(All people, organizations, locations, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 15, Guijeong)
(To return to the right path)
You will get hurt.
- Father. - My son, you will be hurt.
Father.
I am in such a great mood.
I am happy because my son is happy.
No way.
This is Lord Park Seung's house?
Here is your pay.
Oh, right.
Thank you.
You did a very good job.
Finish our young master's clothes soon too.
Of course.
Oh, dear. I have a stomachache.
I am sorry but...
may I use your toilet?
The toilet?
I suddenly got a really bad stomachache.
It is over that way. Be quick.
I will. Thank you.
Darn it. It did not go over.
- It did not work. - Perfect.
- That was close. - This is how it is done.
- It is my turn. - No!
There is no way it cannot go over.
The evidence Master Yi Eon risked his life to get...
Why will it not go over?
- Go! - No! It did not flip.
- Mine will never go over. - Why is that?
In come all kinds of birds
Out of these birds
Hang on. Are they drunk?
They sing and they chirp
Our Chief State Councilor has let himself go.
- Father. - Yes?
I am always at home and it is so boring.
I paid a hefty bribe to get you out saying you were sick.
It would make me look bad if you were to return so soon.
Then Father. What about my holiday home?
- What? - I want to see it.
Then shall we take a look around...
and get some fresh air as well?
Can we do that?
We can. Anything you want, son.
Anything goes.
My lord.
Your new socks are ready.
Oh, good.
Let me see.
Oh, dear.
Let me have a look.
Oh, look.
The socks have a lovely curve.
They are a perfect fit.
What is that?
What is that thing...
that he keeps it on him at all times?
It is a letter.
You.
Chirp. Squeak and chirp.
You had best take as little as possible.
You are going to a completely different place.
Most of what you take will become trash.
Trash or not, it is for us to take.
Your nagging is not helpful.
Did you secure us a ship?
At the hour of the horse on the last day of the month,
Yoon, one of my messengers, will be at the port.
He will tell you what to do.
Thank you for keeping your word.
I also thank you for not kicking me out.
I am sure you are prepared, but even if you somehow get there,
it will not be easy to settle down there.
Even if that were the case,
we cannot and should not get used to being persecuted here.
How about you use that grit to fight?
To fight?
Do you think...
our nation will change if we fight?
The monk must leave if he cannot stand the temple.
What else can he do?
You will go to the Department of Justice?
That is what crazy Tae Seo wants to do.
Your confession will put you in good light...
and you might get a lighter sentence.
You can say that because you did not harm anyone.
But not me.
I cannot wish for a lighter sentence.
All I can wish for...
is for our confession to help reveal Park Seung's crimes.
That is our last act of remorse.
If you are prepared, then all is well.
By the way,
there is something I always wanted to ask.
Why are you so devoted to them?
Who are these women and slaves?
They are...
just like you or me.
They are not just women or slaves.
All humans have a right to live,
and we got together to protect that right.
It is not out of devotion.
Han Gi, it is time to go.
I must go.
I hope you get what you want.
- I am late. - That is fine.
Thank you for coming.
Is something wrong? It is not yet the deadline.
As I told you last time,
we have decided to leave this place.
You supported us with money and heart.
I apologize for not being able to keep this place going.
You need not apologize to me.
I am just a messenger.
If I leave now, I do not know when I will get to see you again,
so I must ask for a favor.
The person who has been sponsoring us so far.
Can you not tell me who it is?
You promised not to ask.
We may be on the receiving end,
but we still know shame.
Once we leave,
we may never get to set foot on this land again.
Your initial supporter...
was the late Crown Prince.
He felt sorry for the returning women...
who were spurned by friends and family.
He wished to help them.
But...
the Crown Prince has been dead for a while.
Since then, a man you could call the Crown Prince's sworn brother...
took on his will and continued to support you.
Who is that man?
Who is he?
He is Hongmungwan's...
Master Ra Yi Eon.
He is Deputy Complier of Hongmungwan Master Ra Yi Eon.
They met when he was a secret inspector in Chungcheong Province.
I believe he still keeps her close.
Bi Ryeong.
What is it?
- The socks. - What?
The socks I had made were for Lord Park Seung.
Are you saying you were at his home?
