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[The Blooms at RUYI Pavilion]

[Episode 5]

-Let's go. -Let's go.

-Let's go. -All right.

Come take a look.

Check out our feather dusters.

[Zhu Residence]

Seal it up!

[Seized by Imperial Guards of Hengjing, Dayu]

[Scents and Rouge Store]

Don't break my stuff!

What are you doing?

[Xindu Residence]

Don't you know what happened?

Did you hear that? He said he doesn't know what happened.

Qi Ce,

do you want me...

to tell you what exactly happened?

I have...

always been extremely cautious.

I've never allowed any mistakes.

But I really don't know who caused the trouble.

Maybe...

it is Duke Su.

You have the audacity to say that you're cautious?

Qi Ce,

if the intelligence agency falls apart,

why should I keep you?

My lord,

please spare Lord Qi.

And you,

didn't you say...

that you know an organisation called Ruyi Pavilion...

which is all-powerful and all-knowing?

Why didn't you reach out to them?

My lord,

Ruyi Pavilion had always been the one to initiate contact.

They came to me...

because they wanted...

more information from me.

But they're always on their guard.

Lately,

they haven't shown up for a long time.

Five days.

I will give you five more days.

If you can't take care of it by then,

don't blame me for being merciless!

Listen, Qi Ce.

Even your younger sister...

will not be spared from this!

My lord.

Lord Qi,

how can we do it within five days?

Why not?

There's nothing that I cannot do.

My lord,

if you don't mind, I can stay with you.

But what about Ms Qi?

Where there's life, there's hope.

If we have the chance in the future,

we can always come back.

My lord, please leave with me.

Sure.

See you outside the city.

Yes, my lord.

-We're leaving the capital? -Yes.

We're going for a trip.

I've told Mother.

Go get ready. We're leaving now.

Now?

But my wedding's in a couple of days.

Zhu'er,

I'm afraid...

we have to postpone the wedding.

Is it because...

they think I'm...

What are you thinking?

That's because their son caught a weird disease.

He needs to rest for some time.

It's the perfect time for a trip.

I've always been busy with work.

It's been a while since we've taken Mother on an outing.

Let's have some fun, shall we?

Don't worry.

I...

will take care of everything for you.

All right, I know.

[Qi Residence]

Xuan,

I will not harm you.

But...

you have to come with me.

[Come to Drunken Spring at once]

[Fu Residence]

Sister, don't be angry.

Don't be angry. Come on...

Come.

Ms Xuan,

Ms Rong brought some Ruyi dates...

to make it up to you.

She picked them at the store herself.

Every one of them is plump and sweet.

Please forgive her.

Exactly.

Sister, please don't be angry.

Look, I purposely ran away...

just to make amends to you.

Ms Rong,

it is clearly your fault this time.

We sent you to the teacher to be educated.

But look at you,

you keep sneaking out.

Just say it,

why did you go to Drunken Spring Court?

It's because...

[I don't have any proof yet.]

[If I tell her now,]

[she definitely won't believe it.]

Ms Rong!

Ms Rong,

someone wants to see you.

They said they're Xiao Qi and Xiao Ba.

Xiao Qi, Xiao Ba.

What did you find?

Don't be afraid. Just say it.

Ms Rong, it's not that we don't want to tell you,

but even if we did,

Ms Xuan might not believe it.

Just say it.

Whether or not she believes it...

is my problem.

It is true that Mr Qi Ce...

always lingers around pleasure district.

Right now,

he is at Drunken Spring Court.

Did you hear that? Let's go see for ourselves.

Your lifelong happiness is at stake.

You can't let it slide.

Sure,

but this is the last time.

If you don't have any proof,

stop messing around again, understand?

-Tell me. What's... -Why are you here?

Didn't we agree to meet outside the city?

But I got your...

Oh, no.

It's a trap.

Come.

Qi Ce!

Qi Ce, you'd better come out right now!

Qi Ce!

-Come out! -Ladies,

-you shouldn't be here. Go out. -Qi Ce!

-Scoundrel, come out! -Miss, please stop.

You're bringing shame to your ancestors!

Get out of here!

-Where is he? -My dear.

-Miss, miss! -It's me, Qi Ce.

Come have fun with me.

Miss, your husband is upstairs.

Why don't you come and have fun?

Come see if this is your husband.

-Let's go. -Dear, it's me, Qi Ce.

-Miss, miss! -Let's have fun!

Something's not right.

There are no vendors outside.

The stalls are all gone.

Could the Marquis have found out already?

Lord Qi, let's leave immediately.

The bride is here!

-Miss! -Come out!

-Which one of them is Qi Ce? -Miss!

Qi Ce!

She's looking for Qi Ce!

She's looking for me!

Yes!

Come out!

Come out!

Qi Ce!

