The Legend of Hao Lan (Mou Qin / 皓镧传)

I know the best about my health.

There's no other choice

but to let Chengjiao succeed me.

Your Majesty.

Siluo,

why are you here?

I wanted to ask you

if you wanted to try more fresh meat.

I've ordered servants to change it.

It's not necessary.

Your Majesty,

I just heard you say

you want to let Chengjiao succeed you.

How will that work? Chengjiao is still young,

how can he shoulder the responsibility?

There will be help of course.

Do you mean Prime Minister Lyu?

Lyu Buwei...

I meant General Meng Ao.

Too bad he is far away in Wei State.

He won't be able to come to Xianyang.

I'll let Bai Zhong pick up the responsibility to counsel the new emperor.

He is the son of Lord Wu’an

and has accomplished victories.

He can suppress Lyu Buwei's strength.

When Meng Ao returns,

appoint him as the Minister of State Affairs

and confer the title of general to both Wang He and Biao Gong, respectively.

Then Chengjiao

will be secured without worries.

That's enough.

Now order Bai Zhong into the palace.

I'm tired.

You can all leave.

Yes.

Zichu.

I have a question to ask you.

In the past,

I did deliberately try to get close to you,

including those chance encounters

which you thought were predestined.

To the hostage prince of Qin

who didn't know if he could live another day,

to entangle with the beautiful princess of Zhao

was a way to survive.

I'm sorry, Princess.

Even so,

I can't turn back.

Stop!

Do you think

I'll allow you to keep humiliating me?

Let me tell you,

my son will become the Crown Prince.

He will then become the King of Qin.

And I? The Queen Dowager of Qin.

As for you,

quit acting like

you are on a pedestal.

I don’t like it.

I've warned you not to hurt him.

That was a non-poisonous snake.

I just wanted to try a test.

Before the crisis hits,

who is willing to wait to die?

Are you resting easy now?

The Qin King who once was so smart

is now a blind man.

He cannot notice details anymore.

Of course I can rest easy.

But he is your husband.

Husband?

In his eyes,

probably only the elegant Queen

can match him.

He doesn't care a bit about

a lowly person like me.

Princess Consort, I advise you to be happier.

Once my Chengjiao becomes the King,

I will give you Zichu.

We each get what we want.

Isn't that great?

Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

Don't forget

there is still Lyu Buwei.

Then we'll let him never get back to Xianyang.

Master,

you've just recovered from a major illness. Why are you rushing to travel?

The plague in Southern Provinces rose suddenly.

Bai Zhong didn't wait to see me die from the epidemic

and hurriedly withdrew his troops.

Unless,

he had an objective that was even more important than killing me.

Or it means he has already set up

a trap

waiting for me to enter.

Kneel.

Master, I apologize for coming late.

You are just on time.

Ask him clearly for his background.

Speak, who ordered you to assassinate?

As it turns out, Prime Minister Lyu is well-prepared!

It's a pity that

even if you were to reach Xianyang today,

everything's already too late!

Let's hurry back to Xianyang right away.

Yes.

Your Highness, it's late.

You should go to bed.

I know.

You can leave.

Your Highness, are you worried about the Crown Prince?

Zheng'er is still young,

but he has a good head with ideas.

I'm not worried about him.

Then,

you must be worried about the King.

Everything started

when he started to believe in rumors.

He would rather believe Siluo

than me.

Then let him suffer the consequence.

I'm not going to worry.

Who sent the flowers?

I picked them out of a whim.

A prince of Qin can be so carefree?

Who says I only know about martial arts

and politics?

Don't tease me.

Are you blaming me?

That's why you haven't visited me for a while.

You are upset with me.

Right?

Princess Consort, the Queen Dowager Huayang is here.

Let her in.

Yes.

No wonder Lyu Buwei collected followers and found fighters.

He has been prepared for this day.

We failed?

We should

just strike first.

Issue an edict from the Emperor to execute Lyu Buwei.

Executing the Prime Minister requires a justification.

Doesn't the Emperor want to proclaim Chengjiao as Crown Prince?

We can announce Lyu Buwei's crimes

at the court.

Lyu Buwei is very cautious.

What crimes are there?

Forming private allies for his own motive, controlling power to dominate court affairs,

these are his crimes.

What's the matter with you?

Lady Mi has mentioned that you

frequently get nightmares.

I think Princess Consort must want a new companion.

Do you think everyone is like you?

Women have been known to fall deeply in love since the beginning of time.

Even though their husbands died, the wives refused to remarry.

But have you thought of this,

is there any man

who is devoted only to one woman?

Even though the late King loved me and pampered me,

he could not be devoted only to me.

So,

why should I

stay chaste for him?

You are obsessed.

Where is Haolan?

I want to see that all is well with her.

Will let you see her

after Your Majesty’s eyes are treated.

You really will keep your words?

That will depend on your ability.

What was the symptoms you said before?

Blurry vision.

Your majesty,

how long have you had this condition?

Long time.

For a while,

my vision had gradually gotten worse.

Even when you stand in front of me.

I can only identify you through your voice.

How to treat this problem?

According to the medical books left by my father.

Use the Aster flower to make a hot press for the eyes.

But

white aster cleanses the kidney and eyes.

Yellow aster disperses the heat.

Wild aster relieve internal heat and detoxifies.

I need to think more about

which one to use.

How about this?

I will go back to Bai Manor first.

Once I am prepared I will return to the palace.

Men,

take doctor Yin back home. Take good care of her.

Yes.

Your majesty,

please take good care of yourself.

All right.

Zichu, at tomorrow's court session,

after you appoint Chengjiao as the Crown Prince,