(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 5)
If you are going to delay it, you might as well delay it longer.
Just a little delay is more than I owe you.
Leave the ten nyang and go.
Double the delay.
Get out of the way!
Make way!
- No... I did not... - Oh, dear.
Halt!
Stop!
Young Master! Save me!
Oh, dear.
Forgive me.
No, wait, please...
Get out of our way!
None of this...
was your fault, my lady.
It was all his doing.
Yes. You can change it all by making up your own mind.
Be quiet.
I am the only one who can protect her.
I am sorry.
I am sorry. I really am.
No.
I paid you thrice.
No.
Young Master!
Stop!
I brought the real killer.
He is the actual murderer.
I was...
only heading off on a cruise with my dear love.
For what reason do you call me a murderer?
The clear proof you spoke of.
Did you find it?
We brought you a witness.
- Who is that? - She is a witness?
I saw it...
for myself and clearly too.
He strangled Gae Ban.
Then killed him.
- What? - What an evil thing to do.
- He did it? - Oh, dear.
- He must be the killer. - Really?
It all began...
when he forced me to stop playing my geomungo.
I warned you.
Do not play the geomungo anymore.
Any man who hears it will flock to you.
If you will not do as I say, break off our engagement.
But if you do that,
you will have to pay me back for the dowry...
and your father's debts that I paid for.
Because that is how the world works.
But...
I kept on playing in secret.
Because I wanted, needed to breathe.
Ban enjoyed my music.
He even carved me a suldae.
(Suldae: A stick used to play the geomungo.)
No.
My lady. Run.
My lady.
You need to get up! Do you wish to die?
Wait.
We must see the magistrate before the physician.
Gae Ban, run!
That scumbag must be punished!
Chop him to pieces!
- That piece of... - Stop.
Listen up! Release this man at once...
and imprison Lee Gil Soo!
- Yes, sir! - My goodness.
- Oh, dear. - That scoundrel!
- Punish him! - Yes!
Young Master.
- Man Bok. - Yes, Young Master.
Please untie me.
Okay.
Were you worried about me? I am okay.
Young Master...
Thank goodness.
The energy blockage has been removed.
Her blood circulation and energy flow have improved.
Correct.
Her condition will continue to improve.
If it were not for me,
Ban would still be alive.
I should have protected him.
No, my lady.
Why do you think that it is your fault?
Your hand tremors...
were caused by a weakened heart and mind...
as stated in "Dongui Bogam."
However, you did not get nervous in such a stressful situation...
and taught him a lesson,
which tells me that you have overcome your condition.
However, emotional devastation causes your energy...
to travel downward and become stagnant,
so I suggest you focus on preventing that for the time being.
To be more specific,
do not hold in farts and keep your intestines moist.
That will help you...
- It will... - Well...
What Physician Yoo is trying to say...
is that he is truly impressed...
by how you managed to overcome your hand tremors all on your own.
Right, Physician Yoo?
Yes.
Thank you.
I owe it all to the two of you.
You were brave enough to uncover the truth,
so I am certain that you can protect yourself from now on.
You think so?
Yes, I am sure of it.
Do not hold yourself back and do the things you want to do.
Boar is back!
Do not ask me any questions from now on.
Do you know how much he resented me?
Eat all of this. And do not worry us again.
You are a big guy, but you are of no use.
Eat up.
You were all worried about me?
You were this worried?
No, we were not.
They say you must not smile right after crying.
Just eat your food.
Thank you for the food.
This is so good!
It is absolutely delicious.
Eat slowly.
This is my favourite dish!
Hey! Stop talking nonsense.
If the deceased King died from poisoning,
why would His Majesty sit back and do nothing about it?
He cannot do anything...
for the Second State Councillor outpowers him.
I heard His Majesty was investigating it in secret.
The royal taster tastes everything first with a silver spoon.
It makes no sense.
I heard the poison was an extremely rare one.
I heard it with my own ears when I was delivering some merchandise.
Is that so?
I know nothing.
Why are you doing this to me?
Tell us the source of the groundless rumours you have been spreading.
We have all the witnesses in our custody now.
Will you confess after you are beheaded?
I...
All I did was...
meet Commissioner Yoo Hoo Myung...
when he came to see me.
Yoo Hoo Myung?
What are you scheming with Yoo Hoo Myung?
My gosh. Scheming? No!
Commissioner Yoo was looking for a rare medicinal herb...
I had never seen before.
A medicinal herb?
Did he leave it with you?
