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[Can't Buy Me Love]
Episode 6
Insulting the Princess is punishable by death!
I thought your arm was ruined?
The tiger is messed up.
You faked your tattoos!
Such a loving couple, but partners in crime.
You're covering up for each other.
Your family is a rotten mess.
You're ignorant and know nothing about the classics.
- You're better off dead. - Mother!
- Mom Loi Hei... - Mom Loi Hei... sit down.
Loi Hei! How do you feel?
What have we ever done to you?
Why must you stir up trouble for us?
I have to conk you on the head!
We should kneel down...
Please forgive...
Don't get down! Who needs her forgiveness?
How dare you! You hit the Princess and show no remorse.
The Princess has every right to have you executed by law.
Fine! My head is waiting!
Shall we take her into custody?
Let's go!
Let's go? Princess!
One gets wiser with age!
Grandma's words have such a ring and made so much sense.
Shut up and give me a hand...
- Grandma! - Grandma!
- Get a chair! - Get the chair!
My legs are weak.
- Sit down... - Sit...
Grandma!
My heart is still pounding!
How do you feel? Don't scare us!
You spoke with such authority, I thought you weren't scared at all.
Exactly! I wasn't... until I finished talking.
- Don't worry... - Everything is fine...
We must all stay calm.
Stay calm...
Stay calm... everything is fine.
- Mom Loi Hei! - Mom Loi Hei!
- Mother! - Grandma!
What is it?
Mom Loi Hei, it's my fault.
As the eldest, I didn't set a good example.
I tried to cover up Siu Yuk's mistakes and gave the Princess reason to offend you.
I'm the culprit, you should scold me.
It's my fault, I'm sorry.
No, it's my fault.
I lied about completing my training
and gave the Princess a chance to ridicule you.
You should scold me.
No! I deserve the scolding.
I have failed to keep the Princess in line, and she picks a fight everywhere.
You should scold me.
If we're comparing mistakes, the most unforgivable person is... me.
- Mother! - Loi Hei!
The Princess was right.
Our family is rotten to the core
and I, Ting Loi Hei, am a complete failure.
Dor Fook and Siu Yuk stole from us, that means I failed to run this household.
I let Mother down.
Dor Shau lied to us, and I failed to discipline him. I've let Master down.
Dor Luk was forced to marry the Princess but they don't get along.
I ruined his happiness, I failed his Mother.
Mother offended the Princess to defend her grandsons
because I put her in that position.
I failed the ancestors.
Everything is my fault.
I let everyone down and humiliated the family.
You can swim if you live near the water.
You recognize the birds if you live in the mountains.
I know you slaved for this family.
What these rascals did is not your fault.
They should be punished for their mistakes
I'll conk them all on the heads!
I'm their Mother and head of this family.
What happened to this family is my responsibility.
I'm not qualified to run this household.
I'm turning it over to you, Mother.
- What? - Mom Loi Hei!
Me? You can't be serious?
Kam's Gold will fail without you.
The family will fall apart without you.
Mother, it's not your fault!
Don't punish yourself.
Mom Loi Hei, we're really sorry.
My mind is made up! Don't try to dissuade me.
I'll be here each day to repent, but I won't get involved in anything else.
- Mother! - Mom Loi Hei!
- Loi Hei!
I must conk you on the head!
Finished!
You left out a dot... right here.
I still can't write, I'm so stupid...
No, my granddaughter is very smart.
Your head is full of treasures.
See? A gem comes out if I conk you on the head.
It's a date!
See if it's sweet.
It's delicious! Why didn't it come out?
Only when I do it.
See? Here it is...
You're brilliant, Grandma!
Princess, I brought you some dried fruits.
Dates?
I know they are your favorite.
Dates remind me of Grandma.
Any time I was upset, Grandma would conk me on the head
and a date would fall out.
No wonder you didn't punish Granny Kam for conking your head.
Since Grandma died and Father brought me back to the Palace
no one has dared to conk me on the head.
