02x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

(All people, organizations,
locations, and incidents...)

(in this drama are fictitious.)

Head Acupuncturist...

Yoo Se Yeob.

No, Yoo Se Poong.

He was born in Hanyang,

and has never gone
beyond the Four Main Gates.

He is a true man of Hanyang.

Or so he was.

He lost his family and fortune,

and ended up a dunce unable
to use acupuncture needles.

After quite a while of all
sorts of strife and turmoil,

he became a physician
with much greater ability.

He is now able to...

treat the soul.

(Psychiatrist)

The legendary story in which...

he peers into the
patient's heart.

There is a better
way than acupuncture.

He also still has the pretty
looks that took Hanyang by storm.

Are you the physician His
Majesty asked for by name?

My son must take the
state exam this time.

Do you know of a way?

A way...

There is...

always a way.

(Episode 1)

My gosh. Did you
have to refuse payment?

What are we even doing?

I was paid.

What?

I was sure I saw you
refuse so elegantly.

Why would I refuse?

This is enough to buy winter
outfits for all the poor children.

Then why are we taking
all the student's textbooks?

They are dead heavy.

These heavy books...

are what made him sick.

As his physician, I
must take his burden.

Books he does not want
and will not read are pressure.

He was surrounded by them
and had no choice but to suffer.

Still, he should sit
for the state exam.

His mother wants that so much.

"Without heart,"

"you cannot do anything."

(If your heart is not in it, )

(you cannot do
anything properly.)

"Heart properly?"

So what if his family
prays for him to pass?

If his heart is not into it, the
exam or office is not for him.

If you do anything your heart
is not into, things go wrong.

I will leave this here.

My heart is not into it.

Man Bok.

What?

Do you know how
much all this is worth?

Any bookstore will buy them...

for much more than what
we made treating people.

Even more so here, in Hanyang.

Come in!

(Gyesoo Clinic, Hanyang Branch)

Come in.

(Granny)

(Jang g*n)

Jang g*n, you are doing well!

Here goes.

(Lady Namhae)

Ip Bun!

Ip Bun!

(Gye Ip Bun)

Get home safely.

What is this?

Darn it.

Oh, my favorite.

(Gye Ji Han)

- Oh, gosh...
- How handsome.

My love.

Good for you.

Well done.

Good job.

Welcome.

What is ailing you?

(Poong, the Joseon
Psychiatrist 2)

(Poong, the Joseon
Psychiatrist 2)

Cho...

Cho Tae Hak?

(Gyesoo Clinic, Hanyang Branch)

Follow me.

I hallucinated
yet again tonight.

How is my pulse?

Phlegm has accumulated.

It causes your heart to race...

and prevents you
from sleeping deeply.

Your Majesty. You must relax.

Are you stressed out about
the princess' marriage?

That is one issue.

What scares me the most...

is that I cannot trust
anyone in my court.

You will gain allies
along the way.

Will I?

One year ago,

had I not summoned
you back to Hanyang,

I would have died.

He seems to look
worse each time we visit.

I understand why
he lives in fear.

It was just one year ago that
Cho Tae Hak was sentenced...

for high treason and
still lashed out until...

the very last moment.

His Majesty will not
forget that any time soon.

Right. He will find it
hard to trust anyone.

You went through
the exact same thing.

That cannot be!

k*ll him.

Do not pretend to be all fine
and worry about your patients.

Look after your soul first.

You fool.

Where are you off to this late?

You go ahead. I must
drop by somewhere.

Good.

- Your pulse has improved.
- Oh, my.

- You seem to be doing much better.
- Okay.

You no longer
need your medicine.

- Thank you.
- All right, next.

Oh, Young Guk's
father. Sit down.

I do not feel well at all.

Hey! You drank
again, did you not?

I said I would teach you a
lesson if you drank again!

Come here. Give me your hand.

You need a needle. A big needle.

A hundred of them! Okay?

Go back inside.

- Do not see me out. Go back inside.
- Goodbye.

