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Episode 37
Stop.
I shouldn't have let him sleep.
Hey.
When will we reach?
Your Highness, it'll take 1 more hour at most.
Alright.
You're back home.
I believe you feel somewhat emotional.
Unfortunately,
as soon as you get home,
I'm going to throw you into the death row prison...
because that's where people like you...
deserve to stay.
I want to see father.
Father?
Do you have the right?
Your Highness.
I came upon the empress' order...
to escort you to the palace.
Alright.
Let's go.
They have a lot of soldiers here. We can't rescue Qi Shao.
Let's wait.
You don't have to follow me.
Since I've promised you, I won't go to the southern border.
Please forgive me, Ms. Yun Xi.
I promised the chief that...
I'll ensure your safety as long as I'm alive.
But, a plague broke out at the southern border...
and the folks are suffering.
Ms. Yun Xi.
My job is to protect you.
I don't care about the rest.
You don't care?
Those are human lives.
One plague can kill millions of people.
-How can you... -Watch out!
Save me.
Don't move.
Save...
This person...
seems to be infected with plague.
Plague?
Did you come from the southern border?
I...
I did not reach the southern border.
I was halfway there...
when I heard about the plague at the southern border.
So, I turned around.
Unfortunately, I still...
I still couldn't escape it.
If you didn't reach the southern border,
you shouldn't be infected.
Wait.
I think this isn't a plague.
It's not a plague?
It's poison.
This poison is infectious.
A poison plague?
Did you eat something...
or get into contact with some drug lately?
Days ago,
I picked up a bottle.
I just took a sniff...
and I started feeling sick.
Since then, it worsened over the next few days.
His symptoms...
are extremely similar to the plague symptoms...
reported to the Imperial Medical Institution.
If he fell sick after sniffing a bottle,
the content of that bottle must be the cause of the plague.
Where is that bottle?
I...
I threw it down the mountain.
Where did you find it?
The boundary between...
the southern border and the capital.
Oh no.
If my guess is correct,
this plague...
isn't a natural disaster.
It's done by someone.
The duke and the others won't be able to handle this.
If they can't control the plague...
and fall victim themselves,
the folks will suffer.
Imperial Physician Gu.
The imperial physicians are not proficient in the art of poison.
I will be of help.
Alright.
Ms. Yun Xi, I'll go with you.
Duke of Qin must have arrived at the southern border by now.
Your Majesty.
It's about time he arrives.
He's probably...
worried about the folks at the southern border now.
He really loves the country and the people.
Long Fei Ye.
Soon enough,
you'll have to worry about yourself.
What a shame.
I won't have a chess mate anymore.
Imperial Consort Qing has arrived!
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Rise.
My dear, what brought you over?
If I don't come,
Your Majesty would surely get too busy with work...
and forget your medicine.
Your Majesty must not overwork...
and exhaust yourself.
Else, it'll be my fault.
Alright.
Come.
Your Highness.
As we instructed,
we've set up plague zones in all prefectures at the southern border.
All patients have been transferred to the plague zones for treatment.
The folks suspected of infection...
have all been transferred to the quarantine zones as well.
We've sent men to disinfect...
both the plague zones and residential areas.
We also distribute food to the folks at fixed hours and locations.
Pay close attention to this.
In the quarantine zones, we must...
separate the people suspected of infection.
Yes.
Also,
remind the folks in the city...
to avoid going out in this period.
Tell them to report to the authority immediately...
once their family members show signs of infection.
Examine the people entering and exiting the city strictly.
Intercept all folks suspected of infection.
Keep this in mind.
During a crisis,
the authority must take action in an organised manner.
We must not make any mistake.
This way, the folks will have faith in the court.
Yes.
Your Highness is thoughtful indeed.
I'll do it at once.
Are the soldiers infected?
Thanks to Your Highness, the soldiers are very healthy.
Emperor Tian Hui must have sent General Mu over...
because he wants to know...
my relationship with the authority at the southern border.
Mr. Sun.
Remember to keep your distance from me.
I understand.
Your Highness.
I find this plague suspicious.
Suspicious?
-Yes. -What makes you say so?
Normally, a plague that spreads across a large area at the southern border...
is caused by water disaster,
drought, animals...
or abnormal climate change.
But this year, the weather has been very good at the southern border.
This plague happened for no reason.
Most importantly,
our treatment method...
doesn't work at all.
Mr. Sun, are you saying that...
this plague...
is a new kind of epidemic?
