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♫ 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 55
Your Majesty.
Zichu.
Why are you here?
I have not abolished you. You are still Qin's Queen.
You cannot refuse my favoring you.
Do you actually think that as long as I agree,
you and Lu Buwei can reunite?
Are you crazy?
I did go to Southern Province, but I...
Shut up! I don't want to hear that anymore.
I...
I can't accept it.
I really cannot accept it.
What is going on with your health?
Why can't you tell me? No matter what difficulty,
as husband and wife, we should face it together.
Zichu.
In this world,
is there any problem that the King of Qin can't solve?
In that case,
there isn't anymore that we can talk about.
Your Majesty, please leave right now.
Lady Mi, you are riding high now, why look so down?
The King locked up the Queen but went to visit her at night.
It means all of the work we've done is for nothing.
I don't understand that woman.
She doesn't even say a nice word, but the King cherishes like precious jewelry.
I'm afraid the Queen will regain his favor once he wakes up again.
Do you think all other women have to be like you
to appease a man in order to survive?
Praise your enemy, disparage your ally, what are you saying?
I'd rather face an enemy who holds her head high,
than have an ally who only knows how to cower.
Enough, that's all small stuff. Let's all retreat a little for our common goal.
Queen Dowager, I am now in charge of the King's meals.
Why don't we make the first move before anything else happens?
Stupid!
Do you think you can rest easy because Bai Zhong has 20,000 men?
Do you want to risk all of our lives?
What do you think we should do then?
As long as we get the tiger tally, everything will be easy.
Tiger tally? You want me to steal it?
No, that's too dangerous.
Siluo, don't forget.
Everything we're doing now
is for your son, Chengjiao.
If she ever gets the power,
you'll probably the first person to receive her wrath.
Alright, I agree.
How dare the servants disparage you with sub-standard food.
Your Highness.
Don't worry about this small matters.
I'm hungry, and these taste nice.
No wonder you are the Queen of Qin.
So much tolerance and patience.
You actually would eat it?
Aren't you afraid that I'd poison you?
You're so close to realizing your goal after such hard work,
of course you'd want to enjoy having me see your victory.
You... are really
the most hypocritical woman I've seen.
You've always looked so humble in order to win praise and love.
Even now, you can still show a smiling face
toward your opponent. That's great endurance.
Princess, you are complimenting me too much.
You are the most willful woman that I've ever seen.
Princess? I haven't heard this title for a long time.
You bet that I would go to Southern Province because of the plague.
You, more than anyone else, really care about Qin's people.
And, more than anyone else, you really care about Qin's future.
You are the Crown Prince's mother.
Why would you allow Qin to sink into chaos
before he becomes King?
Furthermore, in your heart there is still that boldness.
You are the same toward Quonghua and Xiaochun.
It's really none of your business, but you insist on getting involved.
Let me tell you, even though you feel gratified after recklessly doing something good,
but oftentimes, you can be forced into a dead end.
Princess, you really understand my weakness.
You have even planned my downfall. I just don't understand something.
Queen Dowager Huayang wants the highest prestige in Qin.
Siluo wants Chengjiao to be Crown Princess.
But you, what do you want to get?
Of course it's the husband that you don't want.
Princess, it's been so many years.
You still haven't given up?
For him, I abandoned everything that belong to my stature.
At this point, why would I easily give up?
I'll either get him or destroy him. One or the other. There's no other choice.
Don't talk when you eat, don't talk when you sleep. (Chinese saying)
Princess, you can leave.
Eat it well.
In a short while, you might not even get leftover dishes.
Princess.
What? Want to beg for mercy?
I just thought of a question. You are the beloved wife of Prince Zixi.
Once you get Zichu,
who will you be buried with when you eventually die?
What a vicious mouth.
When you son gets killed, i would love to see
whether you can still smile.
Your Highness.
Why did you deliberately goad her?
Will she stop if I beg for mercy?
I can't do much, so I can at least upset her.
Let's eat.
Your Highness!
I guess I really overestimated her character.
Why is there so much sand?
Keep one alive.
Hu Po, go get the medicine.
Yes.
Your wound is still bleeding. Come sit back down.
If you don't obey, I'll send you out of the palace.
Your hand.
Your Highness, you really shouldn't jump into verbal arguments.
Now the King doesn't favor you, you are also in danger.
The King has blocked the news except to say that you haven't returned to the palace.
Even the Crown Prince is fooled.
If he knows, maybe there is a turning chance.
Can you tell me more about him?
Who?
- Qionghua? - Yes.
