Follow Your Heart (2024) s01e15 Episode Script
Episode 15
[Follow Your Heart]
[Episode 15]
I didn't expect that after only a few days,
you became friends
with my mother.
You're quite impressive.
In that case,
the misunderstanding between us
is water under the bridge now.
Actually,
I meant well just now.
I wanted to help my brother see
if my future sister-in-law
was a good match.
Your Grace.
I don't like to
beat around the bushes.
I'll be frank.
Do you suspect
that your brother and I
have something between us?
Actually,
it's not what you think.
Besides,
since your brother doesn't want to say it,
it means it isn't a good match.
There's no point in forcing it.
What about you?
Where are you from?
I'm just a businesswoman.
If you're my brother's friend,
you can't be my friend.
If you're not my friend,
you must be my enemy.
Your Grace, you're right.
We tread on different paths.
You don't have to force yourself to join me.
Please stop.
Thank you for sending me off.
See you.
Jiang Xinbai?
Jiang Xinbai.
Not only do you have bad eyesight, but also bad hearing.
You came uninvited,
but you seem quite at home.
You're home. Why didn't you open the door?
Didn't you come in anyway?
You're cooking?
I didn't know you could cook.
Someone wanted to treat me
to dinner tonight.
But I didn't like the food,
so I came home to cook.
Who wanted to treat you to dinner?
You don't look happy.
Let me guess
Was it Shang Bieli?
Did you fight?
We didn't get to.
Who stopped it?
Gaya.
I don't think Shang Bieli
has anything to do with Zornia.
Considering his feelings for Gaya
and his loyal personality,
how could he sell Zornia?
You can't convince me.
You lack evidence.
I'm not a member of the Inspection Office.
How could I have evidence?
I do things based on my intuition.
Are your intuitions accurate?
Of course.
For example, my intuition tells me
that your sister picks on you
and hates you.
And you'll get me into trouble.
To be honest,
your sister told your mother that
you got married in Heman.
She even coaxed your mother
to make me investigate your marriage.
How can I investigate it?
Should I tell them
"Your Highness, I'm sorry."
That person was me.
There's nothing between us.
"It was a fake marriage."
Or should I say
I'm just a pawn to you?
You used me.
Or maybe
We had a deal.
I was just helping you investigate the case.
I'll say that.
Will she believe me?
Anyway,
since my mother has
asked you to investigate,
that's your business.
How can something related to you
be my business?
Here.
Let's eat.
I haven't eaten home-cooked meals in a while.
I I mean,
I haven't eaten meals
my mother made for a long time.
I haven't cooked for my family
in a long while too.
In the past,
I used to cook for my father.
Your father?
You said you were an orphan.
That's right.
It's their loss to abandon me.
I'm leading a happy life.
Besides,
I almost died
in Heman.
By right, I should hate you.
And yet,
we're sitting together,
eating and chatting happily.
You won't ever forget about that,
will you?
Yes.
I'm petty like that.
I'll remember this
forever.
To be honest,
if I had another chance,
I wouldn't have done that.
Really.
Here.
Are you
trying to apologize to me?
You want to apologize to me?
You thanked me last time
and now you're putting food in my bowl.
You're obviously trying to apologize.
Who would have thought?
Chief Constable Jiang
knows how to apologize.
You've grown up.
Eat up.
The dishes will get cold at this rate.
Tell me first.
What do I tell
your mother about what happened?
That's between you two.
It's none of my business.
How can it be
between us?
Isn't she your mother?
Besides, you're the one who got married!
None of my business.
I don't care.
You have to care.
Think about it now.
After I finish eating,
you have to tell me
what to do.
Have some soup.
[Imperial Academy]
Lady Jiang Suoluo
[Be Sincere and Take Action]
is smart, intelligent, and elegant.
She's good at arts and she's outstanding at a young age.
She has great talents and good taste.
Her talent is well-known and she is suited to be an official.
She shall now receive the title of the chancellor.
A woman without talent is virtuous.
How can a woman be a chancellor?
She's the Duchess of Yuejiang.
They can just claim that
she has talents.
She must be here to marry into money.
She'll get married and have children in two years.
Women are all the same.
If you have a problem,
just step forward and say it.
The school just started today.
It's not too late to say it now.
Excellence comes from diligence, while neglect leads to failure.
Success comes from careful thought, while destruction comes from carelessness.
Today, the wise have come together
and all tools for governance are prepared.
[Husband of Princess of Yuejiang, Yan Qingyun]
We must eliminate evil and harm
and give power to the virtuous and capable.
This way, those nearby shall be pleased,
and those far away shall be drawn in.
This is the way of the great cause.
Somehow, the chancellor looks like
the lady in the carriage.
But their temperament is different.
Why aren't they here?
Father.
You're the only one who cares about me.
Your brother had something urgent to attend to.
Your mother and your grandfather
went to the palace.
[Lian Shan Yi]
Lian Shan Yi?
The ancient book thought to be lost?
Xinbai asked me to pass it on to you.
He heard that you had been
looking for this book.
He tripped me up on one hand
and gave me gifts on the other.
How hypocritical!
Suoluo.
It was an emergency today.
-Your brother
-Father.
