Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 33]
The King and Queen arrives!
Long live the King!
Long live the Queen!
You may all rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty!
It is a joyous day for me as I crown Xiao Lian as my Queen today.
I once asked Xiao Lian
'What would you like as your wedding gift?'
Could you guess what she said?
She said that she doesn't want anything except for a small garden
that I can relax in when I don't have to worry about state affairs.
Isn't it a great blessing to Qi State
that the Queen is such a thoughtful person?
It is a blessing to Qi State!
Although I grew up in the imperial grounds
I understand the suffering of the people.
How would I dare ask for anything more than a small garden?
Xiao Lian.
Qi State is fortunate to have a queen like you.
Fourth Prince, when I cried and begged you not to leave
has it ever crossed your mind that
you'll be kowtowing to me on your knees when we meet again?
However, this is just the beginning of my revenge.
[Lan Ling Manor]
Your Highness.
Imperial Tutor Duan and General Hulu seeks your audience.
It's still early.
- Please invite them in. - Yes, Your Highness.
This way, please.
General. Imperial Tutor, sir.
Your Highnesses.
We apologize for intruding so early in the morning.
It must be tiring for the both of you early this morning.
Here, have a seat.
It's all right.
I'll cut straight to the chase.
After the queen's coronation yesterday
Master Duan and I both received an imperial decree at the same time.
We are to leave Ye City before noon today.
We have to get the troops ready for war up north in Jing Yang.
It is to prevent the Turks from attacking us without any warning.
Master Duan and I are both here to bid you farewell.
It has been clearly stated on the decree
that no further discussion is required.
We are to follow his orders immediately.
As subjects, we are supposed to follow the king's orders.
What worries us the most is the conflicting issue between you and the King.
Indeed.
Initially, we thought that the both of us
could stay with you in the imperial court.
When you get into heated discussions with His Majesty
we could at least try and get it sorted out calmly.
Now that we are gone
Fourth Prince will be without much support.
Your Highness, please do take care of yourself.
Please don't worry, General Hulu.
I've never intended to form cliques.
All I wanted is to serve the King and our people.
His Highness has a point.
I've recently come up with a new set of sword technique.
I'd like to try it out with Fourth Prince.
Sure! That sounds great!
Let's all give it a go in the garden!
Sword fights and combat are never personal interests of mine.
I'd rather stay to talk about poems and paintings with Princess Consort.
That is great!
Your Highness, after you!
Keep Master Duan company.
This way, please.
- After you, Your Highness. - This way, please!
This way, please.
Sire, please have a seat.
After you, my Lady.
Is there something important that you'd like to talk to me about?
My Lady, you are indeed intelligent.
What bothers me greatly is that
this is an ulterior motive of the King
to send me and General Hulu away to the northern frontiers.
What ulterior motive is that?
It has never been a pressing matter with the wars in the north.
However, the King is sending General Hulu and me to the north now.
He didn't send us away for the sake of the wars.
It's done to strip Fourth Prince of his allies.
Look at this, my Queen.
I'm building you a main court right here.
You get to name the palace court when it is done.
We'll build Liu Xia palace court in the south as well as Ling Yun City.
In the north on Mount Qi Pan we'll build Breezy Pavilion.
Get going! Don't be lazy!
Your Majesty is so knowledgeable and talented.
This Celestial Garden is out of this world!
Come with me.
Get up! Hurry up!
Your Majesty, this sketch is remarkable.
Don't get too close to the Queen!
Hurry up!
Sleeping on your job? Lazy bum!
Hurry up!
I am going to redirect the waters from River Zhang to form a lake.
By then, we can row boats in Celestial Garden.
What is your opinion?
It is all beautifully designed by Your Majesty.
This garden is destined to dazzle the world
and bring you great fame for generations to come.
Please have mercy on me, sire!
Stop it, sire!
- I'll kill you... - Enough!
- Have mercy on me! - Greetings to Your Majesty.
What is this about?
He tried to run away after stealing some food.
Tell me, have you really stolen food from the site?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Why did you?
Is there not enough to eat here?
Your Majesty, I have two small children.
But my work here doesn't pay enough to raise a family.
I just wanted to bring some food home to my children.
I wasn't trying to run away.
I really wasn't trying to escape Your Majesty!
Take him home right away
and bring his family here to see me.
- Yes! - Yes!
Explain to me why your wages aren't enough to feed your children.
My work here is only paid enough to give the children a bit of food.
You tried to steal food and attempted to escape.
According to the law you should be sentenced to death.
One of your children can take your place.
Then the other child won't always be half-fed.
