1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,339 (This drama is a work of fiction created based on historical facts.) 2 00:00:02,339 --> 00:00:04,040 (Most of the details and depictions of the characters are fictional.) 3 00:00:25,199 --> 00:00:27,370 I know you do not love me yet. 4 00:00:30,100 --> 00:00:31,370 I also know that... 5 00:00:34,869 --> 00:00:37,780 your heart still belongs to Yeon Jun. 6 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:40,850 However, 7 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:46,649 even if you do not love me, 8 00:00:48,789 --> 00:00:50,119 please do not forget me. 9 00:00:54,460 --> 00:00:55,490 On this day, 10 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,399 this very moment you spent with me... 11 00:01:05,799 --> 00:01:07,409 Do not ever forget it. 12 00:01:25,390 --> 00:01:26,489 I know it. 13 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:29,890 The man I meet in my dreams every night... 14 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,930 is my future husband. 15 00:01:36,530 --> 00:01:37,540 On this day, 16 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:41,069 this very moment you spent with me... 17 00:01:43,709 --> 00:01:45,310 Do not ever forget it. 18 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:51,150 (My Dearest) 19 00:01:51,780 --> 00:01:53,590 (Episode 8) 20 00:01:56,019 --> 00:01:58,590 I was so sure it was Young Master Yeon Jun. 21 00:01:59,390 --> 00:02:00,459 What was, My lady? 22 00:02:02,730 --> 00:02:04,260 I need to see him once more. 23 00:02:06,599 --> 00:02:07,670 Who? 24 00:02:07,969 --> 00:02:09,629 Where are you going now? 25 00:02:09,770 --> 00:02:10,840 Come on. 26 00:02:11,199 --> 00:02:13,669 You should ride a palanquin, My lady. 27 00:02:13,669 --> 00:02:14,870 I would be late if I rode the palanquin. 28 00:02:15,139 --> 00:02:16,840 I even drove a horse carriage during the war. 29 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,840 - So lend me the horse. - I cannot let you. 30 00:02:19,340 --> 00:02:20,909 I cannot. 31 00:02:21,479 --> 00:02:22,550 Lady Gil Chae? 32 00:02:25,550 --> 00:02:26,780 Are you not scared? 33 00:02:27,020 --> 00:02:28,289 I am not scared at all. 34 00:02:28,689 --> 00:02:30,490 So please hurry. 35 00:02:44,669 --> 00:02:45,669 Thank you. 36 00:02:46,539 --> 00:02:48,840 I am relieved that you volunteered to go to Simyang. 37 00:02:49,909 --> 00:02:51,740 When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, 38 00:02:51,740 --> 00:02:53,280 he will reward you greatly. 39 00:02:55,250 --> 00:02:56,379 You are not interested, are you? 40 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:58,520 I did not mean it anyway. 41 00:02:59,780 --> 00:03:01,189 It is strange. 42 00:03:01,349 --> 00:03:02,650 It is neither out of loyalty... 43 00:03:02,650 --> 00:03:04,620 nor for your future. 44 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,389 Why are you volunteering to go to Simyang when it is bound to be dangerous? 45 00:03:09,189 --> 00:03:11,030 Looking sad like someone leaving his lover behind? 46 00:03:12,030 --> 00:03:13,159 What are you talking about? 47 00:03:14,629 --> 00:03:15,629 Come on. 48 00:03:16,099 --> 00:03:17,400 You think I do not know anything about love... 49 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:19,000 just because I am a eunuch? 50 00:03:19,699 --> 00:03:21,039 I may not have a tool, 51 00:03:21,039 --> 00:03:22,409 (Nam-nyeo-sang-yeol-ji-sa: A blunt expression of love between man and woman) 52 00:03:22,409 --> 00:03:23,810 but I do have a heart. 53 00:03:26,509 --> 00:03:27,750 Why am I leaving? 54 00:03:31,449 --> 00:03:32,479 I do not know. 55 00:03:34,050 --> 00:03:36,620 I have no reason to stay in Joseon now. 56 00:03:41,659 --> 00:03:42,659 Also... 57 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,879 The Crown Prince has never left the palace... 58 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:00,479 and is not used to sleeping in the open. 59 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,379 Can you let him sleep... 60 00:04:03,349 --> 00:04:05,150 on a heated floor on the way to Simyang? 61 00:04:14,090 --> 00:04:15,689 Once you reach Simyang, 62 00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:18,459 do not lose your temper... 63 00:04:20,259 --> 00:04:22,670 or be too timid. 64 00:04:31,709 --> 00:04:32,879 I do not know when I will see Your Majesty again... 65 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,720 once I leave now. 66 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,300 I am intrigued to see how fate will unfold... 67 00:04:56,100 --> 00:04:57,740 for that pitiful son. 68 00:05:02,339 --> 00:05:04,009 - Do not leave, Your Highness. - Your Highness. 69 00:05:04,579 --> 00:05:05,939 Your Highness. 70 00:05:05,939 --> 00:05:08,810 Do not leave us. 71 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:14,550 Your Highness. 72 00:05:14,550 --> 00:05:20,759 We, your subjects, cannot let you go. 73 00:05:20,759 --> 00:05:22,290 Please do not go, 74 00:05:22,759 --> 00:05:24,329 Your Highness. 75 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,569 Your Highness, please let me go. 76 00:05:35,370 --> 00:05:38,579 Who will take care of my children? 