01x36 - Episode 36

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=Against The Current=

[Adapted from He Yanshan's novel,
Orchid Fragrance Fate]

=Episode 36=
[This drama does not correspond]

[to any real historical dynasty.]

[The systems, culture, attire and other
dynastic elements have been adapted.]

Keep your wrist straight.

Don't let it droop.

And don't bend it upward.

Aim.

Once you've taken aim,

don't overthink it.

Keep your hand steady.

Keep your elbow straight

and locked in place.

Don't let it shake.

♪Hardship will always remain♪

♪Amid treacherous waters,
few make it to the end♪

♪How could a thousand words
soothe this aching heart?♪

I'm not trying to take advantage of you.

I just don't have any strength left.

I know.

♪Even if I only illuminate
a single corner♪

♪If I could bring light
to someone's eyes♪

♪I'd spend this life
and call it courage♪

Wei Bao and his men
are seasoned soldiers.

They'll find this place eventually.

Don't worry about me.

Get on the mule and go.

Where would I go?

If I survive,

we'll meet again as husband and wife.

If I die,

you should remarry.

I used my power to get my way

and took you from Han Liang

against your will.

I wronged you.

Now,

Han Liang still isn't betrothed,

and you still can't forget him.

You should marry him.

I've never thought
about Han Liang that way.

How could I possibly
still have feelings for him?

You never

had feelings for Han Liang?

Lin Jinqi.

You used your power to get your way

and took what you wanted.

You're not wrong about that.

But this has nothing
to do with Han Liang.

What you took from me

was my life.

You ignored what I wanted

and used an imperial decree

to bind me to the Lin family.

Back then,

when you helped me register Ji'er,

I made you a promise.

If you ever needed my help,

I would do everything in my power.

Besides,

our marriage was decreed by the Emperor.

How could I possibly remarry?

I'll write a memorial

asking His Majesty

to allow you to remarry.

By then,

who knows which emperor

will be sitting on the throne?

If it's Prince Han,

I'll just have to be beheaded with you.

All right.

Stop imagining the worst.

If you have the energy,
you should eat something.

I brought you hot water,

but it froze.

The flatbread is hard.

Let it soften in your mouth
before you eat it.

Why

didn't you boil a couple of eggs?

Young Master Lin,

in weather this cold,

hens don't lay eggs.

For an ordinary farming family,

even this little brown sugar

is something they only buy
when a woman has just given birth.

You're even hotter now.

I'll go see if I can find

any herbs to bring down your fever.

Let go of me!

Help!

You wretched woman! You don't
know what's good for you!

You're overestimating yourself!

You've ruined my fun!

Women in the capital

could get us k*lled
just for looking at them,

let alone touching them.

We're in luck today.

Let's have our fill of fun.

My turn.

Here I come.

You beasts! I'll k*ll you!

Come on!

I'll k*ll you!

Is that all you've got?

I'm fine.

She's just a woman.

You beast!

Still putting up a fight, huh?

I'll make you regret it today!

You beast! I'll k*ll you!

Come on!

k*ll me.

Go ahead and k*ll me!

Let's see what you've got.

Come on.

You said you'd k*ll me.
Still putting up a fight?

I'll make you regret it today!

Sweetheart.

Come k*ll me!

Who's there?

Who is it?

As you wish.

I'll k*ll you.

Madam Dai.

What are you doing here?

Why are you dressed
like this, Madam Lin?

Have you become a servant again?

[Tiance Guards]

Prince Han has been defeated.

You and Zhao Xingluo
fled the capital,

only to run
into bandits one after another.

They took everything you had.

Just as you said,

the Zhao family is finished.

The Dai family is finished, too.

It's all over.

After Prince Han's defeat,

his remaining troops
will scatter in all directions,

robbing, burning, and k*lling.

They'll be even
more vicious than real bandits.

You should leave
this place as soon as possible

and find somewhere to hide.

This is where we part.

May our paths never cross again.

Go wherever you want.

Stop following me.

Madam Lin.

It's freezing out here.

Where can I possibly go?

Go wherever you like.

Just stop following me.

What a coincidence.

We've run into
each other again, Madam Lin.

It seems

we happen to be going the same way.

Lanxiang.

Lanxiang.

