Wait.
What's wrong?
This medicine is a little numbing.
Endure it.
Didn't you say you were leaving?
I've been preparing things for you.
There are clothes, shoes,
and money.
That's more convenient for you.
There's also the divorce...
There's also the divorce letter.
It only lacks your thumbprint now.
You're quite thoughtful.
After you leave,
there needs to be a closure between us.
Then, it'll be easier for you
to do anything in the future.
You don't need to worry about me.
What about you?
What do you plan to do in the future?
I told you about it before.
If Lin'an remains peaceful,
I will run a pigsty.
I'll buy pigs, slaughter pigs, and sell pigs.
What I want to ask is...
If I really leave,
will you marry someone
or find another matrilocal son-in-law?
Marrying someone or finding another matrilocal son-in-law...
I'll think about that in the future.
I still need to survive no matter what.
Sure.
What kind of man do you like? Tell me.
I'll help you find one in the future.
As long as he's not stubborn and doesn't have a gloomy face.
You have such a sharp tongue.
You should worry about
whether you can get yourself a wife or not.
I don't need you to worry about me.
Even if I marry, I won't marry someone like you.
She should be gentle, virtuous, and someone who can run the household.
Yes.
I also like someone
who is cultured, educated, and loves to smile.
Both of us
have overcome adversaries before.
Wish me to find a cultured man.
Fine.
I hope you get your wish.
I'm leaving.
Are you mad?
Do you feel so aggrieved?
You're going to leave,
so why are you acting like a jerk?
Jerk?
If I'm going to act like a jerk,
I won't wait until today.
Do you like a pedantic scholar so much?
Do you want to find someone like Song Yan so badly?
♪In this life♪
♪Where eyes fall, where ears rest♪
♪Life and death intertwined♪
♪In this journey♪
♪My heart clings, and it's all you♪
♪My soul is drawn, my dreams are bound to you♪
♪After this farewell♪
♪Where love is fixed and where fear resides♪
♪One thought becomes a sickness♪
♪My heart clings, and it's all you♪
♪My soul is drawn, my dreams are bound to you♪
♪After this farewell♪
♪Where love is fixed and where fear resides♪
♪One thought becomes a sickness♪
Why can you
leave and kiss me
as you wish?
♪Never parted in life or death♪
Do it.
You have a bad taste in men.
Instead of finding an ingrate in the future,
why not leave with me now?
My taste in men is indeed bad.
That was why I saved you.
I have an enemy.
Either one of us
must die.
Wait for me for one year.
If I die,
someone will write you a letter.
- It's not too late to get married then. - Why?
You keep saying Song Yan is an ingrate.
What about you?
You treated me indecently,
and told me you had feelings for me.
Why should I wait for you?
Why?
♪I'm not willing to say a word♪
♪Hiding in the silence of time♪
♪It's not that I don't believe in fate and karma♪
♪But must one cling to it so tightly?♪
♪Some endings were already written♪
♪Over a thousand years♪
♪And recorded by future generations♪
♪Rather than dying in sorrow♪
♪Why not give it a shot?♪
♪The world's misery♪
♪Comes from the abundance of love♪
♪Love is rare♪
♪A torch held high in the open wilds♪
♪Time sings its mournful song♪
♪We gather little, yet part often♪
You saved me at this place
and abandoned me at the same place.
You do see things through to the end.
=Pursuit of Jade=
(Adapted from Tuanzi Laixi's novel, "Pursuit of Jade")
=Episode 17=
Go.
(To Always Have Food)
Yan Zheng usually doesn't talk much at home.
Why is the house so quiet
after he left?
(Happy birthday.)
(May you be blessed with joy forever and without worries.)
(He only uses easy words.)
(Was he worried that I wouldn't understand that?)
(May you be blessed with joy forever and without worries.)
What's wrong with your wrist?
When I was collecting pigs, the cart flipped over.
I tried to steady it with my hand
and sprained my wrist.
Changyu's wrist always hurts.
Slaughtering pigs is a tiring job.
