Princess Pearl 2 (2/48) [ENG CHN SUB] 1999 Huan Zhu Ge Ge II - 还珠格格第二部第02集

Season Two Episode Two with English Subtitles. Princess Pearl enjoyed the highest viewership of any television drama in Chinese history. Read below to understand XiaoYanZi's word plays and puns.

Princess Returning Pearl, or My Fair Princess, is a Chinese television series adapted from Chiung Yao's novel series. Produced by Hunan TV, the series centres around the legend of Huan Zhu Ge Ge during the reign of Qianlong Emperor.
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Note on XiaoYanZi's "Word Play and Puns":

1. Exchange between XiaoYanZi and Emperor (09:57 - 10:06)
Yáng Fèng Yīn Wéi (阳奉阴违) is an idiom that means outward devotion but inner opposition. The Emperor used the idiom to describe XiaoYanZi's feigning compliance to the etiquette of kneeling since she was wearing "easy kneel" pads. 10:02 XiaoYanZi misunderstood the idiom as Yáng á Yīn á (羊啊鹰啊) which literally means sheep (Yáng,羊) and eagle (Yīn, 鹰).

2. Exchange between XiaoYanZi and ZiWei (34:35 - 34:50)
"狗嘴里吐不出象牙" pronounced as "Gǒu Zuǐ Lǐ Tǔ Bù Chū Xiàng Yá"
Literal meaning: "Ivory cannot be spit out from a dog's mouth"
Explanation: Good words will not be spoken from a bad person's mouth.
In the above exchange, ZiWei borrowed the proverb to refer to XiaoYanZi as a dog, because XiaoYanZi earlier had used a similar sounding proverb to describe herself as possibly a natural and eloquent orator.

3. Exchange between Qing'Er and XiaoYanZi (31:10 - 31:45)
At 31:10, Erkang described Qing'Er as the Queen Dowager's favorite person (Hóng Rén, 红人). 'Hóng' (红) on its own also carries the meaning of the colour 'red'. At 31:28, Qing'Er replied the courtesy by describing ZiWei as everyone's favorite person by slightly modifying the original word 'Hóng Rén' to 'Zǐ Rén'. Qing'Er replaced the word Hóng (red color) with the word Zǐ (purple color, 紫) because it is a clever word play using Zǐ (紫) found in ZiWei's name (紫薇). Zǐ (紫) also carries the meaning of purple and thus serve as an excellent word replacement for 'Hóng' (红). XiaoYanZi misheard the word Zǐ Rén (紫人, favorite person) as Zhǐ Rén (纸人, paper person), which literally means a person (人) made from paper (纸).
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ZiWei salutes the Queen Dowager

Propitiousness to Queen Dowager.

ZiWei salutes Imperial Father

Queen and Consort Ling

XiaoYanZi salutes the Queen Dowager

Propitiousness to Queen Dowager

and Imperial Father, Queen and Consort Ling

propitiousness.

Raise your heads and let me take a look.

Do rise.

We thank the Queen Dowager.

I just heard stories about you two

I didn't expect during my 6 months of absence,

the Palace would be so lively.

I must have missed lots of great fun.

Granny, you are so right.

You should not have lived like a Buddhist.

You missed ErTai's wedding celebrations

and Tibetan chieftian martial arts competition.

You missed that too!

I meant to say...

Replying to the Queen Dowager

You have really missed many exciting events.

Imperial Mother

That's XiaoYanZi being who she is.

She still hasn't learnt proper etiquette.

Because she is innocent and naive,

I didn't strictly discipline her.

You shouldn't hold a fuss against her.

I heard you were orphaned.

How did you manage to live before coming here?

Do I speak the truth?

It's you I am asking.

Don't look around for help.

Replying to the Queen Dowager

I engaged in various kinds of livelihood as

entertainer, pole climber and banner acrobat.

Occasionally, swindle...

What did you say? Climb what? Sell what?

Uh oh, did I say something wrong?

I probably should have lied.

What should I do now?

I couldn't get that. Can you repeat that?

I wasn't "that"... there was no "that"

I really didn't say anything like "that".

Why are you talking like that about that?

"What" about talking like "that" about "that"?

Replying to the Queen Dowager

XiaoYanZi's words can't convey what she means.

She meant she is skilled in some martial arts

So her livelihood relied on kungfu display

in banner acrobatics and pole climbing.

Those are names of the performances.

Exactly...

