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- Episode 34 -

Jang Geum, tell me the difference between medicinal herbs and poisonous herbs.

You can't differentiate the medicine and poison.

Why is that?

Each medicine has its own effect. If used properly it becomes medicine,

and if you misdiagnose an illness and use it wrong, it becomes poison.

Even water seems to be good at all times for all people,

but water drunk very late at night or early morning becomes poison.

That's right. That's why during the initial testing,

although she didn't make a long list, Shin Bi wrote down effects and side effects for each medicinal herb.

That's why she was the only one passing.

A croton becomes medicine when it's used for diarrhea caused by a cold,

but it becomes poison that can kill a person

if it's used for diarrhea caused by heat.

That's what it means to be a physician.

You can kill or save a person using the same medicine.

So ignorance or mistakes are not tolerated for a physician.

Especially, the pride of thinking I'm the only one who knows something.

Arrogance races to a decision, and life depends on the physician's decision.

There's no such person as a great physician.

A physician who is humble before a disease and tries to discover everything about it.

Being humble before a person,

the physician tries to learn everything about the person.

Being humble before nature,

the physician tries to learn everything about the nature.

In other words, only a humble physician is a true physician.

Jang Geum, you were so good...

You could have received a failing score and failed completely.

I told you she'd do okay.

Her face tells it.

Face?

Yes, I know how to read faces.

What do you not know anyway?

Something I don't know...?

Nothing...

My mother said a person with ten talents would starve in hunger,

and I have so many talents.

Thank you.

Oh, no, I should be thanking you.

I couldn't have made a prescription without you.

Didn't you hear what he said?

You were able to prescribe but you turned it in late...

but more accurate than others.

No, I still have a long way to go.

I've finally realized that presuming an illness was a huge mistake.

Don't assume that you've come to a realization.

The root of a person doesn't change that easily.

It's very true for the smart ones.

Instead of a smart person, a deep person must become a physician.

Become a deep person or else I'm going to fail you again.

Engrave it in your bones and let it flow in your blood.

Though he talks that way, he trusts you.

When I was younger, I was sick very often.

Our family was poor and even at my young age, I thought I was going to die.

I was afraid.

I was left alone like that. But a physician who was visiting the local center gave me a treatment.

My mother wanted to give something but there was nothing to give.

So she wanted to find out his name

and pay him back later.

But he rejected the offer, and asked me,

"Are you grateful to me, too?"

So I said yes, and he said,

"pay it back to the world" and left.

That's why I want to become a physician.

Don't assume that you've come to a realization.

The root of a person doesn't change that easily.

It's very true for the smart ones.

Instead of a smart person a deep person must become a physician.

Become a deep person.

What are you thinking of?

Oh ... it's nothing.

Let's go.

When I was at the regional office I delivered babies over 20 times.

And one of them was a very difficult delivery.

Really?

When the baby is about to come out it's supposed to turn,

but he wasn't turning.

So what happened?

I was just going to help him out but the arm got stuck...

And?

I gathered everyone and told them to hold the legs and arm

and I took him out with my hands.

It was so difficult...

A little bit more!

A little more!

Jo Dong!

I was lied to again!

It's the last push, I see the head now.

You lay her down like that when she has chest pain?!

I'm sorry...

If you can't feel a patient's pain just because she can't talk

you're not qualified to become a physician.

Treat a patient's body as if it was your own.

Without understanding the patient's pain, you can never become a physician!

It's time!

I haven't read it all yet.

There are only 3-4 books. Are you going to keep it all to yourself?

So you can pass by yourself?

It's so difficult, so I can't help it.

You say you finished Seven Classics and the Analects and Writings of Mencius.

But it's difficult to read these medical books?

That's that...

Stop making excuses and hand it over. Hurry.

- Give it to me. - No.

Or maybe we can read it together.

I didn't know it would be this hard to become a female physician.

Me either.

But you're really great.

Except for two failing scores everything else was excellent.