As you can see,
in Mother and Grandfather's eyes,
Jiang Xinbai
is always more important than me.
Why do you have to
compare yourself to your brother?
Because people like comparing things.
People always compare you to Chief Constable Xi.
Father, do you know?
Outsiders always say
you married your sister-in-law to cling to her status.
They even call me the second husband's daughter.
and say I'm a lowly person.
When Chief Constable Xi was exiled to Yazhou,
your grandfather
wanted to pick a new husband for your mother
to prove that
the Jiang family
had cut their ties with Chief Constable Xi.
But your mother
didn't want to marry anyone else.
I was the one who proposed.
Your mother and I
can miss the same person
without any resentment.
This is the foundation of our
relationship for so many years.
For this matter,
I am not ashamed.
Father.
I don't care what others think.
But what about our family members?
What about Jiang Xinbai?
Does he really have
no hard feelings towards us?
He has been back from Yazhou for so many years.
I tried my best to please him,
but he never had me in his eyes.
Grandfather seems to like me more than
he likes Jiang Xinbai.
But in reality, he just takes me
as a training partner.
He's just using me to encourage Xinbai.
And Mother
Every step I take,
Mother would try to stop me.
She's just afraid that
I'll steal the limelight from Jiang Xinbai.
I want to fight for what I deserve.
Suoluo.
You're a tad too extreme.
It's useless for me to say more now.
But time will prove that
not all care and love
have ulterior motives.
Who does Lu Dingzhao
think he is?
How dare he recommend you to be a major in Jiangzhou?
It's a demotion in disguise!
Did he think I wouldn't notice?
Thank goodness Her Majesty and I
are close,
so I heard the news in advance
and saved you from it.
You've offended someone just after receiving a reward.
You sure are something.
If I didn't want your mother to be sad,
I should have let you go.
Jiangzhou
is a peaceful place.
It's not as turbulent as the capital.
Today,
thank you, Mother and Grandfather,
for helping me.
But
today was also Suoluo's
succession ceremony.
Both of you were absent.
Would she
Suoluo is understanding, unlike you.
Son.
It's okay.
I'll talk to Suoluo.
She will understand.
I'm leaving.
[Shang Residence]
Regardless,
congratulations.
You're one step closer to your goal.
No matter what you do,
I will support you,
the next Princess of Yuejiang.
The next Princess of Yuejiang.
We don't even know
if the current Princess of Yuejiang
regards me as
a successor candidate yet.
Is there anyone else besides you?
The rumor of Jiang Xinbai's marriage
has spread in the capital.
As long as we know who the woman is
and confirm it,
he will be out.
General.
Ms. Tong Sai'er wants to see you.
Who is Tong Sai'er?
An employee of Blossom Beauty.
The one who fought for Yan Nanxing
at Longxin Teahouse that day.
Why does she
want to see you?
I won't know until I see her.
I'll excuse myself then.
What's the meaning of this?
This is the custom of my hometown.
Once I drip my blood
on this,
it represents my promise to you.
You can ask me
to do 3 things for you.
No matter how dangerous, I'll do it.
Consider it as me taking responsibility for
my rash actions.
Please accept it.
Oh, right.
Keep it well.
I won't be responsible for it if you lose it.
Remember to contact me.
Shang,
I’ve never seen you
look at anyone like that.
But
since she is now
working at Blossom Beauty,
she is under Yan Nanxing.
[Blossom Beauty]
Rest assured.
Our cosmetics at Blossom Beauty
are consistently of high quality.
Right?
Right?
Sai'er.
Come and take a look at this for me.
Coming.
I'll put it on your tab.
You can take it first.
Okay.
Are you interested in this product?
Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Jiang.
Are you here for our boss?
Where is she?
Unfortunately,
this afternoon,
a guest requested her presence.
Who?
I don't know.
It seemed to be
a distinguished guest.
They even sent a carriage
to pick her up.
A carriage?
I remember it now.
This customer
has booked many services.
I think
Boss won't come back
until late at night.
From now on, you're a friend of
the Yuejiang's Residence,
and also my friend.
Mr. Jiang,
you look quite good
today.
Did something good happen?
My mother's birthday is coming.
She wants to hold a public banquet
to celebrate with the civilians.
Is that
something our boss
can help you with?
I’ll tell you when Yan Nanxing comes back.
Mr. Jiang, take care.
Did Mr. Jiang
come here to talk about this
because he wants us
to chip in money?
You think so?
Gosh.
Is the Princess trying to
rip us off big time?
I really like this dress.
As long as you like it,
I'll buy it for you.
You only know how to spend money.
It's expensive.
Look at how happy you are.
You can't hide your happiness.
As long as I can make you happy,
I don't mind spending some money.
Which one do you like?
[Clothes Store]
Good sir,
what kind of clothes do you want to buy?
A woman's clothes.
What kind of woman is she?
What kind of woman?
She is
greedy and a show-off.
She always calls herself smart
and beautiful.
But she's actually really naive.
She likes to fight injustice,
so she's always busy.
Not that
She doesn't care about her own safety
and rushes head-first into everything.
Well
And she always acts on her own.
She makes me angry and worried.
So she
Wait.
I'm asking about her height and figure.
You know, for clothes.
Who asked how deeply you love her?
Height and figure?