Goodness, you scared me.

I thought you went to extort
a fortune from rich noblemen.

You were treating
servants for free?

"The Night Goblin of Hanyang."

"The Mysterious Physician."

You like those
nicknames, do you not?

Stop bothering me.
Go away! My goodness.

You have been seeing things,

just like His Majesty.

Do you see it too?

I am not you.

Hey.

I bet you miss Lady Seo.

Yes.

I miss her terribly.

Oh, boy. His Majesty
should have some mercy.

Why not send Lady
Seo to Hanyang?

She cannot disobey
the King's orders.

At this rate, he might
die of longing for her.

This is frustrating to watch.

My goodness.

(A year ago)

My father...

is being sent to Heuksan Island.

When must you leave?

Right...

now.

This belonged to my mother.

You told me to keep
it where my heart is.

For the past three months,

I could not stop
thinking of you,

so I meddled in
every step you took.

This is...

where my heart belongs.

Physician Yoo.

Lady Eun Woo.

Could you promise to think
of me, every step you take?

Yes.

I will think of you,
every breath I take.

I truly...

Truly...

I truly miss you.

Have you snapped out of it?

Are you all right?

What is the matter?

A ghost...

A ghost.

The butterfly...

What are you saying?

The late Second
State Councilor...

Cho Tae Hak!

How dare you utter the
name of such a traitor?

The truth is,

the court maids
have been saying...

that some of them spotted
a ghost in the palace.

Cho Tae Hak?

Pardon me?

Did she just say that the ghost
she saw was Cho Tae Hak?

The ghost was wearing...

a jade butterfly ornament,
the symbol of the Cho family.

That is what I heard.

I am solely to blame for this.

What are you waiting for?
Go get a physician at once!

Yes, Your Majesty.

My goodness.

Oh, Lady Namhae.

I need more paper. How
come this is all we have?

I recently went to the paper
store and bought some for you.

Look carefully.

- You are becoming forgetful.
- Goodness.

Ip Bun, what are you doing? You
are wasting my precious paper!

Father, do you not want to
buy a nice house in Hanyang?

What is this nonsense about?

There are so many successful
fabric stores in Hanyang.

They make a lot more
money than physicians do.

I shall go assist a
seamstress in the palace.

Then I will open a
fancy fabric store...

so that you can
live comfortably.

- Ip Bun.
- Yes?

They say the sparrow near
a school sings the primer.

Your father is a physician,
yet you still cannot...

identify a single
acupuncture point.

You will go assist a seamstress?

You cannot buy a house
even in thousands of years!

Do not talk down to Ip Bun.

Ip Bun is not an idiot!

Hey! That is even
more insulting.

She is saying that...

because she has no idea...

how scary Hanyang can be.

You are right.

Boar, you know because
you have been stabbed.

Come on, Granny.

It is not like you
know me that well.

I know everything.

You and your unrealistic ideas.

Waste any more paper,

I will throw everything
out including that brush.

By the way, where did the
dunce go when it is time to eat?

Leave him be.

Physician Yoo will not
be needing any food.

Did he have a
spiritual awakening?

Why will he not need any food?

Physician Yoo, I
hope you are well.

I appreciate the
letter you sent me.

I have been keeping busy here.

I found something I could do.

Many herbs here are not like
ones you would find in inland areas...

which has me intrigued.

- Oh, no.
- Goodness.

But she knows better, so why...

I made the mistake of
tasting creeping beach ixeris,

and it almost numbed my tongue.

Young Master, are
you not going to eat?

Young Master.

I am coming, you fool!

There.

Is it not the 15th soon?

Make sure to shop for
what she likes in advance.

Buy some meat as well.

Thanks to her, we
will be having a feast.

Is someone visiting on the 15th?

I will be visiting Hanyang
on the 15th this month.

Lady Seo. Did she
not write to you as well?

He did receive her letter.

But he thought she
had only written to her...

and read it in secret.

