[Yummy, Yummy? Yummy!]
[Episode 19]
[Windfall]
[Longevity and Prosperity,
Promotion and Salary Increase]
Young Master.
Young Master!
Young Master! Third Young Master Liu
has come to visit.
He's talking with Lady Shen in the garden.
[Windfall]
I see.
That's it?
Why don't you go and eavesdrop?
Why should I go?
Stop carving that.
Anyway, the Princess Royal will
give us Prince Consort Xiao's box.
It's very easy to pick its lock.
The current emergency is
Third Young Master Liu is here to court her.
Lady Shen decides on who she wishes to meet.
It's none of my business.
Young Master, can you stop pretending?
Your thoughts are completely transparent.
The clothes that Lady Shen gave you
are folded so preciously like that.
And this cushion that she gave you.
Look. You won't even let me touch it.
And that cup, you hold it carefully all day long.
Even if I'm dull, I can see that you like her!
[Eat on time]
I'm so anxious to death.
I'm the only grandson in the family.
And I'm still not married.
That's why my grandfather was so abrupt
and went uninvited to propose marriage.
He was anxious and misunderstood your intentions.
I won't take it to heart.
Although my grandfather went to propose marriage
without me knowing,
I...
I hope you could keep this proposal in mind.
Huh?
The proposal should have been done
by an official matchmaker
only after everything has been prepared.
But now I've no choice
but to shamelessly speak for myself.
I am 25 years old this year.
My ancestors were from Yong'an for generations.
My family is in business.
Other than Guixiang Restaurant
on Juxian Alley, there are also 75 estates,
You are so rich.
Wait! That smile?
Could it mean...
Woman, are you satisfied with everything you see?
I didn't say all these on impulse.
I hope you can consider carefully about us.
Why do you want to marry me?
You are naturally intelligent.
And your business skills
are the best I've seen in my life.
We are going to join forces.
If we get married, the alliance will be
even more lasting and stable.
We are compatible.
That's it?
Because we're compatible, you can see
that I'm not a pedantic person.
In ordinary families, the husband works outside
and the wife stays at home.
I want to face the storms together with my wife.
You are eloquent and tactful.
Of course, we're compatible.
Our bond is the alliance between
Guixiang Restaurant and Shen's Restaurant.
Shaoguang, when we graduate,
you don't need to go back
to your family's restaurant daily.
In the future,
I'll earn money to support the family.
You can find a stable job
and take care of the family.
I will treat you well.
Shen Shaoguang, I've a good job now.
We are not compatible.
If you leave on your own,
you can still leave a good impression.
You forced me to say this and made it look ugly.
You're too immature.
Young Master Liu. Sorry, I can't agree.
You're from a good background and are righteous.
You're a really rare and excellent person,
but we've different views on marriage.
Lady Shen, no need to find an excuse that fast.
I understand. It happened too suddenly.
However, we are indeed compatible.
How about this?
Take a few more days to think it over.
Sorry, I've made up my mind.
Young Master Liu, please wait a moment.
Your grandfather previously left in a hurry.
I didn't have time to return the marriage cake.
I'm going to get it now.
Vice Magistrate.
Why are you here, Vice Magistrate?
This is my home.
It's also quite normal for me to pass by.
Young Master Liu, it's late.
The garden is large. It's hard to find the way.
I'll escort you out.
I won't see you out.
This way, please.
Let's go. This way.
- I just turned him down.
- I just came out to take a walk.
- Nothing else.
- Nothing else.
A walk?
A walk? It's good.
It's good to take a walk.
Wait a minute.
Vice Magistrate.
What's wrong with your hands?
Winter is coming soon.
I wash the dishes with cold water.
It's inevitable for my hands to turn red.
Unfortunately, this is Yong'an.
It would be great if we were in Future Village.
There is a machine called a dishwasher.
It can wash dishes automatically.
In this way, when winter comes,
I don't need to touch cold water
and my hands won't get frostbite.
Dishwasher?
What is it like?
It's a square-shaped metal and...
Let me draw it for you.
Like this.
It's roughly like this.
There's a pipe here that can draw water.
There's also a pipe here for drainage.
There's water flowing here.
It can flush automatically.
Just like that,
it automatically washes the dishes.
This thing is really amazing.
But how does it work on its own?
This thought from you
drives people toward the Future Village.
