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Episode 25
Please come in.
Lord Qian?
Lord Yan?
Shh.
Keep it low.
What's the matter?
Nothing, nothing.
OK.
Isn't that Lord Fang's housekeeper?
What's he doing here?
Even if the Court of the Imperial Stud is incredibly rich,
who do they think they are
to send a mere official's housekeeper here to show off their power?
How much money does he have?
I'm so stupid.
Why did I come here personally?
I should have just sent
a housekeeper or a relative.
Luckily Lord Yan is also here.
Get up.
Get up, get up.
Here you go.
Heave a seat, Guojiuye.
Guojiuye.
Something feels wrong.
What do you mean?
Isn't this quite nice?
So many people gathered together,
so lively.
It only makes this more exciting.
Listen,
the bigger the crowd
the bigger a fool
Qiao Busi will make out of himself.
Let's see how
he'll try to salvage this whole thing.
Please enjoy, sirs.
Miss, please wait.
W-What's the matter?
Judging by your hands,
you are not a lady who does rough work.
You must be the daughter of a rich family.
You can tell?
What is your name, Miss?
I'm Xia Yingying.
Yingying.
Smooth as jade.
What a beautiful name.
Yes.
Miss Xia.
Please let me introduce you.
This is the famous Guo-
Guo gongzi, right?
Please enjoy.
Call when you need something. It's quite busy.
How shameless.
Coming here was worthwhile.
Good!
Good! Good! Good!
Judging by the state of things, it's about time.
We should begin now.
We'll leave it to you then.
Thank you, my righteous and kind noblemen for joining today's flood relief charity bazaar.
So, let me get straight to the point,
since there are many flood victims out there
waiting for food.
So, we have only two rules.
First,
the highest bidder wins.
Second,
transactions are payed in cash.
All right.
Let our charity bazaar begin!
Good!
Hey, these people are so capable,
unlike me.
The only thing I can do is delight everyone's eyes.
Yes, yes, yes.
Just watch,
when I go up there in a moment
I'll be more amazing than him.
I'm off to help them.
Good!
Thank you, everyone!
Thank you!
Do you know who this belt belongs to?
The belt.
Whose belt is it?
Good question!
I'll give you the answer right now!
This belt
belonged to the assistant minister of personnel, Lord Meng.
Really?
That's right!
This is the belt Lord Meng wore when he took the imperial examination
and won in one fell swoop.
Yes!
Later, Lord Meng wore this belt when he governed
over the province of Shandong as investigating censor.
He drove out evil,
his name is known everywhere.
Yes!
That's right!
Ever since Lord Meng wore this very belt,
he's been promoted step by step.
Finally, he became
assistant minister of personnel.
Exactly!
Assistant Minister Meng heard of the increasing floods
and refugees.
It's just a stupid belt of assistant minister Meng.
It's worth nothing.
Let's see
what Qiao Busi and Zhang Hongxuan
can come up with.
So he had no choice but to give up this belt.
give this to the charity bazaar.
Sirs,
this is not a simple belt.
It has accompanied assistant minister Meng
through thick and thin.
It's a golden belt that achieved greatness and countless contributions!
Assistant minister Meng is a favorite of the senior grand secretary. He has the final say in the appointment and removal of officials throughout the Jiangzhe region.
Today
we have no choice
but to bring out this belt for the charity bazaar.
My kindhearted sirs,
I hope that you will bid actively.
You will not be buying
a simple belt.
Most important of all,
heaven and earth know all.
Your good deeds
will be rewarded greatly
by Heaven.
OK, starting with 100.
Starting with 100.
110 Liang.
I'm at 110.
Who bids more?
Overbid him.
120 Liang
120!
130 Liang.
Don't miss this chance.
Hurry!
This is a golden belt!
Lord Qian.
I'm indebted to Lord Meng for the guidance he gave me.
There's even a notice posted at the yamen gate that his belt is on sale.
Please be so kind and let me have it. Lord Yan.
I'll be frank with you.
I should have
long been promoted by now.
But I don't have any connections.
This concerns my future.
So...
140 Liang!
150 Liang!
200 Liang!
200 Liang.
Stop bidding.
Didn't you see?
They all just sent their housekeepers,
bidding like crazy.
If you spend too much money, the investigating censor may come after you.
300 Liang.
350 Liang.
400 Liang.
400 Liang, anyone?
Anyone?
