(Episode 52)

Everyone in the city witnessed
her treatment...

and Prince Kyung-Won for smallpox

All physicians and physician ladies...

followed Jang-Geum's orders
without any complaints

believing they could cure
Prince Kyung-Won's disease

That's why I will accept your will

Your Majesty!
This is an unjust action...

that shakes the foundation of Chosun!

I appoint Jang-Geum
as a 7 th class official!

I'd kowtow 100 times
to say this to you...

this is not right!

I appoint physician lady Jang-Geum
as a 6th class official!

Sir Min, go make the order!

Follow me for a moment

Don't accept the King's command

Don't execute the King's order!

It is the King's command

I have a duty to accept it

How could that be your duty?!

To blindly obey the King?

As an official, the duty is...

to petition the King to
take back the wrong order

How can you say it's wrong?

Then are you saying that he doesn't
have to go by the Chosun's Law Book

because he is the King?

We can't let him go
if he ignores the Law...

even if he is the King

Petition the King to
take back his command

Go and do that

I'm sorry, but I cannot do that

What?!

The Law Book of Chosun
should be obeyed by all

And?

But having the right person
in the right place is also...

the purpose of the Law

I think the purpose is more important
than the literal reading

Why you...!

Sorry, but this is
the King's command...

and I'm supposed to obey it

You probably know why
the King's scribe, Kwon Bo-Geun...

was exiled during
the reign of King Sejong

Is that what you have in mind?

The Left Prime Minister's
words are right

Why did the King's scribe
Kwon Bo-Geun go into exile?

When the King appointed peasant
Jang Young-Sil to an office...

everyone disapproved, except him

He didn't even uphold the order
like you're doing

He only expressed his opinion
and he was exiled

But we still find
his inventions useful

The scribe's acceptance
of the command...

was the right thing to do

Are you going to keep this up?!

Why'd we start
government service in the first place?

It was to raise competent people...

who'd been neglected to
higher positions under...

the condition that
they wouldn't fawn upon authority

Didn't you say we should use
the talented people who were...

wasting talent because they were
peasants or born of a concubine?

But I never said
we should promote a woman

What difference is there
between the low class and women?

How could you act absurdly
just because she's a lady...

you have feelings for?!

If it were for the feelings...

I have for her,
I would've just run away

I'm doing this because
I've given up on those feelings

Sure. Then go ahead
and write the order

Write the order that will last forever

But that'll be the end
of our relationship!

If the Left Prime Minister...

doesn't exile you,
I'm going to exile you!

How could Jang-Geum be in charge...

of the pharmacy when you're here?

Yes. We do value her talents...

but that's only as a physician lady

As a human being...

I do have a desire for status

But through what Jang-Geum has
shown me, she has turned me...

back into a physician
from a selfish person

She made me reflect on
what kind of a physician I am

The only virtue of a physician
is to heal the sick

If one can't heal, trying at least
and taking preventive measures

If one has to give ranks
to a physician...

then that's the only standard

In that respect, Jang-Geum was simple

She decided and acted with simplicity

Just as a mother would do
to save her children

Actually I'm lucky that I could
have such a person with me

I'm lucky because we can
work towards making things better

So I hope all the physicians & ladies
of the pharmacy would accept my will

So even you're accepting this?

I said, yes!

Then why are you angry?

I'm not angry!

Then why are you yelling?

When did I yell?!

Just accept it then

Why do you have to yell?

Why you...! I'm not yelling!

Where are you going?

To the library to read medical books!

Lady Eun-Bi reading medical books?

Can't I even read medical books?!

No, not that...

I've accepted what one should accept

But I don't like to lose

I'm going to study from now on
to be better than Jang-Geum

Huh?

I'm going to do it!

LfJang-Geum can do it, I can do it!

Your Highness, you should
take the medicine now

If you keep doing this
I'll bring more bitter medicine

So go ahead and take it please

OK. If you take the medicine...

we'll go to the garden...

and play spear games and fly kites

Really?

Of course, Your Highness

Isn't that right, sir?

Yes, Your Highness

So go ahead and take the medicine

That's good...

Waiting to be punished?!

Waiting to be punished?!

How could she wait to
be punished by her own son?!

Your Highness! Your Highness!

You must not do this

Step aside, Queen!

Your Highness, please...

Step aside...

Mother!

Mother! Mother...

how could a mother wait for
her son to punish her?!

Personally, I'm your mother,
but I'm also your servant

So why not?

Mother!

