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[Nirvana In Fire II]

[Episode 13]

So much has happened in the capital.

I thought that you wouldn't be here today.

Both my father and Ping Zhang are upset about it.

Sadly, I can't be of any help.

I've heard some rumors.

Was it really Grand Madam of Laiyang?

It's always hard to tell what one truly has on one's mind.

All these years, she kept a low profile.

She appeared to be obedient.

She claimed that His Majesty had been lenient with them.

Who would have known?

It was actually hatred coursing through her veins.

I don't quite understand.

What was her hatred for?

Why would she target the Royal Changlin Manor?

You surely wouldn't understand.

I only had a general idea after asking Ping Zhang about it last night.

My father was the first to discover what Prince of Laiyang committed.

His Majesty tried the case.

The former emperor then gave the verdict.

Therefore, anyone who was related to this case

became a target of her hatred.

However, her status was in the way.

How could she manage to lay her hands on His Majesty?

Therefore, the first one she targeted was Changlin Manor.

Such a vicious person...

Fortunately, she couldn't get close to Father or Ping Zhang.

Your grievances shall soon go away.

Commander General.

The Patrol Force will take over as instructed.

They are standing by outside.

Bear this in mind.

Marquis of Laiyang is still awaiting the imperial decree.

He hasn't yet been convicted of any crime.

Once His Majesty feels better, he'll summon him.

The marquis has suffered a great loss, so it's hard to say if he can handle it.

You must get your men to look after him.

I understand.

All right, just walk me here.

I'll head back on my own.

Sister Meng, take care.

Ping Jing?

What are you doing here?

Do you know?

This is all because of me.

What is?

My sister-in-law has been upset for so many years.

They couldn't have any children because of me!

It's because someone thinks that...

I should inherit the Royal Changlin Manor.

Do you have any wine?

Where's Ping Jing?

Why isn't he here for dinner?

He went out.

By the way, have you asked about Housekeeper Zhou?

I did.

He must have done something bad under the name of our manor.

You should know that Father can't tolerate such behavior.

If that is so, there's no other way to turn things around.

Father is very displeased.

Don't bring this matter up again.

Fortunately, this mess will soon be cleared up.

Marquis Mo Zi left a note to say that he's returning to Eastern Sea.

However, we can't say for sure that it has come to an end

until we confirm his departure.

"In purity and rectitude, it is equal to Bo Yi."

"Even the Emperor and his officials should aspire to such virtue."

Pueraria tea.

It's to cure hangovers. Drink it.

Lin Xi.

I know that I shouldn't trouble you.

But I really have nowhere else to go.

What would you trouble me with?

Can I hide here for a few days?

Why do you have to hide?

I'm still too ashamed to go home.

I don't know how to face my brother and sister-in-law.

You think you can pretend that nothing happened if you hide from them?

This will...

Can it really be of any use?

Xiao Yuan Qi's father was sentenced to take his own life

when his mother was still carrying him.

He only had his mother.

Your Grace, rest assured.

This note shall definitely come in handy.

How long will it take to make all the arrangements?

Your Grace, fret not.

The longer a fuse remains buried, the better its effect.

Once the timing is right

Xiao Yuan Qi will certainly be a venomous blade of Eastern Sea

hidden in Great Liang's Imperial Clan.

In order to achieve such a result

what's the harm in waiting for three or five years?

It's so windy out there.

Where are you going?

Are you sure that you don't want me to come along?

You're just as careless as Old Master Meng used to be.

Why are you suddenly picking on me?

Don't you find it too quiet in the manor these days?

Ping Jing hasn't been home for two full days now.

You're right.

What's the matter with him?

He's just making a fuss.

Did Father scold him again?

In a way.

Grand Madam of Laiyang committed so many crimes.

Marquis Mo Zi took this matter into his hands before we did.

It'll be easy to handle her funeral arrangements.

The problem is... It's tricky with Yuan Qi.

Ting Sheng, do you think that Yuan Qi knew what his mother did?

I heard from Fei Zhan that Yuan Qi was in shock.

I believe that he didn't know.

So do I.

However vicious she might have been, she still loved her son.

It was for his benefit that she didn't tell him anything.

After all, Yuan Qi was still young when she did all that.

