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That scumbag. I'm so mad!

If you didn't stop me,

I would have punched that darn magistrate's head…

I'm so frustrated.

I'll go for a walk.

Miss.

Tong'er,

I know that magistrate.

A granary

eases people's minds and helps in war.

I entrusted you with the duty of supervising the granary.

Yet you resorted to fraud

and stole from the nation.

Take off your official uniform.

You don't deserve to be an official.

Feng Yutang was a beggar.

My father took pity on him,

so he gave him a position in the government office.

He's very smart.

But we didn't expect him

to be a completely rotten person.

A smart magistrate

is not an easy opponent.

Do you have any plans?

Feng Yutang

replaced all my father's subordinates.

HUAIXIANG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Why don't you watch where you're going?

Are you all right, ma'am?

FIFTH HOUSE OF LIHUA ALLEY

She works for Mr. Xue?

We call her Mute Granny.

Perhaps Feng Yutang thought

she's unable to speak,

so he let her stay.

But can she help us?

Since she invited me,

she must have something to tell me.

Uncle Mingyu.

Take Tong'er with you.

I'll see the old lady alone.

No way. Let's go together.

No way.

Feng Yutang is keeping an eye on us.

We must work separately.

-Listen to me. Together, we-- -Listen to me.

Tong'er and I have switched clothes.

They're targeting me.

They won't do anything to Tong'er.

All right then.

Let's meet here in two hours.

If you're not back by then, I'll look for you with Tong'er.

-All right. -Let's go.

Ms. Jiang Li.

Go.

Let's go.

We fooled them.

Send one person to follow them.

The rest should wait.

Beware of tricks.

-Yes. -Yes.

Luckily, I'm smart.

-You two go that way. You come with me. -Yes.

Come on, let's go that way.

Pretty lady, are you alone?

Pretty lady.

You're so pretty.

-I like her. -I like her.

She's mine today. Don't take her from me.

I'm coming.

You are quite hot-tempered.

Hit me again.

Go away.

Pretty lady, I like you.

Hit me.

-Pretty lady. -Pretty lady.

-That hurt so much. -That was painful.

Let go!

Let me go! Let go!

Let go!

I'm sorry. My fan fell.

Please pick it up for me, pretty lady.

My lord, are you making a move or should I?

It's a dirty job. You do it.

Ms. Jiang, go to the bridge.

How dare you be so nosy?

Duke Su.

Why did your taste

suddenly change today?

Do you like it,

pretty lady?

Did you follow me to Huaixiang

because you heard that I was coming?

I should be the one asking that question.

I have something important to do in Huaixiang.

Perhaps the messenger was late.

-What messenger? -That's not important.

What's the important thing you mentioned?

I'll explain it to you later on.

How can you get things done when you're being followed?

Search there.

What are you doing?

Thank you so much, Duke Su.

How many are there?

I don't know.

Let them check it out for you then.

Have a cup of tea with me.

Miss, do you want a flower?

Are we not going in?

Have a look here.

Choose a gift for the lady.

I'll give you a discount.

This one suits you.

It's so ugly.

Be convincing.

Let them think that you're meeting a lover secretly

so they will let down their guard.

Jiang Li, the Chancellor's daughter,

is secretly meeting her lover in Huaixiang?

Would they believe it?

Why not?

The most popular play since ancient times

has always been this one.

It doesn't matter if it's real or not.

What's important is

to watch someone's reputation

fall into ruins.

Don't move.

Keep calm.

Why do you always say inappropriate things?

You're thinking too much.

I don't like the word "lover."

What's wrong

with a person with love?

It can't kill you.

But it can kill me.

When you're over it…

it can't kill you.

Have you calmed down, pretty lady?

Yes,

annoying guy.

Miss, this flower looks good as well.

Four in total. We can get them now.

They confessed. Feng Yutang sent them.

Go back and tell your master

that when Duke Su and Ms. Jiang Li are together,

they don't like being watched.

If we catch you again,

you'll be badly beaten up.

Get lost.

-We'll leave now. -We'll leave now.

Get lost now!

Why did you put on an act with me today?

Didn't you say

you don't like me watching the show in the teahouse?

You have nothing to say now.

"When Duke Su and Ms. Jiang Li are together,

they don't like being watched."

You're saving me with your reputation.

