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Under The Power
Episode 47
From the first day I started working at the North Bureau,
you'd been teaching me that
the Embroidered Uniform Guards were there
to catch and punish criminals.
Until today, the plaque which says 'upholding justice'
is still hanging over the gate of the North Bureau.
I just don't understand
what loyalty and righteousness
mean to you.
Do you remember Shen Lian?
Registrar of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Shen Lian,
was banished to Anzhou.
You used to see him as a brother,
but fearing you'd offend the Yan Family,
you didn't help him,
which lead to his tragic death.
Secretary of Revenue, Yang Qizheng,
tried to impeach the Yan Family,
but ended up being slandered and thrown into jail.
After going through endless tortures,
he died.
And Xia Ran as well...
Stop it.
Father.
You could have saved them back then.
But you didn't dare to offend the Yan Family,
so you did nothing as they were persecuted.
So many years have gone past.
Have you never regretted it?
Your Excellency.
The files of Yang Chengwan are among them
which you'd read before going to Yangzhou.
These are the files of Xia Ran that you requested.
By the way,
the results are back from
the investigation you requested.
What have you found?
The Xia Family was really unfortunate.
After their property was seized,
few people survived.
The remaining survivors who used to be close to them all wanted to avoid talking about it.
We only found
an old maid who used to do laundry work at the Xia's Residence.
She said Xia Changqing had a daughter,
who went missing
at the Lantern Festival.
The Lantern Festival?
Yes.
According to the old maid,
people suspected that the daughter of the Xia Family
was abducted by traffickers,
and was nowhere to be found for a long time.
Before long,
Xia Changqing and his wife dismissed
many young and old maids.
How old was that child?
It's said she was only about four years old when she went missing.
She's probably 17 now.
Actually, being abducted by traffickers
was not necessarily a bad thing.
At least, she survived.
If she didn't go missing,
she would have been killed together with her whole family.
Slow down.
Come, come.
Wait for me.
Come over.
Be careful.
-Watch out. -Wait for me.
Don't fall.
Look.
Come.
By the way,
We also found that
after the traffickers died,
the child was sent to an orphanage.
Go to that orphanage
and get the files of all children around 4 years old at that time.
Yes.
You thought you knew it?
You think Yan Shifan
is only after you?
He wants to take down the whole Lu Family!
Mr. Yan,
I heard that Yu Dayong was investigated by the North Bureau.
Yes.
He will soon
be thrown into the Imperial Prison.
Congratulations, Mr. Yan.
What's there to congratulate on?
Yu Dayong is just a small fry I don't
even think is worth dealing with.
It's Lu Ting
and Lu Yi
that I want to get rid of.
Lu Ting is very cunning.
I'm afraid he won't get his son involved in it.
When you hit a snake, you must aim at its head.
Lu Yi is different from his father.
Although resourceful,
his sense of righteousness can be his weakness.
If he finds out Yu Dayong
is thrown into the Imperial Prison,
he will definitely take actions.
We just need to wait for him to take the bait.
By then,
we'll impeach him
on the grounds of collusion with generals defending the border.
I want to get rid of the Lu Family
once and for all.
Even if
His Majesty believes that Lu Yi colluded with generals defending the border,
he may not want to kill Lu Yi
and his father,
because His Majesty has close ties with the Lu Family.
Although His Majesty rules the country,
he's become
very reliant on the Yan Family.
Should he dare to go against me,
I'll turn him into the next Xia Ran.
Yes.
For many years,
whoever offends the Yan Family has always ended up dead.
In the court,
His Majesty has the final say,
but he'd always consult Mr. Yan.
Be careful with
what you're saying.
Your Excellency.
You dosed off here last night?
What's up?
Commander Lu went to the Imperial Prison early in the morning.
I heard that Yu Dayong has been escorted back to the capital.
Let's go and have a look.
-Your Excellency. -Your Excellency.
Open the door.
Yes.
General.
Assistant Lu.
Last time we met,
we were on the battlefield.
I never expected
I'd be a prisoner today.
How embarrassing!
Not at all.
General Yu, you are loyal to the country,
but you ended up being framed.
I feel sorry for you.
Assistant Lu.
I admit I wasn't very good at working in the court,
but at least
I devoted myself in killing enemies on the battlefield,
and I have lost count of how many times I nearly died.
