Have you ever heard about that
the cliff of a snow mountain
once fascinated numerous people?
Legend has it that,
there were treasures at the peak
but also there was a bottomless chasm hidden over there.
The smart, the fool
and the kind people,
all are familiar to you.
On the mountainside, on the cliff,
on the cloud,
and in the human world,
snowflakes are drifting profusely and disorderly.
Joy of Life Season 1
Episode 21
Lin Gong joined hands with Si Lili
to try to assassinate Fan Xian on Niulan Street,
but Si Gujian lost a disciple and a follower
during the process.
The two female assassinators
were killed by Fan Xian.
Why did Si Gujian kill Lin Gong
to take revenge?
Everyone knows that
Si Gujian is obsessed with swordsmanship.
Fan Xian killed the two assassinators
when he was attacked.
Si Gujian would think highly of him
because of his capabilities.
And he'd only take revenge on
Lin Gong and Beiqi
that are behind all this.
Wait.
How does it relate to Beiqi?
Your Majesty,
Lin Gong tried to assassinate Fan Xian
because he was fooled by secret agents.
Beiqi disturbed the peace in the capital city
and then got Si Gujian
involved into this case.
They're really evil-minded.
Your Majesty, please dispatch troops
and go on a punitive expedition against Beiqi.
What? Dispatch troops?
Exactly.
Dispatch troops?
We can't do that without careful thought.
Prime Minister, what do you think?
Prime Minister.
Your Majesty,
I beg you to bring fair back
to my dead son.
Prime Minister, you're the most important official.
Come on. Rise.
Your Majesty,
I beg you to bring fair back
to my dead son!
In this case, I'll order
Dongyi Town to hand over the killer.
As for Beiqi...
I've never thought about
getting into a fight with them,
but they've gone too far in bullying us.
They're pressing on step by step.
So,
let's go to war.
I'll take a nation's strength
to punish the wicked.
I see.
Good.
Everything is clear now.
You!
Your Majesty.
You slandered your brother,
so you'll be grounded for three days.
Read more classics.
Both of you can leave.
Your Highness.
As brothers,
we haven't had a heart-to-heart talk for long.
How about getting together someday?
I'll be grounded for three days. I don't dare to disobey the order.
Prime Minister,
you lost your son.
I understand how you're feeling,
but the war is going to start.
You have to take good care of yourself.
The six ministries need your management.
I have
mixed feelings
that are beyond words.
It's okay as long as it's clear in your mind.
Your Majesty,
I have one more request.
Go ahead.
Now that the whole thing came to light,
I hope Head Chen
can have my son's body
sent to my mansion.
He made a big mistake,
but he's my son, anyway.
I want to have his bones buried.
It's only right and proper.
I'll have him
sent back later.
In this case, your subordinate takes his leave.
Prime Minister.
Prime Minister,
considering what happened between your son and Fan Xian,
do you want to
invalidate Wan'er's marriage contract
to Fan Xian?
It's my son that made a mistake. It has nothing to do with Fan Xian.
Besides, Fan Xian did a lot
to chase secret agents of Beiqi.
We don't need to
invalidate their marriage contract.
You lost your son.
According to etiquette,
no wedding ceremonies should be held in three years in your mansion.
Wan'er
has nothing to the Lin mansion in name.
They can get married
as scheduled.
Right. It makes sense.
Their marriage contract will remain unchanged.
But the war is going to begin,
so let's talk about their wedding ceremony
after the war ends.
Your Majesty, it's a wise decision.
See Prime Minister out.
Your Majesty, I'm leaving too.
You're still here?
Yes.
Okay.
Eunuch Hou, don't bother.
We'll leave by ourselves.
I'd better see you out.
Let's go.
Si Gujian killed Lin Gong?
It's ridiculous.
It's true that Lin Gong was killed
by a skilled swordsman.
Do you think Lin Ruofu bought the story?
It doesn't matter as long as the common people are convinced.
Did you
really see the Second Prince
and Xie Bi'an that day?
