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The Rise of Ning

Episode 27

Hey,

she's up all night, causing a racket.

Ignore her.

Let me see what's going on.

Come on, let's go grab a drink.

Let's go!

Hold on.

Come on, let's go!

Stop it!

Let her go right now!

Take him away.

Miss Yining, are you alright?

I'm fine.

I'm afraid Mr. Qiao

was deliberately let out.

Be careful and

don't sleep deeply at night.

I'll keep a close watch outside.

Thanks a lot.

[Danhua Hall]

Greeting to Mother.

Yixiu, why are your eyes swollen?

Maybe I didn't sleep well last night.

Did you cry?

It must be

about Yining.

Yixiu has always been close to Yining.

With all this happening now,

even I feel uneasy.

The Yamen is

already investigating the case.

If Yining is innocent,

she'll be released soon.

Yiyu,

you go back first.

Did you

sneak out again last night?

No, I didn't.

Your room was empty,

don't think I didn't notice.

Did you go meet

that Lin Mao again?

I...

Listen to me,

Lin Mao is not a good match.

I wouldn't harm you.

Even if you don't want to

marry into the princess's family,

I'll find another good family for you.

I'll

definitely marry you off in grand style.

Mother,

even though you're usually strict with me

and forced me to marry last time,

in my heart,

you've always been a good mother.

What do you mean by suddenly saying this?

Yining

is like a real sister to me,

so I don't want

any harm to come to you.

I see you're

so worried about Yining

that you're

getting sick.

Rest in your room

for a few days.

Escort Yixiu back.

Come on, Yixiu.

Leaving now when

the Imperial Examination is around the corner?

A messenger

said my mother's really sick,

so I gotta go see her.

Your filial piety is commendable,

but being distracted at this time

may not be good for your exam.

I can't be at ease without seeing my mother.

As for the Imperial Examination,

I will definitely do my utmost

to live up to your expectations.

What I don't want you to

let down is your ten years of hard study and your ambitions.

Please don't worry, Mr. Sun.

[Sun Mansion]

Uncle.

Shenyuan,

I really have no other choice

but to come to you.

How's Mother doing?

Oh, it's not Hairu,

it's Yining.

[Lotus Courtyard]

Remembered?

Mother.

Shenyuan.

I've heard about Yining's situation.

Let's go.

Who told you?

It was me.

Blame me if you must.

You did the right thing.

I was also planning to tell you,

but Yining repeatedly

begged me not to.

Where is Father?

He's in the study room. What's going on?

I need to ask him to write something.

Shenyuan,

Yining is innocent.

You must be able to save her, right?

I'll try my best.

Madam.

That maid Lianhong fainted after just a few hits

with the plank.

But she insists

she knows nothing.

It seems

Yixiu knows nothing.

Best if it stays that way.

Where's the rest of the pufferfish poison?

It's all hidden in the Chen mansion's villa.

We need to get rid of it quickly.

Yes, Madam.

Mr. Qiao is so incapable!

How could he even fail

to handle a lady?

After last night's failure,

the constables have already reported it.

Now, it'll be hard to

make another move.

Still no news about

Concubine Qiao's body?

No.

And I heard

that Luo Shenyuan is back.

But he briefly stopped by

and left in a rush.

Didn't he

go to Sun Jie's study?

Why did he suddenly come back?

Could it be

because of Yining?

What if

he gets her out?

[Anbei Marquis Mansion]

Lord Lu,

thank you for letting me return.

I can never repay

your immense kindness.

I'm willing to be your servant for life.

You should be grateful

that among the living,

only you have seen her.

Who?

You forced my Meimei to her death years ago.

Have you forgotten so soon?

Didn't that wild girl

fall off a cliff

and die?

Song Ziyun,

you'd better pray to the gods

that she's still alive,

or your fate

will be a hundred times worse

than it is now.

Don't disappoint me.

My lord,

Miss Yining

has been imprisoned for murder.

Check if it's her.

Not.

He's not like that.

You're lying!

Tell the truth.

It's really not her.

Take her away and lock her up.

Yes, my lord.

Go!

[A Clear Mirror Hangs High]

My sister's case has many doubts,

and all those involved are from the Luo family.

Mr. Luo is the head of the Luo family.

He has written a pledge.

Entreat you to allow

the Luo family to bail out my sister

and re-check this case.

I understand that the Luo family

is eager to save her life,

but this is a serious murder case

with both eyewitnesses and physical evidence.

It cannot be settled as a family matter.

