EP03 ENG SUB (1994) The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

We won't make things difficult for you.

It's just that this child, since he is the current crown prince,

We naturally wish to know what's going on.

How did he become a top criminal wanted by the Emperor?

And why did this fall into your hands?

This is a matter of the imperial family.

It is not necessary for you guys to know.

Hey. Listen to this.

The royal family's hired thug dog has spoken.

You...

What?

You wanna bite someone?

Second brother.

He's obviously a cat.

You're calling him a dog,

He's obviously gonna get offended, right?

Right.

Right!

He's a cat.

Three-legged cat. (TN: Means jack of all trades /neg)

Okay, stop laughing.

Stop being rude to Zhan Zhao!

He wants to escort the Crown Prince back to Kaifeng,

To appeal to redress his injustices!

He really is the Crown Prince!

Official Zhan.

These guys aren't bad people either.

Originally, a chivalrous hero helped the Crown Prince and me escape from the city walls.

Since everyone here is an honourable man,

Official Zhan,

We need not conceal anything.

Right.

He is the Crown Prince.

His mother is Noble Consort Lan.

I am Noble Consort Lan's younger sister.

My sister doesn't know who framed her,

Who said in front of the Emperor that she was unfaithful.

The Emperor became furious,

Sentencing my sister to execution by suicide.

He also doubts that the Crown Prince is his blood relation,

And wants the General to hunt down and kill him.

By good fortune, Judge Bao realized something was strange,

And wants Official Zhan to accompany me to return the Crown Prince,

And appeal to redress the Crown Prince's injustices.

You guys already knew the truth of the situation.

Please return the Crown Prince to me.

No can do.

The Crown Prince's safety is important.

I doubt you guys have the ability,

To deliver him safe and sound to Kaifeng.

Bai Yutang.

You doubt the abilities of Zhan Zhao?

Your abilities are nothing to write home about.

Alright.

Zhan Zhao.

Although my five brothers gossip a little,

It's also not completely without merit.

Since the Crown Prince is being falsely accused,

Your departure will certainly be ridden with crisis.

We are men of the great Song Dynasty,

We care about the safety of the Crown Prince just as much.

Lu Fang is thinking of a way,

Some way...

Only if you can escape to the dock of Xiankong Island,

Will we then respectfully present the Crown Prince to you.

This is difficult how?

Lady Min.

Wait for me.

Please.

Go!
Official Zhan!

Mountain Rat.

Zhan Zhao!

You saved my ma!

Let's just cut to the chase.

Take that!

You let me win. (TN: Polite to say after defeating opponent)

Zhan Zhao!

Be careful!

Kitty!

You wanna get what's coming for you, huh?

Earth-Penetrating Rat.

You're toying with me.

All is fair in war.

Zhan Zhao.

Want the baby?

Come get it!

Zhan Zhao!

Come hit me if you can!

You did it.

Zhan Zhao!

Godspeed!

Be careful not to lose your way!

Zhan Zhao indeed lives up to his name.

Choosing between one of the three roads,

You weren't afraid at all.

You flatter me.

Zhan merely got some help from the ants.

Ants?

Correct.

The road that leads to the dock,

Must certainly have food in the ground.

Food that fell during transportation,

Which is bound to attract many ants.

To put it bluntly, this isn't the least bit rare.

Isn't rare.

Here is what's rare!

Lu Fang.

Must we still fight?

What of Lady Min and the Crown Prince?

As long as you get past me,

Naturally, you will see them.

Understood.

Are you willing to be true to your word?

Make a move on me.

There's a fire!

Hurry up and put it out!

Eldest Bro.

They can really fight.

From the daytime to the nighttime, they're still fighting.

Boss!

Something bad happened.

The manor caught on fire.

What?!

Go back and put out the fire, quick!

Quick!

What about Lady Min and the Crown Prince?

Inside the manor.

Fire!

Put out the fire!

Head of the family!

Do not leave this courtyard,

We'll protect you.

Don't worry. Brothers, put out the fire!

Head of the family!

Messenger, quick!

Boss!

Eldest Bro!

Stop!

Zhan Zhao!

You brought them here.

The fire was your doing!

You've misunderstood.

These people were not brought by me.

The fire was their doing.

It's you!

That's right.

Help Eldest Brother inside.

This is all Bodyguard Zhan's scheme.

It turned out to be you.

Tu Shan!

