For the Season 9 opener, we bring you a good one that takes place in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Qin Hui, the reviled chancellor of Emperor Gaozong is back again, starring in another Chinese Saying, inspired by his historic perfidy. He conspired with his wife, Lady Wang, to have the great hero Yue Fei rubbed out. Their careful conspiracy, discussed in the utmost secrecy in a private spot in their residence, was somehow discovered. This is the story behind Dōng Chuāng Shì Fā 东窗事发.
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S2E01 | Too Rich For My Blood
S1E10 | Betting the Bank
S1E09 | Payback!
S1E08 | The Hu and the Hu
S1E07 | The Entourage
S1E06 | Welcome to the Jar
S1E05 | Should I Save or Should I Throw?
S1E04 | A Lousy Place to Fish
S1E03 | A Sincere Gift of a Mere Trifle
S1E02 | Fen-Wise and Yuan-Foolish
S1E01 | Take Care in That Melon Field
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