The Dan family spans many generations of doctors, with many past ancestors who were imperial doctors. But when powerful enemies frame their family, the royal court passes a ruling that future generations of the Dan family are forbidden from practicing medicine. The kind, intelligent and talented Dan Yun Xian (Liu Shi Shi) secretly learns the art of traditional Chinese medicine from her grandmother and helps to cure plagues and illnesses among the common people. Yun Xian overcomes many societal obstacles in her passion and pursuit of medicine. And when she meets Emperor Zhu Qi Zhen (Wallace Huo), he wields a great deal of influence in Yun Xian fulfilling her destiny to become the first imperial doctor during the Ming Dynasty. “The Imperial Doctress” is a 2016 Chinese drama series directed by Lee Kwok Lap. Watch drama online for free.