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Let me buy some stuffed buns to share with Pak-hop.

Then I'll order two piculs of wedding cakes.

Thank you. I wish you and your husband-to-be a long lasting marriage.

Thank you.

I'll get the wedding cakes ready for you.

Miss Kam-fa, are you serious? You really want to marry that jerk?

It's you? What do you want now?

Miss Kam-fa, why are you doing this to yourself?

Why do you insist on marrying that Dr To as his concubine?

You think he really loves you? He just wants you to bear kids for him.

If you don't have him a son, you'll suffer.

You've got it all wrong. I'm not marrying Dr To.

You're not? Why are you ordering wedding cakes then?

That's so funny.

Can't Kam-fa marry someone other than Dr To?

Actually Dr To didn't ask to meet me for a blind date the other day.

He wanted to tell me that

my skin had been poisoned by mercury from wearing heavy makeup all the time.

He even prescribed some medicine to help me detox.

Really? You're wearing

much lighter makeup than last time.

Kam-fa's become so beautiful since taking the medicine Dr To prescribed.

A rich guy has just given her some engagement gifts.

She's getting married next month. Dr To has done us a big favor.

Mrs. To, Squire Lee sent his servant here to see Dr To.

Mrs. To, back them my master was afraid of getting treatment.

He refused to take any medicine.

He has Dr To to thank for using reverse psychology

by telling him to prepare a casket for himself.

He got so scared that he took the medicine.

Now he's better.

So he told me to deliver some small gifts here

as a token of thanks to Dr To for saving his life.

Your master is so kind. Goodbye.

Why has that To Chung

suddenly become a good guy in everyone's opinion?

Did I really get the wrong idea about him?

Speak of the devil. Why do I run into him all the time?

No way. How would I be predestined to run into him all the time?

Jerk. You're incorrigible.

Instead of going home, you're going to a brothel instead.

Pak-hop prepared so much nice food for him at home.

Her effort's been wasted. I must teach you a lesson today.

Hey, one by one please, OK? I can't handle all of you at once.

Dr To, I'll go first.

Me first.

Dr To, I want to go first, OK?

Yue-yee, you're especially impatient. So you go first.

Hurry and take off your clothes. Let me take a closer look.

To Chung.

You're next... Are you crazy? What are you doing?

Scum. You're such a lecher.

Instead of going home to see your wife, you've come here to patronize prostitutes?

You're even patronizing so many of them at the same time?

Your wife waited for you for days. She prepared so much nice food for you.

How could you do this to her?

Are you done yelling at me, crazy woman?

I'm not done yet. I want to keep yelling at you, scum.

Mrs. To, you've got it totally wrong.

Don't touch me. You've got it wrong.

And I'm not his wife. I'm a friend of his wife.

Miss, Dr To didn't come here to patronize prostitutes.

He's here to treat our illness.

Illness? Venereal disease?

Since you knew, just now why did you...?

What's going on? Who are you?

Dr To, they've almost recovered. Can they serve patrons now?

Since you like eavesdropping so much

you should listen to the whole story before barging in.

You have to clean up the place before you can leave.

Lady boss, forgive me for saying this.

I don't mean to interfere with your way of doing business.

But they haven't completely recovered from the venereal disease yet.

You had better let them rest. Don't ask them to serve the patrons yet.

Saving Everyone.

Miss Ling, why do you look so worried?

Business for the clinic has improved. You're already working so hard.

I'm afraid you won't be able to hang in there if you carry on like this.

Don't worry. Everything will be fine after we pray. Let's go.

Cui Gong-gong, are you OK?

Are you OK?

Are you blind?

Do you know he is the Queen's most favored Cui Gong-gong?

Apologize to him now.

I'm sorry, I was careless. I didn't mean to. Please don't kill me.

Please don't have me beheaded. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Let's get out of here, Miss Ling. Let's go.

Chuen Yan Clinic.

Your skin will come off if you keep washing it like that.

You don't understand.

He touched my hand. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps.

You're wrong to say that.

He likes you so much. You should be grateful

That's easy for you to say.

I want to throw up when I think of what happened just now.

I'd like to see that.

Cui Gong-gong, this is Chuen Yan Clinic.

He's come here?

Cui Gong-gong, what brings you here?

I came to see him.

Cui Gong-gong, I won't take issue with you touching my hand just now.

But why are you doing here now?

Right, Cui Gong-gong. Why have you come to see Kot Kan?

So you're called Kot Kan. May I...?

I won't show you. I don't want to.

