(Ruyang)
Open the gate!
Hurry up!
The West of Longshan won! Welcome home!
=Love Like the Galaxy= The West of Longshan won! Welcome home!
=Episode 1=
(Ruyang)
(Ling)
(Ruyang)
(Ling)
Decree for Ling Buyi.
Ling Buyi, the former general,
killed numbers of enemies
and won a victory for the nation.
He humbled the enemies
and put an end to the war.
The end of the war
has brought peace to the world.
His contribution will be remembered forever.
(Ling Buyi) Ling Buyi will be bestowed
(Ling Buyi) with the title of Deputy Superintendent,
and lead the left cavalry of the Yulin Guards.
He will also lead the Yueqi Guards of the Five Schools of the Northern Army.
He will earn an extra title as the Palace Attendant,
and is allowed entry to the inner palace.
He's allowed to meet His Majesty with his shoes and his swords.
He's allowed to walk at a normal pace in the royal court.
He's allowed to omit his name in the royal court.
I received the decree
with great gratitude.
General Ling, please get up.
Please receive the decree, General.
I was told that His Majesty couldn't sleep at night,
(Attendant Cao) anticipating your return.
His Majesty intended to receive you personally,
but was stopped by Official Zuo, the Imperial Counsellor.
General Ling.
Hurry up and change into the gown gifted by His Majesty.
We'll return to the palace first.
His Majesty has ordered a banquet to celebrate your return.
Please relay my message to His Majesty.
I have received news about a very important case.
I'll return to the palace and have a meal with His Majesty
after I resolve the issue.
Then,
I'll also personally ask for His Majesty's forgiveness.
Let's go.
Sure.
What's the matter? Why is he in such a hurry?
Will she die in there?
They say a bad person always lives a long life.
She's only sick for slightly more than a month.
She wouldn't die so soon.
I told you before.
Fourth Lady fell severely ill because you abandoned her
and left her in the village.
She hasn't recovered, so she can't leave yet.
She has to leave regardless.
Master will be back
in two weeks.
She has to come with me
whether she's sick
or dead.
Fourth Lady.
I suppose it's been a while
since you last had warm food, right?
I brought you a lot of food today.
We shall depart after you fill your stomach.
If you still refuse to open the door,
I'll throw away all the food in the box.
This...
How useless.
Be careful.
You've been ill. Don't stuff yourself with the food.
Don't you know how long I've been starving?
How can I eat slowly?
You'll hurt your stomach
if you gobble them down.
You need to first stay alive before you can care about your stomach.
Enough of knocking.
(Cheng Shaoshang) What's with that hurry?
How dare those shameless guys come here?
Young Lady, you almost lost your life a month ago in the fire.
They never sent their regards.
And they are now here
only after you've recovered.
(Lianfang) I'm sure they have an agenda.
Even my parents don't care about me,
despite the fact that I'm on my deathbed.
Now, someone is actually paying me a visit?
It's quite a surprise.
Over the past few years,
First Madam has never stopped sending letters to you.
It's obvious that they care for you.
The only thing I received over those years
are just a few letters.
Is that all their care is worth?
Too bad for them, I'm too stubborn to die.
Otherwise, they might receive a letter
informing them about my passing.
Are you done yet?
Once you're done with the food,
you have to come with us.
You're not getting the food from the Cheng Family for free.
Young Master, shall we arrest her?
There's no need to hurry.
After all, Fourth Lady is your master.
(Fu Deng) After all, Fourth Lady is your master.
You're now
defying your master.
She is just a lady no one cares about.
How dare she call herself our master?
Are you going to open the door or not?
Open it now, or I'll break in.
What are you doing?
Move.
I will definitely
(Head Housemaid Li) bring you with me today.
I...
Come with me.
Who told you to put the dregs here?
Are you trying to sabotage me?
Housemaid Li.
You must have forgotten about this,
but some time ago,
I sent Lianfang to inform Second Aunt
that there are too many insects here, and it's uninhabitable.
Second Aunt said,
that I was here to reflect on myself,
not for a vacation.
Then, she told me to prepare some wood ashes.
I heard Housemaid Li knocking on the door just now,
and I worried that you'll get choked by the wood ashes.
