01x18 - Episode 18

[bunniefuu]

Mast! Lay down the mast!

Hurry up and get the rope!

Bow and stern face the banks! Quick!

Thousands of homes are brightly lit,

and the doors to them are wide open.

This is East Capital.

New wine from Sunyang Restaurant!

Welcome to enjoy it!

If you want to know what happens next,

wait until next time.

People from all over the world gather here,

and envoys from various countries come to communicate with the authorities.

[Riverside Code at Qingming Festival]

[Adapted from Ye Wenbiao's Novel Series of the Same Name]

[Episode 18]

[All humans have a conscience, but their selfish desires]

[make them overlook the principles. -Cheng Hao, Northern Song]

[Yayuan Mansion, Northern Suburb of East Capital]

[Yayuan Mansion]

The owner of the Yayuan Mansion

is a big shot.

He's Zou Mian's son-in-law,

Luan Hui.

He's the role model for men who want to marry above

their stations.

The clues to the m*rder in the Fan Building led us directly here.

We are only following orders.

Following orders?

Whose orders?

You clueless peasant.

Get lost.

How dare you!

Show some manners.

They are our distinguished guests.

What an ignorant clown.

Drop it.

Inspector Gu.

Inspector Gu.

Please come in.

Lower your sword now.

Such powerful strokes.

What a delicate brushwork.

So unrestrained.

What a unique style.

You must

write something

for my Yayuan Mansion one day.

Who is Luan Hui?

[Luan Hui, Son-in-law of Zou Mian]

So you're Luan Hui?

I am the Zuojun Inspector of Kaifeng Court.

My name is Gu Zhen.

A m*rder

occurred outside the Donghua Gate today.

The evidence obtained

at the scene led us here.

I need to search the Yayuan Mansion.

Please cooperate.

What a clown.

How dare you disturb me

and my friends while we're having fun.

Who's the clown here?

Me.

I'm the clown.

Mr. Luan.

Inspector Gu

insisted on breaking in.

I couldn't stop him.

Nonsense!

You let us in!

Useless!

Please forgive me, Mr. Luan.

Kaifeng Court?

Just a second.

Well...

What does

the Kaifeng Court want from me?

[Governor of Kaifeng Court]

Governor.

What happened?

What's the fuss about?

Governor.

Earlier today,

a m*rder occurred at the Fan Building

outside the Donghua Gate.

Someone dumped the bodies in public.

The victims were three males.

A fish charm was found in the throat

of one of the corpses.

Three fish charms.

Each body had one.

Investigation shows

that those fish charms

are the passes to the Yayuan Mansion.

I suspect

that someone is trying to frame

Mr. Luan.

Therefore,

I came to inquire about this

with Mr. Luan.

I wonder

if Mr. Luan has any enemies.

Or have you offended someone recently?

Sorry about that.

You said you were

Inspector Gu.

Gu Zhen.

I think you have a point.

Someone must have set me up.

Everyone here knows my Yayuan Mansion.

How could it possibly harbor filth and evil?

I only socialize with well-educated men.

The governor

and all these scholars can testify for me.

The fish charm.

There's nothing

special about this fish charm.

How can you tell that's from my Yayuan Mansion?

Besides,

you haven't even figured out how many fish charms there are

and are here to search my mansion.

Isn't it a bit too abrupt,

Inspector Gu?

I am generally on good terms with people

and often make friends.

I have no personal enmity with anyone.

I can't think of an enemy

even if you ask me to.

However,

it's fine.

Since you insist on inspecting my mansion...

Steward.

Tell everyone to open the doors to each room.

Let Inspector Gu conduct a thorough investigation

so that I can prove my innocence.

Wait.

It is too hasty

to conclude that the case is related to the Yayuan Mansion

with this item alone.

Governor.

Let's continue.

After you.

Unbelievable.

Throw them away. Get new ones.

[Yayuan Mansion]

Take care, gentlemen.

Boss.

I've told you.

There are really

three fish charms.

