WEBVTT 00:07.480 --> 00:11.080 I just want to break free from this prison. 00:11.080 --> 00:13.040 I just want to live my life without turning against my will. 00:13.040 --> 00:16.120 Can't I do that? 00:16.120 --> 00:18.360 Do you take me... 00:20.280 --> 00:22.720 as a prison? 00:23.400 --> 00:27.360 Can't you see that I protect you from the wind and rain every day? 00:27.360 --> 00:33.600 Do you think everything will go well when you do wood crafting? 00:34.800 --> 00:39.160 You're naive and foolish. 00:39.160 --> 00:42.680 All the land in the world belongs to the emperor! 00:42.680 --> 00:47.440 Once the fame and fortune are gone, 00:47.440 --> 00:51.160 the real prison awaits you! 01:23.000 --> 01:25.800 Sir, the imperial physician, Physician Li, has arrived. 01:35.960 --> 01:39.440 Invite him to come in and examine the young master. 01:39.440 --> 01:40.920 Yes. 01:45.280 --> 01:48.640 Tell the imperial physician to go back. I'm not seeing him. 01:48.640 --> 01:53.560 The physician said if you're not meeting him, we should show this to you. 02:18.000 --> 02:21.160 Mr. Chen, I'm bidding goodbye to you today. 02:21.160 --> 02:24.720 If there was any inconvenience caused, please forgive me. 02:24.720 --> 02:26.680 You're too serious, Your Grace. 02:26.680 --> 02:29.640 I'm nothing more than a commoner, 02:29.640 --> 02:31.680 but I've been bothering you for some time. 02:31.680 --> 02:33.560 I am quite embarrassed. 02:33.560 --> 02:37.480 Although I don't like your character, 02:37.480 --> 02:40.760 I also know that you are a top talent. 02:40.760 --> 02:44.240 Why are you willing to work for a farm girl? 02:49.240 --> 02:55.880 I am a tainted sinner and I am old now. 02:55.880 --> 02:59.720 But Fourth Young Lady didn't mind it and took me as her servant. 02:59.720 --> 03:03.360 I'm satisfied to live the rest of my life in peace. 03:03.360 --> 03:05.880 You're so willing to submit. 03:05.880 --> 03:09.600 That makes me even more curious about Fourth Young Lady. 03:21.240 --> 03:24.120 Fortunately, your condition hasn't worsened. 03:25.360 --> 03:30.000 Take two servings each morning and evening starting from today. 03:30.000 --> 03:31.800 Young Master, please take the medicine. 03:31.800 --> 03:33.840 My Lady came here despite the danger. 03:33.840 --> 03:36.160 - Don't let her down. - Don't talk too much. 03:41.880 --> 03:46.160 I thought I had made it clear last time. 03:47.120 --> 03:50.640 Nothing in this world is more important than your life. 03:50.640 --> 03:53.280 Why are you torturing yourself? 03:54.360 --> 03:57.760 I... I'm not using my illness to coerce you. 04:00.200 --> 04:06.280 It's just that your question got to the bottom of my heart. 04:06.280 --> 04:09.760 I know how you feel. 04:09.760 --> 04:13.880 But your grandfather transferred you to be the officer of the Ministry of Rites. 04:13.880 --> 04:15.960 Did he advise you about this? 04:16.920 --> 04:19.680 You can't even take care of yourself. 04:19.680 --> 04:22.440 Why bother thinking about protecting others? 04:23.480 --> 04:26.440 I have always respected my grandfather. 04:26.440 --> 04:30.360 What he said was never wrong. 04:31.360 --> 04:34.280 But the only thing is marriage. 04:34.280 --> 04:37.200 I can't just judge whether it's right or not 04:37.200 --> 04:39.360 without considering willingness. 04:42.400 --> 04:45.480 If I were not born into a wealthy family, 04:47.840 --> 04:51.000 if I were a poor and happy carpenter, 04:52.120 --> 04:55.120 would I have had more freedom? 04:55.120 --> 04:57.640 There are differences between men and women, 04:57.640 --> 05:00.480 but in the matter of marriage, 05:00.480 --> 05:03.000 I am almost the same as you. 05:04.280 --> 05:07.960 You compare yourself to this wooden bird. I understand. 05:09.960 --> 05:11.720 But have you ever thought about this? 05:11.720 --> 05:14.480 People come and go in the Grand Secretariat. 05:14.480 --> 05:16.040 Grand Secretary Wu mediates with people in the imperial court. 05:16.040 --> 05:18.360 It's physically and mentally exhausting. 05:18.360 --> 05:22.760 Whether you get married or not, he needs your support. 05:22.760 --> 05:26.200 If you have a successful career and can help the Wu family to revitalize the family fortune, 05:26.200 --> 05:29.280 he would never force you to get married. 05:29.280 --> 05:31.480 You can fight for freedom. 05:31.480 --> 05:34.840 This is true no matter what family you are born into. 05:41.280 --> 05:45.000 I was simple-minded and got myself into a dead end. 05:46.040 --> 05:50.400 Stubbornly going against my grandfather will only hurt both of us. 05:51.640 --> 05:54.160 If His Majesty recognizes me 05:54.160 --> 05:56.440 and it revitalizes the Wu family, 05:56.440 --> 06:00.680 I will have the right to choose for myself. 06:01.320 --> 06:02.960 Man is not a tool made of wood and stone. 06:02.960 --> 06:06.640 Even if you're trapped, you should take good care of yourself. 06:06.640 --> 06:09.560 Only then will you have the strength to fight. 06:19.200 --> 06:21.160 The rain has stopped. 