Bodyguard Zhan.

You need not fear.

Now, everything here is all under our control.

Even if you admit it,

What can they do to you?

Zhan's conduct has always been open and above-ground.

This is not my doing.

Why should I admit to it?

Bodyguard Zhan.

What's going on with you?

You told me the location of Xiankong Island.

You also instructed me to set it on fire.

You plainly said this is the only way you can obtain the baby.

Official Zhan.

This was all your idea.

It turns out you and him are partners.

Lady Min!

You speak the truth.

Him and I are ruler and subject.

Of course we're a team.

Lady Min.

He's speaking nonsense.

He's driving a wedge between us.

No!

You're lying!

You've been fooling me this whole time.

I fell for it.

Lady Min.

Bodyguard Zhan.

Why don't you arrest her quickly,

Return to the palace and fulfill the decree?

Zhan Zhao.

You sure enough sold out Lady Min!

And now you even want us.

Zhan Zhao!

I want your life!

Please listen to my explanation...

Second bro, phosphorus bomb!

Yeah! Blow them to pieces!

Good job, second bro!

Great explosions!

Halt!

Bodyguard Zhan.

What do you think you're doing?

Why do you want to frame me?

Frame you?

How?

Are we not on the same road?

Who's on a road with you?

So, which way are you actually going?

Be smart.

Don't always set yourself against me.

I'm afraid that disobeying orders will lead to a bad fate.

I fear even Judge Bao can't protect you.

You...

You base and shameless lowlife!

You dare insult me?

Seize him!

Eighth Prince has arrived.

Official Bao Zheng pays respects to Eighth Prince.

At ease.

Thank you, Eighth Prince.

Bao Zheng.

You came very late at night to request an audience.

What is the matter?

This...

Please forgive Bao Zheng for being impolite.

Is it possible to dismiss the others in attendance?

Please step out.

Yes, sir.

Well then.

What is the matter? Speak.

Prince of the Table.

Bao Zheng recently encountered an extraordinarily troublesome case.

Hence, I came to seek help from Your Highness.

What is this difficult case?

Such a thing is unexpected for you to come by, Bao Zheng.

To respond to Your Highness,

These are not Bao Zheng's shocking words.

In truth, this case is no small matter.

If there is any carelessness,

Bao Zheng might be charged with deceiving the Emperor and defying the imperial decree.

Bao Zheng.

You mean this case is related to His Majesty?

Precisely.

What exactly is this case?

Hurry and say it.

Your Highness.

Bao Zheng wants to ask, what is Your Highness' impression of Noble Consort Lan?

Noble Consort Lan is dignified and virtuous.

Knowledgeable of the body,

Knows when to advance or retreat,

Enough to be the model for all women.

For the Emperor, she recently gave birth to a crown prince,

To allow the great Song Dynasty to have a successor.

To tell you the truth,

This Prince plans to enter the palace soon,

To admonish His Majesty,

To give her the title of Empress.

Your Highness.

Take this seriously.

When has this Prince ever joked?

Come to speak of it,

If anyone doubts the conduct of Noble Consort Lan,

Your Highness will certainly not believe it.

That goes without saying.

What?

Is there someone gossiping about Noble Consort Lan?

Your Highness.

Bao Zheng dares to ask,

If Noble Consort Lan were to suffer injustice,

How would Your Highness respond?

If Noble Consort Lan is wronged,

This Prince would go to the palace to face the Emperor,

To redress her injustice.

What if this angers His Majesty and causes Your Highness to be punished?

In your eyes,

Do you think this Prince is afraid to get in trouble?

Your Highness may know,

Noble Consort Lan is no longer among the living.

What?

Are you saying Noble Consort Lan is dead?

Yes.

How did she die?

To respond to Your Highness.

As far as Bao Zheng knows,

Noble Consort Lan was sentenced by His Majesty to execution by suicide,

Hanging herself from a beam with white silk.

His Majesty sentenced Noble Consort Lan to execution by suicide?

For what accusation?

Adultery with the Commander of the Army, Ge Qing.

Impossible!

Ge Qing was the person I recommended for promotion.

This Prince is well aware of his moral conduct.

Adultery with Noble Consort Lan?

This Prince does not believe it.

But, as far as this Prince knows,

Ge Qing and Noble Consort Lan were childhood sweethearts,

Grew up together.

