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[ I Will Never Let You Go ]
[ Episode 31 ]
Since everything is just a huge misunderstanding,
then this case is closed.
Court adjourned!
Wait, Your Honor. Our Miss has an indictment
suing Dongfang Shi
for illegal business competition.
Adviser.
Please excuse us.
What's the relationship between Young Lord Dongfang Shi and Lady Zhu?
How did it get to this?
I heard that this Medical Sage Dongfang was planning to marry Lady Zhu.
Oh, so it's a lawsuit that stemmed from a private affair.
Actually, Medical Sage Dongfang is a decent young man.
He is also a county civil exam passer.
Why doesn't Lady Zhu want to marry him?
You guys don't know it, right? I heard that
a couple days ago, Lady Zhu was abducted by the Lotus Robe Knight.
Maybe, they've already...
Lady Zhu,
even though you were taken away by the Lotus Robe Knight,
I am still in love with you.
- I, Dongfang Shi, would not treat you wrongly. - Brother Yun!
How dare you verbally harass her?
Get lost!
Who is disturbing the court?
Get him out and cane him twenty times.
Yes!
Forgive me, Your Honor.
I am House of Zhu's lawyer.
I was late because I had to attend to some other things.
This person acts in a hasty and frivolous manner.
I got a bit agitated. To defend My Lady, I had to step up and say something.
Please forgive me, Your Honor.
Your Honor,
Dongfang Shi dares to
offend Our Lady in public court.
It shows how arrogant and overbearing this person usually is.
The House of Zhu is the leading family in Suzhou's business.
We were entrusted by several businessmen
to sue him for unfair competition.
In the indictment, there are those business owner's signatures.
I hope Your Honor
can give the business owners the justice we deserve.
Don't let an outsider
push us around.
Is there any witness?
Yes.
Let the witnesses in!
Student, Yuan Chong, greets Your Honor.
Student Bai Jianfei, greets Your Honor.
It seems like the two of you are also county exam passers.
Scholars, farmers, manual laborers, and businessmen.
The scholars back in the days didn't want to be associated with business.
But now, all the scholars are starting to do business!
Your Honor, I am from the capital.
I'm here to do some business.
Who knew that the House of Dongfang threatened me,
causing me to be unable to sell my northern goods.
Please grant me justice, Your Honor.
Zhu brat, you are so smart.
You even know how to find people to be fake witnesses,
and they are people whom I can't threaten to change their statements.
So are you.
Your Honor, since the House of Zhu and all the Suzhou business owners think that Dong Ji has been undercutting them
and competing with them unfairly, then it's easy to solve.
I will just shut Dong Ji down.
Good! Since Young Lord Dongfang has already promised to do that,
then this case is closed. Court adjourned!
Court adjourned!
Thank you, Your Honor!
They just ended the court procedures like that?
Did it really end? That's right.
Little Sister Buqi, how are you?
Yuan Chong, isn't that guy the one who got into a fight with you in Zuiyitai?
Jianfei, why do I feel like he is also interested in the granddaughter of the House of Zhu?
Also? Who else is interested?
Jianfei, don't listen to him. I don't have anyone in mind.
How is there none...
Didn't you save someone when you were in Suzhou?
That lady's name was Hua Hua. She is the granddaughter of the House of Zhu.
Her eyes were so bright that it was scary. Very unforgettable.
She was definitely Zhangqing's type.
Hua Hua?
What did she look like, you said?
What did she look like? Just like that.
I only looked at her once. I can't remember.
No, something you said about her eyes.
Bright. Very bright. Very unforgettable.
But... But I really don't remember what she looked like.
What's wrong, Zhangqing?
So you know this Hua Hua?
No, I don't. I'm just curious about eyes that are unforgettable to Yuan Chong
would look like.
If you want to see her, on the fifteenth of the eighth month, the House of Zhu will host a banquet for Lady Zhu to welcome her back to their family.
You will know when you see her.
Was it really Zhangqing?
I finally get to see you.
My Lady!
Chief Steward Fu, Lady has contracted a cold which has weakened her body; hence, she has fainted.
Let's quickly go back to the manor.
Young Lord Yun, if you want to visit Lady, please come to Zhu Manor. She can't meet you right now.
I finally have found you.
It's great, Brother Yun.
Since Little Sister Buqi is not dead,
and she is standing in front of everyone fearlessly,
I'm sure that she's not afraid to let others know about her faked death anymore.
I don't have anything to threaten you anymore.
I've followed you throughout this journey.
Your love towards Little Sister Buqi,
I saw it with my own eyes
and remembered it in my heart.
