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Prime Minister Li.

Master.

You don't seem well lately.

I especially asked Royal Physician Shen to come and check on you.

That's good.

My head is always aching lately.

You'll be fine.

You're just too stressed.

You'll recover if you rest more.

Is it really just stress?

It's indeed caused by stress.

Master, in that case,

you must rest well.

Master, I have bad news.

I just received a report

that Young Master got ambushed on the way home.

He fell into the river. We don't know if he is still alive.

Madam.

Lady Zhou got sick last night.

The physician just came.

She has got the flu indeed.

Flu?

She was fine not long ago.

How did she catch the flu?

Getting the flu is just the start.

What's worse is

having no son to go to her funeral.

Was it you that...

She colluded with Li Weiyoung to trick your brother.

He lost his reputation

and died in exile as a result.

Not only does she need to die,

her cheap son shouldn't live either.

Changle.

Your brother is already gone.

Now

you're my only hope.

Previously,

regarding the disaster relief plan,

your father had some comments about you.

Now he is not feeling well.

You should be concerned about him more.

So that he'll favor you again.

Yes.

I know what to do.

Father.

You're here, Changle.

I heard that you weren't feeling well.

This is Ba Zhen soup.

It's good for your health.

It's just what you need.

So I made it

and brought it over to you.

This was made from eight precious ingredients.

I put a lot of effort

to get all those ingredients.

I hope you'll like it.

It smells so good.

Try it.

It tastes good.

Not bad.

Changle, thank you for your concern.

Come on, sit down.

Chat with me.

Old Madam.

Don't get up.

My daughter-in-law.

You have to endure.

Minde will be home soon.

I'm making you worry.

I'm not filial.

Stop it.

Go on, lie down.

Old Madam.

I know you care about Lady Zhou,

but you also have to take care of yourself.

I'm afraid this flu is contagious.

I'll help you get back.

Lady Zhou wouldn't mind.

Let's go.

Come on.

Aunt Xuemei, you must take care of yourself.

Changru.

Weiyoung.

Go and see your aunt.

Don't tell her what happened to Minde for now.

I'm afraid she won't be able to take it.

-Okay. -Go.

Aunt Xuemei.

You were fine. Why did you get the flu?

Lady Zhou was fine when she came back from the abbey.

She thought she caught a cold. She didn't really mind it.

Suddenly,

it took a turn for the worst.

She was cold one moment and hot the next.

She even fainted last night.

We only found out that she has the flu after the physician came.

Aunt Xuemei.

Weiyoung.

I'm contagious.

Hurry and leave.

I'm not scared.

Aunt Xuemei, don't worry.

I will look for the best physician to cure you.

You will surely get better soon.

Yes.

I still need to wait for Minde to come home.

Aunt Xuemei.

Minde will be home soon.

You'll also get better soon.

You still need to see Minde become successful

and get married.

I'm afraid I won't be able to see him get married.

Aunt Xuemei, don't think that way.

I know my own body.

But I already feel contented

to see Minde grow up safely.

Weiyoung.

When the right time comes,

find someone nice and get married.

Get away from all of this.

Isn't this what life means?

Am I right?

I'll take what you said to heart.

Aunt Xuemei, rest well.

Lady Zhou got the flu.

We don't know if Young Master Minde is alive.

It seems like Madam is really angry this time.

Minfeng's death has something to do with Aunt Xuemei.

How could Aunt Rou not be mad?

They all say that Lady Changle and Lady Weiyoung are smart,

but I think Lady Changru is the smartest.

You have them all wrapped around your little finger.

They would never expect

that Lady Zhou would be able to save Zi Yan

because you sent a secret letter.

Rong'er.

Do you think I'm ruthless?

Young Lady.

In this household, kind souls can never survive.

You've had a hard time all these years.

If you hadn't planned carefully,

how could you have today's glory?

I've never been a kind-hearted soul.

I just never thought

that Weiyoung would treat me so well.

If she knew

that I've been using her from the very start,

she must regret trusting me.

Young Lady, don't be soft-hearted.

Think about Prince Nan'an.

Isn't becoming his wife your biggest dream?

Now you've already got His Highness' attention.

Young Lady, you can't give up.

That's right.

I can't give up.

The more the first and third family fight,

the more stable our position is as the second family.

