[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, groups, places, and incidents have no connection to historical facts. The use of animals during filming was done with props or special effects.]
[Episode 15] Aigoo! Officer!
How come you are...
Move aside!
Hurry up and notify the Minister of General Affairs.
And you, go tell the Hanseongbu about this case.
Yes, sir.
Is it all right if I take a look?
Why are you, the youngest son of the chief state minister, getting involved in this?
It is a proper procedure for the head of the jurisdiction to do the first inspection when someone dies in the city.
By the time the physicians and body inspectors come
receiving the orders for the first inspection according to the procedure, it will be the middle of the night!
The condition of the body will deteriorate over time,
- so let me inspect it quickly before it is too late- - Go away!
We will take care of this following proper procedure, so do not get involved.
She suddenly ended up this way.
I opened the carriage when we arrived...
If she died in the palanquin, then she did not get attacked by someone.
She ate rice cakes, but she threw up blood.
If she merely got indigestion while eating rice cakes, she wouldn't have thrown up blood.
Do you not think she died of poisoning?
If she was killed by poisoning, there must be a motive for the murder...
It does not seem like she would have had anyone hold a grudge against her.
What is wrong?
Perhaps, the woman who is in love with me did this out of jealousy-
Yeah, that is probably not the case.
If it is not that, why did she get poisoned?
Whomever it is would not have done that to her
for having a grudge against her father.
But you know...
Eunuch Go.
I clearly saw you take the bracelet off of her wrist.
You, too, Friend.
Why did you stay quiet when you saw Eunuch Go take something from the dead at the scene?
Also,
you also knew something.
Why did you hold me back?
That bracelet belongs to the murderer of Gaeseong,
Min Jae Yi.
You probably also know about the scandal revolving around Min Jae Yi.
This is the bracelet that was given to Min Jae Yi by Shim Young, who was rumored to be her secret lover.
Supposedly, he and Min Jae Yi exchanged and wore similar bracelets together.
T-Then,
are you saying Maiden Jae Yi is connected to the death of the Minister's daughter?
How could that death be connected to Min Jae Yi?
It was just that she was in possession of Min Jae Yi's bracelet.
Then why did you smuggle this item away?
Did you not take this bracelet because you are suspicious that there may be a connection?
Hanseongbu will figure out the cause of death soon.
We will find out if there is a connection to Min Jae Yi.
I mean,
I suppose a person would not have died because of this bracelet.
It is not like this bracelet was cursed.
However,
that does not seem to be what is important right now.
How did you know right away that this was Maiden Jae Yi's bracelet?
You, too, Friend.
You also knew that this bracelet was Maiden Jae Yi's.
That is why you held me back.
Is that not so?
Why are you all quiet? All of you but me recognized this bracelet right away.
Are not the three of you all strange?
His Highness showed me the bracelet of Shim Young, the secret lover of Min Jae Yi.
I knew because it was the same bracelet.
I heard it from Eunuch Go.
I heard from the Crown Prince.
Gosh, why does Myung Jin feel like
His Highness, His Highness is nearby?
I am suddenly starting to wonder if His Highness
did not drop by Manyeondang in disguise.
If so...
that would mean one of you two is the Crown Prince.
This was a fake.
You were not a eunuch.
Your Highness!
Manyeondang's Kim Myung Jin greets you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
Forgive me for the past lack of respect, Your Highness!
He is not. Let go of his hand and talk.
What do you mean he is not? Your Highness!
He is not. Let go of his hand- Stop holding his hand!
- There is no way he is not... - I told you he is not!
- He is not! - I told you he is not!
Your Highness, Your Highness!
- This guy! - Your Highness!
Gosh, Your Highness.
Forgive me, Your Highness!
[Maiden Min Jae Yi, whom I love]
A chance to dethrone the Crown Prince
landed on my lap.
He dared to
bring in a girl into the Eastern Palace
under the disguise of a eunuch?
Manyeondang's student is not a man,
but a girl.
She is Jang Ga Ram, your maidservant.
If that were not the case, she would not have recognized that bracelet immediately.