06:22.080 --> 06:23.840 I should go now. 06:38.400 --> 06:42.880 Your Grace, My Lady sent me to pick up Mr. Chen. 06:45.680 --> 06:48.920 Didn't she come? Did something happen? 06:48.920 --> 06:51.600 I'm just following her orders. I don't know anything else. 06:51.600 --> 06:53.520 Please forgive me. 06:54.240 --> 06:59.200 His Grace has prepared gifts for her, but she only sent her servant over. 06:59.200 --> 07:02.160 She's such a proud person. 07:03.960 --> 07:05.680 Lu Ming. 07:05.680 --> 07:08.600 Send someone to bring the gifts to Fourth Young Lady. 07:08.600 --> 07:10.280 - Yes. - Goodbye. - Goodbye. 07:10.280 --> 07:11.840 Wait a minute! 07:18.480 --> 07:20.120 Physician Li? 07:21.680 --> 07:23.600 Fourth Young Lady pretended to be Physician Li. 07:23.600 --> 07:27.040 I caught Su Lan. She's in the carriage. 07:34.000 --> 07:37.600 [Report] 07:43.920 --> 07:45.640 Thank you for your hard work, Physician Li. 07:45.640 --> 07:47.120 Please go and rest. 07:47.120 --> 07:50.560 Thank you so much, Your Grace. 07:54.360 --> 07:56.760 - Lu Ming. - Yes. 07:56.760 --> 07:59.720 Go and invite Fourth Young Lady. 07:59.720 --> 08:01.280 Yes. 08:06.560 --> 08:08.320 Fourth Young Lady, 08:09.560 --> 08:13.760 is there still a chance to see you again for a fifth time? 08:14.600 --> 08:16.760 Even if you don't change your mind, 08:16.760 --> 08:20.720 I'd be happy that I can see you again. 08:21.720 --> 08:26.480 If you can live happily and freely, why bother seeing me? 08:27.600 --> 08:29.280 Take care of yourself. 08:48.920 --> 08:50.680 Grand Secretary Wu. 08:50.680 --> 08:52.800 Physician, please. 08:53.840 --> 08:55.600 Wait a minute. 08:58.600 --> 09:00.360 Grandfather. 09:01.520 --> 09:05.400 This is... This is the imperial physician sent by Yantang. 09:05.400 --> 09:07.680 Imperial physician? 09:09.040 --> 09:13.880 Can you turn around and let me take a look? 09:31.520 --> 09:33.360 Physician Li! 09:34.720 --> 09:35.960 Lord Wu. 09:35.960 --> 09:39.000 His Grace is meeting Physician Li at Guanghe Restaurant. 09:39.000 --> 09:41.880 I was asked to take Physician Li over. 09:45.160 --> 09:47.400 In that case, 09:47.400 --> 09:51.040 it's inconvenient to force the physician to stay. 09:58.520 --> 10:02.080 You were willing to see this physician. 10:02.080 --> 10:04.640 This physician... 10:04.640 --> 10:07.200 I'm afraid her surname is Dou. 10:08.240 --> 10:10.760 Now that you've seen her, 10:10.760 --> 10:13.280 have a good rest. 10:15.360 --> 10:17.000 Grandfather. 10:18.400 --> 10:21.880 I was wrong. 10:23.680 --> 10:26.320 Since I became mature, 10:26.320 --> 10:29.200 you arranged everything for me. 10:29.960 --> 10:34.120 The books that I read, the friends that I made, 10:34.120 --> 10:36.520 the teachers that I learned from, 10:37.560 --> 10:39.880 the government office where I should work, 10:39.880 --> 10:43.680 and you even arranged for my breakfast. 10:44.760 --> 10:48.640 Sometimes I really envy Dou Zhao... 10:50.320 --> 10:52.480 and Yantang. 10:53.120 --> 10:55.680 They're unrestrained. 11:09.040 --> 11:10.520 Grandfather, 11:10.520 --> 11:14.960 I know the imperial court is dangerous and unpredictable. 11:14.960 --> 11:19.200 You're maintaining the family status alone. 11:21.600 --> 11:23.640 I should work hard and strive for my best 11:23.640 --> 11:27.280 and overcome difficulties with you. 11:44.160 --> 11:46.280 It's Dou Shishu's order. 11:46.280 --> 11:49.040 The Duke of Ding's army in Futing was disarmed. 11:49.040 --> 11:51.160 The Duke of Ding was accused of having evil intentions, 11:51.160 --> 11:53.840 so all soldiers are deported to their hometowns. 11:54.600 --> 11:57.200 Fourth Young Lady was here to hold you back. 11:57.880 --> 12:00.600 She even caught Physician Li. 12:13.520 --> 12:16.360 The court took action against the Duke of Ding's army. 12:16.360 --> 12:17.960 This is Fifth Uncles's doing. 12:17.960 --> 12:19.720 I took the risk to save Song Mo. 12:19.720 --> 12:22.920 Everything that I did had removed his hostility. 12:23.640 --> 12:25.800 But it was all in vain now. 12:30.520 --> 12:34.280 Your Grace, Fourth Young Lady's carriage will be here soon. 12:35.640 --> 12:37.880 All right. 12:37.880 --> 12:41.160 Go and greet her for me. 12:41.160 --> 12:42.720 Yes. 12:50.360 --> 12:52.800 Fourth Young Lady, something's wrong. 13:03.360 --> 13:06.400 Fourth Young Lady pretended to build a plank road but secretly attacked Chencang*. (Refers to a battle that happened during the Three Kingdom's period) 13:06.400 --> 13:08.520 What a clever trick. 13:08.520 --> 13:10.280 I'm asking questions on behalf of His Grace. 13:10.280 --> 13:14.120 Fourth Young Lady, what's your explanation? 13:30.480 --> 13:32.720 I have nothing to explain. 13:46.040 --> 13:48.800 His Grace said the covenant was broken. 13:48.800 --> 13:51.560 Chen Qushui will not be returned to you. 13:51.560 --> 13:53.440 When we meet again, 13:53.440 --> 13:55.640 we're enemies. 14:06.760 --> 14:08.720 Fourth Young Lady, why didn't you explain? 