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Princess at Large 2

Episode 18

Hurry up. Give me some cold water.

Never mind that.

The corruption case is a more urgent matter.

Figure it out within ten days,

otherwise you'll bear all the consequences!

Yes.

I'll leave now, Your Majesty.

Mother!

Which immature minion told that to my son,

making him take the trouble to come here?

My headache is merely a result of poor sleep.

I'll recover after resting for a while.

There's no need to see a physician.

Mother…

Mother is in good health.

Surely there's no need to see an ordinary physician.

But since

Doctor Lan is an expert in life nourishing,

I've brought her here

so that she can give mother some tips about the nourishing of life,

and prescribe some diet therapies for mother.

Your son has no other intentions.

Your Majesty.

Wouldn't I be too ungrateful

if I do not accept

the suggestion of my filial son?

When has Rebu Hadi

become so considerate?

Come on.

Begin your diagnosis.

Uh.

Could you please tell me how you're feeling,

Your Majesty?

I'm just feeling a little dizzy.

Nothing serious.

Is there any other discomfort?

Just a slight indisposition, I should say.

My filial son

has been feeding me too well,

which disturbs the balance between spleen and stomach,

which in turn causes wind-phlegm.

Your Majesty is well versed in medical theories.

I might be showing off my meager skill in front of an expert.

Your Majesty probably gets tired because of too much pondering,

which affects spleen and stomach,

leading to their imbalance and disorder.

Then the wind-phlegm accumulates

and rises to disturb the head.

How about I prescribe a soup therapy consisting of

pinellia, atractylodes macrocephala, and gastrodia elata?

OK.

Doctor Lan,

can you cure Fengxun's illness?

Please rest assured, Your Majesty.

I certainly will make His Highness fully recover.

Good.

Her Majesty doesn't like pulse feeling,

and it's hard to make further diagnosis without feeling her pulse.

But since Her Majesty is aware of the mechanism

of her disease,

Your Highness doesn't have to worry too much.

Good.

From today on,

apart from treating Fengxun,

you'll be in charge of nursing the queen back to health.

OK?

His Highness the second is now in stable condition,

so I needn't look after him all day long.

As for Her Majesty,

I only need to see her once in a few days.

So I have plenty of time now.

Please allow me

to make full use of the hospital.

This is the mansion of the princes of Nanyan.

Do you want to treat everyone here?

Uh?

At least I can treat everyone in the mansion.

No way!

Don't forget that you're a vice director

of the Imperial Hospital of Nanyan.

As you say,

I am now an imperial physician of Nanyan,

instead of a nurse for you and your brother only!

If the hospital opens to the public,

wouldn't it be much easier for assassins to do their job?

Are all the bodyguards of Your Highness

just a bunch of good-for-nothings?

Is the hospital a place for the royals

and dignitaries only

even when your brother was in Nanyan?

I…

I will not approve of that, anyway.

Hum.

What a stubborn man.

Hum!

You may go forward.

Such a grand occasion is indeed rarely seen.

You may go get your medicines.

Next one.

I really miss the time when His Highness the second was here.

Having a fever?

I'll prescribe some anti-inflammatory medicines for you.

Radix paeoniae alba, 25 grams.

It seems that Doctor Lan and His Highness the second are the same type of persons.

I don't think Zhang Baichou

has the benevolence of a good physician.

Then we must take good care

to protect Doctor Lan from being hurt

by assassins.

Um.

OK.

Well,

that's it.

Here you are.

Thank you.

You may go get your medicines.

What's your name?

Jiang Liang.

What kind of discomfort do you have?

Frequent nose bleeding,

and dizziness.

And I often pass out recently.

Nose bleeding

and dizziness…

When did they begin?

About a year ago.

That's quite a long time.

Have you seen a doctor previously?

Here you are.

I've been busy with my job in the mansion.

This is the first time I have the time to see a doctor.

Alas.

Let's do a check first.

Give me your hand.

Uh.

Uh.

Hey—

Hey!

Are you alright?

Hey!

Are you alright?

What's the matter?

Hey!

Somebody help him!

Are you alright?

Uh.

Wake up.

Attendants!

Hey.

What happened to me?

You passed out again.

Slowly.

Are you in conflict with someone?

No.

Really?

That's strange.

How come you were poisoned?

I wasn't poisoned.

This poison takes effect once every two months.

People who are poisoned will die for sure after one bout.

The antidote

is in my hand.

I shall be absolutely loyal and obedient to you,

my lord.

