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To's Mansion.

Look, it goes so fast.

Right. Come on. One more round.

OK.

Hey, Wai-Shan. You're home?

Pak-hop, this new wheelchair...

It was delivered this morning.

You made a good choice. It's so comfortable to sit in it.

It's even so easy to handle. I don't need to push that hard.

With this new wheelchair, it'll be convenient to go out.

Come on. Over there.

OK.

Tai Pak Restaurant.

Dr To, the wheelchair is nothing at all. It's just a small gift.

It's really too expensive.

I don't like owing people.

You healed my wife. But you refused to charge me any fees.

Now I know your wife can't walk.

The wheelchair is a token of my gratitude, OK?

Thank you.

Come on. Cheers. The food's getting cold...

Dr To, I was told that

the Leung Tsai Tsan Clinic you work in now is run by your father-in-law.

Yes.

Would you like a change?

You mean...

I'll be direct. I'm training a new troop now.

It will be an elite troop for our country in due course.

I really admire your medical knowledge.

I hope you will come to Tianjin and work in my troop as a medic.

Then I won't need to worry about my troop anymore.

Thank you for your compliment.

Unfortunately, my wife can't walk. I need to take care of her.

OK.

Besides, I grew up here. I really don't want to leave.

Thank you for your offer though.

A gifted person needs a discerning headhunter.

You're a talent. You should be doing big things.

Why bother being a consulting physician in a clinic?

Actually I don't have any ambitions.

I'm content just being a doctor who can save lives and heal patients.

OK. I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do.

But if you change your mind later,

my door is always open for you, OK?

Free gifts.

Father Taylor, you're really kind-hearted.

You treat people and give them free medicine

You're even giving poor people food today.

You're even kinder, Dr To. You often come to give me a hand.

I really want to thank you on behalf of the poor.

Please don't mention it.

You're always lending me books on Western medicine.

They're really eye-opening for me. I must thank you for that.

You taught me the principle of looking, smelling, asking and feeling.

Actually I've learned a lot.

I can share discuss both Chinese and Western medicine with you.

It's very helpful to my practice.

By the way, a good friend has been coughing badly recently.

Even cough syrup can't help.

Do you mind doing a checkup for him and giving him some advice?

This is Dr To whom I mentioned last time. This is...

My last name is Li.

Hello, Mr Li.

Hello.

Mr Li, apart from coughing, do you have a fever too?

I also...

When he coughs badly, he gets a fever.

So I've been prescribing him fever medicine.

Why don't I get you a glass of water, Mr Li.

Thank you.

Would you like it cold or hot?

Why don't you pick one? Here, this is cold and that is hot.

Mr Li, do you know there's coughing due to heat and coughing due to chills?

The two types are very different.

If the wrong medicine is prescribed, it will make the condition worse.

Dr To, how can you tell whether my cough is due to heat or chills?

I did an experiment just now.

I asked whether you wanted the water cold or hot.

It's like your body has sent a message to you that it's very hot inside.

You really wanted to have some cold water.

We call this condition heat that looks like chills.

It seems I've learned something today.

Dr To, how can I be cured?

We need to use the right medicine for the right illness.

I just need to find out the cause of your illness.

I'll write you a prescription later.

I can assure you that you'll get well after you take the medicine.

Thank you, Dr To.

You're welcome.

Very useful revival pills. Come take a look. They're really useful...

Come take a look.

For today's performance, we will break a stone on the chest.

Chuen Yan Clinic.

Bravo.

Bravo.

What do you think? Wasn't that spectacular? Come take a look.

Our exclusive bone-setting liquor and pills

help the bones set and strengthen your muscles.

They can get rid of bruises too.

Today is our grand opening. Buy one get one free.

Come take a look. Come on.

Please buy some...

Let's go...

Please don't leave...

Hey, Master Tan...

Buy some. They're really useful.

They're really useful.

Try them.

I'll give you a discount.

Wow, both legs are broken. This is really sad.

Can we fix that?

Of course Chuen Yan Clinic can help. Let's get down to business.

OK.

Hang in there. Don't cry... Drugs... Get ready to fix the bones... Bandage.

