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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 7]

You want me to pretend to be a... eunuch of

the state of Qian?

Do you think it's possible?

Why not?

You're just pretending to be one.

Given my identity,

to be a eunuch...

No way.

What identity?

I thought you were rich.

You always look

so proud all day long.

In the end,

you took Liu Fu's gold

behind my back.

You must be

a nobody who's lying.

Do you want to know?

If I tell you,

you will be killed.

Tell me quickly then.

See how scared I will be.

Forget it.

I'll spare your life for a few more days.

When you

hold that chef back tomorrow,

I'll go check out his house again.

We can work on different things.

You don't have to insist on having an identity.

You better be careful.

Don't let Chef Zhang

find out about your motive.

If he really is

the murderer of the Nursery Crime Case,

it's highly likely that

the fifth body.

That is the palace.

Who dares to kill in the palace?

Besides,

for someone as eloquent

and good at lying as me,

who can kill me?

What eloquent?

I think what you said to Wen Jun

were all from the bottom of your heart.

I...

I just think

he's not a bad person and is generous.

I just want to flatter him,

that's all.

But I know

he's naive.

If he really wants to join us,

I'm afraid

he'd be a burden.

As for you...

Just keep eating.

I'll go try my pig's brain.

A burden.

This is for you.

It's from Qixiang Pavilion.

Your Highness,

we are so poor,

how can you

buy such a delicacy

for a mere guard?

Your Highness,

did you steal or rob?

I earned it.

You earned it?

There are 72 types of businesses in Jiuxiao City.

None of them can make you so much money.

Did you...

What are you thinking about?

Eat up.

After eating it,

I have an important task for you.

Open up the last layer.

Okay.

I'm not asking you to eat it.

I'm asking you to go

look for where the person who made this lives in.

But there are not many clues.

His surname is Zhang.

He's an imperial chef.

He should be living

somewhere near Prince Jun's Residence in the east of the city.

But I don't know

where it is exactly.

I need your nose for this.

Your Highness, don't worry.

Leave this task

to me, the search dog.

I will complete the task

and find him within one day.

One day?

He won't be home tomorrow.

It's the perfect time for me to investigate.

If you can't find it tonight,

then you have no right

to follow me around anymore.

I will do my best.

Go eat.

Okay.

Delicious dumplings.

Here.

Take it.

Here's the money.

Five wen for a rice dumpling.

Sachet.

Sir, have another look.

Colour rope.

I just entered the Prince's Residence yesterday.

Today, I am someone

who has entered the palace today.

The Imperial Kitchen is right ahead.

You rarely come here.

How about I take a detour

and take you around the Imperial Garden?

No, no.

What if

I run into His Majesty or Her Majesty

and get scared?

By the way, Your Highness,

you didn't tell your friend that

I'm an inspector, right?

No.

I told him that

you're coming to ask him about

the snacks served fpr afternoon tea.

But...

I'm going to

pay my respects to Father in a bit.

Please wait for me

in the Imperial Kitchen for a while.

No rush.

It's a

rare chance for me.

I can take the chance to learn

from Chef Zhang.

This knife skill...

It's a piece of cake

or him to severe up cows, pigs, and even humans.

Chef Zhang.

[Qian Zhang Sen]

Your Highness?

Your Highness is here.

- Sorry for not welcoming you at the door. - All right.

This must be Miss Jiu'er.

Greetings, Chef Zhang.

His Highness already said

he's going to bring you here

to learn how to cook from me.

He even told me that I have to teach you everything I have.

Thank you, Chef Zhang.

Take your time.

I'm going to go pay my respects.

I heard that the palace has

prepared a lot of ingredients

for the dinner party.

How about this?

Cook something up for Jiu'er

and let her taste it.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

I will treat Miss Jiu'er

well.

Let's go.

Your Highness, Your Highness!

Come on.

Your Highness.

The danger is lifted.

It's here.

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

You're too fast.

Listen.

Listen.

I may not have slept all night,

I can still

work here.

And I have an idea.

In the case

anything happens,

I can remind you

with a wolf howl.

How's that?

This is a residential area of Jiuxiao City,

right?

Yes.

If you howl here,

are you trying to attract more people here?

Oh right.

I am stupid.

I let Your Highness down again.

If someone comes,

just knock him out.

Don't hit them too hard.

