All language subtitles for Rookie.Historian.Goo.Hae.Ryung.E29-E30.190904-NEXT-NF

(EPISODE 29)

(FIFTEEN DAYS AGO)

(ON THE DAY OF IMO)

(PRINCE DOWON HAD AN AUDIENCE
WITH THE KING AT DAEJOJEON)

(ON THE DAY OF IMO)

(PRINCE DOWON)

On the day of imo,

Prince Dowon had an audience with the King

at Daejojeon.

I'm the one
that the Royal Investigation Bureau

should be looking for.

I helped the Westerner.

I'm the one who helped him hide.

And I'm the one who helped him
leave the palace.

So I'm the one

whom you should punish.

How could a prince think of helping
a barbarian from the West?

(THE KING ASKED HOW A PRINCE
COULD HELP A WESTERNER)

This is why you never deserved
to be a prince.

You may be a prince on the outside,

but you just can't hide your filthy roots.

I need to go to the palace. Get ready.

Yes, my lord.

You are becoming
even more stubborn by the day.

I declined, but you insisted
that I join you for drinks.

I am afraid I do not have many friends
as I am not a kind man.

Please understand, Your Majesty.

Please allow me to pour you a glass.

No, thank you.

My stomach is quite upset today.

Let me pour you one instead.

Your Majesty,
are you afraid that if you drink,

you might say something you should not?

What do you mean by that?

There is nothing I can't say to you.

Then please tell me truthfully.

You have not given me your answer
to the question I asked the other day.

I asked you if there is anything
about Prince Dowon

that you are hiding from me, Your Majesty.

They say that alcohol makes you
fear no one.

How dare you spew such nonsense?

I have been hiding him from the world
for he still has a lot to learn.

I am doing it to protect him
since I, as his father,

am concerned
that others may speak ill of him.

How could you
twist my intentions like that?

I am already full of concerns
about his future.

Don't make me more stressed
than I am already.

You need not worry about him,
Your Majesty.

I think Prince Dowon

is a brave young man
who is certainly of the royal blood.

He disobeyed your royal order

and managed to protect the foreigner
from the palace guards.

His wit and intelligence
cannot be seen as ordinary.

It's time for you
to let go of Prince Dowon.

A prolonged silence often breeds rumors.

Move over, please!

Gosh, could you please... There.

- Seol-geum.
- Yes, my lady.

Can you turn the page for me?

Goodness.

Look at you. You look like a puppy
rolling around in a bush clover field.

Are you really going to stay like this
all day long without even getting dressed?

It's my first day off so long.
Why must you do this?

Don't ask me to do anything.

I won't even lift a finger today.

Even so, you should at least get up

and walk around the front yard
or something.

Come on, sit up.

You'd better not ask me
for a shoulder massage later.

Okay, I heard you.

You nag as much as Officer Yang.

Don't lie back down.

What are you doing here, Your Highness?

You said it's your day off.

So I came to see you.

No one else is inside, right?

It is a lady's room.

You cannot enter in broad daylight.

Then are you saying
I should come back at night?

You may come in.

Right, you can come in now.

What are you looking so carefully for?

It's not like it's your first time here.

But this time, it feels different.

It was just Clerk Goo's room back then,

whereas it's my woman's room now.

- "My woman"?
- Am I wrong?

I thought that's how we felt

about each other.

I'm not sure.

Don't you think it's still too early
to say

that we belong to each other?

What must I do

for you to think that it's not too early?

Would this help?

Or...

what about this?

You really have a bad attitude today.

You seem very determined.

What if I am

determined?

What do you think?

I should go lock the door.

I'd love to see you every day like this.

Somewhere outside the palace.

Without any sachaeks or uniforms.

Not as a historian and a prince.

Just...

like this.

In the mountains behind my house,
there is a pavilion

that overlooks a beautiful landscape.

No one ever goes there,

so no one knows even if a tiger shows up

or if it suddenly thunders.

Is Officer Seong not here yet?

It's almost 9 a.m. already.

Let's wait.

He'd never come in late
because of a hangover.

I'm sure he has his reasons.

