(Episode 47)
For 20 years, I have been looking for you.
I heard you were hiding in Ming.
I was moved by your devotion...
to Ga Bi.
When it's actually her...
who ruined your life.
What made you...
devote your life to Ga Bi?
Is it because...
she was pregnant with your baby?
Tell me at once now!
Sir.
Your Highness.
What brings you here all of a sudden?
Sir, Joo Cheol Gi killed Court Lady Min...
and kidnapped Sir Lee Myung Heon.
Pardon?
We must find Sir Lee now.
Joo Cheol Gi will torture him...
to find out about my status.
Yes, Your Highness. I'll order the subjects right away.
Sir.
What...
did I...
just hear?
Why are you...
calling her Your Highness?
What do you mean that Joo Cheol Gi will...
find out about your status?
Torture him.
You're here, my lord.
Is he Lee Myung Heon?
Yes, he's the officer...
who escaped with Ga Bi.
I think I've seen you several times in the Palace.
Just kill me now!
Why would I?
I'd been looking for you for a long time.
How can I kill you so easily?
Why don't you talk with me first?
I can explain everything.
Your Highness, may I explain him everything?
Yes, please.
I'll go inside and talk to him.
Follow me.
Take a seat.
I'm sure you're very startled.
What on earth...
is going on now?
Do you know...
anything about Ok Nyeo's mother?
I do.
I heard that she was a court maid who she escaped from the Palace.
Then, it won't take that long.
Ok Nyeo's mother, Ga Bi,
had served the former king before she passed away.
Sorry?
So the Princess and the King are siblings.
Is that really true?
All the circumstances prove that it's true.
Ok Nyeo is a princess for sure.
If that's true,
why is she staying outside the Palace?
Is the King aware of this?
He doesn't know anything yet.
Pardon?
The Princess ordered us to remain silent for a while...
until she gathers the strength...
and for other various reasons.
And the person who knows everything has been kidnapped...
by Jung Nan Jung.
Sir Lee Myung Heon who helped Ga Bi escape...
is with Jung Nan Jung now.
Are you saying Lady Jung is...
suspecting the status of the Princess?
That's right.
If we fail to rescue Sir Lee now,
the Princess may be put in danger as well.
Did you ask for me?
I need you to find where Sir Lee is as soon as possible.
I'm convinced that he must be locked up...
in one of Lord Yoon's houses.
Go find out which house he's locked up.
I will.
Sir Kang Sun Ho wants to see you.
Let's go.
Sir.
I apologise for not telling you everything earlier.
I heard that the situation is pressing. Please do not worry.
Your Highness.
If Sir Lee is kidnapped by Joo Cheol Gi,
he must be under torture now.
As you know,
Joo Cheol Gi is one of the most competent spies.
Sir Lee won't be able to stand it for long due to his condition.
We must rescue him as soon as possible.
I ordered Cho Hee to find where he is now.
Go order the subjects to find him now.
Yes, Sir.
Your Highness, we'd better go hurry.
Okay.
Sir,
I need to talk to you.
I'm sure...
you're very confused because of my status.
But I can assure you nothing will change because of it.
That's impossible.
My status...
does not deserve to protect you, Your Highness.
Sir, that's not important at all.
You said you'd protect me when you thought I was born in Jeonokseo.
You did the same for me regardless of my status.
Please don't worry.
Nothing will change.
Your Majesty, he's here.
Take a seat.
Your Majesty.
I've already been under detention in Mohwakwan for over a month.
Until when will you hold me there?
When I go back to Ming,
this could cause a serious diplomatic issue.
There's only one way for you to return to Yanjing.
You must reveal everything regarding your tie with my mother's followers.
I already found out that you met with Lord Yoon at Sosoru...
and made a secret deal with him.
Tell me what the deal was about.
If you do, you can return to Yanjing any day.
Your Majesty, did you ask for me?
- Come take a seat. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I'm planning to call a meeting tomorrow.
Shouldn't you focus on recovering your health?
Don't worry.
The Ming's envoy, Joo Won Jin,
confessed that he made a secret deal with my mother's followers.
