THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.
ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND RELIGIONS
DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.
SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE CREATED WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE ARMS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THEM
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK EVEN IF YOU HAVE LEGS
Your Highness, are you awake?
Your Highness.
You may enter.
EPISODE 1
Do you know that His Highness can't use his right arm?
Of course.
He was shot in his right shoulder by a poison arrow a year ago
at the hunting grounds.
His arm has rotted away
completely.
They never caught who did it.
Isn't it strange?
No outsider entered the royal hunting grounds that day.
Rumors say that he's been cursed by a ghost.
What?
Why would a ghost curse His Highness?
A ghost cursed him because...
Prince Ui-hyeon always had
decocted atractylodes herbs for his diarrhea.
But if you take that medicine with peaches,
it could be life-threatening.
But someone gave him peaches.
After eating that peach, Prince Ui-hyeon slipped into a coma
and people say that the one who gave him the peach is...
Who is it?
The Crown Prince.
He killed in own brother by giving him peaches
to take the throne.
No way.
So of course he was cursed by a ghost.
"Jae-sang-wi-ha-yeo bulleung-ha-ha-myeo"
"Jae-ha-wi-ha-yeo bull-won-sang-i-yo"
"Jeong-gi-i-bul-gu-eo-in-i-myeo"
"Jeung-mu-won-i-ni"
"Sang-bul-won-cheon-ha-myeo"
"Ha-bul-u-in-ini-ra"
"In a high situation,
he does not treat with contempt his inferiors.
In a low situation,
he does not court the favor of his superiors.
He rectifies himself..."
He still hasn't moved his right arm?
I'm sure he isn't even able to
lift a single brush.
Of course, that's why he hasn't been able to
write for a whole year.
I can't believe our future king is a cripple.
A cripple?
My Lord, I just didn't see him move his arm.
I never said...
We can't have
a cripple as a king.
I'll have to see for myself.
Is there a way to check?
Of course, there is.
Did you say hunting?
My apologies, Your Majesty.
But His Highness is to be respected
and he'll also become the defense ministry of the Confucians,
but he has failed to take responsibility...
Failed to take responsibility? How dare you say such a thing?
Since he became the Crown Prince,
he has shown outstanding academic ability,
passed every exam
and everyone knows he's a successor
with outstanding literary and martial arts skills!
It seems like you have never been outside the palace, Left State Councilor.
Rumors about His Highness' right arm
has already spread to the market streets.
Your Majesty.
You must first eradicate those
who are spreading those rumors.
Isn't His Highness
already dealing with those people?
Were you kicked out too?
He said my socks smell.
-What? -How ridiculous.
Yesterday, he said that the water was too hot, so I cooled it down today.
And now he's saying it's too cold.
-What does he want me to do? -I'm not sure which order to follow.
Your Highness, we'll go and heat up the water again.
You go and change socks.
There's no need.
Do not even set foot near the East Palace from now on.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness.
A lot of court ladies have been banned from the East Palace before.
Your Majesty.
We are just saying this out of loyalty
and just want to make sure His Highness is okay.
What do you think, Prime Minister?
Your Majesty.
I believe both the Left State Councilor
and the Right State Councilor are right.
After all, everyone in the country would want
His Highness to be healthy.
The Great Hunting Ceremony will be held in 15 days.
Please take our worries into consideration
and have His Highness act as a proxy.
It would be a good chance for all of us
to see that His Highness is healthy.
In this way,
Please don't allow such a terrible rumor to go on
and show the people that His Highness is
healthy and well, Your Majesty.
Please, Your Majesty.
The court officials want you to go to the hunting grounds.
Then I shall do as I'm told.
Do you think they'll get what they want?
It was bound to happen anyway.
Starting a bit earlier won't be a problem.
Do you think you'll be able to do it?
Is there any other way to protect my place?
How's the preparation going?
-It's going well, My Lady. -Good.
My Lady, where should I put the parasol?
Put it in the back.
Careful.
Please hurry up.
Where should I put the lanterns?
Just put it on the floor over there.
Hurry.
