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BASED ON THE NOVEL
"THE PRISONER OF BEAUTY" BY PENGLAI KE
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My lord.
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Should we continue with the weighing?
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Shao,
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if neither Lady Qiao
nor Wei Yan is behind this,
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you owe us an explanation.
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- Exactly.
- Yes.
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- We must have an answer.
- Yes.
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How can our people be treated this way?
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My lord,
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one is your wife
and the other is your cousin.
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Who will you choose?
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Mr. Wei is just His Lordship's cousin,
it's not like he's his brother.
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You mustn't show favoritism.
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Oh! Lady Xu!
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Lady Xu has fainted!
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- Grandmother!
- Lady Xu has fainted!
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- Grandmother.
- Grandmother.
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Grandmother.
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- Grandmother.
- Mother.
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Summon a physician!
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- No one here is allowed to leave.
- Yes.
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- Grandmother.
- Mother.
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Grandmother.
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Are you truly okay?
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Where is Shiyuan?
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I've placed him and Lady Qiao
under separate watch.
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Grandmother.
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Why do you suspect that Yan did this?
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Zhonglin.
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I dare not take the risk.
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I understand.
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You don't want Yan to suffer.
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Neither do I.
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Even if Yan actually did this,
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I will ensure his safety.
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Don't worry.
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There is something
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I must tell you.
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Do you know
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how our grudge with Bianzhou began?
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It was because of my daughter,
your aunt Qingyun.
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The rumors say
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she bore Shiyuan
after sleeping with a servant,
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but that's not true.
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She was assaulted
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by Chen Pang from Bianzhou.
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Chen Pang?
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Yes.
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Chen Pang abducted your aunt
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when she had just come of age.
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Three years later,
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your grandfather brought her back.
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By then,
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she was already carrying Shiyuan.
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Are you saying
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Yan is Chen Pang's son?
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Yes.
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After giving birth to Shiyuan,
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Qingyun died in despair.
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Chen Pang,
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to satisfy his own lust,
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took my daughter's life.
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If I ever have the chance,
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I will kill him myself for revenge.
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But Shiyuan is Qingyun's flesh and blood.
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After much thought,
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I decided to claim
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that his father died
after marrying into our family,
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and I raised him myself.
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Then
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does Yan know the truth?
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I've deliberately kept it from him.
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But now,
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Shiyuan seems to have changed.
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It's like he's found something out.
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Shiyuan is in charge of the granary.
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If there's evidence against him
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and it's revealed in front of everyone,
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it would mean death.
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Even if he made a mistake,
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his life must not be forfeited.
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Zhonglin.
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We must find a solution
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that spares both sides.
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I'm here.
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Where? Hurry!
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Why are you all so quiet?
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I'm telling you,
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whoever I catch
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will have to spend the night with me.
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Why are you here?
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Even though
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you're the one I caught today,
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I won't waste my time
spending the night with you.
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Grandmother fainted because of you,
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and you didn't even send someone
to check on her.
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I know full well how she is.
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She was just putting on an act.
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Don't try to trick me.
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Then you should understand
why she's doing this.
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Yet
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you're here drinking with tavern maids
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instead of trying to clear your name.
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Understand her?
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She refused to inspect the seeds
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because she suspected me, right?
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You stationed
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guards here…
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because you suspect me too, right?
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If I truly wanted to confine you,
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would I let you enjoy yourself here
with tavern maids?
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We're doing this to protect you.
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Protect me?
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Even you believe I did it.
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You'd rather believe a Qiao
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than believe me.
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What about you?
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Do you believe me?
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What did I do to upset you?
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Are you planning…
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to return to Bianzhou?
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How did you know?
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So it's true.
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You've learned of your origins.
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Since you know, why didn't you tell me?
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We grew up together.
I saw you as my real brother.
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So what?
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I am Chen Pang's son.
I belong to Bianzhou.
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I don't care who your father is.
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You'll always be my cousin.
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Aren't you afraid
I'll covet your position?
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Go ahead.
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I'm the one…
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who tampered with the seeds.
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You wouldn't trust me anyway,
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and from now on, you'll all be wary of me.
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That's just your groundless guess.
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What about Lady Qiao?