There you go.

Done. Be careful.

Will my Wong really walk again?

I promise he will in less than ten days.

Be careful or he might run away.

OK. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Wong, good boy...

Bye.

Take care...

Grandma, Aunt Chu, look. We finally got a patient.

Chuen Yan Clinic reopened today. Our only patient was a dog.

No one came. I can't believe you can still smile.

Was the stone not thick enough in Kan's performance this morning?

So people weren't interested?

What does that have to do with Kan?

No one tripped and got hurt. Who would come for treatment?

Mom, it's wicked to wish for someone to get hurt.

How wicked is that?

Kindness won't feed us.

There's a patient.

Sir, what can we do for you? Your neck looks stiff.

You're wise to come to Chuen Yan Clinic

for treatment. It's our grand opening today.

I'll give you a 20 percent discount.

Of course you'd want a 20 percent discount.

I want to collect the full amount.

Look. This is the invoice. Pay up now.

Ginseng, deer antler and bird's nest? When did we buy such expensive things?

Tung Tit-kwat bought them from me earlier. He hasn't paid for them yet.

That jerk bought from you. Why are you asking us to pay?

Look carefully.

Tung Tit-kwat bought them under Chuen Yan Clinic's name.

Your stamp is on it. Who else should I ask to pay?

Kot Kan, have you seen those things?

I'm sure that jerk has stolen the medicinal materials

after he ordered them in the clinic's name.

Right. We've cut all ties with that jerk.

He bought from you. We didn't.

I don't care what your dealings with Tung Tit-kwat are.

Chuen Yan Clinic's name is on the invoice. So you have to pay.

If you refuse to pay, fine. I'll take this to court.

What?

Ling, now what?

You've suddenly come to collect.

We just reopened today. How would we have so much money to pay you?

Don't say I'm mean. I'll give you guys a couple more days.

If you still won't pay then, I'll take legal action.

Oh, no. We've been opened all day. But our only patient was a dog.

How will we make enough money to pay?

I have an idea.

What?

Hit him...

Kan, do you really want to do this? You should reconsider this.

That Russian Hercules is so much taller than you.

You could easily kill you.

Hit him...

Don't worry. I don't need to defeat him.

I just need to stay in the ring for three minutes.

Mentor taught me kung fu for years. I can manage.

Anyone?

It's decided.

Hit him...

Kan... get up...

Get up...

Kan...

Hit him...

Hit him...

Stop. Kan, how are you?

Is he dead?

Carry him off. Don't let him die in the ring.

People from Chuen Yan Clinic won't die so easily. Come on, Kan.

Take a revival pill. Come on. Kan, hang in there... Kan.

Miss Ling, I feel much better now.

OK...

I can hang in there.

Chuen Yan Clinic.

Why were you boxing?

Now you're seriously injured. Are you happy now?

You achieved nothing at all. You even got hurt.

Kan just wanted to help us pay. Don't reprimand him, Aunt Chu.

If we can't pay, will we have to close down?

Just close down?

If you guys don't pay up today, you'll have to go to jail.

Boss, give us a few more days please. We really...

Don't pretend to be pitiful.

Anyway if you don't pay up today, you'll have to go to court with me.

They're really here.

What do you guys want?

I came to settle the score with you.

What?

Sorry. Zunikov's Chinese is not that good.

We're here to discuss a business deal with you guys.

A business deal?

Yes. In the ring his morning, we saw how amazing your revival pill is.

We told our counselor. He's really interested in it.

He told us to buy up large quantities from you.

We're going to be rich.

Thank the counselor for his interest in our pills.

We want to do business with you.

But this boss here wants to close us down and send us to jail.

Right.

Don't be silly. I was kidding just now.

Actually I came to Chuen Yan Clinic

to explore the possibility of producing the revival pills with you guys.

Really? But we haven't paid for the purchases yet.

You can do that later. We should make money together first.

When there's profit in the future,

you can use that to set off the purchase price.

Come on. Let's go to a restaurant and discuss our money-making plan.

Come on...

Li Hongzhang.

So you're the famous Premier Li. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you.

It's fine.

