All language subtitles for The Autumn Ballad 15

=The Autumn Ballad=

♪Winter clouds fill up the sky
as the geese leave behind a trail of sorrow♪

♪I lean in front of the window,
gazing from afar♪

♪I heard your singing♪

♪By the west riverbank♪

♪As our eyes meet each other,
our longing is still there♪

♪Mountains and seas apart,
waiting for the full moon♪

♪All for our sweet encounter♪

♪Smiling with you
as I stare at the bead curtains♪

♪I will not disappoint
our mutual affection in this lifetime♪

♪We fly wing to wing
beside the sea of mountains♪

♪Even if all creations go silent♪

♪I will not disappoint
our mutual affection in this lifetime♪

♪We fly wing to wing
beside the sea of mountains♪

♪Even if all creations go silent♪

=The Autumn Ballad=

=Episode 15=

(Qiu Residence)
If being your daughter means

I have to accept
my mother died mysteriously,

then no.

You...

Uncle Qiu, calm down, please.

You...

Stop her!

Old Madam Qiu, Official Qiu.

I don't wish to go to extremes.

However,

you won't be keeping her here today.

Are you coming?

Fine,

I'll go by myself.

(Hall of Nostalgia)

Yan'er!

Old Madam, Uncle Qiu.

Qiu Yan behaved rashly
because she was in so much grief.

I hope you won't blame her.

Mother,

I'm incompetent.

I fail to stop Qiu Yan.

Qiu Yan,

what do you plan to do next?

Lodge a complaint
at Fengjing Prefecture.

That can wait.

What about tonight?

Where are you going to spend the night?

My residence has a courtyard.

Why don't you spend the night
at my residence?

If the Qiu family looks for Qiu Yan,

the Duke Ying Residence
will be the first under fire.

When that time comes,

your parents
will be put in a difficult spot.

I can persuade my parents.

Qin Xuan,

it's inconvenient for me to stay
at the Duke Ying Residence.

Help me find an inn.

How can a girl like you stay

at the inn alone?

No one can help you if anything happens.

Firewood Office has a room.

Qiu Yi,

how could you
let Qiu Yan leave like that?

With that temperament of hers,

she'll turn the world upside down.

Maybe tomorrow morning...

She'll go to
the Admonishment Drum Court.

Qiu Hong is right.

We don't know
how she's going to vilify the family.

Let her do whatever she wants.

She said she wanted the truth.

Let the Fengjing Prefecture
find the truth.

So we may as well

prove the Qiu family's innocence.

Lest people say that we oppress
the younger generation

and cover up everything.

All right. There's no need

for all of you to stay up.

Go back and rest.

We know we're innocent.

A girl like her

can't cause huge trouble.

Since you've said that,

we're now relieved.

We hope you and Qiu Yi
will find solace.

We'll take our leave.

You should retire too.

Mother,

were you involved

in Han's death?

Why?

Are you doubting me too?

(Memorial Tablet of Beloved Mother
in the Qiu Family, Han Ruogu)

(Firewood Office)

Have a seat first.
I'll help you clean up the room.

I know you're heartbroken.

There's no else here.

If you want to cry,

just cry.

I don't have time to cry.

Qiu Yan,

are you seriously going to lodge
a complaint at Fengjing Prefecture?

I can't sit by and watch them
murder my mother.

What if Uncle Qiu told the truth

about the physician
making a false claim?

What was the physician's motive

to make a false claim?

Saying it's a false claim is groundless.

Qin Xuan, do you not believe me too?

When you investigated He Feng's death

and the fake notes,

I've always believed in your judgment.

Your deductions
have always been accurate.

Every time I see you find out the truth,

I'm impressed and happy for you.

But this time,

I don't want to believe

nor be willing to let what you think
is true.

I hope you're wrong.

Aunt Qiu's death

has nothing to do with the Qiu family.

Why?

Do you think I'm rebellious
against my family?

You already lost your mother.

I don't want to see
you lose your family too.

After Mother passed away,

this home meant nothing to me.

You're saying that now.

But you're obviously suffering.

How I wished

you didn't find out this.

You didn't have to suffer such treatment

and torment.

Many truths in this world

are already tormenting.

But I'm willing to be tormented

than lie to myself my whole life.

