1 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:30,240 ♫ In the stormy night ♫ 2 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:37,760 ♫ The dark hair of a charming woman is reflected in the flame of a candle ♫ 3 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,760 ♫ Shrouded by year after year of memories ♫ 4 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,120 ♫ I can do nothing but feign indifference ♫ 5 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:53,880 ♫ Outlining your cheeks ♫ 6 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,040 ♫ Together and apart, just like quicksand ♫ 7 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,040 ♫ I'm meant to make peace with myself ♫ 8 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,840 ♫ Rebuild or crumble ♫ 9 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,060 ♫ Drift away in the clouds ♫ 10 00:01:04,060 --> 00:01:06,020 ♫ Driving away ♫ 11 00:01:06,020 --> 00:01:09,960 ♫ Your dashing pretense ♫ 12 00:01:09,960 --> 00:01:11,940 ♫ A drunken dream ♫ 13 00:01:11,940 --> 00:01:13,860 ♫ A person I miss ♫ 14 00:01:13,860 --> 00:01:17,680 ♫ Of course I know if it's real ♫ 15 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:22,180 ♫ Even if you're just by my side ♫ 16 00:01:22,180 --> 00:01:29,020 ♫ I want to hold on to you but I can only play dumb ♫ 17 00:01:29,940 --> 00:01:36,020 [In Blossom] 18 00:01:36,020 --> 00:01:39,020 [Episode 32] 19 00:01:39,020 --> 00:01:40,350 [Grand Commandant's Residence] 20 00:01:40,350 --> 00:01:42,240 Please. 21 00:01:43,660 --> 00:01:44,950 Please. 22 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,480 - Mr. Zhou. - Mr. Wang. 23 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,510 How have you been? 24 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:52,360 - Yes. - It's been a long time. 25 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,630 Mr. Sun, please. 26 00:01:54,630 --> 00:01:56,950 - Mr. Sun. - Please... 27 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:59,430 - Please. - Please... 28 00:02:08,010 --> 00:02:11,550 Grand Commandant Jia, you look even more impressive in your armor. 29 00:02:11,550 --> 00:02:14,030 Please support us in the future. 30 00:02:14,030 --> 00:02:17,390 Yes, Grand Commandant Jia. Please support us. 31 00:02:17,390 --> 00:02:23,070 Grand Commandant Jia. No, we should be calling you Grand Marshal now. 32 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,470 Congratulations, Grand Marshal. 33 00:02:26,470 --> 00:02:28,350 Thank you. 34 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:34,670 Mr. Liu. It's a great honor to have you here. 35 00:02:34,670 --> 00:02:37,320 From now on, we will rely on you to protect the nation 36 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,750 so that the people will not have to wander away, 37 00:02:39,750 --> 00:02:43,360 and the royalty will not have to endure suffering. 38 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,550 I will spare no effort to achieve this. 39 00:02:50,670 --> 00:02:54,040 Isn't this Mr. Pan? He is... 40 00:02:54,670 --> 00:02:58,360 Mr. Pan has a good reputation, 41 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:03,080 but it's a pity that he has a son who's not good enough. 42 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:04,910 And he's been suspended. 43 00:03:04,910 --> 00:03:11,600 I feel sorry for him, so I'll let him show his loyalty to the Empress. 44 00:03:20,270 --> 00:03:23,160 I know you're still thinking about Jing. 45 00:03:23,830 --> 00:03:26,750 But today is your husband's big day. 46 00:03:26,750 --> 00:03:29,080 I've come here to keep you company. 47 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,320 You should take good care of yourself. 48 00:03:34,500 --> 00:03:39,740 [Grand Commandant's Residence] 49 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:46,160 The ceremony is about to begin. Why isn't Jiang here yet? 50 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:23,030 Are you Bai Xiaosheng? 51 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,000 Yes, it's me. 52 00:04:49,830 --> 00:04:52,800 He asked me to find Bai Xiaosheng. 53 00:04:55,510 --> 00:05:00,000 Tell her that I want... 54 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:12,440 I want to go back to the side of my best friend I've ever had. 55 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,150 Okay? 56 00:05:21,980 --> 00:05:25,220 ♫ Looking back, it's autumn ♫ 57 00:05:25,220 --> 00:05:28,900 ♫ Whose gentle tears fall? ♫ 58 00:05:28,900 --> 00:05:35,660 ♫ Your heart is troubled, your sigh filled with love and sorrow ♫ 59 00:05:35,660 --> 00:05:39,020 ♫ You look back, your life's wish ♫ 60 00:05:39,020 --> 00:05:42,780 ♫ For whom you are playing this tune? ♫ 61 00:05:42,780 --> 00:05:49,380 ♫ I saw through the parting between life and death ♫ 62 00:05:49,380 --> 00:05:56,380 ♫ The dream of reincarnation, I'm seeing you off again in my heart ♫ 63 00:05:56,380 --> 00:05:59,300 ♫ I am still thinking of you in another life ♫ 64 00:05:59,300 --> 00:06:03,340 ♫ How passionate your love is ♫ 65 00:06:03,340 --> 00:06:06,540 ♫ The pain of reincarnation ♫ 66 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:10,180 ♫ Tore apart the heaviness of the cage ♫ 67 00:06:10,180 --> 00:06:12,820 ♫ I ring the bell of reincarnation ♫ 68 00:06:12,820 --> 00:06:18,660 ♫ And look forward to embracing you again ♫ 69 00:06:31,420 --> 00:06:34,780 ♫ Looking back, it's autumn ♫ 70 00:06:34,780 --> 00:06:38,420 ♫ Whose gentle tears fall? ♫ 71 00:06:38,420 --> 00:06:44,900 ♫ Your heart is troubled, your sigh filled with love and sorrow ♫ 72 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:49,390 Here's a trick for you. 73 00:06:49,390 --> 00:06:53,600 Whenever you're sad, you can have something sweet. 