Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
♫ Have you ever heard of ♫
♫ the snow mountain’s cliff ♫
♫ once left people with lingering enchantments ♫
♫ Legend has it ♫
♫ that there are treasures on it ♫
♫ But there is also an hidden abyss ♫
♫ The smart, foolish ♫
♫ and kind people ♫
♫ are all people you’re familiar with ♫
♫ On the mountain slope, on the cliff ♫
♫ on the cloud peak ♫
♫ on this secular world ♫
♫ Let the snowflakes swirl and flutter ♫
[Joy of Life]
[Episode 43]
Now I get it. With her status,
she shouldn't die silently.
-Someone was hiding the truth. -Since this is a secret,
-then we are not supposed to know. -You are right.
That's how I have my purpose to live
and things to do.
I want to be the master of the Inspection and Control Bureau and become the most important governor in Qin.
That's the only way for me to find out the truth.
Since I need to find the truth, I need helpers and friends.
My lord, with me here...
That's not enough.
Yan Bingyun? Do you want to take him in as well?
It's not easy to have him working under you.
Not only do I need to have him obey me,
I also need to know who is the smuggler from Shen Zhong.
That's even harder.
I want to try.
Alright. I don't have many people I can trust.
Don't have anyone know what we talked about today.
Don't worry, my lord.
My lord,
I don't talk well,
but if you really want to climb up,
you may use me as a ladder.
Wang Qinian, what's your purpose in life?
For my wife and daughter, of course.
Well said.
You are not a ladder. You are a friend.
My lady, his lordship has arrived.
Brother!
You went seeing him again! You were not supposed to go!
Our parents died young.
They had me take care of you,
so I can protect you.
It's not that I don't want you to look for the one you love!
But Yan Bingyun
will only hurt you!
Brother, it was the last time for us the see each other!
We are done!
Was he mean to you?
I will go find him.
-No. -You still can't let him go!
Brother, give me a couple of days.
I will dig him out from my heart piece by piece.
Go back.
Where are you going?
Don't worry. I'm only going to meet someone. Not Yan Bingyun.
Really?
Brother! Don't worry.
I will not see him again.
[Lv Shun Inn]
Fan Xian! Fan Xian!
Lord Shen. What can I do for you?
Lord Shen, how about we talk inside?
Don't even think about my sister.
You must be joking, Lord Shen. Your sister was the one thinking about Yan.
From today on, I will lock her in her room, until all of you leave the capital.
You can lock her inside, but not her heart.
This is my final words: if Yan Bingyun messes with her again,
even if I will lose everything, I will kill him.
How about this? Let me as you a question.
If you tell me, I will kill Yan Bingyun for you.
I am not in the mood of joking with you.
Don't get upset, Lord Shen. I'm not joking with you.
I looked at the books from our "Internal Coffer" in the capital.
All these years, there someone from Qing has been embezzling large amounts of money.
You do know about that, right, Lord Shen?
So what?
Good. Tell me the names and show me the proof.
I promise you that your sister and Yan Bingyun will never have the opportunity to see each other ever again.
Aren't you the smart one?
If you want to know the name of the smuggler, why don't you try to guess it?
You don't want to tell me, Lord Shen.
What are you going to do if I don't tell you, Lord Fan?
I have to do something.
I look forward to it.
I'm afraid that if it gets to that point, no one will have a way out.
Love it. I have to go, Lord Fan.
You make a move first!
I will do my best to not disappoint you, Lord Shen.
This sneaky bastard will not tell you the name.
People change when they are desperate.
He has the Empress Dowager of Qi's trust and the power of the royal guards.
You want to make someone like him be desperate?
Keep recovering.
-Where are you going? -To see Shang Shanhu.
You still have the guts to see him? He will kill you.
Or should I bring him some gifts?
[Shen's Manor]
Find some capable people to guard my manor.
Don't let the lady out these days.
Understood.
My lord. There's a new report from the diplomat. Fan Xian left the house the moment you left.
What is he up to?
Shopping.
To buy what?
This is well-made.
You are right, my lord.
This color is cheerful-looking.
Mister, do you sell caskets here?
Yes. In the back yard. You should go take a look, my lord.
No hurry. I want to look at these.
My lord, did someone pass away in your family?
Nope.
Then the casket...
It's a gift!
I'm going to buy a lot. Do you guys deliver?
General, something weird is happening. A man brought many caskets
and stuff for funerals, and piled them up outside of the door.
And he said those are gifts.
The guard thought he was mad and tried to shoo him away, but the man still wants to see you.
Does he have a name?
