Original subtitles

You got first place,

You were recorded as first place,

Don't say you were my father's student.

From whom did you learn medicine?

Yoo Weetae.

I have something to tell you.

What is it?

You can move to the queen's residence from tomorrow.

Mother...

Mother... I passed the national medical exam.

Joon...

Joon.

I'm not a stranger to Seoul.

So I think it will be easier for me to find work.

Miss!

Miss...

Dahee!

She was pregnant.

Hasn't Hur Joon arrived yet?

Episode 33

Planned by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

Original story by/ Lee, Eun Sung

Written by/ Choi, Wan Gyu

Directed by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

How can you be late on the first day?

It's okay.

Go in.

We're on our way to greet the manager.

How could you!

Do you know how much you embarrassed the medical department

in front of the governor in charge of the royal hospital?

I'm sorry.

You showed laziness from the first day.

How can we let someone like you look after the royal family's health?

Why don't you stop there?

The training schedule is delayed.

Anyone who shows this kind of behavior from now on

will be expelled with no exceptions.

Go back to your place.

Doctor Yoo, come forward please.

Yes, sir.

Doctor Yoo, here, will be in charge of your training.

From curing illnesses of the King

to the general public.

There are a lot of responsibilities you need to take on as a palace doctor,

so always do your best.

Alright then, why don't we leave?

With him,

you will learn about the rules, the ways around,

manners, speech and behavior within the palace.

The score you get during this training

will not only be reflected in your official ranking,

but, if you don't follow the rules properly,

your position here may be cancelled, and you'll be expelled from the palace.

Keep that in mind.

If you thought you can become a palace doctor

after just receiving a certificate, you were wrong.

The priority is on your character before your skills.

Don't be arrogant because of your high entrance score.

Otherwise, you'll find it's a quick path out of here.

Please keep it in mind.

Mr. Hur.

Yes.

You must be responsible for your error today.

Stand night duty for the next 10 days.

lp Jik/ Night duty

You should consider yourself lucky that your punishment is small

and take full responsibility.

And one of the other trainees will be

on night duty with you each day.

If one person does something wrong,

you will be jointly responsible.

The medical department is located at the west of Ye Moon Gwan.

So you should learn the lay-out of all the places in the palace,

from the medical dept as the starting point.

The royal hospital is mainly responsible for the King's medicine.

The highest royal physician is the Samjeong position

and the rest of the royal physicians are below him.

But the person who is totally in charge of the dept is the Royal Physician.

And there are Chumjung, Pangwan, Joobu, Jikjang, Bongsa

and Chambong below him in the hierarchy.

Let's move to the herb storage.

This is the herb storage.

All the rare herbs that are property of the government and

the ones from China are all kept here.

They are the assistants,

who are in charge of odd jobs here.

- Let's go. - Yes.

Sir... I have something to ask you.

What is it?

I'm so sorry, but...

Could you please move today's night duty to tomorrow?

What is he talking about?

You stay out of this.

Yes, sir.

Why is that?

One of my family is ill.

I can't do that.

The night duty is given to you to make you responsible for your wrong doing.

Do you wish to violate the law with your personal matters?

- Let's go to the library. - Yes.

Gyum, you stay outside.

No, I will stay by mother.

Today's training is finished, so you can head home.

While you do the night duty, please tidy the library

and transcribe these records.

Yes, sir...

Joon, she is discharging blood from her vulva!

Doctor Hur.

Why don't we introduce each other? I'm Lee Myung Won.

I'm Jang Hak Do.

I'm Hur Joon.

You made trouble here twice,

so there is no one who doesn't know about you.

Thanks to you, I'm on the night duty.

I don't know what to say.

I'm just joking. Don't worry about it.

I heard someone in your family is sick. What happened?

I heard you saying it to Doctor Yoo at the herb storage.

Is there anything I can help you with?

Why is he so late?

Ma'am, I can't wait any longer.

I will go to the palace myself.

Anyone home?

Who is it?

I'm Lee Myung Won, who passed the exam, with Doctor Hur.

Pardon?

You don't have to worry anymore.

Thank you.

Please treat me casually, since I'm working with Doctor Hur.

