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[intriguing music plays]

[man] Have you found out anything else?

I looked into the painters
the guild conducts business with.

But none of them seemed suspicious.

I also did not find questionable ledgers
in the guild's library.

When it comes to the painter,

it seems the chief merchant
handles the matter.

As is expected. [inhales sharply]

You must delve even deeper, then,
I suppose.

To do so,
you must not raise any more suspicions.

You were close to being found out.

Sim Jae-yi. That wench
nearly ruined everything we've worked for.

And I'm certain
she'll complicate things again.

Get rid of her.

[music fades]

DEAR HONGRANG

[drumbeats]

[drumbeats]

[tense music plays]

I appreciate all you have done
for the chief merchant

as his lead merchants over the years.

Nevertheless, I am glad to see that
you have all made the difficult decision

to come and attend this meeting.

For this loyalty,

I shall repay you generously
for a long time to come.

You have my word.

[merchants] Yes, my lady.

I have gathered you all here
not to ask you to turn against my husband,

but to help guide the guild
in a new direction.

I sincerely hope
that you do not reproach yourselves at all

for attending this meeting.

[merchants mutter]

However, if perhaps you leave here
wishing you hadn't come,

then I hope you are prepared
to lose your life

and for all of your kin
to face the consequences

for generations and generations to come.

[merchants cough and mutter]

You have my word. It will be so.

Now then, shall we begin
this auspicious meeting?

[music stops]

[merchants mutter]

Lady Min.

Merchant Mun.

It is not us, the lead merchants,

or the guild's disposition that guide
the chief merchant in any direction.

-What does then?
-The patrons, my lady.

Those who have been instrumental
in ensuring the guild's profitability

through their constant patronage.

But especially the patrons
with significant influence

who've done business with the guild
due to the trusted relationship they had

with the previous chief merchant,
your late father.

That is the reason why they would be more
favorably inclined toward you, my lady.

[tense music plays]

I suggest you win them over first.

[chuckles softly]

Her Ladyship held a covert meeting
with the lead merchants.

It does not bode well for us.

Rumors are circulating

that the guild's ownership has already
been transferred to young master Hongrang.

Let us set off at daybreak.

I shall go to the Jin Arts store.

[tense music continues]

[eerie whooshing]

[eerie whooshing]

[music stops]

I want you to see to this task personally
and in utmost secrecy.

Yes. I will be most cautious, my lord.

-Has business been good these days?
-[merchant] Yes, my lord.

[eerie whooshing]

Is something troubling you, my lord?

No.

I thought I smelled a familiar scent.

A scent?

Mun Gyu-ha.

What?

Uh, what of him, my lord?

How has he been faring these days?

He is dead, my lord.

His addiction to drinking and gambling
ruined everything he had.

Then the mother he had been neglecting
passed away.

He took his own life soon after that.

BIG EYES AND LEAN FACE

[gentle music plays]

I am so sorry for keeping you waiting.

Let us get you someplace safe first, then…

[tense music plays]

[muffled screaming]

[muffled groaning]

[muffled screaming]

What did you do to my sister?
Where is she?

-Guards!
-Where is she? Speak up!

What have you done to Kkot-nim?
Where did you send her? [strains]

Where is she? Please tell me!

[Yeon-ui] Make your choice.

Either you leave with that wench
or take this stamp and assume your place.

It is up to you. Choose wisely.

[somber music plays]

[exhales]

You could leave with nothing

or secure your place here.

[music fades]

[chuckles]

Young mistress.

My lady, are you still asleep?

Are you? I have brought you some food.

Four days have passed
since you've been in here.

My lady?

[man] And I'm certain she'll
complicate things again. Get rid of her.

[Jae-yi] Whether you are
an imposter or not,

I hope you are no longer in pain.

And yet,

she's in no position

to worry about others.

[servant] My lady.

[Jae-yi breathes raggedly]

Oh! Oh no, goodness! Eul-bun! Eul-bun!

[wails] Eul-bun!

-[Eul-bun] What is it, Mother?
-She's not well.

The poor young girl.

[Hongrang] What about my sister?

[gasps]

[Eul-bun's mother gasps]

[somber music plays]

[breathes shakily]

[music fades]

[young Hongrang] Sister,

please get better.

[somber music plays]

[young Hongrang] I feel sad
when you're in pain.

Please… get better.

I want you to feel happy.

[music fades]

The combination of her being
unable to eat, coupled with anxiety,

caused her spleen
and stomach to malfunction,

resulting in her coughing up blood.

