Arsenal Military Academy
Episode 18
You...
You go first.
What are you doing here?
I...
take a walk.
A walk?
Don't you live...
Let's talk about you.
Why do you come back school?
I was bored at home. So I come back.
It's Spring Festival.
And that's what you've had?
There's no one in the school.
The boiler workers are gone.
It's cold.
Why don't you live in a hotel?
The hotels are closed.
I can't afford the luxurious ones.
There are a lot of rooms in my place.
Why don't you live in my place?
No, thanks.
I'll put on more clothes.
What's so funny?
Nothing.
I'm so happy to see you.
Xie Liangchen.
Welcome back.
Ms. Qu.
Happy New Year!
It's only you?
Yeah, it's Spring Festival.
They are all at home now.
Send some dinner
to my room then.
I'm sorry, Ms. Qu.
The chiefs are on holiday.
They're not available until 4 days after the festival.
And except for you, we don't have
any other guests in our hotel.
OK.
Ms. Qu, why don't you go back home?
If you want to have dinner,
you'll need to go a little further.
The restaurants nearby are closed.
And the rickshaw is hardly seen on the street.
Do you drive?
No.
Then it's going to be a long wait.
OK, I got it. Thank you.
My pleasure.
Ms. Qu, see you.
See you.
The waitress told me it was hard to get a rickshaw.
What a liar!
In recent days,
it is hard to get one.
Most workers are at home.
But I met you once I came out.
Maybe it's because you're lucky.
Yes.
I'm lucky all the time.
Where to? Miss.
To the Wintersweet.
OK.
Miss, here we are.
Thank you.
No, it's OK.
No need to pay me again.
Again?
I mean it's Spring Festival.
Just for good luck.
So it's free.
Take it as my blessing to you.
I can't. Take it.
That's too much.
Take it now.
That... that's too much.
Take it.
And this.
It's...
It must be hard for you to work on Spring Festival.
Thank you very much.
Take it as a red envelope.
Thank you. Thank you, Miss.
God bless you, Miss.
Happy New Year!
Take care.
Hello?
Are you closed for today?
Are you Miss Qu Manting?
Yeah, I am.
We're not closed, yet.
Ms. Qu, this way, please.
Thank you.
Ms. Qu, what do you want to eat?
Spaghetti, please.
Only spaghetti?
It's Spring Festival and late in the night.
I can't bother you too much.
Spaghetti, please.
I'll leave as soon as I finish.
So you can go home early.
It's OK. It's OK.
It's our duty to serve you.
No.
That's not what I mean.
It's our duty to serve the customers.
You can order whatever you want.
We're well supplied in the kitchen.
A steak, then.
And¡­
A glass of lemon juice, please.
OK.
Anything else?
No, thanks.
In a moment, Ms. Qu.
We'll serve them up soon.
Thank you.
I... but I...
I...
I didn't order these.
No, Ms. Qu.
These are all on the house.
All of these?
On the house?
Yes.
You must be kidding.
No.
As you said, Ms. Qu,
It's Spring Festival.
We seldom have guests.
And we have so many ingredients.
They are going to rot if we don't cook.
Besides,
you always come to our place.
So...
Your boss has an employee like you.
How lucky he is.
Ms. Qu,
enjoy your dinner then.
Ms. Qu,
do you need any help?
Lights on, the night is deep.
Breeze blows through windows and doors
Ask from the bottom of the heart
Is the love true
The look in your eyes
Is engraved on my heart
Crystal clear like the moon.
Happy New Year.
Yearnings deepen.
So grateful in this life
You're here with me
Wind brings back the memory
In dream shall we meet
Hope in this life
We'll love and cherish each other
Till death do us part
Don't idle away your youth
Dreams never stop
So grateful in this life
You're here with me
Wind brings back the memory
In dream shall we meet
Hope in this life
We'll love and cherish each other
Till death do us part
Don't idle away your youth
Dreams never stop
So grateful in this life
You're here with me
Wind brings back the memory
In dream shall we meet
Hope in this life
We'll love and cherish each other
Till death do us part
Don't idle away your youth
Dreams never stop
Come. Be careful.
Thank you.
OK.
Be slowly.
Here. Give it to me.
Let's go this way.
Thank you very much.
Cigarettes!
Fruits!
Song!
Liangchen.
You come back?
