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[The Wolf]

[Episode 8] I was

[Episode 8] too excited

to see Second Princess Consort.

Because the Second Prince

is the benefactor

who I'm looking for in the Capital.

What a coincidence!

This is such a coincidence.

Yes.

A few years ago,

Second Prince went to Bozhou

to deliver relief supplies

and saved my uncle's life.

His grace gave me a new lease on life.

I've been waiting

for the day when God will let me

express my gratitude to Second Prince.

I'm good at cooking Bozhou cuisine.

If Second Prince likes it,

I can cook the dishes for him

to repay his kindness.

It's the best of both worlds.

In that case,

Uncle Guang can return the favor

and Second Prince can enjoy good food.

I'll inform

Second Prince and Third Prince

to stay for dinner tonight.

Uncle Guang will prepare the dishes.

Sister Zhai Xing and I will join them as well.

What do you think?

Sister, you're so kind-hearted.

I'll be all yours.

Thank you, Princess Consort.

Thank you, Princess Ma.

Second Prince and Princess Consort

have a heart of gold.

Your descendants

will

definitely

live in splendor and glory forever.

Uncle Guang, thanks for your kind words.

Now,

I'll inform Dear right away.

Okay.

I'll bring Uncle Guang to the kitchen

to prepare the dishes.

Till now,

you couldn't even locate that person!

You're all useless!

You're all useless!

Your Honor,

we've got news

from some neighboring children just now.

They've seen the man in the picture.

Where is him?

They said

he was brought back by those from Bo Mansion.

Bo Mansion?

Yes.

Bring along the House Soldiers and follow me

to Bo Mansion to arrest the man.

Yes, Prime Minister.

Let's go.

I, Zhai Xing, pay respect to Second Prince.

Haven't I told you

to call me Second Brother?

Yes,

Second Brother.

Alright, alright.

Take a seat.

How are you doing,

my sister-in-law?

How are you settling into the Mansion?

I'm doing very well.

Dear was initially worried about

Third Brother's dislike of getting close to people,

but Princess has a bright personality.

It seems like

Third Brother will make an exception.

Did you get stung by the coldness

of my Third Brother?

No.

Lord Bo

takes good care of me.

And he cherishes

even the tiniest present

that I've given to him.

My future husband,

quickly

tell Second Prince and Princess Consort

how much you adore

the present I gave you.

I love it so much

that it's inconceivable.

It seems like

your relationship is progressing.

Why does it sound like

there was a hidden meaning?

Perhaps Lord Bo

is too embarrassed to reveal it.

Second Prince.

Second Brother,

could you please tell me

what Lord Bo likes

so that I can cater to his needs?

From the moment he entered palace until now,

aside from his constant love

for martial arts,

there's one thing

he had learnt from Big Brother

that remains unchanged

even now.

What's that?

The paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall

are what he likes,

especially

the calligraphy from the previous dynasty.

So it appears that Lord Bo

likes

the paintings and calligraphy from the previous dynasty.

That's right.

Take a guess.

What does he like to do

in his free time?

Could it be

calligraphy practice?

You got the correct answer right away.

My first guess

was archery.

Big Brother told Lord Bo

that calligraphy can improve his focus.

It's the best way to express feelings

without

being discovered by anyone.

Ever since then,

he fell in love with calligraphy.

I just happened to give

my future husband an inkstone.

Your minds are in sync.

You're literally a well-matched couple.

Can I have a look

at the inkstone given by Princess?

No!

Sister Jing,

I'm sorry for being rude.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Why not?

Is there a problem?

Tell me,

I'll back you up.

Of course not.

It's just that

Uncle Guang's Bozhou cuisine

is almost ready.

We should eat it while it's still warm.

Lord Bo,

don't you think so?

If Third Brother is fine with it,

can we dine in the garden?

Sure.

Wen Yan,

tell them

to examine all the dishes.

No mistakes shall arise.

Yes,

I understand.

Third Brother, you're being paranoid.

Do you think anyone will

poison me to death in Bo Mansion?

Let's go, Second Brother.

Master,

I've examined everything.

There's nothing wrong with the food.

Okay.

Let me try this chicken soup.

Other than the chicken soup

made by my Mother,

I've never found one that caters to my palate.

How is it?

Is it the taste you're looking for?

Your soup tastes

exactly like my Mother's soup.

