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[Miss Chun is a Litigator]

[Episode 18]

The Toothman hasn't arrived yet.

We're early.

Why don't we go in first?

It's inappropriate.

Let's wait here.

Let's take a look.

What... What's going on?

What should we do?

Help him!

Take him down! Hurry up!

[Feng Mansion]

[Feng Mansion]

Who are you?

The Toothman sent us here.

So you're the one

who

wanted to buy the house.

His body was already stiff.

He's been dead for some time.

Dead... Dead?

We didn't do it.

He... He's just mad at me.

How could this happen?

He's trying to

drive me to the grave.

My lady.

Let's go.

Please...

Please help us.

Please be our witness.

Please.

Please get up.

What is your connection

to the victim?

The dead man

was my distant cousin.

I'm the owner of this house.

My name is Feng Jing.

Speaking of my cousin,

he idled about all day.

For the sake of my relatives,

I always helped him.

Unexpectedly,

he went to eat, drink, see a prostitute, gamble

and owed a lot of money.

A few days ago,

he came to me

and asked me to pay his debt.

I didn't agree.

He threatened me

if I didn't give the money to him,

he'd hang himself in front of our house

and made me suffer

and let my son take the fall,

blocking his way to the office.

I took it for granted.

But he really...

What should we do?

There's no sign of a struggle

on this body.

I think he's just trying to scare you.

But he hung himself.

-Yes. -That's right. That's right.

That's right.

That's it.

But now,

what should we do?

Since it has nothing to do with you,

then report it to the government.

Let them find out what happened and clear your name.

No, no, no.

No, we can't report it.

We can't report it.

If we do,

it will affect my son's reputation

and future.

We can't report it to the government.

Since it has nothing to do with you,

why would it affect your son?

Gossip is a fearing thing.

I'm telling the truth.

Please help me.

Don't report it to the government.

Yes.

Yes. My lady.

My husband's family is scholarly.

They would never do such an evil thing.

My Lady, you are wise.

What my husband said just now

is true.

My lady,

please help us.

Well,

it's not easy to help people.

Mr. Feng.

You did everything you could for your nephew.

It's just that he wasn't grateful

and took it for granted.

When you decided to let go,

he thought he had lost out

and wanted to pull you on his back.

How can a man with no conscience

be so righteous?

It's all my fault.

It's all my fault.

Honey.

If I hadn't been soft-hearted,

I wouldn't have gotten into this mess.

Mr. Feng.

This had nothing to do with you.

It was his ungratefulness that killed him.

Madam.

The Toothman should be here soon.

Go stop him at the intersection.

Tell him

we want to talk about this privately.

But he won't be short-changed.

Don't let him in.

Yes, yes, yes.

Okay.

Hurry up.

Be careful.

Okay. Okay.

Be careful.

Mr. Feng.

Did anyone else

see your nephew

when you found him dead?

No.

It's just me and my wife.

I think no one saw it.

Otherwise,

he must have reported it to the government.

Yes.

This is a residential area.

Except in the morning when people come and go,

if there're no visitors,

it is really sparse.

Mr. Feng.

Did the cut mark come before?

I didn't see it yesterday.

Is that knife yours too?

No.

My family

always buys the firewood.

There will be no firewood knife.

The Toothman was sent away.

Did anyone see you

when you were talking to him?

I ran down the alley

to the Toothman.

No one should have seen me

back and forth.

I can help you.

Will you do what I say?

Okay, okay, okay.

You must be careful.

Remember.

Don't let anyone see you.

When people hang themselves,

their body will struggle instinctively,

plus their weight,

there will be marks on the door beam.

So when you tie the rope again,

[Feng Mansion]

make sure it matches the impression.

The edge of the rope

should also be straight.

And then get rid of the chair.

Don't let anyone see you.

[Feng Mansion]

You can't hide in this house.

When you have done this,

return immediately

to your current residence,

[Feng Mansion]

and pretend not to know anything about it.

Tomorrow morning,

someone will find the hanged body

and report it to the government.

His Majesty will come for you.

You have to tell him you don't know.

You can talk about

your nephew's vendetta against you.

But...

You can't say anything

about him threatening to

hang himself on your doorstep.