You'll be heading to the Royal Pharmacy for sure.

You too.

I barely followed...

No, you will see.

Jang Geum! Someone was looking for you.

Who?

I don't know.

You're hanging in there, aren't you?

Physician lady!

What are you staring at?

Greet me if you see me.

What brings you all the way to Han Yang?

You came by yourself? When did you come?

You came by yourself? When did you come?

You're still impatient.

You weren't coming down so I came over to tell you there was a female physician exam.

You weren't coming down so I came over to tell you there was a female physician exam.

But you've come after all the training is over.

Who cares if the training is over already.

All I have to do is tell you about it.

Anyhow, let me see you.

What's wrong?

Hold on...

I can't tell this girl's illness.

What? What could it be?

Even a tomboy like me almost died during the training,

but how come you're so refreshed and fine?

How could you be fine without having some illness?

Some physician is looking for you.

Let him come in.

It's that Jung guy. I should see him since I've come all the way here.

Sir.

I was going to come see you anyway.

What?!

You didn't know about it?

Three failing scores?!

That can't be.

That can't be.

Shin Bi.

So why did you two do that?

That's why both of you are going back.

But you didn't have any failing scores.

Professor Lee gave her three all at once.

You aren't even from a noble class but from a servant house

You aren't even from a noble class but from a servant house

so what is a big deal about going out there?

Be quiet!

That's why a person ought to be reasonable.

I said be quiet!

Tomorrow, your days as trainees will come to an end.

From the start, Professor Shin has been in charge of medicine.

I've been in charge of developing your character and literacy.

And the results show what you've done.

You do know your scores, right?

We'll count the scores tonight and announce it tomorrow,

so gather tomorrow at the Hour of Dragon (7am - 9am).

That's all.

How could you do this?

How? What is the problem here anyway?

Jang Geum and Shin Bi are the excellent trainees.

Probably only in medicine.

Sir!

What? You're in charge of scoring in medicine

and I'm in charge of their literacy and character.

I know.

So why are you interfering in my decision?

Just what do you require of a female physician anyway?

I said that is something that I have to decide on.

Based on whether or not they agree to be used as prostitutes?

Based on whether or not they agree to be used as prostitutes?

What?!

This when His Majesty has specifically ordered not to use trainees as courtesans.

So are you thinking of reporting this or something?

Go ahead. Before you could even have a chance

to do that you'll be fired from here.

Oh, no, you don't even need to appeal this.

Wouldn't His Majesty be interested in finding out why an arrogant physician like you

Wouldn't His Majesty be interested in finding out why an arrogant physician like you

who was succeeding in all things requested to come here as a professor?

I think I should tell His Majesty about that.

If His Majesty finds out that you had misdiagnosed Minster of Administration

who was favored by him and drove him to death, he will not leave you alone.

If you have time to challenge my authority, go do more pulse reading practices.

How dare you challenge my authority as a mere physician?!

Count the scores right so we can announce it without a problem.

If it wasn't for the King's order you'd be dead by now

for breaking the laws of the nobles and the commons.

How insolent of him.

♪ Would you come, would you come, ♪

♪ would you be coming? ♪

♪ Would you go, would you go, ♪

♪ would you be going? ♪

♪ I wait, I wait, ♪

♪ but we cannot play. ♪

♪ We cannot, we cannot, no, we cannot be. ♪

Jang Geum.

Neither Prof. Shin nor I can do anything about it.

If he's wronged you in other ways I could go and make a plea,

but this is about his own authority of scoring the characters of the trainees. No one else has any say in that.

I knew it. With a pretty face like yours, you couldn't have gone unnoticed by those officials.

There seems to be no other way.

This year isn't the only year to select female physicians. So don't be so discouraged.

But what good is selecting you again.

Such things happen everyday.

I'm not sure what's keeping him so busy. I haven't seen him for a long time.

Then he doesn't visit home even temporarily?