If Granny is interested someday...

If Queen Dowager, you are...

Wrong. I left out "Replying to Queen Dowager"

Replying to Queen Dowager, if it interests you

I can perform all of the acts for you.

Perhaps I am too old and unable to

'parry' your naivety ('hold my own against')

How can that be possible?

Pole climbing, banner acrobatic are performances

There is not need for "sparring". (vs 'parry')

You... er wrong. Queen Dowager, you...

Wrong. Replying to the Queen Dowager, you

only need to watch the performances.

I will display in front of you and

always remain a safe distance from you.

Granny, you... Queen Dowager, you...

Replying to the Queen Dowager, you...

I'm too nervous and can't speak properly.

Can I instead address you as "Granny"?

The three words "Lao Fo Ye"

are awkward to speak coherently.

I'm repeating errors.

Let me call you "Granny"

I can't understand you at all.

I...

Replying to Dowager, XiaoYanZi took care of

many homeless old folks before coming here.

She calls old ladies there "Granny".

For her to call others as "Granny"

is actually the most familial kind of address.

Your motherly and affable look caused her

to forget you are the lofty Queen Dowager.

Exactly... that's right...

Queen Dowager, you too are a human being

and don't resemble "Fo Ye". ("Buddha")

A "Fo Ye" figurine found in a Buddhist temple

is made from stone or clay.

It is completely unlike you who is

flesh and blood capable of talking and smiling.

XiaoYanZi,

Don't display originality and stand out.

Everyone calls the Dowager as 'Lao Fo Ye'.

You follow the same address.

What did you say?

What is "Xin Cai Jiu Cai, Yi Zhi Liang Zhi"?

That's enough.

I have sort of understood who is HuanZhu GeGe.

ZiWei

You were following your mother's last wish

to look for Emperor at Beijing?

Yes

Isn't it strange your mother asked you to

enter the capital to look for Imperial Father?

How can she be sure you can enter the Palace?

Why didn't she come herself before she died?

Instead, she let a young lady

travel alone to Beijing?

I'm now really confused.

Can you offer an explanation?

Replying to the Queen Dowager

ZiWei... ZiWei doesn't know

ZiWei guesses that my mother had waited

too long and didn't dare to come to Beijing.

She probably lost confidence in herself.

She lost confidence in herself

but she has faith in you?

That's really weird.

Imperial mother,

That's all in the past

An investigation is not needed now.

Yes, I'm afraid even an investigation now

can't reveal the truth as well.

I admit you are born with a clean look.

I heard she is engaged to ErKang

Yes

It wasn't easy to be conferred a GeGe.

Why rush to be engaged?

The Queen Dowager may be unaware that

ZiWei GeGe had accompanied the Emperor

on an incognito tour of the countryside.

During the journey,

she became "closely attached" to ErKang.

Emperor saw they were an "innocent couple"

and gave his nod to make them whole.

'Closely attached'?

'Innocent couple'?

Now that you've entered the Imperial Palace

and conferred the rank of a GeGe,

you should carefully manage your behavior.

Don't emulate your Mother's

wanton defect of character.

ZiWei will carefully comply with instructions.

The two of you are from the common folk.

Don't import into the Imperial Palace

shady affairs from the commoners.

ZiWei understood.

HuanZhu GeGe...

appears sort of dissatisfied. Am I right?

Don't hold back saying what you think.

I'm asking you! Why are you shaking your head?!

If that's what you want, I will talk.

You asked for it. It's not that I want to speak.

I dare not be dissatisfied.

I know you are the Queen Dowager

whose words are more divine than edicts.

Commoners like us can only comply with edicts.

If you think shady affairs only

exclusively occur among us commoners,

then I think there are even more

shady and dubious affairs in the Palace.

How rude... Kneel!

Kneeling is no big deal.

Anyway, we have equipped ourselves

with "quilt" before coming. I'm not afraid.

Queen Dowager

Something is strange about that HuanZhu GeGe.

There is something odd on her knee.

RongMoMo GuiMoMo

- Go check her knees. - Zha!

Replying to Queen Dowager, your lowly servant

dares not touch HuanZhu GeGe.

She will badly beat up and bruise my face.

I didn't know in the past but

I have learnt hard lessons many times.

What's that? You dare to physically resist?

The two MoMo(s) are under my orders,

they represent me. How dare you resist?

If I don't resist,

I will surely be taken advantage of.