The body of Concubine Qiao is missing.

How can magistrate

be so sure she was poisoned

as the maid claimed?

The murderer is cunning

and tried to destroy the evidence.

But my sister was already in jail at that time.

Perhaps she instructed someone else to do it.

Do you have any leads on who that might be?

By your logic,

Yamen can't detain any suspects

before convicting them

in an investigation?

I apologize for my rush.

I'm just

too worried about my sister.

But how can there be a murder case

without the victim?

I'm sure

you're aware of what happened last night.

If my sister intended to murder someone,

why would she almost be silenced?

Mr. Shenyuan knows about

what happened in the jail last night so quickly.

You're really well-informed.

My sister's life is at stake,

so I can't be careless.

If you want to

solve this case,

my sister must be safe.

I'm willing to

risk everything to guarantee it.

Please help me.

Magistrate,

Lord Lu went to the jail.

Who did this?!

Lord Lu.

Who hurt her?

My lord,

it was the criminal Mr. Qiao.

He's been locked up in the punishment chamber.

You two,

go lock yourselves in the punishment chamber.

Yes, my lord.

Meimei,

Meimei, it's okay.

Does your neck hurt?

I told you,

I'm not Meimei. Let me go.

I told you,

I'm not Meimei!

I know you hate me,

Just give me a chance to explain.

Just once, please.

I'm not going with you.

Lord Lu,

this place is too humble.

It's not suitable

for someone of your high status to be here.

You!

Lu Jiaxue, what are you doing?

Put me down!

You're willing to call me by my name.

Let me go!

Meimei,

I'll protect you.

You're crazy!

Lord Lu, you can't take the prisoner away.

Tell the magistrate I've taken her.

If there's anything,

come to the Anbei Marquis Mansion to find me.

Let me go!

Let me go!

Let me go, Lu Jiaxue!

Let me go!

Put her down!

Shenyuan!

Let me go!

It's you again?

I've bailed her out pending trial.

You don't have to worry, Lord Lu.

Let me go.

Shenyuan.

Let me go.

Today, I'm taking her with me.

Anyone stops me

will die.

I'll see you there.

No, Shenyuan!

No!

No way, Shenyuan!

If you hurt Shenyuan today.

I can't avenge him,

I'll follow him to death.

If anyone gets hurt,

Lord Lu, think carefully about how you'll explain it.

I already told you

he could come to the Anbei Marquis Mansion to find me.

Will you let me go or not?

If you don't,

I'll die here tonight!

Yining,

you're involved in a homicide case.

The Luo family can't protect you,

but I can.

I didn't kill anyone.

I don't need your protection.

I just need you to let me go!

Let me go!

You shouldn't have gone

to look for Concubine Qiao yourself.

Does it still hurt?

Was the person who saved me

also one of your spies?

They didn't do a good job either.

I'm sorry for frightening you.

Yining?

Yining!

[Crabapple Garden]

Miss Yining must

have hit her head,

causing the dizziness.

A few of my needles

should take care of it.

I'll send someone over later with

some blood-circulating pills.

Thank you, Doctor Li.

Thank you for your help, Doctor Li.

Alright.

Thank you.

Please.

Mother,

thank you

for always believing in me.

Actually, this time

your father was also very protective of you.

He deliberately didn't let anyone look for the body

and wrote a bail document.

Hmm.

Hairu,

thank you for taking care of her.

I'll be going back now.

Thank you, Father.

Take good care of yourself.

You don't need to

worry about anything else.

You too, go out.

What are you doing here?

Never expected

Luo Shenyuan really

brought her back.

But I heard Miss Yining

was hit head by Mr. Qiao.

She was already unconscious once when she came back.

That girl has never been healthy since she was young.

I don't know how serious the injury is.

What if she faints again and falls into

the water someday?

It looks quite alarming.

Let's go.

Miss Yining,

you've just recovered a bit,

so don't walk around outside too much.

I've been

confined for a few days

and wanted to come out for some fresh air.

Miss, let's go back.

The wind is strong, don't catch a cold again.

I've only been out for a short while.

I remember I brought a handkerchief

when I came out. Where's that handkerchief?

Miss, don't worry. I'll go look for it.

Mama Zhao, it's really you.

So Aunt

is really impatient, huh?

Such desperate means.

Miss Yining, what are you talking about?

I was just worried

that Miss Yining standing by the pond was dangerous

and wanted to help you.

Do you need to defend yourself like this?

The person you sent to villa

to deal with things

has already been caught by me.

