Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 37]
Let's build his cenotaph on the hill in the east.
It must be done as soon as possible.
Send out flyers and put up the announcement.
Spread the news.
As long as Yang Xue Wu is alive
she will definitely show up.
Then, we will ambush her.
There's no way she can escape.
What do you think about that, Your Majesty?
Do as you wish.
- Si Xi. - Your Highness.
Announce the imperial decree.
As Commander Executive Prince of Lan Ling
accepted bribery and riches from the people.
It is unforgivable.
Therefore he was punished to take his life with poisonous wine.
In gratitude of his past merits
His Majesty allowed his corpse to be buried whole.
No civilians are allowed to mourn at his tomb.
No one is to trespass without permission.
Get both Bureaus of Rites and Internal Affairs to start working on it.
This issue is not up for discussion.
Yes, Your Highness.
You may dismiss.
Are you so sure of yourself?
In my opinion even if Yang Xue Wu is alive
she wouldn't risk her life to mourn Gao Chang Gong at his tomb.
I don't believe that she would.
I don't believe that she would be so foolish as to walk straight into a trap.
She's not foolish.
She's just too in love with Prince of Lan Ling.
I'm placing my bet on her devoted affection to Gao Chang Gong.
Yang Xue Wu didn't get to see him before he died.
Now that she knows where his tomb is
she will walk right into the trap knowingly.
Xiao Lian.
If it were you and me
would you have risked your life and walk straight into a trap knowingly?
Touch wood! What are you talking about?
Your Majesty and I are going to be a couple that's envied by all.
We won't become lovers who are going to be hunted down.
- He was such a great man. - Exactly.
Good men don't live long and heroes die young.
Who would have known?
Without Prince of Lan Ling Qi State will soon be demolished.
You're right.
[Estuary of Fen River, near North and South Fen City, Zhou State]
Long live the King!
Greetings to Your Majesty!
- You may all rise! - Thank you, Your Majesty!
Is Prince of Lan Ling really dead?
Your Majesty sent me to guard the borders so as to get news of Qi State.
Since we heard of Prince of Lan Ling's death
I've already sent out ten some scouts out to Qi State.
All of them confirmed that the prince was found guilty and made to take his life.
It seemed that Prince of Lan Ling is unlikely to be alive.
What about Yang Xue Wu?
She's nowhere to be found and none knows if she is still alive.
You must find out about Yang Xue Wu's whereabouts!
Yes!
Report!
Your Majesty, we found a man outside our borders.
He claimed that he was told to come here by Prince of Lan Ling to seek your audience.
- Bring him here! - Yes!
- Your Majesty! - I recognize him.
He is Xue Wu's attendant.
I am here so speak your mind.
Your Majesty, this letter is wax sealed with this stamp...
Yes, that is Prince of Lan Ling's signature seal.
When you read this letter I'd already be in the underworld.
The King wants his subjects dead
his subjects can only comply with his request.
They can't live on in shame.
My only concern is for the safety of Xue Wu.
In this world, you are the only one who can keep her safe.
The long drink we had that morning
seemed to have bonded us like brothers.
I know the importance of friendship
and with your help I can die without worries
nor regrets.
I entrust my wife to you and will repay this favor in my next life.
Last words of Gao Chang Gong.
Never would I have thought
that Prince of Lan Ling who defeated my armies repeatedly
and stormed the battlefields with such valor
would really die in the hands of his own king.
Blind devotion!
If only he could go against
the tyranny of the fatuous king Gao Wei
and joined forces with me we would have conquered the world.
Now that he's dead
I no longer have an opponent.
Your Majesty please save Princess Consort.
Where is she now?
I was escorting her here to see you.
But at the valley, we ran into soldiers of Qi State who were there to kill us.
I lost her.
Shen Ju, I'm going to search for her in the valley.
Just bring a few men with us.
Remember, don't alarm anyone.
It will be even more difficult to find her if Qi State is alerted.
Keep a close eye on the army of Qi State!
They must be looking for Xue Wu as well.
