Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 34]
The Queen is not who you used to be.
You can decide the life and death of a person with your words.
You can either bring blessings or disaster to the people.
I still hope that the Queen can be careful with your words and actions.
Am I of such importance?
It's fine. As long as you give me what I want.
I will be a good queen who loves her people.
What does the queen want?
So? Would you give her to me or not?
Please have more respect for yourself!
Xue Wu is my first and only wife.
I will protect her!
Sooner or later, I will lay my hands on Yang Xue Wu.
It's just a matter of time.
Sure, I'll let you fiddle around a little bit longer.
Just like the Prisoner Massacre
I will definitely be the last one standing.
Your Highness.
I made a solemn oath with Xue Wu in the temple of Goddess Nu Wa.
We will live and die together.
Even if it will cost me my life
I won't allow you to hurt her not even a tiny fraction!
Gao Chang Gong.
You'd rather die to protect Yang Xue Wu.
I will fulfill your wish.
I want you to go through the pains of life and death.
Just like the pain that you put me through.
[Hu Kou Barrier]
General... this is the last bit of food that's left.
Put... put it all in.
Sir, there's still a cake here.
Here, let's share it.
Here you go.
Since the new King rose to the throne
which one of us has received any wages?
Exactly! If the imperial court won't feed us how could we fight a war?
Fight a war? How do we do that when we can't feed ourselves?
We'll all starve to death by then!
That's right! What is the intention of the imperial court?
Are they forcing us to rebel?
Exactly! Let's rebel!
Are the men of Qi State so useless?
Anyone who dares to utter one more word will be punished according to the law!
Don't blame me for being merciless when that happens!
My brothers, have you forgotten about Fourth Prince?
I have sent an urgent message to him with a messenger pigeon.
I have stated the emergency here at the borders.
As long as Fourth Prince is in the imperial court
the court won't let us down.
All I am asking you is...
Do you believe in Fourth Prince?
Are you willing to wait for him to come to our rescue?
We will live and die with Fourth Prince!
Your Majesty.
It's been months since the soldiers at Hu Kou Barrier were paid.
I think that should this situation persist
the soldiers might commit mutiny.
I beseech Your Majesty to handle this issue immediately.
I've already said this many times.
It's not that I'm not paying them but I'm paying them later.
I don't know what else they want from me.
Prince of Lan Ling, make your way to Hu Kou Barrier right away.
Punish those who are starting any riots.
I'm willing to be there.
But Your Majesty has to pay their wages.
I will escort the funds to the borders.
I... I'll give them half of their wages for now.
If I have to pay full wages every time the soldiers act up
everyone will be voicing opinions against me!
What's more, where would I get so much money for their wages
in such a short period of time?
Your Majesty, the treasury is already not as abundant.
Why do you insist on building Celestial Garden?
Prince of An De.
I am talking to Prince of Lan Ling.
You shouldn't be interrupting.
Prince of Lan Ling, take half of the soldiers' wages with you
and head over to Hu Kou Barrier immediately.
Yes... Your Majesty.
As the Queen has predicted
Prince of Lan Ling has volunteered to head over to the borders.
Once he leaves for the borders that's when he's about to lose
Divine Sorceress, Yang Xue Wu.
The Divine Sorceress represents the voices of the people.
Once he loses the Divine Sorceress he is sure to lose the faith of the people.
Fine, I'll send men to kill Yang Xue Wu once Prince of Lan Ling leaves the city.
Your Majesty.
You're letting her off too easily by assassinating her.
He used the Divine Goddess as a deception for fame and trust.
Now the Divine Goddess is well-loved by the people in Qi State.
We will anger the people if she is to be killed.
It will be troublesome if her death causes any riots.
Therefore, I have a plan.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
What is your plan?
Your Majesty, Imperial Astrologist Zu seeks audience.
Your Majesty, I asked him to come over.
I asked him to observe celestial signs and read the calendar system.
So that he can answer a question of mine.
What question is that?
I plan to kill Divine Sorceress with a natural disaster.
After I've leave
you can look to Fifth Prince for help should anything happen at home.
I've already spoken to him.
Don't worry about me. Carry out your task in escorting the funds.
I'll take good care of myself as well as everyone in the household.