Bring Ms. Jiang Li wherever she wants to go.

Don't ask why.

Protect her by the entrance when you're there,

then take her home when she's done.

Yes.

Thank you.

You should go now, pretty lady.

You're definitely Xue Li.

Mute Granny.

No, girl.

You have to leave.

Leave tonight. Don't ever come back to Huaixiang.

Why?

Feng Yutang has already turned a good place like Huaixiang into this.

He surely has someone backing him up.

He's afraid of nothing. You can't defeat him.

My current identity

is that of the daughter of the Chief Secretariat, Jiang Yuanbai.

The Jiang family is powerful.

They won't dare to touch me.

The higher your status, the more you'll harm Magistrate Xue.

As long as Feng Yutang

thinks Magistrate Xue is a threat,

he may kill him anytime.

I won't let them know

that I'm here for Father.

I need someone

who can overturn Father's verdict

and prove that Feng Yutang framed Father.

This way, I can redress Father's grievance

before he's executed.

But the people you want

can't save him.

Gu Da, Gu Er, Peng Xiao, and He Jun.

Those who were loyal

to Magistrate Xue

were sent

to the sand mine in East Mountain.

Everyone there works for Feng Yutang.

No matter what,

I must give it a try.

Don't alert them.

Or else, Magistrate Xue will suffer more.

I know.

You're with Feng Yutang every day.

You're always in danger.

Listen to me.

I'll find a way to bring you out, all right?

If I disappear suddenly,

your identity will be exposed.

My life isn't worth anything.

If Magistrate Xue hadn't saved me back then,

I would have starved to death.

He's my savior. I can't leave.

That rotten Feng Yutang thinks

I'm a useless mute.

He didn't kick me out.

But he didn't expect

that I'd be staying by Magistrate Xue to wait for a chance.

In a few days,

if they really execute Magistrate Xue,

I'll fight them with my life.

No.

Sacrificing your life for revenge

is so not worth it.

Since I'm back,

I'll surely make sure they get what they deserve.

Xue Li.

HUAIXIANG GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Thank you, everyone.

This is ginseng chicken soup.

Nourish yourself.

What are you waiting for? Drink it.

It was cooked for a long time.

Don't be shy.

Drink it while it's hot.

It's still hot.

-Magistrate… -Come on.

Drink it.

Open your mouth.

Drink it.

-Magistrate Feng, have mercy! -Magistrate Feng, spare us!

It took me an entire day to make this chicken soup.

If you don't drink it,

isn't it a waste of my effort?

Who did she meet?

Duke Su.

Why did Duke Su come to Huaixiang?

Get up.

Duke Su seems to care a lot about Jiang Li.

He even brought her back himself.

I'm afraid it won't be easy to take action in the future.

From now on, be smarter.

If you're discovered again,

you won't just have soup.

You'll die.

Get lost, all of you.

Yes.

Hold on.

REFLECTION HALL

Miss.

What took you so long?

Did something happen?

Feng Yutang's men followed me.

Luckily, I met Xiao Heng.

Who's Xiao Heng?

He's Duke Su.

Why is he here?

Did he come to see you?

Let's talk about him later on.

Back to the important topic.

I got news about the people who knew about the Xue family case.

Where are they?

At the sand mine of East Mountain.

But now,

the sand mine is filled with Feng Yutang's men.

Uncle Mingyu.

Can you find enough helpers?

I can get my buddies back in Luyang.

But Feng Yutang is keeping a close eye on our people.

He knows

our every move.

Is there no other way?

Well…

There's one.

My lord.

We already know the topography of the sand mine.

There's a river between two mountains.

By this part of the river is the sand mine.

Up the river,

right here is the imperial gold mine.

The imperial court sealed this gold mine.

Huaixiang Government Office is ordered to guard it.

Without a pass, no one can enter.

As for the rest,

I haven't found out yet.

The sand mine was only built half a year ago,

but the imperial gold mine

had been mined for many years.

The mine tunnels are very complex.

Together with the impact of land damage,

the tunnels must have changed a lot.

Without a map, it'll be hard to get in.

You're only good at saying accurate nonsense.

Then what idea do you have?

Let's attack it forcefully.

-Attack forcefully? -Yes.

I'll ask our people to charge.

And then?

Search.

In the name of what?