If the master commits the crime of murdering one's family and the household perishes,
the servants must become government servants. But...
how could you smuggle her and keep her by your side, breaking the law?
- You must send her back even now- - I cannot send her back.
There is no place
to send her.
If she left Gaeseong with you, a capture-and-return order would be out for her.
She put her life on the line to keep me safe.
If I didn't have Ga Ram,
I could not get past the city walls and would have been arrested.
I would never have gotten the chance to meet Your Highness
and clear my name.
I must...
find a place for her to return.
I must give her back a house where she can rest
without fear of being chased,
and a daily life
filled with only light worries.
She is like a sister to me, Your Highness.
She helped me to persevere.
People are able to persevere when they have someone to protect.
If she is captured due to capture-and-return order,
not only you but Manyeondang would be in danger. Do you not realize that?
Thus, I must clear my name as soon as possible.
Your Highness,
could you not also protect her as well?
What happened with that bracelet?
Would your bracelet and that maiden's death
be connected?
I do not know...
Are you sick?
We must go back to Manyeondang.
I must take a closer look at that bracelet.
No matter how much I think about it, it is strange.
Did he not tell you he is not the Crown Prince?
How could Eunuch Go be His Highness?
He was a woman.
Eunuch Go
- is a woman. - What?
What do you mean by that? He is a woman?
Did I not grab Eunuch Go's hand earlier?
It was a woman's hand.
It is not like the hands of a man and a woman are different.
No.
Myung Jin knows about bones very well.
It was definitely the bones of a woman.
Even if it was not visible, I could see it all.
Then what about my hand?
What...
You also have a woman's hand?
Gosh!
How could you have a woman's hand when you are a man!
A man can have soft hands like those of a woman.
How could you say you could see his bones after just grabbing his hand?
You just wait! One day in the future, there will be a machine that shows only the bones!
Why not say a machine that eats poop!
Goodness...
What a smart student you are!
Then, how about a machine like this?
After Myung Jin poops, water comes out
and carries that poop away neatly. How about a machine like this-
Master! You should say things that make sense!
Gosh, seriously!
But if a world like that does come, it would be really clean.
If a world like that where poop is carried away comes,
I will sell water and become rich!
Come on! If you go outside, water is everywhere!
Why would anyone pay money to drink water?
I guess since Joseon is a nation with lots of water,
people would not pay money to drink water.
Gosh, Joseon is such a good country!
I, Myung Jin, will make Joseon even better.
I will accompany you.
I will remain your student forever, Master.
All right!
What is the matter?
How...
How could this be?
Wait, this is...
My goodness...
This is the house where Oh Man Shik's sister-in-law lives.
Did the homeowner go somewhere?
I just moved here a few days ago. Who are you?
Where did the previous owner go?
Oh, the widow with two kids?
She said she was going back to her hometown.
I think she said it was Gaeseong?
They said they were sending stuff to their hometown,
but it was a whole boatload of things!
Did you hear about where his hometown was?
He said it was Gaeseong.
How come it is Gaeseong again?
What are you doing over there?
You are late in coming home today.
Is that not dried mugwort?
Do you believe the superstition that evil spirits would go away if they smelled dried mugwort?
I just liked how it smelled in the night breeze.
I felt like it calmed me down.
Are you anxious about having come to a foreign place?
Or are you worried about the Queen selection that you are so downcast?
Do not worry. Everything will go well.
Do you not think my father had a plan when he called you to come?
What kind of person is His Highness?
I heard he was your friend, Orabeoni.
His Highness is
a naturally gifted leader.
He is wise and cautious,
and has an inner fortitude that keeps him from easily bending
or breaking under any circumstances.
Also, he is considerate and warm to people,
so he should treat you well, too.
I can guarantee it.
I heard that women
get mixed feelings right before they get married.
- It must be the case for you as well. - Is it different for men?
How was it for you, Orabeoni-
I am sorry, Orabeoni.
Supposedly, the woman you were engaged to died...
Although the world tells me that she died, I feel like
she is still alive for some reason.
People tell me
that my fiancee betrayed me
and murdered her family to be with another man.
