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[Legend says there was a country named Xuan Chi.]

[Fu River spanned across the whole of Xuan Chi,]

[nurturing this fertile land.]

[The humans and the deities lived in peace.]

[They live and grow their family together.]

[Our story begins from here.]

[A little fox spirit that was uninterested in cultivation was abandoned by her kind.]

[The family of a minor official took her in.]

[The fox spirit then]

[became a female official in a textile workshop.]

[All these above are my imagination.]

[Stop!]

[Stop!]

[How dare you push Duke Taiping into the water?]

[How insolent.]

[How dare you run away after committing such a grave sin?]

[You will receive 30 beatings when we catch you.]

[You'll not be able to use your legs for three years.]

[Stop right there!]

[Stop!]

-[Stop!] -[Stop!]

Crown Prince.

We've reached your establishment.

-Stay here. -Yes.

[I slipped and fell in love.]

[I never thought this man]

[would be the one for me.]

[He turned my life into something beyond my wildest dreams.]

[Oh, my gosh.]

[I almost lost my mind.]

Get your stinky feet off me.

My embroidery thread.

It's just some thread.

I will compensate you.

Just some thread? Just?

It took me more than 50 days from rearing silkworms

to extracting silk filaments from the cocoon.

The coloured silkworm that I have picked carefully from thousands of them.

After the coloured silk is produced,

it required a certain technique to preserve its colour within two hours.

After that, it has to be weaved carefully.

It has to be weaved into a thread one-tenth of the thickness of our hair

and it takes ten threads to twist into a single thread.

Only then the colours of the silk would appear brimming.

I went through every procedure myself.

It took me three years.

Three years. I went from being a little girl to a lady

to make these thread.

Easy? Do you think it's easy?

It's tiring just by saying it.

I won't let you suffer these losses for nothing.

Forget it. You didn't mean to anyway.

If you're this forgiving,

won't I look bad if I don't compensate?

Say, how much do these embroidery threads cost?

I will pay.

I said forget it.

-Will you stop bugging me? -[There she is!]

[Get her.]

You are intruding a private property.

Get in! I know this is your house.

[Oh! My Prince!]

-Oh, right? Who are you? -My family name is Xue.

Xue? Are you here to have a look

because your friend just moved here?

Tell me.

How did you manage to anger the people from the mansion of Duke Taiping?

How did you know they are from the mansion of Duke Taiping?

Who doesn't know them?

Besides, is there anything in this world that I don't know?

You were looking anxious.

Carrying such precious thread,

are you a thief?

Firstly, judging from your outfit,

you should be the seamstress in the textile workshop.

You wouldn't be able to pay after dirtying such precious thread,

that's why I offered to compensate you.

It doesn't mean that I'm wrong.

Secondly,

you are a married lady.

I never argue with a married lady.

Just give up already.

Lastly,

if you have a different opinion,

I will call for Duke Taiping's men.

What are you doing?

Firstly, you made baseless assumptions on someone's identity

and you refused to apologise.

That's very rude of you.

Secondly,

a married lady?

Were you not borne by a woman?

Plus, I'm not married yet.

I'm still young.

What are your eyes for?

Lastly,

if they came and murdered me,

they are the murderer and you'll be the accomplice.

Don't come near me. Don't come near me.

You have a way with words.

So,

what is your name?

I am...

the exceptionally gorgeous,

kind-hearted, quick-witted,

presentable, capable,

gentle, versatile,

artistic, elegant,

pure,

one of a kind,

the one and only

Xiao Baihu.

Xiao Baihu?

Show me then.

Let me tell you.

I'm a hunter.

As if.

What are you doing?

Xiao Baihu,

I saved you and you're trying to run away?

Let go of me!

Are you not planning to let me go?

How about this?

Tell me where you live.

I will send you home along with the money.

No, thank you.

It's too much of a trouble to send me home.

It's not. I'm the cro...

A man never goes back on his words.

I have to send you home.

[Thank you for saving me.]

[But seriously, stop following me!]

Xiao Baihu. The textile workshop.

We'll see how far you can run.

My Lord, we failed to capture her.

When we were chasing after Meng Huan,

we were stopped by

the Commandant of Imperial Guard Division, Hong Jinchou.

Hong Jinchou?

