Episode 07
This distraction trick
kills two birds with one stone.
That spy in the palace is not loyal at all.
Only by making this arrangement,
can I remind prince Liancheng in time.
Almost every schizo
has experienced something bad in childhood.
So I think little prince Liancheng must have suffered some unbearable stimulus,
which makes him so schizoid till now.
Sometimes happy, sometimes mad.
However.
He might just be a sheer drama queen.
Enjoys acting.
Can't stop it even for a second.
Yes. Yes.
Just like this!
You imitate him so well!
When he changes his temper, he's just like this.
When he's mad, he frowns and screws his eyebrows together.
Pulls a long face.
Like a horse's!
Jingxin.
You imitate him so well!
Now you may imitate as well.
You approached me proactively.
I didn't break the three don'ts.
Didn't expect you could follow our agreement so well.
Of course it's me
who approached you first.
Mo Liancheng, you're beyond remedy!
If you wanna playact again,
don't ever come to me!
During the past two hours,
anything abnormal in the mansion?
Everything went as usual.
Got it.
You may leave.
Yes.
Your highness.
If that's true,
the one who distracted us away by the secret letter,
what's his purpose?
I can't understand.
Yu Hao.
Enter the palace right now to see our spy.
Figure out why he didn't go there.
If he didn't send the secret letter,
change our code at once.
The worst thing is,
that spy himself is questionable.
Jingxin, you little traitor!
It was so dangerous just now,
how could you run away, leaving me behind?
Xiaotan.
Did his highness do something to you?
He...
Who am I?
How dare anyone do anything to me?
Prince Yihuai has been here?
He gave me this?
His highness hasn't.
But prince Liancheng has.
He always changes so fast to torture me.
I gotta change somehow to fool him.
Jingxin.
Listen, if we only work five days a week,
and eight hours a day.
No.
Four shichen.
What do you say?
That's indeed good.
But we have never had such a rule in the mansion.
Break the old to create something new.
Let's start it from our mansion!
If you don't feel well,
you may leave first.
Thanks, your highness.
I indeed don't feel well.
But I'm not the only one not feeling well..
What wicked idea you wanna tell me?
Feel free to speak.
Working schedule in the mansion allows no break.
Makes maids so tired.
So we can't serve your highness well.
If there is a set of reasonable vacation system,
the current situation will be improved right away.
Impudence.
How can you change rules here as you wish?
In your opinion.
How should we set up such a system?
Seven days as a week. Work five days a week.
Eight hours a day.
Three duty shifts, morning, noon and evening.
Any maid can ask for a leave when in her period.
And enjoy herself out of the mansion during break time.
In this way, maid will be much motivated at work.
And make less mistakes before your highness.
Butler.
Tell Miss Qu the problem that you said yesterday.
Yes, your highness.
Allowance allocation system in our mansion is adjusted lately.
Maids who have been here for over three years,
should have double allowance every day
than those less than three years.
And the former must work three days less
than the latter every month.
So, please calculate,
how much allowance
should these two kinds of maids have this month?
If you can figure it out,
the vacation system
you suggested will be set up.
If you can't,
everyone's allowance this month will be deducted.
Isn't this algebraic equations I learned back in high school?
How much is the allowance in total?
One thousand and nine hundred tael at most.
The amount must be integer.
Otherwise it'll be hard to hand out.
Maids who have been here
for over three years and maids less than three years,
how many are they?
Thirty-three and fifty-seven.
Maids over three years
can have twenty-eight tael allowance at most every month.
Maids less than three years
seventeen tael allowance at most every month.
After the allocation,
there will be seven tael of silver left.
It's right.
I heard that
servants have double salary than maids every month.
But they have the same working time.
That's too unfair!
Same work, same salary.
Can't be treated differently just because of their sexes.
Miss Qu, that sounds impressive.
Although it's against conventions sometimes,
yet still makes sense.
Same work, same salary, I can't grant that for now.
But,
since you can solve the problem that butler Zhou can't,
I'll promote you three levels higher,
at the same level as butler Zhou.
Thanks, your highness!
I would appreciate your advice.
Zhou.
Marvelous concepts.
What kind of creature Miss Qu is?
I bow in respect before your majesty.
Lately, every time I drank up your medicinal soup,
always felt a serious headache.
It didn't work so well as before.
Did you stop caring?
Didn't decoct it by yourself?
Your majesty.
How dare I let others decoct the soup for your majesty?
The pharmacist must have given me a wrong dosage.
Thus made your majesty angry.
