[MULTISUBup]EP1/40 尚公主 Tigers Sniff the Rose|Li Yun Rui/Meng Zi Yi|秦榛执导|何妨编剧|李昀锐/孟子义领衔主演|全伊伦/吴汉坤/李孝谦/沈佳钰/余皑磊/胡杏儿/唐晓天/徐海乔等特别出演

=Tigers Sniff the Rose= (Based on the novel of the same name by Yiren Kuikui) =Episode 1= (Huai Dynasty, Yingxiang 21, Spring) (In the 21st year of Yingxiang,) (Princess Danyang, Mu Wanyao,) (visited Mount Lufu to honor her late mother.) (Caimei Ridge, Lingnan Circuit) (On her way back,) (she passed through Caimei Ridge in Lingnan Circuit.) (Something's wrong! Something's wrong!) (Somebody, help!) (A wheel spoke has snapped!) (This road is terrible!) (Grab a wooden pole to prop it up!) (Coming!) My lady, one of the carriage's wheel spokes has broken. (Mu Wanyao, Princess Danyang) What a wretched place! (Chunhua, Princess Danyang's Maid) My lady. Do you think there really are tigers in these mountains? This is Lingnan, not Sheng'an. Forget tigers and leopards. Even spirits and monsters wouldn't be surprising here. My lady. The carriage has a broken wheel spoke. It'll take two hours to replace. (Fang Tong, Princess Danyang's Guard) We're still far from the relay station. We can either risk pressing on after dark or spend the night here. What would you prefer? My lady! There really are monsters here! ♪Moonlight shimmers upon the pond♪ ♪Riding a bamboo horse past the red pond♪ ♪The water's too deep to cross♪ ♪A maiden rows to fetch her love♪ ♪She asks her sweetheart this and that♪ ♪When you leave again, when will you be back?♪ You insolent rogue! What are you staring at my lady for? Are you heading across Caimei Ridge, my lady? What's it to you? Another five li ahead, you'll reach the official road. Follow it east, and you'll find a relay station. Did anyone ask you for directions? Besides, how do I know you're not just making it up? You have a point, my lady. You can never be too careful. I'll be off, then. Stop right there. Where are you going? Home. No luggage, and traveling on foot at dusk. Your home must be somewhere in these mountains. It is. Then lead the way. Wonderful, my lady! We won't have to sleep out in the wilderness tonight! Well... My home is rather small. I'm afraid there isn't room for so many guests. You sure talk too much. You're not afraid I might be a liar anymore? With that build of yours, even if you meant me harm, who could you possibly hurt? You're a strange one. It's not even dark yet. Why have you lit a torch already? These woods are remote, and we often run into wild animals. Even by day, we carry torches when we travel through the mountains. You're a traveler from elsewhere, aren't you, my lady? What's your name? My surname is Yan. I'm the second child in my family. Yan Shang. Who else lives with you? (Yan Shang) My elderly father, an older brother, and a younger sister. And what should I call you, my lady? There isn't a village or inn in these mountains. Why is yours the only family living out here? Are you refugees or outlaws? To tell you the truth, my lady, when I first saw you, surrounded by attendants in the middle of nowhere, a beautiful lady traveling alone, I thought you might be a fox spirit or a seductive ghost. (What a temper this lady has.) My lady. My home is rather humble. Are you sure you want to stay? Guards! Clear out these two rooms. I'll be using them. Yes, my lady! (Over here!) - (Here!) - (Check over here!) - (Tear this place down!) (Replace that stool!) ♪Dark clouds gather, rain's on its way♪ (Move aside! Make way! Clear the path!) (Hurry up!) (Move it! Faster!) (Got it!) Who are you people? Where are you taking me? There's a young lady here too? What's so strange about that? ♪Oh, what a funny sight♪ My wine! My wine! ♪Grandma wants it bland♪ - Father! - Shang! Shang! Quick! - Father! - Throw them out! - Father! Father! There's more wine! There's more wine! Come on, get up! Father! Father! Father! Shang! ♪Clang-a-lang♪ (Yan Zhanzhi, Yan Shang's Father) My wine! Father! Father! Please, get up! Shang! I'll explain everything later. My wine! Father, there'll be more wine. Just sit inside. I'll handle this. ♪Grandpa digs up a loach♪ ♪Oh, what a funny sight♪ Shang! ♪Grandpa wants it salty♪ ♪Grandma wants it bland♪ ♪They start a fight and smash the pot♪ ♪Yi-ya-ha-do♪ ♪Clang-a-lang, clang-a-lang♪ (Yan Dalang, Yan Shang's Older Brother) Shang! Father! Run! - Run, Shang! - Brother! (Yan Xiaozhou, Yan Shang's Sister) Father, run! - Brother! - Bandits are in our house! Let go of my brother! Move! Shang, run! Xiaozhou, run! Let him go! Out of the way! Who are you calling a bandit? There's a woman bandit too! Xiaozhou, run! Run! Brother! Brother! She's not a bandit. There are no bandits. Father's fine. We're all fine. It's okay. Yan Shang. Does no one in your family know how to treat people properly? Is there no law in this world? Father! Father! Father! I am the law. My lady. My brother has a mental disability. He meant no offense. Could you please have mercy on him? For a country bumpkin, you know what's good for you. - Shang is no country bumpkin! - Brother! - He's not a bumpkin! - Brother! - Brother! Brother! Stop it. Don't say another word! - This is our house! - Brother! - Brother! Let me go! All right, all right. He's not a bumpkin! - Brother! - Go get changed. This is our house! - Brother! - I'll keep an eye on him. He's no country bumpkin! I'll throw them all out! Shang? Let me go! His name is Yan Shang. I was only trying to help with directions. But they immediately ordered me to lead them back to my house. I take that road every day. Never thought it'd bring so much trouble to our door. It's not your fault, brother. If I'd run into her, I'd have let her stay too. That woman is clearly used to getting her way. She must be from some prominent household. Let's just hope they stay one night and leave first thing tomorrow. Brother, please don't argue with them again. Just listen to Shang, all right? (You lot,) (go get some proper tools!) (Bring a horse over to help pull!) Brother! Brother! Brother! Brother! You can't tear it down! What are you doing? This is my house! Your house is tiny and stuffy. We'll suffocate in this heat! - Widen the doorway, - No! knock down that wall, - and we can finally catch a breeze. - Don't touch anything! We worked ourselves to the bone building this house. Don't worry. This money could build you eight or ten houses. Carry on. Don't touch my door! Don't tear it down! Don't! Don't! You bunch of bandits! Stop it! I'll fight you if you touch it! Hands off! So it's the heat that's troubling you, my lady. We haven't been good hosts. But this house is badly in need of repair. If you tear down a wall, it may not be safe to stay here. Wouldn't it be even better if the house collapsed? If it crushed the wicked woman like me, who took over your house, you'd be thrilled, wouldn't you? You're our guest. If you don't mind our humble home, we'll do our best to treat you well. Treat me well? Fine. I want some wine. And make sure it's chilled. Lots of ice. But you're a woman. Women can drink too? Brother! What? Is it against the law for a woman to drink? Just a moment, my lady. Here. Brother. Brother. There are still a few jars of your lychee wine left. But I don't know where to get any ice. We can't worry about that right now. She's just tired and irritable from the journey. She's taking it out on our house. So what do we do? I'll fetch the wine. Is that idiot still standing by the door? Still guarding his precious wall. He's terrified we'll tear it down. Those Yan brothers are quite a pair. Yan Dalang is dumb as an ox. Yan Shang is as timid as a rabbit. My lady. Yan Shang has brought some wine to cool you down. He actually found some ice? Where's the ice? You've come a long way, my lady. You must be tired. This is our homemade fruit wine. Chilled in water till it's cold as ice. Just right to cool you down and refresh you. Cold as ice? But it's still not ice. Besides, I've tasted dozens of fine wines in Sheng'an, even a few imported grape wines. What could your homemade country wine possibly have to offer? This wine is called Lingxi. Legend has it that a white rhinoceros dug the ground here with its horn, and a spring burst forth. From the spring grew a lychee tree, bearing exquisite blossoms and fragrant fruit. This wine is made from the fruit of that very tree. Why not give it a try, my lady? It's a shame you've come at the wrong time of year. If you wait until summer, you can taste fresh lychees