♫ 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 32
All the traditional herbal therapies and prescriptions are only intended for usage in this drama. Please do not test or imitate.
The Shaman said that all of you should untie your hair.
Hurry up!
What are you doing? What are you doing? Let me go!
You-
Don't be afraid.
You'll be fine if you don't make a sound.
They're here looking for medicine.
It's him.
What are you doing?
Let go of him!
Let go!
Let him go!
Let me go! What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Let me go! What are you doing?
What are you doing?
Let go!
What are you doing? Don't touch him.
-Don't come closer. -Stop!
-What are you doing? -Stop!
Hey, don't you dare do that!
What are you doing?
Stop! Stop!
Brothers! Let's have at it with them!
Brother Li, if they dare to do anything to you, we will fight them.
Physician Hang!
Physician Hang, tell them to stop fighting! if they call for more people, they'll be dead for sure!
Stop them quickly!
Stop! Stop!
I'm a physician. I'm the physician that cares for Ming Emperor. Tell me what medicine you're looking for. I can help.
Physician Hang! Physician Hang!
-Let him go! -Stop.
Get your sword off of her! Let go!
She really is a miraculous physician. When our woman had difficulty delivering, she rescued them.
She really can treat any illness.
Can you treat rabies?
Ye Xian's younger sister, Tuo Buhua, was bitten by a rabid dog.
None of the physicians we found couldn't treat her.
The Shaman said that only a medicine made from the heart of a person with double whorl type of scalp can cure her.
Can you treat rabies?
I can do it.
It was these people who wanted to revolt?
Grand Preceptor, yes. But there's a physician. She-
They dare cause more trouble for me at this time!
Spare none. Kill them all!
Ye Xian, you can kill us.
But even if your little sister drinks as many human heart as she can, she still will die.
Who is speaking?
Me!
Physician Hang!
- What are you doing? - Get lost!
Silence! Silence, all of you!
Physician Hang!
I'm a physician. If you don't kill us, I have a way to save your sister's life.
Really?
I will bet on my life that everything I said was true.
Fine. I'll give you one chance.
If you can't cure her, you and every person here will have to pay sacrifice to (die for) my sister.
Tuo Buhua!
What are you doing?
Drag her out and kill her!
All of you remember! The Princess cannot get near water!
Princess!...
Tuobuhua, don't be afraid. I've found a physician for you.
How is she?
-How long since she was bitten? -Half a day.
I need medicinal herbs. Han medicinal herbs.
They're all over there.
Princess!
Princess! Princess!
Big Brother, Naren flower...
Princess! Princess!
Keep her still.
Heaven! Tuobuhua is only 16 years old! You treating her like this is so unfair!
Don't speak nonsense! Tuobuhua will be fine. She'll surely be fine!
Princess!
Endure!
You'll be fine soon, Princess.
We're almost there.
Princess!
Endure it!
Another useless thing. Drag her out and kill her!
Wait!
Wait a moment! I have another idea to let her come to her senses!
If it doesn't work, there's no delay to killing me.
Grand Preceptor!
What other ideas do you have?
The mad dog. Find the dog.
We beat it to death long ago.
Bring it over. I want its brain juice.
Believe me. The Han people have a Great Doctor called Ge Hong.
He wrote a book about medicines for emergency use. This medicine is written there.
Beetles! I also need ground beetles! They are found in the roots of grasses and also trees.
I'll go! I'll go!
Princess! Princess!
Will this work?
Alcohol. I need alcohol.
Alcohol. Alcohol.
Here's the alcohol.
Tell her to drink it.
She can't drink this!
This is medicine. Trust me, all right? It isn't poison.
If you don't trust me, I'll drink some first.
Princess.
You'll be fine after drinking this, Princess.
In an hour at the most, we'll know if she lives or dies.
Hey.
Hey. I'm calling you.
Do all Han people like to use insects and chicken feces as medicine?
That's not it.
There are also ones who use antelope's horns and orchid roots.
Princess!
Brother! Kill that dog!
Elder brother! Elder brother kill that dog for me!
Big Brother...that dog bullied me!
Tuo Buhua, you recognize me now?
How could I not recognize you?
That dog bullied me!
Give me her hand.
Brother, she's finally awake.