74 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:58,900 The sweetness in your mouth will wash away the sadness. 75 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:02,140 ♫ The pain of reincarnation ♫ 76 00:07:02,140 --> 00:07:05,740 ♫ Tore apart the heaviness of the cage ♫ 77 00:07:05,740 --> 00:07:08,380 ♫ I ring the bell of reincarnation ♫ 78 00:07:08,380 --> 00:07:13,860 ♫ And look forward to embracing you again ♫ 79 00:07:13,860 --> 00:07:24,260 ♫ The pain of reincarnation is a dream planted in the past life ♫ 80 00:07:28,830 --> 00:07:31,000 Promotion announcement. 81 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,440 By order of the Emperor, I am here to deliver a decree. 82 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:46,630 Jia Quan, listen to the decree. 83 00:07:55,110 --> 00:07:56,880 The Grand Commandant, Jia Quan. 84 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:00,110 He is a man of virtue and clear mind, 85 00:08:00,110 --> 00:08:02,920 who has been entrusted with authority for more than a decade 86 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,390 and still shoulders the burden of protecting the country. 87 00:08:05,390 --> 00:08:07,510 He undertakes the responsibility 88 00:08:07,510 --> 00:08:12,670 of preaching and spreading my benevolence and righteousness all over the world. 89 00:08:12,670 --> 00:08:15,790 I hereby appoint Jia Quan as Grand Marshal 90 00:08:15,790 --> 00:08:19,960 and authorize him to assume command of the three armies. 91 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,750 Accept the decree. 92 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:32,200 Thank you, Your Majesty. 93 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,760 Long live, Your Majesty. 94 00:08:42,790 --> 00:08:45,880 Bring up the Golden Seal with Purple Shade. 95 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,160 Bring up the Tiger Token. 96 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,110 Receive it. 97 00:09:07,110 --> 00:09:09,000 Hold on! 98 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:10,120 - What... - What... 99 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,200 What's going on? 100 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,150 What's Pan Yue doing here? 101 00:09:17,150 --> 00:09:20,060 This is Princess Changle's memorial tablet. Who dares show disrespect? 102 00:09:21,140 --> 00:09:23,400 [The Late Princess Changle, Liu's Memorial Tablet] 103 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,150 - Princess Changle? - You're fugitives! 104 00:09:25,150 --> 00:09:28,760 How dare you break into my residence with a weapon? Take them down! 105 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:32,880 Your Majesty, there's another cause for Princess Changle's death. 106 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,440 The real culprit is related to an enemy spy. 107 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,470 Your Majesty, I hope you'll allow me to present my defense 108 00:09:37,470 --> 00:09:41,080 so that the princess can rest in peace. 109 00:09:41,710 --> 00:09:44,000 An enemy spy? 110 00:09:47,470 --> 00:09:51,790 Your Majesty, they are trying to clear their names by obfuscating the issue. 111 00:09:51,790 --> 00:09:55,080 Today is the Grand Marshal's conferral ceremony. 112 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,960 Don't let the two of them delay the auspicious time. 113 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:03,910 I suggest that they be sent to jail, and be tried after that. 114 00:10:03,910 --> 00:10:06,030 Your Majesty! 115 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:11,910 Father. 116 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:22,230 Your Majesty, the conferral ceremony is important, but it's about an enemy spy. 117 00:10:22,230 --> 00:10:25,320 It's not a trifle, Your Majesty. 118 00:10:28,030 --> 00:10:36,200 I am willing to put my life on the line to beg you 119 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,680 to give him another chance to explain himself, Your Majesty. 120 00:10:49,590 --> 00:10:51,590 Come forward and talk. 121 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,120 Thank you, Your Majesty. 122 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:19,440 Yang Caiwei committed a murder and escaped from jail. 123 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,880 The evidence is completely concrete. 124 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,000 What else can you claim? 125 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,710 In order to uncover the spy in the court, 126 00:11:27,710 --> 00:11:31,200 the princess went out of her way to ruin her reputation by pretending to be engaged to me. 127 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,550 She was eventually forced to commit suicide. 128 00:11:33,550 --> 00:11:39,440 That's how the spy set up Yang Caiwei to stop us from investigating. 129 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:44,640 This is not a love murder, but a well-planned conspiracy. 130 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,960 That's impossible. I know Jing well. 131 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,760 No one could make her do anything she didn't want to do. 132 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,520 Let's not even talk about whether or not her engagement to you was real. 133 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,080 What kind of person could force her to take her own life? 134 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:08,950 The spy used your life to force the princess to give in. 135 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,880 Who's the person you're talking about? 