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♫ The falling snow ♫

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♫ Is bitter cold ♫

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♫ My sigh ♫

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♫ Misted the path in front of me ♫

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♫ The moonlight knows my intention ♫

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♫ I just want to make a place for me
in your heart ♫

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♫ I laugh and I cry ♫

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♫ Quietly building a pond in my heart ♫

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♫ I accept all the gifts from sorrow ♫

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♫ I can't let down my regrets ♫

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♫ I won't admit defeat ♫

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♫ I slowly chew
on the bitterness of life ♫

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♫ The fragrance remains the same
after the bleak winter ♫

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♫ Awaiting spring
to color the way back home ♫

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[The Double]

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[Episode 23]

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His Majesty's edict is here!

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His Majesty's orders.

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Jiang Li's case of freeing a prisoner
and Xue Huaiyuan's corruption case

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will be trialed together
at the Court of Judicial Review.

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Duke Su will be appointed
as the imperial commissioner

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to judge the case on behalf of His Majesty.

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Ten days later, the case
will be presented before His Majesty.

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His Majesty will judge the case.

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Long live His Majesty!

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Old Madam, don't worry.

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Have some pear soup.

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My dear,

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was it going well?

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- What did His Majesty say?
- His Majesty wouldn't meet me at all.

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That's...

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What did His Majesty mean?

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His Majesty is forcing me
to avoid arousing suspicions.

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Don't worry too much, my dear.

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Tomorrow, I'll enter the palace
to ask Consort Li about it.

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I'm sorry to trouble you
for running around because of this.

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What are you saying?

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Although I'm just a homemaker,
I know what's at stake.

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This is not only about Li's life,
but also the Jiang family's reputation.

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I will never stand by.

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It's great for you to think that.

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It's pitiful that Li is locked up
at the Court of Judicial Review,

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which will also ruin
the Jiang family's reputation.

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I've also heard some rumors even staying here.

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They said the children of the Jiang family are
no longer pure after they've been locked up.

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Even the Jiang family won't be innocent.

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Mother. It's not that I don't want
to save her, but she is really...

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That's...

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We are not completely helpless in this case.

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What do you mean?

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Previously, there was a rule
of the ya men in the capital.

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If a woman commits a crime, as long as
she doesn't kill her husband or children,

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she can be taken care of back home
by her husband or family members

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and await for her summon.

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The Court of Judicial Review might be great,

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but it is still a ya men
in the capital after all.

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Since Li is not married, she can be
taken care of by us at Jiang's Residence.

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Good.

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I'll write to the Chief Minister
of the Court of Judicial Review.

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There's no need for you to write.

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You've worked hard and long
to deal with the Dingzhou issue.

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It's better, for the women of the
Jiang family to do something like this.

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You mean...

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Don't worry. I will bring Li back.

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[Court of Judicial Review]

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You've been reminding me
to stay calm over and over again,

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but I still failed to do so.

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I guessed it,
but I didn't guess you'd be so pitiful.

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Aren't you a particular person?

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Don't you find this place dirty?

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I'm tired, so I'll be resting here.

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I heard you've been appointed
to supervise the trial.

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But you haven't asked anything about the case.

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Aren't you afraid
that His Majesty will punish you?

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You've been asking me questions
since I came inside.

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Aren't you tired?

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Yes.

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I'm quite tired.

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The Dengwen Drum was struck,
and His Majesty is going to judge himself.

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You are forcing them to back you into a corner.

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You've tried too hard.

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It's not my first time doing this.

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No need to do that this time.

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Duke Su, do you know anyone
who died because of injustice?

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Father, wake up!

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Father!

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Father!

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Wake up, Father!

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If you were given an opportunity,

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would you strike the Dengwen Drum
at the Chang'an Gate for them?

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♫ The falling snow is bitter cold ♫

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♫ My sigh misted the path in front of me ♫

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♫ The moonlight knows my intention ♫

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♫ I just want to make a place for me
in your heart ♫

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♫ The snow falls eternally ♫

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♫ Who can escape
the humiliation of time? ♫

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I think you would.

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Enough.

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The trial is over.

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- That's all?
- Yes.

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Haven't you said all you need to say?

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I'll be leaving.

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Rest well.

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♫ Quietly building a pond in my heart ♫

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♫ I accept all the gifts from sorrow ♫

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♫ I can't let down my regrets ♫

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♫ I won't admit defeat ♫

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♫ I slowly chew
on the bitterness of life ♫

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♫ The fragrance remains the same
after the bleak winter ♫

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♫ Awaiting spring
to color the way back home ♫

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This is not a place where you should come.

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As the wife of the Secretariat Director,
it's not right for you to show yourself here.

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Don't restrict me with these words.

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I've been managing the Jiang's residence
for more than a decade.

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Although I can't see most things in the ya men,
I still heard about many things.

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Now that you have my daughter here,

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do you think it's unreasonable
for me to ask about her?

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If you just want to see the criminal,
I can help you with that.

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However, you are here to take her away.

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Forgive me for not allowing that.

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I just want to ask you two questions.

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First. Do you follow the
law of the Great Yan?

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Naturally.

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Second. When a woman commits a crime,

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as long as she doesn't
murder her husband or children,

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she can be taken home to be taken care of
by her husband or family members

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while waiting to be summoned before the trial.

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Is this one of the laws of the Great Yan?

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Well...

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Yes.

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In that case,
why can't I set foot in this place?

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I came here today because I
insisted on picking up my daughter.

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I want to see who dares stop me.

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Someone!

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Yes.

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- Bring Second Lady Jiang here.
- Yes.

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I'll be waiting here then.

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Duke Su.

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What is it?

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The Chief Minister
of the Court of Judicial Review

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asked us to hand over the criminal
to be taken care of by her family.

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We are here to take her out.

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Mr. Zhou, she's here.

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Mrs. Jiang.
According to the law of the Great Yan,

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she will be handed over
to the Jiang family to be taken care of.

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If she goes missing or is hidden,
you will be punished.

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Thank you, Mr. Zhou.

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Don't move.

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Just leave with me.

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Mother, why are you here?

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I don't know why you insisted
on overturning the magistrate's case

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after you returned to Luyang,

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but I know your father has grown
a lot of grey hair because of you.

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You let your father and the Jiang family down.

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As your mother, I can't ignore your father,
and the honor of the Jiang family.

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When you return to the Jiang family, you
can explain it to your father and Old Madam.

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You are right, Mother.

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Grandmother, I have returned.

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Good.

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Sit.

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Do you know why your father
isn't going to meet you?

