01x01 - Episode 1

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[Episode 1]

[Xue Li, Xue Fangfei]

My dear.

My dear.

Who are you?

My dear.

My dear.

Get off me.

Hands off.

[Shen Ruyun, Mrs. Shen]

Despicable.

I did not.

Li.

You despicable woman.

Li

[Shen Bingxiu, Shen Yurong]

My dear, I'm so glad you're here.

I was set up.

Mother and Sister are mistaken.

We've been married for so many years.

You know I'm a good person.

My dear.

What are you

Don't you trust me?

Let's go.

You know I was maligned.

Who was it?

You?

Your mother?

Your sister?

Shen Yurong.

I am no fool.

You only had to write

a letter of divorce,

and I would be gone.

Why are you so cruel?

Must you destroy my reputation

before I die?

Li.

I have no choice.

She could have crushed us

like ants.

Who is "she"?

Li.

Close your eyes.

Shen Yurong.

Shen Yurong.

How dare you?

Father and Brother

will never forgive you.

You'll reunite with them soon enough.

Shen Yurong.

What happened to them?

Duke Xue was guilty of corruption

and sentenced to death.

Xue Zhao ran into bandits on his way

to visit you.

He's in an unmarked grave now.

Was it your doing?

Was it?

Why did you do this to me?

I'm sorry.

I have wronged you

in this life.

Father.

Zhao.

Father.

Zhao

♪ I'm not a delicate willow,

I don't need a reason ♪

♪ Being in love is like drinking liquor ♪

♪ I want to drink until I am intoxicated ♪

♪ We climbed the tower

and saw the autumn scenery ♪

♪ Our tears merge into a river ♪

♪ Where decaying spirits swim ♪

♪ Running through the black rain

and clouds ♪

♪ Unable to find the thread of fate ♪

♪ A thousand beautiful memories ♪

♪ Teetering on the precipice of pain ♪

♪ Staring at the black rain and clouds ♪

♪ I am your fate ♪

♪ I can break my attachment for you ♪

♪ But I can't sever the regret

in my heart ♪

♪ So too does hatred linger ♪

♪ Out of the black rain and clouds ♪

♪ The magpie guides me to my fate ♪

♪ Someone who blushes shyly ♪

♪ As he runs with my hand in his ♪

♪ In the shattered black rain and clouds ♪

♪ We will never see each other again ♪

♪ I turn back to look at your smile ♪

♪ Knowing my loss is not trivial ♪

[The Double]

♪ How fickle fate can be ♪

Stop.

Your feet is dirty.

Are you upset that I called you dirty?

[Wanning, Eldest Princess]

Come here.

Tell me, what have you

accomplished tonight?

Xue Fangfei has been

dealt with.

How?

I buried her alive.

Buried alive?

I was thinking of demoting her

to second wife

while I become your first wife.

That way, she could serve us forever.

How could you be so cruel?

You ordered my mother and sister

to ruin her reputation.

You forced my hand.

That's right, last night

was all staged by me.

You have no idea

how powerful the Eldest Princess is.

I had to intervene.

Either we k*ll Xue Fangfei,

or we lose our heads tomorrow.

The choice is yours.

Still trying to defend her?

No.

Smile.

Can't you smile?

Feeling sorry for your wife?

Stop it.

My dear,

I'm not into murderers.

As the Eldest Princess,

I have a duty towards

women and children.

An ungrateful husband like you

must be punished.

Wanning!

What do you want from me?

You're a convicted m*rder*r now.

Only I can save you.

Beg me.

I beg you.

Kneel.

Good.

Tell me,

when you buried your wife alive,

what was her reaction?

Did she curse at you?

Did she grovel?

Or did she accept it

out of love?

Don't push it

or we'll perish together.

Can you bear to k*ll me?

Can you?

I love you so much, my dear.

So strong and powerful.

Your wife has just passed away.

Once the funeral starts,

you're going to be very busy.

Quit kneeling in my palace.

Hurry home,

Prince Consort.

[Duke Su, Xiao Heng]

What are you standing there for?

Waiting for a reward?

