01x27 - Episode 27

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Yu'e,

let's go.

We already talked to the Zhou family

about taking you back.

Yu'e,

come back with us.

I'm not leaving.

I'll be nothing

if I leave.

As long as I take good care of him,

he'll get better.

Then after we have a child,

I'll be Mrs. Zhou.

I want to stay here.

I want to be Mrs. Zhou.

Yu'e.

Let's go.

Yanbang,

you beat me up so badly before.

I won't go anywhere from now on.

I'll be your wife

and take good care of you

so you can live happily.

JIANG RESIDENCE

You've brought so many gifts.

That's very kind of you.

We're all looking forward

to having Ruoyao marry into our family.

Isn't Yao'er dressed yet?

Perhaps she is embarrassed.

There's no rush.

Yao'er,

you should greet Mrs. Qi.

Greetings, Mrs. Qi.

Ms. Jiang Ruoyao.

I heard that Mrs. Zhou
came to your residence

and made a scene yesterday.

Ruoyao, did you get frightened?

She did suffer a bit.

A woman her age

always has pursuers.

Only after getting engaged
can you have peace of mind.

Let's hold the marriage
between our families soon.

You're right.

I got someone to check the date.

It's an auspicious day after three days.

Let's set the date on that day.

There's no need to be so hasty.

Let's do as you said.

Please leave us a list of guests.

Let me see if we left anyone out.

Look, the list is already prepared.

The marriage between our families

must be a grand wedding

-Yes.
-for everyone in the capital to see.

Ruoyao, don't you think so?

-There's no need to be so extravagant.
-Yao'er.

Mrs. Qi, we'll trouble you
to deliver the invitations quickly then.

Yes.

There is a lot of work to be done.

Jiang Ruoyao, think carefully

about the kind of person you are.

I think we should get back to work on it.

We'll get going now.

Mrs. Qi, please wait.

I don't agree

with this marriage.

If you didn't want to marry Mr. Qi,

you should have said so earlier.

Why did you reject
the Qi family's offer of marriage

to their face and humiliate them?

Your mother worked so hard

to arrange these things for you.

You've embarrassed her.

If it's embarrassing for Mother,
isn't it embarrassing for me?

You...

If only Mother listened to me,

would this have happened?

Listen. She's blaming me for this.

Since you and Zhou Yanbang
broke off the engagement,

I searched so many families

before I found this one.

I think Mr. Qi is as good as Zhou Yanbang.

Why did you...

What is it about him
that you're dissatisfied with?

I'm not dissatisfied with him.

Then why did you do that?

I'm dissatisfied

with Mother.

What did you say?

Mother, I know you've done a lot for me.

Ever since I was a kid,

have you ever thought

about whether I wanted
any of those things?

When I was eight,

Father wanted to take me on a trip.

You said it was inappropriate for a girl
to be seen in public too early.

When I was ten,
you forced me to play the guqin.

Even when my fingers bled and had scabs,
you wouldn't let me rest.

When I was 12 and fell sick,

you forced me to take medicine.

When I refused,
you made Ms. Sun force me to swallow it.

You didn't even ask me
if I wanted to switch with Jiang Li

in the engagement.

You love him so much though.

Yes.

Although it was a choice
you forced me to make,

I like him and I don't resent you.

But I've already paid enough for it.

So from now on,

I'm going to do what I want.

Please don't intervene
in my marriage, Mother.

Do you know what you're talking about?

You insisted on marrying
Zhou Yanbang before

and now you're blaming me for everything.

Are you out of your mind?

I'm not out of my mind.

I was infatuated with Zhou Yanbang.

Even though I realized
he was not loyal and kind,

I was still infatuated with him.

But now I understand.

I wasn't really infatuated with him.

I just wanted

a chance to escape from the Jiang family.

I wanted to escape from you

even if it meant using my marriage.

Mother, I knew nothing before.

But now, I understand everything.

You're the reason

I've become like this.

You...

You...

Dear, look at her.

Ruoyao, you...

Enough.

It's not like it's a big deal.

I was just like her when I was young.

It was my choice
to marry your father myself

after I canceled the engagement my parents

arranged for me.

And it worked out just fine.

I've always thought

that Ruoyao didn't have a mind of her own

and could only listen to you, Ji Shuran.

It turns out
that she knows what she wants now.

That's good.

Why don't we listen to her once

and let her make her own choice?

But the Qi family...

Mr. Qi is a man.

What's the matter?

Would he feel so aggrieved to resent us?