This is the best chance to get rid of our enemy.
Is that true?
Yes.
Go tell Sir Lee Jeong Myeong about this...
and tell him to reprimand those who are involved in this matter.
I will, Your Majesty.
As soon as we find where Sir Lee is, we'll get moving.
Dealing with Yoon Won Hyung's soldiers won't be easy.
Moreover, we must be thoroughly prepared...
since Joo Cheol Gi is on Lord Yoon's side.
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.
Sir.
Did you find Sir Lee?
I did. He's in a private house in Sagan-dong.
We'll head to Sagan-dong right now.
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
When we grasp the situation, we'll go in.
I'll go with you.
No, Your Highness.
If Sir Lee has told them about your status,
they will attack you first.
It's too dangerous.
- Protect the Princess. - Yes, Sir.
Sir.
- What's going on inside? - There's no one inside.
What?
What is this?
When I came here, there were soldiers inside.
When I sneaked in, they were torturing Sir Lee in this room.
I think they got wind of our plan.
I need you to meet Joo Cheol Gi, Cho Hee.
You should meet him and find out where Sir Lee went to.
That's the only option we have now.
I will, Your Highness.
Sir, please come out.
- Sir. - Ok Nyeo.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Ok Nyeo.
Sir, what happened to you?
They kidnapped us all of a sudden...
and asked if your mother left something when she died.
Sorry?
Ok Nyeo, both Treasurer Ji and I...
didn't tell them anything.
She's right. Ok Nyeo, they threatened our lives,
but we told them nothing.
Sir, did they hurt you?
Don't worry. We're fine.
Ok Nyeo, do you know who kidnapped us?
Tell me what's going on.
Ga Bi's daughter is Ok Nyeo?
I'm sure she is.
My goodness.
How can this be?
I can't believe how awfully linked we are.
The problem is we don't know if the father is Lee Myung Heon...
or if she fled after spending a night with King Jungjong.
I don't think...
Lee Myung Heon will open his mouth easily.
You shouldn't have tortured him like that when he's so ill.
What if he dies?
Do you have a good idea to make him tell us everything?
Something came to my mind right after I saw him.
What is it?
If we use him in a clever way,
we might be able to overcome the crisis caused by the Ming envoy.
We might even be able to get rid of our enemy on the King's side.
How will you do it?
You'll see.
Sir, that's not important at all.
You said you'd protect me when you thought I was born in Jeonokseo.
You did the same for me regardless of my status.
Please don't worry.
Nothing will change.
Dong Gu.
My best friend.
What are you doing here?
Congratulations, my friend.
What are you congratulating me for?
We need to talk.
About money?
- You'll see. - Will I?
What? Marriage? Who am I marrying?
Who else but the innkeeper?
- What? - She has been...
telling anyone who'll listen...
that she will marry you soon.
I congratulated you earlier on,
but if I'm really honest, I want to offer you...
my deepest sympathy and condolences.
How did that happen?
Does she have a charm I don't know about?
Have your standards dropped?
You really need to be more choosy.
What did she go and do this time?
Congratulations, my friend.
Officer Yang.
We need to talk.
Is the room empty? Come with me.
It's too early in the day to be naughty.
- Come with me. - My goodness.
You're in a hurry, aren't you? The food's on the house.
Officer Yang.
Won't you let me bring you some wine?
I had no idea that...
you loved to get frisky.
I don't like getting frisky.
What are you telling people?
When did I say I'd marry you?
Won't you, then?
You must take responsibility for your actions.
Take responsibility for what?
Why should I take responsibility for you?
Why shouldn't you?
Think of what we did that night.
You can't act like nothing happened.
Shall I go to your superior...
and tell him that you abused me under the pretence of marriage...
and see what happens?
Are you threatening me?
It's not a threat. I'm warning you!
Come on.
Please forgive me.
I have no intention or will...
to marry you.
I got too drunk and did something stupid.
Will you let me off just this once?
There are some things you just can't forgive.
You set a widow's heart on fire...
and now you want to pretend nothing happened?
Officer Yang.
