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When Wushuang received

Gu Qinghong’s letter that day,

she should have not shown it to Eldest Brother.

Gu Qinghong has resigned.

Now this matter

no longer involves two countries

but it is a personal grudge only.

The reason why Wushuang did not report it to Your Majesty

is that she thought

that the knot in everyone’s heart

will be solved.

But there might be

another one

since it concerns slaughtering the whole family.

I also heard that your sister-in-law

was already pregnant for a few months already.

I have decided

I have promised Li State

to help them pursue and capture Gu Qinghong

The Donglin Temple’s matter

will be pinned on him.

Since it was Yunle that got hurt,

Imperial Mother will not let go of the matter.

My new army needs your eldest brother.

I want to save your

eldest brother’s life more than anyone else.

Only Gu Qinghong’s life

will be able to weight Imperial Mother out now.

He did not intend

to keep his life

when he went to Donglin Temple.

His life

can save Miao Family eldest son’s life.

It will also a kind of repayment.

It turns out that Gu Qinghong

was just King of Li’s pawn.

I have already sent someone

to check everything that happened

in Donglin Temple’s peach forest.

I am pleased

that you did not hide anything from me

Your Majesty is kind towards Wushuang.

Wushuang dares not

deceive Your Majesty in any way.

Really?

The moonlight is pretty tonight.

Take a walk with me.

Sacred Priestess has come back to revive the flowers.

It is time for divine bird

to appear.

Why are you not coming in?

How do you know I am at your door?

The scent of herbal medicine

proceeds your arrival.

You have been injured several days ago.

It is time to change

the dressing.

There is no need for that.

Your Majesty already knows that Fifth Younger Brother

is different from ordinary people.

Are you drawing a phoenix?

Have you ever heard about

a divine bird like phoenix?

It comes from the East

and soars above the four seas.

There is no treasure bigger than it.

When it grows up,

it soars till the horizon.

It is the time

when this supreme treasure appears.

When that day comes, you will be gone too,

right?

Jiao Tong’s identity

has been exposed by Fengqing.

Gui Jiao is waiting to meet up with her.

They will bring natural disasters

to this planet.

We have to stop them.

You must be very

cautious in this action.

When you find my son Fengqing,

tell him

that you, divine phoenixes were born

and bring him back to me as soon as possible.

The operation will be difficult.

Stop being naughty.

Don’t be naughty on the road either.

Give us food right now!

All right, all right, stop arguing.

Monk, your food.

I won’t give you food

if you do not stop with that nonsense.

I haven’t eaten for several days. Master.

Elder Brother.

Humble monk is a votarist.

He cannot eat meat or fish.

This is a prison.

I don’t care who you are.

You will be a corpse in the future anyway.

I cannot have the kitchen

cook the meals you like

only for you.

Take your time, everyone.

Stop arguing. Knock it off.

Don’t blame me for being ruthless if you are noisy again.

May Lord Buddha preserve us.

All right.

Buddha,

please be merciful.

Bless Princess Yunle with safety and health.

I hope Empress Dowager will show mercy

and not put Qingyuan’s crimes

on Donglin Temple.

May Lord Buddha preserve us.

Who are you?

Empress Dowager cannot kill me.

Empress Dowager! Empress Dowager!

What happened?

I had a nightmare.

Why are you shouting?

Empress Dowager...

Quick.

Hurry and find out

who sneaked into Shangyuan Palace

Yes.

Who was it?

Who let chickens into Shangyuan Palace?

Replying to Empress Dowager,

nothing is amiss.

It is only that a box of snacks

from the imperial kitchen is missing.

This person harbours evil intentions.

I will definitely not let him off.

Investigate it for me thoroughly.

What are you still doing here?

Hurry up and investigate it!

Yes.

I did not expect my wish

to take effect so quickly.

These past few days,

eight to ten memorials to the throne

are about impeaching you, Miao Minghu,

saying that my intention of reusing you

has caused a lot of dissatisfaction.

And that your loyalty,

General Miao,

is wavering between Li State

and Lan State.

It was this official who neglected his duty

because of a private vendetta.

Not only did the Princess get hurt

but I also failed Your Majesty’s

great trust.

This official is willing to hand over his commander’s tally

and receive the punishment.

Your Majesty.

Nowadays, the relationship between Li and Lan States is tense.

We cannot withdraw the general now

as it will greatly impact

the army’s morale.

