However, the reason I've postponed your death is...
because you firmly believe...
the King's illness is due to misdiagnosis...
and because that's why you took out his records
Is that so?
Yes
Can you prove it?
No, I don't need to hear your answer
Prove it
If you prove it, then you'll live
Or else, you will disappear forever
I will repeat it one more time
You can step in the palace again...
only if you find out the King's illness
Do you understand?
(Episode 44)
What's going on?
It's the Queen's resolute decision
She found out head lady's intention...
with the King's Mother situation
And she noticed...
Lady Choi & Lady Han's relationship
She's been suspicious about how Lady Han was expelled back then...
and she probably decided to find out the truth when this happened
But this path...
Yes... that's right
The person who made things this way will be waiting for you
Sir! Physician lady!
Sir... How...?
Wasn't helping you with the plague enough?
You had to pull me into this, too, eh?
I knew you were going to do it, but still...
How did this come about?
It was all Sir Min's idea
He came before the head lady and told her about...
the danger you are in and asked to talk to the Queen
I thought of it because the Queen doesn't like Sir Oh
And the King collapsed on that day...
The King collapsed?
You must've not heard yet
The King collapsed again
The pharmacy has blamed the kitchen again and...
the highest lady is under investigation again
What?!
There's no time to be surprised
The herb garden is not very visible...
and it's easy to find herbal ingredients
It's also close to the palace so we've put the soldiers here
Is everything ready?
Yes, sir
It's true that you've gotten through a serious crisis
But you need to find the real cause of the King's illness...
or else be punished by the rules of the inspectors
You must find it quickly
The head eunuch is right
If we don't find out the cause of the King's illness...
Jang-Geum and you won't be safe at all
Safety is not the problem...
We will lose the opportunity to disclose their crime
Yes...
We must disclose it...
no matter what happens
I've brought patients who showed the same symptoms as the King...
for the last several years
They're showing the symptoms now
We have no choice but to start from there
Yes
There's no time to think of any alternatives
Being anxious doesn't help anything
What can you do now?
We should disclose it
You know what you want to do, eh?
As we know the King's treatment by the records we should be able to find out
According to the records...
he only had duck stew and sulfur ducks
Knowing the symptoms during that time...
those two couldn't have caused the fever
Yes, I brought ten patients who may need that medicine...
so we can check that out first
What are you saying? Jang-Geum went to Jeju?
It turned out that way...
It happened without any notice...
It concerned a physician lady...
how come I didn't receive any notice?
What are you doing?
How could a mere physician be an issue right now?!
Is expelling her a big deal...
when the King's health is in critical condition now?
Just know that Jang-Geum has returned to Jeju...
and start discussing the condition of the King
Has his fever gone down?
Yes. We're working on it through acupuncture
But not giving him any medicine?
Well, we still haven't figured out how the food affected him...
so the medicine...
Sir, the head physician doesn't know how the food affected the King...
and the head lady herself is protesting for the kitchen
So?
Why don't you allow physician Shin and Jung...
to check the King's pulse, too?
I already told them his condition and the prescription
The prescription was given after we all came to an agreement
That's why I'm asking this
It isn't because I don't trust you
When we don't even know what's causing the fever...
The kitchen is protesting strongly
so we should allow other physicians to check the King...
in order to prevent further complaints
But...
If your diagnosis wasn't wrong...
then there's nothing to worry about
That way no one will complain later on
Sure, go ahead
Did you check carefully?
Don't cover for the head physician just because he's a physician
How could we tell a lie about the King's illness?
How is he?
There was nothing different from the head physician's diagnosis
And you?
Same with me
Then the prescription must be wrong
Wrong prescription? If there was a misdiagnosis then there...
could still be a wrong prescription...
but everyone agrees it's the flu...
But there aren't any problems with food either
At the pharmacy, other physicians checked his pulse...
and we proved there was nothing wrong
The kitchen can prove it, too
We'll show you there's nothing wrong by feeding the food to 1000 people
Even if it means asking my brother to buy all the bi-ryong and...
hoodoo mushrooms in China, we'll prove it to you
We thought we'd find something else...
but it was the same
There was nothing unusual about his records either
I'm starting to doubt Jang-Geum...
I learned not to be too assertive
And I saw that the King has suffered...
a lot of minor and major illnesses
If the records show that much...
then I think he has suffered many more minor illnesses
I'll have to ask the physician ladies who worked in the Chamber
Sure, go ahead
I'll examine the kitchen to check if there wasn't...
any ingredient that could've caused such symptoms
Sure
Then you're totally cleared now, right?