I'm a real man. I have no intention of getting castrated.

You've got it wrong. I don't have a malicious intent.

You look exactly like my deceased younger brother.

I can't help but want to see you because I miss him so much.

Miss Ling, I don't want to entertain that Cui Gong-gong.

I don't want to be his sworn younger brother.

Please don't make me do this.

Sit down. Listen carefully.

Cui Gong-gong is very favored by the queen.

If you become his sworn younger brother,

you can help Chuen Yan Clinic's business a lot.

Mom, please ask Miss Ling to change her mind.

If I become Cui Gong-gong's sworn younger brother,

the neighbors will laugh at me. How can I face our ancestors?

It's not that I don't want to help you. But we owe the Fuk's so much from before.

Just make a small concession to return their favor.

A small concession?

Madam Kot, don't say that. You sound so aggrieved.

I didn't suggest that Kot Kan become Cui Gong-gong's sworn brother

just for business.

What's most important is that it's in both your interests.

In our interests?

Of course. Cui Gong-gong has a high status in the palace.

He could turn our exclusive revival pills into an imperial tribute.

Then you won't need to work anymore.

You can wear nice things and enjoy a leisurely life.

Most important of all, you can get your son a wife.

I'll have daughter-in-law?

Right.

Kan, you must become Cui Gong-gong's sworn younger brother for my sake.

It's just a small concession.

She's convinced you?

Kan... Kan... Be his sworn younger brother.

Tai Pak Restaurant.

My dear younger brother, cheers.

Cheers... You two are brothers with different last names now.

From now on, you'll share all your fortunes and misfortunes together.

Good. Cheers.

Cheers...

Cheers...

Cui Gong-gong, have some more wine. Come on. Some more.

We're like family now. Our Chuen Yan Clinic is counting on you.

Sure. Don't worry.

Thank you. By the way, I'm Kot Kan's senior sister.

So I'm like a sworn younger sister to you too, right?

Are there any jobs in the palace for me?

You?

Yes.

You're too old to be a maid.

You're too inexperienced if you want to be a nanny.

It doesn't matter if there are no posts for me.

What about Kan? Is there a suitable post for him?

Oh, I remember.

Yes?

There's a vacant position in the Imperial Tea Room.

Really?

Hey...

Be quiet. You like drinking tea. This is a nice job.

Good. I want to see Kan more often.

Let me pick a lucky date

for him to come get castrated in the palace.

Get castrated?

No way. He's my only son. He must procreate for the family.

He can't get castrated and be a eunuch in the palace.

My dear older brother, I still want to get myself a wife.

I have no intention of working in the palace

Ling. Chuen Yan Clinic's business is quite good.

We don't need to ask Kan to make such a huge sacrifice.

I was just kidding.

Kidding?

Cui Gong-gong, I was just kidding. Just pretend I never said that.

Let's drink... Dig in. Don't worry.

Cheers...

To's Mansion.

Wai-Shan, you work in the palace every day.

It was just Lin-chi and me at home. I was so bored.

I have Miss Ling to thank for coming to give me a massage every day.

She tells me funny stories. So I don't feel so bored.

No wonder you're much happier

in my absence the past couple of days.

It appears that troublemaker is somewhat useful.

What did you say?

What?

Dr To. Mrs. To, are you two home?

Strong Medicinal Liquor.

This is our exclusive medicinal liquor. It's very effective. Please accept this.

You give people gifts when you want to make a request.

You came so early to my home.

I don't believe you're just delivering gifts to us.

Dr To, you're really clever. I'll be direct then. I do have a request.

I hope you will recommend me to work in the palace.

You want me to recommend you to work in the Imperial Hospital?

Yes. You know there are many consorts and concubines in the palace.

If I could give them massages,

I could promote our exclusive medicinal liquor.

Then I could make lots of money.

And most important, I can promote Chuen Yan Clinic. OK?

Wai-Shan, Miss Ling is really good at giving massages.

Why don't you recommend her to work in the palace?

She's impulsive.

She can't do anything without screwing up.

I don't care if you get into trouble yourself.

But if people find out that

I recommended you to work in the Imperial Hospital,

I'll get into trouble too.

Forget about it.

Virtues and Blessings abound.

Wai-Shan.

Leung Tsai Tsan Clinic.

Here comes the rickshaw.

Dr To, you need a rickshaw? It's hard to get one at this hour.

But I've already got one for you. Aren't I really useful? Please... Hey...

Hey.

Hey.

Dr To, what a coincidence?

