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Power Up, Artist Yang! 214 The Fracturing Memory Fragments of the Pas

In the sixth memory, four years later, the two were dressed in red. 

Her family said "no". His father said "no". 

So the two ran away. 

They found a place not far from the capital, where neither families could find them, and were married with the heavens and earth as their witness. When they returned, things were scandalous enough, the reputation of both families broken enough. The two households had no choice but to acknowledge this marriage, and to hold an actual ceremony for them, just to piece their reputation back together. 

Yunjing had been reluctant to cause this rift in the relationships between her and the father and mother she loved dearly. But in the end, since things worked out and relationships were patched up again, she was okay. 

Yue Ze, on the other hand, didn't have as many ties with his family. His father had been disappointed with him enough in the past. A little more disappointment wouldn't do anything. 

Everything in the end worked out, and both were happy.

In the seventh memory, another year later, Yunjing used her wealth from her successful inventions to build the two of them a villa. Neither of the two were flamboyant types, so the villa was kept in a simple and elegant style. It was built at the spot where Yue Ze planted that white plum tree, the spot where he formally met with Yunjing for the first time, and the spot where he confessed to Yunjing for the first time. 

In particular, around the plum tree, she created the Plum Courtyard. This was the courtyard she lived in. She said that she liked the scenery of white plum against white snow, so she wanted to live around it. She wanted to be able to capture the scene of every year's white plum in her memory.

Now that she had her own place, Yunjing also worked on inventions more. She built her bathtub and plumbing system that she worked a little bit on in the Wei Villa. She built fans, desks, and all sorts of modern furniture. She tried out other inventions as well, in the art field. In particular, she worked on making paint. 

Yue Ze watched her do all of this. He helped her out, at times. 

He wanted to support her in the same way that she supported him. Together, they were happy.

In the eighth memory, yet another year later, the construction of a Lingxin Art Academy began. 

This was all made possible by Yunjing. Yue Ze couldn't even properly describe his gratitude to her. 

She only smiled, gave him a light laugh, and waved it off, describing that she did it because she wanted to. He didn't owe her anything. They were husband and wife. 

In the ninth memory, Lingxin finished its construction. Because of the sheer grandness of the project, it took two years to complete the look that Yunjing and Yue Ze had a vision to create. They built a stunning front gate, planted lovely gardens, created artificial ponds, built pavilions on top of those, built residences within the school, built libraries, and built more classrooms. 


They invited their master to come to the school to teach, but he rejected. He simply said that he was old, and he wasn't interested in any of these official things. At this point, he just wanted to sit back and relax the rest of his years away. 

The school opened up with much popularity and fame. And for the first time, Yue Ze experienced what it was like for his father to be proud of him. 

This emotion rose up when he visited his father, for the first time in months. His father told him that he heard about the things he did, and that he wanted to know more about Lingxin Academy. 

Yue Ze explained, desperate to prove himself. Even though he thought that he was over the stage where he wanted to receive the support of his father, he realized how much he actually wanted to receive this recognition. After all of these years, this was just a feeling that he suppressed deep down. Now, he finally had a chance. He felt as if he was back to the person he was ten years ago, when he was only a sixteen year old boy. 

At the end, his father only asked him one other question, "And you did this all by yourself?"

Yue Ze paused. He knew that Yunjing contributed much as well. The work they did was half and half. Both contributed an equal amount. 

Except… how could he possibly word it? How could he possibly say that he allowed a woman to be the main reason for his success? 

He knew that Yunjing came from a time where there was equality, from a time where there would be no shame in admitting. 

Yet he couldn't say it. 

All that talk about equality, all that talk about expressing his gratitude, all that talk about giving Yunjing credit for her accomplishments— at this time, it all boiled down to one idea. 

He wanted to receive recognition. All of it. 

His father would be disappointed in him in any other way. 

So, Yue Ze said, after this moment of hesitation, "Yes, Father. All of it."

He figured that it wouldn't mean much. This was just a private discussion he had with his aging father. Yunjing would never have to know. 

He just wanted this selfish moment, where he finally heard the words he had always wanted to hear from his father. 

"You did well, son," his father admitted. 

And right then, Yue Ze could only grin, throwing these emotions of guilt to the back of his head. 

When he returned back home that evening, he found Yunjing in her courtyard. She was sitting on her bed, reading a book by candlelight. 

"How did things go?" she asked, turning a page carelessly. 

