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00:00Feng Xin
00:02Feng Xin
00:04I wanted to be with the daughter we left behind
00:08That was my only wish
00:10It's natural for her to hate me
00:14But I still wanted her close by
00:22At any rate
00:24A bet is a bet
00:26I'll have to try another time
00:28But that despicable man
00:32I'll never forgive him for placing his hand
00:34On my daughter's shoulder three times during our match
00:36The question is
00:38How do I exact my revenge
00:40So
00:42Let's get down to business
00:44I hear you wanna buy one of our famed courtesans
00:46But I hope you realize it'll cost you
00:48More than a few thousand silver
00:50Without question
00:52If ten thousand isn't enough
00:54Twenty or thirty perhaps
00:56So a hundred might be a bit steep
00:58Is that right?
01:00And if you would follow me
01:02I'll let you have your pick
01:04Have my pick?
01:06How kind
01:08Huh?
01:14Huh?
01:18So this includes one of the princesses too
01:20I told you
01:22Pick whoever you like
01:24Of course you'll have to pay accordingly
01:26Let me think a moment
01:28Before me is a parade of dazzling ghost stones adorned in finery
01:30In that case
01:32Perhaps I should choose Mei Mei
01:34Since she's been so good to me
01:36Master Lachan
01:38Hmm?
01:42Master Lachan
01:44Hmm?
01:46I take pride in my work as a courtesan
01:48If it is me that you desire
01:50I'll accept without hesitation
01:52Mm-hmm
02:02However...
02:04If you're going to choose
02:06Please choose well
02:20Please choose well
02:23If you're going to choose, please choose well.
02:40Mei Mei! Close those doors now!
02:44Hurry up and help me!
02:48Come back here!
02:52A withered flower still retains its beauty.
02:59If that was supposed to be a message...
03:03It can't be.
03:05My baby sleep...
03:09Where has she gone off to?
03:12I can hear her crying.
03:15I can hear her crying.
03:17She's gone!
03:18She's gone!
03:19I'll see you tomorrow when you open your eyes.
03:49This is a room for the sick. No one is allowed to be in there. Get out of here at once. You still haven't decided what girl you're picking. Yes, that's right. I have to choose one. Are you listening?
04:04This is the woman I want.
04:17You're not making sense.
04:19You did say I can have anyone I desired. I'll pay whatever you ask. A hundred thousand, two hundred, however much you wish.
04:28What are you talking about?
04:29What are you talking about?
04:59Shall we play?
05:20Intriguing. So that's your move.
05:23But they've always been so sudden and unexpected.
05:26Mau Mau must have gotten that part from you.
05:29Big sister.
05:37If only you had been honest from the very beginning.
05:41You wouldn't have had to wait so long.
05:48Madam.
05:49I'll take this courtesan's contract off your hands.
05:52This woman is as beautiful as a balsam flower.
06:00Balsam accompanied me on my errand and helped drop off that man at the Verdigris house.
06:15I'm dead tired.
06:22Snakes, the both of them.
06:23That's concubine Lowland.
06:29I guess they stayed out here after the garden party.
06:33That must be our father.
06:35The one that pushed so hard to secure his daughter a place in the rear palace.
06:39At any rate...
06:41I really wish this boy would stop bad-mouthing high-ranked officials in public.
06:47Someone might get the wrong idea and think I was a part of the conversation.
06:51He needs to grow up.
06:53Hold it.
06:55Huh?
06:55Master Jinxiu wants to talk.
06:57You must be tired.
07:03No, not really.
07:05My word!
07:07How much weight have you lost since the last time I saw you, dear girl?
07:11Come on.
07:12Here you are, Xiao Mao.
07:14And I want to see clean plates.
07:17Rest assured, there's plenty more where that came from.
07:23Our master strategist.
07:24I could have sworn you hated him more than any other person.
07:29Master Jinxiu.
07:31I don't hate him.
07:33After all, I would not even be here if he wasn't able to land his shot, so to say.
07:38There wasn't any other way to phrase that?
07:40It's the simple truth.
07:42I'm not sure of how you imagined it going.
07:44But no cortisone bears a child if she doesn't want one.
07:49There are drugs to prevent or abort pregnancies.
07:52Ending it would have been easy early on.
07:54The fact that she didn't means she must have wanted to give birth.
