The Great Jang-Geum (2003–2004): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Golden Pheasant - full transcript
The princess is sick and refuses to eat, and King Jung Jong's birthday keeps the entire kitchen busy preparing important meals.
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(Episode 6)
Shake your head
Madam…
Madam…
You've been here all these years
and you still can't do this right?
Didn't I tell you to tie it hard
so it doesn't untie while cooking?
Hands
Who made the mess in the
residential kitchen last night?
I'm asking, who made all the
burn marks in all the fireplaces?
It is I
What were you doing?
I was trying to find out
which wood was good for cooking
so I tried oak, zelkova, paulownia,
nettle tree, pine and bamboo…
How foolish of you! Don't you know…
that we only use oak and zelkova?
Yes, but I wanted to see what happens
if you use different wood
Then did you boil down
all the water we use too?
Yes, because I wanted to know
how long it takes for it to evaporate
And you're the one
who sent the new girls up
on the tree to make
a "pine nut oven?"
Yes
Wash dishes with the new brides
for another 10 days
But I'll be learning how to prepare
the ingredients starting today
You're doing that again?
What? You said you'll learn how to…
prepare the ingredients
starting today
I have Yeun-Seng
She'll give me her notes
Don't you complain?
Keum-Young has been making food
in the Royal Kitchen for 5 years
Yeah, I heard Lady Choi
and Keum-Young
are making the princess'
special food today
Princess' special food?
Haven't you heard?
There's a great commotion
over that at the Royal Kitchen
Oh… That…
But Keum-Young's doing it?
Yes
The Princess hasn't eaten
for 6 days now
The kitchen at the
princess' palace couldn't…
handle it anymore
so Lady Choi is making it herself
Lady Choi must know
the secrets that have been…
passed down to the
Highest Kitchen Ladies
I heard the medicines from
Ming China arrived today
That must be the secret recipe
What could it be?
Keum-Young! What was that spice?
How do you make it?
I don't know
Acting as if she's all that…
Now, get up
Princess Hyohye
Go ahead and eat
Good
Good
Why don't you eat some more?
Just how did you cook this food
that she's like this?
You said it was going
to be sure this time
I'm sorry
We had high expectations
What happened?
It was well-made
Well-made? She stopped eating
so how can it be well-made?
It takes time for
her appetite to come back
Please wait a few more days. She took
2 spoonfuls, and she'll take more
After about 5 days,
she should return to normal
It takes 5 more days? His Majesty
has been very worried about her
If it takes another 5 days…
what's going to happen
to His Majesty's health?
It's not just His Majesty
What about…
Her Majesty, the Queen
and the King's Mother?
Madam! Madam!
What's wrong?
The Princess fainted with dizziness!
Oh my…!
5 days is too long
Try to shorten it. Do it!
Sure, I will try my best
What happened?
We'll have to use stronger spice
She stopped eating…
But using stronger spice…
since it's only temporary…
Even so, there are some additives
that help to increase her appetite
so if she has more of it,
her appetite should come back
What else can we do?
She's shy, so she doesn't complain
or talk much, so it's hard
to tell what's wrong
Anyhow, you go to the sauce pantry
and bring the oldest bean paste
I'll try seasoning it
with that this time
Yes, ma'am
What are you doing?
Oh… it's you, Keum-Young
What did you take out
from the bean paste pot?
Oh, this…?
It's charcoal
Charcoal?
Lady Han told me to study,
so I was trying out different things
I put it in the bean paste, soy sauce
and vinegar to see what happens
That's why you always
get in trouble with Lady Choi
Yeah… You want to try it too?
The sharp vinegar taste is all gone
The soy sauce tastes much better
Yes. I broke the charcoal
and found many holes in it
I think that's why it's
good for absorbing smells
The bad soy sauce taste is gone,
so it tastes much better
Yes, it's good. We can tell Lady Han
so we can put it
in other soy sauces too
Really? You think so?
Yeah
I have to get going…
We have no choice
but to try all the alternatives
Lady Choi, you keep
making the food your way
Yes, ma'am
She may not eat it,
so Lady Han should make…
hemp-root porridge with
dried orange peel, cardamom and nutmeg
She won't even eat tasty dishes
Will she eat medicinal ingredients?
But what else can we do?
There are no other alternatives
The doctors said it's not an illness
but she's so quiet and fainthearted
so it could be stress
Lady Min, roast dried dates
and pulverize them and
add some beefsteak plant leaves
But she doesn't eat anything roasted
She only eats rice and
we can't add anything to the rice
What is it?
His Majesty has ordered
not to prepare tonight's supper
What?
He's angry that the Princess fainted
and said, how could he call himself
her father when he can't
even feed her one meal
and told us not to bring him any food
until the princess starts to eat
He said all the ladies…
ought to give all their time
and effort to princess' meals
And even the King's Mother
and Her Majesty the Queen…
have declined to accept food as well,
so the kitchen is in panic
This is big trouble, indeed
OK
There is no need to wait
We should just hurry
and bring the food
as soon as it's prepared
Bean paste?
Madam
Huh?
Can't you let me
make the meal this time?
Why? Any good ideas?
What's this?
She didn't even eat the special meals
How could you bring
such a simple meal to her?
I'm sorry. But please allow her
to try the porridge
How dare you!
Prepare another meal right now!
Take that table out right now!
Yes, Madam
Her Majesty the Princess
is eating! She's eating!
Can you eat now?
If you were going to eat like this,
why did you make them worry?
