Lan Ling Wang
[Prince of Lan Ling]
[Episode 39]
Greetings to Your Highness!
Why aren't you in bed?
Where are all of your servants?
I wanted to see you alone.
I'd like to have a word with you in private.
I'm very grateful to you for saving my life.
But I can't agree to being conferred to your Consort.
Prince of Lan Ling has just died.
I can't do that to him.
Let me show you something.
This is the assassin that we caught last night outside your chamber.
This...
I know that you are Prince of Lan Ling's Princess Consort.
But this identity of yours
will cause more deaths of assassins from Qi State.
Or even your child might be killed for the price of your identity!
You've nearly lost the child.
Are you going to take a risk again?
After much consideration
this is the only solution that will be able to keep you safe.
Qi State won't dare to provoke us.
But...
What would you like me to do?
This is a letter that Gao Chang Gong wrote to me.
Even if everyone mocks at me
for snatching another's wife in times of peril
I couldn't care less.
Because only when you are truly a citizen of Zhou State
with the power that overrides all except that of the King
could you be free from the threat of malicious enemies.
Do you understand?
Your belly will start showing.
In order to save your honor
you can tell everyone that you are carrying Prince of Lan Ling's child.
Or in order to protect the child you can say that the child is mine as well.
Either is fine with me as long as you are within my protection.
I'm just upset for you
and I feel bad for you.
Weirdo...
Fourth Prince and I are more than honored to have a friend like you.
I'm on my knees to thank you for saving me and Fourth Prince's child.
Thank you for keeping us safe.
I will repay your kindness throughout my lifetime.
I get it. Get up now.
I'm keeping you here so that you can take care of my people.
They are all civilians so you won't mind which state they belong to, do you?
Of course not.
I'll do my best in whatever you want me to do
as long as I don't have to hurt any innocent people.
But... I have a favor to ask of you as well.
The people in Qi State are having a really tough time.
Could you allow more refugees from Qi State into Zhou State?
I've been working on that already.
Could you send a letter to my family in Qi State
to tell them that I am safe?
Thank you, Weirdo.
I mean it.
Thank you!
[An De Manor]
Fifth Prince!
Your Highness!
Your Highness Princess Consort is back!
- Really? - Yes, she is back home.
She brought back a lot of food and money from Zhou State.
- She is distributing them to the people. - Is this true?
Yes, you'd better tidy up and get dressed.
Let's go and meet her!
What?
In order to protect Divine Sorceress and her unborn child
it's been announced that Princess Consort of Lan Ling
is now the Royal Consort of Zhou State.
None is allowed to lay a finger on her.
That's not what His Majesty would usually do.
He saved a woman from an opposing state.
This may seem trivial
but His Majesty risked his life to rescue her.
I have to return to the palace right away!
Yes.
Hurry up!
Where's my sister-in-law?
Hurry up!
- Where is she? - Your Highness, look around you.
Hold on to it tightly! Hurry up!
You! Get up and work!
Your Highness, what do you see?
Stop lazying around! Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Stop it!
Fifth Prince.
They are already working very hard.
If you still dare to whip them I'll have you killed.
- Get lost! - Yes.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Fourth Prince and Divine Sorceress are both gone.
We can only depend on Fifth Prince now!
You have all suffered.
Please forgive me, Your Highness. I've lied to you.
Fourth Princess Consort has not returned.
I did this to make you realize that
while you grieve the departure of Fourth Prince and Princess Consort
there are a lot more people who are in pain and suffering.
These people are what Fourth Prince and Princess Consort care about.
Your Highness, both General Hulu and
Imperial Tutor Duan were sent to the frontier.
Only you can carry out the good deeds that Fourth Prince
and Princess Consort had always done.
Only you can take care of the people of Qi State.
Xiao Cui, get up.
Your Highness.
Thank you, Xiao Cui.
You were the only one who stayed by my side when I have nothing.
I'm very grateful.
Your Highness, you've overstated.
This is just my duty.
May I ask if you are His Highness Prince of An De?
It's really bold of you not to bow to me.
I'm not from Qi State but I'm here to run an errand.
I take my leave.
Fifth Prince, why don't you read the scroll first?
