Jewel in the Palace - Episode 54 (Final Episode)

Jang-Geum asks the king for permission to cut him open to manually open up his blocked organs, since it’s the only method to save him. The king is shocked by the idea. Doctor Jung and Doctor Shin insist Jang-Geum cannot do such thing. Jang-Geum shows the doctors the rabbit she saved through surgery. The doctors ask how the rabbit could’ve endured such pain. Jang-Duk and Jang-Geum explain she used a needle to numb the nerve nearby. Jang-Geum demonstrates what she means on a fish. Lady queen asks Jang-Geum if it’s true that she suggested cutting open the king. Jang-Geum replies yes and the lady queen scolds her saying it is an unprecedented impossibility and even mentioning it is an offense against the king.

The king’s generals plead to the king to receive treatment from nae-ee-ohn doctor instead of Jang-Geum who is pushing her limits riding on the king’s favor. The king, barely gathering enough strength to talk, tells his generals to leave. Outside the generals run into Jang-Geum. the head general tells Jang-Geum they will not give up easily. Jang-Geum begs the king to accept her treatment. The king senses his death coming and smiles at Jang-Geum instead of answering her. JangGgeum states she truly wants to save him. The king replies it cannot be done. No matter how skilled she is she cannot save a dead man. The king tells Jang-Geum she is a great doctor worthy of being loved. Jang-Geum, with tears begs the king to agree to her treatment again. The king states when he goes to sleep he can hear Jang-Geum’s words circling his ears and he can rest well.

Jewel in the Palace - Episode 53

The king asks Jang-Geum if she likes Min Jung-Ho. Jang-Geum replies yes. The king stares at her, tells her he is the king of this nation and asks her if she knows what consequence her answer can lead to. Jang-Geum replies she knows, and states she is merely a woman who has found medicine to be her livelihood. The king angrily tells Jang-Geum to show up to their daily morning walk tomorrow as usual.

Jang-Geum leaves and arrives at Min Jung-Ho’s. She nervously tells him what happened and is worried what might happen to Min Jung Ho. Min Jung-Ho replies she did well and feels proud that she recognized him in front of the king. The king and his guard arrives outside Min Jung Ho’s office. The king overhears their conversation and becomes furious, then leaves. The head guard coughs to signal they’re there. Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho come outside and see the king leaving. The guard tells them the king wants both of them to show up to the walk tomorrow.

Jewel in the Palace - Episode 52

Doctor Shin reports to the king that the medicine house supports Jang-Geum and recognizes that she is best fit to head nae-ee-ohn as a ranked general. The ministers in court protest to the king saying Jang-Geum cannot break the tradition but the king announces Jang-Geum is to be his main physician and a medicine general. Min Jung-Ho’s superior tells Min Jung Ho to persuade the king to re-think the king’s decision but Min declines. The superior gets furious and says in that case their mentor-mentee relationship is over. Back at nae-ee-ohn, Doctor Shin tells the nurses and the doctors to accept Jang-Geum as their new superior.

Jang-Geum treats the young prince with Doctor Jung as her assistant. The prince is reluntant to eat the medicine but Jang-Geum promises he can play in the yard with her if he does, so the prince agrees and they play outside afterwards.

Jewel in the Palace - Episode 51

Just as Jang-Geum arrives in front of the king and the lady to decline the position of the king’s main physician, the head guard arrives with news that the prince is ill. The king and the lady queen leave the court to visit their son and find out from Doctor Jung that the prince has a strong fever, cough and perpectual fainting. Lady queen is extremely worried and asks Doctor Jung to heal her son immediately. The doctor states he needs more time to diagnose the illness. The lady queen is upset and the king calms her down.

Privately, the king suggest to lady queen that they should assign jang-geum to treat the prince. Lady queen is upset and complains to the king that he does not care about this son, only the other king-to-be son. Lady queen tells the king she told Jang-Geum to give up on king-to-be son because the king is not protecting her position and her son’s position in the palace. The lady queen complains if the king had cared about their son more she would’t have to go in such measures. The lady queen states she is merely a mother who’s trying to protect her son.

