Joy of Life (庆余年)

Don't call me Benefactor anymore.

Understood,

Lord Fan.

What do you understand?

From now on,

Lord Fan, I'll only remember your kindness by heart.

I will never bring it up

in front of anyone else.

Lead the way for now.

I have plenty of affairs to attend to.

My Lord, please.

Fan Xian brought up the issue of changing the name

on the roll of honor in front of His Majesty?

More than that.

His Majesty handed the past fraud cases to him.

However, the one on the roll of honor

is your protege after all.

Mother,

I think Fan Xian is right.

Since I didn't arrange for it, it'd come back to haunt me in the future.

If so, why don't I do things above board?

As for my proteges,

getting rid of a few of them won't affect me.

Although that's the case,

your dignity is still affected.

I don't have any dignity.

You're the crown prince.

That's precisely why

I can't afford to retain any dignity.

Where are the rest?

The rest?

Didn't you tell Zi Yue to take them with him to seal off the exam hall?

Oh yeah. I'm so forgetful.

Give it to me. - No, My Lord.

I'm not tired yet. Let me carry them. They belong to the palace.

I need you to relay a message to Deng Zi Yue.

We can't delay the result announcement of the Spring Imperial Examination.

What about the roll of honor, then?

Naturally, we need to re-include Yang Wan Li's name in it.

Who shall do the correction, then?

Are you serious?

Wait. It's that wordy?

Why don't we just cross out this name

and add Yang Wan Li's name at the side?

Supposedly, that will do.

But it's the roll of honor after all.

I think it's inappropriate for us

to make amendments to it.

You do have a point.

But, what if I write it incorrectly?

Qi Nian, you should look on the bright side.

What bright side is there for me?

For example,

Qi Nian, you're the only person who has copied

the roll of honor by hand since ancient times.

You do have a point.

But I...

No. What if I write it incorrectly?

Zi Yue, you should do it.

That won't do.

Lord Fan instructed you to do so.

No. Your handwriting is better than mine.

I'm also luckier than you.

At least I don't need to do this.

You...

Logically speaking, the Ministry of Rites was supposed to do this.

Lord Fan said

that the Ministry of Rites was responsible for

putting the roll of honor on display every year.

They're already tired of it.

This year,

the First Bureau will do it on their behalf.

Even so, I don't think the roll of honor needs to be this huge.

Lord Fan also said this.

This year's Spring Imperial Examination

focuses on fairness.

We're using a huge roll of honor

to announce to the world that fairness has been preserved.

If it's that important,

Lord Fan should be writing it personally.

Can you think before you speak?

Have you not seen his handwriting before?

You do have a point. If he writes it personally,

it'll bring us shame instead.

Besides,

Lord Fan is busy right now.

His Majesty already handed all the fraud cases in the past exams

to Lord Fan.

Lord Fan is investigating them right now.

All of those are old cases.

I wonder how he can investigate them.

Can you shut up for once?

What if I wrote the wrong thing?

I was just concerned about Lord Fan.

He's investigating it in the cell.

Cell? Which cell?

Cell in the First Bureau!

Can you stop talking now?

Take a look! Is it crooked?

Qi Nian, I can't tell.

You can't tell?

I truly can't tell.

I'll just proceed with it.

What are you doing here?

Me?

I'm here to keep my father company.

No. I mean, how did you manage to enter our dungeon?

I told Wang Qi Nian about it.

Did Qi Nian allow you to enter just like that?

At first, he didn't agree to it. - And then?

After that, I asked him this.

I asked him

whether or not my return to the capital was a covert operation.

Of course. - He said the same thing.

After that, I told him this.

Since it was a covert operation, we don't want people to find out, right?

If so, isn't it suitable for me to remain in the dungeon?

What kind of nonsense is that?

You're actually making a point for once.

After that, I said this.

I said Fan Xian requested my father to help him out.

What if he wants to silence him after the deed is done?

It'll be inappropriate if I manage to escape.

That's why I want to remain in the dungeon together with my father.

In the event that you want to silence us,

it'll be more convenient for both sides.

Father.

After that, Wang Qi Nian granted me entry.

Have some tea.

Aren't you afraid that I might silence him for real?

You aren't that kind of person.

Do you have that much trust in me? - It's not about trusting you.

I just want to keep my father company.

Lord Fan, I want to thank you for transferring me

to the First Bureau from the Ministry of Justice.

This place is much more comfortable.

I'll release you in a few more days.

Don't worry. I won't silence you.

Actually,

I do know something about these cases.

Can I investigate them?

You can.

But...

So what if you do investigate them?

In the end, only a few individuals can tamper with the exam result.

The crown prince, the princes, Princess Yun Rui,

Chancellor Lin, President Chen,

and the Qin family, which occupies the Ministry of War.

Out of all of them,

whom do you think you can press charges upon?

Don't worry. I'm not that dense.

I don't plan on toppling these major figures.

Lord Fan, you're wise indeed.

Even if I can't deal with the masterminds,

I can deal with the errand boys.

Plenty of officials were mediators

who embezzled funds during the exam.

If I operate on them,

at least those who intend to do the same will be fearful for some time.

This way, I can preserve some of the fairness.

The errand boys, huh?

Most of them are from the Ministry of Rites.

Do they have more clean officials or corrupt officials?

My Lord, how much money do you think a clean official should take?

Mr. Guo, please don't joke with me.

My Lord, you started joking with me first.

If so, I'll investigate all of them one by one.

I won't let off those who have committed mistakes.

If that's the case,

I'll give you a name list.

These people are impatient.

It'll be easier if you start from them.

Sorry for the trouble.

Actually, for these cases,

the victims are the most important.

What victims?

The candidates who were maligned,

bribed,

and had their names changed.

Those are the victims.

Since this is a case, you need plaintiffs.

Mr. Guo, thank you for the reminder.

Don't thank me.

All the scholars in the world

should thank you instead, Lord Fan.

You flatter me.

You're sweeping away fraud cases in the exam

and upholding justice for all scholars.

Words cannot express our gratitude.

Who's looking for me? - He's at the entrance.

Xian!

Da Bao?

Come inside. - Come out.

Come inside. - Come out.

Just come inside.

Just come out.

I'll go out if you come inside.

I can't go inside. Just come out.

Hurry up!

Why didn't you go inside when I told you to?