You've been in Yongmen Palace for so many years, yet have spoke probably less than 100 words to me.
Whenever you spoke, you always asked about Qionghua.
It would appear that your sister is really important to you.
Everyone says she was bad for the country and the people,
but she lived a bold life.
Even if you've only seen her once, you wouldn't forget her.
It's been so many years.
I still vividly recall the first time I met her.
It's an accomplishment for a woman to have lived such a life.
You asked me why I wanted to argue wit the King for a temporary win.
I'd like to say, all the talk about female virtues
is really a kind of compromise at best.
A woman can't live for just a good marriage.
Or find a good husband.
She must live for herself, and with joy.
This is what I learned from the Queen of Zhao.
Also from Qionghua.
To pretend to be courteous to my husband's new concubine,
and to tolerate for Qin's prestige and power.
I'd rather die joyfully.
Your hand is bandaged. Remember to change it every day.
Ask Hu Po to help you.
Wife of Prince Zixi.
Are you crazy?
Chengjiao is not really standing firm yet, but you want to eliminate the Queen already?
Who do you think you are?
I am doing it for our common goal.
To cut the weeds without removing the roots, we'll leave a disaster brewing.
I don't think you're doing it for our common goal.
You're doing it because of your own fear.
What is she? Why are you so afraid of her?
Do you know those two men last night are dead in Yongmen Palace?
She is just a woman who fell from status. Who cares if she's killed.
She is napping, and you send over a pillow.
If it weren't for Queen Dowager Huayang for blocking the news from the King,
the Queen would have been totally restored to her status today.
You are doing fine because she doesn't care to be bothered about you.
Do you really think your trickery is up to competing with her?
I'm warning you, don't move recklessly again.
If you hurt my plan,
I won't forgive you.
Wife of Prince Zixi, I will not be rash anymore.
Have you gotten the tiger tally?
I took it.
How is the King's health now?
He has gotten worse.
He doesn't even have the energy to read reports anymore.
He asked the eunuch to read to him.
He is dazed in sleep most of the day.
When will General Bai arrive in Xianyang with his men?
He is a meritorious general who suppressed a rebellion. He can march in officially.
He should arrive in less than three days.
General Wang is attacking Wei state now.
His army is heading toward Gao Du. He won't be able to pay attention the trouble here.
All the other military bases won't dare to move without the King's order.
Everyone in the palace is subjugated to us.
The only ones left are the guards that protect Xianyang city.
Whether we can use this tiger tally effectively,
it's all up to you.
Greetings to Enjoy.
The King has received a secret report that the plague from Souther Province has spread.
Other provinces are now in turbulence.
There are plotters who want to enter Xianyang.
The King has ordered me to take charge and send the army to Xianyang.
Here is the tiger tally.
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But Your Excellency, it's a major order to call up all the reserve army in Xianyang.
Why didn't the King send Eunuch Ling or Wang...
According to Qin's law, the tiger tally
conveys the order from the King of Qin.
No delay is allowed.
My Lord, are you disobeying the order?
How does a woman dare to pretend to be the royal envoy?
Speak, where did you get the tiger tally?
Take him.
You won't last three days even if you kill me.
How can you take charge of 40,000 men?
You are fantasizing.
My lord, your parents,
your wife and children, and all the relatives,
are all under our control.
I advise you to cooperate with us.
Even if you kill my entire family, I would not rebel.
Lu Buwei has accumulated power to dominate the court affairs.
The King wants to curb his influence.
But Lu Buwei won't easily surrender. Please order the army to go to Xianyang.
It's just to suppress anyone from deceit
and to prevent unexpected problems. We do not intend to rebel.
To issue a false order from the King,
even if it's not a rebellion, you are trying to grab power.
My Lord, I advise you to think it over
before you make a decision.
These guards don't look familiar.
Did they have a shift change?
Yes, Queen Dowager.
I've also noticed the guards are more strict recently.
Usually inside the palace,
I've never been restricted from anywhere I wanted to go.
With a new group of guards, I have been questioned.
Even you are being questioned.
It is the King's order.
Anyone that enters or exits the palace must go through a detailed questioning.
Let's go, I want to see Zichu now.
Your Majesty, it's time for your medicine.
Your Majesty, I know you are impatient.
But good medicine always tastes bitter.
The physician has said you'll recover after a few more dosages.
How could I dare to tell you lies?
So, please take the medicine.
Royal Father!
Get away.
Crown Prince?
Why are you here at this hour, instead of studying with your teachers?
Father, what has mother done wrong. Why is she locked up?
