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- Episode 32 - We could have been killed if Jang Geum hadn't cured the enemy.

How can that be a crime?

That's right! We all survived because of Jang Geum.

There probably was a misunderstanding. It'll be clarified soon.

I hope so.

Don't worry too much. Anyway, we should be able to find out more about this once the high officer or the governor comes back.

They're taking long.

Your Excellency! It's been a long time.

I read your report about defeating the Japanese invaders.

His Majesty is very pleased.

Yes. I was summoned when I was visiting Jeolla so came here.

I was going to see you at the courtesan's house.

So I had talked to officer Park Boo Gyum.

I heard it from him.

Because of recent frequent invasions by the Japanese and Jurchen tribes,

His Majesty is very worried about it.

So he has called you and Min Jung Ho who are credited in defeating the Japanese this time,

and His Excellency Kim Chi Sung for driving back the Jurchen tribe.

Isn't His Excellency Kim Chi Sung the person who was the governor at Pyungahn region?

I think His Majesty is going to promote him to work at the court.

His Excellency Kim Chi Sung is ...

I can't oppose His Majesty for promoting him for defending the country.

Anyway we need someone to curb this.

You're the perfect man for it.

Thank you, Your Excellency.

His Majesty has read the report himself and he's very pleased

that you've rounded them up without any loss to the civilians.

Huh? He did?

So it'll be very easy to promote you into the court.

Good job!

Thank you.

What's wrong?

These are lies.

Lies?

This is a falsified report.

The governor secretly fled when the Japanese attacked the armory.

And he remained without any plan until I came back.

And a maid servant colluded with the enemy?

Then it isn't true that he retreated

because he knew of the collusion

and attacked later when he had the chance?

No. As the matter of fact, that maid servant helped me when I attacked them.

So I was going to report her act and have her get a reward.

This is big trouble then.

His Majesty has mentioned the fact that many of our countrymen

are acting in collusion with the enemy so we should

punish her severely to set an example.

What?

She's probably being investigated at the Royal Judiciary Office already.

You didn't hand over the armory key to the enemy?

No... hand over the armory key?

You didn't?

Right.

So you didn't act in collusion with the enemy

and hand over the armory key?

This isn't some small Jeju office but the Royal Judiciary Office!

Act in collusion?! That is unthinkable!

There's a soldier who saw you at the shore

on the day the enemy invaded.

And you even treated the enemy's chief with so much care.

How are you going to explain this?!

But...

Are you going to deny that you've treated the enemy chief, too?

Stop!

Aren't you Jung Ho?

This physician helped me defeat the enemy.

So how can you charge her for that?

But that's what it says in the report. And I have a duty to investigate.

That report is wrong.

Wrong? Then do you have any proof for this?

I do.

That's a letter she secretly wrote to me.

As you can see I was able to plan a surprise attack to defeat the enemy

because she had written me the number of enemies and

the details of their situation.

How can a person acting in collusion with the enemy

send such a letter risking her own life?

I brought the letter to report at Jeolla what she did so she can be rewarded

but I never expected to use it this way.

Then are you saying this report is a lie?

That's right.

Then it's a lie that she treated the enemy's chief?

She did it because other people's lives were in danger.

I'll make a new report so please postpone the investigation for now.

Your Excellency, why are you blocking my report?

The report that the governor wrote is wrong.

Wrong?! How can the armory be attacked so easily

unless that maid servant acted in collusion with the enemy?!

And she even treated the chief knowing that he was the enemy!

I'd like to ask you. I had told you be extra vigilant in guarding before I left for Woo Island.

So how come you were invaded so easily?

Besides, you fled as soon as you heard of their attack.

That's because I wanted to make another plan.

So you don't know what happened

between the enemies and those who were captured. Isn't that so?

How can you as the leader who turned his back on the people

try to blame your own people?!

Even so, treating the enemy chief is against the law, no matter what the reason is.

So it's natural for her to be misunderstood.

Then should she have just sit by and watch innocent people die?

If she hadn't treated their chief he would have died.

And you can't have a military without a chief.

It would've been destroyed by itself.

Your Excellency, the chief threatened people using their lives. Please consider that.