But I ended up
being impeached
by those who were quick to shake off their responsibilities.
Where is the justice?
General.
Don't lose faith.
I am
loyal to the country,
and I'm obsessed with warfare tactics,
I should die on the battlefield.
That's the meaning of my life
and my faith, too.
Unfortunately, there aren't
many officials
who share a common faith with you.
General, don't worry
I won't
just watch you being framed.
I'll try my best to help you get the justice back.
Thank you, Assistant Lu.
Father.
Are you going to present something like this
to His Majesty?
Do you think these words
are enough for His Majesty to spare his life?
Your sense of righteousness just got the better of you.
It seems that you haven't learned anything from working at the North Bureau for so many years.
This is the truth.
Yu Dayong never helped the enemy to flee.
Stupid.
If you tell His Majesty the truth
without any evidence,
it'll only show that we Embroidered Uniform Guards are incompetent.
His Majesty never trusts anyone.
Once you've presented this to His Majesty,
can you be sure that he won't punish you as well?
If that's the case,
not only did you not help him,
you'll make things even worse.
Your Excellency.
You came here to discuss General Yu's case, right?
I thought you might be in a bad mood,
so I thought I'd come to see you.
Do you think you can help General Yu?
Everyone involved in this case tried to
pass the buck to General Yu.
He was accused of helping the enemy to flee.
It's very difficult to
help him get acquitted.
What should we do then?
How about we ask His Majesty for his leniency?
That's even worse.
At first, I thought I could help him somehow.
But my tracking skills
are useless
when it comes to cases like this.
But
if there is anything I can help with,
please do let me know.
You only met General Yu
once in Hangzhou.
If he knows
you wanted to help him,
he'll be very happy.
If a talented general like him
dies in the Imperial Prison, not only is it a shame,
it'll be a loss to the common folks.
Exactly.
A general
who is so good at using warfare tactics like him
is really hard to come by.
Your Excellency, since you're not in a good mood,
how about taking a walk with me?
When you feel better,
you may come up with a solution.
OK.
A gentleman should focus on the basics,
once the basics are established, the principles will take shape by themselves.
Filial piety and fraternal submission
are the roots of all benevolent actions.
My teacher said
a gentleman must be kind.
When I grow up,
I want to become a righteous gentleman.
Good.
What are benevolent actions?
Filial piety, respect for brothers, loyalty, and credibility.
Courtesy, righteousness, honesty, and humbleness.
Exactly.
Do you know how to write them?
The teacher hasn't taught me yet.
Well, let me teach you.
Come.
Like this.
Father.
In a few days,
someone will report the rampant Japanese pirates in Fujian to His Majesty.
Go ask Yu Dayong to write a letter immediately
and offer to wipe out the pirates for His Majesty
to atone for what he'd done.
His Majesty will definitely consider it.
I got it.
Lan Qingxuan.
Why did you want to meet me late at night?
You look so pale.
Haven't slept well recently?
Don't worry.
I'll make you
some pills that are guaranteed
to help you sleep right till dawn.
I'm fine.
You're worried about Yu Dayong, right?
I heard that
he's in the Imperial Prison now.
Don't you think
I should save him?
It's not your fault to be righteous,
but more often than not,
your sense of righteousness may get you in trouble.
Both you and I know
this is a trap set by the Yan Family.
As long as you don't get involved, you'll be safe.
You have to understand
since we chose to
walk on this thorny road,
there must be sacrifices.
I understand that.
Look at this.
Are you sure
you understand it?
It's not a bad idea if Yu Dayong
take this opportunity to atone for what he'd done.
But you know once His Majesty makes a decision,
he's not likely to change his mind.
That's why
I need you to do me a favor.
You could use my favor right now.
You want me to
act as an oracle, don't you?
How smart you are.
Fine.
Tomorrow is going to be the day of the Frost's Descent.
I guess His Majesty will ask me to tell his fortune.
Find a chance to present this to His Majesty.
Is there anything else?
Why do you need that much sleep?
I'll go back to sleep.
Look, Your Majesty.
One of the three tortoise shells
is upside down,
which is an ominous sign.
The pointer
is pointing to the southeast.