Hong Jinchou has been ordered to protect the crown prince.

Could it be that...

this girl is related to the crown prince?

The crown prince is incompetent in managing the country,

it's only wise to stay away from him.

As for the girl...

we will just leave her alone for now.

I have my way to make her come and look for me.

Hurry. We will be doomed if we stayed any longer.

Huan Er, what is this about?

Mother, let's move away.

You... Are you trying to rebel?

Well...

I wish to travel to the neighbouring country to learn new embroidery stitches.

New embroidery stitches? That's great.

-You agreed? -I mean

your father is the chief of the workshop.

He knows all the masters.

Go and ask him.

Mother, if we don't move away,

-we will be beheaded. -Beheaded?

[Crown Prince Mansion]

For Cangya Pavilion,

we will drop the clues

on Duke Taiping for now.

Yes, Your Grace.

Did you find that girl?

Your Grace, the girl from the afternoon

is the daughter of the chief of the workshop, Meng Jianyuan.

She is a female official from the textile workshop, Meng Huan.

Meng Huan?

What?

You pushed Duke Taiping into the lake?

When was that?

This afternoon.

He wanted to harass me.

[Help!]

My dear wife, come to me.

I never knew Duke Taiping was so detestable.

Huan Er, of all the things you could do,

you angered Duke Taiping.

We are in big trouble now.

Mother, let's move away.

You mentioned that after meeting Mr. Xue,

Duke Taiping's people stopped chasing after you.

Go and look for Mr. Xue then.

Have him protect you.

Will that work?

Listen to me. I'm always right.

Mother.

Be careful.

I don't even use it myself.

If you happen to run into any trouble,

come and look for me with this folding fan.

I will surely help you out.

All you care about is this fan.

Listen, you will keep this feeling to yourself.

The weather has been great these few days.

I heard that there is a Lantern Festival in town tonight.

Go and find Rourou.

Both of you can go to the Lantern Festival.

You might bump into Mr. Xue.

If you don't go and look for Mr. Xue,

you can be Duke Taiping's concubine.

I will go.

I will listen to you, all right?

From my outfit and makeup to how many steps I will take,

I will do as you say.

My life is given by you. I will listen to you.

That is only right.

I had you in my belly for ten months

and I went through all the trouble

to bring you up as a decent lady.

Even though you can get a little careless sometimes.

But you are a good girl with a photographic memory

and a special skill.

But no matter how good you are,

you have to get married when it's time.

I'm telling you.

-In ten days, -In ten days,

-you will bring my future son-in-law to me. -you will bring my future son-in-law to me.

-Otherwise, -Otherwise,

-you're going to get it from me. -you're going to get it from me.

Silly girl!

Mother, you forgot the most important line.

"You are beautiful because you took after me"

"Would you even exist if it wasn't for me?"

Hurry up and go.

Yes...

I will go right now.

Silly girl.

-Come. Let's have a look over there. -Sure.

Here. Huan Er.

Let's go over there.

Greetings to both of you ladies.

I'm sorry for the sudden intrusion.

Are you two interested in solving these riddles as well?

You, too?

A calm river returning to the West.

Return.

This one.

Combine the Chinese characters of "goat" and "left".

Difference.

This is a piece of cake.

This one. I can't get my head around this.

A crescent moon hanging on the West building.

Grain.

Why would that be?

A crescent moon.

It means its shape.

Therefore, the first stroke is a throw.

This is why they say the crescent moon looks like an eyebrow.

As for the West building,

it means the character of "wood"

in terms of the structure of a Chinese character.

The component "wood" is at the west side of the character "building".

It's easy to see.

"Hanging" means

the strokes of press and throw hanging at both sides.

Hence, this riddle

is a perfect combination of words and their meanings.

It's extraordinary.

I see.

Mister,

Judging from your outfit, you are from a well-to-do family.

You must have studied more than us.

Why can't you solve these easy riddles?

You...

Huan Er, you are merciless towards that young man.

Let me tell you.

I've solved that riddle when I was small.

I was helping a boy.

He even gave me a fan because of that.

Do you mean

the fan hanging on your wall?

Cangya Pavilion introduced some new dishes. It's delicious.

Since we are not working tomorrow. Let's give it a try.

