Original subtitles

♫ Not meeting each other, not meeting each other That one person, that one glance ♫

♫ Not resenting the years we wasted ♫

♫ In a certain year, that one gaze who is nostalgic, who is silent? ♫

♫ Brushing past each other's shoulders, do not argue about our fate ♫

♫ If not for that one look, the fleeting sense of yearning ♫

♫ I would be unaware I had loved that person for a lifetime ♫

♫ Until now, even if the city is abound with rumours, do not explain ♫

♫ Using up the world's medicine, it is still hard to cure the affections of the mortal world ♫

♫ The heavy rain is coming and the ground is damp The memories are fading in front of my eyes ♫

♫ Many years later, all the stories turn out to have similar endings♫

♫ Don't say you love someone, don't say but Please do not overdo the tears ♫

♫ Gains and losses will always come around in a cycle ♫

♫ Gains and losses will always come around in a cycle ♫

The Imperial DoctressEpisode 15

Is Priest Wang here?

He's not here. What's wrong with him?

Yunxian! Come quick to help!

How can this happen?

I also don't know. My heart hurts a lot.

This is a big illness.

What do we do?

Don't be anxious. Does it hurt here?

Yes, that's where it hurts.

Its liver qi invading the stomach. There's nothing to worry about. Come

Yunxian, you know how to treat a patient? Quick, take a look at him!

No, no, no! I don't know how to. I don't know.

We should wait for the priest to return.

Priest, it's appropriate to eat chives today.

Enough!

Today, I came to tell you

From today onward, don't come find me

for kitchen duties

Why not?

What I mean is I don't care anymore!

Priest. Priest.

What?

Smell this.

Good wine. Its a ten year old wine

Priest, can you please continue to teach me?

I want to learn how to cook from you.

Didn't I tell you? I don't have anything to teach.

Didn't you learn yourself? What else is there to teach?

Priest, that's not true. You just taught me how to cook,

But I feel like there's more to it.

Just like...just like last time Sister Deng

Because of family matters, she was crying.

Just let me make some shepherd's purse egg soup for her. (Shepherd's purse is capsella bursa-pastoris, a weed from the mustard family)

At that time, I didn't understand. But I understand now.

Shepherd's purse is also a medicine. It's beneficial to the stomach and the eyes.

Also, the 5 flavors of harmony in cooking that you said before, (sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹)

and the 6 harmonies of medicine are similar.

Can you teach me the art of healing

and cooking principle?

Silly, don't you don't understand medicine?

Why do you suddenly understand the 6 elements?

You are indeed inherently intelligent.

You even understand the reason behind this.

That's right. Food and medicines are homologous.

If prescriptions are based on the concept of assisting each other,

Then, cooking is the same

If you eat healthy, then you won't get sick.

I call this "Medicine Meal".

Medicine Meal?

Yes, Medicine Meal.

That's right!

There’s something similar in the food therapy section of the Essential Recipes for Emergent Use.

Can't you teach me these?

Not good.

Yunxian, the fish you wanted is here.

Thank you, Older Sister Chen.

Chen Jiejie, I don't use this barley anymore. Just take it.

I'll use radish and fish for the stew.

Why can't you use barley and just use radish and fish for the stew?

Because the weather has been hot these few days.

Radish and fish are both warm and sweet and is filling to the stomach.

While the barley is diuretic,

hence you will feel an increased urge to urinate and will also sweat profusely.

We are always in a rush. It is inconvenient and tiring.

Okay. You are so eloquent.

You are just like old priest Wang.

Smells good! It's soup! What kind of soup is it today?

The color looks good, yes.

It smells even better.

Whose idea is it to have this radish and fish soup?

Me.

These few days have been hot.

I thought that it wouldn't be convenient to go to the bathroom

That means

you think this soup

will nourish everyone's stomach?

Is that right?

Is there something wrong?

This fish and radish

are warm food, and help in regulating vitality.

These past two days, everyone's tired and have no appetite.

