♫ 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 DoctressEpisode 31
All the traditional herbal therapies and prescriptions are only intended for usage in this drama. Please do not test or imitate.
There's no such prior event wherein the old Empress is still living at the Kunning Palace
while the new Empress has already came into power.
Past Lady Highness, you were always the most virtuous one.
How come you're getting silly now?
Destroy the house, destroy the doors.
Let me see how long they can stay thick skinned.
Yes, ma'am.
Your Highness, you cannot give in.
You must not cause the baby to be in danger and fall for their evil scheme.
After destroying it, burn them. Let the smoke make them come out.
Your Highness!
Open the door. I want to see who dares do this!
Your Highness! What's wrong Your Highness?
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness! What's wrong, Your Highness?
You! You dare hit me?!
What? I am a 6-star ranked Medicine Bureau Supervisor
and I can't hit a palace maid like you?
I am the Empress's maid.
I'm not even afraid of Lady Highness Empress' father. So why will I be afraid of you?
Such reckless actions!
You dare agitate the Previous Empress? If anything happened to her child,
even if I can forgive you, the Emperor will never be able to forgive you.
You... you!
Let's go!
Your subject Liu Ping An is here to check Your Lady Highness' pulse.
Doctor Liu, come quickly! Something's wrong!
Stupid! Who told you to cause trouble in Kunning Palace?
Your Highness.
Tie her up!
Flog her 30 times and tie her to a tree.
Have mercy, Your Highness! Have mercy, Your Highness!
I did it for you, Your Highness!
Shut Up!
- Take her away. - Yes.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Have mercy, Your Highness! Your Highness!
Liu Pingan got involved with the inner palace.
Preposterous! I never even transferred to Qianqing Palace and you already went to Kunning Palace to drive people away?
I only learned a while ago of this big crime my servant made.
I really have no face to see Your Majesty, hence, I specially removed my crown and went here to ask for punishment.
Hope that Your Majesty --
Your Majesty, something bad happened. Past Empress delivered prematurely.
Welcome, Your Majesty! How is it going?
I also don't know.
After forcing the throne, now forcing life.
I didn't.
Shen Chunxia
Your Majesty. How is the Empress?
Past Empress' life is now out of danger. She's is currently on going labor.
Master Liu has already sent a midwife to help her. May Your Majesty be at ease.
You must make sure that Royal Sis-in-law and her baby are safe.
I will then make you a Supervisor.
Yes. I will definitely do my best.
Deep breathing
You must withstand it, Your Lady Highness.
Your Highness!
Use strength! Hold in there, Your Highness! Hurry,
Hurry! Deep breathing...
Good! I can't do it.
Your Highness, Almost there.
the Emperor will come back to see you and the prince.
Your Highness, you must hang in there!
Add more energy. Use force.
Good!
I can see the head! Use strength. Use strength!
He's coming out, he's coming out!
A prince! It's a prince!
It's a prince, Your Highness. It's really a little prince!
Hurry, let me see him.
Jian Shen, my kid, Jian Shen.
Your father has already prepared a name for you.
It's called Jian Shen.
Your Majesty, the Empress has given birth.
She safely delivered a little prince.
Past Empress based on Past Emperor's decree gave him the name Jian Shen.
That's great!
What's wrong, Empress?
I'm just worried excessively.
Then go back and rest.
I am here. No, I am here. [T/N: The second "I" is for the Emperor to use only.]
Xiao Mazi.
I am here.
Spread my decree. I am making the Past Emperor's biological son, Zhu Jian Shen, as the crown prince.
I will obey.
What?
Do you have something to say, Empress?
I already promised before I took the throne
that as long as Royal Sis-in-law bears a son, then he will be the crown prince.
How can I have something to say?
I just feel that such a big thing...
Your Majesty should first go to Feng Ting Hall and announce it to everyone
so you can show your respect to the Past Empress.
This is just a verbal decree.
I will announce it again tomorrow at the morning court.
Congratulations, Your Highness!
Empress, how can you come outside? Go inside and rest.
Luckily, Supervisor Liu came.
You guys go first.
I, representing the Crown Prince Zhu Jian Shen,
Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness.
Hurry and stand up. Delivering safely is enough.
This is... this is your Imperial Nephew.
Your biological Imperial Nephew.
Jian Shen
tell your Royal Uncle that when you grow up,
you will support Imperial Uncle well.
