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What is your name?

My name is Goo-deok.

Your name is Ok Tae-young.

Become Tae-young from head to toe.

I hope you can live as yourself.

Wearing a headpiece skirt and staying hidden your whole life

is not like you.

Did you forget who you are?

Since we call you "my lady," you think you are really Lady Tae-young?

Remember this. You are not the real Lady Tae-young.

The Goo-deok who wanted to live by the sea with her father

died in the fire at the inn two years ago.

The life I was given instead of Lady Tae-young's…

cannot be lived by Goo-deok.

Finally, you sound like yourself.

They have murdered the slave girl, Baek-yi, and disguised it as suicide.

I am reporting Baek Do-gwang's family for the murder of the slave, Baek-yi.

Arrest the whole family of Baek Do-gwang!

Let go! What do you think you are doing?

By the way, what is your name, my lady?

My name is…

Ok Tae-young.

How could you let things get so out of hand?

Are you not glad?

That I did not run away with a man and came to save you.

You seem to hold on to grudges, my lady.

Yes, I do.

What was it? "You think you are really Lady Tae-young?"

I did not know that you were so displeased that I was called "lady."

It is not that I was displeased.

I was worried you would do this.

I am not doing this because I want to live the good life of a lady.

I am trying to do the things that Lady Tae-young would be doing.

I know.

Our Baek-yi brought me…

out of my life of living in fear.

So I will never let the people who did this to her

get away with it.

- Mak-sim! Where are you? - Mak-sim!

Over here.

Hey, there she is! Mak-sim!

Oh, my! What happened to you? Did your arm break?

What? Is your shoulder broken?

I have strong bones that do not break so easily. Do not worry.

My gosh. I am glad. Thank goodness you have strong bones.

My goodness.

Anyway, I heard they arrested Baek Do-gwang's whole family.

I know.

How did the magistrate know to come?

Before I got to see it,

they sent the examination report and the body back to the house.

Your Excellency, in Cheongsu County,

the magistrate does not observe

cases of those who took their lives.

It definitely says that she hung herself

in the report the coroner wrote,

but the wound on her head looked odd, so I showed it to another coroner.

She clearly died of cerebral contusion, Your Excellency.

No one can hang themselves after they die.

- Am I right? - Yes.

How is it that there was not

any mention of the cerebral contusion in the examination report?

Well, you see…

Please forgive me! I simply did what I was told.

Did Lord Baek's family tell you to do this?

Is she right?

Yes, my lord.

Tie this man up.

Also, we will reexamine the body, so move it back to the office.

You arrested us based on what a mere coroner said?

Where and with whom were you around nine o'clock last night?

I was packing to leave for Hanyang.

Then, what sort of relationship did you have with

the deceased Baek-yi?

They were not in any relationship.

Baek Do-gwang just followed her around.

They said the opposite. They said she followed him.

Not Baek-yi.

She did not have feelings for him at all.

Baek Do-gwang might not be…

the one who killed Baek-yi.

Me?

You are not suspecting me, are you?

I asked where and with whom you were around nine o'clock last night.

What do you think I did? I was preparing for the farewell feast.

Listen, Magistrate.

That wench just tried to change her fate, but when it did not work out,

she killed herself because she could not stand it.

It is getting late. You may go home.

You will have to pay for this insolence.

Let us go.

No one…

may leave Cheongsu County until the investigation is over.

Magistrate! We must leave for Hanyang tomorrow morning!

Would you rather stay in prison

until the investigation is over?

She threw off her headpiece skirt as if she were someone special

and reported them for murder. How dare she!

I heard a rumor that she was ugly,

but she was much more beautiful than I thought.

She is still young.

Anyone looks good when they are young.

Anyway,

do you think Lord Baek's family really killed the slave?

It is possible.

If a lowly slave girl tried to seduce my son, I would kill her.

Then, could they not simply pay for the slave?

How could they arrest a noble family over the death of a mere slave?

The magistrate will use this

as a means to suppress the power of Yuhyangso.

That is why he purposely arrested Lord Baek's family before the slaves.

Whether they are guilty or not,

we must win no matter what.

You are right, my lady.

If we lose, the lowly ones may forget their place and--

Be careful! Do you not see that we are talking?

My lady,

since I am almost due,

my stomach is hurting a lot.

Look at this. They are acting so preposterously already!

My lady, I am a maid of the government office.

I heard while I was working at the government office in Hanyang

that when a maid of the office is giving birth,

there is a law which says she may rest for about a month.

How dare you?

How dare you bring up the law?

These are the rules in Cheongsu County.

Go out and work!

This is why this incident is important.

We should come up with a plan.

My husband introduced a legal advocate to them,

so do not worry too much.

He is the best legal advocate in Hanyang.

I am Legal Advocate Bae Tae-rang.

What is a legal advocate?

An expert on law.

His law books are huge, and they are paying him a lot.

