Episode Thirty-five
I didn’t kill Zhao Xifeng.
Someone saw you
went out with
Zhao Xifeng and his three servants
together yesterday.
Where did you go?
We went hunting.
Why did you come back
alone?
They never came back.
Why didn’t you report this?
I didn’t notice that.
I have nothing to do
with what happened to Zhao Xifeng.
Wei Shuyou, you claimed
you had nothing to do with the death of Zhao Xifeng.
I need to
search your camp now.
Fine.
(Sound of trying to open up the box)
Your Royal Highness,
we can’t open this box.
Then cut it open.
Yes, sir.
Wait.
This box was made by
one of disciples of Lu Ban.
It would be a shame if it was destroyed.
I can open it up.
(Sound of opening up the box)
Help yourselves.
(Sound of putting things away)
Your Royal Highness,
there is nothing suspicious in this box.
Your Royal Highness, I believe your search is finished.
Can it prove I am innocent now?
(Sound of knocking)
Your Royal Highness, this is a secret box.
Boxes made by Lu Ban and his disciples
always have secret boxes inside.
Everyone knows.
(Sound of opening up the box)
Your Royal Highness.
(Smirking)
You know, men.
Your Royal Highness. There is something inside.
The map of military distribution of Yanbei.
What?
(Sound of an arrow dropping down)
Wei Shuyou,
what excuse do you have now?
Your Majesty, I am framed.
I am innocent.
Your Majesty, the place governed by the Wei Household
is adjacent to Yanbei.
The Wei Household has always wanted to conquer Yanbei.
The Wei Household has sent countless killers
to the Oriole Courtyard
for all these years.
Everyone knows about it.
That day,
Wei Shuyou
stole my jade plate
and killed Zhao Xifeng.
He also tried to frame me
so that I would die.
In this way,
there would be no one governing Yanbei.
The Wei Household could
conquer Yanbei then.
However, their evil plan did not succeed.
Yan Xun. This is nonsense.
Your Majesty.
My son, Xifeng,
had been your friend since you were little.
However, you killed him
for your own benefit.
Your Majesty. I didn’t do it.
I didn’t do it.
I have nothing to do with
the death of Xifeng. Your Majesty.
The evidence is concrete.
You can’t get away with this now.
Your Majesty. I didn’t do it.
Your Majesty, I am begging you to
punish him with death sentence.
Your Majesty. I didn’t do it.
Please don’t be deceived by him.
Your Majesty.
Our family has served Your Majesty for years.
We have always been loyal to Your Majesty.
Please don’t believe what they said.
Chancellor,
you have been my loyal subject
for years.
Besides, the Wei Household has made some extraordinary accomplishments.
How could you be disloyal to me?
I trust you.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
However,
the evidence is concrete.
Wei Shuyou, you better confess.
Otherwise, it will cause trouble to your father
and your family as well.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. I didn’t do it.
Your Majesty.
Father.
Father. Father.
I didn’t do it. Father.
(Sound of slapping)
Bastard.
Father.
Bastard.
His Majesty has always been generous to our family.
How could you do something like that?
Father. I didn’t do it.
Father. Father.
Father.
(Sound of stabbing)
Father.
May you rest in peace.
I will take revenge for you.
Your Majesty. It was all my fault.
I didn’t raise my son properly.
Chancellor, you killed your own son.
It shows your loyalty to me.
How could I blame you?
You may stand up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Expose the body of Wei Shuyou to the public for three days
in order to do justice.
Yan Xun,
your innocence
is proven now.
You may excuse yourself.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty has been
too tired these days.
You told me.
The Wei Household has caused
too many troubles recently.
Your Majesty is referring to
the killing of Zhao Xifeng by Wei Shuyou?
More than that.
We will never know whether he did it or not.
Those rich lords always
fight against each other.
As long as they balance out each other’s power,
there will be no threat to me.
Your Majesty can rest assure on this matter.
Our spies are
working harder now.
As soon as they have something,
they will report it.
Only you
can help me deal with all of this mess.
It is
my greatest pleasure.
Master,
please have some tea.
Uncle.
Are you all right? Uncle.
If Shuyou was as calm and thorough as you,
he would still be alive.
Master,
do we need to send someone to kill Yan Xun?