-Old Madam.
-Dear.

Dear, since Ruoyao wants
to make her choice...

You decide yourself then.

That way, you'll have
some peace and quiet too.

Just let her be.

Come on, sit down.

Sit.

Sit down.

It's Jiang Li, isn't it?

Did she teach you to say that?

No one taught me anything.

Those are just the words
I've wanted to say

but never dared to for so many years.

All these years

in this family,

I'm the only one
who truly wants what's good for you.

Jiang Li instigated you to do this.
Do you know that?

She said all those things to confuse you.

She's doing it for her own benefit.

She's trying to set you up.

Jiang Li doesn't want to set me up.

That day,
from the beginning until the end,

she never mentioned
that I eloped with Zhou Yanbang.

It's you

who has been trying
to make her testify against me.

What do you know?

If she dared to accuse you,

it would prove she was slandering you

and she wouldn't be able
to get away easily.

What about me?

What about my reputation

and my feelings?

All you want to do is ruin Jiang Li.

Have you ever thought about me?

You always say people want to set me up.

But actually, you just don't want me
to trust anyone else

so I'll do what you say.

Madam Ji.

Do you know how much

I've sacrificed for you?

Are you referring

to getting rid

of Jiang Li and Jiang Yue for me?

What do you mean?

I don't mean anything.

I just want you to know

that I don't need you to do these for me.

I, Jiang Ruoyao,

don't have to step
on people's corpses to get to the top.

Besides, if I have to step

on people's corpses to get to the top,

I'd rather not get there.

I'm going to tell Father later

that I'm going on a study tour.

I don't want to get married.

Madam Ji, don't.

Ms. Ruoyao, apologize to your mother now.

She'll forgive you.

-I won't.
-Starting today,

she's not allowed to see anyone.

Well...

Are you still upset about Ruoyao?

It's fine that Ruoyao's engagement
with the Qi family was canceled.

They're not a great family anyway.

Later on,

I'll just ask His Majesty

to find another good match for Ruoyao.

I'm not upset
about the marriage, but Ruoyao.

Jiang Li bewitched her.

She's a different person now.

I can't discipline her anymore.

How dare Jiang Li lay a hand on Ruoyao?

If this goes on,

it'll be hard to deal with her.

I must get rid of her this time.

Back then,

I remember you took her out

of the Court of Judicial Review's
prison yourself.

I thought she'd feel
some gratitude towards you.

But now, it seems like

I was wrong.

I don't regret saving her.

After all, I didn't want to make things
difficult for Jiang Yuanbai.

Do you have a plan that will work?

Why are you involved
with the Eldest Princess?

Why did she go to you?

Don't let her use you.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

She wants Jiang Li to die more than I do.

I guess you've made up your mind.

Don't worry.

I'll definitely get rid of her this time.

JIANG RESIDENCE

My lady,

I got a letter from home.

There's news about Ms. Haitang,
whom you asked me to find.

-Sit down first.
-All right.

Ms. Haitang, whom you're looking for,
is from a rice shop in the village.

She worked as a maid for a lady
in an official's house

and left many years ago.

Not long ago,
a woman appeared in the village.

But she had a long cut

on her cheek

with the inner flesh visible.

It was horrible.

I'm not sure
if she's the one you're looking for.

Does anyone else know
about what I asked you to do?

Don't worry, Ms. Jiang Li.

I've already told

my sister-in-law as you instructed me.

The woman was not alerted.

I'll get a hot pot of tea.

All right.

My lady.

Haitang.

Why are you here?

I'll take you out.

What did they do to you?

Shen Residence is hell.

I'm going to get you out of here.

Forget about me first.

Find a way to send a message to Xue Zhao,

so he'll come to save me.

My lady.

Go now.

Don't fight with them.

Wait for Mr. Xue.

Don't worry.

Go now.

But she had a long cut

on her cheek.

I don't know what happened to her.

If you need help, blow this whistle.

My men will come to protect you for me.

It doesn't seem useful.

My lady, any instructions for me?

Come here. Put it here on the ground.

One pot here,
one pot over here, understand?

Aren't you the gardener?

What's your name?

My name is Zhao Ke.

Zhao Ke?

How long have you been at Jiang Residence?

Since your master

told me about your existence,

he must have expected me
to ask you this question.

Just tell me.

I assure you.
He won't chastise you for it.

I came here seven years ago.

Seven years?

It seems like he knows every move I make

in this courtyard then.

My lady, do you have any instructions?

I want you to find out

where Ji Shuran went and who she met.

