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- Episode 6 -

Try shaking your head. (Chang Yi)

Ma ... Madam.

Madam... (Yeon Saeng)

You've been here all these years and you still can't do this right?

Didn't I tell you to tie it tight so it won't get undone while cooking?

Hands.

Who made the mess in the residential kitchen last night?

I'm asking, who lit the fire pit and put burn marks all over the place?

It was me.

What were you doing?

I was trying to find out which wood was good to use for cooking.

So I tried to fire up oak, zelkova, paulownia, nettle tree, pine and bamboo...

How foolish of you!

Don't you know that we only use oak and zelkova?

I knew it but ... I wanted to see what happens if you used different wood.

Then, are you the one that boiled down all the water in the pot that we use as well?

Yes, because I wanted to know how long it takes for it to boil down in a low fire setting.

And you're the one who sent the young apprentices up

on the tree to make a "pine nut oven?"

Yes.

Wash dishes with the apprentices for another 10 days.

But ... we'll be learning how to prepare the ingredients starting today ...

It's you, again?

Why do you keep doing this?

You were going to learn how to prepare the ingredients starting today.

I have Yeon Saeng. She will write it all down for me.

You sure have a good heart.

Geum Young is in the Royal Kitchen making food on her own since 5 years ago.

She's right. I heard Court Lady Choi and Geum Young

are making the princess' special food today.

Princess' special food?

Haven't you heard? There's a great commotion at the Royal Kitchen.

Haven't you heard? There's a great commotion at the Royal Kitchen.

Oh ... that ... but Geum Young is doing that?

Yes.

The Princess hasn't eaten for 6 days now.

The kitchen at the Princess' Palace couldn't handle it anymore,

so Court Lady Choi is making it herself.

Court Lady Choi must know the secrets that have been

passed down to from the previous Head Court Ladies.

I heard the medicines from Ming arrived today.

That must be the secret recipe. What could it be?

Geum Young! What was that spice?

How do you make it?

I don't know either.

Showing off ...

Now, get up.

Princess Hyo Hae

Go ahead and eat.

That's good.

That's good.

Why don't you eat some more?

Ai ...

Just how did you cook the food, that she's like this?

You said it was going to be sure this time.

I'm deeply sorry.

We had high expectations. What happened?

It was done right.

It was done right? She stopped eating yet you think it was done right?

It takes time for her taste and smell senses come back.

Please wait a few more days. She took 2 spoonfuls, and she will eat more and more.

After about 5 days, she should return to normal.

It takes 5 more days?

Ever since the Princess has stopped eating,

His Majesty is very worried about her.

If it takes 5 days, what will you do about His Majesty's health?

It's not just His Majesty.

Since His Majesty is like that, how do you think Queen Consort and Queen Dowager are alike?

Madam! Madam!

What's wrong?

The Princess fainted with dizziness!

Oh my...!

5 days is too long. Try to shorten it. Do whatever you need to, to shorten it.

Yes, I will try to do that.

What happened?

We'll have to use stronger spice. She ate a little and stopped.

But using stronger spice is only temporary ...

Even though it's temporary, there are medicines to increase your appetite,

so if she keeps eating more, her appetite will come back.

What else can we do? She has such shy character, so she doesn't complain,

or since she doesn't talk, we have no way of knowing.

Anyhow, you go to the sauce pantry and bring a bit of the oldest bean paste.

I'll try seasoning it with that this time.

Yes, ma'am.

What are you doing?

Oh ... it's you, Geum Young.

What did you take out from the bean paste pot?

Oh, this...?

It's charcoal.

Charcoal?

Yes.

Court Lady Han told me to study, so I was trying out different things,

and I wondered what would happen if I put it in the bean paste, soy sauce and vinegar, so I tried putting it in.

Girl, that's why you always get in trouble with Court Lady Choi.

I know. You want to try some too?

Okay.

The sharp vinegar taste is all gone.

Hold on.

The soy sauce tastes much better.

Yes. I broke the charcoal and it had many small holes in it.

I think that's why it's good for absorbing smells.

For soy sauce, the sour taste disappears, so it tastes much better.

Yes, it's good. We can tell Court Lady Han,

so we can put it in other soy sauces too.

Really? You think so?

Yeah.

I have to get going ...

We have no choice but to try every method.

Court Lady Choi, you make the food your way.

Yes, ma'am.

She may not eat it, so Court Lady Han should make

hemp-root porridge and add dried orange peel, cardamom and nutmeg, which will bring back the appetite.

