Dad, Mom.
What happened?
The guards at the city gate knew were the Sus.
They escorted us home.
I'm already staying here.
Why does His Majesty still want to detain them?
What does he want?
Imperial order.
Are we going to be arrested?
This is really bad.
Su Shi, listen to the imperial order.
Long live His Majesty.
His Majesty orders
Imperial Censor Su Shi to go to the palace immediately for a meeting.
Copy that.
Your Majesty!
How dare you!
I had to ask you time and again to come to the palace.
You even refused to report to duty for your new post.
My butt hasn't healed yet. That's why I haven’t reported to duty yet.
I believe that's just an excuse.
I dare not. If you don't believe me, I can show you my butt.
How dare you ask me to look at that!
Sorry. I didn't mean that.
Jixiang.
Your Majesty, you want me to check his butt?
Move.
Must I take his pants off?
Of course. Take them off.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please give Officer Su a break.
Forget it. Don't look at it.
Your butt would never be as gorgeous or firm as mine.
I'm in a good mood today. I won't punish you.
But don't cross me again.
Much obliged, Your Majesty.
As for the post of imperial censor,
Prime Minister Wang has already recommended someone
who's way more intelligent to fill it.
You don't need to take on the job.
Much obliged, Your Majesty.
Thank you for helping me, Prime Minister Wang.
I had nothing to do with this. Don't get the wrong idea.
His Majesty took the initiative to trade with me.
He did?
He didn't want me to object to him taking Qin Cao as his concubine.
So you've agreed to that too?
His Majesty has tried time and again to make Qin Cao his concubine.
Obviously he's already made up his mind.
Empress Dowager is no longer an obstacle.
It's only a matter of time before he'll take Qin Cao as his concubine.
I don't want His Majesty to make up anymore excuses.
Why don't we just swim with the current and accede to his request?
This solved your problem too. So why not?
But you don't get a promotion now. I don't know if this is good or bad.
Honey, don't cry. You're crying so sadly. You'll make me cry too.
Everything's fine now. All our problems are gone.
I'm fine. I'm so happy we can be together as a family again.
Of course. This is really great.
Right.
Honey, you hear my stomach rumbling? I'm starving.
Why don't you go to kitchen and see if there's any food?
OK.
Just make it simple.
I'll cook right away.
Thank you...Mai, why are you crying too?
First your morn, now you Why are you crying?
At first I thought I could till the field in our hometown and quit school. But then...
You mean you're lazy. You don't want to study, right?
Yes.
Fine. That's what you want, right?
The teachers aren't as knowledgeable as I am after all.
I'll teach you myself when we go to our hometown, OK?
Great.
Brother Dongpo has survived this ordeal.
We should be happy for him. Don't cry anymore, honey.
We've returned from hell to heaven all of a sudden. I'm just a bit emotional.
We've held back our tears for so long.
Sis Mi, are you OK? Why do you look so stunned?
Are you still scared and haven't calmed down yet?
Yes. Just now I was thinking that
your hexagram was so accurate, Brother Jichang.
Right. Perhaps someone helped us behind the scenes.
Buddha, I donate so much money to you every year.
How could you not keep me healthy and energetic.
If you still won't cure my sickness,
I will go to Yuan Jie Temple instead next year.
Why has such a heartless person come to pray too?
He abandoned his legitimate wife. Even Buddha won't give him his blessing.
Miss Liu, please watch what you say.
You were the one who forced me to sign the declaration of divorce.
I always talk nonsense.
I told you to drop dead too. Why didn't you die then?
Come on. Watch what you say or there will be karma for you.
Fine. Then I'll get richer and prettier.
It's just a matter of time.
You're cursing me? Fine. I'll curse you too. You'll go broke. You'll lose your job.
No one will give you money even you beg for it.
You won't even have a straw mat when you die.
You're really way too much. Not only are you cursing me, you're making faces.
I like to. What's wrong with that?
Look at your face. Do you even look like a woman?
You raise your eyebrows and stare at people.
You look so intimidating. You're even making faces.
So?
What can I do? I don't want to look at you.
You're not asking me to drink this, are you?
Of course not. You drink this.
Thank God.
Actually I almost recovered after taking your magic medicine last time.
But my mouth got distorted again today.
I can't even close my eyes. How can I sleep?
Drink the magic water first.
