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[Episode 43]

Doctor, Doctor, please help her.

Where the heck is your father?

Child, your father is such a slowpoke.

- Hurry. - What is it?

Sit and eat. You, too.

Wait, isn't this beef?

Shh!

Where'd you get it?

Does it matter? Hurry up and dig in.

Sit down, let's go.

I'm gonna stuff myself silly.

What about you?

I already ate. It's all yours.

You're still here?

I'm almost done. Don't mind me as you work.

I'm ashamed to face you.

But I'm proud of you.

Your mother and I are excited about your work.

Thank you for understanding.

Someone will see us.

I don't care.

What is his problem?

His little toe and his foot are swollen.

He can't move his shoulders because of a severe neck pain.

His muscles must be hurt. Where will you perform acupuncture?

On his little toe and his anklebone.

Proceed.

Yes, sir.

There are three types of acupuncturists.

The superb ones know exactly where and how deeply to prick.

They know exactly when to do it and for how long.

For diseases closer to the veins, insert lightly.

For the bowels, deeply. For the organs, even more deeply.

The most important thing in acupuncture is to control the yin and yang.

Make sure all the movements inside the body flow smoothly.

I see.

He has completed the patients' record. I'll go bring it for your review.

It's alright.

I am going to visit my friend Samjuk. I'll be away for a few days.

When will you return?

I don't have a certain time in mind. I don't know when I'll be back.

What about all the patients here and the new patients who come every day?

I'm not the only doctor here. You can take care of them.

This is how much Doctor Yu trusts you.

What is on your mind?

That mountain looks good as a place for my tomb.

Are you going senile? That's a terrible joke.

What grandeur. Awe-inspiring and superior.

Justifiably so.

In the stream of the eternal timeline, we fight a hopeless, lone battle.

The ocean is an immortal entity, unlike the allotted lives we lead.

It's hard to tell if I'm alive unless I feel the winds blow against me.

Although I treated people all my life, I didn't have time to ponder life itself.

Death is inevitable for us all, yet our job is to extend life.

In a way, it's futile and insignificant.

Nobody can avoid dying someday.

Even if a man has an important mission, death doesn't wait for him to finish it.

No matter what we do, someday we will die.

But it's not so bad to be a mortal.

The world goes round and round.

After we leave, others will take over.

Yes. As long as I live fulfilling my duty,

there will be someone to replace me and complete my unfinished business.

Someone like Heo Jun?

Let's go.

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

I was about to. Let us leave together.

If we're all leaving, why don't we have a drink?

Sure. That would be great.

- Let's go. - Yes, let's.

Aren't you coming, Doctor Yu?

Please go ahead. I want to finish my book.

Suit yourself.

Come on.

Let's go.

Why is Doctor Yu being so difficult?

He probably barely passed the exam. He is making up for his incompetence.

Let's ask Lord Kim to come with us.

He'll be grading us. We should get on his good side.

Let us go.

It is against the rules for officials to mingle with the trainees.

Please don't say that. You work hard to teach us every day.

We only want to show our gratitude.

Of course, sir.

And we wish to learn more while we have a drink together.

Please don't turn us down.

Oh, well...

Let's go. This is a lesson in itself.

What if something urgent happens?

We'll be out for a short while. I'm sure nothing will happen.

If something happens, I'll send for you right away.

Don't worry and go.

Let's go then.

Where is the chief physician?

He left for the day.

Are you a royal physician on duty? Come with me.

But...

Hurry! The prince is very ill!

What is taking so long?

Send someone again.

Yes, Your Highness.

The doctor has arrived.

Let him in quickly.

Who is this man?

Doctor Yang Ye-su was unavailable, so I brought a physician on night duty.

What kind of nonsense is this? The prince of this country is ill.

Shouldn't Doctor Yang be here?

Yes, but his condition is so urgent...

I don't want to hear it! Go bring Doctor Yang!

Forgive me for saying this, Your Highness,

but the spots on His Highness indicate erysipelas.

Unless I extract the bad blood, it can be very dangerous.

Are you sure?

How would I dare to lie?

Treat him then.

But you will be punished if something goes wrong.

Think about who this baby is.

The son of His Majesty's favorite concubine.

This prince could become the heir to the throne.

If I succeed, I can earn everything.

If I fail, I'll be a dead man.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It all depends on the tip of this needle.

It's getting dark. Let's call it a day.

I'll stay until Doctor Heo returns. You can go home and rest.

How can I go and rest when Doctor Heo isn't back yet?

Let us continue.

Move! Out of the way!

Where's Doctor Heo?

Who the hell is making a scene at a clinic?

Doctor Heo, come out here!

Where are you? I'm Dol-swe.

Doctor Heo!

If you want to be treated, you must wait for your turn.

What? What did you say?

Doctor Heo!

How dare you yell in here? Just what are you trying to do?

We can't treat someone like you! Get lost!

What did you just say?

Wait! Who are you, anyway?

Me? I'm Dol-swe from Jincheon.

Where's Doctor Heo? Where is he?

Hey. Listen...

What's the matter?

My mother went blind after taking the medicine that Doctor Heo made!

She took his medicine and went blind.

Blind?

What will you do about my poor mother? Huh?