She won't even eat tasty dishes. Will she eat food with medicine in it?

But what else can we do? There are no other alternatives.

The doctors said it's not from an illness,

but she's so quiet and fainthearted, she may not be eating because she's stressed about something no one knows about.

Lady Min, roast the dried dates and make powder from it.

Make powder out of beefsteak plant leaves and try adding it to all the food.

Yes, ma'am.

But she doesn't eat any snacks,

and only eats rice so we can't add anything to the rice ...

What is it?

His Majesty has ordered not to even make tonight's supper.

What did you say?

After hearing that the Princess fainted, he became angry,

and he said, "How can I call myself a father when I can't even feed my child one proper meal."

Until the Princess starts to eat,

he's not going to take his food either, so all the court ladies

ought to give all their effort to princess' meals.

That's not all. After hearing this, the Queen Dowager and the Queen Consort,

have declined to accept food as well, so the kitchen is in panic.

This is such a regrettable situation.

Okay.

There is no need to wait. We should just hurry

and bring the food as soon as it's prepared.

Yes.

Did you bring the bean paste?

Madam.

Why?

Can't you let me make the meal this time?

Why? Any good ideas?

What's this?

She didn't even eat the special meals that's suppose to help her appetite,

how could you bring such a simple meal to her?

I'm sorry. But please allow her to try the porridge.

How dare you!

Prepare a different table of food, right now!

Take that table out right now!

Yes, Madam.

She's eating! Her Highness the Princess is eating!

Can you eat it now?

If you were going to eat like this, why did you make people above worry?

His Majesty was worried so much about you.

Actually ...

Yes, Your Highness, what was the reason?

This porridge doesn't smell.

Smell?

Smell?

Why is that?

During last flood, the rice storehouse was filled with water,

so the rice is different from usual.

Though we may not smell it, her body is weak,

and with a sensitive sense of taste, she may surely find it like this.

Is that right?

Please do speak, Your Majesty

When my father eats his meals without any complaints,

how could I ...

This happened because of young Princess' delicate palate.

She couldn't take the rice at all.

But Court Lady Choi solved it by removing the smell

that no one else could detect. What did you do to remove the smell?

No, Madam, it was Geum Young who thought of it, not me.

Really? How did you do it?

It was charcoal.

Charcoal?

Yes, when I put in charcoal, the smell in the rice was gone.

How did you find that out?

I saw Jang Geum removing the smell from soy sauce using charcoal.

That's how I came up with the idea.

Add charcoal to the soy sauce?

Yes, Madam. Soy sauce tastes much better

because all the old smell is gone.

Please taste it once.

Really? I will do that.

I'm happy to see your condition today.

Everyone should learn from Geum Young, always think and practice,

to find out how to make things better.

Yes, ma'am.

Madam! Madam!

What is it?

The Minister of Engineering and Production wants to see you right now.

What is it about?

I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with an envoy from Ming China.

Really? An envoy is here?

Though His Majesty has previously told us to prepare a small meal for his birthday feast,

but because the envoy from Ming, sent by the emperor has come, so the situation has changed.

but because the envoy from Ming, sent by the emperor has come, so the situation has changed.

According to the envoy, he's here to congratulate the King on his birthday,

and he brought a golden pheasant that was raised in Ming palace.

A golden pheasant?

Isn't that regarded as a holy animal that brings health and long life

that only the emperor and high officials

eat on their birthdays?

Yes, and he says this golden pheasant was raised right in their Imperial House.

But His Majesty is worried that they might be here

to request a huge amount of silver money again

for dethroning the former King. The ministers have the same worries too.

So His Majesty has ordered that we make no mistakes

in our formalities and food so that he can't find any fault with us.

The Head Eunuch should go over the formalities

of serving him once more with the female officers.

Eunuchs and Royal Kitchen court ladies should communicate with each other well so there isn't a single problem.

Yes.

Did you look at the rules for cooking birthday dishes?

Yes.

Will the golden pheasant be in the menu for this birthday feast?

Golden pheasant...

It's from Sichuan, Empire of the Great Ming.

It's known to protect the household from calamities and it's also known to be used

as elixir of life offered to Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Court Lady Choi, have you ever seen a golden pheasant?

I've seen it twice because my brother trades with the Empire of Ming and I've personally cooked with it once.

Besides, this golden pheasant was offered the Emperor by sending an envoy.

And His Majesty is worried that there might be

another mistake like last time, so there must not be any errors.