This is what I figured out.

Who allowed you to figure it out yourself?

Nonsense!

Lao Deng and Lao Zhang have weak stomachs and often suffer from diarrhea.

It was difficult for me to ask the leader to get a little bit of barley.

What are you recklessly figuring out?

Do you know that there are cold and weak things in this?

This cannot be eaten by those with weaker bowels.

Do you want those two to die?

Go die. She wants you all to die!

No, wait. I don't understand.

You haven't learnt how to walk,

yet you already want to run.

Let me tell you, lass,

if there is a next time,

you can leave.

What are you standing there for? Eat!

Okay, okay, okay. Let's eat.

Let's eat, let's eat. It smells good.

This is good!

His Highness Prince Cheng's pulse is weak,

and is indeed caused by anxiety and heartache, leading to intestine problems.

Though I am trying my best to help Prince Cheng recover,

heartaches are hard to heal.

Then, can he really not get better?

That is not a good thing to say.

If it's good news, then in a year, he can get better.

If it's bad news,

There are many common men who die from heartache.

Enough! You can leave.

I understand.

He is quite the passionate one.

Meilin is going to suffer.

I also never knew that Prince Cheng

had such deep feelings for Miss Hang.

He doesn't say it,

but after what hapened,

he's never come to my manor.

He only rests in his own manor, and doesn't accept visitors.

He's probably already guessed that

I am linked

to the Hang family's troubles.

His illness is bothersome.

Grand Emperor only had these two sons.

If anything happened,

how could I face the Grand Emperor?

No matter what, we have to cure His Highness's illness.

He is a major player in your grand plan.

That's right. If he doesn't get better

Even if I depose the Emperor, there is no one I can install on the throne.

But at his current state

Even if he's recovered, I'm afraid Meilin will...

That's right. That's why

I ask Your Highness to think of a backup plan.

If you have any ideas, say it quickly

If the Emperor had a son,

you can do what Grand Empress did: raise the kid yourself.

Do you need to say this?

After all these years

Not even a princess was born

That's because the Emperor only likes the Empress.

All the other Consorts are arranged by you.

He doesn't even want to visit them.

You are saying...

Your Majesty, Physician Liu has come to give you a health check.

- Tell him to come in. -Yes.

Sit.

Ok, Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your arteries are all in harmony, you are in good health!

Dr. Liu...how is Prince Cheng doing?

Is everything alright?

Prince Cheng's body has recovered quite a bit.

But still has very little appetite due to over thinking.

The consort Dowager is trying to persuade him

but for his body to recover completely...still requires some time.

-Xiao Shun'zi -Here!

The meal I ate today, i feel is not too bad

so tell the royal kitchen to prepare another set,

-and bring it to Prince Cheng. -Yes!

Your majesty, forgive me if I'm speaking out of place but

are you going to gift the food to Prince Cheng?

Is there a problem?

These foods are all hot in nature,

Prince Cheng's body condition is not in equilibrium and is instead hot.

So it's best not to add more heat.

Okay, then forget about it.

Your majesty, you are young and healthy

so it would be best not to eat these types of food too often, just to liven your body.

If you eat too much...it may harm your body.

Liven my body?

Is there something off about these foods?

The silk Larvae helps with sperm production,

thus is commonly used in homes.

This blood tofu is made using deer blood,

This...

No wonder.

No wonder why after I eat these food

I feel that my body was burning inside.

Can you look in my congee to see what was added in there?

Your majesty, forgive my rudeness

In the congee is finely grounded tremolite stone

That whoreish woman.

How can you explain this? You are nation's mother

but had the gall to add an aphrodisiac into my food.

This kind of action, is it suitable for the mother of the world?

Aphrodisiac?

I really don't know about this.

Don't act dumb. I even caught this bastard servant.

Where did you find such a servant,

and try to falsely accuse me?

Speak! Who told you to do this?

Your Highness save me! Save me!

Even if i had a death wish I wouldn't be brave enough to do such a thing!