What kind of reasons, though?

We haven't even heard a word from him.

Last time, he came in
even though he was burning up with a fever

and ended up passing out while working.

That is true.

Shall I go to his house and check?

No, there's no need.

- Officer Kim.
- Yes?

Yes, sir.

Why is he so cranky today?

I will issue an official approval
about the decision soon.

Tell them to hold off the execution
until then.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

This petition was submitted by Officer Min
from the Office of Royal Decrees.

"I, Historian Min U-won
of the Office of Royal Decrees

ask that Senior Ninth-rank Historian
Seong Seo-gwon be impeached.

Seong Seo-gwon

betrayed the trust
of his fellow historians by divulging

information contained in the sachaeks,

thereby disgracing the mission
of the Office of Royal Decrees.

I ask that he receives the punishment
he deserves."

What? What is going on?

How could a historian request
the impeachment of a fellow historian?

Continue reading.

What exactly is he guilty of?

- Well, the petition ends here.
- What?

Officer Min, why don't you
explain this to us yourself?

We need to know exactly what he did

for us to decide whether
we should impeach him or not.

I accept

Officer Min's request.

Dismiss Officer Seong Seo-gwon
and have him banished

to somewhere 500 ri away from the city.

But Your Royal Highness, I do not think

we should impeach him
without knowing what he is guilty of.

We at least need to know
whom he told and what...

Then are you saying that you

expect Officer Min to read the contents
of the sachaek aloud right here?

Wanting to know
what is in the historians' sachaeks

is a crime that is just as serious
as divulging the information in them.

So please do not argue about this anymore.

Read the next petition, please.

- Hey, Officer Yang.
- My gosh, sir.

You don't need to greet me.

Just tell me.

What kind of information
did Officer Seong disclose?

Pardon me? What do you mean, sir?

Come now. I also belong to the Office
of Royal Decrees. Don't play dumb.

I am talking about the petition

filed by Officer Min,
demanding his impeachment.

I'm sure you know the details
of what he did.

"Impeachment"?

Well...

I beg your pardon, sir?

Who...

Who filed what?
A petition for impeachment?

Officer Min.

Is it true?

You filed a request
for Officer Seong's impeachment?

I heard everything. Answer me at once!

Yes, sir.

I requested
that Officer Seong be impeached.

You didn't even consult me.

What is your reason?

What did Officer Seong do wrong?

His Royal Highness forbade
any further discussion regarding this.

Do not ask.

How could you say such a thing?

You've ruined
a promising historian's life!

Let him explain first.

I'm sure he did it for a reason.

Even if that's the case,
this is simply wrong.

When Clerk Goo was arrested,

we even went on a strike.

You did everything you could.

But with Officer Seong,
you file a request for his impeachment?

How could you do that
to a fellow historian?

You're so heartless.

You know what it's like to have
a petition filed for your impeachment.

I cannot let this slide.

Let's go and protest or something!

That won't work.

No matter how angry you get,

the fact that he committed a crime
does not change.

- Officer Min!
- Get back to work.

Does he think he's the only one
with integrity?

We're all scared to work with you now!

Officer Min.

Is it because of Nokseodang?

That is the only reason I can think of.

Officer Seong

knew about what happened at Nokseodang.

He...

told someone about it, didn't he?

Isn't that
why those Catholics were let go?

Didn't you hear?

- His Royal Highness forbade us...
- Then punish me as well.

If Officer Seong

is guilty of disobeying the royal orders
to save lives,

then I should receive the same punishment.

I, too, kept my lips sealed when I knew

about the Westerner

hiding in Nokseodang.

That is the difference.

You faithfully did your duty
as a historian,

whereas he crossed a line
that he shouldn't have crossed.

Our methods may have been different,

but we had the same goal.

You still don't see

how big of a difference that is?

The sachaek is a double-edged sword.

If we, historians,
can save innocent lives using it,

it also means it can be used
to kill innocent people.

Thus, a sachaek shouldn't be a weapon,
no matter how good your intentions are.

That is the one basic rule
we must follow even if it costs us

our lives.

