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The Story of Ming Lan
Episode 14
So many people. What's going on?
Can't you tell?
The family is out to catch them.
A man and a woman. What do you think happened?
Look at that man. He doesn't look someone who committed adultery with the Mistress?
Both are dressed properly and tidy.
If they were really committing adultery, they wouldn't be at Fan House.
How about giving him a beating and throwing him out in the western outskirts?
He won't know what's happened anyway.
Throw him out at the western outskirts, and he might go report to the precinct.
Just keep him confined for now and we'll deal with him later.
If Big Madam doesn't come to pick him up, no one can see him.
[ Zhang House White Liquor ]
Old Madam!
That Big Madam, she--
Is there bad news about Hong'er?
No news of the Master yet.
It's Big Madam. She has Mistress Lin bound,
saying she went out and stole..!
Stole? She stole a man? (T/N had intimate relations, in this case it's adultery)
- Grandmother! - Old Madam!
[ T/N: Big Madam has put together a confession, and is forcing Mistress Lin to "sign" it with her fingerprint. ]
Big Madam, the testimony is complete now.
When Old Madam sees it, there's nothing wrong with it.
Hurry. Get a broker and sell her off!
Yes.
Mother!
What are you doing?
Are you all dead? Come in!
Stop!
- I'm wrongly accused. - Shut up!
Big Madam, I got framed!
This is the house of an official in the capital.
The concubine dares to attack within the Big Madam's courtyard?
Big Madam, I'm innocent! I'm innocent!
You all are trying to frame my mother to her death!
Dream on!
Your Ladyship, I'm just one body.
If you hate me well, that's that, but why do you want to frame me to death?
Back then, you came to me with your pregnant belly.
Came into my home, and forced me to drink your tea as the concubine. (T/N morning after marriage custom)
You shameless thing!
Why would Nanny Liu frame you?
You're all spewing nonsense! You wanted to force a confession by torture!
Stow it! Nanny Liu personally saw you meeting an outside man in secret.
Pulling on and grabbing each other, hands all over!
Mother already knows too.
If you want to cry your innocence, go do it to her then!
Even if I go to Old Madam's, I'm the same.
I'm being framed!
Fine. You say you weren't having an adulterous meeting with a man.
Then why did you meet a man in secret?
All clear and honest.
If you don't believe me,
go call that landlord here. We'll talk face to face!
Call him. Call him!
Get that landlord here.
We'll get to the bottom of this face to face!
What? Why aren't you willing to let him come talk?
How preposterous! This isn't a place for you to speak.
Mother, let us go back.
Let's not talk to her anymore.
We'll wait for Father to get back and he'll see to it.
Fourth Miss. This is to handle your concubine mother's adultery case.
You're a maiden who's not married yet.
It is not proper for you to linger here.
Attendants! Escort Fourth Miss back.
- No, no. - Miss Minglan is here.
Where's Mother? Where is the honorable Minister's Mother?
Grandmother says this is a shame to the family.
She fainted upon getting angry.
Currently she's being looked at by the physician, and she sent me to deliver her words.
You can deliver her words?
Grandmother says this matter is all up to Big Madam.
If Mistress Lin really committed a shameful act defying virtue,
she is not to be forgiven easily.
Sheng Minglan, you're spewing nonsense!
Yes, yes. Daughter-in-law shall honor Mother's teaching.
I've been framed. Framed!
Once His Lordship is back, I'll see what happens to you!
You shameless thing. You dare to mention His Lordship?
If he knew you committed such shameful acts of adultery and theft, he'd still shield you?
Big Madam, you are dying to get rid of me.
Old Madam is suddenly unable to come from illness.
These two matters are so coincidental, like it was planned!
That filthy mouth of yours. Daring to slander Old Madam.
Big Madam, hurry and sell her off, so she doesn't dirty up your courtyard.
Mother. Mother!
Sixth Miss, since you're not married, you really shouldn't linger.
Big Madam, Minglan takes her leave.
Is he inside?
Move.
You can't go in.
Do you know who I am? How dare you stop me.
Save me!
- Third Young Master. - Save me!
