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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 9
This is a gift from Royal Descendant to me.
How could you give it to someone else?
Give it to me, Lu Buwei.
- Li Haolan. - Give it to me.
Think carefully. From when I bought you,
from your top to bottom, even a strand of hair.
all belongs to I, Lu Buwei.
Even if it's a fragrance pouch, it's not an exception too.
Lu Buwei, not only are you a tyrant,
also unchangeable after successive teachings.
I don't want the fragrance pouch anymore. Keep it for yourself!
Li Haolan! Li Haolan!
Lord, where do you have a Aunt?
For you.
Court people continues to fall ill.
All have high fever and vomiting.
Physicians are recommending to put all the sick patients to the infirmary hall.
lest they infect others.
The infirmary hall outside of the palace are lacking in medicine.
It also lacks a highly skilled physician.
Why not partition out a isolated area in the palace?
and hire a physician to treat the sick people.
What do you know?
Other palaces have no illness.
There are many sick people in Rising Sun Palace.
There are lots of rumors out there.
What rumors?
I dare not say.
Speak.
They are saying that,
there must evil currents in Rising Sun Palace attracting the unsettled spirits to take lives.
It's nonsense.
That's Hongye suggests that we should move all the sick people to the Infirmary.
This way it can eliminate them sullying Empress' reputation.
If you do this will cause others to gossip further
Complain that Empress is too cold and harvest, inconsiderate of server's conditions.
Even so, its better than spreading to more and more people.
Your Highness, physician Yin request an audience.
Let her in.
Yes.
Greetings, Your Highness.
Yin Xiaochu boldly requests that Empress be so kind.
Keep palace people inside the palace to recover.
Hongye much appreiciate Physician Yin's benevolent heart and skillful deeds.
But the disease is not a child's game.
Are you using the lives of the people in the palace as a joke?
They are vomiting and diarrheic, have headaches and dizziness.
No signs of infecting to each other.
If this was an infectious disease, then should already be widespread in palace.
How could there be only twenty to thirty people infected?
All physicians suspecting it is infectious.
You are stating this.
What if your analysis is wrong?
I'm willing to fully bear responsibility for this.
Empress, physician Ying is highly skilled and speak with evidence.
If we were to make a big commotion and move patients.
It's easier for others to misunderstand your good intentions.
Let's cordoned off an area for the patients.
Invite physician Yin to treat the patients.
I believe that everyone in the palace
Will be grateful to Empress' kind considerations.
If Empress still have doubts, Yin Xiaochun can make a military pledge.
The two of you are truly fearless.
What if something bad blows up, can you bear the consequences?
Enough.
I will give you full authority since you saying with certainty.
But if anyone is infected, your head will drop.
I will abide.
Physician Yin, you seem to have more things to say.
Don't you find it very strange?
Rising Sun Palace is so large but only the lowly servants are sick.
Not the Empress or the court ladies.
Every of the sick patient's condition is similar.
The symptoms are somewhat similar.
Vomiting, high fever, spots on the body.
Physicians think it's the flu.
If it is really the flu, should spread to the entire palace.
Hence, I speculate that
The source of the disease might be in the food and drinks.
- Food and drinks? - If there's really a problem with the food and drinks,
That explains why the disease is not spreading.
But people falls ill one by one.
All the attendants in Rising Sun Palace
uses the same water source.
Let's go.
What are you doing?
Sister Haolan.
Let's go and see the Empress.
Don't. I don't want to!
Lady-in-waiting Li. If I see the Empress, I will die.
Out of the twenty people who are sick in Rising Sun Palace, four have died.
Baihe, where did your conscience go?
I...
If I don't interrogate you now, the people from the Punishment Bureau will force the answer from you.
Take her away.
No, don't!
- It was Lady-in-waiting Xiao who instructed me to do this. - Xiao Hongye?
Yes, it's her.
She command me to do this in the well on the west side which is where the lower servants live.