Yes.

Also,

I'd like you to take someone back
to the capital for me.

But his lordship only asked me
to keep you safe.

The person I want you to find

is a threat to my safety if she falls

into someone else's hands.

I understand now.

Are you referring

to getting rid

of Jiang Li and Jiang Yue for me?

Ji Shuran,

I told you before
that things wouldn't end well for you.

It's only a matter of time
before my Li'er reveals all the misdeeds

you've done.

I can get rid of Jiang Li for you.

It all depends on you.

Madam Ji,

the carriage and gifts are ready.

Madam Ji.

You don't have to force yourself

if it's hard.

Since I already made a choice,

I must see it through to the end.

JI RESIDENCE

You thought of visiting me

after messing up
the marriage with the Qi family.

I'm about to retire

and I want Qi Wenbin to take over.

A marriage between the two families

will bring benefits and no harm.

But now,

the marriage is off the table
and we've offended the Qi family.

You've ruined such a good plan.

Father, you still can't change

your habit of finding fault in others.

Do you think I like to find faults?

You're the one who caused me
the most trouble in the Ji family.

You chose to elope with that poor painter

instead of going down the path
to wealth that I arranged for you.

If I hadn't found you,

how could you be who you are today?

Not only are you unthankful,

you even dare to doubt me.

If you dare to come near
my daughter again,

I'll let you die
without a grave to your name!

It's all my fault.

Please spare his life.

Remember what happened to him.

If you ever disobey me again,

I'll ruin

any man you love.

If I didn't do that,

how could you have become
the Chancellor's wife now?

Father, have you forgotten

how I became the Chancellor's wife?

At that time,

you were going to sell me
to a Ret*rded man.

You told me

to be patient.

After marrying a Ret*rded man,

I'd be in charge of Marquis's Residence
after having a kid or two in a few years.

Then I'll have both money and power.

You said it was better

than marrying a painter who has nothing.

I begged you on my knees
and asked not to marry him.

You said I had to marry him
unless I found someone

from a better family.

Didn't you find someone better?

Shuran,

it has been hard on you.

You must come here every day
to keep a sickly woman company.

We're like sisters.

I'll surely stay with you

until you're better.

I'll get going.

I'll be back tomorrow to see you.

Chancellor Jiang, don't worry.

Mrs. Jiang is getting better.

You don't agree
with the marriage I've arranged

and can't marry into the Jiang family.

What else can you do?

Zhenzhen is getting better now.

I couldn't have predicted that.

Illnesses tend to flare up
again and again.

If you make her condition worse,

you can marry into the Jiang family.

How can I do that?

Now, you have two choices.

Either you marry that Ret*rded man

or you do something

to become Jiang Yuanbai's legitimate wife.

I think you know which choice to make.

You turned me

into what I am today step by step.

Father, I should be thanking you

for letting me inherit your viciousness,

always wanting
to harm others when threatened,

and ultimately exposing me
to attacks from all sides.

Your problem

is that you are not vicious

and cruel enough.

I thought you had improved

by k*lling Jiang Yuanbai's wife.

But when I told you
to k*ll that concubine later on,

you said she was not a threat.

When I told you to k*ll Jiang Li,

you said she couldn't create much stir.

Now that they've started
to get in your way,

do you feel good?

You're right.

I'm not vicious enough.

So now, I've figured it out.

I should be more vicious.

Why should I bear all the consequences?

What do you mean?

Father,

doesn't this tea

make you feel sleepy?

Father,

it's the finest tea.

Please try it.

What are you trying to do?

Liu Wencai is back.

He's back to help you
teach me to be cruel.

What?

He said

he could help me get rid of Jiang Li.

However,

he wants me to help him

take his revenge first.

Your father nearly beat me
to death back then

and disabled my fingers,

so I could never hold a brush.

Now I want him to cut off an arm

and kowtow to me in person to apologize

for what he did.

What?

Cut off my arm?

Is that why you came to me?

Didn't you say I wasn't cruel enough?

Now, I can be cruel.

All it takes is one of your arms

and a kowtow.

Who does he think he is

to make me cut off my own arm

and kowtow?

Is he worthy?

Yes, he is.

He's now the Imperial Diviner
of the Imperial Diviner Office.

He's just an eighth-rank Imperial Diviner.

Should I be afraid of him?

He's backed by Eldest Princess Wanning.

Besides, the Imperial Diviner
is in charge of imperial divination.

It's not a high-ranking position

but has access to the inner court.

So what?

