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Under The Power
Episode 52
Yan Shaoqiong was put into the Imperial Prison
and then released safe and sound.
Why?
Even our respected Mr. Lu
couldn't make him plead guilty?
Yan Shifan took a dirty move.
What do you mean?
He threatened me with Jinxia's life
and made a deal with me.
So you gave him the evidence
of Yan Shaoqiong's corruption?
I couldn't watch Jinxia die
because of me.
Hit where it hurts.
Yan Shifan got your soft spot this time.
In the future, he'll surely make use of it to fight you,
while you can't even fight back.
Jinxia is both my soft spot
and my armor.
I may bow my head because of her.
But she also
gives me the power
to fight the battle.
Armor.
Soft spot.
What should we do then?
There are wheels within wheels in Yan's faction.
The enemy advances, we retreat.
The enemy retreats, we pursue.
That's the strategy.
What do you mean?
You gave him Yan Shaoqiong intentionally?
I was eager to save Jinxia at that time.
But then I thought it over
and found something strange.
Why do you say so?
When we were in Hangzhou,
Yan Shifan had already got my soft spot.
Are you really going to pick a fight against me
for this young woman?
I can take my time,
but you can't.
I don't think
this is a begging face.
But he didn't lay a finger on Jinxia before,
so that he could use her
to give me a heavy blow at the most crucial moment.
However, I didn't expect him
to take the move
for Yan Shaoqiong, a small potato.
Right.
Yan Shaoqiong definitely
has something on Yan Shifan.
That's why Yan Shifan threatened you
to release him.
Yan Shifan was afraid
Yan Shaoqiong may tell us he was Sima Chang'an.
If so, he would be convicted of colluding with the Japanese pirates.
Aunt.
You haven't recovered yet.
How could you get out of bed?
Here.
Take the medicine.
It's uncomfortable to stay in bed.
Thank goodness, you are all right.
Otherwise,
how could I face the ancestors of the Xia family and the Lin family?
Aunt, don't worry.
My mother had someone to tell my fortune.
The fortune-teller said I was blessed.
So I wouldn't die easily.
Kid!
You get up?
Mr. Beggar.
It's good you can get up.
You know what?
You were in a coma for two days,
which scared me to death.
How's your wound?
I took your aunt's medicine
and then recovered.
You see,
she does deserve her reputation
as a good doctor.
Right now,
I feel amazing!
Just have a seat
and stop showing your eloquence!
All right.
Jinxia,
seeing you in danger this time,
I thought a lot and changed my mind.
I just want you to be alive.
Nothing could be more important than this.
When you get better,
let's leave the capital to Fuzhou
with Beggar and your mother.
We shall not bother about what happens here.
I don't want to bother about it, either.
But...
Years ago, it was not me who forced Qiu Cheng
to write the letter of impeachment.
It was
Lu Ting.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Aunt, the medicine tastes so bitter.
Jinxia,
in order to protect you from being harmed,
I will speed things up
to get rid of Yan Shifan
and give your peaceful life back.
Your Excellency.
Cen Fu,
keep an eye on Yan Shaoqiong.
He was released,
but his confession is unfavorable for Yan Shifan.
Yan Shifan will surely be wary of him.
You are worrying about Yan Shaoqiong's safety?
Should I find someone to protect him secretly?
It's a piece of cake for Yan Shifan
to kill a person.
I think,
Yan Shaoqiong has the evidence
of Yan Shifan's crime.
I want to figure out a way
to get the evidence.
Didn't my father say
it's just a cold?
How's it so serious?
I don't know the details.
Tomorrow,
send for the doctor.
Yes.
You look much better now.
A few days ago, I was so worried about you.
Aunt, you are a good doctor. I'm fine.
Jinxia!
Master!
You really get well?
As soon as I came back, I heard that you've recovered.
Ling, you are such a good doctor.
Right, Master, you come just in time.
I have something to ask you,
What's it?
Years ago,
who forced Qiu Cheng to write the report
that put my grandfather to death?
Jinxia,
why do you ask about it suddenly?
Yan Shifan told me
it was Lu Ting who forced him to write it.
I just want to ask you about it.
Master,
is it true?
