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[Honey, Don't Run Away]

[Ye's Residence]

You're awake.

Xiao Tang.

It's not me who killed you father.

No need to explain.

Just wait till everything is clear.

I'm grateful that you saved me...

but this doesn't mean you didn't kill my father.

Ye Xiao Tang, I know you hate me...

but it wasn't me who killed your father.

The killer's motive is still unknown.

I suspect there's something hidden behind it.

Furthermore, Ye's Residence is not safe right now.

You will be in danger if you stay here.

Say no more.

I won't believe you no matter what.

I can prove that the killer is someone else.

How?

When Ling Zi Ran and I were checking your father's corpse,

we found there's something amiss with his joints.

We were not able to check it as the situation was urgent.

Now that I think about it,

I think your father might not be killed by dagger.

You want to dissect my father's corpse to find evidence?

This is the only way to find the true cause of death.

According to the coroner,

my father was stabbed in the heart and bled to death.

Is there a mistake in the coroner's report?

I suspect the killer stabbed your father...

when he was at the brink of death.

But everything will only be known after the corpse is dissected.

Impossible.

I won't let a suspect harm my father again.

-Xiao Tang. -Say no more.

If you insist to do so,

have me killed first.

[Episode 11]

My lady, it's time.

We should bury it now.

Bury the coffin.

Father.

Just leave in peace.

I swear...

I will find your killer.

No matter who the killer is,

I will make him pay.

[Ye's Residence]

I'll follow you to the palace.

There's no need.

Do you know how to enter the secret tunnel?

There might be traps and hidden weapons inside the tunnel.

If you enter blindly, not only can't you get into palace,

you may get trapped inside too.

Where does this secret tunnel leads?

According to Ninth Prince,

all palace's secret files are kept in the Imperial Study Room.

Nobody can read it except His Majesty.

According to the map,

this secret tunnel might lead to the Imperial Study Room.

There should be clues about Dream Crystal.

Let's go.

Jin Yan.

[Palace Affairs Document]

Somebody tore off the page about Dream Crystal.

The tear looks new.

Somebody's here.

Answer me truthfully.

And we will forget about your stealing act.

Nod if you understand.

Do you know where is the secret file regarding Dream Crystal?

You are...

Answer my question.

I've never heard of Dream Crystal.

But all secret files of palace...

are kept in the box on that shelf.

Only His Majesty can read the secret files.

Your Highness, please halt.

Eunuch Gao, I have urgent matters to talk to my father.

His Majesty is busy reviewing scrolls.

His Majesty is worried about the battle between the North and the South.

Eunuch Gao, I have urgent matters. I must talk to my father.

You still have to wait.

Let him come.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Good day, father.

Rise.

Thank you.

Why do you want to see me?

I want to beg you...

to release Mu Jin Yan and Ye Xiao Tang...

who trespassed the Imperial Study Room yesterday night.

Trespassing the Imperial Study Room is considered as committing treason.

Do you know what you are asking?

Father.

If not for Mu Jin Yan, Lord Xian's case will still be unsolved now.

As for Ye Xiao Tang...

I like her.

I want to get married with her, please bless us.

How dare you!

As a prince of Da Ling,

how dare you beg me to release a betrayer.

You are still young.

I forgive your mistake today.

Leave now.

Father, I've never asked anything from you.

This time, I beg you to release them.

I'm willing to accept any kind of punishment.

All right, tell me.

Why did they trespass the Imperial Study Room?

I...

-I don't know. -Ling Zi Ran.

You only care about love and disregard the law.

Starting today,

the ninth prince, Ling Zi Ran, will be grounded at his residence.

He must not leave.

Someone purposely led us to Imperial Study Room to be captured.

Ling Zi Ran told me about the Imperial Study Room.

Ling Zi Ran is one of them?

Impossible.

If he wants to frame us, he doesn't need to lead us to the palace.

It must be someone's trap.

Who are you?

The imperial prison is in the palace, the security is tight.

How did he enter here?

Through the secret tunnel.

This is not a good place to talk. Let's go.

Zi Ran, how did you know we've escaped?

Someone told me and helped to knock the guards out so that I can escape.

You are grounded?

Talk about this later.

Seems like our actions are according to that person's plan.

This person is familiar with the secret tunnel and took the trouble to save us.

Is he a friend or foe?

Maybe he helped us because our investigation is helpful to him.

Where are we going now?

I can think of a place. Let's go.

The place is located in the suburbs, so there's rarely anyone around.

Just right for us to hide temporarily.

All right, we rest here.

Mu Jin Yan.

I always wonder about one thing.

Lord Xian and the Xie Family.

All these past cases are none of your business.

Why do you keep investigating them since you came to Imperial City?

What's your purpose actually?

I can't tell you yet.

I can only say that...

I'm on the same side as you.

All right, I believe you this time.

But for now,

we should find the evidence to find out the true killer.

We don't have any clue now.

Where should we start?

Didn't you say there's something wrong about Mr. Ye's bone?

