Episode Forty-four
Why are you in there again?
How do I know that?
Miss, you are the only one
who can get me out of here.
I am a scholar.
How can I become a slave?
Also, they are always
picky about me.
Please get me out of here soon.
How can I save you?
Buy me again.
You are a scholar.
How can your value
be measured through money?
This will do harm to your temperament
and desgrade your status.
Moreover, you are
my lifesaver.
How can I do such thing to you?
Well,
we can temporarily put
the magnificent sentiment kind of thing aside.
Well,
you can save me first.
Okay?
I don't have money.
You come again.
You want to buy him again?
That's wonderful.
Buy It Now price, two hundred taels of silver.
Mr. Mu.
I have already bought him once.
How can you
capture him again?
Proof?
Do you have proof?
I am telling you.
This time, I will sell him to me as long as you pay.
as long as you pay.
This...
Do you take him as your treasure?
You see...
Fine. I will just regard my previous experience
as having bought a pig.
If you want him, keep him.
I don't want him anymore.
Sir. Sir.
Pay more. Pay more.
Pay more and he is yours.
More?
Mr. Mu.
I don't have money with me now.
Can I buy him on credit?
No. No. No.
You can't do that.
This is...
There is no such thing...
Then, Mr. Mu,
you jerk me around first.
Don't blame me for robbing you.
Do you release him or not?
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Release him!
You are back.
Eat it.
I will leave Xianyang City tomorrow.
I won't be able to save you
if something happens to you again.
Take the money
with you.
You...
Didn't you say that you had no money?
Who told you that?
You said it yourself
at the market just now.
Although I have money,
I can't always
give it to the trader.
This is all I have.
It's yours now.
What are you going to do
if you give all your money to me?
I will be fine.
If it wasn't for me,
you wouldn't get into such a plight.
Just take it.
In the future, think twice before you act.
Be cautious.
Don't be a busybody.
By the way,
what's your name?
My family name is Qiao.
My family name is Liang, and my name is Liang Shaoqing.
I know.
How do you know it?
When we first met,
you just gave the self-introduction
in front of me
and in front of the officers and soldiers.
Well.
By the way,
why did the people from the government of the Wei State
want to capture you?
Didn't you just say
that I'm a confirmed thief.
You were right.
I'm a confirmed thief.
I was found
when I stole stuffs.
So the people from the government wanted to capture me.
Stole stuffs?
Yeah.
The food you are eating
and the bank note in your hands
are all stolen by me.
How about it?
Would you eat
the stolen food?
I...
Let's go.
Catch her. Catch her.
Hurry up.
Catch her.
Let's go.
She is truly not an ordinary girl.
No wonder that she is worth such reward.
This place is near to the border.
It will be more difficult
to kill her in the future.
Put me down. Put me down.
Mr. Mu is really a fierce man.
He sends so many people to catch us.
The saying that being a scholar is of no use
is truly right.
You are really stupid.
And you have very bad luck.
If it wasn't for you,
how could I get injured?
I...
You'd better stay away from me.
Go.
Go?
Fine, I will go.
You...
Hurry up.
Don't hide here,
come out.
I thought that
you are a man.
Actually,
you are a woman.
It looks like that
you do have some enemies.
Catch her.
Don't move.
Or I will kill him.
General Cheng Yuan, I have heard a lot about you.
The name of Feng Si,
has a real reputation.
Okay, fella,
you are a big shot.
We have come to your house,
and you didn't come out to greet us.
You really have some airs.
There are many people watching over me.
If I go out to greet you,
I'm afraid that
your whereabouts
will be dug out within two hours.
General, you've had a long journey.
Please take some rest.
I have prepared
wine and food for you.
After you, General.
You can leave.
Yes, sir.
Prince.
Fengmian, I haven't seen you for years.
Prince, what brings you here?
It's too dangerous for you.
I don't come here
just to see you.
I know.
I have sent people
to look for Miss Chu.
If I find her trace, I will tell you as soon as possible.
Well, Mr. Feng Si.
I hear that your business is quite good.
It sure is.
With your garment,
I am afraid to acknowledge you
when I see you on street.
I fear that you will accuse me of being extravagant.
Thus I put on such thing.
If I knew Prince is coming,
I would borrow one from my servant.
Stand up.
Yes.
Tell me about
the Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang.
The president's name is Liu Xi.
In his early years, he was a school administrator in Yanbei.
He met with Mr.Wu once.
Later, his father died.
He returned to his hometown to mourn for his father.
This was the time
when the Emperor of Wei State defeated Beishuo.
The old Duke died.
Less than one tens of people survived.
In the following half year,
the people there suffered from famine and plague.
Liu Xi despised the Emperor for persecuting good men.
Plus, he loved the land of Yanbei.
So he sold his assets to
buy food and medicine
and sent them to Yanbei.
