[Yummy, Yummy? Yummy!]
[Episode 31]
Whose wedding procession is so magnificent?
It's really grand.
What a grand procession.
Vice Magistrate Lin is off to fetch his bride.
Vice Magistrate Lin? It's Vice Magistrate Cui.
His Majesty helped the Cui family.
His name was changed back to Cui Che.
He gave a grand gift during the betrothal.
He has even brought more now.
She's just a merchant's daughter.
What are you saying?
Vice Magistrate Cui is 26 years old
and still single.
It's good that a lady is willing to marry him.
So many gifts. Vice Magistrate Cui
must really love Lady Shen.
Indeed.
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate.
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate.
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate.
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate.
[Happiness]
[Yunshui Manor]
That's quite a spectacle.
Isn't it?
Congratulations!
- Let's go.
- Let's go.
- Great!
- Wonderful!
Vice Magistrate, please wait.
If you want to marry my younger sister,
you must first pass my test.
Our young master is well-versed in
poems, music, history, and debate.
Please pose the questions.
- Test him, quick.
- Bring it on.
Here's the question.
The chickens and rabbits are in the same cage.
[Question 1]
You can see 35 heads and 94 feet.
How many chickens and rabbits are there?
Who would block the door
and test arithmetic at a wedding?
- You're giving us a hard time.
- Exactly.
- You're making it hard for us, right?
- We're a family of merchants.
If you want to join our family,
you naturally must be tested in arithmetic.
- Isn't that right?
- 23 chickens and 12 rabbits.
I skimmed through "Sun Tzu's Arithmetic".
No need to set up the variables?
- Is that correct?
- Is that right?
- Is that correct?
- Is that right?
It's correct!
There are more... questions.
When candlelight passes through a small hole,
[Question 2]
what will be formed
on the other side of the wall?
An inverted image.
It's recorded in the Mohist Canon.
Is it?
I don't know either.
Our Vice Magistrate is so brilliant.
Next question.
One faces south, the other faces north.
Without turning around, moving,
or using a mirror,
can they see each other's faces?
They can.
It's because they're facing each other.
- Facing each other!
- Facing each other!
Our Vice Magistrate knows everything.
Here's the question.
I was eating hotpot
and accidentally overcooked the beef tripe.
I wanted to throw it away, but why didn't I?
I fear this answer might offend you.
It's because you're also not that "young".
[Word play for "overcooked"]
Shen Shaojie, you're also not that young!
Did Shen Shaoguang leak the answers to you?
How could this be? Next question.
What does the bride want you to fetch now?
To fetch [取 qu] what ?
To marry [娶 qu] her.
To marry [娶 qu] her!
You even know these cheesy pickup lines?
You...
I don't believe it. One more.
You'll never get this right.
[Happiness]
[Cool Breeze and Bright Moon]
How is it? Take a look.
Is it symmetrical?
- Aunt.
- So pretty.
Aunt! Uncle answered all the questions correctly.
Dad is making him recite tongue twisters.
My Lady, you must not be soft-hearted.
Let them block the door a bit longer.
Don't let them take advantage of us that easily.
No. I want to hear him recite tongue twisters.
I know, but you have to wait.
Sit and wait.
Aunt, Uncle was right.
He anticipated that you would want
to see his embarrassment.
Thus, he asked me to secretly bring you a letter.
This must be a marriage poem
from the Vice Magistrate.
They always write some sweet nothings
to urge the bride to leave.
You must not fall for this trick.
It's just a poem.
I won't fall for it.
What's this?
A property deed.
A Cui family's dowry deed.
This shop is gifted to you.
Please help me immediately.
This is the Cui family's dowry to urge the bride.
[Happiness in our family]
[We're getting married]
[Happy Marriage]
Greetings, Your Highness.
- This way.
- Please.
Your Highness, please take a seat over here.
Your Highness, please be seated.
The two of you...
Please take a seat first.
What's the matter, Vice Minister Cao?
I've never seen such wording for this wedding.
And there are requirements for the intonation.
