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You knew

that she would leave, right?

Let's go. You'll catch a cold.

I'm asking you a question.

She came to the Flower Crew.

FLOWER CREW

His Majesty is risking everything

to have you by his side.

There are many lives

depending on you.

No, I should have a sense of shame.

It's okay to be a bit shameless.

Mr. Matchmaker.

But Mr. Ma would be very sad without you.

So please take him.

It will be annoying to watch him cry.

Do you still not know him?

I'm sure he would be delighted to get rid of me.

So you're thinking of going even if we stop you.

Do I seem

like a fool to you too?

But there is nothing I can do about it.

My whole life

was just a bonus.

I was able to survive thanks to my brother,

and I got a family thanks to Su.

And thanks to you guys,

I was able to live decently as a human.

I only got my life as a bonus,

so I don't want to be a burden.

Mr. Ma won't think that way.

But

I would still be a burden

eventually.

Even a burden has a sense of pride.

So

can you keep my visit

a secret from him?

Big Sis.

What happened to you?

Did you get caught in the rain?

Big Sis!

I have something to tell you.

Bring that servant to the palace.

And tell everyone

that the Flower Crew did it under the orders of Councilor Ma.

No, that is not true.

We were only doing what the King asked us to do.

No.

If you say that, you would put His Majesty in a tight spot.

Everything was organized

by Ma Hun, who acted under the orders of Councilor Ma.

Do you get that, Chil-nom?

Please...

Please stop me.

Please?

Big Sis...

And thanks to you guys,

I was able to live decently as a human.

I only got my life as a bonus,

so I don't want to be a burden.

It's sun shower.

The rain cloud is just stopping by

to wish you a happy marriage.

Don't be afraid.

It's sun shower.

The rain cloud is just stopping by.

Everything will be fine soon.

Did you hear the news?

His Majesty sent gifts he chose himself

only to Lady Yun.

So I guess someone else had already been picked as the queen.

There is no point in coming from a great family.

His Majesty had feelings for someone else.

You're right.

Why don't you say that louder?

Thank you.

The queen of a nation

should be a lady of knowledge and morals like you,

but the selection is being affected by the King's personal emotions.

That is just so bad.

There's the queen.

I envy her.

I wasn't trying to become a lady to be with you.

The marriage is over now.

Your Majesty, it is time for the meeting with the high officials.

Not yet.

-We have delayed it for too long already. -I said, not yet!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty, Lady Yun has...

Lady Yun has come to the palace.

Let's go.

As you ordered, I made sure Instructor Kim could not enter.

Then who will come instead?

I have bribed Instructor Kang, who did the fortune-telling

during Her Highness' selection.

Good job.

What will you do now,

Councilor Kang?

Mr. Matchmaker, there is a letter for you.

I don't want it.

Don't accept any mail for the time being.

I believe

we will have to close soon.

What? Close?

Raise the curtains.

I had lotus tea prepared

especially for you ladies.

Pick up your cups.

-Yes, Your Highness. -Yes, Your Highness.

Hold your cup with your right hand.

Support the cup with the saucer using your left hand.

Would you like to see my tea-preparing skills?

Gaettong, you...

This is alcohol.

Startle me.

What do you think? It is very rare.

The smell is light,

but the taste is deep.

Lady Ma, you really do have a great sense of taste.

Lady Yun, are you feeling unwell?

"I appreciate your offer, but I am fine."

No, I am fine.

I cannot believe he thought of bribing the instructor.

As you ordered, I made sure Instructor Kim could not enter.

Councilor Kang.

The instructor was supposed to arrive over two hours ago.

How long do we have to wait?

Let us wait a little longer.

I am sure he must have a reason.

We cannot delay this any longer, Your Majesty.

I've talked to a trustworthy man in case something like this happened.

Why don't you call him instead?

All right.

Since you recommend this man, I will trust him too.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

-Then-- -Let him enter.

Instructor Kang

confessed that he was bribed by Councilor Ma.

So why don't you bring Councilor Ma in for questioning?

No.

Councilor Ma knows about Gaettong.

If we act rashly,

Gaettong will get hurt.

Then what shall we do?

Bring him in.

No, Your Majesty.

It will be better to call a different instructor--

Do you think there is anyone who has not

been bribed by Councilor Ma or Councilor Kang?

But do you think he will come?

Matchmaker Ma Hun

is here to meet His Majesty.

Why did you ask to see me?

Did you meet your brother?

You seemed to really miss him.

If that is what you wanted to say, I will head back.