Mr. Yang,
you were put into the Imperial Prison at that time.
Was it also Lu Ting?
Just tell me!
It's such a big deal
and you are still trying to hide from me!
All right.
Now that
you know it all,
I'll tell you the truth.
Years ago, your grandfather Xia Ran
received a letter impeaching Lu Ting.
The evidence was certain,
So he decided to bring it to His Majesty.
But out of his expectation,
Lu Ting learned the news
and came to beg him immediately.
In the end, your grandfather let him off.
But what sort of person was Lu Ting?
He was too arrogant
to bear the insult.
After this,
he hated your grandfather like poison.
You mean,
Yan Shifan told the truth?
The Lu family is also my great enemy?
Lu Yi
is the son of my enemy.
Mr. Yang,
why didn't you tell me earlier?
You didn't tell me Jinxia's identity,
because you wanted to protect her. I can understand that.
You couldn't avenge my sister.
I don't blame you, either.
But it's such a big deal,
and you said nothing before!
I told you again and again
to be cautious
when dealing with the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
Don't get too close with them!
Who is Lu Yi?
He is the eldest son of Lu Ting!
From now on,
stay away from Lu Yi.
If you I see you get close with him again,
I'll send you back to the capital right away
and ask your mother to find a husband for you.
If I had known,
I shouldn't have saved him
in the Maple Col!
Your Excellency.
You knew that, didn't you?
Why don't you tell me?
Are you afraid that I would revenge on you?
Or you think it's funny
to see me like this?
No wonder.
No wonder you told me I shouldn't rush to take revenge.
I trusted you so much!
Jinxia!
-Ling! -Cut it out with him!
Ling!
Lu Yi!
Calm down!
A son should pay his father's debts!
Calm down!
Doctor Lin,
You saved my life.
If you want to take it back,
I won't say a word.
A son should pay his father's debts.
What my father did
should be my debts!
Great!
You said it yourself.
Let go of me!
Aunt.
Get out of the way.
Aunt.
Get out of the way!
Jinxia,
do you know
how it feels when your family is ruined?
Your father
and mother
were your dearest ones.
But they died because of Lu Ting!
Lu Yi is Lu Ting's son.
Won't you take revenge of them?
All right.
You can give up the revenge,
but you can't stand in my way.
You don't want to be a child of the Lin family,
but I do.
Get out of the way!
Aunt!
Jinxia!
Let him go.
Jinxia!
Jinxia.
Are you really going to
give up the revenge?
Let him go!
Just go!
Go!
Let him go.
All right,
he can go.
But Jinxia,
is it fair to your parents
who fought so hard to keep you alive
and hundreds of people of the Xia family and the Lin family?
Ling!
It's
my mother's legacy.
I treat it like it's my life.
By giving you this wrist strap,
I'm telling you that you must not die.
Remember,
without my permission,
don't take it off.
I thought about
what sort of woman I would spend my life
and have children with.
I've never imagined
it would be someone like you.
Just go.
Don't come to me again.
Jinxia.
Just go.
Go.
Jinxia.
-Jinxia! -Go!
Jinxia.
Just go!
Jinxia!
Commander, you want to see me?
How's Miss Yuan?
She has recovered.
And she returned home from Constable Yang's place.
Did you send people to protect her secretly?
Don't worry.
I have everything arranged.
Bring her here tomorrow.
I have something to tell her.
Yes.
Are you there, Miss Yuan?
Miss Yuan?
Lieutenant Cen.
Miss Yuan,
someone wants to see you.
Please come with me.
Commander,
Miss Yuan is here.
Leave us.
Yes.
What does he want to see me about?
Could it be he gets to know who I really am?
But...
Your features look a lot like your grandfather.
You come right on time.
My tea has just been brewed.
What kind of tea
do you like to drink normally?
I drink all kinds of tea.
Have a seat.
You don't have to be nervous.
I'm not nervous.
Now that you know who I really am,
you may kill me as you wish.
But please let off
my mother and my aunt.
Don't worry.
I wouldn't go so far as
to kill a woman who earns a living by making tofu
and a female doctor
who's so vulnerable.
Then, did you get me here
to eliminate your last enemy?
I just want to talk to you.
I have nothing to talk to you.
