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♪Pink hands so fine♪

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♪Gold-branded wine♪

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♪Spring paints green willows
palace walls cannot confine♪

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♪East wind unfair♪

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♪Happy times rare♪

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♪In my heart sad thoughts throng♪

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♪We've severed for years long♪

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♪Wrong, wrong, wrong♪

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[Si Jin]

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[Adapted from Si Jin,
by Dong Tian De Liu Ye]

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[Episode 7]

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Chief!

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Qi!

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Chief, it's Chuchu!

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Chief, Chuchu is here!

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Qi!

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Chief!

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Hurry! Chuchu has arrived.

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Qi.

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Qi?

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Chief, are you there?

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Qi?

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Chief, can you hear me?

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Stop right there!

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Chuchu?

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Long time no see.

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Aren't you surprised?

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What a huge surprise.

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What are you doing at Ling'an?

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I've been upholding justice

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and traveling the world.

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I arrived at Ling'an unknowingly.

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Maybe it's because I sensed

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that you needed me.

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Indeed. When I met Long Dan,

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I heard that you were seriously wounded.

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Let me see. Where were you hurt?

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Let go!

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Chuchu.

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It's been so many years.

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Can't you behave

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like a lady for once?

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Be a lady? How?

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By adhering to those outdated notions

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of gender segregation?

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By being married off and shipped away?

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I know now.

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I'm sure you came here to hide
because your family

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urged you to get married.

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I have legs.

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I can go anywhere I like.

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That's the real meaning of freedom.

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You're something else.

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Miss Jiang?

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Chuchu?

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What are you doing here?

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I live next door.

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I thought of visiting Commandant Yu
since I was passing by.

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You mean Qi?

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He's inside.

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I'll take you inside.

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Are you two old acquaintances?

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We're more than that.

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My father was in the military as well.

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We grew up together.

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We even had

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the same martial arts mentor.

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However,

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Qi established
the Red Plume Cavalry later.

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He went to a new camp.

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That's why we were separated.

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No wonder I haven't seen her before.

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She's straightforward indeed.

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Yu Qi has been concealing his identity

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as the chief of the Red Plume Cavalry.

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But she?

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She told me everything in one go.

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Miss Jiang,

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how did you get to know Qi?

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It...

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It's because of work.

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Let me take you inside, then.

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Sure. Let's go.

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Qi.

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Miss Jiang is here to visit you.

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Commandant Yu.

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Miss Jiang, please have a seat.

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Please forgive me for staying in my bed.

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You mustn't get up.

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Judging from your condition,

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it should take

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a few more days for the remaining toxins
to be completely neutralized.

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Even so, I have to report for duty

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at the Capital Administration Office
as soon as possible.

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If not, Mr. Zhen would think

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that I was pretending to be sick.

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He would think that I was after

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the delicacies
you deliver to me every day.

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You have to rest and recuperate

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for a few more days.

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Aman.

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Mr. Yu, we've made you

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some pigeon soup today.

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Miss Jiang,

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he's fine.

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You don't need to look after him.

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Qi,

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what's wrong with you?

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I thought you were fine just now.

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You even told me to...

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No.

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I don't need you to look after me.

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I'm fine.

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Chuchu,

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how long will you remain at Ling'an?

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I didn't intend to stay for long.

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But since I met

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Qi and Long Dan here,

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I think I'll stay for a few more days.

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Qi, I'm not troubling you, aren't I?

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Not at all.

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Great.

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That means

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we can hang out together.

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All right.

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Chuchu, go and see

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if Long Dan has returned

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- with my medicine.
- Medicine?

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Give it to me.

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Miss Jiang, sorry for the trouble.

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Not at all.

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Here, Mr. Yu.

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Let me give it a try.

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Are you sure?

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Yes.

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Let me do it.

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Sorry for the trouble, Miss Jiang.

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You got injured

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because of me.

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It's my duty

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to look after you.

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I can atone

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for my mistake.

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By the way,

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Mr. Yu, what would you like
to have tomorrow?

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Delicious.

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I mean, something delicious.

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[Princess Royal's Mansion]

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[Rong Yang, Princess Royal of Zhou]

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Mother.

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[Cui Mingyue, the daughter
of Princess Royal Rong Yang]

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Come in.

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I heard that His Lordship
would be coming later.

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Mingyue.

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Have you heard

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about the incident
at the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion?

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Of course.

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More than ten bodies

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were dug out there.

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It was shocking news.

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The streets of Ling'an City

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were filled with such news

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in no time.

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Your Highness.

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Mother.

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The Marquis of Changxing

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is quite thick-skinned.

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His son is a terrible menace.

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Even so, he tried
to ask for my hands back then.

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Mingyue,

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I've told you this many times.

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You need to show
the Marquis some respect.

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During the invasion of Nanwu,

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he and your father

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protected our realm
together with their men.

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Not only has he contributed
to the peace of the realm,

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but I'm also indebted to him.

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So Mother,

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how do you intend to rescue Cao Xingyu?

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What solution do you have?

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Mother, you should make an appearance

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as the Princess Royal.

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I bet the Capital Administration Office
will release him.

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The victims

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were just girls from humble backgrounds.

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Just give their family

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a hefty sum of compensation fee,

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and the issue

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will be resolved.

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How did you come up with that idea?

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Aren't I intelligent?

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You're too naive for your own good.

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In the future,

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I have to ask your uncle

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to find you the best man in the world.

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And, I have to

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test him first.

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I can only rest at ease

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once he passes the test.

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Mother, you're the best.

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His Lordship requests an audience.

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My Lord.

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Your Highness.

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This treasure is known
as the Golden Plant.

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The branches are made of pure gold.

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The flowers, pure white nephrite.

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And the leaves, top-quality jadeite.

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I went to great lengths

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to obtain it from Lingnan.

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I'm here to present it
to you, Your Highness.

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You came here
in the middle of the night.

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I suppose you're here for your son.

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Your Highness, you're wise indeed.

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Zhen Heng
of the Capital Administration Office

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and the new commandant, Yu Qi,

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are reckless, arrogant,
and show no regard for others.

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They don't respect me at all.

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They came up

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with a ridiculous excuse

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to send my son to prison.

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They intend
to sentence him to death as well!

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Your Highness.

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You must uphold justice for me!

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Did you make up this charge?

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Or is it true?

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Your Highness.

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Every word I utter is true.

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I dare not make up such charges!

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Your Highness, as you know,

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I only have one son!

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You want me to help you out,

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yet you're not telling me the truth.

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How can I help you out?

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I...

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[Main Hall
of the Capital Administration Office]

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Chief.

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Chief, how is your arm?

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It's healed.

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Take a look at this.

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When we were searching
the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion,

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not only did we find whips

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in the secret chamber,

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but we also found this.

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I've asked Miss Chi about this.

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Cao Xingyu calls this drug

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Divine Bliss.