Later she wants to do it to the east side well.
I'm scared. I'm really scared!
Why did she do this?
In order to frame you.
She said if I don't follow her instructions, she will take my life.
She is powerful in Rising Sun Palace, I can't resist her commands.
I have old and weak parents at home, my elder brother and sister in law are cold hearted.
They don't care of parent's condition, they rely on my wage to live.
If I lose my life, who will support them?
Maiden Haolan, I know you have a good heart.
Please spare me.
I will bow to you.
You have your parents to support but did you think about those innocent people in the palace who died?
They have parents too.
Even more so, if we let you off easily,
The main perpetrator will continue to kill people.
I will willing to compensate for my crime.
How will you do this?
I... I can let Lady-in-waiting Li catch the perpetrator red-handed.
I'm only beg that you spare my life.
Fine. I will trust you.
Thank you, Lady-in-waiting Li. Thank you!
Sister Haolan, do you think this Baihe is reliable?
Ah Yue.
Give this bamboo cone to physician Yin.
Be sure to ask her...
Empress, people are continuously getting sick.
Her Highness couldn't sleep.
Rising Sun Palace is so unharmonious.
No guarantee that someone is causing mayhem.
Your Highness, please order me to search the palace.
Whether it's human or ghost,
I will definitely flush her out.
My medicines are finished, Lady in waiting Xiao asked me
to wait here at midnight.
She will bring the new medicines with her.
- Right here. - Do you need us to hide?
I mean if she sees there are others here from far away.
she may not show up.
Li Haolan, still not sleeping at midnight.
What deals are you doing here?
Isn't Lady in waiting Xiao also here at midnight ?
I am here waiting to trap the bunny.
Will not put all my efforts in vain.
Catch a big live bunny like this.
What do you mean?
You will naturally understand when we are at Her Highness' place.
Take everyone along.
Yes.
[ Rising Sun Palace ]
Your Highness, as ordered, I searched everywhere.
Found Li Haolan with two palace maids hiding under east corner tree.
I wonder what secret transaction they are having.
Speak. What's going on?
Your Highness, Lady-in-waiting forced me to do this.
I didn't dare to disobey her instructions. Your Highness.
What nonsense are you spouting? Who's forcing you?
Shut up. Her Highness is here.
Since when it's your turn to talk?
Sssh.
I coincidentally bump into Situ Yue putting poison into the well.
Then I was threatened by them. I didn't dare to protest against Lady-in-waiting Li.
Can only pretend to be under their command and cooperate with them.
Your Highness, I received much kindness from you.
How could I possibly do something like this? Your Highness, please investigate this.
How could I dare to frame Lady-in-waiting Li?
They are using the maids to test their poison.
The real target is you, Your Highness.
I...I didn't dare to disobey.
When Lady-in-waiting Li saw that I was unwilling, she threatened me.
Also it's Situ Yue who coerced me to do it.
I often see Situ Yue sneaking around the palace.
She must be the one doing this.
Right, I also saw it. Baihe normally very careful.
Would she dare to commit such a great crime. Someone must have forced her.
When I went to investigate,
Baihe, you distinctly said that Xiao Hongye instigated you to do this.
And now...
I understand now.
It was your trap from the start
- to deliberately lure us into it. - You are the ones who committed the crime.
Now that you have been exposed,
you are blaming this on me instead.
Li Haolan, dared to do it but dare not admit?
Haolan, tell me. What's going on?
Your Highness, I'm innocent. Why would I want to harm you?
- There are no reason. - Because the King...
Originally wanted you to be a consort.
It was your Highness who made you a lady-in-waiting.
You naturally harbor dissatisfactory thoughts.
Xiao Hongye, every time you move your lips
so easily do you spew false charges against me. Where is the evidence?
All these eyes are watching you in the palace.
Empress is so kindly to you.
Is this how you repay her?
Your Highness, since Lady-in-waiting Xiao has the evidence,
please also allow Physician Yin to come to the palace.