"It went… well," he answered. He could feel the guilt building up within him again, for that one lie he told. Suddenly, as he was pouring himself a cup of tea, he stopped. He turned, blurting out, "Yunjing, I did something bad."

"What did you do?" She paused, looking up. 

He told her about the things he said to his father, about how he took all the credit.

At the end, contrary to his expectations, she didn't get angry. She only closed the book she was reading, saying, "It's alright. I don't blame you. I would've done the same in your situation."

"You're… not upset with me?" he asked, eyes wide.

She replied in a simple manner, "No."

He walked to sit down by her, pulling her into a hug. "Yunjing, even if you're not upset, I'm sorry. It was wrong for me to do so, and I won't do it again. Tomorrow, I'll go tell Father. I'll explain to him the truth."

"You don't have to," she pulled back, shaking her head with a small smile. "I don't care so much about what one person thinks. We live far enough from your father, and we barely come in contact with him. What he thinks can't hurt me."

"Well then… I'll… set up a stone monument in front of Lingxin. I'll hire people to carve your name on it, along with mine. We're co-founders, after all. Then, the world will know that I am proud to have such a strong, capable person by my side like you."

This brought a wider smile onto Yunjing's face. "You'd really do that? You wouldn't care what the world thinks about us?" she asked, her voice as low as a whisper. 

"Of course. Why does it matter? Like you said, it doesn't matter what my father thinks. So why should it matter how the rest of the world feels?" Yue Ze grinned in return.  "I'll put up the monument by the end of this month."

"Alright." She leaned her head into his shoulder, a smile still tracing her lips. "I believe you."

The stone monument never came to occur. The countless promises he gave her fell apart. 

And the one who was at fault for all of this was none other than Yue Ze himself. 

A few days following the time where he told his father that he was the sole founder of Lingxin Academy, his father, during a meeting with the Emperor, decided to report this fact. Perhaps he didn't like the idea that his two older sons had not amounted to much prestige in court, or that his youngest son was a bit of a spoiled fool. Perhaps he didn't like the idea that his competitors in the government had sons with way too many achievements in comparison— getting first place in examinations, winning a battle as the general, becoming the crown prince's favorite study partner— and he felt lacking. 

Regardless of what the reason was, the only thing that mattered was that Chancellor Yue told the Emperor about Yue Ze's grand art academy, emphasizing on the fact that his son started it all by himself, and how capable his son was. 

The Emperor appreciated talent, though he was not the most appreciative of art. He put out an imperial decree to honor the school, and to give Lingxin some extra funds. 

This would've been a great honor. It would've been something that made Yue Ze exhilarated, if it weren't for the fact that because of all of this, because of the fact that the Emperor knew Yue Ze as the sole founder of Lingxin, because of the consequences of telling the Emperor otherwise, and because of the fact that now the whole world thought this way, the stone monument could never exist now. 

Wei Yunjing would never be acknowledged as a co-founder of the academy.

When Yue Ze told her the news, it was the first time that Yue Ze had seen Yunjing genuinely upset with him. 

He could recall her betrayed expression as he explained to her. He could recall the way that she stepped back, the way that she drew her hands away from his, wrapping them around herself.

He could remember how she asked, back then, "Why does that matter? I thought you told me that what the world thought didn't matter. Why— just why— why does it matter now?" 

"It's not that, Yunjing," Yue Ze muttered, placing his hand at the side of his head. "I meant what I said back then. It's what the Emperor thinks."

"The Emperor?" she echoed. 

"Yes." He looked straight at her. "Did you know that if I went through with announcing you as a co-founder, my father would get charged with lying to the Emperor?"

"We could say that it was a misunderstanding. That there was miscommunication," she hastily added.

Yue Ze couldn't stop his voice from rising. "Misunderstanding? A miscommunication? That, in the Emperor's ears, is the equivalent of lying. Do you… even know what the consequences are?"

She backed away a step.

"My father could get beheaded, Yunjing. He could die— or no, not even that he 'could'. He will die." His voice was trembling now, by just a fraction, perhaps from anger, or frustration that she just did not understand. "For your honor, for your fame, and for all of that, you would be willing to sacrifice the life of my father?" 

Yunjing replied, her voice softer now, the slightest bit of a tremble caught within it too, "You know I don't mean that. I… I would never want that."

She hugged herself a little tighter now. He noticed this.

