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Your Majesty...

Just how...?!

What's going on here?

How could you be here?!

What happened?

Did her water break?

No, there was discharge of blood already

Just normal discharge?

No. A stillborn child and placenta came out

She had a miscarriage

Don't worry

Don't worry?

I'm the Royal Physician and Jang-Geum is only an assistant

Why should we worry?

It's very easy to send an assistant to civilian office

And it's easy to send her to a provincial office...

from the local civilian office, too

Don't worry

Shin-Bi!

What is it?

Madam said she had a backache...

and a physician lady has given her needles

She says she can't use her back now

I clearly showed you the places!

You two must've not been trained well!

Prepare to go to the civilian offices!

(Episode 36)

What now, Jang-Geum? We'll be going...

to the civilian office because of that Sir Jo

Shin-Bi...

What?

Wasn't it a little strange when you checked the Queen's pulse?

Was it? Actually, I did feel...

but I wasn't sure... and I don't even know what could be wrong...

Physician lady Yeul-Yee's diagnosis and

the Queen's symptoms didn't match up so I've been little worried

But physician lady Yeul-Yee seemed to be the best physician lady

And the physicians trust her, too

I know that, too but it's little strange...

Then are you saying that my diagnosis could be wrong?

No, it's not that...

The Queen feels pain at the lower abdomen, huh?

And her face seems bluish and dark, huh?

And the shape and the color of her tongue

Yes, too dark...

That's right. It's for the same reason

If the person suffers great stress after a miscarriage

the blood cannot flow freely and it can cause blockage

And sometimes even gall could be lumped with that

But with the Queen, that isn't the case

You may have noticed it already...

but her pulse felt like a log floating down a stream

But if you had checked carefully, you may have noticed...

that there are stops to her pulse

That's not Bu pulse, but Kyu pulse, typical when there is bleeding

But if you were even more careful you would've felt another type of pulse

It's Nuyh pulse. It feels strong when it's going down

and there is no change as it pulsates That shows...

when the person had a miscarriage or bleeding uterus

Right

So is it still strange?

I'm sorry. We're just...

The pulse can be interpreted differently according to...

the person taking the pulse...

as well as the patient That's why...

one must be even more careful, and prudent

Anyhow, it's good to see the new ones being diligent in such matters

Don't be afraid to speak to me if you think differently

I don't always think that my diagnosis is right all the time

Whew... I thought we were going to be scolded

Why?

I think there is still something fishy

Then you should've told her

She told us to tell her

But I'm not sure about it myself

About what?

What is it?

Never mind...

It doesn't make any sense though

So what do you think?

The bad blood has remained after the miscarriage and the cold wind seemed

to have gotten in through the empty spots at Po flow to clog the blood

Then are you saying it's a sickness due to extravasated blood?

Yes, at first it was simply stress-related but it grew worse

How is her pulse?

It felt like Kyu pulse but I also found Nuyh pulse

What did you find out?

Her lower stomach is stiff

so I think Yeul-Yee is right It seems to be extravasation

Physician lady?

This type of sickness is common after miscarriage and...

because of the shock, she's probably showing many symptoms

How are we going to treat her?

I'm thinking of preparing medicines for postpartum symptoms

Do as you say

Feel the spots between the vessels

Go ahead with acupuncture

Cauterize her with moxa

Memorize that spot and do the same on the Queen

Your Highness! Your Highness!

What's wrong?

Didn't you say it's a known sickness?

How about the acupuncture?

Did you do it right?

Yes, I told her the right spots

I did it on the right spots

There was no mistake

Then what could it be?

If the prescription was right...

it means there's something wrong with the diagnosis

How come you aren't saying anything?

Yeul-Yee is the best for diagnosing patients

Then how could this happen?

How am I going to tell this to the King?

Isn't the second Prime Minister also in charge of inquiry to Pharmacy?

Your grace is immeasurable Your Majesty

So what have you been doing while the Queen has gotten into that condition?

Your grace is immeasurable Your Majesty

Besides, she must not be feeling well after losing a child...

Take care of it quickly!

Yes, Your Majesty

How come the Food Services Manager isn't here?

The food can't be the problem right now

But shouldn't we be preparing the table for the King?