After you did a checkup for me, I took the medicine you prescribed.

And I really got better. You're really well-versed in medicine.

Thank you for your compliment, sir. I just told you what's in the textbooks.

You're being modest.

Your diagnosis is so accurate. Ordinary doctors are no match for you.

This meal is to thank you for curing me. Please enjoy.

Thank you.

I asked you to come today to thank you for curing me.

I also have a request.

I hope you can squeeze some time to treat a noble person.

I'm sorry. I'm not good at socializing.

I'm not particularly keen on treating rich and noble people.

If I had known that you're Premier Li,

I really wouldn't have said so much.

Thank you for your offer, sir.

Dr To, the illness of this noble person is quite odd.

You could even call it a strange disease.

I'm sure you'll find it of interest

once you hear the symptoms of this noble person's illness.

Summer Palace.

Please forgive me for not telling you the details.

Once we get there, you will know who that noble person is.

Premier.

Dr To.

Joy and Longevity Hall.

Dr To, please.

The noble person with this strange disease is the Empress Dowager.

It started about half a month ago.

When she woke up one morning,

she found some inexplicable bruises on her arms and wrists.

The imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital confirmed that

there was minor bruising on her arms and legs.

Her condition wasn't serious.

There was nothing wrong with her pulse either.

According to the two supervisors

Li Lianying and Cui Yugui who serve Her Royal Highness,

she slept through the night till morning. Nothing strange happened.

So the Imperial Hospital concluded that

Her Royal Highness might have bruised herself by accident

when she turned in her sleep

But a few days later, the strange thing happened again.

There were again inexplicable bruises on her limbs.

What's most odd is that many different kinds of medicine were tried.

But shortly thereafter, there were

bruises on Her Royal Highness's limbs again.

Even the imperial doctors couldn't figure out the cause.

Dr To, what's wrong with Her Royal Highness?

Your Royal Highness, apart from the bruises on your limbs,

are there similar injuries on other parts of your body?

Yes. There are bruises on her soles too.

Premier Li highly recommended you to me, Dr To.

He said you're well-versed in medicine.

How do you explain this strange disease?

Your Royal Highness,

do you sleep through the night till morning?

Of course I do.

Wouldn't I know if I woke up in the middle of the night?

That's right. What's wrong with Her Royal Highness?

Longevity.

Actually the bruises on Your Royal Highness's body

are just ordinary bruises.

You just need to apply some medicinal ointment on them.

And they'll go away.

How is your diagnosis different from that of the imperial doctors then?

But that will only cure the symptoms.

To deal with the root cause,

you need to get rid of the wicked qi in your bedroom.

Because your disease is caused by the intrusion of wicked qi.

How dare you, To Chung!

You're talking nonsense in front of Her Royal Highness!

Relax, Li.

Yes.

Dr To, why do you say that?

Your Royal Highness,

there have been numerous wars and battles since Qing was founded.

The casualties were heavy. Therefore grievances accumulated.

In the end, they turned into wicked qi and intruded on your body.

To deal with the root cause,

you need to ask a senior monk to perform a ritual in Summer Palace

for seven days straight.

And Your Royal Highness must take the medicine I prescribe

for seven days too.

Then you will get better.

I didn't know you believed in supernatural powers.

Since Her Royal Highness suffers from a strange disease,

of course she needs extraordinary treatment.

Since Her Royal Highness already gave the order,

I shouldn't make any comments.

I will make arrangements for you to stay in Summer Palace.

I will also send someone to inform your family members.

Thank you, sir.

OK.

Commissioner, are we really going to let that To guy fool around here?

The Empress Dowager's listening to him. Am I supposed to object?

If that To guy makes a mistake, he'll be executed anyway.

There's no need for us to play the bad guys.

Yam Sik-kang, from today on, keep a close eye on this To guy.

If there's a problem, report to us immediately.

Yes, Commissioner.

Longevity Pharmacy.

Longevity Pharmacy is under the Imperial Household Office.

The medicine is prepared here. There are strict rules in the pharmacy.

After the prescription is written,

the imperial doctor and the grand eunuch must sign off on it.