Well.

Perhaps you ate something poisonous

without realizing that.

But don't worry.

I've already removed the poison.

You're of a frail nature in the first place,

and then there was this chronic poison.

Hence the symptoms such as dizziness and nose bleeding.

Passing out is already a serious symptom.

Luckily you've come here in time,

otherwise

all would be too late.

Is it

already so serious?

Alas.

You payed too little attention to your health.

That's why it is already so serious

when these symptoms emerge.

You must take a good rest

for a period of time.

And stop doing any heavy work.

If you have any discomfort later,

come to see me asap.

OK?

Good bye.

Come over here.

OK.

Please make a diagnosis for me, Doctor Lan.

Here.

This is yours.

Thanks.

Thank you, Doctor Lan.

Ah.

The work is finally done.

Ah.

Oh, my waist.

It's going to break.

So painful.

Ah.

Huh.

You're imitating me?

Naughty girl.

Let's do waist-whirling.

Follow me.

Waist-whirling.

Like this?

Yep.

Then do it in the opposite direction.

Whirling round and round.

I failed to fulfil my duty.

Please punish me, my lord.

Has she been wounded or mutilated?

My lord,

she

didn't get hurt.

It's your second attempt to kill her,

but she's still alive

and in perfect condition.

We'll give you a last chance.

You must succeed this time.

My lord,

Your Highness,

I'm afraid

I can't obey this order.

What do you say?

I'm a humble servant,

looked down by you and many others.

But Lan Ruoxi gives free treatments to all

and regards all as equal,

without a hint of condescension.

I was going to kill her,

but she did her utmost to remove the poison on me

and saved my life.

I, Jiang Liang, am not an ungrateful man,

so I really

cannot do it.

No wonder you dare to defy our order.

So the poison in your body has been removed.

Will you

kill Princess and me to repay her

for saving your life?

I never intend that.

Why do you still come back

after the poison in your body has been removed?

You know what the punishment for a traitor is,

since you've worked for me all these years.

I've never intended to betray you, my lord,

but I know loyalty and righteousness are incompatible.

I've come back

to ask for my death.

Good.

I'll satisfy your request.

Don't!

Your Highness.

I am the princess of Lousai,

trapped in this secret room,

unable to see the sky and the sun.

And she, as a Crown Princess,

was caught and taken to Nanyan and is now struggling to survive.

Both of us are at a low ebb,

but she

is still running a hospital

and treating patients as before,

and has become an angel in the eyes of many people.

In contrast,

I have become

as haggard as a ghost.

Your Highness,

you mustn't be enchanted by her.

You used to be

a kinder person than she.

Set him free.

Give your thanks.

Thanks for not killing me, Your Highness.

Doctor Miracle,

tell me more about the outside world.

You mentioned the prairie last time,

but what does it look like?

Are there mountains?

Eh,

can the horses there run fast?

Atractylodes macrocephala...

Five grams.

How does kumiss taste?

Hey, Doctor Miracle,

did you ever drink that?

My mother and my brothers never allow me

to drink alcohol.

But they allow themselves to drink.

Hey,

Doctor Miracle,

how about you tell me

some stories that happened on your way

from Donglin to Nanyan?

Your Highness,

there is little

worthy of telling about my journey to Nanyan.

Well, if you don't want to talk about that...

Then tell me something about Lousai and Donglin.

I often hear mother mention these two places.

Your Highness,

I always lived in the palace,

as you do now,

when I was in Donglin,

and I've never been to Lousai.

That can't be.

My second brother said that

the more a physician travels,

the more skilled she becomes.

Just like Doctor Wonder.

I tell you what,

she didn't become Doctor Wonder until she had traveled

all the places in the world.

Was that also said by your second brother?

Yes.

Doctor Miracle,

you must have been to everywhere

since you're so skilled in medicine.

So just tell me about it.

OK?

Oh yes,

I do know a person

who really has been to many places.

Who?

Gu Xifeng, the Gallant Doctor.

Besides, he's very good at storytelling.

He can keep telling stories for three days and three nights on end.

Three days and three nights?

Yeah.

That won't do.

Why's that?

I have to sleep at night.

Um...

He can tell me the stories in the day and rest at night,

which would then take six days to finish.

She's like a shrewd employer.

OK.

We'll have him tell you stories in this way.

By the way,

you can ask the imperial physicians about Gu Xifeng.

They must know a lot about him.

Really?

They might even

have seen him in person.

Really!?

Yeah.

Great!

Gu Xifeng.