Shall I read it aloud for you two to listen?
- Fine. Go ahead.
- All right.
Distinguished guests, relatives and good friends.
- Everyone...
- Vice Minister Cao.
You're so professional.
Amazing.
You don't seem like someone
- who was just trained last night.
- That's right.
You look like you've been a host
for over a decade.
Extremely professional.
- "Host"?
- That's right.
Is this the term from the word "monastery"?
- No, no.
- "Host" and "Abbot" should be connected?
- No.
- No.
I haven't taken the monastic vows.
- How can I be a host?
- No.
Vice Minister Cao. Listen.
- This has nothing to do with that.
- That's right.
- Don't worry.
- All right.
- May I make a small suggestion?
- Please speak.
To create an ambience, can you smile
and show at least eight teeth?
Let me demonstrate. Look at this.
Look.
Like this.
Distinguished guests, relatives and good friends.
I've found the feeling.
- Isn't that right?
- I'll practice more.
- Practice more.
- All right.
- It's really not bad.
- Friends...
Come, sit down.
Fengxia, should I be like this, or like this?
- What's wrong? Are you nervous?
- Not exactly.
Just sit however you feel comfortable.
Be just like me. Isn't this fine?
Okay, I'll adjust it. I'll adjust it.
Fengxia.
Imperial Censor Pei.
- How can he sit over there?
- Exactly.
Imperial Censor Pei.
Imperial Censor Pei.
- I'm so sorry.
- We're so sorry.
How can you sit here?
I was too busy.
You should sit over there.
- You should sit over there.
- Come.
- Where?
- Let's go.
Over there.
How can I sit over there?
That's for the elders.
You're the elders of the bride and bridegroom.
How can I sit over there?
- You are an elder.
- Yes, you are an elder.
Hurry up.
I'm now the Vice Imperial Censor-in-Chief.
- Yes.
- A fifth-ranked official.
- Fifth-ranked.
- Yes, that's right.
It's still inappropriate
for me to sit over there.
- It's appropriate.
- Inappropriate.
Take a seat.
We insist.
- I can't.
- We insist.
Please attend to the other guests.
I'll sit here. It's fine.
This isn't right.
It's fine.
- Go now.
- Take a seat here first.
- Have some tea or something.
- All right, fine.
Stop crying.
Stop crying.
This piece is wet.
Use this piece.
The Vice Magistrate and Lady Shen
are getting married.
Why are you distributing water over here?
- Heartless chef. What do you know?
- Heartless chef. What do you know?
Getting married in the restaurant
and spending the night at Yunshui Manor?
This place is limited in space.
Yunshui Manor is spacious.
Besides, I've thought of that place as my home.
I've grown attached to it.
Young Master Shen,
how much did you get from the Vice Magistrate?
What?
You're referring to this?
Let me tell you.
If a man is willing to spend money on you,
it doesn't mean he loves you very much.
But if a man is unwilling to spend money on you,
he definitely thinks of you as a fool.
I tested the Vice Magistrate
for my younger sister.
You previously wanted to be
my brother-in-law, right?
Look at the Vice Magistrate and his initiative.
Look at you. With you like this,
forget about marrying my younger sister.
Which lady would dare to marry you?
You must be kidding.
I don't think it's easier for you, too.
It's not?
Where am I lacking?
You don't know the value of money.
When I heard Jingzhao Prefecture was
helping the Cui family to overturn the case,
I told them everything I knew.
Who would have known he was Cui Che?
I'd always guessed that Cui Che wasn't dead.
He loved making crafts when he was a child.
Knowing he was betrothed,
he asked what use a wife would be
and if she could make his gadgets spin.
Such a pesky kid wouldn't die.
I forgot to ask just now.
Who are you?
I'm Jingwen.
Try some. It's very sweet.
No need. Thank you.
Distinguished guests, relatives, and good friends.
It's a joyous occasion today.
We're here to witness
the union of Vice Magistrate Cui and Lady Shen.
Let's give our warmest applause
to welcome the newlyweds.
Excellent! Great!