We can dig out his coffin.

Xiao Tang.

I spout nonsense.

Let's dig out his coffin.

I'm his daughter.

As long as I can punish the killer,

I believe he will not be mad at me.

Father, to find the true killer,

we have to dig out your coffin.

If you are mad, please be mad at me only.

Others are not guilty.

He has been buried for days.

Why does his corpse still looks new?

This is...

Poisonous Golden Silkworm.

The body will get swollen with its poison...

and bleed to death.

After death, the Golden Silkworm will keep the corpse fresh.

Which means the killer used the poisonous worm to kill...

and created a wound with dagger to frame you.

Same as my deduction.

Protect Xiao Tang.

Who are you guys?

Besides His Majesty who can obtain the secret files from the palace,

there's also the one who is closest to His Majesty.

Yes.

Gao Xian?

You killed my father.

Your father is useless. He should be dead much earlier.

Xiao Tang!

Don't act on impulse.

Mr. Mu is really clever.

However, smart people like you should not be kept alive.

Kill everyone here.

You guys are so bold! Aren't you afraid of punishment?

They are from underworld.

They don't care that much.

What about you? Have you thought about the consequences?

I'm from the underworld too. I can just return to the underworld.

I can just go back to that world.

Jin Yan!

Jin Yan.

Sir, it's done.

Sir.

I've only left for a few days and you got yourself injured.

Your injury is serious.

We haven't seen each other for a few days.

You haven't rested a bit.

Ling Mei Er, the only daughter of Lord Xian,

got her revenge after 16 years.

Madam Meng left Imperial City in a complete mess...

and forced Gao Xian to act.

You gave them the chance, right?

Sir.

Are you suspecting me?

Lord Xian's case has never been solved.

[Although Mei Niang is vengeful,]

[Li Zhi Chuan was a careful person.]

[Mei Niang had been hiding for 16 years...]

[but she never got the chance to kill her enemy.]

[You gave her a thorough plan.]

[You gave her a chance to exact her revenge.]

[You let her rekindle her desire to seek revenge.]

[You both have been hiding for so many years.]

[Why act now?]

[Obviously it's because someone gave me the chance.]

[You taught me to write.]

[Naturally I'm familiar with your handwriting.]

[You are good in Clerical script...]

[but likes to stress at the dot.]

Even it's the word 'kill'.

Sir.

Only a bit of handwriting.

A lot of people can imitate handwriting.

What about this?

You should know about this.

[I found Xie Family's authority token from Jing Chi's body.]

[But Xie Family is only you and me now.]

You and Jing Chi must have known each other.

But I'm involved in his plan.

Therefore you showed him the authority token...

so that he won't harm me.

Sir.

I've only met Jing Chi a few times.

Really?

What about Madam Meng?

She'd never hurt innocent people.

But you told her she has to make it big...

to draw out the person she hates.

Therefore she sought revenge like a mad person.

Sir, what you say is true.

But I did all that for your own good.

I came to work at the Imperial City, investigate weird cases...

and was promoted as deputy magistrate of Imperial City.

I did all of these so that I can get the file the soonest...

to investigate Xie Family's case and clear its name.

But you kept getting involved and many innocent people got killed.

You are ignorant.

Without power and wealth, when will you get promoted?

I did all these things to pave the road for you.

You've never killed someone...

but do you know how many have died because of you?

Have you forgotten our agreement before entering the Imperial City?

Have you forgotten all the knowledge that you taught me?

Sir.

As long as I'm able to seek revenge for Xie Family,

I don't care about anything else!

If that's the case,

our master and servant relationship ends here.

I will use my own method...

to clear my parents' name.

Sir.

If you know you're wrong,

surrender yourself to the magistrate after Gao Xian is punished.

I will seek for His Majesty's forgiveness.

We will continue...

to be teacher and student.

[If you really won't live long,]

[the only thing I can do now is to cherish you.]

[Ye Xiao Tang, I know you hate me...]

[but it wasn't me who killed your father.]

I know you would be here.

You don't need to console me.

Just let me be alone for a while.

You used to be impressive.

Charming and heroic.

Bride kidnapping on horse.

Make a big scene at the streets. Make the officers running around in city.

I couldn't help but sigh that such pretty girl does exist.

How do you define pretty?

How?

Long, shapely eyebrows.

Brown eyes.

Refreshing voice.

Full of emotions.

All in one word.

You.

Shallow.

It is true.

When my father was still alive,

I always acted without any care.

I did as I please...

because he loved me.

After I got to know you and Jin Yan,

although there were always annoying cases,

we drank together, ate together...

and counted the candy-shaped stars together.

What great moments.

It's a pity it's gone now.

Xiao Tang, when everything's back to normal,

we can still be as happy as before.

Right?

Spring is coming. I'll take you to fly kite at the suburbs.

I'm afraid we can't go back.

What about...

Mu Jin Yan?

You want to give up just like that?

I don't know either.

After going through all this,

it seems that...

I've lost the courage to disregard everything.

