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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

The Prince Consort is back!

What did you say?

What did you just say?

Did you say Pei Wenxuan is back?

Really?

The Prince Consort…

He is back in the capital.

Quickly. Ask someone to find out more and keep me posted.

Also,

send people to guard the imperial hall.

When there's news that the Qin Family has been pardoned,

have the Inspectorate Office clear the royal path

to ensure the decree bearer can arrive at the execution site unimpeded.

-Yes. -Go now.

I'll go right away.

Mr. Su.

Pei Wenxuan…

is back.

I heard that.

What you just said…

Please forget

about what I said, Your Highness.

Don't take it to heart.

Mr. Xie.

Why are you here?

But I haven't received an imperial order from His Majesty.

My master said he'd take responsibility.

Execute them first.

EXECUTE

BEIBANG INN

It's time.

Execute!

Now!

The time and imperial decree hasn't yet arrived.

How could you execute them beforehand?

How dare you!

You are now in the capital, the imperial city.

How dare you openly rescue criminals

disregarding the law?

Arrest them!

Halt the execution!

His Majesty has ordered to halt the execution.

Here's the evidence I've obtained.

Your Majesty, please take a look at it.

Your Majesty, what you see here

are the records I transcribed of the provisions and funds in transit

from the county offices along the way that I visited.

I'm listening.

In addition to these records,

I've also asked the local soldiers and people

to record their testimonies of the war.

Half the soldiers

had suffered from starvation and illness before the war started.

They couldn't fight without enough to eat.

But under this circumstance,

the Qin Family was still able to safely evacuate the people in advance

without causing too many casualties.

In my opinion,

the Qin Family should not be punished.

Instead, they should be rewarded.

Your Majesty.

Don't ever disappoint the soldiers at the border.

Pei Wenxuan.

Do you have any idea what your words mean?

I implore Your Majesty

to investigate the embezzlement by the towns in Huangping County.

It's a false accusation, Your Majesty.

He's making a false accusation.

Pei Wenxuan.

Do you know how many officials

in the Great Xia

will be wronged, humiliated, and implicated

if you make such a casual remark?

If it's a false accusation, it'll be found out.

I implore Your Majesty

to investigate the Ministries of Justice, Revenue, War,

and the Censorate

to clear the Qin Family's name

and uphold justice for the soldiers.

Pei Wenxuan, what are you implying?

The Ministries of Justice, War, Revenue, and the Censorate?

Are you saying that the entire imperial court

is working together to frame the Qin Family?

Is it worth it for a mere Qin Family?

Besides, as an investigating censor,

you deceived His Majesty and left without permission.

When you're back, you fabricate a bunch of evidence.

Do you think His Majesty can be fooled by you?

You checked the accounts.

What kind of authority do you have

as an investigating censor

that allows you to check so many existing accounts?

Why would they give you those accounts?

How did you exactly get those accounts?

Your Majesty, I implore you to look into this.

Your Majesty, I implore you to look into this.

Your Majesty, I implore you to look into this.

Your Majesty, I implore you to look into this.

Your Majesty, the soldiers at the border

are not only guarding the border,

but also the land

and the people of the Great Xia.

Pei Wenxuan, you've had a long journey.

This case is of great importance

and involves a lot of people.

Let me think about it.

You must be tired.

-Leave and get some rest. -Your Majesty.

What? Did I not make myself clear?

-Yes, Your Majesty. -Wait.

Now, Pingyue is grounded at Beiyan Pagoda.

Go and pick her up.

You can go home together.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness, working with the noble families

to help the Crown Prince ascend the throne

is the best path for you.

If the Inspectorate Office is to be established,

you still need to have a sense of proportion.

Power struggles involve strife.

Please be careful, Your Highness.

I don't want to be your enemy, Your Highness.

I just hope you can lead a good life.

I've lost…

this one.

Your Highness, you must have a lot of things to attend to.

I'll take my leave now.

Su Rongqing.

Are you also…

Nothing.