Wait for me.

I can't keep up.

So...

you dressed worse than a servant

all for this ungrateful man.

Take my advice.

Men

are no good.

Stop giving him your whole heart.

Do you have anything to eat?

Next time I have to flee,

I'll know better.

I can't just bring money.

I'll need to bring some food, too.

In times of w*r and chaos,

even money can't buy you food.

There's one thing you got wrong.

I didn't keep running into bandits.

Xingluo and I

were abandoned by Master Zhao

and Young Master Zhao

halfway through our journey.

They thought we

were a burden.

They k*lled Qingxiang,

took my money,

and fled.

But guess what?

Xingluo and I

actually came across Master Zhao

and Young Master Zhao's
bodies along the way.

They died even before I did.

Thank you for k*lling
the men who humiliated me

and giving me bean cakes to eat.

I have nothing left now.

I'll give this to you.

No one in the Lin family is any good.

Keep this,

and you'll have something
to protect yourself with.

Never mind Lin Jinqi.

Even Lin Zhaoxiang

would get down on his knees

if you told him to.

You don't believe me?

This is evidence
of Lin Jinqi's rebellion.

Master Zhao and Young Master Zhao

came all the way to the capital

to present this evidence

and claim credit from Old Master Zhao.

Unfortunately, Prince Han
launched his rebellion.

Old Master Zhao remained
in the imperial palace

and never returned.

The father and son

thought I was still

an illiterate fool.

They let their guard down,

so I secretly saw it.

When news came that
Prince Han had been defeated,

we all

fled the capital in a hurry.

Master Zhao and Young Master Zhao

died along the way.

I hid

this away.

I thought I could
either use it to save my life,

or

even if I died,

I'd make sure the Lin family

went down with me.

You never would've guessed it.

Lin Jinqi really
was the wolf among them.

He actually had the audacity

to secretly let
the deposed Crown Prince escape.

About this,

in this entire world,

you're the only one who knows.

Why are you giving this to me?

I told you.

Because you k*lled the men
who humiliated me

and gave me bean cakes to eat.

But you don't seem like someone
who repays kindness with kindness.

I'm not.

But when death is near,

people tend to speak from the heart.

I don't want to die
alongside those beasts.

Spending my final moments with you

isn't so bad.

Zhao...

What should I call you?

Can I call you Xingtang?

You understand me
even better than Qingxiang did.

All my life,

I've been Young Lady Zhao,

and Madam Dai.

I've had enough.

I've truly had enough.

When I die,

just burn me to ashes.

In my next life,

I want to be myself,

my own person.

Do you understand?

I do.

I understand everything.

I've learned to read.

I've studied.

But

I still don't understand...

Don't understand
the rules of this world.

Tell me,

when will there

ever be a world like that?

Where girls, just like boys,

can go to school,

take the imperial examinations,

serve as officials,

do business,

and earn their own money.

Where women

can choose their own husbands,

without marriages arranged
by parents and matchmakers.

Where a wife doesn't have
to obey her husband.

She doesn't have to obey her husband

or her son.

She is simply herself.

There will be.

That world will come one day.

If such a world truly existed,

that would be wonderful.

Then Qingxiang and I could

earn our living openly

and live with dignity.

Lanxiang.

Keep this evidence safe.

The Lin family won't dare mistreat you.

♪If there were a promise♪

♪I could still turn down with a smile♪

♪Sadly, my wish could not come true♪

Live well.

♪Those things I can't forget♪

Live well...

♪The absurdities
I can't let go of fill every page♪

♪Building a wall♪

♪Trapped in the midst of time♪

♪Drifting with the wind♪

♪Memories hide away again♪

♪Silent, yet♪

♪They never stop shining♪

♪Still burning bright♪

♪That's what made me who I am♪

♪The best days of my life♪

♪Etched into my heart♪

♪If there were a promise♪

♪I could still turn down with a smile♪

♪Sadly, my wish could not come true♪

♪Yet I must still smile through it all♪

♪Those things I can't forget♪

♪The absurdities
I can't let go of fill every page♪

♪Building a wall♪

♪Trapped in the midst of time♪

♪Drifting with the wind♪

[On this journey to the capital,]

[being at the Emperor's side
is like being beside a tiger.]

