Original subtitles

♫Swords tell all the scars, and I sigh for fleeting life♫

♫Once we meet, how can I like to be apart?♫

♫Walking alone with cold in heart, I deep hide the past♫

♫I keep love and hatred deep in heart, naive no more♫

♫My memories roll when I see you again♫

♫I only dare to be gentle in my dream♫

♫This kiss is boiling with your complex♫

♫Intimacy has disturbed the stars♫

♫Take art of healing as a weapon to guard the homeland♫

♫I'm not swallowed by sorrow and hatred♫

♫I don't want to regret in troubled times Let me change sincerity for eternity♫

♫Let's embark this journey for a slim portion of prosperity♫

♫I'd like to rewrite life, but your looking back breaks my heart♫

♫With you for the rest of my life, I'll risk everything and wait for the morning♫

♫Early morning♫

Episode 20

How I wish His Lordship could go there, too!

Thus he could protect Her Ladyship.

Now Lu Yunqi is there.

I'm so worried.

Don't worry.

Miss Jun is lucky.

She'll be alright.

She'll be alright.

Well, Shopkeeper Liu,

this is from Jiuling.

Well.

What does she want these for?

Jiuling

has her own plan.

Just do as she said.

OK.

Lady Jinxiu,

if there is nothing else,

I'll go back to Deshengchang.

OK.

Unexpectedly,

she has invited so many doctors.

I think Jun Jiuling

is too arrogant this time.

I think she is courting death.

Whatever.

We'll see

a month later.

And

do our duty.

Pay more visit

to lords in the palace.

After all everyone is panic.

We should try to

let them rest assured.

OK.

Excuse me.

See you.

Your Ladyship.

Chen Qi, how is it going?

Has everything arranged there?

Yes.

Let's have a look.

Go.

Doctor.

Water.

Doctor,

help us.

Help the kids.

Please.

Don't be panic.

Doctors are here.

Listen to them first.

Please stand up.

Doctor.

Everyone,

facing the epidemic,

His Majesty is praying for you in the palace.

Arm Moral Department

and those doctors

came without hesitance

to fight the epidemic with you.

I know

some of you

and your kids

are in danger.

I also know that

your parents,

wives and kids are waiting for you

at home.

I promise,

as long as we can fight,

we won't give up any patient

even if we have just one day.

Thank you, Dr. Jun.

Thanks. Thanks.

Time is pressing now.

Please be sure to cooperate in the treatment.

Don't worry, OK?

Your Majesty,

I have one more thing to report.

Go ahead.

Your Majesty,

Dr. Jun went to Qingshan Court

to treat smallpox under your order.

This matter is known to the whole capital city

and other major cities.

The people praised Your Majesty's

boundless grace,

kindness and virtue.

According to the information reported to the Ministry of War by various posts,

after hearing that,

many people with smallpox

have rushed to Qingshan Court.

With such great kindness,

Jiuling Drugstore alone

won't be enough

to inspire the people

and comfort doctors and patients.

I think

to show that the imperial family cares about it,,

a prince

or a king should be sent

to Qingshan Court.

Your Majesty,

I have a different opinion.

Minister Ning, you're wrong.

His Majesty

has sent Commander Lu there with his men,

which shows that

the court cares about it.

Your Majesty,

I don't agree with Minister Tan.

How can he compare

Minister Lu with princes?

Your Majesty,

I don't mean that.

Your Majesty,

His Highness the Third Prince is smart and thoughtful.

He is the right candidate.

Your Majesty,

now His Highness the Third Prince

is working in government offices

to assist you in handling state affairs

and share your worries.

Minister Ning's proposal

isn't proper.

Minister Tan, do you think

which prince

we should recommend

to go to Qingshan Court?

His Highness Prince Xian, the Twelfth Prince.

As the descendant of the imperial family,

he doesn't work in the court.

He is the most suitable person.

That's the only choice now.

That's probably not appropriate.

Your Majesty,

I think of

a better choice than His Highness Prince Xian.

Who are you talking about, Minister Huang?

Your Majesty,

I recommend Zhu Zan,

the son of Lord Cheng.

Your Majesty,

I disagree.

