1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,710 Classic of Mountains and Seas: 2 00:00:06,710 --> 00:00:07,710 The Great Wilderness West Classic records 3 00:00:07,710 --> 00:00:09,310 there was a Kingdom of Women. 4 00:00:09,830 --> 00:00:11,670 The Great Tang Records on the Western Regions further states 5 00:00:11,670 --> 00:00:14,240 in the Eastern Kingdom of Women, women had always been the rulers. 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,850 Men were only responsible for warfare and farming. 7 00:00:16,850 --> 00:00:18,810 Later, it's unclear in which country or era, 8 00:00:18,810 --> 00:00:21,170 the Rong Family migrated and settled in Linji. 9 00:00:21,170 --> 00:00:23,130 They claimed to be descendants of the Kingdom of Women. 10 00:00:23,130 --> 00:00:25,890 They cultivated tea plantations to prosper the land, 11 00:00:25,890 --> 00:00:27,670 and also opened maritime trade routes. 12 00:00:27,670 --> 00:00:29,160 For over 400 years, 13 00:00:29,510 --> 00:00:30,920 their wealth overshadowed the realm, 14 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,250 and their influence rivaled that of feudal lords. 15 00:00:32,250 --> 00:00:35,250 Thus, they were known as the Tea King, the Rong Family. 16 00:00:35,670 --> 00:00:38,150 Many talented men drawn by their fame, married into the family, 17 00:00:38,150 --> 00:00:40,680 making it a remarkable spectacle of the time. 18 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:58,150 Let go of me. 19 00:00:59,070 --> 00:01:01,240 You're nothing but a dog of the Rong Residence. 20 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,300 What are you doing? 21 00:01:12,340 --> 00:01:14,610 [The oldest daughter of the Rong family, Rong Shanbao] 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:16,600 Miss Rong. 23 00:01:17,460 --> 00:01:18,789 It's that slut's fault! 24 00:01:18,870 --> 00:01:20,560 It was that slut who seduced me. 25 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:21,640 She was the one who tempted me! 26 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:22,700 It's all her fault. 27 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:23,440 Mr. Wang, 28 00:01:25,010 --> 00:01:26,210 you've overstepped. 29 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:27,360 Miss Rong! 30 00:01:28,250 --> 00:01:28,900 Miss Rong! 31 00:01:29,870 --> 00:01:30,480 Miss Rong! 32 00:01:33,590 --> 00:01:34,190 Miss Rong! 33 00:01:37,150 --> 00:01:38,479 [Butler, Cheng Guanyu] 34 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:42,280 Bitch! 35 00:01:42,850 --> 00:01:43,680 You bitch! 36 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:45,400 Why did you seduce me? 37 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:47,400 Why did you seduce me? 38 00:01:48,170 --> 00:01:48,770 Miss Rong. 39 00:01:49,039 --> 00:01:50,300 This bitch seduced me. 40 00:01:50,789 --> 00:01:51,870 I was blinded. 41 00:01:52,789 --> 00:01:54,050 I'll never dare again! 42 00:01:54,350 --> 00:01:55,410 Please forgive me. 43 00:02:10,750 --> 00:02:11,590 You know, 44 00:02:13,150 --> 00:02:14,750 I've always been fond of you. 45 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,450 After all, you are skilled in poetry and writing, 46 00:02:17,450 --> 00:02:18,579 clever, adaptable, 47 00:02:19,630 --> 00:02:21,000 and considerate. 48 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:22,350 Miss Rong. 49 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:24,660 It was them! 50 00:02:25,630 --> 00:02:26,630 They framed me. 51 00:02:27,190 --> 00:02:28,650 They want to take my place! 52 00:02:28,750 --> 00:02:29,350 Miss Rong, 53 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,800 we can't let this matter ruin the affection 54 00:02:33,079 --> 00:02:35,079 we've shared all the time. 55 00:02:58,470 --> 00:03:00,400 Expel him from the Rong Residence. 56 00:03:15,870 --> 00:03:16,329 Come on. 57 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:18,560 Don't be afraid. 58 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:25,120 Yi, 59 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,320 our Rong family has over 300 more 60 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:29,680 tea plantations of this scale. 61 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:30,710 in the south. 62 00:03:31,490 --> 00:03:33,950 The tea farmers we support are beyond count. 63 00:03:34,230 --> 00:03:36,360 Only this newly opened plantation... 64 00:03:36,630 --> 00:03:38,829 All the precious tea transplanted here 65 00:03:39,079 --> 00:03:41,170 would wither within 3 months. 66 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,090 It pains me greatly. 67 00:03:43,990 --> 00:03:45,460 I specifically brought you here at great expense 68 00:03:45,460 --> 00:03:46,460 from Yunnan, 69 00:03:47,270 --> 00:03:50,200 so you could personally nurture the tea from your homeland. 70 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,260 I am relying on you. 71 00:03:54,829 --> 00:03:55,430 Miss Rong. 72 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,190 Mr. Wang was chosen for you 73 00:03:57,190 --> 00:03:58,150 by the Old Madam. 74 00:03:58,560 --> 00:03:59,420 I free so sorry. 75 00:03:59,750 --> 00:04:01,210 I submit to your judgment. 76 00:04:01,910 --> 00:04:03,190 He has a low character. 77 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:05,190 Let's not speak of him. 78 00:04:05,780 --> 00:04:08,070 Since ancient times, fine swords are gifted to heroes. 79 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:09,800 From now on, whoever you fancy, 80 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,520 or whatever treasure you desire, 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:12,430 just tell me. 82 00:04:13,150 --> 00:04:14,810 Take good care of my tea for me. 83 00:04:16,310 --> 00:04:17,190 I will grant 84 00:04:17,810 --> 00:04:18,890 all your wishes. 85 00:04:19,950 --> 00:04:22,150 I'm willing to serve you. 86 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:24,780 I would do everything for you. 87 00:04:25,220 --> 00:04:27,220 Yi, look. 88 00:04:45,100 --> 00:04:47,540 Tea is our lifeblood. 89 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:49,850 Within three years, 90 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:52,900 I want every barren mountain here 91 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,120 to become a sea of tea. 92 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,720 [Glory] 93 00:05:14,590 --> 00:05:15,800 [Three years later] 94 00:05:22,750 --> 00:05:23,410 Be careful. 95 00:05:39,510 --> 00:05:40,970 Heavy snow is coming soon. 96 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,130 -Granny. -Hurry up. 97 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:43,380 Granny! 98 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:46,360 Granny! 99 00:05:48,510 --> 00:05:49,120 Granny! 100 00:05:50,430 --> 00:05:51,560 Are you okay, Ma'am? 101 00:05:52,630 --> 00:05:53,760 Quick, get up first. 102 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:00,000 Here are you. 103 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:00,830 Thank you. 104 00:06:01,270 --> 00:06:01,870 Excuse me, 105 00:06:02,390 --> 00:06:03,720 how to get to Linji City? 106 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,240 Miss, that's still a long way off. 107 00:06:07,070 --> 00:06:09,000 Looks like heavy snow is about to hit. 108 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,120 You can't travel now. 109 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:10,850 Why don't you 110 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:12,680 come into my shop for a cup of hot tea 111 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,480 and wait until the storm passes? 112 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:18,570 Come inside first. 