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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 16]

[Royal Clay Workshop]

Such a handsome guy.

Let's go.

Brother Ye, did you find him?

- I did. - That's good.

Although I am Xu's litigator, and I should be on the Xu family's side,

I can't seem to rest without knowing if we've found him.

Don't worry.

Brother Ye, let's get inside.

- Try this. - Okay.

Why are you laughing?

Because...

Never mind.

You can't talk halfway like that. Spit it out.

It's not anything nice.

I want to hear it.

I was laughing because you were childish.

No, I wasn't.

Those girls out there...

They were...

It was inappropriate.

If that was inappropriate, what about us?

All right, I'll be the inappropriate one.

Miss, you have a good eye.

You're looking at our Cleansing Mud Mask.

It's the last one available.

If your husband wishes to buy it, this is the last chance.

No, we're not...

This is our signature product.

The face-cleansing mud is extracted from hydromica.

It is obtained by repeated precipitation and filtration for 180 days by purfication.

The production quantity is limited each year.

90% of it goes into the palace, used by the concubines and princesses.

You would be very lucky to have this last one available.

If it's the last available imperial product, it must be good.

You've worked hard. It'll be a gift for you.

How much is it?

One tael.

Han Wuwei, are you a turtle?

What a real man you are! Staying in your room all day and never coming out.

You only send your men to see me.

Are you honing your embroidery skills?

Hey, are you deaf and dumb?

Miss, get some rest. Don't tire yourself out.

You...

There's a fire.

Somebody help.

It's not me.

This is good.

Everything is tastier after we've found him.

We wouldn't have found him this quickly without your judgments.

It wasn't just me.

You're very organized, better than the constables at the government office.

Really?

You're really talented at solving crimes.

Has anyone ever told you?

Brother Ye. When you're done with whatever you're doing now, you could become a constable.

And we can be partners and do exciting things.

Sure.

Come to the lobby with me.

Han Feng and others are waiting.

Lord Han finally has time for me.

The utility room on fire is very close to you.

I advise you to be careful.

If Lord Han is worried that you might become a roast pig here, feel free to leave.

I'm not afraid at all.

This was not me.

What are you doing?

Let go of me.

Help! An official is becoming a philanderer.

Don't worry. I'm not interested.

Let's go.

Han Wuwei, you are unbelievable.

Bear with me a little longer, now that someone has finally come to your rescue.

You or the Ink Dance Pavilion,

as long as you help me figure out what I need to know, you'll be free.

Free?

Yes, free.

What? Are you not happy that someone came to save you?

How do you know they're here to save me?

Let's make a bet.

About what?

Whether they're here to save me, or to kill me.

What do you have to bet on?

If you win, I'll be your servant and do whatever you say.

I have enough servants.

If I become your servant, anything you need to know, I will tell you what I know.

Fine. I'll bet with you.

Wait, you haven't heard my request.

In this dynasty, there are few that I can't promise.

Great. I admire your attitude, Lord Han.

Then we have a deal.

If I win, you will be my guarantor.

If I'm in trouble, Lord Han, you need to keep me safe.

How's that?

A gentleman's word.

You can't take it back.

There. Go!

Tomorrow, when everything is ready, I will blow this leaf as a signal.

If you hear it, you can be at ease.

See you.

I'm going to leave.

How about you give me this so that I can learn how to blow it?

You can use this one. Bye.

Jin Yi.

A'Yili... A'Yili is with Han Wuwei.

Hurry.

Elder.

It's time for his antidote.

Make sure he uses it.

Yes.

[Good Shepherd Pavilion]

My Lord.

During the last trial, Litigator Wu, representing Old Madam Xu, mentioned that he thought Old Master Xu is not dead.

I agree with him on that.

Although his reasons don't make sense, we can think about it from a different angle.

I don't know what Miss Chun has to say.

My Lord, can we summon the witnesses?

Sustained.

My Lord.

Who are they?

They witnessed Fan Jian falling into the water.

They are the cook and waiters in the nearby inn.

Yes.

Allow me to ask some questions.

Fan Jian fell into the water somewhere opposite an inn, right?

- Yes. - Yes, he did.

Is there anything special about it?

Nothing special, really.

Just a small wharf.

Another question.

Fan Jian was yelling and running towards the lake, followed by some kind of people, right?

- Yes. - Yes, he was.

Did you see who was the first to chase him?

- We were only thinking about saving him, so we didn't notice that. - Right.

Then did you see, after Fan Jian fell, did he ever come back up?

Although it was dark, there was no one coming out from the water.

What a grievance this must be.

Yes, it's quite cold here at night.

Going under water and coming out now would be freezing.

You couldn't even walk, let alone run.

Otherwise, why didn't they notice?

