01x20 - Episode 20

[bunniefuu]

♪ From our first sight to your fading face ♪

♪ Fleeting fate, like a dream we can't embrace ♪

♪ Who squandered that heart-fluttering chase? ♪

♪ Only a silhouette is left ♪

♪ The ripples of time, interwoven ♪

♪ Flowing through my palm ♪

♪ Leaving deep wounds behind ♪

♪ I gaze out, through mist and rain ♪

♪ But cannot attain your horizon ♪

♪ Worldly charm fades in comparison ♪

♪ To your sweetest words ♪

♪ Wind on my cheek ♪

♪ Stirs up tangled thoughts ♪

♪ I can't let go ♪

= Money is Coming =

= Episode 20 =

Autumn is chilly.

Madam caught a cold and is bedridden.

Thinking of her faraway loved ones,
she feels a heaviness in her heart.

Chuxi, hopefully you could return home soon

to ease her longing.

When I left Yizhou,

Grandma was still spirited.

How could she become so ill?

[She doted on me the most back then.]

[I must go back to see her.]

You're going back to Yizhou?

My father is still on the front lines.

This is not the time to create more issues.

But my grandma is critically ill
and my father is not here.

I worry about unexpected events
during the trip to Yizhou,

so I've come to seek your help.

The troops left at your home
may not be enough.

How about bring

my guards as well?

Also, Mrs. Ning is ill.

The physician I usually use
is highly skilled.

Bring him along

and all kinds of medicinal herbs.

I'll have everything prepared for you.

You don't have a personal guard.

I'll have Huailiu accompany you to Yizhou.

If Huailiu follows me, what about you?

Don't worry about me, I can protect myself.

Should I feign illness and accompany you?

Don't joke.

This is when forces
in the capital are restless.

But...

I know you don't care about these things.

But if you can't gain power or influence,

even if you accompany me now,

you won't be able
to protect me in the future.

Okay, I'll do as you say.

Rest assured.

I'll be cautious on the trip

and don't let myself fall into danger.

[Xingchen Palace]

Xiao Xingheng, what have you packed?

I'm going to visit the sick,
not relocating my entire family.

It's better to bring more, just in case.

These are all precious medicinal herbs.

I don't know about
Mrs. Ning's exact condition,

but surely one of them will come in handy.

By the way,

this is for you.

What is this?

This is my private seal.

If anything happens,

you can take it to find
Yizhou's magistrate, Zhao Kangyu.

Yizhou's magistrate
is a third-rank official.

The highest administrative officer in Yizhou
actually works for you?

Did you forget where we first met?

I...

[Xingchen Palace]

And this, it's for you.

A bracelet with iris flowers.

Help me put it on.

It's beautiful.

One bracelet isn't enough.

Get the betrothal gifts ready

and wait for me to come back.

Okay.

[Old Residence in Yizhou]

Grandma, I'm back.

Grandma.

Grandma.

Good.

Good.

My Chuxi is back.

I'm back.

I could leave in peace right now.

Grandma, what are you saying?

You will live a long life

to see me get married.

Right,

Chuxi has found her love.

I'm engaged, with the Crown Prince.

Your granddaughter
is soon to be the Crown Princess.

Grandma, are you happy?

I'm happy, of course.

But he is of royal lineage.

What if my Chuxi gets bullied

in the future?

Chuxi.

Chuxi, don't cry.

Life and death are predestined.

I don't feel sad.

You can't be sad either.

Grandma.

Physician, quick!

Your Grace,

Mrs. Ning caught a cold.

Luckily it's not tuberculosis.

The cold entered her body,

and recovery is slow with her age.

Due to improper treatment, inflammation
accumulated, which caused it to worsen.

Can you cure it?

Yes,

but the required herbs are rare.

Fortunately, before we came to Yizhou,

His Highness prepared
plenty of medicinal herbs for you.

They can be used just right.

But given Mrs. Ning's advanced age,

her recovery cannot be rushed.

It's good she can be cured.

I'll go get prepared.

Grandma, did you hear that?

Your illness can be treated.

Don't say such discouraging things again.

Just cooperate with the physician
and recuperate well.

Alright.

I won't say it again.

I'll listen to you.

Thanks to the physician
and herbs Chuxi brought,

or I don't know when
my mother's illness would improve.

I should properly thank you.

You're being too formal.

We're family, don't thank me.

Father is still on the front lines.

The Ning family relies solely on you.

This is what I should do.

I heard His Majesty has
arranged a marriage for you.

I wonder what kind of person
the Crown Prince is.

Can you get along with him?

Chuxi, is this marriage your own choice?

[Real family don't care]

[how much honor you bring them,]

[they only care if you are happy.]

Aunt, Uncle, don't worry.

The Crown Prince is gentle,
and treats me very well.

This time, the herbs and physician

were all arranged by him.

- That's good then. - That's good.

[Dating can be very worrisome.]

[My longing lasts till maple leaves grow red.]

Xiao Xingheng should
understand these words, right?

