WEBVTT 00:14.760 --> 00:16.960 A spear is unlike a sword or dagger. 00:16.960 --> 00:18.800 It is eight feet in length. 00:18.800 --> 00:20.960 If you grip the tail end, your strikes will lack force. 00:20.960 --> 00:22.960 You must hold it at the center. 00:22.960 --> 00:24.640 Here, try it first. 00:26.360 --> 00:28.720 Ever since the Cangbei Gang entered the city, 00:28.720 --> 00:32.320 Cousin has been clamoring to learn some means of self-defense. 00:32.320 --> 00:35.440 Yet it seems only Chen Jia has caught her eye. 00:35.440 --> 00:37.560 I trust Chen Jia on this matter. 00:37.560 --> 00:39.560 He won't bring harm to your cousin. 00:45.960 --> 00:47.840 Are you all right? 00:50.200 --> 00:51.200 Come now. 00:51.200 --> 00:54.800 I must teach you how to wield a spear properly, lest you injure yourself again. 00:54.800 --> 01:02.080 The spear consists of block, hold, and thrust as the three fundamental techniques. 01:02.080 --> 01:06.400 If you trust Chen Jia that much, why don't we place a wager? 01:06.400 --> 01:08.200 Let us test our judgment of people. 01:08.200 --> 01:11.200 We shall set a deadline of half a year. 01:11.200 --> 01:13.480 Let us see, by then, whether you emerge victorious. 01:13.480 --> 01:14.680 Agreed. 01:14.680 --> 01:16.480 Hold the center firmly. 01:17.080 --> 01:18.600 A little further back. 01:19.400 --> 01:21.200 Lower your wrist. 01:22.000 --> 01:25.880 Block, hold, and thrust. 01:32.240 --> 01:36.000 Block, hold, and thrust. 01:37.800 --> 01:40.280 You are the clumsiest pupil I have ever taught. 01:45.080 --> 01:48.800 How many other clever young ladies have you taught, then? 01:48.800 --> 01:50.880 I have never taught any other young ladies. 01:50.880 --> 01:52.600 This is called Threshing Wheat. 01:52.600 --> 01:54.600 This one is Cutting Grass. 01:55.280 --> 01:57.920 This one's called Spinning the Clothesline. 01:58.800 --> 01:59.880 Not bad. 01:59.880 --> 02:01.800 It is none of your concern. There are still many techniques left. 02:01.800 --> 02:04.000 - So, which young ladies have you taught before? - I haven't. 02:04.000 --> 02:06.280 Who have you taught before? 02:27.840 --> 02:30.880 [All Kinds of Good Luck House] 02:43.000 --> 02:44.840 Miss Miao. 02:47.800 --> 02:50.000 Second Young Master. 02:50.000 --> 02:51.880 What a coincidence. 02:53.800 --> 02:55.880 Here, wipe your sweat first. 02:58.880 --> 03:02.800 This is already the second time you've given me a handkerchief. 03:05.400 --> 03:08.600 What are you doing here so late at this hour? 03:11.480 --> 03:12.800 Is this your shop? 03:12.800 --> 03:13.880 Yes, it is. 03:13.880 --> 03:16.280 I was just about to check on my nursery. 03:16.280 --> 03:20.200 Would you like to come inside and take a look? 03:22.600 --> 03:24.600 Come, this way. 03:31.320 --> 03:33.240 Here we are. 03:38.480 --> 03:41.800 You planted all these by yourself? 03:41.800 --> 03:42.800 That's right. 03:42.800 --> 03:46.200 I'm taking advantage of the evening dew to grow some newly discovered crops. 03:46.200 --> 03:47.880 By the way, 03:49.680 --> 03:51.400 these are beans from the West. 03:51.400 --> 03:52.800 It flowers above the ground. 03:52.800 --> 03:56.600 But when the blossoms fall, its stalks bury into the soil, where the fruit grows. 03:56.600 --> 03:59.680 Its taste leaves a delightful fragrance on the lips. 03:59.680 --> 04:02.280 I have heard of this before. 04:02.280 --> 04:05.000 In the South, because it bears fruit after the flowers fall, 04:05.000 --> 04:06.600 they call it the peanut. 04:06.600 --> 04:09.800 So you've been to the South, Second Young Master? 04:09.800 --> 04:15.080 I once had a music teacher who came from a southern seaside town. 04:15.080 --> 04:17.680 But he has since passed away. 04:21.080 --> 04:24.400 This is the first pot of peanuts I ever grew. 04:24.400 --> 04:26.600 I'm gifting it to you. 04:26.600 --> 04:29.400 - I... - Just like this peanut plant, 04:29.400 --> 04:33.000 though it grows deep underground, surrounded by darkness, 04:33.000 --> 04:35.800 it will one day flower and bear fruit. 