Grace despises him so much. 00:29:09.840 --> 00:29:11.320 align:center Even I feel like punching him. 00:29:11.320 --> 00:29:13.560 align:center Passive, indecisive, and completely irresponsible, 00:29:13.560 --> 00:29:15.040 align:center leaving all the hard choices to a woman. 00:29:15.040 --> 00:29:17.000 align:center What a pampered personality, clearly raised among women. 00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:19.640 align:center Absolutely unreliable. 00:29:19.640 --> 00:29:21.520 align:center I wonder what Dou Ming thinks of this. 00:29:21.520 --> 00:29:24.320 align:center I've sent someone to keep an eye on Fifth Young Lady. 00:29:24.320 --> 00:29:27.720 align:center But are you really going to leave things to fate 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:29.840 align:center and follow through with the divination? 00:29:29.840 --> 00:29:31.840 align:center Fate? 00:29:33.760 --> 00:29:35.680 align:center Fate is wonderful. 00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:39.320 align:center Fate is something no one can defy. 00:29:42.920 --> 00:29:45.200 align:center Just as you suspected, Your Grace. 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.280 align:center Fourth Young Lady doesn't really want to marry Wei Tingyu. 00:29:48.280 --> 00:29:51.240 align:center She's just putting on a show. 00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:54.200 align:center I'll let her finish her performance, then. 00:29:59.240 --> 00:30:02.280 align:center These memorials were submitted by the Marquis of Jining and the Duke of Jing 00:30:02.280 --> 00:30:04.720 align:center over the past few days. 00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:06.600 align:center Tell Wei Tingyu this: 00:30:06.600 --> 00:30:09.840 align:center He can come plead his case after he masters archery and horsemanship, 00:30:09.840 --> 00:30:12.560 align:center and proves himself a proper marquis. 00:30:12.560 --> 00:30:16.920 align:center From now on, his memorials need not be presented. 00:30:16.920 --> 00:30:18.560 align:center Yes, Your Majesty. 00:30:18.560 --> 00:30:21.640 align:center Your Majesty, Song Mo holds a critical position in the Imperial Guard, 00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:23.360 align:center yet he has been spending his nights in opera houses, 00:30:23.360 --> 00:30:25.640 align:center often disturbing respectable women. 00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:28.920 align:center Such behavior tarnishes the court's reputation. 00:30:28.920 --> 00:30:32.880 align:center However, Song Mo has indeed rectified the lax discipline within the Imperial Guards. 00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:35.800 align:center With your family's daughter and Marquis of Jining already engaged, 00:30:35.800 --> 00:30:39.520 align:center Minister Dou, could your comments right now be driven by personal grievances? 00:30:39.520 --> 00:30:41.360 align:center You... 00:30:43.360 --> 00:30:45.400 align:center No man is without flaws. 00:30:45.400 --> 00:30:49.600 align:center Since he has set aside past grievances and devoted himself to the court, 00:30:49.600 --> 00:30:52.080 align:center I am pleased. 00:30:52.080 --> 00:30:56.360 align:center You two, as in-laws in private 00:30:56.360 --> 00:30:59.760 align:center and colleagues at work, 00:30:59.760 --> 00:31:04.200 align:center should not stoop to mutual accusations before me over such trivial matters. 00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:07.640 align:center - We are incompetent. - We are incompetent. 00:31:13.480 --> 00:31:15.680 align:center Order within the family leads to order in governance, 00:31:15.680 --> 00:31:18.040 align:center which then leads to peace in the realm. 00:31:18.040 --> 00:31:23.280 align:center Without a family, a man is like a kite with a broken string; aimless and unsteady. 00:31:23.280 --> 00:31:25.720 align:center Be it Yantang, the Dou family, 00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:28.280 align:center or the Wei family, all must uphold propriety. 00:31:28.280 --> 00:31:31.520 align:center Let there be no more scandals like the Wu family's, 00:31:31.520 --> 00:31:35.160 align:center which made the court a laughing stock among the people. 00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:36.520 align:center I shall obey, Your Majesty. 00:31:36.520 --> 00:31:38.160 align:center Yes, Your Majesty. 00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:41.880 align:center [Achieve High Aspirations] 00:31:43.160 --> 00:31:44.960 align:center She's sick? 00:31:44.960 --> 00:31:47.920 align:center She just agreed to the divination ritual a few days ago. 00:31:47.920 --> 00:31:49.240 align:center How did she suddenly fall ill? 00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:51.760 align:center Fourth Young Lady said she caught a chill due to the colder weather. 