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[Follow Your Heart]

[Episode 22]

Commander Shang,

you shouldn’t be like this.

Do you know how much

efforts we put in

for your nose?

Sai'er, I...

Stop talking.

Let me finish.

I'm sure if Lady Gaya

and General Nan

see you like this,

they'd be very sad too.

We all want you to be well.

Why can't you

be brave?

Commander Shang.

Trust me.

You look really good

with a nose.

I won't lie to you.

All right.

To celebrate today,

I’ve decided to cook you

a new dish I just learned.

Wait for me.

Don't you think it smells great?

Let me tell you,

it's also super crispy.

It's crispy. Try it.

Is it good?

It is, isn't it?

Then I'll leave this for you.

No one else has it.

Not bad, right?

Are you not used to it?

I'm not used to it either.

Regardless, this is a good thing.

Congratulations, Shang.

Thank you, Suoluo.

But,

it would be nice if it were

as pretty as your nose.

I'm curious.

Which miracle worker

managed to restore your nose

to what it was before?

This miracle worker...

This...

Is it Yan Nanxing?

We are sort of like

friends now.

In just a few days,

you two became good friends?

What about Jiang Xinbai?

Jiang Xinbai...

Jiang Xinbai

and I are also kind of

on the same side now.

What?

When did you form an alliance?

Half a month ago,

His Majesty summoned me.

Jiang Xinbai saved me

and my brother.

His Majesty

ordered me to investigate the Zornia case with him.

Half a month ago?

He came to my house five days ago

and asked for Blossom Beauty's title deed.

Why didn't he mention anything about it?

Did you guys

decide on everything

before telling me about it?

I knew it. As long as Jiang Xinbai is involved,

I will be treated as an outsider.

Suoluo.

Suoluo...

In the end,

you and Jiang Xinbai are family.

I think he’s devoted to investigating the Zornia case

and has no intention of competing for the succession with you.

Do you mean to say that

he doesn't care about me?

That's not what I mean.

I just suddenly find

your conflict

meaningless.

What do you mean?

Am I just

a willful child

in your eyes?

That's not what I meant.

Shang,

are you still my ally?

As long as you're willing,

we'll always be confidants.

I see.

No matter what you do,

it won't hurt our friendship.

Suoluo.

Suoluo!

[Blossom Beauty]

Mrs. Bao.

Aren't you good at gathering information?

Ask her about it.

Is it true between her and the Duke?

I'm also good at curing all sickness

and keeping you content.

You are closest to Ms. Yan.

You're most suited

to ask her.

That's right, Mrs. Bao.

Go ask her

about her relationship with the Duke.

What's their relationship?

Ask her.

You can ask her yourself.

You're already filled to the brim with gossip.

Quit it.

Get up.

Fine, we'll quit it.

Boss,

are they talking about you?

I feel that they are afraid of you.

Good news never spread,

gossips never stop.

I guess they heard that

I'm the ex-daughter-in-law

of the Jiang family,

so they are treating me differently.

They've heard about it already?

Of course they have.

Why are you here?

Don't you have school today?

Today, the ex-chancellor

is teaching at the Imperial Academy.

He has always had societal prejudice

and wouldn't let me attend class

because I'm from the slave class.

Just because he said so, you relented?

What did your chancellor say?

You're right.

I answer to my chancellor.

[Master for all ages]

You are now

the chancellor.

I am

proud of you.

You taught me well, Sir.

My achievements are thanks to you.

Everyone,

as the old saying goes,

the husband advocates

and the wife follows.

A woman

should obey her husband

and take care of her family.

But nowadays, improper trends in society

make women show themselves in public.

What do you call this?

Turning the world upside down!

In my opinion...

Mr. Cui.

I would like to ask a question.

Go ahead.

I don't understand.

Since His Majesty has appointed the worthy,

there is no distinction between classes

and gender.

So, how can you call it improper?

A woman is as knowledgeable as a man.

So why must she blindly obey her husband?

You have no right to speak.

Leave.

It doesn't matter.

Which family are you from, young man?

I'm Liu Ruoqian.

I was born into a slave family,

not an aristocratic family.

A slave family?

A slave family!

It has been barely

two years since I left.

When did the Imperial Academy

start recruiting from the slave class?

His Majesty is a wise emperor of Daqi.