Brother Yun,
our engagement was just a joke.
Don't take it personal.
I am willing to forget about it.
I'm sorry.
Passing by a field of beautiful flowers, but had no time to turn around and admire them.
Half because of cultivating my character, half is because of you.
I'm not her, but I unrealistically dreamed of becoming her.
You were committed to her early on. I'd met you too late.
You don't have to be sorry.
Brother Yun, you just recovered from your injury.
Remember to take good care of yourself.
Take care.
Let's go back to the hotel first.
I will hire a chariot to send you back when it stops raining.
I can get back on my own.
You don't have to mind me.
Just go back.
Your clothes are wet.
Go back to the inn first and change your clothes, so you won't get sick.
I can get back by myself.
I will walk you.
I don't need it!
You like her so much, so just go look for her! What are you still doing here?
You don't like me, then don't be so nice to me!
I don't need your sympathy!
Go back!
Let's go back.
Brother Yun, I've hired a chariot back to the capital.
Sorry for the troubling you these past days.
It was me who troubled you.
When do you plan to visit Little Sister Buqi?
I've sent a visitation request to the Zhu Manor.
I will go there this afternoon.
I hope everything goes well for you, that you get what you wish for.
I'll take my leave.
[ Zhu Manor ]
Yes.
It seems that I can't
hide the information about me being in Zhu Manor anymore.
My Lady,
even though Dongfang Shi has shut down Dong Ji,
he will definitely be using other ways to stop us from making money.
If Madam Mo knows that you are still alive,
it would also be disadvantageous for our House of Zhu,
because Madam Mo would never tolerate that
you are now controlling the main power here.
Because she will worry that you will seek vengeance.
Hence, she will do something first.
That's Madam Mo's usual style.
Right. Right.
Also, I heard that Young Lord Mo is a very filial son.
When you were poisoned,
even though he knew who did it,
he still hid it for Madam Mo. Right?
Also, he would definitely not allow our house to make a move on House of Mo
once we're stronger.
A while ago, in the government bidding, we got the right to circulate government funds.
The House of Mo has long seen us as rivals.
So, what I'm saying is that
we should take precautions beforehand.
Feiyun Fortress and House of Mo are related through marriage.
Fortress Master Yun and Madam Mo are siblings.
If we are to go against House of Mo, Feiyun would surely not just watch.
That Young Lord Yun is good to you for now,
but once family interest is involved,
will he still be good to you?
Right.
My Lady!
Also, it seems that you don't have that kind of feelings for Young Lord Yun.
My Lady, be careful of him hating you because of his deep love.
He is Yun Lang, not other people.
Since he was able to keep the secret of my fake death, he will then not hurt me.
Stop convincing me. If I put my guard up towards him again,
I won't even like myself.
Xiao Xia, go tell Young Lord Yun to wait for me for a while.
I will get some food for him.
Yes.
Zhu Shou,
go tell the kitchen to prepare two fresh fishes. I will cook them myself.
Cousin Yun!
Little Sister Buqi.
You... You got prettier.
Really? Am I not as pretty as the pearls?
Actually, it's just that I find the name Zhu Buqi too unpleasant to hear,
so I have them call me Zhu Zhu.
Here, sit.
But... I think Buqi sounds better.
Cousin Yun,
after not seeing each other for a long time, don't you know how to chat with girls now?
Let's not talk about those things.
Let's eat. I haven't cooked for a long time.
You are visiting today, so I cooked the fish for you.
Don't let them get cold.
So much food.
Smells so good!
- Try it. - Okay.
How is it?
- Tastes so good! - Right?
I didn't know that you are so good at cooking!
Of course.
You all may leave us.
Xiao Xia, you stay.
Yes.
Cousin Yun, have you forgotten? I've been a beggar for more than ten years.
If I didn't know how to cook, I would've starved to death.
Back when I caught fish with Uncle Jiu, there were only two ways of making them.
It was either cooking fish soup,
or stick them on sticks and barbecue them.
This is the local way of cooking it.
After steaming it, pour the best sauce on it,
chop some ginger strings, and add some vinegar.
It tastes so good! So I cooked them for you.
Buqi, you didn't have to do anything for me.
I'm just happy to see you.
Cousin Yun,
thank you for hiding my secret from everyone that day.
I'm actually not the Seventh Prince's daughter.
I am the daughter of Zhu Manor's Young Master Jiu.
My grandfather's only bloodline.
Many things have happened before,
but they were all private family affairs of the House of Zhu.
I can't tell you.
It's okay. If it's not appropriate to tell, then don't.