That's why I told Lianfang
to bring all of these out right away.
Little did I know you were this rude.
You burst in on me.
You're making things very difficult for a junior like me.
Leave me alone.
You...
Fourth Lady.
Don't try to brush me off with excuses that no one will believe.
I know you're still holding grudges,
but
you have only yourself to blame.
Old Madam kept you here so that you could reflect upon yourself.
She wanted to teach you a lesson,
so that you'll be obedient in the future.
Lest you do something that will sabotage the Cheng Family.
Old Madam is coming from a good place.
Fourth Lady, you should be grateful for that.
Of course, I'm grateful.
I need to thank you
for not starving me to death here.
(Old Madam Cheng)
Look.
These golden earrings I just got.
Don't they look way more lavish
than the jade
Old Madam Wan, our neighbor, was wearing the last time?
My eyelid has been twitching
since this morning.
I'm feeling a little uneasy.
Mother-in-law, do you think something is going to happen?
Stop bothering me.
Shi has won the war
and is on his way home.
There's nothing that he can't overcome.
That's exactly what I'm worried about.
(Madam Ge) From what I know,
you sent Fourth Lady to the village,
so that you could teach her a lesson.
Those who don't know
might think that we're working together to bully her.
What if the girl
said something inappropriate
before Cheng Shi?
If Xiao Yuanyi found out about this,
he would think
that you made Fourth Lady stay,
so that you could torture her.
For as long as you were there,
Old Madam has never stopped worrying
about Fourth Lady's health condition.
She sent me here today, so that I can bring you home.
Young Lady has not fully recovered yet.
She can't travel far.
Fourth Lady is not that weak.
She can still travel.
Stay out of my way.
Guys.
Escort Fourth Lady to the carriage.
There's no need for that.
I can walk myself.
The old woman is getting ready to enter the carriage.
(Liang Qiufei) It seems Thief Dong is not in the carriage.
You need to improve your eyesight.
Old woman?
(Liang Qiuqi) She's obviously a young girl.
From which residence is this Young Lady from?
Why is she dressing so shabbily?
What are you doing?
Get in the carriage now.
You...
Hurry up!
Move!
Move out of my way.
Why does the carriage smell like sweat?
It stinks very badly.
Is it from Housemaid Li?
Let's go.
This servant does know how to enjoy herself.
She has no respect for the Young Lady.
It's not the smell of Housemaid Li.
It smells like a man who hasn't showered for days.
Man?
Leave now.
Hurry up.
What do men smell like?
They stink.
I hope Master and Madam will come home soon.
Then, we'll eat everything we want.
My parents' return won't guarantee us food.
No one knows
how will our future
turn out.
At least, we won't get bullied
like what we went through.
We're rushing home despite the illness.
Why is there such a hurry?
What is this for?
This is exactly what it's for.
I'm sure something happened at home
that's more important than getting me killed.
Fourth Lady
is just like her mom.
Both are annoying.
Xiao Yuanyi is just a divorcee.
What is so good about her?
Why is Shi determined to marry her?
This...
Forget it.
Oh, right.
Fourth Lady.
Didn't you send someone to bring her home this morning?
Yes.
She's suffering? It won't be half as bad as what I went through.
I raised three kids all by myself.
Your father-in-law passed away too early.
She's back.
Old Madam, she is back.
Fine. She's back,
but there's no need for all the yelling.
I was just feeling all the emotions.
Send her back to her room and let her get some rest.
I'm not talking about Fourth Lady.
Master is back.
Who?
Shi is back?
My son is back.
That's too early.
Shi is back.
My son is back.
It's been more than 10 years.
(Cheng's Residence) Thank God.
Thank God. My son is back.
(Cheng's Residence)
(Xiao Yuanyi)
Mother-in-law.
You're back.
Where is Shi?
Yuanyi.
Yuanyi, this is your favorite honey pastry.
Son.
Yuanyi.
My son.
It's been more than 10 years,
(Cheng Shi) and the old woman is still making this.
Try it while it's hot.
Why didn't you come home right after you were back in town?
You went to the pastry shop
to buy pastry for your wife,
but you didn't even bother buying anything for your mom.