Judging from what you said,
this Liu Xi is quite a decent man.
Later, in order to support and protect Prince,
also remake Yanbei,
he and other people
founded the Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang
under Mr.Wu's arrangement.
Every person
in the Chamber of Commerce
came from Yanbei
and was selected
by Mr.Wu except for Liu Xi himself.
Then I was sent here
to remove all obstacles secretly for them.
Under the plan of Mr.Wu
and the support of
the manpower and material resources of Yanbei,
within two years,
the Chamber of Commerce
becomes the No.1 in Xianyang.
Although these people rose from poverty,
however,
they became greedy
after spending much time
with wealthy men in Xianyang.
In the last half year,
they used all kinds of excuses
to avoid paying money.
They even cooked the books,
hid incomes and transfered property.
With the help of Liu Xi,
I killed two men to give them a warning.
They behaved well for some time.
But Prince left Chang'an
and went back to Yanbei
a month ago.
Liu Xi has the pedantry of a scholar.
He thought Prince was too savage
and he was helping the evil.
He were not willing to give me the account book anymore.
Those men in the Chamber of Commerce
acted more outrageously
when they knew about it.
Some of them even contacted people from the Liang State
to transfer their property
and flee to the Liang State,
thus getting beyond my control completely.
It's not at all surprising
that things would develop into such a situation.
However, it's too unscrupulous of them to do these things.
I have controled
Liu Xi and his family.
However, the account book was nowhere to be found.
In fact, there was a tutor
in his house.
Liu Xi gave him the account book
and let him send it
the shop in Wupeng City.
I have sent people
to look for him there.
And he was not found.
My people have kept watch along the way.
Once we find him,
we will catch him immediately.
As long as we get hold of the account book,
we can get even with
these old fellows.
Good.
You did it well.
Let Cheng Yuan
help you with rest.
Yes.
Yanbei?
Yes, Young Master.
Yanbei.
This Liu Xi,
was a school administrator
in Beishuo City of Yanbei.
At that time, Yanbei suffered from famine.
He brought food there
to help the victims.
Young Master,
I heard another news.
The men of Feng Si,
are heading for Wupeng City
to look for a tutor
in Liu Xi's house.
It is said that he has
the secret account book of
the Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang.
No matter it is people from the Liang State
or people from Yanbei
who control the Chamber of Commerce,
this account book
is of great significance.
Young Master, in additioin,
men of Wei Guang, the Wei Household
have been in Xianyang
to plot against the Chamber of Commerce
since a long time ago.
However, Wei Guang died later on.
And it was left behind.
But recently,
I heard that
the head of Wei Household, Wei Shuye,
pleaded to His Majesty
to reorganize the Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang.
It is said that His Majesty agreed.
He is at Wepeng City now.
This Chamber of Commerce in Xianyang
is really an attractive piece of meat.
Are you alright?
Qiao, this is the account book
that my boss asked me
to take to Wupeng City.
I have been delayed
for many days.
I tell you what, you help me
keep it.
Why?
I'm afraid that I will lose it.
Now I am...
You...
Anyway,
you just keep it for me.
Be quite
and let me have some rest.
Okay.
Qiao,
you look pale.
You are having a fever.
Hello. Hello.
Please help my friend.
Hello.
Please help my friend.
Everybody, come and see.
Come and see.
Come on.
These are the best slaves
of our Xianyang City.
They really are.
Let me see them.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
You all have good taste.
Come and see.
These are the best slaves
of our Xianyang City.
Young Master,
do you want to buy slaves?
Help us.
Please help us.
What are you doing?
Please help us.
Do you have other slaves?
No, that's all.
Please help us.
Please help us out.
Young Master,
Can it be that you see Xing'er?
With her ability,
she will not be here.
Please help us.
- Young Master, - Be quite.
Isn't there anyone you like?
Please help us, Young Master.
Buy them all.
Yes.
Mister, we'll take all of them.
All of them?
Thank you. Thank you.
If this long arrow
keeps in her arm for one more day,
nobody
will be able to save her.
Is she alright now?
She is out of danger now.
Let her rest.
Okay. Thank you.
It's lucky to keep her life.
There is a
big client coming,
who named this girl as the one he wanted.
I'm amazed there are people
who want to buy a injured slave.
You.
Young Master.
I'm going to buy some horses
and a cart.
These girls can't just run back
to Chang'an with us.
Lao Luo.
Young Master.
Did you say that you haven't got a wife yet?
These girls
will be left to you.
Lao Luo, it's not bad.
Just in two days,
you have both wife and kids with couple of concubines.
You don't need to see us off.
We will leave on our own.
You just go and buy some new clothes
for your little wives
and take care of them.
Thank you so much.
Young Master.
Thank you so much. Please take care.
Mister Zhan.