Take care.

You didn't attend today's morning audience,

but you've come to Beiyan Pagoda for a stroll.

It seems like you're in a good mood.

I came to see Her Highness for something.

It seems to be something urgent.

Mr. Pei.

You are afraid of me meeting Her Highness, aren't you?

It's broad daylight.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Why would I be afraid of you meeting Her Highness?

You asked me

to be your groomsman to fetch her on your wedding day.

You intended to curry favor with Her Highness.

But then you found out

that she liked me.

Right?

So what?

I'm the one

who's with Her Highness now.

Pei Wenxuan.

How can you feel at ease when you say things like that?

Don't forget.

If it weren't for His Majesty's fear of the imperial relatives,

you wouldn't have been able to get close to Her Highness in your life.

Not to mention

to be with Her Highness.

Let me remind you of something too.

If you miss it, you miss it.

Since I'm with Her Highness now,

I won't give her up to anyone else.

No matter whether it's in the past or the future,

you won't get another chance.

Aren't you curious

about what I told Her Highness?

I told Her Highness…

that I'd like to marry her.

Unfortunately, you're back.

Pei Wenxuan.

I don't know why you are so confident.

You think that you can totally own Her Highness from now on?

But the way to protect Her Highness

is not to ask her to go against everyone

in the imperial court with you

or to make her take on the burden of supervising all the officials.

If you ever put Her Highness in this kind of danger in the future,

then remember this.

You will never get to stand by Her Highness again.

Pei Wenxuan.

You won't always be so lucky.

Su Rongqing, listen here.

You are no one to judge

how I treat Her Highness.

Besides,

I don't care what you've said to Her Highness

because I know that she won't say yes to you.

Whether Her Highness agrees or not

is something you should find out for yourself.

I'll still say the same thing.

Don't let Her Highness down.

Conduct yourself well.

Your Highness!

The Prince Consort…

He is at the foot of the pagoda.

Your Highness!

Your Highness, slowly.

Be careful.

You're back.

Pei Wenxuan.

Rongrong.

I'm here to take you home.

Well…

We haven't seen each other in a while, so I've forgotten myself.

-If I've offended you in any way-- -Does it hurt?

Your injuries.

Yes, it does.

It hurts everywhere.

Mr. Tian, you'd better confess.

The Prince Consort is already back.

The evidence he obtained is enough to put a lot of people at risk.

Why not keep yourself safe first?

Trying to trick me into talking about it?

You're too young for that.

If you insist,

I'll write a memorial

about you

and submit it to the Censorate.

Mr. Tian.

Think about it carefully.

Wait.

Recently, Tian Zhong and the others have disappeared one after another.

The situation is not encouraging.

I'm afraid they've got something on them.

All these people

have been reported by the Censorate, right?

What are you going

to do about them, Mr. Shangguan?

They've been warned to be careful with their words and actions,

but they just won't listen.

I'm afraid they can't stand the torture

and will speak out of turn.

We need to get rid of the misfits in the noble families

with Pingyue's help.

Is he all right?

Don't worry, Your Highness.

There is no vital injury.

He only needs to recuperate.

That's good.

Please still prescribe a few remedies to help nurse his health.

Yes.

Thank you.

Your Highness.

The Qins have been settled.

You can go to see them at any time.

I'll go over there and take a look.

-Take care of your young master. -Yes.

General Qin.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Get up. You're still wounded.

No need for these formalities.

Your Highness.

You've saved my entire family.

You have shown us great kindness.

-Get up and we can talk. -I…

-Slowly. -Okay.

Come on. Say thank you to Her Highness.

Thank you for saving our lives.

We'll return the favor in the future.

You asked to be expelled in exchange for time

to clear my family's name.

You have shown us great kindness.

In the future, I, Qin Yun, am willing to repay you with my life.

Please get up.

Please get up now.

Her Highness has always disliked such formalities.

I just hope you can stay alive

to do the right thing

and help the country.

That would be enough.