If the situation in the court is unstable

it will naturally affect the army’s morale,

making it more turbulent.

Your Majesty,

since the city gate towers

are already ablaze with the beacon-fires,

what are we still polite about?

Why don’t we take the opportunity

to send our troops to the Li State

to decide what is right and wrong in a battle

so it can shut the mouths

of those who are only

telling you what to do?

In my opinion,

Li State’s military strength

is not as simple as they want us

to believe.

King of Li Gao Yang will come prepared

and our Lan State

has not sent its troops yet.

Miao Minghu.

Official is present.

You should reflect on your lack of calmness

and acting on the impulse.

I have decided to take your military power back

and suspend your duties.

Official is willing to receive the punishment.

At the moment, we can only

pursue Gu Qinghong’s whereabouts

to clear the suspicion around you.

Let’s hurry up with it.

Yes.

Xue Bi.

Official is present.

You come from a noble family of generals.

I will give you a chance

to rejuvenate your family’s reputation.

You are imperial son-in-law.

You should never be arrogant

and follow your father's footsteps.

Official thanks Your Majesty for his favour.

Empress Dowager...

Reporting to Empress Dowager, we have found out something.

Hurry up and speak.

Court of Judicial Review’s warden came to report

that bedding fell from the sky

in Qingyuan’s cell last night.

The humble one sent someone to check it. It was indeed so.

Audacious!

It’s that little demon monk again!

Humble monk pays respects to Empress Dowager.

Empress Dowager,

this humble monk is doing fine here.

There is no need for Empress Dowager to worry over it.

humble monk is praying

for Princess Yunle every day,

hoping that she recovers soon.

Empress Dowager...

Empress Dowager?

This little demon monk is really

making me baffled.

Who is it?

Two...

fowls?

Why are you mashing

these dried petals?

They are neither fragrant nor beautiful,

Do not underestimate these petals.

They are very useful.

They can improve blood circulation, invigorate muscles

remove blood stasis and regenerate one’s life.

If you make an ointment with this powder

it will help to remove one’s scars.

Oh, I see.

Elder Sister is making it for Princess Yunle.

I do not know what happened to Qingyuan.

He is but a monk

and was thrown into the Court of Judicial Review.

How will he be able to stand it?

I heard

that he annoyed the Empress Dowager the other day.

He is truly pitiful.

He has no mother, no father

and always ends at Empress Dowager’ hands.

Xia Lan,

let the chef cook some

good vegetarian meals.

Maidservant will go at once.

Xia Lan, send them directly

to the Court of Judicial Review when they are done.

It is inconvenient for me to see him in person now.

Elder Sister wants me

to deliver his last meal to him?

Shangyuan Palace’s wooden pillows and bedding

appeared in Qingyuan’s call.

He will not be able

to escape death now.

I am not going.

I am not going to

send him his last meal.

Open up.

Monk,

these were specially made for you.

Thank you, Elder Brother.

No need.

I dare to ask Elder Brother,

is Qingyuan going to be executed?

Monk, let me tell you something.

I have been working at Court of Judicial Review

for more than ten years now.

I have seen many pitiful souls

coming in here

but only a few came out alive.

Just relax

and spend your last days

happily here.

This was made by the imperial kitchen.

Usually, only Empress Dowager can eat it.

You are quite a figure.

I dare ask Elder Brother

whether he knows who has

sent these things over?

It was Zhaoyi Nie of Cuihua Pavilion

that sent someone to deliver it.

Enjoy it.

Close the door!

All lives are impermanent.

Why bother with being alive or dead.

May Lord Buddha preserve us.

There is no need

to demand benevolence

as it is already fated.

Buddha,

Qingyuan was originally meant to

take the monastic vow.

Unfortunately, it never got completed.

Right now, he is going to lose his life.

Maybe Qingyuan really has no roots in this world.

Even in such a situation,

I still want to see

my biological parents.

Fire! Fire!

Let me out!

I don’t want to die!

Save me!

Brother, where are you

heading in such a hurry?

Who are you?!

Why do you care?

Tell your master

that I will be taking the man in the carriage.

Let’s go.

How could there be a fire

at Court of Judicial Review at such time?

I am afraid that Qingyuan got into trouble.

Qingyuan was being held

close to the place where the fire broke out.

The fire in there was the fiercest.

