Princess at Large (Yi fei nan qiu / 醫妃難囚)

Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao?

- Xi Feng. - This is the medicine prepared for Princess Consort.

Thanks to the lingzhi mushrooms from the princess,

so that this medicine was made.

Princess, why did you come?

Physician Gu, I saw Princess Consort's condition.

Perhaps, this will be effective.

Thank you for this. We can extract the medicinal properties from this.

Princess Consort's illness won't act up for half a month.

- You're welcome. It's more important to save her. - Okay.

Where is Princess Qing Cheng, right now?

She went back to Losai State last night.

Ling Xiao, you haven't slept yesterday.

Your illness was just cured.

Why don't you go back to your room to rest first?

I can help feed her the medicine.

Xi Feng, you haven't slept the whole night either.

Just let me take care of it here. You may leave first.

Okay.

Princess Qing Cheng treated me with sincerity. The kindness that she gave me,

I will remember Princess' favor and

I'll repay it another day.

- Old master, are you fine? Hurry and let Young Master escape. - Yes.

Young Master, come on.

- Husband. - It's a urgent situation. Wife, hurry and escape.

No, even if I die, I'll be with you.

What are you waiting for? Hurry and leave.

- Old master, take care. - Husband.

Will you be able to escape today?

Hide here and don't make noise.

Husband.

Qiandu Alliance, why are you killing me?

Don't make any noise, Young Master.

Qiandu Alliance is no longer in Jianghu anymore.

Father and mother, I can take revenge for you guys now.

Your Majesty, you have to eat the medicine on time

so that your illness can get better.

I don't need to eat medicine!

Your Majesty, if you don't eat the medicine on time

then how will your illness get better?

Your Majesty, why don't you announce Prince Qin as the Crown Prince earlier

so that you don't have to suffer.

Grand Consort, are you trying to commit regicide?

Are you not afraid that I will punish you at the Imperial Court?

Don't forget.

Your life is in my hands.

As long as I give the order,

then who will dare to go against me in the royal court?

My royal younger brother controls 100,000 elite soldiers. If you dare to revolt,

I will let you...

You're talking about Prince Zhan

but about Prince Zhan coming back to the royal court,

the officials in the Imperial Court have already been replaced.

At that time, my Prince Qin will become the emperor.

Would he still dare to fail at regicide?

Empress Dowager!

Your Majesty, don't worry.

You only need to eat the medicine on time.

Xian Yun.

Hurry and wake up. Look at me.

Prince Ming?

Big Stone is quite cute when he sleeps.

Since you're awake,

if you don't want me to stay here then I'll leave.

Don't leave.

You saved me. I didn't even thank you yet.

Are you feeling good?

I'm quite fine. Look.

I'm extremely solid.

You are very positive in what you do.

I really admire you being like that.

The most important thing about being a person is to be happy.

It would've been great if I can exchange with you.

I'm fated to be born in the royal family.

Even if this is so, you can still live a relaxed life.

Look at Prince Qin. When he has nothing to do, he'll flirt with the girls.

He has such an exciting life.

How can I be compared to him?

I'm kidding. Prince Ming has great aspirations.

In the future, you'll be the emperor.

You can't randomly say that.

Whoever father gives the throne to then they'll be the emperor.

Princess Consort, you finally woke up.

Younger Brother, how long have I been unconscious?

Princess Consort, you've been unconscious for three days.

Good thing Prince Ming was taking care of you during these three days without sleeping or eating.

You... really took care of me for three days without sleeping or eating?

You're my Princess Consort. It's my duty to take care of you.

Don't bother about it.

Good thing Prince Ming took care of you these three days

so that Princess Consort was able to wake up earlier.

I didn't expect that a big stone will take care of others.

Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you.

Wait until I have a chance to thank you another day.

You just recovered.

I'm asking you right now.

Who poisoned you?

I was going to tell you after the dinner gathering but

who would've known that you were so drunk.

Actually, the one who summoned me into the palace wasn't Grand Consort,

it was Empress Dowager.