136 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,790 "The incident at Qixia Ridge was due to the spouse." 137 00:12:17,790 --> 00:12:21,150 These are the last words of the princess. 138 00:12:21,150 --> 00:12:23,030 The person who forced her to commit suicide 139 00:12:23,030 --> 00:12:26,510 and the one who killed General Liu and his wife in Luoxi 140 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:32,320 is your spouse, the Grand Commandant, Jia Quan. 141 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:36,760 His true identity is a spy of the Jiang clan. 142 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:38,110 Spy? 143 00:12:38,110 --> 00:12:40,440 That's a load of nonsense! 144 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:46,520 Ten years ago, my father received a whistle blowing letter 145 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,280 reporting an enemy spy in the court. 146 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,460 My father was killed for investigating this matter. 147 00:12:52,460 --> 00:12:56,410 I've been living in obscurity in Heyang, for the past ten years. 148 00:12:56,410 --> 00:13:01,750 When Pan Yue sought me for marriage, the enemy spy sent someone to assassinate me. 149 00:13:01,750 --> 00:13:05,960 However, they accidentally killed Shangguan Zhi, who was impersonating me. 150 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,280 Pan Yue and I investigated and found out 151 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:13,340 that the enemy spy established an influence to smuggle halite into Heyang. 152 00:13:13,340 --> 00:13:17,100 [Maintaining the Peace] 153 00:13:22,310 --> 00:13:25,980 He joined hands with the brothel, Shiluo Garden, for the exchange of power and sex. 154 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:27,960 They got the Custom Clearance Document [Custom Clearance Document] 155 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:32,230 to smuggle halite to the Northwest, and sell it at a low price, 156 00:13:32,230 --> 00:13:36,110 causing the Northwestern army to have no pay. That triggered a mutiny. 157 00:13:36,110 --> 00:13:39,400 He ultimately framed General Lu with it. 158 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,230 And the ultimate beneficiary of all this is Jia Quan. 159 00:13:43,230 --> 00:13:45,240 He took the opportunity to seize the military power 160 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,770 to make it easy for the Jiang clan to invade. 161 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,720 How eloquent you are. You're full of righteousness. 162 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:58,380 Pan Yue, you just heard the words "Qixia Ridge" from the princess, 163 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:02,040 and you made up such an outrageous story. 164 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,520 I know you're still in love with Miss Yang. 165 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:09,160 You went to great lengths to get her off the hook. 166 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:10,630 But I don't get it. 167 00:14:10,630 --> 00:14:13,790 In Heyang, you have the reputation of being a great magistrate. 168 00:14:13,790 --> 00:14:18,430 Why can't you distinguish between right and wrong, for the sake of a witch? 169 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:25,200 Your Majesty, they're blatantly slandering a high-ranking official without evidence. 170 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,790 They should be executed according to the law. 171 00:14:27,790 --> 00:14:29,030 Rules and discipline must not be abrogated, 172 00:14:29,030 --> 00:14:30,710 and the order of the country must not be disrupted. 173 00:14:30,710 --> 00:14:33,960 Your Majesty, please decree an immediate execution. 174 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,880 Mr. Sun, how do you know I have no evidence? 175 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,440 Do you really think you've destroyed all the evidence? 176 00:14:44,110 --> 00:14:47,680 Your Majesty, please allow me to present the witness. 177 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,080 Come in. 178 00:14:59,060 --> 00:15:06,100 [High Aspiration] 179 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,150 Greetings, Your Majesty. 180 00:15:32,790 --> 00:15:34,350 My name is Yunchang. 181 00:15:34,350 --> 00:15:37,200 I am a performer at Shiluo Garden. 182 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:40,640 I am also the one who wrote the whistle blowing letter to Mr. Yang. 183 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,800 Ten years ago, it was the first time I met Jia Quan. 184 00:15:55,620 --> 00:15:57,860 [Secret Letter] 185 00:15:59,760 --> 00:16:02,110 Why did you come back here? 186 00:16:02,110 --> 00:16:06,350 We've got the letter of the spy official in communication with the enemy. 187 00:16:06,350 --> 00:16:07,830 Besides... 188 00:16:08,710 --> 00:16:11,790 Besides, he's very powerful in Heyang. 189 00:16:11,790 --> 00:16:14,590 When we were discovered, we were afraid we'd be silenced, 190 00:16:14,590 --> 00:16:17,840 so we had to run away at night to talk to you about what to do. 191 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:25,790 I knew Jia Quan wouldn't let us go, so I wrote to Mr. Yang, hoping he'd bring Jia Quan down. 192 00:16:25,790 --> 00:16:27,400 But not long after, 193 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:32,620 we heard the news that Mr. Yang had been demoted, and killed on his way to exile. 