Do you

understand?

No.

I do not wish to understand.

How can you put

principles above people?

I will see you later.

[Netflix Ver]
MBC E29 'Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung'
-♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

That poor thing.

He worshiped Officer Min's words
more than Confucius' teachings,

but he got stabbed in the back by him.

As they say,
trust is indeed the mother of deceit.

After all, Officer Min
is the Second State Councillor's son.

I bet we're just temporary
fellow historians to him.

Officer One,
Officer Two, and Officer Three.

He won't even remember our names
in five years.

Don't be all talk and no action.

Let's gather some money for him, okay?

I heard he spends all his stipend
on his father's medicine.

I wonder if he'll even be able to afford
a house with a roof at his place of exile.

Gosh, I know.

He'll have to buy some slaves, too.

He'll have a lot of expenses.

Clerk Song.

Why aren't you pitching in?

Your family is rich.

You'd better not say
you came empty-handed.

Why are you all

so simpleminded?

Have you not thought
that maybe Officer Seong actually made

- a serious mistake?
- What?

That means... You must know something.

We don't need to hear it.

He probably just let something
insignificant slip but was accused

of divulging information
contained in the sachaek.

He threatened His Royal Highness.

He threatened His Royal Highness

that he'd reveal everything in the sachaek

if His Royal Highness

didn't release the Catholics.

That is what Officer Seong
is truly guilty of.

Stop spewing complete nonsense.

That is considered high treason.

Why would he do such a thing
for Catholics...

Why do you think he did that?

Obviously, he's one of them.

What a lunatic.

Hey, how do you know this?

Did you hear it from Officer Seong?

Officer Min visited Dongungjeon

before leaving the palace yesterday.

He apologized to His Royal Highness
on Officer Seong's behalf

and begged His Royal Highness
to at least spare his life.

His Royal Highness accepted
his earnest request.

That is why Officer Seong is being exiled
instead of

receiving a harsher punishment.

Apprentice Song.

You should have told us sooner,

- before I was that rude to Officer Min.
- That's nothing.

I yelled and talked back to him.

You two

were still nicer than Officer Hwang was.

He basically took a run at him
with glaring eyes.

Right, you did.

What is the matter with him?

He could've just told us.

Why keep it to himself
and drive everyone around him crazy?

Haven't you known him long enough?

He'd much rather take all the blame
than talk about others' faults.

I told you that there must be a reason.

Officer Min.

I'm sorry I don't have much to offer.

Had I known you'd be coming,
I would've bought some meat.

Take this.

It'll help you with the preparations.

I have no right to accept this.

Officer Seong.

Will you continue

to make me feel uncomfortable?

Thank you,

Officer Min.

I thought I was as good as dead.

Thanks to you, I can live.

Don't thank me. His Royal Highness'
decision saved your life.

Living in exile won't be easy,

but hang in there.

Our office isn't the only place

that you can work at.

You'll be able to return
to the palace soon.

No.

I no longer wish to work
for the government.

When I was young, I did nothing
but study to be a civil servant.

After becoming a historian, all I've
been doing is work on the sachaek.

Now, I wish to live in the real world
instead of being engrossed in books.

I'd like to teach people how to write

and help them with legal matters.

I won't make lots of money,
but I will earn enough

to at least support my family.

Is it so important to you?

That faith of yours, I mean.

Is it significant enough for you

to give up the path you've been on

your whole life without any hesitation?

It is not significant yet.

That is why

I wish to protect it with all my might.

I am leaving because of my sins,

but if you're okay with it,

I'd like to write to you from time to time
and stay in touch with you.

Sure.

I'll wait for your letter.
You can write to me anytime.

Let me pour you a drink.

Cheers.

Get home safely, Officer Min.

No earnings again today.

Welcome!

Are you looking
for anything specific, sir?

- Well...
- Yes.

I'm looking for a book,
which I should be discreet about.

That is my specialty, sir.

You've come to the right place!

There are stacks of such books
in the back room.

My goodness. It's okay, sir.

The drawings are very realistic.

Let's be discreet, please.

And that's not what I'm looking for.