14:08.720 --> 14:10.240 These are all the actions of Fifth Master Dou. 14:10.240 --> 14:12.400 It has nothing to do with you. 14:14.440 --> 14:16.400 If he trusted me, 14:16.400 --> 14:19.000 I wouldn't have to explain. 14:19.000 --> 14:21.080 But if he doesn't trust me, 14:21.080 --> 14:23.280 any explanation is useless. 14:23.280 --> 14:25.480 It's better not to say anything. 14:25.480 --> 14:27.080 Don't blame yourself, Young Lady. 14:27.080 --> 14:30.200 The emperor's will is not something we can disobey. 14:33.200 --> 14:36.280 Your Grace, are we going to let it go? 14:36.280 --> 14:39.800 The truth is still unknown. 14:39.800 --> 14:43.120 If she had planned to trick me by doing me a favor first, 14:43.120 --> 14:45.840 why would she enlighten Dezhen? 14:47.360 --> 14:49.320 Let's wait and see. 14:50.000 --> 14:53.880 You took all precautions, but it wasn't enough. 14:53.880 --> 14:57.120 Fourth Young Lady is unpredictable while His Grace is soft-hearted. 14:57.120 --> 15:01.200 Why not just marry her? Wouldn't it be safe if she was locked up at home? 15:01.200 --> 15:02.960 I guess you're looking for fun. You want to get smacked. 15:02.960 --> 15:04.840 I... 15:06.800 --> 15:08.760 I found you! 15:10.440 --> 15:14.200 The Shadow Guards found some clues. 15:22.880 --> 15:24.440 As expected. 15:24.440 --> 15:26.800 Someone was missing. 15:30.120 --> 15:33.320 You owe me 300 taels and yet you dare to play tricks again. 15:33.320 --> 15:36.200 What a bold gambler you are! 15:37.280 --> 15:38.880 I told you. 15:38.880 --> 15:41.160 Someone will definitely pay my debt. 15:41.160 --> 15:43.560 Well, you treat me like a fool. 15:44.640 --> 15:47.720 He'll be worthless if you beat him to death. 15:49.720 --> 15:52.080 Young Master Mei has something to ask him. 15:52.080 --> 15:54.640 Mister, please make some room. 15:56.000 --> 15:58.720 Here comes the person to pay my debt. 16:01.760 --> 16:03.720 You were once the squad leader of the Shadow Guards. 16:03.720 --> 16:05.600 Based on your previous position, 16:05.600 --> 16:07.680 your annual salary is no more than 10 taels. 16:07.680 --> 16:10.640 But in just a few days, you owed 300 taels. 16:10.640 --> 16:13.000 No wonder you were dismissed. 16:13.000 --> 16:15.800 Compared with what you want to know, 16:15.800 --> 16:19.160 300 taels is probably not worth mentioning. 16:22.400 --> 16:24.040 If you lie while gambling, 16:24.040 --> 16:25.640 your hands will be cut off. 16:25.640 --> 16:27.880 If you lie to me, 16:27.880 --> 16:29.560 your life will be gone! 16:29.560 --> 16:31.400 That's for sure. 16:34.600 --> 16:36.840 You must have checked my background, right? 16:36.840 --> 16:38.360 Based on the records of from the Northern Pacification Division, 16:38.360 --> 16:41.680 eight Shadow Guards were responsible for escorting the people southward. 16:41.680 --> 16:43.520 I checked the directions along the waterway. 16:43.520 --> 16:46.600 I originally wanted to find out the identities of these eight people. 16:46.600 --> 16:51.200 But all the clues showed that there were nine people. 16:53.400 --> 16:55.320 And you... 16:55.320 --> 16:58.760 You're the ninth person. 16:58.760 --> 17:00.680 [Zhaowen Bookstore] 17:00.680 --> 17:02.320 Ansu? 17:02.320 --> 17:04.400 Why did you come here? 17:05.400 --> 17:07.440 Young Master Ji wrote a letter from Futing. 17:07.440 --> 17:09.360 Someone from the Maritime Trade Office seized my ships. 17:09.360 --> 17:11.080 They even put my family in jail! 17:11.080 --> 17:13.080 The Fifth Master brought a message to the farm. 17:13.080 --> 17:18.240 He told you to cut off your relationship with my family and business dealings. 17:21.240 --> 17:24.000 But there were only eight bodies of the Shadow Guards on the ship. 17:24.000 --> 17:28.400 I remember the looks of the eight Shadow Guards on the ship. 17:34.360 --> 17:36.800 Only you, Chen Jia, 17:36.800 --> 17:38.960 were not on the ship. 17:40.320 --> 17:43.280 Indeed, you're like what people say about you. 17:43.280 --> 17:44.920 You remember everything you have seen. 17:44.920 --> 17:47.800 Stop the nonsense! Explain it! 17:48.480 --> 17:50.440 Chen Zuxun, the battalion leader who was responsible for escorting 17:50.440 --> 17:52.200 the Duke of Ding was my adoptive father. 17:52.200 --> 17:54.760 My name was not on the list. 17:54.760 --> 17:58.120 He wanted me to atone for my crimes and obtained a credit, so he brought me along. 18:01.960 --> 18:04.440 That night, when we reached the Cangzhou River, 18:04.440 --> 18:06.440 we docked for a break. 18:06.440 --> 18:09.440 But a group of people boarded the ship to visit. 18:15.960 --> 18:17.760 I was taking some air at the stern. 18:17.760 --> 18:21.160 Suddenly I heard the sound of fighting coming from the cabin. 18:21.160 --> 18:23.120 They used the bandit knife of Dongyu. 18:23.120 --> 18:25.800 But they were not using Dongyu's sword technique. 18:25.800 --> 18:27.440 They were excellent. 18:27.440 --> 18:29.840 Even the Shadow Guards couldn't compete with them. 18:33.120 --> 18:35.800 My adoptive father was also killed by them. 18:38.360 --> 18:41.040 I was no match for them. 18:41.040 --> 18:44.960 I escaped by jumping into the water. 