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He'd take one pill

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before he started abusing his victims.

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This drug is...

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Open it!

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This drug

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is the real deal.

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How did he swallow this?

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Go and ask a physician

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if he has some sort of chronic illness.

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I've done the inquiry.

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He...

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You see, this drug is...

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Out with it. Stop mumbling.

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It's an aphrodisiac.

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The key is that the main ingredient

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is a plant called Pueraria lobata.

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Such plants

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are only found in Nanwu.

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The physician said

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he only saw these plants

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when Zhou and Nanwu

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were still

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open for trade.

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They've been banned for ages.

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Seems like Cao Xingyu has committed

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more than just murder.

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I was anxious about not having any leads.

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And then he just hands them over.

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Report!

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Mr. Yu!

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Mr. Zhen!

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Outside...

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Hurry and check it out!

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Who are the Gale Guards?

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They're
under His Majesty's direct command.

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They investigate public sentiment
and oversee all officials.

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They have more power
than the Capital Administration Office.

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The one who's visiting us today

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is their commander, Han Ran.

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Amazing.

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Mr. Han!

288
00:13:15,660 --> 00:13:16,180
Mr. Han.

289
00:13:16,530 --> 00:13:18,760
[Han Ran, Commander of the Gale Guards]

290
00:13:18,940 --> 00:13:19,780
Your Lordship,

291
00:13:20,460 --> 00:13:22,900
Her Highness sent me with this message.

292
00:13:23,300 --> 00:13:24,800
She's aware of the matter

293
00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:25,820
of the Capital Administration Office.

294
00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:27,440
Please don't worry.

295
00:13:27,870 --> 00:13:29,270
Her Highness said

296
00:13:29,670 --> 00:13:31,510
you're a distinguished general
of the realm.

297
00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,000
By helping you, Her Highness
is also helping our realm.

298
00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:35,390
Her Highness also said

299
00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,510
that after this incident,

300
00:13:36,910 --> 00:13:38,910
your son cannot stay

301
00:13:39,630 --> 00:13:40,870
at Ling'an any longer.

302
00:13:45,910 --> 00:13:47,600
Relay my message to Her Highness.

303
00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:48,670
I'll send

304
00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,200
that unfilial son of mine
somewhere far away.

305
00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:52,480
He shall never set foot
in Ling'an again.

306
00:13:53,030 --> 00:13:54,390
[Main Hall]
I came here today

307
00:13:55,030 --> 00:13:56,600
[of the Capital Administration Office]
to demand an individual

308
00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,320
from you.

309
00:13:58,510 --> 00:13:58,960
Who is it?

310
00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:00,910
The Marquis of Changxing's
heir apparent,

311
00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:02,750
Cao Xingyu.

312
00:14:05,150 --> 00:14:05,790
This person

313
00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,200
is a major criminal
of the Capital Administration Office.

314
00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:08,670
The case hasn't been solved yet.

315
00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:10,320
Pardon us for not being able to comply.

316
00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:12,480
What a coincidence.

317
00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:14,600
Cao Xingyu

318
00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:15,910
is also related to a case

319
00:14:15,910 --> 00:14:17,390
that the Gale Guards
have been investigating

320
00:14:17,390 --> 00:14:18,360
for many years.

321
00:14:19,120 --> 00:14:23,360
And, it's a major case related
to collusion with Nanwu.

322
00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:26,030
Mr. Han,

323
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,240
do you have the official documents?

324
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,000
There are just a few sentences.

325
00:14:39,630 --> 00:14:40,670
And, they're not detailed.

326
00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:42,720
I'm afraid it's not convincing enough.

327
00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:46,000
Commandant Yu, you just assumed
your position not long ago.

328
00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:47,510
I suppose you have no idea.

329
00:14:47,870 --> 00:14:49,390
The cases
that the Gale Guards investigate

330
00:14:49,670 --> 00:14:51,080
are confidential cases
of the imperial court.

331
00:14:51,390 --> 00:14:52,960
As for the details of the cases,

332
00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:55,030
they're confidential.

333
00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:56,960
All right.

334
00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,480
I'm a busy man.

335
00:15:00,030 --> 00:15:00,670
Please

336
00:15:01,270 --> 00:15:03,120
bring Cao Xingyu here
as soon as possible

337
00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:04,240
and hand him to me.

338
00:15:05,150 --> 00:15:06,320
Cao Xingyu

339
00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,440
is suspected
of taking more than ten lives.

340
00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,030
His sin is unpardonable.

341
00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,320
The Capital Administration Office
hasn't even closed the case yet,

342
00:15:13,510 --> 00:15:15,750
but you want to take him with you

343
00:15:16,030 --> 00:15:17,720
by saying
that your case is confidential?

344
00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:18,840
If so,

345
00:15:19,630 --> 00:15:21,910
please pardon us for not being
able to cooperate with you.

346
00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,600
Although the Gale Guards
follow His Majesty's order,

347
00:15:24,790 --> 00:15:27,910
the Capital Administration Office
are handling major cases too.

348
00:15:28,270 --> 00:15:29,000
Everything

349
00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,270
must follow the order of precedence.

350
00:15:31,510 --> 00:15:33,840
Since we arrested him first,

351
00:15:34,030 --> 00:15:36,910
we should be the ones
conducting the trial.

352
00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,150
Miss Chi is safe here.

353
00:15:48,670 --> 00:15:49,320
Don't worry.

354
00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:52,510
I've heard
about the Gale Guards visiting you all

355
00:15:52,510 --> 00:15:53,240
this afternoon.

356
00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:54,720
Thank you for that.

357
00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:03,030
This matter

358
00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,390
has truly caused you trouble, huh?

359
00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:06,910
It's nothing.

360
00:16:08,270 --> 00:16:10,440
I just didn't expect someone
to rat me out.

361
00:16:12,270 --> 00:16:13,270
Miss Chi is inside.

362
00:16:13,870 --> 00:16:14,550
Go on in.

363
00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:16,000
I won't join you.

364
00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,790
Okay. I'll go and check on her, then.

365
00:16:25,550 --> 00:16:26,030
Come here.

366
00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:28,510
Regarding the matter this afternoon,

367
00:16:28,670 --> 00:16:29,510
Aman was the one...

368
00:16:29,630 --> 00:16:31,240
Have you obtained
the documents from Han Ran?

369
00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,080
Take some rest. I'll do it.

370
00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:46,510
I can't just rest here.

371
00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:47,600
By the way, Miss Chi,

372
00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:49,200
do you need to write

373
00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:50,750
to your family first?

374
00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:51,790
No need for that.

375
00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:53,360
I don't have any kin.

376
00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,870
I was an orphan since young.

377
00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:57,630
My brother and his wife took me in.

378
00:16:58,630 --> 00:16:59,440
However,

379
00:17:00,150 --> 00:17:01,840
they sold me off to a pleasure house.

