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[General And I]
[Episode 46]
Look, who is this?
This is...
This is Ze Yin's and my child.
Look. Does he look more like him or me?
He's so good-looking.
He has your eyes and his nose.
Everyone says so.
If it weren't for you, my son and I wouldn't be here today.
Ze Qing, look.
She is your godmother.
Ze Qing?
What a nice name.
Look how adorable he is when he smiles.
Children are the happiest when they are little.
It all changes when they grow up.
Nanny, take him back to the room.
Yes. Let's go!
Ping Ting.
There are a great many changes in life.
You never know until you go through some things.
Fortunately, we're still alive and well.
We have each other and our children.
Whatever happened, just let it go.
There are still days ahead of us.
You have to look on the bright side.
Where is Zui Ju buried?
Ping Ting, who exactly is Zui Ju?
She's the most adorable and compassionate woman in the world.
She shouldn't have died like this.
When we saw the remains of the corpse, we thought it was you.
We buried them in Mount Dianqing.
There's great scenery and flowers all year round.
It's a quiet place.
I'll take you to her later.
However...
Ping Ting, I have a question for you.
Ask away.
Ze Yin and I can't decide this.
We don't know how to tell you.
We don't know if we should ask you about it.
Chu Bei Jie was here.
He came searching for you.
He thought that you'd surely come to us.
But all he saw was your coffin.
Chu Bei Jie is in great grief.
Ever since the funeral, he's been guarding the tomb
for three days without sleeping.
He only left a while ago.
Ping Ting, what do you plan to do?
Ping Ting, give it some thought.
It's not too late to bring him back.
No.
You must have all thought that he had let me down.
Is it not so?
I'm the one who got him into so much trouble.
I'm too ashamed to see him.
I'm the one who can't carry on.
Yang Feng.
All of you said that I'm smart.
I've thought so myself as well.
I thought that I could see and think thoroughly about everything.
All except for this.
Everyone could see how it would end, but I took a chance.
This chance I took produced yet another ungrateful maid in this world
and another general who jeopardized his nation and betrayed his ruler.
I'm too ashamed to face Chu Bei Jie.
Ping Ting, you mustn't say so.
The Bai Ping Ting I used to be is dead.
Let it be so.
Since the funeral was held and she is now buried
those who should cry had cried
and those who should laugh had laughed.
She shouldn't appear in this world again to bring anyone more trouble.
Ping Ting, since you've decided, I'll respect your decision.
However, you have to promise me never to leave me again and wander off.
Don't make me worry again.
Now that it has come to such
you have to consider your child if not yourself.
Let's find a secluded place to live a quiet life.
It might be difficult to do so.
Your Chief General is so well known.
You have so many servants and maids in the manor.
Even if you move to another place
the generals of Great Liang will visit soon in a few days.
How is that a problem?
We can dismiss all the servants.
We'll look for a place where no one knows who we are
and lead a good life together.
Why would it matter if we're not as well off?
Yang Feng.
I can't be so selfish.
You grew up in the palace and led an extravagant life.
Since you came here, you've been married to a chief general.
You've never suffered any hardship in life.
How could I bear to see you suffer?
There are also Ze Yin and Ze Qing.
I'm not joking with you.
You could endure hardship, so why can't I?
As for Ze Yin, he's already agreed to it.
Don't worry about that.
Miss Bai.
Don't worry.
You're Yang Feng's best friend.
You're also Great Liang's savior.
It's my duty and honor to protect both of you.
Besides, when I first courted Yang Feng
I made her a promise to retire and live a quiet life.
Servants or maids aren't an issue.
We have our own hands and feet.
Could we not make a living?
Prime Minister Gui has ordered me
to hand a handwritten letter to Your Highness.
Your Highness, Feng Yin is still kneeling outside the door.
She said that she's here to hand in Prime Minister's leave of absence.
Lu Yi, what do you think of that Feng Yin?
I don't know much. I can't tell what is special about her.
She's the prime minister's goddaughter.
Some time ago, Prime Minister wanted to make her Prince Consort's concubine.
She's actually out to take Prince Consort away from Your Highness?
Serves her right to kneel there.
These days, I've been busy handling state affairs and forgot about it.
Now that things have quieted down
I think that Prime Minister's idea is quite good
after giving it some thought.
Your Highness, why would any wife get her husband a concubine willingly?
Doesn't that upset you?
It isn't the first time anyway.
Miss Bai doesn't count. That was just a plot.
That was always meant to be done.
What plot is it?
I...
I was wrong to say so!