77 00:05:39,910 --> 00:05:41,180 Stop. 78 00:05:41,449 --> 00:05:42,509 Stop. 79 00:05:43,980 --> 00:05:45,019 No. 80 00:05:45,949 --> 00:05:46,980 No. 81 00:05:48,649 --> 00:05:49,920 No. 82 00:05:52,790 --> 00:05:53,790 Hey! 83 00:05:58,100 --> 00:05:59,629 Let us take that girl with us. 84 00:06:00,399 --> 00:06:02,269 She looks pretty. She will make us some money. 85 00:06:15,980 --> 00:06:17,519 You scumbag, I will kill you! 86 00:06:20,220 --> 00:06:21,850 After the Ganghwa Island incident, His Majesty announced a ban... 87 00:06:21,850 --> 00:06:23,120 on private enslavement of captives. 88 00:06:24,759 --> 00:06:26,290 Will you disobey His Majesty? 89 00:06:51,819 --> 00:06:54,019 Why is it that you must always do whatever you want? 90 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:55,949 What would you have done if they had dragged you away? 91 00:06:56,189 --> 00:06:57,490 That is what I wanted to say! 92 00:06:57,990 --> 00:06:59,759 Must you always do whatever you want? 93 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:01,959 - Me? - Yes. 94 00:07:02,089 --> 00:07:03,959 How dare you kiss me? 95 00:07:04,730 --> 00:07:06,259 And you are off to Simyang? 96 00:07:07,060 --> 00:07:08,600 What? "M" for "mull?" 97 00:07:09,329 --> 00:07:10,839 So when we "mull over" our relationship, 98 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:12,639 you can do whatever you wish? 99 00:07:15,339 --> 00:07:16,709 What made you so angry? 100 00:07:17,610 --> 00:07:19,639 The kiss or Simyang? 101 00:07:20,610 --> 00:07:21,910 Or is it both? 102 00:07:22,949 --> 00:07:24,680 Can you not be serious for a moment? 103 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,449 Is everything a joke to you? 104 00:07:34,490 --> 00:07:35,889 Why are you being like this all of a sudden? 105 00:07:38,259 --> 00:07:40,600 Are you suddenly interested in me? 106 00:07:42,269 --> 00:07:44,769 Just a few days ago, you were bawling because of Yeon Jun... 107 00:07:44,769 --> 00:07:46,870 and did not even care about me. 108 00:07:48,670 --> 00:07:49,910 Oh, I see. 109 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,050 Have you fallen for me because of the kiss? 110 00:07:54,379 --> 00:07:56,079 What? What nonsense! 111 00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:57,850 Oh, my. 112 00:07:57,850 --> 00:07:59,750 I knew I had a knack for it, 113 00:07:59,750 --> 00:08:01,319 but I did not know I was that good. 114 00:08:01,319 --> 00:08:02,550 My goodness. 115 00:08:03,790 --> 00:08:05,259 I must have been out of my mind. 116 00:08:05,790 --> 00:08:07,730 What did I expect from this flippant joker? 117 00:08:09,129 --> 00:08:10,430 So why are you here? 118 00:08:12,430 --> 00:08:15,930 Before you go, you ought to tell me why you are here. 119 00:08:30,949 --> 00:08:33,750 Do you believe in dreams? 120 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:36,419 What? 121 00:08:36,419 --> 00:08:37,620 I had a dream... 122 00:08:38,019 --> 00:08:40,889 where my favorite spool started rolling on the ground. I followed it, 123 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:42,690 but the path did not seem to end. 124 00:08:43,529 --> 00:08:45,830 I climbed a mountain, crossed a river, 125 00:08:46,100 --> 00:08:47,600 and lost my floral shoes while at it. 126 00:08:48,269 --> 00:08:50,129 It was my favorite pair. 127 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:51,669 In any case, 128 00:08:53,769 --> 00:08:55,370 someone... 129 00:08:57,039 --> 00:08:58,539 That person was none other than... 130 00:08:58,539 --> 00:09:00,139 Are you here to ask me for a new pair of floral shoes? 131 00:09:00,509 --> 00:09:01,710 Pardon me? 132 00:09:01,710 --> 00:09:04,549 I knew you loved floral shoes, but this is absurd. 133 00:09:04,549 --> 00:09:06,019 No, let me explain! 134 00:09:06,419 --> 00:09:07,649 Jang Hyun! 135 00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:09,850 Jang Hyun! 136 00:09:10,350 --> 00:09:11,590 I must go. 137 00:09:11,990 --> 00:09:14,029 Watch out for intruders on your way back. 138 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:17,799 The floral shoes... 139 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,399 When can I expect them? 140 00:09:22,529 --> 00:09:25,139 My new floral shoes. When will you give them to me? 141 00:09:26,139 --> 00:09:28,070 I need a new pair at once. 142 00:09:28,070 --> 00:09:30,070 I would appreciate it if I could receive them soon. 143 00:09:31,980 --> 00:09:33,210 My lady. 144 00:09:34,049 --> 00:09:36,879 You are asking me for floral shoes to wear in Joseon knowing I am off to Simyang? 145 00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:45,460 Fine. I will do my best. 146 00:09:45,690 --> 00:09:46,820 However, I must ask. 147 00:09:50,090 --> 00:09:52,259 If I bring you a new pair of floral shoes, 148 00:09:54,929 --> 00:09:56,730 what will you give me? 149 00:09:57,539 --> 00:09:59,740 What would you like? 150 00:10:00,769 --> 00:10:02,009 You know what I would like. 151 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:05,409 There is... 152 00:10:07,980 --> 00:10:09,649 only one thing I desire. 153 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:13,919 That is your heart. 154 00:10:17,289 --> 00:10:18,820 Your heart that only cares for me... 155 00:10:21,389 --> 00:10:22,690 and no one else. 156 00:10:27,570 --> 00:10:28,970 Dream on. 157 00:10:29,669 --> 00:10:31,600 You think you can win my heart with a pair of floral shoes? 