You forsake the people's safety
and stole the herbs
How dare you kidnap me in broad daylight!
You want to die?
Now you're a thief, not a prince
Take them back to Luoyang
Yes, sir
She's awake!
Mother...
How is she, Mr Lam?
Madam Tik took my prescription
and I improved her circulation with acupuncture
Her pulse is steady
but she's still weak
Let her rest a few more days
and she'll get much better
Thanks to your incredible skills
or I would have died
You're truly my savior
Mother... Don't mention it
You're my savior too for saving Mother
Please get up...
Good boy...
My prescription is too strong
I made you suffer
You're our family's benefactor
People in the East Capital are inflicted with the disease
You must save them
The folk remedy I used on Madam Tik
may not be suitable for everyone
No doubt there are risks involved
but the city are full of patients
Their lives are in danger
and people are scared
This is a chance we must take
I'm not even a doctor
and I don't want to see anyone
Please don't make me
What are you doing?
For the people of Luoyang
I urge you to do it for the benefit
of the people and Da Zhou
Please get up
If only I can recover
while others are still suffering
I can't bear it
I beg of you, Mr Lam
Madam Tik, please get up
Master Lam, I beg of you...
Please get up, Madam
Not until you say yes
Please get up...
All of you, please
You're all too kind
If I only think of myself
that would be too apathetic
You're right
I should take on the responsibility
Let's go save them now
We're dying...
It's Officer Tik!
It's the damn officer!
Please be patient
I found a cure
It's Madam Tik...
You said she's dead! You lied...
It was hearsay...
I recovered because of Mr Lam's prescription
Mr Lam is a brilliant doctor
His prescription is very effective
Rest assured he can cure you
Mother, there's a cure...
But I must warn you
My remedy contain poisonous substances
There are risks involved
If you don't want to take that risk
I won't force you
What? Poison?
Officer Tik
You want to cure us
or you want to poison us?
That's dangerous!
Calm down...
Mr Lam only wants to tell you he's not a miracle worker
A doctor must have skills as well as ethics
Destiny is also important
Nobody can guarantee anything
Only a charlatan will make that guarantee
Will you believe them?
What shall we do?
What do you think? It's poisonous
That's right
Better to take a chance than wait to die
Let's take a chance
Thank you...
These people took our herbs
Assholes! Creeps!
Go to hell!
You must not take the law into your own hands
Your son looks majestic
Of course! He's my son
Who's in the sedan chair?
I don't know...
Down on your knees!
I'm Prince Leung
I kneel for no one except Her Majesty
You're just a captain
You should kneel before me
How dare you!
You're guilty of insubordination!
You're caught red-handed
Disrupting the court will compound on your charge
You have no right to talk to me
Go get Tik Yan-kit
His Honor have been considerate enough
to let you ride in a sedan chair
otherwise the whole city will know you're a prisoner
that would be too humiliating for a prince
I have done nothing wrong
You framed me for this
You're guilty of insubordination
Let me go now or you'll be sorry
You're caught on the spot
Don't bother to deny it
Officer Tik is here
Bring a chair
Yes, sir
Please sit down, Prince Leung
Captain Sung found 2 fake documents
How do you explain that?
I don't need to fake any documents
On my order alone
they'II give me as much herbs as I want
I didn't mention the content of these documents
How do you know it collected herbs from the local government?
We found the herbs in your possession
How do you explain that?
So what if I have the herbs?
I don't owe you any explanation
Then let me explain to you
You stole the herbs
intending to ship them to Luoyang
to let the people think you curbed the plague
and win them over
Because of your selfishness
The shipment was delayed
and more people were inflicted
You made that up to frame me
The bandits have confessed
I suggest you do the same...
You're despicable, Tik Yan-kit
You collaborated with those bandits to frame me
and misappropriated the herbs
This is a setup!
You're lying
Not only am I innocent
Even if I'm guilty
A petty officer like you
has no right to try me
But Her Majesty does
I'II report to her right away
and let her decide
Let me help you
Thanks...
Kwong-yuen, take granny back to the courthouse
I will
You're so nice, thank you
Lieutenant, you found the herbs
now you're helping us clean the streets
You're working so hard
If we all work together
Luoyang will be prosperous again
Let's work together
You've been working all morning
Let's take a break and have some tea
Have some tea
Does it still hurt?
That's none of your business
You're a heroine indeed
A tiny injury is nothing
I'm glad you're fine
You won't trouble anyone
and you won't go hungry
You save me once
and I saved you once
Now we're even
You're quite fair
Of course, you're the ingrate
You flatter me
You didn't bring Lau Fei-yeung
You intend to take his credit?
