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The Story of Ming Lan
Episode 11
Momo Kong's most noble act.
Is that she prepared way in advance the cushions for kneeling.
The stick for hitting the hand and even for after the beating,
the iced towels, she had them bring them too.
Even if Father was present and wanted to make a plea for leniency, there was no room for it.
Just let me hurt. Hurt me to death instead.
Father hit me so hard. He must not dote on me anymore.
Hurry and let me put medicine on you. It's all my fault.
I'm always telling you to stand out and win.
I forgot about the skill of hiding one's talent.
Today, you hit the whirlpool.
Don't fret, Miss. His Lordship was paying respect to Momo Kong that he punished you.
His Lordship cares about you. Look how's sent the ointment right away.
If it were another day, Father would've been here a long time ago.
But even my mother was scolded too today. What do we do?
Maybe Father doesn't dote on us anymore.
No fear. No fear.
No fear.
It's a matter of adopting appropriate measures to suit.
Momo Kong wouldn't be in our house forever. She'd have to leave eventually.
And Big Madam is no match to our Mo'er, right?
Master is here.
How is it?
Your hand still swollen?
What are you doing here, Father?
I thought Father doesn't love Mo'er and doesn't want Mo'er anymore.
Nonsense. How can that be?
At Weirui Balcony, in front of the governess, I can't show bias for you, Mo'er.
So that's why I had you hit. You can't blame me.
It's all my fault that I didn't teach our daughter well.
And provoked Big Madam's anger.
Why do you mention her?
Alright, Mo'er. Just rest now.
I will escort Your Lordship to sleep. Mo'er still needs to transcribe.
Transcribe what? Her hand's so swollen.
Mo'er, the ointment I got works very well. A night's sleep and you'll be fine.
Sleep.
Pitiful thing. Sleep.
Someone like Small Madam Lin, who's been at Sheng House for over a decade. She's not faultless.
But because she's clenched Father's doting affection,
that whatever bitterness she airs, Father will take her stand.
Your father might not be truly blinded by her.
He actually knows it very clear.
Momo Kong's most skillful act lies in that.
She didn't try to expose Small Madam Lin's true colors.
She knew that if a person wants to pretend asleep, you can't awake them.
Father already knows,
no matter how great the affection he has for his women, that is not greater than the entire Sheng honor.
Momo Kong reminded Father so he is aware.
That pampering the concubine overly would only make the home in disarray and siblings divided.
If pushed to the worst, it will trouble his officialdom.
As long as Father is reminded of that,
no matter how he treasures Small Madam Lin, he will have to punish her.
This is a case of defeating the enemy by capturing their chief.
Grandmother, I finally realized today that you invited Momo Kong,
and learning about tea brewing and evaluating fragrance, that's all secondary.
The urgent matter is that you wanted me to learn how to place myself in the future.
From a governess like her, I am willing to be beat contently daily.
You're a child who's experienced suffering so you understand these principles.
But the big madam of our house.
It's due to her life as a child being too good.
The entire family spoiled her and she is completely unaware of how to exercise forbearance and patience.
She does not how to exercise balance.
That's why she was taken advantage of by Small Madam Lin all these years.
Big Madam is quick tempered and a straight talker.
She does what she contents without restraint. Living so in life.
That seems quite good too.
That won't do.
If a person's life is too smooth,
they will go blind and deaf.
Ming'er, you must be awake always.
- Ming'er understands. - Old Madam.
Sixth Miss's aunt is still waiting outside.
She is saying it's late and wondering when Sixth Miss will return to sleep.
I replied, Sixth Miss is still conversing with you and I invited her inside to wait.
But she said she will just stand and wait in the yard.
Your aunt is concerned about you.
Go on.
That Goddamn whore!
She was clearly at fault today.
But she put on that coquetry act again to have Minister embarrass me.
You should've stopped when it was apt.
Why did you insist on having Small Madam Lin kneel and beaten?
His Lordship comes and Young Master Feng is pleading too.
Why didn't you take that chance to get off the donkey and just scold her a few words?
How can that do?
I finally got ahold of her vice and I can't breathe if I can't vent.
But you can't just say a mouthful of concubine birth.
You poked His Lordship where it pains him and why wouldn't he get upset?
Now, even her wrong is not a wrong anymore.
His Lordship was angry wasn't because you hit and scolded Lin Clanswoman.