He isn't a descendant of the imperial family

and he is guilty.

He can't assume the responsibility.

You think too much, Minister Ning.

Because he is guilty,

should he be bludgeoned

and never redeem himself?

Instead, he should be

allow to redeem himself.

Your Majesty,

he is older than

His Highness the Third Prince and younger than His Highness Prince Xian.

In the prime of life,

he won't be infected easily.

His father Lord Cheng

is prestige.

As the saying goes,

a tiger father won't beget a dog son.

Your Majesty,

though he isn't

a prince,

people outside

call him His Lordship.

With this status,

I think

he is perfect for it.

Your Majesty, please make the decision.

Minster Huang

is right.

Let Zhu Zan go there.

Your Majesty.

Minister Ning,

should I

repeat it?

Zhu Zan will go to

Qingshan Court

and take charge there

on behalf of the court.

Your Majesty is smart.

Thank you and your uncle today.

As you told us,

we didn't recommend you directly,

or it would backfire.

We must oppose recommending you.

Your Lordship,

I have a question.

What is it?

Are you so familiar

with Miss Jun?

We're just acquaintances.

You knew each other

before the pitch-pot game in Jinyun Restaurant, right?

No.

That's our first meeting.

I just wonder.

If you're familiar with each other,

you should call her Jun Jiuling

or Jiuling.

However,

you don't even call her Miss Jun.

but Jun.

If you don't know each other,

you don't need to

stand up for her again and again,

and even provoke

dastardly Commander Lu.

Scholars tend to think too much.

I just like to call her like that.

See you.

Your Lordship,

when you get to Qingshan Court,

take good care of her.

How is he?

The pulse is stable temporarily.

Come with me.

What's wrong, Dr. Liu?

Most of patients with smallpox

were infected over 3 days ago.

The condition is very critical.

Young people are much better.

As to the cure,

we can use honey and rhizoma cimicifugae,

but the effect is unknown.

Well, Dr. Liu,

decoct

15g of medicated leaven,

1.5g of Coptis chinensis,

5g of radix scrophulariae,

10g of fructus crataegi

and 5g of cicada slough.

I've never heard of this prescription.

Will it work?

First let patients

infected in the past 3 days

and young and strong people drink it.

They can stand it mentally

and physically.

It's safe to treat critically ill patients

who were infected over 3 days ago

with honey and rhizoma cimicifugae.

OK.

We have no choice.

Go.

OK.

Go. Decoct a little longer.

Take this.

Well.

Here you are.

Give me a bowl.

Here you are.

-A bowl for each. -Here you are. Yours.

Take it.

Chen Qi,

bring decoction here.

OK.

Don't scratch.

Don't scratch.

What's wrong?

Dr. Jun.

Dr. Jun,

can I be cured?

Well, take it.

Well.

Open your mouth.

Hold on. Hold on.

As long as you believe us,

you'll be alright.

You'll be alright.

Do you know?

OK.

Chen Qi,

prepare a bowl of decoction for her.

OK.

Dr. Jun,

go check over there.

The young man is dying.

Dr. Jun.

You're alright. You're alright.

Hold on.

What's going on?

He was fine just now.

It's critical.

Yes.

I must apply acupuncture.

OK.

Help me hold him down, Dr. Feng.

OK.

Roll up his sleeve.

OK.

No.

Hold him hard.

Do you feel better?

Dr. Feng,

prepare a bowl of decoction for him.

OK.

Dr. Feng,

let's have a talk.

Acupuncture can stabilize

the condition for the time being.

We have to find the right prescription

as soon as possible.

OK.

Go ahead with your business.

OK. OK.

Now with more and more critically ill patients,

what should we do?

The present situation

is graver than what I expected.

I've been studying medical books,

but I haven't found a foolproof cure.

According to today's diagnosis,

what do you think?

Well.

I made some notes today.

Of patients with smallpox,

those with bright pustules are in good conditions.

Those with red pustules have mild symptoms.

Those with dense pustules are in severe condition.

Those with plump and red pustules have mild symptoms.

Those have a fever and are short of breath are in severe condition.

Those with waxen pustules have mild symptoms.

