Mom Daughter-in-law
It's good you're back. Come on, grab a seat
This is Fleece flower root Astragalus root and red jujube soup
It'll reduce dizziness and cure deficiency of blood and vital energy
Come on, drink it while it's hot
OK, OK. I'll be fine as long as you're back
When you're not here the house is in dead silence
I know it's Shi Chun's fault Forgive him and come back
I feel more relaxed after I've moved out
You don't need to worry about anything
Shi Chun will certainly take care of you for the rest of your life
We won't allow him to mess around
You've married him properly
There's a marriage certificate Nobody has the guts to deny it
Is the certificate really so important?
Today is the Chinese Valentine's Day Everybody will come back for dinner
What if you stay and have dinner here? It's good to have a family reunion
I still have work to do in the restaurant
Come on, don't be a workaholic Listen to me. Stay for dinner tonight
Sit here. I'll get you a cup of tea...
Mom
Daughter-in-law...
Mom
Did you see daughter-in-law?
She was here?
Yes, I asked her to stay for dinner
She left when I was getting tea for her in the kitchen
Mo Yung
What's up?
Sorry
Thank you, sir
Have a look, sir. The dolls are beautiful
It's good to get a pair of them for the Chinese Valentine's Day
Master, your wife is here
Thank you very much
The Chinese Valentine's day is a time for reunion
I wish you every success in winning back her love
Mo Yung... Mo Yung
Why do you come here at this time of the night?
I come here to see you Did you go home today?
I just went to visit your mom
I bought this pair of lovely dolls for you
I don't need them. Take them back
I bought them because today is the Chinese Valentine's Day
I've said I don't want them
They broke. You can't restore them
No, I can. Mo Yung, would you come back?
Going back with you? How about Tung Ching?
You want me to put up with you having another woman in your mind?
You want Tung Ching to wait for you forever? This isn't fair
You're my wife. You should trust me
Since I'm your wife you're obliged to look after me
This moral obligation is a burden to you. Let me help you get rid of it
This is a divorce statement that I wrote for you. Sign it and you're free
I've told you Tung Ching and me are pure
I don't want to hear that again
If I hadn't shaved my head
you wouldn't have married me and things wouldn't have become so bad as now
Go away!
Mo Yung
I repeat: go away! Go away!
Mo Yung... Mo Yung... Mo Yung
What?
A divorce statement!
How come? She has never mentioned about it before
Though she's gentle in appearance she can be very determined
I don't think she'll change her mind easily
Isn't it unavoidable that someone must back off in a painful threesome deadlock?
Mo Yung must be deeply hurt this time That's why she wrote this divorce statement
But in any case, I won't sign it
Let me talk to her
I've said what I should have said already Before she calms down, nothing can be done
Dad and mom will be upset if they know about it
You must be tight-lipped in this I don't want to make them worry
Of course
Hello, Har. Godfather is here
Do you miss me? Dad...
Did you hear that? He called me dad. He really called me dad
Look, he's just practicing speaking
Actually he just needs my love He doesn't need a father or a man like you
You'd better back off. You're not needed You're like your brother. You're shameless
Don't insult my brother
Even Mo Yung asked him to sign a divorce statement, he didn't comply
What? Mo Yung asked him to sign a divorce statement?
No, no, no... I didn't say anything
Hey, I heard what you said. What's up?
If you don't tell me I won't allow you to see Har again
You must promise you won't leak it out
Shi Chun went to see Mo Yung last night He tried to beg her to go home
But Mo Yung took out a divorce statement and asked him to sign on it
She said the signing of it would confirm their breakup
She really intends to back off
Watch out!
Are you all right?
It's none of your business
What's up?
Why did you write a divorce statement and give it to Shi Chun?
How do you know?
I don't want you to back off I don't want Shi Chun to pity me either
I can't deny Shi Chun has married me but our marriage isn't based on love
He only loves you. Why should I be a stumbling block to both of you?
