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= Love Like the Galaxy=

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=Episode 14=

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An edict to the county magistrate
of Hua County, Cheng Shicheng.

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He was benevolent and righteous.

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He treated his people well and amicably.

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His achievements will be recognized
by future generations.

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A praiseworthy virtuous official
under the land of heaven.

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He's hereby conferred
as Second-ranked Secondary Marquis.

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Raise the coffin!

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Rise!

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Farewell Official Cheng!

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I, Zheng Gang bid farewell
to Old Official Cheng!

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I, Zheng Zhiming bid farewell
to Old Official Cheng!

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Students of Hua County bid farewell
to Old Official Cheng!

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I, Song Qilin bid farewell

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to Old Official Cheng.

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I bid farewell to Old Official Cheng!

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I, Yu Chengli bid farewell
to Old Official Cheng!

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I, Ji Jiameng bid farewell
to Old Official Cheng!

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Oh, Old Official Cheng!

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My elder brother always tells me

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that a young man should strive

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to render merits as an official.

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At first,

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I didn't understand

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why must one accomplish
achievements

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or be an official.

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Is it not good to live a simple life

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without worrying
about food and clothing?

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I've finally come to a realization

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after witnessing Old Official Cheng's
funeral procession.

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Shaoshang,

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I want to be an official.

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I want to be an official
like Old Official Cheng

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who cared for his people,

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who wasn't a disgrace to his family,
and lived up to his name as an official.

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Someone who's worthy of heaven and earth

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and worthy of the people.

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Be it troubled times or peaceful times,

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I want to protect the stability of a city.

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I shall never allow another young girl

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to lose her family again.

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Those who are capable will do their part

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in turbulent times.

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Your parents too

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had to set out

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to save the Gu City
without hesitation back then.

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Forgoing is

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to make things happen.

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Only when one forgoes themselves

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and their families

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that they can ensure the well-being
of the people.

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Master,

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we're finally here.

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But where are you going?

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I feel at ease

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after seeing her safe.

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I changed my mind.

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I'm not going to meet her.

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Shaoshang.

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I'm sorry.

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I think

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I'm going to be with Grandfather,

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Father, and Brother.

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Dear one, be good.

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Don't go.

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Don't go to them.

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You must keep on living.

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Shaoshang, don't cry.

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Grandfather used to say

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that my future

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is filled with good luck

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and I'll find
an affectionate man in life.

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Shaoshang,

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you kept saying

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you have bad luck.

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Now,

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I'll

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give

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all

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of my good luck

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to you.

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You'll be happy.

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I'll hear you play

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your flute from heaven.

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Dear one,

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I brought you a maltose candy.

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It's sweet.

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You can sleep without worry now.

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You won't feel pain anymore.

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(In Memory of Cheng Xiaomei)

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How about I play the flute

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for you?

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Shaoshang,

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I know you're sad.

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But you mustn't stay in the rain.

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You'll get sick.

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Just let me be sick.

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It's useless

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for people like me to live.

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No, you're not.

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You're good.

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You're the most perfect lady in the world.

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No, I'm not perfect.

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Can my perfection save Miao

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who was dismembered?

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Or can it intercept

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the blades from striking
Old Official Cheng?

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Or can my perfection bring

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Cheng Xiaomei to life?

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I can't do anything at all.

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I despise those

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whose hands are tainted with blood.

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But what can I even do about it?

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I can't help anyone.

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Don't disdain and degrade yourself.

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Xiaomei said

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she had no regrets

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because you had shown her

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her home again before she died.

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She was grateful to you.

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Also, those patients at the infirmary.

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They had no will to live.

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It was you who motivated them

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that they have the will to live again.

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They're grateful to you too.

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And me.

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I thought I was

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a useless person all this time.

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But we've spent time together

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these few days

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going through ancient books,
rebuilding houses,

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and visiting door-to-door
to provide help.

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That's how Hua County is restored
to its present appearance.

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If you go outside

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and hear what the people said,

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you wouldn't think you're useless.

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Really?

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I swear

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if I'm appointed as an official
in the future,

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I want to build

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a land of peace with you.

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I promise that children

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like Cheng Xiaomei can live there

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and never have to suffer
from separation again.

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Shaoshang,

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I have a strong admiration for you.

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You dare say and do

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what others dare not.

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I was taught to follow rules
when I was young.

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Following you here is also

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a decision I made myself

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for the first time

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after ignoring my elder's order.

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Because I wanted

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to be fearless like you.

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After this,

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I'll strive to be stronger
and more independent.

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I no longer want
to be indifferent and weak.

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You and I share the same fate.

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Our existence

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was predestined

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to be manipulated.

