Episode 61
Madam Ying, you're back.
The red plum blossom bloomed in the backyard.
Isn't it pretty?
It's pretty.
Also, Mrs. Han sent the trendiest laces.
They are so pretty. Look.
By the way, Ms. Yi sent your favourite gourd-shaped chicken.
Return it.
Come in.
Madam Yi.
Master is going to the capital. He sent me to pack up his things.
Give me a minute.
Why is Bai Shi going to the capital?
Master didn't say anything.
How many days will he spend there? -I don't know.
He didn't tell you?
Follow him and take good care of him.
Make sure he eats well. -Yes.
Ms. Yi, what's wrong?
Come. Help me to think.
What are the other foods Sister Ying likes?
Sit down.
After repofling to the Ministry of Personnel...
...tomorrow morning, return to Shaanxi directly.
You don't have to go to the prince.
Alright.
With you and Mr. Du over there...
...the prince doesn't have to worry about Shaanxi anymore.
But, Mr. Du has been making less money...
...for the prince lately compared to the previous years.
The prince wants you to keep an eye on him.
I understand. -You must also...
...pay attention to other things.
Report immediately if something is going on.
Good!
These opera actors are so good.
Sister Zheng, you're right.
This is the best Qinqiang troupe in Shaanxi.
Do you see the one playing Li Hui Niang?
That's the troupe leader.
I knew it. He has the best figure and looks...
...in the whole troupe.
What do you think, Zhou Ying?
Zhou Ying!
Zhou Ying.
Ying, I give you my head.
Brother Wei Wu, there are so many plays to choose from.
Why must you choose this one? Look.
But, this is their signature play.
Madam Ying.
Aren't you supposed to be on the stage?
My pan is over.
You left before I could finish my pad.
Did I perform badly?
No. You performed very well.
It's just that I find Li Hui Niang...
...very pitiful. -I did the singing and acting.
But, you heard your own story.
Do you know?
I watched your play 10 years ago.
Back then, my father-in-law was alive.
Wu Pin was alive as well.
He was alive too.
And I was...
...still a fearless young lady.
Are you talking about that wedding in the east mansion?
Yes.
I was the bride.
The second time I watched your play...
...Wu Pin was already gone.
It was at Liuchuan Hall.
Then...
...they all left.
Today, I was left to...
...watch your play alone.
Madam Ying, life is unpredictable.
Just like how the moon waxes and wanes...
...there are sadness and happiness in life.
But, why?
Why is it that they are all gone...
...and I am all alone?
Mrs. Han.
Madam Zheng. -Sit down.
Mrs. Han, can you help me to advise Zhou Ying?
On what?
Ever since she came back, even though she looks normal...
...and still eats, sleep and run her business as usual...
...she seems to have lost her spirit and energy.
Don't be impatient. Give her some time.
Zhou Ying might look like a simple-minded child...
...but she takes relationships seriously.
What if she can't recover?
If I have to advise her...
...I might say something you will find unpleasant.
I don't mind as long as she bucks up.
Alright. I'll try.
I'll be counting on you.
Ms. Yi, have some hot tea.
Come.
It's snowing again.
I wonder if Bai Shi has enough clothes in the capital.
Didn't you just send someone to deliver a vest and mantle?
He will surely have enough clothes.
I'll send a pot of soup to Sister Ying tomorrow.
Do you think she'll like it?
Ms. Yi, she won't appreciate it. Don't waste your time and energy.
I must do it even if she doesn't appreciate it.
What if she'll never appreciate it?
I'll still have to keep trying.
Sister Qian Hong, do you think...
msomeone will fall down from this tree?
You're still missing Shen Xing Yi?
This serves you well.
When he was alive, you didn't treasure him.
You were so mean to him.
Now that he's gone, he's useless to feel sad.
You refused to take my advise back then.
You were caught up in your oath and revenge.
In the end, you got yourself into deep trouble...
...and even got Shen Xing Yi killed.
If you really regret it, you need to fix yourself.
Listen to me.
If you ever fall in love with a man again...
...don't hesitate or worry anymore.
Just love if you want to love...
...so that you don't waste the other party's love. Understand?
Fall in love?
My heart had been buried into the earth...
"alongside Wu Pin.
Xing Yi said that he'll give his head to me.
But now, he's gone as well.
I've completely lost my head.
Don't make it sound like you're doomed.
When you meet a new man, your head will come back to life.
I won't fall for anyone.
I won't fall for anyone anymore
Right. Look at how spiritless you are now.
Even if someone loves you, he'll only get killed by you...
...just like how you got Shen Xing Yi killed.
I tried comforting and scolding her.
But, she's still so spiritless. There's nothing I can do.
Is there anyone else who can cheer her up?
Madam Zheng, actually...
...words won't make her recover. We need to find someone.