She is
Probably
In any case,
I want a dress
she'll look gorgeous in.
Okay.
[Guangyu Hall]
It's so beautiful.
Putting petals in the water
makes the water fragrant too.
Your Highness.
You said
you wanted to hold a public banquet at Blossom Beauty?
For my birthday this year,
Her Majesty wants me to accompany her on a visit to her family,
so I thought that you and Xinbai
could host this public banquet for me.
Are you willing?
Dare I refuse?
It's my honor.
Take this opportunity
to get some information out of Xinbai
so we can find out who the Heman bride
really is.
Let me tell you a secret.
My son can't drink much.
You can find a chance
to make him drink
so he'll spill the truth when he's drunk.
I promise he'll tell you everything.
You're his birth mother alright.
To achieve your goal,
you can make use of anything.
Your Highness,
I think you have an open mind
about the duke's marriage.
Since that marriage
is in the past,
and it
might have just been a fling,
why bother looking into it?
Nanxing,
you're a traveling doctor.
You're an open and free person.
Relationships and attachments
naturally do not bother you.
You might as well just call me heartless.
But Xinbai is different.
If it were true love between a man and a woman,
I wouldn't even ask.
But he cannot get married at will.
Why not?
The aristocratic of the aristocratic families
do not marry for love,
but for political reasons.
Be it Xinbai or Suoluo,
if the royal family is not satisfied
with the person they marry,
there will be endless troubles.
If I don't get to the bottom
of this matter,
one day,
someone will use this against Xinbai
and affect his career.
But as his biological mother,
I can't force my son
to tell me the truth.
But you shouldn't force me either
Your Highness,
if we find out
the Heman bride
can't satisfy you and the royal family,
what will you do?
Then I can only
do her wrong
and have her disappear from Xinbai's world.
I love it!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Run!
Keep up!
His Majesty rewarded the Inspection Office.
We have to live up to the reward.
With your current stamina,
you won't be able to handle
even the simplest
household dispute.
From now on, we'll practice for two extra hours every day.
Carry on.
My lord,
I've retrieved what you wanted.
Why is the Inspection Office
giving Boss
such an expensive dress?
Are you dumb?
This is not from the Inspection Office.
This is from Mr. Jiang.
Why is Jiang Xinbai
asking me to wear this
for the public banquet?
Boss.
This is what happens when
one party is clearly interested, while the other party is not.
What are you talking about?
You want to be beaten?
And you.
What are you grinning at?
Are you slacking off here?
Get back to work.
I'm not paying you to stand idle.
Don't slack off. Off you go.
Why are you giving me clothes
for no reason?
Could it be
To recognize me?
[Blossom Beauty]
Mrs. Bao.
Ms. Yan
is so smart and capable.
This public banquet
looks so well done.
Of course.
Let me ask you.
Why is the Princess's birthday banquet
being held at
the Blossom Beauty?
Mrs. Bao,
you have no idea.
The princess
is a close friend of our boss.
Really?
Don't brag at such a young age.
So handsome.
The duke is personally here to support the event.
Looks like you weren't kidding.
So handsome.
Yan Nanxing.
Didn't you receive
the clothes I told someone
to deliver to Blossom Beauty?
I did.
If you did,
why aren't you wearing it?
I'm here to work.
It's not convenient to dress so fancy.
No.
How are the clothes I gave to you
inconvenient?
It's just slightly more formal
and more special
than the one you're wearing.
You can say whatever you want.
I can wear whatever I want.
You
If I wear something so high-profile
on such a special day today,
what if someone mistakes me
for the hostess?
If word gets to your mother,
I'll have to disappear
from this world.
My mother?
Yan Nanxing,
did my mother say something
to you?
Not at all.
Quit thinking about that.
Besides,
you can't recognize me anyway.
Does it matter what I wear?
I didn't buy you clothes
to recognize you.
Then why did you do it?
Well
I just wanted to
give you a gift.
Why would you do that?
To thank me for helping you?
Sort of.
As a duke,
isn't it too petty for you
to just gift me an outfit?
That was the most expensive
piece the shop had in stock.
It's still just an outfit.
You could have gifted me gold.
Yan Nanxing!
The duchess is here.
Your Grace.
Ms. Yan.
Suoluo?
Xinbai.
Doesn't the Imperial Academy have classes today?
It's fine.
I thought you might not
be able to handle things alone.
So I came to help you.
Thank you.
Ms. Yan, you did a great job
setting up the public banquet.
Not at all.
It is all thanks to Her Highness that
the banquet can serve a total of 24 dishes,
including sweet, salty, sour, and spicy options.
The guests can take what they like
and chat among themselves
and make friends.
Would you like to try some, Your Grace?
Ms. Yan,
such a capable lady like you
can do things better than a man.
You're too nice, Your Grace.
Am I?
I think that you look
quite like the head of the family
standing beside
my brother like that.
Suoluo.
Don't talk nonsense.
What are they talking about?
Let's get closer.
Did you hear their conversation?
Not clearly.
I'm not good at handling guests.
Please take charge of the rest.
Are you in a rush
to meet your bride?
Bride?
He is married?
No way.
Have you heard?
I thought it was a rumor.
I didn't expect
Her Grace to confirm it.
