Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 11]
Crown Prince, Imperial Astrologist is here.
Bring him in.
Greetings, Crown Prince.
Why are you in such a mess?
You may not have heard about this yet
but now every soldier out there are singing 'Prince of Lan Ling to the Rescue.'
Since I knew how bad you must be feeling
so I tried to tell them about your contribution for the battle.
But I got humiliated instead.
How dare they not respect you as the imperial astrologist?
Now everyone is saying that our state is just like Prince of Lan Ling's home
so he'll surely become the most powerful person.
If that's the case, then things will not look so good for you.
Since I'm your loyal server
it won't take long for me to lose my status as well.
Actually what Divine Sorceress said today did make some sense.
You're still trying to stir things up between us!
No... no, I do not dare!
What a pity!
Gao Chang Gong's got a divine sorceress by his side
whereas I only have a troublemaker.
I do not dare.
All I want is the best for you, Crown Prince.
Think about it.
If His Majesty finds out that the victory on Mount Mang was all to Fourth Prince's credit
then what would His Majesty think of you?
Seeing how popular Fourth Prince is among the people right now
if His Majesty hears about this
then I'd be very worried about you.
Crown Prince.
If Fourth Prince can say that state affairs are like his family affairs
he might even take your father to become his father in future...
How dare you!
But I still have an idea.
The way I see it
is ever since Gao Chang Gong met this so-called Divine Sorceress
he's become exceptionally arrogant.
Since Yang Xue Wu came from Beggars Village
she was already popular among those villagers.
If Gao Chang Gong uses that to try and win people's hearts...
Just get to the point and tell me what you want to do.
I know how I can have them separated.
[Feng Tian Palace, Northern Zhou State]
Let's begin our morning meeting!
Your Majesty.
But Prime Minister's not here yet.
Please wait a moment.
When Prime Minister arrives then we will start reporting.
We will start reporting then.
Prime Minister has arrived!
Welcome, Prime Minister!
Your Majesty, sorry I'm late.
That's okay, Prime Minister.
Please rise.
I do not dare
for I'm guilty.
I'm guilty for too many offenses.
When Your Majesty went to Turkestan and secretly borrowed their troops
I didn't find out in time so I wasn't able to stop you.
This had led to Your Majesty having done something as outrageous as leaving Zhou state.
Your Majesty.
A king should never leave his position.
Ever since our Yuwen family was appointed as the King of Zhou
it was the first time for something that ridiculous to happen!
It's certainly my deepest regret
to not have assisted Your Majesty properly.
After that, was the battle on Mount Mang.
You neglected to consider how serious it is to lead the entire troop
and how inexperienced you are on the battlefields
and just ran onto the battlefield without any strategies in place.
That has led to our state's loss in the battle and of our reputation.
Your Majesty.
Your fault is my fault.
So I'm also guilty.
As such an experienced official, but I still let you make such mistakes.
I've certainly let Zhou state down.
Your Majesty, I'd like to retire early and move back to my hometown.
Please give your approval, Your Majesty.
You can't do that, Prime Minister!
Your Majesty.
Prime Minister has been the mentor for three kings already.
What would we do without Prime Minister?
Also, our state had just experienced a great loss on Mount Mang
so we're still very unstable.
Please reconsider your decision, Prime Minister!
Prime Minister.
Please get up.
I know it was my fault.
Please stop blaming yourself, Prime Minster.
Whether it was borrowing army or leading our troops
I shouldn't have made such decisions on my own.
From now on I'll seek your advice before making any decisions.
Please continue to support our state
and don't mention retiring again.
Here, Prime Minister.
I'm glad you know you were wrong.
I'm very grateful that you're asking me to stay.
Of course I'd be willing to keep assisting Your Majesty.
Prime Minister, please.
- Please rise, everyone! - Thank you, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, why don't you take a seat as well?
How can a king talk to his officials while standing up?
Why would you say that, Prime Minister?
The two of us are not just the king and his official
but also family.
You've done a lot to help me over the past few years
to empower our state
and to ensure harmony among our officials.
I'd be forever grateful for your kindness.
So it's only right for me to stand while talking to you.
Good, I appreciate your gratitude.
Please take your seat, Your Majesty.
The morning meeting may now begin.
Prime Minister.
Actually, before I came back to Zhou state
I've already reflected upon my past mistakes.
So today
I've prepared a special gift for you.
During the time while I've been away
you must have worked very hard to take care of things for me.
