"His impartial judgment renown all over" "Before him all people are alike" "Rich orpoor stand before him equal intrial" "He has solved countless tough cases" "Many ainnocent have been acquitted by him" "After aiding the famine at Chenzhou" "He faces a strange wind at Caiqiao town bridge" "Mylord, yourcap!" "It's really strange" "I somehow getafeeling of grievance here!" "Here..." "What's this place?" "Cao Qiao town" "Cao Qiao Town?" "Wang Zhao, mahan" "Yes, sir." "Couldyou call over the local official here" "Yes, sir." "It's wrong!" "Go on..." "Lord Bao, ithasn'tbeenfair" "Bao Xing" "Yes." "Bring himforward" "Yes." "The Lord has ordered to bringthe manforward" "Yes." "No wondermymothersaidyou're good." "What's yourname?" "Tell me what's the problem, speak up!" "I'm Fan Zhonghualiving inthis town." "I..." "I haven'tbeen wronged" "How dare you?" "Why do you stop myway?" "You're lookingfortrouble." "Guards" "Yes." "Give himfortylashes" "Yes." "Lord!" "It's wrong..." "Bring him back." "Tell me." "There's reallynothingwrongwith me." "Bullshit." "Hithim." "Yes." "Lord, I've somethingto say." "Quickly." "As amatteroffact mymotherhas been wronged" "Yourmother?" "Yes." "What's it?" "She said she's suffered injustice for20 years" "Who committedthe sin?" "I don'tknow." "Why didn't she come herself?" "Because she's blind, she asked me to come." "Lord, canyou do somethingforher?" "Showme the way." "Yes." "Sir..." "Go." "Yes." "Make way!" "Everyone step aside." "Lord Bao is arriving." "Sir, here we are" "Ask yourmotherto come here." "Yes." "Mom, Lord Bao is here." "Please come out." "Old lady, what do youwantto tell me?" "Ask Bao Zhengto come into see me." "Jeez, howrude!" "Lord Bao comes to yourplace... andyou refuse to come out." "You also address his name impolitely." "Sir, you can't do as she says" "I've been living here for 10 years." "How couldn'the come into see me?" "So audacious ofyou!" "Bao Xing!" "Yes." "Let's leave." "Sir..." "Levelthe sedan." "Levelthe sedan." "Sir..." "Mom, Lord Bao has come in." "Tell himthe story." "Kneel down now." "Are you Bao Zheng?" "Damn it!" "Tell me atleast, whatis it... youwantto reportto me?" "Mom, Lord Bao is standing here now." "Come on." "Say something." "Rest ofyou, please leave" "They're my staff." "Askthemto leave." "You may go out" "Yes." "Old lady" "Mom, no outsideris here now." "Come on." "Sayit." "You leave too." "Me?" "Go on" "Yes." "Close the door." "Yes." "Bao Zheng..." "No one else is inthe room now." "Howhave you been wronged?" "I'll do the bestforyou" "Sure" "I've suffered grave injustice for20 years" "Justtell me." "I'IItrymybestto give itatrial." "You've no fearofthe rich and influential" "Everyone is same underthe law." "This official strictly enforces the law" "Good!" "WhataLord!" "So tell me now." "I'IItellyou." "Firstly, I sue the emperor... forhaving no filial piety." "Well..." "Scared, huh?" "Secondly?" "Secondly..." "I sue the emperor's mother..." "Emperor's mother?" "Yes." "Who are you?" "I amthe late Emperor's..." "What?" "I hailfrom Yu Chen Palace." "Yu Chen Palace?" "Yes." "Do you have proof?" "Willyoutake this imperial case?" "Lfit's true, I'll risk mylife to tryit." "Good!" "To risk yourlife!" "Bao Zheng..." "Yes." "You kneel down." "Afterthe emperorsucceededthe throne..." "Peace has reigned overthe land" "Foreign countries paytributes every year" "There were grand annual harvests" "The nation remained atits peak" "Like the brightmoon atmid-Autumn" "The peaceful days, the peaceful lanterns" "Always a smile on His Majesty's face" "Iwish him allthe best" "Iwish him allthe luck" "Long life and peace... be withthe emperor" "Good." "Chen Lin" "Yes." "Everyone is rewarded abundle of satin" "Kou Gongren is given a extrapairofpearl" "Yes." "Thank you, YourMajesty" "Zhengfei, how are you?" "Drunk?" "No..." "Notfeeling good?" "Chen Lin." "Yes." "Ask imperial doctorto come." "Yes." "No need." "YourMajesty, I'm just..." "What?" "Yes..." "Are you..." "You oughtto get some rest" "No