However, I do not believe the rumors from Gaeseong.
You never even got to converse with her
and you were engaged to her between families' agreement,
so how could you believe her unwaveringly like that?
If we promised to get married,
whom would I believe?
Would I believe the world or...
would I believe her?
I guess I want to believe her.
Since everyone else points fingers at her,
I guess...
I want to believe her for her.
Are you still waiting for that woman?
She is apparently dead.
She committed a grave sin and brought me shame.
How could I wait for her?
I once received that same question.
That time, I said I was not.
Because I felt like a fool for waiting.
That is right.
I am waiting. I am still...
waiting for that woman.
But...
if she is still alive...
If she is alive and yet is not coming to you,
it could be that she has no intention of returning to you, Orabeoni-
I am sorry, Orabeoni.
I do not even know much about this, and yet...
You may be right.
If she is alive, she should have come to me.
And if she did not come to me even though she is alive,
as you have said,
she may not have any intention to return to me.
It is nice to have a female relative.
I get to talk about things like this.
You can also tell me your secrets if you want.
I do not disclose other people's secrets rashly,
- so you can trust me. - Yes, Orabeoni.
It is death by poison.
There was arsenic in this part.
Since this bracelet was given to Maiden Jae Yi by Shim Young...
The one who put the arsenic inside was probably him as well.
Right before Min Jae Yi dipped the ladle into the soup,
he would have rotated this bracelet here.
That is how the arsenic would have ended up in the soup.
The one who put the poison inside probably intended to kill the entire family,
but he probably did not expect Min Jae Yi not to eat the soup.
Then...
that bastard Shim Young tried to kill My Lady-
He was trying to kill Lady Min Jae Yi as well?
Then why did he kill the Minister's daughter?
That death was probably a coincidence.
Someone in Gaeseong probably sold this bracelet,
and probably ended up in Hanyang, passing through several hands.
It just so happened that the Minister's daughter bought it.
On the day she died...
I am a bit hungry.
Can you go buy some rice cakes?
Yes, My Lady.
I like it.
What is this?
It opens.
It is an interesting bracelet.
I like it even more.
My Lady.
My Lady! My Lady!
- Are you okay, My Lady? - Aigoo!
- My Lady!
Someone, please help!
My Lady!
However,
how come...
why did Shim Young...
Should we not take this bracelet to the Royal Investigation Bureau
and demonstrate Min Jae Yi's innocence?
That is right. We should tell the Royal Investigation Bureau right away and catch that guy.
We cannot do that.
The world is talking about this bracelet as a
token of love shared between the two of them.
If they say the two plotted this together, what can we say?
That guy...
is dead.
After leaving a will confessing his love for Min Jae Yi,
he killed himself.
Then, were the rumors about him being Min Jae Yi's secret lover true?
That is not true!
How do the two of you know?
I mean, that is just
what I think.
Me, too. I just think so...
Since Min Jae Yi disappeared after falling off a cliff,
there is no way for us to know the truth.
However,
based on the will that the Crown Prince showed me,
Shim Young seemed to completely believe that
he was Min Jae Yi's secret lover.
Wait...
how could he mistakenly believe such a thing as truth?
It is not like he was stung by a bee somewhere...
Did he get deluded by a ghost?
Even if he was deluded by a ghost, this is...
Tell me. What else do I not know?
Tell me everything that the three of you know!
The peony petals from the head shaman's house
was also found at the house of the Governor of Gaeseong.
The peony petals from the head shaman's house were found in Gaeseong?
Also, Shim Young was found dead with white hair.
Supposedly, he was not white-haired before.
He was not white-haired before,
but he became white-haired...
You are home late.
Oh, yes, Father.
I was busy with both public and private matters.
All you do is loiter around the streets.
You actually had matters that kept you busy?
As you probably heard on the streets,
the daughter of the Minister of General Affairs died.
Act cautiously for the time being.
Yes, Father.
Welcome home.
You. You do not even greet your mother as you come and go for the past few days?
- Father. - Yes?
Have you seen the head shaman at the interrogation site?
Of course, I have. Why are you asking about that wretched lady?
Was her hair white by any chance?