After a few days of good rest,
she will be well.

There's no need to worry.
I shall prescribe yeonsimsan.

Let it steep in water
and have her drink it.

[gasps]

Oh my. This is Sin's Miindo painting,
is it not?

How on earth did you manage
to get your hands on this?

[gasps] I shall buy it from you right now.

What is your asking price?

This is a gift.

A present from Her Ladyship
to you, Your Honor.

-What?
-Ah.

She's offering this as a gift?
A piece as precious as this?

[man gasps]

Very well. What would Her Ladyship
like in return?

She has returned?

What? Is there something else?

[Mu-jin] I acted too rashly.

It was careless.

I know full well

the extent of your pain.

I've caused you even more suffering.
I am so sorry.

Believe me.

Perhaps

he really is Hongrang.

Have you thought about that?

What would you do then?

[melancholy music plays]

I must accept it.

If he is your brother,
in a way, he is my brother too.

If I understand correctly,

the person who conspired with Hong-sik
to have me drink the pomegranate wine

was not Sim Jae-yi.

It was the substitute brother.

She was trying to protect him.

And I simply danced to her tune.

[music fades]

[Yeon-ui] I am utterly repulsed.
I've lost my appetite.

What is it you want to say?
Why are we all here?

Please get on with it.

[sighs]

Hongrang.

-Yes?
-Pay a visit to your great-uncle.

But he lives so far.
Why do you wish him to go?

[Yeol-guk] I received a letter from him.

He last saw Hongrang when he was
but a child. He wishes to see him again.

It was inconsiderate of me not to have
sent Hongrang to visit him sooner.

May I take my sister with me?

I have yet to recall
so many memories from my childhood,

and it worries me that I may
unintentionally cause him distress.

I'd like her to accompany me.

She would help alleviate my uneasiness
and aid me in recalling my memories.

Very well. You may take her.

-He is away from home yet again?
-Yes, my lord.

His leg condition
must be completely cured, then.

He no longer needs his palanquin.

W-Well, that is--

Take this and have it delivered
to His Honor.

-He gave you this and then he simply left?
-Yes, my lord.

[chuckles]

I see both the husband and the wife

are being remarkably tactful
in their efforts, are they not?

However, since I've already received
a treasure from Her Ladyship,

it would be unlikely
for him to persuade me with anything else.

[gasps] What?

What on earth?

Get my carriage ready.

I must go to the Min Family Guild
this instant!

[tense music plays]

[music fades]

[exhales]

-This is an imitation.
-How can you tell?

It is such intricate work.
It is almost impossible to discern.

Are you suggesting
that Lady Min sent me a forgery?

Are you sure about this?

Yeol-guk,

it is not that I distrust your judgment,
but how can you be sure?

These two pieces look identical.
How can you tell one from the other?

I am sure that I'm not mistaken.

All pieces that come into the guild
have been marked in a certain way.

JIN

[exhales] How deceitful!
The nerve of that woman.

[foreboding music plays]

Your Honor,

you have been greatly wronged here.

Please forgive me.

Oh, no.

You have done nothing wrong.

I now realize that Lady Min

has been acting in a very undignified way
to claim the guild for herself.

She likely meant no harm, my lord.

She lacks a detailed eye for art.

You see, she typically
handles the guild's financial matters.

Huh. [tuts]

Now, wait.

There must be others
who have also received a forgery.

[Yeon-ui exhales] Lord Hong,

you should have sent word
that you would be coming.

Please come inside.

Hmph.

Chief Merchant…

[music fades]

[foreboding music resumes]

Find out what is going on.

Yes, ma'am.

[music fades]

[gentle music plays]

[man clears throat]

-[Jae-yi] Why have you brought a dagger?
-Do you remember what I taught you before?

I do, but vaguely.

I hold it like this?

Allow me.

[exhales] I think it was like this.

Have mercy.

-Was that correct?
-[chuckles]

Yes. I give you it
so you can protect yourself like that.

You must come back safely.

[Jae-yi] I will.

[porter] Tie them up tightly. Make sure.

[gentle music continues]

[music fades]

[porter] All right.

My dear son,

it pains me so much
that I cannot go with you.

There is an urgent matter
that I must attend to.

[Yeol-guk] His Lordship
is a strict and principled man,

so be sure to treat him
with the utmost courteousness.

I will.

I will see you soon, Mother.

[foreboding music plays]

I'm having them followed.
There's no need for worry.

[music fades]

-[porter 1] Help yourselves.
-[porter 2] Let us eat.