Your Highness surely meant to do so.
It was that ungrateful Miss Bai who ran away.
It serves her right that she's now dead.
Get up.
Feng Yin might be beautiful, but even if Prince Consort fancies someone new
he will grow sick of her in a couple of months.
Since she's quite gentle and skilled at playing the zither as well as dancing
I might as well allow her to entertain Prince Consort.
It can't do any harm.
Your Highness.
I still don't quite understand.
Look at you.
You've been with me for years now.
All that grew with time is your appetite, but not so much your brains and wit.
Prime Minister and Prince Consort have never seen eye to eye.
Neither civil nor military affairs can be neglected.
I have to remain fair and just.
Since I gave Prince Consort a storage department
I have to do Prime Minister a favor.
Only then could both parties maintain some sort of balance.
One is my husband and the other
is an important subject I regard as an uncle.
Both are my right- and left-hand men.
Only by holding on to both of them
can Bai Lan Empire prosper and grow strong.
I'm just taking the bigger picture into consideration.
After all that I've said, do you now understand?
Yes, I do.
Should I send Feng Yin over to Prince Consort's Manor tomorrow?
Hold on.
Be sure to send a message to Prime Minister's Manor.
Tell him that he's not allowed to feign illness for his absence.
Yes, I'll leave now.
Prince Consort He Xia. Receive the decree.
He Xia receives the decree.
By the mandate of Heaven and the decree of the princess
Prince Consort is often weary from affairs of war
but the princess isn't always by his side.
Hence, she bestows a beauty skilled in singing and dancing to Prince Consort
to see to his daily life.
By the princess herself.
Master Eunuch, have you announced the decree incorrectly?
How could I?
The princess's phoenix seal is stamped here.
Prince Consort is so lucky.
Her Highness is very thoughtful.
Thank you, Princess.
I take my leave now.
Young Master.
We already have enough spies around us.
Her Highness is still unsatisfied?
It's obvious that she's planting one next to you in bed.
Young Master!
Her Highness has sent a young lady.
What did you say?
All right, I heard you. Step out.
Young Master.
The decree was just announced and she's already here?
Isn't this a bit too fast?
She's already here.
Welcome her in!
Feng Yin greets Prince Consort.
Feng Yin?
What an elegant name.
Did your parents name you?
Prince Consort, I was named by Prime Minister.
He knows that I can play a few songs, so he gave me this name.
Prime Minster named you?
He named you well.
It's pure and elegant.
Lift your head up and let me take a look.
Pleasing curves and appearance.
Dong Zhuo.
See to Miss Feng Yin and settle her in the rear court.
She can have any room.
Her meals and expenses are to be fully attended to.
Young Master.
Thank you for your graciousness.
I'm off.
Prince Consort.
Miss Feng Yin, is anything else the matter?
It's nothing really.
It's just that I've only just got here and I don't know the place well.
I'm really nervous.
Could Prince Consort accompany me to the rear court?
- You... - Dong Zhuo!
What are you still waiting for?
Lead the way.
Miss Feng Yin, after you.
Miss Feng Yin, this way, please.
This way, please.
I'd like to take a look at this room.
You don't have to look at this room.
It isn't tidied up yet.
How could we have you stay in it?
Wouldn't that be impolite?
I'll show you to a better room.
Please.
I've been commanded by the decree to serve Prince Consort.
I am but a maid.
Why bother refurnishing another room for me?
Prince Consort, you could just give me any of the maids' rooms.
This room is unoccupied anyway.
Dong Zhuo, get someone to clean it
so Miss Feng Yin can be more comfortable.
Yes.
I thank Prince Consort for such kindness.
I'll put my bags down first.
I shall return later to serve Prince Consort.
Go and retrieve my bags.
Yes.
This woman dares to stay in Sister Ping Ting's room?
I really don't understand what Her Highness is thinking.
Young Master, are you really going to keep her here?
She works for Prime Minister Gui.
Be sure to treat her well.
That darn old man, Gui Chang Qing.
He's really gone too far!
We... Young Master.
Young Master!
Miss Feng Yin, it's getting late.
Why don't you come by tomorrow?
I thank Prince Consort for being so thoughtful.
I'll go along with your arrangement.
If Prince Consort is tired, get some rest soon.
I'll take my leave now.
Sure.
Stop!
Who dares to be so rude in my manor?
Greetings to Young Prince.
It's actually you?
Speak up.
Why are you injured?
To be honest with you, my old master is ungrateful.
