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Don't worry, I'm here.

Just like the first time..

when I first saw you.

I swore that

I will spend the rest of my life protecting you,

and love you.

But you have a....cripple by your side.

I hated him.

So...

You...

Yes.

I ordered my men to disguise themselves as bandits and killed his four subordinates

and then I locked him up in the derelict building and tortured him!

Then I abused my authority

to throw his family out of Chang'an and forced them to never to return!

Miss Ran..

The person who tried to push you off the cliff side...

was me.

Because I do not wish for you to discover Yue Zhu's illness.

I hope all of you

can treat her like a normal person.

Yuan Zi.

Do you know about Mistress' condition?

Half a year ago, his Lordship appointed me to look after Mistress.

He specifically for me to not inform anyone about her condition.

And I must inform His Lordship as soon as she suffers from a hallucination.

Normally Mistress does not leave the house nor does she interact with others

so no-one knows she suffers from such a condition.

I did everything to conceal it for 7 years.

Yet you discovered it only after a few days.

So you pretended that Cai Yu was still alive,

so that we will be distracted.

I deserve my death.

I wanted to find Zhang Yong who buried the bones and delivered the jade screen

But I was unable to find anything!

Be careful!

Turns out you're Yu Xiu!

That's right.

That is my husband Zhang Guang Zhi.

I once offended the chieftain of a foreign tribe.

Who forced me into a desperate situation

and I almost met my end.

It was all thanks to Cai Yu.

He spent so much money

to help me resolve that matter

and arranged for the two of to work at his shop.

Master Cai was a kind person.

Yet he disappeared mysteriously.

So the two of us have been searching for him all this time.

But when I discovered Master Cai....

he was already a decomposing body.

And on his body were 6 star shaped nails.

Do not say anymore!

I am begging you!

Do not say anymore!

Turns out it was you two who took his body away!

And you stole the bodies of the four attendants too?

I am skilled in martial arts

those four bodies were nothing.

You could not find the culprit, and made your way into the Liu Manor,

and wanted a breakthrough with Chu Yue Zhu.

That's right.

We were unable to find them even after 7 years!

But we believe Chu Yue Zhu was linked to it,

only she managed to survive!

She must be related to it!

When I heard the Liu Manor were looking for a servant

I came.

Zhang Yong...

Infiltrated the Liu Manor as a steward.

The two of you worked together to bury the bodies inside this courtyard.

You used hypnosis to terrorize Chu Yue Zhu

so she cannot sleep.

First we only wishes to use hypnosis to lure her into a dream,

to try and discover the truth behind Master Cai's murder.

Hypnosis is a complete farce!

Chu Yue Zhu only dreams about what happened that night every night

because it was something that troubled her!

True, it was futile.

But Chu Yue Zhu would dream every night

and say she caused Master Cai's death.

So you made it look as if she tried to hang herself.

Unfortunately we saw it.

and saved Chu Yue Zhu.

And suspected Zhang Yong!

The truth is out now!

He must pay for what he did!

Take Zhang Yong and Yuan Zi away!

Yes!

Take Liu Dao Ran to the Imperial Physician!

Get up! Get up!

Look after yourself!

Let's go!

In the future no matter how hard it will be

you must treat yourself well...

That way you can repay those who care about you.

I keep feeling that there's something else in this case.

Bai Yi.

Do you see any similarities between the 3 flowerpots?

The first flowerpot was complete shattered.

But the shards are in one place.

There are no cracks in the second flowerpot.

The third flowerpot...

it's shards are all over the place.

Then which flowerpot do you think was most similar to the one found at the crime scene?

It should be the first one.

But from the shards of this flowerpot do not look as if it was kicked over.

Or thrown from somewhere else.

It seems like someone shattered it on the spot.

But who did that?

There were no bandits here.

There was only one culprit.

And that culprit managed to kill 5 people by themself.

And set this scene up.

But if they can kill 5 people,

they must be highly skilled in martial arts.

They do not know any martial arts.

Just a mere woman.

Where is Lord Xiao?