[porter 3] Heavens,
this tastes good. [chuckles]

[bird chirps]

[Jae-yi] Oh my goodness.
You are just a fledgling, aren't you?

[bird chirps]

How ever did you fall from up there?

It might have been pushed out
by its own mother.

What?

Mother birds tend to abandon chicks
that are weak or have deformities.

Keeping it alive would mean another mouth
to feed. Most likely it would die anyway.

I don't know. This one wants to live.

Look. See how its wings are flapping.

I believe it's telling us
it needs our help.

It wants to go back to its nest.

Here. You hold it.

Hand it back to me
once I get close to the nest.

Can you even… climb?

[Jae-yi grunts]

[Jae-yi strains]

[jaunty music plays]

[sighs]

[Hongrang] You hold it.

[Hongrang grunts]

[gasps]

What are you waiting for?

[gentle music plays]

-[Hongrang grunts]
-Oh! [panting]

-What?
-[sighs]

Are you going to catch me?

-Hmm.
-All right, then, as you wish.

[Jae-yi] Oh! [yelps]

[groans]

You said that you would try!

You said you would try harder to be
a little brother. Is this what you meant?

I thought that's what
little brothers were like.

Immature, reckless, and impulsive.

[huffs]

[music stops]

The objects I sent the patrons
were all imitations?

Yes, my lady.

That cannot be.

We retrieved them from the strongroom,
so how could that be possible?

Someone must have
tampered with the pieces.

But who?

Why?

[exhales]

Do you mean the items
were not authentic to begin with?

This is disastrous.

[sighs]

I have damaged the guild's reputation
and the trust of its patrons.

I have to be the one
accountable for everything, mustn't I?

[sighs]

My lady, I have heard rumors
that Madam Gwigokja is close by.

Find out where she is. Right now!

Yes, my lady.

[gentle music plays]

[man] Do away with her on the journey.

Say she fled to find her brother.
That should be a sufficient excuse.

I have evidence to prove she saved
enough money working with the strays

to flee to Yanjing.

[Jae-yi] Hah!

[horse neighs]

[gentle music continues]

[music fades]

[gasps] Hongrang! My heavens,
is it really you?

Why, you've not changed one bit, indeed.

I thought I would never get to see you
again before I died. [chuckles]

[woman 1] Do you remember me at all?
Please, take a look around.

Everything should be
exactly as you remember it.

No wonder. I thought it looked familiar.

Beautiful.

Especially the pine tree.

[woman 2] Of course you remember that!

You used to stand on the tips of your toes

and say that you would
grow taller than it. Hmm!

Goodness. Hmm.

I owe everything to my sister.

It's thanks to her I have been able
to recall things little by little.

Oh, of course. You two were inseparable
ever since you were little.

Oh, yes, yes.

Jae-yi, is it not?
You have not changed a bit either.

-[man clears throat]
-Oh, yes. Welcome back.

[woman 2 chuckles]

[woman 1 chuckles]

[woman 3] …to become
such a dashing young man.

I hear you thought differently.

Pardon?

What was it?

What instantly prompted you to deny

that he was the brother
you had lost 12 years ago?

I did not

find him recognizable at all.

Then, what about now?

Do you still have doubts
that he is your little brother?

[clanging]

Let me tell you something.

In my youth, I led countless soldiers,
and every single one of them

had a fear of some sort pent up inside.

Fear often stems from something
one experiences in childhood.

Soldiers who have memories
of almost drowning as a child

develop a fear of water.

Those who recall
falling from a considerable height

develop a fear of heights.

Which means that…

you must fear this.

You were severely burned
by a brazier's flame in this very room.

It must have left you with a scar.

Yet, look at you.
You do not seem to fear fire at all.

It is simply because I have experienced
much worse horrors.

Intense hunger left my insides feeling
as though they were being seared by fire.

The biting cold made my skin
feel as if it were being torn apart.

That was worse than any pain from a burn.

[grunts, panting]

[Hongrang] In the darkness,
where I could not see an inch ahead of me,

I hoped for a single ember to warm me.

I did not care
if it meant I could burn up or die.

However, despite the hunger

and the bleak cold and dark,

what I feared most
was nothing that would hurt me physically.

It was the fear of being alone.

[melancholy music plays]

No other kind of fear
could surpass that feeling of loneliness.

No other fear

will ever be greater.

Fortunately, it appears that you will not
have to endure such a fate.

[music fades]

She is here.

[uneasy music playing]

You should not be staying
in such an awful place.

