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[Follow Your Heart]

[Episode 19]

[Imperial Academy]

I told you not to

follow me.

You left without eating.

I was worried.

What if you're discovered?

With you around,

I'm not afraid.

By the way,

are we still looking to

get General Nan back?

We shouldn't confront

Shang Bieli

now.

If he's wise enough

to be calm,

he wouldn't put

Nan Jifeng in danger.

Let's go back.

Eat up.

Try this shrimp. It's delicious.

Don't skip meals no matter

how busy you are.

Try this eggplant.

Eat more.

Actually,

I can understand

Suoluo.

Many things have happened lately,

but she wasn't

involved in making decisions.

She wasn't even informed.

If it were me,

I'd be angry too.

I heard everything.

But that's still

no reason to be angry.

She should know to prioritize

what's important.

She's not a kid anymore.

It's

not about that.

For her,

family outweighs everything else.

Yan Nanxing.

My family's

been treating you unfairly.

Why

are you still defending them?

No.

I'm not aggrieved.

I'm well fed and well clothed every day,

right?

What's there to be aggrieved about?

Don't think too much.

Let's eat.

After dinner,

I'll take you somewhere.

[Fanhou Street]

Don't be so nervous.

There aren't

many spies in Ghost Market.

Relax.

Wait for me here.

Where are you going?

Wait for me.

Persian Witch.

Welcome, my child.

It's me.

Sis, what's the matter?

I'll bring a friend here later.

No matter what you do,

you must cheer him up.

If that's the case,

with my capabilities,

I...

am sure I can do it.

Shower him with nice words.

I'll be right there.

Okay.

This is the Persian Witch.

She's very accurate.

Really?

You've been here?

My child.

If you have any worries,

please put your hand

on the crystal ball.

Try it. Come on.

Congratulations, my girl.

Why are you congratulating me?

Read his fortune.

You, him; all the same.

I told you

your destined one

has always been by your side.

Have you asked her where

your young sir is?

The fate between you and him

spans the globe.

No distance can break it.

Get married.

If you children

really get married,

all your difficulties

will be solved.

However,

there's

also a third wheel.

You...

have love luck.

You...

don't have it.

Stop.

S-She

isn't accurate today.

A bunch

of nonsense.

Inaccurate liar!

Let's go.

Wait.

Does the third wheel

still stand a chance?

No.

Absolutely not.

Don't worry, my child.

No, no.

Great Witch.

Keep telling the fortune.

Enjoy.

J-Jiang Xinbai.

Are you satisfied?

What was all that nonsense?

I asked you to cheer him up,

but he's all angry.

It's a great fate.

Why did it anger him?

Your shop will close down some day.

I won't come again.

Hey!

What’s going on?

Wait for me, Jiang Xinbai.

She lied to you.

Let's never go there

again.

Are you angry?

Why would I be angry?

I'm happy for you.

You and your destined one

are unstoppable.

There's no destined one.

It was nonsense.

I-It's just a young sir.

I'm looking for him

out of gratitude.

Can you distinguish

gratitude from love?

Yes.

Young Sir's the former.

Who is love then?

Sai'er.

A-And Ruoqian.

My mother. I used to love your mother too.

Fine.

What's wrong?

I suffered because of your mother.

Why am I the one

comforting you instead?

I'm really sorry then.

You're so hard to comfort.

Let me tell you.

I've never

comforted a man before.

Don't go too far.

Really?

What an honor.

You can keep comforting me.

Well,

what do you want to hear?

I'm kidding.

I'm not that petty.

Put on your hat first.

No.

Why should I listen to you?

What if there are spies?

No!

Be good.

-Put on your hat first. -Comfort me.

I'll wear it when I'm happy.

No.

Be good.

-There are people everywhere. -I don't want to.

Yan Nanxing.

Shang...

I know him.

Commander Shang.

You brought so many people

to have fun here?

Search!

Mr. Shang.

Just let me know

what you're looking for.

We're friends.

Zornia.

Mr. Shang.

Most of my customers

are your Jinwu Guards.

They are my target.

Search!

Mr. Shang?

Tong Sai'er.

Why are you here?

Blossom Beauty's closed down.

I'm working part-time here.

Let go of me!

Let go!

My lord, we didn’t find Zornia.

Mr. Shang.

I told you.

Jinwu Guards

wouldn't touch Zornia.

You scared them.

Wait, Mr. Shang.

I just smelled

Zornia.

What does a girl know?

Don't talk nonsense!

I have a keen sense of smell.

My mother always said

I have a dog's nose.

I can't be wrong.

Raise your hand.

Mr. Shang!

There’s no evidence.

Don't be

deceived by a girl

and frame your comrade.

I’m not lying!

Mr. Shang.

