Gu Am Heo Joon
Bring Chief Nurse Hong-choon from the public hospital.
Sir!
The royal labor room has no better nurse than her.
Please reconsider.
She once prescribed wrong medicine and nearly killed a patient.
If you call her back here, she could make the same mistake again.
If that happens, you will be held responsible.
Ma'am! It's terrible!
Lady Kong-bin has lost consciousness!
Let's go.
If the baby dies, you are as good as dead!
Is Eon-nyeon alright?
She's fine, no thanks to Doctor Heo.
What's with her? Did something happen?
What? I knew he was a stickler for rules but how could he do that?
That's exactly why I'm so upset right now.
Does he think he's so great? Showing off like that?
He wasn't showing off.
Shut your trap, wench!
It's okay to set Eon-nyeon aside when she's on the verge of death?
That's not what I'm saying...
Goodness.
I apologize if you felt wronged.
But even if the same situation arises, my husband and I would do the same.
Sure, of course you would.
Clearly you don't know how it feels to be a mother.
Come back when you have a kid of your own.
Drink up and don't be mad.
Don't be mad? What's there to be mad about?
Don't worry, I'm not a petty person.
Please, you were cursing up a storm just minutes ago.
Would you be mad? Would you be pissed off?
I'm not upset at all.
I understand how you feel, but that's just the way Jun is.
So be the bigger person, okay?
Fine.
I'll be the bigger person after I say one thing.
You need two friends in life. "Flex" and "ability."
Flexibility.
Otherwise, you'll die of frustration sooner or later.
I apologize.
Like Yang-tae said, that's just the way I am.
But I would've done the same if it were my own child.
You're unbelievable, you know that?
This is why I can't stay mad at you.
You're good, too good.
Fine, you fixed up Eon-nyeon. Drinks are on me.
Let's test our limits today and drink all the wine in the tavern.
Let me pour you a drink. Drink up.
- You drink, too. - Bottoms up!
I'll pour you another drink. That's the Jun I know.
Where did Do-ji's wife go?
She went to her father's house.
Her father's house?
Yes.
Unbelievable.
I let her do as she pleases because I felt bad about darn Ye-jin.
But she's crossing the line.
How could she go without telling me?
Mother, terrible news.
What do you mean?
Father says that there are complications with Lady Kong-bin's baby.
If something happens to the baby, my husband could be in trouble.
What?
If the baby dies, you are as good as dead!
Bring Chief Nurse Hong-choon from the public hospital.
The royal labor room has no better nurse than her.
The lady is having a breech delivery and her fluid has a foul odor?
How could that happen?
She is in critical condition. Please help me.
Did the royal labor room ask for me?
Please help me this once. I will fight to have you reinstated.
The nurses of the royal labor room are responsible for the lady's labor.
If you have nothing more to say, I will excuse myself.
Hong-choon! Hong-choon!
Do you still have a grudge?
They need you. Why won't you help?
I told Doctor Yu to wait. You should go help him.
Ma'am.
It's better for you to give in.
I can't do that.
They kicked me out. How can they expect my help?
Making the wrong tonic wasn't my mistake.
I was framed by the doctor and everyone there knew it.
I had accomplished so much over the years,
but they expelled me over a mistake I never made.
Was it okay because I was a mere nurse?
I understand how you feel. But your anger will die in time.
When you reach my age, what happened will feel like nothing.
Think again. You have a person's life to save.
And this concerns none other than Lady Kong-bin.
Will you help me?
Thank you so much. I'll never forget this.
Her amniotic fluid has a foul odor because the baby defecated.
Is that possible?
It can happen if the baby is suffocating.
If you don't do anything, the feces will kill the baby
and place the mother at risk as well.
The lady must go into immediate labor.
But she isn't having contractions yet. She can't go into labor.
Then we must induce her labor with acupuncture.
Where have you been?
If you can't cure her, shouldn't you at least stay near?
I have a way to save the lady and the baby.
Are you sure?
Yes, sir.
Your life depends on this.
Can you really do it?
Bring Chief Nurse So-bi.
Yes, sir.
Perform acupuncture to induce the contractions.
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
She's having contractions.
Feel her abdomen.
If you feel something hard on the top and soft on the bottom,
it may be a breech delivery.
If the buttocks come out first, it will be easy.
But if the feet come out first, you'll need to take special care.
Go and see.
Yes, sir.
What did you feel?
It felt hard on top and soft on the bottom.
The lady is having a breech delivery.
A breech delivery is when the feet come out first.
Transverse is when the hands come out first.
A prolapsed uterus is when the womb comes out during childbirth.
These may threaten the lives of both the baby and the mother.
A rabbit's brain or the skin of a snake is said to help difficult deliveries.
If there are blood clots in the uterus, chaff flower and ginger are used.
Also helpful is putting a patch below the bellybutton,
made of croton plant, castor-bean plant and musk.
Sir! Sir!
What is the matter?
The baby's feet are coming out first.
Poke the feet with a needle and keep wiping the feet with salt.
Gently push it in.
