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Episode 40
My fellow citizens.
The new judge Ye Xiaotian, Lord Ye
will start hearing cases tomorrow.
You may come to him If you wish to file a complaint.
Our lord is just and righteous,
strict and impartial.
He will uphold justice for you.
Uphold justice?
Father.
I am very well.
Don't worry about me.
Six.
So it's thirteen thousand and fifty six.
Right?
My lady.
You are awesome.
You finally calculated it correctly.
This is too difficult.
Two, three, four.
So you let me teach you use the abacus
because you wish to do accounting?
One day
I will be Xiaotian ge's mistress of the household.
I should share some burden for him at home.
So he can work hard outside.
It is now March.
I have been promoted from Huxian to the rank 7 judge of Tongren.
Ying Ying is a simple and romantic girl.
You always give others a childlike feeling.
And the master is experienced, knowledgeable
and wise.
Other people would think that
you're different kinds of people.
But you
love each other so much.
I didn't understand why before.
But now I get it.
Why?
I don't know either.
Because
no matter how many troubles he has,
he becomes happy when he sees you.
No matter how many worries he has,
when he sees you
all of them are forgotten.
You know that when you step outside this door, there is danger all around.
There's intrigue and deceit.
Only when he is with you
can he truly
stay in his peaceful harbor
and feel truly at ease.
Really?
Am I that awesome?
But my great-grandma also used to tell me
that I am a bit of a fool.
I never take trouble as trouble.
So,
you are unique.
But
I only want to be his one and only.
Spring goes,
autumn returns.
Autumn goes,
winter returns.
Winter goes,
spring returns.
Lord Li.
Why don't I see the lawsuits crowding our door from dusk to dawn as you promised?
Yes.
This is strange.
Why isn't anybody filing a suit?
These people
have been spoilt by their chieftains.
When they have problems, they go find their chieftains to help them.
So, you mean
when the chieftain's people file a suit, they go to their chieftain.
But how do chieftains solve problems among chieftains?
If they are in dispute,
they go find a higher ranking chieftain.
My Lord.
I don't mean to talk back,
but the Shuiyin Mountain dispute
has still not been solved yet.
So my Lord,
I think
that there must be cases that can't be solved.
They will get up the courage and come to us to ask for justice.
As long as we can solve one case
we can revitalize our prestige.
Come, my Lord.
Let us revitalize our prestige.
My King.
Ye Xiaotian
has assumed post in Tongren.
He is quite at leisure these days.
This is a good thing.
Next up
we will let Ye Xiaotian, this chess piece,
stir up trouble in Tongren.
I understand.
Master.
Dad.
Master.
2nd uncle is here too.
Big brother.
You!
Greetings, uncle.
Today is our family banquet.
Make yourselves at home.
Xiaoquan, You jerk.
Don't you know the rules?
You are a concubine's son.
What did I tell you?
Your brothers haven't sat down yet,
how dare you sit down first?
I'm sorry father.
They are all kids.
Sit. Sit. Sit.
How are you, my nephews?
Xiaocheng is always
associating with those rabbles, committing all manner of evil.
I'm worried he may get into big trouble.
Dad, what did I do?
I'm just out drinking with my friends,
entertaining ourselves.
Besides,
With our family's influence, we aren't short of money to handle troubles.
Look at him.
I want everyone to know our Zhang family's influence in Tongren.
Oh, big brother,
you indulge these boys too much.
The one I worry about most
is that Xiaotian.
Dad.
What about me?
What about you?
I hear that you
and Dai Chonghua's daughter
play together all the time.
Listen to me,
the Dai family and we are old friends.
Don't overstep the bounds.
Dad, you worry too much.
Chan'er is nice.
Er...
But...
Big brother.
I'll tell you the truth.
If I had a son like Yutong,
I'd be so happy.
2nd uncle.
You flatter me.
I asked you all here today
to have a reunion.
As long as our family stays in Tongren,
we will be the master of it.
We can not lose our spirit.
Especially you young men.
