Your Majesty...
Just how...?!
What's going on here?
How could you be here?!
What happened?
Did her water break?
No, there was discharge of blood already
Just normal discharge?
No. A stillborn child and placenta came out
She had a miscarriage
Don't worry
Don't worry?
I'm the Royal Physician and Jang-Geum is only an assistant
Why should we worry?
It's very easy to send an assistant to civilian office
And it's easy to send her to a provincial office...
from the local civilian office, too
Don't worry
Shin-Bi!
What is it?
Madam said she had a backache...
and a physician lady has given her needles
She says she can't use her back now
I clearly showed you the places!
You two must've not been trained well!
Prepare to go to the civilian offices!
(Episode 36)
What now, Jang-Geum? We'll be going...
to the civilian office because of that Sir Jo
Shin-Bi...
What?
Wasn't it a little strange when you checked the Queen's pulse?
Was it? Actually, I did feel...
but I wasn't sure... and I don't even know what could be wrong...
Physician lady Yeul-Yee's diagnosis and
the Queen's symptoms didn't match up so I've been little worried
But physician lady Yeul-Yee seemed to be the best physician lady
And the physicians trust her, too
I know that, too but it's little strange...
Then are you saying that my diagnosis could be wrong?
No, it's not that...
The Queen feels pain at the lower abdomen, huh?
And her face seems bluish and dark, huh?
And the shape and the color of her tongue
Yes, too dark...
That's right. It's for the same reason
If the person suffers great stress after a miscarriage
the blood cannot flow freely and it can cause blockage
And sometimes even gall could be lumped with that
But with the Queen, that isn't the case
You may have noticed it already...
but her pulse felt like a log floating down a stream
But if you had checked carefully, you may have noticed...
that there are stops to her pulse
That's not Bu pulse, but Kyu pulse, typical when there is bleeding
But if you were even more careful you would've felt another type of pulse
It's Nuyh pulse. It feels strong when it's going down
and there is no change as it pulsates That shows...
when the person had a miscarriage or bleeding uterus
Right
So is it still strange?
I'm sorry. We're just...
The pulse can be interpreted differently according to...
the person taking the pulse...
as well as the patient That's why...
one must be even more careful, and prudent
Anyhow, it's good to see the new ones being diligent in such matters
Don't be afraid to speak to me if you think differently
I don't always think that my diagnosis is right all the time
Whew... I thought we were going to be scolded
Why?
I think there is still something fishy
Then you should've told her
She told us to tell her
But I'm not sure about it myself
About what?
What is it?
Never mind...
It doesn't make any sense though
So what do you think?
The bad blood has remained after the miscarriage and the cold wind seemed
to have gotten in through the empty spots at Po flow to clog the blood
Then are you saying it's a sickness due to extravasated blood?
Yes, at first it was simply stress-related but it grew worse
How is her pulse?
It felt like Kyu pulse but I also found Nuyh pulse
What did you find out?
Her lower stomach is stiff
so I think Yeul-Yee is right It seems to be extravasation
Physician lady?
This type of sickness is common after miscarriage and...
because of the shock, she's probably showing many symptoms
How are we going to treat her?
I'm thinking of preparing medicines for postpartum symptoms
Do as you say
Feel the spots between the vessels
Go ahead with acupuncture
Cauterize her with moxa
Memorize that spot and do the same on the Queen
Your Highness! Your Highness!
What's wrong?
Didn't you say it's a known sickness?
How about the acupuncture?
Did you do it right?
Yes, I told her the right spots
I did it on the right spots
There was no mistake
Then what could it be?
If the prescription was right...
it means there's something wrong with the diagnosis
How come you aren't saying anything?
Yeul-Yee is the best for diagnosing patients
Then how could this happen?
How am I going to tell this to the King?
Isn't the second Prime Minister also in charge of inquiry to Pharmacy?
Your grace is immeasurable Your Majesty
So what have you been doing while the Queen has gotten into that condition?
Your grace is immeasurable Your Majesty
Besides, she must not be feeling well after losing a child...
Take care of it quickly!
Yes, Your Majesty
How come the Food Services Manager isn't here?
The food can't be the problem right now
But shouldn't we be preparing the table for the King?
