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"Soft Thistles Blossoms" - Sabrina Zhuang

♫ When the flowers bloom in the afternoon ♫

♫ The signs of spring are fading ♫

♫ An encounter of destiny ♫

♫ I'm not ready and prepared to be caring and gentle ♫

♫ A swan walks with its head held high ♫

♫ Its ambition is spreading far and wide ♫

♫ Over mountains and rivers, waving at the brilliant sun ♫

♫ Take the first step toward realizing one's full potential ♫

♫ Devotedly pursuing my initial aspiration ♫

♫ I'll hold onto my devotion while laughing away my worries ♫

♫ I'll keep moving forward ♫

♫ With these courts standing ♫

♫ Bring justice to people ♫

♫ Rainbows will come after storms ♫

♫ Plans and schemes are all entangled ♫

♫ If we remain committed ♫

♫ At the end of the story ♫

♫ With a great legacy left behind, who will fear ♫

♫ All the years to come ♫

[Miss Chun is a Litigator]

[Episode 9]

The Prison Inspector has captured a cattle thief

who stole 14 cattle and confessed his accomplice Wang Dazhuang

- who is also from this town. - Good, they didn't steal from us.

Wang Dazhuang is currently on the run.

Wang Dazhuang, are you here to confess your crime?

My Lord, I'm innocent.

You won't confess your crime?

Bring the prisoner here.

My Lord, I am the prisoner, Niu Er.

Niu Er. Is this man your accomplice?

Yes, My Lord. Wang Dazhuang.

You're lying! My Lord, I don't even know him.

Wang Dazhuang, if you think he's lying, can you explain to me,

where did the 14 cattle in your house come from?

They...

I...

The crime of stealing cattle carries a maximum penalty of exile.

My Lord. I-I didn't steal the cattle.

I...

They...

They belong to my nephew Liu Erlang.

Originally, there were five of them. But during three years, they produced many more.

They are his cattle. Please believe me, My Lord.

Wang Dazhuang!

I knew it was you.

What are you doing here?

What am I doing here?

Lord Kang is aware of the truth.

He had the one from government office pretend as a cattle thief, and made you admit your crime.

We have your confession. You reaped what you sowed.

Wang Dazhuang, I now sentence you to return the 14 cattle to Liu Erlang,

and receive a punishment of 10 canings to set an example. Do you have any objections?

I... don't.

All right. Take him down.

Go.

You may leave, too. Go home and have a good life.

Thank you, Lord Kang.

You should thank her. It was her idea.

Thank you so much.

You're welcome. My father also works in the military, so I know your predictment.

You are all border guards.

If when you're out there fighting, no one protects your possessions at home,

it might break the hearts of many soldiers.

The Criminal Department officials in Ji State are clear-headed, with few problems in their case files.

I suppose we can leave for You State tomorrow.

They do have an interesting way of solving crimes. We can learn from them.

You've done a good job. This is for your hard work.

It's nothing expensive, just a gift from others.

I kept it because I thought it was useful.

I'm so careless. I only brought one piece of ink, and I forgot to add more.

But I'm already getting paid by you, so there's really no need for this.

You're not careless, but rather too considerate.

Thanks to you, I have more time on my hand compared to when I'm with His Majesty.

So this Inspection trip is going well because of you.

And this is nothing expensive, so you can keep it.

Thank you, Lord Kang.

My Lord.

I've been to You State. This place is not far from Guanting Mountain, right?

No, it's not.

At the intersection ahead, turn right and head a few miles west, and we will be at the mountain.

Did you want to enjoy the scenery, My Lord?

- Sure. - I see.

I will have the team take a detour.

Thank you.

Don't mention it. This is the least I could do.

Listen up, everyone. Turn right ahead.

Miss, look. The scenery in the north is different from our town.

Of course.

You State is a town with heavy military resources. Of course, it's different from our town.

How long before we arrive at the capital of You State?

I don't know. But we should be there soon.

Is the capital of You State big?

Nine miles in length, seven miles in width, with ten gates in between, it is a large city indeed.

Lord Kang said it's an important town with many case files, so we should be here for a while.

I heard that Lord Han has arrived already.

Beside reading case files, if only you could have fun with the two lords.

Do you think they are that free?

No.

I just thought if you asked for it, they'd say yes.

What are you thinking with your little head?

It's what the novels say.

A young boy and a young girl having fun in the mountains.

There would be waterfalls and streaks, and they will create a great love story.

[You State]

What are you doing?

Get out of the way. Officials from the Capital are coming. Watch it.

My Lord, I can't do that. We don't want to miss the auspicious time for the burial.

