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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 42
Is it true or not?
There are these kind of rumors around the streets.
Yes.
Isn't this just a small matter?
What's the point of a small matter like this causing rumors and unrest among the citizens?
Go and tell the Crown Prince to come here.
Yes.
- Crown Princess Consort. - Crown Princess Consort.
The Crown Prince is busy right now. Please stop here.
Tell the Crown Prince that Chengjiao is ill.
His fever hasn't broken in the past few days. He says he wants to see his father.
Please ask that Crown Prince find time in the midst of pressing matters to see him.
The Crown Prince has sent doctors.
But, I want to see him now.
Please forgive us.
How did this happen?
Who was responsible for the meals yesterday?
They said that the Royal Descendant has a high position and needs to have his own table.
I specifically instructed that Zheng'er can not touch watercress.
But now, Zheng'er is covered in red spots
and has difficulty breathing. They obviously didn't listen to my advice.
Who was responsible for yesterday's meals?
I was responsible for yesterday's meals.
But, I made it based off of the recipes you provided. There wasn't any forbidden ingredients.
Then, why is Zheng'er ill.
Ill?
This is clearly an infectious disease.
Nonsense! Zheng'er is this way due to something he ate.
Where would the infectious disease come from?
High fever, scarlet red rashes all over the body. What else could it be if not an infectious disease.
This will spread to others.
Must immediately send to to the Hall of Infectious patients.
That is for infectious disease only.
You want to send the Royal Descendant there. What do you want to do?
Wrong.
Not only does the Royal Descendant have to go you all have to go as well.
Lady-in-waiting Du, is this the idea from Lady Huayang?
Consort Zhao is so smart, understand right away.
If you lock us in with infectious patients.
Lady Huayang clearly wants to kill us.
Wanton.
You dare to!
According to Qin Law, those with infectious disease must move into Hall of Infectious Patients.
Those who disobey will be harshly punished.
Men.
Escort them all into Hall of Infectious Patients.
Yes.
Who dares to take action?
What are you all doing? Let go!
Let go of me! What are you all doing?
Let go of us! Let go!
The carriage is already prepared. Get in.
Examine an illness. If you do not treat then how can stop the the pestilence?
When did the Qin Law became such a child's play.
The person you are carrying is the Crown Prince's heir. The successor to future Qin king.
There is no palace physician examination nor decree from the King.
Who dares to take action against him?
If none of you wants to keep your life, what about your loyalty?
Are you not afraid of being implicated?
I am only obeying orders.
The Queen's orders.
Can that be above the Great Qin Law?
Then those royalties and high officials who died under the Great Qin Law are merely jokes?
Quickly escort them into the carriage.
If you are not afraid of being charged afterwards, then go ahead and try.
Quickly take action.
Crown Prince has arrived!
Sorry. I've come too late.
Haolan, I've come to escort you two
home.
Zichu.
Someone has harassed your wife and harmed your son. What punishments will you order?
- Death by caning. - Yes.
No! You can't do this to me!
I'm the Queen's servant! You can't do this!
Crown Prince! Crown Prince!
Zheng'er...Zheng'er!
Immediately escort the Royal Descendant back to the palace for medical services.
Haolan, let's go home.
Haolan!
The red spots on Zheng'er will be gone in three days.
Xiaochun, you're leaving?
I remember that you told me that
you want to travel the world and practice medicine.
These past few years you have always been with us. We've been a burden to you.
I never thought that you and Zheng'er were a burden.
But you want to be as boundless as the sea and sky.
Xiaochun, promise me one thing.
What?
These are troubling time. Mind your own business.
Don't give out your kindness carelessly.
With this awful attitude of yours, I'm scared that you will get yourself into trouble.
No! You are just a girl. Where could you go?
Xiaochun, I don't want to let you go.
Come to the palace with me.
Haolan, thank you.
Thank you for understanding me.
Xiaochun.
No matter where you go you must write letters to me.
I'll write them for sure!
Xiaochun.
The Queen has order to invite the two of you to Huayang Palace for a visit.
Men, first return Zheng'er to rest.
Yes.
Huayang Palace.
Haolan greets Your Highness.
