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[Destined]
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[Episode 31]
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He's dead?
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Zhou Kai was a Treasury official.
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He retired due to illness three years ago,
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and passed away a year ago.
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Since he worked for the Ministry of Revenue for 20 years,
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Minister Lu even gave his household
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ten taels of silver himself
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for the funeral.
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What about Liu Zhe?
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He retired and returned to his hometown.
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He should be able to be found.
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The war two years ago
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affected his residence.
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The village was destroyed,
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and he went missing.
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What a coincidence.
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The people we're looking for
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either got executed for corruption,
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or defected because of the war
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and are unaccounted for.
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Whoever we want to find
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would be dead and not be able to provide testimony.
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It's more like
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it's exactly because they died
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that the clues were put on them.
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I didn't expect that
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they embezzled 15 million taels of silver.
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I thought
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even if they got their hands
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on the ledgers of the past years,
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they wouldn't be able to balance the books.
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Who would have thought about this?
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We underestimated them.
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There's one more thing we can investigate.
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It couldn't be easy
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for them to balance the 15 million taels
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without anyone knowing.
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The person who compiled the ledger
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is a clue.
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My Lord.
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What are you doing?
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My clothes! My table cloth!
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Go away!
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These are all Suzhou embroidery.
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My clothes...
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Don't I feel bad about it too?
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But what's the point?
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We still have to burn them.
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Money
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is worldly possession after all.
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If these things
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are found out by them,
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our whole family
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will be executed.
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Is Gu Jiusi who's investigating the case
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really that stubborn?
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Why don't you go see him in his mansion?
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Instead of burning these things,
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why don't you give him some
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and ask him to look the other way?
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Isn't that better?
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Women's opinion
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is so foolish.
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Go see him?
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Do you want to hand him
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the evidence of my bribery?
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Burn it.
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Burn it.
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Deputy Minister.
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Minister Lu wants to see you.
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Who?
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Who's that?
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Are you Sun He?
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I'm Gu Jiusi, Deputy Minister of Revenue.
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I'm here for business.
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Pardon me.
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Please come in.
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Mother.
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Make some tea for our guest.
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Your residence is really remote.
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Only you and your mother live here?
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What do you mean by this?
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Didn't Liu Chun send you here
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to kill me?
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Cut it out.
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What?
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What do you mean he's not there?
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The house was empty.
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Sun He and his mother
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have left.
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His mother is seriously ill.
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He's just a weak scholar.
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Where can they go?
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According to his neighbor who's been watching him,
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this morning, a young man
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went to see Sun He.
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He disappeared after that.
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This time,
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I failed to kill Sun He.
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If he falls into
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Gu Jiusi's hands...
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Deputy Minister.
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Someone delivered
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Deputy Minister Gu's invitation.
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He wants to invite you to have a drink
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at Lefeng Restaurant tonight.
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[Invitation]
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Gu Jiusi?
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Master.
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This Cold-Food Powder can capture people's mind,
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make them hallucinate
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and become irritable.
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Is the effect reliable?
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This is the top-grade product
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refined from the essence stone of the Western Regions.
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As long as the Crown Prince takes it continuously
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for more than a month,
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it's ten times more effective than
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the common Five-Mineral Powder.
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This is its unique incense.
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As long as you put this incense in the incense burner,
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the effect of Cold-Food Powder
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will increase several times.
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It will make him completely lose his mind.
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How long can the effect last?
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It can last for several hours.
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However,
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as long as he drinks the antidote,
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he will come to his senses immediately.
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Here.
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I've been working with you for so long, Deputy Minister Gu.
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But we've never had dinner alone.
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I wonder
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why you are in the mood today?
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Since we are colleagues,
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we're supposed to get more acquainted.
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Deputy Minister Liu,
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you also took extra care of
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your former subordinate
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Sun He today, didn't you?
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If you confess
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all the details
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of Lu Yong and other important court officials embezzling the treasury money,
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I'll keep you alive.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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I don't know anything.
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Get out.
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I'll call you if I need anything.
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Yes.
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Liu Chun.
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Think about it.
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If I really want you to die,
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I can hand Sun He's evidence
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directly over to His Majesty.
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You will die for sure.
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And Lu Yong
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will definitely give you up to protect himself.
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We have no grudge.
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What I want is to get the treasury money back.
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My target is Lu Yong.
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I'm here
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to give you a chance
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and spare your life.
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Deputy Minister Gu.
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I promise you.
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I'll testify against Lu Yong
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in court tomorrow.
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But you must keep your promise.
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Don't forget what you promised me.
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Don't worry.
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Thank you, Deputy Minister Liu.
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Greetings, Grand Tutor.
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Greetings, Your Highness.
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Deputy Minister Liu.
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What did Gu Jiusi
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say to you just now?
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Tell me everything.
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Your Highness.
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It was just
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drinking and chatting between colleagues.
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It's not worth listening.
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Deputy Minister Liu.
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Are you seeing clearly
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who the man
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in front of you is?
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This is the Crown Prince.
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The future emperor.
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You still don't want to tell us the truth?
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We...
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We really didn't talk about anything important.
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It was just grumbling after drinking.
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I forgot what I said after I said it.
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Stop pretending!
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Liu Chun.
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Do you think I don't know that
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Gu Jiusi came to talk to you
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about the embezzlement of the treasury money?
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Your Highness, I'm innocent.
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I drank too much today.
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I'm afraid that I might offend you.
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I shall take my leave.