But...

Stop hesitating.

Come on. Hurry.

Be careful.

I think the man from yesterday is not too bad.

What kind of taste do you have?

Rourou.

Something important came up. You carry on.

Huan Er.

Huan Er, where are you going?

[Sir, take a look.]

[Do you have other types?]

[How about this?]

[My goods are of the best quality.]

You actually live here.

You lied to me.

[Since Mr. Xue can stop Duke Taiping from harassing me.]

[I need to think of a way to get Mr. Xue to protect me.]

[He said it was his friend's house.]

I am not someone to be taken lightly of.

[He's going through it so slowly.]

[I have memorised everything already.]

Are you done peeping?

Xiao Baihu, return the ledger to me.

No.

You haven't compensated me for the embroidery thread.

Return the ledger to me and I will do so.

No.

Xiao Baihu, return the ledger to me.

Hurry.

-Stay away from me. -Return it.

Stay away.

I'm going to burn it if you come near me.

You wouldn't dare.

Why not?

All right. I won't come near you.

Return the ledger to me.

Pay for the embroidery thread.

I will.

Be careful.

-Hong Jinchou. -Yes.

Get the poison.

What for?

It's to torture you

and make you suffer terribly.

I saved you last time.

Not only that you didn't repay me

but you burned my ledger.

It's just a ledger.

I'll just return it to you.

Just...

a ledger?

Do you think you can restore it?

You thought my embroidery thread were unimportant, too.

Do you think you can clean it and return it to me?

I will write down the records of the ledger and return it to you.

Write it down?

Do you think this is poetry?

The records of your ledger are all in here.

Are you serious?

All right.

Since you have some use,

I will keep you alive.

Are you done?

Yes.

It's done.

Does this pig look like you?

If you're not going to write it properly,

I will make you vanish in a puff of smoke.

All right.

You're such vicious and spoiled rich brat.

Say it again.

I am writing.

I'm done.

This is just the first page. What about the rest?

You are such a bully.

You should be grateful that I wrote a page for you.

For me?

May I ask, who burned my ledger?

My thread is ruined by you.

You didn't compensate me a cent, did you?

Listen, this is far more expensive than your thread.

I can restore the ledger for you.

But with one condition.

Sure.

I can't think of anything now.

I'll tell you when I come up with something.

If you don't agree, I will not write it.

All right.

Your Grace,

I checked with some of the banks.

After some verification,

Miss Meng wrote everything correctly.

I didn't know that girl has a photographic memory.

Keep checking.

I will hand you parts of the ledger eventually.

Yes.

Hold on.

If Miss Meng comes to see me,

just let her in.

Yes.

I only have a request.

It's not much.

I want to ask a favour from you.

Tell me.

My mother insists on marrying me off.

But I can't find any suitable candidate.

I don't want to go on a blind date,

I really don't want to.

So, I told my mother that

I already have someone I like.

So, that person is...

No problem.

Really?

Mr. Xue, you are a kind person.

May I ask for another favour from you?

This is not something new.

Since you are the one that I like,

you can visit the streets with me when I'm upset, right?

I will take it that you agree tacitly.

Let's go.

Mr. Xue can hang it on his flute.

How much is this?

100 coins.

Here.

What are you looking at?

Nothing.

This is for you to eat. Take it.

Let's go.

Steamed bun.

Hot, steaming buns.

Have some steamed buns.

-Miss, steamed buns. -Sir.

I will take all the buns.

All of the buns. Sure.

Give me some money.

Hurry up.

Thank you.

Here's the money.

Kids, come and have some steamed buns.

Come on.

Hot, steaming buns. Eat while it's still hot.

Hurry up. Eat while it's still hot.

[She's such an adorable and kind-hearted girl.]

It's so good.

You did a good thing.

However,

the steamed buns can only satiate their hunger for today.

I had no choice.

I can only feed them a meal.

A factory located south of the capital is recruiting apprentices.

They are still young. They should be able to pick up really quick.

They can have a try.

Really?

The factory is not for common people.

You must have a plan when you said that, right?

It doesn't solve any problems

just by feeding them a meal or two.

They need a skill to survive.

If the poor have the skill to make a living,

there would be no beggars in our country.

[Mr. Xue cares about the world.]

