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[Ok Taec-yeon]

[Kim Hye-yoon]

Subtitle by iQiyi - Resynced by YoungJedi -

[Secret Royal Inspector Joy]

[All characters, organizations, locations,]

[and events in this drama are fictitious.]

[Episode 2: Nabi, A token of divorce in Joseon]

Park Moo-kyung?

[But he was dealt with on the tax shipping freighter that sank.]

My lord, the ledger is still with me,

so all might be well if we manage to dispose of the body.

No!

You must know where it was hidden.

I was in so much distress

that I did not ask.

But...

Where is the ledger? Where is it?

What?

Over here. Hurry.

Take him away.

Hurry this way.

You know...

Move out of our way!

Please lower your gazes!

My lord, did you see that?

With the body, there was...

A horse requisition tablet.

A horse requisition tablet. Then that means he is also...

He must be one of the inspectors...

who went missing and presumed dead.

Rumor has it that no one has heard

from Secret Royal Inspector Park who went to Chungcheong Province.

- Yuk-chil. - Yes, my lord.

You might need proper attire.

Pardon?

[Come forth.]

Come forth.

Come forth...

Who is causing a commotion

when business hours are over?

Over here.

I urge you to show respect.

- What? - Allow me to introduce myself.

I am the Clerk Chief at Hanseong Magistracy--

[Hanseong Magistracy: The capital city office]

- Chief Clerk. - The Chief Clerk at Hanseong Magistracy.

My name is Oh Dong-ip.

Oh Dong-ip?

That is the one.

I took a few days off and was headed to my hometown

[Sikga: Leave of absence]

when I met bandits nearby

and was robbed of my belongings.

So I came to ask the magistrate

if I could have some food here

and get some rest.

Well...

Why not go to a tavern or a commoner's home to ask for food?

This is a government office where official business is done.

You brazen fool!

I am a man of noble birth.

I cannot ask for handouts where others would see!

I see. Well, I apologize,

but we cannot help you as we have urgent business to take care of.

My master is

the Office of Inspector-General's Lord Oh's first cousin once removed.

Bang-deuk, you fool!

My uncle, Lord Oh, in the Office of Inspector-General?

How dare you mention him?

You have made me look like a pathetic man

who name-drops his powerful relatives

just to get some food.

How am I going to face my uncle, Lord Oh in the Office of Inspector-General?

Please forget about my uncle, Lord Oh in the Office of Inspector-General.

Where are you going, my lord? You said your knees were sore.

If Lord Oh in the Office of Inspector-General were to see this,

he would be so angry.

Did we walk all the way here to be treated like this?

I suggest you ask him once more.

Enough! That is enough!

If I starve to death by the roadside,

I shall accept it as my fate as a mere chief clerk

from the Hanseong Magistracy.

Do not be concerned.

My lord, please.

Gosh, my lord! Please forgive me.

Let us go. We shall leave.

I should return home at once

and see my uncle, Lord Oh in the Office of Inspector-General.

Come on, knees. I must get up!

My lord!

Please give me a moment.

[Local Government Office]

It is true!

But how can we believe that?

We have seen enough people trying to deceive us

by claiming that they have powerful relatives.

So just turn him away?

But what if it really is true? What will we do then?

Still, we cannot let strangers in here in the middle of this mess.

Just give them some rice and soup

and send them on their way.

It is just a bowl of rice. Why risk your life over it?

While you deal with them,

I will go and get the ledger.

Where is it?

I told you. I do not know.

I asked Bo-ri to hide it well, so I am sure it is in a safe spot.

[Gyehwa Magistrate's Office]

You go and find the ledger.

You must find it.

Go. Hurry.

Go on. Go!

[Bo-ri's]

That darn wench.

You will sort through everything for me, right?

I do not know. Why must I clean up after you?

Because I have no family. I mean, other than you.

That again? I do not want to hear it.

Why did you have to die before your time?

You always complain like this when you will do it anyway.

Jo-yi, clean my room so it looks spotless.