Zheng'er, it's none of your business. Go back.
Crown Prince, the Queen angered the Queen Dowager by leaving the palace negligently.
It's the Queen Dowager's decision to keep the Queen in self reflection.
- You are not worthy of speaking to me. - Zheng'er!
Father, let me ask again.
What wrongdoing has mother committed? Why is she locked up?
Who has allowed you to talk to your father this way?
Why don't you learn something good, but to learn from your mother's stubborn willfulness?
I was bullied and humiliated by everyone since I was a young child.
During that long time that seemed without end, mother was the one who stayed with me.
I only knew I had a mother, and never knew where my father was.
Of course I would learn from her.
You rebellious child!
Royal Father, thank you for this gift.
I hop you'll remember,
this slap has crushed the final respect I have for you.
I have truly become
a rebellious son who has mother but no father.
Crown Prince is insubordinate. Cane him 20 times. Keep him inside Song Stage Palace.
Whenever he admits his error, he will be let out.
Yes.
Crown Prince! Save me, Your Majesty!
How does my father even like such a female?
Crown Princess, the Queen won't let me serve the King.
That's why she spoke viciously. Why would you also...
I know what you really are.
Take him away!
Don't touch me.
I can walk.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is still young.
He sees his own mother getting punished.
That's why he is insubordinate.
Please don't get upset, Your Majesty. You can discipline him later.
I never dreamed that he would be so brash.
He sounds just like his mother.
There is not a single shred of respect for me.
Your Majesty, you saw his attitude yourself.
He will never tolerate me and my son.
I'm really afraid that someday...
I don't care about myself because of my lowly status.
But, what about Chengjiao?
What will he do with such a brother with a violent temper?
That's why, Your Majesty, no matter how angry you are,
please maintain your health.
I and my son still rely on you.
No, it won't happen like that.
I am tired. I want to rest a while.
Then I will brew another bowl of medicine. Please wait a little, Your Majesty.
Greetings to Queen Dowager.
Is Zichu better today?
Why is it that the physician said
his medicine doesn't seem to work?
Your Highness, the King is resting and cannot see visitors.
Anyone? Even his own mother?
Zichu said this?
Your Highness, please forgive me. The King really said it himself.
I am sorry to offend you.
I see that you are looking quite radiant.
You seem like a new person.
Did something good happen?
You really see it. Indeed there is something good.
The King wants to abolish the Crown Prince, and proclaim Chengjiao instead.
What did you say?
The Queen left the palace without permission, speaks with viciousness,
challenges the King's authority in every way,
even her son is affected.
Today the Crown Prince rushed into the King's palace, and has destroyed the King's final tolerance.
It's the mother and son's own fault. No one else can be blamed.
Zheng'er is born by the official wife.
He has never erred.
If the King abolishes him casually,
he will not be able to face the ancestors and the Qin's people.
No, I have to see Zichu.
He needs to explain it.
Queen Dowager, don't you usually love Changjiao more?
Why are you suddenly changed?
Step aside.
How dare you!
Queen Dowager, I originally thought you'd take my side.
Now I wonder, between your beloved grandson
and your son, who is more important?
Since you're like this, sorry I'm offending you.
What are you really planning to do?
You will understand soon enough.
Escort Queen Dowager back to her palace.
Yes.
Siluo,
controlling the King, threatening the Queen Dowager,
have you thought of the consequence?
If you don't care about yourself, what about your son?
Your Highness, it is exactly because I care about Chengjiao,
that's why I don't want to be ordered around anymore.
You are also a mother who loves her son, you should understand me.
Escort the Queen Dowager!
Your Highness, this way please.
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Who is that?
Your Highness, the physician has ordered that you should rest.
Please stay calm, or your wounds may not heal well.
So it's you.
I angered my father and have lost favor.
Everyone else wants to stay away from me.
They don't want to be connected. Why are you still here?
I am your closest servant and still follow you for all my life.
Wherever you go, I will follow.
They want to keep me locked up here. They won't get their way.
I know how to rescue my mother.
You can leave.
Yes.
If we let the Crown Prince live, he will remain a risk.
Should I ask the princess to eliminate him?
Even though I saved you, but from now on, we are strangers.
You don't need to carry messages for me, or do anything else.
No, I can't go there.
Queen Dowager, the King is really sick now. We should make our next move.
You seem to be in a hurry.
That's why you talked about the Crown Prince.
That mother and son look down on me.
They always speak with arrogance.
I will make them regret it sooner or later.
Don't worry. As soon as Bai Zhong and his army arrive,
that's when you will stand proud.