Not to mention the days when he has to attend to his office,

but even when he doesn't have to, he goes out all the time.

Do you have any message that needs to be relayed?

I'll tell him when he comes.

No, it's alright.

You know better than I do that it isn't something you can fix.

Even if you told this directly to the Chief Advisor,

it will come to nothing if Sir Lee and the other trainee deny the truth.

All he has to say is that they lacked elementary knowledge.

It's a professorial right to give a score so what can anyone say?

If you can make a difference even if you get hurt in the process, then I wouldn't stop you,

but with this, you will only get hurt without accomplishing anything,

It is too obvious!

Sir.

Today is your last day here

and it is also the day where you'll either stay or leave the palace.

Go ahead and announce it.

Shin Bi.

Yes?

Three failing scores. You're going back.

Jang Geum. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Cho Bok. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

What?

Jo Dong. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Failing?!

Hann Bi. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Ji Eun. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Mang Geum. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Mak Geum. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Yee Geum. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Yuh Ji. 3 failing scores.

- You're going back. - What?

Su Bi. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Na Ri. 3 failing scores.

You're going back.

Hey, you!

You said I'm in charge of giving them scores for medicine, right?

I counted the scores and this is the result.

Let's go. Chief Advisor said that we need to report this.

Just what's going on here?!

There were many outstanding girls among the trainees this time.

So what explanation do you have for such result?

Did you give fair scores?

Yes, Your Excellency.

The court has spent a lot of money to train and feed them for 6 months,

so how are we going to report to His Majesty that we couldn't find anyone.

This won't do. Prepare them again and I will pick them myself.

Yes.

- Go ahead and start. - Start.

Next!

You have to write down the names of the medicinal herbs in given time.

Start now.

Number 1, start. Number 2.

Number 3. Number 4.

1 & 2, switch.

3 & 4, switch.

What is Gi Su?

It's caused by emotional distress

and it feels like having an lump of cotton or a plum seed in the throat.

Though the person may try to cough it out or swallow it

they won't be able to.

Then you should use Chung-Ryong-San.

Recite the names of meridians from the feet.

Dae-Don, Hang-Gaun, Tae-Choong...

Tae Gong said, "a quote from writings".

Tae Gong said, "a quote from writings".

What does it mean?

Tae Gong said, "Don't look down upon others because you consider yourself worthy

and because you are great, do not make light of others weakness.

And don't underestimate your enemy trusting in your courage".

Tell me the pulse of a pregnant woman.

The lighter vessel feels stronger or

when it flows continuously whether you check it hard or light.

Tell me the dialogue spoken when Mencius visited King Hae of Yang.

King Hae said, "You came not minding the thousand miles."

"Are there things that will be beneficial to my country?"

Mencius replied, "Your Majesty, why mention benefit of all things?

There is only mercy and righteousness".

What is going on? They're much better than the the previous trainees!

And the literacy of the kids you've failed were amazing.

The kid named Jang Geum perfectly memorized Mencius' writings.

Her medical skills were excellent, too.

Why did you give two failing scores to Jang Geum?

Jang Geum had medically treated someone before coming to the physicians' exam.

It is illegal to treat without a court certificate.

In order to control her arrogance of practicing medicine,

I gave her the first failing score.

And I was going to teach that

there was no set rules to classify medicinal herbs and from poisonous herb.

But Jang Geum was able to differentiate them precisely.

I thought of it as her pride again so I gave her the second failing score.

That was the standard I used for scoring them.

However, during the practical training sessions,

she has come to realize it, so I should have removed her failing score.

However, since the scores shouldn't show any partiality, I left it alone.

Then what is your reason for giving Jang Geum failing scores?

I thought that she lacked elementary knowledge as a physician.

What elementary knowledge are you talking about?

When training her attitude wasn't submissive to me,

and she didn't listen to me.

She didn't listen to you?

Yes.

In the first exam, everyone had received a failing score except for

Jang Geum and Shin Bi.