- Open the door! - Save me!
- Let me go! - Young Master, save me!
I didn't know before,
that the one you're selling is actually the concubine.
What?
How long have you been in this broker business?
Which large household's concubines haven't you sold?
Please let your anger dissipate. I've seen this mistress.
I know she's esteemed by the lordship.
I fear once he returns home and doesn't see her,
his anger will be on me and he'll blame me.
She stole a man behind the husband's back!
My Minister will only thank you for removing a great grudge upon his heart,
why would he blame you?
It seems, Broker Zhang, you deem I am not the boss here.
Forget it then. You're not the only broker in the capital.
From now on, you won't need to do our Sheng House's business.
And my Wang family's business? Forget that too.
Also, Yuan House and Wu House.
I hear there's a rival in business for you.
A woman by the surname Lu?
Do you think she dares to take on this business of mine?
You're right, Big Madam.
I was foolish.
How about I take a look at her disposition,
and we can draw up the contract together?
Young Master!
Help me! You two sirs, this is about my mother's life. Take pity!
Young Master. You can't.
Young Master.
Untie me!
You can't, Young Master.
Untie me!
- Hurts so much. - Wang Ruofu. Thunder will strike you.
You want to take advantage of Master going out to harm me.
As always, when you catch adultery, you catch the pair.
Go call that adulterer out, and we'll testify face to face.
And Kaifeng precinct. I'm going with you! (T/N Another name for Dongjing, this one still is used today)
Broker Zhang, if you dare to take my slave contract,
then you wait until the Master is back. He'll pull out your tendons and skin you!
Well.
Big Madam. Then, maybe you should find the man to testify?
So I can do this at ease too
The confirmation is here.
You can't go in. - Out of my way!
You can't go in.
Get out of my way!
Slower.
What ridicule!
This is the lady's boudoir! You two males barging in here! How improper!
It's a matter of honor and life and I can't care about that now.
This is Landlord Xu that was engaged in a shop purchase transaction with my mother.
You can ask him whether she stole a man and committed adultery!
What nonsense!
This lady and I were just talking business innocently.
First, since it was just the maidservant delivering the message,
I felt uneasy so she finally consented to come and meet me after turning me down multiple times.
And you people bound me here.
I mean, have you no law?
Have you no law?
What business are you talking about? What business?
Shop and farm field business.
Then, do you have the signed contract?
We were in the middle of talking it over and you people came in and bound me.
What signed contract?
Then you don't have it.
"Talking business"?
You used to "talk poetry" with my Minister and your belly got big.
Now you claim to "talk business".
I think you're handing the family shop and land to your lover!
Speak prudently, Big Madam!
Child. What do you fear?
Your name is Sheng and I will acknowledge you.
Just that you have a birth mother like her,
so your future official career might be hard to keep.
You jealous woman!
You want to have me killed.
No matter how low my status as concubine is, my son is still registered on the Sheng genealogy!
You can't just frame and ruin me like this.
You want to hang these crimes on me?
Then we'll go back to the hometown in Youyang and invite the clan elders.
Hold the clan court and sentence right and wrong.
Then I'll be content, whether I'm to beaten or punished!
"Clan court"? To go and disturb Sheng elders over the ugly matter of a whore like you?
You hold yourself in too high esteem. Stop dreaming.
Won't disturb the elders?
Then we'll have to disturb the officials.
You don't care about losing face.
Fine. We'll go to the grand hall at Keifeng precinct and talk reason. (T/N the Magistrate's office)
Sheng Changfeng, go and hit the grievance drum now!
Go on. - Stop him!
Let him go! If the folks at Kaifeng Precinct aren't blind,
they will never hear the testimony of a concubine!
Even if we go to court, you still won't wi!
Big Madam, let's not have this matter go outside.
This merchant might not listen to us either.
But it's a fact that the man and the woman met secretly in a room.
She can't explain that to clear herself, no matter how many mouths she's got on her.
Once this alarms the government office and Master comes back, the one he's going to deal with is surely you.
It won't be that whore.
What's the difference to me now, whether he deals or not?
It's not like he can divorce me!
