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[Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty]

[Episode 6]

Xiao.

My Lady is awake.

Xijun.

You're awake.

Xiao.

My darling is still alive.

He saved me.

Yes,

alive.

However the Xiao in your mouth

is not Minister Xiao's son,

Xiao Bozhao.

Father!

What's going on?

General Xiao

died in battle in the Western Region.

The man you love

is the General of the Imperial Guards,

Lu Lingfeng.

Lu... Lu Lingfeng.

Xijun.

Since you've survived this doom,

from now on,

don't be obsessed with your Xiao anymore.

Lu Lingfeng.

Lu Lingfeng!

I want to see him.

I want to ask him

about the truth.

Listen to me.

I'm afraid it's difficult to see him.

Where is General Lu?

He was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison.

[Imperial Prison]

[The Royal Steward of the Eastern Palace, Bai Shan]

I, Bai Shan, the Royal Steward, am ordered to take him.

Wei Fenghua, the Regimental Commander in the Princess' Palace,

[The Regimental Commander in the Princess' Palace, Wei Fenghua]

was ordered by the Princess to take him.

Regimental commander Wei.

I arrived first.

There is no order of arrival, when it comes to this matter.

Her Highness always

must immediately see the perosn

she wants to see.

You...

I have no other choice.

I'm following His Highness' order.

Am I not following Her Highness' order?

-The Royal Steward of the Eastern Palace, Bai Shan. -The Regimental Commander in the Princess' Palace, Wei Fenghua.

-By the order of the Crown Prince, -By the order of the Princess,

-take Sheriff of Chang'an, Su Wuming, -take the Imperial Guard, Lu Lingfeng,

-to the Eastern palace for questioning. -to the Princess's Palace for answering.

Which one is Su Wuming?

Which one is Lu Lingfeng?

Regimental Commander Wei,

are you mistaken?

The person Her Highness wishes to see

must be Sheriff Su.

What I received is the verbal instruction from Her Highness.

It can't be wrong.

I'm not deaf.

The person Her Highness wishes to see is you.

Did His Highness

not ask about me?

Su Wuming.

His Highness wants to see you.

Come with me to the Palace now.

General of the Imperial Guards.

Please take a bath and change.

Why should I have to wear something like this?

I'm not used to it.

But with your clothes stained by blood,

if you scare the Princess,

you will be guilty.

All of you, get out.

Sheriff of the Chang'an County, Su Wuming,

greetings, Your Highness.

Sheriff Su is Detective Di's disciple.

Yes.

I'm lucky to follow him for years.

No wonder.

The black tea has been causing a disaster in Chang'an for a year.

Many officials were killed by it.

Sheriff Su can solve the case

in just half a month as you assume office.

It is not easy.

I will submit to His Majesty

to seek credit for you.

Your Highness,

about the case

I can take all the credit.

The primary credit belongs to

the General of the Imperial Guards, Lu Lingfeng

Lu Lingfeng?

When the truth was about to be revealed,

he killed the real culprit, Yuan Lai.

That Yuan Lai died,

I'm afraid this case

can never be solved.

He is so reckless.

What does he get credit for?

Your Highness.

At that time,

I was in the Underground Palace.

-Please allow me to explain... -Enough.

You may leave.

Yes.

The Princess arrived.

[The Eldest Princess of Tang]

Greetings, Your Highness.

Lu Lingfeng.

Raise your head.

Stand up.

Turn.

Your Highness asks you to turn around.

Alike.

So alike.

Come and take a closer look at me.

Have you seen me

when you were little?

Your Highness,

no.

That can be right.

Why do you two look so alike?

You're 23 this year?

I'm 25.

Your age doesn't match.

How can there be such a coincidence?

What does Your Highness want?

I don't understand.

I heard that you killed

the Ghost Four all by yourself.

When these four monsters

caused chaos in the capital,

there were thousands of soldiers

who couldn't deal with them.

You are so great.

Your Highness,

I

did get lucky to kill the Ghost Four.

But it wasn't me against them four.

There were many helpers.

Come here.

I'd like to offer you a cup of tea.

Yes.

Come to my side.

Yes.

Drink the tea.

Chang'an black tea?

Your Highness!

This...

Drink.