No, of course not!
I have never seen anything like this before.
I only saw it for a moment.
It was wrapped in silk.
He showed it to me briefly and left.
Yoo Hoo Myung...
got his hands on dansacho?
But how?
If someone wishes...
to uncover the truth behind the former King's death...
And if that is the King, then what will you do?
We must kill Yoo Se Yeob at once.
Even if Yoo Hoo Myung knew something,
we killed him before he could say anything to the King.
So if we kill his son, we have nothing to worry about.
It is easier said than done.
All you do is talk when you cannot do anything right!
We should have...
killed him long ago anyway.
There is nothing you cannot do. Why are you hesitant?
I will deal with the physician myself.
You must find the court maid from the Royal Kitchen...
and get rid of her at all costs.
Yes, my lord.
If we get rid of Yoo Se Yeob,
no one else will know about the secret behind dansacho.
Once that gets out,
you and I are both doomed.
I am aware, my lord.
We burned "Haedongboncho" to ashes...
and killed anyone and everyone related to Jeon Kyu Hyung.
What is this?
Oh, boy.
("Haedongboncho")
"Haedongboncho?"
I thought I had read every medical textbook in Joseon.
"Daegae."
"Sanyeonchae."
"Geungeunchae."
"Dansacho?"
(Dansacho)
("Haedongboncho")
Would these be too complex for Lady Eun Woo?
(Euibangyoochui)
(Jingyuequanshu)
(Gugeubyangbang)
You seem as though...
you are lost in the cold.
That is how I would describe being locked up in a cell.
Must you say something that creepy...
when you have a knack for foreseeing the future?
From what I hear,
you are quite the fortune-teller.
Is there anything you see in mine?
Here.
Could I be seen at a nice banquet or feast?
How can you see the future?
Lady Namhae!
Will it rain on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month?
It will pour,
so pick edible flowers and mugwort while you can.
I should have asked you sooner.
- Thank you. - Have a good one.
The scorched rice is mine!
Have you moved on to stealing Jang Gun's scorched rice?
You are unbelievable.
No, of course not.
I thought it was for everyone being out in the open and all.
It is mine. Stay away!
Jang Gun, what is delicious...
should be shared.
My gosh.
I am sorry!
- It was my fault. - Goodness.
Jang Gun!
It was my fault.
- I am sorry. - My gosh.
Jang Gun, here you go. Everything is all right.
Did you have to scare him like that?
Unbelievable.
What was that all about?
I did not mean any harm.
Physician Gye is the only one he shares his scorched rice with.
Hold on. Where did Father go so early in the morning?
Who is there?
- Goodness. - It's food and firewood.
Who could have left these here?
My gosh.
How exhausting.
I was almost caught just now.
What?
Physician Gye.
Goodness, Madam Jeodonggung. Is that you?
What brings you here at this early hour?
Quickly. Please examine this boy.
What happened?
Since the crack of dawn, he has been hallucinating...
and talking gibberish as if he had seen a ghost.
Allow me to examine him inside. This way.
You two, bring me my needles.
- In here. - Goodness.
What is this about?
Carefully, please.
How is he?
His pulse is thready.
Are you saying he cannot be saved?
Of course not.
A needle to the Gugeub will bring him back.
You said that he hallucinated. Has it occurred before?
I am not sure...
for I do not spend every waking hour with him.
If he hallucinated during the day, we could eliminate sleepwalking.
I hear it normally happens at night.
Could he be possessed by a spirit?
Let us treat him with moxibustion.
I will begin the treatment to the Seokmun.
His pulse may be thready...
but not thready enough to make him hallucinate...
which is odd.
I do not think I was aware...
of such a young boy being in your family.
I heard that the son of a concubine was adopted.
Maybe that is him.
Are you saying she is not his birth mother?
She seems to care immensely though.
It goes to show the madam's grace.
She thinks of him as her own.
Who cares?
Is it not something everyone will know about?
Those who talk behind others' backs should die.
Her mind seems oddly clear at times.
That is correct. He is...
In internal medicine, it is said that...
women cease to menstruate at the age of 49...
which prevents them from reproducing.
Judging by how dry your skin is,
he could not have been conceived...
during the period in which you menstruated.
(Cheongye: menstruation)
Therefore, he must be the son of a concubine.
What are you...
Also, you do not seem to know the boy very well...
which implies that he has only recently moved in.
You dunce!
My apologies.
He spends his days buried in books...
which did not allow for him to learn basic manners.