Let us beg Royal Uncle to get your father back soon.
Okay?
Royal Sis-in-law
I swear by the Heavens
that I will do my best to save Royal Brother as soon as possible.
I definitely don't have any fondness for the Royal throne.
The day Royal Brother returns will be the day I return the Royal throne to him.
Your Majesty is a person with loyalty to one's promise.
The Heaven's will definitely bless you.
Your Majesty loves and cares about Jian Shen so much.
I don't have anything to repay you.
Now that the new Empress has been proclaimed, I also don't have the face to keep staying here.
So...
hope Your Majesty can allow me to transfer to the South Palace.
And also hope Your Majesty and the new Empress can transfer earlier to Qianqing Palace
and Kunning Palace.
How can that be? The South Palace is already very old and worn down.
It's very quiet there.
So I can pray for the Past Emperor better.
Hope Your Majesty can allow it.
I understand.
You are afraid about living in the palace
and that someone will harm the Prince, right?
I'll allow it.
Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty.
Please believe me. I don't have any bit of fondness for the Imperial Throne.
If what I said earlier have any lies in them,
then I'm willing for the Heavens to punish me to die young and have no children.
They've elected a new emperor!
What?
His brother became the emperor himself?
The heavens, the heavens, I feel so much pity for Zhu Qizhen!
We must block this news! Don't let anyone...
Yes, I know. We cannot let him know about this, or else he would be mad.
Retired Emperor...
What a great sounding name.
Announce to all the troops, replenish the army provisions.
After 20 days, we will go to Beijing!
Beijing?
Older Brother, is this okay?
The trend of the times creates heroes. I have my way to deal with the situation right now.
You don't need to worry anymore.
However, we have to go back to Oirat first,
to see Khan, and make him at ease.
I don't want him to do tricks behind our backs when we are launching an all-out attack on Beijing!
Don't you worry, it's just a few whips.
You certainly won't die.
I already applied medicine.
Sleep for a while, and your wound won't hurt anymore.
Really, Doctor Hang?
I don't want to die.
I still...want to...go...home...
Brother! Brother!
Brother!
Older brother!
Brother!
Brother, please wake up.
The 24th one.
He was the 24th one I could not save.
Doctor Hang, don't feel guilty.
We did everything we could do.
Besides, no war is without death.
The rest of us that are alive until now thanks to you.
I thought we
could follow the Emperor and go back.
I never expected us...
to end up here in Oirat.
I think the imperial government is not going to pay money to redeem the Emperor.
We may never go back.
That's not true. Prince Cheng is not that kind of person.
He must be doing this for now, just to stabilize the situation.
I hope so.
Everyone get up!
What are you looking at? Hurry up!
Hurry! Hurry, up!
She is giving birth!
This is a relative of mine. This morning, he was looking everywhere for...
the doctor who healed his horse, and I thought that's you, right?
Is she the one you were looking for?
Yes, that's her.
You guys give birth
standing up?
Get her to lay down. Get her to lay down!
Kneeling quickens the birth.
I am the doctor. She doesn't have strength. Hurry!
Hurry!
Lay down, lay down!
Push hard!
Not good.
The feet is coming out first.
Do you have pig oil? Lamb oil works too.
Pig oil? We have it.
We have it, we have it.
Hot water too. Get hot water too!
Here's hot water. Is there a small knife?
Here.
The head is coming. Use strength! Use strength!
It's coming, wife!
I see the head! Use strength! Use strength!
It's coming out! It's coming out!
My child.
Give me the hot water.
Wife, your child.
Wife, look. Your child.
It's a boy.
You did well!
Wife, look at our child.
He's so cute.
That's great! That's great!
The eyes look like mine.
When he grows up, he will become a hero of the prairie.
Look at his little hands, waving everywhere.
Don't be lazy! I'm talking about you!
From now on, you all don't have to suffer.
Mahamu will take you guys to bundle straws.
And also, you helped with the birth. We must thank you.
So I got you a few pouches of milk and some dry food.
Take it.
Thank you, sir.
You, being a woman, must be more careful.
-If they find out, you won't live much longer. -All of you, sit down!
-Here. -Sit down!
I'm so hungry.
Give me a piece of cake.
Doctor Hang, what's wrong?
Be still!
I think he found out I am a woman. What?
