"What is opium..." "Ruyi, my daughter?" "." "Opium is the source of all inspiration." "[ Exhaling ]..." "[ Bell Tolling ]" "TEMPTRESS MOON" "PANG FAMILY ESTATE..." "[ crickets Chirping ]" " Produced by: :" "Tong CunIin, Hsu Feng" "leslie Cheung, Gong Li" "Kevin Lin, He Saifei" "Ori g i n a I Story: :" "Chen Kai ge, Wang Anyi Screen play:" "Shu Kei" "Director of Photography: :" "Christopher Doyle..." "[ Water Sloshing ]" " Art Director:" "Huang Qiagui" "Sound Recording:" "Lai Qizhen Music by:" "Zhao Jiping" "Producti on Supervisor:" "Jade Hsu" "Assistant Director:" "Zhang Jinzhan" "Editor:" "Pei Ziaonan..." "Directed by:" "Chen Kaige - ## [ Soft Music Playing ]" "Zhongliang, I live here with my husband Zhengda." "Brought your school books?" ":" "Yes, sister." " Zhengda says:" "you can prepare his opium when you're not busy studying." "My luck is terrible today." " [ Chattering ]..." "Nothing but bad hands." " ## [ Chinese Banjo ]..." "You're doing quite well, if you ask me." " ## [ Woman Singing ]" "Sixty thousand:" " That does it." "[ Clamoring ]..." "[ Clamoring Continues ]" "Ruyi." "Stop it." "Your father's going to spank you." "Ruyi." "Ruyi." "Ruyi, do as I say." "Do as I say." "Look at her." "[ Man's Shouting Continues ]..." "[ FirecracKers Popping ]" "Ruyi." "Ruyi." "You're not all owed in there." "[ Bells Jingling ]..." "[ JingIing Continues ]" "Elder Qi, it's true, the Emperor has abdicated:" "[ Cane Clatters ] - [ Chanting ]..." "[ Gong Resonating ] - [ Clamoring ]" "Duanwu, catch her." "Pang An." "This is a noutrage." "A girl in the ancestral hall." "Even if the Emperor has abdicated." "It's unthinkable." "[ Clamoring Continues ]" " A girl in the ancestral hall." "[ Clamoring Continues ]... 1911 XING HAI REVOLUTION" "Uncle An." "Can Miss Ruyi come out and play later?" "Master doesn't want her coming out at all:" "[ Door handles Clatter ]..." "SEVERAL YEARS LATER - [ Glass Breaking ]" "The Jing family are all bastards." "How dare they break off the engagement with Ruyi." "Just because the Emperor abdicated doesn't mean they can insult us like this!" "[ Glass Breaking ]" "They say our young miss has smoked opium since she was a baby." "They say she is poison." "Bullshit." "[ Footsteps ] - [ Door Closing ]" "We study day and night... to learn what's wrong and right." "[ Laughs ]..." "[ Birds Singing ]" "Brother, I'm too heavy for you:" "Put me down:" "[ giggling ] - [ Panting ]" "Brother-in-law." "Opium is a wonderful thing" "How can I put it?" "Opium" "How can anyone describe it?" "Yes, it is poison" "Just like this arsenic" "But me it's made me strong" "No poison could kill me" "[ China Shattering ]" "ZhongIiang" "Kiss your sister" "Why don't you Kiss her?" "Come here." "Come on." "Kiss sister." "Never mind." "Run along to bed." "Go now." "ZhongIiang." "Give your sister a kiss." "[ Clock Chiming ]" "Kiss her." "Go on." "I'll teach you to be a man." "SIX MONTHS LATER" "Zhongliang." "Zhengda wants his opium pipe." "[ Clock Chiming ]..." "[ Chiming Continues ]..." "[ Panting ]..." "[ Gasps ]" "ZhongIiang." "Zhengda's waiting." "[ Steam Whistle Blowing ]..." "[ Whistle Blowing ]" "Is this the train to Peking?" "Is this the train to Peking?" "[ Thunderclap ]" "Thief." "[ Baby Wailing ]..." "## [Jazz ]" " SHANGHAI, 1920s..." "## [ Continues ]..." "[ Footsteps ]" "ZhongIiang" "Hmm." " I've won." "Let me kiss you." "Oh." "## [Jazz Becomes Louder ]..." "## [ Continues ]..." "[ Man ] Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy your evening." "[ Horn Honks ]..." "[ Bells Jingling ]..." "[ Horn Honks ] - [ Bell Clangs ]..." "[ Steam Whistle Blowing ]..." "[ People Chattering ]" "So, you'd Iike a kiss?" "would you?" "[ Sighing ]..." "[ Train Passing, Bell Ringing ]..." "[ Moaning ]..." "[ Screams ]" "Don't make