Please wait here, His Lordship will be here very soon.

Yue Zhu...

Cai Yu!

Lord Xiao?

Yue Zhu...come in.

'Cai Yu..

You called me over today...

in order to separate from me?

Yue Zhu...

we cannot continue this.

'Why?

We are childhood sweethearts....

we have been close since children.

My parents do not agree on our marriage.

Why?

You do not need me to tell you

you can probably guess.

Because my Father was an official from the previous dynasty,

so your family...are dissatisfied with me.

Yue Ying...

I will not let anyone bully Yue Zhu!

Elder sister!

I saw in the records within the Court of the Judicial Review,

you were thrown in jail when you were seven.

You are afraid of the dark.

But your earsight as as good as the blind.

Other people can lose their way in the dark,

but you can distinguish their location.

Because you had fragile health and often visited the physician

so you know some basic medicine.

You know that if one is attacked at the Jueyingyu acupoint,

it will be like a stab to the heart and render them weak with pain.

So you used this simple fishhook as your weapon

and attacked their vitals in the darkness.

And managed to overpower them easily.

You then used a dagger to stab Cai Dong, Cai Xi, Cai Nan, Cai Bei to death one by one.

To set this up

so it would look like an attack from a bandit.

Then you used the carriage Cai Dong used to bring you here

to transport Cai Yu to that derelict building.

But the authorities searched the carriage 7 years ago

and did not find Cai Yu.

Because Chu Yue Zhu delivered Cai Yu to that derelict building first in the carriage,

and immediately went back

and then parked it by the door

before reporting it to the authorities.

But why did she deliver Cai Yu to that derelict building?

Because that place is similar to the jail she was imprisoned in.

The Chu Yue Zhu who took on Chu Yue Ying's personality,

wanted Cai Yu to experience what it was like to be tortured.

That was why she chose that place.

Your analysis is quite correct.

It looks like she became Chu Yue Ying.

What I do not understand is

Yue Zhu and Cai Yu were so deeply in love,

why did you attack Cai Yu?

You said

Cai Yu abanonded Yue Zhu.

That was merely my hypothesis.

Cai Yu..

truly loved Yue Zhu....

This hairpin...

is so pretty.

This is a marriage gift I designed for you.

Marriage ?

But your parents...

do not agree for us to be together.

Yue Zhu...

Let's elope.

Then what about them?

They have my siblings to look after them.

It’s fine even if I am not around.

But...

I cannot lose you.

He let Yue Zhu down.

And betrayed the love Yue Zhu had for him.

So I must help Yue Zhu

teach him a lesson.

Yue Zhu...

My parents found out about us.

they knew we plan to elope.

After my Father found out...

he fell badly ill.

I must stay here.

What about me?

I am sorry.

In the end we...

We have love but have no destiny.

You..You...

In the end you abandoned me...

For them?

Just as your Lordship said after I killed those four people,

I took Cai Yu to the carriage...

to that derelict building...

My motive....

was to teach him a proper lesson!

You dare to abandon my sister!

I will show you the consequences of doing that!

You can only marry my sister understand?!

He's dead?

You cannot die! Don’t die!

My sister is waiting for you!

Cai Yu was very close to the foreign merchants,

so he knows about their reincarnation spells.

He must have told Chu Yue Zhu about it,

so...

I killed them!

It has nothing to do with Yue Zhu!

Liu Dao Ran was attacked!

And the person who attacked him..

was the you who pretended to be Cai Yu!

What pretend?

Cai Yu has been revived!

This came from delusions.

Bai Yi!

Do not tell Yue Zhu I was captured.

Just tell her...

I will not be by her side anymore.

Tell her to learn to grow up,

and look after herself.

Actually you are...

I will inform her.

Thank you.

What happened?

Why am I here?

Yue Zhu..

Your sister cannot be by your side any more.

You must take care of yourself.

Elder sister..

My sister must be well!

Let me be punished

in my elder sister's stead!

My sister did it to protect me!

She cannot be punished!

Your sister Chu Yue Ying,

was the true killer of the Cai Yu.