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I'm sure Father was very worried
about me regarding the Dingzhou issue.

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I caused such a big trouble.

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I'm sure Father is angry at me.

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You are not related
to the magistrate from the Xue family.

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Why would you get yourself involved
in such a case?

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You even brought so many folks
back to the capital, and risked your life

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together with the future of the Jiang family.

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Magistrate Xue's daughter, Xue Fangfei.

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She was my savior.

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When I was in Zhennyu Hall, I was mistreated
by the Chief and almost lost my life.

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It was Xue Fangfei who saved me.

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Something like that happened?

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I went to Luyang not only to visit my
relatives, but also to meet my savior.

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However, she passed away at a young age.

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Her father was in danger
and I couldn't ignore him.

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Li, I won't stop you if you want
to repay a debt of kindness,

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but did you have to do that this way?

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I know.

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I am a part of the Jiang family.

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Every move I make will affect the Jiang family.

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So, it wasn't my intention to act recklessly.

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I only wanted to go to Huaixiang
to meet my savior at first.

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After I arrived at Huaixiang, I accidentally
discovered that the new magistrate

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was lawless and exploited the people.

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You didn't see it.

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Huaixiang was a prosperous place,

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but it fell to a state where people
dared not step out during the day.

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It was very sad.

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Grandmother, you told me about
the family rules set by Grandfather.

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Protect justice and righteousness
instead of being greedy for temporary fame.

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It was exactly
because I am a part of the Jiang family

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that I couldn't ignore the people
who were aggrieved and suffering.

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I'm very happy to see you have such integrity.

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However, you could tell your father,
and let him handle this.

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You don't need to put yourself in danger
again and again.

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I had no choice.

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The new Huaixiang magistrate I told you
about just now colluded with the Li family.

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What?

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In the Soochow Brocade incident
of the Ye family in Luyang,

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someone purposely poisoned the cloths
to frame the Ye family.

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I wrote a letter to inform Father about that.

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I also found clues in Luyang.

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The Li family is most probably
the mastermind behind this.

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Are you going to overturn the case next?

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Since ancient times,
there have been countless wronged cases.

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Only a few could be overturned.

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If you help a death row prisoner escape, and
can't overturn the case, you'll be executed.

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Grandmother, I've gotten
Xue Huaiyuan's case dossier.

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The case is a mess and full of flaws.

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Besides, if Magistrate Xue is guilty,

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there won't be so many people entering the
capital with me to bring this to His Majesty.

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The new magistrate supported by the Li family
bullies the people and is nefarious.

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The people hate him.

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I'll tell your father about this.

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Thank you, Grandmother.

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What?

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The magistrate of Huaixiang
really works for the Li family?

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Exactly.

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The Li family and the Jiang family
never see eye to eye.

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Over the years, the Li family
has been nurturing its faction.

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Meanwhile, the Jiang family
is not as powerful as it used to be.

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I'm sure you know this better than anyone else.

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The Li family has made their move now.

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Are we going to turn a blind eye to it?

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No wonder Li Zhongnan
wrote the memorial himself.

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He wanted Jiang Li dead.

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You've finally understood.

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If Xue Huaiyuan's case can be overturned,
it'd be a setback to the Li family indeed.

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However, Li Zhongnan
will also have a grudge against us.

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When he gets an opportunity in the future,

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he will take revenge
on the Jiang family like crazy.

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If you don't do anything,
will the Li family stop hating us?

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They started the whole thing,
and they've even harmed the Ye family.

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The Ye family is our in-laws.

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If we don't do anything,
how will the people view the Jiang family?

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Although Li does things with her passion alone

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and seemed reckless
in hitting the Dengwen Drum,

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His Majesty said
he would judge the case himself.

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That means His Majesty also thought there
was something fishy about Xue Huaiyuan's case.

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Doesn't that give us a chance to counter?

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Shuran has brought Li back now.

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We have nothing to be afraid of.

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Since it has come to this, we should
help Li and make the Li family pay.

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Did you miss out?

246
00:16:56,050 --> 00:16:57,100
What do you mean?

247
00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:01,050
I thought you came back late because
you went to the Court of Judicial Review

248
00:17:01,050 --> 00:17:05,330
to see Jiang Li who looks
the same as your late wife.

249
00:17:07,330 --> 00:17:08,780
Hold it!

250
00:17:10,420 --> 00:17:13,020
You are so boring.

251
00:17:13,020 --> 00:17:14,980
You can't be teased at all.

252
00:17:14,980 --> 00:17:18,570
Help me take a look,
and see which outfit makes me look better.

253
00:17:21,700 --> 00:17:23,290
Help me take a look.

254
00:17:23,290 --> 00:17:26,540
Which outfit makes me look better?

255
00:17:27,940 --> 00:17:29,770
All bright colors suit you.

256
00:17:29,770 --> 00:17:31,570
Don't you prefer plain colors?

257
00:17:31,570 --> 00:17:33,460
That's because I'm lowly.

258
00:17:34,290 --> 00:17:35,900
All right.

259
00:17:35,900 --> 00:17:38,850
I'll choose the red outfit.

260
00:17:38,850 --> 00:17:43,740
I'll wear it to meet Second Lady Jiang.

261
00:17:48,940 --> 00:17:52,610
Your Highness, why are you
going to the trial tomorrow?

262
00:17:52,610 --> 00:17:55,170
To rub salt into the wound, of course.

263
00:17:56,290 --> 00:18:00,300
I hope you don't start a fire,
and end up burning yourself.

264
00:18:02,740 --> 00:18:07,130
Shen Yurong,
I've tolerated you for a long time.

265
00:18:07,130 --> 00:18:08,610
Your Highness, please turn around.

266
00:18:08,610 --> 00:18:10,410
I'll help you tidy your sleeves.

267
00:18:17,180 --> 00:18:21,980
I've always wanted to know
that if given another chance,

268
00:18:22,900 --> 00:18:27,540
would you bury Xue Fangfei or kill me?

269
00:18:29,570 --> 00:18:33,820
I'd rather die in Your Highness' hands.

270
00:18:44,450 --> 00:18:46,490
[Taiji Hall]

271
00:18:50,700 --> 00:18:52,410
Second Lady Jiang.

272
00:18:59,370 --> 00:19:01,980
Why isn't Jiang Yuanbai here with you?

273
00:19:01,980 --> 00:19:05,180
So you've gotten used to the prison
in the Court of Judicial Review.

274
00:19:05,180 --> 00:19:07,610
You've become brave now.

275
00:19:07,610 --> 00:19:10,500
I'm sure you are Grand Chancellor Li.