380
00:17:02,550 --> 00:17:03,600
Miss Si, you have no idea.

381
00:17:03,750 --> 00:17:05,360
They don't care about kinship at all.

382
00:17:05,670 --> 00:17:07,750
Their minds are only filled
with their own interests.

383
00:17:08,910 --> 00:17:10,590
Right after I settled down
in the outskirts,

384
00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,590
they rushed here overnight

385
00:17:13,350 --> 00:17:14,590
upon hearing about it.

386
00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,160
I thought

387
00:17:16,790 --> 00:17:19,240
they felt terrible for me.

388
00:17:20,589 --> 00:17:21,200
In the end...

389
00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,069
I was such a fool.

390
00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,240
I shouldn't have had
any expectations of them.

391
00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:28,880
What did you say?

392
00:17:29,349 --> 00:17:30,400
You want me

393
00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:31,680
to be Cao Xingyu's concubine?

394
00:17:35,069 --> 00:17:36,030
Shuying,

395
00:17:36,790 --> 00:17:38,310
given your condition,

396
00:17:38,790 --> 00:17:40,160
who else do you think
you can get married to?

397
00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,790
We're talking about
the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion here.

398
00:17:45,030 --> 00:17:46,550
The betrothal gifts they sent us

399
00:17:47,350 --> 00:17:48,830
had filled our entire courtyard,
you know?

400
00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:50,070
Even the marriage

401
00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:51,640
between your brother and I

402
00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:52,880
wasn't as glorious as such.

403
00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:54,160
Once you marry into their family,

404
00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:56,400
no one dares to gossip

405
00:17:56,510 --> 00:17:57,750
or talk bad about you.

406
00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,070
We're doing this for your own good.

407
00:18:01,590 --> 00:18:02,640
Seriously?

408
00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:11,480
Our parents entrusted me to you

409
00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,310
before they passed away.

410
00:18:14,070 --> 00:18:15,750
What? Was it not enough

411
00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:18,880
for you to sell me off
to a pleasure house?

412
00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,000
Now, you're trying to kick me
into another abyss?

413
00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:24,070
Back then,

414
00:18:24,110 --> 00:18:25,640
I had no choice either.

415
00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:27,200
An opportunity

416
00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:27,680
is staring you in the face.

417
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,880
I just want you to lead a good life.

418
00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:33,270
Now that I think about it,

419
00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,310
ever since the day

420
00:18:35,310 --> 00:18:36,240
they sold me off to the pleasure house,

421
00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:37,400
my family

422
00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:39,400
no longer exists.

423
00:18:40,030 --> 00:18:40,880
Miss Chi,

424
00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:42,640
although you've escaped from danger,

425
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,750
you're still willing to risk your life

426
00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:45,960
to save other people.

427
00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,270
With your courage and resilience,

428
00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:50,110
I'm sure you can overcome all obstacles.

429
00:18:51,350 --> 00:18:52,400
You taught me that.

430
00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:53,920
Miss Jiang,

431
00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:55,880
you rescued me
without expecting anything in return.

432
00:18:56,270 --> 00:18:57,350
I'll surely follow your ways.

433
00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:59,200
When other people are in trouble,

434
00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:00,920
I'll lend them a hand.

435
00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:01,640
Don't worry.

436
00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:03,440
We have Commandant Yu
and Mr. Zhen with us.

437
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:04,440
The truth

438
00:19:04,830 --> 00:19:06,200
will be brought to light.

439
00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:09,960
Thank you, Miss Jiang.

440
00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:14,980
[Capital Administration Office]

441
00:19:16,590 --> 00:19:17,350
Cao Xingyu.

442
00:19:18,510 --> 00:19:20,110
Do you intend

443
00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,680
to keep pretending to be mute?

444
00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,350
You should open your eyes
and take a look.

445
00:19:26,070 --> 00:19:26,960
We found this

446
00:19:28,270 --> 00:19:30,030
in your study.

447
00:19:30,790 --> 00:19:32,400
It's called Divine Bliss, right?

448
00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:40,750
What is that?

449
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,480
I've never heard of it before.

450
00:19:42,550 --> 00:19:44,160
Is that so?

451
00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:46,590
I suppose you didn't use it, then.

452
00:19:49,030 --> 00:19:51,070
Don't tell me your father
was the one using it.

453
00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:53,110
Shut up!

454
00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:54,160
Fine. I'll shut up.

455
00:19:55,510 --> 00:19:56,830
His father is pretty old.

456
00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:57,550
I never expected him to use this.

457
00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:57,960
My goodness.

458
00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:58,400
Yu Qi!

459
00:19:58,510 --> 00:19:59,200
Fine.

460
00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:00,240
I won't bring it up.

461
00:20:01,750 --> 00:20:02,830
Let's talk about something else.

462
00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,030
The formula came

463
00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:09,400
from Nanwu, right?

464
00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,830
I never expected

465
00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:15,400
the Marquis of Changxing's family

466
00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,310
to collude with Nanwu

467
00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:19,680
and betray our realm.

468
00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:22,720
Yu Qi.

469
00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:24,830
Listen up.

470
00:20:25,110 --> 00:20:26,920
Stop trying to slander my family.

471
00:20:29,510 --> 00:20:31,400
You said you found this
in my study, huh?

472
00:20:31,750 --> 00:20:33,480
I can say that you're framing me!

473
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:34,880
Excellent.

474
00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:36,920
I can rest at ease

475
00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:38,000
when you're showing me that reaction.

476
00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:39,030
I trust you.

477
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:42,240
Show it to him.

478
00:20:44,060 --> 00:20:46,220
[Cao Xingyu, heir apparent
to the Marquis of Changxing,]

479
00:20:46,220 --> 00:20:47,460
[has colluded with Nanwu]

480
00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:50,440
What does this mean?

481
00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,880
Being locked up in prison,

482
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:54,960
you're naturally cut off
from information.

483
00:20:57,440 --> 00:20:59,270
Just now, the Gale Guards were here.

484
00:21:00,070 --> 00:21:02,070
They wanted to take you with them

485
00:21:02,070 --> 00:21:03,030
under the crime of collusion with Nanwu.

486
00:21:03,550 --> 00:21:04,720
Cao Xingyu

487
00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:06,960
murdered individuals
and buried their bodies

488
00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,920
because he was
under the control of Nanwu.

489
00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:11,400
Nanwu?

490
00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:12,680
According to

491
00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:13,920
our years of investigation,

492
00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,750
the people of Nanwu have sent their men

493
00:21:15,830 --> 00:21:17,030
to infiltrate Ling'an City

494
00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:18,640
and establish the Nightingale Sect

495
00:21:19,030 --> 00:21:20,880
to approach high-ranking officials

496
00:21:21,270 --> 00:21:24,030
to gather intel
and seek opportunities for subversion.

497
00:21:24,110 --> 00:21:27,110
The Marquis of Changxing
is the top general of our realm.