As long as you are living a good life, it's enough.
I can see that everyone here is good to you.
You finally have your own home now.
Buqi, I am really happy for you.
You are the best.
Here.
Good.
Right, I saw the Fourth Miss was with you.
Did she not come with you here today?
I was only traveling with her.
She had something come up, so she went back to the capital.
So that's how it was.
I thought you two....
It was not what you think.
Buqi, you offered ten thousand taels reward for the Lotus Robe Knight's life.
I initially wasn't sure if he was the one who poisoned you,
but I'm sure now.
Cousin Yun, why would you think that the Lotus Robe Knight poisoned me?
How could he possibly be poisoning me?
It wasn't him?
Of course not.
That's impossible.
If he didn't poison you before and then abducted you,
why would you offer ten thousand taels for his life?
Do you still fantasize about him?
Cousin Yun, you've misunderstood.
I offered money to catch the Lotus Robe Knight was because that someone was trying to hurt him.
I did that to remind him.
Then who poisoned you?
I can't tell you.
Just tell me!
Why do you have to protect the person who poisoned you?
Buqi,
if you don't tell me, I can't let it go.
Cousin Yun.
Just tell me.
It was...
It was Madam Mo.
Auntie?
How could it be Auntie?
Let me go! Let me go!
Godmother! Godmother!
If you really kill me,
Eldest Brother will hate you!
Yishan is dying.
Do you really think that I would let that slut's daughter
live in this world and have a comfortable life?
Stop dreaming about it!
I will not let you remind me of that slut.
- Help! - Did you know that
on the first day I saw you in Mo Manor,
I wanted to dig your eyes out so badly.
I pray for your death
every night.
Help!
Forget about it. Stop yelling.
After drinking this, you won't be alive by tomorrow.
Drink it.
Because she hates that Old Master Mo loved my mom.
My mom stayed in Xue Manor for the time being, she then killed everyone in there.
When I entered Mo Manor, she then wanted to kill me.
I didn't tell you
because I was afraid that you would get stuck in the middle of it.
Impossible! That's absolutely impossible!
Buqi,
did you say that because you don't like me,
so you want me to stop visiting you?
Cousin Yun, what I said was true.
Okay, I will go ask Auntie.
No!
If Madam Mo knows that I'm alive
and even became the Lady of Zhu Manor, she will target the House of Zhu!
If Auntie was indeed the one who did it,
I will not let her hurt you again.
Cousin Yun!
I shouldn't have told him.
Hei Feng,
why do you think this guy became so cranky after he visited Zhu Manor?
I don't know.
It's good to be cranky sometimes. He is a good fighter.
I thought it would be hard to catch him,
but he became less careful once he was cranky, so I took care of him with just one needle.
Drag him back, and treat him well.
Yes.
Cousin Yun!
Let me assist you up.
Young Master, everything is done.
Hei Feng,
do you know why I abducted them?
- Young Master, I don't know. - "I don't know."
I got the two of them here because I saw that the guy likes Zhu Zhu,
and the girl inside seems to like the guy.
So I am just going to be kind today and be the matchmaker
and get them together.
That stupid brat dared to poison me?
If I can't seek revenge on her, then I will do it on her friends.
Also, I want her to see
this show for herself.
[ Dong Ji Grain Store ]
[ The owner has good news. Everything is on sale ]
There are too many people here in Dong Ji, and the business is a little too good.
Wouldn't it be more obvious that our stores don't have any customers?
Dongfang Shi's move is so effective.
He said that he is closing down all of Dong Ji's stores,
and everything on stock will be on sale.
But how many goods does he have in stock?
If he does this for a year, Zhu Manor will not be able to make money.
What should we do then?
Let's talk about it when we are back in the manor.
If Dong Ji keeps putting items on sale,
all the customers will be attracted by the low prices.
Then the customers in our shops would become less and less?
If he can lower his price and sell more, why couldn't we?
Starting tomorrow,
in order to thank Suzhou people's love and support,
we will sell one kind of goods at its base price.
And get some goods
to sell at a cheaper price while it's off-season. Won't that solve it?
Miss, you're trying to go head to head with Dong Ji?
The problem is we can't last that long.
Dongfang Shi knows that about us.
It seems that we need to make money
using other ways.
Is there anyway to make quick money?
Yes, of course!
I've been recommending Grand Master to open up a gambling house.
For it, I've even designed a very nice gambling equipment.
We can make so much money,
but Grand Master wouldn't allow it.
Are you the only one who knows how to make money?
Everyone knows that gambling is Zhao Laosan's business.
Do you know that I have beef with him?