I may be born a slave,

but after studying at the Imperial Academy,

I can be a teacher or an official

in the future.

It is all thanks to His Majesty.

Mr. Cui,

are you questioning His Majesty's decision?

Mr. Cui.

The disciples I taught

were familiar with the etiquette of the emperor and the subject

but didn’t learn the etiquette of the teacher and the students.

Please forgive him.

It's fine.

It's fine.

Do you admit your mistake?

I was just discussing knowledge

with Mr. Cui.

The chancellor didn't blame me for that.

Don't try to save yourself by mentioning her.

I told you to go away.

How dare you come back?

The Imperial Academy recruited a slave

like you to put up a display.

Do you really think

you can be a teacher

or official in the future?

Dream on!

Whether I stay or not

depends on the chancellor.

How dare you dodge?

Hold out your hand!

Stop!

Chancellor.

Dean Yan,

the ruler in your hand

is for upholding the rules of the academy.

How dare you disregard the rules?

Hand over the ruler.

I was too angry

and offended you.

Ruoqian,

I'm sorry.

Chancellor,

I'll accept my punishment

and copy the student handbook a hundred times.

I'll take my leave.

Thank you.

From today onwards, come to my class.

Thank you, Chancellor.

You

irritated Dean Yan on purpose, right?

You seem gentle and weak,

but you are quite scheming.

Do I seem weak?

Chancellor, have you forgotten?

My family members are ironsmiths.

I really forgot.

You provoked

Mr. Cui today.

Weren't you afraid?

For you,

I'm not afraid.

Why?

Because I'm on your side.

You...

You're good at saying nice things.

It's my honor to be able to

listen in at your classes.

I won't let you down.

I'll take my leave.

[Assistant Minister of Revenue, Yan Jinglun]

Biqing,

your chess moves are messed up.

Why go that far

for a woman?

Father.

I...

Tomorrow night,

the Yuejiang's Residence is holding an appreciation banquet.

Wasn't Mr. Cui your mentor

for a few months?

You're considered his student, then.

You should attend it.

How about this?

I'll accompany you to the banquet.

Let's fix

the situation.

[Shang Residence]

Commander Shang!

Commander...

Ms. Sai'er.

It's late.

You're still up?

Well,

why hasn't Commander Shang

returned yet?

Commander Shang has something important to do today.

He may be coming back late.

You're an hour late.

You'll know soon

how worth it it was

for you to wait for an hour.

Li Wufang mentioned

an agent for the fake calligraphy and paintings.

I found him.

How?

I found a friend who knows calligraphy and painting

to examine the works for me.

We found that

those fake calligraphy and paintings

were made by the same person.

Then I found

the painter behind those fake works

and got his ledger.

Commander Shang's efficiency

is truly formidable.

Mr. Jiang is taking his time with recovery.

Someone has to do the work in the meanwhile.

The results of the work

have yet to be seen.

Fine. It's okay if you don't want to take a look.

You see?

He's jealous of me.

I can do

what he can't.

I'm jealous of you?

Why would I be jealous of you?

That your nose is fake?

It may be fake, but it is perfect.

Can you smell anything with it?

Of course he can.

I'm working on it.

He'll be able to smell things in the future.

No hurry.

Let's get down to business.

You're right.

You two...

Let's get down to business.

Give it to me.

Lu Bo'an.

He is Li Wufang's agent.

Lu Bo'an?

Lu Dingzhao's grandson.

That's right.

He is also

a student of the Imperial Academy.

One grandson sold fake paintings.

The other grandson secretly embezzled money.

Lu

is going all out.

Lu Dingzhao

never personally participates in Zornia trading.

If anything happens,

he can completely distance himself

from the situation.

In the end,

we still have no evidence.

You're holding the ledger in your hand.

What more do you need?

This can only prove that

our deduction is correct.

What else can it prove?

In my opinion,

we should arrest

Lu Dingzhao

and beat him up

until he fesses up to his crimes.

Kidnapping an imperial official

and torturing him without permission.

How many heads do you have for something as risky as that?

Find clues

and evidence.

How much time do you have for that?

Two months?

We don't have that luxury anymore.

Two months?

What two months?

If we can't budge Lu,

we'll start with his grandsons.

I'll find a way

to arrest Lu Bo'an.