Do you know His Majesty
has been worrying about you?
Actually…
Yes, Your Majesty
What was the reason?
This porridge doesn't smell
Smell?
Smell?
What is it?
The rice storehouse was flooded
so the rice is different from usual
Though we may not smell it,
she may find it disagreeable
She is ill with
a sensitive sense of taste
Is that right?
Please do speak, Your Majesty
How could I say such a thing when…
my Father eats without any complaints
This happened because of
the Princess' delicate palate
She couldn't take the rice at all
But Lady Choi solved it
by removing the smell…
that no one else could detect
What did you do to remove the smell?
No, Madam, it was Keum-Young
who thought of it, not me
Really? How did you do it?
It was charcoal
Charcoal?
Yes, when I put in charcoal,
the smell in the rice was gone
How did you find that out?
I saw Jang-Geum removing the smell
from soy sauce using charcoal
That's how I came up with the idea
Add charcoal to the soy sauce?
Yes, Madam. It tastes much better
because all the bad smell is gone
Please taste it once
Really? I will try it
I'm happy to see you all here
Learn from Keum-Young
learning and practicing all the time
to find out how to make things better
Yes, ma'am
Madam! Madam!
What is it?
The Cabinet Minister wants
to see you right now
What's the hurry?
I'm not sure, but I think it has to do
with an envoy from Ming China
Really? An envoy is here?
Though His Majesty has previously
told us to prepare a small meal
for his birthday feast, the situation
has changed with this visit
The envoy is sent by
the emperor of Ming China
to congratulate the King
on his birthday
and he brought a golden pheasant
that was raised in their palace
A golden pheasant?
Isn't that regarded as a holy animal
that brings health and long life
that only the emperor
and high officials
eat on their birthdays?
Yes, and he says it was raised right
in their Imperial House
But His Majesty is worried
that they might be here
to request a huge amount
of silver money again
for dethroning the former King
The ministers have same worries too
So His Majesty has ordered
that we make no mistakes
in our formalities and food so that
he can't find any fault with us
The Head Eunuch should
go over the formalities
of serving him once more
with the female officers
Eunuchs & Kitchen ladies,
don't make any mistakes
Did you look at the rules
for cooking birthday dishes?
So golden pheasant is the menu
for this birthday feast?
Golden pheasant…
It's from Sichuan, China
It's known to protect a house
from calamities and
it's also known to be used
as elixir of life
offered to Emperor Jinxi
Lady Choi, have you ever
seen a golden pheasant?
I've seen it twice because
my brother trades with China
Besides, the Emperor offered us
this golden pheasant
And the King is worried
that there might be…
another mistake like last time,
so there must not be any errors
Lady Choi will be in charge of cooking
the golden pheasant as the main dish
Lady Han will be in charge of
steamed & roasted dishes
Lady Min will do the vegetables
Yes, Madam
All the rest should follow the orders
and Keum-Young will assist
in making the main dish
since her work for the Princess
has been acknowledged
Everything's going her way
It's been 5 years for me now
and I've just started
on the steamed dishes
and she's already
doing birthday feasts
You should distinguish yourself too
I just need an opportunity first
Opportunities only come
when you have the right skills
It's like that with
this golden pheasant too
You need experience to be chosen
How can we ever get experience?
Is the King's food there
for you to test it?
Why waste time criticizing others
instead of working hard?
I'm sorry
Lady Han, Jo-Bang, and Young-Ro,
go to the Guesthouse immediately
What is it?
The Head Lady can't trust
the ladies at the Guesthouse
so she wants you to go there
to prepare the dishes for the envoy
Yes, ma'am
You'll have to come back tomorrow,
so prepare everything before you go
Yes, Madam
This is very important,
so you must keep it well
Yes, sir
Bye now
I'll go out of the palace to purchase
the necessary ingredients
so keep this in the farm
and take good care of it
until the morning of
the birthday feast. OK?
Yes, Madam. Don't worry
Though you spoke otherwise,
you thought…
"I know how to make
pheasant food too," huh?
Madam, are you saying I say
one thing and think another?
OK, OK, you can't take a joke, huh?
I must go out of the palace
and get a golden pheasant
I can probably get one
if I go to my uncle's home
Court ladies who leave
the palace without permission
will be severely punished,
so how much more severe would it be
for a new bride like me?
No. But I must get one
before any superiors
find out about it
I'm their hope. I can't lose
the golden pheasant. No way
If I ask Uncle,
he'll get it by tonight
I will go out of the palace
Even if it means being cast out
of the palace as punishment,
I must get a golden pheasant
Who's there?
I'm sure I heard someone
Hey, Tae-Bok, bring some people
over here! Something's odd…
Hurry up! Something's odd here!
They guard the palace
outside the gate
I was wondering
why they weren't around
Of course, they guard it
What brings you here?
I will help you
I saw you searching all day
for the lost golden pheasant
Luckily, Lady Han isn't here and
I asked Yeun-Seng to cover for me
Let's go together
It'll be better than you going alone
We can ask Duk-Gu
for a golden pheasant too
Follow me. We may be able
to go out successfully
I know this path…
This way. I found this accidentally
when I was washing dishes
a couple of days ago
The iron gate is broken
so we can get out through there
You're right!
Let's go
Who's there?!
Hound!
Acorn!
What is it?
There's a fire near Young-Hwa room
No movement of other troops?
No. It's only a small fire
We have to put it out asap
before it spreads. Let's go!
Stop right there! Stop right there!
Excuse us…
Where do you think you're going?