113 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,430 It's freezing cold out here. 114 00:06:20,430 --> 00:06:21,600 You'll freeze 115 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:22,390 to death! 116 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,600 Thank you. 117 00:06:41,090 --> 00:06:43,650 [Zhang's Tea Shop] 118 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:57,040 He's so heavy. 119 00:08:38,940 --> 00:08:41,789 [Lu Jianglai] 120 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:46,550 Tell me. 121 00:08:47,270 --> 00:08:49,400 Where are the kidnapped women hiding? 122 00:09:46,550 --> 00:09:47,670 Constable Liu! 123 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:49,460 Bandit is here! 124 00:09:49,750 --> 00:09:50,390 Go get him! 125 00:09:51,540 --> 00:09:52,400 Bandit is here? 126 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:53,750 Who dares 127 00:09:53,750 --> 00:09:54,880 cause trouble here? 128 00:09:55,180 --> 00:09:56,310 Come out and face me! 129 00:10:02,850 --> 00:10:03,710 Constable Liu. 130 00:10:05,090 --> 00:10:07,630 You must be tired from patrolling late at night. 131 00:10:07,630 --> 00:10:08,360 Lord Lu? 132 00:10:12,700 --> 00:10:13,370 Lord Lu, 133 00:10:13,390 --> 00:10:14,340 why are you here? 134 00:10:14,530 --> 00:10:16,390 I'm visiting incognito tonight. 135 00:10:16,850 --> 00:10:18,550 I’ve already identified the suspect 136 00:10:18,550 --> 00:10:21,410 in the case of the missing women in Chunning County. 137 00:10:25,430 --> 00:10:26,550 Arrest him now! 138 00:10:28,150 --> 00:10:28,680 Yes, sir! 139 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:32,660 Arrest him! 140 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:35,890 Quickly return to the county office, 141 00:10:35,890 --> 00:10:38,750 and fetch the official sedan to escort Lord Lu back. 142 00:10:41,070 --> 00:10:41,600 Let's go. 143 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,130 Congratulations, My Lord. 144 00:10:56,510 --> 00:10:58,720 My Lord, you are so wise 145 00:10:58,720 --> 00:10:59,850 and have foresight. 146 00:10:59,890 --> 00:11:02,120 You solved such a major case so soon after taking office. 147 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,380 A promotion is surely just around the corner! 148 00:11:04,380 --> 00:11:06,020 It's mainly my fault. 149 00:11:06,050 --> 00:11:07,750 I was negligent in handling the case, 150 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:09,270 forcing you to take such a risk alone. 151 00:11:09,270 --> 00:11:11,240 I truly deserve ten thousand deaths. 152 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:12,840 I beg your forgiveness. 153 00:11:17,870 --> 00:11:18,390 Liu Ben! 154 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,000 You lead the county's public servants, 155 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,810 feed on the people's provisions, 156 00:11:22,810 --> 00:11:24,330 yet dare to collude with evildoers 157 00:11:24,330 --> 00:11:26,020 and plot against an imperial official? 158 00:11:26,020 --> 00:11:27,480 How many lives do you have? 159 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:31,960 What do you mean? 160 00:11:32,140 --> 00:11:34,500 Your were too eager for merit 161 00:11:34,870 --> 00:11:36,000 and carelessly fell into the trap of thieves. 162 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,630 That's why you lost your life. 163 00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:38,600 If you died, 164 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,080 the great credit for solving this major case 165 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,340 would land right on me. 166 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:44,240 Anyway, I have to thank you 167 00:11:44,510 --> 00:11:45,480 for giving me 168 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:46,910 this colossal fortune. 169 00:11:47,910 --> 00:11:48,390 Men! 170 00:11:52,870 --> 00:11:55,200 Let's see Lord Lu off on his final journey. 171 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:18,530 Greetings, My Lord. 172 00:12:20,390 --> 00:12:21,390 Who told you 173 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:23,200 our lord risked his life alone? 174 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:23,430 [Private Advisor, Feng Zhusheng] 175 00:12:32,390 --> 00:12:33,190 Take him down. 176 00:13:39,290 --> 00:13:40,350 There's one more here. 177 00:13:40,350 --> 00:13:41,150 Take her back. 178 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:49,640 My Lord, they're locked up here. 179 00:13:50,510 --> 00:13:52,390 They're officials! We're saved! 180 00:13:54,150 --> 00:13:54,910 Help us! 181 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,910 Hurry up. Let's go. 182 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:00,670 Let's go. Thank you. 183 00:14:04,150 --> 00:14:05,000 We're saved. 184 00:14:23,550 --> 00:14:24,010 My Lord, 185 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,090 many are girls from other places, 186 00:14:26,090 --> 00:14:27,960 on their way to the mountains to pick tea. 187 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,270 Take them back to the county office to register. 188 00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:32,120 Then notify their respective families 189 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,090 to come claim them and close the cases. 190 00:14:33,090 --> 00:14:33,620 Yes, sir! 191 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:35,690 Did you all hear that? 192 00:14:35,910 --> 00:14:37,440 Lord Lu is sending you home. 193 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,580 Thank you, My Lord! 194 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:41,960 For those with no family to claim them, 195 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,220 arrange temporary shelter at the County Office first. 196 00:14:44,220 --> 00:14:46,120 As for the woman who voluntarily served as bait tonight, 197 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:47,280 reward her with five taels of silver. 198 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:47,810 Yes, sir! 199 00:14:50,550 --> 00:14:51,510 We can finally go home. 200 00:14:51,510 --> 00:14:52,750 Yes, we can go now. 201 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:53,510 Let's go. 202 00:14:55,150 --> 00:14:56,270 Be careful. 203 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:39,980 My Lord. 204 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:42,200 My Lord. 205 00:15:42,370 --> 00:15:44,430 Another cellar has been discovered. 206 00:15:55,150 --> 00:15:57,000 Dead bodies... piled to the top. 207 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:07,000 Corpse mud? 208 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,200 It's... it's corpse mud. 209 00:16:11,140 --> 00:16:13,100 Immediately dispatch more personnel. 210 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:15,030 Gather all the county's coroners. 211 00:16:16,140 --> 00:16:18,090 I will interrogate through the night. 212 00:16:18,090 --> 00:16:18,620 Yes, sir! 213 00:16:38,910 --> 00:16:40,750 I beg Your Lord to dismiss your attendants. 214 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:42,950 I have confidential matters to report. 215 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:53,890 Let's go. 216 00:16:57,220 --> 00:17:00,580 I've run rampant in Chunning for 20 years. 217 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:02,200 Every county magistrate 218 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:03,120 has treated me 219 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:04,650 with courtesy and respect. 