Seeing how thoughtful Your Majesty is
but I actually thought about retiring.
I should be ashamed of myself.
- Bring in the gift! - Bring the gift!
Prime Minister, come.
Look.
All these gifts are for you.
Including all these girls.
Except this one.
I chose her for myself.
So I can't have her because you want her?
But what if I must have her?
If you like this girl so much...
then I'll let you have her.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
At the meeting just then
you were absolutely admirable, Prime Minister!
You were the star of the show!
Did you see the king just then?
- He was so weak and cowardly! - Exactly.
After he got scolded by Prime Minister at five years old and fell into the well.
All he could do was hold on to his lucky charm and cry.
Did you all see him just then?
He's still the same as before.
He couldn't even protect his own woman
and had to give her to Prime Minister.
What kind of a king is that?
Prime Minister.
To my opinion
if we have a king with such a weak character
then I'm afraid...
Prime Minister, you've certainly contributed a lot
to the well-being of Zhou state.
How about this?
Why don't we make Prime Minister our king?
Li An.
You're only a minor official.
How dare you say such a ridiculous thing!
If you think the king's a coward that's because you're all blind.
The reason he tried to win the battle this time
was because he wanted to prove himself.
Luckily I managed to stop his backup troop
and ruined his plan to form an ally.
That's how I stopped him in time.
Looks like he's getting too ambitious
and forgot it's not the first time for me to get rid of a king.
I could have just ignored him and spared his life.
But he's wanting more than he deserves.
Not only is he trying to get involved with important issues
but he's also been secretly training his army behind my back.
He'd cause huge trouble if I don't get rid of him soon.
- Li An. - Yes.
We must thoroughly interrogate that tribal girl tomorrow night.
Prime Minister, why is that?
Ever since he became the king, he's never given me any women.
Why would it be an exception this time?
I've been in the palace long enough to have seen all kinds of plots and strategies.
He's just trying to put a spy close to me.
Does he really think I'm as simple as a child?
You mean that tribal girl is the king's spy?
But... but why did you accept her, Prime Minister?
I'll play along with his plot.
If he wants to put a spy on me
then I'll just follow his plan
and use this woman to confuse him.
You're very unpredictable indeed, Prime Minister!
What a great idea!
It's just a piece of cake.
Let's go and check on the troops.
Yes.
Yuwen Hu had fallen for your trick and accepted Yu Tu.
What a smart plan, Your Majesty!
No.
He'd accepted her too easily.
What do you mean?
Yuwen Hu is a very doubtful and careful person.
Why would he accept a woman with an unknown background so easily?
Moreover, I was the one who gave her to him
so he must be doubting us already.
So what should we do now?
It's good that he's doubting us.
Go and tell Yu Tu
that after she arrives at Yuwen Hu's place
if Yuwen Hu shows any signs of doubt
then she must remember to pretend to tell him everything
and let him know our plot.
This way she'll definitely gain Yuwen Hu's trust.
Yes, I understand.
Yuwen Hu.
I must thank you.
Yuwen Hu's so disrespectful of you so what's there to thank him for?
Shen Ju.
You know why house dogs would die if you let them out to the wilderness?
Because they're used to growing up in a safe environment without any enemies
so they'd lose their ability to kill.
So I have to thank Yuwen Hu for bringing me up to become a wolf.
I understand what you mean, Your Majesty.
But I also remember someone referring you to a little pony.
Since I let her ride me like a horse
so of course she'd think I'm her pet horse.
Thanks for reminding me.
I shall go and see her now.
Good girl, Zhen Er, take your medicine.
This will help you get better.
His Majesty has arrived!
Pony!
Is my baby refusing to take medicine because of its bitter taste again?
- Pony! - Come here.
Pony, you haven't visited me for a long time already.
Bad Pony! I'm going to start calling you Piggy.
All right, you can start calling me Piggy.
Piggy says sorry to you.
Your Majesty, when I fed her the medicine just then
she could barely open her mouth.
But once you're here, she's suddenly gotten so much better.
Really?
- Thank you, my queen. - Not at all.
Here, give it to me.
Tell Imperial Doctor that Zhen Er doesn't like the bitterness.
Ask him to put in five grams of sweet almond.
That should also cure her cough.
- Yes. - It's okay, it's not that bitter.
That's too much trouble.
There's nothing troublesome about adding one more ingredient.
No trouble at all.
I'll go and have that organized. Be good.
- Come with me. - Yes.
- Shen Ju. - Yes.
Here.