Why on earth are you looking for this book
when you know what's going on these days?

Gosh, my heart is racing.

Here you go.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Wait, sir.

You must never tell anyone about this.

If you do, both you and I will be
dead meat. Do you understand?

(THE TRUE MEANING OF THE LORD OF HEAVEN)

(GOSPEL OF MARK)

(Episode 30 will air shortly.)

No.

A mere apology won't do.

First, you should get on your knees,
Officer Hwang.

Then if he seems less angry,

Hong-ik and I will...

How could you expect me
to get on my knees all by myself?

Then do you want me to do it?
I used to be his superior.

We should just bawl our eyes out
in front of him.

Surprisingly,
such things strike a chord with him.

What do you say?
You can cry on the count of three, right?

Pardon me?

- I'm not good at things like that.
- Hey, you're doing it now.

Keep doing it. Think about something sad.

- Be sad.
- Your wife is mad at you.

Your wife hit you.

She kicked you out.

Sorry to interrupt,
but Officer Min is already here.

- Officer Min...
- My gosh, Officer Min!

- What?
- I'm so sorry.

Don't tell on me
to the Second State Councillor, please.

What's the matter?

I heard everything.

I had no idea Officer Seong
would do something so crazy.

My goodness.

You fool. Do you have no pride
as a historian?

Officer Min, I hope you know

that I've always been on your side
from the very beginning.

I just lost my composure
for a short moment.

Me too.

I was simply offering a word of advice

as your former supervisor.

I never took a run at you
like Jang-gun did.

Sir.

Don't worry about it. It's fine.

Do you really mean it?

Then you won't tell on us
to the Second State Councillor, right?

Obviously, he's just saying it.

Let's just have him punch you
and put an end to this.

- Pardon me?
- It'll get rid of his anger.

Yes. Just let him punch you once,
and that will be it.

Come on, Jang-gun. Live up to your name.

It's not my fault
that my name means "general."

I've been a scholar all my life.

Officer Min's mood is not
what's important right now.

We need his promise that he will never
tell the Second State Councillor

and then Officer Min...

- What on earth...
- Why aren't you using your eyes?

He left a while ago.

Then why didn't you use your mouth?
You should have told us!

Officer Kim, you should have cried first!

You should have stayed focused.

- Why didn't you?
- It's all because of you!

Why are you blaming me?

You should've done that just now!

Officer Min!

What is it?

I'd like to apologize

for what I did yesterday.

I got angry
without knowing the full story.

There is no need to apologize.

If you've understood, it's fine.

I'm only apologizing for getting angry.

I don't mean that
I can understand what you said.

What do you mean?

You said a sachaek should never be used,

no matter how good our intentions are.

I still cannot agree with that.

If I had to save someone,

I would use it without hesitating.

Do you think I'll let you do that?

Then you can impeach me if I do.

- You...
- The Royal Secretariat, right?

That's my...

That Goo Hae-ryung.

Go ahead first.

You said you still have
something left to do.

- Mo-hwa.
- It doesn't mean that I'll forgive you.

But just like you, I also have

something I must do.

Apprentice Heo.

Why did you return so soon?

Because the Queen said
she is going to take a nap.

What about you?

The Queen Dowager also went out.

That means we can...

Let's go.

Why did you suddenly come here?

There are so many bugs.

When we're inside,
you try to write down everything.

So I'm drawing a line
between your work and your personal life.

Starting now,

this is our personal time.

A historian doesn't get
any personal time in the palace.

Give it back while I'm asking nicely,

before I write down everything.

What will you write?

"Prince Dowon had romantic feelings
for a historian

and took her to a desolate place"?

Clerk Yi?

Clerk Yi?

Prince Dowon?

How could you do this to us?

We're historians, Apprentice Goo.

If we're historians,

shouldn't we share all of our secrets?

How could you two
be all lovey-dovey behind our backs?

This is unbelievable. I feel so betrayed!

So what's going on?

When did you fall for...

I mean, since when did you two
have romantic feelings for each other?

Apprentice Oh, it's not like that...

In my case,

it was since the first day we met.