He's worried that his ulterior actions will be discovered by King of Yan
so he tried to have me killed.
May I be so bold as to ask Your Highness to take me in?
I'm willing to be at your beck and call!
Sure, as you wish.
Young Prince.
Do you not have any questions for me?
I'll tell you everything that I know!
I have nothing to ask.
I won't use anyone I can't trust.
I hope that you're a capable man.
Don't let me down.
I'm deeply grateful.
I certainly won't let you down.
Keep this in mind.
The young prince is dead.
It's just Prince Consort now.
Prince Consort.
I'll keep Young Prince and Prince of Jing-An's Manor on my mind.
Why would you lock me up here?
You still have to feed me every day and worry about me running away.
You might as well just kill me!
When I figure this answer out, you might be dead by then.
Don't come close to me!
What are you going to do now?
Do you want to go up the mountain?
I know that you do.
But you can't believe that I'll grant you what you want?
We'll head out in a while.
But if you wish to come with me, you have to get changed.
This outfit is really...
Too ugly.
Hold on.
You made it sound so easy. Get changed?
Give me back my clothes then!
They're in your wardrobe.
Why didn't you take a look?
You're really dumb.
- Thank you, Madam. - Thank you, Madam.
You are all dismissed.
- Dismiss. - You are dismissed.
Now that everything's been arranged and taken care of
we'll now need to look for a secluded place to move to.
I actually thought of a place.
It's on the other side of Pine Mountain.
There's a quiet little village.
It might be a bit poor, but people there are very kind.
I think that it wouldn't be a problem for us to move there.
It must be a great place if you praise it so.
What do you think?
I'll go wherever you go.
[Tomb of Bai Ping Ting]
Zui Ju, this is the Sister Yang Feng I told you about.
I remember when we first came to Guzang City
you said that you had long heard of the zither duet.
When we met up with Yang Feng, you wanted us to play you a song.
Today, Yang Feng and I will play you a song.
The song ends, the audience leaves. I wait and worry that the day will end.
A handful of soil and buried is my bosom friend.
Yang Feng.
Now that Zui Ju is gone, I won't see Bei Jie again.
I don't wish to play the zither anymore.
Ping Ting!
That's such a pity.
[A few years later]
Miss Bai, it's done!
Keep your squat stance steady!
Punch out steadily!
Keep both stance and action in sync.
Here, continue.
Continue.
Miss Bai, you're home.
Mother, you're home!
- Mother. - Chang Xiao.
Look at how sweaty you are.
- Come here. - Ping Ting.
Here.
You're home.
How is the water mill going?
It's all done.
That water mill Miss Bai designed is simply amazing!
Those gadgets that I can't name come one after another.
The water from the river seems to understand human language.
It flows in whatever direction we want it to go.
It's so much more effortless than watering manually.
I would say that we harvested a third more plums than we did last year.
At least a third more.
My mother is definitely wonderful!
Mother is great, but I also trained very well at home.
Mother, come and look!
All right.
Our Chang Xiao is the best.
Let's go and watch them practice.
- Sure. - Here.
Squat stance!
Punch!
Body and form as one.
Hold your squat stance steady!
Hold your arms straight and your squat stance sturdy.
The two young masters have always been very healthy.
They are so good with their punches.
They must have inherited their valor from their fathers.
Continue!
Miss... Miss Bai.
I'm bad with words.
I don't know what not to say. I...
I'll get back to work.
Ping Ting, I have something to show you.
- Come with me. - Sure.
I'll read from the account book we made last time.
There were three harvest batches in the plum woods.
The first batch sold for 30 taels and five pennies.
The second batch for 40 taels and three pennies.
The third batch is 23 taels.
The water mill we made today...
Ping Ting?
What are you thinking about?
Nothing much.
Nothing much?
Your mind is already running wild.
If you really aren't thinking much
why don't you tell me what I just read from the account book?
There were three harvest batches in the plum woods.
The first batch sold for 30 taels and five pennies.
The second batch for 40 taels and three pennies.
The third batch is 23 taels.
The water mill we made this year was made with wood from the villagers.
Our carpenter is Master Liu, who lives in the village.
He charged us two taels and five pennies.
Everyone in the village helped with the water mill.
By right, everyone should get 50 pennies each.
The harvest of the plum woods is quite good this year.
Therefore, we should let every villager get a bonus.
Our plum woods are yet to be known.
Once our Baili Plum Woods become well known next year
the villages will surely receive even more income from it.
Ping Ting.
You actually memorized it so easily?
Did I make any mistake with the items listed in the book?