I shouldn't have told him that I learned how to deliver a baby from a midwife.
Why would a man learn how to deliver a baby from a midwife?
Don't be scared. You are an angle who came down to earth. You don't just give us food, but you also cure us.
Don't worry. If they attempt to do anything to you, I'm going to risk my life to protect you.
In the Battle of Tumu Fortress, the Grand Preceptor slayed the Army of Ming,
which did a great achievement for me.
My heart is filled with joy right now!
Here, give him a cup of wine for me.
Here, let us cheer for the Grand Preceptor.
Fighting for the Oirat Clan is my responsibility as an official.
I'm afraid that I really don't deserve this wine, Khan.
Are you rejecting because my wine doesn't taste as good as the wine made by yourself?
If you don't want to drink, then don't drink.
Anyway, capturing the Emperor of Ming is good enough.
If you have the golden bloodline, I'm afraid where I'm sitting right now would be yours instead.
Khan,
What do you mean by that?
I am joking around with him. Don't get upset. Don't get upset.
Grand Preceptor, when are you going to bring the Emperor of Ming in front of me to let me see?
He just arrived here, and is not feeling very well on our land.
We'll see after 2 days.
Looks like we won't be able to see the Emperor.
Grand Preceptor, I heard that you've beaten the Army of Ming hard this time
because you used a Han person as adviser.
I'm so envious when I heard this.
You know that I'm not good at leading troops.
Can you give this person to me for a while?
Khan have command, as a subordinate, I should grant your wish whenever possible.
However, this Han person that I'm using is not an adviser, but is instead a doctor.
So I'm afraid that I'm going tot let you down, Khan.
It can't be.
I heard that he is always with you. Whatever happens is discussed with him.
Grand Preceptor, you don't want to give him out , do you?
If you still don't believe me, you can ask him yourself.
Greetings to Khan.
Greetings to Grand Preceptor.
You are that Mr. Cheng?
You are really a doctor?
My name is Cheng Shisan.
I am a doctor.
Before, I was an Imperial Physician in the Medical Bureau of the Great Ming.
After I resigned, I met the Grand Preceptor on my way home.
From that time on, I have been following the Grand Preceptor and serving him all along.
Well then...you should look at the people sitting here.
See who is sick and who isn't.
If you cannot figure it out,
I have to feed you as a traitor to the dogs.
Khan! If you want to kill someone, just say it!
No need to find an excuse!
Boyan.
You drank too much again.
Cheng Shisan.
Do what he says. Tell us all.
I will obey.
Report to Khan.
This sir's eyebrows are short and sparse.
This shows that both his breath and blood are short, because the yang energy is weak.
This sir must be afraid of cold, and his limbs must be cold all the time.
He must be having a lot of perspiration, and his head must be dizzy.
Also, he would feel tired and weak,
in addition to palpitation and short of breath.
I'm not sure if I'm correct, sir?
And...this sir,
his lip color is dark and turbid.
He must be having diarrhea, or he may be having no appetite,
and his poop must be dry and hard.
I'm not sure if I'm correct sir?
Right, right, normally he is the one who stays in the bathroom, making everyone wait outside.
Cheng Shisan, you should also diagnose for Khan.
See what kind of illness does he have?
I...
You can speak, our Khan is a kind and generous person.
Even if you are wrong, we won't blame you, right? Mmmm.
Okay.
Khan's hair is sparse and delicate.
Your face is pale and has no glow.
The part below your waist has edema.
In addition, Khan's voice is uncertain and without strength.
In my opinion, the yang energy in Khan's kidney must be very weak.
What "yin" and "yang"? Tell me clearly!
Khan, what Cheng Shisan means is that you've been having too many women.
They have made your body a mess!
You dare to make fun of me!
Men!
Here. Here.
Take him out of here and hit him thirty times!
Yes, sir.
You dare!
Wait.
Khan,
Just now, you said it yourself.
That you want to name Cheng Shisan as innocent.
Then what about Boyantiemuer?
I am the righteous Zui Zhentong's descendant,
the most prestigious bloodline on the grasslands.
How can I be humiliated by a stupid guy from the Chuoluosi family?
Today, if we don't punish him, I will definitely not agree.
If you don't have the golden bloodline,
I'm afraid just by saying "stupid guy from Chuoluosi"
will get you killed on the spot!
Tai Shi!
Tai Shi, what do you mean?