She's knocking on the door.

Duke Su?

What are you doing here?

Rong'er,

what are you doing here?

What did you call me?

If you don't trust me,

you could've asked me.

Why did you come here?

You shouldn't be here.

Qi Ce,

you've deceived my parents. They betrothed my sister to you,

thinking you're an honest, reliable man.

Little did they know you're a hypocrite.

You frequent the brothel,

even in broad daylight.

Xuan,

I was planning to...

Ms Fu, this is a misunderstanding.

Misunderstanding or not, I'll make the judgement myself.

Qi Ce, my family has misjudged you.

From now on,

I, Fu Xuan,

will cut off all ties with you.

-Xuan! -Don't follow us.

Lord Qi,

lust will lead you astray.

Xuan...

Your Highness.

Qi Ce didn't go to Drunken Spring Court...

to have fun.

Judging by what we heard on the roof...

and what we saw today,

it's obvious that this is his lair.

Someone...

is getting wiser.

I noticed the pimps were hiding daggers behind their backs.

If it's indeed a place for entertainment,

why would they do that?

You sisters are warriors among women.

It was such a dangerous place,

but you didn't hesitate to go in.

Rong'er, what else do you know?

I heard...

his intention is to murder the prince.

Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?

Sister,

you always think that I'm childish.

You wouldn't believe me anyway.

If you hadn't seen it, you never would have believed it.

Though I admit we stumbled upon his lair only by mistake.

Ms Fu Xuan,

now that you know everything,

you won't think...

that I was being jealous, will you?

Your Highness,

they wanted to fight us to the bitter end.

Little did they know...

Ms Fu would give them a surprise attack.

Now, we can only wait for them to walk into the trap.

They will find a chance to escape.

By that time,

we have to catch them all at once.

-Affirmative. -Affirmative.

Wu Bai Qi.

Yes.

Send them home.

Ms Fu,

please.

If it weren't for my quick thinking,

you'd still be fighting a long war with Qi Ce.

You seem to be...

very confident with your kung fu skills.

You think you could've dodged Qi Ce's sword.

Then, let's call it even.

I need your help with something.

Qi Ce's sister and aging mother are both innocent.

I will get to the bottom of it.

The innocent ones...

will not be implicated.

Were you begging me?

Anything else?

Qi Ce...

Is it possible to...

You want me to spare him?

You shouldn't be too greedy.

If we repay resentment with kindness, with what do we repay kindness?

His intention is murdering the prince.

According to the law of Dayu,

it's a capital crime.

Besides, you're his target. If I appeal to you,

I'm just being generous at your expense.

Just do as you like. It's none of my business.

Duke Su,

why would he be here?

As for Fu Xuan and Fu Rong,

how did they end up here?

Regarding this,

I've sent some men to look into it.

I've asked around.

The vendors are not here because there's a bazaar on East Street.

They've all gone there to set up stalls.

-You may leave now. -Yes.

Call up some men.

We'll leave the city tonight.

Yes.

Xuan.

Never mind.

We'll get our chance.

That's all for now.

Yes, miss.

Little Marquis, just tell us your thoughts.

It's about Qi Ce.

Although you've chosen the wrong man,

it's better to find out now than to regret later.

Anyway,

I'm sorry for your loss.

Yes, I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you, Little Marquis.

Little Marquis, what were you saying?

She only called off an engagement. She's not widowed.

"I'm sorry for your loss?"

Ms Fu!

I normally don't comfort people.

Sister.

Sister!

Regarding Qi Ce...

Rong'er.

Let me ask you something.

Don't hide anything from me.

I will never hide anything.

Let me ask you,

what's the history...

between you and Duke Su?

History?

He thought I wanted to murder him.

Is this considered history?

Is that it?

That's it.

Why did you ask?

Nothing.

I get the feeling that Duke Su...

treats you differently.

Differently?

He's rather hard on me, isn't he?

Forget it.

Maybe I think too much.

As for Qi Ce...

I'm fine.

[Drunken Spring Court]

Going somewhere?

Lord Qi, it's a bit late for a walk.

Anything urgent?

What a great cover-up.

Get him!

Father, I've interrupted your rest.

Please forgive me.

Must be something urgent...

for you to be waking me up.

Say it.

Father,

since I've returned to the capital,

there have been three attempts on my life.

The first time happened on my trip back to the capital.

Then, it happened again in Ju Shui Pavilion.

As for the last time,

it happened at the foot of Western Hill.

The case in Ju Shui Pavilion has been closed.

Why didn't the Criminal Investigation Bureau mention it?

Also,

what happened in Western Hill?

Today,

I've arrested all the culprits...

in Drunken Spring Court on Pingkang Road.

Who would have the audacity to do this?

The prosecutor of the Criminal Investigation Bureau,

Qi Ce.