Get back to me immediately if you get any news!
Yes!
Get up.
I'll summon the military physician to nurse you back to health immediately.
Lead me to the valley to look for Xue Wu.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Fourth Prince...
Fourth Prince!
Fourth Prince...
Princess Consort?
Fourth Prince...
She's even calling out for Prince of Lan Ling in her sleep.
It makes me so sad.
They should be together.
But the prince has left Divine Sorceress out here on her own.
Mother!
- Bad news! - Keep your voice down!
Mother, bad news!
Keep your voice down!
What's happened?
Something bad happened to Prince of Lan Ling.
- His Highness is... - What happened?
Your Highness...
What happened to Prince of Lan Ling?
Mother, the prince...
Your Highness!
- You can't get out of bed... - What happened to him?
- Your Highness... - Tell me!
- The prince... - Tell me!
Tell me!
I went into the city today
and saw it on the announcement board.
Because the prince committed corruption
he was ordered to take his life by the King a few days ago.
Your Highness, the prince... Prince of Lan Ling is already dead.
Your Highness!
That can't be...
Your Highness, are you all right?
No, that can't be true!
- Your Highness! - Let go of me!
- Your Highness! - Your Highness!
- Let go of me! - Calm down, Your Highness!
Let go of me!
Calm down!
- He won't die! - Your Highness!
There are a lot of soldiers who are out to get you.
Your Highness, you can't go out there!
Your Highness!
Prince of Lan Ling is already dead!
Prince of Lan Ling is already dead.
- Calm down. - No...
- You won't find him anywhere. - No...
No...
- No... - Let her cry.
She is suffering from such sadness
that it will do her more good to let her cry her heart out.
A-Wen, go and brew the medication.
Yes, Mother.
Gods, why did you allow this to happen now?
This poor child will be born without a father!
Auntie... whose child are you talking about?
Whose child will be born without a father?
Don't you know that you're pregnant?
A-Wen and I rescued you from the river bank.
We got you a doctor.
That's when we were told that you are pregnant.
The doctor said that the child is due after the next lunar new year.
You're going to be a mother.
You now carry another life within your body.
For the sake of Prince of Lan Ling and your unborn child
you have to take good care of your health.
You have to stay strong and alive.
A-Wen.
Mother, shouldn't you keep Her Highness company
in case she wants to take her own life?
She is all right.
She is a lot calmer after she knows of her pregnancy.
Mother, the flyer in the city
has the location of the prince's tomb marked on it.
Look.
Should we tell Her Highness about this?
Don't tell her yet.
She is feeling unwell now.
Moreover, she is agitated and expecting a child.
This isn't the right time to tell her about it.
When she feels better we'll tell her about this.
- I'll tear it up. - No, keep it safe.
We'll give it to her after some time.
Yes.
Fourth Prince...
We are going to have a child.
But you haven't told me how you would like the baby to be named...
I haven't learned how to wield a sword from you yet.
How am I going to teach our child?
Fourth Prince... tell me...
What am I going to do without you?
Your Highness, since Prince of Lan Ling was ordered to take his own life
His Majesty has been drinking every day.
He can't fall asleep at all.
Please talk to him.
Xiao Lian.
Your Majesty.
- Here, have a drink with me. - Yes.
Come here.
Xiao Lian...
I've been unhappy these days.
I suddenly feel very empty.
You haven't done anything wrong, Your Majesty.
It's Gao Chang Gong's fault that his merits outshone that of the King's.
He was destined to die.
Benevolence to your enemies is cruelty to yourself.
Gao Chang Gong is dead?
Why am I not happy about it at all?
I grew up with him since I was little.
We were always compared with one another.
They always said that I am nothing compared to him.
I hated him so much.
But now that he's dead
I find it all too sudden.
I shouldn't have allowed him to take his own life?
Who will I be compared to now?
I... I'm suddenly very scared.
Do you know how I feel?
I do.
Gao Chang Gong is already dead.
He's now just a stack of bones.
In no time, not a soul would remember him.
