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[Arsenal Military Academy]

[Episode 24]

What?

The Rong Mansion invited me to their birthday celebration?

Are they crazy?!

I'm not an opera performer.

Why would I go?

They're just picking on you.

They know that you don't have any jobs recently

and think that you're quite cheap to hire.

Honestly, when they came to me,

I was a bit pissed.

How about

I turn them down?

The Rong Mansion

is still a house of royal members.

Attending their event isn't that embarrassing.

Go and tell them

that I'll be there.

Ask them to send a car to pick me up then.

I'm becoming more and more of a loser.

Xiang Xiang?

Stop for a moment. Stop.

Xiaojun.

What are you doing here?

Young Master Gu is hungry

so he asked me to buy him some food.

You're so kind now?

Stop joking around. He's sick.

Go back quickly. It's already so late.

Tomorrow

is your day off, right?

Come to my home.

My mom's been asking about you.

I won't go this time around.

I've been quite busy recently.

What are you busy with?

Stop being so nosy.

I'll tell you if you need to know.

Go back now.

Hurry up.

Go.

Fine, don't tell me then.

Let's go.

Okay.

See you.

Be careful.

What a quack doctor!

Let me take a look.

You... you look much better.

Yesterday, you looked like a...

monkey's butt.

Today, you look like a tomato.

Where are you going?

I have something I need to do.

What do you need to do?

Why are you asking?

Do you want to go with me?

How can I go out like this?

Then that's fine.

Just stay here and rest.

Come back quickly.

Bring me back food when you come back.

Can't you go eat in the canteen?

Seriously, it's nearby.

We're all classmates.

No one's going to be staring at you.

That still won't do.

How conceited.

Did you hear me?

I did.

Liangchen.

What's wrong?

Ji Jin, may I borrow your bike?

Sure.

It's downstairs.

Thank you.

Shen Junshan isn't here?

Junshan?

He left last night.

Alright.

- I'm off then. - Okay.

Isn't this Shen Junshan's home?

You look quite sharp.

Be careful that the young princesses in the Rong Mansion

might "eat you alive."

Even if someone's going to be eaten, I'll be the one eating them.

The gifts have been prepared.

They're in the trunk.

I'm leaving.

Lady Manting.

Didn't you say a car would pick me up?

Where was it?

I didn't see a wheel.

There are too many guests.

They're shorthanded.

I heard that even the head of Yuanqing Troupe

came here by himself.

They hired an opera performer?

Oh my god.

I guess I'm no different from them.

Thank you to the Rong Mansion for picking me up.

I just arrived in Shunyuan.

I'm not familiar with the roads.

You're welcome. This way.

Didn't you say all guests came by themselves?

I don't know what's going on either.

I want to beat you to death.

Miss, please present your invitation.

I don't have an invitation.

I'm an opera performer.

An opera performer?

Go to the backyard. The backyard.

This way.

Where are you going?

Put on your makeup right here.

When it's your turn, someone will call your name.

Don't go running around.

If anything goes missing,

you won't be able to afford the consequence.

If something goes missing?!

Damn you...

Just an opera performer and with such a bad temper...

Thank you, sr.

Say that again!

Lady Manting,

why are you getting so angry over a servant?

Right?

I won't get angry at a servant.

I'm angry with you.

You were also the one who asked me to take the rickshaw.

Come back here.

Don't move.

Come back!

I'll beat you to death!

Lady Manting, where are you going?

I'm about to explode.

If I see Yuan Pingting, I might beat her up!

Then... Then...

Then come back quickly.

Young master, the road ahead is blocked.

Go take a look.

Okay.

Junshan.

What are you doing here?

Get in.

Looking from afar, there they are

The Eight Immortals are here to celebrate your birthday.

- Look how great the performance is. - My lady,

your servant Pei Shun,

together with his family,

wife and kids came to pay respects on your birthday.

- Rise. - Rise.

- Get up. - Hurry and get up.

Rise.

You're already the commander of an army.

How can you still call yourself a servant?

That'll make others laugh at you.

Am I right?

My lady,

even if I am the commander of the army,

this is all because of Lord Rong, my lady,

and the Prince's help.

I'll never forget this.

Pei Shun,

over the past few years,

you've been doing great outside of here.

You didn't embarrass the Rong family.

What's more is

that you know to be grateful to your old master.

That alone

is a rare virtue.

I grew up in the Rong Mansion

so I understand the basics of filial piety.

I keep telling myself

that I came from the Rong Mansion

so I should

always be more responsible and cautious.

That way I won't bring shame to the Rong Mansion.

Good.

Well said.

In Feng'an,

everyone respects my lord.

No one dares to pick on me.

I am who I am today

and have all that I have

is because of you, my lord.

That is something I'll never forget.

Good.

Aren't you going to reward him?

