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[Go East]

[Episode 9]

[Bai's Mansion]

I've marked this article with my comments.

Go back and think about it again.

Yes, sir.

It's a wedding day.

Let's not talk about homework.

That's right, Father-in-law.

Father-in-law.

They're here.

The bride is here!

So beautiful.

So beautiful.

So beautiful.

So beautiful.

So beautiful.

The bride and the bridegroom, make bows.

The first bow to the guests.

You can't bow!

Why not?

Yeah. Who is she?

Hua,

you are...

Uncle.

Cousin.

I'm sorry.

Hua, what's wrong?

Forgive me for being impolite.

You can't get married.

Why not?

Hua,

is there any misunderstanding?

Director Bai,

do you still have the article of On Attracting Talents that Young Master Mu wrote that day?

It happens to be here.

Yuan,

articles are for reading,

not smelling.

This article is well-written.

What a pity.

The ink you used is ordinary.

But Director Bai used a different type of ink to write his comments.

Although they're on the same paper,

the ink Director Bai used smells pleasant.

It's true.

Let me smell it.

This is impossible.

It's just an article.

Does it have anything to do with my wedding today?

Of course.

The Literature Hall is an official academy.

It uses the same ink as the Sifang Pavilion.

It's the top-quality ink purchased by the government.

Director Bai's comments were written

in the Literature Hall's top-quality ink.

But Young Master Mu's article

was written in lower-quality ink he purchased.

You insist that

you were writing this article in the Literature Hall that day.

But the ink you used is not from the Literature Hall.

It means

you lied.

Young Master Mu, you already

wrote On Attracting Talents long ago, right?

You just needed

to give the article you prepared in advance

to Director Bai between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.

to create the illusion

that you were in the Literature Hall the whole time.

Yikuan,

what on earth is going on?

Suqin,

let me explain.

I really was in the Literature Hall.

I didn't lie to you.

Mu Yikuan,

why don't you let me tell your story?

You just arrived in Changle and haven't gained a firm foothold.

So you went to learn willow shooting, a game for people in the palace,

in order to know noble and powerful people

through the willow shooting game

and flatter them for personal gains.

Finally,

you seized an opportunity one day

and met Ms. Bai.

Then through Ms. Bai,

you gained Director Bai's favor.

You were admitted to the Literature Hall as an exception.

You studied hard.

As long as you could rank among the top in the annual exam,

you could gain fame.

You've been very cautious this whole time.

Unfortunately, due to Long Beina,

your goal once within easy reach

became something out of reach.

Because only one person from Yanle

can have the chance to be an official in Yong.

And this person

seems to have been predetermined to be Long Beina.

So,

only by getting rid of Long Beina

can you fulfill your wish

to be a distinguished man from a poor family.

Am I right?

My Lady!

You've been very nice to me.

At this point, I can't continue to lie to you.

Actually, I work for Young Master Mu.

Hong Ye!

What did you say?

Young Master Mu gave me some money

and asked me to get close to you

to help him achieve his goal.

That day, I begged you to take me to the willow shooting ground.

It was Young Master Mu's order.

Shut up!

Suqin.

Suqin, I didn't lie to you.

My love for you is real.

My love for you is real.

I'm not lying, Suqin.

Trust me.

Trust me, okay?

Suqin.

-Suqin. -Suqin!

Go away!

Suqin.

Cousin.

Suqin, trust me.

Sir.

Sir, I... I didn't lie to Suqin.

My love for Suqin is real.

Sir, please believe me.

I really love Suqin.

I really love Suqin.

Trust me.

Trust me!

Hong Ye.

How dare you!

Stop! Hong Ye!

Hong Ye!

Hong Ye!

Mu Yikuan.

Why did you do that?

Why?

-Ms. Hong Ye. -Mu Yikuan, what did you do?

Ms. Hong Ye.

Ms. Hong Ye.

On my way back that day,

I saw him running out from the alley.

I only found out later that a murder had happened there.

Hong Ye!

Get up!

Take him away!

Hong Ye!

Send Ms. Hong Ye to the hospital now.

-Yes. -Yes.

This is the murder weapon.

Take it back to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Yes.

[Sifang Pavilion]

Great.

Since we have caught the suspect,

I can report to the higher-ups.

A person from Yanle killed another person from Yanle.

It has nothing to do with Yong.

So there won't be any diplomatic dispute.

This is great.

This time, it's all thanks to

your joint efforts.

Mr. Yu,

Mu Yikuan has been imprisoned,

but he hasn't confessed yet.

Yanle's delegation will arrive in Changle soon.

We still don't know how to explain.