Huan Er.

Huan Er.

Mother, why are you here?

So, this is Mr. Xue?

Pleased to meet you.

I've heard Huan Er mentioned about you.

She said that you are a great cook.

What good timing.

I'm making sweet and sour fish for Huan Er tonight.

You should join us.

I will be glad to.

Come on. Let's head home.

Here comes the fish.

Mother, hurry and come.

Hurry and take a seat. We are just waiting for you.

Mr. Xue.

Huan Er's father has some work to attend to,

so he can't come home yet. Let's dig in first.

Mr. Xue.

You have an exquisite flute.

This flute is given by my father.

I've been bringing it with me all the time.

Can we stop talking? The fish has gotten cold.

I'll have a bite first.

Silly girl.

Mr. Xue is our guest.

He hasn't even started.

How can you start ahead of him?

-You silly girl. -Lady Meng.

This is what I like about Huan Er.

She's not pretentious.

Yesterday, you said that

I was the biggest idiot in the world.

I said you are

the cleverest person in the world.

Look at him. He's such a smooth talker.

-Come... Have a bite. -Sure.

See if this fish suits your taste.

Is it good?

Lady Meng, the food you made

are equivalent to the Emperor's meals.

Look at him. Look at him.

Our Huan Er has met a real gem.

Let's have a drink.

Cheers...

My Lord, My Lord.

My Lord, we're in trouble.

Lord Yang has been arrested.

According to our intel,

the crown prince has obtained the evidence to their crimes.

What should we do next?

We...

We are panicking already.

What for?

Yang Xiu is just a scribe.

Even if he was caught,

how big of a commotion can he bring?

You're right.

But it's the crown prince.

The prince has been His Majesty's favourite all these years.

We cannot let our guard down.

The crown prince.

It doesn't even matter if it's the Emperor.

As long as my brother is guarding the Northern Xinjiang,

they can't touch me

even if they are investigating me.

Yes.

Enough.

I know what are you worrying about.

Don't worry.

I have made the arrangements.

Yang Xiu can't talk anymore.

Qu Er.

I just heard that

Yang Xiu died after you arrested him.

That means

there's something serious behind this case.

You can't rush for results

and act recklessly.

I asked you to be cautious

not because I wanted to restrict you.

It's because

I want you to be bold

and do whatever you want to.

No matter who is involved,

if you have obtained concrete evidence,

you will do

what you should do.

No one in Xuan Chi

can stop you.

Father, rest assure.

I will remain composed

and think of a way to capture them all in one fell swoop.

Rourou.

Give it back to me.

-No. -Give it back to me.

-Come and get it. -Give it back.

I won't be friends with you anymore if you continue doing this.

Why can't I have a look?

Give it back to me already.

-Stop chasing after me. -Rourou, give it back.

All right. Huan Er.

What an exquisite jade pendant.

Which of your lovers gave it to you?

What lover?

It's Mr. Xue from before.

He showed it to me but he forgot to bring it back.

Give it to me.

Give it back to me.

Why? Am I right?

I'm just taking a look. Why can't I?

Go ahead.

Qu.

The crown prince went out of the palace with the Emperor

when he was little.

He met a bright girl

when he was solving the riddles

and gave her a folding fan.

Since then, the crown prince has been waiting for the little girl to show up.

But he heard nothing from her.

His Grace

loves carving character on his favourite belongings.

He would carve the character of "Qu" on each jade ornament.

Including his favourite belongings.

Not everyone knows about this.

I overheard it

when the crown prince's wet nurse and the Grand Supervisor were talking.

Isn't the name of the crown prince Mu Rongqu?

Could it be that...

Mr. Xue

is the crown prince?

Huan Er, this piece of jade is expensive.

How did you meet him?

It's just an ordinary ornament.

I was walking on the street one day

and I bumped into him by accident.

That's how we got to know each other.

I thought he was your crush since childhood.

He's not.

How would I know such a narcissistic person?

You mentioned that

even Duke Taiping's men

avoided him.

That's right. What's the matter?

Nothing.

Oh, right. Let's hurry and go over there.

Xiang Er is waiting for us.

-Let's go. -All right.

Madam.

This is the cloth that you wanted, right?

Yes.

By the way, madam.

It's my day off today.