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I'm leaving.
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Did I
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permit you to leave?
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Your Highness.
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Liu Chun.
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You really don't
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take His Highness
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seriously, do you?
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You...
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Will you say it or not?
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Your Highness.
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This...
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The treasury case
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is Gu Jiusi's duty.
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Why bother
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to interfere?
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Liu Chun, how dare you!
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Do you think what His Highness said
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is not as effective as Gu Jiusi's words?
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Is that so?
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No.
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Do you think
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His Majesty would rather trust an outsider
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than
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his own son?
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No.
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He can investigate,
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and I can't?
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That's not what I meant.
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What do you mean then?
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Liu Chun.
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You keep contradicting
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and despising His Highness.
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You even insinuated that
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His Highness is not as good as a deputy minister.
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How dare you!
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Why do you trust
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Gu Jiusi so much
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and side with him?
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Say it.
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I'll say it.
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Gu Jiusi
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promised that he would keep
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me and my family alive.
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Everything I have
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is in his hands.
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I could only choose to trust him.
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Your Highness.
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Gu Jiusi will protect you?
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You trust him so much.
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I'll see
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how he can protect you today.
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Your Highness, calm down.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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Your Highness.
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How could you be so impulsive?
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Look what you've done.
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I... I killed him.
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Your Highness.
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We can't let anyone know about this.
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Mingyi.
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Yes.
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Got it.
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My Lady.
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It's almost 3 a.m.
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It's almost dawn.
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Let me take you to bed, My Lady.
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I don't know why,
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but I feel uneasy.
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I feel so upset.
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It's done.
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Liu Chun has agreed
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to testify against Lu Yong
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in court tomorrow,
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and hand over all the evidence of the treasury case
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and the whereabouts of the money.
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We can finally give His Majesty
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and the people
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a satisfactory answer.
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Deputy Minister Gu.
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Come with us.
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What happened?
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Liu Chun, Deputy Minister of Revenue,
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went to Lefeng Restaurant
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at your invitation, right?
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What's wrong?
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Is having dinner with my colleague
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a sin?
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Liu Chun is dead.
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[Imperial Prison]
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Uncle.
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You're here wining and dining,
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while your nephew is suffering.
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It's inappropriate, isn't it?
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Little Jiusi.
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You asked for the suffering
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yourself.
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I told you
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to stop investigating,
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but you wouldn't listen.
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You got imprisoned
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a few days earlier than I thought.
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Looks like
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you worked quite hard for your investigation.
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Since you knew I would be imprisoned,
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how about you tell me
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when I can get out?
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This is the Imperial Prison.
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Once you come in,
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don't think about getting out any time soon.
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Take things as they come.
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Stop thinking about it.
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Have a drink with me.
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Here.
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Take it.
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No food?
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I can smell it.
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Good wine.
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Liu Chun died
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right after we got some clues of the treasury case.
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And Jiusi became the murderer.
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This is clearly a trap.
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Since it's a frame-up,
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we can definitely find a way
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to prove Jiusi's innocence.
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But he's gone to jail.
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He's only a step away from death.
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What if
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he's already beaten up in the prison
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before we can find any evidence?
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I want to see him.
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I want to make sure his safe.
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Okay.
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Brother Jiusi.
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Don't do that.
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When you call me that,
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I feel a toothache.
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I heard that you are in prison, Deputy Minister Gu.
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I felt uneasy,
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so I came to check on you.
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Since you've seen me,
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please leave.
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I didn't expect that you'd
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end up like this, Deputy Minister Gu.
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You are punished for murder,
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but you're still so calm.
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Your Highness.
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Please go ahead if you have something to say.
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I have a way to get you out.
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[Death-exemption Plate]
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His Majesty managed to ascend the throne
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without going through battles.
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It's all thanks to my mother's support.
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This
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is not a secret.
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Since His Majesty is lenient,
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he returned the favor
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by keeping our dignified positions.
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He also gave me and Mother
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a death-exemption plate.
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The royal
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family members
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can be exempted from death with this,
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unless it's mutiny.
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Brother Jiusi.
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You know what I want.
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If you become my consort,
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no matter whether you killed Liu Chun or not,
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it'll no longer be a problem.
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Your Highness.
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I've already told you that
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I have a wife.
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We love each other very much.
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My wife is
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the best woman in the world.
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No one can compare with her.
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Even the princess?
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Even Your Highness.
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Deputy Minister Gu.
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Do you know how many court officials
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are waiting to use this opportunity
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to knock you into the mud?
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What can your wife
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who can't even operate a rouge shop
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do for you now?
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The lower-class a person is,
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the more casual their marriage is.
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The higher-class you want to be,
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the more you should pay attention to lineage.
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Liu Yuru...
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It's Liu Yuru, right?
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She is a nice person.
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But she was born a commoner,
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and she became a merchant.
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She's unpresentable after all.
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Deputy Minister Gu.
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You are a smart man.
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You should have a bright future.
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You should know
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what's better for you.
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You're a descendant of the royal family,
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Your Highness.
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But now,
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you end up using your noble identity
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as a bargaining chip
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to discuss the pros and cons of marriage
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with me, an official who used to be a merchant.
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I feel sorry for you.
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Gu Jiusi, how presumptuous you are!
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If I'm not,
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how could I end up here?
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I'm afraid you have no idea
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what kind of person
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I, Gu Jiusi, am.
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Regarding marriage as a business.
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Even merchants wouldn't do that.
