Epi. 29
Reporting, Master
How is my wife condition?
Madam has just weaken by sudden anger
There is nothing major
But I need to congratulate Master
Actually Madam has already pregnant
And also the foetus seems healthy
Master
You are really still full of vitality
What are you saying about?
By my age like this
I can still have son?
Is this real?
Lord Zhou Wen still?have son at seventy
You are just overwhelmed
Madam has just encountered a sudden event
Inevitably she will feel uneasy
Have to nursed back to health
Absolutely can not let her to?sad or anger
This is for sure
Sure...sure
Qiu Ci
Quick
Lead doctor his way back
Also to reward him
Thank you, my Lord...Doctor, this way please
Please
Please...please...please
Father
Don't leave me
Father
Don't leave me
Husband
Father
Don't leave me
Mantuo...Mantuo
I am here
Don't worry
There is still me behind everything
Husband
My father
Is he really?
Yes, he is
Brother Dugu has really passed away
But
You shouldn't be sad anymore
We were still corresponding letters few days ago
Asking me if you were treating me good?
And also asking me that when are you
Going back to the Imperial Capital to see parents
He even said
That he hoped things are the same as before
To be with you
Drinking wine in the middle of snowy night
Looking for plum flower across the snow
This brother Dugu die young
Definitely makes people feel?sorry and regret
But Mantuo
You really can't be sad anymore
Just now the doctor informed me
That there is already a child inside your stomach
Come
Come...come...come
I have child already?
Of course
That's why in order to protect the child
You can't?be sad anymore
Need to take good care of yourself
But father is no longer here anymore
What's the use of having a child?
What kind of silly sentence is this?
Isn't?there is still me around?
Master
You might be unaware as you are far at Hong Zhou
Since the Prime Minister
Been rumoured to be involved in the rebellion
All these people in the residence
Have been treating Madam bad each and every day
Due to you high official position
They do not dare to speak daringly in front of
But?there is no less of?mocking and ridiculing
Even Palace Lady Wang is not able to hold them back
Especially Jin Niang they all
Were saying that once the Prime Minister?fall down
Then, the Empress will surely fall down as well
And that Palace Lady Wang was send here by the Empress
Will not have peaceful days soon
It was cold weather these few days
Lady wish to eat something warm
But the kitchen just don't want to send it over
The poor Lady hasn't been eating?for few days
Even
The fruits and snacks prepared by Lady for you
Has to be given money by me
Then only the kitchen department willingly to send them over
What nonsense are you talking about?
How could they dare?
Husband...Madam...
Is it you really think that Qiu Ci is telling lie?
Actually aunt
Should be?greeting you at the door entrance
But yesterday
She had terrible headache due to angry of Jin Niang they all
Should still be resting in her room now
My family?is only slightly be defeated
Yet they are?already doing this
Now that my father is gone
In that case
I might as well to bring along this child
To?follow and meet up with my father
Oh dear Mantuo...you shouldn't say such silly words
Mantuo
You are mine, Li Bing
Youngest?wife by official wedding
How could they dare not to respect you?
These people want to hunger my child, is it?
Qiu Ci
Go
Get me the housekeeper
Yes
Aunt Wang is my aunt-in-law
Somehow was angry till fall sick due to you all
How do you the housekeeper do your work?
Following the crowd to offend the weak one
And you all dare to offend Madam?
You all?have become too brave, is it?
I am telling you this
Go and?self request for thirty strokes of cane
Salary deduct for a year
Yes
And also
From today onwards
Palace Lady Wang and Madam' words
You all have to follow and do it correctly
If there is any disobey
Be careful of my ruthless sword
Yes, Master
Jin Niang they all?are so noisy all whole day
Arrange them to move out from the residence quickly
And move to the?other houses at the city west wing
And all the children
Bring along as well
Go now
Yes, Master
Husband
Why are you still pouting your lips?
Have you hear that?