What?
You went to Lord Park Seung's house?
Yes.
Then was he the one who asked you to sew on...
a pocket onto the sock?
Yes. I saw him...
change into the socks that I had made him.
He was carrying something that looked like a letter on him.
It must be very important...
if he carries it in his sock.
But look at these shoes.
Why is this one part different?
What?
What...
Look.
This is...
the recipe for the tonic.
One-and-a-half measures of sayeon,
seven grams of baekkyung,
Gwang Soon. My prescription was never wrong.
I used exactly 37.5 grams of angelica root,
and aconite...
My father...
left the recipe as evidence.
To prove that the Crown Prince was poisoned.
Do Soo.
You cannot take this.
Why not? I've been taking them every day.
These have aconite in them.
Aconite?
I had them specially made to give to the King.
So...
take these instead.
To the King?
It is time for the King to join the Crown Prince.
Anyway, these have aconite,
so do not touch them.
Yes, Father.
I would have been home long ago if I had not gotten lost.
Why did I have to get on that boat?
My gosh.
I thought he was supposed to be a dashing man.
Excuse me.
May I help you?
Are you Lord Ra Yi Eon?
Yes, I am.
Lord Yi Eon. Did you have a safe trip?
Your clothes are a mess.
So? Did you find out about the boil physician?
Well...
- Who is she? - My lord.
Who are you?
So... The boil physician...
is Gwang Soon's father.
Lord Yi Eon, are you back?
I went to Lord Park Seung's house and...
Mother.
- Mother? - Mother?
Mom?
Your mother-in-law?
What...
Oh my gosh.
In other words,
you are Jo Yi's mother,
and your sponsor was the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince's boil physician's daughter is you.
You're sitting next to Bi Ryeong.
Bi Ryeong's older brother and younger sibling are with you.
And your sponsor now is me, and next to me is Jo Yi.
Next to Jo Yi is Gu Pal,
who's next to Yuk Chil,
who's next to you.
And your father served the Crown Prince.
Crown Prince was like a big brother to me.
But he was your sponsor.
So, you're Jo Yi's mother...
and to me, you're...
Young Master, please.
Yes... Sure.
Sure. Anyway,
it is fate even if you pass each other on the road,
but we are all gathered due to a special fate.
How incredible.
Our meeting was not by chance.
Everyone here must repay the Crown Prince...
for his grace.
I am sure it was divine intervention...
that we have gathered here.
To punish Park Seung,
the root of all that has happened.
Park Seung wrote this to silence the boil physician...
about his murdering the Crown Prince.
In exchange for his silence regarding everything he heard...
regarding why the pharmacy was newly formed,
and for helping to bring the tonic into Crown Prince's palace,
I promise I will not harm his daughter, Ra Gwang Soon,
in any way whatsoever.
Tragically, this became...
your father's dying message.
Your father...
did his best to protect you.
I had no idea...
and thought he had abandoned me...
and resented him.
But he was protecting me.
My father left this behind.
What is it?
It is the recipe for the tonic he prescribed to the Crown Prince.
I think he left it as evidence to prove he was poisoned.
A letter with Park Seung's seal.
A list of ingredients for the tonic with the boil physician's seal.
And although we will have to see whether or not he keeps his word,
but with Park Tae Seo's confession...
I am sure he will.
I saw them try to confess on Ganghwa Island.
Park Tae Seo, Ji Maeng Soo, and Kang Han Gi...
should have arrived in Hanyang by now.
- Look at this. - Father, is this all ours?
Yes. It is all yours.
You will get hurt.
- Do Soo. All right. - Hurry.
My goodness. Seeing you happy like this makes me happy too.
This is better than I expected.
What do you like the most about this place?
I like everything here.
But coming here on a trip with you...
is the highlight.
My goodness. My baby.
My precious baby.
All right.
I am very happy to be here with you too.
- We should go. - Sure.
You do not have to be sorry.
Actually, I did not feel good about what happened to Mal Jong.
Same here.
When everyone turned me away because I was a woman,
you were the only one who took me in.
That is when I decided to do anything you asked,
even if it was drinking poison.
Hey, Ji Maeng Soo.
What do you think you will be in your next life?