I can't always be on the receiving end

of a beating without resistance.

Okay enough, don't research my knee anymore.

I will let everyone see.

Take a good look... this is called "easy kneel".

It's my invention.

Kneeling occurs too frequently in the Palace

If the knee is not well protected,

everyone will become crippled.

XiaoYanZi

You are poor at studies

but excel at trickery.

I forbid you to wear this in the future.

Kneeling is a form of etiquette

which needs no protection.

You are feigning compliance to etiquette.

Imperial Father, you are showing off

your eloquent rhetoric again.

What do you mean by "Yáng á Yīn á"?

I am neither a "sheep" nor "eagle".

I may be a swallow, but I can never

fly away from Imperial Father's palms.

I need not be prudent in using "easy kneel"

because I make errors too often, and so

chances of me kneeling are very high.

My "mouth" always lands me in trouble but

it's my "knee" that is implicated and damaged.

Shut up already!

RongMoMo GuiMoMo, bring that

"easy kneel" over here.

I want to see for myself what "they" are.

Afterwards, harshly discipline her for me.

I wonder if she still dares to resist again.

Zha!

Don't touch me... Don't touch me!

Don't touch? It's not up to you.

Get off me

ZiWei, egress is the best of "72 stratagems".

It's wiser not to suffer an immediate loss

and receive another round of beating.

XiaoYanZi, you can't. Come back now! Now...

Who are you? Why are you so desperate?

I say... who are you?

I am QingEr.

What "Qing Er Yu Er"?

You must be the new Palace maid.

You must be careful in the future

I don't have time to talk further.

A Granny is over there

who is very difficult to deal with

and continually finding faults with us.

It's important you run for your life.

I can't drag you into trouble.

ZiWei, ZiWei hurry come out... ZiWei.

Guards, detain HuanZhu GeGe.

Hurry, what's this? What's happening?

She is over here...

Where is she...

On top...

Hurry...

Imperial Father, why are you doing this?

You promised earlier we need not follow

"imperial etiquette" on meeting nobles.

You don't mean what you say,

so how can we trust you again?

This is really an outrageous insolence!

How did this wild lass become a GeGe?

Queen Dowager, this is only minor.

During your absence, major disturbances

were playing out one after another.

What's happening?

How did this happen even after

we had coached her for half-a-day?

Imperial Father, you neither help nor rescue me.

You are a changed person

after the return of Dowager.

XiaoYanZi, no more fooling around.

Get down from there now.

Emperor, this is scandalous.

SaiWei SaiGuang

Don't hold back against her... Detain her!

Imperial Father, I and Erkang will catch her.

Even Imperial Father has to somewhat

avoid taboos in the presence of Queen Dowager.

You can't be protected. Playtime is over.

Don't fool around. Get down now.

It will be grave if this gets out of hand. Go.

Queen Dowager... Imperial Father

XiaoYanZi is here to admit her mistake

and beg for forgiveness. Please show mercy.

This kind of GeGe is really

an outrageous freak and eye opener to me.

Queen Dowager, ZiWei on

behalf of XiaoYanZi admits her mistake.

Please don't pursue the matter further.

We entered the Palace only recently and

inevitably will be unfamiliar with etiquette.

We didn't intend to offend you.

Queen Dowager, please be lenient.

ZiWei gives thanks to your lenient hand.

Imperial Mother, don't be angry.

These two girls deserve to be punished

but given they came to the Palace recently,

etiquette have not been familiarised.

Let them properly reflect upon themselves.

Two of you quickly kowtow and admit

your mistakes. Go back and learn etiquette.

ZiWei knows our mistakes and

gives a kowtow to the Queen Dowager.

I don't care if a GeGe like you

have many backers defending you.

Today, I have to punish you. Guards!

Escort HuanZhu GeGe over to my CiNing Palace,

I will personally discipline this girl.

Queen Dowager, please assuage your wrath.

Please be magnanimous.

Queen Dowager, you have just returned

but the Palace is now a chaotic mess.

Wouldn't you tire yourself?

I think this HuanZhu GeGe is pretty fun.

You see, while she was on the rock garden top

jumping up and down, it caused

everyone came to see the lively action.

When was the Palace ever so fun before?

You should treat this matter as

HuanZhu GeGe's novel approach

to welcome and cheer you up.

Isn't it good that you have some fun?

Could it be you really

wanted to be angry with her?