Those with abdominal distention, thirst

and heavy breath

are critically ill.

Yeah.

With so many patients with smallpox,

we need to adjust the prescription in time

according to the symptoms of different patients

for use.

I've compiled

a set of prescriptions.

Patients with an exterior syndrome of deficient nutrient qi

can drink Wuchaihu decoction.

Patients with an exterior syndrome of deficiency-cold yang qi

can drink

Chaige Guizhi decoction.

Patients with an exterior syndrome of strong qi

can drink...

Yeah.

...Shuxie decoction.

Or drink Jiajian Sensu decoction.

Patients with an exterior syndrome of predominant cold

can take Five Accumulations Powder

or drink Mahuang Gancao decoction.

OK.

Please

adjust the prescription in time

according to the symptoms of different patients

for use.

OK.

Now please try your best

to tide over the difficulties

in Qingshan Court.

-Yes. -Yeah.

Your Ladyship,

leave it to me.

No need.

No error in dosage and heat

of this prescription is allowed.

I think

your prescription during the day has worked.

Now it's quieter outside.

I fear it won't last long.

You've worked hard today.

Drink a bowl of ginseng soup

to fresh up.

Where did you get it?

It,

it's from the Imperial Academy of Medicine.

His Majesty said

we can use medicinal materials as we like,

so I took ginseng and pilose antler

from the Imperial Academy of Medicine

for us to fresh up.

Send it to Dr. Feng and the rest.

They've worked hard today.

But Your Ladyship...

I'm fine.

It's late.

Why does he come here?

He is haunting.

Being ordered to monitor Qingshan Court,

he should check here.

Go.

Leave him alone.

He didn't suffer from scrofula,

right?

Answer me.

Miss Jun didn't

come to work for you.

Your Lordship.

Jiang Baihu.

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency,

he, he, he suffered from...

See clearly?

Though you have the decree,

you need to follow the rules in Qingshan Court.

Sure.

But

we're different.

I never bully a lady.

I never bully a lady.

I only kill people.

What brings you here?

You said

you'll fight for the people,

so do I.

It's dangerous here.

You...

I said

so do I.

Please hold on.

No.

Guo'er, be a good girl.

No.

Guo'er, be a good girl.

Guo'er,

as you apply the medicine,

you can get better,

so you can

have fun with your mom.

Sister Jun,

after applying the medicine,

will I,

will I get better?

I promise you,

as long as you be a good girl

and apply the medicine,

you'll get better soon.

I promise, OK?

Guo'er,

you're the best.

I'll apply the medicine now.

Hold on.

Be good.

OK?

Just a moment. Just a moment.

Just a moment.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Hold on.

Mr. Cheng.

Mr. Cheng.

Mr. Cheng.

Do you feel better?

What's wrong?

Do you feel better?

Hold on.

OK. OK.

Hold on.

Hold on.

I'll apply acupuncture.

OK.

Show me the purlicue.

OK.

Mr. Cheng,

hold on.

Hold on.

Acupuncture can relieve pain for the time being.

Mr. Cheng is old.

Take good care of him.

OK.

Miss Jun,

I hope your prescription

will work.

No one can give up

until the last minute.

Sleep and you'll feel nothing.

He is dead.

He is dead.

He was alright last night.

-He is dead. -I fear.

I don't want to die.

Guo'er, be a good girl.

I don't want to die.

Guo'er, be a good girl.

Miss Jun,

what's going on?

You said it's curable, right?

He was too old

and deadly ill.

We missed the best treatment time.

Mom,

I don't want to die.

Mom,

I fear.

Guo'er,

as long as you cooperate in treatment

and listen to me,

I'll keep you alive.

I'll listen to you.

No. No.

After all those efforts,

we'll still die.

I'd better die directly.

We'll accept no treatment, Guo'er.

We'll accept no treatment.

It's painful.

Sister,

I understand how you feel now,

but I want to tell you,

whether Guo'er

can keep alive

depends on you

rather than the rest of us.

As long as you don't give up,

she won't give up.

Do you know?

Only you are

her strongest support.

In the darkest days,

you're her light.

