The Imperial Physician
Episode 05
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As for you,although you're new here
But you look rather smart
If you can cure the empress dowager's illness
you will got name and fortune
you can ask anything as your reward
Reward is not what I want
But can I read a set of books?
A set of books?
even five hundred and five thousand sets
Let’s just say that all the books in the palace would be free for you to read
So are you going... or not?
Hetian has arrived
Hetian from the imperial hospital, pays his respects to the dowager
Look at this junior doctor
you said you have a way
that would definitely cure the Empress Dowager's illness?
since you said it
you should put up a good show
otherwise,you'd be charge of deceiving the empress dowager
But I’ve never guaranteed that I could
definitely cure the empress dowager's illness
Are you fooling the Empress Dowager?
Well then,have his tongue cut off
Just let him take a look first
don't scare him
come and diagnose the empress dowager's illness
does that mean I can stand up now?
I'll be happy if you crawl over here
Quickly Now
Your majesty,may I know where you're not feeling well?
I have sleeping issues I keep dreaming once I fall asleep
I haven't had much of an appetite either
and my head hurts intermittently and without warning
Your Majesty
your pulse is stable and there shouldn't be a problem
you're probably lacking in nutrition
and have not been sleeping enough, which is why you haven't been feeling well
Are you saying that the Empress Dowager is feigning sick when she's not ill
and complaining when she feels fine?
Th-The Empress Dowager is fine
I'll go back and write a prescription
That will help her insomnia
and improve her appetite
which should help
I'm warning you
the Empress Dowager is
not your guinea pig
If,your prescribed medicine isn’t working
she sees no improvement in her health
your head
won't remain on your neck for much longer
What are you doing?
headache,lack of an appetite and insomnia
is all due to a lack of exercise
What kind of medicine can cure unhappiness
and insufficient exercise?
Hetian,what are you doing here?
Are you here to steal medicine again?
Teacher,we have caught him on site
I'll get someone here to have him arrested
What are you doing?
I'm just here to get some medicine
The Empress Dowager called me there today
What? Why you?
It's not like I wanted to
It was Meng Gonggong who called me there
With your lack of expertise, any medicine would be as good as poison
and acupuncture would be as good as a knife
Even if I have the right acupuncture needles and medicine,it won’t do
The Empress Dowager is not even sick
Teacher,what do you think I should do now?
Don't you know
sombody in the palace?
This time,unless you are
The Emperor's father's godson
Otherwise,even god won't be able to save you 81 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:41,760 you're dead for sure
But there's one thing you don’t need to worry about
write your requests down in your will
on account of our being classmates
I'll burn whatever you want on your grave
What's so good about being the Emperor?
stuck in the palace all day
even his wife has to be chosen by others
He has no freedom! It's better to be a thief.
At least a thief can do whatever he wants
Drink when he wants, and walk the streets when he pleases
There are too many things that we can’t control
Sometimes we don’t want to something
but we just cannot say no to it
It's because you're too obedient
If you don’t want to get married,then don’t
My late father passed on when I was young
It was the Empress Dowager who raised me up
but her health is ailing now
I don't want her to be unhappy
I’m not joking
There's loyalty,and filial piety
People like us
understand these as much as you educated ones
As for loyalty
you're definitely not lacking in it
And for the other virtue,you’re also not bad
the most important is being filial
Brother,you need to be careful
you can't fail on this aspect
oh and,the Empress Dowager forcing you to marry
is not something new
why is it so urgent now?
It's must be Li Baochuan’s idea
that old bastard
Think about it,his own "precious" is gone
so he's taking out on others
You're the Emperor
yet you can't even deal with an old eunuch?
bad habits,bad habits
They're a little dirty so I'll polish them for you
Li Baochuan
has served my mother for a few decades
Ever since I ascended the throne
I've been wanting to teach him a lesson
But my mother protected him each and every time I try
The evidence is right there
But there's nothing we can do
Look
I only knew it after I met you
it's not easy to do something big
Everybody says
how bad the Emperor is
but they don't know
the Emperor has his own pains and problems
Am I right?
Even such a simple thing as dating
can't be in his own will. That really sucks.
Just let me keep this one thing,alright?
Big brother
Come in
You’re up late
Why are you here so late?
I saw your light on so I came here to take a look
I'm not disturbing you,am I?
I just finished my work and am about to get some rest
What about you? You look really tired.
Why don't you rest earlier?