04:43.280 --> 04:45.000 Thank you. 04:52.320 --> 04:55.000 Wife, have some rice. 04:55.000 --> 04:58.240 You go ahead first. I still have some accounts to settle. 05:15.200 --> 05:17.480 Did you make all of this? 05:21.600 --> 05:24.000 Why have you cooked so many dishes at once? 05:24.000 --> 05:26.000 You've worked hard these past few days. 05:26.000 --> 05:28.200 This is my way of rewarding you. 05:28.200 --> 05:30.400 You've made so much, I won't be able to finish it all. 05:30.400 --> 05:31.600 Wouldn't that be wasteful? 05:31.600 --> 05:35.000 As long as you enjoy it, then it's not a waste. 05:35.000 --> 05:38.800 If you can't eat too much at once, I'll make smaller portions next time. 05:38.800 --> 05:40.480 Having a bite of each dish would be enough. 05:40.480 --> 05:45.400 I know how to make so many dishes, and I want you to try every single one of them. 05:45.400 --> 05:46.800 What's the rush? 05:46.800 --> 05:48.200 We have all the time in the world. 05:48.200 --> 05:50.480 We can try them slowly over time. 05:58.160 --> 06:00.000 What's wrong? 06:02.280 --> 06:03.800 It's nothing. 06:03.800 --> 06:06.200 Here. It's for you. 06:16.480 --> 06:20.600 Dozens of shops in the capital, and across the thirteen provinces. 06:20.600 --> 06:23.800 Iron mines in the north, kilns in the south. 06:23.800 --> 06:27.080 Salt fields in the west, tea plantations in the east. 06:27.080 --> 06:29.000 Even in remote Penghu, surrounded by mountains and waters, 06:29.000 --> 06:31.200 there are several large ships. 06:33.120 --> 06:35.120 You're this wealthy? 06:36.600 --> 06:41.280 Surely you didn't think you had married a flashy but impoverished husband? 06:41.280 --> 06:42.480 When my grandfather and mother were alive, 06:42.480 --> 06:44.600 they were worried about me settling in a faraway place. 06:44.600 --> 06:48.480 They feared I'd have no support in the capital, so they secured these assets for me early on. 06:48.480 --> 06:52.800 You've never used an extravagant carriage, you drink no more than a small measure of wine, 06:52.800 --> 06:55.680 and your wardrobe for the four seasons is so simple. 06:55.680 --> 06:58.480 I was raised in the military, therefore I've never had extravagant habits. 06:58.480 --> 07:01.280 Since the shops under my name have been idle for a long time, 07:01.280 --> 07:04.400 transferring them to you will make them easier for you to manage. 07:04.400 --> 07:07.400 It's also suitable for funding the Zhaowen Bookstore. 07:07.400 --> 07:10.080 You're transferring all of it under my name? 07:10.080 --> 07:12.600 I've even asked our family's chief shopkeeper to help you manage them. 07:12.600 --> 07:14.200 This way, you can be like me. 07:14.200 --> 07:15.680 A hands-off shopkeeper. 07:15.680 --> 07:17.680 And you won't have to worry about a thing. 07:20.000 --> 07:27.000 Yantang, why have you suddenly decided to transfer all this property under my name? 07:27.000 --> 07:29.400 Has something happened? 07:30.960 --> 07:33.000 You are the madam of this household, 07:33.000 --> 07:34.760 so it is only right that you take charge of these matters. 07:34.760 --> 07:36.640 I've long wanted to hand over my private assets. 07:36.640 --> 07:39.760 Now, I can finally take some time to relax. 07:46.280 --> 07:52.120 If we could have two or three children by our side, that would be even better. 07:54.000 --> 07:55.880 Yes. 07:55.880 --> 07:58.400 Shall I give you a daughter? 07:59.600 --> 08:01.400 I'd like that. 08:01.400 --> 08:03.400 As long as you're happy. 08:55.240 --> 08:58.120 His Grace has instructed us to stay put in the residence. 08:58.120 --> 09:00.600 Don't create any unnecessary trouble. 09:00.600 --> 09:01.720 No, I can't. 09:01.720 --> 09:03.600 Even if the general himself came to persuade me today, 09:03.600 --> 09:06.600 I must tell Madam everything. 09:07.240 --> 09:09.200 Very well. Go ahead. 09:09.200 --> 09:12.840 But be sure to decide if you'd prefer quarrying in Liaodong or fishing in Futing. 09:12.840 --> 09:15.360 When His Grace expels you from the residence, at least you'll have a destination. 