I have been back long ago.
I had something to deal with nearby.
And I heard that a train
was coming from your hometown.
I guess you may come back.
So I come and wait.
It surprises me that you really come.
It's such a coincidence.
Did your sister come back, too?
Her school resumed classes long ago.
She has classes today.
Liangchen.
Let's go to see her
at her school.
I have some seafood.
I want to give some to her and Xiaojun.
No, thanks.
We'll have it all.
It's OK.
We've got so much.
You don't have to.
My sister... she doesn't like seafood.
Don't mention it. Let's go.
Let's go. Liangchen.
Go.
How come you don't know her?
Miss,
let me in.
She's a student here.
You don't believe me?
Ask her brother.
Liangchen?
Xie Xiang.
This is Women's School.
I can't let you in.
Miss,
you must miss something.
She is here.
Why don't you let me in and find her?
Who is this?
Xie Xiang?
Do we have this student?
You can't get in.
I'm afraid not.
Miss,
just let me in.
We don't have the person you look for.
Xie Xiang!
- Didn't I tell you? - Xie Xiang.
You really can't get in. Go away.
Xie Xiang.
- Xiang. Xie Xiang. - We don't have the person you look for.
Xie Xiang.
We're having classes now.
- Please get out. - Xie Xiang.
Xie Xiang.
We're having classes now.
- What are you yelling about? - Xie Xiang.
Xie Xiang.
We don't have this person here.
Please get out.
Or I'll call the police.
Huang Song.
Xie Xiang.
- Xie Xiang. - We don't have her here.
Huang Song.
Xie Xiang.
- Xie... - Go now.
Don't come back.
Xie Xiang.
What're you yelling about?
Xiaojun,
I bring some food for you and Liangchen's sister.
The teacher won't let us in.
That's for sure.
This is a Women's School.
They can't let you in.
What do you bring?
Fish, shrimps,
and scallops.
I caught them personally.
And it's pickled.
You may give them to me.
I'll give them to Xie Xiang.
No way.
I bring them to you and Xie Xiang.
I have to give them to her
in person.
Xie Xiang, well,
she hasn't come back to Beijing, yet.
I came back with Liangchen.
He said his sister was back long ago.
Didn't you come back for classes?
Where is Liangchen?
He was here just now.
Now he is gone.
Xiaojun,
is there something wrong with Xie Xiang?
No.
What can be wrong?
It's a chaos on street.
Have she gone missing?
Nonsense.
Don't think too much.
Go back to school.
I'll forward them to her.
OK?
No.
You are good friends.
You don't know whether she's back.
That means she doesn't.
And the teacher said there was no such a person here.
No.
Something must be wrong.
I have to ask him.
Don't. Don't bring him here.
Can she let you in?
You wait here.
I'll ask for you.
OK, I'll wait.
Don't yell again.
Wait here.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
Xie Liangchen is so unreliable.
He's gone without saying a word.
Where did you go?
I went to get my bag.
Take that idiot away with you.
If you don't, you'll be exposed.
I can't.
His suspicion will grow once I take him back.
What should we do?
Give me your clothes.
Are you planning to¡­
Change in your clothes
and pretend to be Xie Xiang.
How silly!
Even if you change in my clothes,
your hair will give you out.
I went back and got this.
You're all prepared?
Anytime and anywhere
in case of emergency.
You think it's funny to dress like a man?
Give me a hand.
Here.
Are you looking for me?
I'm your brother's friend.
My surname is Huang.
I'm Huang Song.
I heard about you from my brother.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too.
What is it that you want to see me?
I...
I... brought some seafood from my hometown for you.
It's awkward.
I can't take it.
Why is that?
Your brother and I are like brothers.
You're his sister. So you're my sister, too.
Take it. It's OK.
Take it.
Alright.
Thank you.
It must be heavy.
Let me take it for you.
It's OK.
It's a Women's School.
You're not allowed to go in.
Right!
If that's all,
go back then.
It's getting late.
OK.
I'll go then.
You have to eat it.
Or it's going to rot.
OK.
Remember to eat.
See you.
Bye now.
You have to eat it.
See you.
Damn!
The idiot has a crush on you.
What are you talking about?
Take it home for your parents.
You won't take some?
Song will save some for me.
For Xie Liangchen.
So it works in man's clothes.
You get two in everything.