They are determined to get away with this.

Tell us more. Have you heard anything else?

The legal advocate will fight fire with fire.

He will start a fire in Cheongsu County?

Did he lose his mind?

If he is fighting fire with fire, then will he accuse me back

since I accused them of murder?

- What is this? - What?

They got the wrong house.

- My lady. - Fight fire with fire?

- Goodness. - What is going on?

What brings you here?

- What brings you here? - Take her away.

No!

Take me instead.

Mak-sim.

- What? Oh, my! - What is going on?

Are they really taking me away?

- Please stop. - Step away!

Oh, my goodness.

I asked what this is about!

She was charged with insulting innocent noblemen as a mere slave.

A murder case is under investigation, so how are they innocent?

If they are proven innocent, she may try to run away.

We have the confession of the bribed coroner,

so they cannot be innocent.

The coroner killed himself by biting his tongue last night.

- What? - Let us go.

- Oh, my. My lady! - Mak-sim.

Oh, no. What am I going to do without you?

When you are questioned at the government office,

you must say that you know nothing.

- Yes, my lady. - Yes, my lady.

You know that a slave will have to pay with their life

for betraying their master, do you not?

Ok-bi,

you must testify that Baek-yi used to frequent our house.

Yes, my lady.

Dol-seok, come to the reception room after finishing your work for the morning.

Yes, my lady.

The insolence of those without parents.

Leave.

As if buying off the coroner was not enough,

you even had him killed?

Cooped up in the annex all the time,

you must have developed a talent for fiction.

Why did you have Mak-sim arrested?

My legal advocate says a false accusation is to be punished the same way.

She falsely accused my family of murder,

so she will be punished with murder.

You hired a legal advocate

to simply get rid of the evidence and retaliate for the humiliation

by killing Mak-sim?

You are so clueless.

You did not simply humiliate our family.

You dared to challenge Yuhyangso of Cheongsu County

with the backing of a mere magistrate.

The price for--

No, you are not paying the price for that.

You will become an example.

There was no murder.

Slave Baek-yi dreamed of something she should not have and killed herself.

And because you were reckless without knowing your place,

you will end up having her mother killed too.

Let us go.

Did you really…

never follow our Baek-yi around?

No.

I do not even know who she is.

SLAVE

That must have hurt so much.

I will send you some aloe. Put it on the wound.

Please let me meet the magistrate.

I have something to tell him.

Not just anyone can come in.

I have the right to know how the murder I reported is being investigated.

I said no.

I will climb it just once.

No, I am a lady now. What if someone sees it?

But it is urgent. I have no choice.

Hurry up.

Young Master?

Did you not leave?

Look, what are you doing?

What on earth are you doing here?

And what are that clothing and sword about?

You cannot even climb a wall. This does not suit you.

A wall? Me?

Must you follow me around like this?

Could you not respect how I felt

when I rejected your request to leave together?

- Pardon? - Also,

how can you show your face so openly?

What about my face?

Do not tell me…

Did you lie about why you hid your face?

Did you make it up to get my sympathy?

- Pardon? - Making up stories is what you do,

but this is going too far.

Is it because of the news about Baek-yi?

Are you going to write about the loss of my friend?

How can you be so cruel?

Listen, my lady.

Just call me Goo-deok!

"Goo-deok"?

Your acting is outstanding.

You are indeed a great storyteller.

A storyteller?

My heart.

What are you doing?

I think I know who you are confusing me with,

but I am not the person you think I am.

Then, who are you?

Are you a soldier of the government office?

It is ready, my lord.

Are you really…

not Young Master?

My goodness.

What on earth?

Young Master would not be that good at martial arts.

But how can they look so much alike?

Nonsense. It is Young Master.

Or is it not?

I do not think it is him.

Oh, my gosh. I said all kinds of things.

Oh, my.

- Father! - Yes, my dear.

Father.

Welcome home.

It is cold. Let us go inside.

Yes, Father.

As we had heard,

the power of Yuhyangso is strong in Cheongsu County.

There are those that work for Yuhyangso in the government office as well.

Cheongsu means integrity. But how is it so corrupt?

For the past three years, there was someone

who had asked for the correction of Yuhyangso.

Who on earth is that righteous person?

It is the daughter of the late Lord Ok Pil-seung.

I heard that her name was…

Yes, Tae-young.

She is the owner of the dead slave girl Baek-yi.

Is it because of the news about Baek-yi?

Are you going to write about the loss of my friend?

She valued the life of a mere slave, so she tried to save her.

She is truly an upright woman.

Yes.

Do you think you can reveal the truth of that case?

Everyone else said no to us.

You are the only one left. Please reconsider.

We will pay you whatever you want.

Money is not what matters.

No one can beat that Bae Tae-rang.

- Okay? - But still--

That is enough. I did not talk with you. Please leave.

LEGAL DEFENSE

Are you unwell?

