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[Episode 8]

The more you fight

the more peaceful I become

Where are you going?

Jia'er is sick

He wants his father to accompany him

Let go

All you ever do

is to use Jia'er as a pawn

Do you think I can't see through it?

I won't allow you to see her

Shrew

Jealous shrew

Eating my food, using my things,

and still daring treat me impolitely

Stop!

Get out!

What are you doing?

The Grand Minister's wife is here

You wench!

Just you wait

Get out of the way!

Just dismissed

Everyone, please leave

Fourth Sister

What are you here for?

To see me make a fool of me?

I...

How could I?

You marry into a prestigious family

and step on me in the process?

I don't want your charity

Go away!

Yan Xing from the Ministry of Justice seeks an audience

Empress Dowager

Mrs. Shen is here

Greetings to the Empress Dowager

It's okay

Mrs. Shen's contributions to the case

I would like to reward you

I've thinking about it so much

But I can't decide

Why don't you tell me yourself?

What reward do you desire?

Empress Dowager

I don't seek a reward

But may I humbly

request an edict from you?

Sure

Tell me

But may I ask the Empress Dowager

to call me as Scribe Yan

instead of Mrs. Shen?

For such a young age

to have such insights and aspirations,

that's wonderful

We value talent

regardless of gender

Women can naturally

be independent of their husbands

and rely on their own abilities

to carve out a path for themselves

Approved

Thank you, Empress Dowager

May I dare say something

There're female officials in all six ministries

But most of them

are limited to cleaning and organizing,

such as in the Ministry of Justice

Female officials

can't join in investigations alongside male officials

You see

You see, I'm a woman too

I'm well aware

women who aspire to stand

as equals to men

must endure hardships

I can hold

this position

Female officials can still hold

the position of dealing with cases

Chief Xu

My decree

From now on

Female officials of the Six Ministries

will enjoy

the same rights as male officials

Wise Empress Dowager

Scribe Yan

From now on

You can investigate cases

freely like your male colleagues

Thank you, Empress Dowager

Yan Xing

Brother Xu

Is your superior here?

He has been unwell these days

He is on sick leave at home

Is there something urgent?

It's not really urgent

It's just a bit shocking

What do you mean?

The chronic poisoning case

with Liang Chenzhong

Didn't you ask me to investigate

the Dripping Guanyin among those around him?

I followed the clues to investigate

Guess who I finally found

The owner of Tongming Hall

Rong Zhui

Don't move

Behave well

Dripping Guanyin

Take her away

Go

I brought some tonic for your mother

The one below is for you

Suffering unjustly in prison

You've lost quite a bit of weight

Thank you for taking care of me

As for the jailer

I didn't really suffer

And the cell was quiet

So that I can think about

siege weapons improvements

I know

surrendering was foolish

But mother has suffered misfortunes

I can't let her suffer any more

Thanks to Brother Shen

for uncovering the truth

and clearing the name of our Liang family

This case has been resolved

The culprit who poisoned with Dripping Guanyin

has yet to be found

Your Liang family

cannot be considered innocent

Then...

Do you still have to arrest my mother?

On what grounds do you arrest me?

Take him away

Grand Minister

It was Xu Xiangren and Madame

who took Liang Jiren away

They went to investigate Tongming Hall

Yes

They had previously

taken the owner of Tongming Hall

Rong Zhui down

They moved quickly

Should we stop them?

Stop them for what?

She just obtained the authority to investigate

Let her show off a bit

Yes

Young Master Liang

Recently

I frequently go in and out of the Liang family

Apart from sharing the worries for the Empress Dowager,

there are also my own considerations

I've found out all

what I wanna investigate now

The people I wanna catch

have been caught by someone else

The dragon has nine offspring,

each with different characteristics

The poison of the dripping Guanyin

has nothing to do with you and your mom

Liang's second branch

should not be confused with the main

Do your job well

Don't let down

the Empress Dowager's expectations

You've put the poison of the Dripping Guanyin

on Liang Chenzhong, right?

Yes

It's me

His eldest son

is just a worthless scoundrel

If he doesn't die,

his father will sooner or later

die by his hands

Besides, I already have

his child in my belly

Naturally, I have to plan for the future

Young master

Come over here

We have some new dancing girls

Do you want me to call them over

for you to choose?

Quite nice

Good

Young Master Liang

I have found

a new beauty for you

Lan'er

Come over here

Beautiful

-Come quickly -Young Master

Young Master Liang

Please have some tea

I have no choice either

That unfilial son

either gambles

or squanders in the musician shop

spending all the money,

Then he comes to threaten me, his father

for money

My family has been almost emptied by him

If not for this,

I wouldn't have come to this point

Moreover,

there is an unborn son

in my family

Shouldn't I also plan for him?