Right. What a coincidence that I'd run into you even in City East?

That's the work of fate.

Oh, really?

Right. Hey, look out.

Hey, who's so careless up there? Dr To, are you OK? Let me see.

It's lucky that I reacted so fast or you'd have been hurt.

Look. I've saved your life again. Aren't I useful?

To Chung, you're a quack.

Our big brother died after you treated him.

We're going to take revenge for him now.

I've never gotten any patients killed in my practice.

Is this a misunderstanding?

I don't care. I'm going to beat you up.

Don't be scared, Dr To. Kan.

Come on.

Running? Chase them.

OK.

Dr To, are you OK? Lucky that I got here in the nick of time.

I've saved you once again. Don't you think I'm useful?

Please just play all your tricks once and for all.

I still have work to do. I don't have time for this nonsense.

This isn't nonsense.

I did all these things

to prove to you that it's not true that I screw up whenever I do anything.

That's none of my business.

Dr To...

Hey.

Are you afraid that after I join the Imperial Hospital,

I won't have time to massage and steam your wife's legs?

Look. I give you my promise, even if I work in the Imperial Hospital,

I will still make time to do that for her until you two tell me to stop.

So you don't need to worry now, right?

Choosing between you screwing up in the Imperial Hospital

thereby getting my family in trouble

or giving up Pak-hop's therapy, I'd choose the latter.

Dr To, I'll tell you the truth.

Do you think I want to work in the Imperial Hospital for myself?

No, that's not it.

Business at Chuen Yan Clinic seems to be quite good.

That's just a false impression.

I have to support the whole family all on my own.

I have to take care of orphans and widows. I have to pay salaries to the employees.

It's really hard.

No matter how much you hate me,

please help me for my grandma's sake because she's really old. And...

OK. OK.

I'll take you to the Imperial Hospital to meet the Commissioner.

Really? Thank you...

Listen. I agreed to recommend you to the Commissioner

because I don't want you to bother me again.

But there's no guarantee that they will give you a job.

OK. I know. Anyway, I will behave. I won't be a disgrace to you.

Imperial Hospital.

You're Miss Fuk, right? You claim to be an orthopedic specialist.

Well? You don't know where to put the remaining two bones?

Deputy Zhou, there are two hundred and six bones for a normal person.

I've already put them all in their original positions.

As for the remaining two bones in my hand, they're not human bones.

If my conjecture is correct, they belong to a dog.

You're really an orthopedic specialist.

Deputy Zhou just wanted to test you. You've passed.

So is there a chance I can work as a bone specialist in the Imperial Hospital?

Miss Fuk, I promised Dr To to just give you a test.

I didn't say you could join the Imperial Hospital

if you passed the test.

Commissioner, apart from bone-setting,

I'm well-versed in acupuncture and massage too.

If you don't believe me, you can test me.

Unfortunately, ever since Emperor Daoguang,

acupuncture has been abolished in the Imperial Hospital.

I'm afraid your knowledge of that won't be of use.

Since Qing was founded.

You had better forget about it.

As far as I know, there are no written rules either

forbidding a female doctor in the Imperial Hospital.

If I were given a chance, I'm sure I'd be of use.

We must abide by the rules.

If they could be violated at will, what's the point of making them?

Miss Fuk, you had better go home.

Let it go. Sometimes you simply can't force things.

Commissioner, Deputy, we're in trouble.

Yam Sik-kang, why are you in a panic?

Deputy, just now the imperial doctor on duty in Summer Palace said

the Queen twisted her neck and back by accident.

But she insisted that there mustn't be physical contact between men and women.

She wouldn't let the imperial doctor on duty touch her.

So I came to ask the Commissioner what we should do.

She won't let the doctor touch her. How can we treat her then?

It seems God is being really nice to you.

Sir, why don't I do it?

Your Highness, do you neck and back still hurt?

They don't hurt anymore. My shoulders feel much lighter too.

Dr Fuk, you're really good at massage.

Thank you for your compliment.

I believe your neck and back problem has persisted for some time already.

That's true.

At first I just thought I was tired. I thought I was fine.

But when I woke up this morning,

my neck and back hurt so badly that I couldn't move at all.

I don't know what happened.

Please forgive me for telling the truth.

Your neck and back hurt mainly because the coronet you wear is too heavy.

So your neck is under pressure for a prolonged period.

You mustn't take this lightly.

If you don't get proper treatment at an early stage,

the problem will extend to your spine.

It might even affect your fertility.

It's that serious?

But I have to wear the coronet. What can I do?

