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[Warm on a Cold Night]

[Episode 26]

How could you ask him to come to our house?

Jiu'er, I have something to say.

What else do you want to say?

I've been thinking about it

over and over again.

I finally recall

when I left the yard of The Western Chamber

with Keyuncha.

I'm sure

Hu told me something like,

"Han, you're acting foolish."

If I had pushed him away

and his head had knocked over the flower bed,

he would have fainted.

How was it possible

for him to say that?

But...

But this is just

your one-sided statement.

Jiu'er.

If there's any falsehood in my words,

I will die a horrible death.

Also, think about it.

If I did it,

why would I come back

to get myself caught?

Since I've been

out of prison,

I could have just walked away

and returned to Shuobei.

Nobody can stop me.

Am I right?

I'm sure

it was done by someone else.

As long as I find that person,

I can clear my name.

Uncle Hu

can also rest in peace.

Jiu'er.

Actually, I have doubts too.

If Han Zheng is telling the truth,

not only did we wrong him,

but the real murderer

was unpunished.

You've been getting along with Han Zheng

for so long.

Don't you know

what kind of person he is?

Jiu'er. Please trust me.

Okay, I trust you for now.

But you have to go back

to the Inspection Bureau with me first.

Stay there and behave yourself.

I'll find

the culprit who killed Hu on my own.

No, Jiu'er.

I can go back with you.

But don't you think

investigating together

is more reliable

than working alone?

Yes.

Two people

are much better than one person.

Look.

Physician Qin can tell right from wrong.

But you...

Enough.

Let's eat first.

-Come on. -Physician Qin.

I have some more to say.

I can't go home now.

And I don't have

any money on me.

After thinking back and forth,

I think staying here is the most suitable for me.

Sure, no problem.

No.

I disagree.

It doesn't matter even if you disagree.

Physician Qin is the head of the household.

She has the final say.

Right?

Alright.

Let's eat.

Come on. Let's eat.

Let me help you.

Physician Qin.

Not only are you skillful at medicine,

but you're also good at cooking.

Mother.

Why did you...

Jiu'er.

I trust him.

You should trust him one more time.

Give him some time

to find the real murderer.

Be amenable.

Attagirl.

Come on.

It's time to eat.

Did you see the looks of the man in black

who released you?

No.

He wrapped himself tightly.

He even used agarwood

to cover up his smell.

I think he doesn't want me to know

his identity.

That means

you probably know him.

Otherwise, why did he make an unnecessary move

by applying the agarwood?

He is very familiar with prison.

He has the key.

So I suspect

that he is

someone from the Inspection Bureau.

Someone from the Inspection Bureau?

Why did somebody from the Inspection Bureau

release you?

Could it be that he was trying to be kind?

He turned me into a fugitive at the beginning,

and then he caused Jiu'er to be suspended incidentally.

No matter what I think, he must have an ulterior motive.

Look.

Investigating together

is better than working alone.

Right?

Of course.

I'm full.

I'll clean up the table.

I'll do it.

Give it to me.

Thank you.

Physician Qin, your bed is ready.

Not bad.

Han Zheng.

I want to ask you once again.

Was Hu really not killed by you?

None of my words is falsehood.

You mentioned that every time Jiu'er came close to you,

her symptoms would ease.

Is that true as well?

Your neighbor, Hua,

knows about this.

You can verify with her.

Fine.

You can stay here, then.

Thank you, Physician Qin.

Jiu'er.

It's...

It's late.

Don't bother cleaning up.

Let me do it.

Okay.

There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Since you want to stay here,

you have to do some chores.

It's done.

Jiu'er.

Are you going to do the laundry?

Let me help you.

This is what I should do.

Go and get some rest.

[Health and Longevity]

This...

Jiu'er.

Jiu'er.

You're already an adult.

Why are you still wearing this kind of clothing?

Do you need to wipe your mouth

after eating?

Pervert!

Rascal!

No.

This...

You're still wearing this with your age,

but you call me a rascal?

Are you saying

Brother Han moved into your house?

But I won't allow him to stay for free.

Now he's in charge of

all our chores.

Drink some, Jun.

This...

I did

all the chores at home.

How dare you serve him here?

I...

I asked him to stay at my residence,

but he refused.

