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Your Lordship,

two female military medics on the grain transport crew

request an audience with you.

Female military medics?

Bring them in.

Brace yourself, Your Lordship.

I'm temporarily acting as a royal physician

and comforting the army on behalf of His Majesty.

During the journey, I heard you were trapped in a mountain near Wu River.

So I decided to come here.

You snuck out during an incense-offering ritual, right?

This is a battlefield,

not your playground.

Don't be a clever clogs again,

or there will be catastrophic outcomes.

Anyway,

I'm a blessed noble lady.

Plus, the pig butcher squad was by my side.

They helped me break the siege

and escape danger.

There are people on the cliff! Shoot!

Oh no, they found us.

Take cover!

Give me your hand.

You were just lucky enough

to get

within our archers' range.

If you had been caught by Shi Yue and his men,

do you know what would've happened to you?

At best, sexual assaults.

At worst, a gruesome death.

I did act rashly

and never considered the risks.

Punish me

as you please.

Your Lordship,

Counselor is asking for a meeting

with you about military affairs.

"Counselor"?

Does it refer to... Headmaster Gongsun?

As it turns out, despite life-threatening danger,

Your Highness came here

for more than a simple visit.

Your Lordship is fighting for the people.

As the Princess Royal,

I feel obligated to check on

Your Lordship's safety.

In that case,

I will arrange

a separate tent for you, Physician,

in gratitude for His Majesty's kindness.

Xie Qi,

show these royal physicians out.

Yes.

Thanks for such hospitality, Your Lordship.

Please.

Have a few well-mannered soldiers

wait on the Princess Royal.

Keep those sloppy military ruffians away,

so they won't cause trouble

or offend the princess.

Yes, Your Lordship.

It was the pig butcher squad again.

[Pursuit of Jade]

[Episode 24]

It smells so good.

We were running out of food. Finally, there's something to eat today.

I heard there was a grain delivery last night.

Yes. We finally get to fill our stomaches.

Sir, do you know Yan Zheng?

No.

-Sir, do you know Yan Zheng? -No.

Sir, do you know Yan Zheng?

No, I don't.

Sir, do you know Yan Zheng?

No.

Do you know Yan Zheng?

No.

Gentlemen,

do you know Yan Zheng?

He's a soldier from Lin'an.

Never heard of him.

Is he your husband?

He's about this tall.

He has large almond-shaped eyes.

There's a mole right here on his nose.

He looks a bit intimidating when he's not smiling.

But when he is, he seems silly.

He's from Lin'an.

I haven't seen this person.

A troop consists of nearly one thousand men.

There's a lot of movement.

We can't possibly know everyone.

That's right.

Thanks.

No problem.

There are three types of soldiers in this area,

amounting to one thousand people.

How are you going to find him?

I saw the falcon delivering a message down the mountain,

so I thought Yan Zheng was here.

That matrilocal husband of yours is a mere foot soldier.

Even if someone saw him,

would they remember him?

[Xie]

Still thinking about your matrilocal husband?

I'm wondering...

if he already died in battle.

It's late. I'm trying to sleep!

Which mountain are you from?

Go to sleep!

Fine, I will.

Why the rage?

Good thing you held me back,

or I would've dashed and beaten him up.

I've been wondering about one thing.

Previously, the few of us

went to your place to collect debts, right?

I just couldn't figure out how we ended up

being beaten by that bunch of old folks,

including Mr. Zhao.

But then I understood.

You matrilocal husband must have done something.

So,

don't you worry about him.

Still don't get it?

That is to say,

Mr. Yan is as good a fighter as you are.

You lot really deserved

to be beaten up last time.

Why call him Mr. Yan?

It sounds odd.

Frankly speaking,

her matrilocal husband is quite impressive.

Aren't I, Manwu, an amazing man myself?

But even I would tremble with fear

when I look into his eyes.

Let alone "Mr. Yan"—

I'd call him "Lord" if I have to.

Just call him "Brother-in-Law."

We'll be family from now on.

Even Mandi calls me "Sister" now.

"Sister"?

Sister.

Sister.

Sister.

What?