I guess you don't just look like your grandfather.
You also have
his stubbornness.
I know you hate me.
You think I put your whole family to death.
But your grandfather's temper
would finally take him to a bad end
even if I was not there.
You're talking nonsense.
He was an upright and honest official.
You colluded with Yan Song to frame him.
Indeed, he was an upright
and honest official.
But he went too far.
The stiffest tree is most easily cracked.
At that time in the imperial court,
there was such a saying:
Seeing Fei Hong,
you know the chancellor's grandeur.
Seeing Xia Ran,
you know the chancellor's arrogance.
You can see his image the mind of government officials.
Anyway, you framed him.
And now you are making excuses for yourself.
You are disgusting.
I'm telling the truth
and I don't need to make excuses.
At the time,
your grandfather had a report to the throne
that impeached me.
I begged him so hard
to let it go.
But he just refused.
I had no other choice
but to kneel to him and cry.
It has been in my heart for many years.
I finally spoke it out today.
Because of this,
I hold a grudge against your grandfather.
But after so many years,
I look back and realize
it was not Xia Ran that I knelt to,
but the fame and fortune I couldn't give up.
As for your grandfather,
he was upright,
but my tears softened him.
He was too soft-hearted.
Anyway, you ruined him.
Yes.
When I started to feel sorry for him,
it was too late.
Miss Yuan,
you are Xia Ran's granddaughter.
It's reasonable that
you hold a grudge against me.
I will never fight back.
As a constable of the Department Six,
I know the law cannot be violated.
So how could I punish criminals privately?
If you really feel sorry,
talk to His Majesty
to rehabilitate my grandfather
and clear his name.
You are indeed Xia Ran's granddaughter.
This is the file needed
to rehabilitate your grandfather.
Keep it well.
But I must warn you.
His Majesty is too self-conceited
to believe he could be fooled.
He's unlikely to admit his mistake.
As long as he sits on the throne,
there is no way to rehabilitate your family.
You must wait until the day when his successor ascends the throne
before you bring this up.
Otherwise,
you may put yourself in danger.
I wish I could see that day.
I'll take it.
You owe me this.
So I guess I don't have to thank you.
Whatever.
The tea turns cold.
Your Excellency, you can't go in.
Your Excellency!
Father, what do you want from her?
Behave yourself.
Cen Fu, send Miss Yuan home.
Yes.
Jinxia,
do you feel better?
I'm better now.
Father, why did you ask her to come?
I also have a question for you.
Why do you keep coming to her door
in the middle of the night?
How did you know?
You didn't give her a hard time, did you?
You saw her yourself.
Does it feel sad?
Father.
Father!
Zhong,
how does his illness become so serious suddenly?
Before you returned to the capital,
Master had been out of condition.
After you returned home, you were busy with your business.
Master didn't want to distract you with his illness,
so he didn't tell anyone.
What did the doctor say?
The doctor said...
What did the doctor say?
The doctor said
his days are numbered.
I see.
Leave us.
Yes.
Is this from Lu Ting?
He said His Majesty is too self-conceited
to admit his mistake.
We must wait until his successor ascends the throne
before we bring it up
and rehabilitate the Xia family.
That's what Lu Ting would say.
I didn't expect him
to keep it after so many years.
The file shouldn't be known
to anyone.
If Yan Shifan takes it away,
it will be difficult to rehabilitate the Xia family.
Jinxia,
you must keep it well.
Master,
a Constable Yang wants to see you.
What brings him here?
Come on.
Help me up.
Bring him in later.
Yes.
Constable Yang,
Master is waiting for you.
All right.
Good day, Commander.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
Jinxia said
you gave her a file
to rehabilitate the Xia family.
I knew you come for this.
In my life,
I did some terrible things.
I feel sorry for the Xia family.
This is my last kindness.
I also want to thank you
for taking care of my son in Yangzhou.
In the future,
please give him a hand if possible.
I'm just a constable in the Department Six.
You think too highly of me.
Yi is young and naïve.
I'm afraid in the future,
he may need your advice.
Every time I see him,
I remember the days
when I joined the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
I just wanted to serve my country
and distinguished right from wrong for everything.