Lady Wang.

Mr. Liu.

[Wang Yunshang]
Is my father here?

The governor

is not here today.

Nonsense!

The governor is right here.

I saw him just now.

Lady Wang.

Your father

is right inside.

Lady Wang.

Thank you.

Wait.

Lady Wang.

Get her.

Seriously, he's not here.

My master has business to do today.

Boss.

There are three fish charms.

Not bad.

Have you tried the pears from in there?

No.

Not bad.

Here.

[Yayuan Mansion]

This is an important case.

Inspector Gu really needs your help.

We're counting on you.

Buyou.

Wen Yue.

Zhao Ban.

- Why are you here? - Why are you here?

Well...

I came with Father

to see the spring banquet.

But

I was the one who inspected all those corpses.

Where's our father?

Our father?

I'm here.

Father.

He's there.

- Hurry. - Why is he there?

Mr. Zhao, be careful.

- Father. - Be careful.

- Be careful. - Be careful.

Everyone is gone.

Buyou.

Wen.

Good to see you.

Our whole family is here.

Where is Zhao Mo?

Ban.

Take your father home.

I'm not going back.

I'm not done drinking.

Wen Yue.

This case

seems to involve a lot of women.

I want to stay

and investigate with you.

Don't talk nonsense.

Inspector Gu still hasn't come back

from the Yayuan Mansion, you know?

Do you know how complicated it is?

How complicated can it be?

Yayuan Mansion.

Isn't that

Luan Hui's place?

What's so great about him?

He's just

the son-in-law of Mr. Zou.

In fact,

the Mei's Boat case

was someone's attempt

to prevent the Zou family from presenting

the auspicious sign.

And the Hat Demon case

was meant to harm the real estate business

of the Zou family in East Capital.

And the imperial exam case

was meant to expose the Zou family

and stop them from cheating.

Aren't these cases you're working on

all related to the Zou family?

Father.

How come you know everything?

There are too many plays

in this Fan Building.

Some are true.

Some are false.

What stories are true?

What stories are false?

Father.

That's enough.

The Kaifeng Court

will surely look into these cases.

Zhao Ban.

Take Father home.

Hurry up.

I want to stay and investigate.

Ban.

Go home.

I'll find you

if we need your help.

Manager.

Your wine is watered down.

All right.

Wen Yue, I'll do as you say.

I'll be waiting.

Take him back.

Father.

Stop drinking.

That's enough.

Let's go home.

Put my cup away.

Let me help you.

- But... - Let's go.

- Buyou. - Let's go.

We're off.

Father, go home and rest.

- We rarely... - Go home.

- gather here. - Let's go.

Yao He.

Father.

Please get someone

to send the bodies back.

Okay.

Let's go.

Okay.

When did you put up the red silk?

Red silk is precious.

It's only put up a few days before the festival.

After the performance,

I would pull the rope down there

and the red silk would fall.

Who could have thought

that there were bodies in there?

Manager.

Who else has touched the red silk

apart from him?

Apart from Xiaoliu,

there is another handyman.

But he's new here.

So we only put him to serve tea

and do odd jobs.

The sewage in the kitchen leads to the Underground Culvert.

The cover

seems to have been moved recently.

Manager.

Can you get the handyman

you just mentioned?

I'll get him.

Officer.

Did you see anyone suspicious

when the incident occurred today?

Not really.

Where were you at the time?

We were busy today

and I was sent to help in the kitchen.

That's true.

What's with your hand?

It's nothing.

I got bitten by a mad dog.

Where were you last night?

I was on duty at the restaurant.

I was right here.

Did you see anything unusual?

No.

All right.

Thank you for your time.

You may leave.

Have you

found any clues?

We'll see tonight.

All right.

Have some wonton.

Fresh out of the pot.

I'm stuffed.

We can go.

Already?

Have some wonton.

What else do you want?

[Office of Justice]

You want to see Zhao Mo?

Then just say it.

I ended up having so many wontons

outside the Office of Justice.

