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(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

Are you all right?

How rude of you. What were you doing?

You are the one who is being rude.

What?

You might be hurting her.

Are you all right?

Yes, I am fine.

What are you doing outdoors with a young lady this late?

What about you?

What were you doing here at this time of night?

I work at the Medical Office, so this is practically my home.

Outsiders should leave the Palace.

I should not have moved.

I saw a ghost as soon as I moved chambers.

What did it look like?

It wore burial clothes.

I am so scared.

Will you stay and care for me tonight?

You were merely startled. I shall bring a herbal tonic.

One that will make you sleep well.

Is that it?

I hurt here.

And here too.

Massage her well.

Okay...

He got so cold.

Is this where it hurts?

Hands off!

Where...

(Episode 2)

You and Her Highness the princess must be very close.

She fell into your arms as if she were very used to it.

What about you?

You fell right into that medical officer's arms.

That is different.

Her Highness the Princess did it intentionally,

whereas I accidentally bumped into him...

Are you and the Princess...

No.

We do not have the kind of relationship you are thinking of.

I see.

Womanizer?

Using your handsome face?

This is unfair.

His Majesty and I studied together growing up,

so I saw the Princess often when she was little...

Listen. I have never been with a woman and...

Okay.

I heard you.

You need not explain.

Well, I just...

I did not want you to get the wrong idea.

I know. This is where your heart belongs.

That is exactly right.

By the way, why did that court maid...

go to that well? It was sealed off long ago.

She said she was just passing by.

Odd, is it not?

All right. There.

Oh, hold on. My goodness.

All right. Lie down.

Careful.

Vomiting and dizziness.

The same symptoms as those of the court maids.

I saw someone else exhibiting the same symptoms earlier in the day.

Did that person see the ghost too?

That, I did not hear.

He vomited and passed out.

I administered acupuncture, and he woke up.

They all have one thing in common.

Check his eyes.

Glaucoma.

The court maids are exhibiting the exact same symptom.

Then...

do you think the poison is spreading beyond the Palace?

We must find out at once and stop the spread,

or things will get very complicated.

Make way. Coming through.

Make way. Coming through.

Excuse me. Step aside.

Excuse me. Coming through. Please step aside.

If you are in critical condition, stand over here.

If you are just experiencing dizziness,

- wait over here. - This way!

Those who are just dizzy...

Gosh, when will I be seen?

- This way! - Does she have a headache?

She has a fever too?

Hey.

I will make some herbal tonic for you. Be sure to take it.

This mysterious disease is spreading outside the palace walls.

So...

it is spreading among the people too?

His curse...

- Goodness. - What is happening?

- What a disaster. - Oh, dear.

Is His Majesty aware?

What is going on?

- What? - What is this?

His Majesty has canceled today's meetings.

- What? - What is happening?

- Oh, dear. - My goodness.

Is His Majesty aware of the disease spreading outside the palace?

Yes, he has heard about the situation.

I knew this would happen.

He should have never trusted Yoo Se Yeob and those quacks.

Clearly, they have failed to quell the outbreak.

Now, it is spreading beyond the palace walls.

If those quacks cannot sort out this mess,

they will pay for it.

Those of us in the Medical Office will do our best.

Please let us handle this matter.

We are using haedokdan to remove the poison in the court maids' bodies,

so please do not worry.

Again?

Poison, again?

The truth is,

I saw him too.

I saw him.

What if...

someone poisons me, just like they did to my father?

No.

I will not let that happen!

Your Majesty.

I will not die.

I will not let anyone take my life!

I trust...

that you will save me,

no matter what.

The ghost you saw. What did he look like?

He was clad in burial clothes.

He was covered in blood.

So was the butterfly ornament.

How did you know that it was Cho Tae Hak's spirit?

Rumors are already running rampant within the palace walls.

That his vindictive spirit is roaming the palace grounds.

You said you just happened to be passing by the well.

She must have come here for a reason.

She came to this sealed well?

In the middle of the night? Why?

I am certain that she came here to do something.

I smell lilies.

Where is this coming from?

No!

A ghost.

He believes Cho Tae Hak's ghost haunts the Palace.

How dare you. Who told you that you could roam around the palace?

