Episode Thirty-two
Good! Good!
Good!
What?
Why don't you wear
the dress that I gave you?
I think this one looks good
No, not at all
It doesn't fit you at all
I think it fits me pretty well
Yan Xun, doesn't this dress
unfit her?
I also think, it fits her well
No, not at all
Do your eyes really work?
Change the dress back later on
Or I will be angry
Come here, your highness
Okay
Change the dress
Or I will be angry
I'm leaving
A'chu, wait here for me
I'll go toast
Okay
Good! Good! Good!
You are here
Do you remember me?
Every person in Chang'an City
knows Young Master Yue.
See,
this place has a real buzz.
However,
everybody has secrets.
What do you think?
Your words are too deep for me.
I don't understand.
Here. Here.
Cheers.
Come on, cheers.
Excellent! Excellent!
Prince Yan, long time no see.
Are you willing to have a drink with us?
I am not accustomed to wine
and I have drunk a lot earlier.
Sorry, I will not propose a toast to you.
You want to leave?
I hear that your maid
is still alive.
You hide her well.
Isn't she the maid of Yuwen Yue?
Why is she your maid now?
Aren't you afraid that
your domineering manner
will get Wei Household in trouble?
Frightened of what? Yan Household has declined.
I am not afraid of you at all.
If I remember it clearly,
Young Master Wei,
your restriction was just lift.
The long-time restriction
couldn't make you restrain oneself.
No wonder that
your father thinks highly of your older brother
Wei Shuye.
What do you mean?
Watch it! Don't talk rubbish.
Young Master Wei,
I tell the truth.
Why do you get angry about it?
Trust it or not,
you will not leave hunting field alive.
Prince Yan Xun, I apologize for Shuyou's rudeness.
He drank too much.
I hope you could forgive him.
None of your business.
Shut up!
Couldn't you pay attention to your manner
in public places?
Fine. Drop it.
Let's go.
When you get back, tell Yan Xun that
there are many people who keep watch on him
in Chang'an City.
He'd better be cautious.
If he dares to
cross the line,
I won't let him get away with it.
Young Master Yue, don't worry.
Yan Xun and I,
our lives have always been like this
these years.
We are accustomed to it.
Don't worry about us.
Fine. I hope so.
Good. Good.
Good. Good. Good.
Servants!
Award Princess Zhama.
I don't want your reward.
This is the first time I come to Chang'an.
Could I request Your Majesty
to allow me to challenge someone.
Well, Princess Zhama.
Who do you want to challenge?
I have long heard about the
superb kung-fu of Prince Yan Xun's maid.
But I haven't got the chance to see it with my own eyes.
As we are all in high spirits,
why not we try it?
Yan Xun.
Save the bow.
Your Majesty,
my maid only has a
superficial understanding of kung-fu.
She couldn't show her incompetence in front of Your Majesty.
In addition, Princess Zhama
has exquisite horsemanship
and exceptional kung-fu.
In my opinion,
let's not impose on her.
Prince Yan Xun,
my sister wants to have a competition
with your maid.
Couldn't you do this favor to her?
A man of virtue helps others to get their wishes.
Now that our distinguished guest
have such interest,
Prince had better grant their wishes.
Yan Xun.
Today, we dine with guests from the north.
The main goal is to make everyone happy.
Don't be
such a killjoy!
You may as well let them fight.
Your Majesty,
Princess just finished her show
and was not restored.
Wouldn't it be unfair to her
if they fight now?
Your Majesty,
could my subordinate Shida
compete with her first?
If she wins,
then I'll fight her.
Alright.
It's not appropriate. It's too unfair.
Princess Zhama is precious.
It's inappropriate that
she fights a maid.
In addition,
she just finished performing equestrianism.
His Royal Highness Yu,
she is just a maid.
There is nothing unfair.
Xifeng's words make sense.
We are just seeking pleasure,
Well, don't talk too much.
Let's begin.
Be careful.
Chu.
Well done.
He didn't kill her.
We'll see.
Princess Zhama
won't show mercy to her.
Princess, are you ready?
If you still feel tired,
let's drop the competition then.
Bring it on, will I be afraid of
a abject slave?
Let's try archery.
Each of us has three arrows
and we shoot each other.
If one get shot, she lose.
Princess, your body is delicate.
How could you get hurt in this game?
Why not shoot the target?
What's the point of shooting the target?
Our Batu Household
are best at archery.
I don't believe that
I will lose to a maid.
I have an idea.
Princess uses normal arrows
and the maid of Prince Yan
uses headless arrows.
In this case, Princess won't get hurt
even if she get shot.
Are you kidding?
This is bullying.
She is just a maid.
What harm is there in killing her?
Zhao Xifeng.
I am willing to use headless arrows
to compete with Princess.
You win.
Good. Good. Good.
Who are you?
Your Majesty, my name is Chu Qiao.
I haven't seen
such archery
in many years.
In addition, it's harder
for a girl to achieve this.
Father, in the circumstances,
should you award her
with something?
Fine.
