Just as Lady Choi, Choi Pan Sul, and Geum-Young are about to receive the death penalty for conspiring to harm the king, Min Jung-Ho and Jang-Geum arrive. Jang-Geum states the cause of the illness is not food-borne. The Chois are sent back to jail. In jail, Choi Pan Sul wonders how it is that their lives are in the hands of Jang-Geum. Geum-Young states the lady queen must have put Jang-Geum on this task. Oh finds out about Jang-Geum and is upset he couldn’t get rid of the Chois as planned.
Shin-Bi reports to Doctor Jung and Shin about Jang-Geum’s return. The doctors arrive at the courtyard just as Jang-Geum is about to report her findings to the lady queen. Jang-Geum states the cause of the king’s illness is a case of skin disease but the precise name of the disease she has yet to find. The head doctor jumps in saying it’s a case of ho-hok-pyung. The head doctor states he just read about the disease in the literatures from chinese medicine. The lady queen asks if the journals also report proper treatment. The head doctor replies yes. But Jang-Geum states they must not rely on the literatures since it’s not certain it is indeed a case of ho-hok-pyung.
The doctors and nurses have a meeting with Min Jung-Ho. The head doctor insists on his treatment but Jang-Geum remains sternly against it. The other doctors and Min begin to side with Jang-Geum. Oh learns about it and gets furious. Oh goes to see the lady queen to speak in favor of the head doctor. The lady queen appoints the head doctor to treat the king despite Jang-Geum’s plead against it.
Lady Choi and Geum-Young learn about what happened from Young-Roh’s report. Lady Choi is upset Oh is siding with the head doctor for fear that the head doctor will relate the blame to Chois again.
The king receives treatment from the head doctor and his assistant, Yuh-Ri. But the king shows serious adverse reaction to the treatment. The lady queen is upset and states Jang-Geum was correct the whole time and re-appoints Jang-Geum to be in charge of the king’s treatment. The head doctor performs the treatment Jang-Geum instructs and the king is immediately showing signs of improvement. The head guard is pleased and asks Jang-Geum what the king should eat.
Just then Lady Choi and Geum-Young arrive at the meeting to take over the cooking responsibility. The head guard states because Jang-Geum insists the illness was not food-born, so Lady Choi and Geum-Young were freed. But the head guard states the investigation is not over for the time being and Geum-Young is to refrain from preparing the king’s food.
Min Jung-Ho tells the Kangs about Jang-Geum’s recent assignment. Na Ju Deuk is upset he didn’t inform them from the beginning but Min explains it was the lady queen’s instruction to keep it secret.
Jang-Geum visits Yun-Saeng. Suddenly the guards arrive to capture Jang-Geum because the king is going blind. Jang-Geum is captured along with min jung-ho. Oh orders the guards to cast Jang-Geum away from the palace and send Min Jung-Ho to jail immediately. But the lady queen arrives asking Jang-Geum to explain herself. Jang-Geum states it’s a possible temporary side-affect from the treatment and begs the lady queen for permission to perform treatment on the king herself. Oh scolds Jang-Geum for asking to treat the king when she is a woman and a lowly nurse. But the lady queen wants to consider the option.
Jang-Geum and Min Jung-Ho continue to kneel in the courtyard tied up, awaiting for the lady queen’s decision. The lady queen arrives telling Jang-Geum she belives her heart and her words but to allow Jang-Geum another chance would mean to put her own title of queen on the line. Min Jung-Ho tells the lady queen that Jang-Geum will heal the king undoubtedly and advises the queen to give Jang-Geum the opportunity. Next morning Lady Choi arrives at the courtyard with instruction from the lady queen to allow Jang-Geum to treat the king herself. But Min Jung-Ho will remain a captive until Jang-Geum treats the king.
Jang-Geum examines the king’s condition and goes to read books for research. The other nurses ridicule Jang-Geum behind her back for not knowing the treatment but saying big words in front of the queen. Yuh-Ri reports to the head doctor Jang-Geum’s activity and the two agree that Jang-Geum must not know how to treat the king after examining the king. Jang-Geum goes around the palace examining the water, the pastes, and the food in the royal kitchen. Jang-Geum asks the lady queen to grant her permission to make a trip outside the palace. Oh strongly advises against such thing but the lady queen agrees to her request and assigns guards to go with her to the warm springs that Lady Han took the king previously. Jang-Geum goes to the warm springs to examine the water and the local livestock.