These Qian men

can't hold your Cang Qi punch.

Yes.

I'll open the door for you, Your Highness.

If you break the lock,

you're basically letting everyone know

we've been here.

I will guard you here then, Your Highness.

You live up to your reputation, Chef Zhang.

Not only do you make good desserts,

your knife skills are amazing too.

Miss,

I'm good at many things.

Take your time to taste them in a bit.

Okay.

Chef Zhang,

you're a good cook,

your wife and child

are so blessed.

What's wrong, Chef Zhang?

Did I

say something wrong?

No.

I thought given your relationship

between you and His Highness,

His Highness would have told you

everything about me.

No.

What is it?

It's embarrassing to say it.

But there's nothing

to hide.

My wife

eloped with the some man from Qi.

I'm sorry, Chef Zhang.

Chef Zhang,

don't be too sad.

A heartless woman like her

doesn't deserve you to be sad for her.

But in my heart,

I can't let her go.

This is...

This is my wife's portrait.

After she left,

I've been carrying it with me

so I can see her as and when.

- But your wife treated you so poorly. - You don’t know.

my wife and I

have been engaged since childhood.

We grew up together

and accompanied each other every day.

She's in all my memories.

How can I forget her so easily?

I think she has me in her heart.

She was just blinded

temporarily by that man from Qi.

You love her so much.

Haven't you thought about looking for her?

I did.

She eloped with someone,

so I went after her.

But that man from Qi knew I was chasing

and stopped me.

He also told me,

if I insist on taking her away,

he will kill both of us.

If I were you,

I would hate

this unruly man from Qi so much.

Hate?

Of course I hate him!

I want to cut him up

into many pieces.

But when I mustered up the courage

after knowing that he hasn't left the the state of Qian,

I brought a knife to fight him.

But the moment I saw him,

I got scared.

I know

we're no match

to Qi people.

I'm still afraid of death.

He doesn't even hide

his hatred towards Zhamuke.

He doesn't act like

how a murderer would normally.

Could it be...

Zhamuke's death

has nothing to do with him?

Miss Jiu'er,

I wanted to teach you how to make desserts.

But I accidentally told you

so many violent things instead.

Did I scare you?

No.

It's fine.

In that case,

let me give you a small gift.

No rush.

Chef Zhang,

I don't need a gift.

Don't stand on ceremony.

- I really don’t need it. - You’re welcome, Miss Jiu.

Miss Jiu'er, please move aside.

What's wrong?

That scared me.

Have a seat, Miss Jiu'er.

What's that smell?

Miss Jiu'er.

This little rabbit

shall be an apology

for the wrong things I said just now.

Thank you.

But Chef Zhang,

why did you

carve a rabbit for me?

Because I like rabbits.

I just thought

not that many men would like rabbits.

Because my wife likes them.

I like anything she likes.

This sounds funny

but those rabbits I was going to use

as ingredients

my wife ended up raising them instead.

She really is

a very kind person.

Why are there so many

rotten rabbits?

Miss Jiu'er,

let me bring you to make some desserts.

Chef Zhang,

did you get injured?

No.

I got a bruise

when moving things a few days ago.

This is obviously a frostbite.

Master,

the fresh fish has been put in the ice cellar.

I'll hang the key here.

Got it. Get back to work.

A frostbite...

Ice cellar?

Master,

I saw the mushrooms

the Purchase Department brought over were not that fresh.

I asked them to change them.

But their chief is very arrogant.

Why don't you try talking to them?

Miss Jiu'er?

I'll be back soon.

It's midsummer.

If it's just getting an ingredient

from the ice cellar normally,

the frostbite on his arm

can't be that serious.

The only possibility

is that he has been in the ice cellar

for a long time.

But what for?

Also,

he looked like he was frantically trying to hide something.

Something must be wrong.

[Ice Cellar]

Who are you?

Chef Zhang asked me to get some ingredients.

He usually comes personally.

At most he would ask Shunzi.

Why would he ask you to come?

They are busy

preparing the Dragon Boat dinner.

So they had me come instead.

Oh, right.

Look.

[Ice Cellar]

It's such a huge ice cellar.

There are so many delicious things hidden here.

So many meat.

The chef's house stinks.

The stench is all mixed up,

it's hard to tell.

Why does this smell like Su Jiu'er?

