=Pursuit of Jade=
(Adapted from Tuanzi Laixi's novel, "Pursuit of Jade")
=Episode 14=
It's really pretty.
So pretty.
Come, quickly.
Be careful.
So pretty.
Isn't it nice?
Yes, it is.
Dear...
Thank you for being with me for another year.
Zhao,
you actually care about me?
The older someone is, the more caring they are.
Otherwise, why would I marry you?
I want one, too.
- You want one, too? - You want one too, Changning?
Your hand is too small.
You can't wear it.
I also want a partner.
You want a partner?
Look. Over there.
Turns out
this is how Chinese New Years is celebrated.
Happy Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year...
What did you say?
Happy
Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year.
If you can't feed the wolf, you won't get a child.
What child?
What's wrong?
The fireworks are too noisy. I can't sleep.
Changning, take off her shoes.
All right.
I'm going to take off Changyu's jacket.
No need.
If you take off her jacket now,
she will catch a cold.
It's fine.
Just let her sleep like this.
Go and get the blanket.
Changning.
Don't tell Changyu
what happened tonight.
What's that?
Nothing.
(Get Rich) Zheng.
- Zheng. - Mother.
It's the first day of the Chinese New Year.
You are such a good boy
for not sleeping in.
Search this house thoroughly.
I've prepared a Chinese New Year's surprise for you.
Thank you, Mother!
Are you happy?
Yes.
Let me tell you another piece of good news.
Father and Uncle
will soon return from the border.
(Blessing)
What's going on?
Last night...
Good morning.
Happy Chinese New Year.
What is it?
I just want to ask...
Last night, you...
Last night...
Do you remember...
I just want to say...
Changyu.
I'm here to visit you for the Chinese New Year.
Madam Yu.
Mister Zhao. Madam Zhao.
- Happy Chinese New Year. - Happy Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year.
- Are you trying to tell me - Changning.
- that they'll be here for a visit? - Happy Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year.
Changyu, look who's here.
Qian.
I didn't expect such a rich Chinese New Year's atmosphere here.
It's really lively.
It's lively, right?
Lady Changyu. Mister Yan. Happy Chinese New Year.
Your hat looks nice.
All right. Let's not stand here.
- Go inside. - That's right.
Please come inside.
Let's go.
Come over here.
We are already happy
- that you're coming to visit. - What is this?
Why are you giving us these expensive things?
You and Yan Zheng gave me a lot of help.
I don't know
how I should repay you.
The rice merchant, Qi, did not appear again after that, right?
Yan Zheng,
you are better than both of us combined.
I've been waiting for you to come and play with me,
but you didn't come.
Everyone has been busy lately.
I need to help Changyu with the Chinese New Year's preparations.
How do you celebrate the Chinese New Year?
We watch fireworks,
eat spicy hotpot,
write Chinese New Year couplets,
make snowmen and ride on snowboards.
Did you eat candy?
I hid two pieces.
I'll give you one.
I dare not take many.
I'm afraid that you might get a cavity.
Thank you, Changning.
Eat slowly.
Madam Yu,
why don't you eat here today?
We have lamb dumplings.
Although it's not as delicate
as the dishes of Yixiang Restaurant,
it's about people getting together.
Right.
Thank you, Madam Zhao.
I've never had lamb dumplings for a long time.
Let me help out as well.
No need.
Neither you nor Changyu is allowed in the kitchen today.
Yes.
Stop agreeing. Come and help.
Let's go.
Come on.
Let me show you this.
You can just do it alone.
- Come to help me. - It's so fun.
Do you want to have a snowball fight?
I need to ask my mother.
I heard it.
Fuling.
Take them to play. Don't go too far.
Yes.
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Bao'er, look. My snowman has hands.
How dare you hit me?
Behold, my huge snowball!
Yu Bao'er!
How dare you hit me?
- Take this! - Take my snowball!
Kid, you are so cute.
Here.
Take it. Happy Chinese New Year.
Just take it.
I am old.
I want to get some luck from children.
Here you go.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Thank you, Granny.
Happy Chinese New Year.
What is your name?
How old are you?
I am Cong'er.
I'm seven years old.
You're just the same age as my grandson.
He was born in the eighth month.
When were you born?
The fifth day of the fifth month.
Oh, the Dragon Boat Festival. That's a good date.
Changning!
Changning?
Bao'er!
You didn't hit me, right?
Bao'er!
