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[Weaving a Tale of Love]

[Episode 12]

I have made up my mind.

Whether you withdraw your complaints to Simen College is up to you. I don't care anymore.

But you have to take care of a matter on my behalf, to you make up for the false accusation you filed against me.

As someone who has fled the palace secretly, what could I eventually do on your behalf?

Let me use your waist badge.

Waist badge? Are you talking about the waist badge to leave the palace?

Exactly!

You can't be thinking about using my waist badge to sneak into the palace!

That's not something you should be concerned about. There won't be any gain for you if you know way too much.

You only have to lend me the waist badge. This way we will clear up things. What about it?

What place do you think the palace is?

A place where you can sneak in as you please? How many lives do you think you have?

Whether I die or not, that's not something you should be concerned about! It has nothing to do with you.

You only have to lend the waist badge to me and we are good.

No way! This is something I can't help you with.

Whether you can help me or not, it is not up to you.

You first take a look at this. What is it?

[Arrest Bulletin: Courtyard of Misfortune staff member secretly ran away from the palace. Reward available to informants... signed Court of Jucidianl Review]

Make way! Step aside!

Get out of the way!

Step aside! Step aside!

Damn it! Damn it!

- What should I do? - Let's go!

- Let go of me! - Let's go!

Come here!

Search the place!

- Have you seen this person? - No.

Are you the one that asked your attendant to contact the authorities?

- Where is he? - Still upstairs.

- Hurry and lead the way. - Yes.

Quickly, don’t let them run!

This way.

Thank you, Young Master, for helping me despite our previous conflict.

No need for thanks. Just give me the waist badge now,

and I'll help you leave here safely. How about it?

This is a good deal, right?

It is a good deal, but I left the palace by lying inside a coffin.

I didn't have my waist badge with me.

This way! This way!

You won't loan it to me? Then don't blame me.

What are you doing?

What else can I do? I'll take you to the authorities.

Yes, yes, yes! I'll loan it, all right?

Just like the saying: "You don't cry until you see the coffin." (T/N: not give in until all options are exhausted)

Give it.

My cousin is keeping the waist badge for me.

Help me get out of here, and I'll take you there to get it.

Search separately. Thoroughly check every room!

Yes!

Good, I'll trust you once.

What are you doing?

What did you think? Hurry up and remove your clothes.

You want to remove my clothes?

We are both men. It's nothing to be embarrassed about.

You can't take off your clothes.

Let's switch clothes.

I'll wear yours to divert the soldiers.

You wear mine to masquerade as me to leave.

I don’t want to! You get out! I don’t want to change clothes with you

There was no one. This way has a room.

Search!

Hurry and take off your clothes!

No, don't come close!

You go away, go away. I won’t remove my clothes, I won’t remove my clothes.

Just let them capture me then!

Open the door! Open the door!

Open the door! Hurry!

You are so troublesome.

After them!

Stop!

Chase them!

Chase them!

Make way!

Chase them!

Chase them!

Thank you, Young Master Pei, for helping me

despite previous conflicts.

You are Yu'er!

Who are you? Are you a girl or boy?

I can save you, and I can also capture you to take to the authorities.

Let's go to the magistrate's office and clear this up.

I am not a bad person.

This is a long story. Can we go somewhere else

and I'll slowly explain it to you?

[An Family Residence]

Yu'er didn't deliberately cheat Young Master Pei. I concealed my identity

because of a helpless difficulty. Please understand, Young Master Pei.

Is it really you that is on that arrest order?

It is me. I am the physician Xiao Douzi on that arrest order.

I am also the civilian woman, Yu'er, that Young Master Pei knows.

Which one is the real you?

Because of an unexplainable reason,

I masqueraded as a male and grew up in the palace to work as a physician.

I wished to escape from the palace someday

so that I wouldn't have to pretend to be a man and could wear a dress,

wear jewelry, and makeup,

just like all the girls to live the life of a regular person.

That's why I pretended to be a corpse that day

to escape from the palace in a coffin.

Young Master Pei knows about all that happened afterward.