I am here with Gyesoo Clinic as per His Majesty's orders.

Oh, I know who you are.

The widow with terrible character.

You went against your ethics and morals and destroyed your in-laws.

Become a decent person before you work as a physician.

Why?

Were you roaming around, hoping to seduce His Majesty?

How could you insult me like this?

How dare you raise your voice at me?

You think you can talk back to me since His Majesty...

is siding with you sly quacks?

Sir, the Second State Councilor is looking for you.

Why?

Where is he?

He dropped by the Medical Office, but I am not sure where he is now.

He dropped by when I was not there?

The Second State Councilor, of all people?

Goodness.

We met last night.

Oh, I am not on his side.

I am a nice person.

I am a widower too.

(Hwanbu: A widower)

My wife passed away years ago.

We are in the same boat.

I happened to overhear everything.

I am Jeon Kang Il, a physician in the Medical Office.

I see. I am a physician too.

I know.

You are here with Yoo Se Yeob.

May I ask you your name?

Seo Eun Woo.

What a pretty name.

The royal physician insulted you.

I would like to make you a cup of tea to apologize on his behalf.

Oh, that is okay. I am in a rush to look into something.

Look into what?

May I help you?

Then do you know if there is a place inside the palace where lilies grow?

Lilies?

No, as far as I know.

We buy the ones we use for medicinal purposes.

That is odd.

I am certain I smelled them.

I am sorry. I do not think I can have tea with you today.

Lady Eun Woo.

Did he do something?

Oh, no.

He helped me, so we just exchanged names.

You exchanged names?

What did he help you with?

Well...

It is nothing you need to concern yourself with.

That physician seems to know the details,

so why should I not bother?

No can do. I wish to be concerned as well.

Please inform me of the facts.

How could she accept my heart...

but harbor secrets with another man?

Jang Gun, how many haedokdans do we have left?

- Please take care of yourself. - Not many.

What on earth is going on?

Why are we not seeing a decline in patients?

Goodness.

Dad...

You see, I...

Pull your weight around here, will you?

Why are you out and about when we need the extra help?

Get changed and hurry back out here!

Goodness me.

What is this about?

You look like you were duped...

and were rummaging through your father's drawers for money.

All while in Physician Gye's room!

Do not tell me you actually lost your money.

The older girls...

You lost your money? All of it?

How?

How much did they take from you?

I think I lost...

everything I had.

My gosh.

What?

Why were you hesitant to tell her?

Lady Namhae, did you invest your money into her business?

You promised that the fabric store would at least double it.

Unbelievable.

They say that fortune tellers do not know when they will die.

Did you not see this coming?

- Shut it! - My gosh.

Did they rob you of everything you had?

Can you not get it back?

I do not think I can.

The girls are scary, you see.

Sogyeok-dong Burning Firewood?

They hit me while threatening to feed me to his goons.

If I make a fuss, they are going to...

light the clinic on fire.

My gosh!

Goodness.

I should have known those girls would be as vicious as they seemed.

Consider it an expensive lesson.

Those darn brats!

Why must she pay money for a lousy lesson?

I see that I vacated the capital for too long.

Sogyeok-dong Burning Firewood, did you say?

I heard something else that was peculiar.

Like what?

That liquor crocks have been going missing.

Who would take what is in the Palace?

Exactly.

Could it be related to the illness?

That was my theory too,

and the first court maid who presented symptoms...

turned out to be in charge of the liquor crocks.

Then...

Why were you passing by the Queen's chambers in the middle of the night?

She is hiding something.

We must see her in person.

It does not seem like she went anywhere too far.

She could be on duty at the storehouse.

We must find her.

What the... How dare you.

You are Palpan-dong Castor Bean.

Castor Bean is back in Hanyang!

It is Castor Bean!

Look at you, Sogyeok-dong Burning Firewood.

Show some respect to your elder.

Step aside.

Adorable. I see you have fattened up.

(Sogyeok-dong Burning Firewood)

Forget it.

(Palpan-dong Castor Bean)

I apologize.

I am sorry.

My boys did not know any better due to your long absence.

- It was our mistake. - It was our mistake.

Why did you slip up, then?

But as you know,

mistakes are meant to be corrected.

Goodness. My bad.