498
00:21:27,790 --> 00:21:29,750
He holds a high position
in the military.

499
00:21:30,030 --> 00:21:31,680
He also guards the imperial city.

500
00:21:32,590 --> 00:21:33,750
They tempted him several times

501
00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:35,400
but to no avail.

502
00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,070
That's why they shifted their focus

503
00:21:37,070 --> 00:21:39,000
to his son, Cao Xingyu.

504
00:21:39,110 --> 00:21:40,480
They controlled him by using drugs,

505
00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:41,920
forcing him to commit murder.

506
00:21:43,070 --> 00:21:44,110
If they could use the drug

507
00:21:44,830 --> 00:21:46,750
to control Cao Xingyu,

508
00:21:47,960 --> 00:21:50,110
why didn't they control
his father directly?

509
00:21:53,590 --> 00:21:54,400
This is the Nanwu people's

510
00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,160
counterintelligence plot.

511
00:21:56,270 --> 00:21:57,110
Their goal

512
00:21:57,510 --> 00:21:59,440
is to drive a wedge
between the Marquis of Changxing

513
00:22:00,030 --> 00:22:01,590
and His Majesty.

514
00:22:05,030 --> 00:22:05,550
What's wrong?

515
00:22:07,030 --> 00:22:09,270
The Gale Guards
are trying to arrest this person.

516
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,160
Do you think you can keep him

517
00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:12,160
from us by force?

518
00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:13,200
Today,

519
00:22:13,790 --> 00:22:14,550
you

520
00:22:14,750 --> 00:22:16,440
have to hand Cao Xingyu over

521
00:22:16,750 --> 00:22:17,680
by hook or by crook.

522
00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:18,550
I won't!

523
00:22:18,590 --> 00:22:19,830
Do you dare to steal him from us?

524
00:22:20,790 --> 00:22:22,440
Aren't you afraid
that I might report you

525
00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:23,550
to His Majesty?

526
00:22:23,830 --> 00:22:24,270
Go ahead.

527
00:22:26,590 --> 00:22:28,510
Hurry up.

528
00:22:29,830 --> 00:22:31,550
If you can bring

529
00:22:31,590 --> 00:22:32,960
His Majesty's edict here,

530
00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:33,860
you

531
00:22:34,540 --> 00:22:35,100
can take him with you.

532
00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:36,140
If not,

533
00:22:36,660 --> 00:22:37,660
don't even think about it.

534
00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:38,680
Three days.

535
00:22:41,270 --> 00:22:42,000
You have three days.

536
00:22:42,830 --> 00:22:43,640
You had no idea

537
00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,350
how much I did

538
00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:46,640
in order to keep you here.

539
00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:49,480
You should know

540
00:22:50,790 --> 00:22:51,960
what consequences await you

541
00:22:52,030 --> 00:22:52,830
if they get their hands

542
00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:54,920
on such evidence.

543
00:23:03,110 --> 00:23:04,030
What do you want?

544
00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,680
It's not about me.

545
00:23:06,590 --> 00:23:09,110
It's about how you intend
to give me an account.

546
00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:12,480
Where did you get the drugs?

547
00:23:13,180 --> 00:23:15,860
[Base of Nightingale Sect]

548
00:23:35,220 --> 00:23:39,540
[Sang Qi, a spy of Nightingale Sect]

549
00:23:58,920 --> 00:24:00,960
The Saintess brings glory to Nanwu.

550
00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,550
Du'er, you summoned me
in the middle of the night.

551
00:24:07,350 --> 00:24:08,220
Did something happen?

552
00:24:08,220 --> 00:24:10,620
[Du'er, Leader of Nightingale Sect]

553
00:24:10,830 --> 00:24:11,790
The case of
the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion

554
00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:13,550
has been causing quite a stir
these past two days.

555
00:24:14,270 --> 00:24:14,920
I heard

556
00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,720
that they even found leads
that were related to Nanwu.

557
00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:19,830
You were in charge
of keeping an eye on their family.

558
00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:21,160
What happened?

559
00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,070
Du'er, here's the thing.

560
00:24:24,070 --> 00:24:26,160
Cao Xingyu is a lecherous man.

561
00:24:26,750 --> 00:24:27,830
I wanted to use that to our advantage

562
00:24:28,110 --> 00:24:29,640
and make him a pawn of our sect.

563
00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:31,720
He was supposed
to be our new pawn in Ling'an.

564
00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,110
I never expected him to be so foolish.

565
00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:36,440
After he had tortured

566
00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:37,550
and murdered over ten girls,

567
00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:38,400
he actually hid their bodies

568
00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:39,590
in his garden.

569
00:24:40,830 --> 00:24:41,920
But Du'er, don't worry.

570
00:24:42,550 --> 00:24:44,350
He was imprisoned
for the crime of murder.

571
00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:45,960
It has nothing to do with Nanwu.

572
00:24:47,350 --> 00:24:48,350
But the spy I planted

573
00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:49,830
within the Gale Guards said

574
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,240
that Han Ran wanted
to take Cao Xingyu away

575
00:24:53,590 --> 00:24:55,070
for the crime of collusion
with the enemy.

576
00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:57,350
I assume

577
00:24:57,510 --> 00:24:59,070
the Marquis of Changxing came up
with the fake charge

578
00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:00,480
in order to rescue his son.

579
00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:02,310
I don't think he has
any substantial evidence.

580
00:25:03,830 --> 00:25:04,240
Du'er,

581
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,510
you know the way I do things.

582
00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:08,030
I will never leave

583
00:25:08,110 --> 00:25:09,480
any trace behind.

584
00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:19,160
The Nightingale Sect

585
00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:20,640
had lurked in Ling'an for ten years

586
00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:22,790
for us to have our hidden network

587
00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:24,680
and places of hiding.

588
00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:27,880
Now, we have no news of the Saintess.

589
00:25:29,110 --> 00:25:30,680
Zhou hasn't fallen either.

590
00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,750
We still have a long way to go.

591
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,480
We must be steady
with each step we take.

592
00:25:37,110 --> 00:25:37,480
Yes, sir.

593
00:25:40,350 --> 00:25:41,790
So, you were confident

594
00:25:41,790 --> 00:25:42,550
that you could

595
00:25:42,590 --> 00:25:43,790
handle the incident
related to Divine Bliss

596
00:25:43,830 --> 00:25:44,790
before I found out, huh?

597
00:25:46,510 --> 00:25:47,270
Du'er, please be appeased.

598
00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,160
It was a sudden occurrence.

599
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:51,960
The Capital Administration Office

600
00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,440
confiscated the Divine Bliss kept
in the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion

601
00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,240
before we could retrieve it.

602
00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:02,480
You should act cautiously these days

603
00:26:03,070 --> 00:26:03,880
to avoid implications.

604
00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:04,830
Yes, sir.