Yes, I did.
Then the Second Prince couldn't have done that.
Isn't it Si Gujian?
Did a Great Master come here
to kill Gong'er
just for his two unknown followers?
Uncle, you don't believe that?
I'm not stupid.
In this case,
why didn't you say it out?
His Majesty acted in concert with Chen Pingping
just to draw a final decision.
Nobody cares if I believe it or not.
Is it the answer His Majesty wants?
It's the answer Nanqing wants.
It'll be used as a perfect excuse
to send armed forces to attack Beiqi.
The common people will be filled with a common hatred.
What a good answer!
How about the truth about Lin Gong's death?
There'll be no truth at all.
The reason why Nanqing wants to attack Beiqi
has to be beyond all doubt.
I won't be able to find out the truth anymore.
All our grievances
and sorrow
have to be hidden behind that.
I'm not a qualified father.
I don't deserve to be his father.
Lin Gong was really killed
by a martial arts master.
Is Wuzhu in the capital city or not?
I don't know.
No matter if he's here,
we have to insist the killer should be Si Gujian.
We can't let anyone else
know that Wuzhu is alive.
The Investigator's Office
is erasing all information about him.
Try to find him.
Don't believe Chen Pingping.
Stay away from him as much as possible.
What kind of person is he?
He's well known for being resourceful,
capricious and ruthless.
Nobody can gain an insight into his mind.
Do you hold a post
in the Investigator's Office?
Yeah.
Don't get involved too much.
After you marry Wan'er,
I'll find a way
to transfer you to the Ministry of Personnel.
It'll be safer to work there.
Besides,
don't be curious
about the truth of Gong'er's death.
Don't investigate it anymore.
Of course I won't.
The secrets behind all this
will be more than you can bear.
Uncle, did you
guess who is the killer?
Chen Pingping
wouldn't forge the wounds.
I'm afraid he was really killed
by a Great Master.
Among the four Great Masters,
Ku He is in Beiqi,
Si Gujian is in Dongyi
and Ye Liuyun roams about the world.
The three of them couldn't have done that.
How about the last one?
The last one
is in the imperial palace.
Who can order him to kill?
The Great Master in the imperial palace
will only listen to His Majesty.
Uncle.
Gong'er's death
just gives His Majesty a good excuse
to start the war.
The timing is perfect.
Do you suspect...
I'm just
talking about current affairs with you.
I suspect nobody.
Let's forget about it.
Don't mention it again.
I see.
Spend more time with Wan'er.
She has a good relationship with Gong'er
and she's been in poor health.
Don't let her
come over for the funeral.
Go to see her
and try to cheer her up.
Got it.
I have something else to do. You can leave.
What's up?
Her Highness wants to see you.
Show me the way.
Take this. It must be sweet.
You won't give short weight, right?
Which one do you prefer?
This one. I want this.
Okay.
Ruofu, don't be too sad.
Your Highness, thank you for your care.
I really appreciate it.
Do you really have to
talk to me like that?
It makes you sound distant.
You're a princess and I'm just a subordinate.
Your Highness,
you know well
that you don't love me at all.
You just want to
take advantage of me
as a powerful minister, right?
I know you're angry.
I don't mind you venting your anger on me.
Gong'er is not my son,
but I also want to
find out the killer.
Your Highness, don't bother.
His Majesty is wise.
He's found out the murderer.
I know you're not convinced.
Why do you want to see me?
I've heard you insisted on
Wan'er marrying Fan Xian.
Your Highness, you're well-informed.
She's my daughter.
I don't want her to marry Fan Xian.
He's a bumpkin.
Do you hate to part with Wan'er
or to lose control of Neiku?
I didn't expect you'd look down upon me so much.
Li Yunrui,
we know each other so well.
Don't pretend to
be sad and sorrowful
before me.
I'm Wan'er's mother.
I don't want her to marry him.
Why don't you go to His Majesty?
Do we really have to
talk like this?
Wan'er likes him.
So what?