need." "YourHighness..." "Are you also..." "Chen Lin." "Yes." "Bringthose things over" "Yes." "How's it?" "Feeling better?" "Better." "Shall I askthe doctorto come over?" "There's no need okay." "Whatis it?" "YourMajesty... the box is here." "I hadthis speciallymade foryou" "Whoevergives birth to the prince first... will be the queen." "Liwas pregnant earlierthan Iwas." "I'm afraid itwon'tbe forme." "Liu, Iwas earlierthanyou." "Butl don'tknowifit's aboy orgirl" "Maybe justaprincess." "Yes." "It depends onyourluck." "Madam, be patient." "You'll give birth after4 hours." "Madam, it's aboy." "You guys leave first." "Yes." "Guo Huai..." "Yes." "Hurryup." "Yes." "Kou Zhu..." "YourHighness" "Throwthis basket into theJin Shui river." "Yourhighness..." "I'm scared." "What?" "I'm scared." "Ofwhat?" "Useless!" "Are you going?" "Yes, I'm going." "Kou Zhu!" "Yes." "Don'tletanyone know... oryou'll be surely dead." "I understand" "YourHighness" "Guo Huai." "Yes." "Take Yu outforsome rest" "Yes" "Andthentell emperorthe good news." "Yes." "Is the babybornyet?" "Highness Li has given birth." "Is itaprince?" "YourMajesty..." "What?" "I dare notutter" "Is itaprincess then?" "YourMajesty..." "Zhengfei gave birthto a gnome" "Agnome?" "I'm distraughtand myfeetare trembling" "The basketweighs many aton" "I can hardlymove myfeet" "I can hardlybreathe" "Whatapity!" "Whatamisery!" "You've onlyleftmother's womb to sufferdisaster lfl lose you, howwill iface the king?" "Lfl save you, howwill I save myself?" "Kou Zhu..." "Chen" "Kou Zhu, whatare you doing?" "Nothing." "The queen awaits me." "I gotto go." "Stop." "Whathave you done?" "Sir..." "Where does this baby come from?" "This... is..." "Tell me quickly." "It's madam Liu's baby." "Bullshit!" "Liuwasn't even pregnant." "How could she have ababy?" "Itmustbe something shameful... andyou're destroyingthe evidence." "No." "Please don'tbe suspicious." "You don'tunderstandthe situation." "This is Zhengfei's baby." "Zhengfei's baby?" "Why are you bringing him here?" "Madam Liu asked me to..." "To what?" "To..." "To throwhim into theJin Shui River." "It's notme..." "Butruthless Liu and Gou... changedthe prince with a cat, cheatingthe emperor" "They setZhenfei up." "They're totallywicked." "They care nothing of the successionto throne." "I understand now." "This matteris hardto handle." "What should I do?" "Can I reportitto the emperor?" "No" "His Majestyis veryfond ofher" "The people all aroundthe emperor... are all connectedwith Liu" "If anyone ofthem knows aboutthis, the prince will be surely dead." "You and me too." "What should I do?" "I'm justapalace maid." "Anobody" "Butthe Prince is the heirapparent" "Right... what shouldwe do to save the Prince's life?" "Well, we'Iljustthrowhim into the water" "Kou, no way." "Butwhat shouldwe do?" "YourHighness" "Be patient." "Hand me the baby." "Why are you interested inthe fish, kid?" "Go and gatherflowers forherHighness lfyou're late, she'll break yourlegs." "Yes." "Chen Lin." "Myrespects!" "YourHighness!" "YourHighness!" "You're still here." "Youfinishedyourwork I askedyouto do?" "Done." "I'm onthe waybackto the palace." "Chen Lin, what's inthe box?" "Todayis the birthday of emperor's brother" "This is the emperor's gift." "Thenyou go now." "Yes." "Mr. Chen, Wait." "The contents ofthe box..." "Chen Lin." "Yes." "Openthe box and see whatkind of... fruitis inside." "And..." "It's abirthday peach." "Right." "I sawittoo." "It's apeach" "Shutup." "I'm notaskingyou." "Guo Huai." "Yes." "Open itup." "Yes." "Guo Huai." "Yes." "Let's go." "Yes." "Kou Zhu." "Yes." "The Emperor's decree!" "Kneel down and listen." "Yes, long live the emperor." "The decree says..." "Concubine Li Fei gave birthto a devil... humiliatingthe royalfamily." "She'd have been hung." "Butthe emperor's taken pity... on Liwho will be locked in Biyun Palace" "Take herto the Cold Palace" "okay." "Arise" "Thanks, yourgreatness." "Chen Lin offers respects okay." "Arise" "Sire" "This is the presentfromthe