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00:08Does that sound a lot of incense?
00:10Meaning I'm in Master Jean-Chi's bedroom.
00:14The question is, how did I end up here?
00:24Oh good, so you're finally awake then.
00:26Don't push yourself. Your leg needed 15 stitches.
00:32Master Jean-Chi said you should heal up here, since it's infinitely better than the infirmary.
00:38Here, drink this.
00:40I appreciate your help.
00:46Sorry to ask when you just woke up, but can you dress?
00:50I want to bring everybody in.
00:52I'll need a minute, please.
00:56What in the world is going on?
00:58Fasa, stop.
01:00A normal reaction, considering his master almost died.
01:04All the same, I don't think I deserve to be yelled at.
01:10Apologies for my lack of manners.
01:12No need to worry.
01:14Now then, there's the small matter of how you ended up there, and how you had deduced that the pillar was about to fall. I was hoping you would explain.
01:24I'm more than happy to.
01:26The event was caused by multiple coincidences converging.
01:30However, based on the evidence, I am convinced each of them was intentionally linked.
01:36Which would make it a conspiracy rather than some unfortunate accident.
01:40The first coincidence, Master Conan's death. He was a high-ranking official placed on the board of rights last year.
01:50Then the second, a fire at one warehouse, and the simultaneous theft of ceremonial implements at another.
01:58And finally, the manager of the ceremonial tools falling yield due to food poisoning around the same time.
02:08So what you're saying is, those events were all orchestrated by someone?
02:12Most likely, yes.
02:14And there is one more factor we should be considering as well.
02:18Which is?
02:19The stolen tools themselves.
02:21During the ceremony, the pillar above the altar was held up by wires, and fixed onto the floor with metal parts.
02:29If the goal was to make it look like an accident, then naturally, you would target those fixtures.
02:35Even if someone did steal those parts, replacements would have been constructed.
02:39I know, and that's precisely what occurred.
02:42Since they're used in ceremonies, no doubt the design was overly elaborate.
02:46I can think of one artisan who would have been assigned the job.
02:50The metal worker who passed away?
02:52That's right. As for the stolen pieces, they were reconstructed by the skilled artisan.
03:00And what if those parts were designed to break when exposed to heat?
03:05We're talking about metal, idiot!
03:09It doesn't melt if it's been-
03:11It's just-
03:15Not under usual circumstances, but with that secret technique.
03:18Just being near an open flame would have been enough.
03:24Now you're saying the metal worker was involved in this elaborate conspiracy too?
03:28No. I'm convinced he was ignorant of the plot and simply built the metal parts as ordered.
03:35Perhaps he was shown them and asked to construct replicas, but to use the special metal he was known for.
03:40If an accident had occurred soon after, the metal worker would be suspicious.
03:45But if you eliminate him beforehand, nothing's left to chance.
03:49The customer's identity and the process of making the alloy stay secret.
03:53Which would be ideal for the mastermind.
03:55So you're saying someone had him killed?
03:58I can't say that for sure.
04:00But perhaps, it might have been a crime disguised to look like an accident.
04:05More importantly, whoever this mysterious customer was who commissioned the replacement parts, they must have been aware of the master's technique.
04:14And that's the extent of what I know.
04:16I understand.
04:18Anyway, I never expected Master Jinchi was going to be present at the ceremony.
04:24If it had continued as planned.
04:29Who is this man really?
04:32Because someone went out of their way to kill him using such a complicated scheme.
04:39Knowing would only land me in more trouble.
04:42It's got nothing to do with me.
04:49It's got nothing to do with me.
05:01Xiao Mao?
05:02Yes?
05:03There's someone to see you.
05:06We dug around.
05:10Turns out a court lady named Sweet A had something to do with this.
05:13No surprise there.
05:15We won't get much out of her though.
05:19Huh?
05:22An officer of justice entered her room.
05:25But she had already taken poison.
05:27The doctors have finished with their examination and confirmed that she is dead.
05:31So what happens next then?
05:33Apparently they're going to be cremating her corpse tomorrow, coffin and all.
05:38Any co-conspirators?
05:40There is nobody else.
05:41It was just Sweet A.
05:45She managed to pull off all those complicated steps by herself?
05:49Well, anyway, the mystery's been solved.
05:51I'll see you.
05:52She took poison and died.
05:58Is it really that simple?
06:00No.
06:01More importantly, was Sweet A even the type to commit suicide?
06:07The way she acted, apathetic and unemotional.
06:11Was it because she had no future?
06:13But the way she spoke, like she was testing me.
06:18I will be planting morning glories here.
06:26Resurrection medicine.
06:28It'll kill me not knowing.
06:35I have to be sure.
06:37Master Jinchi!
06:39I have an urgent request.
06:41Yes?
06:42What is it?
06:46If possible, I'd like to speak to the doctor.
06:49The one who would examine the corpse.
06:51Over at the morgue, please.
06:52What's with that huge grin?
06:55I'm overwhelmed with curiosity.
07:04There's no need for you to enter the room with her, Master Jinchi.
07:08Where the apothecary goes, so will I.
07:12Naturally.
