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My lord,

here's a letter for you.

The man said it was urgent.

Who sent it?

Didn't say.

But he was riding a tall horse

with golden jewels and red fringes.

Very extravagant.

Are the contents of this letter true?

The King of Zhaozhou is sincere.

Every word he said is true.

As long as you

replace the officials on the list,

then you'll

enjoy tremendous wealth and fortune.

This is a major crime of high treason,

to implicate nine generations of a family.

Nowadays your lady is dead.

Do you have any other choice?

Don't forget His Majesty has not

held you in favor for quite some time.

I'm afraid if not for Princess Shengning,

His Majesty would've had you executed.

My lord,

for the sake of your future,

you must tread carefully.

Fine.

Mr. Jing.

Mr. Jing.

What's the matter?

You are so handsome,

and talented.

Why haven't you married yet?

Do you have someone special already?

Or are you rather particular?

So there is not

any girl that can enter your heart?

That is none of your business.

I was just,

just wondering is all.

There is one girl in my heart.

I wanted to spend a lifetime with her.

But due to social classes

I can't.

If that is fate,

what else can I do?

You didn't store books correctly.

Horrible, you're just horrible!

Yuan, Yuan.

How could you!

What's the matter, my lord?

What's the matter?

Yuan,

don't you know who the servant

beaten up twice by you was?

Wasn't he just a servant?

Wait,

are any of his relatives officials?

More than officials!

He's the son of Prince of He, Mu Beiyan,

a young lord.

I just don't get it.

He is the royal son of a prince.

Why would he pretend to be a servant?

He,

he makes us look like petty ants.

Yuan,

I think this young lord

likes troubling you.

Maybe he has bad intentions for you.

You need to take care.

I understand.

Thank you for your care.

Mr. Jing.

What's the matter?

To thank you for proving my innocence,

I've decided to return the favor.

No need.

But,

it is necessary.

I've tried so hard to register for you.

What a pity if you don't go.

You registered what?

Shuxin Clinic.

I noticed you weren't doing well.

So I found the best doctors I could

to give you a checkup.

In a few days,

that famous Doctor Zuo from Shuxin Clinic

will return.

I must

take you to see this doctor

and let him cure you.

Shuxin Clinic.

Doctor Zuo.

So then,

shall we go?

Okay.

He said yes.

There's hope.

Yuan.

You need to work hard.

And be like

the heroes from the stories,

capture his heart.

How is it?

How much longer?

Stop pushing, stop pushing.

Please come forward in order.

Number one?

Me.

Come with me.

It's me.

Number two.

Me.

I'm number two.

Thank you.

Okay.

Come inside.

Oh no.

It'll be dark,

before it's our turn.

What's wrong?

Nothing, nothing.

Don't worry.

We'll be in in no time.

My lords,

my master has been waiting for you.

Please follow me.

You mean us?

Okay, lead the way.

My lords,

this way, please.

What do you think?

I'm good right?

In the Qinhe County,

everybody knows me,

or wants to know me.

Everyone shows me respect.

Mr. Jing,

should you encounter any

difficulties in Qinhe,

just drop my name.

Then people will respect you

and give you a green light.

Really?

My lord,

the guests have arrived.

You've arrived.

We have, we have.

Thanks for your special care

and agreeing to see us first.

There's something I need your help with.

It's good you've returned.

It saves my time.

If I didn't come,

how far were you planning on

pushing yourself?

You...

So you two...

Constable Yuan,

I have something to discuss with Mr. Jing.

Could you please wait in the guest room?

You have something to discuss?

But

I brought him for a doctor's appointment.

We discuss first,

then I'll treat him.

You needn't worry.

But...

Mr. Yuan, please leave.

Wait,

prepare food and drink for the patients.

Please have them wait

until I am finished here.

Then I'll treat them.

Yes,

my lord.

They knew each other from before.

Why didn't he tell me?

I spent so much time getting a number.

He made me look like a fool.

My lord, have some tea.

Are you Doctor Zuo's maid?

