Episode 51
It's my farewell lunch. Can't you look happier?
Come on. Play with me.
Chun Xing, bring me that empty bowl.
Do you still remember how to play "Herding Old Sheep"?
Today, the loser must agree to the winner's request.
Sure.
"Spring in the garden". Your turn.
You won.
Since I won, you must promise me...
...to bid me farewell happily.
Alright. I'll be happy.
Again.
I have a good chance.
"A full set of stars". -You won.
Father, you must promise me that...
...you will stay safe.
I promise.
Again.
Just wait and see.
"A full set of stars". -Speak your mind.
Let me think.
What should I make you do for me?
Zhou Ying, I'm leaving soon.
I don't know when I'll come back. Maybe I won't come back.
Father, didn't you just promise to come back safely?
Wait. Let me finish.
Find a man.
I know you have no problem making a living.
But, you need someone to keep you company.
This man must know how to drink, gamble...
...and make you happy. I think...
...Shen Xing Yi is the right one. I choose him.
Father, what are you saying?
Don't think I don't know. You like him too, right?
No.
But, you always carry...
...that thing he gave you. Take it out now.
He gave you a drawing, right?
Zhou Ying, your father...
...is a scoundrel. You're a scoundreFs daughter.
Why do you need to be a loyal wife?
Is this interesting?
You even swore in the family temple that...
...you'll never remarry.
You're such an embarrassment.
I don't really want to stay widowed. I just...
If you don't want to stay widowed...
...go to Shanghai and find Shen Xing Yi.
Why should I find him? -Why?
Elope with him. Get romantic.
Father.
Zhou Ying.
I admit that Wu Pin...
...treated you well.
But, Shen Xing Yi loves you with his life too.
Besides, Wu Pin is dead while Shen Xing Yi is alive.
How can you neglect a living man for a dead man?
Right?
I know that Shen Xing Yi treats me well.
If he treats you well, you need to repay him.
But, I'm scared. -You...
What are you scared of?
I can't believe it.
10 years ago, the two of us came to Jingyang.
We only had 3 taels.
We didn't know anyone here.
At worst, we'll just go back to our original state.
What's the big deal?
Zhou Ying.
Life is too shod.
In the blink of an eye, I'm already in my late 50's.
When I look back at...
...the wine I drank, the meat I ate...
...the fights I fought, the friends I made...
...and the places I travelled to...
...I think my life has been well spent.
You should do whatever you want to do like me...
...and make your life worth living.
Alright, father. I'll listen to you.
Good. Come. Let's continue.
Look.
You won.
Father, tell me, whose daughter am I?
Since I'm about to leave, it's time to tell you the truth.
Zhou Ying.
You're a princess from the royal family of Ming Dynasty.
So, I'm a princess from the royal family of Ming Dynasty this time?
In Ming Dynasty, there was Princess Changping...
...the one whose arm got chopped off by Emperor Chongzhen.
Princess Changping later on became a commoner...
...and married your grandfather.
So, aren't you a princess of Ming Dynasty?
But, this isn't what you previously said.
You said I'm fated to drift...
...and that I was left in a wooden basin during a flood...
...and you saved me. -I'm telling the truth this time.
But, the era isn't right.
Father, where exactly did I come from?
Let me think about it.
You're right about the era. Look. I've so many friends.
So many people ditch work to see me off.
Alright. Go back.
Uncle Si, you must come back and tell us stories.
I'll come back with more stories this time.
Uncle Si, you haven't finished the story about you and that woman.
Is that so? I'll continue when I'm back.
Uncle Si, without you, it'll be so quiet in the mansion.
Look. When I was around, you all complained about me being noisy.
Now that I'm leaving, you all start missing me.
Uncle Si!
Zhang, I'm leaving.
Do you want me to buy anything for you?
I don't need anything. Take this.
What is this? -Father, it's about time.
It's time to go.
Alright. Go back. -Have a safe trip.
You don't have to escort me.
I'll escort you to the city gate. -You can go back now.
I'm your daughter. Let me spend a little more time with you.
Alright.
Go back.
Goodbye, Uncle Si. -Go back.
Goodbye, Uncle Si. - Uncle Si, we'll miss you.
I'll miss you all too.
You know what. Zhang is so good at sewing.
Is she interested in me?
Father, you're so slow.
Everyone calls her Madam Zhang. But, she's not old at all.
In fact, she's quite pretty.
Why don't you stay then? Stay and get married here.
Forget it. Let's wait until I return from the grassland.
Zhang won't wait for you.
