♫ Not meeting each other, not meeting each other That one person, that one glance ♫
♫ Not resenting the years we wasted ♫
♫ In a certain year, that one gaze who is nostalgic, who is silent? ♫
♫ Brushing past each other's shoulders, do not argue about our fate ♫
♫ If not for that one look, the fleeting sense of yearning ♫
♫ I would be unaware I had loved that person for a lifetime ♫
♫ Until now, even if the city is abound with rumours, do not explain ♫
♫ Using up the world's medicine, it is still hard to cure the affections of the mortal world ♫
♫ The heavy rain is coming and the ground is damp The memories are fading in front of my eyes ♫
♫ Many years later, all the stories turn out to have similar endings♫
♫ Don't say you love someone, don't say but Please do not overdo the tears ♫
♫ Gains and losses will always come around in a cycle ♫
The Imperial Doctress Episode 7
All medicinal references used in this drama are based on fiction, do not try at home.
Your Highness.
Where is his Majesty? There is something important that I need to speak to him about.
His Majesty has been out since the afternoon. He has not returned yet.
-He left the palace again? -Yes
Go find Wang Zhen. If he's not there,
-find Cao Jixiang. -Yes.
Master
I heard from mother that Yunxian has had poor appetite these past few days.
It isn't she has lack of appetite, Master
it's just that she won't eat. Old Madam has tried to get to eat many times
But young Miss cannot get over it; each day she stays indoors in prayer
Thinned so much that she changed.
Master, I am worried that she continues like this, something bad may happen.
What can happen?
If she did prayers like this earlier, then this would never have happened in the first place.
You can go deliver and this message to her: The next time she receives food from the kitchen, she is not eat any of it.
Or she'll be punished according to family disciplines!
Who is looking for me?
Who are you?
Sir Zheng?
How come you're here?
You mean to say I can't come around here?
Your nosy Miss is no longer in trouble now, she must be celebrating, no?
What's to celebrate? Our Miss is not happy at all right now.
What happened?
In truth, let me tell you what happened
How dare that man do such a thing!
Xu ji?
You must be talking about Governor Xu.
This person is clearly a bad man. Our Miss wanted to appeal for justice.
But we have no evidence and secondly, he is ranks above our Master.
Right now, there is nothing our young Miss can do. It is no wonder of her frustrations.
I am really worried she can't get past this.
Can't get past this?! I went through all this trouble to get her out and she can't get past this?!
Lower your voice.
You won't let me tell anyone, but here you are announcing it yourself
You want everyone in the manor to know?
Fine, I may as be good Samaritan all the way then.
Help pack some of your Miss's belongings and wait for my message.
When that happens, someone will pick her up
Who will come?
If it's someone they don't recognize, Master and Old Madam won't let her go.
Why are you so nosy? I will have it planned out.
Alright, return and keep your Miss company.
Don't want her to not get past this and decide to kill herself.
Sir Zheng, why are you so concerned?
And to have helped her so many times as well.
You were able to even get someone as auspicious as Wang gonggong to go to the trial
You wouldn't happen to have taken a liking towards our Miss?
A liking to your Miss?
Your Miss certainly has taste in picking her servants
One that has too much compassion and the other is nosy - what a pair you make.
-You you-- -Don't 'you' at me
I will tell you why I came here
It was because I felt bad after abandoning your Miss last time
I wanted to apologize to her
But if your Miss, however, happens to take a liking to me
I don't mind if you come along as a accompanying servant
-You! I don't want to talk to you anymore! Huh!
Who will look upon her. How could I like her
Could it be that I actually like her?
Your Majesty
With Princess Anhe accompanying you, Empress Dowager won't be too hard on you.
Yu'er, this time you must be tolerant.
Mother, I know.
And also, Princess treats you so well, you must not act as you don't notice this.
To have Duke Wang as an ally
there will be no one that would contest you to take the Crown.
Mother
How can you say these words?
I was just speculating, that is all.
Open the door, open the door!
Open the door!
-Who is making this racket?
Sir, there is someone that was drunk and was knocking on the door for money.
We kicked him out, but then he came back with more men.
Give us the money!
