WEBVTT 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:09.480 align:center Miao Ansu defended you. 00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:11.400 align:center She said that at the start of the year, 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:13.480 align:center you had said that maritime trade had reached its peak, 00:00:13.480 --> 00:00:15.880 align:center and that it was time to pull out of the business in Futing. 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:19.960 align:center It's as if you predicted my uncle's death. 00:00:19.960 --> 00:00:21.800 align:center Of course not. 00:00:21.800 --> 00:00:27.040 align:center In business, it's all about buying low and selling high. 00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:30.080 align:center After the victory at Zhou Island, maritime trade flourished, 00:00:30.080 --> 00:00:31.760 align:center and everyone rushed to claim a share. 00:00:31.760 --> 00:00:34.440 align:center Of course, I had to seek other opportunities. 00:00:42.640 --> 00:00:48.200 align:center Dou Zhao, your heartbeat is all over the place. 00:00:49.120 --> 00:00:55.040 align:center I can see that the things you hide in your heart are related to me. 00:00:55.880 --> 00:00:58.440 align:center Why won't you tell me? 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:01.960 align:center Say it! 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:04.120 align:center I... 00:01:14.920 --> 00:01:19.400 align:center If I survive, I promise I'll explain everything. 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:27.040 align:center I'll trust you one more time. 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:34.360 align:center I'm Ji Yong, a secretary from the City Waterworks Bureau. 00:01:34.360 --> 00:01:36.920 align:center The Miao family borrowed funds to build ships but has yet to repay their debts. 00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:40.920 align:center Under the orders of the Futing Provincial Administration Office, I am here to investigate the case 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:44.360 align:center and summon Dou Zhao and Miao Ansu for questioning. 00:02:06.720 --> 00:02:08.440 align:center Young Lady! 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:14.040 align:center They're on our side. 00:02:14.040 --> 00:02:15.440 align:center The act has to be convincing. 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:19.120 align:center Fourth Young Lady, you've got quite the connections. 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.040 align:center People from all over the land would risk their lives for you. 00:02:22.040 --> 00:02:24.280 align:center Too bad you ended up in my hands, 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:27.360 align:center no one's getting the chance to play the hero and save the damsel. 00:02:29.920 --> 00:02:36.000 align:center Wrong. You're overstepping your authority here. Now you're in my hands. 00:02:36.920 --> 00:02:39.000 align:center You're a mere seventh-ranked official from the Ministry of Works, 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:41.520 align:center yet you're meddling in a case under the jurisdiction of Maritime Trade Office. 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:43.440 align:center Who's really overstepping their authority here? 00:02:43.440 --> 00:02:46.000 align:center The Provincial Administration oversees all regional matters. 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:49.640 align:center I'm acting under direct orders, legally and by the book. 00:02:49.640 --> 00:02:55.160 align:center You, on the other hand, are trying to coerce a confession. 00:02:55.160 --> 00:02:59.040 align:center You really think you can stop me from solving the case? 00:02:59.040 --> 00:03:02.320 align:center Oh, I haven't even started. Watch this. 00:03:03.520 --> 00:03:04.640 align:center - Ji Yong! - Lord Ji! 00:03:04.640 --> 00:03:07.280 align:center My Lord, someone's injured. 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:09.640 align:center You've assaulted a court official. 00:03:09.640 --> 00:03:11.680 align:center You'll be charged and thrown into prison! 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:13.840 align:center Careful, Young Lady! 00:03:15.200 --> 00:03:18.600 align:center Let them fight. It's even better if he kills someone. 00:03:18.600 --> 00:03:20.800 align:center The blame won't fall on me anyway. 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:23.640 align:center Song Mo, stop! 00:03:23.640 --> 00:03:26.120 align:center - Young Lady, be careful! - I've seen enough. Let's go. 00:03:26.120 --> 00:03:27.720 align:center Let go! 00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:30.880 align:center - Support me. - Yes, sir. 00:03:34.880 --> 00:03:37.720 align:center Good thing I came prepared to fool Ding Wei. 00:03:37.720 --> 00:03:39.720 align:center You knew we were acting? 00:03:39.720 --> 00:03:42.680 align:center I heard from the jailer that Lord Song was interrogating you personally. 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:47.720 align:center I figured he wouldn't be that stupid, and that he could see through Ding Wei's setup. 00:03:48.840 --> 00:03:50.880 align:center I could never compare to you, Lord Ji. 00:03:50.880 --> 00:03:55.040 align:center He is willing to sacrifice his life for a beautiful woman wherever he goes. 00:04:02.520 --> 00:04:05.160 align:center They're still watching. Quick, insult me 00:04:11.440 --> 00:04:12.560 align:center You scoundrel! 00:04:12.560 --> 00:04:16.000 align:center What, you big mantis spirit? Kill me if you dare! 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:24.600 align:center Looks like this is real. 00:04:26.160 --> 00:04:28.600 align:center Order our men to wait a little longer. 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:30.600 align:center Let them finish their fight. We'll clean up the mess afterward. 