I tasted all sorts of delicacies in the Palace.
But Grandma's dates and multi-grain congee are still the best.
None of the Imperial chefs can cook your hometown food.
I'll probably never taste it again.
Tomorrow is September 8th?
Yes.
February 2nd was Grandma's birthday, and
tomorrow is the anniversary of her death.
Everything is ready, you can go to the Palace tomorrow morning.
Are you all right? I'm glad you're fine.
Thank you, Ma'am.
'All things on earth have feelings and love.'
'Pay no attention to other's ridicule.'
'Even in the darkest hour, have faith the sun will come out again.'
'Leave behind your troubles, your luck will change.'
My paper dragonflies...
It's her! The dragonfly lady!
Dor Fook?
What is it, Dor Luk? You look pre-occupied.
It's the dragonfly lady, I think I saw her.
The girl of your dreams?
Of course not! I already explained to you.
Look at you! You're beside yourself!
You seem nervous.
You must be thinking about the girl of your dreams.
She saved my life and I have yet to thank her properly.
To explain is to cover up.
If she were an old lady, you would have run away.
Why would an old lady be out in the wilderness?
I know you're just sleepy after lunch.
I suppose you'll need my help in the shop. I'm so disappointed in you.
Hey... don't be mean!
The dragonfly lady wouldn't like a petty man.
Come and take a look!
Free gold for you... grab your chance.
Take a copy if you want to get rich.
Where's the gold?
In front of that shop on September 15th.
Gold shop? Who's so generous?
Let's check it out.
Free gold for you... grab your chance.
Take a copy...
They don't know what they're doing.
If they did any research they'd already know Cheung On's
century-old shop Kam's Gold already has 50% of the market share.
Opening a gold shop is suicidal.
Take your chance...
Looks like they're going to come out fighting.
They're new in town, and they're giving out gold.
That sounds too good to be true.
I bet it's not pure gold.
Kam's Gold is honest even to children and the elderly.
We're not afraid of competition.
You're from Kam's Gold!
I'm the manager here, Uncle Po.
I'm Kam Dor Fook of Kam's Gold.
This is my brother Dor Luk.
Kam's Gold is a century-old shop.
But people are into novelty.
They'll compare before they make a purchase.
Good! They'll know the real ones from the fakes.
Without the fakes, you can't value the authentic.
- Fakes? - Real.
It's hard to start a business.
Harder still, to keep a business.
It's easy to stick to old ways.
Just when you think you're standing firm, you're drowning in the waves.
He probably can't tell the difference between waves and ripples.
In our eyes, the ocean is as calm as a mirror.
Let Uncle Po get back to work, let's go.
Be well.
Looks like they want a piece of our business.
Why do you say that?
They put a pixiu out front.
When the pixiu opens it's mouth, your opponent can't breathe.
It's an 'all in and no out' setup.
They definitely don't play nice.
I don't believe in such heresies.
But maybe, to counter their power, we should get a tiger.
Or an elephant. Maybe a wok or a fork?
Let's talk back at the shop.
Feng shui is meant to protect yourself without hurting others.
They have a pixiu, we get a golden lion.
Hang a gold ingot and a flute on the beam
and hang copper bells on four corners to suck in money.
Let's do that right away.
You were looking for me, Master Fook?
Uncle Wing, the Arts and Culture Directorate, wants to
make the golden phoenix six feet tall instead of five.
We can't use the old mold.
We need to make a new one.
Will this be a problem?
No problem.
But the delivery date is the same.
Do we have enough time?
Of course, Uncle Tai Lik takes orders from me.
If I tell them to hurry, they'll do it.
Excellent!
But I do have a problem.
What?
I want a two month pay advance.
After all, I've been with Kam's Gold for years.
- Yes... - I put in hard work.
Why do you need money so badly?
It's not for me, it's for my relatives.
What relatives? Fish, shrimps, and crabs?
I know you're a regular at the casinos.