Then they will supervise the preparation of the medicine together.

When the medicine is ready,

they will taste some first to make sure there are no problems.

Only then can the medicine be used.

Dr To, forgive me for asking.

The medicine you prescribed just now appears to be...

You are...?

My name is Yam Sik-kang.

I'm an imperial doctor in the Imperial Hospital.

Hello, Dr Yam.

You must think the medicine I prescribed just now really commonplace.

I was just curious. Please forgive me.

It's fine.

Actually I just prescribed some medicine to get rid of the bruises

and calm Her Royal Highness down.

Of course it's commonplace.

The key is in the exorcism ritual in the next seven days.

Exorcism ritual? Dr To, are you serious?

Princess Wojia, Miss Youlan.

Dr To, this is Princess Wojia of Prince Qing's family.

This is Officer Rong Lu's daughter Miss Youlan.

Princess Wojia, Miss Youlan.

At ease. Just now we heard you say that

there's wicked qi in Her Royal Highness's bedroom.

How did you know that?

I want to hear what you two think about this first.

Actually, we've felt for a while that

something's wrong in Her Royal Highness's bedroom.

Right. The maids in Joy and Longevity Hall said earlier

that they saw a ghost in the garden.

A ghost?

Please come in.

You stay here when you're on duty in the palace?

Yes. We must stay close to our masters.

If they get sick in the middle of the night,

we can hurry there immediately.

Dr Yam, you do like to write a lot.

It's my habit to jot down everything I see or hear every day.

When I grow old and retire, perhaps I'll publish a memoir.

When the ritual was performed just now,

I saw the Empress Dowager, the Queen and two other concubines.

But I didn't see His Majesty.

There was a Reformation Movement earlier

causing a rift between the Empress Dowager and His Majesty.

His Majesty is still under house arrest at Yingtai

on the Empress Dowager's order.

There are crows in the palace?

The Manchurians believe that crows bring good luck.

So crows are kept in the palace.

But they caw so loudly. It's so noisy. They'll wake people from their sleep.

Don't worry. They're just fighting for food. That's why they keep cawing.

When they're done eating, they'll fly away.

Longevity.

To Chung, I've already ordered the Shamans to perform the ritual.

I've also taken the medicine you prescribed.

But when I woke up this morning, there were still bruises on my limbs. Why?

Your Royal Highness, it's a good sign

that there are still bruises on your limbs.

Congratulations.

Why is it good that there are bruises on my limbs?

I suggested performing rituals in the palace

for seven days in a row.

My objective was to eliminate the wicked qi hiding in your body.

Now there are bruises again. That proves the rituals are effective.

The wicked qi in your body is being forced out bit by bit.

I believe Your Royal Highness will get better in less than seven days.

Are you sure?

Absolutely.

But to get a better understanding of the progress,

may I ask for permission to examine the wound on your feet?

How dare you, To Chung!

How can Her Royal Highness expose her feet so casually?

Your Royal Highness, I've heard people talk about the principles of diagnosis:

Looking, smelling, asking and feeling. What Dr To requested makes sense.

Since you don't show your feet to other people casually,

why don't I look at them and tell Dr To what I see?

How will it be reliable if you do it? Dr To, go ahead.

All the torn and worn clothes dumped by everyone in Summer Palace

including the Empress Dowager, Queen, concubines, maids and grannies

are brought here to the Imperial Household Office

for the servants to handle.

Dr To, you asked me to bring you here in such a hurry.

What are you looking for?

Please be patient.

Dr Yam, please see if you can find

any used socks that Her Royal Highness has discarded.

The word Longevity should be on them.

You remember that?

Being observant is my strength.

I see.

Found them.

Yes?

Is it this pair?

Longevity.

Why is there so much dirt on this pair of socks?

It appears to be crow's muck and feed.

But Her Royal Highness is a clean freak. I can't believe her socks are so dirty.

Let's go take a look.

Dr Yam, when were Her Royal Highness's

strange bruises first discovered?

I remember that clearly.

The first time the symptom was found was on the night of August 13th.

You remember that?

Having a good memory is my only strength.

Do you have any special impression about that particular day?