Court Lady Choi will be in charge of cooking the golden pheasant as the main dish.

Lady Han will be in charge of steamed and roasted dishes.

Lady Min will do the vegetables.

Yes, Madam.

All the palace maids should take the chores they were part of,

and follow the orders of the court ladies and do it well.

Geum Young, since your work for the Princess has been acknowledged, you can assist with the golden pheasant.

Everything's going her way.

It's been 5 years since becoming a palace maid, and I've just started on the steamed dishes.

She's already helping with birthday feasts which the higher court ladies are in charge of.

You should distinguish yourself too.

I just need an opportunity first.

You don't get distinguished from having an opportunity, but if you have the skills, the opportunity will follow you.

You don't get distinguished from having an opportunity, but if you have the skills, the opportunity will follow you.

But, just as with cooking the golden pheasant this time, they only allow those who have tried it before gets to cook it.

When do we build up experiences and try new thing?

When do we build up experiences and try new thing?

Is His Majesty's food there for you to test it?

Why do you not put in the effort, but waste time criticizing other people?

I'm sorry.

Court Lady Han, Jo Bang Hee, and Young Ro, go to the Guesthouse immediately.

What is it?

The Chief Court Lady can't trust the court ladies at the Guesthouse,

so she wants you to go there to prepare the dishes for the envoy.

Yes, ma'am.

You'll have to come back tomorrow, so prepare everything before you go.

Yes, Madam.

This is an extremely precious thing, so you must keep it well.

Yes, sir.

Then we will be going.

l need to go out of the palace to purchase the necessary ingredients to prepare the golden pheasant,

so keep this in the cage and take special care of it until his birthday, okay?

so keep this in the cage and take special care of it until his birthday, okay?

Yes, Madam. Don't worry.

Though you spoke otherwise, you thought...

"I know how to make golden pheasant food too," And was upset, weren't you?

Madam, what are you saying? Are you saying I say one thing and think another?

Okay, okay, why can't you ever once take a joke properly?

I must go out of the palace and get a golden pheasant.

I can probably get one if I go to my uncle's home.

Court ladies who leave the palace without permission will be severely punished.

Even the palace ladies get cast out from the palace, but as an assistant palace lady ...

No. Before the superiors find out, I have to find another golden pheasant.

I, who gets more attention than any other,

I lose that precious golden pheasant. No way.

If I put the request to Uncle, he'll find one by tonight.

I'll go out. Outside the palace.

Even if I go outside of the palace and the punishment is to be cast out, I must find a golden pheasant.

Who's there?

I'm sure I heard something in this direction.

Hey, Tae-Bok, bring some people over here! Something's odd...

Hurry up! Something's odd here!

Aiyoo, listen you person.

Come on over here!

So they guard the palace from outside the gates.

Anyway I was wondering why there were no guards around.

Of course, they guard it.

What brings you here?

I will help you.

I saw you searching all day for the lost golden pheasant.

You searching for the lost golden pheasant.

Luckily, Court Lady Han isn't here and I even asked Yeon Saeng to cover for me.

Let's go together.

It'll be better than you going alone.

We can ask Mr. Duk Goo for a golden pheasant too.

Follow me. We may be able to go out successfully.

There's this place that I've been keeping an eye on. Hurry.

It's over there. I found this coincidentally while I was washing dishes the day before yesterday.

The iron gate was broken.

We can get out through there.

It's really true!

Let's go.

Who's there?!

Hound!

Acorn!

What is it?

There's a fire near Younghwa building.

No movement of other troops?

No. It's only a small fire. Before it gets bigger we have to put it out as quickly as possible.

Let's go!

Oh, we're saved.

Stop right there! Stop right there!

Stop!

Excuse us...

Where do you think you're going?

Who are you to wake us up out of a sound sleep?

We're sorry if we woke you up. Excuse...

Hey! Where do you think you're going? If you woke some from a sound sleep, you can't just leave.

We huddled into our empty stomachs and just barely fell asleep.

Then what do you want us to do?

Give us money, or if you don't even have that...

Stop it! Take your hands off!

Aigoo, aigoo, Sir.

Oh! They came into our house first without permission.

It's true, sir!

Stop it!

Just a moment ago there were two people who escaped from the rear door of the palace. Are you perhaps them?

What are you talking about from the palace? We...we came up from Kyeonggido Yangju yesterday looking for relatives,

but we can't find our relative's house and we're searching here and there like this.