No one else in the palace

can cook as good as you.

It's my first time drinking this.

Perhaps it's because the Empress and I

are both from Bozhou.

I'm really glad that

Second Prince likes it.

Good!

What a good Bozhou citizen!

I'll just hire you

as a cook in my mansion.

Then, I'll get to

enjoy chicken soup

every day.

I'm honored to be recognized by you.

Unfortunately,

I've to rush back to Bozhou tomorrow.

I can't stay for long in the Capital.

However,

I can teach

the servants in Second Prince's Mansion

how to make the chicken soup.

The secrets behind it

are the duration and degree of heating.

And also,

they must use an old hen.

Okay,

I've got it.

It's no wonder my cook

can never make it right.

Lord Bo!

Lord Bo!

The Prime Minister has arrived,

saying that there's a fugitive here.

Come.

Arrest him!

Yes!

Take him away!

Father.

What's the matter?

Your Highness,

he is a wanted fugitive!

He must have sneaked into the Mansion

with an ulterior motive!

He might even

be an assassin!

Prime Minister,

this...

Princess, it's your first time to Capital,

you should keep your nose clean.

Please don't get in my way.

Let's discuss it after I find out

the truth.

Take him away now!

Yes!

Father-in-law,

what's going on exactly?

That Lin Guang is as weak as water,

how could he possibly be an assassin?

He claimed to be your biological father.

According to what he said,

Your Highness, you're not a prince,

but the son of a fugitive slave.

Is that real?

Yes.

While I was investigating

all the official slaves,

I discovered that Prime Minister

was secretly inspecting

a fugitive slave named Lin Guang.

Just as I wanted to monitor Prime Minister,

he brought along his troops

to Bo Mansion and arrested the man.

We must not

let Jing Xiang settle this privately.

It concerns the royal bloodline.

I've to report to His Majesty instantly

to keep the man alive.

You're all dismissed.

Yes.

Let's go.

Lin Guang.

You need not know what's written here.

All in all,

just make your mark on it.

I've warned you,

do not take in an unidentified man.

The man is now suspected of

assassinating the Second Prince.

If His Majesty were to know

that you've let in the invader,

how are you going to explain it?

But when I first saw the man,

he was protecting a child

from getting bullied.

He's a fugitive

and yet he has a heart of sympathy.

He wasn't afraid of troubles.

How could he possibly be an assassin?

Men are evil.

Princess Ma,

it seems like you haven't realized

that this is Capital,

not the small area of your Kuizhou.

Every step you take here

is accompanied by hidden danger

that might turn into a fatal disaster.

Are you aware of it now?

Or are you unable to accept

the feeling of being betrayed

by those you trusted?

But I believe that

not all betrayals

are intentional.

Sometimes,

one might appear to be betraying others,

but one is actually betraying oneself.

Master,

His Majesty sent an urgent command

for you and Princess Ma

to enter the palace immediately.

Apparently, it's because

Bo Mansion has harbored a fugitive.

His Majesty is infuriated.

Prime Minister,

the Colonel said

when he rushed to your residence,

the assassin

has already hanged himself from rafters.

Yes.

I tried to stop him,

but it was too late.

Your Majesty,

Prime Minister alleged

that the fugitive is an assassin

without any evidence.

How can he be certain about that?

Your Majesty,

judging from the slave's

confession,

I found out that he hated Second Prince

for being strictly fair.

So, I went to arrest him immediately.

Besides, I found a dagger

in his shoe.

Before he committed suicide,

he has made his mark and pleaded guilty.

Is that true?

He's just a mere fugitive slave.

How dare he try to assassinate a prince

at the risk of death?

Your Majesty,

that is true.

Even if I'm torn to pieces,

I wouldn't dare to deceive Your Majesty.

Imperial Father,

several years ago,

I was ordered to investigate

a case where soldiers stored grains.

I did punish all the soldiers involved

to become slaves forever.

The current

assassin

was indeed demoted to become a slave back then.

The Ministry of War has all the records.

It seems like this fugitive slave

did have the intention to kill.

When the Colonel reported to me,

I was wondering as well.

Now,

everything has finally come to light.

I'm glad that Second Prince is fine.

You're my son after all.

In the future,

the guards in your Mansion

need to be more vigilant

to avoid untoward incidents.