Look here. Calm down and explain the situation.

I feel like murdering someone, and you want me to calm down?

Can you fix her or not?

Let go and explain yourself.

Move away!

Let go of him!

We have patients here. This is no place for such commotion.

Control yourself and let go of him.

Mr. Lim, are you all right?

Tell us what happened.

Look at her.

My mother went blind after taking the medicine Doctor Heo made.

She became blind overnight! Where is he?

Fix my mother!

Dol-swe! Stop it!

He bled his own finger to save me. Don't do this to the good doctor!

Who cares about his finger?

You're blind. How are we supposed to live?

My poor mother! What do I do?

What can I do?

What's going on?

Doctor Heo!

Dol-swe, what are you doing here?

Doctor Heo, you have to fix my mother, please.

He says his mother went blind after she took your medicine.

Can you see this light?

No.

What about now?

I can't see a thing.

I can see dim shapes during the day, but that's all.

Can she get her eyesight back?

What happened after I left?

Can you fix her or not?

Answer me! What happened?

What else did you give her besides the medicine I gave her?

Well...

I know you gave her more of the medicine I had made.

I warned you against it, but you gave her more, didn't you?

Am I wrong?

She looked much better after drinking the medicine soup.

You told me it was her medicine!

Didn't I warn you again and again?

I warned you that she could turn blind from too much aconitum!

How much did you give her? Tell me!

After you left, the Magistrate gave me some money.

So I bought more three more doses and gave them to her.

Did you mix it with honey like I told you?

Honey is out of season and hard to find.

I thought it wouldn't hurt if I left it out.

How can you be so ignorant?

Aconitum can bring back strength,

but it must be mixed with honey because of its potency.

Why didn't you do as you were told?

I was too ignorant to understand.

But you have to restore her eyesight.

She turned blind because of you, so you must take responsibility.

Responsibility?

It's his fault that she turned blind.

How is that Doctor Heo's fault? Didn't you hear what he just said?

She's blind because you were ignorant.

I only gave her the medicine he prescribed!

Please fix her eyes.

It's too late!

The medicine has damaged her liver. That's why she turned blind.

It's too late.

No! Tell me you can fix her.

Please fix her eyes!

Dol-swe, that's enough.

Doctor, please don't worry about me.

If you can't fix me, that is my fate.

I may be blind now, but at least I'm alive.

What good is that if you can't see?

You have to get your eyesight back.

Take out my eyes and give them to her.

I don't care if I see or not. I'd rather die than see her suffer.

I can't watch her suffer. I can't!

Mother! I won't, Mother!

Doctor Heo.

It's not your fault. Please don't worry.

It is my fault.

No, it's not. It's that idiot's fault.

He didn't have any money so I assumed he couldn't buy more.

My assumption has led to this.

But there's nothing you could have done to prevent it.

She's right. Don't worry about it too much.

I should've been more careful.

It doesn't matter whose fault it is.

What's important is getting her sight back.

Please don't give up. You are the only person who can help.

You can't give up so easily.

But how can he restore her lost eyesight?

We're in trouble!

What's the matter?

Someone from Lady Kong-bin's quarters came while you were gone.

What? What for?

The prince fell sick.

We are all dead.

Sir.

We were absent when the prince became ill.

We're talking about His Highness!

Maybe you should go see the prince right now.

Then they'll find out that I was out drinking.

We can't sit around and wait to die.

If the prince's condition worsens, it's over for us.

We have to do something.

But Doctor Yu is at the Lady Kong-bin's quarters.

You mean, Yu Do-ji?

Yes, sir.

How did he get to be there?

Are you saying he is treating the prince?

Are you done?

Yes, Your Highness.

How is he? Is he going to be alright?

The critical moment has passed.

I don't think there'll be any further problems.

There is no need to worry.

Thank you.

Did you say your name was Doctor Yu?

Yes, Your Highness.

What happened?

How dare you go and treat the prince?

This is no time to reproach him.

How is the prince? Is he critical?

His Highness had erysipelas. He was in critical condition.

So what happened?

I treated him with acupuncture to draw out the contaminated blood.

He should be fine now.

- Are you sure? - Yes, sir.

Good job.

Please allow me to excuse myself.

I can't believe this.

It takes a great deal of skill and precision to draw out the blood.

How could such a young doctor accomplish this?

Why are you so late today? Did something happen?

Yes, Mother.

I was called to Lady Kong-bin's quarters and treated the prince.

Isn't she the king's favorite concubine?

Her son could succeed the throne one day.

You treated someone of such importance?

I thought you were just a trainee. How is this possible?

The heavens blessed me with the chance.

Oh, my goodness! That's great.

Is Doctor Yang Ye-su back yet?

No, not yet.

Do you know why His Majesty sent for him?

We don't know that yet.

Who was in charge of the night shift last night?

I was, sir.

Superb job.

His Majesty was very satisfied and awarded us with royal wine.

Since you are doing such a good job, I feel like I can rest easy.

Thank you, sir.

You must be careful of what you say.

If Doctor Yang finds out that you treated the Prince in our place,

Doctor Kim and I are both as good as dead.

Please don't worry. I won't say anything.

You saved us. We will repay you.

My only wish is to learn from your experience and knowledge.

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