If I could sleep,I would be dreaming already
It's already been a day but I’m still don’t know what prescription should I give to the Empress Dowager
I'm really frustrated
What did she get?
that you're finding it so hard to write a prescription for?
Actually it's not a big deal
She's just feeling frustrated and unhappy
which is why she can't eat nor sleep well
But that's nothing we can do
She stays in her abode the whole day and doesn't even see the sun
she has no family to keep her company and she doesn't do any exercise
So it's not surprising that she's feeling--
What?
You have an idea? Tell me!
Where can I get pen and paper? I've got it! I've got it!
Why did you draw my younger sister?
I just happened to have nothing to do tonight
and I suddenly thought of your sister, so I drew her portrait
What's so good about thinking about someone that does not exist?
I was just thinking about... her smile
My sister's smile?
Your sister looks... innocent and happy
I can feel her innocence and naivety
She just smiled at you
and you saw all that from it?
That's because
The palace is the most affected place on Earth
Everyone acts in a certain way
They're smiling on the surface but in their minds
they're either thinking about getting promoted, and how to suck up and get rich
Or they are scolding you behind your back
The Emperor is no exception
He obviously cares about something so much
but he has to pretend that he doesn't care
even if he is forced into a corner
he has to behave like he is in control
It looks like to be an emperor is not an easy job
You make that sounds so pitiful How can he be happy?
Actually,the Emperor is unhappy
But he has to pretend to be happy
It's no wonder Eldest Brother is always unhappy
Honestly
It is rather sad to be a man like this
Even his smiles are not real
but faked for other people to see it
Which is why,when I saw your sister's smile that day
it left such a lasting impression on me
It's not really that sad
You still have me and Xiao San who are genuine and real
Am I right?
If that's the case
Don’t lie to me
Do you have a younger sister
that you don't want to tell me about?
Which is why you said she's dead. Right?
Why would your own brother lie to you?
That really was my sister's spirit
She probably miss me and our mother
If you don't believe me,next full moon
you can go back with me see it yourself
That’s it
I'm tired so I'm going to leave first.
Master
Xiang Ning
Knock down the door
- Yes,Old Master. - Knock down the door. Now
Yes
Xiang Ning
Ming Jing? Th-This... What's going on here?!
I'm so poor... Please show me mercy
please... I'm so poor
My leg got broken when I left the house
I got blinded while working
Masters please show me mercy
Come on,Let's drink. Cheers
Hey,bro! Just based on the way I'm dressed
you should show some love and give me some money
Boss
Give me the best room in your house, I don’t care who is staying in there
get them out
- And get me the best wine and food - All right
Also,I like peace and quiet
Everyone in here,please find somewhere else
Why should we leave?
Who is she?
Who dropped 5 taels of silver by the door?
5 silver taels! Where? Where?
It's mine,it's mine.
Be careful,careful. Thank you!
It's mine,mine,mine,mine,mine
Please sit well,Your Majesty
Er,you do it!
Here,Your Majesty.
What are you doing?
Move over
Your Majesty,
Please raise your leg for awhile,Your Majesty
What are you doing?
Why? What's wrong with me?
What kind of illness do I have? Tell me!
If you have something to say,say it. Why are you sighing?
Yes,tell me
You've done all sorts of strange things to me
asked me to open my mouth,and hit my knee
yet you don't say anything. What exactly is wrong with me?
Your Majesty,your pulse is stable
your 'chi' and blood flow is also normal
There's nothing wrong with your body, which is why there is a problem
This is called heart fret
Heart fret? What kind of illness is that?
In the early stages of this illness
you will only feel like you can't eat or sleep
but when this gets worse
you'll suffer from dizzy,upset,cold limbs
experience breathing difficulties,muscle weakness
and bad memories
ultimately falling into a coma
But you won't die
You'll just end up a on a bed for the rest of your life
But you just said it yesterday that nothing is wrong
Why is that today it's so serious
Like she's contracted a terminal illness?
Such a big difference from yesterday?
I think you tongue is about to end up in different places
How much do you know about this illness,Li Gonggong?
This heart fret is a strange illness
It doesn't just always on you every day
Just like the weather
If it doesn't come,it's like a lovely sunny day
But the moment it does
It's like a storm with thunder and lightning
If you didn’t take the pulse for several times
You won’t recognize it
Stop it
I can't even tell that there's anything wrong
I think you're just fooling around
do you think it's fun to fool Her Majesty?
Or do you think that your head
is too heavy on your neck?