There must be someone who knows the inside information very well,

To frame them in front of His Majesty.

Bao Zheng.

Go find Ge Qing tomorrow,

This Prince wants to clear up the matter face-to-face.

Reporting to Your Highness,

Ge Qing cannot come.

Why not?

Ge Qing refused to endure this great injustice,

And in the presence of Bao Zheng,

Committed suicide in the Prime Minister's temple.

Such a huge matter happened in the palace!

Why was this Prince completely in the dark?

Your Highness.

There is an even bigger matter,

That Bao Zheng has yet to report to Your Highness.

Still more?

Say it immediately!

Responding to Your Highness,

His Majesty, due to this matter,

Suspects that the Crown Prince is not his own flesh and blood.

As a result, he gave General Tu Shan a precious sword,

With secret orders to behead the Crown Prince.

What?

Now, the Crown Prince has been rescued from the palace by Noble Consort Lan's younger sister, Lady Min,

And has gone into exile.

Nevertheless, General Tu is taking the imperial decree all the way to hunt and kill the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince's life is in imminent danger.

Each time Bao Zheng thinks of this,

I burn with anxiety,

Unable to carry on even for a single day.

Since this concerns His Majesty's prestige,

This is no small matter.

Bao Zheng did not dare enter the palace rashly,

To face the Emperor,

For fear that it goes terribly.

Bao Zheng's life is of no importance,

But if the Crown Prince is wrongly killed,

Wouldn't it be the ruin of the Song Dynasty?

Thus, I spent the depths of the night in my office,

Seeking Your Highness' help.

Please, Your Highness, make the final decision.

Bao Zheng.

The Crown Prince...

Where is the Crown Prince now?

On Xiankong Island, in the hands of the Five Rats.

Sister-in-law.

How's it going, sister-in-law?

Not looking good.

Eldest Bro!

You can't die!

You've gotta stay strong!

You can't leave all us brothers behind!

Eldest Bro!

You hearing what I'm saying?

Third bro.

Eldest Bro isn't even dead,

What are you wailing about?

I ain't allowed to be sad?

How well does Eldest Bro always treat us?

The human heart is made of flesh,

Like the rest of you guys.

Seems like you guys are just a bunch of dead weight!

Third bro!

When you're talking about second bro, don't drag me into it!

How do you know I'm not sad?

Crying?

Crying is useless.

Okay, you guys, don't argue again,

Pain in the ass.

We ain't talking to you.

You came to lecture us.

If you'd listened to me in the first place,

And handed over the Crown Prince for the reward,

Then would Eldest Bro be in this mess?

Yeah!

It's all you!

For the sake of a woman,

You put your eldest bro in in this disaster!

You're speaking nonsense!

I'm rude to you, eh?

Let go of me!

I've long considered you an eyesore.

If you wanna fight, let's take this outside!

Fifth bro.

Everyone's in a bad mood.

What is making trouble like this gonna accomplish?

Beat it!

Come at me!

Bai Yutang!

Stop right there!

What is it?

You guys won't concede,

So come on!

Old fifth bro!

You've gone mad!

Is this woman worth it to you?

I'm not acting for anyone.

I only act for the sake of righteousness.

We are known across the world as the five chivalrous rats,

Not the five scoundrel rats who sell their soul for profits!

Great!

You're righteous!

Eldest Bro is lying there,

Who's to blame?

Great!

It's all my fault!

Then let's pull out the incense sticks!

Pull out incense sticks?

Wait for me to teach you a lesson, then you can pull them out!

Head of the family.

Head of the family, please wake up.

Head of the family.

Still fighting? Over what?

No one should wake up like this.

Still fighting?

You shouldn't fight!

Couldn't you tell them not to fight again?

I...

If not you, then who?

Did Xiankong Island burn on its own?

Is my husband lying in there on his own?

Those five brothers, if not for you,

Would they be fighting?

Sorry.

I've caused so much trouble for you all.

You've brought more than just trouble,

This is a disaster!

A plague!

Head of the family...

Head of the family, please wake up!

You can't go.

My husband...

If you die unexpectedly...

All of you, stop fighting!

I'll just leave!

Lady Min!

The boss woke up!

The boss woke up.

You finally woke up.

I really was worried you were a goner.

Boss! Eldest Bro! How are you?

Eldest Bro!

Good.

I'm still not a goner.

You guys started fighting.

Alright.