Why did you not know
she was visiting though?

She will be in
Hanyang on the 15th.

Maybe she forgot to
inform the dunce of her visit.

How do you describe
this type of situation again?

She could not care less.

Lady Seo could not
care about you any less.

That is what you wanted to say.

That is right.

I was still in the middle
of reading it, but I knew.

I doubt she only left me out.

I think she did.

You are the only one
she did not bother to tell.

Is Poong's wife
coming to the city?

It will be their
first night together.

Gosh, Granny.
It is not like that.

Is it not their first
night together?

How many nights have
you spent together?

Goodness me.

Jang g*n, dig in.

How are you the only one here?

Everyone else was
afraid of the epidemic.

They should be
ashamed of themselves.

What about you?

How could a physician...

fear an illness?

How are you feeling?

Physician Jeon,

am I going to die as well?

Apparently, death finds
those who saw the ghost.

That is nonsense.

A patient of mine
will never die.

Overnight, there has been
a surge of court maids...

who experienced
nausea and seizures.

Are the symptoms alike?

What could this illness be?

Seeing how all the maids are
from the Queen's chambers,

food poisoning is most likely.

This could be the
sign of an epidemic.

- What?
- An epidemic?

- How can that be?
- That is preposterous.

Is it the same story?

Are you about to blame
my incompetence again?

Have Yoo Se Yeob brought in.

Right this instant.

But summoning Physician Yoo...

is against the
statutes of this court.

What could be of
greater importance?

The statute or human lives?

(Gyesoo Clinic, Hanyang Branch)

That darn Yoo Se Yeob!

If he is to be summoned
to care for court maids,

what is the purpose
of the Medical Office?

Did you say Yoo Se Yeob?

They suspect food poisoning?

That is the diagnosis
of the Medical Office.

It does not seem like
food poisoning though.

I agree. It is something else.

Oh, dear.

We thoroughly inspected
what the court maids ate,

but nothing was
out of the ordinary.

Has there been an
increase of patients?

Was there anything that
they normally did not eat?

- I am afraid not.
- Just today,

over ten court
maids were taken ill.

We will discover the
root of their illness,

so please keep helping them.

It is not food poisoning,
nor is it an epidemic.

That is why I am in
search of another diagnosis.

A ghost.

She mentioned a ghost.

Se Yeob, Cho Tae
Hak's vindictive spirit...

is said to be roaming
within these walls.

My gosh.

We both know how absurd it is.

Uncover the
cause of this illness,

and you will be
greatly rewarded.

Is there anything you desire?

We are seeing a surge of patients
due to famine and natural disasters.

To prevent the
people from dying,

medicinal herbs
of great quality...

Your Majesty's
wholehearted support...

and the funding Gyesoo Clinic...

will help us treat and cure
the people more efficiently.

I hear you.

But first, make sure you save
the lives of the court maids.

I am humbled by your
boundless generosity.

Allow me to serve you
gamiondamtang for your symptoms.

You must not allow
it, Your Majesty!

Who dares to cause a commotion?

The Medical Office is here
to recommend your treatment.

What exactly are you against?

The ondamtang is not appropriate
for your weakened heart and gall.

You must take the cheongshimtang
brewed by the Medical Office.

You are not well enough
to stomach cheongshimtang.

Your Majesty's well-being
cannot be cared for...

by someone who is not
a physician of this court.

- Please reconsider, Your Majesty.
- Please reconsider, Your Majesty.

I see that nothing
has changed here.

How many of you here...

have actually checked his pulse
and diagnosed his condition?

Your Majesty has been jumpy
and has heart palpitations.

Can you not see that
you are doing more harm...

by raising your voices?

And yet, you decided
to only trouble him.

That is enough.

I will heed the instructions
of the Medical Office.

You are all dismissed.

- Thank you for your grace.
- Thank you for your grace.

The court maids'
unidentified illness...

has been responding well to
the Medical Office's treatment.

