01x24 - Episode 24

[bunniefuu]

♫ The falling snow ♫

♫ Is bitter cold ♫

♫ My sigh ♫

♫ Misted the path in front of me ♫

♫ The moonlight knows my intention ♫

♫ I just want to make a place
for me in your heart ♫

♫ I laugh and I cry ♫

♫ Quietly building a pond in my heart ♫

♫ I accept all the gifts from sorrow ♫

♫ I can't let down my regrets ♫

♫ I won't admit defeat ♫

♫ I slowly chew on
the bitterness of life ♫

♫ The fragrance remains the same
after the bleak winter ♫

♫ Awaiting spring to color
the way back home ♫

[The Double]

[Episode 24]

I've heard that Mr. Shen's wife was
the most talented woman in Huaixiang.

I was curious and checked her out.

Sure enough, Mrs. Shen was uniquely beautiful.

She was a rare beauty.

I was shocked when I saw Second Lady Jiang
because she looked exactly like Xue Fangfei.

Your Majesty, have you ever heard of two people
who are not related, but look exactly alike?

If there's a coincidence that three members
of a family were k*lled at the same time,

it's not much of a coincidence
that two people look the same.

I just feel sorry for Second Lady Jiang,
who had lived in Zhennyu Hall for ten years.

When she was about to return
to Jiang's Residence,

she was brutally m*rder*d by someone.

I'm afraid even Lady Jiang's father,
the Secretariat Director, has been in the dark.

Your Highness, what do you mean by saying that?

Please make it clear.

How could a woman who had spent ten years
in Zhennyu Hall since she was eight years old,

without being taught,

outperform the noble descendants of the capital

and take first place in the Entry Exam?

There are so many
miserable people in the world.

Why did Second Lady Jiang try
to save Xue Huaiyuan at all costs?

The only explanation for all this is that
you're not Jiang Li, you're Xue Fangfei.

That's an offense of deceiving His Majesty.

Yes. It's an offense of deceiving His Majesty.

It's a serious offense.

- Yes, how dare she deceive His Majesty?
- How dare she?

Your Highness,
if I'm the Xue Fangfei you say I am,

how could the people of Huaixiang
who followed me to the capital not know?

Xue Fangfei grew up in Huaixiang,
so they'd have recognized her.

Your Highness can send someone to
find out if I'm Xue Fangfei or Jiang Li.

Those who came to the capital
with you to petition

must have conspired with you in advance.

If you don't mind me torturing them,
I'll give it a try.

Those who dared to come to the capital
are those who disregard life and death.

Does Your Highness want them to suffer again?

Look at this, everyone.

She's still protecting the people of Huaixiang.

Your Majesty, the people of Huaixiang and I
have gone to great lengths

to save a good official from injustice.

I don't know how my looks
offended the Eldest Princess.

She is so pushy to use a
dead man to get rid of me.

Miss Jiang, you're really good
at making counter charges.

But I'm not interested in your life.

I just feel bad for the Secretariat Director,
Official Ye, and those who were fooled by you.

Especially His Majesty.

It's touching to see such compassion
towards a good official.

It's a pity that in the end,
he was just being used.

Xue Huaiyuan's case has just been cleared up.

Everything I said was true.

I wonder how the Eldest Princess got the idea
that His Majesty was being used.

And where did you hear such a
ridiculous claim that I'm Xue Fangfei?

Easy.

I'll let you meet
your old acquaintance in a minute.

Chief Minister of the Court of Judicial Review,
summon my witness.

Summon the witness.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Who is this?

This is Shouzhen, the Chief of Zhennyu Hall,

where Second Lady Jiang
had been staying for 10 years.

Although Shouzhen was severely punished
by Your Majesty due to adultery,

Second Lady Jiang's
deception is still a big deal.

That's why I got Shouzhen out of jail.

And I found out something interesting
when I got her out.

I wonder who secretly moved Shouzhen
to the prison that's far away in Huicheng.

I've made a lot of effort to find her.

But there's no rush.

We can look into it later.

Identifying the person is the priority now.