That's very likely the case.
Your Highness.
I'll tell the imperial physician to study this plague quickly.
Hopefully, we can find the right treatment method as soon as possible.
We must do that as soon as possible.
I shall excuse myself.
He's not dead yet?
Send more imperial physicians and make him stay.
Yes.
Also,
Whether His Majesty can or cannot be cured,
let him stay there.
Yes.
The crown prince has arrived!
Zheng Er.
Greetings, mother.
Let me look at you.
So, did it go well?
It went well at first.
But, Jun Yi Xie burdened me...
and got me into quite some troubles.
I knew that allowing him to live...
was a wrong move.
I originally planned to...
come back after capturing the Poison Master.
Unfortunately, my identity was exposed.
The different political groups in Tian Ning...
are making their moves as well.
So, I had to return to Northern Li to plan again.
I'm glad that you came back safely.
The rest doesn't matter.
Mother.
I arrested Jun Yi Xie.
He released the Poison Master,
went against me and father's orders...
and conspired with forces of our enemy.
These are all capital offenses.
We must tell father to punish him properly!
You don't have to ask your father.
You may decide on your own.
Your father is severely ill.
I'm afraid he doesn't have much time left.
Mother.
My throne...
Don't worry, Zheng Er.
I've already planned for you.
Servants.
Leave him alone. Else, you'll get killed.
I want water.
Servants.
But mother,
why are you...
doing this to father?
Haven't you learnt after all these years?
I have both power and influence.
Yet, I don't have your father's love.
But, I don't need that.
As long as I remain the empress...
and you can claim the throne...
when he dies,
I'll tolerate anything at all.
Yet, he wouldn't write a will even though he's dying!
This is extremely hateful!
Could it be that he intends to pass the throne to Jun Yi Xie?
Your Highness.
This is the latest report on...
the number of plague victims.
There are 239 in Bazhou,
237 in Xuzhou,
356 in Bozhou,
560 in Huazhou,
572 in Xizhou,
320 in Dengzhou...
and 437 in Yunzhou.
I'm informed.
Do as I instructed.
Yes. I'll do it at once.
The new medicine doesn't work still?
Yes.
Continue to look for a cure.
I'll report the situation to the court...
and request extra aid.
Yes. I shall excuse myself.
Ms. Yun Xi, let's go.
Your Highness.
What are you doing here? Go back immediately.
Your Highness, I came to tell you something important.
Gu Bei Yue.
Is this how you take care of Han Yun Xi?
Your Highness, Ms. Yun Xi came...
in order to help you...
and the people of Tian Ning.
We discovered something suspicious about this plague.
So, we came to inform Your Highness.
This isn't your problem.
Take her back immediately.
I can leave.
But, there's one thing I want to confirm.
See?
This is poison.
It's no ordinary plague.
I can't believe...
it's a poison plague.
Since we've learnt that it's a poison plague,
just leave the antidote...
and go back.
I don't have the antidote.
You don't have the antidote?
Why did you come then?
It's also my first time encountering a poison plague like this.
I need to stay to observe the patients' conditions...
and study the plague...
in order to come up with the antidote.
No.
Just leave this to the imperial physicians.
You can leave now.
No.
Tell me then.
Who among you all...
is a better poison expert than me?
If I don't stay,
can you come up with the antidote?
Without the antidote, how do you save the folks here?
You all have been here for so long.
Yet, you all couldn't even identify the poison plague.
What right do you have to tell me to leave?
Ms. Yun Xi.
Thanks to you,
most of the patients...
are getting better now.
Don't be happy yet.
We only relieved their symptoms.
We don't have a way to cure the illness yet.
We need to do it step by step.
Fortunately, our treatment is working.
Hopefully, we can make it through this ordeal.
I'm going to cook some medicine.
The empress has arrived!
-Mother. -Zheng Er.
You must be unwell because...
you exhausted yourself back in Tian Ning.
I ordered the servants to prepare some tonic for you.
Remember to take it.
Once your father passes away,
you'll be our only hope.
You must stay healthy.
Mother.
I went to visit father.
He's no longer in his right mind.
Yet, he keeps calling for Jun Yi Xie and his mother.
Why does he treat us so badly?
If it wasn't for you and grandfather's influence,
father wouldn't be able to obtain the throne back then.
Does he find that scoundrel better than me?
When that lowly woman was alive,
she used to act submissive...
to please your father.
Your father took me for a fool.
He was unkind to that woman and her son back then...
in order to deceive me.