Lu Bo'an is a student of the Imperial Academy.

He did nothing.

What right do you have to arrest him at the Imperial Academy?

Do you have an idea?

Tell me.

You have no idea either.

Mr. Jiang.

Is anything happening

in the court lately?

Especially regarding the Ministry of Personnel.

The officials assigned by the Ministry of Personnel

were all sent to the northwest recently.

It's such an important news.

Why didn't you mention it before?

There is a general outside the Pass

called Yi Yuanshan.

He contributed to eliminating the bandits.

Originally, Li Jun recommended him

to Heman

to replace you.

But after the dispatch notice was sent,

Yi Yuanshan

took office in Tingzhou instead.

So for them,

Tingzhou

is more important than Heman.

It's possible.

But we know nothing

about Tingzhou.

Mr. Jiang,

it's inconvenient for you and Bieli to leave the capital.

Why don't I go to Tingzhou

and find out

what they are up to?

It's a good idea.

Brother,

it's not safe for you to go alone.

I'll send some Jinwu Guards

to accompany you.

The Jinwu Guards take attendance regularly.

Once they find a member missing,

it'll be hard for you to explain.

Why don't you let Yao Qianshu

go with you?

You can take care of each other on the way.

There's no time to lose.

General Nan,

leave with Yao Qianshu as soon as possible.

As for Lu Bo'an,

I'll talk to Suoluo

and see what I can find

before we make the next plan.

Tonight,

the Yuejiang's Residence is holding an appreciation banquet.

Suoluo will be there too.

I'll make a trip back home.

Wait for me here.

I have something to tell you when I come back.

Okay.

See you.

Dr. Yan.

I have some progress regarding the person

you asked me to find.

How is it going?

I'll tell you about it

when I make more progress.

[Yuejiang's Residence]

Greetings, Your Grace.

Thank you, Your Grace.

I can't drink much.

I can't drink anymore.

Tonight is the appreciation banquet.

How can you not drink the appreciation wine?

Thank you.

Mr. Cui, please.

Thank you.

Your Highness.

I...

Are you drunk already?

You haven't eaten much yet.

The wife must follow the husband?

How dare you bully my daughter?

I'll show him.

Congratulations, Your Highness.

The Duke and Duchess are both trusted and valued

individuals of Daqi.

His Majesty thinks highly of you.

The Yan family is so fortunate

-to be in-laws with... -Father.

You're drunk.

I'm drunk?

Am I drunk?

Didn't you say

you are preparing the

betrothal gift for Her Grace?

Mr. Yan,

you are really drunk.

What nonsense are you talking about?

At this point,

hiding it any further

would be an act of disrespect

to the elders here.

Your Highness.

Three years ago,

Suoluo came to the State of Miluo to study.

We fell in love with each other,

so we got engaged there.

Nice!

What?

Is that true?

You...

Why didn't you tell me

such a big news?

Your Highness.

It's not Suoluo's fault.

It's because I just came back

and haven't established a foothold in the court.

So we discussed and decided

to keep this secret for now.

How considerate of you, Mr. Yan.

Yan.

Your Highness.

For now, only our two families

know about this matter.

Please don't speak of this

to the outsiders.

Because

getting engaged without the parents' knowledge

is not quite a glorious matter.

Your Highness is right.

Since it's a happy event,

let's have a toast!

Biqing!

Thank you, Your Grace and Your Highness.

Mr. Yan.

Xinbai?

Didn't you say you had work tonight

and couldn't come back?

I'm here

to ask Suoluo about something.

Xinbai,

I'm afraid tonight

is a bad time.

Something bad happened to Suoluo.

Say it!

Mother, I know I was wrong.

You're wrong?

You're only quick to admit it!

-Do you know... -I know.

I shouldn't have been engaged

without permission.

I shouldn't have hidden it from you either.

It's not about hiding the matter or not.

Do you know...

I know I'm immature.

I didn't get along with Xinbai,

so I

went to the State of Miluo

alone back then.

I studied alone in a foreign state

and had no help or support.

Yan Biqing

took great care of me back then.

He also promised me the support

of the capital and the noble families when I returned.

I...

I made a mistake.

It's not just a

simple mistake!

It's called being foolish!

I know I was wrong.

You know?

What do you know?

The Yans are nothing.