Are you?

Duke Su.

Mr. Jia.

I'm feeling charitable today,

so I'll ask you once.

From whom did you source

the contraband salt?

Whoever kills Duke Su gets a reward!

Run.

Run.

Run.

Run.

Duke Su,

please spare my life.

My Lord, let me take care of him.

We'll spend a few days in the dungeons.

After that, just ask any question

[Wen Ji]

and I'll answer on his behalf.

Wouldn't want him to pollute your ears.

Alright,

I'll confess.

I'll tell you everything.

Anything.

Please spare me, Duke Su.

I

[Lu Ji]

Out with it.

I

After him.

The supplier's name was Mr. Qin.

Where can we find him?

I don't know, he's always on the move.

Where's the next transaction?

Helin Temple

on Qingcheng Mountain.

When?

On the day of the Half Moon Ceremony.

What are you going to do

with the dirty money and the salt?

I'll hand them in

with penalty,

I promise.

Mr. Jia,

very good.

Anything else?

He's useless to me now.

He's all yours.

[Benefiting the people]

Watch out.

My Lord, I lost him.

They tried to silence him.

Something big is behind this

salt trafficking conspiracy.

Back to the palace.

We'll visit Helin Temple

in the middle of the month.

The Seal

of the Yellow God

attracts the souls

[Wife of Academician, Ms. Xue's coffin]

toward reincarnation.

Scholar Shen is such a devoted husband.

A few days ago, his wife eloped

with another man

and met her end at Qingcheng Mountain.

It caused quite a stir.

Now he is bearing the pall.

His wife was the most talented girl

in all of Huaixiang.

What a shame.

Shut up.

Show some respect for the dead.

My Lord,

what are you laughing at?

At your stupidity.

What do you mean?

You can't judge a book by its cover.

Stupid.

I'm not stupid.

I'm smart.

My Lady,

we'd better pick up the pace.

It's almost sundown.

We'll get beaten again if we're late.

My Lady,

[Jiang Ruoyu, Jiang Li]

[Tong]

Who are you?

What are you doing?

Go away.

My Lady.

Don't be afraid.

My name is Jiang Li.

This is Tong, my maid.

We're here to help.

You fainted by the river.

Do you remember?

Who sent you?

What do you want?

Hey,

you're being weird.

She's a Prime Minister's daughter.

Why would she want to harm you?

Miss, are you still hurt?

Have a drink.

Don't be afraid.

We mean you no harm.

Go away.

Leave me alone.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Please calm down.

We'll find you some fruit.

Because of him,

you're willing to forsake

your own father?

Father,

please let us be together.

Duke Xue, I swear

as long as I, Shen Yurong, am alive,

I will not let Li suffer.

The officials in the capital

committed a crime

[Xue Huaiyuan]

and hid the evidence.

Li stood by me

when I was a nobody.

I have power and status now.

I can protect her

like a tree.

Please rest assured, Duke Xue.

[Xue Zhao]

Father,

please grant Sister her wish.

♪ Continue to live,

even with only a glimmer of hope ♪

Miss,

what are you doing?

Let go of me.

- Let go of me.

- Miss.

- Let me die.

- Miss.

- Let me die.

- Miss.

No matter what happened in the past,

what matters is you're alive.

As long as you're alive,

there's always a second chance.

A second chance?

Not for me.

I'm an ignorant,

naive,

deserving idiot.

I don't deserve to be alive.

Miss,

don't blame yourself for being naive.

Blame those who have betrayed you.

Why punish yourself

because of their misdeeds?

What do you know?

Miss,

I, too, was once betrayed

by someone I trust.

I know how you feel.

Do you know what they're afraid of?

They're afraid that you're still alive,

that we are still alive

to witness their downfall.

Living is the best revenge

against your enemies.

♪ After the hardships,

never to part again ♪

Miss,

we're leaving.

We'll try to bring you some food

and medicine tomorrow.

Keep the veil.

[Virtue and purity]

[Zhennv Hall]

Not so fast.

[Kindness beyond reproach]

There's no need

to collect firewood today.