400 for a shabby belt?
They are crazy.
They just got lucky.
It's just their luck.
Deal.
400 Liang.
It's yours.
Good!
400 Liang!
He really bought it.
Xiaotian,
is your plan really gonna work?
Of course it will.
These officials want to send us away
with these garbage.
They wish.
I, Ye Xiaotian,
will use this charity bazaar
to sell these garbage at a high price.
If these garbage don't get sold,
these officials
will be accused of being heartless.
But if they do get sold at a high price...
If someone pays a lot for it,
it will show off the integrity
of the official who donated the item.
He can also
use this chance to gain fame.
So,
they will have to buy them
whether they like it or not.
Plus, it's not only these officers
who will buy their trash back,
but all those bootlickers
will also join in.
Care to make a bet on
whether this belt
can be sold for at least 200 Liang?
Please look.
Look.
This inkstone
belonged to the Wendaoshu Academy's president,
the well-known Educational Commissioner Mr. Shan Qiao.
300 Liang.
320 Liang.
350 Liang.
400 Liang.
400 Liang!
Anyone else?
500 Liang!
Excuse me.
Master Shan Qiao is my son's teacher.
For my son,
I must win
this inkstone.
Excuse me,
my brother is going to be his student.
Please be magnanimous.
I'm not.
550 Liang.
600 Liang.
650 Liang.
An old shabby inkstone for so much? Are they kidding me?
Although the inkstone is old,
but the Educational Commissioner once used it.
Those two men
must be buying it for
their relatives who'll take the imperial examination,
so they can get close to the commissioner.
They‘re willing to spend their capital.
It's strange.
How can the useless Qiao Busi and Zhang Hongxuan come up with such a good idea?
Perhaps...
There must be someone else.
What?
Brother Qiao.
You're amazing.
Anyone else?
700 Liang!
It's 700!
I give 800 Liang.
800 Liang.
Anyone? Anyone?
800 Liang!
No one else, right?
800 Liang!
Deal. It's yours.
Congratulations.
800 Liang!
Amazing.
I guess
it's the guy sitting next to
Qiao Busi and Zhang Hongxuan who came up with this.
But this guy is indeed quite smart.
He could think of something like this.
Amazing.
Brother Ye.
You're really something else.
Elegant bribery?
Yes.
Elegant bribery is secret and safe,
and it's elegant.
When someone seeks profit,
for example, he wishes for a painting,
or some articles,
he has to pay for the expenses, right?
So, that's it,
the expenses he pays
have become the secret bribery.
When someone wants fame,
then try giving him a little bit of fame,
and he'll become famous.
So he owes you a favor.
So you both get what you want, right?
All of that
sounds so unreliable.
And aren't you still in jail, Lord Yang?
Don't say that.
If you are smarter than others,
it just means that the officials above you
have a harder time to arrest you.
Someone experienced like me
can still be arrested.
I understand all the hows and whys.
But I understood them too late.
But I'm not alone.
All the corrupt officials only understand it when it's too late.
Sirs,
the first half of our charity bazaar
is now over.
Please take a rest.
In a moment, we'll begin with the second even more exciting half.
Good!
Thank you, thank you.
Have a seat.
Drink some tea.
It must have strained your voice.
We are all counting on you.
Me?
I just say some words,
it was all my dage's idea.
It's all thanks to your speaking skills.
Stop it.
Oh right, brother Qiao,
have someone guard the money.
I've taken care of that already.
Xiao Kun.
Young Master.
Gongzi.
This is a success.
This will definitely be a success.
Li Xuancheng
can't show off anymore.
The first half
was just a warm-up.
The great part is in the second half.
The second half?
Or right, brother Ye,
I've been meaning to ask you,
we've sold everything,
what are we gonna sell in the second half?
These.
Please welcome the ladies.
They
are famous ladies of the capital.
They don't get out often,
they never show themselves in public.
You must thank these ladies
for helping us out today.
Or else, you won't get to see any of them.
Thank you, ladies.
I have prepared a high quality room for you,
please go and have a rest.
This way.
How's that, boss?
I've done what you asked of me.
Are you satisfied?
It's your turn now.
I know.
Don't worry.
Aren't these all women's stuff?
They aren't things of officials and noblemen.
Can they be sold, too?
Sure.
They'll be sold
at even higher prices.
Just wait and see.
Miss.