Pony, I've been taking medicine everyday since I was young.
When can I stop taking it?
Poor baby!
Once you grow up and become stronger
then you won't need to take it anymore.
Then I'll take you horse riding and leopard hunting.
Since I'm not strong enough yet
so I can't go see them yet.
But I can tell you stories about horse riding and leopard hunting.
I've heard them all before.
I want you to tell me other new stories.
Then what stories would you like to hear?
Dangerous ones.
Dangerous ones?
I can tell you a very dangerous one.
Pony almost couldn't make it back from Qi state.
It's a story about Weirdo and Divine Sorceress.
Shen Ju, now that you're back
I can finally feel relieved about the palace's safety.
I've been worried to death.
Especially about Zhen Er.
I'm worried Yuwen Hu might hurt her.
I understand.
Since Zhen Er is the only child left behind by His Majesty's brother after he was killed by Yuwen Hu
we must keep a close eye on her.
It's a pity that Zhen Er was born very weak.
She'd always have asthma attacks during spring and autumn.
There's no way for us to cure it.
His Majesty is also very worried about it.
We can only have one leader in Zhou state
so the battle between His Majesty and Yuwen Hu will be inevitable.
When that happens, the palace will become very unstable.
His Majesty once told me
if the palace ever becomes threatened one day
the first person whom you should protect is not His Majesty
but Zhen Er.
So in the end
Divine Sorceress had lied to Weirdo
and betrayed him.
That's why Weirdo's very angry.
But Weirdo was the one who was wrong at first.
Divine Sorceress treated Weirdo as her friend
but he lied to her first.
But Weirdo's not a bad guy either.
So you don't think Weirdo's a bad guy?
Of course.
Just like you, he also plays with children.
The queen said people who play with children can't be bad people.
Really?
I think it's great to have Divine Sorceress.
If Zhou state also has a divine sorceress
then everyone would be very happy.
Pony, is there more to the story?
You know what?
When you went missing, I really wanted to go look for you.
Since Divine Sorceress and Weirdo used to be friends
if she goes missing
wouldn't Weirdo want to go look for her as well?
He would.
If I get a chance
I'll definitely bring Divine Sorceress back to Zhou state
and introduce her to you.
It's Prince of Lan Ling!
Prince of Lan Ling is back!
Prince of Lan Ling!
Prince of Lan Ling is back!
Prince of Lan Ling has come back!
The unbeatable Prince of Lan Ling!
Qi state's God of Battle!
Keep Qi state safe forever!
Prince of Lan Ling's back!
We can't do without you, Prince of Lan Ling!
Prince of Lan Ling, you're our hero!
Prince of Lan Ling!
There are so many people!
So this is Ye City, the capital of northern Qi state!
It's so lively.
Now I finally know what it's like to be crowded.
Yeah, it's my first time to come here as well.
Fourth Brother, did you guys have a fight?
How come ever since Miss Xue Wu has recovered
you two haven't traveled together or talked to each other.
That's a bit strange, isn't it?
Let me ask you something.
Of all the women that you've been with before
has any of them rejected you because she thinks you're destined to love another woman?
So you two are fighting because she reckons you'll eventually belong to another woman?
Miss Divine Sorceress!
- Miss Divine Sorceress! - Stop right there!
Stop the carriage!
- Miss Divine Sorceress! - How dare you block our way!
Don't do that!
She's just an old woman.
Miss Divine Sorceress!
Get up and talk.
Prince of Lan Ling!
Protect Qi state!
General Hulu, you keep going.
I'll go and have a look.
Fourth Prince, we don't have much time.
Don't delay too much.
His Majesty is still waiting for us.
Why have they stopped?
They're just trying to win more hearts.
We can't keep His Majesty waiting.
Let's go back to the palace first.
His Majesty is waiting for us to join the meeting.
Let's go!
- Miss Divine Sorceress! - What's wrong?
Mother... Mother!
Mother, I'm back... I'm finally back!
- Is it really you? - Yes!
You're back!
Miss Divine Sorceress, Prince.
Thank you very much!
I've got four sons
and three of them have already died on the battlefield.
Even my youngest son had to go fight in the battle in Luo Yang this time.
Everyone said our victory on Mount Mang
was all because of the prince's courage
and Miss Divine Sorceress' blessing.
Otherwise I would have had to go and collect my son's body again.
- Mother! - What if he had died as well?
Here's a pair of his shoes.
I'd like to ask Miss Divine Sorceress to sew them up for me.