It's getting late. You should go home.

Lest your parents worry about you.

Get some rest.

Lord Liang?

I was on a night patrol

and passing by.

Why are you still awake?

I wanted to see you.

This is what I wrote for the complaint.

Please look at it, Lord Liang.

I didn't have the chance
to ask you in the day.

Has it ever occurred to you

that if you don't lodge the complaint

and mourn for three years,

Qin Xuan will still be committed to you,

and the Qin family's attitude
towards you

will soften over time?

However,

if your doing

causes a huge scandal,

I'm afraid the Qin family

will misunderstand you even more.

Madam Han wasn't your birth mother.

Is it worth gambling on your future

for her?

Mother

was not my birth mother.

But she let me know

that there's someone who cares

about me in this world.

When I wanted to learn
how to read and write,

she taught me patiently.

I like reading investigative stories,

she searched them for me
behind my father's back.

This is for you.

I just got it.

It's a new arrival at the bookshop.

I knew you've been reading it.

Once you're at the He family,

you'd feel uneasy and anxious

if you don't get the new book.

The warmth

that she gave me was something

I'd never gotten from my birth mother.

I thought life

was still long ahead.

I thought I could keep accompanying her.

When she grows old,

I can repay all the love

she has given to me.

But now...

Avenging her death

is my only wish now.

Relationships,

men, or the future

are not important.

Lord Liang,

you shouldn't have involved yourself.

You've offended the Qiu family
because of me.

It'll only bring more obstacles

to your marriage with Min'er.

Six years ago,

my father was murdered too.

At that time,

I was only a son of an official.

I had no power or influence

to avenge my father.

At that time,

I suffered from regret and remorse

every day and night.

How I wished

I could destroy heaven.

(Memorial Tablet of Beloved Husband,
Liang Yuansu)

No one can truly understand how it feels

if they don't experience it themselves.

I understand.

Other than wording mistakes,

there's a huge loophole.

Why would Old Madam
want to kill your mother?

According to the Qiu family,

their relationship

had always been friendly.

She has no motive to kill.

What if she's only an accomplice?

The other Qiu members and concubines
may have harbored resentments.

Maybe

one of them is the murderer.

When Old Madam found out,

she could only choose to cover up

to protect the Qiu family's reputation.

There's one thing
that doesn't make sense.

Since Old Madam colluded
with Li Zhengyuan,

it shows she knew about this earlier.

She had the chance to warn the murderer

instead of assisting with everything.

Maybe

the murderer has something on Old Madam.

But Old Madam is shrewd enough

to think of a big picture.

Would she have an unspeakable secret?

It'll lead to nowhere

if we just guess.

To find the answer,

we need to investigate further.

I know!

Investigate the apothecary.

Physician Li

said my mother was poisoned
by red safflower.

We'll start from the red safflower
of the apothecary.

No matter where we start investigating,

you should get some sleep now.

Only with an energized mind,

you can investigate well.

But I can't sleep

at this moment.

My Lord,

can you let me make changes
to my complaint here

and organize my thoughts?

In case something confuses me,

I can ask you anytime.

All right.

I still have official documents
to look through anyway.

I'll keep you company.

Mother.

Don't go.

Mother.

(Qin Residence)

If Mother asks where I go,

you know what to say, right?

Young Master, I thought you
didn't want Miss Qiu Yan

to find out anything.

Why are you going with her?

I don't want to see her sad.

But anything that she wants to do,

I'll accompany her

even if I don't agree to it.

Young Master! Young Master!

Young Master,
something bad has happened.

Madam has chest pain out of a sudden.

Please go and see Madam.

I'm going to fetch the physician now.

Master, Official Yuan is here.

May I know what brings Mr. Yuan here

so early in the morning?

There's something

I want to show Official Lin.

Official Lin, this memorial
is for His Majesty.

You mustn't dirty it.

If I may be bold...

May I be bold enough to ask
what do you request of me?

I beg you to have mercy and let me go.

Well, that's easy.

But

it's such a huge deficit.

Official Li, you need
to find someone accountable.

(Qiu)

Di'er.

Di'er, open the door.

Mother, you're here.

I bought your favorite lotus root cake

for you this morning.

It's still warm.
Eat it while it's still hot.