How dare you wake us up?
We're sorry if we woke you up
Excuse…
Hey! You can't leave
after waking us up
We barely managed to fall asleep
on our empty stomachs
Then what do you want us to do?
Give us money,
or if you don't have any…
Stop it! Take your hands off!
Oh! They came into our house
without permission
It's true, sir!
Stop it!
2 people ran away from the palace
Are you them?
No way… We, we came from Yangju…
Iooking for a relative…
and we got lost
Oh… really?
Yes
Who is that relative?
Mr. Choi Pan-Sul. I heard he's
a wealthy merchant in Hanyang
Yes. He's a famous wealthy merchant
What? You're related to
the pre, premier merchant?
Yes. He's a close relative
He wanted to see us…
Is that true?
You'll see if you go with us
It's right past the mar,
market street
Really?
Excuse us then…
Wait a minute!
Take the ladies
to the wealthy merchant
It's OK. He was going to hurt us
He didn't know better. He's not evil
Hey, escort the ladies
I'll kill you if you try something
Understand?!
Yes, sir
Please go on… Hey! Just go to sleep
Oh this stink! Where could they be?
It's not that way
You know well
You came from the palace, huh?
I don't care
if you came from the palace
or fell from the sky
But give our family something to eat
If you treat us well,
you don't have to worry
Uh, let's go… You…
Keum-Young! What brings you
here at this hour?
Is Uncle here?
No… He went out…
Who the heck are you?!
Don't. He brought us here
Don't do that
Is your family well?
Huh?
Keum-Young, what brings you
here at this hour?
Where's Uncle?
He went to meet another merchant
When will he be back?
Well… he said he might have a drink
But what brings you here?
First buy that guy
some food and clothes
He brought us here
He knows we secretly came out
of the palace. Don't disappoint him
Then are you saying,
this isn't Lady Choi's order
but you came out secretly?
Yes
What do you mean? A lady who enters
the palace only leaves
as a dead person. How can that be?
How are you going to manage this?
If they find out
it'll be the end of you
You'll be kicked out of the palace
That's why you must help me
Help? How?
We must get a golden pheasant
We must get it now
If we can't get one, Madam and I
will get into big trouble
Then you go back to the palace first
I'll get it by all means and
bring it to the palace tomorrow
A court lady leaving
without permission is a crime
You must go back
I will still get it and go back
There's no difference between…
the sin of leaving the palace
and losing the golden pheasant
that the envoy has brought
If I can't get a golden pheasant
it's not just my problem, but…
all the kitchens and
even the court itself
So I will get it with
my own hands and go back
OK, I'll try to get it, but…
It's already too late, so I think
it'll be difficult to get it now
Do anything…
we must get it no matter what!
Yes, ma'am
Keum-Young, I think it'll
be hard to get it now
so I'll go to Duk-Gu's place
and try to find it
I don't think he'll have it
Though he may not have it himself
he may know a merchant
who sells special ingredients
I'll be back
Then I'll see you
around 6:00 tomorrow
OK
You must come back before 6:00
We must be back before 8:00
OK
I'll find a way to get back in
OK, I won't be late
Jang-Geum
Thanks
What are you doing? Hurry!
It's because there's
a lump on my back
Your legs hurt yesterday,
and a headache two days ago
and it's your back today
When are you not sick? When?
I still haven't taken off
the patch from here…
You always disappear
whenever I tell you to work
If you don't even do this
how can you call yourself my husband?
The boil on my back…
Boil my foot
I still have the patch on
I don't care whether your back
breaks or your head cracks…
Stop it…
I'm Jang-Geum…
Someone's here
It's Jang-Geum!
Jang-Geum, what brings you
here at this hour?
Just how long has it been?
I saw you only two days ago
in the palace
What brings you here?
You probably didn't come…
with your court lady at this time
Did you run away by any chance?
Or did you get kicked out?
Duk-Gu…
Oh, my! Do you know
how great of a crime that is?
Go back quickly! Now!
I had no choice. I have to
look for a golden pheasant
and meet up with Keum-Young
to go back tomorrow
Yes, you should just
spend the night here
and go with me tomorrow to look…
Wait! This is urgent
We should go right now
to the poultry shop!
What? At this hour?
Where do you think you're going?!
No, it's different
The color's different
I finally found it
This isn't it either
You come here, too
You should've asked for a pheasant!
Why'd you ask for a golden chicken?!
Do you know what
a golden pheasant is?
I saw it before
Really? Can we buy it somewhere?
You don't come to a place like
this poulterer to buy such a thing
When merchants who trade with
China sometimes bring in…
1 or 2 servants from
noble houses buy them
I saw them when a merchant ship
came in at Songpa
Great. I heard a merchant ship
is coming to Songpa today
I was going to buy
ground plum from Mapo today
It's a very expensive medicinal herb
that comes through these merchants
If you add it to the drinks
you can sell them…
at 10 times the original price
Let's go
Duk-Gu, did you find out?
He said the ship
will come in at about 4:00
4:00… we need to hurry
I have to go back
to Choi Pan-Sul's residence by 6:00
If it comes by 4:00,
we should have plenty of time
Don't worry
I told people around here
so as soon as they come in,
you can just take it and go
In order to do that however,
I would need some money for drinks
and I forgot to bring my wallet today
This is all of my money…
It's better than nothing…
I'm sorry
It's all right. Bye now
Why am I running with
Jang-Geum's money?
I run whenever I see money
because of my wife. I can just walk
Check her!