He doesn't care about a reward
He's only helping us
because he's my Mother's friend
He's a bandit with many enemies
That's why he can't show his face
He did us a huge favor
Don't call him a bandit
So hard to be a nice guy these days
Nice guy? He's a bandit
He's the enemy of the Court
Nothing good will come to him
You haven't recovered?
Sit down and get some rest
No, I'm fine
Mr Lam, have some ginseng soup
Thank you. Please sit down
Where are the patients?
The doctors followed your prescription
most people have recovered
The herbs arrived on time
People are not so desperate
But they're praying for rain
to completely wash the city
They're praying for the blessing from Heaven
One should not be too superstitious
But if it can calm the people's nerves
As the governor, I'll pray for rain
Now that things are settled
It's time I take my leave
Now you have cured the people
What about Da Zhou?
It's time you cure it too
This is a natural disaster
but also a man-made calamity
Prince Leung took the herbs
to scare the people of Luoyang
so he can win them over
His ultimate motive is to persuade
Her Majesty to pass the throne to the Mo's
If his plan worked
the people are not the only ones to suffer
but also the Lee's
Don't talk to me about politics
I'm only a peasant
It's useless to talk to me
Stop lying to yourself
If you didn't have the people's interest in mind
You won't come forward
and cure the people of Luoyang
You barely slept and ate these past few days
because you're royalty
It's your duty to protect your subjects
Now that traitors are in power
it's up to Prince Lo Ling to rectify the situation
I don't know what you're saying
Your Honor
What is it?
The peasants are barging in
We can't fight them off
Officer Tik...
Quiet... please calm down
I'II help you no matter what happened
Don't be afraid
Officer Tik! Mr Lam!
You saved our lives
and eliminated the plague
You're our saviors
We're here to thank you
and Mr Lam
That's right!
Come...
Bring it...
Mr Lam is the No.1 doctor
Officer Tik is the best minister
I'm only doing my job
You don't have to do this
You're too modest
You must accept this plaque
Yes, you must accept it
He's still alive!
Please accept it...
Please get up... guards!
Yes?
Put it away
Yes, Your Honor
Please get up... thank you
You have done so much for Luoyang
and have not abandoned us during a tough time
You're a good minister
But Her Majesty and the royalty
abandoned us in a time of need
That's so sad
Mr Lam is an outsider
but he stayed with us
That's nice of him
There's justice in this world
Even if I'II be executed
I must complain about the damn Queen
There's been a misunderstanding
Her Majesty did not abandon you
As the Queen, she must not get sick
Who'II take care of state affairs?
She's not here
but she's still worried about Luoyang
She sent her flesh and blood
to help alleviate the plague
Flesh and blood? Who?
Who is it?
Mother loves her people like her son
She wants me to put the state before myself
and work for the benefit of the people
I have never forgotten her advice
and try to follow her footsteps
Mr Lam is Prince Lo Ling!
Her Majesty sent Prince Lo Ling to save us!
Kneel...
Long live Her Majesty!
Long live Prince Lo Ling!
The state belongs to the Lee's
You are the Emperor
Officer Tik is right
Prince Ngai is so selfish
he has done great damage to the people and the state
I can't let him get away with it
If Her Majesty knows how you care about the people
She'II think of you differently
Since your return to the Palace
How did she treat you?
She still considers me her daughter-in-law
but perhaps she thinks you have become too independent
while you were Emperor
she holds a grudge against me
I really don't know what to do
before I can put her mind to rest
Mother is hard to predict
Even though I'm her son
I don't always know what she's thinking
Besides I haven't seen her for years
I wouldn't know what to say to her
You're back nevertheless
No matter how hard it is
we'II go through this together
Prince Ngai won't be happy about my return
after all I am a Lee
Officer Tik is the only one we can trust
As long as we don't make any mistakes
Prince Ngai can't bad mouth us
Everything else will have to wait
Right now, I must first save the people of Luoyang
My Lord, you shouldn't be here
We must be very careful
The Palace is full of spies of the Mo's
I have reported to Her Majesty
regarding the situation in Luoyang
and about your return
Hopefully, she'll return soon
Why is Yin-tak in Ruzhou?
Master... you want to kill him?
He's useless!
What happened?
Ask him yourself!
He's such a loser
Why are you here?
What happened in Luoyang?
