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Episode Twenty-nine

Wei Shuyou.

You bastard.

You are unqualified to call my name.

You'd better fold your hands for capture.

Then I will not destroy your dead body.

I killed these men and hurt Wei Shuyou.

You can do your duties.

If we don't take actions now,

it will be hard to save Prince.

Our actions now

will prove Yan Xun guilty.

We can't leap in the dark anymore.

But the emperor is inconsistent,

and also a soft touch.

In the main hall, Prince is...

I have an idea.

It's feasible.

It's too dangerous for you.

I'll do it.

Alright, I can't go see her.

Only you can go.

The time is limited.

We will be stuck in here

after a while.

Fine, you take care.

Princess.

What?

The maid of Prince Yan Xun

bought over an entrance guard,

and is waiting outside.

She says that Prince Yan Xun is in trouble

and beg for your help.

Hurry up.

Master Siliu.

Second Young Master Wei failed.

Yan Xun is being sent to Imperial Palace

to see His Majesty.

Young Master let us

carry away the killers' body

on the sly.

Go and see.

Yes.

You guys find a chance

to bury those bodies.

Be quick.

Yes, yes.

Carry away those bodies.

Leave!

Princess has orders

to protect the killers' bodies.

Hurry up.

Hurry up.

Master Siliu,

someone ambushed the housecarl of Wei Household.

The bodies were taken away

by Princess' imperial bodyguards.

Stupid Wei Shuyou.

Master Siliu, what should we do?

Get it back.

- Yes. - Let's go.

Put them to the outside of the city.

I think those people will lie down

outside the city at least for 4 hours.

and won't make any trouble.

(Sound of opening the door)

Your Majesty. You have ran out of the wine.

Let me change a new bottle for you.

Who are you?

I'm your maidservant,

and your person.

My person?

Every place under the sun and everything on the earth

all belong to you.

You really have a way with words.

What's your name?

My name is Lan'er.

Lan'er.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty. Are you asleep?

The situation is extremely urgent.

Your Majesty. Your Majesty.

Come in.

Your Majesty.

What happened?

There's something very important

for you to deal with.

She is great, and is promoted to the Viscountess concubine

with title Lan,

and she can move into the Lanfu Palace.

Yes.

Yanxun, I just forgave you,

but you dared to injure the other on with the sword

as a guilty person.

I'm terrified.

I can't thank you enough for the infinite royal graciousness.

However, I just wanted to save my own life.

Wei Shuyou wanted to assassinate me late at night.

If I didn't fight back desperately,

I wouldn't have a chance to survive.

Please make a fair decision for me, Your Majesty.

I went there

for the sake of Yanxun's security

to go on a tour of normal inspection.

However, he had a plan to escape,

and was found by me,

so he wanted to kill me to do away with the witness.

Your Majesty.

Just like his father,

Yanxun has the wolfish ambition and is not worth to be trusted.

Do you have problem with your eyes?

Couldn't you see

there are so many dead bodies

in the the Oriole Courtyard?

It's obvious that Wei Shuyou assembled the assassinators

and Yanxun

just wanted to protect himself.

His Royal Highness Yu.

You can't believe what your cousin said.

Did you see any assassinator, Your highness?

Or did you see any dead body?

I didn't.

- But... - Song'er.

Stand down.

Your Majesty, I have questioned the guards the same night

and got the testimonies.

There are only Wei Shuyou and Yanxun,

and no assassinator at the night.

Your Majesty, the guards of the Oriole Courtyard

all came from Yuwen Palace.

In my opinion, the testimonies are unreliable.

Your Majesty, I'm aware that

it's very difficult for me to explain what happened today.

But I grew up in the Capital city since childhood,

and you are wise and farsighted

to know who I am.

Would I act like a gangster,

and do things like villain?

I believe

your Majesty would a judicious decision.

Your Majesty, if you punish Yanxun for this,

I'm afraid there will be some suspicion of persecution.

A tiger father will not beget a dog son.

It's a good plan to inflict injury upon yourself to gain trust.

You not only framed Master Wei,

but also fooled the Imperial concubine to believe you.

You are much better

than your treason and heresy father.

What's this?

Blue is extracted from the indigo plant but is bluer than the latter.

Master Huai.

If I were really as good as you said,

I would never

get into such a plight.

