All language subtitles for 07.en

Your Highness, Miss
Ling's here... Miss Ling.

Kot Kan, you look so
authoritative in uniform.

Really?

Yes. I'm sorry I'm a bit late, George.

It's OK. It's my honor to wait for you.
Look at what I've prepared for you today.

The flower is so beautiful.

How would it be a match for our
Miss Deling if it weren't beautiful?

Thank you.

Your Highness, it's time I left.

You're leaving so soon? I
really don't want you to go.

I have an appointment with Father
Taylor. I don't want to be late.

Recently a lot of Boxers
have come to the capital.

With the way you're dressed,
it's not safe. Kot Kan.

Yes.

Walk Miss Deling to the church.

Yes, Your Highness.

I know the way to the church. You
really don't need to walk me there.

No, His Highness ordered me to.
I must comply with the order.

And stop calling me Miss
Deling. Just call me Deling.

It's the same.

Support Qing, exterminate
foreigners... Kill all the foreigners...

Miss Ling, the way you're dressed...

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners...

It'll be dangerous if
those guys up ahead see you.

Let's take another route. Come on.

Support Qing, exterminate
foreigners... Kill all the foreigners...

There's a foreigner.

She's just a fake
foreigner. You're a demon.

Take her to Brother Kwat.

Kot Kan, you can fight so well.

Just so-so. We have to stay
away from those Boxers outside.

Support Qing, exterminate
foreigners... Kill all the foreigners...

I have an idea.

Support Qing, exterminate
foreigners... Kill all the foreigners...

You two stop there. Where are you going?

How many times have I told you
that you mustn't leave the group?

You have to follow the group.

Listen up. Let's go to the church now

to tell the foreigners that the
god we believe in is the true god.

Good...

Support Qing, exterminate
foreigners... Kill all the foreigners...

Yat Pan Restaurant.

Aunt Ping, I told you I don't want to go.

Wai-Shan, I'm not asking you to
take numerous wives and concubines.

I just want you to take a
concubine and procreate for the Tos.

Hey.

Pak-hop has no objection to that.
Why don't you give yourself a chance?

Aunt Ping, you're taking
Dr To to a blind date again?

Yes. But he keeps saying no.

Dr To, listen to your aunt.
You're a man. Why are you so shy?

My family affairs are
none of your business.

This is bad...

Why are you panicking? Where
are you going in a hurry?

I saw some Boxers just
now. They looked so fierce.

They went to make trouble in the church.

They hit everyone they
saw. It was so scary.

Oh, no. Father Taylor is in danger.
Aunt Ping, I need to go help him.

Wai-Shan, it's dangerous.
You're still going there?

The foreigners have ripped off the people.

I can't believe that
there's so little money

Search the church thoroughly and
find the money that they're hiding.

OK...

Demon, how dare you come here
to promote your evil cult!

You guys are the foreigner's lackeys.

You're betraying your ancestors and
believing in this foreigner's evil cult?

You'd better wise up and join us Boxers.

Support Qing and exterminate foreigners.
Otherwise I'll rough you guys up.

How dare you recite the scripture of the
evil cult in my presence! Drag her out.

Yes.

No... Help me, Father... No...

Let me use the holy water from Dragon
Fountain to perform an exorcism for you.

Please let her go. She's
pregnant. Please spare her.

Stop it.

She's pregnant. Do you want to kill her?

Tung Tit-kwat, don't do this.

How dare you two come and stop me!
You're so stupid. Close the door.

I don't care if you want to support
Qing and exterminate foreigners.

But Father Taylor is a good man.

He treats people and gives
them medicine for free.

How dare you say I can't
tell right from wrong!

Fine. I'll tell you what's
right and what's wrong.

I'm going to burn this
foreign devil in two hours.

Let's see if the god he believes
in will show his might and save him.

Have mercy God and deliver
people from all calamities.

Right. Ask your god to save you.

It's your turn later. Shut
up. All of you shut up.

Big brother, the kids are so noisy.
Why don't we lock them in the storeroom?

OK. Lock all the kids in the storeroom.

Yes. Get up. Go there.

Hurry. Be careful. Don't be scared.

It's a good thing you
remembered there's a window here.

Stop talking. Hurry and help them escape.