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Why are you monitoring her letters?
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Ehuang.
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This plan may be clever,
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but if the Lord of Wei
investigates further,
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it will bring disaster upon us.
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This scheme was never flawless.
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But what I'm betting on
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is the Lord of Wei's affection
for his family.
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What do you mean?
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Would the Lord of Wei investigate
his own cousin
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for an enemy's daughter?
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The Lord of Wei…
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may be cold,
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but he's always treated family well.
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If the investigation
threatens his brother,
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he won't continue.
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His Lordship stationed soldiers here
day and night.
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We're not allowed to leave.
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Our lady has clearly been wronged,
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yet there's nothing we can do.
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According to the law of Wei,
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we're to be executed.
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Mother.
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Don't say such unlucky things.
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It's not about luck.
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I'm old.
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I don't mind.
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But you're still young and beautiful.
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Mother.
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I'd believe you
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if you told me Lady Qiao wanted
to poison my whole family,
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but I'd never believe
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she'd harm the people.
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What's this?
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Why have I never seen it before?
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This…
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Isn't this the bangle
you prepared for Lady Xu?
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It's not that one,
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but the style is the same.
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Why does this box look so familiar?
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No need to worry about
the jade bangle anymore.
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I found the jade bangle.
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Losing it and getting it back
is indeed a blessing.
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They're the same.
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Even if our bangle hadn't been recovered,
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we wouldn't have needed to be afraid.
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That bangle was a token
from His Lordship and me to Grandmother.
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But this bangle is a token
from His Lordship to me.
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Xiaotao,
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grind some ink.
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Yes.
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Send off this family letter.
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Sure.
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The seed incident
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can be seen as a state affair
or a family affair.
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But Wei Dian is using it
to incite trouble.
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My lord,
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have you decided
whether to investigate it?
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If not, Lady Wei will be found guilty.
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But if we investigate,
and it involves Mr. Wei,
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can His Lordship kill his cousin?
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My lord,
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this is a family letter
from Lady Wei to Yanzhou.
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Please review it.
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She's sending letters at a time like this?
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Confiscate it.
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Yes.
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Wait.
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Bring it to me.
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I know this puts you in a tough spot.
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No matter what you choose,
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I won't blame you.
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My lord,
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shall I still send this letter to Yanzhou?
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No need.
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This letter is full of nonsense,
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rambling and incoherent.
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Yes.
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I'm heading out.
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No need to follow me.
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My lord.
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There's a lead
about what you asked me to check.
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Someone did visit the granary,
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but there's no official record.
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Good.
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This must be
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thoroughly investigated.
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Yes.
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Why was it returned?
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Even letters can't be sent now?
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Wait
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for my return tomorrow.
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Don't panic.
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His Lordship has his plans.
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Six dan.
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Two dan.
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One dan.
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My lord.
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Based on today's results,
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a total of 24 sacks of wheat seed
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weighs 21 dan.
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Before entering the granary,
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it was 24 dan.
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The weight doesn't match.
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So the Qiao clan didn't do this.
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This proves the seeds were
tampered with in Yujun.
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If so, Mr. Wei should be held responsible.
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Will His Lordship
sacrifice family for justice?
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His Lordship is fair and impartial.
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He'd even sacrifice kin
to uncover the truth.
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Everyone, you're right.
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The weight of the seeds
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doesn't match before and after storage.
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Whoever guarded the granary
can't escape blame.
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We should punish Wei Yan swiftly
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to appease the public.
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- Right.
- Right.
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Shao,
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are you trying
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to cover up for him?
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Lady Qiao is innocent,
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but I believe Yan is too.
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This matter is riddled with suspicion.
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We must continue to investigate.
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Until the truth is found,
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no one
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is allowed to leave Yujun.
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His Lordship is taking it seriously.
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Could someone else have orchestrated this?
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No matter what,
none of us can leave Yujun now.
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Where did things go wrong?
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So Lady Qiao really is innocent.
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What did you say?
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His Lordship is going to investigate this?
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Ehuang, don't worry.
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I've taken care of Zheng Shu.
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There won't be any evidence
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against you.
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How did you know
His Lordship would return today?
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He told my lady himself.
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When faced with this situation,
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most would rush to defend themselves.
