01x03 - Farewell

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Young Master.

Young Master.

Head Armorer Dong was really

afraid of being interrogated.

He admitted to everything.

The man who bribed Head Armorer Dong

was Xu Jinzhong.

He stays in Feng Yi County and

he came from a blacksmith family.

For some reason, he joined the military.

Right now, he is the Imperial Armourer

in charge of all weapons.

Xu Jinzhong would give

Head Armorer Dong some money

so he would turn a blind eye.

As for where the armament was sent to

and sold to whom,

he knew nothing about it.

Xu Jinzhong.

What an interesting name.

I wonder

who he is loyal to.

How long has this been going on?

About half a year.

For the last six months,

there are no more wars

besides our last battle.

Xu Jinzhong took a lot of armament.

Seems like his buyer is very ambitious.

Where is this person now?

Since Head Armorer Dong was arrested,

he no longer appeared in public.

Keep investigating.

Yes.

What are you planning to do

with Head Armorer Dong?

He knew nothing about

the Imperial Armourer's plans.

He can be spared

from the death punishment

but he still needs to be punished.

According to his crime,

he will be banished to the borders.

Inform the Ministry of Justice

to let him return

to Cheng's residence

before banishing him.

We get all the leads

to arrest Head Armorer Dong

thanks to Fourth Lady Cheng.

We need to thank her

and return her favour.

Let Head Armorer Dong

see his family before he is banished.

When did Young Master learn

how to return a favour?

Didn't he say he wouldn't care

about Fourth Lady Cheng's fate?

Stop asking.

Do you want your legs to be chopped off

or do you want to eat molten lead?

Young Master won't be so cruel to us.

That depends on my mood.

I'll let Head Armorer Dong

return tomorrow

to repay Fourth Lady Cheng.

There are so many good things.

I've never seen them before.

This hairpin looks so pretty.

That's not all.

Your always in your mother's thoughts.

Whenever she sees these things,

she always keeps it for you.

Do you have something else?

Of course.

These are the scrolls I picked.

Scrolls?

I thought it was something good.

There's no end to learning.

The most precious thing is books.

Pick a scroll and read it for me.

Show me what you've learnt in the past.

After that,

I'll pick something suitable for you.

Read it.

Why aren't you reading?

My throat hurts.

Be honest.

Do you have some characters

that you don't recognise?

I don't recognise all of them.

All of them?

Not really.

Some of them look familiar.

This.

Cang.

Cang, right?

Something

Something something

To

To

To teach

Something something

Children.

There are

a few more familiar characters.

It's "Cangjie creates characters

to teach his descendants."

Exactly.

"Children learn from it to be cautious."

You only recognised four

out of all these characters.

Our Niaoniao

is really smart.

I should've repudiated the evil woman.

We left my child to her

and this is how she taught my child.

First Madam is so despicable.

Madam is knowledgeable

but she actually made Young Lady

Illiterate.

Right?

It's fine.

I used to be illiterate too.

But I have your mother.

Your mother's knowledge

is famous

in the whole county

let alone the village.

Right?

Second Aunt shouldn't be blamed.

I don't like to study indeed.

Perhaps I'm similar to you, Father.

Just study slowly.

Your father was busy farming

when he was young

and went to battles after that.

He started studying at the age of 30.

Now, he can read all the reports

without any difficulties.

There's a lot more time

for you to study.

People from the Dong Family are coming.

Yuanyi, follow me.

Niaoniao, get changed.

Leave these scrolls here.

Something serious happened

yet you can still dress up

and make your elders wait for you?

How did I teach you usually?

You used to say

relatives from the Dong Family

have nothing to do with me

and there's no need to see them.

So, Niaoniao doesn't know

if I should come or not.

Why do they have nothing to do with you?

You are a daughter of my family.

Why can't you meet your mother's family?

Keep quiet.

Besides Shaoshang,

all of them are older than you.

We didn't even

scold Shaoshang for being late.

What does it have to do with you?

Third Lady is here.

