Music
Official Liu
what is this suppose to mean?
When I left
Concubine Li was ok.
Official Long
as the saying goes
accidents
will happen.
Official Long
a wise man like you
must know how to report
Concubine Li's death to the emperor.
You can write the report.
We can jointly submit it.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
Tragic end for the beauty.
If the emperor knows
he must be
worried.
Right, Official Long.
The emperor might be saddened
by the death of Concubine Li.
But you know
the emperor still has three thousand more beauties in the harem.
So as time goes by
when this is over
he will be ok.
Cheers.
It's nice that
Commander Shu has Concubine Li
as companion on the way to heaven.
Once they're gone
we're finally relieved.
Cheers
official Liu
I'll pass for the drink then.
I want to take Miss. Wan
to the side yard
and have a drink while she plays Pipa for me, alone.
May I?
You're so impatient.
Ok you go have fun.
Hmm
I'll take care of Concubine Li's funeral related works.
But remember to finish
the memorials to the emperor
as soon as possible.
Don't worry.
So I'll be excused.
See you later.
Official Long
Please.
Miss. Wan
take good care of Official Long.
Yes sir
I'll do what you asked for
and take care of him.
But...
I have one favor to ask.
What is it?
I heard that Guard Meng
was imprisoned for offending you.
I beg you to free him.
Miss. Wan
you ask me to release Meng Xianghe.
Do you know him?
Official Liu
For God's sake
please let Guard Meng go
and he can escort us to the side yard.
Official Long
it's easy to let him go
but I'm a little confused.
Miss. Wan, How did you know Meng Xianghe
and that he was in prison
for making trouble?
I...
when I lived at Qiu Gui's
and your places
Guard Meng had been nice to me.
So I'm really grateful.
My lord
my lord
bad news.
Just chill, what is it?
There was an accident at Shu's Mansion.
What?
Is Concubine Li dead?
No.
Concubine Li
is missing.
What?
How is she missing?
We...
We were praying at that time...
Where is Concubine Li?
Bring my herbal medicine.
Please don't hate me my lady.
I don't want to hurt you but I don't have a choice.
My family's lives
are threatened by the provincial governor.
If you have to blame someone, blame our late master,
for always opposing the governor before his death.
Butler Huang.
Nanny Guo, why are you here?
Butler Huang,
you and I served our young master when she grew up.
How dare you trying to hurt Miss Shu
just after our elder master's death.
So she is not Miss Shu?
She is her nanny.
So where is Miss Shu?
Let's go
find her.
Over here
search carefully.
Go.
Anything?
No.
When I was praying
I saw her walked behind the folding screen
to the backyard
which was locked.
So she should only be here.
It's weird.
Go, keep searching.
You piece of junk.
You got a bunch of people but couldn't even hold a woman.
My lord
please spare our lives.
We've done everything possible.
I know that Shu Wanxin
has been weak as she grew up.
But I don't understand
how she escaped
by climbing over the tall wall
without even a ladder.
Did she
grow a pair of wings and flew away?
Hmm
Never mind.
Don't you see?
This is premeditated.
Official Long,
you must know
where Concubine Li is right now.
Will you believe me
if I say I don't?
Do you think I believe him?
Come!
Hurry.
Official Long
now you can tell if I
believe you or not.
But right now
I really admire your
courage under this kind of circumstance.
You must be experienced, and seasoned.
I still don't understand
why you were always against me.
You think if you saved Concubine Li
she can then
ask the emperor to
pardon you
for your crimes
of killing royal officials
forging the seal and the edict?
You...
Official Long
the governor sends someone
to escort you there to discuss disaster-relief works.
Ok, got it.
I'll go after I got changed.
I'll get the carriage ready for you.
Do you think he is
the spy for Liu Dezhao?
Possibly.
But we don't have time
to find out the spy.
Master, you take Yihuan
and Concubine Li, and leave now.
I'll disguise as you
to hold them back at Liu's mansion.
Junior Long, don't hesitate
follow my brother's instructions.
He is well trained.
So don't worry. He won't be defeated
if we are not there to hold him back.
Plus, our hights and weights are similar
so it's easier for us to disguise into one another.
Yihuan, I'll get our master changed
you go tell Concubine Li
to get ready and run away.
Ok
you take care.
Do you need a few guards?
No
you and Yihuan need more help.
After I got there
and led Liu Dezhao's subordinates away
you then get out of town immediately.