My heart is still blazing hot.
- It's burning for you. - Stop it!
- Come on, husband. - I'm not your husband!
Don't say that. A man must be loyal.
- Lady! - Husband.
- Madam. - I'll get the bedding.
Shall we get busy?
Shall we, husband?
- Calm down now. - Ma'am.
Hello.
I pray to all you spirits.
Please give me a handsome and healthy son.
Goodness gracious.
What are you doing in here?
I'd like to ask you just that, Lady Oh.
Why else would I...
What's so wrong about me entering Lord Yoon's room?
What's that behind your back?
I don't have anything. See, my hand is empty.
I see it in this hand.
How dare you. What do you think you're doing?
What's this talisman for?
What are you up to?
I'm not up to anything. Give that back this instant!
- You brat. - That really hurt.
Just tell the truth, Jong Geum.
You aren't pregnant, are you?
You bought this talisman to help you get pregnant.
Did you just slap me?
You're trying to get yourself killed, aren't you?
You're the one who's trying to get killed.
Let's go to Lady Jung.
Shall we see who's in the right?
- Let's not go. - Come with me.
That hurts!
What are you doing?
My lord.
This brat Soon Geum...
is treating me like I'm one of her girls.
That's not what happened, my lord.
Shut your mouth.
I saw you scream at Jong Geum.
Abusing a woman who carries my child...
is the same as mocking me.
That's not what happened. I'm innocent.
I shall have Nan Jung punish you severely.
Get out!
You need to be taught a lesson.
Are you all right?
I was so scared. It hurt, too.
I will punish anyone and everyone...
who mistreats you from now on.
Will you, my lord? Thank you.
Don't do this.
All your antics will only get me in trouble.
My lord.
You never come to me at night.
I am so incredibly lonely, I feel it in my bones.
Could you not hug me and hold me tight?
I love this.
- Stop it. - I don't want to.
I love you so much.
- You're mine. You are Jong Geum's. - I am.
- I love you so much. - Good.
Oh dear.
- Really? - Yes.
Hello, everyone.
Why are you alone? I told you to get Ok Nyeo.
The thing is, I can't reach her.
What?
Why can't you reach her?
I don't know. She isn't at Jeonokseo...
or at her home, either.
This is really bad.
What should we do?
We paid 30 yang for the ginseng, so selling it for 15 yang...
is just nonsense.
We can't keep all that ginseng...
in the warehouse forever, can we?
We'll incur an even bigger loss once the ginseng starts to rot.
Chun Doong, talk to Man Soo and see what they're up to.
Okay.
- Go now. - Right.
What will you do now?
Will they sell it to us for 15 yang per every 600g?
First, we'll stall and make them anxious.
They won't hold out because the ginseng will rot.
I told the other merchants not to do business with them.
We are the only buyers they have.
Buying Ok Nyeo's ginseng at that price...
will do us a lot of good.
It will. We need to shake them up.
Contact Jang Seong Poong.
- Okay, I will. - Go.
- Sir. - Sir.
What is it?
I got a message from Min Dong Joo.
She wants to discuss a deal.
Then you must meet her. We must cut our losses...
by selling the ginseng at the price we got them for.
She offered 15 yang per 600g. Will she pay more than that?
You must negotiate.
I'll send Yeong Bae and Jeong Soo.
Considering the price you demanded, I never wanted to...
see you again,
but I'm willing to offer you another chance.
We are willing to meet your demands...
if you will pay us a little more.
How much do you want?
We bought the ginseng for 30 yang per 600g.
Pay us that much and it's all yours.
I can't do that.
Ma'am.
I'm willing to pay 20 yang.
That is the maximum offer.
How much ginseng are you looking to buy?
1,800kg.
Sir.
Chun Doong. Did you talk to Man Soo?
No, I can't find him, either.
- What? - I can't reach him.
Something's off.
Do you think something's wrong?
Do you think?
I have a bad feeling about this.
His Majesty the King.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
I was away for a long while due to an illness.
Thank you for taking care of business in my absence.
Your Majesty.
I am greatly relieved that...
you have fully recovered.