Apply salt on her abdomen and massage it.
The baby may regain its proper position.
Massage her abdomen.
Yes, ma'am.
Your Highness, bear with us. Your Highness!
How did it go?
It's been hours. Why is there no progress?
It is a breech delivery. It may take a while.
His Majesty is furious. He could come here in person.
The lady has given birth to a prince!
How are they?
Both the mother and the baby are healthy.
I had better tell His Majesty. Why don't you come with me?
Good job!
You have done well.
Is this the wine given to you by the King himself?
Yes, Mother.
The King only gives this special liquor to his most respected subjects.
So you met the King in person?
Yes. He commanded me to take good care of the prince.
Oh, I'm so glad.
I can't believe the King trusts you that much.
Mother, I'll pour you a drink.
No. It's too precious to drink away. Let us keep it as a family treasure.
No, Mother. I know how you have been worried about me.
Do-ji...
This should have been for your father.
I wonder what he would say if he were here with us.
I apologize for worrying you.
I won't waver again because of Ye-jin.
I believe you.
Thank you for understanding.
Sir.
Yu Do-ji has been promoted for the safe delivery of the prince.
He was promoted just a few months ago. He is being promoted again?
I heard it straight from Doctor Jung.
Now that you and I are stuck here, he is earning Doctor Yang's trust.
Since he has saved Doctor Yang's face, I am sure he will have more success.
He was the tiger, not Heo Jun.
Heo Jun has no interest in success, but Yu Do-ji is completely different.
Did you hear, Doctor Heo?
Doctor Yu is being promoted again.
He is being rewarded for the prince's safe delivery.
Aren't you envious?
You're working your butt off here, but no one acknowledges it.
What do you mean?
Doctor Heo's patients and the nurses all have the utmost respect for him.
Isn't that right?
Smart girl, you have a point.
Move, move aside!
Sir, sir.
What happened?
Well...
Sir...
Take him inside!
Yes, sir. Let's go.
Isn't he a clerk at the public hospital? What is he suffering from?
It seems like impetigo.
When did he first start showing symptoms?
It started a few days ago, but the symptoms weren't that bad.
This is a very contagious disease. He must be isolated.
- Yu-wol. - Yes?
I have somewhere to visit, so you go ahead.
Where are you going?
Um, well... somewhere...
Lady Oh has been upset with you for disappearing so often.
I'll take care of my business. Don't worry.
Here, take this.
Where is that no-good husband of mine?
He went to meet Mr. Lim.
Why'd he go there instead of helping me?
How should I know? Stop interfering with his business.
Taking your brother's side, eh?
Ha-dong?
How have you been?
Look who it is.
Why would someone serving the great Lady Oh come here?
Why are you being so sarcastic?
Why? Why?
You know how I was humiliated and kicked out of that house.
What? That house is not for someone like me?
You think you're so noble being a housemaid there?
That's not how I felt at your visit. I am always on your side, you know.
Oh, whatever. Doesn't matter.
Anyway, what do you want?
I heard that the medical scribe Lim Oh-keun comes here often.
Lim Oh-keun?
I have an urgent message for him.
Well, he's an assistant at the royal medical bureau.
Anyway, from what I know he's not interested in seeing you.
What are you talking about?
According to my husband, he's in love with a nurse named Hong-choon.
He's all Hong-choon, this, Hong-choon that...
Is that true?
Why would I lie?
Mr. Lim!
Oh-keun!
Oh-keun! Oh-keun!
Oh-keun!
Sir, I brought the tonic.
Leave it there.
Doctor Heo, are you out of your mind?
If I wait until the pus pops naturally, it will spread to other parts of his body.
But you could get infected!
The infection already spread to his muscles and bones.
If I just leave him like this, he could lose his life.
Sir, please save me. Please!
Please save me!
You fool, how can you beg for your life after what you did to him?
Help me!
Prescriptions for patients are in the ward. Make the tonics accordingly.
Yes, sir.
Who is working the night shift today?
I am.
I have to go out. Please look after the impetigo patient.
All right.
Where are you going?
The man's infection is not getting better with the medication we're using.
Pine resin and hardy rubber tree bark are known to be effective.
I'll go find pine resin.
You are hopeless.
That scum caused problems for you. Why are you so anxious to save him?
I'm sorry to say this since it concerns a man's life.
But I'm not too crazy about curing him either.
He is just one of my patients.
I'll be back soon.
Darn it! Why must he always be right?
If Doctor Heo is a jerk like you say,
why would he treat Roh with such care while risking his life?
Doctor Heo knows well how he slandered him.
It's just a part of Doctor Heo's tactics. Don't be fooled.
Shut up. During my ten years here, I've never seen such a sincere doctor.
You should fear heavenly punishment for trying to hurt him.
No, you've got it wrong. Please listen to me.
No need for that.
Whatever Doctor Heo says, I'm going to believe him.
You hear me?
Sir! Wait!
Sir, I brought the tonic.
Leave it there.
Prepare to go to the event.
Event?
We're going to serve drinks to the lords.
Wench!
Why are you not pouring?