605
00:26:07,110 --> 00:26:07,720
Du'er,

606
00:26:08,510 --> 00:26:10,310
why don't I silence

607
00:26:10,350 --> 00:26:11,070
Cao Xingyu

608
00:26:11,310 --> 00:26:12,030
to prevent future troubles?

609
00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:12,720
No need for that.

610
00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:14,480
Cao Xingyu is useless now.

611
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:16,200
There's no need to waste our time.

612
00:26:16,790 --> 00:26:17,310
Remember.

613
00:26:18,070 --> 00:26:19,830
More doing, more mistakes.

614
00:26:20,350 --> 00:26:20,680
Yes, sir.

615
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,110
You may go.

616
00:26:28,350 --> 00:26:29,400
What will
the Capital Administration Office do

617
00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:31,830
about Cao Xingyu?

618
00:26:33,270 --> 00:26:33,880
Will they release him?

619
00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:36,440
Or will they execute him?

620
00:26:41,270 --> 00:26:42,680
Time for another good show.

621
00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:44,790
So, in your opinion,

622
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:45,960
is this case

623
00:26:46,070 --> 00:26:47,640
related to the Nightingale Sect?

624
00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:50,240
They're lurking in the dark

625
00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:51,830
while we're on the surface.

626
00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:53,160
I'm sure they're waiting

627
00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:54,400
to see how we'll clean up this mess.

628
00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:57,920
Cao Xingyu's crimes are irrefutable.

629
00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,240
If we release him,

630
00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,350
the innocent souls of the girls

631
00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,000
will suffer injustice.

632
00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:04,240
The Capital Administration Office

633
00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,440
will lose all of its credibility.

634
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:07,680
If we execute him,

635
00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:09,680
[Main Hall]
the Marquis will lose his only son.

636
00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:13,270
[of the Capital Administration Office]
He'll bear a grudge toward the court

637
00:27:13,310 --> 00:27:14,200
and harbor treacherous intentions.

638
00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,000
So no matter which decision we make,

639
00:27:16,750 --> 00:27:17,680
to them,

640
00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,070
it'll only be beneficial.

641
00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:21,920
What a despicable plot.

642
00:27:22,750 --> 00:27:23,550
Now,

643
00:27:25,070 --> 00:27:26,440
we're caught in a dilemma.

644
00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,830
So, Mr. Zhen, what will be your choice?

645
00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:37,070
As the sages have said,

646
00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:38,880
"Those who govern the world must not act

647
00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:40,240
without laws and standards.

648
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,070
When both rulers
and subjects follow the law,

649
00:27:43,550 --> 00:27:45,160
this is called great governance."

650
00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:46,790
Therefore,

651
00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:50,960
following one's heart
while obeying the law

652
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,550
is the solution to our dilemma.

653
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:03,550
Miss Jiang,

654
00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,310
every injustice has its perpetrator.

655
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:06,880
Don't tell me we can only stand idly by

656
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:08,310
while the villain is at large.

657
00:28:09,070 --> 00:28:10,070
Must my daughter

658
00:28:10,110 --> 00:28:12,960
suffer a wrongful death as such?

659
00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:16,160
Madam Xiu, calm down.

660
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:18,960
I did come up with an idea.

661
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:19,920
But it's quite risky.

662
00:28:20,550 --> 00:28:21,240
I don't know

663
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:22,640
if you're willing to give it a shot.

664
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:24,000
Commandant Yu.

665
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:26,640
Among the military officers
in Ling'an City,

666
00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:28,960
I've seen few
as wise and courteous as you,

667
00:28:29,350 --> 00:28:30,590
yet also eloquent and persuasive.

668
00:28:31,030 --> 00:28:32,400
I'm sure you're an educated individual.

669
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,790
May I know who your mentor is?

670
00:28:35,510 --> 00:28:36,440
Why did you choose
to be a military official

671
00:28:37,030 --> 00:28:38,070
instead of a civil official?

672
00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,030
It's a long story.

673
00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:43,750
Right now, we should figure out

674
00:28:43,790 --> 00:28:45,480
how to handle the case.

675
00:28:45,830 --> 00:28:47,640
Even if we conduct it impartially

676
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:49,270
and close the case in three days,

677
00:28:49,590 --> 00:28:51,110
we still have to hand Cao Xingyu over

678
00:28:51,270 --> 00:28:52,350
when they come.

679
00:28:54,070 --> 00:28:56,110
Once Cao Xingyu is in their hands,

680
00:28:56,750 --> 00:28:58,830
they'll overturn the testimonies.

681
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,270
They'll find a spy from Nanwu
to be his scapegoat.

682
00:29:03,830 --> 00:29:04,680
This case

683
00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:06,480
will be pointless.

684
00:29:06,790 --> 00:29:07,680
You have a point.

685
00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:11,400
How should we handle the case, then?

686
00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,880
Request His Majesty to conduct a trial.

687
00:29:15,310 --> 00:29:16,640
Request His Majesty to conduct a trial.

688
00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:31,270
Right now, we are in a busy marketplace.

689
00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:32,920
Please make sure not to show yourself.

690
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,350
[Eunuch Liu, Palace Attendant]
It'll be terrible

691
00:29:34,750 --> 00:29:35,400
if people recognize you.

692
00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:40,480
Wait.

693
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:41,830
Stop!

694
00:29:43,440 --> 00:29:43,960
Your Majesty.

695
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:46,440
I mean, Master.

696
00:29:47,270 --> 00:29:48,590
Buy me some iced drinks.

697
00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:50,350
For this discreet visit,

698
00:29:50,350 --> 00:29:52,000
only a few guards were brought along.

699
00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,160
We only ordered secret patrols
from the Capital Administration Office.

700
00:29:54,350 --> 00:29:55,350
I thought that was unnecessary.

701
00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:56,750
Cut the nonsense. Buy it.

702
00:29:57,510 --> 00:29:58,000
Yes, Master.

703
00:30:04,310 --> 00:30:04,830
I'd like a bowl, please.

704
00:30:05,350 --> 00:30:05,680
All right.

705
00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:08,510
Here you go.

706
00:30:16,550 --> 00:30:17,240
Master.

707
00:30:23,070 --> 00:30:23,680
Depart.

708
00:30:39,550 --> 00:30:40,310
Your Majesty!

709
00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:41,590
I'm innocent!

710
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,830
Your Majesty,
please uphold justice for me!

711
00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:48,030
Drag her away.

712
00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:50,920
Your Majesty!

713
00:30:51,070 --> 00:30:51,790
Wait.

714
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:10,680
Miss,

715
00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:12,270
[Emperor Jingming, Emperor of Zhou]
continue.

716
00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:13,550
Your Majesty,

717
00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,830
I truly have no choice!

718
00:31:16,350 --> 00:31:18,070
I can only risk my life
to report this to you, Your Majesty.

719
00:31:18,510 --> 00:31:20,310
I implore you.