Therefore,

since Rongzhui is pregnant

he decided

to heartlessly abandon

his eldest son

Indeed

Having been working for so long,

I've seen all sorts of strange cases

But a father

intentionally murders his own eldest son

it's truly unheard of

Didn't expect

that tiger poison really preys on its cubs

Human nature

is truly the most wondrous thing

Grand Minister

Why are you here?

Has Lord Liang forgotten

that the Buddha's case

The Empress Dowager has left it

all to me to deal with

It's Lord Liang's strong methods

that really surprised me

If I had another option

I wouldn't have...

I have no choice

They say a tiger doesn't eat its cub

But when it comes to Lord Liang

It's just casually saying

no choice

Grand Minister

Why mock me?

I murdered my own son

But what about you?

You betrayed your father

Aren't we the same kind of people?

Among the crimes

my father was convicted of

One was accusing him

of stealing weapon designs

and leaking them to the enemy country

The weapons design

was drawn by your younger brother

Just as I suspected

You and my stupid nephew

are always together

I thought it was out of respect

But you and my stupid nephew

are like-minded

So

You suspect the Liang family?

Madam

What are you doing here?

Why are you here at this time?

I'm here to find you

Hope no one saw you

I don't know

It'll be trouble if someone saw you

Why are you saying this now?

Your good son

must have found out something

That's why you intended to kill

Kill and silence

Grand Minister

If you really find out something

I think...

you won't come to ask me

If this matter

escalates to the Empress Dowager

I wouldn't know

anything about it

In that case

Lord Liang's

love for your unborn child

is also fake

If...

Grand Minister agrees

to take care of the future of my child

I'm willing to recall

Maybe...

I can remember something

You don't have

the right to negotiate with me

Has Lord Liang heard of

the punishment of "inch-death" in Internal Affairs Office

Every cut

equals exactly

thirty-six drops of blood

Within three days

Three hundred and sixty cuts in total

without losing consciousness

Shen Du

I'm an official appointed by the court

I committed attempted filicide

And

You were an accomplice

The crime doesn't warrant death

You...

You can't act recklessly

Act recklessly

Did Lord Liang think

My name comes from my white outfit

Entering the Internal Affairs Office

and still hoping to make it out alive

You...

How dare you

This is the first strike

I've been idle these days

I'll be with you for three days

I'll say

I'll tell you everything

Back when I was drunk,

I leaked the weapon design of my second brother

After the incident,

I didn't dare admit it

Your father and my second brother

were very close

Moreover,

he had already been convicted of treason

I just took advantage of the situation

and pinned it on him

By chance,

Chenzhong found out about this

He has been extorting money from me ever since

I couldn't take it anymore

I couldn't take it anymore

Grand Minister

Your father

was really convicted of treason

The evidence was solid

Without this charge,

he wouldn't have been able to turn the case around

As expected, it's you

Then I'll overturn

each and every case

I do not seek fame in the future,

only to be free of guilt

To be free of guilt in front of the common people

How could I be in league with scoundrels like you?

It's impossible

Don't blame me for not warning you

Cut the deadwood first,

draw the well dry first

If you don't ally with me,

you'll be walking into a trap

There won't be a way out

As a servant of the emperor,

I'd naturally share the emperor's worries

I'd die a thousand deaths for it

Carry out the will of the heavens,

and accept this clear command

The guilty Shen Bingzhu

communicated secretly with the enemy,

burned our military granaries,

leaked weapon designs,

and conspired with foreign forces

For these treasonous acts,

he will be executed

All male members of the Shen's family will be beheaded by law

and the women and children will be locked up

Let it be known far and wide

Father

After all these years,

I've never given up

seeking justice for the dozens of lives in the Shen family

But who is that woman after all?

I still have no clue

Is she an enemy or a friend?

Regardless,

today,

at least I can prove

that the weapon designs were set up

Father, rest assured

One day,

I'll find that woman

And as for the remaining evidence,

I'll uncover them one by one

Grand Minister

Grand Minister

Celebration for the Ministry of Justice and Yi Liangren

is tonight

What does it have to do with me?

Report

You are right about everything you said

Come on

You've all worked hard

Drink up

I'll pour you another one

Don't come back until you're drunk

Can you do it?

Over there

Come on, let's go

Come, Brother Meng

A toast to you

Cheers

You've all worked hard

Come on

I almost forgot it

Your letter

It's sent to the Ministry of Justice

So happy

Chichi is coming to Xiang'an

She invited me to meet

That's great

I've heard you

mention her so many times

Back when we received so many

self-recommended investigative cases letters,

Only you would earnestly

read each one

I laughed at you then

But I didn't expect you to

make such a good friend

I really envy you

I remember

when she sent

the first letter from Jiangnan,

the letter was adorned with gold flower ornaments

And it had a fragrant smell

There were flower petals in the envelope

I envy that

I really wanna see

such a talented lady

She must be a beauty

Sorry

She only invited me to meet

So annoying

They're really good at drinking

Let's have grapes

Here

Yan Xing

Come here

I really admire

your investigative skills

This's to you

Brother Xu

I'm not good at drinking

It's okay

As you drink, you'll get used to it

You'll gradually discover

the mysteries in the wine

Come on

I advise you to behave well

Do you wanna get caught again?