Shouzhen, look carefully,
is this person Jiang Li?

Your Majesty, she is definitely not Jiang Li.

Look carefully.

If you talk nonsense, I'll cut out your tongue.

I watched Jiang Li grow up
from the age of eight to eighteen.

I'd recognize her
even if she turned into ashes.

She is not Jiang Li.

If it's true, where's Jiang Li?

We'll have to ask Miss Xue about it.

Chief, you say I'm not Jiang Li.

So where's the real Jiang Li?

She was k*lled by you.

Okay.

If it's true that I k*lled the real Jiang Li,
how did I k*ll her?

And where is her body?

You k*lled her.

You've already disposed of her body.

Of course, I don't know.

When Mrs. Liu went to Zhennyu Hall,
I was the one who met her.

Why didn't you expose me?

I was confused because you offered to help me
get away when you became Second Lady Jiang.

Then I helped you to cover up the lie.

So this is why you came to slander me?

What?

I slander you?

You're really good at making counter charges.

Your Majesty,

the Chief of Zhennyu Hall is morally unsound,
and has committed adultery,

so such a person's words are not to be trusted.

Now she must have been bribed by
someone to exonerate her by slandering me.

I beg Your Majesty to look into this.

That's not the case. I'm telling the truth.

- You're not...
- Firstly,

you can't tell how I k*lled Jiang Li.

Secondly, you can't tell
where the real Jiang Li is now.

On what grounds can you say
I'm not Jiang Li?

Moreover, Zhennyu Hall's
management is very strict.

How can a living person
be replaced just like that?

Besides, my maid, Tong, grew up with me.

Are you saying she was replaced, too?

That's because you're in cahoots!

My father knows Tong's loyalty to me.

She gave up her future in the Jiang family,
and followed me to Zhennyu Hall to suffer.

If I'm an impostor, how could she let me go?

Shouzhen, let me remind you.

No matter who ordered you to slander me,

you must remember that whether you
succeed or not, you will not end up well.

You speak up in front of His Majesty today.

If you make it, you're just a pawn.

If you don't, you're still a pawn.
You'll be gotten rid of.

So the only way to turn back
is to get your head on straight

and distinguish right from wrong earlier.

Miss Xue, you're so eloquent.

You're making a lie sound like the truth.

Looks like you won't
believe the truth I say today.

In fact, besides the Chief of Zhennyu Hall,

there are other people who can prove
that I am the real Jiang Li.

- Who?
- Why don't we summon them to find out?

My men have sent word that the Chief of
Zhennyu Hall, who was imprisoned in Huicheng,

has been brought out.

Looks like someone is up to no good today.

- Thank you for notifying me, Duke Su.
- Have you thought of a solution?

I don't have anyone to use.

Can you help me find someone?

- Who's it?
- A maiden from Zhennyu Hall.

Tell me her name.
I'll ask Lu Ji to look for her.

And pass on a message to her for me.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

It's you.

Tell them that she's not Jiang Li.

You have no choice but to do it this time.

She asked me to pass on a message to you.

What's it?

She said bribery is the worst tactic of all.

So she won't promise you anything,
but it's your only chance to redeem yourself.

For what you did in the past.

I'm sorry.

I apologize for everything I did.

I'm sorry, Miss Jiang.

What nonsense are you talking about?

What nonsense are you talking about?

She is not Jiang Li!

She is Jiang Li. She is Jiang Li!

- Nonsense!
- She is.

She is not Jiang Li.
She is not Jiang Li at all!

She is Jiang Li!

- She is Jiang Li!
- What's wrong with you?

- Miss Jiang, I'm sorry.
- She's not.

I apologize for what I did.

- Don't talk nonsense!
- Miss Jiang.

Miss Jiang, please forgive me.

Take the two maidens out of here.

- She is Jiang Li!
- She is not Jiang Li!

She is Jiang Li!
Miss Jiang, please forgive me!

You can't lie to His Majesty!

You can't!

She is not Jiang Li!

You've got a real knack for getting
these people to tell lies for you.