That's how I can become a woman

who deserves Prince Nan'an.

Young Lady, I've told you about Lady Zhou's whereabouts during that day.

I'm sure I didn't miss anything.

I didn't think much about it before,

but it seems like the pregnant woman who fainted

and was rescued by Aunt Xuemei is the most suspicious.

Why are you suspecting her?

That road is used by government officials and noble families

to go to the abbey.

Why would a pregnant woman who was about to give birth

go to the remote mountain all alone?

She must have encountered countless carriages, but she didn't cry for help.

Why did she faint exactly in front of Aunt Xuemei's carriage?

If you think of it that way,

that pregnant woman's behavior was indeed strange.

You're right.

Lady Zhou has always been weak.

Could it be that someone wanted to harm Lady Zhou on purpose?

I'm not sure either.

Could what have happened to Minde also have something to do with Chiyun Rou?

No.

I must see Aunt Xuemei.

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Lady Zhou.

Are you all right?

Lady Zhou.

Is Minde back?

Madam is here.

I heard that you're sick.

I especially came to visit you.

Thank you for your concern.

Leave us.

-Yes. -Yes.

Lady Zhou.

You must take care of yourself.

We don't know if Li Minde is alive or dead.

You must stay strong to be able to see him one last time.

Madam.

What did you say happened to Minde?

What?

You don't know?

Li Minde got ambushed on the way home.

He fell into the river.

They searched for him numerous times.

But we still haven't received any news.

I'm afraid...

He is still so young. What a shame.

Minde.

No.

I don't believe you.

The servant brought this back.

The child is so filial. What a shame.

Why did Minde suddenly get ambushed?

It's you.

You've always wished ill upon Minde.

You did it, right?

Don't do things that you don't want people to know about.

You were the one who brought Zi Yan back.

You and Li Weiyoung killed my son.

Do you think you can hide it from me?

I just don't know

where you got the guts to oppose me

after being scared of me

all these years.

Look at you.

Lady Weiyoung.

Madam gave us the instruction.

No one can enter without her permission.

Move aside.

You won't even listen to Lady Anping?

Aunt Xuemei.

Weiyoung.

-Minde... -What happened?

Aunt Xuemei is extremely sick, but you still said those things to her.

What are your intentions?

You ruthless woman.

Li Minfeng brought it upon himself.

Who can you blame?

And you harmed Minde

because of that.

Chiyun Rou.

You're ruthless!

You're wrong.

I didn't do anything.

The heavens know what you did.

Aren't you afraid of retribution?

Retribution?

Instead of worrying about me,

you should worry about yourself.

Since Li Minde is already dead,

she won't live long either.

Who will be

the next one?

Aunt Xuemei.

Lie down.

Aunt Xuemei.

Don't worry.

Don't fall for Madam's trick.

Minde is such a good person.

He'll surely be fine.

He'll come back safely.

Weiyoung.

Minde lost a lot of blood.

I'm sorry, Aunt Xuemei.

I got you involved.

I got Minde involved.

Weiyoung, don't blame everything on yourself.

Li Minfeng killed Zi Yan. That is a fact.

He brought it upon himself.

Chiyun Rou's ruthlessness also has nothing to do with you.

Don't blame yourself.

Weiyoung.

Listen to me.

You must not be like me, you must not be weak all your life.

You must be strong.

In the face of evil, don't be weak.

Do you hear me?

If Minde comes back one day,

take care of him for me.

This is for you.

It's a gift to congratulate you for becoming Lady Anping.

Did you make this?

You must think it's ugly.

I carved it according to your face.

I came to the Li Manor on behalf of Weiyoung

just to kill Li Minfeng.

I never thought

that the kind-hearted Minde and Aunt Xuemei

would get hurt because of me.

I feel sorry towards you two.

Chiyun Rou, tonight,

I must let you experience how it feels

to become the victim of your own evil deeds.

Xiaoran.

How are you feeling?

Did the thunder scare you?

No, I'm having chest pains.

Why are you here?

Xiaoran, look.

I made this chicken soup especially for you.

What's the matter?

Why do you look so pale?

I'll get you a mirror.

Xiaoran, look.

Did Mother also come to visit Father?

Physician, how is he feeling?

I'm afraid he has been poisoned with shady horsetail.

Shady horsetail?

What's that?

