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Episode 16
Once you know, don't tell anyone else under any circumstances.
Yingying.
Come with me.
Dage. What are you doing?
Who's your dage?
Come.
Dage!
Stay where you are.
We're leaving.
Dad, what's going on?
Your Excellency is of respectable status. My daughter is not worthy of you. I'm sorry.
Give it back.
Let's go.
Let's go. Let's go.
Yingying!
Wait for me!
Dage.
How about we go snatch the bride?
Yes, dage, we go snatch the bride.
So what if she has over a hundred cousins?
Normally it's the wealthy rich son snatching the bride.
We'll do exactly the opposite, we'll snatch the rich daughter.
Yes.
Stop fooling around. You only come up with shoddy ideas.
Dage.
Isn't the Xia family bothered by your lack of status and powerful family background?
If you ask me, you should go win the juren title and become an official.
Then you can hold your head high and show the Xia family.
They'll regret it so much.
I, Ye Xiaotian, never resign myself to fate.
Yingying, wait for me.
After achieving fame I can marry the beauty.
I'm gonna win that juren title.
[Diligence]
Dage.
Your task today is very simple.
Be diligent.
OK.
No problem, right?
No problem.
Be diligent.
You can do it.
No problem.
Duo Ni.
Serve strong tea.
Dage.
Time to eat.
Yeah right.
Why are you watching me instead of sleeping?
Dage, you can't sleep.
Either tie your hair to the ceiling or prick yourself with a needle. Your choice. The needle then.
But I'm your little brother, I can't prick you.
Do it yourself.
Will a jab of this hurt?
No.
It really doesn't hurt.
Yeah, you pricked me.
You...
Dage, have some tea.
Give me.
After I finish this strong tea, I'll check on you every 15 minutes. Do not sleep.
Daheng.
Don't worry, I won't sleep.
I'll study hard.
Duo Ni, go tend to his leg wound first.
W-why's there so much blood?
Don't sleep.
Don't be lazy.
- Don't worry. - Don't sleep!
Let's go!
What the...
You are so annoying.
Candied fruits!
Yingying, to you.
I wish you two everlasting love,
and that you grow old together.
Grow old together? Yeah right.
My dad just won't let us be together.
I mean, Xiaotian ge is such a good guy,
why can't we be together?
You are too far gone,
you are past any hope.
So what if I'm past any hope?
Say, that Ye Xiaotian,
who the hell is he?
Who is he to have you so infatuated?
Damn Ye Xiaotian.
Thanks.
What's the grudge between you two?
I always think
that guy is the bane of my existence.
Every time I see him,
I'm dogged by misfortune.
You know?
The first time I met him was in... Huangzhou.
He spilled my bowl of noodles on purpose.
Then he made me fight his enemy.
And then we were in Huxian.
He tricked me again.
He made me give him two ingots of silver.
Especially the one time he ripped off my skirt.
You were there, too.
I was itching to kill him.
I just... I just think
we are like mortal enemies.
Damn him.
Thanks.
And later,
we were on the forbidden grounds.
Do you know?
There were so many man-eating ants.
In order to save me he pushed me onto the cliff,
then he turned around and ran into that mass of ants.
He lured away those ants.
Ants?
And then?
Then... Then I thought
that he was quite the good guy.
He is worth being my brother.
That's right.
I'm telling you,
Xiaotian ge is really bad.
He is?
How bad?
Tell me.
Do you know...
Tell me quickly.
Do you know how we met?
At that time, I was running away from home
to escape my arranged marriage, that fiancé.
And then I saw Yang Yao.
So cute.
So I was thinking I should protect her,
take her to her aunt's house.
But then Ye Xiaotian appeared, right?
After he appeared,
he told, er, what's she called again?
Mrs. Yang. Mrs. Yang.
So he told Mrs. Yang
that lord Yang promised Yaoyao to him.
I mean, isn't he weird?
