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~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~
♫ The moonlight shines brightly on the strings of the zither that night ♫
♫ You and I are teetering on the edge of loneliness ♫
♫ Softly reciting the bygone days we cannot return to ♫
♫ Also floating in the air is a kite with a string that has snapped ♫
♫ The yearning stirs my heartstrings that night ♫
♫ Love and hate whimper quietly and unrestrainedly ♫
♫ To meet or not to meet, both are similarly on the edge of pain ♫
♫ That umbrella that shielded me from the rain was badly damaged ♫
♫ At moonrise, I meet with you ♫
♫ At moonset, I could not see you anymore ♫
♫ At moonrise, I endlessly yearn for you ♫
♫ At moonset... at moonset... ♫
♫ A millennium passes by rapidly... ♫
The Legend of Hao Lan
Episode 32
Prince, how can you be so drunk and still want to see His Majesty?
Stop!
Prince, go ahead. I'm staying behind.
Stop!
Are you about to betray me?
If you go and look for Elder Brother, I will kill you immediately!
Prince, Prince Jiao and I are now bitter enemies and will not cease unless he is dead.
Even if I want to cross over to his side, do you think he would be willing?
To tell you the truth, I'm going to Protect Peace Palace to get Haolan.
There are countless women everywhere, why do you care about this woman?
It's better for you to leave with me. I will not treat you badly.
This is bad! This is an imposter! Hurry, search!
It seems they have already discovered that he is an imposter.
Prince, leave quickly. Hurry and go look for General Lian Po.
Take care!
Princess, we have been on a wild-goose chase.
The palace maid said Li Haolan has gone to the Rising Sun Palace. But, over there...
It's just right. I have to go and greet my mother in person.
Let's go.
Haolan, why are you here? [ Rising Sun Palace ]
I'm here in a rush due to an unforeseen circumstance.
Today, Royal Descendant was summoned by Princess. It's been a long time and he has not returned.
Are you referring to Princess Ya?
I think it is not a simple matter.
In the qin tune that Royal Descendant played, it appeared to contain a faint hint of retention by force.
General Gongsun has gone to specifically check on it, but he seems to have disappeared.
I'm afraid a huge matter is about to happen within the palace.
Are you sure?
I would't dare to lie to Your Highness.
[ Rising Sun Gate ]
What are all of you doing here?!
Ya'er, what are you doing now?
An armed rebellion has taken place within the palace.
I... Have led some soldiers here for protection.
How dare you go so far as to even disturb me?
You are absolutely reckless!
Mother, it's an extraordinary time.
I have no other option but to cause you some inconvenience.
I request you to endure it for a while.
At dawn tomorrow, you will understand.
It's good that you are here.
It saves me from making another trip.
- Take her away! - Yes.
What are you trying to do?
I will take my leave and go now.
Ya'er!
Mother, what other instructions do you still have for me?
What exactly do you intend to do?
You are just like anyone else.
All along, you have no regard for me.
All along, you have been treating me as a child who would never grow up.
But, today, I want to tell you that you are wrong.
I will prove to you personally.
Whatever I want, I will seize it with my own capability and effort!
I really do want to see how you are going to prove it.
[ Partridge Gathering Gate ]
Over there! Hurry, chase!
Hurry! Over there!
- Who's that? - I–
Hurry. Let's get out of the palace!
- Protect Prince! - Yes!
Attack!
Royal Father, it's time for your medicine.
Royal Mother.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, what's happening?
What did you dream of?
Come, Physician Yin.
That was a nightmare.
His Majesty is suffering from pain due to the swelling on the side of his stomach.
It made him unable to rest well.
He also suffers from headaches often.
This is a sign of a lack of mental rest and nutrition.
Keep on talking.
Your illness is due to a deep-rooted problem.
Even if you were to consume more prescribed medication, it would be in vain.
I have already said this many times.
If you do not relax your mind and calm down, your illness will become worse.
Prince, what is your intent in leading an army at this late hour?
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, something bad is happening! Your Majesty!
Prince Jiao, he...
Led an army and has crashed into theRising Sun Palace!
Search!
Unfilial son!
What do you intend to do by leading an army into the palace at this late hour?
Royal Father, please forgive me.
I was just on an inspection round with the soldiers when I discovered an assassin has broken in.
I have no other option but to do this in order to protect you, Royal Father.
Search meticulously!
Assassin?
Where is there any assassin inside the Red Sun Palace?