If you don’t believe me,

I'll sniff it out for you.

Let go!

Mr. Shang, look.

There's really Zornia?

Mr. Shang.

I have nothing to do with it.

Why did your men

bring such stuff to

my music house?

I'm so unlucky!

I'll kill you!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

It's not my first day in the martial world.

Take him away.

Seal off Twelve Music House!

Mr. Shang, I’m innocent!

We'll investigate it!

How's this fine?

Come with me.

Why did you help me?

It's everyone's responsibility to combat Zornia use.

Why do you sound like Jiang Xinbai?

Jinwu Guards are using Zornia,

yet I only found out today.

I don't deserve to be the Jinwu Guards'

commander-in-chief.

Mr. Shang.

You're not to blame.

There are so many Jinwu Guards.

How can you manage

all of them?

Ruoqian often said

it's never too late to fix things.

If you really think you're wrong,

it’s not too late to change.

Mr. Shang.

My wound's bandaged.

It's late. I'm leaving.

Wait.

Both Blossom Beauty

and Twelve Music House have closed down.

Where else can you go?

Well...

I'll get another part-time job.

If you really have nowhere to go,

just...

stay here to work.

No.

Why?

You're at odds with Mr. Jiang,

who is my boss'

good friend.

It will inconvenience

my boss.

Bye.

Tong Sai'er.

Do you recall

giving me three peach wood chips

as three promises to me?

Of course I do.

I'll redeem the first chip now.

You...

Stay here.

Sorry.

Lift your feet.

Stand still.

Tong Sai'er.

Can you leave me alone for a while?

[Peace Reigns]

Shang Bieli sealed off Twelve Music House.

Will he keep

investigating?

To think Shang Bieli's

also investigating about Zornia.

That ingrate

took so much money from us,

but he's turned on us.

What should we do?

No matter what he wants to do,

I won't

give him the chance.

What should we do now?

Wait.

Grandfather.

Why are you looking at me like that?

You'll have to suffer a little this time.

But

I will

never abandon you.

Grandfather.

W-What do you want me to do?

Apart from Twelve Music House,

I also raided

all Jinwu Guards' barracks.

They insist they got it

from some bulk cargo

in Ghost Market a long time ago.

So

it's hard to find the source.

So Mr. Jiang

didn't frame Jinwu Guards.

Brother.

Instead of someone

taking advantage of the fact that

we're embroiled

in the Zornia case,

why don't I meet His Majesty to explain things?

But Mr. Jiang said

we shouldn't meet

His Majesty without evidence.

Brother.

Ignore Jiang Xinbai.

I don't trust him.

His Majesty's wise.

He'll believe me.

I'll go with you then.

No.

It's still risky to take you there.

But if you go alone...

Brother.

Wait for my news.

If I don't come back tonight,

leave the capital.

[Zhaode Hall]

Mr. Shang.

His Majesty summons you.

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Shang Bieli.

I entrusted the city's safety

to you.

What have you done?

My lord, General Nan is here.

Mr. Jiang.

Please save Bieli.

Your Majesty.

I was just running

a small business.

I'm thankful for Jinwu Guards'

frequent patronage to my shop.

I've been serving them wholeheartedly.

As for

what they did in the rooms,

how'd I dare question them?

Besides,

I've been paying Mr. Shang well

all these years.

How did my shop

become a Zornia den?

Your Majesty.

Even if you give me ten lives,

I'd never dare touch Zornia,

let alone deal it, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

It's everyone's responsibility to combat Zornia use.

I swear on the lives of my Li family

that my son

would never dare deal with Zornia.

Or I'd receive punishment with him.

I'm afraid

someone's framing him.

I'll enter the palace now.

Wait.

You're a fugitive.

Before you get to the gate,

you'll be arrested

and executed on the spot.

What else can I do?

Bravo.

Bravo, Shang Bieli.

To think you'd use the power I gave you

to make money!

Do you know

the public will ultimately

hold me accountable

for the dirty money

you took?

Y-Your Majesty.

I only paid him. I never questioned things.

But...

I-I'm afraid

we can't get the money back.

After all,

Mr. Shang needs to take care of many people.

Take care of many people?

Shang Bieli.

I'm very interested now.

Who are you taking care

of?

Mr. Jiang.

His Majesty's summoned you

to the palace to meet him.

Yes.

[Taiji Hall]

Your Majesty,

you want me to interrogate Shang Bieli?

You have two hours

to make him confess.

If he still remains silent,

I'll allow you

to execute him on the spot.

In your opinion,

where could the money

Shang Bieli took have gone?

He and Nan Jifeng were once

military comrades.

Nan Jifeng's fled the country.

Who knows if he has

defected?

If they're working together,

the flow of the money

is very suspicious.

Do you get me?

