Zhu Ying-tai is in her boudoir
Confused and worried!
Watching students going to school...
stares at her books and sighs!
I've told you I don't want to eat...
Yet why again do you bring me food?
You haven't eaten for days
One simply can't go on like this
That's right. We've to take care of body
Books and health are equally important
You can live without books but not food...
Enough! Maybe you wouldn't understand !
Miss, please do have some!
No, I don't wish to
All right, all right
Oh, please take it away!
What is this?
Madam has sent lotus seed soup...
and stewed fungus she prepared.
Take them away!
Didn’t you hear? Away with it!
Miss, Miss, bad news!
Now, what's the agitation?
Madam is coming up again
Madam, Miss just fell asleep
Is she feeling better?
No, much worse
My poor child! Ah Yin-xin...
Hurry and gather doctor!
She is a girl from an eminent family
How can she appearing public places!
How is she?
It is getting serious!
She has not eaten for days now
You'd better let her go to school
If anything happens to her...
It's you who have spoiled her!
The doctor is here
Doctor?
This is my master and madam
Squire, Madam
Take a seat, please
Thank you, sir
Please be seated
I say, the doctor looks familiar
Yes, he looks like Ying-tai's cousin
Very true!
May l know...
who is not feeling well?
It's my daughter
A doctor must meet the patient
And diagnose, according to her...
Complexion, voice, symptoms and pulse.
What might be the reason for her sickness?
She wishes to attend a school in Hangzhou
I refused, so she is unhappy and sick
I really wish you could cure her
It's certainly a queer illness!
Queer illness!
However, there is a cure for it
But the ingredients are hard to come by
As long as it cures my daughter...
I wouldn't mind the cost
But they're not easily obtainable
There's no harm in telling them to me
Sir, please listen on then!
Horn of the Dragon King of the Sea
Brain of a baby shrimp
Clay from a 10,000-year-oldwall
Frost from a 1,000-year-oldtile
Pair of eggs laid by a male bird
Intestines of a leech
Panacea from the fairy mountain
Fragrance of the Queen of Heaven
Holy water of the Goddess of Mercy
Wine made from immortal peaches
lf we have all these ten ingredients...
Your daughter will recover.
Doctor, you are playing a joke on us!
Where can we find such ingredients?
Your daughter's illness is mental
Hence we must use a mental approach
Mental approach!
Since she wants to studying Hangzhou...
Please let her!
Once you give your consent...
I think she will be cured at once.
It's bad for a girl to mix among men
l won't allow it!
I have a plan which would be safe enough
What is your plan?
Let her dress as a man
I don't think she would fare any less
If she is dressed as a man,
I'll bet no one would know she is a girl.
Even her parents won’t recognize her.
You exaggerate so!
I've raised her up myself
I don’t think l won't recognize her
Absolutely! We sure would be able to
No, you can't!
If we can't, then we will let her go!
On your word of honor?
Yes, on my honor
Thank you, Father!
It's you?!
Yes, your daughter Ying-tai
You both failed to recognize her
Nonsense, that was a trick!
You've promised her, let her go then
Look how you’ve spoiled her
Goodbye, Father and Mother
Alright, alright
Alright, stand up. Father has consented
Thank you, Father!
Distant hills are pleasant
Spring water reflects a bridge
Travelers are walking to and fro
Winery's sign is hanging on treetops
Birds sing among the thick branches
Willows dance in the soft breeze
The scenery is so wonderful here
Let's rest and stretch our legs
It's so hot!
Master, how far is the school yet?
Won’t be long, take a rest first
Look, the others go in groups
Won't it be great if we have company?
This man must be deaf
Hey! Where are you going?
What're you doing? Moving' hands & feet!
You are not dumb!
You are the dumb one!
Excuse me, pardon me!
Certainly. It's nothing
We are from Bai Sha Gang, Kuai Ji
And going to Ni Shan College in Hangzhou
You are going to school?
No, it's my young Master!
So are we! Wonderful!
Miss!
She's at home, why mention about her?
I mean, it'd be nice...
if she would've been here with us!
Yes, indeed!
How do you do, my friend
Fine, thank you
Would you be attending Ni Shan College?
Yes, how about yourself?
Yes. May I know your good name?