Li Haolan, the truth is already revealed at this point.
How are you planning to further this struggle of a caged beast?
Why don't you admit the truth.
Maybe can still keep your life.
Lady-in-waiting Xiao, there's no need to be so impatient.
Wait for physician Yin.
See what she has to say.
Allowed.
[Rising Sun Palace]
Physician Yin arrives.
Respects to your Highness.
This was recovered from maid Baihe's persons.
After investigation, this is the cause of the illness.
Explain more.
This kind of poison.
was made from collecting centipede, scorpion and others.
Sealed and smelted in one month before using.
The process is complicated.
Also difficult to detect.
The patient will easily to misdiagnosed as illness.
The poison caster can easily escape from detection.
This is the poison used by Lady-in-waiting Li to poison the maids.
That is evidence against me?
Are you sure?
Naturally, I am willing to use my life as guarantee.
I saw with my own eyes that Situ Yue cast the poison.
The method used to create this poison is started from North Bei. {ethnic group}
Reached apex in Laofang.
To cause chaos inside the tribes.
Later Laofang was destroyed by Chou State.
This secret method slowly extinct, very few people know it.
Haolan grew up in Handan.
Do not know how to raise poisonous insects.
Lady in waiting Xiao is different.
If i didn't remember incorrectly, Lady in waiting Xiao's ancestors were Laofang royalty.
were Lou Fan's royalty.
Empress, witness and evidence are all present.
Shouldn't allow Li Haolan fabricate charges.
I have recently arrive at palace, do not have any foundations.
What do I use to threaten Baihe with?
She was under your command
to incriminate me.
Li Haolan.
You are impertinent!
It's you hurting your colleague's life.
Time and again squander off your Highness' trust.
Playing with people in the palm of your hand.
You are the impertinent one!
Your highness, Li Haolan...
You both have defenses, how shall I make a judgement?
Mother.
Ya'er have an idea.
To judge who is the right, who is wrong.
What idea do you have, Ya'er?
Ya'er boldly ask a question?
Is the maid servant Baihe a key person of interest?
Correct.
Then it is simple.
Regardless if Baihe is lying and falsely accusing.
There must be another person instructing her in the background.
There is only one method
to to find that person.
Let's hear it.
This sword used to accompanied my ancestor in the battlefield.
Killed countless enemies. Can distinguish the evil.
Eliminate the crafty.
- Kill Baihe! - Princess.
Prove your innocence.
How would that prove my innocence?
If Baihe is not involved with you and is under someone else command to accuse you.
Then you should hate her immensely.
Killing her would be the normal reaction.
Spare me Princess. I am innocent.
Innocent?
Who dares to say they are innocent?
Li Haolan, in order to prove own innocence.
Doesn't depend on me. Also not from mother Queen.
Should be up to you.
Decide that for yourself.
I command you to kill her.
Immediately.
Princess, the perpetrator killing people to prove their innocence.
That doesn't prove anything.
In this palace, only the master's principle is the truth.
I command you to kill her.
Sister Haolan, Baihe deliberately accused you, she deserve to die.
You should kill her.
I can not.
Li Haolan.
Princess's reasoning can not persuade me.
Baihe is guilty but should be punished by the law.
Self proven innocence.
Should never be a reason to kill people.
I think you are too scared.
Xiao Hongye. How about you?
How did it become this way?
Baihe, even up to now
you are refusing to speak the truth?
It is Lady in waiting Xiao!
It is because of Lady in waiting Xiao's command that I accused Lady In waiting Li.
I didn't forsee that she will kill a witness
in order to protect herself.
Empress.
Hongye is innocent.
Please scrutinize clearly.
Princess told me to kill Baihe.
In order to show my innocence.
That is because you are dumb yourself.
Killing other people can not prove your own innocence.
Only proved your cruelty and ignorance.
If you are willing to kill for survival, then you will also frame due to jealousy.