194 00:16:32,620 --> 00:16:35,990 That's when we realized how powerful this man is. 195 00:16:35,990 --> 00:16:38,350 He has absolute authority. 196 00:16:38,350 --> 00:16:41,720 We'd been living in seclusion in Heyang ever since. 197 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:47,670 But soon after, Jia Quan found out where we were, and sent his men to kill us. 198 00:16:47,670 --> 00:16:52,670 In order to protect myself, I teamed up with Grand Commandant Jia's henchman, Zuo Jingfei, 199 00:16:52,670 --> 00:16:56,150 to imitate the famous Resurrection of the Heavenly Master Case in Heyang. 200 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:04,590 We killed three of my friends and faked my own corpse, so as to escape from death. 201 00:17:04,590 --> 00:17:07,720 Everything I've said is true. 202 00:17:12,190 --> 00:17:14,510 This is the secret letter from back then. 203 00:17:29,660 --> 00:17:31,460 [Dear buddies, I've already set up a plan in Heyang.] 204 00:17:31,460 --> 00:17:33,560 [We can make huge profits from smuggling the halite into the country.] 205 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,860 [With money and the imperial connections of the princesses, ] 206 00:17:35,860 --> 00:17:38,700 [I'll be on my way to the top in a few years. I'll be working with you guys.] 207 00:17:38,700 --> 00:17:39,900 [The Central Plains will fall into the hands of the Jiang clan.] 208 00:17:39,900 --> 00:17:41,900 [Yuchi Changqing.] 209 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:50,160 Your Majesty, I've never seen this woman before, and I've never been to Shiluo Garden. 210 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:55,880 They bribed a prostitute to forge a letter, and pin such a big crime on me. 211 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,310 Your Majesty, please judge it wisely. 212 00:17:59,310 --> 00:18:03,800 Pan Yue, this letter carries a lot of weight. 213 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:10,350 But how do I know you didn't forge this letter? 214 00:18:10,350 --> 00:18:14,280 A letter can be forged but not a fingerprint. 215 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,110 We can verify it by comparing it with Grand Commandant Jia's fingerprint. 216 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:19,560 I'm an important official of the country. 217 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:25,040 I can't let you, a suspect, examine and humiliate me with just a few accusations. 218 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,190 What do you think are the rules and order of the country? 219 00:18:28,190 --> 00:18:34,190 We'll find out if it's a fabrication once we verify it. 220 00:18:34,190 --> 00:18:37,920 Grand Commandant Jia, you can't do it, or you dare not do it? 221 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,480 You... 222 00:18:40,190 --> 00:18:44,440 How could Jia Quan be a spy? 223 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:51,310 Grand Commandant Jia, just take off your gloves. 224 00:18:51,310 --> 00:18:53,960 - Your Majesty... - Take them off. 225 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,390 Yes. 226 00:19:08,310 --> 00:19:09,400 His fingers are injured. 227 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,510 - What to do? - Yeah. That's hard to say. 228 00:19:15,310 --> 00:19:18,510 This can't be true, can it? 229 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:23,470 The day before, Grand Commandant Jia was traveling with the Emperor, 230 00:19:23,470 --> 00:19:26,330 and the young Crown Prince was almost run over by a carriage. 231 00:19:26,330 --> 00:19:31,800 Grand Commandant Jia's fingers were run over by the carriage to save the Crown Prince. 232 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:36,230 The fact that he was trying to cover it up shows that he is guilty of something. 233 00:19:36,230 --> 00:19:38,230 Please judge it wisely, Your Majesty. 234 00:19:38,980 --> 00:19:43,920 Your Majesty. Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. 235 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,800 Pan Yue must have known about my injury in advance, 236 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,760 so he made up a letter of accusation that I couldn't prove it wrong. 237 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,680 I have been an official for more than ten years. 238 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,310 I dare not say that I have made great achievements, 239 00:19:55,310 --> 00:19:59,470 but I do believe I always do my best and I have never done anything wrong. 240 00:19:59,470 --> 00:20:03,110 I can't prove what I haven't done. 241 00:20:03,110 --> 00:20:08,060 If Your Majesty or any of the officials still have any doubts, 242 00:20:08,060 --> 00:20:11,950 I ask to be demoted to the status of a commoner from today. 243 00:20:11,950 --> 00:20:15,520 Please fulfill my request, Your Majesty. 244 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:20,440 You saved the Crown Prince's life. How could I suspect you? 245 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,350 Help him up already. 246 00:20:22,350 --> 00:20:24,680 Thank you, Your Majesty. 247 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:31,390 Pan Yue, if there's no more evidence, you'll be punished as a false accuser. 