Please allow the
Medical Office...

to have full authority
over their well-being.

What on earth...

More court maids
are falling ill each day.

Either you, the royal physician,
are sorely mistaken or...

you are conning His Majesty.

I summoned these two...

so they could assist
the Medical Office.

Work together...

and identify the
cause of this illness.

Do your job as
the royal physician.

Your Majesty!

Leave me now.

What is he giving
me that look for?

Physician Gye.

If you were sent
to the countryside,

you should have
stayed and lived quietly.

How dare you come here
whenever you please?

I did not come to see you.

Do you Medical Office
people still not study...

and instead build
up your arrogance?

The court maids do
not have food poisoning.

How dare you comment
on our diagnosis...

when you were exiled
for your lack of skill?

I was not sent away
for my lack of skill.

I left on my own accord
because I got sick of this place.

Does the Medical
Office not value...

some lives more than others?

You are unable to
distinguish between...

what to say and what not to say.

You had better be careful.

Oh, did you pay
that court lady a visit?

I wonder if she is aware you
got kicked out that very day.

Why that darn...

Physician Gye, there
are too many ears.

This is exactly why
I hate this place.

They only care about
justifying their actions.

I cannot stand him.

Darn it.

I would like to go somewhere
while you meet Uncle.

Go where?

Our relatives wish to see you.

I told you. Gyesoo Clinic is...

Watch where you are going.

I apologize.

(Cold sweat)

(Blue-tinted iris)

(Chapped lips)

(Shaky hands)

He got drunk this
early in the day?

- Oh, dear.
- Hey.

Get up.

Are you all right?

- Hey.
- Excuse me.

Give me space.

One, two,

three.

He is alive.

Are you okay?

- Well done.
- You saved him.

- Get up.
- Well done.

You must take
him to a physician.

Okay.

- Come along.
- Thank you.

- You have skill.
- You saved his life.

- Good for her.
- That was quite something.

Father.

Oh, yes.

What if something went wrong?

He could have died
had I not helped him.

You should be wary
of what people may say.

Be more cautious from now on.

I will. I am aware
of your concern.

What are you doing?

This smells disgusting.

She definitely
ingested something...

We need help!

- Help us.
- Bring her over here.

Perfect.

Sit down.

Keep this in your
mouth for a while.

Here.

That is it.

No, do not eat it.
Do not swallow.

Look at this! It is
definitely a misdiagnosis.

It is not food poisoning.

Is it poison?

Yes. They ingested a poison.

We must change the herbal tonic.

Who is the fool who dares to...

mention poison?

This is the Palace.

Have you forgotten
what Cho Tae Hak did?

How are you so
sure it is not poison?

Shut your mouth.

I know you are exaggerating
just to score points.

So what?

You will not let us see
the medicinal herbs?

Do you want
everyone to die first?

Stop being so
insistent and leave.

Before I inform His Majesty.

You load of idiots.

Look up the medical texts.

How is this food poisoning?

We must make all
the court maids vomit,

then serve a cleansing
pill or Mangcho.

How dare you try to give
orders to those who work for me?

Are you some common thug?

You are picking sides
when people are suffering?

There is no time. At least give
us some mung beans and gamcho.

Forget it.

We shall run in there
and get it ourselves.

I cannot spare any herbs
for the crazy likes of you.

Move it! Block them!

My goodness... You lot have
gotten even more childish.

Goodness.

How can they not give
us any medicinal herbs?

Ghosts...

Ghosts.

Ghosts!

Physician!

Physician!

Set her down.

I saw them.

Ghosts. I saw them.

Blue eyes...

What are you doing?

Treat with acupuncture.

Move.

It is glaucoma.

What?

(Nokpoongnaejang:
A glaucoma of sorts)

Let me take a look.

Glaucoma.

You misdiagnosed.

Will you still insist
it is food poisoning?

No.

The Medical Office
was not wrong.

What the...

How do I look? Beautiful, no?

Maiden ghost.

Will you go out
looking like that?