Wait
be extremely careful, and don't fight them for long.
You must get out safely.
Thank you very much.
Li Jianqing? Why are you here?
Master.
Don't move.
Freeze.
Move.
Li
let my brother-in-law go
or I'll kill her.
I have nothing to do with Miss Wan.
You can't threaten me with her.
Quit it!
You and that Mr. Long regard yourselves as heroes
committing such felonies
for those refugees.
So it's impossible for you to stand idle
when an innocent girl
dies because of you.
Let him go.
Miss Wan
I was trying to take you away
for your safety.
But you
care too much about Meng Xianghe.
Never mind.
Qiu Gui
Once you let her go,
I'll release your brother-in-law.
Am I a fool to you?
Release my brother-in-law and surrender
then I'll let her go
or I'll kill her and Meng Xianghe.
Ok, you have my word.
Mr.Wan, keep your hands steady.
Be careful.
Qingcheng?
Yes, I'm Xue Qingcheng.
No, Junior Sister.
I can't go with you.
There was a spy here
and our plans were exposed.
Xianhe hasn't show up
indicating he might be compromised.
I must stay here
and help the masters in rescuing Meng Xianghe and Shu Wanxin
so that they can survive.
Sis. Xue, don't worry.
Bro. Zhu says
he will take the chance
to rescue Bro. Meng.
Big brother is highly skilled in martial arts.
But I'm worried about
him facing
those cruel monsters
alone.
Sis. Xue
I find that you're being really nice to Bro. Zhu
caring for him in every detail.
Junior sister
don't read too much into this.
I put his safety first
because of his special status.
I know
don't worry
I understand.
Master
you go first, I'll stay.
Why?
I'm too weak to go with you.
If you take me with you
I would slow you down
But Liu Dezhao is determined
to be hostile toward me, the commissioner.
So if you stay it would be too dangerous.
Liu Dezhao would use
the forging of imperial seal and acting as the commissioner as excuses against you.
But I'm the real Concubine Li
so he won't hurt me on the table.
If he tries to hurt me under the table
I got
many servants who worked for my father for many decades
whom can't all be bribed by Liu Dezhao.
And they will try their best to protect me.
Also
Your safety
guarantees that of ours.
Yes, Junior Long
she is right.
She can be here
to lower the spy's guard
and win us some time
to leave Taiyuan.
Listen to her.
Only after you are safe,
can Concubine Li be safe as well.
Servants.
Yes mam.
What can I do for you?
You go gather all to the hall
I want them to pray
for the late master with me.
Ok, I get to it.
Master
once the servants
gather in the hall
you can leave from the back.
Yihuan
now that I'm not with you
you have to protect our master
and yourself.
Don't worry, Concubine Li.
I'm not very skillful with Kongfu
but I'm good at poisoning
and bodyguard-related stuff.
You need to
be extremely
careful here.
Wanxin
I didn't expect you to be so calm
and brave, despite your tenderness.
When I'm safe
I'll be back soon to rescue you.
When we're back at the Forbidden City
I will reward you accordingly.
Your safety
is my biggest reward.
Miss Wan, are you ready?
I'll be right out, please wait a minute.
They are still not here. What should we do?
You're finally here.
And you are?
Miss Shu, I'm Xue QIngcheng.
We finally meet.
We look exactly the same.
Thank you for being my replacement
so that I can be with Bro. Meng.
At that time of emergency
we have to take you away secretly.
Sorry about that.
Ok, now is not the time to chat.
We can talk afterwards.
Miss Shu, you go with us now.
No, I can't.
I was asked to entertain Liu Dezhao
and the commissioner.
No wonder that Qiu Min is outside.
Shu's presence will
endanger Official Long.
Miss Wan
are you done changing?
Don't waste our time.
Hurry up.
Miss Wan?
Miss Wan
If you don't respond
we're going in.
Let's go.
Qiu Gui
look what you've done.
I don't know
how she
how she mastered Kongfu.
Shut up.
Miss
is that you?
Butler
What are you talking about?
She is our young master
Concubine Li.
But
Concubine Li can't do Kongfu.
Before, she did horseback archery with his father
but not professionally.
How come...
These are for you on behave of Shu's family.
Are you really our young master?
Official Liu
ask these soldiers to stand down.
Brother-in-law.
Stand down.
Hurry up.
Official Liu
release Meng Xianghe
and give us three horses.