As expected you are beautiful, dignified and in possession of refined and elegant demeanor.
No wonder Zichu can not forget, you are indeed extraordinary.
Mother, I've been busy with government affairs and was delayed in welcoming her.
Thereby caused such a stir up in Xianyang.
Royal father harshly admonished me today.
Instructed me to immediately received them back.
But right at the embassy I was met with a maidservant with extremely audacious mannerism.
Leading the crowd to bully the Prince Consort and Royal Grandson.
So i took the trouble to punish the perpetrator.
How did you punished?
Naturally executed her by caning.
Mother, this person isn't one of your people right?
Of course not.
Why would I send someone to create troubles for you?
I was certain of mother's kindness and generosity.
Definitely will not carry out such a matter.
Zhao Consort was gifted by Zhao King.
Even though is a consort but she gave birth to the eldest son for you.
It's only proper that she returns back. Tomorrow dispatch the child to see me.
So that I can personally meet him.
Mother, Haolan is my wife.
Wife? Did you performed the Temple ceremony?
At that time we were far away at Zhao State. How can we perform the Temple ceremony?
Marriage is not only involve the two of you.
Related more so to the family clan's rise and destruction.
The temple rite is required after the wedding.
In order to received the ancestor's protection.
The Great Qin imperial clan's confirmation.
Then that would be the official Qin State's Crown Prince's wife.
Mother, royal father also agreed that I need to appoint Haolan as the rightful Crown Prince's wife.
Your royal father is getting confused due to old age.
Zhao Consort, you lived in Zhao for a long duration. With a magnanimous bearing,
You shouldn't mind.
Am I right?
Getting a small infraction for wife abandonment is minor.
But damaging one's reputation is a major matter. Your highness is one who thinks deeply and plans carefully.
Should know how rumors spread in Xianyang city.
If the public says that the Qin Crown Prince abandons his first wife and breaks faith.
He will be the heir to the Great Qin.
To carry with such reputation, how will command the entire nation?
Wife discarding papers also needs to be registered to the government.
The two of you didn't even notify your parents,
what kind of husband and wife is that?
Your highness refused to recognize me.
That's all right. But I raised the eldest son for the Crown Prince, abide alone for eight years.
That is know by all under the sky. It is enough as long as the people recognize me.
In another words, if the Crown Prince's political enemies consider me as the Crown Prince's Wife.
If use this to slander your highness.
Attacks the Queen for urging your son to discard his wife.
Then all the plans that the Queen enacted will be for naught.
Audacious!
Haolan dares not. There are some matter I can retreat from,
But my son is the proper Eldest son.
For his sake, Haolan can not retreat. Hope the Queen will forgive me.
Zichu, what do you say?
In my heart, Haolan is my one and only wife.
Fine. Extraordinarily fine.
Sure enough you are sharp tongue and extraordinarily smart.
I am very relieved to have someone like you by Zichu's side.
It's getting late, please take Madam Crown Prince back to rest.
Thank you Mother.
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You saw all of that.
Detestable, extremely detestable.
Your highness is face is looking green from the anger.
Shut up.
Your highness, when you said the word consort,
Her face remained impassive.
That is the most calm woman I've ever seen in my life.
A mere common woman from Zhao State.
Dares to be this strong willed.
Your highness, not all the matters in this world.
Will follow as your wish.
I'm sorry, I was too angry. That was a heavy throw.
Why didn't you move a bit? Does it hurt?
It doesn't hurt. On the contrary, I'm very happy.
What are you happy about?
All these years, your highness was able to obtained everything you wished for.
When first arrived at the palace, you wanted high position and great wealth.
Therefore Lord Anguo became your puppet.
Now you want true love.
Making bets with me time after time. Try to force my obedience.
Now finally there is someone who made you meet into a brick wall.
Helped me to vent out my frustration. How can I not be happy.
Men. Hang him up in a tree.
You tried that already. Did I ever submitted?
A woman like you. Possessing the most beautiful face under the sky,
yet also have the insides of snakes and scorpions.
You will never receive my obedience.
Scram. Get out of here.
Your highness, Crown Princess.
Crown Princess, the Queen asked that the sisters of the Harem comes to say hello to you.