We will remember what you told us, uncle.
Sit. Sit. Sit.
How lively it is.
Chan'er, let's go over there.
Those flowers look beautiful.
How is it, Chan'er?
How about we have a race again?
Let's see who will reach the top of the tower first.
Climb the Tower again?
Sure.
I'm not afraid of you.
I'm off!
Let's see who gets there first.
Slow down.
Don't fall.
Come on!
Wait for me.
Hurry up!
Chan'er.
- I really like you. - What are you doing?
Chan'er.
Stop it!
Let go of me!
Bastard!
Get away from me!
Miss, what is wrong?
I'm going home.
What do you want?
Miss, quick, go!
Miss, hurry.
The philosophy of life
is quite simple.
First you need to be honest.
Master! As an official you must be honest. Come in.
Then, sometimes you may be a little confused.
Lord Ye, I'm sorry.
I have urgent business at home.
I need to go.
What happened?
I'll tell you later.
Hurry. Hurry.
Hurry! Hurry!
What should we do?
That Chan'er.
What do we tell the master when he comes back?
I'm so worried.
The master is here.
Master
Master.
Stop quarreling.
Master.
What should we do now?
Chan'er is in big trouble.
Where is she?
Chan'er.
Open the door.
Daddy is back.
Dad.
Dad, I didn't want to kill him.
I really didn't want to kill him.
Chan'er.
Daddy knows. Daddy knows.
You are the most gentle and kindest girl.
How could you ever kill anyone?
I know you must have been wronged.
Open the door.
Tell me what happened.
No.
I am afraid.
Chan'er.
I know, this was all just an accident.
Don't cry. Don't cry.
Your daddy is here.
You don't need to be afraid.
Dad.
Alright. Alright. Alright.
Chan'er. Don't cry.
Daddy will help you.
Come.
Just tell me what happened,
OK?
Dad.
Chan'er.
Bastard!
Get away from me!
Zhang Xiaotian is the prefect's nephew.
He is Zhang Yi's son.
They won't just leave the matter at that.
Chan'er.
Tell me,
when you pushed Zhang Xiaotian,
was anyone else there?
I don't think so.
Only Pu Jie ge was there with us.
Pu Jie?
Don't worry.
I will solve this problem
for you.
Dad.
Alright, Chan'er.
Don't be afraid.
Daddy is here.
Don't worry.
Master.
Shut your mouth. Don't say anything.
If anyone leaks out any information,
I will bury you alive.
Why beat the drum?
Sir.
A group of men are approaching the yamen.
They are holding weapons.
2nd uncle?
My Lord.
He is my son.
Chan'er is my daughter.
I only have one daughter.
But you have more than one son.
My Lord.
My son didn't do anything wrong.
Why should he die?
Because if he doesn't, then my daughter will have to die.
Butler.
Your whole family are my people.
Your men are mine.
Your lives are mine too.
What happened?
Dad.
I don't know why
but 2nd uncle has passed before our house with a group of men and weapons.
Your 2nd uncle?
It's the middle of the night.
Who did he start a fight with?
My Lord.
I have done much for you through the years.
Please let my son go.
Spare his life.
Shut up.
If this was the battlefield,
if I and my daughter were in danger,
wouldn't you sacrifice your life for us?
My Lord.
But this is not the battlefield.
It is the same.
My daughter is in trouble now.
You have to step up.
Your son is the only one
who can save my daughter.
If you don't help her,
then you'd be an ungrateful wretch.
Then you'd be killing my daughter.
Dai Chonghua!
You coward!
Come out!
Give me back my son's life!
Dai Chonghua!
Come out!
Dai Chonghua!
Come out!
If my daughter dies
what do you think I will do to your whole family?
You listen to me.
Either you all die or you accept my offer,
let your son step up
and take my daughter's place.
Think about it.
Zhang Yi!
What is wrong with you?
It's the middle of the night.
Why do you have my house surrounded?
Stop playing dumb!
You know very well what your daughter did!
I know nothing!
I got drunk tonight,
I slept early.