Father.

Let's check on my brother.

Why would I?

He doesn't see me as his father.

And I should beg him to be my son?

He was like,

"Am I your biological son?"

Of course, he is.

Who else can be his father?

Father, that's not what Mo meant.

What did he mean?

He didn't say you weren't his father.

Go ahead

if you want to see him.

I'm stuffed. See you at home.

I'm off.

Father.

Father, don't get lost.

Rest assured.

Have some wonton.

[Office of Justice]

Mo, you're heading out?

Have some wonton.

Fresh out of the pot.

Wonton.

Why did you come?

I won't go home.

Don't flatter yourself.

I'm not asking you to come home.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I know

you're still mad about what happened in the morning.

It's easy to repay someone who gave birth to me

but didn't raise me,

while it's hard to repay someone

who did the opposite.

I totally understand.

Even if we're not bound by blood,

it doesn't change the fact

that Father and Buyou are my family.

But I have to figure out

who I really am.

This is the meaning

of my life.

I must figure out what's going on

to learn to face it.

But

you're not guaranteed

to find a closure

even if you face it.

Wouldn't you want to know

who you are?

I just want to be with my family.

Are you coming home tonight?

I fought with Buyou so badly this morning.

So maybe not.

In that case,

forget about the wonton.

You can leave.

Pay the bill.

Four bowls in total.

Come on, the wonton is ready.

Look.

The Office of Justice is right there.

[Office of Justice]
Let's report to the authorities.

Su.

Your mother might be back soon.

Let's wait a bit more, okay?

But I miss my mother.

Let's report it now.

Mr. He?

Ban.

Aren't you

the little fighter?

What happened?

Su's mother left the city to purchase goods

and entrusted her to us.

She must have been delayed.

But it's been five days.

My mother said

that she'd be back in three days.

So your name is Su.

I saw how brave you were at the Welfare Center.

I was just like that when I was a kid.

I never cry.

But I miss my mother a bit.

My mother is missing.

Auntie Song is also missing.

And Auntie Lu rarely comes back.

Don't they want me anymore?

Am I going to be homeless?

No way.

You won't be homeless.

No way.

Is there anyone else in your family?

No.

Su lives in the embroidery workshop

with her mother Ci

and her two aunts.

Su calls them Aunties.

She has no one else.

Look.

You are so well dressed

and your hair is so neatly combed.

Your mother and aunties must love you very much.

I wasn't so lucky as a kid.

I had to wear my second brother's old clothes.

The two hair buns

my eldest brother tied

were always uneven.

The kids in the alley used to laugh at me

about my "crooked corners".

Let's go.

Let me walk you home, okay?

Okay.

Maybe your mother is waiting for you.

Really?

- Let's go. Let's hold hands. - Let's go.

Want to hold hands?

Let's go.

Let's go.

Here.

Su.

- Excuse me. - My father

got lost once before.

I cried every day

while searching for him.

But then one day,

somehow...

- Excuse me. - He came back on his own.

Sister.

This is our embroidery workshop.

Jinxiu Embroidery.

It closes so early?

Ever since my mother left,

we've been closing early.

Su.

Now that you are home,

I have to go.

- Come on. - Okay.

- Excuse me. - Don't worry.

- Your mother will surely come back. - Groceries.

Pendants. Take a look.

I have work to do.

Okay.

Thank you, He Huan.

Ban.

Let me show you my house.

Okay.

Let's go.

From there.

Back door.

- You have a back door? - Miss.

Come and take a look.

Our home is right inside.

Here. Yeah.

Right here.

I live here with my mother.

Auntie Song and Auntie Lu live there.

So you have three embroiderers.

Auntie Lu stayed to look after the workshop and didn't teach embroidery

at the welfare house last time.

I see.

My mother and I live in that room.

Let me show you.

Is that fine?

Of course.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Come on in.

This is the room for you and your mother?

That's right.

Look. She embroidered this.

It's pretty, right?