The tea is so balmy.

My name is Xin'er.

Thanks for your compliment.

Let me ask you,

what's Doctor Zuo's background?

He looks so powerful.

My lord, perhaps you don't know,

Shuxin Clinic looks like a normal clinic.

There are also doctors here.

But our master is Lord Zuo Yanxi,

the adopted son of Prince of He.

So he and the young lord are brothers?

Yes.

My lord is not an official,

but he is powerful.

Even this clinic

is a part of Prince of He's Mansion.

No wonder he seemed to look down on me.

So your lord

and Mr. Jing,

how did they meet?

Are they close?

That I do not know.

This is the first time I've seen Mr. Jing.

I heard that you came here

and your alias is Jing Zhiwan.

Zhiwan, Zhiwan,

it means to know Feng Mianwan.

You once said,

that Feng Mianwan obsessed with hatred

and held back by it for 18 years

had no need to exist anymore.

You hoped each could go your own way.

But now,

you came to her place instead

and have become her close friend.

I just came to Qinhe

to finish some things.

So as a marquis,

you came here to work as a small official?

As an official,

it'll be more convenient

to investigate some things.

As Marquis Duan,

protected by His Majesty,

what investigation could be inconvenient?

Yanxi,

why did Prince of He suddenly come here?

The timing suggests,

right after Prince of He met Zhao Yan,

he left North Base

and came to Qinhe.

Does Prince of He know something?

This I really don't know.

While Father treats me well,

as the leader of the Shadow Guardians,

I report to His Majesty directly.

Father has his own thoughts.

But he doesn't tell me everything.

You never cared about

these trivial matters before.

I just think these events could be

connected to the assassin coming at me.

Thus I devote my attention to it.

It has nothing to do

with Feng Mianwan or Constable Yuan.

Isn't that the man disguised as

Lord Zhao's lackey with Mu Beiyan?

Who is he then?

That's strange.

Where did they go?

What's wrong?

Something the matter?

Strange.

Apart from the previous symptoms,

it looks like you were also poisoned.

Poisoned?

It should be some kind of chronic poison.

Have you noticed anyone suspicious lately,

or anything unusual?

I've been here a short time.

Met many new people and seen new things.

But I don't think

that anything was suspicious.

Although the poison is not aggressive,

it can slowly penetrate your body

and internal organs,

causing heart and kidney failures.

You sure you never met anyone suspicious?

Or you've misplaced your trust in someone?

You think too much.

It can't be Yuan.

Right,

if she did it,

she wouldn't have tried to

bring you here today

and let me treat you.

Strange.

You only just arrived in Qinhe.

Why did she care about you this much?

Did the medicine I gave her fail to work?

She remembers you?

She really doesn't remember the past.

She thinks that she is Yuan Qingli.

So like Yuan Qingli,

she likes to get close to handsome men.

But when she saw me just now,

she didn't show any interest in me.

And I heard

Beiyan wants to get close to her,

but she beat him up.

Are we two not good-looking?

My poison,

can you cure it?

I'll use acupuncture to remove it.

You're lucky it's not severe yet.

If this goes on,

and it seeps into your organs,

given your bad health,

even I can't save you.

So weird.

Where could he have gone?

Disguised as a lackey with Mu Beiyan,

he must have a special background too.

It can't be.

No matter how big the clinic is,

it's impossible

to have this big of a garden.

My lord is not an official,

but he is powerful.

Even this clinic

is a part of Prince of He's Mansion.

Am I in Prince of He's Mansion?

Oh no.

I've beaten that young lord twice already.

I went to find you earlier.

But you and that blind governor

kicked me out.

You regret it now?

And came to find me?

No.

My lord, you misunderstood.

I came here to see a doctor.

See a doctor?

If so, you should stay in Shuxin Clinic.

So why are you in my backyard?

I...

Be honest.

What are you doing here?

I really came here to see a doctor.

Then...

I had to use the bathroom.

I went looking for a toilet.

I didn't know Prince of He's Mansion

was connected to the Shuxin Clinic.