As for my belongings...

Burn them for me.

You will do that for me, right?

Whatever.

You idiot.

You never even got to put this on your baby.

You were too sweet.

You never once got to enjoy life.

You were really something, Hwang Bo-ri.

You idiot, fool, halfwit, dunce.

I promise to at least

bury this for you, Bo-ri.

[Bo-ri's]

[Tavern]

What is she doing in the empty room?

What if she finds the ledger?

No. Even if she does, she will have no idea what it is.

I will just go in and snatch it from her...

No. That will only make matters worse.

- Sir! - My goodness.

[Bo-ri's]

Have you seen my daughter-in-law by any chance?

She sneaked out again while I was in the outhouse.

I was afraid she would sneak out again, so I had the door open--

I do not wish to know such details.

[Bo-ri's]

That wench. She is in Bo-ri's room

- again... - No!

Let her be.

She is mourning the passing of her friend.

Have you had dinner yet?

If you have not,

come to my place.

Have some food, and while you eat,

will you listen to my story?

I feel so angry and wronged

that I cannot take it anymore.

I am not hungry.

[Bo-ri's]

Then why is it

that you are hovering around the tavern in the middle of the night?

Only a widow can understand what it is like to be a widower.

What is the point of going home to an empty house?

You will just feel lonely.

Goodness. Stop it, please.

Right. I feel so bad for the magistrate

- now that Bo-ri is dead. - My goodness!

Stop. We shall go to your home. We will talk there.

- Come on. - There was something going on

- between those two-- - Enough! Let us go.

Come on, quick.

Welcome, my lord.

Hang a bell around his neck and watch him jump.

It is so entertaining that you will lose track of time.

He does not even cost much.

Do you have a white dove?

White doves are very rare.

I could try to get one from the merchants that travel through Nanggasaki,

[Nanggasaki: Nagasaki, Japan]

but it will cost you a whole deer antler.

Just get me one. I will pay you two whole antlers.

Sure thing, my lord.

Loaches.

I am here because I heard this place sold loaches to feed cranes.

I did not expect to see you here.

You came all the way here in person just to buy loaches?

My pet crane at home has eaten up

all the insects it could possibly find.

I heard you had a few slippery loaches that work under you.

Be careful.

If the crane finds out, you will be done for.

Do you believe

that you can compare yourself to a crane?

In my opinion, both you and I are mere loaches,

before the one and only crane, His Majesty the King.

Raising cranes has taught me

that they fly away once their clipped feathers grow back.

Do not be so certain that you can keep him in the cage

that you put him in, forever.

Even if my crane decides to fly away,

he will not go to you.

Just buy some loaches

and feed your pet crane at home.

Goodbye, my lord.

He failed to take care of just one secret royal inspector

and created this mess!

Where is Tae-seo? And what on earth is he up to?

So you were here, Tae-seo.

What brings you here at this hour, Chief Clerk of marine transportation?

- Well, that is... - What great timing.

Take a look at this. It is silver.

What?

Have you finally succeeded in separating pure silver from silver ores?

[Yeoneunbunribeop: Technique of separating silver from silver ores]

Did I not tell you I will succeed?

Two dons of silver were separated from one don of lead.

That means we can trade with countries

using money made of silver.

I shall buy weapons.

Enough to flip Joeson upside down.

Congratulations.

But this is not the time for that.

We have yet to find the ledger.

We found the beloved of the Magistrate

as the senior secretary of the Gyehwa Valley told us to.

But she would not utter a word. We were simply trying to frighten her,

but she fell into the valley.

I have no idea what the chief state councilor is doing.

Another inspector was dispatched

from Hanyang.

You should have ordered them to find it by burning down Gyehwa Valley.

Rip them apart, cut them apart,

you decide what to do with them.

Regardless of whether they are the magistrate or the inspector.

What we need is the ledger.

Understood?

Yes, the ledger.

The ledger.

I am grateful for this hospitality.

I have severe hand tremors.