Your mother made all these?

That's right.

So pretty.

Excellent embroidery work.

This one

seems a bit worse

than the other embroidery.

I bet this is not your mother's work.

Ci Rou?

No.

My mother said she found it on the street.

- She did? - Who are you?

Why are you in our house?

[Lu Sanzhen, Embroiderer]
I-I'm here...

Auntie Lu.

This is Sister Zhao Ban.

I asked her to help me find my mother.

Nonsense.

Su.

Didn't I tell you that your mother

went to buy goods?

Just a second, please.

I have something to do.

No rush.

Take your time, Lady Lu.

I'll check out the house first.

But...

But my mother has been gone for days.

I miss her.

But you can't just

take a stranger home.

Okay.

Sister, let me walk you out.

Sister.

Sorry.

Don't be mad at Auntie Lu.

It's okay.

Is she close to your mother?

Yes.

They've always been close.

Why isn't your Auntie Song here?

My mother said that Auntie Song went back to her hometown.

Su.

Do you know where your mother went to purchase goods?

A few days ago, Auntie Lu said she went to Xiangfu.

Xiangfu? That's not far.

Listen.

I'll ask my friend to look for your mother there.

I'll keep you updated, okay?

Okay.

Go back. I'm going home too.

Sister.

Where do you live?

Me?

I live in Sparrow Lane.

Over there.

There is a persimmon tree

in our yard.

That's my home.

Go back.

See you.

See you.

I'll leave you to handle

the embroidery workshop.

Rest assured. Leave it to me.

Please stay.

Excuse me.

Now I remember.

Your family wanted to buy a house.

No wonder you looked familiar.

Well...

Excuse me.

Is this embroidery workshop for sale?

Not just that.

The backyard is also for sale.

You want to move here?

No.

Thank you.

You're leaving

so late?

Have you heard of the m*rder

in this building?

Officer.

I've said it earlier.

Yeah.

Let me ask you something.

What does it take for someone

to sneak three corpses

into the Fan Building?

No idea.

An Underground Culvert.

Is that so?

Do you have one here?

I have no idea.

The sewage in the kitchen leads to the Underground Culvert.

There we go.

Do they need an insider?

Of course.

This guy has that stench

of weird fragrance

of the bodies we found in the morning.

I don't smell.

Officer.

Even if I do, that's because I'm a waiter

who runs around.

I must have gotten that smell somewhere.

Yeah.

That's it.

That's it.

I've given you a chance.

Don't waste it.

A chance?

"Don't waste it"?

I'm telling the truth here.

Okay.

Feng from the Fan Building

k*lled three men,

sneaked the corpses into the Fan Building

on his own

and dumped them on the stage

during the spring banquet

to get back at the manager.

Case closed.

- You... - Congratulations

on solving the case, Judge Wan.

I'm wronged, officer.

I'm wronged.

I didn't do that.

I only helped transport the corpses.

He said he transported the bodies.

No, no.

I didn't know

those were corpses when I transported them.

Nor did I k*ll anyone or dump their bodies.

Officer.

I swear.

Feng.

You'd better confess.

I'll close the case right away

if you tell a single lie.

Understood.

I confess.

I confess.

I...

I...

I'm addicted to gambling.

I was buried

in gambling debt some days ago.

Then

my creditors did this to me.

One day, I met a person in the Underground Culvert.

That person gave me some medicine

and a bag of money

and told me to apply for a job here

to help smuggle

prohibited items

into the Fan Building

before the spring banquet.

I didn't know

they were transporting corpses.

They simply promised

to pay me

the other half of the commission.

Then I could repay my gambling debt.

I had no choice

but...

but accept the offer.

What does that person

look like?

I don't know.

Close the case.

I know.

I know.

It was dark in the Underground Culvert.

That person was wearing black

with a dark veil.

I couldn't see that person's face.

But, although that person

spoke in a lowered voice on purpose,

I could tell that

it was a woman.

I thought

she was a frail woman and tried

to stalk her.

