Epi. 37
Since Master is sent by His Majesty and empress,
may I seek for your favor to help madame?
Madame, please say it.
Later on, duke may check with you
what did His Majesty say when he make this decree.
Could master imply him that
Turkey people use to attack boundary during the winter and summer times.
His Majesty worries about this.
If duke can patrol the South by volunteer…
I will do as Madame' order.
Aunty.
Why do you make such arrangement?
Madame. You're in confinement.
You can't serve duke now.
If you don’t want other concubine to take advantage,
you better let him go out to handle official task.
But I don’t want to stay here alone.
Didn't empress say that
as long as you recover,
you can go back to capital anytime.
Furthermore, Madame received a title of princess,
you should go back to express profound gratitude to His Majesty.
And taking this chance to build up rapport with sisters.
Isn't this a good idea?
After Madame takes good care of yourself,
you can go back Longxi to see Duke.
Isn't this a better arrangement?
But the journey to capital is far.
Madame still hasn’t recovered fully.
This has to depend on Madame.
Whether she wants to stay here to bring back bad memories
or go back capital to relax.
I want to go back.
May duke have a safe journey.
Mantuo.
You have a hard time lately.
But I'm busy for military affair.
Please wait for me to come back.
No.
When you return from capital,
I will compensate you.
Duke is too serious.
We're husband and wife.
It doesn't matter.
Yes. That's true.
I leave now.
Do you know that
when he touched me just now,
I felt disgusting.
Initially, I still had a hope.
Thinking that he would say something romantic and relunctant to leave.
But in order to please His Majesty,
he can't wait to fly to boundary.
Madame.
You may just make your complain here.
When you go to capital, you shouldn't complain anymore.
Remember,
the title of princess is granted by empress.
The title of Madame of Longxi is obtained from getting husband's favour.
Women are strived to get these two titles in their whole life.
Madame.
When you arrive capital,
you shouldn't complain about Duke.
You should also get along well with empress and Madame Yang.
Who say that I only have two supports in my life?
Could it be that my son give me a title?
As long as I have a son,
I will no longer want to stay closer with him.
Young mistress is here.
Young mistress.
Do you see the houses that you built for us?
Thank you so much.
You're welcome. They work very hard.
Young mistress.
You really have a good husband.
You see.
He helps us to build our houses,
and brings many soldiers to guard here.
We really appreciate that.
You're welcome.
See what you’ve said.
Last time the Yuwen Yong …
Hey. Shut up. Yes. Yes.
Sorry.
I mean General Yang.
You see. We used to criticise him last time.
It's my fault.
I should blame myself for gossiping.
Yuwen Yong came lately?
Yes.
He came every season.
He would send medicine or clothes to us.
He even trains children martial art.
But he used to avoid your schedule to come here.
I'm married now,
it's nature to avoid arousing suspicion.
He is like my brother now.
You all don’t think too much.
This part is wrong.
During the delivery of porcelain last time,
Sister Lu's team mentioned that
the river slightly changes path to the west now.
I will go back to worshop tomorrow
and take the new version to show you.
What are you looking at?
I'm looking at you.
Jialuo.
You look prettier.
I'm talking about map.
Don’t bullshit.
As long as prince is born,
Yuwen Hu will force His Majesty to abdicate the throne.
So that sister can achieve her dream sooner.
At that time,
war will be unavoidable.
so, this map shouldn't have any mistake.
It's no big deal to draw it wrong.
We can amend it now.
Don’t do that.
Jialuo.
Your six month mourning period is over soon, right?
December is coming.
My room is big and I feel cold to sleep alone.
Why not you come to accompany me?
General. Madame.
What happened?
Why do you come in at this point of time?
Say it quickly.
Steward of Dugu's mansion sent a message.
He said Madame of Longxi has come back to capital.
She has arrived mansion.
Mantuo is back?
I didn’t receive any letter.
Why does she come to capital suddenly?
Where is duke?
Is he here or in guest house?
I don’t know.
But I heard that duke didn’t come back with second mistress this time.
Second sister doesn’t look good too.
She looks like seriously illed.
Must be something happened.
Don’t think too much.
The politic situation is unstable recently.
Your second sister came into the capital alone.
I'm worried if anything happened in the North where Duke of Longxi guarded.
You really think too much.
Where is second sister?
She is now worship in old master room.
Let's go.
Mr Yang.
Brother Jian.
I met you finally.
Welcome back.
Why do you get thinner?
It's long story.
Second sister.
How are you getting on?
Was your journey to capital safe?
How is everything in Duke's mansion?