It's Duke Wang and Minster Chen.

The Eastern Depot tortured me.

I spoke because I couldn't handle it anymore.

This bastard servant.

Now that you're in the Empress Dowager's court, you're taking back what you said.

I'll bring in the Imperial Clan Court. Let's see your disputation skills then.

- Wang Zhen, take him! - Yes.

Your Highness! Your Highness! Your Highness save me!

-Wait -Your Highness save me!

Your Majesty,

I think there is some misunderstanding in this issue.

I did inform the kitchen to

make you food that is good for replenishing the body.

I never thought they would have misunderstood...

Your majesty has recently being along in your quarters

I've checked the records.

It's already being a month since you called for a concubine.

It's none of your business.

Of course it's my business.

You've been in power for more than ten years.

And yet you have no son.

How could I not be upset?

-Mother! -Your Highness!

Call the Physician!

-Your Highness! Your highness! - Physician! Call the Physician!

Your Highness.

Here.

Your Majesty, it's windy outside.

You should go to rest earlier now.

The Empress Dowager has me watching over her.

Queen,

I really wasn't doing it on purpose.

I know

You didn't intentionally hurt Empress Dowager.

Don't blame it all on yourself.

I was thinking about killing her

to get revenge for my mother,

but when I saw her laying there.

I have muffled words in my heart.

Queen, can you tell me what this is?

OK, Your Majesty, don't think too much about it.

The Medicine Bureau wll diligently try to cure the Empress Dowager.

Don't worry.

She has been fighting with me for a long time.

She can't fall down.

How could she collapse?

Your Majesty, Eunuch Wang wishes to see you.

Your Majesty, Your Highness.

Go ahead.

Yes, I'll leave now.

Your Majesty,

The Empress Dowager won't wake up.

Do you want me to do anything?

No one will know anyways.

Eunuch Wang.

Earlier, I suddenly thought of

when I was little

She brought me here to see the moon.

That time, you were also there.

Do you remember when I fell,

She had the look of worry.

Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager falling ill

is a great opportunity given to us by the heavens.

You must not go soft on this.

But indeed, she took care of me for more than ten years.

If she could come back this time,

I wouldn't

revenge on her for my mother's life.

No matter what, I've called her mother

for more than ten years.

Divine Teacher!

Divine Teacher, came out.

Deng Household Thanksgiving Ceremony

I have moved Heaven and Earth! The heavenly disciple under Highest Elder Lord T/N: In charge of alchemy in Chinese mythology.

has come to exorcise evil spirits and demons.

Beware of my demon-gathering flag,

specially used to exorcise evil spirits from all directions.

Evil spirit!

Watch my sword!

Great! You are so powerful!

The heavenly disciple has finished exorcising demons. Now he is granting everyone miracle medicine.

I want one too.

How are you, heavenly disciple?

How is the child?

Much better. Now that she's had your medicine, she's much brighter.

Thank you. I'm going home to brew soup.

Miss,

that medicine is a trick. Don't take it so carelessly.

Just throw it away when you go home.

Who said it was a trick?

Heavenly Disciple Wang was sent by the Highest Elder Lord. How can he be swindler?

How is he sent by the Highest Elder Lord?

Don't speak nonsense! You can't just say that anywhere.

Last time my granddaughter fell ill and had a fever

and almost died,

but she took this medicine and got better! She's very bright!

That was a coincidence!

How could it be a coincidence? What do you know? Stop speaking nonsense.

This is the best example.

We're leaving.

Don't speak nonsense.

Boss

do you sell Taoist medical books here?

Yes, it's over there.

Thank you.

How could you be so narrow minded?

The miss just said a few things about you

and you're kicking her out?

This! This is hilarious!

So now it's my fault?

Oh, so I'm narrow minded, right?

How does she treat me? She's talking behind my back.

She's ruining my reputation and calling me a swindler!

You tell me, what's the point of keeping someone like her?