OK.

Come on. Be careful. Relax.
Come on. Hurry. Don't be scared.

I thought your voice sounded
familiar just now. So it's really you.

Take the kids and run.

Catch her.

Don't be scared. I'm here.

How dare you! Get out.

Go. Get out.

Go. Get out.

Sit down.

That's enough, Tung Tit-kwat.

He's your junior brother.
Do you want to kill him?

You're going to die soon.
You're still talking so much?

You do look cute when you're mad.

Why are you screaming now?

I won't set you free even
if you fake tummy ache.

She's in labor. We need to
take her to the hospital now.

No one is allowed to leave. I
will kill whoever tries to leave.

You want her to give birth here?

I don't care.

We have to take her to the hospital.
You want to kill us? Kill me.

Don't think I dare not kill
you. Come closer. Come on.

I won't do nothing and watch
her die. Take my life for hers.

You make it sound like
you're so selfless. Fine.

Let me show everyone what
a life for a life means.

You have to keep your promise.

How are you? Why are you so silly?

Take the pregnant woman to the
hospital now or it'll be too late.

To Chung... To Chung...

Catch all the Boxers.

Yes, Your Highness.

Our bodies are shielded. Let's fight.

Kot Kan, are you OK?

I'm fine, Miss Ling. It's good
that you've got back-up. Thank you.

Take her to the hospital right
away. Prepare for delivery.

To Chung.

Dr To... How is he?

I don't know. To Chung, stay with
me. Don't die on me. To Chung.

Don't hit me... Don't pull the knife out.

OK. To Chung... Don't sleep. To Chung.

Miss Ling, it's good to see
you here. Where's Wai-Shan?

The doctors are trying to save his life.

Save his life? What happened?

This is my fault.

If he dies, how can I tell Pak-hop?

Aunt Ping.

Miss Ling, how's Dr To?

The doctors are trying to save
his life. How's the pregnant woman?

Don't worry. She's fine.
She's given birth to a son.

Good.

Miss Ling, you must be tired.

Why don't you go back to Chuen Yan Clinic
and get some rest? I'll keep you posted.

That's right. Father Taylor's
here. Dr To will make it.

Miss Fuk, you don't need to worry so much.

Chuen Yan Clinic? Miss Fuk?
Isn't her last name Ling?

Father, how is he?

The surgery was very successful.
Dr To has already come to.

That's great.

Wai-Shan... Thank God you're fine now.

I've never met anyone so stupid.

You think it's really heroic and
selfless to save someone like this?

Just now who said she
would give up her life

for the pregnant woman?

I didn't do it to play the
hero. I did it to save your life.

I wanted to save that
pregnant woman and her baby.

Don't get the wrong idea.

Even if you wanted to save them, you
still didn't have to stab yourself.

It's a good thing Father
Taylor is an experienced doctor.

Otherwise you'd be dead already.

Don't worry, Miss Fuk.

The stab didn't cause any damage
to Dr To's internal organs.

You managed stay alive this time. It's
a miracle. I'm really grateful to God.

I'm grateful to you, Father Taylor. You
gave me a human anatomy model earlier

so I had a clear idea of
where my internal organs are.

You mean you didn't
stab yourself randomly?

Also, you mustn't pull the knife out.

You must press the wound with
your hand to reduce the bleeding.

It was so chaotic just now. But you
could still think of so many things.

You're really amazing

That Tung Tit-kwat is so wicked.

He hurt my son Kan. Now he's
caused us so much trouble.

He's a wanted person now.

I don't think he'll show up and
make trouble for the time being.

Are we supposed to close
the clinic and cease business

in order to stay away from that jerk?

Ling, you need to figure out a solution.

Any of you know where our
secret medicinal cream is?

You dad thought the cost
of making it was too high.

If it's expensive, no one will buy it.

If the price was set too
low, there'd be no profit.

So production of that cream
was stopped a long time ago.

Where's Dad's notebook then?

He must have recorded the formula
for the medicinal cream and liquor.

Kan, have you seen it?

Tung Tit-kwat ran a casino here
earlier. He made a mess of the place.

I don't know where the notebook is.

This is it.

Tsai Tak Drugstore.

Boss.

Goldthread.

Ling, you've been working since last night
till this morning. What are you doing?