All right, that puts me at ease.
I will be back as soon as possible.
Your Highness, I know that this sounds like nagging.
But since the King took the throne
he's only done well in the beginning.
Recently, he's been building Celestial Garden
and killing people with the Queen during Prisoner Massacre for fun.
He's even deducted soldiers' wages.
Should we really stay behind to assist such a King?
I'm staying behind for the sake of the people of Qi State.
You must be having such a hard time.
If you'd like to spend some time with the soldiers
you could stay for a few more days during this trip to the frontier.
I know that they are like brothers to you.
I'm leaving now.
Fourth Prince.
Four Prince, why don't you take this with you?
You can take a look at it when you miss me.
How did this happen?
It's all right.
It's just slip of my hand.
There's another one anyway.
I'll take that with me.
Fourth Prince, you must come home safely to me.
Don't worry.
Fourth Prince...
Take your time.
When you return to the capital
you'll never see your beloved Yang Xue Wu ever again.
- Greetings to the Queen! - Greetings to the Queen!
Get up.
Thank you, Your Highness!
This is the water resource official
who is in charge of monitoring the twelve canals of River Zhang.
The King has ordered me to hand over a secret imperial decree to you.
Read this when you get back to the canals.
Follow the orders given.
Yes, I will obey the King's orders.
These guards are given to you to follow your orders.
But...
both His Majesty and I are worried.
We're concerned that you'll be too worried about your family
to devote yourself wholeheartedly to His Majesty.
His Majesty is very kind.
He's invited your family over to stay in the palace.
If you accomplish your task
you may then come back to reunite with your family.
If you fail to carry out your task
I can't guarantee which family member of yours will go missing.
It could be your wife or son?
You should know that anything is possible.
Yes.
Make your way back to the stone shutters at the canals tonight.
Carry out your secret task.
These soldiers are dressed as civilians in order to avoid suspicion.
Keep in mind that your whereabouts are not to be revealed to anyone.
We take our leave now, Your Highness.
What a good scheme!
This is only possible because of your knowledge in astrology.
You know that the areas near Ye City will not have any rain for months.
We will be suffering from drought.
Ye City always suffers from drought once every decade.
This isn't a difficult prediction.
But Your Highness' scheme entails much more
that can't be foreseen!
Master Zu, I am too flattered.
As long as you stay loyal to the King and me
I will nominate you as Commanding Executive once I get rid of Prince of Lan Ling!
You won't be doing this for nothing!
Thank you, Your Highness.
Next, we'll have to see whether this water resource official is of any help.
The King wants me to open the shutters and release the waters?
Why would His Majesty give such an order?
I have to seek audience with the King!
You...
The Queen has given us orders.
You will be killed right on the spot should you refuse to carry out the task!
Your family will also be drowned and fed to the fishes in River Zhang!
Since this is the King's orders
I will lead you to the rock shutters of River Zhang.
But you must know that once those rock shutters are opened
the water that we saved up for the past year will all be released!
There will be neither any water for irrigation
nor drinking water for our people!
Worry about your own life!
Take him with us!
Get going! Hurry up!
Stop!
Fourth Prince.
Listen. Where is this sound of running water coming from?
- Investigate into it. - Yes!
Fourth Prince, the stone shutters of River Zhang are wide open for no reason!
All the water is now released.
This is water that has been reserved by the people for the past six months.
Why is it being released now?
- Come with me. - Yes!
Let's take a look at the rock shutters.
Let's go!
Stop right there!
Commanding Executive, Prince of Lan Ling wants to ask you about
the release of the reservoir.
Prince of Lan Ling is here!
Get rid of this nosy bunch of soldiers!
Let's get out of here!
Come with me!
Get down on your knees!
Greetings to Fourth Prince.
Aren't you the water resource official?
I am.
How could you release the waters as a water resource official?
Who sent these spies here?
I dare not reveal the truth.
River Zhang is the main water resource of Ye City.
Your death is nothing in comparison to its importance! Speak up!
I... I was just following orders from His Majesty.
This is great!
This is great.
I'd have forgotten about this if you hadn't reminded me.
Previous kings loved watching Prisoner Massacre.
Now that I've finally seen it it is indeed great.
I'm glad that you like it.