I think...
Prince, you are scheming to rebel!
Physician Yin, I don't want to taint the Red Sun Palace with blood.
It's better for you to shut up!
What are you doing now?
Princess, where do you intend to bring me to?
What do you think?
If you want to kill me, you would have already done so earlier.
Princess, you are trying to make use of me to threaten Royal Descendant to obey your order.
You have always been rather intelligent.
You did help me out during that incident at Mount Mafu.
I also do respect you a lot.
Originally, we could be good friends.
But, you are overreaching in trying to compete with me for Royal Descendant.
Was that laughable?
Princess, if a man is unwilling to love you, that's his liberty.
Would he love you even if you kill your love rival?
What logic is this?
Look at you.
How naive you are!
Brothers who vie for the throne are similarly doing so by killing one another.
It doesn't matter if it is for love or power.
In order to hold it tightly in one's hands,
one has to take every means possible to defeat the competitor.
The rule of competition in the world is if you agree to bet, you must agree to pay.
Princess has put on me all the resentment you felt for the love that you've lost.
This is just because you refused to admit that you're defeated.
You're using this as an opportunity to look for someone to vent your anger on.
You are fully aware that it has never been for me to decide whether
Qin Royal Descendant loves you or not.
You're forcing me to kill you? No so easy.
But I have a better solution.
For example, destroy your face.
- Master, over here. Quickly! - Let's go!
- After them! - Quickly!
Quick.
Master, let's make a dash for it.
We can't. They have already sealed the four palace gates. We can't get out of here.
But they're almost catching up with us!
Lü Buwei, please go first. When you get out of the palace, go and look for reinforcement.
Go quickly.
Did you hear me? It is my life that Princess Ya wants.
As long as you leave the palace quickly, there is still a chance for survival.
Go!
Do not hesitate anymore. Go!
Are you going to stay behind to be buried with Qin Royal Descendant if I left?
Keep on dreaming. For all the efforts that I've exerted, I must be recompensed.
Don't hope that you can ever return to me all that you owed me. I will not allow it.
What situation are we in right now? You're really crazy!
Master, please take Sister Haolan and leave first. I will lure them away.
No, we can't abandon Yue by herself.
What's the situation now? Both of you go quickly! I beg you!
- Go! Quickly go! - Yue!
Lü Buwei, we can't abandon Yue by herself!
Let's go!
Haolan!
There she is!
Haolan.
Lü Buwei.
I'm pregnant.
It's hurting.
Don't worry. I'm here.
I'll bring you to Yin Xiaochun. You will be alright.
Stop!
Tell me, where have Lü Buwei and Li Haolan gone to?
You...
...are so pitiful.
You...
Why are there such stupid people in the world?
She actually sacrificed herself for others. Who is the one to be pitied?
Princess, there's an incident in Red Sun Palace.
You will stay behind to continue searching. If you catch them, kill them on the spot.
The rest of you go with me to the Red Sun Palace.
Yes.
Princess, we're unable to get anything.
You are not searching for the assassin, but my Tiger Seal of Command.
Since Royal Father already knows about it, you should tell me where the Tiger Seal of Command is kept.
Without the Tiger Seal, you're unable to mobilize the army stationed outside the city.
How long can you maintain based just on these small number of rebels?
Since Royal Father knows how important the Tiger Seal is to me, then you should not test my patience.
How could you even dare to kill your own father?
Of course, I'm unwilling to kill you as long as you give up the Tiger Seal.
I will leave this Red Sun Palace to you, for you to live out your natural life span.
What if I refuse?
If you are unwilling,
then you can only bury the bodies of these two stepmothers first.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, save me!
Prince Jiao, you're ambitious and strive for power and position. This is traitorous.
The Heaven will surely punish you!
Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
Ya'er, why have you join him as well?
Have I not treated you well? Why are you doing this?
Royal Father is good to me.
But I heard that Royal Father sent people to the State of Chu to discuss the matter of marriage alliance.
The Prince of Chu of that year has already become the King of Chu now.
Unfortunately, he has already married his official wife.
But, the envoy whom you sent has shamelessly said that you are willing to allow me to be the concubine.
Since you have already sold me away, why are you still putting up a show of being an affectionate father? This is really nauseating.
This is all for the sake of Zhao State!
You dote on beautify women and disregard the country.
This caused Changping to suffer a terrible defeat and the commoners lament in sorrow. Is this also for Zhao State?