I'm just glad you're alright.

What about Lady Min?

Who goes there?

I need to go to the other side of the river.

Please find a boat to take me there!

Sorry.

Without an order from the island owner,

No one can leave Xiankong Island.

I'm your guest!

Do I still need orders from the owner to leave?

Sorry.

Visitors as well.

This is Xiankong Island's rule.

You should go back.

Lady Min.

Why haven't you left yet?

You know that without you and the Crown Prince,

I cannot leave.

What do you need me and the Crown Prince for?

To bring us to the Emperor and take credit for a reward?

Lady Min.

How can you believe the word of Tu Shan?

Can't you see he's driving a wedge between us?

Just go.

I won't be your pawn anymore.

Lady Min.

You don't need to believe Zhan.

But do you not even believe Judge Bao?

Judge Bao?

How do I know whether or not you and Judge Bao are scheming together?

Or perhaps you've even gone so far as to keep Judge Bao in the dark.

Lady Min.

Please believe me.

If Zhan had the least bit of a guilty conscience,

Neither heaven nor earth would forgive.

Shut up!

There's no use taking a vow in front of me.

You officials, I hate you all!

Don't let me see your hypocrite mask again!

Just go!

Lady Min.

Do you not want to avenge the Crown Prince?

Do you not want to clear Noble Consort Lan's innocence?

Why do I not want to?

Naturally, because I'm afraid!

As a result of these days,

I no longer trust anyone.

I only wish that I'll be able to keep the Crown Prince safe.

As for redressing his injustices?

Is there a day when we can return to the imperial court?

That depends on his good fortune.

Lady Min.

Go.

Lady Min.

If we don't go, we can't leave.

The one who can't leave is you.

What do I care?

You are indeed impervious to reason.

Let's leave quickly.

You...

Lady Min!

I was a bit anxious last night,

So I used heavy words with her.

I didn't think she'd run away.

Me neither.

Why am I always so quick to speak?

They've all run off.

So what do we do now?

I'm going to look for her.

Let's all go together.

Together!

Lady Min and the Crown Prince lost their footing by the riverbank and fell into the water!

Fourth Bro.

What happened?

There ain't even a ghost down there!

Did you search carefully?

I turned the river inside out, nothing.

There is nothing!

But nothing is a good thing.

If there was something,

It would be two corpses, nothing more.

Still hasn't gotten through your skull?

He couldn't find anyone.

They were probably flushed away by the current.

That means there's still hope they're alive.

If we find them,

After all this time,

I'm afraid they've already drowned.

Where do you want to go?

I'm going up ahead to take a look.

I'm going with you.

Wait!

Zhan Zhao.

We still haven't settled the score,

Of you setting Xiankong Island on fire!

Second Brother, don't worry.

Wait for me to find Lady Min,

Then I'll settle this debt with him.

You think I want to sneak attack you?

You can never tell.

I'm always on guard against villains.

Bai Yutang.

Offended?

You dare claim that you're not a villain?

I didn't bring Tu Shan with me.

I don't even have the slightest connection to him.

Never mind.

It doesn't matter. How did Lady Min and the Crown Prince fall in the water?

I...

You suspect that I pushed Lady Min into the water.

Is that not your goal?

If that were so,

Why would I bother searching for them?

Naturally, because you want to confirm whether they died,

To report to Tu Shan.

You...

No need to bare your fangs.

If Lady Min isn't dead,

I will definitely ask her what happened.

If you really did push her into the water,

You're screwed.

Little Bao...

Who are you?

Merciful Buddha,

This humble nun is tenderhearted.

You're the one who saved me.

Yes.

Thank you.

What about my child?

My baby.

The child is good.

This nun asks for your patience.

Quickly, take me to see him!

I must see him!

Please follow me.

Why did you put him on the Buddhist altar?

This child has very grave karmic sins.

This nun was praying for his good fortune,

To be rid of calamities.

Thank you for kindly saving our lives, mother.

I'm taking my leave.

I saved your life.

Where do you think you're going?

I've already thanked you just now.

A word of thanks is equal to two lives?

Isn't this letting you off cheap?

Then what do you want from me?

This temple is short of hands.

I saved you, so we are destined to be together.

You'll stay here to help me work.

Alright.

Tell me.

You will first help me chop wood.

If you try to run halfway through,

You'll catch a glimpse of that sword.

