Original subtitles

- Son of a... - Stop it!

This is not acceptable behavior.

How could you!

You look like someone who wants to be successful.

Appoint Hur Joon as a palace doctor.

Objection!

His character is not...

Get your hands off me!

Yoon's pregnant.

Here's a message from the police bureau.

You, go to the police bureau.

Episode 35

Planned by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

Original story by/ Lee, Eun Sung

Written by/ Choi, Wan Gyu

Directed by/ Lee, Byung Hoon

This is a doctor from the royal hospital.

I'm Hur Joon, a trainee.

One of the nurses said the criminal's pregnant.

Examine her pulse and let me know the result.

Yes...

Take him to the side room and bring the criminal.

Yes.

Isn't that Yejin?

She looks like a nurse. What is going on?

What's the result?

She's pregnant.

Even if she confused the customs and made the nobility disgraceful,

we can't behead a pregnant woman.

I'll reprieve her sentence. Put her in the jail.

Yes, sir.

Sir...

She wanted to die with her baby,

who will have to live a life as a low-class person.

She could do something to herself in the jail.

Further observation will be needed.

I see.

Since you reprieved her, we'll leave.

- You may go. - Yes, sir.

Let's go.

It was so quick. You couldn't even talk.

She looked so disappointed.

Can we meet?

Well, men cannot come into the dormitory of the nurses.

It won't be easy.

But I'll find a way, whatever it takes. Just wait and see.

I saw the man

that you met in the public hospital.

He was the eccentric man who sucked the bloody pus.

I couldn't talk to him, but my heart is filled with joy,

I can live with him under the same sky.

I can breathe with him, come across him under the same sky.

My heart is fluttering with joy.

Something good happened to you?

You look so happy.

Being in the public hospital

and taking care of the poor patients every day,

I'm getting old.

Like the officer in the police bureau supporting you,

I wanna meet a man who can make my life happier.

The noble nurse is looking for you.

Noble nurse, it's Yejin.

Come in.

Have a seat.

Why didn't you tell me about her pregnancy in advance?

- I wasn't sure... - Shut up!

You made the royal nurse

be disgraced in front of the officer.

Whether or not you were sure,

you could have told me about the symptoms.

Are you disrespecting the discipline and the order of the nurses?

- No, I... - Don't!

No back-talking!

The medical skills that you learned from a private doctor may be good,

but you should obey the rules and discipline of the nurses.

If you do that again, I'll teach you.

Enough.

Let her sew the clothing for the patients in the hospital.

Yes, ma'am.

That is the punishment for today. Finish it before tomorrow morning.

Yes.

Dr. Hur, did you hear the news that the decision

about our ranks and positions was delayed?

They said the only thing left was delivering the appointment letters.

But all of a sudden... This delay's confusing all of us.

What the hell is going on?

There couldn't be anything wrong.

You have no reason to worry.

You passed at the top and your training result was excellent.

But I could be transferred to the public hospital.

I'm so nervous.

What's the reason for the delay?

I don't know the details.

But the royal doctor, Judge Kim, Judge Jung and Dr. Song

are discussing it now.

Are they overturning the decision?

Dr. Jung objected strongly Joon's transfer

to the public hospital.

Judge Kim doesn't like Joon because Joon disobeyed him.

Even if Judge Jung supports Joon, it'll be hard to overturn it.

Joon passed at the top and his training result was outstanding.

If he's transferred to the public hospital,

people will doubt the justice of the royal hospital.

Joon's transfer to the public hospital

is based on his character, not his ability.

If he becomes a palace doctor,

people will doubt the dignity of the royal hospital.

Dr. Song's right.

If a palace doctor who serves the royal family

makes a mistake,

the royal doctor will be responsible, too.

I don't agree that Joon�s character is unacceptable.

His gift and character are good enough to be a doctor.

What?

Are you saying Dr. Song and I are talking rubbish?

Stop it!

That's enough.

I'll make the decision. Just wait for it.

Dr. Hur!

You...

I found the way you can meet Yejin.

What?

Yejin's an apprentice nurse at the public hospital.

Apprentice nurse?

I didn't know it, but there are various nurses.

A nurse who takes care of the Queen and the Queen Mother

is a royal nurse.

And a nurse who takes care of the noble ladies

is a noble nurse.

And getting out of the palace, in the public hospital,

We have public doctors, right?

A nurse helping them and taking care of patients

and running their errands and everything

is an apprentice nurse.

Yejin's an apprentice nurse.

We saw Yejin in the police bureau, right?

Apprentice nurses are also in charge of

arresting the female criminals.

Okay, how can I meet her?

Who am I?

Ohgun, the greatest brain.

Come to the decoction center at four o'clock.

