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Since all of you object
I have nothing to argue.
We'll listen to His Highness.
Now what worries me most is that
if Shu Jian is saved
Qingcheng will go and meet him.
If he recognizes that
Qingcheng is a fraudulent substitute
there will be hell to pay.
In this case
worrying doesn't help.
We have to adjust to changing circumstances.
But I think
Shu Jian has been badly hurt.
He may not recognize me.
Sis. Xue is right.
Bro. Zhu.
When Kangxi is still away
come with me to the river to wash my hands.
Okay.
Let's go.
Bro. Zhu, hurry.
Bro. Zhu.
Bro. Zhu, how great you are!
You persuaded Master Xue Yi
not to assassinate Kangxi.
I don't want to kill him
for the situation
and for greater good.
What about you?
You don't refuse to kill him
for the overall interest
but for private interest, do you?
What private interest do I have?
Not private interest?
Then the private love, huh?
Huan'er.
You're still very muddled about love affairs.
I'm afraid you may fail to realize
your love for him
after getting on with him.
Bro. Zhu, what are you talking about?
For him?
I'm taking him as the emperor.
I just don't want to lose
the most powerful junior to me.
You totally get the wrong idea.
For real?
Yes, of course.
We grew up together.
But you have don't understand me at all.
Fine.
I'll believe you for the moment.
But if one day
I find you lied to me
I'll change my mind
and kill himself.
Bro. Zhu.
You look horrible.
Someone is coming.
Big brother.
Why did it take you so long to wash your hands?
Junior Long, come over.
The water is cool!
Stop having fun.
Shu Jian is badly hurt.
I don't think he'll hold for long.
Let's hurry on with our trip.
I see.
Master, let's go.
I'm exhausted.
I was cautious and consolidated at every step in the palace
and I didn't dare to enjoy my wine.
Wine!
Come on.
So cool!
Awesome!
I need the wine to relieve my sorrow.
The boat rides on the river.
The curtain flows with the wind.
Over the bridges
the wind blows
and the rain falls.
She's so excited when out of the palace.
The tune plays.
The incense burns.
Yihuan. Yihuan.
How time flies!
Yihuan.
Open the door, Yihuan.
I'm so hot.
So hot.
Yihuan.
What's wrong with her?
She must be drunk.
She had the habit.
She enjoyed drinking
but couldn't drink much.
She easily got drunk.
Whenever she was drunk
she sang and danced as if no one was nearby.
She must have been restrained too much in the palace.
She can be so excited and wild when she's out of the palace.
Huan'er.
Sister.
Open the door, Huan'er.
Sister.
Huan'er.
Sister.
Bravo. Bravo.
Once more.
Bravo. Bravo.
I need the wine to relieve my sorrow.
The boat rides on the river.
The curtain flows with the wind.
Bravo. Bravo.
Nice dance.
Come down and sing.
And you'll have the hairpin.
Sister, come down.
Ridiculous!
Huan'er, stop!
Get in.
But I still want to sing.
Once more.
One more dance.
Do I sound nice?
Yes.
One more song!
I'll give the earrings as an extra gift.
If you can make my buddies happy
you'll have it.
Okay. I'll keep singing.
Bravo. Bravo.
Oh
if you don't like the earrings
or the hairpin
I have a gold bracelet for you.
Bravo.
Come down, Miss, and you'll have this.
Hurry. Get the ladder. Hurry.
One more. One more song!
Come down. Come down, Miss.
Stop singing.
Go back to your room!
Get back!
You like my song, don't you?
Yes. Yes.
One more. One more.
Come on. I'll put it on you.
Come on. Give me your hand.
Gold bracelet?
I don't want the gold bracelet!
No?
You don't like it? It's okay.
I still have a jade bracelet.
Sister.
Come down.
Slow down.
Be careful, Master.
Who? Who are you?
You!
How dare you!
How dare you stop me!
Who the hell are you?
I stopped you, so what?
Try hitting me again?
I did, so what?
Are you seeking your doom?
Master.
Stop!
Get out of the way.
What's going on, Yang?
He's strong!
Humiliated, huh?
We come for serious business.
Do not bring up unnecessary ramifications
or get jealous!
Let's go.
You're wrong, dude!
This is not about getting jealous
but about my dignity.
I'll let them know whose territory they're in
and who rules the place!
I rule the place!
Fine. Fine. Fine.
Stop yelling!
After you sob up
see how I'll
punish you.
Awesome! Awesome!
Awesome!
Childe.