He said his name is Fan Xian.
Fan Xian.
Fan Xian bought caskets to brought them to Shang Shanhu's door?
Yes.
He made Shang lost his soldiers, and he still messes with him.
Where is Fan Xian? Is he gone?
No, he wants to see Shang Shanhu.
He is asking for it.
I heard that your best soldiers died, and I share your sadness,
so I bought them caskets to send them off.
I hope you can take care of yourself and don't be too depressed.
Leave us.
You came just the right time.
Not bad.
No need for the caskets.
Just use your head to send them off.
General, Shen Zhong was the one made them die, right?
There's no hurry. It will be his turn.
I'm not here to fight.
Just let me kill you.
Wait, I have something to say.
Tell me in my dreams.
Don't you want to know where Xiao En is?
They had Xiao En's double changed and hide in a pile of bodies.
I saw them done it.
I followed them. Don't you want to know what happened?
Where is my godfather?
He is dead.
Shen Zhong killed him.
What?
Shen Zheng was prepared.
He had He Daoren and Lang Tao to assassinate him on the way.
Lang Tao killed Mister Xiao.
Shen Zhong was the one behind all of it!
I had Lang Tao and He Daoren waited in the dark.
If someone really tried to switch him,
have two lower-ranked to kill him will take care of our problems.
I spent Xiao's last minutes with him.
He asked me to send you a message.
Speak.
Mister Xiao told me to tell you that...
I will just sit here after I die.
Don't bury me.
I don't want to be underground anymore.
No need to revenge.
No need to mess with Chen Pingping.
Burry everything in your heart
and keep living.
Do not revenge!
Do not mess with Shen Zhong!
Just hide these in your heart
and live a good life.
Godfather...
Killing my godfather is something I have to get revenge for!
But what are you going to...
General, I've thought about it from your perspective.
Shen Zhong is in high place.
But what about you?
Your soldiers died and you are trapped in the capital.
What chance to you have to kill Shen Zhong?
I will just kill him in the streets!
Then you will be committing a crime and be executed.
I'm not afraid of death!
Sir Xiao's last wish is to have you live a good life, General!
Death is not scary. If you are dead,
who is going to remember Sir Xiao?
In the whole capital,
the only person can help you kill Shen Zhong,
is me.
Not only didn't Shang Shanhu kill Fan Xian, they also left the manor together?
That is correct.
Where did they go?
It looks like they are heading towards the palace.
The palace?
I thought you are here to see His Majesty.
Why are you here?
Empress Dowager,
�the last time I came to see you, I could see how elegant
and kind you are. My mother died when I was little,
so I admire you as a mother.
I always wish to see you again.
My wish finally came true today.
My mistake!
Be careful.
Thank you, your Highness.
Just for this?
Your Highness, these days
I've been thinking about your birth day.
Thinking about what kind of gift to give you.
It's just for fun. Forget about the gift.
If there isn't a gift, I wouldn't give up so easy.
If this gift is similar to others' gifts, I wouldn't want that either.
I have to find something unique.
Have you found it?
Yes.
I was so happy that I found the gift for you,
and I can't wait until your birthday,
so I brought it here today.
If that so, show me.
Yes.
General! General! Her Highness is asking for you.
I can help you,
but if you want to revenge for your godfather,
you have to let go of your dignity.
Other than that, there is no other way.
Greetings, your Highness.
What's this for?
Your Highness, this is the gift I prepared for your birthday.
What?
Fan Xian gave Shang Shanhu to the Empress Dowager as the birthday gift?
My lord, I thought I heard wrong. I asked them a couple of times and it is true.
What happens then?
After that, Fan Xian said he needed to talk to her privately,
so the Empress Dowager shooed everyone away.
Our people couldn't stay either.
We have no idea what they talked about after that.
Talking to her alone?
He is from the enemy country.
The Goddess was in the palace as well. She should be safe.
Fan Xian's move is very strange.
Using Shang Shanhu as the gift?
What is that for?
It seems like you don't want to tell me, Lord Shen.
What are you going to do about it?
I will have to do something.
I look forward to it.
Make your move!
No.
I can't just let him to whatever he wants.
Get the horse. We are going to the palace.
Yes.
You are the general.
You don't have to kneel to greet me.
Please rise.
What's going on?
I'm not tricking you, Your Highness.
The Grand General is the birthday gift I prepared for you.
Stop messing around.
I spent some time talking to the general
to on your side, Your Highness.
From today on, I will be on your side, Your Highness.
I will obey all of your orders.
You have been our country's most important general.
How are you taking my side?