Please forgive our lacking welcoming manner.
The night is late. I've travelled long. I am truly tired.
All please return to rest.
Haolan!
Your highness, this was the Queen's command. I was also asked to come here.
Since the courtesy is completed, then return for your rest.
Wasn't it rumored that she is a village woman from Zhao State.
But look at that striking manner and good looks, how can she be a village woman?
I already heard early on, she is from a illustrious family. A famous beauty from Zhao State.
Even when she lived alone in Handan, many suitors proposed for marriage.
There was no hope before, now definitely even less.
Let's go.
Haolan!
Take your leave.
Yes.
Haolan.
Haolan, I've missed you.
Shh...
What are you looking at?
I saw someone spying outside before.
There's nothing out here.
Haolan. Haolan!
I've said before, I am tired from my travels.
I am going to sleep, you should return back.
Haolan, I understand that you're mad.
I am sorry, I was thoughtless. Shouldn't allowed them to bother you.
But I can explain this matter to you.
You can slowly open the door. Haolan!
Please return back your highness.
Haolan! Haolan!
I haven't seen her in so long.
Is she still the same as before?
Who are you talking about?
Such a hard environment. Eight years.
She must have wilted. Became old.
What do you think they're doing right now?
How others are is no concern of yours.
Leave us.
Why are you here?
Aren't you supposed to talk about politics with those officials?
If I don't come, I wouldn't know that you dared to drink during the mourning period.
I am happy.
I recently found out.
No wonder you are constantly instigating our siblings.
Turns out it's not because you want to be the Great Qin's queen. Actually it's Zichu, correct?
These years I send people to investigate everywhere.
Passing through many places and got a hold of a portrait of Zhao State's princess.
Only then I found out.
The wife that I married.
Is the princess from Zhao State.
Correct, I was the Zhao State Princess.
But now I am nothing.
Parents' adoration. Position of a nation's princess.
I have nothing now.
I will also tell you one more matter.
I love Zichu.
In order to love him, I can sacrifice everything.
The reason I came to Qin State to be your wife is for loving him.
Even if eight years had passed, I still love him.
Love him?
All right. Come, tell me. What do you love about Zichu?
I love his elegant and smart carriage.
Refined and scholarly.
Unlike you.
Only a boor who wields swords. A maniac who enjoys killing.
Every days you practice your martial skills with your subordinates.
Or with officials risking all you got to wrestle power.
Do you know what is called elegance?
Truly a foolish woman.
No wonder you ended up with nothing.
You say again and again that you love him. But you essentially do not understand him.
- I do understand him. - You do understand him?
- Of course I understand him. - Of course you understand him.
You think just because he is wearing the lambs skin
that he is actually a lamb?
Don't forget, he is a person of Qin.
Inside
Inside his body flows the persistent and cruel blood.
Full of desire to control and possess. He is a natural hunter.
And you...you are beautiful enough, proud enough.
You think everyone under the sky should love you.
Should kneel under your feet to beg you.
Yet you met the Zichu who refuse to bow to your will.
So you immediately falls in love with him.
For him you leave your home and country, gave up everything.
But once you found out you lost everything.
You put all your hate
onto Zichu. But you do not know
in Zichu's eyes his only focus on his goals.
You are not there.
Rubbish.
What of him that you love? Do you even know?
Keep on saying in front of me that you love him.
Don't forget, you are my woman.
A woman who lies next to me everyday.
But actually thinking of another man crying and kneeling in front of you begging.
You are too naive.
Sometimes
I really feel sympathy for you.
Couldn't help but take advantage of you.
Why? Probably because you are too foolish.
Foolish.. and adorable.
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Lu Residence.
Where are you going?
Unfortunately, I am going to the palace.
Please come a different day.
You're probably going to see the Crown Princess.
I thought it's just a rumor. So it's true.
What rumor?
We've been together for either years.
Everything we talked about was politics.
We rarely drink together.
- Right now it's the mourning period. - Who's going to catch us?
This is Yong wine. Sweet and moist, with a long-lasting taste.
When King Mu won a great victory in the past,
he threw wine into the river as a tribute. This was the wine he used.
I brought over this new wine from this year just for you.