Please make yourselves at home.

-Take care, Your Highness. -See Her Highness out.

I thought you walked me out

to thank me again.

The word "thank you"

never means anything.

What I can repay you

is the military power in the Northwest.

That's what you want the most.

Right, Your Highness?

You're pretty confident

in your abilities.

It's not me who has confidence in myself.

It's you who have confidence in me.

Otherwise, you wouldn't have forced the Crown Prince

to go to Jiulu Mountain to see me.

That's true.

Your Highness, please.

You must have a lot of work ahead of you.

Don't get delayed.

His Majesty has arranged for Qin's Mansion to be returned to you.

So you can either stay in my mansion

or go back to your mansion today.

Such an honest man of character.

Xun Chuan and I got these testimonies

to help you overturn the case for the Qin Family.

Okay.

If things go on like this,

my uncle will want to come to me soon.

But I'll get to the bottom of the military provisions and funds case.

You must find a way to persuade him

to take this opportunity to rectify the Shangguan Family.

Of course,

it's awkward for Uncle Xu to do it himself.

When the time comes, you can take the initiative

to suggest an internal investigation.

This way,

I'll be able to have a say in the Shangguan Family.

I can even talk to my father about letting me

represent the Shangguan Family

to negotiate with you.

How confident are you?

It depends on how far you will push him.

I see.

I'll take these back and read them.

-I'll get going now. -You're going back already?

Why not stay for several rounds?

I don't want to play with you.

Pei Wenxuan just came back today. I have to go back early.

Your Highness, I'll stay here to discuss the details with Ms. Shangguan.

I'm glad you guys are working so well together.

-Be careful. -I'm leaving.

What's on your mind?

I'm thinking…

Do you think Her Highness likes Su Rongqing more

or the Prince Consort more?

Is that what you should be thinking right now?

You're such a serious person.

It's so annoying to think about serious things all the time.

It's so much fun gossiping about Her Highness.

Finish your work

before you run into Su Ronghua again.

You're so serious. Boring.

You scared me.

You scared me too, Mr. Tong.

Jinglan.

It has been a long time since Her Highness

and my young master have seen each other.

Yes.

Then why are they still busy with their own things?

Haven't you noticed

that they've been acting strange?

They're strange indeed.

It can't go on like this.

I have an idea.

Sir.

Sir.

-You've got to talk to her. -About what?

Don't you know what you have to do?

-This is really serious. -Get to the point.

Her Highness refuses to sleep.

She was grounded in Beiyan Pagoda for a long time.

It's a humid place.

She's already in poor health.

She's still preoccupied with state affairs.

If you don't persuade her, then…

I got it. You can go and get some rest.

Okay.

Don't… Don't get too worried.

What are you doing?

Go to bed.

-Go to bed? -Come on.

-What's wrong? -Be careful.

Nothing. Just go to bed.

It's late now.

Well, why did you come over all of a sudden to ask me to sleep?

I'm worried about your health.

It's late yet you're still reading the memorials.

But you are still up too.

So I'm here to keep you company.

Come on.

You're mad?

I'm not mad. I'm worried about your health.

Let's stop.

You're getting so aggressive. It's like you're trying to devour me.

Did I hurt you?

Not really.

Well,

you're really heartbroken, aren't you?

Today,

I've lived for myself once.

Rongqing.

I hope

you live for yourself for the rest of your life.

Since Her Highness won't give up on the Inspectorate Office,

I can only use Consort Rou's power

to balance Her Highness's power,

so that she won't become everyone's target.

I told Her Highness…

that I'd like to marry her.

Are you unhappy

because you think that I don't care about you?

When you weren't around,

they all thought you were dead.

But I knew…

you were not.

I'm grateful for your faith in me.

You have always been confident in me.

It's not just because I was confident in you.

It's also because I was afraid.

I was afraid

I wouldn't know

what to do if you died.

So whether I was confident in you or not,

I had to believe you were alive.

What are you looking at me for?