Bull's eye!
Wife of Prince Zixi, your archery skill has improved.
Ah Shi, wait.
- Your Highness. - What's wrong with the wife of Prince Zixi? She seems absentminded lately.
She has been having frequent nightmares.
When she wakes up, she has a bad temper. I need to go back now,
or she'll blow her temper again. Please excuse me.
The entire palace is under our control now.
Everything is going our way, so what's wrong with her?
She often sees Prince Zixi's ghost. Perhaps she is traumatized.
Your Highness, the King is about to wake up. I should go back.
Water.
What's wrong with you? Someone!
Where is Eunuch Lin? Why isn't he to serve the King.
No one knows the King is thirsty?
Eunuch Lin was negligent in serving the King.
Lady Mi has evicted him the palace.
My eyes! My eyes!
Zichu!
Why are you still standing here?
Go get the physician!
Yes.
Zichu!
What is the matter with the King's eyes?
This...
Speak.
The medicine that the King has been taking has a lot of ginkgo and licorice.
The effect is cumulative. His eyes are blood-swollen.
The excessive use of licorice has led to fuzzy eyesight and severe headaches.
It's possible to lose his eyesight permanently. If he wants to regain vision, he needs to stop taking the medicine.
- But his... - Shut up.
Your Majesty, I'm telling the truth.
I dare not tell any lies.
My eyes are just fine.
If you tell such nonsense again, I will kill your entire clan.
Leave. Everyone, leave!
Zichu, you must not get angry.
If you stop the medicine, your eyes will recover.
What if I can't recover?
How can Great Qin have a blind king?
If the ministers and people find out,
what will they think of me?
The kings of the other six states will laugh at me.
I will become the laughingstock of the entire world.
I cannot be blind. I cannot be blind.
- Don't! - I cannot be blind!
- Someone. - I'm alright.
I have been cold to you.
Why didn't it bother you?
Didn't you feel hurt and embarrassed?
I've said it before,
I can cast everything aside as long as I can be with you.
In my long journey to be here,
I have lost too much.
The Queen, Crown Prince,
and even Xiang Ban who served me.
When I suddenly look back,
I actually have nothing left.
What about you?
What do you want from me still?
I don't want anything.
I did everything I could to come to Qin,
schemed my way to join the royal family,
it was just to see you again.
Whether it's love or hate,
my life is destined to be entangled with you.
Zichu, listen carefully.
So what if you are blind,
even if you're dead,
I will stay with you.
In my heart,
there is only you.
Is it true that the King cannot see well?
It's such an important matter, I don't dare to speak nonsense.
Soon the king will lose all of his eyesight.
Your Majesty, when you were in bed resting, you could only have rice soup.
Now that you are up today, I have prepared fresh meat.
It's marinated in fragrant wine. Try some.
A plum that is almost ripe but not quite yet is perfect for making plum paste.
But, before it's fermented it should have the tartness removed.
No one has taught you?
Ordinary people don't know. It's all my oversight.
I will order the servants to change it.
Take care of the King well. I will return soon.
Yes.
Wife of Prince Zixi.
I deserve to die.
- What's the matter? - The King was resting.
You should have taken good care. What are you good for standing there like a block of wood?
Wife of Prince Zixi, mercy please.
What really happened?
Nothing much, Zichu. You've just recovered, and it's windy here,
I'll help you get back inside to rest.
My Lady, that snake...
Remember, nothing happened today.
Yes.
I will immediately send someone to get Physician Yin.
She definitely knows how to cure you.
It's not important anymore.
Do you remember when I came to Zhao as hostage?
Yes, I do.
At that time, Qin and Zhao warred year after year.
The entire Zhao treated me as enemy.
Mistreatment in clothing, food, and transportation could be overlooked. What was terrible was the humiliation
and assassination that could occur anytime.
I could endure it, but Zheng'er
grew up in that kind of environment.
He was surrounded by fear and insecurity.
When I first met him, the child was already temperamental
and leaned toward violence.
I exerted all my effort
to raise him to be a well-mannered
Crown Prince with a great ambition.
But as soon as he encounters any unhappiness, he can't control his hidden beastly nature and become violent.
That day, the way he looked at me,
it was like he would kill his own father.
If he succeeds the throne, the first thing
he would do is to kill Chengjiao
and all the court ministers who oppose him.
I have thought it over. I cannot hand over
my throne to such a
willful and emotionally uncontrollable child.
You can discipline him later.
There's no time.
I know my own body well.
There's no other choice but to let Chengjiao succeed 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... ♫