I can give you a hand.

Can you tell me

the story about the crown prince again?

It's just a story.

Just listen to it and don't read too much into it.

I just want to know.

Did the crown prince find the girl?

I supposed not.

If he found her,

our country would have a crown princess by now.

The Imperial Household Department sent out many men to find her

but ended up in vain.

So many years have passed.

The crown prince has probably

forgotten about it.

Even if the girl showed up with the folding fan,

the Crown Prince might not be able to remember.

I wouldn't be so sure.

Hurry up. He's right there.

Mr. Xue.

You're making me wait this long again.

Mr. Xue, this is my good friend, Rourou.

Rourou, this is Mr. Xue.

Come on. It's time for you to fulfil your promise.

Let's go.

Rourou.

What's wrong?

My stomach hurts.

Your stomach hurts?

I'll bring you to a physician. Can you walk?

It's fine.

It's an old illness.

I have medicine back home.

It's just that my legs gave way because of the pain.

-I can't walk. -You can't?

Come. I will carry you.

Thank you, Huan Er.

But my house is far

and you are weak.

How will you carry me?

You should ask someone else for help.

Why are you blanking out?

Carry her.

I can help her.

But she's a lady.

Now you know it's inappropriate for a guy and a woman to touch each other.

Hurry up and carry her.

Thank you, Mr. Xue.

Huan Er, I am a little thirsty.

Can you get me a cup of water?

Sure. Wait a minute.

I'll help.

Mr. Xue.

Are you all right?

This folding fan...

It's nothing.

It was given to me by a boy when I solved a riddle.

A crescent moon hanging on the West building.

-Father. -Slowly. Be careful.

Qu Er.

You have to work hard

for the things that you love.

You can't count on someone else to do it for you.

-Understand? -Where did she go?

It's "grain".

"Crescent moon" means a throw.

"West building" means wood.

It means "grain" when combined.

I got it.

A crescent moon hanging on the West building.

It's "grain".

Thank you, I managed to get this crossbow because of you.

I will definitely repay you.

If you happen to run into any trouble,

come and look for me with this folding fan.

I will surely help you out.

Thank you. It's nothing.

Dear, come on.

My mother is calling for me. I need to go.

-Be careful. -When will we meet again?

We will meet when the times come.

Where are you?

I have news.

Your Grace,

after investigating,

Lin Rourou is the daughter of a scholar in Hanlin Academy, Lin Xichen.

They used to live in Dashi Square.

Lin Xichen had a bright future ahead of him four years ago.

But illness took his life away suddenly.

Lin Rourou's mother died early.

After her father died, she was cared for by her uncle.

After her uncle died, she has been staying by herself.

And she became a seamstress at the textile workshop on her own.

So, she is the daughter of a scholar in Hanlin Academy.

No wonder she was able to solve the riddle

that I wasn't able to that year.

A mint-scented sachet.

It will be beneficial for Rourou's health.

I'm going to show her this little fox, too.

Let's see if she thinks it's nice.

Big wolf, how dare you bully me?

If you bully me again,

I'm going to turn into this and bite you...

Lin Rourou.

So, your name is Lin Rourou.

Do you know I have been looking for you for many years?

A crescent moon hanging on the West building.

You are just like the riddle.

But do you know?

I had taken more than ten years

to solve that riddle.

I just happened to know the answer to the riddle.

I'm glad that you still remember it.

Of course, I do.

It was my first time going to the Lantern Festival.

My first time making new friends from the outside world.

You were so

clever and kind-hearted.

You are flattering me, Mr. Xue.

Rourou.

Why didn't you look for me all these years?

My father committed a crime.

He fell sick and died when he was on his way to the exile location.

The carefree girl that year

has become a seamstress.

Time changes everything.

Lin Rourou didn't even close the door.

She's so careless.

Rourou.

If you encounter any problems,

don't keep it all to yourself.

You have me.

I will help you.

No, Mr. Xue.

We just happened to meet each other by chance.

I shouldn't trouble you.

How can you say that?

Mr. Xue.

Let bygones be bygones.

I should go to work now.

Rourou, don't worry.

Though so many years have passed,

I still see you as a good friend.

Rourou.

Mr. Xue, I am feeling dizzy.