OK.
How do you feel now?
Your face is fine now. And you said it am work?
It's OK now.
Do you know that man shark Boss Xin?
Yes. His legs were swollen,
but after drinking your lucky soup to reduce the swelling,
he's become so wealthy.
He's made a lot of money.
Actually did I contract this weird disease because I say really mean things?
Of course it's something bad. But it's not because of you.
You get this disease because of your assets
There are conflicts among your assets
My assets?
Yes. There's a lot of resentment.
It won't help even if you finish all the magic water.
So I'm doomed?
Not necessarily. Fate has allowed us to meet today.
Let me figure out a way to burn the bridge and help you.
Burn the bridge?
Look, your assets are the cause of resentment. Just transfer them all to me.
I'll perform a ritual to blindfold the ghosts in order to fool them.
When the resentment is dealt with, I'll transfer back your assets to you.
Then no one will notice it.
OK. Blindfold the ghosts. OK.
Head, we're buying today. Enjoy. Cheers.
Cheers.
Cheers. Thanks!
Sir, Hong and Zi are here.
Come over here.
Come on. Sit here.
This is our new girl Meimei Serve the guests. Come on.
It's good there's a new girl.
This is the first time our boss has come here. Sit down.
Sit down.
What are you talking about? Drink your wine.
It's OK. I will help myself.
No, head. This is a nightclub. The courtesans have to entertain us.
Of course. Meimei, serve the guests well.
Sir, why are you so shy?
Wow, Sis Mei!
Sis?
No, she's not your sister-in-law. You guys don't know her. Come out with me.
Come over here. What happened?
I'm not your Sis Mei anymore. Why did you drag me out?
Does Shaoyou know you work here?
You're still mentioning him? I wouldn't have ended up like this way if not for him.
I won't beg him even if I have to sleep on the street.
Do you understand?
Sure...
Get lost then.
You're here so early?
Mrs. Qin, where's Shaoyou? He's not awake yet?
He went to the palace early this morning.
Are you serious?
What's the matter? Is it really urgent?
Nothing...
Is it about master? Is it? Tell me.
It's about...Mrs. Qin...
I'm here. You just said that.
I don't mean you. I mean Shaoyou's ex.
Didn't she go back to her hometown? Did you see her?
She's a prostitute in a brothel now.
What? A prostitute?
I've thought about whether to tell Shaoyou about this all night.
At first I didn't want to tell him.
But if people find out, his career will be affected.
You're right.
If people find out about this, my husband will become a laughing-stock.
If you listened to me early and threw caution to the wind,
you'd be so popular.
Look, a patron booked a room so early in the morning.
He asked specifically for you...
Sir, this is Meimei... Meimei, entertain the guest.
Sir, shall I give you a massage?
Why are you degrading yourself like this?
What does it matter to you, top scholar's wife?
You can do other jobs.
I have a beautiful face and a good figure. It would a waste if I didn't do this job.
This is none of your business
This isn't just about you.
You will harm my husbands reputation doing this.
I knew you wouldn't be so kind to care about me.
So you're afraid I'll harm Qin Shaoyou's reputation.
Then I must work here all the more. Would I be in this state it not for you?
Forget about who's at fault.
Why don't I give you some money to redeem yourself?
Then you can go back to your hometown and look after your family.
I don't want your money. I want to work here. So?
You're so unreasonable. You were at fault.
Enough. I don't want to hear you lecture me. Go.
No, don't work here anymore.
Get lost.
Xiaodie, pour tea for the guest... Pour wine...Come on...
Take the money and redeem yourself. Listen to me.
I won't.
A woman has come to patronize a prostitute?
She's no ordinary woman. She's the top scholar’s wife.
Shumei.
She's Qin Shaoyou's wife.
The top scholar's wife came to a brothel?
The current wife of the top scholar came here to see me,
the ex-wife of the top scholar.
Isn't that ridiculous?
Really?
Are you kidding?
The top scholar's ex is a prostitute here?
This is so surprising.
So you're both the top scholar's wives?
No wonder you're so beautiful. You in particular.
Don't touch me.
You're just leaving?
Meimei, so you're the top scholar's wife?
I'm just his ex-wife. We're divorced.
It doesn't matter whether you're his former or current wife.
Your title as the top scholar's wife can fetch you a much higher price.
Burn them.