Unfortunately,
I'm not one of those...
foolish women who rely on men to survive.
Now, I can only blame myself for...
sparing the son of that lowly woman back then...
and leaving behind this threat.
Jun Yi Xie, you scoundrel.
You want to steal the throne from me?
Dream on!
Why are you two here?
Qi Shao, let's leave.
Leave without me.
If I leave with you,
I'll become Northern Li's wanted criminal.
I'll never get to see my father again.
I won't be able to settle my relationship with Northern Li.
I won't get to take back my mother's bone ash either.
Qi Shao, there's something you don't know.
His Majesty is dying.
The empress and crown prince are keeping this a secret.
Once His Majesty breathes his last breath,
they will get rid of you.
Qi Shao, let's leave and plan later.
Let's go.
Qi Shao, His Majesty is in critical condition.
Changes might take place in the palace.
Go back quickly and take your mother's bone ash.
We'll be the decoy.
-That won't do. -Go!
Zhu Yu.
Let's split up.
Thank you for saving me.
You're welcome.
It's you.
Where's that scoundrel?
Someone rescued him.
Someone rescued him?
You useless things!
Forgive us, Your Highness!
Jun Yi Xie.
You can't get away.
Your Highness, what brought you over?
I heard you're working all day to come up with an antidote.
I brought you some food.
Thank you.
How's progress?
This is an unknown infectious poison.
The poison is very strong.
If the patient has a strong body, it won't kill him immediately.
But, the poison will roam in the body.
It's really difficult to find out how to deal with it.
Alongside the imperial physicians, I've tried many methods.
But, we can only relieve the symptoms.
Can I do anything to help?
Just keep the situation under control...
and carry out the safety and preventive measures.
You can leave the matter of the antidote to us.
You still have a lot of work to do tomorrow.
You should go back and rest early.
What about you?
I'll carry on with my experiments.
I'll keep you company.
-Ms. Yun Xi. -Yun Xi.
Yun Xi! What's the matter?
How is she?
Ms. Yun Xi...
has contracted the poison plague.
Your Highness.
You're the chief commander now.
At a crucial time like this,
you must not fall.
At a time like this,
I can't leave her.
Stay with her then.
My son.
Is that you?
Yes.
It's me.
I'm the son of that lowly maid you hate the most.
Regardless of how you treated me,
you were the one...
who brought me to this world.
So, I came to save you.
I mistreated you and your mother.
My son.
Thank you.
Thank you for saving me.
You don't have to thank me.
I'm saving you...
out of sympathy.
It's too late for you...
to say this to me now.
My mother is dead...
and I'm cornered.
Do you think you can make up for all these...
by thanking me?
Let me tell you something.
I can never...
forgive you.
Don't worry.
You're in a hopeless condition now.
No medicine can save you.
This drug...
will let you die fast.
That would...
suffice.
My son.
Take this.
Back then,
the family of the empress was too powerful.
In order to secure my throne,
I could not offend the empress' family...
and because of that, I put you and your mother...
through so much sufferings.
I was too weak.
You're the emperor of Northern Li.
Yet, you can't even protect your own wife and son.
You don't have to give me reasons.
Because you chose power.
You chose the throne.
I'm not like you.
You cast me and my mother aside.
But, to me, this throne...
is worthless.
I won't choose all these...
because I don't want them.
Do you think this throne...
can make up for...
the sufferings and humiliation my mother and I...
went through all these years?
Father.
Pray for yourself.
I bid farewell to you.
My son!
You...
Are you looking for this?
Return my mother's bone ash to me!
What's the hurry?
Let's play a game.
Just like when we were little.
I'm the emperor.
You're a slave.
Don't slaves need to kneel when they meet their emperor?
Kneel.
Fine.
But now, you also need to kowtow thrice.
Do it.
You're my emperor.
Why are you kneeling before me?
What should I do?
-You contracted the plague. -What?
That's impossible.
Aren't you an excellent physician?
Treat me at once.
Don't go.
We're brothers.
You can't let me die.
Now you acknowledge me as your brother?
Save me.
Save me!
I beg of you!
I beg of you. Please save me.
Please save me.
I beg of you.
Save me.
Have you made a decision...
regarding the matter of your successor?
Actually,
whether or not you write a will,
the outcome will be the same.
All important officials...
have pledged allegiance to my family.
No one can stop Zheng Er...
from inheriting the throne.
I advise Your Majesty...
to know your place.
This way, you will live...
more comfortably.