Of course.

I'll reward him handsomely.

Thank you, my lady.

Thank you, my lord.

How long were you with Qu Manting?

Two years.

That day that man with the surname Shen,

what's his relationship with Qu Manting?

He's Lady Manting's friend.

Friend?

More like her boy-toy.

He isn't.

Young master Shen has been in love with Lady Manting for a long time.

Lady Manting, Lady Manting.

Who is paying you your salary?!

I... I won't say it again.

Why are you acting like you've been wronged?!

You make it seem like I bullied you.

N-No.

Look at you,

only people like Qu Manting

would hire trash like you.

Tell me,

which one of us is prettier?

You're prettier of course.

How can I compare to you?

Who was talking about you?!

I mean between Qu Manting and me, who's prettier?!

Of... of course,

you're prettier.

You stuttered.

You must be lying.

Don't avoid it.

What?

You don't think I'm prettier than Qu Manting?!

I...

I'll go out and see what's going on outside.

This is great.

This was all prepared by Chengrui.

My son is so sweet.

Such a filial child.

Go and see who set off the fireworks.

Okay.

This is my favorite part.

What's going on now?

Who the hell are you?!

How dare you make a scene here?!

This is...

What do you want to do?!

Long time no see,

my lady.

I came to pay my respects on your birthday.

What the hell is this?

What's wrong?

Yes. What's happening?

You're not welcome here.

Get out.

You haven't changed at all, my lady.

You still love kicking others out.

It's a shame that

time's have changed.

Director of Huning Railway Bureau, Song Xiwen,

do you remember him?

Who is he?

I've never heard of him.

It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of him.

You probably heard of his daughter, Ms. Song Er?

She's He Ruyang's first wife.

I heard that Ms. Song Er has a terrible temper.

She once whipped

a maid to death for seducing her husband.

Such juicy gossip,

you didn't know about it?

Why would I know?

Let me make this clearer then.

Yuan Pingting,

according to seniority,

you should be calling me your senior.

I'm not afraid of you picking on me,

but before you do so,

think carefully of

whether or not you can handle the consequence

of pissing me off.

This... was something I had custom-made at a high cost from Liuzhou.

It's a cloud-patterned coffin with symbols of happiness and longevity.

It's made of fine wood

and painted 35 times.

The monk at the Youtian Dragon Temple

personally carved sutras and charms on the outside.

It's lined with 9 layers.

It's as luxurious as the empress's coffin.

I believe such an honor

can surely match

your status as the former princess of Qing Dynasty.

Shut up!

Drive them all out!

Please.

I want to see who dares to.

It seems like you don't want to live.

I came to pay my respects for her birthday.

Do you have to be so tense?

If someone really does get hurt,

and blood is spilled,

wouldn't it spoil the mood?

Am I right?

Son,

don't waste time talking to her. Kick her out!

Get out.

You're so cruel.

Back then, you kicked me out.

I didn't hold a grudge and even came to celebrate your birthday.

How come I wasn't even served any

tea or snacks?

Instead, you're acting like this,

threatening me with swords and guns,

saying you'll beat and kill me.

I thought you might've matured.

Shut up!

Take your people and get out.

It seems that even if I've prepared

such a luxurious coffin

that's been blessed by monks.

It still won't guarantee that after you die

you'll be able to escape from hell

and being tortured by fire.

-You... Don't stop me. - Xianrong. - My lady. My lady.

- Don't stop me. - Don't push me.

Given what you've done,

if I wanted to mess with you,

you would've already died many times.

You...

You better take care of yourself.

K-K-Kill...

People are getting killed.

Hurry.

I came today

to pay respects to her lady

for her birthday.

I'm sorry for interrupting the celebrations.

I apologize.

Even though her lady has done a lot of evil

and has a despicable nature,

it is still her birthday.

As someone who is younger than her,

I should still say

"happy birthday".

However, I'd like to give you a friendly reminder.

Cherish the days you still have.

You may not be able to have

another birthday celebration like this.

You...

Don't.

Sorry for interrupting.

Goodbye.

Did you get the "thing"?

Yes.

Miss Xianrong has left.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Did you hear what they said?

I was almost scared to death.

Why would I be in the mood to listen to anything?

Miss Xianrong.

I'm really fine.

It's just a scratch.

You still need to pay attention to the wound.

What if you have an infection?

Liangchen,

thank you so much for today.

If it hadn't been for you,

Junshan would've been in danger.

Don't mention it, Mr. Shen.

Junshan and I are classmates and friends.

Friends should help each other.

By the way,

why were you there?

I...

Don't get me wrong.

I have no other intentions.

I'm simply curious.

If you don't want to answer it,

you don't have to.

Actually, there's nothing to hide.

I was investigating something

so I was following that Japanese guy.

I had no idea

that he was going to hurt Junshan.

