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[My Wife is A Thief]

[Episode 19]

[Memorial Tablet of My Father, Xu Chengsi]

Mother.

Sorry I made you worry.

I knew you would come back.

You've been here for the past few days?

With your father's memorial tablet,

I'm not that anxious.

Get up.

Chen.

You almost got killed.

Are you going to continue to investigate?

The case of Lord Hu's death has not been solved.

Lord Chen got wrongfully imprisoned.

The case of the map is a matter of national security.

I can't ignore it.

Lord Hu and his family got murdered.

Lord Chen got wrongfully imprisoned.

When you found the clues about the Moon Star Herb,

you almost got beheaded by His Majesty.

I'm afraid

all these things are related to the incident

your father got involved in back then.

Back then,

your father found something fishy about the dam in Taizhou,

so he secretly investigated it.

Later, he died wrongfully.

I asked

the officials who were close to your father

to try to find out the truth.

But all of them got into trouble.

You almost got killed when you were a kid because of it.

What has happened recently

is so similar to what happened back then.

No wonder you never let me

investigate the case all these years.

I'm afraid that more people

will lose their lives because of the Xu family.

Mother, don't worry.

I will do my best to find out the truth

and prove the innocence of my father and his fellow officials.

Then hurry up.

Don't make me wait too long for you to have children.

[Duke's Mansion]

I've been busy with work lately

so I didn't ask you about the jade pendant.

Have you found the jade pendant I asked you to find?

To find the jade pendant and get the illicit money back

is what we need to do for the people in Taizhou.

I know

you see Rong as your own daughter.

But if she still can't complete the task,

I think you should know what to do about her.

Dear Nephew, how are you feeling?

Uncle, don't worry.

You haven't fully recovered from your back injury.

And you got wrongfully imprisoned.

You've suffered a lot.

I'm afraid many maps

have already been taken out of the capital.

Things get trickier now.

[The Case of the Moon Star Herb]

Once the Moon Star Herbs are made into poisonous pills,

[The Case of the Moon Star Herb]

[Files of the Case of the Moon Star Herb]

they will do great harm to the society.

The Jing men who are strong now

won't be able to defend the country if they take the pills.

If they take the pills,

they will be very weak.

I'm afraid the country will be doomed by then.

[Files of the Case of Lu Rongchang]

In order to find the Moon Star Herbs,

you confiscated Watermill

so they set a trap for you with maps

and got you imprisoned.

These things didn't happen by coincidence.

My Lord, be careful.

Watch the steps.

If you planned to kill me,

why did you save me?

Lu Rongchang from the Market Affairs Department

has been acting weird recently.

In March and May,

he went to Jinzhou which is near Taizhou twice.

He is close to Senior Zhao, a local in Jinzhou.

The Zhao family

used a large piece of land to grow Moon Star Herbs.

In April,

he exchanged lots of silver money for a lot of bank notes.

Also,

he asked someone to get him a travelling pass for his cargo ships.

[Travelling Pass, Market Affairs Department]

Uncle.

I'll make arrangements now.

Let’s have tea together another day.

[Mingxiang Tea House]

Wu Zhao.

My Lord.

Are all the waterways under surveillance?

Waterways?

The criminal is likely to use ships

to transport the maps out of the capital.

Ask our men to search all the boats and ships

at all wharves and harbors.

You keep an eye on Lu Rongchang.

Pay special attention to the boats and ships related to the Lu family.

Report to me immediately if anything suspicious happens.

Yes.

Muchen.

I went to several pharmacies

to get these for you.

They are good for your health.

My back injury is not that serious.

You can't be careless about the injury.

It's a new injury and you haven't recovered from your old injuries.

By the way,

do you think behind the case of the map

and the case of the Moon Star Herb

is the same group of people

related to Watermill we investigated?

Is Lu Rongchang the mastermind?

I'm not sure yet.

There were many pharmaceutical tools

in Pharmacy.

There were also lots of Moon Star Herbs hidden in the corners of Pharmacy.

Pharmacy must be a place where drugs are made.

There is a secret passage behind it.

And in the case of the envoy of the Nanxiang Kingdom,

the assassin who died is related to those from Pharmacy.

But there is one thing I don't understand.

What is it?