My efforts in arranging this activity haven't gone to waste.
Your Majesty, Imperial Astrologist Zu seeks audience.
Summon him!
Summon him in!
You've made it here late!
The prisoners were killing each other and it was so exciting to watch.
Your Majesty, Your Highness
all the water in the reservoir is now all released into the river.
But neither the guards nor the water resource official made it back.
None of them made it back?
Isn't that official's family still held hostage here in the palace?
Could he have escaped under such circumstances?
Why didn't the guards return to the palace?
Your Majesty, I think that they escaped knowing that they committed a crime.
They are just trying to stay alive so just let them be.
The shutter is now shut and the reservoir is empty.
Moreover, Master Zu has forecasted that it won't rain in Ye City for months.
The drought will soon be upon us.
It won't rain for months...
I must be the only king who is looking forward to natural disasters.
Your Majesty was born wise
and could therefore control natural elements at will.
Natural disasters are upon us.
That's the best timing to barge into Lan Ling Manor and wipe them out.
[Map of Qi State with its major cities.]
Yuwen Shen Ju greets Your Majesty!
- You may rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Reports from messengers say that the most severe drought in a hundred years
is now in the regions near Ye City.
There is no water for irrigation nor any water to drink.
Since the era of the Warring States Qi State has constructed
the twelve canals of River Zhang near Ye City.
Their hydraulic work is known to the world.
They have reservoirs and flood channels.
How could they run out of water supply?
Water that was reserved during the raining season was all released for no reason.
It is not the raining season yet so drought is upon them.
There's more than meets the eye.
Get the messenger to keep sending reports back to me.
Yes!
Wait a minute!
Are there any other news from Qi State?
What's Prince of Lan Ling doing these days?
The fatuous king of Qi State deducted soldiers' wages for months
in order to build Celestial Garden.
To prevent soldiers from committing mutiny
Prince of Lan Ling risked his life to plead for their wages but only half is paid.
He is escorting their wages to the frontier.
What a pity.
Prince of Lan Ling is the hero of this era.
And yet he serves such a ruler.
I think that his talents will all be wasted.
Gao Wei is neither righteous nor capable.
He will not be able to tolerate Prince of Lan Ling.
I could hope that with the prince's intelligence
he could get out of this predicament alive.
Your Majesty seems to think very highly of Prince of Lan Ling.
I find it a pity as well that
I can't fight against Prince of Lan Ling again on the battlefield.
When Gao Wei took the throne
it meant that I have long lost
a great competitor like Prince of Lan Ling.
Gods, please give us some rain.
How could we survive without any rain or water?
Gods, please give us some rain!
Fourth Prince is here!
Fourth Prince! Fourth Prince is here!
You're finally here, Your highness!
Fourth Prince!
Fourth Prince is here to save us.
Shi Shen.
- Fourth Prince. - I'm sorry that I'm late.
Our brothers have all suffered.
We will live and die with you!
Fourth Prince, since you're here
we all hope that you could stay for a couple of days.
I can't. I've captured the water resource official who released the waters.
I have to take him back to Ye City as soon as possible.
How could we survive without any water and rain?
- Gods, please give us some rain. - Mother, I want water.
How could we survive without any water and rain?
Gods, the children will die of thirst if there isn't any rain soon.
Gods, please rain.
We can't give up looking for any water resources.
It's said that there's always water beneath a big tree.
We have several century-old big trees in this area.
Instead of resigning to our fate let's dig for water.
There's always water beneath a big tree?
We have to give it a try since there's no other way out.
We will try it as our last resort.
Let's look for water and start digging.
All right! Let's all get started!
- All right. - Let's get going!
Let's start digging!
Give me a shovel.
Let's dig! There might be water underneath it.
Start digging if you want to survive!
What is that?
What have you dug up?
It seems to be a statue of Buddha.
What's going on?
There are words engraved on it!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
Does this mean that the King should marry Divine Sorceress?
Yes, that's what it says on the statue.
But Divine Sorceress is already married to Prince of Lan Ling.
This is true.
This means that the gods are angry that Divine Sorceress didn't marry the King.
The gods are angry and they are now punishing us for it!
Is it really so?
It does sound quite logical.