Her marriage
is up to you and me.
Since she was born,
I've seen her
few times.
I owe her too much.
So, I don't want to stop her
doing what she likes to do anymore.
Besides,
Fan Xian is nice to Dabao.
I'll be relieved
to let Fan Xian take care of the Lin family.
Do you know
he's a bastard son?
It's easier to support someone without influence.
Wouldn't you ever think about me?
-Hurry. -Hurry.
Slow down.
Your Highness. Prime Minister.
Li Yunrui,
I've thought about it.
Neiku is not yours.
Let it go.
We'd better
not see each other again.
Kill them and throw them into the river.
Come here for fun!
Sir,
can you watch my kite for me?
I want to go and play for a while.
Go ahead.
Thank you.
Have you got over your cough?
Why are you here alone?
My second brother is dead.
I know.
I've heard
it's he that plotted the Niulan Street assassination.
Is it true?
Yes.
I remember
Teng Zijing's death
is a big blow to you.
You'd been trying to find out the one behind it,
right?
Yeah.
I have a question for you.
Don't lie to me.
Go ahead.
I won't lie to you.
Did you
kill my second brother?
No.
Look at my eyes.
I didn't
kill Lin Gong.
Knowing he was killed,
I was both sad and worried.
I was afraid it's you
that killed him.
Did you plan to kill me with that sword
if it were me?
I'd kill myself.
It'd be too much for me to bear
if it were you.
I'd kill myself to keep Lin Gong company.
Head,
it's the cart of Assistant Minister of Ministry of Revenue ahead.
Stop him.
I have something to say to him.
Got it.
Keep your distance.
I've got cold hands and feet. I feel tired.
It's because of rapid changes in your mood.
You'll be alright after having a rest.
Head Chen said
it's Si Gujian that killed my second brother.
Yeah.
He also said
Beiqi cheated your second brother
and took this opportunity to
make mischief between Dongyi Town and Nanqing.
What an insidious act!
Luckily, Head Chen saw it through.
His Majesty decided to send armed force to attack them.
A war is coming?
A nation's strength will be taken
to avenge Lin Gong's death.
Lots of people will die.
You don't want to take revenge?
Yes, I do.
It's just that
it'll get many innocent people involved.
When will hatred end?
Silly girl.
Go to sleep.
I questioned you today.
Please don't get mad at me.
How could I?
I'll take you out of city
for a walk in a few days.
Out of city?
Your condition will get worse
if you stay here all the time.
You'll feel better if you go out for a walk.
It's okay as long as you stay with me.
I'll always stay with you.
Go to sleep.
I'll leave after you fall asleep.
It was quick.
You took him back
while I was not here.
And you also found a good girl for him.
I just want to use it as a chance
to seize back Neiku.
It's just about some money. Why don't you let it go?
The Investigator's Office couldn't have been set up
if she hadn't aided you financially.
Neiku is the source of revenue for the royal household.
If Fan Xian takes it over,
he'll become a target for all.
Listen to me.
Invalidate their marriage contract.
It's too late.
He wants to marry that girl.
The Ye family has lost control of Neiku.
Why do you get Fan Xian involved?
You wouldn't have given him that token
if you wanted him to stay away from all this.
You did that in the hope of
letting him take over the Investigator's Office, right?
I want him to inherit it.
Both the Investigator's Office
and Neiku are of great importance.
His Majesty is of great talent and bold vision.
I don't think he'd let Fan Xian hold the two posts concurrently.
The Investigator's Office is in the teeth of the storm.
Isn't it great to let Xian'er
just be a rich guy?
Without power, his wealth will finally
become a castle in the air
or an unrooted tree.
I'll protect him.
Don't forget
he almost lost his life
on Niulan Street.
I won't let such a thing
happen again.
He'll have nothing to worry about
if he takes over the Investigator's Office.
It's the best way of survival
to stay away from power struggle.
It seems
you can't convince me and vice versa.
It's always the case.
Fine.
Let's try to do all we can respectively.