Oh... really?

Yes.

Who is that relative that you're looking for?

Mr. Choi Pan Sul. I heard he's a wealthy merchant in Hanyang.

Yes. He's a famous wealthy merchant.

What? You're related to the pre, premier merchant?

Yes. He's a close relative. Because I heard that he was calling for me...

Is that true?

Yes, that's so. You'll see if you go with us.

If you go right past the mar...market street you'll see the house right away.

Really? Yes.

Excuse us then...

Wait a minute!

Hey, you fellow. Escort the ladies to the house of the wealthy merchant.

It's fine. Aiyoo, it's fine.

That was the person that was trying to harm us.

Aigoo, that's when he didn't know better. But this fellow isn't evil.

Hey, escort the ladies well.

If you do anything stupid I'll kill you. Understand?!

Yes, sir.

Oh, but...

Please go on then...Go on.

Yes, yes, yes.

Hey you punks, just go get some sleep!

Aigoo, this smell!

Aiyoo, where could they have gone?

It's not that way.

You know.

You came from the palace, didn't you?

I'm a person that doesn't care if you came from the palace or fell from the sky,

but just give our family something to eat.

If you just make it so I don't feel disappointed you don't have anything to worry about.

Uh, let's go.

Wait, wait...aigoo!

Lady Geum Young! What brings you here at this hour?

Is Uncle here?

No ... he went out ...

Who are you, you punk?!

Stop. He's the person who brought us here. Don't treat him so roughly.

Is your family well?

Huh?

Lady Geum Young, what brings you here at this hour?

Where's Uncle?

A neighborhood merchant suggested a business deal so he went out to meet him.

When will he be back?

Well... he said that it may even turn into an occasion to have drinks.

But what brings you here?

First, buy that person over there some food and clothes.

He's the person that brought us all the way here.

Household Administrator, he knows we secretly came out of the palace. Send him with enough that he's not disappointed.

Household Administrator, he knows we secretly came out of the palace. Send him with enough that he's not disappointed.

Then are you saying, this isn't an errand for Court Lady Choi,

but you came out secretly?

Yes.

What are you saying?

They say that a Palace Maid, once they enter the palace, only leaves as a corpse.

What is this madness?

How are you going to manage the aftermath?

If they find out it'll be the end of you.

You'll be kicked out of the palace.

That's why you must help me, team leader.

Help? How?

We must find a golden pheasant. We must find one immediately.

If we can't find one, Madam and I will get into big trouble.

Then you go back to the palace first.

I'll get it by tomorrow by any means necessary and have it sent into the palace.

A palace lady leaving the palace without permission is not just a normal big deal.

Even if it's now, hurry back inside.

Still I can't.

I want to find it and go back.

There is no difference between the crime of leaving the palace or the crime of losing the golden pheasant that an envoy brought.

Actually, If I can't find a golden pheasant

it's not just my problem, but even more than all the royal kitchens,

it's a matter far more serious, even of the court itself.

So I will find it by all means with my own hands and go back.

Okay, anyway I will try to find one, but...

It's already so late that I think it will be difficult to secure one tonight.

Do anything ... we must get one no matter what! No matter what!

Yes, ma'am.

Geum Young, I think it'll be hard to find one tonight anyway,

so I'll go to Duk Goo's Ajussi's place and try to find one.

Do you think that he would have the resources?

Though he may not have it himself

he'll probably know a merchant who sells those special ingredients.

I'll be back.

Then I'll see you around 6:00 tomorrow.

Okay.

You must come back before 6:00pm. We must be back before 8:00pm.

Okay.

I'll find a way to get back in.

Okay, I won't be late and I'll return.

Jang Geum.

Thank you.

What are you doing? Hurry!

No, it's my waist. Feel here. It's because there's a lump that's formed...

Your legs hurt yesterday, and a headache two days ago

and it's your back today. When are you not sick? When?

It's because my live is weak. I still haven't taken off the herbal patch from here...

You always disappear whenever I tell you to work.

You steal all of our money and use it for other purposes,

if you skip even this, can you call yourself my husband? My husband? Are you my husband?!

The boil on my back...

The herbal patch hasn't even come off yet!

I still have the patch on. What's with the herbal patch? What?

Today, I don't care whether your back breaks or your head cracks...I don't know care.

Oh please!

Ajussi, I'm Jang Geum.

Someone's here.

It's Jang Geum!

Jang Geum, what brings you here at this hour?