Now, after living more than half of my life, I finally realize
the so-called right and wrong
are only about choices
and standpoints.
You keep dwelling on what happened then.
That's an overstatement.
I just can't forget it.
Don't forget
it was an unpardonable sin for you to tip off the Xia family.
I did break your leg,
but I kept your life.
You did keep my life.
As a result,
I had to watch my friend being killed
and lived for over a decade
with guilt.
So did I.
Thank goodness,
there is still a member of the Xia family out there.
Yes.
She's a good girl
and I can see part of Xia Ran's temperament in her.
But she and Yi...
Destiny makes fools of them.
You...
The paper has turned yellow,
which means it has been kept for years.
But why did Lu Ting
keep this file
for so many years?
Could it be
he has been thinking about
rehabilitating my grandfather in his heart?
What kind of person is Lu Ting?
It's so confusing.
Your...
Your father
and mother
were your dearest ones.
But they died because of Lu Ting!
Lu Yi is Lu Ting's son.
Won't you take revenge of them?
Your Excellency...
How many times has he been here?
How long has he been under the tree?
Yuan Jinxia, wake up!
For all your life,
you can never get back together with him.
Father!
I'll go get the doctor!
No! Yi!
Sit! Sit here.
Sit here.
Have a look.
Father, what's this?
It's a trap
that takes me years to set for the Yan family.
This is a great place.
According to Chinese geomancy,
the man who gets it may conquer the country.
Yan Shifan seized the land
and built a house on it.
Over the years,
I have been trying to find more evidence.
However,
His Majesty places too much trust in the Yan family.
Without enough evidence,
His Majesty would not believe it.
Even if I present it,
it's more likely to put us in danger.
Now I give it to you.
You must not be too hasty.
Wait for the right time
before you present it to His Majesty.
Father,
I got it.
Yi,
your mother's death
is also a heavy blow to me.
But I was too young
and cared too much about fame and fortune.
Between family and career,
I chose the latter.
I also know
you've been blaming me a lot.
You blame me for my indifference.
But in the future, it will dawn on you that
you can't do everything out of your free will in the bureaucratic jungle.
Father!
Stop talking.
I'll go get the doctor.
Yi, don't go!
Don't go.
Sit down.
I have to finish this.
I always hope to find more evidence
and the best chance to bring down the Yan family.
However,
I'm afraid I can't see it come.
I give it to you
and I'm relieved.
Father!
I'll go get the doctor!
Cen Fu, bring the doctor here!
Quickly!
How should we deal with the case?
I...
I'll take care of it later.
Let's go to the morgue to see the dead body first.
Jinxia!
What's the matter?
I...
I was patrolling the street just now
and I saw white silk
hanging on the door of Lu's Mansion.
I asked about it and learned that
Commander Lu
had passed away last night.
Things change so fast.
At that time,
you were taken away by Yan Shifan.
If Commander Lu hadn't given in,
Lu Yi
wouldn't have found you that fast.
Who can imagine
your relationship with Lu Yi
would come to this point.
You know what?
These days,
seeing you two torturing each other,
we all feel sorry for you.
And now,
Commander Lu passed away.
Can you two just get back together?
Yue,
stop it.
How many times have I told you?
Lack of forbearance in small matters upsets great plans!
You just do things too casually.
If you go on like this, you'll lose out!
I know what I'm doing.
Don't worry about it, Father.
I have no other choice.
I have to do so. Taking a bet.
You really disappoint me.
Miss Yuan.
Don't tell him I'm here.
These are the files of the bureaus.
Take them back
and read them as soon as possible.
Yes.
You are not only going to get familiar with these files,
but also handle the filing of my cases
from this day on.
your mother's death
is also a heavy blow to me.
But I was too young.
Between family and career,
I chose the latter.
This is a trap
that takes me years to set for the Yan family.
In the future, it will dawn on you that
you can't do everything out of your free will in the bureaucratic jungle.
Father,
since my mother's death,
I have misunderstood and blamed you.
I thought you got along with Yan Song and his son
because you fawned on their power and didn't dare to act.
While in fact,
you stayed patient for more than ten years
just to crush the entire Yan's faction
one day.
I'll keep your instruction in mind.
Just leave the rest
to me.