01x17 - Episode 17

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song title

♫ Flowers falling by the river again Turning the clear waves red ♫

♫ Sparrows singing in celebration ♫

♫ Calm years pass by the silent bustling city Sitting at home ♫

♫ No one knows love's outline like I do ♫

♫ If one day the river breeze blows again ♫

♫ I won't be a mere reflection in the mirror ♫

♫ Dreams can shatter; Memories remain ♫

♫ Rich fragrance A*DS; Light ink writes ♫

♫ In the deep red windows lies mundane dust ♫

[Are You The One]

Episode 17

Were we in the capital
at this time last year?

Yes, we were in the capital.

We were doing porcelain business.

Why did you suddenly ask about this?

I'm just thinking that
the days now are so good.

It's almost scary.

What's there to be afraid of?

Honey, did you ask Mr. Fan to follow me

because you were worried about me, right?

Yes.

I have military duties
and can't always be by your side.

With Fan Hu protecting you, I'm more at ease.

Besides, Xizhou is different from Zhenzhou.

There could be disturbances at any time.
Especially tonight.

You must stay inside and
not run around, understood?

I see. Honey, you're so good to me.

This is far from enough.

[Fangtang Villa]

[Fangtang Villa]

Madam, you called for me?

I got some good wine today.
Nanny Li, join me for a drink.

Madam, that's not appropriate.

My husband is on night duty.

It's cold and boring on a rainy night.

Nanny Li, have a drink with me to warm up and chat.

What's inappropriate about it?

Sit down.

Thank you, Madam.

- Madam, let me do it.
- No need.

- My Lord, please.
- Governor, please.

My Lord, you've risked your life
for our country.

That's a lasting achievement.

How admirable.

I've prepared some wine.
Please honor me by drinking.

Governor, you're too kind.

This is to you.

How dare I?

Along the way, you invested all your effort
to take great care of me.

It's what I should do.

You're getting on in years,
so just sip lightly.

Madam.

Let's drink together for fun.
Stop calling me "Madam".

My Lord, I, on behalf of
the people of Qi, toast to you.

I'll drink first.

My Lord, you've been on the b*ttlefield.

You're so meticulous.

Governor, don't take offense.

Lately, someone's been targeting me,

so I must be more cautious.

My Lord, you're the pillar of the nation.

Who would dare cross you?

Of course, there are.

Those who collude with the western tribes,

trying to smuggle iron ore.

Salt and iron are national reserves.

Governor,

if someone is colluding with
the western tribes to smuggle iron ore,

what are they planning?

Could it be to prepare for w*r?

My Lord, have you
investigated thoroughly?

Such an accusation could lead
to the death of their entire family.

Didn't I tell you?

A Gushan has confessed everything.

Dinner is ready.

Governor.

The weather's cold.
Why are you sweating so much?

Here, keep it to wipe your sweat.

I'm recovering from a cold,
so I'm still weak.

Then let me help you refresh yourself.

Someone. Bring A Gushan here. For questioning.

My Lord, this handkerchief...
Please keep it.

Let me think.

Since the founding of the nation,

there's never been a precedent
for k*lling prisoners of w*r.

But if the prisoner decides
to commit suicide out of guilt,

even a god couldn't save him.

Relying solely on
A Gushan's words isn't enough.

But if someone is eager to silence him and

is caught red-handed,
that's a whole different story.

My Lord, we've captured a live one.

We owe this to the Governor's cooperation.

What's going on?

If you reveal the mastermind behind this,
I guarantee your safety.

My Lord, I'm unwell.
Please wait a moment.

Please wait.

Yes.

Come on.

Dear.

- Honey.
- Dear.

Honey.

- Go pack.
- Father.

Pack? Pack what?

We're going to Huizhou.

Governor.

Governor. The Zhenzhou army is outside.

I see. You may leave.

- Yes.
- No.

What's happening?

Don't worry, dear.

I work for Prince Sui. He'll protect us.

Hurry. Pack your things.

Hurry up. Go.

Purple Snake Root.
It's indeed poisonous.

My Lord, the body's been laid out.
A Gushan is back in the jail.

I bet Sheng Zong never thought

the one silenced wasn't
A Gushan but himself.

From the moment I captured
A Gushan alive, he started plotting.

So cunning. Such tactics.

Sheng Zong is dead.

Who will be next?

[Warehouse]

[Pingyuan Escort Agency]

[Pingyuan Escort Agency]

Let me see. Let me see.
[Escort]

No, I won't. No, I won't.

Let me see.

Uncle Qiao gave it to me.
If you wanna see it, ask him.

- Stingy.
- Yes, I am.

Don't you know I'm famously stingy?

What are you snatching?

Ms. Zhao.

Qiao! You jerk!

Of all things, why did you bring back
this "Beauty Pictures" from the western tribes?

Ms. Zhao. The book... My book...

Be good. Listen now.

Look, look.
I'm giving you something nice.

Your sister's favorite orange.

Sister.

- Sister.
- Sister.

Miss.

[Escort]

Brothers, our deal is done.