They were saving this spot for two hours

and all the cells there

were completely burned out

and people in them as well.

If Imperial Mother had listened to Yunle

and released him earlier,

he wouldn’t have perished.

Even his dead body cannot be found.

How could I have foreseen this?

Life and death are decreed by fate.

But

I think this fire was strange.

it was rather man-made rather than a natural disaster.

Imperial Mother, rest assured.

I will thoroughly investigate this matter.

Recent events

are giving me a headache.

Yunle, go back with

Imperial son-in-law after the meal.

Who is it?

King of Rui?

I do not know

when have I offended you

to tease me like this.

I guess General Xue

has lost his head.

He does not even know the way to his mansion.

Imperial son-in-law’s mansion

is situated at the West Gate.

This is the East Gate,

I am just taking a stroll.

Taking a stroll?

General Xue

let the Princess return to the mansion alone

because he just wanted to

take a stroll?

I can see that you are in a hurry.

My carriage is just outside the palace.

If you want, I can give you a ride.

It is nothing important.

I should not bother Royal Highness.

Something got lost

in the raging fire of the Court of Judicial Review.

I dare to ask General Xue

if he knows where this thing

is hidden.

I don't understand what you're talking about.

You should not worry about going out of town

to inspect your goods then.

Because your goods

have been intercepted by me.

Relax.

Empress Dowager’s enemy

is my friend.

But my curiosity

was aroused by you.

I found it strange

that you actually have pleaded for

monk Qingyuan in the audience hall.

What is the relationship

between the most humble young monk

of the Donglin Temple and you?

I just think

this monk Qingyuan is innocent.

I do not want him to die in vain.

Do you take me for a three-year-old child?

Your Xue Family

is wandering about in destitution.

It does not make sense

that you would risk everything

to intercede on behalf of a young monk

that is going to be beheaded, that has nothing to do

with you.

What is the relationship between

you and Qingyuan?

You do not have to say it.

It seems that this Qingyuan is useless.

If I let him go,

Empress Dowager will kill him anyway.

It is better to throw him into the river in a cloth bag

and get rid of him.

No!

King of Rui,

I know

you are the most chivalrous person.

This is actually a Xue Family’s family scandal.

Family scandal?

Let’s quickly hear

how dirty this family scandal is.

My Father forgot his manners while drinking that year

and a maidservant at our family gave birth to a baby boy.

You mean that

Xue Mingyi is Qingyuan’s

biological father?

That maidservant died of illness after giving birth.

My Mother was jealous

and ordered my father to

get rid of Qingyuan.

In order to keep him alive,

he quietly left him at Donglin Temple’s doors.

I really did not expect

the distinguished and admirable Xue Mingyi to be such a romantic.

It is truly admirable.

King of Rui,

where is Qingyuan now?

Can you take me to see him?

My father was thrown into prison,

my brothers and sisters

were exiled to the frontier.

He and I are the only hope

left for the Xue Family.

This is indeed

a very touching story

but I cannot sit idly

after listening to it.

Rest assured.

I will

take good care of your brother.

Who in the whole city

can hide things better

than me?

Xia Lan, what is this for?

Xia Lan was somewhat

acquainted with Qingyuan when he was alive.

Now

that he has died in vain,

I will offer a small sacrifice to him

lest he will be lonely in the netherworld.

Xia Lan,

last night the Court of Judicial Review’s fire

lit the whole palace.

You have to be more careful.

How dare you lit the paper here?

Eunuch Yang Zhi,

even if we are servants,

we should also be humans.

What about Deshun? Where is he?

I have prepared his sacrifice

for Qingyuan as well.

I have just been to King of Rui’s mansion.

They said Deshun went back to his hometown.

How is it possible?

He did not mention it at all

when I met him yesterday.

All right, put the fire out.

Qingyuan is not dead.

He should be still alive.

Xue Bi was risking his head

just to save this little monk.

However, you intercepted him

before he could see him again.

Third Elder Brother, what is your opinion?

Xue Family has collapsed since

the corruption case.

Xue Bi cannot fail to understand

that if he made even a

slightest mistake during this action,

he would be beyond redemption.

When his own brothers were exiled,

Xue Bi did not even bat an eye.

How can he suddenly have brotherly affections

for his half-brother Qingyuan?

Why is he caring so much for Qingyuan

that he has never seen before?

I don’t think

that Qingyuan is necessarily

Xue Mingyi’s illegitimate child.