Son.
Mother.
Shi.
Mother.
Shi.
Mother, did you have onions again today?
You obviously had too much of it.
It's been more than 10 years,
and you still haven't changed the habit you picked up in the country.
How dare you?
I spent years farming in the countryside,
so that I could raise the three of you.
Your punch is still as powerful
as before.
Shi.
Old Madam.
General spent years fighting for the country,
and he has been worried about you.
Now, it seems
you're still as strong as before.
Seeing how healthy you are,
we can now rest assured.
Old Madam.
Has Niaoniao been doing well at home
in the past decades?
Thank you, Old Madam, for taking care of her.
Where is Niaoniao?
Why isn't Niaoniao here to receive us?
She
is not here.
Stop ahead for inspection.
Pull over.
General, why did you stop us?
We were decreed to capture the suspect.
Search the carriage.
Wait.
The carriage is carrying the Fourth Lady of Colonel Cheng, Cheng Shi.
There's no one else here.
Generals.
Our Young Lady is still single.
It's not appropriate for the men to search the carriage.
Shut up, Housemaid Li.
We are the family of the General.
All the more reason why we should obey the laws.
We shouldn't stand in their way while the Generals carry out their duty.
Generals.
Look at
how stupid and ugly she is,
please forgive her.
Young Lady, are you really allowing them to search the carriage?
The royal court is looking for a suspect.
Of course, I will comply.
I never do anything wrong, so there's nothing I should worry about.
However, can I say a few words to General
before you begin the search?
What is it?
General.
It's no fun searching just the carriage.
The haystack right next to my house
is where we hide all the fun stuff.
The weather is really dry.
If the haystack accidentally catches fire,
we might even be able to catch a living man.
Things will get way more interesting then.
General.
Our Young Lady has been having a fever for almost a month,
and she has been spouting nonsense.
General, please don't take it seriously.
We'll find out whether I'm saying the truth
after we burn the haystack.
General.
Although we're not from a wealthy family,
we can still afford to burn a haystack.
You can't burn it.
You can't.
Young Master.
We can't trust her.
Let's escort the Young Lady out of the carriage,
so that we can run a search in it.
It's on fire.
It's a misunderstanding, General.
Don't arrest me.
It's just a misunderstanding.
Let her go.
This...
Housemaid Li.
General told you to go.
Why are you still here?
Fourth Lady, you...
Cut the nonsense if you still wish to stay alive.
Keep it low.
Wait.
Is there a misunderstanding?
Please spare my life.
General, please spare my life.
I'm the uncle
(Head Armorer Dong) of Colonel Cheng, Cheng Shi.
We are all comrades,
so please have mercy on me.
Is the lady in the carriage
really the Fourth Lady of the Cheng Family?
Are you really her father's uncle?
It's true.
Please have mercy on me.
Fourth Lady, you had been forgiven for what you did,
but now
you did this to Old Master Dong.
Even Old Madam can't help you this time.
Compared to what Second Aunt did
and sabotaged the entire Cheng Family,
me betraying Granduncle Dong
is just a trivial matter.
Fourth Lady.
It'll take another half a month before your parents return.
Now, you only have yourself to rely on.
Master and Madam are coming back.
It's too early to celebrate.
If they really care
for their daughter,
they wouldn't have abandoned you
at birth.
Cheng Shaoshang.
That little brat.
She grew up parentless,
and she ended up being an uncultured troublemaker.
What does she know about family?
I...
General,
can you just do it for Colonel Cheng and spare me this time?
Cheng Shaoshang.
My son.
I've missed you so much.
Here. Open your mouth.
I can do it myself.
My son.
What Madam Ge said just now
is not completely wrong.
Fourth Lady
is a very stubborn woman.
We sent her to the countryside,
only hoping to teach her a lesson.
Moreover, we...
Stop!
Hurry up!
Quick!
Old Madam.
Something happened, Old Madam.
What happened?
Old Madam.
Something major happened, Old Madam.
The uncultured Fourth Lady
tried to hurt Old Master Dong...
Shut up!
What are you talking about?
Old Master Dong? What happened to my brother?