Sorry to offend you.
I don't know she is yours.
How about you give her to me?
I'll pay your one thousand taels of silver.
One thousand?
I'll give two thousand.
Two thousand?
I'll give three thousand.
Fuck off.
Bro. Zhu.
I.
Nasai, let's go.
Why are they leaving?
What's going on?
Yihuan.
Finally you wake up.
Come here. Wipe your face and have some tea.
Sis. Xue.
Was I...
was I drunk yesterday?
Did I make fool of myself.
You were badly drunk last night.
You have no idea.
You had a drunken brawl!
Come on, really?
Yes.
You walked out of your room, singing and dancing.
Many people get around to watch you.
Some even bid for you.
Master and big brother were pissed off.
Master even fought someone.
I'm screwed!
So don't even drink so much wine next time.
Sweet candied haws!
Try one!
This is a nice pouch.
Junior Long.
Master.
Bro. Zhu...
Both ignore me?
I'll go for Sis. Xue.
Junior Long and Bro. Zhu are so mean.
I did nothing but got drunk
They don't speak to me.
Is that necessary?
You...
aren't you ashamed of complaining?
His Majesty wants to alert no one
in this secret trip.
But you made such trouble.
I think
it must be his first time to fight for a girl
since he was born.
Who is he?
He ignored his dignity.
Of course, he was pissed off.
As for big brother
you were engaged to him since little.
He was more pissed off.
I didn't expect the wine
to have such a strong delayed effect.
It was sweet when I drank it.
But soon after I drank it
my head went blank
and I totally lost my mind.
Huan'er.
It's okay when you used to act recklessly.
But why couldn't you restrain yourself
at such a special moment?
Do you know
how much we were worried about you last night?
What if...
you exposed us by accident
when you were drunk?
Luckily, you just sang and danced
last night.
You didn't say anything improper.
Otherwise
all our efforts
would have been wasted.
I'm sorry. I'll stop drinking too much.
Nasai.
Uncle.
Have the horses fed.
And send some guys
to guard around.
Yes.
Chirps. Chirps.
Why don't you speak to me?
Who said that
he would never be sad
or ignore me
whatever I did.
You'll be a dog
if you don't keep your promise.
Cut it out.
Didn't you forget our friendship
in the childhood?
Bro. Zhu.
Why are you talking about this again?
You're always my Bro. Zhu
and I'm always your little sister.
Fine. Look!
How handsome you are when you smile!
You looked ugly with the long face.
You...
You know I'm soft-hearted
and easy to be bullied.
Master Mingzhang summons me for something urgent.
But if I leave now
Kangxi and Songgotu
will suspect me.
How about this?
I'll go.
If they ask about me
tell him I'm getting angry with you
because you don't speak to me.
Fine. Do it quickly.
Yihuan.
Master Mingzhang.
I miss you so much!
Do you miss me?
You sneaked out when you weren't skilled at all.
I've been worried about you!
Where is the crown prince?
It's not convenient for him to come.
Master Mingzhang, what happened?
Is there any accident?
Shu Jian's daughter, Shu Wanxin
escaped.
Master Mingzhang
What?
Miss Shu is having a heart attack.
Go. Hurry.
Help!
What's wrong, Miss Shu?
Master.
I'm having a heart attack.
Please help me.
Help me.
Heart attack?
Is that serious?
Yes.
I'll die if you don't save me.
I'm begging you.
Go get Dr. Fan to save me.
Your Godfather isn't in the Pear Valley.
I couldn't bring foreign doctor back
to go against our rules.
I had to ride a carriage
and take her to a doctor that night.
Master Ye. Master Ye.
I have a bellyache.
Let me off
for urination.
Master Ye, my belly aches.
Thank you, Master Ye.
Unexpectedly
she escaped.
Shu Wanxin is from a minister's family
and doesn't play marital arts.
How did she manage to escape from you?
You know
I'm very stubborn.
I think highly of the distinctions between two genders.
As a girl, she walked far
for the urination
I didn't feel like following her.
When I realized it and ran after her
it was too late.
You know
I don't swim.
What about Shu Wanxin?
Is she drowned?
She doesn't play marital arts
but she's the daughter of a general.
She isn't as weak
as normal girls.
Besides, she grew up by the river and swims well.
When Duke Jin asked me to guard her
he also gave me
files about her.
But I was cheated
when she pretended to be ill and poor.
I didn't expect her to escape.
Doomed! We must be doomed!
If Shu Wanxin goes to the government
Master Xueyi and Sis. Xue will be expose.