I said, get out of the way. Shut your mouth and scat off!

My Lord.

My grandfather can't wait. If I miss the auspicious time, I can never apologize enough.

Shut up. If you misbehave in front of the officials, Governor Luo will have you all arrested.

I beg for your mercy. Please let us through.

- Get out of the way. - We will miss the auspicious time.

Are you trying to disobey me?

My Lord, just let us through.

I said no. Get out of the way.

Wait.

Let us through.

I am the escort of Lord Kang Zhengyuan.

I have an order from Lord Kang. We should respect the dead.

Thank you, My Lord.

You can go.

You State is indeed a prosperous city.

This is such a fancy place to stay.

This is the garden resort of Governor Luo.

He has worked for two dynasties. Naturally, he has fancy houses.

Tumi, get some good rest tonight.

You should be able to sleep well here.

Captain Chun.

Are there any orders from Lord Han or Lord Kang?

I'm here to deliver an invitation.

- From Governor Luo? - Yes.

I was ordered to hand-deliver it to you and Miss Chun.

Governor Luo invited us to his family dinner.

Family dinner?

Lord Han, Lord Kang, and my dear guests, thank you for coming all the way here.

This family dinner is a humble welcome from me.

I like to make a toast.

Lord Han, you are used to the drink in the palace,

I wonder how you feel about the Tri-flower Liquor from You State?

You're teasing me, Governor Luo.

Please allow me to drink to my heart's content.

- Sure. Come on. - Cheers.

[Tri-flower Liquor]

Tumi, don't pour so much.

The officials are watching.

Father, I think there's something more to this feast.

All we need to do is eat well.

Don't say needless things.

You knew Luo Li had other intentions. So, why did you let your beloved subordinate come?

You did it on purpose.

With big cases in the future, she will be dealing with wealthy people.

She's been doing good so far.

This will be a good practice.

You have to train her well.

The Inspection wasn't enough, and you plan to give her bigger cases.

What about you?

You know someone is watching you, and you brought her into their sight.

Back in the Capital, Luo Li got drunk and tried to make me marry his daughter.

His Majesty almost said yes.

I had to make him give up on that.

Governor Luo, I want to toast you.

I remember you are not good at drinking.

I might not be good at drinking,

but we just arrived at You State, I have to taste the Tri-flower Liquor you kindly prepared for us.

You're the military governor of You Sate, I must make a toast to you.

I ask for your kind support in the future.

You're too polite. Cheers.

Miss Chun.

Yes, My Lord.

This is my home. Don't be nervous.

- Sit down while you answer. - Yes.

I have heard what you've done in Bian State.

I didn't expect such bravery from a young girl.

You are thoughtful, articulate,

and especially, so familiar with our law.

You can take references and use the law freely.

Just like a martial artist holding a proper weapon.

My Lord.

I am ashamed.

Please stop praising my daughter.

She has a nice character and likes to read.

But I don't have other books for her, so she ended up reading the lawbooks.

To clear the accusations on me, she had to come out into the public.

This was also my fault.

I was a burden to her.

How is that your fault?

When you have the talent, the chances will come to you.

Father, you shouldn't have said that.

How will Litigator Chun's father reply to that?

He can't brag that Litigator Chun is a genius, and he can't humbly say she is stupid.

Silence. That's rude.

This might be a family dinner, but there are guests.

You can't be too self-indulgent.

I've spoiled them badly.

Sit down.

Right, you haven't greeted your brothers.

Greetings, Sister Yuqin.

My mother was wondering when will you be back in the Capital.

After I spend more time with father.

Perhaps you can stay for a few days, and we can go back to the Capital together.

It depends.

That won't do.

Your brother Kang won't go back to the Capital for a while.

After the Inspection, he still has to come with me.

Yuqin and Yulan knew Xiao Zheng and me since we were little.

We all grew up in the Capital.

They are here to celebrate the Spring Festival with Governor Luo.

Speaking of which, if we weren't back for father,

we wouldn't be able to meet someone as amazing as Miss Chun.

Miss Chun. I am curious. How do you usually plead?

I can't even have a quarrel with people.

I can't imagine a young girl like us

would have the nerve to go to a filthy place as the court.

You said you did it for your father, but there are many litigators around.

Why are you saying that, Miss Luo?

Did my sister say something wrong?

Justice is the most important thing in the world.

The court is ruled by the emperor, and managed by all officials.

It is the most just and equitable place.

How can you call it filthy?

Besides, His Majesty orders an Inspection every year.

Brother Kang is in charge of this round of Inspection,

that shows how much it matters to His Majesty.

Do you feel differently?

Speaking of the law, it was announced by His Majesty himself.