I'll dismiss him from his post right away.
No need.
Have an early rest.
Yes, your majesty.
Your majesty.
Around me.
There are few people who're reliable.
Why Liancheng didn't come for me?
Take this soup away?
Yes.
So his majesty has realized something's wrong with the dosage.
Go ask general Wei here.
It's time to discuss
how to remove them once for all.
Yes.
If our arch enemy becomes the crown prince,
even if you're in the nether world,
you'll feel too ashamed to see your family, right?
His majesty wanna make prince Liancheng the crown prince?
General, if you keep staying put,
I'm afraid it'll be too late if we
hear the news being announced.
Your highness, don't worry.
I've made arrangements.
And we'll get a result tomorrow morning.
Xiaotan.
This slope is too steep.
You better get down. Or you might fall.
This is my first time to abuse my power
since I became the lead maid,
how can I give up this chance so easily?
Looks so interesting.
So nice.
So amazing.
Watch out!
Xiaotan!
Did you get hurt?
No.
Xiaotan, are you alright?
It's too dangerous.
Blood.
Don't touch him. I'll get him up.
Once I touch him,
he pretends being hurt.
So he wants Tan'er to get him up?
Your highness are noble.
Better let Xiaotan get me up.
You're hurt badly, mister.
Please allow me.
Forty-eight.
Forty-nine.
Fifty.
Fifty-one.
Fifty-two.
Fifty-three.
You're awake?
Your heart beat more and more slowly just now.
I thought you were dying!
Lie down. Don't move.
Wait.
Why did you get up?
Lie down!
Mister.
Tan'er, my heart hurts so much! Tan'er.
Mister, let go!
Hurry, let go.
Mister.
I have a serious thing to tell you.
Just now, a weird old man came and told me,
when you're awake,
you should read this letter right now.
Where's the letter?
I gotta go.
Stop pretending.
Where's the letter?
The letter.
This guy, why he acts
just like Mo Liancheng that rascal?
He pretends being ill like that bastard did?
The spy in the palace acts tonight.
Stop prince Liancheng from going out.
Is his highness in the mansion?
He went out two hours ago.
So he's not ill at all.
The prince is a drama queen.
So is his machinator.
They're both the founder of Mo Liancheng's cheating trade!
Your highness, be careful, we're ambushed.
It was in this place
where I fell into the spy's ambush.
Why Liushang's moves
are so similar to mine?
Who sent you here?
How dare you assassinate prince Liancheng?
It's prince Yihuai. Prince Yihuai.
He threatened me with my entire family's lives.
Prince Liancheng, please spare me.
Brother, how can you enjoy yourself here?
Haven't you heard that?
Mo Liancheng was assassinated.
The assassins said you gave the command.
Someone has long tried to drive a wedge between me and Liancheng.
But takes actions till now.
I feel quite surprised at his patience.
Brother, you have a clear conscience.
But others might think otherwise.
Brother Liancheng is not gullible.
Found out the one behind the assassination right away.
Might be fake.
Brother Liancheng is suspicious.
Would suspect it's a trap set up by someone.
I'm not as thoughtful as you, brother.
However.
Spy on my side heard that
machinator Liushang was also on the assassination side.
And his Kungfu is very similar to Mo Liancheng's.
After daybreak,
I'll go to Liancheng's mansion in person.
To learn more about the assassination.
Your highness.
Stop there.
This jade bracelet
is a thing Tan'er cherishes the most.
Usually she wouldn't take it out of the chest at all.
What kind of special day is it today?
Why it's out?
Tan'er doesn't feel well?
Or has some difficult reason?
Your highness.
My lady doesn't remember this bracelet now.
Yells to pawn it every day.
Today she mentioned it again.
So I had no other choice
but tried to hide it away.
Don't need to be too worried.
Tan'er hasn't fully recovered.
It's normal to lose some memories.
But,
are you from her room?
Your highness are observant.
Prince Liancheng takes good care of my lady.
Wouldn't let her do anything dirty or tiring.
Today he also allowed the carpenter
to make boards for my lady's plaything.
But,
my lady almost made a huge trouble.
Liancheng indulges Tan'er so much.
Does he also fall for Tan'er?
Prince Yihuai arrives.
Brother, have you seen this sword?
This sword looks common.
Even if I have,
I can't tell it.
It's just this common sword that almost killed me.
I've also heard of that.
So I sent people to investigate.
At last.
In Wei Zongheng's mansion.
They found this stamp.
This is the stamp I used to contact that spy in the palace.
