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Under The Power
Episode 55
Yan Shifan
colluded with Japanese pirates
and gave Cao Kun's military map
to Mao Haifeng.
He also had houses built on the land with the perfect shuifeng
and even committed crimes
in the name of Sima Chang'an.
He's not only setting himself against me,
but also trying to
overthrow the Ming Dynasty by ganging up with the enemy.
If I don't punish him severely,
I'll become
the laughingstock of the whole world.
Your Majesty,
Yan Shifan's crimes
are too numerous to count.
I suggest
executing him in autumn.
In autumn?
That's too long.
Li Fang.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Prepare an imperial edict.
Yan Shifan is extremely ferocious and unpardonably wicked.
Execute him immediately in public.
Your subject obeys.
Lu Yi.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Take the Embroidered Uniform Guards to carry it out.
Your subordinate obeys.
Mr. Lu,
you look awe-inspiring.
Tell me.
Shall I be taken to the North Bureau
or Department Six
to cooperate with the investigation?
Personally,
I prefer the latter.
I didn't expect
the female constable you like
is a runaway from the Xia Ran case.
Do you think
what'll happen if His Majesty
knows about it?
Mr. Yan,
just say what you want to say
after you go to Hell.
His Majesty has issued an imperial edict.
Yan Shifan
is unpardonably wicked
and shall be executed immediately in public.
Impossible!
You're lying.
Do you still remember Mao Haifeng?
He's given me
all the letters you wrote to him.
As for the land with the perfect fengshui,
you couldn't have forgotten, right?
I don't believe it.
Show me the imperial edict.
You'll see it soon.
Take him away!
Got it!
What are you doing?
Let go of me!
Lu Yi!
Let go of me.
He deserves more than death.
He should've been killed earlier.
Exactly.
Look at what he's done.
He's committed towering crimes.
He has no conscience.
Even death would be too good for him.
He should've been killed earlier.
Take the prisoner
Yan Shifan.
There he is. Yan Shifan is there.
Kill him!
It's the right time.
The prisoner Yan Shifan
took bribes
and ganged up with pirates.
He'll be executed.
Kill him.
Dad. Mom.
Grandpa.
Did you see it?
This day
has finally come.
Yan Shifan was beheaded.
The Yan family collapsed.
We've taken our revenge.
Qingxuan,
we've taken revenge.
Rest in peace.
Great.
He deserves it.
We're much relieved.
That bully
reaped what he had sown.
Aunt,
nobody could press us anymore.
We can live a peaceful life.
Yeah.
This day has finally come.
Today is a good day.
We should celebrate it.
You're right.
Let's celebrate it.
He deserves it!
Yan Shifan,
this is you had to pay
for letting me down.
Uncle.
Why are you here late at night?
Jinxia,
Yan Shifan has been beheaded.
What we want to do has been done.
You've
also taken your revenge.
Do you have any plans for the future?
Well.
I plan to work hard at Department Six
and help my mom sell tofu.
I'll try to earn a lot of money
to support my aunt and mom.
I'm talking about Lu Yi.
I think
you know him well.
He's introverted.
It'll be too late
if you wait for him to come to you.
Uncle,
can we talk about it later? I…
I feel a little dizzy.
I understand.
I didn't mean to push you.
I just want to tell you not to let yourself regret.
Why are you here?
Jinxia,
my dad did something wrong.
I'll bring fair back to you.
Are you here
just to say this to me?
Stop there!
Step aside!
Spare me, Your Excellency.
Step aside.
I don't dare to do it again.
Jinxia,
bad news.
What happened?
Cen Fu told me
Lu Yi tried to redress the injustice
done to the Xia family at a royal banquet.
His Majesty flew into a rage.
Lu Yi was removed from office and put into prison. His property has also been confiscated.
What did you say?
I said Lu Yi
was removed from office and put into prison. His property has also been confiscated.
The yamun runners
has sealed up the Lu Mansion.
Why are you here?
Jinxia,
my dad did something wrong.
I'll bring fair back to you.
The Yan family's power
is more than you can imagine.
Keep your real identity a secret.
No matter how much you hate them,
don't act on impulse.
Promise me.