It's only when the Yamen found you

that you found him hanged.

You do what I say.

He'll have two strangulation marks

on his neck,

one deep and one shallow.

The second one

is the key to your clearance of suspicion.

Because a dead man

cannot hang himself twice.

So there must be

a third person out there

trying to frame you,

which can prove that you're innocent.

But he killed himself.

Yes.

So the Yamen

couldn't find a third person.

But you are innocent.

In which case,

they'll have to release you in court.

This case would be

a minor cold case.

You said your nephew had no family,

so no one will sue.

Over time,

it'll get lost

in the daily grind.

You are very smart.

You've cleared us of all wrongs

and saved us from all worries.

We don't know

what to say.

You're welcome.

But there's one more thing

you need to remember.

You have to talk about

our meeting today.

But when we were talking,

we didn't see any dead people.

Do you understand?

I...

I understand. I understand.

Let's go.

My lady.

Do you really believe them?

The knife marks on the door

look fresh.

You think Mr. Feng needs a knife

to get back to his house?

So...

Mr. Feng's nephew

must have hacked the door

to break into the Feng's house.

His nephew tried to scare him

by hanging himself,

so they couldn't sell the house.

Unexpectedly,

he hanged himself.

Well, what law did you use

to get Mrs. Feng

to restore the crime scene.

It's not the law. It's the antilaw.

Think of it as dark justice.

You can't get rid of

this kind of blackmailer.

And it's even worse when they bite the hand that feeds them.

Yes.

But...

You are really amazing.

I still have the shivers

in my legs.

How do you know I don't shiver?

I'm just not like you.

I didn't say it.

I...

My lady! Who are you talking about?

[Wenying Pavilion]

Thank you, my lady.

Without

Miss Chun's help,

I'm afraid my life

may be wrongly died

in the county jail.

So,

I've discussed it with my wife

to give the house

to your family.

But...

I'm afraid you'll dislike it.

After all, there was a dead man.

It's really unlucky.

However,

your son is a military official.

And I heard that

you used to be a government official.

You must be able

to keep the evil spirits at bay.

So...

Anyway,

please take it.

No taboo.

[Wenying Pavilion]

I have such a good granddaughter

around.

I'm not afraid of anything.

Besides,

this is the mortal world,

not a place for evil spirits.

Our Chun family

is right and straight.

We aren't afraid of those dirty things

coming to us.

That's right. That's right.

The Chun family does good deeds.

Why would they fear those dirty things?

Instead, they should take a detour.

However,

we liked

your mansion.

We wanted to buy it.

So,

we'll

pay you every penny.

We

don't take advantage of

people's dangers.

I'll listen to you.

Well...

It's Her Ladyship.

Young Master.

That wasn't Xiao Li.

If you act rashly,

you will be arrested immediately.

Thank you for saving me.

I saw it on the official road in Luoyang.

You attacked

Han Wuwei's team.

The knife marks on the carriage were fatal.

Who are you trying to kill?

Han Wuwei?

The secret guard.

Or my sister?

Do you think that

I dare not kill you

because we grew up together?

You know our rules.

If you ask again,

Da will die.

Young Master,

please don't make it difficult for Da.

The Grand Secretary is in Luoyang now.

What do you want to know?

Why don't you go to the point of contact to find him?

He is worried about you.

Can you take responsibility

for Xiao Li's safety?

Let me tell you.

If anyone dares to hurt my sister,

I'll kill you! Get lost!

Let's go.

How is it?

Did you catch him?

No one showed up.

I told you.

People in Mowu Pavilion are very cautious.

Without me as the bait,

I wouldn't have lured them out.

At this point,

you should tell me the truth.

Who are you

at Mowu Pavilion?

Why did Mowu Pavilion

want to kill you?

You want the truth?

I'm the daughter of Juzi,

Mowu Pavilion's young lady.

Mowu Pavilion made an enemy of the court.

If you were the daughter of the Juzi,

why do you dare to stay with me?

Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you

and destroy Mowu Pavilion?

If the court can really destroy Mowu Pavilion,

you wouldn't have to wait until now.

For decades,

you didn't even find

any trace of us.