Obviously, I will be a tiger.
In your dreams.
- A cat sounds more plausible. - You little...
A cat suits you better.
Give me a moment. Go on without me.
- Do Soo. - Father.
Slow down. My son, slow down.
Gosh.
Do Soo.
Goodness. That brat.
Be careful.
Mother.
No matter what people say,
you are still a mother to me.
You might think a four-year-old would not remember much.
But I remember everything.
And how much you adored me.
And I know...
your affection for me was genuine.
Wherever you are,
please stay healthy.
Tae Seo!
I guess today really is my lucky day...
seeing how I ran into you here.
Do Soo...
Do Soo. You...
Do Soo!
I had to handle him as soon as possible.
I did not want him to run away again.
Father.
We should go.
Let us go and have some food.
Tae Seo is gone now.
No one is going to make a confession now.
This is perfect now.
Get rid of them too.
I no longer remember...
what I worked so hard for.
It is a decorative hat strap with our family's seal.
Son.
Yes.
Father.
I would like to believe that at least,
your smile for me was genuine.
Good work, everyone.
You must be tired. You should all go home and rest.
- Goodnight then. - See you tomorrow.
- Goodnight. - You too.
I have shamelessly been enjoying...
your generosity through the Crown Prince's bodyguard.
And I only recently found out about you.
My apologies for coming so late.
No need to apologize. I was merely following in his footsteps.
Everything came from the Crown Prince.
I am actually ashamed that...
I was not aware of how bad things have gotten for you.
Right. You can stay with us tonight. You can come with us and...
No. I will go to a tavern.
Goodness.
Your daughter has a house nearby. You should not go to a tavern.
- Come with us. - Come.
- We will escort you up to there. - Goodness.
It is dark. Be careful.
Then I will get going now.
Jo Yi.
Wait here.
Gosh.
I would like to cook for her if I could.
But it will make her uncomfortable, so you should go and cook for her.
I made the dried acorn jelly from scratch.
Season it before serving it.
Thank you so much.
Then I will get going.
- Mother! - Well,
add crown daisies to the seasoning...
And it will be very fragrant.
Mother. I will prepare dinner very quickly.
You can look around my room.
These are the ones we washed.
Thank you. That will be more than enough.
We just added the firewood.
It will get warm soon.
Jo Yi is dexterous just like you.
She is good at everything. Her needlework is great.
She is strong, so she is good at laundry too.
And she is quite a fighter too.
Right. So am I.
All right.
I made a stew with the mushrooms from Master Yi Eon.
- I am so hungry. - Let us eat.
This is dried acorn jelly that Master Yi Eon made himself.
Try it.
He made acorn jelly himself?
This is nothing at all.
He is a better cook than most women.
Master Yi Eon really made this?
He has many skills other than this.
Good for you, Jo Yi.
The tall young man is our Yuk Chil and he has skills of his own too.
"Our Yuk Chil"?
Our Gu Pal has skills too...
It is too late. She dug herself into a hole.
Oh, my gosh.
This is really good. The dried jelly.
It is.
Will you keep still?
I said I am fine.
I want to do this for you.
Oh, gosh...
We are done.
Your feet...
They say sponge gourd juice...
turns rough skin smooth.
I might not find any as they are out of season now.
I will buy some honey to use instead.
Old age turns skin rough. This is only natural.
Do not fret.
Come and sit down. Let me do your hair.
This comb. Where did you get it?
Does it belong to the girl called Bi Ryeong?
Oh, no. It is not Bi Ryeong's.
It is a long story.
Even I get confused...
because Bi Ryeong and Bo Ri look so much alike.
Anyway, it is not from Bi Ryeong.
Back when I lived in Gaehwa Valley, a friend called Bo Ri gave it to me.
Bo Ri?
Why do you ask?
You got a new comb. You always used a broken one.
A lady gave it to me earlier.
I almost forgot. She was looking for you.
- Me? - She asked for directions.
Did you not see her?
Then... Did you...
You came to Gaehwa Valley.
You came to see me.
They say life is a multiple of layers...
with neither one of them being too much.
Not even a comb went to waste.
Let me comb your hair.
Here we go.
How lovely.
