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Oboi has admitted his guilt.
But he's very skilled in martial arts.
If he assassinates you all of a sudden
guards outside there don't have enough time to protect you.
Why don't you keep me here
to defend you for a moment?
What do you think?
Fine.
If you don't want to leave
then stay.
Yes.
Your Majesty.
Enough.
Yihuan is the one I trust most
and love most.
Feel free to talk.
One...
One month ago
I got a secret report that
before Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself
in Longevity Hill
he left a copper box
with a treasure map.
It leads to extreme wealth.
Whoever gets it
will be able to build a strong troop
to fight against us.
No wonder Dorgon failed to get much treasure
after he came to the capital.
So, Emperor Chongzhen had an early preparation.
In addition to the treasure map
there's a list
in the copper box
recording all secret meeting points of
the Anti-Qing Alliance
and traitors who conceal themselves
in our royal court.
That's more important.
It's been over thirty years since we established a regime here.
But many people still miss the previous dynasty
and refuse to obey our reign.
Throughout the royal court
many people must have ulterior motives.
Huan'er, what's wrong with you?
Nothing.
Your Majesty.
My head hurts again.
May I
get back to the Lodge of Eternal Happiness
for some rest?
You just took the antidote.
The toxicity can't have been eliminated completely.
How about this?
Have some rest in my bed.
No, thanks.
How can I rest in your bed?
Since when are you so polite to me?
You must get better
in front of me.
Otherwise
I can't feel relieved.
Come on.
Your Majesty.
Have a good rest.
Your Majesty.
Come in.
Where is the copper box now?
Your Majesty.
Dorgon got this copper box
but failed to realize its meaning.
Therefore
he put it into the national treasury
along with other items.
Three months ago
I knew the secret of the copper box
and asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find it
and send it to my house.
How dared you
keep such an important thing to yourself
instead of reporting to me!
My bad, Your Majesty.
But...
you had my house confiscated.
I'm afraid the copper box
has been sent back to the national treasury.
Somebody.
Yes.
Get Songgotu to me
and ask him to bring all accounts
from confiscating Oboi's house.
Yes.
Oh, God.
What should I do?
I must hurry back to the Lodge of Eternal Happiness
and hide the copper box
before Songgotu comes.
Your Majesty.
I'm not suffering from the residual poison
but the old illness
of my headache.
Can I go back to the Lodge of Eternal Happiness
and have my brother check on me?
Look how painful you are!
How can you get back?
I'll get your brother right away.
Your Majesty.
No need.
If my brother checks on me here
I'm afraid we'll disturb when you handle political affairs.
It's okay.
Songgotu lives out of the palace.
It takes some time for him to get here.
I'll get your brother here
to check on you first.
I won't be relieved
unless you get better in front of me.
Somebody! Get Dr. Li here!
Junior Long.
Why are you so nice to me?
The anxiety kills me!
When Bro. Zhu comes
I'll give a hint to him to hide the copper box
before Songgotu finds it.
Your Majesty.
Dr. Li is out for medicinal material purchase.
Dr. Cai is on duty alone.
He must have gone to the Charity Pharmacy
to meet my father.
Bro. Zhu.
This is not a perfect timing!
Lady Attendant suddenly felt dizzy.
Come and check on her.
Yes.
I'll give her some acupunctures
to stop the headache first.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
I'm okay with my headache now.
Huan'er.
You can't refuse the treatment
just because you're afraid of acupuncture.
No. It's true.
My headache is always like this.
It starts fast and ends fast, too.
I'm all right now.
Really?
Really!
Fine.
Leave us.
Yes.
What should I do now?
Screwed. I'm screwed!
My Lord.
Songgotu
is everything you got from Oboi's house
on this list?
Your Majesty.
All on the list.
Have you seen
a special copper box?
What copper box?
I haven't seen one.
How dare you!
I asked you to confiscate Oboi's house
but you took the chance to fill your own pocket.
If you took ordinary treasure
I won't punish you.
But this copper box
concerns the destiny of our country.
You still refuse to give it to me.
How many lives do you have to lose?
Your Majesty.
I don't dare to deceive you.
I...
I cleared up something
when I confiscated his house
but I took only money.
I haven't seen any copper box.