Zhu Ying-tai
Brother Zhu
How do you do. And yourself...?
I am Liang Shan-bo
Very much honored to meet you
The pleasure is mine
Thank you. I overheard him say...
Your sister wants to study too?
You see, brother...
My sister is ambitious
Wants to compete with men
She discards rouge for ink and pen
And prefers literature to jewels
She wished to come along with me...
so that we could study together
But Father is a bit orthodox minded
Girls can’t leave the boudoir!
You are right!
Men and women are born equal
Such man-made rules are absurd
I had thought all men are alike
But he stands up for women’s rights!
Friends like him are hard to find
I'd so like him to be my sworn brother
Brother Zhu!
Brother Liang!
There's something I dare not say
Never mind, just say it
All right then. Please listen
I feel lonely with no brothers
There is still along way ahead of us
If you don’t mind...
We can become sworn brothers
We've left our homes to study
By destiny, we meet here
From now on, let's be friends
And study together
I don’t have joss-sticks on me though
We can use willow branches instead
How old are you?
Sixteen. And you?
Seventeen
My respectable elder brother!
My beloved younger brother, come!
Beneath the willows, we pledge
And vow to be sworn brothers
We are better than real brothers
Prepared to lay our lives for each other
What are you doing?
We are also swearing brotherhood!
What? You are swearing to be brothers?!
He means sworn brothers
Yes, sworn brothers
Recite the classics and the poems
Even iron wears out by repeated rubbing
Ying-tai's wishes have come true
Study with good teachers and friends
Way of great learning lies in virtue
To revitalize and rest in excellence
Contentment brings rest
Rest brings calmness
Calmness brings tranquility
With tranquility one deliberates
And then one attains his aims
To manifest virtue to all mankind
Firstly governing well their own states
Wanting to govern well their states
First harmonized their clans
Wanting to harmonize their clan
Firstly cultivated their own self
It's joyful to learn and practice
Or when a friend comes from afar
Ospreys call from the river islet
Charming girls make good companions
Women and the mean are hard to keep
They are insolent and ungrateful
Confucius says, "with plenty to eat..."
Plenty to eat... plenty to eat...
What comes thereafter?
Plenty to eat...
What's the next phrase?
The next stanza...
What follows "with plenty to eat..."?
With plenty to eat, l won't be hungry
One cannot carve rotten wood
One cannot taint a dirty wall
Ying-tai
Have you seen Ying-tai?
No
Hey, you are hiding here studying!
Studying? I am here sulking
Sulking? Why?
What did Teacher ask you just now?
Women and the mean are hard to keep
They are insolent and ungrateful
It is all wrong, very wrong
Pardon? Was my answer wrong?
I don't mean you
It's the book!
Men and women are both humans...
Women are the root of trouble
Haven’t you heard this saying before?
Women are the root of trouble! Why...
My dear brother...
Many kingdoms were ruined due to them
Listen to this, brother!
Mei-xi ruined the Xia Emperor Jie
Shang's King Zhou was marred due to Da-ji
Zhou's Emperor You set off beacons...
just to amuse his beloved Bao-si
These are the teachings of wise sages
We ought to give it careful thought...
before deciding I'm wrong
Brother Liang, please listen to me
Many great women lived in the past
Listen carefully to what I say
Goddess Nu-wa mended the sky for us
Queen Lei fed silk worm with mulberry
Worthy mothers are also famous
Like the mother of Mencius
Those bad kings ruined themselves
And put the blame on their women
You don't digest what you study
And can’t tell right from wrong
Please excuse me for being so frank
You are indeed a bookworm
I'm enlightened. You're very talented
My knowledge is limited
And not as good as you
From now on, I'll try my best...
to under stand what I've read.
Master, master!
What's the matter?
I, I...
Look at you, speak slowly
Yin-xin just told me
Master Zhu is seriously ill
He must have caught cold
I must go visit him!
Ying-tai, are you alright?
Just moment, Master Liang
Is it really serious?
No, he has just fallen asleep
Who is it?
It's me!
Brother Liang
Are you feeling better?