But Mistress asked us to collect

half a month's worth.

Shouldn't you wait until the trees

are less humid?

My Lady,

if someone catches you sneaking out,

you'll get beaten.

Don't risk it.

Fine, I won't.

Go back to sleep.

Yes, My Lady. Please get some sleep.

[Kindness beyond reproach]

Sneaking out in the middle of the night.

Jiang Li,

what were you up to?

[Piety, non-envy, discipline, chastity]

Refuse to talk?

[Mistress of Zhennv Hall]

More punishment for you.

My Lady!

My Lady.

Tong.

Don't hit Tong.

Hit me instead.

- Take them away.

- My Lady.

- Tong.

- No.

- Tong, get up.

- My Lady.

My Lady.

Be honest,

were you going to meet your lover?

No.

- No.

- Still won't confess?

Stop it, please.

Hit me instead.

My Lady Let me go.

My Lady Let me go.

Jiang Li,

[Kindness beyond reproach]

sneaking out is an impure act.

You've tainted Zhennv Hall's sanctity.

I want all of you to hit her.

- Yes.

- Hit me instead.

Hit me instead.

I beg you.

My Lady.

My Lady.

Repent.

Stop it, please

Hit me instead.

Strike her.

Come here.

My Lady.

Let me go.

My Lady.

Strike her.

Don't hit her, please.

Stop it.

My Lady.

I'm asking all of you to participate

[Kindness beyond reproach]

as a reminder

that the unclean

will be punished,

no one will be spared.

Let her have it.

Please stop it.

My Lady.

Stop it.

Stop hitting her.

Stop hitting her.

[Piety, non-envy, discipline, chastity]

My Lady.

Miss,

don't blame yourself for being naive,

blame those who betrayed you.

Why punish yourself

because of their misdeeds?

No matter what happened in the past,

what matters is you're alive.

As long as you're alive,

there's always a second chance.

Do you know what they're afraid of?

They're afraid that you're still alive,

that we are still alive

to witness their downfall.

I need to stay alive.

I must carry on.

[Virtue and purity]

[Zhennv Hall]

Everyone's collecting fruit.

Where is Jiang Li?

She couldn't even leave her bed

after what happened yesterday.

From now on,

we'll have to pick up her slack.

Serves her right for sneaking out.

I wonder who she was seeing.

You said it.

She's probably seeing a strange man.

[Kindness beyond reproach]

Tong.

Tong.

Where's Jiang Li?

She took pity on you,

now look what happened to her.

Get out.

Jiang Li.

Jiang Li.

Jiang Li.

Miss.

What are you doing here?

You're not safe here.

Leave.

Jiang Li.

You shouldn't have tried

to send me stuff.

When I first came here,

I also tried to take my own life.

If it weren't for Tong,

I might be dead by now.

Seeing you

reminds me of myself.

When life feels dark,

you need a helping hand.

So I thought I'd lend you a hand.

It's only a beating.

It's not as if I've never been beaten.

But why do I feel

so drowsy.

Jiang Li.

Miss,

am I going to die?

Jiang Li, hang in there.

I'll get off this mountain

and ask your family

to come get you.

Miss.

When I saved you,

I was hoping

you could deliver a message

to my family.

Tell my father

I've had enough.

I was wrong.

I don't want to stay here any longer.

But now, it seems like

it's too late.

It's not too late.

Just hang in there.

Miss.

They accused me of fratricide.

I didn't do it.

I swear.

[Ten years ago]

Mother, I'll make you

some chrysanthemum tea.

[Little Jiang Li]

That day, I brought

[Ji Shuran]

chrysanthemums to my mother.

She complimented them.

I was going to bring her to the garden

and make some chrysanthemum tea for her.

Mother, where are you going?

Unfortunately

Somebody!

Help her up.

Madam.

Madam, are you all right?

- Madam.

- Goodness.

Help her up.

Let Mommy see.

Excuse me.

Let me see.

Madam, there's blood.

Blood.

Blood!

Blood.

Madam, are you okay?

- Looks serious.

- You

Jiang Li,

I've treated you kindly.