If you're ready, move it.
Excuse me.
Is this where the Left State Councilor lives?
Yes, My Lord.
Your Highness.
Is your right arm really okay?
Are you really planning to participate in the Great Hunting Ceremony?
I heard you're headed to Gaeseong to get your fiancé.
My apologies, Your Highness.
Marriage has been forbidden due to the selection of the Crown Prince.
Father took into account that both families suffered a loss
and your marriage got delayed
and gave you permission to get married.
Do not worry.
I heard a rumor has been going around in Gaeseong
that your fiancé is wise and intelligent.
Do you believe that rumor?
Have you forgotten the girl you saw at Master Min's house
when you were young?
How did you manage to grab a gift
while sneaking out of the palace?
I heard there was beef today,
so I took it from the upper chamber.
Master Min is leaving Hanyang.
I don't know when I'll see him again when he leaves for the Great Ming.
Be careful, Your Highness.
Ahem!
Welcome.
It's your first time
-in our village, right? -Who are you?
Me? Well, one could say
I own this valley.
How dare you!
-Don't you know who he is? -Enough.
I'll collect one nyang per person for the toll.
So that'll be two nyangs total.
How dare you! How can someone own the valley?
If I say I'm the owner, then that makes me the owner.
That's enough.
Just give her the money.
We're going to have to meet Master Min and come back before the sun goes down.
We're not giving you the money because we're afraid of that stick.
This money will be used well.
Don't feel like it's unfair.
If we pass this forest,
will we be able to find Master Min Ho-seung's place?
You don't know where he lives?
I do.
He is a great man. How could I not know?
He doesn't live in this village. He lives in that one.
People in that village told us to come here.
Would I lie after getting paid two nyangs?
Cross the valley again.
I'm sure of it.
Have you forgotten how we wandered around
the wrong village until late at night?
That happened a long time ago, Your Highness.
She probably has changed by now.
She will never change.
I'll just have to be at her mercy then.
She may not be the wisest
but I'm sure her righteousness and love for people haven't changed.
I agree, Your Highness.
We saw what she did with that money.
What would you like for a wedding present?
I already sent one to Master Min's house.
Your Highness!
-What is going on? -It's quite urgent...
My Lord.
You are to return home right away.
Did something happen?
Well...
Tell me.
Did something happen to his family?
We just received a letter from Gaeseong,
and Master Min Ho-seung and his entire family
has been murdered.
Hurry! We have to send a letter.
My Lord!
Oh, My Lord!
My Lady.
What about my fiancé?
Was Lady Jae-yi murdered too?
-Well... -I'm asking you if she's dead.
She wasn't murdered.
She is the murderer.
What do you mean?
Who killed who? Be specific.
Lady Jae-yi poisoned her entire family.
Poisoned?
Who...
Who could be behind such a treacherous thing?
My Apologies,
but it seems to be Lady Jae-yi's paramour.
She had a paramour
when she's supposed to get married to another man?
Master Min took him in when he was just a boy and raised him as his own.
He and Lady Jae-yi were like brothers and sisters.
Rumors have already spread all over Kaesong that
they have been lovers for a while now.
He confessed that Lady Min bought the poison herself
and killed her family.
The Gaeseong Martial Law Headquarters found proof.
What happened to Jae-yi?
There's no one here.
She's not in her room either.
When the officers got there,
she had already run away.
Send someone to Gaeseong right away
-and find out the truth. -Yes, Your Highness.
You should go back to your place.
She couldn't have gotten far.
She is a felon who murdered her entire family.
We must arrest her no matter what.
Spread out and find her.
Yes, Sir!
Stop right there.
I'm not the murderer.
Go back and tell your captain.
We already have evidence.
Stop talking, you atrocious villain!
I'm not a murderer!
Please just let me go.
I will prove my innocence no matter what.
It's Min Jae-yi!
Min Jae-yi is here!
Get her!!
Don't lose her!
What will happen to your young master?
I know. I can't believe such a thing happened
when he's supposed to get married.
She must've really hated getting married to Young Master Han
seeing how she killed her entire family.
