Nothing Gold Can Stay (那年花开月正圆)

Your medication kept me up for half the night

and you're asking me if I feel better

Get out!

Zhou Ying

Master is asking for you.

Ok

Quickly.

Second Master, you're asking for me?

Stand where I can see you

I've fired Dr. Wang Zheng Gu

From now on, you can attend to my injuries

Hmm...

I could attend to you...

...But I have some conditions

You cannot hit me or yell at me

That's right...

And I want good food, good drinks, And no chores

I'll whip you to death, you know?

Come and whip me then

If you can get up, I will let you do so

I...

Second master

If there's nothing else, I'm leaving

Hey, hold up stop right there

Do you believe I will kick you out?

Just you...

If I don't show you my power, you won't know who the young master is

Ling Long

Come here!

What is it second master?

Go get Duan Ma here to kick this maid out of our household

Oh, alright.

Wait, hold up

Don't call Duan Ma here anymore

Why not?

What were your conditions again?

Eat, drink, play, stay happy

I promise

You're not kicking me out anymore?

Nope

Why?

You don't need to know why

But you just said you will

It's alright, stop wasting your breath

I promise you no hitting, no yelling, and will let you eat & drink good, and won't let you do chores

OK, now bring your ointment and apply it for me

The Ministry of Households just added a new order

for ten thousand sheets of ointment

Just offer the same price as last year

But I heard that the Shen family

already offered theirs in advance

They bid 70% of our usual price

Isn't that lower than their cost?

Yes

Shen Sihai is losing his cool

But a single order of ointments

would only return a profit of a few thousands taels

Why would the Shen family go through such trouble

If it's not for the money, then it's for face

If that's the case...

Why don't we let him have it?

Then where does that leave the face of the East House of Wu?

Father, you've already experienced so much, yet you still can't look past your pride?

I can look past it...

...but I can't put it down

Alright, then

I have another suggestion

This one

You can't change your mind

It should have been in this one!

Play again?

One more round

This time go slower

No problem

Watch carefully

No, this one

Pay up!

Try again

No more, tomorrow

Don't be cocky, we play when I say so

Are you the boss or am I the boss?

Do you believe I will whip you?

Where are you going?

I'm going to go grab the whip

Let's see who will whip whom?

I'm just joking, I won't whip you

Come here, chat with me

Come here

have some seeds

What do you want to listen to today?

Lets talk about you

Where did you came from? What do your parents do?

Can't talk about that

Why?

If I do, people will die

Seriously?

The truth is

I...

...am a princess from the palace

My dad is the Emperor

My mom is the Empress

I was secretly stolen out of the palace

After that,

I was forced to roam the lands

You're lying to me

Of course I'm lying

Tell me the truth

OK OK

My dad isn't the Emperor

But...

...a wolf

Wolf?

I was abandoned

Dumped in the mountains at birth

It was a wolf that raised me

Do I look gullible?

I'm not the one lying to you

Then who is it?

My adopted father

He told me all these stories

I don't know who my real parents are

Where is your adopted father now?

I don't know

Ever since he sold me to your household

I haven't seen him once

Don't worry

As long as I'm here, you can stay in the Shen household your whole life

My whole life?

As long as you act more kindly

and don't be so wild

I won't mistreat you

Get your paws off me

Lunch time!

Coming!

Xing was able to sit up yesterday

without screaming in pain

Looks like Dr. Wang is has some talent

It hasn't been Dr. Wang for a while

Apparently Dr. Wang's medicine worked too slowly

but one of Xing's maids had an alternate prescription

that was much more effective

Really?

Then we should reward her well

I will keep it in mind

You know...

If Xing can change his ways after this,

at least this beating won't be for nothing

Hopefully

I have been thinking...

Xing is getting older now

He should have someone soon

That way, he would stop his escapades at the brothel

With someone at his side to talk to him

and advise him

he will gradually mature

Mother is right

Then you can keep an eye out

for a suitable maid

and get Xing to take her in

OK, I will

Give it to me!

You dare play me

Mercy, mercy, mercy

Give me!

The young master gave this to me!

Yes or no? Don't waste your breath

Here, here, here

Mercy, mercy, ma'am

Then let's choose Zhou Ying

Her?

She's not appropriate

How so?

That girl just came

she has no regard for etiquette

and she is wild

Mom, you're letting me choose. If I choose, then I want Zhou Ying

Choosing what?

Older brother

We're talking about betrothing someone to your brother

Oh, such a minor thing, just let Mother take care of it

How is your injury?

Nearly recovered

Listen

you better not fool around anymore after you've recovered fully

It's time to do something meaningful

What's meaningful?

Learning to do business

You and Father can do business, I would just be a nuisance

Then go study

Father and I were discussing it a few days ago

If our family had someone in government

then we would not be in our current state

Big brother, why don't you write for a government position?

I don't have the brains for it

Exactly, so you understand. If you don't even have the brains for it, I don't either

Then what DO you want to do?

I just want to eat, drink, play, and laugh

and live my whole life without a care

Mom, look at him

Xing is angering you on purpose