I need to go home and rest.

No. Rourou is still sick.

I have to give her the scented sachet.

Meng Huan, why are you here?

Rourou, I made this scented sachet for you.

You can put your pills in there

and bring it anywhere.

It could relieve your stomach ache then.

Thank you, Huan Er.

You are too kind to me.

Meng Huan, I'm talking to you.

Why are you playing deaf?

This is my friend's house.

Why can't I be here?

Huan Er, don't say that.

Mr. Xue is an old friend of mine.

Rourou, beware of someone's ill intention.

Meng Huan, are you out of your mind?

I am out of my mind.

Stop fighting, you two.

Mr. Xue, please give us a minute.

I need to talk to Huan Er.

Rourou.

Huan Er.

Do you like Mr. Xue?

I don't. What are you talking about?

I'm glad then.

If you like Mr. Xue,

I can only sacrifice myself and give my blessings to both of you.

I'm reassured

if you don't like him.

You... You're saying that...

Huan Er.

You're right.

I like Mr. Xue.

And he likes me, too.

He hasn't been able to forget me.

He's here to visit me again.

Meng Huan.

Meng Huan.

You get along with Rourou really quickly, don't you?

You should be. Rourou is perfect.

Everyone loves her.

The world's biggest

idiot

and narcissist, Xiao Baihu

knows how to compliment someone.

It seems like I interrupted you and Rourou.

I'll get going.

I put on a show in front of your mother.

You should return the ledger to me now.

I see. It's just a show.

Ledger, ledger.

All you care about is the ledger.

Is it that important?

You're afraid that I might leak it out?

Why don't you kill me then?

This is the end of our deal.

I will return the ledger to you when I'm done.

Mother.

Mother, what's wrong?

Where is father?

Huan Er, your father is arrested by the Ministry of Justice.

He was arrested by the Ministry of Justice?

Why did they arrest father?

The nation of Xia He sent their men for the peace talks.

Your father is in charge of preparing the coloured silk.

But his men prepared the wrong colour.

The official from the Ministry of Justice said

it's treason and the punishment would be decapitation.

What should I do?

Mother, calm down.

There is still hope in this.

I will go and ask Duke Taiping for help.

Duke Taiping?

-But... -There's no but.

Nothing is more important than father's life.

Huan Er, come back.

Lin Rourou.

I'll see what you are trying to do.

The little girl back then.

Where exactly are you?

Since the deal with Mr. Xue is cancelled.

I have no reason to ask for his help anymore.

-Miss Huan Er. -I wish to see Duke Taiping.

He is in there.

My Lord, please help save my father.

Get up. Get up.

How can I let a beauty like you kneel?

Your father is affecting the diplomatic relationships between the two countries.

If both countries get into a war,

your father would be the cause.

Oh, right.

Don't you have a lover?

Why is he not helping you?

Do you mean Mr. Xue?

Mr. Xue is a businessman.

He can't be compared to your social standing as one of the royal family.

My Lord, I will repay you

if you are willing to save my father.

[It seems like]

[she doesn't know the crown prince's real identity.]

Sure.

-Be my concubine. -My Lord.

My Lord, your son has come down with a fever.

He is crying and asking for you.

Wait for me here.

I will be back in a minute.

Rourou.

Mr. Xue.

Where is Meng Huan? I haven't seen her these days.

Do you not know?

Huan Er is marrying into a wealthy family.

She moved into the mansion of Duke Taiping.

The mansion of Duke Taiping?

Mr. Xue.

The fan that you gave me...

Right. I forgot to give it back.

What's wrong, Mr. Xue?

Rourou, besides this fan,

do you still remember

I gave you a wooden bird as well?

It was my favourite toy when I was little.

Yes, I do remember...

Where is the wooden bird then?

After my father passed away,

we moved away for few times.

I accidentally lost the wooden bird.

But I cried for a few days

when the wooden bird is lost.

There was no wooden bird.

You lied to me?

It's not wrong for a bird to want to fly higher.

But you cannot lie for that.

Your Grace!

I shouldn't lie to you.

Please forgive me.

I am to be blamed, too.

If I could realise that the fan is fake sooner,

you would not be making mistakes then.

How many women

had lost consciousness because of this drug?

This name.

Greetings, Your Grace.