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:33.000 align:center Understood, sir. Don't worry. 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:36.160 align:center - Kill me if you dare! - Don't push me! 00:04:36.160 --> 00:04:37.960 align:center Do it! 00:04:37.960 --> 00:04:39.400 align:center They're gone. 00:04:39.400 --> 00:04:40.760 align:center All right, let go. 00:04:40.760 --> 00:04:42.640 align:center They're gone. 00:04:43.200 --> 00:04:44.960 align:center Thank you both for your help. 00:04:44.960 --> 00:04:47.440 align:center Su Lan, go check on Su Su. 00:04:47.440 --> 00:04:49.200 align:center Keep watch outside. Alert us if anyone comes. 00:04:49.200 --> 00:04:50.720 align:center Yes, Young Lady. 00:04:54.000 --> 00:04:56.920 align:center It's going to leave a scar if you don't get it treated. 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:00.040 align:center You've applied medicine? 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:06.400 align:center Military medicine is only good for stopping bleeding. 00:05:06.400 --> 00:05:09.160 align:center This, however, is a premium healing ointment. 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:20.320 align:center I've always heard that you're brilliant but emotionally detached. 00:05:20.840 --> 00:05:24.760 align:center Yet here you are, risking life and limb for Fourth Young Lady. 00:05:24.760 --> 00:05:27.280 align:center You're quite the romantic after all. 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.720 align:center Little dreamer and I have known each other since we were little. 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:34.520 align:center She's my soulmate, so of course she's special to me. 00:05:34.520 --> 00:05:37.520 align:center It's a bond you could never understand. 00:05:38.320 --> 00:05:39.800 align:center Come. 00:05:42.880 --> 00:05:45.080 align:center Something just feels off the more I think about it. 00:05:45.080 --> 00:05:47.400 align:center How could we let Lord Ji go in there? 00:05:47.400 --> 00:05:50.800 align:center What if he ends up fighting with Young General? 00:05:51.400 --> 00:05:54.440 align:center Young General only instructed us to keep a close eye on Ding Wei 00:05:54.440 --> 00:05:56.120 align:center and not cause unnecessary trouble. 00:05:56.120 --> 00:05:58.600 align:center I'm just worried about Young General. 00:05:58.600 --> 00:06:01.960 align:center As soon as we arrived in Futing and heard that Fourth Young Lady had been taken in, 00:06:01.960 --> 00:06:05.640 align:center Young General went into the prison to save her without hesitation. 00:06:05.640 --> 00:06:10.640 align:center Can't you see, Brother? General has fallen in love with her. 00:06:10.640 --> 00:06:12.240 align:center You... 00:06:12.240 --> 00:06:14.920 align:center Do you think Young General is brainless like you? 00:06:17.200 --> 00:06:18.680 align:center Interesting. 00:06:18.680 --> 00:06:20.560 align:center This way, please, sir. 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:33.720 align:center The night Uncle died, someone saw Ding Wei leaving his residence late at night, 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:36.320 align:center but that alone isn't solid evidence. 00:06:36.320 --> 00:06:38.720 align:center Now, with him falsely accusing the Miao family of colluding with the enemy, 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:41.440 align:center it's just the thief crying "Catch the thief," he has exposed himself. 00:06:41.440 --> 00:06:45.280 align:center If we can get a confession out of him, we'll have grounds to convict him. 00:06:45.920 --> 00:06:49.240 align:center Ding Wei claimed he found those bandit blades on the Miao family's merchant ship. 00:06:49.240 --> 00:06:51.400 align:center The Directorate of Ceremonies must be looking into it. 00:06:51.400 --> 00:06:53.800 align:center He's desperate to pin the blame on someone. 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:55.160 align:center I've looked into Ding Wei. 00:06:55.160 --> 00:06:57.280 align:center He's been selling off disaster relief grain to line his pockets, 00:06:57.280 --> 00:06:58.960 align:center while extorting the common folk. 00:06:58.960 --> 00:07:01.680 align:center And now, he's trying to frame the Miao family. 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:05.320 align:center The deeper we dig, the more skeletons we'll uncover. 00:07:05.320 --> 00:07:09.600 align:center If I can get on board the merchant ship, I'll find the answers. 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:10.680 align:center I have to go. 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:13.600 align:center Not just the Duke of Ding, the Miao family deserves justice, too. 00:07:13.600 --> 00:07:15.440 align:center I'm going as well. 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:21.120 align:center What? Don't tell me you're going to board the ship together? 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:30.280 align:center How about this? I'll pretend to flatter Ding Wei 00:07:30.280 --> 00:07:33.600 align:center and find a way to steal his token during our dinner. 00:07:43.440 --> 00:07:47.480 align:center Let's hope Mantis Song won't mess up. 00:08:04.520 --> 00:08:05.600 align:center [Chief of the Ministry of Municipal Shipping] 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:07.880 align:center I've spoken with Eunuch Ding. 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:14.400 align:center Since you're here to search the ship for jewelry, please wait here, Your Grace. 00:08:14.400 --> 00:08:17.160 align:center What's that supposed to mean? Are you trying to stop me? 00:08:17.160 --> 00:08:18.640 align:center Please calm down, Your Grace. 00:08:18.640 --> 00:08:23.360 align:center Eunuch Ding has given strict orders, no one is allowed to board the ship. 00:08:27.520 --> 00:08:32.240 align:center Officer, everything is clearly stated in this paper. 