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FILIAL PIETY, VIRTUOUS, FAITHFUL, UNSWERVING

ZHENNV HALL

I have a perfect solution.

What is it?

Starting today,

I

will be Jiang Li.

Jiang Li never left Zhennv Hall

in the past ten years anyway.

It has been ten years.

No one knows what she looks like by now.

Besides, you call the shots here.

No one would dare to defy you.

But…

What's your motive?

She's still better off than me.

She's the daughter of the Chief Secretariat.

It's better than a peasant woman like me.

Perhaps the Jiang family will remember their daughter someday.

Then I can live a life of luxury.

Do we have a deal?

Chief,

Ms. Jiang still dares to lie in her bed?

Tell everyone

to butt out

of Jiang Li's affairs.

Yes.

She'll be recuperating here

for the next seven days.

Tong'er.

Tong'er.

What's the matter with you?

If not for you,

her ladyship won't die!

But you're an ingrate

and you even stole her identity!

Today, I'm going to kill you

-to avenge her ladyship! -Tong'er!

Tong'er.

Tong'er.

Tong'er!

Do you think it's enough

to kill me and the Chief?

What about those who sent Jiang Li to Zhennv Hall?

What about the people who ignored her for ten years?

Do you think they would feel sad and sorry?

They won't!

They would just feign sympathy,

forget about the whole thing,

and live prosperously and comfortably in their rich family.

Is that what you want?

Then her ladyship would've died in vain!

His lordship…

His lordship will give her ladyship justice.

His lordship will…

I…

Will he give her justice?

Chancellor Jiang ignored his daughter for ten years.

He finally got rid of her now that she's dead.

And he'll give her justice?

Besides, what can he do?

Shut down Zhennv Hall

and take Li'er's body for a fancy funeral back home?

Wouldn't she be buried with a bad reputation then?

Then what?

Her stepmother

gets praised for being merciful?

Tong'er.

I need Jiang Li's identity indeed.

What exactly are you planning to do?

Jiang Li's reputation and my reputation

were both tainted.

No one was willing to believe us.

But Li'er believed in me

and I believed in her.

However,

Li'er is dead now.

She can't clear her own name.

Let me help her clear it.

They think

our reputation will forever be tainted, don't they?

Let's show them

how you and I

can clear

our names.

Do a thorough cleaning.

Clean every nook and cranny,

especially under the trees.

Pull yourselves together.

Make the whole place squeaky clean.

Do your tasks well.

Tong'er.

Tong'er.

Why did you come out?

It must be difficult collecting firewood all by yourself.

I'll go with you tomorrow.

But the Chief said you can't leave this courtyard for now.

I won't touch it again.

Such curiousity.

-I won't do it again. -Only the Chief

can touch the lantern.

You're disobedient and insensible.

-I won't do it again. -Quit staring, go.

-They might see you. -Such…

-Why can't we touch the lantern? -Why are you still here?

We can't light a lantern and roam around at night.

Lanterns can only be lit outside the ancestral shrine,

so only the Chief can light them.

No one else can touch them.

"There are four feminine virtues.

Feminine conduct, feminine speech,

feminine comportment, feminine works.

What is feminine conduct?"

Nice needlework.

I had a lot

of practice.

I'll get everything ready

in a couple of days

and introduce you as Jiang Li to everyone.

Then you can show yourself.

Thank you, Chief.

KIND AND MORAL REPUTATION

You can give it to me.

"But it's taught to men but not women…"

You're a smart girl.

As long as you obey me,

you won't go hungry.

I'll do as you say, Chief.

Chief,

did you change your incense today?

No talking while working.

Take care, Chief.

At 7:15 p.m., lie still in bed.

Having reveries and not sleeping is unclean.

Venturing out at night is impure.

At 7:15 p.m., lie still in bed.

Zhennv Hall is heavily guarded.

Her ladyship and I lived here for ten years

and never got a chance to escape.

Now, I'm afraid it's even harder.

Where are you going?

I want to go out for some fresh air.

No, going out at this hour is considered unclean.

You'll get beaten up.

Everyone has turned off the lights and gone to bed.

I don't think I'll get caught if I go out now.

The reason we have a rule against going out at night

is because

there was once a girl here

who sneaked out at night to meet her lover

and ended up falling off a cliff and dying.

But her spirit remained

and haunted Zhennv Hall at night.

After that, another girl sneaked out to have fun.

And she saw the ghost

and was nearly frightened to death.

