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The first night of the incident

Wu San Gui secretly sent people to find Wu Ying Qi

Father asked you to rush here in the middle of the night

what is the urgent matter?

The Emperor is asking you

among the treasures of Yong Li Emperor

did you see a golden key?

Yes

Under the orders of the Emperor

I ask that young master hands me the golden key immediately

Use this fake golden key to replace it

It is too late

The items that I’ve escorted

have all been handed over to Shanxi’s military head, Shu Jian

Once we saw Shu Jian

we immediately ask him to look for the golden key

in front of us

and keep it safe with us

It seems that he has secret instructions from the Emperor

to bring the golden key into the Capital

and hand it to the Emperor

That is not good

I can’t believe that we’ve been working overnight

but still behind them by one step

Why is this golden key so important to the imperial court?

At first, the Emperor is not concerned with it

but why did His Majesty ask you to take it back all of a sudden?

I am only following orders

other than that, I wouldn’t know

If young master is doubtful

after getting back to Dian City

why don’t you ask the Emperor himself?

What do we do now?

Before coming here

the Emperor has made all sorts of plans

He wants me to bring back the golden key no matter what

Right now

all I can do is to impersonate a thief

and steal the golden key

When the time comes

I will need young master and General Shi

to cooperate

Who is that?

After that, on the second day

Shu Jian was stabbed

Shi Qing Hong pretended to resist

and me and Brother Ye didn’t really use force

Although Shu Jian is a good leader

proficient in the art of war

but he is average in combat

The assassins sent by Wu San Gui

are highly skilled in martial arts

It only took a while for them to kill

200 skilled soldiers led by Shu Jian

It seems that

Wu San Gui knew about the secret of the golden key

or else he wouldn’t have sent people to catch them overnight

It is too bad that he did not expect

that before handing it over to Shu Jian

we’ve already swapped out the golden key

They killed the court officers without any remorse

and commit a great offence

to get a fake key

This is a good opportunity

Kang Xi and Wu San Gui

have always been suspicious of each other

we can take advantage of this

to create a rift between them

How is Shu Jian doing?

He is still unconscious

but he is hanging in there

Take great care of any changes in Shu Jian’s condition

and also look out if Shu Wan Xin will appear

If there is any accident

contact us immediately

We must not let Kang Xi find out before us

I understand

At first, after you’ve got the golden key

me and Brother Ye

were planning to use the excuse of finding medicine for Shu Jian

to flee

but now that Shu Wan Xin has appeared in the picture

we have no choice but to return to Wu Ying Qi’s side

Thank you for your hard work

We are not as successful as you both

It wasn’t easy finding the copper box

but then it was swapped out

Regarding the spy from Pearl Valley...

me and Brother Ye have thought about it for a long time

but don’t know who to suspect

Next time when we act

we need to be even more cautious

If we have any operations

we need to be tight-lipped

We must not let more people know about it

All right, I understand

Eldest senior

I need to rush back to meet Brother Ye

and then go back to Wu San Gui’s side together

to avoid suspicion from Shi Qing Hong

Sister Fan

Why didn’t Brother Ye come and meet me?

Where did he go?

I don’t know myself

I asked him

but he didn't say anything

What is this?

Open and take a look

Brother Ye

where did you get the money

to buy me such an expensive item?

Doesn’t the masters

give us a money every month?

I’m not willing to spend it

and save it all up

After saving for five years

I finally saved up enough

I can’t... this gift is too expensive

I cannot accept it

It is all right

This isn’t...

Isn’t your birthday next month?

I’m worried I won’t be able to rush back to celebrate with you

so I take it as your birthday gift

and give it to you in advance

Don’t worry

I am not expecting anything in return

as long as you wear it every day

Then, why

must you buy me a gold bracelet?

Do you remember

five years ago, on your birthday

I asked you

what gift would you like?

You told me

you want an exceptionally beautiful gold bracelet

Really?

I don’t remember

It is all right

Even if you don’t remember it

it is fine as long as I remember it

Although you mentioned it casually then

but in these five years

I’ve always remembered it well

What is the matter?

Don't you like

gold bracelets now?

Or you feel that this is not beautiful enough?

No...

I think this gold bracelet is very beautiful

- but... - All right

- As long as you like it

If you like it, then my heart and thought are not wasted

Come, let me put it on for you

I can’t... Brother Ye

I can't have it

I know

Now that you have Kang Xi as your blood-sworn brother

you don’t lack anything

Any jewellery that he gives you

is way more expensive

than this gold bracelet that I give you

But Sister

I hope you understand

some things cannot be measured with money

It is not that, Brother Ye

This is not what I mean

This bracelet is very pretty

and I like it a lot

But

you should keep it

and give it to... a girl that you like in the future

Brother Ye, what are you doing?

