I heard this happened because of your excessive curiosity
Is this true?
Ye... yes. Because of my shallow thoughts
I'll trust the head eunuch and forgive you this once
If such a thing happens again...
you'll have to pay with your life
Understand?
Head eunuch!
Are you going to betray the King?
(Episode 43)
You shouldn't be doing this
What are you talking about?
Though it's under the jurisdiction of secretive eunuchs...
you really thought no one in the palace would find out?
I said, what are you talking about?
Are you really going to keep feigning ignorance?
Feigning ignorance? How could you say such a thing?
Didn't Jang-Geum take the King's private medical records?
The King's private medical records?
What are you talking about?
Even with the Queen's permission...
it's clearly illegal for her to enter the private records room...
so we examined her reasons and made sure she wouldn't go there again
So who says such reckless words?
Who said such things?!
It's still the affairs of eunuch inspectors
We only follow the order of the King
How dare you argue about this as a court lady?
Go back right now!
Do you understand the seriousness of what you did?
I'm sorry
You went into the private records room?
And you even took out the King's private medical records
I'm quite bold myself but even my heart pounds...
seeing what she's done
You're lucky the head eunuch was there for you
I'm sorry for making you worry...
but no matter how much I think about it...
it was caused by misdiagnosis
You already know this, but you and I concluded it's a type of flu
Any physician would've come to the same conclusion
Head physician said you'd return...
much later from an errand
What happened?
It just turned out that way
Where are the other physician ladies?
The King has the flu, so they've gathered to discuss it
What? The flu?
Why are you surprised? It's not a serious disease
I think he gets that often because he's weak to the cold
He'll be OK in a few days
When the illness is related to meridian Tae-Yang...
the person can't be healed without sweating
You have to allow yang to flow and...
use ephedra sinica to get rid of the cold
Soh ying is related to kidneys...
It doesn't like cold and dry materials...
so it can't be heated without aconite
Guhr ying is related to the liver
It stores blood and provides nutrients...
so medicine that raises internal body temperature...
has to be used to heat it
Sir...
What are you doing?
Nothing
Is it because of the King's flu again?
Jang-Geum has been freed
How?!
The head lady is very upset because of it
So she wants to see you
OK
He used to take Lady Jung's side...
and at last the head eunuch blocks my path
But it's only our presumption...
and there's no other way
Jang-Geum is freed?
The head eunuch persisted in denying it
But I know I'm right She came back to the palace...
and she went into the private records room...
even while physicians were scolding her...
It's probably to get the King's medical records
I hate the fact that she's squirming in places I don't know about
I'm sure it's the same for you as well
If they find out that it was due to misdiagnosis...
Misdiagnosis? The physician at the time...
couldn't have misdiagnosed
It's the same as now
So are you saying you'll have Jang-Geum stay in her place?
Wouldn't the King's record keeper know everything?
But no one can break through...
the eunuchs' ranks and secrets
It's just that no one has tried
OK. Since you're busy with the King's health...
I'll take care of that
I told my uncle that the King suffers...
from the flu often, and he has gotten...
rare birds and mushrooms from China
Can I prepare a stew for him?
Sure, go ahead
Sir...
Aren't you Mak-Ke?
Yes, sir
What is it?
The prime minister wants to see you for a moment
The prime minister?
Just what kind of relationship does your family have with Jang-Geum?
Relationship? What do you mean?
When we were expelling Lady Han...
we didn't have to punish her, since she didn't confess
But you asked to kill her too, didn't you?
It's the same situation now
Those inspectors report directly to the King
None of the officials have any say in it
The King's trust isn't the same as it...
used to be and same with the Queen's trust of the head lady
Why set ourselves for blame in such a situation?!
But if she's intent on disclosing the truth about that...
then it won't be good for you either
How could a mere physician lady disclose such a thing?!
Sir, I've brought him into a separate room
OK
So what is this about?
I've received a report that...
Jang-Geum had taken the King's records
I'm sorry, but it's none of the Royal Court's business
I'm the advisor of the Royal Pharmacy
What is an advisor?
I'm responsible for everything that's related to the King's health
It's simply absurd for me to have no knowledge of that!
Even if I know about it I'll take care of...
Jang-Geum quietly, so just tell me
I can't tell you...
nor is there anything to tell you
Are you going to keep this up?!
Should I tell the head eunuch about this inquiry?
You know about our rules so why are you doing this?
I'm afraid someone might find out...
I've met you for this type of thing
I'm leaving now
Didn't I tell you it wouldn't work?!