If you do not mind, may I get the help of my servant?

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Bang-deuk!

Come serve me.

Your knees.

Right.

Pour me some water.

Yes, my lord.

[If he really is the nephew of the Inspector-General,]

[why did he come now of all times?]

[Young Master, please save me. Must I really do it?]

[Get on with it.]

How mean. That reminds me,

I saw a dead body on my way here by chance.

Someone died? Who?

Goodness, that is impossible.

Why are you so surprised?

What I meant was, a lady of the village...

You meant a lady. Yes, that is correct.

It seemed she slipped while she was going up

the mountains for a bath.

The roads in this village are quite dangerous.

We are discussing ways

to prevent such incidents.

You have it tough.

[Give me another beef pancake. Quickly!]

[Ask him!]

But here is the thing.

Though I am not familiar with the penal code,

do you not go through an autopsy

when someone dies?

[Bokgum: Autopsy]

It is not even a murder case,

so why would we conduct an autopsy?

It was an accidental death.

I see. I did not know.

Do not worry. It is natural you might not know.

She was quite a great cook.

[Dig in deeper.]

But is it not strange?

Why would

a pregnant lady go out of her way to bathe in the cold valley?

Furthermore, how did she walk up

the mountain with that body?

By the way,

how did you know that lady was pregnant?

Well...

I overheard people talking outside the government office.

But how do you know that, Magistrate?

Well, it happened in my village,

so I also overheard it.

I see.

It did not seem like the child had a father.

Could someone have murdered her

and disguised it as an accident?

Do not be ridiculous!

Murder?

You are right. It is utterly impossible.

Who would hold a grudge against a lady of a tavern?

Unless she was in a love affair.

Ask him about the inspector.

By the way,

the inspector who recently inspected Chungcheong Province

returned looking like a complete beggar is what I--

That is impossible! Returned?

Maybe you got it wrong.

He could not have returned.

Maybe he was the inspector

of Gyeonggi Province, not Chungcheong Province.

If you are done eating, please leave.

It is already very late.

Our guests are leaving.

Come now!

Please, just one beef pancake.

I am getting drunk.

Was it nice eating alone?

You should have told him to prepare a table for us too.

Was that so hard to ask? I am starving to death right now.

That is not easy. I was having a hard time acting,

so how could I ask that?

My...

Did I not look like

a chief clerk of the Office of Residence just now?

Let us go find corroborative evidence.

To where?

The ledger.

Where and what on earth is the senior secretary doing?

That wench, that peanut-sized wench!

That wicked wench is so impudent.

I gave her soy sauce to eat with rice,

so she would not get an upset stomach,

but she made my precious son

eat that greasy meat.

Can you imagine how many fresh vegetables

I gave her to keep her healthy?

Open up.

I need to go find the ledger.

My lord,

what have you been thinking since a while ago?

If you have anything to say, go ahead.

Is there something you want from me?

No, I do not.

Stop joking.

If you did not, why did you want us to come to my house?

Gosh, why are men

so sly?

What a fire pit Joseon is.

You always chanted a Buddhist prayer.

Must be nice to escape from here.

In paradise,

live in an old tile-roofed house,

wear silk clothes,

eat meat soup with seven side dishes, and be happy.

Do not wander around for no reason.

["Are you not here for some fun? Quickly take off your clothes."]

["Are you not here for some fun? Quickly take off your clothes."]

Here, look at this.

What in the world are the two doing?

- You need to know this. - I do not need to.

The painting is very detailed.

- Take a look. - Stop reading such a shameful book, Bo-ri.

Look.

My goodness. They are having fun with love but like this.

- Are you sure? - They are adorable.

What on earth is this?

[Records of Chungcheong Provincial Office]

Hello? Is anybody back there?

May I help you?

The tavern is closed, but still.

Let me introduce myself.

I am the Chief Clerk at Hanseong Magistracy--

Could you please open the door?

You should just keep moving.

Look here. I was talking to you, was I not?

Look here?