09:15.360 --> 09:17.000 Go on. 09:17.000 --> 09:18.960 What do we do now? 09:19.560 --> 09:23.120 He wanders off aimlessly one day, and goes off investigating far and wide the next. 09:23.120 --> 09:26.000 Are we just supposed to let him have his way? 09:26.000 --> 09:30.320 Given his current condition, who knows when he might collapse outside 09:30.320 --> 09:31.760 - and never be found again? - Stop spouting nonsense. 09:31.760 --> 09:33.720 Who's never coming back? 09:36.280 --> 09:37.960 - Madam. - Madam. 09:37.960 --> 09:40.880 I've reviewed the prescriptions from Physician Lu, 09:40.880 --> 09:43.520 and I've also checked Yantang's pulse. 09:43.520 --> 09:47.680 His pulse is unusual, but I can't pinpoint what's wrong. 09:47.680 --> 09:50.280 There's definitely something amiss. 09:50.280 --> 09:52.720 Do any of you know what's going on? 09:53.880 --> 09:55.960 - We have no idea, Madam. - We have no idea, Madam. 09:55.960 --> 09:59.400 Madam, since Physician Lu has said there's no major issue, 09:59.400 --> 10:01.120 then there must not be a problem. 10:01.120 --> 10:02.680 Isn't that right, Lu Ming? 10:02.680 --> 10:04.600 Yes, that's correct. 10:10.120 --> 10:13.200 What kind of surprise is so mysterious? 10:13.200 --> 10:15.680 We're almost there. Be careful. 10:15.680 --> 10:16.800 All right. 10:17.920 --> 10:19.000 We're here. 10:19.000 --> 10:21.720 - Can I open my eyes now? - Go ahead. 10:31.920 --> 10:33.160 This is... 10:33.160 --> 10:35.000 Have a seat. 10:40.800 --> 10:45.280 This is the play, The Tale of the Silken Robe, that we watched together when we first met. 10:47.160 --> 10:50.640 In the story, Xu Jizu loses his mother and hates his father. 10:50.640 --> 10:53.040 Their family ties were severed. 10:53.040 --> 10:55.000 It was truly tragic. 10:55.000 --> 10:58.800 So I wrote a happy ending for it. 10:58.800 --> 11:00.720 Take a look. 11:02.640 --> 11:05.600 But such misfortune haunted him his entire life, 11:05.600 --> 11:08.120 leaving him restless in both his soul and dreams. 11:08.120 --> 11:14.880 Could the tragic fate set in stone in the first act be turned around? 11:14.880 --> 11:16.880 There's always a way. 11:18.240 --> 11:21.840 Turn back time and start anew? 11:25.840 --> 11:32.720 While the broken old family cannot be restored, life isn't limited to just the first act. 11:32.720 --> 11:35.400 Nor does one have only one family. 11:35.400 --> 11:40.680 So I wrote Xu Jizu a soulmate. 11:40.680 --> 11:43.000 They built a new family together. 11:43.000 --> 11:47.560 A home that shields them from every storm and hardship outside. 11:47.560 --> 11:51.760 A priceless and unbreakable home. 11:54.440 --> 11:56.280 Yantang, 11:59.640 --> 12:03.280 let's also give each other such a home. 12:03.280 --> 12:07.560 Those who have endured hardship know how to cherish even more. 12:07.560 --> 12:13.240 Two broken souls can piece together a perfect whole. 12:17.600 --> 12:20.600 Sir, could you start the play? 12:51.120 --> 12:52.400 What's going on? 12:52.400 --> 12:54.000 Shougu, 12:54.760 --> 13:01.000 the life you desire is one of serenity: brewing tea, enjoying wine, untouched by conflict. 13:01.640 --> 13:03.480 I once believed... 13:06.040 --> 13:08.800 I could safeguard such a peaceful life for you. 13:11.400 --> 13:13.280 But now... 13:15.960 --> 13:17.960 I can't do it anymore. 13:18.720 --> 13:23.120 What I have now is only bloodshed and hatred. 13:23.120 --> 13:27.400 I've offended half the government and the people, turning everything upside down. 13:29.320 --> 13:31.520 I know. 13:31.520 --> 13:35.720 I am willing to stay by your side, come life or death, without regret. 13:35.720 --> 13:39.120 This upheaval will eventually pass. 13:39.120 --> 13:46.880 When all of this ends, we'll find a haven, 13:46.880 --> 13:49.000 and open a small school. 13:49.000 --> 13:52.360 I'll teach literature, and you'll teach martial arts. 13:52.360 --> 13:56.400 We'll admire flowers and row boats in spring. 13:56.400 --> 13:58.800 In autumn, 13:58.800 --> 14:01.200 you'll hunt to replenish the food on our table. 14:01.200 --> 14:05.400 Our children won't suffer as we have. 14:07.560 --> 14:12.200 We'll have grandchildren, and we'll grow old together. 