If they committed those crimes,

why did Willow Leaf Thief Liu

save me?

Young Madam.

Is today a special day?

Why did you make so many good snacks?

Lord Gu took the risks

and saved my husband.

I should give him a nice treat when he is here.

Can I eat one?

Of course.

How is it?

It's delicious.

There is another tray of cakes below this tray.

You go share those cakes with Wu Zhao.

Thank you, Young Madam.

After the fire accident in Pharmacy,

those from Watermill

just disappeared.

Any news about Moyan?

I've asked Wu Zhao to look for him.

Lord Gu.

These are the cakes I made.

Please have a try.

Young Madam.

Thank you so much.

Let me try one.

Thank you, Honey.

How is it?

It's so good.

I wonder if my wife will have the chance to...

I made many of those cakes.

If you like them,

I'll pack some and you can take them home.

Thank you very much.

Am I

interrupting you?

It's okay.

We were discussing the case of Watermill.

Since we took control of their place,

they

just disappeared.

And the large batch of Moon Star Herbs

also got missing.

We can't find any clues.

My Lord.

I found him.

A spy reported that

Moyan is in the Embroidery House.

Surround the Embroidery House.

Yes.

[Jinxin Embroidery House]

Rong was being so impulsive.

If I hadn't stopped her at the execution ground,

we would have got in great trouble.

You know her well.

You know why she did that.

All right. Here.

Have some tea.

Hurry, surround this place.

You guys stand at the door. Don't let any one in or out.

You guys follow me.

Yes.

You guys go there.

Yes.

You guys, follow me to the backyard.

Yes.

Zichen Department is investigating a case.

Please leave.

Zichen Department is investigating a case.

-Back off! -Back off.

-Back off. -Back off!

Leave.

Lord Xu.

Why are you doing this?

Stop!

Go.

Next.

My Lord.

-Go. -Go.

Wait.

Where is your boss's bedroom?

It's on the second floor.

Step back.

Master.

Xu Muchen and his men has gone to the Embroidery House

to catch Seniors.

Let's go there and cover them.

No need.

I've let someone told Gongyang Maocai that they are there.

With him being there,

Xu Muchen won't be able to arrest your seniors.

Let me ask you.

Have you found the jade pendant?

The tea is warm.

Why is Willow Leaf Thief Liu here?

Xu Muchen, come out!

Who allowed you to come to the Embroidery House?

I'm not sure Willow Leaf Thief Liu is good or bad yet.

I can't let Gongyang handle the case.

Otherwise, there'll be more trouble.

Xu Muchen.

You've gone too far.

His Majesty ordered you to investigate the case of the map thoroughly.

We from the Ministry of Justice are cooperating with you and guarding the city gate.

But you

are making a scene at Miss Qin's Embroidery House.

Stop yelling.

You...

I suspect that Moyan is hiding here.

That's why I came to search this place.

Moyan?

Miss Qin is an innocent embroiderer.

Why do you think she knows the wanted criminal?

Don't slander her.

Miss Qin may be Willow Leaf Thief Liu.

Nonsense.

How about you explain to me first

why that day on the execution ground

Willow Leaf Thief Liu risked her life to save you?

If she were Miss Qin,

she wouldn't have hurt me.

I think Willow Leaf Thief Liu

is your wife.

She realized that I saw through her tricks,

so she came to kill me.

This

is the evidence.

Look what I got.

This...

I found it here.

Willow Leaf Thief Liu used this to attack me.

Do you know where I got it?

In Miss Qin's room.

Miss Qin is Willow Leaf Thief Liu.

Xu Muchen, you...

You still believe Miss Qin is not Willow Leaf Thief Liu?

Let's go upstairs and have a look.

If you are sure your wife isn't Willow Leaf Thief Liu,

why didn't you capture her just now?

Gongyang.

If Miss Qin is really Willow Leaf Thief Liu,

what will you do?

What will you do

if your wife is Willow Leaf Thief Liu?

My Lord.

There are several suspicious cargo ships at Xiangshui Pier.

My Lord.

Lu Rongchang will take action tonight.

Go!

Yes.

Go!

Yes.

To complete the mission should be our priority.

Let’s set that thing aside for the time being.

I trust Miss Qin.

I also trust my wife.