I take my turn today. I'll be alone there.

You can meet her there.

But how can she know that?

I'll take care of that. Don't worry.

I'm Ohgun, the greatest brain.

See you.

Everyone looks the same. Where's Yejin?

Who are you?

Men's entering is prohibited here.

Get out!

You look like a petty official of the royal hospital.

What're you doing here?

There was no place like this on the way to the public hospital.

When was it built?

You're so stupid.

You work in the royal hospital. Do you think that makes sense?

This is the dormitory or the nurses. Get out.

Okay.

I work in the decoction center. May I ask who you are?

She's a royal nurse.

Royal nurse!

Royal nurse, who takes care of the Queen!

How's the Queen?

I saw you at the police bureau.

Don't you know me?

What's the matter?

He works in the decoction center. He said he was lost.

At four o'clock today, Dr. Hur of the royal hospital

will be alone in the decoction center.

Do you know Dr. Hur who wants to meet you

in the decoction center at four?

Inform the officers there's a male intruder

in the dormitory of the nurses.

Yes.

I'm just about to leave.

I'm so sorry.

I said get out.

I'm going.

The decoction center at four o'clock.

Do you know why?

Do not laugh recklessly!

At four o'clock today, Dr. Hur of the royal hospital

will be alone in the decoction center,

How can you finish this before tomorrow morning?

I want to help you, but I'm poor at sewing.

I can handle this.

Chaesun, help me with something else.

What?

How do you feel?

Good.

If you were a poor masseuse,

you would've been kicked out earlier.

You can't read Chinese characters. You don't care about the medical arts.

How come you can massage so well?

I'm going to massage the King someday.

And pigs might fly.

By the way, royal nurse, would you do me a favor?

What?

Let me go to the palace for a while.

What?

What're you talking about? Weren't you scolded by Hongchoon?

What kind of man are you going to smile at this time?

I didn't do that.

I just want to show Yejin the inside of the palace.

You should concentrate on what you should concentrate on.

I'm worried about your future.

Royal nurse.

My goodness.

Tell Hongchoon you're going to get my decoction.

And have fun.

Royal nurse!

Well?

Royal nurse permitted it.

Yejin, here.

Go in. Dr. Hur's waiting for you.

Yes.

Stop.

Wait a while.

I have something to ask. Follow me.

Dr. Hur...

Come here.

What is your name?

Chaesun.

How old are you?

Eighteen.

Your parents are alive?

Yes.

I have something to ask.

Ask.

Can nurses marry?

What? Do you think we don't marry till we die?

I thought you're like court ladies

who never marry all their lives.

We marry when the time comes.

I see.

Then I'm wondering if she's married or not.

Who?

The one with a mole...

Noble nurse?

Right. She looks somewhat old.

She's not married.

Really?

Such a beautiful noble nurse is not married yet?

What's her name?

Hongchoon.

Hongchon?

Hongchoon.

Hongchoon.

Why are you asking me about her?

What? I'm free to ask, am I not?

How impertinent you are!

I believed, following his will,

was the way my master could live forever.

And in front of my master's grave, I said,

'I won't forget the kindness you showed to me and to the world.'

'If I think of the doctor's way as a painful way,

or if I neglect saving the patients, punish me.'

I promised you I'd save my master, but I broke my word.

I'm sorry.

They say it is very difficult to be a nurse.

You can't be with the patients all the time.

I know what you're worrying about.

I didn't know until I started a nurse's life, either.

But I started it because I wanted it.

If I can take care of the patients all my life,

I can endure any hardship in my path.

Does Yoo Doji know you're in the palace?

I don't think so.

Please, don't tell him.

I don't want to hurt him.

Dr. Hur.

The medical officer's about to come.

Nurse? What is a nurse?

Is there anything you know?

They are the girls who help the doctors of the royal hospital

or someone like me.

Then Yejin's helping Hur Joon?

In the future, she could help him.

By the way,

like the crows and magpies sacrificed themselves

to make the crow-magpie bridge,

I sacrificed myself to make a bridge

for Dr. Hur and Yejin.

Is Dahee in there?

Come in.

No, don't stand up.

Joon's not home yet, huh?

He isn't.

It seems Romeo and Juliet have lots of things to tell each other.

They don't want to go home.

Have you ever heard anything

about Yejin recently?

They said she was going to marry Doji.

No, no.

He's married to another woman.

Yejin's now working with your husband,

in the royal hospital.

How peculiar, don't you think?

How can they meet like they promised to meet?

Don't you think?

It's much easier to measure the depth of water than a man's mind.

Gosh, you look bad...

What am I thinking?

If she's working with him,

it's a coincidence, just a coincidence.

Hand out the appointment letters.

