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.