According to Hyang-Geum, Sir Oh yelled at Sir Choi when...
he went inside the room after the inspector left
I don't know, but...
there shouldn't be anything to worry about
Yes, but it's too early to know what they're up to, so keep an eye on them
Sure... I think I should buy my guys who are keeping watch a meal today
Here
Don't drink too much
All these...?
I've only made him angry
He's been upset since the event related to the King's Mother
We'll have to do it ourselves
OK
What is it this time?
I was told to give you this
He used to come down with it only once a year...
but nowadays it's too often, don't you think?
And it used to last only about a week...
but now it's over half a month
Are you sure he doesn't have any other illness?
No... he doesn't have other conditions...
I'm sorry to say this but he keeps growing weaker
Yes, he has lost his appetite, too
So I'd like to serve rare animals...
and mushrooms through my family
You've brought those rare items?
Yes, Your Majesty. The highest lady should be preparing them right now
Thank you
Aren't you losing confidence because of what happened last time?
Didn't you tell me you consulted the physician many times...
because you didn't know whether it was caused by some other disease?
Yes...
But he was healed after a few days...
Yes
Then isn't it the flu for sure?
You're worrying for nothing
No, he gets sick too frequently, just as the Queen said
And it lasts longer, too
And I'm starting to think that the disease is subsiding...
rather than being cured by the medicine
Then what are you thinking of doing?
Make sure no one finds out
Sure. Then what should I tell the kitchen?
The food isn't much of a problem...
so you can take care of it yourself
Madam...
Here's the list of food to be avoided
OK
What will happen to Jang-Geum?
Things will turn out fine as the head lady is involved herself
The King's Mother and the Queen are very worried about the King
How about if we discuss it with everyone here?
The head physician will take good care of him
It's not that I don't trust him so don't misunderstand
Yes... I was thinking that it'd be better to discuss it altogether
On the first day, his head hurt...
and he said his back felt stiff and heavy
On the second day, he had a low fever...
with pain around the eyes and a stuffy nose
On the fourth day, his throat felt dry
On the fifth day, he felt restless all day
His mouth and tongue felt dry and he had sores
What does everyone else think?
Flu is caused by the penetration of cold air and if he is weak...
or if he isn't treated well it could move through tae-yang...
yang-myung, so-yang, tae-eum, and so-eum
Yes. That means the symptoms of tae-yang are moving onto yang-myung...
which means he could have a bad fever
Shouldn't we try energizing medicine?
We're already doing that. But he's not recovering as quickly as last time
You can't feel any other pulses?
No
Then I think we should prepare ginseng medicine
What is it?
Sir, I have something to ask you
What is it?
Does the flu always cause severe ulcers or mouth sores?
No
Then when do they appear?
Shin-Bi, you tell us
Usually, sores are caused...
by heat concentrating in the bowels or chronic stress...
so you have to use...
medicine that will mitigate the heat
But if it's a severe ulcer caused by weak energy
you have to use medicine to fortify ying energy
Yes, so though not everyone who has the flu gets severe ulcers...
he can suffer from mouth sores due to weakened energy...
or the heat concentrating in the bowels due to the flu
Is this because of the King's health?
Yes, sir
If you're curious about it, read about the flu in the medical books
I did take a look, but aren't there any more details?
There's a book on flu written by Jang Joong-Kyung
Is there such a book?
Most of the information on the flu in medical books is from that book
I think I'll have to read it again
Thank you, sir
You're in charge of preparing the King's medicine?
Why?
The head physician suddenly...
gave the job to Yeul-Yee, so she and I are doing it
Can I look at the prescription that physician Jung wrote?
Yeul-Yee has it, so I don't know
Physician lady Yeul-Yee?
And you don't know?
She told me to go in and rest...
so I just came in
And you listened to her?
Is that how it is?
Jang-Geum, what's wrong?
What are you thinking about?
You were a court lady...
and now you're so curious about the King's health...
so what's going on?
I want to help you
What?! That's what happened to you?
And even Yeul-Yee is supporting Lady Choi?
Why?
I don't know why
So you're trying to find out more about this because symptoms are similar
So help me
I'll do it. Please go in and rest now
I'm fine. You go in
No, I'll do it
I said, I'm fine! Just do as I say!
OK
You feel hurt, huh?
It's all because of that Jang-Geum
I'll leave now...
That's strange, isn't it?
Why is she throwing away the leftovers?
You should've just done what you were told to do
Why come and be scolded?
It's not like I wasn't doing my work...
You think she's OK right now?