It was because your words were improper.
I was anxious and forget about everything.
I was just teaching Ru'er not to always talk about concubine birth a few days ago and I myself forgot instead.
Why didn't you stop me?
A great chess board and a total loss.
Minister ran over to that whore's room again.
You've learned this lesson.
And in the future, you ought to be more prudent.
Don't always let your momentary emotions rule.
What matters most right now is Young Master Bai's learning.
You must judge what matters and what's urgent.
Yes.
As long as my son wins top marks at the imperial exam, who'd fear that we can't press down the lot of them?
Yes, yes, yes.
If they weren't guilty of anything sinister, why would Nanny Zhou seek you out?
I came to the Sheng house and everyone already knew on the first day.
No one came to pay court but only she came to you to talk this and that.
She's not so diligent usually.
But she's diligent come now and it must be because she's guilty.
She must be the one who framed Xiaodie.
She is shrewd. I don't know if it's because her maidservants were in an in-fight.
Or if she was plotting something else. But plot what?
Ming'er, what do you think it can be?
I don't know.
Aunt, you go back to Yangzhou tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
No, I need to stay here and guard you. You're my big sister's only blood and flesh.
If I don't find out this mystery, I can't be pacified.
But we need you to go so the peculiarity can show a tail.
You go tomorrow and furtively.
When they discover you're gone, they'd feel anxious and follow you.
Follow me and then what?
Aunt, you've farmed the fields before.
If there's a poisonous snake in the field, what will you do?
Strike it with a stick and he'll slither out.
I understand now. I understand.
You're that bamboo stick to hit that snake.
Miss. Come have this pot of tea.
You need to energize to finish 30 more of this.
Xiaotao.
You almost got it burned.
Give to me.
Sheng House
What's the reason for her to leave in the middle of the night so secretly?
Your man knows some runners, right?
Yes.
Follow her and take care of things in Yangzhou.
Don't let all these years be tripped by a farm woman.
Don't worry, Small Madam.
Your family is too cordial.
Half of my feet are already buried in the ground (almost dead), so why would I have the need for all this stuff?
If someone asks later on about my family's daughters' appearance and character.
May you speak a few fond words.
This elderly understands how you love your children.
But I think you needn't bother.
As it's said, the distant travel requires horsepower. What kind of disposition and conduct the misses show,
after some time, the capital will spread the word on its own.
It won't require me to speak here and there.
Big Madam, your eldest daughter,
at the House of Count Zhongqin, everyone praises her and that's a live reputation for you.
So you needn't worry about the prospect of the other girls.
Yes, you're right.
Alright, I'll leave now.
Children, you be good.
Careful.
Father.
You say you're out to seek knowledge everyday.
But so many ministerial scholars and you don't visit them. Just going to Sheng’s daily.
I don't know what exactly you've learned.
Scholar Master Zhuang is teaching recently about a man establishing himself in the world.
I wonder how you view it, Father.
A man can establish himself in the world as long as he can stand up against the world with a clear conscience, with loyalty and allegiance to his nation and harmony in his home.
You need to bother asking me that?
Clear conscience and harmony in the family.
In Classic of Rites from the Great Learning, "Wanting to harmonize his own clan, one must first cultivate himself."
I wonder if there's anything against your conscience, Father?
You learned a few days of knowledge and you haven't written a couple of essays.
Instead you come and test your father?
Second Gu, Second Gu, you're so easily scared. Scared of what?
Momo Kong's lessons are finished, and I found that they were quite productive.
These last few days, the three children in their conduct and speech
have shown progression in prudence and composure.
That's good then.
It means I did not invite her in vain,
and the energy was not used in vain.
The three girls are idling around in the back courtyards.
Especially Molan.
That child is most fond of poetry and literature.
I am thinking,
perhaps we should have them continue to attend Scholar Zhuang's classes.
Is this your idea...
or is someone pushing you from behind?
I just thought for the children to study more books
and understand more the principles of the world is a good thing.
You go back. Let me think it over a bit more.
Yes.
Come out now. Stop eavesdropping!
How did you know I was eavesdropping?
You really want to return to Scholar Zhuang's classes too, right?
Usually, the sisters are idling together.
Today we fight over clothing, and tomorrow we fight over tea and food. Troubles arise easily.