I mean, he was talking about Yang Yao,
but he actually meant me.
I was thinking then,
look, I'm so smart, right?
I'm not gonna let him trick me.
So I was like, ok,
since that's how it is, I'll beat him at his own game,
I'll have him escort us, send Yang Yao to her home.
Right?
So I'll just wait till we're almost there,
and I'll run away, take Yang Yao with me.
But once I ran away, I got tricked by people.
Once I got tricked, he saved me.
After he saved me, I ran away again.
After I ran away, I got tricked again.
After I got tricked again, he saved me again.
And then?
And then...
he eventually tricked me into being his.
Ye Xiaotian, you big fat liar!
Ye Xiaotian!
You big fat liar.
Ye Xiaotian, you big fat liar!
Big fat liar.
Big fat liar Ye Xiaotian!
Ye Xiaotian, you big fat liar!
Big fat liar Ye Xiaotian!
Ye Xiaotian, you big fat liar!
What's going on?
Again?
Ye Xiaotian.
When I was a child I always had this fantasy
that one day there will be a gentleman
who will undo my gu poison
and fall deeply in love with me.
In the end
I only guessed the first part right,
but there won't be the last part.
The person I told you to get info on, do you have any news?
My king,
Ye Xiaotian came to Guiyang for the juren-examination.
I already found out where he is lodging at.
My king, do you...?
It's good you found him.
Don't alert him.
This person is of use for me.
Yes, sir.
Are there any other special news?
Tian family's daughter, Tian Miaowen, is very serious about the provincial examination, too.
Shaanxi and Shanxi each have 65 slots.
Guangxi has 50 slots.
Yunnan has 45 slots.
Miss, it is late.
You should rest early.
The quota allocated to Guizhou only has 30 slots.
Based on our experiences in the past, our Tian family will only have 2 slots.
I need one more.
What do I do?
Miss.
The quota allocation is like this every year, no matter how you plan it.
None of them are to be underestimated.
Fighting for an extra slot will be like snatching food from the jaws of a tiger.
We must fight for Xu Boyi's slot.
He is educated and talented.
Plus, his heart is filled with desire.
Someone like him is the best kind of chess piece.
What about the sons of the Tian family?
3rd master is here.
Greetings, chieftains.
Greetings, 3rd uncle.
Miaowen.
I heard that you gave our Tian family's 2 Juren slots to outsiders?
3rd uncle.
They aren't outsiders.
They are loyal to our Tian family.
Is their surname Tian?
Is our Tian family out of members?
3rd uncle.
The people you recommended are your son and 4th uncle's nephew.
The older of them is only 17.
He is adequate in the art of boxing,
but he has no civil and military skills.
Of what use is such a person if he becomes a juren?
A person who is not of our family will be disloyal.
Don't you understand?
The more talented the better.
3rd uncle, our family has already declined.
That's why we should treasure the talented even more.
If you always appoint people by favoritism,
how can we ever prosper?
Shut up.
This is a farce!
Even though you are the head of our house,
but I'm your senior.
I'm not gonna watch you make these grave mistakes.
I won't allow it.
3rd uncle.
If you were capable,
our family wouldn't have declined to this point.
Do you realize?
Many people have already become disheartened.
How can you give the slots away to outsiders?
This will only disappoint the children of our family even more.
I won't allow it!
3rd uncle, can't you please...
Since
you still call me your senior,
you will listen to me on this matter.
None of those 2 juren slots will be given to outsiders,
or else,
I will gather the whole clan and revolt against you!
For the Tian family?
How can he say that? Does he have no shame?
He always held it against you that your great-grandfather passed his position as head of house to you.
He tried everythIng to force you to give up your position.
Who knows how many dirty deals he's made during all these years.
Miss.
What do we do now?
Yang Yinglong.
He has long been wanting to solicit me.
Perhaps
we can get the help of his power.
He is full of evil intent and wild ambition.
Working with him
would be like asking a tiger for its skin, it's unrealistic.