a sound." "Not one sound." "Now, Mrs. Liu, who's going to phone your husband?" "You or us?" "I don't understand." "So, you want me to call?" "Zhongliang." " Zhongliang is dead." "How much money do you want?" "Hey, Mister." "Spare some change?" "[ Horns Honking ]..." "## [ Orchestra ]..." "## [ Continues ]..." "[ Clock Chimes ]..." "[ Door Opens ]" "ZhongIiang" "You called for me?" "[ Dog Whimpering ]" "ZhongIiang" "Do you want me?" "## [ Orchestra ]..." "[ Music Ends ] - [Audience Applauds ]..." "[ Chiming ]..." "[ Screams, squeals ]" "You sure there's nothing I can do for you ladies?" "[ Crowd Murmuring ]" " PANGFAMILY ESTATE ancestral hall" "I've gathered you here." "because old master Pang has passed away." "His oldest son Zhengda should become the new family head." "But ten years ago, he was stricken with a sudden illness." "And he has seen no one since." "[ Crowd Murmuring ]" " Few people knew of his condition." "But now, with the old master gone." "i t's ti m e to face facts:" "Qui et i n the hal l." "Ask Master Zhengda to enter:" "[ Crowd Murm url ng ]..." "[ Shouti ng, Chatteri ng ]..." "[ Gong Tolling ]" "I, Pang An, kowtow to our ancestors on Zhengda's behal f:" "Zhengda's m i nd has been destroyed:" "H e cannot speak:" "H e cannot do anythi ng, i n fact:" "But as I ong as he's al ive, he is Master: : :" "of the Pang fam i ly:" "Zhengda is too ill... to m anage fam i ly affai rs:" "Ol d m aster al so had a daughter, Ruyi:" "Please, Elder Qi, , speak for us." "Very wel I:" "Zhengda, s ha I I we as k M i ss Ruyi to I ook after fa m i ly affa i rs?" ":" "Master Zhengda hea rti ly a pproves:" "Ca I I her i n then:" "Because Ruyi is a girl... she 'll be a bit weak." "I 've conferred wi th the other el ders: : :" " [ Thunder Rumbling ] a nd we've deci ded to as k a m a I e cous i n to hel p her out:" "Pa ng Dua nwu." "Pa ng Dua nwu." "We've chosen Dua nwu:" "H e i s a Pa ng:" "But he's not a di rect hei r:" "N o." "N ot thi s way." "That way." "A closer relative might have personal ambitions... but not a distant cousin." "H e has noth i n g to ga i n a nd everyth i n g to I ose:" "H u rry:" "H u rry a nd kowtow to you r cous i n:" "Dua nwu i s Ruyi ' s cous i n, but he m ay ca I I her el der s i ster:" "Elder sister." "Boss:" " Sorry you had to wait." "Had a bath?" " Yes, I Iike to have a good soak whenever I can." "You haven't come by in a while." "Ready to I eave the nest?" "Your sister's father-in-Iaw, old master Pang, is dead." "I want you to go visit your sister." "And then you can bring Pang's daughter, Ruyi, to Shanghai for a nice I ittle vacation." "Leave the rest to us." "Boss, please, don't send me there." "[ Woman Shouting, Indistinct ]..." "[ Horn Honks ]..." "[ bell Clanging ]" "HEAVEN LY LANE..." "[ Pigeons Cooing ]..." "[ Clock Chimes ]..." "[ Weeping ] - [ Clock Chiming ]..." "[ Gas ps ]" " It's only me." "Hold me." "[ Bell Tolling ]" "I need to go home early to make dinner for my husband." "ZhongIiang." "Do you love me?" "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked." "Take some cash." "Put it on our tab at the club." "Thanks, Boss." "No need to see me out." "Don't worry, Boss." "Zhongliang." "You've been working on that woman a Iong time, no?" "Which one?" " The one in Heavenly Lane." "Her husband's out of town." "We can't move on her." "Maybe you're getting too involved." "From this moment, young miss... you are the head of the Pang family." "I, Pang An, formally pay my respects." "Ruyi." "your father's and brother's concubines are" "Sit down, Duanwu." "Miss, the concubines are all clamoring." "for their monthly stipends." "Our accounts are behind... because of your father's funeral." "Give them their money and ask them to leave." "Pardon?" " They're not needed." "So, the family