emperor." "He wishes you along life." "Chen, manythanks" "How's it?" "Can we talk atthe back?" "Okay." "Come with me." "Yes." "Sir" "Chen." "Importantmessage fromthe emperor?" "Sire" "You andthe Emperorare brothers" "You share the rise ofthe nation... andthe wealth ofthe emperor." "The Sung dynasty... will count onyou." "Chen, what does itmean?" "The emperor..." "Please take alook yourself" "Tearfully Chen Lintells his story" "The Emperor's onlyheir" "The Emperor's brotherand his wife loyally protectthe child" "Royal children have the same origin" "Livingwith uncle and aunt atNanqing Palace" "Tenyears have passed" "The prince is betterthan anyman" "Concubine Liu visits Nanqing Palace" "She wants to adoptthe prince as herson" "The Emperor's bloodflows in his veins" "The prince was made crown prince" "It's the 10th Mid-autumnfestival." "Only once did I getto rejoice" "Sorrowfulwere allthe others" "Formerlylwas bythe Emperor's side" "Nowl stand alone beneaththe moon" "All is gone, all is lost" "Justthe tears streaming down incessantly" "YourHighness, the meal is served" "SupervisorQing." "Yes." "I don'thave any appetite." "Take itaway." "Prince..." "Kou Zhu, what's this place?" "Whyhaven'tl been here?" "It's The forbidden palace." "No one can enter." "Leave." "Hurryup." "Why can'twe enter?" "Prince..." "Madam Li..." "Prince, let's go." "Lfthe queen knows, we'll be introuble" "Let's go." "Prince?" "Yes." "Who are you?" "I'm..." "Kou Zhu." "Yourhighness" "He's queen Liu's son." "Yes." "I'mthe son of queen Di ofNanqing Palace" "Kou, who's she?" "She's Madam Li of Yu Cheng Palace." "Whyis she living here?" "You'll knowwhentime comes." "Let's go." "Kou Zhu." "Madam." "Prince, how old are you?" "Tenyears." "Andyourself?" "I'm quite old" "Tenyears, he too is 10!" "We have to leave." "Let's go." "Hurryup." "Mother." "Queen." "LiZhengfei pays respectto the queen." "Alright" "Thank you" "Kou Zhu." "Yes." "Who askedyouto bringthe Prince here?" "He came here byhimself." "I've beentelling himto leave" "Didyou come here ofyourown will?" "Yes." "I came here bymyself." "Mother." "Why didfatherask Lito live here?" "Mindyourown business." "Come with me." "10 years old." "He's 10too." "Could he by any chance be..." "How dare you?" "Queen." "Shutup!" "You're lying." "Why didyoutake... the Prince to the forbidden Palace?" "I dare nottake himthere." "Itwas on his on insistence" "He wentthere byhimself." "Couldn'tyou stop him?" "I did." "Buthe didn'tlisten." "He insisted going inside" "How dare you argue withthe Queen?" "The queen sawthis herself." "What else?" "Lfl don'tpunishyou, youwon't say." "Come on." "Yes." "Slap her" "Yes." "Please have mercy on me." "His Majestyis here" "Stop it" "YourMajesty." "YourMajesty." "Rise..." "Thank you" "Where's my son?" "He asleep inthe room." "Okay." "Kou Zhu." "YourMajesty." "Kou Zhu, you mayleave first." "Wait outside." "Yes." "Todayby accident, the prince... wentto the Biyun Palace." "Biyun Palace?" "Whatwas he doingthere?" "I've asked him" "He said he doesn'tknow" "He couldn'thelp goingthere." "Hasn'tbeenfeelingtoo well afterreturning" "He has ahighfever" "Didthe doctorsee him?" "Yes." "What did he say?" "He saidthe prince was cursed." "Is there evil powering Biyun Palace?" "It's LiZhengfei's evil power." "LiZhenfei, is she stillthere?" "She's been living in Biyun Palace." "The imperial doctorsaidwe've to burn..." "Biyun Palace and LiZhenfei." "Onlythen willthe evil powerdisappear... and ourson will getbetter." "Chen Lin." "Yes" "It's my orderto burn the Biyun Palace down" "Qin..." "Yu Zhong... open up..." "Kou." "Why are you here so late inthe night?" "Hurry... informthe madam" "Madam." "Trouble!" "What's the matter?" "Madam." "His Majesty orders this Palace burned" "You've to do something aboutit." "Madam." "Qin, please save the madam." "Guo Huai andthe royal guards will soon be here" "Leave." "Quickly!" "If Guo Huai arrives... andfinds you, you'll be in bigtrouble." "Madam..." "Kou, leave quickly." "Then I'll