♫ 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 24
All the traditional herbal therapies and prescriptions are only intended for usage in this drama. Please do not test or imitate.
I'm just going to Da Tou. I'll be back after half a month.
When I was in the North, I became acquainted with some Oirat people.
Even though they seemed unruly, but they are very straightforward.
They know how to repay kindness.
So, if you just talk to them nicely,
they most likely will be good to you too.
Don't worry.
It's not the first time I've talked to them.
You must be careful.
I will come back safely
and marry you officially.
I'll go now then. You take good care of yourself.
(2 months after)
It moved! It really moved!
Last night, it was moving way more.
He's so energetic.
He surely will be a very active child.
The weather is becoming warmer.
Prince Cheng has been gone for almost 2 months already, right?
He wrote a letter saying he's already on the way home.
Your Lady Highness, Yu Dongyang's wife earlier sent an invitation.
She says it's her birthday. She's requesting that you allow
our minister to go out and accompany her.
It's godmother's birthday?
How come I didn't know about it?
Sister Qian, can I ask for a half-day leave?
Oh, that's not enough. How about 1 day? I haven't prepared any gifts yet.
Asking for a leave is not a problem.
But for the gift, you don't need to worry anymore.
Ting Xiang, please bring me the gifts sent by Prince Ning a few days ago.
Divide them into two. One is for me
while the other half you give to Yunxian.
You can't...
Why can't I?
You depend on me, your wealthy master. Will I allow you to spend still?
And also, Yu Dongyang is an important government official.
You are going to celebrate his wife's birthday.
In terms of proper conduct, I should send some gifts.
But for you to accumulate funds for the Imperial Army,
you have already sold a lot of your personal assets.
How can I...
Enough already. This much is not enough to make me poor.
Wishing Godmother long life.
Hurry and sit down.
It's still Yunxian's greetings that sound fresh (new).
Here. Hurry and taste the donkey hide glue pork rib soup I asked my chef to cook.
You recently underwent illnesses and disasters.
Eating this to supplement your body is the best.
Godmother, never thought you're also an expert in food medicine.
What do I know?
It's just that it's currently popular to eat medicinal food here in the capital.
I just learned it from books.
There's already a book about medicinal food?
Yes.
It's even written by Supervisor Cheng of the Imperial Medicine Bureau.
Even though your Godfather usually doesn't like him,
but this book was really well-written.
- Right... - It was just printed days ago.
The first batch has already been sold out.
If it isn't because Minister Zheng's wife's hands are very quick
hence, she was able to get 1 more copy. She immediately asked her servant to send a copy here.
Supervisor Cheng also wrote a book about medicinal food?
Right.
It's just so expensive. 3 liang for 1 book.
But given his fame,
there were still a lot of people fighting for it.
Godmother, can you quickly let me see it?
Here.
Seven Treasures Streng Returning Soup
He copied my book.
What is this about?
Chunxia, where did you get it?
They already released the second edition.
This is better than the first edition.
The things written here
are clearly the manuscripts I was helping others edit.
Cunxia
I was just about to tell you about this.
You don't know that medicinal food cookbooks are really popular in the capital now.
Last month, the owner of the bookstore even look for me
and asked me to write a book about it.
I was worrying then what to write about.
Then I went to your room to look for you but you were not there.
I then saw in your table
a manuscript entitled Tranquil Medicinal Food Recipe.
I read it a little and felt that it's not bad
so I took it and copied it.
What you did is plagiarism.
What plagiarism?
Those medicinal food recipes
are just a collection of known recipes.
They are not history books or folk stories.
Enough. I've already thought about it.
If you really feel very apologetic to your friend,
I can give you 1000 liang silver
and you can pay him that.
If it's still not enough,
let him come to the Medicine Bureau and I'll give him a position.
Anyway, we won't treat him unfairly.
It's not a problem of money.
How can you do this kind of things behind my back.
Ain't I doing this for your Nanjing supervisor position?
You kid...
Don't you know that to get that position for you,
I gave Duke Wang a pearl the size of a chicken egg.
- Let me in! Get lost! - You cannot enter...
Supervisor Cheng!
Let her in!
Supervisor Cheng, being a senior of the Medicine Bureau,
how can you copy my book?
Your book?
Nonsense!
Who copied your book?
70-80% of this book content
is similar to my Tranquil Medicinal Food Recipe.
How can there be such a coincidence?
Minister Hang, stop wrongly accusing people.
This will destroy your lady physician image.
I know that the medicinal food you made are very popular within the Palace.
But you shouldn't stop others from writing
Medicinal Food Recipes just because of that.
I'm wrongly accusing?
