The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 54

Haolan, I want to rush to the Southern Province immediately.

Actually, the populace of the Great Qin

would naturally require His Majesty to go save them. Come with me.

Announcing the arrival of Her Highness!

Why is the Queen here?

The plague at the Southern Province is spreading.

There are quite a number of soldiers from the army that Your Majesty has sent to maintain law and order who are infected by the plague.

Your Majesty, immediately, please send some men to escort Xiaochun and some medicine there.

I knew of this matter already, and have sent men over there earlier.

Some physicians from Xianyang with some vital medicines have been escorted over to the Southern Province.

Your Majesty, if the Great Qin's physicians know how to treat it,

why are nine out of ten wards empty? Even so, how did the plague spread to the soldiers' camp?

Let me go.

The highest ranks of the Great Qin are all over there at the Southern Province.

Don't tell me the sum total of all of them is not comparable to you alone?

Your Majesty.

I have said this matter is fully in the hands of Prime Minister Lu and General Bai Zhong.

Everyone else should not comment further. Leave.

The plague at the Southern Province is pervasive and spreads widely. A big number of the populace has been infected and some have already died.

Your Majesty, how could you still be in the mood to appreciate song and dance entertainment from the beauties?

Xiaochun offers herself voluntarily to go into the risky areas for the assignment.

Instead of providing more protection, you are reprimanding her?

Is there such a logic in the world?

Queen!

Your Majesty, the plague is (spreading) like fire. It's important to save people.

Please agree to send some men to escort Xiaochun and medicines to the Southern Province immediately!

You don't need to say further. This matter has already been handled well.

Queen, you are so concerned about the Southern Province. Who exactly are you worried about?!

Why have all of you stopped dancing? Continue to dance!

Continue to dance. Dance!

Your Highness!

Li Haolan!

You can forget your promise to me.

But you are King of the Great Qin. You must remember your ministers and your populace at all times!

Right now, they are earnestly awaiting help from Your Majesty!

If you indulge in peace and entertainment and have no regard for what's at hand,

this great land will soon be ruined!

Haolan.

From today onward, there will be song and dance within the six imperial palaces.

Instead, I want to see

if my Great Qin will be ruined because of this!

Dance!

Haolan.

The Southern Province has been sealed. Without His Majesty's order,

I can't enter. What do we do now?

- I will escort you to the Southern Province personally. - What?

Let's go. Let's go and help Lu Buwei.

My son.

This is a heat plague. We must use the Zhibao Pill to treat it.

Orally consuming the Zhibao Pill can only prevent being infected by the plague. [Zhibao Pill is a traditional medicine for relieving fever, detoxification and preventing infection]

For those who have already been infected, what do we do?

Moreover, the symptoms of this plague are different from those plagues of the past.

How do you know this is a heat plague?

Once a person is infected, he would show symptoms of intermittent fevers and chills all over his body.

If this is not a heat plague, what is it?

If you don't think that the Zhibao Pill will work, tell us a way to treat it!

There is no cure. Whoever is infected will die.

The Southern Province will sooner or later end up as an empty city.

We would be better off if we seal off the Southern Province and retreat back to Xianyang.

Arguing among yourselves. None of you have a way to treat the plague.

How could all of you be renowned physicians? Just a bunch of useless elders.

Master.

General Bai has sent an order for every infected person

to be buried alive.

B*stard.

In doing so, he is not treating the plague. He is instigating a rebellion!

Master.

Master!

Prime Minister Lu...

Master!

Per the General's order, do not enter because there are patients of plague inside.

I am the wife of Prime Minister Lu. Move aside now.

That's Miss Bai. You go stop her, I'll inform General Bai.

- Lu Buwei! - No, Lady. Don't...

- Lu Buwei!. - Lady, you can't get close.

Let go!

Lu Buwei!

This is the anti-plague medicine made by Physician Yin. It should work.

You've recovered?

Ling'er,

I thought you are the person who most expect me to die.

I thought so too, but as soon as I heard that you were in Southern Province,

my first wish was to bring the medicine to you.

I've already dissolved the medicine into water. You should drink it now.

The rest I'll pour into the city's wells

to save...