Who did you
just call uncultured?
Cheng...
Shaoshang.
Master.
Help, Master.
Young Lady's fever is not subsiding.
They left her in the village to die.
She almost lost her life.
Today, Housemaid Li dropped by unannounced.
She said
that she would bring Young Lady home
even if she was dying.
Where is Niaoniao?
Father.
Mother.
You're finally back.
Niaoniao.
Why does my beloved Niaoniao
look so tired?
Father.
Mother.
I...
I've finally lived long enough to see your return.
For the past 15 years,
I had been fighting for the country out there.
I thought that someone back home would take care of Niaoniao
and made sure she was well-looked-after.
Little did I know
she would end up like this.
Shi.
Are you
blaming me?
Indeed.
I'll get despised
once my age catches up with me.
My son.
You were away for so many years.
The moment you came home, you bought pastry for your wife,
and tried to seek justice on behalf of your daughter.
But what about your mother?
I've been working very hard for years,
and I've fallen ill because of that.
Mother.
Young Lady.
Niaoniao.
What did you and your brothers say
when your father passed away?
You said that when you grew up and managed to achieve something,
you would take good care of me.
But look at what you're doing now.
You obviously want your mother dead.
Brother-in-law.
I should be blamed
for this matter.
I always listen to Shaoshang,
and because of that,
Fourth Lady has turned unruly.
She almost got my youngest nephew
killed the last time.
That's right.
We sent her to the village,
hoping
to tame her temperament.
We didn't expect Fourth Lady to be this weak.
She couldn't stand the stay in the village.
Over the past decades,
I put in a lot of effort
to take care
of Fourth Lady.
A lot of effort?
And why didn't the Young Lady
own even a proper gown?
Even the stupid and lowly woman
(Qingcong) can humiliate our Young Lady like that.
Who are you?
This is about the Cheng Family.
You're in no place to interfere.
Old Madam.
Qingcong is not just anyone else.
She is my sworn sister.
She has been following me
for the past few years when I served the army.
Even the outsider cares more for her than her own family does.
Someone
send the old woman to the woodshed.
- Shi. - Yes.
Teach her a lesson.
I'm wronged.
My son.
You were away for the past 15 years.
Old Madam.
You...
Who instigated you?
You have been acting all arrogant since the moment you got home.
Do you still consider me your mother?
Old Madam is getting a heart attack.
Help!
Mother.
Such a good actress.
Someone, please help.
I kept old ginseng in the house.
Young Lady.
What's the matter, Young Lady?
Niaoniao.
Where is Niaoniao's room?
On the second floor.
I...
Old Madam.
Drink the ginseng soup, and it'll keep you warm.
However much you care for your granddaughter,
you should never neglect your own health.
Her parents don't think that I care a lot for her.
They think you and I
have been abusing her over the past years.
But it hasn't crossed their mind
that during their years
of absence,
we were the ones
raising the baby up.
They don't give us any credit for that.
All kids get sick.
It's just a few days of fever,
but they're making a huge fuss out of it.
If you're really worried about your kid, you can take care of her yourself.
Old Madam, that's really funny.
You're saying as if Fourth Lady stayed here
because Madam Xiao refused to take care of her.
No mother
in this world
would want to abandon their newborns.
She only did that because she was forced.
Qingcong.
You lowly maidservant.
How dare you talk back?
Someone
get me a stick.
Talk back?
Did Qingcong say anything wrong?
We left Niaoniao behind because we didn't want to disobey the elders.
Now, you made it sound
as if we refused to raise her.
You made us the terrible children who brought trouble to our mother.
Brother-in-law.
You're hurting Old Madam.
You're only feeling sorry
for Fourth Lady because she's now sick.
What you don't know
is how Fourth Lady usually misbehaves.
Old Madam was overworked because of her.
Everyone in this world
loves their children more than their parents.
Then, I have a question for you.
Brother-in-law.
You are the eldest son.
You must take care of Old Madam, right?
Niaoniao.
You're awake.
Can you please help me up?
I want to greet my parents.
You're still ill.
You can skip the manner.
I'm so sorry to have worried Father and Mother.
Ever since Niaoniao can remember,
this is my first meeting with Father and Mother.
