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Under The Power
Episode 34
I've got a message from Hangzhou
saying almost everything is sorted out,
and that there's only one thing left.
There's eventually some good news.
Your Excellency.
Dad,
yesterday I hid in that room
with Sima Chang'an for a whole night to avoid the bandits.
Everyone present saw that.
I don't want to hear any gossips about me.
So I hope you can do me a favor.
Don't worry
about the gossips out there.
I will definitely help you
to prevent those gossips.
Stand up first.
I have one more request, Dad.
I... I've had a lover in my heart.
It's my cousin.
I want to get married to him.
I hope you can give me a hand.
Your cousin is surely one in a million.
If we are doubly related,
I will certainly agree.
But your cousin is a talent.
I'm afraid he won't fall for you.
It doesn't matter.
I will finally find a way to make him fall in love with me.
I just want you to know about my will.
This elixir is freshly made. Please try it.
I won't.
Since Master Yuanming passed away,
the new elixir has been more and more tasteless.
I didn't even feel pungent when I took them,
and I can't see any obvious effects either.
I asked you
to look for the alchemist.
How is it going?
Your Majesty.
Recently in the capital there is a traveling Taoist
living in the Serenity Cottage at the Sanyang Hill outside the city.
I heard this alchemist was quite knowledgeable
about astronomy, geography,
yin and yang, hexagrams, and solar terms.
He's even better at Taoism.
It is said that
he even has the prescription of elixir.
And everything he said
comes true as he predicted.
I also heard that some people wanted to spend plenty of money
inviting him home for consultation,
but they were all rejected.
Moreover, he sets rules.
that whoever wants to meet him must visit the Serenity Cottage
and queue up to get a number card and they'll get Taoism consultation.
What an arrogant guy he is!
So he is.
Your Majesty, how about...
I ask someone to take him here?
No need.
That person is a little stubborn
as Master Shao Yuanjie.
Alright. It's been so long since I left the palace last time.
How about going out for fun?
Next one.
What are you doing?
How dare you?
My lord wants to meet the master.
Queue up over there.
There are so many people in the queue. When can we meet him?
I don't know. Queue up, please.
My lord has a very special status,
so I don't think it's necessary to queue up.
Whoever he is, he has to queue up.
Go to queue up.
Next one.
Excuse me, sir.
Come on, this way.
What's up?
Sir.
I have the ticket that enables you to see the master immediately.
Do you want it?
Yes, of course.
But you need to pay 20 taels of silver.
I need to pay for it?
Forget it If you don't want it.
Anyway lots of people are waiting for it.
I'll buy it.
Next one.
Coming.
Master.
The number card.
Gentlemen,
you jumped the queue, right?
Master,
how did you know that?
This number card was given out from 3 to 5 am.
If you started waiting from then on,
your clothes
must be have been wetted by the frost.
But it turns out
your clothes are extremely clean and dry.
It is obvious that you jumped the queue, right?
To be honest,
we paid 20 taels of silver to come in here.
In that case, please go back.
I answer questions and dispel doubts for sincere people only.
How inexplicable you are!
I think you and the guy selling the number cards
are on the same side
to deceive people for money together, right?
Then I'll repay 20 taels to you.
Please leave the Serenity Cottage right now
and don't waste other visitors' time.
You...
Behave yourself.
Master.
We did take the shortcut,
but you didn't notify people
of getting the number card themselves.
We didn't want to waste time.
So of course, we came to visit you by our own means.
What you said
sounds strange but quite reasonable.
What do you want to ask?
This is my lord's birthday.
Ding Mao, Ji You,
Xin Si, Ji Hai.
Any problem?
Your birthday shows that
you are supposed to be born at a noble family.
This is the fate of an emperor
ruling all common people, and enjoying peace.
I'm afraid
you are talking nonsense.
I have lived in the marketplace since I was young.
How could I rule all common people?