I just have one thing to say.

if she doesn't leave,

I'll leave!

Then leave. Go!

Go? Fine, I'll go!

Wang Daoshi! Wang Daoshi T/N: "Daoshi means Taoist priest"

-Release me! -Wang Daoshi!

–Stop dragging me! –Listen to me!

–Let go! –Listen, I didn't like her either.

But after some time as passed, I realized she's a good person. –What!

She just doesn't know any better.

Calm your angers.

Everyone.

All of you should get it straight.

Until now,

We still don't know anything about her history.

Is that right or not?

For a child you don't even know

how much wine did you drink for the captain?

You know it the best yourself!

You're still so satisfied huh?

Has she treated you as her own people?

Come, come, come. Let me tell you.

What?

I don't need you to think for me!

I'm helping her because i'm willing to.

What's wrong with helping a little girl who's by herself?

But you complain day and night.

Are you still a man? Do you have a heart?

What does this have to do with me being a man or not?!

What does it have to do with having a heart or not?

I just don't understand how you women think!

This, this, this! How do you even solve problems?

The other day, remember how much pain that man was in?

She still pretended and insisted that she didn't know any medicine.

But she obviously does!

It's fine if I teach her medicine, but if I don't?

She immediately talks behind my back!

And calls me a swindler!

Where is the fairness in that?!

She didn't even say anything much.

Who said she didn't?

Yunxian, you're back!

Priest, I'm sorry.

I really did wrong.

Please don't make me leave.

Hurry and get up!

You've already knelt for more than 2 hours.

He's already left and wouldn't even see this.

Don't worry. We won't send you away.

This has nothing to do with sending me away.

I've been too selfish.

I can't face him.

If he doesn't forgive me,

I will stay kneeled.

You're so stubborn.

Why don't you take a look?

You!

What do you want?

What do you want? What do you want? What do you want?!

What do you want from me?!

Are you kneeling here for everyone here to see?

So I bullied you!?

Fine, fine, fine. I can't win. I really can't win against you.

Fine, fine fine. I forgive you!

Get up! Leave! Hurry up!

What do you want? What do you want?!

I want to become your student!

I want to learn medicine from you, and Taoist healing.

Fine, fine. Why didn't you say so earlier?

I can't teach you. Really, I just can't.

I really can't teach you!

I'm just a liar!

–Let me go! –You're not a swindler.

I just didn't know any better.

Only when I read taoist medical book did I realise

that the "xu, he, hu, si, chu, xi" chant

is actually a medical method in Huangdi neijing.

That day, that child was ill

and has been weak since young.

That's why you had him practice caligraphy and jog

to recover and exercise at the same time.

That's enough.

I.

That's why I said, I didn't know any medicine.

It's because,

Because I was so sincere in wanting to learn medicine

I tore my family apart.

The other day, that person just had a stomach ache.

It wasn't anything serious.

He was able to wait for you to come back.

I. I really didn't mean to,

Stomach ache? Nothing that serious?

Miss, do you understand the saying

To look at the sick as if they are your parents.

A person's medical ability.

It doesn't matter if its high or low.

They all need to understand this concept.

To have empathy and sympathy.

You thought just because that man looked strong,

so his stomach ache could wait.

It wasn't a big concern.

On the flip side, if it were an older woman or small child.

You would then feel bad for them?

–I. –Fine. So let me ask you.

What if that man, was your older brother?

Or your husband?

Or your father?

Would you still think,

their stomach ache can wait?

It wasn't a big concern, was it?

Watching the patient suffering there.

You obviously know medicine.

But no matter what, you wouldn't admit it.

Do you think this kind of person,

is worth keeping?

Do you think this kind of person,

can you be a good physician?

What are you all doing? Hurry with your chores!

Hurry and go!

Why did you have to say such harsh words?

It's because she's young

so she doesn't know how to think of others

I'm not even angry anymore.

Don't torture her anymore. Tell her to get up already.

But it's not like I forced her to kneel there.