The Pharmacy is in no condition for such thing
You do it by yourself for now
Sure
The King has been worrying about the health of his mother...
and now that the Queen...
I know...
Head Lady, make sure court ladies don't cause any trouble...
and the Highest Lady of the Kitchen should make frequent trips...
to the Pharmacy to prepare the table for the King and the Queen
What are you doing?
Why? I can't look around? Do you own this place?
I don't know why there are so many patients wherever I go...
Don't have to lie to me like that
Lie??
The Queen has gotten sicker while being treated...
and the whole pharmacy has been turned upside down!
What?
They won't even be looking for you now that they are so busy
Things like this always happen whenever I'm not here
I can't leave...
It'd be better for you to not be here
Why you little!
What are you doing?
I'm just walking around
What is it?
The Queen is that sick?
Who are you anyway?
I'm specialty chef Gang...
I'm here to look for the new assistant physician lady, Jang-Geum
Jang-Geum?
I was sick some time ago and I asked her for a check-up...
but she hasn't come back for many days
If she's a physician lady...
she's probably in no condition to go home right now
The Pharmacy has turned upside down
so how can a mere assistant lady leave the palace?
Even the Pharmacy head has been staying in the palace for several days
It's chaos here... continuous trials
Give me some of those deer horns...
No way
What are you looking for?
I'm checking if such thing has been recorded
What is it?
It's not reasonable but I still feel it's strange
Just what do you think you're doing?!
Who is the physician in charge of the Queen's Palace?
It's me, sir
Tell me. What happened?
Sir, don't spare my life. I left my post and this happened
I'll take care of this. I'll solve this in honor of my father's name
It's only proper that we inquire about the responsibility for...
the Queen's miscarriage, but you're in a pitiful state like this
If her recovery is delayed at all, then I'm going to...
start an inquiry and severely punish all those who are responsible
Do you understand?
Yes
Professor
I have something to tell you
It was different from Yeul-Yee's?
Yes, but I'm not sure yet...
Do you know what you're involved in here?
Yes, that's why Jang-Geum hasn't been able to say anything...
because she isn't sure about it either
And I'm not free from doubts myself...
OK
Jang-Geum, did you find it?
No, not yet
What now?
Why?
I told the professor about it
How could you tell him? We're not sure about it yet
That's why I told him only
I'm not sure what it is...
but it's clearly not caused by extravasated blood
I heard it from Physician Shin
You sure it's different from Yeul-Yee's?
How could you trust a new assistant?
The experienced one isn't always right...
nor is the new person always wrong when feeling the pulses
And she shows amazing concentration when feeling pulses
Then are you saying she's better than Yeul-Yee?
No, I'm only saying that...
an experienced person may depend more on her experience
She's more vulnerable to jump to a conclusion...
and align her feeling of the pulse to that
Sometimes, it's better not to be so experienced
You tell us yourself just how it is different from hers
The Queen's face was dark reddish
I saw that, too. It's like that when there's extravasated blood
And I saw the tongue and it was dark and bluish
That's what happens too
Everyone saw that as well
And the fingernails had bluish color
What is different anyway?
Her gum was bleeding so her breath smelled bad
Her gum was bleeding?
How come you didn't know about this?
Her gum was reddish, but...
And I felt a pregnancy pulse
San pulse? You know how to feel San pulse?
That's not an easy one to feel
But I felt...
So let's go over what you've told us
Her face and tongue was dark red, fingernails were bluish
her gums were bleeding with bad breath
She also feels stuffy at the chest and you can feel pregnancy pulse
Yes
I think a dead child is still in her
Didn't you clearly say that you saw a stillborn child
I clearly saw it
Jang-Geum, didn't you see it, too?
We're fools to listen to an assistant lady like this
Sir, the Queen has clearly given birth to a stillborn child
But Her Majesty...
It's a twin! It must be a twin!
Yes, I think she had a twin
That's right, then one came out stillborn
and the other is dead in the womb
Jang-Geum only said what she has learned, saw and heard
There's nothing to scold her about
But how dare she talk in that place?
Does place matter? As a physician lady, it should be perfectly normal
I would've done the same thing
You don't need to be like that
It's a relief that you caught something that I wasn't able to
So are you saying you're going to follow a mere assistant lady's words?
