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ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

Widows?

So, the killers who tried to kill the local functionary were women?

Yes.

One of them was

wearing a white dress.

Are you sure?

Why would women--

I saw them with my own eyes.

They were no ordinary--

Hey!

Where is Yun?

I was informed that he went to the kisaeng house he frequents.

-Kisaeng house? -Yes.

It is called Yeonhwa House in Mudamgol.

All right.

Take care of the corpse.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Wait.

Is Mudamgol not a widow village?

Sorry?

Come to think of it, there is a widow village right by the kisaeng house.

Welcome!

I am not here as a customer.

I have to search this place quietly, so cooperate.

Yes, my lord.

BREWERY

There is no need to complicate things.

Instead of the young and foolish Grand Prince Yeongchang,

you can use me instead.

Make me become the King.

That is the only thing that has changed.

You say you want to become the king.

But do you think you have what it takes?

Is he on the same side?

No, then he would be wearing the same outfit as the rest.

What are you doing here?

This is a widow village protected under the King's order.

A man shall not enter!

Will you learn your lesson only after I beat you up?

Oh, my!

Are you here to catch your daughter-in-law who ran away?

Then that is all the more reason why you should leave.

You are hiding something.

Goodness.

What are you doing to a powerless woman like me?

What would I be hiding?

What brings you here?

Chancellor Heo just left from the kisaeng house,

and we did not find anyone suspicious.

Good work, everyone.

Thank you for stalling time.

Had it not been for you, we would be in deep trouble.

I was quite impressed

with her fighting skills at the birthday party.

Turns out she is resourceful as well.

Looks like we can officially assign you some tasks.

I will do my best.

Who is he?

Why did you bring me here?

The all mighty Chancellor like you can be so helpless.

I thought you had His Majesty's trust.

But it seems like you are caught red-handed.

The Grand Prince ended up like that thanks to you,

so how much worse can it be to have His Majesty find out?

We are lost.

Lost?

I told you in a very kind manner.

You have to make me the king.

Why do you want to be the King?

Because I wish our poor people

to thrive and live bountiful lives.

Need I really say such cliche?

A king should genuinely care about his people!

I am

going to become a king with absolute power and authority.

And under my authority, Chancellor, you can...

Are you heading out to tell His Majesty

that you once planned treason against him?

Or,

that his son,

who should have died 20 years ago, is still alive?

Is that

what you are going to tell him?

Here is my answer to your question

as to why you are here at my annex.

Come in.

I had an unexpected gain while keeping my eyes on you.

Hearing that you sent the Muwol Corps to some island,

I was wondering why you did so.

It turns out that

people were hiding in that island as if they did not exist.

That is when I realized

that the stories Father had told me were true after all.

Were you not curious?

Why do you think His Majesty tried so hard

to get rid of his own son and Jung Yun-jeo from this world?

Well, clearly not.

Had you been curious, you would not be alive.

Are you--

If I were the King's son, I at least would not have gotten upset

that I had to stay hidden throughout my entire life.

You are Yun-jeo's son!

I must

make this man King.

Because he is the only person

who can give me back everything I lost.

What do you think?

Revealing this much

usually leads to becoming a team.

-You cannot come in here. -Yes, I can.

I am allowed to.

Pardon?

I can go anywhere I want and get rid of anyone I want.

That is who I am.

What do you mean?

I finally figured out who has your heart.

Are we talking about this again?

I told you that that is not--

Then would it not matter if I kill him?

I am leaving soon.

That is what I used him for.

I know

I owe a lot to Madam Chun for looking after me.

But thanks to him, I can leave in peace.

-You used him? -Yes.

Just like how you are manipulating me by using my secret,

I manipulated him using his.

So please, do not make

such rash assumptions and say such evil things.

Fine.

Leave this place and come to me.

-I will-- -No.

I do not ever want to hear that again.

Please leave.

What? Why?

Why did you say that man was a pervert?

Why did you disappear? What were you doing?

Why on earth are you here?

-I am not telling you. -What?

-You said you will tell me everything. -You said you do not care.