Yes.

I have nothing to say.

You can kill me

as you wish.

Do you think

it'll just be you dying?

If you're so stubborn,

you'll drag others

to death with you.

What do you mean?

Brother?

What do you have against us?

Why won't you let my brother go?

Bieli, calm down.

I begged Mr. Jiang to bring me here.

Only Mr. Jiang

can solve this problem.

Brother, you still believe him?

You're stupid enough

to let a loser like Li Wufang

cause a scene.

Who are you scolding?

Am I wrong?

All right.

Why don't you think about it?

His Majesty can kill you easily

by asking the Ministry of Justice

or Ministry of Personnel

to go through the motions.

He knows

we're enemies,

so why did he send me to interrogate you?

Does His Majesty know you've been there?

Anyway,

our fates are

linked now.

If my interrogation goes wrong,

no one

can leave the palace tonight.

Bieli.

You're not a greedy person.

What did you

use the money for?

Tell me.

Shang Bieli.

I don't care if

you distrusted me,

but at this moment,

you have to trust me.

Just two hours.

Whether we'll die

or live together

depends on your choice.

Shang Bieli

wouldn't dare confess.

Grandfather, why are you so sure?

Since he took the first fee

from us,

he's already become

our caged bird.

Father-in-law, you're the best.

Back then,

the Ministry of Defense didn't pay much.

His comrades who came back

from the battlefield

either died or struggled with injuries.

I heard many of their families

were starving to death.

This guy

took our money

to support them.

If he tells the truth

in front of His Majesty,

he'll be accusing him of neglecting the soldiers.

People are unpredictable.

No one knows if

it will infuriate His Majesty.

Once His Majesty is unhappy,

he and his comrades

will be in trouble.

Grandfather, you're wise.

I lost my businesses,

but I

earned some merit for you.

Look at you.

You'll be rewarded.

Why did you bear the burden alone

without telling me?

Brother, you were far away in Heman

and plagued with difficulties.

I didn't want to worry you any more.

Mr. Jiang.

Let's go to His Majesty

and explain things.

No.

Why?

Did you just say

you haven't confessed to His Majesty?

I haven't.

Your stupid brother

finally did one smart thing.

About this matter,

you mustn't tell the truth.

But we can't

just wait for our doom.

Brother.

You can’t be implicated in this.

Jiang Xinbai.

Take my brother away.

I'll confess it myself.

Did I say all that

for nothing?

If we don't get interrogation results today,

the three of us will suffer.

Then what should we do?

Let's rely on the glimmer of hope.

What is that?

Nan Jifeng?

Your Majesty.

Please allow me to report it.

Report what?

You made a huge mess

in Heman

which you didn't report,

but I just

turned a blind eye.

How dare you keep it from me

that Nan Jifeng's here?

Your Majesty.

Due to investigating

Zornia in Heman,

General Nan was blackmailed and slandered.

It's a false accusation

that he took bribes.

General Nan couldn't defend himself,

so he pretended to escape and return to the capital.

He's eager to report

the truth to you.

He just

hasn't found

the right time.

Please forgive me.

Your Majesty.

Mr. Shang is the same.

The two of them are in sync,

working together

and pretending to take bribes

to

play the long game and catch big fish.

Is that why

you didn't say anything just now?

Please forgive me.

So what fish did you catch?

No...

Nothing yet.

Your Majesty.

The criminal's too cunning.

Our clues keep being cut off.

Actually,

I had no choice.

There's no progress after the Ghost Market case.

And you just believed in

Shang Bieli's scheme?

Yes.

A wise emperor has loyal subjects.

An upright leader has upright subjects.

You

are the one I trust.

But I don't trust you!

I entrusted you with the Inspection Office

and the highest investigative right.

But what've you reported in return?

Your Majesty!

Mr. Jiang had

reminded me many times.

I was stupid.

It's not your turn to speak.

Your life

is still

on the line!

Your Majesty.

To eradicate Zornia,

the three of us will

put our lives and prides on the line.

Please

give us another chance.

Give you a chance?

What if I don't?

Your Majesty.

Dare I guess

that you secretly summoned us

as you planned not to convict us

but

to give us this chance?

Thank you, Your Majesty.

-Thank you, Your Majesty. -Thank you, Your Majesty.

If there aren't results in two months,

all of you

will be beheaded.

-Yes, Your Majesty. -Yes, Your Majesty.

Jiang Xinbai!

I have something to tell you.

Bieli.

Let's talk later.

This is the palace.

Brother.

I was too impulsive before.

I wrecked the Inspection Office,

kidnapped Yan Nanxing,

and endangered you

by taking my brother away.

I offended you three times...

So hit me three times!

Consider it my apology!

Are you crazy?

To think

your apology would be

so original.