Madam, he did not mean to insult you.
That is not how you speak to a devoted wife.
Do not apologize...
for he is correct.
He is an illegitimate son.
Maybe I should have told them about the boy's illegitimacy.
One would have to be daft...
to actually say that in front of her, right?
That is exactly what Young Master would do.
Oh, dear.
Let us begin treatment on his back.
Wait!
Madam, you may leave me with him.
Should you not return home before breakfast?
Right, of course.
Please take good care of him.
Could you send him home as soon as he wakes up?
Of course. He is in good hands, so do not worry.
Take good care of him.
Shall we?
Who did this to him?
I will be in trouble if I tell you.
His stomach and back.
Even his arms are covered in bruises.
Please speak the truth.
I cannot save him unless I know the truth.
Who did the beating?
Was it Madam Jeodonggung?
I do not know who it was.
- But... - Madam!
Do not just stand there. Stop him!
- Madam, I must ask something. - No, you cannot.
Madam!
What?
You said to stop him.
Young Master?
- Poong. - Young Master?
- Poong! - Oh, no.
- What happened to him? - Poong.
Here.
Do this.
Yes.
Your clueless idiocy verges on a disease.
Who is that madam...
that you all tiptoe around her?
Her mother is one of the late king's daughters.
She is a king's granddaughter and has royal blood.
She is the most influential person we could ever look after.
So act smart.
Her husband was demoted to the countryside,
but he will soon go back to being a minister or lord.
Their family is the most powerful around.
(Powerful, influential)
You mean powerful people...
would not beat a child?
She beat a child?
That is nonsense if ever I heard any.
She is not that kind of person.
She gives out grain to the poor.
She cares so much for the suffering.
The child...
was beaten by the other mistress who looked after him.
She beat him so much which is why...
he ended up with his father.
I am sure the madam will look after him now.
You are not clueless.
You are suspicious.
Even so, that madam is the last one he should suspect.
In Hanyang, anything can happen.
People from Hanyang...
have a tendency to not trust others.
Yes, like this.
They tend to get all twisted up.
I see.
Do not trust pretty people.
They hide thorns deep inside.
What pretty people?
I do not have any thorns.
He is awake!
Seok Cheol is awake!
Are you all right?
I...
am thirsty.
I cannot hear.
Since when?
My head hurts.
Gosh.
We got this water to wash your feet with.
Oh, dear.
He is thirsty, speaks incoherently,
has a headache, and is trembling.
It seems like dehydration.
We must find out why he is dehydrated.
I cannot tell.
Or if the wounds on his back have anything to do with it.
(Pediatrics)
You are lending him your clothes?
Thank you.
Seok Cheol is sick.
Hey, you are awake.
Bathe him.
The old man will be here. Let him take the boy.
I will take him home.
Why you?
What trouble will you cause this time?
The boy has some unusual wounds.
And questionable dehydration.
I must check what is going on.
Why do you care so much about strangers?
I am not a stranger.
I am an adult.
Master Seok Cheol, you must come inside.
Do you know how busy I was this morning?
What took you so long?
I was late because I was weighed down.
It sure is quite heavy.
Good for you.
You said they were a noble family, but they were a total mess.
I almost got killed by a flying ink stone.
Lord Cho does have a temper.
I spent a fortune on tutors for you.
What is this?
I bet Seok Cheol who barely...
started to learn how to write can write better than you!
You fools.
I am done with you!
Get lost!
Darn it.
Seok Cheol's half-brothers...
glared at him like they wished him dead.
I hate you.
Lowlife.
Thank Physician Gye for his efforts so early in the morning.
Thank you for treating the boy.
We prescribed a tonic,
but we could not yet figure out why he sees things.
I will visit every now and then to check on him.
Do not worry.
Thank you.
Seok Cheol.
The mistress shouted...
and ran in when the lady was still around.
It was a mess.
What if you had died?
I wondered how I would live without you.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I am so glad.
What a relief.
There are much worse families.
You are so naive.
Do you think you will be different?
Yes. I would rather not get married at all.
If and when I do, I will love only one wife.
You will find out life does not go as you wish.
Anyway, Seok Cheol's illness is not a simple one.
I think someone is harassing him in secret.
Seok Cheol is sick. Very sick.
- We must save him. - Save him.
You said you would check on him.
Focus on what you can do right now.
Seok Cheol is sick.
- I do not care. - Seok Cheol.
Seok Cheol is sick.
Do you think so too?
Yes.