18:47.800 --> 18:50.080 Who were those people? 18:50.920 --> 18:53.320 If you keep asking, 18:54.640 --> 18:57.200 I'm afraid 1,000 taels is not enough. 19:01.560 --> 19:04.040 You obviously don't know about them. 19:04.040 --> 19:07.120 Yet you dared to bargain. 19:07.120 --> 19:09.520 Ring finger or little finger? 19:10.520 --> 19:13.240 I'm a gambler, to begin with. 19:13.240 --> 19:16.360 I am treated indifferently. I have debts. 19:16.360 --> 19:20.760 My adoptive father, the only one who treated me as a human being, died a violent death. 19:20.760 --> 19:23.760 It doesn't matter whether it's my fingers or my life. 19:23.760 --> 19:26.160 Take whatever you want! 19:34.240 --> 19:37.360 Dogs salivate when they hear the sound of a bowl being knocked. 19:37.360 --> 19:40.280 Gamblers want to play a game when they hear the sound of dice rolling. 19:40.280 --> 19:42.560 You can find a future with the skills you have. 19:42.560 --> 19:45.160 That was why your adoptive father refused to give up on you. 19:45.160 --> 19:48.240 But he was blind! 19:48.240 --> 19:50.960 You have no right to mention my adoptive father! 19:52.760 --> 19:54.960 The grace of parenting is greater than ever. 19:54.960 --> 19:58.760 Those who killed him killed my uncle, too. 19:58.760 --> 20:00.600 You don't want to take revenge to repay his kindness. 20:00.600 --> 20:04.880 You want to dream and get drunk at the gambling table, and live without any purpose? 20:09.280 --> 20:11.800 I've seen through it. 20:13.760 --> 20:18.680 Be it a squad leader or a battalion leader, 20:18.680 --> 20:22.600 the Shadow Guards are nothing but lackeys ordered around by others. 20:22.600 --> 20:26.120 They're just some ants that can be crushed to death casually. 20:27.000 --> 20:28.840 This revenge... 20:29.480 --> 20:33.240 Even if I risk my life, I can't take revenge! 20:33.240 --> 20:35.640 I don't know who those people were. 20:35.640 --> 20:37.760 But the leader was wearing a crimson-red official uniform. 20:37.760 --> 20:39.640 He must be someone with fifth rank and below. 20:39.640 --> 20:42.680 My adoptive father allowed him to pass and greeted him as "My Lord". 20:43.280 --> 20:45.080 He must be a senior official in the imperial court. 20:45.080 --> 20:47.520 Who ordered the Shadow Guards to torture him like that? 20:47.520 --> 20:48.880 They were under a secret order. 20:48.880 --> 20:50.480 To make the Duke of Ding 20:50.480 --> 20:52.040 admit to the crime of having autocratic military power before arriving in the capital. 20:52.040 --> 20:54.120 Whose secret order? 20:56.360 --> 20:58.720 My adoptive father never revealed his name. 21:04.640 --> 21:06.480 Your Grace! 21:07.400 --> 21:10.240 I never dared to think about this before. 21:10.960 --> 21:14.920 But after meeting you and listening to what you said, 21:15.520 --> 21:19.200 I, Chen Jia, don't want to live like mud anymore. 21:19.200 --> 21:22.600 I want to avenge him. 21:23.400 --> 21:26.280 I want to go back and live a clear life. 21:26.280 --> 21:27.840 Your Grace, please fulfill my wish! 21:27.840 --> 21:29.440 I'm willing to pay for it with my life! 21:29.440 --> 21:33.080 How can we trust the words of a gambler who cheats? 21:41.000 --> 21:45.640 Tell the Count of Yunyang to find ways to send him back to the Northern Pacification Division. 21:45.640 --> 21:48.360 - Yes. - You'll be mine from now on. 21:48.960 --> 21:50.560 The finger... 21:50.560 --> 21:55.080 Keep it so that you can hold a sword to fight for me. 21:56.680 --> 21:59.640 [The Miao family ship was confiscated by the Maritime Trade Office... family in jail...] 22:02.080 --> 22:03.600 Sister Zhao'er, don't be anxious. 22:03.600 --> 22:05.440 People from the Maritime Trade Office have always been like this. 22:05.440 --> 22:07.040 Their bite is worse than their bark. 22:07.040 --> 22:08.760 They just want to get more benefits. 22:08.760 --> 22:10.560 I'll go to Futing to deal with it right away. 22:10.560 --> 22:14.880 After all, this is related to your principal and profit sharing. 22:14.880 --> 22:16.440 I'll go with you. 22:16.440 --> 22:18.880 What about Mr. Chen? 22:18.880 --> 22:22.760 Based on Song Mo's personality, he won't hurt Mr. Chen easily. 22:22.760 --> 22:25.480 No. The Fifth Master just sent his message. 22:25.480 --> 22:28.440 If the Maritime Trade Office is asking for benefits, 22:28.440 --> 22:30.440 Fifth Uncle wouldn't know about this. 22:30.440 --> 22:34.960 He knows about this because the imperial court is involved in this. 22:34.960 --> 22:36.480 I must go. 22:36.480 --> 22:39.320 The natural disaster in Futing is not over yet and the soldiers are angry about it. 22:39.320 --> 22:41.120 Someone from the Directorate of Ceremonies is there, too. 22:41.120 --> 22:43.200 It must be an extremely dangerous mess. 22:43.200 --> 22:45.320 We can't let Sister Zhao'er take risks then. 22:45.320 --> 22:49.400 No matter what happens, I will definitely return the principal. 