Don't worry.

The evidence is solid. He can't get away with it.

Retainer An,

the East Court

was in charge of this case before.

Please

go to the Jingzhao Prefecture

and work with them to close the case,

so that I can give a reply to your father.

Kunwu,

this case has been solved thanks to the West Court.

But you should understand me.

The West Court has outshone the East Court many times.

This would make Retainer An feel ashamed.

Things are really difficult for me

since I'm caught between him and his father.

I don't want to compete for the credit.

I just want to do my job well.

That's great.

Great.

Why are you here?

How is my master's case going?

The murderer is not Ah Shu,

but Mu Yikuan.

It's him.

Where is he now?

I want to take him back to Yanle

and hand him over to the viceroy.

Mu Yikuan committed a crime in Yong.

He should be interrogated in Yong.

Fine.

What about Ah Shu?

What are you going to do with Ah Shu?

Ah Shu is not the murderer.

Of course we should let her go.

She used poison to blind my master.

And you let her go just like this?

I visited the witnesses at the crime scene.

They all saw

Long Beina attacked Ah Shu first.

I'm warning you.

This is Yong.

Don't do anything stupid.

Go to the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Yes.

I was released before using it up.

I'm already home?

Where is the coachman?

Where is the coachman?

Long Ge.

You should have a taste of what Master suffered.

It's fragrant and sweet.

I'm sure Ah Shu will like it.

Ah Shu.

I almost forgot.

Use the water on pomelo leaves to dispel bad luck.

Welcome...

-Yuan Mo. -Ah Shu.

Ah Shu!

What's wrong, Ah Shu?

Your eyes...

What's wrong with your eyes, Ah Shu?

Ah Shu,

don't be afraid.

You'll be fine.

Tell me how to treat your eyes.

Just tell me what medicine should be used.

Don't underestimate me.

Now I can almost recognize

all those complex things.

Just tell me.

-I... I won't be mistaken. -It's useless, Yuan Mo.

What Long Ge used is Yanle's unique Blindness Powder.

There's no way we can make the unique antidote.

Then he must have the antidote.

I'm going to him.

Don't go.

It's dangerous for you to go alone.

And he won't let you find him.

I can't see anything.

If you're not here...

Ah Shu.

Don't be afraid. I'm here.

Don't be afraid.

It's okay.

You two, search here.

-Yes. -Yes.

Yuan Mo.

Did you catch him?

He didn't go back to the Yanle Hall.

He was not in his room either.

I've asked all the foreign merchants in the West Market.

No one has seen him.

I also asked the brokers.

Changle City is so big.

It's really hard to find someone.

I've put up the wanted posters.

Long Ge has never lived in an inn or left the city.

I'm going back now.

Ah Shu is alone. I'm worried about her.

Calm down, Yuan Mo.

I've sent maids to take care of her.

I also asked Uncle Huang

to find the best doctors in Changle City

to treat her eyes.

Yanle's delegation is about to arrive.

We need to bury Long Beina.

We're going to collect his body?

Yeah.

We shouldn't hold a funeral for him.

No.

We should hold a funeral for him.

The grander, the better.

Be careful.

You almost got scalded.

Where are the maids sent by Yuchi Hua?

How come none of them is here?

I wanted to be alone.

So I sent them back.

Come. Hurry. Have a seat.

Here.

Be careful.

You can't touch anything randomly.

What if you scald yourself?

No matter what, you should've waited for me to come back.

I didn't get to drink the plum wine you mentioned that day.

I wanted to have a taste.

So I asked them to make fire and put some plums in the kettle.

I just needed to wait for the wine to finish brewing.

But I can't even do such a trivial thing.

Do you think you can successfully

make plum wine by putting some plums

in the kettle and cooking them?

You wasted my good wine.

Let me tell you how to brew plum wine.

First, you need to soak plums

in the wine for at least a year.

It'd be great if they can be soaked for three years.

Then, filter the rich plum juice

with fine gauze.

In this way, the fragrance of plums

can completely seep into the wine.

I think the plum tree in Changle City

is going to blossom soon.

The flowers are not beautiful at all.

I don't like enjoying flowers usually.

Yuan Mo.

It doesn't matter even though I can't see things.

I just think it's a pity.

I've gone through so much to come to Changle,

but I can't see the prosperity of Changle City anymore.

When I get used to it, I'll make my own living.

I won't be your burden.

What nonsense are you talking about?

I will take care of you.

I'll take care of you forever.

After all, our names are on the same household registration paper.

That makes us a family.

Family members should take care of each other.

Young Master,

I'm late.

Your master said

the strength you used to kowtow is not enough.