The Princess is out of danger. She'll be fine if she continues to eat the medicine.
Go fetch medicine.
Tai Shi, she's a woman.
What? She's a woman?
Bring some water to wash her face.
Brother! The living Guanyin! The living Guanyin!
It really is her!
You stay here and take care of Tuo Buhua. Bring Cheng Shisan to me!
Yes.
How is she?
Tai Shi, this miss' body is very weak.
It must have been due to working too much and eating too few.
Save your words. Tell me how to treat her.
She must rest well plus eating high quality ginseng and bird's nest.
Slowly supplement them and she will definitely be cured.
Really?
Do you still believe my medical skills?
Of course not. You told me before that Tuo Buhua could not be saved. But wasn't she still cured?
Princess is blessed by the Heavens. Of course, she's different --
Stop with the nonsense.
Go. Send the medicine after it's prepared.
Remember you cannot make one mistake.
Or else, carry your head to see me.
Yes.
I heard you've been maniacal lately.
In the future, without my command, do not treat patients,
and do not bother Zhu Qizhen. Do you understand?
Yes.
Living Guanyin,
Who would have thought you were always beside me?
Elder brother! Elder brother.
Why are you out and not resting?
I can't bear it any longer.
Elder brother, I heard I screamed a lot last night, like a rabid dog.
Indeed you were like a rabid dog! You wouldn't let go of elder brother's arm.
Bad brother! I'll bite you to death!
Stand still!
Stop playing around. Come back.
Come back.
Elder brother, second brother is bullying me.
That's enough.
Out of father's children, we're the only three left.
In the future, you two must be well, especially you.
You're so much like our mother, very loud.
If you could have been slightly more careful this time then you won't be bitten by a rabid dog.
I understand.
You know how much elder brother was concerned for you last night?
He almost killed about 100 people.
Brother loves me most dearly.
Brother, I heard A Na say that the physician that saved me yesterday was a pretty lady.
Right, brother. I wonder how is that living Guanyin doing?
Miss Hang! You can't go out! Miss Hang!
Why did you run out?
Yexian, didn't you promise me that as long as I save your little sister, you will spare my comrade's life?
Did I say that?
Why is it that I remember that what I said was as long as you couldn't treat my sister, I would kill them.
You're going back on your word?
Living Guanyin, do you really not recognize me? Take a good look!
And me!
Do you not remember us two?
Last time at Yongqing Convent, I pushed my brother over to have you see him.
This has chicken feces!
So it's you.
He's my elder brother. He's our Oirat Grand Preceptor, Ye Xian.
I'm Boyan Tiemu'er.
You saved me previously. Now, you even saved my sister, Tuobuhua.
You are someone we Chuoluosi Family's are indebted to.
Tell me. What is your wish? As long as I can do it, I will satisfy you.
Anything will do?
Then free my father.
You mean General Hang Gang?
Yes. Where is he now?
I'm afraid I can't satisfy this wish of yours.
Last time when I received the ransom money, I let some war slaves go. Your dad was included there.
-Is that true? -Of course it's true.
Do you think that only your Emperor is a man of his words?
Enough. You can make another wish.
Gold or silver I can agree. To let you go back to Beijing, I can also allow it.
No need. I hear that our Emperor is here.
I want you to let me see him.
Zheng Qi
Yunxian!
- Zheng Qi - Yunxian
He thought that locking me in here will make me subdue to him.
But he never thought that since I'm already a prisoner,
Being locked up here for a few days, what's the big deal?
Let him torture me to his heart's content. I will definitely not be a pawn and be his accomplice in doing evil things.
And I wouldn't let him to use me as a reason
to attack the Great Plains (Han Dynasty). The worst that he can do is to kill me.
But so what?
My Crown Prince can succeed the throne.
He can represent the Ming citizens to defeat Oirat.
That's right. If the time to commit suicide do come, I will prepare some medicines beforehand.
If ever...let's die for the country together.
All right.
Us two...will live and die together.
But before that, we must fight to live.
This way we'll have the chance to return to Ming.
Oh right, there's still a lot of us that are locked up together. They are all loyal.
If we can assemble together, we might find a chance to escape.
That's right.
Ye Xian hasn't caused trouble for you, has he?
No.