With Xue Mingyi’s financial resources,

if Qingyuan was really

born to him and his handmaid

he could have sent him to another courtyard.

Why would he sent him

to the temple to suffer hardships?

Besides, how can

always arrogant and insaiable Xue Mingyi

suddenly become a person

associated with Buddhism?

There must be

a hidden secret behind it.

Fifth Younger Brother, just let it go

and check everything out.

Pay special attention

to Xue Bi’s every move.

Empress Dowager has ordered Qingyuan’s execution.

It was I who

brought him back from the dead.

Since I am his benefactor,

I will definitely find out ins and outs of this matter.

I'm warning you,

do not throw up on my boat.

Humble monk grew up in Donglin Temple

He has never traveled far

nor travelled by water... Humble monk...

King of Rui,

when can we get to the shore?

Wherever the shore is...

Should you not rather say that you should

repent to be saved?

Yes,

the sea of bitterness is boundless, one has to repent to be saved.

Qingyuan, I am telling you,

you have no chance to go back.

You’d better listen to my advice.

Otherwise, there will be no shore waiting for you

and you will be floating around all your life.

King of Rui.

humble monk does not know

why did King of Rui set the prison on fire.

Why did you steal the humble monk away?

You should check the facts first.

It was not me who set the Court of Judicial Review on fire.

I have

rescued you from the hands

of those who kidnapped you.

Therefore, you should not call me King of Rui

but your reverend benefactor.

Can King of Rui tell this humble monk

who wanted to kidnap this humble monk?

It has nothing to do with me.

I am only interested

in your origin.

Then Royal Highness has captured humble monk...

No, no, no.

Royal Highness has invited this humble monk here

for this matter.

Qingyuan,

if you honestly

tell me about your origin,

I promise

to let you go at once and that I will not break this promise.

Reporting to King of Rui, humble monk Qingyuan

was abandoned outside the Donglin Temple as a child.

Thankfully, Master Sogo adopted me

and brought me up.

Humble monk has been in the temple ever since.

Enough.

I do not want to listen to these trifle things.

I want to hear about your origin

Who

abandoned you at Donglin Temple that year?

I don’t know.

Has Master Sogo

never mentioned your father

Master?

This humble monk has asked the Master about it

but Master doesn’t seem to know it either.

You should eat meat.

Why?

You cannot go back to the Donglin Temple

In Princess Yunle’s matter,

someone saw you

assisting in assassinating the Princess.

So you are now

the most wanted man in the whole Great Lan.

If you go back to Donglin Temple

I am afraid it will only make others around you

bear the crime

of sheltering a major offender.

What? Princess...

This humble monk never stabbed the Princess!

Humble monk was locked in the Court of Judicial Review directly.

And then King of Rui

has kidnapped him to this place.

If you don’t believe me, just take a look.

This is your arrest warrant.

The whole country

is looking for you now.

I am afraid you cannot escape even with wings.

The only way for you to survive

is to make superficial changes and return to the world.

Think it over.

You are no longer the Qingyuan from yesterday,

Prepare some good wine

and delicacies for Qingyuan.

Remember,

good and rich food.

Yes.

May Lord Buddha preserve us. May Lord Buddha preserve us.

The sun is setting in the west.

It looks like you still haven’t figured it out yet.

Humble monk wants to understand it.

Although humble monk did not assassinate the Princess,

but Princess got hurt in the process.

It is all humble monk‘s fault.

it was this humble monk that indirectly killed the Princess.

Humble monk will redeem Princess’ soul by chanting sutras.

I will ask you again.

Do you know your origins?

Humble monk really does not know anything.

May Lord Buddha preserve us.

Enough.

Since you are really ignorant

of your origin,

I will just let you leave.

Really?

The moment you leave from here,

people who chased after you

and people who set fire to the Court of Judicial Review

will find you.

I will find out the truth

about your origins from them

Wait! Wait!

Humble monk can stay here for a few more days

and think about countermeasures.

You can stay a few more days.

Wait till your hair and beard grow

so you can deceive the public

and hide from people's eyes and ears.

Remember.

You must never go back to the Donglin Temple.

Royal Highness...

Reverend benefactor.

Reverend benefactor,

humble monk has no other

place to go to but Donglin Temple.

It is your reverend benefactor’s kindness.

I have prepared this ship for you

to give you a chance

to repent and be saved.

