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♪ I walk across the mountains with elegant footsteps ♪

♪ How much time has passed unknowingly ♪

♪ There's loneliness hidden behind your smile ♪

♪ I'm unable to guess the fire in the water ♪

♪ I'm afraid my youth fades with the wind ♪

♪ Searching the cause and ignoring the results ♪

♪ Asked where I'm from and where I'll be going ♪

♪ I can't say nor can I escape from myself that I don't know about ♪

♪ Who am I in the past ♪

♪ Who will recognise my face ♪

♪ The person that you know ♪

♪ Is it even me and who am I living for ♪

Maiden Holmes

Episode 24

Actually, Bai Sheng...

was my father.

Bai Liang Clan was slaughtered.

I'm the only one

survived.

So you're also a Bai Liang criminal?

No.

I don't mean that.

It's just...

It's too dangerous.

I need to hide you.

Yes

You'll be dead if anyone from

the palace

finds out you're still alive.

I have an idea.

Feiyun Manor has an inn at the desert.

Brother Su, you can go there.

It's a vast with less people, far from the capital.

No one knows you.

Brother Pei.

You might have to suffer a bit.

It's alright.

He's used to not having a proper job.

It's better to go away with her.

All right. Let's go there then.

You should stay away from me.

Given my identity,

I'll be a drag on you.

Besides, someone is trying kill us.

It's too dangerous to be with me.

You're afraid we'd get implicated.

That's why you came here yourself

to investigate those who forged the letter?

Sister Su.

To me, you're like my own sister.

Everything concerns you concerns me.

If I saw you as a drag,

I would have avoided you

when I found out your gender.

But I'm still with you.

I agree, Brother Su.

At worst,

we can just live in seclusion.

Wherever Rushuang goes,

I'll go.

Thank you.

But

Her identity is a sensitive issue.

So

before the truth comes to light

be sure to keep it a secret.

Well, Sister Su.

You disguised as a man in Mingjing Office

just to investigate the Bai Liang case, right?

Now I have found the first evidence

to reverse the verdict for my clan.

Does it mean the verdict can be reversed

with the evidence?

I'm afraid not.

Why?

Aren't these letters

hard evidence?

Yeah.

Lei Zheng, Liang Feng,

and Li Mu are dead.

What if others say that the letter written by Lei Zheng

is ghostwritten too?

You're right.

And the killer is dead too.

Otherwise, we could get some information from him.

I want to check the assassin's body.

This is...

As I expected.

He also had a burnt mark on his body.

He had it.

So did Lei Zheng.

What exactly does it mean?

Xiwen said

that no one in Beirong

wore this burnt mark.

It seems it has nothing to do with Beirong.

It should be the unique mark

of the mastermind behind.

From Qingshui County to Yunchuan's poisoning case.

And finally here.

Those with the burnt mark

have been tailing us.

There's only one man

who can train so many suicide squads

and make Lei Zheng so loyal to him.

Do you mean

the Prince Yun?

What's wrong with you?

I'm fine.

I knew it.

You're afraid of corpses.

You're a big guy. Come on!

Go out.

Go out.

Brother Xie.

Do you recognise the burn mark?

No.

I have never seen it.

It feels a little suffocated.

I'll be outside for a while.

He is so timid.

Maoyuan Inn

Ming, not bad.

You're getting stronger.

Look at you. Drenched in sweat.

Keep practising.

My Lord.

All your arrangements are done.

Could my adoptive father

be Prince Yun?

Xie Beiming!

Xie Beiming!

Rushuang.

What's wrong?

You're not yourself.

Are you not feeling well?

Rushuang, I'm fine.

Let me check your pulse.

Rushuang, I'm fine. Really.

Let me see.

There's nothing wrong.

But why do you look so pale?

You didn't seem to have a good appetite.

Perhaps the corpse

affected my appetite.

I knew it. You coward.

Open your mouth.

What is this?

The Calming Pill that I made myself

to treat depression

if you come across something you shouldn't see

or doing things you shouldn't do.

From Qingshui County,

Prince Yun's men have been following us

all the way until now.

It's obvious that someone's

giving away our plans.

Your Highness suspects

there's a spy here.