Who?
When Wu Pin died, she was depressed as well.
But, she got over it...
"because of Shen Xing Yi.
So, if you want her to recover, you need to find a man for her.
Madam Zheng, maybe you'll disagree with me.
Mrs. Han, you do have a point.
Yes. Of course I have a point.
I'll be happy if a man appears...
...and heal Zhou Ying. But...
...this depends on fate. -Madam Zheng.
It doesn't necessarily have to be a man.
Madam Zheng, do you still remember?
Madam Ying had a child before.
A child?
Fortune telling?
You came at this hour for fortune telling?
Zhou Ying, what do you want to know?
I want Uncle Wei Quan to find out...
...if I am a jinx.
Who says you're a jinx? -Right.
If someone calls you a jinx, I won't forgive him.
If I'm not a jinx...
...why is it that as soon as I entered Wu Family...
...Wu Pin died...
...my father-in-law died and our family went bankrupt.
If I'm not a jinx...
...why is it that my father left as well?
Even Shen Xing Yi...
Zhou Ying, don't believe in superstition.
I said foolish things in the past.
Please don't take it seriously.
The more I think about it, the more I feel like...
meveryihing happened because of me.
I brought misfortune to all of them.
Zhou Ying, don't imagine things.
You're the one who brought us wealth.
How can you be a jinx? Don't imagine things.
Aunt, I know that...
...you're just comfofling me.
I know.
Just wait and see.
I'll also bring bad luck to you all in the future.
Zhou Ying, the deaths of Wu Pin, Brother Wei Wen, your father...
...and Shen Xing Yi have nothing to do with you at all.
Don't blame it on yourself.
Uncle Wei Quan, please tell my foflune for me.
Please find out how to suppress me...
...and protect everyone.
Zhou Ying, I'll be frank with you.
Since the moment you got thrown into jail...
...I stopped believing in fortune telling and superstition.
I quitted it.
You're not a jinx. There's no such thing...
was a jinx in this world.
Yes.
Madam Ying, it's time to sleep.
Chun Xing.
It's time you get married.
Madam Ying, even if I need to get married...
...you need to get some sleep.
My dear, you're back.
Are you tired from the trip?
You won't be going back, right?
Have you eaten? -No.
I'll cook for you right away. -Ma Chao.
Heat two buns and send them to my reading room.
Yes. -I'll heat a bowl of soup for you.
No thanks.
My dear, what are you doing?
From today onwards, I'll sleep in the reading room.
You'll sleep in this room on your own.
My dear.
Don't worry. I won't divorce you.
You'll be Mrs. Zhao forever.
My dear.
Please open the door.
I've something to say to you.
Since you won't open the door...
...I'll say it here.
Now...
...everyone in Wu Family hates me.
Sister Ying wouldn't forgive me.
My father disowned me.
You treat me as a stranger as well.
I deserve this.
I won't blame anyone.
I'll only blame myself.
I was greedy, ...
...selfish and foolish.
I made a grave mistake.
My dear.
Do you know why I framed her?
Apafl from wanting to help you in your career...
...I was also...
"jealous of her.
I hated her.
I admired her a lot when she became a member of Wu Family.
She is strong, straightforward...
...and full of strange stories.
I would go to her whenever I was free.
While I was envious of...
...the love between her and Brother Wu Pin...
...a seed was sowed in my head.
I wished that in the future...
...my husband and I too...
...would be a harmonious and loving couple.
I later on...
...met you.
The moment you fought with your life...
...to save me from Han San Chun...
...I fell in love with you.
I swore in my head that...
...you are the only one I would marry.
Yet...
...be it through my brother's help...
...or my own confessiom...
...YOU WETE unmoved.
While I was feeling puzzled...
...I realised that...
...you were in love with someone else...
...and the person who occupied your head...
...turned out to be her, Zhou Ying.
When she swore that she would not remarry...
...in the family temple...
...I saw you bleeding from clenching your fist.
At that very moment, my head was bleeding as well.
The two of you can never be together.
Yet, you still can't forget about her.
You chose to ignore my love.
Now...
...I can be honest to you.
That day, I was the one...
...who added a drug that will induce intoxication...
...in the cuisines I delivered to you and my brother.
After you got drunk...
...I gave you aphrodisiac.
That's why you were so drunk that...
...you did that to me.
I was very hesitant before I decided to do it.
If I succeed, my wish would come true.
If I fail, my reputation would be tarnished forever.
But, in order to win you...
...I was willing to take any chance at all.
I succeeded.
Finally, I married you.
I thought it was the beginning of happiness.
But, I was wrong.
Even though I became your wife...
...Zhou Ying is still the one you love.
You paid no attention to...
...the cuisines I carefully prepared for you.
Yet, you see the fabric she randomly gave you...
was a treasure and carry it all the time.