14:12.200 --> 14:16.560 Shougu, I know. 14:16.560 --> 14:19.760 Your greatest wish is to live this life well. 14:19.760 --> 14:24.440 So you can rest assured that I will clear every obstacle for you. 14:26.080 --> 14:29.120 But whether or not I am in your life, 14:30.440 --> 14:32.920 you will still live well. 14:34.080 --> 14:38.200 Without you, how could I possibly live well? 14:40.600 --> 14:43.280 I feel a little unwell. I'll head out first. 14:45.320 --> 14:47.960 Are you hiding something from me? 14:50.080 --> 14:52.520 I want to hear it directly from you. 15:03.320 --> 15:08.560 Shougu, all you need to do is trust me. 15:10.600 --> 15:13.520 What I can give you is my lifetime. 15:13.520 --> 15:16.560 But your life is still yours to live. 15:19.000 --> 15:26.520 As long as we're together, your life is my life. 15:26.520 --> 15:29.040 Why distinguish between you and me? 15:31.480 --> 15:36.960 Shougu, just believe in me. 16:13.640 --> 16:15.760 Has the play started? 16:15.760 --> 16:18.000 Could it be over already? 16:22.480 --> 16:23.960 Sister Zhao. 16:23.960 --> 16:25.800 Shougu. 16:53.360 --> 16:54.800 That's impressive, kid. 16:54.800 --> 16:57.120 Even with a wooden sword, you can strike with such momentum. 16:57.120 --> 16:59.720 Next year, you should use a real weapon. 16:59.720 --> 17:04.840 But you must be careful. You should hold the sword firmly, and strike downward. 17:04.840 --> 17:06.840 Keep practicing. 17:12.560 --> 17:17.600 Brother, I saved a piece of peach blossom pastry for you. 17:48.680 --> 17:51.920 Profound yet modest, like the ink revered by all. 17:51.920 --> 17:53.640 How about naming him Song Mo? 17:53.640 --> 17:55.520 That's perfect. 17:56.240 --> 17:58.120 Mo. 18:11.400 --> 18:15.280 [The Tale of the Silken Robe] 18:19.120 --> 18:20.760 Wonderful. Just wonderful. 18:20.760 --> 18:21.960 The performance was brilliant. 18:21.960 --> 18:24.280 Shame it's a tragedy, isn't it? 18:24.280 --> 18:25.640 Not necessarily. 18:25.640 --> 18:28.280 People love watching plays because, in them, 18:28.280 --> 18:31.960 no matter how great the conflicts, they always end in reconciliation. 18:31.960 --> 18:36.160 It's life that's often harder to find satisfaction in than a play. 18:43.160 --> 18:45.680 - The object must be drumsticks. - That's correct. 18:45.680 --> 18:48.680 You even know about historical military references? 18:48.680 --> 18:51.280 Could you be a man disguised as a woman? 18:51.280 --> 18:54.040 A woman is not inferior to any man. 18:54.040 --> 18:56.280 I dare to take a guess at the riddle of your heart. 18:56.280 --> 18:58.960 Though I'm not sure if I'll get it right. 19:00.360 --> 19:03.440 I dare to guess at your thoughts, Young Master. 19:03.440 --> 19:05.680 Though I'm not sure if I'll get it right. 19:10.640 --> 19:12.600 Three years. 19:18.040 --> 19:19.960 One year. 19:23.240 --> 19:25.200 One year later, 19:26.840 --> 19:29.040 my time will be up. 19:31.560 --> 19:35.640 Wholeness turns to fragments. 19:37.280 --> 19:39.280 Gaining, only to lose. 19:39.280 --> 19:44.720 Are you saying that hiding it from me isn't fragmentation or loss? 19:44.720 --> 19:52.320 If your life has only one year left, then let's be husband and wife for a year. 19:55.400 --> 19:59.840 If a year later, you'll truly pass away, 20:00.840 --> 20:05.240 then regardless of whether we part or stay together now, 20:06.080 --> 20:08.960 my future will be filled with heartbreak. 20:09.800 --> 20:12.080 So I cannot let go. 20:12.080 --> 20:18.520 Every moment of this year, we shall treat each and every day as if it were a year. 20:18.520 --> 20:23.640 One year will be our entire lifetime. 20:23.640 --> 20:32.840 I will not let my husband face life and death feeling lonely and helpless. 20:35.960 --> 20:40.400 ♫ If you are the light of redemption in the darkness ♫ 20:40.400 --> 20:44.120 ♫ You are my reward in this life ♫ 20:44.120 --> 20:52.640 ♫ Only by facing my dearest can I be this completely full ♫ 20:53.440 --> 20:55.480 I was once tormented by nightmares. 