Lord Liu did not kill anyone,

He only confessed because

he wanted to protect you.

Dao Ran..

Bai Yi...

Take her away.

This kind of sisterhood

is rarely seen in this world.

Fish...

will she be beheaded.

The Ministry of Justice never encountered such a case before.

I will report it to Lord Lu

and consider how to handle it.

Lord Xiao.

I finally found this after searchingr the entire Hongwen academy!

This is...

It’s a record of the last dynasty.

It states that there is a scribe from the Imperial secretariat,

who likes to study the different languages in the Qin dynasty.

And then wrote his findings in a book

and passed it onto his daughter.

Here.

Scribe from the last dynasty.

That's right, Chu Yue Zhu's Father.

You may leave now.

Leave?

I haven't eaten again?

Eat it next time.

Isn't next time this time?

Fine. Next time.

Your Majesty.

This Chu Yue Zhu..

is she not the criminal you just arrested?

Your Majesty, she is.

Eunuch Wang.

I am here.

Arrange for the Qian Nv guards to go with Lord Xiao to the Ministry of Justice

to bring Chu Yue Zhu to the palace.

Yes.

Your Majesty,

the map of the Marquis of Pearl is related to the security of the empire.

Why don't you mix those characters with other characters

and let Chu Yue Zhu..

Your idea seems feasible.

But remember...

do not let anyone else find out.

As soon as you find out the contents of the lambskin,

immediately deliver it to me do not delay.

Yes Your Majesty!

Prepare a carriage.

Yes.

I know that you understand some historial languages.

So I would like you to trouble you to translate this.

There are words in the languages from the grasslands

and also of the Turks.

And also...characters from an extinct way of writing from the Qin dynasty.

I must trouble you.

My Lord! Someone is trying to attack us!

Protect Chu Yue Zhu!

Have you translated it?

Completely.

Hide in the alleyway.

My Lord.

Where is Chu Yue Zhu?

She ran over there.

My lord, someone took half of the script.

It was your idea to hide the Qin language within

other foreign languages!

And get Chu Yue Zhu to translate it.

Xiao Song...

where is the other half!

Who killed Chu Yue Zhu?

Your Majesty, I am so useless!

I was unable to carry out the important task you left for me!

I know my crime!

Do you know how important this matter is?!

I....know that this matter will affect the security of the empire! It was negligence,

that caused me to fall for the tricks!

Fall for a trick?

The majority of the words that Chu Yue Zhu translated have been stolen,

do you know how little of the characters left on this half?!

Are you colluding with the Sui traitors to deceive me?!

Chu Yue Zhu is dead now!

Who in the world can translate these characters now?!

I know my crime!

Please punish me!

Xiao Song!

I am here!

My punishment is to you...

is to reflect on your actions at home for a month!

Thank you Your Majesty!

How did Chu Yue Zhu die?

My subordinates were too late.

Someone got there before us.

Another group of people snatched most of the characters from Chu Yue Zhu before she died.

My subordinates wanted to snatch the rest

but Xiao Song managed to take it.

The burden of finding the Marquis of Sui's pearl lies with you.

Do not forget our agreement!

[Ran Residence]

This prune tea is so refreshing and delicious.

I still feel that the tea from Chang’an is more fragrant.

Prune... tea...

although both have their unique traits.

But each have their flaws.

Although the prune tea can quench one's thirst and cool me down,

but it's effects are temprorary.

Although tea is fragrant.

But it is hard to sleep from it.

I think you struggled to sleep last night.

Lord Xiao has been suspended from his position because of Chu Yue Zhu.

Lord Xiao loves you deeply.

Why do you not give him a chance?

I know he treats me wel.

But..

I do not know...

if I wish to be with him

because I owe too much to him...

Or if I...

actually like him.

Chu Yue Zhu loves the cripple Gai Yu.

But Cai Yu looks down on her position.

Liu Dao Ran is a noble who loves Chu Yue Zhu deeply.

It's a love triangle.

Yet they were all sacrificed because of it.