I got to eat with you, Mother,
make you new clothes,
and you combed my hair.
It was like a dream.
I never dreamed this day would come.
I kept thinking of when I was younger.
- Me too. - Wasn't Master Yi Eon's...
dried acorn jelly really good?
- It was so delicious. - Wasn't it?
Who are you?
Is a Ryu Deok Bong here?
Oh, yes.
Mother, someone's here to see you.
What are you doing all the way here?
Our island... Tail Island...
It now belongs to Park Seung.
What about the children? And Ba Hwe?
Dae Gi and the other women?
Dae Gi managed to get away with the children.
But Ba Hwe...
Ba Hwe...
They are not on any family register.
Take them all.
Mother.
Park Tae Seo was killed?
He was on his way to the port with his friends to turn himself in,
but Park Seung and his son who were on Ganghwa Island killed them.
She saw it happen.
How could someone be so vicious?
He may be an illegitimate son, but he is still a son!
No.
Tae Seo is the legitimate son, not Do Soo.
I swapped them as babies!
Even if I end up dying to do so,
I must see Park Seung die.
I will do anything.
I am determined to bring Park Seung down.
Let us help you so he gets punished.
Good boy.
- You eat everything. - We have the same goal.
To punish Park Seung.
But he managed to evade getting interrogated.
Without Park Tae Seo's confession, if we go after him...
with only a note and the physician's list of tonic ingredients,
he might turn the tables on us.
Did you say you saw Park Seung put a letter in his sock?
Yes. There was definitely a note in the sock.
I must find out what it says.
But according to the servants...
He keeps his socks on even when he goes to sleep.
He must wash his feet.
Does he not even visit a courtesan house?
He does not. Instead, he claims he is sick...
and stays at home.
Here. Open wide.
Slow down.
He cares for Park Do Soo and rarely leaves home.
If he does leave, it is to go to Banchon...
to go to the butcher's.
That is right.
My lord. I once saw Lord Park buy something...
called poppy capsules at the butcher's.
"Poppy capsules"?
Yes. That is what I heard him say.
It is an anesthetic tablet given to cattle before slaughter...
to dull the pain.
That is why butchers have them.
It is also a hallucinogenic drug.
You see things if you take them.
You see things...
Oh, then how about we do this?
Gather round.
Would that work?
Whether it does or not, we must try and find out.
- I will try! - I will try!
Very well. Then I will...
find a way to gain audience with the His Majesty.
If you get the letter,
I will enter the Palace with the evidence we have...
and get Park Seung's arrest warrant.
If you manage to arrest him,
we will put together a plan to turn his life upside-down.
Very well.
Get to it.
- Okay! - Okay!
- It will be delicious. - It will.
Let it be tasty.
Please have His Majesty taste my injeolmi.
Once he does, he will ask for it again.
I will meet with him personally when he does.
I understand.
Darn it.
Father!
Oh my gosh!
Father!
Gwang Soon. Careful. Turn around.
- Gosh. - My goodness.
I almost died.
I was going to follow you if you did.
Let us go.
- Yes. - Father!
- Do Soo. What is it? - Father.
I saw a ghost.
My hat suddenly flew away...
My poor baby. What are you talking about?
And at the well...
The grim reaper...
This is because you are too weak.
I will call a physician and get you a tonic.
What?
Do Soo.
Oh dear.
Do Soo. Here.
Do Soo.
You were such a smart baby...
who flipped over at only three months.
My gosh. No...
They are perfect just as the rumors say.
Our young master will be pleased.
Here is your pay.
Thank you.
Do you not have anything else you need me to do?
If you give me more work, I will make you...
a vest while I am making the others.
For free.
Then please make an overcoat for our young master.
Yes, I will make it right away.
Dear ancestors.
Please save our Do Soo.
Please.
You know, I ran into a monk out front.
He said this house was haunted...
by the spirit of his son.
He said his son died with a big grudge...
and is lingering here.
I know it is nonsense...
since the young master is the only son in this family.
The truth is, there is an illegitimate son.
We do not know whether or not he is alive though.
Really?
Gosh. He said something about him dying at sea.
Our young master has been unable to sleep well recently.
He would look weak all day,
then scream like crazy and talk nonsense all night.