If I were Fan Jian, and I wanted to fake my death to get something,

how would I do it?

Miss Chun. The court is a solemn place.

It's not a place for a girl to joke around.

Just go home and let your father find you a good marriage.

Exactly. You're a girl. You can't be a litigator.

- No dynasty has ever allowed that. - Exactly.

Silence.

Miss Chun, if you don't have a theory,

- I think you should... - I should try to tell a story

so that you can hear and see how much of it could be true.

There once was a young man who had scholarly honor and a good look.

But he always felt unlucky and unappreciated.

He didn't want to live as poorly as before,

while his parents and his brother adored money, who gave him an idea.

He was encouraged to go to a rich family in the county and be a maternal son-in-law.

The daughter of that family liked him, so they got married and spent 22 years together.

His wife was rich but had a bad temper,

while his family adores money and is greedy.

They want to make their family rich with his help.

Therefore, every time this man asks for money, he will get scolded by his wife.

As time passed, he couldn't stand it anymore.

So he wanted to frame her wife and make her go to prison.

This way, he can have all the money at home.

- No way, he dares not. - For real?

Therefore, this man thought of a plan.

He was going to fake his death.

He thought of an excuse to go on a trip, and then he pretended to be missing.

He waited for the right time, and let his wife find him in the inn.

They had a huge fight.

Then he pretended to get emotional, ran to the lake, and drowned in it.

Of course, all the arrangements in this plan need an insider.

This insider needs to be constantly near his wife

and reports her location back to him.

Is there anyone more suitable for the job than his wife's maidservant?

Maidservant Wang?

That's right. Maidservant Wang is his insider.

- Maidservant Wang? - Really?

Maidservant Wang gave a hint to his wife to find him at the inn.

And she informed him.

Then the man brought up concubinage, which made her angry and led to a fight.

Naturally, he acted as if he was in shock, ran to the lake, and jumped.

This makes Maidservant Wang the biggest witness.

But as a matter of fact, someone did fall into that lake,

and it was confirmed that no body floated.

So what? Did his plan go south?

Someone dies, and then there is a body.

If no one died, of course, there would be no body, My Lord.

- This is simply a well-planned fraud. - It makes sense.

- When someone dies, there should be a body. - Right.

According to Miss Chun, how did he manage to deceive so many eyes?

Did he know how to separate his body?

I don't know if you've heard of the phrases spider's web and horse's footprints.

If he was careful enough to notice a spider's web, he wouldn't need to deceive.

But, there is no perfect crime in this world.

He definitely left traces. We just haven't found them.

- What are the clues? Just t-t-tell us. - Yes.

It's better to see for yourselves.

If you are curious, we can wait until it's dusk and go to the lake.

Move. Get out of the way.

Make way!

Get out of my way.

He did that to draw more attention so that he can have more witnesses.

My Lord, just now, did you see his face?

It was too dark to see.

Besides, he was running fast.

But I noticed he was wearing white.

Wearing white with his hair down will make him more obvious at night.

Those people chasing him would only notice that

without seeing his face clearly, or what he did exactly.

My Lord, this way, please.

Look, there are so many parcels on this wharf.

That man clearly knows his way around here.

Look at that large parcel.

It can easily block a man's body.

And that rock over there is shaky and needs a rope to hold it.

Help!

Somebody help!

- Here, here. - He's there.

- He's here. - Where?

There. Over there.

- Where is he? - He fell from here.

- He fell. - Does anyone know how to swim?

- Help him. - Let me see.

- I don't know how to swim. - Go find someone who can!

- What made him do that? - Get help!

- Search for him. - Who is it?

Is everything all right? Go save him!

Right here. Hurry!

- Come on! - Get help!

Anyone who can swim? Go save him.

Look, My Lord.

It's too dark.

He had help. Who is it?

It takes brothers to fight a tiger, just like it takes father and son to fight a battle.

That would be Fan Bai.

It's all just a theory.

Do you have any proof?

My Lord, I have testimonies.

My Lord, three waiters in the nearby inn have testified that

in the afternoon of that day, they saw Old Master Xu wandering around the lake back and forth many times.

As for the physical evidence, few people came to the lake after the accident, so the evidence was intact.

My Lord, if you have doubts, you can send men there to investigate.

The testimonies you mentioned only put Old Master Xu at the lake before the accident.

They can't prove that Old Madam Xu didn't force him into suicide.

As for the physical evidence, it could have been forged by Old Madam Xu in order to get out of her crime.

The key question here is if Fan Jian is dead.

Not finding the body does not prove that Fan Jian is dead,

nor does it prove Old Madam Xu is innocent.

So Miss Chun, do you have anything more convincing?

My Lord, the evidence you ask for is outside this court.

