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"Go Ahead Fearlessly" - Liu Yuning

♫ Grudges and karma, right and wrong ♫

♫ The past hides blood and tears ♫

♫ It is hard to catch up after years of separation ♫

♫ The truth cannot be fully revealed ♫

♫ Fate is full of twists and turns ♫

♫ Life and death, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand ♫

♫ Obsession is hard to get rid of, keeping the truth and getting rid of the lies, let the wind blow ♫

♫ Tossed about by the wind and rain, I will never regret it, I will accompany you for my whole life ♫

♫ At least you share my joy and sorrow ♫

♫ Unravelling fate, fearlessly, a dream returns ♫

♫ The mountains and rivers are bright and beautiful, holding hands, together we return ♫

♫ In this life, my heart returns untainted of dust and ash ♫

[Melody of Golden Age]

[Episode 36]

Lord Geng, that lawless scoundrel Lai is becoming bolder by the day.

We need to think of a countermeasure.

Lord Geng.

Those who steal hooks are punished,

while those who steal nations are lords. (This phrase is used to satirize the hypocrisy and irrationality of the law.)

Huan.

Do you hate me?

So you torment me every night in my dream.

Do you also think like those old ministers that...

I'm greedy for power?

Huan,

Qi'er cannot speak well.

And Xichen and Nanlang are aiming at us.

I'm holding up Great Cang all by myself.

I don't owe you anything.

Grand Empress Dowager.

Now the court is unstable, you should take more care of your health.

I'm fine.

The Imperial Preceptor has passed away,

and we face both domestic strife and foreign aggression.

So I feel troubled.

Have you properly arranged the imperial court's affairs?

As you requested,

I have trusted Vice Minister Lai to assist with the imperial court's affairs.

Vice Minister Lai has said,

he hopes you don't worry about imperial court affairs and get a good rest.

All right.

I still remember the Imperial Preceptor had worked hard for the country.

Before he died,

he tried his best to prophesy for the Great Cang.

I wish…

I wish Great Cang could be...

as peaceful

as the Imperial Preceptor prophesied.

[Lu's Pawnshop]

Quickly go! Quickly go!

- Qi Yeyun! Qi Yeyun! Come out now. - I'm coming.

- What's wrong? Why close the shop in broad daylight? - Close the shop now.

You're cooped up at home all day. Aren't you curious about anything outside?

Great calamity has befallen.

The Grand Empress Dowager is seriously ill.

Now the Black Fiend is in power, everything is about to change.

It is said that several loyal ministers who opposed Lai Luozhi have been assassinated.

In such times, why would we even keep our shop open?

The country is in turmoil.

This is a business opportunity for our pawnshop.

How foolish! Let me ask you.

Which one is more important, money or life?

Close the shop now!

Vice Minister Lai, what brings you here to the Imperial Guards?

Now, the Jin clan has been detained by the Imperial Guards.

Yet you haven't proceeded with the trial.

Great Chief Shen, do you think that the Grand Empress Dowager is seriously ill,

then you can be negligent in your duty?

We still need more evidence.

Evidence? What I brought with me today is the evidence.

Great Chief Shen, please proceed with the trial and judgment immediately.

How can I make a judgment based solely on your words?

If you don't, fine then. I'll do it.

Lai Luozhi,

are you openly showing contempt for the authority of the court?

You still have no right to intervene in the affairs of the Imperial Guards.

The Imperial Inspectorate cannot, but I, Lai Luozhi, can do it.

Do not forget that.

The Grand Empress Dowager has granted me the right to reward and punish officials at my discretion.

Palace Guards, await my command!

Shen Du of the Imperial Guards is negligent in his duty while the Grand Empress Dowager is ill.

He is hereby detained and awaits trial.

What? How dare you to go against the imperial palace guards!

Great Chief, are you planning a rebellion?

If you kill the commander of the imperial palace guards,

you and everyone in the Imperial Guards will be charged with the crime of treason today.

Who dares!

Lai Luozhi,

I can't believe you brought the Iron Crossbow Troop of the imperial palace guards.

The imperial palace guards are cleverer than you guys are.