Rise, Duke Taiping.

I came to your mansion

to look for a person.

Your Grace.

May I know who is it?

Meng Huan.

My concubine?

Just get to the point. Where is she?

On my bed.

It's raining...

What did you do?

Xiao Baihu, you are incredible.

You are sleeping like a log here.

You're not bad yourself.

You just barged into Duke Taiping's mansion like a free man.

You...

Are you in trouble?

How would I be in trouble?

I'm money-minded. I love money. I'm despicable. All right?

What happened to you?

What is it that you can't tell me?

Mr. Xue, I am Duke Taiping's concubine now.

Please be respectful.

Move!

I've finished writing the ledger. We are done.

Back off!

Huan Er, hand over your work in the textile workshop

and you'll have to go to Duke Taiping's mansion.

Lady Meng, Huan Er cannot marry him.

Mr. Xue.

Your virtue and appearance are unparalleled.

Our daughter is no good for you.

Is there a reason

for Huan Er's marriage?

Even though we are not a wealthy family,

Huan Er grew up with love.

I never thought that

she has to make such a huge sacrifice for us.

Lady Meng, just tell me.

I will take care of it.

You? No matter how rich you are,

you can't win Duke Taiping.

He framed her father

because he was after Huan Er's beauty.

Our daughter is going to suffer after marrying Duke Taiping.

Our Huan Er

has been a bright girl since she was little.

I brought her to the Lantern Festival when she was seven.

There was a riddle

which no one was able to solve.

But Huan Er solved it almost instantly.

Up until now,

she still can't forget about that boy.

But now...

Did the boy

give her a fan?

The fan is not expensive

but the character "Qu" is carved on it.

Lady Meng, can you show it to me?

It's really you.

Your Grace.

All the people listed on the ledger

has been murdered.

16 of them. None of them made it.

They were killed to intimidate me.

Your Grace, forgive me for speaking out of turn.

We started to investigate immediately after

you obtained the ledger but it was too late.

Unless someone leaked the message.

Your Grace!

Your Grace! Your well-being is of the utmost importance.

I am the nation's crown prince.

But all of you have died because of me.

Tonight, I swear on your bodies.

For justice.

For our nation

and peace among the people.

I will get rid of all evil.

In order to give solace to your souls.

Huan Er.

Huan Er!

Did you show the ledger to Lee Jing

before giving it to me?

Who is Lee Jing?

It's Mu Rongjing.

He used to carry the family name of Lee.

His Majesty granted him the family name of Mu Rong because of his contribution.

He is Mu Rongjing.

Yes, I showed him. What's the matter?

Do you know this ledger

could be the evidence of his corruption?

He saw the name list on the ledger.

All 16 of them have been murdered by him.

All of them, including their family.

How is this possible?

You are just a businessman. You...

Do you know him very well? How do you know it's impossible?

Mister.

Mister.

His Majesty summons you to the palace.

I will get back to you once everything is settled.

Hurry up.

Your Grace, we finally have some progress.

-Tell me. -I found out that

Lord Meng Jianyuan

was framed by the Imperial Observatory. He was dismissed and put into jail.

It's confirmed that Duke Taiping was the one behind all of this.

He has been after Miss Meng's beauty.

This is his plan to force Miss Meng to marry him.

Despicable.

Your Grace, we also have an unexpected gain.

-Go on. -The ones helping Duke Taiping are

the Deputy Director of Imperial Observatory, Liu Zhixing

and Vice Minister of Ministry of Justice, Shi Zheng.

Both of them are Duke Taiping's important men.

But Duke Taiping went all out

and murdered 16 people all at once.

It terrified Liu Zhixing and Shi Zheng.

They have informed us through different channels

that they will admit their crimes and accuse Duke Taiping.

Whom God wishes to destroy,

He first makes them mad.

If Lee Jing didn't make his move and murder,

I would still need some time to gather evidence.

Come to the palace with me immediately.

We will inform His Majesty and seize Lee Jing.

Yes.

My beauty.

Have you been waiting long?

Mu Jingrong.

You are despicable.

How could you be so cruel to commit murder?

16 of them.

Are you not afraid of retributions?

Where is the evidence?

Where is the evidence?

This is all thanks to you.

