Gu Am Heo Joon
[Episode 59]
Sir, a doctor from the palace is here.
I'm Heo Jun of the royal medical bureau.
We have a criminal to execute, but she might be pregnant.
Please confirm her pregnancy.
Yes, sir.
Show him to the room. And send her in.
Yes, sir.
Isn't that Lady Ye-jin?
She must have become a nurse. How did that happen?
What's the diagnosis?
The lady is pregnant.
She committed adultery with her slave. She deserves to die.
But we cannot execute a pregnant woman.
We shall put her sentence on hold. Take her back to prison.
Yes, sir.
Sir.
She wished to die with the baby to prevent it becoming a slave.
She might attempt to commit suicide so please watch her carefully.
I will.
Then we will take our leave, sir.
Yes, you may leave.
Let us go.
It's too bad that we didn't even get to talk to her.
Lady Ye-jin seemed sad to part with us, too.
Could there be any way for me to meet her?
It's strictly forbidden for men to enter the nurses' quarters.
But I'll see what I can do. Just wait.
Okay.
I saw him today.
The doctor you saw at the public hospital is the man I was yearning to see.
We could not exchange words, but my heart is pounding.
Knowing we are under the same sky makes me so happy.
Did something nice happen today?
You look so alive and excited.
I'm getting wrinkles from being stuck here with the patients.
I need to find a handsome nobleman like the one who watches your back.
Chief Nurse Hong-choon is looking for you.
It's me, Ye-jin.
Come in.
Sit.
Why did you fail to tell me that Lady Yun was pregnant?
I wasn't sure.
Silence! You shamed us all in front of the deputy.
Whether you were sure about it or not, you should have told us first.
You were out of line telling the deputy yourself.
I was only...
Quiet! How dare you talk back?
I don't know how skilled you are, but you must obey our rules.
If you act this way one more time, we will not let you stay.
Enough. Have her make hospital gowns for the public hospital.
Yes, ma'am.
This is your punishment. Finish it by tomorrow morning.
Yes, ma'am.
My daughter-in-law knows about Ye-jin. What did you tell her?
If her family finds out, Do-ji could end up in a difficult position.
How could you tell her?
Speak up!
She pieced things together by hearing things here and there.
Yu-wol and I never said a word.
That's right, we never told her.
Okay, you're excused.
Yes, ma'am.
Mother, I know about my husband's past relationship with her.
It unsettles me that she'll be working near him.
That's a misunderstanding. You've got it all wrong.
Do-ji and Ye-jin are over. Nothing will happen between them.
I'm going to believe you.
Do you have something to say?
I heard there are nurses at the bureau.
What exactly do they do?
Their main duty is to help the doctors.
Sometimes they are female officers with the constabulary.
Are there nurses who help you?
Yes, why do you ask?
No reason, I was just curious.
Doctor Heo.
Doctor Yang and the others are meeting to decide our rank and post.
Since you came first in the exam, I'm sure you'll work in the palace.
I just hope I don't end up in the public hospital.
Lee Won-jun did well on the exam and received fare grades during training.
We should give him the 9th rank. He'll be posted to the Tonic Department.
Unless anyone objects, it will be final.
Who is next?
It's Heo Jun.
Heo Jun's exam score was excellent, and his training grades are high.
We should promote him to 8th rank and make him a palace physician.
We can't do that. He has serious flaws in his character.
What do you mean by that?
He is such an arrogant fellow.
If he is in charge of the royal family, he'll disgrace us for sure.
What is your opinion?
Yes, he may have great skill,
but we can't put him in an important position with his kind of attitude.
How about you two? You trained the candidates.
We agree with Lord Kim and Lord Song.
Doctor Heo, the announcement of our rank and post has been delayed.
What?
I thought everything was ready. Everyone is wondering about it.
What's going on?
I'm sure everything will be fine.
You came in first in the exam and you got top scores during training.
But I'm worried to death about getting posted to the public hospital.
Why was the announcement delayed?
I'm not sure about the details, but the doctors are in a meeting.
I think they are reconsidering their decision.
Doctor Jung was against Heo Jun being sent to the public hospital.
But he rubbed Doctor Kim the wrong way because of the tonic delivery incident.
Even if Doctor Jung tries to protect him, I don't think the result will change.
He came in first place, and his training grades were great.
If we send him to the public hospital, people will doubt our decision.
But we're sending him there because of his character flaws.
He'll hurt our reputation if he's given a post in the palace.
I agree with Doctor Song. What if he wrongs one of the royals?
That could jeopardize Doctor Yang's position.
I still can't accept your decision.
Heo Jun has superb medical skills as well as an outstanding character.
Are you accusing me and Doctor Song of lying?
That's enough!
I've heard enough.
I'll make the decision. The discussion ends here.
Doctor Heo!
I found a way for you to meet Lady Ye-jin.
First of all, you should know that she's an assistant nurse.
What do you mean by that?
The nurses have different posts.
There are those who take care of the royal family members.
And those who take care of the noble ladies of prominent families.
Then there are nurses who work at the public hospital.
They take care of patients and run small errands for doctors.
And that is what Lady Ye-jin does.
Remember how we saw her at the constabulary?