If it's a twin for sure, then...
But there's never been a twin in the Royal line
It's also rare among peasants...
So what are you going to do?
Even so, we can't go ahead with mere assistant lady's words
Even an experienced one like Yeul-Yee can have hard time with this pulse
And she probably didn't feel it before
That's why it's harder to believe the assistant lady's words
I think we'll have to check her again
With that assistant lady?
We'll have both Yeul-Yee and Jang-Geum do it
So we should all be together and judge ourselves
Since we've never experienced this, we should gather our opinions
And if there really is a dead fetus then the Queen is in a dire situation
Go ahead and do that
There must be no mistakes
Be careful and concentrate not to miss anything
First of all, exam her face
How is she?
It's reddish
It's closer to dark red
See if she's feeling pain in the same spot
Yes, she is
Feel her abdomen
How is it?
It's cold
Press lightly on the fingernail and see the color of the blood
It takes some time for the blood to appear
Exam her gum, do you see her bleeding?
I can't see the bleeding, but there's pinkish red color
Did her nose bleed?
I haven't seen her do that
Though I haven't seen it myself inside of her nose is very reddish
Did she hesitate to drink water even though she's feeling thirsty?
Yes, she did
Do you see the dark spots on the tongue?
Look at it carefully
I don't see it
Check her pulse. Close your eyes and empty your thoughts...
and concentrate
How is her pulse?
It's a strong and steady pulse
Are you sure?
Yes, the pulse is immersive and it's strong
Isn't this clearly Nuyh pulse?
If there's a dead fetus then she can't be feeling Nuyh pulse
Jang-Geum, you check her
Close your eyes and concentrate
How is it?
It's like meat rising while boiling a beef broth
It's a common pulse
Though it does feel immersive it doesn't feel strong...
No, the pulse scatters
Keep telling us what you're feeling at your fingertip
When I press little harder I feel cold at the fingertip
the pulse doesn't converge, the flow isn't clear...
and it doesn't seem to be beating strongly
It's a pregnancy pulse for sure
Try feeling it once more
How is it?
It's still the same
Sir, if it's a pregnancy pulse, then she's in danger. We must treat her now
Sir!
Yeul-Yee, check her again to see if you can feel San pulse
How is it?
I clearly don't feel pregnancy pulse
What are you going to do?
LfJang-Geum's diagnosis is right...
then the Queen's life is in danger...
But if she's wrong...
Yeul-Yee has never been wrong
And no matter how talented she may be
it's very hard to feel pregnancy pulse even for the experienced
Though I made it hard for her...
her seriousness and concentration is far better than others
Even Yeul-Yee lacks experience but she's better than other ladies
This is why it's difficult to treat the Royal Family...
since I can't check them myself
So what happened?
It was a tie, both of them sounded very convincing
How suffocating... Then what are you going to do?
The physician in charge should decide
What are you going to do?
There was no improvement following Yeul-Yee's diagnosis
Then?
We'll use Bul-Su-San
Are you fully aware of the side effects?
Yes
If something goes wrong following assistant lady's words...
You're aware of the responsibilities, right?
Yes
I think it'd be right to treat her with Sil-So-San, but since you're in charge
we'll have to go with your decision
Prepare Bul-Su-San
Sir!
What are you doing? Prepare it quickly
Yes
And Yeul-Yee, prepare the acupuncture again
Sir, that's not the pulse I felt
Jang-Geum should do that as well
It's an acupuncture on the Queen
Who else could do that?
I'm sorry to say this...
but a person unsure of diagnosis can't acupuncture her with confidence?
I started acupuncture early in my work please allow it, physician lady
You can drop this if you aren't confident
I will try
If something goes wrong I can't guarantee your safety
I know
Keeping calm is the important thing in acupuncturing the Queen
You can't acupuncture her if your mind is shaken...
since she's a very high person
Spot her Hak-Bu meridian
Spot her Sam-Hong meridian
How could an assistant lady...
She's acupuncturing please don't disturb her
I can't do that...
There you go...
Really... how could you be calm in such a situation?
Even though I can't, I know you can
Since life itself is calm for you
Don't worry, it's probably the right treatment
I thought we would be better off because of Yeun-Seng...
but that wasn't it I thought we were adapting well
but Jang-Geum appears to give us trouble again!
