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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 21]

Su Jiu'er.

I promise you

you'll dream of your father tonight.

Come here.

What?

Look.

I bought

all of these for you.

So many?

Be careful.

I can build a boat for my father

with all these lanterns.

There's a rabbit lantern like this too.

When your father sees it,

he will definitely recognize you.

Rabbit lantern.

This is so beautiful.

Do you like it?

If you like it,

I'll change all of these

into rabbit lanterns.

No, no.

This is enough.

Do you think he will run Shuobei into the ground

when he ascends to the throne in the future?

What are you waiting for?

Help us write.

Yes.

Let's go.

This is too hard.

You can also try writing the names

of the loved ones you wish to memorialize

here.

Give the Qian way

of memorializing our loved ones

a try.

Look.

I wrote it with Jiu'er.

[Su Huan]

No.

Keyuncha.

Your handwriting is too ugly.

Isn't it better than yours?

You...

The Qi

have a festival like this too.

It's called the Soul Ferrying Festival.

During the coldest time of the year,

we wear the Qi's most traditional

and most luxurious clothing,

put on hand-painted masks,

and sing and dance

to the sound of booming drums.

We communicate with our ancestors with singing and drumbeats.

This sounds so interesting.

Can your stiff movements

be considered dancing?

It's better than your self-created

head shaking.

What kind of head shaking?

Like this?

Like this?

It's like this.

Watch yourself, General.

How can you reveal the Qi's internal affairs

to a Qian,

just like that?

A certain prince

broke into the palace and got flogged.

He embarrassed himself

in front of the Emperor of the Qian.

Someone came all the way

to clean up after him.

Aren't you ashamed?

I think

you're getting on in age.

Why are you always going on

about things from so long ago?

That's right.

I need to send a carrier eagle

to deliver a letter to your father to tell him

about your Qian-Qi romance.

I...

You keep sending letters using carrier eagles.

It's the mark of a petty person.

How could an ageing woman like me

act magnanimously?

Wait.

Why are you...

All right, don't...

Don't bother persuading them.

Don't bother persuading them.

They have been fighting

since they were children.

General Han has never won an argument against Chilan.

Chilan only acts like a lady

when she's with Mu Yan.

Mu Yan?

Is Mu Yan your good friend?

The three of us and Mu Yan

grew up

together.

But don't worry.

I made a promise to you,

so I will find out the truth

about your father's death

and give you a proper explanation.

Even if Mu Yan were the one

who poisoned him.

Han Zheng told me

that your father might have been poisoned

by Mu Yan.

I've sent a message to Grand Preceptor Hanlin.

I'll let you know when there's news.

So Mu Yan

is your good friend.

All of you must be very sad

about all that has happened.

When we were kids, the four of us

were almost inseparable.

We were together every day.

Come on.

Look at me.

You're making trouble.

Go that way.

Like this.

Here.

No, no.

Like this.

It should be here.

You cheated!

That was a wonderful time.

But then we went our separate ways,

and even lost contact.

Now, I'm the only one

still in Shuobei.

Don't worry.

We're here.

If you can't stand it in Qian anymore,

remember to go back to Shuobei.

Don't force yourself.

I'm here.

Okay.

Alright.

Hurry up and write.

Let's go.

It floated away.

How is it?

Do you want to try it yourself?

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Well.

She just sneezed

and almost fell into the water.

I helped her up.

Yes.

I almost fell into the water.

Let's continue.

Your lantern doesn't have a name on it.

I know.

Who are you memorializing?

An old friend.

What about you?

There's no specific person.

I just want to memorialize

those who left Shuobei

and couldn't return home.

[May the deceased rest in peace]

[May the deceased rest in peace]

May the deceased rest in peace.

The weather is dry. Beware of fire.

By the way, General,

are you free tomorrow?

And Keyuncha?

I'm free.

I'm free, why?

Han Zheng caught

the person who killed Mei

and found a lead about the person who hired him.

I was thinking

we can set a trap

to catch the person

who's behind all this.

Okay, can you leave it to me?

Of course.

Have you figured out

what kind of trap to set?

I think

the person behind all this...

In my opinion,

Miss Jiu'er is really good.

She's smart and kind.

Most importantly, she has a good personality,

so she can tolerate

your bad temper.

Unfortunately,

she's a Qian.

What do you mean by that?

So what if she's a Qi?

So what if she's a Qian?

So

you don't mind that she's a Qian?

Of course not.

I find that

after being in Qian for a long time,

you've become as crafty as the people here.

No.

Tell me.

I'm curious.