A loud drum doesn't need a hammer to sound.

Enough is enough. Don't think I don't why you're treating her,

always acting hot and cold to her.

It must because she looks like the girl that broke your heart.

Stop spewing bullshit!

You've already kneeled for so long,

and endured this pouring rain.

Have you realized anything yet?

Yes, it's clear now.

Healers will always be healers.

No matter who the patient is or how badly they are ill

They are all treated equally.

Ok, Let me ask you again

If the patient's personality was horrible

They are hitting and yelling at you, what are you going to do?

But if he naturally

just loves to hit and yell at people, then

I wouldn't give up for myself.

Fine, then let me ask you again

Why would doll who won't learn embroidery

want to learn medicine with me?

Why would you, a Daoist priest who won't practice verses and the Dao

follow a show class around?

Plus curing ailments and writing verses on the side.

You wench! This temper--

is actually really like mine.

Then are you agreeing to accept me as your learner?

That is not this easy.

How's this. I've recently been writing a prescription.

I'm missing snakeskin.

If you are really desperate, then go to North mountain, and go get me a snake.

If you can, then I will accept you as a learner.

Not willing to, huh? It's fine.

Who said that I won't?

If I really got a snake,

Then you are accepting me as a learner, right?

Promise.

Oh my goodness!

You scared me!

This early in the morning, what are you doing sitting here?

I want to ask you, where is Yun Xian?

Did you kick her out?

I thought you were asking about something else.

How could I chase her off?

I had her go to the South Mountain and catch snakes for me.

Catch snakes.

Catch snakes?!

You are telling a lady to catch a snake?

What if something bad happens to her? What are you suppose to do then?

Ok ok ok! Relax!

The South Mountain doesn't even have rabbits.

How can there be snakes?

So If you say no, than there none?

Who said there is none?

That North mountain, the snakes killed someone two days ago.

Miss!

Yun Xian, Where are you?

There are venomous snakes on the mountain!

Miss! Where are you!?

It's all your fault, why did you tell her to catch snakes?

If something wrong happens? It's all up to you.

My fault, my fault. I'ts all my fault.

But you have to try to understand me.

I just randomly said that

and who knows that she would? She- She- You- You-

Me! Me!

Miss!

There is poison in this mountain.

Isn't that Yun Xian's shoes?

There!

Yes! Yes! Yes! That is!

Careful! Careful!

This...

It's Yunxian's...

Yeah, that's it.

Yunxin!

It's the pair of shoes you got for her.

She wasn't carried off was she?

It's my fault. Had I known it'd be like this,

I would've accepted her as a student sooner.

-It's all your fault!!! -Why did I do it?!

Master!

You can't go back on your word!

Yunxian!

Drop it! That's a venomous snake!

Master, I've done all that you've told me.

That's enough. Put on your shoes first.

You are too brave!

You're not even afraid of snakes!

I've grown up in the north.

I can even catch scorpions, much less snakes.

So that's why this morning

when you said that, I knew I had it for sure!

Master, so let's eat this thing tonight?

That's enough, enough, just stop laughing!

Listen up.

On how to eat the snake, that's your business.

You have to keep the snakeskin for me. I want to make medicine.

Save the gall bladder for me, I'm going to use it in the wine.

As for you,

just stay!

Thank you Master, thank you!

Medicine as food

has already being mentioned in many past medical texts.

For example in Taiping Shenhui's section titled "Gateway to food as medicine."

It talks about using this.

But sadly...

It doesn't incorporate much, and it can't cure too many illnesses.

Your master's methods are actually a combination

from two other books that I carefully choose from

Which two?

These two.

One of the two is "Shi Jing" from the north

the other is written by Yingshan, a imperial doctor from the previous dynasty.

"Yingshan official Medicine." These two here are priceless treasures!

Keep it.

Can you believe things from the past?

What kind of question is that?

Doctors from the past are still doctors!

even the gyroscope was passed down from Persia.

As long as it works, we have to believe it.