276
00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:14,130
Thanks for your concern,
I've been released from the prison.

277
00:19:15,020 --> 00:19:16,770
The Secretariat Director
has always been a steady man.

278
00:19:16,770 --> 00:19:20,020
I didn't expect her daughter to be courageous.

279
00:19:20,020 --> 00:19:24,290
Now that you've become capable,
it's really surprising.

280
00:19:24,290 --> 00:19:26,050
I'm flattered, Grand Chancellor Li.

281
00:19:26,050 --> 00:19:29,220
It seems like you're confident.

282
00:19:29,220 --> 00:19:31,810
Are you sure they will find out about me today?

283
00:19:31,810 --> 00:19:34,130
That's why you don't feel scared at all?

284
00:19:34,130 --> 00:19:35,500
What are you thinking?

285
00:19:35,500 --> 00:19:37,810
Are you thinking about how I know about this?

286
00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:40,850
Let me tell you this, Second Lady Jiang.

287
00:19:40,850 --> 00:19:45,290
There's nothing in this world
that I don't know of.

288
00:19:45,290 --> 00:19:49,770
You are too naive if you plan
to play tricks in front of me.

289
00:19:49,770 --> 00:19:55,530
Even your father dares not do that,
but a young girl like you acts so greedily.

290
00:19:55,530 --> 00:19:58,700
Are you not afraid that you might
die a terrible death in the end?

291
00:19:58,700 --> 00:20:04,850
Are you telling me to leave you a way out,
and not back you into a corner?

292
00:20:04,850 --> 00:20:07,260
Second Lady Jiang, you are really brave.

293
00:20:07,260 --> 00:20:11,460
You are so much better
than the two incapable sons of mine.

294
00:20:11,460 --> 00:20:14,500
I just wonder how long
can you keep your bravery up.

295
00:20:14,500 --> 00:20:16,330
After today's ruling by His Majesty,

296
00:20:16,330 --> 00:20:21,690
I'm afraid Jiang Yuanbai
will have no choice but to abandon you.

297
00:20:21,690 --> 00:20:23,360
Grand Chancellor Li.

298
00:20:24,970 --> 00:20:27,640
Duke Su, you are early as well.

299
00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,360
I was standing far away
and couldn't hear you clearly.

300
00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:33,320
What were you saying
to educate Second Lady Jiang?

301
00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,530
She even said something
about leaving you a way out.

302
00:20:36,530 --> 00:20:38,210
I was rude.

303
00:20:38,210 --> 00:20:41,730
Miss Jiang, what you said
comes from the Art of War.

304
00:20:41,730 --> 00:20:43,250
It's aggressive.

305
00:20:43,250 --> 00:20:47,400
If you meet someone old
like Grand Chancellor Li in the future,

306
00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,530
you must speak cautiously.

307
00:20:49,530 --> 00:20:51,320
Understood.

308
00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,160
Duke Su, you sure take good care of her.

309
00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,010
Not really.

310
00:20:56,010 --> 00:21:00,770
I'm just better at teaching others than you,
Grand Chancellor Li.

311
00:21:02,730 --> 00:21:06,290
We still don't know the results
of today's trial.

312
00:21:06,290 --> 00:21:09,250
Second Lady Jiang is confident now.

313
00:21:09,250 --> 00:21:14,800
I hope she can still smile the way
she does now when the trial is over.

314
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,160
If you will excuse me.

315
00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,250
Duke Su, thanks for helping me
get off the hook again.

316
00:21:29,250 --> 00:21:32,090
That was not a hook for you.

317
00:21:32,090 --> 00:21:37,940
However, at least, I can see
that Li Zhongnan comes prepared.

318
00:21:37,940 --> 00:21:42,780
In that case, I have to tell
you something in advance.

319
00:21:54,050 --> 00:21:55,700
Relax.

320
00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:59,570
I'm not planning to hand you
over to the opponent yet.

321
00:22:02,700 --> 00:22:08,260
If that's the case, I'll need to offer
my gift to express my gratitude.

322
00:22:10,050 --> 00:22:12,050
I've been trapped at home recently.

323
00:22:12,050 --> 00:22:15,410
The handkerchief you asked me to sew is done.

324
00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,290
You have great embroidery skills.

325
00:22:24,290 --> 00:22:28,980
My embroidery skills cannot be compared
to the one who sewed your handkerchief.

326
00:22:28,980 --> 00:22:31,610
I didn't even dare sew it at first

327
00:22:31,610 --> 00:22:33,660
because I was afraid
I would ruin the work of the deceased.

328
00:22:33,660 --> 00:22:35,940
You've learned about my background?

329
00:22:35,940 --> 00:22:40,370
Duke Su, your father, General Xiao,
was a famous general of our kingdom.

330
00:22:40,370 --> 00:22:41,850
He was a soldier his whole life.

331
00:22:41,850 --> 00:22:44,020
The whole country knows that.

332
00:22:44,020 --> 00:22:46,610
Madam Yu and he were deeply in love.

333
00:22:46,610 --> 00:22:49,460
She was also a woman to be respected.

334
00:22:49,460 --> 00:22:51,330
What about your father?

335
00:22:51,330 --> 00:22:53,300
What about me?

336
00:22:55,220 --> 00:22:57,220
Grand Chancellor Jiang.

337
00:22:57,220 --> 00:23:02,180
Grand Chancellor Jiang, I'm sure
you work hard, and love the people.

338
00:23:02,180 --> 00:23:05,060
I have something to say to my daughter.

339
00:23:09,290 --> 00:23:10,820
Father.

340
00:23:15,900 --> 00:23:20,330
- You've suffered.
- I thought you would never forgive me.

341
00:23:20,330 --> 00:23:23,020
You are my daughter after all.

342
00:23:23,020 --> 00:23:26,260
Your grandmother told me all of your thoughts.

343
00:23:26,260 --> 00:23:28,290
Don't be scared later.

344
00:23:28,290 --> 00:23:30,460
Just say anything on your mind.

345
00:23:30,460 --> 00:23:33,130
I have your back.

346
00:23:34,290 --> 00:23:35,980
Thank you, Father.

347
00:23:37,090 --> 00:23:40,570
His Majesty is here!

348
00:23:44,610 --> 00:23:48,610
Greetings, Your Majesty.

349
00:23:53,770 --> 00:23:55,250
Everyone, stand up.

350
00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:57,820
Thank you, Your Majesty.

