Song of Phoenix (思美人)

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Song of Phoenix

Episode 51

With clouds as shirts and rainbows as robes, raise a long arrow and shoot the vicious Sirius. --- Nine Songs: Lord of the East

What are you doing?

Come. Take her down.

Let go of me. Let go of me.

Please hold your step, Your Highness. The order from above has you forbidden from leaving the palace.

What did you say? I'm a mighty royal ladyship.

I don't even have the authority to leave the palace?

Other royal ladyships can all leave the palace. It's only your highness.

Why is that?

It's an order from her highness the Queen Dowager.

It's a sensitive battle time between Chu and Qin.

Your highness best remain in the palace to avoid any shackles of words.

You mean, I am colluding with the enemy?

I don't dare. I am only carrying out as I am ordered.

May your highness cooperate.

Princess, this wall is too high. We surely won't be able to climb.

But we still need to try. - But it's . . .

There's no time. Hurry and think of something.

Princess, step on me and hurry and go. Maybe there's hope.

Capture the assassin. Hurry.

Princess, are you alright?

I'm fine.

Capture the assassin.

Who are you?

Capture what assassin?

Look clearly who this is.

She's Lady Ying of the palace.

Lady Ying?

Hurry and escort Lady Ying to her palace.

Princess.

Princess, it's all my fault.

To lead you to be injured like this.

I can't fault you for it.

I'm worried about Mo Chou right now.

It's been two days already.

More time dragged and it'll be too late.

I don't disagree.

I must think of a way to rescue her.

An assassin?

Queen Dowager, please don't be anxious.

The palace guards investigated and the so-called assassin wasn't an assassin.

It was actually someone from the palace.

From the palace? - Yes.

Who would that be?

It's Lady Ying. She seemed to have been taking a stroll.

She fell accidentally and caused a commotion and that's what led to the palace guards to misunderstand.

That Consort Ying is usually too lazy to step outside her own chamber even.

Why would she be strolling out at night?

I'm unsure of it either.

This isn't right.

Princess, let me say this.

For Lady Mo Chou,

you've really done more than enough.

As they say everyone has their own fate.

The rest is all up to her fate now.

But Mo Chou is my only

sincerely friend in this palace.

I know Lady Mo Chou treats you well.

But we can barely spare ourselves as is.

Your motion tonight, I'm not sure how the palace will view it.

Let them think to their content.

All these years, have they been short on mistreating me?

Queen Dowager is here.

Come, come.

Greetings to Queen Dowager. - Greetings to Royal Mother.

What's wrong? You cried?

I don't blame you.

In this palace, you and Lady Mo Chou are best confidants.

Now that she's suffered this plight,

it's only natural that you are upset.

Royal Mother.

I am always alone in the palace.

I don't really have any friends.

Before, I had Lady Mo Chou as someone I can chat with.

But now, I can only stay in the palace.

Pass the days quietly.

Is that right?

Then why didn't you remain the palace tonight,

and you were outside the palace wall? What did you do?

What? You are speechless now?

Queen Dowager, it was an accident today.

The princess lost her rabbit and her old disease was acting up.

So she couldn't help it but keep searching for her everywhere.

But she kept going too far and ended up somewhere she shouldn't have gone.

I see.

Did you find it?

We found it.

We found it.

She's here. She was craving for more fun in the palace.

Princess, look.

Yes. We found you finally after a whole day of searching.

Come. Let me see it.

All beasts are naughty.

This all depends on the owner.

The owner ought to watch it carefully.

To stay in palace nicely instead of going east and west.

To court trouble.

I take in your teaching to heart.

Lan Xin. Let's go.

Yes, ma'am.

Princess, don't think too much. Hurry and rest up.

This battle was brilliantly fought!

My troops annihilated the Alliance troops!

I ask the world,

who can compared to Qin? Who can contend against Qin!

Unfortunately Xiong Huai got away this time.

So what if he got away.

Sooner or later that Xiong Huai will land in my hands.

Now I'll let him have a taste of humiliation!

This is even worse than just killing him with one strike!

Oh that's right, Beloved Consort, Zhang Yi rendered meritorious service,

what do you think I should reward him with?

There is no one above him but the King.

I'm afraid, even mountains of gold and silver

will not satisfy his appetite.

How do you mean?

This Zhang Yi keeps achieving much merit. His influence in the court,

is not what it was before.

Your Majesty, you must be careful, don't nurture a tiger for it be become a calamity.

Beloved Consort, you never seemed to have liked Zhang Yi.

I am just worried about and thinking of you your Majesty.

What you have said does have reason,

but I wish to have the world.

I cannot touch him now. No one else can think about it either.

Beloved Consort,

you words make sense, I will remember it.

Sir, are you still worried about Wu Xin rebellion?

We've been here for some time now.

If you count it, it's more than a dozen of big and small battles.

But we failed to seize even one fortress.

I really underestimated Wu Qiang's sister.

Sir, I received an intelligence yesterday.

Speak.

Do you still remember Wu Ming?

Wu Ming? You mean that assassin who tried to kill His Majesty that year?

Precisely. - Of course I remember him.

If it weren't for Qu Yuan's persuasion, His Majesty wouldn't have set him free.

But that person is among Wei Nation's

prestigious position.

Is this true?

Not a speck of falsehood.

If I remember it correctly,

that year Qu Yuan's condition in persuasion

was that Wu Ming would never go against our nation as enemies.

So our failure now is all due to the troubles from Qu Yuan's persuasion

of His Majesty to release Wu Ming.

Report. His Majesty failed to prevail in Hangu Pass. Chu soldiers have suffered tragic deaths.

What?

Go now.

Sir, as I see it, since even His Majesty lost,

we best return first.

Yue is rebelling hence we are stationed here.

The six nation alliance only prevails in name while failed in truth.

This defeat is all due to troubles arising from Qu Yuan telling His Majesty back then

to release Wu Ming.

Since that's the case, why should we bother enduring battles?

Spread my order. We withdraw our troops today.

Capital Ying

Your Majesty, we have arrived home.

What pride do I have left for me to come back?

I would rather that I had died in the battlefields.

Mother!

Zi Heng? -My Lady, it is Prince Zi Heng!

Heng'Er! Heng'Er! -Royal Mother, I am back!

Is it really you?

Royal Mother! -It is you!

Heng'Er, Heng'Er!

Royal Mother!

During the days you were away,

I have been continuously praying to the Gods

asking for your safe return.

Heng'Er. -Royal Mother.

It is my fault for causing Royal Mother to be so worried.

It is not Heng'Er's fault.

As long as you are back now,

Everything is fine.

Your Highness, it is chilly outside,

let Prince Zi Heng enter the palace first.

Heng'Er, I need to go see your Father.

You should return to the palace and rest. Once I have met with your Father,

both of us must catch up on the days we have missed.

Royal Mother!

How is His Majesty doing?

His Majesty ordered that he will not see anybody today.

My Highnesses, perhaps you should leave.

Alright then do me a favor and tell His Majesty

we will be going back.

We also ask that His Majesty would take extra care of his health.

I understand.

Your Majesty.

Have they all left yet?

Yes, they have left.

Her Highness The Queen also asked to take care of your health.

Did Mo Chou come?

Your Majesty! Where are you going?

Your Majesty! Wait for me!

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