- It is logical. - Exactly!
Otherwise, when did we ever have a drought in Ye City?
- Exactly! - Gods are clearly punishing us!
He's right. Look, there are words on it.
'The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!'
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
It's said that we are suffering from drought
because the King didn't marry Divine Sorceress.
What nonsense is that?
It's true!
Several statues of Buddhas were all engraved with such words.
What statue is that?
Look! Those are the statues.
There are so many of them.
That's right. Divine Sorceress should have married the King.
It's said that Prince of Lan Ling married Divine Sorceress by force.
The gods were too angry and brought the drought upon us.
The King really should marry Divine Sorceress.
Sis-in-law!
Bad news, Sis-in-law!
What happened?
Has something happened to your brother?
No, it isn't.
Some people dug up a few statues of Buddha
and they are all engraved with
'The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought.'
This is absolute nonsense!
What is that about?
What's more frightening is that some people are blaming
my brother from marrying you
thus snatching the King's wife.
That is why the gods are punishing the people.
Don't listen to such nonsense.
Someone must be behind all this.
How could the gods possibly do so?
Could it be Feng Xiao Lian?
We have to see what the King says about this matter.
If Feng Xiao Lian is really behind this
the King will take her side.
Don't worry.
If Feng Xiao Lian is really behind this I will know about it tomorrow in court.
Even if I have to risk my life I will escort you out of the city.
We will barge out to look for my brother.
I'm sure that you're aware of the reason I've asked all of you over at this hour.
My Lady, don't be too worried about those rumors out there.
I've seen a lot of these dirty tricks in Beggars Village.
Those are just some dirty tricks.
I mean it. Am I right, Wang?
- You... - Exactly. It's fine, my Lady.
Please don't be too worried.
On the contrary, I'm not worried at all.
I've asked you over
to let you know that I am not worried at all.
Tomorrow in court, Fifth Prince will ask the King to look into this rumor
and stop it from spreading.
That's great!
An order from the King will definitely convince the people.
While Fourth Prince is away
we will have to stick together and look out for one another.
Only then can I be responsible to His Highness.
Yes, my Lady!
My Lady, you were really calm.
I was terrified when I heard that rumor.
You are much braver than me.
Xiao Cui, don't worry. It will be fine.
You should go to bed.
Yes, my Lady. You should go to bed earlier as well.
Should the King be so demoralized
and insists on marrying me
I'd rather die than betray Fourth Prince.
These stone buddha statues that are dug up by the people
are all engraved with words that say
'The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought.'
This is a message from gods!
For the sake of the state and your people
please marry Divine Sorceress as your concubine immediately!
Zu Ting, you are too iniquitous!
Divine Sorceress is already married to my fourth brother.
This is known to all!
What you are suggesting
will cause my fourth brother and the King to be at odds!
I have to speak my mind for the sake of Qi State!
- You... - Don't be so anxious, fifth brother.
Imperial Astrologist Zu
on account of your past merits
I won't punish you for such insolence.
But should you bring this up again
to cause a rift between Prince of Lan Ling and me
I will show you no mercy.
I wouldn't dare to.
Prince of An De.
You will leave for Jing Yang immediately to supervise water diversion.
If we still don't have any water
it will be living hell on earth.
Yes.
Princess Consort with the drought upon us
you worry me the most.
This gruesome trick with stone buddha statues
should be Zu Ting's idea.
He's trying to incite the people into getting the King to marry you.
He wants to break you and my brother up while he is away.
Fortunately, the King did not take his words seriously.
I hope that this is true.
You've been sent to monitor and arrange for water diversion.
Please be very careful.
Don't worry.
We will both be fine.
My brother will make it back to Ye City in six or seven days' time.
Take care.
Take care. Please don't see me out.
I hope that Fifth Prince is right.
Everything could be all right.
Master Zu, in order to gain the trust of Prince of An De
I had to unwillingly reprimand you.
You must be aggrieved.
You are too kind, Your Majesty.
As long as it is for your sake I would risk my life
for you without a single frown.
Your Majesty, guards at the palace gate are here to report that
Prince of An De has already left the city.
He's already left?
- Yes. - That's great! Great!
Prince of An De has now left the city.