Besides, none of what she did required the assistance of Yuan Qi.

Your Majesty...

His father's case back then...

No one could have told him about the details either.

He is, after all, the former emperor's grandson.

I didn't expect you to handle such chores so well.

Certainly.

I did plenty of chores like this back on Mount Langya.

How long do you plan to stay here?

Lin Xi, if I do all these chores for you every day

can I stay a few more days?

It isn't as if you don't like me.

Fortunately, Father didn't hear you talk to girls in that manner.

You learned that tone in Langya Hall?

I know that it's your habit to hide away when you're upset

but you've imposed on Miss Lin for more than two days.

You still refuse to leave?

You had to wait until I came to fetch you?

What is it?

Now you know that we're not related, you won't obey me anymore?

You'll always be my brother!

I'm just too ashamed to go home.

I'm also a bit scared.

What are you scared of?

I'm scared that you're mad at me.

Why would I be mad at you?

Ping Zhang...

Nothing has changed.

It's just like how it used to be, right?

Would you like anything to change?

I don't need to explain.

You should understand.

Come.

Come home with me.

[Marquis of Laiyang Manor]

Wake up.

His Grace is coming toward us.

Your Grace.

The premises are sealed off. You can't walk around freely.

Your Grace, you're well aware by now of the crimes your mother committed

not to mention the regulations of the Imperial Court.

We are all acting upon the imperial decree.

Your Grace, please don't make things hard for us.

I just wish to ask if Ping Jing has visited.

Marquis of Laiyang Manor is sealed off.

This is the task of the Patrol Force.

Why would Second Young Master be here?

Ping Zhang!

Does Qian Xue know?

Our family wasn't in the capital when Father adopted me.

Apart from Mother and Housekeeper Zhou

only His Majesty and the former emperor knew.

Then, no one ever brought it up--

I'm not asking about that.

I'm referring to...

Housekeeper Zhou did that because of me...

Does Qian Xue know?

Don't tell her.

If you don't wish for her to know, I won't tell her.

Whatever we say or choose not to say, it won't change the facts.

I don't wish to bring it up either.

It will just add to her troubles.

Oh, right! Ping Zhang!

Don't tell Father that I ran away from home.

If Father finds out...

So will His Majesty.

I can't promise much.

Ping Jing really ran away and hid?

He did.

He's an earnest child.

He's worried about having hurt his brother and sister-in-law.

He was a bit upset.

Although this matter somehow concerns him

it's not his fault that some people are so mean and narrow-minded.

That kid.

His brother let him hide for a few days.

He's gone to bring him home today.

I dare him to stay away much longer.

That's good then.

Ping Zhang has always been very good at understanding him.

Your Majesty.

There's a report from the cabinet.

The envoys of Eastern Sea State have arrived in E Province.

They will arrive in the capital in seven days.

I heard you.

They are dawdling along.

Marquis Mo Zi has already made a mess in the capital

and now the envoys of Eastern Sea State are about to arrive?

Ting Sheng, do you think

that the best fighter in the world would still dare to meet me?

I think that even if Marquis Mo Zi joins the other envoys

they wouldn't dare admit that he's already been here.

Marquis Mo Zi definitely isn't with them.

Keep up with them!

Ping Zhang, do you think he already left

or that he's still hiding somewhere in Jinling City?

Logically speaking, Marquis Mo Zi has accomplished

what he set out to do in Jinling City.

He did all that he wanted to do.

It's unwise of him to challenge Great Liang's national integrity.

But for some reason...

I think that he hasn't left yet.

Ping Zhang, what do you find amiss?

I'm thinking about that note he left.

"Revenge fulfilled. Return to Eastern Sea."

Doesn't that prove he already left?

Why would he leave behind such an elaborate note?

Is he concerned that no one expects him to leave after seeking revenge?

Marquis Mo Zi wants everyone to think that he's left.

But in fact, he didn't.

If he's staying here, what else can he do?

It's hard to tell.

The capital is huge.

If he goes into hiding, it won't be easy to track him down.

Jinling City might be huge, but there aren't that many places

the best fighter on Langya Hall's Pugilist Ranking would be interested in.

Since we can't be sure, we'll have to plan for the worst.