Ok
I'll do it right away.
Miss Shu
take it easy.
Qingcheng will safely
bring your Bro. Meng back.
Hope that the three of them will be ok.
God bless them.
They are coming?
What?
I heard the horses.
Look
Qingcheng is back with your Bro. Meng.
Sis. Wan.
Bro. Meng.
Bro. Meng, Sis. Wan.
So good to see you.
Did the asshole Liu Dezhao torture you?
No
I guarded him for ten years
and saved him countless times, after all.
So he was lenient to me
gave me some narcotics,
and put me in jail.
Thank you for saving me
and gave me antidote to help me recover.
We...
thank you for saving our lives.
We have nothing to express our gratitude.
Here
we will kowtow as a thank you.
Bro. Meng
stand up please.
stand up.
Sis. Wan Xin
we are not related
but are brought together because we look like each other.
Bro. Meng is a noble man.
I'm so happy
to see you two finally together
after going through
so much.
Sis. Xue.
I have my Bro. Meng.
You have Guard Li.
I hope you can also break all hurdles
and live together forever.
Miss. Shu, you misunderstood.
Guard Li has a fianc¨¦ already
His fianc¨¦ is
Qingcheng's close friend.
Xue and Guard Li grew up together.
So...
they are
brothers and sisters.
Sorry, my fault.
Then I wish you all the best in the future.
I don't know
why you kidnapped me
and asked Sis. Xue to go in to the palace instead of me.
But know that you are good people.
Wan Xin
today I had to
show my Kongfu to Liu Dezhao
who must be suspicious of my identity.
As long as you're not exposed
and not captured by Liu Dezhao
they won't be able to prove
that I'm a fake.
So I need you
away from Shanxi
and to be careful not to expose yourself.
Ok
don't worry
I will find a faraway place with Sis. Wan
live anonymously
and peacefully
for the rest of our lives.
We won't bring you any trouble.
This is good.
Bro. Meng.
Actually I admire you a lot.
Bro. Li
I heard you also have someone in your heart
someone
betrothed to you since childhood.
Unlike me and Sis. Wan
having been through so many hurdles and difficulties.
We've been through more troubles
and ups-and-downs then you I'm afraid.
I don't want to
talk about it right now.
Guard Li
we can't stay here for long.
We'd better say goodbye
to Miss Shu.
Ok
Bro. Meng
you and Miss Shu go ride your horses
and leave Shanxi immediately.
Ok, thank you.
See you again.
See you, take care.
Sis. Xue, Bro. Li
see you.
Be safe.
Take care.
Master
are you going with us to meet Kangxi?
I'll say you've recovered.
No
I'll go back to Pearl Valley
and help Duke Jin to find out the spy there.
Qingcheng
when I went in the palace with you before
I was worried about your safety.
Now
we have
the prince and Yihuan to take care of you.
I'm relieved.
Tell Kangxi that
I have recovered
but I need to stay here and more the late Mr. Shu.
Master
you must take care.
Take care.
Just chill
take it easy.
Water.
Yes, here.
Say...
This Li Jianqing...
My lord, drink some water.
I wasn't beaten to death out there
but will be boiled to death by this hot water.
Can't you be softer?
My bad, sorry.
Li Jianqing
is such an asshole.
He injured me
before leaving.
I will kill him,
I swear to god.
Don't worry, brother-in-law.
They are wanted criminals in the whole of Shanxi,
so they can't escape.
Qiu Gui
is it possible that Wan Su
is Concubine Li
Shu Wanxin?
Not likely.
Miss Wan
was taken by my subordinates from out there.
But it's strange that
such a weak girl
suddenly became a Kongfu master.
This Wan Su
looks just like Shu Wanxin.
And at this particular moment
Concubine Li disappeared from Shu's mansion.
Butler Shu
Yes, sir.
do you recall
any difference for Concubine Li
before and after she went to the capital?
Yes.
After she went back
she was indeed different.
I thought being a concubine
changed her character somehow.
Now that I think about it,
she might not be our young master.
You mean
she has an imposter?
Was Shu Jian so emboldened,
that he found someone who went in the palace as her daughter?
Butler Shu
It was Concubine Li who threatened Qiu Gui.
Our lady doesn't have martial art skills for sure.
So it couldn't be her who threatened Mr. Qiu.
I don't know whether she was Concubine Li or not.
I'm not sure about it.