Do the tribe people
really want us to transport iron?

If you don't trust the old Wolf Lord,

you should believe in my silver tongue, right?

From now on, this will be
your new identity in Xizhou.

You've followed me despite the danger.

I will remember this kindness.

You're in charge here.
We'll do whatever you want us to.

Yes, yes.

We'll listen to you.

Here you go.

Miantang. Where's mine?

Of course, your plate is carved by me.

[Qiulin Xian]

Miss.

It really is you.

You finally came back.

Where have you been all this time?

Zhao... Ms. Zhao?

Where is everyone else?

Those boys have a night escort
and are all asleep now.

Let's go inside. Come on.

Let's go.

It's cold and rainy. Don't get cold.

Come. Sit down.

Look.

I just roasted this on the stove.
It's still hot.

Warm your hands before eating.

I need to go wake up those boys.

When they see you,
who knows how happy they'll be?

Eat, eat. I'll be right back.

Eat.

Haichao.

- Haichao.
- Grandma.

- Ms. Liu is back.
- Sister is back?

- She's back.
- Sister.

I'll go call...

Who are you?

Haichao?

Sister, come with me through the front door.

- Your hand...
- Hurry, come with me.

Ms. Zhao!

Sister, I'm sorry.

[Escort]

- Search!
- Yes!

[Escort]

Boss, the bodies are all loaded onto the carts.

We couldn't find any trace of Qiulin Xian.

He's not in the escort agency.

He won't last much longer.
How about the ledger?

All packed up.

Retreat.

[Escort]

Sister.

Uncle.

How did I do in this act?

Tell the brothers to retreat.

Don't let them get caught.
Don't let Grandfather find out.

Don't worry.

I'll tell him you safely married
into the capital.

But Miantang, once you go,
there's no turning back.

I know.

Go.

Miantang, have you regretted this?

I chose this myself.
What's there to regret?

If I hadn't met your uncle,
we would have remained strangers.

You wouldn't have to live this life,
always risking your life.

Then I would have chosen my own path as well.

[Lu Wen]

Lu Wen. Why use this alias?

My grandfather was the sixth child in
the family. His courtesy name was Luwu.

As his granddaughter,
I must be both scholarly and martial.

A woman can't roam the world.

From now on, the name Liu Miantang
will belong to Lu Wen's concubine.

And Lu Wen will be
the mastermind of Mount Yang.

[Pingyuan Escort Agency]

Break in!

Such a strong smell of blood.

There must've been
a fierce battle here just now.

They've cleaned up well. Looks like
they're used to m*rder and robbery.

My Lord, there's no one inside and no ledger.

My Lord, the escort carts are gone.
They didn't leave behind any ledger.

My Lord, there's no one in the backyard.

No one here either.

Seal the city gates.
They can't have gotten far.

Search the nearby streets.

Yes.

Come with me.

- Let's go.
- Go.

Dear? Dear?

- Dear?
- Honey.

The Xizhou wine sure packs a punch.

If I hadn't drunk so little,

I'd be lying drunk on the ground by now.

Honey, why were you so tense just now?

Oh, you took another woman's umbrella.

I see.

You've gained favor in front of
My Lord Huaiyang and won a battle.

It's natural that others admire you.

Dear,

you must have misunderstood.

I found it

on our doorstep.

It must be yours.

How could that be?

My umbrella is right here.

Xizhou is full of umbrellas like this.

Honey.

Don't overestimate your cleverness.

You might end up leaving
someone in the rain unknowingly.

Sorry.

I overthought it.

Your clothes are soaked.

Go change them quickly.

I'll make the sober-up soup.

Honey.

Three years ago, when we were in the capital,

what were things like?

Why are you asking about that again?

I can't sleep. I want to hear you talk.

Haven't I told you many times before?

Tell me again.

I've forgotten

a lot of the past.

This year,

I've often felt like a blind person.

Trapped in my heart.

Burdened by worries. Completely lost.

We are bound by marriage.

No matter the circumstances,
I'm willing to trust you.

Please be my eyes.

So, honey. Please tell me again.

What were we like in the past?

I'm tired. I don't want to talk about this.

You seem unhappy since you came back.

I've encountered some unpleasant things.

Why?

There's nothing to rely on, nothing to trace.

The enemy on the b*ttlefield
can be confronted directly,

but now, the challenges
are a hundred times harder.

I shouldn't be telling you this.

You can tell me.

First, you won't feel oppressed.

Second,

whether you're powerful
or frustrated outside,

you can enjoy my massage at home
and act like a child at ease.

Thank you, Miantang.

Did you also thank me when
I comforted you in the past?

In the past, we didn't open up
to each other like this.

Why?

Because the affairs of the capital
were very complex.

I didn't have time to come home every day.

If we didn't meet often,

how did our relationship become so deep that you sold family assets to treat my illness?

No. It's not that it wasn't deep.

Dear, when you just married me,

you had to learn business every day
as arranged by families.

We were respectful to each other.

And then?

Then, every day when I came home,

I could see you, with dinner prepared, waiting for me.