07:59Instead, perhaps he was the one who was tricked.
08:02Our strategist?
08:03How?
08:04Because women are devious creatures.
08:07It's not difficult to estimate when one is most likely to become pregnant by tracking their cycle.
08:13As a courtesan, she could send him letters controlling the date of his visit.
08:17She was a strategist, too.
08:20She must have lost her mind when things didn't work out as she planned.
08:24So much so, that she was willing to hurt herself.
08:29No.
08:30She was beyond that point.
08:32So much so, she sent her infant's little finger as well.
08:36By the way...
08:38The tactician.
08:39He's never attempted to talk to you outside your office, has he?
08:43I suppose not.
08:44That's because he's unable to tell people's faces apart.
08:47Sorry, I'm lost.
08:49Meaning what?
08:50Well, he knows how eyes and mouths look.
08:53He's unable to view the parts as a whole.
08:55I hear everyone's faces appear the same to him.
08:58If that's true, how unfortunate.
09:01Yes.
09:02My adopted father said the same thing when he explained it to me.
09:06I truly pity the man.
09:08The affliction has troubled him all throughout his life.
09:12Oh?
09:15Curiously enough, he's been able to discern my face and my adopted father's.
09:20I suppose that helps explain where his odd obsession with me stems from.
09:25Imagine this.
09:27That monocled face comes up to you and says,
09:29Call me Papa.
09:30What would you do?
09:33I'd be tempted to shatter said monocle.
09:36You see?
09:38The man insists on claiming he's my father,
09:41but he's a stud horse at best.
09:44Oh.
09:46I wonder if he figured out the message behind the withered rose I left him.
09:51Well, even if he didn't, he'll be fine.
09:56I dislike him, but I wouldn't call it hate.
09:58I am grateful to him for giving me the chance to live as the woman's daughter.
10:04When you saw him, I would say it went beyond mere dislike.
10:07No offense, but you've got a lot to learn, Master Jin-shi.
10:11When I tried stopping the ceremony, he's the one that helped me get past the guards.
10:16It's like he had a feeling something bad would happen, too.
10:19The strategist?
10:21I didn't think he knew anything about it at that point.
10:25Unlike me, he doesn't collect evidence and form a hypothesis around it.
10:29He goes off gut feelings to sense when something's not right, and he's rarely wrong.
10:34The most annoying part is, he's too lazy to actually intervene himself.
10:42If he'd acted openly in his official capacity, I might have had that resurrection drug by now.
10:48Then I could bring the dead back to life.
10:50Yes, I'm well aware at this point it's jealousy.
10:58That man doesn't realize how blessed he is.
11:00He's so talented, my dad openly praises him with no caveats.
11:06Well, he'll never become your ally.
11:09You shouldn't make him your enemy, either.
11:13Understood.
11:13What's wrong with you?
11:17Nothing.
11:18But since you asked, please remember no father wants to be disliked by his own children.
11:26A few days after returning to the rear palace, I received a package Mei-Mei had sent me.
11:37Inside, there was a letter describing who was bought out and by whom.
11:41It was accompanied by a beautiful shawl.
11:45Listen, Mal-Mal.
11:46When the day comes and I get bought out, swear you'll dance for me.
11:55To be honest, I wanted Mei-Mei to get her freedom.
12:04She has the biggest heart, and deserves it.
12:11To be honest, we can help them.
12:21To be honest, men are still at the end of the broken estate.
12:29Trust you and whoever can.
12:31To be honest, give character to you.
12:32Also, let me know about this.
12:34Bless you, and do not MATT N保病!
12:38詞曲 初音ミク
13:08It's time for me to wrap up
13:15I'm worried about the pain
13:21I'm in the back of my heart
13:25I'm in the back of my heart
13:28I'm in the back of my heart
13:31I'm in the back of my heart
13:36I'm呼べるなら
13:44この想いを凛と開いて
13:51今 誰かのために咲く
13:57その姿は何より強くて美しい
14:05I'm surprised I haven't forgotten the steps.
14:27Careful.
14:35What are you doing on the roof?
14:40Master Jinchi, I might ask you the same question.
14:44I got a report about another weird woman who was climbing up the outer wall.
14:48I had no choice but to respond.
14:50I was doing my best to be sneaky.
14:52Of course I was caught.
14:55You're always causing me trouble.
