01x24 - Episode 24

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(King of Qin, Zheng)
After we get back to Xianyang tomorrow,

go back to Chu.

(Mi Hua)
Xianyang doesn't suit you.

Can you sing the "Song of the Reeds"

for me again?

♪The green reeds by the river
have dew frosted on them♪

♪Where is the one I love?
Somewhere by the river♪

♪Looking for her against the current,
the path is long and dangerous♪

♪Following the current, it seems
she's in the middle of the water♪

Your Majesty.

Have you really fallen

for Miss Mi Hua?

(Dong'er)

You should let go of it.

The Queen Dowager will arrange

your marriage.

I'll go see

if dinner is ready.

Come here.

What can I do for you?

Send someone

to Yongcheng at once.

Tell Queen Dowager

that...

All right?

All right.

Go then.

Yes.

(Yongcheng)

Queen Dowager.

That girl from Chu

is Mi Qi's daughter.

(Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji)
I'm afraid things

(Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji)
aren't as simple as they seem.

Even you can tell.

(Chief Palace Attendant of Qin, Lao Ai)

This must be that wretched woman
Huayang's scheme.

Without me living in Xianyang,

of course she wouldn't stay put these years.

His Majesty

told that girl from Chu

to leave Xianyang,

then this time

Queen Dowager Huayang
must have not seen this coming.

Zheng is still young after all.

He's not experienced in love.

Even if we dodged it this time,

I'm worried

that if Huayang pulls another ploy,

Zheng might

fall for it.

A few days ago,

didn't Qi send an envoy

saying that they would like

Princess Li Qiu to marry His Majesty?

Write an imperial edict

and say that I've approved
that marriage proposal,

so they can send Princess Li Qiu

to Qin as soon as possible.

His Majesty is very opinionated.

He hasn't even seen

the Princess of Qi before.

Would he agree?

I'm his mother!

I'll decide his marriage.

All right.

I'll write the imperial edict
and send someone

to deliver it to Qi,

telling them to send their princess.

It seems that His Majesty likes Hua'er,

yet he ordered her to return to Chu.

I wonder if we can still
do something about it.

(Queen Dowager Huayang of Qin)
Could it be that His Majesty

knows that I planned this?

(Official of Qin, Mi Chen)
With His Majesty's intelligence,

it is possible.

Queen Dowager Zhao is
returning at this time.

I'm afraid she already knows

(Prince of Chu, Jing Han)
about Mi Hua.

That country bumpkin Zhao Ji

just can't keep her composure.

That's exactly what I wanted.

You mean...

Prepare to see Mi Hua off.

We'll really let her leave?

See her off.

And you must do it on the day
Zhao Ji returns.

You must let His Majesty know it.

Qin's Queen Dowager is suddenly
returning to Xianyang.

Lately,

the King of Qin left Xianyang
many times.

(Spy of Zhao, Mo Bi)
The situation in Xianyang is unusual.

Could there be some changes
in the Qin court?

(Lord Chunping of Zhao, Zhao Yi)
There's hope for me to leave Xianyang?

The Queen Dowager of Qin is the regent,

yet she has been away from Xianyang
for many years.

She's suddenly returning now.

Something must have happened.

However, please be patient.

After the Queen Dowager of Qin
returns to Xianyang,

we must observe the situation

before we decide what to do.

Let's hope she return soon.

The more chaotic

Xianyang is, the better.

When we go back to Xianyang,

keep your mouth shut.

If you dare to say anything ridiculous,

I'll punish you relentlessly.

I'll cut off your tongue first,

then slice off your head.

Even your family

will all be k*lled.

Understood?

Understood.

As long as you behave properly,

I'll treat you well

just like I do here in Dazheng Palace.

You'll be rewarded accordingly.

Understood?

-Yes.
-Yes.

I wonder

if His Majesty will welcome me
at the city gate.

The last time he visited me,

I acted too coldly towards him.

Queen Dowager,

no one would blame their mother.

Besides,

His Majesty has always been filial.

He'll surely welcome you.

Yes.

When he was little,

we depended on each other.

We almost died many times.

We've always been closest to each other.

Let's go.

(Xianyang)

General Meng.

(General of Qin, Meng Wu)
Isn't that Zheng Huo?

(Censor of Qin, Wang Wan)
Why is he here?

Why indeed?