Your Majesty, please look after your health...
and live a long, fruitful life.
- Please live a long life. - Please live a long life.
I shall...
begin with investigating how and why Ming envoy Joo Won Jin...
threatened me.
What do you say, Minister of Defence?
Your Majesty.
You must get to the bottom of this as soon as possible...
so that such an incident never happens again.
I shall put you in charge of the investigation.
Find out if anyone met with the envoy in secret.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will serve you as best I can.
Your Majesty.
I have something to inform you.
- What is it? - Your Majesty.
Do you know...
a man called Lee Myung Heon who helped a Dongungjeon maid...
escape and then ran away with her in 1539?
In 1539?
That's over 20 years ago.
- Why are you mentioning that? - Your Majesty.
A lot of time has passed, yes,
but I could not forgive the man who ran away with...
a woman who swore to serve the king.
I had been looking for him all these years...
and I finally found and captured him.
Something very strange happened...
while I was interrogating him.
Your Majesty.
The man who had been speaking with and protecting him...
was none other than...
Kang Sun Ho.
- Kang Sun Ho? - What?
Kang Sun Ho spoke with and protected that man?
Yes, Your Majesty. As you well know, that man...
works for the Minister of Defence...
and is a staunch supporter of Queen Janggyeong's family.
What nonsense are you speaking of, Lord Yoon?
How would Sir Kang know this man?
How would I know that?
I am only informing the King what I heard in the interrogation.
Your Majesty, arrest Kang Sun Ho for contacting a criminal...
and punish him severely.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Punish Kang Sun Ho severely.
- Punish him severely, Your Majesty. - Punish him severely, Your Majesty.
They are framing him, Your Majesty.
Sir Kang has no reason whatsoever to contact...
- Lee Myung Heon. - That's right, Your Majesty.
Nothing makes sense.
You must investigate this yourself.
You better watch your place and your tongue.
Are you insinuating that Lord Yoon is making this up?
It wouldn't be the first time, would it?
Shut your mouth.
How dare you say that in the King's presence!
Your Majesty, punish Lord Sung...
for his impudence.
- Punish Lord Sung. - Punish Lord Sung.
That's enough! Silence!
If Lord Yoon's telling the truth,
I cannot cover this up.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
Arrest Kang Sun Ho this instant...
and find out why he was in touch with Lee Myung Heon.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You must arrest Kang Sun Ho.
- Please arrest Kang Sun Ho. - Please arrest Kang Sun Ho.
Why did you contact me so urgently?
Sir, do you know a man called Lee Myung Heon?
How do you know about him?
Do you really know him?
Do you know him, too, Ok Nyeo?
Why are you asking us that?
He's being held at the Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice? Why is he being held there?
He ran away with a court maid many years ago.
Lord Yoon has been looking for the man for years.
During the interrogation,
he revealed that he had been in touch with Sir Kang.
What?
Lord Yoon and his followers...
want to fabricate a revolt using you and Lee Myung Heon.
There was no revolt.
When the Queen Dowager tried to kill my mother,
Sir Lee saved her.
Do you mean...
the woman he ran away with was your mother?
Yes.
Whatever the circumstances,
he did run away with a King's maid...
and Sir Kang did protect him in one way or another.
They are determined to undermine us.
What will happen to Sir Lee now?
He will be executed for his crimes.
Sir, you must get away.
- What is it? - Men are here to arrest you.
Let's go.
Search the house and arrest Kang Sun Ho!
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.
Go to the hideout. I will contact you.
- Cho Hee, escort him. - Yes, Ma'am.
- Let's go. - Okay.
- Are you done? - Bye.
- Hello. How are you? - Hello, there.
Why are you here?
I was just passing by. By the way,
Ms Min was looking for you earlier.
- Was she? - Yes.
- Hello. - Hello.
- What have you been up to? - Nothing much.
I just go here and there...
- Isn't that a coin? - Where?
There's no coin here.
I just wander around looking for Man Soo.
- Man Soo. Dong Chang. - Chun Doong.
- Be quiet. - Chun Doong!