hasn't chosen a wife for you yet?" "No." "When my father was alive... they arranged a marriage for me." "But the other family broke it off." "because I smoke opium." "Ruyi Iistens to reason, yes?" "Yes, I do." "will Ruyi listen to El der Qi?" "Yes." "Please sitdown, El der Qi." "Ruyi:" "This matter deserves careful consideration." "These women served old and young master." "If we throw them out on the street, people will laugh at us." "El der Qi." "we're not leaving them destitute." "This house is no place for women." "There's nothing for them here." "Better to let them go for their own good." "allright then." "Did you hear that?" "How can you speak that way to an elder?" "Old master's only been gone a few days." "What do you say, Duanwu?" "I stand by older sister." "What?" "Did everyone hear that?" "There are no more real men in this family." "[ Glass Breaking ] - [ Clamoring ]..." "[ Glass Breaking ]..." "[ Shouting ]" "Was I wrong to send the women away?" "Those concubines lived here for many years." "They had a good life with father and brother." "Now it's over." "and they're gone." "As for me." "I have to stay here." "I was born here." "I grew up here." "I 'Il die here." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]..." "[ Door Crashes Open ]..." "[ Cries Out ]..." "[ Whimpering ]" "What are you doing here?" "Get out of here." "After what you did." "You shouldn't be here." "Go away." "Stop it." "Sister." "[ Clock Chimes ]" "See that ZhongIiang gets settled." "in rooms near mine." "Studying in Peking has made you quite a gentleman." "Last time I saw you, you were only this high." "Sir, your room is ready." " Thanks." "I'Il take it myself." "[ Metal Clanging ] - [ Dogs Barking ]..." "Who's that?" "." " Duanwu, Ruyi's cousin" "In name he's a master." "In fact he's a servant." "He prepa res Ruyi's opium pipe." "I know that role well." "I'Il go wash up." "[ Clanging Continues ]..." "[ Birds Singing ] - [ Dog Barking ]..." "[ Water Rushing ]" "Miss, where is the family library?" "Over there." "Thank you." "[ People Chanting ]..." "[ Wings Fluttering ]" "Miss, why are you following me?" "I forgot to tell you." "There are no books in the library anymore." "Be careful." "Miss, your sister-in-Iaw says her brother's on his way to see you." "Her brother?" "Very well." "If I have any visitors, tell them I'm not feeling well." "Sister-in-law, Ruyi is not here." "Please come in." "This is my brother Zhongliang." "He just finished school in Peking." "He's come to say hello to Ruyi." "# # [ Jazz ]" "Sister-in-Iaw." "I am ZhongIiang." "Help yourself to whatever books you wish to read." "Have you two met?" "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "Is this what you wear?" "Is this what you read?" "Is this the life you lead?" "These silks and satins are hideous." "Do you know how much the world has changed in ten years?" "Do you?" "Russian Revolution, Great War." "Warlords." "nationalism." "Lenin, Communism, Sun Yat-sen." "freedom from arranged marriages, equal rights for women," "youths dying for a cause." "[ Thunder Rumbling ] - [ Rain Falling ]" "Have you heard?" "Girl students in peking wear skirts... and short tops with tight waists." "They stroll by the Forbidden City, with little red flags in their hands." "walls taIl and red, bordered by weeping willows swaying in the breeze." "The Peking sky is blue and clear." "The palace towers are decorated with gold and white kites saiIin the air." "Higher and higher," "further and further," "till they're gone." "Do you want to spend the rest of your life here?" "[ Bird Chirping ]" " You stayed in Peking for so long." "How could you be so cruel and not write even once?" " [ Bird Twittering ]" "You know." "Sister, that's enough." "Duanwu, come here." "[ Cat Mewing ]" "Kneel." "Why did we let a distant relation, like yourself... into the family's inner sanctum?" "Because you seemed loyal and honest." "We were quite surprised when Ruyi sent the women away." "And you not only failed to dissuade her, but even aided her!" "You traitor." "[ Mewing ]" "You've sent away all the women of old master and his son." "It's no small matter, you know." "A grown man like you trailing after that girl." "It's all backwards." "Are you after the family fortune?" "Pang An, I don't want one penny." "all I want is to look after my sister." "Your 'sister' indeed." "And ifshe marries?" "I'Il go with her." "We're finished." "Are there no real men left in this family?" "My poor ancestors." "The Pangs haven't a man left." "I weep before young master Zhengda." "Old master's dead." "Old master." "We've no men left." "Old master." "It's not every day one sees loyalty like yours to Ruyi." "[ Dog Barking ]" "Zhongliang." "Zhongliang." "You haven't seen him yet." "Husband..." "look..." "look who's come back." "[ Bird Chirping ]" " Sir." "Sir." "Miss Ruyi sent me to ask you... to teach her how to ride a bicycle." "[ Bird Twittering ]" "Your young miss thinks everyone's her servant, does she?" "If you're too busy" "Look straight ahead." "[ Panting, Whimpering ]" "Look ahead." "[ Whimpering ]..." "[ Whimpering ]..." "[ Cries Out ]" "I want to kiss you." "[ Laughs ]" "SUZHO UNBOARDING HOUSE Near Pang Estate..." "[ Tea Kettle Whistling ]..." "## [ Man Singing Off-Key ]..." "[ Hiccups ]" "Fuck." "It's been two days." "Why no word from you?" "What's with you?" "How's it going?" "That was quick." " I'm just getting started." "How come there's two?" "These are the goods Miss Pang ordered." "What's this?" "How foolish of me." "I forgot you Pangs would need to search me." "Maybe Miss Ruyi has forgotten... when I was a boy, I was her brother's servant." "So go ahead." "Keep looking." "Do it." "Search my things." "Hurry up." "Sir, you mustn't treat older sister like this." "She's curious because she likes you." "That's the way she is." " She likes me?" "Whether I Iike her is more the point." "[ Sobs ]" "Why are you here?" "What do you think?" "Just a sisterly visit to my little brother." "They have things like these in Shanghai." "That Jing boy who was engaged to Ruyi works in Shanghai." "He studied in Japan." "Do you know why they broke the engagement?" "What's it to me?" "Zhongliang, you couldn't get close to her." "She's poison." "What a joke." "The idea of me with her." "I've seen you." "I've seen you kiss her." "You can't lie to me." "Me, Iie to you?" "How shall I put this, sister?" "I served her brother." "How could I dare court the mistress of the house?" "How could I?" "I was nothing but a slave to you and Zhengda... a worthless, poor relation." "I hate this place and everyone in it." "[ Rain Falling ] - [ Wind Chimes Chiming ]" "I see." "You hate even me." " Yes." "Yes, I do." "I was 13 when you brought me here..." "You had no one else to live with you and 'study'" "You made everyone call me 'Sir,' but I was just your servant." "'Zhongliang'... brought your school books?" "Prepare Zhengda's opium pipe when you're not studying." "Zhongliang." "Come here." "Give sister a kiss." "Come on." "I'Il never love again." "Never." "I'Il never love again... because of you." "I see." "Then why are you here?" "Why don't you leave then?" "I'm not as pretty as she is." "She's not as pretty as you." "You're a young girl." "But Father always said that a woman is more beautiful than a girl." "That's just men's talk." "Aren't you a man?" "I'd rather not be." "You're wrong, you know." "A wom an is more beautiful than a girl." "I'm sure..." "Zhongliang does like you." "Do you think so?" "[ Exhales ]" "I don't want to be a girl anymore." "[ Ruyi Gasps ]..." "[ Door Slams ]..." "[ Gasps ]" "I've come to tuck you in." "[ Ruyi Moaning ]" "What is it?" "I'm heavy." "You get on top." "Hold me here." "Like this." "You're pressing me." "Let me come up a bit more." "Put your hand here." "I'Il hold you here." "Is that right?" "Here?" "I'Il move my leg a Iittle." "[ Both Panting ]..." "[ Water Running ]" "Yesterday was all my fault." "Please don't be mad at me." "Even if you are mad at me, I still like you." "Duanwu." "You may go." "Sir, this is a note for you from Ruyi." "[ Whistling ]" "How is Master doing today?" "He's doing well." "Did he eat all his food?" "will he sleep here tonight?" "So here's where the Pangmen had their fun, eh?" "Zhongliang." "Not like that." " [ Panting ]" "Hold me here." "I'Il hold you there." "You're heavy." "I'lI get on top." " Be quiet." "I know what to do." "I've practiced with Duanwu for you." "Zhongliang." "Don't you want me?" "I have to leave here" "I don't want to stay either." "Take me with you." "If I can't take you to Peking..." "I won't take you anywhere." "[ No Audio ]..." "[ Sighs ]" "Let me look at you." "I want to look at you." "[ Clock Chiming ]" "Boss misses you." "He keeps asking after you." "He wants a report." "tell Boss..." "I'Il be back in Shanghai in 3 days." "Tomorrow morning we leave for Peking." "[ Crickets Chirping ]" "So, you' re off?" "Early tomorrow." "ZhongIiang." "I know you don't want me along." "But you owe it to me." "I can't go on like this." "I've been so I onely here... these ten years..." "looking into that face every day." "I know." "But I have to leave you." "I can't bear to watch you suffer." "So take me." "Take me so I won't suffer." "I can't take you." "You'Il always remind me of this place." "And I'Il never forget... what happened." " And me?" "After it happened..." "I smuggled you out of here... but I stayed behind, with no thought for myself." "Ten years and you never once wrote." "I nearly went mad!" "Who could I turn to?" "Now you're back and in love with that witch." "You won't even let me... cry on your shoulder." "Zhongliang." "What you did ruined my Iife." "Me, the one person in the world who really loves you." "You've destroyed me." "Come with me." "Take a look." "This is my life." "One male fish." "One female." "Ten years with two fish." "Brother." "Come give sister a kiss." "Take care, sister." "Duanwu." "Duanwu." "[ sailors Shouting ]" "Pang An." "Pang An?" "Pang An." "Ruyi's run off with my brother." "Pang An." "Pang An." "Pang An:" "Pang An." "I've lost Zhongliang." "He told me to wait, then he disappeared." "I can't find him anywhere." "Duanwu." "Zhongliang." "Zhongliang." "Zhongliang." "[ Men Shouting ]..." "[ Panting ]" "You traitor." "Did you think you'd be Master i Ruyi left?" "What will you try next?" "Beat the traitor." "Beat this bastard." "[ Men Shouting ]" "We'Il make a man of you yet." "This will teach you." "Wonder if Zhongliang's in Peking yet." "## [Jazz ]..." "[ Music Stops ] - [Audience Applauds ]..." "ZhongIiang's here." " What's he doing?" "." "He's in the dance hall." "Okay." " Watch him." "## [ Resumes ]..." "[ Bottle Clatters ]" "Boss wants to see you." "[ Bells Jingling ]..." "[ Street Vendor Shouting ]..." "[ Bells Chiming ]..." "[ Bells Tolling ]" "You're back." "Come here." "Have a drink." "Boss." "I've done you wrong." "Welcome back to Shanghai." "You belong here." "It's not the same without you." "[ Cup Rattles On Table ]" "Boss..." "I lied to you." "The woman on Heavenly Lane..." "her husband's been back along time." "I'Il do the job." "I'Il do it tomorrow." "I lied to you." "I lied." "Zhongliang." "It's all right." " I lied to you." "I should never have sent Zhongliang to the Pangs." "It was my mistake." "There's plenty of money in the