01x20 - Episode 20

[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 20]

[When softness is good, it manifests as compassion, compliance, and modesty.]

[When softness is evil, it becomes weakness, indecision, and sycophancy.]

[Zhou Dunyi from Northern Song Dynasty]

Tell me about the case.

This was

found

in Lu Sanzhen's room.

It's a Missing Person Notice for Song Yingying.

Song Yingying died

very horribly.

Her body

had multiple fractures

and there were ink stains...

In her mouth and nose.

Before she died,

she must have been brutally tortured...

And beaten.

Why did she die in the same way as the case

at the Fan Tower?

The man who died at Fan Tower was likely

a victim of revenge.

It was like

an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

Thanks for

your help.

For the names on that list,

we've already verified more than half of them.

Most of them are women

who are alone and missing.

Boss,

just now,

Tie Chi came to report

that the embroidery found here

was made by the same stitching

as that

red silk.

Could it mean that all those women

were k*lled in the same way as Song Yingying?

We can confirm Song Yingying

is the only one

who have been k*lled shortly after she went missing.

Lu Sanzhen buried Song Yingying.

Then,

due to some certain

revenge,

someone committed a m*rder case at Fan Tower.

After those three people were tortured,

they were hung upside down in ink

and died from suffocation.

Then, Lu Sanzhen

pawned his property.

He wanted to escape after the m*rder.

But where is Ci now?

Isn't there a woman

in black who acted stealthily?

Could she be Ci?

The embroidery workshop is certainly involved.

And the stains

can prove

our assumption from the autopsy.

Go tell Wen Yue

about our conclusion.

- Got it! - Wan Fu.

Escort me home.

You...

Mind your step.

Be careful.

My hairpin.

Take it for me.

Sir.

May I ask you something?

Recently, did a woman

in black come to your store?

Turns out she was waiting for you.

A few days ago,

a woman dressed in black

gave me some silver

and asked me to keep this package here.

She mentioned

if anyone came looking for her,

I should give the package to that person.

What else did she say?

Nothing else.

Okay.

Thanks.

Okay, take your time.

[The crimes of Dong Qian are fully recorded here.]

The crimes of Dong Qian are fully recorded here.

[k*ll Chen Shansheng, the owner of Chen's Pawnshop, within three days.]

Twenty years ago,

The Zou family, using my aged mother as leverage,

forced me to serve under their command as an assassin

to eliminate their rivals

or silence witnesses.

[Burn Deji Hall within a day.]
I was compelled to harm the innocent,

and every time I recall this shame,

[k*ll Sun Jin, the head of Baibao Village,]

cold sweat drenches my back and soaks my clothes.

[when he stays at the inn.]

Now, I am resolved to assassinate the treacherous Zou Mian,

ridding the people of his tyranny and avenging my past humiliation.

[Silence the prisoner, Li Da,]

This journey will surely be one of no return.

[within three days.]

Thus, I record the details of each crime I was forced to commit,

[Cut Chai Qi's hands and tongue within two days.]

attaching Zou Mian's secret orders

to restore justice

and offer this as my repentance.

[Exterminate the master craftsman Su Zhi and his family within five days.]

On June 19 during the peak of summer

in Year 1

of the Jianzhong Jingguo Era,

when returning home after leaving the office, I passed through a secluded alley

and encountered Zou Mian's servant, Li Ding.

I received a secret order

to raid and execute the entire family of Su Zhi from the Taihu Shipyard

within five days.

My name was Su Yue.

[Exterminate the master craftsman Su Zhi and his family]

My father was a master craftsman of Taihu Shipyard.

[within five days.]
Twenty years ago,

my family died right in front of me.

The soil grows damp

and the heat lingers for five consecutive days.

After a secret investigation,

I discovered that the master craftsman, Su Zhi,

resided at a house in the Taihu Shipyard.

After work,

only four members of the Su family remained at the house

with no dogs in the yard.

Yummy!

Near midnight,

I carried out the m*rder.

Dear!

Run!

Run away!

Run!

Zheng!

Zheng!

Zheng!

Zheng!

Mother!

Run!

Don't look back.

[Anonymous]

Sir,

remember to come

back with Dong Qian.

