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Lady Weiyoung, Master Li has ordered

that no one can leave Junlan Court without permission.

So this is why Chiyun Rou asked us to go to Qingfeng Abbey.

What do they want with Lady Weiyoung?

I'll just fight my way out of here.

Jun Tao, if you do that, then you will fall for Chiyun Rou's trick.

Come here, you two.

Yes.

Bai Zhi.

Now someone is accusing me that I'm not the real Li Weiyoung.

Do you believe that?

Lady Weiyoung.

Why are you still asking that at this point?

I don't believe them.

And what do I care about what they say?

I'm serving you, not your name.

Thank you, Bai Zhi.

However,

after Li Minfeng died,

I knew Chiyun Rou would deal with us again sooner or later.

She had endured it until now.

That's already beyond my expectations.

Should we just sit here and wait, then?

We'll cross the bridge when we get there.

Chun Ming.

Take Lady Weiyoung and that woman to the front court.

-Let them confront each other. -Yes.

Hey.

Don't cause me any more trouble.

Master Li.

Prince Nan'an and Prince Gaoyang are here.

Good timing.

Even if Li Weiyoung is a fake,

the Emperor still likes her.

So your father would surely let her continue her pretense.

But since the two princes found out about it,

your father only has one choice.

That is to let Li Weiyoung die.

That's right.

I must make her pay for

your brother's death.

My lord, I've never seen her before.

You've really never seen her before?

I wouldn't dare lie to you, my lord.

Weiyoung.

Do you know who she is?

Father.

I don't usually go out.

I don't know the people who live nearby.

Bring in Lady Liu, the woman who raised Weiyoung.

Greetings, my lords.

Lady Liu, raise your head.

Now you have to answer everything we ask you truthfully.

Otherwise, not only you,

but also your whole family, will die.

I wouldn't dare lie to you, Master Li.

Do you know each other?

My lord.

This is Lady Liu who lives near our house.

This is Gao.

It seems like you know each other.

-Yes. -Yes.

Look at the lady beside you.

Do you know her?

It's Weiyoung.

You're lying.

She is not Weiyoung.

My lord, I've seen Weiyoung before.

That's not what she looks like.

You dare to fool him?

Be careful or he might cut off your tongue.

Spare me, my lord.

How dare you!

Aren't you going to tell the truth?

I'll tell the truth.

She...

She is not Weiyoung indeed.

You can't just lie about these things.

I wouldn't dare do that.

Aunt, why would you say that about me?

Stop.

The Prime Minister has ordered that no one can enter.

Since the two princes are inside,

this won't be able to help Weiyoung.

That woman said she doesn't know Weiyoung.

Does that mean she is a fake?

How is that possible? No.

Hey. Don't you think Li Weiyoung is strange?

If she is really a fake,

I think she would be sentenced to death for the crime of deceiving the Emperor.

If you say that again, don't blame me for being rude.

Why are you yelling at me?

Hey.

Li Weiyoung is not your real cousin.

So what if she really dies?

You...

I know.

You and Weiyoung must have a shady relationship, right?

What are you doing?

Let me tell you.

I won't just throw melon seeds on you next time.

Li Minde! Stop right there!

Tell us the truth and we'll spare you.

If you lie, we won't let you get away with it.

I wouldn't dare to lie.

Jun.

Don't be agitated.

The Prime Minister is here.

He'll handle this justly.

You said she is not Weiyoung.

Then who is she?

Actually, I don't know who she is.

When people from the Li household came to pick up Weiyoung,

Weiyoung was already dead.

When this lady passed by my house,

I thought she was pitiful

and she had no one to take care of her.

She volunteered to take Weiyoung's place.

At that time, I was afraid.

I was afraid that you would blame me for her death.

So I just went along with it

and agreed.

Aunt, why would you say that?

I lived in your house for so long.

Why would you say that about me?

What is that for?

Father, I'm really Weiyoung.

I didn't lie.

Aunt, I have no grudges against you.

Why are you framing me?

Prime Minister Li.

This is a grave matter.

We must deal with it carefully.

Lady Liu, do you know

what the punishment is for lying to the princes?

Yes.

I wouldn't dare lie to them.

Weiyoung's corpse is buried in the mountain at the back of my house.

If you don't believe me, you can check it and see.

Master Li, in that case,

how about we open the casket and check the corpse?

What do you think, Your Highnesses?