Yes, but we're confronting the head lady now
We have to plan how to reconcile with her
Then...
We have to help her be cleared as well and take care of things
It's the head physician Jung for sure
Other physicians have supported him, too
They're probably on his side, too That couldn't be
Sir!
I'm saying it's a possibility
You, me and the head physicians are all related to what happened...
last time, so he'll help us Don't worry
Madam! Madam!
What could make you so rash like this?!
It's big trouble!
Big trouble?
The kitchen... right now...
What about the kitchen?!
They said they're going to investigate the kitchen
How can they investigate without me knowing about it?
The eunuch inspectors are investigating...
What? How could...
And... Sir Choi's home as well...
Wh... what?!
Sir...
Sir, how could this be?
Just normal procedures
I can understand the kitchen...
but how could they investigate my home?!
They said the ingredients were from Sir Choi's home...
Don't worry
But...
What could they find when you're innocent?
Assign someone else to check the ingredients...
and you go find any books that list unusual transactions of items
You must check every corner of the house for any suspicious items
It's a good opportunity to examine Sir Choi up close
Do you understand?
Examine carefully!
Just take whatever looks suspicious!
Over there!
Sir!
Explain these herbs
Aren't these hellebore?
And these are scopolia parviflora...
And those...
These are poisonous herbs
And there are monkshood, celandine, Indian turnip, sk unk cabbage...
and marsh as well
Why are these in the kitchen?
We use them to train the new kitchen ladies
We teach them which are the poisonous herbs...
and which are the edible ones
Since they shouldn't end up in any of the King's dishes
But putting these in the kitchen is...
They weren't in the kitchen...
but in storage
That's true. The kitchen has been doing that to train new members
Then what is that?
That's from Sir Choi's house
This is...
It's cottonseed extract
It has poison so it can't be used for food
I know. But the poison is removed if you steam it to make it into oil
And then the poison is completely gone?
Our family uses cottonseed oil because it is odorless...
however, we don't bring it into the palace
Then what is that with the lid closed?
That is the seasoning only I use
Only the highest lady?
Yes. It has been passed down...
from generation to generation in our family
It is for mixes and stews
You try smelling it
What's wrong?
What is this made out of?
We can't tell you It's our family secret
You can't tell us when it's for the King's dishes?
What are you saying?
It's a family secret...
and it's been used by our predecessor ladies
If it's harmful, shouldn't we have...
heard of some problems already?
How could papilionaceous mushroom not be harmful?
Papilionaceous mushroom?
They're songie mushroom from Mt. Keum-Kang
What is papilionaceous mushroom?
It's a poisonous mushroom...
which can make the person laugh
It can cause paralysis so it isn't used for cooking
What?!
That's nonsense! I've even used it...
when I was in the kitchen. No way
I've heard poppy can...
improve taste, but how could...
they think of putting papilionaceous mushroom in the King's food?!
Oh, no...
I've never used papilionaceous mushroom, sir!
This is a trap! I'll find the person responsible!
This is absolutely a trap!
We don't know how papilionaceous mushroom got in there!
Something is wrong! Ma'am...
What is it?
I've acupunctured three patients...
and the acupunctured spots look strange
Strange?
The spots swelled up and they festered
Those patients with the flu didn't have such symptoms...
I sent away all of those with the flu...
and I've acupunctured the remaining five
Two of them showed these symptoms
That happens from time to time...
when acupuncture is applied
No...
What do you mean, no?
Look. It's written that when the King was pierced by a thorn...
the skin was swollen and it festered
Look over here, too. It mentions festering from small wounds
A normal person would normally be healed
I was going to ignore it since...
it wasn't a significant illness or anything related to the flu
but could it be related to this?
What? Papilionaceous mushroom?!
Yes
That can't be. I know the highest lady
If she had some other purpose she would put something worse than...
poison but they wouldn't do that to the King
And not that carelessly either
I think it's odd, too
Could it be the head physician?
I'm not sure... he wouldn't do...
such a thing. It's a little odd
Then what will happen to the highest lady?
The head lady is strongly protesting...
and Sir Oh hasn't made any decisions...
so she's still locked up
She'll be freed somehow
They aren't people to be victimized like Lady Han
I agree. So using this as an excuse, we've been investigating...
Sir Choi's residence more closely...
and these were found in his residence
Black pepper?
Yes. We've found black pepper and...
rare spices in great quantities
I brought some since you know more about black pepper
This is from Japan
What?
Though it isn't used in the palace, I saw it once when I was in Jeju
Yes, these peppers do come into Jeju...
from time to time, but no one...
can use it since it's more expensive than gold
What is it?
It's nothing
You've helped me greatly
I think I'm finally getting a clue...
Then I think I need your help, too
How can I help you? Just tell me
There is a physician lady named Shin-Bi
She came into the pharmacy with me
There's something I have to find out through Shin-Bi
But this is exclusively for us...
She's a friend I trust...
Yes... I've seen her character She's trustworthy
Is... is that true?
No one must find out Do you understand?
Yes
You must make sure no one finds out about it. Can you do it?
OK
Lady Eun-Bi
Hi
May I...
What is it?
You've served the King many times, right?
Before becoming the King's Mother's physician lady, I was at his palace
That's why I wanted to ask you...
After the King received acupuncture...
did those spots ever turn reddish or fester?
It didn't happen?
But why?
Since everyone is talking about the King's illness
It happened occasionally
Huh?
You know that some patients react to acupuncture that way
The King is like that, too
Do they record such things in private medical records?
I don't know since I didn't record them...
but they probably wouldn't
Anyway, the King has different kinds of skin disease
Besides the swelling of skin?
Swelling of skin here and there...
he sometimes gets pimples, too
But they disappear after one or two days
I see
Did you forget how I helped you? What are you saying?
How could you use the same method I've used to blame us?!
What are you saying?
I don't know what you're saying
I've been wondering about that myself
Head physician is shirking his responsibility?
Yes... he said he was trying to help and that he wouldn't do that since...
there is nothing in it for him if such a thing happens to us
But even the mushrooms were the same!
I know!
It's the head physician for sure
He's using the same tactic used against Lady Han
Sir!
I know! I have a headache, too
Who knew it would turn out this way?
But you know what's going on here It's clearly a setup
But the prime minister and Sir Min are paying close attention...
and even the Queen is watching this carefully...
so I can't make myself conspicuous
It doesn't matter how much it's going to cost
Please meet Sir Lee Kwang-Hee, the prime minister
The King's bedridden so the only one to suppress...
the Queen is the King's Mother
Only Sir Lee Kwang-Hee can make the King's Mother move
What's with this papilionaceous mushroom anyway?!
Sir...
Your status will be restored again for sure
You've saved my life...
and my siblings when we were starving
I won't forgive Lady Choi who has made you like this
When I took you in I didn't know I would make you do such work
I'm sorry
Oh, no, Madam. Don't say that
You were correct when you told me that I would win...
Lady Choi's trust if I offered Jang-Geum
Probably so... since she was a pain in the neck
Now we can get rid of Lady Choi with your help
In the same way Lady Choi expelled Lady Han
Sir Oh Kyum-Ho is here
You are...?!
How have you been?
What is there to gain by sharing profits with Sir Choi?
It's all your profit if you think about it
All he does is follow your orders
If you use this chance to drive out...
Lady Choi and Choi Pan-Sul you can own the whole business
You only have to go with what is happening right now
Just sit by and watch. In the end the medicinal herb fields owner...
will act as proxy to hand you over everything
What do you want?
Nothing
Nothing?
Yes
You only have to put me back as the head lady again
I don't want to die as a criminal
If I disclose Lady Choi's wrongdoing...
then it will reveal my innocence...
and you will gain those assets...
There is nothing to lose
Sir, should we take you to Sir Lee Kwang-Hee's residence?
Let's go home
Yes, sir. Turn around
Stop
Keum-Young Madam
You're innocent. You're innocent
Move. We're taking the criminal to the interrogation
Criminal?! How could you speak such reckless words?!
Let's go
Don't you worry. Don't worry...
Don't worry about me Take care of the rest
OK... OK...
Madam, what will happen to her now?
I'll surely... I'll surely... get you!
Highest kitchen lady really went to the interrogation?
Yes
Anyway, did you check it out?
Yes. I asked every physician lady who served the King. They said...
the King did show such symptoms from time to time
And the King's skin would often get swollen
Often?
Yes
But it wasn't that serious, so...
they didn't even leave any records
Did you have frequent skin problems in the past?
I'm not sure if it was a skin problem...
but I did have swelling on my limbs from time to time
Did you have swelling of skin by any chance?
Yes, I've had it often...
and it happened in many places
Physician lady...
Yes, in summary, the King and these folks' symptoms are...
frequent swelling, festering of skin, overly sensitive skin...
in severe cases, intestine holes and weakening eyes...
He was clearly pierced by a thorn...
but it didn't heal... there was swelling and red spots...
Are you making progress?
I'm not sure what it is yet
And as the head lady is suspicious, nothing seems to be working out
How did that happen anyway?