Lady Choi calls Yuh-Ri for meeting. Lady Choi tells Yuh-Ri she suspects the head doctor to be the one to put the poision in Geum-Young’s jar and orders Yuh-Ri to follow their instructions from now on. Yuh-Ri goes to see the retired jae-jo-sang gong Lady Park. Lady Choi sends a messenger to spy on her and finds out about Yuh-Ri visiting Lady Park and orders Young-Roh to find out what her relationship with the retired Jae-Jo Sang Gong is and how Oh is involved in the matter.
Jang-Geum returns and begins to prepare healing food to treat the king’s blindness. After a day of treatment the king is still blind and the lady queen is upset by it. Jang-Geum feeds another dish to the king which makes him want to vomit. The lady queen pushes Jang-Geum away yelling at her for not curing the king. Jang-Geum tries to calm the lady queen by saying the king will be cured so she must remain calm. The lady queen is agitated and tells her servants to send Jang-Geum to jail.
Jang-Geum is taken to jail. Min Jung-Ho who is already in jail watches her arrival and Jang-Geum is jailed opposite Min Jung Ho. Jang-Geum weeps in her own cell. Geum-Young and Lady Choi are taken to jail once again. The Chois are jailed next to Jang-Geum. Lady Choi mocks Jang-Geum for bluffing. Jang-Geum asks Lady Choi if she’s afraid. Jang-Geum states she is not afraid because of Lady Han.
Next day, the jail ward calls Jang-Geum out. Jang-Geum is escorted to the sentence house along with Min Jung-Ho. Oh asks the two if they confess to their crime. Oh orders continous punishement on Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho until they confess. Then the head guard arrives telling Oh to release Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho at once per the queen’s order.
Jang-Geum returns to the king’s corridor. The lady queen states the king is showing drastic improvement. Jang-Geum performs needle treatment on the king, followed by a long body massage. Jang-Geum continues the massage into early morning. Finally she stops and asks the king to sit up and open his eyes. The king opens his eyes and he is able to see Jang-Geum.
Shin-Bi reports to Doctor Jung and Shin about Jang-Geum’s return. The doctors arrive at the courtyard just as Jang-Geum is about to report her findings to the lady queen. Jang-Geum states the cause of the king’s illness is a case of skin disease but the precise name of the disease she has yet to find. The head doctor jumps in saying it’s a case of ho-hok-pyung. The head doctor states he just read about the disease in the literatures from chinese medicine. The lady queen asks if the journals also report proper treatment. The head doctor replies yes. But Jang-Geum states they must not rely on the literatures since it’s not certain it is indeed a case of ho-hok-pyung.
The doctors and nurses have a meeting with Min Jung-Ho. The head doctor insists on his treatment but Jang-Geum remains sternly against it. The other doctors and Min begin to side with Jang-Geum. Oh learns about it and gets furious. Oh goes to see the lady queen to speak in favor of the head doctor. The lady queen appoints the head doctor to treat the king despite Jang-Geum’s plead against it.
Lady Choi and Geum-Young learn about what happened from Young-Roh’s report. Lady Choi is upset Oh is siding with the head doctor for fear that the head doctor will relate the blame to Chois again.
The king receives treatment from the head doctor and his assistant, Yuh-Ri. But the king shows serious adverse reaction to the treatment. The lady queen is upset and states Jang-Geum was correct the whole time and re-appoints Jang-Geum to be in charge of the king’s treatment. The head doctor performs the treatment Jang-Geum instructs and the king is immediately showing signs of improvement. The head guard is pleased and asks Jang-Geum what the king should eat.
Just then Lady Choi and Geum-Young arrive at the meeting to take over the cooking responsibility. The head guard states because Jang-Geum insists the illness was not food-born, so Lady Choi and Geum-Young were freed. But the head guard states the investigation is not over for the time being and Geum-Young is to refrain from preparing the king’s food.