Are you the doctor?
If you know it so well then why don't you diagnose her?
What do you say the Empress Dowager has contracted?
What kind of medicine should we give her?
If you're so great, why do we even need the imperial hospital for?
I might as well just let you do it
Come,come,come. Take it.
All right,all right,all right! That's enough!
Quickly,tell me
What is that I have got?
How did I get it? How do we cure it?
Tell me quickly. Say it
One acupuncture needle and one pack of medicine
as long as we do it right,the illness can be cured
I flipped through all the medicinal books in the imperial hospital last night
I finally found the right prescription
This prescription is called
Holy water under the bright rising sun for thousands of years
Dragon with five claws and little corner and countless scales
Golden armor all over the country
Single red flower in the green mountain
Once you drink the medicine you will no longer be sick
You will be happy and whatever you eat is appetizing
three meals for a day won’t be enough
You will feel so fresh comfortable and peace
Once your head touches the pillow you will fall asleep right away
And when you awake it will be another day
Give me that,what are you doing?
Hurry,go and make it
But Your Majesty
this medicine is not easy to make
You can only
Take the medicine
when the sun has just arisen
Hurry
Go and get everything ready
that the sedan has to be prepared tomorrow morning
No sedans! If you want this medicine works
You can't have too many people following you
Too many people will take the effectiveness from the herbs
So no sedan
Only on foot will do
No problem. Baochuan
go and prepare
Tomorrow morning,you'll climb the mountain with me to eat the medicine
Yes. I'm warning you
This medicine had better be work
Or,when you return to the palace, you'll have to read more medicinal manuscripts
to see if you can find a prescription on how to return your spirit to your body!
Your Majesty. Allow me to excuse myself first.
Tomorrow morning,I'll bring you up the mountain to eat your medicine
But,Your Majesty. You have to remember
No food after the 11 p.m.
you have to eat the medicine with an empty stomach
Sure,sure,sure. No problem
Thank you so much. I’m depending on you
It’s what I do. I'll excuse myself now.
Okay
I understand what I'm reading
But why do you want me to find these things for you?
Even if I tell you,you won't understand
Just find it for me.
But...
That's not right. I'm your sworn second elder brother
You should
talk so rudely to your older brother
What do you want?
At least you should say
A few nice things to me
At least,call me older brother
Come here,let your older brother hug you
You
We're already sworn siblings
you still want to negotiate with me?
If you don't want to help,just forget it
What's the matter with you
I didn't say that
It's up to you
But let’s imagine
What if Li Gonggong knows
that there's a fake eunuch in the palace? What would he do?
All right,all right.
We're brothers. Why do you have to do this?
If you dare to tell them that I'm a fake eunuch
I'll tell them you're a girl!
I'm not scared of you!
At the very most they'll expel me from the imperial hospital
But you're a fake eunuch! You could be beheaded!
Whose head is going to roll again?
You heard it wrong,Eldest brother
No one's going to be beheaded
Second brother just said that his nickname is stone head
Let's just call him stone head from now on
it's more intimate that way
You're the youngest here
You should be more polite to second elder brother
Did you hear that? Call me older brother
Why do you have the time to come over here?
Here is the thing. You saw the Empress Dowager
and the Emperor wants to know
how the medicine is prepared
Solved. I thought about it for a long time
and finally found a way
Really?
Will it work?
What if it doesn't work?
If it doesn't work,I'll just get beheaded
If I die,we should all die together
all right,all right...
Eldest Brother...
Shouldn't you return to the Imperial academy now?
Oh,I know! You're got plenty of free time lately.
Why do you have more time on your hands now?
The Emperor is busy finding a bride
he doesn't have time for the proper work
therefore Eldest brother has nothing to do
right?
.. Yes. Sometimes
He learn it from my second younger brother
be as lazy as he can
so that he can get some air,and be free
Am I right?
Eldest brother is so smartest
My philosophy of life is--
He can learn to be free and easy
but he shouldn't emulate his irresponsibility
Since we're free,let's go out and take a walk
I haven't seen my mother in a long while
Great! That's a good idea
It's all because the Emperor is so weak
sitting way up there in his crowned glory
but even his mother doesn't listen to him
Miss,you have to pay
Didn't I already give you my earrings?
I'm a restaurant owner
I don’t sell jewelry
Who knows if your earrings are real or fake?
Do you know what you're holding?
My earrings can buy up your entire restaurant!