Missy, remember a good physician

won't disregard any method in which a illness can be cured.

Understand?

I'll remember it.

Okay.

It turned red right?

this is the method, first use an alkaline water

and draw the demon on to the paper

then spray it with water mixed with tumeric

Look! It naturally becomes red.

So it was like that?

It's like that.

What about the talisman then?

The talismans have also being soaked in turmeric

but what is essential is the liquid used to draw the symbol!

Come look.

I used tiger bone, peal

musk, cinnabar

and top quality bezoar to create this concoction.

Tiger bone, pearl, musk and cinnabar, these

are all good for relieving heat and calming the heart

and treat for bruising and malign sores.

And bezoar can aid in clearing the head!

Nicely learnt!

That's it. It's like that.

Just think. What illnesses could these farmers get?

Headaches, and migraines

or maybe some external wounds and sores.

If it's an external problem,

we tell them to place it on the problem area and use it while bathing everyday.

if it's internal,

then drink

peach skin water and sandalwood water.

You're just curing people

but why won't you prescribe medication?

Using so many gimmicks isn't needed.

You wouldn't know.

The method I use is Zhu You.

Zhu You?

Teacher, you're saying this is Zhu You?

Lass, listening to your tone, it seems you know about Zhu You?

When I was young, my Grandfather told me

that the Imperial Medicine Faculty originally had thirteen branches.

I know about Da Fang Mai (internal medicine) and Xiao Fang Mai (paediatrics),

but I don't know what the Zhu You branch is about.

Grandmother said it was simply miraculous -

illnesses could be cured without any medicine or acupuncture.

Teacher,

hasn't the Zhu You method been lost already?

How do you know about it?

Moreover, if drawing talismans can cure sicknesses,

won't it become too mystical?

Teacher, I want to know.

Lass, you really want to know?

The 'zhu' of Zhu You represents incantation

while 'you' represents sickness.

In simple words,

it means to cure illnesses

using incantations and talismans.

However, some people say

that the Zhu You method is paranormal.

That is wrong!

Because they don't understand

that just relying on medicine

won't cure people's illnesses.

You must understand their heart.

The Zhu You method is meant for curing heartaches.

For example, not one of the peasants

that came yesterday can read or write.

If you tell them about Eight Extraordinary Meridians,

and deficiency in yin and yang levels,

will there be anyone who understands these concepts?

Correct. Hence,

talismans are more useful.

Tell them directly

that this is the miracle medicine.

This way, it'll be easier for them to take

and believe in it as well.

Therefore,

they heal faster as well.

No wonder.

Lass,

do you still remember Minister Liu's son?

He was born with fatigue,

and not one physician

could heal him. When they came to us,

if we continued to prescribe glossy ganoderma and ginseng to him,

he would call us quack physicians.

What else can we do?

We can change the method.

By asking him to meditate to a 'magic spell'

while slowly breathing in and out,

his illness will take a turn for the better.

As long as he improves, he will believe you.

This is when you give him the right medicine,

and he will naturally recover.

I understand.

This is what the medical texts mean

when they say that "Believing is healing."

You are right. Exactly.

♫ Used to think the winter had always been this cold, ♫

♫ unrelated to my stubborn obsession ♫

♫ If the heavy snow froze everything ♫

♫ I will wait at the beginning, waiting for you to appear. ♫

♫ Perhaps our vows will change, ♫

♫ as will the times ♫

♫ Constant, yet ever changing ♫

♫ even if the world changes ♫

♫ Even if my complexion ages with time, ♫

♫ I am still the young one in white ♫

♫ until the day I return to meet you ♫

♫ When that day arrives we will return to familiar places♫

♫ Appreciating the colourful world and watching the light dance across your face ♫

♫ When that day arrives we will return to the first snowfall ♫

♫ Forgetting our obsessions and the past we have lost. ♫

♫ Even if my complexion ages with time, ♫

♫ I am still the young one in white ♫

♫ until the day I return to meet you ♫