248 00:20:49,350 --> 00:20:51,400 Your Majesty. There's someone at the door. 249 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,750 She says she's got some crucial evidence to present. 250 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,870 Summon her in. 251 00:21:18,620 --> 00:21:21,940 ♫ Worshiping the dead ♫ 252 00:21:21,940 --> 00:21:26,540 ♫ Boiling a pot of bitter wine ♫ 253 00:21:26,540 --> 00:21:30,060 ♫ As decades of spring and autumn pass ♫ 254 00:21:30,060 --> 00:21:34,820 ♫ I watch the surges of unending waves ♫ 255 00:21:34,820 --> 00:21:38,180 ♫ I wish upon you all that is well ♫ 256 00:21:38,180 --> 00:21:42,060 ♫ Let out a cry that ends all relations ♫ 257 00:21:42,060 --> 00:21:46,140 ♫ Staying in this boundless realm of purgatory ♫ 258 00:21:46,140 --> 00:21:52,100 ♫ Just to protect your tenderness ♫ 259 00:21:52,100 --> 00:21:56,140 ♫ Even with great tact ♫ 260 00:21:56,140 --> 00:21:59,820 ♫ How do you plan for love and revenge? ♫ 261 00:21:59,820 --> 00:22:04,140 ♫ Longing turns to ashes, ashes scatter to thin air ♫ 262 00:22:04,140 --> 00:22:08,140 ♫ Wait for a chance to start anew after the past life ends ♫ 263 00:22:08,140 --> 00:22:12,140 ♫ Despite countless thoughts ♫ 264 00:22:12,140 --> 00:22:15,780 ♫ What should I do with my aching body? ♫ 265 00:22:15,780 --> 00:22:20,140 ♫ Attracted by the setting moon and refuse to leave ♫ 266 00:22:20,140 --> 00:22:25,180 ♫ Don't forget the way you came ♫ 267 00:22:26,660 --> 00:22:37,620 ♫ A bright heart worn by tragedies ♫ 268 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:48,150 Caiwei, 269 00:22:49,110 --> 00:22:51,470 Jiang left a last message 270 00:22:51,470 --> 00:22:54,230 saying he wanted to return to the side of his once best friend. 271 00:22:54,230 --> 00:22:56,840 I think he was trying to pass on some kind of clue to you. 272 00:22:59,867 --> 00:23:02,531 He must have tried to tell us something. 273 00:23:02,531 --> 00:23:07,800 I'll let you have the ledger before the seal-giving ceremony. 274 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:12,280 After we bring down Jia Quan, let's go back to Heyang with Xiaosheng. 275 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,600 Does it have anything to do with the ledger? 276 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,110 There's nothing on him. 277 00:23:20,110 --> 00:23:25,230 Is the key piece of evidence you're talking about a dead man? 278 00:23:25,230 --> 00:23:28,820 Your Majesty, the dead can talk. 279 00:23:28,820 --> 00:23:30,830 Please allow me to perform an autopsy. 280 00:23:30,830 --> 00:23:33,360 What an outrageous request. 281 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:35,470 Your Majesty. 282 00:23:35,470 --> 00:23:40,800 Pan Yue and Yang Caiwei haven't produced a single piece of substantial evidence so far. 283 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:45,920 And now they want to desecrate an imperial ceremony with an unknown corpse. 284 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:47,880 It's a sinister intention. 285 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:52,110 Yes, it's improper to conduct an autopsy at a ceremony. 286 00:23:52,110 --> 00:23:54,710 Exactly. That's inappropriate. 287 00:23:54,710 --> 00:23:56,390 Indeed. 288 00:23:58,830 --> 00:24:01,280 Your Majesty, 289 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:07,160 what Pan Yue and Yang Caiwei said just now is really appalling. 290 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:13,920 I worked with Yang Ji'an for many years, and I know he was upright. 291 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:18,680 Nevertheless, he died in mysterious circumstances. 292 00:24:19,590 --> 00:24:23,920 This has always been a concern to me. 293 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:28,840 Now the new case has not been solved, and the old case has been reopened. 294 00:24:29,470 --> 00:24:36,160 Your Majesty, please give them another chance 295 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:43,230 so that no truly loyal official will be wronged and be left with no peace. 296 00:24:43,230 --> 00:24:44,720 Mr. Liu. 297 00:24:50,430 --> 00:24:54,760 Since Mr. Liu has said so, it's fine, then. 298 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,320 I shall give you another chance. 299 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:44,200 No strange objects in the abdomen. 300 00:26:28,590 --> 00:26:33,400 It's called "Peace in four cardinal directions". 301 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:34,990 My mother taught me this. 302 00:26:34,990 --> 00:26:38,590 She said this will keep me safe when I'm out there. 303 00:26:38,590 --> 00:26:42,630 This way, you'll be safe when you fight with others. 304 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,270 What have you found? 305 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:53,630 The wounds on Jiang's body were all from whips and beatings. 306 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:56,760 But you can see that these three stab wounds 307 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,560 look like they were inflicted by a sharp instrument. 308 00:27:00,310 --> 00:27:02,350 And the force was applied evenly. 309 00:27:02,350 --> 00:27:06,350 If someone else had done the stabbings, he would have avoided them because of the pain. 310 00:27:06,350 --> 00:27:08,520 They wouldn't be in that fine order. 311 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:13,150 So you're saying that Jiang did all the stabbings himself? 312 00:27:14,390 --> 00:27:15,820 Yes. 313 00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:38,720 But what was he trying to tell us by stabbing himself? 