Before this,
the general hasn't been very loyal to your Highness and the emperor.
Our country has a great emperor and governor,
and we are in our best luck. How could any governers or generals be disloyal?
Your Highness, no one else is here. Let's talk honest.
How honest?
If the emperor and the governors are good with each other,
why was the general sent away from the border and is trapped in the capital?
Also,
your Highness spent so much effort on the world,
but his Majesty is not buying it.
Your Highness does everything for the country, but his Majesty is not happy with it.
Seeing these does make me think.
How dare you?
You are trying to pit us against each other.
Do you really think that I can't kill you?
Don't worry, your Highness.
Even if you want to kill me, at least let me finish.
I had a deep conversation with the general
and analyze the political situation,
and I finally convinced him.
Now it seems that the soldiers at the border are under your control, your Highness.
You convinced the general to take my side?
Yes.
And Shang Shanhu only listened to you?
He did not just listen to me. It's the situation pushed him to it.
What situation?
Your Highness,
Shang Shanhu fell into Lord Shen's trap
and all of his guards were killed.
From then on, he has nothing to rely on in the capital.
If he doesn't take sides now, he is sentencing himself to death.
I remember that the previous emperor told a story once.
I would love to hear it.
There was a general who lost the war.
He had nowhere to go, so he too the enemy's side.
What then?
And then
and then he used this opportunity to escape,
and came back with an army.
-Fan Xian. -here.
One can kneel, but you would not know what he really thinks.
Cool story.
What do you think, General?
What is it?
The names of people I trust in the military are all in it.
From the generals to the platoon leaders.
I'm only one person, so there is no way for me to control the whole military.
Those soldiers are the ones
helping leading the whole army.
Did you handed me all the connections you've collected for years?
If not so, how am I going to take a side?
Congratulations, your Highness.
From today on, the most powerful general is loyal to you. It really is...
Really is what?
It's really nice.
That's wrong.
Why were you implying that Qi is in chaos?
If your Highness says there isn't, then there isn't.
-Shang Shanhu. -Yes, your Highness.
I now see your sincerity.
Since you are going to be loyal to me, what do you ask for return?
Shen Zhong planned and killed my godfather.
I hope your Highness can help me revenge.
Xiao En? Didn't he got kidnapped and was burnt to death?
How could Shen Zhong kill him?
I'm sorry.
The person who saved my godfather was one of my guards.
You really are not afraid of me sentencing you.
I'm willing to take my punishment.
Keep talking.
I planned to switch the bodies, so I can take my godfather with me to escape,
but Shen Zhong was prepared.
He sent He Daoren and Lang Tao
to murder my godfather together.
Your Highness, I will always see Shen Zhong as my enemy.
That's not how Shen Zhong puts it.
If you want to know the truth, just ask He Daoren and Lang Tao,
and you will see.
Mr. He.
Where are you going, Mr. He?
The Empress Dowager summoned me in.
Good. I'm about to go see her as well. Let's go together.
Please, Lord Shen.
Your Highness, He Daoren is here. Commander Shen is also...
Your Highness.
Please rise.
Your Highness is so smart.
Confronting Lord Shen in person can eliminate the chance to wrong the good ones.
Lord Fan, what trick are you playing now?
You don't know, Lord Shen? Don't tell me you are here without her Highness's summon?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I saw that you were able to come here without telling the guards your name.
I guessed wrong. I'm sorry.
Your Highness, Fan Xian is sneaky.
I was worried about you, so I didn't have time to notify the guards. Please forgive me.
You are the pillar of Qi.
Why would I punish you for being loyal?
I'm not that easy to be pitted against.
You thought wrong, your Highness. I didn't pit them against each other.
Mr. He.
Your Highness can call my full name.
Shang Shanhu said that Lang Yao and you took Lord Shen's order
to kill Xiao En.
I...
Did that really happen?
No matter the truth is,
I would not blame Lord Shen.
Just say it without worry.
What are you hesitating when her Highness is asking you?
It was Lord Shen's order to kill Xiao En.
Commander Shen,
don't you remember that I told you to keep Xiao En alive?
I've realized my mistake.
Now it looks like I was the one who didn't think it through.
Commander Shen and Xiao En hate each other because he locked him up,
so, of course, he would be afraid of Xiao En hurting him if he is not dead.
You were killing him to keep yourself safe.
Please punish me, your Highness.
I know how loyal you are. Please rise.
What? Are you going to disobey me?
Grand General.
Yes, your Highness.
I know that you see Xiao En as your father.
And I also know that you hate Shen Zhong.