I have already punished them
Do you still feel unhappy?
Once overheard husband standing up for me
The heart feel grateful
Husband
After this, my father is no longer here
After this, both of us mother and son
Can only rely on you
You must not?dislike and avoid Mantuo
Or else
I will be like the silk missing the tree trunk support
To be blew away by the wind...to be wet by the rain
What are you talking about?
How could it be?
Previously, when we were at the Imperial Capital
I have promised to your father
As long as I, Li Bing still breathe
Will take care of you this lifetime
Really?
Of course
Then, don't leave tonight, alright?
Now that father is gone
There is no one around me
Somehow always feel helpless
Alright...alright...alright
Qiu Ci
Go and get some Lady's favourite drinks
Yes
Am not leaving
Will stay to accompany you
Don't you push me
Let me go
Don't you touch him...don't push
Let me go
Don't you touch me
I am not leaving
I want to see Master
Take everyone away
Master
Let me go
Don't you touch me
Release
Master
Don't touch me...Master
Master...Master...let me go
Luckily that our Lady
Had thought?they would cry
So had got Master to stay inside the room much earlier
Else, if Master saw their pitiful faces
Might?get soft-hearted
The way your Madam doing things nowadays
Has got my teaching perfecting days after days
No, it isn't
Master is a person who?has tender and protective feelings for the lady
Our Madam looks so delicate and pitiful
Fall down to lean towards him
And also spoke in sorrow
Even I do feel sorry
This is good enough
Although Old Master has gone
But Lady is pregnant
And is?being tendered by Master
I believe days after this
Won't be bad anymore
Do you really believe?
That Master feel sorry for Lady
That is why he care and tender her much more?
I have just received a secret message from the Imperial Capital
The people feel unjustified on Prime Minister death
Yuwen Hu in order to prove?innocence
Has given back his army authority to the Emperor
Furthermore,?the top four main ministers
Have already?pledged loyalty to the Emperor
This nephew of mine
If only care to have tender and protective feelings for the lady
How could he become the youngest main minister?
Don't see that Li family over here
Is doing nothing and sleeping quietly at the corner
But secretly the last few generations
Have been running Long Xi
Like a small country
Li family account book
Has been very?precise and detail all the while
Where are you going?
Sit down...sit down
We shall eat together as family
Just sit
There is no need?so many rules
Come...come
Eat...eat
Eat
Uncle Yang
I am wondering
If these dishes fit your appetite
This table of dishes today
Were prepared by myself
Were prepared by you?
No wonder it was so delicious
Delicious
This daughter in law is really not bad
You see
Had prepared a table full of delicious food
Last time when I came back from Pu Ban
What did I had?
All I had is only the dog food
Father
Please be careful of what you are saying
Dog food
You are scolding me
Or scolding yourself?
Now that you dare to?speak it out to me?
After married a wife
Become more bold
Almost forget...housekeeper
Afterward
Tidy up Young Master and his wife room
Master
Since Young Madam married here
She has been staying at the west wing room
How can this be?
Where got a pair of husband and wife
That do not sleep in the same house?
Quick...quickly go and prepare
Can not...can not
Why can not?
Ah Jian
Are you have
No respect for this father already?
I do not mean it
Uncle Yang
Yang Jian he
Husband he did that
Is all because of me
Our family following the Mongol tribe custom
Can take off the mourning dress after a month
But my mother is from the Han tribe
Following their custom over there
Within a year
Can not to be same room
Correct...correct...correct
Indeed, I have forgotten about this
But, it is alright
After all, my main house there has two rooms
My this old bones can sleep at everywhere
You all can just have the house
Go..quickly go and arrange
Yes, Master
Eat
Alright...eat
Don't I tell you not to disturb us?
General, please pardon me
Our Lady has to clean up before going to bed
Inside here got two rooms
But there is only one door
Close the door
What are you laughing at?