How did you know he's Japanese?

I saw that

he was able to come and go freely from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce.

Also, the way he moves and speaks

resembles the Japanese.

What were you investigating?

I only have a theory right now.

I don't have any concrete evidence.

No matter what you're investigating,

the other party isn't that simple.

You must be extra careful.

I know.

Do you know why I'm hitting you?

I know.

I failed in my duty.

It's because you acted on your own

and disobeyed my orders!

Miss...

Don't pretend that you don't understand.

Fujiwara,

you exactly what I'm talking about.

I dare not.

You dare not?

You're bold as brass!

You knew I only wanted you to stall him.

Yet, you took the liberty

and tried to kill him!

That person not only

killed our soldiers,

but he has repeatedly sabotaged our plans!

You're just a slave

I found it from Onuma.

You just need to listen and obey my orders!

Understand?

Yes.

Originally, I was going to kill you,

but I still have things I need you to do.

If you mess up again,

go and end your life yourself.

Yes.

Miss,

I fear that man

will weaken your morale

and make you forget your faith and hatred!

It's none of your concern.

Father.

Is your mother asleep?

She just fell asleep.

Okay.

Why are you still up?

I can't sleep.

Are you still worried about what happened this morning?

Don't worry.

I'll definitely get back what we lost.

Even if you can get what you lost back,

those people we lost...

Father...

You've met Xianrong before?

I met her once on the train back to Beijing.

Is she still working for

Hideyuki Oda?

Father, Xianrong...

Although Xianrong isn't my biological daughter,

I had adopted her.

I didn't expect that she'd do such things.

Father, what happened back then

isn't your fault.

She's stubborn.

Your mother refused to accept her and her mother.

I never would have thought that

after she left,

her mother passed away unexpectedly.

She's definitely blaming

your mother for this.

Hurry, hurry up.

Xiaojun, hurry.

Coming.

I'm coming. I'm coming.

Hurry up.

You know what,

I went to attend a birthday celebration

and almost lost my life.

Yuan Pingting is a fool!

She doesn't know how to do anything besides bark like a dog.

Thankfully, I'm lucky and smart.

Otherwise, we would've both died there.

And then?

And then what?

And then I came back.

The Prince from Rong Mansion's

said they'll take care of it themselves.

So we came back.

Let me tell you

they're also in deep water.

Do you know

a foster daughter that left came back

and

she even brought a huge coffin with her.

She pissed off her lady so badly.

That foster daughter's name is so familiar.

It was...

What's her name again?

Wait,

why did she bring back a huge coffin?

She just did!

There are all kinds of people

in those big families.

Wives fight against each other.

Besides, she's adopted.

Fighting amongst children

is quite common, okay?

You're so ignorant.

I feel excited just hearing about it.

How could you say that?

Xiaojun.

You know,

I literally thought I was going to die there.

There was only one thing in my mind.

Guess what it was.

I'm guessing

it was that you wanted to leave all your property to me.

You're crazy!

In your dreams.

I was thinking

I still haven't heard Gu Yanzhen personally tell me he loves me.

I can't die yet.

You're helpless.

I'm serious.

Let me tell you

fortune awaits those who survive a disaster.

This saying is absolutely true.

I believe that one day, Gu Yanzhen

will fall head over heels in love with me.

Then I'll wear a white wedding gown

and walk down the aisle with him while holding hands.

He will say in front of everyone

"I love you" and then promise me

that he'll take care of me for the rest of my life.

You must come to my wedding.

Of course. Of course.

Lunatic.

Go do your work.

Why are you staring at me?

I don't know anything.

Off you go.

I'll sit here for a while.

Go ahead.

Hurry up.

Gu Yanzhen and I are getting married.

Here.

Excuse me?

What's wrong?

Prince, why did you come here

in the middle of the night?

You refused to see me

so I had to come in person.

Sorry for my abrupt visit.

Let's cut to the chase.

You should know why I'm here.

I'm sorry I can't help you.

You can't do it?

It's not that I can't.

I just think if it's as you said

that you want me to steal something to help the emperor restore his regime.

Why don't I just let the Japanese have it then?

You're Chinese.

I am Chinese,

but I'm not your people's servants.

What a shame.

I always thought you and I

would always be close friends.

If you have other business for me in the future,

I'm still willing to help.

I shall take my leave.

Take care. Goodbye.

Madam Yu.

Tell Xiaodao and Zhameng

to keep an eye on the Japan Chamber of Commerce.

I think the one in charge

and the woman who brought the coffin to the Rong Mansion

are the same person.

Madam Yu,

are we going to...

Both sides are bad.

That object

would be best in our hands.

I understand.

Where are you going, Miss?

The Qu Residence in Taoyuan Lane.

Got it.

Sir.

Come in.

Director.

What is it?