14:57How come you had to be the one to investigate it?
15:00They could have just sent anybody to check.
15:02A guard recognized your face and was good enough to report your antics directly to me.
15:09You might think you're being discreet, but not everyone around here is going to see it that way.
15:14Got it.
15:15Now, for my original question.
15:18Why are you here?
15:21In the Pleasure District, whenever a courtesan has been bought out, it's customary for all the others to dance in her honor.
15:29What's the matter?
15:29Well, actually, I'm surprised you know how to.
15:36I was taught the bare minimum as part of my basic education.
15:40There were rumors on the outside.
15:43How our master strategist has bought out a courtesan.
15:46People love to talk.
15:48He also sent a notice of leave.
15:50He's going to take off for at least ten days.
15:53What a troublesome man.
15:56My elder sister told me that they're hosting a banquet.
15:58Forget the typical three days and three nights, the celebration might last a whole week.
16:03There's truly no way of knowing how much he spent to free her.
16:07But based on the number of lamps put out, it's safe to assume she's no normal courtesan.
16:12Despite this, she's never brought out.
16:15The public never sees her.
16:16Soon, everyone's talking about the Vertigree's house.
16:23Exactly the way Grams planned it.
16:26Quite the event.
16:28Just who did the strategist buy out, anyway?
16:31What?
16:32As if I should know.
16:33Yes, without a doubt.
16:35No matter how beautiful she is, she would never be a match for you.
16:39That doesn't answer my question.
16:41You didn't deny it, though.
16:42Sadly, I can say this much about her.
16:47I know she won't last long.
16:50At the brothel, no one ever spoke about the woman who gave birth to me.
16:55The old lady probably kept everyone silent.
16:59But those types of things tend to leak out from seemingly small cracks.
17:03I was the reason the Vertigree's house almost went out of business.
17:08At least back then.
17:09Because of my relationship with that woman.
17:12The courtesan who always chased me off.
17:15Ashamed of losing her pride.
17:17It was a nightmare.
17:19One that's in the distant past.
17:23That woman has no memories of being a mother.
17:27All she has now is a crooked little finger.
17:30None of that matters to me anymore.
17:35I'm happy going through life being Lohman's daughter.
17:40Did you know?
17:41Know what?
17:44It grows back.
17:46Whenever you cut a fingertip off.
17:49Now is not the time.
17:52Whoa.
17:55Now what is it?
17:56It looks like my wound opened up again.
17:58I can't imagine how that happened!
18:00My best guess.
18:01It must have been because of the dancing.
18:04I didn't notice sooner because of my high pain tolerance.
18:07Perhaps due to my drug experiments.
18:10It's fine.
18:11I'll stitch it right back up.
18:14Don't scream.
18:16How can I work?
18:17You're not doing that here!
18:18I didn't ask for you to...
18:29I'll walk on my own.
18:34And open up your wound further?
18:37Supposing somebody catches you carrying me?
18:40Doubtful, considering how dark it is.
18:43Besides, this is the second time I've done this now.
18:45The other must have been when I was knocked out from the injury.
18:51By the way, this may not be the ideal moment, but there's something I've been meaning to ask you for a while now.
18:58Go ahead.
18:59No need to be so formal.
19:01I can't keep quiet about it any longer.
19:04It's too important for that.
19:06Then, come out with it already.
19:19Master Jinshi.
19:26I need that Oxby, Zor.
19:28What's that for?
19:35Are you telling me you don't have it?
19:37Of all the things to ask...
19:40No, I don't have it!
19:42Head-butting me?
19:43Talk about immature.
19:47I will admit,
19:48whenever he acts this way,
19:50it's easier to talk with him.
19:52Before you see it,
19:54before I can not clear the eyes,
19:56Before I can't see it,
19:59I'll never let anyone.
20:00As long as I can't see it all.
20:11Oh, oh, oh.
20:12Mau Mau!
20:13Hm?
20:13Master Jean,
20:14she's here to see you!
20:16Come on.
20:16coming excuse me are you feeling any better now I am now then can I be of
20:39service yes you can something interesting came up and I thought of you but first I'd
20:49like to ask you a question well I'll answer truthfully and hopefully my expertise will
21:01be of some use despite all that's transpired Mao Mao's story has just begun who knows what
21:14adventures and characters she'll get mixed up with next
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