It's embarrassing to say this kind of thing,

so I don't like to say it.

What's so embarrassing about it?

I just want to look at you.

What's there to see?

Sleep now.

Your Highness.

On my way to get the evidence,

I was thinking about looking at you like this every day.

No way, you…

Your Highness.

I know you have me in your heart,

and that makes me happy.

What are you doing?

I would like to give you the joy of the world.

So I can repay your favor.

Here.

Stay still.

-Don't move. -What are you doing?

-No. -Be good.

I don't need it.

I don't need it.

No, I can't have this.

-Don't move. -I don't need it.

What do you think?

No.

I…

I've heard

that Mr. Su has asked for your hand in marriage.

Don't worry.

I'm just reminding you.

Don't be fooled by Mr. Su's good looks.

I can give you

everything you want.

Whenever you want

to be served,

I'll be at your service

at any time.

I got it.

I got it.

Please forgive me, sir,

for having failed to do my job.

Don't let anyone know

that you have once left the capital.

Otherwise, even I can't keep you safe.

Sir.

Yes.

How dare they

to try to advance the execution!

They're forcing me to make a move.

Pei Wenxuan is a sharpened sword now.

I shall try him on you.

What are you standing here for?

I'm afraid these people will mess with you.

They won't dare to when I'm here.

I'll be back to my place

when we get inside.

You underestimate me.

They can't beat me up

in public.

As long as they don't hit me,

we'll see who'll win.

Yes, you're right.

Can I just stand here

to shield you from the wind then?

Your Highness.

Mr. Pei.

Mr. Pei, aren't you standing in the wrong spot?

Shouldn't you be over there?

Mr. Su.

As the Prince Consort,

what's wrong with me standing next to Her Highness?

Enter the hall!

Pingyue.

How's the case I asked you to investigate going?

Father.

The Qin Family's case is basically ready to close.

The case originated from the Ministry of War.

They failed to keep the Military Record,

resulting in missing pages in the record.

An official noticed

that the battle in Huangping County was unusual

and blurted it out.

Then, a kind man went to Mr. Wen Ping

and reported the Qin Family.

So Mr. Wen worked with Mr. Cui Shuyun of the Ministry of Justice

to investigate the case.

But they neglected their duties in the course of the investigation,

resulting in a wrongful conviction.

Now that the Qin Family's name has been cleared,

I hope that you can severely punish

Wang Xi, the Director of the Ministry of War,

Wen Ping of the Censorate,

Cui Shuyun of the Ministry of Justice,

and the others involved in the case.

In addition to the Qin's case, I've sorted out the embezzlement

of military provisions and funds related to this case.

I've also provided a list of the names of those involved.

I implore you to allow me to conduct a thorough investigation, Father.

Well done.

Look.

When I first wanted to establish the Inspectorate Office,

you stopped me.

You said Pingyue was too young to do anything.

So how's the case going?

I think it's going very well.

It has been investigated clearly

and there's not a single mistake.

If it weren't for Pingyue,

I wouldn't know that your officials

were so capable.

Your Majesty, I think

it's fortunate that by the grace of Heaven,

Her Highness is able to supervise the officials

with great success.

The Shangguan Family has begun an internal investigation,

and we'll get rid of all those involved

soon.

These evil actions

are not what the Shangguan Family wants,

even if it's just one man's corruption.

I guess Ya convinced him.

In that case,

the establishment of the Inspectorate Office is necessary.

Then,

do you have any objections

to the establishment of the Inspectorate Office?

I have no objection.

Good. It's decided then.

From today on, Pingyue is officially in charge of the Inspectorate Office.

All affairs of the Inspectorate Office

can be reported directly to me,

skipping the two Chancellors and Six Ministries.

Pingyue.

You can handpick the internal staff for the Inspectorate Office.

Mingsheng Military Drill Ground in the north of the city

will be the office of the Inspectorate.

The Ministry of Revenue

should make a budget for the establishment of the Inspectorate Office

and submit it to Pingyue.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Not less than 30,000 taels per year.