How did you know that?
- Was she really white-haired? - She was quite bizarre.
An amur viper even appeared and bit her neck.
- Amur viper? - A snake appeared out of nowhere
and bit her neck.
When I asked about it later, they said it was an amur viper.
An amur viper as well...
Okay. I will be heading out again.
Where is this bastard going again without greeting his mother after coming home!
- Let him be. - Where are you going at this time of night?
- Leave him alone, wife. - That son of the damned Kim family...
Come now. I am also of the Kim family. Hold yourself back.
Gosh! That damned seed!
Is that something you should be saying in front of me?
The commonality between the Sabangahn case and the Gaeseong murder case...
and an amur viper as well...
Wait, does this not...
involve the Crown Prince as well?
I need to find out why Shim Young put poison into this bracelet
and who was behind it.
So, we can find out who sent you the ghost's letter, Your Highness.
You said you would not return to Sergeant after the case is resolved.
Are you thinking of returning to Gaeseong with Jang Ga Ram?
If I return to being Min Jae Yi,
I will not go back to Gaeseong.
- Why not? - It was the house I lived in with my family.
It would be lonely to live there by myself.
I will send Ga Ram off to get married to a good household,
and I will live alone in Hanyang.
I would need to live in Hanyang so that once in a while,
I will get to see Your Highness's procession after you take the throne.
If I can see Your Highness's face after you have become King,
I would run over 2 miles just to see your procession.
What are you planning on doing
if you live by yourself?
Would it not be good to drop by Manyeondang at times and help the Young Master?
We can solve cases together and help innocent people clear their names.
Oh, right!
It would also be good to teach kids how to write Korean.
Scholars use Chinese characters,
but written Korean language is an excellent and easy language,
so people of the low class could learn it in a day.
I will teach kids who need to learn the written Korean language, not kids of wealthy families.
When you become King, could you give me some donations?
You would live by yourself in Hanyang, you say...
What kind of house do you want to live in?
It does not matter whether it is a straw-thatched house or a single-occupancy home.
However,
I would like it if there was an apricot tree in the front yard.
If you live alone like that,
would you think of me from time to time?
I would think of you whenever the sun comes up from the East,
for you reside in the East, Your Highness.
Since the sun comes up every day, I will end up thinking of you every day.
You would also probably...
think of me from time to time, right?
I suppose, occasionally...
I may think of you.
Whenever I see a young eunuch rushing about clumsily,
or when I see a eunuch who is good at cursing,
or when I see a eunuch who is rude to his superiors...
I guess I would be reminded of you.
Why are you buying so many things?
Why do you worry about selling many of your goods?
- I am buying them because I need them. - Of course.
Are you sending them to your hometown again?
How many people are in your household in your hometown
that you are buying so much to send periodically?
Are you the only one providing for your family back in your hometown?
You do not need to know.
Move aside! The Minister of Justice is passing through!
Move aside!
- Stop him! - Hey! Move aside!
This is a very valuable and expensive item!
Watch yourself and move aside!
Go over there!
- Let us go. - Shoo!
Move aside! The Minister of Justice is passing through!
Why are you not answering me?
Lift your head. Lift your head!
You...
Who are you, and what do you do?
I am just a lowly man who barely scrapes by every day, Your Excellency.
Wait.
Lift your head.
N-No, not you! You, with the round face that is, like a clove of garlic.
Y-Yeah, you! Lift your head!
Yes, Your Excellency.
Let me down!
Hey, you!
Have you ever seen me before?
I saw you on the streets on the day your pottery broke-
Not that day!
Where would a lowly man like me have seen you again before?
Be careful with this.
I have definitely seen you somewhere before.
All right, look at me.
Have you really never seen me before?
I swear to heaven that I have not.
You swear to heaven?
Gosh, I am sure...
Gosh, where did I see you before?
Your face is familiar.
Gosh, I...
Gosh, forget it.
I guess I mistook you for someone else since you look so common like a clove of garlic.
Gosh, where did I see him before...
You wretch!
I remember you now!
Are you not the man
who brought wet charcoal to my house last winter?