Will you be quiet?
How did you end up in here?
Are you okay? Let's get out of here.
Hey! What about me?
You can stay here.
Chun Doong, save me, will you?
Then get up on your feet. Stand up.
Move it.
Hurry up.
- Hello. - Man Soo.
What happened to your face? Who did this to you?
- You see... - We don't have time for this.
We have to go.
What's going on?
What happened? You two look a right mess.
Chun Doong, what did you make him do?
Dong Chang, did you do this to him?
Don't you see my face? I went through what he did.
Wait right here, Man Soo. I'll bring some medicine.
His face is such a mess.
Tell me what happened.
Why were you two locked up?
Something bad happened.
What do you mean?
The thing is... This is so embarrassing.
We couldn't put up with the torture...
and we told Min Dong Joo everything.
What did you tell her everything about?
What happened was...
Just get to the point.
Well...
This is absurd.
- Sirs. - You're back.
How did it go? Did you close the deal?
- We didn't. - What?
Then why did she ask to see you?
She's willing to buy,
but only for 20 yang.
Did you say 20 yang?
Yes. She only wants to by 2,000kg for 20 yang per 600g.
Is she messing with us? What is she trying to do?
- Sirs. - Yes.
What's wrong with you now? What is it?
Man Soo and Dong Chang were locked up in...
Min Dong Joo's organisation and I just got them out.
What? They were locked up?
Yes, but they said...
she found out everything.
She knows who Sir Jang is,
and who Yeong Bae and Jeong Soo are.
She even knows that there won't be any trade...
between Ming.
- What? - What?
What is this? If she knew, was she just...
making a fool of us?
Chun Doong, Yeong Bae, Jeong Soo.
- Go and find Ok Nyeo. Hurry up! - Yes, Sir.
Hurry.
- Hurry up. - Darn it.
What should we do now, Sir?
- Goodness. - Gosh, what do we do?
Where are you taking me? I'm so scared.
Be quiet. I'm scared, too.
Move faster.
- Sit down. - Okay.
I'm offering you a new deal.
Please go ahead. I'll do anything you say.
I got tricked by Ok Nyeo and already bought some ginseng.
You tricked me as well, so you should...
buy that ginseng from me.
Excuse me?
There's no market we can sell it to. What are we going to do with it?
Ma'am. We don't even have enough money.
That's your problem.
Each of you should buy 600kg.
If you don't,
I'll tell Lady Jung that you tried to trick her.
Man Ok.
Chun Doong.
What brings you here?
Is Tae Won inside?
I'm not sure.
He should be in his office with Ok Nyeo.
What? Ok Nyeo?
Are you sure he's with Ok Nyeo?
Go and see it for yourself.
Okay. See you.
Are you still friends with that pickpocket?
Don't embarrass us and make friends with decent people.
Why do you care whom I'm friends with?
- Gosh, that little... - What?
Like I said, it doesn't change anything for me.
Don't think about my status and treat me as always.
Your Highness.
Sir. Please treat me as usual at least for a while.
Sir.
If that's what you want, I will.
How long are you going to keep this from the King?
I will tell him when the time comes.
Ok Nyeo.
Hello.
What are you doing here, Ok Nyeo?
Why? What is it?
I was looking all over for you.
What's wrong?
Our organisation is in big trouble.
Ok Nyeo. Min Dong Joo found out that we fabricated the trade...
between Ming.
- What? - The ginseng we bought up...
might all rot soon.
What do we do now?
Sir. I should go and find out what happened.
Hold on.
Did you say you bought up ginseng?
- Yes. - How much did you buy?
I bought about 3,000kg.
We tried to make it look like there will be a big trade between Ming...
and sell to Lady Jung at a higher price,
but they found out about it.
It looks like our plan backfired.
Anyhow, you still have that ginseng, right?
Yes, Sir.
This might turn out to be a good thing.
What do you mean?
I know a man named Jin Pil Joong. He's Ming's Minister of Finance.
I recently got a letter from him.
It said Oh Se Cheon, a merchant from Yangjin will come.