22:50.000 --> 22:52.200 What nonsense did you say? 22:52.200 --> 22:54.320 What I care about is not the money. 22:54.320 --> 22:56.560 It's the business we're doing. 22:56.560 --> 22:59.520 We can't let someone set up our business. 22:59.520 --> 23:03.640 If I go, maybe I can plan for a change. 23:03.640 --> 23:06.440 [Duke of Ying's Residence] 23:10.800 --> 23:12.640 Yantang! 23:17.280 --> 23:19.120 Mother. 23:20.000 --> 23:21.320 Why did you come out? 23:21.320 --> 23:26.240 General Yan said you're going to Futing to retrieve Jiang's belongings. 23:26.240 --> 23:30.000 You can fool your father with this, but not me. 23:30.600 --> 23:34.280 Did you find some clues about your uncle's incident? 23:37.360 --> 23:39.360 Someone with a higher authority is involved in this. 23:39.360 --> 23:41.240 I must go immediately. 23:41.240 --> 23:45.800 If it's too late, I'm afraid all the clues will be lost. 23:45.800 --> 23:48.320 You're just like me. 23:48.320 --> 23:52.040 Once you make up your mind, no one can stop you. 23:52.800 --> 23:56.200 The emperor told Wang Yuan to take charge of this matter. 23:56.200 --> 24:01.680 When you're there, no matter what you get, never go against Eunuch Wang. 24:01.680 --> 24:04.880 General Yan. Please. 24:04.880 --> 24:06.560 Rest assured, Madam Song. 24:06.560 --> 24:08.480 Mother, 24:08.480 --> 24:10.240 don't worry. 24:10.240 --> 24:12.680 Your safety comes first. 24:12.680 --> 24:15.040 Don't force it. 24:17.200 --> 24:20.120 I've lost my elder brother. 24:20.840 --> 24:23.480 I can't afford to lose you, too. 24:29.040 --> 24:32.360 Come on, put it on. 24:32.360 --> 24:35.200 ♫ Thousands of soldiers stop at your feet ♫ 24:35.200 --> 24:39.120 Fortunately, I mended this cloak. 24:42.240 --> 24:45.440 ♫ The golden-feathered and fierce horse travels to the end of the world ♫ 24:45.440 --> 24:53.200 ♫ In this life, if there is no you, what is there to envy ♫ 24:53.200 --> 24:54.400 Go. 24:54.400 --> 25:01.680 ♫ Let me put down my sword and thank the sea of ​​sand, and give you a jade hairpin ♫ 25:03.600 --> 25:06.720 Mother, wait for my return. 25:08.400 --> 25:14.440 ♫ I'll just write in bold ink for you ♫ 25:14.440 --> 25:22.960 ​♫ Apart from that, let the rest pale in comparison ♫ 25:33.360 --> 25:35.520 What's wrong with Sister Zhao'er? 25:35.520 --> 25:37.680 She's been like this since she met His Grace. 25:37.680 --> 25:42.240 She's probably worried because Mr. Chen didn't return. 25:43.520 --> 25:45.960 Sister Zhao'er, eat something. 25:45.960 --> 25:48.400 You've not eaten anything for a day. 25:48.400 --> 25:51.400 I'm not hungry. You should eat. 25:55.840 --> 25:58.320 I wonder how the farm is now. 25:58.320 --> 26:00.480 Will something happen? 26:09.360 --> 26:11.640 Fourth Young Lady Dou's pulse sounds healthy and strong. 26:11.640 --> 26:13.480 She seems fine. 26:13.480 --> 26:14.960 How could she be fine? 26:14.960 --> 26:17.240 Shougu has blisters all over her body and is extremely itchy. 26:17.240 --> 26:19.840 I think you have poor skills. 26:20.840 --> 26:23.760 You should check again. 26:25.840 --> 26:27.720 Wait a minute! 26:27.720 --> 26:29.200 Her pulse goes up and down. 26:29.200 --> 26:30.760 This... This is weird! 26:30.760 --> 26:32.000 This is weird! 26:32.000 --> 26:36.520 By the way, Fourth Young Lady, about your blisters, can you let me take a look? 26:36.520 --> 26:38.000 What? Take a look my foot! 26:38.000 --> 26:39.600 She's a young lady! 26:39.600 --> 26:41.040 You're such a pervert! 26:41.040 --> 26:42.880 - Leave! Go prescribe the medicine! - That's not it... 26:42.880 --> 26:44.280 Slow down... 26:44.280 --> 26:45.360 Grandmother. 26:45.360 --> 26:47.800 How's Shougu? Let me take a look. 26:47.800 --> 26:48.840 Don't look. 26:48.840 --> 26:50.200 Shougu has chicken pox. 26:50.200 --> 26:52.480 We'll be worried if you become infected with it. 26:52.480 --> 26:54.680 Besides, the physician has prescribed medicine. 26:54.680 --> 26:56.360 She will recover in ten days or half a month. 26:56.360 --> 26:57.920 What's the use of just taking medicine? 26:57.920 --> 27:00.520 Having the chicken pox is very painful. 27:00.520 --> 27:02.240 Let me take a look. 27:02.240 --> 27:03.760 - Grandmother! - Slowly... 27:03.760 --> 27:05.320 Grandmother, don't come in! 27:05.320 --> 27:07.120 You're not fully recovered yet. 27:07.120 --> 27:11.480 If you're infected too, I'll feel even more guilty. 27:11.480 --> 27:13.320 Look. I told you. 27:13.320 --> 27:16.400 I had chicken pox before. I'm the most suitable one to take care of Shougu. 27:16.400 --> 27:19.040 Just go back and get some good rest. 27:19.040 --> 27:22.600 Don't worry. I'll give you the chubby Shougu after a few days. 27:22.600 --> 27:25.040 - Are you sure you can handle it? - Go. You should go too. 27:25.040 --> 27:27.200 Don't worry, I'm here. 27:29.000 --> 27:31.080 God, God of Wealth, Guan Yu*, please bless that (General of the Eastern Han dynasty, after his death, was deified) 27:31.080 --> 27:34.000 Shougu and Su Su return safely. 