My daughter is the most favored consort
in the inner court.

So you've survived this long

thanks to your two daughters.

And you dare to complain
that we're not cruel enough.

I'll show you how cruel I can be today.

I'll cut off your arm first

then drag you to Liu Wencai's door.

Liu Wencai has been missing
for so many years

and now, he suddenly came to us
as the Imperial Diviner.

Who knows what he's up to?

You can't let him fool you.

I'm your father,

your birth father who raised you.

Shuran.

Shuran.

Shuran.

Listen to me.

Shuran.

When your mother passed away,

in order to raise you and your sister,

I didn't even think of marrying again,

lest you should suffer.

How can you cut off

your father's arm now

just to deal with a girl?

My good daughter,

you can't be so confused.

Shuran.

Shuran.

It seems like I'm going
to let you down again.

I just can't be as cruel

as you want me to be.

Guards.

Guards!

JIANG FAMILY ANCESTRAL SHRINE

-We're almost there.
-What a crazy woman.

-Why do you keep these things?
-Give it to me.

Just throw them away.

-No.
-Give it to me.

-My Yue'er.
-Give it back to me.

-Give it to me.
-Give it to me now.

-My Yue'er.
-What do you need this for?

-Throw it.
-Give it to me.

-Don't touch a dead person's stuff.
-My Yue'er.

What bad luck.

-No.
-Give it to me.

-Don't take my Yue'er.
-You keep holding the dead's stuff.

-Give it back.
-Is this how you treat your madam?

Ms. Jiang Li.

Do you know the residence's rules?

Ms. Jiang Li, you've misunderstood.

Concubine Hu was hysterical earlier.

That's why I tried to stop her.

If I find out you're treating
your madam like this again,

I'll send you back to Jiang Residence

and praise you well in front of Old Madam.

Ms. Jiang Li, please forgive me.

I know I'm wrong.

-Help your madam inside.
-Yes.

Concubine Hu.

Concubine Hu.

Concubine Hu, let's go.

My Yue'er.

My Yue'er.

Yue'er, don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid.

You've messed up
our ancestral blessed land like this.

The monthly payment is sent here on time.

But you don't even put up
a charcoal fire in the middle of winter

and replace broken window paper.

I should ask you for the accounts.

Yes, we have them.

But Concubine Hu doesn't feel cold,

which is why we didn't use the charcoal.

I've brought some tonic for Concubine Hu.

Tong'er,

teach her how to serve her madam.

Yes.

Let's go.

Yue'er, don't be afraid.

Yue'er, don't be scared.

Yue'er, don't be afraid.

Concubine Hu,

they've left.

We can have a heart-to-heart chat.

My Yue'er feels cold.

She feels cold.

She feels cold.

Yue'er.

-I will only be here this one time.
-Yue'er.

Are you sure you want
to keep putting on an act?

Why did you come to see me?

You're not here to catch up, are you?

I want to hear you and Yue'er's story.

What do you know?

By asking me that,

it means there's something more

to Yue'er's death.

If you're here to talk to me about this,

I have nothing to say.

I don't mean to disturb you.

You and my mother were good friends once.

I remember you always
hugged me when I was little

and Yue'er was very kind to me.

That is why

I don't remember much of what happened

as I was away from home for so long,

but I still feel very close to you
when I see you.

Since you don't want to tell your story,

I'll tell you mine.

I was wronged as a child,

abandoned by my family,

and sent to Qingcheng Mountain
for ten years.

Qingcheng Mountain
was colder than this place.

I had been ignored for ten years

and I learned about people's cruelty.

I didn't see a ray of hope,

but I didn't want to accept my destiny.

If that was my destiny,

I'd go against it

because it was not my fault,

so I would never bow down.

Why should those who do evil

be exalted

and those who were harmed bow down
and be grateful for not being k*lled?

That's why I had to come down
from the mountain

and return to the capital

to appear in front of the people.

Concubine Hu,

you faked hysteria and survived.

But you've been suffering from the pain

of your daughter's death every day.

Don't you think
you're just as good as dead?

If you're as aggrieved as I am,

I hope you'll come forward.

I will help you

and I'm capable of helping you.

That's all I have to say.

I won't bother you anymore.

My Yue'er was k*lled!

My...

-My Yue'er was k*lled!
-Be careful.

Ms. Jiang Li,

Yue'er was k*lled!

She was k*lled!

Ms. Jiang Li, please help Yue'er
seek injustice!

IMPERIAL DIVINER OFFICE

I've been waiting for you for so long.