She's only preparing medicine now
She used to check the Queen's pulse
But still, I'm in charge of preparing the medicine, too...
but she doesn't tell me the ingredients or let me prepare it
Yes, she's been acting somewhat strange for the last few days
The color of medicine seems to change everyday...
and the smell's different, too
You must put devotion into each ingredient of the medicine
That's what I'm doing
It's unsafe to eat anything that hasn't been fully detoxified
I know!
Medicine requires love
Are you trying to kill me?
Why do you say the same thing over and over again everyday?
You might as well hit me everyday
I'm a physician, so how can I possibly injure a person?!
Sun-Dol...
Hi, Jang-Geum Hello
Are you here for the medicine?
No, we wanted to see the list of ingredients that physicians...
have been taking out from here
Why do you ask?
Why do you need to know that?
Jang-Geum should see it if she wants to
Go ahead and take a look
It's all the same for the King
These are so-shi-ho, dae-seung-gi, jo-wee-sung-gi, lee-joong...
and the rest of these were for the court ladies
Court ladies?
Let's check them
Why? Did Yeul-Yee make a mistake again?
No... Thank you
She's like a butterfly and I'm your flower...
Jang-Geum...
You're like an insect...
What's this?
It's something we secretly copied from merchant Choi's place
Isn't this a map?
Yes. I brought it as potential evidence
What are these dots?
I'm not sure
Is she the one? Yes
So did you get the map? Yes
They scattered around to get the details...
and there are many unknown symbols
Is she Japanese?
Yes. It's strange how all these spies have scattered to examine the nation
They're probably looking for the items they can sell or buy
What do these dots mean?
What is it?
I remembered a map that I had taken from a Japanese spy a long time ago
Is this the same map?
No, but the dots seem similar
Then go ahead and check it out
OK
What's the hurry?
There's something I need to confirm
And what's your hurry?
I have something to confirm quickly as well
What? You haven't received any treatment from Yeul-Yee?
I haven't been sick so why would I?
Yes, I was treated
Then did you receive any medicine?
No... I only received acupuncture...
because she told me that's all I needed
Doesn't that mean the head physician thinks something is strange?
Yes. I think he's trying to find out what it is
It's either a difficult illness...
or some unknown disease for sure
Yes, I think so. If no physician in Chosun knows what it is, then...
We must find out. I don't want to compete like this...
but I must find out for Lady Han's sake...
before the head physician does
If he finds out first he will try to cover it up
Why were you in a hurry?
The map that was secretly copied from merchant Choi's place seemed...
similar to the one that was taken from a Japanese spy...
so I was checking it out
And?
And they told me the map disappeared although I clearly gave it to...
the office of the King's command
I must find out... I think the dots represent the same things
Then that was true
Yes
It's alright. I don't need it
Please...
I said, it's alright
Though I disclosed it, this must not be discussed in the court
If she is to be punished, it must be done by the inspectors
Please follow that guideline
Sure
How did you do it?
What's their job? It's to keep track of and increase the King's assets
So?
Don't you think people would want to gain wealth in the process?
What? The inspector talked to Sir Oh for sure?
Yes. I said I'd give her 1000 coins and she came running early morning...
to whisper it to me and my wife nearly killed me
Maybe not 1000 but you should give me at least 2...
He doesn't spend his money at all...
It's hard to earn anything...
Sir, what brings you here?
Lady Suh... where is she?
She already went to the palace
I told you not to discuss this!
Why you...!
I heard everything from the inspector already
How could you?!
I'm sorry, sir, but I felt this wasn't...
something you could just solve so...
I have something to tell him...
so would you mind leaving the room?
What are you going to do?
You should punish her according to the rules
The prime minister and I know about this
Shall we open it up to the rest of the court?
No way!
Then would you take care of it yourself?
I'll tell the Queen about this
The Queen?
Why does she have to know about such things?
It should normally be reported to the King...
but since he's sick right now it should be reported to the Queen
But...
It's a Royal Family affair!
You're going through such a hard time because of me...
please go rest
Oh, no, Your Majesty
What is it?
Your Majesty, I have something to tell you separately
OK
What is it?
There was a small mishap in one of the investigations of the inspectors
A small mishap?
You gave Jang-Geum permission...
to enter the private records room, right?
Yes, I did. I trusted her
But Jang-Geum has taken out King's private medical records
What?! King's medical records?!
I allowed her to do so because...
she wanted to find out more about my health...
so why did she take out the King's medical records?
I think she was trying to look after the King's health...
But even so, isn't this an unforgivable crime?
But...
And do such a thing on my trust?