No, I am not. I sell herbs.
Then forget it.
Gosh, where did I see you before...
Be careful with that pottery!
If that pottery breaks again, your life will also be broken into pieces.
You are hiccuping?
Give it to me!
Go to the front and lead the way!
Gosh, seriously.
Move aside!
The Minister of Justice is passing through!
Move aside!
The Minister of Justice is passing through!
I gave you guys a lot.
Please enjoy the food.
You do not need to do stuff like this.
My sister said we needed to work for our food.
We will clean that section, too.
Do not try to work for your food. You do not need to do that.
You should not raise children like that.
Go ahead and try it.
People need to work for their food.
I am not trying to receive credit for feeding you guys.
Parents should not raise their children like that.
I am saying this as your father.
Hey, Man Duk!
Come here for a sec.
Well, you children should go. Go.
You know about that place called Manyeondang.
You know that house is mine, right?
You know how I let that crazy young master rent my house.
But I think I should kick him out.
I do not know what he is doing in my house!
Things seem quiet without blowing up your roof,
so why are you being like that?
The two scholars who drop by often are weird, too.
Are you talking about the two handsome scholars?
Those scholars are good people.
Why are you being like that?
A-Are you playing high and mighty because you have a house?
I do not have one house. I have two.
Is it common for a man around here to own two houses?
So, what? What are you going to do?
Come close.
Actually, on the day the Minister's daughter died,
I saw the small girlish eunuch
take the bracelet off of the wrist of the Minister's daughter.
How could he steal a bracelet when a person has died?
The two from Manyeondang
and the two handsome scholars schemed together and stole the bracelet!
They were sending signals to each other like this and this.
They plotted this together. Are they not so evil?
A person has died.
How could they steal off her dead body, even if it is an expensive bracelet?
Those bastards...
Those thieving bastards!
They cannot be from Byeokcheon, right?
That Chief State Minister's youngest son.
How could he hang out with the bandits from Byeokcheon?
If he were my son,
I seriously would-
You would what? What would you do?
Seriously!
I mean, if they were from Byeokcheon,
I would have to drive them away-
Go! Go and clean up chicken poop!
- Go, go, go, go! - Aigoo.
Why do people
hate people from Byeokcheon?
I told you.
I saw someone getting kicked out of the market because he was from Byeokchon a few days ago.
That is why you should never tell anyone you are from there.
Is it true that everyone from Byeokcheon
are all bandits?
I heard you improved a lot.
I am sorry for making you worry.
I will rush your wedding.
Father.
- You should give it more thought- - Your princess will be
the daughter of the Han family of Yeongsan.
- By that, you mean- - I think you know better than anyone how loyal
the Left State Minister and Sergeant are.
Also, the Han family of Yeongsan is altruistic and dutiful.
They are an elite family that is loyal to the King and has great integrity.
They do not compare to the greedy Jo family of Seongju.
However...
that would make the Han family of Yeongsan the Queen's family.
In order for you to rise to the throne,
you need a family to support you.
Using one force to stop the other force is also part of politics.
The Han family of Yeongsan is the only family that can stop the
Jo family of Seongju in Joseon right now.
If the Right State Minister was behind the man who shot you in Paju, as you said,
what do you think that means?
They already revealed their ambition to
drive you out and put Prince Myung Ahn on the throne.
Putting Prince Myung Ahn on the throne means that
they will be taking control of the Royal Court.
If you cannot rise to the throne,
the country will be in danger.
This royal marriage is necessary for this country
and for you right now.
Join forces with the Han family of Yeongsan.
That is the only way for you to take the throne safely.
Do you understand?
Despite having arms, you will not be able to use them.
And, despite having legs, you will not be able to walk.
You will grow old alone without a wife
and will die lonely without any children.
This is a reward from His Majesty to the eunuchs who passed the loyalty test.
Continue to be loyal to the King from now on.
Yes.
I never thought I would eat this precious thing.
I think I would cry.
Is it good?
- Try it. - Yes.
What did you discard?
It is my heart.
Court Lady Choi.
You served my late Hyungnim, did you not?