20:55.480 --> 20:59.680 There was always a woman holding a lantern, guiding me. 20:59.680 --> 21:03.440 Later, I realized that woman was you. 21:05.720 --> 21:09.840 You are the one I would risk my life to protect. 21:09.840 --> 21:12.040 For this life and beyond. 21:21.480 --> 21:22.680 [Living in Seclusion in the Old Days] 21:22.680 --> 21:31.200 ♪ Look into the future ♪ 21:32.960 --> 21:37.400 The propitious Star of Happiness has appeared after all. 21:38.240 --> 21:40.320 We've been waiting for ages, why did you take so long? 21:40.320 --> 21:42.320 Weren't you supposed to watch the play with us? 21:42.320 --> 21:44.400 The play is already halfway through now. 21:46.600 --> 21:50.760 I used to always say you two were foolish back at the estate. 21:50.760 --> 21:55.720 It seems the biggest fool was me. 21:56.280 --> 21:57.480 Eat up. 21:57.480 --> 21:58.960 All right. 22:00.280 --> 22:05.000 Does this friendship of ours not compare to love between a man and a woman? 22:06.120 --> 22:07.240 What is wrong with you? 22:07.240 --> 22:09.120 I've never seen you acting like this before. 22:09.120 --> 22:11.920 What love? What friendship? 22:16.360 --> 22:18.280 Have you developed feelings for Shougu? 22:18.280 --> 22:20.640 Do tell. 22:20.640 --> 22:22.240 I don't have time for that. 22:22.240 --> 22:24.000 Managing the state, governing the land, and bringing order to the people 22:24.000 --> 22:26.360 still require my swift decisions and efforts. 22:30.880 --> 22:35.120 But if Mantis Song hurts Dou Zhao in the future, 22:35.120 --> 22:40.160 come hell or high water, I will take Dou Zhao with me. 22:41.600 --> 22:43.080 This play is so boring. 22:43.080 --> 22:45.200 Can you even watch it? 22:49.120 --> 22:50.280 What a strange one. 22:50.280 --> 22:52.960 Don't mind him. Let's watch the play. 23:18.440 --> 23:19.880 Greetings, Your Grace. 23:19.880 --> 23:23.760 The superior has instructed me to bring you something. 23:43.200 --> 23:48.160 In the past, Duke Jing of Qi willingly pretended to be a bull 23:48.160 --> 23:51.400 and let himself be led to amuse his youngest son. 23:55.120 --> 23:58.160 How dare you use the story of the serving-the-people ox to threaten me with Han! (A metaphor for parents loving their children and being willing to serve them.) 23:58.160 --> 24:00.680 This is preposterous! 24:06.520 --> 24:08.280 Please calm down, Your Grace. 24:08.280 --> 24:12.120 Take care not to harm your precious health. 24:12.120 --> 24:18.640 The superior wishes for Your Grace to keep your mouth permanently shut. 24:40.040 --> 24:42.080 Fine. 24:42.080 --> 24:47.880 I will act as your ox this time. 24:47.880 --> 24:51.080 [Yizhi Hall] 24:53.880 --> 24:58.040 Your Grace. Madam. This maid was lurking suspiciously near the back gate of Yizhi Hall. 24:58.040 --> 24:59.680 We caught her. 24:59.680 --> 25:00.840 Your Grace, please spare me. 25:00.840 --> 25:02.840 I am no villain. 25:02.840 --> 25:06.400 After Madam passed away, the duke dismissed me back to my hometown. 25:06.400 --> 25:10.280 I only returned to the residence to ask for some travel expenses. 25:10.280 --> 25:12.080 Madam? 25:12.760 --> 25:15.000 You were Li Yaoniang's maid? 25:16.280 --> 25:21.640 If you were Li Yaoniang's maid, where were you when she died? 25:21.640 --> 25:25.000 That night, Second Young Master came to see her. 25:25.000 --> 25:28.320 I was called away and wasn't serving in the courtyard. 25:28.320 --> 25:30.760 I don't know what they talked about. 25:30.760 --> 25:34.880 The next morning, Madam Li had hung herself. 25:35.800 --> 25:41.600 Are you saying that the night before Li Yaoniang died, Song Han went to see her? 25:50.840 --> 25:52.480 How could you even lose a cat? 25:52.480 --> 25:54.400 Where has it gone to? 25:54.400 --> 25:56.840 I've sent all the servants in the residence to search for it. 25:56.840 --> 25:58.280 Hurry up and find it! 25:58.280 --> 26:00.920 Without that wretched creature, how am I supposed to eat? 26:00.920 --> 26:02.920 - Yes, sir. - Yes, sir. 26:02.920 --> 26:05.800 I've heard from the maids at Xixiang Courtyard... 26:06.400 --> 26:10.520 that Song Han has a habit of feeding his cat before every meal. 26:11.320 --> 26:16.880 Now it seems this matter isn't as simple as feeding a cat. 26:20.000 --> 26:22.360 I'll handle this matter. 