I cannot forgive her
Punish her according to the rules
We will carry out your order
The Queen has found out about this
And...
she has ordered to punish you
according to the rules
I can't help you anymore
Si, sir...
Since it's daytime right now carry out her orders at night
OK
Sir!
Your Majesty, that is rare bi-ryong and mushrooms known to be...
the best things for health in China
Really?
Just as songie mushroom is best in Korea...
hoodoo mushroom is well-known in China
OK...
In heaven, dragon meat is the best...
and on earth, black horse meat is the best
Here, the dragon refers to bi-ryong
How did you get these rare items?
Your Majesty, my brother trades with the Chinese Ming dynasty...
so he got them from there for you
Really?
What happened?
The head eunuch and I told the Queen...
and the Queen couldn't just let a crime of this magnitude go
Besides, she feels Jang-Geum has betrayed her trust
I saw her being dragged away by the inspectors...
so you must make sure she's dragged outside the palace tonight
Madam, I'm not afraid... I don't regret it
But this is sad... I know I can prove it to them
I must do it... I must disclose the truth
Open up the bag
Did they see it?
Yes. Mak-Ke and Lady Yoon have clearly seen them
Then is it really over now?
Yes... it is over. It's finally over
How dare she come back to the palace...
she should've been grateful when she was kept alive
She came back and that happened to her...
and we've lost so much
We lost the Queen's trust and the prime minister's future success
I never want to see her again
Never...
Madam!
What is it?
Please come out... the eunuchs...
What's wrong?
Highest kitchen lady...
follow us
What is it?
The King had trouble sleeping during the night and he collapsed
So we must examine you so follow us right now
Examine me... why...
What's going on all of a sudden?
What's going on?
Stop it. They're just investigating
Calm down...
How could this happen again?
Is it a problem with the medicine?
I'm like this because I'm not even sure of that
I did keep changing the prescription to find the answer but they aren't...
that powerful to make the King collapse
Though it could've happened due to the medicine last time...
but it couldn't be the medicine this time
I assure you no one would collapse from taking only that much
It's getting more difficult to find out...
You have to keep on insisting for now
Since it was like this last time...
it will be easier for you to insist
But they're Lady Choi's family this time
They aren't easy to be taken in
I'll take care of it
You just keep steady and confront this
What on earth did you serve the King?
What do you mean?
He's asking the highest Kitchen Lady
Because of his frequent illness, I've asked my family to get...
bi-ryong, hoodoo mushroom, white oak mushroom to make a stew
Did the pharmacy check out the meal?
They were rare items and there seemed to be no problem...
so we allowed it
Then it isn't a food problem
So why do you keep on bringing it up?
The medicine we gave the King is...
the same he's been taking all along
He can't get sick all of a sudden...
by medicine he's been taking for over a week
Though this could be my fault...
the ingredients of that dish weren't...
from Chosun, but from Ming China
They haven't been confirmed whether or not they're OK for Chosun people
What?!
Head lady, why are you doing this?
It's not the time to bring up personal emotions
The King's health is the important issue here
We should listen first
And this happened last time, too
The ingredients weren't...
normal ones from the Food Services...
but some ingredients personally brought in by the highest lady
These things sometime happen...
in the checking process
Sure, let's assume that
But if it's that much of a reason...
couldn't it be caused by the King's illness rather than food or medicine?
The King's illness?
It could be caused by another illness...
that you don't know about!
Are you saying the head physician misdiagnosed?
That's not so The head physician worried...
about this so he has openly discussed it...
with the rest of the physicians
Then everyone must've misdiagnosed
Stop it! Treating the King's illness...
is the most important thing right now
So the physicians will discuss the King's health...
and the kitchen will...
We only have to follow the precedent
A precedent?
First, the highest kitchen lady will be locked up...
and eunuchs with physicians will examine the food
Lock her up?
Go ahead
Sir!
Madam, what's going on?
Will the highest lady be locked up?
You bite the hand that feeds you?
The head physician... the jerk...
What about the head physician?
"Since this type of thing happened last time, we'll act accordingly...?"
Nonsense. Does he think we're like Lady Han?
What?! That's what the head physician said?
Yes... please find the best physician in the city
I'll persuade the Queen to have him check the King
I'm going to disclose the head physician's misdiagnosis
What's wrong?
What if you do that...
and what we've previously...
covered up comes to light?