After a brief pause, she continued, "But you know that the one thing I ever only wanted was this. And you promised me it. But… I'm sorry for being so selfish about things. I'm sorry for not thinking of the whole picture. It's my fault."

Yue Ze's gaze softened. He couldn't bear to see her like this, quickly realizing his own mistakes. "No, it's my fault too. I got too heated in the argument too quickly. I shouldn't have yelled at you. And I understand how you feel. After all, I promised that to you. I… I let you down."

Yunjing stepped back forward, wrapping her arms back around Yue Ze, burying her face into his chest. "It's alright," she murmured, "I understand that you are in a forced situation. You can't do anything about it. There's no need to feel sorry."

"But I promised you before. I promised you all those things. I promised that I would never let you down," he spoke, lips brushing against her hair. 

"You also swore that if you let me down, then thunder would strike you to the ground," she added, "But did that happen? No. The skies are perfectly clear right now,  so you haven't let me down yet. We've just… compromised."

"You remember that?" He was actually taken aback by this fact, head tilting. 

Yunjing affirmed, "Yes. It was only eight years ago. You were such a cute, silly boy back then."

"You know," Yue Ze brought up, "I hated it when you called me a boy back then. I was so desperate to have recognition."

"And you are different now. I can't call you a boy anymore, can I?" Yunjing looked up. 

"No. Definitely not. Time… changes people," Yue Ze paused, then continued, "But are you sure that you are fine?"

"Me? Fine?" Yunjing repeated, leaning back with a smile tracing her lip, "Yes, I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

He smiled, pulling her back into a hug. "Alright. I'm glad we talked things out."

Years later, Yue Ze realized that he had been wrong back then. He had been wrong in so many ways, but perhaps most in the phrase that "time changed people".

He was still the same fool as he was eight years ago. Time had not changed a thing about that. 

Back then, how had he not noticed the words hidden behind her eyes, the words hidden behind her smile, when she said that she was fine?

And because of that one moment of ignorance, because of that one fight he put to the back of his mind, and because of the things that would occur next, he was fated to be a fool for the rest of his life.


