What's this?
Let us just say today is Groundhog Day, and since I gave you ginkgo biloba...
You mean you will leave that ominous thing in the palace?
I will put a barrier around it.
We need someone to be her substitute.
Where's Seul-ki?
She was chosen to be in the Board of Music.
The governor tricked me!
But is it not worth to try? You will be the Crown Princess.
We will find their whereabouts soon.
When we do, we will capture them and hand them to the governor.
Venerable Bou, let us join hands.
- She's not at the Board of Music, is she? - Find out for yourselves at Hanyang.
You want us to go to Hanyang?
I don't know why everyone is telling me to enter the nomination.
Be a stand-in. Just for a while.
I want you to enter the palace and protect your sister.
No one is allowed to marry in Joseon. That's how important this event is.
Okay.
(Episode 9)
It has begun!
Come in.
Court ladies.
Enter.
My Lady, it's not Court Lady Han.
It's the first palace lady who will be managing the selection process.
What?
- What brings you here? - The first palace lady is managing the selection process?
Court Lady Han had an emergency.
By law, she should be the one in charge of it,
but it cannot be helped since she is in an emergency.
The first palace lady refused to do it, but we had to force her to be in charge.
Force her?
We almost ruined an important event.
Isn't it a relief?
The queen dowager has agreed to it as well.
The queen dowager?
- There's no one on our side in the nomination. - Lord Yoon has arrived.
How did it go?
We were stabbed in the back.
So Park Su-ryang joined hands with the first palace lady.
Park Su-ryang is a politician, so we can deal with him,
but the first palace lady is a problem.
She was in the palace for 30 years.
If she decides to pull tricks in the palace, no one can stop her.
At this rate, the crown princess nomination is out of our hands.
What do you think we should do?
We should come up with a plan. We must come up with a plan.
Do you have a plan?
They say wenches who can make dough soup are good at making noodles as well.
How can you say such lowly words?
It cannot be helped. I was low from birth.
Since we came this far, I need to stop putting on a civil front
and properly fight against the first palace lady.
Let's see who's better at making noodles.
Have a seat.
Did you hear the news?
Yes, well, I heard it's like an interview...
With this, I will cut off your testicles.
With this, I will block your pee hole.
Block...Block what?
Pee hole?
I will boil herbs here to stop the bleeding.
I will place your testicles that were cut out into a jar.
Now wait a minute-
It will be buried under the pillar of your home,
and when you die, it will be buried with you so it can be with you in the afterlife.
Do you still want to live the honorable life of a eunuch, the king's closest adviser?
A...eunuch?
Stand up.
Geez.
This is the seventh group.
The perfect height is somewhere between five and six cheok.
Your chest must not measure beyond three ja.
Hands must be chubby rather than bony.
Fingers must resemble bamboo shoots in the spring.
- To bear children... - Oh my god!
Your belly button must be deep, and your stomach must be wide.
It is easy to be in vain if you are too beautiful,
so your face just needs blessings and virtue.
The physical examination shall begin.
All right. I'm going.
This is crazy.
You mean...
that eunuch?
Yes, that eunuch.
Gosh, I think there may have been a mistake.
Eunuchs do not tolerate mistakes.
Let me ask you again.
Will you become a eunuch?
Wait a minute.
Mr. Eunuch. I mean, Sir Eunuch.
You shouldn't just spring this on me like this!
Check again! We're dealing with something important here!
It's critical!
Will you become a eunuch?
Why would I become a eunuch? I just came because Lord Yoon sent me here!
Just send someone to double check!
I came here because Lord Yoon sent me as well.
So are you saying Lord Yoon sent me here to become a eunuch?
So the job in the palace he has for me...
is a eunuch?
- Oh, come on! That's nonsense! - This is government business.
Will you become a eunuch?
I just have to answer it, right?
N-O!
I will count to five, so reconsider carefully.
Why would you suddenly count to five?
I just came to see my sister, damn it!
- One. - Seriously!
Two.
Three.
Don't come any closer, or he'll die!
Fine. I won't meet my sister, so let me leave this place.
Don't come close! Get out of here!
I told you we were the king's closest advisers.
We are his hands and feet, eyes and ears, mouth and tongue, as well as his armor.