How dare a servant...

Oh, wait. Hold on.

Were you not begging for food earlier today?

We are not beggars!

Unbelievable.

I told you to move along. How dare you yell at me!

Scoundrels! Lower your gazes.

Bang-deuk, my boy.

- Lower your gaze. - Do it, you fool.

The man of noble birth will sort this matter out.

I am the Chief Clerk at Hanseong Magistracy

who means no harm to you.

As if.

You are not the first one from Hanyang

to lie your way through this town hoping to get free food.

Do we hillbillies seem like pushovers to you?

Impersonating those of high rank

will only lead you to a world of flogging and other punishments.

So live your life honestly.

If you are young and healthy, offer manual labor for a price.

How dare you young men try to beg for free food!

Unbelievable.

Did I... My head...

Did I just get hit in the head?

I got hit even when I said I was a chief clerk.

My lord, we should just go.

We might pay with our lives while looking for evidence.

Do not provoke the cranky lady and--

- Hey! - What?

You...

What will you do if I am of high rank?

Bang-deuk, have you lost your mind?

What I mean is this.

What would you do if my master is of high rank?

Be more polite.

Ma'am!

A man of high rank, my foot.

By the way, are you really

from Hanyang?

My lord?

I have nothing much to offer since this is not my tavern.

[Bo-ri's]

My lord.

- Please do not mind us. - Pardon?

Not, "please."

Just do not mind us.

A chief clerk at the Hanseong Magistracy means you are of high rank.

You must have passed the state exam.

Yes, of course.

I managed to pass the exam on my first try.

My master was never interested in a position within the palace,

[Bo-ri's]

but his parents and grandparents insisted that he did.

He took it for fun

and passed with the highest score.

- The highest score? - That is correct.

What was the topic?

[Sijae: The topic dealt in the state exam]

The topic?

Let me see.

The topic...

What was the topic again?

Do you even know what "topic" means?

I knew you were lying beggars.

Kwaneohaejananuisu.

To those who have seen the ocean, a river does not seem like water.

The little things do not matter to those who undertake big affairs.

It is from Mencius' "Chin Hsin, Part One".

Kwaneodaebu by Master Mokeun

was featured in the sub-topic.

Do you remember now, my lord?

Yes, of course!

Mencius also spoke from the heart.

It is all coming back to me.

Educating you has been quite rewarding.

Then...

Can you wait here just a second?

My lord.

My lord?

My lord!

So much for meeting a man who looked decent enough.

Now I know why he lives alone.

This is all because of Jo-yi!

She is still not home even when it is this late.

Could you look at this?

No, not this one.

[To the magistrate of Gyehwa Valley]

I wrote this petition myself,

but I will probably lose at the trial because it is not neat enough.

A trial?

Are you hoping to divorce your husband?

Is this not neat enough?

My in-laws have a flair for dramatics.

Because of their constant lying, I can never win my case.

[Bo-ri's]

That being said,

someone who passed the state exam with a top score

must be a skilled writer.

Must you even ask?

Could you then revise what I wrote?

Make my words seem

more elegant.

- Elegant? - Yes.

Why are you hoping for a divorce though?

You are still quite young--

So what if I am young? As if age matters.

How can we talk to you when you snap at us all the time?

Bang-deuk, this is not your place.

Why you little...

How dare you!

How dare you defy your master.

Did I get hit again?

Yes, you did. Run your mouth again,

and I will hit you twice.

Twice?

But she did just hit me twice.

My lord...

Was I just hit on the mouth?

Not even my grandmother hit my mouth.

- So right here. - Could you slow down?

I would appreciate it if you took a look from here to there.

Here you go.

How dare she lay a hand on me

and go back to her business.

[Bo-ri's]

My lord... I mean, Bang-deuk!

He is having another fit.

- Gosh. - My gosh.

He must have a terrible disease.

It sure is. One moment he is fine, but the next...

Could you...

Thank you.

Where are you, you little minx?

Do you not know what time it is?