27:35.880 --> 27:38.160 Fifth Master Wu was appointed as the assistant imperial censor 27:38.160 --> 27:40.320 while Lord Wang was promoted to the Grand Secretariat. 27:40.320 --> 27:42.520 We should meet up frequently. 27:42.520 --> 27:45.640 Our lives will get better with Madam Wang. 27:45.640 --> 27:50.680 We put our money with Madam Wang and just wait for the interest to compound. 27:51.840 --> 27:53.680 Pong! 27:55.920 --> 27:57.760 Seventh Madam. 27:59.960 --> 28:01.920 Excuse me. 28:03.640 --> 28:06.480 Whose turn to draw the tile? 28:07.240 --> 28:08.720 Seventh Madam. 28:08.720 --> 28:12.240 Someone at the city gate saw Fourth Young Lady and the young Miao girl 28:12.240 --> 28:14.760 go out of the city toward the south. 28:14.760 --> 28:16.440 I see. You may go now. 28:16.440 --> 28:18.280 Yes. 28:22.680 --> 28:25.320 She must be heading to Futing. 28:25.320 --> 28:30.240 The Miaos' merchant ships were confiscated by the Maritime Trade Office in Futing. 28:30.240 --> 28:32.960 She's anxious as her financial path is cut off. 28:32.960 --> 28:35.240 An unmarried girl secretly leaves her house. 28:35.240 --> 28:37.400 This is against the family rules. 28:37.400 --> 28:40.720 She's giving us her weakness. 28:40.720 --> 28:43.680 You can take this opportunity to get her back and question her. 28:44.280 --> 28:45.320 No rush. 28:45.320 --> 28:47.800 If I capture her now... 28:47.800 --> 28:49.480 and she fails to escape... 28:49.480 --> 28:52.160 At most, she'll be punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for a few days. 28:52.160 --> 28:55.080 Dou Shiying will feel distressed again. 28:55.080 --> 28:57.600 Isn't she a tough one? 28:58.280 --> 29:01.760 Futing is like a den of tigers and wolves nowadays. 29:01.760 --> 29:04.280 Let's see how capable she is. 29:04.280 --> 29:07.320 [Futing] 29:20.280 --> 29:23.480 Please... Give me some food. 29:23.480 --> 29:26.200 You can exchange tea for rice... 29:26.200 --> 29:28.520 Eight dou of tea for one dou of rice. 29:28.520 --> 29:29.680 - Don't push! - Here. 29:29.680 --> 29:31.040 - Step back! - Don't snatch it... 29:31.040 --> 29:32.720 - Everyone will get some! - You'll get some. 29:32.720 --> 29:33.920 - Slow down... - Everyone will get some. 29:33.920 --> 29:35.240 Everyone will get some. 29:35.240 --> 29:37.520 - Here. - Don't push! 29:37.520 --> 29:39.000 Don't push! 29:39.000 --> 29:40.760 [A Strong Foundation Breeds a Peaceful Nation] 29:46.520 --> 29:48.360 How did Futing become like this? 29:48.360 --> 29:51.240 They don't even have food. 29:51.240 --> 29:54.480 The maritime trade has been prospering, so tea earns better. 29:54.480 --> 29:56.600 People have switched to tea plantations. 29:56.600 --> 29:59.800 When the Duke of Ding died, the maritime trade stopped. 29:59.800 --> 30:02.600 So they can't sell the tea. 30:02.600 --> 30:04.440 That's right. 30:05.360 --> 30:08.280 - Doesn't the government care about it? - Who dares to meddle in this? 30:08.280 --> 30:10.720 Whoever meddles in this is a profiteer like the Miao family. 30:10.720 --> 30:13.720 A few major tea houses funded the Miao family when they built the ships. 30:13.720 --> 30:15.920 But the ships are seized now and the money is wasted. 30:15.920 --> 30:18.200 The goods are still on the ship. 30:19.960 --> 30:22.240 It's my father's fault. He was greedy and didn't listen to advice. 30:22.240 --> 30:23.920 He asked the commoners to raise funds to build ships. 30:23.920 --> 30:26.760 In the end, many people were harmed. 30:26.760 --> 30:28.800 Uncle Miao didn't cheat on purpose. 30:28.800 --> 30:30.120 So he wasn't harming anyone. 30:30.120 --> 30:34.440 The suspension of the trading and the seizing of the ships are the ones that cut off people's livelihood. 30:35.280 --> 30:38.600 When we enter the city, let's meet up with Ji Yong first. 30:38.600 --> 30:41.880 The state affairs of Futing and the intentions of the Maritime Trade Office, 30:41.880 --> 30:44.560 he must know better than us. 30:44.560 --> 30:46.560 Su Lan, buy some more rations. 30:46.560 --> 30:47.960 We've got a long way to go. 30:47.960 --> 30:49.720 All right. 30:54.920 --> 30:57.960 - Stop right there. - Stop right there! 31:00.720 --> 31:03.160 It's not her. Go. 31:05.160 --> 31:07.000 Go. 31:11.800 --> 31:13.640 You're Ms. Miao, right? 31:13.640 --> 31:17.320 Lord Ding Wei, the general manager of the Maritime Trade Office invites you over. 31:17.320 --> 31:18.840 And you. 31:18.840 --> 31:20.600 You must be Dou Zhao, right? 31:20.600 --> 31:22.440 Take them away. 31:43.080 --> 31:45.240 Ji Yong. 31:52.280 --> 31:55.080 [Futing County Office] 32:01.880 --> 32:03.720 Loosen the ties. 32:06.880 --> 32:10.120 The Miao family secretly communicated with the pirates. 32:10.120 --> 32:12.400 The evidence is conclusive. 32:17.280 --> 32:20.960 If you sign it, you're pleading guilty. 32:20.960 --> 32:25.600 If you don't sign it, there'll be another crime under your name. 32:26.320 --> 32:27.400 No way. 32:27.400 --> 32:30.280 My father would never collude with the enemy. 