The disaster
is likely to
come from the coastal regions in the southeast.
Your prediction is very accurate.
My biggest headache
is the Japanese pirates.
They are rampant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Now they've even spread to Fujian.
Their numbers seem to increase despite our crack down measures.
Every time the generals defending the borders
received the Imperial Edict,
they'd always ask me for more time,
either claiming it's difficult to fight on the sea,
or they don't have enough soldiers.
If I keep giving them time, the Japanese pirates will soon attack Guangdong and Guangxi.
That's absolutely unacceptable!
Don't worry, Your Majesty.
Although
the southeast
is shrouded in an ominous cloud,
it's not impossible to get rid of it.
Your Majesty, you're going to have a very long life.
When the time comes,
the ominous cloud will naturally disperse.
Your Majesty.
Assistant Lu of the Embroidered Uniform Guards is here to see you.
Bring him in.
Yes.
Come in,
Assistant Lu of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Your Majesty.
Rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Sorry,
I exhausted everything,
but still didn't manage to get Yu Dayong to plead guilty.
Please punish me.
He's such a tough nut.
People working in the army
are a lot tougher than those working in the court.
Keep interrogating him,
until he confesses.
Although Dayong Yu didn't confess,
he wrote a letter
and asked me to present it to you.
What a careless guy
Yu Dayong is!
He is still thinking about killing enemies while imprisoned.
Tell him
I'll consider his suggestion.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Is there a solution to the problem?
Look, Your Majesty.
It's not impossible to solve it.
Judging from the hexagram,
the threat of the Japanese pirates
in the southeast can be removed.
There's someone who can help you
remove the threat.
Assistant Lu just
recommended
someone to you, didn't he?
I think it's worth trying.
General Yu.
Assistant Lu.
Constable Yang.
I'm really grateful for your help.
General Yu, you're welcome.
Thanks so much.
General Yu.
It's all thanks to His Majesty's leniency.
I hope you can defeat the enemies soon
and get your title back.
General Yu.
After we part today,
I don't know when we'll be able to meet again.
Don't worry.
We will meet again.
I'm looking forward to drinking with you on your son's wedding.
Great.
Let's drink until we drop by then.
See you
later.
General Yu.
Take care.
General Yu, take care.
You want to marry someone so badly?
It depends on who he is.
Who do you want to marry?
I know the answer.
Constable Yang.
I promised Jinxia something.
I need to do it now.
See you later.
See you, Your Excellency.
I didn't expect that
it took Lu Yi such a short time
to get Yu Dayong out of jail.
On the surface,
it looks like
that bloody priest faked an oracle
which made His Majesty feel sorry for Yu Dayong.
But in fact,
it was Lu Ting who manipulated His Majesty.
Mr. Yan.
It's not typical of Lu Ting to help others by asking for His Majesty's leniency.
Why did he...
He did it to protect his son.
This father-son relationship
is really fascinating.
Mrs. Yuan.
My name is Lu Yi.
Doctor Lin.
Jinxia.
What are you up to?
I arranged a date for you with the third son of the Yi Family.
Even if you don't want to marry him,
there's no need to fool me by inviting someone else.
You'd rather come up
with various reasons
just not to get married.
What do you mean by bringing another guy home?
Do you want to fool me?
Did she persuade you into coming here?
Mother, I'm not fooling you.
He...
Mrs. Yuan.
I'm really here to propose to her.
These are my gifts to you.
When I officially propose to her,
I'll bring all that's needed according to the wedding etiquette.
From your appearance,
I guess
you are either from a rich family,
or the son of a government official.
How could you fall in love with her?
Did you know that she used to be a little rascal when she was young?
She never pays attention to her manners.
Her table manners
are even worse.
Tell me
what you like about her.
Mother.
I'm not that bad.
Who says he can't fall in love with me?
I'm not asking you.
Mrs. Yuan.
They do love each other.
Do they?
Well...
What's your family background?
My father and I work in the court.
What do you do?
What is your job title?
I'm an Assistant of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Embroidered Uniform Guard?
Is the Embroidered Uniform Guard a high ranking official?
Is the tile of an Assistant
a high ranking?
Mrs. Yuan.
Mr. Lu is a handsome and competent guy,
and he treats Jinxia very well.
He's a nice guy to get married with.
