Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 26]
A person who believes in the blessings of gods
would have held on to the amulet in times of peril.
But you don't even know where you dropped it!
It's obvious that you don't believe in it!
Fine! I admit that I did meet Princess Consort.
So what?
Why would you attempt something so foolish?
If I hadn't done so, how could I possibly get rid of Yang Xue Wu?
As long as she is around
you will never notice how good I am to you!
What?
Since the day you picked up my hairpin
you are all that I pin for every day on my mind.
I met you before Yang Xue Wu did.
No one could possibly love you more than I do.
Yang Xue Wu should never have existed.
Your Highness should have chosen me as the Princess Consort then.
I was the one destined for you!
I don't have any romantic feelings for you.
I don't believe you!
God allowed me to survive my way home
so that I can be with you.
In order to see you
I was hung up and whipped like a slave.
I escaped from a pile of corpses infested by the plague.
I was almost burnt to death in a fire.
I told myself
whatever price I have to pay
I will never leave you again.
If you don't like me
what is the point of me being alive?
Fourth Prince! My devotion to you is definitely a thousand...
hundred thousand fold of Yang Xue Wu's!
I really like you a lot!
Listen up!
I don't have any feelings for you!
You are already blinded by jealousy.
For your own personal gains
you've sacrificed people's lives!
A person like you
isn't only detestable but also loathsome!
You find me scary now?
You should have let me get arrested by those palace guards
when I was still that innocent palace maid.
Then, you wouldn't have captured my heart and took it with you.
I wouldn't have sacrificed so much and acted like a fool!
Fourth Prince!
Your Highness!
Bad news, Your Highness!
Xiao Dong reported that Princess Consort was captured by the bandits!
When did that happen?
Which direction did the bandits go?
Did you get a good look at them?
Your Highness!
You are so biased, Your Highness.
We were both captured by bandits
but you panicked about Yang Xue Wu
and yet I was allowed to be sacrificed as a decoy.
You don't even want to spare me a glance!
How could you compare yourself to Princess Consort?
She took you in generously.
Yet you repay her by hiring a fake Taoist to spread curses.
What's more, she worked so hard at the Veteran's Village
but you went round telling people that we have an affair.
Back at the temple of Goddess Nu Wa
Her Highness thought that you were sincere in helping Fourth Prince
so she trusted you and came to your rescue.
And you?
You betrayed her and set her up!
It's your fault that she's been abducted by the bandits!
As a Princess Consort
you acted out such a ridiculous lie out of jealousy!
Are you treating my worries and concern as a joke?
How do you expect me to believe in you again?
Everyone knows that I cooked and waited the whole day for you!
Yet you accepted a jade pendant that anyone would see as a token of love!
So what?
It should be me standing next to him helping him out! Not you!
Not a slanderous evil woman like you!
Have you said enough?
Even if no one would take you in
I will!
You'd rather believe in her than me!
On our wedding night you made a promise to me.
Since you can't stay true to your words you shouldn't have promised so lightly.
Is everything he said true?
Fine.
I won't kill you.
Because you once saved my life.
I want you to never appear before me ever again!
Fourth Prince!
You can't be so cruel to me!
What wrong is there for being in love with you?
Drag her away!
- No! - Move!
Banish her in this place!
I don't ever want to see her again!
Fourth Prince!
Your Highness!
Your Highness, you can't leave me here!
Your Highness!
Your...
Don't go!
Your Highness...
No...
This is such a fat hare.
Exactly!
Let's grab a drink when we get home.
Young lady, let me help you up?
Come on.
What are you doing?
Is she a bit silly?
This lass is quite pretty.
- Look! She's really pretty. - What are you doing?
- Look at her face. - What do you want?
- Let me touch it. - What are you doing?
Don't go!
- Where are you going? - Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Stop right there!
Where do you think you're going?
Don't!
Let go of me!
Come on!
Fourth Prince, help me!
Get back here!
Let me go!
I want you to never appear before me ever again!
Crown Prince, look!
Someone is committing suicide!
People die every day.
- Could we care less? - Yes...
Let's keep going...
Zheng Er!
- Your Highness! - Zheng Er!