314 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,740 Up here is the Yutang acupoint, and down here is the Jianli acupoint. 315 00:27:43,740 --> 00:27:50,190 The left Qimen acupoint is injured, but the symmetrical Qimen acupoint on the right is not. 316 00:27:50,190 --> 00:27:53,150 The Qimen acupoint is the uppermost point of the liver meridian. 317 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:55,790 According to Huangdi Neijing, 318 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:01,720 the oriental green color goes to the liver, which is similar to grass and trees. 319 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,782 Could what he's trying to tell us have anything to do with this? 320 00:28:05,782 --> 00:28:08,607 Jiang must have been exposed when he was looking for the ledger. 321 00:28:09,250 --> 00:28:11,020 Oriental. 322 00:28:12,230 --> 00:28:14,160 The green wood. 323 00:28:16,070 --> 00:28:18,760 Could it mean where the ledger is kept? 324 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:23,330 - That's possible. - Pan Yue, what have you found? 325 00:28:27,590 --> 00:28:33,040 Your Majesty, through the autopsy, I suspect that the ledger on the halite smuggling 326 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,310 is in one of the eastern rooms of Grand Commandant's Residence. 327 00:28:35,310 --> 00:28:38,590 Please allow me to lead a search. 328 00:28:38,590 --> 00:28:40,990 - Your Majesty. - Your Majesty. 329 00:28:45,950 --> 00:28:49,830 It's a matter of country justice and life and death. 330 00:28:49,830 --> 00:28:51,990 It's better to be careful. 331 00:28:53,070 --> 00:28:54,720 If my husband 332 00:28:56,990 --> 00:28:59,040 is truly innocent, 333 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,720 I hope he can clear his name in public. 334 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:09,640 - Eunuch Gao. - Yes. 335 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,600 Go with him. 336 00:29:12,230 --> 00:29:18,510 If he can't provide evidence before the incense burns out, he will be executed. 337 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:43,760 Oh, no. 338 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:45,920 Pan Yue hasn't come back yet. 339 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,030 Time's almost up. 340 00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,190 Green color. 341 00:29:59,190 --> 00:30:01,310 Green color. 342 00:30:01,310 --> 00:30:03,240 Green color. 343 00:30:03,240 --> 00:30:04,870 It's this room. 344 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:34,750 Time's up. 345 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:49,800 Yue... 346 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:59,840 He checked everywhere and found nothing. 347 00:30:59,840 --> 00:31:03,360 Take them down. No one is allowed to ask for mercy. 348 00:31:10,230 --> 00:31:14,530 I'm sorry to have made you suffer, for clearing up your suspicions, Grand Commandant. 349 00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:17,830 Your Majesty, I don't mind. 350 00:31:17,830 --> 00:31:20,830 Loyalists uphold the highest regard for justice. 351 00:31:20,830 --> 00:31:26,480 As long as the truth is found, it's okay for me to suffer a little. 352 00:31:29,710 --> 00:31:34,680 Pan Yue started a rumor and slander in public. 353 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:40,000 I'll let you decide what to do about him, Grand Commandant. 354 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,440 Yes. 355 00:31:49,070 --> 00:31:50,720 Pan Yue, 356 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:55,240 you've disregarded the Emperor's grace, let the princess down, and committed a great crime. 357 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,230 And you still won't repent. 358 00:31:58,310 --> 00:32:04,520 Now, I can only punish you to death as a warning to others. 359 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:08,470 You and I both know you're the one who deserves to die. 360 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:21,110 So what? 361 00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,150 The winner takes all. 362 00:32:24,150 --> 00:32:27,640 And now the victory has been determined. 363 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,400 It's not certain who's going to win. 364 00:32:42,520 --> 00:32:44,120 You're right. 365 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:45,880 The winner takes all. 366 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,040 The victory has been determined. 367 00:32:53,390 --> 00:32:55,070 The green wood. 368 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:18,070 Your Majesty. A search of the study yielded nothing. 369 00:33:28,140 --> 00:33:33,740 [Found evidence against Jia Quan, don't alert him yet] 370 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:40,390 The evidence of Jia Quan's complicity with the enemy is solid. 371 00:33:40,390 --> 00:33:46,640 Jia Quan, what can you say about your disregard for the Emperor's grace? 372 00:33:51,070 --> 00:33:52,590 Pan Yue, 373 00:33:53,910 --> 00:33:57,120 you're smart indeed. 374 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:01,520 But do you think I don't have a way to escape? 375 00:34:05,270 --> 00:34:06,840 This... 376 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,630 What... What's with all these people? 377 00:34:13,670 --> 00:34:16,190 Jia Quan, how dare you rebel? 378 00:34:16,190 --> 00:34:19,120 - Why not? - Darling! 379 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:21,520 Whether I rebel or not, I'll die still. 