Let me ask you, who has been spreading the rumor?
Answer me.
Have a taste.
If I were you, I would sit down and drink the wine.
Lu Buwei.
I am doing it for your sake.
I don't understand what you mean.
In public,
you are subject and he is lord. It's insubordination for a subject to offend your superior.
In private, you are close friends and are like brothers.
What? I have to teach you such a simple understanding?
You don't understand.
Then explain to me.
Because all that should have belonged to me.
But not anymore.
Lu Buwei, listen well.
But not anymore.
There will come a day when I will personally get back everything that I've lost.
What you've lost...
What you've lost is not that much.
At the age of 8 I was already following my father going place to place.
At 12 I was sold into slavery. At 20 I became a widow.
By myself I'm responsible for the entire Marquis of Xuan's clan. I take care of over 1,000 business staff.
Now let's talk about my younger sister.
Before entering the palace, she hid inside her blanket and cried all night.
But what happened the next day?
She held my hand and said she was no longer afraid.
She would work very hard to establish her standing in the palace,
so that we would never live in hardship.
There are always something you'd miss in life.
But what more can you do? Everything can be lost.
If you want to keep living, you must look ahead.
You are so right.
But not everyone is the same.
You. You are too controlling.
You won't allow anything to go beyond your control.
When you had it, you didn't cherish it.
Now you try to hold on and get it back.
What about me?
I just can't let you go.
Promise me.
Don't go there, even if it's for yourself.
You are drunk.
Go home.
[ Hope Spring Pavilion ]
Young lady... Customer, please go in.
Welcome.
Customer, what would you like?
A vase of water, one bowl of rice, and 2 side dishes.
Sure thing, just a moment please.
Have you heard? General Bai won again at the boarder against Zhao, and killed 2 thousand enemies.
- Bai Zhong? - Who else but him?
Those years ago, Lord Wu An refused to attack Handan.
He was demoted to be a common man and evicted from Xianyang.
It was thought that was the end of the Bai family.
Who would have guessed the son has inherited his father's valor and is now a great warrior.
Young General Bai.
Really amazing.
Young general Bai?
That's right. What remote countryside did you come from?
You don't even know about General Bai?
He is the son of Lord Wu An, the god of war.
He is truly outstanding as a warrior and a scholar.
He was the one who devised the battle against Handan.
The battle against Handan?
Yes. Even though their army was defeated, but the chasing allied troops of Zhao and Wei
were crushed when they reached Feng city.
- Yes. - Shut up.
Surrendered so easily, there is no one good in the Bai family.
What? What's wrong with that person?
Ignore her. Just drink more tea.
Customer, you haven't eaten your food.
Forget it.
[ Enlistment Office ]
Applying, Yin Xiaochun.
ID.
What?
You must not be a Qin citizen, don't even know about ID cards.
What are you doing?
Every Qin citizen carries an ID card. You don't have it.
You may be a spy.
I was the personal physician for the Crown Princess.
You can go to the Guest Lodge to ask. I am a doctor.
Don't you need doctors in the army?
Not even one among one hundred applicants. Keep her.
Go verify her identity at the Guest Lodge, and take her to register her record.
Yes.
But she is a woman.
I heard after the reform implemented by Shang Yang, Qin's women
can plant mulberry trees to raise silkworms, farm the fields, weave fabrics, deal in business, train in fighting.
When there is war, they can be drafted for duty.
Because of that, women can own private properties.
I am only enlisting to practice medicine, not to fight in the front line. Why can't I?
Are you disobeying Qin's own law?
When outsides come to Qin, they are given farmland and are waived from military drafts.
You are a doctor, why don't you open up a clinic? Why enlist in the army?
But, General Bai is a young warrior whose valor is supreme in the world.
It's an honor to become one of his soldiers.
Killing people like weeds without mercy,
he is just a butcher.
This kind of person should die.
Her identification is confirmed, and the general has agreed.
Go get your military tag.
What a strange person.
No more problem. Your wound is cleaned up, just go home and take medication regularly.
Thank you, Physician Yin.
Physician Yin, you are surprisingly excellent in medical skills at your young age. Very admirable.
Go. Hurry!