My Lord, someone put a box outside.

- Bring it here. - Yes.

- Such a big box. - What's in it?

- What is it? - What?

They're going to open it.

- Open it. - They're opening it.

- What is it? - You...

- What? - What happened?

- You shameless... - No presumptuousness.

- There's someone in it! - Really.

It's a person.

Who are you?

I am Fan Jian.

He faked his own death!

- I think they are both evil. - They need to be locked up.

- Right. - Lock them up!

- Lock them up. - Lock both of them up.

Fan Jian, do you admit your crimes?

I do.

My Lord, I apologize for representing such a shameless bastard.

It's just... our law prioritizes morality before the penalty.

Its prime task is to respect etiquette and educate people.

Now that Old Master Xu has learned his lesson,

and it did not lead to a murder or anything more serious.

Why don't we give him a chance to speak to his wife?

It's better to let them understand each other and not end up being enemies.

This will be his atonement under your indoctrination, My Lord.

Fine.

Court adjourned.

Brother Ye, are you hurt?

No.

You went to get Fan Jian. How did you get hurt?

It's not him. It's me.

Don't worry.

Tumi.

Father.

Who is this?

Someone working for Lord Kang.

Why is he dressed like that?

Lord Kang is worried that if I expose my official position, the citizens might feel that the government is biased.

That's very wise of him.

Tumi. Lord Shan is looking for you. You should go.

Go ahead. I also have something to say to your father.

You have something to say to me?

Yes.

When I was helping Tumi with the case, I found out about something,

which the fewer people know about, the better.

I couldn't tell Tumi.

Xiao Qin went to a house where there were servants and a child around the age of 7.

Old Master, come on in.

- No one saw you, right? - No.

I was so worried.

- Old Master. - Xiao Qin, thank you.

I thought I would never see you again.

Don't worry.

What took you so long?

I don't know if Chun Tumi sensed something,

but somehow she made Chun Dashan keep an eye on me for a while.

Chun Dashan, he can wish for the best.

Madam Xu always said how much she loves Chun Dashan.

But she got lonely, and could have gotten pregnant by someone else.

Chun Dashan loves to be nosy.

This time, let him be taken advantage of and raising other people's child.

- Xiao Xi is crying. Hurry. - Hurry up.

I hope that Captain Chun won't be compassionate this time.

You need to make a decision.

- All right, let's go. - Let's go.

Tumi.

What's going on?

What did Lord Shan say?

Old Madam and Old Master didn't get an agreement.

Lord Shan went back to the city. The verdict will be given on the next trial.

This family is ridiculous.

I thought the Xu family was selfish.

But I didn't expect...

I shouldn't have brought them into our lives.

Right.

How did this young man find Old Master Xu?

Ever since I had doubts about his death, I kept thinking about it.

Didn't we see Fan Bai before?

He can be a bastard all he wants, but he needed Old Master Xu's help.

So I asked him and Lord Kang to watch closely on the Fan family.

Then, we found Old Master Xu.

I see.

Father, what were you talking about?

You should leave that to the adults.

Let's go.

Now I'm not an adult?

Let me out.

I have orders from His Highness. You should rest inside.

He will take care of things when needed.

Let me out.

As you expected.

Are you hurt?

It's not my blood.

I thought you were fearless, so don't pretend to be worried.

Whatever you say.

I just didn't want anyone to get hurt because of me.

You're overreaching. I didn't do this for anyone.

I did it for myself.

I have things I want to do.

I've always wanted to see someone who's had a miserable life.

I just want to see him and relieve him.

Will you keep your promise and help me?

I lost the bet, and I will keep my promise.

If you help me, I will help you.

Did you capture anyone alive?

No. They either fled or killed themselves.

This is just the beginning. They won't rest until I'm dead.

The assassins of Ink Dance Pavilion are good.

Our guards won't be able to stand another round of attack.

I have an idea.

What?

Xiao Zheng, Ink Dance Pavilion is sending its best assassins to kill A'Yili.

She is not safe here.

I will take her to the Luoyang resort.

I will tell you everything else when you get here.

Who is this A'Yili? Did Lord Han say anything?

No, he didn't.

He just said it was dangerous, so he took that girl away to keep her safe.

How many men did he take? Can they handle the dangers on the road?

All the hidden guards and Sir Han Feng are with them.

Send two teams of my guards to catch up with and protect them.

Yes.

We are in the same boat now. But I need to make some ground rules.

- Such as? - I don't like people trying to guess my mind.

No one is guessing your mind. You're being anxious all the way.

If you have the time, you should think about what you're going to tell me and how to find someone.

Figure all that out.

You're not stupid.

You should know that my solutions and precautions,

such as taking the initiative or setting a trap,

all depend on how much useful information you can provide.

