Jewel In The Palace - Episode 36 - 40
Saturday, 4. February 2006, 06:29:17
Episode 36
Jang-Geum and Shin-Bi discuss how things were strange with €˜nae-ee-ohns best medicine woman, Yuh-Ris diagnose. But Yuh-Ri arrives to defend her skills. She confidently states what she believes to be true. Jang-Geum still thinks Yuh-Ri is wrong but says nothing because she is not sure if shes right. The €˜nae-ee-ohn staff meet to discuss whats wrong with the lady queen based on what everyone observed and examined. Everyone gives a response that suggest that the lady queens system is working too slow based on her pulse but Jang-Geum shows she disagrees but still says nothing. Yuh-Ri practices needle treatment on Shin-Bi while Doctor Jung and Jang-Geum watch. Then Yuh-Ri repeats the procedures on the lady queen who is burning a fever and battling consciousness. When Yuh-Ri pokes a needle in the lady queen yells in pain and vomits. The medical staff and maids worry again. The king is furious that his wife is not getting proper treatment after losing her baby. Gang Tuk-Goo hears news that €˜nae-ee-ohn is under heavy distress trying to figure out how to treat the lady queen. Jang-Geum researches to confirm her suspicion about the lady queens condition even though it is not logic. Right Prime Minister Oh yells at €˜nae-ee-ohn staff and holds them responsible should anything go wrong with the lady queen. Shin-Ni goes to see the doctor lecturer to tell him that Jang-Geum is working on something. Jang-Geum is summoned by the doctors to a meeting. The senior medicine women question Jang-Geums qualification to diagnose the lady queen. Jang-Geum reports the lady queen had a spreading pulse caused by a dead fetus inside her body. The doctors argue that it cant be so since the lady queen already had a miscarriage. Then the medicine scholar states the lady might pregnant with twins then. The doctors and the senior medicine women are impressed by Jang-Geums skills, since a spreading pulse is extremely difficult to detect. The doctors ask Oh for permission to allow Jang-Geum to treat the lady queen. Oh is reluctant since Jang-Geum is a new staff. But the doctors state if indeed Jang-Geum is correct then the lady queen is in dire danger so Oh agrees. The doctors stay behind a screen while Jang-Geum and Yuh-Ri examine the lady queen again to treat her. Yuh-Ri determines a stagnant pulse but Jang-Geum reports a floating pulse which is result of the spreading pulse. The doctors discuss which diagnose to follow since theyre conflicting. They decide to go with Jang-Geums diagnose. Doctor Jung tells Yuh-Ri to perform needle treatment on the lady queen to treat the spreading pulse but Yuh-Ri declines saying Jang-Geum must do it since its her diagnose. Jang-Geum practices once and performs the treatment on the lady queen with Doctor Jung giving her his confidence. Lady Choi who has been by the lady queens side since shes a superior sang-goong, wonders about Jang-Geums treatment. After the treatment, Jang-Geum and Shin-Bi go and cook the herbal medicine for the lady queen. Lady Min and Chan-Ee complain about Jang-Geum budding in again since it got her in trouble before, while Yun-Saeng kneels and prays to Lady Jung to save Jang-Geum. Young-Roh reports to Geum-Young that the lady queen has no sign of recovery thus far and wishes they can kill 2 birds with one stone with this opportunity, getting rid of both Jang-Geum and the lady queen. Duk Gu meets with master Min Jung-Ho and tells him about whats going on in the palace and with Jang-Geum. The lady queen suffers from extreme pain again and the king is informed of this by Lady Choi. The king goes to see the lady queen. Meanwhile, the lady queen excretes the dead fetus from her body and shows sign of recovery. The king arrives and learns the queen will be fine now that she passed the dead fetus. Lady Choi and Right Prime Minister Oh is displeased by the news. Yuh-Ri asks for punishment for her mistake. The doctors want to show sympathy toward her but she states she must be fired from the palace. The doctors agree that she should be punished but not fired so they agree to the punishment she asks for, which is to do chores until she forgives herself. The senior medicine women tells