I don't care
Either you pay or we bring this to the magistrate
It’s up to you
Pay up,pay up! You want to eat free here?
Wait,you haven't paid!
I've lost my money pouch. Pay it for me.
- Me? – Right,Pay up if you have the money.
If you don't have money,borrow it!
What bad luck! I forgot to bring my wallet out today
You're faking it aren't you
You just don't want to pay for me
Pay up
All right,all right,all right
Count it and see if it's enough
Who is she?
This crazy woman keeps following me around
Ignore her. Let's go.
Take it. Thank you,thank you.
I've already paid up for you
why are you still following me?
You didn’t own the road
I'll walk anywhere I want
It’s none of your bussiness
We helped you out and paid for your bill
It's all right if you don't thank us
but who do you think you are?
you speak louder than the thunder
Who are you?
It’s a conversation between human being
Why an onion is standing in our way?
Do you live by the sea? Why are you such a busy body?
Calling me an onion? Who do you think you are?
Your make up makes you look like a clown!
Clown? You! Donkey!
- Calling me an onion - Let's go
You
Why's this place so bleak?
Can people stay in such a place?
It's fine for us to live
But a precious Missy like yourself
won't be comfortable no matter where you stay
It's not like anyone invited you here
See yourself out
This is a private residence
People can’t visit here without permission
If you take another step forward
I'll unleash the hounds
I didn't say I will go in there
I'll just stand here
This is the doorstep to my house
If you like standing on the doorstep so much, go stand at your own house
Place beyond this line is public space
I can stand wherever I want. You can't do anything about it!
It’s none of my bussiness
you
Madam
Madem,bring out your wonderful cooking
My mother isn't here
She probably took the pigs for breeding
Take a seat,I'll go make some tea
- Xiaosan - What?
Just now
didn't you say that you have an errand to run?
Me? No
You do
You said you did when we were at the hospital
No? I never do such kind of errands
Oh! I remember
There’s a very unfriendly person asked me to do something for him
You've remembered
Go quickly then,instead of spouting nonsense here
Let me sit and rest for awhile
What exactly is this errand?
- Buy some wine - Buy some vegetables
It's like,you know
We've stayed in the palace for too long
I'm feeling the urge to go gamble
It’s hard to change one’s nature. Go then!
Er,can you lend me some money
Don't be so stingy,give me
Excuse me,I want to go out
Sure,go then
You better shape up
You’d better go away
If you refuse to leave
be careful that of the hounds behind me
Hounds? Dog? Where’s it? Drive them away
Drive it away!
You look even much scarier than a hound
and you're scared of dogs?
Zhang Zhesan,you lied to me!
So what if I tricked you?
You like to stand?
That's fine
Just stand here
Be careful not to let anyone sneak out from there
Here,hold this
Now that’s a door guard here
You... Damn you,Zhang Zhesan!
You're the dog
You're a bastard! A bastardly dog!
So before you were born
your father passed away
Yeah. My father died since I was young
my mother and I have had only each other for support
For twenty years
Then Dafu came
Your mother is an amazing woman
That's for sure
My mother is the
bravest and most capable mother around
but she loves to argue with me
did you just say that these past 20 years
there's only been you and your mother?
That's right
Don't you have a younger sister?
Here’s the thing
My sister died too early in life
everytime she's mentioned my mother will feel depressed
so I've always been very careful
not to mention her where possible
Oh,I see. By the way
Where's your younger sister's grave?
You want to dig her out?
You've said before
your sister rarely appears
and we're sworn brothers
so I want to visit her and burn some incense for her
so that she can rest in peace
and assure her that we'll take care of you
I know you will take care of me
unlike Xiaosan
who only knows to make trouble for me
You don't have to go burn incense for her
I'll pass the message on for you
How can you do that?
This kind of things have to be done personally
To show one's sincerity
Unless...
you don't have a younger sister
and you're lying to me
I do! Of course I do
Can you even joke about someone dead?
If you don't believe me,we'll leave now
Great. I was just waiting for you to say that
Let's go.
Fine. Let's go!
Okay let's go
Let's go
That Missy is still at the door
Let's leave through the back door
We've been walking from there to here
And go through the other side
and then taking a round up
and coming back to this point
We've definitely passed this place already
Look She's right there
You're stepping on my sister's grave
No wonder I couldn't find it
you've been blocking my view
Sister,I've brought a friend to see you
He's called Siu Zhiping,my sworn brother
you've met him before
Do you have anything to say to her?
