= Love Like the Galaxy=
=Episode 3=
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 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 slave 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.
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 battlefield.
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 *.
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.
Where's the other one?
Study well.
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 war.
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.
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!
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.