I am not laughing
I am just being worry for you
Today is just the first day and yet you are not used to it
The tens of years after this
How will you go through all these days?
I have promised to Mantuo
That I will wait for her in my this whole life
And will not marry others
I understand
But in this matter, you can not blame it all on Young...
Young Madam
Nope...should be Third Lady
This is all
Been arranged by Prime Minister Dugu?before he departed
That's too bad
Prime Minister has?trusted the wrong person
If I am a lady
Heard with my own ears that my husband
Saying in front of my father in law that he doesn't want to sleep with me
I will definitely hang myself
It was a slip of tongue
I knew that I?have done wrong for Jialuo
But I ever can't?betray Mantuo
Second Lady?in any case still has own husband who will care her
But Third Lady
She is also a younger sister of the Empress
The daughter of Prime Minister
Has been pampered since young
But had to be alone
Being married to husband in a formal?wedding ceremony
But?one person alone staying put in the bridal chamber
She was wronged but couldn't air her grievances, right?
Just done with her own wedding
But followed by her father funeral
After completed all,
Being disgusted by her titular husband
After listening to what you said
It seem like I have become a heinous criminal
I just feel that
Third Lady is really quite pity
Furthermore
Young Master, you are quite strange too
The time at Imperial Capital
Your relationship with Third Lady
Isn't quite good also?
At that moment, I even thought
That if there is something in between of you both
Instead of guessing over here
Faster go and wash my horse there
Go...you
The moon tonight is so beautiful, right?
What is your name?
I am Dong Qu
Is Lady's personal servant cum housekeeper
Oh, right?
I am Zheng Rong
I am...is there anything to do with me?
I am sorry
It slipped off my hand
It is so burning hot...what happened?
It is so burning hot?
I am almost been cooked
Serve you right
Burnt you to death
You must help me to send this to him
Is it alright?
I do not wish to marry someone I unknown of
Things are like flowing water
Things that have happened
Can't be?saved anymore
Yang Jian
You are more intelligent than me
Should understand what am I trying to say
Be strong
After you go back
Do not let Uncle Yang worry anymore
Asleep?
That...
This few days
I have been talking things without much thinking
Forgive me
Don't keep it?to your heart
It's alright
These few days, my attitude
Hasn't been good either.
That...that...
You go first
Better you go first
I know what are you angry about
I know that you are still thinking of?Second Sister
Father's initial arrangement?
Has really made you grieve
But you don't need to worry
I will not?hold on
To the position of being your wife
Once Uncle Yang go back to Long Xi
I will immediately move back to Dugu's residence
After a year or so
We could just find some reasons to divorce peacefully
Is it?
Sounds good
But will that be bad for you?
After all, it was just a name
Ah Yong he will not care about this
Is it?
He is so?generous
If knew this from the beginning
Why aren't you marrying to him?
Causing me now
To write a letter to Mantuo
To explain all this troublesome stuff also dare not
If I could marry to him
Of course I have married to him much earlier
Don't you worry
Anyway, we as Dugu family
No longer face any more danger now
If you are?in a hurry
Once Uncle Yang leave, we can divorce peacefully
By that time
How you want to to apologise to my Second Sister
I shall not care at all
Me?
Am I not saying that for your sake?
Then, I should really thank you
So readily for peaceful divorce
If you knew this, then why in the beginning
Didn't inform me before hand
But already holding your own gown and into the bridal chamber
Obviously it was you all of Dugu family
Took the initiative to propose to our Yang family
A letter of marriage proposal
Just send like that by a pigeon
Yet now want to to divorce peacefully
How?
Treating our marriage as a rag
Just throwing it away whenever u want to
Correct...you are right
This marriage
Is us from Dugu family
Been begging non stop?to get this
Are you satisfied?
Councillor Yang
General Yang
Please go out
Out
Where am I should go?
I want to take rest
It was just fine before this
How come they started quarrelling?