Even if you live in the marketplace,
you are an outstanding guy
who enjoys affluence for a lifetime and admiration from others.
You are extremely rich and successful.
A fortuneteller like you
has to do business with his real skills.
Therefore,
you can provide solutions to problems for people,
and convince them to do good deeds which can earn them great merits and virtues.
If you want to deceive people for money
and tell them weal and woe at will,
how could you make others trust you?
Trustworthy words may not be fine-sounding; while fine-sounding words may not be trustworthy.
The good man does not prove by argument; he who proves by argument is not good.
True wisdom is different from much learning; much learning means little wisdom.
For heaven's way is to sharpen without cutting.
And the Sage's way is to act without striving.
Look at the outside.
It is crowded with visitors.
It's impossible for others to be skeptical
that you're fishing for fame.
Be content with what you have and are, and no one can despoil you;
who stops in time nothing can harm. He is forever safe and secure.
I think Taoism promotes learning and cultivates virtue.
I have no desire to get fame and money by deceiving the public.
So Master,
how can you convince me to trust you?
If you don't trust me,
how about we have a bet?
What's the stake?
I've recently observed stars at night,
finding that the Southeast part is very dull.
That's the sign of some abnormal event.
Within ten days,
there will be surely a riot in the southeast.
Even though it won't do harm to the laws of the royal government,
it is still a potential danger as well.
How dare you?
Aren't you scared of being beheaded for discussing national affairs?
Yes, My Lord.
Whether I'm talking nonsense
won't come to a conclusion
until it happens.
So let's make it half a month, Master.
What if nothing happens?
I will pay back all the money and leave.
And I won't come to the capital anymore.
Master,
if what you said is true,
this jade pendant
will be yours.
Your...Your Majesty?
I'm sorry for unawareness of your great visit.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Stand up.
I don't dare.
Stand up!
You told my fortune correctly just now.
Now you don't have to be overcourteous.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I'll wait only half a month.
Come on, come on.
-Master, Madam, they... -Bring them in.
-Hurry up. -What the hell…
Greetings, Mr. and Mrs. Chunyu.
Today I'm here
for some great good news.
You all know Mr. Sima, right?
He said
that he has been lovesick
since he met your daughter at the Hairpin Competition the other day,
So he asked me to come here.
Come on. Carry them in.
Those are just greeting presents.
If you agree,
there will be
-more betrothal presents. -I don't want to marry him.
However rich he is, I will never get married to him.
However,
everyone has known the relationship
between Miss Chunyu and Mr. Sima.
If Mr. Sima doesn't marry Miss Chunyu,
I'm afraid...
What are you talking about?
Qi.
If my sister wants to get married,
I don't think there's no Mr. Right for her.
You are back, Qi.
Go back and tell Sima Chang'an.
He is just a civilian,
but only has some filthy lucre.
With his status, he doesn't deserve my sister.
Deputy Chief, Miss Zhai is here.
Mr. Dong.
You abducted people for extortion.
Was it a little too much?
I have no choice.
The Chief, who has suffered one defeat after another,
and he's now in urgent need of money.
The moneybags in Hangzhou
really have big fortunes.
I did it
just for our own sake,
so I came up with that bad idea.
How good your plan was!
Once the officials arrived, the ransoms did just in time.
From now on, however,
should you inform us first
before you take action?
His Excellency
was quite unhappy about this.
Miss Zhai,
don't put on airs in front of me.
I won't obey anyone else
except for the Chief.
Hangzhou isn't a small town by the border.
You dare be so reckless
that you didn't follow His Excellency's arrangement.
If you make any mistake,
don't expect His Excellency to protect you guys.
How can we make mistakes?
Money and people are all here.
People?
Who are they?
Even though they are not the people the Chief wants,
one of them
is whom I have been thinking of day and night,
and can't wait to tear into pieces.
Moreover,
you know that person very well.
She used to be your good friend.
Miss Zhai.
You don't want to reminisce with her?
Fine.