The Tian family has already declined.
Time isn't on my side.
Even if working with Yang Yinglong would do more harm than good,
but this poisonous wine,
I have to swallow it one way or the other.
Greetings, King Yang.
An, Song, Tian, Yang, the 4 great families.
The Tian family is ranked even in front of my Yang family.
I can not afford your courtesy, Miss.
It is all ancient history.
Nowadays, the Yang family is becoming increasingly powerful under your leadership.
You are ready to take over number one.
Only Shuixi's An family
can be a match for the Yang family.
Thus, you can surely afford this courtesy of mine.
Someone who humbles himself must have a request to make.
What is the reason for your visit, Miss Tian?
I indeed came
to ask you for a favor.
I want
you to give away this year's juren slot.
Our Guizhou is under the chieftains' rule,
winning the juren title here will only get you a few trivial minor official positions.
A lean camel is still bigger than a horse.
Even if your family has declined,
it can't be as bad as that, can it?
Since you do not care, my king,
could you give it to me?
I will pay you back for it.
Or I could give our slot for the next year's provincial examination to you?
I will still owe you for your favor.
Are two mere juren titles
worth my time?
Moreover,
your payback may not be to my taste.
So,
what is it you want?
I want to help you rebuild your family's name and power.
I can't give you the 2 Sis* and 8 Fus* that once belonged to you immediately. * traditional administrative divisions
But don't overthink it.
I can help you
take back control over Tongren first.
I still have the same question.
What is it you want?
I won't tell lies before an honest person.
Surrounding my Bozhou,
to the north,
there is the chief secretary of Sichuan stopping me.
To the south,
there are Shuixi
and Shuidong,
two military supervision departments that are obstructing me.
If
I want to increase my power,
I have to expand to the east.
Only then
can I avoid being restricted from all sides.
Qiandong once belonged to your Tian family.
But now?
It is in a state of disunity. Everyone operates independently.
I know.
You hate seeing that, too.
Here,
you and I,
we will work together from far away.
That way,
I will help you rebuild your family with all I have.
OK.
I'm in.
[Guiyang]
It's already light outside.
Why didn't Xiao Wei and Xiao Lu wake me up?
Xiao Wei, Xiao Lu!
Why are you here?
Why wouldn't I be here?
Hey, what's the matter with you?
Did you forget everything that happened last night after you got drunk?
I see, so that's what happened.
Alcohol is a bad thing.
Yes.
Yingying meimei.
I'll be leaving now. You don't need to see me out.
Aren't you gonna eat breakfast before you leave?
I drank too much yesterday.
I have a headache and I feel nauseous.
I can't eat anything right now.
All right.
So where are you going?
I'm
going hunting in the mountains, relaxing for a bit.
Relaxing is great.
I can't stay here either.
I'm going back to Hongfenghu.
When you return from your hunt, come visit me there.
OK.
I will definitely go visit you.
I'm off.
What are you waiting for?
Xiaotian ge is taking his exam today. Quick, get ready.
Miss, there's something I need to tell you.
What is it?
That young master of yours,
what's his story?
Promise me.
Once you know, don't tell anyone else under any circumstances.
Here I thought it'd be something terrible.
Let's keep this matter to ourselves, ok?
Miss,
are you all right?
Let's go cheer Xiaotian ge on.
Seriously?
That old grandpa is also taking the exam?
At his age?
He's spending his lifetime to take the exam.
I'm impressed.
Good day, sir.
Forego the formalities.
We're now announcing the exam rules.
One, do not make any noise.
Two, no ghost writers.
Three, no note-smuggling.
Four, no whispering after you enter the examination area.
We will now begin the entrance check.
Sir!
- Take him away. - Sir!
Please, don't kick me out!
- Sir! Sir! - Leave!
I want to take the exam!
- Sir! - Leave.
Sir!
- Leave, leave! - I want to take the exam!
Sir!