Aunt Chu, I've done it.

You look so dirty.

Hey, what's this medicinal cream?

I'm afraid I may die from poisoning
even though I didn't stab myself dead.

This is something really good. It's
the Fuk's secret medicinal cream.

It prevents inflammation
and helps you recuperate.

It will save your life.

Then it must have been
stored in your home for years.

What do you mean stored for years?

I spent all last night
making it. It's fresh

All night? No wonder you're so grumpy.

Anyway, thank you for your
concern. Thank you very much.

Pull up your top or I
can't apply it for you.

Why are you giggling?

It tickles.

To's Mansion.

Thank you. I'm finally home. I don't
need to stay in hospital anymore.

You've better. Of course you'd go
home. Do you want to stay in hospital?

Aunt Ping, do you
remember what I told you?

Of course. Don't tell Pak-hop
that you were wounded, right?

Tell her you were in the
palace these past couple of days

dealing with the strange
and difficult cases, right?

But I want to ask you something. I
went to inquire at Chuen Yan Clinic.

Their young lady boss just returned
to the capital from Guangzhou.

She's that Miss Fuk who got into
trouble with you in the church.

Wai-Shan, don't tell me you don't know

she's the one who almost
became your concubine.

Of course I know it's her.

When did you two meet again? Why
does Pak-hop call her Miss Ling?

So Pak-hop doesn't know her true identity?
What else are you keeping from Pak-hop?

Are you and that Fuk girl...?

Aunt Ping, don't think wild
thoughts. I just ran into her again.

I didn't tell Pak-hop for her own good.
I don't want her to get the wrong idea.

Is there really nothing between
you two? No affection at all?

No, none at all.

To's Mansion.

True. She made you a cuckold before.

If I were you, I would never get
together with her again, right?

Pak-hop.

Wai-Shan, you lied to me.

Aunt Ping, did you
tell Pak-hop everything?

I didn't.

I don't need to find out from Aunt Ping.

Everyone knows what happened.

I really can't believe I'm
the last person to find out.

How long were you going
to keep it from me?

Pak-hop, I didn't lie to you on purpose.

I was afraid you would worry if you knew.

When Lin-chi told me that you
were wounded by those Boxers,

I was so worried.

What did you say?

Dr To, when Mrs. To learned
that you were injured,

she was so worried and scared.

She insisted on going
to the church to see you.

Was your injury serious?

Oh, I'm fine now. Don't worry.

Really?

Yes.

Right. It's good you're
fine now. Go inside.

Right. Let me push you
inside. Let me do it.

To's Mansion.

The Boxers make trouble everywhere
in the capital. You can't walk.

Don't go out unless it's
absolutely necessary.

We're husband and wife. We should
help and support each other.

But my legs are useless. I can't
help you when you're in trouble.

I'm so useless.

How are you useless? I need
you to do something for me.

What?

I need you to change the
dressing for me every day.

Where's your wound?

Somewhere very private.

If you won't help me, I'll
ask someone else to do it.

I won't let you do that.

Dr To, Mrs. To, Miss Ling's here.

Dr To, Pak-hop, am I
interrupting your conversation?

Not at all.

What's the matter?

I'm delivering the medicine.

I made another pot this morning.

Apply it every morning and evening.

Thank you for the trouble.

Come on. You took a stab
for that pregnant woman.

I'm returning your favor on her behalf.

What? Took a stab?

Yes. Didn't Dr To tell
you how heroic he was?

What happened?

Oh, I get it. He's so heroic.
You shouldn't hear it from me.

Dr To should tell you himself. I get it.

Just pretend I don't know anything.

Stop talking. Let me
change the dressing for you.

Come on. Let me do it for you.

Somewhere very private.

If you won't help me, I'll
ask someone else to do it.

No, you must change it.

Miss Ling.

Yes?

Did you change the dressing for Wai-Shan?

Yes. Don't worry. I'm used to doing
it. I did it for him in the church too.

Come on. Take your clothes off.

I found a prescription in this
book, Valuable Prescriptions,

for neutralizing the
effects of five-stone powder.

Snake gourd root. That's herbal medicine.
Does it really work? Get some good rest.

The patients have taken
the medicine you prescribed.