You wouldn't blame me for treating the Oirats, would you?
How could I? You're a physician.
Saving people is your duty.
As long as you're still alive, then that's the best gift that the Heavens can give me.
Physician Hang, the Grand Preceptor asks if you're done.
If you are, please go to his tent.
Go.
You're back? Good timing.
Here, look at the for me.
Is it better for me to attack the capital from Zijing or Jiayu?
I'm just a physician, I do not know anything about war.
But my Dad was able to kill all of Batubeiluo's 30,000 soldiers at Lower Maguan County.
Although Batubeiluo's eventually died by my own hands, he is still considered a great hero of the Oirat people.
I never thought that not only are you good at medicine, you're good at speaking too.
There's something I would like to ask you.
What's your relation with Zhu Qizhen?
I heard from Boyan that the eunuch calls you Minister.
I'm a private physician at the palace,
following Empress' order to service the Emperor along the way.
20000 troops and you are the only girl.
Then tell me, what kind of service?
It's quite inconvenient to serve the Emepror at military camps.
It's just taking some chicken and dog feces to help him strengthen his body.
I used to have a few Han concubines.
I thought you Hans only knew how to submit blindly.
Didn't think you are actually a rose full of thorns.
In any case, you're the Grand Preceptor of a kingdom.
Must you flirt with me like this?
Flirt? How am I flirting?
Is calling you a rose flirting?
I often say that of my sister, Tuobuhua.
So you speak Han well, but you don't understand its connotations.
This way, even if you take over the capital, people will not follow you.
You sure know how to curse me out without using bad words.
So what if the people don't follow me?
Don't a lot of Emperors from the past able to sit on the throne for close to a hundred years?
So Grand Preceptor also knows that it's usually not a hundred years.
I heard that...you didn't just treat those Ming dynasty's prisoners, but
you even treated my soldiers and herdsmen.
You are truly a unique woman.
On account of our former goodwill, I'll let you off this time.
I will assign men to return you to Beijing so that you can reunite with your father.
I'm not leaving.
If I let you leave, you must leave.
I want to stay to take care of the Emperor. His health is already bad.
Ye Xian, I don't care about your schemes,
but a mad Emperor is of no use to you.
Then what do you plan to do?
Let me take care of him.
If I don't agree?
If I don't help him take care of his health,
and he learns of Prince Cheng's succession, he definitely won't be able to accept it.
Don't you want an Emperor that is alive and well to help you complete your dream to be a conqueror?
Fine.
I will let him out of the underground prison for now.
You may see him every three days.
As for you remaining time, stay at Tuobuhua's. Help me watch her.
She played the whole day again today and had fever this afternoon.
All right.
Then you may go. Someone will take you there.
Hold on.
What's your name?
Hang Yunxian.
Yun from Yu Yunwen (a Song Dynasty hero) and Xian from the idiom Jian Xian Si Qi (see a worthy, think to imitate).
Did your father want you to follow Song Dynasty's Yu Yunwen in resisting the Jin people?
It's just a coincidence.
A good name!
Just with this name, I will not let you go back.
Go.
Your Majesty,
The Oirat people are currently rushing to produce military weapons and store food supplies.
What?
-Could it be that they plan to- -Yes.
Their goal is the capital.
There's now a big number of soldiers gathering.
Yexian is really bulling intolerably!
Yu Dongyang, hurry to gather soldiers and repair the walls.
Whatever happens, you must guard the capital like a full proof iron.
I will do as you command.
Your majesty, please don't.
Since we lost, our military strength is already weakened.
What energy do we have left to battle the Oirat people?
Then what do you say we do?
Who is there?
Your Majesty, it's I.
Your Lady Highness told me to ask you that since today is the 15th,
don't know what time Your Majesty will come to the Kunning Palace?
Get lost!
What time is it already and you still are telling me this type of things?
What? He actually said that.
Yes.
But Your Lady Highness, you're the Empress. You definitely will have a long-lasting good fortune and forever be doted by His Majesty.
Didn't His Majesty still haven't accepted any consorts or concubines yet?
Not getting any consorts or concubines means that he's doting on me already?
Till now, the Emperor hasn't come to Kunning Palace even once.
It's my fault too, I had the wrong timing when I went in he was mad earlier.