If you do this again, I will make sure you can never speak again.
Do you understand?
Stop exaggerating and stand up.
I will ask you again.
You must answer properly this time.
If you want to see your sister.
How did it go? How did it go?
- I passed. - That is great! I am proud of you!
But why are you so down?
Why do they check your butt?
You need to have a big bottom in order to have plenty of children!
Then why do they smell your armpits?
The Crown Princess has a nose, you know. The Crown Princess can't smell.
You knew what the physical exam was about, didn't you?
I got some training as your court lady.
- Why didn't you tell me then? - Would you have done it if you had known?
During a physical examination, they examine every part of your body.
Was it that bad?
Now they know everything about my body.
What do you think life is?
Isn't that such a random question in this situation?
Life is a four-story pagoda.
You are born. You grow. You die. You leave descendents.
That way, you build a four-story pagoda.
However, we are a three-story pagoda.
It is regrettable we cannot leave descendents,
but we do have self-respect.
Look, I understand that-
Others may have four-story pagodas, but they may be made out of wood or sand.
Our lives may be a three-story pagoda, but it is made out of stone.
Let me ask you one more time.
Will you live the life of a strong three-story pagoda made out of stone?
If I will...
what about my sister?
- Can I meet her? - Yes.
You're a psycho.
You can just bring her here and let me see her!
Why the hell do I have to cut this off? Are you some sort of psychopath?
- What did you say? - Gosh, this is driving me nuts!
How did it go?
Lord Yoon! Lord Yoon!
Welcome, Lord Yoon.
Talk to him for me!
- Not yet? - He has not answered yet.
- Even though we will let him see his sister? - Yes.
Do you not want to see your sister?
- Of course I do! - Then?
Is it so hard to answer a question?
He said I have to cut "that" off if I want to see her!
Cut?
There must have been a mistake.
Eunuchs do not tolerate mistakes.
He is not going to be a eunuch forever.
He is just hiding his identity for a moment.
He still has to cut it.
I told you it is just for a moment!
It is still not allowed.
Just look how stubborn he is.
When the palace doors close at night,
there can be no other man besides His Highness.
Even if he is just hiding his identity for a
moment, he must cut it off to enter the palace.
That is our rule.
You're so inflexible.
He won't bleed even if he's pricked with a needle.
- Just cut it off then. - Excuse me?
I must go meet the head eunuch.
Lord Yoon. Lord Yoon!
Gosh, this is freaking unbelievable!
Let us introduce each other first.
I am a eunuch of seventh ranking in charge of the Crown Prince's palace.
I may seem like a stubborn person,
but I am someone who serves the king.
When one takes a step back, one must know how to take ten steps back.
That is intolerable when serving the king.
And there are positives to cutting it off.
Like what?
You do not get any pimples.
Your face does not get oily either.
You have less facial hair, so you do not need to shave in the morning.
And the biggest positive point of all...
is that you live a long life.
Perhaps it is because you have no desire, but you can live with a clean, moral mind.
What do you think? Does it not persuade you?
So these are medicinal herbs.
This is your room.
- My room? - I prepared it especially for you.
I asked for your medical kit, so it should be here soon.
The people outside are your employees.
Thank you, Ka-ik.
And about the deliveryman's sister...
Huh?
- She's in the palace. - You mean Seul-ki?
- Seul-ki! - Hye-Jin!
Oh my god!
Sit here!
What happened?
I was so lonely and scared!
I thought you were strong.
I'm only 19, but they threatened me to be the crown princess. I was so scared.
What about Jung-rok? Where is he? I'm about to become a queen.
He'll come. He said he'd be here.
You must have been so scared.
How did it go?
The incense does not have a clean smell.
That is not what I am talking about! I am talking about the question!
Yes, well, I have not found out about it yet.
You must hasten. There is no time.
Leaking test questions is a serious criminal offense.
Did you set the exam questions for the nomination?
It seems like you have a lot of interest in the crown princess nomination.
I am just curious about how you are going to pick the crown
princess who will become this country's queen in the future.
Then I shall tell you.
Barley hump and cotton.
Barley hump...and cotton?
Barley hump and cotton.
Barley hump...and cotton?
What happened?
Lord Yoon must have put pressure on the head eunuch.