Today is Crown Princess's birthday. You bought the hairpin

for her, right?

It's just a hairpin. Nothing special.

Ling'er.

If

you can help the people survive in Southern Province. Would you like to restart with me?

Really?

You really mean it?

Lu Buwei.

Right from the start, you've never liked me.

How do we restart then?

We can worry about that later. This medicine will help the entire city.

Come, give it to me.

You are lying to me. You are lying to me.

Ling'er.

Whatever you want to hear, I'll say it.

But if you don't believe, what can I do?

Why? You clearly know you can't get it.

It's just an illusion. You know you can't get it.

Whatever I want, I will always get it.

Power, money, as long as I'm alive,

not to mention three years, even ten or thirty years,

cost is no concern, using any means,

I will definitely get it.

I never realized

you are so persistent, but won't even cast me one glance.

Are you afraid that someday

you'll regret what you're saying today?

You want to hear the truth?

I will boldly go forward on my own,

even if my body is broken and bloody, I shall not regret.

Even... Even the people of Southern Province can be ignored?

Ling'er, you are kind. If I die,

you will definitely give the medicine to the people to save them.

- Ling'er, Ling'er, why are you here? - You are crazy!

Ling'er!

Elder Brother, he is crazy and he is making me crazy.

Ling'er!

You recognize me? You remember me now?

I won't accept it. I will not accept it.

Lu Buwei, I'm not as kind as you think I am.

I came from a thousand miles away just for you.

But I never expected that you would still lie to me even now.

Even if you die, I still want you to remember

all the people suffer the calamity because of you.

Your guilt will never be redeemed through the centuries.

Lu Buwei, you are the most cold-hearted person I've met.

You can't stay here. Let's go.

General! General, it's terrible.

More and more soldiers are sick.

Send my order. We withdraw immediately. Leave the sic ones here.

Seal the entire city and implement curfew.

- What about Minister Lu... - There are only sick people here.

There is no Prime Minister.

- There is plague ahead. Anyone who enters will be executed. - Please let me in there.

Stay back.

Do not enter.

Go back.

I beg you, please let me in.

Go back!

Go back! Go back!

Please let us in.

The city is sealed. What about the physicians?

There's no more. They've all been withdrawn.

There are only soldiers guarding the outside. - What about Prime Minister Lu?

Minister Lu is infected by the plague. There isn't any physician inside the city.

So now, he is probably dead already.

Let us in. Let us in, please.

Get back! Get back!

We want to go in!

Xiaochun, go find Bai Zhong. Ask him what he is doing.

I will go to the Governor's Manor. We'll meet inside.

On our way here, the last ingredient, Hippo Horn, has been sold out.

We can't save anyone.

It's too dangerous for you to enter the city now.

There are no more soldiers inside the city.

There may be a rebellion soon. I have to go in now.

Don't argue anymore. Hurry and find Bai Zhong.

Tell him, I don't care what personal grievance he has with Lu Buwei.

If he hurts innocent people, he will be punished for killing without cause.

Also, you must find Bai Ling'er and get the medicine back.

Open the door. Let us in!

Let us in!

My whole family is inside.

The Queen has arrived.

Take me to see the general. I know how to fight the plague.

Yes.

General.

Xiaochun, why are you here?

Where is Bai Ling'er? She stole the anti-plague medicine that I made.

That's an effective cure against the plague.

Tell her not to be ridiculous and give back the medicine.

Ling'er is sick, she is resting inside the camp now.

As for the medicine... it's been destroyed.

Then order men to gather the ingredients that I need.

Physician Yin, the city is sealed.

Then open the city gate. As long as there is a way to fight the plague,

everyone can be saved. Is there still a need to seal the city?

Have you tested the anti-plague medicine?

If you haven't cured anyone, how do you know it'll work?

Xiaochun, I can't let you take the risk.

What about all the innocent people in the city?

Many of them are not sick.

You want them to die too?

The overall situation is dire.

Alright, I'll solve the problem on my own.

Xiaochun, don't be so stubborn.

What if you get infected too? You know I'm trying to protect you in everything I do.

Haolan is inside the city. I have to save the people.

The Queen?

Men! Take Physician Yin inside the camp and guard her well.

Yes.