01x13 - Episode 13

[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 13]

[Many people today are motivated by fear,]

[and few by principles. -Cheng Hao, Northern Song]

Wen Yue, right after you left,

Buyou cried his heart out

in the kitchen.

So I scolded him,

"What's the point of crying now?

Our ancestors must have done a million good deeds

to find you such a perfect wife.

Yet you didn't cherish her."

Aren't you thirsty

from all the talking?

I know you're the best.

Wen Yue.

Our family

is about to collapse without you around.

Please come home.

What happened between you and my brother?

It's my fault.

I've taken so much care of your brother

that he lost ambition.

He's worked in the Office of Justice for over a decade

without a single promotion.

And he's never around

to run the litigation booth.

I moved out mainly to motivate him.

Don't you feel sorry for me?

Won't you let me slack off for a few days?

I feel for you.

I totally do.

Feel free to slack off.

I knew it.

You've been supporting this family for years.

Of course, you're tired.

But Wen Yue,

Mo is getting carpentry work now.

And I've found what I want to do.

We can share your burden from now on.

You found what you want to do?

W-What are you going to do this time?

Wen Yue.

You know me.

I'm stronger than the average people

and I make a terrible physician.

I've been thinking a lot.

I don't necessarily have to practice medicine on someone alive.

You won't practice medicine on someone alive?

You want to be a coroner?

I know.

I know this is a bit unconventional.

But I think

I'll do much better as a coroner

than as a physician.

You've made up your mind?

That's right.

And it's been quite a while.

I know there will be criticism

against female coroners.

We will not be as respected as our male counterparts.

Don't you mind the criticism?

No, I don't.

It's not at all easy

to find something I like

and happen to be good at it.

If I'm so easily bothered,

then I'll be trapped in the house

sighing over my misfortune.

Then go for it.

It's good

to have a life-long pursuit.

You have my support.

Really?

Wen Yue, don't you think...

No, I don't.

You're not breaking any laws.

But if someone

gives you a hard time over this,

I'll stand up for you.

But there's one problem.

It may be difficult for you to get married.

I won't marry anyone.

I want to be with you forever.

How can you stay single forever?

If someone despises my job,

then he doesn't really like me.

I don't want him.

You've got a point.

Wen Yue.

So when will you move back?

All right.

You've told me about your new career path.

Work hard.

When I will move back

depends on Buyou's performance.

Here's a task for you.

Go home and monitor him.

Consider it done.

Go ahead.

See you, Wen Yue.

Take care.

You've sighed 28 times

since we came here.

Why?

You know

my wife.

She's so hot-tempered.

The orderer is after her,

so she wants to take him head-on.

And she told me to stay out of it.

When did I want to meddle with it?

But she is my wife.

I have to help her.

I can't, though.

Come with me to the Kaifeng Court.

Xiao Yishui was k*lled.

This is the fatal wound.

It took his life.

The cut is as thin as a cicada's wing and deep.

I don't know what weapon it is.

You said the orderer asked to meet Xiao Yishui.

So Xiao Yishui was very likely

k*lled by that person.

What a pity.

The pier was crowded.

I didn't see his face.

You could help your wife

by solving the case.

Can I solve it?

Why didn't you notify the Kaifeng Court

that you and your wife went to the pier?

I didn't want to implicate you.

Because I don't believe in this world.

Nor do I trust the ultimate power.

I remember you told me...

A battle seemingly between fiends

could be a power struggle

between the deities.

When deities fight,

the mortals better keep their heads down.

But if we dare not even look up,

how are we any different

from the most lowly animals?

It's not easy to live

in this world.

Even petty men are better

than lowly animals.

My father took me

to a business center when I was a kid.

A group of performers happened

to be playing deities.

My father wouldn't buy me a ticket,

so I sneaked in

only to be caught.

They beat me up

and threw me out.

Then my father told me,

"When deities fight,

we mortals

better not watch it."

But you didn't listen to your father.

That's why you got beaten quite often.

And I thought,

"Why can't I watch

deities fight?

I get beaten up, in the worst case.

Am I not alive and well?"

In a straw cloak...

Spend my life in mist and rain.