The Pharmacy is in no condition for such thing

You do it by yourself for now

Sure

The King has been worrying about the health of his mother...

and now that the Queen...

I know...

Head Lady, make sure court ladies don't cause any trouble...

and the Highest Lady of the Kitchen should make frequent trips...

to the Pharmacy to prepare the table for the King and the Queen

What are you doing?

Why? I can't look around? Do you own this place?

I don't know why there are so many patients wherever I go...

Don't have to lie to me like that

Lie??

The Queen has gotten sicker while being treated...

and the whole pharmacy has been turned upside down!

What?

They won't even be looking for you now that they are so busy

Things like this always happen whenever I'm not here

I can't leave...

It'd be better for you to not be here

Why you little!

What are you doing?

I'm just walking around

What is it?

The Queen is that sick?

Who are you anyway?

I'm specialty chef Gang...

I'm here to look for the new assistant physician lady, Jang-Geum

Jang-Geum?

I was sick some time ago and I asked her for a check-up...

but she hasn't come back for many days

If she's a physician lady...

she's probably in no condition to go home right now

The Pharmacy has turned upside down

so how can a mere assistant lady leave the palace?

Even the Pharmacy head has been staying in the palace for several days

It's chaos here... continuous trials

Give me some of those deer horns...

No way

What are you looking for?

I'm checking if such thing has been recorded

What is it?

It's not reasonable but I still feel it's strange

Just what do you think you're doing?!

Who is the physician in charge of the Queen's Palace?

It's me, sir

Tell me. What happened?

Sir, don't spare my life. I left my post and this happened

I'll take care of this. I'll solve this in honor of my father's name

It's only proper that we inquire about the responsibility for...

the Queen's miscarriage, but you're in a pitiful state like this

If her recovery is delayed at all, then I'm going to...

start an inquiry and severely punish all those who are responsible

Do you understand?

Yes

Professor

I have something to tell you

It was different from Yeul-Yee's?

Yes, but I'm not sure yet...

Do you know what you're involved in here?

Yes, that's why Jang-Geum hasn't been able to say anything...

because she isn't sure about it either

And I'm not free from doubts myself...

OK

Jang-Geum, did you find it?

No, not yet

What now?

Why?

I told the professor about it

How could you tell him? We're not sure about it yet

That's why I told him only

I'm not sure what it is...

but it's clearly not caused by extravasated blood

I heard it from Physician Shin

You sure it's different from Yeul-Yee's?

How could you trust a new assistant?

The experienced one isn't always right...

nor is the new person always wrong when feeling the pulses

And she shows amazing concentration when feeling pulses

Then are you saying she's better than Yeul-Yee?

No, I'm only saying that...

an experienced person may depend more on her experience

She's more vulnerable to jump to a conclusion...

and align her feeling of the pulse to that

Sometimes, it's better not to be so experienced

You tell us yourself just how it is different from hers

The Queen's face was dark reddish

I saw that, too. It's like that when there's extravasated blood

And I saw the tongue and it was dark and bluish

That's what happens too

Everyone saw that as well

And the fingernails had bluish color

What is different anyway?

Her gum was bleeding so her breath smelled bad

Her gum was bleeding?

How come you didn't know about this?

Her gum was reddish, but...

And I felt a pregnancy pulse

San pulse? You know how to feel San pulse?

That's not an easy one to feel

But I felt...

So let's go over what you've told us

Her face and tongue was dark red, fingernails were bluish

her gums were bleeding with bad breath

She also feels stuffy at the chest and you can feel pregnancy pulse

Yes

I think a dead child is still in her

Didn't you clearly say that you saw a stillborn child

I clearly saw it

Jang-Geum, didn't you see it, too?

We're fools to listen to an assistant lady like this

Sir, the Queen has clearly given birth to a stillborn child

But Her Majesty...

It's a twin! It must be a twin!

Yes, I think she had a twin

That's right, then one came out stillborn

and the other is dead in the womb

Jang-Geum only said what she has learned, saw and heard

There's nothing to scold her about

But how dare she talk in that place?

Does place matter? As a physician lady, it should be perfectly normal

I would've done the same thing

You don't need to be like that

It's a relief that you caught something that I wasn't able to

So are you saying you're going to follow a mere assistant lady's words?