There's a woman outside

who's holding a document issued by the police,

saying she needs to borrow

a student for business.

Go outside and tell her

that the school are starting exams soon.

All the students are busy.

Make her leave.

Yes.

Didn't I tell you...

You are...

Director Guo, right?

Hello.

My surname is Qu, Qu Manting.

What a lovely name.

Hey corporal,

bring a glass of water!

No need.

I'm not thirsty.

Make yourself at home.

Have a seat.

Miss Qu,

what can I do for you today?

Here's the thing.

Lately, I feel like

someone has been stalking me.

I stayed at home for a few days,

but I can't always stay indoors.

So I went to talk to Captain Wang

and he told me to talk to you.

He said that as along as a student here protects me,

I'll be safe.

Don't worry.

I won't ask them to work for free.

I'll pay them.

You name the price.

It's up to you.

Is there really someone stalking you?

Ye-

Yes... I think so.

Do you know who your stalker is?

I have no idea.

How about this?

From the Arsenal Military Academy, I'll choose

a few of our best students

to protect you 24/7.

No need.

One is enough.

I've even picked the person.

Take a look.

You know each other?

Are you... sure him alone is enough?

We aren't close,

but I know his kungfu is good.

He's also smart

and righteous.

I trust him.

I'll also do my best.

I won't go out.

Okay.

Here.

Have some water.

Okay.

Miss Qu,

do you mind if I ask

how old you are?

I'm 21.

21 is good.

That's right.

Right?

What's right?

Nothing.

Nothing.

What other people are in your family?

My father, mother, and a sister.

Your father is Qu... Qu Huaishu.

Qu Huaishu is my father.

Are you a student right now?

No.

I'm an actress.

I occasionally sing, too.

Singing is good.

Where do you usually perform?

I performed in Shanghai back then.

I just got back to Shunyuan not too long ago.

When I'm free, I sometimes perform at Palimo.

You're welcome to come and watch.

Anytime.

I will.

I will go and watch.

Is your hand okay?

It was just a scratch.

Not a big deal.

Your old wound hasn't healed yet

and now there's another one.

You should be more careful.

We're done eating.

We're leaving.

Oh right

last time you said

you were investigating something.

How did it go?

Any progress?

It's still a theory.

Junshan,

there's something I've always wanted to tell you.

The Royal Seal we got back is missing.

Missing?

When?

Back in the hospital.

I've been looking for it these past few days.

You mean

it has something

to do with the Japanese who attacked me?

Junshan,

do you trust me?

I suspect that it has

something to do with Miss Xianrong.

Xianrong?

That day when the seal went missing,

only Xiaojun, Gu Yanzhen,

you, Madam Huo

and Miss Xianrong came to my room.

After ruling out the others,

she's the only one left

so...

So you suspect that Xianrong stole the seal?

I have my reasons.

Jin Xianrong has never liked me

but that day she voluntarily came to see me

and even offered to pour water for me.

However, during the process of pouring me water,

she accidentally spilled the water.

During the messy situation, she could've

stole the seal while I wasn't looking.

Besides, I followed her afterward's

and found that she had access to the Japan Chamber of Commerce.

The reason I followed

that Japanese man who attacked you

was because I saw her

have contact with that Japanese man.

Accusing Xianrong of stealing the seal

is somewhat unreasonable.

Xianrong's family is does business.

Having contact with the Japanese

and going to the Japan Chamber of Commerce

isn't anything special.

Besides,

how did you rule out others?

There was Gu Yanzhen,

Tan Xiaojun,

Huang Song,

Huo Xiaoyu.

There are also doctors and nurses in the hospital.

Can you guarantee that

no one else entered your room?

Additionally,

even if what you said was true

that Xianrong did steal the seal

and she colluded with the Japanese.

Do you think

based on my relationship with Xianrong,

would she have sent people to kill me?

That does seem a bit illogical.

Not a bit, it's totally illogical.

I can't say I have sharp eyes,

but at least,

I can tell others' attitude towards me.

Xianrong wouldn't do anything bad to me.

She would never hurt me.

Gu Yanzhen.

Gu Yanzhen.

You're going to break the chopsticks from grinding them so much.

Alright.

Stop looking at them angrily.

Hurry up and eat.

I want to look.

What a flirt!

Alright.

Eat your food.

It's getting cold.

Eat.

Eat up.

Xie Liangchen,

Director Guo asked you to go to his office.

Right now?

Yes.

I'm leaving.

You eat first.

What do you want?

Do you want to cause more unnecessary trouble just like before?

Don't blame me for not taking it easy on you.

Come on.

I'm not scared.

Shen Junshan,

do you like Xie Liangchen?

What are you trying to say?

I just want to say

can you stay away from Xie Liangchen.

Because when we first entered the Academy,

we were really close.

Think about it.