Their body temperature, heart
rate, breathing, and mental state

have become normal again.

We really need to thank
our Father in Heaven

You're called Father in Heaven now?

Don't joke about
someone's religious faith.

These Boxers were poisoned
by the charm water.

Thanks to Father Taylor for taking
them in. Otherwise they would die.

Shouldn't we thank our
Father in Heaven then?

This is that Tung Tit-kwat's fault.

He convinced the ignorant
Boxers to drink the charm water.

Then they started riots everywhere.

Now that they've gotten into
trouble. He just dumped them.

Dr To, I'm so amazed that you were
able to produce an antidote so soon.

I just did it based on the
experience of predecessors

with some modifications.

Why don't you give me the formula

so I can arrange for mass
production of the medicine

and help more poisoned people?

Here you go.

You can find most of
the medicinal materials

in a Chinese herbal store.

But you must find the snake
gourd roots in the mountain.

Let me do that. I'd go to
hell's gate for those people.

You need to go to hell
to find those roots?

Father Taylor, I think you really
need to brush up on your Chinese.

Don't laugh at him.

If you ran into a tiger on the
mountain, you'd really end up in hell.

Wai-Shan, are you going on a trip?

Yes.

But you haven't recovered
from your injury yet.

Don't worry, Pak-hop. I've
almost recovered completely.

Still you can't go to the
mountain to find medicinal herbs.

When did I say I'm doing that?

Are you going to work in the
Imperial Hospital already?

Of course not. It's sunny today.

I want to go to the lake
with you for some fresh air.

Really?

Look. I'm ready now. Can you go now?

Yes. Let me take this.

OK.

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners.
Enforce justice for heaven.

Son, don't go with them.
Listen to Mom. Go home.

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners.
Enforce justice for heaven.

The foreigners have
bullied us for so long.

If we don't fight back,
they'll push further

The Boxers support Qing and exterminate
foreigners in the nation's interest.

We won't just beat up foreign devils.
We'll burn down their embassies too.

Don't stop me from doing something great.

How could you do that to your mom?

You pushed her onto the ground

just because you want to support
Qing and exterminate foreigners?

You're a bad son.

How dare you smear the
Boxers! Do you want to die?

This woman is sitting on a foreign toy.

You're meddling while you
walk around with a cripple.

Do you really like foreign
toys? Let me play with you then.

Help.

Let go of me.

What do you guys want?

What are you doing? Help.

Mrs. To.

Stop it. Let go of me.

Help.

Stop it.

Fine. This is no fun.

Pak-hop...

Mrs. To.

You're such a busybody.
Take care of your wife first.

Mrs. To.

Let's go.

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners.

Enforce justice for heaven.

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners.
Enforce justice for heaven.

They're a mob.

They will only cause harm
to the nation and the people.

They will really screw up sooner or later.

Support Qing, exterminate foreigners.
Enforce justice for heaven...

I'm not boasting.

Dr To got well so fast because
of our Fuk's secret medicine.

Dr Fuk, when do you think Dr To
can come back to work in the palace?

When? Are you not well, Your Highness?
You want to summon him to the palace?

Not me.

No? Is it His Majesty then? Is he sick?

Your Highness,

I may just be an orthopedist, but
I know some general medicine too.

If it is not a strange
or difficult disease,

you can tell me. We can discuss it.

Actually it's not a strange
or difficult disease.

We're both women. I'll be candid.

His Majesty wasn't close to the
Queen or my older sister Consort Jin.

After I moved back to Yingtai,

I convinced His Majesty to
improve his relationship with them.

He's spent a fair
amount of time with them.

I do admire you for having
the big picture in mind.

His Majesty is the emperor.

Apart from taking care
of national affairs,

he must procreate for
the Aisin Gioros too.

Too bad his health is...

That's true. His Majesty
is physically weak.

That's why I want to ask Dr To

to prescribe some replenishing
medicine for His Majesty.

You've got the right person then.
We Fuks have a secret family recipe.

I promise His Majesty will feel be
really energetic after he takes it.

Procreation will be a piece of cake.

I've already prepared the
medicine Your Highness requires.

It's colorless and odorless.
It easily dissolves in water.

You just need to mix it in
the soup for His Majesty.

