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You are a mark of memory.
Love comes quietly.
I paint you without knowing.
You are a diary in my heart.
Sometimes, it can be casual.
Sometimes, every word is remembered clearly.
I search to meet you by chance.
I'm most willing to lose to you.
Your love is irreplaceable.
Untie all the knots in your mind. Tell me.
This dream finally ends now.
This moment is when
the fragrance of flowers pervades the sky.
The air seems to deliver electric shocks.
The faces look elated.
Waiting as the wind blows over.
Love arrives. The whole season
believes in the fable of happiness.
Until the end.
Tomorrow is going to be wonderful.
The Chang'An Youth
♔ Follow @skysoultan on Instagram ♔ Episode 10
= Bathhouse =
Folks,
do you know any good maids?
My fiancee will come to my mansion a few days later.
I need a maid for her.
Your family already has a great many maids.
What,
now you need more?
This time,
I want a little girl
at the age of 7 or 8.
After my fiancee and I get married,
the maid can keep our child company.
Tang Jiuhua,
who could have known
you think so far ahead?
That's right.
You have not even met your fiancee
and yet you already think of your child
and what to do then.
Jiuhua,
I think you have something else in mind.
What I think is none of your business.
Do you know any maids or not?
Stop messing with me if you don't have a maid.
No, we don't.
Come on, let's go.
Tang, hold on.
Mr. Li, how can I help you?
Do you really want to buy a maid?
Do I look insincere?
In that case,
Mr. Tang, maybe I can help you.
Is there a way to buy a maid?
There is,
but...
Mr. Li,
is there anything wrong?
Mr. Tang,
let's go somewhere private to talk.
Come.
Alright.
= Government Office =
May I see Lord Zhang?
Who are you?
You are from Shangyi School?
What do you want from Lord Zhang?
Children have been abducted in succession in Chang'An.
People are jittery.
I'd like to learn about the situation.
You want to investigate the case?
Yes.
What does it have to do with a student of Shangyi School?
I wish to see Lord Zhang.
Lord Zhang is not in the government office.
When will he come back?
Why should I tell you?
Get lost.
Don't stand in my way.
Look how good this jade stone is.
Jade stones.
Fine jade stones.
Don't miss out on the jade stones.
Have more children gone missing lately?
No. No.
Jade stones.
Boss.
Have more children gone missing these days?
Now
we dare not peddle on the streets for a long time,
for fear that our children might be lost.
Yeah.
Every time we come out,
we lock up our children at home.
Now our children have finally stopped disappearing.
Thank you.
What have you learned?
I went to the government office today.
The officers showed rudeness.
The case remains unsolved after such a long time.
I suspect that
the culprits are colluding with the government.
By the way,
I asked some people around Ms. Zhang's house today.
They have been put on alert recently,
so nobody has lost their children.
Dugu, what have you found?
A servant at Ningxiang Pavilion
goes out every two days
45 past 11 AM.
I have followed him twice.
His tracks are enigmatic
and often shows up around residential buildings.
Other than that, I have found nothing suspicious.
Families with children have been on guard lately.
Abducting children has become harder for them.
It means that
it's difficult for us
to find out who the mastermind is.
Therefore,
we need to draw the snake out of its lair.
That's right.
We draw the snake out of its lair.
I claimed to be
looking for a reading partner
for my future child.
Then a student named Li showed up.
He said he knew a bunch of slave children on sale.
You mean
with your help,
we can tempt them to meet up
and thus find the mastermind?
Dieyi.
Just watch my performance.
Oh, Tangtang.
Nice tea.
Mr. Li,
this is my fiancee.
The little maid we talked about last time...
Don't make my fiancee wait too long.
Mr. Tang,
that's not very nice of you.
So,
do you not trust me?
Certainly not.
In a day or two,
I will check it out for you.
However,
Mr. Tang,
this thing...
You know what I mean.
Money is not a problem.
What's important is that the maid
must be clever and lovely.
It'll make my fiancee
happy.
Mr. Tang,
just leave it to me.
You can rest easy.
I do rest easy.
But does the maid
have an indenture?
In...
Indenture?
Sure, there's an indenture.
You're overthinking it.
Great.
I'll wait for your good news.