Yangyang is here to greet grandmother.

Uncle. Aunt.

(Cheng Yang)

Mother.

(Cheng Yang)

Mother.

Why are you so late?

Teacher has scheduled a lot of homework

so I came late.

I'm not praising myself.

Although Yangyang

didn't grow up by my side,

she knew how to read and write

at her uncle's house.

Unlike a certain girl

who only knows how to play

without studying.

Scolding and beating her

didn't have any effect as well.

This is so worrying for us elders.

Father. Mother.

Niaoniao doesn't like to study.

Thanks to Second Aunt

for not forcing me.

She also said

a woman

only needs to remember

her husband's name.

There's no use in studying.

There's no need to be good

at studies and martial arts

like my mother.

Stop talking nonsense, Idiot!

If she doesn't study well,

do you want

to become like my useless brother

who got banished

to the borders

to become a sl*ve

by His Majesty in the future?

My sister doesn't want me anymore!

Hurry up. Take me there.

Quick.

Cheng Yang.

Why are you hiding?

Let's go and take a look.

Let's go.

Brother.

Take care of yourself

when you are at the border.

Never ever

commit a crime again.

Brother.

Also,

all of you

shouldn't come here in the future.

Shi needs to get a promotion.

Rules are needed in the house.

We can't allow animals

to roam free in the house

as we do back in the village.

My sister doesn't want me anymore!

I wonder who did Grandmother learn from

since she always rolls on the ground

in disagreement.

When did I abandon you?

Look.

It's in the family.

Don't badmouth your elders.

Aunt Yuanyi will punish you again

if she hears you.

You have servants everywhere you go.

When your father was alive,

life wasn't as good as this.

Why did I let your father down?

But you live a better life than me!

I should live a better life than you!

The good life of the Cheng Family

was fought for by Cheng Shi.

You are a son of the Dong Family.

I am a woman of the Cheng Family.

Although we are relatives,

we are no longer

worshipping the same ancestors.

Do you get it?

It is already a huge gesture

to have the whole Cheng Family

sending you off today.

The whole family?

It's you!

This is the Cheng's Residence.

You should behave yourself here.

Cheng Shi.

I wonder

who this ungrateful person is like.

Betraying her relative

at such a young age.

Her ungrateful behaviour

is just like yours.

Cheng Shaoshang.

No wonder she treats you like that.

Quiet.

Fine!

Granduncle Dong, what did you say?

How did Grandmother treat me?

My sister told me that day.

Yuanyi left this girl.

In the future,

she might be hated just like her mother.

It's better to abandon her earlier

so we don't waste our rice feeding her.

You

Did you say it before?

When did I say such a thing?

Don't accuse me.

Is Uncle Dong crazy?

Why is he talking nonsense here?

Officer, take him away. Hurry!

Oh.

And you.

You said

to raise this girl for a decade

and make her useless

so it'll be too late

to change her behaviour in the future.

No. That's not it.

Cheng Shaoshang.

Now you know

why she didn't teach you

how to read and write, right?

The money my nephew sent you

all these years

all went to you!

Nonsense!

Stop pretending!

Take him away!

Hurry!

The Cheng Family

is heartless!

You abandoned me.

I won't allow you

to live your life comfortably here!

Who are you?

Just leave.

If you don't leave,

we won't live our life comfortably.

Sister.

What did you swear

to our father back then?

How can you face Father's soul

after doing that?

Have you found any news

about Xu Jinzhong?

Young Master.

Our men

have been keeping watch

outside his house for a few days.

He didn't go home.

His whereabouts are still unknown

at the moment.

Does he have any family?

He has no wife and children.

Let me ask you.

If you want to hide,

where will you choose?

A place you are familiar with

yet is difficult

for other people to find, of course.

That's right.

When a person is in a crisis,

they will usually go to a place

where they are familiar with.

That was why Head Armorer Dong

went to hide at the house in the village

when he used to

live with Old Madam Cheng.

Xu Jinzhong has no wife and children.