I originally thought I could be carefree after escaping from the palace.

I didn't expect that the Directorate of Eunuchs would find out about my escape so quickly.

They even raised an uproar to post a bulletin to arrest me.

Why did your mother and father

let you pretend to be a male at such a young age

and grow up in the palace? Isn't this very dangerous?

My mother is this world's best mother.

If Mom were still alive.

I would have become the most carefree

and happiest girl in the whole world.

As for my father, he is coldhearted

and treated me as excess baggage.

To let Father not worry by not seeing me, it's what I can do for filial piety then.

But why didn't your mother

entrust you to a close friend or relative?

My mother had a rare treasure that an evil person wanted.

That person wanted to murder Mother and me in order to obtain that treasure.

Mother was murdered, and I was saved by a kind-hearted person.

I survived after almost dying and hid in the Courtyard of Misfortune.

Young Master Pei, this must sound unbelievable to you.

But the Courtyard of Misfortune was really the best shelter for me.

It let me live in safety for many years.

My guess is that your enemy must be very powerful.

That's why you'd rather risk hiding in a place like the Courtyard of Misfortune.

Since the older cousin is a fake,

then what you said about having a sweetheart

is also a lie?

I only wanted to hide my identity and live a peaceful life.

I have no interest marrying into a noble family.

But if this word is said no one would believe it.

That's why I made a random lie to Young Master Pei.

Since you have escaped from the palace, why did you dress as a physician again just now

and showed yourself everywhere?

I couldn't help but dress as a physician again today.

It was to hide my identity in order to avoid an old acquaintance.

This is all that I can tell right now.

If my identity is exposed someday,

anyone who knows the truth will be dragged down by me.

Same with you.

The more you know, the more dangerous it is.

To help me escape from the palace,

my best friend, Xiao Shunzi, has been jailed.

I still don't know if Foster Father has rescued him.

Now that I am publicly wanted for arrest,

Foster Father has probably been dragged in already.

Young Master Pei, you have extended a helping hand several times.

I greatly appreciate it but have no way to thank you.

But please rest assured, Young Master Pei, I will hurry to Simen College and withdraw the lawsuit.

You must not do that.

Why not?

Right now, Chang'an is full of bulletin notices to arrest you.

Even though you are dressed as a woman now,

but you still resemble that portrait somewhat.

You must be extra careful and not go to Simen College to show yourself.

It's because I don't know when I may be arrested,

that's why I should withdraw that lawsuit for you soon.

Otherwise, if I suddenly disappear one day,

Young Master Pei will really become

someone who has no place to plea for exoneration?

I don't want to be an evil person who wrongs good people.

A'Ni!

You came back, that’s good! I was worried!

There is big trouble!

Young Master Pei.

Shopkeeper A'Ni, don't panic.

I already know that Miss Yu'er

is the Xiao Douzi on that arrest order.

I already heard the whole story just now.

It's not easy to survive. Everyone has his own difficulties.

I will definitely guard Miss Yu'er's secret.

I still have something to ask Yu'er.

Please excuse me, Young Master Pei.

Let's go.

[Auspicious and Delicate Breeze]

What did you tell him? You didn't say who your mother was, did you?

Foster Father had told me not to ever tell anyone about that.

Anyone who knows the truth will be dragged down by me.

You must not reveal your true identity.

The less people know, the safer it is.

But how did he find out that you were Physician Dou?

He came here, probably wanting to talk about withdrawing the lawsuit.

But he happened to see me dressed as a physician.

That's how I was exposed.

It looks that we must be extra cautious in the future.

You almost got seen by your aunt just now.

In a quick turn, Young Master Pei also saw through your real identity.

Your arrest orders are posted on all the streets outside.

I am really worried.

A'Ni, don't be too worried.

I will be more careful in the future.

Young Master Pei, please sit while I brew some tea.

Speaking of which, I haven't thanked Young Master Pei yet.

Thank you for saving me.

If I have the chance in the future, I will risk my life

to repay you.

Repay me in the future?

What about the waist badge?

Are you going back on the promise?

I'm not going back on my word.