Do you hear me?
Where's the will?
Qi Shao.
Jun Yi Zheng has been so mean to you.
Why are you saving him?
A despicable and shameless person like him...
should be left to die.
My father's condition is worsening.
If he dies one day,
this country will lose its ruler.
A country without a ruler...
will soon meet its end.
It's not my father I'm concerned about,
but the people of Northern Li.
But, you're a prince.
But, this isn't the life I desire.
I don't want the throne either.
Moreover,
the empress' influence in the court...
is too established.
I don't want to ask for trouble.
But, if you cure this ungrateful man,
he'll soon forget the fact that you saved his life.
He might even continue to persecute you.
You don't have to worry about that.
I have a way to restrain him.
I don't want to owe you anything.
State your conditions.
I'm not selfish like you.
I don't ask for something in return for everything I do.
Moreover,
you never keep your word.
Will a promise between us...
make any difference?
Believe it or not, I can kill you now.
I believe you.
That's your honest feeling.
You humiliate me and want me dead...
because you're worried about me...
stealing your throne, right?
Let me tell you this.
Listen carefully, Jun Yi Zheng.
I'm not interested in the throne at all.
So, you can rest assured.
You're not interested?
Who doesn't want the throne?
As long as you're in Northern Li,
I'll always be restless.
I believe you'll be restless as long as I'm alive, right?
Father did not leave behind a will to pass his throne to you.
Am I right?
You... Nonsense.
I'm a man of my word.
I honestly have no interest in the throne.
Give me the will then.
Although I'm not interested in the throne,
this will is my protection.
As long as I live healthily and safely,
I won't let anyone know...
the content of this will.
But, in the unfortunate event of my death,
I'll let the entire world know that...
you're not the legitimate successor.
So,
I advise you to pray...
for my longevity.
Also,
I'm warning you, Jun Yi Zheng.
From now on, stop doing bad things.
If you want to keep your throne,
be considerate of the folks.
The poison plague is spreading in Northern Li.
Have you ever thought of helping them?
One more thing.
Don't think of joining hands with Chu Qing Ge.
Because you are nowhere...
as clever as her.
Guards! Seize him!
What did I just say?
You revealed your true colours so quickly.
So, you want to silence me...
and take the will?
But, I'm afraid even if I die,
you won't live long enough to become the emperor.
Because the plague you contracted...
is only temporarily relieved.
Jun Yi Zheng.
Whether you like it or not,
you must keep me alive.
The poison plague is only temporarily repressed.
To cure the folks,
we need other formulae.
I'm going to look for these formulae personally.
Qi Shao, we'll go with you.
That's unnecessary.
The poison plague is still spreading in Northern Li.
The two of you will stay and keep the plague under control.
I'll come back as soon as possible.
Yes, Qi Shao.
Your Highness.
I'll be troubling you to look after Ms. Yun Xi.
I'm going to the plague zone.
Xi Er.
You must recover quickly,
so that you can remember me forever...
and hate me forever.
Carry him to that side.
That side.
General Mu.
I thought our medicine has already stopped the plague from spreading.
Why are there still so many new patients?
I've no idea either.
This is so odd.
The plague suddenly broke out at many safe areas.
By right,
we've already put the poison plague under control.
Why do people still get infected?
I'm not sure.
I just received the news this morning.
By the way,
do you know Hai Dong Village?
I feel so bad for the folks there.
What makes you say so?
I heard this village...
contracted the plague first...
and the situation is the most serious over there.
We just went over.
There's almost no survivor.
There are only corpses left in the village.
Gu Qi Shao?
Imperial Physician Gu.
Do you find Hai Dong Village suspicious too?
You think so too?
Plague from Tian Ning spread to Northern Li.
How can I turn a blind eye to this?
Moreover,
this is where the plague first broke out.
Now, the situation is getting worse.
I think the reason behind the plague must be hidden here.
I do not wish to work with anyone from Northern Li.
Please help yourself.
Imperial Physician Gu.
I advise you to join hands with me.
We've a common objective now.
Besides, I'm one of the best poison experts.
You've nothing to lose.
I've another question to ask you.
I know what you want to ask.
The duchess contracted the plague as well.
What did you say?
What were you and Long Fei Ye doing?
How did she contract the poison plague?
It's pointless to discuss this. Let's quickly find...
the source of the poison plague,
so that we can save Ms. Yun Xi.
Looks like all the villagers fell victim.
Wait.
This water might be unsafe.