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00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:48,600
But you're the one
283
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,840
comforting me,
284
00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:51,960
telling me not to worry.
285
00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,520
At Grandmother's birthday banquet,
286
00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:58,400
you spoke up for me.
287
00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,880
That means you have faith in me.
288
00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:04,600
So even if this had ended up
being blamed on me,
289
00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,480
it would have been
because you had no choice.
290
00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:07,960
I didn't want to make things hard for you.
291
00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,520
I've ordered
292
00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:13,840
a full investigation.
293
00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:15,960
So,
294
00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,400
it'll be some time before I return.
295
00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:20,560
Sure.
296
00:18:21,120 --> 00:18:22,960
My lord, everything is packed.
297
00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,000
Then let's go.
298
00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:29,360
Darling, wait.
299
00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,160
My lord,
300
00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,880
please send off this family letter for me.
301
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,280
You haven't told me
302
00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,480
how you knew
His Lordship would return today.
303
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,640
He told me himself.
304
00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,520
What kind of riddles
are you two playing at?
305
00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:29,360
Are you saying
306
00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,040
that Zheng Shu secretly entered
the granary before?
307
00:19:32,120 --> 00:19:33,120
She went multiple times.
308
00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:34,240
It was very suspicious.
309
00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:35,880
Wei Duo has gone to look for her.
310
00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:37,840
My lord!
311
00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:40,120
I went to Zheng Shu's husband's home,
312
00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:41,880
and I found out
313
00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,440
Zheng Shu died suddenly last night.
314
00:19:58,360 --> 00:19:59,680
Zheng Shu is dead.
315
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:02,480
Yan could not possibly be the culprit.
316
00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,240
There must be
a bigger mastermind behind this.
317
00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:09,600
Pass down my order.
318
00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:11,120
Continue the investigation.
319
00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:12,240
- Yes.
- Yes.
320
00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:17,360
Sir.
321
00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,720
There's something I wish to ask you.
322
00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:24,360
Please, go ahead.
323
00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:27,600
At home,
324
00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,440
how do you address your wife?
325
00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,880
I call her
326
00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:35,800
"Dear."
327
00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:41,200
Understood.
328
00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:54,400
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST, MY LORD.
I'LL REMEMBER IT ALWAYS.
329
00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,040
"My lord"?
330
00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:00,920
Who's that?
331
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,120
Sir, it's the Lady of Bianzhou.
332
00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:08,600
Did you hear?
333
00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,800
Lady Wei didn't tamper with the seeds.
334
00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:13,280
Luckily, His Lordship is wise,
335
00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:14,760
so she wasn't wrongly accused.
336
00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:19,680
No wonder the investigation is so strict
and we can't leave the city freely.
337
00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,440
We have to catch the real culprit
and clear Her Ladyship's name.
338
00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:24,840
Maybe the mastermind
339
00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:26,440
is hiding among these people.
340
00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:28,920
They could be
waiting for a chance to slip out.
341
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,080
The investigation is necessary.
342
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,080
- Ehuang.
- The innocent can't be wronged.
343
00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:33,320
What should we do now?
344
00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:34,600
Why are you panicking?
345
00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,160
If they had found the real culprit,
346
00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:38,880
they wouldn't need to check everyone here.
347
00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,440
Lady Yulou, do you need to leave now?
348
00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:55,200
General Wei Liang,
349
00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:57,440
Great-aunt's birthday banquet has ended.
350
00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:58,480
My husband is gravely ill.
351
00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,200
I must return to Bianzhou at once
to care for him.
352
00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:02,640
Please allow us to pass quickly.
353
00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:05,160
His Lordship has ordered
354
00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:06,920
that until the seed case is solved,
355
00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,880
no banquet guests
are allowed to leave Yujun.
356
00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:10,560
Lady Yulou,
357
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:11,960
please cooperate with us.
358
00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,520
Zheng Chuyu,
359
00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,080
why did you act on your own?
360
00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,560
You've even dragged me into this!
361
00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:23,880
My lady!
362
00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:26,280
- Have you found her?
- We did.
363
00:22:26,360 --> 00:22:28,120
Bring her to me. I need to question her.