Besides,

since ancient times,

fighting and killing

should have reasons.

His Majesty

is a law-abiding man.

I'm afraid

you don't even have

a shred of evidence

that we're against the court.

If you send troops to eliminate us,

the world will laugh you.

Little girl.

You have a lot of excuses.

Who told you that?

Well...

It's none of your business.

In that case,

why are you still willing to tell me

the secret of Mowu Pavilion?

To me,

Mowu Pavilion is just a place of filth.

That place is no longer my home.

I know a big secret

in the pavilion.

No one wants me to live.

But it has nothing to do with you.

You just need to know

I want to destroy the Mowu Pavilion

more than anyone.

Is that true?

Yes.

Okay.

What?

I'll marry you.

Marrying Ayili

is indeed a good idea.

But your mission this time is the inkstone.

Don't waste your time

to deal with Mowu Pavilion.

What if His Majesty blames us...

I've already told His Majesty

about this.

The emperor should be cautious, or he'll lose the support of officials.

The officials should be cautious, or they'll lose their lives.

Things in progress will fail if they are not careful.

Zheng.

I've told you everything.

As for the rest,

I'll explain to you

when everything is settled.

I don't have to ask.

But there's one thing

you need to think about it in advance.

What is it?

Do you remember you told me

that Tumi is special to Yaksha?

Tumi is a rare talent.

Yaksha is the assassin of Mowu Pavilion.

I don't want her

to be affected.

She was partial to Yaksha

because she didn't know

who Yaksha was.

You just need to tell her

Yaksha is a killer

and a criminal.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.

Although Tumi has

a unique understanding of law,

she's a human being.

Yaksha saved her life.

Just like Ayili

saved your life.

Now you are anxious

to set a trap with your marriage.

Is it really because of

the necessary situation

or because

you want to protect Ayili?

I'm talking about Tumi.

Why did you talk about me again?

Ayili and Yaksha

are different.

I have to protect her now.

And I can't explain it to you now.

Anyway,

you're not the only one who wants to help Tumi.

I will find a way.

I'll support whatever you want to do.

But there's just one thing.

The peace of you and Tumi

is the most important thing for me.

Lord Han.

What are you doing here?

Lord Kang said

you helped us

a lot

in discharging from the military.

So I was thinking

I should thank you in person.

It's nothing.

You just did

what you should do.

We did what we should do.

Lord Han seems to have something on his mind today.

How do you know?

In the past,

Lord Han would make jokes.

But he looked so serious today.

What would I say

in the past?

In the past,

you would say

little girl,

I can't believe you managed to

discharge from the military.

I do have something to ask you.

Just say it.

The person

who has been helping you in Bianzhou

and the person

who saved your life in Youzhou

are the same person, right?

I'm confident

if I told you.

You don't have to answer me.

So you are trying to say

what you wanted to say

has already been said in Bianzhou.

Are you trying to persuade me

to stay away from him?

Tumi.

Things have changed.

You didn't listen

what I said back then.

But now I want you to

listen to me once.

You once told me

this man was a kind man.

And he's good.

But you don't know him.

His background is complicated.

He's not like you.

Even if he treats you really well,

he will become your rival

because of different standpoints.

If you are too close, you will be hurt.

Why don't you just take care of yourselves?

Lord Han is right.

But I have my own ideas.

Lord Han,

is it our choice

to meet by chance?

No,

neither is understanding.

I don't think

he's a good man for no reason.

But because I went through

some things with him.

I can understand him

because I saw it

and felt it.

So I wanted to protect him.

I didn't do it on impulse.

I understand what you mean.

But the situation has changed.

It's different

in Youzhou.

If I choose someone,

I won't change my mind

with the situation.

Okay.

Let me ask you.

You value the law so much.

If one day

you are a soldier, but he is a thief.

You stand in the court

with four words hanging over your head.

But you can't defend him.

You must condemn him.

Will you still be so determined?

What would you do then?

At that time,

I'll check if he's guilty.

If he is guilty,

he's the main culprit

or accomplice?

And then?

Then let the law decide.

That's it?

Don't you regret it?

There are still favors outside the law.

I know

what kind of person he is.