During the journey,
they made me suffer a lot.
So I asked my men to hit them for fun.
I didn't expect they failed to withstand it so quickly.
I can't believe
you experienced such a bad day too.
Did you come to laugh at me?
I really don't know
that you, Mr. Dong, have made an alliance
with your enemy.
What do you mean by "enemy"?
Aren't you my biggest enemy?
So far, you haven't known
who the hell
destroyed your sect.
Make it clear!
Dong Qisheng!
Miss Zhai,
this is related to the lives
of over 100 people of my sect.
Please don't mind.
Tell me.
I didn't destroy your sect.
The real murderer is...
It's me.
What did you say?
It is me
that killed over 100 people of your sect.
This has nothing to do with her.
Say it again.
What?
You want to
take revenge for them?
Miss Zhai.
May I ask
why you destroyed my sect
so cruelly?
Nothing.
Because His Excellency didn't like it.
If it was His Excellency's decision,
I will let it go.
Whoever understands the current situation is wise.
I can't believe
that you also understand the current situation.
Now that I'm working for Mr. Mao,
I won't provoke His Excellency
and make Mr. Mao unhappy for this old case.
It's nice of you if you think like that.
Now that she's not your enemy,
there's no point in detaining them both.
Well then,
His Excellency ordered me to investigate Yuan Jinxia.
How about you do me a favor
by letting me take them away?
No.
Why not?
Since it's His Excellency's order,
it's bad if I don't release them.
But you can only
take one of them away.
I want her.
You were really her good friend.
I won't leave.
Take Yang Yue with you.
Do you know what you're saying now?
If you want to take me with you,
just get away my corpse.
Alright.
Xi,
as we were friends,
this is all that I can do for you.
Don't blame me.
Take Yang Yue away.
Help yourself.
Hello.
There you are.
Your Excellency.
Have a seat.
What did you ask me to come here for?
I just feel hungry,
so I want you to have dinner with me.
Okay.
Waiter.
I'd like to order dishes.
I'm coming.
What would you like,
guests?
Miss?
Whatever.
We don't have such a dish named "whatever”, miss.
Maybe Yang Yue and Shangguan Xi are still alive.
You've got their news?
Order some dishes first.
After finishing this meal,
I'll tell you about it.
Alright. I'll order some dishes.
Having news means good news.
You still want to order "whatever"?
"Whatever"? What is "whatever"?
I haven't had a decent meal for days.
Waiter.
Bring me the specialties,
the best and most expensive dishes of your restaurant.
Alright.
It won't take long.
Your Excellency, what is the good news?
I asked Cen Fu to examine the surrounding area of the Viewing Pavilion.
He found some traces,
including footsteps of two people and a dragging trace.
Based on the sizes and shades of those footsteps,
the traces were left exactly by the three of them.
A dragging trace?
It means there is at least one person injured.
That's right.
Your Excellency.
We can try to find them along the dragging trace.
I asked Xie Xiao to do it.
He will take his men there to trace them.
Those pirates
usually kill people, set fire and rob
in small towns by the sea.
They cannot get anywhere.
But this time, they dare make trouble in the city of Hangzhou.
They really have enough guts.
The pirates are so aggressive.
Do you think the Yan family supports them?
By Yan Shifan's personality,
he never does anything
without any benefit.
You know what?
What's up?
The young master of the Chunyu family
killed someone at the Beauty Pavilion
to scramble for a prostitute
once came back to Hangzhou.
You mean the young master
of Chunyu family,
the royal merchant raising horses?
Is there another Young Master Chunyu in Hangzhou?
Who did he kill?
The head butler of the Sima family,
the biggest salt merchant here.
Forget it. Let's stop talking about this.
What shall we have for dinner today?
Whatever.
Such a useless idiot!
If you know you are my only son,
you should be aware of keeping yourself innocent.
Now you've killed one person, and ruined yourself.
Dad, don't hit me. It's my fault.