She could've just pretended to do it.

But she treated him properly and she even followed them.

Is that a lie, too?

Chief Royal Guards, what do you think?

If someone saved the enemy chief shouldn't she

be tried by the military law?

People are suffering as the number of Japanese invasions are increasing.

So His Majesty ordered himself to severely punish those

who act in collusion with the enemy.

But a servant physician treated the chief enemy!

If we keep her alive just because we've defeated the enemy,

what are you going to do about the public sentiment of the people?

Did you hear? About the physician lady from Jeju?

Yes, it doesn't sound like irrelevant news

because she is female physician like us.

I know... what is one to do in such a situation?

A physician lady shouldn't treat others

risking her life just because she's a physician?

Though her life was on the line

they were threatening to kill others too.

Then that's more of a reason.

The Queen says she has shoulder pains.

Yes, sir.

A physician lady from Jeju?

Could it be Jang Duk?

Such a thing happened?

Yes. Should one not treat the enemy's chief in such a situation?

I don't know. If she didn't treat the chief,

they threatened to kill other innocent people?

Yes, Your Majesty.

It must've been a very difficult situation.

Yes, Your Majesty. However, His Majesty has ordered a severe punishment

to set an example for those who act in collusion with the enemy.

She's being investigated right now.

Is that so?

His Majesty the King is entering.

What were you talking about with the physician ladies?

I was talking about important issues with them indeed.

About the physician lady from Jeju

who is being investigated at the Royal Judiciary Office right now.

A physician lady from Jeju?

You don't know about it?

I did tell them to set a public example of the enforcement of the law because of Japanese invastion.

But I don't know about the details of trivial matters.

I still think you should know about it even if this is a trivial matter.

What in the world is this?!

How can a government official blame his fault on a maid servant...

and submit a falsified report?!

Discharge Jeju governor Han Dong Ik and reward the physician lady

who helped the high military officer defeat the enemy.

But, Your Majesty, she acted to benefit the enemy by treating the chief.

You've ordered us to set a public example of the law.

No! No!

The reason why I gave you such an order is

because other people get hurt when invasions occur.

It was to save the lives of people.

But she treated him to save people.

So how could this be collusion?

There shouldn't be any affair where we forget the essentials,

because we focus so much on the externality. Is that clear?

Your grace is immeasurable.

There she is! Jang Geum!

I thought you were in big trouble!

Do you know how hard he worked on this?

I have to go visit the Royal Judiciary Office now, so you can go ahead to my home.

Yes, sir.

Jang Geum!

So you're the physician lady from Jeju.

Yes.

Hello, again. You've come, too.

Yes, it turned out that way.

I thought it was Jang Duk.

She wasn't there when it happened.

I see.

What happened to you?

I came back to the Royal Medical Services Department.

That's good, sir! That's really good!

I owe it all to Jang Duk. She healed me of my illness.

Yes.

The chief's illness was a type of acute appendicitis.

It's not easy to cure. You must've been studying hard.

So will you be going back to Jeju?

Yes. As soon as Sir Min Jung Ho is done with his work, we will be leaving in a day or two.

Where are you staying? I'll visit after work.

I'll probably be at Sir Min Jung Ho's home.

Okay.

Sir, I've been looking for you.

Why?

The Bureau of Medical Administration and Education wants to talk about the examination of the physician ladies on the seventh.

The Bureau of Medical Administration and Education wants to talk about the examination of the physician ladies on the seventh.

Alright.

It's not because of medicine.

It's because that's the only hope, the hope of returning to the palace.

They say that's the only way for a maid servant to go to the palace.

I'll go back and punish those.

who have made my mother, Court Lady Han and myself like this

What? Punish?

Are you saying you want revenge?

Yes, sir. I'm going to find a way once I go back to the palace.

I wonder what happened to Jang Geum.

Me too.

If it wasn't for this, she would've been there for the physician ladies exam.

It's hard to know when they'll pick physician ladies again.

Pyungahn Region inspector Sir Kim Chi Sung will be promoted to the court.

- His Excellency Kim Chi Sung? - Yes.

That's good! Such a person ought to protect His Majesty along with Your Lordship.

