Episode 7
[Lu's Residence]
Come in.
Miss Yu?
- Miss Yu, I'm sorry! - You're hurting me!
I'm sorry.
I let you in because I thought it was my godmother at the door.
I brought you the account book.
- Now that you have it back, I'm leaving! - Yun Kuang!
Yun Kuang, how can you treat me so?
How could you? I won't admit defeat.
I won't.
One day, you will notice my strengths.
Don't start brewing tea right away.
Be sure you filter the tea leaves first.
This is to prevent the tea dust from going into the tea.
That will make the tea tart.
What is the matter with you?
Everyone has a thick quilt except for me.
Are you just trying to make my life difficult because I am the concubine?
Why would we?
We weighed the cotton before filling the quilts.
It's the same for everyone.
Do you think I'm an idiot?
It's best not to behave like a snob!
What's wrong with being a concubine?
A concubine is still a mistress of the house.
I'm still better than you. You're but a servant!
I'll teach you a lesson if I don't get an explanation today!
It's all right now. We can brew the tea.
What's wrong? Is something troubling you?
Could you tell me how to attract the attention of men?
What should I do to have them stay in love with me?
Why do you ask me this all of a sudden?
Do you have someone on your mind?
It's because Auntie Yu Nu is young and pretty
but Godfather only has eyes for you.
Godmother, please tell me the tips.
I want to be a good wife and mother, just like you.
Yu Nu is young and pretty, isn't she?
Men don't really care about that.
They care about how women conduct themselves.
Women should know when it is appropriate to step up or down.
Women should step up at time and back down when necessary.
Women can't be too dumb, but not too smart either.
If you're too dumb like Yu Nu
who only knows how to raise her voice and point fingers at others
men are bound to dislike you.
But if you are like Le Er
who wants to be better than men in almost everything
men won't like you either.
Men are selfish.
They demand women to be outstanding.
So as to satisfy their vanity.
But they don't want women to be more outstanding than them
which satisfies their need to have control over women.
So an appealing woman should know
when to make herself stand out and when to back down.
Godmother, I finally realized you are the smartest person in the house.
Miao Ge, there are times when I wished you were my daughter instead.
You're so much like me.
You're right. I am like you.
So I will definitely win.
Do you have everything ready?
Would I dare disobey your orders?
- Teach me! Hurry! - Let's go.
Teach me how to use them.
How could you not know how to do your makeup?
I don't know how you could be a woman without it.
You know I'm not interested in this.
So why are you interested in it now?
It's the Moon Festival today and I've asked Yun Kuang out.
What happened to the Le Er
who runs off to dance in inns and does whatever she wants?
Why has a man made you forget all your principles?
This must be love.
When someone is on your mind everything else is of no importance.
You will only think of him...
Do you understand me?
All right! Stop trying to annoy me by being so happily in love.
Have you learned anything from those books?
I have learned so much!
You won't be able to understand.
It says a lot about the profound theory of confrontations and conflicts.
It tells you when to approach and when to retreat.
The timing has to be just right.
By the way, I'm drafting up a battle strategy.
Yun Kuang will be very impressed by then.
A battle strategy?
Is it done yet?
There's still a bit left to do.
Then you should finish it before you meet Yun Kuang.
You can give it to him as a gift for the Moon Festival.
He will be very happy to receive it.
But I have to meet him soon...
I'll go and tell him you'll be late.
You've spent so much time on that battle strategy.
That's why you should present it properly.
Turn it into a surprise for him at the romantic Moon Festival.
Please tell him I'll meet him a bit later.
Why are you here instead?
Le Er is still studying the books so she sent me to keep you company.
Is she really not coming?
Forget about it. Thank you for letting me know.
I'll go look for her.
Yun Kuang.
I suddenly miss my parents.
If they were here, they would spend the day with me.
It's meaningless to think about this.
I always spend the day alone at the Moon Festival.
Don't Master Lu and his family spend the day with you?
They are already very kind to me.
They provide me with clothes and food.
I'd be happy if someone watched the fireworks with me
and set the water lanterns down the river.
- I... - Yun Kuang, you're willing to do so, right?
I thought you dislike me.
I'm glad you are such a nice person!
All right then... They are selling lanterns over there.
Let's go.
Here, Miao Ge. Let's make a wish.
- Help! - Miss Yu!
Help! Help!
Here! Hold on to this!
Hold on tight!
Are you all right, Miss Yu?
Here!
Are you all right?
Do you really dislike me that much?