Yuh-Ri she didnt have to go so extreme but Yuh-Ri insists she will learn from Jang-Geum from now on. Alone, Jang-Geum apologizes to Yuh-Ri but Yuh-Ri shows her true self by ordering Jang-Geum not to pity her and leaves. The doctors congratulate Jang-Geum. the medical scholar arrives to brag that Jang-Geum is his student and leaves. Lady Choi discuss with head of nae-ee-ohn about the event. The head doctor assures her things will be okay. Yuh-Ri watches the exchange from distance. Geum-Young has a pain attack in her stomach and remembers Jang-Geum asking her about her abdominal pain when she was getting her foot massaged by Jang-Geum. Jang Duk continues her stay in Han-Yang, treating patients for all illnesses including dental problems. After she returns to her office after treating a dental patient, she gets a visit from Min Jung-Ho. After he leaves, Jang-Geum and Tuk-Goo arrive. She asks Jang-Geum if she saw Min Jung-Ho but Jang-Geum missed him. Min Jung-Ho urges his superior to ask the king to approve developing land and men to build weapons. The superior brings up the idea to the king who is delighted by the suggestion, but Oh is nervous because that would affect his monopoly over weapon import. The lady queen is completely recovered and learns about the new medicine woman who healed her and asks to see her. Lady Choi is distressed by it and goes to see Oh who tells her Min Jung-Ho is threating their fortune. To Lady Chois delight, the mother queen is angry at the lady queen and the king, and refuses to receive treatment for her own illness. The lady queen and the king is shocked and rendered speechless.
Episode 37
The mother queen yells at the king saying he doesnt care about her and all he does is to send useless doctors to her. The king and the lady queen is shocked by the mother queens words and the king defends himself saying he worries about her all day. But the mother queen tells him she doesnt want to see his face again. Lady Choi who is standing there smiles to herself. The king and the lady queen beg the mother queen to continue taking her daily medicine but the mother queen sends them away. The lecturer Doctor Shin brings the medicine to the mother queen again. She refuses to see them but they come in anyway to beg her. Then the mother queen yells at the doctor saying she wont take his medicine since he caused the death of a past royal family member. The mother queen is under the impression that the king is trying to kill her with bad medicine. Lady Choi and Oh plan this conspiracy. Lady Choi alerts the king saying the medicine maids and Doctor Shin are giving bad attention to the mother queens health. Min Jung-Ho meets with Jang-Geum and they agree that there is conspiracy behind the mother queen being upset at Doctor Shin and the king. In court the king announces his decision to get rid of Doctor Shin from the palace. Doctor Shin begs the mother queen to take the medicine again but the mother queen is angry by his presence. Jang-Geum interferes and asking the mother queen not to put the king at test risking her own royal life. Jang-Geum asks the mother queen to enter a test with her instead and states she is willing to give up her life. The mother queen agrees but holds Jang-Geum responsible should she lose. Jang-Geum says she will win for sure. Lady Choi and lady queen are listening outside. Lady Choi is about to enter the room to scold Jang-Geum but lady queen stops her. The mother queen signals Jang-Geum to start the quiz. Jang-Geum describes the life of a shik-ee (food doctor) and asks her to guess who it was. Lady queen tells the king about Jang-Geums exchange with the mother queen. The king is intrigued and wonders if the mother queen will guess the answer by morning. The nae-ee-ohn medicine women scold Jang-Geum for interfering when it wasnt her place but theyre impressed by her knowledge and courage. Yuh-Ri is furious. Kang Tuk-Goo is worried about Jang-Geums life but Jang Duk say Jang-Geum is confident for a reason so not to worry. Doctor Jung and Min Jung-Ho believe that Jang-Geum will succeed. Lady Choi shows her frustration in front of Geum-Young and Young-Roh. Right Prime Minister Oh and Choi Pan Sul agree that they must get rid of the root of their problem