They also arrest female criminals.
So how can I meet her again?
Just leave it to this keen strategist.
Come to the tonic department by 3:30 p.m.
I'll be there all by myself. Come and meet me there.
What about Lady Ye-jin?
I'll take care of it. Just trust me.
I'm a genius at solving difficult problems.
Who are you?
Men are forbidden to come in here. Get out.
You seem to be an assistant at the bureau. Why are you here?
I got lost while on my way to the public hospital.
What kind of fool are you?
You don't even know where the public hospital is?
This is the nurses' quarters. Leave at once.
I am from the tonic department. And you are...
She is the head nurse.
Really? You really care for the queen yourself?
So you've seen her in person?
You...!
We met at the magistrate's office. Do you recognize me?
What's going on?
He's an assistant at the tonic department, and he got lost.
Doctor Heo will be waiting at the tonic department at 3:30 today.
How terrible!
You know who Doctor Heo is, right?
Do you know him?
You don't know him?
Tell the guards at the public hospital to arrest that man.
Forgive me!
Leave!
Yes, ma'am. I'm so sorry about this.
By 3:30. I have to go by 3:30.
Doctor Heo!
Tonic department! Doctor Heo!
Promise!
3:30!
Must go! 3:30!
How dare you wenches laugh?
Doctor Heo will be waiting at the tonic department at 3:30.
How will you finish by tomorrow?
I wish I could help, but I'm bad at sewing.
It's all right. Can you help me with something else?
What is it?
Does it feel good, ma'am?
Yes.
If you weren't good at massages, you would have been kicked out.
You can't read, and you have no interest in medicine.
But you can give a good massage.
Someday I'll massage the King's shoulders.
You foolish girl.
Ma'am, I have a favor to ask.
What is it?
Let me go to the palace for a while.
Still trying to go there even after being punished by Hong-choon?
You want to flirt with men again?
I never did that last time.
I just want to show Ye-jin around the palace.
You don't care about studying to be a real nurse.
When are you going to grow up?
Please...
Tell Hong-choon that you're going to pick up my medicine.
Thank you!
Lady Ye-jin, over here.
Go inside. Doctor Heo is waiting for you.
Stop right there.
Chae-sun, you can wait here.
I have something to ask you. Come.
Doctor Heo.
What's your name?
I am Chae-sun.
I have a question.
What is it?
Do nurses get married, too?
Do you think we'd die without marrying?
I thought the court ladies were not allowed to get married.
We get married when the time comes.
I see. I wonder if she is married.
Who do you mean?
The lady with the mole on her face.
You mean the chief nurse?
She seems old enough to be married.
Well, she's not.
Really? How can such a beautiful lady not be married?
What is her name?
Her name is Hong-choon.
Hong-choon?
But why do you ask?
Because I'm curious, all right?
I believed that obeying Doctor Yu's will was the way for him to live forever.
I promised that I'd never forget what he did for me.
To punish me if I ever regret becoming a doctor or neglected my duty.
I'm sorry for not keeping my promise to cure Doctor Yu's disease.
I heard being a nurse is hard.
There is more to it than looking after patients.
I know what you are worried about.
I realized it after becoming one.
But I wanted to do this.
As long as I can treat patients, I can endure any hardship.
Does Doctor Yu know that you became a nurse?
I'm sure he doesn't.
Please don't say anything to him. I don't want him to be troubled.
Doctor Heo. It is time for my manager to come back.
Lady Ye-jin is really a nurse?
Yup.
A nurse? What's that?
How can you be so ignorant? Try to keep up.
The ladies who assist doctors are called nurses.
Take notes, woman!
Then will Lady Ye-jin be working with Doctor Heo?
Well, it's possible.
They wanted to see each other so I helped them meet today in private.
Goodness, goodness.
It's not important to us whether they met or not.
Have you been looking into finding jobs for us?
Can you help us meet with Lady Ye-jin?
She can help us become nurses. Please help us meet her.
So dependent on me.
How would you possibly survive without me?
Yang-tae, go check if anyone's listening.
Who would be listening?
Go!
Okay.
- There's no one outside. - Then come closer.
If you speak of this outside this room, you will pay with your necks.
Are you home?
Come in.
I guess your husband isn't back yet.
No.
Well, he met his long lost love at last. Why would he come home?
What do you mean?
Do you know what happened to Lady Ye-jin?
I heard that she married Master Do-ji.
No. He married someone else.
Lady Ye-jin is now a nurse and is working with Jun at the palace.
What a strange bond they share. It's like they planned this.
Don't you think so?
As people always say, you can never really know a man's black heart.
Eon-nyun, such is the life of a woman.
What is she blabbering about?
It's nothing important.
Hand them out.
Yes, sir.
We will hand you a scroll that contains your rank and post.
Be sure to do your best to fulfill your responsibility.
Yes, sir.
Lee Won-jun.
Kim Jung-gyu.
Jang Hak-do.
Lee Myung-won.
Heo Jun.
Yes.
Check your rank and post.
Subtitles provided by MBC
I am Heo Jun, I've been assigned to the public hospital.
Gave up on becoming a royal physician?
You didn't know that Ye-jin is a nurse?