Song of Phoenix (思美人)

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Song of Phoenix

Episode 76

I don’t care if I am destined to suffer, I will just go over this life that hasn’t ended yet. - Thinking of a Beauty from Nine Chapters

With my current plight,

how is it better than just dying?

It's way better to just die.

A king of a country actually asking to die at another country?

Is this the Chu integrity that you are talking about?

If I've known it would be like this, I shouldn't have worked with Qu Yuan to save you.

What did you say?

I already met with Qu Yuan. I came here today to get you out of here.

Qu Yuan is just outside waiting. And also that Mo Chou.

Qu Yuan and Mo Chou?

No. No. No way. It's too dangerous in here.

If the Qin army discovers them, one cannot imagine the consequences.

Go tell them to leave this place.

Don't mind me! Tell them to go! Go!

They risked their lives to come here to save you

yet you are being this coward and weak. Aren't you disappointing them?

I just don't want something bad to happen to them because of me!

If you are really thinking for their sake,

you then must listen to all my arrangements.

This matter is already decided as such.

Watch over the king of Chu well. If anything happens,

be careful of your heads.

Yes.

Inn

Princess.

How was it?

Is he still well?

He is full of injuries, very frail looking.

His Majesty...

Is he being maltreated by the Qin army?

It's not the time to talk about those now. What we should do is immediately think of way to rescue him.

I already thought about that. We will do it tonight.

Right now, you two should go and wait at the Qin-Chu border.

I'll take care of the rest.

Princess, are you planning to rescue His Majesty by your own?

At this point, there isn't any other way.

If you two go in, it will foil the plan more.

That's too dangerous.

Don't worry. No matter what, I am Qin's Queen Dowager.

Even if anything happens, no one can dare do anything to me.

If after 24 hours, we still were not able to arrive at the border,

you two must immediately leave Qin.

Princes, this...

Don't hesitate anymore. Success or failure all depends on this.

Let's just listen to Princess.

Princess have given much thought on this. Let's just do our best to cooperate.

Get in the carriage.

Hurry and get in.

Stop!

Queen Dowager, you are...

His Majesty has an order.

Detaining the king of Chu Xiong Huai was done so hastily.

He is to be freed immediately and taken to the Qin Palace by tonight.

His Majesty spent so much effort to catch him.

And now, he is being released?! Why so?

His Majesty has his own plans. General need not worry about it.

Plans?

Since General wants to ask, I won't mind telling you then.

His Majesty is planning to play a larger game of Go.

Larger game of Go? How come I never heard of it?

Matters that His Majesty and I have discussed and decided,

should we still ask for your approval?

I dare not.

Go.

Don't know if Princess was able to get His Majesty out.

Don't worry. She is currently the Queen Dowager of Qin.

If she wants to free His Majesty, no one will dare to block her.

This time, it's all thanks to Princess. Or else,

we also would also be at a loss on what to do.

That's right.

Oh, right, once we've rescued His Majesty, where do you plan to go?

Follow you. Whatever you want to do,

I will accompany you.

We've known each other for so long.

But it's the first time that we've sat together and looked at the stars.

Really? So I am really not that romantic before.

You just know now?

Greetings, Your Majesty.

- Rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.

How is Xiong Huai?

Xiong Huai, he...

What's wrong with him?

He was taken by Queen Dowager.

What? Queen Dowager?

Didn't I made an order that no one is allowed to come near Xiong Huai?

But...Queen Dowager said earlier that Your Majesty is planning to play a larger game of Go.

That's why, you ordered that the king of Chu be immediately escorted to the Qin Palace.

Queen Dowager...

Aren't you still going to hurry and chase after them?!

Little sister, just come back to Chu with me.

That's impossible already.

Since that time that you had me leave Chu,

I already can never return.

You are still angry at me?

Right now, I am already Qin's Queen Dowager Xuan.

I am already not Chu's Princess.