When I rush over, I see him sweating like crazy.
Gosh. You should not ignore that.
The third-generation only son in my hometown...
was possessed and kept seeing things and screaming.
He said things like he saw the grim reaper.
He was a total mess...
and eventually lost his mind completely.
Gosh.
Oh no.
But they fixed it with a rite.
- A rite? - Yes.
There's a very skilled shaman named Bi Ryeong...
who lives in Ojang-dong.
She can kick out spirits.
I shall get going now.
Hey, you.
Yes, my lord?
Bring me Bi Ryeong from Ojang-dong.
I did not call you here because I believe...
in these silly superstitions.
I am simply testing it out...
because I heard something bothersome.
If you make no progress,
I shall punish you all.
Yes, my lord.
Moreover, none of you may say a word...
to anyone...
about what we are doing today.
Yes, my lord.
Begin.
You murder people left and right,
so there are countless ghosts on you.
On either shoulder is a ghost of a young married woman.
There are six ghosts of unmarried women on your back.
From your legs to above your head are white ghosts,
evil spirits, shoe ghosts, and other spirits...
are having a banquet!
Hey. How dare you talk down to me?
Please forgive me, Father.
I could not do what you told me. I have failed.
She heard everything in detail about that day.
Tae Seo told me...
everything those jerks said.
You act it out in front of Park Seung.
What did I tell you?
Tae Seo cannot do stuff like this.
How stupid.
You could not even do a simple job I asked.
How dare you cause Do Soo to put blood on his hands?
You are useless to me. Get out of my house right now!
Your Royal Highness, the Crown Prince.
You have passed away so long ago.
Why have you not left yet?
Why are you blue and rotting away...
but clutching this man's heart so tightly?
Shut it.
What nonsense is this?
Park Seung.
You murdered the Crown Prince...
and committed treason.
Hey, Yi Eon.
- My lord. - You were right.
His Majesty is asking for your injeolmi.
Is that so?
His Majesty said that...
yours was by far the tastiest injeolmi he ever tasted.
He wants you to come to the palace with your injeolmi.
- Right now? - Yes, right now.
- Get ready. - Yes, my lord.
Would you like to have one?
Hurry. We do not have time.
Hurry.
All right. We will ask for the deity's presence now.
Wealth and reputation are nothing,
but useless, worldly principles to the deity.
So take off all the valuables you have on you...
and your clothes!
Now!
Father. Take off your robe now.
Father. Or I am going to die.
Father.
- Hey. - Hurry.
Your socks.
Take off your socks too.
Hey! That is where the spirit is!
The deity is furious!
You are to take them off now!
- Now! - Hey.
Do Soo! You brat.
Stop. You... Do Soo...
- Gosh. - We will now begin the ritual.
You must keep making your bows.
You are not to stop before I tell you to stop.
- What... - Hurry.
Almighty deity!
They deserve death!
But please accept their bows and show your mercy...
and generosity.
Park Seung. Park Do Soo.
They deserve death!
But please accept their bows...
and show your mercy and generosity.
You are not to stop before I tell you to stop.
Almighty deity!
They deserve nothing but cruel death!
But please accept...
Almighty deity!
My lord!
Okay. Did you get the letter?
Right. Yes. Here.
The Year of the Red Dog.
In exchange for handling the Crown Prince,
I give Park Seung complete control over Chungcheong Province.
What does it say?
In exchange for poisoning the Crown Prince,
Park Seung took over...
Chungcheong Province with His Majesty's permission.
So it was true.
Will you be okay?
I may have definitive evidence,
but how could I go against the King?
Just think about the scarecrow and the mole.
The scarecrow and the mole?
Yes.
You set up a scarecrow to protect your fields and rice paddies.
But the mole that's not afraid of the scarecrow...
is taking all the grains...
and spreading disease in the rice paddies and the fields.
Then what would you do?
I would have to catch the mole first.
That is it.
Right now, we ought to catch the mole,
not the useless scarecrow.
You are right.
I will catch Park Seung first.
Right.
Park Seung will confess to his crimes soon.
- Please do not be late. - I will.
I will get a warrant to arrest Park Seung.
- My lord! - My lord!