You see,

the place is so big.

I walked and walked,

and wandered around.

And I got a little turned around.

Isn't that normal?

So you were looking for a toilet?

Perhaps I

took a wrong turn somewhere

and got lost.

My lord, don't mind me.

I'll find my way back to the clinic.

I'll go with you.

My lord,

you must be busy.

No need to trouble yourself with this.

Are you kidding?

All I have is free time.

It's my pleasure.

Qingli...

No.

Yuan, I always have time for you.

Really, I'm most glad to help.

I...

I...

What is this place?

The toilet.

Didn't you need the toilet?

Let's go together.

I don't have to go anymore.

Yuan,

you finally found the toilet.

You should use it.

If you need it later,

you'll have to find it again.

Really I don't need it.

Mr. Jing is still waiting for me.

I need to find him.

Mu Beiyan.

Mu Beiyan, what are you doing?

Using the toilet of course.

What else would we do?

Let me go! Let go!

That girl,

she's so strong.

Bro,

I've got medicine for you.

Not bad, right?

Get lost!

How many times has this been?

How many times?

If there is another time,

I won't go easy on you.

You think I get pushed around a lot?

I have removed the poison from your body.

Now the most important thing is

to find the source of the poison.

Otherwise the problem will come back.

And with your old disease,

it will be hard to treat.

I'll pay more attention.

Who's that outside?

Mr. Jing, Doctor Zuo,

I didn't know you were so close.

It seems I've made a fool of myself

trying so hard to

get you here.

It's getting late.

Mr. Jing, if you haven't had enough,

then please continue.

I have to go now.

Yuan.

If you like her,

why not tell her?

Is it necessary?

You know,

she and I

had too many estrangements.

Since everything is over,

between we two,

there shouldn't be anything.

Some things happened

and have since passed.

But no matter to you

or to her,

you can't pretend that nothing happened.

She used to love you before.

Now she's forgotten everything,

except loving you.

But even if she loves you,

you will never be her top priority.

Jing Ci, you must remember

what she brought to you

are injuries that may never heal.

I know what I must do.

Hong Yu.

You've served me for many years,

and are my most trusted friend.

Now there's something

I need you to do.

My lord, I live to serve.

I'll try my best even with my life

to accomplish it.

Recently in North Base and in Qinhe,

something very strange has happened.

I went back to Qinhe myself,

and read the case reports of the princess.

But I couldn't find anything.

My lord, what do you plan to do?

You take some people

to the capital and other cities,

and inquire carefully

to find out

if there is any dead minister or general,

especially those who died unexpectedly,

having their little finger cut off.

Little finger?

Hong Yu,

it must be done secretly.

You can't alert the enemy.

Don't worry, my lord.

Your wish is my command.

Greetings, Mrs. Yuan.

Good to see you, my boy.

Please sit down.

I haven't seen you in a long time,

and I worry about Qingli.

Therefore, I came to visit you.

Qingli?

Mrs. Yuan, do you have any news of Qingli?

I haven't heard from her since she left.

I don't know where she is

or how she is now.

Now the situation is unstable,

and there are many homeless people.

I'm afraid she'll be in danger out there,

or need help.

Since you're worried about her,

why not have the nearby counties searched?

For example,

Bozhou and Qinhe.

I've sent some people to inquire.

But all the nearby counties said

no one had seen Qingli.

Zhao Yan,

during your travels,

have you heard any news?

I haven't.

Qingli is very good in all respects,

but she is a bit stubborn.

Though she and I,

have some misunderstandings,

as a mother,

I think I've done my duty.

I just don't understand

why she couldn't understand my heart?

Mrs. Yuan, don't worry.

My lady.

My lady.

Lord Zhao.

My lady,

outside,

well...

outside, that...

What are you rambling about?

Just tell me.

My lady,

Lord Zhao's coachman

has been attacked.

Lord Zhao,

here he is.

What happened?

Where is my carriage?

My lord, please forgive me.

I don't remember.