Not one.
Ping Ting, why are you so smart?
Why does everything become better after you handle it?
I remember when we first came here, this place was still barren.
You led everyone in search of water resources and dug a well.
You had the plum trees grow and rooted in Pine Mountain.
Now, you invented the water mill to water the higher farmlands.
You transformed a barren land into a rich field of the south.
The legendary hands that could turn stones into gold must be those of yours.
All right now.
Aren't these just some calluses?
Look at your expression.
You looked as if I had passed away.
You're going on again.
You'd better shut up.
I'd rather have your hands remain
those soft hands that once stroked the zither.
Instead of...
All right now, Yang Feng.
There's nothing bad about this.
Aren't we very happy with our lives now?
Ping Ting...
It's all right.
Don't think too much about it.
Next, we still need to tidy up the backyard.
Tomorrow, we have to hand out the bonuses to the villagers.
He's over there.
Chang Xiao!
- Chang Xiao! Come here! - Uncle A-Han!
Look.
What is this?
It's a wooden sword?
Yes.
- Thank you, Uncle! - Go and play.
Sleep now...
Good baby.
Han...
How do you write Uncle A-Han's "Han"?
There are so many.
No...
Never mind.
Chang Xiao?
Chang Xiao!
Mother.
What are you doing?
I...
It's so late. Why aren't you in bed?
You're sneaking around?
What exactly are you up to?
Hand it over.
The account book?
You changed all these?
You're still so young. Why are you altering the book?
You'd better own up or I'll smack you on your bottom.
Mother, don't hit me.
This morning, Uncle A-Han gave me a small wooden sword.
I really like it!
Your Uncle A-Han has always been very nice to you.
What has it got to do with this?
Mother, haven't you always taught me to be grateful?
If anyone helps me, I should repay their kindness.
I heard that you're giving away bonuses to the villagers tomorrow.
They will get some money.
So I want to let Mother give Uncle A-Han more money.
That's why you came up with such a bad idea?
Mother is so mean to me.
How is this a bad idea?
When you grow up, you'll know why this is a bad idea.
However, I understand your good intention.
Mother, aren't you going to hit me?
Why would I?
Apart from altering the account book
you have done well in all other aspects.
Our Chang Xiao has really grown up.
Come, let's go to bed.
How much can we get?
They are here!
- Let's go. - Let's go to them.
Look.
- Madam! - Madam!
Madam, how well have we done for this year's harvest?
Exactly!
We're all very curious.
- How did it go? - Exactly! How is it?
How is it exactly?
Madam, please tell us.
Open up the chest. Distribute the bonuses!
This is great!
We have money now!
- This is great! - We have money!
We've made money.
Come and pick up your share.
I'll call your names.
Yes!
Li Fu Gui!
- Two taels and five pennies. - Yes.
- Li Han! - That's a lot.
- Two taels and eight pennies. - Yes.
Zhang Xiao Si.
One tael and nine pennies.
- Thank you. - Tie Gan.
- Three taels and two pennies. - Thank you.
Tie Niu. Two taels and one penny.
I think that someone must have tampered with the account book.
I know. Don't worry.
I'll pay for any extra expenses.
Why?
This is a secret between me and Chang Xiao.
A secret?
All right.
I'll go along with your plan then.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
Dear villagers.
- Thank you, Madam! - Thank you, Miss Bai!
I'd like to thank everyone.
It's because of everyone's efforts and diligence
that we had such a good harvest.
The wine we made with the plums sold very well.
Even people from other villages came to buy wine from us.
Therefore, I think that this year, we should visit a few more villages
to introduce more people to our plum wine.
We have to make our Baili Plum Woods known to others.
Then we'll get more orders next year.
Everyone will also get more income.
Yes!
- That's great! - Yes!
Before we worked on this land with Miss Bai
and planted Baili Plum Woods
we all know how poor Lion Woods used to be.
However, our lives are improving day by day.
Exactly!
I can't speak for anyone else.
But just take me for instance.
Everyone knows that I can't even bear to spend a penny on a pair of pants.
Don't laugh.
Look at me now.
After I built a big house for myself, I even got a wife.
- Am I right? - You're not a bachelor.
You're bare buttocks!
Exactly!
I have to thank Miss Bai for everything.
Thank you, Miss Bai!
Yes!
Miss Bai is our benefactor, right?
- Yes! - Villagers!
Miss Bai has always been so thoughtful of us.
Why don't we make her our village chief?
- How about that? - Yes!
- Village chief! - Chief Bai!
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