I'm back!

You are back.

It's dinner time.

They're all my favorite dishes!

Were they made by my wife?

I also contributed.

Impressive.

Since we are all here,

let's propose a toast

to our father.

- Here. - Wait.

Today,

we are reunited finally.

- Reunion also requires a ceremony. - Yeah!

- Here. - Come on.

Wait a moment.

I dare not...

I dare not...

It's too strong. You light it.

Fireworks!

Awesome!

Go on!

Hurry.

Grandpa.

When you finish this drink,

could you take me to Mrs. Lan's home again?

I want to ask her for more fireworks.

Mrs. Lan just gave us these two.

You can't ask her for more.

Please, come on.

Okay.

Let's go now.

Keep some food for me.

Okay.

Come on, let's go.

Let's go.

Here, eat more.

Here.

Since you've asked them to come back,

aren't you

going to say something?

Yeah, brother.

Since you've called me back,

aren't you going to tell me

the things I want to know?

Yeah, I asked you to come back

to talk about

the things you two did

when you were naughty kids.

Yeah.

It's about you were naughty.

- Well... - Naughty?

Someone is coming.

- Open the door, dear. - Someone is coming?

Yes.

Shut up.

Wen.

Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen?

Come in please.

- Alright. - Dear.

I asked them to come.

Come on.

It's been a while.

Yes. It's been a long time.

Have a seat.

Dear, have a seat.

Buyou.

Hello.

My father just went out.

Let me introduce them to you.

They were

our neighbors

when we lived in the old house.

They are Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen.

They even held you when you were little.

- Yes. - Yeah.

Right.

Here is the thing,

well,

they kept asking me

about their childhood

and background.

I didn't know how to tell them.

That's why

I called you here

to tell them.

You may

tell them.

I won't. You will do it.

You do it.

Mrs. Chen.

You may tell us.

Go ahead.

In my memory,

it happened

more than ten years ago.

Yes.

Two beautiful ladies suddenly

came to your house,

each with a child.

Zhao Li,

you b*stard!

What sweet promise did you make to me?

I can't believe I was bewitched by you

and had a baby for you.

You said

if my baby is a boy,

you'd marry me in a grand wedding.

But now?

I've brought you the baby!

As his father,

how could you refuse him?

I'm telling you.

You can avoid us for a short while

but not forever.

I must get even with you today!

Are you a man or not, Zhao Li?

Enough.

Yeah, that's what happened.

Yeah.

So, Ban and I

were the babies you mentioned?

Yes.

Those two women

were our mothers?

Yes.

Then,

who were they?

Your father, Zhao Li,

was a playboy.

He often went to the brothels.

He probably met your mothers there.

Let me explain it in a simple way.

Our mother

is not the same person,

but we have the same father.

So, we are a family.

Yeah.

A family.

Didn't we agree to tell them the truth?

I would have wanted to.

But when I thought

about the connection between Dong Qian and Zou Mian,

as well as the case at Fan Tower,

I was afraid that they would keep

investigating once they knew the truth.

It'd be dangerous.

How long do you plan to hide it from them?

Play it by ear.

Maybe after everything is settled.

Dear,

it's pretty late now.

Don't go back to the umbrella shop tonight.

I think the orderer will show up again.

[The crimes of Dong Qian are fully recorded here.]

Don't you feel cold?

Is something troubling you?

Do you believe

what they said?

I have no idea.

Mo,

should we stop now?

I'm also curious about my identity.

When I helped Su to look for her mother,

I also wondered

what kind of a woman my mother was.

But I'm also afraid to know the truth.

I wonder if I'd be even sadder

than when I was called a child

without a mother.

I'm not as brave as you are.

I'm happy with the life we have now.

Since we are living together,

I'm satisfied enough.

Buyou is such an honest man.

Don't t*rture him anymore, okay?

I feel sorry for him.

If I encounter something,

I'll always investigate it

thoroughly.

I always thought I was right.

But when I saw Buyou

in an awkward position,

I hesitated.

I believe that Buyou has his own reason.

Let's wait then.

Quit investigating.

Anyway,

I can't find

the truth on my own.

I won't ask him anymore.