Don't worry. I know a special set of massage skills.

I can massage the acupuncture points in your neck and back every day.

I promise your neck will be normal again in less than a month.

It'll also help improve your health and circulation.

You won't have any problems bearing a dozen sons.

Really? Come massage me every day then.

But I'm just a commoner.

The Imperial Hospital refused to make an exception to employ a female doctor.

Otherwise I could come massage your neck and back every day

to fix your injury so that you can bear lots of children.

There are exceptions for everything.

Tomorrow I will order the Commissioner of the Imperial Hospital to give you a badge

so that you can gain free access to the palace to serve me.

Thank you.

Uncle Tsat.

Fuk Ling, sit down.

Have you accomplished what the organization told you to do?

I've already won the trust of Queen Longyu. I have free access to the palace.

You really haven't aroused any suspicion from To Chung and other people?

Don't worry. To Chung thinks I'm a greedy woman.

I desperately wanted to work in the palace just to get rich quickly.

He'd never know I have a hidden agenda.

Good job. You haven't disappointed the organization.

But human relationships in the palace are complicated.

There's danger everywhere. You must be careful in everything.

I'm not afraid of that. I'd go to hell's gate as long as we can

overthrow the feudal monarchy and pull off the revolution.

The organization has kept in touch with

a clandestine informant in the palace.

This guy often sold us important Intel.

But about half a month ago,

our man who was in charge of liaising with that guy died.

Was he killed?

It's possible.

The problem is that after he died, no one knows the identity of that informant.

There's no way of contacting the informant for important intelligence.

So the organization wants me

to gain access to the palace to find the informant?

Strong wind in the courtyard.

It's so cold that even butterflies won't come.

These are the first two lines of Huang Chao's poem On Chrysanthemums.

It was agreed that when both sides meet, one of them will recite these two lines.

If the other party fails to offer the proper response, then he's not an ally.

In other words the response should be the next two lines.

It wouldn't be as simple as saying "Someday when I'm in charge",

I will make chrysanthemums and peach-blossoms

bloom together in spring", right?

You're really clever.

The response is the last two lines of another poem of Huang Chao

known as Ode on Chrysanthemums.

Fragrance all over Changan. Yellow flowers everywhere in the city.

There are two additional clues. First, this informant is not a man.

Second, there's a mark of a hanging bat near one of her heels.

Mark?

That's a tattoo.

Not a man. With a tattoo.

And we deduced from the intelligence this person has sold us

that she's probably an important person.

She's in touch with the nobility in the palace all the time

that's why she has access to a lot of confidential Intel.

Not a man. That means it's a woman.

She's in touch with nobility in the palace.

Is she a consort or a concubine?

That's possible.

She might also be a maid or granny who serves the consorts and concubines.

You're a smart girl. I'm sure you'll accomplish the mission.

Wow.

Madam Kot, we're just eating breakfast. Do you need to serve a chicken?

Miss Ling, you're massaging for the Queen in the palace from today.

We're so proud. Of course we have to eat a chicken to celebrate.

Ling, whether Chuen Yan Clinic will become famous depends on you now.

Don't worry, Grandma.

I will promote our secret massage skills. Dig in.

OK.

Let's eat.

Let's eat.

What should I eat first?

Sis Chu, why do you look so worried? Is something wrong?

You don't like the food? Why don't I cook you a noodle then?

No, thanks. This isn't about the food. I just have worries.

Aunt Chu, you're worried that I will offend the nobility in the palace

and get Chuen Yan Clinic into trouble too?

Of course not.

But ever since you came back and took over Chuen Yan Clinic,

business has gotten on the right track again

Now you'll be working in the palace. I'm worried that I can't manage.

Don't worry. You still have Kan and Madam Kot.

That's right. I may be stupid. But I will work harder.

I can do the jobs of 20 people.

That's a promise.

YOU can count on me.

Stop talking. Let's start eating.

Dig in...

Your Highness, are you happy with the massage therapy this morning?

My neck and back don't hurt anymore. I can move easily too.

You're really amazing, Dr Fuk.

Thank you for your compliment.

There's something I'm not sure if I should tell you.

What is it? You can be candid with me.

Just now when I was massaging your back,

I noticed that there's a minor displacement of your vertebrae.

A slipped vertebra? How come? Is it serious?

I guess your coronet is really heavy.

And you wear flower pot shoes every day.

So there's pressure from both above and below your spine causing the displacement.

What should I do now?

You don't need to worry. I know some special foot massage skills

that will improve a slipped vertebra.