Only you and Fei Yuan knew

that I went to Qingshui Country.

The trip later wasn't planned beforehand.

The searching for Li Mu this time

was also unplanned.

Even I wasn't sure

where I could find Little Su.

Only Fei Yuan,

Rushuang

and Xie Beiming

know exactly where we are.

It's time to eat! Hurry!

What have you made this time?

I caught a pigeon

and wanted to cook it for Detective Su.

But

Brother Xie insisted that it's his pigeon.

So I let it go.

Brother Xie.

Why you keep a pigeon?

To send letters home.

My adoptive father loves to read

my stories in jianghu.

So I need to tell him in detail.

A chatterbox.

Could it be him?

Xie Beiming has an adoptive father.

I'm leaving.

Rushuang.

If...

If...

If I accidentally made a blunder,

would you forgive me?

That depends on what blunders you have made.

What have you done wrong?

You went to the brothel?

I...

No.

No brothel is around.

-You fall in love with other? -Rushuang.

No.

I...

I'm saying if.

Really?

As long as you're faithful,

I can forgive you.

Well...

What if...

I'm not?

I'll forsake you then.

Get a good rest.

Capital

Mansion of Prince Yun

Who are you?

-Who are you? -How dare you trespass here?

Get out of my way!

Prince Yun! Come out!

Stop!

It's really him.

Why did you do this to me?

Why did you make me unrighteous?

Don't talk to me about righteousness!

In the imperial court,

it's a dog-eat-dog world.

If I do nothing,

Xiao Yanzhi will frame me up.

Why did you hide from me

that you're the Prince Yun?

My son.

I'm a person of high authority.

I have too many enemies.

I concealed my true identity from you

to keep you safe.

To keep me safe,

you sent Peng Yi and the others to chase me down.

Peng Yi knows you.

How would he possibly kill you?

Where's Peng Yi now?

He's dead.

Dead?

So

Xiao Yanzhi survived again.

Peng Yi has served you for so many years.

He's dead now.

Don't you feel the slightest bit upset?

He couldn't make it to come back alive.

Why should I be upset?

How about me?

If I died,

would you be upset?

Ming.

You're different from them.

You're my adopted son.

My adopted son.

Adopted son?

You just want to make use of me.

Ming.

I raised you up.

Are you not aware

how I've been treating you?

Your father and I were best friends.

Before he died, he entrusted you to me.

All these years

I never let you get involved in the imperial court affairs.

I've kept my promise

to your father.

But

in order to get news about Prince Qi

you made me write letters to you.

Ming.

It's so silly of you.

Have you not been writing to me

before you met Prince Qi?

Besides

I've sent my men to keep an eye on Xiao Yanzhi.

I just coincidently got the news

from your letter.

Son.

I know you're a good

and simple-minded kid.

But right now

you're already involved in it.

I'm afraid

it's not that easy to get away now.

Ming.

I heard

you fell in love with a girl

named Rushuang.

Right?

You're a grown-up now.

It's about time you get married.

I've been looking forward to it

when I can enjoy the bliss of a happy family.

All right now.

Ming.

For the sake of you and Ms. Rushuang's future,

you should figure out

who is the one you should follow.

Ming.

You should return to Prince Qi.

If you have any news, inform me at once.

All right?

It's dangerous.

Ming.

You need to watch out for yourself.

Xie Beiming has disappeared

upon returning to the capital.

Where has he gone to?

Good!

Adoptive father.

Adoptive father.

You're a clever boy.

Your sword skills have improved a lot.

Adoptive father, you once said

as long as I get better at it,

you'll give me a real sword.

Ming.

When have I not kept my promise?

Thank you.

Ming.

Don't get anxious.

I heard you were injured.

Is it severe?

I'm fine.

Let me see.

Come on.

It's quite a deep cut.

Why were you so careless?

It's quite a deep cut.

It pains me to see you get hurt. Do you know that?

You'd better be careful from now on.

I heard

you fell in love with a girl

named Rushuang.

For the sake of you and Ms. Rushuang's future,

you should figure out

who is the one you should follow.

I'll take good care of you.

I'll take care of you

forever.

Rushuang.

If I disobey my adoptive father,

he'll surely harm you.

I can't even protect you.

