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ALL CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

Did Councilor Cho…

order you

to kill me?

Are you…

going to kill me now?

Yes.

But not today.

I want you to leave Gyesu Infirmary at once.

I cannot disobey his order,

but I do not want to kill someone who saved my life.

So you must leave this place and never come back.

No, I cannot do that.

You are an amazing physician, are you not?

You have saved so many people, and you will save more in the future.

But those who are after you are like wild beasts.

They will only stop once they have torn you apart.

They are cruel men.

I was told to not turn my back

when facing a wild beast.

The only way to avoid getting eaten

is to look it straight in the eyes and shout.

Besides, who knows?

Perhaps I am the natural enemy of that wild beast.

So you are saying that you are not going to leave this place.

I am not going to back away now.

I do not want you to hesitate just because you owe me your life.

Just do what you need to do,

and I will do the same.

Who on earth did something like that?

Tell me everything about what caused this needle to change colors.

They were both students of Jeon Gyu-hyeong,

the master of poisonous plants who wrote the Haedong Book of Herbs.

Tell me what you are hiding

about the dan sedge.

I said I do not want to talk about it.

The symptoms caused by the dan sedge

were the same ones exhibited by the previous King before he died.

If somebody used that plant in the royal palace…

Do not say something like that.

What happened was caused by your own arrogance.

Are you putting the blame on something else

and trying to run away?

I need to find out the truth.

If somebody used the dan sedge on the previous King,

it must be revealed!

If you try to dig too deep into it,

you might be killed before you even know it.

Not only will you endanger Gyesu Infirmary,

but you will

endanger every single person in Sorak County.

Councilor Cho wants me dead already.

Now is not the time to run. We must fight.

Do you not want revenge too, Mr. Gye?

Please, help me.

Your father, Gwi-soo, and I

were all students of the author, Jeon Gyu-hyeong.

What do you think you are doing?

I am sorry, sir.

What…

Gwi-soo did everything he could to get on Councilor Cho's good side

because of his political power.

He killed…

his own mentor.

To weaponize the dan sedge and to gain power,

they burned all of the books and killed everybody involved.

I managed to run away,

but I lost everything.

If Councilor Cho is after you, you must run.

They will

kill you.

No.

I am going to Hanyang

to reveal the truth.

You need to find the evidence to incriminate them,

before running to Hanyang.

I should find the evidence in Hanyang, where it all happened.

I need to go there.

What on earth is he talking about?

I just do not get him sometimes.

Did something happen?

No, it is nothing.

Lady Eun-woo.

Can you help me, please?

He wants me to start packing food in the middle of the night

because he is going to Hanyang. That is insane!

-Mr. Yoo said that? -Yes.

Why Hanyang?

Beats me.

It has only been a couple of days since he almost died

trying to come up with that cure.

Besides, he is supposed to be in exile right now.

My goodness, I do not understand him.

Mr. Yoo.

Eun-woo.

Are you really going to Hanyang?

Yes.

Did something happen?

You do not have to know.

It is best if you do not know.

So, you really have to go?

Yes, I do.

I need to go there myself.

But what about me?

Maybe I could help.

You will endanger the people at Gyesu Infirmary,

and endanger every single person in Sorak County.

No.

You must not.

You need to stay in Sorak.

Well…

I left a book back at the government office.

I will get it for you right now. So do not leave.

Eun-woo, you can give it to me next…

Of course he is not going to listen to me.

I should not have said anything.

Thief…

She could have been there and back 12 times by now.

Where on earth is she?

It is my fault.

I should have gone with her.

Young Master.

Look…

Eun-woo.

Oh, my.

She was extremely disturbed and her pulse feels startled,

but there is no trace of blood.

-What is he talking about? -Do not ask me.

She has not been bleeding for that long, and she passed out because of shock.

Is that really so hard to say?

-Move aside. -My goodness.

Please use naegwan and sinmun.

Let go of me. I know that, obviously.

Stay right here until Lady Eun-woo wakes up.

Keep watching her. If you try to run away, I swear to the gods…

I do not need you to tell me.