If it's a twin for sure, then...

But there's never been a twin in the Royal line

It's also rare among peasants...

So what are you going to do?

Even so, we can't go ahead with mere assistant lady's words

Even an experienced one like Yeul-Yee can have hard time with this pulse

And she probably didn't feel it before

That's why it's harder to believe the assistant lady's words

I think we'll have to check her again

With that assistant lady?

We'll have both Yeul-Yee and Jang-Geum do it

So we should all be together and judge ourselves

Since we've never experienced this, we should gather our opinions

And if there really is a dead fetus then the Queen is in a dire situation

Go ahead and do that

There must be no mistakes

Be careful and concentrate not to miss anything

First of all, exam her face

How is she?

It's reddish

It's closer to dark red

See if she's feeling pain in the same spot

Yes, she is

Feel her abdomen

How is it?

It's cold

Press lightly on the fingernail and see the color of the blood

It takes some time for the blood to appear

Exam her gum, do you see her bleeding?

I can't see the bleeding, but there's pinkish red color

Did her nose bleed?

I haven't seen her do that

Though I haven't seen it myself inside of her nose is very reddish

Did she hesitate to drink water even though she's feeling thirsty?

Yes, she did

Do you see the dark spots on the tongue?

Look at it carefully

I don't see it

Check her pulse. Close your eyes and empty your thoughts...

and concentrate

How is her pulse?

It's a strong and steady pulse

Are you sure?

Yes, the pulse is immersive and it's strong

Isn't this clearly Nuyh pulse?

If there's a dead fetus then she can't be feeling Nuyh pulse

Jang-Geum, you check her

Close your eyes and concentrate

How is it?

It's like meat rising while boiling a beef broth

It's a common pulse

Though it does feel immersive it doesn't feel strong...

No, the pulse scatters

Keep telling us what you're feeling at your fingertip

When I press little harder I feel cold at the fingertip

the pulse doesn't converge, the flow isn't clear...

and it doesn't seem to be beating strongly

It's a pregnancy pulse for sure

Try feeling it once more

How is it?

It's still the same

Sir, if it's a pregnancy pulse, then she's in danger. We must treat her now

Sir!

Yeul-Yee, check her again to see if you can feel San pulse

How is it?

I clearly don't feel pregnancy pulse

What are you going to do?

LfJang-Geum's diagnosis is right...

then the Queen's life is in danger...

But if she's wrong...

Yeul-Yee has never been wrong

And no matter how talented she may be

it's very hard to feel pregnancy pulse even for the experienced

Though I made it hard for her...

her seriousness and concentration is far better than others

Even Yeul-Yee lacks experience but she's better than other ladies

This is why it's difficult to treat the Royal Family...

since I can't check them myself

So what happened?

It was a tie, both of them sounded very convincing

How suffocating... Then what are you going to do?

The physician in charge should decide

What are you going to do?

There was no improvement following Yeul-Yee's diagnosis

Then?

We'll use Bul-Su-San

Are you fully aware of the side effects?

Yes

If something goes wrong following assistant lady's words...

You're aware of the responsibilities, right?

Yes

I think it'd be right to treat her with Sil-So-San, but since you're in charge

we'll have to go with your decision

Prepare Bul-Su-San

Sir!

What are you doing? Prepare it quickly

Yes

And Yeul-Yee, prepare the acupuncture again

Sir, that's not the pulse I felt

Jang-Geum should do that as well

It's an acupuncture on the Queen

Who else could do that?

I'm sorry to say this...

but a person unsure of diagnosis can't acupuncture her with confidence?

I started acupuncture early in my work please allow it, physician lady

You can drop this if you aren't confident

I will try

If something goes wrong I can't guarantee your safety

I know

Keeping calm is the important thing in acupuncturing the Queen

You can't acupuncture her if your mind is shaken...

since she's a very high person

Spot her Hak-Bu meridian

Spot her Sam-Hong meridian

How could an assistant lady...

She's acupuncturing please don't disturb her

I can't do that...

There you go...

Really... how could you be calm in such a situation?

Even though I can't, I know you can

Since life itself is calm for you

Don't worry, it's probably the right treatment

I thought we would be better off because of Yeun-Seng...

but that wasn't it I thought we were adapting well

but Jang-Geum appears to give us trouble again!