I heard Minister Yu say that the Oirats are coming.
They're almost reaching the capital.
What?
His Majesty was currently discussing with the Ministers. Someone suggested to transfer the capital to the south.
Yes, yes. There will be nothing to be afraid of once we get to Nanjing.
What did the emperor say?
I don't know.
I will tell Aunt. The Emperor will listen to her.
Your Majesty, the Oriat people are coming at us again
and is determined to conquer the capital no matter what.
This is because the capital is very close to Oirat.
I suggest that the capital should be transferred back to Nanjing. This is the best solution.
Anyone who mentions about transferring the capital south should be put to death.
Your Majesty, the capital is the root of the country.
If it has any changes, then our Ming Dynasty is at danger.
Did everyone forget the transferring of capital to the south by the Song Dynasty?
I plead Your Majesty to make a decision soon.
Bastard!
As an Empress, in front of dangerous times for the country,
You're not helping the Emperor, yet you selfishly think of running to Nanjing to hide from the problem.
Aunt, don't be angry. I'm doing this for you.
Look at how weak your body is. You can recuperate when we get to Nanjing.
Even if I'm useless, I will not think about leaving the capital to run for my life!
Yunxia, assist me to get out of the Palace.
Aunt, where are you going?
I am going to Qianqing Palace.
Aunt!
Meilin, you've really disappointed me.
I am considering the fact that you are my niece so I'm not mentioning about this to him.
But you must thoroughly consider
what you need to do to be worthy of the phoenix that you adorn.
I think
What Shui You Zhen said is also reasonable.
Our dynasty's best soldiers have already died at the battle of Tu Mu Prefecture.
Right now, there's only around 10,000 soldiers left with most of them injured and scared.
If we depend on them to beat the Oirats, it won't be enough.
So I was thinking why don't we lead the foes in,
and when the Oirat people has already took control of the capital and loosened their guard, we can come back and surround them.
That is not necessary.
Your Majesty, you can ask the standby soldiers of Henan, Shandong seaside areas,
and Jiangbei to immediately travel to the capital.
I will guarantee with my life that we can guard the capital.
Your Majesty, if the capital falls, your life will be in danger.
Minister Yu, how much to your life worth?
Right, how much do your life worth?
The Empress Dowager has arrived!
That's better than a coward that flees on the battlefield.
Long live the Empress Dowager!
Even if we exhaust the kingdom's strength, we must protect the capital.
Your Majesty, your plans are very good but is not the appropriate method to rule the country.
As long as the capital is alive, then the Ming dynasty is alive. If the capital falls, the Ming Dynasty will perish.
Yes.
I thank you Royal Mother's teachings!
Grant Yu Dongyang to be the Minister of Defense
to manage the protection of the capital.
I will do as you say.
I'm already old.
I hope that I can die within the capital one day.
Don't disappoint me.
I will definitely not disappoint mother.
Capital
Ming Troops
Please sit down.
Don't hold on to me.
Sister Yun Xian. Can I call you Sister Yun Xian?
I beg you. Don't make me drink those insects. They're gross.
This is medicine, you have to drink it.
You won't have to endure these struggles once you've recovered.
Yes, Princess. If you don't drink the medicine-
Sorry, did you get hurt?
It's nothing.
Are you sick too? I heard my second brother say that you're sick too.
A Na, I told you many times. Don't call me Princess.
But Prin-
If you're so annoyed now, then wouldn't you be even more annoyed when everyone calls you 'Princess'?
We'll talk about that then. Brother won't get rid of the Khan so quickly.
Drink this.
Elder brother is so detestable. He won't let me go out and keeps making me take medicine.
It's so bitter.
Here.
It's really sweet!
This is licorice root. It's even sweeter than honey.
Yunxian jie jie, you're so kind.
Here.
Elder brother did one thing right, having you keep me company.
Is your elder brother usually bad to you?
he is good to me, but he's too busy, so he doesn't have time to be with me.
My mother passed away at an early age, leaving us three brothers and sister.
And Father likes enchanting women.
Now it's all good. Since I ahve you, I definitely won't be lonely.
Yunxian jie jie, I heard the Han (Chinese) have many beautification methods.
My hair quality is not good; it doesn't stay together and often looks yellow.