I did it
What?
I'm former Head Lady Park's person
You...?
But don't worry. Sir Oh Kyum-Ho's heart has changed already
So you don't need to worry about anything...
and just focus on restoring the King's health
Just what is going on?
They've controlled Queen before I had a chance and...
that's why this is happening
So why did you lose the Queen's trust in the first place?
What about Keum-Young? It isn't good to delay this
I know that. I'm thinking about alternative plans, so don't worry
I feel very uneasy about this
She'll be freed soon, so don't worry
Sure. I can only trust you now
There he is...
Hey!
What are you doing here?!
I came to deliver drinks
We don't order any drinks here
That can't be I was told it's this house
Then this isn't Sir Lee's residence?
No, it's not
Then how about Sir Dae? This isn't the place!
It isn't Sir Ho's place either?
You don't even know where to deliver these!
What the...
What...
Hey!
It must not be this house, then
What?!
My wife told me this is the right house
Hurry! Now!
OK. By the way, how did I bring this in?
Hurry and move...
You, these two places
And you, these two places
We're in a hurry so try to investigate as soon as possible
Bye...
What's wrong? What's wrong? The head lady...
Was a tiger chasing after you?
No...
A ghost then? No. That's not it...
Is your wife running away?
I wouldn't run like this, then...
Then why break all the jars and waste precious drinks?!
I saw the prime minister meeting the head lady...
with these two eyes!
They already know each other
Not the head lady right now...
but the previous... Huh?
You mean the previous head lady?
The head lady that was expelled by Lady Choi? That head lady?
Yes, that's right
Sir, I've uncovered such valuable info...
so Jang-Geum can come back from Jeju, right?
When is she coming back?
I'm sorry, but that's not enough...
What?
She'll be back if we find substantial evidence
So please keep watching Sir Oh and...
you keep watching Sir Choi since you deliver drinks there
Yes, sir
Then Jang-Geum will be back, right?
Of course
Sir, why didn't you go to Jeju with her this time?
It's strange... Jang-Geum...
isn't here
The highest lady...
gets arrested
And Sir Oh and the former head lady...
are meeting up
And Sir Min Jung-Ho...
is staying here
It's strange... something is fishy What do you mean?
Isn't it weird that Sir Min is at ease while Jang-Geum is gone like this?
You're right! I can see something has changed with him recently
That's it!
What?
You know how accurate a woman's intuition can be, right?
Sure, I've experienced it many times...
So what is it?
Sir Oh and the previous head lady...
are having that kind of relationship
So what does that have to do with Jang-Geum?
That's why it's hard for you to make a living! It's obvious
Jang-Geum found out about it and was sent to Jeju
How could Jang-Geum find that out?
Is there anything she doesn't know?
How about the highest lady?
The highest lady must know it, too
So since they can't make her a slave they've put her in prison
Right... so the moment Sir Min finds them together and confirms it...
At that moment, our Jang-Geum can come back
That's why he said we need more evidence
Sir Min is someone who would go...
to Jeju since Jang-Geum is there
Didn't you see him go there leaving his post last time?
She never asked him to
Right... so we must help Sir Min no matter what
OK! OK!
Now it feels like all the heavy burden is gone!
Me, too
Honey, let's go to sleep now
OK, let's lie down
Let's go to sleep Let's sleep
Move your leg! I'm tired...
Arrest her!
Speak now!
Who told you to serve such food?!
Who ordered you to do such a thing?!
All I've done is send a personal item from my home...
to prepare good food for the King
You aren't going to acknowledge your own faults
Tell me the truth!
You aren't going to tell the truth?!
Hey!
Beat them until they confess to their wrongdoings!
I deserve to die, ma'am
I didn't mean to do such things all this time
Go back
Madam! The head lady kept ordering me to...
Such a bad girl...
Please look on me with compassion and save me for once
I will do whatever you tell me to do
I didn't enjoy doing what the head lady told me to do anyway
But we spent our childhood together, didn't we?
Childhood? Did you speak of our childhood?!
That's why you helped Lady Han and Jang-Geum to be demoted to servants?
That's...
That's why you helped to...
expel Jang-Geum
Oh, no! It wasn't me this time! It wasn't us who did that...
Jang-Geum stole the King's medical records...
and the inspectors...
What?! The inspectors?
What did the inspectors do?! Then she didn't go to Jeju?!
That's...
I only saw eunuchs dragging her away through the gate of the dead
What?! The gate of the dead?!
Madam!
What did you do to her?!
Nothing...