Hurry and go.
I heard they captured a lot of pretty girls from Zhao.
They are all being sent to Xianyang. So pitiable.
General Bai seems to hate Zhao people the most.
I hear that he never leaves anyone alive aside from capturing pretty girls.
Capturing pretty girls is ordered by the superiors in Xianyang.
As for the killing, it's based on national and personal revenge.
Is that so?
Fire! Fire! Someone help!
- Hurry! - Someone help!
- Hurry! - Fire! Fire!
- Hurry! - Hurry!
Hurry!
- Hurry! - Hurry!
Get up! Leave quickly!
Why are you dazed? Get up before they discover!
Come quickly with me!
What are you doing? Someone! Someone!
Go in and check!
What's happening?
It's her. She suddenly came in and told us to run away.
You want to release the captives?
General, Xiaochun wouldn't do this. It must be a misunderstanding.
You threw burning charcoal on the hay in the stables
to catch the guards' attention.
You use the opportunity to release them,
but too bad they don't appreciate your help.
General, how do I have such guts
to burn the stables and even release the prisoners?
I heard someone shout fire,
so I thought about helping them out.
Do you think I'd believe you?
I know Qin law is strict. To catch a thief requires proof. In front of everyone,
you can't convict me without evidence.
As a physician, you are punishable for leaving the tent without permission.
Hang her up.
- What are you doing? - What about you?
I'm going to see Imperial Father. You know that.
Nonsense. I clearly saw you greet her, and you even smiled at her.
Zixi, you are so mean in front of me, but so nice like a kitten in front of her.
Are you mesmerized by her, too?
- You are unreasonable. You...
I am more beautiful, higher status, and stronger than her.
Xichu loves her, and now even you pay attention to her.
Why? For what?
When have I paid attention to her?
I saw it with my own eyes.
Alright, then let me ask you.
If I leave you alone with a child for 8 years in an enemy state,
humiliated and laughed at by everyone, what would you do?
You are dreaming it.
See? I think if that happened to you,
you would have married someone else already before hearing about my death.
What are you really saying?
Even though she is Zichu's woman,
what she went through deserves my admiration and respect. Understand now?
Now it's my turn to feel mystified. What are you so angry about?
I am telling you if you die.
Within three days, I will remarry.
Don't worry, I wouldn't give you that chance.
This lifetime, you will be firmly tied to me.
What is the matter?
I have to eat only clear rice congee every day. Can't stand it any longer.
Prince consort basically couldn't hold in any solid foods these last two months.
Speaking too much.
Go, get the physician.
Wait.
It's too much of a small matter to get the physician for. Others will say I am too delicate.
Unable to handle the hardship of the mourning vigil.
Don't go.
Then from today onward, you should eat better.
If you don't eat well for even one meal, I shall force it down on you.
Yan people and Zhao state's just concluded a joint alliance.
But very quickly already leading the army to attack.
They believe that all the strong men in Zhao all died in Changping.
Orphans are not matured and therefore Zhao state can be bullied.
From my understanding of Zhao King and Liang Po, Yang will not win in this battle.
Crown Prince.
- Heard that Crown Prince and Crown Princess... - You're too daring.
Dares to gossip in the palace.
Official Lu, we didn't say anything.
Right, we didn't say anything.
Speak honestly and I will release you. Otherwise will be punished for slandering.
Official Lu, we really didn't say anything.
Crown Prince had not been able to enter Yuenmen Palace and couldn't see Crown Princess.
We are only casually speaking of it.
Don't let catch you gossiping again or I will cut your tongue off.
- All right. - Scram.
What is this?
Crown Princess personally prepared it as a greeting gift to you.
The brocade is embroidered.
Look at the embroidery work. It looks vivid with a strong composition. The fabric is so light.
Wearing it in the summer, the flowing robe will make you look like a fairy.
Your Highness, you may not know that Crown Princess's mother came from Chu State's royal family.
They inherited the Chu style of embroidery, which is unmatched in other nations.
Siluo.
You grew up in Xianyang since childhood.
You probably haven't seen royal embroidery.
You can draw a tiger's skin but not its bones. How dare you to lie to me!
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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... ♫