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But from today on,

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we share the same aspiration.

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I'll believe you

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just like how you'll forever trust me

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without question.

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After this,

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I'm willing to walk with you.

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I shall never question your past

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and your morality.

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I only ask to walk side by side with you.

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All right.

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Young Master,

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did you meet Fourth Lady Cheng?

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I'm here to pay my respect
to Old Official Cheng,

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not Fourth Lady Cheng.

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I'm afraid she doesn't wish to see people

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who commit acts of bloodshed like us.

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But the bloodshed we committed was

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to protect.

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But still,

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these hands are tainted with blood.

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- Young Master!
- Young Master!

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Have you really decided

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to ask for Niaoniao's hand in marriage?

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I've made up my mind.

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And

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I know

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Shaoshang and I share
the same aspiration.

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If I can serve as an official
in the future,

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I want to be a respectable official
like Old Official Cheng.

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Shaoshang told me

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she's willing to walk that path with me.

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After that, we'll work together
for the people.

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Mr. Lou,

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your private promise isn't considered
a marriage proposal.

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Marriage should be decided
by the family elders.

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How can you act in private
without the elders' consent?

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My wife meant

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you need to inform the elders

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and let them arrange the betrothal.

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I understand.

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A few days ago,

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I sent a letter to Eldest Brother

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asking him to bring up the betrothal
to General Cheng on my Mother's behalf.

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I supposed

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this letter had reached the capital.

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You don't usually handle things this quick.

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Mr. Lou, your action

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has taken us by surprise.

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It may not be a bad thing.

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Sister-in-law has written asking
about Niaoniao.

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Then I have to inform her
of this matter quickly.

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Thank you, Official Cheng and Mrs. Cheng.

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I'll be off to see Shaoshang then.

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It's nice to have Yao beside Niaoniao.

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Not bad at all.

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(Hua County Magistrate's Court)

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Father!

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Niaoniao.

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Father.

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Eldest Brother.

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Zhi.

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When I heard Hua County was attacked,

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I was scared out of my wits.

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Luckily, Niaoniao is blessed with a fortune

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that she could escape
from Fan Chang's rebel army.

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It's been so long since I saw you. Come.

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Let me take a look at you.

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This place is short
of food and clothing.

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You must have suffered.

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But you look like you've gained weight.

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I meant you lost weight.

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You lost weight.

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Shaoshang!

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I've bought lamb patties
and rice dumplings.

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I was wondering why she gained weight.

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I've lost my appetite.

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Father said I gained weight,

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and it's your fault.

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I want to check myself in the mirror.

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Eldest Brother,

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this is Lou Yao I mentioned in my letter.

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So you're that lad, Lou Yao?

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Yes, Sir.

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Eldest Brother,

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smile for a bit.

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I can't.

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Mr. Lou,

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let's speak in private.

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So is this how you fattened Niaoniao?

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No,

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she's not fat at all.

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She's the most beautiful lady

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I've seen in the capital.

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I've met Grand Tutor Lou.

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Have you ever discussed with your family

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about marrying Niaoniao?

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Official Cheng,

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I've informed Mother and Eldest Brother.

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But I don't think

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my Cheng Family is worthy

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of the Lou Family of Hedong.

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No, I'm the one
who's unworthy of Shaoshang.

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Shaoshang is

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the most upright,

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straightforward,

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and broad-minded young lady
I've ever met.

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It's a lifetime blessing

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for me and the Lou clan

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if she can be my spouse.

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You lad.

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What about me?

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You have good judgment!

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Very good! Good.

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Preposterous!

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I sent her there
to reflect on her mistakes.

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Yet, she agreed
to a betrothal in private.

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They had even delivered
the betrothal presents here.

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Yet, no one discussed this with me.

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Madam, please calm down.

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Didn't General and Third Madam already

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send you letters?

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How is this discussing it with me?

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This is obviously telling me
after it's decided upon.

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They were just notifying me.

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I'm Niaoniao's mother.

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How can they decide on it

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and notify me?

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We can't treat children's marriage

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in such a hasty manner.

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General also intends

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to ask you

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and Young Lady's thoughts first
before making a decision.

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He didn't treat this matter hastily.

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That's what he's doing.

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Lou Yao is the son
of the Second Chamber.

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Yet, General consulted with Grand Tutor Lou.

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How can the First Chamber
make decisions for the Second Chamber?

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The Lou clan's

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First Chamber has always had more say
than the Second Chamber.

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Mr. Lou's father had passed away.

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So it's reasonable for Grand Tutor Lou

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to approve this marriage
on his late father's behalf.

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Then why did you say
General wasn't rash in this matter?