Don't take risks again.
Your Excellency,
it turns out you've had it all planned out.
But I have to remind you.
The current emperor is extremely over-confident.
He couldn't admit his fault.
As long as he's on the throne,
the wrong couldn't be righted for the Xia family.
Lu Yi, you idiot!
Stop there!
Sir.
I'm a constable of Department Six.
I have some official business to deal with. Please let me in.
No way. Nobody is allowed to go in
without an official document.
Please let me in.
You'll receive the official document soon.
Stop!
Miss Yuan.
Cen Fu,
you're here at the right time.
As an embroidered uniform guard,
you can take me in.
To be honest,
I've been dismissed after it happened to His Excellency.
I can't go in either.
What to do?
I have to see him.
His property has been confiscated.
He must have a tough time in the prison.
I'm also worried about that.
Luckily, most of prison guards once worked under His Excellency.
I hope they can show mercy to him
considering the past days
and give us some time to collect money
so that we can see him.
But…
But what?
His Majesty ordered His Excellency to be killed in autumn
and anyone who dares to intercede for him will be punished as an accomplice.
I'm afraid His Excellency has a slim chance to survive.
How much money do we need to see him?
I'll try to raise it.
Let's do our best
and see how much we can get.
Mom.
Can you give me
the money for my dowries?
It's urgently needed.
What are you going to do?
Why do you need money?
I've run into difficulties.
Mom.
I run into difficulties every day.
What difficulty do you have?
I'll tell you about it later.
Please give me the money.
I'm…
I promise I'll work harder
and earn more money to pay you back.
Easier said than done.
Don't you know
how hard it is for me to earn money?
Why…
Why do I save money?
To prepare my dowries.
Then why do you want to take it away?
What if you want to get married
and I haven't prepared your dowries?
It would make me lose face.
Mom,
I promise.
I can get married
without the money.
Please give the money to me.
Come on.
Are you that capable?
You're muddled. Right?
Think it over.
Mom. Please.
Listen to me.
I beg you.
Please give me the money. It's urgent.
I won't.
I have to sell the tofu.
Instead of giving me a hand,
you just want to take my money away.
Lu Yi will be beheaded.
How could it be?
His Majesty has a high opinion of him.
He tried to reverse the Xia Ran case,
so His Majesty decided to kill him.
How could he do that?
So it's very urgent. I need money.
I want to see him in the Imperial Prison
and find a way out to save him.
But I can't see him without money.
Don't cry, Jinxia.
Don't cry.
Stand up.
Shedding tears is useless.
Nothing is more important than human life.
Wait a second.
Take it.
This is what I save for you.
This is what I save as my pension.
Take it.
Mom.
Nothing is more important than human life.
Go ahead.
Thank you, mom.
I'll take you to the back door.
He's there.
Your Excellency.
Jinxia,
why are you here?
Why did you do such a silly thing?
That's my own decision.
Stay out of it.
Why did you do that?
The extermination of the Xia family
had something to do with my father.
The Lu family owes you.
My father owes you.
As his son,
I have to
do something for your clan.
Your father has done that
when he gave me the exoneration document.
I avoided you
because I couldn't get it over with.
But I've never hated you.
Never ever.
Jinxia,
what my dad did is…
Even so, I don't want you to pay with your life.
I'll get you out of here.
Don't be silly.
His Majesty gave orders
for me to be killed in autumn.
Don't come here again.
Don't waste money.
Forget me…
…and marry someone else.
Do you know? To come here and see you,
I've got an advance of six months' pay
and all my dowries from my mom.
I promised her
I can get married
without any dowries.
That's why she agreed to give me the money.
I remember you said
you want to spend your life
and raise children with me.
You kept saying you'd marry me.
Do you want to break your promise?
Your Excellency,
don't give up.
I know the food here is awful.
I'll find a way to pull some strings.
Promise me you'll eat well
and wait for me to get you out of here.
Okay?
There is nothing to discuss.
How about breaking into the prison?
Let's get Lu Yi out of the prison
and then rove all over the world.
Xie Xiao,
be patient.
I've thought about that too,
but we're short of hands.
It's too hard for us
to break into the Imperial Prison.