If Chu Yue Zhu is willing to let go of the past,

and take a look at Liu Dao Ran who dotes on her and truly cares about her,

perhaps her life will be completey different.*

Miss Ran you are finally here.

Why did you invite me here?

I am here to invite you to watch a show.

A show?

Do you not despise your elder sister?

So...I decided to teach her a lesson.

Come.

What did you do to her?

You will know in a moment.

Miss Ran..

Why is Xiao Song not here yet?

Lord Xioa? Why is he here?

I invited him...

Miss Ran?

How could you do something so underhanded?!

I did it for you Miss!

This minister will tell you now!

She carries the heirloom of the Xiao family!

So she is me, Xiao Song’s woman!

In the future, if you dare to say anything,

do not blame me for showing you no mercy!

[Ran Manor]

When Lord Xiao left just now?

why did I feel that he wanted to kill someone

who upset him?

Don't bring it up.

it's been talked about on the streets...

they say...

my girl has been tainted by Sang Chen, that stinky rabbit!

That rabbit!

How dare he take advantage of my Miss?

I will pull out of hairs and butcher him up!

We do not know what happened, don’t add to our trouble.

Lv’er, calm down, clam down.

I have never liked that rabbit!

I will castrate him now! So he becomes a female rabbit!

I will make him pay with his blood!

Lv'er.

If he becomes a female, what about my girl!

Who can she marry?

Yan'er you're awake?

Girl...

Miss.

I wish to sleep for a bit.

Please leave for a moment.

Alright.

Let's go.

Lord Xiao?

You are..

I am in a bad mood.

So I wish for you to drink a cup with me.

But I was worried you'll be offended by what happened

How could I be so narrow minded?

Although you have brought humiliation to me in the past,

but I have never hated you.

After hearing that,

I realized I chose the wrong person.

It is not too late..

for you to discover now.

Why did you come to Chang'an?

For you My Lord.

You like me so much?

My feelings for you never changed,

you are the only one I will love ,

irrevocably.

For me..

are you willing to do anything?

At any cost?

I know Your Lordship has your own ambition.

But you are the only person in my heart.

For you...

I am willing to do anything.

Good.

why don't you watch a show with me?

As you wish.

Remove it! Remove it!

Hurry up! We are waiting!

I wonder what kind of show you invite me to watch?

You'll know when you see it.

Hurry and remove it!

You are too slow!

Hurry up!

The show just begun.

Why are you in such a rush?

It's better to finish watching this show with me.

Sun Pei!

Do you recognize this miss beside me?

B-Beauty!

Beauty!

What beauty? I do not know you!

Beauty...

How can you not recognize me?

For you I drugged that Sang Chen and Ran Yan!

Y-You are speaking nonsense!

My Lord do not believe him!

He has been drugged that’s why he’s speaking nonsense!

My Lord!

Do you remember what I said?

If you speak ill of Ran Yan again,

I will show you no mercy!

But now...you hurt Ran Yan!

My Lord!

Trust me! It was not me who did it!

I do not know anything!

l-lt was he who insisted on it alone!

I do nothing of it My Lord!

I could have arrested you.

But Ran Yan does not wish for me to hurt you.

Guards!

Here!

Starting from now on...

I forbid you from stepping one foot on Chang'an!

Take her away!

Yes! -My Lord!

My Lord! My Lord!

My Lord trust me!

My Lord! Trust me!

Why is he dressed like this?

It's a complete disgrace!

Who are you?

Everyone is looking at you.

They are all mocking you.

Do not mock me!

Do not laugh at me!

That is not me!

Do not laugh at me!

Do not laugh at me!

That is not me!

That is not me!

Do not laugh at me

Save me!

Save me!

Save me!

[Sun Manor]

My son...

Lord Sun.

I passed by

and saw him be knocked over by that carriage..

Otherwise...

the consequences would be worse.

Who fed that hallucinatory drug to my son?

Who was it?

The deputy head of the Ministry of Justice Xiao Song.

Xiao Song?

I heard it was for a woman named Ran Yan.