Good, good.
He's a good guy.
But my daughter is not good enough.
She's used to being free.
She used to be a street bully.
Every time I think about it, I feel...
What?
...I feel embarrassed.
The Yi Family I tried to marry her into
is really a family of scholars.
She thinks they have too many rules.
If she marries you...
she'll bring you a lot of trouble.
Are you sure you want to marry her?
Since you are a government official, there must be more rules in your family.
I'm afraid she won't tolerate being restrained.
Mrs. Yuan.
I was indeed born into a family of government officials.
But my mother died young,
there is only my father at home.
We don't have many rules in our family.
Please rest assured.
If Jinxia marries me,
I promise I'll treat her well.
I can't guarantee she'll treat you the same way, though.
OK. OK.
Great.
Well...
You're engaged now.
When you officially propose to her,
you can bring the gifts.
Thank you, Mrs. Yuan.
Mother.
Are you marrying a daughter or a monster?
Both.
My mother agreed
without making it hard for you.
I feel like I'm not worth much.
If she didn't treat you like a jewel,
she would have married you casually to anyone
but me who sees you as a jewel as well.
Your Excellency, look.
Let's go.
Have a look.
Your Excellency, look.
There was a fish in the North Ocean, called the Kun
which was so big
that it was hard to know how many kilometers long it was.
It turned into a bird whose name was Peng.
A fish?
This is not an ordinary fish.
It's Kun, a flying fish.
Kun?
What made you want to cut this thing?
I think we’ve been going everywhere
since we came to Yangzhou.
If possible,
I really want to become a flying fish.
Your...
Mate, let me get one for you, too.
Hi. How much is this?
One tael of silver.
Here you are.
Thanks.
Your Excellency.
This is for you.
You are like that big fish that can
both swim and fly.
Why are you smiling?
Because I've found a treasure.
Let's go and have a look over there.
Your Excellency.
These are the files of all children around 4 years old
in the orphanage back then,
including the names of the adopters.
OK, you may leave now.
Yes.
I got lost as a child,
and couldn’t find my family.
I lived in the orphanage for a period of time
until my mother adopted me.
Yang Li?
General Yu?
It's said she was only about four years old when she went missing.
She's probably 17 now.
We also found that
after the traffickers died,
the child was sent to an orphanage.
Mrs. Yuan.
Yuan Jinxia.
Yang Li.
Yang Chengwan.
Lin He.
Xia Ran.
They deliberately asked someone to take the child away,
and told everyone that the child went missing.
Then they secretly entrusted the child to Yang Chengwan.
It turned out that the Xia Family
really did everything they could
to keep their bloodline.
No wonder Yang Chengwan
really cared about Jinxia.
Mrs. Yuan.
Let me help.
That's fine.
I can do it myself.
I'm not
a lady who never does household chores.
You've been busy for so long,
take a break.
I didn't expect
you can do household chores.
Mrs. Yuan.
I heard that when Jinxia was young,
you adopted her from an orphanage.
You know it as well?
It seems that it's
not a secret anymore.
Yes, I did.
Jinxia told me about it.
What made you want to adopt a child
from an orphanage?
Well...
My husband died early.
I thought if I adopted a child,
I'd have company.
When I grow old,
I'll have someone to talk to,
and someone to care about.
I remember when I went to the orphanage at that time,
all the children were crying.
Only Jinxia
was staying in a corner
and eating a bowl of food.
She'd smile every time she saw someone coming.
I liked her at first glance.
You surely chose the right child.
I remember the day I brought her back,
I was racking my brain,
trying to give the child a name.
There was a word Xia on the corner of her dress.
So I
decided to call her Jinxia.
She was very adorable.
She'd smile every time she saw someone.
Mrs. Yuan.
Do you still have that dress?
Yes.
May I take a look?
Please find it for me.
Well...
-Hurry up. -Of course, I kept that dress.
I planned to
make a dress out of it for Jinxia's child in the future.
It's here.
The word Xia.
This character
and this flower
were embroidered by my sister.
It can't be wrong.
Sister,
I've finally found your daughter.
I've finally found her.
Your sister?
Your sister's daughter?
Sister.
Mother.
Isn't this my childhood dress?
Why did you get it out?
Jinxia.