This is...

On the day Flower and Willow Hall caught on fire...

Slow down.

Slow down.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

- I’m sorry. - It’s okay.

I'm sorry.

Chef Zhang was the coachman.

That lass is in danger.

Chef Zhang?

A palace maid

said she was here to get the ingredients under your order.

Why are you here personally?

There's something I forgot to tell her

so I had to come here personally.

It's past lunch time,

why aren't you eating yet?

Don't mention it.

Li Si said he was going to eat.

He hasn't come back yet.

I dare not go away.

Go ahead.

I'm here.

The kitchen

made herbal pork ribs today.

I'll make my move then.

There seems to be

traces of the cabinet being moved on the floor here.

Fingerprints?

Why is there a hairpin here?

I wonder if there is

an opening on the side.

Is anyone there?

There's someone inside!

Is anyone there?

Help!

Help!

Open the door!

There's someone inside!

Open the door!

Help!

Help!

[Imperial Kitchen]

Where did Jiu'er go?

Chef Zhang.

Your Highness is here. Sorry for not welcoming you.

Where is Jiu'er? Have you seen her?

She has an urgent matter to attend to so she had to leave the palace.

She couldn't wait till you return.

So I let her sneak into

the carriage of the Purchase Department

and left the palace together.

What could be in such a hurry?

I'll go take a look.

It seems like something urgent

had happened in her family.

The carriage has left

for a while now.

The banquet is about to begin.

If His Highness doesn't see you,

he will blame you again.

What a pity.

I wanted to

her to meet my brother.

Who is

this Jiu'er?

This is my secret.

Secret?

What should I do?

If I don't go out,

I'll freeze to death.

Help!

Is anyone there?

Someone is freezing to death.

Is anyone there?

Help!

Who's there?

Who?

I thought you weren't coming.

Where is Su Jiu'er?

She left the palace.

Sir Han, why are you here?

Did you see her leave the palace?

No.

Chef Zhang said she was busy.

So she left with the Purchase Department's

carriage.

You can't believe his words.

Why?

I found this at his house.

He had his eyes on Su Jiu'er.

He's most likely the murderer.

Murderer?

So you came to the palace

to find the murderer.

After we find Su Jiu'er,

you can listen to her.

Let's go.

Your Highness.

It might be likely that

nothing has happened to this Miss Jiu'er.

But if you don't go

attend the banquet,

the whole palace

will come look for you.

You're right.

But I'm worried about her.

Forget it.

Go to the banquet.

It's easier for me to find it alone.

Easy?

This is the state of Qian's Imperial Palace.

If you go around aimlessly,

or you'll be shot to death by arrows.

You think?

You're in your sixties.

Why are you

still so immature?

Are you looking for someone

or for a fight?

I...

[Taiji Palace]

Greetings, Your Highness.

Rise.

The family banquet is about to begin.

Why isn't Jun here yet?

Has he not entered the palace yet?

I asked around.

Prince Jun's carriage

has entered the palace.

Maybe just like last time,

he was distracted by the parrots

in the Imperial Garden

[Qian Prince Wen Ying]

and forgot about the time.

Go look for him

and bring him here.

When Father comes,

and doesn't see him,

he's going to be angry again.

Yes.

Her Majesty has arrived.

Greetings, Mother.

Rise.

[Qian Empress]

His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty.

[Qian Emperor Dingkun]

Long live the Emperor!

Greetings, Father.

Everyone, rise.

Take a seat.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Everyone, a toast to His Majesty.

I wish a prosperous Dragon Boat Festival to Father.

Wishing you good health and prosperity.

We wish Your Majesty good health

and prosperity.

Drink.

Everyone,

today is the Dragon Boat Festival.

Make yourself comfortable.

Just enjoy yourself.

Take a seat.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

If Wen Jun is half as sensible as you,

I would be relieved.

Jun seems unwell.

He was just resting in Ning'an Hall.

Maybe he overslept.

I've sent someone to call him.

He was fine

when he came to greet us.

Is he all right?

You,

don't make excuses for him.

Last time at the Lantern Festival,

he also claimed to be sick and didn't come.

And what happened?

I heard he went to the theater.

This time,

I must punish him.

By the way, Father,

in the documents passed up,

many ministers

have signed a petition for the Nursery Song Case.