Oh, Your Majesty.
When we confiscated Oboi's house
Lady Attendant was there, too.
Your Majesty, I'll confess.
I took many precious things.
But Lord Songgotu said that.
He said you gave tacit consent.
Songgotu doesn't dare to lie to me.
So, you must have taken
the copper box.
Your Majesty.
You know me.
I'm a blunderer.
When I took so many things
I was too excited
to remember if I had taken a copper box.
Is that copper box in the Lodge of Eternal Happiness?
If I took it away
sure, I would put it there.
Fine. I'll go with you to check.
By the way
do not
tell anyone else about this
especially the empress dowager.
Got it?
Yes.
Leave us.
Big brother, where have you put them?
I'm afraid eunuchs and palace maids you gave me
might be sticky-fingered.
So, I hid them below my bed.
But you're the emperor.
You can't be slipping down to the bed, can you?
Let me go.
You silly girl.
I can't slip down to the bed with you
but I can remove it with you
can't I?
You're right.
Big brother, you really have the copper box!
Big brother.
Get the imperial doctor.
Your Majesty.
My sister's old illness broke out again
and she passed out.
Is there a cure
to her headache?
She had the problem since she was born.
It broke out from time to time.
I haven't found a cure
after I tried every possible means.
Your Majesty.
Brother, there you are.
Big brother, are you feeling better?
Dr. Li, you're done here.
Leave us.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Big brother.
Your face
was as pale as paper.
I was freaking out.
In fact
it's not that hard to cure me.
I don't have the supplement.
I know.
You told me that
you needed three drops of dragon's tears
to cure you.
And that means the emperor's tears.
However
since I took the throne at the age of eight
I became strong and firm
in face of treacherous changes.
I'm afraid
I really can't shed tears.
I know.
You're the emperor
the son of Heaven.
How can you easily shed tears?
But...
it's pretty easy to get your tears.
Feed you some chili water.
We'll get
even more than three drops.
You're thinking of bullying me just when you get better.
See how I'll deal with you.
Junior Long, I still feel dizzy.
Big brother.
If you can really be cured
let alone my tears
I'll even be generous
with my blood.
However
I never believe such folk prescriptions.
When the medicine doesn't help
people would like to comfort themselves
by using the so-called spirit of the emperor.
Come on.
Your Majesty.
Have you found the copper box?
Sure, I did.
You dopey!
You must have taken it back
because you thought it was beautiful
didn't you?
I haven't seen
such a fortune before.
So I took some back.
Will you blame me?
No.
Luckily
I found the copper box.
And the empress dowager didn't know.
Otherwise
I don't know how to defend you.
What a nice copper box!
Something wrong.
This one
looks exactly like the one from Oboi's house.
But I marked it.
This is not the one
I took from Oboi's house.
Who changed it before he found it?
Was it Bro. Zhu?
It's so clever of him!
Big brother.
What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking
if it contains the treasure map
you'll make a fortune.
Big brother.
You really are money-mad!
The treasure map is important.
But the list of traitors
who go against us
matters most to me.
I'm going to see Oboi with this box.
Big brother.
Take a good rest.
Okay.
God bless me! God bless me!
Hope Oboi won't realize that
the box is switched.
Or I'll be screwed.
God bless me! God bless me!
Greetings
Your Majesty.
Get up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Oboi, look.
Is this
the copper box
you took from the national treasury secretly?
Your Majesty.
Yes, it is.
Your Majesty.
Why did Li Yihuan
have the box?
Could it only because she took it accidentally
when she was greedy to get money?
In my house
there are too many treasures.
Why did she just have this one?
Your Majesty
don't you suspect her?
Songgotu.
Here.
How did Yihuan get this box
when you went with her
to confiscate Oboi's house?
Anything suspicious?
Your Majesty.
We had finished the confiscation
but still hadn't found the antidote.
When I was anxious
my men told me that
they found a secret chamber.
See?
So many traps.
There must be many treasures inside.
It's been two hours.
Can you really open it, Lady Attendant?
- Don't rush me. - But time is running out.
Yeah.
I'm afraid our hands will be chopped.
Yeah.
Stop being desperate!
I have a hunch that
I'll open it soon.
Very soon.