Right after you entered Yuan Mansion,

someone rushed over and hit me.

Then the carriage was gone.

Lord Zhao,

since it happened at our gate,

I'll send people to look for your carriage

and get to the bottom of this.

All right.

Lord Zhao.

Yun Duo.

If you want to find your carriage,

please come with me.

Qingli...

Greetings Mrs. Yuan.

Zhao Yan.

Where is Qingli?

Don't worry, Mrs. Yuan.

Among the bodies on the ground,

we didn't find Qingli.

I've sent out a search team.

Hope we can find her soon.

All of you, go search as well.

You must find Miss Yuan.

Yes.

How?

How could bandits appear on this mountain?

Well,

it is strange.

It's never happened before.

There have never been bandits here.

But look at these cadavers,

they were all killed by a single stab.

It seems that among these bandits,

there are some kung fu masters.

Qingli.

Who has she offended?

After all, I didn't do enough

to protect my children.

I don't even know where they are

or whether they have a good life.

My lady.

My lady,

someone not only beat Lord Zhao's coachman,

but stole his carriage.

But,

Lord Zhao didn't seem to be worried.

He has gone to ask for his carriage back.

At the gate of Yuan Mansion,

someone dared to steal his carriage.

You don't need to tell me who,

I can already guess.

Miss Yuan is not here.

Yet she is still so nervous.

It seems she really cares about Lord Zhao.

If Qingli is here,

even if she closes all the doors,

we can't stop the lords in the capital

from visiting her.

Of course.

Nianqi,

go and send more people

to Bozhou

and Qinhe for a closer look.

See if you can find any trace of Qingli.

My lady, you have doubts?

I saw Zhao Yan's expression just now.

It seems he found something in his trip.

Go check it up.

Maybe Qingli didn't go far at all,

and she's in one of those small counties.

All right.

If you find her,

don't show yourself.

Qingli didn't want to marry Beiyan,

that was why she chose to leave home.

Though His Majesty

has canceled their arrest warrant,

he hasn't dissolved their engagement.

If we force her back,

she might cause trouble again.

My lady, don't worry.

If I find her,

I'll just make sure she is safe,

I won't alarm her.

Lord Zhao,

the princess is waiting for you there.

Your Highness,

I wonder why you deliberately led me here.

What can I do for you?

Shut up.

How dare you ask?

Why don't you talk?

Didn't Your Highness ask me to shut up?

You!

Your Highness.

Are you alright?

No, not at all.

It hurts badly.

Really?

Men and women cannot touch each other.

Don't you agree?

But you held me up last time.

So I'm now your responsibility,

right?

Your Highness,

last time, it was just an accident.

I see.

Last time,

it was Mu Beiyan's trick.

I won't forget that.

I'll get him back later.

No,

Your Highness.

This is, not really what I meant.

What are you saying?

I didn't make fun of Your Highness.

Last time, it was Mu Beiyan's idea,

not mine.

But I did fail to stop him in time.

That is my fault.

Therefore,

I apologize to Your Highness.

Of course I don't blame you.

But,

since you feel sorry for me,

why not come to see me when you returned

but go to Yuan Mansion?

I went there to investigate a case,

not because I wanted to.

What are you investigating there?

Isn't the abduction case of her

already solved?

Or are you doing secret work

to find out where Yuan Qingli is?

So when you find her,

you can stay with her forever?

We only talked about poetry and music,

not love and romance.

Zhao Yan,

you know I'm not good at poetry and music,

so you use her to annoy me.

Your Highness,

this is not my intention.

Zhao Yan,

you think just because I like you,

you can take me for granted

and annoy me at will?

I never want to see you again.

Yun Duo.

Let's go.

Yes.

Did I say anything wrong?

Did you know,

today,

it seems Zuo Yanxi

didn't treat any patients in the clinic.

Instead he was chatting

with Jing Zhiwan from Qinhe the whole day.

Yes.

He doesn't have many friends.

But he gets along well with Jing Zhiwan.

They've known each other for a long time?