220 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,440 Lord Lu, you endured ten years of hard study 221 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:09,510 to earn your rank and title. It wasn't easy. 222 00:17:09,510 --> 00:17:10,550 Take my advice: 223 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,109 don't dig your own grave 224 00:17:13,109 --> 00:17:14,480 and ruin your future. 225 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:16,240 Release me now. 226 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:19,119 It'll be more convenient for both of us. 227 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:21,500 He was recommended 228 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,900 by Prefect Xu of Linji. 229 00:17:26,829 --> 00:17:29,310 But with corpses piled like mountains, 230 00:17:30,350 --> 00:17:31,510 if I let you go, 231 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,000 how can I explain myself to the Prefect? 232 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:34,930 That's easy. 233 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,200 He has told you 234 00:17:37,810 --> 00:17:41,200 that my sister is Lord Xu's 235 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,880 most beloved concubine. 236 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:44,130 To be honest, 237 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:45,750 even if you arrest me, 238 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,510 later you'll have to release me unharmed 239 00:17:47,510 --> 00:17:48,720 and send me back anyway. 240 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:50,830 Why not just release me now? 241 00:17:51,110 --> 00:17:53,240 Later, I'll have a word with my brother-in-law, 242 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,000 Lord Xu. 243 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,890 I'll put in a good word for you. 244 00:17:55,890 --> 00:17:56,550 Reporting! 245 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:23,170 How dare you, Liu Ben! 246 00:18:23,170 --> 00:18:24,970 You dare to assassinate Lord Lu! 247 00:18:25,470 --> 00:18:26,880 -My Lord! -My Lord! 248 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:29,040 Liu Ben seized a knife with malicious intent. 249 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:30,720 Fortunately, Lord Lu is blessed 250 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:31,830 and didn't fall into his trap. 251 00:18:31,830 --> 00:18:33,630 He has been executed on the spot. 252 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:34,720 We are late. 253 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:37,280 Sorry to let you be frightened. 254 00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:39,570 Carry the body back to the County Office. 255 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,020 Hang it for public display for 3 days. 256 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:44,640 I want everyone in Chunning County 257 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:45,900 to see the fate of those 258 00:18:46,530 --> 00:18:47,930 who collude with bandits 259 00:18:48,350 --> 00:18:50,200 and prey upon the people. 260 00:18:51,030 --> 00:18:51,560 Yes, sir! 261 00:18:55,110 --> 00:18:56,510 Hurry up and support him! 262 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:08,920 Serves him right! 263 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:10,500 Instant retribution! 264 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,540 [Rong Residence] 265 00:19:43,830 --> 00:19:45,270 It's all Lu's fault. 266 00:19:45,460 --> 00:19:46,860 If he hadn't interfered, 267 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,590 you would have lured the snake out of the hole, 268 00:19:48,590 --> 00:19:49,240 and captured the mastermind 269 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,750 behind the abduction 270 00:19:50,750 --> 00:19:52,750 of the mountain tea-picking girls. 271 00:19:56,500 --> 00:19:58,900 This collusion between officials and merchants has a long history. 272 00:19:58,900 --> 00:19:59,880 If they could truly follow this trail 273 00:19:59,880 --> 00:20:01,340 and investigate further, 274 00:20:01,710 --> 00:20:02,790 it might not be a bad thing 275 00:20:02,790 --> 00:20:04,310 for the people. 276 00:20:05,780 --> 00:20:07,840 Look into this newly arrived Lord Lu. 277 00:20:08,010 --> 00:20:08,380 Okay. 278 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:23,030 Miss Rong, 279 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:25,190 the wheel tracks leading down the mountain 280 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:26,520 had been tampered with. 281 00:20:35,610 --> 00:20:37,010 Time to settle accounts. 282 00:20:43,700 --> 00:20:45,330 Did you see clearly? She's really back? 283 00:20:45,330 --> 00:20:46,330 Hurry up, please. 284 00:20:56,310 --> 00:20:58,760 [Young Master of the Rong family, Rong Shanchang] 285 00:21:01,730 --> 00:21:03,100 Miss Rong. 286 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:05,330 You're back already? 287 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:05,880 But... 288 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,600 Is the day not yet upon us? 289 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:09,640 I had just descended Mount Guzhu 290 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,410 when I encountered a landslide. 291 00:21:11,410 --> 00:21:13,570 Unfortunately, I then ran into bandits robbing people. 292 00:21:13,570 --> 00:21:15,770 Not only did they rob the wild tea seeds, 293 00:21:16,070 --> 00:21:18,290 they also tried to abduct and sell my maidservants. 294 00:21:18,290 --> 00:21:20,220 So you don't know? 295 00:21:22,580 --> 00:21:24,790 You encountered a landslide on your way? 296 00:21:24,790 --> 00:21:26,550 How could you also have run into bandits? 297 00:21:26,550 --> 00:21:28,200 Did you get hurt? 298 00:21:28,590 --> 00:21:29,050 Sister. 299 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:38,310 It was the Young Master 300 00:21:38,310 --> 00:21:39,720 who embezzled silver from the account. 301 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:41,750 Fearing the truth would come out during the audit in 7 days, 302 00:21:41,750 --> 00:21:42,480 and hearing that 303 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,440 you had entered Mount Guzhu to seek wild tea plants, 304 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:45,400 he planned to delay you 305 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:46,590 a couple of days on the road, 306 00:21:46,590 --> 00:21:48,410 so he'd have time to make up the shortfall elsewhere. 307 00:21:48,410 --> 00:21:50,830 But... he only dared to tamper with the wheel tracks! 308 00:21:50,830 --> 00:21:51,690 You scoundrel! 309 00:21:52,270 --> 00:21:53,590 Who told you to frame me? 310 00:21:53,590 --> 00:21:55,190 Would I harm my elder sister? 311 00:22:00,360 --> 00:22:01,960 Miss Rong, please see clearly! 312 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,070 Miss Rong is wise. 313 00:22:03,510 --> 00:22:05,240 We truly tried to dissuade him! 314 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,200 But Young Master didn't listen. 315 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:08,170 Yes. Yes. 316 00:22:08,510 --> 00:22:10,350 How would we dare to kill people? 317 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,300 Shut up! 318 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:16,840 Get up! 319 00:22:16,940 --> 00:22:18,370 I am the eldest son of the main branch. 320 00:22:18,370 --> 00:22:18,810 Let's go. 321 00:22:18,810 --> 00:22:20,160 Who dares to touch me? 322 00:22:20,250 --> 00:22:21,220 Just try. 323 00:22:22,030 --> 00:22:23,030 You may leave now. 324 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:29,860 My dear sister, 325 00:22:30,530 --> 00:22:31,720 it's just a few 326 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:32,920 lowly dogs that died. 327 00:22:33,290 --> 00:22:33,890 Tomorrow, 328 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:35,780 I'll get you a few better ones. 329 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:36,830 Okay? 330 00:22:41,230 --> 00:22:42,880 You treated human life as worthless grass, 331 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:44,010 being so heartless. 