have to leave" "Qin, you close the door." "I'll do it." "Madam." "Qin, don'tbe scared" "It's no use to be afraid" "Wait." "Chen." "Kou Zhu." "Yes." "Where have you been?" "I..." "Where have you been?" "I've... beento Nanqing Palace." "Forwhat?" "Queen saidthatthe Prince is sick." "So Iwentthere to pass the message." "Who toldyouto do that?" "I'm very sorry." "Chen Lin." "Yes." "I've gotto ask afavourofyou" "Yes." "10 years ago onthe birthday ofEmperor's brother... whatwere you doingwith Kou attheJinsui bridge?" "This..." "Queen..." "Nothing atall." "Why didyou bring up that event?" "Ljustrecalled it" "Iwas doubtful aboutthatmorning andthought of checkingwithyou" "I ask you... what didyou do there thatmorning?" "Thatmorning... the emperorordered me to pickfruits forthe birthday gift forEmperor's brother." "When passingthe BridgeJinsui," "I sawKou Zhu standing bythe riverside." "I asked her... whywas she standingthere alone?" "What did she say?" "The queen had ordered her to pickflowers." "Then I asked her... whatwas she doingthere bythe riverside" "She saidthat she's watchingthe fish... swimmingfreely aboutinthe river" "She just stood andwatched." "Then?" "Thenthe queen and eunuch Guo arrived." "It's all lies" "I'mtellingthe truth" "I ask you... whatwere you doingthere?" "I've justtoldyou." "You had conspiredwith Kou Zhu." "Youwon'ttellthe truth withoutpunishment." "I pleadformercy" "I don'tknowwhatwrong I've done!" "Even ifyou beatme to death," "I still have nothingto tellyou." "Okay." "I'll letyou know." "Kou Zhu." "Yes." "Tell him whatreallyhappened." "I've toldyou thatmorning 10 years ago" "I did exactly as the Empress instructed" "What Chen said is true as well." "What else can Itellyou?" "Iwantyouto tell me ifyou had any secretplan with..." "Chen Lin againstmy order" "I didn't." "Please have mercy on me." "Playingtough!" "Hittingyouwill change yourmind." "Guards!" "Yes." "Beather." "Yourgreatness..." "Hit." "Yes." "Wait." "It's all Kou Zhu's fault." "Chen Lin was involved because ofher." "I've a good idea." "They'IItellyouthe truth." "What's yoursuggestion?" "Ask Chento hitKou." "Chen's acceptance orrefusal... willtellyou ifthey're connected." "Right." "Give the whip to Chen." "Yes." "Chen, it's up to youto hitherornot." "I've no hatredforKou." "How can I hither?" "How dare you!" "Refuse to take the order?" "No, I dare not." "Butplease don'tlistento rumors." "Yourgreatness, Chen refuses to hitKou." "They're connected obviously." "He even said I slanderedthem." "No respectforme... and evenyou, yourgreatness." "Yourgreatness, please have mercy on me." "Iwouldn't everdare..." "Shutup." "Willyou beatherornot?" "Chen, please... you hitme" "Do whateverthe queen asks youto do." "Kou, tell herthe truth." "I don'thave anythingto say." "Chen, whatare youwaitingfor?" "Yes." "Kou, I..." "Hit!" "Lash herharder" "Kou, say something." "Chen, justhitme." "I'll appreciate... ifyou kill me." "YourMajesty" "Are you goingto speak?" "I've toldyouthe truth." "Hitme ifyouwant." "She can'tbearthe beating anymore." "You can'tbearto see her, canyou?" "Yes." "She'll die ifit goes on." "Please have mercy on her." "None ofyourbusiness." "Getaway." "Yes." "Nowyou knowhow severe I can be" "She can'tbearitanylonger" "Kou has become unconscious" "Chen has beaten seriously." "You're adding oilto fire." "You're the mostruthless people." "Many people sufferbecause ofyou." "I swearto cutyou into pieces." "How dare you!" "I'IItake onyou even afterl've died." "Kou..." "Kou..." "Yourgreatness, Kou has died." "Please allowme to buryher" "Chen Lin." "Seems there wasn't any conspiracy afterall" "I misjudgedyou" "I am grateful" "You mayhandle Kou's funeral." "Yes." "I'd ratheryou didn'ttell anyone abouttoday oryou'll be surely dead." "Yes." "I do understand" "You mayleave now" "Yes." "Guo Huai." "Yes." "Burnthe Biyun Palace down." "Yes." "I'mthe supervisorofBiyun Palace." "LiZhengfei, here's the decree." "Yes" "Here's the decree." "Sir!" "Zhenfei has killed