You're well informed, Master Fook.
I've been having a streak of bad luck and have been losing money.
It's shop policy never to lend money to a gambler.
The Kams are known for their kindness.
Yes this is true but...
Gambling is a vice we cannot condone.
You're not young anymore, why won't you come to your senses?
You win a little, but lose your fortune.
You should listen to us and donate the money instead.
You'll feel some self-respect.
You should take our advice.
Our advice!
You're right, it is wrong! And I have just now decided to quit.
Still, two months' pay should not be a problem for you.
We can't set a precedent.
It's all right if you need money for anything else
but definitely not to pay gambling debts.
No? You turn me down after you lecture me?
If Madam Loi Hei were here, she would understand. She wouldn't say no!
I disagree, if she were here she still wouldn't make an exception.
Once we make an exception for you, everyone will follow suit.
Enough chit chat, yes or no?
No!
No? Very well...
Minister Lam has double checked the gifts from His Majesty.
Please review the list.
Everyone knows His Majesty loves you.
He gives you more gifts each time.
Your mansion is already the biggest among all the Princesses.
If he keeps this up, you'll need more room within a year.
Then ask his permission to build an extension.
Is everything ready for the Grapes Feast tomorrow night?
Eunuch Li personally invited your sisters.
All four Princesses have agreed to come.
It's boring to drink Father's grape vine alone. I want to share with them.
I've prepared an itinerary.
First, you will savor the wine.
Dinner will be served after three rounds.
Grapes will be used in all 18 courses.
Grape juice will be used instead of date juice to make sweet dumplings for dessert.
I'll personally supervise the kitchen staff.
The wine is just my excuse for a gathering
I'm sure we'll have a good time.
I want Kam Dor Luk to know the royal family gets along great.
We're just as close as his family.
Greetings, Princess.
I bring Prince Dor Luk.
Greetings, Princess.
At ease! You may go!
What is it you want to see me about?
I've invited my sisters to dinner.
As my husband, you must be present.
To put on another monkey show?
Unlike the other Princes, I can't perform any tricks or acrobatics.
All I can do is pull a mediocre swap.
I guess that is plenty entertaining though.
Asking you to perform will be too humiliating.
You only need to show up and shut up.
Just make sure you don't embarrass me.
I can try! I'm just a commoner, after all.
I don't know enough etiquette to even tell what's embarrassing and what isn't.
Maybe you can give me a script to memorize
like our audience with Dowager Tsui.
I'll read my lines to be safe.
You have nothing to memorize. Just act like a loving husband.
Pretend to care about me and obey me. That's not too much to ask.
You must be joking. That's harder than performing tricks!
How so?
Love comes from the heart.
You can see true feelings from the eyes.
To fake it would be too phony.
You know I'm an honest man, I can't pretend to be something I'm not.
I can't and I won't.
You...
Princess, don't forget about Grandma Kam...
Have you decided on her punishment?
I almost forgot!
I really should give that some thought!
Slap her? Beat her? Sew her lips or clip her fingers?
Her face would be swollen from slapping.
Her fingers would be raw and swollen.
Better to beat her with the cane!
She won't be able to get out of bed
and it will save me the embarrassment of seeing her.
Send my order...
Actually, pretending to be a loving husband is my strong suit!
I will try my ever-living best to be so sickeningly
attentive to you that the other Princesses will be jealous.
Satisfied?
We'll see.
Chiu Yeung, your mansion is so splendid, I thought I was in the Imperial Palace.
So much nicer than mine.
Each column and beam is so exquisite.
I'm sure Father sent the best craftsmen.
I'm sure all the Princesses' mansions are about the same.
How can they be the same? Yours houses 330.
You must really care about me, knowing the exact number of people who live here.
I only have a staff of 200.
Chiu Yeung has always been Father's and Dowager Tsui's favorite.
There's nothing strange about her having more staff.
Every time an ambassador brought anything interesting
Father would always give it to Chiu Yeung.