Brother, you do have a lot of spies.
In every mansion.
Brother, if you can work with me,
I can help you regain the leadership of the guard army.
And remove Wei Zongheng and his men.
To avenge your being assassinated.
Brother.
You must have your purpose?
My only wish
is,
you can give your maid Qu Tan'er to me.
Promise to grow old together. How much it matters.
How can I exchange it just for the leadership of the guard army?
Brother, how on earth can you let her go?
Since the promise is made,
I shall stick it out till I die.
Report.
Your highness, mister Liushang seeks for audience.
This mister Liushang
looks like that mysterious man
who saved me when I was drunk.
Brother, why you always care about people in my mansion?
If there's nothing else, please go back.
As for Tan'er,
I won't give up on her so easily.
Your highness must know that
the assassination yesterday
is not prince Yihuai's idea, right?
How did you know that?
First.
The assassins had the same statement as the spy's.
They might have colluded with each other.
Second.
Prince Yihuai came early this morning.
Didn't show any guiltiness or unrest on his face.
But still had a fight with your highness.
So it proves that he didn't do that.
Now the most suspicious one is,
Noble Consort Dugu and her followers.
If to nail them using brother Yihuai's men,
maybe the second daughter of minister Qu,
is the best leverage.
What?
You don't think so?
Miss Qu shouldn't
be a pawn in this struggle for the throne.
So you care about Tan'er very much.
What came to your mind first is Tan'er's safety.
And you failed to point out its weakness.
I...
Mister, you may leave.
Yes, your highness.
Brother Liancheng.
Why are you so mysterious today?
Didn't expect you would ask me here.
What do you think?
This clothes...
You once said it's too plain.
With no charm of the royal.
Why did you wear it today?
I got it.
Woman dresses up for her love.
So does man.
Brother Liancheng, you picked this clothes.
Is it also that girl who makes you
change your sartorial preference?
Jingxuan, who's the girl
you just mentioned?
Brother, stop kidding me.
You didn't tell me.
But ask me now?
In your opinion.
What other changes do I have?
Well.
You hated steamed dumplings.
Now you eat it every day.
I guess it must relate to that girl.
I heard Tan'er almost got punished after stealing steamed dumplings.
He really has fallen in love with Tan'er?
Mo Liancheng.
Why can't you just control yourself?
Brother, although you're a prince,
it's human nature to fall in love.
Jingxuan.
Don't tell anyone else
about our talk today.
Don't bring it up to me as well.
Brother Liancheng.
Rest easy. I'll keep it a secret.
How can you not be unhappy?
Only by being rich suddenly.
But even if I get allowance,
I can't buy any bag here.
Then what's the meaning of making money?
It looks very nice.
Of course.
I just sit here to rest for a while.
I'll serve tea right now.
I'm not used to drinking the tea that you make.
So I'm here to remind you in private.
In the future, the colder, the better.
Only making it icily cold,
can you put out the heat.
Got it?
Yes.
So ancient people also like drinking ice tea?
Xiaotan.
Coming.
Xiaotan, butler Zhou is looking for you.
Your...
The country can't be in peace with foreign enemy out there.
If at such a critical moment,
we guard against each other just because of fractions.
His majesty might think
your highness are doing everything for personal gains
regardless of our country's safety.
So, minister Wu, you mean...
Brother Liancheng and I should support general Wei
to pacify the border with the imperial token?
That's exactly what I mean.
Minister Wu must have turned to Noble Consort Dugu's side.
But Jingxuan hasn't seen it through.
Prince Liancheng wants to drive him out.
But he can't say it considering their connections.
Thus causes this stalemate.
Tan'er.
What kind of tea is this?
Why is it as cold as icy snow?
How can we drink it up?
As the saying goes.
The tea turns cold after one leaves.
This icily cold tea
does accord with our current situation.
Since minister Wu can't do anything for me,
I won't keep you here.
Show him the door!
Minister Wu, please.
Tan'er is credited for this tea.
I'll reward you handsomely.
Go, make three cups of hot tea.
Yes, your highness.
Tan'er, how could you think of this?
It's nothing to stay with a paranoid emperor.
The more scaring thing is
serving this schizo prince.
What's up?
Even took advantage of my tea.
Sometimes it must be cold.
Sometimes it must be hot.
If I keep staying here,
I'll definitely become a schizo as well!
Jingxin.
After this tea,
let's go find Mo Yihuai to confirm the code!
I've arranged it well.
In two hours.
See him in the old place.