-Let's try this. -We...

All right, guards.

Retrieve the corpse.

We'll know the results

soon enough.

Take Weiyoung to her room.

No one can go near her.

HEXIANG COURT

Mother, how did you know that Li Weiyoung is a fake?

I've long suspected her.

The disaster relief plan

made me really suspicious.

It's hard for a country bumpkin to know how to write,

let alone discuss political matters.

So I sent Hong Luo to bring her sketch

and ask around the Liu household.

But no one knows her.

That was how I confirmed that Li Weiyoung is a fake.

I sent people to find Lady Liu.

At first, she wouldn't admit it.

Then she saw her daughter's personal belongings.

That's when she told the truth.

However,

will Father believe what a country bumpkin says?

A corpse is just a corpse.

We can't prove anything.

Don't worry, I have my ways.

If Prince Gaoyang finds out that Li Weiyoung is a fake,

he surely won't like her anymore.

Mother, rest first.

I'll go back.

Okay.

Your Highness, Prince Gaoyang.

Seventh Concubine, you can only see her briefly.

-Weiyoung. -Mother.

Why are you here?

Didn't Father say that no one is allowed to see me?

Bai Zhi bribed the guard.

That's why I'm here.

I secretly took some food from the kitchen.

Mother.

You know what happened today, right?

Actually, I...

That's enough.

I don't care what others say.

I only believe what I see for myself.

I know Madam has always targeted you.

It's all my fault.

That's why you've suffered so much.

Mother, don't worry.

I will always be with you.

Eat up. It's going to get cold.

It's time, come out now.

Did I burn you?

Come on, let me see.

Mother, I'm fine.

You should go back.

Otherwise, they might use this against you.

It's cold outside. Don't catch a cold.

I'll get going, then.

Okay.

Does this

have anything to do with you?

Why are you asking that, Your Highness?

Do you suspect that I framed Weiyoung?

Didn't you?

We grew up together.

Is that the kind of person you think I am?

It was that fake Weiyoung who fooled us.

She faked her identity and came into our house.

We still don't know what her motive is.

You're not blaming her, but you're blaming me?

Your Highness.

Aren't you playing favorites?

We don't know what's going on yet.

How would you know the result?

What if it's true?

Will you still believe her?

Even if it's true,

I believe Weiyoung must have a reason.

I know Weiyoung wouldn't harm anyone.

But if this really has something to do with you,

I also wouldn't stand by and do nothing.

Your Highness.

I've never forgotten when you told me that you would marry me.

All these years, whenever I think about that,

I feel really happy.

I'm very sorry.

I really didn't know that my silly words from my childhood

would influence you that much.

We've always talked and played guzheng together.

We were so happy.

Have you forgotten all of that?

Actually, I just admired your talent in playing the guzheng.

Did you misunderstand?

Misunderstand?

You call my memories of all those years

just a misunderstanding.

Did I really just misunderstand it?

Or did you have a change of heart and now you like Li Weiyoung?

That's why everything became a misunderstanding?

What does this have to do with Li Weiyoung?

Because of her,

you don't want me anymore.

We were childhood sweethearts.

Everybody thought we were meant for each other.

But for her,

you erased all our memories.

She is just the illegitimate child of a servant who washes feet.

What right does she have?

-She doesn't deserve it. -Please mind your words.

I apologize for my impulsiveness when I was young.

I also hope you can forget about me soon

and find your own happiness.

My happiness

is you.

You're the one for me.

I won't like anyone else.

Isn't that Li Changle?

Ping City's most beautiful girl.

Indeed, she deserves to get that title.

Jun, you are really lucky in love.

Uncle, stop teasing me.

If this Li Weiyoung is a fake,

that's the crime of deceiving the Emperor.

She might be sentenced to death.

The only one who can help her now is Father.

What do you plan to do, Jun?

I believe in Weiyoung.

Even if she is a fake, I have a way to deal with it.

Your Highness, do you think Prince Gaoyang

would beg the Emperor for Li Weiyoung's sake?

If that's the case, that would be best.

How can someone who ignores the crime of a woman

rule the country?

Your Highness, Prince Nan'an.

Yes.

Your Highness is so busy,

yet these minor things are wasting your precious time.

I'm really embarrassed.

Everything happens according to destiny.

You shouldn't be worried.

By the way,

you're Li Weiyoung's cousin.

You've spent all this time together.