It's nothing serious
Just a slight fever
You're running a high temperature
It's quite late now,
Call in the doctor tomorrow
Let me feel your pulse
Don’t bother. I have brought medicine
I've told Yin-xin to prepare it
Master Liang, I will be here
You can go and rest now
No, I'll stay here tonight
Don’t worry, I'll keep him company
How can I? Brother, please go and rest
There's no need to stand on ceremony
Tonight, I'll stay with you
I can attend to all your needs
Yin-xin, sleep in the outer chamber
Master Liang,
you are an educated man
How can you say something like this?
What do you mean?
How can boys and girls sleep together!
Are you implying that I'm a girl?
Since you are not a girl...
How can I ask you to take care of me?
I'll do anything for my brother
Even hard manual work
Yin-xin, you may retire
I’ll take over your duty tonight
That makes it worse
I'm used to sleeping alone
If you insist to stay the night...
Please at least use another blanket!
All right, I'll do as you say
Yin-xin, go and fetch my blanket
Yin-xin, do as Master Liang says
It's time to take a bath
Let's go
What for?
To bathe in the river
I'm not going!
What's wrong?
Um, I'm not feeling so well
I am not going if you are not
We were saying where’ve we come to?
Look at you!
C'mon, let's go take a dip
I won't come! Hey, stop it!
Let's go!
It's you!
Mending the clothes yourself?
Thank you!
But just couldn't do it
Let me do it for you
You are not a girl
Your fingers are just as slow as mine
Here, watch!
All right
See, it's all done
Fantastic, better than a girl's work
I helped you but you make fun of me
Sorry, sorry!
Time flies by like a shooting arrow
Three years have gone by swiftly
Liang Shan-bo and Zhu Ying-tai
Their friendship is deep as the sea
One loves to talk and discuss politics
The other is devoted to the former
Three years have gone by in a wink
Spring comes and goes once again
What are you staring at?
My dear brother!
Ying-tai is not a girl
Why then are her ears pierced?!
I have a reason for that
Why are you so suspicious?
In the annual festival of our village...
I always play the Goddess of Mercy
Concentrate on your studies
Don't let your mind wander off to girls
I daren’t look at the Goddess anymore
Master
Master, the teacher sends for you
Luckily I’ve finished the composition
Wait here, I'll be right back
Sure
Miss, a letter again from the Squire
They want us to go back?
Is it?
It says mother is seriously ill
So difficult to decide!
Let's go then
It's easier said than done!
Don't want to leave Master Liang?
You little girl!
Maybe you should talk to Mrs. Meng
What for?
Tell her the truth
And ask her to be the matchmaker
I’m too shy to...
What are you staring at?
It'd be so embarrassing!
Isn't that true!
What a sissy!
I believe it's time to leave
Thank you, Mrs. Meng
Have a seat
Thank you
Better go home if your mother's sick
I'll inform your teacher when he's back
Thank you, Mrs. Meng
Mrs. Meng
Anything else?
No, nothing...
Ying-tai, don’t be shy
Just tell me what's bothering you
Mrs. Meng!
I'm grateful to learn from Teacher
And you too, for all your kindness
Since I studied with Brother Liang...
It's been three years already.
Three whole years!
I have a secret...
Don’t be shy, I'm like your mother
Just say it
I am...
I am a girl dressed as a boy
I've known that for a long time
Since you've known it all along...
I needn't be shy
There is so much I want to say
But I’ll just use this jade bracelet
Please give it to Brother Liang...
As a token of our betrothal
You are as pretty as flowers
And Shan-bo's future is bright
You two are a perfect match
I'm really glad I can help...
To match you two together
Thank you, Mrs. Meng
After three years studying together...
Shan-bo hates to let Ying-tai go.
When I first came to school here
The scenery is so beautiful
We met and became sworn brothers
In that span we came to be quite close
Now your father wants you to go home
You must hurry up
I wish you a peaceful journey!
I will never forget your kindness...
in escorting me such a long way.
Who tends to your mother when you study?
Why don’t you get married?
I am only devoted to my studies
In books, I find my love
You are from a noble family
You must have betrothed already
I don't know how to answer him
He doesn't know I'm a girl!
I so wish to tell him the truth
When I remembered father’s advice
To think carefully before I act
So I hold back the words
We were saying...
I am still too young to marry
Today's weather is divine
We should not waste time
Let's recite poems on the way
I am crude and unlearned
I'm afraid I can't match your talent
You are being too modest!