Dad, don't hit me.
Tell me clearly.
Who did you kill?
Where is Miss Tumi?
She's been sick for these days,
so she can't serve guests.
Girls, come and serve our guests.
Yes.
Your Excellency.
Come on.
I'll be definitely gallant to you.
This voice
sounds like...
That's exactly Tumi's voice, right?
Yes.
Mr. Chunyu.
You said you couldn't serve guests, right?
Who are you?
Don't you see I'm having fun now?
Get out!
You were with my girl.
How dare you be aggressive to me?
Who the hell are you?
Mr. Chunyu.
I'll kill you at any cost.
Well, Mr. Chunyu…
Someone's dead!
Sima Chang'an's butler.
Sima Chang'an?
The guy who sent people to our house
to propose to your sister today?
Yes, that's him.
In this case, if we can be reconciled...
Right, Dad. You see.
If I have a criminal record,
my official career is done.
However,
if the Sima Family don't hold us responsible,
everything will be irretrievable.
Dad.
Dad, you want to...
Min.
As you know,
he's the only son
to continue our family line.
Yi.
What's going on?
Stand up, Min.
-Yi. -Stand up. -I...
My dad wants me to marry Sima Chang'an,
the ugly guy who is a jinx to his wife,
for saving my brother.
I can't marry him.
Please help me, Yi.
I can't help you
with this either.
No.
You can help me.
As long as you agree to marry me,
and tell Sima Chang'an that
I‘ve been engaged to you,
he dare not do anything to fight against the Lu family.
Then what about your brother?
As for my brother...
It's good if he can survive.
Ending his official career
is better than sacrificing my lifetime happiness.
But I don't love you,
and I can't promise you anything either.
You don't want to marry a man you don't love.
For the same reason,
I don't want to marry
a woman I don't love either.
You love Yuan Jinxia, right?
It's very normal for a man to have several wives.
I'm willing to be your concubine.
Having many wives is not good.
Having one wife
is enough for me.
How can you be so cold-blooded?
I am your cousin.
How can you treat me like this?
I'm an Embroidered Uniform Guard.
You should know very well
that the Embroidered Uniform Guards are the most cold-blooded.
Alright.
So cold-blooded like you said.
You will be regretful.
Your Excellency,
you really want to do nothing
to save Miss Chunyu?
It's not a matter of whether to save her or not,
but how to save her.
Since Sima Chang'an could become a salt merchant,
we can't look down on his power.
Although the victim is just a slave,
as the saying goes, tit for tat.
If he insists on holding the Chunyu family responsible,
I'm afraid
that ending the official career of the Chunyu family's only son
is not his only purpose.
A question for you.
What if the Chunyu family
isn't a royal merchant?
If so,
I'm afraid that they may be unable to run their horse ranch.
The Chunyu family's relationship with mine
is why it can become a royal merchant.
You think the Lu family can protect them for a lifetime?
Although Chunyu Qi is still young,
his family has great expectation to him.
If his official career is really hopeless,
I'm afraid there will be few time left for them to be a royal merchant.
Without the support of the Chunyu family,
Chunyu Min won't have any good ending.
I've asked Cen Fu to go to the local government
to see if we can do something to mediate this case.
Tell me early if you want to die.
Then I wouldn't have made my effort to save you.
Well… Why are you here?
Where are we?
Where is Miss Shangguan?
She's still at Dong Qisheng's place.
What?
I... I want to rescue her.
Considering your current condition,
I think you'll die even if you go rescue her.
I don't care so much.
If anything bad happens to her,
I'll make you pay with your own lives.
Capacity is requested
if you want to boast.
Trust me.
She won't die that easily.
If you come back there like this,
her sacrifice won't be worthy.
Well...
What do you mean?
Dong Qisheng showed me some respect
and allowed me
to take one of you away.
I was supposed to save her,
but she gave this only chance to you.
Dong Qisheng is shameless.