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When General and Grand Tutor Lou
discussed this marriage,

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had it occurred to them

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if this is a good marriage?

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That Lou Family is obviously a deathtrap.

00:21:47.010 --> 00:21:49.130
The Lou Family had their way

00:21:49.130 --> 00:21:50.930
and delivered the betrothal gifts here.

00:21:50.930 --> 00:21:53.450
The Eldest Son
of the Lou Family also said

00:21:53.690 --> 00:21:55.090
the Lou Family's
Second Madam will come in person

00:21:55.250 --> 00:21:56.530
to seek a marriage

00:21:56.970 --> 00:21:57.930
after his youngest brother returns.

00:22:00.130 --> 00:22:01.250
We'll have to consent to them
if we accept the gifts.

00:22:01.690 --> 00:22:03.530
We made no decision regarding this marriage.

00:22:03.690 --> 00:22:04.930
How can we accept such lavish gifts?

00:22:05.770 --> 00:22:08.050
Order them to return the gifts politely.

00:22:08.650 --> 00:22:09.450
I'm afraid

00:22:10.370 --> 00:22:11.850
it's too late.

00:22:18.370 --> 00:22:19.170
Old Madam,

00:22:19.610 --> 00:22:20.970
what are you doing?

00:22:26.610 --> 00:22:27.410
Yuanyi,

00:22:28.210 --> 00:22:29.170
you're here.

00:22:30.290 --> 00:22:32.130
Do I look pretty?

00:22:35.210 --> 00:22:36.210
They're too heavy

00:22:36.210 --> 00:22:38.490
that I can't lift my head.

00:22:39.050 --> 00:22:41.650
The Lou Family of Hedong's
mean sure is impressive.

00:22:41.770 --> 00:22:44.850
Niaoniao is so fortunate!

00:22:46.570 --> 00:22:47.450
What are you doing? Stop it!

00:22:47.450 --> 00:22:49.810
Old Madam, there's no reward without merit.

00:22:49.970 --> 00:22:50.890
We must return

00:22:51.050 --> 00:22:52.650
all these betrothal gifts.

00:22:52.770 --> 00:22:54.610
How are these rewards without merits?

00:22:55.170 --> 00:22:56.290
Don't give them back!

00:22:56.450 --> 00:22:58.010
Of course, we deserve to have these.

00:22:58.130 --> 00:23:00.050
Niaoniao must marry into this family.

00:23:00.730 --> 00:23:01.890
Marriage comes

00:23:02.370 --> 00:23:04.250
from parents' orders
and a matchmaker's words.

00:23:04.530 --> 00:23:06.650
If I refuse to accept this marriage,

00:23:07.050 --> 00:23:07.890
I shall see

00:23:08.050 --> 00:23:09.570
who dares marry her off.

00:23:09.570 --> 00:23:10.330
You...

00:23:10.410 --> 00:23:11.450
You're insolent!

00:23:12.010 --> 00:23:13.050
You're her mother.

00:23:13.050 --> 00:23:14.570
But I'm your mother-in-law.

00:23:14.650 --> 00:23:16.730
If you dare to disobey me
and refuse this marriage,

00:23:16.810 --> 00:23:17.530
that means

00:23:17.810 --> 00:23:18.890
you're unfilial.

00:23:18.890 --> 00:23:21.250
I'll take you to the government office
and charge you!

00:23:22.930 --> 00:23:25.130
Madam, you must never do that.

00:23:25.410 --> 00:23:26.850
If you charge her,

00:23:26.850 --> 00:23:29.170
Fourth Lady Cheng's marriage
will be ruined.

00:23:29.170 --> 00:23:30.010
She's right.

00:23:30.170 --> 00:23:31.650
That's not all.

00:23:31.770 --> 00:23:33.050
If the news of the Cheng Family

00:23:33.050 --> 00:23:35.090
being unfilial gets out,

00:23:35.170 --> 00:23:37.490
it'll be hard for Yangyang
to find a marriage prospect too.

00:23:37.690 --> 00:23:39.730
Those decent families also won't

00:23:39.730 --> 00:23:42.170
let their daughters marry
into the Cheng Family too.

00:23:42.170 --> 00:23:43.610
Then your beloved grandsons

00:23:43.890 --> 00:23:45.650
won't be able to find a wife.

00:23:45.810 --> 00:23:46.570
Also,

00:23:47.290 --> 00:23:49.970
General was given
the title Marquis Quling.

00:23:50.010 --> 00:23:52.210
You can't go to
any government office to charge me.

00:23:52.410 --> 00:23:55.490
His Majesty ordered the Crown Prince
to handle state affairs now.