26:22.360 --> 26:24.320 You stay out of it. 26:25.480 --> 26:28.240 Xing Shuang, I already told you... 26:33.240 --> 26:34.920 Brother. 26:35.560 --> 26:39.000 Has your cat wandered into Yizhi Hall again, Brother Han? 26:41.880 --> 26:43.600 Yes. 26:43.600 --> 26:45.560 It's mischievous like that. 26:45.560 --> 26:48.040 I heard you haven't eaten all day. 26:48.760 --> 26:54.400 Few would lose their appetite over a mere cat. 26:55.880 --> 26:59.640 After raising it for a while, you can't help but grow attached. 26:59.640 --> 27:03.960 Besides, I've not had much of an appetite today. 27:03.960 --> 27:09.360 Is there anything you want to tell me about my mother's death? 27:11.880 --> 27:13.760 Brother. 27:14.840 --> 27:16.600 What are you talking about? 27:16.600 --> 27:18.520 I don't know anything. 27:23.880 --> 27:26.200 I'll give you one last chance. 27:27.520 --> 27:29.520 Do you? 27:31.920 --> 27:33.800 I don't. 27:36.800 --> 27:38.280 Brother! 27:38.280 --> 27:39.320 Brother! 27:39.320 --> 27:41.360 I truly don't know anything, Brother! 27:47.240 --> 27:49.160 I'll ask you one more time. 27:49.760 --> 27:53.560 Is there anything you'd like to say about my mother's death? 27:53.560 --> 27:57.640 I really don't know who poisoned Mother. 28:01.760 --> 28:05.960 I've never said Mother was poisoned. 28:13.000 --> 28:16.920 I don't want to see another lie in your confession. 28:16.920 --> 28:19.040 This is your last chance, 28:20.000 --> 28:23.160 and the last time we'll ever meet. 28:35.120 --> 28:37.560 Brother, please stop. 28:42.560 --> 28:44.080 Brother. 28:44.760 --> 28:46.880 If you won't believe me, 28:47.880 --> 28:50.440 then I can only prove my innocence in death. 28:53.520 --> 28:55.280 Your Grace. 29:10.720 --> 29:13.440 Brother, it really has nothing to do with me. 29:13.440 --> 29:15.160 It was Father. 29:15.800 --> 29:18.640 That day, Father told me to deliver medicine to Mother. 29:18.640 --> 29:21.880 I didn't think twice about it and brought it to her. 29:21.880 --> 29:25.640 I only learned after her death that 29:25.640 --> 29:30.040 what I had given her was all poison. 29:31.040 --> 29:35.120 I was terrified Father would poison me too, so I used the cat to test for poison. 29:35.120 --> 29:37.400 I didn't tell you 29:37.400 --> 29:43.040 because I feared this family would fall apart. 30:02.960 --> 30:04.400 Escort Second Young Master back. 30:04.400 --> 30:05.840 Yes. 30:31.360 --> 30:33.240 Yantang! 30:37.000 --> 30:38.560 Yantang. 30:39.480 --> 30:41.080 Yantang. 30:42.600 --> 30:44.560 Your pulse is highly irregular. 30:44.560 --> 30:47.200 Could it be that the toxin has reached your organs? 30:47.200 --> 30:50.520 I'll summon Physician Lu immediately. 30:52.640 --> 30:55.560 I'm fine. There's no need for a fuss. 30:55.560 --> 30:58.840 It's just heart palpitations. 31:01.720 --> 31:05.120 By the way, while reviewing the accounts from Xixiang Courtyard, 31:05.120 --> 31:07.520 I noticed discrepancies in the inner courtyard's records. 31:07.520 --> 31:13.000 I had Mr. Chen take my token, and inquire at our usual suppliers. 31:13.000 --> 31:17.080 It turns out that when your mother was gravely ill, 31:17.080 --> 31:19.880 the residence repeatedly purchased large quantities of licorice. 31:19.880 --> 31:22.280 Each time, the amount was excessive. 31:23.080 --> 31:25.680 This confirms the earlier theory 31:25.680 --> 31:28.720 that Mother's worsening condition was indeed caused by licorice. 31:29.440 --> 31:33.720 Qi Xia going mad must have had something to do with Mother's death. 31:33.720 --> 31:37.800 If Qi Xia regains her senses, she may reveal the full truth. 31:41.360 --> 31:43.960 What do you plan to do with Song Han? 31:47.040 --> 31:50.240 Perhaps I've misjudged him. 31:50.240 --> 31:52.920 He's merely a frightened child. 32:03.120 --> 32:06.760 Father, how could you do such a thing? 32:06.760 --> 32:07.920 She's my mother. 32:07.920 --> 32:09.440 She's not your mother at all. 32:09.440 --> 32:13.360 Together with Shuyao, we three are the real family. 