Ip Bun made them herself.

Pretty.

Jang g*n, you have the
taste of a Hanyang man.

You have great
taste. Very modern.

Modern? As if.

If you were to go out
at night looking like that,

something dreadful
could befall you.

This is the latest fashion.

What?

Gather round.

Will you gather round?

What for?

I am off to meet the owners
of the hottest fabric stores.

What?

You see, those ladies want...

to turn my drawings into dresses.
They said they would pay me.

Goodness. Have
you signed a contract?

Must you be such a downer?

When you start out, you
just have to trust people.

Hey. The more dresses they sell,

the more money they will lose.

No.

We would have to wait 500
years for this to become a trend.

Gosh, you people know
nothing about this industry.

After selling 1 or 2, you
know how well it will do.

They said they made good
money selling my drawings.

Money?

They have sold a few, so they know
your drawings can bring in money?

Yes.

People in Hanyang
have such bizarre tastes.

I can draw well, you know.

Who has such awful
business acumen skills?

Who is this store owner?

Why, you...

Ip Bun!

I have to go.

Hi, ladies. I am coming.

Hey, Ip Bun! What?

Goodness. Is she
a ghost or what?

- What?
- Oh, no!

What happened to you?

I ran into some jerk,

so I taught him a lesson.

Jang g*n, let us go check the
medicinal ingredients that are left.

- Okay!
- Why?

Is someone coming to steal
the medicinal ingredients?

Oh, the Medical Office
will not give us any.

So you will take our
ingredients to the palace?

It is the only way we
can treat the court maids.

How exciting! We are
going to the palace!

The truth is, I am the Queen.

- Goodness.
- Sure, whatever.

Okay, all right.

- Oh, boy.
- Let her be.

We are coming!

No. No way!

I refuse. No way!

I heard the rumors about the
ghost. The ghost keeps showing up.

How could you tell
me to stay here?

That is what the court maids
in the Queen's chambers say.

You are safe here,
Your Highness.

We are not far from the
Queen's chambers at all.

Look at these dark
circles under my eyes.

I am so anxious that I
cannot even sleep at night.

I will die and become
a ghost at this rate.

You called off...

your wedding like that. No
wonder you cannot sleep.

Shut your mouth,
Court Lady Jung.

I shall ask His Majesty to
move me someplace else.

All right. Come along!

But His Majesty...

told us not to let anyone in.

He will not turn me away.

I must ask him in person myself.

No, you cannot.

How will you face His
Majesty after what you did?

Square your
shoulders, all of you!

Look at those lowly fools.

Hello!

Goodness.

You are wasting your time if
His Majesty does turn you away.

His Majesty has
a lot on his mind.

You should not add to
his stress, Your Highness.

That is precisely why I
must comfort His Majesty.

His Majesty needs
some alone time...

I am a princess.

How dare you!

Please forgive me!

Your Highness, please calm down.

You suddenly stopped, so she...

Court Lady Jung, are
you saying this is my fault?

No, that is not what I meant.

I must seek an audience
with His Majesty,

but my beautiful shoes
have become filthy!

I cannot wear them.
Throw them away at once!

A flower shoe!

I used to wear this
when I was a princess.

My goodness. Let go.

Gosh, how dare they.

Oh?

Meet my friend, Se Yeob.

What is he doing here?

I wonder too.

Why is he here?

Oh, my.

What are you waiting
for? Bring it to me.

Go. Hurry.

- Okay, come on.
- Hurry, quick.

- Come on.
- Come along.

- Why would you throw it?
- Oh, no!

No!

- Get back here.
- Wait!

Hurry, let us go.

Oh, boy.

Court Lady Jung!

Goodness. What
is happening here?

What happened?

More court maids
have fallen ill.

What is the Medical
Office doing?

They will not come.

What?

- My lady!
- Yes.

I heard the royal physician
dragged Deok Gae away.

What?

That court maid fed
everyone something.

Pardon me? What do you mean...