Could that be just a story to discourage you

from venturing outside?

No, it's true.

That girl remembered it clearly.

The female ghost was dressed like us

and she was tall.

It's so creepy.

A tall, female ghost?

After three days,

Mrs. Liu will be visiting Zhennv Hall on her way

to the ceremony in the middle of the month.

Since it's a long journey,

Mrs. Liu will be spending the night here.

In the next few days, give orders

to make sure Zhennv Hall is very clean,

so Mrs. Liu will feel comfortable.

Got it.

On the day of Mrs. Liu's arrival,

make sure those two stay in the room.

Don't let them roam about,

lest they offend our guest.

Yes.

The wife of Liu Yuanfeng, Vice Minister of Revenue.

Tong'er.

Do you know her?

If my memory serves me right,

she was Madam Ye's good friend.

The hairpin you're wearing

was a gift from her to Madam Ye.

You must be tired, Mrs. Liu.

One is never too tired to give out alms.

-Greetings, Mrs. Liu. -Greetings, Mrs. Liu.

Zhennv Hall is so well-kept.

You obviously worked very hard.

Sorry for visiting on such short notice.

Not at all.

We're very grateful for your visit.

We've already prepared your room.

I hope you can make do for the night.

This way, please.

ZHENNV HALL

Tong'er.

Tong'er.

Wake up.

Tonight

is our only chance to leave this place.

How?

Through Mrs. Liu.

But Mrs. Liu has always known

that her ladyship was staying here,

yet she never came to send her regards.

Besides, without the Jiang family's instruction,

can she get us out of here?

Give this hairpin to Mrs. Liu.

Will this work?

Tell Mrs. Liu that Jiang Li is in trouble.

Once she sees this hairpin, she'll surely follow you.

But everyone here

reveres the Chief.

Even if Mrs. Liu is willing to stand up for us,

if the Chief denies it,

she might even falsely accuse us.

What if Mrs. Liu

sees the Chief's inappropriate behavior?

You mean…

Did you notice the Chief's scent?

She wears makeup every day. What's so strange about that?

Is it every day or just sometimes?

I don't think it's daily.

Now, you're getting it.

While I first read Lessons for Women,

I noticed a scent on the Chief's body.

It was no ordinary scent.

It was the scent of ylang-ylang.

The scent of ylang-ylang?

It's used by married couples for sexual attraction.

How do you know that?

Madam, Mr. Shen hasn't visited you in the past few days.

I prepared this for you.

What is this?

The scent of ylang-ylang.

Whenever the Chief smells of ylang-ylang,

the lantern would be hung high, like tonight.

When the Chief doesn't smell of ylang-ylang,

the lantern wouldn't be hung as high.

So there's a hidden meaning to the lantern.

Isn't there a place called Helin Temple nearby?

Yes, it's on the mountaintop opposite here.

The day I sneaked out to collect firewood for you,

I deliberately wandered towards Helin Temple.

I noticed that when the lantern is raised,

it's visible on the mountain opposite us.

And when the lantern is lowered, it's obscured from view.

I went to Helin Temple to light an incense before.

They hold a ceremony every other night.

Whenever there was a ceremony,

the Chief would smell of ylang-ylang

and the lantern is visible

from the mountain across us.

What does that mean?

It means the lantern

is a signal to the participants of Helin Temple's ceremony.

Exactly.

But what does that tell us?

Could it just be a coincidence?

It's not a coincidence.

One day, while they were out collecting fruits,

I lowered the lantern on purpose.

Guess what happened.

That night,

I had a feeling something might happen.

So I sneaked out while you were asleep.

And I encountered the tall female ghost

you told me about.

The curfews, the female ghost…

So it was all meant to restrict us

while she goes about her business.

But if she gets caught,

she'll be thrown into prison.

Besides, there's a ceremony at Helin Temple.

With Mrs. Liu around, why would the Chief dare to…

I was the one

who hung the lantern high.

Miss, you're incredible.

I'll go to Mrs. Liu now.

Tong'er.

To see Mrs. Liu,

aside from the hairpin,

you need a reason.

Do it.

No, must we go to this extent?

This is our only chance.

Unlike Jiang Li, I don't have any scars.

Our act must be convincing enough

to dispel any suspicion.

We have to do it for Jiang Li's sake.

MR. QIN

My lord,

Zhennv Hall is right ahead.

Zhennv Hall?

Women who can't go down the mountain are detained there.

