Young Sherlock
♫ Let love subtly weave our separations and reunions ♫
♫ I do not regret how persistent I was in staying by your side ♫
♫ Everyone hopes for a time ♫
♫ When they can love someone without thinking about moral sense ♫
♫Hear the wind howl, the lilting sound of the flute as you are lost in your thoughts ♫
♫ He who holds the sword dances lightly in the wind on the journey home ♫
♫ The song has spread ten thousand miles. Where are you now? ♫
♫ Can you hear it clearly? ♫
♫ I am here, waiting for you. ♫
Young Sherlock
Episode 30
I asked you here because I wanted to talk to you about your sister.
What is the matter with Sister?
You also know that your sister hasn't been in good health.
If she takes care of herself, it's not a big deal.
But for many years, your sister hasn't had any children.
The other concubines in the palace have children.
This has saddened your sister.
She feels she has let His Majesty down.
Luckily His Majesty has always respected your sister.
Elder sister has always been virtuous, tolerant, and generous.
His Majesty greatly admires these traits.
There is nothing wrong with that, right?
But the mother of the young prince, Concubine Xu,
constantly disagrees with your sister.
Although she was of low social status,
her status was elevated by her son.
Since she gave birth to a prince,
she rarely respects your sister.
She often mocks and ridicules your sister,
completely disregarding the difference in status.
It's been like this very often lately.
This... what can I do for my sister?
What you need to do now is to quickly investigate this case.
You have to impress His Majesty on her behalf.
Father, don't worry. I will definitely investigate this case thoroughly.
Listen carefully.
I want you to solve the case,
not for Di Renjie to solve the case.
Understand?
I know that through your travels,
you've gone through trials and tribulations together and have become close like brothers.
But about this matter right now affects our family
and affects your sister's life and future.
This is all within your grasp.
I understand.
You must be tired from your trip. Go to your room and rest.
Then I will go to my room.
Er Bao. Er Bao! Can you not sway around the room?
It annoys me just to see you do that.
I'm annoyed too.
You!
What happened to you?
What do you mean?
You don't look well.
Do you have something troubling you?
Don't worry. It's nothing at all.
Wanqing, I'm back.
- Young Master! - What are you doing?
I don't want to be separated from you. I want to stay together with you.
That won't work. I- I only have Wanqing in my heart.
When did you become like this?
That's not what I mean! I mean that I don't want to go back to Master.
You scared me!
I noticed that recently, you are becoming more and more disobedient.
No. When we left, Master ordered that
no matter what happens, I cannot leave your side.
If I just go back like this, Master will definitely scold me to death.
- Let go. - No.
Then okay.
I'll give you three choices.
Okay, tell me.
One, go back and get scolded to death by Master.
Two, kneel to death here.
Three...
That scared me.
Stop messing with him.
Er Bao, hurry and get up.
Have you discovered anything?
No. What about you? Was there anything over there?
There was nothing at all. No leads at all.
Anyway, starting from tomorrow, we must investigate on all levels.
Wanqing, come to the palace with me tomorrow.
Only to analyze the corpse.
Young Master, what about three?
Death by stupidity!
Then, I want to be dead by stupidity.
Who is it?
It's me.
Come in.
Are you prepared to visit the palace tomorrow?
What do I have to prepare for?
To do an autopsy.
I don't need to prepare for that. Don't worry about it.
You can't bring this.
- Why? - You know why.
Besides, security at the palace is extremely tight.
You can't take this inside.
Fine, I won't bring it.
What are you doing?
You can't bring this either.
If I can't bring that,
then don't bring me there.
Whether you go or not isn't the main point.
The main point is whether you can put your past behind you.
You know that I can't.
Even if this is wrong,
I am willing to be wrong till the end.
Then I am willing to be wrong with you till the end.
But I am willing to use my life
to compensate for all your wrongdoings.
Liangyi Hall
Your Highness, drink some ginseng soup.
Leave it over there.
Has Di Renjie, whom His Majesty called for, come back to investigate the case?
He has. I heard that your brother is with him.
Really?
He is back as well.
That does not matter.
Di Renjie is the son of Di Zhixun.
That old man is not an easy person to deal with.
I reckon his son isn't one to curry favor with those in power either.
Lian'er, go and look in the back.
Get some precious jade and take some beautiful silk.
Your Highness, what are you planning to do with them?
To see my good sister.
Yes.