Don't make us wait too long.
Got it.
Five...
Three days.
Just three days.
I will give you a satisfactory reply.
Then excuse me now.
Take care.
You punk,
pervert,
molester.
What are you babbling about?
We agreed that
you will help me this time
and I will forgive you
for stealing my white crystal jade.
How can you be so unreasonable?
I'm a fairy.
A fairy has the right to be unreasonable.
Unbelievable.
Forget it.
Got to go.
I need to get back to Shangyi School right now
or the Black-faced Master is going to skin me.
Your lame leg won't get you back until the sky darkens.
Your leg is lame.
Fine.
You can carry me on your back.
I...
I'm not helping you.
No wonder
Li Mi doubted it
when I said she was my fiancee.
Unbelievable.
Whenever I, Tang Jiuhua, take action,
success is guaranteed.
Li promised me that
he will give me a reply
within three days.
Good job!
Let's move on to the next step.
Dugu will continue to monitor the servant at Ningxiang Pavilion.
Dieyi and I will keep an eye on Mr. Li.
If anything happens,
we will send word to Xinyuan and Tangtang via a pigeon.
Once you receive our message,
you will notify the government to arrest the culprits.
No.
I want to be Dieyi's partner.
Tangtang,
you are the son of Assistant Minister of War
and Xinyuan is the nephew of the great general.
You two are most suited
for contacting the government.
The decision has been made.
What do you mean?
I have not said yes.
Dugu has not taken a stand, too.
Yang Zi'an, how can you be
so domineering?
Dugu,
say something.
Give a nod at least.
And you just nodded.
Please say something.
Never mind. Ignore him.
Dieyi,
listen to me.
= Shangyi School =
= The Unity of Knowledge and Action =
Mr. Li has left.
The Five Scholars of Shangyi School,
go!
Dieyi.
You shouldn't go.
It's a dangerous operation.
What's so dangerous about it when you are with me?
Alright.
Then you must stay close to me.
Dugu is awesome.
I have no idea where he is hiding.
Yeah, he is awesome.
Let's catch up with them.
Dad,
we have finally found some clues.
Now Zi'an and Dieyi
have started following Mr. Li.
Once they send word to us,
you can dispatch troops.
Nonsense!
This is not a trivial matter.
I'm not talking nonsense.
What shall we do now?
Hold your horses.
We can come up with a plan.
Wait any longer
and they might run away.
How about this?
I will dress as a woman and knock on their door.
When they see a woman,
they will drop their guard.
No.
It's too dangerous.
Have you forgotten?
The last time I was kidnapped,
I employed this method to escape.
Go and notify Tangtang and the others.
But...
No buts.
Trust me.
Lord Tang,
every word Jiuhua said is true.
If anything goes wrong,
I will explain to His Majesty.
How will you explain to His Majesty?
You are...
Lord Tang.
Please lend us a hand this time.
Report!
Hurry up.
Dad.
They have reached the north side of the slum.
Time for us to go.
Dispatch the troops.
Come on.
Sir.
Who are you?
Sir.
My cat seems to have run into your yard.
May I go in and look for it?
What cat?
There is no cat here.
Get out.
Sir, I heard it.
The cat is really in there.
It's my child's favorite cat. Let me have a look.
You popped out of nowhere.
Get out or I will hit you.
Get out now.
Someone is hitting me!
I will hit you for real!
Someone is hitting me!
Get out now, do you hear me?
Catch them!
Move over!
Make way!
Don't be afraid.
I'm here to rescue you.
Don't be afraid.
Hide behind me.
Hide.
Mr. Li,
are you ready to deliver the little maid to me?
Commander,
it's these two.
Arrest them!
Trying to escape?
Nobody escapes!
Go!
Dieyi!
Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Troops!
Catch them all!
Get up!
Get up! Hurry!
Get up!
Go!
Go! Go!
Go!
Zi'an.
Dugu.
- Zi'an. - Dugu.
How are you?
Are you hurt?
Dieyi is actually a girl.
Zi'an.
I'm alright.
Zi'an.
We caught Mr. Li
and the servant of Ningxiang on the way.
Let's interrogate them.
OK.
Commander.
We have a few questions for these criminals.
Please let us in.