There are a lot of things that have already changed.

Royal Mother really misses you.

Is she doing well?

Not well. She has been ill for consecutive years. I fear that she might not be able to made it through this year.

Let's go back together and serve her, okay?

As long as we go back, nothing will change.

Actually I've already thought about.

After His Majesty became held captive, the royal court has been thrown into a chaos.

And the people of Chu have been suffering in pain.

Once His Majesty returns out of captivity,

that will be the great time to restore the world of Chu.

You wish to return to the royal court,

and assist His Majesty?

Yes. I plan to push again for the political return alongside His Majesty.

Revive the nation of Chu.

Alright. Then I will accompany you.

What time is it? Why isn't His Majesty here yet?

Don't worry. It's still early.

His Majesty and the princess will return for sure.

This stone, I know you've never forgotten it.

Royal Brother.

This 'royal brother' is one I've waited for so long.

Royal Brother.

Do you still remember?

When we were little, when you were wronged,

you'd always lean on my leg.

It'd always take me a long time to console you.

Royal Brother. I owe you.

There's no owing.

They've caught up to us.

Hurry. Faster.

There's no other way. You need to jump out. - Jump out?

Yes. I'll lure them away.

Go to Qin and Chu border and reunite with Qu Yuan and them.

I can't abandon you.

I'm a Qin empress. The king is my son. They wouldn't do anything to me.

Sister.

Hurry and go.

Never mind. Even if I jump out of the carriage,

how far could I escape to?

I'm already a king in captivity. I don't want to be known

as the king who fled, on top of it.

Stop the carriage.

Halt.

Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan, wake up. It's already daylight.

It's been over 12 hours for quite some time and His Majesty still hasn't come.

There must be a change to the circumstance.

No. We must leave immediately. Let's go.

No. I won't go. Maybe something happened to delay them. They might be here soon.

What if it's the Qin soldiers that come? Then none of us will be able to leave.

But what if His Majesty comes and we are not here?

You are waiting for death right now.

I must wait. Even if what I await for doesn't turn out to be His Majesty.

You go first.

What are you talking about? How could I abandon you and leave by myself?

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For you to leave without a goodbye seems rather lacking in proper etiquette from a guest, Uncle.

Etiquette?

You schemed to lure me to to you and entrapped me in Wu Pass.

That's your etiquette of treating your guests?

As long as I get what I want,

what you think or what the world thinks . . .

I really don't care at all.

Shameless.

Shameless? Back then, you and King Wei

tricked my mother to come to Qin.

And you used a weak woman to exchange Qin and Chu harmony.

That's shameless, isn't it?

Royal Son, that's in the past.

In addition, what happened back then, we can't blame your uncle.

Now you want to rescue him?

Did you forget what you did back then?

If it hadn't been you and father's approval back then,

how would Zhang Yi have ended up planting a spy in Chu?

And how would he have ruined the six nation alliance?

Back then you had me go on the battle field for the first time and you had me kill all the Chu people.

Did you forget all this?

What he's saying is all true?

Fate . . . all due to fate.

Never mind. Even if it hadn't been you,

Qin's cavalry would still have attacked my Chu.

It's my incompetence to govern that's to blame.

I don't blame you.

Bazi is ashamed before Royal Brother.

I am ashamed before Chu's ancestors.

Bazi isn't worthy to be a Chu person.

As long as you have the soul of Chu in your heart,

no matter where you are, you are always a Chu.

Get on up.

Royal Son, please listen to me and release your uncle.

Royal Mother, what are you talking about?

I didn't hear you clearly.

I said, release your uncle. From now on Qin and Chu are in harmony, never to attack again.

Let him go back to his country and harmony for Qin and Chu on top of that?

Royal Mother. Do you even know what you're saying?

Even if I let him go today,

will he let me go in the future?

You are sibling that fight a lot.

On what account should I trust him?

Royal Son, you have Chu blood flowing in you.