720
00:31:20,750 --> 00:31:21,830
Please uphold justice

721
00:31:21,830 --> 00:31:22,880
for my late daughter!

722
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:25,640
Why didn't you report it
to the authorities?

723
00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:27,000
What about
the Capital Administration Office?

724
00:31:30,070 --> 00:31:31,830
That murderer holds
a high position of power.

725
00:31:32,590 --> 00:31:33,680
He can cover up
for any crime he commits.

726
00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:36,270
My daughter wasn't the only one
who suffered a wrongful death.

727
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:37,310
There were also
more than a dozen young girls

728
00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:39,030
of similar age
who suffered the same fate.

729
00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:40,400
That's why
the Capital Administration Office

730
00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:41,480
arrested him.

731
00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:43,310
The case is not yet closed,

732
00:31:43,550 --> 00:31:44,880
yet someone has come
to negotiate his release.

733
00:31:46,550 --> 00:31:47,960
I'm afraid they'll set him free

734
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:50,400
in a few more days.

735
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,510
Who's bold enough to do so?

736
00:31:54,310 --> 00:31:56,000
The heir apparent
to the Marquis of Changxing,

737
00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:57,590
Cao Xingyu.

738
00:32:02,110 --> 00:32:03,680
I never expected

739
00:32:03,750 --> 00:32:05,200
my son's matter
to stir up trouble again.

740
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:06,310
I have made you worry.

741
00:32:06,750 --> 00:32:08,790
Your Highness,
you hold an important position.

742
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:09,680
Your words are influential.

743
00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,750
I hope you can speak up for me again.

744
00:32:12,110 --> 00:32:13,590
If I'm able to overcome this trial,

745
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:18,110
I'll follow

746
00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:19,440
your every command.

747
00:32:19,590 --> 00:32:20,960
Do not get ahead of yourself.

748
00:32:22,590 --> 00:32:24,310
Before this, you hid the truth from me.

749
00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:26,110
Even so, I helped you out.

750
00:32:26,310 --> 00:32:27,880
I've already done everything
I could for you.

751
00:32:28,270 --> 00:32:30,680
But your son has committed
unpardonable crimes.

752
00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,160
Perhaps this is simply his fate.

753
00:32:34,310 --> 00:32:34,920
Marquis,

754
00:32:36,310 --> 00:32:39,680
you must accept fate
when the time comes.

755
00:32:47,070 --> 00:32:47,720
Fate, huh?

756
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,000
This is my fate!

757
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,510
Pardon me for being rude.

758
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:57,640
Now, you want

759
00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,720
to sever your ties with me?

760
00:32:59,790 --> 00:33:01,110
Don't you think it's too late?

761
00:33:01,310 --> 00:33:03,510
If your good intentions
lead to a bad outcome,

762
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,400
it's still your fate, Your Highness.

763
00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:07,350
Since you don't know
what's good for you,

764
00:33:08,590 --> 00:33:09,350
forget it.

765
00:33:09,750 --> 00:33:10,920
Present it to him.

766
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:14,880
That good son of yours

767
00:33:15,070 --> 00:33:16,640
exchanged Zhou's intel

768
00:33:16,920 --> 00:33:18,480
with Nanwu's Nightingale Sect

769
00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,400
for Divine Bliss

770
00:33:20,510 --> 00:33:21,920
so that he could enjoy himself.

771
00:33:23,590 --> 00:33:24,400
Impossible!

772
00:33:24,550 --> 00:33:25,680
That's impossible!

773
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,000
No matter how ridiculous his acts were,

774
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,510
he would never do such a thing!

775
00:33:28,550 --> 00:33:29,590
This is slander!

776
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:31,550
It doesn't matter.

777
00:33:32,510 --> 00:33:33,880
The Gale Guards

778
00:33:35,030 --> 00:33:36,750
have plenty of similar letters as such.

779
00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:39,480
We'll know whether or not
it's a misunderstanding

780
00:33:39,830 --> 00:33:40,920
upon reading them.

781
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,480
Your Highness! I deserve to die!

782
00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:46,920
Please pardon me.

783
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:48,720
Your Highness, please tell me

784
00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:50,440
what I should do.

785
00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,160
This is nothing but a farce.

786
00:33:54,960 --> 00:33:56,160
It's time to end it.

787
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:57,960
Although my son is unfilial,

788
00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:00,790
he's still my only son,

789
00:34:00,790 --> 00:34:01,350
Your Highness!

790
00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:03,590
If it's the lives of more
than several young girls,

791
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,440
at most, it'll cost your son his life.

792
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:10,680
But if he's convicted of the crime
of collusion with the enemy,

793
00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:12,880
everyone in your mansion

794
00:34:13,150 --> 00:34:14,510
will be executed.

795
00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,280
Is there still a need to debate

796
00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:29,070
which choice is better?

797
00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:33,190
Since you brought

798
00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:35,030
this treasure

799
00:34:35,110 --> 00:34:36,070
all the way from Lingnan,

800
00:34:37,030 --> 00:34:39,510
I shouldn't take it.

801
00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:41,000
I've admired it for a few days.

802
00:34:41,630 --> 00:34:43,320
It's time for you to take it back.

803
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,400
Golden Plant, huh?

804
00:34:53,510 --> 00:34:56,590
It's utterly worthless.

805
00:35:10,740 --> 00:35:14,540
[Tiande Hall, Imperial Palace]

806
00:35:16,510 --> 00:35:17,000
Your Majesty.

807
00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,510
We have both witnesses
and substantial evidence.

808
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,230
What else do you
have to say for yourself?

809
00:35:30,630 --> 00:35:31,190
Father?

810
00:35:32,590 --> 00:35:33,320
Father!

811
00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:35,840
Your Majesty, I...

812
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:36,320
Your Majesty!

813
00:35:37,590 --> 00:35:38,510
It's all my fault.

814
00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:40,110
Do not spout nonsense
in front of His Majesty!

815
00:35:40,190 --> 00:35:40,630
Cao Yong!

816
00:35:42,630 --> 00:35:43,880
A child is better unborn than untaught.

817
00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:46,400
Since young,

818
00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:47,510
whenever he didn't

819
00:35:47,550 --> 00:35:48,920
meet his father's expectations,

820
00:35:49,550 --> 00:35:51,030
he would receive a severe beating.

821
00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:53,550
I was weak and inept.

822
00:35:54,230 --> 00:35:55,630
I couldn't stop him.

823
00:35:57,150 --> 00:35:58,480
For our child to end up like this,

824
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:01,480
my husband and I bear heavy guilt.

825
00:36:01,550 --> 00:36:02,230
Such audacity!

826
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:02,920
Shut up!

827
00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:04,280
Don't you hit my mother!

828
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:09,480
Your Majesty!

829
00:36:10,510 --> 00:36:12,800
Our child only ended up like this

830
00:36:13,150 --> 00:36:14,840
because we failed
to educate him properly!

