The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

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.

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.