But the people... they will remember Your Majesty
because you've established your nation
your empire.
Your Majesty will definitely become a celebrated wise king in history.
Stop brooding over it.
Go to bed now. You have a morning session in Imperial Court tomorrow.
- I want to sleep by you. - Sure.
Hong-E, come here. His Majesty is already asleep.
You have to guard the door well later.
Whoever comes, just tell them that the King and I are asleep.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, I've made you some rice congee.
You haven't eaten anything for days.
Have a bit more to eat.
You should at least have a bite to eat for the sake of your child.
Here, have some.
Your Highness, do you still recognize this pair of shoes?
You're the auntie who asked me to patch up the shoes.
This pair of shoes that you patched up
has really brought peace and safety to me and A-Wen.
- Is that so? - Yes.
Back then, I told you that
three of my sons died in the wars.
I'm only left with my youngest son.
He's A-Wen, the one who rescued you.
Your Highness, I can empathize with the loss of your loved one.
When my two eldest sons died
I wanted to die as well!
But A-Wen was still young.
I didn't stay alive because I wanted to
but for the sake of A-Wen!
When A-Wen was summoned to go to war
I thought to myself
if he can't make it home alive
I won't go on living!
Fortunately, Fourth Prince won the war of Mount Mang.
A-Wen made it home safely.
And he is never going to be in the army anymore.
At that moment, I was glad that I am still alive.
Your Highness
I know how you feel right now.
That pain is worse than death.
But there is only hope when you stay alive.
Auntie... do you know that...
In order to protect me
Fourth Prince took the blame for everything.
On the day we parted
I foolishly have him make me so many promises.
Why don't you comb my hair every day from tomorrow onwards?
I thought that we would be together forever!
You will have lots to celebrate!
Because Fourth Prince and I will be together forever.
Whenever I think of how desperate he felt when I said those words
my heart aches so much.
He must have been so lonely
all alone in Lan Ling Manor
while he awaits his death.
I really hate myself for not being there by his side!
I hate myself so much!
I understand. I can understand all the pain that you're going through.
This is all gods' will.
Gods have their reasons for doing so.
One day, you will be able to understand.
I once promised to protect Fourth Prince.
But in the end...
Fourth Prince is still the one protecting me.
Your Highness, Fourth Prince sacrificed his life to protect you
and your unborn child.
You have to be alive and well for the sake of the prince and your child.
You mustn't let him down.
Have a bite to eat.
Your Highness, have some?
You're doing very well.
His Highness will be at ease if he sees you like this.
[Yi Xia Palace]
Useless bums!
It's already been days and you still can't find Yang Xue Wu!
If she's still alive
I will have you all beheaded!
Have mercy on us! Your Highness we will start searching for her again!
We'll definitely capture her!
- Get out. - Yes.
Your Highness, I followed your orders to ambush near the prince's tomb.
But Yang Xue Wu is nowhere to be seen.
We couldn't find her body after searching for days in the mountains.
She must have been carried away by wild beasts.
I think...
The King arrives!
- Greetings to Your Majesty! - Get up.
Your Majesty, weren't you hunting at the fortress today?
Why have you returned?
The King's carriage went by Lan Ling Manor.
He saw that the manor was packed with people
with people who were there to pay their respects.
They won't leave and even when they are driven away they keep coming back.
Your Majesty, I'll arrest all of those who paid respects to Prince of Lan Ling
and have them all locked up in jail.
Do you intend to lock up all the people in our entire state?
I've been defeated.
I've lost right from the start.
The people still approve of him.
Now that my fourth brother is dead
I'll never have the chance to surpass him.
Your Majesty, I don't think that you need to worry about these people.
They are just ignorant and lowly people.
Ignorant and lowly people?
Say that again?
Who is ignorant and lowly?
It's you! You made me force Gao Chang Gong to his death!
You said that the people will be taken in if we frame him!
The people aren't ignorant!
Even a three-year-old knows that he was framed and killed!
Tell me! Who is ignorant?
- Tell me who is ignorant! - Your Majesty!