158 00:10:32,570 --> 00:10:34,669 You see, you are always like this. 159 00:10:34,710 --> 00:10:36,269 Everything you say is a joke. 160 00:10:36,909 --> 00:10:39,539 So how could I trust you and give you my heart? 161 00:10:39,779 --> 00:10:41,649 Everything I say is a joke? 162 00:10:44,649 --> 00:10:46,450 Perhaps, that is what you wish to believe. 163 00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:53,120 It must hurt your pride that you are interested in a man like me. 164 00:10:54,929 --> 00:10:57,259 A stray from who knows where. 165 00:10:58,529 --> 00:11:00,259 A man who has been through it all. 166 00:11:01,970 --> 00:11:03,429 This has to be a joke... 167 00:11:03,429 --> 00:11:06,769 for you to keep your feelings for your dear Yeon Jun for a long time. 168 00:11:08,070 --> 00:11:10,440 And I bet you are quite pleased with the pure, noble image of yourself... 169 00:11:11,039 --> 00:11:13,539 as you tell others that you only fancy one man. 170 00:11:13,809 --> 00:11:15,149 But you know what? 171 00:11:17,919 --> 00:11:20,179 You are neither noble... 172 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:23,350 nor pure. 173 00:11:26,090 --> 00:11:29,029 You fancy a man who is engaged. 174 00:11:29,889 --> 00:11:32,399 "Pure" certainly is not a word I would use to describe such a woman. 175 00:11:33,899 --> 00:11:35,629 Hence, 176 00:11:37,669 --> 00:11:39,899 you are better suited for a man like me, who has been through it all. 177 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:47,309 Just leave! 178 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,450 Go and die! 179 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,090 If you... 180 00:12:01,259 --> 00:12:04,330 can tell me now that you will never think of Yeon Jun again, 181 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:09,570 I will not go to Simyang. 182 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:15,240 It is fine even if you do not truly mean it. 183 00:12:15,769 --> 00:12:18,980 Keep him in your heart and think of him whenever you wish. 184 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:21,649 If you can just... 185 00:12:24,350 --> 00:12:26,820 tell me that you will never think of him again, I will... 186 00:12:38,700 --> 00:12:40,100 I cannot do that. 187 00:12:42,129 --> 00:12:43,429 He is... 188 00:12:45,269 --> 00:12:47,610 not someone I can forget easily. 189 00:13:24,809 --> 00:13:26,110 You are so cruel. 190 00:13:32,149 --> 00:13:33,350 What is it... 191 00:13:36,350 --> 00:13:38,220 that Young Master Yeon Jun has... 192 00:13:39,690 --> 00:13:41,389 but I do not? 193 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:52,970 Jang Hyun! Come on! 194 00:13:56,870 --> 00:13:58,379 I must really get going now. 195 00:14:03,649 --> 00:14:04,850 May I go ahead... 196 00:14:06,850 --> 00:14:08,389 and think that the floral shoes were an excuse... 197 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:13,320 and that you came here to see me off? 198 00:14:20,629 --> 00:14:23,299 I shall return with the most beautiful pair of floral shoes. 199 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:04,779 Why are you so hung up on her? This is so unlike you. 200 00:15:05,980 --> 00:15:07,139 Goodness. 201 00:15:07,909 --> 00:15:09,110 You said you never wished to be wed, 202 00:15:09,110 --> 00:15:11,279 but you would marry Lady Gil Chae at once if she proposed to you. 203 00:15:13,919 --> 00:15:16,519 She said there was someone she could not forget easily. What is that? 204 00:15:18,059 --> 00:15:19,460 Is there such a thing? 205 00:15:20,519 --> 00:15:21,759 Of course, there is. 206 00:15:22,990 --> 00:15:26,200 Gab Dol and Gab Soon grew up together. 207 00:15:26,860 --> 00:15:29,929 Surely, they thought they would marry each other. 208 00:15:30,629 --> 00:15:31,899 However, 209 00:15:32,039 --> 00:15:33,700 that is not something you can control, you know. 210 00:15:35,669 --> 00:15:37,570 Gab Soon followed her parents' wishes... 211 00:15:37,570 --> 00:15:39,480 and married a wealthy man in a village nearby. 212 00:15:40,009 --> 00:15:42,610 She had 4 sons and 3 daughters and lived a happy life. 213 00:15:42,809 --> 00:15:44,320 Her husband was a good man. 214 00:15:45,980 --> 00:15:48,350 Later on, when she was on her deathbed, 215 00:15:49,289 --> 00:15:51,559 she tightly held her husband's hand and said this. 216 00:15:53,259 --> 00:15:54,460 "Gab Dol." 217 00:15:55,460 --> 00:15:57,360 "I will go first and wait for you," 218 00:15:58,460 --> 00:15:59,799 "but take your time." 219 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:05,139 Gab Soon never forgot about Gab Dol. 220 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,509 It is not a feeling you can easily get rid of. 221 00:16:10,970 --> 00:16:12,009 No one, 222 00:16:13,179 --> 00:16:14,879 not anybody, can change that. 223 00:16:16,549 --> 00:16:19,149 Forever, until you die. 224 00:16:57,090 --> 00:16:58,820 Who is that man? 225 00:17:01,889 --> 00:17:03,860 You saw everything. Why are you asking? 226 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:20,809 Forget about Young Master Yeon Jun now. 227 00:17:22,109 --> 00:17:23,750 To me, Young Master Yeon Jun... 228 00:17:24,950 --> 00:17:26,519 is not just any man. 229 00:17:28,190 --> 00:17:29,750 When I think of him, 230 00:17:33,890 --> 00:17:36,289 I remember the days when I was the most beautiful. 