With our status and identity,

can't we be overbearing, shameless,

and unreasonable?

What do you think?

That's inaccurate nonsense.

Give some ideas then.

Here you are.

Were you expecting me?

You have no way to go now,

little civet?

I would like to borrow some manpower

to go to the sand mine in East Mountain together.

Interesting.

You have the same idea.

This is my important thing.

You can have manpower.

But I can only help you after I settle my affairs.

This is urgent.

I can't wait.

Ms. Jiang Li.

Don't be too bossy with me.

Tell me

what you need to settle.

There's a sealed imperial gold mine

upstream of the river where the sand mine is.

An imperial gold mine?

You want to go in there?

There's no way in now.

We don't have the mine map.

The mine map?

Give me a moment.

My rule is

I need to know the source of this map.

I can't tell you.

But I can guarantee with my life

that this map is real.

I've heard this kind of speech many times.

Xiao Heng.

This map

was someone's life.

If you want it, take it.

Ms. Jiang Li.

His lordship has always been careful.

You've gone too far.

That's enough.

I'll take the map.

Tell me your plan.

I want you to help me get into the mine

to save the ex-subordinates of Magistrate Xue.

This sounds like saving lives by sacrificing lives.

I don't really want to have this losing deal with you.

The two of us

have never had a fair deal.

I'm just a pawn in your hand.

I've even overestimated myself by saying that.

From the beginning,

I was probably not even a pawn.

I used you to go back to the Jiang family

and you've been observing me since then.

It was originally due to doubt.

Ever since the bet between the Li family and me,

you've been fanning the flames from behind.

You don't want the Li family to recruit Ye Shijie,

so you provoked them

by using me to distance the Ye and Li families.

That's why you treated my hand twice

to help me be the Annual Exam's first placer.

You've been observing

to see if I was qualified to be your pawn.

Only after I went to Luyang

and fought with the Li family to protect the Ye family

that you started treating me as your pawn.

Is that right?

Why should I go against the Li family?

From searching for the dirty money of the trafficked salt

to entering the imperial gold mine.

What you're investigating is clear even without saying.

In recent years, the capital has seen frequent corruption cases.

Those who died were insignificant people.

There must be someone making money behind these people.

Do you know who these people are?

How could I have such a great capability alone?

But I can see it through your eyes.

From the capital to Luyang,

your eyes have always been on the Li family.

I can't help but think

about what the connection is.

That's right.

Financial resources in the capital were cut off,

so Li Jin came to Luyang.

What does Luyang have?

The wealthy Ye family.

Finance is the key to a nation.

His Majesty must be worried.

And you're traveling north and south

to take down the Li family

under His Majesty's order.

Jiang Li.

Do you have a death wish?

Jiang Li wanted to live,

but she couldn't.

As for me,

if you don't join my game,

I won't live long.

At this point,

a pawn like you should be abandoned.

How would you know that I can't be the killer move?

You're too presumptuous.

I'll give my life to you.

What did you say?

I said

I'll give my life to you.

Keep using me as your pawn.

I'm sorry, Ms. Jiang Li.

I'm not interested in this chess game anymore.

Xiao Heng.

Our methods will achieve the same result.

You said that.

Our methods

will

achieve

the same result.

You said that.

Are you afraid?

What am I afraid of?

You're afraid to use my life as a pawn

in the fame of the nation.

Saving people from the sand mine and going into the gold mine

can be done at the same time.

You don't have to go to the East Mountain.

I must go.

Before going to East Mountain,

how can you get rid of Feng Yutang's men?

PEOPLE'S SAFETY BRINGS BENEFITS

All of a sudden,

Ms. Jiang Li, who looks almost exactly the same

as your daughter, has appeared.

And Duke Su.

Since when did this little Huaixiang

become so lively?

Why did they come?

They didn't come earlier or later.

As soon as the Ministry of Justice approved your execution,

they came here.

What a coincidence.

Xue Li.

Is it possible

that they came here for you?

Xue Li.

In that case,

I'm sorry.

You must die earlier.

Xue Li.

Xue Li.

Xue Li.

PEOPLE'S SAFETY BRINGS BENEFITS

Magistrate, we have news about them.

We split into several groups

to follow each of them.

Ms. Jiang Li and the others went to the grain store.

Duke Su went to the black market.

And someone went to the farmer's house.