Come with me, please.

You are

at risk of losing something
again, I gather.

[Yeon-ui] I beg you
to lay a blessing upon me.

I fear that both myself and my son
appear to be at serious risk

of falling into grave danger.

Who is at fault?

If you had not put yourself at risk
to begin with,

you would not have had to come here
at all, would you?

Yes.

-It is because I acted rashly.
-[bangs table]

An imitation exists
only because an authentic one exists.

What?

What do you…

[haunting music plays]

[exhales]

[music fades]

[indistinct chatter]

I once thought that it might be better
if you did not in fact return home.

I had hoped that you had either passed on

or found happiness in another life
far from your homeland.

I did not want you to one day suffer
the consequences of your parents' sins.

Forgive me.

What do you mean by that?

Remember this.

Spilling innocent blood
will have its consequences.

[uneasy music plays]

We will rest here for the night.

Take the porters
and settle someplace farther.

[uneasy music continues]

[music fades]

[haunting music plays]

[panting]

[gasps]

[haunting music continues]

[music fades]

[gentle ballad plays]

[gasps]

[gentle ballad continues]

[music fades]

[ballad resumes]

[music fades]

[sighs]

[gentle music plays]

[rustling]

[music fades]

[ominous music plays]

[music stops]

[tense music plays]

[dramatic music plays]

[yelling]

[music fades]

[tense music plays]

Why are you lurking here?

Let us end this quickly.
We wouldn't want to wake anyone.

[dramatic music plays]

[grunting]

[swords clashing]

-[flesh squelches]
-[assassin groans]

[assassins yell]

[Hongrang grunts]

[music stops]

[breathes heavily]

Hongrang?

Hello? Are you sleeping?

I'm talking to you!

[tense music plays]

[Hongrang] Such a shame.

Quite wasteful.

You are all good swordsmen.

Now tell me, who sent you?

[Mu-jin] You are up against a Soul Reaper.

Take only your most skilled men with you.

Do not let her out of your sight.

You must not let him harm
a single hair on her head.

[tense music plays]

Get rid of the bastard.

But the grandmaster's orders
were to protect the lady, sir.

[coins clink]

I doubt your silence is due to loyalty.
Perhaps pride? Or is it work ethic?

However,

pride and duty are luxuries

that mercenaries who kill for money
can ill afford.

I do understand though.

You see,

I am not much different from you.

[tense music continues]

[assassin splutters]

[assassin groans]

[breathes heavily]

Where is she?

[footsteps approach]

[gasps]

Oh! What is it?

-Did something hap--
-[Jae-yi] I…

thought I had lost you.

-Again.
-What?

I said I thought I had

lost you again.

[gentle music plays]

You thought you did what?

-[twigs crack]
-[gasps]

[meows]

[chuckles]

[Hongrang] What was that just now?

Springing into action.
Was that to protect me?

[laughs]

Just stop it.

[music stops]

[Hongrang] What? Stop what?

[scoffs]

[gentle music plays]

[horse neighs, snorts]

[horse snorts]

[music fades]

What is it now?

That must have happened
when I went for a stroll to, uh…

[Jae-yi] Why are you hurt?

Why do you keep getting hurt?
I do not understand why.

Why?

[gentle music plays]

[Jae-yi breathes shakily]

[music fades]

[Yeol-guk] Now then,
we must resolve this issue.

In order to do so,

we will compare the pieces you received
with the ones I have kept.

We will identify which ones are authentic

and which ones are imitations.

We will do it right here and now.

Send in the appraisers.

[Yeon-ui breathes deeply]

[man 1] Goodness, why are they so quiet?

[indistinct chatter]

[man 2] I, for one, remain hopeful.

[appraiser breathes deeply]

[man 1] Why do they need to stare at it
for so long? Good heavens.

Be quick, damn it.

[appraiser exhales]

What is your opinion?

After conducting multiple examinations
and speaking amongst ourselves,

we have reached a unanimous conclusion.

The pieces on the right-hand side
are authentic.

[man 3] We were had, then.

-[man 4] How on earth did this happen?
-[man 5] I am curious to know as well.

Did you mean to deceive us from the start?

We would very much like to hear
what you have to say.

Lady Min,

speak up and explain yourself!

[man 6 exhales]

[men gasp]

[tense music plays]

[men clamor]

-[man 2] Oh, my heavens!
-[man 1] Oh! Oh!

What do you think you're doing?

[Yeon-ui] You are mistaken.

This! And this!

All of these are the fake pieces!