You said that we should never question each other.

And you are--

I am leaving soon.

That is what I used him for.

-I am what? -Whatever.

Why did you just stop mid-sentence?

Stop hiding secrets and answer me!

Why should I be the only one to tell you everything?

What about you?

Why are you turning this on me?

We are talking about you being suspicious right now.

Why does it matter what I do?

-Why you little... -What?

Stop it, you two!

For goodness' sake!

My goodness.

Are you kids or what?

Even if you have things to fight about,

you should be talking it out in a calm manner.

Why quarrel so early in the morning?

Aeng-du,

can you ask her where she is going without cleaning up?

He is asking where you are going.

I am heading to work.

And can you remind him that he is the dishwasher?

You are the dishwasher.

Do not go.

Do you even know what kind of guy he is?

I live with you, yet I do not know you.

So how would I possibly know him?

Just do not go. I am telling you!

Who are you to tell me things?

I am...

I am your mother.

Aeng-du, tell him he should be ashamed.

You two are driving me crazy!

You will not even let me finish my meal?

You have already finished.

I cannot watch this anymore.

You two are so childish!

Hey! Where do you think you are going?

To see my sweet Lord Cha.

Are you going to stop me or what?

Why would you go see him?

I need to have lunch

now that I have finished breakfast.

Darn it!

This is so annoying!

Where is Yul-mu?

I guess he is not here.

This is not the only kisaeng house he visits.

Great, I can do the dishes now.

What about lunch?

What about my lunch?

He promised to make me flower pancakes.

He told me that we will pack some and go on a picnic.

He said flower pancakes taste best when eaten on a picnic.

He promised me!

Gosh, I will make those flower pancakes for you.

Goodness. Are you confident that you can cook it well?

I am not confident.

-How can I face His Majesty? -Just act normal.

He will be more suspicious now. What should we do?

We will be moving the Muwol Corps' base.

So tell everyone to stop going to Yeonhwa House

and tell them to be extra careful.

My Lord, what if we side with Prince Neungyang and revolt?

Everyone thinks it is not a bad idea.

Grand Prince is no longer with us, so we need to find another way.

I am going to find another way.

I will never side with him.

Tomorrow night,

everyone in the Muwol Corps must leave the village.

-Sorry? -Sorry?

Make sure that you are not leaving any traces behind,

and start moving in groups of 3 or 4 once it gets dark.

I will see you at Aseowon in Hanyang.

Who gave us this order?

Was it Chancellor Heo?

Yes. He sent me a letter.

We saw what happened last night.

Does he really have any authority right now?

How can we just suddenly serve a different person?

Lord Cha.

No...

Prince Neungyang had been preparing it all along.

We had no other choice as long as he was the one with the power.

If we refuse, we might put everyone in danger.

However,

he is also the one who can help us with our goal.

The Chancellor will surely join us soon enough,

so we are not betraying anyone.

We just need to trust and follow both.

Neither seems any different.

I will visit the Chancellor to sort things out tomorrow.

But I do believe it is right for us to move our base.

I will escort you to Hanyang.

No, please stay here to organize the move.

I will take

Lady Kim with me.

Yes, madam.

Are you really going to leave?

The Chancellor and His Majesty's nephew?

Let us just stop here.

Let us return to where your father is--

And what?

Hide in the mountains?

Goodness.

The elites join forces in secret to create a new world

behind His Majesty's back.

Do you have any idea what that means?

A revolt.

So you know!

And you still want to go?

What are you going to do?

They are the ones doing it,

so Father is not the rebel here.

It took me pretending to be a woman to figure out their weakness

so I need to make good use of it.

If things go south, I may as well go to the police bureau and spill everything.

My goodness.

Whether I kill them or not, I am going to see the end of this.

And then I can live as who I am

with Father and Hwang-tae.

And...

I am leaving soon.

And...

Yes.

We will live with you

and be who we are. Let us do it.

Yes.

Of course! I will definitely live with you and Aeng-du, too.

Indeed.

Hey.

You should use glutinous rice water for flower pancakes.

How could you just throw soaked rice cake right into the oil?