Mother,

why did you punish Lianhong?

She didn't keep a watch on you, deserves punishment.

Xiu.

Do you have something

on your mind recently?

You can tell Mother about it.

Madam Chen,

Mr. Chengzhang is inviting you

and Mr. Chengwen to Respect Hall.

Got it.

Yes, Madam.

Keep a good watch on her.

Yes.

Yixiu.

Hairu, Yining,

Shenyuan and your parents

are all heading towards

Respect Hall with serious expressions.

Something big's brewing.

What could it be?

It might have something to do

with Yining.

I dare not go.

Yixiu,

no matter what your mother did,

it has nothing to do with you.

You're a good girl

with a kind nature.

This is a matter of life and death,

so you have to think it over carefully.

Open the door!

Open the door, quickly!

What's going on?

There's someone there!

Come on.

Quickly!

Chengwen.

Chengwen, over here.

Yining,

didn't you

suffer any injustice in jail?

Thank you for your concern, Aunt.

Fortunately, I'm tough; I didn't die easily.

Someone tried to kill me to silence me.

Yining, someone wanted to kill you?

What happened?

Someone bribed a jailer

and sent Mr. Qiao to kill me that day.

Mr. Qiao?

Shouldn't we

summon Yilian

to ask her about this?

Why did you

bring us here?

Yilian believes

I killed Concubine Qiao.

When I went to jail,

she must have thought I'd be convicted.

Only the person

who actually framed me

would want to kill me to keep me quiet, right?

Aunt,

am I right?

But

what does it matter to me?

Because you are the one

who wanted

to kill both me

and Concubine Qiao.

She must have lost her senses

after being in jail.

Yining, you need evidence

to say such things.

I am the evidence.

Some people wanted me dead,

but somehow,

I just won't die.

Drink up!

Force it down! Pour it in!

Luo Yining,

your acting is way too much.

You're trying to kill me!

Of course you must die.

If you don't,

how will the person

behind the scenes know they've succeeded?

You promised me something,

you can't forget.

If you're willing to testify against Chen Lan,

you'll just be an accessory who was used.

You will only stay in prison for a few years.

After you get out,

you can reunite with

Yilian and Xuanyuan.

I just hope

my two kids won't be dragged into this.

When I get back,

I'll ask Mother

to adopt them under her name.

In the future,

they'll be the legitimate kids

of the Second branch of the Luo Family.

Good.

With your word, I can die in peace

without regrets.

Back then, you framed me

for poisoning Gu Minglan with pufferfish poison,

and then

tried to kill me with the same poison.

You dragged Yiing into it,

making others think

she was paying you

back in kind.

Killing two birds with one stone.

That move was really ruthless.

You,

a sinner banished to the farmland,

what right do you have to speak here?

When Madam Gu was pregnant,

you took advantage of her weakness

and poisoned her tea.

That's the truth.

Lies through your teeth!

Come on,

drag her away!

Stop!

Let her speak!

The tea from that year

was brought back by Chengzhang,

and never passed through your hands.

I was in charge of the Luo family at that time.

You often sent

spies to check on my warehouse guards.

That's when

I started to suspect you.

Until that night,

you sent someone to

get the warehouse keeper drunk,

and asked Mama Zhao

to poison the tea in the warehouse.

I witnessed.

After that, you subtly hinted to me

that if Gu Minglan died,

it would be

a big deal for both of us.

It was clearly you

who wanted to murder Gu Minglan

and take her place.

How dare you

frame me?

Who would believe your lies?

At the pufferfish banquet of the Chen Mansion

back then, you specially sent

a chef from Shandong.

That's when you

got hold of

the pufferfish poison.

Where's the chef?

Where's the pufferfish poison?

Where are they all?

You're

just talking nonsense with your mouth.

Let Butler Bai

bring the people up here.

Songzhi has confessed everything.

The death contracts of

her parents are in your hands,

so she was forced to

falsely accuse Yining.

And Mama Zhao

tried to push Yining

into the pond

when she was alone.

But unfortunately,

I caught her red-handed.

Miss Yining,

I'm sorry for betraying you.

You've been so kind to me.

But my parents

are old servants

on the farmland owned by Madam Chen.

She said...

she said if I didn't listen to her,

she'd kill my parents.

One more word of nonsense,

and I'll tear your mouth!

It's not Madam Chen's fault,

it's all me.

Madam Chen,

Madam Chen knows nothing about this!

Alright then,

tell me,

what kind of grudge do you

have against Madam Gu and Yining

that makes you harm them like this?