If you can nail the whore to death today,
then you can sleep soundly in the future.
Yes.
Sleep soundly.
What's happened?
Big Madam can't handle it.
Mistress Lin says she will go to the Kaifeng Precinct to report to the government office.
Big Madam actually said go ahead.
What? Have they left?
Two servants went to Kaifeng Precinct to sound the drum. They've already left.
How can they go to the precinct? They must be stopped.
Big Madam says not to stop them.
We just said Old Madam was ill.
So we can't just send someone now.
Is Changbai home?
Second Young Master is currently discussing with Second Young Master Gu in the study.
That's perfect then.
Even if Second Brother doesn't have the manpower, we've got Second Uncle Gu.
Where are you going?
To report to the precinct!
Let's go have a drink instead!
What precinct. Don't do that.
Big Madam flips truth and lies and frames me.
Once the Master comes home and gets the details,
you'll be eating great fruits then! (T/N eating what she has sown, bitter fruits - idiom)
I am the Big Madam and I can't control you, petty concubine?
Send her to Kaifeng Precinct.
Anyone who doesn't help will be banished from Sheng House!
Mother!
Banish him!
Old Madam sends Sixth Miss
to deliver instructions for the Lin clanswoman's disposal.
Disposal? Stop. Stop, everyone!
Mother!
Lin Qinshuang, you listen carefully!
Mother has sent words!
That Old Madam isn't able to walk here, but she's sure timely with instructions.
A few yard walls over,
and she is so clear on the happenings of this courtyard?
Spare your nonsense!
Tell me.
Big Madam and Mistress Lin.
Each of you is to be confined to Weirui Balcony and Linqi Pavilion respectively.
Permission denied for movements in and out unauthorized.
Me?
Big Madam, don't blame me. I am the messenger, and these are Grandmother's words.
Whether they are Grandmother's words, we don't know yet.
Who knows if it's not your own idea,
putting on a pretense to ruin my mother!
You brought in an outsider man unauthorized, and I haven't dealt with you for that!
Don't be scared of him. Continue.
Big Madam is cleaning up the famly.
Lin Clanswoman met with an outsider man secretly. The evidence is confirmed!
But as for adultery, it is not confirmed.
Are you foolish?
The last part, you could've just said to me in private.
What did you mention it before the whore?
What secret meeting? I was clearly discussing business!
Grandmother guessed Lin clanswoman would say so, and she told me to ask you a question.
If it's a proper business discussion,
then why did you have to dress in disguise?
Lin clanswoman's punishment is as follows: twenty strokes of beating.
Big Madam. I've brought all of Grandmother's words.
I'll return now to serve medicine to her.
Caihuan, walk Sixth Miss out.
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Push her down.
You brought an outsider and barged into the private quarters.
This matter is an offense no matter who hears it.
How about getting punished along her then? You carry out her sentence.
Wang Ruofu! You whore!
You would have the son beat the mother? Such a defying act of filial piety!
Once the Master returns, you'll see how he treats you!
"Mother and son"?
Who's his mother?
I am his mother! (T/N this is officially true, only the main wife is the legal parent of all offspring)
What are you? You're a Sheng slave!
Hit her. You'll hit her,
or I will tell in detail the matter of you bringing in an outsider to the private quarters of the women!
And those warblers and swallows in your room,
I'll go and tell your Second Brother about that!
You didn't eat?
Hit her harder. - Wang Ruofu!
If Lin clanswoman doesn't scream,
it doesn't count.
Mother!
Changfeng.
Wang Ruofu!
Though I didn't get to trample that Lin clanswoman to death,
I got to whip her a few strokes and that's something.
Vent out my grudge getting pressed by her all these years.
Mother, you can still laugh? You had Changfeng beat Lin Clanswoman.
That's too wild!
Though you are his main mother,
he grew up by his birth mother since he was little.
If this really goes to court, Mother, you'll be rebuked.
It was a rare opportunity.
Of course I want to get rid of that Lin whore.
Then my life in the yard is easier.
And also, this was your grandmother's idea.
Yes, it was my grandmother's idea.