Honey, didn't you rarely come home?

After establishing a strong foundation, I came home every day.

Every time

I came back, I could
see you in the courtyard,

learning to weave sashes
and embroider pouches.

Once you finished one,
you would give it to me.

In my cabinet, I still have
many things you made by hand.

Later,

we hired a manager to
help run the business.

That way, I could come home every day,
and have time to spend with you.

We had a courtyard.

You liked to grow crabapple
flowers, so many varieties

that they could bloom from
early spring to late autumn.

I enjoyed sitting with you in
the courtyard on windy days,

drinking tea, watching
the crabapple petals slowly fall.

Or, we'd go to the other
end of the courtyard and fish.

You had two cats that loved to eat fish.

In winter, they gave birth
to a litter of kittens.

You'd hold them in your arms.

So warm.

♫ With spring flowers and autumn moon I searched the yard thoroughly ♫

♫ Before the wind comes,
they've already withered ♫

♫ In this world, we read Each other's mind for nothing ♫

♫ But no fate ♫

♫ Too young to appreciate the moon ♫

♫ Too full to suffer from lacking ♫

♫ Never parted with the fleeting breeze and people ♫

♫ A glance that lingers ♫

♫ I wander alone in the wilderness ♫

♫ With many years ahead ♫

♫ Just waiting for you to see me ♫

♫ Knowing this longing ♫

♫ Why do I write so resolutely ♫

♫ Deceiving myself by cutting a red thread ♫

♫ If the knot in my heart Waits for you to untangle ♫

♫ The fallen leaves of memory
wait for you to pick up ♫

♫ Waiting for that moment ♫

♫ Facing each other without words ♫

♫ Like all the fleeting encounters
in this world ♫

[k*ller]
♫ Do not ask what year this evening is ♫

♫ The wind has not arrived,
but has already turned to dust ♫

♫ Two or three joys and sorrows ♫

♫ The cycle of the sun and moon ♫

[Cui Jiu]

♫ Too young to appreciate the moon ♫

♫ Too full to suffer from lacking ♫

♫ Never parted With the fleeting breeze and people ♫

♫ A glance that lingers ♫

Honey.

What did you call me?

Honey.

♫ Just waiting for you to see me ♫

Dear.

♫ Why do I write so resolutely ♫

♫ Deceiving myself by cutting a red thread ♫

♫ If the knot in my heart ♫

[Ziyu]

The moves represent the player.

The person teaching you Weiqi is showing you their temperament completely.

♫ Like all the fleeting encounters
in this world ♫

Please cherish it.

[Assassin]

♫ Why do I wander alone in the wilderness ♫

♫ Waiting through the years ♫

♫ Only to wait for you to see me ♫

[Dagger]

This dagger is made of black iron.

Take it for self-defense.

♫ Even if you go through a thousand dangers ♫

♫ Love cannot be perfect ♫

♫ Lies and promises
are separated by a thought ♫

[Mount Yang]

In these three years, we've
accumulated many weapons.

Miantang, keep the 300,000 taels safe.

Don't let Yun'er know.

[Yun'er]

[Mount Yang]

Why are you here?

[Lord Huaiyang]

[k*ller]

On the Shangsi Festival, crippled by a man in black, I was pushed off Mount Yang.

Tonight, the same person
massacred Pingyuan Escort Agency.

Uncle escaped with his life
but is now in grave danger.

This person must be eliminated.

[k*ller]

Over the past year, I've become
a caged bird in Lingquan Town.

[Clear Moon and Wind]

This man named Cui Jiu deceived me but did not consummate the marriage.
[Lingquan Town]

He must be targeting Lu Wen.

[Cui Jiu]

But he doesn't know Lu Wen is right in front of him.

[Lord Huaiyang]

Who is Cui Jiu?

A man of vast influence,
acting so boldly in Zhenzhou.

He must be closest to Lord Huaiyang.

Or

it might be worse.

[Lord Huaiyang]

[Lord Huaiyang]

"A Lifelong Promise" by Cai Ziyi

♫ The boat drifts,
bringing back the sunset ♫

♫ When we reunite, we still joke
about the cause and effect ♫

♫ Who passed by, the crab apple
falls with a turn ♫

♫ Loving rightly but choosing wrong With joys, sorrows, partings and reunions ♫

♫ Everyone travels far,
seeing clouds and snow ♫

♫ Always hard to stay, yet easy to part Crossing spring waters and autumn trials ♫

♫ A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together ♫

♫ Long hidden in the eyes,
flickering in and out ♫

♫ Let go of the flowers blooming
in the yard last night ♫

♫ Let go of the waves in the stream
in half a lifetime ♫

♫ Let those dust and chaos go on endlessly ♫

♫ My lifelong wish is to reach the sky and many more ♫

♫ Everyone travels far,
seeing clouds and snow ♫

♫ Hard to stay together, easy to part. Wading through spring water and overcoming autumn trials ♫

♫ A couple under the moonlight,
can stay together ♫

♫ Time flows as we dream through four seasons ♫

♫ I wish to accompany you on this long journey forever ♫