His Excellency Kim Chi Sung was the one who recommended you to me.

But I think you should be at his side from now on.

Come back to the court.

That's what His Excellency wants too.

He asked for you to stay by him.

Is anything uncomfortable for you?

Of course not.

Where is officer Park?

He became close with your house servants already

and he went out to tour through Han Yang.

It's been a long time since you were here last time.

You should meet your friends at the palace. I'll help you.

I don't want to right now.

I'll go back to the palace with dignity.

Then I'll meet them.

And that's what Court Lady Han wants too.

Sir, Mr. Jung from the royal pharmacy is here.

I'll ask you again.

You haven't changed your mind from last time?

Do you still believe you could practice medicine

with hatred in your heart?

Give that up now.

No.

The hatred became even stronger when I saw the palace today.

You still haven't come to your senses.

You're the only one who can dissuade her.

You must stop her. You must change her mind.

Or else she can't practice medicine.

With such a heart, how do you expect her to concentrate on medicine?

She'll only think about taking revenge.

But Palace Lady Seo isn't that kind of a person.

Everyone is capable of that.

The heart can easily change.

Even if she started with only pure passion of medicine,

the palace is a place that could change a person.

I believe and trust that Palace Lady Seo will not change that way.

And even if she changes, it's something she'll have to decide.

Jang Geum, I can't tell you about the physician lady exam.

I'm sorry.

It was His Excellency Kim Chi Sung who recommended you to me.

But I think you should be at his side from now on. Come back to the court.

That's what he wants too.

He asked for you to stay by him.

I'm leaving tomorrow, sir.

Why? You still resent me?

No, sir.

Then why are you leaving? I said His Excellency Kim needs you too.

Think it over one more day.

Since going back isn't urgent, think it over one more time.

If you came to Hanyang, you should've visited our home.

Were you going to just leave without seeing us?

She was at the Royal Judiciary Office.

How about yesterday?

She's a maid servant.

How can a maid servant travel as she wills?

Sir Min would surely allow her to visit us!

It's because there's no affection for us...

She has forgotten about us.

Oh, no, that's not it...

Then what is it?

If I visit, then I would miss you so much,

and when Ahjussi came to Jeju last time too...

What's wrong with you?

Why are you making her cry?

Who is this anyway? He only eats and eats!

I'm a Jeju officer of Jeolla.

Jang Geum, I didn't know you were so good at cooking.

Give me more of this.

At least ask us to eat with you!

If one's busy eating one can naturally forget such courtesy.

That's not it

Sir, you shouldn't be doing this.

His Excellency is old now.

Even though he was heartbroken when you left for Jeju,

he said that a scholar-official should have such a spirit.

He told me not to say anything to you as he is fine.

But he didn't look fine to me at all.

He regained his strength with the hope of you returning to the court.

But I heard you declined again.

You shouldn't do that.

Please think of your father. Sir!

Why aren't you resting? You know we're leaving tomorrow.

Sir...

I have a favor to ask of you.

Please go ahead.

You must do it for me.

Sure. I'll do whatever it is if it's your request.

Please go ahead.

I wish

you could work as a policeman at Han Yang now.

Not yet.

I can work as one anytime in the future.

That's my wish.

Sir.

I promised you I'll be with you at all times.

I consider you to be with me whether in Jeju or in the palace.

I consider you to be with me whether in Jeju or in the palace.

Just like Court Lady Han who has passed away.

You have to work for the government in the capital.

Be armed with power.

Not just power, but righteous power.

I'm going back to the palace for sure.

She left?

Yes, that maid servant left.

I have to give this to her!

Madam, you've been doing well?

I hope you aren't cold.

I'm sorry...

for not making you warm.

Hey, let's hurry. I'm cold.

Sir, can I ask you a favor?

What now?

Please give me a little time to build a mound for a grave here.

We don't have time for that.

Please? She's just like my mother.

Please allow me to build a mound here, please?

Jang Geum!

Jang Geum!

I ran here because I didn't say bye to you.

But I saw you yesterday, so what brings you here again?

But you're traveling far and I should see you get on the boat at least.