It's hard to recite without a subject
Let's recite about the fine scenery
I see a woodcutter hurrying by
With sweat running down his back
For whom is he toiling so hard?
For whom are you walking down hill?
He is toiling for his wife
And I'm seeing you off, my brother
Wrong!
Why?
He is toiling for his brother
And you’re seeing your wife off
I'm not yet married
Your words don’t make any sense
We've arrived at the fish pond
Golden carps swim by in pairs
Like flounders, they hate to part
So are the two brothers
Why are you sighing, brother?
Look at the fishes in the pond
They loathe to part
Only hook and bait...
can part them
How nice if we could be those fish
Look
A soft breeze drifts across the water
A pair of mandarin ducks glides near
Back and forth they sail together
They're in love with each other
Brother Liang, if I were a girl
Would you want to marry me?
Marry you!
But you are not a girl, right!
Passing mountains after mountains
We've come to Phoenix Hill
Here, flowers bloom everywhere
Too bad, peony isn't here though!
Do you like peony?
There is a lot of peony in my garden
Come over to my house if you want some
Oh, I do love Peony
But it’s such along way to your home
How can I go there just for flowers?
Brother, pick the flowers while in bloom
Don't wait till there are no more
Right ahead is a river
A pair of geese is swimming by
The gander is in front
The goose follows, calling "Brother!"
I've not heard a sound at all
How can a goose call a gander?
Don’t you see the goose smiling?
She thinks you are an idiotic gander
If I am an idiotic gander...
Don't ever call me brother anymore
Right ahead is a narrow bridge
I am scared and trembling
Let me help you across
We are like the Cowboy and Spinning Maid
Resting in Goddess of Mercy’s temple
The boy and girl attendants stand by
They look like a perfect couple
Who is to act as their matchmaker?
How could they be a couple?
They can't?
Look, who is he?
It's moon, the proverbial matchmaker!
If he is the matchmaker...
Why doesn’t he unite the two?
Matchmaking is difficult
Only lovers should be united
They are made from wood and earth
They don't know what love is
Brother Liang, they love each other
They just can't express it
Goddess of Mercy will unite them
Let's perform the ceremony for them
That's nonsense, brother
How can two men get married?
We now arrive at the pond
We can see our reflections in it
Destiny brings us together from afar
Without affinity, we wouldn’t have met
Look at the reflections in the water
A boy and a girl smile at each other
I am a man inside out
You shouldn't...
You may compare me to a woman
After the pond we come to a village
In the village, dogs are barking
They don’t bite the man in front
But bite the girl who follows!
Nonsense, brother!
There isn’t any girl here
Be brave, don’t be afraid
I'll chase the dog away for you
An ox is coming this way
A buffalo boy is riding on its back
Singing all his worries away
But the ox doesn’t understand
What a pity, Brother Liang
You're as dumb as an ox!
I'm angry and not without reason
I'm a man but you call me an ox
A big dumb ox!
Don’t be angry, Brother Liang!
I apologize to you, please forgive me
Thank you for seeing me off
Here we must bid a sad farewell
I have a question on my mind
Are you betrothed?
I come from a poor family
How can I be betrothed without money?
I haven't even finished my studies
How can I be betrothed?
Since you are not betrothed...
I have a younger sister at home.
If you're desirous of getting married...
I'll be your matchmaker.
She is faraway and I can't see her
I'm sure she must be pretty and young
We are very similar
She looks exactly like me
For she and I are twins
Thank you, matchmaker!
Thank you for being so thoughtful
So that's why you kept uttering nonsense
You want to match me with your sister
But was too stupid to realize it
I don't know when we will meet again!
Take good care of yourself
There is so much I wish to say!
These are the last words I'll repeat
Come soon to Zhu's villa for her
Master Zhu
Lingering for the departure
Zhu Ying-tai holds back her tears
She has so much on her mind
Hoping Liang will come for her soon
I think of you day and night
Days seem endless after we part
Do you know I'm lying sick in bed?
I feel chilly in the starry night
Mrs. Meng, thank you!
You are not yourself these days
What's wrong?
I've... been thinking about... home
Then you should go home for a while
That won't be necessary...
Go to sleep
I have something to tell you
What is it?