332 00:22:44,790 --> 00:22:46,980 Just a few servants. 333 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,800 You were blinded by profit and insatiable, 334 00:22:55,750 --> 00:22:58,120 plotting against superiors, showing no respect for elders. 335 00:22:58,120 --> 00:22:59,270 Such injustice! 336 00:22:59,430 --> 00:23:00,680 I swear to the heavens, 337 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,350 I only tampered with the wheel tracks! 338 00:23:02,350 --> 00:23:04,080 What landslide and bandits... 339 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:05,960 Even if you lent me a hundred times the courage, 340 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:07,030 I wouldn't dare! 341 00:23:09,260 --> 00:23:11,830 You should be glad you only tampered with the wheel tracks. 342 00:23:11,830 --> 00:23:12,880 Otherwise, 343 00:23:13,550 --> 00:23:14,970 by this time next year, the weeds on your grave 344 00:23:14,970 --> 00:23:16,100 might be 3 feet high. 345 00:23:17,010 --> 00:23:18,780 Kneel outside the ancestral hall for 7 days. 346 00:23:18,780 --> 00:23:20,440 No one is to bring him any food. 347 00:23:35,860 --> 00:23:37,530 My dear brother, get up please. 348 00:23:37,530 --> 00:23:38,590 The ground is cold. 349 00:23:39,910 --> 00:23:41,780 Every one looks down on me! 350 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:42,960 You know my luck in this life 351 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,550 has never been good... 352 00:23:45,070 --> 00:23:46,270 Don't say that again. 353 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,670 Although we are family, 354 00:23:47,670 --> 00:23:48,870 there is closeness and distance. 355 00:23:47,750 --> 00:23:50,940 [The third daughter of the Rong family, Rong Yun'e] 356 00:23:49,350 --> 00:23:50,240 No one can compare to the one 357 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:51,790 who is the very apple of Grandma's eye. 358 00:23:51,790 --> 00:23:52,750 Only after Father pleaded repeatedly 359 00:23:52,750 --> 00:23:53,440 could we follow her 360 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:54,970 in using the generational name character. 361 00:23:54,970 --> 00:23:55,970 She is the moon in the clouds, 362 00:23:55,970 --> 00:23:57,550 but you are the mud underfoot. 363 00:23:57,550 --> 00:23:58,550 Just bear with it. 364 00:23:58,550 --> 00:23:59,270 Coward! 365 00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:02,000 The rain on the eaves' plantains won't kill you. 366 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,270 All of you are afraid of her, 367 00:24:03,270 --> 00:24:04,070 but I'm not. 368 00:24:04,830 --> 00:24:05,890 Sooner or later... 369 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:11,170 Greetings, Ms. Yan. 370 00:24:11,950 --> 00:24:14,050 Lady Rong has already given the order: 371 00:24:14,050 --> 00:24:15,780 Miss Rong's status is exalted. 372 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,230 Anyone who dares to challenge her authority, 373 00:24:17,230 --> 00:24:18,230 disregarding rank and propriety, 374 00:24:17,780 --> 00:24:21,180 [Butler, Yan Jingyi] 375 00:24:18,830 --> 00:24:20,190 will be expelled from the Rong family. 376 00:24:20,190 --> 00:24:22,000 Their life or death will no longer be our concern. 377 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,270 As for those in this courtyard 378 00:24:23,270 --> 00:24:24,700 who plot misconduct or know but fail to report it, 379 00:24:24,700 --> 00:24:26,230 give them 80 heavy strokes. 380 00:24:26,420 --> 00:24:28,680 Then, deliver them to the County Office. 381 00:24:31,850 --> 00:24:33,250 As for you, Young Master, 382 00:24:33,670 --> 00:24:35,650 since Miss Rong has already decided your punishment, 383 00:24:35,650 --> 00:24:36,510 you can just go kneel 384 00:24:36,510 --> 00:24:38,640 outside the ancestral hall yourself. 385 00:24:48,500 --> 00:24:50,720 [Governor's Office] 386 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:53,110 A mere county magistrate 387 00:24:53,110 --> 00:24:55,110 dares to execute my wife's brother? 388 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,160 Your Excellency, 389 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:57,890 you must uphold justice for me! 390 00:24:58,350 --> 00:24:59,590 Your Excellency, I'm the Chunning Magistrate, 391 00:24:59,590 --> 00:25:01,720 Lu Jianglai, request an audience now. 392 00:25:02,830 --> 00:25:03,770 [Governor, Jiang Yiqian] 393 00:25:07,750 --> 00:25:09,410 Greetings, Your Excellency. 394 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,030 Lord Xu, you're here, too. 395 00:25:11,230 --> 00:25:13,270 [Prefect, Xu Song] 396 00:25:14,150 --> 00:25:15,150 Have you 397 00:25:15,170 --> 00:25:16,770 received the letter so soon? 398 00:25:17,940 --> 00:25:19,610 It's all that damned Liu Ben's fault! 399 00:25:19,610 --> 00:25:20,890 Having received your great kindness and favor, 400 00:25:20,890 --> 00:25:22,160 he should have been diligent and conscientious, 401 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:22,920 striving in his duties. 402 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,070 Yet he betrayed that kindness, 403 00:25:24,070 --> 00:25:24,880 forgot righteousness, acted wildly and irrationally, 404 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,860 and slandered you as the chief bandit! 405 00:25:26,860 --> 00:25:27,720 He also said... 406 00:25:29,790 --> 00:25:30,650 What did he say? 407 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:33,200 I dare not say it. 408 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:33,790 Tell me. 409 00:25:33,950 --> 00:25:34,680 He said last year, 410 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:35,550 he presented you with a pair of 411 00:25:35,550 --> 00:25:37,160 priceless cricket pots, 412 00:25:37,330 --> 00:25:38,310 30 jars of Huadiao wine, 413 00:25:38,310 --> 00:25:39,710 10 kilos of Longjing tea. 414 00:25:39,730 --> 00:25:40,700 For your concubine's birthday, 415 00:25:40,700 --> 00:25:42,220 he gave 500 taels in silver 416 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:44,830 and sent you a theater troupe for 3 days. 417 00:25:44,830 --> 00:25:46,000 Nonsense! 418 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:47,000 Yes. 419 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,550 I also angrily rebuked him: 420 00:25:48,750 --> 00:25:49,590 "Lord Xu has noble character 421 00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:51,960 and is extremely strict with his subordinates." 422 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,070 Last time I visited the Xu residence, 423 00:25:53,070 --> 00:25:54,160 you didn't even accept a single tael's worth of gifts 424 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:55,020 or gatekeeper's tips! 425 00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:57,160 How could you possibly covet his petty offerings? 426 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:57,790 But he, on the contrary, 427 00:25:57,790 --> 00:25:59,160 started shouting even louder! 428 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,160 He said half of Liujia Village 429 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:02,070 works in the County Office, 430 00:26:02,070 --> 00:26:02,920 all relying on 431 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,740 Lord Xu's numerous promotions and support! 