But Yong'an does not have this condition.
It still requires manual operation.
Do you really like this dishwasher?
Yes.
We didn't have money in the past.
We couldn't afford a dishwasher.
I thought I needed to grow up quickly
and earn money to buy one.
When I finally grew up and started making money,
I bought a dishwasher.
But I came to Yong'an and didn't get to use it.
I feel quite upset about it.
But my family thinks it's just a dishwasher.
How could I stay unhappy for so long?
You wanted it when you were young,
but never got it.
It will lead to a particularly deep obsession.
And it's not that you've never had it.
It's that you once possessed it and then lost it.
Of course, you would be more upset.
♫ The moon sets, shadows form a pair ♫
♫ Red clay surrounds the hearth fire ♫
♫ A season of longing
sows a bucket of red beans ♫
♫ The heart is burning, sorrow is chilling ♫
♫ Looking up, my cheeks blush red ♫
♫ Why not fully savor
the unfinished mortal realm? ♫
♫ Swallowing the pain is a song ♫
♫ Talk about it when it’s the end ♫
♫ Don’t let true love wait in vain ♫
♫ The chance encounter was meaningless ♫
I have to eat breakfast tomorrow morning.
I'm leaving first.
♫ Awake or insane, it’s all in the future ♫
♫ Can we not devise any schemes? ♫
♫ No extravagant hopes, no looking back ♫
♫ Think only about today,
don’t ask about the results ♫
♫ I understand the doubts
in your furrowed brows ♫
♫ Whether it’s friend, foe,
bitterness or sweetness ♫
What's wrong with your hands?
You wanted it when you were young,
but never got it.
It will lead to a particularly deep obsession.
And it's not that you've never had it before.
It's that you once possessed it and then lost it.
Of course, you would be more upset.
♫ Why not fully savor
the unfinished mortal realm? ♫
♫ Awake or insane, it’s all in the future ♫
♫ Can we not devise any schemes? ♫
♫ No extravagant hopes, no looking back ♫
[Wealth, Illness, Separation,
Justice, Official, Disaster]
[A'Ji]
[A'Ji]
[A'Ji]
Liu Chang.
I have thought it through.
I'm fond of Shen Shaoguang.
After I uncover the truth
and clear the Cui family's name,
I will propose marriage to her.
Young Master, you finally figured it out.
It's great!
But what if Lady Shen doesn't like you?
I'll let her find out what she likes.
- I just turned him down.
- I just came out to take a walk.
- Nothing else.
- Nothing else.
I have to eat breakfast tomorrow morning.
I'm leaving first.
Maybe I can make her keep me in her heart.
[Jingzhao Prefecture]
Twelfth Master, please enjoy.
The Shen family just delivered this hotpot.
Eat while it's hot.
I've always said I wanted to treat you,
but you're always treating me instead.
I really feel bad about this.
Delicious!
Frankly, I invited you to dinner today
to ask for a favor.
Brother Anran, just speak your mind.
Please make an appointment
with the Princess Royal.
What?
You are making things difficult for me.
You should know the Princess Royal and me...
I am your friend.
Why do you help the Princess Royal instead?
In fact, I also feel very sorry.
I've something important
and would like to seek her help.
But I can only seek your help
to get it done smoothly.
I really have no other way.
If you're willing to help,
I'll do my best to repay you.
Please.
All right.
In fact, since we've gotten to know each other,
you have truly helped me a lot.
I owe you this.
Sorry to trouble you.
Brother Anran.
Although we haven't known each other for long,
I can vaguely sense...
that you seem to have some secrets.
But, Brother Anran, rest assured.
I won't press you with questions.
If you need help in the future, just let me know.
Although I am mediocre,
I'm willing to risk my life
and draw my sword to help you.
- Thank you, Twelfth Master.
- No need for this.
[No animals were harmed in sh**ting this drama]
[The Collection of Carefree Joy and Serenity]
[Fifth turns white, win in 35 moves.]
[Sixth turns white, win in 33 moves]
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Master Pei is here. Take a seat.
Are you proficient in Go?
I am slightly knowledgeable,
but I'm not proficient in it.
Your Highness, you asked me here to play Go?
Let's play a game.
The winner can ask the loser a question.
How about it?
I lost.
According to the rules, I'll ask you a question.
Your Highness, please go ahead.
