(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 9)
Would you walk next to me?
What...
should we do?
Just as we have been doing.
We will be fine.
Oh, okay.
Then...
I will go in first.
That would look more suspicious.
Right.
Lady Eun Woo.
Yes?
I like you.
A lot.
Very much.
Yes, me too.
Shall we go inside?
Dan.
You are here.
Hello, you are back.
When you are visiting Heuksan Island,
you must try some raw fish.
Yes.
I suppose the two of you went to see the fireworks.
Raw fish at this late hour?
Did you...
stay up to wait for us?
What is with the stammer?
Here, let me pour you one. Heuksan Island is famous for this liquor.
I am truly sorry,
but could I have some honey herbal punch instead?
My gosh.
I heard you could not drink alcohol.
I suppose it was true.
A man cannot drink a single drop of alcohol?
Physician Yoo, you are truly...
You are so perfect!
Oh, my. It would be difficult...
to find such a perfect man like you.
Even your eyelashes are so long and beautiful.
My eyelashes...
are not that nice.
Everything about you is beautiful.
Look carefully, and you will find that I have beautiful features.
I shall study your face.
Yes.
My lady.
You must be so happy.
Eat up.
Please allow me to pour you one.
Everything is so delicious.
Right? Then how about you live here with us?
Shall I, Mother?
Gosh, he has to leave tomorrow.
(Gyesoo Clinic)
- Who are you looking for? - My gosh!
You are Mak Jin.
Are you not feeling well?
No, it is not that. I have not been sleeping well.
Physician Yoo is good at treating psychiatric ailments,
so I wanted to see him...
Oh, no.
He is not here. He is visiting a faraway town.
What? When will he be back, then?
That I do not know.
Why can you not fall asleep?
You should fall asleep as soon as you finish work.
I am very timid.
I had to quit my job because of the ban.
I had managed to get a job at the market, but...
Ever since I signed the appeal,
I have been feeling so scared and worried...
as if I would get the hiccups...
even just at the sight of a constable.
I have not slept a wink since that day.
My gosh. It is that bad?
I feel so bad.
You developed insomnia because you tried to help us?
Oh, boy.
Hey, let us not submit the one Mak Jin signed.
Oh, okay.
We have collected a big pile of petitions,
so we can definitely take one out.
No, you do not need to do that.
I will go get it now!
- Yes. - Yes, hurry.
No! It is truly fine.
I will just go inside and wait.
Having you by my side...
excites me...
and makes me happy.
My heart...
is racing.
How come?
Because we do not know...
what life has in store for us.
No matter what happens,
I will be fine for we are together.
I wish...
this path was a little longer.
This is how you wrestle with your knees. Straighten one leg.
- Fold it like this. - Fold it.
Hold it. Hop.
Hop, like this.
My gosh, Young Master!
How have you all been?
- Physician Yoo! - You left looking all confident.
Why did you come back alone?
Alone?
No, we came together.
- What? - What? Where?
- My gosh! - Lady Seo!
- Oh, my! - Gosh, what a surprise.
We had no idea you would be hiding there.
Thank goodness you two came back together.
My father truly struggled while you were away.
That is right. We had to close the clinic.
We had to send all our patients to Iron Birch Clinic.
Lady Seo, do not leave us again.
All right, Jang Gun.
I will not go anywhere.
Anyway, you two.
Any good news from Heuksan Island?
Come on. I am sure something happened.
I bet they got married in her family home!
Gosh, Granny!
No, not yet...
We are not married yet.
"Not yet?"
Then when will it happen?
Physician Yoo, go inside and tend to the patients.
They said Physician Gye had been very busy all alone.
Oh, right.
- There must be many patients... - Yes.
- to tend to. - You seem flustered.
- Gosh, what is going on? - Things seem to be working out.
They certainly seem to have gotten closer.
How come my handsome Kang Il did not come back with them?
Things are going well between those two.