Then what to do?
I know someone can do it,
but I'm afraid he won't do that.
Who is it?
Xu Jing the Grand Secretary.
He's a cunning fox.
Jinxia's grandpa Xia Ran
was his teacher,
but he did nothing for Xia Ran
when he was set up by Yan Song.
That's right.
Xu Jing also said nothing to help His Excellency
at the royal banquet in the West Garden.
His Excellency occasionally went to the Xu Mansion
to have a secret talk with Xu Jing,
but he did that all alone,
so I'm not sure
what they talked about.
There is no better choice.
We have to give it a shot.
Who are you?
How dare you break into my mansion?
Mr. Xu,
it's very urgent,
so I came here late at night.
Please forgive me.
I'm Yuan Jinxia, a constable of Department Six.
Today,
I'm here to ask for your help
about Lu Yi's case.
How dare you?
His Majesty gave orders that
anyone who dares to intercede for him
will be punished as an accomplice.
Do you
want to get me into trouble?
I don't dare to do that.
It's just that
Lu Yi has been getting along with you
and you once fought side by side.
So I hope you can save him.
What's the relationship
between him and you?
Lu Yi and I
are engaged.
He trusts you,
but
he was so reckless
as to judge affairs of state.
He offended His Majesty
because of Xia Ran's case.
He's too stupid.
Do you also think
he deserves death
because of that?
Who on earth are you?
How dare you say that?
According to my position in the family hierarchy,
I should call you uncle.
Xia Ran
is my grandpa.
You're a descendant
of the Xia family.
No wonder Lu Yi
wanted to reverse the Xia Ran case.
Mr. Xu,
you've underestimated him.
He could've been obedient to
or sought refuge with Yan Shifan
to gain high position and great wealth
and save me from damage,
but he didn't do that.
Instead, he fought hard
against Yan Shifan for justice.
He almost lost his life.
Mr. Xu,
you did nothing when my grandpa was set up
and imprisoned.
I can understand.
But nowadays,
as Grand Secretary,
you're only second to the emperor.
How can you still keep silent
when a loyal official is wronged?
Mr. Xu,
you've worked with Lu Yi for a long time.
You must know well what he's like.
You're the only one who can save him.
I beg you
to save him.
I'll
try my best.
Thank you.
According to His Majesty's verbal instructions,
Lu Yi's death penalty
will be commuted to life imprisonment.
Nobody is allowed to visit him
without His Majesty's permission.
Lu Yi,
take the edict.
Thank you.
Mr. Lu,
congratulations.
You
escaped death.
Mr. Li,
why did His Majesty issue such an edict suddenly?
Mr. Lu,
you
should thank the Grand Secretary,
Mr. Xu Jing.
It's he
that risked his life to intercede for you.
At that time,
I was really worried about Mr. Xu.
Alright.
I must go.
Promise me you'll eat well
and wait for me to get you out of here.
Okay?
You silly girl.
How much on earth have you done for me?
In this case,
I could never pay you back.
Jinxia,
stop counting.
His Majesty gave orders that
nobody is allowed to visit him.
You couldn't see Lu Yi
no matter how much money you have.
I wonder how he's doing
in the prison.
Oh.
Why are you here?
I'm here to say goodbye.
Say goodbye?
I'm going to General Qi Weigang.
I want to go to the front and kill the enemy.
I know you're most in need at the moment.
I'm supposed to stay with you
and make it through,
but the country is faced with a crisis.
Defending the motherland
is what a man should do.
Jinxia,
don't worry.
Lu Yi is a good guy.
He'll be alright.
Jinxia,
promise me
you'll take good care of yourself.
Alright.
I must go.
Fatty Xie,
take care.
I'll treat you
to the best midnight snack in Yangzhou.
What I made is your face.
Now that we're great buddies,
let's do it together.
Jinxia,
for your sake,
I'm willing to do anything.
I'll never hesitate a little bit.
Don't refuse me.
Fatty Xie,
I'm lucky to have such a good friend
like you.
I hope you can
make it back safely.
As for His Excellency,
no matter how hard it is,
I'll keep waiting for him.
Sir,
this is my salary for this month.
I wish I could've earned more.