immediately. Kangs husband and wife try to figure out the answer to Jang-Geums quiz. Young-Roh, Geum-Young, the king and the queen try to figure out as well. Next day, Jang-Geums colleagues beg Jang-Geum to tell them the answer since they couldnt figure it out all night. Yuh-Ri tells them theres a meeting between the soo-rak-gan and nae-ee-ohn staff that Jang-Geum and Shin-Bi should attend. During the meeting Geum-Young shoots a dirty look at Jang-Geum as she remembers the past when they were both kitchen maids during the soo-rak-gan competition. Geum-Young tells Lady Choi she knows the answer. Lady Choi goes to report to the mother queen that she knows the answer. Jang-Geum and Doctor Shin arrive at the mother queens chamber. A grinning Lady Choi asks the mother queen what she wishes to do and states Jang-Geum is the same as dead. The mother queen replies she will accept medical treatment. Jang-Geum smiles. Lady Choi is surprised and distaught. The king and the lady queen are elated. Jang-Geum, Doctor Shin, Shin-Bi, and Yuh-Ri begin treatment on the mother queen by examining her first. On asks Lady Choi if the answer she found is incorrect since the mother queen went ahead with the treatment. Young-Roh asks Geum-Young what she thinks of the situation. Shin-Bi and Jang-Geum bring the mother queens herb stew in. In front of the king, the lady queen, and Lady Choi, the mother queen states Jang-Geum is a bright girl. The king asks what the answer is. The mother queen replies Lady Choi already told her the answer and its not difficult. The answer is none other than herself. Jang-Geum explains the self-sacrificing shik-ee is a mother. A mother sweats and toils preparing the right food to keep her family healthy. The mother queen is touched by the answer and she shares a tender moment with her son who apologizes to her for not being a good son. Yun-Saeng waits for Jang-Geum outside and runs to her to ask her if everything went well. Jang-Geum replies things look optimistic. The king passes by and asks Yun-Saeng who she is. The head guard tells the king she is the Yun-Saeng Sang-Goong. Yun-Saeng is sad realizing the king forgot about her. The mother queen is vomiting and unable to take in any medicine. Doctor Shin explains to the king that since the mother queens treatment was delayed she may have severe infection inside. The nae-ee-ohn staff meet to decide on the best treatment options. Their meeting was interrupted by the news that the mother queen is losing consciousness.
Episode 38
The mother queen is not able to receive treatment for her ongoing illness. The nae-ee-ohn staff discuss what to do with her. Then the mother queen lost consciousness. Doctor Shin, Yuh-Ri, Jang-Geum and Shin-Bi examine her. They determine she has breath disabling disease. The medical staff cook the herb medicine for her but she vomits it out. Doctor Shin suggests to Doctor Jung to meet with soo-rak-gan staff to discuss the mother queens diet. Doctor Jung tells Geum-Young to avoid beef, pork and prepare barley and vegetables for the queen mother. Geum-Young complains that the mother queen hates vegetables and may refuse to eat but adheres to Jungs request. Jang-Geum looks around the ingredients at soo-rak-gan making Geum-Young uneasy. Then Jang-Geum asks Geum-Young for the past menu used to the mother queen. The mother queen takes a bite of the barley with vegetable meal Geum-Young prepared but refuses to eat more. Lady Choi is upset that the mother queen has to eat food she never liked and calls a doctor. Jang-Geum comes up with an idea to prepare medicine balls, using the medicine the mother queen couldnt take in liquid form. Doctor Shin approves and Jang-Geum goes to Yun-Saeng to get her to help her make the balls. Dr Shin arrives with Jang-Geum and Yuh-Ri. Lady Choi yells at the medical staff for the unsavory food. Jang-Geum presents the medicine ball and the queen mother tries it, then decides she likes it and agrees to eat them. Dr Shin praises Jang-Geum for good thinking. Yuh-Ri tells the doctor making medicine balls should be her task and not Jang -Geums. The lady queen watches as the mother queen tries to eat her meal but has no appetite. The only she will eat is the medicine balls. Geum-Young and Yuh-Ri