Why did you do this to me?

My stepmother was a kind

and virtuous woman.

I was glad

to be her daughter.

Never would I have thought

On that fateful day,

due to her accusation,

I was forever branded

as a fratricidal.

After that,

I was confined to Zhennv Hall

for ten years.

Ten years.

No matter how hard I tried to explain,

no one listened.

No one believed me.

I believe you.

I know you're not that kind of person.

Miss,

I've told you everything about myself.

Please do me a favor.

Say no more.

You rescued me from the swamp.

I'll do anything for you.

For ten years,

I've never left Zhennv Hall.

None of my family members asked about me

or came to see me.

Perhaps to them

I'm already dead.

Besides the people here,

no one knows how I'm doing.

My mother gave me this hairpin.

It's a proof of my identity.

Miss.

Please

Take it.

Find my father.

Tell him

I've suffered pain and agony here,

but I've done nothing wrong.

Nothing.

I hate him.

I hate the entire Jiang family.

Even if it means going to hell,

I will curse them

to a life of misfortune.

Jiang Li,

you said it yourself.

Living is the best revenge.

Hang in there.

You must carry on.

Jiang Li, what are you doing?

I planted this pear tree

when I first came here.

It has never blossomed before.

[Ye Zhenzhen, Mr. Jiang first wife]

♪ Withered flower, so white and flawless ♪

Mother.

Li.

Mother,

have you come for me?

I miss you so much.

♪ Carried by the sandy wind

to Earth's end ♪

♪ Under the sunset

a crow returns to its nest ♪

♪ Wishing the twilight clouds

could carry its message ♪

♪ If you see the Spring Flower, tell her ♪

It's beautiful.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, wake up.

Wake up.

Mother.

Mother, please wake up.

God sure likes to play jokes.

The innocent

Mother

Are suffering

- Mother.

- while the wicked

go unpunished.

Mother

Mistress,

does this mean Jiang Li

won't be able to work?

She's still in bed at this hour.

It was only a few strokes,

that liar.

I'm going to fight them.

I'll make them pay for Mother's death.

What are you doing?

Do you want to avenge your mother?

Then listen to me.

Fate is unjust.

I must seek justice

for us.

How dare you sleep

when there's work to be done?

Quit pretending.

Get up.

Jiang Li.

Who are you?

I

am your benefactor.

Nonsense.

What's your relationship with Jiang Li?

Shouldn't you be worried

about the dead girl?

I see.

You k*lled an official's daughter.

I'm going to report you.

Did you forget?

You and your girls beat her to death.

Do you have witnesses?

Everyone here can testify

that you

broke into Zhennv Hall

and k*lled her.

Your testimonials are nothing

compared to hers.

See for yourself.

Look.

The dead can't lie.

Her body is covered in wounds,

not to mention the scars she

had accumulated over the years.

When the autopsy comes out,

will you be able to explain yourself?

Hands off.

Once the Jiang family sees her body,

you and your people will have

a lot of penance to do.

Let go of me.

Daughter of the Chief of Secretary

dies in Zhennv Hall.

Do you think you'll get away with it?

I have the perfect solution.

What's the solution?

From now on,

I

will be Jiang Li.

♪ If there are no happy memories ♪

♪ How can we traverse

the forbidden land of sorrow ♪

♪ Two cold and unfeeling bodies ♪

♪ Holding hands, can we

get through the snow season ♪

♪ In the cold wind, in the long night ♪

♪ Embracing the remaining warmth ♪

♪ The depth of the sea, unfathomable ♪

♪ Can it bury yesterday's sighs ♪

♪ Continue to love,

cherishing it with my life ♪

♪ Continue to live,

even with only a glimmer of hope ♪

♪ Whether in sorrow or joy,

I believe in you ♪

♪ I'd rather be trapped

in the world's extremes ♪

♪ Continue to live,

exhausting all courage ♪

♪ Continue to love,

until the breath runs out ♪

♪ Traversing half a lifetime

of loneliness, just to meet you ♪

♪ After the hardships,

never to part again ♪

♪ After the hardships,

never to part again ♪