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you know
what he did with his personal feelings?
As the foundation of the country, Crown Prince Ui Hyeon
did not forget that he would become the king of the country someday.
He said the King is like the Heavens for the people.
So he guarded himself against having personal feelings.
Yes.
It is just my personal feelings.
What is the point of having feelings I cannot speak of?
And what is the point of having a gift I cannot give?
It is...
over now.
I was on my way to see you. I need to tell you something.
Go on without me. I need to discuss something with Sergeant.
When I visited Oh Man Shik's sister-in-law as you ordered,
she had already gotten rid of her belongings.
I asked the neighbor and
she said she was going to Gaeseong a few days ago suddenly.
Considering Oh Man Shik sending his belongings to Gaeseong,
how could they be connected to Gaeseong in any way?
I understand.
Thank you for looking into it.
I am glad that you look healthy.
Has your wound healed completely?
It is much better.
By the way,
I did not see Eunuch Go earlier.
Is his leg okay?
He injured his leg in Paju that day.
He searched the whole mountain looking for you with his injured leg.
Did you not know?
Your Highness, allow me to treat you today.
It is a special snack from the King.
Have you ever even heard of a special snack from the King?
I brought that precious thing to enjoy with you.
Can you tell how much I care?
Did you get injured at all?
No. Thankfully, I am okay.
Did you only injure your face?
It is nothing.
I told you to wash the ink slab and
grind the ink stick after you come back from the Eunuch's Office.
Oh, yes. I will do it right away.
Did His Majesty say anything in particular?
You look worried since you saw him.
He talked about my marriage.
Oh, the royal marriage.
Did you not say you had something to tell me?
Pardon?
When we were in the pharmacy's storage in Paju.
Your Highness, there is something I need to tell you.
Please wake up and listen to me!
Tell me what you...
wanted to say then.
It is not something I can tell you when you are about to get married.
How come you are not saying anything?
I forgot.
I heard you injured your leg in Paju.
How come you did not tell me?
I get injured all the time.
That is not something to worry about.
You should report to me regardless of whether I would worry or not!
Also, you told me a lie.
You said you did not get injured!
You got injured so seriously.
Did you want me to whine about a small wound on my leg?
Why are you nitpicking something that has already passed?
Nitpicking?
If your master points out your fault,
you should say, "My apologies." You rude bastard.
I told you to grind the ink stick, and you forgot that, too.
You would never apologize to me, will you?
You are as stubborn as an ox, too.
- Huh? - You told me to grind the ink stick.
Please hold your brush.
My apologies!
That is fine.
You can leave now.
What are you doing? I told you to leave.
It is time for me to stay with you right now.
I feel so uncomfortable when you are around.
Pardon?
How do you find me uncomfortable?
You...
are so loud and chatty.
You make me repeat myself several times because you are stubborn.
You make mistakes often because you are clumsy.
You only care about your thoughts. You do not care about serving your master.
That is unfair.
- I have been so caring all this time- - Also,
you have no virtue as a woman at all.
You drink liquor and say vulgar things without hesitation.
And you reveal your dirty thoughts without any shame.
Also, you say you love someone wearing the eunuch's uniform.
You do not know when to run or walk, and you fight anything!
That is why you keep getting injured!
You injured your leg in Paju and your face during the loyalty test.
You do not listen to me when I worry about you.
You are not going to Sergeant, even though I told you to!
Who is the person you are in love with, anyway?
Why do you need to know so badly?
Will you marry me off to that man or something?
Yes. Just go to him.
I think you are determined to hurt me today.
Is there anything else?
You...
Above all things, you...
are not beautiful to look at.
Are you criticizing my face now?
Yes, I am so ugly that
even the dimwit I love seems to hate me.
Leave now.
It is an order! Leave! Leave right now!
This is a special snack given by the King
to the eunuchs who passed the loyalty test.
I wanted to bring it to you and share it with you.
I wanted to eat as soon as I got it, but I held back and ran here.
But you listed all of my faults you never mentioned before and told me to leave.
I will go away and clean the library instead.
Please enjoy.
He talked about my marriage.
Marriage.