32:13.960 --> 32:15.520 If it weren't for them, 32:15.520 --> 32:17.680 I wouldn't have been an illegitimate child. 32:17.680 --> 32:20.880 I am my mother's son, not Li Yaoniang's. 32:20.880 --> 32:22.680 Li Yaoniang isn't worthy. 32:22.680 --> 32:24.440 Han'er, but I am... 32:24.440 --> 32:26.360 Madam Li, mind your words. 32:26.360 --> 32:30.680 This path as Second Young Master of Duke of Ying's residence was both your choice. 32:31.760 --> 32:33.720 Mother, drink your medicine. 32:33.720 --> 32:37.480 I could have been a loyal and filial son, a good brother. 32:37.480 --> 32:42.120 Yet, now, I'm restless every day, surrounded by danger. 32:45.000 --> 32:46.400 Mother, don't drink it. 32:46.400 --> 32:49.520 Don't drink it! I don't know anything. 32:50.080 --> 32:52.400 You love me the most. 32:52.400 --> 32:54.640 No matter what I do wrong, you'd never blame me. 32:54.640 --> 32:58.680 It will be the same this time, won't it? 33:01.240 --> 33:03.880 You're right, Second Young Master. 33:03.880 --> 33:06.080 I was too short-sighted. 33:10.160 --> 33:12.120 I'm not an illegitimate child. 33:13.960 --> 33:18.280 I am Duke of Ying's residence's Second Young Master. 33:33.120 --> 33:36.440 Miss Miao, Second Young Master hasn't eaten for days now. 33:36.440 --> 33:39.120 He still throws away medicine and chases away people. 33:39.120 --> 33:42.360 Miss Miao, perhaps it would be better if you were return. 34:02.160 --> 34:03.680 Get out. 34:08.640 --> 34:10.640 This is a snowflake biscuit. 34:14.160 --> 34:17.720 It's made with top-grade white flour, steamed to perfection. 34:17.720 --> 34:20.160 Butter is poured over it for flavor. 34:20.160 --> 34:23.240 A bite is soft, sweet, and fragrant. 34:29.600 --> 34:31.480 This one is a savory pastry. 34:31.480 --> 34:36.040 Made with two catties of white flour, half a catty of sesame oil, and two taels of salt. 34:36.040 --> 34:39.160 The crust is crispy and aromatic, baked thin. 34:39.160 --> 34:42.200 One bite is spicy and delicious. 34:44.760 --> 34:46.160 This is a taro cake. 34:46.160 --> 34:48.680 It's made from taro paste mixed with glutinous rice flour, 34:48.680 --> 34:52.160 stuffed with sweet red bean paste. It's absolutely delicious. 34:52.160 --> 34:55.040 If you don't like it, I've got many more pastries. 34:55.040 --> 34:58.400 There are chive pancakes, white crispy pancakes, and sugar fritters. 34:58.400 --> 35:00.000 I'm sure there's one you'll like. 35:00.000 --> 35:01.720 Have a look. 35:12.240 --> 35:14.920 Eat slowly. Don't choke. 35:22.920 --> 35:24.880 This medicine is too bitter. 35:24.880 --> 35:27.040 So I won't drink it with you. 35:40.160 --> 35:41.680 [A Fine Natural Environment Nurtures Great Talents] 35:41.680 --> 35:46.160 "The emperor, by the Grace of Heaven, 35:46.160 --> 35:48.720 decrees that Song Mo, for your meritorious service in solving a case, 35:48.720 --> 35:50.600 has greatly pleased me. 35:50.600 --> 35:53.160 You are hereby promoted to Commander of the Imperial Guards. 35:53.160 --> 35:55.440 You are granted the privilege to carry a sword into the palace 35:55.440 --> 35:57.520 and are exempt from kneeling in my presence. 35:57.520 --> 35:59.880 So decreed." 36:01.160 --> 36:03.480 Thank you, Your Majesty, for your boundless grace. 36:10.000 --> 36:12.920 The emperor has issued a second decree. 36:12.920 --> 36:15.800 You may read it yourself, Your Grace. 36:18.360 --> 36:20.600 Your Excellency, this way, please. 36:28.120 --> 36:30.200 What's wrong? 36:30.200 --> 36:35.320 Song Yichun submitted a memorial, confessing to the abuse of power and harming the innocent. 36:35.320 --> 36:39.560 He has passed away in prison, succumbing to a grave illness. 36:56.320 --> 36:58.320 Brother Han is still young. 36:58.320 --> 37:02.960 Losing both parents in such a short time must be unbearable for him. 37:02.960 --> 37:06.640 He's not the only one to have lost both parents. 37:09.160 --> 37:14.640 During my last meeting with Song Yichun, I'd severed all ties of father and son with him. 37:14.640 --> 37:21.440 From now on, I have only a deceased mother, but no deceased father. 