Water has its source, trees have their roots.
Children never forget their parents' kindness.
Newlyweds, first pay respects to the elders.
♫ The moon sets, shadows form a pair ♫
Next, please have the two newlyweds
share a meal together.
Equal respect for husband and wife,
no distinction between host and guest.
♫ The heart is burning, sorrow is chilling ♫
♫ Looking up ♫
♫ My cheeks blush red ♫
♫ Thin smoke from the stove
rises from behind the house ♫
♫ I miss the scalding water entering my mouth ♫
♫ The frost and snow hinder my sleeves.
It’s fine, brew a new jug of wine ♫
Next, please drink the nuptial wine
to be united as one and bound by love.
♫ 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 ♫
Bow to each other.
♫ Why not fully savor
the unfinished mortal realm? ♫
♫ Awake or insane, it’s all in the future ♫
The ceremony is complete.
Great!
♫ 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 ♫
♫ Let’s first test the limits ♫
♫ Watch me wield the sword
and swiftly cut down the ancestral rules ♫
♫ Why not confess my sudden feelings for you? ♫
♫ 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 ♫
♫ Think only about today,
don’t ask about the results ♫
♫ Guest, please take a seat ♫
♫ Where there's a beginning, there's an ending ♫
[Calm as a Gentle Breeze]
[Happiness]
Back home, this is what we call
a sense of relaxation.
What's wrong? Do you have any objections?
Would I dare?
What are you looking at?
It's from the Princess Royal.
Shouldn't you learn it first?
No need.
You are really...
Actually, we suddenly got married because of me.
We haven't had a proper moment
to spend time together.
For tonight, why don't we first...
Vice Magistrate Cui, are you looking for excuses?
I should indeed give you some time to learn more.
[Jingzhao Prefecture]
Wife, let me do it.
- "Wife?"
- "Wife!"
- He really said it.
- Yes.
Come.
Congratulations, Vice Magistrate, on your marriage
and reinstatement to your post.
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate!
- Congratulations, Vice Magistrate.
It's also thanks to you all.
Congratulations on a 20% increase
in your salaries
and also, having your merits recorded
in the Performance Evaluation Bureau.
There's no limit to your future promotions.
Thank you, Vice Magistrate!
Let's sit.
Let's sit.
This is our new dish, the Ten-flavor Crabs.
Everyone, please taste it now.
Thank you, Sister-in-Law!
The Ten-flavor Crabs, as the name suggests,
- is a crab prepared in ten flavors?
- Correct.
Traditional marinated, steamed, and pepper crabs.
Also, stir-fried, deep-fried, pickled,
scallion oiled, and drunken crabs.
This is baked crab made
with cheese extracted from milk.
And this is my father's creation,
crab steamed with rice wine and cinnamon.
But it's only available for a few days.
Everyone, please taste it now.
- I won't be shy.
- That's right.
- Taste it.
- Here.
It seems quite good.
It looks fresh.
But, Lady Shen...
Sister-in-Law.
What did you mean by
it's only available for a few days?
My parents quarreled recently,
but they've reconciled.
My father said, in a few days,
he'll take my mother to Jiangnan
and explore new cuisines.
- So, no one will cook this.
- That's true.
Talking about this, we haven't seen
Young Master Shen for quite some time.
Yes. Vice Magistrate, where did he go?
My brother and Third Young Master Liu
went to open a branch of our restaurant.
Your brother?!
- What else?
- Their restaurant!
Wife, try this now.
Look at them.
Just eat.
Everyone, take a look. Come, take a look.
Today is the opening
of the third branch of Shen's Restaurant.
Here's a nutritious lunch box for children.
[Shen's Restaurant, Third Branch]
We hope everyone passing by
won't miss out on this. All right?
- All right.
- Feel free to look.
In the past,
when I prepared lunch for my son,
the food had gone cold when he ate at noon.
- I also have the same problem.
- Thanks to Handsome Shen
who came up with the idea of a lunch box,
my son can finally get to eat hot meals.
Yes. The children's meal he made
is colorful, fragrant, and delicious.