August 13th...

That's the day Her Royal Highness ordered the execution of the Six Gentlemen.

Is her illness really related to their ghosts?

Why?

There's a rumor in the palace.

People say that before the Six Gentlemen were executed,

they had cast a spell on the Empress Dowager.

They even asked someone to hide a cursed rag doll in the palace.

So everyone in the palace was scared.

Then Her Royal Highness heard about the rumor too.

Really?

I've heard of another rumor too.

When the Six Gentlemen were executed,

lots of people in the palace heard the agonizing caws of crows.

A granny slipped and said she wondered

if it was the ghosts of the Six Gentlemen.

Then Her Royal Highness heard about that.

She was so mad that she ordered to have the granny smacked.

Then the granny was expelled from the palace.

Dr To, why did you ask us to come here outside Her Royal Highness's bedroom

in the middle of the night?

Be patient. The show will begin very soon.

Why aren't the crows cawing tonight?

I already followed your instructions

and ordered people to fill the top of Soulun Pole with bird feed

to attract the nearby crows to come fight for the food.

Could it be that there's too little feed

there so the crows haven't been lured here?

We can't wait. Let's make the cawing sound.

Us?

What's Her Royal Highness doing?

She looks like a zombie.

How dare you call her a zombie! I think she's possessed.

She's not possessed. She's sleepwalking.

Sleepwalking?

Where is she going?

If you want to know, follow her.

Why has she come all the way here?

Dr To, what's going on?

Let me explain from the first day I met Her Royal Highness.

I noticed that there were bruises all over her limbs.

But her bedroom floor was smooth and covered with carpet.

There were no hard objects that would cause injuries to her soles.

I also noticed that the bruises on her arms

resembled the pattern sticking up from the altar.

You mean it's very likely that

the bruises on her arm were caused by her bumping into the altar cabinet?

But Li Lianying and Cui Yugui

insisted that she slept through the night till the morning.

Did they lie on purpose?

I was almost sure that

Her Royal Highness had got out of her bed and left her bedroom.

But she wasn't aware of it.

If you had such a conjecture, why didn't you say so directly?

Why did you ask Her Royal Highness

to order the Shamans to perform the exorcism ritual?

That was just my conjecture. There was no concrete evidence.

If the two eunuchs insisted on saying that it hadn't happened,

there's nothing I could have said to rebut them.

That's why I asked the Shamans to perform the rituals for seven days,

to buy me some time in order to find out what actually happened.

I examined Her Royal Highness's feet.

I noticed some new scratches near her left ankle.

But the socks she was wearing weren't torn at all.

They even looked white and brand new.

Obviously someone changed them for her.

As expected, in the Imperial Household Office's storeroom, we found

a pair of worn socks that belonged to her.

They weren't just torn, they also had crow muck and feed on them.

The dirt on her socks was

the same kind of bird muck and feed

found on the ground at Soulun Pole.

That's why I believed the Empress Dowager had been there before.

But what does her sleepwalking have to do with the crows?

I have you to thank for telling me about the rumors in the palace.

The Six Gentlemen used witchcraft

to cast a spell on the Empress Dowager.

The day they were executed, there were crows cawing in the sky.

That's why there's a rumor that

those crows were actually the spirits of the Six Gentlemen.

And Dr Yam confirmed that

the first time she got the symptom was on the night the Six Gentlemen were executed

That's why I surmised that her illness must be related to those rumors.

I get it now.

No wonder you told us to caw like crows. I get it now.

That's why I was sure that

the caw of the crows was what triggers her sleepwalking.

But why did Li Gong-gong and Cui

Gong-gong try to cover up her sleepwalking?

I know why. The Empress Dowager cares about face.

If people find out that she got this illness

because she's afraid of the curse cast by the Six Gentlemen,

she'd be so embarrassed.

Li Lianying and Cui Yugui have served her for so many years.

How would they not know her temperament?

So they just wanted to protect their master.

They didn't want people to find out about this embarrassing situation.

But you're recording it in great detail, Dr Yam.

Aren't you afraid you'll antagonize Her Royal Highness?

Yam Sik-kang, you still have a lot to learn about working in the palace.