Prince Lo Ling is still alive
He has returned to Luoyang
You're nothing compared to your brother
If he was here
He would never make such a mistake
I should never have trusted you
with something so important
I'm sorry, Father
Please punish me
It won't do any good even if I kill you
Why do I have such a useless son?
You're such a disgrace!
Not the face!
Her Majesty must never know about this
Taking it out on Yin-tak won't help
Think of a way to clean up the mess
Time is of the essence
We may be at a disadvantage
but if we pre-empt them
we can still turn things around
Pre-empt them?
I'II go see Her Majesty now
Greetings, Your Majesty
I have something confidential to tell you
Speak!
Prince Lo Ling is still alive
He has returned to Luoyang
Hin is still alive?
Yes, he's Tik Yan-kit's guest
My trusted followers kept me informed
Why is he with officer Tik?
I find that strange too
If Prince Lo Ling managed to escape
Tik Yan-kit should have told you
Hiding the truth from you is high treason
I hate it when people lie to me
You should return to Luoyang
and reprimand them
Good! I'll go back
It's already getting dark
I want to leave now
Fewer people are inflicted with the plague
but people are still getting sick
We must be careful
The folk remedy I used is too powerful
The Medical Institute should develop a new prescription
to get to the root of the disease
You care about your subjects
It's Her Majesty's fortune
as well as the people's
You have been working very hard
Perhaps you should get some rest
I'II take my leave now
Her Majesty the Queen...
Long live Your Majesty
Officer Tik, why did you deceive me?
Your Majesty...
Lift you head, let me look at you
Your Majesty... I'm sorry
Prince Lo Ling
Your Majesty...
My son!
Mother!
Hin
Mom!
I haven't seen you in over 10 years
You lost weight
You must have suffered in Fangzhou
I have offended you
You gave me a chance to practice
I returned to Luoyang without your permission
I await your punishment
I pardon you
I'm glad you're alive
It was Heaven's blessing I'm still alive
We'II get to that later
Officer Tik
Yes?
If you knew Hin is back in Luoyang
Why didn't you tell me at once?
It's not his fault
It was my idea
Why?
I studied medicine over the years
and have collected some folk remedies
I quite enjoy this carefree life
That's absurd!
You're a prince, not a doctor
Your Majesty
the people of Luoyang have recovered
after Prince Lo Ling's treatment
People all over town are grateful
to you and the Prince for your kindness
Good job!
This is my good fortune
as well as the people's
If the plague is cleared away
Why didn't you report to Her Majesty right away
and ease her mind?
I dispatched a messenger to Ruzhou early yesterday
I didn't realize you already left for Luoyang
Your Majesty, you must have left Ruzhou
before officer Tik's report reached you
You must have just missed it
I was wrong to blame you!
Now that Your Majesty is back
I wish to report Prince Leung and the stolen herbs
Why would he do that?
It must be a setup
I have evidence and witnesses
Officer Tik and Prince Leung are at odds
The so-called evidence
may not be all the convincing
Since Prince Ngai is worried
Your Majesty, why not pass the case
to the Central Censorate to be fair?
I will personally handle this
I thought after I left Luoyang
the peonies will have withered
but they're as pretty as ever
How unusual!
Other than the peonies
the camellia are just as beautiful
Very well...
The flowers knew Your Majesty has returned
they're in full bloom to welcome you
Thanks to your tender loving care
the flowers are blooming
Thank you, Your Majesty
I think Mother is not attentive enough
She only focused on the flowers
and has forgotten about the laurel perfume
You'll be running out soon
I'II do that right away
I'II take my leave, Your Majesty
I gave your mother a compliment
Don't tell me you're jealous!
I'm only jealous of the flowers
Mother took better care of them than me
I'm surprised Yuen-yee can be so childish
Your Majesty, even though the plague has cleared
But you should consider your health
Will you go back to Ruzhou?
I feel very tired
Yuen-yee, draft an edict for me
to summon everyone from Ruzhou
Yes, Your Majesty
I must sort out the case about the herbs
Summon those involved to the Imperial study
You don't want to see Prince Ngai and officer Tik argue
so you try the case yourself?
We have unshakeable evidence
What can you say for yourself?
I'm sorry, Your Majesty
I was being selfish
I thought I can use the herbs to save Luoyang
and win over the people
Those in power must think of the people
I'm so disappointed in you
I'm so sorry
Who's your accomplice?
Hurry up and confess
I'm behind it
I will bear the consequences of my actions
Don't try to deceive us
by protecting your accomplice
Your Majesty is trying the case
Don't be reckless and speak out of turn
Lieutenant Tik is only anxious to close the case
There's no need to reprimand them
I thank you for your understanding
Thank you, Your Majesty
Mo Sam-sze, because you stole the herbs
the people of Luoyang have suffered
That's unforgivable
Your crime is punishable by death!