By the way, why are you standing here?

Ahjussi.

This is the place where Court Lady Han is buried.

Madam!

How unfair is this?

How come there's no mound?

I was asking the officer for it.

Please, sir.

Now I see that you're a heartless person!

Do you know who she is that you are not letting her make a mound?

No, it's not that...

You!

Jang Geum, I'll go back to the town and get some tools.

Will you do that?

Yes... you come over here!

Come follow me!

Hold on!

You shouldn't make a grave here!

What do you mean?

This is our land.

Then this land belongs to someone?

And this spot isn't for graves.

We can't make a grave here?

The Ongryo mountain ridge came all the way down to this hill.

And one branches out into that lake and drowned there.

So wasn't it a death by drowning?

Excuse me?

The sounds of wind and water are like a woman's weeping sound...

so here must lie a woman with a lot of grievances.

How did you know, Young Master?

This place is So-Tang-Hyeul.

The deceased is sad and laments

that there's no successor and no one who comes to visit,

so the longing never stops.

If the adults find out you'll get in trouble,

so move the grave quietly.

What should we do, Jang Geum?

I told you so! If we hadn't started to make the mound,

we wouldn't be in this situation!

What are you going to do?

Where are you going, Jang Geum?

Jang Geum!

Young Master.

Are you perhaps feeling stuffy and have fever?

You cough and suffer from cold sweats, right?

How do you know of my illness?

I'm a physician girl from Jeju.

I think I know the illness. I've seen my teacher treat it.

If it's because of the grave...

A physician does not make a deal over an illness.

Fine ... you don't seem that way.

Please let me check your pulse.

How is it?

I think it's that illness I was thinking of.

I'll try treating it.

Since I was 7, for some reason,

I had no appetite and my body grew weak for some reason.

Many physicians came and diagnosed it as a food-related illness

and gave me medicine to take, but they were only temporary

and my body only grew weaker.

They can't do anything about it now.

If you treat me and nothing happens, you could get in big trouble by my parents.

I will try.

No!

Father.

I heard about this.

Trust your body to a physician girl? That's absurd!

She correctly guessed my illness just by examining the shape and color of my face.

Even so, no way! You're a precious son to me.

Father, I know.

So trust me and let her do this.

I'm doing this for a reason.

Go ahead.

But if it gets worse or something bad happens,

then I won't leave you alone.

Do you understand?

You saw it all, right? Tell me what you saw.

Get a fat cow and cut out 4 legs, chuck crest, loin and

throw away the tendons and membranes.

Chop the meat up chestnut-size and put them in a big cauldron

You'll get a beating in Jeju again. Just know that.

It's not Jang Geum's fault.

His Excellency ordered her to do it. So what else can she do?

Anyhow, this is great trouble.

He didn't ask to be served beef but to be healed of a disease.

I know... why does she keep on chopping up meat?

Go and ask her for some meat so we can cook up some here.

Oh no, she won't let me go near it!

I'm letting her do it because I'm desperate,

but she's a lowly physician girl, who is a mere servant girl.

Besides, treat you only with beef?

I don't trust her at all.

She doesn't look like someone who would harm people. She has the energy of the Sun.

Give her a chance.

Does it have to be from a river?

Water's all the same.

Stop nagging and and start carrying it.

Why do you keep talking down to me like that? I am...

Jeolla's mere officer.

What?! Mere officer?

Stop staring directly at me!

It's been many days already. Jang Geum and I could get beaten.

Just wait... we should hear something soon.

If this is how it's going to be, then I'll take her down even if I have to tie her up.

What? Tie her up?!

Tie me up! Go ahead!

My mistake...

Oh, it was just a slip of the tongue.

Why you! What did you do to him?!

Let alone healing his illness, he is now starting to vomit again.

How dare you try to fool people?!

He has to vomit. He'll be healed if he eats a little more.

When he eats it, pain will follow...

How dare you! Stop this now! Stop this right away!

He has never been healthy since he was born.

See how much he is suffering.

Drag her outside the house right now!

No, rather, report her to the Royal Judiciary Office and have them cut off her head!

Yes, sir!

Young master, it's the treatment you asked for.