In your opinion, is this Li Weiyoung real or fake?

Before we find out the truth, I don't want to give my opinion.

But after spending time with Weiyoung,

I think that even though she grew up in the countryside,

she is well-educated and smart.

In such a short span of time,

she was able to gain the recognition of the Emperor and the princes.

That's not easy indeed.

I'm happy to have such a cousin.

Even though she grew up in the countryside,

she is well-educated and smart.

Your cousin can be considered gifted.

I think we would get a fair judgment

on whether she is real or not.

Coroner.

What is the result?

My lord.

This is indeed the corpse of a girl that is around 16 years old.

Even so,

that can't prove that this corpse is Lady Weiyoung.

Furthermore, it can't prove that Lady Anping faked her identity.

Father, they intend to frame me.

They found a corpse of a young girl for this purpose.

Master Li.

This is Weiyoung.

What?

I remember this bangle.

When Weiyoung was born,

I put it on her myself.

You should also recognize this bangle.

This is from the Li family indeed.

So she is really Weiyoung?

Why didn't you tell us the truth?

Who exactly are you?

What is your motive for coming into the Li household?

Father, why do you choose to believe a woman you don't know

and not your own daughter?

Shut up.

Before we find out the truth,

I'm not your father.

Master Li.

It seems like she won't tell the truth if you don't let her suffer.

-Guards, take her away. -Yes.

Beat her until she is willing to talk.

Stop it!

Prime Minister Li.

There are still some suspicious points in this matter.

Your Highness, the truth is right in front of you.

Now the crucial thing is to know her real identity

and her motives for coming into the Li household.

Father, we don't know where this corpse came from.

Someone is trying to frame me.

Please investigate it carefully, Father.

Take her away.

Father.

Wait! Look at her feet.

Let go of her.

Let her finish what she is saying.

Father, let me ask you.

When I was a baby,

was there anything about my limbs that was different from others?

When you were born,

I carefully examined you.

There was nothing different about your limbs.

Look at the feet of this corpse.

She has six toes.

Father, you're smart. Look and see for yourself.

Prime Minister Li, look carefully.

There are six toes indeed.

This is getting more and more interesting.

The Li family has never had anyone born with six toes.

This corpse is definitely not Weiyoung.

But why is she wearing the Li family's bangle?

Father, I've never seen this bangle before.

Let me ask you, Father.

Have you seen me wearing this bangle?

Mother has always been the one who keeps

and distributes the bangles in the household.

I want to ask Mother.

Why is your bangle

on the corpse that's being used to frame me?

Master Li.

Are you suspecting me?

Prime Minister Li.

This person must be familiar with the Li household.

He must also be someone familiar to you.

Please investigate it carefully, Prime Minister Li,

and give justice to Lady Anping.

I think you're the one who is lying.

If you tell the truth,

I will spare your life.

Otherwise,

you will be beaten to death.

My lord, spare me.

Lady Weiyoung.

-How is it? -Everything is ready.

According to your instructions,

I have changed the corpse in the mountain behind Lady Liu's house.

That's great.

I want to see how they can prove

that the corpse with six toes is Li Weiyoung.

What if they find out?

That's impossible.

I buried Lady Weiyoung's body myself.

It's impossible for them to find it.

And the corpse they found is a fake.

My lord, I'll tell you the truth.

This corpse is indeed

not Lady Weiyoung.

But someone must be playing tricks.

Who is playing tricks?

Tell me.

You better tell me clearly who is playing tricks.

And give me justice.

The one who is playing tricks is her.

That girl is cunning and has a glib tongue.

I really can't win against her.

I had no choice.

So I got a fake corpse.

My lord, I have a witness.

That witness stays in the same inn as I do.

My lord, if you don't believe me,

ask her to come here and we can have a confrontation.

Who are you?

Raise your head.

Father.

I'm Weiyoung.

I finally met you.

Father!

Father.

Weiyoung?

Is it really Weiyoung?

Why is she still alive?

No, that's impossible.

I buried Weiyoung after she died.

She can't still be alive.

What exactly is going on?

My lord, this is Lady Weiyoung.

This is the real Lady Weiyoung.

Everyone in the village knows her.

Lady Liu, is she telling the truth?

The one standing is a fake.

She is the real one.

In that case,

why did you have to get a corpse and play tricks?

I just want

to resolve this case quickly.

Everyone, please believe me.