How are you, my dear brother-in-law?
My sister-in-law wrote this!
I'm doing well.
The title of Royal Consort is for the sake of contingencies.
Don't treat it seriously.
I will meet up with you once the worst is over.
By then, you'd be an uncle.
What does it mean saying that I'd be an uncle by then?
You'd be an uncle...
My sister-in-law is pregnant!
Zhen Er!
This is the Hou Xi acupuncture point.
Here is the pathway of Small Intestine Meridian.
Here is where the Eight Extra Meridians meet.
Hurry up! Give that to me!
- Put it there! - All right!
What's going on?
Be careful!
Come on.
Hurry up!
Don't bow.
The Queen returned from the temple earlier than scheduled.
The palace is now buzzing with preparations.
- Her Highness is back! - Yes.
Could I go and see Her Highness?
She always brings me some interesting gadgets when she's back from her trips.
Let's go together because I have a few words to say to the Queen.
The King arrives!
Greetings to Your Majesty!
- You may all rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Greetings to Your Majesty.
Here.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
I heard that you returned to the palace earlier than scheduled
because you were feeling unwell.
How are you now?
What did the imperial physician say?
I make offerings to the gods annually
to pray for great blessings and prosperity for Zhou State.
It happened to be too warm this summer.
The heat was too much to bear so I came back earlier.
I felt much better the moment I got back to the palace.
I apologize for making Your Majesty worried.
I'm glad that you're all right.
Your Highness!
- Zhen Er! - Your Highness!
I miss Zhen Er so much!
I miss you very much as well!
Come to Pony.
You're such a sweet-talker!
You're just here to see what new and interesting toys she got you.
Am I right?
Has Zhen Er been good?
Look what lovely things I got you.
Xiang Ling!
Zhen Er, do you like these?
These are quite interesting.
These seem to be women's hairpins
but they are made into the shapes of different weapons.
Your Majesty may not know about it but these are called Five Weaponry pins.
It's very popular among common women.
I heard that it's been quite trendy among most women for quite some time.
But I've never seen them in the palace.
I find it quite interesting so I bought it back for Your Majesty and Zhen Er.
Xue Wu, do women in Qi State wear hairpins like these?
I haven't seen them before either.
I don't know much about accessories since I was young.
Your Highness.
I didn't want to intrude on your family time together.
Greetings to Your Highness.
Please don't stand on ceremony Divine Sorceress.
On my way back to the palace I've already heard that
His Majesty has conferred you as Consort in order to protect you.
I no longer need to be worried about the King being threatened by Yuwen Hu.
That's because of the help from you and Prince of Lan Ling.
Although it's best not to be known
I'm eternally grateful to Prince of Lan Ling for his assistance.
Therefore, please feel at ease to settle down in Zhou State.
We can then repay Prince of Lan Ling for his kindness.
I'm very pleased that my Queen is such a generous woman.
I'll have you to help me look after Xue Wu.
I have other important matters to deal with so I'll leave now.
You can keep chatting.
Your Highness, I have some words to say to you.
Why have you brought me here?
Is it an important matter?
Does Your Highness know that swans are very romantic?
All swans are born faithful.
They only have one soul mate throughout their lives.
If one of them dies before the other does
the one that survived will brood over its death every day
and couldn't eat or drink.
It won't accept a new spouse either.
I understand that men are allowed to have as many wives as they want.
But when another woman approached Fourth Prince
I was like a swan, I found it hard to accept.
But now that Prince of Lan Ling is no longer by my side
my sorrow is yet to subside.
It's impossible for me to be drawn to another man.
My title as Royal Consort is just the King's method to keep me safe.
I will always be indebted to His Majesty's kindness.
My husband died very suddenly.
My unborn child is all that he has left as his heir.
I will do whatever it takes to protect this child.
After my child is born I'll definitely leave the palace.
For the time being, I beg Your Highness to have mercy on us
and protect me and my child.
I apologize in advance for any inconvenience I may cause you.
You shouldn't be so worried.
I treat you as my own younger sister.
We would need to rely on your wisdom to prosper Zhou State.
My child...