It is said that nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

If there's no law in the world, there would be chaos.

What is the difference between our society and a barbarian country?

What you said earlier would be an insult?

I...

Well said, Miss Chun.

His Majesty should hear it.

You two, watch and learn.

Don't just look at the feminine stuff in your room.

All you do is learning those poetry and songs.

It messes up your eyes.

Listen to yourself.

You never let us out of our rooms, and now you blame us for not having a view.

I don't even go outside, so how can I be as articulate as Miss Chun?

Speaking of which, thanks to Miss Chun's reputation,

we have asked someone to take the recent famous case in You State

and adapted it into a shadow puppet play for Miss Chun to watch.

This case was so difficult for officials in You State,

and they haven't figured it out.

I'm sure Miss Chun will have an opinion.

♪ Mother, this rice has become rotten ♪

♪ How can I eat this? ♪

♪ Your birth mother died early, for the sake of your father ♪

♪ I provide food and clothes for you, what more do you want? ♪

♪ Little Lady, just come with me ♪

♪ There’s no one around

♪ And it’s late ♪

♪ How about we… ♪

♪ Someone’s coming ♪

♪ Mother, what are you doing? ♪

♪ Who is he? ♪

♪ How can you do that ♪

♪ When Father is around ♪

♪ Your father is lying in bed ♪

♪ And you won’t give me any money ♪

♪ If I didn’t find someone else ♪

♪ How can I live? ♪

♪ You are unfaithful to your husband ♪

♪ I will strangle you ♪

It's not done yet.

The rest is the good part.

This young man killed his stepmother and was sentenced to beheading.

But now, 10,000 citizens in the city have submitted a petition asking for a different sentence.

The officials don't know what to do.

The young man had reasons, so he can be sentenced to hanging.

But, a stepmother is still a mother, and killing a mother is against filial piety.

Besides, the law has great power.

It's inappropriate to change the sentence.

So this case remained unsolved like this.

- Miss Chun, what- - Tumi, what do you think?

Lord Han, Lord Kang, pardon me. I don't know much.

But I heard that Miss Luo mentioned filial piety.

I think it might just take us to the right answer.

Please elaborate.

His stepmother tortures and betrays his father,

that means she committed one of the seven sins and is suitable to be divorced.

The father of this young man cannot speak or make a move,

but as his firstborn, he can divorce his mother on behalf of his father.

His father can't speak, but he should want the same thing.

As for the stepmother, she shouldn't be called a mother.

Because since the moment she betrayed her husband, she had nothing to do with the family.

Therefore, it's not a case of a son killing his mother, but an ordinary murder.

This way, the filial piety factor which asks for a heavy sentence doesn't exist.

But the reasons for a light sentence stand.

With a good plea, it's possible to change the sentence to exile or imprisonment.

Miss Luo, did you understand?

Impressive.

Miss Chun, you're eloquent indeed.

That was quite a reasonable opinion.

I need to give you a toast.

My Lord, something has happened.

The vault was stolen.

What?

What was missing?

- Everything. All of it. - What?

Xiao Zheng, with an incident like this in the Governor's house, I'm afraid they'll need your help.

That's right.

Lord Kang is from the Criminal Department,

and surely will be more experienced in solving theft than someone like me.

I'm lucky to have you.

Don't mention it, Governor Luo.

That falls within my duty.

Please forgive me for my poor hospitality.

It's all right.

Governor Luo, take your time.

I will leave with them.

Governor Luo, we should pay a visit to your vault by rule.

I see.

Please wait here, Lord Kang.

I will get the horses ready.

Let's go.

Add the guards at all the gates.

Don't let anyone suspicious leave the city.

We can't let the thieves leave You State.

My Lord, how about we lock down the city?

No.

It will make such a fuss that Kang Zhengyuan and Han Wuwei will notice something is wrong.

But it seems like the two officials will be working on this case.

It's fine.

They just arrived here, and they are not familiar with the environment or the staff.

We can send someone to follow them, and provide fake information to distract them.

As long as we can find the thieves and what was stolen before they find any leads,

they won't have a chance to dig further.

Yes.

Father, from tomorrow on,

you can never speak of what happened at the Governor's house to Lord Kang.

Why?

I'm afraid Lord Kang might ask for my help, and I won't be able to say no.

But during the dinner, I don't like how they acted, and I don't want to help them.

All right.

I understand.

And this is hard to deal with.

I want to be a litigator, but finding thieves is the job of a constable.

I am a girl after all.

So you know you're a girl.

Go take a look.

Lord Kang.

Good morning, Lord Kang.