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The king declares he will make Jang-Geum his personal medicine general during court. Min Jung-Ho overhears the statement as he approaches the court from outside.

Jang-Geum packs her stuff and leaves a letter for the kang’s. Min Jung-Ho leaves his resignation letter for his superior. Jang-Geum and Min Jung-Ho leave Hanyang city by boat. Min’s superior finds out and sends his men to look for them immediately. The lady queen hears about the king’s declaration and is shocked that a nurse will be in that position.

Jang Geum and Min Jung Ho are riding on the boat. Min Jung Ho asks Jang-Geum if she’s fearful but Jang-Geum replies she’s happy. Min Jung Ho states he’s fearful that it all might be just a dream and he’ll wake up. Kang Tuk-Goo looks for Jang-Geum. The general who heads the medicine house is angry that a nurse is called to be the king’s personal general. He promises to stop such unprecedented event. The mother queen tells the lady queen she needs to stop the king from such unruly behavior. The palace officers discuss the king’s decision. Some say that a woman cannot be in such high position while some state they must honor the king’s request. Min Jung Ho’s superior is worried that Min Jung Ho and Jang-Geum will be severly punished for running away. Shin-Bi tells Na Ju Deuk about the king’s decision.

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The king remembers when he was still a prince a little girl delivered wine to him and bow to beg him fulfill her wish of becoming a royal kitchen maid inside the palace. The king asks Jang-Geum if she is that little girl back then. Jang-Geum returns his smile and replies yes. Jang-Geum thanks the king for fulfilling her childhood wish.

The king states he often wondered about what happened to that little fearless girl and is amazed that the girl ended up saving his life as a medicine maid. The king is extremely happy and tells Jang-Geum to ask for anything and he’ll grant her wish. Jang-Geum asks for permission to visit outside the palace to practice medicine.

During the nae-ee-ohn meeting, Jang-Geum tells her colleagues and supervisors she asked the king for permission to go outside the palace to learn more about medicine treatment. Jang-Geum tells the doctors that Lady Han left her medicinal recipes and she wants to study them. Yun-Saeng is upset that Jang-Geum might not be around to deliver her baby. Jang-Geum assures her that Shin-Bi will do a great job and there is nothing to worry about.

Jewel in the Palace - Episode 48

To everyone including Yuh-Ri’s shock, the deceased head doctor arrives at the meeting, accompanied by Min Jung-Ho and Jang-Geum. Min Jung-Ho states the head doctor is the only one who can clear the truth. The head doctor states he needed time to sort things thus he agreed to Min Jung Ho’s request to fake death for a short period of time. Lady Choi and Right Prime Minister Oh continue to point their finger at each other. The head doctor tells everyone that both Oh and Lady Choi are responsible for the conspiracy against the king.

Oh and Lady Choi raise their voice to defend themselves but Min Jung-Ho brings a witness who was a servant at the soo-rak-gan at the time. The servant testifies against Lady Choi who still maintains her innocence. But Ma Sang-Goong arrives to testify as well. She brings her a proof which is a correspondance between Lady Choi and Oh. Lady Choi is taken to an isolated room. The king is given report about the situation. He orders all suspects to be brought before the confession court. Geum-Young, Oh, Choi Pan Sul who was captured when tried to escape, Yuh-Ri, and head doctor are all brought before the court.

The court session is interrupted by a guard who report Lady Choi is missing. Lady Choi hides in a freezing room to wait for the arrival of the mother queen’s messenger. Lady Choi begs the messenger to let her see the mother queen. The mother queen refuses to see her and tells the messenger to tell Lady Choi to turn herself in. Lady Choi tries to solicit help from another sang-goong who tells the guard Lady Choi’s whereabout. Lady Choi sees it and runs to the jar storage room to hide.