You still don't know, do you?
The whole capital
is talking about your secret bride.
I think everyone
wants to know
who the beauty you're hiding
really is.
How about
making her identity public today
to take
this matter off Mother's mind?
What do you think?
Enough is enough.
This is an important occasion.
Your bride
should be by your side.
Ms. Yan, you're my brother's
good friend.
I'm sure you know who
this bride is.
Can you tell me about her?
Why do I feel that
there is some sibling rivalry
between the two of you?
What nonsense are you spouting?
Am I spouting nonsense?
Why do I feel that
you are the one talking nonsense?
You're spreading rumors
before the truth could be uncovered.
Not only does this damage His Grace's reputation,
the common folks
will also think that
you're a gossip-loving
countryside farm lady.
How dare you!
You
Oh no! Oh no!
Ruoqian! Ruoqian!
What's wrong?
They
They seem to be quarreling inside.
Why don't you
Why don't you see
if there are any cold dishes I can serve?
Maybe it'll cool them down.
Enough, both of you.
Today is Mother's birthday.
Don't overdo it and have a
hard time answering to Mother.
I think you're the one who'd
have a hard time answering to her.
So many people are watching.
I was just kidding.
Today,
to celebrate the occasion,
everyone here gets
a red packet.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Xinbai, Ms. Yan,
shall we?
[Blossom Beauty]
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you.
Let's go.
Thank you.
You've already received one.
You can't receive another.
I didn't.
She hasn't received one yet.
She did.
Sister, I got it.
Thank you, Your Grace.
They're twins!
Even ordinary folks can't tell them apart.
How could you tell?
I'm also an ordinary folk.
Why couldn't you tell?
Is it that hard?
Can you recognize your family
when you return home, Your Grace?
I mean,
you're usually so arrogant.
How do you treat your family and relatives?
What about you, Ms. Yan?
How does it feel to shapeshift?
I mean Ms. Yan is an excellent merchant
who is multi-talented.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Multi-talented.
Ruoqian.
Thanks for your hard work today.
It's all good, Boss.
Good timing.
I have to help Sai'er serve the dishes.
Could you and Mr. Jiang please
help with preparing the dishes?
Okay. Go ahead.
I'll do it.
One for each.
Where is the kitchen?
In there.
I think your sister
is here to piss you off.
You should have a word with her.
I'm fine as long as you're not pissing me off.
Do you think
she knows your weakness?
Shall we
Yan Nanxing.
Ms. Yan, you're truly capable both
in and out of the kitchen.
In terms of cooking,
I'm not as good as your brother.
Have you eaten my brother's cooking?
Of course.
Haven't you eaten it before?
Rather than siblings, my brother and I
are more like political rivals.
You're the one treating me like a political rival.
That's right.
To you,
I'm not even worthy of being your political rival.
Suoluo
Ms. Yan,
do you have siblings?
Not only do I not have siblings,
I don't even have parents.
What?
Didn't you
investigate me before?
Ms. Yan.
I'm really sorry about just now.
I
Wasn't informed.
It's okay.
You might not be
fully informed now, either.
Disregarding past matters,
do you really have no feelings
towards my brother?
You're overthinking.
Why not?
Marrying into the Yuejiang's Residence
and becoming a princess
is a marry-up
for any
commoner lady.
Marry-up?
So the best outcome
for ordinary people like us
is to marry up?
A woman's destiny
is to live her life
in the shadow of a man forever?
I'm a little disappointed.
I thought
the first female chancellor of the dynasty
would be different from the rest.
In the end, you still believe in the same thing.
Marriage changes fate.
[Blossom Beauty]
Here.
Drink.
Good wine.
Help yourself.
Yes.
Mr. Li.
I'm so tired.
Good work today.
It's okay.
I heard Her Grace was here today too.
Didn't you see her?
I was too busy.
I didn't get to see her.
You weren't lucky enough to see her then.
Yes.
Sai'er also said
you invited a dancer from the Twelve Music House
to dance.
I missed out on that too.
Jiang Xinbai didn't allow that.
Seems like I missed out on everything.
I didn't even get a red packet.
You money-grubber.
As for the red packet
I did get one myself.
I'll give it to you in their place.
I just remembered.
Isn't the duchess the chancellor
of the Imperial Academy?
Ask her for one yourself.
I've never met her before.
It's not very nice for me to ask her
for a red packet like that.
You're right.
Take it.
Thank you, Boss.
I'll leave you to your work.
I'm going to take a break somewhere.
Boss!
On the back of your dress
No way.
It's not time yet.
Is it so early this time?
Boss!
Boss!
Boss, what's wrong?
Boss!
Boss.
Boss, are you really okay?
I’m fine. I’m fine.
Go back to your work.
No.
I just wanted to say
Off you go.
Hurry now.
Are you kidding me?
Don't make me shapeshift in public!
Somebody help me!
What happened to Yan Nanxing?
Boss is alone inside.
I don’t know what happened.
Yan Nanxing!
Yan Nanxing!
Yan Nanxing.
What's wrong?
Yan Nanxing?
Where are you feeling unwell?
I
What happened?
I'm going to change.
What?
I'm shapeshifting.
Don't be afraid. I'm here.
I'll take you home.