I'm not backing off The fact is he's never loved me before
It's unwise to let a sheet of marriage certificate become our fetters
What I do will give everybody a relief
You can't deny Shi Chun cares about you He's very nice to you too
He's nice to me because he treats me as one of his family members
But we've never been lovers You may say I'm hard to satisfy
I'm demanding more than a husband and wife relationship
But if there's no love other things are no longer important
Do you understand how I feel about it?
You won't cherish the relationship you've built up as husband and wife?
I've made up my mind already I don't want to be ambiguous
Look, you just spend your time working You've forgotten to eat your supper
I'd like to put him in a pot of hot water as if I'm cooking the shrimps here
He should be honest if he's not fond of me Why did he marry me if he didn't want to?
I feel the same. He's a scumbag
He's fond of me but he backed off for his brother
He's ruined both of us. What a jerk he is!
We'd better not to starve ourselves
We must take good care of ourselves We shouldn't just rely on those lousy men
Actually I enjoy being alone sometimes. It's less troublesome
Would you pass me some chicken? OK
Let me help you
It seems there's no improvement in your eyes
No, they're better than before
Have you taken the medications?
Yes
Here's the chrysanthemum of Hangzhou It's a gift from a customer
I've also got some top grade wolfberry Both are good for the eyes
Brew them with hot water. You can either drink it or use it to wash your eyes
Thank you
Hey, let me brew it for you now
The vegetables look very fresh
I'll give you a good price, 3 coppers a catty
Do you know what you're doing? I'm selling 5 coppers a catty but yours is 3
This is cutthroat competition
Bro Ngau, I could sell at a cheaper price because these vegetables are my own harvest
I want to sell them as fast as I can because I still have other housework to do
You still have a home? Your husband has left you with his mistress
Don't waste your time here. Go away!
You're ridiculous! This is a public place You've no right to ask her to go away
It's none of your business
Don't bully her. I'll ask other restaurants not to buy from you
OK, OK. We're all making a living Don't ruin me
Don't ruin her either. Her husband has gone She's pitiable. You shouldn't bully her
OK, OK. I'm out of luck today
Thank you, Madam
No problem. You must be strong even your husband has left you
Don't let others look down on you
I got it
Excuse me, give me a bottle of loquat syrup Sure
Mo Yung
I've made my point very clearly already Why do you still come here?
I saw you coughing in the street This loquat syrup is for you
I don't need it. I can take care of myself
Mo Yung, please
I won't change my mind What you've done is futile
I know I can't expect you to forgive me immediately
But you health isn't too good Take it. I don't want you to fall ill
I bet you can go away now
Shi Chun
You're a jerk! You want to divorce Mo Yung?
Mom, listen to me...
If I can't bring you to your senses today
I don't deserve to be your mom or Mo Yung's mother-in-law
I didn't write any divorce statement
What's this? Your mom found it when she was dusting your room. Don't deny it
If you really want to divorce her we're no longer your dad and mom anymore
I didn't write it. Mo Yung wrote it herself
What? Really?
Mo Yung gave bro a divorce statement on the Chinese Valentine's Day
She asked him to sign on it
He didn't want to make you worry so he didn't tell you about it
Why is Mo Yung so determined?
What're you going to do?
In any case, I won't sign it
Go and beg her to come back. Hurry up!
It doesn't taste the same as the tea Mo Yung brewed for me
Welcome. You may sit wherever you like
Miss Tung Ching, you can't recognize me?
Your voice sounds familiar
We met in a pub a few days ago You'd treated me to a pot of wine
You're Mr. Yim. Welcome OK
I'm surprised you've treated me as a stranger just in a few day's time
I'm really sorry. I've been unwell recently That's why I couldn't recognize you at once
It's OK. Just don't treat me as a stranger again in future
Thanks
You look troubled? Is it about Li Shi Chun?
You're prying into my own affairs We don't know each other much
You and I have just a nodding acquaintance Why did you ask me this sort of things?
Don't get it wrong. I didn't intend to
Since your dad is working for my dad I just want to show my concern
My dad is working for you? Who are you?