So instead of resentment,

we should fight for the truth.

If both of us

have a clear conscience,

even if we join the army,

I want to bear it with him.

The situation

and the stance have changed.

But people never change.

As long as

I’m determined,

no matter how hard it is,

or no one understands,

I'll stick to it.

You're really stubborn.

And you've thought it through.

Lord Han is a man of the heart and the soul.

So I think

you must understand.

I would rather not.

Forget it.

Think about it.

I won't say anything else.

Just promise me that

don't do anything dangerous.

Okay.

Ye, what are you doing here?

Today is the 15th.

Yes.

We need to set off lanterns on the 15th.

Ye, please sit down.

Ye.

These are Luoyang snacks.

You're just in time.

I specially prepared this for you.

Try it.

And this.

Wait.

Guess what this is.

I can't guess.

After brushing jasmine,

and flushing the boiled water in,

it's just a cup of honey water.

It's so sweet.

Have a try.

Is it good?

It's sweet.

By the way,

this is for you.

What is this?

Open it.

What a beautiful hairpin.

Do you like it?

And this.

This is cleanser.

How did you get it?

I just took a stroll.

Ye, you're amazing.

When I went to the shop,

the shopkeeper said it was sent to the palace.

You can go and take a look and buy it.

If you don't like it,

give it back to me.

There's no reason to take it back

after you gave it to me.

You just said

we're gonna lift the lantern on the 15th?

Well...

I'll show you around.

Sure.

Let's go.

Let's go.

What wish did you make?

What about you?

I won't tell you.

Just keep it to yourself.

Tumi,

I need to go out.

Go out again?

Have you finished

your last errand?

No.

This is an urgent matter.

In a few days,

or a few months,

I'll be back as soon as possible.

Do I look good?

I spent so much money

in making it.

Of course it looks good.

After this,

you can take these jewels

with you.

Consider it a gift from me.

I don't want it.

When I get married,

I can only accept

the jewels from the one who treats me sincerely.

But when I met someone who truly treats me,

these formalities

are not important.

If I treat you with my heart,

after we worship the heaven and earth,

and our parents,

we'll be together forever.

I don't have parents.

I only have my father.

Rumor has it that

he was cruel

and killed the innocent.

Nonsense.

My father

is the best person in the world.

Where did you

hear these nonsense?

I just heard it from others.

Three people become a tiger.

How can you say things

like this

when you haven't seen them yourself?

Because of these

irresponsible people,

my father

was misunderstood by so many people.

I lost my mother when I was young.

My father has been taking care of me.

He taught me to read and write.

And he taught me medicine.

No matter how complicated things are

in the pavilion,

he found time

to be with me every day,

teach me,

and encourage me.

How can such a good father

be the innocent killer

you say he is?

Your father treated you so well.

My father

gave me a lot of

money,

reputation,

and status.

But he gave me no company and recognition.

He was always busy with work.

So since I was young,

I can only work very hard

to do everything well,

so as to get

his approval.

But every time I made progress,

I can never achieve

his praise.

He only has endless requirements for me.

He wants me to be excellent and work harder

and harder.

It seems that

both of you are the same.

Who?

He's the one who you've been looking for, right?

You're going to marry me,

but you still think about others.

I'm not really marrying you.

Besides,

how can you compare with him?

You admire him so much?

I must meet him

if I get the chance.

[Han Mansion]

There you are.

Congratulations.

Please come in.

Okay. Come on, come on.

Please, please.

Okay.

[Han Mansion]

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Come in, please.

Is it true?

Yes.

I've sent someone to check out

the side lady's custom dress shop.

The wedding dress size

is exactly the same as Her Ladyship.

Do it when you're ready.

Hurry up.

Yes.

Should I inform the young master to come back?

No need.

Juzi didn't want the Young Master to get involved.

I will report to Juzi

before making plans.

You may leave.

Yes.

No wonder I couldn’t buy the red cloth

and the red paper.

I'm afraid all the goods in Luoyang

must have been transported

to Lord Han's villa.

It's obvious that there's a happy event.

Someone is getting married

in Lord Han's villa?

Please wait, Lord Kang.

I'll see myself out.

Lord Kang.