A wife and a daughter-in-law cannot stay out this late.

Do you not care anymore?

I am no longer your daughter-in-law

- since I will soon be divorced. - You sure are persistent

for someone so tiny!

What on earth? Those men...

[Bo-ri's]

Those are men.

Have you lost your mind?

Were you with those men up until this late hour?

It looks like I have leverage on you now. Come on!

- Mother! - What is the meaning of this?

This does not concern you, so do not bother to speak with us.

I am this girl's mother-in-law.

And he...

is the Chief Clerk at the Hanseong Magistracy.

What?

You heard him.

He is the Chief Clerk at the Hanseong Magistracy

who is here to help me write a petition for the trial.

As if.

How can a hillbilly like you know a chief clerk?

I caught you fooling around with men.

That is why you are making all sorts of excuses now.

If he is a chief clerk,

then I am the Queen! You little brat.

He is truly--

Hanseong Magistracy is a law enforcement agency.

It is one of the three legal agencies, alongside the Board of Punishments

and the Office of Inspector-General. It mainly handles civil cases.

It can investigate cases in other regions, not just in Hanyang

and give out punishments.

Punishments?

If you wish to test my master to see whether he is telling you the truth,

suit yourself.

However, this rudeness and insult

will not be forgotten.

Be quick.

Okay?

Why do you wish to be divorced?

You just saw everything with your own eyes.

[Bo-ri's]

But it is not just because of my mother-in-law.

How should I put this?

I just want to be happier than I am now.

Gosh, I do not want to talk about it. I will just get chewed out.

If Bo-ri were alive...

Well, about your friend, Bo-ri.

Is she

the woman who was found dead today?

How do you know that?

Well, we just happened to hear about it on our way here.

Purely by chance.

She was like a little sister to me.

She had agreed to testify for me at my divorce trial.

She said she would come by noon,

[Wu Shi: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.]

but she suddenly went to bathe.

And she lost her footing.

She had promised to come by noon to be your witness?

I swear. I know that she would never break a promise,

so I do not understand.

[The valley is at least 3 ri away. At a woman's walking speed...]

[And she was pregnant.]

[A return trip would take well over two hours.]

[However...]

[The body must have drifted downstream at around...]

[Bo-ri.]

[Around 2 p.m.]

[Wei Shi: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.]

She would never do such a thing.

[It does not make sense.]

[Unless she deliberately wanted to break her promise,]

[it means that she suddenly went there]

[Closed]

[for no clear reason.]

You know, your friend Bo-ri. Could she have had another reason?

Maybe she was being bullied.

No. That is impossible.

She was such a great cook,

and everyone in the village was very fond of her.

Hey, do you know if she left anything behind?

What?

Look at you. You went back to being rude again.

Ask again, politely.

May I ask if she left anything behind?

No, nothing. I burned everything.

What? Why would you burn...

- That is evidence-- - She needs to take

all her belongings with her

for when she meets her maker.

But why do you want to know that?

Why would you ask about that all of a sudden?

I am already so sad that I lost a friend.

Well, I apologize on his behalf.

We are just a little curious. That is all.

So you burned all of her belongings, and there is nothing left?

We must go, my lord.

- But... - Wait.

No, wait. My lord.

This! You said you would revise my petition for me.

Okay. I will do that for you.

No, not you. Wait, my lord!

You said... Wait, my lord!

Does she not even think?

And she is aggressive.

On top of that, she is sly.

She bends over backward for nobles

and looks down on smallfolks.

That is precisely how we feel all the time.

Of course, we were lucky enough to meet a great master,

so we have it easy.

Think. I must think.

I crammed for the civil service exam and came first.

It is time I put my cleverness to use.

In this case, the dead secret inspector is Park Moo-kyung.

Park Moo-kyung?

I heard the name of my predecessor sent to Chungcheong Province

[at the Office of Special Counselors.]

That means

[his body washed up just a few days after his death.]

Unless he was murdered,

the magistrate would have no reason to hide the corpse.