If you found your brother, you should've just run away.

Why are you here?

Do you really want to be the queen?

Lady Kang.

Why don't you ever really smile?

Every client who visits the Flower Crew

goes back smiling.

They are all happy to find someone to be with

for the rest of their lives.

Are you not here to find someone like that too?

But why do you seem

like a soldier who has been dragged into a battlefield?

You're just a lowly girl who has been wandering the markets.

What would you know

about the marriages of noble families?

A marriage isn't something you fight for and steal.

It is something you offer with your heart.

You have no heart to offer,

so you cannot smile sincerely.

I want you to be someone who can smile.

What would you know?

How could you...

Councilor Ma.

The man you recommend

is your own son?

Yes, Your Majesty.

My father asked me to do this job, saying that

the nation's fortune depended on it.

Your Majesty, we cannot trust him.

That man is just a lowly matchmaker who arranges marriages

in Pimatgol.

Please rethink this, Your Majesty.

-Please rethink this, Your Majesty. -Please rethink this, Your Majesty.

Councilor Kang is right.

He is my son,

but he is still lacking in many ways.

"Lacking"?

I guess you did not hear the rumors.

Couples made by the Flower Crew

are known to never break up.

They are the most famous matchmakers in Hanyang.

Councilor Ma, I did not know you would make

such an effort for the royal marriage.

Matchmaker Ma.

Please read the fortunes and faces of the three ladies.

The nation's fortune

depends on you now.

I was just about to ask for you.

I requested medicine for Jun-hyeon,

so go and get it from the Medical Bureau.

I had such a tough time

getting rare ingredients for the medicine.

Your Highness.

The section chief...

What about Jun-hyeon?

He was attacked

by thieves on his way to exile.

Is he dead?

Your Highness.

That cannot be true.

Jun-hyeon...

Jun-hyeon cannot be dead.

If anyone, even if it may be my own child, tries to harm our family,

I will get rid of them with my own hands, no matter what.

It wasn't the thieves.

YUN SU-YEON

All right. What do you think?

For Lady Ma Jeong-hui and Kang Ji-hwa,

my face-reading results mostly match

the fortunes that

the instructor read.

Then does that girl

really have the face of a queen?

Yes, Councilor Kang.

But Lady Kang will not be satisfied

with the position of a queen.

Her fate is to be the sun herself,

not someone who supports it.

She is not suited to be in the palace.

Matchmaker Ma.

Then what about Lady Yun Su-yeon?

We heard that she was fated to die.

Is it really true?

Yes.

She was fated

to be dead already.

However,

the face-reading results are completely different.

I must see her in person.

Please give your permission.

All right.

Bring Lady Yun Su-yeon

to the Hall of Convenience.

The second selection has ended.

We will decide who will come to the third selection and send a letter,

so you may go back to your homes.

Lady Yun.

You were ordered to come to the Hall of Convenience.

Just me?

Yes, Lady Yun.

Do you realize it now?

Everyone thinks that Lady Yun is to be the queen.

I need someone who will win.

Lady Yun.

Yes?

What is this?

The makeup on your lips has rubbed off.

You are going to see His Majesty. You must look more presentable.

Why are you giving me a powder case?

I am giving that to you so you can use it

if you cannot win.

Thank you.

Please

raise the curtain.

Can you get rid of the curtain, please?

Matchmaker Ma.

Why are you staring at her like that?

Someone might think you have just met your lover.

How is her fortune?

It is true that she was fated to die.

Fated to die?

How could that be?

The fate of humans is fixed by the skies,

but sometimes when people are desperate,

miracles may happen.

Her father is using the element of wood

to block her ill fate with his whole body.

Thanks to her father, the element of water she had

met the element of wood and flowed out,

so it is as if someone born without a name

has been reborn with a valuable name.

And her compatibility with the King?

His Majesty's element of earth

and Lady Yun's element of fire match well

and will complement each other.

She will bring good fortune to the royal family.

But...

But Lady Yun,

you are fated to bring good fortune

to everyone around you, not just the King.

The tough life you have had so far

was all for the happiness you will have in the future.

So do not worry

and live as you want.

People around you

will continue to take away your bad fortune.

Give me your hand.

Since you took my luck, nothing bad will happen.

My lord.

My lord.

Lady Yun prepared this for you

before going to the second selection.

It's bothersome. Take it away.

Then

may I eat it instead?

Go ahead without me.

Come with me.

He walks so fast.

He could have turned around at least once.

I wanted to see his handsome face.

Lady Yun?