Your Majesty.

Isn't that too much?

There are many places where money is needed.

Her Highness needs so much…

You can't even spare 30,000 taels?

Every year, the Ministry of Revenue collects tens of millions of taels of tax.

Now you can't even spare 30,000 taels?

How do you do your job?

Pingyue.

I've established the Inspectorate Office for you.

You have to share my burdens in the future.

Yes, Father.

Well…

The Qin Family's case and the military provisions and funds case…

These two cases

are both assigned to the Inspectorate Office.

Now that the Inspectorate Office has been established,

I'll find an assistant for you.

Assistant?

With so much power in your hands,

you'll need someone to assist you.

I'll choose the Su Family's eldest son, Su Ronghua.

Su Ronghua was Prince Su's mentor

and he is from a noble family.

He'll definitely keep a close eye on her.

Having someone from the Su Family as an assistant

is a way to appease the noble families.

It's decided then.

Have the Central Secretariat prepare a decree.

Pingyue, pick a date

to establish the Inspectorate Office as soon as possible.

Yes, Father.

I'm afraid Father has developed a distrust of us.

MINGYUE PALACE

Sir.

If the ruler is not upright, what should the ministers do?

The ministers should admonish him with their lives.

And if the ruler doesn't accept it, what then?

The front falls.

What if it still won't work?

If that's the case,

choose another wise ruler.

All right, that's all for today.

Mr. Su, thank you for the lesson today.

Your Highness.

Come on, bow to Mr. Su.

Your Highness.

I accept this honor on one condition.

I wonder what you can offer me.

What do you want?

But Your Highness

and Prince Su may not agree to my condition.

Just tell us.

From now on…

you will do whatever I say.

-Greetings, Your Highness. -Greetings, Your Highness.

It's in my mansion.

Uncle, you don't need to be so formal.

Please sit down.

Thank you, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

There are so many things in the Shangguan Family

that I can't handle them all.

Now that a mistake has been made,

I'm here to ask you

to close the Qin Family's cases.

Now, the Qin Family is involved in two cases,

the military provisions and funds case

and the case of framing.

How much do you know about these two cases?

Your Highness.

My father didn't know anything about them.

To be honest,

the Qin Family's case was already a case with solid evidence

when it came to my father's attention.

Despite his selfish motives,

he's not a man who can't distinguish between right and wrong.

What's going on then?

His Majesty takes sides with Mr. Xiao in the fight for military power.

My father was afraid His Majesty would believe slanders,

so he sent someone to investigate the Qins.

My father's intention was to rectify any mistakes

and let them go if there were none.

And then what happened?

But the word then became

finding out the Qin Family's fault.

The Ministry of War found nothing.

So they tore up the Military Record

and submitted it to the Censorate.

The Censorate

saw that Yang Quan was a traitor.

The Qin Family was working under him at that time.

In the battle, our soldiers and enemies were in equal numbers,

yet we lost the war.

It was very strange.

Hence,

the Censorate made evidence out of nothing

and made Luo Juan a witness.

Even if Justice had Luo Juan's testimony,

it would not have been enough to convict the Qins.

But the Ministry of Justice thought my father wanted to investigate the Qins,

and the Qins seemed to have deserved it,

so the Ministry of Justice added another piece of evidence.

The taels of gold and forged letters were planted in Qin's Mansion

to form complete evidence and clues

together with Luo Juan's testimony.

And, uncle, you felt

that Father had gone too far this time,

so you wanted to give him a warning

and decided to go ahead with this big case.

When I started looking into it,

they started panicking,

trying desperately to cover up their guilt.

And you thought

I was being used and deceived, right?

Now that things have come to this,

I don't want to argue any further.

I just hope that you can stop here

and discontinue the stalemate.

I understand your determination.

But the Shangguan Family

is the foundation of you and the Crown Prince.

You must be clear about this.

How can you call people who can't be kept in check

and want to cause you trouble

your foundation?