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[Episode 15]

Put it aside.

What happened?

A ghost. There's a ghost!

I... I fell into the pond.

Then something grabbed my foot.

It was so strong. I couldn't get back to the shore.

It's her! It must be her!

Shut up!

There is no ghost in this world.

Stop talking nonsense here and misleading everyone.

It's true, Uncle. There really is a ghost.

- Enough! - Ying Er, that's enough.

You're just scared and confused. Shut up.

You must have been caught in the weeds.

I...

It's so late.

You two should have stayed in your room to rest.

Why did you go to the pond?

I asked my sister to go there.

While I took Shende House back, its business has been down.

I want to host a banquet

and invite all the noblewomen in the Capital to promote Shende House.

My sister knows the noblewomen's preferences,

so I asked her to help me prepare the banquet.

Help you prepare the banquet?

Since when did you two become so close and start helping each other?

We are sisters bound by blood.

Now we're both married to a prince.

We share the same honor and the same disgrace.

Instead of supporting each other,

should we turn on each other and make ourselves a joke?

Look, these bones are discolored.

It must have died for a while.

I'm afraid it has been buried in the water for years.

Who on earth is it?

When we took the bones out,

we found stones tied to the body.

No wonder it didn't float to the surface.

Someone wanted it to stay at the bottom forever.

This is terrible.

This... This is clearly a murder.

I think we should report it to the authorities and let them investigate.

Don't report it!

- Nonsense! - Well...

This skeleton has clearly been here for many years.

It won't be easy to investigate.

And they might dig out some old dirt.

Listen up, all of you.

What happened tonight ends here.

No more discussion.

It only stays in this mansion.

Is that clear?

Tonight, no one is allowed to leave here.

Prepare some rooms for the clan elders to rest.

Yes.

But what about the body?

Just go take a rest.

You are a blessed man, so you won't be afraid.

But we're not sure if we can fall asleep without fear.

A tragic death breeds resentment, after all.

What if something comes to haunt us in the middle of the night?

She won't.

She is Yan Lu. She was my mother's personal maid.

Yan Lu? Which Yan Lu?

Was there such a maid before?

Uncle, don't you remember Yan Lu?

Back then, you burst into Mother's courtyard and seized her belongings.

Yan Lu tried to protect Mother's things, but you beat her up.

Then your men took her away, saying they would treat her.

But what happened now?

She's dead.

Her body was right in the pond of our family garden.

There were even stones tied to her body.

Shut up!

It's just a skeleton.

How do you know who it is?

That's definitely not Yan Lu.

I might not recognize her face now,

but I recognize this bracelet.

Back then, my mother gave it to her as a reward.

When I was little, Yan Lu often took it off for me to play with.

I remember the floral pattern on it very clearly.

Now tell me,

why is she dead?

Did you kill her?

Not only did you kill my mother,

but you wouldn't even spare her loyal personal maid?

Nonsense!

Your mother, Madam Xu, clearly went to Li Mountain with you.

What do you mean she's dead?

She is dead.

Uncle, don't you know?

Father, haven't you told him yet?

She's already dead.

All of you killed her.

Back then, Mo Xiu Wen was already a prisoner on death row,

a confirmed rebel.

Your mother was just a woman.

But she didn't know her place

and actually colluded with Mo Xiu Wen, that rebel.

She tried to stir up trouble

and drag the entire Ye family down.

Did she want us to die with that rebel?

We divorced and expelled her to cut ties and save our own lives.

It was to save the lives of our hundreds of clan members.

It was also to give her a chance to survive.

A chance to survive?

Is that what you think, too, Father?

Was it really for her own good?

But as soon as Li Mountain Academy was sealed,

you didn't want to be implicated, so you immediately kicked her out,

even though she was so sick and about to die.

Did you ever care about her life?

Mother!

Mother! Mother!

Mother, hang in there!

- General Mo. - Don't scare me, Mother!

I'm sorry.

- Mother! - I'm sorry.

Madam!

Stop the carriage now!

- Hurry! Doctor, please hurry! - Slow down.

Mother...

That's because she was stubborn and stupid.

She chose the wrong side.