If I extend my hands into his gambling house,
he will fight me with his life. Making money is my priority,
and I don't have time to mess with him.
Grand Master!
Young Lord Dongfang is here again.
He said that he wants to see Lady.
I don't want to see him! Directly kick him out!
He knew that you would ask to kick him out,
so he asks me to relay a message
that there is a way to help the House of Zhu make money.
He wants to know if you would like to hear him out.
What kind of bad ideas is this jerk cooking this time?
I... I think we can meet him.
Maybe he will have some ways to make money
that we don't know.
Girl, I will go with you.
Why did you come here today?
I know that everyone in the House of Zhu is
worrying about money right now.
So, I especially came up with a way to earn money for everyone.
You are like the weasel visiting the chicken coop,
up to no good.
Why do you say that?
My suggestion is to have Miss Zhu Zhu
have a meal with me, and you can make 5 thousand taels.
If you keep me company for sightseeing, drinking, looking at flowers and etc. for a day,
you can get 20 thousand taels.
Don't misunderstand this, Miss Zhu.
It's just that I miss you so so much.
I hope to see you everyday,
so I came up with this lousy idea.
I don't mean anything other than this.
If you put it this way, Lady's worth is quite high.
200 thousand taels in ten days,
so a hundred days would be 2 million taels.
If she does it until the due date,
the Zhu Manor can make a couple of million.
You are still calculating?!
Miss Zhu, there's no hurry. Just let me know once you've thought about it.
But I suggest that you make a decision soon.
If you wait another day to keep me company, then you don't make a day's worth of money.
Twenty thousands taels of white silver!
I'm in Suzhou all the time!
I can be here anytime!
- Twenty thousand taels— - Don't any of you try to urge me!
What are you looking at me for?
Why don't you go then?
If I do go, they won't want me.
Twenty thousand taels per day.
Two hundred thousand taels in ten days.
Two million taels in one hundred days.
Even the top courtesan in a brothel won't be worth this price.
Evil bastard.
No, I mustn't give in for money.
I'd rather die than be with him for a whole day.
Right.
If I do agree to do it, he is definitely going to laugh at me.
Right! I will find another way to make money.
Twenty thousand taels per day.
How many stores can make that much money?
My Lady, a letter from Dongping Commandery Prince.
Dongping's High Mountain Great Leaf Tea will arrive to the south before spring.
I've waited for so long,
and you only wrote one sentence.
Any other news about him?
Chief Steward Fu received news that Liu Mingyue has dealings with the desert bandits.
They are still investigating for proof.
Desert bandits?
- I'm going to Dongping Commandery to investigate Mingyue Villa. - Yes.
No! No! Absolutely no!
You can't go to a dangerous place like that in order to hide from Dongfang Shi.
Old man, hiding from Dongfang Shi is only one of the reasons.
I need to go investigate Mingyue Villa and research the local goods there.
Other than the tea, is there anything else that we can sell.
Just send someone to do it. Why do you have to do it yourself?
I would be worried if it's done by someone else.
You can't hide from Dongfang Shi.
If he knows that you are in Dongping, he will for sure follow you.
Our influence in Dongping is nothing like our influence here.
You are right about that.
If I suddenly disappear, Dongfang Shi will definitely be suspicious.
You finally understood it.
I can't head to Dongping in a hurry.
Then I will go another day.
Xiao Xia, send someone to tell Dongfang Shi
and say that I agree to eat and hang out with him. I need to eat everyday anyways.
Having another sidekick and a couple thousands of dollars,
why not?
And I can also distract him, so he doesn't know what I think.
No. No. I've thought about it.
If this matter gets out, what will happen to our house's reputation?
Old man, we are making money.
Who cares about reputation?
Don't worry. We will not lose anything.
I will make Dongfang Shi spend money and still feel bad.
If he thinks that he can just spend some money, and I will serve him like he is someone important, then he is overthinking it.
What kind of tricks are you cooking, girl?
Old man, I haven't seen my aunties for a while now.
Why not invite them to join us for a meal today?
Okay, I will go arrange it now.
- I will go find the ones who can drink. - That's right!
Good, let's eat.
Zhu brat, you calculated it so well.
You just asked me to come eat with you,
but you didn't say that I can't bring my grandfather and my aunties.
What's wrong? You want to deny you said so?
It's just a measly 5,000 taels of silver. I don't need to go back on my words just because of it.
That's good. Let's eat.
Young Lord Dongfang, let's eat!
Let's drink. Everyone, drink.
We've long heard that Young Lord Dongfang is handsome, unconventional,
and has an elegant bearing.