I will visit here and check her condition, for the next 10 days.

So, don't worry.

10 days?

Does he need to be on the night duty for that long?

For what?

You know he got in with first place?

I think the superior doctors are expecting a lot from him.

So it's probably due to that, he's been given a lot of work.

MyungWon and I have been like brothers since we were little.

And he has the skills and has a good reputation in Seoul,

so, you don't need to worry.

I'm sorry to trouble you.

When your night duty finishes, just buy us some drinks.

Are you still not finished?

When you're finished, go to the main office and do transcription.

Did you stay up all night?

What happened?

She is getting better, so don't worry.

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

You're here?

Did you write this all?

You're on night duty because of me. Of course, I should do it.

You must have slept instead of doing the night shift.

I can live without eating, but I can't do without sleeping.

Is it all done?

- Yes. - Let me see.

He finished it all during the night.

I was going to find a lacking part and scold him,

but I couldn't find any.

I thought so...

He is not that easy a person.

If you scold him needlessly, you will be the one to be embarrassed.

Young man... young man...

It means, it's easy for a young man to get old, but hard to achieve learning.

Father!

They say don't waste a moment of your life.

Let's go in.

Drink it...

Grandmother, mother. Father is here.

It's Joon.

Joon...

- I'm back. - You're home.

Gyum, come outside with me.

Dahee.

Joon, please forgive me.

Due to my lack of virtue, I lost our baby.

Don't say that.

It's my fault.

It's my fault for making you work hard because I can't earn enough money.

Please forgive me.

Joon...

Sanum, Gyung Sang province, (now Sanchung-gun, Gyung Nam)

I have nothing today, again.

I wonder what Joon and Yangtae are doing now.

People say you don't notice a new person. But, when one leaves,

you feel the emptiness.

It's making me crazy.

It would be good to just go to Seoul.

But I can't go because of my wife.

Yes, I should go, whatever it takes.

Yes, I must go. Let's go. I'll go.

Madam, have you seen Mandol?

He should be gambling in the inn.

Come here.

You!

You're working hard.

Mandol, can I see you?

It was going well. Why do you call me now?

Just one moment.

Sorry, guys.

I will be right back, so don't go anywhere.

Aw, my head.

I was doing so well. What is it?

Mandol... Uh...

Uh... You know...

What? You're crazy!

Yes, I'm crazy.

I'm crazy, so please just do as I say, okay?

Not for free though.

You...

I knew it. So, I prepared something.

This is bear's gall.

Bear's gall?

I hope you're not fooling me with badger's gall.

Have you been fooled all your life? If you don't want it, forget it.

Alright, alright.

You have to be good, okay?

I said I will do it!

What are you doing?

What are you doing? What is going on?

Hey, where is Mr Goo? Where is he?

Why are you looking for my husband?

I came to collect his gambling debt.

So if he is inside, tell him to get out.

What? Gambling debt?

Is he gambling now?

Mrs! Don't look at me like that!

- Guys, search! - Yes, sir!

Where are you going?

If you see his hair, just drag him out!

Wait! Wait!

Fine, how much is it? How much does he owe you?

250 Nyang.

Not 25 Nyang? 250 Nyang?

I'm going to kill him!

He is not here.

- What? Not here? - No.

He couldn't be far.

Tell your husband clearly.

If he doesn't pay me by tomorrow,

I will make him either go to hell, or cripple him for life.

Let's go.

Cri... Crippled?

Oh my god, what am I going to do with him?

Oh my god, he's going to be crippled.

What do I do?

What should I do?

Wait.

How did he know that the money

I collected behind his back was 250 Nyang.

Honey, it's me...

How was today?

Get out now.

I don't want to see your face. Just get out!

Honey.

Please forgive me just this once.

If I leave, what about our daughter?

Are you going to raise her fatherless?

I'm so lucky! How lucky am I.

I got him as my husband

and risked my entire life. How fortunate am I?

Out! I told you to get out.

Please, if I go out like this, Mandol will beat me to death.

Please just give me some money that you've saved.

Money? I don't have any money!

There it is.

You bastard!

I can't spend it to repay a gambling debt.