-Focus on the case first. -Focus on the case first.

I didn't expect Young Master Gongyang

to like you so much.

Junior.

Why don't you...

Don't talk nonsense.

[Peace and Prosperity]

Lord Gu.

Why are you here?

Xu Muchen, what are you doing?

You're causing us trouble.

Luckily someone came to Zichen Department to tell me what you're doing.

I'm solving a case. Leave me alone.

What case?

I'm saving your life.

I...

Come with me.

Lu Rongchang

is the director of the Market Affairs Department.

The level of his rank is two levels above my rank.

His ships are official ships.

You're just a low-ranked governor

from Zichen Department.

How can you investigate his ships?

You are taking so many people there.

If you find the evidence,

I won't say anything.

But if you can't find anything,

you'll be in

serious trouble.

The whole Zichen Department will implicated.

How about this?

I have an idea for you.

Let the foolish Gongyang

investigate him.

If he can find out the truth,

it'll be good.

If he can't,

it has nothing to do with us.

Don't look at me this way.

How many times have I cleaned up the mess for you?

I've saved

your life so many times.

Come with me.

I have an idea.

Listen to me first.

My Lord.

They've started loading the ships.

Take action!

Robbery!

-Robbery! -Robbery!

-Robbery! -Robbery!

-Robbery! Freeze! -Freeze!

-Robbers! -Robbers!

Freeze!

What are you doing?

Don’t move!

-Don’t move. Don’t move. -What are you doing?

-Who are you? -Don't move!

Do you know whose things are on the ships?

Shut up.

-Go away! -Don't move.

-Don't move. -Go over there.

Give me

all the things of value.

Otherwise, all of you will be killed.

Don't move!

Go!

Wu Zhao.

Bad news!

The pier is on fire!

The pier is on fire!

This...

Fire! Fire!

What's wrong?

Hurry up!

Fire!

Where? Where?

The pier is on fire!

Hurry!

Okay, okay.

Hurry up!

My Lord, My Lord.

The pier is on fire!

Fire!

Look over there.

Get more people to help.

Hurry.

Go.

Let's go.

Robbers, how dare you!

How dare you snatch my goods!

How dare you!

Get lost!

You...

How dare you!

Stop!

Mr. Wu.

Stop!

Why are you here?

Lord Lu, don't worry.

Zichen Department

will uphold justice for you.

Mr. Wu.

On the ships are all fruits and vegetables.

They are not valuable at all.

Don't bother

Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu.

Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu.

Don't bother.

It's late at night.

You don't have to do this.

Lord Lu.

Search carefully.

-Yes. -Yes.

Lord Xu, why are you here?

Please stop Mr. Wu.

On the ships are only fruits and vegetables.

Nothing valuable is there.

Wait.

Let them see

if any losses are caused.

Let them search carefully.

So they can write what they do

in the report and get praised.

Lord Xu.

We're on the same side.

We're family

How about this?

You and your men go have a drink.

The drinks are on me.

Have a drink?

Why didn't anyone invite me to have a drink?

Lord Gongyang.

Why brings you here?

Lord Lu, you must be terrified.

It's okay.

On the ships are things that are not valuable.

You don't have to solve the case.

Lord Lu.

You are wrong.

Cases concerning the interests of officials are never small cases.

This ships are official ships.

There shouldn't be any losses.

Guards!

Yes.

Check the goods on the ships.

Search carefully.

Yes.

Lord Gongyang.

Don't bother.

Don't bother.

Lord Gongyang!

Lord Gongyang!

What are you doing?

You are so nervous.

Are those goods illegal?

Lord Gongyang.

There is nothing illegal here.

My Lord.

Weapons of the Yue State are found on the ships.

Moon Star Herbs.

The maps.

Lu Rongchang.

How dare you!

To smuggle these things

will get you to be sentenced to death ten times!

Take him away.

-Yes. -Yes.

-Go. -Go.

I never let my personal feelings interfere with work.

Last time, I got you wrongfully imprisoned.

This time, I'll let you take the credit for the case.

We are even now.

But if you dare to disturb Miss Qin again,

I won't let you off.

My Lord.

[Delivery List]

This is the delivery list of the Moon Star Herbs.

Should we give it to Gongyang?

Let's go back to Zichen Department.