32:30.280 --> 32:32.320 The Miao family is engaged in maritime trade. 32:32.320 --> 32:34.160 The pirates kill and rob at sea. 32:34.160 --> 32:35.480 They're being hated. 32:35.480 --> 32:37.720 Why would the Miaos collude with them? 32:39.640 --> 32:41.400 When the maritime trade was banned, 32:41.400 --> 32:44.320 there were many unscrupulous people who colluded with pirates. 32:44.320 --> 32:46.880 He must have benefited from the pirates, 32:46.880 --> 32:50.720 that was why he dared to collude with them to kill someone. 32:50.720 --> 32:54.440 You're suspecting that the Miao family colluded with the pirates to kill the Duke of Ding. 32:55.160 --> 32:56.880 This is the heinous crime of murdering the trusted adviser to the nation. 32:56.880 --> 32:59.160 How can you simply judge this case? 32:59.160 --> 33:02.960 Besides, Eunuch Wang Yuan is also here in Futing. 33:02.960 --> 33:06.120 How are you going to explain if you make a mistake in the sentence? 33:06.920 --> 33:08.520 You're presumptuous! 33:08.520 --> 33:11.080 You know it's a serious crime and you're still being loud. 33:11.080 --> 33:13.720 Present the evidence! 33:15.000 --> 33:16.920 Take a good look. 33:16.920 --> 33:20.720 These knives from the pirates were found on your ship. 33:20.720 --> 33:24.000 It's the same as the knife that killed the Duke of Ding. 33:24.000 --> 33:27.600 This is irrefutable evidence that you committed murder. 33:27.600 --> 33:29.440 This is impossible. 33:29.440 --> 33:31.360 I filled in the ship's account book. 33:31.360 --> 33:34.120 We were sending tea leaves, fruits,silk, and porcelain for this trip. 33:34.120 --> 33:35.400 There were no weapons. 33:35.400 --> 33:37.680 Xue Ping, the escort, Li Gui, who did the inventory count, 33:37.680 --> 33:41.600 and Officer Liu of the Maritime Trade Office who filed for preliminary review can testify to this. 33:41.600 --> 33:43.440 May I ask Lord Ding. 33:43.440 --> 33:44.960 Where are those witnesses? 33:44.960 --> 33:46.120 That's right! 33:46.120 --> 33:47.200 That's right! 33:47.200 --> 33:48.640 Where are the witnesses? 33:48.640 --> 33:50.000 That's right! Present them! 33:50.000 --> 33:51.280 Don't accuse good people! 33:51.280 --> 33:52.560 Be quiet! 33:52.560 --> 33:56.120 Who are you to teach me how to handle the case? 33:56.120 --> 33:58.160 You want witnesses, right? 33:58.160 --> 33:59.920 Aren't you witnesses, too? 33:59.920 --> 34:02.960 Guards! Send them to the prison! 34:05.280 --> 34:07.360 You can interrogate me. But do not drag her into this. 34:07.360 --> 34:08.880 She is Dou Zhao, the granddaughter of the Cui family from Ji'an, 34:08.880 --> 34:10.800 the eldest daughter of the Dou Residence in the west of the capital. 34:10.800 --> 34:12.120 How dare you hurt her! 34:12.120 --> 34:14.600 The Miao family's affairs are our family affairs, too. 34:14.600 --> 34:17.560 I was ordered by my family to clear the misunderstanding first. 34:17.560 --> 34:19.240 My family will arrive soon. 34:19.240 --> 34:21.800 Do you still want to frame us? 34:22.400 --> 34:24.440 Relatives of the minister with a higher position... 34:24.440 --> 34:27.640 Maybe I can find out your cliques and ulterior motives. 34:27.640 --> 34:29.200 I'll gain more credits then. 34:29.200 --> 34:31.040 Take them away! 34:34.960 --> 34:37.480 [Prison] 34:46.920 --> 34:48.760 Stop. 34:52.800 --> 34:56.400 Why didn't you interrogate me in the hall, 34:56.400 --> 34:58.840 in front of the crowd? 34:58.840 --> 35:01.920 Do you know that abuse of power 35:01.920 --> 35:04.880 and confessions extorted by torture are serious crimes? 35:04.880 --> 35:07.800 You're a smart person. 35:07.800 --> 35:11.480 I just want a documented confession. 35:11.480 --> 35:14.920 If you testify against the Miaos, 35:14.920 --> 35:17.160 I'll release you immediately. 35:17.160 --> 35:19.520 The Miao family didn't do it. 35:19.520 --> 35:22.000 Why should I testify against them? 35:23.120 --> 35:25.400 Then don't blame me 35:25.400 --> 35:28.200 and say I didn't give you a chance. 35:49.360 --> 35:52.520 Well, I have interrogated Miao Ansu. 35:52.520 --> 35:55.760 I pulled out all ten of her fingernails. 35:55.760 --> 35:57.720 Take a good look. 35:57.720 --> 35:59.720 She has confessed. 36:00.640 --> 36:02.960 Sisterly love? 36:02.960 --> 36:05.280 If you don't testify against her, 36:05.280 --> 36:08.880 you'll be convicted, Young Lady Dou. 36:11.040 --> 36:12.800 What are you laughing at? 36:12.800 --> 36:15.360 I laugh at you for being foolish. 36:15.360 --> 36:18.480 You didn't check her background before slandering her. 36:18.480 --> 36:23.320 Even if someone in this world would betray me, 36:23.320 --> 36:27.840 this person would never be Miao Ansu. 36:28.640 --> 36:30.400 You have no witness. 36:30.400 --> 36:34.160 The case cannot be closed if there's no witness. 36:34.160 --> 36:38.320 So you just want to find a scapegoat. 36:40.080 --> 36:41.840 Great. 36:41.840 --> 36:44.200 It seems that you will not confess 36:44.200 --> 36:46.160 unless I punish you severely, right? 