Consort Li has arrived.
She's here as predicted.
I welcome Your Highness.
Sister, please rise. Why do you regard me as an outsider?
I just came to visit since I have nothing to do.
Come, let's sit and talk.
Sister, these gifts are precious and rare items imported from abroad.
I got some to give to you.
You must like them.
Your Highness, how can I accept these?
You're sick and don't often leave your residence.
I've never really visited you, and I've never given you a decent gift.
I can't accept such precious gifts.
Alright, since you've come to the palace, we're family now.
You don't have to be so polite.
SIster, you must know about the murder case that happened in the palace recently.
Yes. This case is still unresolved.
I am worried.
His Majesty has already ordered Di Renjie and others to investigate this case.
You're familiar with him, right?
He was the one who solved the case at Ganye Temple.
Yes. Di Renjie is a smart and talented young man.
Not only is he very intelligent and skilled in martial arts,
but his inductive reasoning is also one of a kind.
I'm sure that since His Majesty called him back, this case will be solved in a few days.
That's good. I also hope that this case is solved soon and that the murderer is captured
so the palace can go back to being quiet and peaceful place.
Oh yes, I have something that I don't know if I should say or not.
You are a noble consort. You can say anything.
Sister, among all the sisters in the inner palace,
only concubine Xu has a rather shallow relationship with me.
It's as if there's always a misunderstanding that's hard to get rid of.
I've always been putting in a lot of effort to make our relationship better,
but it's always to no avail.
A while ago, I found out that
she and Suo Lang seemed to be...
This is something I shouldn't say without evidence.
Don't tell others.
I understand.
It's getting late. I reckon His Majesty will be here soon.
I won't disturb His Majesty and your sweet dreams.
Your Highness, why are you joking like that?
I respectfully send you off.
Your Highness, what's wrong?
Don't you feel like Consort Li is very different today?
How is she different?
Don't you feel like she was smiling a lot today?
Maybe she was in a good mood because she came to your residence,
so she was smiling a lot.
No. Once someone's behavior and manner are formed, it's very hard to change.
Especially for someone like Consort Li.
I think it's weird, but I can't say why.
Your Highness, why did you tell Wu Meiniang that?
She and Di Renjie are on friendly terms.
I thought I'd be able to pass on the news to Di Renjie if I said that.
Seems like we'll have to come up with another plan.
This Wu Meiniang is indeed not an ordinary person.
She dares to be unconcerned about the things that I say.
Then Your Highness, you mean...
You'll have to pass on the message.
Yes, Your Highness.
Let's go.
Dragon-Slaying Hall
How are things progressing?
It is all within your plans.
Di Renjie is back. What happened?
Li Zhi called Di Renjie back because of a murder case in the palace.
Then what do you think we should do now?
Di Renjie is indeed not someone we should underestimate.
But my lord, please don't worry. Di Renjie won't be able to change our plans.
Yuanfang has been following Di Renjie in his travels all this time.
They have a special relationship.
That is within my plans.
My lord, please do not worry.
What's the situation in the palace right now?
Right now, the palace is very clearly split between two powers.
Consort Li has already started targeting Concubine Xu.
I'm sure they will make a move soon.
Very good. Very good.
Who exactly could kill an exceptionally skilled guard in one strike?
And without leaving any traces of fighting back?
That's what's weird.
If he didn't even have the strength to fight back,
then the murderer's skills are really beyond imagination.
Then that person must be able to easily kill anyone in the palace.
Yes. That's too scary.
But there's an even scarier possibility.
What?
A woman.
Even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman.
Think about it. If Suo Lang was on a date with someone he liked that night,
The fatal blow is the wound in the back. It's a deep wound.
Even though it's already rotten, you can see that it's very neat.
But it's not a typical knife wound.
Did you find anything else?
No. I didn't find any traces of him fighting back.
So from what I see, he was dead after one strike.
All right. Next is what I like to do most.
Like to do most?
Chatting with women.
Dead
Lady, not only are you beautiful, but you also have a kind heart.
Even your bracelet is very unique.
Who are you? How can you just go wherever you want in the palace?
Royal badge
I failed to recognize such an important person.
Don't be like this.
Actually, I have a question...
You just have to answer me honestly.
What is your last name?
My last name is Ma.
How old are you?
Who is that maid?
Your Excellency, she is Consort Li's personal maid.
How is your investigation going?