If Miss Shangguan is under his control,
she will be tortured a lot.
I can't let her face it alone.
Even if I die,
I want to die with her as well.
Yuanyang.
Master.
Go and tell Min
that the wedding will be held in three days.
The marriage is determined.
Did my dad really say so?
Lady.
How about begging Madam again?
Madam loves you that much,
so she can't turn a blind eye
to your misfortune.
My mom really loves me,
but she loves my brother even more.
I need to escape from the wedding.
You Embroidered Uniform Guards
cannot turn the table either?
The Embroidered Uniform Guards aren't almighty.
Sima Chang'an insisted
that Mr. Chunyu killed his butler.
The witnesses and evidence are present.
The case documents have been sent to the Court of Judicial Review,
I'm afraid nothing can be done in public.
Any findings in the Beauty Pavilion?
Your Excellency,
someone has bought the freedom of Miss Tumi
Chunyu Qi scrambled for with the butler.
She's been away from the Beauty Pavilion.
Who bought her freedom?
Everyone in the Beauty Pavilion were too reserved
to reveal anything.
Looks like someone set a trap
for Chunyu Qi.
Eroticism brings risks.
I'm afraid Chunyu Qi hasn't known
how he became a murderer so far.
Your Excellency,
Miss Chunyu's wedding will be held in three days.
That soon?
It's a tough call for Master Chunyu.
Will he really sacrifice his daughter
to save his son?
Xi,
as we were friends,
this is all that I can do for you.
Don't blame me.
Why did you come back again?
Where is Lanye?
I have no time to explain so much. Hurry up.
Little beauty, it's time to have...
Guards!
Are you OK? Hold on.
A cliff again?
It doesn't matter.
At the worst, we can fight to the bitter end.
You have no way out
but you can still flirt with each other.
Don't you feel ashamed?
Dong Qisheng.
You've already known
that the Wu'an Sect has nothing to do
with the destruction of the Dong's Sect on the Water.
Miss Shangguan isn't your enemy.
Why do you keep holding of her?
Why?
Don't you know that?
You've disturbed my affairs several times,
and now you dare question me?
You...
I can't believe that you still have nasty stuff in your mind
after surrendering to the pirates.
As the saying goes, a fox may grow grey,
but never good.
I still remember
that Constable Yang
crawled to me like a dog
and begged me humbly.
How admirable!
Yang Yue!
Today,
should we make a change?
What do you want?
Today you will be the person
who kneels to beg me.
Don't do it!
In your dreams.
Stop!
What the hell do you want?
Beg me.
Let me see how you beg me.
Then I'll consider
whether to let him go.
Miss Shangguan, don't care about what he said.
It's just the death.
I'm not scared of it.
You are really sensible.
He said he wasn't scared of death.
It's enough.
I beg you.
Please let him go.
Kneel and beg me.
Okay.
Miss Shangguan…
Yang Yue!
Now,
the Deputy Chief is dead.
What should we do?
Kill her
and take revenge for him.
Alright.
Sorry.
I'm late.
Where are you going?
I want to find him.
Whether he's alive or dead,
I have to see him.
Yang Yue!
That's the pirate.
He's dead.
Falling down from such a high place,
he's not likely to be alive.
His death
doesn't mean Yang Yue is dead too.
Now that he's here,
Yang Yue must be nearby.
Yang Yue!
Yang Yue, where are you?
Yang Yue!
Don't find him anymore.
You are in bad condition.
Don't worry about me.
Don't find him anymore. You hear me?
He can't be alive. He's dead.
I believe he's not dead!
You see? There's only the corpse of a pirate.
Maybe some wild animal
carried away his corpse.
You want to die with him?
Impossible.
Leave me alone.
I know.
You hate me a lot in your mind, right?
If I didn't destroy the Dongs' Sect on the Water,
Dong Qisheng wouldn't detest you.
If it wasn't me,
Yang Yue wouldn't come back here
or die with Dong Qisheng
to rescue you.
