[Episode 24]
This.
You need to have this.
Acupuncture needles?
Why give it to me..?
Because...
it's yours.
Ma'am?
This is mine? I don't...
It was left to you...
by your late father.
It is yours and you should have it.
Ma'am?
M-my father? How do you mean?
And now I must tell you...
...the story of how your father was murdered.
Ma'am.
But before I do...
I have to ask you something.
How do you mean?
What is Apprentice Baek to me?
Why do you ask..?
Jinyong.
What is she to you?
Ma'am.
Tell me.
What is she to you?
What does she mean to you?
Why are you asking me this?
I don't understand what you're saying.
Or why you're acting like this.
Listen.
I don't know what you mean.
Or why you say this is my father's.
This is all some mistake.
There's really nothing more to say. Pardon me.
Baek Sokgu.
Baek Sokgu, that's the man's name that reared you.
The adoptive father that reared you on an island.
The father that was framed and lost to you eight years ago.
Am I right?
Ma'am.
I don't want to hurt you.
I want to tell you who you are, who your real father was.
Baek Sokgu reared you as his own,
but he was not your real father.
You have another father.
A man that was once a doctor.
A man from the finest family...
...that gave it up to serve his people.
But he was not allowed to.
He was framed and sentenced to death.
His newborn child was also in danger.
A boy would be killed.
A girl placed in service.
It was a boy.
He surely would have been killed.
The boatman Baek Sokgu switched his daughter with the boy...
to save the baby's life.
He gave up his daughter to honor the lord.
To repay him.
He reared you as his own.
Do you see?
You were that child.
You're not a boatman's son.
You're not the son of a man framed and murdered.
He was a doctor from a clan honored across the land.
That was your real father.
Excuse me?
Who was he?
Kang Dojun.
Have you never heard that name?
Have you never heard your own father's name?
Father...
I'm sorry.
It's my fault, all my fault.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry, Father.
Kang Dojun?
What's a Kang Dojun?
Tell me.
Kang Dojun.
He is your real father.
Your true father, your blood father.
And Jinyong...
The daughter the boatman gave up to save you...
...is Jinyong.
The same girl that sits in your place in your family estates...
...is Jinyong.
You needed to know. You...
Enough.
Stop. Please just stop.
Why would you say this to me?
I'm who again?
My father is who?
And Jinyong... switched?
Our stations? Our births?
You expect me to believe that?
Why? Why would you make this up?
Listen.
No. Enough.
I won't listen to any more of this.
If you can't...
If you still can't believe me...
Go to the administrative office tomorrow.
The record is there.
Who tended your foster father's body 8 years ago,
where the body is entombed,
it's all there.
No, it can't be.
It can't... no...
My lord.
Here, sir.
It was a rush...
I need someone tailed.
A man you can trust.
Yes, sir.
You think you've won.
That all Lord Dojun had is yours.
That it can't be taken away.
But it will all go to his child.
To Dojun's child.
All of it.
Inju never once mentioned the past.
She ignored Jinyoung's story too.
So why bring up Dojun now?
Why?
Kang Dojun.
Kang Dojun?
Doctor Baek.. Baek...
Doctor Baek... Baek...
Baek... Doctor Baek!
Your Highness.
Are you all right?
Lady Kwak.
Your Highness.
- Water. - Ma'am.
Your Highness, what is it?
Did you have a nightmare?
Yes, I did.
Yes, Your Highness.
Doctor Baek... It was about him...
What about him, Your Highness?
He... He was...
Pardon? Apprentice Baek?
Exactly.
He appeared in my dream, the young lord of a great house.
Astride a white horse.
Your Highness, it was just a dream.
"Baek" means white.
White-horse, white-horse-doctor, see?
As for being a young lord...
Well, that's just wishful thinking.
Oh? So it had no meaning?
None. Trust me.
I was hoping...
But in my dream he acted like he didn't know me.
I was so happy and he just rode on by to meet some tramp.
Ah, now that has meaning.
What?
The viceroy's daughter-in-law.
Him... the widow... riding away on a horse...
What?
Officer Mah.
It could be.
You think he likes that widow?
Excuse us.
My lady.
You're going home today?
Yes. I'm healing well.
I can finish the treatments at home.
I truly appreciate all you've done.
The other night.
You asked a question.
What Apprentice Baek is to me.
Before I answer...
...may I ask why you want to know?
I only ask because he seems to mean a lot to you.
I've only known him a short time,
but a woman can tell these things.
I daresay he feels the same way about you.
My lady, that's...
Don't worry.
No one will hear it from me.
But if I'm right,
I thought you should know, that's all.
My lady, I'm afraid you have a painful choice to make.
Painful?
Lord Yi Myonghwan...
If you can't protect both your foster father and Apprentice Baek...
if you must choose between them...
...who will it be?
Can you make that choice?
How do you mean?
I have to choose between them..?
My lady.
I'm sorry.
I can say no more until you learn the answer for yourself.
So you told him.
That's why we haven't seen him lately.
It must be quite a shock.
It's a terrible thing.
Not an easy one to accept.
Here we are.
The smithy harness.
Put it in the barn.