Maybe Shu Jian found a
similar-looking girl somewhere
and replaced your young master in the palace.
Wan Su
is Shu Wanxin.
Wan Su.
Shu Wanxin
Shu.
Brother-in-law
I think you analysis is right.
She might have found a
place to hide
but after knowing about his critical illness
she returned to meet her father for the last time
She didn't expect to be kidnapped by me,
so she made up the alias Wan Su
to conceal her true identity.
This is the most logical explanation.
So why did Shu Jian found a
Kongfu master to take his daughter's place in the palace?
What did he want?
We can prove that
Long San is a fake Commissioner.
If we can also prove that
this Concubine Li is a fake
then we
have nothing to fear.
Touch me lighter, please.
Ok.
Grandma, any news of the emperor?
Nothing so far.
We haven't heard from the emperor for half a month.
No news about my uncle either.
Are they...
Are they in trouble?
Don't panic.
You can't lose you mind facing unclear circumstances like this.
Songgotu sent me a confidential message half month ago
saying the emperor planed to sack Liu Dezhao.
To prevent Liu from acting out of desperation
the emperor ordered Songgotu to borrow Yu Bazan's army.
Maybe Songgotu was not with the emperor
and has no news
so we got nothing from him.
But not only Liu Dezhao
Wu Sangui is also watching the empeoror.
I'm worried about that.
Wu Sangui
is indeed more troublesome than Liu Dezhao.
But there's no need to be too concerned.
Wu Sangui's eldest son
Wu Yingxiong, is in our hands.
I've send another confidant
to Shanxi to help.
As the hostess of the imperial harem
you need to stay calm
and keep to yourself
the emperor's trip to Shanxi
to avoid more troubles.
Thank you for reminding me.
I understand.
It's done.
Ok.
It's so delicious.
Brother.
Your stealing skills are awesome!
Pay attention
I'm not stealing.
I put some silver
in the farmer's henhouse.
No
if you took it without asking, it's stealing.
Ok, I stole it.
Don't you eat it later.
Have some, Concubine Li.
So good!
Have some.
Finished? Here is more
One more.
Where...
where is mine?
Yours?
You just said
it's stolen.
So don't eat it,
or we would be sharing the booty.
What?
Master, have mine.
See, Wanxin is the best.
Here...
Here you are, Concubine Li.
Thanks.
It tastes so good.
Brother, I didn't know you are such a good cook.
Of course
I'm not good at other stuff.
But I used to have a master
who was the best cook
in the Ming Empire.
So I was really hardworking
when I was his apprentice.
The best cook in Ming Empire?
An imperial cook?
Master.
Don't believe Yihuan's nonsense.
That master who taught us cooking
was just a cook for a rich family.
Right.
I was just bragging.
Don't judge me.
Oh no
a large group of enemy soldiers are coming.
How did you hear?
When you heard it, it might be too late.
People are coming from everywhere.
We are surrounded.
What?
How are we gonna escape now?
These people are skilled killers, and there are a lot of them.
If we break out by force
it will put the master in danger.
Luckily the mask that I made is still here.
We must use our old trick.
I find a guard
and disguise him as you.
We'll lure away those enemies.
Leave everything here.
Leave now.
Ok.
Junior Long.
Why are they wearing masks and black clothes?
Aren't they Liu Dezhao's soldiers?
Liu Dezhao
might be framing those mobs in the Ox Ox horn Village.
So he wants these people to conceal their identity.
Release the arrows.
Is that it?
So cruel.
Capture Long San and that Li.
luckily, your brother is an excellent Kongfu master.
None of those imperial guards
and those masked men
can beat him.
Of course.
I was lazy as a child,
but my brother was not.
He was really hardworking.
My brother
can do many things.
He is very skillful.
Most importantly,
he is wise and brave.
Fortunately
he is not my enemy.
Of course.
You are my Junior Long.
And he is my brother
so he will treat you as his little brother.
He will protect you.
Don't worry.
I'm so lucky to
have you two with me.
God must've sent you two to assist me.
Go.
Hurry up!
Hurry.
Are you ok, Junior Long.
I'm fine now.
Looks like I really need your protection
out of the Forbidden City.
Right
we have to take Concubine down
from the other tree.
Right, let's go.
Ok.
Concubine Li?
Li...
Where is she?
Sis. Xue must be worried about Bro.Zhu
and went to help him.
Why is Concubine Li gone?
I...
I forgot about it.