And I'm the person who failed to
teach you, the King, the ruler...

of this nation, to consider
the fundamentals of the nation

Consider the fundamentals
of the nation?

Isn't that why you ordered to...

appoint a physician lady
to a government office?

Such a thing has never
happened with previous kings

So as a mother, I will receive
the punishment, and you step aside

Mother! What mother asks
her son to punish her?

Please calm down and stop doing this

Step aside!

Mother, you're making me
break the rule of heaven!

Move!

Mother!

I'm going to stay right here until
you start to take the right path

That is what I deserve as a mother
who wrongly taught her son

So move

Mother!

I said, step aside!

Sure...

I understand you...

so stop waiting to be punished

Are you sure about this?

Yes, Mother

It is hard to bend the will
of the King's Mother

You deserve to receive not...

the 6th class office,
but the 3rd class...

but blame it on being born as a woman

There was a time in my childhood...

when I caught rabbits with boys

My mother tried to stop me but...

I always questioned her
why I couldn't do it

Really? I was like that, too
I asked why...

only my brother went to school

Before the King gave his order...

the physician lady who taught me
medicine at Jeju told me that...

when a man heals a person,
he is recognized...

as a person who has saved
a life and is rewarded...

but when a physician lady does it...

she is accompanied at bed for a night
instead of receiving a reward

So she told me not to decline
the offer of the King and...

show that a physician lady is also
a person who practices medicine

So that's why
I accepted his command...

but I still don't know...

the curiosity of my youth has grown
even bigger so I want to do it...

and I can practice
medicine anywhere...

I do wish I could hide myself
seeing all the commotion...

going on because of me

You didn't go home?

No... it's too late...

You're having a hard time, huh?

I know... but the Queen, the King,
and physicians and ladies have...

acknowledged you already

Though the world may
not recognize you...

people around you have

I think just for that
you're one step ahead

Since you'll continue to heal the sick

Anyhow, Eun-Bi and I'll take care
of Prince Kyung-Won today...

so don't think about
coming near his quarters

Eun-Bi and I decided to give our best

If you do show up,
then I'm going to think that...

you're jealous of us becoming better

It must've been hard for you

Your Majesty...

This is the physician ladies' quarters

You are working so hard
like this for me...

and I've never been here before

Your grace is immeasurable
Your Majesty

Sit down

Everyone is working so hard for me...

but I don't seem to be a good king

I haven't done anything right...

How could you say such a thing?

I'm so sorry to you
and I have no excuses

It's not just to you...

ever since I became the King,
I've always felt sorry...

and I had no excuses

Your Majesty...

What is it?

It's a spring night

How about a walk outside?

I heard last winter was so cold
that many people died

I guess the ruthless winter is gone
and spring is back again

Don't think winter is just ruthless

Why?

If the winters are cold,
then barley grows well

Though I feel sorry for
those who died of cold...

there will be less people
dying of starvation

The cold increases the number of...

deaths due to freezing but
the number of plagues decreases...

for the rest of the three seasons

Really?

Yes. I too learned it from Sir Shin
while being trained under him

Really?

So one should prepare to care for
the patients for the winter this year

And if the winter is warm
then prepare for the plague

Really?

He taught that since
nature always teaches, learn from it

And learn to be strong from nature

Really?

So we complained a lot...

because we had to walk up
the mountains on bare feet...

and do breathing exercises
every early morning

Complain? He was trying to
teach you well and make you healthy

Then would you like to try it, too?

Me?

Yes, Your Majesty

Exhale slowly

Exhale more slowly

Now I see that you wanted to...

come out so you could make me do this

I'm awe-stricken, Your Highness

Why are you doing this?

If you do this everyday
you can sleep better at night

How did you know that I had
trouble sleeping at nights?

How did you know?

Did you know that you clench
your fist tight when you talk?

Though I do not know even some
of your thoughts in your heart...

if you do that, you'll strain
your shoulders and...

it'll strain your neck
causing anxiety...

and you'll have problems sleeping

And it'll affect the liver
causing your health to go bad

Actually, when I had checked
your pulse last time...

you were under much stress

Such stress causes damage
to the health and the heart

So Your Highness,
when you have trouble sleeping...

don't force yourself to sleep...

Take a walk like this

And if something makes you anxious
don't try to suppress it...

You should tell it to whom
you trust the most...

and who understands you the best

It might help to take up
your hobby of drawing again

Your Majesty, please understand!

Even the scholars are appealing to
impeach official Min Jung-Ho

I gave the command,
so how could you try to impeach him?!