What are you doing?!
Let go!
Where did you hide it?
Who are you that you're treating
a lady like this during the daytime?
Where did you hide the thing
you received from the bamboo hat?
What are you saying?
I have not hidden anything!
Why you…!
Put down your sword!
It wasn't her, but another woman
in a blue dress beside her
I'm sorry
She's probably trying
to get on a ship
so try to search for her again
Yes, sir
You have to find the person
who has the map
so you can find the map drawer
and other related people
The bamboo hat seems to have good
martial arts skills, so be careful
Yes, sir
I'm very sorry
Where have you been?
Why? Has the ship come in?
A golden pheasant came in
Huh? Really?
Yes. I made the merchant
go to the tavern
so he can't sell it
to anyone else. Let's go
Sure
Hong! Hong!
Yes, Madam
Have you seen Keum-Young?
No. She wasn't here when I came in
That's strange
Today's not even her shift
The golden pheasant isn't in the farm
Should I look for her?
No. I'll check the kitchen,
so you keep doing your job
Yes, ma'am
You said she's in the sauce pantry
Yes, Madam
So I told you to look for her there
What are you doing here?
When I went there
she was there at the pantry…
and… she said she was headed
somewhere to learn more things…
Really? There's a lot of work today
Everyone is working. So look for her
Yes, Madam
Have you seen Keum-Young?
Oh, no! I haven't seen her!
I haven't seen Keum-Young!
That's strange
She's not in the residence
and the golden pheasant is missing
When did you see her last?
I saw her yesterday… I mean,
this morning at the residence
Were they together?
Yes… Madam
Tell me the truth?!
Huh? Madam?
If they were together,
how could you have seen Jang-Geum
just now and Keum-Young this morning?
No… I meant…
I told them they shouldn't…
How foolish of them!
If such a thing had happened
they should've reported it first!
If the ministers or the Head Lady
finds out about this…
It's my fault for leaving
such an important task
to the young thing and
leaving the palace. I'm sorry
Where did they say they were going?
They said they should be
able to get it
through Lady Choi's brother
I don't think the kids
are the problem right now
We have to prepare
the golden pheasant dish
tomorrow morning,
so what should we do?
I think we have to get a golden
pheasant right now, and get the kids
Yes, you're right. We can't
tell them the truth right now
I'll tell the Head Lady
that Lady Choi needs…
to go out of the palace
for more ingredients
Lady Choi can get the pass
and go straight home
Yes, ma'am
You must get a golden pheasant
and bring the girls back
Yes, Madam
You must be back by 8:00
even with a pass, so it's a problem
Let's move quickly. We have no time!
Yes, Madam
You should've told
Lady Jung about it!
Just what were you thinking
doing such a foolish thing?!
Losing the pheasant is bad enough
but you left the palace?!
What are we going to do?!
I was ready to face the
consequences of leaving
You were ready?
You and I are not just on our own
I told you that we must be
very careful of our conduct and speech
for our ancestors and
previous court ladies from our family
How can you be so rash?!
But I lost the golden pheasant
If we can't get another one
we would've been in deep trouble
Then you should've told me,
Lady Han or Lady Jung about it!
If you just walk out
and something happened
the fire could spread
not only to the kitchens
but the Head Lady
and even the Royal Guards!
That's enough
I already scolded her enough
I think she was confused after
losing the envoy's golden pheasant
Sir, it's Kang
Come in
So did you get it?
Yes, luckily we did get one
That's a relief
Let's go back to the palace now
Please wait a little bit more
Jang-Geum promised to be back by 6:00
We must go back with her
I know you're a spy
Surrender yourself
Hey… Hey…
We must go back now
It's only 6:00 now
Please wait a little more
I only have a pass for one
It's already hard enough
to bring you back inside
Everyone might get in trouble
if we take Jang-Geum too
But we have to wait for her
She came out because of me
She's a friend who tried to help
We can't go back in like this
You must come back before 6:00
We must be back before 8:00
You can get kicked out
if you leave the palace
We can't wait any longer
Let's go back
No. I can't leave my friend out here
Do you want to get kicked out too?
Let's go back now!
She'll be back
Please wait a bit more
We must go back! We must go back!
Just a little more, please
Let's wait a bit more
Hello? Hello?
Why are you late?
Do you know how long Lady Choi
and Keum-Young
had been waiting for you?
Lady Choi came out?
Yes, she came to take you two back
They just left,
so start going right now
If you hurry, you can catch up
OK, got it
Wait! Let me ask you a question
Is she a new bride of the kitchen?
She was caught this morning
trying to break into the palace
Is she really a new bride
of the kitchen?
Yes, she is
What's going on?
She should've been in the palace
Why would she be trying to break in?
Now that we've confirmed it
we'll take her to the Royal Guards
Let's go!
Yes, sir! Let's go!
We have the important task
of preparing for…
His Majesty's birthday feast
So do your work for now
I'll find out about this later
Do you understand?
Yes Hurry!
The rules of court ladies
have always been stricter
than the rules of the nation
But what new bride…
goes in and out of the palace
as if it was her own house?
I'm sorry
Just how are you
disciplining them? You think…
the Highest Kitchen Lady's job
is to compliment them all the time?
You…
Lady Jung will have her pay
decreased for 6 months
Lady Han who's been with Jang-Geum,
and Lady Choi who is in charge…
of training the kitchen girls
will be demoted
from the High Ladies to Middle Ladies
And Jang-Geum will
no longer be a new bride
regardless of what
the Royal Guards decide
Whip her 20 times and
cast her out of the palace!