So what did he say?
He said no.
What did it say?
Don't do it.
I said don't.
I'm really going to get mad.
I said I'm going to get mad!
Stop it! I said stop!
- Lower his pants. - Let go! I said let go of me!
Begin.
I will make a clean cut.
Darn it.
It is almost time for the exam. Are you preparing for it?
- Yes. - Why are your eyes swollen?
Because I miss my brother.
You are too old for that.
The exam problems are barley hump and cotton.
- What do you mean? - Just keep them in mind.
Don't forget.
Barley hump and cotton.
Isn't that cheating?
I really don't like cheating.
I'll take care of it on my own.
I think you are mistaken.
You are just a substitute.
You are just my puppet.
Your thoughts, your will, your taste.
Right now, they are all mine.
If you want to meet your brother, do as I say.
Cotton and barley hump.
All right.
Exam time!
The exam will begin now.
- Please give us the command. - You may begin.
Are there any candidates that did not pass the first round?
- Have all of you passed the first round? - Pass!
All seven candidates have passed the first round.
We plea for Her Majesty to read the exam questions.
There are two questions in the exam.
Your Majesty, please state them.
What is the highest slope in the world?
And what is the most beautiful flower in the world?
Who will be the first to answer?
The highest slope in the world is Chupungnyeong.
No, it is Mungyeongsaejae.
Manhangjae of Jeongseon is 4,389 cheok high.
It is the highest slope in Joseon.
Then what is the most beautiful flower?
Nothing beats the rose in beauty,
but the Korean pasque flower is both helpful and used in medicine,
so the Korean pasque flower is the most beautiful one.
It is certainly elegant.
To people who passed an examination, the paper flower that
His Highness bestows will be the most beautiful flower.
Although it is a mere paper flower,
it is used to pay respects to the teachers and
elders who have helped the person pass the exam.
That is why it is the most beautiful flower in the world.
After listening to you, it seems true.
Who will answer next?
If there is no one else, the winner will be nominated.
She is Kim Ye-young, the daughter of Minister Kim.
Tell me.
The highest slope in the world is the barley hump.
The fall harvest runs out but the barley is not yet ripe.
Many people die out of starvation,
so to the people, the barley hump is the highest slope of all.
Then what do you think is the most beautiful flower?
- It is cotton. - Why cotton?
Cotton is normal and common,
but eventually, it becomes clothes and keeps the people warm during winter.
That is why I think it is the most beautiful flower.
Did you not raise your hand as well?
She is Minister Hwang's daughter, Hwang Yang-je.
I see. Tell me.
What is the highest slope in the world?
Answer the question.
Seeing how you raised your hand but cannot say anything,
you must be very nervous.
Let us hear from the other candidates.
Yes, Your Majesty.
- Minister... - It is Datdonjae.
What did you say?
The highest slope in the world...
is Datdonjae in Woraksan.
Why do you say so?
I met a peddler,
and he was able to go over Chupungnyeong and Mungyeongsaejae,
but he was never able to overcome Datdonjae in Woraksan.
Is Datdonjae that high?
Compared to it, Chupungnyeong and Mungyeongsaejae are a piece of cake-
They are easy to climb over compared to Datdonjae.
But why was he unable to overcome Datdonjae?
The government office blocks his way...
and every time he passes by, he has to pay five coins for the toll fare,
so the poor people are unable to go over it.
That is why it is called Datdonjae.
Are you using the nomination as an excuse for us to scold these government workers?
All I did was tell you what I know.
Really? Then what is the most beautiful flower in the world?
It is mildew.
Mildew is a flower?
Mildews blossom, too, so...are they not considered flowers as well?
Is that so? Then let us just say it is a flower,
and tell me, why is it the most beautiful flower in the world?
Without mildew, fermented soybean lump cannot turn into bean paste,
and cabbages cannot become kimchi.
You need mildew for fermented soybean lump to turn into bean paste,
and there can be soy sauce and kimchi.
Cotton can become clothes and keep people warm, so it is only beautiful in the winter.
However, mildew becomes food for all 12 months of the year,
so I think it is a beautiful flower for all four seasons.
Lift your head.
Although your words are careless, your thoughts are thoughtful.
You have placed first in this examination.
Well, are you not coming?