(Only men)
(need wrist guards like this)
(while doing labor.)
(Why would ladies need it?)
(No one sells it.)
(Map of Great Yin's Territories)
Xie Zheng is still alive?
Why didn't he die?
He did this on purpose.
He only shows himself in a mess
just to humiliate me.
Marquis Wu'an has been hiding for so long.
I'm sure he is plotting something in secret.
The Xie Army and Yanzhou Army have always been under his command
and don't obey us.
Now that you're in the Northwest,
you are just a sitting duck.
Returning to the capital is the best option.
General!
Are you saying that I should be afraid of him?
I'll be staying here.
Let's see what he can do to me!
I dare not.
Young Master Wei.
Don't act out of momentary anger.
Now is not the time to confront Marquis Wu'an yet.
We should first deliver the news that he is alive
to the capital.
The chancellor's plan should be prioritized no matter what.
If it wasn't for my father,
I would never forgive Xie Zheng.
Young Master Wei, you are filial.
- Young Master Wei, you are filial. - Young Master Wei, you are filial.
(Qinzheng Hall)
Your Majesty,
everyone is discussing
the skirmish in the Northwest in the imperial court today.
(Act with Caution) I dare not hog all the credit
(Speak with Caution) but I have one more thing yet to report.
Grand Tutor, please speak.
For some reason, Commissioner Wei
locked General He up.
He almost caused a popular uprising in Qingping County.
May I know
if Chancellor Wei knows about this?
What General He is involved in
is a serious military matter.
Wei Xuan's report
hasn't been delivered yet.
Grand Tutor, why do you
raise an issue in a rush?
What is your purpose of objecting to this?
Are you trying to cause trouble
or trying to frame people?
I dare not.
Chancellor Wei, don't simply accuse me.
Your Majesty, I want to congratulate you on something.
Marquis Wu'an
is still alive.
Marquis Wu'an is still alive?
(Think with Caution)
Chancellor Wei, rejoice together.
If Marquis Wu'an is indeed still alive,
it does help raise the army's morale
and strike fear into the hearts of the traitors.
That's right.
Congratulations, Chancellor Wei.
Your great general has returned to his position.
What great news.
That's right.
Officials,
should this news be celebrated for seven days all over the country?
Five days?
Three days is the best.
Then...
How many days is the best?
I agree.
Why are you agreeing
without a confirmed number?
Your Majesty.
Marquis Wu'an is young and lacks credit.
His survival shouldn't be celebrated all over the country.
I dare not accept this grace.
Chancellor Wei,
putting aside Marquis Wu'an's achievements,
no matter how young he is,
he is still Marquis Wu'an who serves His Majesty
instead of your nephew.
Do you think His Majesty's grace is inferior
to your humility, Chancellor Wei?
In that case,
fine.
I thank Your Majesty's grace
on behalf of Marquis Wu'an.
(Xigu Lane)
Move!
Keep up!
- No! - Mother!
My son!
Don't go!
Go away!
Move!
You must be careful.
Don't act tough on the battlefield.
You are old. Being a coward isn't embarrassing.
Understand?
Don't worry.
The Xigu Lane's God of War is no pushover.
Keep up!
Move quickly.
Hurry up.
Changyu has been in a bad mood for the last few days,
so I didn't tell her about it.
I wonder where she is now.
I dare not tell Changning even more.
Not knowing is good.
That's for the best.
Move!
When I receive money on the battlefield,
I will get you a gold bangle.
I don't want that.
I just want you to come back safely.
We've already lost our son.
Move quickly!
You must come back.
You must come back safely, understand?
Don't worry.
I won't die.
I'm leaving!
Come back safely!
Yuanbao.
What about my younger sister?
Who is going to take care of her after I leave?
Move.
Yuanbao, we are not heading to our deaths, right?
If I die,
I will no longer see my mother.
Stop saying such unlucky things.
Let the winds take your words away.
All of you must be safe.
- Come back safely. - Hurry!
- Madam. - Hurry!