Yes, sir!
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(Episode 6)
Shake your head
Madam…
Madam…
You've been here all these years
and you still can't do this right?
Didn't I tell you to tie it hard
so it doesn't untie while cooking?
Hands
Who made the mess in the
residential kitchen last night?
I'm asking, who made all the
burn marks in all the fireplaces?
It is I
What were you doing?
I was trying to find out
which wood was good for cooking
so I tried oak, zelkova, paulownia,
nettle tree, pine and bamboo…
How foolish of you! Don't you know…
that we only use oak and zelkova?
Yes, but I wanted to see what happens
if you use different wood
Then did you boil down
all the water we use too?
Yes, because I wanted to know
how long it takes for it to evaporate
And you're the one
who sent the new girls up
on the tree to make
a "pine nut oven?"
Yes
Wash dishes with the new brides
for another 10 days
But I'll be learning how to prepare
the ingredients starting today
You're doing that again?
What? You said you'll learn how to…
prepare the ingredients
starting today
I have Yeun-Seng
She'll give me her notes
Don't you complain?
Keum-Young has been making food
in the Royal Kitchen for 5 years
Yeah, I heard Lady Choi
and Keum-Young
are making the princess'
special food today
Princess' special food?
Haven't you heard?
There's a great commotion
over that at the Royal Kitchen
Oh… That…
But Keum-Young's doing it?
Yes
The Princess hasn't eaten
for 6 days now
The kitchen at the
princess' palace couldn't…
handle it anymore
so Lady Choi is making it herself
Lady Choi must know
the secrets that have been…
passed down to the
Highest Kitchen Ladies
I heard the medicines from
Ming China arrived today
That must be the secret recipe
What could it be?
Keum-Young! What was that spice?
How do you make it?
I don't know
Acting as if she's all that…
Now, get up
Princess Hyohye
Go ahead and eat
Good
Good
Why don't you eat some more?
Just how did you cook this food
that she's like this?
You said it was going
to be sure this time
I'm sorry
We had high expectations
What happened?
It was well-made
Well-made? She stopped eating
so how can it be well-made?
It takes time for
her appetite to come back
Please wait a few more days. She took
2 spoonfuls, and she'll take more
After about 5 days,
she should return to normal
It takes 5 more days? His Majesty
has been very worried about her
If it takes another 5 days…
what's going to happen
to His Majesty's health?
It's not just His Majesty
What about…
Her Majesty, the Queen
and the King's Mother?
Madam! Madam!
What's wrong?
The Princess fainted with dizziness!
Oh my…!
5 days is too long
Try to shorten it. Do it!
Sure, I will try my best
What happened?
We'll have to use stronger spice
She stopped eating…
But using stronger spice…
since it's only temporary…
Even so, there are some additives
that help to increase her appetite
so if she has more of it,
her appetite should come back
What else can we do?
She's shy, so she doesn't complain
or talk much, so it's hard
to tell what's wrong
Anyhow, you go to the sauce pantry
and bring the oldest bean paste
I'll try seasoning it
with that this time
Yes, ma'am
What are you doing?
Oh… it's you, Keum-Young
What did you take out
from the bean paste pot?
Oh, this…?
It's charcoal
Charcoal?
Lady Han told me to study,
so I was trying out different things
I put it in the bean paste, soy sauce
and vinegar to see what happens
That's why you always
get in trouble with Lady Choi
Yeah… You want to try it too?
The sharp vinegar taste is all gone
The soy sauce tastes much better
Yes. I broke the charcoal
and found many holes in it
I think that's why it's
good for absorbing smells
The bad soy sauce taste is gone,
so it tastes much better
Yes, it's good. We can tell Lady Han
so we can put it
in other soy sauces too
Really? You think so?
Yeah
I have to get going…
We have no choice
but to try all the alternatives
Lady Choi, you keep
making the food your way
Yes, ma'am
She may not eat it,
so Lady Han should make…
hemp-root porridge with
dried orange peel, cardamom and nutmeg
She won't even eat tasty dishes
Will she eat medicinal ingredients?
But what else can we do?
There are no other alternatives
The doctors said it's not an illness
but she's so quiet and fainthearted
so it could be stress
Lady Min, roast dried dates
and pulverize them and
add some beefsteak plant leaves
But she doesn't eat anything roasted
She only eats rice and
we can't add anything to the rice
What is it?
His Majesty has ordered
not to prepare tonight's supper
What?
He's angry that the Princess fainted
and said, how could he call himself
her father when he can't
even feed her one meal
and told us not to bring him any food
until the princess starts to eat
He said all the ladies…
ought to give all their time
and effort to princess' meals
And even the King's Mother
and Her Majesty the Queen…
have declined to accept food as well,
so the kitchen is in panic
This is big trouble, indeed
OK
There is no need to wait
We should just hurry
and bring the food
as soon as it's prepared
Bean paste?
Madam
Huh?
Can't you let me
make the meal this time?
Why? Any good ideas?
What's this?
She didn't even eat the special meals
How could you bring
such a simple meal to her?
I'm sorry. But please allow her
to try the porridge
How dare you!
Prepare another meal right now!
Take that table out right now!
Yes, Madam
Her Majesty the Princess
is eating! She's eating!
Can you eat now?
If you were going to eat like this,
why did you make them worry?
Do you know His Majesty
has been worrying about you?
Actually…
Yes, Your Majesty
What was the reason?