Dong Qu
I could only wish you in advance
Loving husband and wife
With lots of sons and grandchildren
I will never marry other people
Will never in my whole lifetime
Inside my heart
There is only you forever
Father...don't go
Father...father
Please don't go...don't go...don't go
Father...father
Please don't go
Father
Don't go
Father
You said that you will bring me to ride horse
Father...father
You said that before...father
Father...father
Don't go...father
I am begging you
Don't go
Father
Don't go
Master...master
Come
Lower down your voice
Master
You didn't leave at all
You saw it all?
I am not a blind
I am telling you
What happened last night can not be told to Jialuo
Can not tell anyone
Do you understand?
If not, I will
Want me to keep it a secret, is it?
Alright
What's that?
Hush money
I am going to get?it now
Do not tell anyone
I am going to get you the money now
Keep it a secret
I am from the tailor department
Tailor Yang sent me over
To deliver the newly prepared mind?tranquilizing incense
Go in then
You...calling for you
Don't bother to change that first
The?charcoal fire for this furnace has?been out
Come and have a look
Yes
Elder sister
I am just thinking of you
And you are here
Faster tell me
What happened last night?
Don't mention about that...
Sister...
Captain To has selected few girls
And has been training them
Today so happened to be at the main hall there
To get them their identification
I have just bring them over for you to have a look
The government is not stable now
I afraid the imperial harem will not be?peaceful as well
Their martial art skills are not bad
Let them follow you after this
After this, Chun Shi no longer to be so tired
Paying respect to Empress
Raise up, all...thank you, Empress
Oh Chun Shi
Then, you just bring them along after this
Yes
My little Jialuo has really grew up
Last time it was me to take care of you
And now it is you who take care of me
It failed?...Yes
Yang Jian's wife
That is Dugu Jialuo
Has arranged four?maid servants who good at martial arts for the Empress
That is why our man does not has the opportunity
But Master no need to worry
Let it be this round
Let's talk?later
We do not succeed this time
May be it is god willing
Master
I remember that you told me before
Nature can be shaped into?man's purpose
You are going to be the Master of the kingdom
Can not be soft-hearted
You may dismiss
After this, no longer need
Reporting to me with all the details
Yes
Good
Young Master
You used to?shoot an arrow through a willow leaf a hundred paces away
But today?not even a single arrow shoot through
What were you thinking about?
Thinking of your head!
Yang Jian, oh, Yang Jian
What were you thinking about?
It is just that a night
Had slept with the silly girl for a night
How come?become restless for this whole morning?
Bah...bah...bah
What was slept for a night?
Since uncle?had encountered the great unfortunate
Hard to describe all matter in a word
The wedding between Jialuo and myself
Must have been heard by you
But don't you worry
This is just to fulfil your father's will
Soon
I will?cancel the marriage with Jialuo
The promise that made on that day
Had never been forgotten
The willingness to wait for you
Is like the clear moon with no other?replacement
Must find a suitable person
To hand this to?Mantuo personally
Must not let anyone else see this
Writing letter to Mantuo?
Father
How many times have to tell you
Mantuo is the wife of Lord of LongXi
Based on seniority, she is your aunty
A married man
Sneakily
Writing letter to a married woman
Do you still understand what is the proper human?relation hierarchy?
What is the family rules?
It's not
Father
You have misunderstand
What have I misunderstand?
Give me the letter
Father
You have really misunderstand in this matter
This letter
For Second Sister were written by me
Last night itself had wrote it
It's just that this morning only I ask for his help to send it out
Correct...correct...correct
Jialuo
You have came back from the palace
Yes
Father's situation
Eldest sister has already informed Second Sister
But I feel that
It is better for myself to inform Second Sister regarding my wedding
If you don't believe it
Father
Please have a look
Seem like
It is this old man who?was too busy body
Wait a moment
What do you address me just now?
Father?
My this whole life
Is just short of a daughter to call me Father
Why are you still standing there?