This Seven Treasures Strength Returning Soup was inspired by our family's secret medicine, the Seven Treasures Strength Returning pill.
The main and alternative ingredients were all the same.
If you didn't copy it, how can you have this?
Senior Cheng, you also know
that this Tranquil Medicinal Food Recipe was made as an order by Your Majesty.
It's not simply just some recipe book.
Looks like, I can only enter the Palace and report this to Your Majesty.
Cunxia...
She's your junior. Hurry and chase her.
Make sure...she don't get this thing out.
Hurry and go! Hurry!
Minister Hang!... No, Junior Hang.
Let's talk on the sides.
Senior, if you're begging me for your uncle, then don't bother.
You usually respect medicine ethics.
Don't you know that authors hate plagiarists the most?
Even more so, your uncle doesn't even show a bit of remorse.
Junior Sister, I beg you...
Senior, please stand...
You...stand first and we'll talk.
Supervisor Cheng is my uncle.
I have been orphan since I was young. He was the one who brought me up.
I know that this time he did copy your book.
It's really a shame to our profession.
But the crime of one should not involve the whole clan. If you reported it to Your Majesty,
Given Your Majesty's trust to you, our whole clan will be over.
Don't say just stripping as of our positions,
maybe even our life, we cannot protect anymore.
Your Majesty won't do that.
Even if Your Majesty is willing to spare us, but most likely,
I cannot stay at the Medicine Bureau anymore.
Junior SIster, we are both studying under the same Teacher.
Can you bear for me to leave the Medicine Bureau?
I'm not asking you to treat that this thing never happened.
I just hope that you can give us a chance
and not tell anyone about my uncle's plagiarism.
I swear that within 3 days,
I will get all books sold back, not 1 book missing.
I will even bring my uncle to personally apologize to you.
If there's any
I'm willing to have my fingers cut off and not being able to diagnose pulse anymore.
Okay. I promise you.
I'll give your uncle 3 days time.
Thank you, Junior Sister.
Anyway, within 3 days, you must get all the books back.
Uncle, can you?
Uncle!
Okay...I promise you.
Okay. Cunxia...
This time...really thanks to your help.
Uncle, stop doing these things again.
Previously, you connived with Empress Dowager.
It's already enough to make one so worried.
If we still have to do stuffs against our conscience, it's better just not to be an Imperial Physician anymore.
Cunxia...do you really think we can still go back?
As long as we turn back, there will still be time.
Fine, I promise you.
I promise you that within 3 days,
I'll completely take care of this thing.
You really remember that
the pill was the Tan family's secret recipe?
I'm sure.
Back then, Mister Tan become popular
at a young age because of it.
Miss Hang definitely has some sort of connection
with the Tan family.
Minister, there's a secret message for you.
-You may leave. -Yes Sir.
.
Hang Yunxian.
According to reports,
Hang Yunxian is the granddaughter of
the criminal, Minister Tan Fu.
You can report this immediately
to Empress Dowager.
Whether or not you can be pardoned
for your crimes will depend on this.
If she hadn't accused me of copying her book,
I truly wouldn't have found out!
Apparently, she is Minister Tan's granddaughter.
Your Highness, please hurry and take a look.
This is my manuscript.
The seven pearls vitality soup...you're right.
I copied it from Tan Fu's notebook, which was left in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
But in my medical book,
I've only collected and organized information.
How is that plagiarism?
So, it's turns out that Miss Hang
is Mister Tan's granddaughter. -Yes
I can't believe that old Grand Empress Dowager
did this behind the backs of me and previous Emperor.
If it wasn't for Mister Tan,
I wouldn't be like this right now.
I don't have a biological son and I still need to establish a Crown Prince.
I'm such a mess.
I spared her life last time.
This time, I must kill her.
No, Your Highness,
please don't be angry.
This Tan family was directly
pardoned by Grand Empress Dowager.
Your Highness, if you kill her,
the Emperor definitely won't agree.
Do you have any ideas?
Your Highness,
didn't you previously let me
prepare Consort Zhou and Consort Liu?
I think that between these two people,
there should be one we can use now.
Your Highness! What's wrong?
Your Highness! Wake up! Your Highness!
Don't scare me! Your Highness!
Please wake up! Your Highness!
Please wake up, Your Highness! Minister Hang,
you came at the just the right time.
At first, our Consort Liu suddenly fainted.
The Palace is just ahead. Could you please come take a look?
Okay, hurry and take Her Highness there first.
-I'll be there after I retrieve my medical supplies. -Okay.
Be careful.
Ding Xiang, go quickly and retrieve my medical supplies.