Why?

Why did you make me unrighteous?

What should I do?

Shopkeeper!

Another pot of wine, please!

Pei Mansion

What's this?

It's the clothing that poisoned the late emperor.

The two key evidence

convicted the Bai Liang Clan.

One was the letter of treason forged by Li Mu.

The other one

was the poisonous clothing.

So I took the clothes from the palace

to let Ms. Rushuang check.

Perhaps, there'll be any new clues.

I'll surely do my best.

If the poison was put on the Bai Liang brocade in the palace,

all we have to do is investigate

each procedure of handling the clothing.

So we might find out when

and where things went wrong.

Laundry Bureau?

Why did you take me here?

Specific personnel are responsible for the tributes,

from warehousing to tailoring

and to daily safekeeping.

All will go through strict examinations.

It would be quite difficult

if the person behind this

wanted to tamper with it in these procedures.

Laundry Bureau While the Laundry Bureau

is the easiest among all

for them to tamper with the clothes.

Come on. I'll take you to meet someone.

Your Highness.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Eunuch Liu.

This is Detective Su of Mingjing Office.

I've heard about you.

I've never thought Detective Su is so young.

Eunuch Liu.

We're here to...

I understand.

The late emperor took great care of me.

After that incident, everyone was scared.

So

I have been waiting.

Waiting?

Waiting for someone to investigate the matter.

So you mean,

the truth of the late emperor's sudden passing

was not revealed.

I dare not make any groundless accusations.

At the time of the incident,

I was just the Chief Eunuch of the Imperial Household Bureau.

What I'm saying today was what I witnessed.

Eunuch Liu, tell us.

Before the late emperor was poisoned,

the female chief of the Laundry Bureau died of a sudden illness.

Was her in charge of washing

the late emperor's clothes?

When the late emperor was still alive,

no one cared about her death.

According to the rules of the palace,

the body was merely taken outside the south gate of the city...

and be buried in a place called the Trench Cemetery.

A few days later,

her body

was excavated for some reason.

It was burned to ashes!

It sounded like they were destroying evidence.

After the late emperor passed away,

The investigator said

that the Bai Liang brocade was poisonous.

The more I thought about it, the stranger it got.

But soon after, the Bai Liang Clan was exterminated.

So it was left unsettled.

Strange indeed.

But the body had been burned.

It's been so many years.

I'm afraid there is no way to verify it.

That female chief was very skillful.

She was good at fixing various brocades.

Even if it was as delicate and complex as Bai Liang brocade,

she could sew seamlessly and make it look flawless.

Sometimes, the Imperial Household Bureau

would ask for her help

when they encountered picky imperial consorts.

What a shame.

Eunuch Li.

Do you remember anything else?

If anything was odd

this was the only thing.

I just recalled.

There was something else.

Eunuch Liu said

a few palace maids who fell ill

were sent out of the palace.

However,

when he checked the records later,

he discovered that the departure of those palace maids

wasn't recorded.

Could it be possible

that they didn't fall sick

but got poisoned instead?

We agree.

As long as we could locate them,

I could tell if they were sick

or poisoned

by their symptoms.

I heard that retired palace maids

were sent to Erheng Street in Chengnan.

We can go there.

If it was deliberately planned

these maids

would have been secretly placed elsewhere

instead of staying together with other maids or eunuchs.

Well, if someone hid them,

where should we go to find them?

Brother Xie, you're back!

Are you having a discussion?

I'll return to my room.

Brother Xie.

I need your help.

That's right.

We're counting on you

to find people or news.

What's wrong? Why do you seem listless?

Are you sick?

Rushuang, I'm fine.

I merely drank too much yesterday.

I've got a hangover.

Who are you looking for?

We are looking for the maids

who were dismissed from the palace a few years ago.

We suspect

that they're related to the poisoned Bai Liang brocade.

OK.

I'll try.

Well, we'll leave it

to you two.

Little Su and I are going into the palace.

What for?

Anything related to the late emperor

should be investigated regardless of its importance.

All were recorded in the daily log

and stored in Hongwen Hall.

Perhaps, we can find some details.

That's great.

Let's go now.

You cannot get into the palace

wearing like this.

Hongwen Hall

Your Highness.