I'm so fit and handsome. I'm not worried about that.
Stop.
It's time we pan ways.
Enough. You can go back now.
Father, please be careful and stay safe.
I know. Don't forget your promises.
I know. -See you.
Coachman, turn around when the road is wider.
I need to go to another place to get something.
Sure.
I dreamt of you again last night.
I was writing and you were grinding ink beside.
You praised my work...
...and said that...
...I look pretty when I am writing.
In the past, each time I woke up from my dream...
...I would feel very sad.
But, when I woke up this morning...
...I felt very happy...
"because I know that we are going to meet very soon.
If you meet him, what will you say to him?
Will you tell Wu Pin that you were the one who killed him?
What are you saying?
You were the one who killed Wu Pin.
Nonsense!
It was you who poisoned Wu Pin, Hu Yong Mei!
Everyone in Wu Family and Jingyang knows that...
...you killed Wu Pin.
You killed him with the poison you got from a westerner!
You put poison in the date cake.
Nonsense! -Wu Pin didn't like desserts.
On the other hand, I love date cake very much.
Wu Pin loves me.
He would buy a piece of date cake for me every day.
Somehow, you learnt of that.
So, you bought Old Man Liu's date cake stall...
...and put poison in the date cake Wu Pin bought.
You wanted to poison me.
But, my preference changed because of pregnancy.
I didn't even take a bite off that date cake.
But, Wu Pin took a few bites...
...under my persuasion.
So, that was what happened.
Why didn't you die?
Even if I died...
...would you get to marry Wu Pin?
Listen. Even if I died, Wu Pin wouldn't marry you.
He would find the murderer and expose your true colours.
He would bring you to book and avenge me.
I was the one who should marry Wu Pin.
A lowly woman like you don't deserve to marry him!
Yes. I've a humble background.
But, I'm honest and fair.
On the other hand, you are vile, cruel and despicable.
You don't deserve Wu Pin! -Shut up!
Why didn't you die?
Let me tell you why I didn't die.
Because Wu Pin loves me.
He has been protecting me from heaven.
I survived all your despicable tricks.
No. That's not the truth!
Even though Wu Pin is dead...
...my life is worth it even if I will feel sad forever.
But, look at you. What do you have?
You killed the man you love...
...and lost the business your father built.
You don't have money, family or even peace in your mind.
Hu Yong Mei!
Live on in regret and agony!
Why did you marry him?
If you didn't appear, I would be the one Wu Pin married!
I wouldn't become a murderer!
You got Wu Pin killed and caused my misery!
You finally admitted that you killed Wu Pin!
Yes, it was me.
I added arsenic in the date cake.
But, I didn't expect that to...
...kill Brother Wu Pin instead.
It's not my fault. Brother Wu Pin.
It's your fault.
You made him eat the date cake! You killed him!
Now, I'll kill you and avenge him!
If you want to avenge Wu Pin, you should kill yourself!
I'll kill you now to avenge my father and Wu Pin!
Drop dead.
You're such an embarrassment. You let a woman hit you like that.
Where are the moves I taught you?
If I didn't let her beat me, she wouldn't admit the murder.
You got hit in the head too.
She attacked from behind.
I thought you left the city. Why are you here?
I forgot something. So, I came back to retrieve it.
What did you forget? -Well...
...the things I hid in the hut of the grave keeper.
My shoulder really hurts.
It's alright. It's just a minor injury.
Just apply some medicine.
Zhou Ying!
Father.
Don't come over!
How dare you hit my father! -Don't come over.
I'll kill you!
Brother Wu Pin, you love me so much.
You won't blame me, right?
I did all those things for you.
You should blame that lowly woman.
Brother Wu Pin, I'm coming.
Father!
Father, get up.
Father. -Don't worry. I won't die.
It's just a small injury.
I... I still need to go to the grassland.
Father, hang in there. I'll go and get help.
Zhou Ying, I never told you...
...where I found you.
It was at Mengdian in Sanyuan.
You're from a wealthy family.
Their surname is Zhou.
It's a family of...
"farmers and scholars.
Father.
Wake up.
Wake up, father.
Father.
Wake up, father.
I still want to go to the grassland with you.
Wake up, father!
Father! Look at me!
Father!
Father! Wake up!
Father!
From now on, you must treat Zhou Ying well.
Even if you are the King of Heaven himself...
...if you bully my daughter...
...l, Zhou Lao Si, will show you a bloodshed!
All of us are just passersby in someone's life.
Husband and wife...
...father and daughter, ruler and subject...
