Song of Phoenix (思美人)

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Song of Phoenix

Episode 60 -

And melilotus leaves I took to stem, the tears that streamed down to my garment's hem. - Li Sao (Grievances)

Princess!

Princess, actually I,

treated you as my own child long ago.

What mother would watch their child die first?

This wine...

Yun Niang!

Let me drink it first!

Yun Niang!

Princess.

We can...go home...

Yun Niang! Yun Niang, wake up!

Yun Niang!

Chu Palace

Beloved Subject Qu, what are you holding that for?

That day, when you gave me the He Shi Bi, you once promised me

that I can use it for three requests.

I treasure and carefully takes care of it.

Now, I brought the He Shi Bi here

only hoping that Your Majesty can keep your word.

Please spare the Great Shaman of Chu!

Spare the Great Shaman of Chu?

How ridiculous!

Qu Yuan, have you gone crazy?

I dare to say that the changes in the State of Chu have come so far,

largely because of the Great Shaman of Chu's work!

Your Majesty, if the State of Chu wants to increase its power,

it must have the Great Shaman of Chu's help!

The Great Shaman of Chu is no ordinary girl. She is an official of our country!

Your Majesty cannot kill her!

What nonsense!

Don't think that because His Majesty gave you the He family jade, you can already say anything you want,

confuse right and wrong.

Vice Chancellor Qu, don't forget who was it that said

the one of the essence of the reforms is that punishment must be above anyone.

We as government ministers must be tried for crimes like the citizens.

What? Can she, being the Great Shaman of Chu, be excused from it?

Your Majesty, when I came here,

I knew there'd be a storm of blood and wind.

I have no other requests. I only wish that Your Majesty can spare her life!

Vice Chancellor Qu, you really are opening our eyes!

I'm afraid that Lord Qu

also can't help your feelings towards her.

Summon the Great Shaman of Chu.

Enter, the Great Shaman of Chu!

Beloved Subject Qu, put the He Shi Bi away. You can go.

Your Majesty, this Great Shaman of Chu let Consort Ying go.

This is a serious crime! This is...?

Do you have objections to my decision?

Chancellor Zhao, what do you think?

It is indeed true that Great Shaman of Chu committed a crime.

If Your Majesty spare her,

I don't understand the reason for it.

May Your Majesty handle this case justly.

Is that so? You think that I am

a king who lets criminals go for personal emotions?

I do not dare.

I have already investigated it. That day, the Great Shaman and Consort Ying

indeed were going to the ceremonial offering but got lost.

T-they took the wrong path? How could that be?

They took the wrong path?

What? You feel like I got it wrong?

Alright! There will be no further discussion of this! Court is dismissed!

Orchid Dais Palace

Greetings, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, in court, I

was too rash and stubborn. Please punish me.

Ling Jun, do you still remember why I gave you the He Shi Bi?

Your Majesty gave me the He family jade previously so that I can have full authority in doing the reforms.

Then did I give you the He Shi Bi to publicly shame me?

Your Majesty!

Qu Yuan, oh Qu Yuan, I never imagined it.

For the Great Shaman of Chu, you'd be willing to take out the He Shi Bi.

I underestimated you and your affection with the Great Shaman of Chu.

I originally thought that if I treated Mo Chou well enough,

one day, she'd be touched.

But only now do I understand.

It's not that I haven't done enough or performed too poorly.

It's that her heart has long had someone else in it.

I-

Leave, I want to be alone for a while.

I take my leave.

Husband, how did it go? Did the king agree?

This is wonderful. It looks like the king really did keep his word.

I underestimated the king's affection for Mo Chou.

What do you mean?

The king had decided long ago to save Mo Chou.

Yet I still took out the He family jade in such a grand way.

I instead made a fool of him by trying to be smart, placing in such an awkward situation.

Husband, do not worry. You and Little Sister Mo Chou are clean.

Why care about what others say?

When I saw His Majesty today, I can already sense his doubts on me both directly and indirectly from his words.

I fear that this misunderstanding between us will be hard to resolve anymore.

Does this make any sense?

The king protects that Mo Chou so much.

And that Consort Ying! She ran outside the palace without permission, but she escaped unscathed!

Queen Dowager, let me say a few words.