Go to deliver the letter
Yes
Today weather is quite good
I am going to check upon my horse
Tomorrow will be going off already
Thank you for that
Don't get me wrong
I just don't want you to?affect my sister
My sister and your matter
I do understand all
But I hope that you could?be more thoughtful for her
After all
She is now the wife of Lord of LongXi
This is something
That not nice if been seen by others
Thank you
Don't you worry
I will surely think thoroughly for Mantuo
Are you really doing that for your Second Sister?
Of course
Number one
I do feel pity for him and Second Sister
Obviously a pair of lovers
But due to wrong timing and wrong place that can't be together
Number two
I do think that the Lord of LongXi is a nice person
If it wasn't him marrying Second Sister before this
This matter
Really don't know how to?end it
That is why
If just to listen solely from Yang Jian and second elder sister
I do feel sorry for him
I am just afraid
That there is a number three
Although it is just by titular
But your own husband
Always be thinking of other woman
And that happen to be your own sister
Don't you say nonsense
The way I see both of you
Will surely be having sleepless nights
Young Master
What is the matter?
I just want to to ask again
This letter
To deliver or not?
Actually, Old Master has his point
After all, she is a married woman
When she is getting married at that time
You feel sad
Said will wait for her
Everyone able to understand
But it has been a year
You should have let it go
What you understand?
Mantuo and I have promised before this
I will wait for her this whole life
Once
Once the Lord of LongXi
See
You yourself can't say it out
This Lord of LongXi
Is consider quite close friendship with Old Master
Furthermore that incident
It was the Second Lady's wet nurse who has?framed her
Overall he is also a victim
How could you secretly
Wish for someone to die so soon?
I don't mean this
But this Second Lady
It has been a year since
Second Lady has never written you a letter
Instead I have been helping you to send to the?Long Xi residence
With lots and lots of things
But all were gone without return
Perhaps she is not convenient
Alright...alright...aright
Anyhow, this round
I will arrange the most reliable person
To make sure this letter arrive safely to the hand of Second Lady
Just that allow me to be?gabbing
Although you want to do this
Please do it at the back of Madam
Nope
Third Lady
If not
Her own husband with her own sister
Feel so sad just by giving it a thought
Stinky kid
What nonsense are you talking about?
This whole world
After all, there is someone that has not let me down
He told me that
His wedding with Jialuo
Is just?to stage a show
They will?divorce peacefully very soon
Asking me not to angry with him
What was that expression?
I thought that
Thought that since Madam is pregnant
Should have
Should have forgotten about him
And live a happy life with Li Bing
Do you think it is possible?
Yes
These days, he has been very caring and tender to me
But he also not forgotten
To go over to other rooms to accompany Jin Niang them all
What all about worrying my body is not convenient
Bah
All those women
Are so gentle and pleasant in front of him
But once he turn his back to them
They will harm me
These kind of women
He could still love?
Care and tender
Why should I?be of one heart with him?
Since they knew
After Madam is pregnant
No longer do harm to us
Inside the room yesterday
The venomous scorpion
Definitely is done by Jin Niang
The drug store at her mother house
Has plenty of these things
Madam
This incident
You've decide not to tell to Master?
There is no evidence or proof
What the use of telling him?
Furthermore
Does he willingly to punish them?
Let them show off few more days
When the time come
Go and get me a pair of scissor
Quickly go
Madam...what are you doing?
You take this
And by using my name
Return a letter to him
Just to mention that
Since we?are not destined to be together
Have to wish the newly wed happily ever after
Madam
Weren't you going to be together with Master Yang?
I have spend?exactly two years time
Only to understand
We as woman
The more you?were wronged...more generous
The men will only get more?sad ...more?guilty
I am going now
Wait
When you return
Go and find?the Crown Prince
That's Li?Cheng
Just tell him that
I want to to meet him
Yes
Is there anything that Madam looking for me?