-Hey, get out. All of you. -Oh, right.

Yes. Mr. Yoo will be more helpful than you.

Let us go.

Young Master, what about Hanyang…

Get out. Go.

I am leaving.

Until Lady Eun-woo gets better, do not say a word about that place.

How could Lady Eun-woo

treat her patients without you?

I bet you did not think about that.

You selfish prick.

Eun-woo.

Is she awake?

I am so glad that you are all right.

I am so glad that you are fine.

That was foolish. Why were you walking around all alone at night?

That is what I am saying. Why did you go there at that hour?

Well…

I was going to the government office to get a book and seal for Mr. Yoo.

So late at night?

Never do that again.

It is dangerous to go out by yourself at night.

It is my fault.

I should have followed her.

Why would you?

Next time, call for me.

I thought she had something going on with Mr. Yoo.

You can never be too sure about romantic relationships.

I feel like my young master is not doing too well though.

Just let them be.

That house?

After the government official died, only his wife and daughter live there.

So the thief was after their wealth.

It might not have been a thief.

Then what else could he have been?

Something could have happened to them. I should go and check.

I must find out who he was.

-No, you cannot. -No.

I will go.

A government officer should go to catch the thief.

I will go.

A physician should go to treat illnesses.

Then both of you can go.

-Yes. -Yes.

-Both of us? -Why should I?

Well, you both said that you wanted to go.

I thought you were going to take my advice and leave.

What are you still doing here?

Actually, I was never planning on leaving.

I gave you the perfect way out. Why did you refuse?

Do you need to risk your life to leave?

Or is this perhaps

because of Eun-woo?

Gyesu Infirmary is my home now, and they are my family.

Of course Eun-woo is a part of that.

Then there is no better reason why you must leave.

They will all be in danger if you try to face your pursuers.

Do you think it is a coincidence that Eun-woo got hurt?

Are you saying the man from yesterday attacked Eun-woo

because he was coming after me?

Using Eun-woo will make it much easier to kill you.

He might have sent another assassin.

If anybody hurts Eun-woo,

they will have to deal with me.

I could say the same thing.

Inspector Cho, what brings you to our house?

I heard that you were robbed last night.

Robbed?

Somebody saw a man jumping over your wall.

Are you missing any of your possessions?

I do not think so.

I am not sure what you are talking about.

I did not even wake up last night

because it was so quiet outside.

You must be at the wrong house.

See them out.

Excuse me.

Yes, sir.

Does the madam have a daughter?

I need to meet with her for the investigation.

That is against the law.

You cannot meet a maiden who has not been married yet.

He is a royal inspector,

and this is a very serious incident we are dealing with.

Are you disobeying the inspector?

But, it will not be possible without the madam's permission.

I guess the royal inspector really is not all that.

Hey.

How dare you disobey the orders of a royal inspector?

Lead the way. I will be responsible for whatever happens.

My lady, it is me.

My lady.

My lady.

Lady Yeon-hwa, wake up.

Lady Yeon-hwa.

I must take her to the infirmary.

No, you cannot.

She cannot go anywhere without the madam's permission.

What do you suggest that we do, then?

I am not going.

Lady Yeon-hwa, are you all right?

I am not going anywhere.

Did Lady Yeon-hwa run into the thief last night?

Well…

Something must have happened.

But,

her pulse does not feel surprised. It actually feels downcast.

She must be deeply worried about something.

Last night,

something very bad almost happened to Lady Yeon-hwa.

What do you mean?

A maiden kidnapper broke into the house.

A maiden kidnapper?

She is afraid

that he will come back.

A maiden kidnapper?

I have heard of widows getting kidnapped, but I have never…

I noticed something else that was odd.

She said that Lady Yeon-hwa was shocked last night,

but her pulse felt deeply depressed.

It must have been that way for a long time.

The madam seemed more nervous than her, honestly.

I heard she treasures her daughter so much

that Lady Yeon-hwa never even left her house.

If she cares so much about her daughter,

would she not have reported it first?

That is a good point.

She did not even say anything in front of an inspector.

It feels a bit off.