I have no mood to eat cakes right now.

Something bad has happened here.

That mad Qiu Yan

is lodging a complaint
at the Fengjing Prefecture.

If the Fengjing Prefecture
investigates Han's death,

we won't get away with it.

Old Madam won't be able
to protect us then.

I manage to sneak out
behind your father's back.

There's no time to waste.

We must leave now.

But where can we go?

No matter where it is,

we must leave the capital city.

The further, the better.

I brought enough money for the journey.

It's enough for our expenses
in the future.

But Mother,

you've worked so hard
and suffered so many grievances

in the Qiu family for decades.

For what?

Isn't it for us to have some

of the Qiu family's wealth?

If you just walk away,

it's not worth it.

Moreover, the Fengjing Prefecture

may not find out that we were behind it.

Di'er,

I know you're not content.

But this is about life and death.

There's no room for any chances.

Listen to me.

We must leave

and get out of the city today.

Let's go.

You're not going anywhere.

Fourth Aunt, I've misjudged you.

How did... How did you find this place?

We've investigated every apothecary
in the city.

Someone has been purchasing
red safflower everywhere recently.

One of the shopkeepers of the apothecary

mentioned someone

with a black mole on the chin.

I thought of you at that moment.

You return to the city
after studying away from home.

Yet, you sneak around here

instead of going home.

So it was to kill our family.

What happens next is simple.

You stayed at some inn
instead of Qiu Residence.

With that mole of yours,

it's easy to find you
after some investigation.

Who are you?

Song Jin.

Take him away.

- Yes, Sir.
- Yes, Sir.

- Mother.
- Di'er.

Mother.

Please...

You can speak now.

It's all

Qiu Min's fault.

She ratted on me to Old Madam

and Old Madam found out
about Di'er real birth.

I wrote a letter

to tell Di'er, who was studying away
from home.

That's why he sneaked back to the city,

planning the way out with me

for the future.

Was your way out to poison my mother?

Qiu Yan, you got it wrong.

I bought the red safflowers

not to poison Second Aunt to death,

but to...

But...

Speak.

It was to set you and Qiu Min.

Di'er handed the red safflower

and asked me to add it
into the plum wine.

And find a chance
to make you two drink it.

But I never wanted to kill anyone.

I just wanted to teach you two a lesson.

As I know,

you won't die

from a small dosage of red safflower.

It'll only...

It'll only cause great damage
to a woman's body.

If serious,

it'll be difficult
to conceive children for life.

If it's as you've said,

how did my mother die
from red safflower poison?

I really don't know.

I only brought the red safflower
back home

and hid it in my room.

But it disappeared one day.

I had no idea who took it.

I dare not make it public.

It was until you caused a scene
with Old Madam yesterday

that I found out

your mother died
from red safflower poison.

You're saying as if you're innocent

and have done nothing wrong.

Why did you try to flee
with Qiu Di today, then?

I knew

Di'er and I

can never prove our innocence
no matter what we say.

If we don't flee,

can we

still live in the future?

I don't believe
a single word Madam Mi said.

The only possible killer is her.

Min'er and I ruined Qiu Di's future.

So she revenges it on my mother.

If it was Madam Mi,

what kind of information does she have

on Old Madam, then?

Well...

I haven't figured it out yet.

There's one more doubt.

I just couldn't figure it out.

Li Zhengyuan said your mother

had symptoms of internal heat,

but her pulse was normal.

How do we explain this, then?

Other than the red safflower poison,

they must have secretly fed

my mother

some other medicine before that.

It was to create the illusion
of my mother's strange disease.

By doing this,

no one would doubt
if she died from an illness.

Where are the other medicine, then?

Sir,

let me torture them for a bit.

I'm sure they'll reveal everything.

It's not the Firewood Office's case.

A public case has its own rules.

Even if you have to use punishment,

you can only carry it out at prisons
like Fengjing Prefecture and above.

The findings
through personal investigation

are not only invalid.

We could also be charged
for abuse of power.

Since we have the proof

of Madam Mi and Qiu Di's purchase
of red safflower,

as well as Li Zhengyuan's testimony,

I'll bring this matter
to Fengjing Prefecture.

Only by forcing the Old Madam

to confront me on the spot

can we know the whole truth.