I can't live like this!

Just what did I do in my previous life?

I know, Madam, I think we'll have to do something about this

Jang-Geum!

Why did you do it?

What did you learn from the last time?

In the palace, you must shut your mouth, close your ears...

and bury your nose in the blanket

Why did you step out when even physicians were quiet?

It turned out that way

It turned out that way? That's the scariest thing!

Don't let that happen!

Right, you should live so that you aren't too visible

How can a physician lady act like that?

She's a troublemaker, too. Jang-Geum brought someone just like her

Please help her Majesty the Queen to get well soon

She must get well so Jang-Geum can live

Please help her to get well...

I pray to thee

If something goes wrong for Jang-Geum then I'll never visit the pantry again

You heard me, right, Lady Jung?

Please grant my request, Madam

How is the Queen?

No improvement yet

How about the physicians?

They are all feeling anxious that the treatment may have been wrong

If that's the case, it'd be striking two birds with one stone

Jang-Geum will be kicked out and the Queen...

Where do you think you are?!

We are by ourselves

Even so!

Haven't you learned from Jang-Geum?

No matter how much you try to get rid of her

she always comes back next spring like a coarse grass

You see... she was wrong

It's two days now and there's no improvement

Only the Queen will suffer this way

How come there is no change?! No improvement?!

Sir! Sir!

It's been a long time

How come you're so busy these days?

My office is outside the palace...

so it's been a while since I last visited

I know you're busy but please take care ofJang-Geum

What? Did something happen to Lady Suh?

She gave a different diagnosis from a physician lady...

and Physician Jung has taken Jang-Geum's diagnosis for treatment

What? I heard that the Queen is sick

Is this about the Queen perhaps?

Yes, so everyone is anxiously waiting for the result

If something happens to...

Jang-Geum... if something...

then we could...

we could...

So what happened?

There was no improvement from last time so we changed the prescription

and I'm sorry to say this, but her breathing became rapid all of sudden

What?!

I must go see her at once

Follow me

Your Highness!

She's bleeding!

It's a child!

It's a stillborn child!

Bring the hot water!

Find out what happened

Yes, Your Majesty

How is she?

After she started bleeding she gave birth to a stillborn child

She must've had a twin

Is she OK now?

Yes, the physician said she's OK now

And she's also calming down from her rapid breathing

Is she really OK?

I'm sorry to worry you, Your Majesty

but I think she's OK now

That's good. Good job

Your Grace is immeasurable Your Majesty

Good job

The King has suffered a lot because of the Queen

Now he can relax a little...

It was my fault, please punish me

Of course...

But finding that pulse itself was difficult

No, as a physician lady in charge of checking the Queen's pulse...

I was arrogant and careless

Please demote me to the civilian office

I need more training

You don't need to, you've already realized...

what you did wrong

No, the Queen's life was in danger because of me

How could we tolerate a mistake with a physician lady?

A mistake in medicine begets another mistake

Please demote me

Don't torture yourself over this

He has said himself that it was a hard one

Take your words back and keep going forward

Then I'll take up shifts in training until I can forgive myself

Please allow that

Sure, go ahead and do that and this isn't only for Yeul-Yee

You have a heavy responsibility of taking care of the Royal Family

Be more diligent in training

But all of you can take a rest today

You didn't have to do that

Oh, no, there can be progress only if one knows what she did wrong

I'm going to learn from Jang-Geum from now on

Yeul-Yee is too straight and good

Right... that's why she's always good

I'm overwhelmed with shame and gratitude

Tear me down in one stroke?

Excuse me?

Good job

Oh, no...

You should've told us that earlier

It's because you've scolded her so much

If she can't decide on such thing she can't be a physician lady

I taught her so she's done it at last

I should get going now...

You're beautiful

He's not a bad person

It's become little more difficult, but I'll try to remove her from here anyhow

All the vessels flow to the feet...

so by spotting the hard and...

painful areas you can find out which part of the body is hurting

Doesn't your upper abdomen hurt?

Massage when you're alone

It's blocked off there

If you don't unclog it then your heart could go bad

That's why your spleen and stomach aren't well

Take it easy

It's strange... It's strange...

No more of that feeling?