His Majesty wants to see you.

What were you thinking?

Why did you send that lowly girl to the second selection?

Are you actually trying to make her become the queen?

If she wants to,

I will make it happen.

What do you think will happen

if Councilor Kang finds out about her?

He already knows.

How long are you going to keep this up?

How far are you going to go?

If you continue to cause trouble for the family,

I will really think of you as a dead child

along with your brother, just like you said.

I didn't think you would come.

Su, that outfit looks great on you.

You're the most handsome King in Joseon.

I'm sorry.

I haven't apologized to you properly.

I'm sorry for deceiving you and making you come

all the way here.

I'll go to you.

Just like how you risked so many things to come to me.

Because we're

family, right?

We're family.

Let's just be Five Pun and the blacksmith today.

The next time we meet,

we will be the King and Yun Su-yeon.

Do you want to

hold onto Mr. Matchmaker?

I wasn't trying to hold onto him.

I wanted

to walk the same path with him.

Your Majesty!

This is an emergency!

It hurts!

It hurts! I'm hurting!

I'm hurting!

Tell the truth!

Who is Gaettong?

Press harder!

My legs hurt!

I guess you still don't get what is going on.

Wake him!

What are you doing?

There are many lives depending on you.

I am asking you what you are doing.

I was questioning this man, Your Majesty.

Do you not know that questioning people with torture

is forbidden here?

Well, his crime was very severe

so we had to be strict.

What crime did he commit do deserve such torture?

He has broken one of the basic moral principles.

Broken a moral principle?

Yes.

This man used to be a servant in my house.

But I heard that he is the brother

of Lord Yun Dong-seok's daughter, Lady Yun Su-yeon.

If that is really true,

it can only be one of these two things.

Either he was not really a servant,

that lady is pretending to be from a noble family.

Councilor Kang, watch your mouth.

She is the precious daughter of Lord Yun.

That is why we must do our best to find out the truth.

This is almost as if they have trifled with the King.

Councilor Kang,

do you really believe that?

I heard it myself

that Lady Yun is Gaettong, the sister he lost a long time ago.

I heard it as well.

He is a man who grabs anyone

passing by and calls them Gaettong.

I saw it myself

when I was at Councilor Kang's house.

Who says he was the one who told me?

He is just the evidence.

Bring him.

This boy is the one who told me.

Tell us everything in detail.

Yes, my lord.

That woman is not Lady Yun.

She's the sister of that servant, Gaettong.

And how do you know that?

We were requested to turn that girl

called Five Pun in the streets into a lady of a noble family.

Yeong-su.

And who ordered you to do that?

Well...

Yeong-su.

-Get him! -We must catch him!

-Catch him! -Catch him!

Get him!

-Catch him! -Catch him!

-Get him! -Catch him!

-This way! -Over here!

He went that way!

Get him!

-Catch him! -Find him!

Hurry!

Over here!

Where did he go?

Where is he?

Where did he go?

-Let's go that way. -Okay, let's go!

Let's go! Let's get him!

We must catch him!

-Hurry up. -Come on, hurry.

What's taking so long?

Hurry up.

Go on.

Move aside.

Oh, the smell.

You may go. Come on.

You should have gone to a diner to steal food.

Mr. Matchmaker. Is something going on in there?

No.

I just like the products here.

I will take my time looking around,

so go and have a meal.

All right. Take your time, then.

There isn't much to eat here, but there are things with nice scents.

Kid, I believe this will suit you better

than a knife.

It is a gift.

You are right.

I am Ko Yeong-su.

I am never

going back to being Chil-nom.

I asked who gave the order.

Everything was organized

by Ma Hun, who acted under the orders of Councilor Ma.

It was Gaettong.

Everything was planned

by that girl.

She came to us

and asked us to make her a noble lady.

We were all

fooled by that girl.

Chil-nom, how dare you!

Tell the truth, and I will spare your life.

Is she your sister, Gaettong?

Kang.

Kang.

Gaettong.

You should never mention Gaettong again. Got that?

Or else you and Gaettong are both dead.

She's not Gaettong.

Gaettong is dead.

You little...

Gaettong is right here!

I am Gaettong.

Yes,

I wanted to become the queen

so I deceived everyone

and sent in a letter to be a candidate.

Like what Matchmaker Ko said,

the Flower Crew

was fooled by me.

Stop this.

You are crossing the line.

Matchmaker Ma. You are an accomplice, aren't you?

I am an accomplice as well.

I came because Matchmaker Ma asked me a favor.

He wants to

owe you a debt this time.