It's better for us to all rise early and go to sleep late, cultivating our writing and reading books.
With our energies exhausted, there's nothing left to fight about.
That's not untrue.
But studying books is not the duty of women, after all.
Grandmother, if you say these words, your granddaughter must barge in here.
Go ahead.
The way I see it, the saying that reading books is useless is a lie.
If it's truly useless, why do all the men of the world rush to study?
Can't be it's out of boredom.
I think the saying was simply an aspiration of men,
wanting women to be fools and docile forever, so as be easily manipulated by them.
I just knew you're a little clever thing and would understand it!
That's it not a false statement.
Not wanting women to study books is short-sighted.
Dynasties and generations of women of great aristocrats,
which one isn't versed in books and principles since youth?
If it's true that it's useless for women to study books,
then would they let their daughters go through that suffering?
Then Grandmother, your indecisiveness before Father earlier, it was fake too?
You want Mistress Lin and Fourth Sister to fret for a few days?
I want the mother and daughter to know
that returning to the home academy is an opportunity not easily earned,
so they know their place.
The Imperial civil service exam is approaching.
Everyone. It's time to test your skills in earnest then.
Today, I will use this "Sayings of Confucius and His Disciples" as the foundation. (T/N aka the Analects)
I'll just flip it through carelessly and point to a line
and we can use it as the topic of our discussion.
How appropriate.
Everyone listen.
Today's debate topic is . . .
"To establish the eldest heir or to establish the worthy heir? Which is better?"
It's appropriate indeed.
The hottest topic in the capital these days,
is the succession battle between Prince Yan and Prince Yong.
Scholar. I fear this topic isn't appropriate.
Not to worry.
Even an ordinary tea house in the capital often discusses about this as of late.
With our doors closed and talking about it furtively, it's no worry.
As long as you all do not leak it out?
Since Scholar says it's no worry, let us discuss it then.
The current Emperor has no sons.
The high ministers are all urging His Majesty to adopt from the Imperial clan and establish him as the crown prince.
Prince Yong is older but his qualifications are mediocre, with no achievements to speak of.
His only asset is that he's got a horde of wife and concubines, plowing them day and night!
He's exhausted himself from it, and raised a whole yard full of daughters and sons.
Second Brother. Watch your words. We've got maidens here.
Prince Yong is older and he has lots of children, so it's appropriate to select him.
What's there to battle about?
Prince Yan is only half a year younger than Prince Yong.
Though Prince Yan only has one son,
the father and son are both intelligent and capable, and very much admired by people.
To set a sage man like him as heir to the throne would be a great consideration for the nation's future.
Half a year younger is still younger.
We can't surpass the order of seniority in age.
It is not right, and it is not proper.
If everyone cares about talent only, then maybe it's possible.
But everyone cares about ranking and stations.
- So that becomes a matter. - Second Brother, you speak so easily.
This is the Imperial throne. We're not talking about small households fighting over a plot of land or a shop.
If we don't get the status clear, that's causing chaos.
Changbai, what say you?
Sir.
Your disciple thinks the main eldest should be established. (T/N Empress' eldest son, as the legal wife)
Emperor Qin deposed his eldest son Fusu. (T/N Zhao Gao - eunuch and Li Si - prime minister, wanted a puppet)
It resulted in Qin Dynasty's collapse in its second generation.
Looking at the ancient times, so many dynasties getting replaced.
So many met troubles after establishing deposing the elder in favor of the younger.
That's not really true. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (T/N 7th Han Emperor, Liu Che, considered great)
wasn't the eldest, but after succeeding the throne,
he was able to establish a flourishing nation and army that annihilated the fierce nomads, a lifetime of achievements.
So it shows it's not necessarily a bad thing not to select the eldest.
But before Emperor Jing established Liu Che as the crown prince,
he first raised the birth mother, the beautiful Lady Wang, as the next empress. (T/N Liu Che was her eldest son)
So by law, it was just and proper.
So you can see, Liu Che's ascending to the throne is actually an example of selecting the main heir.
Don't forget, Second Uncle.
Emperor Hui of Jin, the entire court knew he was foolish. (T/N said to have developmental issues, heir at age 7)
But because he was the main eldest, he was still selected.
And that is how the later conspiring of Empress Jia Nanfeng and the rebellion of the eight princes came about.
If another prince was selected to succeed him in the first place, it wouldn't have led to retreating to Jiangnan.