I had never greeted you properly before this.
That's why
I must send my greetings
and express my gratitude to you today.
Niaoniao.
Get up.
Get up. Quick.
I was too immature.
I deserved to be punished
by Second Aunt.
Good girl. Go take a rest.
Niaoniao is so sick,
yet she is still so polite.
However, you wronged her and called her a stubborn kid.
I'm her father.
Don't I have the right to know what happened?
Do you want me
to pay with my life?
Old Madam.
You got yourself a new wife and forgot about your own mother.
What does this have anything to do with Yuanyi?
Mother, there's no need to involve her in this.
Ever since you married into the Cheng Family,
no matter
what happens,
Shi always agrees
with everything
you say.
Does he still care about his Mother?
Let's not talk about anything else.
In the past years,
you've received so many rewards
and titles out there.
Yet, you told me none of them.
And no one else wanted to tell me anything.
I'm a foolish old woman,
only because you never told me anything.
Mother.
It's getting late.
Thank you, Old Madam, for paying Niaoniao a visit.
It's time Old Madam go home and take a rest.
Take a rest?
You'll be pleased
when I'm resting in my grave, right?
You're making me out of breath.
I need to take a breather.
Niaoniao.
You should take a good rest too.
I'll tell the chef
to cook you some food you like.
Mother, do you know what food I like?
Master.
It's bad.
Our yard is surrounded
by a huge number of black armored guards.
Is General Ling paying us a visit personally?
You're right.
Colonel Cheng, how do you know who I am?
General Ling, are you kidding me?
All the generals
have heard of your name before.
Ling Buyi.
We all know how General Ling is undefeatable.
I was decreed
to catch a thief
who was suspected of embezzlement and theft of firearms.
I accidentally scared your daughter,
so I hope Colonel Cheng will forgive me for that.
Embezzlement?
You should never let him go.
Good job, General Ling.
Like father, like daughter.
I admire how understanding
Colonel Cheng is.
Why would General Ling say that?
Does General Ling know our Niaoniao?
We're not friends,
but
we have met each other before.
Come and take a look.
These are the guys
who were on Granduncle Dong's tail today.
It sounds like it.
Is Old Master Dong going to drag the Cheng Family into this?
I'm more worried about myself getting involved in this.
General Ling.
This way, please.
General Ling, please have a seat.
Bring that rat here
and show him to Colonel Cheng.
He is the person
who committed the theft of firearms?
He should be punished.
We're soldiers who fight for our country.
What we hate the most are the rats.
They caused the death of many soldiers on the front line.
General Ling,
if you ever need my help,
I'll go all out.
Can't Colonel Cheng tell who he is?
Help!
Shi.
It's me.
Uncle.
What... What's going on?
This...
You have to thank your daughter for this.
General, are you thirsty?
I cooked some warm soup for you.
Do you think I'm not pathetic enough?
General Ling,
this...
Is there any misunderstanding?
I'm sure Colonel Cheng
knows Head Armorer Dong better than I do.
We have evidence to prove his embezzlement.
I'm here today
to send Colonel Cheng a message.
No matter how high one's rank is,
I'll not let him go
if he ever betrays the country.
There's one more thing.
I would like to send my gratitude.
Gratitude?
That's right.
Young Lady, they never spoke ill of you.
Instead, they are here to send their gratitude.
Loyalty to the country
comes ahead of family.
She stood up for justice
and was not afraid of turning her family in.
A heart like Fourth Lady Cheng
is something I've only seen on my colleagues
of the Ministry of Justice who carries out the punishments.
I am sure Fourth Lady Cheng
will have a very bright future.
No one shall underestimate her capability.
I'm too flattered.
I'll see you around.
Is he talking about me?
Loyalty to the country comes first?
Is he saying that I've failed my family?
Not afraid of turning my family in.
He's saying that I have no respect for the elders.
What else?
He said that I was just like the lords in the Ministry of Justice.
He's saying
that I'm hot-tempered and don't act like a lady.
Does he really think I don't know what he's saying?
Ling Buyi.
How dare you, Ling Buyi?
How can you repay good with evil?
How immoral.