00:08:32.240 --> 00:08:34.800 align:center When this ship was seized, 00:08:34.800 --> 00:08:39.480 align:center it happened to be carrying a shipment of jewelry I purchased from overseas. 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:41.840 align:center It's worth a fortune. 00:08:42.560 --> 00:08:45.880 align:center If I don't get them back, 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:50.000 align:center the mothers will never forgive me. 00:08:50.760 --> 00:08:52.560 align:center Comfort me. 00:08:53.120 --> 00:08:55.160 align:center All right, don't cry. 00:08:55.160 --> 00:08:57.560 align:center Oh, my sweetheart, don't cry. 00:08:57.560 --> 00:08:59.040 align:center Do you hear that? 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:02.400 align:center We just want to find the jewelry. Let us on board now. 00:09:02.400 --> 00:09:06.560 align:center I'm sorry, Your Grace. It's just that the ship is still under seal. 00:09:06.560 --> 00:09:11.480 align:center Perhaps I could escort you with some soldiers to help search? 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:19.040 align:center Officer, are you treating me as some kind of criminal? 00:09:23.760 --> 00:09:27.400 align:center Exactly. With so many people tagging along, it ruins all the fun. 00:09:27.400 --> 00:09:28.800 align:center Do you have no sense of propriety? 00:09:28.800 --> 00:09:32.920 align:center I wouldn't dare, Your Grace. It's just that we're in a difficult position. 00:09:35.840 --> 00:09:37.000 align:center Is it easier now? 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:38.480 align:center Well... 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:43.280 align:center How about this? Just him alone will go with you to guide you to the cargo hold to search for it. 00:09:43.280 --> 00:09:46.520 align:center One incense stick's time should be more than enough, right? 00:09:46.520 --> 00:09:49.000 align:center Fine. Come on. 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:53.560 align:center People call him a handsome general. 00:09:53.560 --> 00:09:55.720 align:center More like a lecherous scoundrel. 00:09:56.880 --> 00:09:58.920 align:center This way, Your Grace. 00:09:58.920 --> 00:10:01.400 align:center Fourth Young Lady, have you played the coquettish role enough? 00:10:01.400 --> 00:10:05.000 align:center Even real married couples don't cling to each other all the time. 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:07.200 align:center Your Grace, you're usually so composed, 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:10.600 align:center but when it comes to casual flirtation and romance, 00:10:10.600 --> 00:10:12.720 align:center you seem like a complete novice. 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:15.400 align:center Real married couples are respectful and reserved, 00:10:15.400 --> 00:10:17.240 align:center but lovers are different. 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.520 align:center They hold onto each other constantly, 00:10:19.520 --> 00:10:23.200 align:center and never take their eyes off one another. 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:37.520 align:center ♫ I wish to be like the moon hidden in the sea, like a butterfly in love with the flowers ♫ 00:10:37.520 --> 00:10:39.520 align:center Is this convincing enough? 00:10:40.080 --> 00:10:43.120 align:center Your Grace, you're quite the quick learner. 00:10:43.120 --> 00:10:50.520 align:center ♫ Like the sun, waiting for flying geese, golden spears chase long whips ♫ 00:10:50.520 --> 00:10:57.280 align:center ♫ I will never tire of fighting because you are thinking of me ♫ 00:10:57.280 --> 00:11:02.040 align:center It was as if pulling the night shift wasn't bad enough, but now I have to watch this. 00:11:02.040 --> 00:11:05.840 align:center At least they can hug to stay warm. What about me? 00:11:11.400 --> 00:11:13.360 align:center This ship has a draft of fifteen meters. 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:15.800 align:center On the stretch of shallow water my uncle traveled, 00:11:15.800 --> 00:11:18.720 align:center it would've certainly run aground if it had actually made the journey. 00:11:22.400 --> 00:11:27.680 align:center The ship is this unstable because someone deliberately removed the ballast. 00:11:27.680 --> 00:11:30.880 align:center Ding Wei's attempt to cover up the truth is undeniable. 00:11:31.640 --> 00:11:33.840 align:center - It's not enough. - Not enough? 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:37.040 align:center Your Grace, half an incense stick is gone. 00:11:37.040 --> 00:11:39.880 align:center Don't you think you've admired the sea and moonlight enough by now? 00:11:39.880 --> 00:11:41.800 align:center It's time to actually look for the jewelry. 00:11:41.800 --> 00:11:44.200 align:center Where's the cargo hold? Lead the way. 00:11:45.040 --> 00:11:48.400 align:center Your Grace, please hurry and find it. I need to report back. 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:55.320 align:center If anyone comes later, I'll draw them away. Get off the ship when they aren't looking. 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:56.800 align:center Got it. 00:12:20.040 --> 00:12:22.440 align:center These fruits are covered in mold. 00:12:26.040 --> 00:12:28.640 align:center Even this bronze brazier has spots of corrosion. 00:12:28.640 --> 00:12:33.920 align:center But those bandit blades only had bloodstains, no signs of corrosion. 00:12:35.400 --> 00:12:39.040 align:center It doesn't matter. None of it matters. 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:43.080 align:center Chief. 00:12:44.040 --> 00:12:45.760 align:center Who's up there? 00:12:45.760 --> 00:12:49.400 align:center His Grace and a courtesan. They wanted to look for jewelry in the cargo hold. 00:12:49.400 --> 00:12:50.680 align:center Who permitted you to let them in? 00:12:50.680 --> 00:12:52.400 align:center They had Eunuch Ding's written order and token. 