I'm asking you again, where is the Tiger Seal?
I don't know.
Don't know?
Don't know? Very good!
Royal Father has once joked that Consort Mei's beautiful neck
was plump and smooth like the larva of the longhorn beetle.
Royal Father, take a look again. Does it still look like the larva of the longhorn beetle?
No.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please save me!
I bore you a son. I have also stayed by your side with utmost care for twenty years.
I want to continue to be with you.
Your Majesty! Save me! Please save me!
Your Majesty!
Prince Jiao, you are very cruel!
You're wrong.
The two young consorts slept with my Royal Father on the same bed for twenty years.
Both of them died in front of him but he didn't even blink his eyes.
Who is the one who's really cruel? It must be Royal Father!
Jiao'er, you are too young.
Just these two beloved concubines will not be able to exchange for my Tigher seal.
What about the Princess of the Han State then?
If you kill me, will the Han people still recognize you as their new leader? You're just saying frightening things to scare people.
Han State is weak and small. How would it dare to make enemy with Zhao State?
If it really cared about you, how could it have bear to send you here?
Fools. You know full well that His Majesty is ruthless. Why should he even care about me at all?
Isn't there someone over there who
His Majesty want to get rid of most?
All the people in the world knows that Royal Father treasures life.
Without Yin Xiaochun, should Royal Father's headache flares up.
he would surely die from the pain within three months.
That is to say, the person who Royal Father really wants to get rid of
should rightfully be Dr. Yin.
The wicked concubine is trying to harm me!
Royal Father, do you think this is helpful?
Kill me, and His Majesty will not live either.
Could it be that you don't want the Succession Decree and Tiger Seal anymore?
Go! Go and save him!
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Shouldn't someone bring him back to his bed chambers? How am I going to treat him here?
- Attendants. - Yes.
Bring Royal Father back to rest first.
Yes.
As for you, remain here honestly and don't make trouble.
How am I going to treat him with all of you standing around? His Majesty is right here.
Are you afraid that he might run off? Leave us!
Dr. Yin has already given instructions. Please act accordingly. Leave them.
Yes.
Are you satisfied now?
Does Princess want to monitor me personally?
Dr Yin, I have never had any grudges against you. I don't want to harm you either.
Treat Royal Father's illness properly, and you might even save your own life.
My hands keep shaking the moment I see you. Can you please leave?
I'm a timid person. I can't bear to be frightened.
Your Majesty, they have all gone.
As it is now, there is only one solution.
[ Physician Hall ]
Xiaochun has given me some prescription medicine. It's over there.
Is he awake?
His Majesty is gravely ill. You have thrown the medicine I brought here onto the ground and trampled on it.
Now, it can't be used at all. I have to go back to the Physician Hall now.
There is no time.
His Majesty can't even breath properly now. Would he even run away?
Royal Father, if you want to live, tell me where is the Tiger Seal.
I ... will send her to bring the medicine to save you.
Bring ... the medicine here.
I will give you the Tiger Seal.
Let me see the Tiger Seal first!
Royal Father.
Royal Brother, we should let Dr. Yin go and take the medicine first.
- If in any case, Royal Father can't bear it any longer, - Medicine.
- then we would have done everything in vain. - Bring the medicine.
- Attendants. - Yes.
Send her back to collect the medicine.
Yes.
Take down this group of rebels!
Quickly, go and collect the medicine!
Let's go!
Quickly, get in there!
Quickly!
Don't disturb me while I'm preparing the medicine. Get out!
This is not for calming the nerves. It's for preventing a miscarriage.
This is for treating a cough.
You, go out there to help.
Yes.
Why are you so slow?
There is ready-made Live Preserving Pills here. Why have I forgotten?
Bring it here.
Bring it here. Quickly, quickly.
[ Physician Hall ]
Let's go.
The rebels are outside. We can't get out of here.
Orange jasmine.
Aconite, citrus trifoliata, curculigo rhizome.
What are you talking about?
This is the code that Xiaochun left behind for us.
What kind of code?
Old General Lian, I can vow to Heaven that everything I said is truthful.
If you still don't mobilize the army,
everything will be too late when Prince Jiao gains control of Handan City.
Prince, whenever you send out an army,
if there's fifty or more soldiers, you need the military seal of command before you can act.
There is neither the Tiger Seal nor a hand written letter now. How can I mobilize the army?
What is the situation now? How can you still stick to the rules like this?