I gave him money

and asked him to stay at the inn. He refused too.

He said he had a place to stay.

It turns out he went to your house.

What?

But he told me

he was cornered

and had no money.

That's why he asked to stay at my house.

-He's so cunning. -He's so cunning.

I...

Jun.

Let's go.

Regarding the Peony Case, there are five victims

and crime scenes.

We have to check them out

one by one today.

Let's go.

Let's go.

I swallowed my pride for you.

How dare you abandon me

and investigate the case with Wen Jun?

Today, I must find

more clues than you.

So that you would know who is more important.

That's it.

It was hard

to climb,

but I felt refreshed

to see such a beautiful view.

Right?

Jiu'er.

Isn't that because

this is all your family's territory?

Exactly.

It's right ahead. We're arriving. Let's go.

It seems to be

only women's prayers here.

They wished to be more beautiful

and find a good match.

So this is the Beauty Tree.

Beauty Tree?

I heard from the storyteller that

there is a Beauty Tree on Beauty Ridge.

If girls touch it,

and pray sincerely,

they will become

more beautiful.

If they're lucky,

they can even find a good match.

I see.

Look.

Why is a man here too?

What is a man doing here?

Is the man coming

to pray?

We are all here to pray for marriage.

Yes.

And I think that girl...

Is he praying

for that girl?

The Beauty Tree

also blesses beauty.

Why is he here?

Yeah. Look at him.

Generally speaking, the Marriage Tree is only for women.

Exactly.

Can our Beauty Tree

still work?

What are they doing here?

Will the tree lose its blessing power?

What bad luck we have!

Exactly.

But the young master

is quite handsome.

Jiu'er.

What are you doing?

I'm thinking about

the female victim who

couldn't be pushed off the cliff

by a man.

Why?

People who come here

are mostly women.

If a man comes,

he'll definitely attract attention

as you did just now.

So it's impossible for her

to allow a strange man

to approach her.

And I clearly remember

the file had written that

the scene

had no sign of struggle.

What if he pushed her down

when she was not paying attention?

Come with me.

Are you afraid

when standing here?

It's a bit high.

She must be scared standing here alone.

How could she give a man the opportunity

to approach her?

Not to mention

a strange man.

Yes.

The Hongluo Temple we went to before

seems to be a place

where women go often.

Yes.

The place where the first female victim was killed

was by the riverside in the suburbs.

It's the same.

The rivers around the suburbs are very fast-flowing.

Also, it's noisy.

Even if the murderer was a woman,

she could sneak behind the victim

and push her down

easily.

The last female victim

was killed in a deserted house.

A woman

could also do it.

I still remember

the four bodies scooped out from the moat,

suspected to include the culprit.

Three of them were men,

and the other was a woman.

Could it be her?

That's not right.

Kaka's mother is a Qi.

It's hard for an ordinary woman to do that.

This is

the weirdest part.

I really

don't understand.

Jun, think about it.

Ten years ago,

my father and Uncle Liu

were like us.

They searched here

thoroughly.

Even we could infer that

the murderer was a woman.

Why didn't they?

Could it be...

Uncle Liu.

Based on the description of Jiu'er about Commander Su,

it's impossible for him

to confuse a peony with a moutan.

Why is that file

damaged coincidentally?

Who released me

from prison in secret?

Who caused Jiu'er to be suspended

from participating in the investigation?

Who is this

in the Inspection Bureau?

Bin.

Stay at home alone.

Have fun.

Remember not to go out.

Rest assured.

Don't open the door for anyone.

Okay, Father.

Be good.

I'll bring you back deep-fried dough sticks.

Thank you, Father.

Father, be careful.

Is it Uncle Liu?

But Uncle Liu is such a good man.

Would he do that?

Bin, come out and have fun with us.

Bin, open the door.

Come out.

Bin, come out.

Bin.

Let's...

Let's play soccer together.

Let's go, Bin.

I'm not going.

Father doesn't allow me to go out.

Let's play together.

Hurry.

Silly boy.

No one will protect you this time, right?

Enjoy playing with us

for a while.

-Stop there! -Don't move.

Your Qi friend

is really cruel.

One of my teeth

was broken by him.

You have to pay me back.

Beat him!

Beat him!

Beat him up!

Beat him!

I was wrong.

Please let go of me.