Smilingly I ask the bookworm
Something bizarre for you to guess
Is he really a boy or a girl?
Whom are you talking about?
Ying-tai, whom you spent 3 years with
There is nothing bizarre about it
How could Ying-tai be a girl?
You're merely teasing me
I maybe a bookworm but not a fool
She came into my room before she left
She was shy and reluctant to speak
She used a jade bracelet as a token
Asking me to be her matchmaker
Ying-tai has a sister like himself
He wanted me to marry her
He told me everything before he left
Thank you Mrs. Meng, for your effort
Ying-tai is really a girl
She confessed before me
Who would tell you directly about it?
You are really a foolish bookworm
Is Ying-tai really a girl?
Of course!
Ying-tai... is a girl?!
Then Ying-tai is her own sister
Her sister is Ying-tai!
We spent 3 years together
How could this be?
Then she has betrothed herself to me?
She has betrothed herself to me!
Since you two are engaged...
You should go to her at once
Tell the Teacher tomorrow and go to her
Shan-bo wants to call on Ying-tai
He leaves school and is on his way
To visit Ying-tai at Zhu's villa
Everything is like before
Pleasant memories came flashing back
I'd never imagined him to be a girl
Leave the city, pass the gate
She said I was walking for my wife
She said the fish were like brothers
After the hill, when we came to the pond
She said mandarin ducks formed a pair
She already had our marriage in mind then!
Phoenix Hill, Phoenix Hill
Peony awaits in her garden
Oh, geese in the river
I was really an idiotic gander!
We're like Cowboy and Spinning Maid...
The marriage ceremony in the temple...
Reflection of boy and girl in water...
The dog biting the girl...
All these things
I couldn't guess
I'm really a big dumb ox!
And I'm a little dumb ox!
In the shadow of the willow
She betrothed me to her sister
But she IS actually her sister!
Ying-tai, this sure is a good match
You did the right thing!
Taking out my betrothal token
Happily I put it away again
Sooner I arrive, sooner we’ll meet
The bridal sedan will be on its way
Hurriedly travel on
I wish I had wings to fly to her side
Miss...
Master Liang's matchmaker is here!
How do you know?
Why wouldn't I know?
Just now, I was at the front door
I saw an old woman leaving
The guard said she came to see Squire
About matchmaking matter
She must've been sent by Master Liang!
Don’t tease me
I am not, it's true!
No wonder the candle wick burst
That means something goodwill happen
Yes, something good did happen!
Father, Mother
Squire, Madam
I was just thinking about your future
When a matchmaker came to me
It is really something good!
You've grown up and should be married
This is a god sent perfect match
I have already given my consent
What do you say?
Do you know who the boy is?
Father, who is the boy?
This is an extraordinary event
You must have heard of him!
He is Mandarin's son, Ma Wen-cai
How do you like it?
What?
I won't marry him!
Why? It's a perfect match
Everybody knows that...
Mais a playboy
How can you believe these rumors?
I cannot obey you
Where is your filial piety?
I'd rather serve you at home
Nonsense! Everyone must get married
If I marry, I won't marry Ma Wen-cai
Now I know
When you were in Hangzhou, did you...
Yin Xin, you served her at school for3 years
What happened there? Speak up
Just tell the truth, Yin-xin
When Miss went to school in Hangzhou
She and Liang Shan-bo became friends
Before we left, she...
Speak up!
Miss pledged the hand of her sister...
Ying-tai, you...
No wonder she won't listen to reason
She has found a lover herself
And refused to a perfect marriage
You're breaking your father's heart!
Since the beginning of universe...
No girl ever chooses her own husband
The Ma family is rich and influential
Liang Shan-bo can never match our families
Father
Shan-bo and I are in love
I really can't marry Ma Wen-cai
I have already promised the Ma's
Betrothal to be sent without delay
I've also made up my mind, father...
You disobedient girl!
Miss!
Don’t lose your temper
Let me persuade her
I don't care. You have to obey me
Mother...
My dear, you know your father well
It'd be better if you give in
Mother...
Father has made a big mistake
He shouldn’t have betrothed me to Ma's
Ever since I returned home...
I have told you everything
My dear mother...