Why would that frog butt in?
- Right. - He should leave them alone.
You?
You confidently assured me before you left,
but I did not hear from you at all,
so I thought you were staying in the boondocks for good.
No, of course not.
I will destroy that secret ledger for you.
We cannot lose the perfect chance...
to finish off Yoo Se Yeob because of a few insignificant deeds.
You failed me as an inspector,
so how am I to trust you?
I am the only one who can enter Physician Gye's residence anyway.
Why did you let them find out about your weakness?
Fine.
I heard you!
Yoo Se Yeob is His Majesty's friend.
I understand you cannot step in yourself,
but you must speak to the Second State Councilor...
and finish him off for good.
Do you understand?
It seems as though...
you now hate him more than I do.
I wonder why.
(Gyesoo Clinic)
Did the petition make you that anxious?
Your pulse is very weak.
We will not submit the petitions to District Governor Ahn.
It is for His Majesty's eyes, so do not worry.
Here is her petition.
Thanks.
There you go. Nothing will worry you anymore.
Please do not burn it.
You said it could help Physician Yoo keep his title.
It is all right.
We have a pile of them in Physician Gye's room.
There are many patients who are fond of Physician Yoo.
Now, please lie back down.
Acupuncture treatment and medicine will help you sleep better.
Right. You can put your trust in us.
(External)
Those who are morally impaired...
should be rightfully punished.
Seeing that you wrote a petition...
makes me believe you are of that kind.
The physicians did nothing wrong.
And it is unfair to keep widows...
tied to their homes.
Goodness.
Are you saying that you widows...
have formed an alliance?
All right, then.
Know this though.
You are not the same kind of widow.
Did you think I would not find out that you are an immigrant?
It is not something you can keep hidden,
especially when it comes to one's origins...
Please spare me, my lord.
Please have mercy on me.
Look at you suddenly changing your stance.
You seem like a different person.
Get up.
Just do as I tell you,
and you will live.
What could this be?
It is a tonic...
that will help you seduce a man.
Find a way to be alone with Yoo Se Poong...
and have him consume this.
Easy, is it not?
Have some delicious crunchy rice.
Delicious, is it not?
Gosh.
You can sit over there together.
You traveled from the island together, did you not?
Why are you staring at me like that?
You are one to talk...
when you chased after her during a busy season.
Granny, take his rice away.
Get yourself your own wife and stop being a jealous fool.
Poong, eat your fill.
That is the key to producing offspring.
Goodness.
- Offspring? - That is a funny one.
Let us happily enjoy our food.
Goodness.
Here.
Those are the good times.
It is now your turn to be swamped by patients.
I am off to Hanyang.
Man Bok, is everything ready?
I have our travel gear ready as well as the petitions.
You just have to follow me out.
Right.
I will come with you since this matter concerns me.
Going to the State Tribunal yourself...
to submit petitions...
that speak of your talent, innocence, and good will?
How embarrassing is that?
You can be so clueless at times.
You are to stay here and treat the patients.
You can get going now. I am sure you will get well soon.
Physician Gye.
I thought you had left, but you have returned.
I had no reason to run away.
Why should I trust you and take you back?
I met with District Governor Ahn at Mohwagak...
for a different matter.
Physician Yoo and I worked at the Medical Office together,
but we did not know each other personally.
Hey, Frog.
Do you see me as a fool?
I see the fire burning in your eyes.
Whenever the dunce is in your line of sight,
you secretly watch his every move.
Getting defensive, are you?
For years, you have felt inferior to Se Yeob.
Just like you made it your mission to study hard in Qing,
hone those emotions to make you a better physician.
Do not let it hurt you instead.
In what way did you administer the acupuncture...
that left her with no pulse?
- What was that? - Will she make it?
- What will happen? - Is she dead?
This is bad.
One, two, three.
- Goodness. - She is alive.
She would have died had it not been for him.
You almost killed this patient.