At a time like this,

why is he here?

(Lord Weiwen of Qin, Ying Sheng)

Come, this way.

Hurry.

(Xianyang)

(Xianyang)

Here.

(Steward of Qin's Prime Minister's Residence)
Place the tables here.

(Zheng Huo)

Hurry up.

What are they doing?

Unload the documents.

Bamboo slips?

Be careful.

Don't mess them up.

Why are there so many books?

Why indeed?

Prime Minister arrives!

(Xianyang)

Welcome, Prime Minister.

Officials.

Officials.

Before Queen Dowager arrives,

(Prime Minister of Qin, Lv Buwei)
I have something to announce.

For six years,

I've gathered talented scholars
from everywhere

to write "Lv's Commentaries of History".

It's finally completed!

Congratulations, Prime Minister.

The book has 12 periods,

8 sets, 6 sections,

160 chapters,

(Chief Minister of Qin, Yao Gu)
and over 200,000 words.

I believe this book

covers everything on earth and in history.

It's the best book in the world.

All of you

are unparalleled scholars and talents.

Your knowledge and insight

are all above mine.

Please provide your comments.

Prime Minister, you're too humble.

Come.

Come.

Come.

(Xianyang)

I've placed the books here.

I'm inviting dukes,

wanderers, and tourists to read them.

Anyone that can add words

to avoid ambiguity,

or anyone that can omit redundant words,
will be rewarded.

For every word that's removed or added,

I will give 1,000 taels of gold

as thanks to perfect

"Lv's Commentaries of History".

How generous, Prime Minister!

Yes.

-Very generous.
-Very generous.

Please take a look.

Come, please take a look.

"Lv's Commentaries of History".

This is a book
edited by the Prime Minister!

It won't be easy to claim the reward
Prime Minister mentioned.

For this book,

Prime Minister put a lot of effort into it.

Si.

I heard that quite a few

of the people who wrote this

(Chief Clerk of Qin, Li Si)
were your classmates in Jixia Academy.

That's true.

They made full use of their talent,
earning both fame and fortune.

If you envy them,

why didn't you

stay at Prime Minister's Residence
to write this?

You were once a valued talent

at the Prime Minister's Residence too.

Why didn't you stay?

-Prime Minister.
-Prime Minister.

This book covers

various ways of governance.

You two are assisting His Majesty,

you must study it well.

I'm reading

your great work now.

I wonder if you've shown this book

to His Majesty yet.

I personally

copied one

to present to His Majesty.

I especially prepared a few rooms

in my Residence

to be used for reading this book.

They are open day and night.

I especially prepared a few rooms

in my Residence

to be used for reading this book.

They are open day and night.

We'd surely come then.

-We'll surely come.
-We'll surely come.

Your Majesty.

Prime Minister and the officials

are waiting at the west gate.

Your Majesty, Miss Mi Hua

will leave Xianyang today

for Chu.

She's leaving today?

Yes.

How did you know?

(Chief Guard of Qin, Fan Wuji)
Your Majesty, to be honest,

Jing Han from Chu came to me

and told me to tell you about this.

He even gave me a gift to thank me.

Which path are they taking?

Since they're going back to Chu,
it must be the east gate.

One is east, and one is west.

What should I do?

Why is His Majesty not here yet?

Well, I really don't know.

Queen Dowager will arrive soon.

If His Majesty isn't here,

that would be improper.

Stop.

Your Majesty.

Prepare my horse.

Yes.

We'll arrive

at Xianyang soon.

Don't make any sounds, all right?

All right, be good.

Squeeze up a bit. Good.

I'll open this soon.

I'll open this right away.

(Xianyang)

(Xianyang)

(Xianyang)

Welcome, Queen Dowager.

Queen Dowager said
there's no need for courtesy.

Thank you for coming here.

His Majesty isn't here?

Lao Ai.

Call Prime Minister over.

Queen Dowager would like to speak
with the Prime Minister.

Greetings, Queen Dowager.

Prime Minister,
there's no need for courtesy.

Prime Minister.

Where is Zheng?

Perhaps His Majesty is on his way.

You and the officials are all here.

Why is he still on his way,

instead of waiting for me with you?

Queen Dowager, please don't overthink.

All right.

Since he won't come and welcome me,

I'll go to him instead.

Head to Zhangtai Palace.