How many idiots like Emperor Hui of Jin exist though?
Do you think, Fourth Sister,
that all the main line of children are fools?
Just because the eldest from the main line isn't a fool
doesn't mean the second son can't be smart and clever.
Emperor Taizong of Tang was not the eldest son of the main line but he still built a flourishing era. (T/N 2nd ruler, Li Shimin, who murdered his elder brother in the Xuanwu Gate Incident; first husband of Wu Meniang/Zetian)
Examples of the younger son ruining the nation with his absurdness are many too. Emperor Yang of Sui is one.
He ruined a great nation and that's common knowledge. (T/N Bad ruler, and his successor gave it to Tang Gaozu)
After listening all this time, how is it that the Young Lord and Sixth Miss
have not said a word?
Your disciple has yet to make up his mind.
Yuanruo is the sole son of his family.
On the matter of selecting by elder or selecting by merit, perhaps he can't fathom it clearly.
That is indeed so.
I think it's best to hear other people's great thoughts first.
Sixth Miss, selecting by elder or by merit.
What is your thought?
I am just a girl. I've never thought of it.
Then let's discuss it as a nation policy.
Let's just say, hypothetical, a small household,
they have a useless elder son and a clever and skilled son from a concubine.
Which should be the house master?
That's something the family master needs to toil over. it is not convenient for me to speak wildly.
Third Brother, how do you now the eldest must be mediocre?
Maybe the concubine-born son is just a hollow embroidered pillow!
- The second son being hollow doesn't mean the eldest isn't mediocre. - You!
I'm asking the Sixth Sister, why are you two arguing?
Sixth Sister, you speak.
I don't know what to say.
You must say something.
Say it.
Let's not be hard on Sixth Sister. She's young.
And she is not preparing for the Imperial civil exam, so this topic doesn't have much to do with her.
Why should we press someone?
I think, we should hear out Sixth Miss' thoughts.
Though she is young and she's not inclined to speak,
it's possible she might be wise and already made up her mind.
She's just watching us argue until our faces are red and laughing at us secretly.
Uncle Gu, if you want to speak, just speak. Why must you draw me into it?
Second Uncle.
Why do you press her too?
The more you try to protect that little one,
the more the two elder sisters will bicker.
So let her handle it. I think she can handle it.
No.
You don't know. Here.
In this house. She can't.
Very well. Everyone has spoken.
Sixth Miss, you should talk too.
He's calling you. He wants you to talk.
Hurry.
Actually I want to ask Young Lord and Second Uncle Gu.
I am here. Just ask me.
You two are both the legitimate heirs fo your homes.
In discussing legitimate and concubine-born, perhaps you both can speak more freely than we siblings.
But today, what I wish to ask is
if both of you were to have
a very accomplished sibling who is concubine-born,
how would you place yourselves?
Who cares if it's legitimate or concubine birth?
If the concubine-born son is talented and proper in conduct,
that's a good thing.
And what if this talented and upright concubine-born brother wishes to fight for the nobility title with you?
If we talk about legitimate and concubine-born in terms of eldest to youngest,
in my family, the eldest is my older brother and I'm second.
If my third brother is better than I am,
than of course he should inherit the title.
Second Uncle, your words are in error.
Your youngest brother is still from the legitimate wife, so that doesn't count.
A clan's succession of legacy is not a joke.
Your indifference to name and fortune is a small matter, and you'd let the concubine-born inherit the noble title.
But you will bring shame to your ancestors and your clansman.
Shame?
If the concubine-born is talented and virtuous, he will accomplish great things,
bringing honor and glory to the clan and the ancestors.
If the legitimate heir is useless and lacking in virtue, and he squanders off the family assets,
the ancestors will see some honor then?
If the concubine-born is talented, he should just assist the legitimate son.
There's no need to upset the order, and isn't that a perfect solution?
Young Lord. You regard human nature too highly.
A talented man will surely be prideful. He will not submit as an underling.
According to your saying, it will only court absolute division and discord between the brothers.
I fear by then the noble title will be lost too.
Many in our time like to discuss success with achievements.
And that's what's stirred the concubine-born to hold foolish delusions.
If everyone in the world can respect status and etiquette,
have division in seniority and honor the legitimate elder,
then how would division between brothers and collapse of families even occur?