Yes, His Highness was about to get married.
They say it's fate even if your clothes brush against each other.
How come that ambitious woman
left so easily like this?
I hope you go to a nice place to be.
Please go to a nice place to be.
Aigoo!
Aigoo, Soo Hyang!
Aigoo!
- Take care. - Thank you for coming by.
His Majesty ordered
you to take time off to mourn. You should-
No. I should ask for Gibok.* (Breaking the rule of not holding a position while mourning)
The crown princess selection is starting soon with so many political affairs.
How could I do that?
I know you are greatly heartbroken. Take care of your body and spirit.
Yes, His Excellency.
Go in now.
What a tragedy.
His daughter just died.
Should he not have figured out the cause of death, at least?
- He should have inspected the body. - Seriously!
His daughter did not even get married.
How could he let some lowly body inspector touch her?
Seriously.
Are you offended? Huh?
The Minister did not check his daughter's body
and concluded the process by skipping the inspection?
When a lady of a noble family dies,
the family often requests to skip the body inspection
in order to avoid the shame of showing their naked body.
But at this rate,
there would be no way to seek justice on her behalf.
Your Highness, this is Tae Kang.
Come in.
Is Park Han Soo really from the Jo family of Seongju?
Yes, that is definitely what I heard.
He was not the only one.
The other officials of the Jo family of Seongju received even more money.
The Right State Minister definitely seems to be the one who paid them.
He could not have just paid them.
It must be related to what happened in Byeokcheon 10 years ago.
He said he needed to talk to the Right State Minister.
He said the world would turn upside down if anyone heard about it.
Show me the proof that he received money from the Right State Minister 10 years ago.
If so, I will meet him myself.
Your Highness.
Why do you wish to know what happened in Byeokcheon 10 years ago?
If you find out...
what will you do about it?
If something is wrong,
I will have to fix it.
If someone were framed, I would clear their name
and if someone was hurt,
I will comfort them.
Also...
if someone needs to be punished,
they shall be punished.
And along with that...
Is there another order you wish to give me?
Find me a house.
Somewhere not too far from Manyeondang of Jangtongbang.
It will be a place to educate children,
so the living room has to be big and bright
and it has to be safe for a woman to live alone.
Find out who lives in the neighborhood as well.
Also...
I would like the house to have a good view of the sun rising from the East.
Yes, Your Highness.
There has to be at least one apricot tree in the yard.
If there is no yard like that, hire someone to plant a nice one quietly.
Yes, Your Highness.
Only my bracelet was made differently.
Was he planning to kill my family and me since then?
[Gaeseong murders]
[Song Ga Myeol Yi]
[The Head Shaman's serial murder]
The Crown Prince is Scholar Park, who does not even
know how to shovel.
The one who did not show up the whole month
while His Highness was grounded.
What did you for His Highness?
I had a business to attend to.
I had to do some shoveling.
Who shovels for a whole month?
If so, Eunuch Go is...
You are going to use the Jeonban method?
You know about that?
I may not be the lady you admire,
but I think I can ask you to investigate the case together.
Eunuch Go is...
Gaeseong's Min Jae Yi.
Are you looking at those papers again?
You should have another look
to make sure you did not miss anything you know of.
[Song Ga Myeol Yi's red letter and the curse]
[The herald of the Royal Bodyguard Unit]
Right!
That herald of the Royal Bodyguard Unit!
Lady Min saw his face in Gaeseong.
He was not the dead herald who came to Manyeondang!
- What are you talking about? - So...
The man Lady Min saw in Gaeseong is
the Guardian Warrior who comes to Manyeondang to run errands for His Highness.
But you know who I am. Me? Me? Me?
The head of Manyeondang, Kim Myung Jin.
But that Guardian Warrior was in the palace then.
What is even stranger is
the man who attacked us wearing a mask on the day the red letters were spread
also looked like the Guardian Warrior.
Lady Min must be confused.
How could one person show up in different places like that?
It is not like he is Gil Dong of the Hong* family. (Hong Gil Dong, a Korean folktale character)
- Did Lady Min Jae Yi come to Manyeondang? - Pardon?