Pil Joong asked me to help him buy ginseng.
Are you saying someone from Ming is actually coming to buy ginseng?
That's right.
That's great.
Ok Nyeo. You're saying we can really sell ginseng, right?
That means we can sell it at a proper price.
Doesn't it, Ok Nyeo?
Yes. We can.
That's great news!
But it's too soon to relax.
We came up with this deal not just to make a profit.
It was mainly to cause Lady Jung damage.
We can't do that any more.
Lady Jung must've bought...
a substantial amount of ginseng from other merchants.
That's right. If it were for the big trade between Ming,
she wouldn't have solely counted on us.
We should buy the ginseng she bought...
at a lower price than what she paid for.
There won't be any trade between Ming.
We should take care of the ginseng we bought.
Yes. That's what has been troubling me.
It will all go to waste if we don't sell it soon enough.
Someone is here to see you, Ma'am.
- To see me? - He's Kim Woo Chang from Kaesong.
- Kim Woo Chang. - Kim Woo Chang.
Let him in.
Kim Woo Chang.
You wish to see me.
Yes.
I came to see you...
because I heard you have a large amount of ginseng.
Right. Take a seat.
Okay.
Here.
Why are you interested in buying ginseng I have?
Ma'am.
I make ripened ginseng.
Ripened ginseng?
That means he boils ginseng with water.
It allows you to store it for a long time.
You're right.
Only our organisation...
can make ripened ginseng.
That's why I want to buy ginseng from you.
Is that so? How much would you offer?
How about 15 yang per 600g?
That's ridiculous.
I heard you're looking to sell ginseng in a hurry.
I came here to lift that burden from you.
Was I wrong?
I still can't sell it at that price.
Could you leave us alone for a minute?
Sure.
Dong Joo.
We have to cut this deal.
If we sell it at 15 yang, we'll suffer a great loss.
Wouldn't it be better than leaving them rot?
We could use this opportunity to make him our business partner.
So,
we should close this deal even if we suffer a loss.
Your Majesty. Did you want to see me?
Where is Lee Myung Heon right now?
I think he is imprisoned in Department of Justice.
That's not good.
Send him...
to Jeonokseo.
Pardon?
But his interrogation will be conducted by Department of Justice.
May I ask why you want to send him to Jeonokseo?
I think Lord Yoon is...
tying up Kang Sun Ho with him for a reason.
My mother's family controls Department of Justice.
For a proper investigation,
I think I should send him to Jeonokseo.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will follow your order.
Gosh, Sir.
I'm Han Jae Seo, a palace guard officer.
I'm a treasurer of Jeonokseo, Ji Chun Deuk.
Why did you take a prisoner here yourself?
The King ordered me...
to move him here from Department of Justice.
Excuse me? The King?
Why would he order it himself?
Who is this man?
You'll get the King's letter from the Ministry of Law Enforcement.
You'll see the details in it.
Take over the prisoner for now.
Yes, Sir. I will.
Excuse me, Sir.
Let's go.
Give that to me.
Yes. That, too.
Treasurer Ji.
Let's go.
The prisoner who came in just now was...
a palace guard officer who ran away with a court maid 20 years ago.
Excuse me? He ran away with a court maid?
That means he took the King's woman.
Doesn't he deserve to be beheaded?
Why did the King move a felon like him to here?
His letter doesn't say the reason.
He just ordered us to keep a close watch on him.
Treasurer Ji. Is Lee Myung Heon here?
Yes. Who is he, by the way?
He was a palace guard officer, but he had an affair with...
a court maid and ran away with her.
He must've loved her so much to risk his own life to be with her.
- Gosh. He's so cool. - Isn't he?
He could've died. He must've loved her dearly.
How does he look? Is he handsome?
Gosh. You're making me laugh.
Is their affair the only thing you can think about?
What? It's so romantic.
That's not romantic.
He dared to touch one of the King's women.
That's as disloyal as a rebellion.
- A rebellion? - That's right.
Goodness. They say a hobby begins late in life.
Aren't you too old to say it's cool and romantic?
Gosh. Are you kidding me right now?