Let's go.
[Episode 15]
I didn't expect that after only a few days,
you became friends
with my mother.
You're quite impressive.
In that case,
the misunderstanding between us
is water under the bridge now.
Actually,
I meant well just now.
I wanted to help my brother see
if my future sister-in-law
was a good match.
Your Grace.
I don't like to
beat around the bushes.
I'll be frank.
Do you suspect
that your brother and I
have something between us?
Actually,
it's not what you think.
Besides,
since your brother doesn't want to say it,
it means it isn't a good match.
There's no point in forcing it.
What about you?
Where are you from?
I'm just a businesswoman.
If you're my brother's friend,
you can't be my friend.
If you're not my friend,
you must be my enemy.
Your Grace, you're right.
We tread on different paths.
You don't have to force yourself to join me.
Please stop.
Thank you for sending me off.
See you.
Jiang Xinbai?
Jiang Xinbai.
Not only do you have bad eyesight, but also bad hearing.
You came uninvited,
but you seem quite at home.
You're home. Why didn't you open the door?
Didn't you come in anyway?
You're cooking?
I didn't know you could cook.
Someone wanted to treat me
to dinner tonight.
But I didn't like the food,
so I came home to cook.
Who wanted to treat you to dinner?
You don't look happy.
Let me guess
Was it Shang Bieli?
Did you fight?
We didn't get to.
Who stopped it?
Gaya.
I don't think Shang Bieli
has anything to do with Zornia.
Considering his feelings for Gaya
and his loyal personality,
how could he sell Zornia?
You can't convince me.
You lack evidence.
I'm not a member of the Inspection Office.
How could I have evidence?
I do things based on my intuition.
Are your intuitions accurate?
Of course.
For example, my intuition tells me
that your sister picks on you
and hates you.
And you'll get me into trouble.
To be honest,
your sister told your mother that
you got married in Heman.
She even coaxed your mother
to make me investigate your marriage.
How can I investigate it?
Should I tell them
"Your Highness, I'm sorry."
That person was me.
There's nothing between us.
"It was a fake marriage."
Or should I say
I'm just a pawn to you?
You used me.
Or maybe
We had a deal.
I was just helping you investigate the case.
I'll say that.
Will she believe me?
Anyway,
since my mother has
asked you to investigate,
that's your business.
How can something related to you
be my business?
Here.
Let's eat.
I haven't eaten home-cooked meals in a while.
I I mean,
I haven't eaten meals
my mother made for a long time.
I haven't cooked for my family
in a long while too.
In the past,
I used to cook for my father.
Your father?
You said you were an orphan.
That's right.
It's their loss to abandon me.
I'm leading a happy life.
Besides,
I almost died
in Heman.
By right, I should hate you.
And yet,
we're sitting together,
eating and chatting happily.
You won't ever forget about that,
will you?
Yes.
I'm petty like that.
I'll remember this
forever.
To be honest,
if I had another chance,
I wouldn't have done that.
Really.
Here.
Are you
trying to apologize to me?
You want to apologize to me?
You thanked me last time
and now you're putting food in my bowl.
You're obviously trying to apologize.
Who would have thought?
Chief Constable Jiang
knows how to apologize.
You've grown up.
Eat up.
The dishes will get cold at this rate.
Tell me first.
What do I tell
your mother about what happened?
That's between you two.
It's none of my business.
How can it be
between us?
Isn't she your mother?
Besides, you're the one who got married!
None of my business.
I don't care.
You have to care.
Think about it now.
After I finish eating,
you have to tell me
what to do.
Have some soup.
[Imperial Academy]
Lady Jiang Suoluo
[Be Sincere and Take Action]
is smart, intelligent, and elegant.
She's good at arts and she's outstanding at a young age.
She has great talents and good taste.
Her talent is well-known and she is suited to be an official.
She shall now receive the title of the chancellor.
A woman without talent is virtuous.
How can a woman be a chancellor?
She's the Duchess of Yuejiang.
They can just claim that
she has talents.
She must be here to marry into money.
She'll get married and have children in two years.
Women are all the same.
If you have a problem,
just step forward and say it.
The school just started today.
It's not too late to say it now.
Excellence comes from diligence, while neglect leads to failure.
Success comes from careful thought, while destruction comes from carelessness.
Today, the wise have come together
and all tools for governance are prepared.
[Husband of Princess of Yuejiang, Yan Qingyun]
We must eliminate evil and harm
and give power to the virtuous and capable.
This way, those nearby shall be pleased,
and those far away shall be drawn in.
This is the way of the great cause.
Somehow, the chancellor looks like
the lady in the carriage.
But their temperament is different.
Why aren't they here?
Father.
You're the only one who cares about me.
Your brother had something urgent to attend to.
Your mother and your grandfather
went to the palace.
[Lian Shan Yi]
Lian Shan Yi?
The ancient book thought to be lost?
Xinbai asked me to pass it on to you.
He heard that you had been
looking for this book.
He tripped me up on one hand
and gave me gifts on the other.
How hypocritical!
Suoluo.
It was an emergency today.
-Your brother
-Father.
As you can see,
in Mother and Grandfather's eyes,
Jiang Xinbai
is always more important than me.
Why do you have to
compare yourself to your brother?