But the sole and the spine are far apart.

Can foot massage really heal my slipped vertebra?

Actually there are many acupuncture points in our soles

that are connected to our internal organs.

Massaging those points can improve not only vertebrae problems

but also the functions of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

That sounds sensible. But it's embarrassing to expose my feet.

Let me ask you this. How old do you think I look?

You? You can't be older than me.

Honestly, I just turned 40.

40? That's impossible.

It's not surprising that you can't tell.

Actually my foot massage skills help people to stay young.

Most importantly,

it can make a person look more than a decade younger than her actual age.

Since you say it's so wonderful, I will give it a shot.

Before I do the foot massage for you, I will wash your feet for you first.

I'll use warm water to ensure the circulation in your feet is fine.

She doesn't have a tattoo.

Consort Jin, why hasn't the Queen come out for a walk these past few days.

I heard she twisted her neck and back earlier.

Perhaps she needs some rest in Yiyun Hall.

It's sunny today.

It's a waste of the sunshine since she can't come out for a stroll.

No, here she comes.

Your Highness.

You look amazing and glamorous today.

I'm sure your neck and back injury is healed.

I think your beauty radiates from within.

You're in much better shape than before.

I have Dr Fu to thank for her help.

Thank you for your compliment. I was just doing my job.

Your Highness is born beautiful.

So this is the orthopedist who has been serving you lately.

My name is Fuk Ling.

Let me test you guys. Guess Dr Fuk's age.

Age is a woman's secret. How can we make guesses?

Honestly, I just turned 40.

40? You don't look that old.

At first I didn't believe it either.

Dr Fuk looks so young because of her special foot massage skills.

Foot massage?

Yes. My special foot massage skills can keep a person young.

It also makes one can look more than a decade younger than her actual age.

No wonder Your Highness looks so young and attractive.

Is that the effect of Dr Fuk's foot massage?

If your special foot massage skills can make people look ten years younger,

then Youlan and I will become eight-year-old kids

if we ask you to do it for us?

She doesn't have a tattoo.

Dr Fuk, what are you waiting for? Why haven't you started massaging me?

Whatever you did for the Queen, I want you to double it for me.

OK. We'll begin then.

Ouch...

Imperial Hospital.

I really don't understand

why the Commissioner assigned me to keep an eye on you.

You think I want you to watch over me?

Your Commissioner said I'm not a member of the Imperial Hospital.

I can't walk around freely in the palace.

Since you recommended me to work in the palace,

you'll be responsible for all my mistakes, if any.

Wrong. So wrong. Completely wrong.

Now I think I made a big mistake referring you to the Imperial Hospital.

You discriminate against women. I shouldn't have begged you for help.

I should have dressed like a man and taken the recruitment exam

to get a job in the Imperial Hospital.

Wrong. All wrong.

Brother To, the Commissioner and the Deputy

keep assigning you difficult tasks.

It appears that they want you to leave the Imperial Hospital.

Dr Yam, don't worry.

I won't make any mistakes that will get you into trouble.

Miss Fuk, you're really strong.

People call me a heroic woman.

Brother Yam, Old Lady Fuk is old but strong.

She's a veteran. You mustn't belittle her.

Old Lady Fuk? Why did you say I'm old?

I heard that someone told the Queen that

she's already 40 years old despite her young looks.

So shouldn't I call you Old Lady Fuk? You want me to say you're a little girl?

You...

Yingtai.

I heard that Your Majesty's sick.

So I brought some expensive medicinal materials for your replenishment.

Thank you, Prince Duan.

Too bad I keep getting the runs. I'm afraid they will go to waste.

When I came earlier, Your Majesty was still fine.

Why have you suddenly become so ill after just a couple of days?

You two slaves. Don't you take good care of His Majesty?

Please forgive us...

This isn't their fault. Those imperial doctors are quacks.

The medicine they prescribe can't cure me.

If I keep getting the runs, I won't be able to hang in there for long.

Your Majesty is blessed. I believe you will get well very soon.

Is His Majesty really that ill?

His condition is getting worse over time.

He's had the runs for days. He can barely get out of his bed.

I'm worried about him.

Didn't the imperial doctors do anything to treat him?

They did prescribe some medicine for His Majesty. But he has diarrhea.

I'm afraid the medicine can't cure him.

How do those people in the Imperial Hospital do their jobs?

Your Royal Highness, forgive me for over-worrying.

His Majesty's condition is getting worse.

Both the officials and the commoners are making wild guesses.