It's a great hideout indeed.

Who's there?

Come out.

Show yourself.

Come out.

Kind maiden, someone's after me.

Please help me.

This isn't a Buddhist temple

and I'm not a kind maiden.

You'll get discovered eventually if you hide here.

The back mountain forest lies beyond those windows.

Hurry up and go.

Thank you.

If you come any closer, I'll kill her.

Be my guest.

You can add murder to your crimes then.

Duke Su.

Mr. Qin,

surrender quickly.

You can't escape your crime

of salt trafficking.

What? I don't know what you're saying.

Tell us where you got the salt.

You made his lordship chase you

to this lousy place from Helin Temple.

If you don't come clean,

even the heavens won't be able

to save you.

You can't fool me.

I know I won't end up well in your hands.

If you don't let me go today,

I'll die regardless,

so I may as well die here.

At least a beautiful woman will die with me.

I've always been kind.

Since that is what you want,

I'll grant you your wish.

In a moment, you and this beautiful woman

will be reunited in the netherworld.

Madam, my lady is dying.

Please save her.

This is the hairpin I gave Zhenzhen.

Could she be…

Li'er?

Yes.

Hurry, take me to her.

All right, let's go.

Dear, let's give up.

What are you saying?

I said, let's surrender.

Duke Su has hunted us down here

and captured both of us.

What choice do we have?

What are you talking about, you wench?

Why did the higher-ups do this to us?

We're forced into a corner.

Release me first.

Let's confess to Duke Su.

He might let us live.

Who exactly are you?

I'm your accomplice, dear.

Do it.

What are you saying?

So you two are in this together.

Hurry up and kill her.

I can take you away afterward.

I'd like to see

how you clean up your mess.

I'll kill her now.

I'll really kill her.

-On your knees. -Kneel.

Get up.

My lord, look at her.

Doesn't she look familiar?

My lady, check out this piece of cloth.

My lady, someone is watching you from the balcony.

You don't see this everywhere.

Printed clothes.

Check them out.

That's the new Top Scorer's wife,

the most talented girl in Huaixiang.

Isn't she beautiful?

How do you know she's the most talented girl in Huaixiang?

He asked men to scout for pretty and talented girls.

Lu Ji, you…

That's Duke Su.

Yurong told me

he's an arrogant and cruel man.

We'd better not attract his attention. Let's go.

COFFIN OF HANLIN ACADEMY SCHOLAR'S WIFE, MS. XUE

By any chance,

is your surname Xue?

You got the wrong person.

You're right. She's dead.

She may be a ghost in the mountain,

but a bandit?

No way.

Let me go!

Don't listen to that crazy woman. I'm innocent!

You got the wrong guy. Let me go!

Let go!

How annoying.

Bring him back and lock him up.

Guards!

I'll interrogate you right here and now.

Once I'm done,

I'll throw you back to your chief here.

Get up.

Duke Su, are you looking down on me?

You're such an insolent woman!

Do you think a girl from Zhennv Hall

can't traffic salt?

I know as much as that man,

but why is he the only one

you're bringing back to the capital?

You're begging me to imprison you?

How interesting.

In this place,

you can't force a confession out of me.

Isn't it inconvenient?

Li'er, are you there?

Li'er!

If we hadn't barged in today,

you'd probably be doing a different act.

You said your surname isn't Xue.

Take me back to the capital for interrogation

and you'll know everything.

Will I be able to see the act

you originally planned?

Do you want to watch it?

I may as well.

Tie me up and bring me out.

I'll show you.

My lady, why are you tied up?

Don't touch her.

She's Duke Su's convicted criminal.

What's happening?

What exactly is going on?

Mrs. Liu, right?

Duke Su.

I pursued a wanted criminal to this place

and stumbled upon his suspected accomplice.

I need to take her back for interrogation.

There must be a misunderstanding, Duke Su.

Tong'er, she is…

My lady,

this is Mrs. Liu,

who used to visit you and Madam.

Mrs. Liu? You're so…

Help me, Mrs. Liu.

I'm not a criminal's accomplice.

I was set up. I tried to explain, but to no avail.

I don't want to be taken to the capital for trial.

Help me.

All right, don't fret.

Duke Su, how can you randomly arrest people?

This is Zhennv Hall.

You're taking a girl from here

without informing the Chief.

Don't you think it's inappropriate?

Mrs. Liu, please ask the Chief

to plead on my behalf.

Don't worry.