Because people like comparing things.
People always compare you to Chief Constable Xi.
Father, do you know?
Outsiders always say
you married your sister-in-law to cling to her status.
They even call me the second husband's daughter.
and say I'm a lowly person.
When Chief Constable Xi was exiled to Yazhou,
your grandfather
wanted to pick a new husband for your mother
to prove that
the Jiang family
had cut their ties with Chief Constable Xi.
But your mother
didn't want to marry anyone else.
I was the one who proposed.
Your mother and I
can miss the same person
without any resentment.
This is the foundation of our
relationship for so many years.
For this matter,
I am not ashamed.
Father.
I don't care what others think.
But what about our family members?
What about Jiang Xinbai?
Does he really have
no hard feelings towards us?
He has been back from Yazhou for so many years.
I tried my best to please him,
but he never had me in his eyes.
Grandfather seems to like me more than
he likes Jiang Xinbai.
But in reality, he just takes me
as a training partner.
He's just using me to encourage Xinbai.
And Mother
Every step I take,
Mother would try to stop me.
She's just afraid that
I'll steal the limelight from Jiang Xinbai.
I want to fight for what I deserve.
Suoluo.
You're a tad too extreme.
It's useless for me to say more now.
But time will prove that
not all care and love
have ulterior motives.
Who does Lu Dingzhao
think he is?
How dare he recommend you to be a major in Jiangzhou?
It's a demotion in disguise!
Did he think I wouldn't notice?
Thank goodness Her Majesty and I
are close,
so I heard the news in advance
and saved you from it.
You've offended someone just after receiving a reward.
You sure are something.
If I didn't want your mother to be sad,
I should have let you go.
Jiangzhou
is a peaceful place.
It's not as turbulent as the capital.
Today,
thank you, Mother and Grandfather,
for helping me.
But
today was also Suoluo's
succession ceremony.
Both of you were absent.
Would she
Suoluo is understanding, unlike you.
Son.
It's okay.
I'll talk to Suoluo.
She will understand.
I'm leaving.
[Shang Residence]
Regardless,
congratulations.
You're one step closer to your goal.
No matter what you do,
I will support you,
the next Princess of Yuejiang.
The next Princess of Yuejiang.
We don't even know
if the current Princess of Yuejiang
regards me as
a successor candidate yet.
Is there anyone else besides you?
The rumor of Jiang Xinbai's marriage
has spread in the capital.
As long as we know who the woman is
and confirm it,
he will be out.
General.
Ms. Tong Sai'er wants to see you.
Who is Tong Sai'er?
An employee of Blossom Beauty.
The one who fought for Yan Nanxing
at Longxin Teahouse that day.
Why does she
want to see you?
I won't know until I see her.
I'll excuse myself then.
What's the meaning of this?
This is the custom of my hometown.
Once I drip my blood
on this,
it represents my promise to you.
You can ask me
to do 3 things for you.
No matter how dangerous, I'll do it.
Consider it as me taking responsibility for
my rash actions.
Please accept it.
Oh, right.
Keep it well.
I won't be responsible for it if you lose it.
Remember to contact me.
Shang,
I’ve never seen you
look at anyone like that.
But
since she is now
working at Blossom Beauty,
she is under Yan Nanxing.
[Blossom Beauty]
Rest assured.
Our cosmetics at Blossom Beauty
are consistently of high quality.
Right?
Right?
Sai'er.
Come and take a look at this for me.
Coming.
I'll put it on your tab.
You can take it first.
Okay.
Are you interested in this product?
Mr. Jiang.
Mr. Jiang.
Are you here for our boss?
Where is she?
Unfortunately,
this afternoon,
a guest requested her presence.
Who?
I don't know.
It seemed to be
a distinguished guest.
They even sent a carriage
to pick her up.
A carriage?
I remember it now.
This customer
has booked many services.
I think
Boss won't come back
until late at night.
From now on, you're a friend of
the Yuejiang's Residence,
and also my friend.
Mr. Jiang,
you look quite good
today.
Did something good happen?
My mother's birthday is coming.
She wants to hold a public banquet
to celebrate with the civilians.
Is that
something our boss
can help you with?
I’ll tell you when Yan Nanxing comes back.
Mr. Jiang, take care.
Did Mr. Jiang
come here to talk about this
because he wants us
to chip in money?
You think so?
Gosh.
Is the Princess trying to
rip us off big time?
I really like this dress.
As long as you like it,
I'll buy it for you.
You only know how to spend money.
It's expensive.
Look at how happy you are.
You can't hide your happiness.
As long as I can make you happy,
I don't mind spending some money.
Which one do you like?
[Clothes Store]
Good sir,
what kind of clothes do you want to buy?
A woman's clothes.
What kind of woman is she?
What kind of woman?
She is
greedy and a show-off.
She always calls herself smart
and beautiful.
But she's actually really naive.
She likes to fight injustice,
so she's always busy.
Not that
She doesn't care about her own safety
and rushes head-first into everything.
Well
And she always acts on her own.
She makes me angry and worried.
So she
Wait.
I'm asking about her height and figure.
You know, for clothes.
Who asked how deeply you love her?
Height and figure?
She is
Probably
In any case,
I want a dress
she'll look gorgeous in.