Miss Chun, about last night-

You must be tired, Lord Kang.

We might get busier from now on.

There's not much I can do for what happened last night,

but for the cases in the Criminal Department of You State, you can give me the case files.

- And I will try my best. - All right.

If you don't want to get involved, I won't force you to.

If it's within my duty, I won't deny it.

I will try my best to do my job.

All right.

[Bian’s Way Of Life]

Young Master, are you having an episode again?

It's all right. Just go.

No, I won't leave you.

Daylight Ghost.

Young Master.

- Take him and go. - Yes, Young Master.

I won't go.

It's been a while.

Ye Cha.

You're wondering why I know you.

You probably don't know that I was present at the siege of The Court of Judicial Review.

I still remember that fight like it was yesterday.

What?

From Bian State to here, you're after me, right?

- Your Highness. - No need.

Stay back.

Your Highness.

Chase him.

Yes.

He was headed this way.

No matter how good he is, he is injured and won't make it far. Go after him.

Let's go.

Miss, did you finish working?

For now, yes.

The weather is good today.

Really? Let's go take a walk.

We can go see the mountains as you wish.

You are wonderful, Miss.

Go ask father, and we'll leave if he says yes.

Got it.

Lord Kang and Lord Han are busy working on that theft case, and Master is with them.

So he won't be too strict with you.

In that case, let's leave now.

Guo'er, come on.

With some renovations, it will surely become a popular place for the educated.

Indeed.

Miss, it's such a beautiful place. Look, the mountain and the river are all green.

I saw a lot of waterbirds just now.

There are white and colored ones flying from the surface far in the sky.

We used to go out in Bian State, but we've never seen anything like this.

Right, we've never seen it. Only in the pictures.

But the sun is setting. I wish we could spend more time here.

That's true. We should get going.

Otherwise, Master and others will be worried.

It's all right. We can stay for a while.

I saw someone taking a shortcut on the way here. We can take that shortcut.

I've seen this tree so many times. Why are we still here?

Is this the shortcut you meant?

Don't worry. Someone must have taken this path. We just don't know the place well enough.

Let's make a mark.

Oh no. We're getting lost here.

When it's dark, we can find our way by looking at the Dubhe and Merak stars.

Stop sighing. We'll figure it out.

Miss, why are you holding a stick?

It's called striking the glass and flushing out the snakes.

We're in the wilderness, so we should worry about snakes.

- Miss, there's a snake. - Where?

Don't turn around.

Where is it?

On your left.

Miss.

Miss.

I can't lose.

I can't lose.

Guo'er.

Guo'er.

Guo'er!

Guo'er!

Brother Ye?

Brother Ye.

Brother Ye. Brother Ye?

Hang in there.

Be careful.

Brother Ye, how did you get hurt so badly?

Let me get you some water. Wait here.

Here.

Have something. It's for your strength.

Here.

Take your time.

Miss?

Miss, where are you?

Miss.

You don't want people to know that you're here?

Miss, where are you?

- How about this? - Miss?

I will hide you here now, and I will come to check up on you tomorrow.

Come on, let me help you.

Miss?

Come on, Brother Ye.

Be careful.

That way.

Careful.

Just hide here. I will come tomorrow.

What a day. I looked everywhere for you. Luckily, you didn't get hurt.

Otherwise, I don't know what to say.

I can't go out with you next time.

Guo'er, I'm tired.

All right, Miss, have a good night.

- Who was the man you were with last night? - Brother Ye.

- When did you meet? - Last month.

- What does he do? - Coachman.

Have you seen any coachmen who can fly over walls?

No.

Well, it's normal for a man who wanders around the world to know some martial arts.

It looks like that Brother Ye is not just a coachman.

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"Spring Light" - Shuang Sheng

♫ Wind chimes jingling in the middle of the night ♫

♫ You're the roots for the blooming flowers ♫

♫ Like yesterday's twilight, geese have already embarked on their journey ♫

♫ When you're by my side ♫

♫ A sweet feeling of ever-growing longing is hard to hide ♫

♫ I see you without looking at you ♫

♫ Spring makes me hope for more romantic moments ♫

♫ Flowers are still blooming and dreams haven't ended ♫

♫ Our love can't be contained as we wander the world together ♫

♫ We'll be together through fates many twists ♫

♫ Wherever you go, it's endless Spring for me ♫

♫ We'll continue the journey over mountains and rivers, into the setting sun ♫

♫ Our love can't be contained as we wander the world together ♫

♫ We'll be together through fates many twists ♫

♫ Wherever you go, it's endless Spring for me ♫

♫ We'll continue the journey over mountains and rivers, into the setting sun ♫