00:23:55.490 --> 00:23:57.090
If you want to charge me,

00:23:57.330 --> 00:23:58.810
you must go to the Eastern Palace.

00:23:58.810 --> 00:24:01.250
If you don't know the way there,

00:24:01.330 --> 00:24:01.690
I...

00:24:01.690 --> 00:24:03.610
I can tell you the direction.

00:24:04.450 --> 00:24:05.170
I...

00:24:08.170 --> 00:24:08.770
I can't...

00:24:08.770 --> 00:24:10.450
I can't reason

00:24:10.450 --> 00:24:11.490
with an unreasonable person like you.

00:24:11.610 --> 00:24:12.650
I'm so livid.

00:24:12.650 --> 00:24:15.130
I... I... I need to rest.

00:24:15.130 --> 00:24:15.970
But

00:24:16.970 --> 00:24:18.090
let me tell you.

00:24:18.410 --> 00:24:19.970
No one is allowed to return

00:24:20.250 --> 00:24:21.570
these betrothal gifts
without my permission!

00:24:25.770 --> 00:24:27.050
Why are you still standing there?

00:24:27.330 --> 00:24:29.370
Move the in-law's betrothal gifts

00:24:29.450 --> 00:24:30.650
into my room now.

00:24:31.090 --> 00:24:31.890
Yes, Old Madam.

00:24:34.090 --> 00:24:36.650
I'll set out to Hua County
to refuse this betrothal now.

00:24:36.730 --> 00:24:39.010
Gifts by the Lou Family shall be sealed
for safekeeping immediately.

00:24:39.530 --> 00:24:40.610
I shall hold all of you accountable

00:24:42.250 --> 00:24:43.690
if one is missing.

00:24:44.090 --> 00:24:45.690
You wouldn't dare.

00:24:47.930 --> 00:24:48.770
Out of my way!

00:24:54.050 --> 00:24:55.050
I shall see who dares
to take these away.

00:24:57.930 --> 00:24:58.770
Qingcong,

00:24:59.650 --> 00:25:01.010
send Old Madam to her room.

00:25:01.170 --> 00:25:01.970
Yes, Madam.

00:25:03.570 --> 00:25:05.170
Old Madam, my apologies.

00:25:07.890 --> 00:25:08.890
I dare you to touch me.

00:25:09.250 --> 00:25:10.330
Don't touch me!

00:25:10.810 --> 00:25:12.010
I said don't touch me!

00:25:12.290 --> 00:25:13.730
These are all mine!

00:25:13.880 --> 00:25:16.760
Stop dragging me! Let go of me!

00:25:17.650 --> 00:25:18.850
As long as I'm here,

00:25:18.850 --> 00:25:19.810
They're all mine!

00:25:19.810 --> 00:25:21.770
I shall not allow any of you
to behave willfully.

00:25:23.050 --> 00:25:23.970
I will not approve

00:25:24.850 --> 00:25:25.930
of this marriage.

00:25:28.120 --> 00:25:28.820
(Don't be hasty about Niaoniao
and the Lou Family's youngest son.)

00:25:28.930 --> 00:25:29.690
What?

00:25:30.650 --> 00:25:32.130
Mother is coming to Hua County?

00:25:33.570 --> 00:25:35.410
This concerns your big day.

00:25:35.610 --> 00:25:37.090
How could your mother not feel anxious?

00:25:39.130 --> 00:25:40.010
Niaoniao,

00:25:40.850 --> 00:25:42.010
I must ask you this.

00:25:42.130 --> 00:25:44.010
Are you serious about accepting
Lou Yao's marriage proposal?

00:25:45.370 --> 00:25:46.250
Third Aunt,

00:25:47.170 --> 00:25:49.530
does Yao have a bad record
that's unworthy of our family?

00:25:49.770 --> 00:25:51.130
Well, no.

00:25:51.530 --> 00:25:54.330
His ex-fiancée, He Zhaojun is unruly and a shrew.

00:25:54.650 --> 00:25:56.010
If something is wrong with Mr. Lou,

00:25:56.010 --> 00:25:57.890
she'd have exposed him
to the entire capital.

00:25:58.290 --> 00:25:59.650
Does that mean the elders
of the Lou Family dislike me

00:25:59.810 --> 00:26:01.770
because of my bad reputation

00:26:02.050 --> 00:26:02.850
and insignificant family background?

00:26:02.850 --> 00:26:04.810
Stop overthinking.

00:26:05.170 --> 00:26:07.090
Seeing how excitedly the Lou Family sent
the betrothal gifts,

00:26:07.370 --> 00:26:09.010
we can say they have
no prejudice against you.