It's just that I was in a hurry to escape from danger

that I lied to you.

I escaped from the palace without intending to go back.

That's why I didn't even bring my waist badge out.

May I ask Young Master Pei, why do you want to take the risk to enter the palace?

I want to see someone.

I know quite a few people in the palace.

Tell me who you want to see, maybe I can help you.

Since you've already escaped from the palace, obviously you can't go back.

It's useless to tell you.

No, I'm planning to go back to the palace.

You want to go back to the palace?

When palace servants feel depressed,

it's a frequent occurrence that someone commits suicide.

This is a great taboo in the palace.

That's why whenever someone disappears,

the Directorate of Eunuchs will dispatch people to search quietly.

They would never raise such a public ruckus.

Now that I've only disappeared for four or five days,

there is already an arrest order from the palace.

It is definitely not a simple matter.

I am not afraid of anything else,

but I fear that Foster Father and Xiao Shunzi have been dragged in by me.

So I've thought it through. I can't let them suffer for me, so I'll return to the palace.

No! Definitely no!

A'Ni is right.

There is an arrest order for you now in the palace.

If you go back, it's like sending yourself to death. Not only that, you can't save the others.

You will lose your life for nothing, too.

I said going back to the palace, I don't mean right now.

I will make a plan and not rush into it.

Young Master Pei, you still haven't told me who you want to see in the palace.

Forget it.

If I told you, you wouldn't be able to help anyway.

Don't underestimate me.

Just tell me, maybe I can come up with an idea.

Young Master Pei, you can go ahead and tell us.

Yu'er and I are women, but we also understand the principle of knowing gratitude is a debt to repay.

There must be something big if you want to risk your life to go into the palace.

Even though we can't help, but we will definitely guard your secret.

If you don't tell us, even if I want to help you,

there's no way for me to help.

The person I want to see...

is the crown prince.

Crown Prince?

This is a serious matter. Excuse me for not telling you the details.

But I swear, the proof is substantial.

The crown prince is in trouble. I'm telling the truth.

Fatty, I need to go to the restroom.

Hurry up!

Why have you come again?

I say, Eunuch Sun,

consider this a help to you.

The higher-ups have already issued their orders.

Even if you stand here until nighttime,

you still won't be able to see Xiao Shunzi.

Then, please take this food

to him, all right? Thank you.

Sure, sure! Just go back then.

Time to eat.

What are you looking at?

Let me tell you! Nobody has come to see you.

Master, bad news!

There is talk everywhere in the palace, saying that Xiao Douzi has escaped from the palace.

Nonsense!

It's true. Attire Expert Zhuo reported it to the Directorate of Eunuchs.

Now there are posted bulletins everywhere in Chang'an to arrest him.

Master! Master! Big trouble!

I heard from the eunuchs who had gone outside the palace for errands

that there are arrest orders posted everywhere outside the palace to arrest Xiao Douzi.

What?

Xiao Fuzi, is it true that Xiao Douze escaped from the palace?

There's no such thing. Don't talk nonsense.

Xiao Douzi and Xiao Shunzi are such good friends.

Xiao Douzi is missing now.

Xiao Shunzi is arrested and they won't let him out.

The news about Xiao Douzi's escape,

could it have come from Xiao Shunzi?

Xiao Douzi didn't escape from the palace.

Xiao Shunzi is not that kind of person either.

[Courtyard of Misfortune]

If you can safely leave the city, just leave a mark

for me outside the city gate, so that I won't worry.

I'll remember it.

Xiao Douzi, it's been many days.

You should have left the city, right?

Attire Expert Zhuo is too vicious. I really fear for you.

Tomorrow is the day when I can leave the palace to make purchases.

I should confirm it, or I just can't quit worrying.

Liuli, what's wrong?

I had a nightmare.

A'Ni, do you know which day of the month it is tomorrow?

The fifth day.

Nothing.

You should stay home these days and not go anywhere else.

You heard me?

I've been keeping watch on Liuli today and can't go anywhere.

I have to find a chance to tell the shop owner about what happened today,

and ask him come up with a solution.