Stop talking nonsense and come over here.
She fell in love with a boy
who Master Min took in
and killed her parents and brother.
She was supposed to become your daughter-in-law this morning.
How could you believe those rumors?
Didn't the person,
who was involved in such a rumor, confess?
My gosh.
I am so ashamed.
The whole family died in broad day light
and I lost a good friend.
Father.
I'm sure there was a misunderstanding.
You are the oldest child of our family.
Don't think about such meaningless things and just be careful.
Damn!
Lord Han's family
must be in mourning right now.
How could
something like this happen?
We didn't have to lift a finger.
I know.
It would've been so troublesome
if Lady Min and Young Master Han got married
and gained even more power.
I know.
I can't believe he died a violent death
by the hand of his own daughter.
What's the use of having loyal scholars
when he raised his daughter like that?
But thanks to that,
Lord Han will be taken down a peg.
There can't be a better scenario than this.
Still, we should be careful what we say.
Come on. It's just us here.
You're being too cautious.
Is anyone out there? See? No one's here.
The ladies will be questioned separately,
so stand to the left.
What is going on?
Lord Min's entire family was murdered by their daughter.
That ungrateful brat!
How could she murder her own family?
That must be her.
POISONED HER ENTIRE FAMILY
CATCH HER DEAD OR ALIVE
Pass.
My Lady, I really hope you're okay.
Let's meet again someday.
I'm not a murderer.
I didn't kill anyone!
Get her!
Father.
Mother.
Yun-jae.
It's my fault.
Yun-jae.
Mother.
Father.
Had I known I'd lose you so easily like that
I would've been a better daughter.
Jae-yi!
Snap out of it, Jae-yi!
No, Jae-yi.
You must live.
THREE YEARS AGO
YOU MAY HAVE ASCENDED THE THRONE BY KILLING YOUR BROTHER,
BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE KING
Is anyone out there?
-Yes, Your Highness. -Who was in this room?
Someone must've come into my room while I was asleep!
No, Your Highness. No one entered your room.
If no one came into my room,
then where...
Where did...
What's wrong, Your Highness?
You're sure no one came into my room?
Your Highness.
It's your first night at the East Palace.
We were awake all night
to make sure your every need was taken care of, Your Highness.
No one came into your room. What's wrong, Your Highness?
I am a ghost and this letter is for Prince Lee Hwan,
so you must keep every word in mind.
You may have ascended the throne by killing your brother,
but you will never be king.
Even if you have arms, you won't be able to use them.
You won't be able to walk even if you have legs.
You will grow old and die alone
without a wife or children.
Your best friend will stab you in the back
and a lot of people will be killed
because of your stupidity.
The people will try to get you dethroned.
You will go crazy and wander across the country
and the curse will only be able to be broken
by your death.
Gosh, it's so nice to see you eat so well, Prince Myeong-ahn.
It's delicious. You should have some too.
Ah.
-It's good, right? -Yes, Your Highness.
You must have the same taste in snacks as me.
Uncle.
I heard Prince Hwan will be participating in the Great Hunting Ceremony.
He won't show us his arm, so we'll just have to see for ourselves.
It's delicious.
Maybe we should give him some more time...
Court Lady Han, are you out there?
-Yes, My Lord. -Take Prince Myeong-ahn back to his room.
Yes, My Lord.
Your Highness.
Are you worried Prince Hwan might not be able to use his arm
or that his arm might be fine
unlike the rumors that have been going around?
Of course, I wish for him to be healthy.
I beg to differ.
I hope when Prince Hwan participates in the Great Hunting Ceremony
he isn't able to lift the bow.
If he is able to lift the bow,
he shouldn't be able to pull the bowstring.
He must be handicapped just like the rumor says.
For you and Prince Myeong-ahn.
Uncle.
How could you say such a thing?
I've never thought about something so terrible, even for Prince Myeong-ahn.
Don't think.
I will do the thinking.
You and I must be thinking the same thing.
So all you have to do is
just sit right there
where I put you.
What I'm saying is, all you have to do is to trust me.
Do you understand?