Her Majesty already took control, but look what you did.

Li Mountain Academy sealed the mountain in the name of writing books

and offended His Majesty.

So you killed Yan Lu?

Nonsense!

I didn't!

You're the one who pushed her into the water!

How dare you!

Back then, we even brought a doctor over to save her.

But she didn't survive her severe injuries.

It was her fate.

You can't blame it on us.

Her fate?

What a good excuse.

Even if she didn't survive her injuries,

rich as you were, couldn't you even spare a simple coffin or a place to bury her?

Her bones were hidden in the pond of her master's garden.

There were even stones tied to her.

It only proves that someone is hiding something!

You...

You tell us!

You buried her yourself back then, right?

First Master. Yes, it was me.

I... I buried her.

I definitely buried her.

See? Were Madam Xu and her maid indeed wronged?

- She must be back to seek justice. - What are you saying?

- Stop your nonsense! - It's Wan Zhou.

Wan Zhou must have come back.

She and Yan Lu are blaming us.

They are blaming us!

No, don't come for us.

No, don't come for me.

- Nonsense! - It's all your fault.

- You talked nonsense! - Stop this nonsense!

She is already dead.

- If you keep taking nonsense... - Master. Something happened out there.

The Jingzhao Office is searching the whole city for their fugitives.

They say they have entered the Capital.

This is crazy!

How come everything is wrong tonight?

♪ The Li Mountain stands majestic ♪

♪ Towering into the clouds ♪

♪ The Li River surges ♪

♪ Flowing east into the sea ♪

Who is playing the zither here?

It's Wan Zhou.

Wan Zhou has really come back.

She's back.

- Go and take a look. - I... I'm not going!

I'll go and see who's playing tricks here.

Let's go! Come with me!

- Don't ask me. I'm not going! - Let's go.

- I'm not going! - Let's go, Father.

- I'm not going! Don't ask me! - Let's go!

I don't want to go!

Don't push me.

I don't want to go.

♪ Towering into the clouds ♪

I'm not going.

- I don't want to go. - Don't be afraid.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

I...

- There is no ghost in this world. - I'm not going!

Don't ask me.

- I'm not going. - This way.

You idiot! Are you trying to scare us to death?

Madam. I don't know what happened.

I think I fell asleep just now.

When I woke up, I was here.

This zither...

It's all because of this stupid zither!

Madam.

Hua.

Long time no see.

How are you doing?

Why didn't you help me back then?

- Don't come near me! - Why?

- Don't come near me! - Give it back to me!

I'm going back to Li Mountain.

Evil spirits, begone!

Taoist Master, save me!

Save me!

Taoist Master, save me!

[Jingzhao Prefecture]

Open the door! Open it now! Hurry!

Open the door! Hurry up!

[Meng's Ritual Supplies]

Your Highness. Are you alright?

Your Highness.

You shouldn't have come to save me this time.

If not, should I just let you get caught?

Your Highness. My life doesn't matter.

If I hadn't escaped, I could have just ended my own life.

You shouldn't have risked your life for me.

All these years, you have been loyal to me.

I can't let anyone close to me get hurt again.

Besides, our plan has only just begun.

I see.

Your Highness. The whole city is on high alert now.

All the wards have been separated.

The guards and wardens are searching one by one.

If we don't get back to the mansion before dawn, they'll find us sooner or later.

Brother, I am responsible for this.

Everyone, you can go back and rest first.

Take a good rest.

Take a rest.

I sensed a surge of evil energy here.

I foresaw a disaster coming.

So, I arrived one day in advance.

I hope I didn't bother you.

No, not at all.

Taoist Master, you've come at the perfect time.

Master, an evil spirit has invaded this place!

You saw it too.

My wife and a servant have been possessed.

Please, Taoist Master, save me!

Did you fold 999 golden lotuses as I asked?

They are all ready.

Not a single one is missing.

Good.

I will set up a ritual for you

and see off this guest in your mansion.

Heavenly Gate, open! Earthly Gate, open!

Cinnabar talisman shatters to startle the demons!

Copper bell vibrates to subdue the corpses!

The ritual is complete.