432 00:26:04,740 --> 00:26:05,600 He also said... 433 00:26:11,550 --> 00:26:12,920 you had taken a fancy 434 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,440 to the daughter of retired Censor Fang 435 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:15,960 and wanted to kidnap her to be your concubine! 436 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:17,160 Nonsense! 437 00:26:19,070 --> 00:26:21,240 l was precisely acting with urgency 438 00:26:21,350 --> 00:26:22,790 for your concerns. 439 00:26:23,030 --> 00:26:24,830 I feared that in open court, his foul words 440 00:26:24,830 --> 00:26:26,070 would slander your clean reputation. 441 00:26:26,070 --> 00:26:27,270 Once it spread publicly, 442 00:26:27,270 --> 00:26:29,070 where would official dignity remain? 443 00:26:29,070 --> 00:26:31,270 That's why it was a last resort 444 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,180 to execute him on the spot. 445 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,110 I believe you will surely forgive me. 446 00:26:38,350 --> 00:26:38,830 You... 447 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,530 I'be been impudent. 448 00:26:46,590 --> 00:26:47,660 I beg Your Excellency's forgiveness. 449 00:26:47,660 --> 00:26:49,480 I will return right away and investigate strictly. 450 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,920 If there truly is someone spreading rumors 451 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:52,380 and confusing the public, 452 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:53,680 l will surely 453 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,210 dismember his bones alive! 454 00:26:55,590 --> 00:26:56,350 Alright. 455 00:26:56,590 --> 00:26:57,160 I know. 456 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:58,680 You may leave. 457 00:26:59,350 --> 00:27:00,550 I shall take my leave. 458 00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:11,750 Your Excellency, 459 00:27:11,790 --> 00:27:12,790 Zhang's Tea Shop 460 00:27:13,350 --> 00:27:15,550 has already yielded countless skeletons. 461 00:27:15,550 --> 00:27:17,680 Without severe punishment, it'll be hard to appease public anger. 462 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:18,400 I think... 463 00:27:19,450 --> 00:27:20,340 This is not why 464 00:27:20,750 --> 00:27:21,950 I have called for you. 465 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:26,320 This Chunhua Ge Tie... 466 00:27:26,510 --> 00:27:28,440 I've looked through it many times. 467 00:27:28,510 --> 00:27:29,510 I really 468 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:31,890 can't put it down. 469 00:27:32,810 --> 00:27:34,110 But now, 470 00:27:34,910 --> 00:27:36,510 I should return it to its owner. 471 00:27:36,510 --> 00:27:38,220 [Volume VIII of the Chunhua Ge Tie] 472 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:37,750 Take it back. 473 00:27:38,550 --> 00:27:39,510 This is merely a copy 474 00:27:39,510 --> 00:27:40,840 I made on a whim, practicing my skills. 475 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:42,420 I fear it would make people laugh. 476 00:27:42,420 --> 00:27:43,890 It's my pleasure 477 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,400 that Your Excellency deigns to keep it for enjoyment. 478 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:50,330 Really? I didn't tell 479 00:27:51,190 --> 00:27:52,190 this is a copy. 480 00:27:53,460 --> 00:27:54,950 I couldn't tell at all. 481 00:27:56,220 --> 00:27:58,060 The younger generation is formidable, 482 00:27:58,060 --> 00:27:59,170 truly formidable. 483 00:28:00,420 --> 00:28:02,250 However, as an official, 484 00:28:02,750 --> 00:28:04,150 you should also remember 485 00:28:04,170 --> 00:28:05,830 an old saying in officialdom: 486 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:08,190 "For those who do not wish for great darkness, 487 00:28:08,190 --> 00:28:10,520 they must not be too stubbornly upright." 488 00:28:10,730 --> 00:28:12,750 Everyone will be someone's successor, 489 00:28:12,750 --> 00:28:14,790 and everyone also was someone's predecessor. 490 00:28:14,790 --> 00:28:16,680 When doing things, always leave a bit of leeway, 491 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,810 and be more considerate of the dignity 492 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:20,660 of superiors and colleagues. 493 00:28:21,030 --> 00:28:22,030 As the saying goes, 494 00:28:22,030 --> 00:28:24,400 "Harmony up and down, all in unity," 495 00:28:24,850 --> 00:28:26,910 then everyone can do their work well. 496 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,150 Thank you for your instruction, Your Excellency. 497 00:28:30,150 --> 00:28:32,300 I will surely remember it in my heart. 498 00:28:42,890 --> 00:28:49,140 [Governor's Office] 499 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:48,420 My Lord, 500 00:28:49,730 --> 00:28:51,060 where are we going next? 501 00:28:51,290 --> 00:28:52,550 Back to the residence. 502 00:28:58,340 --> 00:28:59,250 What an old fox. 503 00:29:09,150 --> 00:29:10,560 Relying on Minister Xu in the capital 504 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:11,760 as his examiner, 505 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,350 and the Emperor favoring his writings, 506 00:29:14,350 --> 00:29:15,790 how arrogantly and presumptuously 507 00:29:15,790 --> 00:29:16,830 he has acted! 508 00:29:17,310 --> 00:29:19,480 He completely disregards me at all. 509 00:29:19,770 --> 00:29:21,770 A monkey sent from the capital 510 00:29:22,100 --> 00:29:22,810 still can't jump out of the palm of 511 00:29:22,810 --> 00:29:23,890 your hand. 512 00:29:24,590 --> 00:29:26,400 Haven't you recently 513 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:27,620 been troubled by the old case of Wei family, 514 00:29:27,620 --> 00:29:29,400 urgently seeking capable officials 515 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,640 to handle it? 516 00:29:31,790 --> 00:29:32,320 Well now, 517 00:29:32,830 --> 00:29:35,360 he's the perfect candidate delivered to you. 518 00:29:39,610 --> 00:29:41,000 Raise the sedan! 519 00:29:56,210 --> 00:29:58,420 [Madam Rong] 520 00:30:00,540 --> 00:30:02,870 [Cousin of the Rong family, Shen Xiangling] 521 00:30:06,350 --> 00:30:08,870 With sallow-dark face and short eyebrows, 522 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,740 how dare you present yourself here to apply! 523 00:30:12,030 --> 00:30:13,270 Truly laughable! 524 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:16,400 Miss Rong is back. 525 00:30:20,470 --> 00:30:21,730 Greetings, Miss Rong. 526 00:30:25,070 --> 00:30:27,110 All right, we've seen them now. 527 00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:28,640 All of you may leave. 528 00:30:32,270 --> 00:30:33,830 Bao, come here. 529 00:30:40,210 --> 00:30:42,870 Sisters having fun together but didn't call me? 530 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:46,160 Yunxi was afraid you wouldn't make it in time, 531 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,560 so she said she'd screen them for you first. 532 00:30:57,510 --> 00:30:59,690 [The second daughter of the Rong family, Rong Yunxi] 533 00:31:07,530 --> 00:31:09,460 What a rich, mellow tea fragrance. 534 00:31:10,750 --> 00:31:13,140 [The fifth daughter of the Rong family, Rong Yunshu] 535 00:31:28,230 --> 00:31:29,350 Thank you, Yunxi. 536 00:31:30,350 --> 00:31:31,030 What a pity. 537 00:31:31,750 --> 00:31:33,160 The quality of those just now 538 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:34,690 was all beyond redemption. 539 00:31:34,940 --> 00:31:36,350 Truly a waste of effort. 540 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,050 Each family has sent over candidates. 541 00:31:39,050 --> 00:31:40,750 They'll arrive in Linji in a few days. 542 00:31:40,750 --> 00:31:42,550 There's no rush to make a choice. 543 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:44,920 How was your trip? 544 00:31:53,340 --> 00:31:55,150 Thank you for your concern, Grandmother. 