Cut the craps.
Change back. Give me the clothes.
Song.
Give it to me.
Xie Liangchen.
Where did you go?
To the bathroom.
Did you meet your sister?
Yeah.
She gave you her gratitude.
Don't mention it.
Don't give me the weird grin.
Liangchen.
Your sister is so beautiful.
Don't you think we look
exactly the same?
Of course not.
How so?
I know you don't.
Her eyes are bigger.
And her skin is smoother.
Her lips are redder.
They're curling when she smiles.
Anyway,
she is more good-looking than you.
Are you sure about it?
I saw her with my eyes.
Then you're blind.
Where is your seafood?
I gave it to your sister.
All?
Yeah, all of them.
What am I going to eat?
It's not for you anyway.
Don't fight with your sister with it.
OK.
Let's go back.
Let's go.
Yanlin,
Ji Jin and Junshan haven't come back yet?
They live close to each other.
I guess they'll be back tomorrow.
How about Gu Yanzhen?
Was he staying at Shunyuan for Spring Festival?
Gu Yanzhen?
He's probably not coming back in anytime soon.
What's wrong?
Didn't you hear it?
His father was a member of
the negotiation delegation.
The government is likely to accept the terms cowardly.
Really?
Who knows?
Nowadays, everyone is demonstrating on the street.
The government is such a disappointment.
Right, Liangchen,
aren't you from Peking?
Did you go on demonstration?
It's a chaos on the street.
My parents didn't let me out.
Lucky for you.
I heard the authority
sent military and police to suppress the demonstrating people.
Many people were arrested.
If the treaty is signed,
that would be horrible.
If it is,
the country will break down.
The Peking government is a coward.
They're so unreliable.
Now,
we can only pin our hope on British and America,
hoping that they won't turn a deaf ear to
the Japanese troops.
How ridiculous!
A skunk bursts in,
and we need to count on another two skunks
to bring justice to us.
What the heck is this?
What can we do about it?
Our country is weak.
And everyone is stepping a foot on us.
Let's hope they don't sign it.
If they do,
there will be voices against
Gu Yanzhen and his family.
You still have one last chance.
We can leave now.
Miss,
please don't let me go.
I'm all alone.
I want to stay by your side.
Miss.
Lord Chengrui seems to have boarded on the train.
Is he following me?
We don't know yet.
Tell me when you see him.
Yes.
Miss.
I found him.
Xianrong.
Chengrui.
It's been a long time.
Yeah.
Fourteen years.
Did you miss me?
You've been back for a while.
Why didn't you come over?
I'm occupied.
So busy.
I don't have your rank.
So I have to do things by myself.
I'm not like you.
You are one of the royalties.
Your life is so easy.
Ready tongue!
Looks like there's no need to worry about
you being bullied out there.
Maybe you should.
Besides,
I hope you'd be sorry for that.
In such case,
I can ask you for any favor
since you owe me.
It's a different time now.
I'm afraid I can't help you
any longer.
You don't know what the favor is yet.
Don't turn me down now.
If it's about you,
I'll certainly try my best.
However, if it's about the Japanese Daiwa Association and Mr. Oda,
I'm afraid I can't help.
Chengrui, don't say that.
You break my heart.
Yeah.
It's our first meeting after 14 years.
I don't want this to happen.
I feel sorry about it, too.
What are you going to Peking for?
I've got plenty of time.
I want to travel around.
I'm not like you.
You're always on something.
Yes.
The emperor is abdicated.
Royalties like you
are all civilians now.
It's good.
At least it's safe.
The fate of a nation
depends on its people,
including people like me.
The emperor is well in the Forbidden City.
The throne has been passed down for over 200 years.
There are ups and downs.
The current hardship is nothing.
Given what you said,
you're still hoping to resume the throne.
We humans
need some goals to fight for.
You're right.
In all of a sudden,
I found we have something in common.
Maybe later,
we have opportunities to cooperate.
It might be hard.
But I won't
work with invaders.
I'm sorry to hear
you said that.
Xianrong,
don't make me an enemy to you.
Not every one's eligible to
be my enemy.
By the way,
please give my best to My Lady.
It's going to be her birthday.
I'll go celebrate it
personally.
My mother believes in Buddhism.
She doesn't like extravagance.
We haven't thrown birthday parties for years.
But thank you.