I have to poop all of a sudden.

Then, you can go.

Oh, my gosh. Out of my way! Move!

They say that the one that hides

is the one that is on the run.

What are you doing? Give it back!

What do you mean? We are doing this to make a living.

Let us see. We have some business with you.

I am Ok Tae-young, the daughter of Lord Ok Pil-seung of Cheongsu County.

These days, they are so clever that they act like nobles.

- Let me see. - She is pretty.

What do you think you are doing?

Hae-gang, go ahead.

I will be fine. Go ahead without me.

Oh, my. What are you going to do with that?

Come at me if you want to find out.

I want to be stabbed by her.

Do you even know how to swing it? Go ahead.

Oh, my gosh! What was that?

Get her!

Out of my way!

That was pretty impressive.

You are not a lady, are you?

I will not go easy on you like her.

- We will go. - We will go, my lord.

- We will leave. - Go, go.

What are you doing here, my lord?

Are you not confusing me with the storyteller today?

He is not as skilled in martial arts as you are.

Is that man your lover?

You rejected his request to leave with him.

Does that mean you broke up with him?

I am terribly sorry for my bad manners that day.

Also, I hope you will forget what you heard.

But do I resemble that man so much?

Unless there is a secret of your births,

you two seem to be what is called a doppelgänger.

A "doppelgänger"?

It refers to a figure surprisingly identical to another.

It means that you resemble one another as if you are each other's other self.

Thank you for your help today.

I must go find a legal advocate now.

You called that dead slave girl your friend.

Baek-yi was

my only and only precious friend.

A slave girl was?

I believe that every living thing, regardless of their status or gender,

is precious and equal.

Then,

why not become a legal advocate yourself?

No other legal advocate could truly represent how you feel.

How could I possibly do that?

I know nothing about law.

There is no need to memorize the whole law book.

Was her name Mak-sim?

All you need is to save Baek-yi's mother.

Where would I get the law books?

At the library of the government office,

you will find the law books and the procedure of trial in writing.

And,

I have the key to that library.

I know that you are a soldier, but you must not use it for private use.

If the magistrate finds out, you may lose your job.

I do not think that will happen.

My name is Seong Yun-gyeom.

The magistrate of Cheongsu County is my father.

Are you trying to die?

I am destined to die anyway.

They kept me alive so they could frame me if they were caught.

Here.

Kkeut-dong brought it over.

My goodness. Lady Tae-young told him to have you apply this precious thing.

Get up!

My goodness.

What on earth happened to your shoulder? Are you all right?

How could they beat our Mak-sim?

My poor lady…

Why has her face become so gaunt in just a few days?

Look, your face looks far more gaunt. What are you talking about?

Eat up.

I asked the prison guards for some medicine.

Your pain will subside when you take it.

It may look heavy, but it does not hurt at all.

I am just in the process of healing.

Take a look.

You see that?

So do not worry about me.

Please take care of your health.

Go on. Eat up.

All right. It is that way.

My lady, I told you that it is that way.

This way is faster. Do you not know the shortcut?

How do you know the shortcut?

I memorized it last time. I am gifted in memorizing things.

Hurry up already.

There is no time to waste. Why is he so slow?

Are there any Chinese characters you do not know?

No.

While my brother was grave keeping, I studied along with him.

Then, did your brother teach you swordsmanship too?

Yes, he was worried that I would be left alone, so he taught me.

What are you writing there?

It is the role of the magistrate to investigate and examine.

In case those people get away with it,

I was looking for a specific law or any precedents that I could use

for Mak-sim not to be punished for the false charge.

May I borrow a few more law books?

I would like to see as many as I can.

Of course. They are over there.

Do you know why I am helping you, my lady?

I suppose it is because I seem so desperate.

I was touched by the way you climbed over the wall

and brandished the knife at the scoundrels.

I only thought women were meant to be protected by men.

But I saw a spirit in you that could even protect a man.

If anyone could do it, I thought it would be you, my lady.

That is why I decided to help you.

I will accomplish it.

And for helping me,

I will save you one day, my lord.

What are you doing?

Dol-seok disappeared?

Send men out to find him this instant!

We must move quietly.

If the magistrate finds out, he will postpone the trial.

What would happen if he went to the magistrate?

Do not worry, my lady.

He will end up like the coroner before he informs the magistrate.

He has run away before. He must have taken off somewhere.

The ruling is in two days. Nothing will happen, will it?

What if we ended it early?

Because of your rudeness, the dignity of Yuhyangso has been damaged.

As the chief of Cheongsu County, I was going to punish you harshly,

but considering the honor of your family that guarded this county for a long time,

I would like to end this by straightening things out.

Are you requesting a reconciliation?

I am offering my forgiveness.

Forgiveness?

When their charges are cleared, Mak-sim will die.

If you cancel your report before the ruling,

they will let Mak-sim go

and even pay for the dead slave girl,

so please accept it.