Very good. Mr. Shen,
after so many years living with your wife,

you wouldn't tell lies, would you?

Is this Mrs. Shen you've
always lived together with?

Wanning, stop messing around.

Is she your wife?

No.

Shen Yurong, what did you say?

How could she not be Xue Fangfei?

You're lying. She's obviously Xue Fangfei!

Your Highness, my wife is dead.

Even if there is someone who looks
exactly like her, it wouldn't be her.

Shen Yurong, are you blind?

You can't even recognize your own wife?

Your Highness, please mind your words.

Don't be disrespectful in front of His Majesty.

It's impossible
that I can't recognize my own wife.

Then let's open the coffin
and examine the body.

My late wife died in the mountains,
and I couldn't find her body,

so I had to build an empty tomb for her.

Your Highness, what can you examine?

Who says I want
to examine Xue Fangfei's bones?

Xue Fangfei is standing right here,

and the real Jiang Li was k*lled by her long
ago. Her body is buried in Qingcheng Mountain.

Have you forgotten that Li didn't go to school

as she's been living in Zhennyu Hall
since she was little?

The strokes are strong, straight and neat.

Since ancient times,
people's defense of a criminal

has been like the people's offense
against the government.

She doesn't know what she's doing!

There are so many
miserable people in the world.

Why did Second Lady Jiang
try to save Xue Huaiyuan at all costs?

Grand Chancellor Jiang, your real daughter,
Jiang Li, is buried in Qingcheng Mountain.

I've found her tomb.

If you open the coffin
and let the coroner examine the body,

you'll know which is your real daughter.

Father, seems like Her Highness
won't let me go today.

Guards, go to Qingcheng Mountain,
and bring back the body immediately.

Since Her Highness has made it so clear,
I need to give my father an explanation.

Because we're father and daughter,

I have caused you trouble,
and the Jiang family is in turmoil,

I'm sorry.

Don't make it sound so grandiose.

I'm trying to rectify
the Jiang family's bloodline.

Your Highness, thank you for
thinking of the Jiang family at this point.

If that's the case, summon the coroner.

No need.

Your Highness,
I've never had much interaction with you.

I'm flattered that you show
such concern for my family.

I'm just not too old to see clearly.

Of course, I can recognize my own daughter.

Don't you want to know
which is your own daughter?

It's an offense of deceiving His Majesty.

Your Highness,

I know my daughter's offended a lot of people
trying to overturn a good official's case.

But my daughter tried her best
to overcome all the difficulties,

so I can't be left behind.

If I can't even recognize my own family,

I'll be ashamed to face the ancestors
of the Jiang family in the afterlife.

Your Majesty's time should not be spent
on the family affairs of the Jiangs.

Now that the Xue Huaiyuan corruption
case is over, I'll take my daughter home.

Grand Chancellor Jiang,
I must examine the body today.

Enough!

Your Majesty, you're the Emperor.

How can you allow these people to deceive you?

How can you uphold your authority?

Wanning, I've already put up with you a lot.

If you keep this up,
you'll be acting treacherously.

I was in a good mood since we vindicated
a good official, but now it's ruined by you.

You have no regard for the rules of the palace

and behaved recklessly
in the imperial court today.

You're so wrong!

Guards! Take the Eldest Princess
back to her residence!

Let go.

Let go of me! Let go. Let go!

I'm the Eldest Princess of the Great Yan.

How dare you chase me out!

Take her away!

Zhao Ye, how dare you confine me?

This is the end of today's court session.

Eldest Princess, if you don't comply,
you'll be disobeying my decree!

- Your Highness.
- Xue Fangfei!

Don't do that.

Xiao Heng, how dare you!

From today onward, without my order,

the Eldest Princess is not allowed
to leave her residence!

Today's court session has ended.

- Let go.
- Dismiss.

Xue Fangfei, just you wait!

Father, I have a favor to ask.

Go ahead.

The former subordinates of Magistrate Xue

and the people of Huaixiang who came to the
capital with me are in Ye Shijie's residence.

Since I brought them here,
I should finish what I started.