If they find out it was due to...
misdiagnosis and not the food
The prime minister wouldn't want that...
and the head physician won't be idle
Everyone's connected to it, so you must be prudent
The head physician has an advantage over us in this
Anyhow, we must act so the head physician and Keum-Young can be saved
The head physician probably did it out of urgency...
so we must cooperate with him again
Since the King's health is of the utmost importance...
I cannot do anything else
So the investigation of the kitchen...
can be done by Jo, physician lady Choi...
What happened?
I've turned the blame to the kitchen...
but we shouldn't take the head lady lightly
I'll have to treat the King's fever first...
then think about the relationship with the head lady again
What do you think?
Well... from what he told us, it's clearly flu...
Unless it's another illness he couldn't just collapse from a high fever
That means food is the problem...
What is most problematic?
Though I wasn't here last time, I think it was the same situation...
You mean when Sir Jo was killed?
Jang-Geum was expelled with Lady Han...
and she told me that there wasn't any problem with the food
So that's why Jang-Geum was...
showing interest in the King's flu
Is that so?
Yes. She seemed to be focused on the flu
Probably so... since she came back here to take revenge...
Revenge?
Though I scolded her, I understand...
how a medical professional could have thoughts of revenge
How about if we check his pulse ourselves?
No, that would be holding the head physician in contempt
How about if we take a look at his private medical records?
Do you want to help Jang-Geum?
It's more out of my guilt
Guilt?
You know that I've hurt...
a person by misdiagnosing him
I've hurt a person as well as his family...
with my pride
Listening to Jang-Geum's story it feels like I did it...
so I feel more guilty
We must find out either way
If he's that way with the right diagnosis, it means...
it's probably a strange reaction to food he's been eating...
How disturbing... same thing that happened a few years ago...
is happening again
It happened a few years ago, too?
Yes... I heard the King collapsed after eating bad food
Have you seen Jang-Geum today?
You're right... I haven't seen her
I didn't see her yesterday either
Did she even come into the palace?
She's so arrogant... she doesn't come when she's told to and...
Hey!
You should be acting more responsible
Shin-Bi
Huh?
Go find Jang-Geum and bring her here
I'm going to give her a hard time
And who told you to chat here?
If you have time for this...
then go read one more medical text!
You were chatting with us, though...
They arrested the highest kitchen lady?
Yes, Madam. The kitchen is completely devastated
Probably so. It was the same when Lady Han was arrested
Is that why Jang-Geum hasn't been here for the last two days?
That's probably so... Jang-Geum should be dancing now that...
the highest lady has been arrested
She's probably waiting for the right time
Anyhow, it's funny
What is?
Lady Choi made Lady Han that way...
and now the highest lady...
is facing the same fate
What's so funny about that?
It's really pleasing!
Madam, it's physician lady Shin-Bi
Come in
Why did you come by yourself?
Where is Jang-Geum?
She didn't come here either?
Why? She's not at the pharmacy?
No. I've been looking for her for the last two days
What? Why isn't she here?
Then Jang-Geum doesn't know what happened to the highest lady?
I'm not sure
Don't worry. I'll look for her
Yes. Please tell her to come to me quickly
Physician lady!
Aren't you a physician lady, too?
Yes... is the physician lady here?
No, she left saying she had to find out something
Is that why there aren't any patients in the infirmary?
Yes, she sent them away to some place, too
How about Jang-Geum?
Did she go with her?
No. She went to the palace 2 days ago...
and hasn't come back yet
Did she really go to the palace?
Yes
Really? The highest kitchen lady is arrested?
Yes. I heard it with these two ears
Honey, what's wrong?
Why are your shoulders moving?
I don't know... I don't know why my shoulders are moving like this...
What's wrong, honey?!
What could this be?!
Honey, I think it's a shoulder dance a shoulder dance
I think a 10-year-old indigestion...
stopped and I'm dancing
Honey, what's wrong with me?
Please stop me
This is so great!
Jang-Geum
Who is it?
It's me, Shin-Bi
It's very late at night...
Isn't Jang-Geum here?
She isn't here
Isn't she at the pharmacy? No
Your Majesty...
Have a seat
You have used my trust to secretly...
take out the King's medical records
No one can be forgiven of such a thing
So I've ordered the inspectors to punish you according to their rules
You've disappeared from the palace already
You're a dead person
However, the reason I've postponed your death is...
because you firmly believe...
the King's illness is due to misdiagnosis...
and because that's why you took out his records
Is that so?
Yes
Can you prove it?
No, I don't need to hear your answer
Prove it
If you prove it, then you'll live
Or else, you will disappear forever
I will repeat it one more time
You can step in the palace again...
only if you find out the King's illness
Do you understand?