This porridge doesn't smell
Smell?
Smell?
What is it?
The rice storehouse was flooded
so the rice is different from usual
Though we may not smell it,
she may find it disagreeable
She is ill with
a sensitive sense of taste
Is that right?
Please do speak, Your Majesty
How could I say such a thing when…
my Father eats without any complaints
This happened because of
the Princess' delicate palate
She couldn't take the rice at all
But Lady Choi solved it
by removing the smell…
that no one else could detect
What did you do to remove the smell?
No, Madam, it was Keum-Young
who thought of it, not me
Really? How did you do it?
It was charcoal
Charcoal?
Yes, when I put in charcoal,
the smell in the rice was gone
How did you find that out?
I saw Jang-Geum removing the smell
from soy sauce using charcoal
That's how I came up with the idea
Add charcoal to the soy sauce?
Yes, Madam. It tastes much better
because all the bad smell is gone
Please taste it once
Really? I will try it
I'm happy to see you all here
Learn from Keum-Young
learning and practicing all the time
to find out how to make things better
Yes, ma'am
Madam! Madam!
What is it?
The Cabinet Minister wants
to see you right now
What's the hurry?
I'm not sure, but I think it has to do
with an envoy from Ming China
Really? An envoy is here?
Though His Majesty has previously
told us to prepare a small meal
for his birthday feast, the situation
has changed with this visit
The envoy is sent by
the emperor of Ming China
to congratulate the King
on his birthday
and he brought a golden pheasant
that was raised in their palace
A golden pheasant?
Isn't that regarded as a holy animal
that brings health and long life
that only the emperor
and high officials
eat on their birthdays?
Yes, and he says it was raised right
in their Imperial House
But His Majesty is worried
that they might be here
to request a huge amount
of silver money again
for dethroning the former King
The ministers have same worries too
So His Majesty has ordered
that we make no mistakes
in our formalities and food so that
he can't find any fault with us
The Head Eunuch should
go over the formalities
of serving him once more
with the female officers
Eunuchs & Kitchen ladies,
don't make any mistakes
Did you look at the rules
for cooking birthday dishes?
So golden pheasant is the menu
for this birthday feast?
Golden pheasant…
It's from Sichuan, China
It's known to protect a house
from calamities and
it's also known to be used
as elixir of life
offered to Emperor Jinxi
Lady Choi, have you ever
seen a golden pheasant?
I've seen it twice because
my brother trades with China
Besides, the Emperor offered us
this golden pheasant
And the King is worried
that there might be…
another mistake like last time,
so there must not be any errors
Lady Choi will be in charge of cooking
the golden pheasant as the main dish
Lady Han will be in charge of
steamed & roasted dishes
Lady Min will do the vegetables
Yes, Madam
All the rest should follow the orders
and Keum-Young will assist
in making the main dish
since her work for the Princess
has been acknowledged
Everything's going her way
It's been 5 years for me now
and I've just started
on the steamed dishes
and she's already
doing birthday feasts
You should distinguish yourself too
I just need an opportunity first
Opportunities only come
when you have the right skills
It's like that with
this golden pheasant too
You need experience to be chosen
How can we ever get experience?
Is the King's food there
for you to test it?
Why waste time criticizing others
instead of working hard?
I'm sorry
Lady Han, Jo-Bang, and Young-Ro,
go to the Guesthouse immediately
What is it?
The Head Lady can't trust
the ladies at the Guesthouse
so she wants you to go there
to prepare the dishes for the envoy
Yes, ma'am
You'll have to come back tomorrow,
so prepare everything before you go
Yes, Madam
This is very important,
so you must keep it well
Yes, sir
Bye now
I'll go out of the palace to purchase
the necessary ingredients
so keep this in the farm
and take good care of it
until the morning of
the birthday feast. OK?
Yes, Madam. Don't worry
Though you spoke otherwise,
you thought…
"I know how to make
pheasant food too," huh?
Madam, are you saying I say
one thing and think another?
OK, OK, you can't take a joke, huh?
I must go out of the palace
and get a golden pheasant
I can probably get one
if I go to my uncle's home
Court ladies who leave
the palace without permission
will be severely punished,
so how much more severe would it be
for a new bride like me?
No. But I must get one
before any superiors
find out about it
I'm their hope. I can't lose
the golden pheasant. No way
If I ask Uncle,
he'll get it by tonight
I will go out of the palace
Even if it means being cast out
of the palace as punishment,
I must get a golden pheasant
Who's there?
I'm sure I heard someone
Hey, Tae-Bok, bring some people
over here! Something's odd…
Hurry up! Something's odd here!
They guard the palace
outside the gate
I was wondering
why they weren't around
Of course, they guard it
What brings you here?
I will help you
I saw you searching all day
for the lost golden pheasant
Luckily, Lady Han isn't here and
I asked Yeun-Seng to cover for me
Let's go together
It'll be better than you going alone
We can ask Duk-Gu
for a golden pheasant too
Follow me. We may be able
to go out successfully
I know this path…
This way. I found this accidentally
when I was washing dishes
a couple of days ago
The iron gate is broken
so we can get out through there
You're right!
Let's go
Who's there?!
Hound!
Acorn!
What is it?
There's a fire near Young-Hwa room
No movement of other troops?
No. It's only a small fire
We have to put it out asap
before it spreads. Let's go!
Stop right there! Stop right there!
Excuse us…
Where do you think you're going?
How dare you wake us up?