Empress.
Hongye is innocent. Pls investigate.
Haul her down.
Empress. Empress.
Hongye is really innocent. Empress.
Empress.
Death by caning.
Empress. I know I am wrong.
Empress.
Empress, please spare my life.
Empress.
All right, let's end today matter now. Go down now.
Thanks Empress.
Rising Sun Palace.
Mother, did I handle that well?
How did you know I want to eliminate Xiao Hongye?
It's all right to fight in any matter.
But to entangled the master. That dog is too dumb.
Mother, I helped you kill Xiao Hongye.
You should thank me.
Mark you down for a merit.
Sister Haolan, have a drink.
Sister Haolan. What is the matter?
The spite between myself and Xiao Hongye
started with that pearl.
I can't figure out.
What is it that...
is worth her taking such a risk of robbing oneself?
Regardless if it's a gift to a lover or she sold it for money.
This is her fault.
Sister Haolan, since the matter is settled as such.
Don't think so much anymore.
Anyway it is no longer related to you.
Haolan.
Why is Qin Royal Descendant here?
I saw it all.
Why are you so fiercely angry?
I am mad.
Because all the people are bad.
Because the vulnerable will get bullied. This is unjust.
What happened? Can you tell me?
My sister Xiuyu. We grew up together.
I have been helping her. Willing to share everything with her.
But she hates me.
Hates that my instrumental skills are better. Hates me for stealing our father's love.
Also Xiao Hongye, I never wanted to hurt her.
But she time and again entrapped me. Trying to kill me.
Look at me, everyone around is evil.
Why are they full of evil intent? Why?
My mother's temperament is peaceful.
Never competes with others.
After she got pregnant, someone rubbed tung tree oil in the hallway that she passes thru.
Buried a dead baby's body outside her palace.
After I was born, this kind of situation.
Continues to occur very often. I asked my mother why?
Because world moral is this evil.
Mother said, before she used to live in Han State.
There was eight year old child killed.
Later found the killer is the neighbor elder lady.
What was surprising is that that elder lady has always been kindly and never fight with anyone.
Then why did she kill people?
She had a disabled grandchild of similar age who broke his leg accidentally.
Every time she sees him dragging a deficient leg.
To chase other healthy kids.
She feels utterly heart broken.
As times goes by, the pain became jealousy. The jealousy became hate.
It's just because of this ridiculous reason she killed.
It is unforgivable to target a youngster.
Mother said, jealous that you are more beautiful than me.
Hate why you are smarter than me.
Everyone has this kind of feeling.
What is the difference is that some people sunk into the depths of jealousy.
Some people turn that jealousy
Into motivation to forge ahead.
Haolan, please breathe deeply.
Deep breathing?
Stand in the middle of flowers. The wind will carry the flower scents.
But the angry you will not smell anything.
The people who harbor jealousy and hate is like that.
You are afraid I will sunk into hate, unable to pull out?
You asked me, why are people so evil?
World moral is so dangerous?
I want to tell you. It is not so. Open your eyes.
Look carefully around.
Keep focusing on the mole on the face.
It will become big like a scar.
Until finally overwhelm your heart.
But if you ignore it, you will discover how beautiful you are.
Haolan, there is vice in this world.
But more goodness.
Qin Royal Descendant, please look clearly.
There are no moles on my face.
That was an analogy.
You've been moving forward,
got obstruct by a rock. Will you stop to curse at this rock
or ignore it to continue your way?
Because there is good and evil in this world.
Need to especially eliminate the bad and protect the kind.
As for the obstructing rock, in order to prevent it from blocking other travelers.
I can kick it off.
It's been twenty years.
Fully twenty years, Hangdang City looks as I remembered.
- Mother, you finally came back. - Qin person - Ke.
Yes, I am finally back.
These years, I never forget
the events that occurred here.
I like Xianyang better than Handan.
Foolish son, even though the King conferred you a general.
But the court is dangerous. Must be careful.