I can't give it to you. I can't!

Then, do you mean I should just die?

Goo llSuh is dying. He is getting beaten up.

- Gosh, Ouch. - You!

Goo llsuh is dying.

You don't know how I saved this...

I saved it by going all over town

and doing all kinds of odd jobs.

Without this, we're penniless. Just like the beggars on the street.

I can't give it to you. I can't!!

If you can't give it to me, there is another way.

What is it?

There is a way!

Uh... Let's run off.

Let's disappear at night.

To where?

Because Mandol is such a cruel man,

he will find us if we stay in Haman.

So, let's run off ...

far away.

Far away to where?

Uh...

Ssh!

She is so pretty.

How beautiful.

She is so beautiful.

It would have been better if she had become a geisha, than a nurse.

I hadn't seen such a fine girl, even in the entertainment places.

What a horrible habit of yours!

Is Duk Geum there?

Yes.

She is the lady that I spoke of.

My name is Yejin.

Please take care of her.

Sir, to become one of the nursing staff, she must be a carefully selected young girl,

taught 1000 Chinese characters, HyoGyung, JungSokPyun for 3 years

and she must also read medical books like Dong In Gyung, San Suh

and Hwa Je Boo In Moon.

Without that knowledge, she would not be fit to take the job.

You don't need to worry about that.

This lady has not only studied 1000 Chinese characters and HyoGyung,

but she also studied Non Uh and Dae Hak.

And she was raised in a medical center since she was little.

So her medical skills are excellent enough to treat common patients.

- But, sir... - It's alright.

I will take care of her.

Thank you.

I want to stop you, even now.

You don't know how difficult it is to become a nurse.

I am determined to live treating patients all my life.

I am ready to bear all kinds of difficulties.

Do you think nurses only see the patients?

What do you mean?

Nothing, you will find out gradually.

And I might be moving to the police bureau quite soon.

According to Duk Geum, who is the head of nursing staff,

you are allowed to exit the palace.

So, if you need any help, come and visit me anytime.

I don't know how to repay you.

I'd better be going then.

What are you doing? You should go in.

Right there...

Sit down.

Her name is Yejin. She will be on the nursing staff with you girls.

It's her first time in the palace.

So teach her the rules and the way around.

Let me see.

You can use the room with Chae Sun.

Yes.

Go and sit down.

Chae Sun, come out please.

You frivolous girl!

Didn't I tell you enough times?

And you still smile at everyone as you enter and exit the palace?

- I forget. - Shut up!

That's what the head, in Soo Sung place, said about you.

Roll up your skirt.

- Please forgive me. - Roll it up.

I'm sorry, please forgive me.

I'm sorry, please forgive me.

I won't do it again.

Not even we doctors can easily touch the king's body.

So you will need to learn how to check health conditions,

without checking the pulse.

How can you check someone without checking the pulse?

Ask the officer outside to come in.

Yes, sir.

Put it down here.

This is the Mae Woo Teul.

What is that?

Why don't you explain?

Before I explain about it,

there are things you need to know first.

When you are appearing before the King and the royal families,

you must use appropriate manners and speech.

You'd all better write this down.

King's eyes are called An Jung, his eyebrows An Jung Sup,

tears are Ok Ru, his hands are Uh Soo or Ok Soo

fingers are Soo Ji and feet are Jok Jang.

Sweats are called Han Woo, blood is Hyul

urine is Ji, excrement is called Mae Woo.

Then Mae Woo Teul would be...

It's the bowl with the King's Mae Woo.

You should be already know, as doctors, that the state of one's excrement

is different depending on one's health conditions.

One way to check the King's health

is this.

If it can't be judged from external state, its component must be observed.

And if that is still not enough,

then you must be able to taste it too.

I will go to the herb storage for awhile,

so you should take a look at the King's Mae Woo and tell me about it.

I thought the King's excrement would have a good scent,

but the smell is just the same as ours.

No, it's even worse.

Did you get the patient's excrement?

Yes.

Bring it.

Have a look.

Yes.

How is it?

It's reddish black and he had diarrhea.

What is the cause?

I don't know.