Strangely
it's been a month since she escaped.
But the government takes no action.
Didn't Shu Wanxin go to the government?
We don't understand
why she didn't go to the government.
But...
she may possibly get back to her hometown in Shanxi
for her father, Shu Jian.
According to Mosheng
Shu Jian is badly hurt.
He holds the last breath
possibly because he wants to see her daughter for the last time.
Luckily, Shu Wanxin hasn't turned up
so far.
Doomed!
Kangxi is on his way to see Shu Jian.
If Shu Jian sees Shu Wanxin
all of us will be exposed.
You kids risk your lives in the palace.
But I even fail to solve such a little problem.
Master Mingzhang, don't say that.
Don't blame for what has happened.
Well, I'll go back
and tell Bro. Zhu and Master Xueyi
about it.
We'll discuss for the solution.
Okay.
Try to stall Kangxi up
from meeting Shu Jian.
I'll hurry up to find Shu Wanxin.
I'd better find her
and take her back to the Pearl Valley
before she meets her father.
Dr. Li.
Lord Suo.
Why can't I see Lady Attendant?
She?
When Master and I didn't speak to her
she felt bored
and ran away in anger.
Really?
In this way
should we send someone to look for her?
No need.
I know her.
She's losing her temper
and must be hiding herself
in a forest
waiting when we go to find her.
But we won't go.
When she thinks her plan doesn't work
she will come back.
Really?
I didn't expect her to be so naive.
It's getting late.
Master is hurried with his trip.
I'm afraid he may be upset
when she delays the trip.
How about this?
Let's leave first.
When she comes back and finds no one here
she will catch up.
No way.
Master is hurried with his trip.
But he worries more about her safety.
If we leave without her
Master won't agree.
Yeah.
Where has she gone?
Oh, Master.
I forgot to ask you.
How is it going
when you look for the spy?
There are over 300 families
including 800 persons.
They came to our valley for shelter in the Ming dynasty.
They're from everywhere
with complicated identities.
It's hard to find him out in a short time.
In fact, he fought me several times.
He wore the mask
and changed his voice.
But I felt very familiar with his way of marital arts.
You...
You fought him?
Little marital arts you have
and how dared you fight that spy?
Master Mingzhang, don't be surprised.
I'm fine.
If I were hurt, I wouldn't have stood here.
I just feel
the spy was able to kill me several times
when he fought me.
But he showed mercy every time.
Besides, I'm familiar with his martial arts.
I have a hunch that
he must be from the Pearl Valley.
He may possibly be more familiar to us.
Master Mingzhang.
You must tell my father
and masters about this.
Ask them to check who should be suspected most.
Okay. I'll tell Duke Jin about that.
But don't ever try to show off again!
I don't have a daughter.
Mosheng is my only son.
In my heart
you're always my daughter.
If you have any accident
I'll be very sad.
I see. Master Mingzhang.
Don't worry.
I'm not good at other martial arts
except the flying skill.
At worst
I'll...
run away.
Our business to recover the Ming is of importance.
But in my heart
your lives matter more.
Master Mingzhang.
All the other masters think
our business matters most.
Only you
care for us most.
Fine, I gotta go.
Okay.
Songgotu.
Master.
Hasn't Yihuan come back yet?
No.
Miss Yihuan hasn't been back yet.
Should we look for her?
No need.
Ridiculous!
I'm back.
Master.
Miss Yihuan.
Master is worried about you.
Lord Suo.
This way, please.
Okay.
Master, may you excuse me.
Junior Long, are you still angry?
You still don't speak to me?
You don't speak to me.
But we have hundreds of miles to go before we reach Shanxi.
Won't you speak to me all the way there?
Junior Long.
What should I do?
Junior Long doesn't speak to me.
What should I do? What should I do?
What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?
Fine.
Li Yihuan.
Do you confess your guilt?
Yes, I do.
Well, what wrong have you done?
I was greedy for food
fun and wine.
Then what will do to atone for your crime?
What bout singing a song for you?
If you smile
you'll be forgiving me, all right?
Fine. Show me.
Okay. I'm singing right away.
Listen carefully.
I need the wine to relieve my sorrow.
The boat rides on the river.
The curtain flows with the wind.
Over the bridges
the wind blows
and the rain falls.
When can we get back home?
The tune plays.
The incense burns.
Time passes quickly.
How time flies!
Li Yihuan.
Listen carefully.
If you dare to dance for any other man
or let them see your body parts
except your face or hands
I...