Have you heard too many rumors?

She and I

are just partners.

Back then,

I was as stubborn as you are.

After a while, I realized

I couldn't control

my feelings.

Anyway,

treat Miss Jiu'er a bit better

while you're still together.

Judging from your tone,

although she left you,

you still care about her.

Although I feel sorrow,

I'm not regretful.

It's only been a few years since we last met,

but you've already started to talk like an old person.

How can you not pay heed

to a lesson that your friend learned the hard way?

Where's your baby teeth bracelet?

I lost it by accident

while I was working.

When I found out,

I couldn't find it anymore.

But my baby teeth are on it.

I don't know.

I'm leaving.

-You… -I’m leaving.

My baby teeth are on it.

Stop right there!

What baby teeth bracelet?

When we were kids,

we strung our baby teeth together

into four bracelets

to commemorate our friendship.

I envy your friendship.

Good friends

who grew up together

don't grow distant

even after being separated for a long time.

It's wonderful.

Do you want to compete?

Come on. I'm not afraid.

What is this?

We played this when we were young.

They want to compete.

It starts once the ball lands.

It starts once the ball lands.

Let me do it.

Come on. Chilan,

team up with me.

Su Jiu'er.

Get in.

Okay.

Here.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Three, two, one.

Go!

♪ The way I walk alone in a remote city ♪

♪ It's strange outside Jiuxiao City, I ran into you ♪

♪ Our feelings begin to develop as we joke around ♪

♪ There's warmth and love in your fingertips ♪

♪ The two hearts understand when the night is warm ♪

♪ I'll hold you in my arms outside Jiuxiao City ♪

♪ Turn the benefactions and enmities of the past into dust ♪

♪ Our future is more worth looking forward to ♪

You're stepping on my foot.

I'm sorry, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What?

I want—

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

This is the salary I just got.

Buy a pair of boots with it.

Why would I take your money?

Han Zheng got me

these clothes.

It's just that the shoes

don't fit,

so they're not very comfortable.

Take it anyway.

Use it to buy food and necessities

so you can live more comfortably.

I keep having to reject

Han Zheng's money.

Why would I take yours?

Enough.

I have my own life.

Don't worry about me.

That won't do.

You are the Prince of the Cangqi tribe

after all.

How could you suffer like this

in Jiuxiao City?

If you go back to Shuobei,

no matter what,

you'll lead a luxurious

and carefree lifestyle

like Prince Han Zheng's.

Since I've chosen

this way of life,

I can't go back.

All right.

I've put down the note

the butcher wrote.

Let's see

which fish will bite the hook.

Alright.

He looks like an errand boy.

I'll go see who he's working for.

Go meet up with Han Zheng.

Okay.

[Deyue Restaurant]

Please come in.

Say something.

Old Master.

How was it?

Don't worry, Old Master.

I've gotten the message

from the butcher.

Did anyone see you?

No one was around.

[Bring silver to the usual location]

He may be big and stocky,

but he did a good job

with this.

Go to the accountant's office,

get the amount of silver he asked for,

and send it to him.

No matter how he asks,

don't expose my identity.

Yes.

Go.

♪ How could a dragon get trapped in shallow water ♪

♪ Dispel the clouds ♪

The Old Master of the Zhou family...

Isn't that the richest silk merchant

in Jiuxiao City,

Zhou Guanglin?

Yes, that's him.

-Right? -It’s him.

Why would such a big shot

hire someone to kill Mei?

He also killed Ren Fengyang.

He must also be the one

who faked the ghost sightings.

Right, Your Highness?

If Zhou Guanglin

masterminded this whole incident,

it's probably because of Shi Luqing.

So,

the commonality between

Mei and Ren Fengyang

is that they had indirectly killed Shi Luqing.

This...

makes it sounds like Zhou Guanglin

was trying to avenge Shi Luqing.

I remember something.

Go ahead.

I once heard at the Western Chamber

that a rich man

once pursued Shi Luqing.

Was it Zhou Guanglin?

I remember it too!

Once,

Zhou Guanglin's wife

made a scene

at the Inspection Bureau.

She wanted us to help her

arrest an entertainer

from the Western Chamber

who had seduced her husband.

I see.

Shi Luqing

was Zhou Guanglin's lover!

That's right!

Zhou Guanglin

still has feelings for Shi Luqing,

so he made use of the ghost sightings

to take revenge on the people who killed her.

Doesn't it make sense now?

Keyuncha,

do you have anything to say?

I don't know much about solving cases.

But Zhou Guanglin

is really irritating.