37:21.440 --> 37:25.000 Once the funeral is over, this matter will be put to rest. 37:25.000 --> 37:28.800 What do you plan to do about your Brother Han? 37:28.800 --> 37:31.160 Song Yichun wronged my mother. 37:31.160 --> 37:34.000 Brother Han was a victim after all. 37:35.000 --> 37:37.960 Let him continue living in Xixiang Courtyard. 37:53.160 --> 37:58.280 Like dew on morning fine, the bitter days have passed. 38:16.320 --> 38:22.680 Han'er, I cannot accompany you much longer. 38:22.680 --> 38:27.760 From now on, you must tread the path of this world on your own. 38:28.440 --> 38:31.840 I shall give you one piece of advice. 38:32.520 --> 38:34.320 Stay away from the imperial court. 38:34.320 --> 38:38.480 Live as an ordinary man. 38:38.480 --> 38:43.600 If being an ordinary man was so good, why did you insist on being the Duke of Ying? 38:44.400 --> 38:50.080 You ruined yourself completely, but why deprive me of the chance to rise? 38:51.080 --> 38:55.080 Son, I'm only doing this for your own good. 38:55.080 --> 38:57.160 When have you ever done right by me? 38:57.160 --> 38:59.360 If it weren't for you insisting on telling me the truth about my parentage, 38:59.360 --> 39:02.040 would our family have ended up broken and ruined? 39:02.640 --> 39:05.960 It's all thanks to you that I have such a miserable fate. 39:05.960 --> 39:07.800 You... 39:10.520 --> 39:12.200 Father! Father! 39:12.200 --> 39:14.280 What's wrong, Father? 39:19.000 --> 39:20.800 - Father. - The medicine. 39:20.800 --> 39:22.800 The medicine. 39:31.960 --> 39:39.920 Father, your life had been mediocre in achievements, and you died a fitting death. 39:39.920 --> 39:44.720 I shall accomplish for you, your unfulfilled aspirations. 39:52.680 --> 39:56.200 [Ancestral Hall of the Songs] 39:56.200 --> 40:03.840 The emperor, by the Grace of Heaven, decrees that the former Duke of Ying, Song Yichun, 40:03.840 --> 40:06.120 be stripped of his title due to crimes. 40:06.120 --> 40:08.720 With his death, his sins are forgiven. 40:08.720 --> 40:16.160 His eldest son, Song Mo, being virtuous and loyal, is commended with respect. 40:16.800 --> 40:19.920 Together with his wife, Dou Zhao, they are granted 40:19.920 --> 40:24.200 the titles of Duke of Ying and Duchess of Ying. 40:24.200 --> 40:26.840 Greetings, Duke and Duchess of Ying! 40:26.840 --> 40:29.960 Greetings, Duke and Duchess of Ying! 40:31.200 --> 40:38.120 Yantang, the entire household will now rely on you, the Duke of Ying. 40:38.920 --> 40:40.600 Don't be so formal. 40:40.600 --> 40:42.480 We've seen this child grow up. 40:42.480 --> 40:44.400 How could he not care for us? 40:44.400 --> 40:46.000 Aunt, 40:46.000 --> 40:49.520 I don't think we were ever that close before, were we? 40:52.520 --> 40:56.040 Niece-in-law, I especially had some new clothes made for you. 40:56.040 --> 40:57.880 See if you like them. 40:57.880 --> 41:01.880 Now that the ceremony is over, the duchess still has important matters to attend to. 41:01.880 --> 41:04.040 We shall take our leave now. 41:10.120 --> 41:13.920 Third Aunt, I apologize to all of you on behalf of my sister-in-law. 41:13.920 --> 41:15.880 Brother was just granted the title of duke. 41:15.880 --> 41:19.360 He must have many matters in the household to handle. 41:20.200 --> 41:21.600 Who does Dou Zhao think she is? 41:21.600 --> 41:23.160 How arrogant! 41:23.160 --> 41:25.000 Does she even realize how she's become Duchess of Ying? 41:25.000 --> 41:28.000 It's all because Song Mo forced his father to death in prison. 41:28.000 --> 41:30.760 All right, stop talking. 41:30.760 --> 41:35.400 We won't have good days ahead thanks to this couple. 41:50.480 --> 41:53.040 If Song Mo isn't eliminated, he will remain a threat. 41:53.040 --> 41:56.000 What cannot be done in court will be done within the household. 41:56.000 --> 41:58.440 This is the snow mushroom from Liaodong. One grows every 300 years. 41:58.440 --> 41:59.760 It can bring the dead back to life. 41:59.760 --> 42:01.840 Duchess of Ying, you have a pure heart and noble spirit. 42:01.840 --> 42:06.240 If she cannot be an ally, then she can only become an enemy.