But there are still many things

that are not clear yet.

Besides, I have
a royal court meeting tomorrow.

It can't be delayed anymore.

Madam Mi and Qiu Di
almost escaped today.

If Old Madam finds out
Madam Mi hadn't returned all night,

she'll definitely be alert.

You can attend your royal court meeting.

I'll go myself.

You mustn't.

The longer we drag this on,

the more time they have
to cover up their crimes.

Sir, how about

I go with Miss Qiu Yan?

Lord Liang,

can I speak to you in private?

Lord Liang, Qiu Yan has left home
for two days now.

I don't know where
she has spent the nights.

Qiu Yan is staying in a wing room
at the Firewood Office.

She's safe.

Official Qiu, you can rest assured.

All right.

If Qiu Yan needs anything,

please inform me.

I have someone send it over.

Your love for your daughter is deep.

I'll convey the message.

However,

I still need to remind you.

The one you're betrothed with

isn't Qiu Yan,

but Qiu Min.

I hope you can be considerate of Min'er.

His Majesty decreed

that today's royal court meeting
is canceled!

His Majesty summons the presence
of Inspector Liang Yi of Firewood Office

at the Imperial Study!

(Fengjing Prefecture)

(Fengjing Prefecture)

Liang Yi,

I heard it's been chaotic

at your future father-in-law's home
for the past few days.

What happened?

Your Majesty,

Official Qiu's wife died

of a strange cause.

The daughter, Qiu Yan

finds it strange. So she left home
to investigate the case

after a slight disagreement
with the family.

If I'm not mistaken,

the Qiu family's second daughter

was betrothed to the He family's son.

The marriage was annulled after that.

Your sister-in-law

is really something.

I heard

the Qiu family's Second Young Lady
has always been deviant.

She refused to preserve her chastity
after her husband's death before this.

Now she's taking her grandmother
to Fengjing Prefecture.

I didn't expect that Lord Liang,

who has always been self-restraint
and self-respect

allowed his sister-in-law

to behave recklessly.

Not only did you hide Qiu Yan
at the Firewood Office,

but you also mobilized
Firewood Office's men

to investigate all apothecaries
and inns in the city.

Treating the Firewood Office as your own

is an abuse of power.

Is what Official Yuan said

true?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Sir, I'm innocent.

Please investigate this thoroughly.

Sir,

we've brought Old Madam Qiu
and Official Qiu Yi here.

Sir.

Old Madam, rise and speak.

Sir, I did order someone
to take the red safflower.

Go on.

My fourth son

has the habit of stealing.

He even stole something
from my room too.

As a precaution,

I arranged a maid at the fourth chamber.

I had her observe every move
of the people of the fourth chamber.

She was the one who found out

Mi hiding red safflower

and notified me first thing.

So I told her to steal the red safflower

for my safekeeping.

I wanted to deal with Mi

after Han's funeral was over.

But I didn't expect

Qiu Yan would get involved.

In this case,

the biggest suspect

is you, then.

My granddaughter claims

that someone used red safflower
to poison my daughter-in-law.

But this statement

is the biggest joke ever.

What do you mean?

Please lend me
a set of cooking utensils.

Bring forth the cooking utensils.

Everyone knows

that a small dose of red safflower
can cause miscarriage

and a higher dose is fatal.

But few people know that the lethal dose

far exceeds the dose
that causes people to miscarry.

So

red safflower can cause miscarriage.

But to use it to kill someone...

May I ask you this?

When you see a bowl like this,

would any sane person be willing

to drink this?

If you don't believe,

you can summon the physician
and ask him.

Qiu Yan, what else do you have to say?

What if someone forced my mother
to drink the poison?

Official Tong,

if someone forced her to drink poison,

she would have told me
before she passed.

I hope you can investigate
this thoroughly.

Yan'er,

if you still think of me as your father,

stop harassing others endlessly.

Come home.

I won't allow you

to further taint your mother's funeral.

Sir, I still have a witness.

You...

Physician Li Zhengyuan
who treated my mother's illness

told me himself

that there were signs
of red safflower poisoning

on my mother's body after she passed.

It wasn't caused by
an infectious disease.

The so-called infectious disease

was Old Madam told him to make it up.