07:13Hehehe.
07:21Xiao Mao.
07:22Over here.
07:23Much appreciated.
07:26My apologies for making you wait.
07:29I knew this doctor did the examination.
07:32A court lady he seemed close to was dead.
07:35And she's accused of serious crimes.
07:38No wonder he's worn out.
07:40But, is that really all?
07:43So allow me to be blunt with you.
07:45The poison the lady had ingested.
07:46Did it happen to contain the ingredient thorn apple?
07:49Let me think.
07:51There's a small hill located near the stable.
07:54Did she not cultivate thorn apple there?
07:58It has a strong poison.
08:00But in the right amounts, it works as an anesthetic.
08:03I'm sure the pharmacy is plenty in stock.
08:07When first observed, the flower looks like a white morning glory.
08:12I am aware of the plant.
08:14It's quite likely given her symptoms, but I can't say with absolute certainty.
08:19Let's find out.
08:21And confirm with our own eyes.
08:22Stop!
08:23What are you-?
08:24Would you shut up and just watch?
08:26You're disturbing the dead!
08:27Take a look.
08:28Sweetie!
08:29That isn't her!
08:30It can't be!
08:32I swear!
08:33I saw her body myself!
08:35And you are certain that it was Sweetie's?
08:37There's no way I could have mistaken her for somebody else.
08:38I swear!
08:39I saw her body myself!
08:40And you are certain that it was Sweetie's?
08:41There's no way I could have mistaken her for somebody else.
08:43She had passed on!
08:44Her heart was silent!
08:45She had passed on!
08:46Her heart was silent!
08:47And you are certain that it was Sweetie's?
08:48There's no way I could have mistaken her for somebody else.
08:51can't...
08:52I'm willing to bet you never once thought to cut her off.
08:53I can't say...
08:54Sorry!
08:55How are you doing?!
08:56It can't be!
08:57I swear!
08:58I saw her body myself!
08:59I can't make any worse!
09:00But I can't make any worse!
09:01My face has made it.
09:02You're sorry!
09:03I can't stand out!
09:04I can't make any worse!
09:06But the real face is...
09:08It's not that I can't do it!
09:09What?!
09:10I swear!
09:11I saw her body myself!
09:14And you are certain that it was Sweetie's?
09:16There's no way I could have mistaken her for somebody else!
09:17She had passed on!
09:19I'm willing to bet you never once thought to cut her open and find out what poison she used.
09:24Sweet, I read you like an open book, huh?
09:27You shut your mouth!
09:28I'm positive Thorn Apple wasn't the only ingredient that she took.
09:32If we investigate the drug stocks at the pharmacy, we should be able to tell what else she used.
09:39Honestly, I suppose the doctor's sole crime is failing to keep track of his supplies.
09:44I'm still confused.
09:46Why switch bodies in the first place?
09:49Even if the coffin was supposed to be burned, it would be suspicious if it was empty.
09:53She must have placed another corpse inside a new coffin to replace her own.
09:57No one would have ever noticed.
09:59The question is, who moved Suire's corpse?
10:02Carrying it out would have caused a scene.
10:04There's no reason to go through the trouble.
10:06Meaning what?
10:14She was more than capable of walking out on her own.
10:17But wasn't she dead?
10:21There is a certain drug that can make a person appear lifeless.
10:24Are you aware of it?
10:26There have been rumors, but it's nothing more than fantasy.
10:30And what have you heard?
10:31Only that the drug is said to exist in a faraway land.
10:34It can kill a person and later resurrect them as if nothing ever happened.
10:38I don't know the details, but I've heard Thorn Apple and Pufferfish are used as ingredients.
10:43Something wrong?
10:50Master Gaoshuan, would you be kind enough to investigate the empty coffins?
10:54Yes.
10:55There are nail holes.
11:05That must have been the one Suire was actually waiting inside of.
11:09By the time her rescuers had reached the morgue and removed the lid,
11:13she'd come back to life.
11:15They set up a different coffin with another corpse to replace it,
11:20then disguised her as a vendor and walked out.
11:25You would have to be out of your mind employing such a risky method.
11:29If she had been caught, she would have been executed anyway.
11:32I'd take the same risk, no question.
11:34I know, but for pleasure more than anything.
11:37Considering there is no sign of her anywhere,
11:39I would say Suire's gambit paid off in the end.
11:42If we waited another day, this body would have been burnt
11:45and her victory would have been complete.
11:48Not happening on my watch.
11:52If she's still alive, I'd love to meet her.
11:55The two of us have to converse.
11:57Imagine the intellect it took to make so many crimes look like accidents.
12:01The courage needed to pull it off.
12:04Most of all, the nerves of Steelet required to put her own life on the line and deceive us all.
12:11The real crime is for someone that crafty to die so soon.
12:18I'll learn how to make that elixir.
12:20She'll teach me willingly or I'll force her.
12:30Harden.
12:31What is it?
12:32Can we get my legs ditched up again?
12:35I believe the wound reopened.
12:38Why didn't you mention that earlier?
12:46Lady Lolan.
12:47In the end, we kept the Suire incident under wraps.