00:31:51.760 --> 00:31:54.800 align:center Her energy seems fine, but her forehead is still burning, 00:31:54.800 --> 00:31:56.160 align:center and she can't get out of bed. 00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:58.440 align:center Has a doctor been called? Take good care of her. 00:31:58.440 --> 00:31:59.880 align:center Don't let it turn into something serious. 00:31:59.880 --> 00:32:01.560 align:center Yes, Master. 00:32:04.120 --> 00:32:07.000 align:center Shougu agreeing to the divination means she's finally come around 00:32:07.000 --> 00:32:09.080 align:center and isn't so resistant to the marriage anymore. 00:32:09.080 --> 00:32:12.720 align:center Why do you still look so troubled? 00:32:12.720 --> 00:32:14.120 align:center Nothing. 00:32:14.120 --> 00:32:17.880 align:center I was just thinking, since this is a divination ritual, 00:32:17.880 --> 00:32:21.400 align:center wouldn't her falling ill at this time be considered inauspicious? 00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:23.040 align:center Their birth charts have already been checked. 00:32:23.040 --> 00:32:26.440 align:center Burning tortoise shells is just a formality. 00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:34.040 align:center Master and Madam, the Duchess of Jing has arrived. 00:32:37.200 --> 00:32:40.040 align:center This is Master Ma, the most renowned diviner in the capital. 00:32:40.040 --> 00:32:43.440 align:center He's provided guidance to many noble families. 00:32:46.360 --> 00:32:48.840 align:center All right, you may go. 00:32:53.280 --> 00:32:55.200 align:center Ming'er? 00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:56.960 align:center Ming'er? 00:32:57.600 --> 00:32:59.280 align:center Ming'er? 00:33:03.160 --> 00:33:05.280 align:center Ming'er. 00:33:05.280 --> 00:33:07.200 align:center What are you doing here? 00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:09.320 align:center You weren't replying to my letters. 00:33:09.320 --> 00:33:10.480 align:center I had to come and see you. 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:13.760 align:center - Go home, I don't want to see you. - Don't push me. 00:33:13.760 --> 00:33:15.760 align:center Are you hurt? 00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:19.160 align:center - Are you all right? - I'm fine. 00:33:19.160 --> 00:33:20.800 align:center Our family just dealt with a scandal recently. 00:33:20.800 --> 00:33:26.000 align:center If someone sees you, you'll face punishment, too. 00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:28.160 align:center So, you're worried about me? 00:33:32.800 --> 00:33:34.800 align:center - How did it go? - Wei Tingyu wasn't there. 00:33:34.800 --> 00:33:38.520 align:center Apparently, he and Duke of Jing don't believe in divination. 00:33:38.520 --> 00:33:42.440 align:center He's probably trying to figure out a plan to avoid this. What about the divination ritual? 00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:46.200 align:center Wei Tingzhen said as his sister, she could handle it on his behalf. 00:33:47.360 --> 00:33:50.560 align:center Tell Mr. Chen and Su Lan to proceed. 00:34:09.400 --> 00:34:11.160 align:center Don't worry, Ming'er. 00:34:11.160 --> 00:34:13.560 align:center Everyone's in the main house burning tortoise shells for the divination. 00:34:13.560 --> 00:34:15.000 align:center No one will come here. 00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:18.240 align:center I just want to tell you something. Once I'm done, I'll leave. 00:34:19.200 --> 00:34:21.880 align:center They're already performing the divination. What more can you say? 00:34:21.880 --> 00:34:24.200 align:center Whatever it is, I don't want to hear it. 00:34:24.200 --> 00:34:25.960 align:center - Just go! - Ming'er. 00:34:25.960 --> 00:34:29.320 align:center My sister wanted that, not me. I... 00:34:35.480 --> 00:34:38.120 align:center Give it back! 00:34:38.120 --> 00:34:39.640 align:center The red beans grow in the southern land, 00:34:39.640 --> 00:34:42.280 align:center sprouting with the arrival of spring. 00:34:48.920 --> 00:34:50.920 align:center Look at this. 00:35:01.600 --> 00:35:03.880 align:center We clearly love each other. 00:35:03.880 --> 00:35:05.880 align:center Why won't you... 00:35:06.960 --> 00:35:08.800 align:center I've asked around. 