What was the reason?

They didn't come to the training sessions on time.

Why?

You can go now.

Yes.

Did you take the trainees as courtesans by any chance?

What? Such a thing happened?

Yes, so I wanted to meet you but you had an official trip.

So what will happen? Does Palace Lady Seo have to go back to Jeju Island?

I don't know how Chief Advisor is going to take care of this matter.

I should go and check it out.

Please do so.

I heard that all trainees have been ordered to go back to exile

because of their lack of skills.

Is that true?

Actually, there was a difference of opinion between

the two who gave them scores and that's why that happened.

What are you talking about?

There was an official who used the standard

of whether or not the female physician agreed to be a courtesan,

and those who declined received a failing score.

What?! Was that the standard used to pick female physicians?

No. Professor Shin gave failing scores to everyone

who went there as courtesans.

That's how everyone failed.

The corruption of Yeonsan's reign still hasn't gone away?!

When did I give you the orders?!

So how could such a thing happen even now?

But Your Majesty, you've done too much by banning prostitution

and preventing female physician from doing courtesan's work.

It not only lowers the morale of your servants

but women and girls can be harassed if you restrict courtesans rigidly.

If you cut habitual practices as you'd cut off a radish.

It's a practice from Yeonsan's reign!

Such a thing didn't happen during my father King Sungjong's reign.

And what is the reason for making the system of female physicians?

In this country, with strict distinction between men and women,

the male physicians hesitated to treat women.

In order to solve that matter

we have the office of female physicians to take care of the people.

But if you keep on mentioning about old practices and

this type of thing happens then how could those female physicians improve?

I also happen to leave the health of my mother and numerous inner court ladies to the female physicians,

so I cannot allow such a thing.

So in order to prevent such a thing from happening again,

I've come to ask you to discharge that professor from his office.

Go ahead.

Your grace is immeasurable.

And tell the Bureau of Inspection to create a rule to strictly ban any participation of

female physician in any of the feasts of official class or the palace.

Punish severely those who break this order

as well as those female physicians who do participate.

Please don't forget my root intention.

Yes, Your Majesty.

What are you doing here?

I heard about the physician trainees.

What happened?

His Majesty has approved our wish.

He has ordered never to allow such thing to happen again.

That is a wise decision.

Yuh Bi.

I declare you as a female physician at a clinic for commoners.

Cho Bok.

I declare you as a female physician at a clinic for commoners.

Not the Royal Pharmacy?

Shi Ri, you're going home.

Study more and come back.

Jo Dong.

I declare you as a female physician at a clinic for commoners.

I knew it.

Ham Bi.

Are you really going to give me a certificate, too?

I declare you as a female physician of Gyeongsang province.

So what if it's provincial or Han Yang?

Thank you.

Be diligent.

Jang Geum.

It's a tag for entering the palace.

Go to the Royal Pharmacy starting tomorrow.

I declare you as the Royal Female Physician.

Don't forget my words about engraving it in your bones and blood.

Shin Bi.

I declare you as the Royal Female Physician.

Here, the tag.

The training is complete.

I hope that you'll become great physicians saving lives.

Jo Dong; a female physician?! Yeah!

I'm a female physician!

I'm going to work harder to go to that place, so wait for me.

Sure.

You think I'm joking, don't you?

Surely, it would've been me after you two.

Oh, don't make me sad...

It would've been me.

How can you bear being in the commoners' clinic,

when you faint during others' delivery?!

It's because I was weak on that day.

Anyway, I'm sorry to hear that you will be going back to Gyeongsang providence, Ajumma.

Why sorry? I'm happy about it.

As long as I have the medical certificate, I can provide for my family.

I'll be happier there than at the palace.

That's right, having a certificate is good enough.

Just thinking about going back to the life as a servant,

I feel so desperate.

Don't worry. I can see that you aren't going to live that way.

Jo Dong...

I've known you for a while and it's rather sad to say goodbye now.