831
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:16,400
Your Majesty,

832
00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:18,670
please spare

833
00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:20,400
his life!

834
00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:21,800
Mother.

835
00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:22,840
Mother?

836
00:36:23,190 --> 00:36:23,710
Mother.

837
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:25,400
Mother.

838
00:36:28,630 --> 00:36:31,480
If I spare your son,

839
00:36:32,070 --> 00:36:33,280
who will uphold the law, then?

840
00:36:47,670 --> 00:36:48,920
A life for a life.

841
00:36:52,190 --> 00:36:53,420
I took the poison

842
00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:55,590
before coming here.

843
00:36:57,030 --> 00:36:58,950
I only hope that the dead

844
00:37:00,030 --> 00:37:01,760
will be appeased with my death.

845
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:03,000
Mother?

846
00:37:03,670 --> 00:37:04,110
Mother.

847
00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:05,510
Mother?

848
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,070
Mother! I know my fault now!

849
00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:09,000
Mother!

850
00:37:09,840 --> 00:37:11,190
Mother!

851
00:37:34,030 --> 00:37:35,360
This is His Majesty's decree.

852
00:37:36,030 --> 00:37:38,000
Cao Xingyu, heir apparent
to the Marquis of Changxing,

853
00:37:38,070 --> 00:37:40,510
abducted women, abused his wife,

854
00:37:40,710 --> 00:37:43,000
and showed no regard for human lives.
His sins are unpardonable.

855
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:44,920
He shall be executed after fall.

856
00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:48,230
Cao Yong, Marquis of Changxing,
has failed to educate his child.

857
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:49,800
In consideration of his military merits,

858
00:37:50,030 --> 00:37:51,110
his title shall be retained

859
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,230
but will not be passed down.

860
00:37:53,710 --> 00:37:56,340
The decree will be carried out
on a chosen date.

861
00:38:00,060 --> 00:38:04,060
[Tiande Hall]

862
00:38:05,030 --> 00:38:05,960
You do have some self-awareness.

863
00:38:06,110 --> 00:38:06,920
Your Majesty, I know my fault.

864
00:38:07,230 --> 00:38:08,070
How did she file her petition

865
00:38:08,070 --> 00:38:09,190
to me that accurately?

866
00:38:09,590 --> 00:38:10,920
How did she recognize me

867
00:38:11,030 --> 00:38:12,000
out of all the sedan chairs

868
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:12,840
in the street?

869
00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:14,110
I

870
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:16,760
have misused my authority
over the Capital Administration Office.

871
00:38:17,110 --> 00:38:17,880
That's why Your Majesty

872
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,280
had to conduct a trial for Cao Xingyu.

873
00:38:19,710 --> 00:38:21,030
After this trial,

874
00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:23,840
the Marquis of Changxing
has lost both his son

875
00:38:24,110 --> 00:38:25,030
and his wife.

876
00:38:25,110 --> 00:38:26,920
Do you know
who the Marquis of Changxing is?

877
00:38:27,230 --> 00:38:28,030
I do.

878
00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:29,960
Out of friendship,

879
00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:31,760
you and Marquis of Changxing
risked your lives

880
00:38:32,670 --> 00:38:33,360
to defend the realm together.

881
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:34,880
In the court,

882
00:38:35,550 --> 00:38:36,670
he's the pillar of the realm.

883
00:38:37,070 --> 00:38:38,280
Your Majesty, your action

884
00:38:38,710 --> 00:38:40,000
has let the Marquis of Changxing down.

885
00:38:41,110 --> 00:38:42,150
I'm afraid

886
00:38:42,510 --> 00:38:43,880
he won't serve the realm again.

887
00:38:44,630 --> 00:38:45,480
But Your Majesty,

888
00:38:45,550 --> 00:38:46,800
I had no choice either.

889
00:38:47,670 --> 00:38:48,150
In your opinion,

890
00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:49,670
which is more important?
The innocent lives

891
00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:51,110
or the son of a high-ranking minister

892
00:38:51,110 --> 00:38:52,710
who rightfully deserves to face justice?

893
00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:54,400
My knowledge is limited.

894
00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:56,590
I had no choice but to resort to this.

895
00:38:56,710 --> 00:38:57,760
Are you saying

896
00:38:58,190 --> 00:38:59,670
that I cannot differentiate
between right and wrong?

897
00:39:00,510 --> 00:39:02,480
You think I don't know
if the innocent lives that were lost

898
00:39:02,630 --> 00:39:04,230
were more important
than the life of Cao Yong's son?

899
00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:05,670
Your Majesty, I knew you could
differentiate between right and wrong.

900
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:07,360
That's why

901
00:39:07,670 --> 00:39:08,880
you're heartbroken right now.

902
00:39:14,670 --> 00:39:16,440
After I returned
to the 23rd year of the Jingming era,

903
00:39:17,190 --> 00:39:18,710
Qiaoniang got married to Ji Chongyi.

904
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:20,590
Cao Xingyu was sent to prison.

905
00:39:21,510 --> 00:39:22,670
Everything has changed.

906
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:24,880
Since that's the case,

907
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:26,030
I'm sure

908
00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:27,400
there's a way

909
00:39:28,150 --> 00:39:29,320
to change the fate
of my brother, sister,

910
00:39:30,150 --> 00:39:31,800
and father.

911
00:39:36,670 --> 00:39:37,550
Commandant Yu?

912
00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:39,630
You should be in the imperial palace.

913
00:39:41,190 --> 00:39:42,550
It's just a result announcement.

914
00:39:45,110 --> 00:39:46,510
I'm thirsty.

915
00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:48,190
Miss Jiang, I came here

916
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:49,480
to ask for a drink.

917
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:51,710
Excuse me. Please get him some tea.

918
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:56,510
Sir, please enjoy your tea.

919
00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:00,880
You didn't let us down.

920
00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,030
All the innocent girls
who had lost their lives

921
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,000
can finally rest in peace now.

922
00:40:05,590 --> 00:40:07,840
His mother took her own life

923
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:09,670
in order to atone for his sin.

924
00:40:11,670 --> 00:40:12,960
How pitiful of her.

925
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:14,400
She took her own life

926
00:40:15,110 --> 00:40:16,400
in order to atone for her son's sin.

927
00:40:16,630 --> 00:40:17,480
Pitiful?

928
00:40:19,150 --> 00:40:20,150
Her son stirred up a ruckus

929
00:40:20,230 --> 00:40:21,760
in their residence.

930
00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,960
Her daughter-in-law
was abused all the time.

931
00:40:24,550 --> 00:40:26,110
She was the female head of the family.

932
00:40:27,030 --> 00:40:28,030
How could she not know about it?

933
00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:30,800
I think she just

934
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,280
turned a blind eye to his crime.

935
00:40:35,030 --> 00:40:36,190
No matter what,

936
00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:37,670
all mothers in the world

937
00:40:38,440 --> 00:40:40,030
love their children the most.