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Your Highness,
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you really opened my eyes.
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Who do you think you are,
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pointing fingers at Yuru?
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My Yuru
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devotes herself to helping others.
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She helped many people,
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and saved many people.
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Wherever she goes,
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she brings hope there.
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What about you?
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Have you ever made money?
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Have you done anything
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for others and the world?
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You've been enjoying the grains produced by the people,
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but have you ever worried about them, for even a while?
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Princess is not only a title.
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Just like His Majesty,
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you have many responsibilities to shoulder.
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Although Yuru
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is not a princess,
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I treat her as my treasure.
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I, Gu Jiusi,
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will never marry another woman in my life.
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Gu Jiusi.
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I like you.
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You may not be grateful,
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but how dare you insult me like this?
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You like me?
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Really?
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Your Highness.
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I know
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exactly who I am.
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What do you mean?
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Do I have to
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make it so clear?
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Fine.
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The Empress Dowager and Princess of the previous dynasty.
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How long do you think you can enjoy your honor
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in the new emperor's capital?
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Now you're at
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the right age to get married.
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If you keep delaying,
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when we start to fight Northern Liang,
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you will definitely be sent there for marriage alliance.
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That's why you're in such a hurry, right?
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But in Eastern Capital,
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you can't marry someone with a complex background,
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someone from an established noble family,
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someone who's from an inferior family,
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or someone incapable.
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Looks like
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I'm the only suitable one,
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even though I'm in decline.
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Marrying someone like me sounds nice.
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And I don't have much money,
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so I'm easy to control.
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As for me as a person,
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I'm smart and good-looking,
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and I'm quite promising.
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Do you think I'm shameless?
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I am.
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Your Highness.
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It's not wrong
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to plan
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for your marriage and your future.
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But what's wrong is
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to treat others as dirt,
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or
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as a tool to achieve your own goals.
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Even only for this reason,
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we are not the same kind of people.
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And you are
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a far cry from my wife.
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Gu Jiusi.
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You'll regret it.
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See you.
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You are unromantic, Little Jiusi.
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You really didn't
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get any of
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my romantic temperament from me.
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When did you wake up?
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You heard everything?
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Such a beautiful girl.
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She can help you ascend to power smoothly,
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but you turned her down.
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What a pity.
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Her Highness must haven't gone far.
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If you want to,
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you can be the consort.
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This way,
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she can let us out,
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and I can call her aunt.
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No need.
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It's peaceful in here.
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I can see
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what happens out there clearly.
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[Imperial Prison]
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Here.
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What's up?
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Everything is ready.
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Don't worry.
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Let's go.
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Jiusi.
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Jiusi.
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Yuru.
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Are you okay?
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00:24:35,660 --> 00:24:37,100
What is it with Liu Chun?
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I'm sorry. It's my fault.
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I made you worry again.
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Why are you talking about this now?
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You know court affairs
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00:24:43,940 --> 00:24:45,110
more thoroughly than me.
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00:24:45,380 --> 00:24:46,590
What should I do now?
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00:24:46,770 --> 00:24:48,180
Show me the way.
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00:24:50,660 --> 00:24:51,870
No matter who framed me,
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they are targeting the Treasury.
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There are two things
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I need you to do for me.
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First,
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ask Munan to take you outside the city
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to find a man named Sun He.
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He's the key witness of the treasury case.
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Second,
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Liu Chun was murdered at Lefeng Restaurant.
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Go check there to see
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if there are any clues
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00:25:09,570 --> 00:25:10,660
to prove my innocence.
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Okay.
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00:25:15,260 --> 00:25:15,940
Look.
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If you agreed
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to be Her Highness's consort,
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you wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
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Who would agree to Her Highness's offer?
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Don't listen to him.
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I know.
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I trust you.
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Greetings, Uncle. I'm Yuru.
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What you said just now
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00:25:59,100 --> 00:25:59,860
is wrong, Uncle.
567
00:26:08,460 --> 00:26:09,830
I believe Jiusi is innocent.
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I also believe that His Majesty is perspicacious.
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00:26:12,940 --> 00:26:14,070
When the truth comes out,
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Jiusi will be alright.
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00:26:16,180 --> 00:26:17,660
There's no need for him to make a deal with Her Highness.
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00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:19,230
Besides,
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when people gather for profit,
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they'll break up when there's no more profit.
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00:26:22,220 --> 00:26:23,470
If Jiusi becomes the consort,
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00:26:23,740 --> 00:26:24,380
maybe
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00:26:24,580 --> 00:26:25,940
he can get out of jail.
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00:26:26,260 --> 00:26:28,110
But since Li Yunchang
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00:26:28,220 --> 00:26:29,280
can get Jiusi
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00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:30,700
out of jail and become a noble consort for now,
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00:26:31,020 --> 00:26:31,540
in the future,
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she can order Jiusi to bow down to the nobility
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in the name of the royal family.
584
00:26:35,980 --> 00:26:37,550
Jiusi cares about the people.
585
00:26:37,860 --> 00:26:39,270
He is not a snobbish man.
586
00:26:39,980 --> 00:26:40,950
I don't want to see him
587
00:26:41,220 --> 00:26:42,500
lose his original intention either.
588
00:26:50,060 --> 00:26:51,270
I didn't expect that
589
00:26:52,060 --> 00:26:52,940
Liu Yuru
590
00:26:53,460 --> 00:26:54,260
is a girl
591
00:26:54,260 --> 00:26:55,740
with such bearing.