She put poison in my tea and even gave me a red medicine bottle,

forcing me to poison you so I can exchange for my antidote.

In simple words, she's doing this

for getting the throne for her precious son.

Princess Consort, is the red medicine bottle is here?

I threw it away.

Princess Consort, how could you lose the red medicine bottle?

Of course, I lost it or else do I really poison him?

Princess Consort, you've misunderstood me.

I thought I could use the medicine bottle to investigate the poison from the Qiandu Alliance.

I want to see if I can make

an antidote that can solve your poison.

So its like that.

I already threw the medicine bottle in the fire.

Then, why didn't you poison me? Do you not want to protect your life?

Actually, I was going to poison you

but as a doctor,

saving lives and treating the injured is my duty.

How can I harm people, right?

But I clearly remember that Empress Dowager said at that time

that this poison will act up every two weeks.

Princess Consort, you were poisoned by the venom of an insect from the western region.

I'm guessing that the day that you were trying to make the antidote

the poison in your body broke out.

Since your poison happened because of me

then I will use all my efforts to solve your poison.

Really?

Of course, I keep my words. How can it be false?

It's settled then

but Younger Brother said this poisoned can't be solved.

Could it be that you want to ask Empress Dowager for the medicine?

Just rest and recuperate. I will have a way.

Xi Feng, summon Commandant of Justice Da Sinong

and the ministers from the three main Justice Office for a discussion at the hall.

Yes.

If anyone wants to hurt Princess Consort

then I won't spare them.

Greetings, Prince Ming.

These are from the men dispatched by us to collect the traps

regarding Empress Dowager and Prince Qin.

And their cliques of officials in the Imperial Court for their personal benefits

to bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud.

Embezzlement of silvers is punishable under clause 1080.

The Ministry of Agriculture manages salt, iron

and oversees trade, and floods in Jiangnan.

The Imperial Court distributed 300,000 gold,

9,000 grams of grains for disaster relief.

Jin Shi of Ministry of Agriculture colluded with the Empress

to embezzle 100,000 gold, 3,000 sacks of grains

resulting in the displacement of hundreds of commoners and countless of injuried parties.

How did I raise such an ingrate?

I really didn't teach him well. Prince Ming, please forgive me.

Minister of Agriculture, there's no need to censure yourself too much.

You only need to be reinforce your control and management daily

and conduct strict inspections.

Commandant of Justice, thank you for your lecture. I will go back and exercise strict controls.

In the first year of Jing Ping, the Empress created chaos in the National Archives and framed the loyal and upright people.

It resulted in the imprisonment of the loyal and upright General Cui

and elimination of his nine clans.

How dare he!

Old General Cui was an outstanding founding minister.

His meritorious service is comparable to the ancestors of Han Gaozhu.

I heard General Cui died from illness at an old age.

I didn't imagine that he was poisoned to death by the Empress.

At that time, Prince Ming was heavily ill during those days.

we had to take endlessly obey commands from the Empress.

All the government officials see that

were heartbroken. They were angry but dared not speak.

but row, Prince Ming is personally coming out to lead the roual court.

In the future, everyone in the Imperial Court must be restored to the uncorrupted style as in the past.

Prince Ming, don't worry. At the royal court tomorrow,

I will file a memorial to His Majesty.

Prince Ming, with the Empress covering up these shortcomings,

this memorial may not reach His Majesty.

Prince Ming, what plans do you have?

We will end the discussion of today's matter here.

I hope that, at the Imperial Court,

everyone will work hard to prove the crimes committed by the Empress as soon as possible.

Prince Ming, don't worry.

You may all leave.

Greetings, Father and Mother.

Your Highness, I told him but Prince Ming he... yes.

Prince Ming how dare you.

Do you see me feeding medicine to His Majesty?

Without any summons, you even dare to barge into Changdong Palace.

Are you even putting your Father in your eyes?

I don't dare.

Father, why are you so sick?

Xiao'er, why are you looking for me?

Royal Father, I have a memorial.

Say it.

In the year of Jing Ping, there were floods in Jiangnan.

The royal court issued 300,000 taels of gold