Sir, is that truly necessary?

Then what? Must we admit that
the Medical Office was wrong?

What did you feed
the court maids?

You ought to tell us the truth!

Nothing! I am
telling you the truth.

What are you doing?

Threatening the ill? Is that how
the Medical Office does things?

Using His Majesty...

to override the customs of the
palace. Is that how you do things?

Whether you are a mere
physician or a royal medical officer,

you must treat and help
the ill. That does not change.

Such insolence.

This court maid is my patient,
so I will take her with me.

Leave him be.

He is just like Gye Ji Han.

He, too, will be banished
from the palace very soon.

I saw you saw a ghost.

I heard he looked like Cho
Tae Hak who is now dead.

Yes. The spirit of the late
Second State Councilor...

is roaming the palace grounds.

They say a curse is put on
you when you see a ghost.

The Queen's chambers have been
shut down for years. Why were you there?

I was just passing by.

Why were you passing by the Queen's
chambers in the middle of the night?

I believe Physician Yoo's residence
was somewhere around here.

(Gyesoo Clinic, Hanyang Branch)

(Gyesoo Clinic, Hanyang Branch)

Physician Yoo.

Physician Gye.

Did everyone go out?

(Psychiatrist Yoo Se Poong)

How can you be this arrogant?

The one who is arrogant is you,

since you will not
admit your misdiagnosis.

I will neutralize the poison
with properly-made haedokdan.

Who are these people?

Weird, is it not?

A bunch of weirdos have
properly identified the illness...

and are making the antidote.

But on top of that,
they are quite skilled.

- Physician Gye.
- Right.

Do you know my nickname
for the Medical Office?

A well.

You are nothing but a
frog who is trapped in a well.

Froggy, what could be your name?

It is Jeon Kang Il.

Jeon Kang Il...

Jeon Kang Il?

You seem talented enough,

but you were
taught to be wicked.

It is time for your medicine.

He does not know me.

He does not remember me at all.

Good job, everyone.
Go and get some rest.

Go on.

Have a pleasant evening,
and thank you for today.

- Bye, Ip Bun.
- Bye!

- Gye Ip Bun.
- Yes?

Do you have any idea
how busy we were today?

Where were you all day long?

Look at you all laboring away.

Just you wait and see.

I will soon have
you all wearing silk.

Why is it that you
only keep dreaming...

of the most preposterous things?

That little brat. You should
knock some sense into her.

She has been frolicking around
with the troublemakers of Hanyang.

Who are you calling
troublemakers?

Those ladies are the
major players in town.

As if.

She knows what she is
talking about, you boar.

Everyone knows them.

They are the girls
from the fabric store.

While they may not
seem very ladylike,

their clothes are
of great quality.

Dad, look.

This is how much they
profited from my designs.

As long as I keep drawing, I
will be making heaps of money.

This is real money.

What?

Of course it is real money.

Ip Bun, will you be
making a name for yourself?

She will probably
bring the family down.

Look at how rough
and dry your hands are...

from treating
patients all the time.

My heart aches.

Then stop slacking off
and study medicine...

Gosh. Just be done with it all.

With my clothing designs,

I will bring fortune
to this family.

Unbelievable.

She has finally lost her mind.

Why does she scare me?

This will be embarrassing later.

I should brew myself
some ondamtang.

My hallucinations seem too real.

Have you been
well, Physician Yoo?

Lady Eun Woo?

- Yes.
- Lady Eun Woo!

How are you here
when it is not the 15th?

Is this not a dream?

It is not.

What is the matter,
Physician Yoo?

You have been a figment of
my imagination for so long...

that I wanted to check.

You are really
standing before me.

That is right. And I
missed you dearly as well.

Young Master, you should
eat before the meat gets cold.

My goodness.

Lady Eun Woo?

- Gosh.
- Yes, it is Lady Eun Woo.

Have you been well?

My gosh!

It really is you, Lady Eun Woo.

Hold on a second.