My brother
didn't hide her up on the tree.
Then,
we must go find her now.
Shu Jian dedicated his life to the country.
So I have to protect his daughter.
Junior Long
you're the best.
No need to find me, I'm here.
Concubine Li, where've you been?
Guard Li hide me up
on a tree over there.
I saw them leaving
I slide down through the trunk slowly
The trees in this forest are all pretty tall.
How did you come down by yourself.
Master
my father was a famous war hero.
I grew up riding horses.
So I have the guts at least.
In the palace
I thought you were gentle
artistic, and tender.
But I didn't expect you to be a velvet glove
and also brave.
Thank you for your compliments.
Ok, stop chatting.
Let's find a safe place.
So
let's escape via the opposite direction.
Ok.
Your hand.
Hurry.
Not my blood.
Someone was trying to attack the Big Brother
so I killed him.
Hurry up! Go!
Bring me some water.
Here.
Thanks.
It hurts!
Are you ok?
Just bear with it.
I'm better.
You can take it.
I'm in pain.
Hold on.
Bro. Wang!
Last night,
Bro. Wang disguised as the master
and was chased by those assassins.
He suffered multiple knife wounds.
These guards
were handpicked by me from the palace.
They are all well-trained and very loyal.
I brought thirty of them
now only a dozen remain.
Liu Dezhao,
I'll have you pay for my loses.
Master,
I could've killed him yesterday.
But I followed your orders,
so I didn't dare to kill officials at my will.
Killing him just like that
would be a mercy for him.
You did the right thing.
It's easy to kill Liu Dezhao.
But we have to make his crimes
public
and punish him according to the law
so as to warn others.
When I return to the capital
I will use Liu Dezhao's life
as a sacrifice in the overhaul of our bureaucracy.
You know Bro. Zhu
Liu Dezhao
could have formally sent someone
to catch us.
So why did he ask his people to act stealthily?
These men in black were not Liu Dezhao's underlings.
What?
Master
you see these wounds?
What about the wounds?
The left of the cuts are deeper, and the right side shallower
The bottom of the cuts are deeper, and shallower on top.
This indicates the assassins
are used to chop and lift up with their knifes.
This is
the same kind of wounds
found on Commander Shu.
This is
only practiced by the Ditang Gang.
Liu Dezhao's soldiers
can't do this.
So you're saying that
those chasing us
were the same people
who killed Shu Jian?
They all follow Wu Sangui's lead?
I'm almost certain about it.
Has Wu Sangui discovered my real identity?
Not necessary.
Maybe Wu Sangui just knows you as the Commissioner.
He was afraid that you found something when investigating Shu Jian's death.
So he tried to kill you in Shanxi
to frame Liu Dezhao.
Looks like you're right.
The way back to the capital
might be full of danger.
Master, a group of enemy soldiers are coming.
How many?
Thirty to forty people.
Master,
we have to go now.
Last night we just fought a fierce battle.
So wen can't face them directly.
Fall back.
How can we cross the river
without boats and bridges?
Don't worry, master.
After we got out last night,
I sent someone to scout the routes.
We prepared the boat.
Across the river is a large forest.
So once we are there,
those soldiers won't reach us easily.
Your emergency response ability
and planning skills
really surprised me.
I'm not as experienced
with this as you are.
You're so kind, master.
I grew up in the field
and trained myself in the complicated world.
You are high in the imperial court
making grand policies to rule the country.
How can I compare with you.
Don't be modest.
Everyone has his specialties.
I really need to
learn from you on this.
Master
let's abandon the horses and board the boat, quickly.
Here.
Hurry up.
This way.
They are coming.
You guys go ahead.
I'll take some guards to lure the enemy away.
Master
can I ride with Doc. Li to lure away the enemies?
No
i can't leave you here, Wanxin.
But
I don't think this boat can take
all of us.
And I don't know how to swim
so if something happens to me, it will endanger all of you.
But...
Master, don't hesitate.
You safety is pivotal to us.
Yihuan, you take care of our master.
Ok, let's go.
Yes, sir.
We' re leaving. Be safe.
Over there! Come on.
It's weird
that Liu Dezhao and Wu Sangui
know our every move.
They follow us like shadows.
Do we have a spy among us?
Impossible.
These guards are handpicked by you
from the Eight Banners.
My brother and I can't be the spies either.
So nobody.
I hope so.
Maybe their many hidden sentries
were tracking us all the way.
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