- What now? - Would you be able to walk if you were me?
I'm still a bachelor, you know!
Although you were not really castrated,
you at least experienced what it felt like.
That was the head eunuch's order.
Then you should've told me before!
Did you have to make it so realistic in front
of all those people I met for the first time?
I was in so much pain, and it was freaking embarrassing!
My heart is still racing!
Your heart is still racing at a fake castration,
so how do we think we eunuchs felt when we were really castrated?
The head eunuch had a deep intention for you to learn
that, so let us not waste talk on that anymore.
Anyways, can you fight?
I'm amazing at shooting arrows.
That is good.
Oh, what about reading and writing?
Reading and writing? You mean, Chinese characters?
I'm illiterate then.
That is no good.
Why?
One of the most important tasks of eunuchs are to deliver royal commands.
What if the message for the Ministry of Justice went to the Ministry of War?
What if you ordered for the soldiers to move instead of the criminal to be punished?
Who will take responsibility for that?
From now on, ask me permission for everything, including breathing.
Let us go.
What a treasure! You are a prize indeed!
How did you come up with such an idea?
How can you think of Datdonjae and mildew?
How did you come up with such incredible answers?
Seul-ki, you are the leading role and not just a substitute!
How dare you! What did you say?
Nothing, My Lady.
"Leading role"? "Seul-ki"?
- I deserve a beating. - If things go wrong, you will get more than just a beating!
I am turning a blind eye this one time for Yang-je.
If you do this again, I will cut your tongue off.
Yes, My Lady.
How did you come up with such answers, my dear Yang-je?
Why did you become a thief?
My husband is a thief, so I automatically became a thief's wife.
Then why did he become a thief?
It is a long story.
Everyone says that if they don't want to talk about it.
My husband used to be a peddler.
- There is a slope in Woraksan called Datdonjae. - Datdonjae?
Yes, you must go over Datdonjae to get to Danyang,
but goodness, the governor workers always demand five coins as toll fare!
- Is five coins a lot of money? - Of course!
On top of that, if he has to go back and forth four times, he has to pay 20 coins.
How can he make money as a peddler while paying that kind of fare?
- That is why he slammed his head against him. - The government worker?
Yes, indeed.
He was on the wanted list after that,
so there was nothing else he could do but rob.
Then what about the mildew?
- I heard it from Myeong-ri. - Myeong-ri?
When I first went to Myeongwoldang, I worked in the kitchen.
Here you go.
Oh, it stinks!
This is the beautiful fragrance of mildew, the most beautiful flower in the world.
Mildew isn't a flower.
This needs to blossom for beans to ferment
so that they can turn into bean paste and soy sauce for us to eat.
Thus, it is the most beautiful flower in the world.
How can you be so smart?
How could you remember all of that?
Hello.
- So how did it go? - She passed with flying colors!
So Seul-ki is becoming the crown princess?
You have to call her Lady Yang-je instead of Seul-ki now.
Same thing.
This was just the exam.
She will turn into the crown princess after two more rounds.
- When is that? - Tomorrow.
As long as you pass the next round,
you are on your way to becoming the crown princess.
The final selection will be made by the queen dowager.
- You must be exhausted. - I'd rather take the SATs.
How does it feel becoming a eunuch?
What kind of job are you trying to get me?
The crown prince symbolizes the kingdom,
so he is like the rising sun,
which is why his palace was built on the east.
Inside that palace is the living space of the crown
prince and crown princess called Jaseondang.
You will be a door guard in Jaseondang.
- A d-door g-guard? - Someone who shuts and opens the door.
Someone who shuts and opens the door...
like an automatic door?
Did you make me go through all this hell just to be a mere door guard?
When a door opens, it becomes a way, and when a door closes, it becomes a wall.
You open those doors to connect the world to the crown princess.
And you close those doors to protect her from the world.
You have an extremely precious job.
You're so smooth at talking!
Since your sister is the crown princess, I know you will protect her well.
Learn about the ways of a eunuch from him and play your role well.
I will give you the basic knowledge first.
First off, we have the head eunuch, which is the highest ranking out of us all.
Below that is the third rank who takes care of the royal court.
The fourth rank is the royal messenger.
The fifth rank is the director of the royal architecture.