I will go and talk to her tomorrow.

No.

You have not even fully recovered yet.

I am feeling fine now.

I am the only one who saw it happen. Let me go.

We do not know if it was a maiden kidnapper.

If something else is going on, you could be in danger.

Something else?

Danger?

I am sure that I can help you, as I am the witness.

Take me with you.

So that is what happened.

I see.

I told you to not let anybody in.

I am here to check something, madam.

She already told me about the maiden kidnapper.

Why did you hide that yesterday, then?

She will be marrying into a very noble family soon.

You will ruin her future with this ruckus

when you are not even sure that it was a maiden kidnapper.

I cannot believe you listened to a lowly servant.

Lady Yeon-hwa is very ill.

She needs some medical treatment.

I have heard all about you, Lady Eun-woo.

You should be staying faithful to your dead husband as a young widow,

but you cut your ribbon, let your hair loose,

and do whatever you want.

To people like us who follow the law,

you are a very unlucky woman.

Yeon-hwa is nothing like you, though.

Remember this.

You must not speak a word about today to anybody.

If my daughter ends up being harmed because of some false rumor,

whoever is behind it

will have to face my wrath.

Madam.

Lady Yeon-hwa…

Stop being so foolish.

She lacks blood and fluids due to stress.

The energy in her heart, liver, and intestines is not circulating.

She needs a needle to get her energy flowing again,

and she will need medicines like yukmi or cheongshim bohyultang

for the long term.

YUKMI, CHEONGSHIM BOHYULTANG: STRENGTHENS THE LIVER, KIDNEY, AND HEART

I cannot have a male physician placing a needle on her.

Just prescribe her some medication.

I may be an unlucky woman,

but I can come in handy when treating other women

as I have practiced medicine.

For her condition, I can place a needle on hapgok on her hand,

There is no need to be embarrassed.

One, two,

three.

I feel much better now.

Since she cannot leave our house, Come see her a few more times.

You must have been very scared, my lady.

I saw him outside of the house, but I still passed out.

You must have been so frightened.

Could you tell me what happened?

My lady.

What is wrong?

Where did you get this?

Where?

Just go.

Go. Leave me alone.

What is wrong with her?

I think she was very shocked by the maiden kidnapper.

She has palpitations from shock and anxiety, right?

No. If she was just startled,

then her pulse would have been much more uneven.

But her digestion has gotten very weak.

She had no strength and her pulse was weak.

What on earth is she suffering from, then?

I guess physicians are not all that, after all.

You cannot even name her illness.

I am being careful.

I need to know the cause to treat the symptoms.

It was obviously the maiden kidnapper.

Maybe that is a relief,

but what will you do now?

Again? Where do you keep running off nowadays?

When the idiot returns, tell him to see the patients.

And make sure he does not give a discount to the nobles.

Come on, are you meeting some woman?

Am I getting a stepmother?

You are an old man getting married!

Ji-han is going to be a groom.

Do not even joke about something like that.

That woman did not do anything wrong.

Mr. Gye is the pettiest man alive.

No woman would ever love him.

That is what Man-bok said.

You little…

-That is not true. -It is true.

-That is not true. -It is true.

I mean, that is not it. It is…

Whatever. The cat is out of the bag anyway.

I have a lot more to say, actually.

You have a bad temper.

You curse all the time.

You bark like a dog whenever you get drunk.

Hey, stop it with the nonsense!

It is hard enough trying to take care of you all.

Gosh.

Exactly! You are way too mean to get remarried!

Jang-goon. Are you picking a fight or what?

I am not.

Have you seen this herb?

No, never.

How many herbalists are around here?

Maybe three.

What the heck? What was that sound?

What was that noise?

Who are you?

Who the heck are you?

Thief.

It is a thief!

-Granny. -Bok.

Oh, gosh.

Bok.

Oh, gosh.

-Oh, my. -Hey.

Stay still.

-Man-bok. -Ouch, my crotch!

-Hey! -Stop right there.

Eun-woo.

It is all right.

That must have been the thief from before.

He must have come here to look for you, my lady.