Are you sure there won't be any adverse
side effects from taking this medicine?

Don't worry.

This medicine replenishes the
kidneys and strengthens the yang.

If the proper dosage is taken,
there won't be any adverse effects.

Really? The Queen really stayed
in Hanyuan Hall last night?

Caizi also said that she
stayed till this morning.

When she left, she looked really
happy. She was even humming a tune.

I'm so angry.

The Queen slept with His
Majesty before I got a chance.

It doesn't matter who does it first.

What matters is that you must
bear a baby for His Majesty first.

That's correct. I must bear
a baby for His Majesty first,

before Consort Zhen or the Queen.

I must help His Majesty procreate.

Please don't be mad. Have some tea please.

Your Highness.

At ease.

Much obliged.

Have you brought me the thing I want?

Your Highness.

This medicine is colorless and
odorless. It easily dissolves in water.

Just mix it in the soup for His Majesty.

Are you sure it's effective?

Of course. I wish Your Highness
bears a baby for His Majesty soon.

The Queen, Consort Jin and Consort Zhen
have stopped the competition for favor?

It's all over now.

Consort Zhen is no longer the only person

sleeping with His Majesty.

The Queen and Consort Jin went to Yingtai
respectively to sleep with His Majesty.

His Majesty is maintaining

a harmonious relationship with the
three consorts. That's great news.

His Majesty has finally learned
to treat everyone fairly.

Consort Zhen dares not seek
exclusive favor anymore.

It appears that they have learned a lesson

after Your Royal Highness
punished them earlier.

He's finally learned a lesson.

His Majesty cares about
Your Royal Highness.

Consort Zhen isn't stupid either.
They won't fail your expectations.

Then His Majesty will procreate very soon.

Your Royal Highness will
have a grandson soon.

I hope they will behave and
not to drive me mad anymore.

Memorials.

Your Majesty, it's very late.

Have some snacks and
ginseng tea. Then go to bed.

I'm not sleepy yet. I want to
finish reading the memorials first.

You're so concerned. Did
something serious happen?

How would Empress Dowager let me
read memorials about serious matters?

All these are trivial matters.

Empress Dowager allowed memorials to
be delivered here for your perusal.

That's progress already.

When she trusts you more,

I'm sure she'll let you handle
the administration again.

I hope so.

I may not be able to
handle national affairs yet,

but it's still good to learn about

minor events in the government.

Your Majesty is so hard working.
It's a blessing for the people.

I slept with the Queen and Consort
Jin these past couple of nights.

I've neglected you, Consort Zhen.

I don't want you to wear yourself
out. Have some ginseng tea first.

I've felt particularly energetic
these past couple of nights.

I could even kill tigers.

A heroic tiger-slayer. Let me
serve you some good wine then.

Good wine?

How dare you give me tea for wine!
You lied to me. I must punish you.

Your Majesty. Are you OK?

Leshou Hall.

How dare you, wretched woman! You
gave His Majesty an aphrodisiac?

Your Royal Highness,
I just gave His Majesty

some replenishing soup
to strengthen his health.

It wasn't an aphrodisiac.

Zhang Zhengyuan, why did His
Majesty suddenly pass out last night?

I did a checkup for him just now.
His pulse was highly irregular.

His yang was really strong but unstable.
He was really weak and sweating profusely.

My diagnosis is that His
Majesty took an aphrodisiac.

He passed out from exhaustion.

Your Royal Highness, the
prescription I gave Consort Zhen

is really for preparing my
family replenishing soup.

It's very mild. It's not an aphrodisiac.

How dare you Fuk Ling!

Her Royal Highness didn't ask you to
talk. You're stepping out of line to talk?

You're just an orthopedist.
You're not really a doctor.

How dare you prescribe medicine for
His Majesty? Do you know you're guilty?

Your Royal Highness,
Dr To wishes to see you.

Dr To, how is His Majesty?

He's taken the medicine I prescribed.

His pulse is normal and
stable now. He's fine now.

It's lucky that you've kept
His Majesty safe, Dr To.

I must punish you two in case
you harm His Majesty again.

Your Royal Highness,

actually I prescribed the
replenishing soup for His Majesty.

It's not the Fuk's replenishing
soup as Dr Fuk said.

Are you telling the truth, Dr To?

