Episode 16
24 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
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Han sang goon believes it is because jang-geum took too long to get the fresh shoulder meat for the broth thus there wasn’t enough time for the soup to develop its rich flavor.Choi sang goon and Geum-young are elated they won and regains confidence in their skills.Han sang goon scolds Jang-geum because jang-geum focused only on winning against Geum-young which have blinded her that she did not abide to the convictions and principle that Lady Court Supervisor Han sang goon taught her.
An old retired Lady Court who have been in long service for the Queen is ill. Retired Court Ladies retires in a temple where they die and their souls will be taken care of by the monks who will pray for their departed souls.She is receiving treatment outside of the palace and needs someone from the royal kitchen for a limited duration and Han sang goon tells Jang-geum to go.Jang-geum begs Han sang goon to allow her to stay since the competition with Choi sang goon isn’t over yet but Han sang goon tells her to leave.Jung finds out about it and tells Han sang goon that it’s too harsh of a punishment but Han sang goon insists on her decision.
Jang-geum packs to leave.On her way out, she stops by Han sang goon’s room and apologizes to Han sang goon outside her room.Jang-geum goes to see wine-maker gam’s wife.Jang-geum tells Mrs.Gam about her mistake which caused Han sang goon to lose.Mrs.Gam is surprised at Han sang goon’s harsh decision.
Geum-young goes to the kitchen with a joyful sigh and prepares food for Master min jung-ho.Geum-young goes to the investigation dept to deliver the food but she’s told Master Min left for an assignment.Geum-young gets permission from Choi sang goon to go outside of the palace for a trip.
The kitchen maids wonder who Han sang goon will pick as her new assistant.Young-Ro goes to Han sang goon and asks Han sang goon to pick her.Han sang goon tells young-Ro to fetch water,again and again, like the way she asked Jang-geum when jang-geum was a child.Chan-ee goes to see Han sang goon and asks Han sang goon to pick her. Han sang goon asks her to bring back 100 different kinds of vegetables in 3 days the way she asked Jang-geum.Yeon-sheng goes to see Han sang goon and states she can take Jang-geum’s place in Jang-geum’s absence.Han sang goon tells her to make ‘sam-ha-jang’(triple paste).In the end the three girls complain about Han sang goon’s harsh requests.Geum-young tells them that Jang-geum did all three when she was only a child.Han sang goon arrives and the girls state they can’t fulfil the tasks. Han sang goon tells them that,this is why Jang-geum is irreplaceable.The girls then ask why Han sang goon did she sent Jang-geum away.Han sang goon remembers the days of young jang-geum.
Jang-geum arrives at the new appointment.Mr.Gam is there as well.He tells Jang-geum jo-sang goon became ill after she realized her brother had died.The ill sang-goon is dying and before she dies she wishes to eat the kind of rice that she ate with her brother when they were young.No one knows what kind of rice she is talking about so jo-sang goon remains sad in bed.
Master min jung-ho who is on his way back to the palace comes across Jang-geum who seems sad. He is about to approach her but is interrupted by gam who asks why Master min didn’t get him any wines(Gam asked him earlier when he saw that min was going to oo-ham city).Later,Jang-geum walks by a temple and sees a man paying his respects to Min jung-ho.
Choi sang goon reports to jae-jo-sang goon that Jung sang goon and Han sang goon haven’t been speaking to each other.The two agree that they should make sure nothing goes wrong in their plan of making Choi sang goon the next kitchen leader.Mr Gam shows Jang-geum the beach.Seeing the beauty of the water and the shore,Jang-geum becomes happy again as she runs on water.Jang-geum, who is playing in the water, runs into Master Min jung-ho and the two play together.Jang-geum tells Master Min that this was her first time on the beach.Master Min and Jang-geum chat, then jang-geum remembers her mother and gets teary.
Master min asks how she became an orphan.Jang-geum says it was her fault that her parents died.Jang-geum says her father was once a palace investigator too.Jang-geum tells Master min if she had kept her mouth shut her father and mother would have been alive today.Master min is saddened by her story.Jang-geum apologizes for embarassing herself in front of him.He says he should be the one to apologize.
Jang-geum gets the prescription for the ill sang-goon.Master min asks if Jang-geum is going toward the medicine house and says he’s going toward that direction as well.Master min shows Jang-geum where the medicine house is and tells her to meet again in 1 hour’s time. Their trails are being followed by unknown identities.Master min and Jang-geum are attacked by the men who followed them.Master min fights with them, then takes Jang-geum and ran.The two hide while the attackers search for them.The attackers find Mr Gam and the doctor, and ask if they’ve seen a woman with a man.Mr Gam is about to say something when another man from the medicine dept comes to send the men away by stating that there are no woman inside.
Jang-geum and Master min jung-ho were offered some food by the man who saved them.Jang-geum tastes a new flavor and begs the medicine man to teach her how to make that flavor.The man doesn’t see why it’s so important and declines. Jang-geum persists until the man finally gives in.Master min sees jang-geum’s enthusiasm and smiles.Han sang goon tells Jung sang goon she will go through the competition by herself.
Jang-geum figures out what kind of rice jo-sang goon(the sick sang goon) is wishing for and gets it for her. Jang-geum hastily prepared the rice and ignored the man who tells her to dry it for a couple hours more.She presented the rice that she had prepared but still the flavor is not the same.The next day, the man presented the rice that has been dried up for a couple more hours and upon tasting the rice flavor, jo-sang goon begins to weep as she remembers her childhood happiness with her brother.
Jang-geum tells Master min that she had learned some important lessons through her failure.She learned that she will fail if she only focuses on winning and getting results,instead of putting her energy into the food and focus on the one who will eat it.Master Min tells jang-geum,he believes that even if she makes a mistake once, she is a person who will bring smiles to the faces of those who taste her food.Geum-young sees the two together as she walks in their direction.