545 00:31:55,150 --> 00:31:57,370 We encountered a landslide on our way back, 546 00:31:57,370 --> 00:31:58,500 and lost two guards. 547 00:31:59,440 --> 00:31:59,960 Really? 548 00:32:00,650 --> 00:32:01,720 Miss Rong said 549 00:32:01,950 --> 00:32:02,890 the best Zisun Tea 550 00:32:02,890 --> 00:32:04,240 is on Mount Guzhu. 551 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:06,030 She also mentioned that deep in the forest, 552 00:32:06,030 --> 00:32:08,200 there are hundred-year-old wild mother tea trees. 553 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,350 Grandmother placed great hopes on your trip. 554 00:32:10,350 --> 00:32:11,840 She was just telling us earlier 555 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,270 how she hoped for your early return, 556 00:32:13,270 --> 00:32:14,750 wishing for guests at the New Year tea party 557 00:32:14,750 --> 00:32:15,790 to taste 558 00:32:15,790 --> 00:32:17,070 the wild Zisun Tea. 559 00:32:17,380 --> 00:32:18,580 What should we do now? 560 00:32:20,550 --> 00:32:21,270 Yunshu. 561 00:32:22,230 --> 00:32:23,680 The most important thing 562 00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:25,100 is Miss Rong safe return. 563 00:32:25,510 --> 00:32:26,940 The family of the deceased and injured 564 00:32:26,940 --> 00:32:28,840 should also be properly comforted. 565 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:30,570 With the New Year approaching, 566 00:32:30,970 --> 00:32:32,730 we must avoid any incidents. 567 00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:36,300 No wonder everyone praises for your virtue. 568 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:38,160 Truly accustomed to being the good person, 569 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:39,680 being so considerate. 570 00:32:39,810 --> 00:32:41,140 We could never compare. 571 00:32:42,070 --> 00:32:44,400 But Mount Guzhu 572 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:45,920 has always been peaceful. 573 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:47,490 Who knows if someone 574 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:48,720 secretly tracked her movements, 575 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,980 intentionally targeting the Rong family? 576 00:32:50,980 --> 00:32:51,940 In my opinion, 577 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,920 comforting the families of the deceased is important, 578 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:55,780 but uncovering the source of this trouble 579 00:32:55,780 --> 00:32:56,910 is the most crucial. 580 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:08,470 Exactly! 581 00:33:09,230 --> 00:33:10,510 That mountain path didn't collapse 582 00:33:10,510 --> 00:33:11,510 earlier or later, 583 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:13,750 but just as Shanbao's carriage passed, 584 00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:15,480 with a rumble, it collapsed. 585 00:33:16,270 --> 00:33:17,400 You must be careful. 586 00:33:17,710 --> 00:33:18,230 You'd better go to the temple 587 00:33:18,230 --> 00:33:19,560 to change your fortune. 588 00:33:21,220 --> 00:33:23,710 [The fourth daughter of the Rong family, Rong Yunyin] 589 00:33:34,590 --> 00:33:36,000 Greetings, Grandmother. 590 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,090 Nice to meet you. 591 00:33:37,530 --> 00:33:38,960 No wonder that maid fanning 592 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,480 looked familiar earlier. 593 00:33:40,690 --> 00:33:42,080 So it was you deliberately dressed like that 594 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,490 to play a trick. 595 00:33:43,750 --> 00:33:45,350 Only you could think of that. 596 00:33:55,490 --> 00:33:57,550 Making them drink scalding tea earlier 597 00:33:57,550 --> 00:33:59,180 was also your idea, wasn't it? 598 00:33:59,180 --> 00:34:00,250 Grandmother. 599 00:34:00,490 --> 00:34:01,310 I just want to 600 00:34:01,310 --> 00:34:02,650 share Shanbao's burden, 601 00:34:02,650 --> 00:34:05,250 afraid someone might slip through unnoticed. 602 00:34:05,250 --> 00:34:07,450 You, always playing tricks on people. 603 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:08,960 What can I do with you? 604 00:34:10,710 --> 00:34:12,100 Grandmother. 605 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,330 Scalding tea is very troublesome. 606 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:15,590 Yunxi 607 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,750 insisted on drying it over charcoal fire herself 608 00:34:17,750 --> 00:34:19,750 and got a huge scar on her right hand. 609 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,810 Although I couldn't help much, 610 00:34:22,260 --> 00:34:23,280 serving tea personally 611 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,139 is my way of showing filial piety. 612 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:27,800 Your hand is scalded? 613 00:34:30,050 --> 00:34:31,310 It's nothing serious. 614 00:34:31,429 --> 00:34:32,889 Yunyin, young but shrewd, 615 00:34:32,969 --> 00:34:33,830 loves to boast. 616 00:34:34,150 --> 00:34:36,679 Don't talk nonsense in front of Grandmother. 617 00:34:42,340 --> 00:34:43,139 Grandmother, 618 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,300 do you think my tea brewing skills 619 00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:46,440 are up to par? 620 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:49,820 During the new tea picking season this year, 621 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:51,670 let me go to the tea plantation too, 622 00:34:51,670 --> 00:34:52,230 alright? 623 00:34:52,670 --> 00:34:54,440 Please? 624 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,230 Alright. 625 00:35:27,900 --> 00:35:29,900 Lapsang Souchong is hard to come by. 626 00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:31,930 To bring out its fragrance, 627 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,800 one must not only practice diligently 628 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:35,660 but also have heaven's blessing. 629 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:37,800 Using tea leaves picked on a rainy day, 630 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,670 even the most fragrant tea will retain astringency. 631 00:35:40,670 --> 00:35:41,330 What a pity. 632 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:51,980 Xiuqiong, come in. 633 00:36:04,390 --> 00:36:06,390 On this trip to Mount Guzhu, 634 00:36:07,150 --> 00:36:09,350 I was fortunate to find 20 wild tea trees 635 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:10,840 in a remote valley. 636 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:13,400 I also obtained a packet of 637 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:13,960 the finest wild Zisun Tea 638 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:15,620 from the mountain villagers, 639 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,540 kept close to my body inside my garment. 640 00:36:18,540 --> 00:36:21,000 I am fortunate not to have failed my mission. 641 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:35,670 Excellent tea. 642 00:36:42,550 --> 00:36:43,550 Excellent tea. 643 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:51,440 Yunyin, 644 00:36:52,010 --> 00:36:53,510 take the remaining tea leaves 645 00:36:53,510 --> 00:36:54,590 to my room later. 646 00:36:54,840 --> 00:36:56,280 Let's see how to handle them. 647 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:57,340 How to handle them? 648 00:36:57,840 --> 00:36:59,110 We can only discard them. 649 00:36:59,110 --> 00:37:00,000 We're not like some one, 650 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,260 born with a 'tea bone,' 651 00:37:01,420 --> 00:37:03,350 able to identify hundreds of teas, 652 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:04,630 even resurrect 653 00:37:04,630 --> 00:37:05,760 withered tea trees. 