351
00:24:09,290 --> 00:24:12,930
Regarding the magistrate of Huaixiang,
Xue Huaiyuan's corruption case,

352
00:24:12,930 --> 00:24:15,490
it was judged by the prefecture ya men,

353
00:24:15,490 --> 00:24:19,290
and the dossier was handed to
the Ministry of Justice to be closed.

354
00:24:19,290 --> 00:24:25,330
Due to the people of Huaixiang doubting
the result of the case, and appealing for him,

355
00:24:25,330 --> 00:24:30,100
His Majesty cares for the people
and ordered the Ministry of Justice

356
00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:32,050
to hand it to the Court of Judicial Review.

357
00:24:32,050 --> 00:24:34,290
It will be hosted by the Chief Minister
of the Court of Judicial Review

358
00:24:34,290 --> 00:24:37,530
and judged together by the Ministry of Justice.

359
00:24:37,530 --> 00:24:42,330
The trial today will be
supervised by His Majesty.

360
00:24:42,330 --> 00:24:44,980
Zhou, you may begin.

361
00:24:44,980 --> 00:24:47,570
Yes.

362
00:24:48,770 --> 00:24:51,090
Summon Second Lady Jiang.

363
00:24:51,090 --> 00:24:54,370
Summon Second Lady Jiang!

364
00:24:54,370 --> 00:24:57,820
Summon Second Lady Jiang!

365
00:25:11,980 --> 00:25:14,980
I, Jiang Li, greet Your Majesty.

366
00:25:14,980 --> 00:25:16,090
Get up and speak.

367
00:25:16,090 --> 00:25:17,740
Yes, Your Majesty.

368
00:25:18,940 --> 00:25:22,660
Miss Jiang, did you bring the
people of Huaixiang into the capital

369
00:25:22,660 --> 00:25:28,220
for the corruption case of Xue Huaiyuan,
the magistrate of Huaixiang?

370
00:25:28,220 --> 00:25:33,700
Chief Minister Zhou, half a year ago,
the magistrate of Huaixiang, Xue Huaiyuan,

371
00:25:33,700 --> 00:25:37,940
was accused by an officer of the local ya men,
Feng Yutang, for embezzling the money.

372
00:25:37,940 --> 00:25:40,900
He was judged to be executed by the Ministry
of Justice, and was awaiting his execution.

373
00:25:40,900 --> 00:25:44,050
I went to Huaixiang to visit a friend

374
00:25:44,050 --> 00:25:46,420
and accidentally discovered
something suspicious in this case.

375
00:25:46,420 --> 00:25:51,460
According to my understanding,
all of you barged into the Huaixiang Yamen

376
00:25:51,460 --> 00:25:55,130
on the day when Xue Huaiyuan would be executed,
and took him away forcefully.

377
00:25:55,130 --> 00:25:57,180
Do you admit that?

378
00:25:57,180 --> 00:25:58,420
I do.

379
00:25:58,420 --> 00:26:02,610
Do you know that this is a serious crime?

380
00:26:02,610 --> 00:26:04,530
I do.

381
00:26:04,530 --> 00:26:07,220
It was a last resort.

382
00:26:07,220 --> 00:26:09,220
But if we hadn't done that,

383
00:26:09,940 --> 00:26:13,770
Xue Huaiyuan's grievance
and the suffering of Huaixiang's people

384
00:26:13,770 --> 00:26:16,130
would never been known by the country.

385
00:26:16,130 --> 00:26:18,980
I will take responsibility
for the crime I committed.

386
00:26:18,980 --> 00:26:21,980
But I hope Your Majesty and everyone here

387
00:26:21,980 --> 00:26:26,290
can redress the injustice
for Magistrate Xue before convicting me.

388
00:26:26,290 --> 00:26:30,330
Who was in charge of Xue Huaiyuan's case
at the Ministry of Justice?

389
00:26:32,050 --> 00:26:33,980
I was.

390
00:26:33,980 --> 00:26:38,740
I remember the dossier of this case
was not complicated.

391
00:26:38,740 --> 00:26:41,610
Ten crates of silver were found
in Xue Huaiyuan's residence,

392
00:26:41,610 --> 00:26:42,570
which totaled 5,000 taels.

393
00:26:42,570 --> 00:26:44,940
And a private ledger was found.

394
00:26:44,940 --> 00:26:48,090
Along with the testimony
from the yamen's officer, Feng Yutang,

395
00:26:48,090 --> 00:26:51,050
we had both evidence and a witness.

396
00:26:51,050 --> 00:26:56,460
There was nothing strange
as Second Lady Jiang mentioned.

397
00:26:56,460 --> 00:26:59,530
Second Lady Jiang went to Huaixiang personally.

398
00:26:59,530 --> 00:27:02,810
I think she has discovered
something unknown to others.

399
00:27:02,810 --> 00:27:05,260
Since you are trying
to overturn the case for a criminal,

400
00:27:05,260 --> 00:27:11,260
please present new evidence
in front of His Majesty, and let us judge.

401
00:27:12,980 --> 00:27:14,290
I have no new evidence.

402
00:27:14,290 --> 00:27:16,060
How dare you.

403
00:27:16,700 --> 00:27:18,570
Since you have no new evidence,

404
00:27:18,570 --> 00:27:21,900
how dare you trick the people into coming
to the capital to sound the Dengwen Drum

405
00:27:21,900 --> 00:27:23,980
and force His Majesty to retry the case?

406
00:27:23,980 --> 00:27:28,130
Miss Jiang, you're so
disrespectful to His Majesty.

407
00:27:28,130 --> 00:27:32,610
My daughter is not done talking yet.
Why the rush?

408
00:27:33,940 --> 00:27:38,700
Since I can't present new evidence,
I will change my request.

409
00:27:38,700 --> 00:27:43,610
Your Majesty, I came all the way with the
people of Huaixiang to sound the Dengwen Drum

410
00:27:43,610 --> 00:27:48,330
not to help Xue Huaiyuan get acquitted,
but to ask Your Majesty to convict him!

411
00:27:51,850 --> 00:27:54,370
Silence!

412
00:27:54,370 --> 00:27:56,090
Convict him?

413
00:27:56,090 --> 00:27:57,370
What do you mean?

414
00:27:57,370 --> 00:27:58,770
As you all know,

415
00:27:58,770 --> 00:28:04,500
there's concrete evidence for the embezzlement
of the magistrate of Huaixiang, Xue Huaiyuan.

416
00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:06,220
He is a vermin of the country.

417
00:28:06,220 --> 00:28:08,020
Your Majesty prioritizes integrity.

418
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:11,130
How dare a mere magistrate
of Huaixiang be so daring?