Mei had just hired me

as her bodyguard

to protect her.

Then she died.

Who would dare hire me from now on?

Take it away.

Don't worry.

We all know

your abilities.

If there are any jobs suitable for you

in the future,

the Inspection Bureau

will come to you first.

Me too.

I know a lot of people.

It won't be hard for me to help you find a job.

I'll keep an eye out for you too.

Stop.

From now on,

you can stay with me.

Let's eat and live together.

Why continue to work menial jobs?

Stop.

What are we talking about

right now?

Your Highness, go back.

Lass, go back.

Go back.

We're here to talk business.

Guys.

Why do we keep talking about Keyuncha?

Today, the six of us

Qians and Qis have gathered here.

What are we doing here?

Sorry, my friend.

You're not counted for now.

We're talking about Zhou Guanglin.

As I've said,

we can't do anything without evidence.

When the time comes,

Zhou Guanglin just has to deny it,

and there'll be nothing we can do about it.

He also has connections with officials.

You shouldn't

provoke him.

Then we'll have to

try another method.

Is there any way

to make him confess by himself?

I have an idea.

Go home now,

lie in bed,

and dream.

Jiu'er.

Do you remember

the first time I took you

to the immersive novella experience?

Immersive novella experience?

Think about it.

Immersive...

Marvelous!

This is a good idea!

Right?

You're so smart, Jun.

That's it!

Right?

Who told you to stop, Keha?

It's so hot. Don't you know?

Turn it!

Your Highness, didn't you ask me to...

Shut up!

I...

Tell me now.

What novella are you talking about?

I talked too much.

Prince Han.

Let's put on a show

to make Zhou Guanglin

confess everything.

[Deyue Restaurant]

Sir, be careful.

Lift your foot.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Be careful.

Take care.

Is the driver asleep?

Old Master, please wait a moment.

I'll go find him.

♪ I'm afraid you can come but can't leave ♪

My Lord,

I've really been wronged!

I've really been wronged!

You've wronged me!

You're already in the netherworld,

but you're still making excuses?

Lord Yama.

I look so honest.

How could I be

a- a swindler?

In the 27th year of the Dingkun reign,

he disguised himself as an alchemist

and sold medicine everywhere he went.

Fourteen people who took the medicine died.

In the 31st year of the Dingkun reign,

he forged the title deed

and sold the house he rented

to Ironsmith Zhang's family.

He escaped

with the money he borrowed.

Ironsmith Zhang and his family

drowned themselves in a lake.

Your crimes

can't even fit on a single sheet of plaint paper.

He never told the truth when he was alive.

Now that he's dead, he's a stubborn ghost.

There's no need to argue.

Rip his tongue out as a punishment.

My Lord,

I know I was wrong.

I plead guilty.

I plead guilty.

I...

I'll sign the confession now.

I'll sign it now.

It’s too late.

I hate people who make excuses.

Execute the punishment.

My Lord!

My Lord!

My Lord. My Lord—

Zhou Guanglin.

I'm dreaming.

Yes.

It must be a dream.

It'll be okay when I wake up.

It'll be okay when I wake up.

Are you awake?

W- Where am I?

The netherworld.

I...

Why am I here?

Divine retribution got you.

You were killed by a falling flower pot along the street.

What?

Why did I die like this?

No.

No.

Lord Yama!

Lord Yama!

Lord Yama!

What crime did I commit?

Su Xiaomei.

Did you know her?

No.

Then I’ll ask her to come

meet with you.

Who are you?

I'm Mei.

You hung me on the tree.

My neck is already broken.

You caused me such misery.

You strangled me.

You made me a wandering ghost,

unable to find my way home.

I'll take you with me.

I want revenge.

I want to take you home.

Come with me!

It's a mistake.

Lord Yama!

Lord Yama!

I'm a kind man.

Lord Yama!

I've donated money.

I- I've even built a bridge.

I've built a temple!

Shouldn't I

go to

someplace

like paradise?

Yet another stubborn ghost.

We'll stop talking to him then.

He shall be thrown into a pot of boiling oil,

and never to be reincarnated.

Lord Yama!

I'm innocent!

Lord Yama!

Lord Yama!

I'm innocent!

I'm innocent, Lord Yama!

I'll confess!

Lord Yama!

I'll confess.

Sign it.

[Confession]

[Zhou Guanglin]

What now?

Hard labor in the netherworld for 100 years

before being reincarnated.

Okay.

Lord Yama.

You finally confessed!

You finally confessed.

You finally confessed.

Commander Yan!

We've got it!

Excellent!