I would like to stay married to just one man.
I meant...
Seok Cheol.
Right.
The bruises and wounds on his body.
They were caused at different times.
He was beaten for a while.
I cannot let him be.
I cannot let things continue.
They are fresh.
Is your husband back?
I cannot take anything less than two nyang.
He almost died trying to keep his share.
Still, Madam Jeodonggung must have paid you handsomely.
- Give me a discount. - I cannot.
That family is even worse these days.
You can ask anyone who supplies them.
They got stingy. Something is off.
- Let us have fish for dinner! - Granny!
Where are you going?
You cannot touch what we did not buy!
Give me what she just took.
And these too.
Since when were they like that?
Who was?
Madam Jeodonggung.
I thought they had enough money to last a lifetime.
When did they turn so stingy?
Around this time two years ago.
Two years ago?
I did not tell anyone.
I kept my promise.
The sun will come up at this rate.
Goodness. Young Master cannot take a hint.
Look.
Let us stop here.
- Sure. - I will put these away.
We have lots of time.
Codonopsis pilosula and cortex fraxini.
All right.
My gosh. You scared me.
Hey, you are that kid we saw earlier. Right?
Young Master.
Why did you come all the way here barefoot?
Mom, I am cold.
I am thirsty.
What?
We should take him inside.
I cannot hear you.
I cannot hear anything.
Here.
Who did this to him?
Why? And how?
Hello, anybody here? Physician Yoo!
I looked for him for hours.
I did not know he was here.
Who is hitting Seok Cheol?
Lord Cho is very strict,
and since Seok Cheol is a mistress' son,
Madam Jeodonggung is also...
All we can do...
is live quietly as if we do not exist.
Do they not let him eat or drink water?
I should have paid more attention to him.
Is he in critical condition?
If we do not return home now,
both Seok Cheol and I may get kicked out.
You are pregnant,
so emotional distress will not do you any good.
Go home and get some rest.
We will take him home once he is treated.
We cannot send Seok Cheol home.
Giving up and sending him home...
is no better than killing him.
But I know that you will not give up.
I have an idea.
Physician Gye.
(Local Office)
I clearly told you to stay away from that physician.
But I feel so bad for the boy. He has bruises all over.
- If you meet him, I am sure... - What are you sure of?
That I will pity him because of my own unfortunate childhood?
No, that is not what I meant.
Your story is different. There were people who saved you,
and the Second State Councillor took you in.
You were the one who saved me.
Because you took me to your father,
I could learn martial arts and gain hope to live on.
How come you rarely visit my father these days?
It is because of you.
What?
He married you off to that strange family and made you suffer.
That was the reason?
I cannot let her go like this.
Please give me a little more time.
I have already decided...
to marry Eun Woo off to the Cheongsong Lee clan.
How...
How could you do this?
You know how I feel about her.
Is it because I am not from a prestigious family?
You are just like them.
I have to visit Lord Cho soon anyway.
You can come with me then.
Really? Thank you.
Let us go now.
Another time.
I must go to Hanyang now.
Oh, I see.
To visit the Second State Councillor, right?
Of course. You and your father are very close.
Then let me know when you are back.
I will.
Did you find Yoo Se Yeob?
Yes.
Kill him.
Is it hard to do?
No, it is not.
You told me to just keep an eye on him.
If it must be done urgently, I will kill him tonight.
I like that spirit.
Everyone else...
who wanted to be my adoptive son...
put up a fake front to fawn over me.
But with you, I could never figure out...
what you were truly thinking.
You have what it takes to keep your position for years to come.
However,
it also means you have what it takes to stab me in the back.
Hence, I need you to dirty your hands with blood...
to prove your loyalty to me.
You are a glutton.
Oh, are you not eating because of me?
No, do not worry! I eat well every day.
Really?
I wish to live here too.
Hey.
Do you want some crunchy rice?
Here. Have some.
Out of everyone I know,
you enjoy your food the most.
Coat it in this too.
Why did you do that?
You ruined our precious sugar.
I am sorry.
I did not know.
Is it not sweet?
Yes, it is scrumptious.
Here you go.
Is it not delicious?
You look beautiful.
All women look beautiful when dolled up.
Actually, you have always looked pretty.
You should always dress this way.
How can I?
Why can you not? Being a widow is not a sin.
Madam Jeodonggung is a member of my mother's tea party.
I will go to her and try to hear the full story.
Young Master.
Should we accompany her?
Says the man who is still seated.
Put on the gold binyeo.