At least, it won't starve to death.
- Please don't! Your Majesty! - Please don't!
- Please don't! Your Majesty! - Don't move!
Are your children boys or girls?
We have a girl and a boy.
What is your opinion?
Have a guess.
Would I spare the boy or the girl?
You are a girl so I guess you will spare the girl.
No, we have to kill girls.
Why?
The truth is, you shouldn't just be killing that one child of theirs
but half of all the baby girls in the state.
What is your theory behind that?
Boys have always been the very foundation of our state.
We can encourage more childbirths by killing the girls.
We will only spare the boys.
In fifteen years' time, Qi State will be reinforced with strong young men.
Your Majesty, you won't have to worry about not defeating Zhou State then.
- Guards! - At your service!
- Kill that baby girl. - Yes.
- I beg you not to! - Please don't!
- Please don't! Your Majesty! - Please don't! Your Majesty!
Please don't kill my child Your Majesty!
Please don't kill my child!
Give me back my child!
Fourth Prince holds great authority and is loved by the people.
The King is wary of him.
It is not unexpected of him to do so.
My concern is whether the King
is just trying to strip Fourth Prince of allies and power
or that he plans to get rid of him once and for all?
Please save him!
Don't panic, my Lady.
According to my judgment
he wouldn't want to bear the sin of killing a loyal subject.
Even if he wants to get rid of Fourth Prince
it will take him some time to do so.
Therefore, I beseech you to
remind His Highness not to get into any arguments
with His Majesty while we are away.
Fourth Prince has high expectations of His Majesty.
As long as the King doesn't behave outrageously
why would they get into any arguments?
My lady, I'm sure that you have no idea
that His Majesty is building a new garden for the Queen.
It is going to use up thousands and hundred of taels in the treasury!
What kind of a garden is it?
Why is it so extravagant?
His Majesty named it 'Celestial Garden.'
He planned to collect all the exotic animals, treasures
pearls and precious gemstones.
He has also summoned many craftsmen.
He plans to have them paint and sculpt the pillars.
This is bound to cause on impact on the people and the economy.
However, he is persistent in doing so.
If Fourth Prince learns about this
how is it possible for him not to have an argument with the King?
Celestial Garden...
In such times of chaos, it is difficult for our people to be fed
and dressed in warm clothes.
And yet the King expects to live in a celestial heaven-like world?
His Highness will definitely be cross about it when he learns of such news.
I am worried about that as well.
His Majesty has always led a life of extravagance and luxury.
Now that he has the throne and great power
whereas Fourth Prince is only concerned about the people!
If His Majesty still insists on having this done his way
Fourth Prince will never stand by doing nothing.
He will try to stop the King from carrying out the plans.
You can only imagine the worst outcome of this conflict!
I understand.
I'll advise him that instead of arguing with His Majesty
he should try his best in saving as many people as he can.
I can now put my heart at ease.
The design of Celestial Garden is great
but the construction is going too slow.
I have no idea when it will be done.
Why don't you send more men over?
We don't have any on-going battles at the moment.
You can get the soldiers here to build it.
From what I know
Prince of Lan Ling's army is right here in Ye City.
Let's go.
His Majesty arrives!
Stop!
Fall back into formation!
Greetings to Your Majesty!
You may all rise.
Thank you, Your Majesty!
My apologies for not riding out to greet you.
Fifth Prince's army is very well-trained.
They can continue with the training while you take a walk with me.
Yes.
The soldiers are all well-trained.
These soldiers are ferocious.
They won the battle of Mount Mang.
They are all soldiers with merits
and also the strongest soldiers in Qi State.
This is great.
One man is as good as several men.
I'm building Celestial Garden and we're running short of labor.
Therefore I intend to use some of your men.
What is your opinion?
Your Majesty, you mustn't!
Soldiers must be trained at all times to be ready for war.
Moreover, they are all trained in person by my brother.
These powerful soldiers are the core of our army.
You must be wrong.
This might be Prince of Lan Ling's troop but they are my soldiers.
Why can't I use my soldiers?
I know that you can't take responsibility for this.
I've already sent for Prince of Lan Ling.
Greetings to Fourth Prince!
You may all rise!
Thank you, Your Highness!
Greetings to Your Majesty!
Get up.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Your soldiers are so well-trained.
Are you willing to sacrifice your life for me?
It's my greatest honor!
It is our greatest honor!
Good. I have another question for you.
Are you willing to sacrifice your life for Prince of Lan Ling?
I've already put my life in his hands.
We've put our lives in his hands!
I have one last question for you.
