The Double (墨雨云间)

Madam Ji.

What happened? Where's Li'er?

Ms. Jiang Li is

entertaining Huaixiang's folks at Ye Residence.

She said she's not coming back.

Well...

Why don't I go invite her myself?

There's no need.

Li'er brought those people here.

Although they're common folks,

they've met with His Majesty after all.

She should be around on such an important occasion.

Old Madam.

This is the welcome banquet

especially prepared for Li'er.

Shuran, I don't think it's a problem.

She's all grown up.

She won't grow if she doesn't venture out into the world.

I think Li'er is just as ambitious

as my brother.

Indeed.

If it wasn't for her persistence,

she wouldn't be successful in petitioning to His Majesty.

Indeed.

Dear, let's eat.

We haven't had such a sumptuous meal for a long time.

Come on.

Let's eat.

Here, Mr. Liu.

-All together. -Together.

-All right. -Uncle Mingyu.

It's delicious indeed.

-Here. -It's good liquor.

Do you want this?

-Here, a toast to you. -All right.

-Here. -Here.

-Cheers. -All right.

-What a joyful day. -Have a drink.

-Is it delicious? -Yes.

-Come. Mr. Liu, here's to you again. -All right.

Ms. Jiang Li.

You are...

His lordship is inviting you over.

Go ahead and eat. I'll be back soon.

Not bad.

Is only one skewer done?

The Ye family is wealthy, yet they didn't give you enough food?

Have you given me time to eat?

Isn't it the same to eat here?

You're fuming.

I'm not in the mood to joke with you.

Why did you ask me to come then?

Are you mad?

Are you mad at me

for not inviting you to the celebration dinner?

What do you think?

You're Duke Su.

Ye Shijie wouldn't imagine

having the honor of inviting you.

Is that what I want to talk to you about?

Let me ask you.

Who should you thank the most for this petition to His Majesty?

It's surely you.

You're so calm

when you tell a lie.

I'm thanking you sincerely.

Be it rescuing the officers at the mine,

assisting the disaster victims in Dingzhou,

helping me find the girl from Zhennv Hall

to confront the Eldest Princess,

or setting me straight

at the grave in Qingcheng Mountain,

all of this couldn't have gone smoothly

without you.

Thank you for your help.

Do you know

where Ms. Situ is?

We had a fight and she left.

How could you have a fight with her and make her leave?

You never come here without asking for a favor, don't you?

I was wondering why you'd leave those people behind for me.

It turns out you have another intention.

I'm really thankful to you.

But Magistrate Xue is very sick.

The imperial physicians couldn't help,

so I thought of Ms. Situ.

This wine tastes awful.

See our visitor out.

Ms. Jiang Li, this way, please.

When you find out

Ms. Situ's whereabouts,

please let me know.

I'll definitely remember your kindness.

You look quite handsome too when you're angry.

Father.

You used to tell me

that a person needs to be upright

to be a gentleman,

make friends, travel everywhere,

and achieve great things.

If one has evil thoughts,

he'll be despised by everyone.

But why did this happen to you?

Why do good people never get rewarded?

Xue Li.

Father, I'm here.

Father.

Those who harmed us

are still living happily.

I'm very close to them now.

Very, very close.

Justice

will surely be on our side.

Shijie?

Why are you here?

It's nothing.

I just want to ask

why Duke Su wanted to see you.

It's just trivial things.

How could it be trivial?

What trivialities can the Duke Mansion have with you?

Shijie.

Like I said, it's just trivial things.

Jiang Li.

I know you have a mind of your own

and don't like to be told what to do.

But I still want to ask you this.

Did Duke Su give you a hard time?

I've never seen him associate with anyone in the imperial court.

He's so close to you. Did he oppress you with his power?

No.

Duke Su helped me.

I know what to do.

All right.

That's good.

Please take care of Magistrate Xue during this time.

I'll come by when I have time.

Don't worry. I'm around.

Jiang Li is sure winning people's hearts.

Everyone here is siding with her.

There's no place for my opinion.

Madam Ji, don't worry too much.

As long as she's in the Jiang family,

we'll find a way to deal with her.

She used to be unknown and unwelcome.

No one backed her up, so it wasn't hard to deal with her.

But right now,

she stands out from all the noble ladies in the city.

She's even protected by the Ye family.

After returning from Luyang, she even succeeded in petitioning to His Majesty.

She has risen to fame.

Even I have to be cautious with her.

If we don't chase her out of the Jiang family soon,

we won't have the chance anymore.

What should we do?

When we find an opportunity, we must hit the bull's eye.

By the way,

there's a letter from the Princess's Mansion.

Why would the Eldest Princess write to my husband?

This letter is for you.

TO MADAM JI IN JIANG RESIDENCE

PRINCESS WANNING'S MANSION

Your Highness, I wonder

why you invited me here today.

Mrs. Jiang.

Do you think this Jiang Li is the real one?

She is since Old Madam and my husband said so.

It seems like you acknowledge that she's your daughter.

So I have to settle the score with you,

the matron of the Jiang family,

for getting me grounded.

If our daughter was wrong,

it's of course our fault as parents.

But Jiang Li didn't grow up with me

and isn't my biological daughter,

so it's hard to discipline her.

If you want to blame me,

please also be considerate of me.

It must be hard

to be a stepmother.

Do you need my help?

She's the daughter of the Jiang family after all.

If she's not taught well,

the family will share her honor and disgrace

in the future.

I would be very grateful

for your advice.

There was once a ghost in the palace.

Some people in the palace were possessed and died tragically.

Everyone panicked.

Later on, the Imperial Diviner was asked to remove the impurities

and it was found that a consort was possessed by an evil spirit.

His Majesty sentenced her to death

to calm the chaos in the palace.

Do you think Jiang Li

is also possessed by an evil spirit?

After listening to what you said,

I also think it's odd.

It's not just me.

Even the elders at home