Promise me.

I promise.

Finally, you won't be hard on him.

I didn't want to be hard on him.

Then move back.

He'll be happy

to see you move back.

I'll sleep at home tonight.

Although sometimes you are

quite stubborn

and annoying,

you are always my dear brother.

Zhao Ban!

Fine,

I'm stubborn

while you are not.

Fine, after we buy a new house,

I'll live in the southern-facing room.

Anyway,

the southern-facing room is mine.

Wait!

Zhao Mo, Wen Yue agreed to let me

live in the southern-facing room.

I don't care.

Zhao Mo!

How could you do this?

Bed time.

- Bed time. - Ban.

What's this?

This is called trotting horse lamp.

Mo made it for me.

Mo is so clever.

He is

sometimes clever

but sometimes stupid.

Sometimes he treats me well,

but sometimes he goes against me.

He's pretty complicated.

Ban,

who gave you these then?

This

was given by my father.

It's pretty old.

This was given by Buyou.

They always

think I'm a child

who can never be mature.

Ban,

are you mature enough now?

Not yet.

Ban,

why are there

so many herbs in your room?

Because I always

want to be a physician.

Wen Yue supports me.

She prepared these for me.

But I failed

to be a physician.

Then I felt

that I could be a coroner.

Wen Yue

still

supports me.

So, I became a coroner.

What do you want to be?

Su,

don't worry.

I've already found out the "Ci Rou"

your mother embroidered on the handkerchief.

I will go ask about it tomorrow.

Why aren't my name and Ban's name

on the family record?

Mo and I

can't possibly not belong to this family, right?

Twenty years ago,

my family died right in front of me.

Buyou,

thank you for taking care of us during these years.

Run!

Mother!

Ban,

you are leaving so early.

You are early, too.

Ban.

Yao He?

Are you

going to work or have you just finished it?

Just finished my work.

Just finished it?

Why so late?

Did you conduct an autopsy last night?

Why didn't you call me?

No,

how dare I conduct an autopsy alone at night?

So what did you do last night?

I went to the court

and copied the autopsy record.

I fell asleep as I was so tired.

You know what?

There were a lot of mosquitoes.

That's why I came back till now.

You may sleep in the autopsy room

which has much fewer mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes don't often bite me anyway.

Where are you going?

I will look for clues about Su's mother.

I have to go.

Let me go with you.

No, I'm good.

Just go home and have a rest.

I'm fine. I often

stayed up.

No.

If you die,

who will teach me then?

Are you sure you go alone?

Yes, I'm sure.

Okay,

see you then.

See you.

Ban,

I will cook for you.

Okay.

See you.

- Your ox is good. - Look.

Yes, I fed them with good grains.

It's surely strong.

Really?

Yeah, it eats good grains.

It eats what I eat.

What are you chatting about?

Your ox is good.

Little rooster, you are so beautiful.

Yeah?

I raised it.

Beautiful.

Its feather looks so nice.

Yeah.

Morning.

You are up?

Father,

why are Mo and Ban both not at home?

I have no idea.

Well,

Mo went to work.

I had a dream about my mother last night

and cried bitterly.

To comfort me,

Ban went to look for my mother.

Little rooster, come out.

Come out.

[Ci Rou Women's Mutual Aid Society]

Hello! Anyone here?

Lady.

May I help you?

I wonder if this handkerchief

belongs here.

This was embroidered by a lady in the mutual aid society.

It's only exchanged among members.

How did you get it?

It was left by Ci

and Song Yingying.

I'd like to know about them.

That's why I came here.

So, you were introduced by Ci and Yingying.

Let's go to the rear hall then.

Let's have some tea and talk about the details.

Have they come here recently?

I was just asking.

All of our members are close.

How can I just let you stand here to talk?

Lady,

please.

Gu,

any news about those two people?

Ban went to look for Ci again.

After all, Ci's a suspect,

and I feel a bit worried.

Have you posted their

wanted notice?

Yes.

Boss.

We went

to the homes of the missing girls

and found this

in many of their homes.

[Ci Rou]

Go away.

What does Ci Rou mean?

It seems

to be a place where women are taught needlework,

located in Wuxue Alley.