However, hiding the knife in the sleeve,

calling a stag a horse and talking black into white

are real ability of Master Huai.

I have got the lesson.

Royal highness,

don't sprinkle the nasty water on me.

His Majesty will get the final conclusion about the right and wrong.

However,

you have already been under the custody,

and we all have seen

that you injured someone with the sword.

And you said there were assassinators, has someone seen them?

Where is the evidence?

You are just trying to cheat His Majesty.

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.

I'm just a son of concubine, and have no power at all.

Not to mention to deceive all people's eyes,

I even don't dare to injure someone with sword.

You overlooked me.

Yuwen Huai.

Of course you are not so capable.

Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses.

Who let you come here?

Don't play around here,

just go back, now.

Your Majesty.

I've got something very important

to report.

Go ahead.

The dead body outside the Palace

was the assassinator

sent by Wei Palace to

kill Brother Yanxun tonight,

and he was the personal henchman

of Wei Shuyou.

Wei Shuyou always brought him

and went around.

Many people in the Palace can recognize him.

And some people in this hall

must be familiar with

the guy as well.

Master Yuwen, is it true?

Song'er, Yuwen Huai,

check the boby outside.

- Yes. - Yes.

Your Majesty.

The dead guy was really the personal henchman

of Wei Shuyou.

What Chun'er just said was true.

Master Yuwen, couldn't you

recognize him, could you?

He looked familiar, but I didn't know him.

Yuwen Huai.

What do you mean he looked familiar?

You hang around with

Wei Shuyou everyday.

How could you not know his personal henchman?

Shuyou, go and check the body,

to make sure whether the guy was the maid

of your palace or not.

You should look at it very carefully.

As far as this thing,

you can't just muddle though it

by refusing to admit.

You know,

I have got so many ways

to tell the truth of your words.

Yes.

Your Majesty. Your Royal Highnesses.

This guy was really the maid

of my Palace.

Did you hear this, Yuwen Huai?

He has admitted it himself,

what do you have to say?

Your highness, I thing even the maid of Wei Palace

could be the spy

who were arranged to stay around Master Wei.

You...

By the way,

when the Duke Dingbei had planned to

conspire against the state,

it's not hard for him to place some spies

around the dignitaries.

You...

That's right.

How could the prince know

what happened in the Oriole Courtyard

in the middle of the night,

and then meet the assassinators with coincidence

and bring him in front of His Majesty?

Your Majesty.

This guy was the maid of my Palace,

but he was not my personal henchman.

I just thought he was smart,

so kept him around me.

I didn't expect

that he had skillful martial arts,

probably he was the spy

who was arranged by some formidable guy.

I have been the guest in the Capital city since childhood,

and I have always been cautious

and tried my best not to do anything wrong

to get the trouble.

Not to mention skillful martial arts,

I haven't got anyone

with martial arts around me.

You are talking nonsense.

There are two persons

with skillful martial arts around you.

A man and a woman.

If Your Majesty had no idea of it,

we can find it out by taking them here for questioning.

Your Majesty, please pass judgement.

Wei Shuyou had planned to assassinate me at first,

then he framed a case against me.

His cruel mind really made everyone bristle with anger.

I have been the guilty person,

thanks to your mercy,

so I can save my own life.

I would never bring the guy having martial arts

around me.

You are talking nonsense.

Do you think

you can save your life tonight

if there weren't the two guys?

You would have already cut into piece with swords by us.

Oh, so it is.

Did you hear that, Your Majesty?

He just admitted it by himself.

I think it will be useless

no matter what a silken tongue someone has.

Did you just say there is nobody else

besides Yanxun and Wei Shuyou

in the Oriole Courtyard?

Your Majesty.

He is just talking nonsense

because of the bout of the powder of five minerals.

You think I'm so foolish.

Your Majesty. I should be blamed.

I have neglected my supervisory duties.

There is an imperial decree from the emperor

to forbid the noble family to approach Yanxun.

Shuyou,

you are really wasting

the expectation of His Majesty.

You are supremely arrogant,

and trying to deceive the emperor and ignore everybody else.

You are so damnable.

However, Your Majesty.

I watched him over the cradle.

Although he acts impulsively,

he has a good nature.

It couldn't be his intention

to do such things today.

There must be some bad guy to put him up

to do something so disobedient.

You are right.

Father, since the truth

has revealed itself,

please punish them.