Cousin brother
There is no need to be so watchful and reverent
I can not take up with Madam addressing me as such
You and I are?undoubtedly?consider as mother and son
Don't worry
I have already arrange
No one will see us here
I have came to LongXi for quite some time
But this is the first time I meet up with you
Do you know why?
Why?
Because I feel ashamed of current condition
In those days
In the western suburb hunting grounds
You and I were travelling arm in arm
Such a happy moment
But now
Things took a sudden change
I have been framed by the?bad guys
And married to your father
While your
Wedding with Jialuo
You are right
At that time
We were so happy
It is all because of?Qiu Ci kept the truth from me
I have just came to know about
The wedding of Jialuo and Yang Jian
Just that when I think
About how sad you are over this matter
I feel uneasy when eating or sleeping
That is why purposely invite you over
On behalf on Jialuo
And the whole family of Dugu, wish to apologise to you
Wish that you won't blame Jialuo
And my father as well
They have no choice too
If to blame
Blame it on me then
After all
Since I have?grab your mother
Position as the Duke's wife
You might
Be hating me deeply already
Mantuo...Man
Please raise up first
I knew that this matter can't blame it all on you
I have heard of your family incident
It is all because of the current situation?pressure
You don't have to worry too much
Must take care of your body
Do not harm your pregnancy
I am sorry
All these days
Once I thought of father
My heart feel like being immersed into the ice
But you are right
I need to take good care of myself
After all, Jialuo and Eldest Sister
Do have blood relationship
Now that father is no longer here
My closest family member
Would be only him
Oh, right...cousin brother
You absolutely must not misunderstand
Even after this baby being born
He will never threaten you
Both of us, mother and son
Will only lead a normal life at the?backyard
Absolutely will not
What are you talking about?
How could I be such narrow-minded?
I am not afraid of your misunderstand
But just afraid?that someone will played you off against me
Don't you tell me
That there is?no one ever telling you
That once my baby is born
He will also be the son of the first wife
And by that time
Your position as Crown Prince?will be shaky
This
Cousin brother
There is no outsider around here
Let me open up everything with you
Unknown if this baby is a boy or a girl
Even if this is a boy
His age and yours will be difference a lot
Furthermore there is sequence of seniority
He absolutely will not
Threaten your position as Crown Prince
But it is you
That need to give it a deep thought
At this moment
Who could have
Created this opposition stand between two of us?
Who could have benefit from this
Jin Niang
Initially, I do not wish to talk bad about her
But Second Prince is no longer young too
Soon to be schooling
When this time come
You and I?to have any contradiction
And I to suffer any serious injury
Then you
Will be sentenced to a crime of not respecting your youngest mother
At that time
I do not wish to?sit and wait for death
That is why cousin brother
You must be very careful
Put up extra guard
Definitely can not?easily to trust other people delude
I got it
I will be much careful by now
Well done
Have learnt well to divert all the danger
Madam
I must say that
I am having a new level of respect?for you
I am doing this to protect my own life
Of course?I will go all out and by all mean
Since young at the Imperial Capital
I have seen
So many cases of?pregnant ladies been killed with their unborn
Even my eldest sister?being the Empress
Had?close encounter with it
I need to be much more careful
That's why you want to?rope in the Crown Prince
For him to?stand up?and speak for you
You are right
If I myself?go to settle off that Jin Niang
Then Master will partially believe
That it is due to my jealous
But Li Cheng is different
He is the Crown Prince
For him to settle off the concubine that harm his youngest mother
Then he will be hailed up as?doing it for the whole residence
I am too brilliant
Oh Ah Jian
You must change your this behaviour
Can not?always act on impulse
Wait till after I leave
All the matter over here
Will depends on you
Don't you worry, Father
I am going back to Pu Ban then
Both of you two young one must lead a happy life
And you
Must not bully Jialuo
If not I will rush back to settle you off