If Yuanruo truly believes that,
I must urge you to do a lot of good acts.
So you won't be reborn as a concubine-born in your next life, and suffer endless bitterness.
We are discussing for amusement so everyone should be friendly.
Sixth Miss, you had the two Young Masters talk so much.
Have you not set your conclusion as to whether to establish by seniority or by merit?
Having no conclusion is my conclusion.
Virtuous or not virtuous. That is easily disguised and hard to distinguish.
But as for legitimate or concubine, and elder or younger, that's very obvious and not subject to debate.
If the concubine-born is truly virtuous, he would not for the sake of his own ambition ruin his clan.
But on the other hand, if the legitimate elder clenches authority and is able to keep the concubine-born restrained
so that he is not daring to usurp, then he can preserve their perpetual prosperity as well.
A man of character must be loyal to the ruler and love his nation.
It might be better to be a simple subject instead, to be spared from meaningless fights.
Look. Just one sentence from her
and she shoved the two of us into a bind.
Having us argue nonstop while she watches idly.
She has always been so clever.
Sixth Miss is so young, yet you have such insight.
What a rarity.
Alright. Alright. Very spectacular!
I'll be easy on you and give no homework then.
What insight?
She's just glossing over things.
Be a simple subject instead?
Why go for meaningless fights?
Minglan truly said that?
Yes.
The child has rare insight.
When did she start to understand that logic?
Sixth Sister has always been mindful.
She is just disinclined to talk.
It seems she was raised well by your grandmother indeed.
Isn't that Buwei from Duke Qi Manor?
I suddenly remembered I left behind a book.
You didn't. I counted, and all the books are here.
I left it!
Miss, if you don't wish to see the Young Lord, I can just chase him away.
You needn't stammer and run back.
Go tell him especially? That will just show us . . .
It will look as though I am fond of him.
Let us just sit here and leave him hanging.
He will know to retreat when it's difficult.
I will not retreat when it's difficult.
You. Weren't you at . . .
I am used to your cleverness, and you would think
that I would be waiting by the path necessary to return to Shouan Hall. (T/N Peaceful Longevity, Old Madam's wing)
That's why I created the diversion.
Don't worry. I've already looked through the surroundings.
No outsiders are present. We can talk at ease.
There's nothing to say. Xiaotao, let's go.
Sixth Sister. Sixth Sister!
Y-Young Lord, are you trying to make things hard for me too?
No, it's not like that`.
I just wanted to ask you why you didn't want the brushes.
Is it because they were not nice enough?
No.
Why don't you understand?
Any item that falls into my hands,
it will not last as long.
Instead of that, it's better to have nothing,
and I'll feel at ease entirely!
You mean they snatched them from you?
Then that's great. Next time when I have something nice, I'll come and give it to you in secret.
I won't let others know.
Young Lord. I had thought you were sensible.
But why don't you understand still?
Let me speak to clear this up today instead.
The better you treat me, the bigger the trouble for me.
Trouble for you?
Young Lord, you are a rare talent.
A man of great character.
Knowing you exist in the world
already makes me very content.
Don't regard me as trouble. I will protect you.
Don't be scared. In the future. In the future!
Miss, it's winter and it gets dark so early.
How about we sew tomorrow, so you don't ruin your eyes?
The two elders are about to enter the exam courtyard.
They are industrious, rising early and resting late.
I need to rush to finish these two pairs of knee guards
and gift them, or else I won't be able to finish in time.
Two pairs of knee guards, Miss?
Then, I have a pair here and Xiaotao is making a pair.
So why do you sew a pair in your hands too, Miss?
Young Lord is going to the exam too.
Can't be that, this pair of knee guards are for him?
You. What great nonsense is that?
I haven't made this sort of thing for years and wanted to make a pair of knee guards for practice.
So stop the nonsense.
The clothing for the exam court.
It can't be double-layered, it has to be single-layered! Add a few more in here.
Be thorough with the four writing utensils. We can't have any lacking.
A thicker blanket there!
Spring has started, but actually it's the spring chill that's fierce!
Last year at this month it still snowed. The tribute yard is very cold!
You've never been in the tribute yard, so how to you know it's cold or not?
Your father told me about it before.
You enter that courtyard, and once they close the gate and lock the doors,
you're all alone to eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep. No one can enter!
Even if there's a fire, they won't open the door. Your progress will be destroyed.
