Original subtitles

The excrement of the king is like a black soybean juice.

It's a symptom of dysentery.

Hur Joon needs to be taken care of.

Whatever he does, he can't get ahead of me.

She's a new nurse here. Her name's Yejin.

Undress her.

Don't do that.

What're you doing?

If you're not nurse material,

I'll personally teach you a lesson.

Why are you sending the best medicine to the public hospital?

We should keep it for us in the palace.

Send the older medicine to the public hospital.

Episode 34

Sir, I brought the medicine you requested.

- Put it here. - Yes, sir.

- I will be going then. - OK.

You bastard...

Sir, what's wrong?

What's wrong? Don't you know?

Did you bring this stale medicine for the patients?

You can't even give this to the pigs.

Sir, I just brought what

the herb storage manager gave me.

The manager? Who is that?

It's Yoo Doji...

Son of a...

Are you alright?

Oh, no. Let's hurry.

What are you doing?!

Did you send this medicine to the public hospital?!

I did.

- Son of a... - Stop it!

Dr. Yoo's been promoted to medicine warehouse manager today.

Whether he's a manager or a doctor, I don't care.

I can't give that garbage to the patients.

Give me another bag.

- I can't. - What?

If you have something to say, make a formal complaint.

This is not acceptable behavior.

How could you!

Sir...

Okay, I'll make a formal complaint, as you said.

Using the stale medicine you sent, we can't heal the serious diseases

of the patients, in the public hospital.

If you don't give us the best medicines you have here,

I'll punish you in person for dereliction of a doctor's duty.

I sent all except the medicines currently being used in the palace.

A royal doctor's duty is to take care

of the king and the royal family.

You're the one who's been derelicting his duty.

What did you say?

What're you doing?

Stop it immediately.

Are you making trouble, again?

Dr. Yoo's right.

We can't ignore the palace, in order to supply the public hospital

with the good medicine.

Are they animals?

Even animals don't want to eat that kind of garbage.

If there're no citizens, there's no king.

What? How can you speak those disrespectful words?

Send other medicine.

Or, you'll see this uncomfortable face again.

He's the toughest man I've ever seen.

He's tougher than Dolswe in Sanum.

They say he's from a noble family.

But who could imagine that? He looks like a mountain robber.

It's been almost ten years since he passed the national exam.

But he's been at the public hospital all this time.

And, when something's wrong,

he picks a fight, not caring who he or she is.

His superiors don't like him.

But, since he voluntarily works at the public hospital,

they cannot carelessly fire him.

Thank you.

Sir, this is for you.

What's this?

Go to hell.

If you want to bring something, you can bring a chicken.

Not an egg!

Tastes good.

Thank you, anyway.

Buy some meat.

Doctor...

Don't say no, or I'll punish you.

Food is a medicine for you.

Okay, thank you.

Who the hell are you?

- I'm a trainee, Hur Joon. - Hur Joon.

You're the one who shook up the royal hospital in the recent exam.

You're not suitable for this place.

Go away.

You look like someone who wants to be successful.

Royal-doctor-wannabe-face.

Then avoid the public hospital.

Sir, sir, save him.

Sir... Sir...

Sir...

Take him to the ward.

How long has he had a fever?

Since last evening.

Other symptoms?

Tumor on the back.

So stupid!

Are you trying to kill him?

You should've come earlier.

We've been waiting for our turn for three days.

- Knife. - Here.

Sir!

Sir, a serious patient.

I have a patient.

He was saved from drowning. He's about to die.

You, help me here.

Let's go.

It's done.

Come with me.

Have a seat.

- Drink. - No, thank you.

This is a special soju you can get only in the palace.

This is for someone special. Drink it.

It's strong.

You have to get drunk to survive in the public hospital.

If you want to be successful, be careful.

When the suffering of the people comes to you, success goes away.

You look like someone who wants to be successful,

Royal-doctor-wannabe-face,

Then avoid the public hospital,

What're you thinking of so seriously?

Do I look like someone who wants to be successful?

Do I look like someone who wants to be a royal doctor?

No, you don't.

Yes, recently I do.

Especially after you had a miscarriage.

I wanted to be a royal doctor as soon as possible

to relieve my family's suffering.

What would my master say if he saw me like this?

If you have his will in your mind, don't worry.

You're not someone who wants money, fame

or promotion. Don't put yourself down.

Joon, do you have a minute?

Finally, we're relieved.

You...

Joon, it's me. Koo llsuh.

And it's me and my daughter.

Say hello to them. That's the way we'll be saved.

We have more rice. Drink water and slow down.