Better than a saddled horse I like sandals and cane.

Oh, I would fain.

I may be a petty man but I'm brave.

A petty man who dares to face the deities.

I'll take on

this case.

Zhao Buyou.

I have informants in the Kaifeng Court.

Two deities are fighting now.

I'm staying put

to not alert anyone.

Stay out of it.

I'll investigate secretly.

I'll let you know the result.

Zhao Buyou.

I was right about you.

For my wife.

And for you.

[Taoyuan Welfare Center, Western Suburb of East Capital]

Taoyuan Welfare Center.

Your furniture has arrived.

Coming.

Coming.

Mo.

Qiyu.

Mo, thank you for coming

all the way.

Here.

Qiyu.

Thank you for giving me this carpentry job.

Don't mention it.

When you gave me that wood puzzle,

I realized how skilled you were.

What a delicate puzzle.

Have you solved

the puzzle?

I will one day.

Yao He.

Why am I

a bit nervous about this apprenticeship?

Your father...

Relax.

My father likes you very much.

Just take it easy.

My father may be strict...

Mrs. Xie.

But...

Mrs. Xie.

Mrs. Xie, where are you going?

What's wrong?

Did Laoba bully you?

Your eyes are swollen.

No.

I didn't sleep well last night and my eyes hurt.

Your eyes hurt?

Why don't we sit somewhere

and I'll take a look?

No need, Ban.

I have to go.

Mrs. Xie.

Right, Mo.

I'd like you

to tell your sister

and Yao He something.

The tabloid article

I promised to write some days ago

may not be ready so soon.

The imperial exam is coming up.

I have to study for it.

You want to take the exam?

All scholars

have to pass the exam

to join the officialdom.

So many

helpless poor people are left unprotected

in this world.

If I can be made an official,

I swear I will feed the people

and be someone

they can rely on.

Then...

Can I also become an official?

Of course.

You can totally

join the Ministry of Works

with your talent in carpentry.

But I'm not aiming

for the Ministry of Works.

I'd like to

bring justice to civilians like Bo

one day.

Since you've decided to join the officialdom,

study hard for the exam.

Shall I introduce you to some mentors?

Wait to be called

by the mentors.

[Nanshan Tea House, East Capital]

[Kong Er, Examinee of this year]

My apologies.

Song Qiyu.

You'd better watch out.

[Nanshan Tea House]

Greetings, mentors.

[Jian Zhuang, the Confucianist, Seven Scholars of Dongshui]

Distinguished mentors.

[Zheng Dun, the Trustworthy]
This is my best friend,

Zhao Mo.

[Zhang Mei, the Essayist]
He craves knowledge.

So I brought him here to learn from you.

You are the one who solved the Mei's Boat case,

Zhao Mo?

I only figured out the trick.

The Kaifeng Court solved the case.

Of course.

The judge of the Kaifeng Court

came for an academic discussion last time.

And I could tell that he was both ambitious

and down to earth.

I have never met him.

Do you want to meet him?

I can introduce you to him.

Not really.

Mr. Zhang is the director of the academy.

He loves helping the juniors.

As Qiyu just said,

you're seeking academic achievements?

I want to join the Office of Justice to solve cases

for the people one day.

You already have a goal.

You're surely going to pass the imperial exam, then?

My big brother has taught me

something rudimentary.

I'm afraid it's out of order.

A weak foundation

is not a problem. We can try something unconventional.

You can go to the academy

to study the laws first.

Thank you, Director.

I didn't expect that

those great scholars would think so highly of you.

Not really.

I think Director Zhang has expectations for you.

They are both my mentors and friends.

I sometimes attend

the lectures at the tea house

when I hate to be alone.

Don't you have any family in East Capital?

I... I came alone.

Qiyu.

You encouraged me to take the exam

and introduced me to your mentors.

I have nothing to repay you.

Why don't you

come to dine at my house tonight?

Pigs can fly!

Zhao Mo made friends with someone!

Father.

Why is everyone here?

Go home.

- Go home. - A bunch of freeloaders.

You old man.

I brought the wine.

I made the pancakes.

I made the fish soup.

Father.