Mother,

You are a nun,

Yet a martial artist.

There are many nuns in the martial arts world.

I'm not a martial artist.

I am a nun.

(TN: OH MY GOSH, SHE'S BALD! SHE'S BALD AND SHE'S TORTURING PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAIR!)

Once you're finished chopping firewood, go fetch water.

Fill every water vat in the kitchen.

Lady Min.

Sorry.

Why are you following me?

Because I don't trust you,

So I must keep my gaze on you to feel secure.

What are you snorting at?

If Lady Min and the Crown Prince fall into your hands,

That would be terrible.

Bai Yutang.

Stop messing around.

I already told you,

This is a matter of our local authorities.

Stop meddling.

You finally admitted it.

The local authority's matter is a matter for Tu Shan.

Yet you said you two aren't on the same road.

In the end, you want to seek justice for Lady Min and the Crown Prince?

That still depends on whether they've sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Of course I wish to seek justice for them.

Then leave this matter to Kaifeng Manor.

Kaifeng Manor?

The Emperor has already issued the order to kill,

Kaifeng Manor has the use of a fart!

You...

Go ahead.

Paying respects to the Eighth Prince.

At ease.

Judge.

Any news of Bodyguard Zhan?

Responding to Judge.

No.

Eighth Prince.

Bodyguard Zhan has not yet returned.

I worry the situation is changing.

Bao Zheng will immediately go to face the Emperor,

And report everything,

In hopes that Tu Shan can be recalled at once.

I don't know if we can save the Crown Prince and Lady Min in time.

Slow down.

Bao Zheng.

You go face the Emperor.

If your advice is received poorly,

And enrages His Majesty,

Wouldn't this mistake be fatal?

If Bao Zheng meets death over this,

Then the Eighth Prince, knowing the inside story, can seek justice for the Crown Prince.

Even if Bao Zheng dies, why fear?

No.

If you meet your death,

Would the Song Dynasty not lose a great minister?

Better this Prince goes first.

Your Highness.

Bao Zheng.

No matter what I say, this Prince remains His Majesty's royal uncle.

Even if His Majesty accuses,

I can also have some input.

Therefore, it's better that this Prince faces the Emperor first.

More suitable.

Your Highness.

Allow Bao Zheng to go first.

Enough speaking!

This Prince's intention has already been decided.

Chamberlain!

Here.

Arrange the carriage.

Yes, sir.

Arrange the carriage!

Farewell, Your Highness.

Mother.

The firewood is chopped and the water is filled.

Go to the mill and grind wheat.

Grind wheat?

Go.

How long will this milling take?

The more you grind,

The longer you and this child live.

Your servant Zhao Defang seeks audience with the Emperor.

My Emperor, long live, long live the Emperor!

Rise, my royal uncle.

You're giddy.

A-Min and the Crown Prince fell into the water,

Yet you came to the mountain to search.

What if they were rescued and brought up the mountain?

Really ponder it.

Uncle, spare my life!

Uncle, spare my life!

Spare me, uncle!

Who are you?

I'm a lumberjack in the mountains.

What are you doing hiding here?

You two aren't the Underworld Emperor's men?

Underworld Emperor?

You just called that person the Underworld Emperor.

Yeah.

The Emperor of the Underworld is terribly fierce.

If he finds someone,

Consider them dead.

I recently heard a legend.

What legend?

Legend says that the Underworld Emperor is the true Emperor.

Before long, we'll be in a new dynasty.

How audacious!

These aren't my words,

It's what I heard others saying.

Uncle!

Please let me go.

There's no use bothering him.

Let's capture one of them and interrogate them.

Speak.

Who are you people?

What's the deal with the Underworld Emperor?

His tongue has already been cut off.

He killed himself.

It seems he was very afraid.

This Underworld Emperor is a force to be reckoned with.

Why can't we find anything?

How can it be?

Underworld Emperor,

Underworld...

We won't run into a ghost, right?

Demonic.

What if we really do run into a ghost?

Bai Yutang.

This is a matter for our government.

Don't meddle in it.

All you ever say, this and that,

Is all about the government.

Is this government run by your family or something?

Where do you want to go?

Do you not intend to look for A-Min and the Crown Prince?

This matter is no small matter.

I want to notify the local official.

I have no interest in the government.

Then I won't keep you company anymore.

He really is the Emperor's lackey dog.

Shut up!