Right... is this OK?

I anesthetized on purpose so don't worry

Now, open your mouth wide

Did it hurt?

No. So this is how one feels to have a bad tooth pulled out

I did hear that Jeju physician lady was good with treating teeth

So you must be the right person

If you swish warm salt water in your mouth and...

hit the teeth over 100 times then your teeth will grow stronger in five days

I will do as you say

So did you establish a good relationship with her?

How hard could that be for a physician?

It's easy when people are hurting

She was at ease with my treatment

I'm sorry for asking you to do such a thing

I'll have to get going now

Sure, go ahead

Jang-Geum, it's here

Did you see Sir Min?

No

He just left He must've taken a different path

Really?

He seemed to be very busy with his work these days

He should be

Anyway, when did you get all these set up?

How hard could it be?

All you need is myself and a hut

You're doing OK?

Yes

She healed the Queen's sickness...

Follow me

Where?

Where could it be... if she's at a pharmacy, she should see a patient

But she's been struggling with others' illnesses...

I hate to let you leave without teaching you something

From now on, come on your days off and learn from me

Sure

Hey... She's really torturing her...

That's the only way to replenish the weapons

There will be much opposition

Even so, we can't burden people with more taxes

We can only put our trust in the King

He's called for you to increase the national strength

OK

Decrease the land for one out of ten officials...

and increase the arms with that?

Yes, Your Majesty

The weapons of northern invaders and Japanese have been improving daily

but ours haven't improved at all since King Sejong

Right

So they can think of it as sacrificing only a little for the nation...

and only one in ten has to make an offer

Those lands were given to those who had accomplished much for the nation

so I think they will offer it willingly

What do you think?

Yes, Your Majesty I fully understand the meaning of this

Why? Are you saying it's difficult?

No, it's not that...

I was a little worried about the financial situation

but if the officials would do that it'd be like gaining thousand soldiers

They'll do it willingly

Yes, I believe so, too

How dare he hit me from the back?!

He was talking about reconciliation...

You have the most land this is clearly to harm you

Other plans could perhaps...

Gather the officials!

Thank you, I would've been in a great trouble without you

Your Majesty, actually, it was the work of the new assistant lady

Really? I did feel that it was someone else when I was being treated

So, it must be her

Yes, Your Majesty. I wasn't sure because I've never diagnosed a twin...

but she diagnosed it correctly

Is that so? So I should be thankful to her

Bring her with you often for check ups

Yes, Your Majesty

That physician lady is not a problem at all

Excuse me?

They have lifted a sword against us

What are you saying, Sir?

To increase the weapons...

they asked the King to reduce the officials' land

Then the King has agreed with them?

He hasn't given any orders yet but he has shown his will

We must move quickly

The King will accept our request but I'm not sure how they'll respond

Our reasons are clear...

it won't be easy for them to rebel against it

We can't ever know...

The letters of the scholars should be hitting the court like the rain

Are they request to reduce the land of the officials?

No

Those are letters about how they've been moved by the officials

Some scholars will offer their own lands as well

What shall we do? Officials are being hesitant to come forward...

because of the letters of scholars

How cunning of them

I don't think this will do for us

There's only one place we put our trust in

Then?

I'll do it myself

How is the Queen doing?

She has almost fully recovered

We'll stop the medicine after the check-up today

and restore her strength with food

How is the Queen Mother?

Her illness from age is growing deeper

Her arthritis and lungs are getting worse

The King is very worried Do your best

Did it go well?

Yes. It won't happen unless the King takes his words back

What are you talking about?!

Why would my mother do such thing? Why?!

I don't know why...

I'm going to go to her house immediately. So prepare

Yes, your Majesty

Your Majesty, it's an earnest plea

I said, I don't want it

Your Majesty, your illness is growing worse

If you don't receive treatment, it could get serious

Your Majesty, the King is here

Mother, what's wrong?

Why did you stop the treatment all of sudden?

You will damage your health, please reconsider

When did you ever worry about my health?

Go back

And I don't want to see you anymore

What? Why do you say that I don't worry about you?

You worry about me? Then how come you don't listen to me at all...

since that last event?

Why did you discharging our relative's physician like Lee Hyun-Woo

and assign me a negligent physician?