I thought it would not matter.

Does everything not taste the same when fried in oil?

I am hungry. You make some for me.

I am busy. I do not have time for this.

Yul-mu would have cooked some for me.

Let us finish that one up and be on our way.

-To where? -To where?

We are supposed to go on a picnic with these, remember?

-When did I agree to this? -I told you I am busy.

I miss Yul-mu.

Fine, let us go!

Have some.

Are you protecting me,

or trying to lock me up?

I am locking you up to protect you.

I do not have time for this.

I must find my sons!

I will order my people to look

for the older son in the mountains.

If there is no body, that means he is hiding in the mountains.

Please find him for me.

As for His Majesty's child,

if I do find him...

We will go to Ming.

If you want us to go farther, we will go.

We will hide wherever you tell us to--

You told me that he grew into a fine young man.

Maybe he can be...

What are you talking about?

Never mind.

I will keep looking for him,

so you stay here down low.

Do not worry about anyone getting hurt.

Why are you dressed like a man today?

We are far out of the village, anyway.

Is it not nice? I look great.

Here.

Great, my foot!

Hey!

Just give up. You do not even know how to fish.

Look who is talking! It took you more than an hour.

Let us just head back.

Why did you bring me here with you?

You think I brought you here because I wanted to?

Had you not offered to make flower pancakes for her--

I told her that I would cook for her, not go on a picnic.

Anyway, it is all your fault.

You should not have visited Yul-mu's kitchen!

-I went out because of you-- -He is the worst one.

If he made a promise to a child, he should have kept it.

He should not have promised her if he could not keep it.

For goodness' sake!

Here.

This is how everyone falls in love.

Why do you two keep fighting over nothing?

That is because your brother has so many secrets.

He says he will tell me everything, but he never does.

I just do not want to lie to you.

What?

I cannot tell you why I am here right now.

If I were to tell you, I would have to lie again.

I do not want to lie. Happy now?

I am sorry to interrupt,

but we are going to need to go back to land.

Now I can breathe.

Could you find me a big leaf?

A tender one, please.

Hey!

Where are you going?

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Did you see that? I do not need a fishing rod...

My goodness.

Why are you crying?

Gosh. Come on.

Why did you not tell her that you lived on an island?

She never asked.

My goodness.

Aeng-du!

Go and eat this over there.

What are you doing?

Are you dumb? You should have dried your feet first.

I am fine. Let us just go.

You will catch a cold if your feet are cold.

Do not try to put me through trouble.

Good.

There you go.

-I told you to-- -Not do things like this?

I do whatever I want.

It is not like you listen to me, either.

It is not that.

I do not know your real name.

What?

When I thought that you were drowning,

I could not call you because I did not know your name.

Do you want me to tell you?

I am not telling you.

-Why are you keeping that a secret? -I will tell you later,

if you take good care of Dong-dong and Dong-ju.

I will tell you once they grow up, lay eggs,

and become chickens.

Why does everything have to be later?

Whatever.

I will tell you then. So stick around and take good care of them.

They cannot live without you. You are their mother, okay?

Promise me that you will.

I will just keep calling you a scamp.

Hey! Why are you always so harsh?

I am not asking you for a big favor.

Promise me, will you?

TOMORROW NIGHT, MUWOL CORPS IS TO LEAVE THE VILLAGE

The Chancellor is so naive.

This is what he came up with?

To get the Muwol Corps to flee to Hanyang?

But is it not dangerous for us to stay here,

especially when His Majesty is keeping an eye on the village?

You should stop coming--

I have been coming here almost every day.

Would it not be more suspicious of me to stop coming all of a sudden?

But what should we--

Do as the Chancellor says.

Yes, my lord.

I plan on heading to Hanyang first thing in the morning.

I have something to ask the Chancellor.

I plan on

asking him to join the majority.

I will get a guard and a horse for you.

That is okay.

I will be going with a widow that newly joined the Muwol Corps.

You know her, too.

I know her?

Your Majesty!

I am Vice-Curator Yeon,

who looks after the widow village in Mudamgol--

I got it.