However, the soul lingers.

There is a reason for it.

She still has unfinished business in the mortal world.

Master Ye,

I'm sure you know clearly what this guest cared about the most

when she was alive.

Layman Ye, is there anything you wish to say to your late wife?

Give me the decree, Hua.

We promised General Mo, Hua.

My father will be here soon.

- Wan Zhou. - Hua.

I'm sorry!

I am so sorry.

Hua. Who sent you here?

I...

I...

You may have a lot on your mind, but find it hard to say.

It's okay.

When you feel it from your heart, you can write it down.

That too shows your sincerity.

Let the past and old grudges be committed to these flames.

Don't be sad.

I'm not sad.

My Lady.

Don't be afraid.

My Lady.

Here.

General Wang is actually a sincere man.

As long as he doesn't cause me trouble in the future,

[Jingzhao Prefecture] I'll let go of this.

Then I shall take my leave.

It's suddenly going to rain.

Your Highness.

We've searched all the surrounding streets.

Now, only Ye's Mansion is left to be searched.

Ye's Mansion?

[Ye's Mansion]

Mother.

Don't go back to the Capital.

Can we live on Li Mountain forever?

No, Li Er. You are a Ye.

I am your father's lawfully wedded wife.

Mother, why did you marry Father back then?

Because I liked your father.

Does Father like you too?

Of course he does.

Father likes me, and he likes you, too.

Who's there? Who is outside?

Someone! Someone!

Guards!

Wan Zhou. Listen to me.

I know I've wronged you.

But I had no choice!

You... Wan Zhou!

You can't blame me. You forced me to do it.

You insisted on keeping that.

I only did it for the sake of the Ye family.

Wan Zhou.

Please, spare me.

I've wronged you.

I'm begging you.

Forgive me.

I'm begging you.

I'm begging you.

Li.

Li.

Mother.

What did you say?

Mother, you're here.

Who are you talking to?

Who... Who's there?

Mother.

Wan Zhou.

She's asking you.

She's asking you.

To whom did you give that decree recalling Heiyun Cavalry to the Capital?

I...

Consort Dowager Qin.

I knew it.

You're just like your short-lived mother.

You're both evil ghosts from the netherworld!

You're here to ruin the Ye family!

You've actually been pretending all along.

You didn't have senile dementia.

You didn't forget.

I could forget everything,

but never you two jinxes!

You're a curse.

You were born to ruin the Ye family!

A curse?

If my mother hadn't married my father,

he'd be nothing but a low-ranking official.

He'd be a nobody who couldn't even afford servants.

It was my mother's dowry that gave the Ye family a chance to rise.

It was she who allowed the Ye family to use Li Mountain's name to build connections,

so Ye Wen Hua and Ye Wen Ding got promoted.

Have you forgotten all of that?

Shut up!

Since she married into the Ye family,

she belonged to us, in life and in death.

The purpose of her living was to serve the Ye family.

Everything you mentioned was what she should do.

She should have followed the Ye family's rules.

But she didn't.

She disrespected her mother-in-law.

She had no regard for her elders.

Worse still, she tried to bring us more trouble.

But she had already left.

She signed the divorce papers with the Ye family.

She severed all ties with you.

Why couldn't you just let her go?

She left?

She didn't leave.

She was hiding in Zhengyi Temple in the suburbs.

She refused to leave.

I know what you two were planning.

You wanted to come back.

You wanted to play tricks and fool Wen Hua again.

You wanted to drag the entire Ye family down to hell to die with you.

I can't spare you.

And I couldn't let her live.

So you were the one who killed her.

So what if I did?

I was purging the family.

It was only right.

Now, it's time to settle this debt.

Open the door!

The Jingzhao Office is here for a case. Split up and search!

Stop!

Mother.

When will the tree we planted grow up?

After you grow up, it will shield you from the wind and rain.

Someone, help!

Someone!

Li!

No! Murder!

Li! Li!

Li!

Murder! Murder!

Li!

No!

No!

Li, No!

No!

Murder!

- Li, no! - Murder!

Li!

Murder!

No!

Li, my leg hurts so much!

Can you come and help me?