I don't. Why do you think so?
You could have pulled me up, but why did you...
There are many people here. It's inappropriate to get too close.
I did it for your sake.
Or Le Er will blame me again for not treating you like a woman.
So in your eyes, only Le Er is a woman.
No, I treat you like one now.
Are you cold?
I have an idea. Come with me!
- If you run, you'll get warm... - Enough!
If my father was still alive, he wouldn't let me fall into the water.
And he wouldn't drag me around when I'm drenched!
I'm sorry, Miss Yu.
Let's go home now.
Why are you home so early?
I was about to meet with you.
Miss Yu fell into the water and was drenched.
Are you all right?
I'm all right but I feel so sorry for dampening the mood.
How can I blame you?
I was the one who sent you to deliver my message to Yun Kuang.
If I hadn't, you wouldn't have fallen.
Yun Kuang, wait for me.
I'll go get some hot water for Miao Ge and I'll be right back.
- Sure. - Let's go.
Yun Kuang.
What were you thinking about?
Nothing.
I find Miao Ge so pitiful.
She is just like my sister, you know?
So she is also your sister.
You should care a bit more about her.
I feel really bad she fell into the water today.
Le Er, you are so pure-minded.
Nothing.
Have you been drawing this up at home?
I was drawing this strategy and it held me up.
Le Er, I know you are doing this for my sake.
But battle strategies are for men.
As a woman, you shouldn't spend so much time on it.
Why are you such a chauvinist?
Besides, you were the one who said I knew nothing about it.
Yun Kuang, look!
Do you know Kou County is surrounded by mountains on three sides?
There's only a river on one side.
- So we can attack from the river... - Le Er.
I really don't want to listen to this.
What's wrong? Is my strategy poor?
It's good. Anything you say is good.
But it is the Moon Festival today.
Can't we talk about something else besides national affairs?
Of course, I remember it is the Moon Festival today.
I have already prepared for the festival.
Shut your eyes.
Here, have a taste.
I made it for the Moon Festival.
We'll talk about something else after you've finished eating.
What are we going to talk about?
Military strategies.
The strategy you told me about has loopholes in it.
You will fail very easily.
Last night I made ten some different strategies to tackle Chen State.
- Look at this... - If I knew this would happen...
I wouldn't support you in reading books on war.
What did you say?
Nothing. Go on.
As you know, soldiers of Chen State are mostly Northerners.
Northerners aren't good on waters.
So, we should...
I thought such a dedication would impress Yun Kuang.
But I overlooked something.
He is but a man.
Men have the tendency to shape women into what they want.
But once the image of this woman is shaped
and can be as good as he is
he begins to feel frustrated about it.
Just like what my mother said
I didn't know when to step up or back down.
Therefore, I was destined to lose him.
Why are you here? Where's Le Er?
Le Er's not here. It's just me.
Aren't I the one on your mind?
No! Le Er is the one I like, not you!
You're lying.
My parents didn't want me and neither do you?
What's the point of being alive?
Don't!
General Yun, you're awake.
What time is it now?
It's around six in the morning, so you can still sleep a bit longer.
I'll let you know when your medication is ready.
Yes, thank you.
General Yun, where are your clothes that need washing?
I left them outside.
I'm really embarrassed, Miss Xiao Cui.
You are serving me tea, water, and brewing my medication.
And now, you are even doing my laundry.
Thank you for the hard work.
We didn't do all that work for you.
It's actually someone else!
You are busy with the medication, so I'll do the laundry for you.
Wait! Leave Yun Kuang's clothes and I'll wash them for him.
Aren't you still busy?
I'm done.
We can't wash men's clothes with women's.
I'm worried you will mix them and the clothes won't get cleaned.
You've never been nervous about Master's clothes ever.
Godmother is in charge of Master's clothes.
But Young Mistress should be the one to worry about the Young General's clothes.
Le Er is very careless. What would she know about doing laundry?
We're sisters so it is only right I help her out a bit.
All right! Go and finish your chores!
Stop gossiping.
Are you calling me a gossip?
Could it be you've fallen for the Young General as well?
Stop sprouting nonsense... or I'll rip off your mouth!
Wait! I'm going to rip your...
Yun Kuang...
Please don't believe a word Xiao Cui just said.
I don't feel that way towards you...
Miss Yu, you are a very nice lady.
Thank you for being so nice to me.
But I already have Le Er on my mind.
I understand.
So I am trying to rein in my feelings for you.
Could you just treat it as a misunderstanding?
Can you please leave?