Make it quick.
We need to return and report.
Okay.
What's wrong?
Jiuhua.
Mr. Li,
who ordered you
to help with child trafficking?
I really know nothing.
I know nothing.
He said he wanted to buy a little maid.
And I happened to have dined at Ningxiang Pavilion a few days ago
where the servant asked me if I wanted to buy maids.
I asked them about it this time.
They told me what to do.
I know nothing.
Is he telling the truth?
Truth or not,
I have no idea.
You liar!
I'll beat you to death!
What's wrong? Say it out.
Zi'an...
I think he's found out that I'm a girl.
What?
You...
How can you tell him?
I didn't tell him.
Then how did he know?
It was an accident.
An accident?
It just happened. What should I do now?
What should we do?
Why did you come here?
Students,
I really know nothing.
You have caught the wrong guy.
How is it possible that you know nothing?
I really know nothing.
Are you done with the interrogation?
We need to return and report.
It seems we can't get any useful information.
Thank you, commander.
Alright.
Take them away.
I'm wronged!
Wronged!
I'm really wronged!
Wronged!
It's not the time to think.
Let's go to them
and pretend that nothing has happened.
Let's go.
The case is getting more and more complicated.
Who on earth
is the mastermind?
Ningxiang Pavilion was involved in the bad money case.
Now we have caught a servant of Ningxiang Pavilion.
There has got to be something wrong with Ningxiang Pavilion.
Ningxiang Pavilion?
Dieyi,
are you hurt?
I'm alright.
How about this?
It's pretty late.
The culprits have been taken away by the officers.
It's not like
we can find a solution right here.
We should return to Shangyi School
and consider the matter carefully.
Yes.
Let's go.
Come on.
Master.
Someone just reported that
the officers found out
where we had been hiding the children.
How did the officers find out?
I don't know the details.
Ning Xiang.
You disappoint me so much.
= East Wing =
Dieyi.
What should we do now?
We have had a tiring day.
You should go back.
I will talk it out with Zi'an.
You...
You will talk it out with him?
What are you going to tell him?
I'll tell him the truth.
No.
It's a felony that you could be beheaded.
What else can I do?
Must I lie to him?
Let me think.
Think carefully.
I will stoop to making a compromise.
You will stoop?
You can tell him that
you came to Chang'An
to fulfill your engagement to me,
but you didn't want to marry me,
and you tried to delay the wedding
by attending Shangyi School
together with me.
Does he...
You know everything?
I...
What?
Nothing.
Okay.
You should go.
Remember.
Word for word.
I remember it. I will make it clear to him.
Try to repeat it.
I know.
Keep it in mind.
I remember. I remember. I remember.
I know.
Keep it in mind.
Does he know or not?
Zi'an.
Zi'an, are you in there?
How odd.
Where can he be at this late hour?
Come in.
How come you only answered after I called you for several times?
Zi'an.
I need to talk to you.
Do you know
by attending Shangyi School in the guise of a man,
you have committed lese-majeste?
I know.
So?
Will you tell on me?
Of course, I will not.
Then it's fine.
You make the felony of lese-majeste
sound like child's play.
I didn't.
Had you noticed I'm a girl before this happened?
I...
Don't come near.
Can I eat you alive?
It's inappropriate for a man and a woman
to stay in the same room.
When we were
sleeping together in the same room,
why didn't you say it was inappropriate?
When did I...
Can you deny that we shared a room?
And you often took off your clothes in front of me.
That...
That was because you deceived everyone.
I didn't know you are a girl.
Haven't we touched each other's skin?
What are you, a girl, babbling about?
Haven't you
touched this hand?
Haven't you wrapped your arm around this shoulder?
- Haven't you wrapped your arm around my waist? - Shen Dieyi!
Please behave yourself.
Now that
I know you are a girl,
we should keep our distance from each other.
You...
What I'm trying to say is
there is nothing inappropriate about this.
We can still hang out like we used to.
But you are a girl, after all.
Let's put aside the differences between men and women.
It's still very dangerous
for a girl to attend Shangyi School
in the guise of a man.
What if someone finds out?
Now you know.
Tangtang knows.
You will not tell on me.
Tangtang is my fiance.