But you must kneel before us in front of everyone.

Without Father as the judge,

how can they mistreat the daughter of a nobleman?

Let us see how it goes for now.

Then,

how much will you give me for the price of Baek-yi?

In Cheongsu County, a slave costs ten nyang

and a horse is sold for 30 nyang.

He will pay the price of a horse, 30 nyang.

Is he not truly generous?

On top of that,

how about your home, Lord Baek?

Including your land and your fortune.

Though that is not even close to enough for the price of Baek-yi.

You are rejecting my offer? How foolish.

You do not even have a proper witness or evidence.

It is not that I do not have evidence,

but you got rid of it.

Offering to settle before the ruling

is the same as a confession.

Watch your words!

Do you want to be arrested for defamation?

The ones that should be arrested are you, my lords,

and my ladies here.

Article 323 of the Great Ming Code.

A private settlement is prohibited in a criminal case.

Article 405!

If one seeks settlement in a murder case, they will receive additional punishment.

Your legal advocate

should have known this.

Then, I will see you at the government office tomorrow.

She is truly a confident woman.

Does she appear that way to you as well?

My Baek-yi.

This is all she had.

Is anyone inside?

Are you here for more aloe?

Wait here.

I will die anyway,

so I came here to apologize before I die.

What do you mean?

It is all because of me.

I…

deserve to die.

What on earth are you doing?

What on earth? It was you, Dol-seok?

Have you lost your mind? Why are you doing this? Are you crazy?

What are you doing? Are you insane?

Stop it!

Hey, do you think I want to do this?

I must do what I am told so we can both survive!

Do what you are told? Who told you to…

Baek-yi.

Where are you?

Why is Young Master here?

Baek-yi.

Baek-yi.

Lady Song said…

Young Master had to see this so he could get over you.

- Come on. - No! Get off me!

What has gotten into you?

You never ask to see me.

Did you change your mind?

Baek-yi.

Baek-yi.

What did you do to Baek-yi?

What the heck did you do to her?

Stop that!

You fool.

Did you tell him to do it, Mother?

Did the two of you tell him to kill Baek-yi?

Why can you not do what you are told? You have made things worse.

Baek-yi did nothing wrong.

I was the one who liked her.

She did not even like me, so why did you have to kill her?

She is a lowly slave girl,

so stirring your heart is a sin.

None of us were here tonight.

I will send a coroner to make it look like she took her life.

Baek-yi.

What did

my dear Baek-yi do wrong?

I deserve to die, my lady!

What did she say?

What did Baek-yi say before she died?

Hey, Baek-yi.

What is wrong? Open your eyes.

It is…

better to die like this.

I would not want the man I love…

to see me sleeping with another man.

The man she loves…

I am the man she loved?

So, Baek-yi loved me too?

Yes.

Not once.

She never smiled at me once.

She always pushed me away.

I thought it was unrequited love.

She must have tried to push you away…

because you were of different statuses.

I fell in love with Baek-yi the moment I saw her.

When I was only seven years old,

I gave her this rock as I told her how I felt.

It is snow-white.

Does it not look just like Baek-yi?

I had no idea she had kept all of these.

She must have looked at them from time to time…

and relived the memories.

She refused to leave with me.

She was probably…

sad about that too.

So please do not deny the feelings

you had for Baek-yi.

Please do not turn your back on her.

Please remember her.

I…

I cannot testify.

The punishment for threatening with rape would be beheading.

So how can I confess to my parents' crime?

Thank you for calling Young Master Baek out.

It is surprising

that Young Master Baek and Baek-yi loved each other.

Young Master Baek…

will not be able to testify about the crime of his parents.

But that does not matter.

As long as Dol-seok is in your hands,

you will definitely win.

I am not trying to win.

I am trying to save Mak-sim.

We must punish the family of Lord Baek this time

to restore integrity in Cheongsu County.

But if that happens, Dol-seok will die.

He tried to rape Baek-yi. He deserved to be punished.

No matter how bad the deed is,

a slave must do what the master says.

If a slave refuses their master or rebels,

they die.

No matter how badly they are wronged,

if they harm the master, they must die.

Even if they are lucky and run away,

they must live in hiding forever.

If they are caught…

they will be killed.

Then, how will you save Mak-sim?

I must do whatever I can.

Are you going to kneel before them?

A legal advocate…

does not fight on their knees.

They might wear out.

My precious shoes that my lady got me. I have to wear them sparingly.

It is just that…

You seem so lonely and sad to me, my lady.

No matter what his status was, if you really did love him,

I hoped that you would run away with him in the middle of the night.

I was hoping that…

you could find some way to be happy, my lady.

Why did I not know…

anything about you?

I am sorry, Baek-yi.

It will go well, will it not?

- It must. - Of course.

Dol-seok is not here.

He must have really run away.

