Gu Am Heo Joon
Lift your hands up.
Move your knees forward.
Walk. A little more.
Good. You can do it.
You can walk, Milady. Lift your head.
Lift your legs! Your knees forward.
Just a little more. Head up.
- A little more! - You can do it!
Milady!
Mother!
Please stand back.
Strength in your legs! Milady!
Be strong! Stronger!
That’s it. A little more.
Milady, a little more.
You're almost here. A little more.
You're almost here, Milady.
Use your hands. Lift your head.
Be stronger! One more step!
A little more!
Good! You did it, Milady!
You did it! Milady!
You did it...
Milady.
You did so well!
Do-ji!
Do-ji, when did you get here?
Just a while ago.
Did you see the lady? Doctor Heo cured the lady's illness!
Doctor Heo?
Who says he is a doctor? How can he be a real doctor?
You know what I had to go through because of him?
If he made the lady's condition worse, my father and I would've been killed.
How dare he try to treat her at the risk of our lives?
Doctor Yu said that he believed in Doctor Heo.
Do you believe in him?
I knew you kept special feelings for Heo Jun.
Do-ji...
I'm leaving.
Do-ji! Do-ji!
So there is no need for more acupuncture?
In my view, that is the case, but...
Go on. I'll do anything you ask.
I have done everything I can.
All there is left is for my teacher to perform the last checkup.
You have done a wonderful job.
I am so grateful that I got to know you.
I see how great Doctor Yu must be, but I personally like you very much.
The other doctors boasted about what little skill they had.
But there is something special about you.
You praise me too much, Milord.
I would like to know how you live.
I want to do something for you.
What if I build a house for you?
I know money would not suffice for saving the life of my wife.
But I truly wish to do something for you.
Mother.
I live in a humble but comfortable house.
I didn't cure the lady with my skills, but with my master's teaching.
Please reward my teacher instead of me.
So humble.
It is noble of you to praise your teacher, but please allow my father to repay you.
The lady has already given me silk. That is more than enough for me.
I am just thankful that she's feeling better.
I salute Doctor Yu for having instilled commendable character...
...in his apprentices!
Heo Jun really treated the lady himself?
Yes, he did.
He cured a patient who couldn't move or talk all by herself?
That's right.
I knew that he had skills, but I never imagined this!
How pretty. This is amazing silk.
Come in, have a seat.
Look at this. This silk was imported from China.
Even if you have money, can't get this unless you are an important person.
There are two more bundles of goods. They rewarded you most handsomely.
I told them I would leave tomorrow morning.
Why are you leaving tomorrow? It seems they want you to stay longer.
If you stay longer, you'll receive even more gifts.
I have done all I can. It is time to leave.
I suspect you are satisfied with these gifts.
Lord Sung's steward said that you turned down the offer to build you a house.
Is this really true?
You must be crazy, completely mad.
Why would you turn down such a fabulous offer?
Please come to the dinner banquet hosted by Lord Sung tonight.
Listen. You think anyone is going to praise you for living like this?
If you saved a dying person, it is natural for them to repay you.
It's not like Lord Sung is poor. Building a house is not a big deal for him.
You could've accepted the offer, and then given me the house, couldn't you?
Alas! Let's just pack up and get ready to leave.
You are much better.
Have her drink the tonic I prescribed and you will see improvement.
I understand.
Doctor Heo.
She asks that you stay a few more days.
Milady, my work here is done.
I must return home to the other patients.
Thank you.
My mother prepared this gift for your family.
Thank you.
I'm thankful I didn't end up disgracing our teacher.
I felt like running away so many times, but you gave me the strength to go on.
Thank you.
I was touched by your genuine concern for the patient.
I can understand why Lady Da-hee came thousands of miles to be with you.
Doctor Heo.
The banquet is ready. Let's go inside.
Yes, sir.
Let us drink.
I wish you would stay a few more days.
My teacher will arrive here in a few days to perform the last checkup.
So please don't be too concerned.
It's not just because of my wife's illness.
I want to be with someone so worthy as you a little longer.
You embarrass me.
So did you think about my offer?
You really are stubborn, aren't you?
Tell me about what your wish in your life.
I don't have any grand wish.
But since I decided to become a doctor, I hope to join the royal medical bureau.
You mean you want to become a royal physician in the palace?
Yes, sir.
Then why don't you take the exam next year?
But I am not yet...
If you want to become a royal physician, I'd like to help you.
I can write you a letter of recommendation if you like.
I'm sure his recommendation will help you greatly.
What are you waiting for? Hurry up and say "Yes, Milord."
You turned down my offer of a house,
but hesitate at my letter of recommendation.
After the banquet, come to my room.
- Let us drink! - Yes, sir.
If you want to become a royal physician, I'd like to help you.
This is no shameful deed.
Lord Sung is appreciative of my services, and he genuinely wishes to help me.
The only way for me to become a noble is to pass the medical exam.
I must pass the exam so that Da-hee and Mother have better lives.
His recommendation will surely help me pass the state medical exam.
Escort the doctor to the ferry with utmost courtesy!
Yes, Milord.
I shall never forget what you have done for me, Milord.
Don't say such things. I should thank you.