13:07But a great many things about her still remain unclear.
13:14According to the doctor, she received backing through his teacher.
13:18A few years ago, he took note of her talents and adopted her as his daughter.
13:23Not much is known about her before then.
13:25This is going to take a long time.
13:32I made sure Xiaomao got back home.
13:35Sorry to trouble you.
13:37We can't afford to let her wound open up again.
13:39No.
13:42But it's not just her leg I'm worried about.
13:46There's also the matter with that weirdo, Lachan.
13:51It's clear that he's her father.
13:53But there is notable friction between them, given the apothecary's attitude.
13:57So, the rear palace tomorrow?
14:03Yes.
14:07There are no issues.
14:09It's the same as always.
14:11In other words, it tastes bad.
14:17If you don't like it, don't force yourself to drink it.
14:20It's my obligation.
14:21My duty as a eunuch.
14:22Well, if you wish to appear older, then you shouldn't hold your nose when in public.
14:27It makes you seem like a child, sir.
14:30Yes, I'm aware.
14:31The refined mannerisms.
14:33Heavenly smiles.
14:34Voice like honey.
14:35All a disguise.
14:37When the current emperor inherited the rear palace,
14:40Jinxi, this 24-year-old man, became a eunuch.
14:44That was five years ago.
14:46Since then, I've decided to wear a mask.
14:49Every day, I drink this to suppress my manhood.
14:53Keep taking it, and one day you will become impotent.
14:59Hey, the same goes for you!
15:01All of my children are grown adults.
15:03Actually, I've been blessed with a new grandchild.
15:07So your eldest went and made you a grandfather?
15:10Yes.
15:11My youngest son is ready to be married, too.
15:13But...
15:14Youngest, as in Basen?
15:17The boy's only 19.
15:19That's right.
15:2019, just like you.
15:22Or did you forget?
15:25Jinxi, the eunuch is 24 years old.
15:29I know the look you're giving me all too well.
15:32You want me to find a wife and end this work, don't you?
15:34I would like to have some time with my grandchild.
15:39I'll do my best.
15:40How are you, Master Jinxi?
15:56Much better after seeing this new outfit of yours.
15:59You are truly kind.
16:01While the Emperor sees concubine Lola and often, he doesn't find her very appealing.
16:08She is quite fashionable, altering her hairstyle and makeup often, to the point where he can't
16:14tell who she is every time he visits, and is left confused.
16:19He still arranges to meet with her once every ten days.
16:23The concubine's father happens to be an important high-ranking official, and the previous Empress
16:28Dowager's favorite, he needs to be careful around her.
16:33Concubine Lishu is in a similar situation.
16:37The current Emperor despises his predecessor's taste for younger girls, and has no intention
16:42of laying a finger on her.
16:44The Empress Dowager, who gave birth to the current Emperor when she was just a girl,
16:48also gave birth to another child.
16:50This was ten-odd years later.
16:52At the time, the Doctor was by her side continuously.
16:55Naturally, the birth took place without incident.
17:00However, concubine Aduo was with child at around the same time, and received no attention.
17:06As a result, she lost her womb, and the current Emperor lost his firstborn soon after.
17:15But what if that child had survived?
17:17Nothing but a silly dream.
17:26You should simply father a new crown prince already.
17:31You're here.
17:32Sorry for my state.
17:34Pardon me for saying so, but you seem exhausted.
17:36Come on, ladies.
17:38Get back to work.
17:39All of you.
17:40Of course, ma'am.
17:41The truth is...
17:44So I'm needed there?
17:50Indeed.
17:51It seems concubine Gyokyo's lunar cycle has stopped.
17:54Lunar cycle.
17:56In other words, she might be pregnant.
17:59When shall I return?
18:01Are you able to start today?
18:03Yes.
18:04I'm counting on you.
18:07This could work out for me.
18:10Men aren't allowed entrance into the rear palace.
18:12Meaning there's no chance I'd run into that man whose name I can't even say.
18:17I wonder if Master Jinchi is looking out for me.
18:20At any rate, I get to taste for poisons again.
18:24Oh my.
18:25Someone is in a good mood.
18:26Me?
18:27No, not at all.
18:29It's unfortunate.
18:30Just when I finally found a girl worth my rigorous training, she's leaving us.
18:34What a shame.
18:39And so I return to life in the rear palace.
18:43Nothing much has changed.
18:44I'm still tasting for poisons every day.
18:47It's safe to eat.
18:48Besides the pause in her cycle, there's no evidence yet.
18:51Between this and the events with Concubine Adwa, perhaps he's more than just a lecherous old man.
19:06He no longer has Concubine Adwa as a trusted advisor.
19:10She's been replaced by a quirky girl who could cause the Emperor a political headache.
19:14He can't ignore her, but it would cause trouble if she birthed a child.
19:21The entire thing sounds like a nightmare.
19:25Hey, did you hear?
19:27What?
19:27One of the three princesses.
19:29The rumor is that some man is going to buy her out.
19:32Bought out?
19:34Who?
19:34Who?
19:49Who?
19:53Who?
19:54Who?
19:55Who?
19:59Who?
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