I want to make sure they enjoy their time here
before they go home.

I have to go to Ye's Residence now.

After such a mess, you'll have to clean it up.

Come back when you're done.

I think it's time we have a talk.

Yes, Father.

Remember,

you're the daughter of the Jiang family.

Little Leopard Cat?

You're quite interesting.

Everyone in the capital is praising you

for righting the wrongs
and redressing the injustice.

What are you doing here
instead of being praised out there?

What's the matter?

I want to ask you a favor.

What's it?

There's a grave in Qingcheng Mountain,

and I want you...

to dig up the body and rebury them for me.

Who's buried in there?

Why don't you go yourself?

Duke Su, are you interrogating me?

You could say that.

- Fine. Forget I said anything.
- Wait.

I can dig the grave for you,
but it's a long way to Qingcheng Mountain.

It's boring. I don't want to go alone.

What do you mean?

Come with me.

Why must you bring me here?

I guessed you'd want
to come here to bid farewell.

I just want to forget about this place.

If you want to forget this place,
then why do you want to move it?

You know why, and you're asking me.

Isn't Xue Fangfei buried here?

Xue Fangfei is an unclean woman
in the eyes of the world.

She already lived a miserable life.

Now that the Eldest Princess
is thinking of digging the grave,

I must move her body.

I don't want anyone to disturb her.

What about you?

I don't want to disturb her either.

She was clean.

She was a good person.

She thought she was in love with a good man.

She just wanted to live a good life with him.

And for that, she gave all she had got,

including herself, and her family.

But in the end,
she's lying alone in this cold place.

What else?

She was a woman of noble status.

She was a good woman.

She didn't k*ll her mother or her brother.
She just wanted to go home.

And for that, she waited for ten years
at Qingcheng Mountain.

Ten years.

But in the end, she's lying in this place too.

I failed to protect her.

You've done a great job.

She won't blame you.

You vindicated the Xue family,
won Jiang Yuanbai's approval for his daughter,

and redressed injustice
for the people of Huaixiang.

As a pawn, I'm very impressed by you.

Is there anything else you want to tell her?

I've said it all.

Then I'll have someone replace her body.

Duke Su, thank you for helping me protect Li.

So, Li, from today onward,

you don't have to fear anyone anymore.

♫ Who desires to restore
the fallen petals to the bloom? ♫

♫ Rekindle hot tears
flowing into the heart ♫

♫ Who deludes themselves
into retrieving emotions? ♫

- Take it.
- Thank you.

Sir, I'll have two.

Okay.

♫ Growing thin
but never regretting my choices ♫

♫ In my eyes, no one is your equal ♫

♫ The rights and wrongs
of a fleeting life ♫

♫ Not worth the pursuit ♫

♫ A formidable heart of iron and stone ♫

♫ Yet, it bows in sadness
for love and sorrow ♫

♫ Forgetting
the preciousness of the soul ♫

This one. Do you like this or this?

I think this is better.

This?

♫ Departing but intending to return ♫

Miss Jiang.

Mr. Shen.

Miss Jiang, you look good today.

It's because I've figured something out.

Would you share it with me?

Your late wife once saved my life.

I used to wonder why a person
who couldn't protect herself

would drag me back from hell.

I used to think it was because of hatred,
hatred for the unfair world,

hatred of her heartless husband,
and because she was resentful.

Now I understand.

The world is vast, the country is prosperous,
and the people are numerous.

She saved me because
she was a wonderful person.

She hasn't seen enough of this world.

So how could a mean,
pathetic man impede her?

Is that really what she thinks?

You will know.

♫ If there are no happy memories ♫

♫ How can we traverse
the forbidden land of sorrow? ♫

♫ Two cold and unfeeling bodies ♫

♫ Holding hands,
can we get through the snow season? ♫

♫ The depth of the sea, unfathomable ♫

♫ Can it bury yesterday's sighs? ♫

♫ Continue to live,
exhausting all courage ♫

♫ Continue to love,
until the breath runs out ♫

♫ Traversing half a lifetime
of loneliness, just to meet you ♫

♫ After the hardships,
never to part again ♫

It was my fault.