Prince of Lan Ling is far away in Hu Kou Barrier.
It will take him at least six days to get back to Ye City.
Who can hinder me now?
I'll marry Divine Sorceress tomorrow!
By then, I will need the help of Imperial Astrologist.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Once I married Divine Sorceress
I'll win over the people
and demoralize Prince of Lan Ling.
Exactly! When he knows that his beloved wife is taken from him
his expression must be worse than that of a dying man!
Your Majesty, don't be fickle and forget about me
after you married Divine Sorceress.
You're finally worried about me?
I promise you that once I married her
I'll banish her into the Cold Palace.
I'll let her and Prince of Lan Ling suffer the pain of being separated.
I am a man of my word.
Does that make you happy?
This is what I meant by killing Divine Sorceress with natural disasters.
The King is marrying Divine Sorceress!
Qi State will be blessed!
The King is marrying Divine Sorceress!
Qi State will be blessed!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
The matrimony of Divine Sorceress and the Chosen King
will bring favors from gods to rid people of the drought!
My Lady!
My Lady! You have to leave now!
That bastard king is here to get you saying that he's marrying you!
What?
My Lady, what should we do?
It might be too late to escape.
The King must have planned it all out.
General Hulu, Imperial Tutor Duan
Fourth and Fifth Prince are all sent away from the capital.
It is now too late to escape.
We can only fight against them.
Don't worry, my Lady.
Even if I have to sacrifice my life I won't let them take you away!
You mustn't!
Listen up! When the wedding escorts get here
no one should go against them!
Otherwise, you would have died for nothing! Understood?
Xiao Cui, come with me.
Dress me up.
- My Lady! - Obey my orders!
Wang, I want you to keep an eye on Xiao Dong.
Make sure that he doesn't put his life out there.
Xiao Cui, come with me quickly!
My...
What exactly is this about?
The King is marrying Divine Sorceress!
If anyone should cause a delay in the auspicious hour
all will be killed!
I will fight against all of you!
Xiao Dong, you will die for nothing!
Let go of me, Wang!
Xiao Dong!
Listen up!
If this isn't the King's wedding day
I wouldn't have spared you!
You'd have been dead by now!
- Xiao Dong... - Guards!
Invite Divine Sorceress on to the wedding carriage!
Yes!
Calm down.
My Lady, I've bought you the sulfur saltpeter and charcoal that you need.
- Thank you, Wang. - You're welcome.
Don't let Fourth Prince know about this.
Yes.
But my Lady, these ingredients are highly inflammable.
You have to keep it in a safe place.
I know that.
These are very powerful so I won't use them unless necessary.
Stop crying, Xiao Cui.
I need you to give Fourth Prince a message.
My Lady, I won't cry anymore.
Please give me the message.
I want you to tell Fourth Prince that
I will promise him and Qi State a future without the fatuous king.
He must lead a good life in that future.
But Divine Sorceress Yang Xue Wu will not be a part of that future.
Please ask him to forgive me.
I won't be able to stay by his side.
My Lady, what are you talking about?
I don't understand a word you said.
All I know is that
the both of you can't live without one another.
Be strong.
Tell him every word that I said.
Let's go.
- My Lady! - My Lady!
- Don't move!
You're already dressed up.
That saves me a lot of time.
Let's get going then.
We can't keep the king waiting and miss the auspicious hour.
My Lady...
My Lady!
[Lan Ling Manor]
Fourth Prince, I wore this gown at our wedding ceremony.
You said that it is gorgeous.
Never would I have known that
I'll be wearing it to my grave.
Farewell, Fourth Prince.
Your Majesty.
Divine Sorceress will soon be yours.
The people will naturally warm to you and regard you as a wise ruler.
The King is really marrying Divine Sorceress.
She is Prince of Lan Ling's official and legal wife.
But now...
This is the only way to relieve us of the drought.
The King should marry Divine Sorceress.
But will it really start raining after the King married her?
Will the drought really go away?
Divine Sorceress is sacrificing a lot.
Greetings to Divine Sorceress.
Greetings to Your Majesty!
How dare you!
How dare you not greet the King?
It's all right.
You may get up, Imperial Astrologist.
Today is my wedding day.
Offer Divine Sorceress a seat.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
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