If he wears them for the next battle
then he'd be blessed
and will come home safely.
Mother, what are you doing?
- Fourth Prince. - It's my duty to serve my state.
Don't make it difficult for Miss Divine Sorceress.
Fourth Prince, my mother didn't block your way on purpose.
Please forgive her!
Fourth Brother.
We can't keep the king waiting.
The king would place his people and state ahead of himself.
I'm sure His Majesty would understand.
Xue Wu, what are you waiting for?
Quickly sew up the shoes for granny.
Here, granny.
Miss Divine Sorceress is sewing up granny's shoes.
I'd never expect to see that.
She's so kind, no wonder she's a divine sorceress.
Qi state is so fortunate to have her!
I'm done, granny.
- Let's get going, Fourth Brother. - Thank you!
- Thank you, Miss Divine Sorceress! - That's all I can do it.
- Take care, granny. - Okay.
Let's go.
What are you doing?
Put me down!
You've done well.
I know you want to keep a distance from me.
But no matter what, you're still my wife.
Let's ride in the same horse carriage.
Qi state is so fortunate!
Qi state is so lucky
to have Prince of Lan Ling marrying Divine Sorceress!
I must find a suitable carriage for Miss Xue Wu to get away.
I promise you!
Why isn't Prince of Lan Ling here yet?
His Majesty is about to be here for the meeting.
Must he keep His Majesty waiting?
His Majesty has arrived!
May Your Majesty live on forever!
[Queen Hu, Queen of Northern Qi State]
- Please rise, everyone. - Thank you, Your Majesty!
After our victory on Mount Mang [Gao Zhan, King of Qi]
I'd like to see all those who were involved.
Crown Prince and many of you have already arrived for a while.
Why isn't Chang Gong here yet?
Your Majesty.
After Gao Chang Gong's glorious win this time
everyone came out and cheered him on upon his arrival.
That's why he's running a bit late.
So what you mean is
Chang Gong's too indulged in the cheers of the crowds
to remember my appointment with him?
I do not dare.
Father, I was going to remind Fourth Brother to come back earlier
but I didn't want to keep you waiting
so I came back first.
Your Majesty.
What's the problem with Gao Chang Gong?
Does he think he can disrespect you just because he's won a battle?
Your Majesty, what Imperial Astrologist said is not true.
Please let me explain.
Prince of Lan Ling has arrived!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Please forgive us for our being late.
Please rise.
- Thank you, Your Majesty. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Are you Yang Xue Wu, the divine sorceress?
I, Yang Xue Wu, greet Your Majesty.
I'm not really a divine sorceress.
Don't be so humble.
I've already heard about your ability.
Qi state's certainly very fortunate.
You deserve to be called the Divine Sorceress.
You must not reject such an address again or it'd be disobeying my order.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I know you're Chang Gong's wife.
I hope you can do your best to assist him.
Chang Gong, everyone would envy you for marrying a divine sorceress.
I understand.
For the battle on Mount Mang
it was Divine Sorceress who sneaked into the Zhou camp
and performed amazing deeds to help us have a glorious victory.
Your Majesty is very fortunate to have her to help take care of our state.
Yang Xue Wu, you've contributed a lot for saving Qi state.
Tell me, how would you like to be rewarded?
I don't want any rewards.
But I'd like to ask Your Majesty a favor.
What is it?
On our way to the palace just then
we met an old woman.
She only had one son left, but he still had to go and fight on the battlefields.
So I wonder
if Your Majesty can be a bit considerate and amend the law
to exempt families with only one son from army service?
Your Majesty.
I strongly agree with Divine Sorceress' suggestion.
This way, it will show your love for your people
as well as ensure that every family will have future generations to come.
More families will mean a stronger state.
Crown Prince.
Do you know why I'm not blaming Chang Gong for being late?
No, I don't.
That's because you don't love your people at all!
Even though I don't attend every meeting due to my poor health
but don't think that I'm stupid!
When you were coming back to the palace
I've already sent my men to secretly protect you along the way.
So I already knew about the woman who blocked your way.
When the woman knelt down to speak of her difficulty
as the crown prince, you didn't even turn around and show one bit of concern.
Whereas Chang Gong is both considerate
and able to help me take care of my state.
You're nowhere near Chang Gong's ability and even falsely accused him.
Aren't you ashamed of yourself at all?
I know I was wrong.
- Official Zu! - Yes.
You've been accompanying Crown Prince all this time.