Hurry! Zheng Er!
Cut the rope!
Zheng Er!
Summon the Imperial Physician!
Yes!
Zheng Er!
[Along Yellow River, 210 miles away from Ye City: Northern Zhou's barrack.]
These are nothing like her!
Look! Her face should look a bit more witty.
She needs to smile more!
Her expression should be more intelligent!
Get someone to re-draw it!
Yes!
Greetings, Your Majesty!
- Get up. - Thank you, Your Majesty!
We have been recruiting soldiers at the border for days. Is there any progress?
Your Majesty, we will have to postpone the recruitment.
Reports just came from Chang An. Ta Tribe from the north has invaded.
Should we ditch camp and head back to the palace?
Go and get ready.
Round up the soldiers that we recruited these days.
Report back to me in two hours.
We will head back to the palace at eleven this morning.
Yes!
The King is never pleased with any of the paintings.
Why don't we just get that painter here?
- This looks like Divine Sorceress. - Exactly.
- Hold on a minute. - Greetings, General Shen Ju!
What is that?
This...
[New 'goods' for sale]
Where did you get this from?
Sire, it is written on the notice.
There's a slave market three miles away from here.
They only sell women there.
These three are up for grabs today.
This drawing is used to attract customers.
His Majesty mustn't learn of this matter.
The army has to return to the palace right away.
We have enemies invading so His Majesty can't be distracted.
- Understand? - Yes!
Sire!
His Majesty has gone missing!
What?
How many of these drawings are there?
This... There are ten some copies of these in the camp.
His Majesty saw one and immediately left in a hurry.
He must have gone to the slave market.
Tell Deputy General Lu that we have to head back now.
He must lead the army back right away!
Leave some palace guards with me.
We will bring His Majesty back. Get it?
- Yes! - Yes!
Traces of the bandits aren't obvious.
We can't tell the direction that they took.
What should we do then?
Her Highness hasn't been feeling well since she was in the Manor.
And now she's abducted by the bandits...
Will she be well enough to brave through the ordeal?
We won't camp here tonight so that we can all go looking for her.
We will meet back here tomorrow.
Yes!
Xue Wu... you have to be all right.
Zheng Er...
I had such a hard time trying to find you.
I thought that you'd never appear before me ever again.
But I finally ran into you today.
Yet... one look at you right now
is breaking my heart into pieces.
Get lost!
What a fool! Get lost!
You... you're spoilt by your mother!
You only fool around with eunuchs all day long!
You can't even write your name properly!
How old are you now?
Ridiculous!
You're grounded to practice calligraphy!
You're not allowed any food until you're done practicing!
Zheng Er!
Your Highness!
What brings you here?
- How did you sneak in? - Are you hungry?
I'm starving! Hurry up!
Dig in!
I was ordered to bring papers to the Imperial Study. So I snuck a pie in.
Eat up.
Your Highness, what have you done?
His Majesty was so angry with you that he even banned you from meals.
Father said that I didn't practice calligraphy.
It's not that I can't write properly.
But he always said that I'm stupid since I was little.
I feel wronged.
Why am I stupid?
So I deliberately refused to write.
I want him to see how stupid I am!
What's more
what's fun about calligraphy?
You have to sit for hours
and can't even budge.
I prefer to watch crickets fight.
Now that I am grounded
I can't find any crickets.
How so? Calligraphy can be interesting.
Your Highness, I have a cricket.
You do?
- Yes, I do. - Where is it?
Does this look like a cricket?
It does! It really does!
Words are made up of many crickets.
There are straight crickets
and short and fat ones as well.
There are all sorts of crickets.
Look!
Isn't that my name?
'Wei Shi' means to govern the world.
So your name actually means
'to govern.'
It seems that His Majesty wants you to be a wise King.
Although I am the Crown Prince
I grew up being reprimanded and laughed at.
Only you would think of me.
And even taught me with patience.
As long as you're with me
I won't feel so lonely.
Zheng Er...
Zheng Er, what's the matter? You're all right now, Zheng Er.
Don't be frightened.
Zheng Er, tell me who got you into this predicament?
I will tear him into shreds!
Your Highness...
