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You're awake.

Your Royal Highness

Still painful?

I did something wrong.

I want to die.

Silly.

Son is not as important as you.

All lies.

This time, it is true.

Your Royal Highness.

It's up to the destiny.

I hope the princess will take care of yourself.

You still have the future.

You want to see your father?

I will let him in.

I don't want to see anyone.

Your Royal Highness.

There will be no amnesty without our son.

What did you find?

Your Royal Highness.

The doctors tasted the soup.

It should be sour according to the prescription.

But it's bitter.

And?

We can't find anything strange with the drug residue.

They think someone mixed something else.

Who did the decoction for the princess yesterday?

Maid Gu.

And other maids.

Arrest them all.

I will interrogate them.

Your Royal Highness.

What are you here in the early morning?

Zhao Yong woke up last night.

So which one will you interrogate?

You go to do what you should.

We can't let anyone break away with it.

I will go to the ministry of justice.

What about maid Gu?

All of them.

What did An Pingbo say?

He said, he had no appetite.

I really doubt that.

They cooked it for two days in my kitchen.

Do not worry.

We are different.

I won't put anything I shouldn't like you.

I will be straightforward.

If you tell the truth about chancellor and where the warhorses go,

I will spare your life.

Answer me.

Then I will be sorry.

Take the prisoner for soldering iron and finger clamp.

We will go on interrogation.

You can hear me.

You told them to punish me.

Yes.

But someone else throws you under my torture devices, right?

Chancellor can have meat, but you may not have the soup.

Why do you defend him?

I know.

You worry about your grandson.

Now his life is in my hands.

Not chancellor's hands.

It's useless if you don't utter a word to protect him.

Two sergeants of the Xiaoji cavalry are in my hands.

I can let them say prince Qi is the instigator at any time.

Till then, I will investigate prince Qi's mansion and plantation.

You and chancellor are covered in the mud throughout the case.

But he is clean.

Don't you doubt that?

But he is lucky.

My target is not him.

If I can get what I want, I can...

Feed him.

Now you have the appetite.

I really don't know the warhorse number and where they are hidden.

In the next interrogation, I want to hear Li Baizhou from your mouth.

Just leave the rest to me.

And there is nothing you can do.

You are a businessman.

A mere verbal statement is no guarantee.

Your Royal Highness.

You can pardon Zhao Yong.

Please forgive my son.

My son is innocent.

Your Royal Highness.

You know this better than anyone.

Minister Zhang.

Your son is not the only one who is innocent.

Your Royal Highness

They all say maid Gu watched over the decoction all night.

So we are still interrogating her.

She didn't confess?

She said nothing.

How long did you interrogate her?

Almost 4 hours.

You can go now.

Yes.

The courtest will be unnecessary.

You didn't tell them.

So you want to quibble now?

Here I am.

Not me.

I thought you could be smarter.

Go on with the torture.

I did think that way.

But I didn't do it.

You did think that way.

The princess is innocent.

The baby is innocent, too.

I can't be so selfish to hurt innocent people.

You want to lie to me.

But I need a more sincere lie.

I am not pleading innocence for myself.

Each motive is sinful.

For the rest of my life, I won't be innocent.

Who told you to do this?

I won't tell you.

Why do you work here?

Maid Chen.

What is this?

Not this.

Keep looking.

Your Royal Highness.

I search here according to instructions.

They found this in your place.

Autumn orchis and aromatic strawberry,

They grow in the hall brightly.

It's different from the current orchid.

It's a herb.

Do you know what this is?

Who told you it's for the princess?

This is the medicine for you.

Eupatorium chinense.

Don't tell me.

Someone put it there behind your back.

I won't say so.

Because you won't trust me even if I say so.

You don't tell me the truth.

I have many solutions.

I will torture you like in hell.

It's not my first time to see your wrath.

You haven't seen the best part.

For you, it's not the best part.

But you are in the imperial court.

Do you know all the people are more fragile than anyone of you?

And their lives are more vulnerable.

You are excluded from them.

Right?

Yes.

So I won't admit it.

Wang Shen.

Your Royal Highness.

More torture?

Torture won't work for stubborn people like her.

Starve her.

Till the noon after two days,

if she still doesn't confess,

Just...

crush into pieces.

You should lie down.

Why do you come out?

I can't.

She says, your eyes will be dry when you are reading at night.

She also says,

Your belt is loose.

Maybe you are too tired recently.