Those in the Imperial Guards who refuse to be caught,

will be executed on the spot.

Put down your swords.

Please.

Great Chief Shen.

Sir! Sir, Sir!

Terrible things have happened.

Vice Minister Lai is leading the imperial palace guards to surround the Imperial Guards.

Great Chief Shen and everyone in the Imperial Guards

have been thrown into the Imperial Inspectorate's prison.

Lai Luozhi has really laid a hand on Great Chief Shen?

It's true. The Imperial Guards and the Imperial Inspectorate have always been foes.

According to Vice Minister Lai's style,

he might exterminate everyone in the Imperial Guards,

along with their nine clans.

Guards.

Wu Taiming, what do you want to do?

Are you going to hand over Sixth Miss?

Seize the weapons.

Yes.

Feng Gui.

Get me the appointment document from the Grand Empress Dowager for Director Yan and me.

If that Lai guy dares to come, I'll tell him...

that Yan Xing is not only the wife of the Great Chief of the Imperial Guards,

but also the female official of the Ministry of Justice, holding a sixth-rank position,

specially appointed by the Grand Empress Dowager.

Follow me.

Block the main gate of the Ministry of Justice.

[Rewards for Trust, Punishments for Betrayal]

Sir, it's been a long while,

and those from the Imperial Inspectorate haven't come yet.

I've told you. We can't take it lightly.

We can't take it lightly.

Keep guarding.

He didn't come either. Isn't this...

Keep guarding.

Who is it?

Madam.

Sixth Sister!

- I'm your brother, Sixth Sister! - Fifth Brother?

-Madam!

- Sixth Sister! - Uncle Zhong.

Open the gate.

[Rewards for Trust, Punishments for Betrayal]

- Fifth Brother. - Madam.

Uncle Zhong.

Father told me to bring you back to the Yan Mansion.

We will protect you.

Fifth Brother, thank you all!

Uncle Zhong, today I'll still go back to the Shen Mansion.

Madam!

Please.

I, Yan Xing, thank you all, my colleagues.

Please, Madam.

Is this still the awe-inspiring Great Chief Shen?

I dare not recognize you.

Shen Du.

You really aren't smart.

What a tough guy you are!

Here in the Imperial Inspectorate, I've seen so many tough guys.

After a few times of torture, those who don't want to talk,

can only ask for death.

But you could still stare at me.

Indeed. You really deserve to be my long-time rival.

The Imperial Inspectorate's torture instruments...

truly live up to their reputation.

I, Shen Du, in my lifetime,

have certainly experienced it all.

You’re so capable.

If you actually died, wouldn't that be a pity?

They call you the White Ghost and me the Black Fiend.

If you and I can get along well and work together, then...

no one can beat us in this world.

It's a shame for me

to be compared

to someone like you.

You rejected me.

Everyone says that the two of us are the left and right arms of the Grand Empress Dowager.

But do you know it?

She has long suspected that you and I have ulterior motives,

making us monitor each other and go against each other.

And she... can sit back and enjoy the benefits.

After all, she is the most formidable woman in this world.

The world is all in her grasp.

Including you,

me,

and the Shen family...

back then.

Has anyone told you...

that the Shen family was framed by the Grand Empress Dowager herself?

And you…

You fool!

Yet you have served your enemy for so many years.

Where is the evidence?

Evidence?

Don't lie to yourself.

Over these years, you should have realized...

in the case of Shen Bingzhu collaborating with the enemy,

there was more than one person wanting him dead.

Why?

Because everyone knew it was the Grand Empress Dowager who wanted him dead.

Dozens of people, not a single one left.

Except you, a fool.

You're talking nonsense.

You're talking nonsense.

You're talking nonsense!

Yes.

You've seen it.

The fire moth is me.

I am the true leader of the Huo'e Sect.

Shen Du,

you've witnessed the power of the Huo'e Sect.

Why not conspire with me on a grand plan?

[Yan Xìng, a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice, reports that Minister Lai, a treacherous minister, abuses power, distorts truth, and wrongfully implicates the Great Chief of the Imperial Guards.]