world... but only one Zhongliang." "I need him." "Zhongliang's a son to you." "When he cried that night... and promised to do the Heavenly Lane job..." "I knew he'd finally come around." "No, he cried because his heart was divided." "This worries me." "How shall I put it?" "When an immortal descends to Earth... how can he return to the sky?" "We have to get... this Heavenly Lane business right." "Let's let the Pang girl... see for herself what ZhongIiang's really like." "She'll fall right out of love." "Then he'Il be able to move on." "Boss:" " Know what to do?" "Go to Ruyi, say ZhongIiang sent me to take her to Peking." "Instead, bring her to Shanghai... and take her home when it's over." "Boss doesn't want the Pangs' fortune." "Boss only wants Zhongliang." "Miss Pang." " [ Steam Whistle Blowing ]" "I'm going to make a phone call." "Wait here." "## [ Drumbeats ]..." "## [ Band Playing March ]..." "## [ Continues ]" "This is Shanghai." "[ Bell Clanging ]..." "[ Ship Horn Blowing In Distance ]" "Good:" "Settle them in first." "Bye." "[ Door Opens ]" "We'Il finish the Heavenly Lane job tomorrow." "[ Bells Jingling ]..." "[ Horn Honking ]..." "## [Jazz ]" "Country boy." "Come have fun." "Fuck off:" " Mind your own business." "Come on, Miss Pang." "Come in." "You're right." "You're in Shanghai, not Peking." "ZhongIiang's here in Shanghai too." "Tomorrow morning at 6:00..." "I'Il take you to see him." "[ Women Laughing, Giggling ]" "I'm going to see him tomorrow." "[ Bell Clanging ]" "These are ZhongIiang's... classmates." "Isn't he here?" "." "I've missed you so much." "Don't." "I want to look at you." "Go ahead." "[ Bells Chiming ]..." "[ Chiming Continues ]..." "[ Weeping ]..." "[ Chiming Continues ]..." "[ Drapes Thrown Open ]..." "[ Panting ]" "I've wronged you." "I'm so sorry." "[ Gasping, Panting ]" "ZhongIiang." "Quiet." "Don't make a sound." "ZhongIiang." " He's dead." "Mrs. Shen, will you call your husband or shall I?" "Phone him?" "Why?" "Why?" "To ask him over." "We'Il all have a friendly chat." "But maybe you, me and Zhongliang can manage on our own?" "Zhongliang?" "That's right." "He's one of us." "Well, Mrs. Shen?" "What?" "Are you crazy?" "I'Il make the call." "Zhongliang." "I don't care about what's happened today." "I just want to know... did you ever love me?" "Talk to me." "tell her." "Speak." "Come on." "Say something." "Didyou ever love me?" "I see." "[ Pigeons Cooing ]..." "[ Mrs. Chen Screams ] - [ Glass Breaks ]" "Ah San." "Let's get out of here." "[ Anguis hed Shouts ]" "HEAVENLY LANE..." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "Police taken care of?" "All done." "[ Chiming ]..." "[ Clock Key Clatters On Floor ]" "My poor ZhongIiang." "He's ruined." "Go away." "Give me back my ZhongIiang." "I want the old ZhongIiang back." "Little sister, can I find you a customer?" "You could start tonight." "Try it." "Get your kicks, make some money." "Stop acting like a saint." "You're no better than the rest of us." "[ Chattering Continues ]..." "[ Rain Falling ]..." "[ Rapid Footsteps ]" "I got lost." "Those women chased me." "In Shanghai... men and women are at war." "One side will win, the other will lose." "Some women would die for their man." "[ Thunder Rumbling ]" "Like the one who jumped." "[ Thunder Continues ]" "She lost the war." "She lost." "I don't want to lose." "Are you listening?" "Tomorrow I'm going to see ZhongIiang." "[ Band Members Warming-up ]..." "[ Chattering, Indistinct ]..." "[ Footsteps ]..." "[ Door Opens, Closes ]" "Didyou love her?" "What's it to you?" "You came to Shanghai to ask that?" "You put on Western clothes and you act up." "Know what I am?" "Or how many women I've had?" "I use and betray them." "I grind them into the dirt." "But still... they want me." "They kneel