Summon Li Zhengyuan for questioning.

Summon Li Zhengyuan!

I, Li Zhengyuan at your presence, Sir.

Li Zhengyuan,

did you see signs of poisoning

on Han's body?

Don't be scared.

Just repeat

what you told me.

I'll assure your safety.

With me on your side,

just speak without worries.

Sir, I...

I never said

Madam Han died from safflower poisoning.

So did Old Madam Qiu

tell you to make up Han's illness?

No either.

That was not what you told me!

Sir, please uphold justice for me!

It was because Miss Qiu Yan

and Lord Liang of Firewood Office

intimidated me

and even used my daughter
to threaten me.

I had no choice

and was scared.

That's why I just spout nonsense

as they wanted.

Do you know the consequence of lying
at the court hall?

I know.

But I'm telling the truth

and not a single lie.

Liang Yi,

do you have anything to explain?

I couldn't bear to see my mother-in-law
die of an unknown cause.

That was why I mobilized
the Firewood Office's men thoughtlessly.

I can't defend myself.

I deserved to be punished.

You have a betrothal
with the Qiu family.

It is only normal

to help them out.

However, no more next time.

During the mourning period
of the Qiu's Young Ladies,

you are not to meddle
in the Qiu family's affairs anymore.

Rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Shouldn't we do something

about Official Liang using
the physician's daughter

to threaten him to be a witness?

I'll have the men

to release Li Zhengyuan's daughter.

No need.

I've already sent someone to free her.

Eunuch Liu.

Father!

My child!

Are you all right?

I'm fine. Are you all right?

Li Zhengyuan,

I've returned your daughter to you

safe and sound.

Song Jin,

when the hearing is over.

Don't stop them from going home.

Do you hear me?

Yes.

Now, the case is clear.

I'll announce my verdict.

According to law and order,

Qiu Yan's complaint
against the Qiu family

for the murder of her mother

is a false charge.

According to the law,

whoever falsely accuses their relatives
will be punished.

I'll sentence you to 20 floggings.

Sir, Qiu Yan couldn't control herself

due to her grief.

That's why she cause a scene here.

A punishment of twenty floggings
on a young lady

is too harsh.

I can't bear that to happen.

I hope you can show her some mercy.

Since Old Madam Qiu pleaded for you.

Never mind, then.

As a last kindness from me,
seeing you're grieving from your loss,

I'll save you from the pain of flogging.

I'll punish you to recite
the Filial Piety Commandment

at the entrance
of Qiu Residence 1000 times.

Court is dismissed!

- Thank you for your mercy, Sir.
- Thank you for your mercy, Sir.

Mother, do you still have chest pain?

Luckily, you were here.

Young Master!

It's bad! The Fengjing Prefecture...

What?

My chest is hurting again.

Mother, stop pretending already.

Since your aunt sent someone
to inform me

that Qiu Yan lodge a complaint
against Old Madam,

I knew you wouldn't sit still.

I won't allow you to get into this mess.

Stop right there!

If you dare step out of the house today,

I'll ask your father
to beat you to death.

You can punish me anyhow you want.

You...

(Qiu Residence)

Kneel.

Start reciting.

Qin Xuan?

Mr. Qin,

the law is strict.

I suggest you don't look for trouble.

I'm fine.

Qin Xuan, what are you doing?

I'll accompany you.

Recite it quickly!

"Parents have duties
to educate their children."

"Children have duties
to show filial piety to their parents."

"There are natural orders
for the old and the young."

"It's living in vain
for disrespecting the elders."

(Qiu Residence)

"You shall not sit
when your parents are standing."

"You shall not walk
in front of your parents."

"You shall not disobey
your parents' orders."

"You shall not call
by your parents' names."

"You shall not be lazy
with your parents' affairs."

(Qiu Residence)
"You shall not argue with your parents."

What are you two still standing there?

Close the doors.

"You shall not move
when your parents are present."

Yes, First Young Lady.

You should be punished
for your mistakes.

"You shall be more filial
when your parents complain."

"You shall reflect on yourself daily
without fail."

"Eternal reincarnations
for generations to come."

"Parents have duties
to educate their children."

"Children have duties
to show filial piety to their parents."

(Qiu Residence)

"There are natural orders
for the old and the young."