Wait.

Good. I feel good.

Give me that.

Rice in Hanyang is better.

It shines brightly.

And it goes down through the throat by itself, I don't have to chew.

Have more.

No, thank you.

Don't you work in the royal hospital?

I thought you'd live in some fine house.

This is like the one in Sanum.

Why are you poking me?

How have you been?

Not that bad. What's brought you here?

We ran away under cover of night.

Ran away?

Well... My husband...

We wanted to live in Sanum.

Do you know somebody in Seoul?

Somebody? We know nobody.

It's the first time for me. And for him.

We only know you.

When you first came to Sanum, we helped you. So...

now is the time for you to help us.

Why do you look so bad?

Are you sick?

What?

What's wrong?

You're pulling me down.

You have money.

We can buy a house. We can live on that.

Why do you need their help?

Don't you have any eye to see this?

We're gonna spend that money to manage our lives,

Cut the crap out.

We helped them long ago. Don't worry about it.

Don't give it a care. All right?

I can't like her.

What should we do? Our living condition's not good enough.

How can we feed them?

They gave to us. It's time for us to give to them.

Mend the barn in the back, so that they can sleep in it.

Okay.

Are you sleeping?

The Chinese Scops owl is keeping me awake.

I saw an eccentric man in the ward.

All of a sudden, this young trainee shows up

and he sucked the dirty, bloody pus from the patient with his mouth.

Even Dr. Kim, who cares for the poor patients, can't do that.

So, how could he?

He passed the exam with the top score.

He looks so handsome.

I know someone like him.

He used to put his mouth to the diseased part without hesitation.

He has a true heart that sympathizes with the patients.

Did you love him?

I respected him.

Whenever I saw him treat patients, he made my heart warm.

He was a doctor who healed the diseases of the body

and mended broken hearts.

I learned from him that the heart is more important

than medical skill, in taking care of patients.

Kim Mankyung in the public hospital went over the line.

Yesterday, he did a terrible thing to Yoo Doji in the warehouse.

If you neglect taking action after this inappropriate incident

of insubordination to his superior,

the discipline in the royal hospital will be known to be slack.

He's made so many mistakes through the years.

But you protected him in every instance.

Over time, you've made him arrogant.

You should reprimand him this time.

If I punish him, are you going to the public hospital?

Are you going to go?

If you don't want to go, in place of Kim Mankyung,

don't discuss it any more.

Go out and let the nurse of Inbin come in.

Yes.

Tell us about the disease of Inbin.

Her cough is extremely frequent

and she's afraid of the wind outside.

Her pulse is weak and she has a slight fever all day long.

Trainees, what do you think of her disease?

Joon, what is your opinion?

Based on the frequent cough and the fear of the wind,

it seems like asthma caused by a cold.

The decoction of Ephedra sinica will get rid of the cold

and calm down the cough.

Other opinions?

I have one, sir.

- Does she sweat? - Yes.

- Her mouth and throat are dry? - Yes.

How's her tongue?

Red. And her pulse is weak.

Based on the sweat, dry mouth and throat, red tongue and weak pulse,

I think it's asthma caused by the lack of yang.

To heal this, we should calm down the heart-burning

and restore the yang of the kidney.

We'd better mix the decoction of 4 medicines with the expectorant.

skullcap, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Ephedra sinica/ calm down the heart-burning

And use bitter orange, skullcap, Anemarrhena asphodeloides

and Ephedra sinica.

I agree with you.

Make the decoction as he said.

Yes.

Dr. Hur.

You were kicked by Dr. Yoo.

When I took my turn

for night duty, I saw him staying up all night.

It was not a one time occurence.

He's been promoted to warehouse manager at such a young age

and he's valued by the royal doctor. No wonder he stays up all night.

It's so tiresome.

Can I borrow these medical books?

Dr. Yoo borrowed these books already.

I was too proud. In my mind, I believed I was better than him.

If I keep being lazy like this, he'll surpass me.

It's late. Aren't you going to sleep?

I'm fine. You sleep.

I agree with you,

Make the decoction as he said.

llsuh, that!

What!

I never imagined I would see the palace.

It's well built.

Keep on your feet!

Hollow eyes and bad posture.

You need to take decoctions.

Is he crazy?

Ohgun!

Guard perfectly!

Ohgun, it's me! Ilsuh!

Right, llsuh.

- What was your name, fat boy? - Yangtae.

Yangtae, long time no see.

You're looking very well.

Like a man from Seoul.

Hostess, grilled and seasoned meat flavored with sesame salt

- and some drink. - Okay.

- Have a seat. - Have a seat.