In this world, how does this make sense?

I'm not sure about this either.

It's just, the king already took full responsibility.

Looks like, this matter will just get resolved like that.

Of course.

After all, the king still can't forget about her.

How protective. In the future in the palace,

how are rules to be set? A Great Shaman of Chu

acts like this because the king favors her so much.

She doesn't respect the Queen Dowager at all!

Have you said enough yet?

The king didn't deal with this properly.

But he has his reasoning.

None of you can talk about court matters!

If any of you wag your tongue in front of me,

watch your mouths!

Yes.

-Yes. -Yes.

Alright. You can all leave.

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Greetings, Queen Mother.

You still have the face to come here? For a woman, you

can even disregard the might of a king and country ethics.

You could even ignore my words!

Queen Mother! Let me explain!

I don't want to hear it.

Do you think I believe your made up story?

Would others believe it?

Queen Mother, you don't want to hear the truth?

The truth is, I like Mo Chou.

In all these years, she is the only one I always think about.

But she's not your concubine anymore.

She's the Great Shaman of Chu!

I know. But once I think about the fact

that she has to leave here, my heart aches!

For a woman,

you argue with me like this?

Please forgive my rebelliousness, Queen Mother.

I promise, this will be the only time.

Look, that girl gets more wild than her little brother.

It's good for them to get wild. Once they grow up, they'll have to leave us.

A daughter will eventually have to marry.

We can't worry for life.

It's just Shu'er, once he grows up,

will he blame us?

If he wants to blame, he will only blame me, his father.

Won't he be able to succeed without a title or salary?

Has anything happened in court recently?

His Majesty still hasn't done anything but it will happen soon.

Husband, are you really determined to eliminate the well-field system?

Of course.

But lands are the life source of the nobility. How could it be easy to ask them to divide them?

Moreover, for these past years, you have already offended a lot of people because of the reforms.

Even Father gets angry when he mentions you.

It's alright. As long as you're not mad at me, it's okay.

What a silver tongue you have.

My beloved subjects, is there anything to report?

Your Majesty, I asked you a few days ago about removing the well-field system and opening up roads in between fields.

Your Majesty still hasn't given me an answer.

-Your Majesty- -Vice Chancellor Qu.

I never heard you mention this in court before.

Yes, this was discussed privately with the king.

Since King Xuan of Lu, the well-field system has already been in place for 300 years.

How can you just remove it like that?

Your Majesty promised me before that as long as they are matters that will benefit the country and its citizens,

Your Majesty will have it implemented with all your might.

I did say that, but this is no small matter.

Your Majesty, eliminating the well-field system has long been done in the country of Qin.

Currently, the Qin has become a rich and strong country. Removing the well-field system and opening paths between fields

are not only what the circumstances call for but they are also what the Heaven dictates.

Great Shaman of Chu, stop talking about the heaven's will.

Last time you used the heaven's will to trick the king and the Queen Dowager.

Are you going to do it again this time?

This is a big matter, we will not decide it today.

Let me go back and think it over. Court is dismissed!

Your Majesty, the investigation is finished.

The famous ballad that is spreading among the citizens of Yingdu right now is called 'Ode to Qu Ballad'.

Recite it.

Vice Chancellor Qu is like Bo Yi.

Has high and pure moral characters. Implementing reforms.

The citizens are at ease and happy. The country is peaceful.

The Chu will be prosperous. The world in peace.

In terms of merits to the world, he is number one.

Vice Chancellor is like Bo Yi.

Amazing. Amazing!

Husband, what's wrong?

It's nothing. I just had a dream.

What kind of dream?

I saw the king.

No matter how I ran, I couldn't get close to him.

What you think about during the day becomes your dreams. Sleep easy.

A few days ago, Subject Qu requested

that the well-field system be removed, inter-field roads be open, and that I give a decree to cultivate new lands.

This will increase the country's treasury and let the farmers have their own lands to farm.

Subject Qu really have given much thought and care about the well being of the citizens and the country.

But the removal of the well-field system is a huge matter

and has wide involvement. I cannot just casually decide on it.

As such, I want to hear,

Beloved subjects, what opinions do you have?

Your Majesty, I think that land concerns the national grain treasury.