The Herbalist's Manual — Season 1, Episode 16: Episode 16
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 25 episodes
Episode synopsis
YUNG has been absent-minded because of what is going on between CHUN and CHING. The misunderstanding deepens when she discovers that CHUN celebrates his promotion with CHING at a wine house. CHUN explains to YUNG about the necklace; YUNG is relieved. The empress wrongly accuses Concubine TUN of involving in the assassin of the emperor and sentences her to death. Furious, the emperor gives the empress a good telling-off. The empress is very unhappy about this. Her unhappiness later turns into depression. CHIT points out that the empress is possessed. He gives her some water, mixed with charm ashes, a formula which the Taoist believes can drive out evil spirits, to drink. CHUN sees this and decides to treat the empress in secret. The empress has been cured. HIN tells YUNG he loves her. In order not to give him a false hope, YUNG decides not to learn drawing from WU anymore……
About The Herbalist's Manual
LI SHI CHUN (LAM MAN LUNG, FRANKIE), who has studied herbs since he was a little boy, loves a girl TUNG CHING (YE, MICHELLE). However, he is already engaged to NG MO YUNG (LEE SZE WAN). He plans to break off the engagement and reveal his feelings to CHING after taking the imperial civil examination. Unfortunately, when he returns home after the examination, CHING has already agreed to marry his brother (AL WAI). CHUN has no choice but to marry YUNG. He becomes the student of a renowned doctor LITTLE BUDDHA, who turns out to be CHING’s adopted father. CHUN finds out that the old medical books are full of mistakes. There are also all kinds of fake herbs in the market. Therefore, he decides to write a book called the Compendium of Materia Medica. He is appointed as an imperial doctor in the palace by the Duke of Chor...