00:26:13.490 --> 00:26:14.570
Since that's the case,

00:26:15.050 --> 00:26:16.770
why can't I accept Yao's proposal?

00:26:17.890 --> 00:26:19.330
Don't you want to consider

00:26:20.290 --> 00:26:22.450
and for better marriage prospects?

00:26:24.650 --> 00:26:25.650
I never ask

00:26:26.650 --> 00:26:29.210
for the best in the world.

00:26:29.450 --> 00:26:31.330
I only choose the one suitable
in front of me.

00:26:34.080 --> 00:26:38.920
(Unforgivable crime punishable by death
to repay for Your Majesty's kindness.)

00:26:41.970 --> 00:26:42.730
Your Majesty,

00:26:43.050 --> 00:26:46.010
Fan Chang confessed
to all of his crimes.

00:26:46.130 --> 00:26:47.610
This is Fan Chang's confession

00:26:47.610 --> 00:26:48.730
written in blood

00:26:48.730 --> 00:26:51.090
after tearing a piece of his clothes
in the dungeon.

00:26:51.490 --> 00:26:54.090
(Ji Zun)
He feels remorse for the foolish obsession

00:26:54.370 --> 00:26:56.610
and resentment he had for you.

00:26:56.610 --> 00:26:59.530
Now it's too late for him to regret it.

00:26:59.810 --> 00:27:02.090
So he asked to be executed
for his punishment.

00:27:03.730 --> 00:27:05.650
Back then, in the battle in Kunyang

00:27:06.050 --> 00:27:07.690
Fan Chang was badly wounded

00:27:07.690 --> 00:27:08.810
and almost lost his life.

00:27:09.250 --> 00:27:11.490
Still, he fought to conquer
the city for me.

00:27:12.370 --> 00:27:14.290
It's only been more than ten years.

00:27:15.410 --> 00:27:17.890
My comrades who risked their life for me

00:27:19.530 --> 00:27:20.370
are now...

00:27:25.050 --> 00:27:25.890
Forget it.

00:27:26.450 --> 00:27:27.970
I'll give him another chance.

00:27:28.570 --> 00:27:30.210
If he truly is repentant, I'll...

00:27:30.210 --> 00:27:31.570
How would a ruthless

00:27:32.130 --> 00:27:33.570
and ambitious person truly repent?

00:27:34.730 --> 00:27:36.850
He's only using his past tie

00:27:36.970 --> 00:27:38.290
as Your Majesty's comrade
to beg for his life.

00:27:40.090 --> 00:27:42.250
General Ling, why do you say so?

00:27:43.130 --> 00:27:45.090
Fan Chang's family members
have always been in their lairs

00:27:45.370 --> 00:27:46.370
and never go into hiding.

00:27:46.690 --> 00:27:48.370
He left his family unprotected

00:27:48.570 --> 00:27:50.250
and was not afraid
they would be executed

00:27:50.570 --> 00:27:52.010
after assassinating His Majesty.

00:27:52.290 --> 00:27:53.290
This can conclude

00:27:53.930 --> 00:27:55.730
he'll succeed in the assassination.

00:27:56.010 --> 00:27:57.730
After he succeeds,
the royal court will be in chaos.

00:27:57.890 --> 00:27:59.330
They will be too occupied
to hold someone responsible.

00:27:59.730 --> 00:28:01.610
Fan Chang plotted this scheme first

00:28:01.610 --> 00:28:03.050
with his accomplices helped him after.

00:28:03.610 --> 00:28:04.770
But today,

00:28:04.850 --> 00:28:06.730
he only mentioned brotherhood

00:28:06.850 --> 00:28:08.210
and was unwilling to name
his accomplices.

00:28:08.490 --> 00:28:09.930
How is this sincere repentance?

00:28:11.410 --> 00:28:12.250
Your Majesty,

00:28:12.690 --> 00:28:14.810
General Ling has a point.

00:28:16.770 --> 00:28:17.610
Your Majesty,

00:28:17.730 --> 00:28:18.650
I've ordered the men

00:28:18.650 --> 00:28:20.450
to escort Fan Chang back to the capital
for interrogation.

00:28:21.130 --> 00:28:23.290
We must apprehend the mastermind
behind this incident.

00:28:24.010 --> 00:28:26.410
I want you to treat your injuries.

00:28:26.930 --> 00:28:28.330
Stop worrying about this.

00:28:28.690 --> 00:28:29.730
Be happy for a bit.

00:28:30.010 --> 00:28:31.690
Stop pulling a long face.

00:28:32.010 --> 00:28:34.050
You either hold trials or fight all day.

00:28:34.050 --> 00:28:35.450
If you have a wife in the future,

00:28:35.650 --> 00:28:36.770
you'll only scare her.