- Send a message to Young Lady Fan. - Stand up!
If she can take good care of our family members,
we will do anything for her after we come back alive!
- I'll surely tell her. - Move!
We'll do anything for her!
- I'll tell her. - Get up!
Hurry! Move!
Keep up!
Stop following.
- Stop holding me. There's no use. - Madam Song.
- Madam Song, help me. - Let go.
- Madam Song. - Let go.
- Madam Song.
I beg you.
Madam Song,
please go to the County Magistrate
and plead for my eldest grandson, Kang Dan'er.
His father died on the battlefield
and left two young children.
Tell me.
If I lose the child,
how should I live?
- Madam Kang, please stand up. - Madam Song, I beg you.
I beg you.
Stand up and speak.
Madam Kang.
Contributing to the imperial court is the duty of all men.
Besides,
everyone has their own destiny.
I think you should be happy
about letting them contribute,
so you won't let the imperial court down.
Wu!
Why didn't you send Song Yan to the battlefield?
How could he escape from serving in the military?
Darn you, Madam Kang!
I'm telling you!
My son is an educated person.
Besides,
studying in the capital also contributes to the imperial court.
Do you get it?
Bring it here.
Whatever.
Since we used to be good friends,
take this...
as my token of appreciation.
Farewell.
Go away.
Dear!
Move! Stop following.
- Go back! - Don't go!
Changyu!
Changyu, you are finally back.
If you had come back sooner,
you would've been able to see Mister Zhao one last time.
Nonsense. What am I talking about?
What's wrong?
Jizhou is recruiting soldiers. They took Zhao away.
- They took Mister Zhao away? - Yes.
Jin Yuanbao and his buddies were all captured.
No way.
Is someone around?
Yes!
Who is from the Fan family?
I am.
Do you have any males in the family?
No more.
This girl's husband went outside.
He will never come back in a year.
It's this excuse again.
- Search. - Yes.
- Hurry. - Wait.
We've recruited this family.
It's probably on our way here.
Among those arrested was her husband.
My husband was captured?
Did you make a mistake?
Is your husband called Yan Zheng?
Yes.
Where is he now?
Can I see him?
He was captured outside.
I'm sure he didn't bring anything with him.
All of them are now on their way to Lucheng
with the unit.
I don't know
if you can catch up to them if you go now.
Let's go.
Madam Zhao, I'm going out.
Changyu, what are you doing?
(Yan Zheng, you must wait for me.)
(Lin'an) Hurry.
Move.
Yan Zheng!
The city is sealed. Besides those on the recruitment list,
no one else can leave Lin'an.
Sir, I'll just deliver something and come back.
No.
I'm still too late.
Son, your father...
Dear, here are your clothes...
Take them.
Mister.
Changyu?
It's all my fault for choosing the wrong job.
I learned how to treat animals when I was young.
Now that I'm old, I've worked as a carpenter.
The soldier said
when I joined the army,
I could become a veterinarian
and blacksmith.
I can even fix the siege weapons.
Mister Zhao,
take this horse with you.
Where did you get this horse?
I bought it from Blacksmith Chen.
I heard horses are expensive at the army camp.
If you bring it to the camp,
other people won't treat you badly.
What a good horse.
Move.
I'm leaving, Changyu.
Let's go!
Mister, this is a parcel for Yan Zheng.
- I couldn't find him. - Move.
If you go to Lucheng
and see him, give this to him.
Don't worry, Changyu.
If I don't die,
I will surely deliver it to him.
- Take good care of yourself! - Don't worry, Changyu!
You must take care!
I'm leaving!
(Wei Residence)
(Harboring Nothing Long Buried)
Father.
Xie Zheng is still alive.
I purposely came back to congratulate you.
The general guarding the border has defied orders multiple times
by recruiting the people into the army to forcefully attack Chongzhou.
This is a serious crime.
You.
Just await your punishment.
I'm not afraid of death.
I rushed back to inform you
that Xie Zheng and He Jingyuan
are colluding.
Colluding?