I'm going to kill you!

Give me the antidote.

Come on. Turn around.

Watch the stair.

We still haven't arrived?

Soon.

We're here.

What is this place?

So mysterious.

Open your eyes.

My eyes...

I can see things now.

♫The wind stirs, and my heart flutters♫

♫Time elapses silently♫

♫The world is dazzling♫

♫Prosperous and resplendent♫

♫But nothing compares to the warmth of us being close♫

The antidote given by Long Ge was applied on the gauze.

Luckily, it worked.

♫Love is simply♫

Otherwise, we would have a wasted journey.

♫A spark that kindles desire♫

You have no idea how strong Long Ge is.

♫After braving the longest night♫

The three of us almost didn't...

♫I've learned what is the hardest to let go of in life♫

♫For you, I'd♫

I thought I could never see things again.

♫Bare all my vulnerabilities♫

♫For you, I'd♫

Yuan Mo,

♫Shed the armor that shields me♫

thank you.

♫I'd tell my secrets♫

♫Only to you♫

♫For you, I'd♫

♫Journey through mountains and streams♫

Alright.

Alright, stop crying.

♫For you, I'd♫

Stop crying.

Your eyes just recovered.

♫Break free from the twists of fate♫

♫Until love gently heals♫

Don't just look at me.

I spent 500 wen bribing the doorkeeper.

That's why he agreed to let us come up here.

Seize the chance and spend more time enjoying the scenery.

♫Every wound in time♫

Look.

So beautiful.

Look over there.

That's the Taiping Gate.

You entered Changle City from there back then.

That is also the place where we first met.

And there.

Where?

Over there.

That very big place.

It's the Ministry of Rites.

Yes.

The Sifang Pavilion is two more intersections

♫Love is simply♫

from the Ministry of Rites.

♫A spark that kindles desire♫

See?

♫After braving the longest night♫

Yes.

And there.

-Where? -See?

It's far away. That small one.

♫I've learned what is the hardest to let go of in life♫

That's our home.

♫For you, I'd♫

Now it looks like it's a long journey from our home

♫Bare all my vulnerabilities♫

to the Sifang Pavilion where I work every day.

♫For you, I'd♫

It's so tiring.

♫Shed the armor that shields me♫

It's indeed a long journey.

When I make enough money in the future,

♫I'd tell my secrets♫

I'll buy a carriage for myself.

I'll take the carriage to the Sifang Pavilion every day.

♫Only to you♫

Look, there are fireworks over there.

♫For you, I'd♫

So beautiful.

♫Journey through mountains and streams♫

Yes.

♫For you, I'd♫

If... If you like fireworks,

♫Break free from the twists of fate♫

I'll let you set off enough fireworks

on the Lantern Festival.

♫Until love gently heals♫

Really?

Really.

♫Every wound in time♫

Why did you bring me here?

Madam Gongsun.

I'm here.

Young Master Yuan, you're here.

I've already prepared it for you.

This is the latest style.

It's beautiful and not conspicuous.

It suits this lady very well.

Do you like it?

It's so beautiful.

The fabric must be very expensive.

This is top-quality silk.

These beads

were sewn onto it one by one.

So gorgeous.

Wait.

You want to buy me clothes?

What are you up to now?

What do you mean?

Your eyes

finally recovered.

I just want to buy you clothes to celebrate it.

Would you be that nice?

Don't think I don't know this.

Now you claim the clothes are given to me,

but you'll say

I owe you money later.

Do you really think so?

Fine.

You're right.

I knew it.

You owe me 50 wen for this set of clothes.

What do you think?

Fine, 50 wen.

It's not like I can't afford it.

I'll buy them.

Okay.

That's more like it.

Anyway, when the troubles pile up, you get used to them.

Thank you, Madam Gongsun.

When the troubles pile up, you get used to them.

Sounds interesting.

Who said that?

I don't want to tell you.

Tell me.

Well...

[Bai's Mansion]

Hua,

I'm just going to live in the Nanshan Temple for a few days

for relaxation.

You're busy. You don't need to keep me company.

Don't worry.

I will forget those things and people in the past.

Cousin,

I'm not going there to keep you company.

I'm going there to hide for a few days.

My father will be back in a few days.

And he'll be nosy again after he comes back.

He might even force me to have a blind date.

So annoying.

Get in.

Be careful.

My Lady.

It's a long journey.

The horse's faeces is very smelly.

So I specially prepared an incense burner.

Thank you.

Mu Yikuan,

what will it take for you to confess?

The Sifang Pavilion is here to help with the case investigation.

Open the door!

What are you doing here?