Why are you here alone?

What are you doing?

Don't you want my father
to kneel down and apologize?

I'll kneel for him.

I think you got it wrong.

I want him to cut off an arm

and kowtow to me and apologize.

I'll do it on his behalf.

Do it.

What about what you owe me?

Have you forgotten the fire you set?

Do you want me to give you my life?

You owe me

more than a life.

The Taoist priest said
my nature was extremely yin

and if I cultivated with him,

I'd achieve great things in the future.

He taught me exorcism,

took care of me,

and provided me with food and drinks.

I think this is probably
the heavens' way of compensating me.

But I didn't expect

the greater t*rture would begin.

This is also part of your cultivation.

If you can't take it,

you can get lost.

I had been through the pain of burning,

so that was nothing.

He said that other people's exorcism

only drove away evil spirits
from their bodies.

But his exorcism

makes evil spirits possess me,

who was reborn from fire,

then destroy them completely.

The more I was drenched in blood
and the more mutilated my body was,

the more the nobles believed in us.

After all, no one
can hurt himself as much as me.

Hence, the nobles are willing
to pay more for it.

As words spread,

we gained popularity in the capital

and even got to meet the Eldest Princess.

I like people like you
who are willing to give it all.

There's a vacancy
in the Imperial Diviner Office.

I can give this position to one person.

You guys talk it over.

I prefer the one who's ruthless.

Didn't you want to die long ago?

Then I'll send you on your way.

I'll pray for you every day from now on.

But since I've decided to live,

I won't die easily.

Thanks to Eldest Princess's support,

I've become the Imperial Diviner.

Do you think your life can compensate

for what I experienced?

I had no choice too.

I was already married back then

and had Ruoyao.

After my father found out about you,

I begged him

so he let me see you one last time.

There's no need to bring up the past.

Let me think about how

I can make you pay back
some interest first.

Do you know why I want
to get rid of Jiang Li?

I don't want to know.

IMPERIAL DIVINER OFFICE

It wasn't an accident that Yue'er fell off

the rockery.

Since Madam Ji married into the family,

I felt something was wrong with her.

You're so beautiful.

So this is the Jiang family's
eldest daughter, Jiang Yue.

She's so adorable.

Although she seemed gentle and elegant

and was nice to Yue'er,

I didn't think

she was as simple as she seemed.

I wanted Yue'er to stay away from her,

but I didn't expect
that something still happened.

Jiang Yue, let me play for a while.

-I won't give it to you.
-Let me play for a while.

Jiang Yue, let me play for a while.

I won't let you play.

-Jiang Yue, let me play for a while.
-Stand up.

Don't cry.

If you want it, go get it yourself.

-Give it to me.
-My mother made this for me.

Don't cry.

I'm not giving it to you.

Ji Shuran asked Ms. Sun

to take Yue to the rockery

to make it look like Yue'er fell from it

and lost her life,

pretending that Ji Shuran
had nothing to do with it.

My Yue'er

died at Ji Shuran's hands.

You weren't at the scene.

How did you know?

My former maid's name was Baoqin.

That day, she was following Yue'er.

She went to the kitchen
to get sweet soup for the kids.

When she came back,

she heard Ji Shuran
giving Ms. Sun instructions,

so she came back and told me immediately.

Where's Baoqin now?

She was made the scapegoat.

After Yue'er's death,

Ji Shuran kicked her out
of Jiang Residence

by saying she didn't
take care of Yue'er well.

She had disappeared since.

You knew about it then.

Why didn't you testify against Ji Shuran?

Testify against her?

Jiang Li, you've been back
in the residence for so long.

Why would you still ask me
something like that?

You should know better than me

what the Jiang family is like.

Just like when you were sent
to Zhennv Hall,

didn't you defend yourself?

Didn't you testify against Ji Shuran?

Did anyone believe a word you said?

Ji Shuran said I have hysteria
and became crazy

because I lost Yue'er,

so I slandered

and framed her.

She's good.

She made herself look innocent

and got a reputation as a virtuous woman
who pitied the weak and the poor.

And I

became the one who was ungrateful.

If Old Madam hadn't considered
my past service

and defended me,

I would have been sent to Zhennv Hall.

Later on,

I succumbed to Ji Shuran

and pretended to have hysteria.

The Jiang family couldn't keep me
in the residence,

so they sent me here

and I managed to survive.

And not a single person

in the entire family suspected her?

She's Madam Ji,

the current legitimate wife.

She's gentle, elegant,

and virtuous.