592
00:26:57,060 --> 00:26:58,700
It's really interesting.
593
00:26:59,620 --> 00:27:00,580
I'm flattered, Uncle.
594
00:27:01,540 --> 00:27:02,970
It will take some time
595
00:27:02,970 --> 00:27:03,990
before I can prove Jiusi innocent.
596
00:27:05,420 --> 00:27:06,660
You must have a plan
597
00:27:07,020 --> 00:27:08,470
since you've been staying here in peace.
598
00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:10,590
It's hard for me to guess.
599
00:27:10,940 --> 00:27:12,390
I just hope that
600
00:27:12,620 --> 00:27:14,660
you can take care of Jiusi for the next couple of days.
601
00:27:15,500 --> 00:27:17,510
I, Yuru, thank you, Uncle.
602
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,520
♫I borrowed moonlight♫
603
00:27:21,090 --> 00:27:23,850
♫From fireflies♫
604
00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:26,340
♫It stopped on the branches♫
605
00:27:26,340 --> 00:27:29,990
♫I used it to decorate your smile♫
606
00:27:31,650 --> 00:27:35,200
♫I also want to hold your hand♫
607
00:27:32,220 --> 00:27:33,030
Little Jiusi.
608
00:27:33,170 --> 00:27:34,270
You have good taste.
609
00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:36,390
No wonder you didn't fall for Her Highness.
610
00:27:35,410 --> 00:27:38,790
♫And admire the plum blossom which is covered by snow♫
611
00:27:36,980 --> 00:27:37,940
Enough is enough.
612
00:27:38,540 --> 00:27:39,820
Come at me if you want to say something.
613
00:27:38,790 --> 00:27:40,290
♫It's a seemingly♫
614
00:27:39,820 --> 00:27:40,660
Don't mess with my wife.
615
00:27:40,550 --> 00:27:44,390
♫Young people's tour♫
616
00:27:41,220 --> 00:27:42,140
He's all mumbo jumbo.
617
00:27:42,140 --> 00:27:42,750
Don't mind him.
618
00:27:43,780 --> 00:27:44,860
I think,
619
00:27:44,970 --> 00:27:48,150
♫The pear blossom accompanies the spring breeze♫
620
00:27:45,460 --> 00:27:46,630
in fact, Uncle is easy to get along with.
621
00:27:47,820 --> 00:27:48,390
Really?
622
00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:51,470
♫I forgot the things in the world all of a sudden♫
623
00:27:51,470 --> 00:27:56,360
♫Everyone thinks life is like a dream♫
624
00:27:51,980 --> 00:27:53,430
It's time for you to leave.
625
00:27:56,670 --> 00:27:58,480
♫How much do I miss you?♫
626
00:27:56,980 --> 00:27:57,860
I'm leaving.
627
00:27:58,460 --> 00:27:59,710
I brought you something.
628
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,890
♫I've seen you here before♫
629
00:27:59,940 --> 00:28:00,860
The guards will give it to you.
630
00:28:03,100 --> 00:28:07,050
♫One night, we sat together to write poems and drink alcohol♫
631
00:28:04,220 --> 00:28:05,220
Take care of yourself.
632
00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:06,670
You too.
633
00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,470
♫Another spring and autumn came♫
634
00:28:10,830 --> 00:28:14,120
♫I saw the sun, the moon, and the stars outside the window♫
635
00:28:14,120 --> 00:28:20,740
♫The wind blows and the moon sways. My heart is beating♫
636
00:28:25,420 --> 00:28:26,700
Why did you go visit Gu Jiusi
637
00:28:27,020 --> 00:28:28,820
in jail again?
638
00:28:29,250 --> 00:28:30,060
I was trying to
639
00:28:30,060 --> 00:28:31,470
win him over,
640
00:28:31,980 --> 00:28:33,750
in the hope that he can be used as a pawn by you in the future, Mother.
641
00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:35,740
I didn't expect
642
00:28:36,020 --> 00:28:37,270
that he'd be so stubborn.
643
00:28:38,020 --> 00:28:38,660
Forget it.
644
00:28:40,020 --> 00:28:41,750
He has to go.
645
00:28:42,940 --> 00:28:43,590
Mother.
646
00:28:45,010 --> 00:28:46,610
But after all,
647
00:28:46,610 --> 00:28:48,630
he's our best pawn for now.
648
00:28:49,580 --> 00:28:50,790
Do you really want him dead?
649
00:28:51,260 --> 00:28:52,660
You just like
650
00:28:52,660 --> 00:28:54,380
his appearance, right?
651
00:28:55,140 --> 00:28:56,460
A man's appearance
652
00:28:56,460 --> 00:28:58,300
can be delusional.
653
00:28:58,300 --> 00:28:59,620
It will make you stupid.
654
00:29:00,740 --> 00:29:02,580
In the future,
655
00:29:02,580 --> 00:29:03,770
when we have a stable position
656
00:29:03,770 --> 00:29:05,410
in the imperial court,
657
00:29:05,410 --> 00:29:06,470
there won't be any man that you can't get.
658
00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:12,300
You are right, Mother.
659
00:29:17,260 --> 00:29:18,030
Your Majesty.
660
00:29:18,900 --> 00:29:21,340
As for the case of Gu Jiusi murdering Liu Chun,
661
00:29:21,700 --> 00:29:23,860
the Ministry of Justice has already
662
00:29:22,460 --> 00:29:25,140
[Minister of Justice, Hu Pan]
663
00:29:24,020 --> 00:29:25,900
dug out bloody clothes and weapons from his backyard.
