Perfect Couple (Jin Yu Liang Yuan / 金玉良缘)

Episode Twenty-Eight

I forgot you can't hear me with that problem in your ears.

All right, stop making 'ah' sounds.

I'll draw it out for you.

Done! Look at this.

Here, let me explain this to you.

Look.

This is me and that is you.

After I was informed of the news that you were in danger

I charged all the way to Bureau of Weaponry on a horse.

But then I took a look

and saw so many guards at the gates with weapons in their hands.

Luckily I was quick and nimble enough to defeat all of them in one go.

Then I used my fantastic martial arts skills and got to you with my light leaps.

Right then, here comes the most important part of the story

in the twinkling of the eye I played the hero who saved the beauty.

No... I played the beauty who saved the hero.

I flung myself at you and knocked you down.

Do you know how I learned about the attack?

Someone threw a slip of paper through the slit of the door that day.

It said 'Someone is going to blow Jin Yuan Bao to pieces.'

Did you see that person?

I didn't.

Young Mistress!

Jiang Manor has sent someone to visit you.

Greetings to Young Master and Young Mistress Jin.

Ah Fu will take my leave now.

I wonder what Auntie is here to see me about?

Madam Jiang has asked me to pass on a message to you.

Young Master's ears are injured and he can't hear anything.

It's all right. Just say it out loud.

Madam Jiang said that there have been people asking around about

your childhood neighbor, Miss Xue Er.

Madam Jiang has already had them dismissed.

Madam would like me to tell you

that you must be cautious in your words and actions here

so as not to embarrass the Jiang family.

Otherwise, tongues will wag.

We may never know who has ulterior motives

and are keeping a close eye on the Jins and Jiangs.

While you are here in Jin manor if you should stir up any trouble

Madam Jiang will negotiate with Madam Jin to take care of things for you.

I understand.

Auntie, please pass on my message.

I will definitely be cautious and extremely careful.

That will be for the best.

I will take my leave now.

It is by God's will and the Emperor's command that

by the oral command of Crown Prince in his supervision of national affairs

Madam Jin, nee Liu, must investigate and get to the bottom of

the cannon explosion accident as soon as possible.

The results must be reported back

in order to ensure a correct understanding of the event.

By the Emperor himself.

I hereby accept command and will obey His Majesty's orders.

You may all rise now.

Thank you, Sir.

Jin Family's authority over the Bureau of Weaponry

demonstrates the trust that His Majesty has in Jin Family.

But the very weapons produced by the Jin family nearly killed your own people.

This is more than just an embarrassment.

This will have an impact on the Emperor Crown Prince and

even the attitude of Empress Dowager.

Now all the court officials are waiting to see how this is resolved.

Besides this oral command from Crown Prince

he has a private message for you as well.

Please go ahead, Sir.

Crown Prince said that if anything should really happen to Jin Yuan Bao

the Bureau is very likely to be taken from your hands.

It can't be guaranteed that it won't fall into the hands of Second Prince.

That will stir up a huge commotion that will be too difficult to resolve.

Should Second Prince bring his own army

he'll threaten His Majesty with his followers.

If Bureau of Weaponry does fall into the hands of Second Prince

then the advancement of events would be unpredictable.

Crown Prince has urged again and again

that this matter must be resolved as soon as possible.

You must have the Bureau safely in your hands.

I understand.

This matter will influence many other issues.

It is complicated and difficult to deal with.

Thank you for your reminder, Sir.

I'll definitely find an explanation.

This is made with the best materials.

How could it explode without reason?

Someone must have tampered with it.

Exactly, we have never had any cannons backfire.

Someone must have tampered with it.

Who would want to kill our Young Master?

Who gets to gain from the death of our Young Master?

This...

I really couldn't think of anyone.

Exactly.

Isn't this just really weird?

Young Master, Mister Liu is here.

Young Master!

I'll call him, Ah Fu.

Young Master, I've brought you your medication.