I saw this once

in the embroidery workshop.

Ban also saw one in Song Yingying's room.

She said Ci also has one.

Crap,

go to Wuxue Alley.

Yes.

Ci Rou Women's Mutual Aid Society

is specifically dedicated to helping orphaned girls, homeless women,

and those from poor families,

providing them with skills training.

If one can do it well,

she can run a business

just like Yingying and Ci.

At least,

she can make a living with these skills.

You look beautiful.

That's your born strength.

Thank you.

I'd like to ask you

when you saw Ci last time.

Three days ago.

Three days ago...

When she came here...

Today's tea is so good.

Why don't you have some?

When she came here three days ago,

what did she do?

As you did,

she came to ask about Yingying.

Ask about Yingying?

No way.

Yingying had already...

Yingying had already died by that time.

Right?

Maybe she was like you,

coming to meet her death.

What's going on?

[Ci Rou Women's Mutual Aid Society]

Anybody here?

No.

Boss.

No one is there.

They left in a rush.

Search it.

Search it.

Since no one is here,

what are we searching for?

Anything suspect.

I embroidered this wallet by myself.

It's for you.

Ban's wallet.

Boss.

Someone wants to meet Mr. Zhao.

[Ci Rou Women's Mutual Aid Society]

Mr. Zhang,

what's the matter?

Mr. Zhao,

I want to tell you something.

I went to Kaifeng Court

and I was told that you might be here.

Have you investigated

that case at Fan Tower?

It's said

that the girls on the red silk

wouldn't survive.

It's hard for a woman

- to live... - Mr. Zhang.

Just talk about the point.

I used my brushes

to paint

some female physicians

and female store owners.

I also painted the girls in the Mutual Aid Society.

I wonder if the drawings

will be helpful.

Okay.

Let me have a check.

Don't be afraid, Ban.

Ban.

Don't be afraid.

It's me.

Mrs. Xie?

Why are you here?

Keep your voice down.

Don't let them notice that you've woken up.

What's this place?

Laoba said you visited your relatives in your hometown.

Why are you here?

How did you get wounded?

We often quarreled recently.

I was so furious that day

and ran away out of anger.

Mrs. Xie.

I happened...

- Mrs. Xie. - to meet you on the street.

Where are you going?

I thought

since Lady Wen could make umbrellas,

Xi could butcher pigs,

and even Mrs. Mu could

make a living as a matchmaker,

I should

also learn some skills

to make a living.

That's why I went

to the Ci Rou Mutual Aid Society.

But I didn't expect...

Ci Rou Mutual Aid Society...

Mrs. Xie, I remembered what happened.

I went to that place

and had some tea.

Then, I passed out.

They used this method to abduct women

and then imprison them here.

What's this place then?

I have no idea.

But Ban,

the people here

are ruthless.

Mrs. Xie.

We need to figure out a way

to escape from here.

It won't work.

Ban.

The door is not locked.

This is a huge maze.

We won't be able to go out.

We will be beaten if they catch us.

Every time they took someone out,

their eyes were blindfolded.

No one knew the way here.

No, we have to find a way.

How about this?

Let me go have a check.

When I find a path,

I will come back to save you.

No...

Laoba is still waiting for you at home.

Ban.

Ban?

Ban?

Su.

Where is Ban?

She went out

and hasn't come back.

- Who's calling Ban? - Grandpa.

Old Mr. Zhao.

Yao He?

Where is Ban?

Take me to see her.

No...

Ban

hasn't come back yet.

She hasn't come back?

Where has she gone?

She might go to someplace for fun.

I...

I will go find her now.

For fun?

Yao He.

It's dark. Where did she go for fun?

No way...

Ban.

No way.

Ban.

Will Ban be in trouble?

My daughter is missing.

My daughter is missing.

It's me.

Don't be afraid.

Mrs. Xie?

Why did you follow me here?

You are not familiar with here.

I worried about you.

Okay.

Let's get out of here together.

Where does this door lead to?

I don't know.

Let me have a check.

Okay.

She wants to escape!

- Ban, run! - Get her!

Catch her!

Run.

- Mrs. Xie. - Forget me, run!

Who's there?