Liu Youcai you coward! you owe us money for a year already!
It seems that the previous master of this manor is surnamed Liu.
Who cares!? Tell everyone to come and stop them immediately!
If the Eastern Depot finds out about this, we will be in more trouble.
Also, you take these two and quickly relocate his highness to somewhere else.
-Just in case. -Yes. You two! Come with me!
Yes!
Come out!
Your Highness, some trouble arose in the manor.
I'm given orders to take you to the western part of the manor.
What happened?
Please.
Mother, absolutely don't come out. Wait for me in the room.
Be careful.
-Open the door! Open the door! -Have you heard?
Open the door!
Your Highness! Your Highness, what's wrong, Your Highness?
-Your Highness. -I.. my old wound..
Go away!
Your Highness, why don't you save your strength.
Don't think about escaping anymore. Take these two with us!
Go!
Go in! Go in!
Stay put here for me. Otherwise...
Emperor
Otherwise, what do you think will happen?
Emperor
Take him.
Say, A Yu. Why is it that every time I see you
you're in such difficult position?
Brother, I knew you definitely would find me!
Long live the Emperor! Long live!
I also had no way, so I temporarily agreed with Empress Dowager.
I hope you can understand.
Truthfully, the Empress Dowager's idea is not bad.
If she had taken you back then
now the one sitting on the throne would be you.
I swear to the heavens I have never thought of such preposterous things.
I only want to be a prince and you saved my life anyways.
That year if it weren't for you jumping into Taiyechi, I would have...
Alright, alright, alright! Don't be that serious, can you?
I was only kidding with you. If I doubted you,
would I go through the troubles of saving you?
However, you're also really clever.
You unexpectedly thought of using royal silk braid to transmit information.
it's actually genius.
I was also just gambling.
I was thinking, what if Princess Anhe can accidentally meet old friends when she entered the palace,
perhaps they'll recognize the pipa knot.
Where would there be old friends?
Teacher taught us too long ago,
and only you and the Empress still remember.
You're also lucky.
Such a big palace, yet unexpectedly Empress bumped into Wang Meilin.
Brother, then the commotion in front just now,
was it done by people you ordered?
If he wasn't tricked to come out, I wouldn't be able to talk to you.
Brother, you didn't go straight to save me,
did you fear that there was another plan for me?
That's right.
Wang Zhen told me before
that Empress Dowager had intentions to depose me. I didn't dare to believe it.
I can't believe that she can be this crazy.
I want to turn against her,
but military and financial powers are all in her hands.
It's hard to avoid passivity.
Qiyu
I hope you continue to feign compliance to Empress Dowager.
This way can be considered as planting a saboteur on her.
Not as bad as passivity.
So it's like that.
Brother, I am willing to help you.
Good. As expected, I wasn't wrong to trust you.
In wartime, we still have to rely on brothers.
Brother, normally I shouldn't speak out of turn.
But last time when I came, the Empress Dowager and you seemed fine.
how did it suddenly become...
Because I, only after Yang Pu's death
knew that my birth mother
was killed by that surnamed Sun lowly being.
What?!
My mother's body had always been weak.
I was young at that time
and thought Noble Consort Sun had a kind heart
and took me in.
Who would have thought,
for the sake of power
she hid the fact that she had stolen someone else's son.
Unexpectedly she discretely
poisoned my mother.
If it weren't for Wang Zhen helping me to find out mother's last words,
I
would have been kept in the dark by her my whole life.
How could Empress Dowager Sun do this kind of thing?
This couldn't be true.
-Could there be a misunderstanding? -There's no misunderstanding!
I personally when to her tomb, and it was all black!
That lowly life, in order to become an Empress,
and became so wicked
while I
unexpectedly called her mother for more than ten years.
Brother...
When I just found out,
I wish I could kill her.
But what Empress said is right.
After all, she raised me for so many years,
so I thought after I come of age and take over the government,
I would put her in the cool palace to grow old.
But she wouldn't change, and wholeheartedly wants to compete with me for power.
And now even dares to do such preposterous things!
Even if I wanted to forgive her, the gods won't forgive her!
Your majesty, I have prepared everything.