You should know that if you are angry,

no one in the Palace would be at ease.

Why should you let everyone

be unhappy like you?

So QingEr's opinion is

I should let the matter rest?

Queen Dowager, of course let the matter rest.

Look, the two GeGe(s) are so frightened.

They are afterall new arrivals to the Palace

and not deeply familiar with you.

They may not know your good intentions

and fail to see your benevolence.

Your big heart and buddha-like kindness

could be misunderstood by them.

Wouldn't it be more harm than good for you?

Alright. Forget it then...

QingEr spinned a long story

to intercede for the two of you.

For QingEr's sake,

I will spare the two of you today.

Okay, don't kneel here. You can leave.

Quickly show your gratitude and

go back reflect behind closed doors.

We thank the grace of Queen Dowager.

We thank the grace of Imperial Father.

Who was that QingEr? Who is backing her?

How can an insignificant Palace maid like her

be so popular in front of the Queen Dowager?

She's not a Palace maid; she's a GeGe.

Is she also the daughter of Imperial Father?

She's not a daughter of the Emperor;

She's the daughter of Prince Yu of the First Rank.

Prince Yu was killed in action ten years ago.

His wife also shortly died for her love.

She is the only daughter of Prince Yu.

The Dowager saw she was pitiful and

since then has raised her up in the Palace.

So she is the Queen Dowager's confidant.

Correct. Not only confidant but family too.

Dowager can't bear to leave her and likes

her in the same way Imperial Father likes you.

Not because of any specific reason

but the Dowager just sincerely likes her.

Imperial Father doesn't like me.

He didn't help us when

the Dowager was bullying us.

I am fuming mad because of that,

yet you still claim he likes me.

Don't blame Imperial Father:

he has always been defending us.

If not for Imperial Father, we will be slapped.

Why are they so interested in slapping others?

That Queen Dowager also likes to slap others.

There is already a RongMoMo

but now comes another GuiMoMo.

Are those MoMo(s) mentally unsound?

Will they become immortals after slapping us?

What exactly happened just now?

How did the questioning become out of control?

The Dowager made things difficult for you?

Was there a slapping session?

Why were the two of you slapped? ZiWei.

Go away... I want you to leave.

Don't come to my ShuFangZhai in the future.

I can't plead my innocence to accusations.

Make yourself clear.

Don't push me away and keep to yourself.

What exactly did Queen Dowager say?

Did she pick on you?

I thought we had a long discussion session

over how to kowtow, kneel and speak?

Were they all useless or mistakes were made?

Anyway, mistakes were made no matter

what was said or what was done.

Not saying a word was treated as a mistake.

Not doing anything was also treated as a mistake.

If they nitpick, we can never be right.

We can only be sure of making errors.

What can we do then?

I'm fine with the Dowager for not understanding

me since my zodiac conflicts with the Palace.

But she has gone too far to nitpick at ZiWei.

What did she nit-pick you about?

Don't talk about it.

Two of you please leave ShuFangZhai now.

5th Prince, return to your JingYang Palace.

ErKang, return to the officials' reception room.

Beware the Emperor may be looking for you.

Emperor knows I will be here.

I was ordered to protect ShuFangZhai.

The more you try to "protect",

the more "dangerous" it becomes for me.

If you really care for me, then don't

pester me and come to ShuFangZhai too often.

I understand. The Queen made things difficult by

bringing up our personal conduct and integrity.

The Dowager and Queen sang the same tune?

I knew this would happen.

Everyone will be fraught with bad dreams

the longer we delay our marriages.

5th Prince, we have to plea the Emperor

to arrange a date for our marriages.

If not, our lives will be miserable.

Exactly... I will go and plead tomorrow.

You must not go.

Imperial Father had mentioned that he

can't bear to see us get married too early.

If you plead him now, the Dowager will think

that the two of us can't wait to get married.

This would make us even more ashamed.

That's simply illogical. ZiWei marrying Erkang

is 'marrying out'. I can appreciate it if

Imperial Father can't bear to see ZiWei leave.

But XiaoYanZi is 'marrying within' the Palace.

XiaoYanZi is only moving her residence from

ShuFangZhai to my JingYang Palace.

Why not hold the marriage?

You have no idea? I know.

Why?

Imperial Father is aware that I get along

very well with ZiWei and we are inseparable.

That's why he allowed us to stay

in ShuFangZhai for 2 more years.

What's your hurry? Have a little patience.

