The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

~ Moonrise by Lu Hu & Huang Yali ~

The Legend of Hao Lan

Episode 44

Did he also tell you that, at tonight's banquet,

His Majesty has granted Madam Bai's wish regarding Lu Buwei?

Lu Buwei is talented in books and martial arts. He has a bright future too.

I wonder how many people tried to match make him since he came to Qin state.

They have all been declined. He kept using the using his deceased wife as his shield.

But we know who's in his heart.

As for you, you married Zichu

and has been sincere and loyal to your husband.

But Zichu, because of the position for the Emperor of Great Qin, not only did he marry Si Luo.

He even had a child with her.

By defending Zhao here, you have become the laughingstock.

He's the Crown Prince of Great Qin but you are Li Haolan.

You are noble and virtuous and said that you wanted to seek fairness and equality.

You witnessed your husband taking in a concubine and siring a child.

If it were others, she can accept it but can you? You can't.

On the surface, you seem magnanimous but in your heart, you have petty thoughts.

You were unable to accept infidelity.

The current you, why did you change now?

What do you think?

Zichu abandoned you first and is disloyal to you.

Cheng Yu is a political threat to the Crown Prince.

You really don't have any resentments?

Now, you are going to see your old lover getting married.

Is it very hard for you to accept?

Are you regretting that you have chosen the wrong person?

If, at first, you have chosen Lu Buwei,

you wouldn't be in this state now.

Do you know about the past history of the previous Empress

and what happened?

I don't want to listen.

I have always thought that the former Empress was cold and without any emotions.

Till that moment when I realized that she invested in love.

She loved your father but not herself.

The deeper the love is, the deeper the hatred is.

Her monstrous hatred has been hidden for ten years

till it finally burned and destroyed herself.

Looking at that scenerio, I swore to myself,

whom I should love, it's not others but myself.

If he treats me well, he's my husband.

One day, if he doesn't treats me well, I will turn around and leave.

The former Lu Buwui is the current Zichu.

No one else is an exception.

I want to tell you to treasure yourself too and stop wasting your youth again.

Dream on.

My life has been turned into a mess by the three of you.

There's no returning back.

Do you think I will let the three of you live?

What are you trying to do?

I dare to bet that, when Zichu betrayed you,

you don't care about him anymore.

Your patience and living in seclusion is in order to be the Empress of Qin state

and also let your son be the Emperor of Qin.

Look, I know you better than those men.

It's just that between the both of us,

who can be the Empress of Great Qin?

Lu Buwei.

Lord Lu, what are you doing?

Don't call me this.

Don't forget your identity.

Don't forget where we are now too.

I don't want to listen to this kind of crap.

It can't be that you didn't know

how many years I have been waiting for you?

But you are in front of me now.

I must be indifferent and

be your old friend.

I heard about your coming marriage.

That Miss Bai can let go of her restrains and pride

to love you at all costs.

Lu Buwei. If you marry her, you will be happy.

Happy?

You distinctly know that I love you.

Many years have passed and I still love you.

During your moments of great pains,

my heart was like a knife and kept missing you.

As for him, he kept embracing and replacing beautiful women.

Has he ever thought of you?

You want to go back to him now. Is this fair to me?

What do you want me to do?

Set aside everything and leave with you?

Just because Zichu betrayed me?

Must I be like him? Is that so?

Lu Buwei, you are always like this.

You kept repeating what you want and what you would do.

In your heart,

power and status has always been your first priority.

You abandoned me time after time.

Just because I abandoned you once, your heart can't accept it.

You brooded for eight years.

The one you love, it's not me.

It's yourself.

You doubt me that much?

In your eyes, I did this for self respect.

That's why I waited so long, right?

Please remember.

I'm now the wife of the Crown Prince of Qin.

I'm Zheng'er's mother.

Between the both of us now,

the association has been lost a long time ago.

Wife of the Crown Prince of Qin, mother of Zheng'er?

But do you love Zichu?

Tell me, do you love him?

Release me.

Release me!

Tell me. Speak!

Are you sober now?

You...and I and Ying Zichu.

We didn't survive because of love.

He wants to be the Emperor of Qin, you want power over the six states.

As for me...

What do you want?

In the past, I wanted respect.

I wanted equality.

I wanted to seek justice for myself.

I did all these.

Fanya just asked me if I wanted to be the Empress of Qin.

I'm telling you now. Why not?

Haolan, you are wrong.

We didn't lose our association. We are a pair made in heaven.

No matter where or when, I will always be your ally.

Don't even think about freeing yourself from me in your lifetime.

Today, I will swear that,

sooner or later, you will return to my embrace.

Ya'er, don't leave.

Don't leave.

Don't leave, Ya'er.

What are you doing?

Who were you calling? Who did you dream of?

I didn't. It's just a dream.

I personally heard you calling a woman's name.

Who is she?

What woman's name? What has it to do with you?

You are too tyrannical. You even need to control what I dream.

I want to control it.

My father is now being detained.

You have another woman in your heart. I won't let you talk this way.

Zixi, do you think that without Fanya, you can get rid of me?

Let me tell you. Dream on.

Fang family clan holds many of your secrets.

Pulls the bridge after crossing the river. Aren't you worry you might have wasted your efforts?

Royal father's natural disposition is kind.

If teacher initiate the resignation, then he can keep his life.

Resign first?

That's right.

Father plotted in Qin for many years,

at then end it's all wasted effort.

I don't understand, he is normally calm and level headed.

How can he have no ability to ward off the blows?

He was suspected by Wei King before. Suffered much and barely escaped alive.

It was not easy that he kept his life.

But unexpectedly similar matter repeat in his older years again.

To him, that is such a huge blow.

Completely makes one lose their state of mind. Totally discouraged.

With him in trouble, its like I lose an arm.

Truly killing without seeing blood.

is known as exposing and accusing that person of their thoughts and intentions.

Tell me, who came up with this idea?

Lu Buwei?

Don't rush. Wait...then wait more.

One day, I will tidy all of them up.

Father.

Jiao'er. Listen to me

Jiao'er, stop.

I haven't seen him for over half a year now. I really missed him.

Mother, why doesn't father come see me?

Jiao'er, be good, father is busy with official affairs.

Try to behave well and don't bother him. Okay?

Jiao'er, as long as you keep up your studies and practice your sword.

Father will definitely come see you. All right?

- My shot went in. -Again.

That is father.

Jiao'er.

Keep your hand steady. Aim for it.

Good.

That's pretty good.

Come.

Jiao'er.

You lied to me. All of you lied to me.

Jiao'er.

Bailing'er, what are you doing?

You are back?

I am asking you. Exactly what are you doing?

I picked some orchids to make a fragrant pouch for you. Smell this.

Do you know how much effort it took me to grow these exotic species?

Now all destroyed by you.

I only picked a few blooms, how is it destroyed?

From now on, do not pick my orchids. Or else leave my Lu residence immediately.

Lu Buwei, can you not speak with reason?

Get out of Lu Residence ? I am already married to you.

I am the mistress of this place.

Where else can go to?

Master spend a lot of money to collect these from all over. This is not meant to be touched.

- What is wrong with your hand? - I cut it by accident.

You shouldn't pick these blooms in the future. All right?

Why is a man cultivating all these flowers for?

It's not for himself. These are for the palace.

To the palace?