00:12:52.400 --> 00:12:54.360 align:center Useless fools! 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:56.840 align:center - You lot, come with me! - Yes, sir! 00:12:58.640 --> 00:13:00.440 align:center Even the tea bricks have mold. 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:05.280 align:center This proves that the blades were never on the ship, they were planted later. 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:08.720 align:center All of this can be used as evidence. 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:10.440 align:center Song Mo... 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:20.880 align:center A woman can be just as capable as any man. 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:30.040 align:center In books, there is beauty to be found. 00:13:33.800 --> 00:13:35.600 align:center It was him. 00:13:45.120 --> 00:13:46.800 align:center Someone's here. 00:13:55.440 --> 00:13:57.120 align:center Stay on guard! 00:13:58.440 --> 00:14:02.320 align:center Anyone who comes out through this passage, kill them on sight. 00:14:02.320 --> 00:14:05.040 align:center - Yes, sir! - But that's His Grace. 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:10.640 align:center I said kill them on sight! 00:14:14.640 --> 00:14:17.120 align:center You few, go! 00:14:59.520 --> 00:15:01.320 align:center They've over there! 00:15:04.360 --> 00:15:05.960 align:center Get them! 00:15:09.160 --> 00:15:10.960 align:center Give me the bow. 00:15:32.800 --> 00:15:34.400 align:center Jump! 00:15:47.200 --> 00:15:51.280 align:center My Lord, Song Mo boarded the ship with a woman and went straight for the helm. 00:15:51.280 --> 00:15:53.240 align:center They're obviously looking for clues. 00:15:53.240 --> 00:15:56.080 align:center My Lord, when we planted those blades, it was done too hastily. 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:58.840 align:center I'm afraid the ship won't hold up under scrutiny. 00:15:59.640 --> 00:16:04.640 align:center Could they have found some evidence? 00:16:07.880 --> 00:16:11.800 align:center What if I can get Dou Zhao to testify that all the collusion with the enemy 00:16:11.800 --> 00:16:14.240 align:center was all Miao Ansu's doing? 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:18.640 align:center Well then, I'll report it to His Majesty 00:16:18.640 --> 00:16:22.600 align:center and credit you for your service. 00:16:24.040 --> 00:16:26.600 align:center Oh, no! I've been tricked! 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:29.360 align:center Eunuch Wang has arrived at the Judicial Office. 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:32.040 align:center He has asked to see you at once. 00:16:33.560 --> 00:16:36.240 align:center - You may go. - Yes, sir. 00:16:37.520 --> 00:16:40.080 align:center I can't go! I can't go! 00:16:40.080 --> 00:16:42.360 align:center Listen! Hurry home and gather my valuables. 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:45.320 align:center Get a carriage ready. I have to go. 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:47.960 align:center - I told you to go, so go! - Yes, sir! 00:16:49.960 --> 00:16:51.920 align:center This is bad! This is bad! 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:22.240 align:center You're badly injured. 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:25.960 align:center It's just a scrape. The arrow didn't even stay in. 00:17:28.360 --> 00:17:30.480 align:center I'll help you with the bandage. 00:17:31.040 --> 00:17:34.360 align:center It's fine. I've always handled it myself. 00:17:34.360 --> 00:17:38.200 align:center This won't do. Trust me. 00:17:45.200 --> 00:17:46.800 align:center Come on. 00:17:50.280 --> 00:17:52.480 align:center Are you feeling shy? 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:55.520 align:center Why would I be shy? 00:18:00.600 --> 00:18:02.160 align:center Hang in there. 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:05.480 align:center If it gets too painful, just scream. 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:10.680 align:center The Tale of the Silken Robe... 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:15.160 align:center Fourth Young Lady, have you watched it before? 00:18:15.960 --> 00:18:18.560 align:center Bravo! Bravo! 00:18:18.560 --> 00:18:25.800 align:center ♫ A lonely bird falls from the eaves, the moon shines on the steps ♫ 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:32.600 align:center He took another arrow for me. 00:18:32.600 --> 00:18:36.080 align:center But this time, neither of us died. 00:18:39.080 --> 00:18:40.880 align:center No, I haven't. 00:18:40.880 --> 00:18:47.160 align:center ♫ Will the pain be entangled and become a cocoon? ♫ 00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:50.440 align:center Anyway, you didn't board the ship to look for evidence, 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:52.640 align:center you must have known Ding Wei was faking things. 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:56.320 align:center So why didn't you just arrest him? Why go along with this act? 00:18:56.320 --> 00:19:00.680 align:center A petty figure like Ding Wei isn't capable of orchestrating the murder of Duke of Ding. 00:19:00.680 --> 00:19:02.800 align:center Look at the archers on the ship today. 00:19:02.800 --> 00:19:06.080 align:center They're well-trained, far beyond ordinary soldiers. 00:19:06.080 --> 00:19:09.000 align:center There's definitely a more powerful mastermind behind this. 00:19:09.000 --> 00:19:11.840 align:center Ding Wei is just a pawn. 00:19:11.840 --> 00:19:14.360 align:center So, you're using this to lure the mastermind out. 00:19:15.080 --> 00:19:20.080 align:center Knowing he's caught, Ding Wei will try to escape. We have to hurry back. 00:19:20.080 --> 00:19:23.760 align:center Don't worry. I'm counting on him to run. 