Do not administer acupuncture if it will put the patient at risk.
An unqualified physician...
has no place in the Palace.
How did someone like him get hired by the Medical Office?
- How should I know? - Maybe someone pulled some strings.
He has connections in the Medical Office?
How so?
No matter what Physician Yoo does,
everyone puts their trust in him.
Why am I not treated the same way when I am obviously trying hard?
Not even you trust me.
That is because you are not an open book.
Harboring secrets...
will never lead you to having your own people.
It applies to romantic relationships...
as well as relationships with your teachers and fathers.
If you think you have no one on your side,
take a good look inside yourself and see if you have built a life...
on arrogance and lies.
You may have been corrupted...
by the ways of the Medical Office,
but you are a talented physician.
You think quickly on your feet,
and you have many other qualities a physician should have.
I told you before...
that a countryside physician...
could save the lives of hundreds and thousands.
Do not waste your time eyeing others.
Use that time to save yourself instead.
Why bring me here?
I want our relationship...
to be deeper and stronger.
"Poong-Woo's Journal."
When I first began to record my work,
in the first chapter,
I wrote how we met.
I am mentioned in your first chapter?
You are...
my first love.
"Poong-Woo's Journal."
Now that we are together,
we should write in it together.
That is what it means.
Is it not a great idea?
Yes, it's a great one.
Then...
(Poong, wind)
The corresponding character should be "woo" for rain.
But what if that brings us too many trials and tribulations?
We still have to worry about your reputation and personal record.
(Woo, rain)
I will shield you from the wind and rain.
You cannot.
You named this journal so we could write in it together.
We must shield each other.
I did not think that far.
Then shall we, together...
Together.
"Poong-Woo's Journal."
(Poong-Woo's Journal)
Come on.
If you do not do it properly,
I will send you back to your own land.
In other words, I will put your name on the repatriate list.
Okay?
Oh, my gosh!
- Oh, no. - It is fine.
Leave it.
I will clean up.
Goodness.
You. If you want to sleep well,
you should not be drinking persimmon punch.
I heard they burned your petition,
and you still cannot sleep.
This is...
preserved citron and honey with some water.
It will help you sleep.
Drink.
Is it good?
People who worry so much...
they feel like they are walking on thin ice...
need to sooth their insides with something sweet, I heard.
We all have worries. Who does not?
Drink that and eat the citron pieces too, okay?
Can you carry all this? Will your back not break?
Do not worry about him at all.
He is...
much bigger and stronger than you think.
Here are some snacks that would make even the King faint if he had some.
Use it as a bribe if things do not go your way.
Thank you so much, Lady Namhae.
Before your dunce master asks to tag along,
we must go.
Do not worry about him.
I don't know what it was,
but he did something last night, and he is still fast asleep.
Lady Seo is also in a deep sleep.
They must have been busy all night long, then.
That is right. They were busy all night.
I saw them in the storage room.
- What? - What?
They let a child see?
- Tell us what they did. - Yes.
They did not sleep last night.
That could not be good for their health.
What else could they have done? It is very obvious.
All night long...
they wrote a journal about the patients.
- What? - Darn it.
You are so very strong.
- See you. - Bye.
- So long. - Take care.
I have everything in place to make sure the physician fool...
crashes and burns for good.
All you have to do now...
is relax, wait, and enjoy the spoils.
All is well, sir.
So...
what did you put in place?
What? Come on, the scandal.
You told me to create a scandal that would bury them.
I...
No, forget it. I cannot tell.
You will see for yourself.
Do not worry.
My goodness.
Why are you so jumpy?
You are going home, then?
Take this.
It is warm. What is it?
Open it and see.
Taste it.
I know well how you feel.
Keeping it to yourself must have worn you out.
That you are an immigrant.
You are from my hometown.
Where did you get the idea...
As if I would not know.
Look at me.
I was so tormented,
I completely gave up hiding it.
Eat up.
I never said that.