Qi Ce?

How dare a mere prosecutor...

deceive his colleagues...

and plot a murder against the prince?

Father,

I think...

the cause is the corruption of field ration in Guanyan Town.

The problem runs deep.

It's beyond the power of a prosecutor.

There must be...

a mastermind behind this.

Jin'er,

good job in handling Qi Ce's case.

Since I've handed the commander position over to you,

you can solve the case without worry.

But remember,

every single case...

must be solved with solid evidence.

You mustn't let others influence you.

I'm at your command.

You've been back for quite some time.

You haven't seen your mother, have you?

Go see her when you have time.

I will.

I shall excuse myself now.

[Duke Cheng's Residence]

Mao'er.

How is it going?

Qi Ce has been arrested by the Ministry of Justice.

The judge of the trial is Xu Jin.

Qi Ce,

that deceitful scoundrel.

He has a big mouth.

If he blurts out about the field ration,

we're done for!

I think...

to eliminate weeds, we must get at the roots.

Only the lips of a dead man...

[Zhong Rui, personal guard of Duke Cheng]

will not reveal any secrets.

Taking a man's life is easy.

But now,

this matter has been brought up to the Emperor.

Qin Qing committed suicide by biting her tongue.

If Qi Ce...

also dies in the jail,

wouldn't that raise suspicion?

Killing him to tie up loose ends?

How clever of you!

Mao'er.

Do not worry.

It's only Qi Ce.

I can handle him.

It's just that...

we must strike swiftly and cleanly.

Now,

only with Consort Duan's help...

can we ensure everything goes smoothly.

Zhu'er.

-Mother. -Zhu'er.

Mother.

-Mother. -Zhu'er.

Ce'er...

Is he not here yet?

He must be caught up at work.

That's why he can't leave.

Don't worry, Mother.

Everything's fine.

Bad news!

-Bad news! -What's wrong?

Young Master has been arrested by the government!

What did you say?

Mother.

It has never occurred to me...

that Qi Ce...

would conspire with assassins...

to plot a murder against the prince.

Qi Ce, that child...

has always been smart and thoughtful.

I really did not expect that.

We used to be close with the Qi family.

I'm afraid we'll be implicated.

As a long-serving official,

I've always been meticulous in my work.

Yet, we've still landed in hot water.

It's a pity that Xuan'er has to go through this.

I'm fine.

Father, Mother,

please do not worry about me.

I have something which needs your approval.

What is it?

In a few days,

I'd like to go to Yunluo Temple on Mount Yunluo to meditate,

to get some peace and quiet...

away from the rumours.

May I go, Father?

Meditation is a great idea.

When will you depart?

Now that Qi Ce has been imprisoned,

I'm afraid Zhu'er will lack family support when she gets married.

So I plan to let her stay here.

I can depart after she settles down.

Zhu'er is an unfortunate child.

Father, Mother,

I need to send my paintings to Ruyi Pavilion.

I should leave now.

Be careful.

[Ruyi Pavilion]

I'm sorry, I'm sorry!

I didn't see you. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Are you hurt?

Let's go.

Ms Liu.

-Ms Fu Xuan. -I've brought the paintings.

Thank you for sending them here.

Please have a look.

I hope you'll like it.

This is wonderful.

Exactly what I wanted.

Excuse me,

which one of you ladies took my paintings?

It's you?

Aren't you Bi Yu from Feng Lai Yi?

Yes. I accidentally bumped into her.

I'm terribly sorry.

I was in a hurry to get these paintings to Mr Ji.

I accidentally picked up the wrong ones.

I noticed these two scrolls...

are different from these.

So I sent them to Ruyi Pavilion right away.

-Luckily I found you here. -Thank you.

-Did you open this painting? -Of course not.

I noticed they're not ours.

I wouldn't open it.

That's right. This is it.

I should excuse myself now.

Thank you.

Miss,

if he actually sneaked a peek at these two paintings,

what should we do?

Don't worry.

Even if he did,

he won't be able to comprehend the meaning.

Besides, Feng Lai Yi releases new products on a fixed schedule.

We will definitely release ours before them.

[Guang Yang Palace]

Hurry up, Duke Su will be here soon.

[Consort Shu, mother of Xu Jin, Duke Su]

Your Highness.

Greetings, Mother.

Thank you, Mother.

How's the tea?

It's great.

Glad to hear that.

You're...

all grown up now.

When I was back a month ago,

I should've visited you.

But because of all the work,

I was held up for a few days.

I'm unfilial.

No, you're not.

Work is more important.

You should protect yourself.

I will.

Try it.

I specifically asked the chef to make lotus pastry.

I remember this was your favourite when you were young.

Try it.

See if it tastes the same.

Mother,

Mother!

-Hao'er. -I heard Xu Jin...