So I can still have some dignity?
I can't control my feelings, but I can control myself.
Please don't make me dig a hole to crawl in.
Yun Kuang... What should I do?
I can't control myself.
I hate myself! I hate myself so much I wish I could kill myself!
I wish I'd never met you.
Then I wouldn't be in so much pain now.
Le Er treats you as her sister.
She told me to care about you.
So I will also treat you as my sister.
That is all.
Yun Kuang!
That was a smart move by demonstrating how you are trying not to fall for him.
It's a pity Yun Kuang is so devoted to Lu Le.
In my opinion, you should stop embarrassing yourself.
I still have things to do so I'll leave now.
Why don't you want to speak to me?
Shouldn't you be worried I will tell others you are in love with Yun Kuang?
If everyone knows you fell for Le Er's sweetheart
and have been plotting to win him over
you will be in a very difficult position within the Lu Family.
Auntie Yu Nu, you are way out of line.
Everyone has his or her secrets.
If you rat people out, aren't you worried yours will be revealed as well?
Who is going to believe you when you have no evidence?
But if I say something to Le Er, she will be cautious of you
whether she believes me or not.
You wouldn't have any more chances to approach Yun Kuang in the future.
What do you want from me?
I don't want anything from you.
I am just trying to survive.
Days of hiding and sneaking around are over.
I'm going to escape from here, so I'll need some money.
I know that you are keeping the accounts for Madam.
You want me to be a thief?
Don't make it sound so bad.
I'm not that greedy.
I just need enough money to travel.
You should be smart enough to do it without being discovered.
Fine, meet me in front of the rockery in the garden at midnight.
It is good you know which way the wind blows.
I'll be waiting for you.
Hurry! Arrest them!
Master! Please hear me out!
You whore!
Master, please spare my life!
- Master! - Master, please spare my life!
Tie this adulterous couple up and await my instructions!
- Take them away! - Please hear me out, Master!
- Master, please spare my life! - Please hear me out, Master!
Miss Yu, what a good job you've done.
I'm sorry Auntie Yu Nu, but I can't be a thief.
Go ahead and accuse me of anything.
I have a clear conscience so my godparents will investigate and prove my innocence.
You're good!
Go!
You've all worked so hard! Come and have your lunch!
It's lunch time!
Please let me out! I won't do it again!
- She's been yelling all morning. - Let me out!
She stopped for a bit but started again?
- She should know the consequences. - I won't dare to do it again!
Exactly!
All right, stop talking about her and have lunch.
Sit down and have some food!
- Take that seat. - Master! Master!
Le Er, have you eaten?
I don't have any appetite.
Auntie Yu Nu sends chills down my spine with all that yelling.
She is quite pitiful.
Godfather has never favored her since she married him.
And now, he plans to starve her to death.
This is really cruel of him.
It's my fault because I shouldn't have told on them.
If Auntie Yu Nu loses her life, I'll feel guilty forever!
It's not your fault. You had to do it.
Le Er, haven't you always said men and women are equal?
Auntie Yu Nu might be in the wrong
but Godfather let her down first.
What are you trying to say?
I know it's immoral of me to say
but this is a matter of life and death.
Le Er, please save Auntie Yu Nu!
Miao Ge, how could I save her?
My parents have the keys.
I made a mold of the keys while Godmother was napping.
Go and forge one as soon as possible.
What's the matter, Miss Yu?
Yun Kuang...
You've been crying?
Have you heard about Auntie Yu Nu?
I heard a bit about it.
This is a very personal affair of the Family, so I'm not at liberty to ask questions.
Do you think my godfather is right?
It's only right an adulterous couple be killed.
This is where I feel differently.
Le Er thinks men and women are equal.
She thinks since men can have concubines
women do not necessarily need to be faithful.
So she thinks Auntie Yu Nu didn't do anything wrong and wants to free her.
How ridiculous.
Le Er wouldn't think like that.
Yun Kuang, you can choose not to believe me.
But Le Er is someone who believes women can also go to war.
It'll take her some time to understand men are superior to women.
- And that wives must obey their husbands... - Enough!
I don't want to talk about Le Er behind her back.
Besides, what has this got to do with you? What are you crying about?
I know about her plan and if I tell my godparents, it's betrayal.
But if I choose not to tell my godparents
then that's being unfilial.
I am in a dilemma!
Will you please help me out?
What do you want me to help you with?
Go and stop Le Er from setting Auntie Yu Nu free.
She will listen to you because she loves you.