Fan Xian's future
will be up to himself.
Okay.
You don't want to take revenge?
Yes, I do.
It's just that
it'll get many innocent people involved.
When will hatred end?
The capital city is a dangerous place.
If you didn't choose to support someone,
it could
lead to your doom.
Did you
kill my second brother?
I won't be able to find out the truth anymore.
All our grievances
and sorrow
have to be hidden behind that.
I'll take a nation's strength
to punish the wicked.
We have to start the war!
Is it the answer His Majesty wants?
It's the answer Nanqing wants.
She said
it means
they've gone somewhere far far away.
Someday, I'll also go there.
When I see them again,
I'll tell them
it's been a long time and I miss them.
The one behind the assassination attempt is extremely powerful
now that it even dared to do it in public.
This is just the beginning.
The road ahead
will be full of hazards.
How do you know I'm here?
I saw everything.
Wan'er came to our mansion for you.
She asked me a lot
about your attitude toward Lin Gong.
I was worried,
so I followed her all the way.
I promised never to lie to her.
You didn't lie.
Brother, you didn't kill Lin Gong.
But I know
it's Wuzhu that did it.
I didn't tell her about that.
Honesty is extremely important
in a relationship.
I know.
But what's more important,
you have to consider what'd happen if you tell the truth.
Both of you would be in pain
and then break up.
It does no good to either of you.
Wan'er is in poor health.
How could she bear such suffering?
But...
No "but"!
Brother,
sometimes,
lying with good intentions
might be the right thing to do.
Will you lie to me
if anything happens to you?
Of course I won't.
But you just said...
I won't marry you. Why would I lie to you?
Fine. I can't refute what you said.
Because it makes sense.
Sometime, I think
you're similar
to Wuzhu.
Really?
Is he
as beautiful as me?
Thank you for coming here and comforting me.
I feel better.
I've heard you were summoned to the imperial palace again.
How did it come out?
Lin Gong's case is resolved.
So quick!
It's a little complicated.
I'll explain it to you on our way back.
Do you mean
His Majesty wants to take this opportunity
to dispatch troops to attack Beiqi?
As an onlooker,
I think it's a complicated situation.
The Second Prince, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister
and even Chen Pingping
are against each other.
Chen Pingping is protective towards you.
The Prime Minister is your future father-in-law.
The Second Prince treats you like a friend.
Except the Crown Prince,
everyone else is nice to you.
In this case,
you're extraordinary
at associating with people.
Are you trying to make fun of me?
You can realize it, anyway.
Each of them has their own perspective,
but there is one
with whom I think something is going wrong.
Who is it?
The Crown Prince.
What's wrong?
Without any other evidence
except that Lin Gong was killed by a skilled swordsman,
he even accused Li Chengze of murder.
When his argument was refuted easily,
he didn't do anything else to justify himself.
Don't you think he's too reckless?
Anything wrong?
The Crown Prince showed his recklessness,
but nobody was surprised.
Even Chen Pingping
didn't think anything went wrong.
Brother, it's not been long since you came to the capital city.
People say
the Crown Prince has little talent and learning
and handles matters recklessly.
Everyone is used to it.
That's why many people
changed to support the Second Prince.
I'm not used to it,
so I think it's weird.
If the Crown Prince really has little talent
as they said,
how could he have stayed in the Eastern Palace
for such a long time?
Maybe His Majesty is protective of him.
Is that all?
Besides Chen Pingping
and Lin Ruofu who are full of cunny tricks,
His Majesty and the Second Prince are also there.
If the Crown Prince had any plot,
they must've have seen it through.
Besides,
what happened today was a complete farce.
It did no good to him at all.
I wish it's me that thought too much.
Your Highness,
flowers in the backyard are in bloom.
How about going out for a walk?
His Majesty asked me to stay inside for three days.
It's our own yard.
I need to put a stop to all distracting thoughts.
You can leave.
Got it.
His Highness offended His Majesty again.
What should we do?