I'm willing to accept the punishment.

Don't blame yourself, Grand Chancellor Li.

You've done a great job.

It was because of my faulty planning.
You've suffered.

Your Highness...

I'm going to have to rely on you
while I'm grounded.

I, Li Zhongnan, will be at Your Highness
and Lord Cheng's beck and call.

Grand Chancellor Li, please get up.

Thank you, Your Highness.

I have a secret letter here.

Please give it to the Imperial Diviner.

Also, tell Mr. Shen to come in.

Mr. Shen, you've been kneeling all night.

Now it's your turn.

Shen Yurong, do you take me for a fool?

Your Highness is a noble lady.

If Xue Fangfei's identity is exposed
in the imperial court today,

I don't care if I die, but if my mother
and sister drag Your Highness into this,

your reputation will be damaged,
I will be sinful.

So,

she can only be Jiang Li.

I don't care who she is. She must die now.

It's easy to k*ll her.

Your Highness don't have to
get your hands dirty.

Just like today's incident,
I warned Your Highness not to intervene,

but Your Highness didn't believe me
and acted rashly to your own detriment.

Then what should I do?

Jiang Li has many enemies.

Your Highness can use someone to k*ll her.

Can you bring yourself to k*ll her?

For you,

I can k*ll anyone.

It's heartbreaking the way you talk.

It's a pity I can't adore you for now.

My Lord, His Majesty said we
should get to the bottom of it.

How can we let Li Zhongnan go?

Leave your enemy a way out,
and don't push them too hard.

What does it mean?

Lu Ji, explain it.

Even Wanning, who's never been
punished before, was punished by His Majesty.

If we pick on Li Zhongnan at this time,
it may cause trouble.

When the sword is sheathed, it will k*ll.

After eliminating Li Zhongnan's men,
Wei Qian, Zhang Kun, and the others,

Li Zhongnan won't be able
to make a move again for a while.

That's the end of the Huaixiang case.

I guess Wanning still has tricks up her sleeve.

What should we do next?

Wen Ji, tell me.

Well... I...

Don't stammer. Think it over before talking.
Or you will get punished again.

My Lord, give me a moment to think.

You have to think about this?

You shall receive your punishment.

Just watch what's going to happen.

Idiot.

Something's wrong.
The Lord is asking what to do.

Watching what's going to happen
means doing nothing.

This isn't fair, My Lord.
This doesn't make sense.

♫ Stop the boat and ask for help ♫
[The North]

♫ By the accent, you're my countryman ♫
[Lord Cheng]

♫ My home is near Jiujiang ♫

- Your Highness, please spare me.
- What nonsense did you sing?

Isn't there anyone who can sing?

Your Highness, please spare me!
Your Highness, please spare me!

We can't find someone like Taohong
in the north.

Unless we go find one in the Central Plains.

Guys, you've been fighting
with me for so many years.

If you can't even watch a good opera,
you can tolerate it, but I can't.

The time for achieving glory is coming.

When we take over the Central Plains,

we'll enjoy whatever opera we want,
and get any woman we want.

Lord Cheng! Lord Cheng! Lord Cheng!

Your Highness,
the Eldest Princess has been grounded.

That crazy sister of mine.

I thought she had some ability,
but she's such a disappointment.

The cold season is here in the north.

Now the gold mines are closed,

and the Ministry of w*r is giving us
lesser wages and rations every year.

At this rate, we'll have a hard time.

As long as we achieve victory, my brother in
the palace has to give us wages and rations.

But Dai Country hasn't made a move lately.

If there's nothing, make something.

As long as we make it look like
Dai Country is invading,

we'll fight the invaders with
all our strength in the north.

I'll go to the border to create a riot.

I wish Your Highness a successful victory
over the invaders in advance.

Yurong, why lock yourself up?

What did the Eldest Princess tell you?

Tell us.

Yes, Yurong.

You're scaring us.

You were not blamed
for what Her Highness has done, right?

You shouldn't have disobeyed
Her Highness in the court.