231 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,000 Can you... 232 00:17:39,799 --> 00:17:42,230 erase your most beautiful days from your life? 233 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:44,500 Young master. 234 00:17:52,980 --> 00:17:54,079 How shameless of me. 235 00:17:55,250 --> 00:17:56,650 Your father passed away, 236 00:17:57,210 --> 00:17:59,279 and the Crown Prince has been taken away as a hostage, 237 00:18:00,549 --> 00:18:02,289 but I am here, trying to satisfy my greed. 238 00:18:02,750 --> 00:18:03,950 Your greed? 239 00:18:04,619 --> 00:18:06,089 I am an incompetent person. 240 00:18:07,390 --> 00:18:08,559 But there is someone... 241 00:18:09,559 --> 00:18:11,029 who does not think of me in that way. 242 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:13,559 When I am with her, 243 00:18:15,470 --> 00:18:17,900 I feel like I become a decent man. 244 00:18:23,569 --> 00:18:24,579 My lady. 245 00:18:27,849 --> 00:18:29,480 Will you be my wife? 246 00:18:35,990 --> 00:18:39,119 I forgot I had to help the teacher with his meal. 247 00:18:54,940 --> 00:18:57,240 When women are violated by the foreign intruders, 248 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:58,880 they will face death. 249 00:18:59,410 --> 00:19:03,809 And how could women continue to live even after a brief encounter? 250 00:19:07,019 --> 00:19:09,890 "Unfortunately, I lost my husband." 251 00:19:09,890 --> 00:19:13,359 "How can I let another man hold my wrists?" 252 00:19:13,519 --> 00:19:16,230 And she cut off her wrists. 253 00:19:16,690 --> 00:19:19,460 How appropriate is her heart that wants to keep her chastity? 254 00:19:23,299 --> 00:19:24,430 Why are you not sleeping? 255 00:19:32,980 --> 00:19:35,779 Did Young Master Yeon Jun propose to you? 256 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:40,779 But are you not happy? 257 00:19:41,519 --> 00:19:43,750 - For a long time... - I have no right. 258 00:19:45,390 --> 00:19:47,359 If you show your skin to a man, 259 00:19:48,559 --> 00:19:50,490 it means you have failed to preserve your chastity. 260 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,569 But a foreign intruder grabbed my skin. 261 00:19:57,400 --> 00:19:59,069 But how can I... 262 00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:10,009 I cannot. 263 00:20:12,750 --> 00:20:14,049 I do not have the right. 264 00:20:15,650 --> 00:20:18,660 - I... - I have no idea what you are saying. 265 00:20:20,690 --> 00:20:21,789 Did you forget? 266 00:20:22,559 --> 00:20:23,559 That day, 267 00:20:24,700 --> 00:20:26,230 we got lost, 268 00:20:26,529 --> 00:20:28,529 so our clothes ripped and we started bleeding. 269 00:20:29,799 --> 00:20:31,970 Nothing happened to us that day. 270 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:47,619 The person that Young Master Yeon Jun wants... 271 00:20:48,750 --> 00:20:49,789 is you. 272 00:20:52,089 --> 00:20:54,630 The person who can make Young Master Yeon Jun happy... 273 00:20:55,789 --> 00:20:56,859 is also you. 274 00:20:58,059 --> 00:21:01,329 So the person who has the right to become his wife... 275 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:06,000 is you and you only. 276 00:21:13,980 --> 00:21:16,680 Wife, drink the tea. 277 00:21:19,579 --> 00:21:22,390 Husband, drink the tea. 278 00:21:42,039 --> 00:21:43,839 I have not once questioned it. 279 00:21:45,279 --> 00:21:47,009 I believed with all my heart... 280 00:21:47,910 --> 00:21:51,279 that the man in my dreams would be Young Master Yeon Jun. 281 00:21:55,589 --> 00:21:58,720 Watching him being affectionate to another woman... 282 00:21:59,259 --> 00:22:00,559 was not bad. 283 00:22:02,630 --> 00:22:05,960 Perhaps I was glad that a man as kind as he existed. 284 00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:09,900 The man in my dreams... 285 00:22:10,670 --> 00:22:12,700 had to be Young Master Yeon Jun. 286 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:15,670 But... 287 00:22:17,069 --> 00:22:20,680 even after realizing that Young Master Yeon Jun loves Eun Ae instead of me, 288 00:22:22,210 --> 00:22:23,579 I do not feel that sad. 289 00:22:26,420 --> 00:22:27,920 Did something vanish? 290 00:22:28,490 --> 00:22:29,549 Or... 291 00:22:30,690 --> 00:22:33,019 did a new feeling sprout inside my heart? 292 00:22:37,490 --> 00:22:40,460 You may go ahead. I have somewhere to stop by in Uiju. 293 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:42,670 In Uiju? 294 00:22:42,970 --> 00:22:44,269 I will see you in Simyang. 295 00:22:44,599 --> 00:22:45,599 Let us go. 296 00:22:45,869 --> 00:22:46,869 Hey. 297 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:50,710 Why is he so self-centered? 298 00:22:51,039 --> 00:22:52,079 Hey! 299 00:22:53,980 --> 00:22:55,680 Since the intruders rushed in like a flood, 300 00:22:56,210 --> 00:22:58,519 all the people of Uiju ran to Yang Chun for help. 301 00:23:00,019 --> 00:23:02,349 It was a bloodbath, and a lot of people fled. 302 00:23:03,549 --> 00:23:04,789 After that, well... 303 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:12,759 Where did the old man go? 304 00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:30,109 When the Qing soldiers first invaded our land, they were fast, 305 00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:32,619 so they did not plunder much... 306 00:23:32,619 --> 00:23:34,279 from Hwanghae Province or Pyongan Province. 