Your Majesty, we must
make him responsible...

for putting aside the Law
and confusing you

so such a thing may never happen again

Are you saying that to me right now?

There are hundreds of servants...

because the King's will could be wrong

It is the servant's duty to correct
the will of the King if it is wrong

Please punish Min Jung-Ho
for neglecting his duty

Your Majesty! Please understand!

Understand? Understand?

What do you expect me to understand?!

I still don't consider my command
to be wrong, so understand what?!

You get out of here right now!

Your Majesty...

we'll be back tomorrow

Your Majesty, you should go to sleep

Where should we take you?

And if something makes anxious...

don't try to suppress it...

You should tell it to whom
you trust the most...

and who understands you the best

It helps to take up
your hobby of drawing again

Let's go to the Queen's palace

Your Majesty...

should I make the call?

Your Majesty...

Let's go to Lee Suk-Won's palace

Yes, Your Majesty

Your Majesty...

Let's just take a walk

Yes, Your Majesty

Head eunuch, do you envy me, the King?

Your Majesty...

that's an absurd question

It's alright. Go ahead and tell me

I can't, and I shouldn't envy...

I said it's all right

Your Majesty

One night, I see Shin whom I had
made disappear with my own hands...

and another night, I'd have Kyung-Bin
whom I had given poison to...

and another night, I'd have Jung-Am

Your Majesty, I feel bad to
receive your words. Please stop

But you told me to do this

Excuse me?

Didn't you tell me to talk to
the person I can trust the most?

Even that wasn't easy to find

But you didn't accept
the Queen's command...

even though your life was at risk

And you didn't even tell me about it

So I trust you

I trust that you won't tell
any other person what I tell you

And since you're
a physician lady who...

wants to heal sick people
whenever you see them...

you'd want to treat me
and understand me

I didn't want to be enthroned

But those who enthroned me
wanted something in return

and I had no choice
but to do what they wanted

So that's how I became
a king who kills people

Some nights are spent in resentment...

and some nights are spent in anger

But the thing that
torments me the most...

is self-accusation

The fact that I shouldn't
have been the King

The fact that I'm not
prepared to be the King

The fact that I've become
a puppet king of high officials

Those may be the reason why...

I always have a clenched fist

You really spanked the rabbit
because it couldn't walk?

Yes, Your Majesty

I can't believe you spanked it!

And how was your childhood?

I'm not sure... my childhood...

Princes are separated for
special education in the palace

But I tried to avoid it
Since I had an older brother...

I didn't even imagine
that I'd be the King

So I only focused on
hunting and martial arts

It was even better outside the palace

I communicated with those who...

studied astronomy,
medicine, music or arts

I also followed those who
took trips all over the world

So that's why you've revised...

the national geographical book

Yes, the national
geographical book was so old...

a lot of things were outdated

And you've rebuilt
the astronomical observation device

And those times when you helped
drive out Yuh-Jin and the Japanese

You built the thunder canons

Yes, I guess so...

Although you may have avoided
the education of princes...

it seems that you've received all
the training necessary as the King

For people what could be more
serious than driving out invaders...

and creating useful books and devices?

People plant their crops using
the astronomical device you've made

You're teasing me

Your Majesty, how could I dare
to tease you? I'm being honest

Some kings have achieved
virtuous societies...

some kings fortified
the military power...

some kings emphasized formality

You've restored the weakened
Royal Household and policies...

caused by the previous King

Just for that you've done great work

For the unavoidable, sad situations...

of the past, you can forgive yourself

And think about the future

As your servant, as a physician lady
who wishes for your health...

I ask you for that
from the bottom of my heart

Put someone who can talk wittily
beside the King everyday

OK

And put an apple beside his bed...

so the smell of apples
can fill the room at all times

Smell of apples?

Yes. The smell of apples
helps with sleep

Eating them is good, too

Really? OK

And please tell
the highest kitchen lady...

to bring up more blue-back
mackerels and sardines

If he loses his appetite...

then she can serve
water kimchi or pickled radish

And tell her not to serve
green tea at night

OK, I'll tell her that

It is the report of
land ownership in Jeolla

So the estimation of land
has finished finally

By the way, Sir Min, physician lady...

Jang-Geum is very intelligent

Isn't she?

Yes, she is

How did you get to know her?

When you carried out
the Queen's secret order?

No

Then?

It was when she was
in the Royal Kitchen as a kitchen lady

When she was a lady in the kitchen?