How can there be writing on this? It's big trouble if they find it while searching!
Fine. That blanket seems thick enough.
It will do.
Bai'er, since he was little until now, he's not left me for this long.
He's sure to suffer.
Eldest Brother has long finished preparing.
He's more thorough than the entire family, so stop fussing.
How can I? Your brother toils in studying.
Someone has to be thorough for him.
Big Madam. These are knee guards sent from Sixth Miss.
- They said she made it personally for Second Young Master. To shield himself from the chill upon wearing. - Knee guards?
Sixth Miss said though it's getting warmer now,
at nighttime it's still severely cold.
So she dug out some thick velvet from the storage and made a pair of knee guards.
Hence, even if the night dew is strong, his knees can be protected from the chill.
Quite delicate work.
So does only my brother here have this knee guard,
or does the one in Linqi Pavilion have it too?
They said everyone has a pair.
She's not offending anyone. Pleasing both sides.
Your own brother is going to the exam yard and you did nothing except talk so leisurely.
Look at her.
Her speech and conduct are both thorough.
No wonder Old Madam likes her.
These years, even the Minister is starting to like Ming girl more and more, and you don't even try to learn from her.
Am I like her though? I'm born into the legitimate line.
Shut up. You're not allowed to say that stuff again.
Mistress Lin. Sixth Miss made knee guards especially for Third Young Master.
What's this stuff?
Just throwing it here?
If I put that dumb stuff on, I"ll be laughed to death by others.
It's not that cold in the exam yard!
This Little Sixth Daughter,
she's at least stronger than that dumb one in Weirui Balcony.
It's just a pity
she can't change her cheap, frugal ways ingrained in her.
Sending such embarrassing items here!
My son. You must do well for us.
Pass as a candidate for jinshi and come back. Then in the future, (T/N palace graduate, top grade)
no one can block the three of us.
Mother, just rest assured.
Scholar Zhuang even said
that at my age, to be able to write such essays is not easy.
Many examples of much older men
still lack compared to my knowledge and composition vigor.
Also, even if I actually don't pass,
I have so many acquaintances all this time.
Heirs of grand aristocrats. So I won't need to worry of not having a connection.
You're not allowed to speak nonsense. You've got the big exam tomorrow.
Don't speak ominous words. Alright?
Miss. Weirui Balcony and Linqi Pavilion are in total chaos.
More bustling than a family that's moving.
Big Madam and Mistress Lin would love to just drag the storage to the exam yard if they could.
I keep getting called to help with getting stuff.
I'm exhausted.
But don't ever call out your exhaustion in front of others,
or your exertion will get you no points.
Yes.
By the way, Young Lord is going to the exam tomorrow too?
Miss?
He... so what if he does. It has nothing to do with me.
Miss!
The Young Lord from Duke Qi Manor is here.
Saying since he's studied so much at our home academy all these years,
he came especially to show his gratitude.
He brought gifts for each of the Young Masters and Misses,
delivered to each room.
Miss. This was brought here by Buwei personally.
He said the Young Lord, when he sent him to purchase items for the Imperial exam,
had him procure a nice brush for you.
And there are other little things in here,
to have you pick out all you want.
Buwei also said, this purple hare brush, (T/N a special type of fur for a premium brush)
no one else has it.
Translation and Timing carefully crafted by the Mei Daxia Team at Viki
T/N In the following song, "Don't You Know, Don't You Know?", Lines 5 to the end are the poem by Li Qingzhao, a famous female poet of the Song Dynasty, the poem is titled "Spring Ends".
♫ One morning, a flower opened and approached a willow tree, beautifully fragrant and mistaking him for her lord ♫
♫ Even if drinking in water in the morning, red clouds have half a day of sunshine, the wind and rain do not affect them completely ♫
♫ In the palace, you are constantly brave and growing thin, from on high, your cold tears of distress flow ♫
♫ Brocade letters delivered to me dismiss me, only suddenly to recall me, not for many years can I see you other than stealthily♫
♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫
♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫
♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫
♫ Last night, gusty winds and rain during my deep slumber did not spoil the wine's lingering effect ♫
♫ When I asked someone, they rolled the blind up and told me that all the crab-apple trees are as before. ♫
♫ Don't you know, don't you know, there must be flourishing leaves and fallen flowers? ♫