Changning!
Bao'er!
- Yu Bao'er! - Changning!
Yu Bao'er!
- Changning. - It's all my fault.
We were making a snowman at the village entrance.
I got distracted
and lost Changning and Bao'er.
Bao'er!
Don't panic. We'll surely find them.
Yu Bao'er!
- Changning! - Yu Bao'er!
I finally hit you!
Where did you go?
Changning and I came here to have a snowball fight.
The snow is thick here.
Why didn't you answer me?
We couldn't even find you two.
You scared me to death! Do you know that?
It's fine. You found him now.
Children just like to play.
It's fine now.
How dare you hit me?
Take this!
Yu Bao'er!
You're done for!
Yu Bao'er!
Stop.
Young Master,
that child does look a little like you when you were young,
but his birthday isn't the same.
Is that so?
Speak.
When is the birthday
of your young master?
It's...
It's the year of Dingchou,
on the ninth day of the eighth month.
His name is Bao'er.
You hear that?
He's just like his mother.
Both of them love to lie.
Don't kill me!
This money
is enough for you to live the rest of your life.
Leave Lin'an and don't come back again.
Thank you, Mister.
I will go and pick up your son.
Granny Lan, you've really started to have a mind of your own.
I was wrong.
You've taken care of me for so many years,
and are wholly concerned about me.
How are you wrong?
Don't worry, Granny.
My son will return sooner or later.
However, we still have ties with Marquis Wu'an for now.
I don't want to affect this relationship.
Don't worry.
They won't escape Lin'an Town.
You are wise.
I was too anxious.
Robbing in daylight...
Commissioner Wei has ordered that grains be gathered.
How dare you defy his orders?
Stop!
Sir, please spare me.
This is Jizhou.
General He of the prefecture has ordered
to prevent soldiers from seizing the people's grains.
Capture them!
I'll see who dares to do that!
Take them away!
We are Commissioner Wei's soldiers!
How dare you arrest us?
(Prefectural Yamen, Peaceful Borders)
Do we attack the left or the right flank?
Surround them by splitting into three units
- and cut off their ration supply. - He Jingyuan!
Come out!
Young Master Wei.
Why are you so angry? What's wrong?
You are really daring.
How dare you arrest my men?
Young Master Wei, calm down.
Young Master Wei.
The soldiers
are forcefully seizing the people's grain on the streets,
causing a popular uprising.
I had no choice but to confine them in the yamen temporarily.
What happened recently is really weird.
I'm thinking
it must be a chain of linked stratagems
by that traitor, Lord Changxin.
So,
I advise you
not to fall for their tricks.
A chain of linked stratagems?
I only lost a few battles
and you think I can't seize Chongzhou?
You arrest my men, seize my grains,
and look down on me.
- Young Master Wei. - Purposely damaging the army's morale
is an act of aiding the enemy.
Someone.
Yes!
Lock He Jingyuan in prison to await interrogation.
I'll see who dares to do that.
Hold it.
What are all of you doing?
Are you going to start an internal conflict?
Then, you'll fall for the traitor's trap.
Young Master Wei,
I'll advise you one last time.
Be careful.
Take him away.
Yes.
- General! - General!
(Token)
Here's the Northwest Commissioner Token.
I order all of you to start seizing grains in Jizhou.
If I don't see 5 million kg of grain
at the hour of Wu three days later,
all of you will be dead.
5 million kg of grain?
It's impossible to gather so much.
Now that General He has been captured
and we are threatened,
what should we do
without Commandant Li here?
(Lantern Festival)
Great.
Isn't it interesting?
Great!
I haven't been to the lantern festival for a long time. It's really lively.
Come and take a look.
- Lanterns! - Look. This moves.
Come and take a look.
- Let's go. - Let's not return to Xigu Lane tonight.
- Why? - Great!
There's a banquet tomorrow at Yixiang Restaurant.
It needs a lot of braised meat.
Qian asked me to help her out early in the morning tomorrow.
Let me carry you.
Be careful.
Look.
Let's find an inn, then.
Qian already arranged everything.
We can just stay at her place.
Fireworks.
Let me carry her instead.
- It's nice. - Your hand is still injured.
Carrying a child is fine.
I see all the children
are carried by their fathers or brothers on the street.
Just tell me if you can't carry her any longer.
Sure.
Which way?
That way.