Take him away!

Yes.

Yes.

You did a good job.

Of course.

Tell me.

Why did you kill Su Xiaomei?

That day, I saw...

I saw Mei

going to

the Inspection Bureau.

I thought

it must be because

she knew about what I'd done.

That's why

I had to kill her.

What did she know about?

Well...

It's because of that woman.

That woman

called Shi Luqing!

She ruined

my life!

Shi Luqing

was a promiscuous woman.

S- She seduced us

but pretended to be chaste.

She wouldn't let us have her.

You all?

Ren Fengyang had always wanted her.

But Shi Luqing

pretended to be more chaste than anyone else.

She even went from an understudy

to a star.

That made Ren Fengyang

jealous and angry.

One day,

Feng Yang sent someone

to ask me to come to the Western Chamber,

saying that he had gotten his way with Shi Luqing.

Shameless!

This...

Jiu'er.

Have a seat.

A- After that...

I heard Shi Luqing died.

But...

But her death had nothing to do with me.

I didn't kill her!

Although she seduced me,

I didn't have a reason to kill her.

Did the haunting of the theatre

have anything to do with you?

It must have been Mei.

Mei was Ren Fengyang's maid.

She knew about this.

Mei

could imitate Shi Luqing's singing.

That day,

when I saw Mei go to the Inspection Bureau,

I was sure

she was using Shi Luqing's ghost

to scare me.

How could I be controlled

control by a mere maid?

So I made the first move.

What about Ren Fengyang?

Did you kill him?

Ren Fengyang and I

were on the same boat.

How could I kill him?

I'm innocent, Your Excellencies.

Yes.

It was all Mei's doing.

She must have wanted to

stand up for Shi Luqing!

I've seen so many Qian people.

You are the most shameless one.

Speaking of which,

I didn't kill Mei

myself.

Your Excellencies,

I have a lot of money.

I'll give you as much as you want.

Could you...

We don't want your money!

We just want you face justice!

Sit down!

Sit down!

Will you sentence me to death?

Not only did you assault Shi Luqing,

you also killed Mei.

That's two crimes. What do you think?

If...

If I give away another accomplice,

could I get a more lenient sentence?

What do you mean?

That night,

it wasn't only Ren Fengyang and I.

There was one more person.

Who?

Mr. Chen.

Mr. Chen went into the Western Chamber

when I came out.

You mean

Mr. Chen also assaulted Shi Luqing?

He has been in love with Shi Luqing

for a long time.

But how could Shi Luqing

fall for someone

who looks so much like a monkey?

Zhou Guanglin!

You bastard!

What are you doing?

Behave yourself!

How dare you frame me?

You did it yourself!

Why are you dragging me into it?

-You dare to blame me? -You bastard!

Mr. Chen didn't confess, right?

He denied it

completely.

To think I treated Zhou Guanglin

like a brother.

He would drag me into this

t- to absolve himself.

Bastard!

No.

I've never touched

Shi Luqing.

Fortunately,

they only colluded because of interest.

Otherwise, Mr. Chen

wouldn't have been exposed.

Although we don't have any evidence,

as long as

he did do such a thing,

there will be traces left.

Let me do it!

Your Highness, that's enough.

What are we talking about?

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What's wrong?

Are you feeling unwell?

I'm fine.

I didn't sleep all night. I'm sleepy.

Listen.

You must be tired from

working with us recently.

It's been hard on you.

Eat more.

Why do I feel like something is bothering you?

Actually,

there's something I don't know

if I should say.

Usually, this sentence is followed by something

that shouldn't be said

but is said eventually.

Fine, forget it.

Just speak.

We are not in the mood

to listen to you beating around the bush.

When I was waiting outside

the Inspection Bureau,

Mr. Chen ran into me when he came out.

He said he wanted to hire me

to protect him.

Did you agree?

He offered a good price.

And I can't

freeload off Han Zheng

and do nothing all day.

I think

these are separate matters.

We all have our own

difficulties.

I understand you.

At least we know now

that Mr. Chen is feeling guilty.

He must have been involved

in assaulting Shi Luqing.

Otherwise, why would he be so scared?

I'm just protecting him.

I won't hinder your investigation.

But I'm afraid

I won't have the time

to help out anymore.

It's okay.

It seems that

Shi Luqing

is still the key to solving the case.

How about this?

I'll ask the higher-ups for a search warrant.

Once it's approved,

we'll go to his previous residence

and have a look.

Sure.

He'an Hall is right ahead.

I won't walk you there,

in case your mother nags at you again.

Here.