It hurts.

Are you okay?

Here you are.

Go to the alley north of your house.

Someone's hitting your son.

Beat him up!

Stop it!

I was wrong.

Stop it!

Stop!

Run!

Someone is coming.

Hurry!

Bin.

Don't be afraid.

Father is here.

Father!

You bastard!

Listen.

If you dare to bully Bin again,

I'll kill you.

Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?

Get lost!

Father.

It hurts.

Father.

Bin.

Bin, don't be afraid.

Father is here.

-Father. -Get up.

What's wrong?

You can share with me

if something is bothering you.

Actually,

when I found out that

it was moutan

instead of peony

on the hairpin of Kaka's mother,

I already had my suspicions.

But

I was reluctant to believe it.

Today when I was inspecting,

I found that

the murderer

should be a woman.

Uncle Liu and my father

didn't find out

all these clues.

Also,

the parts of the file

with the most crucial information

are all defective.

All these points to...

Uncle Liu.

Are you also suspecting Uncle Liu?

Today when I followed Uncle Liu,

I found

he warned those kids

who bullied Bin fiercely.

He said,

"If you hurt my son again,

I'll kill you."

Could it be...

Could it really be Uncle Liu

tampered with my father's file?

But why is that?

Apparently,

Uncle Liu

has a skeleton in his closet.

Go and clean up the pharmacy.

Okay.

Madam.

Serve me another bowl.

Sure.

Jiu'er.

Are you saying that

the murderer of Kaka's mother

was Uncle Liu?

He then took advantage of his position

to shift the blame

onto the murderer of the Peony Case.

This is my only inference.

I really hope

Uncle Liu can give me

a reasonable explanation

to stop suspecting him.

Uncle Liu is kind and honest.

He can't pretend that.

Maybe he has his reasons.

Let's not assume

he is too terrible.

Here's the soy milk.

Okay.

Master Fu.

Here's your soy milk.

You've suspected he killed someone,

but you're still saying

not to think of him as an evildoer.

You're a fugitive now.

Get out of here immediately!

I...

Madam.

-Give me... -Go!

another bowl of soy milk and two deep-fried dough sticks.

Noted.

I...

Did I mislook it?

Jiu'er.

I think

we should visit Uncle Liu's house

to feel him out.

Your Highness.

Whether Uncle Liu killed anyone,

we just have to report to the Inspection Bureau,

and we'll know after the interrogation.

I think

if Uncle Liu can turn himself in,

he'll be sentenced lightly.

I understand the difficulties you are facing.

Jiu'er.

Don't worry.

No matter what,

I will protect you.

You'd better protect yourself.

Go away.

Do you hear me?

Is something wrong with my eyes?

So I can infer that

the murderer of the Peony Case

was actually a woman.

Jiu'er.

What you said

makes sense.

But

if the murderer

who killed Kaka's mother

was a woman,

how could she kill her?

Kaka's mother was a Qi person.

After deep consideration,

there is only one possibility.

The murderer

is someone else.

Who is it?

I'm curious.

After ten years,

even I

easily come to a conclusion.

How could you and my father

find nothing?

Besides,

there is no record on the file.

Maybe

I was too stupid.

Also, Commander Su was seriously ill.

So we neglected it.

No.

Uncle Liu.

You deliberately destroyed my father's record,

which concluded the murderer

was a woman.

Jiu'er.

How can you talk such nonsense

with no evidence?

I am on solid ground.

If I report to Commander Yan,

it's enough for the Inspection Bureau to re-investigate the case.

The case was full of loopholes.

As long as we investigate,

there must be a flaw.

Then why didn't you

go to the Inspection Bureau

but here?

Uncle Liu.

I hope you can tell me the truth.

You fabricated the file

and deliberately hid the truth.

Was it because

you were the murderer?

Uncle Liu.

Why don't you turn yourself in?

In this way,

Jiu'er can help you

with the commutation.

Really?

Thank you, then.

Father.

Father!

Father!

Why did you lock the door, Father?

Father!

What do you want?

Father.

Jiu'er.

You're right.

Father.

I

was the murderer

who killed Kaka's mother.

I deliberately mixed the case

with the Peony Case.

My purpose was to defend myself.

Father.

Father!

Let me out.

I will be amenable.