I'll go get the Chief

to do you justice.

I'll be waiting here, Mrs. Liu.

What are you doing here?

You hung the lantern high,

so here I am.

Lantern?

Not now, I have an important guest.

You need to leave.

Get up. Leave now.

I'm already here.

I checked, there's no one out there.

Let go.

Mrs. Liu!

You indecent, obscene,

lascivious, shameless people!

Girls, capture this scandalous couple!

You two.

Capture them!

Mrs. Liu.

Keep walking.

-Kneel! -Kneel down!

This is my first time

seeing the Chief dragged here, all tied up.

I've really seen it all in Qingcheng Mountain.

Mrs. Liu, I… I was set up.

I saw it with my own eyes.

How can you deny it in front of Duke Su?

This is out of my jurisdiction.

Mrs. Liu, you decide.

Guards, wake up all the girls.

Leave two to stand guard.

Lock up all the rest.

We'll bring them to the government office for trial tomorrow.

These filthy animals.

Just looking at them makes me angry.

Lock them up now!

-Yes. -Yes.

-It's not what you think, Mrs. Liu. -Get up.

-I'm wronged! -Come on.

Mrs. Liu!

-Let's go. -Mrs. Liu!

Mrs. Liu.

Can I take my criminal now?

My…

My lord,

she's wounded.

What should we do? Take her away or…

Find a room for her to rest.

And…

You.

Come here.

-Interrogate this girl. -Yes.

You're finally awake.

Mrs. Liu, sorry for the trouble.

You've suffered.

Why are you wounded like this?

Don't move.

Are you still dizzy?

Lie down a bit longer.

How did you get these wounds?

There's no need to tell me.

That bitch must have tortured you.

When your maid brought this hairpin to me,

I knew you were in trouble.

If your mother knew

what you've endured here,

she'd be devastated.

Mrs. Liu,

it's all right. It's all in the past now.

It's already enough for me

to get to see you.

But I wonder

if Duke Su would…

Don't worry, Li'er.

Even if I can't snatch you away from Duke Su,

I can ask your family

to take you from him.

Just wait.

Be quick!

KIND AND MORAL REPUTATION

Pick up the pace.

Duke Su, I heard you're fond of forcing confessions via torture.

But let me warn you,

she's the chancellor's legitimate daughter.

If I find even a scratch on her,

I'll report it immediately to the Chancellor Jiang.

Does the Jiang family

still care about her?

Even if they don't,

do you think the imperial court will let you off?

Mrs. Liu is something.

Back to business.

Shall we take her away once she regains consciousness?

Let her rest for a night.

Or I'd get accused of mistreating a criminal again.

But Mr. Qin has been taken away.

Does she get a special treatment?

Prepare some paper and ink. I have a memorial to write.

I want to join in the fun for Zhennv Hall.

Yes.

KIND AND MORAL REPUTATION

Tong'er.

I'm sorry, Miss.

I told them your wounds are self-inflicted.

I'm so useless.

It's all right.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Miss,

how did Duke Su get involved?

It was an accident.

Everyone is saying

he's going to take you to the capital for trial.

Isn't that great?

We'll play along.

We can finally leave Qingcheng Mountain and go back to the capital.

But miss,

even if we make it to the capital,

we can't go back to the Jiang family.

Besides, will Mrs. Liu really go to the Jiang family?

Mrs. Liu doesn't need to plead with the Jiang family.

The Chief's illicit sexual relations

has already given Duke Liu a reason to speak

at the imperial court.

Once this matter is brought up in the imperial court

in front of His Majesty,

the Jiang family will be forced

to remember the daughter they abandoned for ten years.

A reputable family like the Jiangs

cannot risk being seen as heartless.

So, whether they like it or not,

they must

take Jiang Li back,

and make it look grand.

ZHENNV HALL

Did you sleep well?

Were you up all night, Duke Su?

I've been thinking all night.

What exactly is your surname?

Didn't you ask Mrs. Liu, Duke Su?

She said your name seems to be…

Lihua?

Limao?

Little civet?

Please behave, Duke Su.

This is the first time a criminal told me to behave.

That's not the behavior of a criminal.

How about now?

Yesterday, you mutilated your back.

Today, you ask to be tied up.

You're risking your life too much.

I don't think you're afraid of people who risk their lives, Duke Su.

I'll get going.

Miss.