419
00:28:11,130 --> 00:28:13,700
Imprisonment and execution
cannot appease the angry people.

420
00:28:13,700 --> 00:28:18,330
I think he should be punished by
slashing with a thousand knives.

421
00:28:19,370 --> 00:28:22,260
Didn't she say
she was going to overturn the case?

422
00:28:22,260 --> 00:28:25,940
Is she admitting defeat
because she has no evidence?

423
00:28:25,940 --> 00:28:31,500
Xue Huaiyuan might have a lowly position,
but he was still an official of the Great Yan.

424
00:28:31,500 --> 00:28:33,500
He had been an official
in Huaixiang for a decade.

425
00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:35,770
He only got found out
with corruption last year,

426
00:28:35,770 --> 00:28:37,530
and the evidence was just a mere 5,000 taels.

427
00:28:37,530 --> 00:28:41,530
Ten years and only 5,000 taels.
I don't think the number is right.

428
00:28:41,530 --> 00:28:42,940
How is it wrong?

429
00:28:42,940 --> 00:28:49,700
For ten years, has he been an official with
integrity, or has he hidden himself too well?

430
00:28:49,700 --> 00:28:52,980
Perhaps he was working with someone else
to transport the stolen money.

431
00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:56,330
The last 5,000 taels left
was only the leftover amount.

432
00:28:56,330 --> 00:28:59,180
Where's the other money?

433
00:28:59,180 --> 00:29:02,850
The Ministry of Justice did not investigate,
and it was not recorded in the dossier.

434
00:29:02,850 --> 00:29:05,500
Perhaps he used the money
to purchase soldiers and horses.

435
00:29:05,500 --> 00:29:08,850
Then, he should be suspected of treason.

436
00:29:08,850 --> 00:29:11,420
The Court of Judicial Review
wants to kill him without investigation.

437
00:29:11,420 --> 00:29:14,170
If you think carefully, aren't you worried?

438
00:29:15,220 --> 00:29:16,810
We must investigate it in detail.

439
00:29:16,810 --> 00:29:20,290
However, we have no new
evidence to reopen this case.

440
00:29:20,290 --> 00:29:21,610
What should we do?

441
00:29:21,610 --> 00:29:26,530
That is why I brought the
people of Huaixiang to the capital.

442
00:29:26,530 --> 00:29:28,530
I want to summon witnesses.

443
00:29:28,530 --> 00:29:29,660
Approved.

444
00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:31,260
Summon the witnesses!

445
00:29:43,370 --> 00:29:45,090
Kneel!

446
00:29:46,850 --> 00:29:51,460
Regarding the Magistrate Xue Huaiyuan's
corruption case, what do you have to say?

447
00:29:51,460 --> 00:29:56,050
Your Majesty, I don't know about
Magistrate Xue's corruption case.

448
00:29:56,050 --> 00:29:57,810
I only know...

449
00:29:57,810 --> 00:29:59,650
Raise your head and speak.

450
00:30:03,770 --> 00:30:10,530
I only know that both my daughter and I
would be bullied, and have nowhere to live

451
00:30:10,530 --> 00:30:12,180
if it wasn't for Magistrate Xue's help.

452
00:30:12,180 --> 00:30:16,020
After my husband died,
I was raising my child alone.

453
00:30:16,020 --> 00:30:21,610
When we had our most difficult time, Magistrate
Xue used his own salary to subsidize us.

454
00:30:21,610 --> 00:30:24,740
He Jun, help them clean the place.

455
00:30:24,740 --> 00:30:27,570
If someone dares bully them,
punish them according to the law.

456
00:30:27,570 --> 00:30:29,370
- Yes.
- Ping'an.

457
00:30:29,370 --> 00:30:30,530
Go and thank Magistrate Xue.

458
00:30:30,530 --> 00:30:31,980
Hurry.

459
00:30:31,980 --> 00:30:33,050
Thank you, Mr. Xue.

460
00:30:33,050 --> 00:30:34,420
All right.

461
00:30:34,420 --> 00:30:37,570
It's fine now. No one dares bully you again.

462
00:30:39,530 --> 00:30:44,610
If Magistrate Xue hadn't sponsored me,
I might still be illiterate.

463
00:30:44,610 --> 00:30:47,570
My family was poor,
and I couldn't afford tuition.

464
00:30:47,570 --> 00:30:50,130
Magistrate Xue was
generous and gave me money,

465
00:30:50,130 --> 00:30:53,260
so I could return to the
academy and become a scholar.

466
00:30:53,260 --> 00:30:56,130
Elder Gu. Give him money to study.

467
00:30:56,130 --> 00:30:58,220
Get the money from my salary.

468
00:30:58,220 --> 00:30:59,130
- Yes.
- Mother.

469
00:30:59,130 --> 00:31:00,810
- My boy.
- I can study again.

470
00:31:00,810 --> 00:31:03,060
Yes! That's great!

471
00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:07,420
They said the pork I sold would cause death.

472
00:31:07,420 --> 00:31:12,090
If it wasn't for Magistrate Xue, my ancestors'
assets would've been taken by the bullies.

473
00:31:12,770 --> 00:31:14,130
Stop!

474
00:31:15,220 --> 00:31:18,330
I wanted to pay Magistrate Xue, but he refused.

475
00:31:18,330 --> 00:31:20,500
Your Majesty, please investigate it.

476
00:31:20,500 --> 00:31:23,810
Magistrate Xue will never commit corruption.

477
00:31:23,810 --> 00:31:25,260
Magistrate Xue is a good person.

478
00:31:25,260 --> 00:31:29,850
- Yes!
- Magistrate Xue is a good person.

479
00:31:29,850 --> 00:31:32,900
- He wouldn't do something like that.
- Yes!

480
00:31:32,900 --> 00:31:34,610
These are just their testimonies.

481
00:31:34,610 --> 00:31:40,700
What if they were paid
to speak for the corrupt official?

482
00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:43,090
That could be a possibility.

483
00:31:43,090 --> 00:31:46,530
Mr. Zhou, you need to be careful.

484
00:31:46,530 --> 00:31:48,330
Vice Minister of Justice, you are right.

485
00:31:48,330 --> 00:31:52,220
A corrupt official wouldn't have
done so much for the people.

486
00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:56,180
I'm sure these people were
bribed and spoke nonsense.

487
00:31:56,180 --> 00:31:59,500
Please summon other witnesses.

488
00:31:59,500 --> 00:32:01,220
Summon the witnesses.

489
00:32:09,530 --> 00:32:11,260
Kneel!