Okay.
[Guangyu Hall]
It's so beautiful.
Putting petals in the water
makes the water fragrant too.
Your Highness.
You said
you wanted to hold a public banquet at Blossom Beauty?
For my birthday this year,
Her Majesty wants me to accompany her on a visit to her family,
so I thought that you and Xinbai
could host this public banquet for me.
Are you willing?
Dare I refuse?
It's my honor.
Take this opportunity
to get some information out of Xinbai
so we can find out who the Heman bride
really is.
Let me tell you a secret.
My son can't drink much.
You can find a chance
to make him drink
so he'll spill the truth when he's drunk.
I promise he'll tell you everything.
You're his birth mother alright.
To achieve your goal,
you can make use of anything.
Your Highness,
I think you have an open mind
about the duke's marriage.
Since that marriage
is in the past,
and it
might have just been a fling,
why bother looking into it?
Nanxing,
you're a traveling doctor.
You're an open and free person.
Relationships and attachments
naturally do not bother you.
You might as well just call me heartless.
But Xinbai is different.
If it were true love between a man and a woman,
I wouldn't even ask.
But he cannot get married at will.
Why not?
The aristocratic of the aristocratic families
do not marry for love,
but for political reasons.
Be it Xinbai or Suoluo,
if the royal family is not satisfied
with the person they marry,
there will be endless troubles.
If I don't get to the bottom
of this matter,
one day,
someone will use this against Xinbai
and affect his career.
But as his biological mother,
I can't force my son
to tell me the truth.
But you shouldn't force me either
Your Highness,
if we find out
the Heman bride
can't satisfy you and the royal family,
what will you do?
Then I can only
do her wrong
and have her disappear from Xinbai's world.
I love it!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Run!
Keep up!
His Majesty rewarded the Inspection Office.
We have to live up to the reward.
With your current stamina,
you won't be able to handle
even the simplest
household dispute.
From now on, we'll practice for two extra hours every day.
Carry on.
My lord,
I've retrieved what you wanted.
Why is the Inspection Office
giving Boss
such an expensive dress?
Are you dumb?
This is not from the Inspection Office.
This is from Mr. Jiang.
Why is Jiang Xinbai
asking me to wear this
for the public banquet?
Boss.
This is what happens when
one party is clearly interested, while the other party is not.
What are you talking about?
You want to be beaten?
And you.
What are you grinning at?
Are you slacking off here?
Get back to work.
I'm not paying you to stand idle.
Don't slack off. Off you go.
Why are you giving me clothes
for no reason?
Could it be
To recognize me?
[Blossom Beauty]
Mrs. Bao.
Ms. Yan
is so smart and capable.
This public banquet
looks so well done.
Of course.
Let me ask you.
Why is the Princess's birthday banquet
being held at
the Blossom Beauty?
Mrs. Bao,
you have no idea.
The princess
is a close friend of our boss.
Really?
Don't brag at such a young age.
So handsome.
The duke is personally here to support the event.
Looks like you weren't kidding.
So handsome.
Yan Nanxing.
Didn't you receive
the clothes I told someone
to deliver to Blossom Beauty?
I did.
If you did,
why aren't you wearing it?
I'm here to work.
It's not convenient to dress so fancy.
No.
How are the clothes I gave to you
inconvenient?
It's just slightly more formal
and more special
than the one you're wearing.
You can say whatever you want.
I can wear whatever I want.
You
If I wear something so high-profile
on such a special day today,
what if someone mistakes me
for the hostess?
If word gets to your mother,
I'll have to disappear
from this world.
My mother?
Yan Nanxing,
did my mother say something
to you?
Not at all.
Quit thinking about that.
Besides,
you can't recognize me anyway.
Does it matter what I wear?
I didn't buy you clothes
to recognize you.
Then why did you do it?
Well
I just wanted to
give you a gift.
Why would you do that?
To thank me for helping you?
Sort of.
As a duke,
isn't it too petty for you
to just gift me an outfit?
That was the most expensive
piece the shop had in stock.
It's still just an outfit.
You could have gifted me gold.
Yan Nanxing!
The duchess is here.
Your Grace.
Ms. Yan.
Suoluo?
Xinbai.
Doesn't the Imperial Academy have classes today?
It's fine.
I thought you might not
be able to handle things alone.
So I came to help you.
Thank you.
Ms. Yan, you did a great job
setting up the public banquet.
Not at all.
It is all thanks to Her Highness that
the banquet can serve a total of 24 dishes,
including sweet, salty, sour, and spicy options.
The guests can take what they like
and chat among themselves
and make friends.
Would you like to try some, Your Grace?
Ms. Yan,
such a capable lady like you
can do things better than a man.
You're too nice, Your Grace.
Am I?
I think that you look
quite like the head of the family
standing beside
my brother like that.
Suoluo.
Don't talk nonsense.
What are they talking about?
Let's get closer.
Did you hear their conversation?
Not clearly.
I'm not good at handling guests.
Please take charge of the rest.
Are you in a rush
to meet your bride?
Bride?
He is married?
No way.
Have you heard?
I thought it was a rumor.
I didn't expect
Her Grace to confirm it.
You still don't know, do you?