Just quietly give the money back...

and do not speak of Palpan-dong Castor Bean.

Sure.

Of course. It is triple the amount.

How much?

- Triple. - Triple.

You seem to have made a lot of money,

but you still put in a lot of effort...

to steal some more.

Of course not.

I came into free liquor...

which had me lose my money.

Is that so?

Get up.

- Get up on your feet. - Should I?

Goodness.

Oh, boy.

Who on earth would give out...

free liquor?

But it is true.

Listen.

Just because I was stuck in the countryside,

you think I'm a pushover?

It is the truth.

It is from...

the Palace of all places.

A court maid brings out liquor?

Where did you hear that story?

Exactly.

Who would give you free liquor? And Palace liquor too.

I overheard people talk while getting Physician Gye's supply.

Will you just wait?

You give Ip Bun your hard-earned money,

but you cannot believe me?

Is it a total lie that you can see the future?

Darn you.

Stop it.

You are just as naive as I am.

That money will come back a few times over.

Do not stay too upset over it.

- Look. - Gosh.

Hey.

Lady Eun Woo, it is that court maid.

Yes. But what is she doing?

Why did you do this?

You are not even selling it.

To live.

I did it to preserve my own life.

What do you mean?

The letter.

I received...

I received a letter from Cho Tae Hak's ghost.

It said if I wished to live,

I must drink from the Queen's well,

make liquor with that water, and bring it outside the Palace.

After I delivered the liquor,

I was to pray to the moon for my life.

Let us drink.

Lovely.

Pour us a round.

Say you did that because the letter told you to.

Why did the other maids drink from the Queen's well?

Because of the rumor.

The curse of Cho Tae Hak's ghost.

To cheat death,

they must drink from the well?

Yes.

All who heard the rumor would have sipped the water.

But then they all got sick.

In the end, there is no way to avoid the curse.

The water from the well.

The smell of lilies.

But it is not the season for lilies to bloom.

"Smells similar to lilies but is poisonous."

"Must take caution."

Physician Yoo.

What do you think?

It definitely smells of lilies, yes?

Yes, but lilies do not bloom underwater.

It is not a lily...

but another plant with a similar smell.

Is it the fairy daisy?

Yes.

Most poisonous herbs emit a foul odor,

but the fairy daisy smells of lilies.

That is why no one found this water repulsive.

The fairy daisy causes...

vomiting and dizziness.

And also glaucoma.

Someone poisoned this well...

and made the court maids sick.

The villagers got sick...

because they drank liquor made with this water.

I must have the well closed off.

We must also ask if the patients at the clinic drank any liquor.

- Oh, that feels good. - My back hurts.

What do we have here? Liquor?

Let me have a whiff.

It smells lovely.

I shall have a sip.

No!

- Gosh. - My lady.

What was that about?

You are so full of energy.

Oh, dear. I am so sorry.

But you must never drink this liquor.

The illness that has spread...

was all caused by this liquor.

- What? - What?

What?

That was a close call.

Goodness.

Oh, dear.

Gosh.

Oh, dear...

Poison?

Then what I saw...

That was a hallucination?

Yes, Your Majesty.

You drank liquor made with water from the Queen's well,

causing the hallucinations.

I will prescribe you haedokdan.

Do not worry about the ghosts.

That is a relief.

It is great news.

You saved me...

yet again.

There have been no new cases since we closed the well.

Yes. It is good news...

that the illness was brought under control.

What?

What does this mean?

- Step aside! - Step aside.

- Step aside. - Step aside.

Oh, dear.

What is all that about?

The famine and plague...

is a curse from the heavens caused by the King's shortcomings.

Find them.

I will execute all who are plotting treason!

Do you truly...

not fear death?

Where are you?

Your Majesty!

What is the matter?

Yes, Yoo Se Yeob.

Bring Yoo Se Yeob to me!

Yes, Your Majesty!

(Medical Office)

His Majesty...

summoned Yoo Se Yeob again last night.

My pride is truly hurt.

If we cannot beat those quacks,

all of us will be banished from the palace!

His Majesty's condition is worsening.

We got rid of the fairy daisy,

but he said he saw Cho Tae Hak's spirit again last night.

So the poisonous plant was not the reason.

