The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 14

You three were leaving the Palace in the middle of the night.

If that's not escaping,

what is it then?

We were trying to catch your lover.

You were having an affair and we discovered it.

In order to clear your name successfully,

you tortured the Troupe Leader

and even mobilized a large number of soldiers to create false evidence of us escaping.

You have succeeded in getting us convicted.

If we died today, you'll be able to rest easy.

You're extremely vicious.

You're slandering me!

What affair? What catching my lover?

That's just ridiculous!

Your Majesty, I saw it with my own eyes.

A man dressed as a palace maid was intimate with the Prince Consort.

Lü Buwei, you three were caught in the midst of the acrobatic troupe.

Everyone knows that I'm close to Royal Descendant Qin.

We both witnessed it personally that day.

As for Lady Li, she's the top Lady-in-waiting for the Empress.

If we wanted to investigate, we will need a witness.

When His Majesty expelled the acrobatic troupes from the Palace,

I suspected that person to be hiding among them.

So I rushed over to stop him, but fell into your trap unknowingly.

You locked the three of us in the secret chamber and dressed us up like this,

just to create this false story.

Shut up!

You...

Your Majesty, the people in the palace can prove my innocence.

And those guards, they also personally witnessed

them trying to escape, Your Majesty.

This must be the biggest joke in the world. Those guards are your trusted subordinates.

- How could they possibly betray their master and collude with the traitors? - I...

Once the plot fails and is exposed, everyone will die.

You said that you don't have a lover. Do you dare to be searched?

Do a search then.

I...have a clear conscience.

Royal Father.

What's wrong with the Lady-in-waiting again?

Royal Father.

This man was trying to leave the palace and was caught my me.

Man?

That's right.

Seems like there's really something like this.

Your Majesty, this is purely coincidental. I have never seen him.

Coincidental? It's said that you have a lover. When we did an immediate search, we found him.

Could there be anything on earth that's so coincidental?

Your Majesty, I really don't know him.

Who are you?

Were you bribed by Lu Buwei to deliberately frame me?

If you are innocent, how could I have the foresight to predict?

Your Majesty, this is the evidence of crime of Princess Consort creating disorder to kill by borrowing someone else's sword.

You!

What kind of mess is this?

Your Majesty, let me handle the problems of the palace chambers.

Zhao Palace has its commandments for those who create troubles.

This person should be severely punished. His family and clan also affected.

You are really very bold.

Your Highness...

Be honest and admit your crime. His Majesty will be magnanimous

or use your life to spare that of your entire clan.

If you hide anything, he will punish all who are involved.

Speak. Who are you? How did you sneak into the palace?

Are you really lovers with Gongzi Fu?

Your Highness is observant. My lover is in the palace.

Because I miss her very much, I trespassed into the palace.

It has nothing to do with others. Your Majesty, please be magnanimous.

Do not bring misfortunes to my family.

I'm willing to atone for my sin with death.

Your Highness.

I still feel a bit dizzy.

Your Highness, please take a break.

This scoundrel even dared to agitate the Empress.

- Drag him out. - Yes.

The dead can't testify now. Princess Consort must be very happy.

No. His identity can be investigated and how he entered the palace.

It can definitely be investigated.

It will prove my innocence then.

Hearing what the Princess Consort said, the evidence must have been totally wiped out.

What else is there to investigate?

Who says there's no evidence?

Don't we have two witnesses?

Royal Descendant, is Lu Buwei telling the truth?

Yes.

Haolan, did you personally witness that?

Your Majesty, people who are loyal to others will not do things to endanger society in order to survive. They will abandon their lives for social stability.

Hao Lan is very liberal and virtuous.

She is my younger sister and is a good judge of character.

Lady-in-waiting Li, you are too kind.

Did you forget how this woman harmed you?

She certainly has never given a single thought to her sister.

I believe you.

Your Majesty, Your Highness. I didn't have an illicit affair with another person. I really didn't.

He must have been bribed by Lu Buwei. It must so.

Charge of sexual perversion. It disrupts family and clan.

As wife, one is complete with the other, the role is for life.

Should keep propriety and follow female virtues.

As for you, you insisted on doing this bad example.

If everyone copies you, Zhao State would loose all its propriety, wanton practices will flourish.

As for you, you know your mistake and refuse to repent. You even blame others.

Shouldn't this kind of woman be killed?

- Your Majesty. - Drag her out.

Your Majesty, I have been falsely accused!

I have really been falsely accused!

Your Majesty! Your Majesty!

The rumor spread overnight.

Speak. What's going on?

Yesterday, that person inadvertently revealed his whereabouts and was accidentally seen by Li Xiuyu.

She wanted to search the palace and behaved insolently.

I had no choice. I purposely set this up to lure Xiu Yu

and wanted to cover this matter.

It happened too suddenly. It was too late to report to Your Highness.

Your Highness, please punish me.

Is this the truth?

I wouldn't dare to hoodwink Your Highness.

Haolan, I like you

but don't ever learn from Xiao Hongye

and be smart.

I'm stupid.

I had wanted to protect Your Highness, but ended up being trapped myself.

Now that it has come to this stage, I dare not hoodwink Your Highness again.

I understand.

You can go back.

Yes.

Prince, something bad has happened!

Princess Consort has been sentenced by His Majesty to have her waist sliced into two.

I see.

Prince, did you hear what I said?

I just said that something bad has happened to Princess Consort.

I heard you.

I have been true to you. The heaven and earth can be witness to my love for you!

I'm begging you to save Princes Consort's life!

Go and prepare a table of food and wine.

Prince.

Since young, Princess Consort has led an extravagant life. She has never suffered.

She must be very scared in prison.

I'm going to visit her.

Go now.

Yes.

Come and catch me!

- Older sister! - Xiuyu, come and catch me!

Come and catch me!

Older Sister, where are you? Older sister!

If you have lingering feelings then just send her off for the last time.

Royal Descendant of Qin.

If His Majesty believed her words, the three of us would immediately be executed.

A person who has constantly been trying to kill me,

why should I find it a pity?

You're lying.

I am not.

Your eyes and your expressions could fool others,

but your heart cannot fool me.

In the great hall, your hesitation already spoke for your thoughts.

If not to save Lü Buwei and I,

you also would not harm Xiuyu.

Haolan, don't force yourself.

You are not a god, you do not always have to maintain a cold,

undefeated demeanour.

As a woman,

you have the rights to admit your feelings.

Prison.

I knew you would come.

I did not want to come.

Because I do not want to speak cruel words to someone about to die.

But I also really wanted to come.

I want to ask you something.

Xiuyu, do you regret it yet?

When we were young,

I always liked to secretly put on your clothes,

jewellery, and constantly looked at my self in the mirror.

Do you know when I started ot get jealous of you?

It was from that time.

Because I discovered that even if I put on your clothes

and put on your jewellery,

I could not become you.

Older Sister,

no matter what the two of us have been through,

we were once the closest to each other.

But now I am about to die.

They took away my accessories.

Could you lend yours to me again?

Help me to dress up.

I want to go on my way prettily.

A person who tried to kill me countless number of times.

Why should I help her dress up?

Because

you are my older sister.

His Majesty has set the execution route.

We will go to Handan and carry it out in public.

Older Sister, save me!

I beg you, save me alright?

Xiuyu. I have never forgiven you.

I... I know my mistake.

I know my mistake now, Older Sister.

But I am so scared.

Don't throw me away.

I'm really scared, Older Sister.