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The Love Lasts Two Minds

Episode 17

Yuan,

it took you so long.

You’re on purpose, right?

I accidentally

tripped on the road.

So it took me so long.

You tripped?

Are you okay?

I’m fine.

I sprained my ankle.

I just need to apply some herbal oil.

Then take care of yourself.

Princess, you can wash now.

Yuan,

if it hurts,

you can stay in the county government.

You don’t have to go to Palace of He.

I’m fine.

I just need some rest.

Princess, this is so weird.

You’ve asked her to do so many things,

but she didn’t complain at all.

We can’t really find fault with her.

What should we do?

It seems

she really lost her memory.

Forget it.

Let bygones be bygones.

As long as she stays away from my man,

I can let go of everything in the past.

It would be a relief

for both her and me.

You’re so generous.

Keep an eye on Zhao Yan.

Yuan Qingli is no longer into him,

but it doesn’t mean Zhao Yan feels the same way.

Yes.

Search the place!

Yes.

Princess,

we found poisonous grass in Zuo Yanxi’s room.

According to

the record,

Shuxin Clinic

last used the Grass

in December of last year.

There should be around 116g left.

How many grams are there now?

There’s around 94g.

Around 22g is missing.

Zuo Yanxi.

Princess.

Zuo Yanxi,

Shuxin Clinic

is the only place that has poisonous grass

in Qinhe, right?

It is very rare.

Only Shuxin Clinic has some.

Now around 22g of it is missing.

How do you explain this?

I have no idea about that, too.

You have no idea?

I also heard that

although you’re the foster son of Lord He,

you always had ulterior motives.

The night

before Lord He was killed,

you had an argument with him,

and you were not at home when he was killed.

I was always

grateful to my foster father.

I never intended to kill him.

Really?

You think I’m stupid or what?

You had the motive for the crime.

You were outside that night.

And now we’ve found the physical evidence,

but you couldn’t defend yourself against it.

You even tried to

play me for a fool.

Seems you won’t confess

if I don’t punish you.

Someone!

Punish him!

Princess, don’t.

Please give this matter further thought.

Beiyan,

eat something.

I’m not hungry.

Beiyan,

you’ll harm yourself if you starve yourself.

Lord He wouldn’t rest in peace

if he saw you like this.

Rest in peace?

I never thought

this would happen to him one day.

He was always healthy.

And I was used to him nagging me.

I never thought

he’d suddenly leave me.

Yuan is right.

I’m not a worthy son.

It’s all my fault.

I met a girl those two days,

so I stayed in her place.

I didn’t expect this would happen.

Had I stayed here,

probably this wouldn’t have happened.

It’s not your fault.

I was no better than you.

I’d been spending days and nights

in the brothels.

Beiyan,

bad news!

What’s it?

Princess Changle and Mr. Zhao

are investigating the case in Shuxin Clinic.

They found some poisonous grass

go missing.

The princess thought it was Zuo Yanxi that did it,

and was going to punish him.

How dares she!

She’s messing with the wrong people!

Lord He,

don’t blame me for being disloyal.

I didn’t want this to happen too.

I’ll burn more joss paper for you.

You see?

Why can’t I punish him?

Zuo Yanxi is the foster son of Lord He.

He’s not a commoner.

We can’t punish him for no reason.

I have to punish him today.

Let’s see how stubborn he is.

Now we’re in Palace of He,

not Qinhe County Government.

Zuo Yanxi might not be the murderer.

I’m afraid Lord He wouldn’t rest in peace

if he saw you punishing his foster son here.

Who are you?

I’m the sheriff of Qinhe County.

You’re also from Qinhe?

Could it be that you know Zuo Yanxi

so that you want to cover up for him?

It seems you

wouldn’t believe me

no matter what I say.

But if I admitted to a crime that I didn’t commit,

do you think

the emperor will be happy with the result?

Why wouldn’t he be happy

if I found the murderer?

Someone!

Punish him!

Wait!

Who dares to do that?

You don’t get to punish people

from Palace of He as you wish!

Mu Beiyan!

You!

How dare you interfere with me!