Don't kill me. Don't kill me.

Li.

Li.

It's alright.

It's alright.

Get in the carriage first.

Your Highness. They might have escaped.

Let's go.

Goodbye, Doctor.

No need to see me off.

Mother. Mother.

I'm Wen Shen.

I'm back.

Wen Shen is back.

The doctor said your injury is not serious.

You'll recover soon.

After you recover, I'll take you to the Immortal's House.

They say it's where immortals live.

The water in the streams is like rainbow-colored glass.

It's absolutely beautiful.

What are you doing here?

Your Highness.

Don't you have anything to ask me?

If I ask, will you tell me the truth?

Her Highness told me no matter what Your Highness asks,

I must answer truthfully.

And what if I don't ask?

Porridge! Hot porridge!

Hot porridge with dates and chestnuts!

Your Highness.

Her Highness has so much energy.

She's been out running for two days now.

This is her eighth lap today.

I told you to keep an eye on the Ye family.

Is there any updates lately?

Madam Ye is ill. It seems quite serious.

All their relatives from out of town are back.

Her Highness is going back.

Let's go.

Your Highness, you're finally back. You...

Your Highness, something's wrong!

Your Highness, something's wrong!

Your Highness!

There are white banners at Ye's Mansion.

Madam Ye passed away.

Li, are you there?

Yes.

Why are you here, Your Highness?

Anything you need?

What happened?

Your grandmother has passed away.

Since she was injured by the tree on her birthday, she has been bedridden.

I heard she got worse last night.

She struggled all night, but she didn't make it.

Then I shall return to Ye's Mansion.

It's not convenient for you to get around, so please stay here.

I'll ask my sister-in-law to go with me.

You're going to see her?

Of course.

She was my grandmother, my closest kin.

We are of the same blood.

Now that she's gone.

Of course, I should return.

Her funeral is very important.

I need to bring many offerings.

Incense, paper money, and candles.

Fresh seasonal fruits.

Fine wine and pure tea.

And plenty of flowers for the altar.

Not a single one missing.

And the eternal lanterns. Make it nine, the best number.

But I just don't know where I can buy them at this hour.

Qing Yu. Qing Yu.

Qing Yu.

[Ye's Mansion]

[Madam Ye's Tablet]

Why isn't Ye Li here yet?

Did you send someone to fetch her?

Why bother taking that unfilial one back?

She is a jinx.

Ever since she returned from Li Mountain,

Mother has started to have senile dementia.

She didn't even recognize us.

She is the one who killed Mother.

She has committed a heinous crime.

If she dares to return,

I will go to the ancestral hall and ask to punish her.

First Master. Princess Ding is here.

You still dare to show your face?

Why wouldn't I dare to show my face?

You unfilial, rebellious creature!

You killed your grandmother.

You've defied all moral principles. It's against both reason and the law.

You don't deserve to stand in front of her coffin.

I killed Grandmother?

Father.

You were also in the courtyard that night.

You saw it with your own eyes, didn't you?

That night, lightning struck down the tree, which fell and injured Grandmother.

Then she died of her injuries.

It was an act of God.

What does it have to do with me?

Father.

Say something!

Ye Li!

You unfilial, rebellious creature.

I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of our ancestors now!

- I... - Brother!

- I... - This is a funeral hall!

Just let Mother leave in peace.

If you want to frame me, you'll always find an excuse.

What?

First Uncle, do you try to kill me to pay for Grandmother's life?

Just shut up!

Move aside!

- I... - Who dares!

You are an official, after all.

The Ye family is a scholarly household, a family of high repute.

You should know our laws very well.

If you have evidence, go to the Jingzhao Office to sue her.

If you don't, stop slandering her with your lies.

Uncle, do you have anything else to say?

If not, I shall pay my final respects to Grandmother.

Right above us, the gods are watching.

[On the Next Episode]

I want you to take a walk with me.

A walk?

But I am a cripple.

I can push your wheelchair.

Fine.

After you stand up, you can try taking a few steps forward.

I never thought I could stand again.

You cured my legs.

Li.

Thank you.

How many more times are you going to say thank you?