The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 50

The Qin King's mind is unfathomable.

Go back and tell your master.

The next one... will be him.

- Prince. - Prince.

Prince Zixi is now executed as per His Majesty's decree.

Those who had followed the traitor in the past

will now be forgiven if he comes back to the righteous side.

Those who still refuse to surrender will have three generations executed.

Put down all your weapon!

Situ Que, you may go back no.

I have already fully repaid Prime Minister Lu's favor.

Prince Zixi helped me during my hard times.

Yet I still strike him back.

That was heartless and unjust.

Is it appropriate to speak about benevolence and righteousness to traitors like him?

I have no more relations with Prime Minister Lu.

Give my greetings to him when you get back.

Wish him bright prospects and grand successes.

May his wishes come true.

Please convey this to your younger sister.

Tell her she must be happy forever.

Don't! Situ!

Prince Zixi had been spreading rumors everywhere about Her Highness and me stealing the state of Qin.

Next, we just need to take control of Xianyang,

kill the king and then let the people of Qin know

that the king was killed by a traitorous me.

In this way, he will become the hero who saved the country.

Unfortunately, Bai Zhong is already a step ahead.

Secretly laying an ambush at the outskirt of Xianyang.

As it turns out, Prime Minister Lu has made early preparation.

Already?

As it turns out, His Majesty has another secret decree.

Early on, I already bestowed a decree.

Today, Prince Zixi will lead the army into battle as per normal,

and the army will be in his command.

If he leads the army back into the city, he will be treated as a traitor.

Of course, Marchioness Xuan's bribes to the soldiers,

I will also command them to keep it.

That's to avoid alerting the enemy inadvertently.

Fine. Actually, Your Majesty already harbored suspicion early on.

In that case, I need to ask you, Lu Buwei.

Where did Bai Zhong's army come from?

Your Majesty, please forgive me.

Prince Zixi committed treason.

General Bai secretly contacted the old subjects under Lord Wu'an

and arranged the deployment on the sly.

With the change in law, there is no other private army in Xianyang.

Most of the people are actually servants to put up a front.

I know that Your Majesty is very alert and must have made other arrangement.

Now that two sides have converged, the traitors collapsed on their own.

Right or wrong, black or white, it's all easily seen at a glance.

Lord Yangquan, Marchioness Xuan and Prince Zixi conspired together and coordinated from inside and outside.

Lord Yangquan had been executed in public.

As for the royal clansmen,

does anyone still have doubts about the Crown Prince's identity?

Your Majesty, this was all Prince Zixi's traitorous scheme.

Crown Prince is of the Great Qin's royal bloodline.

Royal clansmen no longer have any doubt.

We, the cabinet officials, do not have any doubts.

All right, since everyone agreed unanimously, send my decree.

From now on, if anyone dares to slander Crown Prince's identity, they will be executed without pardon.

Sincerely abiding by Your Majesty's decree!

Your Majesty is a brilliant supreme ruler!

Send my decree: Detain Marchioness Xuan for custody and imprisonment.

Investigate internally to find out the mastermind behind the conspiracy within three days.

General, should Mr. Situ's body be moved back to Lu Manor?

Lu Buwei set the trap for the murder of Prince Zixi.

Situ Que is afraid that if he returns, he will implicate him (Lu Buwei) and caused his denouncement.

How can I send him back to Lu Manor?

Then...

Just bury him right where he is.

Yes.

Princess Consort, the prince was... attacked by an assassin and died.

At the end, did he say anything?

Prince asked, in what way was he not as good as His Majesty?

Did he mention me?

Not even one word?

Princess Consort, Prince had passed on.

Please accept my condolences.

You may leave now.

Zixi.

You lied to me.

Didn't you say you will make me the Queen of the Great Qin?

You told me to wait for your return.

You said you will return.

That you will definitely return!

How can you lie to me?

How can you...

How can you break our promise?

How can you die?

You deserved your death...

You deserved your death...!

You deserved your death!

Princess Consort, look at this.

Death Exemption Order

How is it that you are still in the mood to come here?

Where should I be instead?

A traitor's wife should be at the execution site.

The late king left behind a Death Exemption Order .

It exempted me from death.

Don't you know about it yet, Empress Dowager?

Such an item is definitely non-existent.

That year, this was left behind by Prince Zixi's biological mother.

This was probably from back then when she was held as a hostage in the state of Zhao.

The late king personally engraved it and bestowed it upon her to show his favor.

Unfortunately, she was framed by someone upon her return to Qin.

She couldn't bear to use it even right before her own death.

She left it for her only son

and hoped that he would be able to survive the palace contention.

Yet this most precious item in the world ends up in my hands.

Ludicrous.

Truly ludicrous.

Looks like Zixi was a sentimental fool.

He still remembers you at a time that's near his own death.

Don't bring him up again.

He left behind this Death Exemption Order for the only reason of protecting his bloodline.

It was not for me.

Then, why are you here?

I am here to remind Empress Dowager on ways to look after yourself wisely.

I... am only waiting for the announcement of my punishment. That's all.

How could it be possible for me to escape from it?

It was Prince Zixi who committed treason.

It was Lord Yangquan who slandered the Crown Prince.

It was Marchioness Xuan who smuggled the gold.

Empress Dowager was kept in the dark and completely unaware of it all.

You are suggesting that I should push all the blame onto others?

Mi clan's future prosperity is entirely dependent on you.

If you were to fall, the renowned and influential Mi clan

would have to present their necks in preparation for execution.

On the other hand, as long as you live on,

there is hope for everything.

Indecision would lead one to chaos and disorder.

If Marchioness Xuan in the prison divulges you during confession,

then everything will not be redeemable.

Sacrificing one of her in order to save the Dowager in addition to the entire Mi family clan.

I think you know how make the proper calculation.

Get out.

My words are thus, hope you will be the right thing.

Prince Consort, I will support you.

Prince Consort.

Prince Consort.

Get the physician.

Men, get the physician.

Men. Prince Consort.

Are you all right ?

Prince consort.

It is okay now.

Get up.

Back then when I first came to Xianyang, I am grateful for your referral.

Later when Qin King ascend the throne, you also played some role.

Helped in many instances.

The past nine years, you've helped in secret and on the surface. I remembered in my heart.

That's true.

Even if I've wronged many people,

You alone I did not wronged.

I am considering the favors you shown me.

When is the execution?

You are not afraid of dying?

Who doesn't fear death?

But is there a point to being afraid?

Treason is unforgiveble.

What if from start to finish, you only participated in the gold matter.

Didn't participated in the treason.

You are willing to save me?

Lu Buwei.

You are really willing to save me?

As long as you reveal the head instigator.

Head instigator?

Didn't he die already?

You know who I am referring to.

It's been nine years.

I though that after nine years, my true affection for you.

Should bring me some tenderness in exchange.

Yet Lu Buwei's heart is colder than ice.

More vicious than snakes.

You shouldn't forget.

When you stole those gold and I only have seven days to investigate. That almost cost me my life.

You were also an accessory to that.

I though that as long as Mi family has the control.

I will definitely be able to save your life.

Of course.

If I saved you.

You will have to hide in my manor for always.

Lady.

As long as you identify Dowager Huayang, I can ask the King to forgive your death charges.

It's not easy to sell out your own younger sister.

But that guard before...

You should know who send him.

Lu Buwei, don't lie to me anymore.

Don't think that I am not aware that you send them.

That is correct. I planted that guard.

But these dishes.

The Zhen poison inside them.

Were personally delivered to you by Dowager Huayang.

Is it worthwhile for you to risk your life for a sister who is abandoning you?

Think about it more. Look for me when you've though it thru.