The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 7

Your Majesty, don't believe her. She's a fraudster.

She's a fraudster, a witch that can't be burnt to death.

Everyone, don't believe her. She's a fraudster!

Look at how pure she is. She's a blessing from the Heavenly Deity.

How could anyone not die from being burned at the sacrificial altar?

The Heavenly Deity even gave her an immortal medicine. This is a blessing from the heavens.

I have lived for a long time and I have never seen such miracle.

That's right. This is a miracle.

Your Majesty. The Heavenly Deity has spoken.

When the moon is full, it's the time to accept and use it.

If there's any delay,

I fear if we make the Heavenly Deity angry, it will affect the destiny of Zhao state.

She's a fraudster. She's a witch who can't die from burning.

Your Majesty, you must not believe her! Your Majesty!

Whether Haolan is a witch or not, His Majesty is very clear about it.

Lord High Priest, it's late.

You should be on your way.

I believe what Haolan said

and also believe in the mandate of heaven.

High Priest, when you see the Heavenly Deity,

you must help me to express my sincerity.

Please.

Come, escort the High Priest out.

Your Majesty, spare my life!

- Men. - Your Majesty, spare my life!

Your Majesty, spare my life!

When the High Priest joins the Heavenly Deity, he will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's decree.

Zhao country's fortune will definitely prosper.

The country will be prosperous and people are at peace.

Fortune will prosper> The country and people will live in peace.

Lu Buwei, you are not afraid and do things properly.

- I will reward you well. - I'm merely doing my job.

On the contrary, Haolan took the risk and asked for the immortal medicine for Your Majesty.

She also helped to convey the mandate of heaven.

If Your Majesty wants to reward, you should reward Haolan instead.

You don't need to say this.

Your Majesty. It's your good fortune that attracts blessings from the Heavenly Deity.

I dare not take the credit.

This woman is interesting.

Mother, you are right. Not only is she interesting,

she has extraordinary guts.

Such a capable woman. I want her by my side too.

Let's do this.

- Why don't... - Why don't...

she stays with me as a court lady.

I like her too. She's such a beautiful, kind, elegant and courageous person.

But I...

Your Majesty, you can't bear to do so?

No, I can.

There's no difference whoever she's with.

Haolan, I will reward you with one hundred gold pieces and ten bales of silk satin.

Thank you, Your Majesty and Your Highness, for your kindness.

Get up, quick.

Let's go.

Respectfully sending off His Majesty and Her Highness.

Haolan.

Haolan, one will have good fortune after escaping from death.

Royal Descendant of Qin, thank you for your life-saving water.

Royal Descendant, you have already guessed what I would do.

No, this so-called immortal medicine,

is actually the Gui Yuan Pill that mother gave me when I left Xianyang city.

It could help a person nearing death retain his last breath.

I hoped that Haolan would be able to survive

but I didn't imagine you would do that.

Royal Descendant of Qin, you are seriously ill, yet you have not consumed it

but kept it for me instead.

Sorry, I wasted your medicine.

It's just the opposite. You used it smartly and opportunely.

But, what did Brother Lu do to the altar?

There was clearly a huge flame just now.

How come Haolan doesn't have wounds?

Earlier, I have bribed the craftsmen to make a contraption for a space under the altar to escape from the fire.

But the fact that she escaped without the slightest injury is due to–

It's to the credit of this.

It's actually a flame-resistant cloth.

Royal Descendant, you have a sharp eye.

A friend of mine down south accidentally discovered a fire rat.

It went through fire but came out as clean as snow.

He took its fur, extracted its silk, exposed it to the sun, and spun it into a cloth that's ash-grey in color.

Then he placed the cloth into a flame for a while, and its color changed to one as white as luminous snow.

I went out of the city overnight just to look for this friend of mine.

To get this piece of flame-resistant cloth to save a life.

- Bai Lu? - Bai Lu.

I've long ago planned to present it to His Majesty.

And to take the opportunity to persuade His Majesty to release you back to Qin state.

It's dangerous for the military to journey at this time, so I've decided to go ahead with the sacrificial rite first.

Brother Lu, I admire you.