It's just a token of my regard.
Miss Yuan,
I told you that you couldn't see him.
Why are you here again?
We wish we could let you in,
but I'm sorry we can't.
His Majesty gave orders
nobody is allowed to see Mr. Lu
without permission.
How about
you begging His Majesty?
Sir, I beg you.
Let me go in and have a look at him.
I promise I'll keep it to myself.
It won't take long.
Please.
Miss Yuan,
don't make things difficult for us.
We really can't do that.
Mr. Lu is under close watch.
Go back.
You can't go in.
Let me in.
Miss Yuan.
Go back.
Mr. Lu.
Eat well
and take good care of yourself.
I'll come see you tomorrow.
Alright.
Go back, Miss Yuan.
Sir, I'm here again.
Miss Yuan,
I told you that you couldn't see him.
Why are you here again?
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's a day for family reunion.
But you're still working here.
You must be tired too.
So
I've taken you some mooncakes.
Here. Have a taste.
Have a taste.
Miss Yuan,
have you put knockout drops in it?
How dare I do that?
If you don't believe,
I'll take a bite.
Trust me.
Divide it with them.
Thank you, Miss Yuan.
You're welcome.
Come on, guys. Have some mooncake.
It's made by my mom. It's fresh.
Thank you, Miss Yuan.
You've been working so hard.
We particularly miss our family when it's a festival.
Sir, can you
take this mooncake
to him?
Mr. Lu,
it's a mooncake for you from Yuan Jinxia.
I'll wait for you.
Wait for me.
I know the food here is awful.
I'll find a way to pull some strings.
Don't give up.
You saved my life today.
I'll never forget it.
I'll do everything I can
to repay your kindness in my next life.
Why in your next life?
Just do it in this life.
Thank you for the mooncakes.
It's a pleasure.
Are you so eager to get married?
It depends on who he is.
Who do you want to marry?
Xi.
I told you numerous times.
Don't do anything.
Leave it to me.
What if you get hurt?
Aunt Lin said it's better to move about.
And
I'm not doing heavy work.
You're right.
But
I feel more relieved when you sit down and rest up.
Here.
Yue. Xi.
-Look what I've got. -Dad.
As a grandpa-to-be,
you're more excited than me.
I bought it when I happened to see it.
It'll be of use, anyway.
Thank you, dad.
Yang.
Auntie.
Aunt Lin. Mr. Beggar. You're here.
Here. Take it.
-What is it? -Give it to me.
It's for nourishing the fetus.
Take it before you go to bed.
Thank you, Aunt Lin.
Don't you thank me?
Thank you, Mr. Beggar.
Jinxia hasn't been back.
What a silly girl.
It's so cold.
Why did she go there again?
Your Majesty, the imperial doctor arrives. Shall I let him in?
Don't bother.
I know my own condition well.
Your Majesty,
you can't do that.
Your health matters most.
Your Majesty.
Li Fang,
I often dreamt about Lu Ting these days.
Do you remember? It's Lu Ting that banged the door open
and saved my life when a fire happened
at the temporary imperial palace.
Yes.
I still remember clearly
how happy Lu Ting was
when he got you out of the fire.
Prepare an imperial edict.
All ministers, listen up.
Here is
the God-blessed Emperor's order.
I heard people in Hubei and Hunan Provinces
suffered from hunger due to severe drought.
I'm so worried about them.
It's all my fault.
It has nothing to do with others.
I hereby proclaim a general amnesty
to show Heaven's taking pleasure in the welfare of living things.
All prisoners put behind bars
should turn over a new leaf
and not repeat an offense.
The end of the imperial edict.
May His Majesty live for ten thousand years!
Your Excellency.
I've waited for you for so long.
I thought you wouldn't come out.
Now that I asked you to wait for me,
I'd definitely show up.
How can I let you down?
Your Excellency,
let's go home.
Your Excellency,
let's stay together for the rest of our life.
Sure.
I'll support you.
I'm afraid you can't afford to do it.
Um…
Don't worry.
His Majesty allowed me to retain my former position.
Then can you give me a pay rise?
When you marry me,
all my money will be in your charge.
Really?
Thank you, Your Excellency.