- Who is? - Please don't be angry, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please don't be angry.
Your Majesty, you are scaring me.
You haven't been sleeping well these days and
you're so easily agitated.
I've been so worried. Hong-E!
I've asked Master Zu to make the special concoction of Yin-Yang water.
It has the effect to get rid of evils and restore peace to the mind.
- Have some, Your Majesty. - I don't want to take it.
Your Majesty.
Everything in Qi State belongs to you.
That includes Gao Chang Gong's life.
You really don't have to be struck with a guilty conscience.
I don't know if I really am suffering from a guilty conscience.
I didn't want to force Gao Chang Gong to his death.
He gave up his life willingly.
But why... why wouldn't he beg me to spare his life?
As long as he begs me for mercy
I know that... once he begs me
I wouldn't have wanted to kill him anymore.
Your Majesty, don't brood over it.
Celestial Garden is almost accomplished.
I have already summoned all men in the state to work on it
to speed up the construction.
Once the garden is ready
we'll go there for a walk.
All right, why don't you all leave now?
I'd like to spend some time alone.
- Yes. - Yes.
Fourth brother...
I...
Your Highness, stay indoors. It's windy.
It's all right, Auntie.
I'm already feeling much better.
It's about time for me to walk around in the sun.
That's good.
But you have to let me know if you're feeling unwell.
A-Wen, are there any hot springs nearby?
Hot springs? There's one at the back of the mountain.
Good. Could you get me some sulfur?
Sure.
Your Highness, what do you need the sulfur for?
To start the fire for you.
Start the fire? All right.
Here it is!
Here it is.
This is the powdered sulfur I ground from the brimstone.
Thank you.
Let's give it a try.
The fire's lit!
This is a fire sparkle.
It makes it easier to start a fire.
It will save you a lot of trouble starting the fire to cook.
You're really smart, Divine Sorceress.
This is all that I can do for you.
I should be the one to thank you.
You saved my life
and took me in despite the danger.
You're too polite, Your Highness.
But A-Wen, I have a favor to ask of you.
Please do tell me, Your Highness.
If you happened to go into town
could you ask around about the location of the prince's tomb?
I'd like to pay my respects.
Your Highness.
I could go and ask around for you.
But I'm worried about your health and your current identity.
I understand.
I understand that you're worried about soldiers ambushing me there.
But...
I didn't see Prince of Lan Ling before he died.
If I can't even pay my respects
where could I seek condolence from?
Besides, think about this.
I can't stay here forever.
After my child is born
we have to leave Qi State.
By then, my child and I would never be able to return.
My child won't be able to pay respects to his father.
I'm begging you.
I'll just stand from afar to gaze upon him.
It's just a glance, all right?
All right, Your Highness.
I'll go and have a look for you.
Thank you.
Your Highness, please have a rest in the house.
All right.
Here, Your Highness. Drink it up.
Thank you, Auntie.
Take him away!
- What are you doing, sir? - Hurry up!
- Why are you arresting me? - I'll take a look.
- Sir! - Hide yourself.
Let go of me! Mother!
- Let go of me! - Hurry up!
- Let go of me! - Sir!
- Hurry up!
Mother!
- What has my son done wrong? - Mother!
- This is my only son.
Why are you taking him away when he has done nothing wrong?
Celestial Garden is soon to be finished.
The Queen has orders to summon all men in the state to work on the garden.
This is my only son.
How could I survive out here alone if you take him away?
It will at least take ten days to weeks building Celestial Garden.
I might even lose my life.
Sir, I beg you to spare me.
I have to serve my aging mother, sir!
Spare you? You'll have to come with me even if I am going to behead you!
Sir, I'm getting down on my knees to beg you.
- Please spare my son. - Mother, get up!
- Who cares about your kowtow? - He is my only son!
You want me to spare your son? Fine.
Get me some valuables.
I don't have any with me but I could borrow some.
- Please give me a few days! - Sir!
Stop making such a fuss if you're penniless. Go!
- Mother! - A-Wen!