Yulli. Depending on the cause of the sickness,

Yulli/ A kind of dysentery caused due to Yuldok in large intestines

the color of excrement changes.

If one's diarrhea is whitish or blue, it's because his inner body is cold.

If it's yellowish, red or black,

it's because of the heat.

If the diarrhea is yellowish, it's because he has heat in the spleen.

If the excrement is black, it's because of severe heat.

So how is it? Did you have a look?

Yes, but how could they know the King's status

from just looking at the Mae Woo?

They looked troubled.

They must be...

Is the training going well?

Yes, we are looking at the MaeWooTeul.

Really? That would be fun. Let me go and watch.

Sit down.

Don't mind me and continue.

Yes, sir.

Did you all have a look?

If you did, tell me about the health conditions of the King.

What are you doing?

Why don't you say something?

Huh?

Yes.

I know it is one of the most important tasks

for us to take care of the King's health,

but I think it is unreasonable to check his excrement.

We didn't come here to check excrement!

Stop!

Don't you know that the welfare of the King is directly linked to the nation's?

With that kind of thinking, how could you think of becoming a palace doctor?

This training course will affect your future career,

so please keep it in mind.

I looked at it, but...

it's hard to know about illness from looking at Mae Woo only.

Is it same for all of you?

I guess that would be natural with your current knowledge.

I will explain. So,listen carefully.

Sir.

The King seems to have symptoms of Seup Ri.

Seup Ri/ A kind of dysentery, caused by Seup Sa

Why do you say that?

He had diarrhea like black bean juice.

According to my knowledge, that is a symptom of Seup Ri.

Do you know what color corresponds to other illnesses?

Reddish black, when it's Yulli.

Yulli, Halli, Poongli, JiRi, Jukli Types of dysentery.

Whitish and like duck's excrement when it's Halli.

Blue-ish Mae Woo, when it's Poongli.

Crab's foam-like Mae Woo when it's JiRi.

And yellowish water-like Mae Woo when it's Jukli.

I don't think we should leave Hur Joon like that.

Before he came,

you were the favorite of all highly-ranked officers.

But, because of him, your position is threatened.

Just drink.

You will see.

Whatever it takes, he can't catch up to me.

When I look at the clouds, it's like a wide skirt ...

When I look at the flowers, there is unbearable longing of a face.

GyeWol, do you know whose poem it is?

I don't know.

It's the poem of Lee Tae Baek.

You're strange today. Did you experience unrequited love?

Unrequited love?

Sir...

Who is this? Doctor Yoo.

You are Yoo Doji, right? You're a bad man.

Uh...

You're a bad person...

It's shabby, I know.

You can put your clothes here.

Thank you.

Who was that handsome guy?

Sir Lee Jung Myung, of the 6th grade.

Oh, my god!

Not only does he have good looks, but a high position.

How do you know him?

The elders said he tried to take you as his second wife.

When he couldn't, he concealed you here.

Is that true?

You know that officer who hit my thighs,

I don't want to see her face.

She was very famous for her medical skills,

when she was in the medical dept.

But due to the bedroom accident in Yun Saeng Won, she was kicked out to here.

Plus the two elder medical staff!

They were also kicked out because of the medicine incident.

Anyway, this place is full of the expelled people from the medical dept.

Uh... sister?

Why are you so surprised?

I should address you as "sister" since you're much older than me.

No.

Since you came here first, I should speak formally to you.

No, I feel more comfortable treated as the youngest.

I will sort your clothes. Why don't you rest?

No, it's okay.

Are you alright?

Aw, it hurts.

Let me take care of your injury.

I'm fine.

My legs were beaten up like this every three days.

So this kind of bruise will be just fine with soybean paste.

Soybean paste is good for cooling the bruise,

but to prevent it from festering and for granulation of the skin,

and to heal the wound quickly, you should use powered OJukGol,

OJukGol/ Dried squid bones, increases blood circulation

It heals wounds quickly... or some honey.

Where did you learn that?

Ssh!

Come, follow me.

Sit down.

Why are you doing this?

You must have attracted a few men with your pretty face.

I don't know why you came here,

but you should know something.