I'm just happy I was able to do something for you.
Then I bid you farewell, Milord.
You won't go when our son was taken and could be killed?
What do you mean you are not going?
I have no reason to go.
You don't care whether Do-ji lives or not?
It won't happen.
How can a father be this cold to his son?
Oh, goodness...
Milady, Master Do-ji has returned!
What? Where is he?
Do-ji!
What happened? Is everything all right?
Yes.
Is Father back?
Yes, sir. He is with Priest Samjuk in his room.
Father, it is Do-ji.
Come in.
Seeing that you are fine, the lady must be okay.
How can you be so heartless? Do I look fine to you, Father?
Because of Heo Jun, I was dragged to Lord Sung's house like a dog.
He treated the lady on his own, risking your life and mine.
That is exactly why I sent him there.
Father!
Well, nothing bad happened, right?
No. Heo Jun indeed cured the lady, and she can speak and walk now.
Lord Sung is deeply grateful for Jun.
But I could have cured her myself, too.
How come you believe in Jun more than me?
Why did you send Heo Jun there when you should've sent me?
What I trust about Jun is his heart, not his skills.
I am glad to see that you have returned safely.
You are so cold-hearted. How can you treat your son like that?
He doesn't understand.
How a father feels to see somebody better than his son.
He'll never understand.
The boat will arrive soon. Let's get ready to leave.
Yes.
Listen, Jun.
I have something to say to you.
Please help me.
Please beg Lord Sung to write one more letter for me.
I'll never forget it if you do that for me.
Please help me this once.
Please.
I don't think I can do that.
What do you mean? He likes you so much.
He'll write one more letter of recommendation.
Please. Please do this for me.
Please, don't ask me for such thing.
All these years and I'm getting nowhere. Don’t you feel sorry for me?
Lord Sung will not write a recommendation without testing you first.
He'll do it if you ask him. Please do this for me.
Doctor Heo.
I don't think I can do it.
I'll get going.
Hey! Jun! Doctor Heo! Jun!
He's an insolent punk after all.
That arrogant bastard! You just wait and see.
Please go home and rest. Come to the clinic tomorrow.
Can I really?
What are you looking at me for? I have no power.
You do as you like, Mr. Hotshot.
I'll tell Doctor Yu, so please go.
Then I'll see you tomorrow morning.
Mother.
Jun.
I went there and cured the lady.
I heard everything from Lady Da-hee.
I'm so proud of you.
Mother, Lord Sung wrote a letter of recommendation for me.
I am sure that I can pass the state medical exam with this.
That is wonderful!
This is a gift for you from Lady Sim.
Open it.
I'll open it later.
Open it now. I'm curious.
Go ahead.
Isn't it wonderful?
My goodness.
Are you not well? You look pale.
I'm fine.
You don't have to worry about anything now.
Next year, we'll move to Hanyang and have a good life.
I won't make either of you suffer again.
Wife.
Looks like you didn't get any sleep. Are you alright?
I couldn't get to sleep either.
Dear husband.
I have something to say.
You want me to give up the recommendation letter?
You cured Lady Sim all on your own.
Why would you need a recommendation...
...when you can pass the exam on your own?
It is natural for doctors to harbor ambitions about becoming a royal doctor,
but you must make it on your own--
That's enough.
My husband.
I'm not saying I won't do it on my own.
I've worked hard to learn medicine. And I have proven my skills this time.
I know I can pass the exam on my own.
But confidence alone won't get me in.
Thousands of applicants will come. What if I make the smallest mistake?
But...
Do you think the state medical exam is held every year?
After next year, I might have to wait another three or five years!
I have to grab this chance no matter what.
Jun, is it because of that incident?
I already forgot how we were humiliated over something I didn't steal.
Please change your mind. This isn't like you.
Why would you do this?
Enough! What am I supposed to be like?
To live as a lowly nobody and waste my life in the gutters?
To watch my family get beaten and humiliated for nothing?
Dear...
No matter what you say, my mind is made up.
I'd rather die than give up the letter.
Jun!
Why are you doing this?
Asking him to give up the letter? What kind of nonsense is that?
I'm saying this for his sake, mother.
You are doing nothing but dashing his hopes.
Mother.
You know he deserved that letter. Why should he feel ashamed about it?
If he did, he wouldn't have taken it.
It is a wife's duty to trust and follow her husband.
Get up. Why are you always sleepy?
You must be tired. Why are you here so early?
What's been going on lately?
Nothing much. We just run errands here.
You must be tired. We heard all about it.
I heard that Lady Sim could walk again after your acupuncture.
Your skills must be a gift from Heaven. You did a great job.
Please teach us every now and then.
All we do is run errands. We never get to learn anything.
I must go pay my respects to the master.
He's not here right now.
He went to Lord Lee's for a checkup, and he'll be back in the afternoon.
I returned late last night, so I went home, sir.
Where's Oh-keun?
He didn't come in yet, sir.
Go find out where he is.
Okay.
Did you write daily journals regarding Lady Sim's treatment?
Yes, sir.
Here it is.
What herbal tonic did you prescribe?
Why aren't you answering?
Do you consider yourself above me now?