You are finally here.
Did you see?
I have already got the persons prepared for you
and I can sent them to you immediately.
Please take a look, Mister Zhan.
They are the ones who were not picked upon.
So these are the good ones
while these are the bad ones.
You are my regular customer.
I couldn't cheat on you, could I?
Is this the girl I wanted?
Is it she?
She just fell over.
She will be active and lively
in couple of days.
You can just be at ease.
He is her older brother.
He is able to read and even write the poem.
That is it.
Okay.
Come on, come on. Hurry up, hurry up.
Come on, hurry up.
Take them away.
Thank you so much, Mister Zhan.
Come on, come on. Hurry up.
Go.
Mister Zhan, please take care.
Young Master, look.
Canhong Jian.
Where did you find this?
Just in the marketplace.
It belonged to their family.
It's wrong.
It did me wrong, Young Master.
I just told this young mister
right then
that this sword
is handed down from my ancestors.
I have played with it since childhood.
I'm asking you again.
Where did you get it?
The every word I just said is true.
Are you going to tell the fact or not?
I... I... I...
Don't blame Mister Seven will be heartless
if you don't tell the truth.
I... I'm telling you. I'm telling you.
I'm telling you.
Young Master.
I found this sword
on the beam of the Town God's Temple
when I passed by the Tang Ma Hill.
I knew it's a fine sword
and it should be expensive
when I saw it,
so I just took it.
Young Master.
It's alright.
Young Master, you are back again.
Thank you.
You have bought
all the girls of mine today.
Thank you so much.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Let me ask you,
did you see a girl
with average height,
round face and big eyes
who also has martial art?
By the way, she might be injured
or be dressed up as a man.
No.
No, no, no, no.
Absolutely not.
You'd better give me the answer after thinking about it.
No.
I really didn't know
she is your friend.
I have eyes but fail to recognize a great person.
Where is she?
She was bought by someone just then.
Who? When?
Just before a wick of incense
and they got out of the city.
I didn't know who the buyer is.
I just know the name of the butler
is Zhan.
Prepare the horse.
Yes.
Young Master, we have got the information
that there are two caravans out of the city
and both of them are taking water way to Wu Peng City,
which is the same destination as ours.
As the martial art of Xing'er,
she must be injured
so she could be captured by the human traffickers.
We need to go to the Wu Peng City immediately.
Xiao Qiao.
Are you awake?
Where is this?
We are bought by someone.
This family is good hearted
and healed your wound.
They also left this medicine for you,
They said that you had lost a lot of blood
and this will benefit qi and blood.
Where are you going?
We are on the boat.
What?
Did the wound heal?
Are you the master of this family?
Do you think
I look like?
The one covering your leg
is the quilt made of Sichuan brocade.
These glazed cups are precious as well.
Even the glazed jar for the wine is a rare treasure.
And the wine you are drinking
is not the one that ordinary person can afford.
I thought this boat was
very big and luxury.
But in my opinion now,
you are really a man of low profile.
I didn't expect
the maidservant I just bought at random
is so well informed.
Bought at random?
Did you really not know who I am?
Don't be surprise.
The ordinary maidservant
is worth just 20 to 30 liang,
the best one is less than 50 liang.
The medicine you gave to me,
even the bottle of the medicine
is priceless.
It could buy at least 10 maidservants.
If you don't know me,
why would you spend so much money?
What if I'm just a good-hearted man
who cares less about
the mere worldly possessions?
How could the man
who is particular about the drinking a cup of wine
care less about
the mere worldly possessions?
Furthermore, it's so late,
you don't pull in to shore for the rest
but ask the boatmen to set the sail
to go upstream.
I don't think
you are good-hearted
and considerable master.
You are really smart.
Just tell me
who is behind you,
why you saved me
and what your purpose is.
If I don't tell you,
will you use the fly-cutter in your hand
to kill me?
Let me tell you the truth.
I'm not interested with you.
I'm just asked by somebody else
to find you
and hele you.
The boat will pull in to shore at Wu Peng City tomorrow.
Then you can leave.
Who asked you to do this?
The prince Xiao Ce.
I've got accompany,
can I take him go with me?
It's your business.
Xiao Qiao, slow down.
Please wait for me.
Slow down.
Nerd,
it is the Wu Peng City ahead.
Let's bid farewell to each other.
It's...
Bid farewell to each other?
I have something serious to do,
why are you following me?
Do you need the traveling expenses?
Let me tell you
that I have no money at all.
Wu Peng City is just in front of us.
Didn't you say that you have got acquaintance?
I'm not following you for the traveling expenses.
Since you have underestimated me,
let's bid farewell to each other.
Your...
I forgot to give him this.
I will tell you
but you can't beat me.
If you dare to beat me,
my friend will come and save me.
Sha has really good martial art.