Not now. It would be too obvious.
We better wait.
Even if we need to kill him,
we can’t have blood on our hands.
Yes, sir.
We can hire some
private assassinators.
No matter how much it will cost.
Contact them first,
but tell them to wait.
We need to find the right time.
Yes, sir.
Uncle.
Master.
Be careful.
I am not
a genius,
but I am not stupid, either.
How could my son be so reckless?
The future of our family is counting on you now.
Shuye,
Uncle.
Zhao Xifeng and Wei Shuyou are both dead now.
It may bring some comfort to His Highness.
It also saves us a lot of troubles in the future.
It is hard to tell now.
Those rich lords are powerful.
They make sacrifices if necessary.
His Highness is still young
and inexperienced.
If we want to do this,
we must be certain that we will succeed.
Otherwise, it would only alarm the enemies
and bring us more troubles.
The Wei Household will
definitely take revenge
on His Highness.
You need to be extremely careful.
Yes, sir.
This is a secret letter
from His Highness.
If the Wei Household
makes the move
and His Highness is in danger,
all of us
including those in the Street of Rosefinch
need to protect His Highness
no matter what.
Therefore,
Yu�€? It is worth it.
Feng Mian sent a warning to us.
Wei Guang has been
bribeing traders in Xian Yang.
He wants to destroy Yanbei
without a war.
The Wei Household is the main concern
of Yanbei.
We need to get rid of them.
Eunuch has arrived.
Miss Chu.
What’s the matter, Eunuch?
His Majesty calls for Miss Chu
to the court.
His Majesty wants to see me?
Yes.
Fine.
I am not sure whether it is safe for you to go there.
I need to go there
either way.
Don’t worry.
Miss, please follow me.
Miss, please wait here for a moment.
I will tell them you have arrived.
OK.
How dare you, you wicked maid.
You bring weapon into court.
Catch her.
Stop it.
Yuwen Yue,
this wicked maid brought weapon into court.
She must have some evil plan in mind.
Don’t get involved in this.
That is my PoYue Jian.
I asked her to bring this to me
because I forgot it at Prince Yan Xun’s place.
Besides, it is His Majesty who calls for her.
Isn’t that right, Xing’er?
Yes.
Young Master Huai,look carefully.
This is PoYue Jian.
Brother, you were just punished by His Majesty.
I think you better
behave yourself now.
I am here to visit Princess Yuan Chun.
What does that have to do with you?
Why do you bring weapon with you if you are visiting Her Highness?
That is
my question to you.
I am the vice commander in chief of Xiaoqi Camp.
Can’t I bring a weapon with me at court?
You have been demoted.
I think you better
behave yourself.
Let’s go, Xing’er.
Why did you call for me?
Give me my sword back.
Give me mine first.
You have grown up.
You sound stronger now.
I think you have someone to rely on.
Who would that person be?
Yan Xun?
Yuwen Yue, I didn’t come to you,
but you found me first.
How dare you.
Did you forget
who taught you martial art?
You really think your dirty little trick
can deceive anyone?
I do.
The Emperor of the Wei State
was deceived by
my dirty little trick.
As long as you don’t have the statement of freedom,
you are still a maid
at the Green Hills Court.
Tell me.
What does it take for you
to give me the statement of freedom?
As long as I don’t give it to you,
you are still my maid.
How about this?
You serve me one more day.
Serving you one more day?
Aren't you afraid
I stabbed you ten times a day?
If you really are capable of
try me
Really?
Did I ever
joke with you?
Miss Chu
Please don't stand on ceremony
You can call me Chu Qiao
An important document has just been sent
from the northwest
The majesty instantly call for a few ministers
to the palace to discuss the affair
He may not have enough time seeing you today
You can leave now
Thank you for informing
Don't you ask why the majesty
wants to see me?
Why should I ask?
You'll tell me any way
I am surely not saying if you don't ask
Miss A'chu
A'chu, your highness
What did the majesty
want you to do?
To be a general? Or marshal?
Neither
No?
He had something urgent
He didn't see me at all
Something like what?
I don't know
I heard it was an important official document from northwest
Right
If he wants to do anything to me
he must get rid of
all my right-hand subordinates first
Sooner
or later
Don't you worry?
Nothing to worry about
We've prepared for such a long time
Aren't we waiting for this moment?