But she found out

and kicked me

to the ground effortlessly.

No more tricks.

Or I'll k*ll you.

If you tell anyone about me,

I'll k*ll you too.

Understood.

Thank you.

No problem.

Take him away.

Officer.

I'm telling the absolute truth.

I'm not lying.

Please let me go, officer.

Please let me go.

Officer.

Congratulations

on solving

the m*rder case, Judge Wan.

I learned from

the best teacher.

That's all

Feng knows.

Did you hear that?

Enlightening.

I wouldn't have shouted

if you weren't here.

We've identified the corpses

on the stage.

That's basically all we know.

They are all high officials.

Fifth-rank.

Such a high rank?

Who are they?

Zhao Muyan, Transportation Inspector of Kaifeng Court.

Yue Qide, Deputy Commissioner of salt and iron.

And Zhang Qi from

the Left Section of the Ministry of Revenue.

Why do they

sound so familiar to me?

Who are those women

mentioned on the red silk?

We're working on it.

Several of them are reported missing.

Gu.

What about the owner of the Yayuan Mansion?

What can I do?

Even the governor is his guest.

His friends are all over the court.

We can't look into him.

So what do we do now?

Right now,

we have only two options.

One.

We start with

these three victims.

Leave it

to the Kaifeng Court.

Two.

Inspect the Underground Culvert.

Who will do that?

[Trouble-free]

I'll look into

the Underground Culvert.

No way.

It's too dangerous.

Don't go.

The culvert is also called the "trouble-free hole".

Many dangerous outlaws of East Capital

are hiding there.

They'd k*ll any authorities.

So the Kaifeng Court can't send people there.

I'll inspect the place.

Don't.

Send someone there.

Zhao.

Learn from your wife.

Wan Fu.

Here.

Judge Wan.

Send someone else.

My wife can't do this.

Inspector Gu.

I'll accept it.

Thank you, Lady Wen.

If I had known how hard it would be

to afford a mansion,

I wouldn't have agreed to work for him.

Be content.

It's much easier than making money

from an orderer.

It's different.

In the end,

I'm too useless.

Don't worry.

I will come back safe and sound.

Wen Yue.

I have something for you.

♪A small field behind the mountains is all I ever wanted♪

♪Sleeping in the clouds and enjoying relaxation♪

Here. Take it.

When did you make it?

♪Sleep in the clouds and have some leisure time♪

♪Family comes first before everything♪

♪Leave fame and glory aside♪

Do you like it?

Yeah, it's nice.

♪A small field behind the mountains is all I ever wanted♪

I'd like to light lanterns

for you my entire life.

♪Sipping spring under the bright moon♪

♪Sleeping in the clouds and enjoying relaxation♪

♪Family comes first before everything♪

♪Leave fame and glory aside♪

♪Life is too short♪

♪It's impossible to have everything you want♪

♪Conflicts always pass♪

♪Don't mind all the hustle and bustle♪

♪A peaceful life for a common person♪

♪Cooking smoke arises from behind the mountains♪

♪Conflicts always pass♪

Zhao Buyou.

You can make

so much fancy stuff

that you can open a shop.

Why don't we close the umbrella shop

and sell ​​orange lamps instead?

Wen Yue.

Shan Shiliu has died.

Please move back.

But we haven't found the orderer yet.

I feel uneasy to stay at home.

This tofu

is not as good as the one made by Wen.

It's quite similar.

Please bear with it.

Your daughter-in-law will be back soon.

Father.

I just cleaned you up.

Use chopsticks.

Why is Ban

not coming down yet?

Ban.

What's wrong?

That was loud.

You'll break the stairs one day.

Zhao Mo is gone.

No one was there

to make noise all night.

I didn't sleep well.

It's okay.

Tonight...

I'll play the zither for you.

Ban.

I didn't let you

work on the case yesterday.

Don't be mad.

Buyou.

Since you care so much about me,

can't you also look after Mo?

I am looking after him.