- Goo-pal. - Yes, my lord.

You and I must go somewhere.

- Where? - Yuk-chil. Oh, sorry.

- My lord. - My goodness.

Would you kindly find out what the dead secret inspector did here

before he died, on your lowly servant's behalf?

Focus on the fishermen who work where his body was found.

My gosh. The sun set long ago.

Go visit the inns where peddlers

and fishermen usually stay.

Right, good idea.

- You look like a real inspector, my lord. - I am a real inspector.

Sure, a real inspector who lies.

He said he would take us to all the good food places.

This is our only case.

Once we are done with this, I will not get involved in anything else

and check out all the famous eateries as I had planned.

You are sure, right?

We should get going.

Oh, right.

Excuse me!

- Four gukbap and rice wine, please. - Come on in.

- You can sit over there. - Okay.

Excuse me. May I ask you something?

You know, the vessel...

It looks as though someone deliberately made the hole.

They did not find the body.

Who told you that?

My gosh. She is sleeping like this again.

Goodness.

I had kept this well-hidden. I cannot believe she found it.

She cannot really drink.

Gosh, I told her to stay away from salty foods.

There are better things to eat.

Mother, I have laid out the sheets for you.

Leave me alone.

Do not roll too far.

Here is your pillow.

Oh, boy.

Mother, fighting with me all the time has aged you as well.

What was he thinking, taking my petition with him?

By the way, what is this?

I should have asked the chief clerk earlier.

What?

[Gyehwa Magistrate's Office]

This is... This must belong to the magistrate's office.

You know Bo-ri, right?

You must know Hwang Bo-ri!

The sweet girl who was an amazing cook.

You know Hwang Bo-ri, right?

You are...

How dare you cause such a fuss at this late hour?

While sorting through Bo-ri's belongings,

I found something that seems to belong to your office.

Okay. The ledger... No, I mean...

You said you found something. Where is it?

I left it in a place that only I know of.

Bring it to me at once!

I will.

I have no reason to keep it anyway.

However...

However?

My divorce has not been settled yet, has it?

- Because you did not bring forth-- - That witness...

was Bo-ri.

But she died so suddenly.

Though I do not know

why Bo-ri had something that belongs to the government office,

I found out

who asked her to keep it.

What should I do?

How dare you try to negotiate with me!

What do you want?

I want a divorce by mutual consent.

[Sajeongpaeui: Divorce by mutual consent]

It is my right to decide whether to approve it or not.

Are you trying to meddle in the decision?

Is that so.

Then...

But...

I will approve of it.

I will settle your lawsuit first thing

in the morning tomorrow.

Then...

Do you not think it is a great idea to write down the decision in advance?

- Give me the thing first! - Tomorrow,

after you officially seal this paper,

I will tell you where it is.

Goodness.

Thank you for helping me, My lord.

That wench.

By the way,

are you not curious about Bo-ri at all?

Even though I told you I am her best friend.

If you want to try and repay

the sincere love she had for you,

how about giving the unborn child

a proper funeral?

You did well, Kim Jo-yi.

You did well.

I am sorry, Bo-ri.

This is all I can do.

But I...

I want to start anew even if I have to go this far, Bo-ri.

This is a mess, a total mess!

What am I supposed to do?

Stop.

Do not move an inch.

Who are you?

I am a secret royal inspector conducting a secret investigation.

As of this moment, I will take over the case.

Are you all right?

I almost had a heart attack.

This is not the job for two people.

It is not just the two of us.

It is still three even if Yuk-chil comes.

Then go and get help from the post station.

[Yeokcham: A station that provides horses and servants to carry out public affairs]

The post station?

- Have some taffy. - I will after I watch the lawsuit.

All right.

Have some taffy!

She does not have evidence

nor any witness.

That wench got some nerves to act like that.

- That is what I mean! - Right!

Everything will end today.

She must think

her dear husband and her mother-in-law as a joke!

- Goodness! - That is enough.