One of them is my nephew
and the other person is my subordinate.
How are they colluding with one another?
You
are only afraid that Xie Zheng will take revenge on you
for shooting an arrow at him after returning to Yanzhou.
That is why you escape back here.
Father, are you still
helping that ingrate who betrayed you?
I regret not killing him with that arrow.
I only did something
that you wanted but couldn't do, Father.
If I were to be killed by him,
will you be happier, Father?
Preposterous!
Talking back to the chancellor is a grave crime.
Chancellor?
He is your husband.
But you've always addressed him by his title.
The relationship between both of you faded,
but you respect your husband more than Heaven.
You see Xie Zheng as your son
and let Father treat me as if I'm worthless!
Why is this?
You only need to remember one thing.
Without the chancellor,
you won't be where you are today.
If I am Ne Zha, [* An ancient Chinese mythological figure.]
I'd rather cut my flesh and return it to you.
Xuan.
My son was rude
and talked back to you, Chancellor.
Please take care of your health
and do not get angry because of this.
It's fine.
Zheng is still alive.
Zheng is still alive?
Thank Heaven.
Chancellor, you are blessed.
Finally, you have an heir.
(Wei Residence)
Your Excellency, Xie Zheng is still alive.
The situation in the Northwest might be changing.
Please give us your orders.
Go to the Northwest immediately
and see
what Xie Zheng thinks about everything.
Also, that He Jingyuan.
He knew Xie Zheng was alive,
but he did not report it.
He even worked with Xie Zheng.
Why did he do that?
Yes.
Lord Changxin planned to use the refugees to attack Jizhou
but failed.
There will be consequences.
Now, He Jingyuan is governing Lucheng.
Who will be sent
to govern Jizhou then?
Will it be Li Huai'an?
If my guess is correct,
He Jingyuan's request for an imperial decree
should be on its way.
Did Grand Tutor Li scheme everything over a decade ago
regarding Li Huai'an and He Jingyuan's relationship
as master and student?
It's just a coincidence
and everything just happened due to the current situation.
Back then, in the Eastern Palace,
Grand Tutor Tao and I were in charge of literary matters.
Xie Linshan and General Meng were in charge of military matters.
Li Xing was just a laughing stock.
Will He Jingyuan really betray you
and collude with the Li family?
Not really.
He Jingyuan values promises.
It's not an easy feat for the Li family
to spread its influence in Jizhou.
Go to the Northwest immediately
and get more news.
Yes.
17 years have passed.
Is it time for everything to come to an end again?
♪Vast are the heavens and earth♪
♪Storms and shifting winds arise♪
- Marquis Wu'an! - Marquis Wu'an!
(Marquis Wu'an, Xie) Marquis Wu'an!
♪What time is this? Past or present?♪
Marquis, your face is injured.
Don't ask unnecessary questions.
- Did Young Lady Fan hit you? - Get out.
All of you, go out.
- Yes. - Did you get dumped?
- Tell me. - You go out, too.
Me, too?
Xie Jiuheng, you...
I'm not leaving.
Marquis, letter from our spy in the capital.
Wei Sheng is on his way to the camp.
It seems like he has found out that I'm still alive.
It's earlier than I thought.
Lord Changxin's army has left Chongzhou.
They will surely head to Lucheng next.
He Jingyuan has also ordered more reinforcements to be gathered.
The people Lord Changxin trusts most
are the brothers of the Sui family,
Sui Yuanhuai and Sui Yuanqing.
If the Yanzhou Army wants to support Lucheng,
the best place to deploy the army
is Baxia.
(Baxia)
Baxia.
Did Young Lady Fan really hit you?
It hurts!
Here you go.
Madam Zhao.
Madam Yu. Bao'er.
I thought I saw you two. Turns out it really is you two.
It has been a long time.
Come inside, quickly.
Thank you, Madam Zhao.
I'm here to see Changyu.
Is she around?
Changyu took Changning to see Mister Jin and the rest.
She went to deliver food to their families.
She will be back soon.