Wang Kunwu, you...

Where is Hong Ye?

Stop! Let go of him!

Tell me! Where is Hong Ye?

Mu Yikuan,

Bai Suqin is in danger.

Suqin.

What happened to Suqin?

Yuchi went to the Nanshan Temple with Suqin.

Now both of them are missing.

Soldiers reported that the carriage was abandoned nearby.

Knockout incense was lit in the carriage.

Now you can tell us, right?

Where exactly is Hong Ye?

I don't know.

Stop pushing me.

I think you're asking the wrong person.

He stabbed Hong Ye.

How would he know Hong Ye's whereabouts?

No.

Mu Yikuan

didn't stab Hong Ye.

Hong Ye stabbed herself.

Because you want to cover up for Hong Ye and take the blame for her.

Mu Yikuan,

if you still have feelings

for Suqin,

tell us honestly

where exactly Hong Ye is.

If you delay any longer,

they'll be in greater danger.

It's not that I don't want to tell you.

It's just that I really don't know.

What is this place?

Cousin.

Cousin, wake up!

Wake up.

Cousin, wake up!

Hua.

We fell into someone's trap.

We have to figure out a way to get out of here.

If you really have no idea,

tell us about Hong Ye.

As long as you can tell us some details,

we can have clues to find her.

Now you're the only one who can save Bai Suqin.

Think about the consequences.

Wait.

I first met Hong Ye

on a street of Changle.

She was being beaten on the street by her master at that time.

I really couldn't stand it.

So I helped her gain freedom with all my money.

She said her parents starved to death due to a famine.

Later, she was sold to a foreign merchant

and became a maid.

The foreign merchant's wife often tortured her.

If anything went against her will,

she would lock her up in a dark and cold room.

Dark and cold?

Do you know

which foreign merchant she was sold to?

This is what she doesn't want to recall the most.

The more reluctant she is to talk about it,

the stronger obsessiveness she has in her heart.

But what exactly does Hong Ye want to do

by kidnapping Bai Suqin?

She's such a paranoid.

Of course she wants her enemy to experience

what she suffered before.

I'm begging you.

I'm begging you.

Go save Suqin now.

I'm begging you.

Dark and cold? Could it be a cellar?

A cellar?

There are a few hundred foreign merchants in Changle City

who have a cellar.

How should we find them?

Search one by one.

Let's go.

Hong Ye is a woman.

It wouldn't be easy for her and the coachman

to take unconscious Yuchi Hua and Bai Suqin

somewhere far away.

So they must have been hidden

somewhere near the carriage.

The west is the place where all kinds of foreign merchants live.

It's the most suitable for hiding someone.

The houses of the foreign merchants here are rented.

I'm going to search them one by one now.

Hurry up. We don't have much time left.

The East Court, listen to my order.

-Yes. -Yes.

You follow Retainer Wang's order.

You guys follow Ji.

Don't miss any house.

-Yes! -Yes!

Move.

Let's go.

It's so cold.

Cousin, don't sleep.

Don't sleep, Cousin.

Don't sleep. Hang in there.

Hang in there.

Anybody? Help!

Someone is coming.

Cousin, someone is coming.

Someone is coming!

Help us!

It's you.

Surprised?

The owner of this house has been doing business somewhere else for years.

I've sent the old doorkeeper away.

No one will come to save you.

Why?

Why do you want to murder us?

It's all your cousin's fault!

She took away what belongs to me.

You mean...

Mu Yikuan?

I advise you not to waste your energy.

You've been here for four hours.

Soon, you two will freeze to death here.

My Lady,

remember me forever.

Stop!

Let us out!

Let's go search that house.

Okay.

Searching the houses one by one

is too time-consuming.

Wait.

What's wrong?

That woman is wearing thin clothes,

but she's also wearing thick boots.

-Hong Ye. -Hong Ye.

Hong Ye!

It's really you.

Where is Yuchi?

Where are they?

You can never see them again.

There's frost on her boots.

It's an ice cellar.

Yuchi Hua!

Yuchi Hua!

What happened to her?

Step aside!

-Don't stand in the way! -Hua.

Lift the quilt! Hurry!

Bring more quilts!

An Xiuyi, get me a basin!

Here.

What are you doing?

Her limbs are frozen.

We have to warm her up as soon as possible.

Susu, go get some hot water.

-No! -Okay.

Hot water will only rot her limbs.

Do you want her to become disabled?

This is a common method used in the army.

Soldiers always get frostbitten at night in the desert.

This is how they treat them.

Find some more ice to grind it.

The smaller pieces, the better.

-Susu. -You go.