herself." "Qin..." "Yes." "Emperororderedto burnthe place down." "Yes." "Burn." "Yes." "The people are dead." "The palace is burnt." "The traitors are havingtheirlastlaugh" "The old debts are allforgotten" "Till nowl've lived mylife miserably" "10 years of suffering inforbidden palace" "Ten longyears of grievance" "Twenty years ofmylife time wasted!" "How can I putmyheartat ease" "So the Biyun Palace was burnt down." "Buthow couldyou run awayfrom it?" "Yu Zhong pretendedto be me." "Qin dressed me as an eunuch... and I ran away." "Then Fan Zhonghua..." "He's my god son." "He was an orphan..." "I broughthim up." "He's a good boy." "Offerrespects to Empress" "My sincere respects" "Arise" "Long live the Empress" "How's the Emperor?" "Good." "He's a good emperor." "I suffered so much because ofher." "Cried nightand daytill my eyes losttheirvision" "Gladto knowthat... he's a good emperor." "Bao Zhen." "YourHighness" "You'll see thatjustice is carried out" "Restassured ofthat" "I'll handle it." "We'll head backto the capitaltomorrow." "Here's the emperor's decree..." "Imperial scholarand GovernorofKaifeng" "Bao Zhen, foraidingfamine relief at Chenzhou is to be rewardedwith a dragon robe, apearl belt, ajade ring and a coral purse." "Youracknowledgement" "Long live the Emperor." "You have somethingto reporting person?" "Yes" "YourMajesty..." "Go aheadwithyourpetition" "I dare not" "Youwouldn'tbe guilty of anything" "Thanks, yourmajesty." "YourMajesty..." "As Iwas preparing reports lastnight" "Suddenly cool breeze started blowing" "Awoman ghostappeared." "Why do you reportthis to me?" "She said she's amaid atthe palace." "Maid?" "Whatwas hername?" "She's called Kou Zhu." "What did she say?" "She saidthat she's wronged and beaten... to death 10 years ago." "She wanted me to getjustice forher" "Aghostaskingforfairness... is a very specialthing." "Maybe he's too tired and had an illusion." "We shouldn'tbelieve suchtales" "It'd be pointless to argue 10 years ago, afterl visited the forbidden palace with Kou" "She disappearedthe next day." "Iwas told she died because of sickness." "I doubtnowwhatreallyhappened." "Did she tellyouwho's the killer?" "As she was aboutto tell me, anotherwoman ghostappeared." "Who was she?" "Yourfather's concubine LiZhenfei." "Zhenfei?" "What did she say?" "She said she'd been wrongedfor20 years" "Requested me to appealto YourMajesty" "Zhenfei?" "YourMajesty." "You shouldn'tlistento whatBao says," "Please considerit." "Brother," "Iwon'tfullybelieve in whatBao says." "Butwhathe says sounds so real" "I shouldn'trejectit easily... and oughtto check it out." "YourMajesty." "It's too eccentric." "Acase of 10 years ago." "I mean, there wouldn'tbe atrace of evidence" "We shouldn'tjustlistento Bao's words... and make an accusation." "Please considerit." "Please sayno more" "It's aboutthe reputation ofroyal court." "ForwhatBao said," "I preferto believe it." "Bao will go aheadwith its investigation" " Yes, yourmajesty." " Long live the emperor!" "Courtis dismissed" "Long live the emperor!" "Lord Bao, this kind of strange case, why even botherto getinvolved?" "Besides itjust concerns the Royalfamily lfthe Empress hears aboutit..." "I've tried myutmostto be righteous" "No matterwho I'm dealingwith," "I don't care abouttheirbackground" "I onlyhope to rightthe wrongdoings" "So she can resthersoul... and everyone can live apeaceful life." "Bao Zhengwas backfromthe famine aid and broughtup a case of 20 years ago..." "The Emperorhas arrived" "YourMajesty, myrespects" "Arise" "Thank you" "Empress, myrespects to you." "Rise" "Thank you" "Be seated" "Yes." "How are the courtaffairs going?" "Owingto you, smooth as usual" "Butaratherinteresting case came up" "It's kindafunny." "What's so strange aboutit?" "Atthe courtthis morning," "Kaifeng governorBao Zhen reported... he sawthe spirits offather's concubine" "Zhenfei and maid Kou." "Really?" "Guo Huai." "Yes." "Do you believe inthe supernatural?" "Ithink it's ridiculous." "I suggestyou disregard