too. Yan Shang, you certainly know how to spin a tale. Pour it. You're quite the smooth talker, Shang. Why don't you have the first cup? Truth be told, my lady, I can't hold my liquor. Even the smell makes me tipsy. I'm afraid I'd only spoil your enjoyment. People who claim they can't hold their liquor usually drink like fish. Now that you've said that, there's no way I'm letting you off. Will you drink it yourself, or shall I have someone pour it down your throat? Who knows where this wine of yours came from? And you expect my lady to drink it? What if you've poisoned it? If they managed to poison me, their whole family would celebrate. Yan Shang. I don't think your wine will cool me down. It's only making my blood boil. You really do ask the impossible, my lady. Impressive drinking! My lady! The wine's poisoned! He actually passed out drunk? Who would've thought? So that was one thing he wasn't lying about. Chunhua! Since when do geckos make noise? (The moon here in Lingnan) (seems so much clearer than in Sheng'an.) (If one could live like the Yan family,) (all together in the mountains,) (looking after one another,) (content with simple food and drink...) (Perhaps) (that's a rare blessing in this world.) (Yi Zhi consulted...) It's the middle of the night. What are you doing? It's already the fourth watch. Why are you still awake, my lady? Your house is crawling with bugs! Living in the mountains means sharing your home with bugs and snakes. But it's not all bad. Look. Fireflies. Can you really see by that light? With these fireflies, I save quite a bit on lamp oil. I just have to catch new ones often and replace them as needed, so they don't die trapped inside. (Yi Zhi consulted with Wu Xian.) You can read? What's that you're writing? I'm copying a book. Where's the book? I've memorized it. My hand's getting sore. Thank you. When I was little, my mother often took me out to catch fireflies. There are fireflies in Sheng'an too? Of course. You're so far from home, my lady. Your mother must be worried. Perhaps you should - head home soon... - That's none of your business! If you want to stay out here and enjoy the cool air, take this to keep mosquitoes and other bugs away. Why are the mosquitoes biting me and not you? Probably because you haven't burned any herbal incense. I've been burning storax incense in my room. I even hung up mosquito-repellent sachets. Those won't work against Lingnan's venomous insects. You need a slow-burning cord made from herbs you prepare yourself. Light one before bed. Then why wasn't there one in my room? Your attendants threw them all out. Don't scratch it. What is it? You've got a bug bite on your face. Try putting some of this herbal balm on it. The swelling should go down soon. It does smell a little unpleasant, but give it a try. A little to the left. To the right. Left. Up a little, to the left. I can't see it! You do it. Here. Hurry up. Th-there. What are you laughing at? Nothing. My face must look ridiculous after you put that on! No. Not at all. Yan Shang! How dare you make fun of me! I... (Yi Zhi consulted with Wu Xian.) That rain came out of nowhere. The rain here never gives you any warning. You should get out of the rain, my lady. (Duke of Zhao's Residence) Another sleepless night, my lady? I want to wash up and get dressed. Just a moment, my lady. I'll get everything ready. Everything's ready, my lady. (What's going on?) (Why is everything wet?) My lady, I'll go take a look. My lady! My lady! My lady! Somehow, your chest of cosmetics got wet in the rain! (It's all because your roof leaked in the middle of the night!) (You're just trying to bully us!) My lady, the Yan family's roof was leaking! Did anyone force you to stay in our leaky house? That's enough, brother! - Serves you right! - Brother! How dare you speak to me like that! - I... I'll say what I want! - Brother! What's wrong with that? Brother! - Stop it, brother! - (You!) Don't hurt him! Move aside! My brother hasn't done anything wrong! Why do you look ready to kill him? Who said I was going to kill your brother? I'm disciplining my own servants! You're going to attack someone over some rouge? Is a servant's life worth less than a few