She needs to go to the hospital to get a doctor here.

How come it's you?

You can still say harsh words. You'll live.

I feel so cold.

Don't worry.

In a few days,

you can be lively and whip me.

Where is my cousin?

Where is my cousin?

She will be fine.

[Jingzhao Prefecture]

That day, Mu Yikuan went after Hong Ye.

Wang Kunwu and I followed them closely.

Outside the door,

we heard Mu Yikuan asking Hong Ye

why she did that.

We both thought he meant Hong Ye's betrayal in public.

The truth is

Mu Yikuan saw with his own eyes

that Hong Ye stabbed herself with a pair of scissors.

He didn't understand.

So he asked her why she did that.

This is the pair of scissors used to stab you that day.

We found a little white powder

and some burn marks on it.

Magistrate, please take a look.

What is the white powder on this?

I applied

Mituluo on this knife in advance.

The powder on it

is the residue of Mituluo after it was burnt.

Mituluo

is a kind of medicine commonly used

for patients' pain relief in hospitals.

I accidentally met

a pedicurist on the street that day.

He told me

most of his customers coming for a pedicure

have foot sores and calluses

on their feet.

So he would apply

Mituluo on the knife in advance

and burn the knife.

It's for cleanliness

and pain relief.

If Mu Yikuan used the pair of scissors

to stab Hong Ye on impulse,

how could he burn it in advance for disinfection

and apply Mituluo powder on it

to relieve her pain?

Hong Ye,

the evidence is solid.

Yes.

I framed Mu Yikuan on purpose.

Because he is heartless.

In order to help him,

I willingly became

Bai Suqin's maid.

I did everything I could to help him

get admitted to the Literature Hall to show his talent.

I can do whatever it takes

to remove the future obstacles for him.

I can even kill people for him.

Yes.

I killed Long Beina.

On my way back from Inebriation Restaurant that day,

I saw Long Beina...

in conflict with her.

At that time, I thought

as long as I got rid of Long Beina,

no one

could stop Yikuan from having a bright future.

But in the end,

he chose to abandon me

and marry Bai Suqin, that bitch.

You helped Mu Yikuan get close to Bai Suqin on purpose.

Had this never occurred to you before?

I wouldn't have cared

if he just wanted to marry her.

She's just a pitiful woman being used by someone

and a defenseless noble lady.

It's not difficult

to make her disappear.

But Yikuan,

you shouldn't have fallen in love with her.

Since you didn't kill Long Beina,

why did you use your On Attracting Talents

to forge an alibi?

I didn't forge it.

After the annual exam,

I knew I could hardly succeed.

So I was depressed at that time.

On my way back, I saw Long Beina.

I knew he made all my efforts

in vain.

So I became emotional

and wanted to argue with him.

This...

But I saw Ah Shu in conflict with him.

This is for your arrogance and domineering behavior.

I dare not step forward.

Sooner or later, I'll get even with him myself.

You brat,

when I become an official of Yong,

I will kill everyone in your clan!

Until I heard Long Beina

reveal the truth that I couldn't accept.

For people like me,

no matter how hard we try,

we are no match for those

born to be superior forever.

I was in despair

and went back to the Literature Hall absent-mindedly.

Yikuan.

Why are you here?

Why haven't you gone home to rest?

Sir,

I...

I suddenly got inspired

and wrote this article.

So I forgot the time.

Did you not do well in the exam

because you were in a bad state today?

Director Bai has been very nice to me.

I didn't want him to know

I almost gave up my studies

because of fame.

So I could only fob him off with On Attracting Talents.

Actually, I think Director Bai knew

the position would be given to Long Beina long ago.

He brought forward your wedding

and invited you to be a teacher in the hall

because he didn't want you to be too sad.

He treats you really well.

After that day,

I finally realized

what I want the most.

I also set my life goal

and finally found

a home I've always been dreaming of.

I really want to stay with them.

I don't want to let those who are good to me down anymore.

So you chose to let me down.

I can't

fulfill my promise to you anymore.

I broke my promise.

I promised you

I would spend the rest of my life making it up to you.

But why?

Why did you do those stupid things?

Mu Yikuan,

don't you think you're hypocritical?

Although I committed a serious crime today,

I don't regret

anything I did.

In my heart,

love is love,

and hate is hate.

I despise you

and I will never forgive you.

Take her away.

Yes.

Move.

Stop!

[Advisor of Yanle: Ma Zhiwen]

Deputy Envoy.

We're about to arrive in Changle.

Change into the clothes we prepared.

Let them know

how much trouble they've got themselves into.

Yes.

Listen to my order!