Why did they go to these places?

They all went to buy food.

Buying food through different channels,

then comparing the prices and quality.

Nice one.

They want to find fault with the granary.

-Who's guarding the granary? -Monkey.

How many are there?

-Four. -Four… How many?

Four.

I… Four?

-No. -Why not just open the granary

and show them?

Don't be angry, Magistrate.

Elites are guarding the granary.

There are too many people to follow.

We lack manpower, so we sent them here.

Transfer them back and follow me to the granary.

If they're not planning to do anything in the granary,

I'll eat shit.

Yes.

-Let's go. -Come on.

You guys, go this way.

You, this way.

Hurry.

-Go. -Be gentle.

Behave yourself.

-It hurts. Let go. -Hurry.

Move.

-Is there only a few of them? -Hurry.

-Where are the others? -Let go.

There's no one else.

All right.

Are you playing a diversion trick with me?

Lock him up.

-The rest of you, come with me. -Let's go.

-Don't move. -All right.

That was a good idea, Ms. Jiang Li.

How did you come up with this plan?

A granary

eases people's minds and helps in war.

I entrusted you with the duty of supervising the granary.

Yet you resorted to fraud

and stole from the nation.

Take off your official uniform.

You don't deserve to be an official.

It was just a lucky bet.

Where there's grain, there's always corruption.

I'm sure Feng Yutang will panic

when we attack the granary.

It seems like I also made the right bet.

I knew you would have a way.

-Eight people. -Let's check the sand mine below.

The people you're looking for are not at the sand mine.

That's just a cover.

They should be in this mine cave.

I know there's an entrance if we go south

around this mountain.

My lord.

I can handle this.

Let's do as she says.

Come on.

It should be here.

Are you sure?

Yes.

This tunnel is narrow.

Perhaps because it's inconvenient for transportation.

So it was abandoned.

I will have a look first.

Which way?

I remember there was no such fork on the map.

I don't know which way to go either.

Let's split up.

You and I go this way.

Then I'll go this way.

I think that way looks more like the path on the map.

Let's go that way.

Then we'll switch. Let's go.

Duke Su, how is it down there? Is there a path?

Come down.

Be careful.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

Be alert.

What are you afraid of?

They're all working at this time.

What could happen?

Hey,

can you stop being so lazy?

-What if they catch us? -Why are you looking at me?

-Go. -What's the matter?

-Look who's… -You begged me to come here.

-I'm so tired these days. Look at my back. -You must do the physical work yourself.

-Massage it a bit. -Should I serve you?

You're unbelievable.

Let me tell you, if anything happens,

both of us will be in trouble.

You're scaring me again.

You want me to massage you?

Dream on.

Fine.

I think

you're only doing useless things.

-You… -Listen.

Just stop your nonsense.

Well…

Miss, do you want to dance with me?

Let's dance.

Miss, are you lost?

Don't be afraid.

Have a drink with us.

-We'll show you the way out. -Right.

Come on, miss.

Miss, you're sneaky.

Duke Su.

I took care of them.

Well done.

It's fine. I can do this kind of physical work.

Stop talking nonsense.

Stay 3.5 m away.

Put this on. Be quick.

Put it on.

Check.

Compared to your personality, this move seems to be

quite radical.

There's low risk and great benefit. I shouldn't be conservative.

Sometimes, the risk may seem small,

but that's when you need to be more careful.

Check again.

Mr. Li.

DUKE SU IS ALREADY IN HUAIXIANG. PLEASE PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS.

What happened?

Jiang Li and Xiao Heng are in Huaixiang.

They found out

about the imperial gold mine.

How will you counter this move?

I'm long prepared.

Hurry up!

Work harder.

Don't slack off.

Hurry.

Be quick.

Hurry up!

-An earthquake hit here three years ago. -Be quick.

Someone claimed

that mining here was harmful to the mountain,

so the imperial court sealed this gold mine.

But now, why…

What are you doing?

Get up.

Did you know about this?

Did you come to Huaixiang to investigate this gold mine?

But this is the gold mine of the imperial court.

Unauthorized mining is a crime of treason.

How dare the local government do this?

Gold mine?

Hurry up.

The Xue family's three members.

Shen Yurong.

Eldest Princess.

It turns out all these are related.

So

do you know what consequence you're facing?