The three of us did not intercommunicate with each other,

yet our different means ended up with the same outcome.

This is truly a scenario of like-minded good friends.

Royal Descendant, after this incident, you won't continue to keep me at a distance, right?

You are injured.

Let's go.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Earlier, there were many people who ran about wildly without any care.

Some people were not gravely injured.

The physician clinic only has one physician.

Of course not.

Be careful. But there's only one person with the best medical skill.

Royal Descendant. - So how?

There are too many people. We can't get into the queue.

It's just some minor burns.

No need to go through the hassle. Let's go back.

Do you want to leave some obvious scars on your arms?

Come here. Help me to deliver this twenty gold to there.

Invite the physician to come out and treat Miss Haolan.

- But I'm still busy. - Please. Thank you.

What is this? I'm not available!

The physician said that she is not available.

I want to see who's that person in there.

Who's the physician?

Such a big face with those useless big eyes. Can't you see it for yourself?

I am Treasurer Lu. I am here to look for you regarding an important matter.

Not an important official but with such arrogance.

Are you looking for me or inviting me?

Invite. Of course, it's to invite.

I thought you were going to use money to pound me.

Clearly, you are the one who's using money to pound others.

Open your mouth.

What are you doing?

Don't move unnecessarily. That way, it will be easier for the physician to apply medication on you.

Bear with it for a while and it will be fine.

I'm just slightly burned. There's no need to trouble the physician.

If every blockhead who comes here think like you,

I will be able to sleep tonight.

Let's not disturb her in treating others.

Let's go back.

Wait.

Stop moving around.

Physician, thank you.

Brother Lu, you should know now,

in this world, even if you have the money, you can't open any doors.

That was because I was not thinking properly, but acted with arrogance.

Earlier, if I had given some money to some of the patients,

they would have taken the initiative to find other physicians.

You really don't give up.

I really don't know what giving up is.

Haolan, starting from tomorrow, you will need to take care of the Empress.

You must be prudent and careful.

- I understand. - Haolan.

You must work hard to obtain the Empress' favor.

Having you as an informer from within the palace,

it will be much easier for us.

Haolan, take this medicine twice a day. Don't forget this.

Brother Lu, it's late. We should leave the palace.

Lady-in-waiting Li is here.

You look even prettier today.

I am not worthy of such compliments, Your Highness.

The show you put on yesterday was quite remarkable.

You think I am as gullible as His Majesty?

-I wouldn't dare. -Really?

I think you are capable of anything.

First, you managed to please His Majesty tremendously; on top of that,

you got rid of the High Priest.

You have great abilities.

Please forgive me, Your Highness.

A daring person like you. What would you be scared of?

There is only one reason behind all that I've done.

Tell me then.

Because I want to survive

If the High Priest didn't go after me so relentlessly, I wouldn't have done what I did.

I made a risky move

which could have cost me my life, and endangered my family as well.

How would I be so daring?

How dare you! Lower your head now!

You have guts, and you are also smart

and rather honest.

I am telling the truth. All truth.

I have a question. If I didn't ask the Emperor to give you to me,

you might have become one of his concubines now.

Are you unhappy that I asked for you?

His Majesty loves beautiful women,

and the palace is filled with so many of these women. But like beautiful flowers, they bloom and then wither.

I am willing to serve you.

Slave girl.

In the future, stop claiming yourself as a slave girl.

Yes.

Princess Consort.

I have been worried about your previous injury.

Since I see that you've recovered. I feel better

No need to pretend.

It's obvious that you hate me.

You've mistaken. How would I dare?

Don't think you're so smart yourself.

If I go and tell the Empress of your shameful behavior in the past,

how you reneged on your promise to marry and how you eloped;

you would have a lot to explain.

We'll see.

Princess Consort, you are after all a well-bred lady from a noble family.

How could you speak and act so crudely?

You quietly talked about elopement and totally lost your propriety.

Propriety?

Rules, they are for the lower status.

An identity like me. It's only for others to follow my rules.

There's no need for an average person like you to pretend to put on an act.

Let me tell you. If I am here for one day,

there will be suffering for you for one day.