I know.
The Eastern Depot has a type of poison pills that takes effect after a certain time.
Cao Jixiang fed it to that slave.
From now on, he will be your subordinate.
If there are any problems, let him contact the Eastern Depot.
Brother, I know you favor the Eastern Depot, but...
I know...
they have hurt you...
but it was a misunderstanding.
Wang Zhen is also loyal and honest.
I thought you were acting independently on behalf of the Empress Dowager.
I'll punish him severely and make him apologize sincerely.
Okay.
Wang Meilin definitely let you braided her royal silk ribbon. This relationship is not ordinary.
People from the Eastern Depot followed the carriage she rode when she gave you food, so they found out this place.
Are you...enchanted by her?
No no no, I wouldn't dare.
I'm still feeling guilty for startling her by asking to tie her sash.
Duke Wang is only the Empress Dowager's lap dog.
He can't be anything good.
I'm just afraid...afraid that...
...you are beguiled by her.
Never! I've already-
Already what?
So you must have already fallen for a beauty from some household?
Tell me who this girl is and I can help you.
It's okay, it's okay. I...
Let's not talk about this.
If the Empress Dowager is going to do something horrible,
aside from me, she will probably have something else planned.
I think you should send someone to check on the Ministry of Defense,
as well as the Bureau of Astronomy. No matter what, you should be prepared for everything.
Relax. Before I went out, I already gave Yu Dongyang secret instructions.
That's a relief.
And now can you tell me who this beauty is?
Hurry! Tell me! It's okay!
It's okay! Hurry! Tell me!
-Who's family is she from? Tell me so I can help you! -I said I don't know then!
It doesn't matter if you don't know them,
tell me so I can help you. Okay?
Your Majesty, how is it?
Wang Zhen has prepared everything.
I know you trust Wang Zhen, but such a big thing, you had him do it alone...
Why does each of you have an opinion against Wang Zhen?
Do you also not see, right now other than him, who can I trust?
Then Elder Statesman Cao and Fan Zhong can also...
Shoot! I forgot about that!
In the past, I was the foolish one.
Rise.
Thank you, mother.
Don't think of anything foolish.
I don't really want to do anything to the Emperor.
It's just with his reckless behavior,
I might as well give up my life.
The land cannot handle his behavior.
Your Highness treasures the land,
and I respect that unconditionally, but I'm young and unsure how to combat this.
I request of Your Highness for advice.
This is a compilation of all the charges against the Emperor.
The officials will send the memorial on a chosen date.
With the Emperor's temper
he'll probably behead a couple of them.
When the time comes, the kingdom will be in chaos, and you'll receive a message from me.
At that time, you will be able to stage a rebellion.
But I have no troops.
You don't need to worry about that.
Zhang Fu, the Duke of Ying controls the central army.
Just leave everything to me.
Please let me see it, mother.
Mother, though there are eighteen articles explaining how the Emperor has lost virtue,
in my opinion, these are all trivial matters.
If I must stage a rebellion due to these reasons,
I will be accused of usurping the throne, and the people won't treat me as their Emperor.
Your Highness, please don't worry.
The Empress Dowager has her own plans.
As the saying goes, the winner will rule as king, while the loser will be reduced to thieving.
Then as long as the person sitting on the Dragon Throne is you
then what do the peasants care? It's not even important.
Empress Dowager, I understand you were thinking on behalf of the Great Ming
in wanting to eliminate the Emperor, but the Empeor is still young.
He was also raised and educated by you. Even though now he's a little confused,
with time and the Ming's support
he must awake soon.
If the Empress Dowager eliminates the Emperor in such a rush
I worry, and the people might have difficult understanding.
And the bureaucrats would dissent.
What you said, I never considered before.
It's just the more I endure, the more they act recklessly!
It must be due to Wang Zhen and his subordinates, who try to sow discord at every chance.
Mother, I grew up with Brother together since I was little.
I know well his filial piety toward you.
If you are unhappy, I'm willing to meet the Emporor and convince him.
Mother, I am also of royal blood.
How could I possibly feel ambivalent when the throne is in right in front of me?
I am just considering you and the Zhu family's future.