00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:12.480 align:center Other than reciting poetry and painting, 00:35:12.480 --> 00:35:16.280 align:center your favorite pastime is frequenting brothels to indulge in debauchery. 00:35:16.280 --> 00:35:19.000 align:center At home, you're surrounded by countless beautiful maids. 00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:22.680 align:center Even when painting, you need several attendants just to prepare the ink. 00:35:22.680 --> 00:35:24.880 align:center Why bother coming to see me? 00:35:32.560 --> 00:35:35.560 align:center I swear by the heavens and the earth, I, Wei Tingyu, vow to dismiss 00:35:35.560 --> 00:35:38.240 align:center all the maids in my house 00:35:38.240 --> 00:35:40.240 align:center and never step foot in a brothel again. 00:35:40.240 --> 00:35:42.240 align:center From now on, 00:35:42.880 --> 00:35:45.360 align:center my brush will paint only Dou Ming. 00:35:45.360 --> 00:35:50.000 align:center Should I break this vow, may swords pierce my heart, and may I die miserably— 00:35:50.880 --> 00:35:53.080 align:center I haven't even agreed to anything. 00:35:53.080 --> 00:35:55.560 align:center Why make such a drastic oath? 00:35:59.680 --> 00:36:01.720 align:center Do you believe me or not? 00:36:04.360 --> 00:36:06.840 align:center Even if you really mean that, 00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:09.800 align:center you wouldn't dare disobey your sister. 00:36:09.800 --> 00:36:12.320 align:center And I don't want to embarrass my family either. 00:36:13.440 --> 00:36:16.480 align:center Don't worry. I've come up with a plan. 00:36:16.480 --> 00:36:18.640 align:center Let me show you something. 00:36:19.360 --> 00:36:22.240 align:center Guards, catch the thief! 00:36:22.240 --> 00:36:23.880 align:center - Go! - Thief! 00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:27.520 align:center - Leave! - Ming'er, you have to see this. 00:36:30.120 --> 00:36:33.000 align:center Catch the thief! Search the houses! 00:36:33.000 --> 00:36:35.320 align:center Don't let him get away! 00:36:35.320 --> 00:36:37.040 align:center A thief in broad daylight? How is that possible? 00:36:37.040 --> 00:36:41.080 align:center Master, I saw him run straight into the inner house. We're chasing him now. 00:36:41.080 --> 00:36:44.040 align:center Go and check on Ming'er and Shou'er now! 00:36:44.040 --> 00:36:46.600 align:center Yes, we have to check on Ming'er. 00:36:46.600 --> 00:36:48.720 align:center Madam Wei, let's find someplace to hide. 00:36:48.720 --> 00:36:50.520 align:center How has the capital come to this? 00:36:50.520 --> 00:36:52.320 align:center How are we supposed to hide from a thief? 00:36:52.320 --> 00:36:54.080 align:center This is absurd! 00:36:54.560 --> 00:36:56.280 align:center - Go! - Take a look at this pouch. 00:36:56.280 --> 00:36:58.200 align:center Not now! You have to go! 00:36:58.200 --> 00:37:01.000 align:center - But you haven't looked at the pouch. - Now is not the time for that! 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:03.200 align:center - Go! - Search that place! 00:37:03.200 --> 00:37:06.080 align:center - Hurry! - Remember to look inside the pouch! 00:37:07.880 --> 00:37:10.560 align:center Young Lady! 00:37:10.560 --> 00:37:13.320 align:center - Fifth Young Lady, are you all right? - Yes. 00:37:33.320 --> 00:37:35.120 align:center As expected, it's exactly the same. 00:37:35.120 --> 00:37:36.920 align:center Another "great fortune" prediction. 00:37:36.920 --> 00:37:38.440 align:center If I were to truly believe in this, 00:37:38.440 --> 00:37:41.240 align:center I'd probably end up with another arrow straight to the heart. 00:37:55.240 --> 00:37:57.040 align:center Go. 00:37:58.440 --> 00:38:00.800 align:center Great misfortune. 00:38:00.800 --> 00:38:02.680 align:center She even pretended there was a thief. 00:38:02.680 --> 00:38:06.440 align:center Does she really think a petty trick like this could break off the engagement? 00:38:06.440 --> 00:38:09.480 align:center She has no respect for gods or spirits. No wonder she lost her mother. 00:38:09.480 --> 00:38:11.400 align:center Good thing you were cautious 00:38:11.400 --> 00:38:15.440 align:center and prepared a few tortoise shells. 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:17.360 align:center Experience triumphs, after all. 00:38:17.360 --> 00:38:21.840 align:center The moment she agreed to the divination, I knew she'd pull a stunt like this. 00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:24.920 align:center Someone's here. 00:38:24.920 --> 00:38:27.840 align:center Could she have come back? Hurry! 00:38:36.680 --> 00:38:38.680 align:center Ming? 00:38:59.240 --> 00:39:01.600 align:center Why... 00:39:01.600 --> 00:39:05.040 align:center How could she... Great misfortune? 