Gu Xifeng.

Gu Xifeng.

Oho!

I've finally coaxed this elf away.

Gu Xifeng,

please don't come to Nanyan.

I tell you what,

today's weather is quite fine.

Indeed.

And the clouds look beautiful, too.

Yeah.

This is the place.

Kay.

Please line up.

Don't squeeze.

One person at a time.

Here you are.

Thank you, doctor.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thank you, doctor.

Thanks.

Here you are.

Thank you, doctor.

Thanks.

Thank you, doctor.

Thank you, doctor.

Thanks.

Thank you, doctor.

We have distributed all the 100 pouches of medicines.

Please come earlier tomorrow

if you want the medicines.

Well, let's leave here.

Doctor,

will you be distributing the medicines tomorrow?

Yes.

Oh,

that's great.

Thanks.

Sigh.

It's a long time since I came to Nanyan.

I wonder how Lingxiao is doing in Donglin.

Is he taking good care of himself?

You...

How come...

Er...

I was walking on the way

when I suddenly realized that

the person in Nanyan who is most familiar with Gu Xifeng

is you, Doctor Miracle!

Doctor Miracle,

tell me some stories about Gu Xifeng.

Alas.

Destined misfortunes cannot be avoided.

No way.

I'm not a lady who resigns herself to misfortunes.

Um?

What are you murmuring?

Dear Princess,

I can tell you the stories

after you help me

make the decoction for the queen.

Come on.

Okay.

Take a seat.

Go for it.

OK.

I'll go have a rest.

Hey.

Doctor Miracle,

is this decoction for treating my mother's sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking?

Yep.

What on earth is this sleepwalking the queen has?

Alas.

Curiosity killed the cat.

But what if

it's a rarely seen disease?

Don't you want to see it?

But she is the queen of Nanyan.

If you cure her,

Lingxiao would have another big foe.

Sigh.

But you're a physician.

Why do you think so much?

Besides,

you might not

be able to cure her.

How dare you belittle my medical skills?

Let's go

to give it a try.

No problem.

Um.

98 Gu Xifeng,

99 Gu Xifeng,

100 Gu Xifeng. (Like counting sheep.)

Damn!

Still sleepless.

Sigh.

Oh.

Doctor Miracle!

Er...

How did you recognize me?

I knew it's you at first sight.

Doctor Miracle,

why are you wearing such clothes?

Er...

I like

slim fit clothes.

Look.

Look.

Dose it make me look slim?

Hee hee.

Yeah, it does.

Uh-huh.

Well,

Your Highness,

where are you going?

Isn't now the time for sleeping?

I tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.

I was going to see you at the hospital

and listen to stories about Gu Xifeng.

I see.

Didn't she say she has to sleep at night?

What?

Uh?

Oh.

Nothing.

I mean,

it's so late at night.

Go to bed now.

I'll tell you those stories tomorrow.

Kay.

Oh no.

I'm sleepless.

Well,

you can count Gu Xifeng.

One Gu Xifeng, two Gu Xifeng...

You'll fall asleep when you count to 100 Gu Xifeng.

Oh.

I'll have a try.

OK.

Uh.

Doctor Miracle.

Uh-huh.

Where are you going? It's so late at night.

That is the way to my mother's bed chamber.

That's right.

I'm going to make diagnosis for Her Majesty.

Doesn't she sleepwalk?

Come on.

I'll lead the way.

Er...

Er,

Your Highness.

Hey.

Shh—

Hey.

This way.

Give it to me.

I wonder why would a princess

know how to pick a lock.

When I was young,

I often asked my second brother to let me go outside,

and he said,

You're not going anywhere before you learn lock-picking.

But after I learned lock-picking,

he said,

You're not going anywhere before you learn to be artful.

Wow.

Why didn't I come up with such a good way

of tricking a kid?

Hey.

Hey.

Doctor Miracle,

look.

It's unlocked!

Shh—

Are there any other palace maids?

No.

Lu Ying is the most trusted maid of my mother.

No one except she

would be on watch here.

What's this about?

In order to prevent sleepwalking,

mother asks her maids

to tie her up when she goes to bed every night,

lest she should have any accident.

It's nerve-calming incense.

Does she use it everyday?

Yeah.

Mother has been using it

ever since she began sleepwalking.

Alas.

Sister Lu Ying has turned gray prematurely

because of mother's illness.

Take it.

Um.

Hey!

Why are you doing this?

Nerve-calming incense helps with sleep,

but it affects pulse-feeling.