His hometown is in Feng Yi County.

So, the place he is most familiar with

in this capital

besides his home

must be a forge.

I'll investigate all the forges

in the capital immediately.

Permitted.

This calamity

is finally gone.

I almost die from anger.

You are stupid as well.

How could you use Shi's reward

to invest in Ge's fabric store?

You lost all your money, right?

Thankfully, Shi and Zhi are good.

If I depend on you

I'll have nothing left.

Mother.

Cheng Zhi sent a letter

and said he will return

to the capital in a few days.

He can celebrate New Year at home.

Since we grew up a decade ago,

the three of us

can finally reunite with Mother.

Finally, we can celebrate it.

For all these years,

you siblings have been

going to separate places.

My heart

has never been completed.

Old Madam.

Cheng Zhi and his wife will meet up

with Song and Shaogong at Qing District

before coming home together.

Besides Yong and his wife at the border

who can't come back,

our family

has finally been reunited.

That's right.

You. Tidy up the house.

The Cheng Family

has never been so lively

for a long time.

Old Madam.

Well

How can we

spare so many rooms in an instant?

Oh,

isn't there

a study prepared for Fourth Lady?

I don't think she will use it.

Why don't we

give two of the rooms to our nephew?

I don't think

you will mind giving

your room to your brothers, right?

But Mother said

she wanted me to study every day.

What should I do?

If you have the intention to study,

you can do it everywhere.

This is just an emergency solution.

You are right.

If she really wants to study,

she can even do it in the stable.

Niaoniao.

Didn't I ask you to study every day?

Why aren't you going?

Qingcong.

Supervise Niaoniao.

Don't let her eat or sleep

before she finishes studying.

Since you don't oppose the idea,

I'll ask someone

to tidy up the study tomorrow.

They are both my beloved grandsons.

How can they sleep in a study?

You have no son anyway.

There aren't many people

in the your family.

Why don't you empty the main house

and swap with Yuanyi?

No.

Old Madam, you know nothing.

This

The main house looks nice

but it hasn't been repaired

for a long time and it's humid.

It's uninhabitable.

Go and repair it then.

You might make it for New Year

to welcome my grandsons.

If I had to blame something,

it's marrying a useless fool like you.

(Cheng Cheng)

You only know

(Cheng Cheng)

You only know

how to read books

and let a woman like me fight out there.

In the Cheng Family,

your elder brother

is a general who fights in wars.

Your younger brother

is a knowledgeable official.

You are the only one left

who is useless.

You can't even keep the main house.

Your stupid scrolls!

If it can't be used

to exchange for the main house,

it's better to burn them.

My scrolls.

Father!

Father.

My scrolls.

Father, be careful. Calm down.

Let me do it.

Let me do it.

Careful.

Careful.

Careful.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

The main house

should belong to the eldest son.

It's just that Cheng Shi

has always been fighting out there

so we occupied the main house.

It is only right

for us to return it.

Nonsense!

It has been two hours.

Have you memorised

the first ten lines of the Jijiupian?

Mother.

I'm hungry.

I don't have the energy

to study anymore.

I think your mind works better

when you starve.

There's no rush in studying.

Come, Niaoniao. Eat something.

Eat it.

Memorise five more lines

for every piece you eat.

Yuanyi.

Niaoniao has suffered for so long.

Are you being too strict on Niaoniao?

If you think

I'm being too strict on her,

I won't become a bad person.

Next time, you can teach her yourself.

Your mother is right.

They say

a kind mother spoils a child.

Strict teachers produce great students.

Learn from your mother.

You will definitely be successful

in the future.

I won't disturb you anymore.

Take away the snacks.

Since Cheng Shi left you here

to take care of your mother,

he should give us something at least.

If it wasn't for your health,

Yangyang won't be a daughter.

For more than 20 years,

I can't stand proud

in front of your mother

because I have no son!

I wanted to be Yao's stepmother

but Fourth Lady spoiled my plan.

Just great.

I don't have a son

and I even lost the house.