There are widespread rumors.

The foreign counselors have sent people to ask about His Majesty's condition

time and again.

A country can't survive without a ruler.

If we allow this to drag on, we'll give the rebels a chance.

The situation will get out of hand.

Must I really make a decision?

Please don't catch a cold.

The weather in the capital is unpredictable lately.

I heard that lots of people in the palace have caught a cold.

So I ordered the Jiangnan Weaving Department

to work around the clock and make this cape for you.

Thank you. The material is excellent. I don't feel clumsy wearing it. Good.

I spent days talking to the Jiangnan Weaving Department

before picking this design.

Since you like it so much. It was worth the time spent.

You spent so much time getting me this cape. I'm flattered.

You've always loved me like your own son.

You raised and trained me. I will never forget your grace.

Renshou Hall.

You three slaves are useless.

His Majesty has been sick for so long. But you still can't cure him.

Do you know you're guilty?

Please forgive us.

Do you know how to cure His Majesty? Or do you not want to cure him?

We dare not neglect our duties and delay treating His Majesty.

So you admit that you three are incompetent then?

Why does the Imperial Hospital need you three then?

We just want to give His Majesty the right medicine.

So we need more time to analyze his case.

Actually we already have a

preliminary understanding of the cause of illness.

What's his illness then?

His Majesty suffers from congenital kidney deficiency.

His mind and internal organs are affected.

Perhaps that's causing a malfunction in his digestive system, hence the diarrhea.

We have already used medicine to stabilize his condition.

That's rubbish.

The fact is His Majesty's condition is getting worse by the day.

You're still saying his condition is stable?

Your Royal Highness,

we have already assigned Dr To to do his best to cure His Majesty.

When did To Chung take over His Majesty's treatment?

To Chung is knowledgeable in medicine.

He's cured Your Royal Highness's strange disease before.

I believe he can cure His Majesty.

So we decided after a thorough discussion

to assign To Chung to treat His Majesty exclusively.

OK. Tell To Chung that he must get the job done.

I'm looking forward to hearing some good news from him.

Dr Chow, why did you tell Empress Dowager that

we had assigned To Chung to be in charge of His Majesty's treatment?

That's right.

To Chung is unorthodox. He's weird.

Now you've assigned him to treat His Majesty What if His Majesty dies?

I'm afraid we'll get killed too.

Commissioner, actually everyone knows His Majesty is terminally ill.

I'm afraid he'll die anytime.

It's good you know that. But you still...

Commissioner, you saw what happened just now

If His Majesty dies, I'm afraid we won't get away unscathed.

So you're saying that we should assign To Chung the task of healing His Majesty

as well as all the blame?

That's killing two birds with one stone.

You're really optimistic, Dr Chow.

What if To Chung really manages to cure His Majesty?

Then all the credit will go to him alone.

If he can really cure His Majesty,

then we also get credit for recommending him.

In other words, we'll win regardless.

Then To Chung is our lifesaver?

Bridge down.

Bridge down.

His Majesty is the emperor.

He was ambitious in trying to carry out reforms for the nation.

But he ended up being put under house arrest in Yingtai.

He's even lost his freedom.

Shush. Don't talk about this in case people hear you.

If someone told Empress Dowager what you said, you'd be in trouble.

When His Majesty was too extreme in carrying out the reforms,

he trusted the wrong guys.

Otherwise the situation might have been different now.

Whether there'll be a different situation

depends on whether he can survive the sickness now.

He may have ambitions.

But he still needs the strength to carry them out.

He's always been physically weak.

After the reforms failed,

he was put under house arrest here by Empress Dowager.

He was even separated from his lover.

He got so depressed that he reforms fell sick.

There's nothing he can do despite his ambitions.

His pulse is really weak. The fur on his tongue is Grey.

His limbs are cold. He's tired and weak. He doesn't want to eat or drink.

This is really bad.

You two said His Majesty got the runs these past couple of days.

Now he just passes fluid.

Then we must prescribe some medicine for His Majesty.

Get out. I won't take the medicine you guys prescribe.

Please forgive me since I didn't hear what you said.

Will Your Majesty please say it again?

I said get out. You're all quacks. You're ignorant.

My diarrhea got worse after I took the medicine you guys prescribed.

I won't take the medicine you guys prescribe again. Get out.

Your Majesty, Dr To is not an ordinary imperial doctor.

He's well-versed in medicine.

Empress Dowager got a strange disease earlier. He...

Enough. Lin, Cai, throw them out.

Yes.