I'm right here.
Tell me.
Don't worry. Tell me and I'll have your back.
Zheng Er, I am the future King of Qi State.
The world belongs to me.
By all means, tell me.
No matter who mistreated you
I'm sure to scrape their bones!
But could you... could you not think about taking your life again?
Yes...
You are the Crown Prince.
You are the future king.
The world is yours.
Here.
All right now... don't move.
Rest well.
Your Highness...
Are you really willing to take me in?
Of course! I'm more than willing.
Two people mock and despise me.
They made me suffer so much.
Tell me who those two people are.
I won't spare them!
Yang Xue Wu...
and Gao Chang Gong.
Have a look!
Come on over!
There are quite a lot of people.
Have a look!
- Let's take a look over there. - Look at this.
Come on over!
Gentlemen, the third one coming up
is a top pick from a prince's manor in Ye City.
She is a widow of a prince.
Bring her out!
She's here!
They won't show us her face.
Put her down here.
Why can't we see her face and why won't you let her walk?
What kind of a top pick is this?
She must be ugly and crippled, right?
What royalty is that?
Is this one of your antics?
Gentlemen!
We hid her face because she's shy.
She was carried over because of her delicate little feet!
We can't risk having her trip over.
- Trip over? - Don't worry, gentlemen!
This is a top pick from the royalty.
There are two words to describe her beauty.
Divine gorgeousness!
You said so but where's the evidence?
- Why should we pay more for her? - Exactly!
Which gentleman would pay fifty taels?
Then I will let him have a look!
Fifty taels for just a peek?
- It's too expensive! - I will!
What is this about?
This gentleman is very generous!
I'll let him have a peek!
- He's spending fifty taels for a peek. - What a rich man!
Hurry up!
What are you looking at?
None of you paid.
- Turn around! - Turn around!
Those who didn't pay must turn around!
- Turn around! - Fine!
This... this is a true beauty sent by the gods.
A true royalty.
Most women are nothing like her!
- I'll take her for 100 taels! - A hundred taels!
Wait a minute! I've never had a Princess Consort before.
I'll pay 200 taels for her!
- Two hundred taels! - Two hundred and fifty!
- Two hundred and seventy-five!
Two hundred and seventy-five taels!
One thousand taels!
This gentleman is bidding at one thousand taels!
Is anyone bidding higher than that?
Sold at one thousand taels!
One stone!
Young lad, are you looking for trouble?
Are you trying to ruin my game with a stone?
What if I mean by this stone?
This is the illuminous pearl!
There are fewer than ten of these precious gems!
- Is this real? - Is it real?
It is.
Really?
It's real!
A real illuminous pearl for a woman... Is she worth it?
Let's invite this gentleman up here!
That is really precious!
Is he silly or what?
- He hasn't even seen her face yet. - Exactly!
That's worth millions!
He's really buying her with the pearl!
Wait a minute.
What now? Don't we have a deal?
If not, give me back the pearl!
Buddy, don't get worked up so easily.
I'm here to thank you.
Get out of my way.
Chief, we've made a huge fortune.
Idiot!
If he owns such a precious gem he must have lots of money.
You mean...
Do you have any news of Xue Wu?
Your Highness, look!
I spotted this at a market.
This looks like Princess Consort.
Xue Wu is going to be sold off!
Hurry! We have to get to the slave market!
Stop right there! You can't leave! Stop right there!
Buddy, you're really generous.
I won't beat about the bush.
I will let you through with five thousand taels.
What? You won't pay up?
Do you have to make me pat you down?
Round up the bandits! Sire, go!
I'll leave them to you, Shen Ju!
This bunch of lads are too tough!
Run!
- Go after them! - Don't!
It's more important to protect His Majesty!
Where is His Majesty?
Sir, the Chief is really generous.
He's given us so much commission!
You're wet behind your ears!
What is a bit of jewelry?
If he gives us that illuminous pearl
we will have enough money to last us for eternity.
Keep these away.
What do you want? Are you going to rob us?
Where is this lady?
Come clean!
A vendor said that you have just sold her.
I don't know her.
You're lying.
I really don't know, sire.
That man is very wealthy.