490
00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:14,700
Magistrate Xue paved my entrance's road.

491
00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:18,050
There was a flood, and Magistrate Xue
did not return home for three days.

492
00:32:18,050 --> 00:32:20,570
Magistrate Xue gave me money
to treat my illness.

493
00:32:20,570 --> 00:32:23,220
- Magistrate's Xue's grace...
- Magistrate Xue's kindness...

494
00:32:23,220 --> 00:32:24,770
If it wasn't for Magistrate Xue...

495
00:32:24,770 --> 00:32:27,420
Your Majesty, please investigate it!

496
00:32:27,420 --> 00:32:30,930
Your Majesty, please investigate it!

497
00:32:33,770 --> 00:32:38,460
What they said sounds touching.

498
00:32:38,460 --> 00:32:42,770
They remind me of the corruption case
three years ago by the magistrate of Qingzhou.

499
00:32:42,770 --> 00:32:45,610
The magistrate embezzled
a huge amount of money back then

500
00:32:45,610 --> 00:32:48,610
and used a small amount of money
to help the people.

501
00:32:48,610 --> 00:32:54,740
When we seized his assets, there were
also many people who knelt and plead for him.

502
00:32:54,740 --> 00:32:57,770
You supervised the case.

503
00:32:57,770 --> 00:33:00,530
- Have you forgotten, Mr. Zhou?
- Of course not.

504
00:33:00,530 --> 00:33:02,740
Grand Chancellor Li, you are right.

505
00:33:02,740 --> 00:33:07,330
He spent a small amount on the people,
and a big amount on buying lands, right?

506
00:33:07,330 --> 00:33:10,420
The Great Yan does have such greedy officials.

507
00:33:10,420 --> 00:33:12,940
And Feng Yutang is one of them.

508
00:33:12,940 --> 00:33:16,290
Half a year after Feng Yutang
became the magistrate of Huaixiang,

509
00:33:16,290 --> 00:33:18,370
he bought furniture for himself.

510
00:33:18,370 --> 00:33:21,420
His family members were wearing jewelry.
They lived a lavish lifestyle.

511
00:33:21,420 --> 00:33:24,900
Xue Huaiyuan worked there for ten years.

512
00:33:24,900 --> 00:33:26,940
I'm sure he had more assets than him.

513
00:33:26,940 --> 00:33:30,330
Half a year ago, Xue Huaiyuan was imprisoned,
and his assets were seized.

514
00:33:30,330 --> 00:33:34,610
I request the censorate to announce
the assets seized from the Xue family

515
00:33:34,610 --> 00:33:36,020
and the Feng family.

516
00:33:36,020 --> 00:33:41,290
Show everyone how much worse
Xue Huaiyuan is compared to Feng Yutang.

517
00:33:41,290 --> 00:33:45,330
Censorate, please present
the two magistrates' assets.

518
00:33:48,610 --> 00:33:51,260
The former magistrate of Huaixiang,
Xue Huaiyuan,

519
00:33:51,260 --> 00:33:54,980
had no houses or lands when he was in office.

520
00:33:54,980 --> 00:33:57,500
The amount of money seized from his residence

521
00:33:57,500 --> 00:34:01,850
and his total assets
amount to a total of 5,000 taels.

522
00:34:04,500 --> 00:34:07,570
The current magistrate of Huaixiang,
Feng Yutang,

523
00:34:07,570 --> 00:34:11,500
has more than 40 houses when he is in office.

524
00:34:11,500 --> 00:34:15,340
The land he owns is too much to count.

525
00:34:15,340 --> 00:34:21,460
After investigation, his houses, fields,
and savings, exceed a total of 200,000 tales.

526
00:34:21,460 --> 00:34:23,420
What? Over 200,000 taels?

527
00:34:23,420 --> 00:34:25,660
He has more than 200,000 taels?

528
00:34:26,940 --> 00:34:31,420
A complicated 200,000 taels
and a clean 5,000 taels.

529
00:34:31,420 --> 00:34:33,530
In that case,

530
00:34:33,530 --> 00:34:37,730
Magistrate Xue didn't even leave himself
a piece of roof tile in Huaixiang.

531
00:34:37,730 --> 00:34:40,340
He only embezzled 5,000 taels.

532
00:34:40,340 --> 00:34:45,460
And the money was all exchanged into ingots,
and put into crates in his own residence,

533
00:34:45,460 --> 00:34:47,050
waiting for the Ministry of Justice
to seize them.

534
00:34:47,050 --> 00:34:50,690
He is indeed an example of corrupt officials.

535
00:34:50,690 --> 00:34:53,170
Stop using your eloquent words.

536
00:34:53,170 --> 00:34:57,900
No matter how much and how
he got the money, he is still corrupt.

537
00:34:57,900 --> 00:35:01,570
Chief Minister Zhou,
please summon other witnesses.

538
00:35:01,570 --> 00:35:03,260
Summon the witnesses.

539
00:35:33,570 --> 00:35:37,130
Your Majesty, we were the officers of
Huaixiang when Magistrate Xue was in charge.

540
00:35:37,130 --> 00:35:40,460
Magistrate Xue stayed in Huaixiang
for ten years.

541
00:35:40,460 --> 00:35:42,130
He was never corrupt.

542
00:35:42,130 --> 00:35:46,900
After he was imprisoned, all of us who
knew the truth were confined in a mine.

543
00:35:46,900 --> 00:35:47,940
Your Majesty!

544
00:35:47,940 --> 00:35:49,500
We are willing to swear on our lives

545
00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:54,250
that if we tell a lie,
our clans should be annihilated.

546
00:35:54,250 --> 00:35:56,130
We are willing to swear on our lives

547
00:35:56,130 --> 00:35:59,300
that if we tell a lie,
our clans should be annihilated.

548
00:35:59,300 --> 00:36:00,860
We are willing to swear on our lives

549
00:36:00,860 --> 00:36:03,570
that if we tell a lie,
our clans should be annihilated.

550
00:36:03,570 --> 00:36:05,170
We are willing to swear on our lives

551
00:36:05,170 --> 00:36:08,460
that if we tell a lie,
our clans should be annihilated.

552
00:36:08,460 --> 00:36:10,050
We are willing to swear on our lives

553
00:36:10,050 --> 00:36:13,490
that if we tell a lie,
our clans should be annihilated!

554
00:36:22,370 --> 00:36:25,970
No matter what,
it is true that Xue Huaiyuan was corrupt.

555
00:36:25,970 --> 00:36:31,560
As Second Lady Jiang mentioned, he
should be punished with a thousand slashes.