Master Pei,
do you like...
cats or dogs?
What?
Cats.
Next round.
That's it?
You only asked about this?
Actually, when I was young,
I raised a cat named Erliang.
Later, my cousin lost it,
but he was unwilling to apologize to me.
To him, that cat was insignificant like me.
From then on, I studied very hard.
I must stand out and succeed,
but I'm far too mediocre by nature.
And gradually...
I've also accepted my mediocrity.
But...
I couldn't find my cat again.
I lost.
Your Highness, please ask.
May I ask who you cherish the most in this world?
It's my mother.
My father died young.
My mother raised me alone.
From the first day I arrived in the capital,
I swore that once my salary increased,
I'd bring her to the capital to live with me.
But all those years,
they've never given me a raise.
I admit defeat.
Your Highness, please ask.
Who is the person you hate the most?
There are many.
For example, my cousin who lost Erliang.
That Fourth Uncle who said that
my mother restrained her husband.
And... Anyway, there are too many.
I can't finish talking about them.
From small to big matters,
I know everything about you.
I only want to ask if you have anything
that you regret.
Of course, there is.
For example, the Qixi Poetry Gathering....
No, no. No, no, no.
Well... Your Highness, please forgive me.
Please forgive me.
Could it be that I won?
I won, didn't I?
Congratulations.
According to the rules,
you may ask me a question.
I'll ask the question that you just asked me.
Is there anything that made you regret?
I regret marrying Fifth Master Xiao.
Since then, nothing has gone as I wished.
As a princess, I've no regrets.
But as Li Ruxin, I'm unhappy.
My father, for the sake of his sense of loyalty,
and also that Uncle Xiao
could better assist my older brother,
he married me off to Fifth Master Xiao.
Fifth Master Xiao had someone he liked.
We were just a pair of pitiable people.
Less than two weeks after our marriage,
he accidentally fell from his horse.
I could have poisoned him to death,
but I thought he was also a pitiful person.
From then on, I have had
to waste my prime years
to take care of a person day and night
who has been in a coma
for a long time and won't wake up.
I can never be free for the rest of my life.
I didn't expect it to be this late.
Master Pei, why not leave after having a meal?
Forget it.
I overstepped.
This place is enough to confine me alone.
Why should I trouble you to accompany me?
Your Highness, I'll leave after having a meal.
We're friends.
[Princess Fuhui's Mansion]
Thank you, Vice Magistrate Lin.
Last night, I had a delightful conversation
with Master Pei.
Last... Last night?
Vice Magistrate,
the Prince Consort's belongings
are all stored in there.
The written slips you're looking for
to solve the cases are in here.
But the lock on that box is rather peculiar.
I don't have the key either.
See if you can open it.
How could this be?
This...
Your Highness, the edges of the handprint
on the lid of this box are very clear
and have not been covered by new dust.
It seems the thief stole
the written slips recently.
The residence is heavily guarded.
It is difficult for thieves to sneak in.
Back then, the Prince Consort
always carried the key with him.
The key also went missing after his accident.
Did the Prince Consort regain consciousness?
You scared me to death.
I thought you had awakened.
I didn't mean it that way.
I also hope that he will recover soon.
Your Highness,
I think there's a traitor in the mansion.
That traitor even dared
to cause trouble in my mansion.
If I catch him, I'll skin him alive.
Someone, report to the Jingzhao Prefecture.
Your Highness, I'm already here.
There's no need to travel that far.
That's right.
Your Highness, since there is a traitor...
Why didn't this traitor steal
gold, silver, or jewels,
but instead, only took
the Prince Consort's written slips?
Why did he take those useless things?
They are useless to you,
but not necessarily for others.
Were there any unfamiliar faces
in your mansion recently?
Since I met Master Pei, it's been a long time
since newcomers have joined.
Even quite a few of the original ones
have been dismissed.
They are all official servants.
A residence with private soldiers
must also be registered.
It's impossible to leave without permission.
The thief made his move not long ago.
Most likely, a former subordinate
took a bribe and did this.
Your Highness, it's best to find an excuse
to temporarily seal off the gates.
All right.
Are you worried the sudden sealing
of the residence might invite public criticism?
That's not the case.
It's just that the Shen family
introduced a hotpot with dregs vinegar.
I was planning to go and eat it.
I can't have it now.
Your Attendant Liu should be trustworthy, right?