Let's go back.

[Zichen Department]

Great!

Muchen.

I now admire you more.

You managed to arrest the traitor

in such a short time.

Don't be so surprised and excited.

I should!

I'll meet His Majesty and tell him about this.

So he'll give us rewards.

Wait.

What are you going to do?

To report the case to His Majesty.

I'm going to the palace to ask for the rewards I deserve.

No, I won't ask for the rewards but His Majesty will give them to me.

The case is not as simple as you think.

Lu Rongchang said he wasn't the mastermind.

He said he was my family.

Family?

You mean...

Master.

I have a question.

Does the case of the Moon Star Herb have something to do with Watermill?

But didn’t you say

Watermill was committed to upholding justice

and benefiting the people?

The flood in Taizhou

destroyed hundreds of acres of good farmland.

The Moon Star Herb is the only thing

that can help the people in Taizhou.

But it's poisonous.

Let me ask you.

Are you in love with Xu Muchen?

No.

I watched you grow up.

You can't hide anything from me.

I...

I just think the case of the flood in Taizhou

may have been misjudged by us.

According to Xu Muchen,

his father was wronged.

Fool.

The words of the victims in Taizhou

and the emperor's verdict

are solid evidence.

You just chose to ignore them because of what Xu Muchen said?

Why are you here?

Xiao Qiu said you were in a bad mood

and wanted to be alone for a while.

But it's too cold at night.

I'm here to bring you a coat.

Do you think

Watermill is a bad organization?

I'm not sure.

Why not?

If those from Watermill were bad people,

Willow Leaf Thief Liu

wouldn't have used darts to save me on the execution ground.

If my guess is right,

those from Watermill and Moyan

were fooled and used by bad guys.

Someone must be behind all this.

So you mean

those from Watermill are good people

and Willow Leaf Thief Liu is also a good person?

Yes.

Wait, no.

Why did you say yes and then deny it?

How can they be good people and bad people at the same time?

After all, Watermill hoarded Moon Star Herbs,

sold poisonous pills

and robbed officials.

But those were corrupt officials.

Fine.

Robbery is robbery.

A thief is a thief.

Honey.

Let's get married.

But we're married.

I want to officially marry you.

The real you, not you in someone else's name.

I want to marry Liu Rong.

Will you marry me?

It's getting cold.

I'll go back first.

Let me take you down.

♫Mountains and rivers are vast, and you lead me forward♫

♫No matter how far they move, the stars return to the moon's side♫

♫Amidst the journey home, light and darkness♫

♫Without you, I feel very disheartened♫

♫Perhaps courage isn't just in an embrace♫

♫Life and death are just a thought away♫

♫The world is filled with conflict♫

♫How to distinguish right from wrong♫

♫Destiny turns, and love follows its own wishes♫

♫If love stays the same and we journey to the other shore together♫

♫It can withstand the endless passage of time♫

Go to bed early.

I'll wait for your reply.

♫Under the stars and across the earth, I'll run with you♫

♫Not realizing passionate eyes behind♫

♫The soul from a previous life waits for a connection in this life♫

♫The language of time paints tenderness slowly♫

[Duke's Mansion]

Father.

It's so late.

Why did you call me back in such a hurry?

Lu Rongchang has been arrested.

So what?

Father.

Your disciples are all over the world.

Why are you worried because of him? He's just the director

of the Market Affairs Department, a low-ranked official.

It's all because of you.

I...

Why are you blaming me?

If you hadn't been soft-hearted

and let Xu Muchen go,

His Majesty wouldn't have decided to investigate the case of the map thoroughly

and Lu Rongchang wouldn't have got arrested.

Sorry I made the mistake.

Sorry?

The problem won't be solved just because you said sorry.

What should we do?

Are you going to send me to jail

so Lu Rongchang won't be imprisoned?

I wish you could go to jail instead of him.

Lu Rongchang has been arrested.

The maps were all confiscated by Xu Muchen.

Only you

can get the maps out of the capital now.

Me?

Yes, you'll do it.

But, Father.

Gongyang Maocai has got

all the passes and piers heavily guarded.

All the officials will be searched.

His men even forced officials to take off their underpants.

How can I take the maps out of the capital under these circumstances?

Transporting the maps without permission

is a treasonable act and a capital crime.