- Sir! - Sir!
Why do you keep picking on me and Yoo Geum?
Are you jealous of us? Is that it?
- What? Jealous? - Come on.
Stop talking nonsense and keep a close eye on Lee Myung Heon.
The King ordered it himself. We mustn't cause any trouble.
- Chun Deuk. Take him to his cell. - Yes?
Yes, Sir. I will. By the way,
please don't call me like that. Address me properly with my title.
Mr Newlywed. Hurry up.
- Okay, Sir. I'll be going now. - Gosh.
How did it go?
Oh Se Cheon has just arrived in Mohwakwan.
Go to Mohwakwan and bring him to Sosoru.
Yes, Sir.
The chief of Price Policy Division mustn't know.
- Be discreet. - Yes, Sir.
- Gyo Ha. - Yes.
- How did it go? - Cha Heum will escort him in soon.
Who is this person that even made Tae Won so attentive?
According to Tae Won, he's a wealthy merchant from Ming.
He's here for a big deal. Tae Won asked me to take good care of him.
Ma'am.
He's here.
(Welcome, Sir.)
He's here.
(You must be tired from the long trip.)
(I'm Ok Nyeo, a head merchant.)
(I'm Yoon Tae Won.)
(Sir Jin has told me so much about you.)
(Please have a seat.)
(Sure.)
Please serve him well.
Yes, Sir.
(The long journey must've worn you out.)
- What on earth is happening? - Uncle.
Gosh. Nan Jung!
Is something going on? What's wrong with him?
So, did you buy ginseng from Ok Nyeo?
She's holding out for now, but you'll see.
She will soon beg us to buy it.
What did you do with the ginseng we already bought?
Don't worry about that.
We sold it all to someone who makes ripened ginseng.
At what price?
I sold it at 20 yang per 600g.
We suffered a loss, but I thought it'd be better to just let it rot.
Good.
With the damage we did Ok Nyeo,
she won't be able to run her organisation any more.
Nan Jung.
Did you hear?
Hear what?
Ok Nyeo sold all the ginseng she bought.
Mak Gae.
What are you talking about? Who did she sell it to?
That's... I still can't believe it.
Tell me. What is it?
A merchant actually...
came here from Ming.
What?
Ok Nyeo sold all of her ginseng to him...
at 50 yang per 600g.
A merchant from Ming?
Didn't you tell me Ok Nyeo fabricated that trade?
That's what I heard, but for some reasons,
Ming's wealthy merchant named Oh Se Cheon is here in our country.
How did Ok Nyeo know about that deal?
Tae Won arranged...
the deal between him and Ok Nyeo.
Did you say Tae Won did it?
Did you want to see me, Your Majesty?
I need to see Ok Nyeo.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will tell her to come to the Palace.
No.
I'll see her outside. Get ready.
Yes, Your Majesty.
- Please sit. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I heard the Department of Justice is trying to arrest you.
I'm glad that you didn't get caught.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty.
Lord Yoon and the rest of my mother's family...
are trying to punish you and Lee Myung Heon for conspiracy.
I don't know what I should do.
Your Majesty. May I say a few words?
You may.
I think you should...
take the bull by the horns.
Take the bull by the horns? What do you mean?
Sir Lee Myung Heon...
ran away with a court maid. He's clearly guilty.
Although his sin cannot be forgiven,
we can at least reveal the truth that he had no choice...
but to run away.
- That's... - Your Majesty.
Sir Lee Myung Heon knows that Queen Munjeong's family tried...
to poison the former king, and that they killed every court maid...
at Dongungjeon to conceal it.
He is the only witness who can prove...
the tragedy at the time.
Perhaps, this is the last chance to punish those...
who tried to poison the former king.
But that won't be so easy.
If we dig up the truth about their plot to poison the former king,
we'll have to reveal that the Queen Dowager is involved in it.
How can we...
ask His Majesty to reveal his mother's sin and punish her?
I'm not asking you to punish the Queen Dowager.
Even if we don't punish her, it still involves...
many of her family including Lord Yoon and Lady Jung.