Why are you saying that too?! I'm already upset to begin with.

Write me.

What happened?

That's good!

A scholar-official will pass out rice cakes when he finishes the book...

so I'm not sure what I could do for you.

Do that for me, too.

I don't know how to make rice cakes.

That's really good.

Are you happy?

I'm sad.

Are you sad?

I'm happy.

Are you afraid?

I'm fluttery.

Are you fluttery?

I'm afraid.

Achyranthes bidentata, pleuropterus multiflorus, matrimony fruit,

raw rehmannia glutinosa, angelica gigas and ginsaeng!

This liquor with all these is called...

Shin-Sun Goo-Boon-Joo. (Heavenly Gooboon liquor)

So this is the real thing?

Yes, of course! This is the liquor that heals all illnesses

and adds strength to the weak. That very Shin-Sun Goo-Boon-Joo.

Okay, give me one.

Not only that, if you drink that for a long time

you will live a long time and your white hair turns black

and an old man can turn into a young man. It's that effective.

That's right!

Of course!

I'm saying that's the case if it's the real one.

Then... this isn't the real one here?

Everything is there except for ginseng,

so we'll have to call it Go-Bun-Ju without Shin-Sun (Heavenly).

These deplorable people! You lied to us?!

Oh, no, that's not it.

But the drink tastes wonderful.

You can just buy it for the taste.

Let's go.

Why that...?!

Excuse me...

I'm just going to...

What's wrong? Why are you doing this?

You can't stand seeing us get rich? All you had to do was just watch and do nothing.

Why did you ruin it for us?

It's not that I can't stand seeing you get rich.

I'm only trying to correct the wrong here.

That's enough. No more words are necessary. Get out.

I gave you this room because of Jang Geum

but we can't manage that anymore.

So leave now.

I can't leave.

What? You can't leave? Why not?

Leave now!

Then give me money.

What?! Give you money?!

I'm asking you to leave my house

and you're asking me to pay up?

Jang Geum told me to stay, but you don't want me here.

Jang Geum told me to stay, but you don't want me here.

So I'll leave if you pay up.

What kind of person are you?!

If you don't want it, then fine.

I've even paid for every bowl of rice I ate here.

My chest... oh, my head...

Water...

Water...

Here, honey. Here's water.

Are you all right?

All right? Do I seem all right to you?!

Can't you see for yourself?

And why didn't you say anything??

It's not that. So why did you make her pay even for mere pickled radish dish?

What?!

I just saw a lady that's even more (stingy) than you and it's a sight indeed.

Sir! Jang Geum.

Jang Geum, get that strange woman out of our house.

That woman...

By the way, what happened? Did you pass?

So you passed! I knew it!

Whose daughter are you anyway...

Let's go inside.

I don't know who Jang Geum is like that she's so smart and intelligent.

I think we've taught her well in her childhood years.

Then you'll be receiving pay from now on?

There you go again...

What's with this woman... do you have anything against me or something?

Why are you trying to ruin everything I say?

You gave her all your pay when you were a palace maid, didn't you?

And she made you work all the time when you were young?

It's so hot here.

Then a cold bowl of water is perfect for a heat stroke.

My chest... my chest...

Honey...

You'll char it.

What were you thinking of?

I remembered the Royal Kitchen

since I'll be going to the Palace tomorrow.

Don't be too happy.

It'll be very different from what you're thinking of.

Especially, the days as a female physician in the court.

A female physician isn't a physician.

Although I did go to Jeju because my enemy was exiled to Jeju,

but the palace wasn't the place for me.

There was no progress as a physician.

I know it won't be easy with your personality.

You may even have to give up becoming an excellent physician there.

You may even have to give up becoming an excellent physician there.

But you have to go anyway, right?

When are you going back to Jeju?

I'm not.

Excuse me?

My status has been restored and I should see you accomplish both of your goals.

Then will you be going in to the Royal Pharmacy?

I said that doesn't fit me...