[Gyehwa Magistrate's Office]

Be quiet!

[Local Government Office]

Dragging such a lawsuit on

will only mess with the customs.

Nothing good will come out of it.

So I will quickly make the decision.

- Yes! - Of course.

Beat that unruly girl a couple of times

and return her to our house.

- Give it to me. - Yes, my lord.

No Chu-han and Kim Jo-yi, step forward.

- Yes. - Yes.

[Local Government Office]

I will make the verdict.

[Tavern]

♫ -Secret royal inspector - Secret royal inspector ♫

[Tavern]

Let us go to work.

[Tavern]

[Tavern]

What a pity.

A married man and woman should respect and comfort each other,

but they have become enemies, fighting till death.

So maintaining this relationship is meaningless.

You cannot!

Based on the appeal from the plaintiff and the testimonies--

- Where is the testimony? - Shut your mouth!

The senior secretary is the witness.

If all the stories you have told him

are not abuses of your daughter-in-law, then what are they?

[Local Government Office]

Of course, going against

her mother-in-law and husband and being rude to them

is one of the seven reasons to kick Kim Jo-yi out of the house.

So she should be given a proper warning.

Of course.

Well...

But...

[Local Government Office]

It has been proven

Kim Jo-yi is not solely responsible

for this marriage split.

By applying this clause to The Great Ming Code,

I consent to this forced divorce.

Pardon?

- But... - What?

- Goodness. - Oh, dear.

- A divorce? - Really?

You two may go your separate ways.

- Mother... - My boy.

Yes, my lord.

I object!

This is outrageous.

I may not know how to read,

but I know

that a forced divorce is a right given to the husband

so that he can kick his wife out when she is at fault.

The law was not made to be executed in the wife's favor.

That much I know!

- Of course! - Absolutely.

- Right? - She said it right.

You say that I think nothing of my in-laws

and that I am a disgrace to the whole family.

So according to The Great Ming Code,

I deserve to be kicked out by my husband.

Am I wrong?

It is why you should kick me out.

Like you said, I am an impudent wench.

I apologize for everything.

Let us now sever our ties.

No, it is not like that.

What I mean is this. Yes, she is rude,

but she did nothing wrong

that is worth divorcing over.

Stick to one story, woman.

All this time, you displayed your disgust over Kim Jo-yi's attitude.

Everyone here witnessed it.

Well, it is like this. My daughter-in-law

did not do anything wrong that is worth divorcing over.

Why did you lash out at me and mistreat me

when I did nothing wrong?

May I report my husband and mother-in-law

for being mistreated with a cause?

What are you saying?

What will it be?

Will you throw out your vicious daughter-in-law,

or will you stand trial

for lying about my character?

Can you believe this?

- Unbelievable. - No way.

- Is that what she did? - Unbelievable.

I feel sorry for you.

Even in this situation,

your son

hides behind you and does not take responsibility.

He is like a baby waiting for you to change his diapers.

The one who dragged you here and humiliated you

is not me,

but your son No Chu-han.

Mother...

Do not tell me that you are hoping that your mother do this for you as well.

[Local Government Office]

What on earth?

Those men...

Well, it is nothing much.

- Here comes the secret royal inspector! - Here comes the secret royal inspector!

- What? - What?

Oh, no.

No!

Oh, dear.

Oh, no.

You cannot take that.

Stop!

Everyone will come out and prostrate themselves

What?

It is him.

I am here on official duty.

Search the place!

- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.

Goodness.

A secret royal inspector is here!

Why did the secret royal inspector have to choose today of all days?

Do these numbers only seem odd to me?

[Local Government Office]

They seem odd to just about anyone, my lord.

In the storage remains at least

three carts worth of goodies.

No man is guilty of just one bad deed.

Magistrate Jang will listen.

Please forgive me, but I must say this.

I have committed a mortal sin.

I have been involved in corruption and have abused my power.

Why are you confessing when I did not even ask?

You were about to find out anyway.

So please name your punishment.