I have reinvestigated the death of Baek-yi,

the slave of Ok Tae-young.

Considering her cerebral contusion

and her bloodstains found at the abandoned house in Unbong Mountain,

it is clear the slave girl Baek-yi was murdered.

That is right.

Also, the accounts of the witnesses regarding the relationship

between slave Baek-yi and Baek Do-gwang do not match,

and no one can prove that his family

was involved with her murder,

so I rule that the Baek family is innocent against the charges of murder.

What? Then what will happen to Mak-sim?

If they are innocent, what happens to Mak-sim?

- Mak-sim! - Oh, my.

- Mak-sim! - Mak-sim!

- Oh, no. - What do I do?

My lady.

Magistrate, according to Article 359 of the Great Ming Code,

the punishment for false charges is reverse judgment.

Slave Mak-sim who accused them of murder must be executed.

- Oh, no. - Execution?

The person that accused the family of Baek Do-gwang for murder

was not the slave Mak-sim but me, her mistress Ok Tae-young.

However, they purposely did not accuse me and accused Mak-sim instead

so as to kill her for humiliating noblemen.

That is speculation.

We simply ask you to punish the offender according to the law.

It was not Mak-sim who reported the murder,

so she will not be punished

for false accusation.

- Thank goodness. - What a relief.

However,

she does deserve to be punished…

for insulting noblemen.

The punishment for insulting noblemen is also hanging, my lord.

As long as they did not insult their own master,

they are not subject to hanging.

According to Article 347 of the Great Ming Code,

if one insults a nobleman,

one cannot be punished privately. One must be turned over to the office.

However, Mak-sim was beaten because of that insult

and spent a rough time in prison,

so she must be acquitted.

She is right.

What parent can withstand the wrongful murder

of their own child?

Please consider the sadness of a mother who lost her child.

What about my son and my family?

Because of those slaves and the scheming of your family,

my family has been utterly humiliated. So consider what?

Punish that wench with execution, my lord.

Please…

According to Article 347 of the Great Ming Code, slave Mak-sim,

for insulting noblemen…

will receive ten floggings.

Magistrate, she suffered in prison. Ten lashes are too harsh.

We practically won, my lady.

From the looks of it, she would die with a couple of floggings.

Mak-sim.

My lady.

- Oh, no. - What?

Please, Magistrate! Show mercy!

Mak-sim!

Oh, no.

She will really die, my lord!

- My lady. - Mak-sim.

Mak-sim.

Stop!

Magistrate, I was the one who reported the murder,

and I was the one who insulted them.

If anyone must be punished,

it should be me.

So please let me be flogged.

No, that is nonsense!

That is such a good idea.

Please let it be so, Magistrate.

That cannot happen.

How can a noblewoman get flogged before the lowly ones?

Exactly.

What greater humiliation could there be, is that not so?

Oh, my goodness. A noblewoman is getting flogged?

- Nonsense. - My lady.

My lady.

What are you doing? Tie her down and flog her.

Magistrate, what are you doing? Give them the order.

- Flog her! - I killed her!

Baek-yi…

was my lover.

Baek-yi…

was a woman I loved since I was young.

Are you crazy?

- Are you confessing? - Confession? My son did nothing!

Yes, that is right!

I called her out and asked her to leave with me,

but she refused,

so I killed her out of anger and made it look like suicide.

Shut that mouth of yours!

It is not true, Magistrate. It is not true!

As Baek Do-gwang confessed to murder,

he will be locked up

and tried according to procedure.

Dol-seok did it!

Where is Dol-seok? Go and find him right now!

Dol-seok tried to rape her!

- Dear, did you not see it too? - Stop!

- Do-gwang! - You are safe now.

Come on. Get up. Are you all right?

My lady.

From now on, in Cheongsu County,

one cannot punish one's own slave over household rules.

How can you, as a magistrate, dictate what I do in my own household?

Do you not know that the national law does not interfere

with the slaves within a house?

In the closet of the government office,

I discovered reports requesting the correction of Yuhyangso

for the last three years that never reached the king.

I have sent the report belatedly.

"Yuhyangso was meant to keep the order of the village."

"How is it that they put their benefit above others,

exploit the people, and act tyrannically?"

"Even though slaves are lowly,

they are clearly my subjects from the heavens."

"From now, in Cheongsu County,

if anyone punishes a slave without reporting their wrongdoings

or uses a maid of the government for private reasons and causes disruption,

they will be severely punished according to the national law."

It is the king's order.

Thank goodness.

Baek-yi,

in your next life…

love the man you were not allowed to in this one…

and be happy.

Goodbye, Baek-yi.

My baby.

Baek-yi.

I hope you will be born as a noblewoman in your next life.

Do not be born as my daughter next time.

Baek-yi…

Why do you think Baek Do-gwang decided to do that?

I suppose he could not deny his feelings for Baek-yi.

Anyway, congratulations on your first victory as a legal advocate.