Father.

Father!

Jiu'er.

Take me to the Inspection Bureau.

But Uncle Liu,

you two had always been close.

Why did you kill her?

Owing we were close,

they kept asking me for money.

Sometimes they returned less than the borrowed amount

or even not at all.

That day when I went to collect for debt,

I had a fight with Kaka's mother.

Father.

Then I killed her by mistake.

Bin will be amenable.

You've always been gentle.

Why were you so impulsive?

Maybe...

Father.

It's you who doesn't know me.

Father.

All these years,

I raised Bin alone.

I kept the hardships bottled up

and swallowed all the grievances.

I was impulsive that day.

All these years,

I felt regretful too.

Take me to the Inspection Bureau.

So that I can be free.

As for Bin,

please send a letter

to his aunt in the countryside.

She'll take care of Bin from now on.

It's raining, Father.

Father, it's raining.

Father.

What are you waiting for? Let's go.

Wait.

Wait, Uncle Liu.

Father.

What happened to Bin?

Father, help me!

Say something, Uncle Liu!

Father, they want to hit me.

Father, I can't control myself.

What are you waiting for?

Let's go!

No.

Are you really the murderer?

I am.

I'm the murderer!

Hurry up!

Uncle Liu.

You are not the murderer.

Who is the real murderer?

I'm the murderer.

The murderer is me.

Let's go, Jiu'er.

Impossible.

Uncle Liu.

Who is the murderer exactly?

Father!

Let me go!

Father!

No one can take my father away.

Bin.

Don't be afraid. I'm here.

Hurry.

Bring me the rope

in the basket!

Okay.

I'll go.

This...

Come on.

Bin!

Bin!

Bin!

You bad woman!

Bin!

Prince Han, don't hurt him.

Your Highness.

I beg you.

Bin.

Bin.

Han Zheng.

Your Highness, are you alright?

Your Highness. Let me have a look.

Bin.

Don't be afraid. I'm here.

Bin.

Bin.

Bin.

When Bin was seven,

bad kids bullied him

and hurt his head.

Since then,

his mental age

has stopped at seven.

That day,

there was also a thunderstorm.

So, every time it rains and thunders,

Bin is irritated.

Sometimes,

he hurts others.

But it's because he is afraid.

The death of Kaka's mother

was indeed done by Bin.

But it all boils down to

my fault.

That day,

it suddenly rained.

There were a lot of things to do in the Inspection Bureau.

I couldn't go back in time.

When I got home,

Bin was already lost.

I was very worried.

I looked for him everywhere.

Bin!

Stop!

Father!

Bin.

I didn't do it on purpose.

Bin.

I didn't mean it.

I...

Bin.

At that time, I had my mind stuffed on

how to help Bin get off.

Suddenly,

I saw

the sculpture on the hairpin.

It reminded me of the Peony Case not long ago.

So I thought of

mixing the death of Kaka's mother

with the Peony Case.

But I was too flustered.

I didn't notice

the sculpture on the hairpin was a moutan

instead of a peony.

Commander Su did figure out

the murderer of the Peony Case was a woman in a short while.

And someone else

killed Kaka's mother.

But Commander Su was seriously ill.

He had no strength at all

to visit the Inspection Bureau.

He wrote all of this

into the file of the Peony Case

and urged me to find out the truth

and give Kaka and Bu an account.

Kaka's mother was dead.

The dead can't be revived.

But Bin's mental age

is still a child's.

If he's imprisoned,

he won't live long.

I made up my mind

to cover up the truth.

So I destroyed

the crucial pages in the file.

Jiuxiao City is a rainy city.

So I deliberately

pulled out some tiles

on the roof of the storage.

During the rain after that,

most of the files in the storage

were waterlogged.

In that way, no one could notice

I had tampered with

the file of the Peony Case.

Later, under my guidance,

everyone thought

the murderer of the Peony Case was a man.

After that,

Commander Su passed away.

The Inspection Bureau had been in chaos for years.

And the Peony Case

gradually

became an unsolved case.

No one ever asked about it.

Did you purposely release

Han Zheng from prison

so that

Commander Yan would suspend me?

I know.

If you keep investigating,

you'll find out

the truth of the Peony Case.

I'm also aware that

even if you are suspended,

with your personality,

you won't give up on the investigation.