I invited you here tonight so we can share Father's wine.
Please sit down!
Ngan Ping will bring the refreshments.
Let's taste the wine first.
Please...
Wow, good wine!
It has a very complicated and yet subtle taste.
Father sent for grapes from Gaochang
and personally supervised the brewing.
Each drop is as precious as pearls
I drank like 10 pearls! That's over 1,000 taels!
Never mind!
Father loves this wine because he can make eight hues from it
- each with a different taste. - Sweet, pungent, strong... you name it.
Father usually awards it to first ranked officials.
We must thank Chiu Yeung or we would never taste such a good wine.
It doesn't matter who actually gets it. Father knows we'll share it.
You have such a sweet tongue. No wonder you're Father's favorite.
I'm sure Chiu Yeung could ask for a vineyard
and Father would have it delivered in a heartbeat.
Let's add more fun to such a good wine.
Let's have a drinking game of riddles.
Failure to come up with a riddle means drinking a penalty cup.
- All right! - Sure!
In honor of this excellent wine, let's change the rule around.
Failure to come up with a riddle means you don't get to drink.
Good idea!
Then I won't get to drink!
I'll go first.
Get on board, wind is strong, stand still under the sail.
Get on board, the bottom leaks, don't lean on the helm.
Hoist a flag in Bibo Pavilion.
Confucius sits in the hall.
Snow falls onto the Palace.
An umbrella pretends to be a canopy.
To put a civilian item in the Palace is delusional.
Your turn, Chiu Yeung.
Let's...
Nothing? I'll start again.
Country bumpkin gets rich.
A pheasant pretends to be a phoenix.
A laundry girl meets a dragon in her dream.
A commoner from Tin Ping enters the Palace.
That's enough! Wing Ho is drunk.
Don't refill her wine cup!
What kind of maid are you?
Yes, Princess.
My riddles are brilliant, why can't I drink?
You've had enough.
You're worried I'll finish Father's wine.
Good wine is meant to be savored.
You're drinking it like water.
You would have wasted Father's effort.
Can you read his mind?
I'm merely stating a fact.
You came to the Palace when you were six.
I have been with Father much longer
I think I know what he's thinking better than you.
Wing Ho, you must be drunk.
Chiu Yeung didn't ask to drift around until she was six
I'm sure she wanted Father to bring her back sooner.
Ching Wan, why bring up her pathetic past?
You'll only make her sad.
You mean the days she spent with her Mother?
I remember now, she was a barefoot laundry girl
who washed other people's clothes by the river.
Unlike our mothers who are daughters of illustrious families.
For a humble laundry girl to meet the Emperor...
Chiu Yeung must have been thrilled, yeah?
Wing Ho, Chiu Yeung is upset.
Don't rub it in.
You're the daughter of Empress Tseung Suen.
You'll never understand how it feels to be a laundry girl.
People have different status.
A laundry girl should really stay as the type of worker who washes people's feet.
That's enough! That's my Mother you're speaking so rudely of.
You can say anything about me, but not my Mother.
You mustn't blame Wing Ho and Ching Wan.
They're talking nonsense because they're both drunk.
Chiu Yeung is liberal enough to let this go.
More riddles then, shall we?
Laundry girl meets dragon in a dream.
A commoner from Tin Ping enters the Palace.
A mouse!
Seriously? This is the Princess's mansion.
Don't make this worse!
I saw a big mouse!
It went over there! You don't believe me? Let me kill it for you...
Damn mouse!
- Hey! - Where are you going?
Go to Hell! Come back...
Go away!
Are you drunk, Dor Luk?
Ouch!
Hey! That hurts...
Stop!
It's gone! That's odd!
Where did it go?
Gone? There was no mouse.
That was your excuse to hit us.
Are you crazy? My leg hurts.
There can't be a mouse in here.
Of course there was! It was a huge one...
Shut your mouth! Help me down...
I didn't say anything.
You look like you're really drunk.