Yes.
Su Dongpo, you claim to be intelligent.
You say you can write at the drop of a hat.
The wedding couplets you wrote are so horrible.
Sorry, Your Majesty! I'm not trying to brush you off.
That means you did it from you heart.
You're not happy for me at all.
I dare not.
Officer Qin, what do you think of his couplets?
Of course we can improve them.
If you don't tike those couplets, I can write other couplets for you.
I'm not asking you to write them. I want Su Dongpo to do it.
Your Majesty, I Witt think again and write a better wedding couplet for you.
Fine. I'll give you one more chance. You must submit them in three days.
Much obliged, Your Majesty.
Listen carefully. I've already decided to take a concubine.
You must all be well prepared.
I want everything to be perfect. There must be no mistakes.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Adjourned.
Prime Minister Wang, Officer Tian, go to the Imperial Study later.
I want to discuss some important national affairs with you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
His Majesty was deliberately picking on you.
He wanted to humiliate you in public.
Keep your voice down. It's OK if His Majesty just picks on me.
I don't want you to get in trouble too because of me, OK?
Master, Brother Dongpo.
Xiaomei, why are you dressed like this?
Where have you been?
I went to a brothel. Shumei works there now.
What is she up to this time? I'll go give her a piece of my mind.
Wait. She's doing it for revenge.
If you go and see her, you'll fall into her trap.
So we just let her do this?
Don't worry. I'll handle this.
Here comes the top scholar's wife.
We wish Meimei a thriving business and good fortune.
Great...
Today Meimei is lowering herself
to serve you guys in her capacity as the top scholar's wife.
The auction will begin now.
The reserve price is 100,000 copper coins per night.
120,000.
150,000
500,000.
500,000 going...Any higher bids? Gone. She's yours, sir.
Take her in.
Yes, sir.
Take her in.
What's going on?
Get up.
Fairness and Justice.
The accused Xu Shumei is charged with two offences.
The first count being failure to register as a prostitute
while working in the academy of music and dancing.
In other words she's working without a valid permit.
The second count being
the fraudulent use of the title of top scholar's wife.
I'm innocent, Your Honor.
First, it's the duty of the madam to file the registration for me.
I had no knowledge of her failure to do so.
Secondly, I really was the top scholar's wife. I'm his ex-wife.
I'm telling the truth. I didn't lie about it.
You didn't? You're divorced already. You're no longer the top scholar's wife.
Look at your board. You didn't say you're the ex-wife.
I did, on the top right hand corner. You just didn't see it.
Never mind. If you want to find out
whether I used the title top scholar's wife fraudulently,
you can summon Qin Shaoyou to testify in court.
You want me to summon a government official to court
for such a trivial matter?
This is ridiculous.
According to the law, I have every right to do so.
If Your Honor fails to try the case according to the law,
it will amount to unfair practice.
I will be sure to pursue this. I will take the case to Dali Supreme Court.
I will deal with your case.
You don't need to take it to Dali Supreme Court.
How dare you, Xu Shumei!
When you married Qin Shaoyou, he hadn't passed the imperial exam yet.
When you made him sign a declaration of divorce,
he wasn't the top scholar yet.
From the time you two got married to the time you got a divorce,
he was never the top scholar.
So how can you call yourself the top scholar's wife?
I...
Now you're using the title of top scholar's wife to defraud.
You say this isn't deception?
There's concrete evidence. You're guilty. You can't deny it.
But back then you and I...
Shut up. Considering your pathetic background,
I allow you to withdraw your name from the register of prostitutes.
You will be repatriated to your hometown.
You are not allowed to come to the capital ever again.
OK. The accused shall be held in custody pending the repatriation.
Su Dongpo, you're abusing your authority. You and Qin Shaoyou are both jerks.
I won't let this go. I want you to pay back ten times over.
Look, these are the ceremonies for taking a concubine.
This is the list of gifts from the officials.
What do you think? You don't like them?
That's not it.
There's something I'm sure you'll like.
I've invited the envoys from West Xia State and Liao State
to come witness this important moment.
I will make it as grand as possible.
But Your Majesty is just taking a concubine,
not a queen.
It's improper to invite foreign envoys to the occasion.
To me, you're more important than the queen.
You're exaggerating.
Jixiang, put away the list.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What's the matter? You don't want to make it grand?