307 00:23:34,849 --> 00:23:36,950 But during this time of retreat, they remain in multiple locations... 308 00:23:36,950 --> 00:23:38,690 to plunder and extort, 309 00:23:39,190 --> 00:23:41,019 and the effect is quite disastrous. 310 00:23:41,829 --> 00:23:43,460 On their way back to the Qing, 311 00:23:43,460 --> 00:23:46,160 they must pass through mountain ridges and valleys. 312 00:23:46,630 --> 00:23:49,099 The horses are limping and dying. 313 00:23:49,670 --> 00:23:51,769 They are suffering greatly. 314 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,140 It is farming season, 315 00:23:55,140 --> 00:23:56,670 but everyone has been taken captive, 316 00:23:56,910 --> 00:23:58,740 so there is no hope for cultivation. 317 00:23:59,509 --> 00:24:01,950 The people are going through a miserable time. 318 00:24:07,519 --> 00:24:09,190 (Simyang) 319 00:24:09,190 --> 00:24:10,450 This is not bad. 320 00:24:11,390 --> 00:24:14,420 I looked into it, and the owner is a gambling addict, 321 00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:15,789 so he is going to offer this lodging facility for sale. 322 00:24:15,789 --> 00:24:16,990 (Yeogak: a lodging facility for merchants that also sells goods on consignment) 323 00:24:16,990 --> 00:24:18,089 That is good. 324 00:24:18,700 --> 00:24:20,430 I should swallow... 325 00:24:21,329 --> 00:24:22,829 this lodging facility soon. 326 00:24:25,539 --> 00:24:26,799 We should make a lot of money... 327 00:24:27,670 --> 00:24:29,069 to make an Usimjeong branch. 328 00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:30,069 What? 329 00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:32,710 - Are you serious? - Yes. 330 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:35,710 Right. Ryang Eum. 331 00:24:36,309 --> 00:24:38,480 You should look into how the Crown Prince... 332 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:39,849 deals with the foreign intruders. 333 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:42,819 When it comes to business, 334 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,559 you need to keep a close eye on the people who run the country. 335 00:24:48,990 --> 00:24:51,329 (Simgwan: the Crown Prince's quarters in Simyang) 336 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,470 I am relaying the thoughts of His Majesty, the Emperor. 337 00:25:01,339 --> 00:25:04,269 His Majesty considers it very important... 338 00:25:04,269 --> 00:25:07,339 to catch the Joseon prisoners who have escaped. 339 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:11,309 How is it that the Crown Prince is indifferent about this matter? 340 00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:14,720 How dare you stare at His Highness like that? 341 00:25:15,319 --> 00:25:18,559 We are not breaking our promise. We just have no choice. 342 00:25:19,190 --> 00:25:20,890 The grass is so tall right now, 343 00:25:20,890 --> 00:25:23,690 so there is no way of finding the escapees if they hide in the grass. 344 00:25:23,690 --> 00:25:25,700 There is no point in telling me. 345 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,299 There are numerous escapees that have crossed the river, 346 00:25:29,299 --> 00:25:32,339 but not a single one has been caught and sent back. 347 00:25:44,549 --> 00:25:46,049 What on earth are you doing? 348 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,950 His Majesty has prohibited tobacco for a while now. 349 00:25:49,690 --> 00:25:50,950 But they were brought in once again. 350 00:25:52,789 --> 00:25:54,019 Do the Joseon people... 351 00:25:55,190 --> 00:25:56,759 not even listen to their Crown Prince? 352 00:25:58,160 --> 00:25:59,700 Does your country not have any discipline? 353 00:26:04,299 --> 00:26:06,339 A person caught with tobacco... 354 00:26:06,769 --> 00:26:09,839 will receive 80 lashes with a leather whip and have their ears pierced. 355 00:26:10,609 --> 00:26:12,509 Receive the command of the Emperor. 356 00:26:13,579 --> 00:26:15,009 Why have you not sent the promised troops? 357 00:26:15,509 --> 00:26:16,710 Have you forgotten the firm pact made below the mountain fortress? 358 00:26:16,710 --> 00:26:17,880 Are you trying to betray us? 359 00:26:18,380 --> 00:26:19,680 Do the Crown Prince and Prince Bong Rim... 360 00:26:19,819 --> 00:26:21,619 not intend to return to Joseon? 361 00:26:21,990 --> 00:26:23,150 Has the King of Joseon abandoned... 362 00:26:23,549 --> 00:26:25,420 the Crown Prince and Prince Bong Rim? 363 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:27,220 If I... 364 00:26:27,460 --> 00:26:29,430 refuse Joseon's troops, 365 00:26:31,529 --> 00:26:33,430 the Crown Prince's fate will also become uncertain. 366 00:26:45,539 --> 00:26:46,740 Is that right? 367 00:26:47,180 --> 00:26:49,380 Yes, Your Majesty. The Crown Prince of Joseon is very stern. 368 00:26:50,009 --> 00:26:52,319 Should he be punished for lifting his head up... 369 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:54,450 while reading His Majesty's edict? 370 00:26:54,579 --> 00:26:56,519 If the Crown Prince does not reconcile with us until the end, 371 00:26:56,619 --> 00:26:57,849 there is nothing we can do. 372 00:26:59,319 --> 00:27:01,259 In Simyang, there is Prince Bong Rim. 373 00:27:01,559 --> 00:27:03,329 In Joseon, there is the Crown Prince's son. 374 00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:06,099 Even if the Crown Prince gets lost in Simyang, 375 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,769 there are many who will follow my intentions. 