Is His Majesty seeing things due to qi deficiency?

Or did he truly see something?

May I inspect his bedchamber and the surrounding areas?

What are you looking for?

Traces.

It rained last night, you know.

Maybe we can find some footsteps.

A ghost's footsteps?

But it is awfully quiet here.

His Majesty is only letting in the eunuchs that he truly trusts.

He feels anxious when he is surrounded by a lot of people.

What? Physician Yoo, look.

I must seek an audience with His Majesty.

His Majesty really will not let anyone in this time.

I must speak with him for a reason.

I have made an important decision.

A decision? About what?

I have made up my mind to get married.

You should not have called off your wedding. Why change your mind now?

I will not marry the Chief State Councilor's son.

Pardon me?

Why are you here?

His Majesty said even eunuchs are not to enter his bedchamber.

How come?

His condition has been worsening...

ever since a female physician...

had a talk with him.

How is he? Is he in critical condition?

The thing is...

Leave me be!

I will tear you to pieces once again!

Do you truly think it will appear again tonight?

Yes. The culprit must be very anxious at the moment...

because Court Maid Oh got caught sooner than expected.

You two! Why are you always glued together?

Make sure you are always three steps apart.

I hear that His Majesty's condition has been worsening...

ever since you said something to him.

Your Highness, that is...

Physician Yoo.

You witch.

What are you cooking up?

His Majesty needs some time alone at the moment.

It is her fault that I cannot see His Majesty now.

You shall apologize to me at once.

Get down on your knees and apologize. Now!

Your Highness.

I have done nothing that I must apologize to you for.

Is that so?

However, I do wish to see you on your knees right now.

So kneel before me at once.

This is an order from the Princess.

Your Highness...

If an apology is needed, I will be the one apologizing.

Why would you... Get up at once!

Then will you let us go?

Please get up, Physician Yoo.

Come along.

What was that?

What is going on between those two?

Do not let it get to you.

Her Highness the Princess has a bad temper.

Even His Majesty does not know what to do with her.

You got down on your knees because of me.

I have such strong legs.

If you do not mind,

I could get down on my knees for you, whenever necessary.

I do mind.

Are you worried about my knees?

Then make some medicine to help strengthen my knees.

Make a really good one.

Certainly. With tons of velvet antlers.

Sure.

Well, shall we head back now?

Are you looking for me?

How dare you humiliate me...

and bring disgrace to the royal court?

What are you two doing here?

Physician Yoo, look.

Someone burned incense cones.

Smell this.

It smells like lilies.

Yes, it was made with the poisonous plant.

I received a letter from Cho Tae Hak's ghost.

The curse of Cho Tae Hak's ghost.

Your Majesty!

What is the matter?

Who was it?

Who put you up to this?

Absolutely no one.

There just happen to be people...

who are still loyal to Lord Cho Tae Hak.

How dare you!

Have him incarcerated this second.

I will take my time bringing up his charges.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

It is still not over!

Lord Cho's vengeful spirit will get his revenge.

You will never be able to sleep in peace!

Your Majesty, you should probably lie down.

I will bring you something to calm your nerves.

Please do so.

How did you know he was behind it?

The night His Majesty saw the ghost...

was also the night Princess Seo Yi saw one too.

A ghost.

Princess Seo Yi resided...

in Boknyeongjeon which is by the Queen's chambers.

However, she saw the ghost that night...

despite having moved elsewhere.

Here are the people who knew she had moved her chambers.

The people who were present that day...

were His Majesty, Princess Seo Yi,

her court lady,

and...

Meanwhile, only one of them could burn the incense.

Eunuch Yoon.

Talk about connecting the dots.

I am genuinely impressed.

Are you saying...

that I am not losing my mind?

(Two days ago)

We found evidence in your chambers that a poisonous herb...

was burned as incense.

You did not see a ghost or hallucinate, for that matter.

Therefore, you were not losing your mind.

Someone spread rumors about Cho Tae Hak's spirit...

to install fear...

in order to weaken your mind.

To trap the culprit,

you must act like your symptoms are worsening for the time being.

Leave me be!

Make it seem like he has accomplished his deed.

Was the poisonous herb the only issue?

What are your thoughts...

on what I saw?