Jeez, that is creepy. Look, I am getting goosebumps.

I am fine now. I was just a bit startled.

I think we should all sleep in Lady Eun-woo's room tonight.

Yes.

We can all sleep in Lady Eun-woo's room.

All of us?

That sounds fun!

I will prepare some late-night snacks.

Why is it so wet? It did not even rain.

That is strange.

What is wrong? Are you missing any herbs?

No, but it is strange.

Yangjegeun, licorice, and milkvetch roots.

I am not missing any of those.

But there are some new herbs here.

Where did these come from?

Maybe that thief dropped them.

Or maybe he was trying to steal them.

Oh, my.

We do not have any expensive herbs like these.

Mr. Gye is broke. He always says,

"Hey, this is not the royal palace!"

That is what he says.

I am going out for a moment.

Sure.

My goodness.

My lady, where are you going?

Gosh.

You are not supposed to walk around by yourself yet.

It has not rained for the past few days, so where did the mud come from?

The herbs.

The mountain.

What was Dol-seok doing two days ago in the evening?

He was having an affair

with the courtesan, Woo-hui.

-Woo-hui confirmed it too. -What about Yong-joon?

He became an alcoholic as he could not marry.

Then he started going around the village saying that he would kidnap a maiden.

Inspector Cho.

Oh, goodness.

I have been looking for you everywhere.

Me? Why?

Councilor Cho is calling you from Hanyang, sir.

He wants you to come up right away.

And why are you bringing me this news?

Were you not aware, sir?

I am very close to Councilor Cho.

Have you even met my father?

I heard that you have been trying to make connections

in order to work for me.

Yes, sir.

I swear that I will do anything to serve you

until the day I die, sir.

You are a funny man.

Well, then. What has Shin-woo been doing recently?

Yes, sir.

He is very focused on his duties as an inspector,

and…

I feel that he might be hiding something, sir.

Is that so?

-What is he hiding? -Well, sir,

it is nothing too special.

It was a needle, about this long, and it was black at the tip.

But it was not one of those needles that physicians usually use.

It looked a bit strange. It was rectangular.

He was carrying that around and asking people about it

in secret, sir.

I see. You seem like you are very interested in Shin-woo.

Oh, no.

I hope I did not say anything that I should not have said.

Eat.

I should have brought you here much earlier.

Yes, sir.

Until I give an additional order,

watch Shin-woo and report everything he does.

Of course, sir.

I will do anything for you, sir.

The mud that was on the thief's shoes

was also found in our yard and Mr. Choi's wall.

He also owns some precious herbs.

He must be an herbalist.

That is right.

These herbs are hard to obtain even for an herbalist.

Maybe he found them himself.

The top of Sorak Mountain is muddy

because it is so humid, right?

Yes. I saw that when I went to find some cheonma for the young master.

Yes.

An herbalist from the mountains came down because he was lonely?

There are three herbalists in Sorak Mountain.

Sorak Mountain gets very steep and humid from its midpoint,

so not many people go there.

An herbalist who lives in the valley must have dug up this wild ginseng.

What?

You can tell where he lives by the smell of it?

That is pretty awesome.

No.

Uncle Gae-ddong told me.

He found wild ginseng for the first time in years.

You heard from somebody else?

Hey.

We must go there first when the sun rises.

Why have you not killed Se-yeop yet?

I have a question.

Why do I have to secretly kill

a nobody physician like Se-yeop?

Is there some special reason for it?

So you need a reason to do it?

This is not like you.

You can leave me for today.

Are we at the right place?

Let us go.

Young Master.

I think this is the place.

I will go first. You can follow me.

Hey, you thief!

Hey, be quiet.

Oh, my.

Young Master.

Hey.

Wake up.

-Lay him down in the guest room. -Yes.

Eun-woo.

Yes.

-He needs acupuncture. -All right.

Should I place some needles on sipseon too?

No.

His pulse is too weak.

He lacks blood and fluids due to stress.

The energy in his heart, liver, and intestines is not circulating.

What?

He has the same symptoms as Lady Yeon-hwa.

No.