376 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,170 Looking at the era of constant change, it is like a lesson from the past. 377 00:27:17,210 --> 00:27:19,779 The way of governing is to examine it deeply, not just superficially... 378 00:27:22,079 --> 00:27:23,210 Your Highness. 379 00:27:23,210 --> 00:27:26,750 - Your Highness. - Your Highness. 380 00:27:26,950 --> 00:27:32,220 - Your Highness. - Your Highness. 381 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,619 - Your Highness. - Your Highness. 382 00:27:34,890 --> 00:27:38,460 Urging him to send provisions and escaped prisoners, 383 00:27:38,660 --> 00:27:40,559 they pressured the Crown Prince. 384 00:27:41,230 --> 00:27:44,200 But His Highness stood strongly. 385 00:27:45,069 --> 00:27:46,940 Khan was very displeased with it, 386 00:27:46,940 --> 00:27:48,609 and he is pressuring the Crown Prince in every matter. 387 00:27:49,309 --> 00:27:52,380 His Highness shed tears during the study, 388 00:27:53,410 --> 00:27:55,009 and his illness deepened. 389 00:27:55,579 --> 00:27:57,250 I am greatly concerned for him. 390 00:28:03,349 --> 00:28:04,450 I am worried... 391 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,589 that the Crown Prince might break under this pressure. 392 00:28:09,490 --> 00:28:10,730 Jang Hyun, 393 00:28:10,730 --> 00:28:13,829 - about opening a branch of Usimjeong. - Yes? 394 00:28:13,829 --> 00:28:15,269 How about Namwon? 395 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,269 That sounds good. 396 00:28:17,269 --> 00:28:18,440 I will manage it. 397 00:28:19,670 --> 00:28:20,970 That sounds great. 398 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:23,509 But if we set up a Namwon branch, 399 00:28:23,710 --> 00:28:26,309 Ryang Eum has to come and sing once a week. 400 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,009 Right. You tell him. 401 00:28:29,210 --> 00:28:31,349 Have you seen Ryang Eum listening to what I say? 402 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:34,779 All right. 403 00:28:36,690 --> 00:28:37,789 Ryang Eum. 404 00:28:43,029 --> 00:28:44,660 Have you looked into the Crown Prince's affairs? 405 00:28:45,259 --> 00:28:47,500 I have, but it does not seem easy. 406 00:28:48,029 --> 00:28:50,599 The intruders whipped the people who secretly brought in the tobacco... 407 00:28:50,599 --> 00:28:53,470 and threatened the Crown Prince. 408 00:28:55,140 --> 00:28:57,410 He even cried in front of his subjects. 409 00:28:57,910 --> 00:28:59,009 He cried? 410 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:00,809 The Crown Prince? 411 00:29:06,180 --> 00:29:08,750 He probably will never be able to return to Joseon... 412 00:29:08,750 --> 00:29:10,150 and die here. 413 00:29:10,490 --> 00:29:11,990 No way. 414 00:29:12,220 --> 00:29:14,190 Khan's father, Nurhaci, came between... 415 00:29:14,190 --> 00:29:16,190 the Emperor of the Ming and Yuan Chong Huan, 416 00:29:17,289 --> 00:29:19,099 eventually causing Yuan Chong Huan's death. 417 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,269 You think Nurhaci's son would not use the manipulative tactics... 418 00:29:22,269 --> 00:29:23,700 against Joseon's King and Crown Prince? 419 00:29:25,369 --> 00:29:26,640 These intruders... 420 00:29:27,700 --> 00:29:29,109 will definitely subtly manipulate... 421 00:29:29,109 --> 00:29:32,809 the relationship between Joseon's King and Crown Prince. 422 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:34,710 If he is being rigid in everything, 423 00:29:34,980 --> 00:29:37,809 it will lead to his demise. 424 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,380 But that is not my concern. 425 00:29:42,549 --> 00:29:43,549 Let us go. 426 00:29:43,549 --> 00:29:46,089 I have a separate business to attend to in Simyang. 427 00:29:51,660 --> 00:29:53,559 That guy over there... 428 00:29:53,829 --> 00:29:57,400 says he will sell 100 geun of tobacco for 150 nyang, 429 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:58,700 but in reality, 430 00:29:58,700 --> 00:30:00,240 he would sell it for 100. 431 00:30:01,970 --> 00:30:03,140 And that guy, 432 00:30:04,309 --> 00:30:07,609 he vowed to buy 100 geun of tobacco for 300 nyang, 433 00:30:07,609 --> 00:30:10,549 but deep down, he is willing to pay up to 350 nyang. 434 00:30:10,549 --> 00:30:11,650 So, 435 00:30:11,650 --> 00:30:13,450 if I act as an intermediary, 436 00:30:13,450 --> 00:30:15,650 let them sell and buy at 250 nyang, 437 00:30:16,390 --> 00:30:18,450 take 50 nyang as a commission, 438 00:30:19,319 --> 00:30:21,160 this guy will earn 100 nyang more, 439 00:30:21,390 --> 00:30:23,829 and that guy will save 50 nyang. 440 00:30:24,589 --> 00:30:27,299 What do you call this clever scheme? 441 00:30:28,930 --> 00:30:30,569 Economic innovation. 442 00:30:30,569 --> 00:30:31,829 So, if we bring in items... 443 00:30:32,539 --> 00:30:35,640 that cannot be obtained here, 444 00:30:35,940 --> 00:30:37,869 we will make significant profits. 445 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,009 But if we are caught smuggling... 446 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:43,650 What has gotten into you? We did these things often in Uiju. 447 00:30:43,910 --> 00:30:45,349 It is different from Uiju. 448 00:30:46,549 --> 00:30:47,650 How so? 449 00:30:49,319 --> 00:30:51,150 I am here as an interpreter for Joseon. 