I, as the monarch,

Can I not control the affairs of the harem?

Your Majesty, please calm your anger.

This humble servant is wholly devoted.

Devoted.

Is your loyalty meant to make me shut up and eat goldthread? (TN: a medicine)

Acknowledge that, you bastard!

Want to make me a muddle-headed and confused emperor?

Your Majesty.

The matter of Noble Consort Lan,

Lacks substantial evidence.

Your Majesty, how could you doubt the Crown Prince's blood relation to you?

Say no more!

I don't want to hear any more of this filthy affair.

Just get out of here.

Your Majesty.

This is no small matter.

Forgive me, but I cannot exit.

What are you trying to do?

You want to further humiliate me?

For me to drop dead from anger?

This servant dares not.

Who can comprehend the agony currently residing in my heart?

You think I want to do this?

Noble Consort Lan.

How I doted on her.

Yet this is how she repaid me.

With a knife into the pit of my stomach.

Teach me how to endure it.

How can I endure it?!

Your Majesty.

Everything must have evidence.

I saw it with my own eyes!

How could that be wrong?

What?

Your Majesty saw with your own eyes?

Yes!

That night, I took a stroll in the imperial garden,

At the Peony Pavilion, a private meeting.

Your Majesty, please slow down.

Why do you want to block me?

To respond to Your Majesty,

Your Majesty is the ruler of a nation.

If this matter were exposed face to face,

I fear Your Majesty will lose his dignity.

Also, once it becomes publicly known,

I fear that Your Majesty will lose face.

Here is the evidence of guilt.

Is this not enough?

They are in my palace.

To conduct such a promiscuous affair...

How could I allow this to go unpunished?

Are they not among those whom even death would be too good for?

Your Majesty.

If even death would be too good for them,

Then why did Ge Qing charge into the Prime Minister's temple at night,

And prove his sincerity by taking his life in front of Bao Zheng?

What?

Ge Qing committed suicide?

Yes.

Unwilling to be wronged, he took his own life in grief and indignation.

He appealed to Bao Zheng before his death,

Said he hadn't met Noble Consort Lan since they had entered the palace.

He was framed by someone.

For this reason, he pleaded Bao Zheng to seek justice for him and Noble Consort Lan,

And welcome back the Crown Prince as soon as possible.

I would rather die than admit a mistake.

He is undoubtedly a major traitor.

Your Majesty,

As the ancient saying goes, the only difficulty is death.

If Ge Qing was to blame,

With his talent,

He could have escaped Kaifeng,

To a faraway nation.

And why did he plead for justice before committing suicide in front of Bao Zheng?

The reason why he did this,

Is nothing more than to preserve the life of his vile spawn!

Had I not observed it,

Then 20 years later,

Wouldn't all the rivers and lakes of my Song Dynasty become under the rule of Ge?

Don't you want me to be worthy of the generations of my Zhao ancestors?

Your Majesty's concerns are not without reason,

But something suspicious dwells within.

Your Majesty must not fail to investigate.

What suspicious thing is dwelling?

To respond to Your Majesty.

A few days ago, the girl A-Min ran away from the palace with the Crown Prince.

This was due to the assistance of the eunuch Liang Xi.

But on the second day,

Liang Xi drunkenly fell into the Lotus Pool and died.

What does Your Majesty think?

His cause of death is strange and suspicious.

Liang Xi inherently deserved to die.

After he got drunk, he fell into the Lotus Pond and died.

This is also extremely reasonable.

What is suspicious about this?

I recall that before Noble Consort Lan's death, she detested above all the smell of alcohol.

Thus, all of her servants did not drink alcohol.

How could Liang Xi get drunk?

So you doubt his cause of death?

This humble servant suspects that Liang Xi must have discovered some conspiracy,

And was killed to keep quiet.

No!

Impossible!

I personally witnessed this fact,

Issued the decree with my own hands,

There is no conspiracy to be found here!

Liang Xi.

For what reason would he be killed and silenced?

Your Majesty.

There is something suspicious about this.

We should investigate for the truth,

Make another decision!

If the Crown Prince is mistakenly killed due to a moment of anger,

It will ruin the foundation of the Song Dynasty!

That will truly let down my Zhao ancestors.

No!

There is nothing suspicious about this matter!

You need not speak again!

Your Majesty,

It concerns the Crown Prince...

It's a bastard child!

It's not the Crown Prince!