Thank you for your concern.

Colonel Yang.

I'm here.

The reason behind the case

is that the Prime Minister

was worried about my Prince,

his son-in-law.

It is what it is now.

The most important thing

is for the Court to return to stability.

There's no need to discuss further.

Yes.

Lord Bo.

Princess.

You've misjudged the man.

The poor security in Bo Mansion

has almost endangered the Prince's life.

Are you going to admit your guilt?

Imperial Father,

I've failed in supervising.

Please punish me, Imperial Father.

Your Majesty,

Lord Bo has nothing to do with this.

He repeatedly stopped me from

taking in unidentified people,

but I still acted wilfully

and made such a grave mistake.

I'm begging Your Majesty

to punish me alone.

It happened at Bo Mansion,

Lord Bo can't shirk his responsibility.

Lord Bo,

you've to repent for three months

and pay one year's salary as punishment.

I'll do as instructed.

Listen up, Ma Zhai Xing.

You were deceived by others.

Your obstinacy

almost led to tragic consequences.

I'll punish you to

kneel in the Imperial Ancestral Temple for three days and nights.

I, Zhai Xing, will do as instructed.

Why?

Are you worried about Ma Zhai Xing?

No.

It's just that she's still useful to us.

I fear she can't make it through

and that will ruin our plan.

Don't worry,

I won't let her die.

Lord Bo,

your future Princess Consort

is no mediocre.

You've to take the edge off her spirit

so that she knows her place.

Don't let her stir up any trouble.

I understand.

Also,

I want you to

answer me as the head

of Night Fury now.

Is there any doubtful point in the case?

The Prime Minister's Mansion is so big,

but they failed to watch over a sinner

and let him die

so easily.

Your Majesty,

when Lin Guang entered my Mansion,

Mo Xiao did a body search on him

and no dagger was found.

Besides, Bo Mansion is heavily guarded,

it's impossible for him to steal the dagger.

It's indeed suspicious.

Make a thorough investigation of it

within three days.

I want to know the truth.

Yes,

I'll do as instructed.

Princess!

Stop there!

Who are you?

Sir,

I'm the servant of Lady Bo, Ma Jing.

I'm here to send her some clothes.

His Majesty has ordered

that nobody is allowed to come close.

Back off!

Princess!

Are you okay, Princess?

Ma Jing.

Princess,

if you

are on your knees for three days,

I'm afraid...

Don't you worry!

I'll do something about it!

Don't tell Brother Feng Cheng!

We can't let this matter

ruin the relationship between

the Court and Ma Troop,

and bring trouble to Lord Bo.

Princess!

Ma Jing!

This is an order!

You mustn't defy it!

Why are you always

thinking about Ma Troop?

If you kneel for three days,

you're going to lose your leg!

Help!

Help!

Is there anyone

who can save my Princess?

Her leg was injured!

Hurry and ask someone to save her!

Hurry up!

Help!

Imperial guards,

if you don't stop her from making a row

and interrupting me while I repent,

I'll definitely inform His Majesty

that you neglect your duty!

Did you hear that?

If you don't stop,

we'll take you down!

Back off immediately!

Princess!

Go!

Princess!

Go!

Go!

Lin Guang's case

is quite suspicious.

Hai Die, Mo Xiao,

keep an eye on Prime Minister's Mansion.

Should anything happen,

report to me.

Yes.

Wen Yan,

go to Colonel's Mansion.

Same.

Report to me if anything happens.

Yes, Master.

Lin Guang's corpse?

They're destroying the evidence.

That's odd.

Follow them.

Hurry!

Hurry up!

Hurry!

Faster! Hurry up!

You've known too much.

Don't blame me.

When Lin Guang was arrested,

he didn't resist at all.

He appeared to have no regrets instead.

I don't think he's an assassin.

Otherwise, he wouldn't surrender himself

without putting up a fight.

Is it possible that what

Ma Zhai Xing said is true?

Lord Bo!

Lord Bo!

Lord Bo!

Lord Bo!

Please save the Princess!

A country has its laws.

How do you expect me to save her?

But our Princess

cannot kneel for long.

Lord Bo, you don't know that

Young Master Ma once broke

Princess's leg with a spear

because she wanted to save someone!

It's all because of someone

named Wolfie!

What did you say?

Who did Ma Zhai Xing rescue?