Queen Dowager,

Let's return to Ganquan Palace first.

His Majesty will surely

see you later on.

All of you, go to Ganquan Palace first.

Today,

I must see His Majesty.

Yes, Your Highness.

Prime Minister.

May I use your horse carriage?

Yes, Your Highness.

Please come with me.

Yes.

(Xianyang)

Quickly, go!

Go inside!

Why exactly is Zheng not here?

I really don't know.

You're Qin's Prime Minister

and Zheng's godfather.

You are supposed to know

everything happens in Qin.

How can you not know

where His Majesty is?

I was negligent.

Queen Dowager,

why did you suddenly return?

Why?

That old lady Huayang

is secretly arranging
Zheng's marriage.

Are you aware of that?

Really?

I'm not aware.

You men.

All you know are state affairs and wars.

You don't care

what happens in the harem at all!

However,

Zheng is the king,

and his marriage
is an important state affair.

Am I right?

You're right, Queen Dowager.

It's a good thing that you're discerning.

After seeing His Majesty,

I'm sure that he'll listen to me.

♪Mountains and river remain,
grass beside them abound♪

♪An indistinct smile revealing sorrow
between the eyebrows♪

♪Reminiscing the hometown
and former female confidant♪

Stop.

♪Reminiscing the hometown
and former female confidant♪

♪Remembering the past,
feeling a sense of loss♪

♪Youth is confusing,
emotions are hard to change♪

♪I can use my life to repay the nation♪

♪Make thousands of sacrifices
to heaven and earth♪

♪I hope there would be peace
and tranquility in the future♪

Queen Dowager is coming back to Xianyang
from Yongcheng today.

I should be welcoming her

with the officials at the gate.

By now,

she would have arrived already.

Why didn't you go?

Was it because of me?

Yes.

Because of you,

I'm not behaving like a king

or a son.

Why did you come here?

I wanted you to leave,

but I've changed my mind.

When the late King made me
the Crown Prince,

Queen Dowager Huayang failed
to take control of the court.

Since then,

the Chu faction lost its power
in the court.

Over the past few years, however,

Queen Dowager Huayang has been secretly

accumulating power

to let the Chu faction
return to the court.

You

are the pawn

she arranged by my side.

Your Majesty.

I don't want to make things
difficult for you.

I won't stay in Xianyang.

I don't want you to go.

The late King also had a wife from Han,

who was a spy

Queen Dowager Huayang arranged.

The late King didn't favor her.

He even distanced himself from her.

But Madam Han

truly loved late King.

She took care of him

and their children.

When the late King was dying,

she never left his side.

She never benefited

from the King,

yet she never let herself

become Queen Dowager's pawn.

I'm willing to be like Madam Han.

Wouldn't you feel aggrieved?

If I was able to marry the one I love,

bitterness would be sweet.

I just want to stay by your side.

When you're handling state affairs,

I'll stay far away.

When you're tired,

I'll personally warm

a bottle of wine for you.

Even if you don't love me,

I'm willing to do so.

I'd be content with that.

I want you to stay.

I want you by my side.

His Majesty arrives!

Mother!

Greetings, Mother,

Godfather,

Uncle.

(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)

I returned to Xianyang.

You didn't welcome me.

Are you holding a grudge against me?

I shouldn't have returned.

I've never blamed you.

I'm always thinking of you.

Really?

I never lie.

Then why exactly didn't you

welcome me?

Since you asked,

and godfather and uncle are here,

I have something to tell you.

I would like to get married

to a woman from Chu.

A woman from Chu?

Who is she?

Your Majesty, this is so sudden.

Yes, Zheng.

Why so sudden?

A few days ago in Mount Li,

I met a girl by coincidence.

Before meeting her,

I've never thought about marriage.

Now that I've met her

I want her to stay by my side.

In the past few days,

I've been missing her dearly.

A girl from Chu.

She's from the Mi family in Chu.

Mi Qi's daughter.

She just arrived at Xianyang.

Zheng.

Is she related to Queen Dowager Huayang?

Queen Dowager Huayang

arranged her to be a spy beside me.

You already know it.

Why are you doing this?

She's kind and innocent.

She definitely won't help
Queen Dowager Huayang.

I'm also confident

that I won't let the Chu faction

regain power because of her.

It's because of her

that you didn't come to welcome me?

She was supposed to leave Xianyang
for Chu today.