Tell me about the widow village.

Tell me about everything.

You will be killed if you do not tell me the truth.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You joined the Muwol Corps?

I heard it pays well.

And I heard you are planning treason.

I have so many reasons to kill you. But I am letting you live only because

Dong-ju asked me not to kill you.

But it is getting harder and harder

to keep that promise.

I do not fear men who is all talk.

You can do as you wish.

Do not make Dong-ju overthink.

Unlike you, I do not give out warnings.

Hey! I lost him because of you!

Who are you?

Are you not--

I almost promised him

that I will raise the chicks.

I keep wanting to.

I want to be by his side.

I am sorry, Mom.

Her belongings are still here.

No way.

This cannot be.

What were you doing?

-What? -What were you doing

-out all night without telling me? -You did the same.

I was with Hwa-su because she needed help with something.

You think I have not checked there?

Looks like you are heading out.

Go. I am going to get some sleep.

I will not ask you to like me back.

You can use me if you want.

So,

just do not disappear.

Please.

Are you sure it is okay for us to be so noticeable?

Have you not heard

that the Chancellor is my pimp?

Sorry?

That is why it would be natural to visit him like this.

We are here now.

You are leaving today?

Yes.

Are you rushing

because of him?

No, because I am ready.

Okay, then let me go with you to Hanyang.

I will be going alone. Please do not follow me.

Fine.

Then let me at least know when you arrive in Hanyang.

Do you remember the swing?

Just show me your face at 10 p.m. there.

That is all I ask for.

Then

you will not do anything, right?

To him?

Yes.

Promise me that you will not do anything to him.

And you say you do not love him?

Even if I do, I will hide it.

I am going to break his heart by leaving without notice,

so that he will hate me.

That would be better for him

than to love me and lose me to death.

I know how terrible it is

to lose someone I love and to live on without them.

That is why I will never put him through that.

So you do not need to worry about anything.

You are crying

because of him.

You are not giving me a warning.

You are confessing your feelings for him.

Just pay me for all the work I have done.

No.

I will pay you in Hanyang. Do not be late.

Thank you.

I am alive.

A kisaeng house that financially supports a widow village?

Bring the madam and all the widows who are close to her.

If we do not have evidence, witnesses should do.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Everyone is out now, right?

Yes, and Lady Kim left with Madam Chun.

So we are the last ones.

My home and all my friends are in the village.

I did all that killing because I wanted to live here in peace.

We must leave

in order to protect those friends.

Let us go.

-Pour me a drink, too. -Sure.

Here you go.

Have a drink.

Hey!

Let us get going.

-Let us go! -Let us go!

-Let us go! -Let us go!

Let us go.

My Lord, why do you not

join in with the rest?

He promised that he would take care of people

who are powerless like us.

Will he

not be better than the incumbent King?

Would you think the same after seeing this?

This is Deul-re's--

I found her dead in the hills behind the widow village,

and I have recently found out who killed her.

Are you saying Prince Neungyang did this?

-Why would he do that? -To pry on me

and to find my weakness to threaten me with.

Take care of the powerless?

He does not care for a single soul

to get what he desires.

Prince Neungyang is provoking us.

He is more than well-prepared for this, so be careful.

Shall I kill him when I find him?

He had to live his whole life

hiding on an island because of his father. He did nothing wrong.

Bring him back alive.

Island? Could he be talking about Hwang-tae?

Is it too early to be buddies?

It would be nice for us to become friends.

We will get there in time.

Yes, we will be together for a long time anyway.

Will I really be of help to the revolt?

I do not keep useless people around me.

That being said, I need you to help me

on something unrelated to the revolt.

I will need to find your brother.

No.

I need to find the King's son.

Will you kill him if you do?

Well...

I was going to since he would not be of help.

What do you think?

I am willing to listen to you.

Hwang-tae!

How did you end up getting trapped here?

How are you doing with your injury?

You must have had such a hard time.

I missed you so much.

How did you get here?

It is a long story,

but I am here to save you. Let us get out.

No.

I am not trapped here.