Yes, sir.

Your ranks and positions will be announced.

Fulfill your responsibility, as a doctor, in your position

earnestly.

- Kim Gwangshik. - Yes.

- Lee Wonjoon. - Yes.

- Jang Hakdo. - Yes.

- Lee Myungwon. - Yes.

- Yoon Eejung. - Yes.

- Tark Youngbong. - Yes.

- Kim Bonglark. - Yes.

- Jung Sungsup. - Yes.

- Hur Joon. - Yes.

Do they have any rules for determining ranks and positions?

Why should Dr. Hur and I go to the public hospital?

Like Dr. Jang said, there's something wrong in this decision.

Dr. Hur should've got my rank.

I'm not that good.

For the excellent Dr. Hur,

it's insulting to be transferred to the public hospital.

I don't think it's insulting. Never mind.

All kinds of patients come to the public hospital.

It could be a chance to learn more.

Oh, you're too naive!

Don't you know what the public hospital is?

Yes, we can endure the hell-like work.

But the problem is, once you're transferred to the public hospital,

it's extremely hard to return to the palace.

Eventually, you will quit the job

and return to your hometown. That's just the way it is.

Do you really want to live like that?

Did you pass the national exam to live like that?

There must've been slander against Dr. Hur.

You went against Judge Kim last time, right?

It's revenge.

I'll do something.

Dr. Jang.

Even if I get fired, I'll reveal their injustice

and make things right.

What's the matter?

I have something to tell you.

Go on.

You mean Judge Kim is slandering you and Dr. Hur

because of that?

I'm sorry, but in my opinion, I think so.

Shut up!

Judge Kim and Dr. Song wouldn't use the medicines privately.

And that kind of incident can never effect the determination.

How dare you speak ill of your superior!

If you don't believe me,

you can look into what was going on.

If I lied to you ... If I said anything untrue,

you can fire me.

Anyone out there?

Yes, sir.

Bring Judge Kim to me.

Yes, sir.

I was worried, but it turned out as we expected.

I knew already it would be like this.

Don't you understand the royal doctor you've served for 10 years?

What do you mean?

It is him who wants to be away from Joon, not me.

Even if he accepted Yoo Doji,

his anger against Yoo Weetae hasn't calmed down.

It hasn't?

Since the nine-needle game

he's not been drinking the alcohol that he always loved.

He kowtowed on Dr. Yoo's toe and he said,

The No. 1 doctor in Korea is Yoo Weetae.

'The No. 1 doctor in Korea is Yoo Weetae.'

How can he forget the shame?

What is your father's name?

His name is Yoo Weetae.

When the son of Yoo Weetae showed up in ten years,

he became nervous.

But Yoo Doji wasn't as good as his father.

Of course, he was better than other trainees,

but he didn't have the fire-like energy

and the acupuncture skill of his father.

But Hur Joon's different.

He's excellent enough to threaten the ancestral fame

of the royal doctor.

Someday he's going to be a big threat to him,

He wants to cut it out at the beginning,

After going through the hardships in the public hospital,

Joon will eventually quit.

Sir! Sir!

What's the matter?

The royal doctor's about to inspect the royal hospital.

Inspect? What do you mean?

He's now inspecting the imports and exports

of the medicines with Judge Jung.

Here it is.

How pathetic you are!

Royal doctor, forgive us.

You want me to forgive this kind of absurdity?

You used the royal medicines for your private benefit.

It is punishable by the law.

We used them not for our private benefit,

but for the safety of the Court and the health of the high officials.

That is all.

If we examine the high officials and check their health,

it'll be beneficial for you.

Shut up!

Are you making me one of you?

Royal doctor, please appreciate our sincerity.

I trusted my men, who turned out very pathetic.

How can I trust anybody to lead the royal hospital

and tighten the discipline?

You will be transferred elsewhere.

Royal doctor...

Royal doctor...

You could be punished by the law.

Think of yourselves as the lucky ones.

Royal doctor...

You're dismissed.

Royal doctor...

You're dismissed!

Yes, sir.

I know you couldn't go against your superiors,

but you can't avoid the punishment since you're involved in this.

I know my fault.

I'll take the punishment, no matter what it is.

Dr. Choe will take over the decoction center

and the medicine warehouse. And you'll be suspended.

Yes, royal doctor.

Well?

I went for wool and come home shorn.

There was no overturning of the decision.

But Dr. Song and Judge Kim were transferred to the public hospital.

They think of us as pains in the neck.

And we will be meeting them every day.

It'll be miserable.

You're brave enough to inform the royal doctor

of their absurdity. Don't be afraid of anything.

Let's not be disappointed with the decision anymore.

Let's just do our best.

It's like I stirred up a hornet's nest.