We have to enhance security measures.

You're right.

I can't be of much help in this matter.

But Ping Jing will come in handy.

Commander General.

Take him with you.

I have to see to other duties. I'll take my leave.

Fei Zhan.

You'll have to enhance security measures at Yuan Qi's.

I know. Don't worry.

By the way, Brother Xun, you're on duty in the palace.

How is His Majesty feeling these days?

Yuan Qi asked me to plead on his behalf to hold a funeral for his mother.

Grand Madam of Laiyang committed grave sins.

Who would place her in a coffin for a funeral?

She was already buried in a random grave.

You have quite a good foundation.

Sturdy inner energy.

If you're trained properly, you can make much more progress.

Who are you?

Allow me to introduce him.

He's someone who can assist Your Grace in fulfilling your wishes.

How could you possibly know...

what I have on my mind?

I definitely do.

Envoys of Eastern Sea State greet Your Majesty of Great Liang!

All right.

You may all get up.

Thank you, Your Majesty of Great Liang!

The envoys have had a long journey.

It must have been very tiring.

Our two nations have always been on friendly terms.

It's our utmost honor to meet Your Majesty

and express our king's sincerity in his friendship.

We wouldn't dare call it tiring.

[State Letter]

I wonder, which one of you is Marquis Mo Zi?

The one who topped Langya Hall's Pugilist Ranking.

His Grace, Marquis Mo Zi has always adored the scenery of Great Liang.

Moreover, for the purpose of paying respects to Consort Shu

he has particularly asked for our king's permission

to be listed as an envoy and join us on our visit.

Unexpectedly...

He wasn't fortunate enough to visit.

We were a fews days across the border

and he wasn't acclimated to the new environment.

He couldn't get used to it.

Therefore, he had to return to our state prematurely.

I hope Your Majesty doesn't mind.

He wasn't acclimated to the environment?

A man trained in martial arts should be very healthy and strong.

How did he get sick in a new environment so easily?

Yes, Your Majesty must find it absurd.

However, Marquis Mo Zi has spent years in solitude.

Even our king...

He doesn't know how healthy the marquis actually is.

Although we overlooked his condition during this trip

it isn't intentional.

I sincerely hope that Your Majesty won't take it to heart.

I think that Marquis Mo Zi must be quite ill.

Wouldn't your king want to help nurse him back to health

upon his return to your state?

Yes. Our king also thinks that he has been too lax with him.

From now on, he will surely keep a closer eye on him.

[Memorial tablet of the deceased Consort Shu, née Yu of Great Liang]

[Memorial tablet of the deceased Consort Shu, née Yu of Great Liang]

Your Highness.

I've already told you

that there's nothing to worry about with the envoys of Eastern Sea State.

They just set up a memorial hall to pay their respects

with the traditional customs of their country.

Even His Majesty wasn't present at the ritual.

Your Highness was worried for no reason.

Indeed.

Fortunately for your kind words, I have truly been too sensitive.

A ghost from seven years ago...

Never will I have to think about her again.

Your mother wrote this in deep sorrow before she died.

Your Grace, you really won't even take a look at it?

I might not have had much experience in life...

But I'm not some fool you can manipulate.

My mother was blinded by this meaningless hatred for over 20 years.

Now that she's dead, you're still trying to use her.

You came here today to force me to go down the same path she did?

Grand Madam wasn't exactly very clever in her ways.

However, Your Grace...

As a son... Do you truly believe that her hatred was pointless?

The case was very clear then.

Even I had to admit that...

My father wasn't wronged.

Even if he wasn't...

As a prince, he shouldn't have been sentenced to death.

Exile, house arrest, or sent away to guard the imperial mausoleum.

Those are all ways to punish him.

But then?

Just because of a stubborn and ruthless father

a crown prince brother who only obeys his father

and Prince of Changlin who wanted him dead to uphold military morale

Your Grace had to be born without a father.

Even now, your mother's body has been dumped somewhere on the streets!

What nonsense is that?

What nonsense is that?

My mother...

That's impossible...

That's not possible!

Ping Jing promised me.

Ping Jing promised to help me!

Why do you assume that he would even care about you and your mother?

Who are you to think that he would do all he can for you?