Who would believe that

she would k*ll an illegitimate daughter
who isn't in her way?

Even if someone found it strange,

the Ji family was flourishing at that time

and there was a favored Consort Li
to support them.

Who would offend the Ji family

for a dead person?

Ms. Jiang Li,

you're part of the Jiang family too.

You can see

the favors and profits better than I do.

Evil has its retribution.

I'll definitely redress
Yue'er's injustice.

Greetings, Mother.

If you were out in this rain,

you must be on an important errand.

I bet you were on an important errand too.

I don't have any important matters.

It's all for you kids.

Sorry to have troubled you.

Mother,

you should mind

your own matters when you have time too.

As a mother,

the children's matters come first.

Li'er, go in quickly.

Don't get cold from the wind and rain.

Mother,

after you.

Madam Ji.

What's the matter?

A servant reported

that Jiang Li went
to Concubine Hu's place.

They talked for a long time
with the door closed

and Concubine Hu didn't behave madly.

It seems like she wants
to settle old scores with me this time.

Concubine Hu

has been pretending to be crazy
for so many years.

It's really hard for her.

Shall we let Concubine Hu...

Jiang Li has already gone to her,

so she'll let people watch her.

A sinful woman
who committed matricide and fratricide

and a crazy concubine.

If they associate with each other,

they'll be the ones in deep trouble.

Ms. Ruoyao,

time to get up and eat.

Madam Ji prepared some calming soup.

Get up and have some.

Ms. Sun,

you...

Ms. Ruoyao,

it's all for your own good.

After you wake up,

everything will be fine.

What have you done?

What have you done to me?

What have you done?

Say it!

-Ms. Ruoyao has gone mad!
-Say it.

Ms. Ruoyao has gone crazy!

It's all for your own good.

Ms. Ruoyao.

Ms. Ruoyao, I'm doing this
for your own good.

What did the physician say?

Several physicians examined her.

They all say
there's nothing wrong with her pulse

and there are no symptoms.

But they couldn't tell us clearly

why a healthy person

would suddenly be in such a state.

My lord,

forgive me for speaking impudent words.

Ms. Ruoyao seems like...

She seems like

someone who has been possessed
by an evil spirit in my hometown.

Ms. Sun, what nonsense
are you talking about?

I raised Ms. Ruoyao.

She's in such a state now.

I wouldn't talk nonsense.

This may be my own stupid idea,

but since ancient times,

many people vaguely died in this way.

My lord, let's get someone
to check on Ms. Ruoyao.

But where can we find

such an expert in the capital?

Don't talk nonsense

about the supernatural.

Ruoyao has no other symptoms.

Don't get those
who deliberately mystify themselves here

and cause rumors to spread.

What about my Yao'er?

An evil spirit?

Ruoyao's condition is strange.

It's good to get her checked.

Since you've decided,

you can do as she says.

I'm going to write a letter
to the Imperial Diviner now.

Mother, take good care of yourself.

You'd better stay home these days.

Don't worry.

Old Madam,

do you believe
in what they say about Ms. Ruoyao?

The supernatural isn't
from the mortal world.

I can't see it.

But if it's the doing of humans,

we'll figure it out eventually.

Tell Chancellor Jiang

that I'll be there tomorrow.

Yes.

There's a ghost.

Jiang Li, there's a ghost.

There's a ghost.

What's wrong?

Where's the ghost?

You're not aware.

Something big has happened.

Jiang Ruoyao is possessed
by an evil spirit.

And they invited the Imperial Diviner
to exorcise her.

The Imperial Diviner?

The Imperial Diviner is very creepy.

It's true that the imperial family
is the most merciless.

Has anything happened
in the imperial court lately?

There have been

a lot of deaths in the harem a while ago.

One day, a maid dies.

The next day, a eunuch.

It's all over the palace

that an evil spirit is there.

After that,

-Evil spirit?
-the Imperial Diviner performed exorcism.

The Imperial Diviner said

an evil spirit possessed a consort.

His Majesty showed no mercy

and granted her poisonous liquor that day.

Rumor has it that the poor consort

didn't even have a chance
to defend herself

and was...

Do you think the Imperial Diviner
will catch the evil spirit

in our house?

Since he's here,

they won't return empty-handed.

They?

Do you really think
Jiang Ruoyao is possessed?

I got it.

According to you,

Ji Shuran is too cruel.

She even sacrificed her own daughter.

Who can be the evil spirit
in the whole Jiang family

but you?

I'm going to be the evil spirit this time.