He doesn’t deserve you!

The Yans are not

a wealthy family,

But because of that,

our engagement

will reassure His Majesty.

Aren't you thinking ahead of yourself?

His Majesty might be satisfied.

But am I, your mother, satisfied?

You can marry anyone

except for that vile man!

You think Yan Biqing is a vile man?

It's written all over his face!

His father

buttered up to authority and went from

a low-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice

to where he is today.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

That brat

only stayed in the

deserted State of Miluo

for a decade or two

and dared to brag about how well-read

and knowledgeable he was.

Shameless!

Shameless!

Mother, don't be angry.

It's bad for your health.

How can I not be angry?

Xinbai

got married secretly in Heman.

And you...

got engaged secretly in Miluo.

Who exactly did you two

take after?

Since Xinbai

can get married in Heman

before divorcing his wife,

at worse,

I'll divorce Yan Biqing after our marriage

and remarry.

Nonsense!

Marriage is a major milestone in life.

You're already thinking about divorce before marriage?

Isn't that a joke?

You are the princess's daughter! My daughter!

Suoluo.

Tell me.

Do you really like

Yan Biqing?

That's great.

Remember,

A good marriage is hard to come by.

You must

choose a man

you genuinely love.

If you don't want to marry,

no one can force you.

Mother.

No one can force you

to marry anyone.

You must treasure yourself.

Don't make me worry.

Don't let me down again.

Suoluo?

Suoluo.

You didn't have time to attend the banquet,

but you have time

to rush here and lecture me?

I've been lectured enough

today.

I don't want to hear it anymore.

Suoluo.

I've heard about it.

If you are doing this

just to spite me,

there is no need.

I hope you understand.

Don't do anything

you'd regret.

I never regret what I do.

Neither do I need anyone's advice.

If there's

nothing else,

I'll take my leave.

Suoluo!

How did it go?

How was your talk with Suoluo?

She has her own matters to worry about.

Let's think of another way.

You told me to wait for you.

What were you going to tell me?

The moon is full tonight.

Yes, what about it?

Come home with me.

We'll sleep together.

Have you forgotten

our promise?

I'll watch you shapeshift.

You once said

you didn't know

what you would shapeshift into.

You didn't know

what kind of danger you would be facing.

I want to be with you

so that you won't be lonely

or afraid anymore.

Well?

Are you going back with me?

This is what you meant

by sleeping together?

What else?

Then...

You're just gonna sit there and watch me?

Yes.

Go to sleep.

Are you really going to

sit and watch me all night?

But I don't think it's appropriate.

I can't bear to let you do that.

This is your bed.

But I'm lying here and you're sitting there.

That's inappropriate.

How about this?

We'll each take

half of the bed.

We'll sleep together.

This can't do.

I have to keep an eye on you.

Zhiyi.

You didn't sleep well again, did you?

Have some ginseng soup.

Here.

My two kids

are taking turns to worry me.

How can I be fine?

Honey.

I asked you

to keep an eye on Xinbai.

Is he

up to anything lately?

Don't cry.

Xinbai

has grown up.

Is Yan Nanxing staying at his place again?

Is she?

Yan Nanxing...

You didn't shapeshift.

If not today,

it'll happen tomorrow.

It's either before or after the full moon anyway.

Really?

Yes.

Well...

Since I haven't shapeshifted,

I'm going back to Blossom Beauty first.

I'll be back tonight.

Again?

Yes.

Yan Nanxing!

What's wrong?

Your mother!

My mother?

Hurry up.

Come on.

Why is my mother here?

How would I know?

Hurry up.

Where do I go?

Hurry.

Coming, Mother!

Close the door for me.

Coming, Mother!

Where is Yan Nanxing?

Where is Yan Nanxing?

She...

I saw her open the door.

Where is she?

No, she...

Calm down.

Were you sleeping together?

I agreed to let you run Blossom Beauty together,

but I didn't say you could sleep together!

We did sleep together,

but it's not what you think!

How else do you want to sleep?

Why couldn't you control yourself?

What do you mean by that?

It's not like that!

Mother.

Mother!

Yan Nanxing!

Mother...

I can explain...

You...

He... He!

You!

You are...

I'm not.

He's not...

I am.

He is...

He's not...

You...

Mother.

It's not like that.

He...

He...