The design is also adorable.
My child is craving this.
You flatter me. Your praise is too kind.
I dare not accept it.
We're not flattering you.
You deserve it.
At Hongwen Academy,
Yangyang often tells my Xiao Qi that
in her heart, you're the most reliable father.
- Yes. I heard about that, too.
- That's right.
Did Yangyang really say that?
- Yes.
- I know about it, too.
[A father's love is like a mountain]
Amazing!
Ladies, I dare not accept other people's praises
but being a father that Yangyang can trust
has indeed been my constant pursuit.
So, let's get down to business.
Don't worry, everyone.
Today, our children's lunch box
is only three coins each.
- I hope you...
- Handsome Shen.
- Handsome Shen.
- All right.
Don't rush. All right, everyone.
Everyone will get one.
- I want one.
- I want one, too.
[Hongwen Academy]
The top performer for this examination is...
Shen Yangyang.
Thank you, everyone.
Thank you, everyone.
Shen Yangyang, you were unfamiliar
with the Four Books and Five Classics
but today you can answer fluently
and even be flexible in your essays.
How did you manage that?
Is it that difficult?
Just don't study by rote, and it will be fine.
When the teacher explains,
he loves to nitpick on words.
Although it's right, it stifles creativity
and limits perspectives.
We should understand the principles
in the books on our own.
Don't always think the authorities are right.
Shen Yangyang, you...
I think Yangyang has a point.
Thank you, everyone.
Imperial Censor Pei,
congratulations on your promotion.
You've focused on your work.
You've finally achieved your wish.
With the increased salary,
you can bring your mother to live in Yong'an.
The carriage has been arranged.
My mother will arrive soon.
Thank you for your care.
You're willing to call me
"Imperial Censor Pei" today.
Actually, I understand your intentions.
The Pei Clan is prominent.
I'm ranked forty-seventh in the clan.
I'm embarrassed to mention it to others.
In our branch, I'm ranked twelfth
and couldn't benefit from the clan's glory.
With the successive deaths of the elders,
I delayed entering the capital due to mourning.
I joined the Imperial Censorate at a late age.
I've never proposed marriage to anyone
because I come from a prominent clan,
but I'm from a humble background.
How could I burden a good lady?
My father passed away early.
My mother has been carrying the burden.
I must live with my mother in the future.
My mother raised me. I received kindness
from her and not from my future wife.
How could I force someone else to be filial?
With my meager salary, how can I support
two women and future children?
If you had accepted me,
all this would have been resolved easily.
Is there a need to?
You're precious and noble.
You're like an immortal to me.
Is there a need to descend into
my dilemmas and problems?
I live alone and support my widowed mother.
I feel at ease.
But if someone else were to join me,
it will reveal the hardships of my life.
I can afford it.
But I can't accept it.
Also...
I'm not willing to accept it.
All along...
I have only known how to live clumsily.
That's why I'm suited
to be an official in the Imperial Censorate.
I believe I can do more for you,
for His Majesty's imperial court,
and for this vast land.
But if I were to become the Prince Consort
or be part of your retainers,
I wouldn't be a good Imperial Censor.
If I'm involved with a noblewoman,
how can I have the right to criticize others?
I am filled with trepidation.
Your Highness, please forgive me.
If so, I'll ask you one last question.
I've loved you.
You asked me that day if I'd ever
been sincere for a moment.
At that time...
I lied.
In truth...
it was more than just a moment of sincerity.
I dare to admit I've fallen in love with you.
What are you thinking?
I only wanted to ask
how we should interact when we meet again.
What?
Your Highness, you're the Princess.
Of course, I'm the subordinate.
Lin Yan.
Cui Che.
I want you to suffer as well.
Vice Magistrate, please listen to the question.
Go ahead.
What is this?
This is called...
Snow Skin Mooncake.
Correct answer.
I remember everything you said.
Mooncakes, cucumbers, and eggplants
have different names in your era.
"Father" is called "Dad".
"Mother" is called "Mom".
Gongcai is "Older Brother".