You are my sister's daughter.
I've found you.
I've finally found you.
Look at you.
You look exactly like my sister.
Look, Jinxia.
This was embroidered
by your real mother.
How can you be so sure?
There are too many clothes
that look similar.
There should be Jinxia's birthday details inside this dress.
Sister, you're so skilled at embroidery.
What is this?
This contains
my daughter's birthday details.
Why would you sew this strip of cloth
into the collar of the dress?
This is an old custom.
It is said that sewing the birthday details into the collar of a dress
can keep the child away from diseases.
Ah, I see.
By the way,
are you going back to the Pharma King Valley tomorrow?
I'm leaving tomorrow.
I don't know
when I'll see you again.
Be careful when you're travelling.
Take care of yourself.
I will.
Look.
This can't be true.
You may be wrong.
Jinxia was a bully when she was young.
She might have taken it from someone else.
She can also sing that nursery rhyme my sister wrote.
Can't you, Jinxia?
Right?
She was a very smart kid.
She learned things fast.
Mrs. Yuan.
I can't be wrong
Jinxia is really my sister's daughter.
Otherwise, Mr. Yang
wouldn't have accepted her as a disciple
and spent a lot of effort training her.
That's because he thought she was smart.
Mrs. Yuan.
Trust me.
Jinxia is indeed my sister's daughter.
Thank you for looking after Jinxia so well
for so many years.
I thank you on my sister's behalf.
Please get up.
It turned out you are my real aunt.
Aunt!
I've been calling you Aunt Lin.
It turned out you are my real aunt.
Where is my father and mother?
Jinxia.
your father and mother
passed away.
Jinxia.
Your last name is actually Xia.
You're Xia Ran's granddaughter.
That year,
I received a letter from my sister,
asking me to come to the capital
and take you away from Mr. Yang.
After reading the letter,
Mr. Lu and I rushed to the Xia Residence immediately,
only to find out
a tragic scene I'd never forget for the rest of my life.
Ling! Ling!
Where is my sister?
Ling.
Where is my sister?
Ling.
Sister.
Ling.
Help me save her.
Help me bring her back.
Sister.
How can you leave me alone?
How is Jinxia supposed to live without you?
Ling.
Sister, get up.
We can't live without you.
Sister, get up, get up!
Please get up, OK?
Get up, sister.
Please.
Having been framed by the Yan Family,
overnight,
all members of the Xia Family were tragically killed.
But no one would have thought that
my sister had sent you away secretly long ago,
so that the Xia Family would keep their bloodline.
I know this is hard for you to take in right now.
But everything indicates that
you are the bloodline of the Xia Family.
The Xia Family?
I'm Xia Ran's granddaughter?
Is she going to be in danger?
You should never tell anyone about your identity.
If they find out your identity,
they'll definitely put you in danger.
I'll go and talk to your master now.
Mother.
We've been living together through hard times for more than a decade.
Although you were very naughty when you were young,
you've kept me company for so many years.
I knew you'd always wanted to find your real parents.
Well...
you've finally found your family.
Both of us can finally be relived now.
But this moment just came a bit too fast,
and I'm still trying to get my head around it.
Mother.
Thank you for looking after me for so many years.
I've found my family,
but I will never leave you.
I'll never leave you for the rest of my life.
Don't worry.
I will always be your daughter.
I will never leave you.
Mother.
Is Jinxia
my sister’s daughter?.
How can this be possible?
No.
Mr. Yang, this tea is really good.
Ling.
Mr. Yang.
Why did you lie to me?
What are you talking about?
When I was in Hangzhou,
I'd already suspected that
Jinxia was my sister's daughter.
Why did you tell me she wasn't?
Ling.
Don't deny it anymore.
I've already found
proof of Jinxia's identity.
You clearly knew
Jinxia is my only surviving family.
Why did you tell me she went missing?
Why did you take me somewhere else to find her?
I did it for your sake.
Look,
once Jinxia's identity is revealed,
her enemies will hunt her down and kill her.
By then, Jinxia's foster mother
Mrs. Yuan will inevitably get involved.
After all, she and Jinxia are both innocent.
You've been taking care of her,
but you don't need to do that anymore.
Ling.
What do you mean?
Lu Yi had proposed to her.