Mother, I will not disappoint you.
This is my home made honey cake. Fragrant and delicious.
Mother, please try it.
Report to your highness, Marchioness Shu asks for your audience.
She is back.
It's been long time since I saw elder sister.
How are you recently?
Yesterday the King was telling me younger sister is coming back home.
We meet today.
We haven't seen each other for twenty years ?
To be more precise, it is twenty years three months and nine days.
Such good memory.
Didn't expect Aunt to visit today. What can you instruct me?
I am only here to reminisce.
Why is princess so nervous?
I see that Aunt's attitude is not for reminisce.
More like a punitive expedition.
Princess is so clever and glib.
- Aunt. - Ya'er, please be quiet.
Right, I brought some cakes from Qin State.
Sister, please taste.
Sister, why aren't you trying it?
Afraid I poisoned it?
Allow me to enjoy Aunt's kind consideration.
- What is this? What happened?
Princess doesn't like rice cake?
During the days I lived thru, this is much sought after.
Sister really doesn't want to know
what kind of place I lived in these years?
It is the border of Qin State.
A desolate place that even a sparrow do not want land at.
I was the wife of a criminal. In the harsh winter,
I was only allowed to use a straw mat.
The rice cake that princess can not swallow.
Is what I could only wish for.
When sister became the Empress enjoying a luxurious life.
I was skinny like a match.
Ulcers all over my body. Almost die from illness.
I committed suicide on many occasions.
But just didn't successfully died.
It's Marque Shu who committed treachery and punished by Qin State.
How is that related to my mother?
If sister didn't steal the King, why would I, the daughter of a senior official,
How would I married to foreign land and suffered so.
What do you want to do about it?
You guess.
Don't over do it.
Sister, you are used to making commands.
Since we were young. You are always correct.
Putting people you dislike into hell.
Unfortunately I came back from hell.
The King is full of sympathy and guilt for me.
Therefore I am able to sit here.
Talk to in face to face.
Sitting face to face to me.
Can sit equally with me?
Time cycles around.
Who will be able to foresee, the position you are sitting on.
might be mine tomorrow?
Xuedai.
Sister, I am jesting with you.
You believe it is true?
You are not qualify
to threaten me.
Qualify or not, we shall see in the future.
All right, sister, I should go today.
Let's reminisce our past next time.
Pushing people too far!
Mother, you should've kill her sooner.
Your father King sympathized that she married to a foreign land since young age.
Also widowed so early. Therefore commanded for her to come back.
If we act too recklessly at this point.
Will not get good result then.
I can't do it.
But some other people can.
Lady in waiting Li, today is time for you to share mother's burden.
[Pig Trotters Stew Shop]
What matter did you invite me for?
You are basket of anger.
Been angry for a whole month. Still angry?
Garlic fish, garlic chicken, garlic spice, garlic roast pork.
What is the meaning of this?
Don't you like garlic?
Aren't you happy that I gave you so many garlic flavors?
What I liked is the clove fragrant pouch Qin Royal Descendant gave me. Not all garlic flavors.
What is the difference?
Lu Buwei, why did you have to snatch my fragrant pouch?
Exactly what is the reason?
Because I like you.
Don't joke around.
What if I was telling the truth?
Don't forget.
We are only business partners.
Agreed to work together.
We are nothing else besides this.
Good. Very good.
Remember what you just said.
Regardless of Lu Buwei or Qin Royal Descendant.
Regardless of any men in this world proposing to you.
Don't foolishly jump into it.
Once a woman trapped inside a love relation
will completely lose all clear logic.
I do not need a partner like that.
Thanks to your reminder.
I will firmly remember that.
What is the matter that you invited me here for?
Heard from Sitou Yue that the Empress gave you a task.
Tell me about it.
How many time I've told you.
Don't mind other people in this palace.
I already have a husband.
But he is dead.
But he still is Ke'er's father.
But you said that Ke'er is my son.