I don't want the other ladies to be jealous of me.
You're right. I'll ask Wang Anshi to handle this then.
He's more reliable.
Why not ask Su Dongpo to do it? He has so much free time.
He's a nuisance. I just asked him to write a wedding couplet.
He didn't do a good job.
Anyway I will reject everything he writes and ask him to write again.
He's taken sick leave now.
I don't think he knows how to do it.
OK. Let's not talk about that. Why don't I play a tune for you?
You know me the best.
Happy gathering. Bride and groom meet happily.
It's a wedding. The proper etiquette...
Who is it?
Honey.
Honey, when did you come in?
You kept rolling your eyes. You didn't see me come in.
Right.
What's the matter with your eyes?
Nothing.
Perhaps I've been reading for too long. I had double vision.
People say when that happens, just look up and down, left and right.
Then you'll feel better. That's why I was trying it.
Do you feel better now?
Much better now. I see three wives. Honey...Honey...Honey.
You wish.
Of course I do.
But I know that's impossible. So I've given up on that.
So why are you home so early today?
Don't you need to look after Spring Wine Restaurant?
I was worried about you. So I came home earlier.
I've already submitted lots of couplets to His Majesty. But he doesn't like any of them.
If this carries on, I'm sure I'll be flogged 30 times.
I have a headache thinking about it.
Come on. Let me give you a massage.
Will that help?
Sure.
Honey, I already have a headache. You're still rubbing my temples? That hurts.
Thanks, but no thanks. I'll be fine after I get some rest.
You don't get enough sleep. That's why you have a headache.
We prepared tranquilizing soup for you.
Let me see if it's ready. I'll get it for you.
Mrs. Su.
Master Su.
Yes?
Miss Qin Cao has come to see you.
Really? Don't say anything. Show her to the study.
OK.
On second thought, I want to take a walk outside.
Show her to the garden.
I heard that you're not well. Will you catch a cold in the garden?
I'm not sick. I just haven't slept well lately. I keep waking up from my sleep.
I have so many worries. That's why I'm not fit to go to the assembly.
Thank you for asking, Miss Qin Cao.
You're so learned.
Writing a wedding couplet shouldn't pose any difficulty to you...Are you OK?
I'm fine. That's just how I've been lately.
As soon as I hear the words "wedding couplet", I immediately feel anxious.
And I get a headache. I'm fine.
Let me massage your acupuncture points.
Miss Qin Cao, you're going to be His Majesty's concubine very soon.
This is not proper. It will be troublesome if someone sees this.
You have a headache because of the wedding couplet.
I'm massaging you so you can finish writing the wedding couplet sooner.
Our conduct is decent and proper. Why would His Majesty get mad? Don't worry.
OK.
Do you feel better now?
Much better. That's so comfortable.
I can't believe you know how to do acupuncture point massage.
I sometimes read medical books. There's one called Pulse Secrets.
It records the effects of massaging various acupuncture points.
Really? I thought you were only well-versed in all the art forms
I can't believe you know acupuncture-point massage too.
I'll tell you a secret, your skills are better than my wife's.
It feels so good.
Master, you look much better now. Thank you, Miss Qin Cao.
You're welcome, Mrs. Su.
Too bad massaging the acupuncture points can only cure the symptoms.
To cure the root cause,
you need to prepare soup with ginseng from Mount Taibai.
But that's only grown in Liao.
It's even more valuable than the snow lotus of Tianshan.
You can't buy it even if you have money.
Honey, you have no choice but to drink the soup I've made.
Of course. Thank you, honey. Honey, may I have a spoon please?
Look. This is the prize item in our shop. It's ginseng from Mount Taibai.
No way. It's not that long. You call this the prize item of your shop?
It's almost half a foot long. You think it's not long enough?
How much is it?
30,000 copper coins. No bargaining.
Can you give me a discount please?
I never bargain.
Forget it if you don't want to buy it. Gui, put it away.
Yes.
Wait...
Sis Runzhi, how much is that?
30,000 copper coins.
I asked the herbal drugstore on the other side of the market.
Their ginseng from Mount Taibai is only 25,000 copper coins.
You don't need to buy it from here.
Really?
Yes.
That's impossible.
We're the only herbal drugstore in the capital
that sells this kind of ginseng.
There are other shops. At first they refused to give me a discount.