Meet my friend Qiyu,

who's an examinee.

Mo's friends are my friends.

Come on, let's drink.

I have something to say.

I'm back.

I was lucky.

Hello, Buyou.

I bought

the last serving.

Come on. It's still warm.

It's indeed warm.

Mo, what are you doing?

Hurry up. Dig in.

- Finally, there's meat. - Buyou, I have something to say.

Be quiet.

Our Mo

wants to toast everyone.

Come on.

I want to take the exam

to join the Office of Justice.

I thought about it carefully.

Cases kept happening

all because

of the incomplete law

and the lax investigation.

If only the victims could be braver

and the officials could be more helpful,

there wouldn't be so many tragedies.

Well said.

Mo.

You get to the bottom of everything,

which is perfect for case review.

If you become an official,

there will be no more

wrongful convictions.

Then

I would be Di Renjie of the Great Song.

Then I'll be Zhang Jianzhi.

You can be in the legal system,

while I manage the court.

The two of us will work together

to make some achievements.

Well said!

Well said!

Well...

Mo...

Well...

Hurry up and dig in.

Take care of the guest.

Come on.

Dig in.

- It's amazing. - Buyou.

Buyou.

I'm serious.

Okay.

Qiyu also thinks I can make it.

He introduced me to the Seven Scholars of Dongshui.

I have learned a lot.

I know all too well about the Office of Justice.

I've been there for over a decade.

And I know my brother well.

So uptight.

If he really gets enrolled,

he won't even last for three days.

What kind of knife did the m*rder*r use?

What are you doing?

Where are you going?

To study.

Study what?

I officially made Yao He's father my mentor yesterday.

I'm a legit coroner now.

You can't stop me.

Wen Yue is gone.

Life has to go on.

We can't all be hopelessly inept.

Don't say that about our father.

I'm not talking about him.

Mo is still

quite young.

Give him some time.

I'm not talking about him either.

Take a look.

Which one looks like

the m*rder weapon?

You're working on a new case?

Can I help?

Let me tell you about it.

A man in his forties

was k*lled by a sharp cut

on the neck.

The wound

is thin

and deep.

What kind of weapon was it?

It's probably,

you know,

a bone remover

or a tea knife.

What is a bone remover?

It's the knife those butchers would use.

Uncle Zhu is a butcher.

You can ask him.

Zhu, let me try some more.

Give me a break.

Look at this.

How can I sell

this badly cut meat?

I don't have the knife you want.

Ask the bookshop across.

What bookshop?

Zhu.

What bookshop?

Xi.

The Jixiantang Bookshop.

The knives they use to cut newspapers

are thin and sharp.

It fits your description.

Okay.

Uncle Zhu once said

that it would be easy to slice pork with those knives.

Jixiantang Bookshop.

Okay.

Yue.

Since I last read Mo's article,

I started following the tabloid.

I'm quite addicted to it now.

[Li Shishi secretly meeting a young man]
Check this out.

"Li Shishi secretly meeting a young man."

Everyone loves

a great romance between a matching couple.

That's the smell.

Fei.

Where did you get this tabloid?

From the Jixiantang Bookshop.

[Bookshop]

Wen Yue, what a small world.

What are you doing here?

What about you?

This needs some fixing.

Attend to our customers.

May I help you, Miss?

The fragrance of your ink

is quite unique.

You don't say.

It's one of a kind in East Capital.

They call it the fragrance of scholars.

It's very elegant.

Sir, please be careful.

That knife is very sharp.

Whose knife is this?

It's a replica.

Each one of us has one.

I see.

I'm just looking around.

Okay.

Run.

Wen Yue, be careful.

Get the authorities. Help!

Get the authorities.

Get the authorities.

Qiyu.

Wen Yue.

Where did he go?

He got away.

He did?

It's all my fault.

I slowed you down.

Or you'd have caught him.

It's not your fault.

I will go to the bookshop

for more clues tomorrow.

We'll catch him for sure.

Forget it. Can't you tell

that I'm no match for him?

Really?

Then let's go.

Hurry up.

- Okay. - You want to get k*lled?

I know you still care about me.

Are you okay?