He knew Jing Zhiwan

when he was traveling outside before.

I heard he had an illness since birth.

It seems at first,

Jing was his patient.

Your brother Zuo Yanxi,

he never came with us to Floral House,

nor have I seen him pursue any girl.

Is he cold-blooded?

Once I saw him

carving a jasper crested hairpin.

It was obviously

for a girl.

But he is shy.

I asked many times in a roundabout way

but he refused to tell me who she was.

So,

Zuo Yanxi

is not heartless,

but spoony.

He has someone in heart,

so he didn't go there with us.

We can have fun ourselves.

Just we two. Cheers.

Cheers.

Let's go now.

Really?

If you don't go,

I'll go to Floral House myself.

Xiao Xiao.

My lord.

Ask someone to send him back.

Yes.

There's something I need your help with.

It's good you've returned.

It saves my time.

If I didn't come,

how far were you planning on

pushing yourself?

You...

So you two...

Constable Yuan,

I have something to discuss with Mr. Jing.

Could you please wait in the guest room?

But

I brought him for a doctor's appointment.

We discuss first,

then I'll treat him.

You needn't worry.

My lady,

I brought you your favorite snacks.

Look what I have.

Pepper mint patty,

pineapple cake,

and...

I don't want to eat.

I have no appetite.

My lady,

didn't we agree that

you'd accompany Mr. Jing to see a doctor,

and while he is grateful,

you'd tell him you like him

and win his heart at one stroke?

That's useless.

How could it be useless?

Even though Mr. Jing is aloof,

my lady,

if you try your best to treat him well,

how could he not fall in love with you?

Unluckily, he and Doctor Zuo are friends.

It was all in vain.

My lady, what did you say?

They knew each other?

So everything was in vain?

That means,

all our efforts to help him find a doctor

was completely pointless to him.

Right.

But,

how could we have known that?

We should see it like this.

Mr. Jing had been treated by Doctor Zuo,

so he couldn't see your heart,

and missed the opportunities you gave him.

It's a pity for Mr. Jing.

It's a pity for him?

It's a bigger pity for me, alright?

Indeed, my lady.

Now you can't even enjoy these snacks.

Well,

I'll save them for Ding Cao for breakfast.

What's wrong, my lord?

You seem to be troubled.

Is it because of some girl?

No.

Somehow my father came to Qinhe recently.

He just can't stand me fooling around.

Every time he scolds me

it's worse than verdicts of the Court.

In the future,

if I want to come here again,

it won't be easy.

It's not hard.

If you like,

you can buy my freedom.

Sister, you think too much.

Don't forget your background.

Xiaoyu,

speak cautiously.

Yes.

So unlike you,

I won't ask for the moon.

Xiaoyu is a good girl.

My lord,

do you think so?

Stop arguing.

I just had a quarrel with my father.

I'm tired.

I just want a quiet place to sleep.

Here are gifts for you.

One for each.

Take it.

He is really drunk.

You'll accompany him tonight.

Everyone eat some snacks.

So tasty.

These are Yufu Restaurant's snacks.

They must be expensive.

Yes.

My lord loves

snacks from that place.

But he is in a bad mood today.

He barely ate anything.

They would go bad if left there.

That would be a terrible waste.

So I brought them to you

and you could enjoy them.

Mr. Jing, Doctor Zuo, I didn't know you were so close.

It seems

I've made a fool of myself

trying so hard to get you here.

It's getting late.

Mr. Jing, if you haven't had enough,

then please continue.

I have to go now.

Xiaolu,

if he's upset again,

you buy more of these.

These are good stuff.

We won't mind getting a few more of them.

Alright,

you two eat.

Xiaolu,

Yuan had no appetite today?

Yesterday after he

returned home from the clinic,

he looked very sad.

He even didn't eat breakfast today.

Let him come to the kitchen and find me.

The breakfast here doesn't agree with me,

so I prepare to make some for myself.

Maybe there's something he'll like.

Really?

I want to

thank him for his help yesterday.