[Ning Chuxi]

Miss, your snacks.

Steward,

why is there so much noise outside?

I've seen so many families holding funerals.

Have many people died in the city recently?

I don't know if it's because winter is coming,

many elderly in the city have caught colds

and are struggling to survive.

It's not as cold as last year,

but in the past month,
many elderly have passed away.

All within this past month?

Yes, just this past month.

Even the coffin shop's business
has improved a lot.

Miss, do you think something's wrong?

[Something feels off.]

[Am I overthinking?]

You're already sick.

Why are you still cleaning?

Thank you for your concern, Your Grace.

I'm responsible for sweeping the garden.

The other maids in charge also caught colds.

I was worried no one would take care
of here, so I stayed to clean.

Take me to where you live.

So many people are sick,

why hasn't the physician come to check?

Your Grace, the physician has visited,
and said it's just an ordinary cold.

He prescribed some medicine.

Has anyone recovered?

Strangely enough,

no one has fully recovered.

But everyone is just coughing,

with no other issues.

We're afraid to disturb the masters,

so the sick ones didn't dare
to go to the inner courtyard.

There's not enough manpower,
so I went to clean the study.

[No other symptoms, just persistent coughing.]

Mei, instruct everyone outside
to stay away from this courtyard.

Huailiu, find some guards

and seal the residence.

Have them guard from a distance.

No one is allowed to leave.

I'll go right away.

Don't go out, stay here.

Find a way to inform them.

Yes.

Tell someone outside to summon Physician Xu
and inform Uncle and Aunt as well.

Understood.

Don't come in.

Chuxi, what's going on?

- Come out quickly. - Yeah.

I suspect the people here have a plague.

Plague?

Physician, please get fully prepared

before coming in to treat everyone.

Yes, I'll go prepare right away.

Thank you.

Chuxi, is it truly a plague?

Epidemics have always
struck fear into people.

If it truly is,

that doesn't just concern our family.

I'm not sure yet.

I also hope it's just a false alarm,

but the outcome might not be ideal.

Uncle, please immediately seal here

and investigate all the servants.

Separate those infected

from those who are not.

Check the inner courtyard as well,
especially Songhe Courtyard.

I'm afraid Grandma's illness...

Don't worry, I know what to do.

I'll go now.

But Chuxi, you...

Just in case,

I need to be quarantined as well.

How can that be?

How will I explain this to your father?

Uncle, don't worry.

With Physician Xu here,

containing the plague
is the most important thing now.

Alright, I'll go now.

Go.

[Three days later]

Your Grace, you were right.

After repeated confirmation,

I'm sure it is a plague.

What are the specifics?

The first cough appeared
in the East Courtyard.

A servant responsible
for purchases started coughing,

then the servants who shared a room with him

also started coughing.

And the first infected servants

have started developing fever.

I used various common treatments
to reduce fever,

but none worked.

So it means the people who have this
plague will cough first, then have a fever?

Yes.

So Grandma's persistent cough...

Please rest assured, Your Grace.

Although Mrs. Ning has a cough,
it is due to lung illness.

Her pulse is different
from those with the plague.

[Fortunately she'll be fine.]

Those afflicted by the plague

seem like having a cold,

but their pulses are deeper.

The cold medicine prescribed earlier

also had no effect.

Do you know how the plague spreads?

Are we at risk of catching it?

These people developed symptoms

three days after contact
with someone coughing.

So it means

if observed for three days,

those without coughing
symptoms are uninfected.

Yes.

You've been here for three days
without symptoms,

so you're safe now.

Are there new infections
in the Ning's Residence?

No.

Fortunately, you acted decisively
and sealed the courtyard in time,

so the epidemic was contained

and didn't spread in here.

It didn't spread in the Ning's Residence,

but it might have spread in Yizhou.

[But it has clearly been
spreading for over a month.]

[Why hasn't there been any
epidemic prevention in the city?]

Don't do this, Your Grace.

Physician Xu, please work hard

and find a cure quickly.

The people of Yizhou

are counting on you.

Your Grace, rest assured.

I will do my utmost.

[I'm not one to meddle,]

[but now, I must do something.]

Your Highness, news from Yizhou has arrived,
saying there's been a plague.

His Majesty has secretly decreed a lockdown

and is summoning ministers
for a court meeting.

[Ning Chuxi]

♪ Just a glance, and the world ♪

♪ Becomes no longer bright ♪

♪ Unknowingly, we're bound ♪

♪ By a thread of red ♪

♪ Let's face the world's perils together ♪

♪ Before petals fall, fall in love again ♪

♪ Like the wind entwining with you ♪

♪ Crossed through the vast lands ♪

♪ And the crowds ♪

♪ In this life, deep feelings
can't fit in a short letter ♪

♪ After all the world's splendor I've seen ♪

♪ Your face is what I love the most ♪

♪ All the memories ♪

♪ Are flashing back ♪

♪ Whether forever or just a moment ♪

♪ What remains is called longing ♪

♪ Wishing to be by your side, for eternity ♪