it" "Buthe's very serious aboutit." "Mother, was there any... wrongthing aboutZhenfei?" "Where should I start?" "Bao mustbe too tired because ofthe trip" "He's restless and confused." "WhatBao said humiliatedyourfather." "You should punish him." "How couldyou come and ask me aboutit?" "Please forgive myignorance." "No more talking aboutZhenfei." "Devote more time to the nation" "Yes, I gotit." "You mayleave now." "Yes." "His Majestyis leaving" "Guo Huai, is itreallytrue?" "Don'tworry." "She's been deadfor 10 years." "How could herspiritappear?" "Bao was talking nonsense." "No needto worry." "He's justa governor." "How can he go againstEmpress" "No." "It's notthat simple." "There's no wave withouta wind." "Someone brings this up now." "We should be careful." "The old bastard Chen is hardto handle." "Lord Bao visited me late inthe night." "What could be the issue?" "I need a answerfora question." "Sure, go ahead" "The case I reportedto the emperortoday," "I needyourhelp onthis." "You shouldn'ttake the dream seriously." "Besides it's 20 years ago." "You shouldn'tbring itup again." "Zhenfeiwas pregnantatthattime." "Did she give birthto a gnome?" "Well..." "I'm afraid it'd have been a conspiracy" "Do you knowthe truth?" "This..." "What?" "This just concerns the Imperial kin" "Why shouldyou care aboutit?" "Because there's a case." "Since I know ofit, I needto look into" "So I'm here to discuss withyou." "You see, tenyears have passed" "The spirit of Zhenfei didn't disappear." "But even ifthere's a case, it's hardto reportit." "Chen Lin." "Look atitagain." "Zhenfei is still alive." "You lookfine, Chen Lin" "Sir" "It's Zhenfei." "You believe itnow." "ButZhenfei..." "Chen Lin." "Yes." "We haven'tmetfor 10 years." "You neverimagined me to be alive!" "Yes." "You're aluckylady." "Myrespects to you." "Rise" "Thank you" "Zhenfei have been wrongedfor20 years." "She count onyouto get evenforher." "Bao, madam, don'tworry." "I'll risk mylife to do it." "It's goodto knowyou've remained loyal" "All ofthese grievances," "I didn't sufferfornothing." "Madam." "Whenthe emperorshares the joywith people atthe Lantern Festival, Iwish..." "Lord Bao has a good plan" "Lanterns parade on New Year's Eve" "The sea ofhumanityis in revelry" "The Emperorappears atthe gate" "Music and gaietyfillthe air" "The golden dragon leads the parade" "Acts from operas followbehind" "The emperororders the names reported" "Lantern officerBao Xin is here." "Tell me what's the lantern called" "The lantern ofharmonyleads the way" "Two fairies ofpeace followbehind" "Then come the three rams" "Followed bythe fourseasons ofpeace" "Award him." "Award him." "Thank you, YourMajesty" "The five sons fightingforleadership" "Then comes the prime ministerof six states" "Then comes prosperity and abundance" "The eightfairies crossingthe sea" "The son is nowthe Emperor" "He is happy and contented" "Long live the emperor." "He's happybutan unfilial son" "Thunderwill strike Chang Chi-pao" "Shutup" "Killthis officer." "Yes." "Hang on" "YourMajesty." "Why do you stop me?" "The Lantern caretakerisn't guilty." "I rule the nation withfaith and piety." "How can aman devoid ofthis, be listed onthe lantern and shownto the people?" "So he should be punished" "YourMajesty, men withoutfilial piety are everywhere." "This is used as reminderto people" "YourMajesty," "Bao is making an excuse... and dares to go againstyourorder." "Punish himthe same way as the officer" "To enlighten people with an example is okay" "There's nothingwrong." "Bao is trying his best." "Please considerit." "Don'tblame this lantern." "There's aman withoutpietyinthe court" "Rise" "Thank you" "Bao, who's the man withoutpietyhere?" "I'll have him executed atthe Wu Gate." "Sire, maybe yourblade is sharp." "Butit's hardto charge him." "Iwon't spare even myfamily orrelatives." "Buthe's the Emperorofthe nation." "The emperorofthe nation!" "Yes." "Who?" "He is..." "Who's he?" "Please askthemto leave first." "Well..." "Yourmajesty..." "Bao