[I fear that one day,]

[the Lin family may face extermination]

[because of you.]

[Though I may be an unworthy grandson,]

[I have never done anything
to disgrace our family.]

[Do you dare swear before our ancestors]

[that you've never deceived
the Emperor or defied his authority?]



[and finally obtained
conclusive evidence.]

[Father's suspicions were correct.]

[The man Lin Jinqi took away
from the Furong Troupe]

[was indeed the deposed Crown Prince.]

[The two conspired in secret,]

[and Lin Jinqi
helped him escape by sea.]

[We personally interrogated the boatmen]

[and porters involved.]

[There is no risk of this being leaked.]

[Li Qi, a coroner with
the Western City Patrol Office,]

[recovered a floating corpse
west of the city]

[in June of that same year.]

[Though it was reported as
an accidental drowning while drunk,]

[the examination found
no foam around the mouth or nose]

[and no water in the stomach.]

[The victim was k*lled
before being thrown into the water.]

[Even more strangely,]

[the corpse was missing
its left index finger.]

[Lin Jinqi's guilt is now established.]

Lin Jinqi.

[Lin Jinqi's guilt is now established.]

Xingtang.

I burned the gift

you gave me,

but I won't let
your kindness go to waste.

I'll make sure I live well.

Your wound must hurt.

Hold on a little longer.

Outside, things are now...

You're finally awake.

I have good news for you.

The Emperor defeated Prince Han.

What's wrong?

I'm speechless with joy.

Congratulations, Young Master Lin.

Your head

is safe.

Is there anything

you want to say to me?

That's Xingtang.

She

died.

Is there anything else

you want to say to me?

It's very chaotic outside now.

Prince Han's remaining troops

have turned to banditry.

Xingtang was unfortunate enough
to encounter them

and was badly wounded.

She struggled on with me
until we reached this place,

but she couldn't hold on any longer.

Anything else?

What else is there?

♪Look at us♪

♪We've shared
countless beautiful moments♪

♪Through life's winding road,
we've weathered countless trials♪

And

I will spend my entire life

remembering

that you saved my life.

♪There will always
be someone to share it with♪

♪Our bond runs deep♪

♪Binding us closely together♪

♪After all
the questions life has brought♪

♪This love has
never faded in the slightest♪

Wei.

Since you're already here,

why bother hiding?

You must have heard by now

that Prince Han has been defeated.

Your head will make a fitting offering

to honor Prince Han!

You have the advantage in numbers.

I'm in no condition to resist.

But I have a few words to say.

Please let me finish.

Speak.

I helped His Majesty ascend the throne,

and I'm one of his trusted ministers.

Today,

you could certainly k*ll me
and walk away.

But what about your parents,

your wife and children,

and the rest of your family?

They can't escape.

When the time comes,

they'll surely pay with their lives
for what you've done.

The winners rule.
The losers pay the price.

I accept the consequences.

You're still in the prime of your life,

and a fine man at that.

Are you really willing
to become an outlaw,

spend the rest of your life robbing,
burning, and k*lling,

bring shame upon your ancestors,

and leave no descendants
to carry on your family line?

Captain Wei.

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We're both still young.

We have plenty of time

to truly get to know each other.

Between you and me,

there are too many barriers.

You and I

walk different paths.

♪Spring slips from the
branches once more♪

♪Flowers bloom unseen,
as they have before♪

♪All the joys and sorrows come and go♪

♪While loss leaves winter in the heart♪

♪Though all the world may fade♪

♪Time rolls on as
countless lives rush by♪

♪Night winds wander
through the halls of long ago♪

♪No page could hold the
longing words can never show♪

♪Every joy and sorrow
in this fleeting life♪

♪Fades into the past
as new wounds rise♪

♪While whispers of perfume
linger beneath the eaves♪

♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪

♪Let the cold wind rage,
let the wild rain fall♪

♪Let sorrow spill like shadows over all♪

♪Let love fall to pieces,
let old anger burn away♪

♪Let the past die with yesterday♪

♪One last fire, one last cup of wine♪

♪And silver moonlight to
guide me through the night♪

♪Let beginnings fade
as endings come to call♪

♪From this endless dream,
there's no return at all♪