If you want me to stop, I will stop.

Ultimately, it's not me or your father who has to drive this illness away.

Father, I will try to endure this.

If I can be healed enduring this, I will.

She's someone who will heal me for sure.

But still... no way...

This way, we could get in trouble before reaching Jeju.

I hate to be beaten...

I was dragged away to the Royal Judiciary Office once and beaten there.

You were beaten at the Royal Judiciary Office?

I was falsely accused and I heard the breaking sound from the leg torturing machine.

Let's run away.

Run away? How about Jang Geum?

That's right... Jang Geum... Jang Geum...

What happened?

Are you feeling well?

Yes, I feel very comfortable.

It was a food-related illness after all.

But as the physicians prescribed medicine just treating the symptoms,

instead of getting rid of the root cause, his illness grew.

The root cause?

The gall and extravasated blood accumulated

and damaged the intestines and stomach.

So I used a cleansing method for the intestines and the stomach.

Cleansing method?

Just as you saw, it was done by using pure beef extract.

My teacher said it's a method widely spread in western countries,

so it's probably not well known here.

The beef extract goes into the intestines...

as if there is a flooding,

it pushes out everything that is floating and hanging around or rotting in there,

and not allowing them to stay in there.

Giving him medicine after cleaning out his system is what healed him.

So he's completely healed now?

Yes, but he must not eat beef for the next three years.

How hard could refraining from beef for 3 years be, when he is all healed now?

Thank you.

But Young Master, I have a question.

How were you able to be sure that I would heal you?

I knew a great helper would come to me.

I didn't know whether it would be a woman and a maid servant.

But I knew that a helper associated with that place would come.

By age 10, this child has already memorized

the Seven Chinese classics and the Book of Changes.

His view of the world and ability to distinguish people are extraordinary,

even we don't take his words lightly.

I have no other way to thank you,

but to find a good place for

the person who is buried in our land.

Will you really do that?

Sure.

We'll make a mound and take care of it, so don't worry.

So you're a female physician in Jeju?

Yes.

I heard the court is hosting an exam for female physicians.

So that must be why you came here.

Pardon? There's an exam for female physicians?

It's on the seventh day.

Then... it's tomorrow?

Jang Geum! Jang Geum!

What?! Hanyang, instead ofJeju?

Yes. There's an exam so a notice must've gone to Jeju too.

We didn't know because we left before it arrived.

But even so, we can't go back!

Young Master, farewell.

Thank you. What is your name?

My name is Jang Geum.

Study the Book of Changes.

Pardon?

According to physiognomy (study of face to tell a person's fortune), you will save a lot of people.

Jang Geum!

Madam!

Madam, thank you very much!

I'm going to take the exam for female physicians thanks to you.

Thank you, Madam.

Hurry!

It's time now. Close the door!

Yes, sir!

No! Don't close the door!

What is it?!

I'm an officer of Jeolla!

This is the exam ground for female physician!

There's another lady who will be a physician here!

Open up!

Good luck!

His arm will get cut off! Open up!

Is your arm still in one piece? Are you alright?

Is Jang Geum inside?

Yes, she is.

- It's fine. - Yeah?

Let's go somewhere and eat some rice and soup.

Sounds good.

What's your name?

My name is Jang Geum.

Write down Jang Geum.

Yes, sir.

SoRyung, Mal Geum, Mak Dal...

Come in.

Ok Yee.

Yes.

- Yeup Yee. - Yes.

- Jang Geum. - Yes.

Come in.

The score is high, medium or low.

If you receive "low" from any of us, you fail the exam.

What symptoms does one have if there's a disease in the liver?

Sour taste in the mouth...

and one becomes talkative...

and the person can easily get sick by the wind.

Your turn.

You get anxious and cry easily,

and there are muscle problems.

How about the pulse?

How about the pulse?

You can feel the bow pulse.

How about when the person's spleen is not well?

His face turns dark yellow and burps more often. Because his body feels heavy, he doesn't want to move his arms and legs.

He will easily get sick in damp areas and he will salivate a lot.

He will have problems with his skin,

and his navel area feels hard and painful.