If you don't care about Her Highness,
you must care about us.

I'm just an old widow, but I pity your sister,
who's still unmarried.

I'm counting on Her Highness
to find a good match for your sister.

Get lost!

Forget it, Mother.

Yurong must be tired today.

Let's not bother him.

He knows what to do.

I used to wonder why a person
who couldn't protect herself

would drag me back from hell.

I used to think it was because of hatred,
hatred for the unfair world,

and hatred for her heartless husband.

So how could a mean, pathetic man impede her?

Now the Jiang family is no longer in turmoil.

You can finally rest assured, can't you?

Who do you think Li takes after?

Master Jiang, of course.

As a woman,
she has the courage to fight for justice.

In my opinion, she's like Old Master Jiang.

The blood of the Jiang family
runs in Second Lady's veins,

so of course, she has inherited
the ancestor's character.

We've misjudged her for so many years.

We owe her so much.

Second Lady's so sensible. She won't mind.

You can't say that.

She's big-hearted, but she's still young.

She was away all these years.

How could she not miss
the warmth of the family?

When she comes back, I must reward her.

Tell those in the kitchen to prepare a
feast for Second Lady to welcome her return.

Yes.

Madam Ji, I've heard that Old Madam
has no intention of blaming Jiang Li

and is preparing a feast
to welcome her return.

Now that Jiang Li is in the limelight,
and she's bringing honor to the Jiang family,

Old Madam naturally would like to support her.

Finally, something happened to Jiang Li,

and she was in the Court
of Judicial Review's prison.

Why did you help to get her out?

When the nest has tumbled,
all its eggs will be destroyed.

She's smart.

She knows that she's tied
to the Jiang family at the moment.

Even I had to save her.

Then we won't be able
to do anything to her anymore.

Jindai, sit down.

I was willing to help her,

and now Master Jiang and Old Madam are willing
to host a feast for her, too, aren't they?

But does Jiang Li appreciate
the Jiang family's kindness in her heart?

Let them flatter her all they want.

They won't know the pain
until they're trampled on.

As for us, we just need to
remind Old Madam at the right time

to let her know who Jiang Li
regards as her family.

- And that will be it.
- You're really wise.

I've heard that Magistrate Xue, and the people
of Huaixiang are staying with the Ye family.

Yes.

The Ye family is indeed rich.

They're planning a celebration banquet,
for Jiang Li and the people of Huaixiang.

Very good.

Try to find out the date.

The feast arranged by Old Madam shall be held
on the same day as their celebration banquet.

Let's see if Jiang Li is willing
to leave the people of Huaixiang behind

or if she wants to leave Master Jiang
and Old Madam out in the cold.

I got it.

[Ye's Residence]

Thank you, physician.

How is Magistrate Xue's condition?

Magistrate Xue's wounds will heal in time,
but his delusional disorder may not be cured.

What is delusional disorder?

This disorder makes someone feel restless.

He will feel that his soul has left his body,
have nightmares, forget his family,

forget past events, and forget himself.

In my opinion, it's because
Magistrate Xue lost his children

and was tortured in a wrongful case

that it pains him to recall the past,
and thus, he lost his mind.

It's an illness that builds up over time.

How can it be cured?

The pain in the heart is like a thousand
chi of ice, which can't be melted in a day.

It's said that true experts
are among the ordinary people.

Just because the imperial physician
can't cure him

doesn't mean
the folk physicians won't be able to.

No matter how much money I have to spend,
I'll cure Magistrate Xue.

This is a favor I owe the Xue family.

You shouldn't repay it for me.

You've helped me so much along the way.

Jiang Li, remember this.

The Ye family will be your backing from now on.

Me,

too.

I will remember it.

How is she now?

Last time, you told me not to
waste manpower on useless things.

So I don't know what Second Lady Jiang
is doing now.

Flog him thirty times.

She's having a celebration banquet
at Ye's Residence

to thank the people of
Huaixiang who came with her.

To thank them?

At Ye's Residence?

Yes.

That's the residence of the handsome,
young, and talented Ye Shijie.