The one standing is a fake.

The one kneeling down is indeed the real one.

You're lying.

Why do you have to distort the truth?

She...

You are...

She is what?

Who exactly are you?

Why would you say these things?

What is your motive?

Father, you can't believe what she says.

Mother.

Weiyoung.

This is the Seventh Concubine.

Your birth mother.

Mother.

I finally met you.

Mother.

I'm Weiyoung.

I'm your daughter.

Mother.

You really don't recognize me?

Weiyoung?

Mother.

Mother.

Seventh Concubine, look carefully.

This Weiyoung who Lady Liu brought looks so similar to you.

You're both delicate and charming.

Regardless of the looks or personalities,

the one standing beside you

is nothing like you.

Seventh Concubine.

Your real daughter is right in front of you and you don't recognize her.

Look carefully.

Prince Gaoyang, look carefully.

That girl is a liar.

Don't tell me you still believe her?

Mother.

Mother.

I've always missed you.

I finally met you, Mother.

I'm so happy.

What else can you say?

The truth is right in front of you.

Tell us.

What is your motive for coming into the Li household?

Stop pretending.

I'm sure you're not my daughter.

Seventh Concubine.

Weiyoung left the Li household after she was born.

Don't make any rash judgment.

-Mother. -I'm not your mother.

You're not my daughter.

My daughter has a birthmark on her left arm.

She doesn't have one.

You're the fake one.

She is my daughter.

Even though Weiyoung didn't grow up beside me

and I wouldn't recognize her face after she grows up,

I can recognize

this birthmark.

She is my daughter.

You're the fake one.

Tell us.

Who exactly are you?

Why are you framing Weiyoung?

Tell us.

Where exactly did you come from?

You dared to say that you're my daughter.

And you.

You made all this up, didn't you?

You servants caused us all this trouble.

Guards!

Take them away.

-Yes. -Yes.

It's all your fault, you fake Weiyoung.

I almost made a big mistake.

I will surely investigate this.

Wait. We still don't know who is trying to frame me.

If there is anything else,

let's investigate it later.

Take them away first.

-Spare us, my lord. -Spare us, my lord.

-Prime Minister Li. -Your Highness.

This should be a personal matter.

I wouldn't want to trouble you.

Prime Minister Li.

You provide excellent judgment.

I've learned a thing or two from you.

I'm embarrassed about this.

I still have matters to attend to.

I'll get going.

Jun.

Aren't you leaving?

I...

I'll go ahead.

Take care, Your Highness.

Weiyoung.

I've been momentarily fooled by evil people

and made you suffer.

Your Father and I will surely investigate this carefully

to give you justice.

I never thought

I would see such a farce here.

Li Weiyoung.

Your Highness.

I know you're leaving.

I came to see you out.

Now it has been proven

that Li Weiyoung is your cousin.

I wonder how you are feeling.

Of course, I'm happy to have such a smart cousin.

What do you think about the whole thing?

A talented person can be real even if she is fake.

A useless person can be fake even if she is real.

Regardless of what the truth is,

it's not that important anymore.

I never thought

that you would be such an interesting person.

I finally realize that now.

Thank you for your compliment.

Until we meet again.

Lady Changru.

Take care, Your Highness.

Until we meet again, Your Highness.

I'm useless.

I disappointed you, Madam.

Please forgive me.

I knew using a corpse wouldn't work on Li Weiyoung.

I just never thought

the disguise wouldn't work either.

Let's not talk about that now.

I came here while Master Li is out on official business.

Put that mask on her.

I will make it appear that she killed herself out of guilt.

Yes, Madam.

I'm useless.

I put you in danger.

I can't make up for it even if I die.

Please punish me.

Look at you, you're making a fuss again.

I'm fine now, okay?

But it was really close this time.

I never thought Chiyun Rou

would find someone who looks so much like Weiyoung.

How can two people look so alike in this world?

I suspect that's the work of a disguise technique master.

Disguise technique?

That's right.

My father mentioned it before.

There's an amazing disguise technique

that can change your appearance.

Experts can even make masks that look like someone's face

purely based on the description of that person.

So there is actually such a thing.

It must be unimaginable and impossible to guard against.

Good thing that Prince Gaoyang was there.

Jun Tao.

I know you don't like it when I mention Prince Gaoyang.

But this time,

I might have been already dead if he hadn't helped me.

It's not that I'm prejudiced against him.