He bought that sickly Princess Consort with an illuminous pearl!
He took her with him and... headed west!
- I'll leave him to you, Yang Shi Shen! - Yes!
Spare me, sire!
Let's go!
We have nothing left.
Sir, you pointed them in the wrong direction.
- Do you think that they will... - Shut up, moron!
Listen up.
If we betray the bandits it won't just be money that we lose.
Our lives will be taken!
- Untie me! - Yes.
Gentlemen, I'll pay anyone fifty taels as long as you untie me! Fifty taels!
How are you? Are you still cold?
You are so unwell.
And yet we are in the middle of nowhere without a soul in sight.
This won't do. I'll get you a doctor.
Don't... You mustn't.
If you run into the bandits
there are too many of them and they are very cunning.
You might not be able to ward them off.
Do you want me to see you in pain and do nothing about it?
Perhaps this is all meant to be.
I can't believe this.
That Yang Xue Wu who wanted everyone in Beggars Village to defy destiny
is now saying such pessimistic words!
What exactly happened to you?
Why would Prince of Lan Ling allow you to be in such danger alone?
I handed you over to the Prince of Lan Ling
because of your devotion to him.
I believe that you will be happy.
But now, look at you!
Yang Xue Wu, listen up.
If you won't stay alive and well
I won't let Prince of Lan Ling live any longer than you either!
Don't blame him...
Then stay alive and well!
I heard that the dancer's herb exists here in the wild.
As long as sun shines upon it it can sway without any wind.
Just like a fluttering butterfly.
I've seen it near the borders.
This herb can cease inflammation and get rid of toxins.
Is this herb also known as Chicken feather herb
or the Philander's herb?
Sure, I'll search for the dancer's herb for you right now.
But you will be out here alone.
It's fine. We have a fire burning.
That will keep some wild beasts away.
Please be careful.
Hang in there.
I'll go get that herb for you now.
Dancer's herb.
It's the dancer's herb!
Wasn't this... Fourth Prince and my wedding day?
Could all that mishap after our wedding just a nightmare?
Fourth Prince and I aren't married yet?
Xiao Cui!
Xiao Cui, should I get dressed in my wedding gown now?
Xiao Cui?
Fourth Prince.
Fourth Prince!
Fourth... Fourth Prince!
Xue Wu?
Your Highness.
I heard Xue Wu's voice.
She's calling out to me.
Your Highness, you must be exhausted.
Those vendors at the slave market told us to go west.
But we have been in pursuit for two days already.
We should have caught up with them by now.
Fourth Prince!
Your Highness.
I went around to the stores nearby for some information.
They said that if we go further to the west, we will reach the desert.
If we were to cross the desert we have to get water and food.
But no traveling merchants were in the area these days.
Could that despicable slave seller point us in the opposite direction?
- We have to head back! Hurry! - Yes!
We are now four days' journey apart.
I hope she's all right.
Sire, look!
This is the king's horse.
Let's go!
Fourth Prince...
Miss Xue Wu.
Miss Xue Wu!
Wake up, Miss Xue Wu. Where is His Majesty?
Miss Xue Wu!
- Wake up! Miss Xue Wu! - What happened to her?
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!
What's the matter, Your Majesty?
Did she wake up?
She was like this when I saw her.
She hasn't woken up.
Your Majesty!
I'm back.
Please don't let my efforts go down the drain.
I can finally see you again.
Not just staring at portraits drawn by painters...
when I think of you.
Yang Xue Wu, come back to life.
I order you to come back to life.
We are so down on luck.
We offended a wealthy young master by abducting the Princess Consort.
So many of our brothers died because of that.
It wasn't worth it.
Chief, why don't we head back to our old lair?
It's too dangerous to stay here.
Nonsense!
Our old lair has already been demolished by Prince of Lan Ling!
This slave market is only held once a month.
No one frequents this area.
It's still quite safe for the time being.
Round them up!
Your Highness, those are the bandits who abducted Princess Consort.
Gentlemen, I have long heard of your great reputation.
I finally get to meet you in person.
The bandit with a saber.
Speak up! Who took Princess Consort of Lan Ling away?
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