Mei gongzi, Lan gongzi and Zhu gongzi
are all here.
They follow me
wherever I go.
So annoying.
They are all
here for our Ma'am.
It's their chance to
make ma'am happy.
Let's see how that fat girl will compete with me.
Listen, brothers,
I will win Miss Jia's heart
for sure today.
I'm warning you,
don't try to compete with me,
or we can't be brothers anymore.
Look at that little money your family's got.
You can forget about winning against me.
Fine, fine.
Look at you guys.
Don't scare Miss.Jia.
I've mortgaged my silk shop
and pawnshop for Miss Jia.
So you'd better give up sooner rather than later.
Did you take care of everything?
Why don't I see them?
look, Ma'am.
Mr. Wang and Mr. Li are over there.
In a bit, I'll speak once they're done.
Even if it means that I have to spend all my fortune
to buy back my things,
I will not lose to that Jia bitch.
Sirs,
we are now beginning
the second half of our bazaar.
Please have a look.
This is a fan used by
the daughter of Lord Jia.
look, Ma'am.
This fan has been
with Miss Jia for three years.
500 Liang!
500 Liang.
OK, anyone else?
700 Liang!
Have a break, have a break.
I give 800 Liang!
1000 Liang.
1000 Liang!
Miss Jia's fan.
Congratulations.
They are fighting relentlessly.
That fat girl won't be able to compete with me.
That guy is playing it dirty.
He pretended not to be rich.
1100 Liang!
1100 Liang.
No one's giving up?
Fine.
Let's see who dies first.
1200 Liang!
Competing with me over wealth?
I've never lost to anyone.
1300 Liang.
1300 Liang!
Anyone else?
All right!
It's yours.
Congratulations!
Awesome.
Tell Mr. Li and Mr. Wang
if they don't go higher
than that bitch,
then don't bother coming home again.
Yes, Ma'am.
Are they all crazy?
I think it's because
Xiaotian ge understands the minds of men and women.
They have too much money and nothing to do.
Thank you,
you brat.
Knock it off.
You've got so many tricks,
you look like a monkey.
I need you to do me a favor.
And only you can help me do this.
Can you help me
gather those
rich or noble ladies?
Let them donate a few items.
It'd be best
if they can show up to the charity bazaar.
Why should they go there?
All they can do is
sit there and act fake.
They're useless.
They don't have to do anything. They just need to stand there.
That's all.
Really?
Sirs,
next up
is a hair clip of
Mr. Yin's daughter.
Ma'am. It's your turn.
This is today's grand finale.
After all, my social status is high up there.
We start with 400 Liang.
500 Liang!
600 Liang.
700 Liang!
800 Liang.
900 Liang!
1000 Liang.
Those two are shill bidding, aren't they?
Really? No way.
Why not?
Look over there.
1500 Liang!
1600 Liang.
These swanky youngsters.
The youngsters nowadays
don't think the way we do.
That's true.
We've gotten old now.
We don't understand the young anymore.
1800 Liang!
2000 Liang.
You and you.
You stopped, right?
Ok, 2000, right?
Ok.
There you go.
Great!
Congratulations, Ma'am.
It's the highest bid of today.
You stole
the show!
I don't care about money,
I just want that bitch to see
my charm.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you so much.
Today's charity bazaar
will end here.
Don't worry, sirs,
all the money we raised today
will be put into charity.
Thank you.
Good. Good.
Thank you.
Thank you, you two.
Thanks.
That was good.
Thank you so much for your
great help and support today.
You're welcome.
We should be the ones thanking you.
It's thanks to you that people now know our value.
Yes, yes.
If you are doing something like this again,
come find me.
Sure.
Fatty.
Haven't you wasted enough money already?
You bitch.
One should not falsely accuse others.
OK, OK.
You must be tired.
Let me send you home.
Let's go.
Go.
You're so amazing.
You just found out? I've always been amazing.
Listen, you became
so big in my heart today.
And what about before?
Before,
you were this big.
So is it this big
or this big?
You've got so many problems.
Where are Daheng, Yunfei and Zhang Ning'er?
Daheng and Yunfei went to handle
the transactions.
Ning'er jiejie
went to send those ladies home.
And what about you?
Why aren't you doing anything?
I'm here to keep you company.
Since when did you become so sweet?
What a surprise.
Yes.
Brother Qiao.
Brother Zhang.