It's because Gu Minglan

did something wrong to Madam Chen.

It seems like you're not the only one behind this.

Aunt,

shouldn't this item

be familiar to you?

This pufferfish poison was found

in your possession.

Just because you say it's mine?

This...

this is clearly a setup

and framing by all of you!

I can testify,

this bottle of poison,

this pufferfish poison,

it really belongs to my mother.

[Respect Hall]

I overheard

it was Mother

who asked Mama Zhao

to have Yining killed.

Stop it right there!

Mom, Mom,

please stop.

Don't make more mistakes. Mom.

Mom!

I'm your own birth mother,

the one who gave birth to you after

ten months of pregnancy and going through hell.

How could you do this to me?

Mom, I can't believe

you're a murderer. Mom.

Ungrateful daughter!

Get away from me!

Mom,

Mom,

Mom, I don't want to believe

you're a murderer too.

Aunt, you had plans even

when I first visited Concubine Qiao,

didn't you?

That horse was poisoned by you,

just to stop me from finding out

the truth about Mom's death.

At that time, Concubine Qiao was tight-lipped about it.

Although I found out about the pufferfish poison,

the cook was already dead,

leaving no evidence.

So you held your horses.

Until Miss Yang appeared

and reignited your old grudges.

So

all of this

was a trap set by you.

And getting sick

when you returned to the mansion

was just to lure me out, wasn't it?

Getting sick was real for me,

but I didn't expect

Aunt to be so impatient.

After all,

you're

the most patient person I've ever met.

You're utterly ruthless and insane.

Am I the ruthless and insane one,

or is it Gu Minglan?

She killed Huaiyuan!

How can you say such things?

Years ago, when Minglan saw

how devastated you were over Huaiyuan,

she kindly

found the best doctor

to make a final attempt.

But

Huaiyuan was already

terminally ill at that time.

So what does Minglan

have to do with his death?

But she clearly said

that doctor

could cure Huaiyuan's illness.

Yet he still died in the end.

He died in my arms,

so young.

Huaiyuan is also my child.

I was

heartbroken over his death too.

But

you can't harm others because of this.

Stop pretending

to be virtuous here.

Luo Chengwen,

do you think I don't know

how you feel about Gu Minglan?

It's a pity.

The woman

you've had feelings for all your life

is actually a promiscuous woman.

Filthy language.

You're talking nonsense.

Lan,

after all these years

of respecting you,

you're actually speaking falsehoods

without shame.

Chengzhang,

I have witnesses.

Luo Yining

is not your daughter at all.

Nonsense!

Shut up!

Don't dare to tarnish my mother's name

even when you're on your deathbed.

This woman is already insane.

Send her to the Yamen quickly.

Butler Bai,

lock her up in the Quiet Hall.

Yes, send me to the Yamen

and bring me to trial.

If you won't let me speak here,

I'll speak in Yamen.

Plug her mouth!

These ugly secrets of the Luo family,

I'll make sure

the whole world knows about them.

If anyone tries to stop me,

I'll make a scene until everyone knows.

I'll make sure no one in the Luo family

will ever dare to step out of this door again.

[Luo's Quiet Hall]

What do you come here for?

When did you find out?

"May our words match our deeds, holding hands together."

"But if we cannot fly together,

I shall perish."

It's Sima Xiangru's "Phoenix Seeks His Mate".

You dared to write it,

why didn't you dare give it to her?

How did you find out?

Was it that letter?

You saw how unhappy she was

because of Concubine Qiao.

Did you want to

elope with her like Sima Xiangru

and Zhuo Wenjun?

You're right,

I did write that letter.

But it has nothing to do with Minglan,

nor with Yining.

Minglan is upright,

and Yining

has done nothing wrong.

Why did you try to harm them?

Minglan?

You say

her name so affectionately.

Since we got married,

you've never called me by my name,

only referring to me as "Madam".

I bore you children,

I endured the disdain

of my family for you.

But in the end,

I am nothing to you.

Chen Lan,

you're right.

In this lifetime,

I've let you down.

And I've harmed Minglan.

Come with me to confess at the Yamen.

I won't go.

Have you thought about the children?

If I'm sentenced,

how will Yiyu and Yixiu

find good husbands in the future?

And what about Shanyuan,

how will he find a good future?

Why don't you

think about the children?

But when you were doing evil,

did you consider

the children's futures?

You keep saying

you're thinking about the children.

Are you really doing it for them,

or are you

just covering up your selfishness?