Born with pride, I admire the lofty mountains.

Why should I ask the cloud to be my witness?

Qiyu.

"Breeze into dreams."

Is there wind in the dream?

What clouds?

What can they witness?

The first four verses

describe...

Mo.

The handwriting

looks familiar.

You wrote this?

[The Unsilenceable]
By the Unsilenceable.

Duke of Wenzheng said,

"Speak up for justice and die

rather than live in silence."

Hence,

the Unsilenceable.

I'd like to publish a poetry collection

to meet like-minded people

through my few poems and verses.

However,

I don't have the money.

Once you pass the exam,

it won't be a problem.

I hope so.

Right.

Mo.

Why did you come?

I want to

do something for you too.

Okay.

In this arduous journey,

I'm lucky to find

a fellow traveler.

Place the wood

crisscrossing each other,

we can make arched bridges

without pillars

that allow boats to pass.

For wider rivers,

just repeat the process.

Then the bridge can be extended up to dozens of li.

Stone has always been

the preferred material for bridge construction.

Stone is certainly stronger

to withstand rain and wind.

But the wooden stacked beam arch bridges

are also very strong.

Amid wind and rain,

or constant floods,

as long as the main beams stand,

the bridge will never collapse.

You're lying.

The bridge collapsed.

If the main beams are broken,

no matter how strong the bridge may be,

it will collapse.

All right.

Give it a try.

Come on.

Bridge.

What are you doing?

Qiyu.

Is something bothering you?

Mo.

I need to tell you something.

What is it?

I'm moving.

You're moving?

You might as well guess

where I'm moving to.

Is it tasty?

Yeah.

Laoba.

Good to see you, Mo, Qiyu.

Come here.

Sit.

Look at all those bags.

Are you moving to our shabby streets?

Laoba felt sorry for me

because I was paying so much rent.

So he cleared a room for me.

From now on,

I will have to

count on you a lot.

Don't be so formal.

Yeah.

Laoba.

I thought you didn't need extra money.

Why are you renting out your room?

So clueless.

Is it about the money?

I asked Qiyu to move in.

One day, my house could be

the residence of the top scholar.

What a great insight.

Laoba.

The windows are drafty and leaking.

Can you fix it a bit for Qiyu?

The exam is coming up.

I will just make do.

Besides,

Laoba is being very generous.

Qiyu.

Listen to Auntie.

The imperial exam is coming up.

You have to be careful.

Don't go out unless it's necessary.

Is it about the ghost examiner, Mrs. Lan?

It's always the same before the exam.

What a cliché.

You'd better believe her.

Mrs. Lan never lies.

Listen to me.

I heard that the ghost examiner

is nine chi tall.

His face is dark like charcoal.

He has no organs under his gown.

He only has a collection

of the hearts of those scholars he k*lled.

Rumors stop with the wise.

Ghosts and deities don't exist.

Even if they do,

Qiyu has nothing to do with them.

Don't you know

that it only gets the bad guys?

I am so upright.

If he really comes for me...

I'll just run away.

Listen to that.

Qiyu.

Invite your uncle to sit down

and have some water and nuts.

I'm not familiar with this young man.

You got it wrong.

Really?

I saw you going back and forth

and I thought you were old acquaintances.

It's just my job.

My job is

to keep my employer cozy.

As long as he's cozy.

I haven't paid him yet.

I forgot to pay you.

Qiyu.

Wen Yue.

What were you doing

at the Great Shop of Mules and Horses last night?

I was at home all night,

preparing to move.

I didn't go to any shops.

Qiyu.

The neighbors said that you moved here.

Why didn't you come say hi?

Buyou.

We are neighbors now.

Feel free to tell us

whenever you need something.

Wen Yue.

Why did you come?

Are you here to help?

Mo.

Help Qiyu settle in.

Mo, help him.

You're cooking?

All right.

I happen to be hungry.

Wen Yue.

I asked Inspector Gu to look into it.

That suspect

was working at the bookshop.

And the knife he used

was his personal belonging.

It was extremely sharp

and cut the paper neatly.

The bookshop owner liked it a lot

and made replicas for all the staff.

The shop owner said

that this man registered a fake name

and place of origin.