I just love to oppose

Empress Dowager Wang in everything in this world.

Since Empress Dowager Wang wants to kill you,

I will surely save you.

Why is this humble monk involved

in all these fights and killing?

This is truly a work of six roots of sensation.

You should let go of the past.

Turn over a new leaf.

Look

how delicious this table is.

I am not hungry.

You!

Royal Highness,

Zhaoyi Nie has come to visit the monk

upon a secret imperial decree.

King of Rui's Consort has come along as well.

Let them in quickly.

Yes.

You came just in time.

Help me persuade

this stubborn young monk.

Young Master Qingyuan.

We meet again.

Zhaoyi Nie,

I really don’t know anything.

And I never hurt Princess Yunle.

You grew up in Donglin Temple since you were a child.

What about your life experiences?

Are there any clues?

I grew up in Donglin Temple

but the only people I know

are Buddha and my Master

and my senior brothers and sisters.

There are records on every monk

in Donglin Temple.

But this humble monk has no record of him.

On every festival

they would be visited by their family members

but this humble monk was not.

You do not have to be sad.

If you believe me,

just stay here for a few days

and think carefully

about the clues about your origin.

Rest assured.

We will certainly try our best

to help you find your biological parents.

Why do you all want to change

this humble monk’s life?

Sometimes the change

allows one to live a better life,

just like in my case.

Did you find your family

after you have changed?

I did.

We did meet each other but do not recognize each other.

Then… then...

This is truly painful.

is it not good that your family members

are still alive

and can still accompany you?

Young master, take a rest first.

This little monk Qingyuan

won’t say anything.

I really don’t know

what should I tell Your Majesty when I go back.

Wushuang feels

that Young Master Qingyuan

is not deliberately hiding things.

Maybe

he is as ignorant

as we are?

So to speak,

Imperial son-in-law may not be lying.

Now that Xue Family was sent into exile,

he is particularly concerned

about his half-brother.

It is also reasonable.

I just think this Xue Mingyi

is a little bit too elusive.

He obviously does not believe in Buddhism.

Why would he bring

a newborn baby

to the Donglin Temple

to make him a monk?

Baby... Donglin Temple...

Zhaoyi Nie... Zhaoyi Nie...

What’s wrong?

I was just thinking.

Maybe Xue Mingyi

has so much blood on his hands

that he decided to bring his illegitimate child

to Donglin Temple.

Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty.

You are congratulating me?

My beloved consort is dead

and you are congratulating me?

Can you tell this official

how did the Imperial Concubine die?

I do not know it either.

She was fine last night

but she was gone this morning.

This shows that the medicine this official gave Your Majesty

has worked.

The medicine has worked?

Grand Tutor.

You never told me that practicing

this magic skill

would kill my beloved concubine!

Your Majesty skills have been upgraded.

You have begun to involuntarily

absorb the essence and energy of others.

As long as Your Majesty

is not too close to others,

it will not threaten

other people’s lives.

What did you say?

Do I have to live

like a monk before I

unify the world?

Your Majesty, calm down.

This is only a temporary phenomenon.

As long as Your Majesty continues to

to adjust the internal interest rate according to the minister's method,

you will soon be able to release it freely.

Grand Tutor, your words may be true

but this is my

most favourite concubine.

Your Majesty,

after you train this ability you will become a guardian deity,

a true sovereign that descends the world.

How can you do so

without paying

a little price for it?

Prepare a generous burial for the Imperial Concubine.

Yes.

Hurry! Quick!

Come, come, come. Come.

Come, come, come.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

Something bad happened!

After hearing the news, the whole harem is in the uproar.

All imperial concubines

are afraid to serve Your Majesty.

Seal the palace gates. No one is allowed to leave.

In the beginning,

one by one vowed

to do anything for me.

Let them die for me then.

If anyone dares to disobey,

send her to my bedchambers tonight.

Yes.

Beloved official Yang.

Official is present.

Is there any news on Gu Qinghong?

Replying to Your Majesty,

according to the mounted scout’s report,

Gu Qinghong was seen

in a tea shop in the suburbs of Yiyang.

He went north in disguise.

He is probably already far away from Great Li.

I have ordered to sent his drawn picture

to all the counties

to apprehend him and bring him to justice.

Gu Qinghong is a talented man

but he is too stubborn.

I can’t be blamed for being cruel to him.