Rise.

Your Highness.

Why does this eunuch look so unfamiliar?

I'm going to Hongwen Hall to check some records.

So I got this idle eunuch

from the Imperial Household Bureau

to help me carry some books.

Actually,

I was just transferred to the palace a few days ago.

-Well, firstly... -All right now.

Leave us.

Yes.

Hongwen Hall

Miss, take a look.

It's all homemade.

Yes, I was attracted by the fragrance.

Check this one out. It's really not bad.

Look.

Rushuang, I know it's you.

How did you know?

I've already put on the mask.

That's so smart of you.

Why are you here?

Well, you're trying to locate them on your own.

So I wanted to keep you company.

What's the matter? You don't want me around?

No. Well...

It's tiresome to search for people.

You should head back first.

Why are you alone?

Where are your buddies around you?

I...

I don't want to rely on others.

Fine. So be it.

Nothing is too difficult for us,

as we take up arms for justice after all.

Isn't it?

I heard that a few Buddhist nuns

came to Jintai Temple a few years ago.

I think they might be those palace maids.

Why don't we check it out?

I still...

Let's go.

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How old were you in the 11th year of Liangde's reign?

The 11th year of Liangde's reign?

I was nine.

Why did you ask it?

What did you see?

It says here

that you once lost to the then Crown Prince in archery.

In the end,

you lost your temper and bit an eunuch.

Those making the compilation were just taking revenge on me.

I'm not that ignorant.

Well, why did you bite the eunuch?

That time

the then Crown Prince and I were practising archery.

The empress, namely the present Empress Dowager

was with him looking out for him

motivating him

and wiping his sweat.

But as for me...

There was an eunuch

who wanted to wipe my sweat.

But I bit him out of anger.

I was just...

You were missing your mother.

Actually

I'd never seen my mother.

Not long after she gave birth to me,

she passed away.

I grew up watching His Majesty

being pampered by the then empress.

I was so envious.

But I didn't know how it felt like.

I never liked celebrating the new year since I was little.

During the festival

my siblings were accompanied by their mothers.

But I was all alone.

So

I would miss my mother the most

during each new year.

It's fine now.

It's been so many years.

I'm getting used to it.

Actually

I miss my mother very much too.

I often thought to myself.

Back then,

if she hadn't hidden me in the well

I wouldn't have survived until now.

I'm sorry

for making you upset.

It's not your fault.

For the sake of my family and my clan,

I must find out the truth.

It's all my fault for getting there too late.

I couldn't do anything for you.

I'm so grateful

for what you've done for me.

I'm not just doing this

for you.

I'm doing it for myself too.

I'm going to vindicate the Bai Liang Clan

and clear your parents' name.

Only then,

can you be with me with no qualms.

We can have our own family.

We can have our own close relatives.

Our family?

Our family.

We can have our own kids.

Then, we'll have grandchildren.

We'll become a big family.

At that time, we will make up

for everything we have lost.

Really?

Of course.

♪ Dawn in the spring of March ♪

♪ Waiting for you to return on the pavilion ♪

♪ A one-sided love is frustrating ♪

♪ The drizzle is mixed with my tears ♪

♪ Feeling lonely and left out ♪

♪ The whimpering of the flute and the faraway star ♪

Shopkeeper!

Another pot of wine, please!

♪ I dream of coming back every night ♪

Young Master.

You have had too much to drink.

You can't drink anymore.

I said, get me another pot of wine.

Go now!

♪ Waiting for you to return every day ♪

♪ A promise for life from both of us ♪

♪ After many separations and gatherings ♪

♪ I will not disappoint you when we meet again ♪

♪ I will never disappoint you for life ♪

♪ Feeling lonely and left out ♪

♪ The whimpering of the flute and the faraway star ♪

♪ I don't know when I'll return as long as my travel goes on ♪

♪ I dream of coming back every night ♪

♪ Through the rain and dust ♪

♪ A deep love I feel for you ♪

♪ Looking at the vast lands and sighing out of loneliness ♪

♪ Where can I go to find you ♪

♪ A promise for life from both of us ♪

♪ After many separations and gatherings ♪

♪ I will never disappoint you when we meet again ♪

♪ For life ♪