Is there a portrait?

No.

They said

that he was quite peculiar.

He didn't bond with

or even greet anyone.

And he

wore a hat all year round

so no one knew how he looked.

Give me the basket.

Are you going for groceries?

We actually make a great team.

We worked so well together

at the bookshop yesterday.

What are you doing?

I'm returning to the umbrella shop.

Take care of everyone.

[Top Scholar]

No way.

Qiyu...

Mr. Jian.

Director Zhang.

I'm here to see Qiyu off.

What were you...

It was nothing.

Qiyu is under a lot of pressure.

Please help ease his mind.

Qiyu.

Director Zhang and I

will wait for you at the door.

Qiyu.

You're going to the exam.

My family and I made this Top-Scholar Cake

for you last night.

We wish you the best and great success

in this imperial exam.

Try it.

Thank you.

What's wrong?

Are you nervous?

Or did you

get scolded by the mentors again?

No.

Qiyu.

Don't be nervous.

You will definitely

do well in the exam.

Have your pen and ink?

Don't forget anything.

Let's go. I'll see you off.

Song Qiyu.

Among the examinees of this year,

you are my favorite

who I cherish like my own disciple.

Today,

I hired a donkey cart for you

to save you the trouble of traveling.

Hop on.

Don't forget

what I taught you.

Qiyu.

Have a piece

of the Top-Scholar Cake.

Once you take a bite,

you'll be the top scholar.

Here.

I'll wait for the good news.

[Top Scholar]

[Wen's Umbrella Shop]

Your umbrella looks nice.

Right?

Bring them for repair or replacement

if there is any problem with the umbrellas.

- Okay. Thank you. - Okay.

It's so delicate.

Absolutely.

Wen Yue, are you hungry?

I'm late.

Help!

Hurry!

Bad guy here!

- Bad guy here! - Let's go.

Hurry.

Hurry.

[Wen's Umbrella Shop]
Catch him.

Hurry, catch him.

Hurry.

Stop there!

Stop!

Are you fine?

Are you hurt?

I-I'm fine.

Hurry.

I'll bandage it for you.

Let's go.

Wen Yue, you really have foresight.

The orderer we're tracking down

came for you at the umbrella shop.

Wen Yue.

It's okay. I'm almost done.

He may come back at any time.

You can't live here by yourself anymore.

Let me move in with you.

Nonsense.

Don't come here lately.

If he comes back

and the officers can't make it,

what will you do?

I'll k*ll him with a kitchen knife.

If I had been a bit slower,

you'd be lying in the mortuary of the Kaifeng Court now.

Zhao Buyou.

I will accept my fate if I lose.

Who gave you the right?

This is our fate.

We must win.

Risking two lives

to take him down is too much.

I promised Inspector Gu

to help him solve this case.

All right.

Then I don't have to protect you.

You are just a useless scholar

who can't help with anything

and only annoys me.

I know why you're saying that.

You just want to make me angry

and hurt my feelings

so that I leave.

You win.

It did hurt my feelings.

Leave.

My father asked me

to practice martial arts when I was a kid

but I didn't listen to him.

Now I regret it so much.

[Wen's Umbrella Shop]

[Fashion in Song Dynasty]

[Song Dynastypedia]

[The Hat Demon had a historical prototype. Illustrated by Lin Jiachuan]

There turned out to be a Hat Demon in the Song Dynasty.

It is said that there was a monster in the shape of a hat

that ate people

and did city walks in Luoyang and East Capital at night.

The Hat Demon caused

great panic and chaos across the nation.

Clan members or neighbors

gathered at night,

chatting until dawn

to expel or avoid the Hat Demon.

[k*ll the Hat Demon]
This seemingly

absurd rumor about the Hat Demon

gradually subsided under the investigation and suppression

of Emperor Zhenzong.

Just tell me if you're curious about

where the Hat Demon hid.

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

♪It's hibernate time after harvest♪

♪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♪

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

♪It's hibernate time after harvest♪

♪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♪

♪Don't mind all the hustle and bustle♪

♪A peaceful life for a common person♪

♪It's always sunny on the banks of the river♪