I'm not drunk
I'm sorry, please forgive Dor Luk.
Since you're all sober now, let's move on to dinner.
Not after he beat us up!
What a killjoy!
We're leaving!
We're never coming back!
Let's go.
You...
Hush! You don't have to thank me.
I don't expect anyone to repay my kindness.
I don't intend to thank you.
You ruined my dinner party.
You're mad at me? I did you a favor!
I don't need your help.
You better help me finish the food and wine.
Ingrate!
You're a shameless rascal without a conscience.
I can't believe your feast ended like that.
I wasn't trying to show off, I really wanted to share the wine with them.
Even with a different mother, we're still sisters.
Why do they hate me?
They're suspicious and jealous.
Is it true only commoners treasure their family ties?
I was an orphan.
You're the only family I have.
Why don't you ask Prince Dor Luk?
He has a big family.
He should have the answer.
Him?
He helped you get even... he's not entirely useless.
Despite being ignorant, weird, and weak, I suppose he's not that bad.
Princess, Liu Shun wants to see you.
Greetings, Princess.
How are you feeling since your slip in the garden the last time I saw you?
Much better, thank you.
What an exquisite ring!
It's from Lady Wai.
You've been to see her?
She heard about my injury, and we had a few words.
I heard you invited the other Princesses to dinner
but they left before dinner was served.
What happened?
It's my duty to record everything that occurs.
I'm exhausted.
If you want to know, ask Ngan Ping.
Remember to tell him everything...
Yes, Princess.
Princess Chiu Yeung held a Grapes Feast for the other Princesses.
Grapes Feast.
Before dinner, Princess Chiu Yeung gave them a tour.
Miss Ngan Ping, you're not walking steadily.
I'm a bit tipsy after a few drinks with the Princess.
But you were fine just now.
Maybe the wind made me dizzy! A snake...
Again?
I think I am drunk!
Why didn't you help me?
Luckily I dodged in time.
Last time you fell on my back and I was bedridden for two weeks.
Careful!
My back!
Are you all right?
Can you get me a doctor?
That was easy.
Madam Loi Hei, a bowl of congee in the morning is not enough.
I made a few simple dishes for you.
Would you like to eat outside?
No! Please go out.
You must eat or you'll get sick.
Mom Loi Hei.
Master Shau! Granny Kam!
Mom Loi Hei.
You've been kneeling here everyday.
You have made up for whatever mistakes you think you have made.
Please don't do this! Please get up!
Mother, you can't take this much longer.
You should listen to us.
Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.
Help Grandma outside.
Please don't do this, Mom Loi Hei.
It's getting crowded in here.
You're disturbing the ancestors, please get out.
Grandma, please talk to Mom Loi Hei.
She'll listen to you.
I'm not her to dissuade her.
You can kneel all you want, I won't stop you.
I'll even kneel with you.
- Grandma! - Be careful!
What are you doing, Mother?
You're not the only one who can kneel.
I won't stop you and you'd better not stop me.
- Don't do this, Grandma. - Granny Kam...
If you won't let me kneel here in peace, I'll repent in my room.
Mother!
Madam Loi Hei!
Help me to my room.
Your Mother is bullheaded.
There's nothing I can do.
What we must do is... wait.
Sz? Come in.
Master Shau.
What is it?
I brought medication.
Why? I'm not sick.
It's not for you.
It's for you to bring to your Mother.
What?
She hasn't eaten or slept much.
She looks pale and is likely to get sick.
I bought her this tea to nurse her health.
Take it to her.
You should take it to her.
Then it will have been wasted.
This is a matter of the heart.
She's mad at me, she doesn't want to see me.
Blood is thicker than water.
No matter how naughty the child is, the mother will
whip his behind and everything will blow over.
That's it?
How complicated does it have to be?
It's better than not doing anything.
You should meet each other half way.
My parents died when I was little.
I wish someone was around to scold me, and teach me.