364
00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,560
She's been found,
365
00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:31,400
but she can't answer any questions.
366
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:33,480
Zheng Shu…
367
00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:35,200
What happened?
368
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,120
She's dead.
369
00:22:37,360 --> 00:22:38,440
Dead?
370
00:22:40,120 --> 00:22:41,360
How did she die?
371
00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:42,160
How?
372
00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,200
They say she drowned in the river
while doing laundry.
373
00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,320
Drowned?
374
00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:49,240
No. It's impossible.
375
00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:50,880
Chuyu was good at swimming.
376
00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:52,120
She couldn't have drowned.
377
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:53,160
Someone…
378
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:54,960
Someone must've wanted her dead.
379
00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:55,960
Who killed her?
380
00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,120
You need to be more careful.
381
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,720
If you keep acting recklessly,
382
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,960
one day, you'll end up
hurting the ones close to you.
383
00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:09,200
My lady.
384
00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:10,560
What's wrong?
385
00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,240
Is it my fault
386
00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:14,960
that she died?
387
00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:17,400
It's my fault.
388
00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:19,400
I caused it.
389
00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,720
My lady, don't say that.
390
00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:26,920
Whether
391
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:28,720
Zheng Chuyu drowned
392
00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,000
or was murdered,
393
00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:33,520
it's already done.
394
00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:35,920
From now on,
395
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:37,480
we must be careful.
396
00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,280
Sure.
397
00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:41,760
Besides,
398
00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:43,840
now that Chuyu is dead,
399
00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:45,960
there's no proof anymore.
400
00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:49,360
His Lordship won't trace it back to us.
401
00:23:57,720 --> 00:23:58,720
Who's there?
402
00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:02,040
Coming.
403
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:05,640
Lady Yulou.
404
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,760
My lady, Lady Yulou is here to see you.
405
00:24:10,680 --> 00:24:11,720
Lady Zhu,
406
00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,800
I heard Great-aunt is ill.
407
00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,160
I didn't want to disturb her rest,
408
00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:17,760
so I came to ask you instead.
409
00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:19,720
Usually,
410
00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:21,440
Mother loves Shiyuan the most.
411
00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:23,560
But Zhonglin is defiant
412
00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:26,600
and insists on uncovering the truth.
413
00:24:26,680 --> 00:24:28,560
What do you think we should do?
414
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:30,520
Don't blame the Lord of Wei.
415
00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:32,800
In my view,
416
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,080
he's the one suffering most right now.
417
00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,120
The seed case is serious.
418
00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,880
You only see him
being scolded by Great-aunt,
419
00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,520
but not the pressure
from all the factions in Wei.
420
00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,520
If Shiyuan really did this,
421
00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,760
the Lord of Wei would have to kill him.
422
00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,200
Right now,
423
00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,200
he must be eager to find out.
424
00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,120
Yes.
425
00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,640
I'm just like you,
426
00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:08,760
hoping this case can be resolved
as soon as possible.
427
00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:12,840
Actually,
428
00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,400
who the mastermind is
429
00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:16,800
doesn't really matter.
430
00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,600
As long as it's not Shiyuan,
431
00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:21,720
the Lord of Wei
432
00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:23,920
can breathe easy.
433
00:25:25,320 --> 00:25:26,120
PEACE AND PROSPERITY
434
00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:26,920
Shao.
435
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,600
How's the investigation going?
436
00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:31,280
If there are still no leads,
437
00:25:31,360 --> 00:25:34,160
then let me and the clansmen
leave the city.
438
00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,120
- Yes.
- We've been here for days.
439
00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:39,080
I've found that someone
440
00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:40,760
repeatedly entered the granary.
441
00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,600
That person was Zheng Shu,
who'd been serving my mother.
442
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,360
In that case, bring her here.
443
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:49,640
We'll find out the truth
444
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:50,440
with interrogation.
445
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:51,880
Unfortunately,
446
00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:53,960
Zheng Shu
447
00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,240
suddenly died last night.
448
00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:57,600
She's dead?
449
00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:01,200
So now she's dead and there's no proof?
450
00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:03,280
Zhonglin,
451
00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:04,680
this isn't like you.
452
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:07,520
You can't brush this off.