We had the appraisers inspect them
right before our eyes.

Yes.

I know.

They are fake as well!

All those imbeciles.

So now let me show you the truth.

Bring him in!

[men mutter]

[tense music continues]

[Hong] It is Chu, the son-in-law
from Jin Arts Supply Store, is it not?

Which of these did you draw?

The ones on the right-hand side
are the ones I drew, my lady.

[men gasp]

What nonsense.

I leave my mark

on all my imitation pieces.

[tense music continues]

[men mutter]

[Yeon-ui] Is that so?

Then show us.

We need to see if there is a mark there.

[tense music continues]

JIN

No! Those markings
indicate their authenticity.

It is a mark in my handwriting
indicating that it is a work of imitation.

[man 2] Work of imitation?

[tense music builds]

The character "Jin"?

[men clamor]

-[man 1] The handwriting is identical.
-[man 2] So that one is fake?

[man 3] Exactly.

[men mutter]

[tense music continues]

Now then, shall I
fill that chest up with gold or

shall I have your family's heads cut off
and put them in there?

-[gasping]
-[man 5] This is ridiculous!

[music stops]

[Yeol-guk] What do you think
you are doing?

I merely took a page out of your book.

[tense music plays]

What did you do?

You had the authentic pieces
replaced with forgeries.

Is that why you think you can do this?

That you can falsely claim
that those imitations are authentic?

You will have to face
the consequences of this action.

There are dozens of appraisers,

as well as the original painters
who will be able to identify their work.

An imitation is what it is.

It will never be an original,
no matter how much you insist otherwise.

But that is exactly what is happening now.

[tense music builds]

[coughing]

No! All of these are authentic pieces!

Put the fire out now!

[gasps] Put it out!

Dowse the flames. Hurry!

Hurry! Put it out now!

-[man 5] Fire!
-[man 1] Fire!

-[man 2] Fire!
-[groans]

[tense music continues]

These are authentic pieces! No!

What makes a fake a fake

is the existence of an authentic.

Well then,

which ones should be
considered authentic now?

[tense music continues]

Will you do something for me?

[music fades]

Ridiculous.

I should not have cried.

[Hongrang] Strange, is it not?

I am the one who is injured,

yet she's the one in pain.

Is it because we are alike?

[sighs] It was pity.

I was feeling sorry for her.

Watching her show concern for someone else
when she is clearly suffering.

It was such a sad sight to behold.

Rest assured

I am well aware
that there are worse things.

Souls that are worse off.

This emotion will pass.

We cannot have the Min Family Guild's
only daughter looking this gaunt.

You should go and rest.
You will be exhausted from all the travel.

Welcome home, my beloved son.

-[Hongrang] Have you been well, Mother?
-Yes.

Let us go inside.

[indistinct chatter]

Oh dear. [sighs]

[tense drumbeats]

[man] Why is the girl still alive?

I doubt it was a failure on your part.

Have you kept her alive intentionally?

Yes.

It would be tragic.

Tragic, how?

I am not the guild master's real son.

Mu-jin is adopted, and he is just there
to further his cause.

The girl, though,

Sim Jae-yi is his daughter by blood.

If you keep her alive,

she'll prove useful
when the critical moment arrives.

But still, she remains suspicious of you.
And she will keep you at risk.

Her trust…

That is all that I need to earn from her.

[woman] But can you truly earn her trust?

[man] It has been a long time.
My goodness, you look pale.

Have you seen a specter?

No.

It is just that I heard…

Ah.

You heard the rumor that my mother died

while I was searching
for my missing sister,

and that I had killed myself after
indulging in drinking and gambling, yes?

Mm. Well, I'm sorry to say,

it is only half true.

As you can see,

I am alive and well.

I have been living in Qing.

My uncle owns some land there,
so I thought I would offer him some help.

I see.

What are you doing here now?

Oh.

Yes. I have a task to attend to.

Now, if you will excuse me,
I have some place to be.

Let us talk some more at another time.

[tense music plays]

I must say, though…

how can you be so heartless?

She was once your lover, was she not?

I am curious.

How could you not ask
about my sister Kkot-nim's whereabouts?

Perhaps you simply do not care.

Or is it

that you know better than anyone else
where she is?

[tense music continues]

[Yeol-guk] I will protect you

at all costs.

[tense music builds]

It is good to see you again, Master.

[dramatic music plays]

It has been so long,

dear Mother.

[dramatic music continues]

[music fades]

[dramatic music plays]

[music fades]

[gentle ballad plays]

[music fades]