That's easy. Go back and rise your hair with rice water.
When you comb your hair, soak and massage it with an elm block.
I guarantee it will be stronger.
Really?
Really.
I used to have a maid who also had poor quality hair. I treated it this way too
What? The one who cured the Princess is a female Han physician?
Where did she emerge from?
Perhaps that night... that's can't be right...
That woman that night was clearly the Grand Preceptor's concubine.
Why do I always get it wrong? All right. I'll give you another hundred jin* of millet. (1 jin=0.5kg)
If you practice patiently, you'll definitely become familiar.
Yunxian jie jie, really, you hope that I never learn, right?
This way you can keep giving millet to the Ming soldiers.
I don't.
Enough. I know that you're a good person.
I heard from A Na that you even saved many herdsmen.
Out of my way! Out of my way!
A Na!
What's wrong outside?
Princess, it's General Boyan. Prince Qi Ge's horse is in a shock.
He's lassoing the horse right now.
What?
Qi Ge!
Be careful!
Second brother be careful!
Careful...
- Second brother! - You cannot go!
Let me go!
Qi Ge! Watch out!
-Princess, you can't go there! -Let me go!
Hurry! Watch out!
Hurry! Keep him contained!
You're safe now.
Zhu Qizhen! Be careful! You must be careful!
Block it.
Your Majesty, do you want to frighten people to death!?
It's nothing. I have a grasp of control.
Thank you for saving my nephew. You're a god; I must thank you thoroughly.
He's really capable.
I'm the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen.
You're the Emperor?
Indeed.
Zhu Qizhen. There's no need for me to thank you.
Besides sending you back to the Ming Dynasty, if you have any other requests, feel free to ask them of me.
There is one thing I want to ask your help in.
Can you take me and her to visit to Ming hostages?
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Long live the Emperor.
- Get up, everyone get up. - Thank you, Your Majesty.
I came today to see if you all have been well dressed and fed.
How have your wounds been healing?
Your Majesty,
everything is well. Everything is well!
That's good.
I came today
to apologize to everyone.
Your Majesty! You must not!
Only by kneeling could I feel better inside.
You are all great troops of the Ming, and all great men of the land.
With you all, I could have been like the former emperors and maintained peace and societal welfare.
But I, committed wrongdoing after wrongdoing,
and burdened you all to land in the hands of the enemies.
But I ask of you to believe me once more.
I swear upon my life that I will bring you all back to the Great Ming
to meet your children and parents.
Your Majesty, Your majesty, please get up.
You all may rise.
Your Majesty, since you're speaking like this, we feel really ashamed.
It's because we weren't brave enough in fighting the enemies that we failed to protect Your Majesty.
Yes Your Majesty, Physician Hang has already told us of your struggles.
Don't worry. We are eternally your troops.
As long as you command us, whether it's boarding a mountain of knives or entering a sea of fire,
even if we must crawl, we will crawl back to beijing with you! Isn't that right, senior?
What's wrong, have you gone mute?
When you jeard the Emperor was ill, you were worried sick, but now you won't say a thing!
What do you mean by this? Say something!
Senior Ming, is there another misunderstanding?
His Majesty really exhausted himself to come here.
Get out!
Hou Guang, are you asking for death?
What? Are you not satisfied?
I'll tell you, Zhou Qiang. Among all the troops, you are the only fool!
You!
We all mean one thing.
Disgusting!
It is indeed disgusting.
Too disgusting!
Really disgusting!
What do you all mean?
What do we mean?
I'm basically blind. I've been with you for so long, but I didn't know you were a woman!
If Ji Kan hadn't told us that you saved the Princess, how long did you plan to keep it from us?
Exactly!
How long were you going to keep pretending?
I'm sorry.
I was worried it would be inconvenient, so I didn't tell you.
- But-- - Sh8t!
You got into our 200,000 troops, so we lost! It was bad luck!
Bad luck! It was because of her!
It was all because of you! You pest!
You... you're blaming me for this lost war? - What is a woman doing here?
Since I was young, the teacher has already told me
that bringing a woman in war is like the God of War eating arsenic. You are just looking for death.
Hou Guang! Shut up! Don't you believe that I can beat you to death?
Just try it!
Stop fighting!
♫ 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 ♫