The Ma family is rich and influential
Father can’t go back on his word
And you cannot fix your own alliance
Your behavior will create a scandal
You'd better obey your father
Like a plum blossom takes wind and snow
A phoenix cannot marry a common crow
I don't care how powerful Ma's are
I'll marry him only if...
the sun rises in the west
Ying-tai!
Madam, what should we do now?
Liang Shan-bo should have come sooner
This way please
Miss, Master Liang is here!
Liang Shan-bo, Zhu Ying-tai
They meet again
One is thrilled and joyful
The other is filled with sadness
Si-jiu
Please leave
Yes
Yin-xin
Serve tea for Master Liang
Sure
Miss
Brother Liang!
I am your brother's friend
I'm here to visit him. Is he here?
Brother Liang, look carefully
You...
I am Ying-tai!
I disguised as a man to go to school
We met and became sworn brothers
These 3 years, you took care of me
I am really grateful to you
We called each other brothers then
Now...
You are dressed as a girl
What should I call you?
You used to call me brother
Now, just address me as sister
Yes, my sister
Brother Liang
Please take a seat
Yes, please sit down too
Master Liang, have some tea
How've you been after we parted?
Very well. How about you?
I am all right too
Passing through here, is it?
I'm here to visit your parents
And to see your sister
My sister?
Listen, sister
The other day when I saw you off...
You said you’d be my matchmaker
For the hand of your sister
I'm here to propose marriage
Brother Liang
Do you know who my sister is?
It's the same Ying-tai
It's you?
Liang Shan-bo and Zhu Ying-tai
Were destined by Heaven to wed
Their love is true
They'll always be together
But my father has given me...
Had the words barely left her mouth...
She fled to her boudoir in tears
If she didn't intend to keep her word...
Why did she pretend to be matchmaker?
Yin-xin! Tell me
To whom has her father betrothed her?
To that dandy Ma Wen-cai
Brother Liang
Ying-tai! You...
We swore eternal love
I have only you in my heart
Your father betrothed you to Ma
You should've refused at once
I have done my best...
To refuse his proposal
But my father won't hear it
He can't break the betrothal
So, he won't?
Your father won't break the betrothal
But my bridal sedan will come first
I'll invite our Teacher's wife
To sit in Zhu villa's parlor
We two are betrothed as well
Jade bracelet and butterfly pendant
Why can’t we become husband and wife?
Jade bracelet and butterfly pendant
Butterflies should fly in pairs
We two have chosen ourselves
Others don’t recognize it
Even though they don’t recognize it
I still want to live and die with you
Your words wring my heart
Tears flow down my cheeks
Brother Liang, you are the only son
Your elderly mother depends on you
I'm not blessed to find happiness
You'd better find someone else
Even if it’s a Heavenly angel, I won't love
I am leaving
Brother Liang
You came here to visit me
There is nothing more I can say
I'll pour you a goblet of wine
I never knew I'm here only for wine!
Brother Liang
It was love at first sight
And it grew during those three years
I left the jade bracelet as a token
To be given to you by Mrs. Meng
When you saw me off...
I tried to let you know my heart
I told you about reflections in water
I proposed to wed before the Goddess
Who would have known all was in vain?
A pair of mandarin ducks is separated
My father has betrothed me to Ma's
My heart is broken, all hope gone
What else can I say to my friend?
What else can I say to an old friend?
I thought our love can unite us
Who knew strong winds separate us
To whom can I pour my heart out?
From whom can I seek sympathy?
Awakened abruptly from sweet dreams!
All love thoughts shattered to bits
I dare not trail the road we traveled
Lest I come by the same mandarin ducks!
My brother Liang!
I have wronged you
Not because I'm heartless
Only because I can't disobey father
Brother Liang!
I cried for you
From evening till morning
For you I traveled here fast
Not minding fatigue or sweat
I was angry at father because of you
Jeopardizing my relationship with him
My heart is broken because of you
Nothing can mend it again
Promise is broken, a token rendered useless
All my hopes have vanished
My heart is on fire but hands are cold
I'm returning the jade to you now
Bid you farewell with swallowed tears
You're not well, how can you travel?
I have to even if I can't
How can I die in your house?
Brother Liang, don’t take it too hard
Take care of your health
We can still be friends
When will you come to visit me again?