...we all have to pan sooner or later.
It's just a matter of time.
Father!
Didn't you say that you wish to stay?
Why did you still leave?
My father didn't want to leave?
One day, when we were chatting...
...he said that his biggest wish...
...is to guard you forever.
My father really said that.
Even though he always threatened to leave...
"staying with you was actually his biggest wish.
Father, why didn't you tell me?
I thought you were too bored in the east mansion.
So, I didn't stop you when you said to leave.
If I knew that you didn't really want to leave...
...I wouldn't let you leave.
I would spend time with you every day.
I would drink and talk with you.
I would travel with you.
If only you told me that you don't want to leave...
Madam Ying, don't be too sad.
Perhaps, this is Uncle Si's fate.
Father.
You said that you are destined to drift.
Now...
...I will send you home.
Even though you didn't tell me my real identity very clearly...
...I've made up my mind.
I'm your daughter.
I'm forever your daughter.
I'll still be your daughter in my next life.
Zhou Ying.
Life is too shod.
In the blink of an eye, I'm already in my late 50's.
When I look back at...
...the wine I drank, the meat I ate...
...the fights I fought, the friends I made...
...and the places I travelled to...
...I think my life has been well spent.
You should do whatever you want to do like me...
...and make your life worth living.
Chun Xing.
I want to make two sets of new clothes.
Sure.
I want to...
...wear them in Shanghai.
You want to go to Shanghai?
I've restored the wealth of the family.
I've done enough for Wu Pin and my father-in-law.
On the other hand, he has waited so many years for me...
...and done so much for me. I...
Alright. Tomorrow, I'll... I'll find a tailor right away.
By the way, what are the colours and designs you want?
I don't know. It'll do as long as I look pretty in them.
Look pretty?
Alright. If I can't decide, I'll ask Mrs. Han for advices.
Alright.
Father, since you left...
...it's time I leave too.
I'm going to do what I really want to do.
Mother, it's just a trip. It's not like I'm not coming back.
I know. But, I'm worried about you.
I won't be alone. I'm going with Chun Xing...
...Fu Lai and Wang Shi Jun. They will all travel with me.
But, that place is thousands of miles away.
When I was a street performer...
...I travelled to many places farther than Shanghai.
I know that you are very capable.
But, as your mother, I'm worried about your safety.
Mother, I will take good care of myself.
You can do whatever you want to do.
But, I have one request.
Don't be unfair to yourself. Treat yourself well.
No matter what happens...
...this will always be your home.
Mother, you will always be my mother.
My daughter, stay safe.
Ms. Yi, you made candied walnuts. -Yes.
I thought you find it troublesome to make this.
Don't serve the soup yet. Keep it warm over low flame.
Put out the flame when Bai Shi sits down.
Then, look at the long needle on the clock.
Serve it after the needle make two rounds.
Yes, Madam Yi.
Ms. Yi, you really put in a lot of effort
Master is back!
My dear.
You came back early today. Some dishes aren't ready yet.
It's alright. I'll eat whatevefs available.
Why don't you...
eat some candied walnuts first?
I specially prepared it for you.
You're getting more white hair lately.
Is that so? I haven't noticed at all.
Masher, Zhou '(mg came m see you.
Drink a bowl of soup first.
Madam Yi, as you instructed...
...I put out the flame when the master sat down...
...and removed it after the long needle made two rounds.
Leave it here.
When will you come back?
I don't know. Maybe a month...
...or half a year later. Maybe...
Who will manage the mechanical textile bureau?
While I'm away, Uncle Wei Wu will take charge...
was the manager of the mechanical textile bureau.
By the way, I'm planning to pay a visit to...
...Shanghai Mechanical Textile Bureau.
I'm very familiar with Mr. Zheng who manages that bureau.
If you need help, feel free to go to him.
That's great. Thank you, Mr. Zhao.
Master. Madam Yi, master is back.
My dear.
The dishes have gone cold. I'll heat them up for you. Go.
What brought Sister Ying over?
She's leaving for a trip. So, she came to apply for leave.
Come. Try these candied walnuts.
You haven't had any.
I've no appetite.
I prepared all these dishes for you.
Eat without me.
Yong Mei.
This was where we first met.
But, you don't remember.
Now...
...let's end our relationship here.
I really wish to repay and help you.
I really wish I could.
But...
...a person like me...
...can only make a decision like this.
I will...
...hate the person you hate on behalf of you.
This is all...
...I can do for you.
The prince wants us to go to Shanghai...
...and talk to Shen Xing Yi.