Hao'er.

Xu Jin.

Hao'er,

Xu Jin is here too.

You came just in time.

Let's have lunch together.

Mother,

the Criminal Investigation Bureau has a trial tomorrow.

I have to be there.

Sure,

work is more important.

What could be so urgent?

You can't even spare some time to eat with Mother?

Hao'er.

Work is more important.

You should go now.

Yes, Mother.

Are you leaving just like that?

That's Mengding Tea from Zhangyang City.

When Mother knew you were coming back,

she had the servants get it a month in advance.

She knows you've lived there,

and has acquired a taste for it.

And the lotus pastry.

Mother would ask the chef to prepare it everyday,

so there'll always be some when you come home.

But now you're leaving without taking a single bite.

Hao'er.

Not eating? Fine.

More for me.

Mother,

you've waited for so many years.

Yet he's waited one month to visit you.

And he only stayed for a while...

before he left.

Last night,

did you not sleep because you were worried?

Hao'er,

don't be angry at your brother.

You have no idea.

Since the Empress died of illness,

your brother...

has been destined for a life of loneliness.

At a tender age,

he was sent out of the palace to guard the borders.

Madam.

Madam.

Please, I beg you.

Could you give me back my two dowries?

My brother has been imprisoned.

We need money to save him.

Your engagement has been called off.

How dare you ask for dowry?

Madam,

I've never asked anything from you my whole life.

But this time, I have no choice.

My brother...

You never asked for anything,

but when you do, it's certainly startling.

Murdering a prince is a serious crime.

We can't wait to wash our hands off...

and you're still trying to help him?

Are you trying to get us all into trouble?

Please, madam.

Please.

Please, I beg you, madam.

Madam.

-Get up! -I beg you!

-Stop groveling. Get up. -Rong'er.

Rong'er, when Mother learned that Brother is in jail,

she fell into a coma.

I'm terrified.

I want to see my brother.

Sure,

I will find a way.

Forgive my bluntness,

but it was her brother who bought the dowries.

How could you take them?

By tonight,

give them all back to her.

Or else I'll see you in court.

You...

You're such a jinx!

Brother.

Zhu'er.

Brother.

Zhu'er.

-Why did you come here? -Brother.

I'm fine.

Brother.

What exactly has happened?

It's only been one night...

and our world has been turned upside down.

What's going on?

Zhu'er.

Don't... Don't worry about me.

Why did you come here?

You should be in a cabin in the countryside,

waiting to get married.

Brother,

they've called off the engagement.

What?

Shameless.

Shameless scoundrel!

Calm down.

Calm down.

You said it yourself.

He is sick.

He won't live long.

-Why should I marry him and suffer? -I was just...

Brother,

whether he is sick or not,

he's not the kind of man...

I should marry.

Don't worry.

How about Mother?

Mother.

Mother is very worried about you.

But she is doing fine.

As long as both of you are fine,

I can rest easy.

Zhu'er,

how did you get here?

Thanks to Rong'er.

If it weren't for her...

Fu Rong.

Nice one, Fu Rong.

Brother,

-you... -Zhu'er.

Actually, both of us...

shouldn't have ended up like this.

It was Fu Rong...

who used the engagement to cover up for Xu Jin.

This is how...

This is how I got into this mess.

What?

Brother,

-so you got caught because Rong'er... -Zhu'er!

Remember this.

Fu Rong...

and her entire family are hypocrites.

Step by step,

they'll lead you to your demise.

You hear me?

[Criminal Investigation Bureau Jail]

Zhu'er.

Are you all right?

Miss, bad news! Your mother is...

How is she?

Madam has been suffering from a chronic disease.

She's been under a lot of stress lately.

Not to mention all the travel.

I'm afraid...

Ms Qi, please make arrangements for her funeral.

Doctor, I beg you. Please.

-Doctor. -Doctor!

Zhu'er.

Mother.

Mother.

Ce'er...

Ce'er...

Brother is doing fine.

It was a false charge.

After two days,

he will be released.

Once he gets out,

you and Brother...

will be able to marry me off.

Sure.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Zhu'er.

Please don't leave me alone.

Mother.

Don't leave me alone.

Zhu'er.

Fu Rong,

just leave.

Zhu'er.

Drop the act already.

I know everything.

Fu Xuan and you...

have been deceiving me and my brother.

Zhu'er,

what happened to your brother...

has nothing to do with my sister.

Blame me instead.

You don't get it!

You just don't get it!

Having to depend on someone's charity to survive as children.

You'll never know what it's like.

My brother has gone through so much...

for me and Mother.

Just go.

I don't want anything to do with you again.

Zhu'er, I'm sorry.

I never meant to hurt you.

I just wanted to protect my sister.

Please, I beg you.

Just leave.

Don't ever let me see you again.