Probably...

I should give up now.

Xiao Tang.

You will think I'm taking advantage...

but I must say it.

As long as you're willing,

I'm always here.

Pretty boy.

Are you okay?

I have to be honest with you about something.

My family name is Xie.

The only survivor from the massacre of the Xie Family.

I'm also the last descendant of the Mogu clan.

You're from the Xie Family?

No wonder you kept investigating the case of the Xie Family's massacre.

My parents are open and honest. They had no intention to commit treason.

I came here to be an official and devote myself at work...

so that I can enter the magistrate of Imperial City as soon as possible...

and find the evidence to clear my family name.

Wait, you are from Xie Family?

Then my mother is your...

She's my aunty.

Aunty killed herself with fire in the palace.

For the outside world, her death is her way to apologise for the crime.

The Xie Family did not commit any crime, why must she apologise?

Her death must be caused by Gao Xian too.

Gao Xian was worried that aunty would reverse the verdict on Xie Family.

Thus he killed aunty to eliminate all possibilities.

Indeed so.

Gao Xian is the culprit all along.

He's really cruel.

Gao Xian?

He's just an eunuch.

How can he manipulate Li Zhi Chuan?

What if he knows Li Zhi Chuan's secret?

What do you mean?

After the case of Mei Niang,

I was ordered to investigate Li's 20 years of financial records.

Since he became a minister,

he colluded with local magistrate and accepted bribes.

My father reported this multiple times...

but it's not accepted by His Majesty.

Now that I think about it,

only Gao Xian, the head of eunuch...

will have the chance to steal the scrolls...

and even give false imperial edict.

You mean Gao Xian did something?

I have investigated Gao Xian's background.

He came from Tongling.

His parents are dead. He entered the palace 16 years ago.

He roamed the underworld before entering the palace.

He learnt from masters everywhere.

These alone still does not explain...

why Gao Xian wanted to frame the Xie Family.

Because of hatred.

Mr. Feng.

There used to be an evil tyrant landlord at Tongling, the Gao Family.

They bullied men and women. They made the place miserable.

Your father was a supervisor then.

He sent troops to suppress the Gao Family...

and brought them to justice.

But his family members were not at fault...

thus they were not punished.

I have investigated this case.

But I did not expect Gao Xian is the only son of Gao the Thief.

It makes sense now.

For his own personal revenge,

he colluded with Li Zhi Chuan...

to frame the Xie Family and kill without trace.

I once advised your father to eradicate all possibilities...

but he's kind-hearted and let them go.

However, it has caused his family to be killed.

He has been planning for so many years.

He is too sinister.

I'll kill him now.

Wait.

If you kill him,

my parents and your mother...

will not have the chance to clear their name.

Gao Xian must die but not now.

Yes.

Lord Xian's case is closed.

Li Zhi Chuan took full responsibility.

Gao Xian escaped unscathed.

If want to bring him down,

the Xie Family's verdict must be reversed.

No matter what,

we need to find the case file...

to look for valid points to reverse the verdict.

You came.

Xiao Tang.

I'm sorry.

You don't need to apologise.

I should apologise to you.

I misunderstood you as my father's killer.

If I didn't break my promise to marry you,

Mr. Ye won't leave at night...

and gave the evil person a chance to commit crime.

Also...

I'm sorry.

I promised to marry you...

but I didn't keep my promise.

You still don't get it.

You don't owe me an apology.

You owe me an explanation.

I still don't believe...

you will believe rumours...

that I'm a bearer of bad luck...

and rejected me.

Up to this day,

I still can't give you an explanation.

I must find a way to get the file.

Jin Yan.

Don't you think it's weird?

I have started to doubt about the days we spent together.

How much is real?

How much is fake?

When everything is solved,

I'll give you an answer.

Jin Yan.

Take care.

Don't act heroic if you are injured.

Occasionally you should let me have the chance...

to show off in front of Xiao Tang.

Ling Zi Ran, stop messing around!

Open the door!

Don't worry, it's just a file.

I have ways to make the magistrate hand it over.

Ling Zi Ran!

[Magistrate Court]

The booklet have been presented to His Majesty for seven days.

Why is there no sign of response?

Eunuch Gao.

Mr. Zhao.

Are you waiting for this?

The Imperial City isn't very peaceful recently.

Assassins who trespassed the palace are on the loose.

But you just care about retirement.

Eunuch Gao.

I'm willing to serve but I'm weak.

Please help to present the document to His Majesty.

All right.

Give me the key to the secret room as well.

This...

Eunuch Gao.

The secret room of the magistrate is a forbidden place.

All major case files from various provinces are kept there.

It can only be opened if it's a decree from His Majesty.

You sly fox.

Stop acting.

You know what I want.

Lord Xian's case is closed.

Li Zhi Chuan's words were true and he pleaded guilty.

There is no doubt about this case.

What I want is the case file of Xie Ling Jun's rebellion.

Mr. Zhao.

You may retire now.

Thank you.