We're sorry if we woke you up
Excuse…
Hey! You can't leave
after waking us up
We barely managed to fall asleep
on our empty stomachs
Then what do you want us to do?
Give us money,
or if you don't have any…
Stop it! Take your hands off!
Oh! They came into our house
without permission
It's true, sir!
Stop it!
2 people ran away from the palace
Are you them?
No way… We, we came from Yangju…
Iooking for a relative…
and we got lost
Oh… really?
Yes
Who is that relative?
Mr. Choi Pan-Sul. I heard he's
a wealthy merchant in Hanyang
Yes. He's a famous wealthy merchant
What? You're related to
the pre, premier merchant?
Yes. He's a close relative
He wanted to see us…
Is that true?
You'll see if you go with us
It's right past the mar,
market street
Really?
Excuse us then…
Wait a minute!
Take the ladies
to the wealthy merchant
It's OK. He was going to hurt us
He didn't know better. He's not evil
Hey, escort the ladies
I'll kill you if you try something
Understand?!
Yes, sir
Please go on… Hey! Just go to sleep
Oh this stink! Where could they be?
It's not that way
You know well
You came from the palace, huh?
I don't care
if you came from the palace
or fell from the sky
But give our family something to eat
If you treat us well,
you don't have to worry
Uh, let's go… You…
Keum-Young! What brings you
here at this hour?
Is Uncle here?
No… He went out…
Who the heck are you?!
Don't. He brought us here
Don't do that
Is your family well?
Huh?
Keum-Young, what brings you
here at this hour?
Where's Uncle?
He went to meet another merchant
When will he be back?
Well… he said he might have a drink
But what brings you here?
First buy that guy
some food and clothes
He brought us here
He knows we secretly came out
of the palace. Don't disappoint him
Then are you saying,
this isn't Lady Choi's order
but you came out secretly?
Yes
What do you mean? A lady who enters
the palace only leaves
as a dead person. How can that be?
How are you going to manage this?
If they find out
it'll be the end of you
You'll be kicked out of the palace
That's why you must help me
Help? How?
We must get a golden pheasant
We must get it now
If we can't get one, Madam and I
will get into big trouble
Then you go back to the palace first
I'll get it by all means and
bring it to the palace tomorrow
A court lady leaving
without permission is a crime
You must go back
I will still get it and go back
There's no difference between…
the sin of leaving the palace
and losing the golden pheasant
that the envoy has brought
If I can't get a golden pheasant
it's not just my problem, but…
all the kitchens and
even the court itself
So I will get it with
my own hands and go back
OK, I'll try to get it, but…
It's already too late, so I think
it'll be difficult to get it now
Do anything…
we must get it no matter what!
Yes, ma'am
Keum-Young, I think it'll
be hard to get it now
so I'll go to Duk-Gu's place
and try to find it
I don't think he'll have it
Though he may not have it himself
he may know a merchant
who sells special ingredients
I'll be back
Then I'll see you
around 6:00 tomorrow
OK
You must come back before 6:00
We must be back before 8:00
OK
I'll find a way to get back in
OK, I won't be late
Jang-Geum
Thanks
What are you doing? Hurry!
It's because there's
a lump on my back
Your legs hurt yesterday,
and a headache two days ago
and it's your back today
When are you not sick? When?
I still haven't taken off
the patch from here…
You always disappear
whenever I tell you to work
If you don't even do this
how can you call yourself my husband?
The boil on my back…
Boil my foot
I still have the patch on
I don't care whether your back
breaks or your head cracks…
Stop it…
I'm Jang-Geum…
Someone's here
It's Jang-Geum!
Jang-Geum, what brings you
here at this hour?
Just how long has it been?
I saw you only two days ago
in the palace
What brings you here?
You probably didn't come…
with your court lady at this time
Did you run away by any chance?
Or did you get kicked out?
Duk-Gu…
Oh, my! Do you know
how great of a crime that is?
Go back quickly! Now!
I had no choice. I have to
look for a golden pheasant
and meet up with Keum-Young
to go back tomorrow
Yes, you should just
spend the night here
and go with me tomorrow to look…
Wait! This is urgent
We should go right now
to the poultry shop!
What? At this hour?
Where do you think you're going?!
No, it's different
The color's different
I finally found it
This isn't it either
You come here, too
You should've asked for a pheasant!
Why'd you ask for a golden chicken?!
Do you know what
a golden pheasant is?
I saw it before
Really? Can we buy it somewhere?
You don't come to a place like
this poulterer to buy such a thing
When merchants who trade with
China sometimes bring in…
1 or 2 servants from
noble houses buy them
I saw them when a merchant ship
came in at Songpa
Great. I heard a merchant ship
is coming to Songpa today
I was going to buy
ground plum from Mapo today
It's a very expensive medicinal herb
that comes through these merchants
If you add it to the drinks
you can sell them…
at 10 times the original price
Let's go
Duk-Gu, did you find out?
He said the ship
will come in at about 4:00
4:00… we need to hurry
I have to go back
to Choi Pan-Sul's residence by 6:00
If it comes by 4:00,
we should have plenty of time
Don't worry
I told people around here
so as soon as they come in,
you can just take it and go
In order to do that however,
I would need some money for drinks
and I forgot to bring my wallet today
This is all of my money…
It's better than nothing…
I'm sorry
It's all right. Bye now
Why am I running with
Jang-Geum's money?
I run whenever I see money
because of my wife. I can just walk
Check her!
What are you doing?!
Let go!
Where did you hide it?
Who are you that you're treating
a lady like this during the daytime?