Your Highness,

I can't drink this tea.

Why not?

Didn't you say I was addicted to it?

And I couldn't live without drinking it every day?

I...

I didn't...

It's not what I said.

My words spread

and got twisted.

I don't mind the rumor.

But you must

drink the tea today.

Forgive me for not obeying your order.

What?

Do you want me to feed you?

General of the Imperial Guards,

if I feed you, will you drink it

or not?

Your family in Fanyang

are all so arrogant like you.

You look down on me.

This tea has no smell of blood.

Your Highness,

this is not the Chang'an black tea.

This is from His Majesty.

Could it be fake?

But

this is the real Chang'an black tea.

That thing Yuan Lai

made by the bride's blood

and the Hades Grass

is fake.

He even swindled around

in my name.

And you actually bought it?

I'm so sad.

Your Highness,

I indeed believed the rumor.

Please,

please punish me.

I heard you were imprisoned.

You killed the culprit

and made great contributions

but ended up being thrown in jail.

You are pity.

Get up.

Today,

I will reward General Lu properly.

Yes.

The black tea from the Princess's Palace

is not the evil tea made by Yuan Lai.

I misunderstood her before.

The golden cup in the Eastern Palace is beautiful and gorgeous,

but not for guests.

Did His Highness invite you to drink?

No.

That's why

I am starving.

What did His Highness

say to you?

Did he ask about me?

His Highness said a lot,

but he never mentioned you.

The Regimental Commander Wei in the Princess's Palace is here.

By Princess's written instruction,

the General of the Imperial Guards, Lu Lingfeng,

killed the bandits bravely.

What's wrong with that?

Release him immediately

and reward him according to his merits.

General, you should thank Her Highness.

Regimental Commander Wei,

I have a question.

The Imperial Prison is under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guards.

Her Highness's written instruction...

What?

You mean

Her Highness can't control the Imperial Guards?

That's not what I meant.

But Regimental Commander Wei,

the Imperial Guards have their own rules.

You are a member from the Lu family of Fanyang.

How arrogant.

I'm just a regimental commander.

I dare not comment on

what you said just now.

But I have to report back your every word

to Her Highness.

This is my duty.

Goodbye.

Assistant Minister.

This is the prescription I asked the Imperial Physician Guo for.

It's very effective to calm the nerves.

Divide it into ten doses.

Each dose takes three times of decoction

and let the Miss take it.

Yes.

Assistant Minister,

what are you...

I'm going to check on Xijun.

My lady, my lady...

What's wrong with her?

Why are you stuttering?

Miss is not at home.

Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on her?

Don't let her run around!

We did guard the door,

but she left through the window.

And that Xue Huan.

Who is Xue Huan?

The little servant

you bought a few years ago.

Early in the morning

I saw Xue Huan harness the horse.

I didn't take it seriously.

Until when I sent lunch to my lady,

I realized that my lady had jumped out of the window

and run away.

Xue Huan harnessed the horse to a carriage,

which had to be ordered by Miss.

[Pei's family servant, Xue Huan]

My lady,

you are really a fortune teller.

The person we are waiting for

is really here.

I'm Xue Huan.

Greetings, General of the Imperial Guards.

I don't know you.

You don't need to know me.

Knowing my lady would be enough.

General of the Imperial Guards,

please get in.

My lady wants to catch up with you.

It's not far,

just two blocks away.

Your lady...

Your lady can't

be my old friend.

You must have mistaken me for someone else.

You are so forgetful.

If you hadn't risked your life to save me last night,

I would have been killed by that evil man.

Why have you forgotten me overnight?

I...

I have important business to attend to.

I shall take my leave.

Please wait.

I, Pei Xijun,

thank you for saving my life.

It's my duty.

You're welcome.

Goodbye.

Stop!

You are...

My lady

has been waiting for you for four hours.

She is kind enough to hold a banquet for you.

Why are you being so ungrateful?

I'll teach you a lesson

for my lady.

I didn't expect you to be a hero.

I do have something important to do.

I'll learn the lesson from you some other day.

Xue Huan,

you're no match for him.

Since you have something important to do,

I wouldn't dare to stop you.

Besides,

we don't need to rush

since we have a lifetime together.