Cut this bullshit!
My son was at the Qixing Tower this afternoon.
He fell from the tower
and died on the spot.
The witnesses saw that your daughter came out of the tower
in a rush.
She was pulled away by the Pu family's son.
I concluded
that it was your daughter who pushed my son off the tower.
Your daughter is the killer.
Nonsense!
My daughter holds no grudge against your son.
Why would she push him?
Besides,
my daughter is a young girl.
She is not as strong as your son.
How could she have pushed him off the tower?
My son may be burly,
but he had his guards down around your daughter.
So your daughter being able to push my son
isn't anything strange.
If she is not the killer
why would she run away in such a hurry?
Why wasn't she willing to stay?
Alright.
I will go ask my daughter
about what happened.
But Zhang Yi,
I'm telling you,
if my daughter is innocent,
then I will have you apologize
for having your troops surround
my house in the middle of the night.
Dad.
I didn't do it.
Why do I have to pay with my life?
Son.
I know.
But master Dai just said
that if I refuse,
our whole family
will be dead.
Stand guard.
If they dare to attack
defend our house at any cost!
You must not let them step inside.
Yes, sir!
What is your decision?
Please spare my son, my Lord.
My Lord.
What do you say?
Please spare me.
Please spare me!
You...
Don't you understand?
Zhang Yi is right outside our door.
He has my house
surrounded by his troops.
If...
OK.
Servants!
Yes, sir.
Tie them up.
My Lord!
Spare our lives, my Lord!
If my daughter is caught today,
cut their heads off.
Tomorrow
bring all of his family members to me,
throw the men into the Jin River
and sell the women to the brothels!
My Lord!
I will confess the crime for your daughter.
I am willing to do it my Lord.
Zhang Yi.
I know what happened.
My daughter didn't kill your son.
It was Pu Jie.
Nonsense.
How would he dare
to kill my son?
You are clearly protecting your daughter
and blaming someone else.
Pu Jie doesn't dare to?
But my daughter does?
Listen,
after your son climbed the tower,
he saw my daughter alone up there.
He got the evil thought
to rape my daughter.
The Pu family members are my people.
Pu Jie wouldn't just stand aside and watch.
During their fight,
your son fell off the tower.
That is what happened.
That's just your side of the story.
What proof do you have?
Pu Jie is inside my house.
He has confessed to it.
Alright.
Let him come out.
I will question him.
Hand you Pu Jie?
If I give him to you,
who knows, maybe you will have Pu Jie confess to false charges under torture.
Besides,
Put Jie did this for my daughter.
If I give him to you,
how will I explain it to my men?
What do you want?
I will bring him before the yamen tomorrow.
I will ask the prefect to make a judgement.
Zhang Yi.
You have your troops surround my house.
I will let the prefect
uphold justice for me.
Come back!
Don't go! If you have the guts then don't leave!
Master.
Do we fight or not?
You are saying Lord Dai's daughter
killed Zhang Yi's son?
Zhang Yi had his men surround Lord Dai's house?
Yes.
I came to report this to you once I got the news.
I'm not sure whether they ended up fighting or not.
It is good news any way.
That Fat Zhang has troubles both in private and in public. His good days have come to an end.
What is more,
Lord Dai and his brother
are in a dispute.
That must be
adding insult to injury for him.
So...
What should we do now?
We do nothing.
We'll just sit back and watch.
If that Fat Zhang
favors Zhang Yi,
then Assistant Prefect Dai who always follows me around, voicing his support for me vehemently,
will step forward and become a force that wishes the Zhang's demise.
If Fat Zhang
favors Lord Dai,
then we will leak the information
saying that Fat Zhang
would rather unite with Lord Dai
than uphold justice for his brother.
We'll see how these chieftains
will hold even more contempt against Fat Zhang.
Someone is handing us
a golden opportunity.
I am truly lucky.
2nd brother.
How can you be so reckless?
You should have told me everything first.
I'd stand up for you.