are displeased by Jang-Geums success. Yuh-Ri sneaks into the place where Jang-Geum and Yun-Saeng are making the medicine balls. Yuh-Ri discovers that Jang-Geum uses garlic as one of the ingredients and goes to report to the head doctor. The lady queen arrives and hears the report. The lady queen and the doctor arrive at Jang-Geums to scold her for using garlic, which is the mother queens most detested food. Doctor Jung stands by the Dr Shin and Jang-Geums position saying garlic is beneficial. The mother queen is presented with liquid medicine cooked with garlic and drinks it without trouble. The lady queen realizes she almost made a huge mistake by stopping Jang-Geum and reports to the mother queen. The mother queen and the lady queen summon Jang-Geum and Doctor Shin to ask them how they made the medicine. The mother queen asks Jang-Geum how she got rid of the garlic smell she detests. Jang-Geum reports she did it by steaming it first with green tea. The two queens are impressed by Jang-Geums skills and hardwork. The king learns that his mother can finally drink the medicine she needs and is pleased. Lady Choi is upset by the kings positive reaction. Yuh-Ri examines the mother queen and reports she is recovering. The king arrives to see the mother queen is pleased by the recovery. The nae-ee-ohn women praise Jang-Geum and wonders how she knew such detail as the mother queen not liking garlic. Yuh-Ri is upset by Jang-Geums popularity. Jang-Geum goes to see the Dr Shin who tells her she worked hard. Just then, the head guard arrives and sees Jang-Geum. Realizing shes familiar, he asks her if shes the Jang-Geum from soo-rak-gan. The head guard is happy to see her and tells her she can ask him for help anytime. Jang-Geum says she has a request. Yuh-Ri overhears Lady Choi scolding the head doctor from nae-ee-ohn (Palace Internet Hospital) for Jang-Geums success and states Jang-Geum must be rid of. Young-Roh complains to Geum-Young about Jang-Geum. Choi Pan Sul, Right Prime Minister Oh and Lady Choi discuss their new scheme to get the mother queen on their side again. Min Jung-Hos superior tells Min whats been going on. Min Jung Ho is happy to hear that the mother queen is okay. Yuh-Ri goes to see Geum-Young. Yuh-Ri tells Geum-Young she can maker her wish come true to get rid of Jang-Geum. Lady Min and Chan-Ee bring Jang-Geum to Yun-Saeng. Yun-Saeng and Jang-Geum cook the food that Lady Han and Jung used to like. Chan-Ee cooks her favorite food fried rice cake. The four of them cook and smile as they remember their old days in soo-rak-gan. Afterwards they enjoy the dishes as they chit-chat. Lady Min is upset that Yun-Saeng still hasnt won back the kings favor so takes her outside for seductive breathing and looking exercises. During her absence, the king arrives at Yun-Saengs room but finds her not around. The king decides to wait but the guards serach for her. Yun-Saeng is found and rushed back to her room. By then the king has already left and Yun-Saeng falls asleep crying. But the king returns and tells her when he first saw her she was crying too. Yun-Saeng bows before the king. The king dines and wines in her room. Yun-Saeng remembers Lady Mins advice about treating the king and raises her chopstick to try to give him a seductive feeding but she starts mumbling and shaking. The king is amused by her nervous and innocent behavior, and tells her to come close to him. Yun-Saeng scoots close to the king. The king undresses Yun-Saeng and caresses her. Min Jung-Ho visit Jang-Geum and tells her to be careful. She tells him his task is more dangerous and asks him to be careful too. The lady queen asks to speak to Jang-Geum, then asks her if shes the girl from soo-rak-gan and how she ended back at the palace. The lady queen remembers Lady Han and tells Jang-Geum she knows she was a good sang-goong. The lady queen says in time she will resolve Lady Hans innocence. Jang-Geum is touched by the lady queens words. The lady queen asks Jang-Geum to be her close assistant and asks her if she could cook the dish she once made during the soo-rak-gan competition. Jang-Geum agrees earnestly and goes to soo-rak-gan to start cooking. Geum-Young arrives and sees Jang-Geum, then demands to know why she is there.