He too will not tell on me.
There's nothing for me to worry about.
What did you say?
You aren't going back on your word, are you?
You promised not to tell on me.
You just said Tangtang is your...
Fiance.
I came here to
tell you that.
I started attending Shangyi School because of him.
I started disguising myself as a man because of him.
If not...
I haven't drunk it yet.
Miss Shen.
It's late.
I'm a man
and you are an engaged girl.
It's inappropriate for you to stay here.
You stinky tofu.
Can't you let me finish?
I'm not leaving.
What can you do?
If you won't leave,
I will.
This is your room. Where are you going?
The Hall of Boundlessness.
We are innocent. Our consciences are clear.
Why would you go to the Hall of Boundlessness?
Yang Zi'an.
Not letting me finish again.
Stinky tofu.
What if my conscience is not clear?
= Yang's Mansion =
Father.
What is the reason for summoning me suddenly?
Some days ago, you investigated the abduction case
and toiled.
I worry for your health.
I'm fine.
There's something fishy about the abduction case.
I have spent many days thinking about it,
but I still can't figure out certain things.
A lot of things are dubious about the case.
It should take more than those bandits
to commit such a complicated crime.
Just think.
How did they manage
to find a mansion to accommodate the children
in the well-guarded city of Chang'An?
And nobody found it out all this time.
What does this mean?
I have thought about it.
This means they have a powerful patron.
I heard from the Court of Judicial Review that
a certain bunch of people was in charge of
selecting, shipping and training those children.
After they found a buyer, there will be people delivering the children to the buyer.
Every step is linked to each other.
It's hard for outsiders to intervene.
Trafficking children in such a disciplined and systematic way...
It has to be
a senior court official's doing.
An'er.
It comforts me that
you can think so far.
If this is truly done by a court official,
it is a major case, an important case.
Too bad you are not a court official.
Otherwise, you and I can join hands
in finding out the mastermind's identity.
Don't worry, father.
I suspect that
Lord Han
and Lord Tang
are both related to the case.
Being in Shangyi School
causes inconvenience for me when it comes to investigating the case.
So please, father, pay attention to the case for me.
Don't think too much.
I will investigate and handle
the case myself.
Dieyi.
What are you doing?
The recent
bad money case
and abduction case
have brought everyone jitters.
I have come up with a way
to ease your mood.
Write down the topics that are of concern to you.
You can also write down
your thoughts, opinions,
support
or criticism of other people.
Does it feel interesting to you?
It's kind of interesting.
Dieyi.
Your idea is pretty novel.
Females are not inferior to males.
Females are not inferior to males?
This is...
This is today's topic.
What are your thoughts?
It's not right.
Women should follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
They should not be compared with us.
- That's right. - Yeah.
- His words make sense. - Yes.
There are extraordinary women in all eras.
Hua Mulan took her father's place in the army.
Xie Daoyun was talented and wise.
Liang Hongyu offered advice about fighting the enemy.
Zhuo Wenjun sold liquor on the streets.
These women were as knowledgeable
and courageous as you and I.
There's no such thing as “women are not inferior to men”,
because women and men should be equal.
It makes sense.
That's right.
He is right.
Women can also be heroes.
He can see my writing, but can't see me.
Women can also be heroes?
It makes sense.
Dieyi.
Since everyone agrees with you,
we should have pseudonyms.
It'll help us speak out freely.
Alright.
Good idea.
I'll write something.
I'll write something too.
Give me a sheet. Come on.
One more comment has been added to the board outside the Hall of Boundlessness.
What is it about?
No idea.
But the pseudonym is quite scary.
I think it's
Black Guard of Impermanence.
Luckily, I was fast enough to block it.
You didn't block it.
Tang Jiuhua!
Zi'an.
Why are you here?
This is not my room?
I lost my way.
Can your excuse be any dumber?
I...
You sent those?
I sent those pastries to Xinyuan.
With the pastries in place,
I should get going.
You...
It's inappropriate, isn't it?
I'm actually curious.
Is this because you're afraid of getting
involved in my felony of lese-majeste
or because I disguise myself as a man?
♪ This moment is when ♪
♪ the fragrance of flowers pervades the sky. ♪
♪ The air seems to deliver electric shocks. ♪
♪ The faces look elated. ♪
Why did you bite me?