Min Jung-Ho tells the Kangs about Jang-Geum’s recent assignment. Na Ju Deuk is upset he didn’t inform them from the beginning but Min explains it was the lady queen’s instruction to keep it secret.
Jang-Geum visits Yun-Saeng. Suddenly the guards arrive to capture Jang-Geum because the king is going blind. Jang-Geum is captured along with min jung-ho. Oh orders the guards to cast Jang-Geum away from the palace and send Min Jung-Ho to jail immediately. But the lady queen arrives asking Jang-Geum to explain herself. Jang-Geum states it’s a possible temporary side-affect from the treatment and begs the lady queen for permission to perform treatment on the king herself. Oh scolds Jang-Geum for asking to treat the king when she is a woman and a lowly nurse. But the lady queen wants to consider the option.
Jang-Geum and Min Jung-Ho continue to kneel in the courtyard tied up, awaiting for the lady queen’s decision. The lady queen arrives telling Jang-Geum she belives her heart and her words but to allow Jang-Geum another chance would mean to put her own title of queen on the line. Min Jung-Ho tells the lady queen that Jang-Geum will heal the king undoubtedly and advises the queen to give Jang-Geum the opportunity. Next morning Lady Choi arrives at the courtyard with instruction from the lady queen to allow Jang-Geum to treat the king herself. But Min Jung-Ho will remain a captive until Jang-Geum treats the king.
Jang-Geum examines the king’s condition and goes to read books for research. The other nurses ridicule Jang-Geum behind her back for not knowing the treatment but saying big words in front of the queen. Yuh-Ri reports to the head doctor Jang-Geum’s activity and the two agree that Jang-Geum must not know how to treat the king after examining the king. Jang-Geum goes around the palace examining the water, the pastes, and the food in the royal kitchen. Jang-Geum asks the lady queen to grant her permission to make a trip outside the palace. Oh strongly advises against such thing but the lady queen agrees to her request and assigns guards to go with her to the warm springs that Lady Han took the king previously. Jang-Geum goes to the warm springs to examine the water and the local livestock.
Lady Choi calls Yuh-Ri for meeting. Lady Choi tells Yuh-Ri she suspects the head doctor to be the one to put the poision in Geum-Young’s jar and orders Yuh-Ri to follow their instructions from now on. Yuh-Ri goes to see the retired jae-jo-sang gong Lady Park. Lady Choi sends a messenger to spy on her and finds out about Yuh-Ri visiting Lady Park and orders Young-Roh to find out what her relationship with the retired Jae-Jo Sang Gong is and how Oh is involved in the matter.
Jang-Geum returns and begins to prepare healing food to treat the king’s blindness. After a day of treatment the king is still blind and the lady queen is upset by it. Jang-Geum feeds another dish to the king which makes him want to vomit. The lady queen pushes Jang-Geum away yelling at her for not curing the king. Jang-Geum tries to calm the lady queen by saying the king will be cured so she must remain calm. The lady queen is agitated and tells her servants to send Jang-Geum to jail.
Jang-Geum is taken to jail. Min Jung-Ho who is already in jail watches her arrival and Jang-Geum is jailed opposite Min Jung Ho. Jang-Geum weeps in her own cell. Geum-Young and Lady Choi are taken to jail once again. The Chois are jailed next to Jang-Geum. Lady Choi mocks Jang-Geum for bluffing. Jang-Geum asks Lady Choi if she’s afraid. Jang-Geum states she is not afraid because of Lady Han.
Next day, the jail ward calls Jang-Geum out. Jang-Geum is escorted to the sentence house along with Min Jung-Ho. Oh asks the two if they confess to their crime. Oh orders continous punishement on Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho until they confess. Then the head guard arrives telling Oh to release Jang-Geum and Min Jung Ho at once per the queen’s order.
Jang-Geum returns to the king’s corridor. The lady queen states the king is showing drastic improvement. Jang-Geum performs needle treatment on the king, followed by a long body massage. Jang-Geum continues the massage into early morning. Finally she stops and asks the king to sit up and open his eyes. The king opens his eyes and he is able to see Jang-Geum.