If I go along with it, I'm afraid

I might be punished for it.

Then...

I'll make amends to you.

That's

possible too.

Enough.

Mr. Jiang is joking.

The magnanimous Mr. Jiang

will let bygones be bygones.

From now on,

the two of us will be

at your disposal.

Be at my disposal?

Will he agree?

I...

I'll listen to my brother.

Okay.

You and Mr. Jiang

are so different.

But one thing's very similar.

Stubborn.

Can't you talk nicely?

I already apologized.

My goodness.

Why did you break

this plate again?

Ms. Sai'er.

I'm begging you.

Just rest well.

In just a few days,

you broke

ten bowls in the kitchen

and killed six pots of flowers in the yard.

Even... Even Commander’s clothes

are ruined.

Well...

Is there anything I can do?

Not helping

is the greatest help

you can offer us.

Mr. Shang.

Mr. Shang!

Mr. Shang, Ms. Sai'er…

It's fine.

You may leave.

Yes.

Sorry, Mr. Shang.

I'm of no help

in your residence.

I'm even inconveniencing everyone.

What else can you do

besides housework?

I can do a lot.

I can hunt in the mountains

and fish in the water.

I can catch snakes

to make snake gallbladder wine.

I don't

want to brag,

but my snake gallbladder wine

is very effective.

Do you want to try it?

Good.

But I don't need it.

Well,

after I came to the capital,

I learned how to make beauty creams.

You don't need it too?

I just escaped death.

I want to have a good meal.

Escaped death?

It's nothing.

I'm hungry.

Can you cook?

I can cook.

But do you dare eat it?

Are you kidding me?

Soldiers live and eat in the wild.

I've eaten everything.

Would your cooking scare me?

Mr. Shang, please enjoy.

What are...

all these?

This is

steamed ribs.

Steamed?

What about this?

This?

This is tender tofu.

Tender?

What about this?

This is roasted yellow fish with potatoes.

Where's the fish?

They're mixed together.

Then this...

This?

This is a specialty

of the mountains.

It's very nutritious.

Have a try.

Here.

No thanks.

The purple one...

This

is my signature dish,

meatball soup with blue pea flowers.

Isn't it beautiful?

Signature dish?

Mr. Shang.

Care to have a try?

Me?

I...

Come on.

Let's try this first...

Steamed eggplants.

Here.

It's delicious.

Trust me.

How is it?

It's...

delicious.

Try something else.

This is also delicious.

Well…

Here, Mr. Shang.

Try this.

It may stink,

but it tastes good.

It's okay. I can't smell it.

My nose is broken. I have no sense of smell.

I can't smell it,

but

I can taste its deliciousness.

♫Pretty faces and illusions dazzle my eyes♫

♫How can I recognize your original self♫

♫I cannot betray my duties♫

To have someone

waiting for me to come home with food

♫The sky changes, but hearts are hard to betray♫

is great.

♫Using time as my last bet♫

♫I allow you into my dreams, don't prove me wrong♫

♫Stars in the mirror♫

♫Give me emptiness♫

♫Three thousand drunken glances are not worth♫

♫A single look at you♫

♫Even if deeply understanding your heart♫

♫Is my delusion♫

♫I'll still wholeheartedly pursue it♫

♫Only for you to stay in my heart♫

♫For a brief moment♫

♫The road is long and far♫

♫Even so, I rush forward on my horse and boat♫

They actually

left the palace safely?

And Nan Jifeng.

What happened?

I didn't expect Jiang Xinbai

to have the card of Nan Jifeng.

It was all in vain.

The shops are gone and the money is gone.

That's nothing.

Nothing?

Father.

You're not the head of the household,

so you don't know how costly necessities are.

Shut up!

If the Jinwu Guards and Inspection Office

join forces from now on,

we'll be attacked from both sides

and in deep trouble.

Looks like

we'll have to move our businesses out of the capital.

Grandfather.

You can't ignore me.

Jiang Xinbai's started

bullying me.

All my businesses

have gone bust.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

What else do you want?

Kill or set fire?

How's the road coming along?

Father-in-law.

The road's been paved.

We've also assigned our own men.

Good.

This time,

we can't make

any mistake again.

Yes.

I've lost a lot this time.

Bribery isn't serious enough

to warrant jailtime,

but within three days,

I've to close down all my shops

in my name

and I'm banned from doing business.

If Jiang Xinbai

keeps investigating,

once he finds...

Before he can kill me,

my grandfather would skin me alive.

That serious?

So,

Jiang Xinbai can't live.

Everything will only be over

if he's dead.

Then...

Grandfather will think highly of me.

Then...

What are you going to do?

Didn't you say

this flyer looks like

a missing person's notice?

[Are you cold?]

[Blossom Beauty]