Award Chu Qiao 500 kilogram of gold.
Award Princess Zhama 500 kilogram of gold.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
this girl was a maid in the Green Hills Court.
She was not set free, but she went over to another master.
According to the law of Wei State,
as a fugitive slave, she should be killed.
Father,
Chu Qiao is a slave indeed.
But she brings honor to Wei State tonight.
It's not appropriate
to punish her now.
A fugitive slave is always a fugitive slave.
If she can get away with her sin just by winning a competition,
the seriousness of the law of Wei State will be gone.
Imperial concubine is right.
Your Majesty, please deal with her
according to the law of Wei State.
Your Majesty, this girl
was a maid in my house indeed.
But she has been freed.
I have prepared the statement of freedom.
Because I went to the borders in haste
three years ago,
I didn't give her
the statement of freedom in time.
Now she is already free
and no longer a slave.
Right? Xing'er.
Your Majesty,
Young Master Yue is right.
Then you can go to the Green Hills Court
and get your statement of freedom.
Okay. Let's continue to enjoy ourselves.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Brother Wei, do you arrange for
tomorrow's business well?
Take it easy. I have prepared for it.
After tomorrow,
Yanbei will have no descendant.
Report!
Young Master, the people for
tomorrow's work are ready.
Good, let's stick to our plan.
Yes.
I have arranged for people
in the the only way which Yan Xun must pass.
Tomorrow, he will walk in our trap.
That little slave
is still alive.
If she is still alive after tomorrow,
I, Zhao Xifeng,
will abondon my family name.
I will use my spiral arrow
to kill Yan Xun.
He's so lucky.
You are back.
Have you arranged for things well?
All set.
When you are in the competition tonight,
Zhao Xifeng and Wei Shuyou
are more nervous than Zhama.
They were waiting to see
you killed.
However,they didn't know that
your kung-fu was very well.
They all came,
except for Yuwen Huai.
He...
he found a scapegoat.
He kept his life
even though his ranks was reduced three levels in a row.
He can't attend
such banquet
for a while.
He escapes again.
They want me to fall into a snare.
And I want to trap them.
Where is he going?
No matter where he goes,
he is dead meat.
But the people who coordinate with us...
We have nine people altogether
and we couldn't defeat Yan Xun?
Coward.
Follow up.
Keep up with him.
Catch him.
Yan Xun,
let's perish together.
Young Master Zhao, don't leave so early.
Yan Xun, what you do to me today,
I'll pay you back blow for blow in the future.
One day,
I will make you regret
all your life.
Yan Xun,
Your face right now
looks quite similar with a person.
It's your sister.
The family members of your Yan's family
are all the same from inside to the outside.
I could still remember her Phoenix eyes.
When she was shot on the horse,
she could not turn in her grave. She died as a pregnant.
Yan Xun, Yanbei is a dead place.
Your Yan's family
were decapitated without dignity.
You are the only one who linger
and live a life without dignity.
Dare you kill me?
Kill me!
You're just bluffing and blustering.
Once you kill me,
the Ceremony of Hunting will be ended.
My family of Zhao
won't let you get off easily either.
(Sound of Zhao Xifeng's laughing)
It said that you like your little slave
so much, isn't it?
At that time, the only thing you can do
is to bring her to meet your family
in the hell.
The only thing...
It's time for you
to go to say sorry to my dead family.
Chu, you should leave first.
Be careful on the road.
Your Young Master Yue.
Is everybody here?
Zhao Xifeng hasn't come back yet.
Young Master Zhao! Young Master Zhao!
Young Master Zhao!
Where are you?
Young Master Zhao! Young Master Zhao!
Where are you? Young Master Zhao!
Young Master Zhao!
You two! Go check that place.
Yes.
Your Majesty,
the body
was found in the forest outside the paddock.
When found,
it was already torn up
by wild animals.
It's my fault.
Please punish me for my fault.
You are just respinsible for the security inside the paddock.
Zhao Xifeng
died outside the paddock.
It's none of your business.
You can get up now.
This jade
is the one I gave to you.
But it appeared
beside Zhao Xifeng's body.
Can you tell me the reason?
Your majesty,
I lost the jade accidently
yesterday,
and I couldn't find it anywhere.
I was very nervous.
I don't know why it would appear
beside Master Zhao
either.
Please investigate it through.
Your majesty, the relationship between Yan Xun
and Zhao Xifeng is bad for a long time.
It must be Yan Xun
who wait until Zhao Xifeng went to hunt
and kill him.
Wei Shuyou
How dare you frame me up.
I frame you up?
If it weren't you,
how can the jade the Emperor gave you
appeared at the crime scene beside Zhao Xifeng's
body?
You!
Your Majesty, it's not true.
I believe that
you are the one who kill Master Zhao
and planted the crime on me.
Yan Xun,
You are talking rubbish.
Your Majesty, it must be so.
During the banquet last night,
Wei Shuyou came to argue with me
on purpose.
I think
his real goal is to steal the jade
hanging on my waist.
Your Majesty, a lot of people
witness the wrangles.