FILIAL PIETY, VIRTUOUS, FAITHFUL, UNSWERVING

TAIJI HALL

HEAVEN'S AUSPICIOUS RESPONSE TO MONARCH'S HIGH VIRTUE

I've checked people's sentiments

like Your Majesty requested and prepared a report.

I heard your wife just passed away.

Despite being busy with the funeral for many days,

you've completed the task

I entrusted you so well.

You're really a capable official.

Your Majesty,

my wife's recent death

has left me crestfallen before.

As I needed to travel to her home for her funeral,

I couldn't do my best in Your Majesty's assigned task.

I feel anxious.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

It's normal. You've done no wrong.

Your devotion to your wife

and filial piety to her family

should be emulated by everyone.

Let this be an example to all officials.

Those who exhibit love to one's wife and filial piety to family

should be recommended and valued by the imperial court.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Minister Jiang.

JIANG YUANBAI

Your Majesty.

What is the progress on the mausoleum construction?

Empress Dowager Xia's mausoleum is nearly complete.

All that's left is the engraving of seal characters in the three shrines.

It will be completed next month

before the Transfer of Remains Ceremony.

I could not honor my mother while she was alive.

Minister Jiang, your suggestion to construct a mausoleum

comforts the heavens and my conscience.

Moreover, you volunteered to oversee its construction.

You're presiding over the mausoleum construction and working so hard.

You're so considerate of me.

It's my pleasure to do it, Your Majesty.

There's no need for courtesy.

Your Majesty.

I just found out from the Ministry of Works

that the mausoleum construction

caused a big deficit.

Your Majesty, it was so hot in the suburbs last month.

Some of the mausoleum workmen

collapsed due to heat stroke

and construction had to be halted.

But the transfer of remains can't be delayed,

so we had no choice but to mobilize more workmen to meet the deadline

and hire men to transport water from the south of the city

to supply the workmen's needs.

All these things came at a cost.

But how can it be slandered as causing a deficit?

As expected, you love the people like yourself,

Chief Secretariat.

But the mausoleum's construction is important to the imperial court.

Forget about gossip among the people.

Even the imperial censors are intently watching it.

Changing the budget without permission is no small matter.

You've become quite the celebrity for this, Chancellor Jiang.

But public opinion turns lies into truth, let me remind you,

What do you take His Majesty for?

Chancellor Li!

-Chancellor Jiang… -Enough.

The imperial palace will shoulder the excess cost.

There's no need to argue.

-Yes. -Yes.

Official Liu.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Zhennv Hall of Qingcheng Mountain is neither an official nunnery

nor a private school.

Yet I heard

it received sizable donations from the capital's officials

in the past few years.

How could such a ridiculous thing

happen in a place like that?

Your Majesty.

My wife paid a visit to Zhennv Hall

and witnessed everything last night.

The Chief Secretariat's daughter, Jiang Li, can attest to it.

This matter is definitely true.

Why is Chief Secretariat's daughter there?

Your Majesty.

My daughter made a serious mistake before,

so I sent her to Zhennv Hall to cultivate herself.

Minister Jiang, I don't mean to pry

into your family's affairs.

Your daughter was sent to the mountain

ages ago

and you still haven't brought her back?

Thank you for your concern, Chancellor Li and Duke Liu.

I will handle my family affairs properly.

I just want you and your daughter to reunite soon.

Given the last memorial,

Duke Su's memorial

isn't a surprise to me.

The girls of Zhennv Hall

are in cahoots with salt trafficking fugitives,

harboring criminals, and hiding dirty money.

That's unforgivable!

I've already ordered Duke Su to get to the bottom of this.

Whoever is behind this,

I won't tolerate it!

JIANG RESIDENCE

The cold weather in the past few days

calls for something warm.

Take these bland dishes away

from his lordship and Mother.

Take wild ducks from the farm

and make herbal soup with tianma and huangqi.

No one knows Mr. Jiang and Old Madam's palate

better than you, Madam.

I just take extra care

to make everything organized.

Go and prepare it.

Yes.

My lord.

Dear.

Why are you in such haste?

Pick up Jiang Li now.

Why…

Why are you suddenly saying that?

His Majesty read two memorials today.

One from Liu Yuanfeng,

one from Duke Su.

Do you mean Duke Liu

actually brought this issue to His Majesty

and humiliated you?

Don't you know Liu Yuanfeng?

Back in the day, your father hindered his career by placing

his own people in the imperial court.

Would he pass up this chance to report the Jiang family?

What a good timing for his report.