What do you call me?
It's...
Sweetie.
When you said that,
you really sounded like someone from our era.
Thank you for your hard work.
Mom and Dad just got back from Jiangnan.
I wanted them to rest more.
Older Brother's busy
with the restaurant branches.
Yangyang is preparing for the examination.
Yu San and A'Yuan
are exhausted from working the whole day.
I had no choice but to trouble you.
The Mid-Autumn banquet
is a gathering for friends and relatives.
It is only natural for me to contribute.
The apron is undone.
At last year's Qixi Festival,
when you helped me to make flower buns
and I tied the apron for you,
your ears turned red.
Did you have lustful thoughts for me back then?
Me?
Lustful thoughts?
How could that be?
- No, no.
- Say that again if you've the guts.
It wasn't lust.
What was it then?
It was... sincerity.
How cheesy.
What do you mean?
It's a compliment.
From your expression, it doesn't seem like it.
[Shen's Restaurant]
Come, pour the wine.
Come on. Don't be a sore loser.
Don't be a sore loser.
- Here.
- This is tasty.
- Two little bees...
- I'll get you for this.
fly into the garden.
Fly, fly, fly.
I'll drink.
Haven't you mastered it yet?
I don't believe it. One more time.
- Again.
- Again.
Here. Try one.
- Delicious?
- Yes.
- Did you have a good time in Jiangnan?
- I did.
We'll go again next month.
Anyway, Gongcai and A'Ji
can take care of the restaurant.
You don't even feel sorry for the children.
They have grown up.
- Where should we go next time?
- See? I knew you wanted to go.
You're pretending not to.
Liu Feng, you didn't go home
for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Won't your grandfather scold you?
You're having a banquet to view the moon.
How could I miss the fun?
Lady Jingwen,
you made these vegetarian meatballs, right?
They are really good.
Hasn't your grandfather
been urging you to get married?
Young Master Liu, you're flattering me.
I've become the Master Chef of Yong'an.
He won't force me anymore.
The mooncakes are here.
Each layer has a different flavor.
Please choose for yourselves.
Mooncakes.
The mooncakes are here.
My wife and I personally made these.
- Everyone, thank the Vice Magistrate.
- Thank you, Vice Magistrate.
One for each person. Don't take more than one.
Please sit down and eat.
A'Yuan.
Someone's coming.
Sirs.
We informed the palace that
we're having a festive gathering
with our neighbors in Juxian Alley.
We'll end before the hour of Xu.
[From 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.]
Vice Magistrate and Lady Shen
prepared some mooncakes for you.
Please accept them.
- Thank you, Vice Magistrate.
- Thank you, Vice Magistrate.
You've worked hard.
Everyone.
May every year be perfect
and complete like this moon.
- Wonderful!
- Great!
Dad, you cooked the Spring Water Lamb?
Of course.
I don't know why
I suddenly wanted to make it again.
It's absolutely delicious.
You must all try it.
My culinary skills have definitely improved.
Sweetheart, try it.
Father.
What does that mean?
Don't call me that in front of the children.
It's fine.
- Try some.
- Have a taste of this.
Everyone, please try it.
- San'er, eat this.
- I'll try this.
I'll try it.
Come, everyone. Try this.
Here.
- This is delicious.
- All right.
- Won't you have a piece?
- I ate several pieces.
- Delicious.
- See? Tasty, right?
Fire...
Fire!
Fire!
- Fire!
- What?
Fire!
- Fire!
- Fire!
Make way, make way.
- Put out the fire!
- Put out the fire!
- This...
- Fire!
- Fire!
- Fire!
Fire!
Fire!
- Fire!
- Run, run!
Fire!
[Shaoguang's Food Notes]
[Romance in my hand. Double Happiness]
[I didn't expect to
exchange nuptial wine in this era.]
[The wedding ceremony hasn't changed that much.]
[The wedding banquet seems simple
to us people from the modern era.]
[The newlyweds share the same meat
and drink from the same gourd.]
[How warm and composed.]
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Team @Viki.com"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 ♫