I haven't found anything. Everything is just on the surface.
I think I'm almost done.
What do you mean?
Today, when I was talking to the maid,
I got some information.
Can you trust that information?
Why not?
She was just a little maid.
Unless...
Unless what?
Unless she thought I was so handsome
that she wanted to talk to me more.
Who says you're handsome?
Stop messing around. What did she tell you?
Even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman.
That Suo Lang is a romantic person.
From what I know, Suo Lang conducts himself well.
That's right.
All the palace maids think very highly of him.
Everyone praises him.
And I found out that Suo Lang and one of Concubine Xu's maids
seemed to have a very unusual, shady relationship.
A shady relationship?
Is this information accurate?
Why wouldn't it be?
Because from what I know, my sister
is very strict in supervising, clear with rewarding and punishing, and cautious in handling the servants in the inner palace.
She wouldn't have let that kind of thing happen between servants in the palace.
When it comes to relationships,
is it bad for two people to be harmonious?
Besides, your sister can't possibly handle everything.
That's not possible. The country follows laws and families follow rules.
There are rules in the palace. No one can break them.
I don't have time to argue with you about that. What have you found?
I haven't found anything. I just know that the maid who was talking to you today
is my sister's personal maid.
So long, so long.
How is your investigation going?
I haven't found anything.
How can that be?
What has Di Renjie found?
I'm not sure about that, but I saw him talking to Sister's personal maid for a long time.
What were they talking about?
I'm not sure. He just told me that he needed to investigate some trivial matters in Suo Lang's daily life.
Does that have anything to do with the case?
Even though it doesn't have anything to do with the case directly,
it must have some relationship.
That's not good.
What's wrong, Father?
I'm worried that Di Renjie is too young and is being used.
He might have become a weapon for the women of the inner palace in their fight for His Majesty's favor.
That would be troublesome.
You know that Di Renjie and Wu Meiniang have a special relationship.
If he had to choose between benefitting your sister or Wu Meiniang,
can you guarantee that he would benefit your sister?
This...
No matter what Di Renjie is doing, you must investigate this case carefully.
This affects His Majesty's safety and your sister's future.
Tomorrow, I'll ask His Majesty to give me authority over the imperial guards.
That would be helpful for you while you're investigating.
Father, that's not very appropriate.
During emergency situations, we can't worry about that.
Okay. Oh yes, Father, I'd like to go see Sister.
I haven't seen her in so many days. I miss her.
I'll also ask her about the case.
No. Your sister needs to recuperate in peace.
At this time, it's better that you not disturb her.
When she's feeling better, we'll go see her together.
I understand.
Okay. Starting tomorrow, focus on solving the case.
If you need anything, tell me.
Okay.
Sir Di, Sir Di, please hold on.
Please let me announce your arrival.
Your Excellency, please hold on.
Sir Di! Sir Di! Please don't just barge in here.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Long live the Emperor.
Alright, don't bother.
You came in without announcing yourself,
yet you're doing all this other mumbo-jumbo?
I just wanted to test how useful this royal badge is.
Tell me, how is the progress on the investigation?
It's not progressing that quickly.
Then why are you here to see me so late at night?
Under your royal command, I am able to go anywhere in the palace
to ask anyone any question.
Does it include you, Your Majesty?
What?
Have I become a criminal to you?
I wouldn't dare to think that.
Your Majesty said that as long as it helps to solve the case, I can do anything.
Fine. Tell me. Eunuch Wei, give him a chair.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
First, let's agree that I can ask any question.
You must not get angry and execute me. That would suck for me.
Okay.
Then I will start asking.
In the palace, which concubine do you dote on the most, besides Concubine Wu.
Di Renjie.
I invited you here to investigate the case,
not to meddle in my family affairs and listen to gossip!
There are some things that you can ask,
and there are other things that it's better for you to not ask.
I knew you wouldn't tell me.
I am incapable. I will return this royal badge to you, Your Majesty.
Hold it right there!
Your Majesty. Yes, Your Majesty.
You rascal! You dare to threaten me?
I wouldn't dare.
Fine. Ask away. I'll just answer.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
This royal badge sure is useful.
Your Majesty, please tell me.
Hey!
It's so late. Why haven't you slept yet?
I can't fall asleep.
Look at you. Why are you like a wandering spirit?
Can't you see this living human standing here?
It's nothing. It's just that the recent palace murder case is giving me a headache.