I've brought you your medication!

This is especially for you.

Cook three bowls of water per dose. Take it three times a day.

This is medicinal ointment. Apply it twice a day, in the morning and at night.

Remember to apply it.

He can't hear anything. His ears aren't working.

It seems that I can only explain this to you.

This must be taken three times a day.

Brew three bowls of water for each dose.

Apply this ointment for him every morning and night.

I really hope he recovers soon.

With both General's Manor and Bureau of Weaponry on my hands

I really have too much to handle.

Thank you, Cousin Wen Zhao.

I heard that two days ago, he locked you up in the ancestral hall.

You must have been aggrieved.

I should have visited you then.

But I was too busy preparing for the ceremony.

We were just fooling around.

Don't take it too seriously.

Look at you.

You're still defending him.

It is all in the past now.

Don't bring it up again.

I just don't understand

how he could be so cruel to you.

He wasn't that cruel.

Moreover, he couldn't hear you now even if you did reprimand him.

I'd rather he could hear me.

I'd really like to ask my spoiled cousin

why he would treat you so.

How could he lock his own wife in the ancestral hall?

If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to do that.

Thank you for your concern.

But Yuan Bao was in a bad mood those couple of days.

Don't blame him. I'm fine.

Isn't he still going to take Xue Er as his concubine?

I believe that Yuan Bao won't bring that matter up again.

How could you be so sure?

I know my cousin really well.

Because you didn't consent to him taking any concubines

he locked you up in the ancestral hall.

How could you be sure that he won't do anything more drastic?

If I didn't have faith in him

I wouldn't still be sitting here today.

No matter what happens in the future

Yuan Bao will always be my husband.

Yes.

I just don't want you to feel wronged.

If you think you have taken the wrong path

it isn't too late to turn around.

I have never thought of turning back.

Shall we drop this topic?

I won't dwell on it if you don't like this topic.

By the way, the other day at the Bureau of Weaponry

how did you learn that the cannon would backfire

and that Yuan Bao would be in danger?

Why are you suddenly asking me about that?

Auntie has asked me to investigate it.

I have to get hold of every little detail and clue.

I must get to the bottom of it to be responsible to His Majesty.

Someone threw me a note set the place on fire, and unlocked the doors

for me to escape.

Did you see what the person looked like?

No.

Where is the note?

- I lost it. - You lost it?

I was in a hurry to save Yuan Bao.

I don't even know where I lost that note.

We went to E-Mei Mountain to ask around as you've ordered.

There are indeed others who were there to inquire after Mrs. Yu.

What were they inquiring after?

Mrs. Yu's identity.

They know that Mrs. Yu has lived there for 20 years

and has a foster daughter named Yu Qi Ling.

But her daughter hasn't been in E-Mei Mountain recently.

How is Mrs. Yu doing?

I have asked our men to keep an eye on her place.

But those men who inquired after her are all gone now.

Investigating Jiang Xiao Xuan and Mrs. Yu is just a means of

figuring out the true identity of Yu Qi Ling.

It isn't enough getting the local authority to protect Mrs. Yu.

Wang Qiang, when necessary, you should go with Ma Zhong to take a look there.

Sir, the accident with the cannon is now the center of attention.

But now we're using our men to keep an eye on a lady in E-Mei Mountain.

Aren't we bartering the trunk for the branches?

What if the someone who wanted to blow me to pieces

and the one investigating Mrs. Yu

are the same person?

And that person is by my side.

By your side?

Someone threw me a note set the place on fire and unlocked the doors

for me to escape.

The one who leaked the information would be from Jin Manor.

So the one who wants to hurt me must also be in Jin Manor.

The Seven Star Dagger is a very rare and precious treasure.

Why would Liu Wen Zhao have one?

Unless...

Unless?

My opponent is much more powerful than I thought.

Not only do they want to blow me to pieces

but they also want more than just General's Manor or Bureau of Weaponry.