I'm angry now.

The Queen Dowager, like the Queen,

both hate us and are hard to deal with.

If I were to be married to you,

wouldn't I have to face her everyday?

I don't want that, thus I will not marry you.

What nonsense are you spouting?

It wasn't easy for us to be together now.

There's no other option for you.

You are destined to be my woman.

Maybe not. Don't be too sure.

Are you at loggerheads

with the Dowager or with me?

Miss, was the Dowager really that terrible?

She must have embarrassed you?

This won't do. I won't allow you

to be aggreived in the Palace.

If 5th Prince won't plead, I will.

Don't plead! If you plead,

I will ignore you for the rest of my life.

Are you purposely making me anxious and afraid?

Are you unwilling to spend your life with me?

I was anxious and afraid for you in the past

when your identity was unconfirmed.

Now that your identity is revealed,

I remain anxious and afraid.

I'm begging you.

Let's put an end to such anxious days.

Imperial Father treats me so well.

Even if I have any greivances,

I am willing to swallow them. Since you

understand me well, then don't trouble me

and add to my external pressure.

Unless, you don't care about my self esteem?

I care too much; that's why I'm very worried

about your personal gains and losses.

Both of us lead such bitter lives!

It wasn't easy to be engaged,

yet we are still tortured from deep worries.

Emperor, HuanZhu GeGe just now made a scene

in the Imperial Garden. I didn't say much

due to the presence of so many consorts.

I will now speak the plain truth since

there is only mother and son here.

These two girls are really weird.

What exactly moved you

to show them so much tolerance?

Imperial Mother, with regards to ZiWei

I had let down her mother and so

I am very apologetic to her. In addition,

she is educated, cultured, gentle, demure

and overall a very outstanding child.

As for XiaoYanZi, she is excessively irregular,

speaks before thinking and is exaggerated.

Because she is outspoken,

she often speaks most frankly from her heart.

Usually I can't hear such blunt words.

I am used to hearing shouts of

"long live Emperor" after so many years.

If I occasionally hear a few words of truth,

I would find them very valuable.

I understand. The Emperor has a generous heart.

This is the good fortune of our great Qing.

But she is still someone of unknown origin

who doesn't follow any rules.

Isn't it too ill-considered for you

to have engaged such a girl to 5th Prince?

The crown prince is not yet designated by you.

YongQi has the greatest potential.

If YongQi succeeds the throne in the future,

then XiaoYanZi will be the next Queen.

You think the present XiaoYanZi can be Queen?

Then, her past will have to be fully look into.

She is very reckless in both speech and action.

Can she be a motherly model for the country?

It's premature to talk about the heir apparent.

Even if YongQi is not the heir apparent,

he is at least a 'Prince of the First Rank'.

Can XiaoYanZi be a Imperial Princess Consort?

Imperial Mother is correct.

I have been indeed careless on this matter

and made an overly impulsive decision.

It's not too late as they are not married yet.

Marriage should be called off.

That's not a good idea. They are both engaged.

The Emperor's words can't be taken lightly.

I promise Imperial Mother that XiaoYanZi

will be taught well and be worthy of YongQi.

She was nervous and not her normal self today.

Is that so? I was informed by the Queen

thatshe was her "normal" self today,

and today also was how she performed "day-to-day".

It's that Queen again...

The Emperor shows favoritism to Consort Ling

You must not ignore the Queen.

The Queen is the Queen afterall.

We will slowly study again

the feasibility of their marriage.

As for ZiWei's marriage, we must also

take our time to make the decision.

Why?

Emperor, have you forgotten about QingEr?

She is afterall the offspring of First Prince Yu

and is a legitimate and proper GeGe.

Prince Yu's family is left with only QingEr.

She's been besides me for 10 years and

willingly hardworking without resentment.

The Emperor promised me a few years ago

a good husband will be found for QingEr.

If it was not ErKang, it will be ErTai.

Now that ErTai is a Tibetan Prince Consort,

the husband has to be ErKang.

There are other Imperial nobles suitable for

QingEr's marriage, including YongRong.

YongRong is too young and unsuitable for QingEr.

In my opinion, ErKang is highly talented

in both civil and military affairs. I like him.

For the sake of QingEr, I will reserve ErKang.

Propitiousness to Master Fu.

ErKang, how are you?

I have returned for a few days,

but didn't have time to chat with you.

It appears... many bizzare things happened.

You must have already heard.