Zhen." "You mayleave fornow." " Yes." " Yes" "Brotherand master, you mayleave too." "Yes." "Bao, you mayrise." "Thanks." "Who's the man withoutpiety?" "You cantell me now." "Yourmajesty, the man is..." "Who?" "It's... you!" "Whatrubbish!" "I begyourpardon, YourMajesty." "Have him executed" "Yes." "YourMajesty." "Take him out!" "My death wouldn'tmean athing" "Butyourreputation will be ruined and cursed by generations to come" "Yourbiological motheris... madam Li ofthe Yu Zhen Palace." "How dare you!" "Mymotheris Empress Di ofNanqing Palace" "Empress Liu broughtme up." "I've been livingwith her." "You're making up a story... to harm myreputation." "Whatalawless man!" "YourMajesty" "What else do you have to say?" "Calmyourangerdown" "I've risked mylife forthis" "You may speak" "Madam Li is really yourbiological mother" "But she's been sufferingtill now." "That's nonsense" "Lasttime you saidthe spirit ofMadam Li appeared." "That'd mean she's dead" "Nowyou say she living on" "It's just so outrageous" "Sire, I do notfeardeath" "Butthere would be no endto herinjustice" "Please ask Chen Linforthe details." "She shouldn'tbe allowedto endure anymore" "Allthattranspired, is ittrue?" "Absolutely." "Is she really alive?" "Chen Lin will be gladto divulge the details lfl'm wrong, you maykill me." "Bring Chen Lin in" "Yes." "Why are you here late inthe night?" "Here's the emperor's decree." "Yes." "Bao, kneel and listento the decree." "Yes." "Decree fromthe emperor." "The eunuch Guo..." "The eunuch Guo planned an uprising" "He nurtured malicious intentand... was disloyalto the late Emperor" "Guo plotted againstthe emperor's mother, and made hersufferfor20 years." "This serious crime... will be investigated as perlmperial edict" "It's aboutthe reputation ofthe nation." "Lord Bao will handle the trial." "Youracknowledgement" "Long live the Emperor." "Let's take ourleave" "Guo, you can'tleave now" "Arrest Guo Huai." "Yes." "Bao, whatwouldyou do to me?" "Court!" "The courtproceedings begin" "Guo Huai..." "Why don'tyou bowinfront ofthe court?" "I've been workingfor3 emperors." "Howwould I bowto amere governor?" "Guards" "Yes." "Remove his Imperial cap and belt." "Yes" "Which one ofyou dare do it?" "Bring overthe Emperor's decree" "Yes." "Long live the Emperor." "Remove his hatand belt." "Yes." "Guo Huai, do you knowyou're guilty?" "I'm loyalto the Sung dynasty." "What's the charge?" "20 years ago, you swappedthe baby prince with a catandframedZhenfei" "10 years ago, you burntthe Biyun Palace down, tryingto killZhenfei." "Wouldyou still dare to plead not guilty?" "What do youwantme to say?" "Zhenfei did give birthto a gnome" "The Emperorbanished herto exile" "To exchange a catforababyboy..." "Iwouldn't dare do it" "You'd betterconfess" "You asked Kou Zhuto drownthe baby." "I sawitwith my own eyes." "How canyou denyit?" "Chen, I've neveroffendedyou." "Why're youtryingto harm me?" "LfEmpress finds this out, you'll be in serious trouble." "The Empress is too farfrom here." "She can'ttake care ofyou." "What do you mean?" "You should knowthat..." "Bao is an impartial Lord." "Guards" "Yes." "Give him40 lashes" "Yes" "Sir, Guo can'tbearthe punishment and has lost consciousness." "Pourcoldwateron him." "Guo, willyoutellthe truth?" "Bao Zhen 20 years ago, Iwas onlythe keeperof... the innerpalace." "How can I dare harm... the favorite concubine ofthe Emperor?" "Regardingthe burning down ofthe palace the formeremperorordered me to do it." "I had absolutelynothingto do with it" "How did Kou Zhu die?" "Tell me." "Because she arguedwiththe empress." "Chen Lin was orderedto hither." "God, howtricky couldyou be!" "Youwon't saywithout severe punishment" "Getthe equipmentready." "Willyou speak ornot?" "I've nothingto say" "Carry outthe torture" "Yes." "Tighterstill" "Sir, Guo has gone unconscious" "Release it." "Guo, willingto confess?" "I neverdid anythingwrong" "No matterhow severe the punishmentis" "I've nothingto confess." "Guards" "Yes." "The Dragon