453
00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,600
If you do,
454
00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,640
every criminal in Wei will use a corpse
to plead innocence in the future.
455
00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:16,880
- That's right.
- Right.
456
00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,080
He's got a point.
457
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:20,800
I can testify.
458
00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:30,160
Everything Zhonglin said
459
00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,480
is true.
460
00:26:42,080 --> 00:26:43,040
Zheng Shu…
461
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,440
served by my side for years.
462
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,040
She was like a daughter to me.
463
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,200
Because of the family feud,
464
00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:55,800
I wanted to get rid of Lady Qiao,
465
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,200
so I worked with Chuyu
466
00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:00,640
to steam the wheat seeds
467
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:02,960
and frame the Qiao clan.
468
00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:06,400
Shiyuan
469
00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,440
knew nothing of this.
470
00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:12,320
That's the truth then.
471
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,920
But Lady Zhu,
472
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,120
you can't clear Mr. Wei
with just a few words.
473
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:20,040
Don't forget.
474
00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:21,760
We have laws here.
475
00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:24,600
No need to rush, General.
476
00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,320
After Chuyu got married,
477
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,800
she was not allowed to visit me freely.
478
00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:30,040
Each time she came,
479
00:27:30,120 --> 00:27:33,000
I had someone escort her
to the side chamber.
480
00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,040
If you don't believe me, go investigate.
481
00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,680
Everyone, please think about it.
482
00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:42,280
Who was it at the birthday banquet
483
00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:44,120
that insisted
484
00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,640
on inspecting the seeds?
485
00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:49,200
It was Lady Zhu.
486
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,040
This was a fight among women.
487
00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:53,800
It doesn't concern Mr. Wei.
488
00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:57,400
In that case, it's not a political affair
but a domestic one.
489
00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:58,200
Yes.
490
00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,160
Since it involves His Lordship's mother,
she can't be judged by law.
491
00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,400
Lady Xu should be the one to punish her.
492
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,240
- That's right.
- Yes.
493
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:07,400
My lord,
494
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,960
this is the best option
to protect both Lady Wei and Mr. Wei.
495
00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:12,200
Please decide.
496
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:24,520
Open the city gates.
497
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,760
Let the clan members return home.
498
00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,160
- Good.
- We can leave now.
499
00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,640
Take my mother to the north chamber
500
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,320
and let Grandmother decide her punishment.
501
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:43,160
My lady,
502
00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:44,160
take care.
503
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:50,040
I used to think you were just slow-witted.
504
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:53,240
I never imagined you were so venomous.
505
00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,600
Please calm your anger, Mother.
506
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:56,840
Mother,
507
00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:59,880
believe it or not,
508
00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:03,240
I did swap the seeds
509
00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:05,000
as instructed by Zheng Shu,
510
00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,640
but I knew nothing
about her steaming them.
511
00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:12,040
I know you didn't steam the seeds
512
00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,400
because you're not smart enough
to think of such a plan.
513
00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:17,680
You're too dumb.
514
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,560
Even if you want to plot like others,
515
00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:20,960
your schemes are half-baked.
516
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:24,800
From now on,
517
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,280
go to the ancestral hall.
518
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:28,200
Kneel and reflect.
519
00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:30,320
Copy the scriptures a hundred times.
520
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:31,760
It'll serve as a warning to others.
521
00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:34,520
My lady.
522
00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:35,560
My lady.
523
00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:37,240
Zhonglin.
524
00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,760
Though I am now the Lady of Bianzhou,
525
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:42,560
there are things
526
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:44,840
I've never forgotten.
527
00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:49,280
I once
528
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:50,720
spent my childhood here.
529
00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:53,600
When my betrothal was on the table,
530
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,240
the elders chose your elder brother.
531
00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:00,360
Sadly,
532
00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:03,800
I wasn't lucky enough to marry him.
533
00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:12,240
Now, all I have…
534
00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:15,600
to remember him by
535
00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:16,880
is this jade pendant.
536
00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,360
Bianzhou is far away.
537
00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:21,400
You should set out soon.
538
00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:24,920
Take care, my lord.
539
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,000
Take care.
540
00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:45,040
YUJUN
541
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:48,200
My lord,
542
00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,640
what's the song Lady Yulou just sang?