She believes in Buddhism?
Don't joke with me.
Anyway, she adopted me.
We'll meet sooner or later.
You can't hide
from me forever.
Xianrong...
Don't feel sad, Chengrui.
We'll
have plenty of chances to meet.
Lord Duan's birthday party is in 5 days.
Chengrui was going to the party.
Now he came back to Shunyuan all of a sudden.
Miss.
I'm afraid he's coming back for us.
He and his father had garrisoned at Feng'an for over 30 years.
Though the Qing Dynasty is toppled,
they still have many people
loyal to them in Feng'an.
They are all related to
Lord Chengrui and Rong Mansion.
Even Commander Zhang
has to show some respect to them.
If they get involved,
it would be a big problem.
Now they've known about the transaction.
It seems that we have to sell it.
Maybe we can send Mr. James
to Uiju County
and make the transaction there.
Payment
on delivery.
Even something goes wrong,
it's none of our business.
Idiot!
If we make transaction in Uiju County,
there wouldn't have anything to do with us.
We have the buyers.
So the transaction
has to be made on our turf.
Yes.
Deliver the words.
Watch over Rong Mansion,
and report each of their moves to me.
Yes.
Send a telegram to Uiju County.
Ask Takeda
whether he needs our help in delivering the goods.
Mr. Takeda won't ask for our help.
He can turn us down.
But if something goes wrong,
he has to bear the responsibility himself.
So you mean...
Get some new faces follow
Takeda's men.
If Rong Mansion has their hands in it,
stay out of it for the moment.
When they get the goods,
we'll hijack it.
Yes.
Gu Yanzhen.
Who is it?
Gu... Stop calling. Coming.
Where's Gu Yanzhen?
Ms. Qu,
what brings you here?
I'm coming for Gu Yanzhen.
Get him out for me.
I'm so sorry.
Mr. Gu is not at home.
Not at home?
Where did he go?
Don't tell me he's at school.
I went to his school.
He's not there.
Mr. Gu went to Peking days ago.
Please pick another day.
But... when did he go?
Who was with him?
When will he come back?
Get back here.
I haven't finished yet.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
You're gloomy.
Mr. Gu didn't come to classes recently.
How do you know it?
Your school has resumed class for a month and I haven't seen him.
Are you gloomy because of him?
So I'm right about it.
Where's Gu Yanzhen?
How could I know?
How come you don't?
In Spring Festival,
he went to find you at Peking, right?
I don't know. Don't ask me anymore.
Stop lying to me.
Tell me now. Where is he?
If you want to find him, find him yourself.
Don't bother asking me.
Don't give me that attitude.
I'll tell others about you guys.
You... you've...
known it?
You know it, too?
No.
Keep your mouth shut.
She had nothing to do.
You knew it and you helped him?
He asks you to cover for him, right?
No.
You like him? For real?
No.
So it's true.
Oh, my god.
Don't be silly, Xiang.
I'm telling you men like him are disgusting.
They use your affection for the sake of themselves.
They're cheaters in love.
Abandon the feelings for him.
What are you laughing at?
Seriously, I mean it.
You would be used without knowing it.
Do you hear me?
Yeah. Yeah. Cheaters in love. I'll forget him.
Stupid!
Where's Aunt Yu?
I didn't see her.
Maybe she's out.
I never see her at night.
I'll leave you now.
To the hotel?
I'm going to find Gu Yanzhen.
I'm telling you.
Cut off your feelings for him. Do you hear me?
Silly girl.
Be careful.
I have to bother you again, Ms. Huo.
A business is a business.
Don't mention it.
This is the advance payment.
When it's done,
you can get the back end.
My lord, you're so generous on the advance payment.
But I'm afraid I can't
do the job you ask.
If you can't do the job,
no one can in Shunyuan.
You flattered me.
Tell me about it.
Five days ago,
I heard that
there would be goods
delivered from Uiju County.
Ms. Huo, I hope
you can get the goods for me.
What is it?
Who is delivering it?
Who is the consignor?
Porcelains.
Jades.
Corals.
Agates.
Calligraphy and paintings.
They are treasures we lost in the old Summer Palace.
The consignor
is the chairman of Japan Daiwa Association,
Takeda Syun.
When the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Peking,
he was a captain.
The receiver is the chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce,
Oda Xianrong.