You want to take advantage of me?

I'm telling you,

there's no way I'll call you "Sister."

But you did just now.

When?

Did I ever call her "Sister"?

-See? You just said it again. -He did, right?

You brat...

Fancy a beating or what?

You're not a man of your word!

-Stop moving! -I'm afraid of you.

Come here!

-Sister, he's about to hit me. -Sister, he wants to hit me!

-Sister... -You little brat,

this stool will teach you...

Hey.

I've already told you to stop

making noises.

What now? How about we rock you to sleep?

You can't sleep, huh?

Come on, let me help.

-Come on. -You want some sleep, huh?

Sir, I was wrong!

Sir. Sir...

Sir,

I won't sleep. I won't.

Please don't hurt me!

Your Lordship is injured.

Just let us patrol

the camp instead.

Alright.

Off you go, then.

♪ In gold-thread dress, with moth or willow ornaments ♪

♪ Giggling, she melts into the throng with trails of scents ♪

♪ But in the crowd once and again I look for her in vain ♪

♪ But in the crowd once and again I look for her in vain ♪

♪ When all at once I turn my head ♪

♪ I find her there ♪

♪ Where lantern light is dimly shed ♪

[Xie]

Step back.

By His Lordship's order,

you must stay in your tent, Royal Physician.

I assume there are many wounded soldiers in the camp, right?

Indeed, quite a few.

But they're all attended to.

No need to worry, Royal Physician.

There is clearly a shortage of physicians and medicine.

Why not let me treat the wounded?

They're all military roughnecks

who tend to make rude remarks.

I'd hate for them to offend you.

Are unnecessary formalities

more important than human lives?

Can you bear to watch your fellow military men suffer?

As I told you,

this is no place for you.

You're better off resting in your tent.

Your broken bone was set incorrectly.

It needs re-breaking and resetting.

What?

I just got it bandaged up.

Why should I listen to you and break the bone again?

You haven't even touched my leg.

-Is a glance enough to make a diagnosis? -How dare you!

Young lady, you...

You're talking to...

a royal physician.

Show some respect.

Got it,

General Wu.

Actually, my leg is almost healed.

Look.

Watch me.

I can even walk now. See?

There's no need to break my bone and reset it.

-It'll hurt a lot. -Don't move.

I'm perfectly well.

Be seated.

Fine.

Get some rest.

Sure.

Got it.

Take a rest.

This salve treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

Your injury will quickly heal

after the rotten flesh is scraped,

the Regeneration Powder is applied externally,

and the Cleansing Soup is taken

internally.

What is the Regeneration Powder?

It's mainly made of ganoderma,

and some common herbs.

Ganoderma?

Royal Physician,

do we also need

some ginseng?

No.

Ginseng causes internal heat.

It's not a good fit here.

Royal Physician,

I'm not sure...

if I can be cured by ganoderma.

But it surely values more than my life.

Your life is too worthless to be saved by ganoderma.

A mere tree branch will do.

How rude of you. Stop with this impudence!

Enough!

Stop laughing, all of you.

Don't your wounds hurt anymore?

Dismissed!

The wounds hurt.

Of course the wounds hurt.

Are there no such

common medicines at this military camp?

You've lived in the palace for too long, so you wouldn't know.

It's already hard to get

these regular herbs and remedies in the army.

Precious medicinal materials are luxuries.

You were being so rude just now.

That was a royal physician after all.

General Wu,

if we die on the battlefield, at least our families will receive pensions.

But if we die at the hands of that female royal physician,

it will be a huge waste.

Exactly.

[Marquis of Wu'an]

Yan Zheng is in fact

quite a good fighter.

He can't be as severely injured as they are.

Come on, look at these wounded soldiers.

They're all muscular and strong.

Sturdier than your husband, right?

But aren't they still badly injured now?

Listen,

soldiers lose a limb or two on the battlefield. It happens.

Forget what I said.

Gods and deities, do bless her husband.

Bless us, too.

I'll still provide for him even if he loses a limb or two.

He was a badly injured refugee from Chongzhou

when I first met him.

But he recovered at last under my care.