I hope there won't be trouble.

Master, Wei Lin asks to see you.

So early?

Let him in.

Yes.

I, servant Wei Lin, greet Attire Expert Zhuo.

What has Sun Decheng

been doing these days?

Replying to Attire Expert Zhuo.

Sun Decheng has been busy lately bribing the lateral courts.

But he couldn't even see Xiao Shunzi.

He's almost ill from anger.

The matter of issuing Xiao Douzi as wanted,

I guess...

he has already heard, right?

He knows. I'm here because of it.

According to usual practice, today should be the day the Courtyard of Misfortune goes out of the palace to make purchases.

I'm guessing that if Xiao Douzi really escaped outside the palace,

then Sun Decheng

will find an opportunity to see him this time.

Wei Lin.

I just like that smart mind of yours!

Thank you, Attire Expert Zhuo, for your praise.

However,

lately Sun Decheng seems to have found out

that I'm following him.

And without his permission,

I can't go outside the palace. I have no way of watching him.

So I came to ask Attire Expert Zhuo.

What should I do?

- Qiniang, then you go watch Sun Decheng. - Yes.

Keep your eyes open.

Don't ruin this for me.

I shall take my leave.

There's a mouse! There's a mouse!

There's a mouse! There's a mouse!

- There's a mouse! - Where? - Inside the room!

You— Why don't you look for it?

Look carefully. Do you see it?

Look carefully. It's right under the bed.

Come out. It's not here.

Liuli.

Liuli!

Toys! Have a look!

A'Ni, is Yu'er here?

I'm here to investigate some palace things.

I don't know where she went. I'm looking for her right now.

Everywhere is plastered with her order for arrest. Why did she come out?

A'Ni, do you know what date will be tomorrow?

The fifth. What is it?

Nothing.

It's bad! She must have gone to see Eunuch Sun!

Yu'er's foster father?

Yu'er said that every fifth of the month is the day the Courtyard of Misfortune goes shopping.

She's worried that Eunuch Sun will be involved in her troubles. She must have gone to see him!

Where will they meet?

The city's gate. Yu'er said that Eunuch Sun ordered her

that if she could leave safely Chang'An, to leave a message for him there.

Okay, I'll go look for her.

I'll go, too.

Fresh cabbage!

Geat wine! Homemade great wine!

Have a look! Have a look!

Why's it him again?

He's with A'Ni every day.

No, I need to check it out.

Next.

Still looking for this person.

There are so many people here. How do we find her?

Come with me. Let's go over there.

This...

Shaobing! Fresh out the oven! [T/N: a kind of flat bread]

- This one is so pretty! - You want this one? - Yes.

I just remembered! When Yu'er left, she brought a veil.

We should look for a person wearing a veil!

- Yu'er! - Yu'er!

Mother, look forward!

Oh no!

Eldest Sister Qiniang!

It's me. Me.

- You are... Cao Wu? - Right.

Sister Qiniang, it's really you!

It's been so many years since I last saw you. Now you're this tall already?

Yeah, it's been so long since we last met.

Do you still remember? We used to be so close. You often came to my house to play.

Of course, I remember.

Eldest Sister, it's so rare for you to come out of the palace.

Come to my house for a while.

Eldest Sister!

Guard, I saw Physician Dou!

What Physician Dou?

Him! Physician Dou from the Courtyard of Misfortune!

Did you see clearly?

I'm absolutely sure!

I'm a servant at Imperial Attire Bureau! I know him!

Let's go.

Yu'er don't be afraid. It's me.

The one wearing the plaited bamboo hat. It's him. They are together. Get him!

- What are you doing? Let me go. I'm from the Courtyard of Misfortune! - Behave!

Eunuch Sun, where is Physician Dou?

How would I know where he is? If you're asking me, then who would I ask?

Eunuch Sun, if you don't tell us where Physician Dou is, then I'm sorry.

I can only take you back to the palace. You explain it to Deputy Director Pan.

I...

Let me go. Let me go.

I'm sorry, Yu'er.

[Auspicious and Delicate Breeze]

A'Ni.