You want to die?

That’s none of your concern.

Anyone who wants to punish Zuo Yanxi

will have to do it

over my dead body!

Otherwise,

I won’t let anyone

lay a finger on

people from Palace of He!

You!

Go!

Beiyan!

Let’s go!

Just tell the emperor about this

if you’re not convinced.

Let’s see

if the emperor will convict me

of protecting my brother?

Beiyan,

thank you.

For what?

I know

it was not you.

Back then

when they said I killed Xiaoyu,

you didn’t believe it either, right?

Don’t you want to know where I was that night?

Why would I ask?

You’ve been busy every day.

It must be your personal business.

I believe it had nothing to do with you.

If those who can’t prove where they were

will be convicted,

then they can even say

I killed my father,

because I was drunk that night,

I had no idea

about where I was either.

I won’t be around these days,

so I can’t help you with the funeral.

Now it’s the mourning period,

remember to behave yourself.

Don’t act waywardly,

and become the laughing stock.

Don’t worry.

Jin Dade and others are dutiful.

What’s more,

you’ll mourn together with me.

We can always discuss it together

if something happens.

I’m going back to the county government.

What?

Go back?

Are you crazy?

I just took you out,

and now you want to go back.

I’m still a suspect to them.

If I stay here,

I’m afraid it will give others an excuse

to reproach us.

I’ll feel at ease if I stay in the county government.

Also, I believe Sheriff Jing

and Mr. Zhao

will find a way to prove my innocence.

Makes sense.

You can’t live as a suspect.

I also believe that Yuan

will find out the truth.

I can’t mourn in front of Father’s coffin.

I’ll leave everything to you.

Cut it out.

Just leave it to me.

How dares he!

I came here on the emperor’s order.

But all of you have been

creating difficulties for me.

You’re disrespecting not only me,

but also my father.

Please calm down, Princess.

How can I calm down?

Zuo Yanxi

is highly suspicious.

He’s been learning fighting skills

from Lord He since he was young.

And Mu Beiyan took him away forcibly.

How can he be so flagrant in front of me?

Princess,

Zuo Yanxi might be suspicious.

But if we say

he killed his father out of anger,

people won’t be convinced.

You’re clever and wise.

I’m sure you won’t be misled by others

and punish him for no reason.

Right.

You’re very intelligent,

I’m sure you find this strange too.

Now since we’ve searched

Shuxin Clinic,

we may as well search the standalone courtyard.

Maybe

we can find more clues.

Search the standalone courtyard of Palace of He?

We’ve been working on the case under Mr. Li.

But Lord He is of noble status.

It’s very inappropriate for us

to search the standalone courtyard.

So up till now,

we haven’t yet searched it thoroughly.

It’s possible that

we’ve missed some clues.

Right. Right.

I’m just a petty official,

I don’t dare do that.

Now you and Mr. Zhao are here

on the emperor’s order,

so it’d only be reasonable

that you search the standalone courtyard,

and others will have no objections to it.

Alright.

Mu Beiyan has taken the suspect away,

let’s see if he will create more obstacles for me.

Don’t tell me

he doesn’t want us

to find out the person

that killed his father.

Search every corner

of the courtyard carefully.

- Yes. - Yes.

Is my proposal inappropriate?

No.

It’s very good.

But it’ll make you

appear smarter

if you spend less time

on men.

Thank you for your compliment.

Zhao Yan, you should go with me.

Yes.

You, go that way!

You, go that way!

Yuan,

you go check that area with Sheriff Jing.

We’ve checked the kitchen once before, right?

Let’s check it again.

Ice cubes?

Where did you get these ice cubes?

Sheriff,

our masters love to eat cold food,

so we have an ice house to provide ice cubes

throughout the year.

Throughout the year?

What will you cool with ice cubes?

We’d cool fruit

in the summer.

We’d also cool

watermelon juice

and sour plum juice.

What about this time of the year?

We’ll use them when making dessert.

Lord Junior had a bad appetite recently.

So I made yogurt with apricots,

cooled it with ice cubes,

and then cut it into small pieces.

That’s Lord junior’s

favorite food.