The Empress Dowager Xia's mausoleum is about to be completed.

His Majesty misses his mother

and is fulfilling his filial piety now.

His Majesty lost his mother at a young age

and the Empress Dowager disliked him.

You know that.

Liu Yuanfeng's memorial

played to His Majesty's vulnerability

while putting pressure on me.

Li'er is a Jiang after all.

Now that Zhennv Hall is rife with scandal,

even if His Majesty and Duke Liu didn't mention it,

we should bring Li'er home.

Don't you blame her?

Why should I?

It has been so many years.

I believe she has long repented.

Besides,

nothing is more important

than our innocence and reputation.

Please decide what to do about this.

The problem is,

Li'er is still in Duke Su's custody.

Duke Su?

Why is she in his hands?

I have no idea how he was able

to accuse Li'er of harboring a fugitive

and hiding dirty money.

If she's found guilty,

even without Li Zhongnan's slander,

our reputation will be ruined forever.

I must talk to Duke Su.

If I manage to get her back,

we can't handle this matter quietly,

lest we seem guilty.

I understand, dear.

If Duke Su agrees to let her go,

you can leave

Li'er's return to me.

We will celebrate your second daughter's return

in an open and grand manner.

No one will be able to gossip about us then.

Dear.

You are so benevolent

and considerate.

I am so moved.

You've endured so much

all these years.

What Li'er did to you then…

It's all in the past now.

If you hadn't mentioned it, I…

I…

I almost forgot our unborn child.

Dear.

I promise you,

if Li'er is still the same as before and has not repented,

if she still resents you,

I won't spare her.

Thank you, dear.

After using me,

don't you owe me an explanation?

Duke Su, what would you like to know?

What is your surname?

You should already know.

I ask the questions,

you answer.

My surname is Jiang.

My first name is Li.

I am the daughter of the Chief Secretariat.

Why did you collude with salt traffickers?

I lied.

You lied?

So it wasn't a collusion…

but a tryst?

Watch your words, Duke Su.

I don't even know him.

I was waiting for Mrs. Liu in the ancestral shrine.

I didn't lure any of you in.

You all barged in on your own accord.

That's not the answer I'm looking for.

That's my only answer.

No one leaves my interrogation room

without telling me the answer I want.

Perhaps

I'm an exception.

My lord, Chancellor Jiang is here.

He's in the main hall.

Already?

He has a message for you.

What is it?

He says if you dare to force a confession,

he'll bring his official seal and report you to His Majesty.

All right. I guess she can't stay here anymore.

Did she trick us all this time?

She made us arrest her,

yet we can't interrogate or question her.

It's like we invited a god here.

Treating this as a charade

is good too.

What shall we do with her?

Take good care of her.

See that no harm comes to her until the Jiang family picks her up.

But we don't have any women here.

Go fetch her maid.

My lord, Ms. Jiang has a request.

Out with it.

She'd like you to arrange for her to speak to some people

from Zhennv Hall.

What makes her think I'd help her?

She said she'd starve herself if you don't help her

and you can't hand her over to the Jiang family unharmed.

Where's Duke Su?

He's just finished the interrogation and is resting.

Where is my daughter?

I want to see her now.

Don't be anxious, Chancellor Jiang.

His lordship has straightened things out

with your daughter.

It was a misunderstanding.

Ms. Jiang is innocent

and unharmed.

She just had a little scare.

His lordship wants you to know

that you're free to take Jiang Li home.

Anything else?

He did say a couple of things.

First, he said you can just thank His Majesty

for this matter.

Second,

when you're picking her up from here,

he will give her

half of the ceremonial weapons here

to escort her home

and prove her innocence.

What are you doing here?

I've come to help you.

I'm profiting from your misfortune.

I can go home to the Jiang family now.

So I'll make sure you get to live.

That's all?

Of course.

However, all of you must keep Jiang Li's secret

hidden forever.

It's for your own good.

This case's trial is coming up.

Your affair was a violation of customs

and an offense against decency.

It has nothing to do with them,

and you don't deserve to die.

With me pleading for you, you'll spend a few days in jail, at most.

If you get pardoned, you'll be released even earlier.

However, killing the daughter of the Chancellor

is a capital crime.

I may have stolen someone's identity out of greed,

but it doesn't harm anyone.

But you girls took someone's life.

All of you can't be spared.

Don't you ever think of blackmailing me with this.

I'll live,

but I can watch you die.

-Chief. -Chief.