- Madam. - Madam.

Madam,

Xiang'an City is now already under Lai Luozhi's control.

So many officials who opposed him have been assassinated.

On your way there, you must be very careful.

Butler Shen,

no matter how hard it is to get there today,

I will not back down.

What happened to the Shen family will not happen again.

I, Yan Xing, must enter the palace to seek justice from the Grand Empress Dowager.

- Remember to leave the gate open for me. - Yes.

Madam, take care.

Yan Xing, be smart. Don't go any further.

What if I don't?

Do you want to continue assassinating court officials in the street?

Is there no law?

Are you all right?

Sixth Miss, go and do what you want to do.

Sxith Miss Yan, you fool!

If you want to save your man, hurry!

Thank you.

Let's go.

[Zichen Palace]

I'm Yan Xing, Chief Director of the Ministry of Justice.

I hereby accuse the treacherous Minister Lai

of abusing power, distorting the truth,

and wrongfully implicating Shen Du, the Great Chief of the Imperial Guards.

Great Chief Shen Du is so loyal that it can be witnessed by everyone.

Grand Empress Dowager, I beg you to clear Shen Du's name.

I'm Yan Xing, Chief Director of the Ministry of Justice.

I hereby accuse the treacherous Minister Lai

of abusing power and distorting truth.

Great Chief Shen Du is so loyal that it can be witnessed by everyone.

- Grand Empress Dowager, I beg you to clear Shen Du's name. - Grand Empress Dowager won't see anyone now.

Go back.

♫ It's hard to forget the brief encounter we had ♫

Everything is predetermined.

You're doing it for nothing.

I'm Yan Xing, Chief Director of the Ministry of Justice.

I hereby accuse the treacherous Minister Lai

of abusing power and distorting truth.

♫ Tossed about by the wind and rain, I will never regret it, I will accompany you for my whole life ♫

♫ At least you share my joy and sorrow ♫

♫ Unravelling fate, fearlessly, a dream returns ♫

♫ The mountains and rivers are bright and beautiful, holding hands, together we return ♫

Grand Empress Dowager,

I beg you to clear Shen Du's name.

Marshal Xu, do you think I am acting like a heroine?

Yes, of course.

What are you laughing at?

I'm thinking about why a girl like you wants to be a heroine.

Because only a heroine can match a great hero.

Right! How is your dowry coming along?

You've been the Marshal of Inspectors for years.

You must have saved up some possessions.

Wait until this is over,

I will definitely hold a grand wedding for you,

and ask all the inspectors to come and celebrate us.

You'll marry off with glory and honor.

- Really? - Of course.

It's the distress fireworks of inspectors.

Outside the city.

Marshal Xu.

Don't be scared.

You minions!

- Don't try to harm… - Yun Que.

Listen to me. Run.

Run?

Yes. Go back to the city and look for Jiang Langxing,

ask him to take inspectors out of the city to provide support.

This is an order from the Marshal of Inspectors.

You must obey it.

Yes.

No. Brother Xu didn't actually want me to find support.

He knew it was too late.

He wanted to cover for my escape alone.

Brother Xu!

Yun Que.

The grand wedding...

I promised you...

might be gone.

What do you call me?

♫ May you also look up to see the brilliant stars and moon ♫

My...

♫ Among countless others, I've found only you ♫

...wife.

♫ Time is fleeting and fate is shallow ♫

♫ The winter in warm memories ♫

♫ Never mind the destined solitary fate ♫

♫ Blazing a lifetime of magnificence ♫

♫ I have waited until time bloomed into flowers ♫

♫ The ice and snow slowly melting ♫

♫ I hear those gentle words ♫

♪ My husband and I return together ♪ ♫ He said he loves her ♫

♪ My husband and I return together ♪ ♫ The flower in the mirror, the moon in the water, present in my dreams

♪ The couple goes back home ♪ ♫ It’s not illusory glamor ♫

♫ Why fear the flying sand on the road ahead ♫

♫ Chasing time, riding a white horse ♫

♫ Let's go together ♫

♫ Love is pure and originally flawless ♫

♫ Let the vast universe change ♫

♫ Let's spend our time together ♫

Good.