The Queen Dowager's family is threatening Sir Kang...
and Queen Janggyeong's family using Sir Lee Myung Heon.
In order to resolve this situation and suppress them,
we must reveal their evil deeds to the public.
You're right, Ok Nyeo.
- Your Majesty. - I shall hear evidence from...
Lee Myung Heon, and disclose their evil conspiracy...
to poison the former king.
Your Majesty.
Did you wish to see me?
Yes. I have something important to tell you.
The King will soon censure Queen Munjeong's family.
I need you to keep a close eye on the Queen Dowager and report to me.
Yes, Ma'am. I will.
Your Majesty. Lord Yoon is here.
Let him in.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
- Have a seat. - Yes, Your Majesty.
What brings you here?
Your Majesty. The soldiers are looking everywhere to find...
Kang Sun Ho, but they haven't caught him yet.
And?
I'm sure Queen Janggyeong's family is protecting him.
You should question them and find out...
how Kang Sun Ho conspired with Lee Myung Heon.
I'm convinced that there's no other way than this...
to punish Lee Myung Heon and Kang Sun Ho, Your Majesty.
I have a different perspective...
on the matter related to Lee Myung Heon.
What do you mean by that?
I looked into it,
and found out the reason why he escaped from the Palace...
with a court maid.
It was because he witnessed when someone tried...
to poison the former King.
Your Majesty, how can you say such thing?
I already know that it's you and Jung Nan Jung...
who killed the court maid Lee Myung Heon escaped with...
as well as all the court ladies and maids of Dongungjeon...
who knew about the plot...
to poison the former King.
Your Majesty, that's absurd.
How can you jump to such a groundless conclusion?
What you just said isn't true, Your Majesty.
I must investigate it...
to see if it's true or not.
What do you mean you'll investigate it?
With the statement made by Lee Myung Heon,
I'll find out the truth...
behind the plot to poison the former King...
and the deaths of Dongungjeon court ladies.
Your Majesty...
So you may take your time...
to arrest Kang Sun Ho.
My lord, what happened?
Nan Jung, what should we do?
The King told me...
he will start an investigation on the plot to poison the former King,
and the deaths of court maids and ladies of Dongungjeon...
based on Lee Myung Heon's statement.
Sorry? You said we can reverse the situation...
if we use Kang Sun Ho.
I was wrong.
The King is determined...
to look into the truth even if it costs Lee Myung Heon's life.
Then, what should we do?
We brought Lee Myung Heon...
to the King, and it became his powerful weapon.
There's no other way.
We must get rid of him before he tells the King everything.
Ok Nyeo...
must be involved in this.
She must've already been aware that we kidnapped Lee Myung Heon...
to find out about her identity.
We must kill her too.
My lord.
We should silence Lee Myung Heon and Ok Nyeo.
If the Queen Dowager finds this out, she'll take care of us...
even before the King does.
Sit down.
Taking Lee Myung Heon to the King wasn't a good idea.
It backfired on us.
What do you mean by that?
The King is about to investigate me...
not Lee Myung Heon.
My lord.
There's only one way to weather the crisis.
Before Lee Myung Heon reveals everything to the King,
we must silence him first.
Do you understand what I mean?
Are you telling me to kill him?
That's right. And Ok Nyeo is also engaged in this.
I need you to kill her as well.
Can you do it?
Yes, I will do as per your command, my lord.
Thank you.
Hi, Yoo Geum.
Is this Lee Myung Heon's private meal?
Yes, why?
I'm on my way to his cell.
- I'll bring it to him. - Sure, go ahead.
Goodbye.
Here's your meal.
Did you ask for me?
It's about time that we killed Ok Nyeo.
Do I kill her myself?
No, I will kill her myself.
Bring Ok Nyeo to the place I marked on the map.
Yes, Sir.
It's here.
I told you that you should've made the right decision.
It's time for you...
to let me take your life away.
I apologise, Sir.
I don't think...
my time has come yet.
Sir.
Cho Hee, you wretch.
You won't be able to save your life.
You won't either.
You'd better be prepared to die.
Sir!