664
00:29:26,610 --> 00:29:27,270
The bloody clothes
665
00:29:27,980 --> 00:29:28,990
are exactly what Gu Jiusi wore
666
00:29:29,260 --> 00:29:31,270
on the night he met with Liu Chun.
667
00:29:31,700 --> 00:29:32,310
The weapon
668
00:29:32,860 --> 00:29:34,340
also matches
669
00:29:34,340 --> 00:29:36,460
the fatal injury on Liu Chun's body.
670
00:29:37,260 --> 00:29:39,070
There's a waiter from Lefeng Restaurant
671
00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:40,220
as witness.
672
00:29:40,540 --> 00:29:41,660
He saw
673
00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:44,260
Gu Jiusi had an argument with Liu Chun with his own eyes.
674
00:29:44,820 --> 00:29:46,330
He also heard them say words like
675
00:29:46,330 --> 00:29:48,020
"Help!" and "kill".
676
00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:50,730
Several imperial guards on duty
677
00:29:50,730 --> 00:29:51,710
also provided their testimony.
678
00:29:52,180 --> 00:29:52,710
According to them,
679
00:29:53,020 --> 00:29:55,270
Gu Jiusi and Liu Chun
680
00:29:55,500 --> 00:29:56,580
have always been on bad terms as colleagues.
681
00:29:57,580 --> 00:30:00,020
Gu Jiusi always complained about Liu Chun
682
00:30:00,340 --> 00:30:01,310
for making things difficult for him
683
00:30:01,580 --> 00:30:03,140
in procedures.
684
00:30:04,620 --> 00:30:05,510
In that case,
685
00:30:05,980 --> 00:30:06,550
we have everything
686
00:30:06,860 --> 00:30:07,390
from physical evidence
687
00:30:07,540 --> 00:30:08,140
and witnesses
688
00:30:08,420 --> 00:30:09,420
to motive.
689
00:30:10,290 --> 00:30:11,430
According to the rules of the Ministry of Justice,
690
00:30:11,900 --> 00:30:14,830
this case can be closed.
691
00:30:21,010 --> 00:30:21,820
Close the case?
692
00:30:26,940 --> 00:30:29,470
Deputy Minister Gu is one of His Majesty's favorite,
693
00:30:30,020 --> 00:30:31,900
and he has great military achievements.
694
00:30:32,260 --> 00:30:33,270
He has a bright future.
695
00:30:33,900 --> 00:30:35,020
At this moment,
696
00:30:35,580 --> 00:30:36,560
would he kill his colleague
697
00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:38,220
for some trivial disagreements?
698
00:30:38,860 --> 00:30:40,940
I think you are talking nonsense.
699
00:30:42,820 --> 00:30:43,950
Please judge wisely, Your Majesty.
700
00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:45,310
I
701
00:30:45,660 --> 00:30:47,660
dare not argue with the Magistrate Zhou.
702
00:30:48,260 --> 00:30:49,310
In Ministry of Justice,
703
00:30:49,940 --> 00:30:51,350
we decide cases based on evidence.
704
00:30:54,140 --> 00:30:55,660
Can't evidence be forged?
705
00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:59,710
I've long heard about
706
00:31:00,460 --> 00:31:01,940
the tricks of you officials.
707
00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:05,900
Your Majesty.
708
00:31:06,580 --> 00:31:07,270
In my opinion,
709
00:31:07,740 --> 00:31:10,010
Gu Jiusi giving up his bright future
710
00:31:10,010 --> 00:31:11,420
and killing someone for trivial matters.
711
00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:12,260
This
712
00:31:12,620 --> 00:31:14,340
is the most suspicious thing.
713
00:31:24,220 --> 00:31:24,820
Your Majesty.
714
00:31:26,900 --> 00:31:28,950
Deputy Minister Gu is an important talent for our country.
715
00:31:29,660 --> 00:31:30,870
I don't want to believe
716
00:31:31,060 --> 00:31:32,350
he would do such a thing, either.
717
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:33,950
It's just that Deputy Minister Gu
718
00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:35,740
has always been irritable since he was young.
719
00:31:36,100 --> 00:31:36,950
A few years ago,
720
00:31:37,220 --> 00:31:38,460
due to an altercation,
721
00:31:38,940 --> 00:31:39,660
he broke the leg of
722
00:31:39,660 --> 00:31:41,590
the son of the Commissioner of Yangzhou.
723
00:31:42,500 --> 00:31:44,030
This was all over the place.
724
00:31:44,180 --> 00:31:45,620
Everyone in Yangzhou knows about it.
725
00:31:46,260 --> 00:31:47,270
So I think
726
00:31:47,820 --> 00:31:49,460
it's also traceable that
727
00:31:49,460 --> 00:31:50,460
Deputy Minister Gu would kill someone
728
00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:53,070
out of anger.
729
00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:54,300
Nonsense!
730
00:31:59,260 --> 00:31:59,870
No.
731
00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:02,150
I have something to say.
732
00:32:04,980 --> 00:32:05,510
Your Majesty.
733
00:32:06,140 --> 00:32:07,460
What Grand Tutor said is purely hearsay.
734
00:32:07,580 --> 00:32:08,340
It can't be trusted.
735
00:32:08,820 --> 00:32:10,020
Besides, on the day of the incident,
736
00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:11,740
I happened to be there.