00:28:37.690 --> 00:28:39.650
Your Majesty always mention marriage
whenever you could.

00:28:39.650 --> 00:28:40.730
If you marry one,

00:28:41.810 --> 00:28:42.730
I'll stop bringing it up.

00:28:43.530 --> 00:28:44.290
Why?

00:28:44.530 --> 00:28:46.730
Is General Ling going to be wedded too?

00:28:47.490 --> 00:28:48.250
Why?

00:28:48.690 --> 00:28:50.170
Which family is going to have a wedding?

00:28:50.370 --> 00:28:51.370
It's Grand Tutor Lou.

00:28:51.770 --> 00:28:53.570
The second son
of the Lou Family's second chamber.

00:28:54.290 --> 00:28:56.730
Everyone knows how he went after
Young Lady Cheng to Hua County

00:28:56.730 --> 00:28:59.650
and the story of saving
a damsel in distress.

00:29:00.010 --> 00:29:01.930
I heard General Cheng and Grand Tutor

00:29:02.130 --> 00:29:03.890
had approved of this marriage.

00:29:03.890 --> 00:29:05.410
Even the betrothal gifts were delivered.

00:29:05.610 --> 00:29:08.370
General Cheng especially went
to Hua County

00:29:08.570 --> 00:29:10.690
to meet his handsome
and talented son-in-law.

00:29:11.170 --> 00:29:14.170
I heard his wife will arrive soon too.

00:29:20.650 --> 00:29:22.170
Your Majesty. Official Ji.

00:29:22.850 --> 00:29:24.210
I still have some matters to attend to.

00:29:25.210 --> 00:29:26.170
So I'll excuse myself.

00:29:35.130 --> 00:29:35.970
Official Ji,

00:29:36.850 --> 00:29:39.850
how many daughters does
Cheng Shi has?

00:29:41.250 --> 00:29:42.490
They only have one.

00:29:43.050 --> 00:29:44.530
She's the youngest child in the family.

00:29:49.010 --> 00:29:50.930
Why does he only have one daughter?

00:29:51.610 --> 00:29:53.930
Cheng Shi is too useless.

00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:26.380
(Hua County Magistrate's Court)

00:30:27.610 --> 00:30:28.610
You must be the First Madam
of the Cheng Family.

00:30:28.730 --> 00:30:29.650
Allow me to notify them.

00:30:29.650 --> 00:30:30.410
No need.

00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:40.080
(Hua County Magistrate's Court)

00:30:40.690 --> 00:30:41.530
Yao,

00:30:41.770 --> 00:30:42.650
go higher.

00:30:43.570 --> 00:30:44.370
Yes.

00:30:45.090 --> 00:30:46.050
Use more strength.

00:30:48.650 --> 00:30:50.250
Yao, you're amazing.

00:30:52.050 --> 00:30:53.890
I don't even dare to climb up
so high to get it.

00:30:54.090 --> 00:30:55.090
I'll get it soon.

00:30:56.050 --> 00:30:56.930
Go higher.

00:30:57.690 --> 00:30:58.690
You almost have it.

00:31:00.570 --> 00:31:01.650
What are you doing?

00:31:02.290 --> 00:31:03.050
Mother.

00:31:04.810 --> 00:31:05.610
Yao!

00:31:06.030 --> 00:31:06.950
Are you all right?

00:31:07.390 --> 00:31:08.390
Did you hurt yourself?

00:31:10.270 --> 00:31:12.070
The Lou Family is a family of scholars.

00:31:12.350 --> 00:31:14.830
It's not easy for Mr. Lou to be agile.

00:31:15.790 --> 00:31:16.830
You're indeed not simple.

00:31:18.590 --> 00:31:20.590
I'm Lou Yao, greetings, First Madam Cheng.

00:31:21.550 --> 00:31:22.590
Since Yao was young,

00:31:22.590 --> 00:31:24.750
he practiced martial arts and archery
with the He family.

00:31:25.030 --> 00:31:26.030
His martial arts skills

00:31:26.150 --> 00:31:28.230
are not inferior to two brothers.

00:31:29.190 --> 00:31:31.590
All you utter is Yao.

00:31:31.830 --> 00:31:32.990
Who's Yao?

00:31:34.670 --> 00:31:36.430
My first name is Yao
with Lou as my last name.

00:31:36.870 --> 00:31:38.590
Yao is a term of endearment
that Shaoshang calls me.

00:31:38.910 --> 00:31:40.990
My mother also addresses me
with this name.

00:31:42.430 --> 00:31:43.910
The Lou Family is a prominent family.