pots of rouge? I said, get out of my way! Don't you understand? No! Thank you, my lady! Thank you for sparing me! I entrusted that chest to you for safekeeping. Now that you've messed up, you think you can pin it on the Yans and I'll let you off? You bunch of fools! Do you take me for an idiot too? Forgive us, my lady! It was our fault! We were careless! Everyone responsible for this report to Fang Tong for a whipping. I thought you were going to... You thought I was a spoiled tyrant who kills people on a whim? You're right. That's exactly the kind of person I am. My lady. I don't need your help. Rain can come out of nowhere this time of year. I'll get an umbrella, then. Miss. Was that rouge very expensive? It's not about the money. It was precious to her. You wouldn't understand. You're right. I really don't understand what happened this morning. Could you help me make sense of it? That rouge... She takes it everywhere she goes. She can barely bring herself to use it. And now it's all ruined. You men would never understand. Is that all there is to it? The rest is none of your business. You'd better hurry and apologize to my lady. She's really furious today. Thank you for the advice. But she's still angry now. Perhaps I should prepare a generous gift by way of apology and present it when she leaves, as a farewell gift too. I just wonder... When is she planning to leave? Well... I'll ask her for you. Thank you. Yan Shang! Listen carefully! I love traveling far from home, and I love staying in your shabby house! I'll stay as long as I please! Cross me again, and you'll get far worse than a slap! I might even tear your entire house to the ground. Bring me another jar of wine. After all that, I doubt she'll leave that easily now. With a temper like hers, if she stays much longer, there could be serious trouble. Just who is this woman? Xiaozhou. I need to get to the local school. Our brother can be rather careless. Please keep a close eye on things at home. Sure. (Diligent Study, Steadfast Practice) A gentleman follows the Way, but may give up halfway. I could never bring myself to stop. A gentleman holds fast to the Middle Way. Though he lives in obscurity, he has no regrets. Only a sage can achieve this. In my opinion, (Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.) Whether the Way prevails or not, a man born into this world should serve the people and keep the peace, be loyal to his ruler and country. That is what a true man should do. And you, Shang? What do you think? Master, I have no desire to pursue strange, obscure ways. Nor could I live in seclusion, unknown to the world. Those things feel far beyond me. They're not beyond you. You simply haven't found your own Way yet. ♪Moonlight shimmers upon the pond♪ ♪Riding a bamboo horse past the red pond♪ ♪The water's too deep to cross♪ ♪A maiden rows to fetch her love♪ (Diligent Study, Steadfast Practice) (Yan Shang, we're off!) (Heading home. We'll take our leave.) Yan Shang, have you finished copying my book? All done. Yan Shang, have you finished my policy essay? Take a look and see if it's all right. No need. Everything you ghostwrite is excellent. Here. Your payment. - (Let's go.) - (Go.) (Let's go!) Yan Shang. I have to go now. Mind clearing my desk for me? Sure. Liu Wenji, what'd you hit me for? Shang works for the local school, not for you. You've got plenty of servants at home. Why not have them clean up after you? (Liu Wenji, Son of the Shaozhou Prefect, Yan Shang's Classmate) Wenji. It's no big deal. No need to get upset. (Diligent Study, Steadfast Practice) The more accommodating you are, the more they'll walk all over you. I promise you, even if you beat them all up tomorrow, as long as I'm around, you can still work and study here. All right. Then I'll beat them all up tomorrow. Even without me, they'd never let you leave. What would anyone do without you? Yesterday, I was copying official documents for my father. I read this month's latest copy of the court bulletin. Anything major happening lately? Nothing major. But there was one rather interesting little story. Apparently, Princess Danyang is a devoted daughter. She traveled all the way from Sheng'an to Mount Lufu to