Even if I have to spend time in prison,
I advise you to be careful.
Your Highness, Empress Dowager already pointed out a bright path for you.
I hope Your Highness will realise the current situation and make the correct decision.
Your Highness, then do you want to recognize a pitiful man who even attacks his own brother?
- Your Highness! - That's enough.
I've understood all of what you've said.
Go home with Mei Ling for now.
I have my own plans for this matter.
Yes. I'll dismiss myself now.
Your Highness, he's just fearful of his own life, so he purposefully said that.
- You really cannot-- - That's enough.
Don't say any more.
The Duke Ying matters, you take care of it yourself.
Yes.
I
still need to think a bit more.
Think a bit...
Didn't you already agree to be a spy for the Emperor?
So why are you working with the Empress Dowager now?
If the Empress Dowager and the Emperor really end up in combat
then blood will spill, and the people will be the ones who suffer.
But seeing the Empress Dowager, she doesn't seem so firm.
She was probably influenced by the sly bureaucrats.
If I can convince both of them to take a step back
that'd still be a moral feat.
No matter what happens, you don't need to be confined so tightly now!
Yeah!
Also, Brother already told the Eastern Depot his real intentions.
Wang Zhen's people won't give me trouble anymore.
You're indeed a free person now!
Can you deliver a message for me?
Yes!
Miss, I'll put these cards and letters on the table for you.
Who sent them?
This one is from the second daughter of the Liu household.
Here's one from the fourth daughter of the Wang household.
- And, - Forget it.
Throw it all out.
If anyone else sends me a card, just tell them
that I've recently gotten very sick and I can't leave the house.
Yes, Miss.
Stay here and rest. I'll be leaving now.
Abbess Jingci invited me to Yongqing Convent?
That's right. The Abbess Jingci of Yongqing Convent
knows of your recent incidence.
She also knows that you've been recuperating at home.
That's why she especially wrote your father a letter.
saying you are someone related to Buddha.
She wants you to go to the convent, and meditate with her for a while.
I don't want to go. I just want to stay at home.
Your father has already accepted her invitation and has prepared the palaquin for you.
I had Zisu pack for you.
Why don't you set your mind at ease and stay there for awhile?
Yunxian,
I know that you haven't been feeling well.
But shutting yourself up in the house isn't the answer either.
Abbess Jingci is a person of high moral,
It's really rare to receive such an invitation.
When you get there, regardless of Buddha's way
or the worldly way,
you must be able to learn quite a lot!
But...
Yuxian,
just consider this as helping me
fulfill a promise, alright?
Alright.
Miss, do you know Abbess Jingci's background?
Even though Yongqing Convent isn't large, everytime we come
the incense is especially strong. (T/N: Zisu suggests that the convent is prosperous because a lot of people must be purchasing incense to burn.)
Also, by sending the Master one letter,
she enabled your release from the house.
I'm not sure either. I heard my godmother mention
that the Abbess is connected somehow to the royal family.
Not only was Jingci granted to her by the previous Emperor,
even the plaque was personally written by the deceased Grand Empress.
Such great honour.
but I just think that she's quite kind.
Abbess.
You can be completely unrestrained here.
The south wing there is already tidied up.
You're staying there.
I fear you're not used to eat vegetarian
just let someone to go out and buy you something.
But remember, don't let anyone see.
Like this, is it okay?
It is fine if you have Buddha in your heart.
Here, there aren't that many rules.
Then, what must I do during my time meditating here?
Other than reciting sutra, there aren't a lot of other things to do.
But if you are really free,
take care of the flowers and plants in the convent.
If you really can help me do some other things,
it would be great.
If Abbess has any instructions, Yunxian will comply.
-Really? -Yes.
That's great.
Wait until after evening class,
I'll let Yuan Tong bring you to the backyard to take a look.
Okay.
Please go in.
Please come in.
Get some rest first. It's just this room is a little simple.
I'm afraid you need some time to get used to living here.
It's already really good.
Abbess, thank you.
Zen
This way please.
What does Abbess want me to do to help her?
Benefactor, you will find out when you see it.
Okay.
This... how did it get like this?