Why not send him on an errand
and invite Lady Shen to come here?
What's this new thing?
How interesting!
Your Highness, this is a newly developed
snack by my family.
It's called "Candied Hawthorn".
Candied Hawthorn?
This... This is sugar?
That's right. It's syrup made by boiling sugar.
You can actually make sugar
as thin and crisp as ice,
and still wrapped with hawthorn.
I'm glad that you like it.
Hawthorns aid digestion and the spleen.
Rock sugar promotes the production of saliva
to quench thirst.
We also plan to make more varieties
and sell them at the stall
outside the restaurant.
If you like it, I'll send more later.
- All right, fine.
- Your Highness.
Have you found out anything?
The fingerprint on the box is about
seven inches long and three inches wide.
The thief is likely a man over six feet tall.
There are at least a dozen people
in the mansion who are six feet tall.
Lady Shen, don't be alarmed.
There was a burglary in the mansion today.
One of the Prince Consort's boxes was damaged.
The things inside were stolen.
In order to catch the thief,
I ordered the gates to be sealed
and gathered everyone together.
As a result, no one is serving me now.
I'm afraid you can't leave for now.
It doesn't matter.
You enjoy the food from our family.
We couldn't be happier.
But I just heard you say
there are more than a dozen suspects.
This is hard to find out who he is.
Apart from the handprint on the box,
were there any fingerprints?
Fingerprints?
What are you doing?
Your Highness, I'm taking fingerprints.
It was discovered in the previous dynasty that
the patterns on each person's fingers
are divided into whorls and loops.
Contracts and documents often
use fingerprint stamps for endorsement.
Those patterns can be used
to distinguish everyone's identity.
You just said this box
has not been touched for a long time.
After discovering the theft,
none of you touched the lock.
The fingerprints on it
must belong to the same person.
I got it.
Here they are.
Today, the Crown Prince paid a sudden visit.
For the sake of his safety,
the mansion will be temporarily sealed.
Her Highness has considered your inconveniences
and rewards everyone with a string of coins each.
It's really money.
Come, line up to receive the money.
Stamp your fingerprint after receiving it,
- so that I can give an account to Her Highness.
- Li Sheng.
- Here.
[Clerk: Li Sheng]
- Pei Dalang.
- Here.
[Registrar: Pei Dalang]
[Operational staff: Liu Shi'er]
[Operational staff: Meng Tie]
[Princess Fuhui's Mansion]
The Crown Prince has other official duties.
He can't come today.
We have opened the mansion's gates.
Everyone, please feel free to leave.
- Hurry, hurry.
- This is great.
[Princess Fuhui's Mansion]
[Prince of Zhao's Mansion]
Your Highness, please take a look.
[Conduct oneself with great elegance]
[Associate with gentlemen]
This handwriting is different.
These written slips are fake.
But... I personally took them from the box
where the Prince Consort Xiao
kept these written slips and stole them.
Did you leave the mansion immediately
after you stole them?
I was worried about arousing suspicion.
I planned to take advantage
of the change in shift to leave there.
Who would have thought that Her Highness,
due to the Crown Prince's visit,
sealed the gates in the afternoon.
I hid the written slips in my room.
When the gates opened,
I rushed back to Sushui City.
Did the Crown Prince really go there?
No.
But... But the Crown Prince
is close to the Princess Royal.
He comes and goes as he likes or doesn't at all.
It doesn't seem unusual at all.
It seems that...
Anran has already found out.
Young Master, you truly have
remarkable foresight.
You used that excuse to send away that servant.
I went into his room to search.
[The Case of Fan Lv]
I really found these written slips.
[The facts are clear and undeniable]
I followed what you said
and swapped them with the forged slips.
There were many doubts about the case
of selling official positions.
Liu Chang, Fifth Master Xiao really recorded them.
No wonder they wanted to steal them.
They have been sending people to watch us.
Because I am close to the Princess,
they are afraid of being exposed.
Thus, they had to act rashly
and steal from the Princess Royal's Mansion.
So, it means there must be other clues here.
Keep looking.
[Injured someone. Magistrate Cui...]
[The Case of Heluo Wang Kejiu]
Young Master, why isn't anything written here?
Fifth Master Xiao originally wrote
something here.
It seems like he wiped it off.
But he was very hesitant,
thus, it wasn't wiped clean.