Yes, Your Majesty

When she was in a competition...

she had lost her ingredients

And I was Lt. General
of Royal Guards...

so I happened to investigate it

So is that when you got to know her?

No

Then?

Actually, it was at the library...

How could you meet a court lady there?

Actually, she was on the way back
from the herb garden...

and she had come to the library
to do an errand for Sir Jung

Holding a letter, she was taking out
Classics from the shelves

She was reading the Classics?

Yes, Your Majesty

She was concentrating so hard,
she didn't even...

realize that I was approaching her

Is that so... so that's how
you got to know her

Actually...

that's when I got to know her...

but I think I met her before that

What do you mean?

It was before I met her at the library

I had received an order to investigate
the activities ofJapanese spies

I was hit by an assassin's knife
and became unconscious

Oh, how dangerous it must've been...

But when I fell unconscious
someone treated my wounds...

and told a physician about me...

so I was able to survive

And I found out that it was
Jang-Geum who had done such a thing

You and physician lady Jang-Geum
do go back quite a long time...

Yes, Your Majesty

You were tracking spies,
you fell unconscious...

and Jang-Geum saved your life

Yes, Your Majesty

But I think I'm the one who's known
Jang-Geum earlier than you did

It was a day before
Yeonsan was dethroned

The child was so smart...

I couldn't forget her

I was talking to
the attendant lady of my mother...

and Sir Park Won-Jong
had sent a little girl...

to deliver drinks for my birthday

Then if someone were to visit me...

that person had
to risk his life to do it

I was curious as to who had sent
the drinks so I asked her to come in

As soon as she entered the room...

she gave an obeisance to Lady Kim

To a court lady?

Yes. I didn't show it at the time...

but it was very rash of her

She must've wanted to
come into the palace

Yes. I found out after
I heard her story later

So how is it? Though your fate
with her is interesting...

mine is too, isn't it?

Yes, it is

Thought I'd benefit from you
as you were to be promoted

Physician lady...

Why? Don't I deserve such a thing...

if I've taught you that much?

Yeah, where else are they
going to find a physician...

with skills and character like yours?

You're better at speaking
nice things than me now

I'm not trying to say nice things...

but it's because I'm so angry!

Physician lady...

Leave her alone

She has scolded me
for falling short, too

She must still be angry

By the way, Lady Suh...

Yes, go ahead

I understand that you want to
treat the King's illness at heart...

but taking a walk
with him every morning...

He is the King
Everyone in the palace knows about it

OK...

Mother, did you sleep well?

No. My mind wasn't at ease at all

King, I heard you had met
physician lady Jang-Geum...

at the physician ladies' quarters

And you call her every morning to
take a walk with her in the garden

Have you imagined how you look?

Please calm your anger, Mother

I was being helped medically

Then you should go to your physician

You took back your command...

so how could you go
in private to meet her?

If you want her
at your side that much, then...

have her as your royal concubine

Your Highness, you're misunderstanding

She is only treating
my illness at heart...

Illness at heart? Why would you
the King, have an illness of heart...?

Isn't it all because you wish
to have her at your side?

So I'm telling you to have her
as your concubine then

How could the sizes be so irregular?!

It must be even for good seasoning
and to make it look tasty

How many times did I tell you
that the details are important?!

I'm sorry I'm sorry

Food is devotion. First is devotion...

and second is devotion

Then what is after devotion?

After that?

It's taste of course
Taste comes out...

naturally once devotion goes in

Understand?!

Do you understand?

Madam!

Madam, there's big trouble!

What? What?

What kind of commotion
is this in the kitchen?!

Huh?

If you have something to say
then follow me quietly

Tell me quickly. What is it? What?

You surprised me back there

What is it?

You know...

Jang-Geum...

Come on! Tell me quickly!

She'll be the King's concubine

What?! How could that be?!

Heard it from a worker lady...

I heard the King's Mother
told him that

Why Jang-Geum all of a sudden?

Even though he has taken back
his command, he met Jang-Geum alone

So his Mother told him
to make her his concubine...

Is this good news or bad news?

I know...

Does Lady Suk-Won
know about this, too?

What?!

That's what the King's Mother
told him to do

It's all done once
the Queen writes an order...

to make her the next concubine

And the Queen does such things quietly
knowing the King's feelings

Why would he want Jang-Geum so much...

even though his health
has been restored now?

He took back his command...

so shouldn't he see
regular physicians?

It's probably because
he trusts Jang-Geum so much

Did you hear it?