450 00:30:51,150 --> 00:30:53,160 (Cheongyeok: An official who translates the Manchu language into Joseon language) 451 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,490 The people from the royal family who trade with me... 452 00:30:56,359 --> 00:30:58,130 will back me up. 453 00:31:05,099 --> 00:31:06,299 It is top quality. 454 00:31:07,140 --> 00:31:08,470 How much do you have? 455 00:31:10,710 --> 00:31:12,079 Where do you find... 456 00:31:12,910 --> 00:31:14,009 quality tobacco like that? 457 00:31:14,009 --> 00:31:15,309 We are not here to do business. 458 00:31:16,609 --> 00:31:17,950 We are here to drink. 459 00:31:20,250 --> 00:31:22,450 Even if you cross the border to dig up ginseng, you might die. 460 00:31:22,890 --> 00:31:24,990 Even if you secretly trade ginseng, you might die. 461 00:31:25,490 --> 00:31:26,660 That is why... 462 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:28,690 you are operating in secrecy. 463 00:31:30,289 --> 00:31:32,529 Trading with the Qing interpreter would be honorable, right? 464 00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:34,859 Of course, 465 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,829 you would have to pay him a little. 466 00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:38,170 A Qing interpreter? 467 00:31:39,769 --> 00:31:40,940 He is over there. 468 00:31:50,079 --> 00:31:51,549 Jang Hyun! 469 00:31:51,579 --> 00:31:53,680 Jang Hyun! This is bad. 470 00:31:53,950 --> 00:31:55,849 Brother. 471 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,890 All the people selling ginseng and tobacco are gathering here. 472 00:32:00,359 --> 00:32:02,890 Now, where should I spend the money? 473 00:32:03,930 --> 00:32:05,089 Ryang Eum. 474 00:32:05,329 --> 00:32:08,099 Try to find a big sword the intruders like. 475 00:32:10,599 --> 00:32:12,569 Dorgon is seriously ill. 476 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,240 Joseon's bamboo medicine is said to have good effects. 477 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,009 Can you get it? 478 00:32:17,740 --> 00:32:21,509 Previously, I got the bamboo medicine and the blue bamboo upon request. 479 00:32:22,150 --> 00:32:23,480 But I do not know about this time. 480 00:32:25,049 --> 00:32:28,049 Bamboo medicine is not something you can find so easily. 481 00:32:31,289 --> 00:32:33,559 His Highness is treating Jung Myung Soo poorly. 482 00:32:34,220 --> 00:32:36,029 If he fails to get the bamboo medicine... 483 00:32:38,289 --> 00:32:41,529 When it comes to getting things from Joseon, you must ask him. 484 00:32:42,299 --> 00:32:44,599 You can find anything if you ask him. 485 00:32:44,730 --> 00:32:47,640 For that, even the royal family wants to keep him around. 486 00:32:48,369 --> 00:32:50,069 Recently, he got the Emperor... 487 00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:52,380 a big sword too. 488 00:32:54,410 --> 00:32:55,779 Who is this man? 489 00:32:57,250 --> 00:33:00,180 We are still doing business with the Qing and Japanese intruders. 490 00:33:00,519 --> 00:33:01,980 But now that you have the title of interpreter, 491 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:04,490 you suddenly look smarter and more confident. 492 00:33:04,789 --> 00:33:06,190 And we are earning twice as much. 493 00:33:09,089 --> 00:33:11,059 Who is Lee Jang Hyun? 494 00:33:14,900 --> 00:33:17,470 I have heard that you go to Bonghwangseong to buy things. 495 00:33:18,170 --> 00:33:19,500 By any chance, are you... 496 00:33:19,500 --> 00:33:21,200 doing business here? 497 00:33:21,940 --> 00:33:24,910 The interpreter is expected to pay for the round trip. 498 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,480 So it has been allowed for the interpreters... 499 00:33:28,710 --> 00:33:30,250 to trade ginseng and tobacco. 500 00:33:30,349 --> 00:33:31,450 Is that why you prioritized... 501 00:33:32,079 --> 00:33:35,720 obtaining money over serving His Highness? 502 00:33:38,420 --> 00:33:41,519 I heard you gave the Emperor a big sword and flattered him. 503 00:33:45,660 --> 00:33:47,059 How dare you lift your head! 504 00:33:53,670 --> 00:33:55,670 Is there anything you need, Your Highness? 505 00:33:57,609 --> 00:33:59,240 Is there someone... 506 00:34:00,140 --> 00:34:01,380 you need to flatter? 507 00:34:01,509 --> 00:34:02,680 How dare you! 508 00:34:05,420 --> 00:34:07,279 Dorgon is looking for the bamboo medicine. 509 00:34:07,849 --> 00:34:09,489 Can you find it hastily? 510 00:34:14,090 --> 00:34:15,760 Dorgon found the bamboo medicine? 511 00:34:16,230 --> 00:34:17,289 Yes. 512 00:34:17,429 --> 00:34:18,730 He presented... 513 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,760 the high-quality one to His Majesty... 514 00:34:21,860 --> 00:34:23,429 and got highly praised. 515 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:25,670 How did he manage to find it when I failed to find it? 516 00:34:26,539 --> 00:34:30,769 I heard there is a competent one among the interpreters they brought along. 517 00:34:34,380 --> 00:34:35,480 Interpreter? 518 00:34:36,909 --> 00:34:38,349 There is an interpreter that I do not know? 519 00:34:38,510 --> 00:34:41,219 He rarely visits the Joseon Embassy. 520 00:34:41,820 --> 00:34:45,250 He seems to visit Bonghwangseong often to find what he needs. 