How can you still say

his wife is not bullying me?

Actually,

the side house is not bad.

Father can study quietly

in the side house.

Shut up.

Do you think I don't know?

Whenever I didn't feed Shaoshang,

you were the one who feed her.

That was why I couldn't control her.

You are really an incompetent

betrayer!

Look at the both of you.

A coward and a weakling.

Why do I meet

a pair of father and daughter like you?

I'd rather give birth to

the black-hearted Shaoshang.

When I didn't listen to Second Aunt,

she won't give me any food.

When I was starving,

I'd listen to her no matter what.

I didn't expect

to still starve

when I return to Mother's side.

If you don't like studying,

what do you want to do?

I want to know

how they build the buildings so tall,

how a cart can move at a long distance

and why crops can be planted

on a plot of land.

I also want to see

the true nature of the world.

It's not too late

to study these theories and principles

when I've seen the world.

Stop using beautiful words

to cover your obvious playful nature.

You don't want

to study theories and principles

because you are immoral.

You don't want to listen to anyone

because of your personality

to take revenge on a trivial matter.

Do you think

I don't know what you are scheming?

Besides accusing your Granduncle Dong,

you also threatened your grandmother

and accused Second Aunt behind her back.

I don't agree with what they have

been doing for the last few years.

I did a good thing

for the Cheng Family by accusing them.

How am I wrong?

You are wrong because you are young

and doesn't know the consequences

of your actions.

You actually think that a matter

of the imperial court is trivial?

You almost harmed the Cheng Family

and thought you were smart.

If I don't educate you well,

you will soon

cause huge trouble

that affects the whole family one day.

Just study.

You won't retort even if

you're bullied to this extent?

If I didn't retort,

I'd be badly bullied.

Do you want me to learn from you?

Enduring for

more than a decade for your pride.

Now, even the main house

has been snatched by Second Aunt.

Stop pretending to be virtuous.

No.

With Mother's temper,

how could she allow Second Aunt

to bully her?

Second Aunt.

Are you asleep?

Why are you here?

I'm here to take a look at

the house I'll be staying at.

Shaoshang.

Don't think you have support

now that your parents are back.

How dare you come here

to laugh at your elders.

Have you checked

whether your mother

is standing on the same side as you

and will fight for you?

Second Aunt.

Seems like you know many trivial things

about me and Mother.

That's right.

I did send people to investigate you.

I just want to see

how deep your relationship is

after you reunite with your mother.

Looking at the situation now,

your relationship with your mother

isn't as deep as I thought.

Since Second Aunt already knows that,

there's no need for me to hide anymore.

Do you want to continue

staying in the main house?

What are you scheming now?

Where did that come from?

My mother came back

from the b*ttlefield.

If you fight fire with fire,

I'm sure you will lose.

Second Aunt,

but if you

use an offspring

to persuade Grandmother,

no one can guarantee

that you won't have

Grandmother's grandson in the future,

Second Aunt.

Shaoshang.

Do I need you to remind me?

Why are you being nice

and side with me to oppose your mother?

Are you here to set me up?

Why should I set you up?

I'm sure you know.

As long as my mother isn't happy,

I'll be happy.

Second Aunt,

it's getting late.

I'll be going back.

You should rest early, Second Aunt.

Only both of us

know about this.

This little jerk.

At least my effort raising her

didn't go to waste.

I finally nurtured a good child

for Yuanyi.

How are you, Old Madam?

Has the house been tidied up?

Old Madam.

Yuanyi said

she didn't want to trouble us

so they could just live in the backyard.

I was forced to stay in the main house.

Now, they say

the nephews are coming back.

With so little time,

how can I empty the house?

Did you believe her words easily?

Shi is the master of the Cheng Family.

If you won't move out of the main house,

won't other people tease us

for not following customs?

It's not that

I'm not willing to move out.

I've asked the Old Fairy.

The Old Fairy said

this main house

is good for childbirth.

When Yuanyi stayed there,

she had so many children.

She gave birth to three sons.