Why did you come to the capital city

with her from afar?

You wanted to find her

a way to live, right?

Listen to Dr. Jun.

Dr. Jun,

I was confused.

We'll,

we'll listen to you.

We won't give up.

We'll receive treatment.

We'll listen to you.

Yeah. Yeah. We'll listen to you.

We'll receive treatment.

Well.

Be careful.

Drink the decoction.

Miss Jun.

Lie down.

Well.

Wait.

What's wrong?

Two patients were just carried away.

Five are dead in total.

Gather all doctors tonight.

We'll speed up the test.

We must find the prescription for smallpox

as soon as possible.

Is this a good medicine for curing diseases

-or a poison for killing people? -Madam,

please calm down.

please calm down.

Sorry.

We know what happened last night.

Today,

dead patients are

carried away one after another.

Are we going to

-die soon? –Madam.

Madam, calm down.

Calm down.

Calm down.

Stop lying to us.

If you really want to,

why can't you cure us now?

Why are more

and more people dying?

What medicine

did you give us?

What is it?

-What is it? –I wonder, too.

Why can't it be cured?

Everyone,

please go back.

We've never

given up

developing a prescription.

But so far,

no radical cure

has been found.

I see.

You can't cure it at all.

You tricked us into coming here

for fear that we may infect those

in the capital city, right?

-No. -You liar.

-You have tricked us. -No.

If you had told the truth,

we wouldn't have

bothered coming here from afar.

Dying at home,

at least,

we can revert to

our origin.

Please go back.

Well,

Dr. Feng,

this is our fault.

We must face it.

I hope you believe

we take every patient

her seriously.

If we could do it,

we would have suffered it for you.

Every doctor here

values your lives

more than our own.

I hope you can

give us more time.

We'll try our best

to find the way

to cure smallpox.

No matter what happens,

no matter when it is,

all doctors will

always be with you.

Everyone.

Your Lordship.

I'm Zhu Zan, son of Lord Cheng.

Before you recover

and the epidemic ends,

I'll

always be here with you.

I know

you feel sad

and desperate,

but you must stick to it

until the last moment.

I mean

all of us,

instead one of you,

to sick to the end.

Please

trust Dr. Jun

and other doctors.

As long as we stick to it,

we'll beat the smallpox epidemic.

OK.

Everyone,

go back.

It's important to recover peacefully.

Go back.

Well. Well. Well.

-Go. -Go back.

Your Ladyship.

Your Ladyship,

Shopkeeper Liu said

it's difficult to do what you asked for the time being,

but he'll do it as soon as possible.

If you meet His Excellency Lu later,

tell him not to

stop those from Deshengchang

from sending goods here.

I'll go and take them.

OK.

Zhu...

I hastily sent

the decree

before thinking carefully.

Did Miss Jun blame you?

No,

she thanked me instead.

Why do you blame yourself?

After all, there is some distance

between the capital city and Zezhou.

The exchange of information is never

faster than the changes at any time.

When sending it,

I didn't expect

those things happened later.

What happened to Miss Jun in the capital city?

She was ordered

to treat smallpox in Qingshan Court.

Now

she needs a large amount of herbal medicine,

money

and cattle with smallpox.

Cattle with smallpox?

What for?

I don't know.

But since she needs it,

it must be useful.

Hurry up.

Send it to the capital city urgently.

Yes.

Jiuling,

you have to be fine.

You can't go out.

I came with a decree.

I can't run away.

Your Lordship.

Get away.

Your Lordship.

Lu Yunqi.

Your Lordship.

Your Lordship, you can't go in.

It has been years.

-Your Excellency. -You're still so rude.

You're the same,

Lu Yunqi.

Are you here for a fight?

Miss Jun asked me to tell you

not to stop those from Deshengchang

from sending goods here.

Let them come to the foot of the mountain.

Let her tell me in person

what she wants in the future.

Do you know why she let me pass the message?

Because she really doesn't like

your cold poker face.

It's better than

you being so heartless

and smiling all day.

Being heartless

is better than being cruel.

She asked for a lot of honey and rhizoma cimicifugae.

Isn't she going to use them?

Besides,

she asked for a lot of liquor.