Go get her for me.

I don't think it's a good idea.

I'm afraid Second Lady Jiang
is already dining at the banquet.

If you can't get her here,
go and get flogged 30 times.

I...

I'll just use the bowl. Bowls for men,

- Here.
- cups for women.

- Guys.
- Come on. Try this.

A toast to Magistrate Xue's
redress of injustice.

Come on, let's drink.

One, two, three, bottoms up!

Come on, bottoms up!

What are your plans for the future?

I'm going back
to stay in Huaixiang for a while.

If a new magistrate comes, I'll serve under him

and continue to serve the people in Huaixiang.

That's right. We don't want anything
except to live peacefully in our hometown

and do our old jobs.

Miss Jiang, like your Uncle Liu,
I just want to live a good life.

I'm going back, too, Li.

Why are you leaving, too?

Your mother's greatest regret in life

was that as a woman,
she couldn't travel the world like a man.

I'm relieved that you're doing well.

Shijie will take care of you in the capital,

so I'll explore and take a nice
look at the world, for your mother.

But don't worry.

I'm always your third uncle,
and Ye's Residence is always your home.

I'll always be there for you.

Miss Jiang, and me.

Miss Jiang, don't forget about me.

Miss Jiang, whatever you want us to do,
we'll be at your service.

Yes, you have us.

Yes, and me.

I'm deeply grateful, for your kindness.

I'd like to thank you, for risking your lives
to overturn Magistrate Xue's case.

People unfated will part ways,
but those fated to meet will eventually meet.

I'd like to propose
a farewell toast to you all.

May we meet again in the future.

Sure. May we meet again.

See you again.

See you again.

Come on. Quick, sit down.

Come on, fill my bowl up. Come on.

- Come on.
- Sit down.

- Come on.
- Here's to you.

- Come on. Let's drink.
- Miss Jiang, let's drink.

Mister, dig in.

Someone from the Jiang family
is asking to see Second Lady Jiang.

I'll go out and take a look.

Come on. Let's drink. Come on.

- Come on.
- Here's to you.

Miss Jiang, are you having dinner?

Have you forgotten about the family?

Madam Ji is hosting a feast for you at home.
She's waiting to welcome your return.

How come nobody told me that?

I told Baixue this afternoon.

Didn't Baixue inform you?

You know I'm not at home all day today.

Did you ask a girl to look for me
all over town to deliver a message?

I had no choice, didn't I?

You're always not home, after all.

There's a feast at home,
but you didn't tell me to help.

It's already late and
you're only looking for me now.

Could it be
that Mother doesn't treat me as family,

or that she knew I was going to have a
farewell dinner with the people of Huaixiang,

so she's holding it today?

Miss Jiang, Madam Ji will get upset
if you misinterpret her good intentions.

She's been working very hard to
prepare the feast to welcome your return.

The banquet inside has already begun.

It's really late to inform me now.

If I leave now, people will say
the Jiangs don't know manners

and it will ruin my father's reputation.

If that's the case,
I'll go back and inform Madam Ji

that we'll hold a feast
to welcome your return next time.

Thank you, Ms. Sun.

♫ If there are no happy memories ♫

♫ How can we traverse
the forbidden land of sorrow? ♫

♫ Two cold and unfeeling bodies ♫

♫ Holding hands,
can we get through the snow season? ♫

♫ In the cold wind, in the long night ♫

♫ Embracing the remaining warmth ♫

♫ The depth of the sea, unfathomable ♫

♫ Can it bury yesterday's sighs? ♫

♫ Continue to love,
cherishing it with my life ♫

♫ Continue to live,
even with only a glimmer of hope ♫

♫ Whether in sorrow or joy,
I believe in you ♫

♫ I'd rather be trapped
in the world's extremes ♫

♫ Continue to live,
exhausting all courage ♫

♫ Continue to love,
until the breath runs out ♫

♫ Traversing half a lifetime of
loneliness, just to meet you ♫

♫ After the hardships,
never to part again ♫

♫ After the hardships,
never to part again ♫