I thought that as long as I treat you well...
...you will eventually change.
I thought that my love will touch you...
...and that one day, you will turn away from her...
...and look at me.
But, when you...
...quarrelled with your teacher because of her...
...and even sacrificed your own career...
...I realised in despair that...
...I can never reach your head.
My mind told me that...
...Zhou Ying is not the one at fault.
Yet, I couldn't help hating her.
I even wanted to get her out of our life.
So, when Mrs. Zhang told me that...
...framing her can save you...
...put her into trouble...
...and even make you despise her...
...and stop loving her...
...I agreed with little hesitation.
This was how I committed the grave mistake.
Even though Zhou Ying came back safely in the end...
...everyone paid a huge price for it.
I'll never forgive myself.
But, I'll never regret...
...loving you...
...even if this love...
...will make me...
...change completely.
But, you... Bai Shi.
Wu Yi!
Wu Yi! Wake up!
Wake up! Wu Yi!
Wu Yi! Wake up!
Am I dead?
I'm finally back to that day.
That day, you held me in your arms...
...just like this.
You're not dead. You won't die.
I deserve death. You don't have to save me.
I finally realised how much you love me today.
It's all my fault.
Since it's all caused by me...
...I shall...
...bear this sin with you.
Zhou Ying, what are you doing?
Mother, I have a request.
What is it? -Let me leave.
I want to leave Wu Family.
Where do you want to go to?
I don't know yet. But, I can't stay here any longer.
Why?
The more I think about it, the more I feel like...
...I'm the jinx that brought bad luck to everyone.
If I stay, I'll get more people into trouble.
Who says you're a jinx? You're not!
But, why am I alive when everyone's dead?
They are all gone.
What purpose does it serve for me to stay here?
Mother, I beg of you.
Let me leave.
Alright.
I'll let you leave.
But, I've one condition.
Wu Family of the east mansion needs an heir.
Adopt a son before you leave.
Let me have a grandson.
We'll leave this household to him in the future.
Alright.
You need to pick the child.
He must be like you. He has to be capable of...
...maintaining this household in the future.
Alright. Mother, I promise you that...
...I'll pick a good child for Wu Family of the east mansion.
Get up. -Adoption?
Adoption?
Yes. She'll pick one among your grandsons.
Sure. If she adopts a son, Zhou Ying will surely feel better.
We should have thought of this earlier, right?
So, the child will be the heir of Wu Family of the east mansion?
Of course. But, I need your consent.
Of course... -Of course we don't mind.
This is a good thing. -Good or bad...
...we're one family. Of course we must help.
Sister Zheng, feel free to pick any of my three grandsons.
If my daughters-in-law say no...
...I'll take care of them.
You don't have to worry about that.
Zhou Ying must adopt my grandson, Yu Sheng.
But, why?
Why?
Everyone knows that among our grandsons...
...Yu Sheng is the most mature one. Right, Sister Zheng?
Yes. It's true that Yu Sheng is the most mature.
But, isn't he too old?
For adoption, it's better to pick a young one.
Am I right, Sister Zheng?
If they prefer a young one, we still have Yu Tong.
Yu Tong isn't younger than my other grandson, Yu Cheng.
Yu Cheng is so naughty. He always creates troubles.
He'll give Sister Zheng and Zhou Ying a lot of troubles.
But, Yu Tong wets the bed all the time.
Your two other grandsons are stupid and mischievous.
Sister, how can you say that?
He's not stupid. He's just nice.
Don't fight with me. It's already decided.
Already decided? When? How come I don't know?
Sister Zheng, during Wu Pin's funeral...
...it was Yu Sheng who broke the funeral basin for Wu Pin, right?
That's true. I... -But...
...there was no adoption involved in that.
Don't you get it?
Only the son can break the funeral basin.
But, Wu Pin is childless.
That's why we sent Yu Sheng. -That's why...
...they let Yu Sheng break the funeral basin for him.
Yes, this is the son's role.
But, Yu Sheng was just a representative.
Stop quarreling.
Sister Zheng, I'm not quarreling. I'm just reasoning.
Since you want to pick a child among our grandsons...
...my three grandsons should be qualified as well.
Yu Sheng is not our only candidate.
Sister Zheng, I don't get what you mean.
Are you saying that Yu Sheng...
...broke the funeral basin for nothing?
Sister, as I said, Yu Sheng was just a substitute.
There was no adoption involved. Don't you get it?
You should just give up.
Why? Why should I give up?
Since it's an adoption, we need to be fair. What?
You're so good at arguing. -What do you mean?
I'm not stopping you. You can argue too, right?
Fine. Zhou Ying can only adopt Yu Sheng.
This...
Sister Zheng, let me tell you this.
I won't approve of Yu Sheng.
Go away. I can help myself.