What did I say the fifth rank was?
Huh?
Um...the one...
The director of the royal architecture!
If you do not memorize this until tomorrow, you will get a lashing!
If you are not going to put effort into this, you better quit now.
Being a eunuch is not that kind of a job!
Okay, okay.
- Next is the sixth rank, the one in charge of cleaning... - There's more?
The seventh rank is in charge of the crown prince's palace.
That is me!
You are also of seventh rank. Do you understand?
We guard the doors of the crown princess and do the services of each palace.
So when can I see my sister?
There is no end to this.
Once the crown princess nomination is over,
everything in these walls will be mine.
Do you know how to draw?
Once, I used to be a gisaeng who sang well and caused trouble.
Do you think it was easy for me to gain this position?
You came here because you wanted to know where Cho Sun and Seul-ki are, am I right?
One wrong word, and I might die,
so I need to get drunk in order to reveal the secret.
More, more, more.
Drink up.
Wow, he made it again!
- Pal Mae won, so he gets a drink! - That I do! Thank you!
Hey!
It is my turn.
You cannot beat Pal Mae when it comes to throwing.
- You missed! - I told you so!
- Let us try again with something else! - You will not even make it then.
It is nice to see my girls laugh again.
After Seul-ki and Cho Sun left, Myeongwoldang became empty.
I do not feel complete.
- What are you doing? - Oh...
Have another drink.
The truth is...
Cho Sun sent me a secret letter.
Really? Where are they?
Gyeongbok for good blessings.
Changdeok for flourishing virtue.
That is where they are.
Gosh, what do you mean?
Gyeongbok for good blessings.
Changdeok for flourishing virtue.
Add "palace" to the end of those words.
Palace?
Gyeongbok Palace.
Changdeok Palace?
They are in the palace? Why?
Seventh rank Eunuch Han Jung-rok is here.
Eunuch Han Jung-rok?
Jung-rok! Jung-rok! Jung-rok!
Seul-ki, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm fine! What about you? Are you okay?
- Yes, I'm fine. - Come here. Have a seat.
- What's wrong? - It's nothing...
- What's wrong? - No, I'm fine...
So...you're a eunuch?
I can't believe it!
This is a very honorable position. There's a lot of self-respect, too.
Did you...
cut it off?
- No, you brat! - Okay, okay. Geez, so sensitive.
It suits you.
I'm the crown princess, but you're a eunuch.
I didn't know, but in Joseon, only the elite who
know literary and martial arts can become eunuchs.
Okay, a literary and martial arts elite.
Instead, you have to be careful here, okay?
Did you meet Hye-Jin? She was here, too.
She was?
Hye-Jin.
Oh, Jung-rok!
Are you okay? I'll help you.
Come here.
Walk slowly!
- Sit here. - Okay.
Careful.
Ka-ik told me everything.
You're really amazing.
- How could you endure such pain to meet your sister? - Huh?
I know it wasn't an easy decision.
It's not what you think-
There's a chance you might get an infection, so you need to take care of it properly.
I'll do it for you.
Don't be ashamed.
I'm a doctor, and you're a patient.
Take it off.
No! I'm fine! What are you doing? Where are you touching?
How could you become a eunuch?
They just pretended to castrate me, that's all.
You could end up dying without anyone knowing.
To compare it, eunuchs are like the secretaries and secret agents of the Blue House.
Anyways, everything is centered around eunuchs.
They say that even though the king is gone, eunuchs remain forever.
- I see. - So I have one of the most powerful government jobs ever!
Third round!
Please begin.
How far did you study?
I read "Sohak."
I have read that as well.
I have read "Four Books and Five Classics."
I learned up to three levels of Chinese characters.
I have read "Thousand Character Classic."
Since she is still reading "Thousand Character Classic,"
for fairness, I will give you a question from the book.
The last four characters of "Thousand Character Classic."
What do they mean?
The last four characters of "Thousand Character Classic"
are particles in classical Chinese, and they are meant to conclude the book.
Any other opinions?
No one else?
Speak.
"Cheon" meaning sky, "Ji" meaning earth, "Hyun"
meaning black, and "Hwang" meaning yellow.
"The sky was black and yellow."