Forgive me for overstepping my bounds,

but you saw what was in your heart.

How...

can I get better?

Your emotions...

are not an illness.

But first, make sure you save the lives of the court maids.

Your desire to save the lives of your people.

Your wish to protect your court maids.

You were only worried about the safety...

of those loyal to you and your people...

as should any leader would be.

How can a father's desire to care for his children...

be an illness?

That heart of yours has already hardened firmly,

and I only advise...

that you take good care of yourself as well.

The cause of the mysterious disease that plagued the people...

has been identified.

Look who it is.

Goodness me.

It is why...

I wish to recognize the contribution made...

by Physician Yoo and Gye Ji Han.

That is preposterous, Your Majesty.

First,

they must be questioned.

Your Majesty,

the letter contains the crimes committed by these men.

What is all this?

The court has commanded me to arrest you.

Arrest us?

Did I hear wrong? What are you barking about?

Talk about being ungrateful.

You had us work like dogs when things were urgent...

and did not even pay for the medicinal herbs you took.

But rather than rewarding us, you are here to arrest us?

Exactly.

You should pay us back for the medicinal herbs you took.

How dare you.

Do not be intimidated and stand tall.

No one should be punished after saving human lives.

Bring it in!

See? This is what you get for working for the government.

Take the generals who led us to victory.

- Me? - No, not you.

As long as you do not lose your life... What was it again?

- Consider yourself lucky. - Exactly.

Hanyang must not be the place for me.

Shut down Gyesoo Clinic...

that has been fooling patients with fake medical treatments...

and have Yoo Se Yeob exiled.

If you once again defend such wicked beings again,

everyone at the Medical Office will hand in their resignation.

- Please reconsider, Your Majesty. - Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

There was another factor behind the court maids' illness.

Anxiety.

The anxiety of the Medical Office that would not admit their error...

is what exacerbated this recent incident.

What are you saying?

The craven actions of those at the Medical Office...

who only worried about their mistake coming to light...

worsened the condition of your patients.

Is the purpose of the Medical Office to heal people...

or to survive political wars?

Your Majesty, I do not need any reward.

Just allow me to leave Hanyang.

As proposed by the Medical Office,

I will cease the operation of Gyesoo Clinic...

and order Yoo Se Yeob to relocate in Sorak Village.

However,

as to reward Yoo Se Yeob and Gyesoo Clinic...

for its major contribution in solving the case,

I will appoint the clinic as a regional medical department...

and bestow an official plaque...

along with funding from my privy purse.

(Pyeonaek: Plaque, Naetanggeum: Privy purse)

It is why I order you to treat the people...

as a father would care for his children.

This is preposterous, Your Majesty.

- Please reconsider! - Please reconsider!

I will be writing the plaque,

and the money is coming from my own pocket,

so how can you be against it?

If you are objecting just for the sake of it,

I will gladly accept your letter of resignation.

So be it!

I am so reluctant...

to send you away again.

You bestowed our clinic with a great award.

How do you consider that an award?

Now you must come to Hanyang whenever I summon you.

I have forced you to serve me.

Your Majesty. I thank you for your grace.

I heard...

you are still alone.

What do you mean by that?

Why are you not yet married?

I can tell even without your reply.

You have feelings for me.

What feelings?

I will give you a special command.

- You are to be my... - I do not know what command it is,

but I leave Hanyang soon.

I am sorry to say I cannot obey.

You are leaving Hanyang? Why?

You will not want to leave once you hear my proposal.

I will...

marry...

you.

I believe I have misheard you.

You heard me. Are you pretending you did not?

My home is at Sorak Village.

And I have much to do at the clinic there.

So please rescind your command.

Did he just reject me?

Yes. He well and truly rejected you...

to your face.

Why does he not like me?

Have you seen Lady Eun Woo?

Were you not with her in the Palace?

If you think about it,

she has a tendency to just vanish without a word.

It is almost as if...

She does not care for you at all.

- Is what he... - Jang Gun said.

- No. - Yes.

Hey, you.

Cancel your friendship with His Majesty.

Every day brought new turmoil.

A punishment one day, a reward the next.

He lifts us up, then drops us.

We get to leave without a fuss because he defended us in court.

I know that.

But if we stay connected to the royal family,

troubles will come looking for us.