The happiness they share as a family
won't be known to you because you won't see your father.
Do you know how much your father wants a child when he was alive?
It's a pity...
It's a pity that you're not fortunate enough to see your father.
Is he awake?
Not yet.
It's been such a long time already.
It can't go on like that.
Fourth Master is a soldier in Qi State
so you should know Prince of Lan Ling?
Fourth Prince, it's about time that you wake up.
Why aren't you awake yet?
It's said that if husbands comb their wives' hair for them
they will be able to live a long life together and be in love forever.
I don't want you to die.
Will you please wake up?
I'm sorry... I can't grow old with you.
Who are you?
What am I doing here?
It's you.
You're finally awake.
I was thinking if you still won't wake up
I'll have you buried.
What exactly is this about?
Didn't I drink the poisonous wine?
Why am I still alive?
I've drugged your wine.
My secret physician told me about a drug that is similar to the effects of poison.
It will cut off your breath and heart beat for days
until the effect of the drug wears off.
Everyone will then believe that you are really dead.
Allow me to do it.
I want to kill him with my own hands.
Why did you do so?
How did you manage to deceive everyone?
How did you deceive Gao Wei?
I had planned out all the possible scenarios.
I had you escorted into the palace.
You were in a constant state of apparent death.
The king is very suspicious of everything.
He was also tormented by guilt.
I wrapped a chunk of wild beast skin and flesh unto your stomach.
That is to prevent him from verifying your death.
In order to gain the trust of the King
I had to stab you.
Give me the dagger.
The blood's gone dark.
Fourth Brother is really dead.
But I have to make sure that the King sees that for himself.
He needs to see that you are dead.
But if you stayed in the coffin for too long
you might really end up dead.
Your Majesty, it's inauspicious to keep looking at a corpse.
Let's head back to the palace.
I got my men to dig you out of your burial spot.
That's how you ended up here.
That so-called tomb of Prince of Lan Ling
is actually empty.
Why?
Haven't you and the King always wanted me to be dead?
That's what I thought as well.
But when I heard that you willingly gave up your life
I thought after all that you made me suffer
and how I led a life that is worse than death
why would I let you die so easily?
I won't allow that.
I won't let you and Yang Xue Wu have such an easy death!
Where is Xue Wu?
Yang Xue Wu?
She was chased after by soldiers on the day you drank the poisonous wine.
She fell off a cliff and died.
I don't believe you!
We found this on her body.
The King built you a cenotaph.
I buried her in it as well.
I don't believe in this.
This silver comb comes in a pair.
There is another gold one.
When Xue Wu left the manor I saw her taking the gold one with her.
I am not someone without any emotions or virtues.
That's why I left her with one comb.
I only took one away.
I just want it as an evidence to show you that she really is dead.
I've kept you hidden in Yi Xia Palace
without any strangers trespassing.
No one ever comes around here.
Besides, you are a dead man whose reputation was marred.
You can never get out of here.
Do you understand?
Your acting skills are so not up to scratch.
I wasn't completely unconscious.
If you hated me so much and wanted to torture me
why have you been crying beside my bed every night
hoping that I will soon wake up?
Fourth Prince, it's about time that you wake up.
Stop sleeping.
Please wake up soon.
Wake up soon, Fourth Prince.
I never wanted you to die.
Will you please wake up?
So what?
I've adored you since I was a teen.
But have you ever given me the slightest affection?
So how would these few nights change the relationship between us?
He's woken up...
Stop crying.
What's there to cry about?
He's awake.
He's finally awake...
Your Highness, you're back.
Yes.
- Is everything all right? - Yes.
He's awake.
He must be guarded more heavily.
No one is allowed into Yi Xia Palace to avoid any possible trouble.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, Eunuch Si Xi seeks your audience.
Summon him in.
Eunuch Xi.
His Majesty woke up from a nightmare and was looking around for you.
- To the King's slumber chamber. - Yes.
Greetings to the Queen.
- You may all rise. - Xiao Lian!
Your Majesty.
Prince of Lan Ling isn't dead.
What are you talking about Your Majesty?
Prince of Lan Ling just told me in my dreams that
I am nothing compared to him.