Is there any thing happen in the North?
Irregardless it's a safe journey or not,
I rather die while I was on the way back.
So that I wouldn't feel so sad when seeing dad's memorial tablet.
Thank for your concern.
Everything in duke's mansion is good.
Duke was planning to accompany madame to capital.
But he was busy for military affairs,
so that he didn’t come back.
Dad.
I haven't come back to see your last time.
Why did you leave us?
Mantuo is here to see you now.
Second sister was travelling all the way to home.
I will get kitchen to prepare more dishes.
You stay here to catch up with her.
You shouldn't come out.
If you want to, you should have asked Yang Jian leave as well.
They have not met for a long time.
They must have a lot to say.
Why do I have to ask for contempt?
Respect is important,
but they shouldn't break the rules.
You're Yang Yang's wife now.
Second mistress and Yang Jian are in-law relationship.
Logically, they should avoid suspicion.
How could they stay in a room?
Forget it.
Dong Qu.
You go to ask kitchen to prepare sister's favorite dishes.
She loves narcissus.
Ask gardener to picks few and send to her room.
Check with Qiu Ci what else to prepare.
At this point of time,
you're still thoughtful.
Didn’t you see how she pulled Yang Jian's hand?
You're really generous to leave them in a room.
No.
I must go to ask Yang Jian back.
I don’t want you to go.
Don’t stop me.
I'm just a maid.
I'm not like masters who always speak one way but think another.
Dong Qu.
Don’t you understand now?
He doesn’t want to come out.
If he wants to come out,
he will leave together with me.
Is this mean you're testing Yang Jian?
He has his own legs.
No one can stop him if he wants to leave.
After all,
there are still bond of relationship among them.
If he can't overcome this matter,
even we're trying to get along,
it's just waste of time.
This isn’t something that I can force
Since second mistress is back,
I have a bad feeling.
Maybe she will create trouble next time.
Now,
it has to depend whether Yang Jian is kind-hearted or not.
If you feel mourning hall is not convenient,
we can chat in study room.
we don’t have to stay outside to suffer from cold.
Brother Jian.
Both of us are no longer suitable to stay in a room.
Jialuo asked you to stay here is a respect.
If I accept it in totally,
I'm really immature.
No.
Mantuo.
You're breaking my heart.
When you're married, I make a promise to wait for you.
But I broke my promise.
I feel shame to see you again.
I know you will hate me.
So, I'm willing to take it if you beat me or scold me.
But you didn’t mention a word,
I felt even sad.
This hairpin…
I'm sorry.
It's my careless.
I shouldn't wear this when I come to capital.
It's just that I used to wear it in normal day….
I won't marry others.
I will never marry others in my life.
You're the only one in my heart.
When I get old,
I will still wait for you forever.
The hairpin I gave to you last time
is our token of love.
Are you willing to wait for me forever?
I sweared before.
If I betray you,
my wife and son will leave me in future.
I will die in my relative's hand.
I don’t want you to say so.
Just treat it that you never make any promise.
God.
Those swears in the past were untrue.
It's me who disappointed brother first.
Hope you don’t punish him.
If there is any punishment,
please punish me.
Brother Jian.
Please forget those swears.
Since Jialuo has married you,
you should treat her wisely.
I wish you and her live happily forever.
Mantuo.
Young master.
What happened?
Young mistress would like me to inform you that
she worries second mistress will feel lonely in Dugu's mansion,
so she will move back for few days.
Please don't worry about her.
I got it.
you may leave.
Madame.
Second mistress. Meal is ready.
Wait.
Why there is only two dishes?
I have informed kitchen.
Why fish cheezy isn't prepared?
Kitchen doesn’t have cheese.
Chef said she's unable to cook.
If you want to eat,
you can eat at restaurant outside.
Stop.
Say again.
Madame.
You…
I ask you to say again.
Madame. Please keep calm.
What?
I repeat again.
Kitchen doesn't have cheezy fish
How dare you argue with me.
What happened? How dare you argue with me!
Madame.
What happened?
I want to teach this maid a lesson.
Can't I?
Dong Qu is my personal maid.
If she didn’t serve you well,
it's my responsibility as a master.
If second sister is not tired,
you can take this chance to teach me a lesson too.
You really didn’t serve me properly.
Let me ask you.
Where is this place?
This is second sister's room.
My room?
Then, let me ask you.
Where is my vase?
Where is my flower?
Where is my gauze tent?
Second sister. Don’t worry.
All these things are properly kept in the store.
I have informed someone to prepare for you.