Tumi.

How is everything going at home?

Thanks to you,

everything goes well.

Why don't you rest for a few more days?

Why are you in such a hurry to come back to work?

Lord Kang is so considerate of me.

When I was away,

you were so busy.

Those who came to visit you

were Luoyang officials?

Yes.

We need to discuss something.

I can start reading the files now.

What can I do for you?

Tumi.

Luoyang

is the last stop of the patrol.

The files are very simple.

I don't think you need to come.

How about this?

I didn't expect

the patrol would end so quickly.

Although the patrol is over,

you can do

whatever you want.

I want to stay in Luoyang as a litigator.

Okay.

Your father

is also working nearby.

It's safer for you to stay here.

By the way, Lord Kang,

I wrote a contract.

I borrowed a set of law books

from Lord Han.

And I promised to return it after the patrol.

Well...

You can talk to him later.

He went out?

I saw lanterns in the mansion,

so you're going to get married?

Yes.

Lord Han is going to have a concubine.

Concubine?

That's

a pretty big deal.

He didn't mention it

during the patrol.

Wuwei's condition

has relapsed.

He's still recuperating in the room.

When he recovers,

you can ask him face to face.

Only he

can explain it himself.

My lady, what's wrong?

Guo.

If someone tells you

he's going on a long trip,

but he didn't leave

and he avoided you.

Why?

Maybe,

he doesn't want to see you.

Or,

he has something to hide from you.

He has something to hide from me?

[Wenying Pavilion]

Tumi, you must be tired.

Sit down and have some soup.

What's the arrangement for the patrol?

Lord Kang said the patrol was almost over.

By the way, grandfather,

I heard that

Lord Han wanted to have a concubine.

It'll be too late to prepare a gift.

Do you have anything

that can be delivered?

Concubine?

How could Lord Han

be so absurd?

It's indeed a bit hasty.

But a concubine

is not a legitimate wife.

It's not ridiculous.

You don't understand.

People like Lord Han

has an imperial edict.

He was ordered to protect the guards.

It's inappropriate to marry

in the middle of the wedding.

If someone tells on him

and he gets fired,

it would be a disgrace

and neglect official duties.

Lord Han is

a little casual,

but he's kind of tolerant.

Why?

Is there anything special about her?

When I left the villa,

I asked around.

They said the concubine

was born into

a mysterious society.

But until now,

no one has seen her.

A woman of the world?

Well...

That's even more inappropriate.

It's not appropriate to hear that.

Lord Han has always been willful.

But Lord Kang shouldn't

let him do whatever he wants.

Is there another reason?

I need to go out.

Go out again?

Did you finish

your last errand?

No.

This is an urgent matter.

It needs a few days,

or a few months.

Is Ye's task

related to Lord Han?

No, I have to check it out.

Don't go.

You lied to me.

That night

I told you a lot,

but you didn’t take it to heart.

Tumi.

We can't stay here for long.

I'll explain it to you later.

If you enter Han Mansion with a weapon,

you'll either be caught or killed.

You can be mad at me,

but I must go today.

I'm not trying to stop you.

I want to go with you.

Let's go.

Let's go now.

I'll take you to Han Mansion.

But you have to tell me

what you want to do.

Tumi,

you are a good citizen.

You have a father

and grandfather.

I don't want you to

get involved in my business.

I've already been involved.

You didn't say anything.

Can't you be honest

to me once?

It is so hard for you to tell the truth?

My worrying

and ignoring my father's instructions are harder

than waiting for you day and night?

The person Han Wuwei's gonna marry

is my sister.

I came from Mowu Pavilion.

I'm the son of the leader.

I lost my mother since I was young.

I can't see my father easily.

In his eyes,

I'm not his son.

I'm just his fastest knife.

Since young,

I only lived with my sister.

I don't know why

this time she left the home

and stayed with Han Wuwei.

Mowu Pavilion and the court

have always been on different sides.

It has been on bad terms with each other in recent years.

Han Wuwei didn't want to marry her,

but to kill her.

This is my life.

Today,

no matter what,

I'll save her.

I won't stop you from saving your sister.

But...

When you settle down,

come back to me.

Okay.

Sure.