36:46.160 --> 36:48.720 Let's see if you dare to do it! 36:55.960 --> 37:00.080 If he doesn't dare to do it, I dare to do it. 37:00.080 --> 37:01.880 Song Mo? 37:01.880 --> 37:03.400 Your Grace. 37:03.400 --> 37:05.320 Fourth Young Lady. 37:05.320 --> 37:07.200 We meet again. 37:10.720 --> 37:15.360 Lord Ding's finger-pinching punishment is just like a child's play. 37:15.360 --> 37:17.640 What can you get from her? 37:21.680 --> 37:25.160 I've long heard about how good you are at detecting lies during torture. 37:25.160 --> 37:27.360 No one in the world can compare to you. 37:27.360 --> 37:29.480 So, Your Grace, 37:31.080 --> 37:33.400 what kind of punishment should we use? 38:03.960 --> 38:07.760 If the gold water touches the wounded flesh, 38:07.760 --> 38:10.760 that would be heartbreaking. 38:31.000 --> 38:34.400 Song Mo has no military position now. Why do you want to do him a favor? 38:34.400 --> 38:36.000 Indeed, he lost his military position. 38:36.000 --> 38:38.440 But he is the son of the Duke of Ying. 38:38.440 --> 38:42.000 I have had to give him face since he was born. 38:42.000 --> 38:43.120 That's right. 38:43.120 --> 38:44.800 He is at odds with the Dou family. 38:44.800 --> 38:48.680 Wouldn't it be better for him to finalize this case? 38:48.680 --> 38:50.440 You're right. 38:50.440 --> 38:54.120 My uncle's blood feud and your deception... 38:54.120 --> 38:58.200 Today, let's clear this up. 38:58.200 --> 39:00.920 I have a business partnership with the Miao family. 39:00.920 --> 39:02.280 I earn a lot of money. 39:02.280 --> 39:04.800 That's because the Duke of Ding suppressed the pirates at sea. 39:04.800 --> 39:07.520 What good would it do us to harm him? 39:09.800 --> 39:12.280 Of course, that's your reason. 39:12.280 --> 39:14.880 But as far as your uncle, Dou Shishu, is concerned, 39:14.880 --> 39:17.440 he makes no achievements though he is ambitious. 39:17.440 --> 39:21.040 Killing my uncle can cause chaos in the imperial court. 39:21.040 --> 39:23.840 He may rise to great heights. 39:24.440 --> 39:27.680 Power is more profitable. 39:27.680 --> 39:29.480 I told you before. 39:29.480 --> 39:32.200 Do not lump my Fifth Uncle and me together! 39:34.080 --> 39:37.640 You lied to gain my trust and informed your uncle of the news 39:37.640 --> 39:39.800 causing the Duke of Ding's army to be disarmed and repatriated. 39:39.800 --> 39:42.560 Shouldn't I doubt you? 39:51.120 --> 39:54.240 His Grace has been fighting on the battlefield since he was a child. 39:54.240 --> 39:57.400 He is indeed cold-hearted. 39:57.400 --> 39:59.040 She's such a charming woman. 39:59.040 --> 40:01.560 Yet he's ruthless to her. 40:05.080 --> 40:06.880 It's the medicinal powder used in the military to treat bruises. 40:06.880 --> 40:09.120 It can cure your hand injury. 40:12.040 --> 40:14.360 You should scream, you know. 40:20.560 --> 40:23.600 Be serious. They're listening. 40:23.600 --> 40:25.280 - Scold me. - Scold you? 40:25.280 --> 40:27.120 Yes, scold me. 40:29.040 --> 40:30.680 Is your zodiac snake? 40:30.680 --> 40:32.160 You sure know how to "bite" someone. 40:32.160 --> 40:34.000 It was my Fifth Uncle who was evil and confused you. 40:34.000 --> 40:36.040 Go and interrogate him if you have the guts. 40:36.040 --> 40:38.320 Why bully me? 40:39.040 --> 40:41.920 You knew he was covering this up, right? 40:41.920 --> 40:44.680 - Yes. But do you have evidence? - Take me to the ship. 40:44.680 --> 40:46.640 I'll find the evidence for you. 41:01.000 --> 41:02.640 So perverted. 41:02.640 --> 41:05.560 I like it so much. 41:07.000 --> 41:08.680 There is one more thing. 41:08.680 --> 41:11.120 Sixteen years ago, the maritime trade was not established yet. 41:11.120 --> 41:13.800 Futing made nine losses out of ten in business. 41:13.800 --> 41:16.320 You were far away from Zhengding and were still young. 41:16.320 --> 41:19.480 Why bet huge sums of money on Futing? 41:19.480 --> 41:21.480 If not premeditated, 41:22.080 --> 41:25.760 how did you know that my uncle would eliminate pirates 41:25.760 --> 41:27.680 thereby making huge profits? 41:27.680 --> 41:29.480 It was Mr. Chen's advice. 41:29.480 --> 41:31.000 He said the Duke of Ding was brave 41:31.000 --> 41:33.280 and he definitely was able to quell the trouble. 41:34.640 --> 41:36.720 Miao Ansu defended you. 41:36.720 --> 41:38.760 She said that at the start of the year, 41:38.760 --> 41:40.920 you had said that maritime trade had reached its peak, 41:40.920 --> 41:43.320 and that it was time to pull out of the business in Futing. 41:43.320 --> 41:48.560 It's as if you predicted my uncle's death. 41:48.560 --> 41:52.880 I can see that the things you hide in your heart are related to me. 41:52.880 --> 41:55.640 Why won't you tell me? 41:57.520 --> 41:59.360 Say it! 42:16.480 --> 42:20.240 The emperor is ruthless and unjust. He repaid kindness with hatred. 42:20.240 --> 42:22.920 A loyal minister and a good general died in vain. 42:22.920 --> 42:25.520 That treacherous official, 42:25.520 --> 42:28.120 why can't it be me, Song Mo?