She said to watch the home and the servants.
But she didn't tell you to go wild like this.
If Grandmother were to handle that Lin woman,
she wouldn't have let this chaos happen.
Wait and see. You got that Lin woman good this time.
She won't just take this idly.
Once Father returns, she's going to make some ruckus.
What ruckus? The main mother manages the inner quarters.
She's suspicious and I can't ask about it?
Even if I asked erroneously,
it's not like the Minister can banish me.
He can't, but your relationship as husband and wife will dim.
I told you to go find out about your father in the palace.
Did you find anything?
Mother. You finally ask me about the real matter.
I had Wenshao ask around everywhere.
No news at all.
Even my father-in-law, the old Count isn't clear on it.
For this, I came here.
But once I got here, I ran into this.
Then your father's in trouble.
And Yuan House hasn't treated you badly, right?
Father-in-law said nothing, and Mother-in-law just mocked me with a few words. It's nothing.
Don't worry, Mother.
How can I not worry?
Your mother-in-law is so biased for the eldest son.
At the time, that elder Yuan boy almost took away your betrothal goose
and your mother-in-law didn't even scold him!
Your maiden home is in this crisis and she would let it go on you?
At worst, I can just pull out some money to help the eldest son's coffer.
Buy some serenity.
It's nothing.
How unlucky am I?
My husband, no news of him, good or bad.
The daughter is bullied at the mother-in-law's home.
How can I live on?
How do I live?
Mother.
Thanks to you two interior officials.
Master. You. Master!
I beg you, Buddha and Bodhisattvas, all you divine spirits.
Preserve our house's Minister to come home safely.
The Master is back!
Big Madam. Master is back!
Where is he? Where?
Master said he'll go over to Shouan Hall to greet Old Madam first.
He sent Dongrong to come tell you, so you're not worried sick.
Hurry. Let's go to Shouan Hall now.
Minister!
I'm not dreaming, right?
Your court robe is on and your limbs are attached.
Divine Spirit of Bodhisattvas' providence. Sheng ancestors' spirits protected you!
Minister.
Alright.
Go and pay respects to Mother. Don't cling to me like this.
Greetings, Mother.
Greetings, Grandmother.
Alright. Just as long as you're back.
You didn't return for two days and one night. You are fatigued.
Go bath and change and rest a bit before we talk here.
Then, I'll go and come back.
No rush.
You can catch up with your wife and daughters.
You can come visit at dinner time and that's just as well.
Hurry.
Grandmother, why didn't you ask Father why he was detained at the palace?
If it were a blissful event, he would've said so already.
Look at how he came in with a weary face,
stressed from the court from head to toe.
Most likely he was reprimanded by His Majesty.
So why ask?
As long as it has no effect to Sheng clan's flourishing,
if he is willing to tell us, then tell us.
If he's not willing to talk about it, then let him be.
Good, good.
Father.
Hurry and go.
Go and have them boil some hot water on the stove
to fill your father's bath.
Go.
Alright.
I'll go take a look at the house kitchen soon.
I'll cook a few dishes you like.
Do you want wine? I've got a few crocks of good wine.
Alright. Anything is fine.
Mother. Then I'll go help at the kitchen too.
You stay here. Let this father take a good look at you.
Alright.
You haven't returned for half a year, and I think you are thinner.
My little business isn't worthy to be mentioned.
But Father, why didn't you come back for two days?
The whole house was flipped upside down in chaos.
Mother was so worried and her eyes are red.
For my business, I've encumbered you to make the trip here.
I've not doted on you in vain.
Reporting to Master and Madam. Yuan House sent someone to escort Eldest Miss back.
They claim the Count Manor is asking how long she's staying.
That all sorts of business are waiting at home to be managed by the Eldest Miss.
My mother-in-law is watching me too strictly.
But it's fine since I got to see Father return safely, and I can be at ease now.
Father. Mother. Then your daughter takes her leave.
Our daughter is their Yuan House's daughter-in-law, and not their nanny for all sorts of work.
- Mother! -What are you bickering about?
Hua'er.
Old Madam is looking into a way now.