Su Jinning.

If the maps can't be transported to them,

your sister will die.

Jinzhen.

Do you think your sister ran away

to avoid the marriage?

She was detained as a hostage.

If we don't transport the maps out of the capital,

they will kill Jinzhen.

You really want to see your sister

lose her life

because of your hesitation?

Are you blind?

You bumped into me.

Shut up!

Do you know who my young master is?

I don't care who he is.

He bumped into me.

Darn it.

Young Master.

Young Master.

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

You go back first. I'll take a walk alone.

Young Master.

[Elegant Residence in Spring Sunshine]

My husband has left to deal a case again?

Yes.

Let me tell you.

Yesterday, Young Master led the officers of Zichen Department

and scored a huge success.

They caught Lu Rongchang,

the traitor who colluded with our enemies.

Lu Rongchang wanted to resist.

He brought over hundred men and fought back.

But in the end, Young Master and his men

defeated them easily.

He hasn't fully recovered yet.

He shouldn't have done that last night.

Is Young Master one of the real men

in the storybooks?

I also heard that

they not only found the mastermind

of the case of the map

but also found out how Moon Star Herbs were smuggled.

Really?

What happened next?

Then Young Master Gongyang stole the thunder.

He's so bad.

Master.

Xu Muchen wanted to investigate Lu Rongchang.

Why didn't you tell me about it earlier?

I never asked about his work.

What about the jade pendant?

I'm sorry I haven't found it yet.

Fine.

I'll give you another task.

Zichen Department has got the evidence

of Lu Rongchang's crimes.

Go and steal the evidence now.

Master.

I don’t understand.

You must know the harms of the Moon Star Herb

better than me.

You said it could help the people of Taizhou.

But it cannot solve the problem completely and will only make things worse.

It may even do serious harm to the society.

I have my reasons.

You'll understand in the future.

Rong.

You're my best disciple.

Although we are master and disciple,

I see you as my own daughter.

Don't let me down.

I understand.

This is a thing given to you by your father before he died.

To you,

this is more important than your life, right?

This jade pendant is indeed more important to me than is my life.

But only when you keep it

can I not feel worried.

Do you think

Watermill is a bad organization?

I'm not sure.

Why not?

If those from Watermill were bad people,

Willow Leaf Thief Liu

wouldn't have used darts to save me on the execution ground.

If my guess is right,

those from Watermill and Moyan

were fooled and used by bad people.

Although we are master and disciple,

I see you as my own daughter.

Don't let me down.

You're back.

What's wrong?

Is something bothering you?

Nothing.

I'm your husband.

I know you well.

You're injured but you're still working to solve cases.

I feel unhappy about it.

It's okay.

I'm fine.

Xiao Qiu told me

the mastermind of the case of the map has been found.

But Young Master Gongyang took the credit and stole your thunder.

Don't worry, Madam.

He won't be able to steal my thunder.

I have the key evidence.

That's good.

[Zichen Department]

[Uphold justice without compromise]

The Moon Star Herbs were smuggled in large quantities.

A great many people must have died because of the Moon Star Herbs.

No.

How can I help them do the evil deeds?

The Ministry of Justice told me that

Lu Rongchang only admitted that he had committed tax evasion

and said he knew nothing about anything else.

Muchen.

We don't have the solid evidence

to prove that Lu Rongchang is the culprit of the case of smuggling the maps.

He would say his subordinates

smuggled prohibited goods to make illegal money.

Don't worry.

We have the maps they were trying to smuggle.

The evidence is solid.

Though he kept denying the accusations, it would be useless.

Yes.

[Delivery List]

[Delivery List]

[Delivery List]

Someone touched the ledgers.

Xu...

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

I think I saw a rat.

There is no need to make a fuss about it.

There can't be rats.

I've cleaned this place.

Lord Gu,

I want to take a leave tonight.

Can you get someone to take my shift tonight?

Why?

I missed my wife.

I want to go back to keep her company.

Good for you.

Fine, I'll let you go.

Just leave.

I'll take the night shift

for you.

[Zichen Department]

Look at me.

I forgot my cup.

Willow...

[Xu's Mansion]

Young Master.

Why are you back?

Shouldn't you be on night shift tonight?

I missed you.