What are you going to do first when you go back to the palace?

I haven't thought of that yet.

The palace as a female physician will be very different

than as a palace lady.

I know.

Even though you know, when you actually you face it...

Every night, I've thought about how I could

take revenge as a lowly female physician.

I'm not sure if it will work or not,

but there has been only one way.

It could be that my skills are not good enough...

or the luck doesn't follow or at times...

I may have to put everything on the line.

But I'm going to endure everything

until I reach my goal.

I'm a female physician of the Royal Pharmacy, Bi Sun.

You aren't female physicians, yet.

You're only here for running errands.

Just like the training by the Bureau of Medical Administration and Education,

You will be trained for a year

and if you receive three failing marks, you'll go to the commoners' clinic.

And if you don't do well there, you will be moved to provincial office.

And if you don't do well there, you will be moved to provincial office.

Acupuncture, moxbustion, and pulse taking will be taught by other physicians,

other training will be shown by senior female physicians.

You just need to follow through.

Yes.

The Royal Female Physicians are not only in charge of the court ladies health,

but also other royalties such as the King's relatives, the Queen and the Queen's Dowager.

So you must be very careful in all of your conduct.

Do you understand?

Yes.

They're assistant physician girls.

Tell them the details of their work.

There will be many hands-on practices and observations.

You will be observing the treatments of royal families.

And we do hands-on practice on the palace ladies.

Unless it's a severe illness

the treatment of palace ladies will be in your hands.

Everything's being scored, so do well.

Yes.

The palace ladies have sent a request

so you two can go to Ham Choong.

By ourselves?

Yes, it's not anything big so you won't find it difficult.

Yes.

Hooray! Finally, it's over for me!

How I've waited for this day!

Now you go through it, too.

Didn't you hear me? Touch up my face!

I took my shift yesterday and my skin has turned rough.

You can use cucumber or job's tears.

Don't you know what I'm talking about?

Palace maiden, you didn't have to call the female physicians for this kind of work...

Then who else can do this? Me?!

We're female physician.

That's why I'm asking you to do this.

Other female physicians do it without any complaints,

so what's wrong with you?

If you aren't sick at all then we'll leave now.

What?! What did you just say?!

You're going to just leave?!

How dare a female physician talk back

when a palace lady is ordering you?!

Did you actually receive the training?

If you can't do it, then get out.

I said, get out!

No. We'll do it.

It's because this is our first time, we weren't used to this.

Please forgive us.

I became a female physician to heal people.

Me, too.

And?

This is the reality.

And I was a palace lady.

Cover your face with vapor of mugwort.

Do it when your face is dry,

it will moisturize your face for a long time.

Mugwort is particularly good for women. It mitigates pains and itches.

You aren't trying to pull any jokes are you?

No.

Then would you wash my feet first?

I've been standing all day and I'm very tired.

Baek Bok Ryung removes dark spots from the face. (Made with mushroom grown off of the pine root)

Put it on with honey.

Is that so?

Ash of mulberry tree removes freckles and wart.

Really?

Wild strawberries are good for your face color, so eat them often.

But the best thing for moisturizing is the vapor from cooking rice.

Use it often. Rice water is good too.

It makes your face whiter and smoother.

You knew these things and you still came back.

Why?

That's enough.

Let the physician come in now.

Hurry.

You've been there all this time?

Did something happen?

Her Majesty, the Queen, is sick all of sudden.

Where is Yeul Yi?

She went out of the palace.

Why don't you go ahead first.

Sure.

Eun Bi, follow me.

You come and observe, too.

Yes.

Where are we going?

I think there's a meeting.

Meeting?

Whenever the royal family gets sick

all related personnel discuss how to deal with it.

The physicians of Eunuchs and Royal Pharmacy; even the Head Court Lady of the Royal Kitchen.

Really?

The Head Court Lady of the Royal Kitchen hasn't arrived yet?

We sent a message that it's urgent.

She'll be here soon.

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