Where did you hide the thing
you received from the bamboo hat?
What are you saying?
I have not hidden anything!
Why you…!
Put down your sword!
It wasn't her, but another woman
in a blue dress beside her
I'm sorry
She's probably trying
to get on a ship
so try to search for her again
Yes, sir
You have to find the person
who has the map
so you can find the map drawer
and other related people
The bamboo hat seems to have good
martial arts skills, so be careful
Yes, sir
I'm very sorry
Where have you been?
Why? Has the ship come in?
A golden pheasant came in
Huh? Really?
Yes. I made the merchant
go to the tavern
so he can't sell it
to anyone else. Let's go
Sure
Hong! Hong!
Yes, Madam
Have you seen Keum-Young?
No. She wasn't here when I came in
That's strange
Today's not even her shift
The golden pheasant isn't in the farm
Should I look for her?
No. I'll check the kitchen,
so you keep doing your job
Yes, ma'am
You said she's in the sauce pantry
Yes, Madam
So I told you to look for her there
What are you doing here?
When I went there
she was there at the pantry…
and… she said she was headed
somewhere to learn more things…
Really? There's a lot of work today
Everyone is working. So look for her
Yes, Madam
Have you seen Keum-Young?
Oh, no! I haven't seen her!
I haven't seen Keum-Young!
That's strange
She's not in the residence
and the golden pheasant is missing
When did you see her last?
I saw her yesterday… I mean,
this morning at the residence
Were they together?
Yes… Madam
Tell me the truth?!
Huh? Madam?
If they were together,
how could you have seen Jang-Geum
just now and Keum-Young this morning?
No… I meant…
I told them they shouldn't…
How foolish of them!
If such a thing had happened
they should've reported it first!
If the ministers or the Head Lady
finds out about this…
It's my fault for leaving
such an important task
to the young thing and
leaving the palace. I'm sorry
Where did they say they were going?
They said they should be
able to get it
through Lady Choi's brother
I don't think the kids
are the problem right now
We have to prepare
the golden pheasant dish
tomorrow morning,
so what should we do?
I think we have to get a golden
pheasant right now, and get the kids
Yes, you're right. We can't
tell them the truth right now
I'll tell the Head Lady
that Lady Choi needs…
to go out of the palace
for more ingredients
Lady Choi can get the pass
and go straight home
Yes, ma'am
You must get a golden pheasant
and bring the girls back
Yes, Madam
You must be back by 8:00
even with a pass, so it's a problem
Let's move quickly. We have no time!
Yes, Madam
You should've told
Lady Jung about it!
Just what were you thinking
doing such a foolish thing?!
Losing the pheasant is bad enough
but you left the palace?!
What are we going to do?!
I was ready to face the
consequences of leaving
You were ready?
You and I are not just on our own
I told you that we must be
very careful of our conduct and speech
for our ancestors and
previous court ladies from our family
How can you be so rash?!
But I lost the golden pheasant
If we can't get another one
we would've been in deep trouble
Then you should've told me,
Lady Han or Lady Jung about it!
If you just walk out
and something happened
the fire could spread
not only to the kitchens
but the Head Lady
and even the Royal Guards!
That's enough
I already scolded her enough
I think she was confused after
losing the envoy's golden pheasant
Sir, it's Kang
Come in
So did you get it?
Yes, luckily we did get one
That's a relief
Let's go back to the palace now
Please wait a little bit more
Jang-Geum promised to be back by 6:00
We must go back with her
I know you're a spy
Surrender yourself
Hey… Hey…
We must go back now
It's only 6:00 now
Please wait a little more
I only have a pass for one
It's already hard enough
to bring you back inside
Everyone might get in trouble
if we take Jang-Geum too
But we have to wait for her
She came out because of me
She's a friend who tried to help
We can't go back in like this
You must come back before 6:00
We must be back before 8:00
You can get kicked out
if you leave the palace
We can't wait any longer
Let's go back
No. I can't leave my friend out here
Do you want to get kicked out too?
Let's go back now!
She'll be back
Please wait a bit more
We must go back! We must go back!
Just a little more, please
Let's wait a bit more
Hello? Hello?
Why are you late?
Do you know how long Lady Choi
and Keum-Young
had been waiting for you?
Lady Choi came out?
Yes, she came to take you two back
They just left,
so start going right now
If you hurry, you can catch up
OK, got it
Wait! Let me ask you a question
Is she a new bride of the kitchen?
She was caught this morning
trying to break into the palace
Is she really a new bride
of the kitchen?
Yes, she is
What's going on?
She should've been in the palace
Why would she be trying to break in?
Now that we've confirmed it
we'll take her to the Royal Guards
Let's go!
Yes, sir! Let's go!
We have the important task
of preparing for…
His Majesty's birthday feast
So do your work for now
I'll find out about this later
Do you understand?
Yes Hurry!
The rules of court ladies
have always been stricter
than the rules of the nation
But what new bride…
goes in and out of the palace
as if it was her own house?
I'm sorry
Just how are you
disciplining them? You think…
the Highest Kitchen Lady's job
is to compliment them all the time?
You…
Lady Jung will have her pay
decreased for 6 months
Lady Han who's been with Jang-Geum,
and Lady Choi who is in charge…
of training the kitchen girls
will be demoted
from the High Ladies to Middle Ladies
And Jang-Geum will
no longer be a new bride
regardless of what
the Royal Guards decide
Whip her 20 times and
cast her out of the palace!
Yes, sir!