I can wait for you.

When you're done,

no matter what time it is,

please

give me a chance.

At the place

we first met,

I've prepared the wine and food.

I don't mean anything else.

I just want to propose a toast to you

to express my gratitude.

General of the Imperial Guards,

His Highness is busy today.

He has no time to see you.

Why don't you come another day?

There's something you don't know.

I

was ordered by His Highness

to secretly investigate the case of the black tea in Chang'an.

So,

please inform him that I'm here.

Okay.

Her Highness has ordered

Her Highness has ordered...

to let you go with me.

Who are you?

Su Wuming.

You're so forgetful.

Six months ago,

Her Highness lost her spice casket when she was visiting Wugong County

and asked you to investigate the case.

Wasn't I the one who sent you the message?

you solved the case of Chang'an black tea,

you solve the case of Chang'an black tea,

and forgot about me.

and forget about me.

Regimental commander Wei.

It's really you.

I am old and can't see clearly

and didn't recognize you.

Please, don't be angry.

Come with me.

His Highness has gone back to his chamber to rest.

General of the Imperial Guards,

Does His Highness

Does Your Highness

know I'm waiting here?

Yes.

Then...

Then why didn't he see me?

General of the Imperial Guards,

if you ask so,

you will put me in a difficult position.

Wait.

Give me the wine.

Sir,

it's curfew soon.

I can't sell you wine.

I am the General of the Imperial Guards.

I allow you to sell wine to me.

This...

General of the Imperial Guards wants to have a drink.

But how could he forget

my lady's invitation?

How do you know I want to drink?

My lady is a fortune teller.

She knew you wouldn't come.

So she asked me to follow you.

Leave us.

Here is a toast

to you! Hero!

I'm not a hero.

And I don't need a toast.

I just want to drink today.

Thank you, Miss.

OK.

If General wants to drink,

take your time.

I'll play Chinese zither to entertain you.

All of you, leave.

Greetings, Your Highness.

For more than two hours,

I seem to

I'm full,

I'm full of food and drink,

and perfectly content now.

Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness.

How dare you!

I don't know what I've done wrong.

Please tell me, Your Highness.

Black tea misled the public.

Rumors spread in Chang'an City.

They were all about me.

Since you were in charge of investigating into this case,

why didn't you clear my name first?

I...

You were just a sheriff of Wugong County.

Without me,

would you be able to come to the capital?

So?

Detective Di only taught you how to solve cases.

Didn't he teach you

to be grateful?

I'm just a lowly official. My words carry no weigh.

Besides, the black tea case

has already exceeded

the authority of a Chang'an sheriff.

What's more,

rumors stop at the wise.

Those who can become officials

are all intelligent and modest men.

Who would

believe

that the evil tea is related to Your Highness?

You are eloquent.

His Majesty has ordered the Supreme Court

to take over the case.

In order not to arouse panic in the court,

the case will not be made public.

As for the Chang'an black tea,

no one is allowed to drink it anymore,

and people who were addicted won't be blamed.

Su Wuming.

What do you think about this?

There was a man named Wen Chao,

There is a man named Wen Chao,

who seemed to be involved.

seems to be involved.

This morning, someone found

that he hung himself at home.

Really?

I think

it's more like a murder.

Unfortunately,

His Majesty has decreed to stop investigating.

I am not the one

to take care of this thing.

So I won't worry about it.

Although he was just a county magistrate,

he was still a magistrate in Chang'an City.

he's still a magistrate in Chang'an City.

It's a fifth-rank official, an important position in the capital.

It seems that many people

have started to compete for that.

Su Wuming.

Do you want this position?

If you do, I'll get it for you.

After all, it's me who summoned you to the capital.

So, you will work for me in the future,

right?

Or,

you don't want to work for me in the future?

Working for Your Highness

is to serve the court.

I will do my best

to serve the court

until my dying day.

What a slippery man!

Go on drinking.

Ask Sheriff Su

to drink all the wine in the feast.

If you don't get drunk once,

I'm afraid you'll never

figure out some things in your life.

Where are you

carrying me?

Her Highness has given us the order

wherever we picked you up.

wherever we pick you up.

Don't run!

Stop!

Who dares

to break the night curfew?