In the middle of the night,
you had your troops surround Assistant Prefect Dai's house.
You haven't even thought about the consequences for me.
Someone killed my son.
How can I tolerate that?
What do you want?
Attack his house
and perish with them together?
Nowadays.
none of the smaller chieftains in Tongren
take our Zhang family seriously anymore.
If I weren't a court appointed official,
I would have lost control over them long ago.
But you?
You cut the ground from under your own brother's feet.
Please clam down, dad.
2nd uncle is just sad about Xiaotian's death.
He lost his head.
Please forgive him.
2nd uncle.
When you surrounded Lord Dai's house, what did he say?
He claimed that
my son tried to rape his daughter first.
He wasn't willing to hand me the murderer.
He also said
that he will let you make the judgement.
Master.
Assistant Prefect Dai brought his men
and came to our house with Pu Jie.
You should know what to say.
Just say that Zhang Xiaotian
tried to rape Chan'er first.
You stopped him.
You accidentally pushed him off the tower.
That'd be it.
I will try to save your life.
And if I can't,
I will treat your family well.
Do you understand?
Dad.
What do you think about it?
What can we do?
If his daughter is not the killer.
Then Pu Jie must be the killer.
Xiaotian couldn't have been blown off the tower by a gust, could he?
Dad.
That's not what I meant.
2nd uncle is our blood relative.
No matter what, we must treat him with justice.
Otherwise, others will look down on us even more.
But Assistant Prefect Dai is also a chieftain.
Now all the chieftains in Tongren
are more or less showing their disrespect towards us.
We can't let Assistant Prefect Dai
become disloyal to you.
Otherwise, you will lose an important supporter.
Not helping your 2nd uncle is wrong.
Helping your 2nd uncle is also wrong.
What should I do?
Why don't we just let Ye Xiaotian
play the scapegoat for us?
That is a good idea.
That's what we'll do.
The weather is great today.
Such good weather.
It's perfect for filing a lawsuit.
When you have nothing to do all day,
every day feels like a year long.
Dai Chonghua you bastard!
How dare you?
Your daughter killed my son.
Now you come to my house to protest?
Do you think we don't have any men here?
Don't move.
My Lord.
It seems that we got ourselves a case.
Here. Stop.
Down.
Someone is making trouble in front of the yamen.
This might be a big case.
Perhaps
we've got work to do now.
Heaven blesses you, my Lord.
Congratulations.
Sir, come here.
Go find out what happened.
Who is having a dispute,
and for what reason?
Usually,
such private investigation
is even more trustworthy than the information you get in the court.
Yes.
Go.
Tushe Zhang.
Did you see?
I am handing you the killer today.
Cut the bullshit.
I will let your whole family keep my son company.
Zhang.
Don't go too far.
Do you think that my men are weak?
I'm telling you,
I don't care how,
I will fight this battle with you.
Attack!
Lord Tian has arrived!
What are you doing?
Lord Tian.
If this isn't Assistant Prefect Dai and Tushe Zhang?
You came to the yamen so early in the morning
to have a fight.
You seem to be in high spirits.
Enough. Tell me,
what happened?
Lord Tian, you came at just the right time.
His daughter killed my son.
I want his daughter to pay for it with her life.
So please uphold justice for me.
This is slander!
The killer is Pu Jie.
I brought him here.
I will hand him to the prefect personally.
Let him try this case.
What do you want?
You...
Your daughter is also the litigant.
Why isn't she here?
My daughter is honorable.
She can't just show herself around
to the court.
Besides,
She suffered quite a fright yesterday.
She is still quite distraught.
She needs to rest.
You... Enough.
Arguing over here
is pointless.
We should
let the prefect judge this case impartially.
Right?
Come on.
It's Tushe Zhang and Assistant Prefect Dai?
It's a murder case?
Correct.
Don't panic.
Those two men
went to the prefect
to ask for justice.
Do you think the prefect
will think it's a nasty case too and hand this matter to me?
You have a point.
My Lord.
To be on the safe side,
you should go home for now.