Your Grace, you've always led an extravagant life.

I can understand that you won't hold grudges as your mother did.

However, I believe that you must be furious now.

That is only human!

They are always so high and mighty.

They seem to have a righteous cause for everything.

They can pardon anyone they wish.

They can punish anyone they see fit, but you...

You never had the choice or the power.

Other than waiting for their decision, there's nothing you can do!

Shut up!

Your Grace, don't you wish to become

someone just like His Majesty or Prince of Changlin?

Don't you want authority? Status?

Don't you want to be in charge of everything?

Don't you want to decide the fate of others?

Even if Your Grace bears no hatred

I believe that you won't want to spend your life having achieved nothing.

You carry the bloodline of the former emperor.

You're a descendant of the Imperial Xiao Family.

Why does Xiao Ping Jing get to be so willful and famous?

Yet you have to stand on the side of the palace walls

as you look up to him silently?

This letter stated how your father pleaded for his life.

It stated how menial your mother had to be in the palace.

Your Grace, didn't you wish to be different from your parents?

Do you think that by hiding in this manor

without saying a word as you wait quietly for your death

you'll be any different from them?

Take a look at it.

Your Grace.

Fear is our greatest enemy.

Kill fear and you can rise above everything!

Second Young Master.

Take me to Xiao Yuan Qi.

Yes.

Yuan Qi?

It's me, Ping Jing.

Coming.

I asked about it for you.

The Inner Court had already taken your mother's body and buried it.

Although her grave isn't marked

I can still find out the exact location.

I've been trying to find a chance to bring this up to His Majesty.

But then we had an issue at home, so...

I...

I understand.

A lowly criminal like my mother...

You'd only mention her when it happens to cross your mind.

It doesn't matter if you don't remember.

You encountered such misfortune.

I understand that you're not quite yourself now.

But in all fairness...

A bad outcome stems from a bad cause.

His Majesty's decision...

It isn't inappropriate.

My father died for a conviction.

His Majesty still gave me a title.

He kept me and my mother in the capital.

Indeed... He didn't treat us poorly.

It's just that I...

I'm not blessed enough to enjoy... such luxury in the capital.

He might as well have had me and my mother expelled from the city.

Then we wouldn't have had any hopes or unrealistic expectations.

We could then have just depended on each other for life.

Die a natural death.

I asked my father.

Your father's case was clear and there was no ambiguity.

All in all, it was your mother who couldn't get past her own demons.

That is why she used His Majesty's leniency

as a chance to seek revenge.

You've always been very sensible.

Do you not understand that?

Since His Majesty is so lenient and gracious...

Why couldn't he spare my father's life?

The former emperor was still alive then, so how could His Majesty decide?

Besides, you've read the case file.

What Prince of Laiyang did should get him killed!

There was no chance to spare him!

Is that so?

If my father were also the legitimate son of the former emperor as well...

he probably would have been spared?

Xiao Yuan Qi!

What are you talking about?

Master Eunuch.

This way, please.

We're cousins of the same clan.

We've known each other for years.

I had thought that I knew you very well.

Even though your mother committed so many crimes

I never once suspected that you could have known.

Do you know why?

Because you trust me.

Exactly.

I trust that you're innocent.

I trust that you can tell right from wrong.

But what was that that you just said?

Do you think that His Majesty and the Imperial Clan only cared for you

all these years out of hypocrisy?

That your father's case was no more than a competition for the throne?

I don't mean to say that--

What do you mean then?

I don't know what is wrong with me either!

But Ping Jing, you grew up under the wings of your father and brother.

You can't understand how it is to grow up without a father's protection.

His Majesty regards you as a member of the Imperial Family.

He's discussed it with the officials of the Imperial Clan many times.

He wants to make sure you are taken care of.

If he knew what you just said--

Ping Jing, I...

I was just confused.

That was why I said such crazy things.

There's no need for His Majesty to know about it.

Since I was a child, I've always wanted to be acknowledged by His Majesty.

You know that better than anyone else.

I certainly do.

His Majesty's oral decree!

Xiao Yuan Qi is hereby summoned to the palace

to seek an audience with His Majesty!

Fortunately, I'm the only one who heard all that craziness.

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