Hear what?

Jang-Geum will become...

the royal concubine!

Con...?! Huh?

Are you sure? Yes

I can't believe this!

This will raise our family up quickly!

What are you thinking?

What am I thinking?

It's not a bad thought

Who said it's regrettable that
Jang-Geum can only be a concubine...

if she marries Sir Min Jung-Ho?

Sir Min Jung-Ho?! The high official...

marry him?!

That's a regular concubine...

but this is a royal concubine

How could you compare this to that?

But you know the relationship...

between Jang-Geum and Sir Min...

Of course, I know that...

They're that close?

So you know? So what?!

I know. But if even running away
doesn't work it out...

then it's better for her
to become a royal concubine

Is it better for both of them
to stay single until they die?

Is that what you want?!

Run away?

No way! Never! I'm going to...

petition the King or something!

What is this about? Please tell me

So we're saying... Yes

Really?!

It's not even thunderbolt sounds
out of clear sky!

Or the sound of lightning
going back up to the sky!

It is the sound of money dropping
down from the sky of course

This is a big problem...

it probably has nothing to do
with what Jang-Geum wants

That's what I'm worried about

Things are turning out this way
while she's like this with Sir Min...

so how would she feel?

Did you meet Jang-Geum yet?

Not yet. She may be crying somewhere

Is there any way?

This is why I hate the palace

Too many things happen out of my will

We should talk with Sir Min
about this somehow...

He's probably having a hard time, too

Probably so...

If she becomes a royal concubine...

and she conceives...

and gives birth to a prince

and he happens to be enthroned...

Would you quit it?!

Royal concubine?
Then she won't be able...

to practice medicine like she wants to

We want her to help the King...

not as a woman, but as a physician

That's right. And I say no to this
it should never happen

I can't even imagine her
becoming a royal concubine

This is different from what
we've petitioned the King

But it's the court ladie's business
We'll petition the King ourselves

Just what is going on?

I know... is that why you...?!

You still don't know Jang-Geum?

But it isn't something bad...

Jang-Geum must practice medicine
and she wants to do that

How would you know that so well?

I know. I know it all Lucky you

What good is all our chatter?

Once the Queen writes
her order it's all over

It's like that around here

I know...

Jang-Geum...

Where is she going?

Your Highness!

I think I know why you're here...

Your Highness!

I won't misunderstand you
so go ahead and speak

I'm a physician lady and
my wish is to practice medicine

I haven't even thought of
anything else besides that...

I've never meant to hold power...

have status, or be liked by someone...

I know. I fully understand

And I trust your will

the King has told the King's Mother...

that it was only
to receive medical help

Even if it's the desire
of the King's Mother...

she won't be able to do anything
as long as that's the King's intention

So don't worry too much

Have you imagined how you look?

If that's what you need...

then you should go to your physician

You took back your command...

so how could you go
in private to meet her?

If you want her
at your side that much, then...

have her as your royal concubine

Call Jang-Geum to the garden

Your Majesty...

I've stepped over my boundaries...

by trying to cure
your illness at heart

And that's how I brought Your
Highness' Mother's misunderstanding

Please send me to
the public health center again

My mother's misunderstanding?

Is that all?

Actually I didn't know...

until Mother spoke to me that way

An excellent idea indeed!

I agree

Even though he may have
taken back his command...

the reason why he kept
meeting Jang-Geum...

is because he hasn't
totally given up on it

Isn't that why his Mother has given
the right idea at the right time?

Yes, things should've turned out
like this from the beginning

And this may be what
the King has wanted all along

And even ifJang-Geum
becomes the concubine...

we cannot stop the petition
to impeach Min Jung-Ho

Of course! We must restore the law
and order that's been crumbled

Yes. Let's gather our strength to...

petition the King to make Jang-Geum...

the royal concubine,
and impeach official Min Jung-Ho

Your Majesty! The petitions
are coming in like the rain

You must decide now
or there will be more trouble

Please decide on the impeachment
of official Min Jung-Ho!

It'll be one man
Min Jung-Ho's sacrifice

Or else many other officials and
scholars will leave the government

Please understand!

Please understand!

And the King's Mother
has made a wise decision

The court officials have
decided to uphold...

the wish of the King's Mother

So, you can have physician lady
Jang-Geum as your concubine...

and exile Min Jung-Ho
to complete the work

Yes, Your Majesty

Please do that

Please do that...

Why aren't you writing the order...

to make Jang-Geum a royal concubine?