It will be my first and last.

That makes the lengths I went to help you a bit futile.

You asked if I loved the man…

who looks like you.

I think he was…

my first love.

We were of different statuses and situations,

so I had no choice but to turn away,

and after that, I had to refuse his offer to leave with him

because of what I had to do.

But I kept the gift he gave me and reminisced about him,

so I suppose that was love.

I only realized that now,

so I cannot tell him how I feel.

But I think I should not ignore and deny my feelings for him.

Do you regret not leaving with him?

You said that was the only memory

you wanted to keep from your life as Goo-deok.

But now, you want to even forget me.

You should forget about me too.

The life I was given instead of Lady Tae-young's

cannot be lived by Goo-deok.

Finally, you sound like yourself.

Right.

We may be apart,

but let us keep them together so that they will not be lonely.

Also, if you ever think of me even if it is just once,

will you look at it?

Then, I think…

I will not be so lonely.

My lady, I can rest now.

This is all thanks to you, my lady.

It is Lady Tae-young.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

- My lady. - My lady.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It is all thanks to you, my lady.

My lady.

No.

I do not regret it.

Even if I cannot see him ever again…

the memory of him will not disappear.

Young Master Baek has been exiled to an unknown island,

and the whole family of Special Inspector Baek is ruined.

The dignity of Yuhyangso has been compromised.

Even the soldiers in the office who worked for us

are being exchanged with those from Songju County.

On top of that, I was informed that the magistrate will decide

who will replace the special inspector.

Pardon? When we yielded to Special Inspector Baek,

you promised that my husband would get that position next.

Come now. Hush.

How is the search for your daughter's potential spouse going?

Why are you asking that all of a sudden?

The magistrate has a son of marriageable age.

Is that not Chon Seung-hwi?

He is so handsome.

Hello. Please spend money wisely.

Why is the linen store so crowded?

Have you not seen the notice? There has been a drought for months.

I saw it,

but what does that have to do with being crowded?

You see, the king declared

that yin and yang must be balanced for rain to come,

so he gave an order to marry off the men and women of nobles.

That is why they are busy ordering their wedding dresses.

But to be honest,

I do not know how the gods can distinguish commoners and nobles.

Are we not humans too?

Why must nobles only marry nobles?

I really do not like this.

Then…

I suppose Goo-deok will get married too.

She is a noblewoman now, after all.

Is it not ironic?

How did your social classes end up being flipped?

Yes, fate can be so cruel.

There are plenty of women who only adore you.

But are you still so sad?

Yes.

So much so that I regret becoming a storyteller.

The magistrate is asking to see me?

Yes, my lady.

What for?

How could I know that? I am not him, am I?

Wait. Hold on.

Could it be that he wants my lady to be…

What does he want with my lady?

I think he wants to make her his daughter-in-law!

- Oh, my! - Oh, my!

- Hooray! - Hooray! How great!

I am so glad!

We must send word to Lady Han in Hanyang.

Of course! Of course we should!

I am going.

- Thank you. - I am so happy.

Wait for me, my lady.

- Get that mug off me. - All right. I will.

My lady!

I am so happy. Oh, my goodness.

Since you recommended her, you should say it.

My lady…

would you consider being a legal advocate?

Of course she would!

What did he say?

A legal advocate?

- Not his wife? - Mak-sim.

Please continue.

Could you…

My goodness.

You see, I would like to make Cheongsu County a fair place

where anybody is able to file a lawsuit.

So I was hoping that you would offer some help

to the people who are illiterate.

Gosh.

Do you really think I can be a legal advocate?

You did a good job before in only a short time.

That was because it was about Mak-sim and Baek-yi who were under my care.

You requested the correction of Cheongsu County for three years.

And you even cared for Dol-seok.

You did not tell the magistrate about Dol-seok, did you?

What do you mean?

That you gave Dol-seok travel expenses,

disguised him, and helped him run away?

What are you doing? Please lower your voice.

How can a man possibly mumble?

If they discover that you helped a criminal in his escape,

they will twist your legs and--

My goodness. Please speak quietly, my lord.

Twist your…

How ridiculous.

My gosh.

As the chief of Yuhyangso, it was my mistake

for not having seen the faults of Lord Baek.

From now, Yuhyangso will

focus on its original purpose of assisting the government office.

I was worried

that I would make an enemy of Yuhyangso because of Special Inspector Baek's case.

Your generous words make me truly happy.

Also, for the subjects of Cheongsu County suffering from the drought,

I was thinking of opening my storage to release my stored rice.

All I can say is thank you for doing so, Lord Cha.

I hear you will appoint the next special inspector.

If it is all right with you, I would like to recommend three eligible men.

Perhaps you can appoint one of them?

That is a good idea.

We all happen to have daughters.

Perhaps you can choose a daughter-in-law as well?

If you could find a match for your son who is of marrying age,

would that not be killing two birds with one stone?