Why did you prescribe
aphrodisiac for His Majesty then?

The medicine I prescribed is
just ordinary herbal medicine.

It's not an aphrodisiac. Will the
Commissioner please examine it?

Morinda roots, rehmannia roots,
schisandra, hyssop and dendrobe.

Your Royal Highness, they're decent herbs.

Then why did His Majesty pass out?

Consort Zhen wanted His Majesty
to treat everyone in a fair manner.

It's normal that she'd ask me to prescribe
some replenishing drugs for His Majesty.

But His Majesty suddenly passed out.

Perhaps he was too eager to
procreate for the Royal Family.

He slept with the Queen and
Consort Jin successively.

As a result, he was exhausted.

It has nothing to do with
the effect of the medicine.

Your Royal Highness, I just want to
give you a grandson as soon as possible.

Me too.

Your Royal Highness, I failed
to handle this properly.

I will pay more attention in future
when taking care of His Majesty's health.

Please forgive Consort Zhen and Dr
Fuk for their inadvertent mistake.

I've worshipped Buddha for years.
I should be merciful like him.

So I won't take issue this time.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Dr To, thank you for your help just now.

I think you should be called Mr Lifesaver.

Actually His Majesty told me
to go to Leshou Hall just now.

He really knows Empress
Dowager's temperament.

Anyway, thanks for convincing Empress
Dowager and taking the fall for me.

I could only take the fall for
you because His Majesty is fine.

I checked his pulse just now. It
appears he did take an aphrodisiac.

He slept with Consort Jin and
the Queen these past two nights.

So someone did give him an aphrodisiac.

They wouldn't want to hurt His Majesty.

They just want to compete for his favor.
They all want to have a baby for him.

They would do anything for that.

But there's no concrete evidence.

Actually you didn't need
to take the fall for me.

You should tell Empress Dowager that
someone gave His Majesty an aphrodisiac.

I did. Just not explicitly.

Empress Dowager is so clever. She
should be able to note my implication.

The Queen is Empress Dowager's niece.

If the Queen were involved,

Empress Dowager wouldn't
have made such a scene.

No wonder she agreed to
cut me some slack just now.

I say she's unfair.

When she thought Consort
Zhen was the culprit,

she held her liable immediately.

But when she realized that
the Queen might be involved,

she just pretended like
nothing had happened.

The most important thing
is that His Majesty's fine.

My older sister didn't
get in trouble either

There are only three
consorts in the palace.

It's already so complicated.

What if there were 3,000
consorts? It would be so chaotic.

Yingtai.

Your Majesty was exhausted earlier.

You should get more
rest. You shouldn't read.

I just need to keep a distance
from women. Now I can't even read?

Su Dongpo once said a person looks
vulgar if there's no bamboo at home.

But I think a person looks
really vulgar if he doesn't read.

Your Majesty is joking about this.
This shows you've recovered a lot.

Your Majesty's pulse is really
more solid and stable now.

I'm fine since Consort Zhen's fine.

Thanks to you, To Chung,
for taking the fall for her.

You've saved her.

It's my duty to relieve
Your Majesty's burden.

I stayed at home to recuperate.

I didn't take care of your health,
hence the problem. Please pardon me.

To Chung, you've done nothing wrong.
By the way, how did you get injured?

I accidentally got stabbed by a
dagger. But I've recovered now.

You stayed at home for days. It
appears that your injury was serious.

Who stabbed you?

That's history already. There's
no point talking about it now.

I trust you so much. But
you're keeping things from me.

Ever since I moved to Yingtai, I've lost
all connection with the outside world.

No one tells me the truth.

No one tells me what
happens outside the palace.

I can't believe you're like them too.

Please don't be mad, Your Majesty.

Actually I was wounded

when I tried to rescue people
in the church from the Boxers.

The Boxers?

You mean those guys who ran around
in Shandong and picked on foreigners?

When did they come to the capital?

They've been here for some time already.

Support Qing and exterminate
foreigners is their slogan.

That's why they have the government's
blessing to make trouble everywhere.

They've even killed foreigners
and hurt lots of innocent people.

They've also set foreign
embassies on fire.

The German Counselor was
burned to death by them.

Really?

I really do envy you. You had a
chance to see Western technology.