543
00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:54,640
It's "Wan Lan" from the Book of Songs.
544
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,160
It speaks of childhood companions
545
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,320
pretending not to know each other
after growing up.
546
00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:14,600
Ehuang,
547
00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,560
don't be sad.
548
00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:27,400
Why would I be?
549
00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:30,680
In a few days,
550
00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:32,520
I'll return
551
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:33,960
and be Lady Yulou again.
552
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,360
What's there to be sad about?
553
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,080
Besides,
554
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,400
though we failed on this trip,
555
00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:42,720
we made it back safely.
556
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:45,480
I should be happy.
557
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,720
Lady Yulou, please wait.
558
00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,560
Please don't return
559
00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:00,520
to Yujun again.
560
00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:08,960
Why?
561
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:11,920
Though you and the Weis share a bond,
562
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,440
it can't endure further strain.
563
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,640
Now that you are the Lady of Bianzhou,
564
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,400
your interests oppose the Weis.
565
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,400
I don't know
what your purpose was this time.
566
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,400
But though Grandmother said nothing,
she surely wasn't pleased.
567
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:27,120
I can't bear for her to be reminded
of unhappy memories.
568
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:28,040
So,
569
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:30,880
it's better if we don't meet again.
570
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:40,920
Shiyuan,
571
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,000
do you really think you're a Wei now?
572
00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:47,880
Thank you for your concern.
573
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:51,720
But perhaps you should worry more
574
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,200
about whether you can truly
575
00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:56,160
find peace staying here.
576
00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:02,480
Yan!
577
00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:06,160
I know you're here.
578
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:09,840
You don't have to see me,
579
00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,680
but Grandmother is still waiting
for you to greet her.
580
00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:18,080
Yan!
581
00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:34,480
Young Master,
582
00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:36,840
the Weis are good at deception.
583
00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:38,720
You must not go soft again.
584
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:44,600
You carry the blood
of the Chen clan of Bianzhou.
585
00:33:45,280 --> 00:33:47,120
Lord Chen thinks of you day and night,
586
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,000
longing for your return to aid him.
587
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,400
With your talents,
588
00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,080
will you really bury your ambition
589
00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:56,040
and resign yourself
to a lifetime of submission here?
590
00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:58,480
The Weis know your true identity.
591
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,480
They're suspicious of you
592
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:04,320
and even risked your life
to protect Lady Qiao.
593
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,000
Why not come back with me to Bianzhou now?
594
00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:24,679
My lord,
595
00:34:25,199 --> 00:34:27,239
are you still worried about Yan?
596
00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,080
He's the one
597
00:34:33,159 --> 00:34:34,360
most hurt by this.
598
00:34:35,679 --> 00:34:37,280
I saw Grandmother today.
599
00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:39,679
She misses him deeply too.
600
00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,080
Chen Pang of Bianzhou
601
00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:43,800
is bound to acknowledge him.
602
00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,880
If we continue to keep the truth from him,
603
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,440
he may leave for good.
604
00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:54,679
It's true.
605
00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,720
I've gone to see him many times,
but he keeps avoiding me.
606
00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:01,600
I don't want to force him.
607
00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:06,760
My lord,
608
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,240
my situation here is much like his.
609
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,040
I'm willing to talk to him on your behalf.
610
00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:16,800
If you trust me,
611
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:19,040
leave this to me.
612
00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:26,480
What's this?
613
00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,880
Since you've decided to build the canal,
614
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:32,680
I wanted to help
615
00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,040
because I've studied some hydraulics.
616
00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:38,200
The route for the canal
concerns labor and cost
617
00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:39,400
so it's critical.
618
00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,400
I've reviewed many materials
and made some notes.
619
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:44,680
I hope they'll be useful.
620
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,000
Tell me about it.
621
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,120
My lord, look at these mountains.
622
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,520
This is the terrain of northern Rongjun.
623
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,120
I've read many materials.
624
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,880
This part is much higher than Xindu.
625
00:36:03,240 --> 00:36:05,920
So if the canal starts here
and runs that way,
626
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:09,600
it'll take a lot of manpower
and resources.
627
00:36:13,280 --> 00:36:14,240
But…
628
00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:17,440
Come here. I can't see it from here.