If you lie to me, you will commit lese-majesty.
Yes.
Between me and Prince of Lan Ling
you can only choose to sacrifice your life
and die for one of us
who will you choose?
I...
- Your Majesty! - Don't move. I want his answer.
Answer me.
If such a day should come...
I'd rather kill myself.
Because I really wouldn't know who to choose.
You've really done a good job in training them!
Come with me.
I have some words to say to you.
You!
Can't you just say that you will choose the King?
My brother is definitely in trouble.
Forget about it. You are not to be blamed.
The King is here to stir up trouble.
I just hope that my brother can get out of this predicament in one piece.
I am quite worried about the way you train these soldiers.
Your Majesty, I have failed in disciplining them.
Please punish me.
Punish you? What is the point in doing so?
I will punish all of your men.
Your men are so disrespectful to me in public.
They will need more training.
Why don't I use them to build my Celestial Garden?
Please reconsider, Your Majesty.
This is Qi State's most powerful armed forces.
If they are all relocated to build Celestial Garden
our armed forces will be in a fix should wars begin again.
That sounds reasonable.
Let me think it through.
At least, that soldier who dared to disrespect me so in public
must be punished. What do you say?
Your Majesty, I can guarantee you that these men are all loyal to you.
If I were to train them personally
I believe that they would never behave in such a manner.
After all, they will all be personally trained by me!
Forget about it!
Hand in the head of that soldier to the palace later.
Your Majesty, I am the one who failed to discipline them.
Please don't blame the soldiers!
I am willing to hand over my military power.
Your Majesty can take over this army.
But please spare the men.
Are you really willing to do so?
Yo are willing to hand over military power for the sake of a soldier?
Every soldier in Qi State
are all brothers to me.
I care about everyone of them!
Military power has always been yours.
It's only right that you have it back.
Fine, hand over your commander's seal as soon as possible.
Here, my dear brother.
There's another thing that I would like you to do for me.
Gather our soldiers. I have a few words to say.
Gather up!
Soldiers! Fourth Prince has a few words to say to you!
My fellow soldiers!
His Majesty has just crowned his queen.
There's nothing we can offer them as a gift
so I've decided to send all of you to build Celestial Garden for the king.
I've also decided that all men are to be deducted of a month's wages.
It will be used to purchase new clothes for the Queen.
Fourth Brother.
You should know better that our men rely on their wages to raise their families.
What has the King said to you?
You have all heard him.
I am not a fatuous king.
I will never have you build palaces for me.
Nor will I take wages from you.
Prince of Lan Ling, you stooped so low to gain favors from me.
You should be ashamed to face my army!
I have done wrong!
I hand over my commander's seal voluntarily to Your Majesty.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Since you've admitted your mistake
I won't make things hard for you.
You've already handed over your military power.
You may leave after kneeling here for the next few hours.
I never would have thought that
your life worth more than the seal in my hands.
Your Highness! I will kneel with you!
We will all kneel with you!
What are you doing?
Get up now!
I am the King and I hold the commander's seal!
Who dares to kneel when I don't allow you to!
Get up!
Listen to my command. Get up!
Fourth Prince!
My fellow soldiers!
You have risked your life with me many times throughout the years.
Today, I hand over my commander's seal.
There's nothing I can do to show my gratitude
except getting down on my knees for you!
Being down on my knees
I commemorate those who died on battlefields.
You sacrificed your lives
to benefit the lives of the people of Qi State!
Being down on my knees
I hope that in the days to come despite my absence
you will continue to serve the King and Qi State with faith and loyalty!
Serve the King with loyalty!
Fourth Prince!
Fifth Prince.
Take them with you.
I'd like to be here alone for a while.
This is my final command.
My fellow soldiers!
Would you obey my command?
Yes!
Good!
Come and have drinks with me!
We won't stop drinking till we're drunk!
Yes!
What brings you here?
Fifth Prince told me to take a look at you.
Fourth Prince, you've been mistreated.
Perhaps.
But at least, I still have you with me.
Place the platters.
- You may all dismiss. - Yes.
Your Majesty.
This army is about to rebel.
Prince of Lan Ling has already handed over his military authority
and yet they only obeyed his command.
He's controlled a powerful army that is defiant of my authority.
Prince of Lan Ling is really pushing his limits.
Your Majesty, don't get angry.
I've already heard about what happened.
Since the commander's seal is now safely back in your hands
why bother being angry at those soldiers?
You're absolutely right.
All I did was to threaten him with a soldier's life
and he gave up his military authority without any hesitation.
That was unbelievable.
Prince of Lan Ling has always seen himself as morally better than anyone.