How are you recovering?

Mrs. Fan?

Mr. Sun?

Why are you here?

The pig butcher squad?

What are you doing here?

You're here looking for Changning, right?

Is Changning here?

Yes, she is.

Not in this tent. Come with me.

Sister.

Changning...

Come on, let me see you.

I finally found you.

Sister,

you finally came for me.

I missed you so much.

That little villain came to Lin'an and killed.

Slow down. No rush.

And Bao'er...

Fairy Sister refused to be taken away by that big villain

with white hair.

Brother-in-Law fought that little villain

and saved my life.

He got hurt.

He got hurt?

Where did you see him?

When did it happen?

Bad people live long lives.

Don't worry, Mrs. Fan.

Yan Zheng wouldn't die easily,

as he can always land on his feet.

Do you know where he is, Mr. Sun?

He...

Hurry!

Come help me!

Grab tight.

Keep up.

Give me a hand.

What happened?

How did these many soldiers get hurt?

Counselor,

a small enemy troop attempted to storm the mountain.

They fell into our kill zone and lost half their men.

But many of our fellows got hurt too.

Marquis of Wu'an has ordered the entire army to advance at once.

I got it. I'll be right with him.

Yes!

Mr. Sun, you're a military counselor?

Truth to be told, Mrs. Fan,

"Sun Jin" is just my alias.

My real name is Gongsun Yin.

I'm currently working as the Xie Army's military counselor.

I'll tell you more later,

as there's an emergency now.

Mr. Gongsun,

I once took care of Yan Zheng when he was injured.

I can do a good job cooking herbs and stuff.

Why not let me stay to attend to the wounded soldiers

as a way to help out?

Not a bad idea.

Do as you see fit then.

Come here.

Changning,

do you know where Yan Zheng is?

Your Lordship is already severely injured,

yet you still handle everything personally.

On top of that, the enemy keeps pestering us.

Let me get Your Lordship some anesthetic.

No need.

Save it

for the soldiers.

The sick tent is cramped.

Move some wounded soldiers to my tent.

But will that distract Your Lordship

from addressing military affairs?

Not at all.

Move some lightly wounded soldiers to this tent.

I won't be affected.

Then use the vacant tents

to house heavily wounded ones.

But...

Just do as I say.

Yes.

Your Lordship, we just finished interrogating the captives.

They confessed

the enemy army planned to storm the mountain at dawn.

This isolated mountain is easier to hold than to take.

Shi Yue is no fool.

He'd never engage in a battle where he expects

to take more losses than the enemy.

I guess he only meant to probe my condition

with that small troop,

since I haven't shown up for days.

Then what?

What happened to that little villain?

I don't know.

I've been taken care of

by the counselor since Brother-in-Law saved me.

Sister,

do you think Bao'er and Fairy Sister would die?

That big villain's older brother is crazy.

He keeps picking on Fairy Sister.

Bao'er has cried many times in secret.

They wouldn't die.

Auntie Qianqian and Bao'er are very smart.

When we find your brother-in-law,

we'll go down the mountain to rescue them together.

-How about that? -Great.

Why are you here?

I had some time to spare, so I thought

I'd come help brew herbs.

All medications in this shed were personally tasted

and carefully prepared by the royal physician.

These many?

I had no idea you're heavily sick.

How ignorant of you.

The royal physician tested the medications on herself

so as to treat the wounded soldiers effectively.

The army is short on herbs.

We dug these up from the mountain.

Oh right.

You saved my life last time.

Thanks for that. I'm beholden.

No problem.

I don't know your surname yet.

It's "Qi."

"Qi Beholden..."

"Qi Beholden"?

What an interesting name.

You...

Sister, who is she?

Well, she is a royal physician,

who treats the Emperor

in shadow puppet plays.

Nice to meet you, Royal Physician.

Nice to meet you.

This is a battlefield.

Why is your sister here?

My brother-in-law saved my life and brought me here.

She means my husband, named Yan Zheng.

That explains your determination to come here.

As it turns out,

you're here for your husband.

I also needed to deliver grain to the army.

Little did I expect to reunite with Changning here.