380 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,670 It's not a bad thing that I have so many honorable people to die with me. 381 00:34:24,670 --> 00:34:27,430 Grand Commandant Jia, you... 382 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:33,760 Let me go. 383 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:37,520 Or everyone will die. 384 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,960 Pan Yue! 385 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,600 Mr. Pan. 386 00:34:56,500 --> 00:34:58,780 [Ledger] 387 00:35:03,390 --> 00:35:10,600 Thanks to Mr. Pan's foresight, he found the ledger, and sent someone to get help. 388 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:18,110 Jia Quan, you've betrayed the country, murdered the princess, and framed loyal officials. 389 00:35:18,110 --> 00:35:21,280 All of which are worthy of death. 390 00:35:21,280 --> 00:35:26,470 Guards! Take him to jail to await punishment! 391 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,360 Qi. 392 00:36:59,670 --> 00:37:01,550 I'm sorry. 393 00:37:01,550 --> 00:37:05,990 It's all right. Don't say you're sorry. 394 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:12,230 For the rest of your life, you'll just have to be true to yourself. 395 00:37:32,820 --> 00:37:35,860 [Pan Mansion] 396 00:37:35,860 --> 00:37:44,100 [Jia Quan's Conspiracy Case] 397 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,190 It's out of ink. Grind it. 398 00:38:11,150 --> 00:38:12,800 It's you. 399 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:17,040 I've come to say goodbye. 400 00:38:17,040 --> 00:38:22,880 Today, I've asked the Emperor for permission to go back to Heyang to be the magistrate. 401 00:38:24,620 --> 00:38:27,430 Okay. Go ahead. 402 00:38:29,370 --> 00:38:33,040 I'll find out the rest of Jia Quan's gang. 403 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:40,470 Yue. 404 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:50,670 Father. 405 00:38:53,630 --> 00:38:54,950 Take care. 406 00:39:08,420 --> 00:39:17,020 [Shuyu Abode] 407 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,110 I'm sorry that I lied to you for so long. 408 00:39:52,030 --> 00:39:56,480 It's Zhi's fault. You didn't do anything wrong. 409 00:39:57,710 --> 00:39:59,790 I won't blame you. 410 00:40:01,750 --> 00:40:05,550 In fact, I came here today to see you 411 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,030 and... 412 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,480 see Zhi again. 413 00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,790 Ian, you're back. 414 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:24,830 Ian, why are you like this? 415 00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:31,270 Ian, please promise me. 416 00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:33,480 Zhi. 417 00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:48,710 Mr. Shangguan. 418 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,030 Perhaps... 419 00:40:55,160 --> 00:40:59,400 if I could see another Zhi alive in this world, 420 00:41:00,030 --> 00:41:01,960 that... 421 00:41:04,200 --> 00:41:06,440 would be enough for me. 422 00:41:25,900 --> 00:41:28,260 [Tomb of Zhuo Lanjiang] 423 00:41:28,260 --> 00:41:31,260 [Tomb of Zhuo Shanju] 424 00:41:33,150 --> 00:41:34,670 Jiang, 425 00:41:35,390 --> 00:41:41,640 you once said we'd go back to Heyang together, and get drunk for three days 426 00:41:42,710 --> 00:41:45,030 after bringing down Jia Quan. 427 00:41:46,530 --> 00:41:51,880 The osmanthus wine from our usual place to my best friend. 428 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:11,430 I'm fine, Caiwei. 429 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:17,670 But I want to spend more time with him. 430 00:42:18,390 --> 00:42:20,110 You may leave now. 431 00:42:33,940 --> 00:42:37,140 [Tomb of Zhuo Lanjiang] 432 00:42:41,550 --> 00:42:43,350 Jiang? 433 00:42:43,350 --> 00:42:47,350 It's going to rain. This weather is really... 434 00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:51,870 Why are you running away? 435 00:42:55,630 --> 00:42:57,080 You... 436 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:00,350 You're a woman? 437 00:43:00,350 --> 00:43:03,960 Why? You can only badmouth people behind their backs, huh? 438 00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:05,830 I'd say the same thing to your face. 439 00:43:05,830 --> 00:43:09,740 I want to teach you how to be a man. I'm going to give you a good lecture. 440 00:43:09,740 --> 00:43:16,680 ♫ The dream of reincarnation. I'm seeing you off again in my heart ♫ 441 00:43:16,680 --> 00:43:20,870 I'm different from you guys. All you talk about is love. 442 00:43:20,870 --> 00:43:23,110 Why do you believe me? 443 00:43:23,110 --> 00:43:25,000 When I questioned you at Ghost Market, 444 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:28,440 you didn't betray your friends even though you were scared. 445 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:29,720 I think you're trustworthy. 446 00:43:29,720 --> 00:43:32,150 Don't you dare touch her. 447 00:43:32,150 --> 00:43:34,350 Zhuo Lanjiang. 448 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:37,320 You're pretty smart. Good teamwork. 449 00:43:41,630 --> 00:43:44,040 Don't worry. I'm here. You'll be fine. 450 00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:46,670 Oh, right. Little Liar... 451 00:43:51,780 --> 00:43:54,920 ♫ Looking back, it's autumn ♫ 452 00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:57,350 I only feel like a person 453 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:02,630 when you're around. 