Are you blind?

I'm your general.

What...

Stop! Who's there?

After him!

How dare you go out during the curfew?

You have violated the curfew. Stop,

or you will be shot.

Great General, it seems to be the General.

Great General!

An assassin!

Did you see the assassin?

No.

-No. -No, I didn't.

I only saw you running at night with a sword.

I drew the bow with no arrow to warn you,

but you ignored me.

If someone hadn't recognized you,

my arrow...

Great General is good at archery.

Thank you

for not aiming at me.

Arrest this man who violated the curfew

to the prison

Yes, sir!

Yes, sir!.

Is that General Lu in the opposite room?

It's you! General!

Haven't you

been released? Why are you here again?

You were afraid

that I would be alone here.

So you came back to accompany me.

So you come back to accompany me.

How can I repay

your deep friendship？

Shut up!

Did you drink?

It's none of your business.

I drank too

in the Princess' Palace.

That is really a fine, delicious wine.

I have the aroma all over me.

I have the smell of alcohol all over me.

It's late.

What brings Assistant Minister Pei

to the Imperial Guards?

I shouldn't have disturbed you late at night.

But I'm just following orders.

I have no choice.

Great General guards the Imperial Guards late at night.

Do you know I'm coming?

Are you waiting for me here?

No.

I'm here on orders.

Assistant Minister Pei is a guest here.

After you.

Thank you.

Where is Su Wuming?

Here.

Su Wuming.

You have been appointed as the Military Commander of Nanzhou.

The letter of the appointment to Nanzhou

and the imperial edict have been prepared.

Take them

to assume office in Nanzhou right now.

Take it.

Su Wuming.

You've solved a big case.

I wanted to keep you in the capital.

But what Her Highness means

is that you should go further

for experience and toughening.

Her Highness really cares about me.

Assistant Minister Pei,

please thank Her Highness on behalf of me.

Should I set off and leave the capital

tomorrow morning?

Yes.

Her Highness also asked me to tell you one thing.

You don't need to ride a horse

or take a carriage to the South to assume office.

You can walk there

and think about it on the way.

Think about it?

About what?

My understanding is that

you solved a bizarre case

in such a short time.

After taking great pains,

you must be exhausted.

Take a walk along the way,

so that you can take a rest.

According to the Crown Prince's order,

Lu Lingfeng, General of the Imperial Guards,

deliberately breaks the law! Doubly guilty!

Flog him thirty times! Confiscate his houses and lands!

Expel him from Chang'an！

Great General.

Did you get it wrong?

General Lu...

As an Imperial Guard,

Lu Lingfeng broke the night curfew.

The Crown Prince was furious and ordered it himself.

How could I get it wrong?

Guards!

Beat him!

Are we out of the city?

Yes.

Put me down now.

At least I have to carry you

to a safe place.

No.

Lu Tong,

ordered you to throw me out of Chang'an City

and go back to report immediately.

I'm afraid you'll be punished

if you go back late.

I have been following you

since I joined the Imperial Guards.

I know better than anyone

about what kind of person you are.

Now that you've made such a great achievement,

but you didn't get any reward

and even suffered such an unreasonable punishment.

I feel it unfair for you.

It's all Lu Tong's fault.

He is jealous of your talents.

He's afraid that you'll exceed him.

How could a Great General like him

convince people?

I'm not going back.

From now on,

I will follow you

to wherever you goes.

Nonsense!

Put me down now.

I...

No.

Put me down.

General!

General!

Who is there?

Why are you sneaking around in the middle of the night?

I've found you.

Come out and die!

If you don't come out,

then I'll

go and cut off your head now.

Don't hit me! Don't move!

I'm not looking for you.

I'm looking for him.

Fed!

It's you.

Why are you here?

How dare you ask me?

You promised me.

One chicken a day.

I've been so famished

for the past two days.

Where is the chicken?

Where is the chicken?

What chicken?

Go away!

You go away.

Lu Lingfeng,

you broke your promise.

You came from a noble family,

but you broke your promise.

I thought

I would have chicken to eat every day

and I wouldn't starve anymore.

I didn't expect you to be a liar.

You lied to me.

I must tell the whole world

about this thing.