I'm very sorry.

You've been punished for this incident.

We should do something to Jang Hakdo.

You need to see through the situation.

This is the irony of fate.

Even if the royal doctor suspended me,

it might be good for me.

Judge Kim and Dr. Song were like the limbs of the royal doctor.

When they're transferred to the public hospital,

who will be in the royal hospital?

Judge Jung doesn't care about being successful.

It's our chance to draw the royal doctor's attention.

Right...

Let's drink.

- Are you following me? - Yes.

You're so unlucky.

Your life must've been so hard. Oh my gosh!

No good husband, no good child.

Lady, listen to me carefully.

Come closer. You know what?

What? Go away! Go away!

Read my palm. Read my palm!

I hate you!

It was for Ohgun. I wasn't trying to...

Ilsuh! Ohgun's coming!

He is?

- How have you been? - Good, good.

Thank you, guys. Put them down.

They're from Julla, Kyungsang and Choongchung province,

bringing the medicines for the royal hospital.

They'll bring other medicines as good as these next time.

Take them

and sell them to the drugstores in Seoul.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

And...

You may go.

- Okay. - Thank you very much.

You'll receive some medicines from Hamgyung and Hwanghae in April.

Valuable medicines from China will be included, too.

If you have them, things will be much easier.

Thank you, Ohgun. Thank you.

Wait!

If other medicine sellers knew about this, they'll be jealous.

So watch your mouths.

You're the one who should watch your mouth.

Well, I'm going now.

Ohgun, let's have some rice wine in the tavern.

Well...

No.

Why?

I'm not in the mood for drinking.

What's on your mind?

Why is living life so hard?

I'm going.

What's wrong?

Get rid of the red one.

- Get rid of it! - Get rid of it!

What's wrong?

That reminds me of the name 'Hong' which means red.

I'm going.

- Ohgun, this way. - This way.

I'm going.

See you, Ohgun.

Oh, this room seems so big today.

Hongchoon...

Document manager.

Who's there?

It's me, Hadong.

Hadong?

What're you doing here?

Nobody takes care of you.

Nobody feeds you.

Whenever I think of you, my heart gets broken.

I made food for you.

Have these. Grilled meat, mixed vegetables

- No, thanks. - And flour pancake.

No, thanks! There's nothing I can eat.

Get out of here with these.

Document manager.

I didn't ask you to do this.

If people see this, they'll speak ill of me.

Get out of here and don't do this again.

Well, see you tonight.

See you.

I'll take my turn for night duty every three days.

I can't come home every day.

The public hospital is where the fork divides into

Seosomun and Jongno on the road to the 6 departments.

If you have anything urgent,

send Yangtae.

Okay.

Gyum, what're you doing?

Today's the first day of his work as a doctor.

Say farewell to him.

Farewell, Father.

Farewell, my dear.

He looks so disappointed.

He proudly told his friends you'd work in the palace,

as a palace doctor.

But you have to work outside the palace.

Wherever I am,

a doctor's job is to take care of patients.

You can be proud of that.

- Go to work. - Yes.

Anybody in there? Open the door.

It opens at eight o'clock.

I'm not a patient. I'm a doctor.

Open the door.

It seems he's transferred to the public hospital.

It's so strange.

If a trainee has some level in the national exam,

he would never come to the public hospital.

But he passed at the top. What's wrong with him?

Anyway, you'll be happy.

Hurry up. We have a meeting with the noble nurse.

You are...

I'm Hur Joon, transferred to the public hospital.

I told you to avoid here if you want to be successful.

Don't you want to be a royal doctor?

Or are you not good enough, unlike what people say?

I want to learn the medical arts from you.

Great. Welcome.

This is Judge Kim, who's responsible

for the public hospital from today.

Sir...

Neglect of the royal hospital caused the bad management

of the public hospital.

But as long as I'm here,

it won't be allowed anymore.

Do not forget this.

First, we will straighten out the discipline of the system.

I'll be checking the property of the public hospital.

So be prepare for it.

He used the medicine warehouse privately.

How can he straighten out the discipline of the system?

Dogs will laugh at him.

Do you know why he's going to check the property?

Because he wants something he can use privately.

- It can't be. - You'll see.

You're a happy girl.

A handsome officer of the police bureau supports you.

And you work with someone you admire.

But my life's stuck to the calves of the noble nurse.

Why do you look so surprised?

Angelica gigas Nakai doesn't match with the book.

A little mismatch can't cause trouble.

It's not a little, it's three kilograms.

Three kilograms?

Why are the nurses in charge of the medicine warehouse?

We run short of doctors. So, nurses should do the tasks.

Okay, let me see the book.

What're you doing? Show him the book.