- Elder. - No need for that.

Where is A'Yili?

We were so close.

There are no traces of A'Yili and Han Wuwei.

Han Wuwei left.

Did you tell anyone else?

No, I didn't find the young master, so I came straightly to you.

Someone startled them.

When our men got there, we saw traces of fighting.

How is that possible?

Is Han trying to trick us?

Listen up.

Follow my orders from now on, and track the whereabouts of her

- in three directions of Luoyang, You State, and Bian State. - Yes.

Daylight Ghosts are here.

Ever since the young master's incident, they've been working for His Majesty.

Is His Majesty aware of what's happening to A'Yili?

Jin Yi.

I will take care of this issue.

You should stay here and wait for the young master.

Don't tell him just yet.

I know that you're close,

but he has the responsibility of finding the ink stone.

Don't distract him.

When I get A'Yili back and they're united, we can tell him what happened.

It's for the best.

Miss Chun. Captain Chun.

I've never had the chance to introduce myself. I'm Mei.

Litigator Mei, can I help you?

Old Master Xu wants to see you.

Old Master Xu framed his wife and Lord Shan will decide on the verdict.

Why does he want to see my daughter?

This is a matter between a couple after all.

No serious damage was caused.

There doesn't have to be a final trial.

Old Master Xu is saying that we should deal with this privately.

Lord Shan agreed that it would be more appropriate.

- Lord Shan? - Yes.

Old Master Xu is being held in prison.

Without Lord Shan's permission, I wouldn't dare to invite you.

If you want to solve this in private, you should talk to Old Madam Xu.

It's all right, Father.

If Lord Shan agreed, you can come with me.

If you have any questions, by all means, ask away.

I want to ask did you know about the truth before accepting the case?

When the conclusion came out, you knew what to do immediately.

You were prepared and experienced.

You were not acting on justice or law.

Are you trying to say being a litigator is not glorious since ancient times?

We take the client's money and make problems go away.

Whether is making black, white, or the other way around, it doesn't matter.

Because our final goal is to win. Winning means money, and the truth doesn't matter.

Indeed. You didn't do those bad things.

What do their sufferings have to do with you?

Miss Chun, you must think that litigators don't exist for money.

They should uphold justice and help the weak.

If being powerful means neglecting justice and even covering up the truth,

the world will be a dark place.

But what does this darkness have to do with me?

I didn't start it, and it won't end for me.

I knew we were different.

A litigator might not be a genius, but justice should always be remembered.

If there's no justice, and it's a dark place, no one will ever be safe.

Miss Chun, you're overreaching.

You're probably thinking a dark world will wreck people's lives.

But what I'm thinking is after Fan's case, will I be eating beggar's chicken

and having a drink with my wife?

Sure, let's talk about recent things.

The conclusion just came out, and Old Master Xu asked for a meeting.

Was this part of your plan from the beginning?

- Stop. - Officer.

Tumi, you've done your part and cleared Old Madam Xu's name.

Why would you get your hands dirty?

Father, Litigator Mei is giving me pressure under the name of Lord Shan.

He must have used bribery.

He's trying so hard that I am wondering what Old Master Xu is trying to do.

Besides, I wanted to know if the Laishui government office is clean or corrupt.

Money is capable of so many things.

Men and women are mixed and there are no jailers.

I wonder how much it took for a private conversation.

What are you doing here?

You think we want to be here?

Old Madam, don't you forget, if it wasn't for my daughter,

this man would have gotten what he wanted.

We don't ask for rewards, but we won't take your attitude.

I invited them here.

Dashan, we are a family. And now we need a solution.

We invited you here to be witnesses.

In case someone changes her mind.

Who are you calling family?

I didn't expect such a young girl

to destroy a plan I worked on for years.

I underestimated you.

What's done will be known.

Just say what you want. We have other things to do.

All right, let's compromise.

I will drop the charges. And you will stop suing me.

We will use enough money to make them cover up this scandal.

Then we will move to You State.

The Xu family has lands and houses there.

In a few years, it will blow over, and a bright future is waiting for us.

What do you say?

A bright future?

You'll be lucky if you don't die in prison.

A bright future? I think you're crazy.

So you don't want a future with me.

To be honest, I have control over half of your business and your men.

We are having this conversation precisely because of it.

For the sake of the good old days, we can still have a future if you want.

If you don't, we can all suffer.

You wish. Fine.

We can rot in this prison together.

Chun Dashan, get a pen and I'll make a note.

I will transfer all the property of the Xu family to you, and you can live happily ever after with my daughter.

You... You're laughing.

Dashan, do you know why I called you here?

I wanted to let you know the ugly truth about the Xu family and your wife.

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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 ♫