But now that Qi is in trouble, both internally and externally.
Consider our country,
I hope that the two of you can let go of the past,
and work together to protect the capital.
I'm willing to protect our country.
Good.
Please rise.
-Commander Shen. -Yes.
The Grand General has let go of his hatred and is now loyal to the court.
This is the luck of Qi and the ancestor's blessing.
I'm very pleased.
And you, Fan Xian,
thank you for all that persuasion.
You did spend a lot of effort on the birthday gift.
You did do me a favor.
I wouldn't dare call it that.
Lord Shen, I persuaded the general.
From today on, the two of you will be working together.
Try to be best buds.
Your Highness, I have another gift.
What is it?
These are the shops in the capital opened by the Internal Coffer of my country.
I know about this.
Please allow me to explain. After I go back,
I will be in charge of the finance of Internal Coffer.
You married the infanta and is in charge of the finance.
I've heard about it.
Nothing gets away from your eyes, your Highness.
How does it have anything to do with my birthday gift?
When Li Yunrui was in charge of the Internal Coffer, he used to smuggle with Qi to make money.
Now that I'm in charge of the Internal Coffer,
it would be such a shame to just hand this money in.
I think we can keep doing the business,
except that I will be managing it. I hope you can allow it, your Highness.
I will give 33% of the profit to the royalty of Qi.
This 33% is the birthday gift for you, Your Highness.
What smuggling?
You are saying that you didn't know, your Highness?
Qing's shops have been making money with Lord Shen.
It's a lot of money.
Don't tell me that you haven't told the Empress Dowager yet, Lord Shen.
Commander Shen.
Your Highness, someone did fake the books for the Internal Coffer's shops.
But this money went to Qing.
The Royal Guards didn't get anything from it.
Really?
I can guarantee it with my life.
Please investigate the Royal Guard's files.
I've never gained profit from it.
There's no need to investigate. I trust you, of course.
I didn't know that Lord Shen was only been kind and helpful.
Such a kind act is admirable.
Your Highness, this smuggling has something to do with the higherups of Qing.
I was only thinking that indulging it
is planting the seeds for Qing's chaos.
That's why I helped to make it work.
That so.
It's only a small thing. It's ok.
Once I take over the coffer, we can keep doing business.
You can still make a profit from it.
As the governer of Qing, why are you smuggling with Qi?
It doesn't help me to turn this large amount of money in.
Why not make money together? I love money. Sorry.
You may prepare for it.
Just make your arrangements before you leave.
I have a favor to ask.
Tell me.
Lord Shen, please tell me the name of the smugglers from Qing.
No way.
Lord Shen, when I go back and take over the coffer, I might as well cut off the source of their money.
That person would hate me so much.
Just give me a name, Lord Shen, so I can protect myself,
and we can keep doing business.
Your Highness. The smuggler is very important.
Qing will be in chaos once this person makes a move.
If there is chaos, it would be a great opportunity for Qi.
We can't leak the secret now.
No need to panic. I'm not that old and stupid.
Shen Zhong is making himself clear.
Whoever in Qing's court is smuggling
has nothing to do with Qi.
You shouldn't keep asking.
Understood. Since this is settled,
I should go.
Lord Fan.
There is one thing I don't understand.
I need to ask you a question.
Please, Lord Shen.
Lord Fan is a talented writer.
They called you the "Poetry God on Earth" in Qing.
I don't deserve that name.
Qing has been a country where people are better at fighting than art.
Such genius like Lord Fan
will have a bright future in Qing.
Thank you for your kind words.
Since you will have a bright future,
you will be a governor in no time.
Then I don't understand.
There is a lot of money involved in the smuggling.
But no matter how much the money is, it's
still can't buy such future.
By doing this,
you are handing your life to us, Qi.
Don't tell me that you really can't see the big picture,
and care only about the money, Lord Fan.
Your Highness, this is the question I had in mind.
Fan Xian.
Yes, your Highness.
Don't tell me that you are trying to give up Qing and turn to Qi.
Your Highness, that's not part of my plan.
Then your gestures don't make any sense.
Actually
I do have a reason that I never told anyone.
Let's tell us.
Me convincing the general to take your side
and give part of the profits to you
from the smuggling, is to hope that
we can ease our tension and get closer.
Why do we need to be close?
"When you ask me what love is like
"and why people give up their lives for it?"
I fell in love with your Goddess in the first sight.
I planned everything for Mis Duoduo.
Please, for the sake of my passionate love,
give Duoduo and I a chance.
Look how pretty this tree is.
What tree is it?