It's enough.
I don't want to hear this anymore.
Yang Yue!
Where are you from, you thief?
Let me go.
What are you doing here stealthily?
Let me go!
-What happened? -Master.
I caught a thief.
I said let me go!
Miss Chunyu?
What do you want to do?
Your wedding will be held the day after tomorrow.
You want to leave your brother alone
and go away?
In your mind, my brother is the only one,
while you pushed me into the pit of hell.
You forced me
to do this.
You...
Dad,
previously you gave me a slap in the face and the swelling just went down.
If you don't want me to go to the Sima mansion
with a swollen face at the wedding the day after tomorrow,
I think you'd better
not slap me.
Yuanyang.
Take her back to her room.
Yes, Master.
And ask some people to guard at the door.
Stay in your room before your wedding.
Don't go anywhere.
I didn't know it was you.
Yuan Jinxia.
I hate you!
Don't just stand here!
Pack everything up.
Yes, Master.
Go away.
Your Excellency.
Is there any news about Yang Yue and Miss Shangguan?
Not yet.
Recently I've always had a bad presentiment
about Chunyu Min's affair
besides Yang Yue's.
Do you think
I did harm to her indirectly?
Stop woolgathering.
A relationship between two people is so complicated.
I wonder
if it's a bad relationship between us?
Yi?
Yi,
you're here to help me, right?
Answer my question.
Whatever happens,
you won't get married to Sima Chang'an, right?
I knew it.
Looking cold-blooded outward but warm-hearted inward,
you won't leave me alone.
I have an idea
that can protect you
and your brother.
Really?
But this wedding
must take place as scheduled.
You have to go to your husband's mansion as usual
on the wedding day.
After getting into the Sima mansion,
take this medicine.
In half an hour,
you will die.
Don't worry.
Everything is a cover-up.
It just makes a suspended animation for you.
I need to get hold of the evidence from Sima Chang'an.
You get married to him
but die at his house.
No matter how you die,
Sima Chang'an shall be held liable for this.
Finally,
he can do nothing but let Chunyu Qi off.
So, you mean…
I…
I can't be Chunyu Min anymore
for the rest of my life?
This is your only choice now.
By then,
I will give you a new identity.
Of course,
I won't bring disgrace to you.
If you don't do as what I said,
and you escape from your wedding successfully,
when your brother's official career is over,
I'm afraid that the Chunyu family's status of royal merchant
won't last for long.
As far as I know about Uncle,
he won't let you go so easily.
If that time comes,
you won't have any choice.
Think about it carefully.
Constable Yang!
Miss Shangguan!
Search around carefully!
Yes, Young Master.
Miss Shangguan!
-Xi! -Constable Yang!
The lantern is not hung over there. Hurry up!
OK.
Put it up.
Let's go.
The first comb from the top to the end of the hair
means living happily until you are in old ages.
The second comb
fulfills all the wishes.
The third comb
shows a mother's care about the daughter.
The forth comb of everlasting longing
stands for conjugal love forever.
Min,
today, you are getting married.
I hope I can bring you to your wedding happily.
Don't blame me.
Mom,
I don't blame you.
I know Dad and you just do it for my brother.
Don't worry.
After I get married,
my brother can come back.
It's nice that you can understand us.
It is just a gossip
that he is a jinx to his wife.
Even though Sima Chang'an is ugly,
he has lots of wealth in his family.
You won't feel aggrieved after marrying him.
It doesn't matter.
No matter whether he is good-looking or ugly,
rich or poor,
I don't care about it.
But
the married daughter is like water that has been splashed.
From now on, I can't do my filial duty
to Dad and you.
My nice daughter.
As long as your brother and you have a good life,
you needn't worry
about your father and me.
Alright, Mom.
Go and do your business.
Leave Yuanyang here.
If you have any problem,
just call me.
Have you got ready
what I asked you to prepare?