Sister

This gold bracelet is bought for you

If you don’t want it

I won’t give it to any other girl

Brother Ye

Brother Zhu

Brother Zhu

Why are you in my room?

I haven’t asked you

It is so late

where have you been?

I just went out for a walk

You went to meet Mo Sheng, didn’t you?

How did you know?

We’ve grown up together from young

your character

Mo Sheng’s character

do you think I wouldn’t know?

Tonight

he let Sister Fan come and see me

but he did not appear himself

I suspect

that he is taking advantage that I am not around

and come to see you in secret

What did you talk about?

Nothing much

He just asked me how I am doing

Just that?

Just that

He didn’t

give you any gift?

No, no gift at all

Every month, master only gives us 2000 coins

Where would he find the money to buy me a gift?

Unlike us

who can get gifts from the palace

It is not unlikely

These few years

Brother Ye became very stingy

He is not willing to spend even one coin

Sometimes the brothers in the Valley will pool money to buy alcohol

but he always finds an excuse not to join them

He has been saving up so much

it must be for you

It is your birthday

next month

Didn't he prepare a birthday gift

for you?

No

Do you still want to deny it?

Where did you get this gold bracelet?

Brother Zhu, you...

Why do you know everything?

I can't hide anything from you

You

You help Mo Sheng to lie to me?

No, I didn’t help him lie to you

I...

I only... every time I lie to others

they don’t see my facade

But when I lie to you

you will always find my weakness

I understand

You don't want to create a rift between me and Mo Sheng

right?

We are just brother and sister

he is just pampering me as his little sister

That is why he gives me this little gift

Is this still considered a little gift?

This is Mo Sheng’s love to you

If you don't like it

I won’t wear it

If you want to wear it, just wear it

Actually

I've noticed Mo Sheng's love towards you

a long time ago

But I am confident that he cannot snatch you from me

The one that worries me the most

is actually someone else

It is getting late

rest early

You need to leave early tomorrow

Sir

this well is also dry

After entering Shanxi

the drought is getting worse

You’re right

Old man

there also no water left in this well

There is no water here as well?

What should I do now?

The water that I brought along finished a long time ago

From here to my daughter’s house

is still a few meters to go

Old man

I have a jug of water here

why don’t you take it first?

Thank you so much

Old man

how big of an area

that this drought covers?

How big of an area?

The square meters in hundreds

fifty thousand acres

with a population of 12,000

but we don’t get a single drop

Not a single drop

I've lived for 70 years

This drought

is the worst drought I’ve ever seen

Thank you so much

Old man, stay safe

Leader

Leader Qin Bing

this small village

has a few people

whose houses are quite clean

There is no problem for us to stay the night

It is just that the population in this village is small

and so many houses are empty

It seems a little odd

Why?

The houses here look fine

some of them even look like it was recently renovated

Why wouldn’t there be anyone living here?

You're right

The houses look quite new

but there isn’t anyone living here

Maybe this area was attacked by bandits not too long ago?

There is smoke coming out of this garden

there must be someone here. I’ll go and have a look

Is anybody here?

Officer, don’t rush me anymore

Even if I die

I want to die in my own home

You are not the officer?

Old lady

We are travelling merchants just passing by

but we missed the nearest inn

Can we stay at your place for the night?

How much is the room rate? Just name your price

You don't need to pay

In this village

we are lacking everything

Lacking water, lacking food

lacking people

but not lacking in empty houses

Just stay at your own will

Old lady, why do you say that?

Where did all the villagers go?

Our village

has suffered an endless drought

The village has one well left

Every night, we can only retrieve a little water

Those who are abled

have left to find their relatives and friends

Those who don’t have relatives and friends but are still abled

have left to beg

and escape

There is only us who are old and sick

waiting for death here

But the officers are forcing us...

Hurry, protect our leader

These two people look familiar

Have we seen them before?

Leader

These two people were the ones at the inn

who was harassing Lady Yi Huan

You even taught

one of them a lesson

What is wrong, Old Yang?

This is a skilled man

Just give up

What are you doing?

I'm asking you what are you doing?

Grandmother Liang

I am puzzled

It seems that you are not giving up

Actually

you have very rich relatives

Boss Qiu

Don’t involve the innocent

I

do not have such rich relatives

They are travelling merchants passing by

staying a night at my house

Tomorrow they are heading off early

Passing merchants?