"Wu" and "Ju" meaning home,
"Hong" meaning wide, and "Hwang" meaning wild.
"The space is wide and wild."
"Il" meaning day, "Dal" meaning month,
"Young" meaning cold, and "Cheuk" meaning tilt.
"When the sun rises, the moon falls."
"Han" meaning cold, "Rae" meaning come, "Seo" meaning hot, and "Wang" meaning go.
"When the cold arrives, the heat goes."
I did not ask you to recite "Thousand Character Classic."
The final four characters of the "Thousand
Character Classic," which contain the logic of the
sky and earth, the provision of nature, and
the secret of space in a thousand characters,
are not just particles in vain.
Then what are they?
Four useless characters had to be put together
in order to complete the book of the logic of the sky and earth,
so that people could realize that all things in the world are useful.
Continue.
Even a grain of sand should be regarded with value,
and the lotus flower in a pond has a fragrance so it should be smelled.
The biggest law of the universe...
is that all things are useful.
In order to become a king to lead the people, you must realize that.
Who...
are you?
He is a pitiful king.
Ever since the Yangjae Station Graffiti Incident...
Yangjae Station Graffiti Incident?
It happened over a decade ago.
When the regency was handed to the queen dowager,
the graffiti "The country will go under because the queen is ruling the
country and disloyal subjects are taking reign of power" at Yangjae Station.
With the pretext, the king's loyal subjects were thrown out,
and after that, he has remained as a lonely king.
- Look here, Eunuch Han. - Yes, Eunuch Yoo?
Yes, Eunuch Yoo?
We are the king's last loyal subjects.
Let us make sure we do not lack in delivering royal commands, preparing
the royal meals, guarding the palace, and cleaning the palace.
Yes...
Let us start cleaning.
The eunuch cleans, too?
The king may go, but the palace will remain.
I hope that even a century or two later, our descendents will
remember that the eunuchs have cleaned and scrubbed this palace!
I have to clean this entire place by myself?
I will start from that end over there.
Let us meet in the middle.
Make sure you sweep so that there will not be a leaf in the path of our pitiful king.
Who are you...
that you know the story that is like a will of the former king and my brother?
Tell me.
Are you my brother's reincarnation?
Is he trying to teach me something through you?
Please tell me!
How can you say the same thing as the late, former king?
Hurry and reveal to me your relationship with him.
I learned it during Chinese class...
Hey, I heard you made the king cry!
I didn't make him cry. He just spilled a few tears.
He's very lyrical.
If everyone in here has blood type B, he has blood type A.
Still, how could you make a king cry?
You won't get in trouble, right?
I didn't understand it either. I just said the answer, and he started crying!
- What's the answer? - "Thousand Character Classic."
"Thousand Character Classic"?
Honestly, isn't that basic knowledge?
Oh, the difference of information.
They don't have things like the internet.
Even though he's the king, the 500-year difference of knowledge can't be helped.
If I had recited the Periodic Table of Elements, he would've wept with joy.
H, He, Li, Be, B...
This way, my lady.
Yes, thank you, Eunuch Han.
If you are a eunuch, you should bow lower.
Lower, lower, lower.
Yes...
Why, what are you doing here, Lord Yoon of the first ranking?
And what brings you here, the wife of the first ranking?
It feels like the seven roads of Gwanghamun are all mine already.
Once the nomination is over, there will be no obstacle in our way.
You must become the consul.
When that happens, I will strip Park Su-ryang
of his title, torture him, and send him away.
That day is not far, my lord.
Where did you get that girl?
She is a lot better than Yang-je.
I will be heading to the queen dowager to finish up the nomination.
Please do.
She is an intelligent girl.
I see.
You should announce the selection right away.
The king has not made his decision yet.
Not yet?
- First Palace Lady. - Yes, Your Highness.
What should I do about that girl?
Your decision is my decision.
Even a person who is like a flower will wither away once they come within these walls.
Even a person who is like a tree will not be able to ground his roots and sway.
To that small and delicate girl...
Will it be the right thing to force her to live a life within these palace walls?
I cannot decide.
How about you ask her yourself?
Ask her if she wants to live within these palace walls.
Tired, huh?
If you go through the nomination again, you will surely die.
Should I massage your shoulders?
No, forget it.