Its like this, Benefactor. Yongqing Convent
has always sheltered patients who has no money to pay the doctors.
But the ones these people contracted are not minor illnesses.
Our medicine there can't cure them.
Abbess said, if you're willing
please help to see them.
But I already decided to not see patients anymore.
Now I don't even read medical texts.
Abbess said, the matter about Aunt Luo and Madam Xu,
she knows it all.
She also sympathizes with your feeling guilty,
but if only because of your guilty conscience
you give up your excellent medical skills
indeed it's a pity.
No.
I killed people.
I couldn't cure them.
I don't have that skill.
Abbess also said, whether you treat these people or not,
she wouldn't interfere.
It's just that if these sick people
becomes terminally ill because you refuse to help.
When that time comes, won't you feel guilty?
Jiejie, jiejie, are you a doctor?
Are you here to save grandmother and me?
I'm not.
If I knew earlier, I shouldn't have taught you medicine from the very start.
If she didn't study medicine without permision, would there be a disaster like this?
If these sick people
becomes terminally ill because you refuse to help.
then when that time comes, won't you feel guilty?
No. I can't.
I can't.
Don't you force me.
I can't.
-I can't... -Hey.
I didn't see you for a few days, your guts have shrunk like this.
Zheng Qi
Why are you here?
I heard someone was locked up in jail
and scared out of her wits, so I came to see what all the fuss was about.
Who would've thought it really was like this?
Who's scared out of her wits?
Don't you say nonsense!
Who's talking nonsense?
Who said before she has sense of justice
upon seeing injustices wanted to go and save them?
Now you encountered something small, and you became like this.
"You scared me, don't force me." That's laughable.
How could these be small things?
I killed two people!
I'm guilty.
I'm afraid of harming others,
so I don't go and help.
But you killed two people
and became like this.
If tomorrow seven, eight people die here,
you'll cry to death, you!
Where are you going?
I don't want to stay here. I want to go home!
What go home!
You're afraid of seeing them die, huh?
No. You don't dare to treat them.
Don't bullshit me with that compassionate physician crap.
I see you don't have guts. You're a coward!
I'm not...
I'm not! Let go of me!
-Come with me! -Let go of me!
-Let go!
Take a good look of them for me!
Sister, I'll help you up.
Have you seen?
Someone gave birth to a sick child, but she knows to help you.
But you, you can only say you won't do anything.
Last time you told me
you don't want to be in the same carriage with someone like me.
Now I'm returning those words back to you. This kind of person who sees people dying and won't save them,
I don't want to be seen in such company.
Zheng Qi. Zheng Qi, you come back!
Come back! Come back!
Jiejie, jiejie, don't cry.
Jiejie, I''ll give you candy.
After you eat it, it won't be painful.
I don't want it.
I'll give you my candy. After you eat it, it won't be painful.
Zisu, watch the fire.
Here.
You are suffering from a sore due to interior warming.
I'll cover it with gallnut powder. You'll recover soon.
But you must remember, for two days
don't eat hot scallions and garlic. Also don't touch sticky rice.
Uncle, your abdominal dropsy has gone down a lt.
Take medications for a few more days, and you'll be fine.
Thank you.
Miss, you should feed the medication.
Here, uncle, I'll help you get up.
Let me do it.
Thank you.
Thank god.
Lady, you've finally thought it through?
There's no thinking anything through.
I can't not save people who are dying.
Amitabha.
Abbess.
Your kindness is a virtue.
Lady Hang
you've been busy, must be tired.
Why don't you rest a bit.
Zhitong, Yuantong, help them out.
-Yes. -Grandmother, it won't hurt once you drink the medicine.
-Lady Hang, come with me. -Yes.
If you want to drink good tea, this first pour
must be heated to the warmest.
Churn the cup a little.
This way, the tea leaves will continue to expand.
Then we add the second batch of water.
The second batch of tea will be refreshing
and won't taste bitter anymore.
Here.
Look.
It really is orchid fragrance.
Abbess
I want to meet Zheng Qi.
Why do you want to meet him?
I want to thank him.
I know he was helping me yesterday.
You don't blame him for yelling at you?