Mr. Li, we didn’t find anything.

We haven’t found any clues.

Jing Ci and Constable Yuan

went to search that area, right?

Why haven’t they come back yet?

All you think about is Constable Yuan.

No.

I just want to know

if they have found something.

No matter what,

they won’t come back

very soon.

How so?

What I’ve been noticing is

that they were with each other all the time.

They’ve even slept together.

When they work, they go side by side too.

They’re not working on the case at all.

They’re

obviously dating.

It may affect their reputation.

Please be discreet.

Seems we can’t find anything here.

Let’s go back.

Princess,

shouldn’t we wait for them?

They’re grown-ups.

Are you afraid they may get lost?

It makes sense that a rich family

like Lord He’s would use ice cubes to

keep fruit and vegetables fresh all year around.

I don’t think it’s strange.

I don’t find it quite suspicious either.

Let’s keep searching.

The princess and others have finally left.

After Lord He died,

everyone became important figures

that can boss us around.

It’s great that they didn’t find anything.

Mr. Jin,

Lord junior ordered you to

interrogate all the guards and servants

that may get close to Lord He’s room

and find out where they were that night.

If you find anyone suspicious,

report to us immediately.

Besides,

those offering clues will be rewarded.

You can report anything or any people

you find suspicious to us.

Even if the clues lead to nothing,

you’ll still be rewarded.

Yes.

I didn’t expect

the playful Mu Beiyan

would take things so seriously.

He was not playful.

His father always protected him.

So he could do anything he wanted

without considering the consequences.

Now,

there’s no way he can

shirk his responsibilities

like he used to be.

Right.

He wants to avenge his father.

I also want to help him find the murderer.

Oh right.

Let’s go to Mu Beiyan

to see if he has found anything.

You can go there yourself.

Zuo Yanxi has gone back to the county government.

Princess Changle didn’t find anything,

I’m afraid she’ll give Yanxi a hard time.

I need to go back and check.

Then you can go back first.

My illness is getting worse.

Just as Zuo Yanxi said,

probably my days are numbered.

If I can’t stay by her side forever,

then I shouldn’t give her hope

and ruin her life.

I thought you went back to the county government.

I heard you are looking for clues,

so I came to visit.

If you can pull yourself together,

Lord He will surely be proud of you.

Now with what happened,

if I continue being playful,

then I’ll be unworthy of being my father’s son,

or even being a man.

Even you and Princess Changle

are sparing no effort

in finding the clues.

As my father’s son,

I should do what I can too.

Right.

Palace of He isn’t like other places.

Without compelling evidence,

it’ll even be inappropriate for Princess Changle

to interrogate anyone from here.

But you’re the young master of Palace of He.

You can do anything

in order to avenge your father.

Thank you.

For what?

For slapping me

and waking me up

from my life of debauchery,

so that I won’t live as a fool forever.

That’s not going to happen.

You might be unrestrained,

but you have a strong sense of righteousness.

Sheriff Jing said that.

Sheriff Jing said that.

Lord junior,

Xin from Shuxin Clinic wants to see you.

Seems she knows some clues.

Let her in.

Yes.

My respect to you, Lord junior.

You have some clues?

I’m not sure if these are clues.

I just find them very strange.

Xin, just tell us.

Whether they can help solve the case,

Lord junior will be grateful to you.

Go ahead.

Actually, I saw Mr. Zuo

leave the clinic with my own eyes

that night when Lord He was murdered.

Which direction was he going?

I think he was going outside.

It’s very late now.

Where is Mr. Zuo going?

When Yanxi was jailed,

why didn’t you testify?

I didn’t know what he was going to do.

I saw that he went outside.

But it was very dark.

He also practiced martial arts before,

so he disappeared in a wink.

That’s the clue

you were referring to?

Not just this.

On the 29th day of last month,

Mr. Zuo went outside to see a patient.

We were having dinner at that time.

Then I realized

there are still some herbs in the courtyard.

So I went to the courtyard

to collect them.

Then,

I saw a person

sneaking into

Mr. Zuo’s room.