She said my husband was here as well.

But I haven't found him yet

at this huge military camp.

My brother-in-law is rather mighty.

It was he who saved me from bad guys.

He's even better than the generals in shadow puppet plays.

All those bad guys just collapsed.

Is he even better than the Marquis of Wu'an?

Yes, he's the best.

She has watched too many shadow puppet plays.

My husband can't be better than the Marquis of Wu'an.

If that were true,

he wouldn't have married me, a pig butcher.

No need to take care of me.

Go attend to the soldiers.

Don't let them know who I really am.

Or they'll feel unease when they recuperate here.

Understood.

Get some rest then.

[Xie]

Sir,

may I ask what this tent is for?

For soldiers with minor injuries.

So it houses lightly wounded soldiers.

Hello. Is Li Gui here?

In the second bed.

This is your medicine.

Where is Wang Fa?

Here I am.

This is yours.

Thank you.

Zhang Jian?

I'm here.

And this is yours.

You need to take this medicine two more times.

Once tonight and once tomorrow morning.

Bundle up and get some rest

in the next couple days.

Got it.

Let me check your wounds.

Drink it up.

Go get Physician Beholden now.

This man's wound has opened up.

It needs redressing.

Got it.

Changyu.

Yan Zheng.

I spent a long time looking for you.

Halt!

What are you doing here?

I came here to look for you.

You came here to look for me?

Did the wound reach the bone?

What did the physician say?

It's just a minor injury.

All vital organs are unscathed.

I'll be well in a few days.

It doesn't matter if you're injured

or even disabled.

Stop serving in the army.

Let me take you home.

I can provide for you by butchering pigs.

Little fella,

what a lucky man you are.

Such a pretty girl went to great lengths to find you.

If I were you,

I could be dead right now

and have no regrets.

Young lady,

I know you care a lot about your husband,

but this is a military camp—

deserters are to be beheaded.

We are Marquis of Wu'an's soldiers now.

If your darling touches the taboo and gets executed,

where will you find a new husband as handsome as he is?

Exactly.

This young lady doesn't know the rules, does she?

She just spoke out of turn.

His Lordship is in the tent.

I'm afraid she has to be punished under military law.

I wasn't asking you to be a deserter.

I said it wrong, as I was worried sick.

Don't take it to heart.

I know. I understand.

Pass this order quietly: assemble outside the tent.

-Don't cry. -Quietly ask everyone to assemble outside.

Counselor...

Pass this order quietly: assemble outside the tent.

The weather is quite nice today.

There, there.

It's fine.

I know what's on your mind.

Coun...

Is it hurting?

With you by my side,

I don't feel pain anymore.

Where did they go while we were talking?

Let's go.

-Go. -Go.

I haven't reported to His Lordship

about the fodder for the war horses.

That can wait.

His Lordship enforces strict military laws.

If I'm late with my report,

I'll be flogged.

You won't, unless you do

intrude on them right now.

Take my advice.

Get in there an hour later.

I am the brilliant counselor for this entire army.

Would I ever lie to you?

Move!

Changyu!

You found your husband?

I heard he got injured.

The Marquis of Wu'an is also injured.

I should've checked on him first,

yet I came here instead

to spare you from worries.

Thank you so much.

Come with me.

Yan Zheng.

This is Ms. Qi Beholden,

a beautiful and skilled physician.

I'm sure she can cure you.

So he's the husband you were talking about?

And she's the military medic you were talking about?

Anything wrong?

My husband is handsome, isn't he?

You got married?

I didn't see that coming.

You know each other?

Not until just now.

Physician Beholden, please check on him.

No need.

I see you don't trust me, do you?

Although Miss Beholden is young,

she's every serious about her work,

and she treats every patient wholeheartedly.

Is he really married to you?

Were there betrothal gifts and ceremonies?

Were you tricked by him or what?

Listen,

there are many scammers nowadays.

Some, in particular, have good looks and sponge off women.

He would never lie to me.

Have you found any internal injuries in him?

I examined his injuries not long ago,

and found nothing serious.