I'll light it again after feeling her pulse.

How's it?

The pulses are peaceful.

There's no sign of indisposition.

That's impossible.

Ah.

Who are you?

Set me free.

Is this a symptom of sleepwalking?

Yes.

Banxia.

Mother.

How come you're here, my daughter?

Someone is trying to assassinate me.

There's an assassin trying to kill me!

Mother,

nobody is trying to kill you.

You're ill!

See?

I've taken Doctor Miracle to treat your illness.

Don't be deceived by wicked people, Banxia.

Someone is indeed trying to assassinate your mother.

I don't remember since when

I began to wake up at night,

finding myself all tied up in bed.

There must be something abnormal happening at court.

Banxia,

how is your father the King?

Father...

Father was gone a few years ago.

Gone?

A few years?

Mother.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Doctor Miracle,

you see.

That's the symptom of mother's sleepwalking.

It's not sleepwalking.

Judging by this symptom she's displaying now,

it's more like dual personality.

I'm not a sleepwalker,

nor do I have dual personality.

I'll repeat my words:

someone is trying to assassinate me,

somebody wants to kill me!

Banxia.

Mother.

Attendants!

Attendants!

Let me out.

Attendants!

Set me free.

Set me free.

Set me free.

Set me loose.

Let me out.

I want to go out.

Sigh.

Is there any way to treat mother's illness?

Your Highness.

Um?

You mustn't tell anyone

what we saw tonight.

Why?

Because if you do,

I won't tell you the stories about Gu Xifeng.

Doctor Miracle.

Um?

Will you continue treating my mother?

Yes.

But

I've never treated this illness before,

although I had read about it in medical books.

So

I need to continue observing.

Uh—

Then what should we do now?

Now we can only

go to visit your filial brother.

OK.

Let's go.

No way!

Why?

Mother's confused consciousness is an open secret.

But she is too proud

to bear the criticism of anybody.

You...

You're just having an unreasonable phobia about medicine!

If you tell mother that she is ill for sure,

I'm afraid the blow to her

would far exceed the benefit of treating her.

Now you just need to focus on treating Fengxun.

Don't you bother about other matters.

But...

Hey.

Please.

Hum.

I heard that an itinerant physician has come.

Oh?

A handsome man, is that right?

Yeah!

And very skillful in medicine.

I heard that he's already treated many patients here.

Yeah.

I remember his name is Gu Xifeng,

is that right?

Isn't he called Li Shizhen?

No, no, no.

He's Gu Xifeng.

What are you chatting about!?

Your Highness.

Your Highness,

we've heard that an itinerant physician has come to Nanyan,

distributing medicines in a marketplace.

Sigh.

Doctor Miracle had told me

a similar story a long time ago.

A famous physician named Li Shizhen came to...

Your Highness,

That physician is not called Li Shizhen.

His name is...

Gu Xifeng.

Gu Xifeng?

Yeah.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Mr. Gu,

do you think

it really can have any effects by distributing

100 pouches of medicines every day?

Ruoxi once told me that

this method is called

hunger marketing,

which aims to make people

believe that they've made

the best choice.

Have you forgotten

the example she gave us?

But

the example she gave was about selling millet.

What matters is not what you sell,

but to win popularity.

I see.

You're Gu Xifeng?

Yes.

Hey.

Hey.

Drink it.

How impolite I am to let a lady pour tea for me.

It's okay.

Sit down.

Tell me your stories.

Stories?

Yep.

What stories do you want to hear?

Gu Xifeng!

Huh.

Ruoxi!

Doctor Miracle!

It's really you!

I heard some palace maids say you've come,

but I couldn't believe it.

I heard that

you've been treating Rebu Fengxu.

That's right.

Eh,

I almost forgot it if you hadn't mention that.

Let's go.

Hey!

I'll go with you two.

Er,

Your Highness,

How about you go to inform your brother

that Gu Xifeng the Gallant Doctor has come?

Kay!

Come on.

Oh.

This way.

Uh?

Where are you taking me?

There're many eavesdroppers in the palace.

Ruoxi.

So we can only talk here at the hospital.

Er,

please wait a minute outside.

But I...

You...

How can you leave me here when you go inside yourself?

Ah.

That's it.

What is the matter?

Have you come here at Lingxiao's request?

How is he now?

Eh,

and what is the present situation of Donglin?

Yes, I was dispatched by Lingxiao.

He's doing very well.

Oh,

that's good.

Sigh.

All is well if he is well.