before me." "They cry for me, smile for me." "Did you love her?" "I'm not a servant anymore." "Women rule in Shanghai." "[ Hands Clapping ]..." "[ Clapping Continues ]" "well put." "[ Chuckling, Coughing ]" "Miss Pang... are you still in love with him now?" "If you'd Iike a few more days in Shanghai..." "I'm at your service." "tell me when you want to go." "[ Chuckling ]" "Zhongliang... whoeveryou are..." "I don 't mind." "## [ Slow Dance ]" "Do you love me?" "tell me." "tell me." "[ Ruyi Cries Out ]..." "[ Moans ]..." "[ Panting ]..." "[ Train Approaching ]..." "[ Moaning, Panting ]..." "[ Glass Breaking ]..." "[ Moaning ] - [ Train Fades ]" "Duanwu." "Duanwu:" " Sister-in-Iaw." "You're back." "Did you see my brother?" "[ Scoffs ]" "Duanwu." "Duanwu." "I shouldn't tell you how he makes his living." "young master Jing is here." "Master Jing?" "The one whose family broke the engagement with you." "Why's he here?" "He didn't say." "He's been waiting for days." "Here he is." "Come, young master Jing." "Please." "Young miss is back." "This is young master Jing." "Your father broke our engagement." "Yes, but he never consulted me." "Not about the betrothal, nor its cancellation." "When I was in Japan I decided..." "I would meet you myself." "How else would I know what you were like?" "I smoke opium." "I'm poison." "Doesn't that bother you?" "I work for myself in Shanghai." "And I can choose the kind of wife I want." "[ Bells Chiming In Distance ]..." "[ Chuckling ]" "Zhongliang is ruined." "Little brother." "Zhongliang, I know about Shanghai." "It's all my fault." "It is." "But Ruyi can't save you." "Don't go after her." "Who sacrificed everything to save you?" "Me." "Remember?" "Your sister." "No, this can't be true." "I know you're angry with me." "You're not marrying for love... but out of spite." "In your heart... it's me you really want." "Let's go to Peking." "This time I mean it." "I don't love you." "Come with me to Peking." "I don't love you anymore." "Why did you come to the club?" "If you hadn't..." "I wouldn't be here now." "I went to ask you something." "You refused to answer me... same as that other woman." "You wouldn't answer me... but now I understand." "You can't answer." "You're afraid." "Your heart is dead." "You cannot love." "I love you." "It's too late." "I love you." "It's too late now." "In a few days..." "I'Il be a bride." "I've always wanted to get married." "I've been waiting... waiting." "My bridal costume's nearly finished." "And I've chosen my husband." "[ Sighs ]" "I can do whatever I want... and this is what I want." "[ Sighs ]" "I'm going to Shanghai." "I'lI be back in three days." "I've prepared your bags, sir." "But I have something to tell you." "The young miss has slept with... both me and Zhongliang." "What he says is true." "Here." "[ Gasps ]" "I just poisoned your husband." "I put arsenic in his opium." "I'lI say good-bye now." "I'm really going to Peking this time." "I don't know why... but I often think of that evening I first came here... and how the moon was so bright." "We were all so young then." "You ran barefoot... in the Ancestral Hall and I saw you outside... with Duanwu." "If only we didn't have to grow up... it would be perfect." "I always prepared Zhengda's opium." "I've prepared this opium for you." "Here." "Good-bye, Zhongliang." "Older sister... shall I help you?" "Zhongliang prepared it." "I'Il do it myself." "This will be the last time." "I'm giving it up after the wedding." "[ Weeping ]..." "Zhongliang." " [ Gunshots ]..." "[ Gong Tolling ]" "From now on, Duanwu is the official head of the household." "[ Crowd Murmuring ]" " The young master Zhengda approves!" "He is too ill to be here." "But Miss Ruyi ought to be present." "[ Bells Jingling ]" "[ Music Plays ]"