Uh...
- Are you sure? - Can you do that?
It's been two hours. You still can't open it?
I did it!
Even a craftsman
fails to open the door to the secret chamber.
But Yihuan did?
Your Majesty.
Li Yihuan
is of unknown origin
and behaves oddly.
Your Majesty, according to Lady Attendant
she saw Oboi open that secret chamber
when she was in his house.
She remembered the method
and then managed to open the chamber.
Besides
it took her
almost two hours
to finally open the door.
Yihuan used to be a thief.
It's not weird
when she knows some tricks.
Yeah.
Then
we entered the secret chamber.
Lady Attendant.
What a surprise!
Oboi even has more jewels
than His Majesty.
Exactly.
My Lord.
How about this?
Let's pick out some
before recording them into the account.
What do you think?
It's great fun
to work with you.
Well...
You go that way and I go this.
Okay?
Let's go.
Lady Attendant, you finished?
Sure.
Take some more.
No. No. I've had enough.
My Lord, you can get more.
Your Majesty
you sent me to confiscate Oboi's house.
But I took the chance to fill my own pocket.
I'm so sorry, Your Majesty.
Please forgive me.
All right. Get up.
Everyone knows
it's a great job to confiscate Oboi's house.
I asked you to do that
just to reward
what you have done before.
But you need to know
how far to go.
Yes.
Got it.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
According to you
Yihuan just picked out some jewels casually?
Yes.
Lady Attendant put a Jade Buddha
some jewels
and the box into a big case
and took it away.
Maybe she took the box
because of its unique shape.
A girl
will choose something valuable
or something odd
for fun.
Well, she is always
fond of money and fun.
Your Majesty.
If that's
what you think
I've got nothing to argue.
Oboi.
You accused Dr. Li and his sister to be dregs of the Ming dynasty
and they approached me
for this copper box.
When they got it
why wouldn't they have left?
Besides, when I went to the Lodge of Eternal Happiness
for this box
why didn't they care?
Your Majesty.
Li Yihuan had a sudden headache.
She wanted to go back alone
and asked Dr. Li to check on her.
Maybe she pretended to be ill
and wanted to transfer the box
by the chance.
She just failed by accidents.
No.
She wasn't pretending.
She passed out when we were in the Lodge of Eternal Happiness.
I could see she wasn't pretending.
Uh...
Your Majesty
if you think so
I'll just be
too oversensitive.
What?
You didn't switch the copper box?
I didn't have time for that.
Besides, I didn't know
Oboi knew its existence
and told Kangxi.
Then who would have possibly switch it?
Could it be Kangxi?
It couldn't be.
Oboi brought it up all of a sudden
and Kangxi hadn't even seen it.
How could he possibly fake one?
The fake one was exquisite
which was almost the same as the real one.
I think
Oboi didn't realize
the box was switched.
Otherwise Kangxi would have asked me or punished me.
Junior Sister.
How did you know the box was switched?
Here is the thing.
Isn't there a dragon on the box?
A pearl on the dragon.
I found the pearl very lovely
and I tried to get it off.
Then
I left a very
very slight mark.
Mischievous!
If you accidentally touched the trick
the treasure map and list
would have been ruined.
I see.
Your Majesty.
According to the spy
Emperor Chongzhen
asked skilled craftsmen
to make this copper box.
It can only be open
when three golden keys
are inserted at the same time.
None of them shall be missing.
Otherwise, the trick will be triggered.
The treasure map
and list of the Anti-Qing Alliance
will be ruined.
Where are the keys then?
Duke Jin, Li Dingguo, titled in the Ming dynasty
has one.
It's said that
Li Dingduo died in the war ten years ago.
The key was lost, too.
But according to the spy
Li Dingguo is still alive.
He's leading
the Anti-Qing Alliance secretly.
Zheng Jing, who is in Taiwan
has the second one.
Emperor Yongli
had the last one.
Years ago, Wu Sangui killed Emperor Yongli.
Therefore
Wu Sangui
possibly had the last one.
So...
you asked Wu Sangui
to give back the remains of Emperor Yongli in the name of royal court
just to get the key?
Exactly.
Wu Sangui has sent
his son Wu Yingqi
to escort the remains to us.