Because
it's inappropriate.
♪ believes in the fable of happiness. ♪
♪ This moment is when ♪
♪ the fragrance of flowers pervades the sky. ♪
♪ The air seems to deliver electric shocks. ♪
Xinyuan doesn't like pastries.
Just admit that these are for me.
A gentleman shouldn't act coyly.
♪ Love arrives. The whole season ♪
♪ believes in the fable of happiness. ♪
♪ Until the end. ♪
This is not good.
This is not good either.
Why not turn it into a sword dance?
Combine hardness and softness.
Couple strength with gentleness.
Good idea.
Dugu.
Show me more moves.
I will draw it.
Stop.
Good. Good. Good.
This is right.
I'm out of ink.
Out of ink.
If only I could have a brush that stores ink.
What do you mean by a brush that stores ink?
Never mind.
I was just saying.
Oh yeah.
When I was practicing calligraphy...
with my elder sister in Shen's mansion,
it felt like a hassle.
If we can store
ink in a brush,
it'd be awesome.
I think there is
a foreign story book
that contains a reference to similar things.
Where is the book?
It should be on the shelf
at the end of the Book Depository.
Zi'an.
Let's go.
Take me there.
Dieyi!
What's the matter?
I suddenly remembered a move.
Draw it.
Dugu.
Let's draw it next time.
Is this good?
Draw it.
= Book Depository =
Dieyi.
Look.
This is it.
= Ink-storing Brush =
Now I see.
It's pretty late.
You should head back.
Zi'an.
I have been wanting to ask you.
If you are not mad at me because I deceived you in the guise of a man,
or because you might get involved in
my felony of lese-majeste,
why exactly are you mad?
You are a girl.
Since you are engaged to Tangtang,
you and I should keep our distance from each other.
So that's the reason.
Are you stupid?
I was about to explain it to you the last time,
but you walked away before I can finish.
Though I am engaged to Tangtang,
I came to Shangyi School in the guise of a man
because I don't want to marry him
and wish to delay the wedding.
Now you know that
Tangtang and I are only friends.
You don't need to worry.
Your engagement to Tangtang
is decided by your parents
and a matchmaker.
I don't care about my parents and the matchmaker.
If I don't like a man,
I won't marry him even if he owns a huge tract of land.
If I like a man,
I will marry him even if he has great wealth.
Then...
Then you...
I won't marry him.
Good.
What's so good about it?
Are we going to make the brush or not?
We are.
Of course we are.
A huge tract of land and great wealth?
Wait.
You just want to marry a rich man.
= The Unity of Knowledge and Action =
How dynamic.
Yeah.
So cool.
They deserve to be called the Five Scholars of Shangyi School.
They are really easy on the eye.
Yeah.
When did Mr. Shen and Mr. Yang
become so close?
Nonsense.
My boss and Mr. Shen are best friends.
Stop gossiping.
♪ Fiery faith burns with hot blood. ♪
♪ Get ready to go all out. ♪
♪ Let our dreams shine now. ♪
♪ My dream keeps me young. ♪
It's for you.
This is...
Dieyi.
Is this a present?
Diviner has it. And I don't have it?
Take it easy.
Open and see.
If you like it,
I will give you one.
Fine.
I'm opening it.
What is this?
What a strange brush.
Do you remember
what you said at the dorm?
What did I say?
The thing in the story book...
The thing...
A brush that stores ink.
That's right.
But Dieyi,
how should I use it?
Let me teach you.
A brush that stores ink.
Really interesting.
Dieyi,
you're so brilliant and versatile.
You are extraordinary.
I dare not take all the credit.
Zi'an invented it together with me.
Thank you, Zi'an.
Dieyi.
There was one time when you
studied pigeons and liquor with Dugu the Diviner.
Now you have invented
the brush with him.
When will you do something
together with me?
After all, I'm your...
He...
He always gets jealous.
I will work with you next time.
Will you keep your promise?
I definitely will.
Guys, we have been sitting here for so long.
Isn't now the time to fetch the food?
Dieyi, wait for me.
Zi'an,
pack a meal for me.