If not, how did she see the face of the dead herald?
Also, how did she see the face of that assassin
on the day the red letters were spread?
How did she?
I am not so sure about that, either.
I heard it from Eunuch Go.
I will write this down myself.
You are Jang Ga Ram, Lady Min Jae Yi's servant.
[Showing up in the East and then in the West]
It's Eunuch Go. Long time no see.
Yes.
How have you been?
Is it comfortable staying at the Eastern Palace?
Yes, I like the Eastern Palace.
Do you like the Eastern Palace,
or the Crown Prince?
Pardon? No eunuch dislikes his master-
My goodness!
You do like the Crown Prince!
Of course, you like him!
Yes, of course. Yes!
Your Excellency, I am in the middle of an errand. I will get going.
Okay. Okay. Here you go.
Get going, then.
It is so poorly drawn.
This is why no one recognized her.
Who drew this, anyway?
Princess, are you also on your way to see the Grand Prince?
I heard he has been talking nonsense and throwing up what he ate.
What should we do about this?
Did Grand Prince get even more ill?
Your Highness! Please have just a bit.
Just try it once!
Princess, that is enough.
Even if he swallows, he will throw up again.
Forcing him will not do anything.
Grand Prince, your body will not be able to endure.
Court Lady Han should step out for a second.
Yes.
What are you so afraid of, anyway?
A ghost did not burn the oyat tree that day.
It was a human!
Orabeoni revealed the truth.
But Noonim, I am more afraid of humans.
They say there is nothing humans cannot do!
If a human burnt the oyat tree,
he can easily kill me, too, Mother!
Why do you think that?
That will never happen!
Please get a hold of yourself.
Mother is right.
You have Mother, me, and Orabeoni.
You even have Father, His Majesty, by your side.
Who could possibly hurt you?
What is wrong?
What are you looking at? Look at your sister!
N-No!
No, Hyungnim.
Are you hallucinating?
What do you mean, "Hyungnim?" There is no one there.
No!
No! It is not me!
I did not know! I did not!
What is wrong with you?
I had no idea you were taking medicine with white Atractylodes and its root.
I had no idea!
I did not know that you die if you eat a peach with it.
If I knew...
I would never have given you a peach!
Mother, I gave it to him!
I gave Hyungnim the peach-
What are you talking about?
Do you really want to die?
Your Highness! Your Majesty is here.
♪ I can't see anything ♪
- Giyeok - Giyeok!
- Kieuk! - Kieuk!
- Ieung! - Ieung!
- Digeut! - Digeut!
- Nieun! - Nieun!
♪ It became a scenery ♪
I would think of you whenever the sun comes up from the East,
for you reside in the East, Your Highness.
Since the sun comes up every day, I will end up thinking of you every day.
You would also probably...
think of me from time to time, right?
I suppose, occasionally...
I may think of you.
Jae Yi.
I am sure I will probably think of you every day as well.
I will think of you whenever I go to the library.
I will think of you when I go to the room you used to stay in, too.
I can protect you, and you can protect me.
Even when I am sitting on my seat,
I will be reminded of you.
Even when I see a short and skinny eunuch,
when I get dressed,
and whenever I am walking in the big palace,
I will be thinking of you.
Jae Yi, if you get to live in this house,
I will be left alone in the palace.
After you leave me,
who will I be able to be frank with,
who will I be able to rely on,
and who will I be able to...
laugh with?
♪ My heart is aching because it's filled with sorrow ♪
♪ It hurts because there's nothing I can do ♪
♪ Just remember me as someone you miss ♪
♪ Someone like me... ♪
[Our Blooming Youth]
Who is that dimwit you are in love with?
So Eun of the Han family.
I heard a strange rumor when I went to the cemetery for my daughter.
Will you just sit back and watch?
I am afraid you will be in danger if you fight them.
You should protect me.
How come you always trust me?
I definitely saw you near the Royal Kitchen.
Are you that fearless wearing the eunuch's uniform as a woman?
I need to know the truth in order to protect you.
Mother!
Everything was a lie!
Ripped and resynced by YoungJedi