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:29.240 align:center My Lord, I've packed everything. No one in the residence was alerted. 00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:30.840 align:center Good. 00:19:30.840 --> 00:19:32.400 align:center My Lord. 00:19:32.400 --> 00:19:34.280 align:center Which direction should we take? 00:19:34.280 --> 00:19:37.480 align:center Any direction is fine, just get moving! 00:19:40.120 --> 00:19:42.000 align:center Go, go! 00:19:44.360 --> 00:19:47.240 align:center - M-My Lord! - Why did you stop? 00:19:48.880 --> 00:19:51.400 align:center Turn around! Turn around! 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:53.720 align:center Hurry! 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:08.880 align:center Am I seeing things now? Why are there two of him? 00:20:27.000 --> 00:20:28.800 align:center Su Su! 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:35.320 align:center Fourth Young Lady said if she doesn't return by morning, I'm to get you out first. 00:20:35.320 --> 00:20:37.360 align:center Let's go. 00:20:37.360 --> 00:20:39.480 align:center Easy. 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:44.000 align:center How dare you try to break her out of jail! 00:20:50.600 --> 00:20:52.280 align:center Stop! 00:20:53.800 --> 00:20:57.160 align:center Ding Wei was apprehended while attempting to flee after being found guilty of fabricating evidence. 00:20:57.160 --> 00:20:59.760 align:center This case has been transferred to the Northern Pacification Division. 00:20:59.760 --> 00:21:02.280 align:center But, My Lord, this woman has signed a confession. 00:21:02.280 --> 00:21:03.960 align:center We have no authority to release her. 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:06.760 align:center You're a special kind of idiot, aren't you? 00:21:06.760 --> 00:21:08.520 align:center If she signed a confession, 00:21:08.520 --> 00:21:10.280 align:center there's definitely a prepared retraction letter as well. 00:21:10.280 --> 00:21:14.200 align:center If you don't release her now, are you going to be complicit in Ding Wei's crimes? 00:21:15.320 --> 00:21:17.120 align:center Let her go now! 00:21:20.280 --> 00:21:22.760 align:center Are you all right? Let me see. 00:21:22.760 --> 00:21:24.760 align:center I'm fine. 00:21:26.960 --> 00:21:28.960 align:center Thank goodness your hands are fine. 00:21:28.960 --> 00:21:32.560 align:center Sister Zhao, I didn't betray you. 00:21:32.560 --> 00:21:36.520 align:center I know. The Miao family's merchant ship is no longer under suspicion. 00:21:36.520 --> 00:21:38.600 align:center You don't need to take the blame anymore. 00:21:38.600 --> 00:21:42.080 align:center Come on, I'll take you home. 00:21:42.080 --> 00:21:43.880 align:center Come. 00:21:53.680 --> 00:21:55.680 align:center - Stay back! - Young Lady! 00:21:56.760 --> 00:21:59.560 align:center Or I'll kill her now! 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:19.160 align:center Duke of Ding's case is far too complicated. 00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:23.720 align:center From the Maritime Trade Office to the Judicial Office and the Provincial Administration, 00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:28.440 align:center everyone has been under immense pressure to wrap this case up quickly! 00:22:28.440 --> 00:22:30.000 align:center Where are your men now? 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:32.960 align:center They were just throwing their weight around here the other day. 00:22:32.960 --> 00:22:36.080 align:center How come not a single one is here to save you? 00:22:36.080 --> 00:22:38.400 align:center Is your life really that worthless? 00:22:38.400 --> 00:22:44.360 align:center I was just too desperate and ended up believing their lies. 00:22:44.360 --> 00:22:46.720 align:center But the Miao family has been arrested. 00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:48.280 align:center If we release them now, 00:22:48.280 --> 00:22:50.800 align:center where would that leave the dignity of the government offices? 00:22:50.800 --> 00:22:54.840 align:center Wouldn't the people of Futing rebel? 00:22:57.760 --> 00:23:02.360 align:center Eunuch Ding, you're quite the slippery eel of the officialdom. 00:23:02.360 --> 00:23:04.560 align:center Even in a stagnant pond, 00:23:04.560 --> 00:23:07.760 align:center you can still wriggle your way into an escape hole. 00:23:09.840 --> 00:23:15.720 align:center Regardless of anything, my life is for His Majesty and Eunuch Wang to decide. 00:23:16.760 --> 00:23:21.520 align:center Your Grace, your thirst for revenge has blinded you, 00:23:21.520 --> 00:23:25.320 align:center but Eunuch Wang will ensure justice is served. 00:23:27.040 --> 00:23:33.000 align:center At this point, keeping up the act with me is pointless, don't you think? 00:23:34.040 --> 00:23:38.600 align:center Talk. Who's the mastermind behind you? 00:23:40.640 --> 00:23:43.080 align:center This has nothing to do with me. 00:23:43.080 --> 00:23:45.560 align:center What mastermind are you talking about? 00:23:45.560 --> 00:23:47.800 align:center My swordsmanship is skilled. 00:23:47.800 --> 00:23:50.480 align:center Surely you've heard about it? 00:23:50.480 --> 00:23:54.600 align:center Young General Song, the Duke of Ding is already dead. 00:23:54.600 --> 00:23:59.520 align:center Are you really going to throw away your future and your life for this? 00:23:59.520 --> 00:24:03.280 align:center The human body has over a hundred acupoints and dozens of joints. 00:24:03.280 --> 00:24:07.200 align:center Do you know which one hurts the most? 00:24:08.160 --> 00:24:10.000 align:center This is only the first cut. 00:24:10.800 --> 00:24:14.320 align:center I'll talk! I'll talk! 00:24:14.320 --> 00:24:19.120 align:center I'm a eunuch, with only a nephew left to carry on the family line. 00:24:19.120 --> 00:24:21.920 align:center Two years ago, the boy made a foolish mistake. 