Then you've had feelings for her
since then?

Wait.

Have you two held hands?

Wait, have you... Have you two kissed too?

No. Come on.

Nothing like that ever happened.

Your Highness!

We got caught anyway,
so why should we lie?

Go back to the Office of Royal Decrees
and tell everyone

that Goo Hae-ryung is already taken,

so don't even look her in the eyes

or take her to any get-togethers.

Make sure they just let her do her job

and let her go home right on time.

Are you telling us to spread the news?
What's your intention?

- My "intention"?
- Yes. Let me be honest.

You can just have fun with her
and be done after that, right?

This is a matter of life and death
for Apprentice Goo.

She might not be able to marry,
and she may get kicked out.

She's right.
What about Apprentice Goo's life?

Are you going to be responsible
for this innocent girl's life?

Ladies, please calm down...

I can't believe what I'm hearing.

You two!

"This innocent girl"? Nonsense.

She hit on him first.
Why should he be responsible?

"Hit on him"?

- What? She hit on him?
- Yes.

I have no idea what kind of life
Apprentice Goo lived outside the palace,

but His Highness has lived
a foolish life like an idiot,

reading his life away at Nokseodang,
knowing nothing about women.

- Okay?
- Look, I'm not that bad...

What are you saying?

Are you implying that Apprentice Goo

dated all sorts of men
outside of these walls?

Don't you have eyes?

Look at how pretty she is.

I'm sure guys will
sell off their houses to date her.

They would never pass her by!

That's because you don't know her.

Not everyone can approach
our dear Apprentice Goo

because of her bad temper.

She was half forced to live as an old maid
until the age of 26!

How dare you insult her like this?

And it's not like
His Highness doesn't have good looks.

You can see how handsome he is
in a single glance.

I'm sure all the court ladies
fell for him.

What did you say?

How dare you two speak like that to us?

You're the ones who started this!

Hey! We've worked in this palace
for at least ten years more than you have!

So what? We passed an exam to work here!

You're nothing but court ladies!

- What? "Nothing but court ladies"?
- Yes, you're nothing!

- "Nothing"?
- "Nothing"?

- Come here!
- Hey!

- I'm a historian!
- Hey!

- Hey, stop it!
- You little brat!

- Let go of me!
- How dare you!

- Darn you!
- You little brat!

- Who do you think you are?
- Hey!

What are you all doing?

Move. Move aside!

What's with you?

A group fight in the middle
of the Inner Palace?

What if someone like that big mouth,
Eunuch Park, saw you guys?

Were you planning
to let everyone in this country find out

that Prince Dowon and a female historian
fell in love with each other?

They kept talking as if His Highness
was some kind of beast.

We couldn't stay silent to that.

There are only six people in this world
who can badmouth His Highness.

His Majesty, His Royal Highness,
the Queen, the Queen Dowager,

and us two.

Do you still not understand
what you did wrong?

See? I told you to stop.

You didn't do anything good either.

As you already know,
you have your room here in Nokseodang.

Why did you have to walk around with her
so openly like that

when you could just spend time with her
here in this room?

Why?

Thank goodness
you got caught by her colleagues.

If you got caught
by the fussy Court Lady Choi,

the Queen Dowager would've
summoned Apprentice Goo to her palace.

And without anyone knowing...

My goodness.

I don't know if I'm a eunuch

or a babysitter
who's taking care of three children.

I'll die early at this rate.

Sam-bo.

I didn't fight, though.

- My goodness.
- Gosh.

What's with the long face?

- Did the court ladies bully you again?
- Apprentice Goo...

It's nothing.

I'm just really annoyed
because the weather is so nice.

Apprentice Goo.

Let's talk in private.

I get the feeling they had a fight.

Maybe that fight is still ongoing.

Gosh.

Gosh!

I'm really not happy about this.

I don't care if he's a prince.
How dare he covet Apprentice Goo?

Be honest with us.

Were you threatened?

Are you being forced to date him?

By any chance,
did he use his title as an excuse

to hug you and make physical contact?

No, I'm the one who first...

I'm seeing him

because I like him.