Do you want to kill me and covet authority?
I don't have the golden bloodline,
even if I become Khan, those nobles won't acknowledge my rule.
This is just a joke I'm making with Khan.
What Tiemuer did today is a bit over the line.
Men!
Take off his saber, and get him out of the tent!
Older Brother!
What the hell?!
Khan, you are satisfied now?
Shit!
Making trouble just because you're Khan!
What kind of hero is that!?
Shitty Emperor of Ming, take my fist!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...
Be careful!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
I'm fine. The one who's not fine is him.
Do you yield?
What kind of martial arts is this?
My hand was fine. How come it suddenly became like this?
So I guessed correctly. You don't even know about acupuncture points.
Why are you coming so close?
Are you afraid I will kill him?
Surprising me from behind, such vile character.
I didn't surprise you. I told you before.
Now what kind of bullsh*t move is this?
Not fighting someone righteously...you're not a hero!
Indeed I'm not a hero.
Our Ming people like to be still when others move, and win big with little cost.
Furthermore, I'm a fallen soldier, not a hero.
Be still when others move...
Win big with little cost!
I was wrong then. You are indeed a hero.
I, Boyantiemuer, have lived for twenty-five years.
The person I respect the most besides my elder brother is you.
Just then you did use real skill to defeat me.
I think that, if I've been captured like you, I wouldn't be like you.
You Han people (Chinese) have a parable like...
something like... as long as you don't betray or resist, there's no need to fear even if the mountain falls?
Xiao Shunzi, you tell him.
Even if Mount Tai collapse in front of your face, don't be shocked.
That's right. That's right! That's the saying. That's the saying.
Bring me wine! I want to drink a good round with the Emperor!
Yes, sir!
Oh my god! When is the last time we had this?
Doctor Hang, drink some.
There's porridge!
Drink some! You also eat. Eat.
Why is this? Why are the Oirats suddenly so generous?
Physician Hang,
Taste so good.
the person who came for surveillance today was the younger brother of Ye Xian.
I heard from others that, even though our Emperor is in dilemma, he admires His Majesty's quality.
So he obeyed His Majesty's requests to take care of us hostages.
He road a horse here? That means the Emperor is nearby.
He must be close by
and keeping the Emperor by his side.
What is the court thinking,
not escorting the Emperor back even now?
I think that, if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be in the situation.
What are you saying? He is the Emperor!
Why don't you tell Niu Er who is already dead that he is the Emperor?
Niu Er was stubborn. He only took that stab in the stomach protecting the Emperor.
But there wasn't even any antiseptic.
He pained to death in there.
With such an asshole emperor, I really don't know why you all still respect him so much.
If he hadn't expelled the Oirats, Ye Xian wouldn't have attacked us.
Yeah, it's all his fault for leading an attack.
It's not like that. The Emperor is a good person.
The Emperor did trust Wang Zhen too much and let you all down.
But he sincerely loves the Ming and understands the struggles of the people.
He led the troops against the Oirats not because he wanted claims to heroism, but because he wanted to rid the people who were dangers to us.
His heart is good.
Do you guys remember? Last time when we ran into trouble,
he saw that we didn't have anything to eat. He gave up his ration for all of us.
That's right. I remember.
Everyone blames the Emperor but not the Qirats.
But we've already clearly seen what the Oirats are like.
Do you really think that if His Majesty hadn't led troops that they wouldn't have invaded the Ming Dynasty?
The Emperor is only 23 years old. He is younger than many of you.
He knows he made a big mistake, so he'd naturally repent and be upset.
But I ask you not to give up on him.
Because he is the Emperor. He is the Great Ming's Son of Heaven.
The talk sounds nice. If you were to fight to die, would you agree?
I would.
Because I know that, as long as the Emperor is alive, we will then have the hope to return back to Ming.
But if the Emperor
Physician Hang, it's just that we're feeling restless,
so we're just speaking casually.
Physician Hang, I don't understand the Emperor. I also don't know if he really can live.
But since you praise him so, while I'm living I am the Emperor's soldier. When I am dead I am the Emperor's ghost!
Yes! Yes! Me too!
I am the Emperor's life. I am the Emperor's life. I am the Emperor's ghost!
Thank you! Thank you!
Thank you all.
That's right. Let's finish eating.
Mister Cheng, can you diagnose my leg?