Gosh... You must've had a lot on your mind.
You've already been suffering from chest pains.
Are you okay?
-Your Highness. -What is it?
The messenger you sent to Lord Min's house
to give wedding presents...
Did he return?
He was found dead.
Where?
The soldiers were chasing after the suspect of the Min family murder
when they found his body.
What did they do with the body?
I want you to send my guards to retrieve the body.
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you know if he was murdered on his way to Master Min's house
or on his way back to the palace?
Seeing how the wedding presents were missing,
it seems like he was on his way back.
But there is no way to know for sure.
Do you think Jae-yi's the one who killed the messenger, Your Highness?
She has no reason to kill him.
Still, it's strange, isn't it?
You sent wedding presents to them
and the whole family and the messenger died.
Look more into Min Jae-yi.
You're going to have to keep a close eye on her.
Yes, Your Highness.
Send some trustworthy men and have them trail Jae-yi.
We must find her before the Gaeseong soldiers do.
-Yes, My Lord. -And
see if you can find out where her lover is.
Yes, My Lord.
It can't be true.
There must be another reason.
The soldiers are coming.
Hurry, My Lady. We must leave.
Now's not the time for this!
Master Sim-yeong confessed that
you put poison in the soup.
You have to go. You can't be here.
I can't go.
What about the funeral?
You won't be able to go anyway!
Listen to me carefully, My Lady.
People think
you are a murderer who killed her own family.
You have to snap out of it, My Lady!
Please.
Do you...
Do you believe me?
I do.
I do believe you, My Lady.
I can even bet my life on it.
Can you promise me something?
Of course.
Anything you need.
Ga-ram.
Where's Lady Jae-yi? She's not here?
She was supposed to come days ago.
I don't even know if she's alive...
Read it.
It's a secret letter Prince Hwan sent
along with the wedding presents.
Why are you asking me to read
a secret letter His Highness sent to you, Father?
The letter was meant for you.
Father.
Jae-yi.
You must...
You must protect His Highness.
Father!
I must meet His Highness.
My family's death
must have something to do with His Highness.
His Highness must know
why my family was killed.
I think that should be enough for the Great Hunting Ceremony.
One cannot ascend the throne by negotiating.
You must be prominent enough.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED
BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY
Your Highness, are you okay?
What's wrong?
Did you hear the rumor?
I heard people are saying that
I've been cursed by a ghost.
It's just a rumor started by stupid people, Your Highness.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED
BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY
My master's whole family got murdered.
Even more rumors are going to spread now.
There's more than enough evidence pointing to Min Jae-yi as the culprit,
so how can it be a curse of a ghost?
It is absurd, Your Highness.
Even if there is a ghost
and even if I am cursed,
I will not be swayed by it.
I guess they still haven't found the body.
Min Jae-yi, the murderer's body, I mean.
It's been fifteen days since she fell off the cliff.
No wonder they are still doing that.
Body?
She fell off the cliff?
Is she dead?
Where did you hear that?
Are you sure she's dead?
Who cares, right?
That evil bitch.
I wonder where she went after killing her entire family.
I heard that the rumor about her being a maiden of a royal family is fake.
Apparently, she would steal her brother's clothes every night
to hang out with boys.
Damn it.
What are you going to do about this?
-Hey, mister! -It wasn't me.
-It wasn't? -Just clean this up.
What are you doing? Hurry up.
Again?
When I take it off, they just put it up again
and again and again.
Do the royal inspectors have nothing better to do?
This isn't the only murder case in Hanyang.
What do you think?
-About what... -What do you think?
About the preposterous rumor saying that
Lady Jae-yi murdered her entire family.
It's all a false rumor.
Lady Jae-yi is innocent.
Got it?
If you see these wanted posters,
just rip it right up.
Rip it up into little pieces, got it?
Who goes there?
Do I smell? Do I have some sort of unique scent?
Every time I come here, he knows.
I'll see you around.
-Did you do this? -No, sir. There was some other guy.
He went that way.
Does he have monkey fingers hanging right here?