Old Madam.

Shady horsetail is a poisonous grass.

Ingesting a big amount could kill you.

And ingesting a small amount can cause headache and chest pain.

It can cause one to get thinner day by day.

Weren't those your symptoms?

I even thought he was cursed.

Is it serious?

Please don't worry, Old Madam.

He is not deeply poisoned.

He just needs to take the antidote for a while.

Then he'll recover.

He was fine before.

How did he get poisoned?

Master, did you come in contact with something or eat something lately?

There was nothing special

about my food lately.

They're all regular dishes.

And there's the Ba Zhen soup Changle makes for me daily.

Ba Zhen soup?

I've never heard of that.

What is it?

That's a type of health tonic.

It can keep you healthy and prolong your life.

But not only did Father not prolong his life after drinking it,

he almost died.

Li Weiyoung, what do you mean by that?

I don't mean anything by it.

If Mother doesn't want to listen to me,

I'll shut up.

Father, I've always respected you and have been a filial daughter.

Why would I poison you?

Master.

Changle is your daughter, why would she harm you?

Maybe that concoction wasn't suitable for Father.

Please ask someone to check.

Servants.

Yes, Master.

Get the ingredients of Changle's Ba Zhen soup.

Yes, Master.

Master.

The eight herbs in this Ba Zhen soup are indeed good for the body.

They are good for your health.

But this soup

shouldn't be called Ba Zhen soup

because it has an additional poisonous ingredient.

The shady horsetail.

Changle, what can you say now?

Changxi gave me the Ba Zhen soup prescription.

Uncle, when my face was wounded,

the physician gave me that prescription.

One time, Changle saw me taking the soup.

So she wanted the prescription.

The prescription I gave her is clean.

It doesn't have shady horsetail.

Changxi, stop it.

Our conscience is clear.

If you don't believe us,

you can search our place.

We didn't do anything wrong. We're not scared of being searched.

Master, there is no shady horsetail here.

It's really just Ba Zhen soup.

Well...

Uncle.

You believe I'm innocent now, right?

Master, this is a setup.

Someone must have poisoned you and framed Changle.

Then tell me, who wants to frame Changle?

I'll find that person sooner or later.

Father.

Why would I do such an outrageous thing?

Why would I poison you?

You must believe me.

That's right.

She didn't want to poison you, Father.

Because I'm the one she wants to poison.

Grandmother, Father.

I have something to report.

BIRTH YEAR, MONTH, DAY, TIME

This has my birth details on it.

Weiyoung, you're so bold.

How dare you use witchcraft?

Father, that's what they want you to think.

Bai Zhi found this wooden figurine in front of our yard a few days ago.

She saw someone burying it under a tree sneakily.

This time, if you vomited blood and fell unconscious like Mother did,

someone would surely find this wooden doll afterward

and accuse me of using witchcraft to harm you.

But who would know

that you were actually poisoned?

Li Weiyoung.

What exactly are you trying to say?

Madam didn't understand, but I did.

Weiyoung is saying Changle poisoned Xiaoran.

She was planning to frame Weiyoung for witchcraft.

Madam was also poisoned before.

Wen Yi, what exactly are you saying?

Weiyoung, say it yourself.

Mother's symptoms were exactly like Father's.

So she wasn't cursed at all.

She was poisoned with shady horsetail as well.

That's ridiculous.

If I was poisoned,

why couldn't Royal Physician Shen tell?

Royal Physician Shen also gave me a checkup before.

He also wasn't able to tell.

Changle.

I know that you and Weiyoung don't get along,

but you can't harm your father just to frame Weiyoung.

The shady horsetail is poisonous.

It can kill.

Now you've harmed your Father.

Who is next?

Are you going to do it to me?

No, Father.

It wasn't me, it really wasn't me.

Father.

It's Li Weiyoung.

Li Weiyoung is framing me, Father.

At this point,

you still won't repent.

Master, how could you just listen to Weiyoung one-sidedly?

Who knows if she is framing Changle just to get out of that?

Maybe she is the one who added the shady horsetail to the soup.

Mother, why are you still insisting on blaming me?

Father, let me ask you.

How could I poison you?

Usually, I don't even have the chance to see you.

Unlike Changle.

She can see you anytime.

And if Mother was really poisoned and not cursed,

then she must have recovered because she took the antidote.