629
00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:18,320
Come on.
630
00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,360
What are these on the sides?
631
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,480
They're valleys,
which means there are mountains.
632
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:31,160
If we dig a canal through carelessly,
633
00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:32,760
we risk disaster.
634
00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,400
But if we follow the valleys…
635
00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,320
Good. Good.
636
00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,280
Very good.
637
00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:37,640
Good. Good.
638
00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,040
Since Grandmother's birthday,
639
00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,000
she's been weighed down with worry.
640
00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:53,320
And you keep avoiding His Lordship.
641
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,160
I had no other choice
642
00:37:55,240 --> 00:37:57,720
but to disturb you today.
643
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:02,280
I used to think our situations here
644
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:04,400
were alike.
645
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,880
As it turns out, I overestimated myself.
646
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:08,960
You're one of them.
647
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:11,280
I'm an outsider.
648
00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:14,480
Is family
649
00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:16,560
decided
650
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:20,120
by blood alone?
651
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:40,800
Even you know it.
652
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,840
When I first came to Yujun,
653
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,080
no one saw me as the Lady of Wei.
654
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:51,960
They only thought of me
655
00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:53,920
as a foe's daughter.
656
00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:58,160
I was uneasy.
657
00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,200
But now, I've earned His Lordship's trust
658
00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:03,960
and Grandmother's affection.
659
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:06,560
Why do you think that is?
660
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,160
Because you're a Wei now.
661
00:39:12,240 --> 00:39:14,760
If you admit you're not a Qiao,
662
00:39:15,280 --> 00:39:17,680
Zhonglin and Grandmother
won't give you a hard time.
663
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:21,760
You're wrong again.
664
00:39:23,200 --> 00:39:25,960
If I denied my Qiao blood,
665
00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:29,720
His Lordship wouldn't treat me well.
666
00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,240
He'd look down on me.
667
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,560
I am the Lady of Wei,
668
00:39:38,320 --> 00:39:40,760
so I'd never do anything to harm Wei.
669
00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:43,480
But I was born in Yanzhou.
670
00:39:44,240 --> 00:39:46,440
I'll never betray my homeland either.
671
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:52,920
I've never hidden my concern
for Yanzhou's people from His Lordship.
672
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,520
Only with such honesty between us
673
00:39:56,600 --> 00:39:58,680
can we truly trust one another.
674
00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:08,640
You speak so beautifully.
675
00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:13,360
Only when I see myself as a Wei
676
00:40:14,240 --> 00:40:17,080
can His Lordship see me as one of his own.
677
00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:18,480
It's the same with you.
678
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,680
I see myself as a Wei,
679
00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,160
but the Weis treat me…
680
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:27,960
as a discarded pawn.
681
00:40:29,960 --> 00:40:31,600
You think you're discarded
682
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,080
and no one cares about you,
683
00:40:35,200 --> 00:40:36,440
but Grandmother
684
00:40:37,240 --> 00:40:39,560
has fallen ill because of you.
685
00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:50,360
She has always been in good health.
686
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:55,120
Yet she fainted when she heard
687
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:56,920
His Lordship would reopen the case
688
00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:58,840
and might punish you.
689
00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:03,480
How is she now?
690
00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:06,400
Did the physicians see her?
691
00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,560
Don't worry. It's nothing serious.
692
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:11,880
But she's still bedridden.
693
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:14,960
I daresay
694
00:41:15,840 --> 00:41:17,880
she didn't tell you
695
00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:19,920
not because she feared trouble,
696
00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:23,640
but because she feared
that her most beloved grandson
697
00:41:24,480 --> 00:41:26,000
would hold a grudge
698
00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:28,480
and refuse to see her.
699
00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:02,360
Grandmother…
700
00:42:05,520 --> 00:42:06,640
Grandmother.
701
00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:09,640
Grandmother?
702
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:11,560
Shiyuan.
703
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:18,640
I understand now.
704
00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:22,200
I'm glad that you're fine.
705
00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:23,720
I'll take my leave.
706
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:26,800
Shiyuan.
707
00:42:29,840 --> 00:42:31,120
Are you never…
708
00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:34,280
going to see me again?