pray for the late Empress and perform rites for her soul. By my reckoning, she should be in Lingnan by now. Every prefecture along the route has prepared a grand welcome. After all, she's now His Majesty's only beloved daughter. But guess what? What? Not a single prefecture has seen her. Strange, isn't it? (So she's Princess Danyang.) (Then forgive me, Your Highness.) (Merit Through the Ages) (Our humble home) (is no place for someone of your royal standing.) (And my family can't afford any more trouble.) (Santu County Office) What do you want? Sir, something strange happened to me today. After giving it some thought, I decided I should report it to the magistrate. What's so strange about it? I was passing through Caimei Ridge today when I came across a carriage. There was a lady inside who claimed to be Princess Danyang. (Chen Da, Santu County Bailiff) She'd gotten lost in the mountains and was looking for someone from the prefectural office. (Merit Through the Ages) Princess Danyang? Are you sure you heard that right? I think that's what I heard. (Zhang Renjing, Captain of the Shence Army) This journey has completely worn me out. I'm lucky you've taken such good care of me. Oh, think nothing of it! Once you arrive in Sheng'an, Captain, and catch Lord Yu's eye, you'll have a brilliant career ahead of you! Oh, I wouldn't count on that. Lord Yu is a man of great stature! (Zheng Chengqing, County Magistrate) If he even recognizes me, I'd consider myself blessed beyond belief. You're too modest, Captain. What do you think you're doing? Can't you see the captain's here? I've found a lead on Princess Danyang's whereabouts. Are you certain? Absolutely certain! Someone spotted her at Caimei Ridge! Your Honor, once you find the princess tomorrow, invite her to stay at our county office. Then the prefect himself will surely pay us a visit! Gather a troop of men at once. Prepare some lavish gifts. I'll pay my respects to Her Highness myself tomorrow. Yes, sir! Right away! Come, Captain. Another drink! No more, no more. I should get going. Can't afford to fall behind schedule. Of course, of course! Watch your step. All right, all right. No need to see me out. Okay. No need to come any farther. (Santu County Office Merit Through the Ages) (Santu County Office) Out of my way! (Santu County Office) Get lost! (Santu County Office) Go! (Merit Through the Ages) (It's him.) (He's actually still alive.) (Next Episode Preview) I want to get out of here. She's an honored guest from Sheng'an. She could give me that chance. You think groveling at her feet will send you soaring through the ranks? Better than living like you, hiding in this wretched backwater your whole life, shutting out the world like a coward! Have you no shame? ♪Be the ferry where you wait for the sun♪ ♪Be the blue silk that catches your tears♪ ♪Be the sleeve we held, worn by dust and years♪ ♪Let's conspire to grow old together♪ ♪Let me be a captive beast bound by the same lock as you♪ ♪Through trails of mud and blood; let grief drown in your eyes♪ ♪Soar with the wind; plunge into hellfire as one♪ ♪Burning bright as a song♪ ♪See how roses and green bamboo enchant♪ ♪Be the vow I make with all my heart♪ ♪If we say forever, then forever it shall be♪ ♪Not a single hour less♪ ♪However deep the snow, I'll wait if you're there♪ ♪We'll be gods above, or wandering souls♪ ♪In heaven or the underworld, you're all I need♪ ♪If we can stay, let's return to the village of our first meeting♪ ♪May time be free of fear and pain; boats rock, lights fade, seasons turn♪ ♪You're the only one I need♪ ♪Sharp winds or fierce rain, nothing can break us♪ ♪Be mine in this world; be mine in this life♪ ♪My last untouched innocence♪ ♪If only we could return to the village where we first met♪ ♪Stay by me; help me forget the frozen dream of last night♪ ♪Fireflies glow, flowers kiss our lips; just us, through dawn and dusk♪ ♪May time be free of fear and pain; boats rock, lights fade, seasons turn♪ ♪You're the only one I need♪ ♪By your side, through joy and pain, is that eternity?♪ ♪Till fireworks flood the town♪ ♪Till the lake is still and clear♪ ♪You're the only one I need♪ (No animals were harmed or mistreated in production.)