But I still did it.

That day, a young beggar

told me Bin was bullied.

I got suspicious

and found that Prince Han was following me.

I knew that

you had started to suspect me.

So I made up my mind

to take the blame for Bin.

However,

the rain in Jiuxiao City

always comes with bad timing.

Maybe

this is fate.

Liu,

sign your name.

T-There's another crime

to confess.

Uncle Hu's death

wasn't caused by Han Zheng

but by Bin.

What?

During that period, I was busy

investigating Shi Luqing's case in the surroundings of The Western Chamber

and barely went home.

I didn't want to starve Bin.

So I took him with me.

He likes drawing.

So I left him alone

in The Western Chamber.

But I never thought

Boss Chen would go back to The Western Chamber

and Han Zheng would fight

with Uncle Hu

in the yard.

Grandpa Hu!

Grandpa Hu!

Grandpa Hu!

Are you alright, Grandpa Hu?

Let me help you up.

Why are you here?

Bin.

-Hurry. -Let me help you up.

Be gentle.

Bin.

Is Uncle Liu here too?

No, he's not.

Grandpa, are you okay?

No!

No!

No!

Bin.

Don't be afraid.

That's thunder.

Bin.

Take me...

Take me to Uncle Liu.

Don't be afraid.

Take me to Uncle Liu.

Liu.

So there was no sign of Bin

in the yard of The Western Chamber.

Was that your doing?

Liu.

Liu!

Jiu'er.

I know

I have no right

to ask for your forgiveness.

But this is the last time

I beg you shamelessly.

Soon,

Bin and I

are going to the prison of the Law Department.

I beg you to

plead with Commander Yan to intervene

and request the Law Department

to lock us up

in the same cell.

For the rest of my life,

I wish to take care of him like always.

Congratulations.

You've cleared your name.

But Uncle Hu will never come back.

You've changed.

In the past, you wouldn't be so emotional

because of a Qian person's death

who is not related to you.

We've been through so many things together.

How could you say

we are irrelevant?

Anyway,

as long as

you come out safely,

that is the best news.

Let's go. You're hurt.

I'll bandage it for you.

No need.

It's just a minor injury.

Don't be so dramatic.

By the way,

Grand Preceptor sent me a letter to remind you

that you don't have much time

in Jiuxiao City anymore.

It looks like you haven't forgotten.

His Majesty is going to celebrate

his 280th birthday soon.

That means

the Xuandong Grand Ceremony is coming.

How could I forget?

After the Xuandong Grand Ceremony,

you will be the King of Qi.

But now, there are many rumors in Shuobei

that Prince Han Zheng

is obsessed with Jiuxiao City

because of a Qian woman.

They're afraid you'll even give up

the Xuandong Grand Ceremony.

Han Zheng.

I know you are not someone

who doesn't know the order of priority.

You will not

give up your responsibilities

because of a Qian woman,

will you?

Don't worry.

I'll go back.

And I will win

in the Xuandong Grand Ceremony.

[Peony Case]

Hu?

Hu.

Is that you?

It turns out to be the wind.

Hu.

The case is solved.

Now you can leave in peace.

You have left me, right?

Why are you here?

It didn't respond.

Maybe it's because Uncle Hu

has already got away from it all

and left peacefully.

Indeed.

That's good.

You haven't answered me yet.

Why are you here?

I...

I'm sorry.

I forgot you were injured.

Sit here.

I came to the Inspection Bureau

to get some medicine.

Now, this is great.

A minor injury turns into a severe one.

You're criticizing

the Inspection Bureau again.

You are a Qi.

Shouldn't the wounds

heal themselves?

How? Look.

It's still bleeding.

It's really bleeding.

Sit still.

I'll get you the medicine.

Don't move.

Alright.

Take it off.

Take off what?

Take off your clothes. What else could it be?

Why should I take off my clothes?

If you don't,

how can I apply for the medicine?

My arm is injured.

I just need to roll up my sleeves.

Is that so?

O-Okay.

D-Don't move.

It hurts. Be gentle.

I'm sorry.

I'll be gentle.

It hurts.

It doesn't hurt anymore, right?

Better a little loss than a long sorrow.

Don't forget

I got hurt because of you.

I was trying

to clear your name.

Alright.