The outlines of the characters
can still be vaguely seen.
Cui Yong...
The second friend...
of...
What is this?
Actually...
This is all crooked and messy.
I can't make out anything at all.
"Cui Ning's old friend, Second Master,
had originally argued strongly for him,
Second Master suddenly
changed his stance overnight."
Your eyesight is amazing.
Second Master?
He has a friend who's ranked second?
Is there?
Among my father's disciples,
there's indeed one who ranked second.
I found out from this person,
the sworn brother of the son of the second aunt
of the cousin of the wife of the third brother
of that Aunt Ge, who delivers fish,
is that imperial guard.
He said that 20 years ago, Zhao Xunzhi
was a disciple of the Jingzhao Magistrate.
Zhao Xunzhi?
Second Master suddenly
changed his stance overnight.]
This is a dishwasher?
Yes.
[Shen's Restaurant]
If you hadn't helped me
to verify the fingerprint and find the culprit,
I wouldn't have be able to
retrieve the items in that box.
To express my gratitude,
I want to give you a gift.
A dishwasher?
What is it like?
Let me draw it for you.
There's a pipe here that can draw water.
There's also a pipe here for drainage.
There's water flowing here.
It can flush automatically.
You really made it.
I was just speaking casually.
That night, you did a simple drawing,
and didn't say much either.
I thought it over and over,
but I still didn't know how to
make it operate automatically.
I had to settle for the next best thing,
and made a hand-cranked drum.
Want to give it a try?
I took a few plates from the hall.
This is the water valve.
Give it a try.
It really can wash the dishes.
Of course.
It must have taken you a long time
to build this machine.
It didn't delay your official work, right?
It didn't.
It was easy to build.
It didn't delay my official work.
Did you get this injury
from building the dishwasher?
I didn't.
I scratched it accidentally
while fixing a chair in Jingzhao Prefecture.
It has nothing to do with the dishwasher.
As a Jingzhao Magistrate,
you even have to fix the chair yourself?
Yes.
I just didn't want to trouble others.
[Restricted Warehouse Area.
No Unauthorized Entry]
Shaoguang,
do you care about me...
at least a little in your heart?
I don't.
Not at all?
Not at all. Never...
Excuse me. How much are the candied hawthorns?
Coming!
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[Shaoguang's Food Notes: Candied Hawthorn]
[As soon as candied hawthorns hit the street,]
[children of every dynasty]
[always pester their parents to buy them.]
"Thousand Emotions" - Bo Yuan
♫ A ray of afterglow from the hairpin
falls on the eyebrows ♫
♫ The wind sways,
the bell hangs under the clouds ♫
♫ Each single chime tugs the heart ♫
♫ True love can only be felt,
without being expressed ♫
♫ You’re the obscurity, you’re the clarity ♫
♫ Seeking stars in the fog,
seeing your shadow under the moon ♫
♫ Hesitant to speak, overwhelmed with emotions ♫
♫ Can our path ahead be without suspicions? ♫
♫ I mistook everything I saw as cold as ice ♫
♫ I let the dusk dyes my cheeks
red with embarrassment ♫
♫ Even holding my breath can’t stop ♫
♫ Exposing my burning heart ♫
♫ You’re the noise, you’re the silence ♫
♫ I implicitly embrace you into this life ♫
♫ Hesitant and unsure,
sincerity is hard to deceive ♫
♫ Worldly rules and taboos,
how can I give them up? ♫
♫ Rushing to you, I’m confused
and hopelessly addicted ♫
♫ I still regard it as a tryst ♫
♫ The heart stirs, the wind blows away
the lightest ripples ♫
♫ It’s the hidden place
for thousand entangled emotions ♫
♫ Saved enough of a lifetime,
I rush to greet you across the miles ♫
♫ From now on, the roaming heart
returns to its hometown ♫
♫ To draw near what seems beyond reach ♫
♫ To change life and death, we won’t ever yield ♫
♫ Perhaps the relationship is not ideal ♫
♫ But love will forever ♫
♫ Compensate for our mutual cherishment
and understanding ♫
♫ Saved enough of a lifetime,
I rush to greet you across the miles ♫
♫ From now on, the roaming heart
returns to its hometown ♫
♫ To draw near what seems beyond reach ♫
♫ To change life and death ♫
♫ We won’t ever yield ♫
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