00:31:44.470 --> 00:31:45.710
You should know

00:31:45.710 --> 00:31:46.910
a gentleman wouldn't do anything

00:31:46.910 --> 00:31:48.510
to arouse suspicions.

00:31:48.870 --> 00:31:50.230
You and Shaoshang

00:31:50.350 --> 00:31:52.070
aren't betrothed or married.

00:31:52.070 --> 00:31:53.430
How can you address each other's

00:31:53.510 --> 00:31:55.910
pet names intimately without hesitation?

00:31:56.670 --> 00:31:57.910
Father and Grand Tutor Lou

00:31:58.230 --> 00:31:59.470
had agreed to this betrothal

00:31:59.550 --> 00:32:00.750
and delivered the betrothal gifts.

00:32:00.750 --> 00:32:02.350
How are we not considered betrothed?

00:32:02.350 --> 00:32:03.230
Am I right, Father?

00:32:04.030 --> 00:32:05.030
Yes, she's right.

00:32:05.470 --> 00:32:07.670
They're considered betrothed
after we accepted the betrothal gifts.

00:32:09.870 --> 00:32:10.910
Did they send a matchmaker to propose?

00:32:11.350 --> 00:32:12.390
Did they ask for the bride's name
and date of birth?

00:32:17.350 --> 00:32:18.070
No.

00:32:18.070 --> 00:32:19.230
Did they exchange
their names and birth dates?

00:32:19.710 --> 00:32:20.950
Did they have these read
at the fortune teller?

00:32:22.510 --> 00:32:23.230
No.

00:32:23.310 --> 00:32:24.790
Did they ask her mother!

00:32:26.950 --> 00:32:28.390
None of the rituals were followed!

00:32:28.390 --> 00:32:29.390
How is this a betrothal?

00:32:29.430 --> 00:32:31.110
We've already accepted
the betrothal gifts.

00:32:31.390 --> 00:32:33.070
We can't just return them.

00:32:33.270 --> 00:32:34.870
As the bride's family,

00:32:34.870 --> 00:32:36.150
we can't ask it back if we return them.

00:32:44.430 --> 00:32:45.390
Mr. Lou,

00:32:45.710 --> 00:32:47.950
Shaoshang grew up without her family
so she behaves differently.

00:32:48.030 --> 00:32:50.110
The Lou clan is well connected

00:32:50.270 --> 00:32:51.990
and the First Chamber
is highly prestigious.

00:32:52.230 --> 00:32:54.110
The Cheng clan dares not claim ties
with your family.

00:32:54.550 --> 00:32:57.070
I hope you'll talk
to your uncle and mother

00:32:57.390 --> 00:32:59.110
to write a letter refusing
this betrothal.

00:33:00.790 --> 00:33:01.910
It's for Shaoshang

00:33:02.230 --> 00:33:03.670
and your own good.

00:33:04.030 --> 00:33:05.150
Madam, please don't put it that way.

00:33:06.830 --> 00:33:07.910
Shaoshang is the best woman

00:33:08.190 --> 00:33:09.190
I've ever met.

00:33:09.350 --> 00:33:11.190
She's bold, responsible,

00:33:11.430 --> 00:33:13.390
wise, skillful, and filial to her aunt.

00:33:14.150 --> 00:33:15.870
She also has compassion
for children and the weak.

00:33:15.870 --> 00:33:16.830
Even so,

00:33:17.270 --> 00:33:18.430
it'll be a waste

00:33:18.830 --> 00:33:20.110
if she's not a suitable match for you.

00:33:21.830 --> 00:33:23.630
How are we not suitable for each other?

00:33:23.630 --> 00:33:24.510
When your elder is talking,

00:33:24.870 --> 00:33:26.150
how can you behave as you wish?

00:33:26.790 --> 00:33:28.390
I told you to study

00:33:28.470 --> 00:33:29.470
and learn some manners,

00:33:29.630 --> 00:33:31.710
did you learn how
to talk back to your elders?

00:33:31.710 --> 00:33:32.550
Why?

00:33:32.830 --> 00:33:34.550
Are you going to reprimand me
for being defiant again?

00:33:37.070 --> 00:33:37.950
Go to your room!

00:33:38.350 --> 00:33:39.230
From now on,

00:33:39.590 --> 00:33:41.070
to avoid any rumors with Mr. Lou,

00:33:41.350 --> 00:33:42.950
you're not to meet each other!

00:33:44.750 --> 00:33:45.710
Go to your room first.

00:33:46.190 --> 00:33:48.030
It's all right now.
Go back to your room first.

00:33:49.510 --> 00:33:50.590
Mr. Lou,

00:33:50.590 --> 00:33:52.790
you should go back and think
about this in your room.