Don't worry, Brother Han.

I'll send Jiu'er back.

You can send me off.

I sent you home last time.

It's time for you to return the favor.

But you...

What's with the excuses?

Mother.

Why are you out?

My only daughter

didn't come home all night.

Could your mother be at ease?

Moreover, it's raining.

I must pick you up.

Didn't I ask someone to inform you?

We were working last night.

Look at you.

Come here.

Look at you.

Look at how haggard you are.

Go home and wash your face

and get some sleep.

Prince Jun.

Come over when you have time.

Let's go.

What are you looking at?

Your Highness.

You are all Your Highnesses.

Why didn't she invite you

home?

You talk too much.

She knows me well because

I go to He'an Hall often.

Physician Qin

wasn't trying to hurt you.

I know.

She just doesn't want Jiu'er

to interact with Qi people so often.

Well...

Don't be sad.

I'll send you home.

Can you promise me

not to go to He'an Hall again?

No.

Why aren't you

saying anything, Mother?

What do you want me to say?

You can say anything.

If you stay silent,

I'll think

I did

something wrong.

I wanted you to only run errands at the Inspection Bureau,

and not to get involved in any cases.

What did you do?

You solved case after case.

I wanted you to stay away from the Qi.

Look at you.

You went ahead and partnered up with a Qi.

Mother.

Alright.

Don't worry.

Han Zheng is protecting me.

I'm safe.

As for the two of us,

we are really just partners.

I promised you.

I promised you.

Mother.

Fine.

I know

you know what to do.

My daughter

is so beautiful.

I wonder

which lucky rascal

will get to marry you.

Mother.

Tell me.

What kind of person

should I marry in the future?

There aren't

that many criteria.

Find someone

whom you like,

and who likes you.

Then,

what is it like

to like someone?

One day,

when you like someone,

you'll know.

[Inspection Bureau]

Hu Badao!

Here.

Wang Tianyun!

Here.

Yue Daren.

Here.

Su Jiu'er!

Here!

Here.

-Here. -Ou Dihua.

Here.

You two...

Did your mother

scold you yesterday?

It's okay.

She just nagged at me.

She can't bear to scold me.

Han Jinlun.

Here.

This rascal

is really considerate about Jiu'er now.

Commander.

Everyone is here.

Everyone is here, right?

I'll start

giving you your assignments.

Wang Tianyun.

Here.

Go to the city gate and check the records.

See where Shi Luqing

had gone recently.

Yes.

Go.

Yue Daren, Han Zheng.

The search warrant has been issued.

You two

go to Shi Luqing's house

and see if there are any leads.

I...

Take it.

Alright. The rest of you can work on your own things.

Dismissed.

Yes.

Let's go.

Commander!

Commander.

Here's the thing.

These days,

I've been feeling in over my head

while working with Prince Han.

You know Prince Han

is very strong.

My

elderly body

really cannot

keep up with him.

Didn't you tell me

just a few days ago

-that you wanted to work with Han Zheng? -No.

Prince Han...

Anyway,

these days,

I haven't been cooperating well

with Prince Han.

Of course,

it's because I'm not capable enough.

I'm not like Jiu.

She and Prince Han's minds are in sync.

No, they can cooperate better with each other.

So I think

it's better

for them to continue to be partners.

That's inappropriate.

Although there is nothing

going on between us,

but we cannot withstand gossip.

How many people

are talking about

out Qian-Qi romance

in the Inspection Bureau alone?

I'm a Prince after all.

I don't want

your case—

Our.

Our case

to ruin my reputation.

Who said that?

I

believe that you two are innocent

and that you are purely partners.

From now on,

if anyone in the Inspection Bureau

dares to gossip about you,

I'll be the first to let them have it!

I'll be the second to let them have it!

But Daren,

it's not just the Inspection Bureau.

The news

has spread to Jiuxiao City.

Jiu.

Don't worry.

I'm going on patrol now.

If I find anyone

spreading rumors,

I'll take them to the Eastern Temple

to listen to the teacher lecture for three days and nights.

But...

Are you done?

Are you done?

It's just a small matter.

Do you have to discuss it for such a long time?

It's settled then.

You two

go to Shi Luqing's house to investigate.

Yue Daren, Hu Badao.

You two

go check out the area around the Western Chamber

and see if there are any leads.

Okay?

Yes.

Dismissed!

Yes.

Lass.

Then...

Alright.

Okay.

Hu.

I don't want to talk to you.

Let's drink.

Let's go.

You said you'll be the first one to ignore it.

Yes.

That's right.