[Jang Geum: High]

Tell me the parts that indicate the condition of health.

Urine, feces, skin and voice...

Next.

Eyes, tongue and hair...

Next.

And there are also blood, saliva and sweat.

Write them down on the paper and turn them in.

You don't know how to write?

No.

[Jang-Geum: High]

Let's say there's an enemy.

He has a terminal disease and came to you for help.

Would you save him or not?

Of course, one should save him.

A person who practices medicine must save a person's life no matter what.

I also think you should save him.

It is wrong to practice medicine according to personal emotions.

I haven't made my decision yet.

[Jang-Geum: Low]

There she comes.

Jang Geum!

Jang Geum, you did well, right?

She was taught with whippings by Jang Duk, so she couldn't have failed.

No... I did fail.

What?! You'll be killed by Jang Duk.

What are you talking about? You're joking, aren't you?

How could that happen to you?!

One of the judges is someone I know...

Really? That's great.

He gave me "low".

Low?

Receiving even one low means failure.

When you meet someone you know in that kind of place, you should've greeted him properly!

In that situation, you should've recognized him and

bowed politely to him!

Whether it was a success or not will be determined tomorrow. Let's head to Sir Min's place first.

No, not that place.

Huh?

Why not?

Honey.

Jang Geum, you didn't leave yet?

I'm leaving tomorrow.

What's wrong with her? Did something go wrong?

I met her while she was on the way to Jeju, but...

Make it short.

After healing a noble family's son...

Make it even shorter.

She failed.

Failed? From what?

She took the Royal female physician exam but she failed.

You should've said that to begin with...

Wait, Jang Geum failed?! What are you talking about? Really?

I don't know... that's what she said.

What? Punish? Are you saying you'll take revenge?

Yes, sir. I'll go back to the palace first and find a way.

If that's the case, then stop studying right now!

Medicine is to heal people.

How can you heal people with such a heart of anger?!

I can never allow it!

How can a person filled with anger heal people?!

Just quit right now! Now!

Lady, how did you learn medicine?

Oh, there he comes! There he comes!

Let me see...

Jang Geum!

Yes!

Jang Geum! My daughter Jang Geum has become a Royal Physician Lady!

You did it!

Jang Geum, you made it!

You made it!

So Young beside Jung Hee,

Jang Geum beside So Young!

Greet him. He's Chief Pharmacist Do of Bureau of Medical Administration and Education.

You'll be trained as female physician from now.

This is a special system that the court has establish to treat women in many parts of the country as well as the palace.

So learn diligently.

Yes.

Training will start tomorrow at the Bureau of Medical Administration and Education.

Gather there by the Hour of Rabbit. (5am - 7am)

Yes.

Sir!

Thank you.

I still haven't acknowledged you.

Since you haven't made the decision yet,

I have delayed my decision, too.

Think it over carefully while you're being trained here.

Sir, you've come back to the court to be promoted.

And Jang Geum has made it to become a female physician.

So we can live like in the good old days.

- This is so good! - Yes, of course!

I feel like I'm on top of the world!

Yes, yes.

But how come you don't look good?

I feel angry thinking about going back to Jeju by myself.

You wanted to go back to Jeju so badly...

so why would you be angry?

They say bitter relationships can also be sweet.

I must have grown attached.

Do you want to come to Hanyang?

If I have an opportunity I'll put a request into it.

Would you really do that?

Things turned out really good..

Yes.

You wanted it so much and that's why you made it.

I still have a long way to go.

In order to enter the palace you have to be

an apprentice to a female physician of the Royal Pharmacy.

You have to be in the top three for that.

You will make it.

Studying medicine in order to get in the top three.

That's what made sir Jung angry.

Court Lady Han would've gotten angry over it too.

But I'm going to put aside such thoughts for now.

Please do so.

You will undoubtedly find a way to fulfill both wishes for sure.

The training officially starts today.

Medical Professor Shin Ik Pil will teach you.

Greet him.

Sit down.

What you knew up until now is all trash!

Forget all that you knew and become a blank sheet of paper.

You have to accept all that I teach you.

Those who oppose or can't endure it

may leave right now.

Do you understand?

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