Considering this is your first offense
and the merits you have earned
I'm being lenient
I'm revoking your purple robe
You're allowed in Court
but you can't participate in any official discussion
I'II dock your pay for 3 years
and put you under Prince Ngai's custody
Any further misconduct will be severely punished
Thank you for sparing my life
Lieutenant Tik, Captain Sung
Here!
You have done a good job
You'll each receive a reward of 100 taels of gold
and 100 bolts of brocade
Thank you, Your Majesty
Her Majesty knew Prince Leung is guilty
but she let him off easy
That's favoritism!
She trusts the Mo's unduly
It makes no difference if we risk our lives
we'II never beat them
Discouraged already?
I despise those who are intimidated by other's ability
and lose faith in themselves
I won't give up so easily
I just realized it's not easy being an official
especially when Prince Ngai is in power
Officer Tik is fighting them alone
and Her Majesty thinks highly of him
How incredible!
It's my good fortune I get to work for him
If you want to learn from him
you'll need my advice
Scholar Sheung Koon
Lieutenant Tik, Captain Sung
You cracked the case in such great speed
It's the Court's good fortune indeed
You flatter us
If possible, I'd like to be Captain Sung
who goes in the field for an investigation
If you wish to do that
you must first practice kung fu
It's good for your health and you can punish the culprits
It's not necessary to use force
using wit and strategy
is the best way to win
Well said!
Winning without any bloodshed
is the true winner
I have things to do, excuse me
She's gone!
To win her affection is not easy
She put in a good word for me to Her Majesty
I owe her a favor
I respect her
You're afraid to lose
in case she turns you down again
You're such a loser
To be friends with someone
doesn't mean being with them day and night
Forget it, you'II never understand
I'm sorry I have ruined your plan
You did the best you could
I can't fault you for that
Even if you don't blame me
I have lost my power and influence
I'm no help to you now
and have become your burden
Don't blame yourself
Her Majesty let you off easy
because we're family
We're her relatives
Her own flesh and blood
But...
You're not allowed to discuss politics
but you can give me advice
When the time comes, I'll speak to her
and get your purple robe back
And we can do as we please again
Whatever it takes to put you on the throne
I'm willing to sacrifice my life
When you took the fall for me
I knew then you had my best interests in mind
For the sake of your cause
There's something I must tell you
What is it?
The reason we failed
was an oversight on our part
If Lee Hin didn't make a narrow escape
Tik Yan-kit will never have the chance to strike back
Father...
I really shouldn't have given you the assignment
You ruined everything for me
I'II assassinate him now...
Your failure is once too many
If you act recklessly
you'll only get me in trouble
From now on, you're not allowed
to listen in on our discussion
Get out!
General Mo
Scholar Sheung Koon
You used to escort Prince Ngai
everywhere he goes
Why aren't you with him today?
Is it because...
Father doesn't need me
I have no right to be with him
Is this related to Prince Leung?
It wasn't his idea to take the herbs?
You think so too?
Not just me
Her Majesty knows it too
But he's a relative nonetheless
that's why he was spared
Prince Ngai assigned you to Luoyang
to deal with officer Tik
but he did the country a great service
and earned Her Majesty's approval
Prince Ngai can't be happy with that
No wonder he took it out on you
He's my Father, I had no choice
Of course you must obey your Father
but you must also obey Her Majesty
otherwise you're neither loyal nor righteous
Being filial is to make your Father understand
helping Her Majesty run Da Zhou
is the duty of a liegeman
Can I?
I know you're a man of ambition
Everyone looks down on me, but you...
I read your poems
They have flair and aspiration
You remember?
Courtesy requires reciprocity
Your poems?
I'II benefit from your comments
I'II read them carefully
Her poems are refined and graceful
reading them is like seeing her
How do you know, Mother?
Of course I do
She doesn't give away her poems to just anyone
She must have kindly feelings towards you
She only wants my feedback
I can tell
you're quite infatuated with her
You'll make a good match
I'II find a chance
and ask Her Majesty for Yuen-yee's hand
You can't...
You don't want to?