I'm Yim Sai Fan
You're Yim Sai Fan?
You really don't know your dad is working for us?
It's really an eye-opener
These pills are for His Majesty?
We're still making them. Hey what's your view on the elixir of life?
Many things in the world are unheard-of
Many Taoist masters are crouching tigers and hidden dragons
I'm not surprised if someone is able to make tonics that can prolong one's life
Good, I couldn't agree more
What kind of pills are these?
It's just the decoction for making the elixir. Any problem?
They were very cautious I thought it must be sort of poison
What?
The elixir is for His Majesty There can't be any poison in it
That's true. You're right
But probably some elixir made by other alchemists may contain toxic ingredients
Have you heard of that before?
Yes, in the Golden elixir there're fire-poison and gold-poison
Have you ways to neutralize the poisons?
To eliminate the fire-poison bury the pills in the soil for 1 year
Then hang them in a well for1 year and soak them in the water for another year
The whole process has to repeat until the hot-evil is dispersed completely
Then mix the pills with dewdrops...
That's enough! It's so time-consuming!
Can you cure someone who has taken pills that still contain the fire-poison?
The toxicity varies according to different ingredients in the pills
Yeah, yeah
Bury the residue of the decoction OK
I know you're busy. I won't bother your now
These are the pills they discarded I dug them out secretly last night
The pills seem to be defective There're cracks and holes on them
If we can find out their ingredients we can prove their toxicity
Pills are usually made by firing different minerals together
Some alchemists I met told me firing the cinnabar repeatedly
could restore the ingredients to their natural state
Let's try it now
These are toxic minerals Stand back unless you want to be poisoned
When the pill is heated, mercury comes out
The alchemists told me I could restore it to cinnabar again by reheating
This cyclic process can be repeated as many times as you like
The Golden elixir which is made of mercury is also called Cyclical elixir
Those which have been fired 9 times are called s-Round elixir
The alchemists think that this cyclical process signifies eternity in life
They should know mercury is very toxic
That's why Yim Sung is keen to get a neutralizer
His Majesty has been poisoned since he began to take these pills
I'll see the Empress tomorrow
I'll tell her about everything
Your Majesty is depressed? Has anything troubled you, Your Majesty?
Since His Majesty thought he could fly to heaven as an immortal
He even blames me for not bearing a child for him
I can give Your Majesty a prescription which helps regulate Your Majesty's body
It'll improve the chance of getting pregnant
Really?
But whether you can be pregnant still depends on the health of His Majesty
His Majesty is just keen on taking pills Both his health and emotion aren't stable
Actually I've got something to tell you
Yuen, Dr. Li has finished his work already. You can go back first
Yes, Your Majesty
Everybody here is on my side Dr. Li, feel free to speak up
I've spoken many times before the harmful effect of taking pills
I've got a lot of data for you to read
The pills His Majesty takes contain a lot of mercury that hurts the liver and kidney
In the long run, it'll do more harm than good to His Majesty
I hope you can talk His Majesty round
I know very well the harm of the pills but His Majesty is keen to become an immortal
He thinks immortality is the only way to keep his empire forever
He won't listen to my advice at all
Every past ruler looked for immortality but all the efforts were in vain
I understand well what you've said
Though I'm the Empress and I'm respected by everyone in the country
I'm very cautious in front of His Majesty I daren't say anything that may offend him
I really envy your wife sometimes As a commoner, she can be frank and direct
Take it
Thank you very much
Of course. I'm off now
It seems Li Shi Chun has known a lot of our secrets
How come he knows there's mercury in the pills we made?
Little Buddha is working for us but his daughter is totally unaware of it
We must keep an eye on Little Buddha
The whole thing is very intricate
If Li Shi Chun persists in the investigation, he may ruin our plan
We can't stop making the pills. We must ask Little Buddha to make the neutralizer
Little Buddha has arrived
How do you do, my lords?
What can I do for you, my lords?
I'd like to discuss with you ways to get rid of the toxicity in the elixir
What're the ingredients of the elixir?
