Episode 17
24 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
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Jang-geum tells Master Min how she resented her mentor at first but now she understands why she treated her so harsh for her mistake. Geum-Young walks in the courtyard and sees Jang-Geum talking to Min. Mr Gam comes with the paper and pen brush that Jang-Geum left behind. Mr Gam drags Master Min to go drink with him. Geum-Young looks at Jang-Geum with hate and leaves. Geum-Young weeps alone in her room, remembering her love towards Master Min.
Next day, Geum-Young goes to the market and sees Master Min looking for a thin pen to purchase(for Jang-Geum). Geum-Young remembers Master Min asking Jang-Geum if she still uses thick pen brush when she arrived the day before and realizes he’s buying it for Jang-Geum and leaves. Geum-Young walks off in her sadness to the river. Master Min finds Jang-Geum who is busy chasing after the medicine man in getting recipes from him. Master Min gives the small pen brush to Jang-Geum saying it’s something he had but it’s too small for him so she should have it. Jang-Geum accepts with thanks and goes back to her recipe-gathering.
The Queen Dowager has set the last competition. This time she wants the teams to cook san saeng-sun (mountain-side fresh seafood). It’s a difficult task because it’s hard to get fresh seafood at this time of the year. Choi Sang Goon knows she can get the ingredient from her brother so tells Geum-Young the Queen Dowager is on their side. Jung Sang Goon worries that without Jang-Geum, Han Sang Goon may lose. Han Sang Goon says she might be gone for a while (to look for fresh seafood). Jang-Geum watches as the ill Jo-Sang Goon passes away. Jang-Geum gets ready to go back to the royal kitchen. The medicine man stops her to tell her to add dried anchovy, dried shiitake, mixed with salt and powdered stem vegetable to soybean stew next time for rich flavor. Jang-Geum, Master Min and Gam leave together. Master Min asks Jang-Geum if she’s sad about Jo-Sang Goon and she says yes. He says that he too feels sad. Mr Gam states he’s sad too because now he has to go back home to do all kinds of chores for his wife.
Choi Sang Goon and Geum-Young watch as Choi’s brother orders his men to gather the precious ingredients. Han Sang Goon goes to the market in town and looks around, not finding the ingredients she wants. A captured offender has fled and may be hiding in the royal kitchen dept. Young-Ro and Yeon-sheng run into palace guards as they walk outside their room at night. The Investigation Dept. Na-eu-ri informs Jung Sang Goon that they’re looking for a runaway who might be in the Kitchen Dept. hiding. The Na-eu-ri finds the offender in Choi Sang Goon’s room; the offender says he’s innocent but he’s taken away and the guards leave. Jung Sang Goon tells the girls to clean up the room before Choi Sang Goon comes back. The girls giggle over all the accessories that Choi Sang Goon has. Jung Sang Goon finds the recipe book that should’ve been given to the royal kitchen head (Jung) in Choi Sang Goon’s room and becomes angry at Jae-Jo-Sang goon and Choi Sang Goon.
Investigater Naeuri informs Min about the captured offender. Master Min reports about his findings from his trip. Jang-Geum returns to the royal kitchen. Yeon-Sheng tells Jang-Geum what’s been going on in the kitchen. Han Sang Goon returns from her shopping trip and sees Jang-Geum. Her cold response makes Yeon-Sheng wonder if Han Sang Goon is still angry at Jang-Geum. Choi Sang Goon and Geum-Young return from their trip as well. Young-Ro asks Choi Sang Goon if she found the ingredients. Choi sang goon tells her to go back to work. Jang-geum sends a smile to Geum-young but Geum-young avoids eye contact with Jang-geum. Choi sang goon asks Han sang goon if she found the desired ingredients. Han sang goon replies no. Jang-geum tells Geum-Young she’s worried that Han sang goon may never forgive her. Geum-young says to Jang-Geum even if Han Sang Goon doesn’t forgive her Jang-Geum already has too many things in life. Geum-young states silently that what Jang-Geum has is what she wished to cherish for life.
Choi sang goon realizes the recipe book is gone and asks around about what happened in her room and finds out Jung sang goon was in her room when all the books fell out of the closet after they captured the runaway. Jung sang goon pretends like she doesn’t know anything about Choi sang goon and the recipe book. Choi sang goon goes to see jae-jo sang goon about her concern that Jung sang goon knows about the recipe book but is waiting till the competition day to tell everyone about it. Choi sang goon ask geum-young practices cooking with the recipes she learned while she was away. Yeon-sheng and Jang-geum peek at the ingredients Han sang goon brought from the market and realizes it’s not fresh. Jang-geum gets all worried and runs to see Mr gam to see if they know how to find fresh seafood in the winter.Mr gam finds out from the guards what Min likes and presents a fortune to Min. (Mr Gam is trying to get on Min’s good books so he can ask him for favors). Min jung-ho tells him to take it back and never bring anything to him.(Min doesn’t like people to bribe him.) Mr Gam goes to dig for some root that is supposed to bring good fortune in the workplace to whoever eats it. Min tells him to get rid of it again. Gam then cries out his troubles (he wants Min to get wine from him). Jang-geum arrives and Min softens up to gang by offering the wine at his house.Min leaves. Gam asks where Min’s house is but Jang-geum drags him away. Han gives Jang-geum a special plum to taste. Han tells Jang-geum its benefits to health. Han shows Jang-geum she’s been forgiven. Jang-geum tells han she is just like her deceased mother.
Choi sang goon pleads for her mistake infront of Jung and Jae-jo-sang goon. Jung tells them to leave since she’s not feeling well. Jang-geum and Han prepare for the upcoming competition and Jang-geum is cheerful like before. Choi’s brother tells Geum-young the bad news that his men weren’t able to get live seafood. Geum-young tells the uncle that Jung knows about the book Jae-jo-sg passed to Choi behind Jung’s back. Jae-jo-sang goon and Choi sang goon scheme for a way to prevent Jung sang goon from appearing at the competition tomorrow for fear that she will tell everyone about the recipe book. An infectious virus has struck the palace and General Oh orders the palace workers to vacate their dormitories. Jae-jo-sang goon and choi use this opportunity to get rid of Jung sang goon . Jung sang goon gets escorted away by Choi’s man who tells Jung sang goon that everyone must leave for preventive reasons. Jae-jo-sang goon tells the Queen that Jung sang goon has been struck by the illness and thus escorted out of the royal kitchen overnight. Jae-jo-sang goon calls Han sang goon and Jang-geum to her chambers and infront of Choi sang goon and Geum-young, Jae-jo-sang goon states Jung sang goon has the disease that can be spread through food. Yeon-Sheng tells Han sang goon that it’s strange that Jung sang goon has the disease since she didn’t show any signs like fever and vomit like other people with the disease have.
