The Story of Ming Lan (知否知否应是绿肥红瘦)

The Story of Ming Lan

Episode 67

That's Cheng Garden's direction.

It's not certain.

It's too dark out and it's hard to see.

Lichong. Lichong!

Sumon all the male runners of the manor and bring the fire extinguishing equipment.

All come with me. - Yes.

What are you trying to do?

I will go take a look.

Wife, I must go see it.

It's not even certain it is Cheng Garden.

Even if it, it's the marquis manor.

They will have their own fire rescuers.

Why is he still not here?

This is the inner courtyard. He can't come in with runners.

That's right. You're right. So I'll take a look outside.

Husband. Husband!

Push. Push.

I can see the baby's head.

What's wrong outside?

Nothing. It's nothing.

It's fine, Big Madam. I see the baby's head.

Breathe and push hard.

She can see the head.

Lichong! Lichong!

Yuanruo.

Come, give me a bucket. - Yuanruo!

Where are you going all in a fret?

Mother. Cheng Garden's on fire. I am going to help rescue.

You saw it and the Fire House would have seen it too.

The fire rescue team will go there so what use for you to go?

But it's already burning!

Don't forget your status and position.

You are already married.

Running to the marquis manor in the dark. What propriety!

Mother. Am I supposed to watch our relative burned to death alive and not help?

Relative? You deem them your relative?

We were a relative of Gu House.

Heng'er, you don't go.

Your wife might get scared seeing the fire, so you stay with her.

You guys go. Go.

Father. She's very safe at home. Why would she need company?

I'm going.

Father.

Let me just go see that she's fine and I'll be right back.

Can you block the mouths of the world?

Father!

When I needed to speak clearly and direct to her,

I did not. When I needed to wager all for her,

I also didn't and she suffered so much gossip and chilling words by my account.

Can't I just go rescue her once?

Loufu has her husband and the governor has his wife.*

You go and it will just incite more tongue-wagging.

If that Gu Marquis were here, I wouldn't need to go.

But she's very pregnant and her manor is on fire.

Mother. We at least were once acquaintances.

And you've given her a bracelet and told her to be my sister.

Mother. Even if it's just a total stranger,

would you bear to see them die without helping?

Yuanruo. - Go!

Yuanruo!

Fire!

Help rescue fire.

Work harder. Come.

The fire's getting bigger.

Hurry, hurry.

Harder.

Hurry and rescue the fire.

Hurry, hurry.

Push hard, Big Madam.

It's out. Out!

Big Madam.

It's out!

Oh, it's a boy.

A big fat boy.

Slow.

Let me see him.

Bring him for her to see.

Here, Big Madam.

The baby's too cute!

Alright.

Alright.

Fat boy.

Everyone, everyone will get a reward.

Thank you, Big Madam for the reward.

You all contributed!

Go die!

Come!

Move!

Move!

Move!

You wench!

You, you!

Move! Who dares to come!

Pull her away.

Move!

Master.

You're back.

I'm back.

You're back!

They said . . . they said you were injured.

I . . . I thought you died.

My heart shattered.

I'm back. I'm back.

Everything's fine now that you're back.

Look.

Child.

Is it a boy or a girl?

What a big fire!

I don't know how my sixth sister is doing.

She's pregnant too.

How is it?

Reporting to Big Madam.

Words on the street say Marchioness delivered a boy safely and Marquis is back.

What? Delivered a boy?

Yes.

They say her due date was around now.

What a coincidence that the madam of Gu House delivered today in the big fire.

And Gu Marquis even saved her amid the big fire.

The words are spread all over the streets. That Gu Marquis came back just in time.

It's burned like this and she can still give birth?

Look at Dad.

Look at how much he looks like me.

I birthed him. He looks like me.

He looks like me. Oh my.

Look at how he looks exactly like me. He looks like me.

In the future, he will surely become a leader!

I already thought it through.

If this child likes martial arts in the future,

I can invite as many martial masters for him as available.

If he wants to master in scholarship,

I plan to hand him to your second brother.

My brother-in-law.

What?

You're going to hand him to my second brother, Changbai?

You . . . why would you?

How can you be so cruel-hearted?

This? Why couldn't I?

My second brother's temperament. It's not like you don't know.

We can't bear to be hard on him so we let another be hard on him.

Right?

When he's grown, he'll surely hate you for some time.

He won't. Right?

When did you get back?

I saw our house on fire from the street .

So I rushed to come back on horse.

Yes. The house was on fire.

- I should have came back sooner. - How did Aunt Kang come in?

Someone must have used the chaos as opportunity.

Rong girl. Where's Rong?

Rong is fine.

Xian girl is such a good child.

She saw the fire and she disregarded her mother stopping her,

and sent all the hands and feet to come and help rescue the fire.

Now, Rong girl is sitting well in her room.

Don't worry now.

They said you met an assassin.

I was so scared.

Your Darling Second is so brave and mighty.

A few assassins and I already sent them off.

So don't worry.

You just birthed the child so you should sleep well.

You don't go again.

I won't go.

I'm not going anywhere. I'll stay with you guys.

Hurry. Get water.

Fire. Fire.

Here.

Here, come, come.

Fire. Hurry.

Fire. Hurry and come.

Don't rush.

Oh my world.

- Tingwei? - Third Young Master!

- Slow down. Don't rush. - Third!

- Tingwei! - Big Madam.

Third Young Master!

Tingwei! Are you alright?

Third Young Master.

- He's fine, right? - Thanks to Buddha.

Child, hurry and get up. This might collapse and shatter on you.

I'll move out and set my own house.

Third Young Master! - What nonsense is this?

Big Madam.

Third Young Master's place will need to be renovated.

Maybe he should go and stay in eldest young master's old place.

Wait till I move out,

and if you miss me, Mother, you can come visit me.

If you don't want to, never mind then!

Where are you going?

You, if you move out, you won't come back?

I don't think I can live here any longer.

Third Young Master.

After I move out, you and Second Brother.

Fight if you want and go at it if you want.

I have no say in it anyway!

And I don't care anymore!

Third Young Master.

I raised that child so diligently. Why is he . . .