556
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:32,850
Hold it.

557
00:36:33,850 --> 00:36:37,280
Jiang Li, go on.

558
00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:40,330
The magistrate of Huaixiang,
Xue Huaiyuan, committed a crime.

559
00:36:40,330 --> 00:36:42,410
His crime is that during the ten years
he was in charge,

560
00:36:42,410 --> 00:36:44,930
apart from embezzling
the disaster relief funds,

561
00:36:44,930 --> 00:36:53,050
he had almost no desires and he
was loyal, responsible, and upright.

562
00:36:53,050 --> 00:36:54,970
It's hard to find a corrupt official like him.

563
00:36:54,970 --> 00:36:59,810
So, when he was on duty, he must've
had many schemes and evil actions.

564
00:36:59,810 --> 00:37:02,850
When he was on duty, where did his money go?

565
00:37:02,850 --> 00:37:07,410
Building dams and footpaths
and benefiting the people.

566
00:37:07,410 --> 00:37:12,280
He was trying to embarrass the good officials
in the capital who live a lavish life

567
00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,160
and own millions of mu of land.

568
00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,010
He was shameless and arrogant!

569
00:37:17,010 --> 00:37:21,210
Xue Huaiyuan's crime must not be forgiven.

570
00:37:22,450 --> 00:37:28,080
I request Your Majesty to punish
Xue Huaiyuan with a thousand slashes.

571
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:36,240
In that case, Xue Huaiyuan did not
commit a crime, but contributed instead.

572
00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:41,450
I request to bring Xue Huaiyuan to the court.

573
00:37:41,450 --> 00:37:43,560
Xue Huaiyuan is a witness as well.

574
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:47,930
I want Your Majesty to see what
Magistrate Xue looks like now.

575
00:37:47,930 --> 00:37:48,930
Approved.

576
00:37:48,930 --> 00:37:51,250
Summon Xue Huaiyuan.

577
00:38:12,490 --> 00:38:16,850
Your Majesty, this man is Xue Huaiyuan,
the magistrate of Huaixiang.

578
00:38:16,850 --> 00:38:20,600
He was imprisoned by Feng Yutang
and was tortured.

579
00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:23,680
He is now mentally confused
and behaves like a child.

580
00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:28,410
What a pity that an upright official
ended up like this.

581
00:38:28,410 --> 00:38:33,760
If news of this spreads, how many
upright officials will feel disappointed?

582
00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:38,240
How many people will
swear loyalty to Your Majesty?

583
00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:39,680
How dare you, Jiang Li?

584
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,200
How dare you doubt His Majesty?

585
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:44,640
Second Lady Jiang's
statement is similar to mine.

586
00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:48,200
Sincere advice may be unpleasant to the ear.

587
00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:53,010
Second Lady Jiang's words might be
out of line, but they sound reasonable.

588
00:38:53,010 --> 00:38:56,450
If we abandon the upright officials,
and only use the corrupt officials,

589
00:38:56,450 --> 00:38:58,330
the country will be in ruins.

590
00:38:58,330 --> 00:38:59,970
Duke Su is right.

591
00:38:59,970 --> 00:39:02,050
I'm not someone who can't take sincere advice.

592
00:39:02,050 --> 00:39:05,330
Jiang, you raised your daughter well.

593
00:39:12,930 --> 00:39:17,120
Such an upright official who loves the
people was falsely accused and sent to prison.

594
00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,720
Now, he is in such a pitiful state.

595
00:39:19,720 --> 00:39:24,210
This is my fault and a loss for the Great Yan!

596
00:39:26,330 --> 00:39:29,360
We are to blame!

597
00:39:32,050 --> 00:39:33,480
Rise.

598
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:38,280
Wei Qian!

599
00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:40,370
You misjudged a case. Do you admit your guilt?

600
00:39:40,370 --> 00:39:42,640
I deserve to die!

601
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:49,600
I didn't know there was such a
nefarious person like Feng Yutang.

602
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:50,640
Zhou Dezhao!

603
00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:53,050
I order you to reinvestigate
Xue Huaiyuan's corruption case.

604
00:39:53,050 --> 00:39:57,280
Those who were involved in framing
Xue Huaiyuan should be punished severely!

605
00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,730
Yes.

606
00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:06,050
Jiang Li, you are brave and wise.

607
00:40:06,050 --> 00:40:08,410
You impressed me once again.

608
00:40:08,410 --> 00:40:10,170
Thank you, Your Majesty.

609
00:40:13,370 --> 00:40:14,850
You may rise.

610
00:40:16,240 --> 00:40:18,930
Xue Huaiyuan's name has been cleared.

611
00:40:18,930 --> 00:40:22,720
Mr. Zhou, you should judge Second Lady Jiang's
case of freeing the criminal.

612
00:40:22,720 --> 00:40:24,250
Your Majesty.

613
00:40:25,530 --> 00:40:28,600
My daughter may be reckless.

614
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:32,890
But after hearing the truth
about Xue Huaiyuan's case,

615
00:40:32,890 --> 00:40:37,810
I'm reluctant to punish her
for what she did that day.

616
00:40:37,810 --> 00:40:42,680
A good official's death
would not just be a tragedy to himself

617
00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:45,680
but a hit to every official's loyalty.

618
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:53,370
My daughter made a grave mistake, but
she saved a good official whom I couldn't save.

619
00:40:53,370 --> 00:41:00,810
At the hall today, I... I feel shameful.

620
00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,400
We are shameful!

621
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,240
We are shameful!

622
00:41:09,240 --> 00:41:11,890
We are shameful!

623
00:41:11,890 --> 00:41:14,760
We are shameful!

624
00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,490
We are shameful!

625
00:41:16,490 --> 00:41:19,600
We are shameful!

626
00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:22,880
We are shameful!

627
00:41:23,530 --> 00:41:26,880
We are shameful!

628
00:41:30,530 --> 00:41:33,650
We are shameful!

629
00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,200
Zhou Dezhao, what do you say?

630
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:42,600
Your Majesty, since Xue Huaiyuan
was wronged in his case,

631
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,680
that means he is not a criminal.

632
00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:50,280
So it's not a crime for
Second Lady Jiang to free him.

633
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:51,720
It is reasonable.

634
00:41:51,720 --> 00:41:53,970
Jiang Li, you are acquitted.

635
00:41:53,970 --> 00:41:56,760
You may close your case at the Court
of Judicial Review and go home.

636
00:41:56,760 --> 00:41:59,410
Thank you, Your Majesty.

