01x19 - Episode 19

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= Money is Coming =

= Episode 19 = Have all the people
in Yuchang Pavilion been dealt with?

Fortunately, Her Grace's maid
sealed Yuchang Pavilion at the time,

not allowing anyone in or out.

Currently, all who know

Her Grace was abducted
have all signed their names

and been registered.

Eliminate everyone around Lin Yudai

who're involved in this.

Make sure you handle this cleanly.

Yes, we'll not let anyone

involved in this go.

What about Lin Yudai?

Perhaps

she'd prefer to handle this herself.

Feed her the paralysis powder
and lock her in the dungeon.

Yes.

As for you,

go to the t*rture room
to receive your punishment.

It was my dereliction of duty.

I'll go to the t*rture room right away.

What have you done?

Why do you end up in here?

Negligence of duty.

I nearly made a big mistake.

You know,

I never show mercy
when carrying out punishment,

unless...

Enough nonsense.

[This fool.]

I have to say you deserved this beating.

It was entirely justified.

Although

you act more reliably than I do,

you only have Xiao Xingheng in your eyes.

You know well he treats
Princess Yuexi differently,

but you didn't take this matter seriously.

This hundred lashes
were truly without leniency.

Since you've taken the punishment,

don't make the same mistake again.

Does it hurt?

It's fine.

Master.

Ning Chuxi has never been my subordinate.

I hope you can respect her

and protect her

wholeheartedly.

What do you want to do with Lin Yudai?

I want to k*ll her.

The two people who abducted me are gone.

No one can testify for me.

Why didn't I think of keeping one?

I wonder if there's still any evidence
to prove it was her doing.

If we report this to the authorities,

won't everyone know about my abduction?

I don't care about my reputation,

but I can't let her have her way.

If I can't do it aboveboard,
then assassinate her.

I don't know if the troops left

are enough.

If Xiao Xu catches even a slight trace,

my old man is still on the front lines.

If we k*ll her now,

it will provoke Xiao Xu to retaliate.

Wouldn't that cause trouble for my old man?

Hey, I'm seriously thinking of a plan.

You're not helping, and you're laughing?

Actually, it's not that complicated.

If you want to take her life,
I'll have Huailiu and the others handle it.

Even if Xiao Xu suspects,

there will be no evidence left.

I'm just afraid Xiao Xu
will go mad and attack you.

[He's the male lead in the book.]



[lest he causes trouble for Xiao Xingheng.]

I'm fine,

and I don't fear life or death.

Xiao Xingheng, I'll say it only once.

Since I've agreed to marry you,

you are already mine.

Without my permission,
you must not be harmed in any way.

If I say no, it's a no.

Do you hear me?

I do. I'm yours.

And also,

I'll handle the grudge
between Lin Yudai and me.

You're not allowed to interfere.

Suddenly I don't feel like k*lling her.

Alright.

The most painful thing
isn't physical t*rture

but mental destruction.

The more she desires something,

I'll make her lose it

just when she's about

to succeed.

What does Lin Yudai care about the most?

Her relationship with Xiao Xu,

a high status to mask her inferiority

and her reputation
as a refined and talented lady.

Then let what she cares about

be destroyed one by one.

If she dies now,

Xiao Xu will remember her forever.

I'll make her turn against Xiao Xu,

fall into dust just as she rises high,

and become infamous
and shamed to be mentioned.

Whatever you say.

Don't you think

we're like the scheming villains

in a storybook?

Nonsense, I think we are like

the perfectly matched protagonists
defeating villains in a storybook.

Then don't you think I'm vicious?

No.

I think you're adorable.

The famous talented lady, Lin Yudai,
mysteriously disappeared.

Is it the return of a philanderer

or a young lady eloping for love?

Is it the distortion of human nature

- Or the collapse of morality?
- The collapse of morality.

Ning, you're such a sensationalist.

I should let you write my books.

Stop being glib, can you do it or not?

I'll surely do what you told me.

Breaking news! Miss Lin Yudai
has mysteriously disappeared.

Here you go.

Is it the distortion of human nature

or the collapse of morality?

Breaking news!

Come on.

Breaking news!

Capital Daily, daily updates!

Breaking news!

I heard there was a big thief
causing trouble a few days ago.

If you ask me,

Miss Lin must have been taken
by a philanderer.