Father,
I did see them
have a conflict yesterday.
His Royal Highness Yu, don't shoot off your mouth.
I did have an argument with Yan Xun,
But I didn't steal the jade.
Majesty, Yan Xun is talking nonsense.
Yan Xun is the murderer.
Majesty.
I am telling the truth.
He! Wei Shuyou
has framed me again and again.
He was confined in the Oriole Courtyard
by the Emperor
for the same reason.
The emperor is too wise
to be deceived by your tricks.
Yan Xun, be a dignified man,
admit what you have done!
Yuwen Yue, what's your opinion?
Majesty.
Yan Xun Prince do have
a lot of suspicion.
But yesterday, Zhao Xifeng
and three servants leaved together.
Zhao Xifeng was killed,
and the three servants were missing.
As I see it,
Before we put it on record,
we might as well find the three servants,
and then
to decide whether the Prince is guilty or not.
Majesty, Concubine Zhao was very sad,
and has been crying and screaming.
She passed out just now.
Call for the imperial physician.
An imperial physician was there.
Very good, now you can get out.
Yes.
Yuwen Yue, this case,
I will leave it to you.
Majesty,
since there are too many people involved in this case,
if I am the only one to investigate it,
then the result may not make people convinced.
Maybe you can give it to
His Royal Highness Yu or Xiang.
Then the result will be more convinced.
Father,
I don't know how to do the investigation,
I think my brother will be more suitable than me.
Ok, Che'er.
I'm here.
This case is yours now.
Remember,
it must be handled justly, understand?
Yes.
Hunting is over.
Servants! Come back to my palace.
Arrange it now!
Servants.
Here.
Send the portraits of
Zhao Xifeng and three servants
No matter in what sacrifice,
these three servants must be found.
Yes.
Put Prince Yan Xun into prison.
Waiting for decisions.
Take him away.
Prince, please.
Young Master.
What happened?
If Prince Yan Xun
is the murderer indeed,
as his maid servant,
Xing'er will be implicated.
Don't you worry about that?
There's no need to worry.
Young Master.
We can only watch how it develops,
to observe changes.
Yes.
Searching here.
Yes.
And there.
Yes.
Come here!
You Two, go down and have a look.
Yes.
Where did you find these corpses?
In the forest
outside the paddock.
There are less than 1.5 kilometers between
these three corpse and
Master Zhao's corpse.
Do you find anything?
Send some servants
to bring Zhao Xifeng's body
to here.
And, go to Wei Shuyou's tent,
and borrow a Spiral Arrow from him.
Yes.
Look, His Royal Highness Xiang,
There is only a fatal injury in his body.
I compared him with other three servants,
All of the fatal injuries,
are in the same place.
The injury is spiral.
It was hitten by a Spiral Arrow from Wei Shuyou.
It's unique
in the world.
In your opinion,
who is the murderer probably.
Wei Shuyou.
Is this your Spiral Arrow?
Yes.
Is this arrow unique for you?
The head of the Spiral Arrow
is extremely hard to produce.
There are so many waste
before they turn into product.
It's only one percent can be used.
As you say,
this arrow is unique.
Although it is unique,
there could be some copies.
So, as you know,
in this paddock, except you
who else can use this arrow?
I don't know.
Zhao Xifeng and his three servants
all died of this arrow.
How do you explain this?
It's, it's impossible!
This had nothing to do with me.
I didn't kill Zhao Xifeng.
Yesterday some saw you,
Zhao Xifeng,
and his three servants
went out together.
Where have you been?
We, we went hunting.
But why only you
came back?
While they missed for a whole day,
And why you didn't report to me?
I didn't know that.
But, but the thing of Zhao Xifeng
really had nothing to do with me.
Wei Shuyou, you keep on saying
that the death of Zhao Xifeng had nothing to do with you.
Now I am going to search
your tent.
Okay.
Master,
this box cannot be opened.
Split it!
Yes.
Wait.
This wooden box was crafted by
the disciples of Lu Ban.
It would be a shame to destroy it.
I will open it.
Please.
Master,
we didn't find anything in it.
Master, you have searched everywhere.
Now am I innocent?
(the sound of knocking the bottom of the box)
Master, there is an interlayer under the bottom.
In this kind of wooden box that made by Lu Ban and his disciples,
it's very normal
to see an interlayer in it.
Master.
I am a man.
Master, there is something in it.
The Armament Map of Yanbei.
I...
(the sound of throwing a arrow)
Wei Shuyou.
What else do you want to say?
Your Majesty, someone framed me.
Please investigate the whole thing.
Your Majesty, Wei's fiefdom
borders our Yanbei's with an uneven way.
He wants to conquer Yanbei for a very long time.
In these years,
the number of killers that we sent to the Oriole Courtyard
is countless.
And people all know this.
One day,
Wei Shuyou stole
my jade hung on my waistband
and killed Zhao Xifeng
then he wanted to frame me
to death.
Thus,
Yanbei would be a place without leader.
Then the Wei's family
could have the chance to occupy Yanbei.
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.