Who's there? Get her!

Don't touch me!

Who are you?

Don't touch me.

Let go!

Take her here.

Ban.

Let her go.

Kneel.

You want to run away?

No.

Master,

she's new here.

She doesn't know the rules.

We didn't want to escape.

We were

too hungry.

You didn't want to escape?

Then,

why did you come here?

I was merciful

to allow you to recuperate in the room.

Yet you are so ungrateful.

Don't touch her!

Master.

We know we are wrong.

Please spare us.

You are so dirty.

You stained my eyes.

Who are you?

How could you bully her?

A newcomer?

Everyone,

she's a newcomer.

Such a country girl.

However,

she's interesting as she's wild.

She needs to be taught well.

Harming others is a crime.

You have no right to touch me.

Ma,

Cao,

harming others is a crime?

Let me tell you,

According to the Law of the Great Song Dynasty,

if a husband hurts his wife, the penalty is reduced

by two levels compared to harming others.

If he harms a concubine, the penalty is reduced by another two levels.

So, what do you think you are

in this room?

Also,

if a wife harms her husband,

the penalty is increased by one level.

As a woman,

it's important to know your place.

Someone,

let her know the rules.

What rules?

Cut one piece of tongue for each sentence.

I...

They mean it.

So shut up if you don't want to die.

Dare talk back again?

Fine,

keep her tongue for now.

Take her away.

Don't let these two women ruin our mood.

Good.

Mr. Luan's rules

are impressive.

But since you have your wife,

dare you have a concubine?

Ma,

laughing at me again?

My wife is indeed strict

and she doesn't allow me to have a concubine.

That's why

I

caught these women to have fun.

Alright,

forget it.

Come on.

Let me drink

with your distinguished guests.

Envoy Cui.

Here.

Come on.

Let me propose a toast to you.

I've known your name for long.

Finally, I've got a chance to meet you today.

Let me down it.

Wonderful!

[Cui Hong, a foreign envoy]
The thirty-six volumes

of The Treatise on Architectural Practices

published by your county are the books that our country urgently needs.

Could I kindly request Mr. Luan Hui

to provide a copy for us?

Ma,

let's have a drink.

Here.

Envoy Cui.

With Minister Ma from the Office of Rites present,

how could I possibly promise

to do such an ill*gal thing?

Take it here.

This is

the gift for Mr. Luan.

Ma,

I've also prepared a gift for you.

As the Minister of the Office of Rites,

I am obliged to accompany Envoy Cui

in appreciating the sights of our country.

But recently,

I've got some eye disease.

So, I can't see

anything clearly.

Ma.

You will surely be promoted.

Minister Ma kept telling me

to make you enjoy this journey.

I spent a lot of effort

to specially prepare

ten barrels of fine wine.

Is it right, Ma?

You may take

them back as a gift.

Fined wine?

Bring them here.

Open it.

Thank you, Mr. Luan.

- Thank you, Mr. Luan. - Here.

One good turn deserves another.

One good turn deserves another.

Right, Ma?

Yes.

Since the business is done,

shall we begin

to have fun?

Okay.

Then,

who will be the Brush today?

They are all occupied...

Then

we'll have the most useless one do it.

[Fashion in Song Dynasty]

[Song Dynastypedia]

[The hidden city beneath the East Capital of Song Dynasty]

[Narrator: Bai Baihe]

Let me tell you a secret.

The underground Culvert and Wuyou Cave

[Wuyou]
were real during the Song Dynasty.

The East Capital of the Song Dynasty had a vast and complex layout.

The city heavily relied on its intricate network of canals.

Over time, the drainage system evolved into a sophisticated design.

[Open ditch; Underground culvert]

Open ditches and underground culverts complemented each other.

To ensure smooth drainage, the underground culverts

were designed to be wide and deep

with an extensive network that sprawled throughout the city.

The intricate system was even used by fugitives

as a hidden passage to evade capture,

essentially creating another hidden city beneath the East Capital.

Therefore, the events in the drama,

for example, I sneak through the underground culvert

to steal documents from the Office of Justice

or find clues about transporting corpses through the Wuyou Cave,

could have happened during the Song Dynasty.

♪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♪