Your sister.. is buried here?
Why
You want to ask why she Didn’t have a gravestone,right?
It's our custom here
If a child dies without a name
then we can't erect a gravestone
Big brother
You're not very young anymore, why haven't you gotten married?
Because... There's no one suitable
What? You're such an eligible bachelor
How is it possible that there's no one suitable?
Your cousin likes you very much
But I don't like her
I only see her as my younger sister
Then what’s your type?
Tell me and I'll try to find someone for you
I... I don't know
You're shy,aren't you?
That's fine. Stop faking it
I'll give you some hints
Big breasts ? Like this?
Doesn't have to be...
As long as it’s not flat
Then what about her height?
As long as she's taller than the floor,it's enough
Then,what if
she's like my younger sister
An innocent and naive-looking young lady?
Your sister is right here
You shouldn't use her as a joke
Just saying it. She won't mind.
Big brother,what if.. and I mean if
only hypothetically
if my sister were still alive
Would you like her?
Actually,your sister looks rather cute when she smiles
Then what if,her personality is that of a tom boy
... almost like me?
It's not bad if she's like you
Straight forward and non-deceptive
What if,just say,she snores and grinds her teeth at night
drops rice and spills soup while she eats
all right,all right,enough
stop asking me these questions
What about you? Do you like big breast girls?
Or some tall girl?
Of course! Men are all the same
The best are those large and bouncy ones
you'd know!
big and bouncy yes
Then you have to be careful when you're rowing the boat
Hetian Hetian
You gotta be kidding me? She's like a ghost haunting me
All right. It’s yours
I'll leave first!
Wait for me! We'll leave together
Why are you running like you're hiding from the guards?
Have you broken any law?
countless
I've robbed houses
Killed people and set some fire You'd better stay far from me
You're lying. Let me ask you
who's that little brat?
He? He's my 3rd uncle's
6th aunt's son's nephew
Stop turning around,you're making me dizzy
- Let go. - No
If you don't let go of me,I'll sue you for molestation
Sue me then.. Sue me!
Sue me
You're despicable!
Are you kidding me?
You were the one that kissed me
How dare you
Why are you so unreasonable?
Beating people without reason
So? Cause I want to hit you
If you're cold come over here
I'm not cold
Wow it's so hot and comfortable here
You're doing it on purpose
Why do you treat me so horrible?
I wonder who's the one kidnapped me
and treated me so well
That's because you were rude to me
And just now you even...
It was an accident,both times
I've already apologized
What more do you want from me?
Do you want to touch me back? Touch me then
Touch me then,quickly.
Disgusting,despicable! What are you doing?
What are you doing?
It's deserted out here. We're all alone
Let go of me
I asked you to leave but you wouldn't go
It's too late for you to regret
Let go of me
- little sweet girl – stay away from me
Actually,you’re quite pretty
if your temper were a little better
- I'd like you even more - No
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
Why don't you let me kick you!
I was just joking,how could you
Cockroach!
Cockroach! Cockroach!kill it!
Why do you keep stepping? It's dirty!
Is it still there?
Why aren't you speaking?
Is it still there?
It's still here! And it's flying!
It's flying over here!
On your head!
You
That’s just a cockroach
You’d better go back home
otherwise
earthworms,centipedes and the like will all appear
I quarreled with my father
I'm not going home
Not going home because of a quarrel?
Then by the time I turned three I would've been homeless
and wandering on my own
Just go home now
and apologize to your father
I guarantee you that nothing will happen
I'm not going to apologize to my father
He doesn't concern me
but disallows me from doing this and that
Now,because of his desire for the fame and fortune
He's forcing me to enter the palace to be a concubine. I don't want to!
Girls dream of marrying the Emperor
yet you're picky about it?
Who wants to marry a
man that she's never seen before?
Since I was young
I watched my father work for the court day in and day out
The only ones eating at home
were only my mother and I
I don't want to live like that
I just want to be with someone I love
I don’t care if he's poor or rich
as long as we're happy together
That makes sense. Only if you like each other
will you be happy together
If it's just for the fame and fortune
you'll be selling yourself out
Go on speaking
What time is it now?
Rain has stopped
I’ll go back now
are you coming?
I'm really leaving
Why's your stomach grumbling? So rude.
I'm going home for dinner now
Do you want to come along?
You're inviting me to your house
I'm not just break in there
Then you'd better not come
Bye
Why are you so annoying?