Gate" "Preparedto speak?" "You're forcing me forthis, ain'tyou?" "Iwon't spare ruthless people like you." "Bao, you're pushing me." "No more punishment." "I'll confess." "C'mon, outwith it" "I'IIwrite it down." "Give him apen and paper." "Throwhim into the dungeon" "Hold on aminute" "MyLord!" "The warden is here" "Mylord" "Askthe wardento come over" "He is alreadyhere" "Sir" "Do me afavour, willyou" "Send amessage to the Empress, asking herto save me." "Why don'tyou say something?" "Youtoo wouldn'thelp me, is it?" "You?" "Who are you?" "Are you scared?" "Sorryto scare you" "You bet." "Who are you?" "I'mthe warden here." "I've come to pay you a visit" "This is..." "No." "I didn't confess." "This is foryou." "Whatis it?" "Come on." "Letme help youtake it off." "This is apainkiller." "You'Ilfeel betteraftertaking it." "Afterpunishment, people here generallytake it" "You don'thave to worry." "Butyou..." "Whenyou're out ofhere... and go backto the palace, don'tforgetmyfavor." "I'll appreciate it." "Don'tworry." "Iwon'tforgetyouwhen I'm out." "Thank you" "Allowme to" "You don'tneedto be scared here" "Tell me whateveryouwant." "Canyou send empress amessage forme?" "How can I do this?" "Do you know anyone inthe palace?" "Well..." "Think aboutit." "Sir..." "Whatare they doing?" "They're sentencedto death." "We're preparing coffins forthem." "Sir..." "Canyouthink of anyone... working inthe palace?" "Butl'm afraid he has no contactwith Empress" "What's his designationthere?" "Tell me..." "He's the chief ofthe Imperial prisons" "Myuncle." "Fine, ifhe's working inthe palace." "Okay?" "Okay." "Getme apen and paper." "Hurryup." "You're..." "Stop!" "Who are you?" "I'm Kou Zhu." "Guo, I died verymiserably." "For 10 years ithasn'tbeen rectified" "Whatare you here for?" "I'IItake youto hellfora discussion." "Tellthem about yourswap deed of catand Prince andyes, burningthe palace down." "Then perhaps I can be re-born." "YourMajesty" "He has confessed" "YourMajestymay dealwiththe offender" "You've committedthe crime of... rape and murder." "Guards" "Present" "Dump him inthe boiler" "Yes" "YourMajesty!" "The ghost of Guo is here" "You're to kneel in Hell" "You still don't!" "Kneel down" "Guo" "Present" "Inyourlifetime, you've been a seniorofficial" "You didn't do yourdutyto yourcountry" "Kou Zhu sues youformurder!" "Confess!" "YourMajesty" "Kou Zhuwas amaid inthe Palace" "She was vicious." "Don'tbelieve her" "Please send me backto Earth" "MyLord" "HerMajestyLi bore aprince" "Nonsense!" "She bore afreak" "I sawitwith my own eyes" "Buthe was more vicious than a wolf" "Substituting afreakforthe child" "Kou Zhu is slandering" "She made itall up" "Kou Zhu, speak" "MyLord" "He asked me to drownthe prince" "Chen Lin howeversaved him oh, you..." "10 years later he was playing inthe courtyard" "He methis own motherthen" "Guo then suspected something" "And ordered Chen Linto torture me" "Iwas severelybeaten" "Butl remained silent" "Guo continuedthe torture" "I could not stand itand killed myself" "For 10 years, my death was not vindicated" "I suffered inthe darkness ofHades" "You must dispense justice" "So thatl can resting peace" "Kou, you can't sayrecklessly." "Stop it!" "Prepare the fire chain." "Yes" "Please no!" "I confess." "20 years ago I setthe Empress Li up." "10 years ago I killed LiZhenfei." "That's the truth" "I killed Kou... to eliminate anywitness whatsoever" "Butitwas all Madam Liu's idea." "Ljustfollowed herorder." "Is itreallytrue?" "All ofit" "Signthe confession" "Yes." "Guo, so you admitbeing guilty?" "Yes." "Please take me backto earth." "Prepare the light!" "The lightbe readied..." "Gou, what else do youwantto say?" "Wang Zhao, mahan..." "Present" "Put Gou in prisonto awaitpunishment" "Yes." "Ahonestjudge won'tbe misled" "Justice willtriumph inthe end" "Abolt ofthundershatteredthe calm" "Evildoers receive theirjust desserts" "The Emperoris a wise ruler" "His countryis atpeace" "Empress has triumphed atthe end" "Goodwill always win overthe evil"