Yes, that is the undeniable truth.
But your Highness refused to acknowledge that to everyone.
Who said that?
I mispoked.
Your highness is not afraid of anyone.
Only afraid of that woman.
Wanton!
Mother. Why do you have to seek shelter in the state of Zhao?
The army of Qin state is strong. If I were to join the Qin army, I will be able to achieve certain accomplishment.
Moreover, the royal blood of Qin flows within me.
How could I serve the people of Zhao?
My foolish son, very soon you will understand.
The gist of the matter is this. Her Highness only gave me ten days
to think of a way to handle the issue concerning Marchioness Shu.
Truly, come to think of it, Xiuyu fell in love with Prince JIao.
And Her Highness also snatched the lover of one of our sisters in the clan.
Don't tell me there's no other good men in this world and so sisterhood has to vie against each other?
The swines are raised in the same pen.
How could they not be fighting for the rancid water?
Don't stare at me. The words may sound crude but the logic is not.
This livelihood, the habits and the fondness for closeness.
Everywhere, the land and the wealth are limited. That's why brotherhood fights with each other over them.
All right. Let's get back to the main topic.
Have you ever wondered about this. It's nothing out of the ordinary for His Majesty to take Marchioness Shu back.
Why does His Majesty have to confer a title to her son?
Listening to your inference. Don't tell me he's His Majesty's son?
The matter has been covered up for so many years. Whether he is a prince of Zhao or not,
it will be to no avail to investigate further.
Back then, Marqui Hou Ying Hui was wrongly accused and poisoned.
The King of Qin was extremely angry and had the whole family exiled.
Marqui Hou died during his exile.
Just recently, the Qin state suddenly issued a pardon.
Marchioness Shu and her son were then able to return to the city of Xianyang.
Due to her husband's death, Marchioness Shu is resentful toward the state of Qin.
After being pardoned, she returns to her former state. That's logical.
Don't you find the timing to be too coincidental?
Coincidental?
Coming neither earlier nor later, but during the ongoing battle between the states of Qin and Zhao.
That makes it difficult for anyone to not be suspicious of her motive.
[Sumu Palace]
I've been entrusted by Consort Xia to come visit you and have been looking for an opportunity to do so.
My mother?
Yes. I've been living in exile in Qin for many years.
She's the one who had been sending me food and medicine,
so that I wouldn't starve, freeze or die of sickness in a foreign country.
As a matter of fact, she's my life savior.
It's easy to be nice to someone in good times, but not easy to help someone in difficult times.
For the rest of my life, I'll never forget her beneficence towards me.
If it was possible, I'm really willing to be sick in her place.
My mother is sick?
Yes. I heard that before I returned to Zhao state.
In order to plead for you, she knelt on the cold ground
for one day and one night. She fell ill the moment she went back.
Her body is so weak, how can she withstand that?
I'm unfilial for not being by her side to take care of her.
When she heard that I'll be returning to Zhao state,
she specially asked me to bring this back for you.
These are indeed Mother's stitches.
Day after day, year after year,
your mother was always hoping that you'll be able to return to Qin state soon.
But now that Qin and Zhao states are in a stalemate,
the Zhao people will never let you go back.
How about this? You can write a letter home
to comfort your loving mother's heart. What do you think?
All letters will have to go through an examination.
In order not to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings, it's better not to do that.
Mother is an intelligent person. She'll understand me.
Royal Descendant is being overly worried. I'll think of a way to send it out for you of course.
Royal Descendant, Lady-in-waiting Li has sent me to bring fresh fruits over.
Please wait. I'll be back in a bit.
Mother, what do you need this for?
Currently, the affairs of the Qin state
are controlled by Prime Minister Fan Ju.
Fan Ju is Royal Descendant Zixi's teacher,
who strongly supports him to ascend the throne.
But right now, the King of Qin is dissatisfied with all of Lord Anguo's sons, including Zixi.