938
00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:41,920
It's the same for Cao Xingyu's mother.

939
00:40:42,230 --> 00:40:43,590
So was

940
00:40:43,710 --> 00:40:44,400
that scheming Aunt Xiao of mine.

941
00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,960
You've dedicated years
to the Capital Administration Office.

942
00:40:48,440 --> 00:40:50,070
I know you well.

943
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:51,760
You may be able

944
00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:53,360
to come up with a way
to redress the grievances

945
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:54,280
of those innocent lives that were lost,

946
00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:56,630
but there's no way you can do something

947
00:40:57,030 --> 00:40:57,840
like reporting the case directly to me.

948
00:40:58,230 --> 00:40:59,320
Don't tell me

949
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:00,400
that woman

950
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:01,590
came up with this idea.

951
00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:04,510
Who was it?

952
00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:09,190
Tell me.

953
00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:10,670
I won't punish you for it.

954
00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:12,480
Your Majesty,

955
00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:14,480
I have a good friend.

956
00:41:14,590 --> 00:41:15,280
Whenever I can't

957
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:16,440
make sense of a case,

958
00:41:16,710 --> 00:41:18,030
I'll discuss it with him.

959
00:41:19,110 --> 00:41:20,190
He can tell right from wrong

960
00:41:20,590 --> 00:41:21,800
and often thinks out of the box.

961
00:41:22,590 --> 00:41:23,320
This time,

962
00:41:24,030 --> 00:41:26,030
he was the one
who came up with the idea.

963
00:41:26,670 --> 00:41:27,670
The person you mentioned,

964
00:41:27,670 --> 00:41:28,840
is he one of our officials?

965
00:41:29,150 --> 00:41:30,150
He's the new commandant

966
00:41:30,150 --> 00:41:31,320
of the Capital Administration Office,

967
00:41:31,630 --> 00:41:32,230
Yu Qi.

968
00:41:33,280 --> 00:41:34,320
Yu Qi?

969
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:38,230
The world is vast.

970
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,030
There are also mothers

971
00:41:40,070 --> 00:41:40,960
who don't love their children.

972
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:43,670
Mr. Yu, are you referring

973
00:41:45,110 --> 00:41:46,230
to your mother?

974
00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:48,630
I suppose I don't have such a fortune.

975
00:41:50,150 --> 00:41:51,150
The departed are long gone.

976
00:41:51,590 --> 00:41:52,400
Mr. Yu, please accept my condolences.

977
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:53,480
You misunderstood me.

978
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:56,760
I meant...

979
00:41:59,590 --> 00:42:00,880
I was abandoned when I was young.

980
00:42:04,070 --> 00:42:05,150
She never

981
00:42:05,150 --> 00:42:06,030
cared for me.

982
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:09,190
Therefore, to me,

983
00:42:09,840 --> 00:42:11,070
I don't have a mother.

984
00:42:12,590 --> 00:42:14,440
It's been so many years since then.

985
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,230
Have you not tried looking for her?

986
00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:18,280
Maybe she had bitter reasons

987
00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:19,710
for leaving you back then.

988
00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:21,440
I never looked for her.

989
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:23,800
Bitter reasons, huh?

990
00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:28,800
Back then, a fortune teller said

991
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:30,400
that I was ill-fated.

992
00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:32,320
He said I would bring disaster
upon the family.

993
00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,360
She feared that she might be implicated
and lose favor,

994
00:42:37,630 --> 00:42:39,070
so she came up with a way

995
00:42:39,710 --> 00:42:40,920
to make my father

996
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,150
send me somewhere distant.

997
00:42:42,550 --> 00:42:43,150
That's the gist of it.

998
00:42:47,190 --> 00:42:47,840
In the past,

999
00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:49,440
[Southern Frontier]
he wasn't willing

1000
00:42:50,070 --> 00:42:52,030
to talk about his background.

1001
00:42:52,550 --> 00:42:53,920
I only know
that he was shunned by his family,

1002
00:42:54,670 --> 00:42:55,400
and was exiled to guard the frontier.

1003
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:56,280
I never expected him

1004
00:42:56,280 --> 00:42:57,480
to have a similar fate as me.

1005
00:42:58,150 --> 00:42:58,800
From birth,

1006
00:42:59,230 --> 00:43:00,840
he was burdened
with the fate of being a jinx.

1007
00:43:01,020 --> 00:43:04,860
[The End of Episode 7]

1008
00:43:06,000 --> 00:43:07,860
♪Through endless twists♪

1009
00:43:08,300 --> 00:43:12,160
♪In the mundane world♪

1010
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,520
♪The breezy wind blows♪

1011
00:43:15,770 --> 00:43:19,480
♪The heart grows tender and bitter♪

1012
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:22,680
♪I ask the Sun♪

1013
00:43:23,190 --> 00:43:26,360
♪If the light has taken root♪

1014
00:43:26,440 --> 00:43:29,010
♪As it prospers♪

1015
00:43:29,780 --> 00:43:34,130
♪Our love story writes itself♪

1016
00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,570
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

1017
00:43:40,020 --> 00:43:43,600
♪After countless challenges,
we are still us♪

1018
00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:46,090
♪Our inseparable souls♪

1019
00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:50,560
♪Can weather all storms♪

1020
00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,160
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

1021
00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:58,050
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

1022
00:43:58,500 --> 00:44:00,170
♪Our blissful time together♪

1023
00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:04,710
♪Will lead us♪

1024
00:44:04,970 --> 00:44:08,930
♪To the sea of stars♪

1025
00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,300
♪Our destined paths♪

1026
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:19,890
♪The years will hold♪

1027
00:44:20,140 --> 00:44:22,640
♪A light shines at the tunnel's end♪

1028
00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:27,760
♪Where happy endings will transcend♪

1029
00:44:28,210 --> 00:44:31,600
♪We cross paths
and promise to stay together forever♪

1030
00:44:31,860 --> 00:44:35,700
♪The tapestry of destiny
is filled with our youth♪

1031
00:44:35,950 --> 00:44:37,740
♪Our blissful time together♪

1032
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:42,350
♪Will lead us to what we desire♪

1033
00:44:42,540 --> 00:44:45,940
♪We lock eyes
and promise to stay together forever♪

1034
00:44:46,130 --> 00:44:50,290
♪Through frost-kissed trails,
and starry space♪

1035
00:44:50,540 --> 00:44:52,400
♪Moon-silvered dreams♪

1036
00:44:52,530 --> 00:44:56,940
♪On love's embrace♪

1037
00:44:57,140 --> 00:45:00,590
♪Hearts bound as one,
through time's soft grace♪

1038
00:45:00,660 --> 00:45:05,010
♪Love's tide guides,
beyond our mortal space♪

1039
00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:09,940
♪A moment kept with your embrace♪

1040
00:45:10,060 --> 00:45:17,620
♪Where blooms have found their place♪