But due to lack of medicine, meat,

and salt in the army,

his injuries are healing too slowly.

I've been testing medicines recently.

I promise to find the right herbs for him soon.

Thank you, Beholden.

Didn't you say you had to check on the Marquis of Wu'an?

You should go now.

I'll leave you to the catching up then, love birds.

I'm off to visit... the Marquis of Wu'an now.

Let's go, Jianjia.

Are you alright?

You don't look well.

I'm fine.

Why do you call her "Beholden"?

That royal physician bears the surname "Qi,"

and given name "Beholden."

The camp lacks all sorts of resources.

There isn't even a decent fan.

Your High...

Royal Physician, I got you a fan.

Isn't this...

Where did you find this fan?

I snatched it from someone.

I was in such a rush that I didn't see who that was.

Your Highness.

Go and find another fan for me.

Yes.

This humble man greets Your Highness.

Headmaster Gongsun, how have you been?

I've been faring well.

I wonder what brings Your Highness

to this military camp.

-I... -Your Highness isn't here for me, right?

If Consort Dowager An in the palace knows,

Her Highness will be torn with anxiety.

Headmaster, you're flattering yourself

by making that assumption.

You and the Marquis of Wu'an

came here to quell rebellions and achieve glory.

Do I, a princess...

a royal physician,

not deserve a bigger stage

than the tiny palace where I'm trapped

and restricted to meaningless trivialities?

I apologize for my rudeness.

Royal Physician,

I got you a new fan!

Anything else you need to say?

No. I...

This humble man takes his leave.

Let's get back to work.

This tent is for lightly wounded soldiers. Miss, what are you...

My husband is in there.

-I'll bathe him and change his dressing. -Leave.

Officers!

Have we met before?

I've traveled far and wide and seen many people,

but you're not one of them.

You must be mistaken, miss.

Right.

I'm sure you're mistaken.

They're my fellow military men,

Wu and Qi.

I see. You're his brothers-in-arms.

Thank you for taking care of Yan Zheng.

You're welcome.

Well, Yan Zheng,

take a rest and get well soon.

We're heading out now.

Take care.

Bear with the pain.

Is it hurting?

I'm fine.

I should've signed the Divorce Agreement with you earlier.

Why are you spitting blood?

Are you that desperate to divorce me?

No. I'll never divorce you.

This is what I thought:

you were taken by force to serve

in the army because you married into my family.

If we had signed the Divorce Agreement earlier,

you wouldn't have been seized by soldiers

and gotten injured.

Mr. Zhao told me...

to tie up all loose ends

before my last breath.

I already made a decision on my way here:

if I found you alive,

I would take you home;

if I found you dead,

I would collect your body.

During festivals and holidays,

I would burn paper money for you.

I knew it.

I apologize

for what I did that night.

So you do know you did wrong.

I stopped being mad at you a long time ago.

Jiuheng.

Jiu...

Just a pleasure to meet you again after so long, Yan Zheng.

I didn't expect you to be here as well, Mrs. Fan.

Sorry to interrupt.

Go on with your business.

G-Goodbye.

You can stay.

The water is cold. I'll replace it.

I will try to...

bring meat to the army.

It was totally worthwhile

for you to get wounded.

I saw everything.

Mrs. Fan nearly cried her heart out.

And you...

Get off.

I'm here for a serious matter.

Speak up.

Sui Yuanqing attempted

to threaten you

with Mrs. Fan's little sister.

If word about Mrs. Fan

reaches Prime Minister Wei's ears,

given his usual practice...

you know what he's capable of.

Keep all of today's events

secret.

Do not disclose a single word.

The Xie family's guards all have tight lips.

The soldiers on the front line

don't even know what you look like.

But they are aware

that Mrs. Fan found her missing husband in the camp.

I think...

I'd better stay in a separate tent.

Just in case.

In case your real identity is revealed, or in case you want to

get intimate with Mrs. Fan?

Let's talk real business.

When exactly will you tell her the truth?

I'll explain everything to her at the proper time.

This young woman risked her life

to look for her husband on the battlefield.

Given such loyalty and devotion,

she deserves the truth.