He's just outside.
-Zheng Qi! -What's up?
Stop pretending.
You stayed here just to wait for me to say thank you.
Crazy. Why would I care?
Now what?
Thank you.
Yesterday, if it weren't for how you pushed me
I wouldn't have thought clearly even now.
Abbess told me so many things to guide me
because of you, am I correct?
It's alright. Don't be that polite.
Just consider that I did it out of convenience.
And just think of it as an apology
for that time i left you in that carriage.
You... if you're helping someone, just help.
Why do you always have to pretend not to care?
If someone were to be mistaken, how bad would that be?
I don't care how people see me.
Your temper is just poor.
But you're actually a pretty good person.
What? Do you want to give yourself to me because I saved you?
Why are you looking at me? Drama scripts are written like this.
A beauty is troubled, and a scholar saves her,
leading to a perfect fate between the two.
Isn''t that the norm?
Hey, hey, what are you doing?
Who let you speak nonsense!?
I won't say any more.
I'm asking you,
the time I was able to come out of the court case unharmed,
did you help with that too?
No.
Stop lying to me. I already know about everything.
Was it Zisu or Abbess who told you?
Sh*t there's not a single closed mouth.
Zi Su knew too!?
This girl! She kept me in the dark for so long.
If Zi Su hadn't told you, who did?
I guessed it...
Shi Tai doesn't get involved...
this time she spent so much effort trying to get me to come to Yongqing Convent,
must have been because of you too.
Moreover, she is friendly with the royal family.
You're her nephew,
and suddenly Wang Eunuch came to help. it was so convenient.
I see you're pretty smart.
Why are you so obstinate?
I'm not anymore!
I've thought it through.
I can only heal more people
to make up for my previous wrongdoings.
Aunt Luo died because of me
so even if I spend my entire life, I must avenge her death.
Don't bother.
That guy named Xu, I'll deal with him.
Don't! That's not needed.
Why?
I know you're doing this for my good.
Shi Tai said your family is a famous salter in the city,
but compared with Xu Shi Lang, you're still a level lower.
If you run into any mishaps, you'd definitely need Wang Eunuch.
But he's still a courtperson.
It's still better to distance yourself from him.
- Or-- - What's wrong with courtpeople?
If it weren't for courtpeople, would you be able to get out?
I'm doing this for your good!
The Eastern Depot has a terrible reputation.
They cause all sorts of trouble outside, and we don't know how much innocent blood they have spilled.
Why must the Emperor indulge them so much?
No wonder the Empress Dowager cannot rest easy, and is still ruling behind a curtain.
But still
The ruling authority will be in the Emperor's hands.
Just afraid that in less than a few days there would be great chaos.
After hearing your words, the Emperor must be really fatuous.
and such a bastard, right?
Where did you think your good reputation would take you?
This occupation that you do,
practicing medicine, killing people, and writing prescriptions randomly everywhere.
There are rumours abound in the Capital.
In my opinion,
even the girls from brothel houses will look down upon people like you.
Why are you glaring at me?!
Hey, I got you out and you're messing with me!
A young lady, who doesn't even understand palace matters, just don't bother spewing nonsense.
What do you know?
Nevermind.
Just pretend I didn't even come today.
How couldn't I control my own mouth!
♫ Used to think the winter had always been this cold, ♫
♫ unrelated to my stubborn obsession ♫
♫ If the heavy snow froze everything ♫
♫ I will wait at the beginning, waiting for you to appear. ♫
♫ Perhaps our vows will change, as will the times ♫
♫ as will the times ♫
♫ Constant, yet ever changing ♫
♫even if the world changes ♫
♫ Even if my complexion ages with time, ♫
♫ I am still the young one in white ♫
♫ until the day I return to meet you ♫
♫ When that day arrives we will return to familiar places♫
♫ Appreciating the colourful world ♫
♫ and watching the light dance across your face ♫
♫ When that day arrives we will return to the first snowfall ♫
♫ Forgetting our obsessions and the past we have lost. ♫
♫ Even if my complexion ages with time, ♫
♫ I am still the young one in white ♫
♫ until the day ♫
♫ I return to meet you ♫