- I want to take the exam, sir! - Leave!
Take him away.
Sir, please let me take the exam!
Please, give me a chance!
. Take him away. - Sir!
- I want to take the exam, sir! Give me a chance! - Leave. Sir!
Sir.
- Carry him outside. - Let me go!
Leave!
Sir, give me another chance!
Hey, brother,
drink some water to help you swallow.
Thank you.
I can't believe this.
Geesh.
I'm telling you, son,
Yingying lost her temper with me yesterday.
She is dead set on marrying Ye Xiaotian.
You spoiled her too much.
Dad,
did I spoil her or did you spoil her?
I mean, when did I have the chance to be strict with her?
Whenever I said even one harsh word,
she'd pout and stand in front of you,
and you would bring her to me and give me a beating. You only stopped once her crying turned into laughing.
Bastard.
You are one to talk.
Do you think now that you have children of your own,
now that you're past 50, that you can just spew nonsense as you like?
If you make me angry, I'm gonna kill you. Grandpa.
My good granddaughter.
I heard that you went drinking last night.
Little girl,
you mustn't drink too much alcohol.
I was keeping Ning'er jiejie company.
Grandpa, listen,
Xiaotian ge once saved Ning'er jiejie's life.
He did?
Is Ye Xiaotian trying to trick Miss Zhan after tricking you?
That jerk. How dare he play two girls at the same time.
I'm gonna kill him for you right now. Stop it.
They are just buddies.
Plus, as great he Xiaotian ge is,
it wouldn't surprise me if someone else likes him.
How is he great?
Why can't I tell any of that?
Please, what could you be able to tell?
You don't need to tell, it's enough that I can tell.
Stay here, I'm leaving.
Wait.
Where are you going? It's early in the morning.
Grandpa, Xiaotian ge is taking the provincial exam today.
I'm gonna go cheer him on.
Cheer him on?
Don't.
There are rules.
During the exam, the school is under lock down.
If you break into the examination area, you will be executed.
You can't. You can't.
Well, I can wait for him outside.
I want to be the first person he sees when he comes out.
My dear daughter.
It's too dangerous outside.
You are so naive, so kind...
Grandpa.
He's calling me stupid.
Bullshit.
Bastard.
My granddaughter
is clever and bright, beautiful and generous.
Who would dare to bully her, right?
No one.
Grandpa, you are the best flatterer.
Of course.
I ate more salt than your dad ate rice.
He doesn't know how to talk at all.
A girl like you is an everybody's darling, right?
But Yingying, one more thing,
because you are such a pleasant girl,
grandpa worries.
Take your brothers with you when you leave.
If you encounter bad guys, they'll beat him up.
Beat up the bad guys? They'll scare away the good guys, too.
If I bring them with me, Xiaotian ge won't dare to talk to me.
Don't try to trick me.
I'm done here.
I'm leaving, bye.
Look at this.
Such a good girl.
You spoiled her too much.
Dad.
It's clearly you who spoiled her.
Look at yourself just now.
Your eyes aren't big to begin with,
once you smile,
there isn't even a line left.
Hey! I'm gonna kill you!
That old fool Yang Lin was right.
10 questions about the classics. 5 annotations of annotations, 5 annotations of the content. I can come up with answers to these.
But if I want to answer them with style, I gotta put more thought into this.
Boss Ye,
look, you know it too,
I'm always short of money.
I know that with your personality,
borrowing money from you would be impossible, right? So,
I came up with an idea,
why don't we two form a partnership and do business together?
What business can you and I do?
Here, this is just a small part of it.
Look,
I sorted out
some of the exam answer sheets of people who won the juren title.
I added some notes and commentaries to them.
If you have this printed in the book stores
and bind them into books, it'll sell well.
We split the money, ok?
Will people really buy that waste paper of yours?
Look at you, what are you saying?
Anyway, I was once the number one... the number one jinshi.
This isn't that easy.
These exam papers,
they are like a pig.