Tell him I am not interested.

If my daughter is a fake,

then does that make me an accomplice?

We have clear evidence right here. Are you still saying she's your daughter?

That girl just confessed.

If you keep telling lies,

you will not be able to avoid punishment either.

You are the one who should be doing the talking.

I am her father, and I say she is my daughter.

What evidence can be clearer than this?

She is my precious daughter,

and I raised her with all my heart

since she was ill from a young age.

Do not

cross the line,

Councilor Kang!

Your Majesty.

This boy has suffered because of my daughter,

so I would like to take care of him.

Would you give me your permission, Your Majesty?

All right.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, this is all a lie.

Lord Yun was lying to everyone.

You have wrongfully accused

and tortured an innocent man by abusing your authority

for your personal greed.

And you are the one who lied to me, Councilor Kang.

Your Majesty!

I will let it go this time because of your contributions

to this nation so far.

Now leave.

-Gaettong! -Gaettong.

There are many eyes watching.

Gaettong, wake up.

Are you just going to sit and watch?

Go and bring a physician!

Oh, right.

Gaettong, please wake up.

Gaettong, hang in there.

FLOWER CREW

It's poison from monkshood.

Fortunately, it was a small amount. Things could have gotten pretty serious.

I gave her an antidote, so she will get better soon.

Who would have given her the poison?

I heard it was Lady Ma.

-Then we should report her-- -There is no need.

His Majesty found out before me.

But...

I guess she did not do it on her own.

Fortunately, Lady Yun seems to be okay.

That is a relief.

Would you like to go and see her?

I'm Kim Su. And this is my wife.

Lay your burden on my shoulder too.

Let's support each other for the rest of our lives.

Thanks for always taking care of me. Family is the best.

I guess

it is up to someone else now.

Open the doors.

How could you omit my niece from the selection?

You cannot do this!

It was a small mistake made by a young girl out of jealousy.

If you give her another chance--

Did you also kill my brother out of jealousy?

Your Majesty.

How could you say

such a terrible thing?

How many innocent people have you hurt

under the pretext of helping the nation?

Your Majesty!

Your position

exists to help the people in need on behalf of the King.

It is not there for you to fulfill your greed,

abusing the power of the King.

Your Majesty,

you are mistaken about me.

Commandant Kim.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Order the Royal Investigation Bureau to investigate this case

and to reinvestigate every single case that seems suspicious.

If needed,

they may interrogate anyone.

You will regret

acting like this toward me.

I am only regretting

that I did not do this sooner.

Who told you

that you could leave as you wanted?

I did not hold your hand.

You were the one who held mine.

Rock Head.

You cannot go back on your promise.

Lady Yun is okay.

Lady Ma was taken away because of what she did,

and the selection has been put on hold.

All right. You may go.

I want to be alone.

All right.

Did I not tell you that I want to be alone?

Did you come to read books?

Are you satisfied now?

I don't know what you are talking about.

I have nothing to do with what Lady Ma did.

Lady Kang.

Are you going this far

to reach a place you really want to go to?

Yes, of course.

It would have been great if she actually died.

What are you doing?

I did not want you to walk a rough path.

I did not give you those shoes so you could push someone else to a rough place.

You have won.

You can go to the highest place as you wish.

But there will be no one there.

Do you think I cannot do that?

Kang...

Kang.

Don't worry.

Your brother is fine. He is here.

And the selection has been postponed.

The Flower Crew is fine as well.

Isn't that what you wanted to know?

Are you feeling okay?

You seem fine here.

And here too.

Your fever is down.

Everything

will be okay now.

I...

I won't ever send you away again.

Nice smell.

There's a good smell coming from here.

It's not coming from me.

Here.

It's coming from this.

No, it isn't.

It's coming from here. The nice smell.

If you smell nice, you're a good person.

Of course, it is because you are the most trustworthy.

And you are kind.

Don't smile

like Gaettong.

I'm sorry.

What do you think you're doing right now?

Prince Yeonhu has come back from Qing.

Councilor Ma.

You know what they say.

"If you succeed, you become a King.

If you fail, you become a traitor."

Councilor Ma.

This is treason.

Only if I fail.

But

I only fight battles that I will win.

Is this a plan to defeat me?

No, I am trying

to hold a friend's hand.

I will dethrone the current King who does not deserve his place

and bring back Prince Yeonhu,

who was wrongfully chased out.

And I will set things right in the nation.

Councilor Kang.

Will you join me

to change the sky?

Subtitle translation by Ju-young Park