I screwed up Father's assignment
Marriage is far from my mind
Father doesn't care either
I told your Father to give you the assignment
If he must blame someone
he should blame me
When I found out Prince Lo Ling was still alive
I thought about killing him
but the courthouse was crowded
if anything happens to him again
it would end in an uproar
So I decided against it
Thank goodness for that
Or your Father will say you're too reckless
You already have a good sense of judgment
With more practice
you'll help your Father ascend to the throne
You'll be the crown prince
and I'll be the Queen
We'II own the world
Brilliant move by the black stones
The white stones can't break or connect
Leaving it open is good defense
but that's too conservative
Her Majesty will take the offense
She will turn the tables
There's an option at the ping position
I didn't mean to show off
I thought of the same thing
You have read my mind
Tell me what you're thinking
Ping position 6-8
Indeed, you turn the tables
I concede willingly
You have made great progress
Calculating and meticulous
You know every move I make
You're nothing like before
You taught me what I know
namely that last move
That's why I mentioned it
Don't be too modest
You now have outstanding skills
I'm delighted today
Where is Hin?
I haven't played him in a long time
He was up all night working on a new prescription
He left the Palace early this morning
to decoct the potion
He made painstaking efforts
to cure the people of Luoyang
I must find him
and recognize his achievement
Please reconsider, Your Majesty
Though the plague is deterred
people are still sick
It's too risky to leave the Palace
Hin was not afraid of the plaque
and did all he could for the people
How can I not get involved?
My mind is made up! Let's go
This soup is effective against the plague
Take it accordingly and you'll be rid of the disease
Drink this bowl
then bring the herbs home
and share it with your family
You can come back for more
Thank you, Prince Lo Ling
Long live Prince Lo Ling
Pass them out... don't push...
Be careful!
Thank you
Sit down! Wait here...
Granny...
Thanks
I'II help you!
There's enough for everyone...
Long live Her Majesty the Queen
Mother!
Good job!
Your Majesty
Allow me, Your Majesty
No, I must do this myself
But...
Granny...
Thank you, Your Majesty
You're welcome
Thank you, Your Majesty
God bless Your Majesty
Long live Her Majesty
Long live Prince Lo Ling
I gave out the herbs for a while
and I'm already exhausted
You and Prince Lo Ling
have been running around
It must have been much worse for you
You both have done a valuable service
You must reward them, Your Majesty
I'm destined to a life of hard work
Doing nothing makes me uneasy
I'II get sick from being idle
Since you don't want the easy life
I'II give you more assignments
so you won't get sick
Thank you for your consideration
Your Majesty, I have work to do
Please excuse me
Please sit down
Thank you, Your Majesty
You must be tired
You should get some rest
Yuen-yee, you know I feel uneasy
unless I go through every report
Your Majesty...
Your Highness...
How is Her Majesty?
She's inflicted with the plague
Is that right, doctor?
Her pulse is different
but she has the same symptoms
feverish, shaking and vomiting
You don't know if it's the plague
How can you prescribe anything?
I treated people in Luoyang
everyone has a different pulse
It's not unusual for Mother to have a different pulse
How can you make wild guesses
with Her Majesty's life?
His Highness has cured countless patients
He has enough experience
He won't make the wrong diagnosis
If she's down with the plague
It's all because of him
If Her Majesty didn't leave the Palace to see him
She would not have caught the plague
Indeed it is my fault Mother is ill
It's no time to blame yourself
You must cure Her Majesty
We must use his folk remedy
I'II decoct that right away
Take your medication, Mother
What happened?
She should cough up the blood stasis
She has no signs of vomiting
It doesn't make sense...
How is she?
Your Majesty...
Mother...
Why did she get worse?
The medication!
You laced it with poison!
You killed your Mother!
I'm her son! Why would I do that?
Your Majesty...
She still has a pulse
but it's getting weak
What's going on?
It's your doing!
The residue from the herbs!
We can test that
Right! People inside the Palace are also inflicted
they have not recovered
Let them try it
Do it right away!
This is the residue from Her Majesty's potion?
I supervised the decoction
The maid did not cough up blood stasis
The problem lies in the potion
Help her up...
Her pulse is getting stronger...
His Highness is clear
Everyone got well after taking the potion
but Her Majesty got worse
I don't understand
It has been raining for 3 days
When will the sun come out?
It's a good thing
The heavy rain will wash away the germs
as well as the plague
Luoyang will be clean again
Heaven is helping Da Zhou
But Her Majesty's condition is not improving
What does Prince Lo Ling think?
He doesn't think it's the plague
it's something else
He consults with the imperial doctors daily
but they're clueless
Her Majesty has been away
Maybe she caught it in Ruzhou
His Highness thought about that
but Lady Chor and the others are fine
Not until we find the cause
we can't prescribe anything
Hopefully it'II blow over soon