The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 2

Throw her down the mountain! You think you can run away?

What are you doing? Let me go!

Let go! Go away!

What are you doing?

Let me go!

- Run! - Get lost!

It's all right. Everything will be all right.

Who are those people? Why are they are trying to kill you?

The fact that you are alive seems to make certain people uncomfortable.

Master, what are you saying?

Perhaps you should be asking Miss Li.

She has so many enemies. Even she might not know who's after her.

Leave me alone!

Is dignity more important than your life?

I am grateful that you saved me, but it doesn't mean I will let you lecture me.

Why are you being so cold?

Have you forgotten already?

You said that I am not worthy of your time and attention.

Yes. I have been very harsh on you,

so give me a chance to redeem myself.

I came back for you and saved you from those who wanted to kill you.

You came back quite a while ago

but did not defend me at the earliest opportunity.

I am not complaining about the delay

because I can't believe that someone would watch another person die

just to accomplish their own goals.

What are you trying to say?

There is only one path down this mountain.

Those two walked with murderous intent. You must have suspected,

yet you waited until the very last moment before you appeared and saved me.

Your ploy for my gratitude is apparent.

Sure. I am grateful.

But I also feel scared.

You are calculating and care only about your own interests.

So you saw through me.

What should I do?

Apologize?

Li Haolan, I wish you would see things in greater clarity.

I am the only one who can help you.

You are advising me that it's more beneficial to bow my head.

A wise man will adapt to the circumstance.

Sorry, I'll eventually pay back the money I owe you.

But I will not sell my soul to you.

Without my help, all your efforts will amount to nothing.

You have no chance.

I have nothing more to say to you.

Master.

Whether she becomes a phoenix rising from the ashes

or continues to be a pitiful slug, she will eventually understand one day.

I am the only person she needs in this world.

- Move! Move! - Straw sandals for sale!

Move out of the way!

- Straw sandals for sale! - Move! Move out of the way!

Thank you. You are a good person.

-Thank you, Eldest Miss! Thank you! - Why are you doing this?

Please get up!

If you had not arranged for a doctor to treat my mother, she wouldn't even be here today.

I, Yan Yun, will never forget your generosity.

You are our saviour.

Shopkeeper, how much will you pay for these?

The color of this bracelet is good, but there are scuff marks.

All right, how about twenty spade coins?

I'll give you thirty spade coins for everything.

This is a top quality exquisite bracelet

worth at least thirty knife coins.

How can you say it is only worth twenty spade coins?

You are trying to deceive me!

Also, these two pieces of jewelry are worth at least ten knife coins.

Miss, this is a business. Both the buyer and the seller must be willing.

If you don't like our price,

then good day!

Miss, please leave.

It is not easy to come across such exquisite white jade.

You'll be able to re-sell it easily for fifty knife coins.

Why are you being so stingy with me?

Forget it! I should never have come here.

Wait!

The price is negotiable.

How about this? I'll buy everything for thirty-five knife coins.

Fifty knife coins.

- Are you sure she's here? - Yes, Master.

Most of the jewelry shops in Handan belong to the Lü family.

When the shopkeeper mentioned this, I sent men to follow her.

I personally saw her entering this thatched hut.

But Master, if you wanted to force her hand,

you could just command all the shops not to buy her things.

If it wasn't our shop, she would've gone elsewhere.

No need to be pointlessly petty.

Why would she leave the luxurious Lü Manor to stay here?

What is she thinking?

I am confused too. She came here last night...

Mother.

Eldest Miss, haven't I told you not to call me that?

I am not worthy for you to call me mother.

I owe so much to Yan Yun, so I want to treat you as my mother from now on.

Come, take your medicine first.

I'll drink it.

What is this? It looks strange.

I heard that Chu women use rouge in the Zhou Royal Palace as an adornment lately.

Didn't you know that?

Rouge?

Aren't they aware that this is a trick used by the imperial concubines in the palace?

Rouge represents the matters of the moon.

It's easier for the emperor to bestow favors.

Right, you're so mighty now as Princess Consort that

you even dare to play a joke on me?

By the way, why haven't we been hearing any news about your older sister lately?

She has already been expelled from the family.

Why does Miss still need to pay attention to this?

Don't gossip behind someone's back.

- Yes, ma'am. - There were so many rumours awhile ago.

That she was to marry Minister Yu.

Then for some reason the marriage fell through.

Not long after, it was said that she eloped with someone.

Is that true?

Looks like it's true.

She is, after all, my older sister.

No matter how many mistakes she makes

how can I strike her when she's down?

Xiuyu. Sure, there's no segregation between daughters of wives and concubines

and they are brought up together.

But your father over-pampered her. This is not fair.

Thankfully, she brought herself down. You shouldn't forget that.

Everyone praised her for being beautiful.

That's because they have never seen Princess Ya.

That is what you call a beautiful and brilliant lady, coupled with excellent grace and disposition.

I guarantee even if Li Haolan sees her, she will feel ashamed.

- Straw shoes? - I don't need them.

Look.

What's wrong with her?

- Older Sister. - I thought I saw wrong.

It really is you.

You are a beautiful woman. What are you selling?

Straw shoes?

I remember that your shoes used to be made from deer hide and brocade.

How did you fall into this state?

You understand class distinctions well. Why be so sarcastic?

- Are they enemies? - Go away.

What a temper. We haven't seen you for a few days and you have become so crude.

Is this how a young lady should speak?

I say, will you be able to make a living by selling straw shoes?

Come and be my slave. I will pay you five spade coins per month.

Why don't you join me instead? I will pay you double.

It's better than being deprived, hungry and without clothes and food.

Dear sisters, just let her go.

We haven't finished our feast yet. Let's go back upstairs.

Xiuyu, you are too kind.

Not only did she smear the Li family's name

she even insulted your reputation.

You can still forgive her?

Dear sisters, for my sake, let's go upstairs.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Elder sister, your forehead is bleeding.

Stop! Where are you running to?

Who are you?

She has the audacity to ask who I am?

Li Haolan, you brought such great shame to the Yu family.

Don't you even recognize the person you victimized?

You are Minister Yu's...

This is Minister Yu's eldest son. Kneel down and beg for his forgiveness!

I couldn't accept that.

I was supposed to call you "Stepmother."

Hey, where are you going?

Return it to me.

How pitiful.

The daughter of the Imperial Censor has fallen into such a state

and is now a street hawker.

Give it back to me.

What a hard life.

If you had known earlier, you should have joined the Yu family.

I forgot.

My father probably won't allow you to enter the door of the Yu family, right?

Why don't

I take you as my concubine instead?

Come here.

Release me!

You...

You!

How dare you?

You're the one bullying me.

Men! Tie her up!

Who would dare?

You publicly eloped with someone and were even abandoned by your family.

You are no longer a respectable daughter of the Censor.

Even if I kill you here,

no one will dare to say anything!

You... don't come near me.

Don't come near me.

- This woman is so brave. - Are you going to commit murder on the streets?!

Young Master Yu. A nobleman wouldn't leave his jade (symbol of status) behind for no reason.

Among the young aristocratic masters of Handan, who doesn't carry a jade-handled sword?

But Young Master Yu doesn't even carry a dagger.

He must have committed mistake after mistake and been stripped of his dagger-bearing privilege.

If you are indulgent, unscrupulous and kill someone in the busy street today,