It seems he was wearing Lord He’s outfit,

They’re of similar build.

But why would Lord He

go to his room?

Can I trust my eyes?

It can’t be Lord He.

Even if it’s Lord He,

it’s nothing strange.

It’s Mrs. Xue.

That’s what I saw.

Nonsense!

Why would my father

sneak into Zuo Yanxi’s room?

You mean

the missing poisonous grass

was taken away by that person, right?

There are indeed many herbs in Mr. Zuo’s room.

Some of them are extremely poisonous.

So Mr. Zuo’s room is usually locked.

When Mr. Zuo’s outside,

no servant can go inside his room.

Only the person that has the key

can get the poisonous grass.

But you can’t be so sure that

that person was my father.

I came to this conclusion

because he had a very long chat

with Mrs. Xue.

In this palace,

no one dares to talk with Mrs. Xue

in the dark

for such a long time.

If my father wants to talk with Mrs. Xue,

does he need to meet her in the dark?

He can just call her in.

Right.

Mrs. Xue

is one of Lord He’s wives, right?

I haven’t seen her

these several days.

Mrs. Xue’s name is Xue Zhaoyi.

After my mother died,

my father didn’t remarry.

He let Mrs. Xue

manage the harem.

She seems to be a prudent woman.

I heard that

she’s been bed-ridden recently

because she was too sad.

Lord junior,

Mrs. Xue

is not sick.

She’s not sick?

I heard she’s been too sick to get up.

And you’ve been sending

medicine to her every day?

I don’t dare deceive you.

Mrs. Xue is indeed bed-ridden.

But she’s not sick.

She was beaten badly

by Lord He.

She was beaten?

Why?

I don’t know why.

I heard that

earlier in the day when Lord He was murdered,

he went to look for Mrs. Xue unexpectedly.

Maybe it’s because Mrs. Xue did something wrong,

Lord He became very angry.

When he left,

he ordered the servants to flog her,

and lock her in the woodshed.

When Mr. Jin

took her out of the woodshed the next morning,

she was barely alive.

Lord He ordered us to keep it secret.

So very few people know about this.

I actually

checked the medicine

that was sent to Mrs. Xue secretly.

It’s used to

cure wounds and bruises.

So I’m quite sure about that.

I beg you.

Please think of a way

to save Mr. Zuo.

Beiyan, where are you going?

I’m going to look for Xue Zhaoyi.

I want to stay by your side forever,

and be your guardian for this lifetime.

This lifetime?

Right.

I also want to protect someone

for this lifetime.

For this lifetime.

How can I give her a lifelong promise?

Sorry, Mianwan.

I’m afraid I have to let you down.

Ci.

I heard they’ve made some progress.

Princess Changle and others

went to the standalone courtyard again.

Why didn’t you go there?

They’ve got enough people.

I don’t need to go there.

You don’t look well.

Nothing serious.

Seems the circulation

of blood is not smooth.

Are you too tired?

Or because something is weighing on your mind?

If this goes on,

I’m afraid it will cause a relapse.

I’ll prescribe some medicine for you.

That’s okay.

It’s just that

my foot hurts again.

I’m feeling much better now.

I just want to be alone for a while.

You’re hiding something.

Play Go with me.

Where is Xue Zhaoyi?

Lord junior.

Lord junior.

I just asked.

They said she left in the morning.

Moxiang! Moxiang!

Honey! Honey!

Come here!

Come here!

Who is talking?

Moxiang! Moxiang!

Honey! Honey!

Come here! Come here!

This is Mrs. Xue’s parrot.

Moxiang! Moxiang!

Honey! Honey!

Come here!

Come here!

What’s wrong?

Why this expression?

It’s just a parrot, right?

Do you know that Moxiang is a name?

What name?

Pass down my order.

Find Xue Zhaoyi.

Yes.

What’s special about the name?

Is it related to Xue Zhaoyi?

Moxiang is Xue Zhaoyi’s nickname.

In this palace,

my father was the only one

that would call her Moxiang.

Lord He came to see her very often?

My father was in the barracks most of the time.

He seldom came back.