I'll punish you.
Got it.
Stop.
Come off and pay us.
Slow down.
What? We're passing by.
Cut the crap and pay the money.
Pay?
Lord, what should we pay for passing by?
Pay the tax if you want to pass by.
Tax?
Why do we stop?
Master.
He said
we must pay for passing by?
Pay for passing by?
Do you charge it here every day?
Lord.
What are you charging?
This is the important pass.
All passing merchants
shall pay two rolls of coins as the tax.
But we're not merchants.
Why should we pay?
I don't care what you are.
You must pay for passing by.
Over the past thirty years since the Qing was founded
I've never heard of such a rule.
Cut the crap!
What? What?
You look like a rich man.
But you can't pay two rolls of coins?
Never dream of passing by before you pay.
Fine. I can pay you.
But you must tell me
who asked you to charge here.
This is an order of the magistrate.
What else do you want?
Junior Long.
A mere magistrate
dares to charge with fictitious titles.
What else can a higher minister do?
Go tell your magistrate
that he is going to
lose his position soon.
You know what?
He has an influential supporter in the royal court.
You?
What the hell are you?
We...
We're...
Fine. Forget it.
Don't hold up the business.
Bring us the money.
It seems
I made a right choice to come.
Pay the tax for entering the town.
Lord.
Must we pay
for entering the town?
Sure.
Five rolls of coins.
Five rolls of coins?
What again?
Master, he said
we should pay the tax for entering the town.
Five rolls of coins.
Tax for entering the town?
Don't you have any law?
Law? The prefect is the local law!
He gave the order himself.
Come on.
Pay him.
Yes.
You...
really don't know what a law is.
Since I entered Shanxi
I saw people suffering in all aspects.
Local governments go their own ways.
Within a hundred miles in one day
I met three passes
which charge taxes for various excuses.
Passing merchants
are forced to pay for so-called road repair.
I can clearly realize the corruption situation.
I can hardly sleep
when I think of what my people are suffering.
Big brother, do you put it down?
Don't worry. I've put every word down.
Big brother, do you think
I'm a good emperor?
You?
Just so-so.
Don't get angry.
You told me
to tell you the truth
instead of lying to you.
If you said it before
I would have been angry.
But now, I will not.
You're right.
I am
not a very good emperor.
I'm far from
being a good one.
Far from being a good one.
Beware of the fire.
Where's Junior Ye?
Something held him up. He's coming later.
Is this the first golden key?
I found it from the remains of Emperor Yongli
that Wu Yingqi escorted.
Only my godfather
could tell if it's the real one.
But he's back to the Pearl Valley to find out the spy.
He will come back to the capital to meet me next month.
I'll keep it now.
The second day when I got the key
Wu Yingqi gave the remains of Emperor Yongli
to Shu Jian.
In our presence
Shu Jian hung the key around his neck
and kept it with him.
But he'll never realize that
the gold key he risked his life to protect
is a fake one.
You were also there when he was hurt.
Do you have any clue?
I guess
Wu Sangui sent the bandits.
One night before the accident
Wu Sangui sent a man to Wu Yingqi secretly.
Why did my father send you to me?
He asked you
if you saw a gold key
in the remains of Emperor Yongli.
Yes.
I come under the order of your father.
Please give the key to me
and use this fake one.
It's too late.
The remains I escorted
were all taken over by Commander Shu Jian of Shanxi
yesterday.
When he saw us
he found out the gold key
in front of us
and kept it with him.
He said he came under the secret order of His Majesty
to escort the key to the capital
for him.
Doomed.
I came at high speed over day and night.
But I'm still late.
Why does His Majesty values such a key?
My father didn't care for it.
Why did he suddenly send you to get it back?
I come under his order.
I don't know anything about it.
If you have questions
ask your father when you get back home.
What should we do now?
Before I came
your father had made various plans.
I must take the key back, whatever it takes.
Right now
I'll have to disguise myself as a bandit
and rob the gold key.
By then
please kindly cooperate with me.
Who?
The next day, Shu Jian was assassinated.
Shi Qinghong pretended to fight back with his men.
Junior Ye and I wouldn't help for real.
Shu Jian is a good commander and skilled in military strategies.
But he isn't good at martial arts.
Wu Sangui sent a gang of assassins
who are strong in marital arts.
Soon they killed
most of picked soldiers of Shu Jian.
It seems
Wu Sangui has known the secret of the gold key.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent guys to get it back.
Unfortunately, he could never know
we switched the real key
even before Shu Jian knew it.