No.

Can you hear me?

My goodness.

Come on, be a man. How come you cannot swallow even a spoonful?

Just leave me alone.

He may have the same illness

as Lady Yeon-hwa.

Really?

We caught the man who was trying to kidnap you.

He even came to Gyesu Infirmary and tried to attack Eun-woo.

No.

No. He is not like that.

So you know him?

What happened between you two?

If you do not say anything, he will be arrested.

Even if you do not tell us,

we know who he is already.

He had those precious herbs, so he must be an herbalist.

You each have a piece from the same ribbon.

And, most importantly,

you are both suffering from the same illness.

We know exactly

who you are doing this for.

We…

We just wanted to be together.

After my father passed away,

our family's power started to decline.

My goodness, I did not bring the money.

I will go and get it right away.

Until I married into a family that would help us regain our power,

I was supposed to stay in the house.

That is when I met him.

Is it heavy?

Want me to carry it?

Where are you going?

Can you tell me where?

Let us go.

I told you, my mother will never allow it.

You went through all that for nothing.

Let us…

run away together.

Will you do that for me?

This is the proof of my love.

That is why we did it.

We thought my mother would give up on me if I got kidnapped.

But…

No.

Mu-yeong.

Mu-yeong.

How dare you touch her?

You will never leave this place alive.

Run.

You must escape.

He might die

if I stay with him.

I swear that I will never try to see him again.

Please forgive him.

I think she is lovesick.

When you are lovesick, you can only think about the person you love.

It is not listed in the medical texts,

but it is extremely hard to treat.

Being lovesick means that you cannot eat or sleep.

Even laughing will not keep the loneliness at bay.

So they were both missing each other.

I am sorry, Mr. Yoo.

You did not get to go because of me.

But…

are you still going to go?

Yes, I am.

I am sorry too.

My goodness!

Oh, no. Not this again.

Do you know this herb?

You have no idea what I went through because of that darn herb.

Minister Yoo died while he was looking into them.

So you better get lost

if you do not have a death wish.

You were harmed because of this herb? Why? How?

You see,

people think that this herb was used to assassinate the King.

I bet you brought it from the countryside thinking it is some precious herb.

But you will get arrested if you have that.

Just go.

We never saw each other today, do you understand?

Yoo Hoo-myung.

Just what were you trying to uncover?

So…

Is she all right?

The herbs from before.

I was planning on giving them to her.

So that must be

why you came to our infirmary that night.

I saw you entering Mr. Choi's house.

I planned on secretly leaving them here.

But I became a thief instead.

I deeply apologize.

So how is she?

Lady Yeon-hwa is fine now.

You should focus on getting better as well.

Come out here, Son Mu-yeong.

Father.

What is going on?

I heard that Son Mu-yeong is here.

Did he do something wrong?

He was accused of stealing.

Arrest him.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

Did Mr. Choi's madam report him?

Yes.

Father, he is ill.

He sent these for you.

You should go and see him.

No.

I put him through so much grief,

and now he is in jail because of me.

I must put this to an end.

I am just a burden to him.

Will you not eat anything?

Does she know

that I am locked in here?

Please.

Please do not tell her.

You should undergo treatment

for Lady Yeon-hwa's sake.

Even if I am released,

I do not want to be a burden to her anymore.

I need to leave.

WE MUST PROTECT THEIR BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP

Yes.

They should do what they want

instead of keeping their emotions bottled up inside.

I mean, even in our village,

there is this handsome man

who is always walking around with a beautiful woman.

But they are both acting so stupid. Maybe they do not know

they are in love or how to show it.

I guess they will visit the infirmary for lovesickness.

I bet you will love getting two patients at once, Mr. Gye.

Not at all. The guy cannot be treated.

Yes.

Then they can just get married.

Yes, they can get married.

We should throw a party and eat lots of rice cakes and noodles.

Marriage? No way.

You need experience to show your affection properly.

Jeez.

That guy will never be able to confess his love for her.

Then you must be very experienced in showing your love?

Of course I am. I mean, look.

-My love. -Stop it.