If you still don't mobilize the army, then you are just looking at Zhao State
fall into the hands of triators!
Lian Po!
You're resolved not to mobilize the army not because of the concern over the Tiger Seal.
But rather, you are resentful that my Royal Father switched the generals just before the battle. Isn't that right?
I took three years to build three lines of defence.
I am just waiting for the Qin army to consume all its grains, and its soldiers' morale to slacken so that I can defeat it in one fell swoop!
But Zhao Dan give heed to the rumors of the Qin people.
He also hates me for being unwilling to receive the imperial command on many occasions.
He actually passed the army to Zhao Kuo!
The very moment that rascal fellow assume appointment,
he removed the twelve generals whom I have so meticulously arranged!
All at once he ruined a Zhao army of more than four hundred and fifty thousand strong!
Four hundred and fifty thousand!
Those are the fine soldiers whom I have trained for many years.
They are the lifeline of Zhao State!
Old General Lian.
But, I am an official.
No matter how bad the king is, he is still the sovereign king of the country.
If Prince can show me the Tiger Seal, I will mobilize the army immediately to save His Majesty.
Royal Father, I don't have anymore patience.
If I pass the Tiger Seal to you, you will then kill me.
During the mutiny of Zhao Gao, the father was starved to death.
What I want is the throne and not your life.
Your Majesty, we don't have a choice.
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Where is it? Where's the Tiger seal?!
A pity, there's only half of the Tiger seal here.
The other half is in Lian Po's hand.
Only when they are joined together, you will then be able to command the army.
Royal Father, please write another letter.
Will you guarantee that you won't kill me?
Royal Father, don't worry. I won't kill you. I only want the army.
Fine. Come here.
I will trust you one more time.
Unfilial son.
I will hand it to you once I have finished writing the letter.
Can't you let me breathe?
Older Brother, Royal Father is here. Let's wait.
Reporting! Prince, bad news.
A Guards Army with highly skilled martial arts suddenly charged in from the North. We can't resist them any longer.
- Go and block them now. - Yes.
Attend to me.
Idiot!
You spilled the ink all over the place! Move back!
Hurry up.
Royal Father, you really kept your word.
Wait.
Where's my beloved Consort?
Men, bring Qionghua here
to accompany Royal Father. I will leave the beauty to you. Consider that your son
is still filial.
Men! Deliver the letter immediately!
Go after him now!
Move aside.
Let's go.
Prince, why are you here?
When I found out there's something odd in the palace, I went to look for Xiaochun immediately.
I saw you coming out from the pharmacy. Did you see her?
She was detained by the rebel army. They probably went to Red Sun Palace.
- Red Sun Palace? - Prince... - Let go. I'm going to save her.
Red Sun Palace is controlled by Prince Jiao now. If you go, you will die.
Moreover, he wants Yin Xiaochun to treat His Majesty's illness. He won't kill her for the time being.
I'm going to leave the palace now. What are your plans?
Lake Nei in the palace connects to outside. There's chaos in the palace today. No one will probably take notice of it.
If you can swim, perhaps you can escape.
As for me, I'm staying here.
Prince, it's extremely dangerous for you to remain here now.
I can't let Older Brother take power and blind the masses.
When the rebel army attacked the four gates, the guards must have scattered.
I'm going to meet up with them.
- Prince, take care. - Take care.
General, someone is here from the palace.
The letter of His Majesty is here.
Prince Yu defected and left the palace. Once he's captured, he's to be killed immediately.
The army is on standby. Lian Po is to leave for the palace immediately and obey the decree.
- How presumptuous! - Where's the Tiger seal?
The Tiger seal is here.
Are you still not going to receive the imperial degree?
I accept the imperial degree.
Kill him!
- Old General Lian. - Arrest him!
Old General Lian! Old General Lian!
Prince Jiao is the real traitor! Old General Lian!
Stop!
I am the real messenger of His Majesty!
He is a fake!
Since these two people are traitors, kill them on the spot!
General Gao, acting on the Imperial Degree, Lian Po has come to the Palace.
Old General Lian, His Majesty has allowed only you alone to see him.
All of you wait here outside the Palace.
Yes.
Oh no, there's an ambush!
Lian Po, how dare you bring soldiers into the Palace!
Prince Jiao has rebelled against His Majesty.
Follow me and fight our way into the Palace to save His Majesty!
Kill him!
Your Majesty.