If it wasn't because of you,

how would I know so many people needed to die?

If I am the murderer,

you are the knife.

Let me go! You jerk!

Woman.

Bear in mind.

This is my house.

You should learn to play deaf and mute.

Or I am going to break your neck.

You want to save your father

and I want your body.

It's just this simple between us.

Let me go!

My Lord, we are in trouble.

Duke Taiping, we meet again.

Insolent!

Kneel before me.

Duke Taiping.

Duke Taiping, how pompous of you.

I see. It's Your Grace.

Are you here to look for my future concubine?

Here comes the Emperor's edict.

Let's see who would dare kneel.

A bunch of treacherous officials indeed.

Treacherous officials?

Well said.

This time, I will be a treacherous official.

The Lee Family has gone into war for the Mu Rong Family countless times.

So many people have died and bled.

And I, Lee Jing, is invincible,

brave and quick-witted.

How can I stand to be ruled by a young kid?

Lee Jing.

I'll give you a chance.

You will live if you win against me.

Sure.

[The mansion of Duke Taiping]

By His Majesty, Mu Rongjing committed treason,

involved in corruption with military provisions.

His Majesty hereby appoints crown prince and his men to detain Mu Rongjing for questioning.

His house will be searched and confiscated.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The girl has lost consciousness

because she had ingested a great amount of drug.

It caused her to fall into a coma.

Everything has been solved now.

Fortunately, my father has issued the edict to capture Lee Jing.

Or you would be in grave danger.

I have also settled everything about your father.

All of this happened because of Lee Jing.

Your father is back, too.

Huan Er had been saying

how she wants to give this pendant to you for your flute.

That silly girl has been wanting to give it to you.

She would take it out

and smile at it for no reason.

But

she doesn't have the chance to give it to you anymore.

Silly girl.

Xiao Baihu.

I'm sorry

for not protecting you.

I promise you.

Nobody can hurt you for the rest of your life.

I will protect you

forever.

We took down Lee Jing.

But now Lee Cheng has become a problem.

I want to send someone to announce the edict.

I want him to return to the capital

instead of being the commander of the North-western border.

At the same time, Yu from the South and Yan from the North will see this as an opportunity.

We would need a commander

to guard the border.

Qu Er, what do you think?

Father, I volunteer myself.

This happened because of me.

Lee Cheng has guarded the border for a long time.

The officials that could go against him have gotten old.

Father,

I'm willing to go.

Good. This has been my intention as well.

Qu Er.

When you return from the border,

I will hold a wedding for you.

A wedding?

Qu Er.

In the blink of an eye,

you have reached the age to get married and have a family.

In this case,

I will command you

to marry the daughter of the Meng Family,

Meng Huan as the crown princess.

Thank you, Father.

[Fate is a funny thing.]

[It's never too early, never too late.]

[It just has to be you.]

[I fell in love with you unknowingly.]

[What I knew is that it was love at first sight.]

[And I fell deeper in love.]

[Ever since I met you,]

[regardless of our distance,]

[regardless of how time have passed,]

[you and I]

[will always be the same.]

[If I didn't meet you,]

[I would still be me.]

[Hustling among the crowds]

[as the day goes by.]

[If I didn't meet you,]

[I would never know]

[there is someone like you in the world that could enchant me.]

[The smile on your lips]

[is the warmth in my hands.]

[The look in your eyes]

[is what I yearn forever]

[We met each other.]

[It doesn't matter if our time together is short.]

[Because of this beautiful encounter with you,]

[With all my heart]

[and love,]

[I will spend the rest of my life with you in this mortal world.]

[My heart]

[will always be with you]

[from now on.]

[For the sake of my people,]

[for the safety of my nation,]

[I, Mu Rongqu,]

[will have to go to war.]

[I know]

[that you would support me.]

[Wait for me,]

[Xiao Baihu.]

[Three months later]

[I'm finally awake.]

[No matter how long I have to wait,]

[how long I have to watch,]

[I will wait for you,]

[the one and only.]

[A day feels like a year.]

[A moment feels like a year.]

[An instant feels like a year.]

[Mu Rongqu.]

[I will be with you in this life and the next.]

[Eternally.]

[Xiao Baohu.]

I know

you would be waiting.

I know

you would return.