If you sent someone to investigate,

you would surely find medicine residue.

Servants.

Go to Hexiang Court and dig up to three meters.

Search carefully.

-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.

Master, we found this in Madam's backyard.

Physician, take a look.

Master, this is the antidote indeed.

Master.

Chiyun Rou, in order to frame Weiyoung,

you poisoned yourself.

Then you poisoned me.

And if you hadn't succeeded,

would you have poisoned Mother too?

This is ridiculous.

Rou, as the Madam of the house,

you even did such a despicable thing.

And you taught your daughter to poison her own father.

If news about this gets out,

what would people think of us?

Master, you have to believe me.

I was framed.

I don't know anything about medicine residues.

Someone must have framed me.

Old Madam.

Framed you?

Can Weiyoung go to your backyard?

Father, because of the witchcraft issue,

I have suffered greatly.

Now that the truth has been revealed,

please give me justice.

Changle.

We are really wronged.

Even your father doesn't believe us.

What is the use of living in this world?

I won't admit to anything I didn't do.

I'm willing to die to prove my innocence.

Changle!

My daughter feels so wronged.

Master.

Lady Changle wanted to die to prove her innocence.

She did that because she was wronged.

Dying to prove her innocence?

Then make it snappy.

The so-called dying to prove her innocence is just for show, right?

Li Weiyoung!

-This is all your fault! -Young Lady!

-Madam! -Mother!

Madam!

Master, Lady Changle was framed.

She really was framed.

You evil servant.

This must have something to do with you.

Guards.

Take her away and give her 20 lashings.

-Yes, Master. -Yes, Master.

Master, spare me.

-Take her away. -Master.

-Master. -Master.

-No! -Master Li.

-Madam! -Master!

Master, spare me!

Mother.

Li Weiyoung.

-Li Weiyoung, I'll kill you! -Young Lady.

Changle!

Father.

Father.

Changle.

Guards.

-Mother. -Remove this unfilial girl

who tried to kill her father!

Master.

-Father. -Master!

I didn't do it on purpose.

-Spare me. -Take this bitch away.

Without my permission,

you are never to return.

-Father! -Changle.

Changle. No!

-Changle! -Young Lady!

Father!

Changle!

Father!

Father!

-Lady Changle! -Spare me!

Changle!

Master.

This is all my fault.

It's my fault.

Don't blame Changle.

I've already lost my son.

Don't make me lose my daughter, Master.

That's right.

It's all your fault.

You ruined my two children.

Master.

Why are you still standing there?

Take her away.

Old Madam.

I'm begging you.

Changle is also your granddaughter.

-Rou. -I'm begging you, please.

Madam is extremely sick.

She needs to rest.

Without my permission,

no one can visit her.

If the Chiyun family finds out about Minfeng and Chiyun Rou--

Mother!

I'm disciplining my children.

Does the Chiyun family also have to interfere?

The Chiyun family is precisely the reason why Chiyun Rou is so bold and fearless.

Look.

How did the Li family turn out?

Master.

Tomorrow morning, go to Royal Physician Shen's residence.

Tell him

that we worried him

with our family affairs.

Yes, Master.

Chiyun Rou.

Bai Zhi, leave us first.

Yes.

Why did you poison Li Xiaoran without consulting me?

Even though Chiyun Rou wants to harm me, we can't do this to retaliate against her.

The shady horsetail's effects are strong.

What if something happened to him?

Regardless if it's Chiyun Rou or Li Xiaoran,

neither of them are easy to fool.

If Li Xiaoran didn't really get poisoned,

how could we fool Chiyun Rou with just the physician we've arranged?

They would surely find out in the end.

If we're not careful, you might even...

That's why I changed the medicine.

Regardless of what you say,

he is Weiyoung's father.

The father of my savior.

He also didn't treat the late Lady Weiyoung well.

She doesn't deserve that father.

I know you don't want to harm innocent people.

That's why I was very careful in its dosage.

As long as Prime Minister Li takes the antidote in a timely manner,

he will be fine.

I acted without consulting you. Please punish me.

You did it for my sake.

Why should I punish you?

But you must promise me

that you won't act without consulting me again.

Even though I hate Chiyun Rou,

I don't want to harm innocent people.

Yes, Your Highness.