Not only are you helping me but Le Er as well.
I really don't want to see her have a falling out with her father.
I'm begging you.
I will talk to her about it.
If that really is her plan, I'll tell her to drop it.
Yes, thank you.
Lu Cheng Feng, you are an asshole!
Open the door! Open up!
- Open the door! - Auntie Yu Nu!
Who's out there?
I'm here to save you.
Young Mistress, you're here to save me?
You have done wrong but all you really wanted was to have someone to love.
Besides, no one has the right to take away another person's life.
Although I can't forgive you for being unfaithful to my father
I can't bear to see you die in imprisonment.
Young Mistress...
You'd better keep yelling or people might get suspicious.
All right, I'll keep yelling.
Lu Cheng Feng, you are an old bastard!
You are not a man!
I, You Yu Nu, hate you!
I hope you die a terrible death!
Yun Kuang! I have to save Auntie Yu Nu right away!
If you have something to say, say it later!
Why do you want to save that adulterous couple?
- Is that how you see them? - Is that not so?
They have done wrong but they don't have to die for it!
My father is the one who let her down first.
What did your father let her down on?
Does she not have clothes to wear and food to eat?
Women want more than that.
We want to be cared for and loved!
Do you know my father... he's never favored her?
That is letting her down.
Judging from your words, you think they have a reason for their actions?
You mean if I didn't return from a war for a period of time
you could also get yourself a man...
What do you take me for?
You are the one who acknowledged such a behavior.
I didn't! I sympathize with them!
What you just said not only insulted yourself but me as well.
Le Er!
Yun Kuang! I don't want anything to drive a wedge in between us.
But this is a family matter, after all.
I have my own way of dealing with it.
No one in this world has the right to decide another person's life or death.
If you love me, respect my decision.
Don't ask about it and don't interfere.
Just pretend you know nothing about it.
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Yun Kuang... I'll drink with you.
Why do you force yourself to drink when you can't?
You seem to be in a bad mood.
Le Er is too obstinate.
No, she is too kind.
Why are you looking at me like that?
I'm wondering why you always speak up for her.
Because you love her, you want her to be happy.
That is the same for me.
The both of you grew up together.
You are so close to each other.
But you have such different personalities.
You are so gentle and yet she's so tough.
Both personalities are equally attractive.
Do you know I have a habit?
I have to come up to the roof before bed.
Because this is the closest place to the sky.
I think this is the only place where my parents can hear me.
Do you know what I am praying for tonight?
What are you praying for?
I hope you are happy.
I was drinking alone before you came.
So you've already made me happy by joining me up here.
But you didn't smile at all.
I will drink to that smile of yours!
Don't finish my wine.
What am I going to do without it all night long?
- I'll dance for you. - Sure.
Yun Kuang, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to slap you yesterday.
That doesn't sound good.
I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I say sorry?
Yun Kuang, do you know you're wrong?
I won't let you off that easily.
That still doesn't sound good!
That sounds like I'm interrogating him.
Yun Kuang... You know I...
Why is it so difficult?
I shouldn't have slapped him in the first place.
Why can't we seem to finish the chores even if we got up two hours earlier?
It's Yu Nu's fault. She escaped with Chen Ping.
Everyone else is out to catch them.
So we have to take care of everything in the manor.
Yu Nu should just succumb to her fate and await her death.
- Brings trouble to herself and others. - Exactly.
- Stop right there, Chen Ping! - Hurry!
Hurry! They are catching up!
- Hurry! - Stop running!
I can't run anymore.
Let me take a break.
- Stop right there! - We can't stop now.
We're dead if we stop running.
Stop running!
- Stop! - Don't go! Don't leave me!
Don't go! Don't leave me alone!
Why would you do this to yourself?
You've abandoned your virtues for a heartless man.
Don't come any closer!
You think I'm very foolish, don't you?
But I'm telling you, I don't regret any of this!
Lu Cheng Feng is a bastard! He ruined me.
He's never treated me like a human being!
I was in a living hell!
There's nothing I can say to you since you don't regret your actions.
Come with us.
Go back with you?
Listen up!
I never planned to turn back ever since I decided to escape.
Where do you think you can go?
There is at least one place I can go.
None of you can stop me!
- Auntie Yu Nu! - Young Mistress!
Young Mistress.
I realize now you are the only one who was kind to me in the family.
When one is near death, he speaks from his heart.
Heed my words!
- Beware of Miao Ge! - Auntie Yu Nu!
Auntie Yu Nu!
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