You're so great.

The great Ohgun who scolds the guards.

I've scolded them a hundred times, but they never changed.

Compared to my job in the royal hospital,

theirs is nothing.

What is your job?

Mine?

This is top secret and shouldn't go out of the palace...

You should forget this, as soon as you hear it.

All right, all right.

I'm responsible for the decoctions and medicines

for the king and the royal department.

That means I'm dealing with the core issues.

You're so great.

Doji and Joon work in the royal hospital.

And you're in charge of such an important job.

It's like Dr. Yoo's shadow has spread out over Seoul.

Watch your mouth all the time.

How are you gonna live in Seoul?

It's not that easy.

We went to the shipyard in Samge Ferry and searched the streets.

There's nothing for us to do.

Seoul people are so mean.

I miss Sanum.

Shall I teach you the way to live in Seoul?

What is that?

Come closer.

What?

Yuwol! Hadong!

My God!

What? Am I in a dream?

What're you doing in Seoul?

Nice seeing you again.

By the way, where is the mistress?

Mistress...

You are...

How have you been?

What're you doing in Seoul?

I moved up with my husband to live in Seoul.

Well, what brings you here?

What?

I just came here to greet you.

You don't have to greet me.

This is not Sanum Hospital, where everyone comes and goes.

Don't come here too often.

Ever since Doji became a manager at the royal hospital,

she's not what she used to be.

Oh my...

What're you doing? Get out of here.

Ilsuh!

Yejin! Yejin!

Royal nurse is looking for you.

Were you looking for me?

Get ready to go of the palace.

Where are we going?

You'll see.

- Open the door. - Is no one there?

Open the door!

Go to the inner house and bring out the criminal.

Let's go.

Search!

What're you doing?

Arrest her.

What are you doing? Get your hands off me!

Get your hands off me!

Get your hands off me!

Let me go!

What are you arresting me for?

You'll know when we get to the police bureau.

Let me go! Let me go!

- Tie the criminal! - Yes!

What're you doing? Let me go!

Why are you doing this to me?

Get your hands off me!

Get your hands off me! Let me go!

Let me go.

- Tie! - No!

Get your hands off me!

- Do you know why you've been arrested? - I don't know.

Your adultery with your servant destroyed the customs

and disturbed the law.

No, it's not true. I've never done that.

Bring him.

Yes.

Don't you know him?

I don't.

He said he knew you. Why do you say you don't know him?

I don't know him.

Shut up!

All the evidence is clear. Why are you trying to deny it?

Defending your chastity as a widow is a virtue.

Why did you commit adultery with this servant

and disgrace the nobility?

- Men! - Yes, sir!

Flog her until she confesses!

Yes, sir!

I'm not guilty!

Believe...

Believe me.

I'm not guilty.

I'm not guilty.

What's going on?

Why do the nurses have to do this?

Nurses have to arrest female criminals.

There will be many more surprising things. If this shocked you,

you'd better quit.

I want to dissuade you.

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

I've decided to care for patients for the rest of my life.

I'm ready to go take on all the difficulties.

Nurses don't just care for patients all the time.

What do you mean?

You'll know, gradually.

She's fainted.

Put her in jail.

Yes.

Check the criminal to continue the trial.

Yes.

Go to the jail and check the criminal.

Royal nurse, it'll be difficult for me to check the criminal.

Shut up.

You'll go through this over and over. Go!

The judge is looking for us. Let's go to the warehouse.

Were you looking for us?

Take these medicines

and visit the honorable people that the judge tells you to.

Joon, go to the vice minister, Yoo Jongchul's.

You, go to the vice professor of Hongmungwan, Yang Sangil's.

You, go to the director of the government, Lee Sangtae's.

Examine them carefully and check their condition.

Give them the massage that you've learned,

in the training course.

Give them these restoratives, too.

They're very noble personages. So make sure

not to irritate them.

Is this what the trainees do?

It's customary.

Don't talk too much. Just do as he said.

There's nothing wrong in the pulse examination.

Very well.

Then, farewell, my lord.

That's it?

Are there other patients in this house?

No.

Farewell, my lord.

They used to come and voluntarily give a massage

and give us a restorative.

What's this?

This is the restorative for Yoo Jongchul.

Why did you bring it back?

After examining his pulse, I found nothing wrong.

He doesn't need a restorative.

What the hell are you talking about?

You shouldn't bring this back.

Don't you know why the judge send you to Yoo Jongchul's?

As he ordered, I checked him carefully.

Is there any other reason?

Then I'm going to leave.

How stupid he is! We're in trouble.