They think Qi people

are disturbing the peace of Jiuxiao City.

I hope you can restrict

Qi people's activities in Jiuxiao City.

How can I

deal with what your grandfather

has agreed with the Qi?

Do I drive all of them back

given the Nursery Song Case?

I think

despite the Nursery Song Case,

we still need Qi people

to guard the North.

If we expel them all,

it may cause chaos.

But if we don't restrict them now,

I'm afraid it'll be harder to deal with it in the future.

Father,

I have an idea.

We can collect taxes

from the Qi people.

Most of the Qi people in the state of Qian

do labor work

and have poor income.

They will leave on their own

when they can't afford the burden.

As for the few remaining Qi people who can afford the taxes,

they won't pose a threat.

Good idea.

Only Wen Ying can help me.

I'll reward you well.

Tell me.

What do you want?

When Jun comes,

I hope you won't blame him.

Today's family banquet,

Father shouldn't be angry.

You...

Never mind.

Today is a family banquet.

Everyone is waiting.

Forget it.

I promise you.

Have a seat.

Thank you, Father and Mother.

Chef Zhang.

Prince Jun.

The banquet has begun.

Why isn't Prince Jun there yet?

Chef Zhang,

are you sure Su Jiu'er has left?

That's what she just said.

Could she be

delayed by something

and didn't manage to leave?

What do you mean?

I'm just wondering

why she forgot

her promise with me?

I...

This...

Your Highness.

I finally found you.

The banquet has begun.

His Highness wants you to attend the banquet.

Your Highness.

I was busy preparing.

I really don't know

what you're talking about.

Please excuse me.

I'll go prepare the dishes.

Your Highness, the dishes are all delivered.

Let's go too.

Let's go.

It's freezing.

Mother, look.

Father was led astray by Godfather.

Why are you drinking in secret again?

Father usually doesn't drink.

It's cold today,

so I drank some wine

to wam myself up.

Wine.

Have to warm myself up.

I should drink some wine.

Eunuch Liu.

Sir Han.

Sir Han!

Sir Han!

The Purchase Department is right ahead.

The palace gate is on the east.

Do you smell

Miss Jiu'er's scent?

No.

Could it be that Miss Jiu'er

really didn't leave the palace?

How much have we searched?

We only gone through one-fifth.

One-fifth?

We can't go on like this.

You...

No, no!

Qi people can't shapeshift

in Jiuxiao city.

Besides, this is the palace.

If anyone finds out, you'll be killed.

- You... - If I don’t transform,

I can't find her in a short time.

The state of Qian's Palace is so big.

- Fine. - What do you want me to do?

I'll keep watch for you.

Hurry up and

shapeshift back.

It's getting too late. I'm leaving.

Sir Han!

Su Jiu'er,

where are you?

Damn Han Zheng.

You're right.

I...

Looks like...

Looks like I'm really going to be

the fifth body.

Who is it?

A Qi has broke into the palace!

Catch him!

Han Zheng.

I'm cold.

Han Zheng.

Come save me.

Su Jiu'er?

Father.

I don't want to die yet.

Father, are you going to

somewhere far away for work?

Where are you going?

Over there.

I want to go too. Is that okay?

No.

It's too far.

Children can't get there.

Only adults can go.

Jiu'er,

you must live well.

And accompany your mother

for me.

Promise me.

Mother too.

Come.

Father.

Mother.

Su Jiu'er, wake up.

I'm here.

Jiu'er.

Jiu'er.

Father.

Father.

Am I dead?

Don't be silly.

You won't die with me here.

Father.

I want to accompany mother too.

But it was too cold just now.

I can't stand it anymore.

Don't be silly.

I'm here.

Why?

Why didn't you

keep your promise to me and mother back then?

I can't do it now.

Neither can I

stay with mother forever.

Father,

will you blame me?

I'll take you away.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Why are you so flustered

at a banquet?

Your Majesty.

A Qi man broke into the palace

and has shapeshifted, causing injuries to many.

What?

[Ice Cellar]

How dare you, a Qi!

Surrender now!

Get out of my way!

Why are you awake now?

Go back to sleep.

I'm here.

Han Zheng?

Get him!

Han Zheng.

Han Zheng, no!

Han Zheng!

Stop!

They are my friends.

Let's see who dares to touch them!