You only need to study it thoroughly,
and you will be able to win the juren title.
I mean, grandpa,
why do you take this exam at your age? Why not go home and tend to your grandchildren?
Hey! Help!
Someone spit up blood!
Help!
What a surprise.
There's someone who submits his paper at the same time as me.
You finished quite quickly. You aren't submitting a blank sheet, are you?
Isn't this xiucai Xu?
It's been a while.
I really missed you.
You missed me? Yeah.
After you left Huxian with an ashen face like a street rat,
I've been thinking about you every day.
The Tomb-Sweeping Day is almost here. I miss you especially on Tomb-Sweeping Day.
I'm thinking, so many good people have died,
but why is a sore-growing, pus-exuding bastard like you
not dead yet?
You ignorant, incompetent simpleton, I'm not gonna waste my breath on you.
Listen,
today I am a xiucai,
tomorrow I'm a juren.
Once I've rapidly climbed the social ladder,
you'll never catch up with me.
I'm not gonna waste my breath on you.
Of course.
I mean, a xiucai is an outstanding person already.
A juren tops that even more.
A jerk like you who'd even abandon his first wife for wealth，
who bears the scorn of all the county's gentlemen,
yet he wouldn't give up.
He runs to Shuixi to stir up trouble. I'm impressed.
You'll win it.
You definitely will.
You are insulting me!
Oh, you noticed.
That's right, I'm insulting you, so what?
Ye Xiaotian!
I...
Is this a verbal fight or a physical combat? Come on, it's on. Come on!
Sirs.
Are you going to fight in the examination hall?
Aren't you worried the grandmaster will disqualify you?
You ignorant, incompetent simpleton, I'm not gonna waste my breath on you.
I'm telling you, you aren't capable enough to win a juren title.
That's why you think you've got nothing to lose.
But I'm different.
I have a bright future.
How can I destroy my career just because you're trying to wind me up?
By the way,
let me give you an advice,
you should start burning incense and pray to Buddha every day.
Pray that once I become an official,
you won't fall into my hand.
Or else
I'm gonna make your life a living hell. A living hell!
I'm so scared!
They're coming out.
Master, you came out.
Did everything go well?
It was just a mere juren-exam.
Why are you making such a big fuss over it?
For me, winning a juren title
is as easy as winking.
Congratulations, master.
Congratulations, brother Xu.
Xu...
I'm sorry,
I'm crying from happiness.
With your talent, there's no reason for you not to win the title.
I worried over nothing.
The 3-day examination is over.
You are reborn, brother Xu.
I brought some light wine with me
to welcome you back.
Thank you, brother Li.
Please.
They're coming out.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Miss, Ye gongzi came out.
Isn't this the beautiful fairy, Miss Yingying?
Are you here to welcome me?
I'm not.
I was just passing by.
Well, since you so happen to pass by
and happen to meet me,
we might as well go home together.
Let's go.
Yingying.
What's the matter?
Say something.
Who made you angry?
Tell me.
Just tell me,
who made you angry?
Tell me, I'm gonna teach them a lesson.
You.
Me?
What did I say?
All right, wait.
Yingying, I'm dead.
Get up. So childish.
Quick, get up.
See? You're smiling now.
You are so pretty when you smile.
Come on, let's go home.
Dage.
I missed you so much, dage.
You are a bit too much.
Why are you so late?
It's Yunfei.
- He's so slow. - What have I got to do with it?
Just be quiet.
All right.
I'm gonna cook for you myself today.
Let's all get together and celebrate.
Let's go.
Great-grandfather. Ning'er is back.
Looks like
she's in a bad mood.
Hearing you say that,
it seems that the girl
really loves Ye Xiaotian.
I'm afraid so.
I just don't get what's so great about him,
that is so worth her love.
It doesn't matter if you can't see it.
But
you can't condemn him and say he is worthless.
Remember this,
someone who finds favor in more than one person's eye will have his forte.