They're just common ingredients like cinnabar, sulfur, gold and silver
Gold and silver are nontoxic Cinnabar isn't very toxic unless it's fired
To neutralize the toxicity I must know all the ingredients
Lui of the Ministry of Public Works has come here
He wants to see both of you urgently
He's come at the wrong time Go and tell him I'm busy
But he says it's urgent
Since it's urgent, let's go and talk to him
OK. Little Buddha, wait for us here
Yes, my lord
The unabridged "Inner Chapter of the Master Embracing Simplicity"
I thought it was something more important
Little Buddha
Yes, my lord
Dad has to discuss with Mr Lui about the remodeling of the Palace
He can't see you today. Go back first
I'll be off now
Sai Fan Dad
How's it?
I found the powder we put on the book fall off onto the box
This proves that Little Buddha tries to gather evidence for Li Shi Chun
Actually it isn't too bad as it sounds At least we can expose our enemies
Dad, it's our turn to trap them
Good idea
Tung Ching
Are you all right?
I'm fine
You drink again?
You know it'll hurt your liver and eyes Why do you still do it?
I just drink a little. I'll wash my eyes with chrysanthemum and warm water tomorrow
Will you do it? The chrysanthemum and wolfberry I gave you are covered with mold
Sis Yat found them when she was dusting your room
You never use any of them. I doubt whether you've taken your medication?
Yes, I've
Tell me what medication have you taken?
Leave me alone
No way! That's enough!
Tell me how I can cure your eyes
I don't know I can't read the medical books now
I can read them for you
Well, this book may help. I'll read it out Then you tell me the prescription
Stop doing it. Leave me alone
You can't give up yourself
If you don't love yourself how can you expect others to love you?
I don't want others to love me or pity me
I don't mind being blind if it's my just deserts. Let me live in darkness
If I'm blind, I don't need to care about the past and future
What happened to you had happened to me before
But after the painful moments had gone I learned to love myself even I was alone
I'd asked myself why he should cherish me
Would it help if I'd been lovey-dovey? Would a marriage certificate help?
My husband was everything to me in the past I just treated myself as a nobody
Since the breakup I've learned to live for myself
Be strong. Stand on your own feet Go and get treatment for your eyes
When you're punishing yourself you're also punishing me at the same time
Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you
Tell me how your eyes can be cured
This is sudden blindness caused by strong emotional shock
There's blood stagnation in the blood vessels of my eyes
My response to light has become very slow
Snow parsley, peach kernel and Safflower flower
Right, this is the prescription
But to make it more effective, we need "ground dragon" as the catalytic agent
Ground dragon?
Ground dragon is another name for earthworm
When I went to the herbalist shop today the shopkeeper said he'd sold out the worms
It's OK. I can find them myself
Great! I'll get the other herbs tomorrow I really hope that you'll recover soon
Thank you
You're back
You're here to drink tea with Pong Hin?
No, I've brewed the tea for you
I'm tired today. I haven't the mood for tea
Mo Yung
I've brewed the tea for you. Try it
How's it? Can you recognize it?
It's the tea I brewed for you in the past
I've tried many times before I could get the right taste
I miss you very much since you've come here
I've realized finally you're everything to me
I've finished the tea. You may leave now
Why don't you give me another chance?
The theatre is showing your favorite "Farewell To My Concubine"
Let me get the tickets and watch it with you tomorrow
It's confirmed. I'll pick you up at Chun Sin Mei before sunset tomorrow
Sis Yat
Where's Tung Ching?
What's up? You've work for her to do? Forget it. She's gone to the riverside
Why has she gone there?
She doesn't need to tell you everything
Has she got any company?
No, she said there's a shortage of worms She'll get them at the riverside. Is it OK?
You shouldn't let her go alone
Mo Yung
Sorry, I'm busy
But we've agreed to watch the show
Tung Ching is getting ground dragon at the riverside alone. She's in danger
How come? She often gets the herbs in the hills alone
It's different. Her eyes have problems now
What?