Royal Father, please take care of your health.
How can I have such an unfilial son as you?
Royal Father hates me?
Despicable. Despicable.
Because she was beautiful, you noticed and valued her.
Two months later, you tossed her away.
Royal Father, I want to ask you.
If you knew earlier, would you still exert efforts to forcibly seize and acquire?
If I knew earlier, when you were born, I would have drowned you to death.
I have to admit that I have your blood flowing in me.
Equally cold and dirty.
You look at me with disgust.
I look at you the same way too.
Is this throne that important?
In the past, I wanted to become the king of Zhao state based on power and ambition.
Now, I want to become the king of Zhao state
just to kill the people of Qin and rebuild Zhao state!
Take a look. This is my homeland.
How can we let the people of Qin trample on it?
But there can only one one king.
Hence, Royal Father, please let me have the throne.
Prince.
Prince, the army of Lian Po has entered the palace.
- What did you say? - Older Brother.
Royal Father is still in our hands. What's there to be afraid of?
Speak. What did you just do?
The hidden decree was written using rice gruel. Naturally, you couldn't see it.
If you coat it with wine, you will be able to see the real message.
Lian Po, help, quick.
We should thank you
for personally delivering the hidden message and Tiger seal to the army camp.
Kill her!
Yi, did you forget how Royal Father treated you in the past?
You should help me instead.
Respect and filial piety is the basic foundation.
Have you ever advise Royal Father on the mistakes he made? You didn't.
The army met today just to seize power.
You described it as standing firm for a cause of justice.
Based on just these soldiers, how will you fight me?
No matter what, he's still our father.
Even if there's only one soldier left today, I will still protect him.
Cut the crap! Kill him!
Let's go.
[ Red Sun Palace ]
The rescue subordinates are late. Greetings, Your Highness.
Father, surrender.
Since it's at this stage, why should I surrender?
A man should go to battle to kill the enemies, protect the country and people.
You rebelled for personal reasons. Is this the duty of a minister?
My dream is about to be realized. If you talk again,
don't blame me for not thinking that we are father and son.
I will never let you make the mistake again.
Move aside!
Release Royal Father now!
They are disloyal rebels who killed the innocent.
- Help! - Your Majesty.
Kill them all.
Kill!
Move aside!
Go!
Search over there.
Go in and check.
Capture him. Don't let him get away.
Search.
Let's go.
I searched everyone in the palace and couldn't find you. So, you are here.
Bastard.
Father.
Leave now!
Father! Father!
The king of Zhao state did not do the right things. The common people are suffering.
I did this for the society of Jiangshan.
This is the only way to protect Madam Gao's clan.
Father!
Father.
- General! - Father!
Father!
Do you think it's of any use to kill me?
What are you still trying to do?
Want to kill yourself?
Fine. The knife in your hand
can cut your throat.
Cut it then.
Mother, Mother.
Not going to take action?
Useless creature!
Men, drag the Princess to the prison!
Mother...Mother!
Mother!
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~ Immortalization by Gao Yu'er ~
♫ Where have the surging clouds and the rising winds gone? ♫
♫ Do not grieve over the separation because of being forced to move and wander ♫
♫ In this lifetime, we will keep on seeking because of love ♫
♫ It’s difficult to reminisce about the splendid times that slipped away ♫
♫ In retrospection with a faint smile, that beautiful countenance caused the city's downfall ♫
♫ And a sweeping upheaval all across the vast nation ♫
♫ In a dimming dream of an illusionary bright moon ♫
♫ We have given our promises to each other in this lifetime ♫
♫ In the complete decline of prosperity, watching the passing of thousands of sails ♫
♫ With affection, perhaps we could wait to be connected again ♫
♫ Like the zither and the harp that play in perfect harmony, let’s grasp each other's hand to stay together
♫ Wishing for you and me to be immortalized with the wind... ♫
♫ In retrospection with a faint smile, that beautiful countenance caused the city's downfall ♫
♫ And a sweeping upheaval all across the vast nation ♫
♫ In a dimming dream of an illusionary bright moon ♫
♫ We have given our promises to each other in this lifetime ♫
♫ In the complete decline of prosperity, watching the passing of thousands of sails ♫
♫ With affection, perhaps we could wait to be connected again ♫
♫ Like the zither and the harp that play in perfect harmony, let’s grasp each other's hand to stay together
♫ Wishing for you and me to be immortalized with the wind... ♫