I changed my mind at the last minute.

I want her to stay.

I want her to be my wife.

Zheng.

I know that you're all grown up now.

If you want to get married, no problem.

Only after knowing women,

you'll become a real man.

Thank you, Mother.

I've especially arranged for you

to marry Princess Li Qiu of Qi.

She'll arrive at Xianyang
in two days.

You arranged it for me?

Yes.

I returned to Xianyang

because of this.

I wanted
to break it to you slowly.

But...

Anyway,

don't think about marrying a girl
from Chu anymore.

If you want to get married,

marry Princess Li Qiu from Qi.

I haven't even met her.

How could I marry her?

You'll meet her when she arrives.

Besides,

your godfather

and your uncle

have agreed as well.

The three of us

arranged it for you.

Won't you listen to us?

But I've already promised her.

I can't go back on my word.

I've already agreed to Qi's request.

Do you want Qin's regent Queen Dowager

to break her promise?

Marrying Qi's princess

is beneficial to Qin's stability

and battles.

Befriend distant states,
and attack those nearby.

Qi is a distant state.

You understand that.

Yes.

I also think

that if you insist on marrying
a girl from Chu,

not only would it offend Qi,

but also give Chu faction an opportunity
to gain power.

The loss outweighs the gain.

You're still a child.

Your marriage

must be arranged by me.

Arrange a meeting

for Princess Li Qiu and Zheng.

Zheng will surely reach a decision.

Yes, Queen Dowager.

Zheng is still young.

He is curious about love.

He'll understand soon.

Without my permission,

you can not marry that girl from Chu!

Even if you're the king,

you're still my son.

I endured so many hardships

and disregarded my life to raise you.

Both your godfather and uncle

put so much effort to make you the King.

You want to disobey us,

and act on your own accord?

Dream on!

Queen Dowager, please don't overthink.

Don't overthink.

You must be tired from traveling.

Why not rest in Ganquan Palace first?

Yes, Queen Dowager.

Prime Minister is right.

Go back to the palace and rest first.

Zheng.

You can talk to me

about anything.

Your Majesty.

Guards.

Are the children asleep?

Yes.

That's why I came to serve you.

Queen Dowager.

It's late. What is it?

A palace attendant
from Zhangtai Palace is here.

He said he has His Majesty's
verbal imperial edict

for you.

Let him in.

Yes.

It's late.

His Majesty still sent
a verbal imperial edict.

Greetings, Queen Dowager.

What's the matter?

His Majesty told me
to tell you something.

He said

that he's already a man.

(Zhangtai Palace)

What exactly happened

in Zhangtai Palace last night?

You, did he also...

His Majesty has never told me
to serve him in bed.

When I left Xianyang,

what did I tell you?

I told you to watch
His Majesty carefully.

Look at what

he's doing now!

How ridiculous!

His Majesty is all grown up.

How would I dare to interfere
in his affairs?

Silly girl, stop crying.

Come here.

I also know

that Zheng is all grown up.

Not just you,

even Prime Minister and I

can't interfere in his affairs.

You've been with Zheng
for many years.

He's never touched you?

You've been taking care of him

since he was little,

and you came with us to Xianyang.

I know,

you like Zheng,

right?

His Majesty won't let me serve him
in bed.

He doesn't like me.

Silly girl.

His Majesty sees you as an elder sister.

It's not that he doesn't like you.

Don't worry.

Someday,

I'll let you marry Zheng,

so you can have an official title.

You must help me

with His Majesty's marriage.

His Majesty must marry

Princess Li Qiu.

He mustn't marry that girl from Chu.

Otherwise, you'd suffer even more.

Understand?

Yes.

♪I remember the cold wind last night,
look at the world♪

♪It's boundless and vast♪

♪Each year is sad and very tumultuous♪

♪Military exercises at the plateaus,
horses drinking by the Yangtze River♪

♪Communicating the unification
of the country♪

♪Brandishing the safety of the world♪

♪The land was given to officials for
500 years, lives flourished and decayed♪

♪Ruined structures, sorrows, heroes'
tears, I must have great ambition♪

♪In the vast mountains and rivers,
the weather keep changing♪

♪Bring peace to the world, build a
new universe, be like the sun and moon♪

♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪

♪A land consumed by w*r,
the beginning of the king's law♪

♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪

♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