I
have always looked down on you.
But today
I saw how capable you are.
Guojiuye is so nice to us.
I think hell has frozen over.
I used to be arrogant.
But I truly respect
the talented people.
If I ever treated you
disrespectfully,
then I'd like to
apologize to you.
- Er... - Since Guojiuye is making things up
to you,
this is wonderful.
Here,
allow me to
invite you to a banquet at the Qingyan Restaurant.
Great.
I was thinking the same.
As they say: "Friends are often made after a fight".
Would you do me this honor, have a drink with me,
and forget the unpleasant past?
- Er... - It's not that we don't want to,
but all that money
needs to be stored properly.
We...
Piece of a cake.
Just ask some of the many workers here to take the money to the Imperial Academy.
We are all students there.
You can just inform our teacher about this.
Besides,
it's very close by
and there are guards.
It's very safe.
That's right.
Er...
All right.
OK, Guojiuye.
Allow me to introduce you.
He is brother Ye.
This charity bazaar was his idea.
- Wasn't it thanks to me? - So amazing.
All him.
Brother Ye.
Let me introduce you.
This is the Guojiuye.
Li Xuancheng.
Your excellency.
Oh, it's the guojiu.
I thought your last name was Guo.
Be careful what you say, Miss Xia.
He is the empress' younger brother.
The emperor's uncle.
Brother Ye, brother Guan will hold a banquet at the Qingyan Restaurant.
He invited us.
You are the great hero of today,
you have to come, too.
But we have to send the money
to a safe place first.
We have to contact the grain merchants and so on.
Dage.
- I'll transport the money. - I'll buy the grain.
Yunfei is a great martial artist.
Daheng
is good at business.
You two
are the best choices.
Miss Xia.
Why don't you and brother Ye
come to the banquet together?
It was a great plan of brother Ye.
I
really respect him.
Oh right,
I saw quite a few runners patrolling the streets.
Let's ask them
to help us transport the money.
Good idea.
Brother Yunfei.
I'll leave it to you.
Don't worry.
Yunfei.
Be careful.
Come back soon.
Let's go.
Hey, little buddy,
please wait.
Don't forget to come have a drink with us after you're done.
I don't drink.
Then eat something at least.
I'm not hungry.
Wait. Wait.
These
are all going to the Imperial Academy, right?
Yes.
Well,
Qiao gongzi told us to help you protect the money.
Please lead the way.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Brothers!
Yes, sir!
Everyone,
the banquet is ready.
Please follow me to the Qingyan Restaurant.
Let's get drunk.
If you're going to drink
we girls will go shopping.
We've just arranged a date with Ning'er jiejie.
When did you arrange it?
Just now.
Perfect.
I have to go find a grain merchant. Let's go together.
You guys aren't coming?
Then I...
Brother Ye,
they can leave
but you can't.
I want to take the opportunity
to make a toast to you.
All right.
Daheng,
why don't you come shopping with us?
No.
No?
I have
freshly made "Kill You 3000“ poison here.
So what?
When I'm with you I'm just a tool for carrying your stuff.
You're not coming?
Who will?
If I don't go, who will?
Let's go.
Don't buy too much.
Well...
Brother Qiao, brother Zhang, brother Ye.
After you.
Let's go.
After you.
After you, Guojiuye.
I have to go to the grain merchant later.
Don't treat me like a camel.
Camel?
Don't flatter yourself.
That's right.
Even if you find a grain merchant, you have to wait till tomorrow for the porridge stalls.
No need to hurry now.
I need time to bargain.
Stop talking!
Keep walking.
I think the top prIority is to go shopping first.
You buy your stuff
I'll carry them for you.
Let's go.
Dad!
What are you doing here?
Daheng?
Why are you here?
I came here to open a branch store.
Help me carry these.
Why did you become a camel?
Didn't you tell me
you came here to visit your sworn brother?
That sheriff Ye
is in prison right now.
Life must be hard for him.
Oh I see.
All that stuff you bought
will be used as bribes?
Dad, my...
my dage isn't in prison.
He was executed?
No.
The Guojiuye invited us to a banquet
at the Qingyan Restaurant.
Brother Qiao.
Brother Zhang.
Today's charity bazaar
was very successful.
I'm sure that
starting today,
those flood victims
will not have to starve anymore.
Your kindness and merit
have won my respect.