Grand Minister

Shen Du

Why are you here?

Grand Minister

Sit down please

Did I say not to come?

Grand Minister

Grand Minister

I'm really honored

that you're here

Let me offer you a toast

Go on, please

Here, Grand Minister

Let me toast to you

I didn't expect that

he's good at drinking

Grand Minister

Let me toast to you

Come on

Is that a good drinking capacity?

I'm not drunk

I'm fine

Alright

You're fine

Don't you believe me?

Get someone to fight

Now that you've said it

I actually have someone in mind

that I wanna fight

Just do it

Bye, Grand Minister

Slow down

Jing Lin

Turn on the lights

What the hell?

Who carries a lantern

to go fight?

Let's go

It's fine to go fight

But we need the light

All right

Look at me

I'm your light

Let's go

Jing Lin, let's go

Let's go

Let's go

Let's go

Just go

Slow down

Yan Xing, slow down

Bye, Grand Minister

Slow down

Slow down, Chuichui

Keep going, let's drink more

Who's drinking with you?

I wanna eat

Slow down

Jing Lin

Come help

He's too heavy

Let's go

Grand Minister, there are steps ahead

Slow down

Another step

Up...

Stand firm

Slow down

Who's that?

Come out

Who's that?

Who's that?

Wait here for me

I'm going to fight

I'm going...

Alright

You go

Who's that?

Come out

He's drunk

Who's that?

Who's that?

What's up?

Buddha bears the sin

Only killing those unfaithful

So many unfaithful men and women

are buried at Ximing Temple

Yet there are still those who dare covet affairs

and neglect their wives and children

This time

Just a small punishment

If you dare again

I'll dig out your heart

and bury it in the ground

I won't dare

I won't dare

I really won't dare again

That's how he is

when he's drunk

Take him back home

Let's go

Slow down

Walk slowly

Who's there?

Who's so ruthless?

Who is it?

Never expected the esteemed White Impermanence

to have such poor tolerance for alcohol

What about your usual abilities?

I can move corpses

Better than you

Thank you

No problem

Send my drunken roommate back

It's not a big deal

No need to thank me

Prison

So you already knew

I thought you had forgotten everything

Are you alright?

It's a newly opened sweet shop

Who's over there?

I'm leaving first

I'll bring a comb for you tomorrow

This is so delicious

Try it

Let her go

Let her go

-Let her go -Brother Shen Du

Let her go

I'll find a way

to get you out

Wait for me

Chief Xu

Thank you

Shen Du

Shen Du

You're so annoying

Madam, morning

Madam, morning

Madam, please have breakfast

You...

Morning

I misbehaved last night while drunk

It's fine

Last night

Nothing happened

Sister

Sister

Qi Yeyun

Sister

What happened to your forehead?

Who hurt you

Was it you?

You hit my sister?

No, no...

I drank too much last night

I accidentally bumped into something

By the way

What do you need from me?

I'm here on behalf of my wife

to deliver something

Your wife?

Lu Chuichui

This is the Baihua Essence

she has cherished for years

It relieves headaches

when being taken with water

She especially asked me to send it

She's so caring

But when did you become a member of the Lu family

The assistant at the Lu's shop

is too talkative and got fired

Now they've hired me as a new assistant

I thought

sister still isn't willing to

take me as an apprentice

I'm still young

I can't work in the Ministry of Justice

If I go to your colleague's house

as an assistant

I can be closer to you

You're so talkative

Soon you'll be following

in the footsteps of the previous assistant

How could that be?

I only talk a lot

when in front of my sister

Uncle Zhong

Why can everyone come in?

Why can everyone come in?

The first day of June

Had hard pancakes for breakfast

Du was furious

The second day

Had cold hawthorn soup for dinner

Du ate three bowls

The third day

Had salty tofu pudding for breakfast

Du was angry

The fourth day

Finished all the preserved fruits in the mansion

Du was angry

Yan Xing

Do you take me

as a three-year-old child?

Prime Minister

How's everything in Yingzhou?

All settled

The accounts from Yingzhou

This year's revenue is nearly thirty thousand taels

This must be kept confidential

Even the Prince Xian

shouldn't be told anything

Prime Minister, please rest assured

This will not leak any information

In addition

I have handled

the support from the noble families

They've received benefits

Naturally, they'll keep quiet

There will be no mistakes

This Liang Jiren

He talks too much

The Empress Dowager this time

might secretly exile him

Find an opportunity

to shut him up forever

He knows too much

Cheng Cai

Yes

Zhang Xinliang

Yes

Song...

Isn't that Madame Grand Minister?

What's wrong?

Madame Grand Minister

actually comes to the morning court herself

Yan Xing

Yes

How did you get all these injuries?

From falling accidentally