If you can't tell,
then the problem lies with you.
Yes.
Actually, I admire his tenacity.
I heard
that Ye Xiaotian went to take the provincial exam.
That's right, great-grandpa.
It's a rule that the Church of Gu's jiaozhu should travel the world.
But now he is traveling the officialdom, too.
This is the first time in history.
He is...
"The greatest of people hide among the imperial court".
Great-grandpa, I don't think he wants to hide among the court.
He just doesn't want to be bound to the deep mountains.
Which youngster would want to be held in the deep mountains?
If he travels the world,
he won't keep in touch with Ning'er.
Ning'er's love for him will also fade.
But if he becomes an official in Guizhou, it will become an issue.
Ning'er has always been a stubborn one. Once she sets her mind on something, she rarely changes her mind.
Plus, Ye Xiaotian will return to the mountains after 20 years, by that time....
Rules are set by men.
If you are the one who sets the rules,
if the rules are unreasonable,
aren't you going to change the rules?
♪ zhú lín huāng cǎo ♪ ♪ Bamboo groves, meadows bare ♪
♪ qīng shān guò yún xiāo ♪ ♪ Verdant hills rose above the skies ♪ ♪ wēi jī sì rǎo ♪ ♪ dangers lurking near and far ♪
Be careful, be careful. ♪ wēi jī sì rǎo ♪ ♪ dangers lurking near and far ♪
Be careful, be careful. ♪ lǚ bó bīng lèi chā dāo ♪ ♪ Tread on thin ice, code of brotherhood ♪
I got hurt. ♪ lǚ bó bīng lèi chā dāo ♪ ♪ Tread on thin ice, code of brotherhood ♪
That's gonna be a big problem.
♪ qī fēng kuáng xiào ♪ ♪ The dreary wind roaring wild ♪
♪ wàn wù xiāng chì yòu xiāng jiāo ♪ ♪ All life disperses yet intertwines anew ♪
♪ yǔ cāng tiān bǐ mìng gāo ♪ ♪ A battle against heaven ♪ So sour. ♪ yǔ cāng tiān bǐ mìng gāo ♪ ♪ A battle against heaven ♪
♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
Are you rinsing the lamb leg in the river? ♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
♪ shàn è gè zhí cí liǎng bú xiāng qiàn ♪ ♪ Good and evil are different for everybody, call it even ♪
That's really too disgusting. ♪ shàn è gè zhí cí liǎng bú xiāng qiàn ♪ ♪ Good and evil are different for everybody, call it even ♪
♪ zhēn nán yán jiǎ nán biàn lì lù gōng míng yǒu hé liàn ♪ ♪ It's hard to tell truth from lie, what's to mourn about fortune and fame ♪
♪ bú zuò hǎo hàn xiāo yáo zì dé xián ♪ ♪ Not a hero, walk unfettered you'll feel content ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪ ♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪
♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪ ♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, fate has long been written down ♪
♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪ ♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪
♪ luàn shì fēn fēn rǎo rǎo zhú làng cháo ♪ ♪ In these turbulent times, chaos chasing tide after tide ♪
♪ wǒ xīn zì yǒu qí bú dǎo ♪ ♪ There's a flag in my heart that won't go down ♪ ♪ wàn bān ēn ēn yuàn yuàn guò yǎn jiǎo ♪ ♪ A million gratitude and resentment pass by my eyes ♪
♪ xiào dào zuì hòu jiàn fèn xiǎo ♪ ♪ Laugh till the end when the verdict is declared ♪
♪ wú chù kě táo pǎo shí jiān zǎo yǐ jīng xiě hǎo ♪ ♪ There's no way to run, time has long been written down ♪ ♪ zài zhēng zhá zài nù hào jiě kāi zhè mìng yùn de bǎng piào ♪ ♪ Struggle on, howl and roar, undo the chains of fate ♪
♪ chóng shēng zài zào ♪ ♪ Start anew ♪