Episode 39
Geum-Young is upset by Jang-Geums presence at soo-rak-gan and tells her to leave immediately. Jang-Geum goes to cook in a different kitchen instead. Geum-Young cooks stir fry roll while Jang-Geum makes something similar. Geum-Young brings the rolls to lady queen as her late night snack. The lady queen says she forgot that she asked Geum-Young to make her a snack. Jang-Geum arrives with her food. The lady queen tries Jang-Geums food and praises her for satisfying her long craving. The lady queen apologizes to Geum-Young and asks Geum-Young to leave with her dish since shes been craving for Jang-Geums food. Outside, a furious Geum-Young runs into an arriving Yuh-Ri. Geum-Young tells Yuh-Ri to see her afterwards. Jang-Geum visits the Kang husband and wife just as they were saying how they havent seen her in a long time. Na Ju Deuk gets up to cook Jang-Geum something to eat. Kang Duk Gu gets up to help her. Alone, Jang-Geum remembers the words of lady queen. Kang Tuk-Doo asks his wife what shes up to since she is suddenly so nice to Jang-Geum. When they get back they find Jang-Geum asleep. They wonder how tiring Jang-Geums life is inside the palace. Outside, Min Jung-Ho hears the exchange and smiles, then leaves. Jang-Geum, Lady Min, Chan-Ee giggle and congratulates Yun-Saeng at her rendezvous with the king. The maid who previously ignored Yun-Saengs requests comes in with food for yun-saengs guests. Geum-Young and Yuh-Ri talk alone to build an alliance and plot some new scheme. A sang-goong runs to Yuh-Ri asking for Jang-Geum. Yuh-Ri asks her why. The sang-goong states a child lady is ill. Yuh-Ri says she will tell Jang-Geum but instead she tells Jang-Geum to go tend to the lady queen instead. The head medicine woman finds out Jang-Geum went to spend time with the lady queen instead of tending to the sick child, which is Jang-Geums duty. The head medicine lady scolds Jang-Geum. Jang-Geum replies saying she didnt know the child was sick but Yuh-Ri interrupts saying there is no use in lying. Yuh-Ri steals a precious ingredient and hides it in Jang-Geums pile of books. The head medicine lady is led to believe that Jang-Geum is stealing. Jang-Geum confronts Yuh-Ri. Yuh-Ri pretends to be the victim when she sees Doctor Shin arriving. Jang-Geum yells at Yuh Ri saying she will stop her. Doctor Shin overhears Jang-Geums words and misunderstands it as Jang-Geum bullying Yuh-Ri. Yuh-Ri continues her fake act of being a victim to Jang-Geums greed. The nae-ee-ohn supervisors meet and decide that Jang-Geum should be sent away for belaboring with off-site assignment as her punishement. Yuh-Ri meets with the head of nae-ee-ohn. Yuh-Ri says she has done her part and now its up to him to finish the plan. The head of nae-ee-ohn, Jang-Geum, and the scholar tend the sick citizens. The project is overlooked by Min Jung-Ho and his boss. The head of nae-ee-ohn tells Jang-Geum to work on dispensing medicine. The scholar arrives and states Jang-Geum must be hungry from working. Jang-Geum replies saying its only right that the ones working with the patients should eat first. The scholar comments Jang-Geum has a kind heart. Jang-Geum smiles and says no but the scholar then asks if she could share her heart with him. A man comes forward to say that Jang-Geum was stealing the precious medicines from the storage room over night. Jang-Geum is about to be taken to the punishement department but the scholar arrives saying its impossible since he had the key to the storage room overnight. The guard says they must investigate the matter further and lets Jang-Geum go for the time being. Yuh-Ri and a few other medicine women arrive to help treat the ill since theres a shortage in hands and medicine. The medical staff discover that they may have a contagious disease spreading among the citizens so they order a lock out of the village. No one is to enter or leave the premise. Yuh-Ri is given the task of informing all the medicine women about the lock out. Yuh-Ri tricks Jang-Geum telling her she needs to go a far distance to fetch some medicine that they desparately need. Jang-Geum departs to the place without knowing about lock out. Outside she runs into Min Jung-Ho who asks where shes going. The lock out officially begins. The soldiers guard the entry and exit way so that no one can leave or enter. Citizens who are not ill beg to leave but no avail. Jang-Geum arrives realizing shes been tricked. Theres no way she can unite with her colleagues. Inside the medical department they start to realize Jang-Geum is missing. Yuh-Ri says she specifically warned Jang-Geum about the lock out but shes has her own will as usual. Min Jung-Ho realizes somethings not right. Min Jung-Ho forces his way out the lock out to look for Jang-Geum. On horse he finds her but a teary and broken-spirit Jang-Geum is ready to give up on everything.