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258 Final Preparations of the Detective
257 The Detective Returns to the Villa
256 End of the Maid's Day
255 Trust System of the Maid
254 A Very Internally-Flustered Maid
253 Tests for the Maid
252 The Maid Cleans Around
251 The Artist Becomes a Literal Maid
250 The Artist Gets a Bit Embarrassed
249 In Which the Detective Gets Exposed
248 The Detective, Mission: Refining the Disguise
247 The Detective, Mission: Testing the Disguise
246 The Detective, Mission: Creating a Disguise
245 The Artist's Transformation Into a Detective
244 Infiltration and the Artist, Again
243 The Artist Thinks and Thinks and Thinks
242 The Artist Thinks and Thinks and Thinks
241 A True Culprit Behind the Artist's Poisoning
240 The Artist Learns of the Madam Liu's Pas
239 Amnesia and the Artis
238 The Artist Meets Her Birthmother
237 Bonus: The Crown Prince Drinks Vinegar
236 The Artist Deals With a Jealous? Business Partner
235 Hangover Soup and the Artis
234 The Artist Deals With Consequences
233 The Artist Proposes a Game
232 An Offer From the Artist For Some Soup
231 When the Artist Thinks Too Much
230 The Artist Has a Matchmaker Master
229 Tranquility and the Artis
228 The Artist, the Wine, the Poetry
227 What Information About the Artist?
226 Drinking With the Artis
225 Alcohol for the Artist, Again
224 The Artist Ponders, Ponders, and Ponders Some More
223 Finding out the Contents in the Artist's Stolen Box
222 The Artist Paints a Cow
221 More Oil Paint and the Artis
220 An Introduction to Oil Paint and the Artis
219 Unoriginal Chapter Titles and the Artis
218 Back to the Artis
217 The Last Memory Fragment of the Pas
216 The Shattering Memory Fragments of the Pas
215 The Darkest Memory Fragments of the Pas
214 The Fracturing Memory Fragments of the Pas
213 The Brightest Memory Fragment of the Pas
212 The Following Memory Fragments of the Pas
211 The First Memory Fragment of the Pas
210 The Artist's Courtyard's Truth
209 A Hot Bath and the Artis
208 Bribery and the Artis
207 The Artist, Physician Yang Edition
206 The Artist Awakens
205 The Exhausted Artist and His Dreams
204 The Artist, Nurse Edition
203 The Physician Diagnosed the Artis
202 The Artist is Innocen
201 Perhaps, the Artist Murdered Someone?
200 The Artist's Infiltration, 2nd Edition: the Yu Villa
199 A Lovely Disguise of the Artis
198 An Attempt of the Artist to Find the Young Master
197 The Artist Tastes the Food
196 Manual Labor and the Artis
195 Can the Artist Cook?
194 The Artist Becomes a Chef
193 Daydreams and Drunken Dreams of the Artis
192 The Artist Snatches Good Food
191 Theory Discussion and the Artis
190 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Failure ?
189 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Hiding
188 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase Two
187 An Artist's Infiltration, Phase One
186 The Artist Decides to Infiltrate
185 Poetry and the Artis
184 The Crown Prince Gets Along Well With People
183 The Crown Prince Has Too Many Plans
182 Two Difficult Men and the Artis
181 The Artist Only Cares for Good Food
180 Roasted Duck and the Artis
179 Way Too Many Gifts for the Artis
178 Contemplations and Worries of the Crown Prince
177 Too Many Gifts for the Artis
176 Observations of the Artis
175 The Artist, Moving Forward
174 A Story from the Little Artis
173 The Artist Amongst the Stars
172 The Artist Sits by the Fire
171 Stories For the Artis
170 Expedition of the Artis
169 The Artist Meets the Dog
168 Curses From the Artis
167 The Artist Screams A Lo
166 A Challenge for the Artis
165 The Artist Gives Advice
164 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 12/31/2019
163 More Cautious Ideas of the Artis
162 Heart of the Artist Feels a Bit Heavy
161 A Good Student: The Artis
160 The Artist Sketches and Ponders
159 Hangover For the Artist, Again
158 When the Young Master Runs Into the Master
157 The Young Master Never Drinks
156 A Drink With the Artist Under the Plum Blossoms
155 Wine Purchase of the Artis
154 The Artist Goes to Buy a Drink
153 New Perils of the Artis
152 Physician Diagnosis for the Artis
151 The Cruelest Memory of the Artis
150 The Artist, Drowning Once More
149 Beginning of the Artist's Wise Words
148 Painting Demonstration of the Artis
147 The Artist Becomes an Instructor
146 New Friends of the Artis
145 The Artist's True Masterpiece
144 Games and the Artis
143 A Long Conversation With the Artis
Chapter 142
Chapter 141
Chapter 140
Chapter 139
Chapter 138
Chapter 137
Chapter 136
Chapter 135
Chapter 134
Chapter 133
132 The Fourth Miss Tries to Get It Over With
131 The Fourth Miss is Not a Simple Beauty
130 What Correlation Between Transmigration and the Fourth Miss?
129 The Fourth Miss Picks Up the Pas
128 Actions of Others During the Celebration
127 Gift From the Crown Prince
126 A Disappointing Conclusion To the Fourth Miss's Day