Thank you just now for

helping us get out of trouble.

If not, the Queen Dowager would not have

so easily forgiven XiaoYanZi.

I didn't expect my trip to Mt Wutai with the

Queen Dowager was only a few days,

but it felt much longer and alot has changed.

ErKang, are you fine? Are you happy?

Yes, I'm fine. Very happy. You?

Still my usual self.

I'm not living a full life for myself

but only for the Queen Dowager.

There was no one I could talk to at Mt Wutai.

I have heard many stories after my return.

Honestly, I'm a little lost and sad I didn't

participate in your "earthshaking" events.

Really regrettable.

I heard bits and pieces of your stories from

everywhere; it was fragmented and incomplete.

When can you fill me in on the details?

When there is time, I will surely tell you.

These few days were indeed earthshaking.

I and 5th Prince both have found confidante

with whom we would spend the rest of our lives.

The ups and downs of life are really marvelous.

Sometimes I have to believe that

the fate of marriage is decided by Heaven.

Even though success is decided by Heaven,

planning lies with Man. Am I right?

XiaoYanZi, let's not go to JingYang Palace.

It's better we stick to the rules.

Out of the question. I'm nearly suffocated.

ErKang

Propitiousness to GeGe(s).

Where are you hurriedly going?

Is this Qing GeGe?

You can call me QingEr.

QingEr...

I had mistaken you for a Palace maid

previously when I crashed into you.

I didn't realise you were an authentic GeGe.

After you gibbered at length in front of

the Queen Dowager, she soon lost her temper.

You are indeed impressive!

ZiWei XiaoYanZi

You should get to know QingEr well.

She is the favorite of Queen Dowager.

We may need her future help in many areas.

I'm ZiWei. Please look after me.

I dare not. During my journey back,

I heard of the real-imposter GeGe story.

I had earlier heard a lot about

both your well-known reputations.

If I'm called the favorite of Queen Dowager,

then you are 'favorites' of everyone.

"Paper person"? I don't want to be made of paper.

I will be torn by the wind. I'm not that weak.

I need to leave first.

I have not yet completed the errants

tasked by the Queen Dowager.

Hence, I can't chat further.

You are probably settling your own affairs

as well, so I shall not hold you up.

We will have a longer conversation in the future.

I shall leave first. Goodbye.

Let's go find YongQi, shall we?

Two of you return first to ShuFangZhai;

I will find YongQi.

This few days, the Queen Dowager

has made us nervous throughout the day.

The opening of the Beijing Guesthouse

has also been delayed as a result.

The preparation of our gifts has stopped midway.

XiaoZhuoZi XiaoDengZi, hurry

close the door of the courtyard.

XiaoGuiZi XiaoShunZi all come and

continue today the preparation of the gifts.

GeGe, this is... not very good.

The Dowager has been eyeing us these few days.

We shouldn't be gathering together in a bunch.

If we are spotted by others, they will

accuse us of "servants mixing with masters".

Exactly. We should follow the rules.

GeGe, please spare us.

The Emperor has promised not to behead you,

but didn't promise not to behead us.

Exactly...

What's wrong with you people?

You have neither boldness nor courage,

which people of ShuFangZhai should possess.

That Queen Dowager had made me fuming mad;

even now, the anger has not subsided at all.

I would most likely suffocate if I don't

engage in outdoor activities.

If you don't want to collect my corpse,

then listen to me and do as I say.

What are you saying? You even mentioned

"corpse". Aren't you afraid of "taboos"?

If you are afraid of my death,

then you should let me be happy.

You know well that I'm not afraid of suffering,

pain or poverty; I'm only afraid of being unhappy.

XiaoYanZi

The preparation of your gift creates a ruckus.

The Dowager is already very displeased about

you after that chaos in the Imperial Garden.

Luckily she's hosting various banquets now,

and has no time to keep an eye on you.

Be quiet, no more of your surprises and tricks.

I think now that the Dowager is back,

it's no longer easy to leave the Palace

to join LiuQing and LiuHong for the opening.

It's possible that none of us can leave here.

I agree too.

Let's ask someone else to send the gift.

LiuQing and LiuHong will understand our plight.

Can't go out? I will leap over walls to go out.

How is it possible we can't leave the Palace?

Consort Ling is pregnant now

and she is in a very good mood.

I will be "Yǒu what" and "Yìng what"...

"YǒuQiúBìYìng" (Granted whatever is asked for)

Am I correct this time?