Believe me!
I was away from home with no family.
- I had to guess the weather well. - Hear me out!
Or I had to see the future.
I had to at least pretend...
to make a living.
People hated me and cursed at me,
but they liked my cooking.
So I worked hard and got better.
If there was a feast or a wake,
I was there in the kitchen.
Is it good?
Yes.
What if you run out of places to escape to?
One person...
will always reach out.
If you take that hand and get up, you can go on again.
You must have had that one person.
Are you all right?
I did.
I took that hand...
and managed to be myself until this day.
I envy you.
Each time I hold a hand,
it belongs to someone who wants to cut off mine.
Will you take mine, then?
You have been through a lot.
Today, you should just relax and sleep.
I will not tell anyone that we are from the same village.
Go on in and sleep as much as you want.
Visit me if you ever get homesick.
Physician Gye! Man Bok!
Physician Gye.
Do you think the petitions are enough...
to get Physician Yoo reinstated?
Is there anything else I can do to help?
The petitions are not the only thing we have.
While you were in Heuksan Island,
we gathered some intel on the chief royal physician...
and the others in the Medical Office.
I wanted to tell you before I left...
but did not, for I thought it might worry you.
Now that we have this on them,
they will not be able to demand...
that all his records be deleted, using that fake evidence,
as long as something else does not happen.
Jeon Kang Il might find this...
in my room very soon.
I left a fake copy in my room.
Keep an eye on him and find out...
what he does with it.
That is what you can do for us.
Got it.
I planted a spy in the clinic.
It will all blow up when the time comes,
so just wait and see.
(Gyesoo Clinic, Palace-affiliated)
Physician Yoo.
How do you feel? Did you get some sleep?
I am sorry.
I think I should go home today.
All right, you do that.
It could be harder to fall asleep when it is not your own bed.
Wait, Physician Yoo.
Could you...
walk me home?
Thank you for your hard work, Physician Gye.
I have always been worried about Se Yeob...
ever since his father passed away.
I am truly relieved that he has you.
I wish I had someone like you whom I could trust and count on...
here in the royal court.
Your Majesty, that book...
Please do not open it yet.
Why not?
Nothing listed in that book...
is a grave crime that cannot be forgiven.
I made the list,
but everyone has a flaw.
Open it when you wish to help Physician Yoo,
when someone...
tries to falsely accuse him to cause him harm.
If you open it then, you will find it helpful.
So you are advising me not to open it now?
That is correct, Your Majesty.
If you read about...
your ministers and aides' petty acts of misconduct,
you might feel repulsed...
when you must face them. It concerns me,
so please put it away for now...
and only use it when and if the need arises.
You are concerned that I would be disheartened.
You and Se Yeob are very similar.
Well, I hear you have collected a giant pile...
of petitions from Sorak Village.
Yes, Your Majesty. I managed to safely deliver them...
to the State Tribunal before coming to see you.
I am truly relieved.
I could not make my own decision as the King...
for we have received so many requests...
to annul and delete Se Yeob's records.
It looks like I can now help Se Yeob...
as long as another problem does not arise.
Thank you for your trust in us, Your Majesty.
I am much obliged.
Until we can completely put it behind us,
please do your best.
I will, Your Majesty.
Physician Yoo.
Please sit here for a moment. I will prepare it quickly.
Prepare what?
I wish to cook a meal for you.
Oh, it is okay.
Robbers will target me if they find out I am a widow who lives alone.
I see.
It must have been hard,
having to survive alone.
Yes, all I can do is take one day at a time.
I understand how that feels,
to some extent.
You must feel like everyone is pointing their knife at you,
threatening and persecuting you.
I bet all you can think about is the fact that you have no one.
You must be filled with resentment.
Perhaps, do you feel...
as though you are standing on the edge of a cliff?
None of it is your fault,
so please do not beat yourself up.
And look around you.
When you are desperately hurting,
you cannot even see a helping hand.