Brother Yan Xun is a victim here.

Please let him stand up.

Yan Xun, you may stand up now.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Wei Shuyou,

since the imperial concubine has put some good words for you,

I shall punish you by caning twenty times.

Think about your sins behind closed door.

Without my permission,

you are not allowed to leave your place.

Father,

he was going to assassinate Brother Yan Xun

and he lied to you.

He has committed such a felony.

How can you just

punish him by caning twenty times?

Behave.

- Father. - Chun’er.

You may all excuse yourselves now.

My night is totally

ruined by you.

Prince Yan Xun,

you are quite smart indeed

to frame Wei Shuyou.

However, smartness

won’t do you any good.

Power is way more important.

Yuwen Huai.

You are quite mouthy.

You have great powers of utterance.

Your Highness.

I said those words with good faith.

Good faith?

(Smirking)

That is not needed here.

Stay away from

Brother Yan Xun.

If you do this again,

I shall let you pay hard.

I have Your Highness

cares about

Yan Xun a lot.

Whatever I do is wrong.

Therefore, I have something

to say to Your Highness as well.

Don’t harm yourself

for someone not worth it.

Brother Yan Xun,

I asked some medicine from the doctor.

You can have it.

I am not hurt that bad.

There is no need.

Thank you for your help today, Your Highness.

Thank you very much.

Brother Yan Xun…

Your medicine.

Prince, please wait.

Yan Xun, I am sorry

for what you went through.

I am so sorry

that I didn’t visit you.

What do you want to say exactly?

If you don’t like Her Highness,

please make it clear.

Will His Highness make it back tonight?

He will.

You were hurt.

It is nothing serious.

You better go inside and have some rest.

I shall wait here.

I am fine.

(Sound of door opening)

Yan Xun.

Your Highness.

(Sound of door closing)

Yan Xun.

How are you?

We are fine.

What did the Emperor of the Wei State say?

He punished Wei Shuyou by caning twenty times

and doesn’t allow him to leave his place.

That’s all?

Yes.

His Majesty never wanted to

punish Wei Shuyou.

It was just a sign.

If he punished him too harshly,

everyone will act cautiously from now on.

No one

will ever

try to kill Yan Xun again.

It is clearly

not His Majesty’s intention.

He only wants to control Yan Xun

and then control Yanbei.

Yan Xun in danger

is easier for him to deal with

than Yan Xun in a safe place.

Look likes we need to be

more careful from now on.

As long as we are still in Chang’an,

we need to be extremely careful.

The Emperor of the Wei State wants to kill me.

I want to kill him

as well.

(Sound of doors opening)

Chu.

(Sound of doors closing)

Here you are.

(Yeah)

I think

we are safe for tonight.

I shall sleep here.

You are hurt.

It’s nothing serious.

Let me see.

I am fine.

Let me see.

I have dealt with it.

It stops bleeding now.

Yan Xun.

Where are you going?

I am going to get some medicine.

Where exactly?

I am going to Her Highness.

There are killers everywhere.

We are all hurt.

Even if we are not killed by them,

you are committing a felony.

Please don’t

cause any trouble.

Yan Xun. Yan Xun.

Yan Xun. Be patient.

Be patient.

I am fine.

Don’t mess yourself up

because of me.

We finally survived.

We need to be

very careful.

Think about your families.

Think about your parents.

They are looking at you from heaven.

Don’t be impulsive.

Be patient. Be patient.

Be patient please.

Everything will be all right.

I am fine.

(Sound of pulling out a sword)

Young Master.

Do you need anything else?

Call for the guards of Yue.

Yes, sir.

(Sound of pushing back a sword)

Young Master Yue.

Please don’t make things difficult for us.

Young Master Huai is not here.

His Young Master is here to visit the Grand Concubine of the third branch,

not Young Master Huai.

The Grand Concubine of the third branch has been paralysed for years.

Her condition is too bad to meet with anyone.

Young Master Yue, please wait for Young Master Huai to come back.

You better leave now.

I am Yuwen Yue, the Grand Concubine of the third branch.

How are you?

I am just a

dead woman walking.

How do you think I am?

You are Yue’er.

I have heard that

you focus on studying Buddhism

since I was little.

I was surprised to see

you imprisoned in this secret room

without any sunshine.

It has been for sixteen years.

I am like a mouse which

can’t be seen.