737
00:32:11,900 --> 00:32:13,670
I can say I witnessed it myself.
738
00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:16,270
Wang Rong, son of the commissioner,
739
00:32:16,460 --> 00:32:17,270
was a bully.
740
00:32:17,540 --> 00:32:18,660
He did all kinds of evil deeds.
741
00:32:19,020 --> 00:32:20,030
He humiliated Deputy Minister Gu's wife
742
00:32:20,260 --> 00:32:21,750
in front of everyone.
743
00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:24,830
But it should have been dealt with according to the law.
744
00:32:25,140 --> 00:32:26,850
He shouldn't have violated the law
745
00:32:26,850 --> 00:32:28,830
and taken care of it himself impulsively.
746
00:32:32,300 --> 00:32:32,860
Your Majesty.
747
00:32:33,900 --> 00:32:34,950
I can testify.
748
00:32:35,380 --> 00:32:36,150
There was no such thing
749
00:32:36,530 --> 00:32:37,340
as the law
750
00:32:37,340 --> 00:32:38,310
in Yangzhou back then.
751
00:32:38,540 --> 00:32:39,660
Enough.
752
00:32:56,660 --> 00:32:57,230
Father.
753
00:32:57,820 --> 00:32:59,180
I have something to say.
754
00:33:00,020 --> 00:33:00,510
Go ahead.
755
00:33:00,820 --> 00:33:01,390
Father.
756
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:02,900
As for the case of Gu Jiusi
757
00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:03,950
murdering the court official,
758
00:33:04,380 --> 00:33:05,590
we have both physical evidence and witnesses.
759
00:33:06,100 --> 00:33:07,270
The case is already clear.
760
00:33:07,500 --> 00:33:08,380
In my humble opinion,
761
00:33:08,890 --> 00:33:09,860
the new dynasty has just been established.
762
00:33:10,220 --> 00:33:11,430
Reward and punishment should be dispensed fairly.
763
00:33:11,860 --> 00:33:13,050
We shouldn't break the rule
764
00:33:13,050 --> 00:33:14,270
just because Gu Jiusi
765
00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:15,430
made his contributions to Da Xia.
766
00:33:24,620 --> 00:33:25,660
You mean
767
00:33:26,140 --> 00:33:28,110
you want me to execute Gu Jiusi as well?
768
00:33:34,540 --> 00:33:35,740
In order to stabilize the court
769
00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:36,980
and console the officials,
770
00:33:38,860 --> 00:33:40,310
I want to request you
771
00:33:41,060 --> 00:33:42,150
to decide it according to the law, Father.
772
00:34:03,060 --> 00:34:05,070
The Empress Dowager is here!
773
00:34:08,500 --> 00:34:10,860
Greetings, Your Majesty.
774
00:34:11,179 --> 00:34:11,790
Give a seat.
775
00:34:15,980 --> 00:34:16,500
Your Majesty.
776
00:34:17,540 --> 00:34:20,100
I heard that you are not feeling well recently.
777
00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:22,380
Why aren't you resting in your palace?
778
00:34:22,860 --> 00:34:23,420
Your Majesty.
779
00:34:24,860 --> 00:34:25,780
I'm not here today
780
00:34:26,260 --> 00:34:28,389
to interfere with court affairs
781
00:34:29,219 --> 00:34:30,909
as the Empress Dowager.
782
00:34:31,420 --> 00:34:33,150
I'm here to seek justice
783
00:34:33,260 --> 00:34:35,670
as your elder, Your Majesty.
784
00:34:36,219 --> 00:34:37,429
Liu Chun's wife
785
00:34:37,860 --> 00:34:39,989
is the daughter of my cousin.
786
00:34:40,260 --> 00:34:40,949
Liu Chun
787
00:34:41,739 --> 00:34:43,420
can count as half a nephew to me.
788
00:34:44,139 --> 00:34:45,870
He has been a court official for many years.
789
00:34:46,300 --> 00:34:47,270
He devoted himself to the country
790
00:34:47,699 --> 00:34:49,350
and never slacked off.
791
00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:52,179
But he was cruelly assassinated.
792
00:34:52,820 --> 00:34:53,389
Today,
793
00:34:53,620 --> 00:34:55,030
I'll risk my dignity
794
00:34:55,460 --> 00:34:57,990
to ask Your Majesty to handle it impartially.
795
00:34:58,580 --> 00:35:00,070
Execute Gu Jiusi
796
00:35:00,500 --> 00:35:02,030
according to the law of Da Xia.
797
00:35:04,300 --> 00:35:04,910
Your Majesty.
798
00:35:05,140 --> 00:35:06,870
This is not deserved.
799
00:35:09,860 --> 00:35:10,430
Your Majesty.
800
00:35:11,780 --> 00:35:13,310
If the murderer is not executed,
801
00:35:14,140 --> 00:35:14,830
I
802
00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:16,580
won't be able to sleep.
803
00:35:16,780 --> 00:35:17,420
From now on,
804
00:35:18,300 --> 00:35:19,590
I will be too ashamed
805
00:35:20,420 --> 00:35:21,950
to see my mother's family.
806
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:29,110
Please judge wisely, Your Majesty.
807
00:35:30,540 --> 00:35:31,830
I've been in charge of the Ministry of Justice
808
00:35:32,220 --> 00:35:33,820
and followed the rules.
809
00:35:34,380 --> 00:35:35,090
Every case
810
00:35:35,090 --> 00:35:36,430
is evidence-based.