Now we see you today, you do deserve the fame.
I will use tea as wine to drink with you.
This is Zhu Zhu's ninth aunt.
Thank you, Ninth Aunt.
Young Lord Dongfang, I will drink with you, too.
This is... 8, 7, 6, 5...
Her oldest aunt!
Thank you, Eldest Aunt.
Young Lord Dongfang, let me offer you a drink, too.
The one in purple
is the seventh aunt.
Thank you, Seventh Aunt.
Good alcohol tolerance! Young Lord Dongfang, I will drink with you again.
Young Master.
Zhu brat's elders are toasting me wine.
Being from a younger generation, it's just right that I accept their toast.
- Tastes good. - Thank you, Ninth Aunt.
Good! Good! Come! Let me give you a toast, too!
Come. Come.
Thank you, Grand Master Zhu.
I'm emptying it out of respect.
Young Lord Dongfang, I will drink to you again.
Me, too.
Me again.
So am I.
Here.
Please.
- Drink to you. - Drink to you.
Young Master.
Good wine!
Dongfang Shi, do you know how much this is?
Zhu brat...
You are good.
I wonder how Young Lord Dongfang
is going to make the payment.
Is someone going to send it to Zhu Manor
or should we send someone to get it from Dong Ji?
You only think of having the money.
You haven't hung out with me yet.
That's easy. Pay up first.
Okay!
My jade,
is worth fifty thousand taels.
If you go tour around with me now,
I will give it to you for today's payment.
This is real.
It looks like he is drunk.
He is willing to pay fifty thousand taels for my company.
This deal is worth it.
Drunk people do bad things.
He might do something out of line.
I think... let's not make this money anymore.
No way.
Once you have the jade, you should never give it back.
Old man, don't worry.
Look at how drunk he is.
He can't even walk straight.
His guard also can't defeat Xiao Xia.
With Xiao Xia staying with me, nothing will happen.
This...
This... no!
Old man, are you the leader of House of Zhu now or I am?
You, of course.
Then we are listening to me.
Don't worry.
Don't you want to know
why the House of Dongfang has to marry a daughter from our House of Zhu?
He is drunk today. I will find a way for him to tell me.
Forget it. We'll do what you say.
But be careful. If anything happens,
send out a signal immediately.
Don't worry. I will be fine.
I'm agreeing to it.
Let's go.
Okay. Let's go!
Please, Lady Zhu.
Be careful!
Come back before dark!
Goodbye, Grand Master Zhu.
Xiao Xia,
have someone to send Dongfang Shi's horse back.
- Yes. - There is no need!
We will need to share this horse later.
You were pretending to be drunk?
How else could I have fooled you to go out?
Let's go.
You want a fight? I will abduct her again then.
- You... - Don't act recklessly.
You can't fight him.
We are just going to hang out. I will even be making fifty thousand taels.
But riding the same horse would require more payment.
You are still doing business at this time?
You are such a smart businesswoman.
I'm getting more and more attracted to you.
Hei Feng, ask manager Tong to send another 10,000 taels of silver to Zhu Manor.
60,000 taels. Are you happy now, Lady Zhu?
60,000 taels of silver? That's a good deal,
but I have another request.
Do say.
You have to promise to be respectful.
Or else, you are a loathsome dog.
You are so careful. I just want to share a horse with you.
I definitely don't want to harass you.
There is another sentence to be said.
If I break my word, I am a loathsome dog.
Xiao Xia, go tell my grandfather
that I will be back before 'you' time (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.).
If I'm not back by then, have him go to Dongfang Manor and ask a loathsome dog for me.
Yes.
Isn't that Medical Sage Dongfang and Lady Zhu?
Weren't they in the court the other day?
Why are they sharing a horse today?
Don't you remember? In the court the other day,
didn't Medical Sage Dongfang say that
his love for Lady Zhu can be proven by the sun and moon?
Maybe Lady Zhu was touched because of what he said, so she agreed to be with him.
- So that's how it is. - Didn't you say something about bringing me to see flowers?
Why are we just strolling on the streets?
Can't you figure out what I'm trying to do?
If I clear my debt, why would I marry you?
Stop dreaming, the money that the House of Zhu owes me cannot be repaid within your lifetime.
♫ If we're to bid goodbye in this lifetime ♫
♫ Brush by your shoulder and face ♫
♫ An infatuation, a sincere love ♫
♫ Little warmth remains in between my fingers ♫
♫ If we're destined to forget in this lifetime ♫
♫ That red jian where we left behind our love ♫
♫ I'd rather sever my fate with you in this life ♫