637
00:41:59,410 --> 00:42:00,560
Stand up.

638
00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,210
Thank you, Your Majesty.

639
00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:08,080
Does Xue Huaiyuan have children and
family members? I want to compensate them.

640
00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:10,760
Xue Huaiyuan has a son and a daughter.

641
00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:16,410
As far as I know, his son, Xue Zhao,
was killed by bandits in the capital.

642
00:42:16,410 --> 00:42:24,210
His daughter, Xue Fangfei,
was Mr. Shen's wife who had passed away.

643
00:42:24,930 --> 00:42:27,730
This is too cruel.

644
00:42:40,370 --> 00:42:44,400
When I found out my father-in-law was corrupt,

645
00:42:45,530 --> 00:42:47,160
I was shocked.

646
00:42:47,160 --> 00:42:53,770
Now that I've learned that he was framed,
it pains me now that I recall.

647
00:42:57,720 --> 00:42:58,720
Father-in-law.

648
00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:00,450
Father-in-law.

649
00:43:00,450 --> 00:43:02,250
It must've been tough for you.

650
00:43:07,010 --> 00:43:08,520
Ye Shijie.

651
00:43:10,640 --> 00:43:13,680
Magistrate Xue, it's all right.

652
00:43:13,680 --> 00:43:15,040
It's fine now.

653
00:43:15,850 --> 00:43:18,930
Magistrate Xue, it's all right. It's fine now.

654
00:43:18,930 --> 00:43:20,720
Mr. Shen, please forgive him.

655
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:24,810
You've not met Magistrate Xue for a long time.
I'm afraid he can't recognize you anymore.

656
00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:29,330
Mr. Zhou, Magistrate Xue is in shock.

657
00:43:29,330 --> 00:43:32,000
Can I take him back to rest?

658
00:43:35,450 --> 00:43:36,960
You may leave.

659
00:43:43,050 --> 00:43:45,400
Who wrote this script?

660
00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:50,490
- It's really cruel.
- What do you mean?

661
00:43:50,490 --> 00:43:53,450
The father is corrupt.
The daughter had an affair.

662
00:43:53,450 --> 00:43:55,760
The son was murdered.

663
00:43:55,760 --> 00:43:57,680
The family of three suffered tragic fates
one after the other.

664
00:43:57,680 --> 00:43:59,530
Isn't this common in storybooks?

665
00:43:59,530 --> 00:44:03,360
- What storybook?
- Framing and killing a witness.

666
00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:06,760
Framing?

667
00:44:06,760 --> 00:44:10,080
Was Mr. Shen's late wife framed,
for having an affair as well?

668
00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:11,370
I don't know.

669
00:44:11,370 --> 00:44:13,080
Duke Su is bold.

670
00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:15,240
He dares say anything.

671
00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:17,810
Duke Su, I'll leave this to you.

672
00:44:17,810 --> 00:44:20,160
Investigate the truth
behind the deaths of the Xues

673
00:44:20,160 --> 00:44:25,080
and clear the Xue family's name,
so Mr. Shen can be relieved.

674
00:44:25,720 --> 00:44:27,810
Yes.

675
00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:32,690
Interesting.

676
00:44:38,240 --> 00:44:41,370
How interesting.

677
00:44:41,370 --> 00:44:44,850
Such an interesting court trial.

678
00:44:44,850 --> 00:44:47,720
Why didn't Your Majesty ask me to join?

679
00:44:47,720 --> 00:44:49,450
An investigation is not child's play.

680
00:44:49,450 --> 00:44:51,130
Why did you come here?

681
00:44:53,050 --> 00:44:55,810
I have something important to inform you.

682
00:44:58,010 --> 00:45:00,930
Second Lady Jiang has a sharp tongue.

683
00:45:00,930 --> 00:45:03,550
She has successfully
overturned the Xue family's case.

684
00:45:03,550 --> 00:45:07,405
While Your Majesty was feeling indignant
about your upright subject being framed,

685
00:45:07,405 --> 00:45:13,450
I wonder if you felt that you
were also fooled like a donkey.

686
00:45:13,450 --> 00:45:17,120
Wanning, don't speak nonsense.

687
00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:18,850
What a coincidence.

688
00:45:18,850 --> 00:45:24,240
I heard Mr. Shen's wife
was Huaixiang's most talented lady,

689
00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:27,720
so I got curious and went to take a look.

690
00:45:27,720 --> 00:45:28,970
Indeed.

691
00:45:28,970 --> 00:45:31,160
Mrs. Shen has a unique face.

692
00:45:31,160 --> 00:45:33,330
It was rare indeed.

693
00:45:33,330 --> 00:45:38,080
I was shocked when I saw Second Lady Jiang.

694
00:45:40,530 --> 00:45:45,360
Because she looks exactly
the same as Xue Fangfei.

695
00:46:12,170 --> 00:46:18,450
♫ If there are no happy memories ♫

696
00:46:19,770 --> 00:46:26,050
♫ How can we traverse
the forbidden land of sorrow? ♫

697
00:46:27,050 --> 00:46:33,810
♫ Two cold and unfeeling bodies ♫

698
00:46:33,810 --> 00:46:42,290
♫ Holding hands,
can we get through the snow season? ♫

699
00:46:42,290 --> 00:46:49,570
♫ In the cold wind, in the long night ♫

700
00:46:49,570 --> 00:46:57,130
♫ Embracing the remaining warmth ♫

701
00:46:57,130 --> 00:47:04,450
♫ The depth of the sea, unfathomable ♫

702
00:47:04,450 --> 00:47:11,130
♫ Can it bury yesterday's sighs? ♫

703
00:47:11,130 --> 00:47:17,970
♫ Continue to love,
cherishing it with my life ♫

704
00:47:19,010 --> 00:47:26,850
♫ Continue to live,
even with only a glimmer of hope ♫

705
00:47:26,850 --> 00:47:34,650
♫ Whether in sorrow or joy,
I believe in you ♫

706
00:47:34,650 --> 00:47:41,290
♫ I'd rather be trapped
in the world's extremes ♫

707
00:47:41,290 --> 00:47:48,650
♫ Continue to live,
exhausting all courage ♫

708
00:47:48,650 --> 00:47:56,810
♫ Continue to love,
until the breath runs out ♫

709
00:47:56,810 --> 00:48:04,210
♫ Traversing half a lifetime
of loneliness, just to meet you ♫

710
00:48:04,210 --> 00:48:11,990
♫ After the hardships,
never to part again ♫

711
00:48:11,990 --> 00:48:19,990
♫ After the hardships,
never to part again ♫