Let me
once again express my gratitude to you
on behalf of all the victims.
Cheers.
Please help yourself.
The businessmen love
to hoard money.
Daheng is a great businessman.
We are buying a lot of grain, too.
So we should be able
to buy the grain at a good price.
We'll be able to
open the porridge stalls tomorrow morning.
So,
brother Qiao,
what about my...
Don't worry.
Once the porridge stalls open, I'll go talk to my dad
and make sure you're safe and sound.
It's a deal.
Dage.
The money is safe.
Brother Hua.
You're late.
As a punishment you need to drink 3 cups.
That's right.
Have a seat and drink.
I don't drink.
Come on.
Cheers.
Guojiuye.
Uncle?
Dage.
My father is here.
What are you doing here, uncle?
I wanted to open a branch store here.
Also, I was worried about my "young dog"*. *self-depreciatory term for one's own son
What do you mean, young dog?
Er, no.
Just dog.
Fine.
You want to be an old dog? I'm ok with that.
What's more, old dog is worried...
I am worried about sheriff Ye.
I heard that you went to jail?
But you can come and go as you like?
You've got connections up there?
Why you are still so curious at your old age?
Thank you for caring about me.
See.
It's my fault that Daheng
is so busy.
I really feel
sorry about it.
What are you talking about?
This little puppy was a good-for-nothing, needing to make progress.
Ever since he met you,
he's changed a lot.
You are better than a teacher.
You're teaching men and training dogs.
Hey.
Daheng.
Oh right, uncle.
did you find a place to lodge at yet?
Can I help you arrange a place for you?
It's fine, it's fine.
I have many friends here.
I need to go take care of some things.
So don't trouble yourself.
All right.
Daheng.
Be here for your dad.
Oh he won't.
He'll ask for money instead.
Dage.
How come Ye Xiaotian's situation here
is much more different
from what we assumed?
He is a lucky man.
Not everyone has such luck.
I didn't expect that
he has a twin brother here.
They look exactly the same.
But,
it's just a makeshift plan.
He's still a criminal.
Shall we save him?
His case was dealt by the highest judicial officer.
No one dares to do something.
We have to wait
until he's in the most dangerous position.
Then,
he can become our man.
You're right.
Now we just need to find a store
for our branch.
We have to install
a spy here.
Got it.
Dage, I'm sorry.
It's alright, just go.
You're my little brother after all.
Brother Feng,
these two brothers
change so many times every day,
even I get confused
whether the one in prison is Ye Xiaotian
or Ye Xiao'an.
Interesting.
If people knew this,
it would become a legend.
I'm off.
Be careful!
Why are you so late?
Good day, sirs.
I heard about the charity bazaar yesterday.
How kind you are!
So,
I will not bid up the price,
here are two new shipments of grain.
I'll sell them to you at a fair price.
You're generous, sir.
OK.
Let's go get the money.
After you.
Mr. Qiao,
this is the house.
Ok.
Mr. Tong,
let the guys help me carry out the money.
Dage!
Someone has tampered with the locks.
Dage.
The money is gone.
How dare they steal charity fund!
How dare they steal my money!
How dare they steal money from the imperial academy!
Old Qiao,
calm down.
Calm down my ass!
The money was stored at your imperial academy, now all the money is gone!
But your doors are perfectly fine.
The thief must be one of your men.
You have to give me an explanation!
How dare you!
I kindly gave you a place to store the money.
I gave you the key to the warehouse.
Now that the money is gone,
you shouldn't even consider suspecting my imperial academy.
Bullshit!
Who else was it if not you, us?
Yes, you gave me the key,
but doesn't mean you don't have a spare one. If I'm the thief,
why didn't I just use my key?
Why should I use force?
Because then
you can turn my imperial academy into the scapegoat.
♪ 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 ♪
♪ lǚ bó bīng lèi chā dāo ♪ ♪ Tread on thin ice, code of brotherhood ♪
♪ 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 ♪
♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
From now on, you‘re this big in my heart. ♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
And in the past? ♪ shēng sǐ xiàn tà liǎng biān jiǎo xià wū ní shuí kàn jiàn ♪ ♪ Tread between life and death, the mud beneath unseen ♪
And in the past?
♪ shàn è gè zhí cí liǎng bú xiāng qiàn ♪ ♪ Good and evil are different for everybody, call it even ♪ And in the past?
♪ 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 ♪