We have had to endure hard training to be here.

But a gisaeng,

comes and works here?

I wasn't a gisaeng, so watch what you say.

I'm sorry. Although, I became a nurse without proper training,

but I'm not a novice in medicine.

What? You wicked girl!

She's not getting it.

We should do something to wake her up.

Take her clothes off.

What are you doing? Let go!

Give her some good experience.

Let go! Why are doing this?

Let go.

What are you doing?

Step away.

You shouldn't be interfering.

I'm trying to teach her manners and principles,

so pretend you didn't see anything.

Shut up!

Does Hong Choon know about this too?

If it stops here, I will pretend nothing happened.

Straighten your clothes and follow me.

Thank you.

I'm not any different than them.

If you're not nurse material,

I'll teach you a lesson personally.

Doctor Hur...

Doctor Hur!

Brother!

Who is this?

Doctor Hur!

Is this really you?

Hey, Joon.

When I looked at the clouds, or when I felt empty inside,

I thought about you.

By the way, what are you doing here?

And these clothes...

What is wrong with what I'm wearing?

Anyway, I have been looking for you for 10 days.

Where have you been? You didn't even come home.

I was so worried that your entrance had been cancelled

and you were kicked out.

And have a look at my eyes.

Aren't they red here?

I got sore eyes, missing you.

I had some reasons for that.

So how did you get in here?

To tell you everything would take about two full days.

But to make it quick, it's like this.

I went to see Sir Jeon.

I begged him very hard

and he gave me a position as an assistant keeper.

You know the assistant who takes charge of herb storage

and works at the decoction room?

I think it was because I passed

the first exam thanks to you.

That's good, that's really good.

Have you met Doctor Yoo?

I met him.

I met him over there two days ago.

And he just ignored me.

Anyway, I shouldn't be talking to you like this.

I will serve you as being a person with high status.

You don't need to do that.

No, if I don't treat a palace doctor as an assistant should...

Then, it's no good, Sir Hur...

Doctor Hur! Doctor Hur!

The royal physician is calling a meeting,

so let's go.

Why don't you say hello.

They are Doctors Lee and Jang, who passed the exam with me.

This is Mr Lim, who helped me in Sanum.

Hello, please instruct me much.

Alright.

Let's hurry.

We can't be late,

- Let's hurry. - Okay.

I'll see you when I finish.

Hurry, so you don't get scolded. Walk at the very front.

I'm Jang Hak Do.

He scared me.

Watch it, I might scold you.

- Yoo Doji. - Yes, sir.

Come forward.

Yes, sir.

For taking care of the queen's health

and for training the new officers,

you were granted with grade 7.

Your new job is to manage the herb storage and the decoction room.

But you should still care for the queen's health.

Yes, sir.

Sir!

What's this?

These are the medicines to be taken to Hyemin medical center.

Let me have a look.

Who told you to take these high-quality medicines there?

These should be used within the palace.

So take those old ones to the Hyemin medical center.

Yes, sir.

You should help him and go to the medical center.

Yes, sir.

Have you been there before?

No, I haven't.

There is no other place like it.

It's where all the destitute patients rush in

and make war.

They are like, "Save me! Apply acupuncture! Give me medicine!"

They make a huge fuss.

Even a fine person gets sick, if they go there.

You'd better take care

how you act and avoid being dispatched there.

Let's go.

Doctor, my baby is sick.

Doctor, doctor. Please check here.

Please check my baby.

Please, doctor.

Please check him.

Doctor...

How is it? This is like hell, isn't it?

Just looking at him makes me shiver.

Wait, wait, you.

I told you to stop drinking. I told you.

Why on earth did you drink so much?

Give me that medicine.

Sir...

I brought the medicine you requested.

- Put it here. - Yes, sir.

I will be going then.

Okay.

You! Stop there.

You bastard...

- Sir, why are you doing this? - Why?

Don't you know?

Did you bring these old medicine for the patients?

You can't even give these to the pigs.

Sir, I just brought what

the herb storage manager sent me with.

The manager? Who is that?

It's Yoo Doji...

I'm going to...

Are you alright?

Oh, no. Let's hurry.