He's impulsive.
If it goes on like this,
how could he defeat the Second Prince?
Yeah. I've heard the Second Prince...
Hush!
Got it.
Stop gossiping. Go.
Si Lili.
I'm Chen Pingping.
You must've heard that
I'm in charge of everything in the Investigator's Office.
I have a question.
Did you tell Fan Xian
it's Lin Gong
that plotted the Niulan Street assassination?
No. I didn't.
You shouldn't have hesitated.
Tomorrow morning at the imperial court,
His Majesty will tell everyone secret agents of Beiqi
sowed discord between Nanqing and Dongyi Town
and assassinated
the second son of the Prime Minister,
so we'll declare war on Beiqi.
The Nanqing army will
set foot on the border
and attack Beiqi in a day.
Sowed discord between Nanqing and Dongyi Town?
Si Gujian killed Lin Gong.
It's Beiqi
that plotted this matter.
Si Gujian?
As a secret agent of Beiqi,
you're supposed to be killed before the war starts.
But I'm the only one
that can keep you safe.
Understand?
What's the price for it?
From now on,
no matter who asks you
the question I asked just now,
don't hesitate.
There is only one answer:
you didn't tell Fan Xian the truth.
Fan Xian doesn't have reason to kill Lin Gong.
Who is he to you?
What's your relationship?
If you give the wrong answer,
nobody can keep you safe.
If you want to protect Fan Xian,
you just need to kill Si Lili.
Fan Xian promised to spare her life.
Even I am curious
who he is to you.
An old friend.
He was brought up in Danzhou.
How could you have met him?
Ruohai,
how long have you been working here?
I don't remember.
Among all directors,
only two can bear heavy responsibilities.
One is you
and the other is Zhu Ge of the First Division.
On terms of experience and personal feeling,
the next Head of the Investigator's Office
will be one of you.
Why are you mentioning this?
If Fan Xian
is the next Head of the Investigator's Office,
what do you think?
The Investigator's Office is yours.
You can hand it over
to anyone you like.
Would you kill me
if I had expressed my discontentment?
We've been working together for years.
How could I do that?
We've been working together for years,
so I could tell
you wanted to kill me when I looked at your eyes.
Uncle.
Be careful when you come here again.
That guy called Shadow
keeps following me.
He's gone back to the Investigator's Office.
You knew that?
Chen Pingping wants to protect you.
Why?
Of course it's because of Lady Ye.
Who is my mom to him?
I can't remember.
I just know
it's Chen Pingping's black knights
that took revenge in the capital city
after Lady Ye was killed.
It turns out it's him.
I remember.
You have her eyes.
Who is she?
Ye Qingmei.
What's so magical about my mom?
She's the guider
and the betrayer.
She's like Nuwa who repaired the heaven.
She's the cause of every phenomenon on earth.
She's the end of finality.
Uncle.
What am I talking about?
Don't you know
what you just said?
I said them out
before I knew it.
They might come from the depths of my memory,
but I can't remember.
It's alright.
Take your time if you can't remember.
Uncle.
What's up, Uncle Wuzhu?
Uncle.
Uncle Wuzhu.
Uncle! Uncle!
I think I remember
where the Taiping Residence is.
Where is it?
2.5 km east of the city.
In the river of history,
time goes round and round.
Memories about the former and present lives
join each other in an endless way.
In the long drunken Milky Way,
one season follows another in a flash,
and the wild geese are flying south.
I just can't give up
to be with you for my whole life.
I have been hovering in the dreams for hundreds and thousands of times.
I can't even say a word when I watch the flowers falling.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we have ended up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side,
watching the falling flowers, speechlessly.
Year after year in the wandering,
I count the remaining years.
Even though we can't meet each other anymore,
even though we end up the destiny,
I never feel regretful.
In such a chaotic world,
I still miss you as ever.
I can't fall asleep under the moon.
With a gentle heart,
I cherish our remaining years.
Even though we have to go through
all the hardships along the journey,
you always stay by my side...