Episode 40
Min Jung-Ho finds Jang-Geum who is exhausted and broken from the recent events. Jang-Geum asks what she did wrong to deserve this and states she tried to endure it all but now she has no energy nor patience to go on. Min Jung-Ho replies saying she cannot give up and asks her to hang on for him. The two travel back but theyre met with hostile civilians who attack Min Jung-Ho since he is an officer. The citizens are angry that no one will treat their illness and theyre not allowed to leave the village although theyre not sick. Jang-Geum stops the beating saying shes a medicine maid and she has medicines. Jang-Geum starts to treat the ill but she runs out of medicine and the citizens become angry again. They capture Min Jung-Ho again but Jang-Geum says they can get more medicine if they let go of Min to make the trip to the place where she went to get medicine before. The men agree but gives Min only one day or else they will kill Jang-Geum. Min Jung-Ho goes to the town where Jang-Geum directed him but the medicine merchant has long fled. Jang-Geum works around the clock to tend to the sick. Shes exhuasted but a female patient is severely ill. Back at nae-ee-ohn the doctors and the medicine women are surprised and angry Jang-Geum hasnt returned. Shin-Bi states something must have gone wrong. The medicine women arent convinced but Doctor Jung and Shin agree with Shin-Bi that something big must be keeping Jang-Geum from returning. Jang-Geums sick patient passes away and the towns people blame it Jang-Geum. They jail her inside a storage room and are about to beat her up when a fire breaks. The towns people flee from the fire but Jang-Geum is still locked inside. Meanwhile Min Jung-Ho rushes back. Alone and stuck, Jang-Geum remembers the last moments of her mothers life when Jang-Geum finger-fed wild berries to the dying mother. Then Jang-Geum remembers Lady Han dying on Jang-Geums back as Jang-Geum pleads her not to fall asleep. Min Jung-Ho finally returns but all the houses are deeply entranched in fire. Min finds Jang-Geum and rescues her but shes already unconscious. Grabbing on to her hands, Min Jung-Ho pleads Jang-Geum to wake up. Jang-Geum finally regains her consciousness and Min Jung-Ho embraces her. Jang-Geum thanks him for coming back and Min Jung-Ho wipes off her tears and embraces her tightly. Jang-Geum calls him and they embrace again. Jang-Geum and Min Jung-Ho return to where the towns people are sheltered and offer to tend to the sick again. Jang-Duk arrives at Min Jung-Hos request. Since he couldnt get the medicine he asked Jang-Duk to help. Back at palace, Yun-Saeng gets worried about Jang-Geum. Lady Choi meets Yuh-Ri. Yuh-Ri tells Lady Choi and Geum-Young that even if Jang-Geum shows up again she cant return to the palace after being absent for so long. Jang-Geum goes around town looking for the culprit of the towns prevailing illness. She discovers that the water has a tainted smell. Jang-Geum reports to Jang-Duk and Min Jung-Ho theres something in the water causing the illness but since the towns people didnt know they continue using the water in farming. Those who ate fresh vegetable were the ones who were sick so the illness they have is not a fever related one but a food bacteria poisoning related one. Young-Roh reports to Lady Choi that Jang-Geum has shown up. Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho report to Right Prime Minister Oh who is angry that theyve been gone so long. Jang-Geum and Min Jung-Ho report their finding that the so called fever disease thats getting everyone sick is actually food poisioning caused by eating infected lettuce and other vegetables. Oh questions the finding but the medicine scholar jumps in saying its the kings order to find the cause of the disease. Lady Choi tells the doctors that from all her years of working in the royal kitchen there was never a case of people getting sick from eating vegetables. Doctor Jung states its still possible but Lady Choi insists Jang-Geum is reporting non-sense. Min Jung-Ho replies saying if Lady Choi is so sure that Jang-Geum is wrong then why not Lady Choi herself eat the vegetable. Lady Choi agrees to the challenge. Lady Choi eats a sample of the radish. Next morning Geum-Young goes to check on Lady Choi. Lady Choi is seriously ill and Geum-Young goes back to the committee to tell them about Lady Chois condition. Min Jung-Ho smiles at Jang-Geum at the meeting and Geum-Young is disgusted. Jang-Geum brings medicine to Lady Choi who is shocked to see Jang-Geum.
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