But I told them that
if Officer Su found it effective, they'd get a promotional benefit.
People would buy from them. So they immediately gave me a discount.
Since you never bargain, I don't want you to break your rule. Bye.
Please wait. I really admire Officer Su.
I'll match the price. 25,000 copper coins, right?
20,000
Thanks for your help or I really wouldn't have bought it.
But I had asked the other herbal drugstores.
They told me they were out of stock.
I lied to the boss.
He raised the price because he thought he had monopolized the supply.
I wanted to teach him a lesson.
You're really tricky.
I can make two to three bowls of soup with that piece of ginseng.
I'll save a bowl for Brother Shaoyou as a token of my thanks to you.
No, I'm afraid it'll be too invigorating for him.
Mrs. Su...Master knows Officer Su suffers from headaches.
She told me to give you this Taibai ginseng. She hopes this will alleviate his headache.
Thank you. How much is it?
Master said it's a gift. It's a token of her concern.
Please return it to Miss Qin Cao.
Tell her that we've done nothing worthy to deserve such a gift.
Also, it's not that convenient for us to accept such a gift right now.
Master got this as a gift. She wants to give it to Officer Su instead.
A gift from someone else? Did it come from the palace?
Please accept it.
She's so kind to give me a piece of ginseng.
Why did you reject it? Isn't that a bit rude?
I had bought one already. So why use hers?
Besides, the ginseng from Miss Qin Cao is so valuable. How could we accept it?
You're right. It's so valuable.
If I had to give her a gift in return, how could we afford it?
That's right.
I'll give it back to her.
Then you can see her again when you return the ginseng to her.
Maybe she'll do acupuncture-point massage for you.
So that's your concern.
Seriously, her massage is no match for the love in your ginseng soup.
There's your mountain pepper pillow of love too.
My headache's gone after I slept on it for a couple of days.
My back is ramrod straight and my tummy has shrunk too.
Sweet talk.
Of course not. I mean it. But the scent of the pillow has faded.
Why don't we go pick mountain peppers again?
What about the wedding couplets?
We taken leave already.
Maybe I'll get some inspiration there when we're alone there. It's decided, OK?
OK.
Honey, the air here is so fresh.
There's the scent of mountain peppers too. It's so refreshing. Smell it. See?
It's so nice.
Breathe in deeply. Honey, let's play a game.
What game?
Let's see who can pick more mountain peppers.
If I win, you must give me a kiss. If you win, I'll give you a kiss.
How about that?
That's to your benefit.
No, I think it's more to your benefit.
No, if I win, you'll give me a massage.
No problem. What if I win?
Let's think about it then. Three, two, one. The game's on.
Cheater.
Honey, why have you suddenly stopped? Is there enough?
No. I heard someone just now.
Me too.
You heard it too?
Very clearly. I heard your voice.
I'm serious.
Why would there be anyone? It's just your voice.
OK. You don't need to make excuses. I know you're tired. That's enough for today.
Never mind. Let's go... Wait you feel that? I've kissed you.
Honey, I've made a pillow with mountain peppers for you.
Get up. Use this one.
It's so fragrant.
Why don't you give me your sachet as well.
Let me replace the mountain peppers inside, OK?
I don't know where I've put it. Look for it yourself.
Where did you put it? Found it. It's here.
I thought I would get more inspiration here
so I could write the wedding couplet for His Majesty.
But I've been so busy since I got here.
First I had to pick mountain peppers. Then I had to give my wife a massage.
How tough is that?
You're complaining after massaging me for just a short while.
I take care of you every day. What about that?
You're always right, honey. Please come over here.
Let me rest my head in your lap, OK? Come on.
OK. You're a nuisance. Are you OK?
You almost pushed me off the bed.
OK...My bad...
It's really so comfortable.
Are you thinking of Cousin Fu?
You knew? Are you jealous?
It's in a woman's nature to get jealous.
But on second thought,
if Cousin Fu hadn't died, I wouldn't have married you.
So why should I be jealous?
There's something I don't understand. I'm not handsome or young.
How come both your Cousin Fu and you are so devoted to me?
I really don't know. Perhaps this is God's will.
Isn't it a possibility that someday I won't love you anymore?
And then I'll leave you?
Don't even dream of that. I have my way of trapping you.