We can't tell anyone about this. We can't alert Her Royal Highness either.

So it's really hard to cure her.

It's hard. But it's not impossible.

First we must find out how to stop the crows from cawing at night.

No problem. I can deal with that.

Apart from that,

I also have a very important mission that requires your help, Princess.

Only then will we get the job done.

You look great today, Your Royal Highness.

To Chung, will it really help to walk in the garden?

The ritual for seven days is over.

All the wicked qi in the palace and your body has been eliminated.

You can get some fresh air now. It's good for your health.

Summer Palace is a blessed place in terms of feng shui.

I'm sure everything will be fine now. You will live along life.

Wojia, that's so sweet.

You could even cajole the birds in the sky to come to you.

No way.

Little Wong only lets Youlan hold it. It won't let me.

How come?

I think you're just not used to holding it. Youlan, let Wojia hold Little Wong.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

Little Wong...

Little Wong, why are you barking at the artificial rocks? Little Wong...

Your Royal Highness, I think there's something inside.

What is it?

Nothing.

Show me.

You had better not look at this.

To Chung, bring it here and show me.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

Who is so treacherous to curse Her Royal Highness?

Cui Yugui, burn it.

Yes.

Your Royal Highness, this is my fault. I found that. Please punish me.

You didn't do it on purpose. I won't hold you liable. At ease.

Thank you.

The guilty person is the one who cast the spell on Your Royal Highness.

Fortunately, you're blessed so the doll was found.

We just need to burn it to ashes. Then all the curses will stop working.

Yes.

To Chung, now you can tell me what my disease is.

The bruises on your body were caused by the accumulation of the wicked qi.

Do you really think I would believe in such nonsense about supernatural powers?

There are many inexplicable things in the world.

It depends on whether you believe them.

The seven-day ritual was just completed.

Then a rag doll for witchcraft

was found by the artificial rocks in the garden.

I don't believe in such a coincidence.

Whether it's a coincidence is immaterial.

What's most important is that

the rag doll for witchcraft has been turned into ashes now.

From now on, there won't be any distracting thoughts in your mind.

So you will get better.

Premier Li was really right about you. To Chung, you're really a seasoned doctor.

You know how to treat illnesses. You can also deal with emotional problems.

You've cured me. I will be good to you.

How would you like to be rewarded? Feel free to tell me.

I've been away from home for days.

What I want most now is to go home soon to see my wife.

If Your Royal Highness could order a carriage to take me home,

I would be most grateful.

I can't believe you're even such a good husband

who cares about his wife so much.

Money and wealth can be exhausted.

A banquet with nice food and wine will come to an end eventually.

Only the love for family members will stay in one's heart forever.

Yingtai.

Thank you for coming in person.

This bottle of medicine must be really valuable.

Your health has been poor for quite some time.

It so happened that the British Counselor had given me a new medicine called...

It's called vitamin.

They say that this new vitamin medicine can strengthen a person. You can try it.

When one is physically sick,

he can try to improve his health with vitamin.

But when a nation's sick, there may not be the right medicine for it.

Are you saying I was wrong to execute the Six Gentlemen?

They plotted against you behind my back.

I couldn't defend them even though you wanted to punish them.

I wanted to launch the new administration.

But I failed to handle that tactfully.

That's why the officials and the people were upset.

You wanted me to stay in Yingtai to rest. I understand that.

But I don't understand why you have put Consort Zhen under house arrest

in The North Chambers.

So you're talking about that wretched woman.

She seduced you so that you went against me time and again.

I wanted her to think about her mistakes.

I'm already so kind not to dismiss her to be a commoner.

Everything she did was in the interest of Qing.

How is she guilty?

So I'm not acting in the interest of Qing?

You ascended to the throne at the age of four.

You grew up, completed your education, got married

and took part in the administration.

Did I ever do anything not in your interest?

Now you're blaming me for doing this? I'm really so disappointed.

If you don't repent and keep listening to that awful woman's destructive words,

then don't blame me for being harsh. Guards.

Yes.

I'm returning to the palace.

Her Royal Highness is returning to the palace.