-Yes, sir. -Again and again!
It's the Prime Minister's youngest son again!
That crazy brat.
The Prime Minister's youngest son?
The rumors about him have spread all over Gaeseong.
About how he's a little crazy and prefers
the cemetery over his own house?
You came.
You know who I am.
I am your servant, Jang Ga-ram.
I'm so happy you're alive, My Lady.
Why are you headed to the capital?
It's going to be dangerous.
Don't look.
My Lady.
I need this case to be reinvestigated and the Ministry of Justice,
Office of Inspector General and the Royal Inspector's Office are all in the capital.
Let's just go somewhere far away.
I cannot live my whole life in hiding when I'm innocent.
If someone asks about your affiliation,
tell them you are a special royal bodyguard of Chumgmu.
Thank you.
I promise I will repay you for this favor.
You threw my father a party for his 60th birthday
and freed us from slavery by
burning the slavery documents.
This is nothing compared to that.
Take Ga-ram with you.
No, My Lady.
My loyalty is to you.
You promised you'd take me with you when you got married.
It won't be a bed of roses.
How could I take you with me when the path ahead is only filled with hardships?
That's why I want to go with you, My Lady.
I will live and die with you.
My Lady!
My Lady.
You will be nothing but a burden.
I know you don't mean that.
How could I possibly let you go alone?
I will come find you
once I clear my name.
Ga-ram.
I am not afraid of this dagger,
but afraid of getting abandoned by you.
I will go with you.
The soldiers will come after me soon.
I'm already on the run.
When I followed you and left Gaeseong,
I was as good as dead anyway.
Loyalty isn't just for men.
That's what you said.
How could I possibly sit still and do nothing
when I know you're walking down a path filled with hardships?
This is an order.
I cannot obey that order.
I'm asking you as a friend.
I'm asking you as a friend because I'm worried about you.
Please just stay with him.
Will we ever see each other again?
Yes. Trust me. I'll make sure of it.
My Lady...
Take care.
Take care of Ga-ram for me.
-My Lady. -My Lady.
My Lady...
My Lady... I feel so bad for her.
My Lady...
My Lady... Gosh...
You there.
What is your affiliation?
I'm with the Five Military Commands. A special royal bodyguard.
I see you were on patrol.
Didn't you get the order?
You've been reassigned as Prince Hwan's soldiers at the Great Hunting Ceremony.
We pulled an all-nighter going on patrol...
Where do we have to go?
We're gathering at the War Department. Follow me.
What a beautiful day to go hunting.
Your Majesty. Why did you let His Highness
fall into their trap?
What if His Highness fails to prove that his right arm is fine?
If he fails to prove it,
he will be dethroned.
Your Majesty.
It's only been three years since the prince of Joseon changed.
We still have another prince,
so there's nothing to worry about.
How am I supposed to meet His Highness?
I won't get another chance.
About His Highness...
Do you think he'll even be able to hold the bow?
He has to prove that his right arm is fine
during this hunting ceremony.
Civil and Military Court Officials, listen up.
The Great Hunting Ceremony is for
uniting everyone and hoping for abundance
and stability of people.
I'm filling in for His Majesty
and will hunt the animal that will be sacrificed
and put on the altar.
By doing so,
God will bless Joeson.
EVEN IF YOU HAVE ARMS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THEM
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK EVEN IF YOU HAVE LEGS
EVEN IF YOU HAVE ARMS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THEM
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO WALK EVEN IF YOU HAVE LEGS
Even if you have arms, you won't be able to use them.
You won't be able to walk even if you have legs.
Your best friend will stab you in the back.
SPECIAL THANKS TO KIM WOO-SEOK AND LEE HA-YUL
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH
I saw the secret letter you sent with my own two eyes.
The ghost's letter.
Three years ago,
you got a letter from ghosts that cursed you.
Bad things have been happening
ever since I met you.
I'm good as dead anyway.
Stop right there.
A ghost's joke?
Is the one who's been trying to make
a fool out of me one of them?
There are no such things as ghosts.
I will solve this case.
Ripped and resynced by YoungJedi