I cannot be a servant if you do not treat me like one.
- Why are you a servant? - Then am I a master?
You're my friend.
To a crown princess, the other princesses are your friends.
I am just a maid servant.
One that the crown princess brings to the palace to treat like a slave.
Make me do something. I am dying of boredom.
I want to go to a coin karaoke room and sing my lungs out.
For just $1.50, I can sing three songs.
Coin what?
What should I pick to be my microphone?
"As for me..."
"I'm a woman who has confidence."
"To speak bluntly, a woman who has feelings."
"Follow me! Yeah!"
I can tell you are struggling a lot.
"Yes I am."
"I'm so arrogant."
"I like natural, that's me."
"I can't beat around the bush, that's me."
"I'm arrogant, but I don't care. You don't know me."
"I have my own way, and I follow that."
His Highness is here.
"You can do the same as me."
"Follow me! Yeah!"
Finish your song.
I am done.
Then can we chat for a bit?
- Chat...? - No?
- We can chat. Cho Sun, go outside. - Yes, my lady.
- Have a seat. - All right.
Damn it!
What were you doing?
When you go to the army,
there's this thing called "combat sweeping."
You go up to a mountain like the Himalayas and sweep like your life depends on it.
I haven't done that in ten years until today.
Your life as a eunuch is very busy. So, are you done?
Yeah, I swept a bunch of leaves under a rock near the library.
Eunuch Han! Eunuch Han! Where are you-
Something troubling has happened!
The king just went into your sister's room!
What? Why?
I do not know. All I know is that he went to your sister's room.
The palace is in chaos!
You cannot step there! Your foot! Foot!
Come this way.
That is the royal road! Only the king can step on it!
Come here.
- That...that...that...! - Oh, my!
If you step on the royal road, you will receive 80 floggings!
You owe me 80 floggings!
Remember that. Follow me.
- What do you mean the king has entered her room? - Shhh!
- What's going on? - I do not know either.
The palace life is not easy.
What is your reason for wanting to enter it?
Because I got picked...
Did you not apply for this?
There was a nomination...
Not all single girls in the country participated in it.
Did someone threaten you to enter the nomination?
No, that's not it...
I see...
After participating in the nomination, you realized the palace
life is not what you expected, so you are regretting it.
If you could take it back, would you?
What are you doing?
I am still thinking whether I should accept you or not.
The palace does not suit you, and you are not suited for the palace.
However, I think there should be someone like you in the palace.
There are no people in the palace.
It is only filled with spirits of greed.
They act serious and refined...
and all they do is argue between Confucius and Mencius.
There is no sincerity in the palace either.
Even though all kinds of trickery and conspiracy
is taking place, it is justified as custom.
I would be satisfied if that was not the case.
There is no one you can talk to your feelings about in the palace.
If you say the wrong thing, it can be bait to those with greed.
If you want to live in the palace, you must learn how to survive first.
Do not expose your intentions.
Keep your eyes on what is behind you.
No matter how lonely you may be, do not show it.
She must be tired.
Please...
Is anyone out there?
Your Highness, I will open the doors.
Your Highness.
My Lady, wake up.
Wake up.
Wake up, my lady.
She is the one.
I think I will gain a daughter-in-law and friend.
Nomination!
You have gone through the nomination process and become the crown princess,
but there will be difficulties until the official proceedings,
so you must study the manners of the royal court.
- Yes. - First off, you will greet the court with a bow.
- Sorry? - You will bow four times.
- Excuse me? - Fold your hands politely and lift them up to your shoulders.
Go on.
Put your politely folded hands to your forehead.
Fold your left knee first,
and then your right leg.
Your right foot-
Darn it!
You are probably the only crown princess in history
to fall asleep while drooling on the king's arm!
The crown princess is here!
First bow.
(Joseon Survival)
You said the crown princess was pretty! Darn it!
- There is not a lot of time. - What do you mean?
Are you waiting for the right time?
I am thinking of taking out the king now.
Have you thought of what to do next?
There is the 8-year-old crown prince.
- You got it taken away. - That freaking prince.
Someone is playing tricks with time.
If we catch him, we can go back.
- Kkuck-Jung! - You look great!
I have cured a patient with similar symptoms before.
May I take a look?