Let alone you guys,
even doubles your number,
she can beat you all.
Little rascal.
I don't want to talk all the crap.
You, Liang Shaoqing,
are the teacher
of Landlord Liu Xi's palace
and you also manage his accounts, aren't you?
How did you know that?
You went to Wu Peng
to send the account book.
I just searched you
and I didn't find it.
Tell me where you hid the account book.
Did you know this as well?
I know everything.
So if you are realistic enough,
just give me the account book
to avoid the suffering.
You look like a bad buy.
If you really know everything,
you can find it by yourself.
Little rascal. I...
Forget it. Forget it.
The superior just asked us
to go to the Lord Tian's palace
and turn the person in tonight.
As far where the thing is,
we don't need to care.
Take him away.
Yes.
Get up.
What are you doing?
Don't move.
Let me off.
Don't move. Shut up. Or I will beat you.
Let me off.
What are you doing?
- Let me out. - He is so heavy.
Where are you taking me to?
Let me off.
Let me out.
Cut off this shit. Shut up.
Let me off.
Shut up. Or I will beat you.
There are money
and address in it.
You just go to the place
to find their boss
and tell him to kill someone for me.
I should be blamed. I should be blamed.
I don't know who Viscountess concubine
wants to kill.
Chu Qiao.
(Sound of footstep)
What is the place?
The weather is hot and the lips are dry.
I haven't drunk or eat for three day.
Good man, could you give me something to eat?
The lips are dry and the weather is hot.
How could you be full with the rice?
There should be some wine and meat at least.
Only there is money, then there will be wine and meat.
I have got the money,
but without the wine and meat,
the only way is to go to the Afterlife and Pure Land.
Afterlife is not going to the Pure Land.
My master wants to
ask the Afterlife Camp to get rid of someone.
Money is not the problem.
The typhoid could be serious or not.
How about let me
find a doctor for Young Master
to have a good treatment?
It's no necessary.
This way. This way.
I will take your order.
I just bought a dancing girl
from Xian Yang
who is very beautiful.
Tonight,
I will let her to take care of you.
This way, please.
Lord Tian.
I hope you will brood over the matter
that I entrusted you.
Please be at ease, Young Master.
I have already passed the order down
that the passenger boats arriving Wu Peng in these days
would be searched carefully.
Once we find the girl,
I will let you know immediately.
Thank you.
This way, Young Master.
Young Master, this is Hot Spring Pavilion.
The newly dancing girl
not only dances well
but also is good at massage.
Later,
you can take a bath at first,
and then let her
server you well.
The typhoid will be healed.
Please, Young Master.
Young Master.
You can just take a good rest here.
The guards are on duty outside.
If you need anything, you can just let them know.
You need to server young Master very well.
Yes.
Young Master, please take a rest.
I will leave.
Okay.
Chatelain Tian told me
that you are good at massage.
Come on.
Massage me for a while.
Get out.
(Yes, sir)
(Sound of closing up the door.)
His Young Master looks like
a serious person.
I didn't know he liked it rough in bed.
I was surprised as well.
They were so loud
from the pond
to bed.
They are really enjoying themselves.
That woman is very lucky
that His Young Master likes her.
I admire His Young Master so much.
Seventh Brother.
(Yeah?)
Seventh Brother.
(Yeah?)
What is on your mind?
The person inside really is
His Young Master?
- Yes. - Yes.
Really?
Of course.
No, no, no.
His Young Master must be drugged.
I need to take a look inside.
- Seventh Brother. - Seventh Brother.
- Don't. - Don't.
For His Young Master's sake,
you can't go inside.
His Young Master finally becomes normal again.
You can't ruin it.
I have been doubting
His Young Master might even become a monk
for years.
Right.
This woman is a talent.
We need to help His Young Master keep her
and take her back to Chang'an.
- That's right. - That's right.
That's right.
Look at you. No wonder your servants are like that as well.
You are right.
You are seducing men now.
You are such a lady.
Why are you staring at me?
You haven't had enough yet?
Come on.
(Sound of fighting)
There is someone inside.
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
So she is the beautiful slave
Mister Tian prepared for me.
What a pity.
Why?
Did I ruin your night?
You like her?
Yes.
Inside the closet,
there is a beautiful woman.
In bed,
there is an ugly shrew.
Any man will feel
it is such a pity.
So you are a man?
Why did I heard
the Guards of Yue outside
saying that you haven't touched women for years
and are going to be a monk?
If you insult me with words again,
I shall show you
whether I am a real man.
Rascal.
You dressed like this to seduce me first.
You are the rascal.
Who were seducing you?
Where are you going?
I am leaving.
No way.
Let go of me.
No way.
Your Young Master.
Young Master, are you still awake?
Mister Tian, it's late.
Where are you here?
His Young Master Wei Shuye is here.