What on earth do you like about him?

A glimpse of his surroundings
is enough to know his character.

His court ladies
are nothing but rude and impolite.

That's probably because they learned
from the person they serve.

Back when he pretended to be Clerk Yi,

he was so slow-witted and weak.

He was far from attractive.

What do you mean he's not attractive?

He's kind and considerate.

He has such an innocent smile.

He's very serious when he reads.

And he looks very peaceful when he sleeps.

"When he sleeps"?

Apprentice Goo, how do you know
what he looks like when he sleeps?

No way.

Already?

Don't be mistaken.
On the day of the gyeongsin ritual...

No wonder you suddenly
disappeared that night.

I can't believe you did it already.

- My goodness.
- No...

Nothing happened. Nothing happened at all.

Don't even try to get out of this.

You'd better tell us everything in detail.

The look in his eyes, the way he touched,
and the way he moved.

Tell us every little detail!

My goodness.

- Get over here.
- Catch her.

Hurry up.

My gosh, I just slept
with my head on his arm.

- What did you do?
- Hurry up and tell us.

We did nothing.
I just used his arm as a pillow.

She used his arm as a pillow.

What happened? Did you explain everything?

Don't even ask.

They locked me up in the library
and interrogated me.

I'm sorry.

I never planned
to put you through any trouble.

If you were going to apologize like this,

why did you have to tell them

that you liked me
from the day we first met?

I said that

because no one around you

knows about our relationship.

It felt like you were
keeping my existence a secret.

And I didn't like that.

It's actually for the better.

Now, I can talk to them freely about you
without keeping it a secret.

So if you ever make me upset,

I'll talk behind your back
and badmouth you.

I'm the purest and noblest man
you'll ever find.

We'll have to see about that.

Don't record this.

[Netflix Ver]
MBC E30 'Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung'
-♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Your Majesty.

You're here.

Did something happen?

It seems like something's on your mind.

No.

It has been so long since I've set foot
outside the palace like this.

Isn't it funny?

The past couple of years

have been so tough and difficult for me.

But the world seems so calm and peaceful.

Your Majesty.

I guess I became a little emotional
now that I'm outside the palace.

So tell me. Did you bring what I asked?

It's the letter that Dominique
wrote to his little brother.

He wrote about the situation
at Seoraewon in that letter.

If only

I got this letter 20 years ago...

It's not too late.

You are still very healthy and strong.

Yes.

That day will soon come.

Thank you.

Not at all, Your Majesty.

By the way,

I have something to tell you.

When I recently visited
Third Inspector Goo's house,

I met his sister there.

Your Majesty.

A message came from the palace.

Your Majesty,
the Queen Dowager has arrived.

Your Majesty.

I heard you went outside the palace.

If you need some air,
you can stay at the royal villa...

I have no reason to leave the palace.

I don't intend to leave,
so don't even look forward to it.

I heard you needed to talk to me
about something.

What is it?

The thing is,

I'd like to discuss
Prince Dowon's marriage.

- His marriage?
- Yes.

Prince Dowon is 20 years old now.

There are many eyes,

and we cannot keep him single
for the rest of his life.

Please allow him to get married now.

Of course.

I have actually been considering it.

Prince Dowon is a grown man now,

so it is time that he finds himself
a good wife.

Your Majesty,
if you install the Garyecheong,

the Second State Councillor
will surely try to get involved.

Why did you approve
of Prince Dowon's marriage?

On top of that,
we cannot guarantee his safety

if he leaves the palace.

Do you think I don't know that already?

I only approved
of Prince Dowon's marriage.

That does not mean the King
gets to choose Prince Dowon's wife.

I want you to send a letter

to Lord So Baek-seon.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I'm really proud of myself right now.

I had such a hard time keeping the secret

to myself yesterday.

I really wanted to tell someone

that Prince Dowon
and Apprentice Goo are dating.

But I held back and kept it to myself.

Are you sure that you didn't tell anyone?

I did tell my dog.

You can understand that, right?

Okay, I'm really proud of you.

I'm so jealous of you, Apprentice Goo.