The whole capital
is talking about your secret bride.
I think everyone
wants to know
who the beauty you're hiding
really is.
How about
making her identity public today
to take
this matter off Mother's mind?
What do you think?
Enough is enough.
This is an important occasion.
Your bride
should be by your side.
Ms. Yan, you're my brother's
good friend.
I'm sure you know who
this bride is.
Can you tell me about her?
Why do I feel that
there is some sibling rivalry
between the two of you?
What nonsense are you spouting?
Am I spouting nonsense?
Why do I feel that
you are the one talking nonsense?
You're spreading rumors
before the truth could be uncovered.
Not only does this damage His Grace's reputation,
the common folks
will also think that
you're a gossip-loving
countryside farm lady.
How dare you!
You
Oh no! Oh no!
Ruoqian! Ruoqian!
What's wrong?
They
They seem to be quarreling inside.
Why don't you
Why don't you see
if there are any cold dishes I can serve?
Maybe it'll cool them down.
Enough, both of you.
Today is Mother's birthday.
Don't overdo it and have a
hard time answering to Mother.
I think you're the one who'd
have a hard time answering to her.
So many people are watching.
I was just kidding.
Today,
to celebrate the occasion,
everyone here gets
a red packet.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Xinbai, Ms. Yan,
shall we?
[Blossom Beauty]
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you, Your Grace.
Thank you.
Let's go.
Thank you.
You've already received one.
You can't receive another.
I didn't.
She hasn't received one yet.
She did.
Sister, I got it.
Thank you, Your Grace.
They're twins!
Even ordinary folks can't tell them apart.
How could you tell?
I'm also an ordinary folk.
Why couldn't you tell?
Is it that hard?
Can you recognize your family
when you return home, Your Grace?
I mean,
you're usually so arrogant.
How do you treat your family and relatives?
What about you, Ms. Yan?
How does it feel to shapeshift?
I mean Ms. Yan is an excellent merchant
who is multi-talented.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Multi-talented.
Ruoqian.
Thanks for your hard work today.
It's all good, Boss.
Good timing.
I have to help Sai'er serve the dishes.
Could you and Mr. Jiang please
help with preparing the dishes?
Okay. Go ahead.
I'll do it.
One for each.
Where is the kitchen?
In there.
I think your sister
is here to piss you off.
You should have a word with her.
I'm fine as long as you're not pissing me off.
Do you think
she knows your weakness?
Shall we
Yan Nanxing.
Ms. Yan, you're truly capable both
in and out of the kitchen.
In terms of cooking,
I'm not as good as your brother.
Have you eaten my brother's cooking?
Of course.
Haven't you eaten it before?
Rather than siblings, my brother and I
are more like political rivals.
You're the one treating me like a political rival.
That's right.
To you,
I'm not even worthy of being your political rival.
Suoluo
Ms. Yan,
do you have siblings?
Not only do I not have siblings,
I don't even have parents.
What?
Didn't you
investigate me before?
Ms. Yan.
I'm really sorry about just now.
I
Wasn't informed.
It's okay.
You might not be
fully informed now, either.
Disregarding past matters,
do you really have no feelings
towards my brother?
You're overthinking.
Why not?
Marrying into the Yuejiang's Residence
and becoming a princess
is a marry-up
for any
commoner lady.
Marry-up?
So the best outcome
for ordinary people like us
is to marry up?
A woman's destiny
is to live her life
in the shadow of a man forever?
I'm a little disappointed.
I thought
the first female chancellor of the dynasty
would be different from the rest.
In the end, you still believe in the same thing.
Marriage changes fate.
[Blossom Beauty]
Here.
Drink.
Good wine.
Help yourself.
Yes.
Mr. Li.
I'm so tired.
Good work today.
It's okay.
I heard Her Grace was here today too.
Didn't you see her?
I was too busy.
I didn't get to see her.
You weren't lucky enough to see her then.
Yes.
Sai'er also said
you invited a dancer from the Twelve Music House
to dance.
I missed out on that too.
Jiang Xinbai didn't allow that.
Seems like I missed out on everything.
I didn't even get a red packet.
You money-grubber.
As for the red packet
I did get one myself.
I'll give it to you in their place.
I just remembered.
Isn't the duchess the chancellor
of the Imperial Academy?
Ask her for one yourself.
I've never met her before.
It's not very nice for me to ask her
for a red packet like that.
You're right.
Take it.
Thank you, Boss.
I'll leave you to your work.
I'm going to take a break somewhere.
Boss!
On the back of your dress
No way.
It's not time yet.
Is it so early this time?
Boss!
Boss!
Boss, what's wrong?
Boss!
Boss.
Boss, are you really okay?
I’m fine. I’m fine.
Go back to your work.
No.
I just wanted to say
Off you go.
Hurry now.
Are you kidding me?
Don't make me shapeshift in public!
Somebody help me!
What happened to Yan Nanxing?
Boss is alone inside.
I don’t know what happened.
Yan Nanxing!
Yan Nanxing!
Yan Nanxing.
What's wrong?
Yan Nanxing?
Where are you feeling unwell?
I
What happened?
I'm going to change.
What?
I'm shapeshifting.
Don't be afraid. I'm here.
I'll take you home.
Let's go.