Well, by the way
when are you going to
take out your roast duck?
I'm starving
Good nose
Smell good
Here, have a bite
How does it taste?
You first
After you
Tasty?
And
I need to go out tomorrow
Where?
I met Yuwen Yue
in the place
He wants me to be his maid for one day
so that he can give the decreed for freedom
Have you decided yet?
Surely yes
I can't let him hold
my weakness any more
So I must get
the decreed
We have promised to each other
No deceiving
no hiding
So
I must tell you the truth
the Green Hill Courtyard
Please
Xing'er
(Sorrow music)
After you left
your room
is asked to cleaned everyday by the master
Come in
Being a master
besides Yan Xun for several years
you've forgotten all the rules
in the Green Hill Courtyard, right?
You skill is improved
What? Deaf?
I'm afraid no good words
can come out of my mouth
Just say some good words
Nothing good for you
Is that a proper attitude
as a maid?
There are many kinds of maids
One that keep flattering
and trying to get a higher position
One that keep bearing
and only want to survive
Another kind hate his master
so much
that wishes to kill the master right now
Of which kind are you?
I belong to a more dangerous kind
that can kill you in a minute
Then why don't you
poison me in the tea?
You've seen it
I drank the tea without even thinking
Won't that be easier�¼? Yuwen Yue
Never imagined you could be so stupid
after I left these years
I am no longer the Xing'er
in the past
Have you lost
the most basic alert?
You want to kill me so much
Why did you agree to
come back to the Green Hill?
Aren't you afraid that I
kill you again?
Or
do you trust me in your mind�¼? Don't ask when you know the answer
If you didn't threaten me
with the decreed
why would I come here
to waste my time with you?
Xing'er, if I were you
I won't try to make my master angry
My name is not Xing'er, I am Chu Qiao
You are Xing'er at the Green HIll
Xing'er, Xing'er, Xing'er
Xing'er
It hurts. It hurts
It hurts
Let's go
Follow me to the outside
Let me check your gongfu
is improved or not
If you are died in the test
it is because you are too weak
Don't blame me for murdering
Pretty arrogant
Let's see
whether you are capable of
Enough. Enough. Enough.
Enough
Time to have the meal
Let's eat together
The rule is not like this before
Aren't all the rules made by me?
Didn't you refuse to eat
if the food isn't dedicate enough?
Why do you eat such simple food
now?
If you had eaten the carrion
from dead horse for three days
will you still be particular about food?
You can finally know this
Although I am not particular
I don't like it when someone else
scramble for meat with me
You want me to sit and eat
Since we eat together
why does this meat belong to you?
I pick it first
Didn't notice
Can't you even eat the carrion
from the dead horse?
Must be okay to just eat meat with some dirt
Master Yue, I have made the bed
You can go to sleep now
This is Qianhun Powder
made of the venom from a toxic spider
from Persia
It is said that it can kill a thousand persons
with only one drop
It is the king of poison
The people outside the border may be not knowledgeable
They always exaggerate
Maybe it cannot kill
a thousand persons with one drop
but enough to kill one person
What are you saying?
Master
The lord is poisoned by the rare drug
Qianhun Powder
The antidote is here, master
Antidote
There is only one...
Zhanmou, the antidote
Antidote
Master
There was only one Huanhun Dan here
Master,help me
Help me
After suffering for several hours
he will die painfully
after his organs burst down
Master, please
Kill me
Please
Please kill me
The Huanhun Dan is precious
I only got one that year
The drug is precious
Isn't human' lives either?
I am asking you, does human lives
mean anything to you in your mind?
Xing'er
You shouldn't live only for the others
You should free yourself
Birds of different feather do not flock together
No need to explain any more
What I promised is done
When can I get the decreed?
Yueqi
Take the decreed. Prepare the carriage
Send Xing'er leave
the Green Hill Courtyard
This is the decreed for freedom
You don't belong here any more,
after you leave the Green Hill
I never belong here, never ever
That year, the master faked your death
with the needle
He rushed to save you
but encountered an assassination on the way
That's why he was delayed
When we got there,
you were already gone
Why don't you sleep? It's so late
The air is fresh after the rain
I came out for a walk
Were you done?
I've got the decreed
Did he embarrass you?