This is getting intense. They should just kiss already.
This is not the right time to exchange eye contact.
You said you had to go to the palace now.
You had to be there by the hour of monkey.
Right.
- I will be back. - Okay.
(Gwanghwamun)
We will proceed with the last step to cleanse your sins.
Confess all of your sins...
to the deity.
Only then will you and your son live!
Your Majesty.
Your injeolmi is here.
My injeolmi?
Bring it in.
I am Scribe Ra Yi Eon of Hongmungwan.
I have made fresh injeolmi for you, Your Majesty.
Take it out now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
This one is coated with soybean powder.
And this one is coated with black sesame seeds.
I see. That one is made with mugwort.
I cannot wait to try them.
Your health represents the health of our country.
So I have added the best herbal ingredient,
aconite, to injeolmi.
What is wrong, Your Majesty?
You added aconite to this? How much did you add?
Did you add aconite to the first batch I had?
Yes, Your Majesty. It had aconite in it.
I added a one-hundredth of aconite to injeolmi.
That recipe from a boil physician specifies the ingredients...
that went into the Crown Prince's herbal tonic.
As you can see, a six-tenth of aconite was added.
This amount is 60 times more than...
the amount you took from injeolmi.
You must have approved this tonic,
highly concentrated in aconite, for the Crown Prince...
because it was good for his body.
Therefore, I am honored...
to have a chance to serve you injeolmi with aconite.
And it brings me so much joy as well.
Please allow me to serve you...
injeolmi with aconite every day.
Listen. Aconite...
So...
Anyway, about that...
I have never given my permission.
(I give Park Seung complete control over Chungcheong Province.)
If you did not give your permission.
how come Park Seung has...
a handwritten letter from you with your seal?
So...
I did not give permission.
Park Seung was concerned the Crown Prince was too clever,
and he blackmailed me.
You were not a cold-hearted father who was jealous of his own son?
Your Majesty. You are our leader and father figure.
As the father of the people,
how could you turn against your son in the face of power?
If you do not fear the skies,
would the skies look on you with favor?
I dare put my life on the line to ask you this.
Did you use Park Seung as a shield?
Or did Park Seung turn you into a puppet?
If you feel any remorse about the Crown Prince's death,
please give me the right to arrest him...
in order to punish him,
and also take back the right...
to govern Ganghwa Island!
Instead of that, I could bestow you...
with a grand title.
How about Chief State Councilor?
What I want...
is a fair judgment.
Not unjust power.
I give you my advice from the heart.
While I was on the road as your secret inspector,
I saw the people suffer under malicious rulers.
I beg that you investigate all the ministers and officers,
uphold order, prevent evil,
and comfort the struggling people.
Instead of treating them poorly because they are of low birth,
hire and make use of skilled talent.
Do away with outdated customs that discriminate...
and oppress women and children,
and give your people hope.
I will give you the right to govern Ganghwa Island,
and also the right to arrest Park Seung.
You are excused.
Will you come to your senses only after your son dies?
My father...
had Tae Seo steal money and goods that were to be royal offerings!
Do Soo.
To cover that up,
he had the secret inspectors killed!
- He scared the boil physician... - No.
and made him put...
Pull yourself together. What are you doing?
He made him put aconite...
in the medicine to worsen the Crown Prince's condition.
The final bowl of poison...
I was the one to bring it to him.
Forgive me. I am so sorry.
I am sorry. I was wrong. Forgive me.
Forgive me. I apologize.
Receive the royal command!
Forgive me.
Did you all hear him confess?
- Yes. - Yes.
Park Seung and Park Do Soo. You are to be tied up!
Let me go, fools.
How dare you lowlifes put your hands on me!
Let go of me!
(Staff ensured child actors' safety in the filming of this episode.)
(Special thanks to Jo Kwan Woo.)
(Secret Royal Inspector & Joy)
You will live a life that is worse than death.
He will not take office or get married.
Are you truly crazy?
- I found it! - Where is it?
Do you think I will do well?
What are you afraid of when I will be with you?
The spirits say you will live happily forever.
Ryu Deok Bong wishes Kim Jo Yi well.
This will be everyone's new home.
My dream was to be happy.
Now I am happy.