The great power in the imperial court is all in my control.

Only these ignorant inspectors are out of my control.

Those remaining weak scholars

are even easier to handle.

Now the inspectors have lost their marshal,

naturally, they be able to achieve anything.

The Marshal of Inspectors is dead.

Great Chief of the Imperial Guards should face reality now.

Why bring me here?

On such a winter night,

I want to bring you here to appreciate the special scenery.

If I didn't know

that Sixth Miss Yan was a spy sent by Prime Minister Zhang,

I might have been moved by your deep marital affection.

Today, your wife

has bravely stormed the palace gate today,

kneeling for an entire day in the heavy snow.

Vice Minister Lai, you brought me here in the dead of night.

You aren't just keeping me company to see my wife, right?

I am jealous of you.

Why are there always so many people willing to fight for you?

Perhaps you still don't know.

To protect your wife from entering the palace,

Marshal of Inspectors and his woman even sacrificed their lives.

What a tragedy.

Great Chief Shen,

over these days,

I think you must have understood

how the world will be like in the future.

Great Chief Shen, do you still remember it?

When I gave you the bottle of the heart blood,

you once promised me something.

Whether you are sincere or not,

I need you to stand by my side.

- Of course. - That's good then.

I have always believed you were a man of his word.

Madam.

It snowed a bit.

It's just a pity...

that today I couldn't meet the Grand Empress Dowager.

Tomorrow, I will go again.

Shen Du.

You're back.

Did the Empress Dowager release you?

It is Vice Minister Lai.

Vice Minister Lai?

Lai Luozhi released you?

He surprisingly had a change of heart.

What happened to your face? Let me see.

Husband, what's wrong?

Yan Xing,

let's divorce.

What did you say?

You and I...

get a divorce.

Divorce?

Why?

Have you encountered any danger?

Did Lai Luozhi threaten you?

What happened?

Shen Du, did you forget?

I am Sixth Miss Yan.

I am the Chief Director of the Ministry of Justice.

Although my rank is not high,

I am a female court official and have also handled many major cases.

I've never been someone who needs protection from my husband.

I can stand by your side

and face the challenges with you.

I am not afraid of trouble or difficulties.

No matter what happens, I can face it all with you.

Are you afraid of implicating the Yan family?

Shen Du,

if Lai Luozhi wants to lay his hand on us,

even if you and I get a divorce

he will not let the Yan family go.

If we want to protect them,

we can think of a solution together.

Like,

sending the Yan family away from Xiang'an.

And…

Sixth Miss Yan.

It's not because of the Yan family.

Nor is anyone threatening me.

Actually, it is very simple.

After experiencing this period of time,

I've figured it out.

The Shen family needs a wife who is educated and well-mannered,

and is able to support her husband and teach her children.

You cannot provide me with a worry-free household.

Nor do you prioritize me.

You're always trying to win and show off.

You're not a good partner for me.

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"Only Want You" - Ding Yuxi, Deng Enxi

♫ One look confirmed our fate ♫

♫ Upon meeting again, I know you're the one for me ♫

♫ Gazing at the stars, dreaming about old times ♫

♫ A pair of people have already taken root ♫

♫ Lovers before the candlelight, do not ask their thoughts ♫

♫ Affection is bound, lasting forever ♫

♫ Using the evening breeze to express deep love ♫

♫ I have someone I long for in this life ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ You are the only one for me ♫

♫ Embracing each other, how serious we are about our love ♫

♫ Every moment is treasured ♫

♫ From dawn to dusk ♫

♫ You and I, forever inseparable ♫

♫ Without noticing, you broke into my heart ♫

♫ Slowly immersing myself, I become undaunted by perils for love ♫

♫ I charge into battle with unmatched resilience ♫

♫ Because you are my responsibility ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ Deeply in love, you are the one I have chosen ♫

♫ Autumn moon and spring breeze, I only want you for my whole life ♫

♫ The trace of your palm ♫

♫ Your gaze ♫

♫ Our love is heating up ♫

♫ You are the only one for me ♫