I will ask the prefect
for a leave of absence.
I'll just say
that you caught a cold.
You need to rest for a few days.
No. Two days aren't enough.
Just say I feel very sick.
I am bedridden.
At least give me ten days or half a month to rest.
Come on, we're leaving.
Alright.
One, two, three, go.
Go, go, go. That way.
Hurry.
Give me back my son!
Alright. Alright.
The prefect is just and impartial,
we should listen to him.
Lord Prefect.
Pu Jie is waiting right outside the court.
Summon him, interrogate him and you will know the truth.
Brother.
There were only three people on the tower that day.
My son,
Pu Jie and his daughter.
So his daughter must be interrogated too.
Lord Prefect.
My daughter saw something terrible yesterday. She suffered a fright.
She is still feeling distraught.
Even if you ask her here,
you won't get anything out of her.
What kind of reason is that?
Besides,
My daughter has always been weak and and is often ill.
If she doesn't rest, what if something happens to her.
can you take this responsibility?
It has nothing to do with me!
You...
My Lord.
The killer is just outside.
You can interrogate him.
Brother.
Xiaotian is your nephew.
So his daughter must be interrogated too.
You...
Lord Prefect.
Tushe Zhang and Assistant Prefect Dai each has their own version of the story.
This won't lead us to any result.
How about you interrogate Pu Jie first?
If there's anything that stays unclear,
we can still interrogate lord Dai's daughter.
Yes, we must interrogate him.
But the plaintiff is my brother.
If I try this case,
even if I am impartial,
others won't see it like that.
The new judge Ye Xiaotian
is from Huxian.
He doesn't know much about the people here.
He can be just and impartial.
Hand this case to the judge's office.
Lord Ye will try this case.
- Hey. - Runners!
Summon Ye Xiaotian.
That fat bastard.
Since when is he so sly?
My Lord.
Come drink some tea.
It helps your health.
Xiaotian ge.
What's wrong?
Are you not feeling well?
I'm fine.
I am very healthy.
How could I feel unwell?
But you just went to the office.
Why are you back already?
Don't mention it.
I finally got myself a case,
but both parties are powerful.
One is a chieftain,
the other one is also a chieftain.
How can I solve it?
If I do things carelessly,
the Zhang family won't allow it.
But if the servant's son
is just a scapegoat,
then the Dai family will hate me too.
A fight between chieftains?
That's something not even the emperor will touch.
Why do you have to do it?
Miss.
You have a point.
Besides,
our lord, he is not afraid of anything.
But still it depends on the situation.
This problem is hard to solve. None of the parties involved are good people.
Why should I get involved in it?
Master.
The judge's office men said
that Lord Ye ate something bad last night.
He is very sick.
He can't take this case.
He's staying at home to rest.
He didn't go to his office.
Nonsense.
It's clearly because he wants to avoid trouble.
If he is this timid,
how can he do his job?
Lord Tian.
Please go to his house
and ask him to come here.
The judge
is in charge of criminal law.
He must try this case.
But,
what if he finds excuses and refuse to come?
Then force him to come here!
Dage.
Dage, my store opened up.
With Duo Ni helping me, everything went so quickly.
The 3000 Liang ear-picks are sold
really well.
Dage.
Lord Tian is here.
What's she doing here?
My Lord.
She means trouble.
Then go and hold her off.
Just say
that I am ill.
The very very very serious kind of illness.
I got it.
What?
I don't have time to explain. Don't talk.
Why? I...
Why am I the only one like a fool? What happened?
Yunfei.
Water. Give me water.
Water.
Here, dage.
Lord Ye.
I am ill.
I'm sorry I couldn't welcome you.
It's fine.
Lord Tian.
Please sit.
This must be Miss Xia from Hongfenghu.
Lord Ye.
Your condition seems serious.
Diseases come on horseback,
but go away...
Enough, enough.
Stop talking.
I'm worried you may die.
No.
The physician came already.
He said I only have to stay in bed for two or three months.
I will recover by myself.