454 00:44:05,540 --> 00:44:09,140 ♫ You look back, your life's wish ♫ 455 00:44:09,140 --> 00:44:13,260 ♫ For whom you are playing this tune ♫ 456 00:44:16,390 --> 00:44:19,150 That day, I made a wish under the Tree of Love. 457 00:44:21,440 --> 00:44:22,950 I said 458 00:44:23,830 --> 00:44:29,180 I hope I'll be there for you through thick and thin. 459 00:44:29,180 --> 00:44:33,350 ♫ How passionate your love is ♫ 460 00:44:33,350 --> 00:44:35,590 Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. 461 00:44:36,420 --> 00:44:41,310 ♫ Tore apart the heaviness of the cage ♫ 462 00:44:41,310 --> 00:44:43,040 It's a pity. 463 00:44:43,900 --> 00:44:47,380 [Tomb of Zhuo Lanjiang] 464 00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:51,150 But that's okay. 465 00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:56,840 I've already married you 466 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:02,720 a million times in my heart. 467 00:45:43,150 --> 00:45:46,800 Do you remember when I first came to Heyang? 468 00:45:47,830 --> 00:45:52,920 Of course I do. Your arrival in Heyang was a sensation. 469 00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:56,640 How can I forget the scene where you were adored by the women? 470 00:45:56,640 --> 00:46:01,880 At that time, Heyang was still an evil city 471 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:04,910 where the virtuous could only be silent and brutality was rampant. 472 00:46:04,910 --> 00:46:08,330 Even you almost became a scapegoat. 473 00:46:08,330 --> 00:46:10,470 Yes. 474 00:46:10,470 --> 00:46:17,990 That's why I was thinking that I hoped that one day, Heyang's unjust cases would be solved 475 00:46:17,990 --> 00:46:21,100 and there would be no more innocent graves in Heyang. 476 00:46:22,320 --> 00:46:27,800 But I didn't expect to pay such a big price. 477 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:32,400 Both Jiang and the princess, you and me, 478 00:46:33,280 --> 00:46:38,430 or even everyone in the world, are often out of our depth. 479 00:46:40,190 --> 00:46:47,340 No matter what, we all have to hold onto our beliefs to make the journey of life worthwhile. 480 00:46:47,340 --> 00:46:52,300 ♫ That left half my life stranded ♫ 481 00:46:52,300 --> 00:46:57,150 ♫ How to not sigh at the parting sorrow as flowers fall ♫ 482 00:46:57,150 --> 00:47:00,560 As long as I have you, I won't be afraid of the journey ahead, 483 00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,820 and my life will be worth living. 484 00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:07,820 ♫ Every stroke is your brilliance ♫ 485 00:47:07,820 --> 00:47:11,420 ♫ Endless thoughts on the wind and moon ♫ 486 00:47:11,420 --> 00:47:17,140 ♫ Never letting down or forgetting this glimpse of a life ♫ 487 00:47:17,140 --> 00:47:19,220 ♫ If not for my solitary delight ♫ 488 00:47:19,220 --> 00:47:24,780 ♫ Why not attend it alone? ♫ 489 00:47:42,370 --> 00:47:45,070 Sir, this is Jia Quan's token. 490 00:47:51,380 --> 00:47:55,340 [Two] 491 00:47:56,350 --> 00:47:58,270 How come it's two? 492 00:47:58,270 --> 00:48:02,400 - Could it be wrong? - I found it myself. It can't be wrong. 493 00:48:04,400 --> 00:48:07,700 Send it to the evidence room right away. No one is allowed to come near it. 494 00:48:07,700 --> 00:48:09,070 Yes. 495 00:48:30,740 --> 00:48:34,860 [One] 496 00:49:08,280 --> 00:49:16,480 ♫ Like the dew, we wait for the glimmer of light to greet the morning ♫ 497 00:49:16,480 --> 00:49:23,600 ♫ How many looks do we need to affirm each other? ♫ 498 00:49:23,600 --> 00:49:27,360 ♫ It's sincerity that fools me ♫ 499 00:49:27,360 --> 00:49:31,760 ♫ But it's seriousness that traps you ♫ 500 00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:38,360 ♫ The depth of the past is best left unexplored ♫ 501 00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:42,160 ♫ How many more falls do I have to experience ♫ 502 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,940 ♫ Before I can face love and hatred with grace? ♫ 503 00:49:45,940 --> 00:49:49,420 ♫ Don't ask if it's a moment ♫ 504 00:49:49,420 --> 00:49:53,140 ♫ Of liberation or cowardice to let go ♫ 505 00:49:53,140 --> 00:49:57,540 ♫ Perhaps it's a misstep into your heart, it's a hasty feeling ♫ 506 00:49:57,540 --> 00:50:01,220 ♫ It's an unwillingness to be just a passer-by with you ♫ 507 00:50:01,220 --> 00:50:05,260 ♫ Even if I were to die after a few intense struggles ♫ 508 00:50:05,260 --> 00:50:08,540 ♫ I would have lived a life worth living ♫ 509 00:50:08,540 --> 00:50:13,060 ♫ If grasses and trees are sharp blades, if mountains and waters are temples ♫ 510 00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:16,380 ♫ It's good to be alive even for a short moment ♫ 511 00:50:16,380 --> 00:50:20,220 ♫ I wish I could be worthy of the thoughts ♫ 512 00:50:20,220 --> 00:50:27,300 ♫ And I wish I could be worthy of the love ♫ 513 00:50:27,300 --> 00:50:31,780 ♫ Perhaps it's a misstep into your heart, it's a hasty feeling ♫ 514 00:50:31,780 --> 00:50:35,420 ♫ It's an unwillingness to be just a passer-by with you ♫ 515 00:50:35,420 --> 00:50:39,720 ♫ Even if I were to die after a few intense struggles ♫ 516 00:50:39,720 --> 00:50:42,780 ♫ I would have lived a life worth living ♫ 517 00:50:42,780 --> 00:50:47,260 ♫ If grasses and trees are sharp blades, if mountains and waters are temples ♫ 518 00:50:47,260 --> 00:50:50,840 ♫ It's good to be alive even for a short moment ♫ 519 00:50:50,840 --> 00:50:54,680 ♫ I wish I could be worthy of the thoughts ♫ 520 00:50:54,680 --> 00:51:01,920 ♫ And I wish I could be worthy of the love ♫ 521 00:51:02,920 --> 00:51:10,880 ♫ Be worthy of this love ♫