Let me have a look

Have we met before?

Miss, you are here as well?

It is really fated

Who are you?

I don't know you at all

Do you dare to say that?

That day at the inn, after getting drunk and causing havoc

he was the one whom I taught a lesson

That is so embarrassing!

It seems that you are a court officer?

That day when you harassed my servant in front of everyone

you’ve already lost all decency

You still chase after us to this village

Have you not had enough?

- You... - Old Yang

We are here today on an official business

and you are wearing your uniform

Tone down a little

You're right

I am not bothered to attend to these outsiders

Sirs, I am here on an official business

Grandmother Liang, what do you say?

Are you moving today?

Or are you not moving?

I'm not moving. Even if I die, I want to die

in my own home

Do you dare to go against an official order?

Do you intend to not live anymore?

Old lady

did you sell your house

to them?

Sell to them?

Sir, this house is

passed down by my ancestors

There are also a few acres of farmland behind

A few generations of my family

have relied on the farmland to sustain our lives

Even though we’ve been hit by a drought

but I am still not willing

to sell my inheritance

This man

together with these officers

just give a couple of shillings

and wish to snatch away

the villagers' homes and land

Shut up!

This old woman

It is already very charitable of Boss Qiu

to give you a resettlement fee

Do you dare to complain that it is too little?

You think I don’t dare to lock you up right now?

Enough...

Grandmother Liang

the closure order was issued by the provincial governor

Complaining to a couple of travelling merchants

is no use

But I’ve heard

that Emperor Shun Zhi has issued an order to

abolish the enclosure movement

The few of you are educated people, right?

Looking here, it seems

that you are outdated

The Emperor has always said

the punishments for a prince and the citizens are the same

But who has seen

when a prince is guilty

he is punished the same way as the citizens?

Even at the Imperial City

those imperial ministers

are also enclosing a large amount of land, aren’t they?

Isn't the Emperor also

closing one eye on this?

You are just a group of travelling merchants

I advise you

to not get involved

Listen carefully, old lady

Early tomorrow morning

I will bring people here to tear down your house and land

If you have not moved away by then

I will bury you inside this old house

I will be right here waiting for you

Even if I die, I want to die

in my own home

Provincial governor’s orders

If there are any who dares to go against the order

and found guilty

is executed with no trial

So if I kill you today

it is also part of my job

I am asking you for the final time

Are you moving

or not moving?

I understand

Since you have made your decision

it is good too

Tonight eat well for dinner

in case you become a hungry ghost tomorrow

What are you looking at?

Be careful I don’t gauge your eyes out

Look!

The servants of a rich family are really different

Such a short temper

Gauge my eyes out, come...

Gauge it...

Stand back!

What are you doing?

Do you really want to fight?

Take a good look

I am a close relative of the provincial governor

If you really dare to fight with me

then it is an offence

- Come! - Old Yang

Sirs

Old Yang

These people

talk differently

and have different manners

It seems they might have a certain status

Don’t look for trouble deliberately

Go back first

- This... - Go back first

Let's go...

Sirs, I’ll be heading off

Grandmother Liang

moving or not

you better think carefully of it

Sirs

I'm taking my leave

Leader, you are not going to teach

these few scoundrels a lesson?

These officers are worthless

It is no use

Old lady

do eat more

I'm not going to lie

I haven’t had rice in half a month

I'm not embarrassed

I've already drunk five bowls

Old lady

I heard that the drought in Shanxi

has already alerted the Imperial Court

The Imperial Court has also distributed plenty of supplies

Did you not receive them?

Supplies?

Us citizens haven't even seen a grain of rice

Not a single supply?

Not even a single grain of rice

Old lady

looking at your place

you have been starving for a long time, isn’t it?

Isn't there a resettlement fee from the enclosure movement?

Why didn't you use the resettlement fee

to buy some supplies?

Don’t mention the resettlement fee

Miss, I won’t lie

a piece of land like this

typically

should fetch 4 to 5 silver bars

But they

are only willing to give 1 silver bar

After exploitation

those with connections

and those who are lucky

still only got a couple of bars

Those who are resistant like me

will only get a couple of shillings

Old lady

This enclosure movement

has already gone against the orders of the Imperial Court

Why don't you sue them?

Sue?

Where do I go to sue them?

My son

went to report to the county

but was dragged out by them

and beaten badly

He was accused falsely of an offence

dragged and beaten

After coming back

he was badly injured

Not too long after that

I was left here alone

My grandson was not satisfied

He borrowed some money and went to Tai Yuan to complain

but was treated as a burglar by the provincial governor and locked up

Until today, he hasn’t come back

He left and never returned

How do I sue?