If the judge learns of this...

Did you really bring it back?

Yes.

Why are you laughing?

You really don't know?

The judge sent us to the nobles,

for his own advancement.

We visited them on his behalf.

Good job. You did a great job.

We had the quick wit to catch on.

But there was something bothering my conscience.

And all of a sudden, you've made us proud men.

You! How dare you!

Step aside.

How could you be that rude to the vice minister?

I wasn't rude to him.

I checked him carefully, as you ordered.

Don't you know you disgraced the judge?

Visit him again with the restorative

and apologize to him for your neglect.

I don't think I neglected

my duty.

What? You're really...

I know you want to serve the noble ones in the palace.

But I can't take the valuable medicines out of the palace

personally.

How impertinent!

You... Someday you'll regret it.

Eat this.

I don't want to eat. Take it back.

May I examine your pulse?

What for? I'm going to die anyway.

Leave me alone.

When you get pregnant, the kidney Meridian is strong.

Kidney Meridian/ Pulse of kidney

Negative pulse is stronger than positive pulse.

And three month after menses stop,

the scale pulse becomes strong.

Do you know any other pregnancy symptoms?

Although you don't feel any pulse, when there's no menses for 3 months

or when the blood coagulates, it could be pregnancy.

And?

We can use Shinbanghumtaesan or Aechotang.

Tell me more.

Take the Shinbanghumtaesan made from angelica.

Angelica/ Promote the circulation of the blood and make regular menstruation

And 4 or 5 hours later,

If something keeps wriggling under the bellybutton, it's pregnancy.

If it stops wriggling, it's not.

And if the leaves of a wormwood give you stomachache,

it's pregnancy. If not, it's not.

Keep what Yejin said in mind, everyone.

Royal nurse, it's Sehee.

Come in.

How are things progressing?

Arrested Yoon confessed to the adultery

and the other crime, too.

She'll be beheaded at 10 tomorrow morning.

If she's to be beheaded, we should go.

Get ready for that.

Yes.

Dr. Hur, all doctors, including the Royal doctor, have gathered

to decide our ranks and positions.

You passed the national exam at the top

and your training results are excellent. You'll be a palace doctor.

My only desire is not to go to the public hospital.

Based on the result of the exam and the training course,

we decided to send Kim Junghoon to the decoction center.

Since there's no objection. The decision is confirmed.

Who's next?

Hur Joon.

Joon passed at the top and the training results are also excellent

We should send him to the royal hospital

and appoint him as a palace doctor.

Objection!

His character is not as good as his test results.

Not as good as his results? What do you mean?

He's so arrogant.

If he becomes a palace doctor,

he'll hurt the dignity of the royal hospital.

What do you think?

Even if he excels over other trainees,

he's not a man of character who can take the responsibility.

He's not a suitable man.

What do you all think of him?

You know him well since you trained him.

There's no doubt about what they said.

Bring her out.

Yes, sir.

Take her over there.

Sir...

What?

I have something important to tell you.

You're so rude. Step aside.

I'm fine. Go on.

Yoon's pregnant.

Dr. Hur!

What're you doing here?

I've got a message from the police bureau.

Superiors are not here. Wait a while.

They aren't?

I hate the stupid palace etiquettes.

I have to bow to everyone I see.

My back and ribs are killing me.

I'm so happy I can be with you alone.

Let me see.

Who could imagine I'd work in the palace

with you?

Sometimes I say, 'Where am I? Am I in heaven? '

So I pinch my butt secretly.

By the way, after they make the decision, what's happening to you?

I don't know.

I guess you'll be a palace doctor.

Joon, be successful.

When you get successful, don't forget me.

Doji shouldn't be successful.

You're the one who should be successful.

Whenever I think of the way Doji treated me,

I'm pissed off.

I hate him.

Was there a problem between you and him?

What is my job?

I'm in charge of the medicines.

And he's in charge of decoction center and medicine warehouse.

We come across each other a hundred times a day.

Whenever he sees me, I'm like a mouse.

We'd been together over 10 years.

How could he do this to me?

Do you know what happened yesterday?

When I passed by, he said, 'Hey, you! Ohgun! '

And when he weighs the medicines,

he never says, '3 kilograms'. He says, 'Ohgun, Ohgun'.

What is it? He's making fun of me.

When I started to work for the master,

he used to follow me half naked,

with a runny nose.

I'm like an uncle to him. Why is he so rude to me?

What're you doing here?

Manager, how have you been?

Answer me!

I'm about to answer you.

The police bureau from the message...

No, here's a message from the police bureau.

You, go to the police bureau.