You grew up by her, and she won't just sit and watch you suffer.
Yes, yes. Old Madam has a plan.
You bear it for now and if it gets too hard, just come back and live here for a few days.
Don't just hold it in and only tell us about the good news and leaving out the worries.
I understand, Mother.
Don't worry about me. Be at ease.
Father.
I, Hua'er, take my leave.
What are you doing here?
Didn't she tell you to be confined?
Feng's memory is so bad?
I scolded him about not bringing an outsider into the inner quarters yesterday, and he's already forgotten it today?
We heard the Master is back and this concubine is worried. (T/N formal)
Feng whined and begged that I bring him, since he misses his father.
Just one look of his father, and it will put him at ease.
There's no place for you to stand here. Go back!
Hong! Hong! (T/N intimate use of ONLY his first name)
Hong, you're finally back, Hong!
Hong! Hong!
- Father! - Father!
Hold.
Father. I finally can see you.
Feng'er. I heard just now your mother saying you miss me.
Yes, yes. Feng'er didn't get to rest well at all lately.
His eyes are steeped in red.
Greetings, Father. I have been worried about you.
Father, did you suffer in the palace?
Suffer?
His Majesty kept me in the palace.
Living in a grand mansion hall and dining on bejeweled cups of nectar.
Holding such blissful conversations that I didn't come home.
Congratulations, Father. Felicitations!
You dumb bastard! You can't tell that was sarcasm?
Hong, why?
Why? Because of the nonsense he spewed out!
I almost lost my life!
- Today, I must beat you scum to death! Hong, why!
- Father. - He's your flesh and blood!
"Flesh and blood"? I don't have that as a son!
Now you care I'm his father?
Do you know why the Emperor detained me in the palace?
You ask him. Do you know?
Loafing around all day, and acquainted a bunch of rogues!
Drinking and womanizing. Freely indulging!
To speak nonsense with Prince Yan's men about succeeding the throne!
His drunken words, they were heard by others!
They were sent to the Emperor's ears!
Hong. Hong!
You..!
Then that's a sky-collapsing calamity!
Sky-collapsing calamity!
Cry!
His Majesty knows many ministers are involved in battle over the throne.
In order to make an example to sternly warn everyone,
he detained me, a fifth-ranking minor official.
Cold the whole day without a sight of anyone.
In a side hall with no one else, I was detained for a day and night!
- When will His Majesty summon me? - His Majesty gave instructions
to have you wait here without leaving.
I'd like to change.
That taste.
That taste is like having a sharp dagger on your neck.
Brink of life and death.
Each second is a torture.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, forgive me for my untidy robe.
Minister, did you sleep well last night?
Replying to Your Majesty, I was ill at ease and kept turning, without a sound sleep.
Good.
So you know what it tastes like to be difficult to slumber.
Your minister is startled. May Your Majesty clarify.
The nation has no heir to the throne.
It's akin to having no pillar.
I am put to extreme anxiety and unable to sleep nightly.
Your young son, however, went to a wine hall,
and discussed openly about the Imperial family's succession.
I imagine you've already made your conclusion on the matter.
Then go ahead and tell me too, so I can sleep soundly too.
Your Majesty, I-I really don't know.
I heard that after the spring exam roster was posted,
Sheng House's third son, Changfeng,
and Venerable Qiu's son, Qiu Keli,
enjoyed music into the night.
At the banquet, they discussed how capable Prince Yan is.
How he's a noble by birth and he'd be the next Emperor soon.
I imagine you've made that conclusion at home and it's permeated into your son?
No, I wouldn't dare. It's my humble son who's ignorant.
My foolish son is young and ignorant of court affairs. He's spewed nonsense.
He's entered the Imperial exam and come out.
So how is it that he's ignorant of the court?
A great man must be loyal to the ruler and love the nation.
It might be better to be a simple subject and spared from the meaningless fight.
Your Majesty, at home, I often
teach my children that the Emperor is sage and gracious.
That no matter what he decides on, it's all for the sake of the nation. I also often teach my children,
that a great man must be loyal to the ruler and love the nation, instead of engaging in meaningless fights.