What has this got to do with us coming to Zhao state?
Lord Anguo retreated his troops by ten miles for Yiren.
How can Fan Ju not worry?
He asked me... to help him eradicate the potential trouble.
You want to kill Yiren?
This was the condition given by Qin state for us to be pardoned.
It's also a safeguard for your future glory.
But... will the King of Zhao listen to you?
Don't blame me for being cruel.
For the sake of our future,
Yiren, we have no choice but to make use of your life.
Princess.
Govern state by harm. Penalize officials on seventh.
Govern state by rectify. Penalize offcials on seventh.
What are you writing, Royal Descendant? It's so strange.
I have nothing to do, so just killing time.
Seventh is official penalty. To correct state governance.
Eighth is official strategy. State governs those harms.
Its Zhou Etiquette - Major Governing Chapter.
Is there something you're here for, Princess?
Nothing. Can't I come then?
I'm staying in Zhao's palace.
Of course Princess can come anytime.
I heard that you personally went to look for lilacs.
Lilacs are fragrant & effective in reordering Qi power.
This year there is established lilacs. The fragrance already dissipated.
I especially made fragrant pouch with angelica and orchid. Can you wear it?
Princess I was only momentarily inspired. Later I made it.
But not used to the smell and threw it out.
Threw it out?
It's all right. Then do you like hyssop, it refreshes the mind.
I don't like hyssop.
How about cinnamon and mugwort leaf?
Looks like its not the pouch you dislike, you hate me.
Elder brother, why are you here?
-Take him down. - Abide.
Why is Qin Royal Descendant imprisoned?
Soldier found a letter hand written by Royal Descendant on court servant outside of the palace.
Asking Lord Anguo to stampede Handan and free him.
That is not possible.
Qin Royal Descendant is calm and intelligent. Why would he ask for help during the two states warring time?
That must be a fake letter.
The script exactly matches Royal Descendant's. How do you defend that?
There's also an affidavit from Marchioness Shu stating that Royal Descendant has harbored treasonous thoughts long ago.
She rejected his requests to bring letters home on numerous occasions.
Marchioness Shu's many visits to Royal Descendant were with ulterior motives.
Lu Buwei, no matter what it is, we must save Qin Royal Descendant.
Don't forget Her Highness only gave you ten days.
Two matters are entangled together. There isn't much time left for you (to handle them).
Then, there's only one solution.
What solution?
Do unto others what others did to you.
[Yueyang Palace]
This Qin Royal Descendant has been asking for peace between Qin and Zhao, yet he secretly asks Wang He to attack the city.
That is intended to wipe out Zhao State.
A person such as this, yet you are begging for forgiveness for him?
Royal Father. Royal Descendant is an elegant and high-minded person. He is definitely not two-faced.
Younger Sister, it is useless even if you speak more.
Qin Royal Descendant was pretending with you. Not one bit of truthfulness towards you.
You... should stop being delusional with your one-sided love.
If he is really pretending, I would be his already.
Then there is no need for you to point that out.
Royal Father, you heard it too.
A noble Princess of Zhao would even say such ridiculous words!
Ridiculous?
First, there are To Woo a Fair Maiden(Guanju) and Aquatic Plants(Jianjia).
Next, there's The Meeting of Zhou and Lu. They are about love between a man and a woman. [Odes from The Classic of Poetry]
For me to love someone, that is just a natural matter.
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
As your elder brother, I am advising you.
If you still stubbornly persist on doing so, I will ask Royal Father to marry you off as soon as possible.
To avoid some ugly event in the future.
Sanctimonious and deceitful acts are not considered to be disgraceful.
Yet honesty and frankness are considered to be disgraceful?
Royal Father, there is no logic such as this.
All right.
I have already made my decision on this matter. I will announce publicly in three days, the execution of Qin Royal Descendant.
I want everyone in Handan to know what is the end result for treacherous acts.
Royal Father!
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♫ 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... ♫