-Sorry. -I swear…

Mr. Yoo, you are a frustrating one as well.

You should get some practice every once in a while

-with Man-bok or something. -Jeez.

You cannot practice that.

That is a great idea.

I will get that ready right away.

-Get ready for what? -What?

What is he going to do?

Is he going to confess his love?

Eun-woo.

I need you for this. Come with me.

It is time to celebrate!

You want me to let him go?

You ignored my request for you to leave,

and now with this absurd request.

Do I look like your friend?

Inspector Cho, you must know

that Mu-yeong is not a thief.

Should you not be worried about yourself? I am planning on killing you.

I am sure that you do everything for a reason, sir.

If you say something under the moonlight in this bamboo forest,

the person you are talking about will hear it.

Nobody can hear you here,

so you can say anything that you want to say.

Do not worry, Lady Yeon-hwa.

If you want, you can pretend that Man-bok is Mu-yeong.

Hey.

You can stay right here.

Go only if you have something to say.

-Well… -It is easier

to say those things when you are with other women.

-But… -Whatever.

You can go, Lady Eun-woo.

Learn some tact.

Come on. I had a plan too, you know?

My lady.

You can say everything that you have wanted to say.

I bet you have a lot to say.

I was told that I need to keep those things hidden.

If I reveal my true feelings,

then something bad will happen.

If anything happens to Mu-yeong…

That is not true.

People say that the full moon will make your wish come true.

How about you try talking to that moon

instead of me, then?

Eun-woo.

Come on.

I am going to miss you.

Please do not go.

Please stay with me.

My heart hurts so much

whenever I imagine you gone,

Mr. Yoo.

I knew it.

She is really something else.

Only if my young master

could be like her too.

My goodness.

-Oh, my. -Jeez.

Like that.

Just like that.

I do not want to leave you.

I want to stay with you.

I miss you.

I miss the dirt on your hands,

your smile,

and the fresh smell of grass.

Please come back to me alive.

Yeon-hwa.

I was terrified that I would never be able to reach you.

My heart will always

belong to you.

Where are Mu-yeong and Lady Yeon-hwa?

They left.

You should have sent her back.

You should have sent Lady Yeon-hwa back to her house.

If you keep disobeying the law, I will have to punish you.

What will you do if both of them end up dying?

Those two need each other to live.

If you do not let them go now, the madam will never let her leave.

So you think you did the right thing?

I was just trying to save them.

Since when have you been so reckless?

-If I had known about this… -You do not know

what it is like to truly love somebody.

That idiot.

So Shin-woo

has been looking into the discolored needle

that was used when the King died,

and everything that Soon-man told me is true.

Is that what you are saying?

Yes, sir.

Minister Yoo died

while holding that needle.

So a tiger cub has the evidence to prove the King was poisoned?

I suppose he is truly going to backstab me.

I am sure he will not do that, sir. Maybe you could call him, and…

Do you know the reason all rebellions end up failing?

It is because people fail to kill the one traitor.

So what I need to do

is to cut down the traitors without any hesitation

and fill those spaces

with people who are loyal to me.

Call Soon-man to me,

right now.

You do not know

what it is like to truly love somebody.

Did Councilor Cho order this?

You are always much braver than I am, Eun-woo.

Well…

I was just saying what Lady Yeon-hwa said.

I killed the previous King

with my own hands.

That is the reason

I was banished from the royal palace,

and why I cannot perform acupuncture anymore.

Also,

somebody has been chasing after me because of what happened.

I do not want to leave.

But…

I must reveal the truth.

Will you…

wait for me?

So Shin-woo is involved in this as well.

The adopted son of Councilor Cho, who was trying to kill me, was attacked.

Who did it?

-Se-yeop. -Your Majesty.

A court lady from the Royal Kitchen is being brought here.

Please help her.

I guess she cannot talk.

They found the court lady from the Royal Kitchen, Wol.

Lead the way.

I shall end this myself.

-Find them. -Soon-man is bringing

a bunch of soldiers this way.

You must live,

and I must save you.

I will be fine.

Subtitle translation by: Su-in Choi