I wish I had a mother like Madam Loi Hei.
You must cherish her.
Sit down and have a nice long talk with her.
Mother, Sz said you haven't eaten much and is worried you'll get sick.
She made you some health tea.
Put it down.
Are you still mad at me, Mother?
I know that I made a mistake.
I can't be the Dor Shau you want me to be.
I'm stupid enough to paint the tattoos.
Stupid enough to cover a lie with a lie.
I did it because I don't want to go back to Shaolin Temple
I want to stay home and be with you.
No mother wants to part with her son
but one must sacrifice for the sake of their family.
You can't give up Shaolin Temple so easily.
If you don't exercise some discipline, you won't amount to anything.
I understand your thinking.
You vowed I wouldn't work at Kam's Gold
that's why you wanted me to learn kung fu.
Why did you give up?
I remember the day I took you to Shaolin Temple.
I held your hand as we passed the playground and
you were so happy to see the students practice.
I tried to drag you away but you didn't want to leave.
You moved your arms and legs to imitate them
I saw how interested you were in kung fu.
I was confident I had made the right decision.
I'm not interested in kung fu at all.
I knew you have decided to send me there
so I imitated them to make you feel better.
I dragged my feet in order to stall. I didn't want to be separated from you.
I didn't want to part with you either.
When I turned you over to Master Mo Chun, my heart was breaking.
But as you walked away from me you seemed happy, you were hopping around.
I thought you were all right.
I knew it would ease your mind if I seemed happy.
I hopped along to pretend I didn't have a care in the world.
I was sick for a month after I set you off.
I couldn't see you or hear you calling me.
It took me a year to come to terms with it.
I couldn't get used to Shaolin either.
I missed home.
Every year, when I came home for three days during Chinese New Year
I wanted to find an excuse to stay.
I wanted to get sick or run into a big storm, so I could stay with you.
Have you never liked kung fu?
Honestly, I find it very boring and monotonous.
It must have been so tough for you.
I know everything you did was for my own good.
I didn't want to go against your wishes, But I'm really not cut out for kung fu.
While others craved for more, I felt like sitting on a nail bed.
You have suffered because of me.
You did it for my own good, I know.
Is the tea bitter?
All good medications are bitter.
Tell me honestly, do you blame me for sending you away?
You were alone for over 10 years.
All good medications truly are bitter. I learned that at an early age.
Drink up.
Careful, it's hot.
Good boy!
What are you doing here?
You should be working in the workshop.
We want to get a drink so we're leaving early.
Will you finish your work in time?
No! But that's not our problem.
Today is the last day for all of us.
- What? - What do you mean by 'us'.
Me, Uncle Tai Lik, Fat and Tat, plus the temporary staff in the workshop.
This is our last day. Nobody will be here tomorrow.
You're quitting, Uncle Tai Lik?
Uncle Wing has made us a good offer. We're going with him.
Everyone aspires to a higher position and making more money.
We work for whoever pays us the most.
Uncle Wing is taking us to Master Tseung, we'll get double the pay.
I'll be allowed to take apprentices.
You're going to get us in trouble.
You've just finished the mold for the phoenix
for the Arts and Cultural Directorate.
There's still a lot of work to do. I can't find replacements on such short notice.
The phoenix is for the Palace. Nothing must go wrong.
That's true. If you can't deliver on time, you're likely to be beheaded.
I have worked for you for over 10 years now... I won't just watch you die.
We'll stay if you'll pay us double
and your heads will still be attached to your necks.
Uncle Wing, a raise is not a problem.
But double? I can't make it work.
If a raise is not a problem, we'll talk again after you figure out the numbers.
Let's go.
Wait! Uncle Tai Lik, you're going with him?
We're talking about over 20 taels a month. That's over 200 taels a year!
Don't bother talking to them. He wants us to stay but won't pay us.
People will laugh when word gets out.
We're leaving if we don't get a raise.
Nobody is asking you to stay.
Madam Loi Hei!
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