Just how long has it been?

I saw you only two days ago in the palace.

What brings you here?

At this hour of night there's no way that you would have followed a Court Lady here.

Did you by chance run away? Or did you get kicked out?

Ajussi!

Oh, my! Do you know how great of a crime that is?

Go back quickly! Hurry up!

I had no choice. I have to look for a golden pheasant by tomorrow,

and I have to meet up with Geum Young to go back by tomorrow.

Yes, yes, you should. Anyway, it's late tonight so just spend the night here

and let's you and I go out tomorrow...

Wait! This is urgent.

We should go right now to the poultry shop!

-What? At this hour? Where are you going at this time of night?! -We have to try walking there.

Where do you think you're going at this time of night?! Where?!

No, that's not it. The color's different here.

-But this one... -No, it's not.

I barely found this one.

This isn't it either.

Touch it. It's not this? Aiyoo... The color's completely different.

You come here too then. You come and look.

You should've started by asking for a golden pheasant!

Why'd you ask for a golden chicken?!

Do you know what a golden pheasant is?

I have seen it before.

Really? Can we buy it somewhere?

You don't come to a place like this poulterer to buy such a thing.

When merchants who trade with Empire Ming sometimes bring two or three of them in...

the servants from noble houses buy them.

I only saw them briefly when a Mansan merchant ship came in at Port Songpa.

Great. I heard a Mansan merchant ship is coming to Port Songpa today.

I was going to buy ground plum from Mapo today.

It's a very expensive medicinal herb that comes through these merchants but it always come in by a Mansan ship.

If you add it to alcohol, the alcohol cost

jumps from four times to 10 times the original price.

Let's go.

Ajussi, did you find out?

He said the ship will come in at about 4:00pm.

If it's 4:00pm, the time is a little tight.

I have to go to Choi Pan Sul's residence by 6:00pm.

If it comes by 4:00, we should have plenty of time.

Don't worry I told people around here

so as soon as they come in, you can just take it and go.

In order to do that however, I would need some money for drinks

and I forgot to bring my wallet today.

This is all of my money.

It's better than nothing.

I'm sorry.

It's all right. Then I'll...

Why am I running with Jang Geum's money?

I run automatically whenever I see money because of my wife. When I can just walk.

Check her!

It's here. What are you doing?!

Let go!

Where did you hide it?

Who are you that you're treating a woman like this in the middle of day?

Where did you hide the thing you received from the bamboo hat?

What are you saying? I have not accepted or hidden anything!

Why you wretched...

Put away your sword!

It wasn't her, but another woman in a blue dress beside her.

I'm sorry.

She's probably trying to get on a ship

so try to search for her again.

Yes, sir.

You have to find the person who has the map

so you can find the map drawer and other related people.

The bamboo hat seems to have uncommonly good martial arts skills, so be careful.

Yes, sir.

I'm very sorry.

Where have you been that you're only coming now?

Why? Has the ship come in?

A golden pheasant came in.

Huh? Really?

Yes. I made the merchant go to the tavern so he can't sell it to anyone else. Let's go.

Let's go.

Yes.

Hong! Hong!

Yes, Madam.

Have you seen Geum Young?

No. She wasn't here when I came in.

That's strange. Today's not even her shift.

The golden pheasant isn't in the farm.

Should I look for her?

No. I'm going to go to the Royal Kitchen, so you keep doing what you were doing.

Yes, ma'am.

You said she's in the sauce pantry.

Yes, Madam.

That's why I told you to call her here. What are you doing here?

When I went there earlier...

she was in the sauce pantry...

she said that from there she was going to study more and was on her way somewhere.

Really? But still there's a lot of work today and even the kids that were resting in the residences are

all out here working so keep looking for her.

Yes, Madam.

Have you not seen Geum Young?

Oh, no! I haven't seen her! I haven't seen Geum Young!

That's strange. She's not in the residence

and the golden pheasant is missing.

When did you see her last?

I saw her yesterday ... I mean, this morning at the residence.

Were they together?

Yes... Madam.

Can't you tell me the truth?!

Huh? Madam?

If they were together,

why did you see Jang Geum a little earlier and

see Geum Young this morning and then not see her?!

No... that's not it...

I did tell them not to do it...

How foolish of them!

It something so big happened they should've reported it first!

If the ministers or the Chief Court Lady finds out about this...

It's my fault for leaving such an important task to the young thing and leaving the palace. I'm sorry.