If I live on, I will certainly come
If not, we won't meet in this world
Go to find me in my grave
Find the grave
And carve two names on it
Liang Shan-bo and Zhu Ying-tai
We can't marry now, in death we will
Liang Shan-bo and Zhu Ying-tai
They can’t become man and wife
In death, they will never part
Even death won't part us both
Ying-tai, Ying-tai!
Shan-bo, it's time for medicine
Si-jiu, Si-jiu
He is not back yet
Mother, will Ying-tai come?
She will. Drink this first
Medicine can't cure me
I think I am dying!
You are not...
Mother, you've loved me in vain
Shan-bo, don't say such things, dear
Sorry that you'd have to see me die
I can only repay you in my next life
For all you've done for me
Shan-bo
She didn't come with you?
Master, she is already Ma's wife
She's asked you to take care of yourself
Yes, you must take care of yourself
What did she say about my letter?
She cried and gave you this
This means that till death do us part
But in this life, we cannot wed
Master
Shan-bo...
Master!
Mother, bury me by the Southern Mountain
Shan-bo, don’t be silly
Give this to Miss
She will have this to remember me by
Silk thread ends only when the worm dies
Even in death I will not give up
- Shan-bo... - Master...
Ying-tai...
- Master... - Shan-bo...
Miss, the bridal sedan is here
Please get ready
Oh, Heavens! Miss!
Master, he is...
How is he?
He is dead...
Miss! Miss!
Brother Liang!
With tears I call out your name
I call you, Brother Liang
We had hoped to unite...
But were torn apart
Our farewell was eternal
I have caused your death
Father's orders were strict
The Ma's are vicious
Brother Liang!
Though our love dreams have perished...
I will follow you
Even into Hell!
Si-jiu, before your Master left...
Did he say something for me?
He told me to give you this
To remind you of him
This...
Is his blood...
He died calling your name
Poor brother Liang, it's tragic!
Has he been buried yet?
By the road near Southern Mountains
Southern Mountains...!
Si-jiu, go home
Prepare offerings
And wait for me by the grave
Miss, you...?
Please don’t ask anymore
Go now
Yin-xin, see him off
Yes
Squire, Madam
Respects to Squire, Madam
The bridal sedan is here
Why don’t you help Miss prepare?
He is already dead
What's there to prepare?
What did you say?
Squire
Master Liang has died!
Why haven't you still awakened?
This is the will of God
Today is your big day
Forget the trivial things
Father, you're taking it too lightly...
Ying-tai
The wedding sedan is here; waiting
It is too late to go back on it
There is no need to back out
I never agreed to it in the first place
Ying-tai, you...
Now, be calm!
Marriages are decided by parents
Your father has consented to it
How can he change it now?
The Ma's are rich and influential
That's their business
My heart has always been with Liang
Alive we couldn’t unite, by death we'll
I'd rather die than be with the Ma's
How preposterous!
Would you say father has wronged you?
Father, are you forcing me?
The wedding sedan is already at the door
All right, I'll obey you...
That's like a good girl!
But, on one condition...
What is it?
At the front of sedan I want mourning lanterns
And joss sticks behind for sacrifice
The procession takes a southern route
For I want to visit Shan-bo's grave
Today is your wedding day
How can you go visit Shan-bo's grave?
It's impossible
No bride ever goes to a grave first
It's absurd! It's nonsense!
If you won't agree to this...
I will not enter the sedan
Time's running short, just let her
I mean, how could I allow?
Let her visit the grave
The wedding could be later at the Ma's
This...
All right!
You've really made me mad
All right now...!
Brother Liang...!
You have left me forever
We can't spend our lives together
I thought we're meant for each other
But fate has been cruel to us
I hoped you would send a matchmaker
But crows brought bad news instead
I hoped you’d also bring an orchestra
But our bridge of love was broken
I hoped you'd fetch me in your sedan
But I've come to mourning instead!
Brother Liang...
I can't see you but only your grave
All my pleas won't bring you back
Ying-tai will never change her mind
I will never marry Ma Wen-cai
Brother Liang!
Alive we couldn’t unite, by death we will
Flowers bloom under rainbow bridge
Butterflies flutter in pairs
Time goes by but their love won't die
That's Liang Shan-bo and Zhu Ying-tai