I spit on you!

Hypocrite!

Get out of here!

Get out!

[Virtuous]

Miss,

please go back inside first.

Your wound hasn't healed yet.

Don't you have

anything to say to me?

I deliberately

let Chen Lan

make her move this time.

Knowing

she wouldn't let it go easily

and would definitely try to kill me.

So

I could find evidence of her evil deeds.

You even chose a time

when Grandmother got into the mountains

to spare her worry.

You really went through a lot of trouble.

It just so happens that Concubine Qiao is ill

and has no one to rely on.

Now

is indeed the best time.

Have you ever thought about

what if Concubine Qiao backs out halfway,

or

if you don't survive

the ordeal in jail?

One cannot catch tigers without entering their dens.

One must always take a risk.

It's just that this time,

I didn't expect you

to find out about this as well.

You were preparing for the Imperial Examination.

Mr. Sun will be angry

if you suddenly run out like this.

I'll handle it myself.

Don't catch a cold.

Go inside.

Shenyuan.

What's wrong?

Chen Lan is wrong.

My mother is not like that.

Of course she's not like that.

Mr. Shenyuan.

Miss Yining,

Mr. Luo wants you to go to Respect Hall immediately.

I'll accompany you.

Mr. Shenyuan.

Mr. Luo wants Miss Yining to go alone.

The maids don't need to accompany her.

I'll go alone.

Shaoan.

Young Master.

Go to Uncle's place

and get a heart-protecting pill.

Mount up, to the mountain.

Yes.

Yining,

come over and sit.

Are you saying

that Minglan left the villa before?

Yes, Mr. Chengzhang.

Shortly after she returned,

she found out she was pregnant.

I heard Mama Zheng advising

Madam Gu to give up the child.

But Madam Gu was resolutely against it.

Mama Zheng was worried

the child's birth month wouldn't match up,

and feared you might suspect something.

So she secretly bought some labor-inducing medicine

and calculated the right day

to bring the child into the world prematurely.

As a midwife, can you tell

if the child was full-term at birth?

The child looked like

it wasn't full-term.

But Mama Zheng insisted that

it was.

I thought

maybe it was just congenitally weak.

Was labor-inducing medicine used?

Yes.

It was also

added cloves and musk,

making it much stronger than

the usual labor-inducing pills.

Do you both know

what the consequences are for falsely accusing

Madam Gu of the Luo family?

Mr. Chengzhang.

Everything I said is true.

I swear on the Buddha's altar.

Now you're bringing up

witnesses from the past.

How do we know

you're not framing my mother?

After your mother died,

all the old servants in her courtyard

scattered.

Even Mama Zheng, whom the Old Lady wanted to

keep to take care of you,

left resolutely.

Don't you

find that strange?

Butler Bai.

What orders do you have for me?

Go fetch Mama Zheng. Do it quickly.

Yes.

Take them away.

Yes.

Chengzhang,

Chen Lan plotted against Madam Gu

and falsely accused Yining.

As a secondary wife,

you're actually quite protective of the first wife.

What's wrong with being that?

Crazy woman!

What evidence do you have

to prove you didn't frame her?

Did I frame Madam Gu,

or was she just

not pure?

Why don't you all take a look at this letter?

This is a letter

written by Luo Chengwen

to Gu Minglan in the past.

You!

Gu Minglan had the skill

to make all men

swirl around her.

Too bad,

your uncle had the guts to write it

but not to send it out.

In the end, I found it.

♫ What is there to fear in the haze of uncertainty ♫

♫ In the heartbeat, there's a trace of light ♫

♫ I dive into the whirlpool following the threads of time ♫

♫ For you, for me, in pursuit of an outcome ♫

♫ I'd rather plunge into the flames just to break through the night's blockade ♫

♫ I'd rather fall revealing the fate that lies ahead ♫

♫ I'd rather bear no fruit just to become your support ♫

♫ What is there to fear in turning to foam ♫

♫ Love is a shared journey One day, we'll find our place ♫

♫ Even if I become tiny dust ♫

♫ I will still dance in my own brilliance ♫

♫ I'll navigate through endless doubts and calm the storms ♫

♫ For you, for me, to turn promises into amber ♫

♫ I'd rather plunge into the flames using my moment to light up more ♫

♫ I'd rather let go, allowing longing to fade ♫

♫ I'd rather bear no fruit as long as love stretches far and wide ♫

♫ What is there to fear in turning to foam ♫

♫ Love is you and me, side by side ♫