Song of Phoenix (思美人)

Song of Phoenix

Episode 48

Went up Mount Hunlun, the riversource, and looked around, my mood rose with the vast Yellow River. - The River Earl from Nine Songs

Young Master Wu Ming is correct. Qin people are like wolves.

The seniors are worried that they are using us,

eventually bringing misfortune to the people of Yue and their safety.

What the only remaining members of our tribe is wiped out by the Chu as well?

If we cannot avenge our humiliation what worth is there in dragging out an ignoble existence.

You are just a selfish brat that is afraid of death! You are unworthy as a Yue citizen.

Royal Aunt!

Anyone else that opposed the war will have the same outcome!

Royal Aunt, I can't believe you would kill your own people.

Come!

Royal Aunt, excuse me!

I already knew you didn't want to fight against Chu.

I didn't think you would be so willing to be a dog of the Chu!

What qualification do you have to govern Yue?

Imprison Wu Ming! Without my orders, he is not allowed to be let out!

Royal Aunt, did you wanted me to die so badly? Did you want the throne that much?

This is all because you forced me to! Take him away now!

General Wu, -Princess.

You will handle attacking Chu. Military deployments should be prepared quickly and accurately.

Yes, Princess.

No, no!

Mo Chou, did you have a nightmare again?

Qing’Er, I have a really bad feeling. This Qin battle,

no... I need to see Your Majesty!

Open the door! I need to see Your Majesty! Open the Door!

Open the door! I need to see Your Majesty!

Your Majesty is currently busy making preparations to set off. When will he have the leisure to see you?

Not to mention, have you thought of your status?

Lady Mo Chou is a descendant of the Grand Shaman.

If anything does happen to Your Majesty, will you be able to take on that responsibility?

Fine. I will help you send the message, but whether or not it will be sent all the way,

or if anyone will hear your message, I cannot say.

Go quickly! Go!

Lan Tai Cong

This time Your Majesty is personally setting off, I will pray for Your Majesty's safety and victorious return.

This time in campaigning against Qin, I have Vice Chancellor Qu by my side,

flattening Xian Yang* is only a matter of time. T/N: Xian Yang - Capital of Qin

Come, cheers.

What do you want?

Your Majesty is in a banquet. You can't go in whenever you want.

I have an important matter to report to Your Majesty.

Hurry up and leave. Do not ruin Your Majesty's mood.

What is the problem?

He's saying that he needs to see Your Majesty. -It is Lady Mo Chou that requested to see Your Majesty. She sent me to notify of the request.

Lady Mo Chou?

She is nothing but a prisoner,

despite that, Your Majesty is the Great King, not someone she can see just because she wants to.

You don't know your place?

It was my mistake, Queen, please calm down.

How come there is still no news?

How did it go? Did you send the message?

Send the message? I wasn't even able to see Your Majesty.

Just give up. Moreover,

you've already been sent to the Cold Palace, why do you care so much?

Please help me go one more time. If you can't tell Your Majesty

tell Qu would be good too.

Why are you still not giving up?

You've already hit a nail last time, and you still don't get it?

But... -Hitting a nail was last time,

that doesn't mean it won't succeed this time!

You still think of yourself as one of the palace's Ladies?

Ordering me around like you're ordering your child.

Stop being so snobbish.

When the ban on this palace is lifted one day,

Sister Mo Chou shall still be the mistress of this palace.

Come on, help us now. You'll surely see a reward for it later on.

Alright, but I hope one day you get out,

and you can go and tell His Majesty yourself.

Are you going to help us or not? If you don't help us,

I'll scream and say you're acting lewd towards us.

I'll see how many heads you'll have then!

Alright, I'll help you out this once.

But I never said I would succeed.

The State of Qin is a tyrannical reign.

The tyrannical Qin the common enemy of the world.

Raising an army to campaign against Qin is following the Heavenly order.

Everyone here are heroes.

To stop our States from being invaded,

to allow our people to live in peace and prosperity,

warriors of the States! To war!

Respectfully we farewell your Majesty on this campaign. Victory to our Alliance!

Qiu Lu, is that the sound of war trumpets?

Perhaps it is.

Heng'er, you must come back safely.

You must! You must!

How was it!? - Don't say I didn't try to help you.

I've ran around until my lets were thick, but his Majesty has already left.

Then what are you doing here! Go chase him down!

Otherwise it'd be too late!

Lady Mo Chou, do you think you're a consort now?

It's only us who's giving you some face by calling you "Lady".

In this cold Palace, if there's no order from the top, who would dare let you out?