What?

Prince Neungyang did not trap you here?

So, you were running away from the killers--

I almost died on the island

because of you.

-Hwang-tae... -I almost died

once again because of you, but Prince Neungyang saved me.

What are you talking about?

I now know why we had to hide,

why Mother had such an unfortunate death,

and why we were always being chased.

I know everything now.

-And that is all because of me? -Yes.

It is all because of you.

No.

Whatever. Just go.

This conversation never happened, so leave!

Why is it because of me?

Why? Tell me.

Tell me!

Do you really want to hear why?

Can you handle it?

Say it.

Fine.

It is all because of you.

This is...

all because...

all because...

you are the son

of His Majesty.

Leave him alive.

We need someone to go back relay our message

that this is pointless.

What are you talking about?

You really expect me to believe

that I am the King's son?

If you cannot,

-you can ask the King yourself. -What is wrong with you?

I am your brother and Father's son.

That is what I thought!

That is why

I had to live such an unfortunate life.

Mom!

Hwang-tae! Hwang-tae, come over here!

-Mom. -It is all because of you.

If it had not been for you,

my son...

My family...

I will not live like that anymore.

I will take back everything

that you took away from me.

Hwang-tae,

do not do this.

Let us get out of here together.

What am I supposed to do

when even you are not on my side?

Leave.

That is all I know, so do not ever come for me again.

Do not try to find out any more.

Just go and live like you do not exist.

Or else,

you will really die.

Get out. Get out right now.

Get out!

Brother...

Do not ever call me Brother again.

Ever.

Did something happen?

Alcohol is making me a bit sentimental.

What was going on outside?

Nothing.

I took care of it, so just get some rest.

I have to head somewhere now.

You are here.

But...

I could not find Lady Kim, so I came alone.

-I have something to ask. -She is not around?

Okay, head inside.

I have somewhere to go first.

Did you kill Deul-re?

Yes.

Is there an issue

with getting rid of the evidence

before that messes everything up?

So you killed the woman

who devoted her life to you just because she may get in your way?

It is only in the natural order of things

-to perish when they become useless. -Then

you will just as easily abandon the Muwol Corps and the widow village.

So do not make that happen.

And as for the widow village,

I have already abandoned it.

Let us go!

If you need another village, I can build another one.

If you want a kisaeng house,

I will build the biggest and fanciest one in Hanyang.

Did you also believe

that it would be safe as long as the Muwol Corps is out?

Were you underestimating the King?

Please give me some time.

I will make sure that nobody

say anything to the King.

If needed, I will move everyone from the village--

Why?

-What? -Why do all of that work?

There is a simple and easy way to do that.

I understand.

Good.

Wait for me at the annex.

And tell Dan-ho to find Lady Kim.

Yes, my lord.

Did you get him?

Who are you?

Why did you try

to kill my father, my brother, and me?

Who am I?

Tell me.

-Are you... -My Lord!

The widow village is in danger!

Let us get started!

Fire!

Kill all of them!

My goodness.

It is made of rice cake and beef.

Apparently, it is absolutely delicious.

I have never heard of a place that sells such a dish.

This is so frustrating!

He said it was this place for sure.

Let us just have what we can find and go back.

Tigers will come down at night.

It is fine.

We can just stay the night here.

We can stay here for ten nights with this money.

Such nonsense.

Why did he tell her to eat something that does not even exist?

My goodness.

How come she has so much money?

Get them!

Here they are.

BREWERY

That is our village.

Fire?

Lady Kang, what is happening?

We have no idea.

Fire!

Help!

Dong-ju!

Stop!

Stop that right now!

What is that and where are you going?

Tell him that I am sorry that it is not much.

To whom?

To your brother.

What is his name?

Nok-du...

Dan-ho, I cannot

let him live anymore.

Was it the bandits' doing?

I will find and kill them at all costs.

Is this what the Chancellor was hiding from me?

Hanyang?

You still need to rest.

There is something I have not told her yet.

Until when are you going to be on that swing?

I guess fate found its way to you.

Subtitle translation by Min-sun Kim