Xiao Hu has been like that the past few days too.
I don't know what he's doing.
It wasn't an easy journey coming to the capital.
How come we've all grown distant?
Really? Where is he? I'll go chat with him.
I want to know where he is too.
He went out after dinner. He hasn't come back yet.
It's so late. Where could he be?
He doesn't have any friends in the capital. I don't know where he went.
But there's something I'm very curious about.
What are you curious about?
This case.
I feel like things aren't as simple as we think.
But I can't say why.
It's like the cases we solved before.
The end results were different from what we initially thought.
This time... who do you think the murderer is?
What's his motive? Why would he kill General Suo Lang?
And why would he kill him in the palace?
That's what I'm confused about too.
Forget it. I'm not going to think about it anymore.
I get a headache whenever I think about these questions.
Don't worry. I'll definitely get to the bottom of this case.
Of course I believe in you guys.
When you and Xiao Hu work together, your partnership is unparalleled.
Mengyao, I want to ask you a question.
What is it?
If one day, Di Renjie and I have a difference in opinion...
Difference in opinion?
Why would you have a difference in opinion? What's with you two?
I'm saying if. Whose side would you be on?
Then... I'll be on the side of whoever's right.
Really?
Of course.
You two are rarely at odds with each other,
so basically, I don't have to choose.
Your Majesty, don't sleep.
Continue speaking, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
You're awake. Continue speaking.
Di Renjie. Di Renjie.
Are you done yet?
I've already talked to you all night.
These are all tiny matters.
Why aren't you tired?
I'm not tired.
Your Majesty, don't underestimate these tiny things.
A lot of cases are solved by deciphering these tiny things.
Who knows? I might be able to solve the case from these tiny things.
I'm warning you. Even though I gave you the royal badge,
you must not abuse your power, you understand?
Yes, yes.
All right, I'm tired. I'm going to sleep.
Yes, yes.
These are gifts Your Majesty gave me.
I shouldn't have accepted them in the beginning.
But after having them for a while, I've developed feelings for them.
Without them by my side, my whole body will definitely feel uncomfortable.
I've developed feelings for them.
- Fine. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Last question. Once I'm done, you can sleep.
I want to ask, which concubine is different from usual?
After the murder happened, everyone in the palace is scared.
Everyone is slightly different from usual.
Then who is most obviously different from usual?
If I must choose one, then it's probably Consort Li.
Ever since the murder case, she has been ill.
I went to see her a few times, and she wasn't feeling any better.
What kind of illness?
The imperial physician said it was depression.
She has to take care of herself.
Medicine is useless.
Your Majesty, I'm done asking. You can sleep now.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, all the ministers are waiting outside the palace hall.
You!
Your Majesty, you see...
What are you staring at? Summon them!
Summoning all ministers to present themselves.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
You may rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, I have something urgent to report.
Hurry and speak, Minister Wang.
Your Majesty, the murder case that happened in the palace a month ago still has not been solved.
I am worried that there will be new dangers.
And there are new rumors on the street,
so I earnestly request that Your Majesty bestow upon me the authority over the imperial guards.
I will strengthen security of the palace.
Minister Wang, what do you mean by that?
General Liu, don't misunderstand.
I'm not trying to take your military power.
Since General Liu is a military leader, he is good at leading troops into battle.
Investigating a case... is another matter.
For the safety of His Majesty and the palace,
I am willing to offer my services
to bear the heavy responsibility of the imperial guards.
Minister Wang, investigating the case is a matter for Changan's governmental office.
If needed, I will definitely cooperate.
Minister Wang, why are you coveting authority over the imperial guards at this time?
If Changan's governmental office really wanted to investigate this case clearly,
this case wouldn't still be unresolved now with no progress made.
You!
Alright, alright. You two don't have to argue.
I will make arrangements regarding this matter.
Summon Di Zhixun.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
- Minister Di, please rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Minister Wang, I think what you said was very reasonable.
So a couple days ago, I already issued an imperial edict to have Minister Di come to the capital quickly.
He will work with you on investigating the case.
What do you think?
Naturally, this is a good thing.
He can definitely get to the bottom of this case.
Your Majesty, you are very wise, very wise.
Alright. Di Zhixun, hear my command.
Present.
I command that you take charge of the imperial guards and Changan's governmental office
and work with Minister Wang Youren to get to the bottom of Suo Lang murder's case.