It's my fault for leaving such an important task to the young thing and leaving the palace. I'm sorry.

Where did they say they were going?

They said they would definitely be able to get one

if they went to Court Lady Choi's older brother's house.

I don't think the kids are the problem right now.

We have to prepare the golden pheasant dish

tomorrow morning, so what should we do?

I think we have to find a golden pheasant right now, and bring back the kids.

Yes, you're right. But we can't tell them the truth right now.

I'll meet the Chief Court Lady and tell her that the golden pheasant ingredients are lacking,

and tell her that we have to hurriedly send Court Lady Choi.

Lady Choi can get the pass and go straight home.

Yes, ma'am.

You must get a golden pheasant by any means possible and bring the girls back.

Yes, Madam.

You must be back by 8:00pm even with a pass. This is a big problem.

- Let's move quickly. We have no time! - Yes, Madam.

- Let's move quickly. We have no time! - Yes, Madam.

You should've told the Head Court Lady about it!

Just what were you thinking doing such a foolish thing?!

Losing the pheasant is bad enough

but you left the palace?! What are we going to do?!

I was ready to face the consequences of leaving.

You were ready? You and I, our bodies are not just our own.

I told you that we must be very careful of our conduct and speech

for the sake of our ancestors and the previous court ladies that have come from our family.

How can you be so rash?!

But I lost the golden pheasant by my mistake.

If we can't find another one we would've been in deep trouble.

Then you should've told me, Court Lady Han or Head Court Lady to resolve it!

If you just walk out and something goes wrong

this matter won't end with the Royal Kitchen,

but with the Chief Court Lady and even further the Royal Guards!

That's enough, I already scolded her enough so that she'd understand.

That young thing, I think she was confused after losing the envoy's golden pheasant.

Sir, it's Head Servant Jang.

Come in.

So did you find it?

Yes, luckily we did find one.

That's a relief.

Let's go back to the palace now.

Please wait a little bit more Jang Geum promised to be back by 6:00.

We must go back with her.

I know you're a foreign spy. Surrender yourself meekly.

Hey... Hey...

We must go back now.

It's only 6:00 now. Please wait a little more.

I only have a pass for one. It's already hard enough

to bring you back inside.

If we take Jang Geum too we may all be in danger.

But we have to wait for her.

Jang Geum came out because of me. She's a comrade who came out to try to help me.

We can't go back in like this.

You must come back before 6:00pm by latest. We must be back in the residence before 8:00pm.

Don't you know that you can be cast out if you go outside of the palace?

We can't wait any longer. Let's go back first.

No. I can't leave my comrade who came out because of me and go in alone.

Do you want to get kicked out too? Let's go back now!

She'll definitely be back. Please wait a bit more.

We must go back! We must go back!

Just a little more, please. Let's wait a bit more.

Hello? Hello?

Why are you just coming now?!

You don't know how long Court Lady Choi and Lady Geum Young waited for you!

Has Court Lady Choi come out?

Yes, she came to take you two back.

Anyway, after waiting they only just left so hurry up and go on.

If you hurry, you can catch up.

Okay, got it.

Wait! Let me ask you a question.

Is this woman an Apprentice Palace Maid of the Royal Kitchen?

She was caught early this morning trying to break into the palace.

Is she really an Apprentice Palace Maid of the Royal Kitchen?

Yes, she is.

What's going on? An Apprentice Palace Maid that should've been in the palace,

how could she be caught trying to break in?

Now that we've confirmed that she's an Apprentice Palace Maid,

we'll drag her to the Royal Guards.

Let's go!

Yes, sir! Let's go!

What are you doing?! We have the important task of preparing for

His Majesty's birthday feast so do your work for now.

I'll find out about this later, do you understand?

Yes.

Hurry up!

The rules of court ladies have always been stricter

than the rules of the kingdom. But the likes of an apprentice palace maid

going in and out of the palace as if it was her own house?

I'm sorry.

Just how are you disciplining the children that this kind of thing happens?

Is the job of the Head Court Lady's job is to act the generous Court Lady and compliment them all the time?

You rotten things...

Court Lady Jung will have her pay decreased for 6 months.

Court Lady Han who's been living with Jang Geum, and Court Lady Choi who is in charge

of training in the Royal Kitchen will be demoted

from the High Court Ladies to Middle Court Ladies.

And Jang Geum will no longer be an apprentice palace maid

regardless of what the Royal Guards decide.

Whip her 20 times and cast her out of the palace!

Yes, sir!

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