If we find the golden key in the remains
it means Wu Sangui doesn't know the inside information.
But if we can't find the key
in the remains
it means Wu Sangui not only knows it
but also keeps it secretly.
He must have a rebellious intention.
Oboi.
Since you can tell me such a big secret
it means you're regretting.
Fine. Leave us.
I'll ask Songgotu to send you back home.
Thank you for sparing me, Your Majesty.
Songgotu.
May I beg you for something?
You're flattering me.
You work for three emperors
and are an important minister.
How can you beg me?
I used to be a political opponent
to your father Songni.
But now
you have great dignity as the trusted follower of His Majesty.
I'm getting into such a plight.
Please
stop hating me.
Don't say that.
The fate is unpredictable.
Maybe one day
you'll stage a comeback.
It's hard to tell.
Don't say that
to laugh at me.
I'm not begging you
for my private interests
but for
our country.
For our country?
If it's so important
My Lord
why didn't you make yourself clear
in front of His Majesty?
Why did you tell me secretly
instead?
His Majesty closed his ears to me.
Lord Suo.
Please keep a close eye
on Dr. Li and his sister.
My Lord.
Save your breath.
Stop thinking taking revenge.
You!
Lord Suo.
I'm not trying to revenge on them.
His Majesty has a crush on Li Yihuan
so he closes his eyes to me.
But I'm getting to
suspect them.
After I get home
I'll use my information network
to investigate on them secretly.
But it'll take some time.
Before I figure it out
please take precautions against
Dr. Li and his sister.
My Lord
are you getting stupid
in prison over the past days?
Don't you know
Dr. Li and his sister
are favorite guys of His Majesty.
But you incite me
to deal with them for you?
Am I that stupid to annoy His Majesty for you?
I knew you wouldn't help me.
All you will do
is to trample on me.
But for the safety of our country
I'll let go of our personal grudge
and beg you.
Songgotu, think about it.
If they have an innocent origin
instead of being dregs of the Ming dynasty
you will have a promising future
by flattering them.
But if they're dregs of the Ming dynasty
the consequences would be disastrous.
So please help me secretly
to figure out their background.
It won't be late when you bet after you see it clearly.
Enough.
Get back home and take some rest.
Since Oboi knew the secret of the cooper box
he must have known the golden keys, too.
Now even Kangxi knew about it.
It's unfavorable to us.
And the box was switched.
Luckily, it was switched.
If Junior Long had it
that would have been screwed.
Whoever switched it
should be someone out of the royal court.
It's better
when someone else has it.
But who could have switched the box in the Lodge of Eternal Happiness?
He also knows
the secret of the copper box
and has a free access to the palace.
Besides us
Oboi's men also know
the secret of the copper box.
Can it be...
Eunuch Li?
Possible.
He seems to be working for the empress dowager.
In fact, he was bought over by Oboi.
If he switched the box
Oboi should have it now.
Oboi and Kangxi
was just pretending to make up.
He won't give the real box to Kangxi.
But now
Oboi has just gone home from the prison.
Eunuch Li can't have been contacted with him.
Besides, Kangxi strengthened the guarding for the palace.
Whoever gets in or out
must have a body search.
I guess
Eunuch Li hasn't taken the box outside the palace.
Godfather asked me
to control Eunuch Li
with the antidote to the tonifying pill.
I was doubtful.
Now it seems
we can only find out the copper box
and the spy among us
by controlling Eunuch Li
and keeping an eye on Oboi.
We entered the palace
so smoothly
and won the support of Kangxi.
Everything has gone so smoothly
that we're unrealistically optimistic.
And we lost the box
we had.
It seems
there lie many dangers that we're not aware of.
We must be more cautious for future actions.
Especially Yihuan.
Luckily, the three golden keys haven't been collected.
So it doesn't mean anything
when they have the copper box.
I wonder if Qianying and Mosheng
have got the first golden key
from Wu Yingqi.
Wu Yingqi just said
Commander Shu Jian of Shanxi
was coming to meet him with 200 picked soldiers.
They'll meet tomorrow
soonest possible.
If Shu Jian takes over the fleet
we'll find no chance to take action.
So tonight
you must deceive Wu Yingqi
to tell you where the key is.