There is such a thing

It is far from the palace

The people of the enclosure

are well-connected people

- Well-connected? - It is the...

famous Oboi

Do you know him?

I've heard of him

Shanxi’s provincial governor Liu De Zhao

is Oboi’s student

and the Boss Qiu who is leading the enclosure

is Liu De Zhao’s second wife’s

brother-in-law

Tell me, where do I go to sue?

But I heard that Oboi

had been investigated by the Emperor

Do you know that a skinny, dead camel is still bigger than a horse?

All these years

he has garnered a lot of students and trusted aides

They are all under his control

They are all intertwined

Even the Emperor is afraid of him

Or else

why did the Emperor only put Oboi in the jail?

These matters of the court are too complicated

What if one day

Oboi makes a comeback

what do we do?

All right, Leader

All the things we’ve heard today have been noted down

Keep it safe

Once I get back to the Capital

I will investigate every one of it

and act on it

Leader, calm down

You didn’t even have dinner tonight.

Take care of your health

Have a seat

Yes

After hearing this news

how can I eat?

Emperor Shun Zhi has already ordered for the abolishment

but there are still people not obeying it

causing so much anguish to the citizens

having no home to return to

Most importantly

they dare to pocket the supplies given by the Imperial Court

Your father’s letter

is true

Leader

We need to be careful

I heard that in Shanxi’s court

Oboi has a big influence

There are ten thousands soldiers

under them

If they find out that you are investigating them

it won’t be good if they have bad intentions

Impatience ruins big plans

I can only be patient for now

But

they are going to demolish the houses tomorrow

What is going to happen to the villagers?

That dog named Yang

and the brother-in-law of Liu De Zhao’s new wife

named Qiu Gui?

They are all ruthless characters

If we leave

those villagers unwilling to move

will get buried alive by them

I don't think so

There are a few families left in the village

I doubt they will dare to kill all of them

Leader, don’t be surprised

When I was practising medicine in Shan Dong

I came across a similar situation

There were also a few villagers who were not willing to move

The one behind the enclosure movement

was Oboi’s caretaker’s cousin

He ordered people to set fire to the houses in the middle of the night

He blamed it on the villagers

saying that they accidentally set fire to their homes

Among the villagers

there were those who were daring enough

to complain to the Capital

but half way to the Capital

they were killed by unknown assassins

Until now, the case is still unsolved

I had the same incident back at my home

There was a family of five who were murdered for not moving

but it was blamed on the plague

The rest were angry but didn't dare to speak up

Then, what do we do?

We have to save them

If we leave

these villagers will get eaten up by these wolves

But, Shu Jian is critical now

I need to rush over to have a look

and listen to his report on the condition of Shanxi court

Then, I can gather enough evidence

to bring down these wolves

Then, are we going to just watch

these wolves eat the villagers?

Lady Yi Huan

at the moment, the Leader’s well-being is our priority

There is a saying

the great dragon can’t overcome a local snake

Leader, you must not expose your identity

How about this

In a while, we’ll go investigate in the village

Then, we’ll make a decision

Yes

Leader

- Look - It’s born!

It seems like there are people in that house

Listen

It sounds like she just gave birth

Unfortunately

tomorrow morning

they have to bring their family and leave this place

Pitiful child

- Songgotu - Here

Take this bracelet

and give it to their child

At the same time, get to know their situation

Yes

Where is Yi Huan?

She was just behind me

This silly girl is running around again

I thought I heard someone calling for help

Help!

- Hurry! - Help!

- Don’t move! - Help!

What are you doing?

You’re a soldier but you are robbing a villager?

Looking at her face, she is quite pretty

Why don’t we bring her back with us?

Lord Qiu will definitely like her

Let's go.

Hurry

Hurry

I can't run anymore

Miss, are you alright?

They are catching up

Oh my god

What does she look like Sister Xue?

- Could it be... - Shu Wan Xin escaped a month ago

We don’t understand why

she hasn’t reported in

But

there is a big possibility that she has returned to her home in Shanxi

to find her father, Shu Jian

It is not far from here to Tai Yuan Residence

Could it be that this is

the Shu Wan Xin who escaped from Pearl Valley?

But she is a weak, young woman

Why doesn’t she report in

instead of escaping a few thousand miles alone to her home?

- Yi Huan - Yi Huan

- Yi Huan, where are you? - Where are you?

- Here, Miss - Yi Huan

Let’s hide here

Hurry up

Right here

Hurry

- Yi Huan - Yi Huan

Yi Huan