Use liquor as medicine?

According to my previous investigation,

liquor and lime are used

on dead patients

to prevent the disease

from spreading.

She asked for so much liquor.

I think many people have died.

I think so.

However,

Commander Lu guards strictly.

People unrelated can't enter or leave there.

We sent medicinal materials,

but we can't go up the mountain.

When handing over the medicinal materials,

we asked people there about it,

they told us

nothing.

So

no one knows what's going on

over there.

So Jun Jiuling can hide the truth.

Imperial Doctor Jiang,

we asked, but he didn't answer.

What if

His Majesty asks him?

It's impossible

for Lu Yunqi not to answer.

Dr. Jun,

with your prescription,

the patients haven't got better.

What should we do?

Time is so short.

Dr. Feng.

you're wrong.

Smallpox is serious.

Who is seriously infected

will be killed in just 7 days.

It has nothing to do with time

when treating such a disease.

Yes.

As more patients

died,

it's getting difficult

to pacify the rest patients.

Dr. Jun,

had we known that you have no secret prescription,

we wouldn't have

risked our life with you.

Yeah.

Now that you can't treat smallpox,

don't try to be a savior.

And I heard that

the situation is worse around the country.

If many people have been killed,

none of us

can survive.

Yes.

What should we do?

Yes.

Stop making noise.

Go ahead.

Why do you stop?

If you make any noise, I'll kill you now.

It, it...

You're haunting.

Hello.

What did you talk with them?

It's my fault.

I can't come up with a solution.

Back then Dr. Jun said

we didn't

do it before.

With more people,

it'll be more convenient.

Doctors,

she is wrong

in this matter.

She is wrong

because she isn't sure enough that

she can cure it.

However,

she hides nothing

and takes the lead.

Once I asked her

what if no doctor came to cure the disease.

She said it was dangerous

and unpredictable.

We had to support our family members.

It was normal if we didn't come.

She can understand.

Then I asked her

why she came.

She said

those who have medical skill

save people,

while those who have medical ethics

save the world.

She chose the latter.

If you don't

want to treat patients here,

I won't force you.

But please don't leave here.

I'll arrange a safe

and individual house for you.

When the smallpox epidemic ends,

I'll send you down personally.

I promise I won't say anything about what happened today.

Sirs,

that day you came here

risking your life.

I'm unable to repay your kindness.

I know these days

you've been working

day and night

and wholeheartedly.

Thank you very much.

None of us

wants to see the present situation.

As long as there is still one person alive,

what we're doing is meaningful.

My father told me

to just do good deeds

without asking about the future.

Please stay here,

because every patient here

needs you.

Now that

I came out of free will,

I'll keep working

without complaint.

I won't leave.

Me, either.

I'll stay here.

I'll also stay here.

I'll stay here.

Well.

I'll take the risk.

I'll keep your kindness today

in my mind.

Now I have a prescription.

We may give it a try.

Please have a look.

What is it?

Look.

It's great.

We can have a try.

We'll make it up directly.

Thank you.

OK. Go.

Well.

Well.

Look.

Thank you for your hard work.

I hope the prescription will work.

So many people have been killed.

Once the news gets out,

it may be out of control.

Today...

Don't mention that.

What I did today

is for you

and those outside.

How is it going with Guo'er this morning?

Has she got better?

After drinking the new decoction last night,

she is better today.

I think the prescription last night

works.

Have scabs formed?

I checked just now.

Some seem to fall off.

If she doesn't have a fever,

she'll recover soon.

But I think

to defeat this pox epidemic completely,

we must find a radical cure

as soon as possible.

Yes.

Your Ladyship,

besides those of Arm Moral Department,

more soldiers come and guard outside.

People outside

don't know what happens here

except that we receive

new patients every day.

They fear it isn't optimistic here,

so they pay more attention here.

Have they arrived?

They'll arrive soon.

But now

it's difficult to send

the supplies outside here.

Well,

go to his lordship.

Ask him to go down the mountain with you to get them.

OK.

Go.

Shopkeeper Liu.

Your Lordship.

As Miss Jun told us,

we gathered a cart

of betel nuts transferred from other places.