811
00:35:36,740 --> 00:35:38,660
On the contrary, after Gu Jiusi was imprisoned,
812
00:35:39,140 --> 00:35:41,580
there have been people asking around for his release.
813
00:35:42,300 --> 00:35:43,430
What I'm afraid of is that
814
00:35:43,820 --> 00:35:46,510
if the Ministry of Justice doesn't decide cases based on evidence,
815
00:35:47,140 --> 00:35:49,470
but on
816
00:35:49,780 --> 00:35:50,910
speculation, contribution, and favors
817
00:35:51,460 --> 00:35:53,540
and lets the murderer go,
818
00:35:54,100 --> 00:35:56,630
it will really disappoint all my fellow officials
819
00:35:56,740 --> 00:35:58,710
and the people.
820
00:36:00,220 --> 00:36:03,750
Please follow the law of Da Xia
821
00:36:04,180 --> 00:36:06,670
and execute Gu Jiusi in three days
822
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:11,620
to console Deputy Minister Liu's soul.
823
00:36:17,340 --> 00:36:18,670
I second it.
824
00:36:21,820 --> 00:36:23,140
I agree.
825
00:36:50,090 --> 00:36:51,540
Do it according to the law.
826
00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:29,950
Grand Tutor.
827
00:37:31,020 --> 00:37:31,700
Are we sure that
828
00:37:32,130 --> 00:37:33,270
Gu Jiusi's case can't be overturned?
829
00:37:36,500 --> 00:37:38,110
The reports asking for severe punishment on Gu Jiusi
830
00:37:38,660 --> 00:37:39,250
are piling on His Majesty's desk
831
00:37:39,250 --> 00:37:40,460
like snow flakes.
832
00:37:41,620 --> 00:37:42,910
They won't let it go
833
00:37:43,420 --> 00:37:45,070
if it isn't done.
834
00:37:46,980 --> 00:37:47,590
Besides,
835
00:37:48,180 --> 00:37:48,660
Her Majesty
836
00:37:48,660 --> 00:37:49,980
gave that speech today.
837
00:37:50,610 --> 00:37:52,220
She condescended so much for it.
838
00:37:52,660 --> 00:37:53,660
If His Majesty still
839
00:37:53,660 --> 00:37:55,270
defends Gu Jiusi publicly in spite of all this,
840
00:37:56,060 --> 00:37:57,900
he will definitely be alienating the old officials of Eastern Capital,
841
00:37:58,380 --> 00:37:59,620
and falling out with the Empress Dowager.
842
00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:03,580
But Gu Jiusi's men
843
00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:05,100
are favored by His Majesty.
844
00:38:05,580 --> 00:38:06,910
Since His Majesty is willing to save him,
845
00:38:07,210 --> 00:38:08,390
they may mediate in private.
846
00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:09,790
We won't know about it.
847
00:38:10,980 --> 00:38:11,460
Does Father really
848
00:38:11,460 --> 00:38:12,860
trust Gu Jiusi that much?
849
00:38:15,860 --> 00:38:17,390
Before His Majesty ascended the throne,
850
00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:19,580
the Gu family helped him.
851
00:38:20,450 --> 00:38:21,310
His Majesty
852
00:38:22,060 --> 00:38:23,580
values Gu Jiusi very much.
853
00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:25,180
In public,
854
00:38:25,540 --> 00:38:26,660
he regards him as his right-hand man.
855
00:38:27,170 --> 00:38:28,670
In private, he treats him as his nephew.
856
00:38:29,180 --> 00:38:30,210
This relationship
857
00:38:30,210 --> 00:38:31,270
cannot be underestimated.
858
00:38:31,700 --> 00:38:32,470
In public,
859
00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:34,340
His Majesty has to follow
860
00:38:34,340 --> 00:38:35,630
the rules he set.
861
00:38:36,210 --> 00:38:37,700
But he might find a way
862
00:38:37,700 --> 00:38:38,460
to help Gu Jiusi get away with it
863
00:38:38,700 --> 00:38:40,870
in secret.
864
00:38:42,980 --> 00:38:44,110
It's his duty
865
00:38:44,420 --> 00:38:45,270
to serve the country as an official.
866
00:38:45,780 --> 00:38:46,660
Father received his help
867
00:38:46,660 --> 00:38:47,300
for once,
868
00:38:47,860 --> 00:38:48,780
so he'd be threatened to return the favor
869
00:38:48,780 --> 00:38:49,710
for the rest of his life?
870
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:50,390
Grand Tutor.
871
00:38:51,140 --> 00:38:52,380
Think of a way for me.
872
00:38:54,460 --> 00:38:55,790
Although His Majesty values this relationship,
873
00:38:57,210 --> 00:38:58,590
he values you more, Your Highness.
874
00:38:59,300 --> 00:39:00,030
You need to
875
00:39:00,370 --> 00:39:01,620
speak to him
876
00:39:01,900 --> 00:39:02,750
yourself, Your Highness.
877
00:39:12,970 --> 00:39:13,630
Your Majesty.
878
00:39:13,900 --> 00:39:15,550
The carriage is ready.
879
00:39:15,660 --> 00:39:17,580
It's waiting at Qinghe Gate.
880
00:39:22,780 --> 00:39:23,660
Your Highness.
881
00:39:24,620 --> 00:39:25,140
Yu'er.
882
00:39:25,540 --> 00:39:27,110
Where are you going, Father?