- I accept your command. - I accept your command.
Hold it! Who are you?
How can you just go wherever you want in the palace?
Get out!
You... what are you trying to do?
Don't you know what I'm trying to do?
I am Di Renjie. I am here under His Majesty's orders to investigate Suo Lang's case.
So I am allowed to go in and out of every place in the palace.
Do you still want to chase me out?
Then please tell Her Highness that I would like to see her.
Please leave.
Suo Lang's case is very important.
Everyone is suspicious.
If she wants to get rid of the suspicions soon, she should meet with me.
This...
Whether she sees me or not, please announce to her that I'm here first.
I'm investigating the case. I can't be held up.
But Her Highness said that she doesn't want to see anyone.
I... Hold it! Hold it! How can you do this?
How can you just barge in?
Hold it!
What's with all the noise out there?
Your Highness, there's someone here who says he's investigating Suo Lang's case.
He insists on barging in. He won't listen to anything I say.
Let him come in.
Yes. Please go inside.
What's the way to get inside?
You're Di Renjie?
I am. Greetings, Your Highness.
I haven't been feeling well the past few days,
so it's inconvenient to see you.
It's okay. I just want to ask a few simple questions.
Then ask away. I will cooperate.
Thank you, Your Highness.
It's nothing much. I just wanted to ask if Suo Lang and Your Highness had any interactions.
Suo Lang is the leader of the imperial guards.
He can go anywhere within the palace.
But there are rules in the palace.
There were no special interactions.
Yes.
I heard that General Suo often went in and out of your residence.
It's none of my business.
Then I must say this.
General Suo Lang had an affair with Consort Li's personal maid.
An affair.
Yes. Others don't know about it,
but I definitely know about it.
What do you mean?
Because I saw it with my own eyes.
When?
The day before Suo Lang died.
I was taking a walk in the garden.
I just happened to run into two people who were on a date.
Because this was none of my business, I didn't do anything.
Who knew that something would happen to Suo Lang the next day?
Then what is that maid's name?
That maid's name is Xiao Zhao.
Your Highness, are you sure that they were on a date?
I am sure.
Thank you, Your Highness. I will take my leave.
Caiyun.
Young Sir Wang.
Hold it. Where are you going?
I'm going to get medicine for Consort Li.
Medicine?
What's the matter with Sister?
It's not a big deal. She just has a cold.
The imperial physician prescribed some medicine.
Let me see.
This...
What did you tell Young Sir Di that day?
Which day?
Yesterday. Right here.
I didn't say much.
Young Sir Di asked about the situation in the palace.
How come I heard that you told him
that General Suo had an affair with a palace maid?
Your Excellency, you must be joking. I wouldn't dare to say that.
Alright.
I'll go ask him myself. I hope you're not lying to me.
Your Excellency, you should ask him.
I wouldn't dare to lie to you no matter how bold I am.
I'm sorry, Your Excellency. I really must go.
Timing and Subtitles by The Chivalrous Team @ Viki
♫ I will accompany you as you grow old ♫
♫ But who knows what's on my mind? ♫
♫ Even the sky clears as my questions are answered ♫
♫ Only fools will have such worries ♫
♫ It is hard to control the timing of fate ♫
♫ I sincerely believe that ♫
♫ No one wants to see a pair of swallows fly separate paths ♫
♫ Moral sense can be cut away with one slice of the sword ♫
♫ The Heavens are too high for us to reach ♫
♫ And no amount of guessing will help ♫
♫ The pugilist world is too dangerous ♫
♫ Once you enter, you cannot leave ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. ♫
♫ Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing ♫
♫ To walk to the ends of the world with you ♫
♫ The yearning is so strong. I can't break free from it. ♫
♫ Can you tell me how to deal with it? ♫
♫ Relationships are too weak and can't hold up. ♫
♫ They intertwine in the mortal world. ♫
♫ Entangled fates cannot be revealed nor explained clearly. ♫
♫ Why don't you understand my heart? ♫
♫ As a wanderer, I am willing ♫
♫ To walk to the ends of the world with you ♫
Seems like Di Renjie really is being used.
Di Renje was enough trouble, and now we have to deal with Di Zhixun too?
Isn't it a joyous occasion to have a friend come visit from far away?
Since a guest has come, we'll have to take good care of him.
It must be... someone must want to frame me!
Your sister...
is dead.