She's back.
Qian, why are you here?
- Changning! - Changyu.
Go and sit inside. It's cold out here.
Come inside and take a seat, quickly.
- Come on in. - Let's go.
You haven't seen each other for a long time.
Go and have fun.
- Come quickly. - I won't be going inside.
I'm here to bid farewell to you.
We will be leaving soon.
What's wrong?
Let's talk over there. Come on.
Coming.
Have some tea.
Thank you, Madam Zhao.
A few days ago, the body of my maid
was discovered in the snow.
I reported to the yamen.
They said she probably encountered a bandit.
Did you discover something?
I don't know.
However, I feel anxious
deep down inside for some reason.
Jizhou is in chaos now.
I don't even know if Lucheng can be successfully defended.
All the other merchants have left.
I'm also planning to escape to Jiangnan.
I've packed most of my things.
I plan to depart tomorrow.
I heard your husband was also being recruited.
Why don't you bring Changning along?
We'll leave together.
Let me do it.
I can do it, too.
Thanks for your offer.
I won't be going.
Yan Zheng was recruited into the army and went to Lucheng.
I need to wait for him in Lin'an.
Madam Zhao also needs to wait for Mister Zhao.
I'm the only one she has left.
I can't abandon her at this time.
Take good care of yourself.
Stay safe.
(Xigu Lane)
This is for you.
No.
This is too expensive.
Let Changning keep it.
This is Bao'er's favorite item.
I don't know when they will meet again in the future.
But I have nothing to give you.
I want this.
This is the grasshopper Mister Zhao made me before he left.
Mister Zhao is in the army now.
No one will make grasshoppers for me anymore.
You must take good care of it.
If you don't want it anymore,
you can come back and exchange it for your pendant.
I will keep it well.
This is my personal item.
I'll give it to you.
There are drugs in it.
Throw it when needed to protect yourself.
We'll be leaving then.
Take care.
Bao'er, come.
The falcon is gone.
Yan Zheng left.
Mister Zhao left.
Even Bao'er left.
I miss them.
Madam Zhao and I are still with you.
When the war is over,
all of them will return.
Master, Lord Changxin's messenger is here.
Urgent letter from Lord Changxin.
Thank you.
(Urgent Letter)
(Your plan caused Jizhou's ration to be seized.)
(Everything you did was for nothing.)
(The battle of Lucheng is imminent.)
(Come back immediately.)
Lord Changxin is very angry.
You'd better depart immediately
and head to Lucheng to provide reinforcements, Young Master Sui.
Definitely.
Has the Young Lord been found yet?
Not yet.
Farewell.
Master, he is a retainer of Lord Changxin.
How do we explain this in the future?
This man was never here.
There's no need to explain anything.
Get prepared. We'll depart tomorrow.
To Lucheng?
To find her
and that little rascal.
Help! Bandits are coming! Help!
Come here.
Who are you guys?
♪Hooves in a war-torn land♪
♪Who remains in wind and snow?♪
♪How many lives♪
♪Hang by a single thread♪
♪Smoke rises from our homeland♪
♪Who can stand apart from the world?♪
♪The sun sets, I say nothing♪
♪Autumn colors fall♪
♪Who steps lightly on maple leaves and leaves♪
♪Rain on parasol trees♪
♪Swallows carry mud beneath the eaves♪
♪The warmth of life in this ancient town♪
♪Who was I meant to meet♪
♪We vowed to stand through life and death♪
♪May our oath be fulfilled♪
♪I hold our fate with care♪
♪I will not let go♪
♪Yet war drums and pounding hooves♪
♪Shatter the ending♪
♪In this mortal world we come and go♪
♪You turn away, brows drawn♪
♪You leave with your sword♪
♪Taking every secret with you♪
♪I hold our fate with care♪
♪I will not let go♪
♪Yet we always meet♪
♪On battlefields in flames♪
♪In tangled destiny, the memories you gave♪
♪Are gentle as jade♪
♪After countless battles♪
♪May we return to where we first met♪