This is prettier.
Granny, that is not a gold binyeo. Get over here and have your meal.
Where on earth did you even get that?
Ugly girl.
You get a wooden binyeo.
- What? - Stop that.
Goodness me.
I did not recognize you dressed like that, Lady Seo.
Please do not forget...
to tell the ladies about our clinic at the tea party.
You.
Take the young master home safely...
and accept whatever it is they give you.
Sure.
All right.
Master Seok Cheol, have a safe trip home.
We will not see you out.
- Have a safe trip. - See you later.
All right.
We must save Seok Cheol.
Seok Cheol who loves scorched rice.
Are you saying you wish to give him all your scorched rice,
dig up twice the amount of herbs,
and do twice the work?
We can share the scorched rice.
See?
Hold back the nonsense...
and have your breakfast.
What?
Jang Gun.
Unbelievable.
Master Seok Cheol.
How is he feeling?
He is doing better, but he has not fully recovered.
Please take us to his room.
It is this way.
Who hurt you?
You may be honest with me.
Physician.
It is time for Seok Cheol to go to school.
How can he go to school in this physical state?
- Skipping a class... - My apologies,
but skipping classes...
will not sit right with his father.
The tea will be even more fragrant.
Please take a sip.
Sure.
My daughter told me...
how she wanted to join me at your tea party.
You should have brought her today.
How old is she?
She is five.
Five?
As if you can ever be on our level.
You lowly boy. Leave our family!
What do you think you are doing?
We should go.
What an eyesore.
Let us go back.
How could you possibly go to school like this?
Are you saying you wish to go?
It is not like I have anywhere better to go.
Over here!
One might think you are searching for a romance novel.
Physician Yoo.
You may put down that medical text.
I have sorted out my books for you to read in order.
It seems to me that you can be impatient.
I spend my days learning what you teach me.
It is my desire to quickly be of help to you in any way.
I understand,
but there is not a medical text in Joseon.
that I have not read.
I see.
Now that I think about it,
you can be quite full of yourself at times.
I was not bragging.
I was not.
It is the truth.
Was the tea party productive for us?
Yes, Madam Jeodonggung invited me to take her pulse tomorrow.
She seemed...
heavily concerned.
How was your day today?
Well...
Are you supposed to be beaten up by older siblings?
You must be referring to Seok Cheol.
Suddenly gaining a stepbrother...
must have made them uncomfortable.
They probably need time to form a familial bond.
Are they his family or his assailants?
I do not know the answer to that.
After saving him from his brothers,
I told him not to go to school.
He replied that he had nowhere better to go.
I felt bad.
Maybe you can bring it up with Madam Jeodonggung tomorrow.
Sure.
Would I be able to do a good job?
Of course.
When I was young,
my mother told me that worrying was the key to success.
That bad luck finds those who live too carelessly.
While I was academically gifted,
I was also too shy and timid.
Your mother sounds like a wise woman.
I am sure she was admirable as well.
You are not crying, are you?
What do you prescribe for a runny nose?
Socheongryongtang.
I believe you are a genius.
Socheongryongtang.
Yoo Se Yeob is the King's childhood friend.
He is waiting for the right time to summon him back.
So do not rush it.
You must get rid of him in a way that cannot be traced.
("Dongui Bogam 1")
Would "Dongui Bogam" be too difficult for her yet?
("Dongui Bogam")
("Dongui Bogam 2")
("Dongui Bogam 3")
("Dongui Bogam 4")
Oh, right.
Eun Woo.
Were you reading a book?
I thought so.
Here.
Oh. Thank you.
(Gugeubyangbang)
If you will read all night, I will take them back.
No. I will not do that.
I will assist you tomorrow.
Treat the madam with acupuncture.
Already?
Yes.
Here.
It is a gift for your first treatment.
I cannot take it. It is yours.
You need it for when you can treat people again.
Until then, could you be my hands?
Could you do that for me?
Until then.
When the time comes.
Yes.
When the time comes,
return it then.
Yes. I will do that.
Is there a medicinal herb that will change the colour of metal?
It must be done without fail this time.
Were you nervous at first too?
Your hands are better than mine.
One day, you will believe that.
Do you call this studying?
- Be quiet. - Lord Cho's right index finger.
There is a wound you get from using a whip often.
Physician Gye! Are you in?
When someone curses someone else, you report that to the authorities.
Bring me a fail-proof plan.
He is dead already.
We might be able to save him.
I cannot do it.
You must do it.
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