I'm just concerned about you.

The Wei Kingdom destroyed Liang. He is the royal grandson of the Emperor.

I hope he stays away from you.

You're wrong.

Regardless of what he does,

I won't get affected.

I will carefully investigate this matter

and find the person who framed you.

Thank you, Your Highness.

But these are my personal matters.

Father will handle it.

You don't need to worry about it.

Regardless of what happens,

Prince Gaoyang is always helping Li Weiyoung.

It seems he really likes her.

If he really decides to marry Weiyoung...

Nonsense.

She is just a lowly illegitimate child.

How can she be the wife of a royal grandson?

The Crown Princess will never allow it.

But she is already a lady of a county now.

She is not just an illegitimate child anymore.

Mother.

Could she really be the jinx in my life

that would tear me and Prince Gaoyang apart?

Changle.

We don't know who the heir to the throne will be yet.

You don't need to focus on Prince Gaoyang alone.

Mother.

His Highness is the only one for me.

I won't get married to anyone else.

Master Li.

Mother. Father.

Get out.

-But-- -Get out!

I'll get going, then.

Master Li.

Someone just reported

that the fake Weiyoung

committed suicide out of guilt.

She deserves it.

What does that have to do with me?

Didn't you kill her to shut her up?

Are you still suspecting me?

You have falsely accused me.

Do you still want to argue?

You framed Weiyoung.

Do you think I don't know anything?

I just didn't want to wash our dirty clothes

in front of the two princes.

I don't want others to know

that my wife, the Madam of the Li household,

is such a ruthless person.

I just want to make this go away.

I never expected

that you would kill her to shut her up.

If I said that it wasn't me, it's true.

Master Li.

If you really want me to admit it,

I wouldn't know where to start.

Chiyun Rou.

Are you still trying to lie to me now?

We've been married for many years.

I've always respected you.

Even if you have many shortcomings,

I endured it all.

I never said anything.

But this doesn't mean that I'm afraid of you

and the Chiyun family's power.

I just want to have peace in this household.

And you?

Because you're the legitimate daughter of the Chiyun family,

you're fearless and reckless.

Madam.

Minfeng died.

Our only son is dead.

Haven't you come to a realization yet?

Who is the cause

of Minfeng's death?

It's Li Weiyoung.

You're blaming me today

because of that killer.

It seems like you didn't realize anything at all.

Even though the Emperor is wary of the Chiyun family,

the Chiyun family has great power and attracts criticism.

If you turn this into a big deal,

think about it,

how many people will take advantage of this?

Never mind if Weiyoung dies.

My position would be in danger, too.

But our whole clan getting eliminated is what concerns me.

By that time,

even the Chiyun family would be dragged down as well.

The consequences will be so serious that you and I can't stop it from happening.

Do you understand?

Enough is enough, Madam.

I still don't know what I did wrong!

Master Li.

Everything I have done is for you,

my children,

-and the whole Li family! -Shut up!

It seems that

it wouldn't be wise to let you continue

managing the Li household.

I will tell Mother

to let Lady Wen replace you

in handling the household affairs.

Master Li.

You can't remove my authority to manage the household.

How can I face the people

in the Li household?

Please let me live a peaceful life for some time.

Master Li!

You can't do this to me!

Li Weiyoung.

I won't lose to you.

I definitely won't let you hinder Changle's future!

You may go out first.

Mother.

Who exactly are you?

My daughter Weiyoung has a birthmark,

but not on her arm.

It's a red mole behind her ear.

And you

don't have that red mole.

Who exactly are you?

And my daughter, Weiyoung,

where is she?

Since you know that I'm a fake,

why didn't you

expose me?

Because I know that

the woman earlier was also a fake.

When she hugged me,

I checked her in secret.

She also

didn't have the red mole.

Mother.

This is...

You've seen her before, right?

You must know where she is.

Weiyoung...

Weiyoung is already dead.

Dead?

How could that be?

How could that be?

I knew something must have happened to her.

Otherwise,

she would surely come back to see me.

How did she die?

Tell me.

Tell me. How did she die?

And why...

Why did you impersonate her?

What is your motive?

Weiyoung and I met by chance.

I haven't repaid her for saving my life yet.

Before Weiyoung died,

you were the one she was most worried about.

She told me

to take good care of you.

Mother.

The one who killed Weiyoung is Chiyun Rou.

Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua