Wednesday, April 6, 2022

THE LONG BALLAD: EPISODE 2: THE FUGITIVE PRINCESS

 





The following morning she went with her sister Leyan to watch the ongoing cuju game at the stadium.

The kingdom's team was about to lose the game against Ashile tribe due to the injury of Wei Shuyu,

a key player of the kingdom's team.  In order to help the kingdom's team win, Changge disguised as

one of the player and lead their victory over Ashile tribe.


Among the prize for the victorious team was a fine ivory dagger and given to the player who led the

victorious team as a bonus.  But the Ashile envoy was most focused on the talks about marriage 

alliance and saw Princess Leyan from afar and inquired about her from the crown prince suggesting

and urging about the marriage alliance that was way halted over the years. 


Changge handed over the precious dagger to his second uncle, the Prince of Qin and never thought 

that it could make her father furious knowing she gave the treasure to her second uncle.

instead to him taking it as siding with his uncle and not his own father.  Due to such circumstance,

her father ordered her not to anymore mention her second uncle's Qin family.  Though shocked, 

Changge just keep it in her heart without even knowing the reason behind the emnity between 

her father and her second uncle.


Changge's mother scolded her upon knowing what she goes against her will not to stray while the envoys of Ashile tribe was in the palace. Even disguising herself and participated during the cuju game hosted by the palace.  Puzzled by her mother's reaction despite her making the palace team won and made her promise not to dwell on hate and vengeance.


For her actions, her mother told Changge to pack for she will be sent to Biyong hall  to repent urging her not to ever stray again. But that was the last time she will ever see her mother alive again.  Later she have witnessed the death of her loved ones in the Eastern palace including her mother through the sword of her ruthless second uncle.   


Dressed in peasant's clothes as disguise, Changge flee and roam around to assess the situation.  She came across the  homeless A'Dou who would become her servant and ally in her life as a fugitive princess from the palace away from the schemes and palace politics that killed her love ones.


In the mansion where the Ashile tribe envoys were staying, Tegin Sun was analyzing the happenings aroud the palace as he received reports of abnormal movements in the palace.  Sensing the strife between the crown prince and Prince Qin, Ashile Sun  wrote and initiate a rumor sent to the border soldiers that both the crown prince and Prince Qin are dead to demoralize palace soldiers so that their Khan can easily seize the situation in order to attack the borders.

Watch Episode 1 subtitled in English through this LINK



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