Do you not like this old lady
interfering with the court ladies work?

Not at all, Your Highness

Then what's the problem?
The King favors her...

and Jang-Geum will have
her status restored

Jang-Geum is a physician lady

As he has said already, he wants her
nearby to have his health examined

I had similar thoughts
when the Prince was sick...

so I understand him

I just thought you may
be misunderstanding him

What?! So you're thinking
this old lady is being stubborn...

without understanding the situation?

Oh, not that...

No matter what, I feel like
you've put aside my opinion already

You're misunderstanding me

If not, then write
the order immediately!

It's the hand you should've
held that time...

It's the hand that you may
not be able to hold again

I heard it all

Hear what?

Jang-Geum...

What about Jang-Geum?

Tell it quickly!

Official Sir Min Jung-Ho...

She loves him!

What?!

What? Really?!

Yes...

When the order is about to be written?

But Sir Min, too...

Each other?!

How? How?!

Mr. Gang said that Jang-Geum had
once saved Sir Min's life...

when she was out to
find a golden pheasant

They didn't know each other...

but Sir Min had one of her belongings
with which he searched for her

And?

And she had forgotten about it...

When she was in the herb garden
she had gone to the library...

and that's where they saw each other

Library? Then those medical books...

that she was secretly reading?

Yes...

So that's how they fell in love

She was a court lady then
It must've been so sad

When she was expelled to Jeju
he finally realized...

it was Jang-Geum
who had saved his life

That's so beautiful!

That's not the issue here...

Jang-Geum is going to be
the royal concubine now...

That's sad...
Then he should've married her...

when she was a physician lady

But I also heard they tried to elope

Elope?!

When?

But when the King gave an order for her
to become his personal physician...

They should've just ran away then!

Anyway, you must not tell anyone

If this breaks out then it'll be
over for Jang-Geum and Sir Min!

I know that much myself!

Get Jang-Geum right now

What are you going to do?

Is it true that
you're in love with Sir Min?

So it is true

It must've been so hard for you...

and it must be so hard for you...

What are we going to do?

Jang-Geum...

Your Majesty, Lady Suk-Won
would like to meet you

Suk-Won?

She has something important to say

Let her come in

Your Majesty, I know
this goes against the rule...

but I have an important request...

that's why I've come here

A request?

I'm sorry to say this but...

Say it without hesitation, Suk-Won

Your Majesty, you may not consider...

my words to carry any weight, but...

please don't misunderstanding me

It is a request I give not
as your lady...

but as a friend ofJang-Geum...

who values her the most,
who knows her the best

Go ahead and tell me

You probably know Jang-Geum already

She's gives her all...

whether she's cooking food,
or whether she's practicing medicine

I heard this came to be because of
the King's Mother's misunderstanding

But she's thinking that way because...

she doesn't know Jang-Geum's
dedication towards her work

You probably know about it

It is only proper for you to leave
Jang-Geum as a physician lady

Raising her as your concubine...

is an act of breaking her talents...

an act to break her wish

That's what I think, too

Your Majesty, please make
my friend Jang-Geum happy!

Let her do what
she does well and enjoy doing...

and let her spend the rest...

of her life with her sweetheart

Her sweetheart?

Yes, Your Majesty. Jang-Geum and...

Sir Min Jung-Ho are in love

Everything has settled
to its proper place...

and she has finally found peace

Please take care of
Jang-Geum with limitless grace

OK. You can leave now Yes, Sire

And I was hit by an assassin's knife
& became unconscious

Someone treated my wounds...

and told a physician about me
so I was able to survive

And I found out that it was Jang-Geum
who had done such a thing

You and physician lady Jang-Geum
do go back quite a long time...

Yes, Your Majesty

You were tracking spies...
you fell unconscious...

and Jang-Geum saved your life

Yes, Your Majesty

I'm here to ask about your health

OK. The Queen will write the order
to make Jang-Geum...

your concubine tomorrow

You prepare for it as well

Your Majesty, the court is joyous...

over the news that physician lady...

Jang-Geum will receive the order
to be your concubine

We've ordered
the preparation for a feast

Head eunuch, come near

Have all the servants
move out of here...

and bring physician lady Jang-Geum

Yes, Your Majesty

What are you thinking about that
you don't even realize I'm here?

Head eunuch...

the King is looking for you
so go to the Royal Chamber

Excuse me?

Come sit near me

I said, sit near me

I heard that you're in love
with official Min Jung-Ho

Is this true?

Yes, Your Majesty