I hate coming to work every morning.

But this isn't work to you.

You're coming here to spend time
with your dear lover.

That is nonsense.
I'm very strict when it comes to work.

I go there as a historian
to write history...

Of course, you're writing history.

The history of a love affair
between a man and a woman.

It's time to go. I'll be off now.

She must be embarrassed.

- Yes, let's go.
- Let's go.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Will you please stop
yelling my name like that

every time you need to talk to me?

I get so startled every time you yell.

This time,

it really is a big deal.

I heard they're going to install
the Garyecheong.

For a royal wedding?
Who's getting married?

Who do you think?

There's only one person who's old enough
to get married in the royal family.

Me? Prince Dowon?

Yes! It's for you, Your Highness!

His Majesty gave orders
to arrange your marriage.

Hae-ryung.

Congratulations.

Hae-ryung.

Hae-ryung.

Why are you congratulating me?
This is totally absurd.

You've been wanting

to leave the palace for a very long time.

Your wish finally came true, so I should...

This isn't how I wanted
to leave the palace.

I wanted you...

Don't worry.

I don't intend on marrying anyone else.

If you

feel the same way...

What if I feel the same way?

Are the consequences of my feelings

going to keep me tied down as your wife
for the rest of my life?

- The Garyecheong?
- Yes, Your Royal Highness.

The Garyecheong
will be installed tomorrow.

Then they will start
accepting the candidates.

All right, you may leave.

What is bothering you,
Your Royal Highness?

This is something to celebrate.

But you seem very troubled.

A royal family's marriage
isn't a joyous event.

It's an act of calculating
what you can gain from one another.

It's just politics that involves
making the right moves.

And that's how a person ends up
living his or her life like a chess piece.

Yes.

You must understand
since you are from a noble family.

If you hadn't become a female historian,
the same would have happened to you.

However,

you still have a chance.

You don't need to obey
the Second State Councillor

just because he helped you become
a female historian.

- My lord.
- You're here.

Why are we suddenly
installing the Garyecheong?

You know how fickle His Majesty can be.

Have you found someone
from a decent family?

Yes, I'm sending letters
to all the families I can think of.

But it won't be easy.

Prince Dowon may be a prince,

but everyone knows that His Majesty
thinks of him as an eyesore.

Who would want their daughter
to marry someone like that?

You do have a point.

My lord, let's just choose a decent person

and get it over with.

No, there is no need for you
to go through any trouble.

I already have the right person in mind.

What? My lord,

you do not mean...

Your Highness.

Where did he go?

Your Highness!

Okay, then.

Let's have a drink
after we see Officer Seong leave.

Officer Hwang said he'll buy tonight.

I only ate a little for lunch
so I could enjoy the feast.

Good job.

Clerk Yi, what are you doing here?

- Your Highness.
- Your Highness.

What did you just say?

Follow me.

My work is done for the day.

Do you want me to drag you out of here?

What just happened?

Your Majesty, Prince Dowon is here.

Tell him to come inside.

Welcome, Prince Dowon.

How have you been, Your Majesty?

It's always the same for me.

Come here and sit.

I did not know you could be so impatient.

Are you here to rush me

after you heard about the Garyecheong?

No.

I'm here

to ask you a favor.

Please withdraw the order to find a bride

and put a halt to my wedding.

Prince Dowon.

I am already in love with someone.

I love her very deeply.

And I do not wish to marry anyone else

other than her.

He has submitted information
about his daughter.

Why would that family want Prince Dowon?

I'm sure he has an ulterior motive.

Please do not worry.

Unlike someone, I do not intend on

selling off my daughter
to gain power and authority.

Is this the Song Sa-hui that we know?

You're on the list of candidates
for Prince Dowon's bride-to-be.

You are afraid someone might

become part of the royal family.
I know what you are up to.

You are very smart, indeed.

All I wanted was for him
to acknowledge my feelings.

I'll hear you out one last time.

He's very similar to His Majesty.

Hae-ryung won't forgive you either.

How much does she know?

It's the King's orders.
You should obey him.

I'll just

abandon everything.

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee