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Episode 13

I have something to tell you.

I...

I'm going to give up studying medicine.

Joon!

What're you talking about?

Are you giving up what you've done so far?

I...

I didn't know myself. I was too greedy.

You and my wife...

are doing needle work and chores, skipping meals,

but I was ignoring your suffering

under the pretext of studying medicine.

All the beatings and insults you went through at Jinsa's

are all my fault.

No way!

You are wrong.

I never felt like I was suffering.

When I saw you studying medicine day and night,

I was happy. I was the happiest woman in the world.

In Yongchun, blaming your social class,

you did all those bad things with street hoodlums.

You made my life miserable at that time.

But I don't suffer from living like this.

Why are you giving up your ambition so easily?

What are you going to do after quitting your job?

I'm going to hunt in Mt. Jiri with Ilsuh

or work in the iron mine in Mayoundong.

It usually takes seven or eight years to become a medicine warehouse keeper.

But you made it in three years.

That means Dr. Yoo appreciates your ability.

You revived an almost dead person

and you took care of poor patients in the neighborhood.

I was proud of you.

Please, do not say you are giving up.

It's a long path to be a doctor.

If I don't give up right now,

your suffering will be even worse.

I'm...

giving up.

Joon...

Joon...

Where's Joon?

He's not here yet.

He was beaten at Jinsa's in Sangsok village.

What for?

I don't know the details yet.

Go and check out what was going on.

Yes.

Good morning, sir.

What brings you here?

Sorry for coming by without notice.

We're on the way from Naro Island to Samjuk Temple.

But we have a patient,

out in the street, who's very sick.

Take the patient to the ward.

Yes.

Listen to me.

Even after being beaten by Jinsa's servants so horribly,

she denied what she'd done and pretended she was innocent.

What a wicked girl!

Why on earth did she rebel against the mistress?

Who knows?

As you know, she's such an arrogant girl.

She always acts like a noble lady.

How impertinent.

Had it not been for the mistress, I would've taught her a lesson.

I, as you told me to, am going to go bring Hur Joon.

The filiform needle.

How is he? Is he going to get better?

It's hard to tell right now.

I'll make a decoction,

you watch the course of the disease.

Why did you hospitalize the patient with leprosy?

Once people come to know this, they'll never come here.

What kind of hospital drives away patients?

To stimulate the circulation of the blood,

could you massage the limbs on the opposite side?

I'm going to the hospital

to tell them I'm quitting.

Are you really going to quit?

Did you forget?

You said you were going to be the number one doctor, surpassing Dr. Yoo.

Please, think about it again.

I've made up my mind. It's useless.

If I'd built a mud hut in Mt. Jiri

and led a life farming a slash-and-burn field,

I would've never gone through today's insult.

I can't feed my family. I'm undutiful to my mother.

It's useless.

If you quit,,it'll make me so sad.

That is undutifulness.

Listen to her.

Is that Joon?

Master is looking for you.

What for?

You'll know when you get there. Let's go.

Tell the boys,to get a couple of carps.

Carps? What for?

This patient's liver is expanded and the stomach is filled with water.

After boiling the intestine of the fish with red beans,

make him drink it, and he'll get better.

Boil it with plantain, too.

Doctor, doctor!

What's the matter?

Former deputy prime minister in Changnyung has sent people here.

I have a serious patient. Tell him "wait a minute."

Yes.

The former deputy prime minister in Changnyung is

Sung Inchul.

Why don't you see them right now?

It's urgent!

Why is he not showing up? What the hell is he doing?

Call him right now!

He's with a serious patient. Please, wait a minute.

Are you Yoo Weetae?

Yes, how can I help you?

My mother in Changnyung has suffered a stroke of paralysis.

Get ready for the journey as soon as possible.

I'm sorry, but I can't go.

What are you talking about?

This is the eldest son of the former deputy prime minister.

How dare you,say you can't go?

Step aside.

You can't go? What do you mean?

A lot of serious patients are in the ward that I have to take care of.

That's why you can't go?

Instead, I'll send my pupil.

Your pupil?

Get ready for the journey, Joon.

Master, how can I...

Get the medicine for paralysis and leave with these men.

No way!

My father told me to bring you by all means.

That's why I'm here in person.

Who is this guy?

You can trust him.

Don't you think he's too young?

Age has nothing to do with medical skill.

It's only you that I need.

I recommend him. Trust me.

Dr. Yoo!

After taking care of the serious patients,

I'll be there in a few days.

The patient is a noble lady.

Go with him and help him.

Yes.

Well, I'll go and take care of the patients.

Master, I... I...

You can do it.

You can take care of the patient with your earnestness and your skill.

Just go.

You'll learn the symptoms during the journey.

Hurry up! Get ready for the journey!

Yes.

This one is stupid. I got this one so easily.

Ilsuh!

Isn't that Joon? Where is he going?

- Let's check this out. - Yes.

Joon! Joon!

Where are you going?

Who's he?

Son of the former deputy prime minister in Changnyoung.

His mother is sick. I'm going to go take care of her.

Former deputy prime minister?

Ilsuh, who is he?

Don't you know him?

He's a noble. He was a deputy prime minister.

Joon's going to Changnyung?

He's really appreciated by his master.

He's a real doctor. Dr. Hur.

Ma'ma! Ma'am!

The walls have ears!

I told you. Don't call me ma'am.

- I won't, ma'am. - Stop it.

What brings you here?

Joon's going to Changnyung to take care of a noble lady.

What are you talking about?

Ma'am.

He's going to take care of a noble lady,

the former deputy prime minister's wife.

Is that true?

Yes, I saw him leaving.

He's sure to go to Changnyoung.

Mother...

Great!

What are you doing? Aren't you going to get in?

I don't want to see him.

We have to get this straightened out.

He must be out of his mind. How could he make that decision?

Let's go.

What are you doing? Aren't you going to come in?

I know why you are here. You'd better go.

You know? What do you know?

Have a seat.

Putting aside our Doji,

Why did you send Joon to former deputy prime minister Sung?

It's none of your business. Go back to your room.

None of my business?

It's about my son's future. How is it none of my business?

You have nothing to say, huh?

Doji's your only son.

You can have him take care of easy patients

to let the people know the young doctor's real good.

And if you have a noble patient,

you can use the opportunity to let the people know his name.

Sung Inchul is a former deputy prime minister.

Everyone around here knows that noble man.

Why did you send Joon, putting aside your son, Doji?

Do you think the same as well?

I think you made the wrong decision this time.

It's not because I missed an opportunity.

My medical skill is obviously better than Joon's.

Why did you have him take care of a serious disease like paralysis?

It is the acupuncture that controls the blood circulation of paralysis.

Acupuncture is not your main job.

You mean Joon's acupuncture is better than mine?

What's so good about noble patients?

If you're successful, you'll get an honor or big praise.

But if you fail, the price you have to pay will be big, too.

Then...

You're using this opportunity to drive him away?

Get back to your room.

I knew it.

How can your father value Hur Joon above you?

To prepare for the worst,

he sent Joon, so don't be so disappointed.

That's not true.

If Joon fails, my father won't be safe either.

Father trusts Joon more than me.

He sent Joon to Changnyung

and ordered me to take care of the patients with leprosy.

He ordered you to take care of lepers?

Are there lepers in this hospital?

Peace be with you.

What?

Hello there!

He's coming.

My lord, Myunghoon's here.

Father, I'm back.

Thank you for your effort.

By the way, he's younger than I've heard.

Father...

This is not Yoo Weetae, but his pupil.

Pupil? What're you talking about?

He has serious patients in his ward.

So he can't come here.

My name is Hur Joon, my lord.

What?

Shame on you!

Don't we have doctors here? Why did you go to Sanum?

For a pupil?

Go again. If he doesn't want to leave immediately,

do whatever you can to bring him here.

Yoo Weetae said ...

He would be here in a few days after this guy's...

Shut up!

In a few days? Your mother is getting worse day and night!

Why don't you care about your mother?

Go and bring him right now!

My lord!

If you tell me to go,

I will go.

But I'm a doctor too.

What the hell...

What did you say?

I said I'm a doctor too.

Interesting.

Say it again. What did you say?

I said I'm a doctor too.

What?

Are you crazy? If he told you to go, just go like he said.

How dare you yell at the noble one!

I know you're a noble man. But it's medical skill

that heals disease, not social position.

What?

You mean your medical skill is better than your master's?

I said I'm a doctor too.

I didn't say my medical skill was better.

Farewell, my lord.

Stop!

Come here.

What're you doing? Bend over!

I'm here to heal the disease

not to bend over.

- Watch your mouth! - Step aside!

Show him the patient.

If anything goes wrong,

you and Yoo Weetae will have to pay the price.

Is she hopeless?

There has to be no one in the yard besides an errand person.

Get the pillow that is half the height of this one.

The air in the room is polluted, empty the chamber pot.

It is most shameful to leave the chamber pot where the patient urinate and defecate.

So when you're not using it,

get rid of it's smell in this room.

This has to be done for the patient.

Do as he said.

Yes.

What's the result of the pulse examination?

The patient's Chi is too weak.

Deadly Chi could soak into the five viscera and the six entrails.

First, I have to prescribe a decoction to add Chi.

I'll prepare the herbs in accordance with your prescription.

My lord!

What're you doing?

My servants should do this!

Why do you leave a serious patient to get water?

Lower your voice, my lord.

What?

The patient suffered throughout the night. She fell asleep at dawn.

Please lower your voice, so as to not wake her up.

What?

How impertinent!

Who are you trying to teach? You don't even know your job.

I didn't bring you here

for you to make chitchat by the stream.

This water is to be used to prepare medicine for the patient.

Doctors use 33 different waters.

If you use the wrong water,

even with the best herbs in the world, you can't make an effective medicine.

The first thing that a doctor should look into is

the effect and the quality of the water.

I'm taking care of the patient earnestly.

Don't worry about that.

Will you stop that?

Joon's taking care of the noble lady in Changnyung

and you are chopping herbs here, it's so pathetic.

Are you adding fuel to the fire?

Easy, man.

It's because I feel sorry for you.

But Joon is different from you.

He is going to be big, no, no, no... huge.

You're right.

He was not an average man from the beginning.

Do you think so too?

You have discerning eyes.

It's possible for Joon to push aside Doji

and become the number one pupil under Doctor Yoo.

Listen here.

Doctor Yoo will never give such a privilege to anyone,

except to his son.

Don't you think so? He will never do so.

You're right. The guest drives out the host.

Nobody knew Doji would be put aside in a trice.

Wait...

You're useless!

Didn't I tell you to watch your mouth?

Damn your mouth!

Your lips should be sewn together.

No way!

My father told me to bring you by all means,

That's why I'm here in person.

Who is this guy?

You can trust him.

You can trust him.

Why doesn't she get better?

The doctor is taking care of the patient earnestly.

Don't worry too much.

This can't be healed with that kind of earnestness.

Doctors should be ready to give up their own flesh.

That is earnestness.

What is that?

This is the decoction that will add Chi for the patient.

Dr. Yoo prescribed this?

Answer me!

I made it on my own.

You made it on your own?

My master only heard the symptoms second handedly.

He never saw the patient.

What do you mean?

I mean, you can't prescribe, if you haven't seen the patient.

You're here to nurse the patient until Dr. Yoo's arrival.

You prescribed the medicine yourself?

I know the disease. I can prescribe.

You know the disease?

You mean you can heal the disease?

Many doctors came here with confidence.

And all of them gave strong medicine to the patient.

But they all failed.

Are you saying you can heal the disease with your medicine?

Doctors never affirm that the disease will be healed.

Can you heal it? Yes or no.

No.

What?

Considering a patient's pain,

with medical skills and earnestness,

trying to heal the disease is what doctors do.

We never affirm it will be healed.

Doctors will be doctors.

They always brag it can be healed.

If they can't heal, they say 'I don't know!'

When will Dr. Yoo come?

Sooner or later, someone should perform acupuncture.

Even if he makes the medicine,

it is Yoo Weetae who should perform the acupuncture.

My lord, I'll perform acupuncture too.

What?

If we don't take action, she'll get worse

and deadly Chi will soak into the five viscera and the six entrails.

We should add Chi...

Shut up!

Do you know what you're trying to do?

Did you say you would perform acupuncture?

Dr. Yoo told you to?

Unforgivable villains!

Are you really going to perform acupuncture?

I must.

If anything goes wrong, you'll be dead.

I'm not afraid of dying.

Go to the servants' quarters and bring the doctor here.

The doctor is in the mistress' room.

He hasn't slept since he arrived; staying in the mistress' room.

It's almost done, ma'am.

If you don't finish up the medicine, the last one will be ineffective.

If you want to recover from the disease, finish it up.

Here.

Well done, ma'am.

You're enduring so well. You will be recovered soon.

What are you doing?

Go to Sanum now and bring me Yoo Weetae.

Judging from mother's symptoms, we don't have enough time.

Why don't we let him...

How can we let a young pupil perform acupuncture?

My lord! My lord!

What's the matter?

Honey!

- Mother! - Honey!

What happened?

Why doesn't she come to her senses?

We have to perform acupuncture before it's too late.

A number of doctors have failed.

How can you perform acupuncture?

That is Yoo Weetae's job.

She could die before then.

What?

- Honey! Honey! - Mother!

Honey!

It's only a faint. The pulse is still beating.

Father...

Can you make her live?

Answer me! Can you make her live?

I'll do my best.

Perform acupuncture.

Yes, my lord.

I'll perform acupuncture at six in the morning. Prepare for that.

- Yes - What?

Perform it right now.

Why do we have to wait until then?

At that time, the negative energy of the night disappears.

I can deliver the positive energy coming out with the sunrise

to the patient.

Are you really going to quit?

Did you forget?

You said you were going to be the number one doctor, surpassing Dr. Yoo.

Please, think about it again.

It's almost six o'clock.

Will it be okay? You haven't slept the whole time.

Can I... Can I heal the disease?

I'm not saying I'm going to run away from this.

But if the patient dies through my fault,

my master won't be safe. That's what I'm afraid of.

Did you forget what he said?

He said you are trustworthy.

Perform it with confidence.

Think about the patient whose life is depending on you.

If you can't trust yourself, who can the patient trust?

I believe you'll do a great job.

One hundred meeting point,

that clears the head and moves positive energy.

The acupuncture point is as big as a hulled millet,

But there is only one clear point in that tiny little point.

It's like a hole made when a hair is pulled out.

If you poke a water path

with a stick at random, the water will not flow.

There's only one point that makes water flow.

How can you find the point hidden in the flesh?

It's difficult.

But don't be disappointed. The point obviously exists.

How can I see it?

Touch it with your eyes, see it with your heart.

Touch it with your eyes, see it with your heart.

Reveal the patient's breasts.

- Yes. - What?

Breasts? Where?

Underneath the breasts, there is a point called the Central Venter.

What?

Patients should be ashamed of nothing.

Reveal them.

Yes.

Okay.

And next, the perineum.

What?

What the hell...

Many ladies with serious diseases have died

because they didn't want to reveal their private areas.

If you don't do that area, is she going to die?

She is not going to die

but the disease won't be healed.

My lord.

Leave us, please.

You did a great job.

How was it? Is it over?

Yes, my lord.

Is she going to live?

It depends on the course of the disease.

Thank you for your effort.

The patient's condition is strange. Please check her.

What?

- Honey! - Mother!

Honey! Honey!

What's wrong with her?

It seems to be because her Chi is weak.

Shut up!

It's because of your acupuncture.

For a patient with such a serious condition,

why are you saying that kind of crap?

She's fighting against deadly Chi inside her body.

With this decoction, she will get better.

Don't say anything!

I'll never be fooled by you again.

Get out of here!

When she recovers, I'll go.

Let her take the decoction.

Cut it out!

Don't say anything, just go.

Boys! Get this man out of here!

My lord!

- Get him out! - My lord!

My lord! She should take the decoction.

I can't trust you anymore.

Get this man out of here, now!

My lord! My lord! My lord!

My lord!

She should take the decoction to recover.

I must nurse her!

Shut up!

Cage him right now.

Go to Sanum and bring Yoo Weetae here.

Yes! Cage him!

Yes!

My Lord! My Lord!