You've been staying there for years

but you still don't have a son.

Yes.

I'm not as good at giving birth

compared to Yuanyi.

I hope Old Madam

can pity Cheng Cheng

at least.

He still has no son after the age of 30.

Naturally, Cheng Shi

doesn't believe in superstitions

because he has many sons.

For unfortunate people like us,

it is better

to believe in superstition

than nothing at all, Old Madam.

What's wrong with having many sons?

Shi only has three sons.

I don't mind having more.

The Old Fairy's message

might not be right.

If I didn't believe him,

I wouldn't have left Niaoniao here

with no one to educate her.

How is he not accurate in his foresight?

My body recovered

all thanks to the Old Fairy.

Yes.

I think what the Old Fairy said

made sense.

Since

the main house is good for childbirth,

You may

stay in the main house.

Yes.

Old Madam.

Does it mean Sister-in-law

can stay there forever

as long as she doesn't

give birth to a son?

Of course.

The son is the most important thing.

Old Madam.

I'll swear an oath today.

If I don't give birth to a son

for the Cheng Family,

I won't move out of this place.

Yuanyi.

No one can argue with

Old Madam's decision.

Having a son is

the most important thing in the world.

I have no choice

but to trouble your family again

to stay in the backyard.

I hope you don't

regret it in the future.

I knew you were competitive.

Today, I've finally witnessed it.

Women like us

should know when to back down.

If it wasn't you

who forced Niaoniao too much,

she wouldn't have given me the idea

to fight with you for the main house.

What does this have to do with Niaoniao?

Niaoniao is average.

Even if you rush her education,

she still won't be successful.

You might as well let her be.

In my opinion,

raising a daughter

is different from raising an army.

You can't be rash.

You need to teach

according to the material.

Yangyang is good at studying.

She can learn theories and principles.

Niaoniao is good at making arguments.

She needs to be taught

some underhanded tricks.

Of course,

Niaoniao is not my daughter.

Why do I care?

Even if I care,

do you think I can replace you

and be better than you,

the biological mother?

Young Lady, what are you doing?

Mother punished me to make book copies.

I'm modifying the brush.

When it is done,

I can write three characters at once.

Isn't it amazing?

See?

Try it.

I have another one.

It can really write

three characters at once.

Young Lady is so smart.

I'm afraid she made a mistake

by being too smart.

Why are you in a panic?

Leave. I have something to say

to Niaoniao.

Aren't you leaving?

Yes.

Yesterday night,

did you find Second Aunt

to teach her

how to stay in the main house?

Since we will be moving

to the new residence,

we should just leave

the old main house to her.

How do you know

we'll be moving to the new residence?

When Second Aunt forcibly occupied

the main house,

Mother did not oppose it.

With Mother's personality,

you wouldn't have compromised easily.

I'm guessing

that Mother knew you have

no use for the main house

so you abandoned it.

Besides,

Father came back

with Mr. Wan with a victory.

The imperial court's reward

has yet to arrive.

According to the number of days passed,

I think it's almost time.

Your Second Aunt and I

has a grudge between elders

for a long time.

There's no need for you to get involved.

Mother isn't the only one

who has a grudge against her.

They bullied me and humiliated me

but Mother turned a blind eye.

I just let them have a taste

of their own medicine.

Why can't you accept this, Mother?

When your father and I weren't home,

we didn't teach you

and let Ge nurture you

into a reckless child.

We didn't do our responsibility

as your parents.

I can forgive you

for pretending to be sick

or accusing your elders.

This is the last time I'll forgive you.

I won't forgive you easily

if you do something like that again.

Take care of your behaviour.

Bring it here.

Bring it here.

Where's the other one?

Study well.

Take care of my behaviour.

Take care of my behaviour.

Cheng Shi. Xiao Yuanyi.

Heed the royal decree.

His Majesty's order

for Colonel Cheng Shi.

(Cheng's Residence)

His Majesty's order for Colonel Cheng Shi.