They tried to kill a minister
and took great risks
just to get a fake key.
This can be a good chance.
Kangxi and Wu Sangui used to suspect each other.
We can take the chance
to intensify the contradiction between them?
How is Shu Jian now?
He's in a coma
but struggling to survive.
Pay more attention to Shu Jian's condition
and watch if Shu Wanxin will show up.
Contact us
in case of any problem.
Do not let Kangxi know anything in advance.
I see.
We had planned to
leave secretly
in the name of searching medicine for Shu Jian
when you get the key.
But Shu Wanxin has escaped.
We have to
go back to Wu Yingqi.
Thank you and Junior Ye.
We're not going that smooth as you do.
We found the copper box after all the trouble
but it was switched.
As for the spy in the Pearl Valley
Junior Ye and I thought about it
but didn't have a clue.
We must be more cautious.
If we should take actions
we must keep our mouth shut
and let no one else know about it.
Okay. I see.
Big Bother.
I should get back to meet Junior
and go back to Wu Yingqi together
in case Shi Qinghong may suspect us.
Junior Fan.
Why doesn't Junior Ye come to see me?
Where has he gone?
I don't know, either.
I asked
but he didn't answer.
What's this?
Open and have a look.
Bro. Ye.
How can you
afford such an expensive gift?
Masters give us salary every month
don't they?
I save all of them.
After five years, I can finally buy it.
No. This is too valuable.
I can't take it.
It's okay.
Next month
you'll have your birthday.
I'm afraid I can't get back to celebrate it with you.
Take this as a birthday present.
Don't worry.
I don't need you to repay me.
I'll glad if you wear it every day.
Then why did you buy me
a gold one?
Do you remember
your birthday five years ago?
I asked you
what present you wanted.
You told me
you wanted a very pretty gold bracelet.
Did I?
I don't remember.
It's okay.
You don't remember.
But I do.
Though it was your flippant comment
I've kept it in my heart
over the past five years.
What?
You don't like gold bracelets now?
Or do you think it's not beautiful enough?
No. No.
It's very beautiful.
But...
Fine. I'm glad you like it.
Then my efforts are not wasted.
Come on. Let me put it on for you.
No. No. Bro. Ye.
I can't take it.
I know.
With Kangxi as your sworn brother
you don't lack anything.
A jewel he gives you casually
will be hundreds of times more valuable
than this gold bracelet.
But Junior Sister.
I hope you can understand.
Money isn't the measure for everything.
No, Bro. Ye.
I don't mean it.
This is a beautiful bracelet and I like it.
But...
Just keep it...
for...
for the girl you'll like in the future.
Bro. Ye, what are you doing?
Junior Sister.
I bought this gold bracelet for you.
Even if you don't want it
I won't give it to anyone else.
Bro. Ye.
Bro. Zhu.
Bro. Zhu, why are you in my room?
I haven't asked yet.
Where have you gone in the middle of night?
I just took a walk.
You went to see Mosheng, didn't you?
How did you know?
We grew up together.
What's your temper?
And what's his?
Don't I understand?
Tonight
he asked Junior Fan to meet me
instead of coming by himself.
I was guessing
if he came to see you secretly
when I was away.
What did you say?
Nothing.
He just asked how I was doing.
That's all?
That's all.
Didn't he give you any gift?
No.
Nothing.
Masters give us two rolls of coins every month.
How could he afford a gift?
He's not like us
who can reap some profit in the palace.
That depends.
In recent years
Junior Ye has been rather stingy.
He didn't spend any penny.
Sometimes, dudes in the valley go Dutch from some wine.
But he always refused with an excuse.
He must have been saving money for you.
It's your birthday next month.
Didn't he give you
some gift?
No.
No?
Where did you get the gold bracelet?
Bro. Zhu, you!
Why do you know everything?
I can't hide anything from you.
You!
You helped Mosheng to cheat me?
No, I didn't do that.
I...
I just...
No one else could ever see me through
when I lie.
But whenever I lie to you
you can find out.
I know.
You want to raise the conflict before Mosheng and me
right?
We're brother and sister.
He just cares for me.
That's why he gave me the small gift.
A small gift?
This is his love for you.
If you don't like it
I will not wear it.
Wear it if you want.
In fact, I realized his love for you
very long ago.
I'm confident that he can't take you away.
The other man
worries me, instead.
It's getting later. Sleep tight.
We'll hurry on with the trip early tomorrow morning.
Master.
It's dry, too.
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