People often say
a good man can't live long but the bad can.
I reckon you won't die easily.
Hey, Lord Tian,
watch what you are saying.
How is my Xiaotian ge a bad man?
Lord Tian. Lord Tian.
Stay away.
This disease is infectious.
Lord Ye, you smeared incense ash on your face,
but not on your neck.
That isn't a good deception.
Lord Tian.
The physician we called...
he... he is...
he is a witch doctor.
Yes. Yes, yes.
He is a witch doctor.
A witch doctor has his own way to treat your illness.
So this incense ash, er...
I...
I have a headache again.
I think my condition has worsened.
I'm cold,
so I wear all my clothes.
I need to sweat it out.
Lord Ye.
Your shoes.
I have sweaty feet. I didn't want the smell to bother you.
I understand.
I will wait for you downstairs.
You must be here
for the case of the Zhang and Dai families.
It's not that I don't want to take the case,
it's that I can't.
I don't think it's because you can't.
But because you will antagonize one of them whatever the outcome.
So you want to stay away from it. Right?
I am just a small official.
I only just arrived here.
If I offend the Zhang family,
or the Dai family,
how will I survive in Tongren?
I understand your difficulties.
But the prefect also has his.
So he will
push this case on you.
Not even the prefect want to try this case,
do you think it's proper to hand it to me?
It's of no use complaining about it to me.
The prefect told me
that no matter if you are sick or not,
as long as you are alive,
I must force you back to the yamen.
Did he really say that?
What must be must be.
I guess I will have to go.
Where is that courage of yours with which you stirred up the Shuiyin Mountain dispute?
If you feel it's too difficult, just do as you did at the Shuiyin Mountain.
Just hand back this affair.
What does she mean?
It's like she wants Prefect Zhang to worry about this case.
I forgot to tell you.
Your tri-colored glazed pottery is a Tomb-guarding Beast, it is very ominous.
You can't put them there.
Really?
Also,
why did you put these qilins here?
Do you think they are stone lions?
They are cute.
They look good there.
You should put them in the room. Putting them at the White-Tiger Spot
can help secure the house.
What did you just say?
What tiger?
Did I put them in the wrong place again?
It's fine.
I like where you put everything.
[Assistant Prefect Residence]
You want to change your mind?
♪ yòu shì yī chǎng yǔ ♪ ♪ It is raining again ♪
♪ jiù shì jiàn jiàn méi rén shuō qǐ ♪ ♪ Old stories are slowly fading into oblivion ♪
♪ shuí yuàn yì fù yī pán wú jiě de jú ♪ ♪ Who would want to replay an insoluble game of chess ♪
♪ gè zhí qí bù bù wéi yíng ♪ ♪ Move the pieces carefully every step on the way ♪
♪ wǒ bú zài dòu liú ♪ ♪ I won't be staying ♪
♪ chén nián de huí gān zhǐ shèng jiǔ ♪ ♪ The aged mellow has become wine ♪
♪ yǎng zhe tóu ràng huí yì hé lèi dào liú ♪ ♪ Head held high, let memories and tears flow backwards ♪
♪ gěng zhù hóu fēng dǔ xīn de chū kǒu ♪ ♪ Clogging the throat, sealing the heart ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪ ♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ rèn huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Let the flowers fall ♪
♪ wèi gāo què piān duò rù xuán yá ♪ ♪ Fear the height, but tumbling down the edge of the cliff ♪
♪ duàn le zhī yā ♪ ♪ Broken branches ♪
♪ shí jiān cuī huà jié jiā ♪ ♪ With time the wounds start to heal ♪
♪ huā luò xià ♪ ♪ Flowers falling ♪
♪ cǎi tà guǒ rù ní shā ♪ ♪ Trod underfoot, wrapped in mud ♪
♪ bú zhēng zhá suí jì yì fǔ huà ♪ ♪ Struggle no more, wilt away with the memories ♪
♪ nà huāng yuán céng kāi guò shèng xià ♪ ♪ In this wilderness, there once grew summer ♪