You must take the blame You've upset her too much
She's got sudden blindness
What?
She can't see well It's dangerous to be alone outdoors
Tung Ching
Tung Ching, are you all right?
How're you now?
I'm fine. I feel a bit dizzy only
Let me carry you home first
She's really a silly girl She's trying to bear the burden by herself
She was so tight-lipped that she'd even kept me in the dark. Goodness gracious Mel
She's been all right in her health How come she's become blind suddenly?
Sudden blindness is usually caused by
depression, liver deficiency, stagnation of vital energy and obstruction in eye vessels
When one's lovesick one's resentful and will get ill eventually
Tung Ching is ill because someone is ungrateful and untrustworthy
I can't agree with you. Shi Chun is married He can't dump Mo Yung for Tung Ching
Shi Chun and Mo Yung are husband and wife Their marriage is proper and legal
So what? Tung Ching has helped you a lot in your practice and compiling the book
She's contributed so much but she hasn't asked you to do anything for her
What she's got is such a tragic ending Be fair, who's sacrificed more?
In any case, I'm responsible for it I've been too fond of Tung Ching
I've owed her too much
If it hadn't been me Tung Ching wouldn't have been like this
I know you didn't intend to hurt her We shouldn't put the blame on anyone
It's not the time to assess responsibility Curing my daughter comes before everything
I haven't heard of this illness before You want to cure her? In your dreams!
If her sudden blindness is caused by stagnation of blood and vital energy
We can help her promote blood circulation and clear off the vessels in her eyes
If it's liver deficiency, we must use Gastrodia, Gambir and raw Cassia seeds
Would you stop mumbling? Have you got my permission to treat my daughter?
I'm trying to help your daughter
She's my daughter. I'll treat her You've no say in it
I just want to help you I'm not competing with you
Nonsense! She's my patient
Dad
You're unwell. Don't come out Right
Stop arguing. I don't need your treatment What!
You must get treatment for your eyes
I'll take care of myself This is none of your business
No, I'm responsible for it I'll do everything to cure your eyes
It's my just deserts You don't owe me anything
In any case, I'll take care of my eyes
Tung Ching
I'm serious. I'm not throwing a tantrum In any case, I don't need your help
Look, have you heard of it? Don't upset her anymore
I don't want to worsen her illness
Why didn't she tell me about her illness?
She didn't tell others because she didn't want me to know about it
How about Grand master? Did he try to treat her?
I know she must be deeply hurt Otherwise she wouldn't do it
I feel sorry for her I'd rather I'm the one who suffers
She doesn't want you to suffer She doesn't want to ruin your marriage
She can't forgive herself and she feels she's unable to do anything
That's why she's decided to punish herself to alleviate her sense of guilt
If she refuses to get treatment her blindness may become permanent
If I can't cure her illness I'll feel bad for the rest of my life
But the worst thing is her refusal to allow me to treat her
You come to see me because you want me to treat her?
Considering your relationship she may allow you to treat her
How's Tung Ching?
She's fine for the time being I've asked Pong Hin to take care of her
She'd refused to treat her eyes Actually I'd scolded her before
She's looking for the worms now It means she hasn't given up herself
I think she'll allow Pong Hin to treat her
Why did you help her cover up her illness?
She begged me not to disclose it I know a woman's psychology more than you
If I were her, I'd do the same thing I don't want you to pity me
That's why you're willing to help in Chun Sin Mei?
Actually all 3 of us are responsible for what's happened
I won't step aside and let her struggle by herself
I've helped both myself and her this time
Maybe God has given me a chance
to learn to be strong, independent and live a good life even just by myself
Why did you write a divorce statement? You're backing off for her?
The answer has no relevance now
I don't want to be caught up in this messy relationship
because of a marriage certificate
Instead of making 3 of us painful why can't you be more straightforward?
Sign the divorce statement I bet it'll be good for everybody
Listen, I won't sign it in any case
Don't waste your time on me Tung Ching is the one who needs you most