I can't live like this!
Just what did I do in my previous life?
I know, Madam, I think we'll have to do something about this
Jang-Geum!
Why did you do it?
What did you learn from the last time?
In the palace, you must shut your mouth, close your ears...
and bury your nose in the blanket
Why did you step out when even physicians were quiet?
It turned out that way
It turned out that way? That's the scariest thing!
Don't let that happen!
Right, you should live so that you aren't too visible
How can a physician lady act like that?
She's a troublemaker, too. Jang-Geum brought someone just like her
Please help her Majesty the Queen to get well soon
She must get well so Jang-Geum can live
Please help her to get well...
I pray to thee
If something goes wrong for Jang-Geum then I'll never visit the pantry again
You heard me, right, Lady Jung?
Please grant my request, Madam
How is the Queen?
No improvement yet
How about the physicians?
They are all feeling anxious that the treatment may have been wrong
If that's the case, it'd be striking two birds with one stone
Jang-Geum will be kicked out and the Queen...
Where do you think you are?!
We are by ourselves
Even so!
Haven't you learned from Jang-Geum?
No matter how much you try to get rid of her
she always comes back next spring like a coarse grass
You see... she was wrong
It's two days now and there's no improvement
Only the Queen will suffer this way
How come there is no change?! No improvement?!
Sir! Sir!
It's been a long time
How come you're so busy these days?
My office is outside the palace...
so it's been a while since I last visited
I know you're busy but please take care ofJang-Geum
What? Did something happen to Lady Suh?
She gave a different diagnosis from a physician lady...
and Physician Jung has taken Jang-Geum's diagnosis for treatment
What? I heard that the Queen is sick
Is this about the Queen perhaps?
Yes, so everyone is anxiously waiting for the result
If something happens to...
Jang-Geum... if something...
then we could...
we could...
So what happened?
There was no improvement from last time so we changed the prescription
and I'm sorry to say this, but her breathing became rapid all of sudden
What?!
I must go see her at once
Follow me
Your Highness!
She's bleeding!
It's a child!
It's a stillborn child!
Bring the hot water!
Find out what happened
Yes, Your Majesty
How is she?
After she started bleeding she gave birth to a stillborn child
She must've had a twin
Is she OK now?
Yes, the physician said she's OK now
And she's also calming down from her rapid breathing
Is she really OK?
I'm sorry to worry you, Your Majesty
but I think she's OK now
That's good. Good job
Your Grace is immeasurable Your Majesty
Good job
The King has suffered a lot because of the Queen
Now he can relax a little...
It was my fault, please punish me
Of course...
But finding that pulse itself was difficult
No, as a physician lady in charge of checking the Queen's pulse...
I was arrogant and careless
Please demote me to the civilian office
I need more training
You don't need to, you've already realized...
what you did wrong
No, the Queen's life was in danger because of me
How could we tolerate a mistake with a physician lady?
A mistake in medicine begets another mistake
Please demote me
Don't torture yourself over this
He has said himself that it was a hard one
Take your words back and keep going forward
Then I'll take up shifts in training until I can forgive myself
Please allow that
Sure, go ahead and do that and this isn't only for Yeul-Yee
You have a heavy responsibility of taking care of the Royal Family
Be more diligent in training
But all of you can take a rest today
You didn't have to do that
Oh, no, there can be progress only if one knows what she did wrong
I'm going to learn from Jang-Geum from now on
Yeul-Yee is too straight and good
Right... that's why she's always good
I'm overwhelmed with shame and gratitude
Tear me down in one stroke?
Excuse me?
Good job
Oh, no...
You should've told us that earlier
It's because you've scolded her so much
If she can't decide on such thing she can't be a physician lady
I taught her so she's done it at last
I should get going now...
You're beautiful
He's not a bad person
It's become little more difficult, but I'll try to remove her from here anyhow
All the vessels flow to the feet...
so by spotting the hard and...
painful areas you can find out which part of the body is hurting
Doesn't your upper abdomen hurt?
Massage when you're alone
It's blocked off there
If you don't unclog it then your heart could go bad
That's why your spleen and stomach aren't well
Take it easy
It's strange... It's strange...
No more of that feeling?