I don't believe it is her.

Not her.

If it were her, she would make it neat and clean.

I won't feel a thing.

So what are you going to do with her?

She works in Shanggong division.

Just send her back.

What a pity!

I still can't remember the poem she taught me.

I can teach you.

Go to bed now.

You promised me that you wouldn't put maid Gu in a pickle.

You are still lying to me.

Right?

Nianzhi.

Stop asking.

She is just a maid.

But I am going to be the emperor.

I have many difficulties.

Also, I have more important things to do.

An Pingbo has made cross on his confession letter.

Chancellor, you are relieved right?

I think An Pingbo knows who can keep him safe.

Man dies in pursuit of wealth.

He still believes you and the imperial concubine

will return half of his property.

The imperial concubine and I will try our best to keep him safe.

I will leave An Pingbo to you.

Your Royal Highness

I am here again.

The emperor says you can proceed to interrogate them.

He will tell you to see him if necessary.

Yes.

For the princess, the emperor wants to know your explanation until that time.

Your Royal Highness.

You can start now.

Take the prisoner here.

You can speak now, Zhao Yong?

Yes.

Yes.

You need to tell me the truth today.

Yes.

Who instigated the Xiaoji cavalry to Donggong grange?

I.

In the next interrogation, I want to hear Li Baizhou from your mouth.

Leave the rest to me.

And there is nothing you can do.

How many warhorses have you corrupted? With whom?

Where are they now?

Only thirty warhorses.

I did it alone.

How dare you!

Torture him.

Your Royal Highness.

This is a heavy sentence.

It's only three days.

Torture.

How many warhorses have you corrupted?

Where are they now?

Say it.

Your...

Fetch water and wake him up.

Proceed.

Your Royal Highness.

I don't think he will wake up.

I will leave An Pingbo to you.

Assistant minister Du.

After An Pingbo dies in prison, the crown prince will suspect me.

No.

He will think Zhang Luzheng did that.

Even if An Pingbo is culpable,

you punish him regardless of the imperial decree.

And maybe he will die on spot.

Commander.

So you will stand by?

I will go to ask for the emperor's decision

Before that, the crown prince can't be impulsive.

I wish time could go backwards.

I will give you a copy of the account book tomorrow.

Assistant minister Du.

So it means your dream comes true.

Your Royal Highness

So you will write the memorial to the emperor like this?

You still find no result?

I am sorry.

Xiaoji cavalry's sergeants don't know where the warhorses come from.

We still have no clues from the army men on leave.

Except settling the case, what else can we do?

Your Royal Highness

I think you should write another memorial for the princess.

The emperor...

You don't have a say here.

Attendant Wang

Did he confess who instigated him?

Not yet.

They are so stubborn.

Get prepared.

For what?

Maid Gu.

You may not know me.

I am Chang'an.

A eunuch in Baoben palace.

I brought you some food.

The crown prince ordered you to starve me.

You are...

Cow's milk is mild.

It's good for spleen and stomach, also can stop hiccup.

You have aeipathia.

You should eat this.

The one who tells me to send this wants to tell you...

Please help me tell your master.

I won't betray the one who helps me and is close to him.

My master doesn't know who that is.

And he doesn't want to talk about this.

He wants to say

He wants to tell you, don't forget that sentence.

If you are in trouble in the palace,

feel free to tell me.

If you want to leave, my master can help you.

If I leave, I will be charged with poisoning the princess forever.

One day, your master will be implicated.

Don't get trapped so deep.

He wants you to remember,

You should tell the crown prince if necessary.

You're so resourceful.

He sent you the food, and I saw this.

Just eat it.

You are scared now, right?

It's great.

I liked it.

This is not for you.

It's wine.

I failed.

My wife and son are implicated because of me.

I still failed in the end.

I'm still so incompetent.

I let him down again.

Your Royal Highness.

So now, I don't know why I tell you this.

Maybe only I don't need to pretend I can't hear and see, right?

So, who instigated you?

You still don't tell me?

Does my confession matter now?

It doesn't matter.

I just feel relieved with your confession.

You won't be relieved because of me?

Sometimes,

I know you're lying.

So I can't admit it now.

If you are relieved, you will release the real culprit.

This time your lie is better than your previous one.

Your Royal Highness.

Time to go.

I'm going to report my work in a detached palace.

Actually I am going to plead guilty.

It might take a few days.

After I come back, maybe I won't see you again.