I heard that Consort Liu is one of Empress Dowager's people.
Don't bring trouble onto yourself.
It doesn't matter whose people she is. Life is more important. I can't just stand by and do nothing.
-But... -Go, hurry.
Go, hurry.
Minister Hang, this way please.
Her Highness pricked her eyes while washing her face.
Right now, my eyes water when they see light.
Just take my pulse like this.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness, please give me your other hand.
Don't worry, Your Highness. You're fine.
Really?
These past two days, my back has been really sore.
I won't bother someone else now.
Just help me prescribe some medications, Minister Hang.
Okay.
Stand right there!
Minister Cheng, what are you doing?
Minister Hang,
you really have no fears.
You dare to hurt a royal baby.
Empress Dowager told me to arrest you.
Plot to hurt a royal baby? How is that possible?
Empress Qian was perfectly fine just awhile ago.
It's not Empress Qian. It's Consort Liu.
She had a miscarriage after taking your medication.
Even if the Emperor wants to protect you this time,
he can't. You are so dead.
What are you guys trying to do?! You guys...!
Miss Hang, I only said your medical skills weren't good
and you do such a cruel thing to me!
Your Highness!
Please help me get justice.
Don't worry, I will help you.
Tell me, why did you enter the Palace with a fake identity and plot to hurt a baby?
You're still trying to deny it?
Tan Yunxian!
The Emperor has arrived!
She didn't enter the Palace with a fake identity. Back then, it was
Grand Empress Dowager who had her whole family switch their surname to Hang.
Your Majesty,
do not lie.
On this day eleven years ago,
Mister Tan killed the royal baby that I was carrying in my stomach.
It was a direct order from the previous Emperor
to destroy the entire Tan family.
How could Grand Empress Dowager really pardon them?
Even if this was true, where was the order?
Why wasn't it recorded?
The edict was declared by the Empress' father.
Of course this secret order wouldn't exist for long.
Your Majesty, if you want to protect her,
of course you would make things sound so convincing.
Even if I don't punish her for entering the Palace with a fake identity,
what should I do regarding the plot to hurt a royal baby?
Consort Liu's blood soaked clothing is still here. If you don't believe it,
you can ask these three Imperial Physicians.
Ask them if I've wrong accused her.
Your Majesty, we've already confirmed that
Consort Liu bled due to a miscarriage. There's no doubt about that.
Nonsense!
I've never been with her. How could there be a miscarriage?
Your Majesty, you shouldn't say that.
This child is really yours!
Your Majesty,
I know you want to protect Miss Tan.
However, this matter concerns royal offspring, and the future of Ming.
I can't let you do this!
There's a record that you've been with Consort Liu. How could you deny it?
Before Consort Liu became pregnant,
the Physician only came for a check up every 15 days.
It normal that they didn't find out about the pregnancy.
Who knew this person would be so evil and cruel?
When she found out that Consort Liu was pregnant,
she did such a cruel thing in order to look good in front of Empress Qian.
Mother, you think I don't know what games you're playing?
The child that Consort Liu was carrying
definitely wasn't mine.
You're still speaking on her behalf.
All these people can confirm that
Consort Liu miscarried after taking this person's medication.
Plotting to hurt a Prince is treason.
Your Majesty, as long as I'm the Empress Dowager,
I won't allow you to do whatever you want.
Drag her outside and beat her to death!
I'm right here! Who dares to touch her?!
Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you.
Your Majesty! Are you going to ignore the laws
because of this person?
Fine. I will strike the Jingyang Bell T/N: Presence of all officials are required after hearing the bell.
and order all the court officials
to judge this matter before the deceased Emperor's temple.
Your Highness,
Consort Liu was never even pregnant. How could she miscarry?
You're still trying to argue!
Just because you say she didn't miscarry, doesn't mean that's true.
I want to take her pulse again.
You...!
Consort Liu's pulse is
weak. She really did have a miscarriage.
However, I can put my life on the line and guarantee that
the person whose pulse I took this morning was definitely not Consort Liu.
You're speaking nonsense! Nonsense!
Your Highness, this morning, you intentionally said your eyes were unwell
and hid behind the cloth. You stretched out only your hand for me to take your pulse.
But in truth, the owner of that hand
wasn't even you.
Tan Yunxian, are you crazy?
I'm not crazy.
Everything I've said is the truth.
Your Highness, your plan would've been flawless.
However, regardless of how much you've prepared, you probably never expected that your substitute
would have the rare Xie Fei pulse.
Xie Fei pulse? What's that?
We normal people can
feel our pulse on our wrist.
Yet the oblique flying pulse can only be felt from the back of the wrist or between the index finger and thumb.