Look how pretty this tree is.
This one is...is green.
Before I came to Qi, I always thought that...
that this place doesn't grow grass and trees.
I...I didn't expect it to be this abundant.
So lively.
Life is amazing, right?
Look. You are happy.
Love in first sight?
I can't just tell the old lady
that I did all these to kill Shen Zhong, right?
I was using you as a shield. Don't fall into it.
You had Shang Shanhu to take the Empress Dowager's side to hurt Shen Zhong?
Have the military in hand is very tempting.
She is not going to kill Shen Zhong for it.
Then the soldiers will be under the Empress Dowager's control,
and you did this without asking the Emperor?
This is the name list Shang Shanhu has from the military.
I copied one.
Being good to them or hurting them. Whether you want to get the military power.
It's all up to you people.
See? I didn't trick you, did I?
Shen Zhong is still fine though.
Shen Zhong is talented and confident.
Those are his advantages and his weaknesses.
Your Highness. Fan Xian is sneaky. You can't trust him.
He is still a young man.
Man boys in the capital are into Duoduo.
It's normal for Fan Xian to think the same.
If you think this way, I'm afraid that you've already fallen into Fan Xian's trap, your Highness.
Are you saying that everything her Highness think and concern about
are lesser than you?
That's not what I meant.
Even though Shen Zhong is fine today, but the seeds have been planted.
What seeds?
Doubts and fear.
Killing Xiao En, Shen Zhong has already disobeyed the Empress Dowager.
He also never report the smuggling.
Her Highness didn't blame him though.
She is thinking about them.
Her Highness still trusts him.
If this happened before, she would not blame him.
Even if she is not happy with her, she wouldn't go after it.
But it's different now.
How so?
Now that Shang Shanhu is also around her Highness.
Commander Shen is concerning about our country.
I'm only happy to hear it. Why would I blame you?
Thank you, your Highness.
It's just the smuggling does make lots of money.
If we tell the truth,
Fan Xian will be sentenced in Qing.
His life is in our hands.
Please don't do it, your Highness.
You should not do what your enemies tell you to do.
Even if there are lots of money involved, please don't even consider it.
Maybe, we should try doing it first.
In my opinion, we need to be more careful.
Then let's think about it.
That's how we are supposed to do.
Let's leave it for now. You two may leave.
Goodbye, your Highness.
You are the highest-ranking general.
Please don't be this polite.
Manners shouldn't be abolished. It's only
to show my loyalty.
Well said.
You need to show your loyalty.
This is very well-said.
Shen Zhong controls the royal guards, which is important.
But Shang Shanhu is more powerful in the military.
The more careful and lowkey Shang Shanhu is,
the more arrogant Shen Zhong seems.
This is kind of an obvious move.
I'm afraid that her Highness can tell.
Of course, her Highness knows that Shang Shanhu is only attacking Shen Zhong.
But that is on the surface. Even if the Empress Dowagers knows why,
she would start to be unhappy with Shen.
It's only human nature.
It's going to be a tie at most. She is not going to kill Shen Zhong.
Even if she doesn't, someone else will.
You have other plans?
Tell your friend that I promised him to kill Shen Zhong,
so I will definitely do it.
That's what he said.
His tricks and moves are very smart. And he is good at writing.
He is a rare breed.
He copied the name list himself?
Yes.
The writing kind of sucks.
What else did she say to him?
Nothing else.
She just gave him a reminder before he left..
What reminder?
Translation and Timing by the Joy of Life Team @ Viki.com
♫ Life goes round and round ♫
♫ In the long river of time ♫
♫ Layers of memories, of many lives over ♫
♫ Get stacked up ♫
♫ In an intoxicating river of stars ♫
♫ Before you know it, spring is over and it's almost fall again ♫
♫ The swallows are gone to their wintering grounds ♫
♫ Who can give up the chance ♫
♫ To spend this life with you? ♫
♫ You have been walking around in your dream for so long ♫
♫ The flowers fall from the boughs quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I still think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains ♫
♫ Through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me ♫
♫ The flowers leave the boughs, quietly ♫
♫ Year in and year out, we are on the road ♫
♫ Counting the remaining days of the year ♫
♫ Even if we will never meet again ♫
♫ Even if the bond is broken ♫
♫ No complaints ♫
♫ It's a cold world and I think of you as I did before ♫
♫ The moon is sleepless ♫
♫ Leave a warm heart ♫
♫ To look after the rest of the year ♫
♫ Even if I have to cross a thousand mountains and through the fire of war ♫
♫ You are always there for me. ♫