Running our clinic just got much harder.

Darn it.

I told you to clean up!

Come on, move it. We leave soon.

Lady Eun Woo.

I thought you had left.

Without saying goodbye?

I am not like that.

I know.

You are not.

But...

we must say goodbye now.

Is your father...

taking you back to Heuksan Island?

Do not go.

How am I to part with you again?

Can you...

do that?

You do not want to leave, do you?

You want to see Gyesoo Clinic again, do you not?

Then I want you to take your pick right now.

Between what?

Is it me...

or a marsh dandelion?

Did I just lose to a marsh dandelion?

No, you did not.

It is just that my father is so adamant.

I barely got permission to come and say goodbye.

Take it off.

Oh, this is delicious.

Is it?

Ip Bun.

Say I am out, that I am not here.

Are you the girls who took my money?

I am glad to see you.

I will grind you all up today.

Stop it. They are some scary ladies.

Give back Ip Bun's money.

Because of you frauds,

Ip Bun gave up her dream.

That is right! I thought you were nice people.

Ip Bun. We are so sorry.

This is three times what we took, so do not complain later.

Yes, we paid you back in full.

Was Jang Gun and I that fearsome?

Totally.

- Ip Bun. - Yes?

You tend to lose sight of things when you do what you like.

That is why you make mistakes.

Do not give up!

So, now you know,

when you are in Hanyang,

you can get conned at any time.

You should not trust people so easily.

Actually, do not even think of coming to Hanyang again.

Answer me.

Are you high on something?

What is with the tone?

A piece of pear got stuck in my throat.

No!

You cannot just let him go like that!

What can I do? He said he did not need anything.

I simply respected my friend's wishes.

Then what about your one and only sister's wishes?

What is your problem?

I refuse to let him go.

I cannot let Yoo Se Yeob go.

Then what will you do?

I could have taken all of Hanyang by storm.

You wench. Do not even look back.

Why not?

Darn it.

Do not say anything. Do not say hello to me, you pig.

Boss Castor Bean!

Take care!

Oh, get going. I will follow you. This came undone.

Go.

Wait up!

Wait up.

- Come on. - Hurry.

Oh, dear.

You can eat this.

It is not the castor bean plant!

What? Wait.

Seriously? Does everyone know?

I wonder how Poong does not know yet.

I am so curious.

Physician Yoo!

Physician Yoo!

Physician Yoo.

Wait for me!

Physician Yoo.

Hold on.

Physician Yoo!

- Oh, my. - Nice.

- Lady Eun Woo. - Physician Yoo.

I will come with you.

What about District Governor Seo?

My father has given me his permission.

I am glad.

Truly, I am so glad.

- Come with me, then. - Okay.

Let us get going too.

I cannot stand those two lovebirds. We should get going too.

- Okay, let us go. - Yes, come along.

Hurry!

Come on. Hurry!

Knowing you are coming with me,

my heart is fluttering.

I am happy.

I am a little scared.

Of what?

That you might lose everything because of me.

I will be fine as long as you are with me.

Do you not feel the same way?

Yes.

I feel like...

I can only breathe when I am by your side.

You make my heart skip.

I wish this path were a little longer.

Get in line!

If you need acupuncture, wait here.

For medicine, get in line over here.

Get in line!

Here, drink this.

Get in line!

Goodness. What did you eat?

All right. Let me check your pulse. Let me see.

Oh.

You ate something again in the middle of the night.

- Make way! - Step aside!

- Step aside. - Step aside.

Move aside.

How may we help you?

Throw everything away.

- Yes, Your Highness! - Yes, Your Highness!

Oh, dear.

What is going on?

- Where are you going? - Hey, Jang Gun!

- Goodness. What is this? - Move aside!

- What is this... - Oh, dear.

Excuse me. Let me through.

What is going on?

Her Highness the Princess?

You dared to humiliate me, the Princess of this kingdom!

You ought to pay for what you did!

Receive His Majesty's orders.

Gyesoo Clinic is closed indefinitely.

With that piece of paper,

they want to meddle in our business.

I am confident. You had better get ready.

Who are you, really?

So Cheon.

So Cheon is gone.

What did I do wrong?

Can you truly call yourself a physician?