Right... is this OK?
I anesthetized on purpose so don't worry
Now, open your mouth wide
Did it hurt?
No. So this is how one feels to have a bad tooth pulled out
I did hear that Jeju physician lady was good with treating teeth
So you must be the right person
If you swish warm salt water in your mouth and...
hit the teeth over 100 times then your teeth will grow stronger in five days
I will do as you say
So did you establish a good relationship with her?
How hard could that be for a physician?
It's easy when people are hurting
She was at ease with my treatment
I'm sorry for asking you to do such a thing
I'll have to get going now
Sure, go ahead
Jang-Geum, it's here
Did you see Sir Min?
No
He just left He must've taken a different path
Really?
He seemed to be very busy with his work these days
He should be
Anyway, when did you get all these set up?
How hard could it be?
All you need is myself and a hut
You're doing OK?
Yes
She healed the Queen's sickness...
Follow me
Where?
Where could it be... if she's at a pharmacy, she should see a patient
But she's been struggling with others' illnesses...
I hate to let you leave without teaching you something
From now on, come on your days off and learn from me
Sure
Hey... She's really torturing her...
That's the only way to replenish the weapons
There will be much opposition
Even so, we can't burden people with more taxes
We can only put our trust in the King
He's called for you to increase the national strength
OK
Decrease the land for one out of ten officials...
and increase the arms with that?
Yes, Your Majesty
The weapons of northern invaders and Japanese have been improving daily
but ours haven't improved at all since King Sejong
Right
So they can think of it as sacrificing only a little for the nation...
and only one in ten has to make an offer
Those lands were given to those who had accomplished much for the nation
so I think they will offer it willingly
What do you think?
Yes, Your Majesty I fully understand the meaning of this
Why? Are you saying it's difficult?
No, it's not that...
I was a little worried about the financial situation
but if the officials would do that it'd be like gaining thousand soldiers
They'll do it willingly
Yes, I believe so, too
How dare he hit me from the back?!
He was talking about reconciliation...
You have the most land this is clearly to harm you
Other plans could perhaps...
Gather the officials!
Thank you, I would've been in a great trouble without you
Your Majesty, actually, it was the work of the new assistant lady
Really? I did feel that it was someone else when I was being treated
So, it must be her
Yes, Your Majesty. I wasn't sure because I've never diagnosed a twin...
but she diagnosed it correctly
Is that so? So I should be thankful to her
Bring her with you often for check ups
Yes, Your Majesty
That physician lady is not a problem at all
Excuse me?
They have lifted a sword against us
What are you saying, Sir?
To increase the weapons...
they asked the King to reduce the officials' land
Then the King has agreed with them?
He hasn't given any orders yet but he has shown his will
We must move quickly
The King will accept our request but I'm not sure how they'll respond
Our reasons are clear...
it won't be easy for them to rebel against it
We can't ever know...
The letters of the scholars should be hitting the court like the rain
Are they request to reduce the land of the officials?
No
Those are letters about how they've been moved by the officials
Some scholars will offer their own lands as well
What shall we do? Officials are being hesitant to come forward...
because of the letters of scholars
How cunning of them
I don't think this will do for us
There's only one place we put our trust in
Then?
I'll do it myself
How is the Queen doing?
She has almost fully recovered
We'll stop the medicine after the check-up today
and restore her strength with food
How is the Queen Mother?
Her illness from age is growing deeper
Her arthritis and lungs are getting worse
The King is very worried Do your best
Did it go well?
Yes. It won't happen unless the King takes his words back
What are you talking about?!
Why would my mother do such thing? Why?!
I don't know why...
I'm going to go to her house immediately. So prepare
Yes, your Majesty
Your Majesty, it's an earnest plea
I said, I don't want it
Your Majesty, your illness is growing worse
If you don't receive treatment, it could get serious
Your Majesty, the King is here
Mother, what's wrong?
Why did you stop the treatment all of sudden?
You will damage your health, please reconsider
When did you ever worry about my health?
Go back
And I don't want to see you anymore
What? Why do you say that I don't worry about you?
You worry about me? Then how come you don't listen to me at all...
since that last event?
Why did you discharging our relative's physician like Lee Hyun-Woo
and assign me a negligent physician?