Isn't it enough that you tried to worsen her illness?!
It's not that...
Since the head lady has...
turned out this way...
you won't be able to spare your life!
I'll go get Shin-Bi right now
Madam!
Shin-Bi! Shin-Bi!
What's wrong all of a sudden?
An attendant lady came and told her that Jang-Geum had been arrested...
by the inspectors and she was dragged out of the gate of the dead
Jang-Geum... Jang-Geum...
Please bring me both cold and hot water
Madam, Jang-Geum is doing fine
What?
Is that true?
Ma'am! They're recovering
There's improvement
Really?
Yes. He is doing better now
Yes, he's clearly better
But we don't know what illness it is
It must be something unknown to us
If the prescription works this time...
Lady Suh!
Lady Choi and Choi Pan-Sul are imprisoned now
What?
Isn't it a good thing?
How could such a thing happen?
Sir Oh and the previous head lady are working together now
What?
I think they've abandoned Lady Choi's family when they were in trouble
Like last time, they figured out...
it would be hard to prove it was misdiagnosis
and even if it were disclosed, Sir Oh would be put in danger...
and since Lady Choi's family is...
caught in both of the cases...
it'd be better for Sir Oh to get rid of them
Then the head lady...
She's probably doing it to take revenge on Lady Choi
Though we haven't found the name of the illness...
we've found the prescription
What? Really?
If it is disclosed...
the head lady and the highest lady would be freed
If you keep this buried they can be finished with
You must hurry...
Why are you...?
How...? How...?
Jang-Geum... it's you, isn't it?
You probably never dreamed that you would end up in the place...
where Lady Han and I were
And for the same reason at that...
you put us in here
You put in that poisonous mushroom, huh?!
Do you think I did it?
I don't use such a trick
I don't use such a childish trick
A childish trick?
Are you speaking rudely just because we're in here?!
But we are different from Lady Han
We won't be victimized by anyone
It is the last opportunity I give you
What opportunity?
The last opportunity to cleanse your past...
and live new lives as human beings
Why you... Why you...
Repent, and apologize to Lady Han
At least show tears and beg for forgiveness!
How rude of you!
At least give an excuse
If you're human beings...
you must do it
No! I won't do it!
If I have to go this way, I will
If I'm not a human being, then so be it
I won't give you excuses...
nor will I ask you for forgiveness!
You can't make us apologize! Never!
That's right... I won't ask you for forgiveness...
if there is someone I need to ask...
for forgiveness, it's only that person
Didn't I tell you that you'd be disappointed again?
What are you going to do now?
We can just send them that way if we play ignorant
No way
No? Then have you given up on taking revenge on them?
No... I'm saying no in order to take revenge
If we leave them alone the grievances of Lady Han...
will be veiled forever
And Sir Oh will stay in his position as well
But these chances don't come often
It's hard to tell what they'll do once they are released
It's the evidence to convict Lady Choi
Really?
They'll be destroyed with this
That needs to be reported to the police. That's all
Meet the chief of police and give your word first
Then I'll send this by someone in the morning when the palace opens
Please send someone trustworthy
OK
The improvement is surely visible now
Yes, it is for sure
Then you should go see the Queen now
Why aren't you going to the palace?
Hi Hello
Is something wrong, Shin-Bi?
No, it's nothing special
Lady Lee was so worried about you...
I told her that you're doing fine here
Good. I was worried about that, too...
Here...
it's a letter from Lady Lee
Will it be OK? We can't know how things are moving along...
since we are in this place
Don't worry. Sir Oh is probably working to get us released
He knows well what he'll be gaining if he helps us
Are you doing OK?
We're OK. How are things going?
I don't know
You don't know?
I went to his house...
several times, but he wasn't home
He must be busy working to get us released
I'll write you a letter Give it to one of his servants
Tell him it's urgent Yes, ma'am
Sir, don't feel too bad...
about using one of the subordinates
I've been thinking that you've let him have too much control
Who is it?!
Who instigated you to do this?!
Instigate? We've never received any instigation, or did we ever...
put such a thing in the food
Then how did it come out?
It's a trap! Someone set it up for sure!
Just who could've set it up?! Who?!
The head physician misdiagnosed for sure and he's trying...
to put the blame on us...
What are you saying?!
The pharmacy is found to be innocent!
The diagnosis was proven to be correct!
This isn't working. Hey!
Torture them again!
Stop!
Stop. It's the order of the Queen
Release them!
What are you talking about?
There is no problem with the food
There's no problem with the food?
Then what?
It's due to misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis?
Is this true?
Yes, sir