Lu Lingfeng,

not only did you break your promise,

but also you let your dog bite others.

You...

Who are you calling a dog?

Guo Zhuang.

He helped me before.

Don't give him a hard time.

But he's too shameless.

Can't he see

you were seriously injured?

Who said I didn't see it?

Otherwise,

why would I go out with you?

I want chicken anyway.

You are tall and strong

and not hurt.

Can't you just catch a chicken

for me to eat?

I have no strength if I have no chicken to eat.

Then how can I cure his injury?

That's right!

You have medical skills.

Treat him quickly!

Who was trying to cut off my tongue

and my head just now?

Go ahead.

Sir.

Please treat thenGeneral immediately.

A chicken, right?

I'll get it for you right now.

That's more like it.

Fed.

Don't bother.

I don't want to get treatment.

You're badly injured.

and have bled so much.

If you don't get treatment,

you'll die.

Fed,

I just don't want to live.

No way!

If you want to die,

who will be in charge of my chicken?

Besides,

you killed the Ghost Four.

and killed the miscreant, Yuan Lai.

You made a contribution.

If a man of merit is hit like this,

he must have been set up.

If I haven't mistaken about you,

you are

a man full of sap.

Don't you want revenge?

If you want revenge, you need treatment.

If you don't get treatment,

the same day next year,

your strong body

will become fertilizer

for the flowers in the wilderness.

Revenge!

Assistant Minister,

what should we do with this servant?

Father.

It's late and you still have work to do.

You must be tired.

Let me massage your back.

What's wrong?

Are you mad at your daughter?

Father.

Does this painting look like General?

Father, please give the permission

to the marriage between me and General.

Marriage?

Are you engaged?

No.

Why are you talking about marriage if you're not engaged?

Forget him.

Why?

Father.

It's General

who saved my life.

I think our marriage

will be

a good story in Chang'an City.

Xijun.

He isn't the General anymore.

Lu Lingfeng has been deprived of his position,

his lands have been confiscated.

and he has been expelled from Chang'an.

Look at your painting.

Yesterday,

you treated him a drink, right?

I held a feast

to repay the General for saving my life.

That's right.

The situation he's in today

is all because of you.

I think Lu Lingfeng

doesn't want to see you anymore.

You don't have to see him anymore.

You can't see him even if you want.

From now on,

you are not allowed to leave your room.

Read, play Chinese zither and draw

in the room every day.

After some time,

I'll find another matchmaker

to find you

a perfect man.

Father.

Nail all the windows behind.

Send someone to guard her day and night.

Yes, sir.

Assistant Minister.

Should I

break his legs?

He is obedient to Xijun.

I can count him as a loyal man.

Put him down.

I remember

he even practiced martial arts for a few days.

Yes.

He learned martial arts

from your followers.

From now on,

let him protect Xijun.

♫The storm rises with no reason♫

♫In the night of illusions♫

♫I go into the maze♫

♫In a world of prosperity♫

♫A heart burns with obsession♫

♫With the darkness rising♫

♫I can't stop wandering through the night♫

♫With light in my heart, I'm not afraid of the storm♫

♫It's because of justice♫

♫That I seek a truth for this long, lonely night♫

♫The heaven and earth are held together by a strong will♫

♫The people are in peace♫

♫Carving right and wrong into a clear heart♫

♫The truth♫

♫Will reinterpret this justice♫

♫Even if there is a fog♫

♫Even if there are invisible waves♫

♫I'll tell the story of the fate♫

♫Tell the love of the world♫

♫For the memory of grace♫

♫And the resentment is not yet over♫

♫The rivers and mountains are immortal, the clouds are overturned♫

♫To be consoled by the truth, even with thorns on my back♫

♫Only for justice♫

♫That I seek a truth for this long, lonely night♫

♫The heaven and earth are held together by a strong will♫

♫The people are in peace♫

♫Carving right and wrong into a clear heart♫

♫The truth♫

♫Will reinterpret this justice♫

♫Even if there are a thousand sails, it's not a waste of time♫

♫What I am afraid of is the unrighted wrong♫

♫What is the meaning of life and death?♫

♫I'll paint the sunshine into the landscape♫

♫The spirit of righteousness♫

♫Exists for the one I care♫