Since you've failed to remind him to love his people
I shall confiscate your salary for a year as a warning.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Prince of Lan Ling, Prince of An De, Duan Shao
Hulu Guang, and Yang Shi Shen step forward to receive my order.
Yes, Your Majesty!
You've all done a good job at the battle on Mount Mang.
I shall appoint Prince of Lan Ling as Chief Imperial Secretary
Duan Shao as Prime Minister
Hulu Guang as Grand Commandant
Prince of An De as Governor of Bing Province
Yang Shi Shen's salary to be doubled
Duan Shao and Hulu Guang shall begin their new roles once Luo Yang is resettled.
- Thank you, Your Majesty! - You may rise.
Yang Xue Qu, the divine sorceress.
I shall approve the suggestion that you've just proposed.
That's great!
Thank you, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Then what about Crown Prince?
He also went on the battlefield.
Shouldn't he be rewarded something as well?
Do you think I knew nothing about what went on?
He should know whether he made a contribution or just caused trouble.
In order to take credit, he made himself the commander
and made the worst possible mistakes.
If I had not considered his courage in actually stepping onto the battlefield
I would have punished him already.
Any else to report?
If not, I shall dismiss our meeting.
I'd like to report something.
Say it.
Actually, I'm doing this report on Crown Prince's behalf.
After the battle on Mount Mang
Crown Prince had talked about this with me.
Since Prince of Lan Ling has been fighting away from Chang An for so long
he's done a lot for our state.
But he never had the time to find a suitable wife
and only managed to find a lady in Beggars Village.
Since Prince of Lan Ling is a royalty
so it is only appropriate for him to find a lady from the elite class
to become his proper princess and pass on the royal bloodline.
Now that you mention it, you've brought my attention to it.
I must have forgot about that.
So it was Crown Prince's idea?
Yes, it was.
Since you thought about the continuation of our royal bloodline
and was concerned about your brother's marriage
I'm very happy to see that.
Your Majesty.
Thank you for Crown Prince's kind thought.
But I'm contented to just have Miss Xue Wu.
Chang Gong, although Xue Wu's the divine sorceress
but she can't be your proper wife.
Since you're part of our royal family
you should select your wife from one of our officials' daughters.
Xue Wu, what do you think about my suggestion?
Your Majesty.
I think that's very reasonable.
Prince of Lan Ling should marry a proper wife as soon as possible.
Chang Gong, see?
See how considerate your concubine is?
Then you'd have no say in this matter.
Gao Chang Gong, here's my order.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The palace shall immediately prepare for Prince of Lan Ling's marriage.
The candidates will be selected from all officials' daughters
to become Prince of Lan Ling's wife.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You should have talked to Empress Dowager about this yourself.
But your grandma has been praying quietly for the past few days.
So I'll let her know about this.
I understand.
Dismissed.
May Your Majesty live on forever!
Your Majesty.
Please excuse my rudeness.
Would it be possible for you to not scold Crown Prince
in front of everyone next time?
He's only got himself to blame.
Ever since he was appointed
not only has he not won any battle
but he'd never been helpful in the palace either.
But Gao Chang Gong has had constant achievements on the battlefields
as well as excellent suggestions and ideas.
No matter what, he's still the crown prince.
If you keep putting him down in front of all those officials
while praising Gao Chang Gong
then how would he control them after he becomes the king in future?
Don't worry.
It is not definite that Crown Prince will become the king.
What do you mean by that, Your Majesty?
Don't... don't tell me you're going to take away his appointment.
- That's enough! - Your Majesty!
I've got my reason for doing this.
What do you women know about being the king?
Ever since our family became the King of Qi
we've been surrounded by enemies on the outside
and faced with difficult situations on the inside.
It's never been easy to be the king.
However, Crown Prince is so careless and narrow-minded.
Based on his performance
how am I suppose to hand over my state to him?
- Your Majesty... - All right.
I'm not going to take away his appointment just yet.
There are some things that you'll never understand.
I'm getting a bit tired.
You may go now.
Goodbye, Your Majesty.
Wei Er, why are you still here?
I was worried about Father's health so I wanted to visit him.
Mother.
What did I do wrong?
Why is Father taking away my appointment?
It's not your fault.
If it wasn't for Gao Chang Gong
your father wouldn't be doing this.
- Go and get Zu Ting. - Yes.
I'll talk to him about choosing Gao Chang Gong's wife.
I'm going to use it as a chance to get rid of Gao Chang Gong.
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