You didn’t inform us about your return.
Otherwise, I should have get it ready before your arrival.
What you mean is that I'm doing wrong?
Well.
After all,
I'm just a madame who married far away.
Even a little maid dares to treat me impolitely.
Seem like I have to visit sister
to inform her about your hospitality.
Imperial palace has its regulation.
Even second sister would like to complain me,
you have to submit memo to seek for approval to visit the palace.
I will write a memo naturally.
I don’t need you to remind me.
It's my fault.
You shouldn't drag in young master.
Shut up. Dong Qu.
Have you remember what second sister said?
I got it.
Go to prepare.
Second sister.
Madame.
Second mistress.
How dare you beat me!
How dare you go to complain our mistress.
Madame. You're back.
Where did you go today?
I haven't come back for a year.
I went to catch up with my friends.
What happened?
Madame.
Dong Qu sent narcissus here today.
I saw it.
What happened?
You just notice narcissus?
do you notice what is missing?
What is missing?
Madame.
You see.
I came here today.
I saw Dong Qu stole your memo coincidentally.
This Dong Qu.
She still felt that I haven't slapped her enough?
But you will need to go into palace tomorrow.
Luckily you found that she has stolen my memo.
Madame.
Why not you write again?
No need.
Why? Madame.
Since you found that she has stolen my memo,
I will turn her trick against her.
Go.
Let's do this tomorrow when we go to palace.
Haven't I asked you to leave?
Why do you kneel here?
Officers' meeting is just over.
They will pass by here soon.
Don't block the way here.
Sir.
Please go to check again.
My madame has submtited memo.
Perhap, you overlooked it.
Otherwise, why it is missing?
I have reminded you.
If you want to kneel here, I will not bother.
After all,
you can't go in to palace today without memo.
Sir.
Madame.
You're weak.
You can't suffer this again.
Mantuo.
Why do you kneel here?
Madame. Mantuo.
What happened?
My madame would like to visit sister.
Memo was submitted.
But officer said they didn’t receive it.
Madame has been kneeling here since this morning.
I'm affaid she can't take it anymore.
Mantuo.
Second mistress is weak after miscarried.
She was exhausted and upset in the long journey.
Therefore, she was faint.
But, it's alright now.
Let me do injections,
and prepare few prescriptions,
she will be fine.
Thank you.
Zheng Rong.
Brother Jian.
The maid in the mansion bullied me.
Elder sister didn’t want to see me too.
Everyone doesn’t like me.
Perhap, I shouldn’t have come back.
You think too much.
May be there is misunderstanding about the memo submission.
I have sent someone to investigate this.
I have checked the log book.
There doesn’t have any record about your memo.
How come?
I personnally wrote it and asked Qiu Ci to send in.
Could it be that she stole my memo?
No.
I dare not delay mistress' memo.
Please investigate clearly.
Qiu Ci.
Let's pack our luggage.
We will back to Longxi today.
Mistress. Why do you do that?
You just left the place that brought you sad memory.
If you go back,
won’t you cry badly again?
What bad memory?
Why do you cry badly?
Mistress.
You didn’t want to tell
because you didn't want Mr Yang and young mistres to worry.
But Qiu Ci must tell them today.
What happened actually?
My mistress delivered a baby girl.
But she was killed when she's just born.
Why does father leave me alone to suffer in this world?
Why didn’t he bring me with him?
Second sister.
Why didn’t you tell me about this?
Who did this to her?
It's successor's uncle.
Empress has punished them.
But mistress' sadness is unable to remedy.
Therefore, she came back to capital from Longxi.
She doesn’t ask for more,
she just hopes to receive some comfort from family.
Who knows that her memo was stolen?
Mantuo. Don’t worry.
I will investigate this clearly.
If I find out,
severe punishment will be given.
Zheng Rong.
Here.
Search all the place in Dugu's mansion.
Don’t overlook anyone of them.
Yes.
I have something to tell.
I don’t know whether I should tell or not.
Just say it.
I remember on the day of my mistress / decided to go into palace,
young mistress and Dong Qu knew about this news.
Young mistress is innocent, no doubt.
But Dong Qu has quarrelled with my mistress on that day.
It's enough. This is easy caused to suspicion.
You say so much,
don't you want to say I stole it?
I dare not.
But if you want to proof that you're innocent,
why not ask someone to check your roomt?
Well.
Let's go now.
Dong Qu didn’t steel the memo.
It's me.
No.
It's me.
It has nothing to do with mistress.
else you can go to check my room.
You're my personal maid.
Without my permission,
how could you do that?