Wait a minute, sir!
- Mother! - A-Wen!
Mother!
Let go of my son!
I have a hairpin here with me.
You're sure to get it for a good price at the pawn shop.
Please spare my brother!
Sir, my sister is pregnant!
Please have mercy on her.
This is really quite valuable.
I didn't expect poor people like you to own something so valuable.
This is my husband's family heirloom.
Please accept it as our gift to you.
You're lucky to have a smart sister.
Let him go.
- Are you all right, my brother? - I'm fine.
Let's go!
Are you all right, Your Highness?
Did they recognize you?
I don't think so.
But Feng Xiao Lian is now violating the law
to force men into building Celestial Garden.
They took the hairpin today
and they will come back for more.
They might be here in a few days' time.
What should we do, Your Highness?
Hurry up!
What's the matter with you?
- Miss Hong-E. - Don't you look where you're going?
I'm sorry that I didn't see you.
Miss Hong-E, may I ask who this woman is on the painting?
She is Princess Consort of Lan Ling Yang Xue Wu.
The Queen has sent men to look for her for a long time.
But they haven't found her yet.
She plans to have her listed as a wanted criminal in the state.
It really is her. No wonder I find her so familiar.
Miss Hong-E, I know where she is.
You've met Yang Xue Wu?
Yes, Your Highness!
She's disguised as a peasant and hiding in a house near Celestial Garden.
She... she seems to be pregnant.
Elaborate!
Your Highness, this is where I saw Yang Xue Wu.
- Search this place. - Search!
What is this for?
We didn't do anything wrong.
- You can't... - What is this about?
Where is Yang Xue Wu?
Yang Xue Wu? We don't know anything.
Your Highness.
There is no sign of Yang Xue Wu within the ten-mile perimeters.
Your Highness, there's no one in the house.
Your Highness, there is no one there either.
Who else but Yang Xue Wu would teach you to start a fire with this?
Are you going to speak up or not?
I really don't know anything.
Kill him!
I'll tell you everything!
That... that woman ran away from that dirt path in the west!
Mother, I told you that the woman came out of nowhere.
We shouldn't have taken her in.
Look what trouble she's got us into!
Some Divine Sorceress she is!
She is more like a witch that almost killed us!
Your Highness, we were a bit muddle-headed.
Please forgive us, Your Highness.
That woman left from that dirt path.
There's only one path there.
It's very steep so... she couldn't have gone very far.
Do you know the consequences of lying to me?
- Go after her. - Let's go!
Luckily, Princess Consort already told us how to handle this situation.
They took the hairpin today
and they will come back for more.
They might be here in a few days' time.
What should we do, Your Highness?
It's not safe for me to hide here anymore.
They will find me here sooner or later.
I can't stay here anymore.
Otherwise, I will definitely get the both of you in trouble.
Please don't say so, Your Highness.
- Don't say that. - But...
But if you are leaving this place
where can you go?
Go and see Prince of Lan Ling.
And then escape from here!
There's something that I have to tell you.
Prince of Lan Ling's tomb is not far away from here.
It's just half a day's journey to the east.
We were worried about your health
so we've kept it from you.
Thank you, Auntie!
Please be careful, Your Highness.
If the soldiers are here again
I will never sell you out!
No, you have to!
I mean, you have to escape after lying to Feng Xiao Lian.
- A-Wen, we'd better get going! - All right.
Mother, give me a minute.
They mustn't find this.
Let's go, Mother.
Your Highness, no one has taken this path.
We've been lured away! Turn around!
Your Highness, they are gone!
Burn this place down!
Your Highness, look!
This is the announcement of the burial of Prince of Lan Ling.
Yang Xue Wu is walking into the trap.
Let's go and arrest Divine Sorceress.
Prince of Lan Ling's tomb is not too far away from here.
It's half a day's journey to the east.
My child, don't make it hard for me.
You want to see your father as much as I do, right?
Hurry, we're almost there.
Good old days are gone.
The tomb of Warrior Prince of Lan Ling is built in such a remote place.
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