Our Princess

once had a best friend

named Wolfie.

He was falsely accused of

killing Xia Hou Yi

and hunted by officers.

In order to protect him, Princess

pretended to turn against him

and said a lot of hurtful words to him.

But Princess was forcing him to leave

for the sake of his life.

Do you know that

among all the people in Kuizhou,

Princess was the only who believed that

Wolfie

wasn't a monster who would hurt others.

[Your life is in danger at all times!]

Is your life not important?

Go!

Since there's danger,

leave Kuizhou!

Leave Wolf Hunt Mountain!

Go as far as possible!

Princess wanted to make Wolfie

leave Wolf Hunt Mountain.

But who knows

our Young Master

would steal Princess's bell

and use it to trap and kill Wolfie.

[Your Xing Er]

[will never come back.]

Because she was the one

who gave me the bell.

The bell

was stolen by your Young Master?

Lord Bo, did you know about this?

When Wolfie was falling off the cliff,

our Princess

desperately wanted to save him.

Wolfie!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

With all her might,

she tried to stop them from hurting Wolfie.

But Young Master Ma

broke her leg.

She was unconscious for a few days.

Then, Wolfie disappeared.

Since then,

our Princess's leg

was injured

and hasn't recovered till now.

Lord Bo,

please!

Please

save our Princess!

It's raining heavily now.

Her leg

will be hurting again.

The physician said

if she injures her leg once more,

she would

never be able to stand up again.

Please, Lord Bo!

Save our Princess!

[But I believe]

that not every betrayal

is intentional.

Sometimes,

one might appear to be betraying others,

but one is actually betraying oneself.

Get the horse ready!

Here.

Give it back! Give it back to me!

[I've seen you in your truest form.]

Here,

your meat bun.

Don't move.

Wolfie, you're so good.

[I knew you trusted me too.]

I trust you,

you trust me.

We trust each other.

Do you understand?

[No matter what I become,]

[you can recognize me right away.]

Even if you're ugly,

you still resemble him very closely.

[I want to see Wolfie now.]

Actually,

you're Wolfie,

right?

[But I've blindly]

[misjudged you,]

[misjudged everything.]

[Xing Er,]

[wait for me!]

Lord Bo,

we are duty-bound.

I'm sorry I cannot let you pass.

Step aside!

Zhai Xing is my Princess Consort!

She has a leg injury and she can't kneel for long.

I'll bear all the consequences.

We're bound by imperial order.

We can't let you pass!

Please forgive us, Lord Bo!

Xing Er,

Wolfie's here.

Let's go home.

Don't act rashly!

Report to His Majesty quickly!

Your Highness,

thank you.

Thank you for defying the decree

to save our Princess.

Master, you may come in now.

[Xing Er,]

[get well soon.]

[Don't let me feel remorse]

[for the rest of my life.]

[Give Wolfie]

[a chance to make it up to you.]

Your Majesty.

Did something happen in the morning?

After Your Majesty went to sleep,

Lord Bo

actually defied the imperial order

in front of all the imperial guards

and took Princess Ma

back to Mansion.

Tell him to come see me.

Yes.

She's all right now.

The bones were not injured.

Take a few days' rest

and she will recover.

Ma Jing.

I'm here.

Take good care of your Princess.

I'll look into

the rest of the case.

Yes!

Did anything strange happen

at Colonel's Mansion last night?

I was spying on them the whole night.

Everything was as usual.

Master,

we've found the truth.

There's something fishy about Lin Guang.

It turns out Lin Guang

claimed to be Second Prince's father

and brought death upon himself.

Second Prince and Prime Minister

murdered him out of fear.

Claimed to be Second Brother's father?

Yes, Master.

We've investigated overnight

and retrieved the records of official slave from the Ministry of War.

We discovered that

20 years ago, Lin Guang

was a cook in Bozhou military camp.

At that time, Second Prince's mother

was at Bozhou military camp as well.

But Second Prince was born ten months

after she spent the night with the Emperor.

It there's any suspicion,

it means

Second Prince was a premature baby.

That's why

Lin Guang made such a speculation.

This is the Second Prince's date of birth,

he was indeed born prematurely.

Lord Bo,

Eunuch Zhang is here,

saying His Majesty has summoned you.

It's time to appear before the Emperor.

Lord Bo,

why did you defy my order

and take Ma Zhai Xing away?