Sorry for that.

I am here

to ask you to check an old item.

This was what my mother

changed into

in Jile Pavilion.

According to everyone,

this is a dress of Herbaceous peony

wore by low-classed concubines in Jile Pavilion.

Two months ago,

I found this dress

in Jile Pavilion.

I realised that

this is a dress of Peony

wore by the Consort

Herbaceous peony and Peony

look very similar

and this dress was damaged on purpose by someone.

You are right.

This is mine.

My mother was framed.

They said she was guilty of adultery

because she was drunk

with Yuwen Xi that night

and she was changed into

a dress she didn’t even

recognise.

(Laughing)

Yuwen Xi lied

to everyone.

Your mother was with me

that night.

With you?

I am the daughter of the Xie Houseld

of the Black Gown Lane of the Nan Dynasty.

I am your mother’s aunt.

That night, your mother came to visit me.

We had some wine.

I asked your mother to stay for the night.

I know about

Yuwen Xi’s character.

I was afraid that your mother’s reputation might be ruined,

so I trigger all the mechanism

and went down here.

I asked your mother

to change into this dress of Peony.

What happened next?

Next?

Something horrible happened.

That night,

Yuwen Xi tryied all the way

to hold me here

16 years since that they

only two deaf maids

supervise and serve me here

How coud he be so cruel

Then why didn't he kill you

You think he doesn't want to?

He keep me alive

only for his greedy desire

He hooked up with agents from Liang

I have talked too much today

You need more time

to listen to more stories

Yuwen Yue

Who let you in?

I came in myself

Can't you see it?

You are starting a fight

Don't blame me for it later on

Almost forget

I took the endeavor of the third branch

You' better

be smart

and send my grandmother back

Or I'll make you Green Hill courtyard

full of blood

Are you threatening me?

You think I will just threaten?

You may not care

being laughed at for the fight

between brothers of Yuwen

But don't you care that

your third branch

will be totally destroyed

with the revival or your grandmother?

Once the xeret is revealed

I may not get away with it

But you are also one of the Yuwen family

You can't reveal me

without getting yourself involved

Let's have a try. We'll see it

If I told the majesty

you, the third branch

hang up with Liang agents,

will he forgive me

because I reveal

the truth?

Yuwen Yue

What the hell do you want?

I'm about to go to the border

Strong wind, bad weather

Not comfortable to live

I'm thinking I am there suffering,

while you

enjoying yourself in your house

I am stingy, unhappy with that

How about this?

I find you another place to live

Go guard the grave of royal family

Because you are really good at

dealing with dead people

I give you three days to volunteer to the majesty

Before I leave Chang'an

you must get out of here first

Or

I'll send you to the hell

to company your grandfather

Yuwen Yue

you go too far in bullying me

Master

Master

Come in

Master, good news

Yuwen Yue is leaving

Chang'an to the border

tomorrow morning

Ma.. Master

Why are you hitting me?

No reason

Because you need to be hit

Your highness

I received a secret report

The grand wife of third branch

has moved to the Green Hills

from the Jile Pavilion

That's why Yuwen Huai tell

the majesty he volunteer

to guard the grave of royal family

Turns out his weakness is

controled by Yuwen Yue

You really are wisdom

Prince, following the order of the royal family

we are handled the job of guarding the yard

And prince Yu asked me

to bring you this sword

He said to return it to to the owner

Please extend him my appreciation

I will

We will loose

the regulation of the yard tomorrow

Except for the prince

everyone has the freedom to get in or out

Prince, seems like the intelligence that

Yuwen Huai and Yuwen Yue will

leave the city is true

Yuwen family won't interfere us any more

Although our biggest enemy Yuwen Huai

is not here

we still need to be cautious

I understand

Taste the dishes from my hometown

Haven't eat these for a long time

Is that reliable?

Prince

Prince, A'jing is here

A'jing, do you remember me?

Prince, I thought I can't see you

any more

Get up

Where is general Meng He?

Prince

My father died on the battle field

He asked me

to find you before his death

Luckily,

I survived the war

Then I came to Chang'an

I searched you for three months

and met Miss Yu finally

Prince, my father suffered too much before death

Do not worry

We will revenge for them

Prince, I want to follow you around

I can not only cook

but also wrestle

I will do whatever

I can for you

Good

Be my guard

Thank you, prince