Sister, why don't we let it go. It's just a dream, perhaps it didn't mean anything.

No, Qing'er, my premonitions have become even more accurate lately.

Please, you must help me. I need to see the Queen Dowager.

You still dare to mention the Queen Dowager? You're dreaming!

I won't eat until you let me see the Queen Dowager.

Even if you die of hunger, the Queen Dowager won't see you!

Open the door! Open the door!

We've worked hard today, and can finally rest!

This whole day on patrol pretty much broke my legs. - Yea.

I say that it's most unfair on you Qi folks. In terms of efforts in alliance,

Qi is no less than Chu one bit.

But the King of Qi didn't even get to head the alliance.

You're right. It's that sly King of Chu that swindled the alliance chief position.

I say, he doesn't have the skills to command us six armies.

I agree. Let me tell you this.

Last time in that battle against Qin, even the Grand Marshall of Chu was killed.

I heard the Wei army fled.

Let me ask you. How do you fight that war then? With who?

It's true. How are you supposed to fight it?

What the heck are you guys saying?

What are you going to do? - Full of jibberish! Are you not afraid of the army law?

Where did this kid with milk smell come from? You got all your hair?

Your pants wet? You need your mom to dry your pants?

Look at him!

Ha.

The heck you're doing? - Another boy with rotten milk smell?

Is your Chu nation out of people?

You dare to mock the Chu. You're not afraid the Alliance Commander will ask for your heads?

He's a Chu army. We can't afford to mess with him.

We don't dare.

Let me show you what a real man is.

Stop!

And a big one is here.

Sir, you're here at the right time. These people were insulting Chu Country.

What did we say?

Right? Unless just because the King of Chu is now the Alliance Commander

that their army is a level atop of us?

If you don't have the goods, don't pretend to be the big shot.

Stop fighting. Halt.

Lu Yi, do you even care about military discipline?

Zhuang Qiao, drag Lu Yi out and give him 20 heavy flogging.

For what?

Sir! - At once!

How about it?

Start.

Sir, please stop. We know our wrong now.

Qu Yuan, flog me to death if you dare!

Sir, release this youth.

Keep going. Don't miss even one.

From now on, if anyone dares to mess with military discipline.

and shake the army morale, you will not be spared.

Thanks for your help earlier.

What's to thank? We are supposed to crusade against Qin together.

But those Qi soldiers were laughing at us Chu.

If Qin army found out, they'd be laughing their teeth out.

Exactly!

By the way, what is your name, buddy?

My name is Lu Yi. And you?

You can call me Zi Heng. You look so young to be a soldier.

I want to contribute by killing the enemy and defeating the Qin.

To avenge for the villagers that died.

And I want to rescue my older sister.

Your sister?

My sister entered the palace a few years ago as a musician.

But she was framed with charge of poisoning the Majesty.

But I know my sister would have do such a thing.

So I want to build a merit by killing the enemy.

And beg the Majesty to release my sister.

Is your sister's name, Mo Chou?

How do you know?

That's something that's been spread wide across Chu. I heard about it too.

After we come back from our victory, I'll accompany you to meet the Majesty.

Zi Heng, you don't know it. Those royals and nobles are all bad.

They don't even investigate before they just capture a person.

Even if there's evidence to prove my sister's innocence, they'd still capture her just the same.

You shouldn't speak like that. The palace has its difficult stance too.

Even the Majesty can't be doing what he wants all the time.

How do you know?

At any rate, what I promised you, I will get it done.

Zi Heng, we are good buddies.

Let's go fight together and build our merits together.

Are you alright?

I'm fine. If I can't withstand this little injury,

how will I become a great general in the future?

That makes sense.

Sister, you should try eating a little first.

No one's watching right now anyway.

I said, I won't eat until I see the Queen Dowager.

Qin'er, you're hungry. You eat.

I can't do that. If you won't eat, I won't eat either.

Huh. So determined not to eat for real?

Fine. I'll see how long you guys can last.

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What are you doing?

Lady Ying told me to bring some food for Miss Mo Chou to eat.

Please take care.

Bring stuff again? Why bother?

The one inside has stopped eating for many days.

Stopped eating?

Yea, and she's whining all day about wanting to meet the Queen Dowager.

Like she's someone important.

She won't eat? Is she ill?

According to the Palace Guards, Miss Mo Chou insists on seeing the Queen Dowager or else she won't eat.

She can't abuse herself like that no matter what.

Mother Yu, let's go. Come with me to go see Mo Chou.