No.
It's my own idea.
It's nothing to do with you.
But I ….
I stole it before second mistress wanted to submit memo.
You stole it.
Just admit that.
At this point of time,
what are you argueing?
Well. I don’t want to talk about this matter anymore.
Jialuo.
This incident has over for long.
You really hate me so much?
You also knew that this marriage arrangement wasn't my idea.
If not because of nanny and your maid,
I wouldn't have married an old man
and destroy your marriage with Li Cheng
But now,
you have married brother Jian to revenge me.
Aren't you happy now?
Yes.
You're the head of this family now.
But I'm dad's daugther too.
We're very clear what happened in the past.
I don’t want to mention it again.
I hope you don’t mention it again too.
As for the matter of you baby,
I'm sorry to hear that.
But second sister,
if you insist to interrupt someone's living,
I won't tolerant even you just lost your baby.
You….
Brother Jian.
You see her.
Qiu Ci.
Look after your madame.
You come out with me.
How could you say that to Mantuo?
She just encountered such a tragedy.
Can't you be tolerant?
You're the one who confused.
Can't you see they're acting a show to force me?
Force you?
Then tell me,
why does she do so?
She wants us to break up.
She doesn’t want us to live happily.
She just wants to make trouble.
Jialuo. What's wrong with you?
Mantuo's baby is just killed.
She won't have this kind of mood to do this thing.
Furthermore,
she is your sister.
You really held a grudge against her?
Yes.
After Mantuo is back,
I admited that I'm a bit lost.
I'm sorry to you.
But she is innocent.
She even bless you sincerely.
She spoke to me personally,
she hoped that we can live happily forever
and asked me to forget her.
How could you vilify Mantuo in this way?
Jialuo.
Since when you become so cool?
Well.
I'm cool.
She is the best.
Since you love her so much,
why not you be with her?
Don’t you want to divorce with me?
Let's do it.
Yang Jian.
I, Dugu Jialuo, will still survive without you.
That's right.
Without me, you still have Yuwen Yong.
You thought after divorce,
you can be with him?
I'm telling you,
he is married.
It's pointless even you miss him so much.
I will go to become nun if so.
I rather not to marry forever,
instead of staying with you.
You!!!
Mistress.
I was doing wrong for this matter.
I just want to help you to vent your spleen
I didn’t expect you would be dragged into this issue.
I'm willing to accept your punishment.
Get up first.
I really want to punish you.
I will deduct your three month salaries.
See whether you dare to do it again or not.
Does Yang Jian bully you again?
Yes.
My husband supports a wrong party.
If I'm weak,
I may have conmit suicide.
Yang Jian isn't a good man.
But I have no point to scold him.
After all, it's my mistake.
Although you may not create this trouble,
second sister will still create other trouble too.
But I am not angry anymore.
Initially,
I was angry Yang Jian didn’t stand at my side.
But after second thought,
may be I was too demanding.
I know about second sister's charater,
why do I have conflict with her at this point of time?
You feel sad for her because she lost her baby?
This tradegy will be her nightmare in lifetime.
I shouldn't fussy about trivial things with her.
It's normal that Yang Jian would feel angry.
Last few day,
I acted that I was generous.
But now, I really look disgusting.
Second sister will back to Longxi to become her Madame one day.
After she leaves,
what is your plan?
If Yang Jian wants to divorce,
I won't reject.
Why do you want to listen to him?
You can ask for divorce first.
It's better than he hasn't get prepared.
He really doesn’t know how to appreciate.
You think love is a battle,
the first who takes action first will win the battle?
At least, we shouldn't lose the beginning part.
I know.
You just want a stable life.
You don’t want to fight with him, right?
If you really have this intention,
why don’t you tell him?
Why do you keep asking for divorce?
You deserve it.
Do you know how to comfort a person?
I really don’t know.
I just know how to scold people.
Forget it.
After this incident,
second sister may stop making trouble for a while.
You better don’t make trouble too.
Furthermore,
don’t tell anyone that Lihua is staying here.
Young master.
I just knew that once second mistress is here,
something must be happened.
But I didn’t expect that you're in a difficult situation so fast.
I really pity young madame.
Both of you were happy yesterday.
The scenario has changed suddenly.
What do you know?
It's me who betray Mantuo.
She is now having tradegy,
but I can't help any.
Jialuo is asking for divorce at this point of time.
Is my brain too small?
Why I can't understand at all?
Young master. What are you saying?
You're reluctant to let go second mistress,
but you've crush on young mistress at the same time.
Don’t tell me that you want them all?