00:24:21.920 --> 00:24:24.480 align:center Duke of Ding caught him smuggling salt. 00:24:24.480 --> 00:24:27.440 align:center I begged him humbly, pleaded for mercy, 00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:30.560 align:center asking for even exile as a punishment, 00:24:30.560 --> 00:24:35.520 align:center but he showed no leniency, and my family's line was cut off. 00:24:35.520 --> 00:24:40.520 align:center So, when he was being escorted to the capital, 00:24:40.520 --> 00:24:42.520 align:center I decided it was time for revenge. 00:24:42.520 --> 00:24:45.520 align:center Don't try to fool me with half-truths and lies! 00:24:45.520 --> 00:24:48.560 align:center The Shadow Guards who traveled with my uncle were skilled fighters. 00:24:48.560 --> 00:24:52.080 align:center With the useless men you had, how could you have pulled this off? 00:24:52.080 --> 00:24:54.480 align:center I'll ask you one more time. 00:24:54.480 --> 00:24:59.720 align:center Who's the mastermind? Who lent you those assassins? 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:02.120 align:center It was revenge for the end of my family line. 00:25:02.120 --> 00:25:05.160 align:center It wasn't under anyone's orders. 00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:08.320 align:center The Military Command or the Directorate of Ceremonies? 00:25:08.320 --> 00:25:10.760 align:center Even if you keep your lips tight, 00:25:10.760 --> 00:25:13.480 align:center as long as your heart is beating, your muscles are moving, 00:25:13.480 --> 00:25:18.600 align:center and your face shows any expression, I can piece together most of it. 00:25:18.600 --> 00:25:23.640 align:center People from both agencies helped you, but they're not the masterminds, are they? 00:25:23.640 --> 00:25:25.800 align:center Someone in the Directorate of Ceremonies? 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:28.640 align:center Or a royal family member? 00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:34.600 align:center You'd rather bite your tongue. 00:25:35.400 --> 00:25:39.560 align:center Fine! I'll exchange your life for the truth, then. 00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:07.040 align:center Took you long enough. 00:26:07.040 --> 00:26:14.560 align:center Drop your bow, or the woman you hold dearest will die because of you. 00:26:14.560 --> 00:26:18.000 align:center The act I played with you, they believed it. 00:26:19.080 --> 00:26:22.920 align:center I have nothing to do with this case, and I have no relationship with him. 00:26:22.920 --> 00:26:25.880 align:center You've really misunderstood. 00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:27.560 align:center Stop lying. 00:26:27.560 --> 00:26:31.920 align:center Song, I know she's your woman. 00:26:31.920 --> 00:26:35.560 align:center I want to trade her life for Eunuch Ding's. 00:26:35.560 --> 00:26:38.480 align:center What do you think of that deal? 00:26:39.320 --> 00:26:43.680 align:center She's just one of my pawns. Her life means nothing to me. 00:26:43.680 --> 00:26:44.920 align:center You're lying! 00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:47.160 align:center Let's bet on it, then. 00:26:47.160 --> 00:26:53.280 align:center She is so thin that I can shoot through her just like shooting through a piece of paper. 00:26:54.080 --> 00:27:00.880 align:center Young Lady Dou, I'll play a tune from The Lovers' Reunion at the Pavilion 00:27:00.880 --> 00:27:03.560 align:center to mourn you every year during the Qingming Festival. 00:27:58.200 --> 00:28:00.600 align:center Striking with the dominant hand, slashing downward from the upper right. 00:28:00.600 --> 00:28:03.560 align:center No wonder the cut was narrow at the front and wide at the back. 00:28:03.560 --> 00:28:05.800 align:center You're the ones who killed my uncle. 00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:25.640 align:center Getting involved with Song Yantang is bound to bring trouble. 00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:29.080 align:center To clear Duke of Ding's name, he would even risk his own life. 00:28:29.080 --> 00:28:31.360 align:center Would he care about Fourth Young Lady's life? 00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:35.800 align:center I care. I'll save her. 00:28:47.080 --> 00:28:49.680 align:center I wanted to use Ding Wei as bait to lure them out. 00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:52.080 align:center I didn't mean to drag you into this. 00:28:52.080 --> 00:28:53.680 align:center I'm sorry. 00:28:54.560 --> 00:28:57.560 align:center You helped the Miao family and me escape trouble. 00:28:57.560 --> 00:29:00.080 align:center Of course, they'd assume we're working together. 00:29:00.080 --> 00:29:01.880 align:center It's not your fault. 00:29:06.080 --> 00:29:08.040 align:center Why are your hands shaking so much? 00:29:08.760 --> 00:29:10.360 align:center I'm fine. 00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:17.880 align:center Being shot with two arrows in two days would terrify most people. 00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:20.560 align:center But, Fourth Young Lady, 00:29:22.280 --> 00:29:24.360 align:center you're not like most people. 00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:36.680 align:center When I was a child, I had a dream of being pierced by an arrow. 00:29:37.760 --> 00:29:39.360 align:center A dream? 00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:27.480 align:center That man was just a distraction. 00:30:27.480 --> 00:30:31.160 align:center Their real plan is to burn the ship and silence everyone. 00:30:32.080 --> 00:30:35.480 align:center Didn't it occur to you that maybe I was waiting for them to come? 00:30:57.320 --> 00:31:00.120 align:center Drop your weapons, and we'll spare your lives. 00:31:01.280 --> 00:31:02.480 align:center You set up an ambush? 