My goodness. That is a good idea as well.

So you want to use my marriage for a political purpose?

Does it not seem like a good idea?

If you become in-laws with them,

it will be hard for you to punish them for their errors.

Not quite. It would be the opposite.

If I become in-laws with the next special inspector of Yuhyangso,

they would be cautious, would they not?

But you know that I do not wish to marry.

Marriage is an order from the king.

If you go against the order, Father will be punished too.

You cannot say no.

This is not your concern.

Do you happen to have a woman…

you are interested in? Does he not?

I think Lady Ok Tae-young would be perfect for him.

You seem hesitant. Forget about it.

Just marry the daughter of the next special inspector.

Is there even an appropriate candidate for the inspector?

If you become the daughter-in-law of the magistrate,

your father will surely become the special inspector.

That will not be all.

If we become in-laws, he will become the chief in no time.

Do you think so?

Hey, you are going to marry Lady Seon-hui?

The greatest beauty of Cheongsu County. That Lady Seon-hui?

You acted like you were not interested, but you chose well.

It is not that. I am ordered to marry her, so I am simply obeying.

Do not feign displeasure.

Hey, speak of the devil. There comes your bride.

Gosh.

The son of the magistrate is going to marry the daughter of Lord Cha.

Unbelievable. What do we do about this?

Then, who will my lady marry?

I looked into it.

The son of Lord Jang in the other village is not married.

Why do you think that is?

There is nothing useful in that household. That is why.

Also, have you seen that son's mug?

- No. - He is uglier than you!

I have never seen someone who is uglier than you!

My goodness. What is he going to do?

Gosh. Hold on.

Was that a compliment or an insult just now?

Anyway, not him.

Do not ask me about him ever again.

All right. So stop yelling at me.

If the magistrate did not want her to be his daughter-in-law,

why did he summon her to his house?

That must be heavy.

Take your time, my lady.

A legal advocate as a woman.

You are truly remarkable.

Were it not for the magistrate, I could not have even dreamed of it.

My goodness.

I have recorded various lawsuits. Read them carefully.

I look forward to your huge help in Cheongsu County, my lady.

My lord, please speak comfortably to me.

Goodness.

Shall I?

You are here.

You are here, my lady.

I was about to leave.

If you do not understand something, you may come by anytime to ask me.

By the way, since it is so late,

escort Lady Tae-young home.

It is all right. I came with someone from my household.

You are to be married soon.

I worry that he may be caught up in a scandal.

My goodness. I did not think that through.

It is getting late. You should get going.

Why can you not marry Lady Ok Tae-young?

That is because I cannot go against Father's wish to become in-laws

with the special inspector.

Is that not so, Father?

Do not live so cluelessly like your brother.

- Let us go in. - Yes.

I am so sorry, my lady.

It is all right. Take your time.

- Let us go, my lady. - Let us go.

Seeing how she left the magistrate's house with a whole lot of gifts,

it seems he wants to not only marry off his son but also get remarried himself.

I knew it.

Since Lord Baek's incident, they have gotten along very well.

If you think about it, she is a very sly woman.

She has to marry, but she could not find anyone decent,

so she is trying to seize power by marrying the magistrate.

I am certain that she will push her way into Mother's Sanctuary too.

Young Master lives there. Why did you go to that house last night?

- What do you-- - Your family was slaughtered,

and you were violated by thieves. How dare you throw yourself at him?

Do you think you can become the lady of the Seong family?

Mother.

If a young girl tries to seduce a man, even a magistrate would fall for it.

If need be, I can find you another marriage offer.

You cannot marry into the magistrate's family.

The reason why I ignored the awful rumors about me and my family

was because they were not true.

But I will not put up with it anymore after today.

What will you do if you do not put up with them?

I will report every single one of you for defamation

and make you pay for it,

so please do not insult my family anymore

with these baseless rumors.

Why are they baseless?

Someone clearly saw you frequent that house.

He asked me to be a legal advocate, so I went there to get the case records.

So you had better not speak such thoughtless words

about Magistrate Seong.

More so if you will become his family.

If you do not want that, just quit being a legal advocate and stay away.

What a ridiculous excuse!

- Let us go. - What a pathetic excuse.

Do you seriously believe her?

I did not mean to eavesdrop,

but I ended up hearing everything.

I am sorry they got the wrong idea about you

because of me. I will--

If we talk like this again,

there will be more misunderstandings.

Well, then.

But…

- Welcome. - Father.

Lord Moon became the special inspector? He was not even a candidate.

The magistrate had no intention of taking Chief Lee's suggestions.

How could he betray us like this?

All my rice! What a waste!

Then, what about my marriage?

What will happen to my marriage, Father?

I hear his son is still going to marry.

But Lord Moon does not even have a daughter.

Then, who on earth will he marry?

Darn it.

Tae-young.

Grandmother!