Sir.
And Kwanghyon? Still the same?
What's going on with him?
He's been cooped up in his room for 3 days now.
I hear the surgery was a success.
So what's wrong?
Forget this, I'm going to ask.
Don't, it won't work.
I've never seen him like this.
Kwanghyon.
I'm going out for a while.
Kwanghyon... Kwangyon.
What now? What if he gets in trouble again?
The treason trials from 8 years ago?
If you please. May I see them?
Those records details cases of high treason.
But why?
Records from 8 years ago?
Well, my lord...
No, no need to answer.
I'll see what I can do.
Then I can see them?
For you, anything.
Your wish is my command.
Thank you.
Thank you, truly.
A wanted poster?
Yes, I understand you have an expert in the field.
Can you get him?
No, it can't be.
How could the nurse know anyway?
It must be a mistake.
What brings him here?
All set. Let's go.
These are the records.
Eight years, you said?
Right...
1597.
Ah, here it is, 1597.
Take your time. I'll leave you to it.
Hello.
What brings you here?
I'm looking into something.
Did I just see Apprentice Baek?
Huh? Uh-huh.
The archives, huh?
What's he want?
Well, ahem...
1597, September...
September...
Kim Kichun, treason.
Yi Jongyun, executed.
Unknown, beheaded.
Unknown, no record, beheaded.
Yom Changsop, Chon Okswe.
Traitors?
He showed up and asked for my help.
So I let him in.
What is he searching for?
Well, I didn't ask.
But I know it's 1597.
1597?
Eight years ago?
Mm.
That's not it.
It was stupid to begin with.
Wait a minute.
My dad died on the last day of September.
Which would mean the record...
October?
October.
October...
Ju Doksu.
Chon Keundong.
Oh Dokhyon.
Jang Manchol.
Baek Sogku.
The Kosong area.
Associated with the death of Doctor Yi Hyongik.
Killed on the last day of September, 1597.
There! The traitor Baek Sokgu.
Catch him.
Dad.
Body found October 2.
Deposited at the morgue and subsequently buried.
Body tended by...
Tended by...
Medical assistant...
Jang Inju.
No.
It can't be.
Father...
My lord.
Congratulations.
My lord.
Congratulations, my lord.
Let's go.
Reinstated?
Yi Myonghwan?
Yes.
Not as head of the Royal Pharmacy.
But as the chief medical officer.
Her Majesty appointed him?
Yes, Sire.
Only the finest physicians are ever appointed to the post.
Sire, I agree with Her Majesty.
Lord Ko's policies are dangerous.
This will provide a much-needed check.
Your Majesty, you are as wise as you are gracious.
There can be no risk to the Royal House.
And Lord Ko is a risk.
Just so. Better safe than sorry, as they say.
I'm trusting you. Don't let me down again.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I am at your service, body and soul.
No.
Not... not yet...
Here. This is the spot.
Father.
Father... Father...
Father.
Is it you?
Is it really you?
I thought it was over.
I thought I'd lost you.
And here you were... so close...
Father, Father...
He checked the records and found his father's grave.
Ma'am.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
May I ask one last thing of you?
What happened?
Is it all true?
You weren't my real dad?
My father was someone else? And I'm someone else?
What do I do now?
What should I do?
Tell me, Father.
What should I do now?
Huh? He's not home yet?
No. We looked all over.
But no sign of him.
My lady, did something happen at the clinic?
The clinic?
Well...
He hasn't been himself since the surgery the other day.
He's always had a smile, a laugh,
no matter how bad it got.
He's never been like this.
I saw my father.
Thank you.
For looking after him.
And keeping him company.
There's something I want to ask.
I need to know more.
How did it happen?
Kang Dojun, the man you say was my father...
how did he die?
Who wanted him dead?
Who did this to my father, to me...
and to you?
Well, I didn't ask.
But I know it's 1597.
Traitor records from 8 years ago?
Why was he looking at those?
My lord.
What is it?
A maid from the viceroy's house.
She asked for you.
You're sure?
This is definitely the man that forced you to set up Baek Kwanghyon?
Yes, my lord.
I'm sure of it.
I'll never forget that face.
Crown Prince Sohyon?
Yes.
Kang Dojun was framed for attempting to assassinate the prince.
And put to death.
But how?
Assassination? What proof did they have?
Someone provided a false testimony.
False?
Yes, this person's crucial testimony...
...cost Lord Kang everything.
Tell me who it was.
Ma'am.
Please tell me.
If not for that one person,
both my fathers would be alive.
And Jinyong and I...
...wouldn't have suffered this terrible fate.
I have to know who. And why.
The man who betrayed him...
...was Dojun's closest friend.
The man who killed him...
...is the guardian of his child and regent of his estate.
Ma'am.
Yes, it's Lord Yi Myonghwan.
Jinyong's foster father.
Yi Myonghwan.
He killed your real father.
Welcome.
Thanks.
The viceroy?
Waiting inside.
There you are. Sit.
I'm a bit late.
Not at all.
So now you're the chief medical officer?
Yes.
All this and marriage to the Kang clan.
Our Lord Yi has grown wings.
Wings? Not at all.