I see.
Childe Yingqi.
Have some snacks.
Bro. Ye.
Qianying.
Come and have some snacks.
In a few seconds.
Miss Qianying, why did you sigh?
Your song
sounded happy.
But when listened carefully
it sounded very complicated
that struck a responsive chord with me.
So I couldn't help sighing.
This used to my favorite song.
But no one could hear my feelings in that.
Miss Qianying.
You really are my bosom friend.
Childe.
We're now inside Shanxi.
We're meeting Commander Shu tomorrow.
You can let go of your burdens.
I wonder what you're still worried about.
You have no idea.
I asked for the job
to send the remains of Emperor Yongli to the capital.
I hope
it'll take more time
and the trip will be longer.
Why?
To be honest
I took this job
to run away from a wedding.
You...
You're engaged?
You're the son of Duke Pingxi
with a noble status.
The girl must be the same.
She must be an excellent girl
from a noble family, isn't she?
My father got me a fianc¨¦e.
She's the daughter of Headman Dao
the biggest local power.
Her name is Dao Tiefeng.
She's...
as rude and shrewish
just as her name.
Then...
Why did your father ask you to marry her?
For boys like us from noble families
our marriages
must be used by our fathers
to form an alliance with other powers.
His Majesty doesn't trust my father.
My brother Wu Yingxiong
was forced to stay in the capital and marry Princess Jianning.
He seems the be a noble prince consort.
But in fact
he's just kept as a hostage.
It's the same with me.
My father wants me to marry the headman's daughter
to grow his own strength.
As the son of Duke Pingxi
you don't have a choice.
In fact, I don't care for
identity, status or wealth.
If I had a choice
I'd rather be born in an ordinary family
and live a simple life.
I would like to spend my life
with the girl I love.
After you complete the mission
I'm afraid you're getting married
with the headman's daughter.
That's why I wish
I could have a longer trip.
But tomorrow
we're meeting Commander Shu.
Oh, Childe.
Inside the box
lie the remains of Emperor Yongli, doesn't it?
Exactly.
We're meeting Commander Shu tomorrow.
Shi Qinghong is worried
and insisted that I keep the case.
Excuse my request.
As a humble girl
I've never seen what an emperor uses.
May I
have a look?
Nothing special, to be honest.
After Emperor Yongli was sent back by King of Burma
he was really down and out.
His belongings
don't look like what an emperor should have.
But if you want to see them
I'll show you.
It's less than a month since we met
and you trust me so much?
I believe in fate.
Some people become fast friends at the first meeting.
But some
keep in silence
even if they meet every day.
They're almost the same as what used in common families.
Could there only be clothes?
Nothing special?
The emperor should have some jewels
even if he was exiled, shouldn't he?
Emperor Yongli was in dire straits.
But some loyal ministers followed him.
He had some jewels
right inside the jewelry box.
May I have a look?
Sure.
Sorry.
I haven't seen anything from the emperor before.
I was too anxious.
It's okay.
We'll just pick them up.
I'm afraid the stuff of the last king
might be unlucky.
As the son of Duke Pingxi
you'd better not touch them.
Leave it to me.
Thank you.
I thought
Wu Yingqi could be too meticulous to be dealt with.
Unexpectedly
you got the first golden key
so easily.
It seems
Wu Yingqi isn't on guard
against you at all.
He is
a pure boy from a rich family.
After he arrives in the capital
if the royal family finds the golden key is switched
will he be killed?
Senior Sister.
We've got the golden key.
Why are you still worried about him?
The royal court?
They'd better put him into prison
and kill him in a fit of anger.
In this way
Wu Sangui will be forced to rebel.
Our career to recover the Ming dynasty can be expected soon.
Childe Yingqi.
Sorry for not welcoming you.
If we hadn't been robbed
we wouldn't have asked you for help.
Please kindly forgive us.
You're welcome.
We both work for His Majesty.
If something goes wrong with you
how can I explain to His Majesty
or your father?
Thank you, Commander Shu.
Are the remains of Emperor Yongli still there?
I put them in an inconspicuous case
on purpose.
The robber failed to recognize it.
They took away all the other cases
expect this one.
Sort of
under a lucky star.
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