What brings you here without a word?

I had no time as I had to rush back.

Why? What is going on?

A proposal of marriage came to me in Hanyang.

A proposal of marriage?

"She is very wise, intelligent, and kind-hearted."

"I sincerely request that you allow my eldest son, Seong Yun-gyeom,

to marry your granddaughter, although he is lacking."

It is him, is it not? Is it not the magistrate's son?

Wait a moment. She is not finished.

"No matter what hardship may come,

we will become a strong roof and wall to protect her."

And we will overcome any difficulties together.

The whole family promises this.

If you approve of this marriage,

it will be a happy occasion and honor to our family.

Are you certain about this?

Yes, I would like to marry Lady Tae-young.

You should have said so sooner.

"Gyu-jin of the Seong family of Changnyeong."

- Gyu… Oh, my! - Oh, my!

- What great news! - This is wonderful!

- Wonderful! - Hooray!

What a happy day!

I suppose a peaceful coexistence with Yuhyangso will be impossible now.

I never planned on a peaceful coexistence with Yuhyangso from the start.

Were you considering Lady Tae-young as a daughter-in-law all along?

If it was not that,

why would I have kept her by my side?

Why did you not tell me to marry her then?

You were hesitant, you brat.

My gosh.

Marriage means

uprooting a woman's whole life and bringing it over,

so you had to make up your own mind to look after her

for the rest of your life.

I was waiting for you to make that decision.

I thought that I did not deserve Lady Tae-young.

Good. Do not change how you feel about her.

All you must do is live a happy life

by showing love and respect to one another and consulting one another in everything.

Yes, Father.

But that is only possible if Tae-young accepts your proposal, is that not so?

Yes, Father.

Pardon?

You do not think…

Why are you hesitating?

I know, my lady.

You will never find a father-in-law like him.

And the groom-to-be is the best man in Cheongsu County.

You two know why I am like this.

What if someone finds out who I am after I get married?

Not only will the Ok family be ruined

but the Seong family will be ruined as well.

No one will find out.

No one has until now. Why worry?

No one knew who you were when you took off the headpiece skirt.

What if I have a child after getting married?

What if someone finds out after that?

I will be quartered and hacked to pieces,

and my children will become slaves.

Oh, my.

You said you did not want to marry, but you thought of having children?

That is not what I mean.

What do we do?

If you do not marry him, they will take me away and flog me.

I will probably die

after only a few floggings.

My lady.

Since it is the king's order,

you must marry someone anyway.

If you do not want to marry the magistrate's son,

you can marry Lord Jang's son.

I hear that they will make their daughter-in-law have 12 sons.

If anything happens, I will take responsibility for it,

so do not be afraid.

Do you think I can marry in Lady Tae-young's stead?

What do you mean, in her stead?

No matter what anybody says, you are my granddaughter Tae-young.

You were the one who solved Baek-yi's murder and saved Mak-sim.

That is why you caught the magistrate's eye.

You are the one who created your own destiny.

Why have you not accepted the proposal?

You are not planning to reject it, are you?

Young Master, why do you want to marry me?

I may not have many options, but that is not the case for you.

You know that I am in love with someone else.

You said that you refused to leave with him

and that you did not regret breaking it off with him.

Also, you are of different statuses as he is a storyteller,

so you cannot marry him anyway.

Since you said he looks exactly like me,

I do not mind if you think of me as him.

You must marry someone anyway.

I hear that the only other option for you is Lord Jang's son, Jang Pil-ju.

Am I not better than him?

What you said is all about me.

You have not answered my question about why you asked to marry me.

For me…

Of all the women I know,

I like you the most, my lady.

My ideal is the same as yours,

and I would like to

know your thoughts on everything I do.

But if you married someone else,

I would not even be able to speak to you.

I do not think I would be able to stand that.

Is that a good enough answer for you?

I really cannot after hearing that.

- Why not? - What if…

I have a secret that must never be revealed to the world?

Everybody has a secret.

Keep it hidden.

No one has to find out.

I do not think I can do that.

Then, tell me.

I will protect you.

You cannot leave in the middle of a conversation.

The person you want to marry is not me.

The lady that has the same ideal as you is not me.

Then, who is it?

Is it your other self?

Do you dislike me so much that you are acting like

you have multiple personalities?

That is not it.

Young Master, I am not…

who you think I am.

I do not know what you are saying.

I am…

the daughter of Lord Kim Nak-soo…

Lady So-hye's…

Please help me.

Please forget about Goo-deok.

Let us leave Chungcheong Province. I am sick of it.

Why am I so hesitant to leave?

I do not understand

why you must go this far.

That is all gold over there.

I found this in that Unbong Mountain over there.

All I heard was that this was the final deal.

You must capture the rest of the traitors right away.

Go inside. Hurry!

Do you know me?

I am not doing this to help you.

Subtitle translation by: Ilyoung Kim