The king gets his sight back. The lady queen praises Jang-Geum for healing the king and figuring out the real cause of his illness. The king asks Jang-Geum for her name and nods his head to show his gratitude. The medical scholar states Jang-Geum has saved the house of medicine but Oh instructs the staff to keep Jang-Geum at her original ranking.
Jang-Geum runs to see Min Jung-Ho to show him she succeeded and thanked him for putting his life on the line for her. Min Jung Ho with tears in his eyes states it was a dangerous task for her and he worried about her safety, and had he known this, he would have asked her to run away to Jeju Island. Jang-Geum goes up to him and embraces him. Min Jung Ho returns her embrace and the two share a warm hug.
Jang-Geum instructs the furious Lady Choi and Geum-Young to use red ginseng in the king’s food from now on. The king asks Oh about Jang-Geum, saying he wants to award her but Oh states what Jang-Geum did was her job and that Doctor Shin was about to find out the cause anyway. Yun-Saeng dines with the king and tells the king she has a wish. Yun-Saeng states she wishes the king to meet Jang-Geum who is likes her sister. The king states he has wanted to meet Jang-Geum. Yun-Saeng steps out and calls Jang-Geum in to meet with the king privately.