Perhaps, someone already tried...
to offer you a warm helping hand.
Mak Jin! Come and join us.
Yes, join us.
People who worry so much...
they feel like they are walking on thin ice...
need to sooth their insides with something sweet, I heard.
I know well how you feel.
Keeping it to yourself must have worn you out.
Something is keeping you up at night.
It is causing you so much pain.
I promise you that I will find out what it is.
It may take some time,
but I will not give up until the day I find out the reason.
Physician Yoo.
I am sorry.
How did it go?
Did you give him the philter?
The philter. You did, right?
I am sure you did. Right?
Right?
Answer me!
Why are you not answering?
I cannot do it.
I cannot!
What?
Why you...
Do you wish to die instead?
Please do not do this. Physician Yoo is a good man.
I am a good person as well!
You...
You will be shipped off to your motherland.
Your name will be at the top of the deportation list.
You cannot do that.
I will let everyone else know.
I will continue to live here in Sorak Village!
Why you...
Let go of me!
You...
Darn it.
Physician Yoo.
Goodness.
Have you seen Lady Eun Woo?
I have not been able to see her.
I know.
We were finding it peculiar as well.
She is not in her room,
the guest room, or even the kitchen.
Come to think of it,
the inspector is also nowhere to be seen.
Maybe they went on an urgent house call together.
Right.
What is that in your hand?
Physician Yoo, please forgive me.
I believe that Mak Jin...
tried to drug me.
- What? - What are you talking about?
Give me that.
Goodness.
This is a philter.
Are you saying she tried to seduce you?
Seduce him?
Mak Jin, is she not from your hometown?
She is also an immigrant.
Did she say anything to you while I was gone?
How did you figure it out...
when she changed her accent?
Hold on.
Is she not a local?
Did you know that?
Of course I did.
She may have changed her accent,
but I could tell.
But it was a secret between us.
No can do.
Something must have happened.
District Governor Ahn would not let this slide.
He could have been pressured to expose her...
and used it as leverage to get her to work for him.
Come to think of it,
Qing has requested their people be deported.
He could have used that against her.
Yes, that seems plausible.
District Governor Ahn was trying to turn a rumor...
into a scandal.
My goodness.
What about Lady Eun Woo?
Could her being absent have anything to do with the matter?
Jeon Kang Il might find this...
in my room very soon.
I left a fake copy in my room.
Keep an eye on him and find out...
what he does with it.
That is what you can do for us.
- Lady Eun Woo! - Lady Eun Woo.
Lady Eun Woo?
Jang Gun, come.
- Lady Eun Woo! - Lady Eun Woo.
Let us go that way.
Lady Eun Woo!
Lady Eun Woo.
Goodness.
Lady Eun Woo!
Young lady! This way.
- Young lady! - Goodness.
We already checked over there.
- Come. - No, she is here.
Where could she have gone?
- Lady Eun Woo. - Come this way.
- Physician Gye! - Right.
Was she not over there?
She was not at the market today.
Where could she have gone?
Lady Eun Woo!
- Lady Eun Woo! - Lady Eun Woo!
Where did she go?
Man Bok, check the marketplace.
I will check the woods.
Young Master,
please be careful.
Sure.
Let us go.
Lady Eun Woo!
It is me.
What on earth are you doing?
Did I not tell you to act rashly?
Is this her?
What will you do now?
No one will know...
of this body once I bury it.
Gosh.
How could a governor...
hurt one of his people?
You shameless wench.
You are a widow frolicking with a physician.
How dare you lecture me?
I just need you to be silent forever.
What the heck was that?
It is all over, Governor Ahn!
You are making things worse for yourself.
Do not tell me what to do!
Please stop this! Please!
Physician Jeon!
Darn it.
Run away! Go, now!
Go! Bring people over!
Is it getting hard to breathe?
Finally, you are quiet.
No!
Lady Eun Woo.
Please.
No...
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