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:03.960 align:center It's hard to make one person talk, 00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:07.560 align:center but getting a group to spill the truth is much easier. 00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:17.280 align:center Next time we meet, don't forget to tell me about your dream. 00:31:25.360 --> 00:31:27.280 align:center Are you all right? 00:31:43.560 --> 00:31:47.080 align:center I know you never planned to return alive, 00:31:47.080 --> 00:31:52.280 align:center but staying alive is better than a fate worse than death. 00:31:55.080 --> 00:32:00.080 align:center No matter how you torture us, we will never betray our master! 00:32:00.080 --> 00:32:01.560 align:center Very well! 00:32:02.280 --> 00:32:05.160 align:center You're all men who value loyalty above life itself! 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:12.280 align:center But will your parents, wives, and children survive our torture? 00:32:12.280 --> 00:32:15.760 align:center I may not be able to find your master, but do you think... 00:32:16.440 --> 00:32:19.200 align:center I won't find your families? 00:32:20.280 --> 00:32:23.160 align:center Young General is fair and just. 00:32:23.880 --> 00:32:28.480 align:center About the Duke of Ding's death, you're just pawns carrying out orders. 00:32:28.480 --> 00:32:30.280 align:center Now that you've been captured alive, 00:32:30.280 --> 00:32:33.680 align:center think about what your master would do to your families. 00:32:33.680 --> 00:32:35.560 align:center Tell us who the mastermind is. 00:32:35.560 --> 00:32:38.280 align:center I will protect your family. 00:32:38.280 --> 00:32:44.880 align:center Loyalty is priceless, and I, Song Mo, will return the favor! 00:32:44.880 --> 00:32:47.760 align:center My daughter is only four. I'll talk. 00:32:47.760 --> 00:32:49.480 align:center I'll tell you! 00:32:51.600 --> 00:32:53.080 align:center Say it. 00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:05.080 align:center Dou Zhao! 00:33:05.080 --> 00:33:06.760 align:center Young Lady! 00:33:11.040 --> 00:33:12.280 align:center - Eunuch Wang... - Are you hurt? 00:33:12.280 --> 00:33:15.080 align:center These men are assassins sent to kill us on board. 00:33:15.080 --> 00:33:16.240 align:center They've agreed to confess. 00:33:16.240 --> 00:33:19.360 align:center With overnight questioning, they're bound to reveal the truth. 00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.960 align:center Your Grace, your intelligence and bravery are unmatched. 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:24.960 align:center Thank you for your efforts. 00:33:24.960 --> 00:33:26.880 align:center Fourth Young Lady must be quite shaken. 00:33:26.880 --> 00:33:30.560 align:center Lord Ji, please take her home. 00:33:31.880 --> 00:33:33.480 align:center Come on. 00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:41.680 align:center Your Grace, please come with me to the Judicial Office for a thorough interrogation. 00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:45.680 align:center A recorded confession will make the case airtight. 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:47.360 align:center Of course. 00:33:47.360 --> 00:33:48.680 align:center - Lu Ming. - Here! 00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:50.160 align:center Hand them over. 00:33:50.160 --> 00:33:52.080 align:center Sheathe your blades! 00:34:20.280 --> 00:34:22.280 align:center Wang Yuan, how dare you! 00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:25.280 align:center What are you doing? 00:34:29.760 --> 00:34:31.880 align:center "The investigation has concluded. 00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:36.480 align:center The Duke of Ding and his kin were guilty of treasonous collusion. 00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:41.680 align:center All male members of the family are to be exiled, and the women returned to their ancestral home. 00:34:41.680 --> 00:34:46.280 align:center The Duke of Ding's death has been concluded as the sole act of Ding Wei. 00:34:46.280 --> 00:34:48.760 align:center The case is hereby closed." 00:34:49.760 --> 00:34:52.080 align:center This is justice. 00:34:52.080 --> 00:34:54.760 align:center At least the Jiang family's lives were spared. 00:34:55.480 --> 00:34:57.880 align:center You're here to silence the witnesses. 00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:03.480 align:center "Song Mo, for obstructing official duties, is ordered to return to the capital. 00:35:03.480 --> 00:35:05.360 align:center So decreed!" 00:35:08.520 --> 00:35:10.000 align:center You... 00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:16.680 align:center Eunuch Wang, every word and action of yours comes directly from His Majesty. 00:35:16.680 --> 00:35:20.280 align:center His Majesty knows there's more to the Duke of Ding's death than meets the eye. 00:35:20.280 --> 00:35:24.680 align:center Why then? Why did His Majesty kill these witnesses? 00:35:24.680 --> 00:35:27.480 align:center Why does His Majesty want to bury the truth? 00:35:27.480 --> 00:35:33.560 align:center What... What truth is so terrible it can't be revealed? 00:35:33.560 --> 00:35:36.080 align:center I owe my life to His Majesty. 00:35:36.080 --> 00:35:39.480 align:center It's never been mine to give. 00:35:39.480 --> 00:35:43.880 align:center Your Grace, if you wish to vent your anger, just kill me then. 00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:48.480 align:center But if you still want to uncover the truth, know this. 00:35:48.480 --> 00:35:50.680 align:center Not just the Jiang family, 00:35:50.680 --> 00:35:56.880 align:center but your own family and Duke of Ding's loyal troops who defied the imperial decree, 00:35:56.880 --> 00:35:59.280 align:center all of you will die. 00:36:08.480 --> 00:36:11.360 align:center His Majesty and the Duke of Ding shared decades of camaraderie. 00:36:11.360 --> 00:36:14.560 align:center Planting seeds of doubt in His Majesty's mind is no easy task. 00:36:14.560 --> 00:36:16.280 align:center And who could possibly command Ding Wei, 00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:19.480 align:center someone directly under the jurisdiction of the inner palace? 00:36:20.680 --> 00:36:24.080 align:center The one pulling the strings, wielding power over such diverse forces, 00:36:24.080 --> 00:36:28.480 align:center must hold a position of power that few would dare to challenge. 00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:37.080 align:center Tell me why. 00:36:40.480 --> 00:36:43.040 align:center There is no why. 00:36:49.920 --> 00:36:55.280 align:center Since Ding Wei entered the palace at the age of seven... 00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:59.480 align:center and called me his godfather, 00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:03.960 align:center I've looked after him for 20 years. 00:37:03.960 --> 00:37:10.720 align:center If there were any way to save him, do you think I would let him die? 00:37:10.720 --> 00:37:14.240 align:center Every reward or punishment comes as a grace from the ruler. 00:37:14.240 --> 00:37:18.720 align:center When a ruler commands a subject to die, to disobey is treason. 00:37:18.720 --> 00:37:24.760 align:center Your Grace, I had no choice, but you still do. 00:37:37.680 --> 00:37:42.000 align:center Get up! Grand General spent his life fighting to protect this nation. 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:46.000 align:center He doesn't deserve to die dishonored and bear such disgrace! 00:38:22.080 --> 00:38:26.880 align:center The Duke of Ding's army has defended the nation and safeguarded the land. 00:38:26.880 --> 00:38:30.840 align:center They are the pillar of the court and the backbone of the country. 00:38:30.840 --> 00:38:35.880 align:center His Majesty bestows upon them the Yuanyang Blades to honor their achievements. 00:38:35.880 --> 00:38:37.240 align:center - So decreed! - Your Majesty, 00:38:37.240 --> 00:38:39.680 align:center I'm more comfortable with the sword you personally forged for me 00:38:39.680 --> 00:38:42.680 align:center before your ascension to the throne. 00:38:42.680 --> 00:38:46.240 align:center I doubt I'll be able to get used to these new blades. 00:38:46.240 --> 00:38:47.680 align:center I come all the way here to honor the troops. 00:38:47.680 --> 00:38:52.000 align:center If you publicly reject my gift, what's left of my imperial dignity? 00:38:52.000 --> 00:38:53.880 align:center Right, right. 00:38:55.720 --> 00:38:58.920 align:center Pass them to my successor then. 00:38:58.920 --> 00:39:01.000 align:center Young Song Mo. 00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:05.400 align:center Loyalty... 00:39:05.400 --> 00:39:07.000 align:center Take it. 00:39:07.840 --> 00:39:09.560 align:center Filial piety... 00:39:09.560 --> 00:39:13.400 align:center Your Majesty, I will uphold the spirit of the Duke of Ding's army, carry on my uncle's legacy, 00:39:13.400 --> 00:39:16.520 align:center serve the nation with unwavering loyalty, and repay your grace! 00:39:23.040 --> 00:39:28.000 align:center How can I offer loyalty to a nation like this? 00:39:28.000 --> 00:39:33.400 align:center How can I repay a nation that's lost its way? 00:39:42.320 --> 00:39:46.040 align:center To guard the land and protect its people, steadfast in righteous resolve. 00:39:46.040 --> 00:39:50.040 align:center A lone soul, a loyal heart, now lamenting beneath the eternal skies. 00:39:50.040 --> 00:39:56.000 align:center No wonder he only used the spear that night, without the Yuanyang Blades. 00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:59.880 align:center It was on this very day that the big change crushed his spirit, 00:39:59.880 --> 00:40:01.960 align:center leaving him disheartened. 00:40:01.960 --> 00:40:06.280 align:center He cast aside loyalty and filial piety, leaving only hatred. 00:40:12.000 --> 00:40:13.760 align:center These blades were bestowed by His Majesty. 00:40:13.760 --> 00:40:17.560 align:center Damaging them would be considered a grave act of disrespect. 00:40:18.640 --> 00:40:23.480 align:center The emperor is cold and ungrateful, repaying loyalty with betrayal. 00:40:23.480 --> 00:40:26.200 align:center Why should I remain loyal to such a ruler? 00:40:26.200 --> 00:40:30.480 align:center If heaven wrongs me, I will defy heaven. 00:40:30.480 --> 00:40:34.320 align:center If the way betrays me, I will abandon the way. 00:40:34.320 --> 00:40:37.280 align:center Even loyal subjects would end up with an unjust death. 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:42.440 align:center Then, why shouldn't I turn into the very traitor and villain they fear? 00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:51.720 align:center This is the permit to take the ship. 00:40:51.720 --> 00:40:56.480 align:center Go. I won't drag you into this again. 00:40:57.360 --> 00:40:59.040 align:center All right. 00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:05.640 align:center Let's never see each other again. 00:41:22.880 --> 00:41:26.560 align:center I'm poisoned. My time is running out. 00:41:26.560 --> 00:41:30.400 align:center I only regret that I can't clear the Duke of Ding's name before I die. 00:41:30.400 --> 00:41:33.120 align:center Instead, I've dragged you into this 00:41:33.120 --> 00:41:37.400 align:center and led you to bear this disgrace, costing you your life. 00:41:59.800 --> 00:42:03.520 align:center Don't you see? The true strength of a blade isn't in striking, but in restraint. 00:42:03.520 --> 00:42:08.120 align:center From this day forward, you are him. 00:42:08.120 --> 00:42:11.400 align:center I intend to uncover the truth and take vengeance on the real killer. 00:42:11.400 --> 00:42:14.920 align:center Through hell and high water!