I stayed up late

and wrote down all the tips

for surviving

[Surviving the Office of Justice]
at the Office of Justice.

What kind of tips can someone

fired by the Office of Justice

[Surviving the Office of Justice]
even offer?

I've

taken some detours

so I don't want Mo to follow my steps.

I'll get the door.

Is Mo coming back for breakfast?

Really?

Little girl, who are you looking for?

- Father. - Hello, Uncle.

I saw a persimmon tree in the yard.

Is this Sister Ban's house?

Yeah.

Su.

- Su. - Sister.

- Su. - Sister.

Have you had breakfast?

Not yet.

Auntie Lu said

she'd be busy today

and gave me money to buy breakfast.

Sister.

Can I buy breakfast

from you?

Silly girl.

This is not a restaurant.

Why would I charge you for a meal?

Dig in.

How about this?

I made this purse

all by myself.

You can have it.

Because my mother said we shouldn't

take advantage of others.

What a good girl.

She's taught so well.

What a good girl.

Okay.

Let me put the purse away.

Let's eat then.

Okay.

Buyou.

Is there any porridge left?

Yeah.

Well...

Here.

Have mine.

Buyou...

I'm stuffed.

Father, enjoy the breakfast.

I'll deliver food to Went Yue.

Gu Zhen.

I heard

that you got kicked out

of the Yayuan Mansion.

Is it about the m*rder in the Fan Building?

You rushed to search the Yayuan Mansion

because it was related to the m*rder, right?

Shhh.

Expose him.

Expose his crimes to my father

for my father to stay away from him.

From whom?

Luan Hui.

Luan Hui is a bad person.

My father is too close to him.

I can't let him sink any deeper.

So you have to help me.

Since you know

that Luan Hui is a bad man,

why don't you just go home

and tell your father

to stay away from him?

Why would I need your help

if I could see my father?

The Kaifeng Court

handles cases by procedure.

If you don't know how I can help you,

please go back.

Gu Zhen.

You have to help me.

If you don't help me,

I'll tell my father

that you groped me.

[Fashion in Song Dynasty]

[Song Dynastypedia]

[Column-free Wooden Arch Bridge]

[Narrator Zhang Yao]

I'd like to talk to you

about the Song people's advanced technology

in bridge construction.

In the drama, I showed the kids

how to build a column-free wooden arch bridge.

Stack a few chopsticks skillfully upon each other.

Then you can build

a stable bridge without using nails.

The Rainbow Bridge in Kaifeng

was built in this method.

[Main Arch]
It consists of a main arch,

[Bridge Deck]
a bridge deck,

[Abutment]
and an abutment.

The beams and bow girders of the main arch

[Horizontal connection and stability]
ensure horizontal stability.

The column-free design

reduces the damage

caused by the impact of floods on the bridge.

In ancient times without reinforced concrete,

the Song people managed to build

arched bridges with their wisdom.

That's really amazing.

♪Freezing rain lingers for months♪

♪Followed by cold snow♪

♪Through boiling waters and raging flames♪

♪Chase eastward along the Bian River♪

♪Time flows day by day, month by month♪

♪Feign joy with drinks before the camps♪

♪Stagger home after the drinking games♪

♪Such is the state of the world♪

♪In the years of displacement♪

♪Heads are bowed to the ground in poverty♪

♪Burning desires unveil sorrow and joy♪

♪Despair everywhere♪

♪Hidden within the painting♪

♪A lifetime feels so long♪

♪Yet life itself is so short♪

♪Seeing mountains first as mountains, then as more♪

♪Dreamlike, yet not distant♪

♪Parting the clouds reveals a clear yet cold sky♪

♪Oh, the mortal world♪

♪A lifetime feels so long♪

♪Yet life itself is so short♪

♪Seeing mountains first as mountains, then as more♪

♪Dreamlike, yet not distant♪

♪How painful it is to see unrest beneath prosperity♪

♪Whoo, whoo♪

♪How brief a sweet dream is♪