It's not the past any more
He can't do anything to me any more
A'chu, drink some boiled ginger water before sleep
Don't catch cold after exposed in the rain
A'chu
I don't have the ability
to protect you now
from things like this
I am sorry
I will take you to leave soon
No need to experience these things any more
I swear
Yan Xun, no need to say sorry
between you and I
We have experienced so much together
And we have something
more important to do
Don't worry about me
or think too much
Earlier relax
A woman than can't be control
is better to die
That year, the master faked your death
with the needle
He rushed to save you
but encountered an assassination on the way
That's why he was delayed
When we got there,
you were already gone
I think Wei Guang
won't keep cool for long
He will revenge soon
The thing comes can't be avoided
It's already cool
for Wei Guang that old fox
to wait until now
Troubles will come
if we don't take this obstacle down
Things taken out from
the grave of the royal family
should have reached the palace by now
Yes
The only thing left now is
the attitude of the majesty
Prince
Mr. Wu have left this
He told you to open it
when you want to eliminate Wei Guang
The case of fire in the grave has not yet been checked out
The burial objects
became best seller
in the antique market
I sent people to the grave
to check what was stolen
but they found that the grave was full of plashes
Dear minister,
as the chief supervisor of the grave
can you explain to me
why this is happening?
I... I will strictly examine
Are you capable of that?
From choosing the cite
to building the grave of ex-emperor
the whole process is governed by you alone
Now the grave is ruined everywhere,
with plashes full of the ground,
like the palace of a water dragon
If the fire hadn't happened,
I am still hidden from the fact
Do you treat me
like a three-year-old boy?
Please don't be angry
Something wrong happened to the grave
As the chief supervisor
this is my unshirkable responsibility.
I am old and have limited energy.
Sometimes there are oversights
poor regulations.
But I am never
corrupted and steal from Your Majesty.
It has been five years since the completion of Imperial Mausoleum.
The Ministry of Rites did the site selection, I regulated the work,
Master Liu in the Ministry of Works lead the construction,
Left Army Captain Yuwen Huai guarded the place.
Then somehow thieves forced their way in
and set fire to Imperial Mausoleum.
I really don't know
what happened.
Your Majesty,
please allow me
to make thorough investigation.
I must give you an answer.
That's enough.
If you
really have an open heart,
you can just stay in your house
and behave yourself.
I will ask somebody
to make a thorough investigation.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Yuwen Yue,
Imperial Mausoleum got stolen.
You are given full authority to investigate.
You can enquire every official
at any time.
You can also deploy
soldiers from Xiaoji Camp and Chang'an Office at any time.
I give you ten days.
You must find out the truth.
Also,
among the lost items,
there is one relic called Baiyu Tripod.
There is no trace of it,
which gives me a headache.
By the flamen's calculation,
this tripod
wasa put on the Fengshui Line
inside the imperial mausoleum.
It means guardianship and fortune
and is extremely important.
It mustn't fall into other hands.
I will make thorough investigation.
Don't worry, Your Majesty.
Have you met with Yan Xun in private
since you got back?
Yes, Your Majesty. I met him once.
He is a totally different person
compared with what he was several years ago.
He is more moderate now.
Moderate, outwardly.
There are some things
that can't be effaced by time.
As long as you can focus on primary things
and stand firm.
Your accomplishment
will exceed that of your grandfather.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The theft in Imperial Mausoleum
only showes tip of the iceberg.
It is a fact that
Wei Guang deceives his superiors and deludes his subordinates
and exploit the masses.
This is the order from Eyes of God.
It corresponds with
a person whom I placed
besides Wei Guang.
Our family is in great trouble.
At this time being,
we can only take out the tripod
from the coffin immediately.
There is another way.
Besides you and me,
there is another person who knows about it.
If we get rid of him,
nobody will know it
in this world.
The key is Liu Shen.
He has something
that can
put Wei Guang to death.
The Liu Household is very powerful in southwest.
If he returns,
we will have no chance to get him.
I will go stop him.
Behave yourself.
How could you just let him go?
What are you doing?
You are injured.
Get off me.
This guy
Get off.
I will take this guy away with me.
As you know,
the most reasonable way is that he leaves with me.
Since you have known everything,
why haven't you expose us?
Because of you.