♪The moonlight is as quiet as me♪
♪Spreading glow♪
♪Reflecting the mottled shadows in my heart♪
♪The flame that seemed like love♪
♪Remained so little♪
♪Let me hide in your embrace♪
♪I pray our love♪
♪Will stay tight and never part♪
♪I'm willing to spend my whole life♪
♪Waiting faithfully♪
♪Clear as me, quiet as me♪
♪So what if we meet danger?♪
♪I pray love won't be like♪
♪Grains of sand falling into the sea♪
♪I'm willing to spend this life♪
♪Guarding love forever♪
Take a walk and take a look.
Making wishes with the lanterns at the Lantern Festival is useful.
If you miss it, you'll need to wait another year.
Guests, do you want to buy a lantern?
Do you want one?
No need.
Let's go.
What's wrong?
Look. All of them have Song Yan's name written on them.
How is he a good person?
Why are all these young ladies so blind?
Doesn't wishing him well mean they are harming themselves?
No.
What are you trying to do?
Save them.
(Song Yan)
If you wipe his name away,
they will beat you up if they see you doing this.
I am saving them.
What's that saying?
If the cart in front flipped over,
you can't let the cart behind fall into the hole, as well.
There are many lanterns in the river.
When will you finish wiping?
Why are there so many blind young ladies?
It seems like
you used to release lanterns for Song Yan, too.
I used all the money I made in the past to pay for his tuition.
I had no money to buy all these.
I also want the pig lantern over there.
Go on.
Be careful.
Let's go.
Song Yan.
Pick one.
(Lanterns) I want this one.
Changyu?
Changyu.
A good dog doesn't block one's way.
Changyu.
Sorry.
Do you feel upset about not releasing lanterns before?
Let me make it up to you.
Let's write both our names on it. What do you think?
You're really disgusting.
I'm being sincere.
Sincere?
Everyone, look!
Song Yan is giving me a lantern!
He said he was sincere
- and apologized to me! - Enough.
He even gave me a lantern!
- Everyone, hurry... - Shut up.
What?
Are you afraid to let everyone hear you?
You are the one who can't forget about me.
It's only because I value our past that I'm granting your devotion.
- You... - Yan.
Fan Changyu.
Qianjin.
I came to buy a lantern for you
when I saw Changyu remembering our past
and being jealous.
She is wiping other young ladies' lanterns,
so I went to stop her.
Nonsense!
I was trying to pull these young ladies
out of a dump.
Fan Changyu,
you are really infatuated
with my Yan.
You knew he would be here
at the Lantern Festival tonight,
so you came here
just to meet him.
She's the one who can't forget about me
and keeps wiping other people's lanterns.
Song Yan!
You are already someone else's wife,
but you only care about disturbing Yan.
You're so clingy.
I've never seen someone so shameless.
It's over between us.
Stop clinging to me.
Qianjin,
- let's go somewhere else. - No.
Young Lady Cui,
I don't mind
giving you this rotten man,
but let me give you a piece of advice.
He enjoys
two-timing.
Don't be fooled by him.
What are you talking about?
You, a pig butcher, failed to become the wife of a juren,
so you start spouting lies here.
This man
will surely get to know more nobles and rise higher
in the future.
You and the County Magistrate
are just stepping stones for him and his mother.
Otherwise,
why wouldn't he propose to you after so long?
Nonsense.
Qianjin,
my feelings for you are sincere.
Fan Changyu,
I know
you are trying to say that
to sow discord between Yan and me.
My Yan
is only focusing on his studies now.
Focusing on his studies?
When you made that promise to my family ten years ago,
you used the exact same excuse.
Are you using the same excuse again, ten years later?
- Don't speak nonsense. - You...
Fine.
Just wait and see.
- Qianjin. - Hold it.
Song Yan,
apologize.
Why should I apologize to her?
You seduced a married lady in public.
After you failed, you slandered her.
Is this the behavior of an educated person?
Have you forgotten about the morals of a gentleman?
On the contrary, you're quite good at running your mouth.
What?
Did you come out of a brothel?
What did you say?
You...
What are you all laughing at?
You...
You are dishonorable.
Honor? Are you even worthy of calling yourself honorable?
You studied a little
and think you're all high and mighty?
You don't know
that extraordinary talent is actually everywhere
and there won't be a place for you.
Changyu is the one
who can't forget about me, Song Yan.
Song Yan?
Who is Song Yan?
Exactly.