She's pretty upset.

Let her calm down by herself.

Earlier, thanks to Young Master Pei's help,

that's why Yu'er could escape the danger.

A'Ni thanks Young Master Pei in Yu'er's stead.

You are exaggerating Shopkeeper A'Ni.

Yu'er!

What are you planning to do?

- I'm going back to the palace to surrender. - Nonsense!

You can't go! You stay here and behave well.

Once the situation isn't as bad in a few days, the shopowner will think of a way to take you out of Chang'An.

No. I must go back.

Because of me, Xiao Shunzi got caught. Now, Foster Father got caught.

How can I stay here?

I can't let them suffer because of me. I must return to the palace to save them!

The situation has gotten so bad, it's useless to go back.

You can't save them. You will also be caught in an impasse.

Then I still must go back.

They are my most treasured people. I can't sit back and do nothing.

Yu'er!

She...

I hit her acupoints. She'll wake up in a few hours.

Take good care of her. Don't let her run around.

Quickly take it off!

Don't come near! Don't come near!

Go away! Go away!

What is wrong with me?

Why do I worry so much about that

clever yet mysterious girl?

[An Residence]

A'Ni, I know you're worried I will be in danger going back to the palace.

I must disappoint you.

Liuli!

Liuli!

A'Ni, Father is in danger because of me.

Thinking thoroughly about it, I must go back to the palace.

To bear what I must bear.

To face what I must face.

If I let Father suffer in my stead,

no matter outside the palace or anywhere in all the world,

I won't be able to feel free and peaceful.

Uncle cares a lot about Liuli.

It gave me the feeling of a family after I left the palace.

I can't bear to bid my farewells to my uncle in person.

I can only kowtow from far away with my full filial heart.

Please forgive me for not saying goodbye.

Also, don't fear and worry about me.

Finally, please help me tell Pei Xingjian

I know very well that his plan is very capital.

It will be hard to survive going back to the palace this time.

But as long as there's a fine possibility,

I will definitely let the crown prince know.

Please take good care of yourself! Liuli

Young Master Pei!

Is it that something happened to Yu'er?

She still can't be at ease about her father. She went back to the palace.

She left a letter and asked me to tell you, that if there's the least chance,

she will help you to send a message to the crown prince!

It's still early. Maybe Yu'er still hasn't entered the palace!

Let's go hold her back.

[Yong'an Gate]

I'm a physician from the Courtyard of Misfortune! I came out of the palace for business and lost my waist plate.

I'm in a hurry to go back to the palace and carry on with my orders, could you make an exception?

Without a waist plate, no one can enter.

Then, could you help me and report that

I want to see Deputy Director Eunuch Pan Qinhai?

I have something important to clarify about Eunuch Sun from the Courtyard of Misfortune.

Do you think you can see Deputy Director Pan as you wish?

Don't bother us here!

Leave! Leave!

Didn't he just talk about Sun Decheng from the Courtyard of Misfortune?

I also seem to have heard that something happened to Sun Decheng.

[Arrest Bulletin]

Look carefully. I'm the wanted criminal in this picture: Physician Dou.

Now, will you take me to meet Eunuch Pan?

It's him!

Eunuch Sun, you have been staying in the lateral court one night.

Have you thought about the whereabouts of Xiao Douzi?

Eunuch Pan, even if you ask again,

I will still say the same.

Nobody from the Courtyard of Misfortune has seen Physician Dou in the past few days.

I also personally led people to search thoroughly the Courtyard of Misfortune.

I've looked in every possible place of the palace many times.

But we haven't found any trace of Physician Dou.

Sun Decheng, you don't take oil and salt? (T/N: You are stubborn.)

I must pry open your mouth today.

I want to either see Physician Dou alive or see his body if he is dead.

Guards, take him down for now.

I want him to also get a taste of our questioning methods.

Reporting to Eunuch Pan. Just now the guards at the palace gate brought Physician Dou back.

They said that he tore down the arrest order and kept saying he wanted to see you.

- He said he wanted to tell you know something important. - Let him come in.

Yes.

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