654 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:07,320 They can also distinguish 655 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:08,720 good tea leaves' grades. 656 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:10,250 Better save the effort. 657 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:11,930 What are you talking about? 658 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:13,800 Shanbao is your sibling, 659 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:16,250 who barely escaped death to return. 660 00:37:16,250 --> 00:37:17,460 Instead of saying a few comforting words, 661 00:37:17,460 --> 00:37:18,440 you're making insinuations 662 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:19,440 with pointed remarks. 663 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:21,040 Did she owe you in a past life? 664 00:37:22,630 --> 00:37:24,840 Xiangling, are you born with six fingers? 665 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,670 Why are you intervening in others' affairs? 666 00:37:26,670 --> 00:37:28,030 Our Rong family doesn't serve 667 00:37:28,030 --> 00:37:29,510 pickled vegetables daily. 668 00:37:29,510 --> 00:37:31,510 Why meddle upon opening your mouth? 669 00:37:34,800 --> 00:37:35,480 Yunxi. 670 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:37,510 I have some Mengding Ganlu Tea 671 00:37:37,510 --> 00:37:38,530 Grandmother rewarded me with. 672 00:37:38,530 --> 00:37:39,730 Come to my place for tea. 673 00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:40,260 Let's go. 674 00:37:49,930 --> 00:37:51,960 Miss Rong, Miss Shen... 675 00:37:57,070 --> 00:37:57,550 I... 676 00:37:58,380 --> 00:37:59,920 Yunshu, go rest early. 677 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:01,510 Yes. 678 00:38:11,190 --> 00:38:12,990 Born from the same mother as you, 679 00:38:13,060 --> 00:38:14,440 yet siding with 680 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:15,430 the second and third branches, 681 00:38:15,430 --> 00:38:17,150 constantly undermining you to please outsiders. 682 00:38:17,150 --> 00:38:18,150 Truly possessed. 683 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,130 Don't I still have you who cares for me? 684 00:38:21,290 --> 00:38:21,820 Let's go. 685 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,090 I'll tell you about my journey. 686 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:26,450 No time for that now. 687 00:38:26,980 --> 00:38:28,230 Guess why 688 00:38:28,230 --> 00:38:29,490 those door-god-like guards 689 00:38:29,490 --> 00:38:30,490 stayed all night? 690 00:38:36,030 --> 00:38:36,710 Madam. 691 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:38,360 The people around the Young Master 692 00:38:38,360 --> 00:38:39,630 have been strictly investigated. 693 00:38:39,630 --> 00:38:40,630 The landslide... 694 00:38:40,760 --> 00:38:41,360 He... 695 00:38:42,260 --> 00:38:43,990 doesn't have that capability. 696 00:38:44,150 --> 00:38:45,600 The broken wheel tracks were man-made, 697 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:47,030 and the landslide was an accident. 698 00:38:47,030 --> 00:38:48,690 But as for the gang of bandits, 699 00:38:49,070 --> 00:38:51,070 should we continue investigating? 700 00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:53,000 Who did it doesn't matter. 701 00:38:53,910 --> 00:38:54,910 What matters is to 702 00:38:55,270 --> 00:38:56,530 see how she handles it. 703 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,280 In moments of crisis and danger, 704 00:39:00,230 --> 00:39:01,990 knowing how to adapt to circumstances 705 00:39:01,990 --> 00:39:03,250 and draw out the enemy. 706 00:39:03,880 --> 00:39:06,510 That shows my years of teaching weren't in vain. 707 00:39:06,510 --> 00:39:07,970 But as the old saying goes, 708 00:39:08,070 --> 00:39:10,270 "Kindness does not command soldiers." 709 00:39:11,260 --> 00:39:13,320 To become the head of the Rong family, 710 00:39:14,430 --> 00:39:16,400 she still has much to learn. 711 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:21,630 Miss, be careful. 712 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:29,290 You're upset, 713 00:39:29,510 --> 00:39:32,020 why take it out on Yunshu with such strange anger? 714 00:39:32,020 --> 00:39:33,150 Don't blame Yunyin. 715 00:39:33,970 --> 00:39:35,500 It was my own carelessness, 716 00:39:35,910 --> 00:39:38,110 not realizing the tea leaves were poor. 717 00:39:54,290 --> 00:39:56,890 Rain-picked ones are easy to identify anyway. 718 00:39:57,120 --> 00:39:58,450 How can it be your fault? 719 00:40:02,190 --> 00:40:04,320 It's still because my eyes are no good, 720 00:40:04,780 --> 00:40:07,040 I can only rely on smell and touch to tell, 721 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,150 ultimately delaying Yunxi's matters. 722 00:40:10,150 --> 00:40:11,400 Doesn't Rong Shanbao 723 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,030 also just need a sniff to tell good from bad? 724 00:40:13,030 --> 00:40:13,800 You little blind one, 725 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:15,060 getting delicate now! 726 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:18,760 After all, 727 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:21,440 it's all because that gang of robbers was too greedy. 728 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:23,440 We had them try to steal the tea seeds 729 00:40:23,470 --> 00:40:25,200 to make Rong Shanbao lose face. 730 00:40:25,710 --> 00:40:26,550 Who knew after taking so much gold, 731 00:40:26,550 --> 00:40:28,280 they still weren't satisfied, 732 00:40:28,480 --> 00:40:30,010 daring to kill and plunder, 733 00:40:30,470 --> 00:40:31,650 causing such a huge disaster! 734 00:40:31,650 --> 00:40:32,130 Shut up! 735 00:40:36,130 --> 00:40:37,150 Didn't we just manage 736 00:40:37,150 --> 00:40:38,150 to cover it up? 737 00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:41,100 Don't mention this matter again. 738 00:40:51,730 --> 00:40:52,550 Each family 739 00:40:52,550 --> 00:40:54,050 has sent marriage horoscopes. 740 00:40:54,050 --> 00:40:55,580 Yunxi, take a look quickly, 741 00:40:55,710 --> 00:40:57,040 choose a good one early. 742 00:40:57,840 --> 00:40:59,040 Yunyin, don't forget 743 00:40:59,500 --> 00:41:01,230 the best one is surely reserved 744 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,000 by Grandmother for Shanbao. 745 00:41:05,220 --> 00:41:07,050 Since ancient times, men die for wealth, 746 00:41:07,050 --> 00:41:08,310 and birds die for food. 747 00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:09,800 The Rong family 748 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:11,530 wants the most excellent heir; 749 00:41:11,610 --> 00:41:12,630 others, likewise, 750 00:41:12,630 --> 00:41:13,890 come for the benefits. 751 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:15,200 In the end, 752 00:41:15,750 --> 00:41:17,850 what they compete for is not the beauties, 753 00:41:17,850 --> 00:41:19,670 but the tea mountains and silver seas, 754 00:41:19,670 --> 00:41:21,600 and even the Tea King, Rong Family. 755 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,540 [Chunning County Government] 756 00:41:30,590 --> 00:41:31,960 Oh no! 757 00:41:32,710 --> 00:41:33,400 That Xu Song 758 00:41:33,710 --> 00:41:35,440 actually wants to make you die! 759 00:41:36,610 --> 00:41:37,970 It's just a wife-murder case, 760 00:41:37,970 --> 00:41:39,090 how can it endanger my live? 761 00:41:39,090 --> 00:41:41,130 You don't know the severity of this case. 762 00:41:41,130 --> 00:41:42,730 I just checked the old files. 