I have no mood to play a joke with you.
I'm not playing joke either.
What you doing now is reluctant to let go both of them.
At the end,
you offend both side.
Am I so bad as what you say?
Well.
After all, it's a real mess.
Young master.
Second mistress and young mistress are not carrot or pickles for you to pick.
You have to know what is right and wrong.
Among them, you can only love one person.
And the person must be young mistress.
This is what I think too.
Jialuo and I are married.
It's a fact.
In addition,
I really fall in love with Jialuo now.
It's just that I feel guilty to Mantuo.
I don’t want to make her sad again.
The sense of guilty is like the pain when women deliver a baby.
It's nothing after she overcomes.
What are you saying?
Don’t bullshit?
Come.
Drink with me.
Don’t count me in.
I want to go to sleep. You…
Come.
Oh. Yes.
I plan to arrange you to stay in Jingyi yard tomorrow onward.
The place is more quiet.
I don’t want anyone to disturb you at this moment.
Mantuo is back to capital.
No matter how,
I should go to see her.
Although I don’t really like her,
she is still my sister anyway.
Moreover, dad is no longer here now.
As an elder sister,
I should do as the head of family.
You're the head of family.
I'm her brother-in-law, right?
Mantuo is back.
As a brother-in-law,
why not I organize a party
to invite Yang Jian and Jialuo?
So that everyone enjoys the happy moment?
After this matter is settled,
and you get better,
we will go to see Mantuo again, okay?
That's good too.
You should do your responsibility as a brother-in-law.
Speaking of which,
could you please help me to keep an eye on Mantuo when you go?
See whether this Mantuo has given up Yang Jian or not.
Jialou and Yang Jian's relationship is just stable.
I won't allow Mantuo to have any bad intention.
Otherwise, I will not forgive her.
You think too much.
Yang Jian has to call Mantuo as aunty now.
Mantuo is his senior.
How could she have no sense of protocol?
You don’t understand Mantuo.
I have been seeing her when she grew up.
I know about her character.
All the while,
I don’t like her character.
But there is one character,
Jialup and I can never do that.
She is cruel to herself.
This type of person is brave and impulsive.
They won't follow rules and regulation.
So,
you still have to help me to keep en eye on her.
If she has any bad intention,
I will never forgive her. okay.
Don't be angry.
I will help you to keep an eye, okay?
Come. Finish the soup.
Beware of hot.
Second sister.
I know you didn’t eat much for lunch.
I specially informed kitchen to prepare your favorite dish-cheezy fish.
Would you like to try now?
Thank you. Young mistress.
When madame was at Longxi,
she misses this dish very much.
Second sister.
I'm here to apologize.
I know I didn’t handle the case well yesterday.
I have punished Dong Qu / /by deducting her three month salaries.
Please don’t angy me anymore.
When dad was here,
weren't you arrogant?
Only other people would apologize to you,
did you ever apologize to others?
What's wrong with you today?
Are you pity me for lossing my baby?
So that you compromise out of consideration?
I know you're not happy.
I won't blame you.
Stop pretending.
It's pointless to speak sugared words here.
Since our relationship is gone,
why are you still acting here?
It's disgusting.
Chef has prepared herb for you.
It's good for your health.
Qiu Ci.
Go to take it later.
Thank young mistress for kindness.
Young mistress.
There is a decree from palace.
His majesty has a verbal decree,
summon General Yang Jian,
Princess Dugu Jialuo,
Princess Dugu Mantuo to palace immediately.
Here is the decree.
We noted the decree.
Master.
Do you know why His Majesty summons us to palace suddenly?
Princess. Don’t worry.
His Majesty would like to invite you all for a reunion.
Just dress up wisely and go happily.
Thank you. Master.
Dong Qu. Send master out.
this way please.
Qiu Ci.
Quickly take out my favorite dress.
It's my fisrt time to see elder sister after my return to capital.
We shouldn't be careless.
Yes. Madame.
Second sister.
After you dress up,
I will go into palace together with you.
If there is nothing else,
you better leave now.
Don’t forget to eat the cheezy fish.
Everyone,
Mantuo came back to hometown.
Logically, we should celebrate few days early.
But Bore is not feeling well lately.
So, I have to do on her behalf.
Make yourself at home.
Don’t bother about emperor and officer's formality.
It's just a family reunion.
come.
I propose a toast to you all.
Thank you.
Mantuo.
Because of the baby's incident,
your elder sister misses you a lot.
But I notice that you look pretty today,
I'm at ease
and I can go back to answer your elder sister.