Madam.

Madam, don't be mad anymore.

Li Weiyoung, you're good.

Do you think you can win against me this way?

As long as I'm still alive,

our fight will definitely not be over!

Madam, you're the Chiyun family's daughter.

General Chiyun Nan has been close to you since he was young.

Why would you be worried that you can't get rid of Li Weiyoung in the future?

Madam, just let it go now.

Take good care of yourself.

I just don't understand one thing.

How did she do it?

She must have colluded with Wen Yi on the shady horsetail.

But what about the Master?

How did she poison him?

I asked Royal Physician Shen to check on him.

Why couldn't Royal Physician Shen tell?

Madam.

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Initially, I placed medicine that would induce insomnia and headache

on his favorite book.

That's why Royal Physician Shen didn't notice anything.

After Chiyun Rou's suspicions were alleviated,

I asked Jun Tao to find an opportunity to put the shady horsetail

into the Ba Zhen soup Changle made for Father.

After a while,

symptoms of being poisoned would appear.

Then I asked Aunt Yi to remind him about it.

And Father became suspicious.

Weiyoung, that was too risky.

If your father finds out--

No.

I added the shady horsetail without consulting Lady Weiyoung.

You're an idiot, Jun Tao.

Regardless, it's still because of me.

Even if Jun Tao was wrong for doing so,

we wouldn't be able to defeat Chiyun Rou

if we didn't do that.

As the head of the family,

the Master was indulging Chiyun Rou's reckless actions.

Xiaoran couldn't help it.

It was hard on Weiyoung.

But seeing Chiyun Rou

lose and get her punishment

is something to be happy about.

Aunt Xuemei.

Don't get too worked up.

I dreamt about Minde again last night.

Sometimes,

he would be still young and very cute.

Other times,

he would be covered in blood

and wounded all over.

Dreams are the opposite of reality.

Since you dreamt of these things,

that means Minde is safe and sound.

But why haven't we heard from him?

We still haven't found his body, right?

We must not give up hope.

Aunt Xuemei, don't worry.

Minde will surely come back safely.

Weiyoung.

I need a favor from you.

Tell me and I'll do my best.

When Minde comes back,

if he doesn't see me, he'll surely get suspicious.

Please watch over him.

Watch over him for me.

If he doesn't see me, he'll surely get agitated.

He'll think of revenge.

The Chiyun family is backing Chiyun Rou.

How can he win against her?

Weiyoung, I'm begging you.

Help me watch over him.

Tell him I don't have any other requests.

I just want him to live safely.

I just want him to live.

I promise you.

Don't worry.

How I wish I can see you again before I die.

Minde.

My son.

This is fantastic.

Li Changle is sent to the country for trying to kill her father.

Madam's sickness worsened.

She is on the verge of dying.

No one can threaten your position in this household again, Mother.

Congratulations.

This time, you and Changxi finally have the chance to be noticed.

This is all thanks to Weiyoung.

I never expected

that a girl who grew up in the country

could push the arrogant Madam into a corner.

Good thing you're not her enemy.

Otherwise, we'd be fending off one danger only to fall prey to another.

Then I would have a headache.

I'm fortunate to have a cousin

who helps and loves me so much.

As long as she isn't a threat to me,

I'm willing to be her good cousin forever.

-Tidy this up. -Okay.

Hey, you, over there.

Sweep this.

Don't worry.

The grass has already been filled.

I'll help you.

Okay.

What kind of place is this?

How can anyone live here?

You talk a lot of nonsense.

Do you see what you're wearing?

How can you work like that?

Here, change into these.

You...

Remember,

this is not the Prime Minister's manor.

You dare to treat me this way? I'm the Li family's eldest daughter.

See how I'll deal with you when I get back.

Young Lady,

let's see if you can get back.

You...

Knock on the door.

Yes, Madam.

Master.

Give me back my daughter.

It's all my fault.

Don't blame Changle.

I've already sent Changle away.

Don't even think about getting her back.

I'm begging you, please.

Give her back to me.

Changle.

Changle.

Madam.

Madam.

Get away!

What kind of clothes are these? How can I wear this?

Lady Changle, endure it first.

I don't have other options.

What kind of place is this?

It stinks and it's dirty.

Lady Changle.

I want to go home.

Subtitle translation by Coleen Chua