883
00:39:27,620 --> 00:39:28,940
Are you going to see Gu Jiusi?
884
00:39:33,980 --> 00:39:34,780
Father, you can't go.
885
00:39:37,220 --> 00:39:38,510
Why are you stopping me, Yu'er?
886
00:39:41,530 --> 00:39:43,180
I'm stopping you
887
00:39:43,540 --> 00:39:44,590
for the same reason
888
00:39:44,740 --> 00:39:46,510
as I proposed to
889
00:39:46,660 --> 00:39:47,750
execute Gu Jiusi in court.
890
00:39:48,380 --> 00:39:49,660
Father, you are the Emperor.
891
00:39:50,180 --> 00:39:51,180
What you should think about
892
00:39:51,380 --> 00:39:52,390
is the great plan of the world.
893
00:39:53,300 --> 00:39:55,310
If you always side with the old officials of Youzhou,
894
00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:57,150
it will only make the officials of Eastern Capital
895
00:39:57,300 --> 00:39:58,340
unsatisfied, Father.
896
00:39:58,740 --> 00:39:59,820
And the country will be disunited.
897
00:40:05,050 --> 00:40:07,100
Yu'er, you have a point.
898
00:40:08,060 --> 00:40:09,150
It's just that
899
00:40:09,940 --> 00:40:11,700
Gu Jiusi did a great favor
900
00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:12,550
for the people of Wangdu.
901
00:40:12,700 --> 00:40:14,260
I can't forget where I started.
902
00:40:16,260 --> 00:40:17,460
To me, Gu Jiusi
903
00:40:17,660 --> 00:40:18,770
is also like an elder brother.
904
00:40:18,770 --> 00:40:19,630
Even better than a brother.
905
00:40:20,380 --> 00:40:21,220
I'm as worried as you
906
00:40:21,380 --> 00:40:22,750
at this moment.
907
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:24,980
However, you have handed this case over
908
00:40:24,980 --> 00:40:25,820
to the Ministry of Justice, Father.
909
00:40:26,180 --> 00:40:27,060
All the procedures
910
00:40:27,220 --> 00:40:28,630
will be handled by the law of Da Xia.
911
00:40:30,140 --> 00:40:32,430
If you meet with the criminal in private at this time
912
00:40:32,980 --> 00:40:33,990
and get caught by someone,
913
00:40:34,490 --> 00:40:35,790
it may not affect you, Father,
914
00:40:36,540 --> 00:40:37,500
but it would be setting Gu Jiusi
915
00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:38,510
on fire.
916
00:40:39,260 --> 00:40:41,070
It's no good
917
00:40:41,820 --> 00:40:42,950
to the investigation of the case itself at all.
918
00:40:53,500 --> 00:40:54,270
Father.
919
00:40:57,780 --> 00:40:58,470
Yu'er.
920
00:40:59,980 --> 00:41:01,340
You've grown up.
921
00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:03,060
You have a lot
922
00:41:03,940 --> 00:41:05,500
on your mind.
923
00:41:08,660 --> 00:41:09,260
I
924
00:41:09,700 --> 00:41:11,220
have always been willing to share your burden, Father.
925
00:41:13,620 --> 00:41:14,380
You may leave.
926
00:41:28,820 --> 00:41:29,990
Go check
927
00:41:30,900 --> 00:41:32,020
where the Crown Prince
928
00:41:32,580 --> 00:41:33,860
has been recently,
929
00:41:34,820 --> 00:41:36,070
and who he has been with.
930
00:41:37,180 --> 00:41:38,340
Yes, Your Majesty.
931
00:41:57,980 --> 00:41:58,900
Who are you?
932
00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,170
[Deputy Minister of Revenue]
933
00:42:01,170 --> 00:42:04,190
[Report Letter: Wang Youcai from Cihu Village hereby reports that Lu Yong, Minister of Revenue, and his gang embezzled the treasury money.]
934
00:42:08,100 --> 00:42:09,580
I thought with Liu Chun pleading guilty,
935
00:42:09,580 --> 00:42:10,790
this will be over.
936
00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:12,430
But someone still got ahead of us.
937
00:42:13,500 --> 00:42:13,980
We can't let anything go wrong
938
00:42:13,980 --> 00:42:15,060
with Sun He.
939
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:16,470
Keep it safe.
940
00:42:20,700 --> 00:42:22,340
Zhou Ye asked his eldest brother and second brother
941
00:42:22,340 --> 00:42:23,430
to find the waiter
942
00:42:23,820 --> 00:42:24,420
who committed perjury
943
00:42:24,420 --> 00:42:25,580
using the military intelligence network.
944
00:42:27,020 --> 00:42:28,430
Are you the waiter from Lefeng Restaurant,
945
00:42:28,660 --> 00:42:29,740
Zhao Xiaohe?
946
00:42:30,500 --> 00:42:31,260
Committing perjury and
947
00:42:31,780 --> 00:42:33,230
slandering an imperial official
948
00:42:34,220 --> 00:42:35,900
is a capital offense.
949
00:42:38,340 --> 00:42:39,620
He did take money from the Ministry of Justice
950
00:42:39,740 --> 00:42:40,590
and was about to run away.
951
00:42:43,020 --> 00:42:43,590
Here.
952
00:42:44,300 --> 00:42:45,740
This was found
953
00:42:45,900 --> 00:42:46,980
in the room where Liu Chun was murdered
954
00:42:46,980 --> 00:42:47,590
by Young Master Ye and Shen Ming.
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