To be a simple subject is the right course.
So you are a sensible man.
But you've failed in teaching your son.
These words of yours, your son didn't listen to even one.
My son drank and spoke without virtue in the wrong company. I shall reprimand him severely,
so he knows never to speak nonsense again!
You went and spoke nonsense wildly!
Currying favor with the rich!
- Talking out of bounds! Father!
Currying favor with the rich! - I'll never again.
Bastard!
Speaking nonsense!
That book of yours. You read it to your dog's stomach instead!
Those present,
do you know which were linked to Qiu House?
How do you know which was the Emperor's spy? How?
Drag him out and continue the beating.
- Father, I'll never again - Father, please spare him.
- You can't hit him any more... - Father! Father!
- or he'll die, Father. - Mother!
Beat him to death!
Hong!
Even if he's beaten to death today,
it's better than the whole family dying.
Hong, someone must have
been jealous that Feng'er was acquainted with the elite,
and they went to make a scene to His Majesty to fool him!
His Majesty spoke in detail as to what happened.
You say he was tricked?
In what way was he tricked?
Official houses like ours have strict rules.
Rulan just merely walked a few steps too many into the hall and she was punished to kneel at the shrine overnight.
Changfeng caused this wreck and a few beatings are considered light .
A thing like you that came into my house with a pregnant belly.
You don't care about your own shame.
But you want to ruin the Master's honor too?
I think he was badly raised in your room.
A good kid and taught badly by you.
Big Madam.
I know you loathe me.
Changfeng barged in and you couldn't force me to die!
Hate me all you want and beat me,
but why do you have to force him to death too?
Land and shops worth over a thousand silver and you don't even ask first!
You just take it out to meet a man in secret.
You claim you weren't trying to gather money to elope?
Speak with some conscience.
In broad daylight,
I simply only met a man to sign a contract at Fan House.
Then you claim, I . . .you say I..
Madam, your ladyship.
I have already sworn...
that I wouldn't tell Hong about how you took from the general account to pay the high-interest accounts,
to supplement your maiden home!
But why do you insist on forcing me?
What?
When did you ever say that?
What high-interest account?
Nothing much.
Alright. This is so great.
Mo'er, do you see how great our family is?
Your main mother's got issues and your own mother's got issues.
Great. Let's all take turns and talk.
Let me be the official court and sentence you.
Sentence your dog crap of a case!
I also heard,
your main wife bought a paddy field outside the capital,
and she was almost sued.
It was thanks to Madam Wang's assistance that it was settled.
If it weren't for today, had she not framed me for being adulterous,
I... I...
This matter. Why didn't you say it before?
Father. Big Madam is the master of the inner quarters.
My mother doesn't dare to just say things.
If it hadn't been how she was framed so direly today,
and she almost died, that she . . .
That she finally had to.
You talk. Did it happen?
May Master's anger dissipate. Our Big Madam.
If you intend to keep it from me,
I can still find out from others.
I lent money to my sister to invest in high interest loans.
It's actually to make money to supplement our expense.
I didn't get any loss.
I earned interest money and gave some to my sister.
It's not really considered supplementing my maiden home.
Great. That's really great.
We are so poor now?
Is that right?
In this capital of Bianjing,
under the emperor's feet, by the Imperial fortress.
You're married to an official and you dare to run private loans?
I . . .
You dare to do lawsuits that can confiscate?
I got it now.
- You want to see me sued, branded and exiled. - I..!
That'll make you happy then?
Hong. Don't blame her.
You too.
So poor that you can't live.
You have no other way, so you pawn off family assets, right?
No, no. I already settled the business a few months ago.
Minister, you devastate me!
It was all for this family's sake.
Minister. Father.
- Don't accuse my mother wrongly. - Minister!
Father.
You must not be manipulated, Master.
Our Big Madam meant well.
Don't begrudge my mother wrongly.
Minister!
You all shut up!
Heavens...
When I held my head in the palace,
you were in this courtyard, dog biting dog.
If I had truly fallen,
and on my road to exile...
would any of you follow me?
Get lost.
You all get lost!
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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? ♫