125 Fear From the Fourth Miss
124 The Young Master, His Thoughts
123 The Fourth Miss's First Touch of Death
122 Walking By the River With the Fourth Miss
121 The Fourth Miss Celebrates Birthdays
120 Avoidance From the Fourth Miss
119 The Fourth Miss Teaches Again
118 What the Fourth Miss Did For Some Time
117 The Fourth Miss Admits to the Truth
116 The Final Truth For the Fourth Miss
Chapter 115
Chapter 114
Chapter 113
Chapter 112
Chapter 111
110 When the Fourth Miss Decides to Become a Tour Guide
109 The Fourth Miss Talks Things Ou
108 The Fourth Miss Blends in the Convention
107 Should the Fourth Miss Sell Her Work?
106 Speed Painting and the Fourth Miss
105 Yes, The Fourth Miss Paints
104 Meetings and Conventions For the Fourth Miss
103 Yang Villa Upgrades and the Fourth Miss
102 The Fourth Miss, a Coward
101 Bonus: Power Up, Agent Yang!
100 Inner Thoughts of the Fourth Miss
99 Senior Brother Chats With Fourth Miss
98 The School Head and the Fourth Miss
97 The Fourth Miss Starts a New Projec
96 Results of the Fourth Miss Negotiating
95 Negotiations and the Fourth Miss
94 Proving One's Identity to the Fourth Miss
93 The Fourth Miss Gets Her Feas
92 Is the Fourth Miss's Invention Great Enough?
91 A Nice Portrait From the Fourth Miss
90 The Fourth Miss Greets Her Master
89 For the Fourth Miss To Meet Her Future Senior Brother
88 The Fourth Miss Begins to Believe in Fate
87 Typical Mornings of the Fourth Miss
86 And the Winner of the Fourth Miss's Drinking Competition Is…
85 Settling the Fourth Miss's Issue With a Drink
84 Chats and the Such With the Fourth Miss
83 Is it Fate, Fourth Miss?
82 A Master-Teacher for the Fourth Miss
81 The Fourth Miss Enjoys Herself At the Festival
80 A Possible Back-Up Plan For the Fourth Miss
79 The Crown Prince Visits Some Old Acquaintances
78 A Product Pitch From the Fourth Miss
77 The Fourth Miss Sees Someone Familiar Again
76 The Fourth Miss Explores the Marketplace
75 Trust Issues and the Fourth Miss
74 When the Fourth Miss Learns of the Past Once More
73 A Stressed Out Fourth Miss
72 The Fourth Miss Becomes a Teacher
Chapter 71
70 The Fourth Miss Has a Nice Conversation
69 A Struggle of the Fourth Miss To Think of Excuses
68 The Fourth Miss Takes a Leisurely Walk
67 A Final Score For the Fourth Miss
66 The Fourth Miss Proceeds to the Rest of the Exam
65 Taking the Exam Along the Fourth Miss
64 An Attempt of the Fourth Miss to Enter the Academy
63 A Solid Disguise For the Fourth Miss
62 The Fourth Miss Asks Her Questions
61 A New Plan of the Fourth Miss
60 The Fourth Miss Reveals Her True Feelings
59 The Unbelievable Fourth Miss
58 In Which the Fourth Miss Demonstrates Her Painting Skills
57 Fourth Miss, Do You Paint?
56 Hui'er Explains Herself
55 Hui'er and Her Troubles
54 The Fourth Miss Counts Her Taels
53 A Miserable Fourth Miss
52 The Fourth Miss Remembers Old Memories
51 The Fourth Miss Starts Her Commission
50 To Go Commission-Painting With the Fourth Miss
49 The Fourth Miss Ponders Over Life
48 A Final Decision From the Fourth Miss
47 The Fourth Miss Learns Both Sides of the Story
46 Revealing the Truth to the Fourth Miss
45 The Fourth Miss Seeks for a Reason
44 A Simple Evening for the Fourth Miss
43 Fourth Miss, What's a Portrait?
42 The Fourth Miss Picks Up Painting Again
41 The Commissioner and His Thoughts
40 The Fourth Miss Begins Her Persuasion
Chapter 39
38 Hui'er Meets the First Miss Again
Chapter 37
36 The Fourth Miss Learns Under Hui'er
35 When the Fourth Miss Visits the Kitchens In the Middle of the Nigh
34 Dinner and Pencils For the Fourth Miss
33 The Fourth Miss Realizes the Truth
32 Fitting Wedding Robes For the Fourth Miss
Chapter 31
30 The Crown Prince Finds Something Familiar
Chapter 29
28 The Fourth Miss Learns of the Yang Family
Chapter 27
26 The Fourth Miss Meets Her Dear Family
25 Exchanging Apologies With the Fourth Miss
24 Lessons of Modesty For the Fourth Miss
23 The Fourth Miss Never Liked Walking
22 Master of Imitation: the Fourth Miss
21 Teaching the Fourth Miss Lessons
20 The Crown Prince Drinks Tea
19 A Dilemma For the Fourth Miss
18 The Fourth Miss Pathetically Runs Away
17 To Suffer More of the Angry Wrath of the Fourth Miss
16 To Suffer the Angry Wrath of the Fourth Miss
15 Which Imbecile Dares to Steal From the Fourth Miss?
14 The Fourth Miss Goes On a Shopping Spree
13 The Young Master Paints
12 The Fourth Miss Gives Up
11 Is the Fourth Miss Getting a Vacation?
Chapter 10
9 Taels For the Fourth Miss
8 When the Fourth Miss Searches for Alternatives
7 The Fourth Miss is a Fraud?
6 The Fourth Miss's Game Plan To Conquer the Markets
5 When Did the Fourth Miss Learn How to Draw?
4 This Fourth Miss Will Not, Can Not, Must Not.
3 The Intoxicated and Clearly Hungover Fourth Miss
2 Fourth Miss, Who?
1 Starry Nights, Dreamy Alcohol, and Lovely Pain
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