00:39:05.040 --> 00:39:08.560 align:center Since when did Ming'er start meddling with this? 00:39:08.560 --> 00:39:11.560 align:center Hurry and switch it back. Don't let Ming'er... 00:39:11.560 --> 00:39:13.840 align:center Ming took the tongs with her. 00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:16.160 align:center Use your hands then. 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:18.240 align:center It's scorching hot, Madam. 00:39:18.240 --> 00:39:19.880 align:center Useless thing! I'll do it myself. 00:39:19.880 --> 00:39:22.240 align:center Careful, Madam! Careful! 00:39:22.240 --> 00:39:24.080 align:center Hurry! 00:39:24.080 --> 00:39:26.080 align:center Got it. 00:39:26.080 --> 00:39:28.680 align:center They're back. Come on. 00:39:28.680 --> 00:39:31.840 align:center It seems some of the guests in the outer houses 00:39:31.840 --> 00:39:35.040 align:center mistook someone for a thief and spread a false alarm. 00:39:35.040 --> 00:39:37.440 align:center My apologies for alarming you, Madam Wei. 00:39:37.440 --> 00:39:40.000 align:center I just hope it didn't disrupt the ritual. 00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:43.680 align:center A water-element male paired with a metal-element female, and there are no cracks on the shell. 00:39:43.680 --> 00:39:46.000 align:center This is a most auspicious sign! 00:39:46.000 --> 00:39:48.680 align:center Their matrimony will bring wealth and a successful career. 00:39:48.680 --> 00:39:51.680 align:center What about children? The matter of heirs is the most important. 00:39:51.680 --> 00:39:54.160 align:center They will have many children and a flourishing lineage. 00:39:54.160 --> 00:39:58.280 align:center This union will be a blessing for both families! 00:39:58.280 --> 00:39:59.360 align:center Wonderful! 00:39:59.360 --> 00:40:02.520 align:center I say we should finalize this as soon as possible. 00:40:02.520 --> 00:40:04.960 align:center There's an auspicious date next month. 00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:06.480 align:center As the lady of the house, 00:40:06.480 --> 00:40:09.320 align:center I've already prepared the dowry gifts. 00:40:17.040 --> 00:40:19.200 align:center After all that trouble, it still came out as "great fortune." 00:40:19.200 --> 00:40:21.200 align:center How frustrating. 00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:24.640 align:center She's here. I'll explain to you later. 00:40:24.640 --> 00:40:27.160 align:center - Just do as I told you. - Yes, Young Lady. 00:40:28.040 --> 00:40:30.880 align:center [A Peaceful Mind and Elegant Style] 00:40:30.880 --> 00:40:33.040 align:center Madam Wei, please wait. 00:40:33.600 --> 00:40:34.880 align:center Madam Wei. 00:40:34.880 --> 00:40:36.880 align:center Weren't you unwell? 00:40:36.880 --> 00:40:40.480 align:center I realize now I've been rude in the past. 00:40:40.480 --> 00:40:44.000 align:center These fresh lilies just arrived from Jiangnan. 00:40:44.000 --> 00:40:47.280 align:center They're a small gesture to make amends 00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:49.400 align:center and wish for harmony. 00:40:49.400 --> 00:40:52.640 align:center I sincerely hope we can have the wedding soon. 00:40:52.640 --> 00:40:56.640 align:center It seems falling ill has done wonders for your attitude. 00:40:57.680 --> 00:40:59.520 align:center Thank you. 00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:10.120 align:center Wang Yingxue thinks she's so clever, 00:41:10.120 --> 00:41:12.240 align:center so I have to stay one step ahead of her. 00:41:12.240 --> 00:41:14.880 align:center The divination results don't matter. 00:41:14.880 --> 00:41:18.120 align:center What matters is planting doubt in Wei Tingzhen's mind. 00:41:18.120 --> 00:41:19.880 align:center Wei Tingzhen already has her suspicions. 00:41:19.880 --> 00:41:23.280 align:center With you suddenly being so friendly, she's bound to investigate it. 00:41:23.280 --> 00:41:27.280 align:center So, if she investigates, what exactly will she find out? 00:41:27.280 --> 00:41:28.960 align:center That's where you two come in. 00:41:28.960 --> 00:41:31.760 align:center I'll need your help to put on a convincing show. 00:41:45.600 --> 00:41:49.120 align:center When Dou Zhao marries into your family, 00:41:49.120 --> 00:41:51.720 align:center all her assets will naturally be under your control. 00:41:51.720 --> 00:41:53.720 align:center I have only one wish, 00:41:53.720 --> 00:41:55.480 align:center that is, to see the one I love 00:41:55.480 --> 00:41:57.600 align:center to get what she wishes for, even just once. 00:41:57.600 --> 00:41:59.600 align:center Wait!