These are

cattle we can find.

It's difficult to find such cattle.

Fearing that it may be too late,

I send this batch first.

Just cattle and betel nuts?

It's normal to use betel nuts as medicine.

What about the cattle?

For food?

Your Lordship, please watch your mouth.

Its unlawful

to slaughter cattle in our state.

Then she must

have her own reasons for that.

Your Lordship,

we can send things

up there before.

Why can't we

get in now?

Is it getting

more serious there?

Don't worry.

With Miss Jun there,

all is going well.

Go home.

It's convenient outside.

OK.

I'm leaving.

If you need anything,

let me know.

Are you going to

let me carry these medicine and cattle alone?

Come and help.

Well.

Dr. Jun,

what are these cattle for?

They were infected with smallpox,

so I'll

scrape off their scabs

for smallpox treatment.

For smallpox treatment?

Treat with scabs?

The cattle

can be used for treating smallpox?

According to notes from south of the Five Ridges,

smallpox was rampant there.

Countless people were killed.

All people were killed in some villages,

but

some survived.

They were infected with smallpox when they were young.

So

I wonder

if those who got smallpox

won't be infected again.

Well,

you mean to

let people who got smallpox

to take care of the patients?

I mean...

Yes.

What if

each of us gets smallpox once?

Each of us?

Well,

each of us gets smallpox once.

Well, if each of us gets it...

-What if one of us dies? -All of us will die?

-Yes. -I know smallpox is deadly.

But what if

there is kind of smallpox

with weak toxicity

that won't kill us?

In ancient books and anecdotes,

cattle which had been infected with and recovered from smallpox were used to deal with the disease.

We may have a try.

Let man suck

smallpox toxicity from cattle.

Exactly.

The cattle

have recovered from smallpox,

so their smallpox

has weak toxicity.

Will,

will this work?

How to make sure

the smallpox toxicity

isn't deadly?

Yeah.

If

it doesn't work,

it's like killing people.

-Yes. -Yes.

That would kill people.

Yes.

-It's urgent... -She may become a murderer.

We need a person

who hasn't contacted with patients with smallpox.

And

if the test on him

is successful,

we can test on more patients.

-Well, try? -Are you kidding?

Are you kidding?

It's ridiculous.

No. No. No.

-We can't do that. -It's ridiculous.

It's absurd.

Dr. Feng,

can you see what I mean?

♫Outline in my dream♫

♫can be carved on your face♫

♫Time interlaces in the eye waves♫

♫For unspeakable cause and effect♫

♫Let me weigh every word♫

♫Life is full of twists and turns♫

♫So hard to be free and easy♫

♫Tomorrow always comes♫

♫I'd like to entrust myself to you♫

♫to enjoy stars and the land together♫

♫In long silence♫

♫We are far separated by a sea of faces♫

♫What else can I do except for a sigh?♫

♫The rest of my life is bumpy♫

♫You are like vast nature, while I'm a gust of wind♫

♫I'm be eventually be passed by♫

♫The wind is in hot pursuit♫

♫to stay with nature♫

♫If memories can tell♫

♫It will make me shed tears♫

♫Rare to meet you again, tears well up in my eyes♫

♫Tomorrow always comes♫

♫I'd like to entrust myself to you♫

♫to enjoy stars and the land together♫

♫In long silence♫

♫We are far separated by a sea of faces♫

♫What else can I do except for a sigh?♫

♫The rest of my life is bumpy♫

♫You are like vast nature, while I'm a gust of wind♫

♫I'm be eventually be passed by♫

♫The wind is in hot pursuit♫

♫to stay with nature♫

♫If memories can tell♫

♫Every of its words will make me shed tears♫

♫Rare to meet you again, tears well up in my eyes♫

♫You are like vast nature, while I'm a gust of wind♫

♫It's me♫

♫You shuttle through the bottom of my heart♫

♫Has nature ever asked for any clues about the wind?♫

♫Any clues?♫

♫If my longing for you can be written down♫

♫Every word would be as strong as pouring rain falling down♫

♫You take me as a stranger when we finally meet again♫

♫Tears well up in my eyes♫