I will keep you with this jade bracelet so you'll never leave.
I won't let you leave me.
You spent so much?
Of course.
If you want a mule to work for you,
you must feed her with carrots sometimes to keep her happy.
Fine. I'll be a mule then. You must make me happy more often.
Where's the sachet? Where has it been blown to?
Ah...
Honey, I'm up. Where are you? Did she hide on purpose to play with me?
Fine. I'll play with you then. You want to may hide and seek, right?
Why is there so much blood? Honey!
This is my sachet. Honey...Honey...Honey...Where are you?
Sis Runzhi.
Honey.
Sis Runzhi, where are you?
Sis Runzhi.
Honey...What have you got?
We've searched a perimeter of 20 miles. We still can't find Mrs. Su or her body.
Stand down and return to the magistrate's court.
Yes, sir.
Brother Dongpo, shall we carry on with the search?
Right.
Didn't you hear? They said they couldn't find anything.
Where's Runzhi?
Oh, no. This place is so remote. Was she dragged away by animals?
It can't have been animals. If she were eaten by animals,
there's be a lot of blood and torn clothes. There's neither.
Master Su, there's a letter.
She's been kidnapped.
Who gave you this letter?
A kid. Once I took the letter, he immediately ran away.
What does the kidnapper want?
How much is the ransom?
45,000 copper coins.
We must deliver it to the Mid-levels Pavilion.
We mustn't call the police or he'll kill her.
45,000 copper coins is just a small sum.
It can't believe the kidnapper would think we can't afford that.
You should worry you can't carry it.
The kidnapper wants the ransom to be in Xining Zhongbao coins.
One Xining Zhongbao coin equals three silver coins.
45,000 copper coins equals 15,000 Zhongbao coins.
That's so heavy. How can we carry that?
Shaoyou, please prepare it.
OK. I'll ask Prime Minister Wang for help.
Jichang, Damei, you two count the coins and put them in separate bags,
What about me?
You will deliver the ransom with me.
Me?
The kidnapper requested that.
Who are you? Shumei? Why did you bring me here?
Your face?
Two officers escorted me to my hometown. They were beasts. They raped me on the way.
But I killed them both in the end. Why did you guys refuse to give me a break?
We only did it for your own good.
We hoped you would turn over a new leaf in your hometown.
Turn over a new leaf? Thanks to Su Dongpo, you're an accessory to the crime too.
Do you know how badly he's hurt me?
You all must pay for this. You must pay for this.
Guys, I've brought the Tongbao coins here as requested.
Please release my wife after you've taken the money, OK?
Do you hear me?
Su Dongpo and his younger sister should be out of breath on Mid-levels Pavilion.
Shumei, let me go please. I won't tell my husband that you kidnapped me.
I will release you.
Otherwise what's the point of doing this?
We've been waiting for so long. Why hasn't anyone shown up?
Guys.
If you don't want to see me...
Please give me some hints as to how to give you the money.
Give you the money.
What do you want?
I want Su Dongpo to pay back ten times over.
But if I hit him, he will only suffer physical pain.
If I hit you, he will be heartbroken.
No...Ah...
Oh, no.
Mai, don't cry. Everything will be fine.
Don't worry, Mai.
Your Mom Runzhi is so kind. She will be fine, right?
Uncle Jichang, why don't you check the hexagram
to see if Mom Runzhi will be OK?
OK. Let's do that. Come on. You draw a word.
It's the word "celebrate".
That's great.
Good.
Celebrate That's a good word.
Right.
Why are you forcing a smile?
Please don't lie to us. Be honest with us.
Actually the base of the word "celebrate" ls the word "worry".
The situation is worrying.
What about the top part of the word?
It's the word "deer". It's like the deer's limbs are broken.
There are two daggers too. That means bad luck.
Forgot the top and the base. Just look at the word itself.
The word "celebrate" is good. It must bring good luck.
That's right.
You can think of it that way.
But the word has a double meaning of joy and grief.
It may refer to a wedding or a funeral.
Everything will be fine, Mai.
How is she, Dr Shi?
I've given her the prime ginseng from Mount Taibai from my own collection
to keep her alive.
What should we do given my wife's condition?
She's basically weak.
She's suddenly been injured in her head and hands. She's bled so much.
She's seriously injured. Her pulse is really weak.
Whether she'll live depends on her own will.