Whenever fall and winter arrives, it hurts very much.
Yes, a lot of us have this problem, my uncle is like that, too.
Don't worry, Your Highness, I will prescribe you medicine right now.
I promise you, after 3 days, you will be healed!
Really? Thank you, sir.
Mister Cheng, these days, my stomach is uncomfortable. Can you take a look at it for me too?
Don't you worry, sir, I have the best medicine that cures for diarrhea.
I promise, you will be cured too!
Good. Good.
You really trust Cheng Shisan to look after patients?
What else can he do? Do you really think he knows how how to fight after teaching him a few military strategies?
In the past, we only used him because he was familiar with the Ming court. It saved time.
Since Zhu Qizhen has fallen into our hands, he's no use to us.
By letting him take care of some of the nobles, doesn't that help us pull in loyalty?
You don't say, Cheng Shisan's skills aren't bad.
He's better anyone else.
Their medicine has its own brilliance.
Perhaps they really have spirits protecting them.
Last time, didn't that magical doctor cured my illness with chicken poop?
I hear that you've gotten close to that Zhu Qizhen recently.
Not too close.
Anyway, I don't think he's a coward.
I'm not minding your business either. You can get closer to him.
Between us, there is always one who performs the red face (hero in Peking operas) and one who performs the white face (villain).
However, my intentions were initially for him to agree
for us Oirats to start a war in the name of taking back his throne.
If you have the time, persuade him.
Older Brother!
Are you really planning to...
If we can take down Beijing and become the owners of all the land,
who will care that we don't have noble blood?
Older Brother,
this time, I cannot fight.
I'm a careless person. I don't know about other stuff, but this thing...
I made him my friend, I can't lie to him.
You only knew him a few days.
Now you don't listen to me?!
I know you are unhappy. You can punish me.
But, I will not do this.
Master! Check me, please! Let go.
Check me, please! Let go!
Sir!
Let go! I beg you, doctor.
Please check my mother!
Why is it that every wretched person is coming for my treatments?
Who let her come here?
Doctor! Let's go back!
Yes, sir.
Aunt, don't be afraid.
Your acne looks very scary, but you don't need to be anxious.
After applying medicine, it will get better.
See, this is a good person. Thank you!
Don't be humble. Thank you, doctor!
Let me help you up.
Here. Slowly.
Thank you.
Thank you!
Take care of yourself!
She originally thought that she is not going live for long. This is great, mom!
Her eyes almost went blind from crying.
Fortunately, she met me.
You're all Han doctors. How can your hearts be so different?
There is another Han doctor?
Yes. He also came with the Grand Preceptor recently.
I heard it's a male.
His skilsl are quite good, but he's not a good personality.
You want me to make this kind of imperial edict?
You're dreaming.
Bringing it to you to see is a gesture of respect.
Do you really think I can't take care of the lands myself?
Your Majesty.
You can announce to the world all you want. Unfortunately, the citizens of Ming are not fools.
Any imperial edict that's not stamped by the imperial jade seal,
must have some kind of secret key words between the lines,
or else the imperial edict would just be a piece of paper.
You're still rather stubborn.
I will see how long you can resist.
Mengduo, bring him to the burrow. Don't let anyone talk to him.
Yes, sir!
The weather is getting cold, so I was afraid people would fall ill.
Distribute this wormwood so each hut gets some smoke.
Is there any news on the Emperor yet?
No. I only know he is locked up somewhere close by.
Then what about Lord Cheng...
Has the new Emperor-?
Everyone come, everyone come over here. Stop what you're doing.
Let's go.
Princess. Princess.
Tuobuhua!
- Princess! - Cheng Shisan.
What's wrong with her? Aren't you a miraculous physician?
How can you not heal my little sister?
She's been bitten by a rabid dog!
Once bitten by a rabid dog, there is no cure!
I can only do my best!
I already got the poisoned blood out, and I also did thermal-moxibustion with garlic!
Don't tell me those useless things! I just want to know when will my little sister be better!
Tai Shi... I don't dare promise that.
Useless thing. Drag him out of here! Beat him!
Drag him out of here!
Tuo Buhua! I already sent people out to find the Grand Lama. Tubuhua! It' too far! We may not make it on time!
How about let the shaman from our Oirat Clan try?
Where did those useless servants go?
I will ask about the situation.
♫ 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. ♫
♫ 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 ♫