He said that I was inferior to him when I was the Crown Prince
and that as a man I'm also no better than him.
How could that be true?
In my mind, Your Majesty is second to none.
Xiao Lian, please don't leave me.
I'll always be at your side.
As long as you are here...
Is there nothing that the imperial physician can do about the King's insomnia?
Not even wine can put him to sleep now.
Imperial Physician is at his wit's end.
It can't go on like this.
His Majesty can't fall asleep every night.
It's fine that he isn't in the mood for a morning audience.
But he isn't even energetic.
All he could do is have some entertainment to distract himself from his nightmares.
Summon Zu Ting to see me tomorrow.
Yes, Your Highness.
I don't know how long I have been unconscious.
Have Xue Wu and everyone else reached Zhou State safely?
If Xue Wu knows that I'm still alive
how would she react?
'He's not here, though for him she pines.'
'She looks up at the birds on flight.'
'Birds fly all over West Islet's skies.'
'She mounts the tower for his sight.'
'It's high but she cannot see him coming.'
'So she leans on the railing all day long.'
'At twelve spots, the railing bends.'
'Hands by her side are smooth as jade.'
'Curtains are up and the sky seems higher.'
'Tide comes and the waves seem green.'
'The sea is as carefree as the dreams.'
'Sad are you; sorrowful am I.'
'South winds know me well.'
'They carry my dreams to West Islet.'
I shouldn't have chosen this poem.
It's all right.
'South winds know me well.'
'They carry my dreams to West Islet.'
You are Divine Sorceress.
So you should be able to ask South Winds to carry a message to Prince of Lan Ling.
Or didn't you say that there is the Five-Color bird in the sky?
Could it be the messenger between you and Prince of Lan Ling?
If it could
what would you like to say to Prince of Lan Ling?
I'd like to tell him that... I'm doing very well.
Because he was worried about me the most when he was alive.
That's why I wanted him to put his mind at ease.
Don't cry.
We won't recite the Song of West Islet anymore.
It's all right.
Your Highness, His Majesty has summoned you to attend morning audience tomorrow.
Morning audience?
Greetings to Your Majesty.
- You may rise. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
Are there any urgent matters that concern me?
There are a few state affairs that I'd like your opinions on.
Your Majesty, may I be so bold as to offer my suggestion?
Divine Sorceress is the Princess Consort of Qi State.
It's too much of a risk to have her participate in our state affairs.
It's hard to tell that she could be a spy from our enemy.
Divine Sorceress is now my Royal Consort.
My subjects are not to be rude to her.
I have my considerations.
Go on and report what you have in mind.
Your Majesty, the King of Qi State Gao Wei is fatuous and dissipated.
The people of Qi State are in turmoil.
The cease-fire agreement that we had with Prince of Lan Ling
is soon coming to an end.
I think that this is the perfect timing for us to build up our army
and reinforce on their training.
We will soon be able to conquer Qi State in no time.
Your Majesty, on the contrary
I think that there are too many natural disasters this year.
Both Qi and Zhou State have suffered losses caused by the disasters.
The priority is to have our men work on our agricultural development.
We can then replenish our food stock.
Food is the utmost necessity of the people.
How could they fight any wars if they aren't even fed?
What is your opinion, Divine Sorceress?
I think that both officials have a point.
Perhaps... we could carry out both policies at the same time.
I'd like to listen to Divine Sorceress' opinion.
I know that the Equal-Field System in Zhou State has been quite effective
since Your Majesty took the throne.
But land owners should have an obligation to the state.
If we are to strike a balance between agricultural and military resources
I think that families with level six land ownership and three sons
are obligated to submit one son to the military services.
On the other hand
such families will have one fewer man to help with agricultural activities.
I suggest that we can dish out rewards to benefit the people.
For example, families with sons in the army can be exempt from taxes.
I suggest that we can recruit soldiers actively.
If we have too many soldiers
during a truce, we can have the soldiers help out with agricultural activities.
By doing so, we can maintain our military power
as well as make the best use of our manpower to replenish our stocks.
This kills many birds with one stone.
The state can then be in peace and prosperity in a long term.
Yes, it all makes sense.
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