Such a pity for this young lady.

But I heard

she defied her father

and eloped with someone.

That's quite possible.

It was rumored before that
Miss Lin had someone in her heart.

And besides, this is the capital.

Who would dare abduct someone
under the Emperor's nose?

- Right. - Exactly.

[Two days later]

Is this a person?

What is this?

It's moving.

Who is this? Why lying here?

- It's a person. - It's a girl.

It's a young lady.

Whose daughter is this?

Isn't this Miss Lin?

Lin Yudai? What happened to her?

She must have lost her innocence.

I didn't.

I didn't.

What are you looking at? Get out of here!

Get lost, all of you!

She always wants to be the spotlight.

Get lost!

- Get lost! - Whether her reputation soars

or plummets,

she's now become the center of attention.

Notify Xiao Xu to come and get her.

Xu.

Yudai, where have you been these days?

There's full of rumors about you...

Xu, I didn't.

Those rumors outside are not true.

I really didn't.

Alright, don't cry.

Since you say the rumors are all false,

then tell me what exactly
happened these days.

[I can't possibly tell him]

[that I kidnapped Ning Chuxi
and then got taken to the dungeon.]

It's fine if you don't want to say it.

Xu, I really didn't.

I don't remember anything anymore.

But I know my own body.

I didn't do anything to betray you.

And moreover, Xu,

I've only loved you from beginning to end.

How could I possibly
elope with someone else?

Alright, stop crying.

Then who abducted you?

Is there anyone you suspect?

Never mind.

Yudai, these are troubled times.

I've taken a big risk

keeping you here today.

Yudai, you're aware that dignity is
what matters most to the royal family.

If someone uses this to their advantage,

it could be very detrimental to me.

Forget it.

Perhaps this is our fate.

Yudai.

Let's drink the last cup of wine.

[Xu, I'm doing this
because I love you too much.]

Xu.

Xu.

Aunt, what is it?

You said you had something
to discuss with me.

We've been sitting here for a while.

What is it

that's so hard to say?

Aunt,

I... I want...

I want to ask you to request
an imperial decree from Father

to arrange a marriage for me.

What? You've changed your mind

and want to marry Princess Yuexi?

No, it's not Ning Chuxi.

Not Ning Chuxi?

Then who is it?

Is it Lin Yudai?

Did she bewitch you

so that you're so devoted to her?

Aunt, we're already
consummated the marriage.

What?

So I must marry her.

You really aren't picky.

You can sleep with just anyone, can't you?

Lin Yudai is just a concubine's daughter.

Now she's become so unpresentable.

How could you possibly do that?

Don't even think about marrying her.

Not only do I disagree,

if your father finds out,

you'll never have a chance at that position.

But Aunt, if I don't marry her,

she might retaliate, and I'm afraid...

Speaking of which,

I want to ask you.

Knowing her character is flawed

and she can't possibly
enter the royal family,

why did you sleep with her?

Or have you two been
sharing a bed all along?

Aunt,

I was bewitched.

Now the die is cast,

I must take responsibility.

She was expelled from the Lin family

because of this,

and I can't bear to see her on the streets.

Didn't you say she loves you so much
that she can't live without you?

Why care about titles then?

With her flawed character

and malicious intentions,
being a concubine would be an honor for her.

She even dares to dream
of becoming a legitimate wife.

What is she, really?

I give you one day to sort this out.

If it reaches your father,

I can't even help you.

I understand.

Yudai, I've been busy lately,

so let's not meet for now.

She's the lady who disappeared for days,
then was found half-naked

on the streets.

She's lost her innocence.

How dare she come to find
the Third Prince now?

Look at what she's become.

She still dreams of rising to prominence.

She was overconfident.

Miss, are you alright?

Trying to outshine Princess Yuexi.

She's just a common-born daughter,

yet dared to challenge the princess
for the Third Prince's favor.

Where did she get the courage?

Favor? The Third Prince is avoiding her now,
can't get away fast enough.

She still fancies she's
the top talent in the capital.

- Miss. - This is karma, karma!

Xiao Xu was tricked,

swallowed a bitter bill in silence

and suffered this karma.

Are you satisfied with this outcome?

Maybe.

But in my opinion, it's not enough.

I've seen her rise

and fall.

It's quite dramatic.

Everyone should pay for their choices,

and this is what she chose.