Even when he was back,

he seldom came to see her.

Are you saying

the parrot actually

learnt this name from another person?

They’re coming.

His ghost has come to take our lives.

None of you can escape!

None of you

can escape!

Has Mrs. Xue gone crazy?

I...

I don’t know.

It’s really scaring.

Xin,

have you seen Xue Zhaoyi?

Mrs. Xue?

She just ran past here

and went outside.

She went outside?

Yes.

She was disheveled.

Like...

Like she had gone crazy.

Go after her now!

Make sure you get her back!

Yes.

She went crazy upon our arrival.

Does this mean she really

has something to do with your father’s death?

I’ll definitely find the murderer,

and revenge for my father.

You’ll stay by my side

till I find the murderer,

right?

Don’t worry.

I’ll stay beside you

and help you.

Mr. Zhao and the princess are coming.

We can send more people

to look for Xue Zhaoyi.

Ci,

you’re absent-minded.

We can’t play like this.

Alright.

Did anything happen to you?

Nothing.

It’s just I suddenly remembered

what you said to me.

What is it?

Tell me.

Yuan and Beiyan is a good match.

Beiyan is kind by nature,

and he’s tolerant towards Yuan.

He also matches

Yuan’s background.

I thought about it carefully,

and realized that you were right.

I always felt that

you’re not willing to let go.

But it seems

you’re really letting go of her this time.

Now

Yuan’s working on the case with Beiyan.

So you’re hoping that

they can bury the hatchet

and become close friends,

or even take it to the next level

and get married.

Do I have another choice?

Even if I’m willing to forget the past

and start it all over with Yuan,

how long can I stay by her side?

Two years?

Or maybe five years?

I’ve told you.

I’ve got the medical book

that my master left.

I’m sure I can find a way

to alleviate your condition.

Right.

So that I can buy some time

and then leave her

and let her live lonely

in this world.

Ci,

don’t say that.

Don’t worry.

I just want to

figure out what I want most,

and what I can give Feng Mianwan.

Sometimes it’s not that hard

to make a decision.

Let’s play another round.

Are you sure it’s this way?

Yes. A woodman said

a woman in red just went up the mountain.

Look.

Over there.

Be quiet.

Mrs. Xue!

Mrs. Xue!

[Qinhe County Government]

Zhiwan.

Morning.

What’s it?

I want to give you something.

Yuan,

I’ve got everything I need.

I know that.

But

you have to take this.

See.

I’ve spent several nights

embroidering this pair of mandarin ducks.

It’s not very exquisitely stitched though.

Don’t use that pouch of yours again.

That pair of mandarin ducks on it

is very awkwardly stitched.

You can use this one from now on.

My skill is not as good as before,

but still,

it’s made by me,

and I used to be famous for my talent and skill,

right?

Have you ever heard about this saying?

What is it?

One old friend

is better than two new ones.

I heard that before.

But new pouches are better than old ones.

No.

The pouch with a pattern

that’s embroidered by an old friend

is the best pouch.

You...

You think my skill is too bad?

You still don’t get it?

What matters

is the girl that embroidered the pattern before.

You mean

the person who gave you the pouch

is a girl?

But you haven’t get married yet.

And I’m the only girl that’s around you.

Yesterday you said that

you wanted to protect someone

for a lifetime.

The person I want to protect

is her.

But she’s married.

So I don’t have a chance anymore.

If she’s married,

isn’t that easier?

Since she’s made her choice,

I’m sure

you will move on

and find another person to love,

right?

Yuan,

the one I used to love

is the only one I’ll ever love.

Don’t force ourselves.

I’m not forcing myself.

But I am.

I haven’t gotten over her yet.

So I don’t want to force myself

to start a new relationship.

Then what about

that night we spent together?

Actually

nothing happened between us that night.

I went to Zuo Yanyi to get the antidote.

You passed out,

and stayed the night there.

Excuses.

You helped me change my clothes.

It was

the landlady.

She saw that your clothes were soaking wet,

so she helped you get changed.

Then...

Then what about yesterday?

Yesterday?

Did anything happen between us?

So nothing

has happened between us?