He might seem to be uninterested in military authority
and caring towards his men
but in fact, that is his soft nature.
That is his weakness.
Therefore, it is not a surprise that he handed his military authority over.
If this situation persists...
I won't allow him to live much longer.
Doesn't the king aggrieve our own people and gladden our enemies
by humiliating you in public?
Military authority has always belonged to the King.
I was just taking charge of it for him.
Since he wants it back
I can't object to it.
I just hope that he can treat our soldiers well.
Your Highness.
A messenger from the palace just came.
The Queen invites Your Highnesses to the Imperial Garden tomorrow noon.
Should we go?
I've long wanted to meet the Queen.
I hope that she has changed her ways and assist His Majesty well.
I will go alone tomorrow.
You don't have to come with me.
Be it the most dangerous place
I will always venture in there with you!
My baby is so obedient.
Your Majesty, Prince and Princess of Lan Ling are here.
- Let them come in. - Yes.
Greetings to the Prince and Princess Consort!
- You may all rise. - Thank you, Your Highness!
Greetings to the Queen.
You don't have to stand on ceremony.
We are a family.
Please take a seat.
- Thank you, Your Highness. - Thank you, Your Highness.
Good boy.
The Queen is no longer who Zheng Er used to be.
I wouldn't dare to be rude.
What is the purpose in summoning us?
Fourth Prince is so impatient.
We haven't even made any small talk or catch up with our lives.
And you're already getting down to business.
The Queen is of a distinguished status.
I wouldn't dare to impose.
Is that so?
Am I of a distinguished status?
I've always thought that you render me as an venomous witch
that you wish to avoid like a plague.
Fourth Prince has always repaid injustice with honesty.
He treats people the same way he was treated.
But why have I heard that a woman once devoted greatly to him
and even risked her life for him
and yet Fourth Prince rejected her?
Yes, that is treating injustice with honesty.
- If that woman hasn't... - No explanation is needed.
What are the Queen's orders?
I summoned you here because it has been a while
since I've been married into the Gao family.
It's about time to get to know the family's ancestral system.
I thought it will be nice to witness King Wen Xuan's past hobby.
Prisoner Massacre.
Princess Consort may be married into the Gao family
but you've never watch Prisoner Massacre, have you?
Why has the prince turned somber at the sound of it?
Isn't it one of your family's proudest entertainment in history?
Hurry up!
Your Highness, there is a child!
Hurry up!
It seems that the Princess Consort has no idea what Prisoner Massacre is.
I'll explain it to you.
These prisoners are all sentenced to death.
Their only chance at survival
is to provide entertainment for the royalty.
In a moment's time I'll let them get started.
They will kill each other till the last one is left standing.
That man gets to leave here alive.
This... this is too cruel!
I didn't set up such regulations.
You could ask Fourth Prince if you don't believe in me.
That's their family tradition.
Fourth Prince...
It has been years since this was actually carried out.
Why are you still doing this?
This isn't right.
Why can't the King and I have such an entertainment
if all the previous kings could?
Guards!
Free them of their handcuffs and shackles!
You have all heard it!
Start fighting each other!
The Queen will pardon the last man standing!
Anyone who tries to escape will end up like him!
Stop it!
Your Highness, you can't be so brutal!
You're not allowed to stop!
I will kill whoever stops fighting!
Has the Fourth Prince forgotten?
This was in your ancestral system.
I didn't make such regulations.
Are you going to barge into the Ancestral Temple to point out their faults?
Your Highness.
Please have mercy on them.
Spare them!
Is this already too much to bear for the Princess Consort?
But they are sentenced to death anyway so what is there to spare them from?
When I was downtrodden
no one was kindhearted enough to help.
Don't come any closer!
Have a seat, Fourth Prince.
You're too late to stop this from happening.
The result is out.
Guards!
- Yes! - Bring him here to thank me.
Yes!
Hurry and step up to thank the royal highnesses!
Come a bit closer.
Thank you, Your Highness!
Thank you for sparing my life!
Thank you for having mercy on me!
Thank you, Your Highness!
Your blood's splattered on me.
I...
Didn't you agree to free the last man standing?
It's death penalty to get blood splattered on me.
Zheng Er, why have you become so cruel and brutal?
That is a human life!
Who is Zheng Er?
Recently, there's only one thing that I've learned.
Benevolence to others is cruelty to oneself.
What do you say, Fourth Prince.
Your Highness.
What is it that you're after?
Fourth Prince, have you finally cared about what I want?
It's fine.
Take a walk with me.
And I will tell you what I want.
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