Actually, arrest me and have me transferred to Hanyang.

The punishment will be decided after the illegal document has been reviewed

and His Majesty has been notified.

It is not what should be discussed today.

Besides, I am not here today to ask about

one's corruption.

It is about a murder.

Secret royal inspector Park Moo-kyung

was investigating

the missing rice received as tax and military provisions.

After sending his report,

[Seogye: A secret royal inspector's report]

he suddenly went missing.

However, after discovering the body of Inspector Park,

Magistrate Jang ordered for it to be discarded.

Why?

To hide the cause of death.

Of course not. It was to identify the deceased.

That is why I had him taken to the office.

Bring him forward.

This horse requisition tablet

was up the sleeve of the deceased.

Magistrate Jang, were you aware of his identity?

Magistrate!

A dead inspector's body was found in the ocean!

What?

Yes, he knew.

That is not true. I did not know!

Bring him forward.

Did you hear what the magistrate said when he saw the body?

Yes, my lord.

But he was dealt with on the tax shipping freighter

that sank.

He was dealt with?

What could you mean by that?

That you sank the tax shipping freighter and killed the secret royal inspector?

No! I did not kill him.

Then you did sink the freighter.

No. That is not what I meant.

[Local Government Office]

Do you recognize this?

How would I know what that is?

This is black pine, which is an expensive wood.

It can only be used to make tax shipping freighters.

This was found where the body washed up.

The tax shipping freighters rarely capsize.

It looks as though someone

deliberately made the hole.

Look.

Fearing that your corrupt deeds would be discovered,

[Local Government Office]

you, Magistrate Jang Ki-wan, killed Inspector Park Moo-kyung

who was sent here to inspect the region.

Then to cover up the murder,

you sank the tax shipping freighter.

But the body washed up despite your attempts to cover it up,

so you tried to dispose of the body!

I did not kill him. I swear!

Even if you did not do it yourself,

you must have either assisted or turned a blind eye to it.

One does not need to hold a knife to commit murder.

This is my command. Seal off the storage at once

[Bonggo: Sealing off the storage facility for an investigation]

- and confiscate the seal! - Yes, sir!

Confiscate the seal?

My petition has not been sealed yet.

How dare you! Who dares to raise their head?

They cannot take the seal.

Jang Ki-wan shall be imprisoned at once.

No one can enter the premises until the investigation is over!

I object!

You are that rude, aggressive...

You are Bang-deuk!

Royal Inspector, sir.

I was just...

I must have been out of my mind.

I really thought you were a beggar.

I mean, you looked dirt-poor and title-less, so I thought...

In any case, I am truly sorry for my brazenness.

- Royal Inspector, sir! - Mother!

Please just go ahead and imprison this wench too.

This is void!

The magistrate cannot even stamp his seal on this now.

There you go. Take this and get lost.

You came at the perfect time.

I wish you a long, healthy life.

Then we shall return to our home.

Come here, you brat.

Your impudence knows no bounds.

Let her go.

How dare you use violence in a government office?

I hope I did not come too late.

[To the magistrate of Gyehwa Valley]

Jang Ki-wan, the magistrate of Gyehwa, is under arrest for a grave crime.

However, he has already approved Kim Jo-yi's divorce request.

Ergo, I, the royal inspector of Left Chungcheong Province,

hereby announce that as of today, the lunar date of May 5...

Your divorce

is approved.

[No animals were harmed during the filming.]

[Local Government Office]

[We thank Song Jong-ho for his special appearance.]

[Secret Royal Inspector Joy]

[I will no longer live with regret.]

[Before words spread about a secret royal inspector in the region,]

I will find out who is behind this.

[You should have prevented him from sending another inspector.]

[We will just kill them all.]

[To protect what you cherish, you must put up with things you dislike.]

[It could also mean poison.]

[Coming here was a great move.]

[Why would we meet again?]

[I told you to take care of it!]

[You helped me get my life back.]

[You made it happen on your own,]

[with your courage.]