That's why when I first tried to take her pulse this morning,
I couldn't find it.
I could only find the pulse after feeling between the index finger and thumb.
Right now, Consort Liu's pulse is back to normal.
If she didn't use another person, then what could be the reason?
Consort Liu, what else are you going to say?
You... you guys are lying!
I never used another person! Never!
That type of pulse is rare.
That's why when I went back to the Imperial dispensary this morning,
I went to ask Supervisor Liu from the Imperial Faculty of Medicine
why previous Physicians who took Consort Liu's pulse
didn't discover the Xie Fei pulse.
According to the rules of the court,
anyone with this pulse
must be entered into the records.
Okay. Go get Supervisor Liu.
Consort Liu, just admit it.
If you tell us who the instigator is, you won't be tortured.
Go get Supervisor Liu.
Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please spare me.
It was Empress Dowager who told me to do this.
-I had no other choice. -Shut up.
How dare you accuse me?
-Your Majesty. -Mother, pretending that there's a royal baby
is a huge crime.
-Wang Zhen! -I'm here.
Drag Cheng Shisan away.
-Servants! -Empress Dowager, I've been wrongly accused! I...
Your Majesty,
Cheng Shisan is just a Supervisor.
If there was no one ordering him from behind,
where would he get such courage?
Your Majesty, this is a very big issue. You must investigate it further.
You're correct.
Empress Dowager, how would you explain this?
I don't know anything about this.
If you want to interrogate, then interrogate Consort Liu.
It was Cheng Shisan who took her pulse.
How could I know who she's been working with?
Your Highness! Your Highness!
How dare you lie to me too?
I don't feel well right now.
Cheng Shisan, take me back to Renshou Palace.
-Help me take a look. -Yes! Let me go!
Let me go, go!
Mother,
You want to ignore the truth and take Cheng Shisan with you.
Yes, do you want to block me?
Fine, I'll send Consort Liu to Eastern Depot.
Let's see what she has to say.
Don't regret it later on.
I will be waiting.
How could you have made such a big mistake?!
Your Highness,
I was really in a hurry at that time. I had no other choice,
so I quickly found a random palace maid.
Now that the situation has become like this,
you should quickly sneak out of the Palace with Duke Wang's litter.
This is the only thing I can help you with.
Thank you for saving my life, Your Highness.
In case you do get caught...
Your Highness, I know.
I definitely won't implicate you.
Your Highness, you can just go deal with the other people who were also involved.
Your Highness.
Okay, don't worry.
I won't mistreat your nephew.
-Yu Xiang, take him away. -Yes, Your Highness.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Hmm...
Uncle, where are you going?
You want to sneak out to take refuge.
How about... how about the copied books? Did you get them back? Today is already the third day.
I don't have time to explain.
I must leave now.
I'll contact you when I'm safe.
Cunxia...
-Cunxia... -Where exactly are you going?
I'm going to the North.
I have some connections with the Oirat merchants.
We are acquainted.
Remember, you must take care of yourself.
This... Uncle!
Senior brother.
My uncle was unable to keep his promise.
Junior sister, I have nothing to say regarding this.
I will keep my part of the promise.
Senior brother, what are you doing?!
It was your uncle's fault, not yours.
Teacher only has a total of three apprentices.
If you were to kill yourself, how will he live on?
I beg you. Please save my uncle.
Senior brother, Supervisor Cheng's situation
can't be pardoned by me. The Emperor himself needs to
give out the order.
It's just something about your book. Can't you do something?
Book...?
Senior brother, you probably still don't know about this,
Supervisor Cheng plotted with Consort Liu to
mix up the royal bloodline.
Consort Liu is still being interrogated at the Eastern Depot.
You should persuade Supervisor Cheng to turn himself in.
Consort Liu's plot has been exposed.
Senior brother, don't tell me you already know about this?
I only know about this.
I didn't think he would really do it.
Junior sister, I beg you. Please save my uncle.
Ask the Emperor to spare him. He's just a Physician.
He only did this because Empress Dowager told him to.
Senior brother, there's no point in begging me.
My uncle supervised the Medicine Bureau for so many years.
Even if he didn't have any achievements, he put in a lot of effort.
Last time when there was cholera, he even burned his skin
while trying to save the citizens.
It took me a long time to heal him.
The birthmark between his index finger and thumb was also burnt in the process.
Your uncle had a birthmark on his hand?
Of course that's true.
Junior sister, I beg you. Please save my uncle.
I beg you.
Supervisor Cheng,
where exactly are you going?
Empress Dowager wants to see you.
Kneel!