763 00:41:42,900 --> 00:41:44,380 Wei Kejian and his wife, Madam Yang, 764 00:41:44,380 --> 00:41:45,510 were always at odds. 765 00:41:45,590 --> 00:41:46,700 On the 15th day of the first lunar month, 766 00:41:46,700 --> 00:41:48,030 the two had an argument. 767 00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:48,890 What to do? 768 00:41:49,530 --> 00:41:51,190 Madam Yang angrily left home. 769 00:41:51,260 --> 00:41:52,790 Wei Kejian searched in vain 770 00:41:52,840 --> 00:41:54,900 and accused the Yang family of hiding his wife. 771 00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:56,160 The Yang family counter-accused Wei Kejian 772 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:57,220 of beating his wife to death. 773 00:41:57,220 --> 00:41:57,900 It's them! 774 00:41:57,900 --> 00:41:59,090 They hid my wife! 775 00:42:01,570 --> 00:42:02,970 With no corpse of Madam Yang found, 776 00:42:02,970 --> 00:42:04,610 Wei Kejian was acquitted and released. 777 00:42:04,610 --> 00:42:05,850 But the Wei and Yang families 778 00:42:05,850 --> 00:42:06,780 became enemies. 779 00:42:07,340 --> 00:42:09,170 Clansmen had several armed clashes, 780 00:42:09,170 --> 00:42:10,430 with many casualties. 781 00:42:10,730 --> 00:42:11,960 In March the following year, 782 00:42:11,960 --> 00:42:13,570 when a beggar was digging for sweet potatoes, 783 00:42:13,570 --> 00:42:15,570 he unearthed an unidentified body. 784 00:42:15,780 --> 00:42:17,820 Verified by the coroner using the 'drip bone' method 785 00:42:17,820 --> 00:42:19,700 and identified by the Yang family through personal effects, 786 00:42:19,700 --> 00:42:20,740 it was indeed the skeleton 787 00:42:20,740 --> 00:42:22,600 of Madam Yang, missing for a year. 788 00:42:22,820 --> 00:42:23,860 I'm wronged! 789 00:42:24,270 --> 00:42:25,800 Wei Kejian was imprisoned. 790 00:42:26,300 --> 00:42:27,830 It should have ended there. 791 00:42:29,380 --> 00:42:31,260 Why did it later become a doubtful case? 792 00:42:31,260 --> 00:42:32,050 The problem lay with the presiding judge 793 00:42:32,050 --> 00:42:33,530 at the time, Fan Wende. 794 00:42:33,740 --> 00:42:35,010 Due to sudden heavy rain, 795 00:42:35,010 --> 00:42:36,820 busy repairing collapsed houses, 796 00:42:36,820 --> 00:42:38,820 he delayed the autopsy by three days. 797 00:42:38,820 --> 00:42:40,010 The first examination said female; 798 00:42:40,010 --> 00:42:41,590 another official sent for re-examination, 799 00:42:41,590 --> 00:42:43,050 actually said it was a man. 800 00:42:43,340 --> 00:42:45,220 The bones couldn't even determine gender? 801 00:42:45,220 --> 00:42:46,700 There weren't bones. 802 00:42:47,300 --> 00:42:48,860 Days of heavy rain washed away everything, 803 00:42:48,860 --> 00:42:49,610 leaving only a few 804 00:42:49,610 --> 00:42:51,210 incomplete bone fragments. 805 00:42:51,490 --> 00:42:52,650 Besides jewelry and old belongings, 806 00:42:52,650 --> 00:42:54,250 there was no other evidence. 807 00:42:54,570 --> 00:42:57,100 The Wei family was bankrupted by the lawsuit. 808 00:42:57,610 --> 00:43:00,010 Wei Kejian even went mad in prison. 809 00:43:02,230 --> 00:43:04,090 The Wei clansmen kept appealing, 810 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:06,490 cries of injustice lasting for years. 811 00:43:06,610 --> 00:43:08,650 His Majesty issued an edict for a retrial. 812 00:43:08,650 --> 00:43:09,770 However, officials handling the retrial 813 00:43:09,770 --> 00:43:11,170 at best lost their posts, 814 00:43:11,330 --> 00:43:13,520 at worst paid with their lives and fortunes. 815 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,650 Several are still imprisoned to this day. 816 00:43:14,070 --> 00:43:17,350 [Injustice] 817 00:43:17,940 --> 00:43:19,650 Everyone in officialdom avoids it. 818 00:43:19,650 --> 00:43:20,420 Prefect Xu 819 00:43:21,820 --> 00:43:24,750 is clearly using public office for private revenge! 820 00:43:25,170 --> 00:43:26,230 Tomorrow morning, 821 00:43:26,300 --> 00:43:28,090 summon everyone involved to court. 822 00:43:28,090 --> 00:43:29,450 I will interrogate them personally. 823 00:43:29,450 --> 00:43:30,490 No way. 824 00:43:31,050 --> 00:43:32,310 The Wei family insists 825 00:43:32,530 --> 00:43:33,610 that on the day of the incident, 826 00:43:33,610 --> 00:43:35,710 Madam Yang attended a banquet at the Rong family, 827 00:43:35,710 --> 00:43:37,130 to celebrate the Lady Rong's birthday. 828 00:43:37,130 --> 00:43:39,450 She enjoyed lanterns and wine until night before returning. 829 00:43:39,450 --> 00:43:42,010 They also said she pretended to attend the banquet but really fled. 830 00:43:42,010 --> 00:43:43,700 Later, she vanished without a trace. 831 00:43:43,700 --> 00:43:45,450 She must have gone to the Rong family. 832 00:43:45,450 --> 00:43:47,980 Then summon the Rong family for questioning! 833 00:43:48,340 --> 00:43:50,090 It's the number one tea family in Jiangnan, 834 00:43:50,090 --> 00:43:51,550 the Tea King, Rong family. 835 00:43:51,850 --> 00:43:54,250 How can the government easily summon them? 836 00:43:55,450 --> 00:43:56,850 We'll act on both fronts. 837 00:43:56,970 --> 00:43:58,380 Send someone to Suzhou overnight 838 00:43:58,380 --> 00:43:59,710 to invite Coroner Chen. 839 00:43:59,960 --> 00:44:01,690 He served in the Ministry of Justice for 60 years. 840 00:44:01,690 --> 00:44:02,940 Even if it's just a few bone fragments, 841 00:44:02,940 --> 00:44:03,900 he can examine them. 842 00:44:03,900 --> 00:44:05,160 Also take my name card, 843 00:44:05,450 --> 00:44:06,940 invite Lady Rong as well. 844 00:44:07,530 --> 00:44:09,130 If she wouldn't like to come, 845 00:44:09,170 --> 00:44:10,500 then bring her by force. 846 00:46:53,930 --> 00:46:56,400 [Zisun Tea] 847 00:46:56,430 --> 00:46:58,340 Grandmother placed great hopes on your trip. 848 00:46:58,340 --> 00:46:59,700 She hoped for your early return, 849 00:46:59,700 --> 00:47:01,170 wishing for guests at the New Year tea party 850 00:47:01,170 --> 00:47:02,220 to taste 851 00:47:02,220 --> 00:47:03,490 the wild Zisun Tea. 852 00:47:03,970 --> 00:47:04,780 Zisun Tea, 853 00:47:04,780 --> 00:47:06,940 originates from Mount Guzhu in Changxing, Zhejiang. 854 00:47:06,940 --> 00:47:08,610 Discovered in the Tang Dynasty by the Tea Sage Lu Yu 855 00:47:08,610 --> 00:47:10,090 and recommended as tribute tea, 856 00:47:10,090 --> 00:47:12,130 it was presented as tribute for nearly 1,000 years. 857 00:47:12,130 --> 00:47:14,050 Because its color is purplish and its shape resembles bamboo shoots, 858 00:47:14,050 --> 00:47:15,300 it is named Zisun Tea. 859 00:47:15,650 --> 00:47:16,970 Lu Yu wrote in The Classic of Tea: 860 00:47:16,970 --> 00:47:18,700 "Purple is superior, green is secondary; 861 00:47:18,700 --> 00:47:20,570 shoot is superior, bud is secondary." 862 00:47:20,570 --> 00:47:22,860 He classified it as top-grade tea, 863 00:47:22,890 --> 00:47:25,020 giving it detailed study and records. 864 00:47:25,080 --> 00:47:26,330 Literary figures like Du Mu, Bai Juyi, 865 00:47:26,330 --> 00:47:27,730 and Su Shi 866 00:47:27,780 --> 00:47:29,170 often praised it in poems and writings, 867 00:47:29,170 --> 00:47:30,510 leaving a legacy for eternity. 868 00:47:30,510 --> 00:47:32,220 Brewing Zisun Tea with Jinsha spring water 869 00:47:32,220 --> 00:47:33,970 from Mount Guzhu 870 00:47:34,380 --> 00:47:36,730 results in an emerald green color, orchid fragrance, 871 00:47:36,730 --> 00:47:38,790 sweet taste, refreshing the mouth, with a rich flavor. 872 00:47:38,790 --> 00:47:39,950 A cup of Zisun Tea 873 00:47:40,060 --> 00:47:41,900 still carries the fragrance of a thousand years. 874 00:47:41,900 --> 00:47:44,060 Its production technique is a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage, 875 00:47:44,060 --> 00:47:45,740 and an important component of 876 00:47:45,780 --> 00:47:47,200 China's traditional tea-making techniques 877 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:48,350 and related customs.