- A drink. - Thank you.
My father?
My own father framed Apprentice Baek?
Why?
Have a good night.
Be safe.
Thanks, thanks.
I'll be off then.
Of course.
Goodnight.
Wait.
What do you say to a quiet drink?
What? Lord Ko?
Yes, he told His Majesty he needs a rest.
He wants Doctor Shin to serve in his place.
But why now?
He's not one to miss a day of work.
Never mind the surgical college he started.
We have to find out why.
Whatever it is, the way is now open...
for you to be chief physician.
Your Highness, must you go?
Yes, I must.
But Your Highness, if something...
Allow me, I'll go.
Yes, send Officer Mah.
What does he know about women?
They say no, you say, "Ah, I see." And scamper back.
"Nope, Your Highness," and that's that?
I'll go myself and find out for myself.
Your Highness!
What? The Princess?
Yes. She's outside.
Your Royal Highness.
Uh-huh.
So you're the famous widow.
Apprentice Baek.
You want to know what's between Apprentice Baek and myself?
I do.
I realize it's uncomfortable, my showing up like this.
But he saved my kitten, so we have a special interest in him.
Your kitten?
Yes.
I couldn't possibly pay him enough for what he's done.
And he went through a lot for you.
So tell me.
What's between you two?
Does he have a special interest in you?
Huh?
Tell me.
I was worried.
You've been gone for days.
You were?
Yes. Didn't they tell you I came by?
I was at the clinic.
Reading and such. I lost track of time.
I see. I didn't know.
I couldn't sleep for worrying.
Anyway. This is what you get.
Worried? What, I'm a kid now?
If you're that worried, look after the starving neighborhood dogs.
What?
Why? You worried I'll forget our bet for 10 gold coins?
I see, you're chickening out.
Dream on.
That's stupid.
Yeah. I'm kind of stupid.
It's true. Very stupid.
No matter how I look at it.
Apprentice Baek.
Nurse. I have a question for you.
What's my foster father like?
Why do you ask?
I'm just wondering.
He's not your real father,
but he raised you.
He must be very special to you.
He's my biggest benefactor.
I never told you,
but I was a slave when I was little.
Before I was born my father was killed for treason and our assets forfeit.
I was sent into service.
I ran away.
My foster father found me and told me who I really am.
If not for him, I wouldn't be here now.
I can never forget his kindness. That's how I see it.
What is it?
Why did the lady and Kwanghyon ask about my father?
Why? What for?
What was that?
Don't tell Jinyong?
Look.
I know how hard this is.
I fretted over it for a long time myself.
But you can't hide the truth.
It's not just about you. It's about her, too.
You're right.
And once it comes out, what then?
If I manage to get what's mine...
Jinyong will lose everything.
I will have taken it away from her.
I won't do that.
I won't make her a slave again.
Ma'am, I'm...
If you don't, nothing will come out.
Don't you see?
Who you are...
...who killed your father...
...and how Lord Yi and Yi Hyongik killed the crown prince.
None of it.
Wait.
What was that?
Doctor Yi Hyongik?
Lord Yi's accomplice in murdering the prince...
His name was Yi Hyongik?
Why?
Associated with the death of Doctor Yi Hyongik.
Why? What is it?
Yi Hyongik...?
Yi Hyongik...
Now, now, quiet.
Lord Ko won't be coming into the clinic for the time being.
I'm taking his classes for him.
We will be reading passages from the Classified Collection of Prescriptions.
We meet again.
Yes, my lord.
Anything you need, anything at all.
Thank you, my lord.
Let's get started.
What? Me?
What's wrong with Lord Ko? Is he ill?
So it seems.
He never misses work.
Apprentice Baek? Does he have any idea?
Don't ask. I haven't seen him.
He's been out for days.
He isn't at his house.
I miss him.
Kwanghyon.
Master.
What? From eight years ago?
Yes. Why my father had to die.
And who framed him.
Kwanghyon.
Why dig it all up?
What good will it do?
It's odd.
Something isn't right.
His death wasn't an accident or a coincidence.
I need to know who was in charge of the case.
And who accused my father.
So? Lord Ko is at his hime?
Yes, so I heard.
You didn't know, ma'am?
No, not till just now.
My lord, it's me.
The medicine you requested.
Good. You can leave it.
Sir.
Your color is...
Don't worry. I'm fine.
Sir.
Kwanghyon.
It's been days.
You took time off. Are you all right?
I'm fine. Nothing's wrong.
What? Lord Ko?
Yes. He took time off and left Doctor Shin in charge.
But why? Is something wrong?
No idea. I'm pretty worried.
He never takes off.
I'm scared he might be sick.
It's around here somewhere.
Here?
Pardon me.
Is this Lord Ko's home?
Yes, it is.
This is it.
His lordship is inside.
Thank you.
My lord, an Apprentice Baek from the clinic.
My lord.
Never mind. He's probably asleep.
Maybe later.
What was that?
My lord, are you all right?
My lord.
My lord, my lord, what is it?
What's wrong?
My lord, my lord, where does it hurt?
His skull...
His head...
His skull is... infected...
This is...
My lord...
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