(Cheng's Residence)

I heard you have contributed

to the empire and should be rewarded.

Cheng Shi is filial and

has achieved brilliant victories in w*r.

You will be granted the title

of Marquis in charge of Quling.

You'll be awarded tax from 500 families

to commend your achievements.

I accept His Majesty's grace.

(Cheng's Residence)

Marquis Quling, please stand.

(Cheng's Residence)

Marquis Quling, please stand.

Marquis Quling.

Congratulations.

Thank you, Attendant.

Hubby.

(Late Father of the Cheng Family,

Cheng Yi's Memorial Tablet)

Hubby, you've blessed us.

Shi has finally achieved something.

He became a general

and got the title of Marquis.

What an auspicious event!

Old Madam.

That's not all.

Apparently,

His Majesty also rewarded Cheng Shi

with many plots of land.

Cheng Shi, you made our family proud.

We are very happy for you as well.

Why aren't you going back to the room

after hearing the royal decree?

Once you catch a cold,

Old Madam will have to

worry about you again.

Your wife is right.

Cheng.

If you are half as successful

as Shi and Zhi,

I can die and go

and meet your father with relief.

Mother,

among the three of us,

the person who did the most

in caring for the family is Cheng.

How could you say

that he hasn't achieved anything?

Cheng.

You like to read books.

His Majesty has awarded me many books.

Go and have a look.

See if there are any books you like.

Thank you, Cheng Shi.

Shi.

You gave your second brother books

because he was filial in your place.

My son,

I raised you up

since you were an infant.

Shouldn't you

(Late Father of the Cheng Family,

Cheng Yi's Memorial Tablet)

leave some reward for me?

Of course, I won't forget you, Mother.

All the jewellery belongs to you.

My son!

Tell me.

What did His Majesty award you?

There are many.

Those treasures.

I've never even heard of some of them

let alone seen them.

Cartloads of them went past me.

I couldn't even see what they are.

Stop talking.

Stop talking.

Show me.

Sure.

This is nothing.

I also heard His Majesty

gave a big house

to General Wan as a reward.

Is that

Exactly.

Wan told me

he will give his current house to us.

Mother.

You will be staying

where Madam Wan is staying now.

Yuanyi and I will stay

in General Wan's current house.

Great!

(Late Father of the Cheng Family,

Cheng Yi's Memorial Tablet)

I already fell in love

with Wan's residence when I visited.

I didn't expect

we get to stay there one day.

Ge, you don't have to go there.

Didn't you say

you will stay in the main house

until the day you give birth to a son?

Since the main house is good for you,

you have to stay there

until the day you die.

Don't worry.

No one will disturb you.

Even Cheng will be staying

at the new residence with us.

He will not disturb you at all.

Old Madam.

Old Madam,

you need to make a decision for me.

What decision?

Isn't this what you wanted,

Sister-in-law?

The decision

was made by the Old Fairy.

Don't forget.

You swore an oath

in front of the Old Fairy.

Right, Old Madam?

Yes.

What?

We need to take a look at the treasures.

Yes.

We need to see

what treasures His Majesty rewarded us.

Come, Cheng. Let me show you.

Cheng Shi.

Thank you, Cheng Shi.

Come.

See if there's anything you like.

Tell me.

What scrolls did His Majesty reward us?

Come. Let's go together.

Let's go.

Cheng Shaoshang.

♪The beacon-fire has knocked

over the white snow♪

♪I caress the scars gently

from the past♪

♪Your back to the light,

your eyes contain the galaxy♪

♪I hum as the sun

and the moon mutter back♪

♪The light between your brows♪

♪Was put out and rekindled

by the secular world♪

♪The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,

whom do I part them for?♪

♪As I wake up from the blue sea,

stone steles stand like a mountain range♪

♪Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,

the narrow door could not contain my feelings♪

♪The joys and woes of this mortal life,

we speak as we dream of the future♪

♪Both of us will be♪

♪In the sea of stars,

burning bright with our sincerity♪

♪Our sincerity♪