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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?