Changyu has already forgotten who you are,
you disgusting, big, bad guy.
This kid...
- He's leaving? - Why is he leaving?
Are you still upset?
For some reason,
I'm still angry.
I came to the market
and met Fan Changyu instead.
How unlucky.
Qianjin,
don't lower yourself to her level.
Take care.
I'll go back first.
Qianjin.
Qianjin, farewell.
A handsome man who marries into someone else's family
won't become a matrilocal son-in-law
if he can participate in the imperial exam.
In my opinion,
if he does attend the imperial exam,
he won't get the title of tongsheng. [*Elementary-level candidates.]
One.
Two.
Three.
Four.
Why are you hitting me?
Five.
Don't hit my face!
Six.
Be gentle!
Seven.
I only counted to seven.
Wait.
There's no need to run.
He won't catch up.
Changning.
♪Hooves in a war-torn land♪
♪Who remains♪
♪In wind and snow?♪
♪How many lives♪
♪Hang by a single thread♪
It's snowing.
♪Smoke rises from our homeland♪
♪Who can stand apart from the world?♪
♪The sun sets♪
♪I say nothing♪
What's wrong?
Your hair is messy.
Turn around.
♪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, and leave with your sword♪
♪Taking every secret with you♪
♪I hold our fate with care♪
♪I will not let go♪
I also want my hair to be tied.
♪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♪
(Tea)
Mister Deity.
Changning!
It has been a long time.
You're more lovable now.
Mister Sun.
Greetings, Young Lady Fan. Greetings, Yan.
Why are you here?
Just now, I saw the three of you upstairs
and it was a pretty scene.
Both of you are a pair made in heaven.
Even your sister
is really lovable.
So, I drew a painting
as a Chinese New Year's gift for you.
I wish you harmony in the family in the Chinese New Year
and also a new son.
Thank you, Mister Sun.
Do you come here to Lin'an just to draw?
No. I have something important to do.
So, I need to borrow your husband for a while.
Bring Changning to play for a while.
I'll just have a quick chat with Mister Sun.
Take the umbrella.
Let's go.
Wei Xuan lost another battle
and confined He Jingyuan because of the grain seizure matter.
Now, the soldiers of Jizhou and Yanzhou
are unhappy with the new Commissioner.
Li Huai'an is trapped in the capital.
The Jizhou army lacks a leader now.
The situation is as you predicted.
Lord Changxin will surely
grasp this opportunity
and take action.
The situation is getting dire.
It's time for you to return.
(We've known each other for so long.)
(I still don't know when your birthday is.)
(My birthday is easy to remember.)
(It falls two days after the Lantern Festival.)
(Still feels like the Chinese New Year on my birthday.)
(It's very lively.)
I will depart
in three days.
You're not leaving tonight?
- Let's go and take a look ahead. - Sure.
What else do you want?
Do you want a rattle drum?
Sure.
Sure. I understand.
How's the investigation of the Fan family coming along?
Right now, I have only found out
that Young Lady Fan's father met He Jingyuan before his death.
Both of them probably knew each other.
However, I couldn't find out what it had to do with Wei Yan.
Sui Yuanhuai
found out that while I was being assassinated,
Wei Yan had assassinated all his retainers in secret.
Who?
Lord Changxin's eldest son, Sui Yuanhuai?
Did you meet him here?
Why is he in Lin'an?
Because of you?
Probably not.
However, it's not possible
for him to come all the way to Lin'an
for that female manager.
Who's the female manager?
I only left for half a month.
Why do I not understand a word you said?
Tell me everything in detail.
I see.
You've been hardworking recently.
What?
Aren't you trapped by the game of chess?
Some puzzles
cannot be solved immediately.
I want to leave it for now.
How did you transfer Li Huai'an away?
I'm not that capable.
It just happened by coincidence.
(Capital)
(Shengxing Store)
Commandant Li.
You drank liquor, watched a play, and listened to songs with me.
Do you feel annoyed?
It's an honor for me to do that.
Honor?
I'll just be honest.
I'm not interested in you.
Thank you for your honesty, Your Highness.
However, a marriage is decided by our parents.
It's not what I want as well.
All of you may leave.
I do have a plan
for us to have peace.
What do you think?
Please tell me in detail.
Let me inform them that you're here?
No need. Let's not disturb them.
It's very late.
All of you should rest early.
Thank you, Fuling.
(This must be the surprise Qian told me about.)
♪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♪