The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 22

Consort, Lady-in-waiting Li requests to see you.

Can't you see Consort is busy? Request is declined.

I already told her this... But Lady-in-waiting said..

What did she say?

She has a secret matter to report, and it can save your life.

But, she has to tell it to Consort in person.

Look. There really is someone who is here to save you and is not afraid of dying.

Haolan has nothing to do with this matter. Do not give her a hard time.

Lady-in-waiting Li, you visit me so late at night. What is your purpose?

Haolan knows that Physician Yin has made a mistake.

I'm here specially to atone for her crime.

I've heard that Lady-in-waiting Li is skilled in playing the zither.

The night is long. I was just feeling bored.

Why don't... you play a tune for me?

Consort, I am here for Physician Yin's matter.

Please raise your elegant hand (be magnanimous) and let her go this time.

To show my sincerity...

I brought you another important piece of news.

Don't want to hear it. Regardless of what news it may be, I don't want to hear it.

My good friend is in danger, so I really don't have the mood to play a tune on the zither.

She defied me on several occasions.

She asked for it.

If I use this important secret to exchange for Xiaochun's life.

Secret? What kind of secret would you have?

Four pieces of canvas cloths with writings in Bird-Worm Seal script .

The secret that's as big as the sky (ginomous) translated from there.

I would like to hear the details.

The writing on the first cloth says...

Willow trees are overlooking the water.

Lotus seeds are embedded in center of the lake.

The road taken during the spring time,

With rain and smoke till now.

The second cloth also has a poem written on it.

A late setting-sun, a slow-ticking clock,

fine wines with a good meal in the cold eastern wind.

The solitary shadow of the lunar lantern as time passes.

From the east toward the west.

Waking up from a drunken stupor in a rushed dream.

There's no road to return home.

What kind of nonsense poem is this?

Long and short, and without any rhythm.

Can't sing it or recite it.

We also thought of that.

But, why did Consort send these strange poems out?

What is more strange is the third cloth wasn't written with any poem on it.

But, eight odd tones instead.

When the translation was done up to the fourth cloth, the outcome was a long string of numbers.

What nonsense.

Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period , there was a School of Diplomacy .

It invented the Fan Qie method. [A traditional system that expresses the phonetic value of a character using two other characters.]

It was slowly lost and unheard of through the generations.

I guess it takes the sounds of the first fifteen characters written on the first cloth.

Order it from one to fifteen.

The second cloth has thirty-six characters.

Taking the rhymes from character number one to thirty-six.

Next, line up the tones on the third cloth.

Li Haolan, you should shut up now!

Sounds, rhymes, and tones are all complete.

Adding on the numbers on the fourth cloth.

Follow the Han people's habit of ordering and you can deco–

Say it again.

The writings on the cloths are showing the list of Han State spies in the Zhao State!

I am guessing that the King of Han only informed you of the meticulous list of spies.

You then used the kite to contact the person outside the palace.

Consort, if I display these four cloths in front of His Majesty...

You should know what that means.

Really didn't expect...

That the Zhao State also has able people.

Requesting Consort to please let Xiaochun go.

What about these four cloths?

As long as Consort releases her, the secret will go back to your hands.

Why should I believe you?

Consort, you do not have any other choice.

All right.

Release her.

Yes.

- Mother. - Yi'er.

I am coming to catch you.

Hurry up, mother. Faster.

Be careful Yi'er, slow down.

Why are you running so fast?

Mother.

Mother, where are you? Come out quickly!

Mother!

Mother .

You are back!

- Are you all right? - I'm fine.

Why are you so foolish? Fighting with Prince Yu because of me.

I don't care, as long as you can come back. I am willing to do anything.

That Han Qionghua... I almost lost you because of her.

Fortunately, you and Haolan risked your lives to fight for me.

Otherwise, I would have turned into a mermaid.

All right. Let's not talk about this matter anymore.

Just now, did you have a nightmare again?

You know it.

I dreamt about her again.

Also my younger sister who passed on early.

Yi, Consort Yun died from a difficult birth.

That was the Will of Heaven and it was so many years ago.

Why can't you let it go?

I can't.

I can't do it.

I can't forget for my entire life.

Every time I remember it.

It's like peeling off an old scar.

It will make me bleed again. I dreamed of my mother.

She was calling out to me. She said her entire body was in pain.

Very much in pain.

She was calling out for me and asking me to save her!

Don't say it anymore.

Xiaochun, what is the matter with you?

I just came back, I am tired.

Let's not talk about these unhappy matters.

Your return is more important than anything else.

Xiaochun, promise me.

You will never leave me behind. Okay?

Silly. I will never leave you.

You were too hasty.

Yin Xiaochun is my good friend.

I will not do nothing while she's in a dire situation.

If I encounter such matter again.

I will make the same choice.

Han Qionghua is not as simple as you think.

You much promise me, when you encounter issues in the future.

You will discuss with me first.

I will solve it for you.

Solve it for me?

Because I have beneficial value to you?

Yes.

The only positive trait you have is honesty.

The most scary part is... also honesty.

You...

Are not angry with me anymore?

A drop of gratitude will be repaid with a gushing brook (a little kindness in a time of danger will be repaid profusedly).

You also saved my life.

When I got angry with you before.

It was just momentary temperament.

Now that I think of it.

Even if you don't love me, is that your fault?

- Haolan, - Don't worry.

I will follow our previous agreement.

Help you save Royal Descendant to leave the state of Zhao.

The night is deep, time to go back.

It's right here. Search.

Prince.

What is happening?

Search carefully inside and out. If anyone were to resist, execute!

Yes.

Red Sun Palace

What did you capture?

Royal Father, I found six Han State spies. Currently questioning them.

Where did you so many spies?

Royal father, I dare not speak any untruths.

They are currently risk their lives refusing to admit.

It is only a matter of time to get the information.

Prince is definitive that they are Han spies.

Big general my information is definitely reliable.

There's not chance of a problem.

It's a shame, they are only a bunch of Merchants trading mulberry,thistle and horses,

between Yan and Zhao states

You have caused the news to spread all over Handan City.

King Yang was angry upon hearing the news.

Dispatched embassadors to make alliance with Qing.

How is that possible?

Alliance.

Not possible. That is impossible.

Royal father, they were originally Han spies tryint to steal our military information.

How did they become Yan State merchants?

They are all Yan merchants.

One of them is also the brother-in-law of the Prime Minister of Yan State.

Your Highness, Qin is at the west side and Yan is on the northeast.

Squeezing us from both sides. The result will be disastrous.

Does Yan State dares to attack us Zhao State?

Your Highness, I believe that the current Yan state is not that strong.

Not enough to be a threat to us Zhao State.

If Qin state start an offense, Yang state then collaborates from the back side.

Since Zhao & Yan's alliance broke up, King Yan has been persistently readying for war.

Because their military were lacking and also didn't have an excuse to start the battle.

That's the only reason they held back until now.

This time we are suffering from external and internal issues.

Prince really gave a trump card to Yang State.

Headache. Headache.

Go down.

Respectfully seeing Your Highness off.

Han Qionghua.

Prince, consort, I couldn't block him.

You may go down now.

Han Qionghua, all of this was your maze of a scheme.

I don't know what the Prince is saying.

Don't prentend anymore

I should've though of this early on.

You deliberately let me pick up the kite. You wanted to sabotage me.

Prince, you are hurting me.

You are an evil woman.

Schemed to get into the palace. Pick out the conflict between Yan and Zhao states.

What are you trying to do?

That is very simple. Delivering a pillow to the Yan King that is sleeping.