Your Highness, save me, Your Highness! Save me!
Shut up!
Yunxian, take a look yourself.
See if this person
was the person who gave the powder to you that year.
It is him.
Alright. Mother,
Now the truth has been revealed.
It can be proved that the person who caused you to suffer a miscarriage
wasn't Tan Fu,
but your closest advisor, Cheng Shisan.
No! It wasn't!
Your Highness, believe me! Shut Up!
East Depot has already investigated.
That year, a merchant from the Western Market died without reason.
Before that, he sold a lot of precious medicine to you.
One of the products was a botle of safflower powder.
When did I? I didn't, Your Highness!
I didn't. I didn't.
I didn't. I didn't, Your Highness!
I must have been blind.
Mother, what are you going to do to this person?
I will kill him.
I want to die right now!
Your Highness, don't! Take him outside!
No, Your Highness! No!
Cao Jixiang. Who told you to do that?
I deserve to die. I just followed Her Highness' orders.
Your Highness! Your Highness! Are you alright?
What's wrong? Are you alright?
Are you alright?
Go get the Imperial Physician!
Imperial Physician!
I didn't think that the Empress Dowager would actually suffer a stroke this time.
She can't move, nor reprimand anyone.
It really worked off my anger.
This time, Cheng Shisan really got what he deserved.
Yes. This time, I
have succeeded.
Empress Qian,
you should go back to Kunning Palace and rest.
I'll go to Qianqing Palace to talk to Wang Zhen
regarding how to remove some of Empress Dowager's powers now that she's fallen ill.
Yunxian, I'll give out an order tomorrow on your behalf
to rehabilitate your grandfather's name.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
No need to thank me. Let's continue.
His Majesty trusts Wang Zhen too much.
It's alright, he is much better than before.
He should know the limits.
The Heavens have looked fondly upon you,
allowing you to take revenge for your grandfather.
I didn't die.
My technique is infallible.
Living or dying
is just a small difference.
If this didn't happen in front of the Empress Dowager,
how will she be assured?
Even though the East Depot saved you,
It's all because you followed the Empress Dowager for more than ten years.
you are still useful.
Tell me, these few years,
what kind of things did the Empress Dowager do?
Kill me.
I won't reveal anything.
This rock is pretty stubborn.
I don't know how long
you can resist.
Not long.
I will kill myself.
If I reveal those things,
Empress Dowager will definitely hurt my family.
Even now, you are thinking about others.
Minister Cheng, don't tell me you don't know
that the person who
reported you to the Emperor
was your dear nephew, Cheng Cunxia?
It can't be.
You are lying to me.
Why will I lie to you?
The Empress Dowager has suffered a stroke.
Court matters are now governed by the Emperor.
You committed such a huge crime,
but Cheng Cunxia wasn't affected in any way.
Tell me, why is this?
This is the imperial bulletin that was just published.
Look at it yourself.
Cheng Cunxia had nothing to do with the crime, so he can keep his current position.
How is it?
Your nephew is much smarter than you.
I heard,
that you did all you can to teach and support him.
This tactic was cruel and merciless.
He has really surpassed you in all fields.
How is it? Did you think it over?
I'll talk.
I'll tell you everything.
Minister Cao, if I use the yang recovering formula to
help you become a
real man again,
would you agree to let me play dead one more time?
This...
really?
You can really do that?
Yes.
I've been supervisor of the Imperial Medical Bureau for so many years.
Also,
My life is in your hands.
Why would I lie?
Master, Yunliang. your wrongful conviction
has finally been cleared today.
Yunxian has become a female Minister in the Imperial dispensary.
The Emperor has also granted her the fifth rank.
She's more successful than you now.
Master, you can finally rest in peace.
Grandfather, brother,
Yunxian didn't let you down.
Grandma.
Miss Hang! I want you to pay back!
Senior brother.
You didn't keep your word.
Didn't you say you would help me?!
Shut Up! If you continue to blabber- Father!
The one who was wrong was your uncle.
But have you ever thought that he ruined the Tan family?
You don't think he got what he deserved?
Don't think that, just because you are working with Yunxian, she owes you anything.
Let me tell you, if she didn't talk to the Emperor,
how would you be blameless?
Mother, let's go.
Uncle.
Take him away.
He knows quite a lot.
Everyone doesn't need argue. Don't argue.
Everyone gets one.
This is an act of benevolence from the Emperor.
No need to fight! Everyone has one!
The Emperor is good!
The publication from the beheaded Cheng Shisan
was a close advisor of the Empress Dowager.
His book cost three taels of silver.
It was a copied version, too.
Really?!
♫ 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 ♫