Hard to come by... but correct.

Who knows one day... I'm also able to

"be eloquent as soon as one starts to talk"

We don't know if you are able to

"be eloquent as soon as one starts to talk"

But we do know for sure that

"Ivory cannot be spit out from your mouth"

What? I cannot spit out ivory?

I understand. You insultingly compared me to a dog.

"Ivory cannot be spit out from a dog's mouth"

Fine. I'm a dog who will bite you.

Fine. I will stake everything and go out.

Ask XiaoShunZi XiaoGuiZi to come in.

Let's not dispel her excitement.

XiaoShunZi XiaoGuiZi. All come in.

That's the spirit. Wasn't it said that

when one is joyful he should... something?

"When one is joyful, he should enjoy fully"

"And not hold an empty cup to face the moon".

Exactly. It's these two sentences.

Everyone, let us be high spirited.

If the sky falls, I'm around to prop it up.

MingYue CaiXia XiaoZhuoZi XiaoDengZi

- Bring out the necessary things! - Zha.

Great...

Very stylish restaurant; grand opening is today.

I heard this Guesthouse has the support of

First Princes and other very strong backers.

Not Princes but is related to HuanZhu GeGe.

Good style indeed.

Have they arrived?

I don't see any of them.

I think they are not coming.

They may be in trouble after

their last hasty return to Palace.

But the auspicious time has already arrived,

should we wait or set off the firecrackers?

Great...

Did you invite the dragon and lion dance teams?

I didn't.

Great...

To LiuQing LiuHong:

"We can't leave the Palace to congratulate you

We specially hired dragon and lion dance teams

who are here on behalf of us to congratulate

you on the auspicious first day of business."

signed by, XiaoYanZi ZiWei.

I understand now; they are really not coming.

Great...

Excellent...

Great...

What are you doing?!

Why are you jumping with a girl in your arms?

What's wrong with you? Who sent you here?

Are you trying to create a disturbance?

Who sent you here?

Are you trying to create a disturbance?

If you continue to be rude, I will be nasty.

XiaoYanZi... It's XiaoYanZi.

5th Prin...

Your gift is too generous. How can we accept?

Your gift is too generous, we dare not accept.

Congratulations...

Today is your guesthouse's first business day,

how can we be absent for celebrations?

Exactly. But this XiaoYanZi's gift idea

has cruelly tormented us.

The bodies of the two masters are made of iron

and so they need not be worried.

But we are suffering from back pain.

- That's right. - Our arms are almost broken.

XiaoYanZi, this is so typical of you everytime.

No one can think or predict what you will do.

That goes without saying.

Why didn't I see ZiWei and JinSuo?

There's no way we will miss this grand meeting.

XiaoYanZi didn't allows us to appear

and insisted we hid among the crowd.

That's better than us joining the dragon dance.

We consider ourselves already fortunate.

Everyone has arrived.

Time to set off the firecrackers.

Yeah.

How was the Dowager like? Was she fierce?

Of course she was. We have met a new nemesis.

The Dowager is wily and difficult to deal with.

We were almost unable to leave the Palace.

Wonderful... Terrific.

Set off the firecrackers... Terrific.

Waiter, come...

Waiter... serve liquor... hurry.

I didn't expect it to be so bustling

on the first business day.

Look at the waiter. He's already overwhelmed.

Let me help him take care of customers.

Mind your own business. We have already

employed more than sufficient staff.

XiaoYanZi

Let me... You take care of other customers.

- Which table is this? - Front third table.

What happened?

What's wrong with you? Are you blind?

Consider it your bad luck.

Ready yourself!

I'm inexperienced. It's my first day as waiter.

Let me help you wipe clean.

Don't touch me!

Do you know any manners?

I, XiaoYanZi, had bumped into you

but have already apologized with a smile.

I also tolerated you cursing me as a blind.

Why are you still fierce?

You think just because you are a customer

so I dare not offend you?

What are you mad about?

Why are you staring at me?!

Forget it... It's my bad luck today.

It's me who's down on luck today.

Why were you walking hurriedly?!

- Was your tail on fire?! - They're quarrelling.

You must be the reincarnation of evil spirits!

What's happening?

Don't quarrel. Don't get angry.

The customer is always right.

Guest, please... this way.

They are fighting.

I see. You are a kungfu expert.
Does knowing

kungfu give you the right
to be condescending?!