00:33:53.430 --> 00:33:55.230
We'll discuss whether
to break off this marriage

00:33:55.630 --> 00:33:56.430
some other time.

00:33:56.790 --> 00:33:57.630
We'll discuss this again.

00:33:58.350 --> 00:33:58.910
But I...

00:34:04.790 --> 00:34:06.310
Shaoshang, I'll...

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First Madam Cheng had a long journey.

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Please get some rest.

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I shall excuse myself first.

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It's all right now.

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General,

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is this the great deed you did?

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Do you dislike Yao

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or me?

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Why are you trying to stop our marriage
through all means?

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If I weren't your mother,

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I wouldn't care if you were married off
to the underworld.

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(After facing death,)

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(I wanted to be closer to you.)

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(But Mother remains the same.)

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(She never changed.)

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Shaoshang.

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Yao.

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Won't meeting in secret

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upset your mother?

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Yao, don't worry.

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My mother's behavior
is not directed at you.

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She just doesn't want me
to have it easy.

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No matter who I'm marrying,

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she'd behave this way too.

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But we have to comply

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with our elder's orders.

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Who says we must follow

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what elders tell us?

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Who says you can defy

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your elder's order?

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Madam Cheng.

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Mother,

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Yao and I are discussing
our marriage publicly.

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We had to meet in secret

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because you made it so.

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How is this our fault?

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Publicly?

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In the middle of the night?

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Acting in private?

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How is this discussing it publicly?

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Madam Cheng,

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I'm to blame for behaving impetuously.

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Please don't blame Shaoshang.

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Shaoshang,

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don't be upset.

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Talk nicely to Madam Cheng.

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I'll excuse myself first.

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Come back inside with me.

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Do you know all the way to Hua County,

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be it the wounded or the sick
and being ambushed by the bandits,

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it was Niaoniao's leadership

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that kept all of us alive.

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Niaoniao is not a child anymore.

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So what if that happened?

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She was only lucky.

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More than half of the properties
in Hua County were destroyed.

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It was Niaoniao who led the craftsmen
to make drawing plans

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and helped the people rebuild their homes.

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Not forgetting the farmer's tools,

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she too modified them

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so they could restore
their livelihood quickly.

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What's there to it?

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These are merely some little tricks.

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Third Aunt,

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you don't have to take my side.

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Only Cheng Yang is praiseworthy.

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How would Mother be impressed

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with my insignificant skills?

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Sister-in-law,

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Niaoniao only started learning.

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Yet, she could help the people.

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If you didn't hold her back
and forbid her to learn all these,

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she would know more
than these insignificant skills.

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Now, Niaoniao and the Lou Family
are discussing marriage.

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Are you trying to hinder her

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by stopping her from marrying?

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I never said I wouldn't let her marry.

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It's just not the right time
to marry yet.

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If it were Cheng Yang,

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will you stop her in this manner too?

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If you can assure me as Yangyang does,

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I wouldn't stop you from seeing Lou Yao.

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How am I not making you feel at ease?

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I meant

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am I even worthy

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for you to feel not at ease?

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Let me ask you this then.

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Do you really have feelings

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for Lou Yao?

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How do you know

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I don't have feelings for Yao?

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Your Third Aunt has described

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how you and Lou Yao interact
with each other

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to me in her letters.

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If that's what you do,

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how is there any affection?

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Do you feel parting
with him is unbearable

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or does it feel like ages
when you don't see him for a day?

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Do you have the affection
that ordinary couples should have?

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There are countless

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couples in this world.

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Why must everyone be the same?

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Can't they each get what they need

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and live together as partners?

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But you don't even love him.

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How are you going to live

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and face hardships with him
for the rest of your life?

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Who says I don't like him?

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I truly like him.

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You don't know anything about love
between husband and wife.

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All of you always say I'm clueless

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and ignorant.

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I admit

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I don't know about anything.

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That's because no one taught me
when I was a child.

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You abandoned me after I was born.

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Now, you've returned.

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How are you qualified to restrict me?

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All right.

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I shall wait and see

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how you and Lou Yao lead

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a good life.

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The beacon-fire has knocked
over the white snow

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I caress the scars gently
from the past

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Your back to the light,
your eyes contain the galaxy

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I hum as the sun
and the moon mutter back

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The light between your brows

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Was put out and rekindled
by the secular world

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The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,
whom do I part them for?

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As I wake up from the blue sea,
stone steles stand like a mountain range

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Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,
the narrow door could not contain my feelings

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The joys and woes of this mortal life,
we speak as we dream of the future

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Both of us will be

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In the sea of stars,
burning bright with our sincerity

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Our sincerity