The forbidden land in the imperial city
has suffered from multiple sneak attacks.
This outrageous statement was made yesterday.
My beloved ministers,
what are your opinions?
Your Majesty,
my humble opinion is that
the imperial city is vital to the Great Yu...
National affairs are important,
but your health is even more important, Lord Tu.
You need to take care in order to share my burdens.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I will keep your advice in mind.
Your Majesty,
this culprit has attacked the imperial city repeatedly.
I think our top priority
should be arresting him,
so as to
maintain peace in the imperial city.
General Li,
this masked culprit always acts alone.
No one has seen his face.
How are you going to arrest the criminal?
Your Majesty,
please allow me to dispatch more troops
from the nearby barracks
and strengthen the defense of the four city gates of Chang'An.
Your Majesty,
Lord Han is not in charge of the Great Yu's defense affairs.
The city is for Imperial Guards to guard.
Nearby garrisons shouldn't enter Chang'An,
lest a disturbance should be caused
or the troops should be used by people with ulterior motives.
Alright.
Lord Tu will coordinate
and arrange this affair.
Lord Li,
you'll assist him.
I will make the appropriate arrangements.
Too hard.
No, I won't eat it.
Pinch it. Pinch it.
Itchy.
Your Highness,
bad news.
Censor Tu has come again.
Tell him I'm not here as usual.
I have told him.
But Censor Tu is sitting at the door, refusing to leave.
He said he would wait until you come back.
That old goat.
No.
Get a carriage ready.
I will leave the palace through the back door.
Yes, Your Highness.
Dieyi,
why do you gather us here?
What is this?
So many fans.
This is
a mechanical fan I made.
A mechanical fan?
Dieyi,
this thing you made looks so exquisite.
But
how do you use it?
Spin it with your hand.
Clever boy.
I spin it with my hand.
What do you think?
The wind is strong, huh?
I do feel the wind.
But it's hard work for the fan spinner.
Yeah, Dieyi.
Stop it.
Don't tire yourself out.
Actually,
as the weather turns cold,
this thing isn't of much use.
But the wind would feel comfortable
when we finish training and sweat profusely.
I have thought it over.
Whoever among us makes a mistake
will spin the fan from now on.
What do you mean by a mistake?
For instance, drinking to damage his health,
falling into a rage for no reason,
not telling his troubles to friends,
and being jealous and noisy.
Why do you all look at me?
I'm not the only one who has made mistakes.
Dieyi,
help me
or I will be pissed.
Please.
Look,
it's snowing lightly.
Spin.
Cool.
Hurry.
= Ningxiang Pavilion =
I told you to help him
in order to obtain evidence of his wrongdoing,
so I can make use of him in the future.
I didn't ask you to serve him for real.
I know.
However, it takes more time
to earn his trust.
You know nothing.
If you had known what to do,
the students of Shangyi School wouldn't have
set their sights on Ningxiang Pavilion.
I have failed in my duty.
Sorry for causing you trouble.
The bad money case
and the abduction case
are means to contain him.
If this ruins my great plan...
Did you fail in your duty
or did you purposely leave a trail for them
to follow and notice Ningxiang Pavilion?
I dare not.
Please judge me right.
Don't get any funny ideas.
You can't escape from me.
You must be joking, my lord.
I'm nothing but a footless kite.
The string is in your hands.
If you let go of the string,
I will soar into the sky.
If you break the string,
I will become a frond of stranded duckweed.
Is that so?
I have always been a tool.
I live to be needed.
The day you don't need me
is the day of my death.
So you know.
I have other tasks for you.
You may just
deal with him perfunctorily.
Yes.
What if the students of Shangyi School
try to sabotage our plan again?
Get rid of them.
Yes.
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Look back at that day.
Memories slip through time.
Caress your face in the air.
For a moment,
it's partly visible.
Thinking about you day and night.
Many scenes
come to mind.
Time stops.
Hard to sleep.
How I wish to tell.
From the day I met you,
my world has been all about you.
Maybe
every time we pass by each other,
we do it because destiny says so.
How to bury the past between me and you?
How I wish to tell.
From the day I met you,
my world has been all about you.
The figure
blurs in the wind.
The smile is flowery.
Right now, all I want to say is