Lady Eun Woo is here!

Well...

Careful.

Come quickly.

Lady Eun Woo,
please have your fill.

I know the trip
here was quite long.

Thank goodness we stocked
up on groceries in advance.

I could have had to serve you
porridge with dried radish greens.

Lady Namhae, you have no
idea how much I missed your food.

All right.

There.

There you go.

Please dig in.

My gosh. Talk about
a sickening sight.

I will go ahead...

and serve myself a drumstick.

Sure.

Goodness.

You have no trouble
taking care of yourself.

I do not need to worry at all.

- Right.
- Lady Eun Woo,

the island must have
been good to you.

You look even
prettier than before.

And Hanyang must be good
to the young man next to her.

How he is grinning
from ear to ear...

makes him look even more stupid.

Please try this too.

The layer of taffy
makes it sweet.

Thank you, Jang g*n.

Am I allowed to have
something so precious though?

I could offer you one every day.

Granny, what is the matter?

Are you not happy
to see Lady Eun Woo?

What the...

Granny, it has been so long.

Have you been well?

Granny?

She was thrilled to
hear you were coming,

but I guess the
excitement wore off.

It has been bittersweet
for her lately.

Promise.

You will not leave my
Poong ever again, will you?

Will you stay by his side?

What are you talking about,
Granny? She did not leave him.

To Granny, Lady Eun Woo...

will forever be
Physician Yoo's wife.

There. She promised.

- Great.
- Let us all eat.

Eat all you want, Lady Eun Woo.

Eat your fill.

I am done.

Why did you only
eat two bowls of rice?

Did you lose your appetite?

Where are you going
this late at night?

Everyone has a
personal life, okay?

I have to look into something.

Goodbye.

What was that about?

I can imagine it so clearly.

Imagine what?

How you must have played
in this stream as a child.

Did you do nothing but
read even as a child?

No.

Once I went out to play, I
rarely returned the same day.

My mother was always concerned.

Oh, really?

That sounds so odd.

How beautiful.

Yes. It is a beautiful place.

No.

I mean you.

I also...

kept it with me at all times.

Just as...

you held my heart closely.

His Majesty kept us apart,

and I wished to do this
for a whole year long.

Is the situation still
so bad that you must...

stay by His Majesty's side?

Yes.

He believes Cho Tae Hak's
ghost haunts the Palace.

What does that mean?

Court maids who
claim they saw ghosts...

vomit and convulse,
then pass out.

I believe they were poisoned.

Those who saw
ghosts were poisoned?

What did the ghost look like?

It wore white, like the dead.

I was too afraid
to look any longer.

I could see it even
when I closed my eyes.

They saw it even when
their eyes were closed?

Yet another court maid fainted
after seeing a ghost today.

She showed signs of glaucoma.

I must see that
ghost for myself.

Right now?

I must see the
ghost for myself...

to identify the cause
of the outbreak.

That will help improve
His Majesty's condition...

and only then can you...

Move to be closer to you.

Yes.

Come with me. To catch a ghost.

It is a curse.

Cho Tae Hak's curse.

This is where the court
maids say they saw the ghost.

Okay. If we look
around, we might get to...

see the ghost for ourselves.

Is this not the smell of lilies?

A lilies planted close
to wells in the Palace?

There really is a
faint smell of lilies.

I was too distracted to
notice it earlier in the day.

Where are the flowers?

Your Highness!

What is the matter?

- Are you all right?
- A ghost.

What took you so long?

You should have protected me!

It went that way. The ghost.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Are you all right?

How rude of you.
What were you doing?

You are the one
who is being rude.

What?

You and Her Highness the
princess must be very close.

Did Yoo Se Yeob bring you here?

Did something happen
between you two?

Do you think the poison is
spreading beyond the Palace?

His Majesty's
condition has worsened.

I will execute all who
are plotting treason!

The widow with
terrible character.

Will you return to Heuksan Island?

Do not leave.

I cannot part ways with you again.