But I'm like a bird in a cage.
I can't even leave Yingtai.

You can learn about everything
in the world without leaving home.

If Your Majesty so wishes,
I can be your eyes and ears.

Good. That's exactly what I want to
talk about with you today, Prince Chun.

I think the western countries are
much better than Qing in many respects.

I don't mean to praise
others and belittle ourselves.

But western countries are really
much stronger than Qing in terms of

military power, scientific
technology, political system

and the quality of the populace.

The Japanese used to submit to Qing.

But after their Meiji Restoration,
they're really strong now.

It seems we must carry
out reforms for the nation.

I can't believe you share my exact views.

For Qing to carry out reforms,

we must rely on the strength
of the western countries.

That's why we need to
make them our allies.

We mustn't turn them into our enemies.

You're really insightful, Prince Chun.

Too bad the Boxers are making
trouble in the capital right now.

They even killed the
German Counselor earlier.

This has antagonized
the western countries.

It's imperative that we
deal with this crisis now.

Did you talk to Empress
Dowager about the Boxers?

How would she listen to me?

I'm worry that if we let the
Boxers carry on making trouble,

in the end the western countries

will have no choice but to
form a united front against us.

They could use the excuse of
protecting the foreigners and believers

to invade us by force.

The consequences could be dire.

I think so too.

Too bad Empress Dowager is
being led astray by Prince Duan.

They're letting the Boxers make trouble.

So no one in the
government dares to object.

I'm the only person
who disagrees with this.

I'm afraid there's nothing
I can do to help you.

It's that troublemaker Zaiyi
again. I can't just sit back.

I want to write letters to the western
countries to express my goodwill.

I want to re-establish
relations with them.

I know you're acquainted
with their counselors.

Will you be my messenger this time?

I'm ready and willing
to serve Your Majesty.

Renshou Hall.

Today we four counselors from our
respective countries are gathered here

because we want Your Royal Highness
to make sure justice is served.

I'm all ears.

Do you know your government allows

the mobsters from the Boxers
to vandalize everywhere they go?

They commit arson and murder everywhere.

They didn't just set fire to our
embassy. They even killed our counselor.

What's your explanation?

According to international covenants,
killing a country's counselor

is equivalent to declaring
war on that country.

Relax, gentlemen. The Boxers
is just a civil organization.

What they do has nothing to
do with the Qing government.

So you want to evade responsibility.

Our country's counselor is
our king's representative.

Killing the counselor is the
same as humiliating our king.

If the Qing government refuses
to turn over the murderer to us,

then we will resort to military
force to protect our dignity.

I'm given to understand that

the Boxers burnt down
churches and killed foreigners

because your missionaries had
taken their farmland first.

You guys were at fault first. You
should think of your own mistakes.

Since you're giving us such excuses,

we demand to meet with your Emperor
Guangxu so we can confront him directly.

Emperor Guangxu is the
real emperor of Qing.

Only he can speak for the Qing government.

His Majesty is unwell. He needs
to recover from his illness.

You're lying. Emperor Guangxu
wrote to apologize to our countries.

This shows he's fine and able.

How dare you be so rude.

His Majesty is so esteemed. You think
you can see him whenever you want?

We came to give you an ultimatum.

If you insist on behaving this way,
then we will resort to military force.

If we can't meet with Emperor Guangxu and
get a satisfactory answer in three days,

we will send our troops into the capital

to protect or citizens and
safeguard our interests.

This is nonsense. Qing
is a strong country.

You think we'd fear a few barbaric states?

You guys want to threaten us with
military force? You're so ignorant.

Since there's nothing more
for us to discuss, Lizi

Yes.

Show the guests out.

Yes.

Leshou Hall.

Your Royal Highness.

Do you still remember my existence?

You're forever my Royal Highness.

I'm afraid you just want to
take me out as soon as possible.

That has never crossed my mind.

People say brothers working
together are invincible.

But you two brothers worked
together for an ulterior motive.

Did Your Majesty ask Prince Chun

to deliver letters to the counselors
of four different countries?

Yes.

You colluded with the foreigners
and betrayed our country?

I dare not.

Then why did the four counselors
come together to pressure me

to vest the ruling power back in you?

What advantages did you offer them?