"It's living in vain
for disrespecting the elders."

"You shall not disobey
your parents' orders."

- Third Young Lady,
- "You shall not call by your parents' names."

Second Madam is no longer here.

Madam Liu doesn't dote
on Second Young Lady at all.

She even called her a disgrace.

She refused to look at her.

No one is standing up for her now.

Third Young Lady,
can you plead Second Master?

Qiu Yan is a stubborn person.

It's harder for her to kneel

and admit her mistake than to kill her.

However, this was a punishment
by the Fengjing Prefecture.

It'll be in vain even if I go.

(Hall of Nostalgia)

"You shall not be spoiled
from parents' love."

"You shall be more filial
when your parents complain."

"You shall reflect on yourself daily
without fail."

"Eternal reincarnations
for generations to come."

"Parents have duties
to educate their children."

"Children have duties
to show filial piety to their parents."

"There are natural orders
for the old and the young."

"It's living in vain
for disrespecting the elders."

(Memorial Tablet Beloved Mother)
"You shall not disobey

(in the Qiu Family, Han Ruogu)
your parents' orders."

"You shall not call
by your parents' names."

"You shall not be lazy
with your parents' affairs."

"You shall not argue with your parents."

"You shall not sit
when your parents are standing."

"You shall not walk
in front of your parents.

"You shall not move
when your parents are present."

(Qiu Residence)
"You shall not be spoiled from parents' love."

"You shall be more filial
when your parents complain."

"You shall reflect on yourself daily
without fail."

"Eternal reincarnations
for generations to come."

You're done, Qiu Yan.

You've recited 1000 times.

She has recited 1000 times.

I think there are two more times.

Mr. Qin, don't try to trick us.

I've counted it very clearly!

All right.

If Mr. Qin said, it's 1000 times,
1000 times it is, then.

Let's go back and report this.

Qiu Yan? Qiu Yan!

Qiu Yan.

Qingdai, let's carry Qiu Yan
back inside.

(Qiu Residence)

Qin Xuan, are you all right?

I'm fine.

I'll leave Qiu Yan to you, then.

(Qiu Residence)

Let's carry Second Young Lady
inside now.

Third Young Lady.

Anyone?

Be careful.

Yan'er.

Mother?

You've returned?

Yan'er,

are you hurt?

You're still young.

If it hurts, you should say it hurts.

Mother, it doesn't matter how it hurts

as long as you're with me.

Yan'er,

I can't stay by your side.

You have to take care of yourself
from now on.

You mustn't force yourself
to be tough in everything,

understand?

Take care of yourself.

Mother.

Take care of yourself.

Mother.

Mother! Mother!

How did I get in here?

You fainted at the entrance.

Qingdai and Qiu Min carried you in.

Otherwise, you'll have
to keep suffering.

As a girl,

don't you feel ashamed at all?

Come and eat something.

Where are you going?

Li Zhengyuan changed his statement
at the court because he was threatened.

I...

I'm going to make a complaint
to the emperor.

You never learned your lesson.

Is it not enough to be punished
at the entrance?

I couldn't go out all day
because I was too ashamed.

Yan'er, your legitimate mother
has passed.

But your birth mother still lives.

She's not like you.

How different?

Even if we're different,

I'm still better than she was.

I forbid you to say that about Mother.

Do you think your legitimate mother

was the world's most noble
and gentle woman?

Listen.

She was just an ordinary woman.

She can't be compared to one.

I dare you to say that again.

I'm going to say it anyway.

I bet you never knew

that she was actually

having an affair

with a monk.

♪A sliver of moonlight
passes through the roof♪

♪Your sweet smile had warmed my heart♪

♪If the hazy night is a garment♪

♪Your appearance will be the pigment♪

♪Looking at your direction♪

♪All the scenes appear in my mind♪

♪As I draw your eyebrows♪

♪I'm willing to wait for you
for an entire lifetime♪

♪A sliver of moonlight
passes through the roof♪

♪Your sweet smile had warmed my heart♪

♪If the hazy night is a garment♪

♪Your appearance will be the pigment♪

♪As people part from one another♪

♪I hope the story goes your way♪

♪I was reminded of your vow♪

♪I'm willing to wait for you
for an entire lifetime♪