The servant told me that

Princess Ma has an old injury in her leg.

If she kneels for long,

it'll trigger her old injury

and cause permanent disability.

That is not

what Ma Troop would like to see.

Imperial Father wouldn't be able to make them sweat their guts out.

Why didn't you inform me in advance?

It was already late at night

and Your Majesty has gone to sleep.

Besides, when I went to check on her,

she has already passed out.

It was an emergency.

I decided to save her life first

and ask for your forgiveness later.

Get up.

I

didn't know about Ma Zhai Xing's old injury.

I almost destroyed

the pawn to control Ma Troop.

It was you

who managed to save her in time.

In such a case,

Ma Zhai Xing would definitely

comply with your wishes in the future.

And this pawn

would be better controlled.

Thank you for your mercy.

I've one more thing to report.

I've looked into Lin Guang's case

and found something.

Say it.

Your Majesty.

When this man

stayed by the side of You Gui's mother,

I was in Bozhou as well.

Are you implying that

the prince is not of pure royal lineage?

That's why Jing Xiang felt dreadful

and murdered the man?

I wouldn't dare to.

I believe

this is a mere speculation of Lin Guang.

Second Brother's identity is beyond doubt.

Your Majesty,

Second Prince and Prime Minister

requested to see you in the Royal Library.

You're dismissed.

Yes.

-Pay respect to Imperial Father. -Pay respect to your Majesty.

You're here.

Just in time.

I was going to summon you as well.

Tell me

what you want to report first.

Imperial Father,

we're here to beg your mercy for Ma Zhai Xing.

Please take back your order

and remove Ma Zhai Xing's guilt.

Why?

Second Prince and I

feel that Princess is indeed innocent.

She deserves a lighter sentence.

Besides, besides...

Stop muttering.

Say it.

Princess Ma is being punished,

and yet Third Brother keeps himself out of the affair.

Although he is in an awkward position,

he's rather heartless in doing so.

This might even

affect the loyalty of Ma Troop.

Nonsense!

Ignorant!

While I was asleep last night,

Lord Bo worried that Ma Zhai Xing

might injure her leg during kneeling

and brought her back for treatment.

He values the marriage I granted him

and treats Ma Zhai Xing very well.

This is clearly visible to all.

However, I think

your pleading for her

is hypocritical.

You're trying to cover up

your sin, right?

Please calm down, Your Majesty.

We have no idea about this.

We're just unwilling to see Princess...

Bastard!

Kneel!

I thought

you were moved by conscience

and so you came to admit your sin!

Never had I expected you

to continue lying to me!

Look.

This is

the confidential file of Lin Guang.

All of you didn't know that

back then, your Mother

has already told me

about her relationship with Lin Guang.

I

admired her

for her honesty!

What about you?

You're afraid of

a slave's speculation.

How dare you deceived me and settled it privately?

Imperial Father,

I've made mistakes.

Please calm down, Your Majesty.

I deserve the harshest punishment.

It's all my fault, Imperial Father.

Please have mercy, Your Majesty.

Go! Go! Go!

Go away!

The position of Prime Minister

will be given to Colonel Yang.

As for Second Prince's duties,

I'll assign them to Lord Bo.

Princess, you're awake.

I...

Why am I here?

Did you forget?

You've been kneeling the whole night

while it was raining heavily.

Have you forgotten who broke in Imperial Ancestral Temple

fearlessly

like an invincible soldier

and saved you?

Who was it?

This person is none other than

Lord Bo.

It was him?

You know what,

I'll never believe

the rumors again.

Princess, let me tell you,

Lord Bo knew that you have an old injury

and you can't kneel for long.

When he saw the heavy rain,

he barged into Imperial Ancestral Temple

and fought with several hundreds of imperial guards.

Then,

he brought you back all alone.

Why did you get up?

It was actually Lord Bo.

Is he not mad at me?

By doing so,

he defied the imperial order.

I need to see him.

Princess, you're still unwell.

Princess, are you awake?

Princess,

you have to stay in bed

for four hours.

Lord Bo is at the palace right now

to confer with His Majesty on important affairs.

Lord Bo barged into the temple to save me.

Can he come back unharmed?

It's not difficult for Lord Bo to escape unharmed.

What's difficult is

your opinion on Lin Guang's case.