521 00:34:46,460 --> 00:34:48,059 Getting in contact with him seems to be the fastest way... 522 00:34:48,059 --> 00:34:50,059 to find the rarity. 523 00:34:50,289 --> 00:34:53,699 Why do you not hire him as your underling, sir? 524 00:34:57,869 --> 00:34:59,199 This is maddening. 525 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,469 How can we find the leaf that only grows in the Ming? 526 00:35:16,989 --> 00:35:17,989 You are... 527 00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:27,300 It has been such a long time. 528 00:35:28,030 --> 00:35:29,900 I meant to visit you to say hello. 529 00:35:32,199 --> 00:35:33,940 I thought you died from smallpox. 530 00:35:36,409 --> 00:35:37,769 I nearly died. 531 00:35:39,010 --> 00:35:41,079 I volunteered to go to Ganghwa island, hoping to join the army. 532 00:35:42,010 --> 00:35:44,079 However, I was taken captive by Joseon's army. 533 00:35:44,980 --> 00:35:45,980 I thought... 534 00:35:46,949 --> 00:35:48,119 they would kill me. 535 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:55,190 But because I am fluent in Qing's language, 536 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:56,889 they said they would spare me... 537 00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:58,900 if I worked as their interpreter, so here I am. 538 00:36:02,599 --> 00:36:03,900 Do you expect me to believe that? 539 00:36:04,670 --> 00:36:06,039 So you suspect me? 540 00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:09,869 Both Choi Do Ri and Mak Dong... 541 00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:12,480 became Qing's interpreters after being taken captive. 542 00:36:13,179 --> 00:36:14,679 So how come you do not believe me? 543 00:36:18,650 --> 00:36:19,679 Do you think... 544 00:36:22,219 --> 00:36:23,650 I will let you off like this? 545 00:36:29,159 --> 00:36:31,760 I suppose you think that I am a spy. 546 00:36:33,300 --> 00:36:34,329 I swear, 547 00:36:34,929 --> 00:36:37,030 I am not a spy. 548 00:36:39,639 --> 00:36:41,170 I should not be a spy. Am I wrong? 549 00:36:44,710 --> 00:36:46,880 If His Majesty finds out that you failed to catch a spy... 550 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:48,579 even after pulling out his six toenails, 551 00:36:51,349 --> 00:36:52,820 will you be spared? 552 00:37:05,929 --> 00:37:06,960 If you... 553 00:37:10,269 --> 00:37:11,530 wish to take my life, 554 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,170 kindly give me a heads-up. 555 00:37:17,239 --> 00:37:19,579 I must let the royal family know that I can no longer... 556 00:37:20,210 --> 00:37:21,739 supply them with the goods. 557 00:37:27,650 --> 00:37:28,780 Remember Ha Seo Guk? 558 00:37:30,619 --> 00:37:32,920 Did I tell you what happened to that spy in the end? 559 00:37:34,789 --> 00:37:35,829 In the end, 560 00:37:37,590 --> 00:37:39,000 he got caught and died. His eyeballs and tongue were ripped out, 561 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,230 and his feet were cut off. 562 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:42,829 I swear... 563 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,599 there will come a day... 564 00:37:48,170 --> 00:37:50,210 when I will take your life exactly in that manner. 565 00:38:13,559 --> 00:38:14,659 Will we be all right? 566 00:38:42,460 --> 00:38:44,590 Today, I must see your face no matter what. 567 00:38:45,130 --> 00:38:46,230 So turn around at once... 568 00:38:50,199 --> 00:38:51,500 No! 569 00:39:03,010 --> 00:39:05,150 The man you have been seeing in your dreams was bleeding? 570 00:39:05,150 --> 00:39:06,150 Yes. 571 00:39:06,150 --> 00:39:08,179 It has never happened before. 572 00:39:09,650 --> 00:39:11,849 They said going to Simyang was like asking to get killed. 573 00:39:11,849 --> 00:39:13,960 I suppose you had such a dream for you were worried. 574 00:39:14,190 --> 00:39:16,059 Yes, I think so too. 575 00:39:20,199 --> 00:39:22,329 Wait, Simyang? What does that have to do with me? 576 00:39:23,030 --> 00:39:24,130 Let me think. 577 00:39:24,429 --> 00:39:27,969 Who went to Simyang? Young Master Jang Hyun. 578 00:39:27,969 --> 00:39:29,610 No! 579 00:39:29,969 --> 00:39:32,369 I have not even seen that man's face. 580 00:39:32,679 --> 00:39:34,610 He is not Young Master Jang Hyun! 581 00:39:34,809 --> 00:39:37,880 My gosh. You have not seen that man's face yet? 582 00:39:38,179 --> 00:39:41,050 Then you must check his face the next time you see him in your dream. 583 00:39:42,250 --> 00:39:43,949 It is not like I can control my dreams. 584 00:39:44,349 --> 00:39:45,860 I know what you can do. 585 00:39:48,989 --> 00:39:51,159 This stone possesses divine energy. 586 00:39:51,860 --> 00:39:53,460 Wash it with clean water in the morning... 587 00:39:53,829 --> 00:39:55,800 and wrap it in this red silk. 588 00:39:56,099 --> 00:39:57,500 Fall asleep while holding this in your arms, 589 00:39:58,170 --> 00:40:00,440 and you will see his face in your dream. 590 00:40:01,570 --> 00:40:02,769 But remember this. 591 00:40:03,010 --> 00:40:05,510 This stone must not touch the floor. 592 00:40:07,309 --> 00:40:08,679 Do you believe such a superstition? 593 00:40:11,679 --> 00:40:12,949 Then shall I just take this? 594 00:40:13,849 --> 00:40:15,519 - Madam Bang Doo. - Yes, my lady. 595 00:40:15,519 --> 00:40:17,489 Oh, why bother moving that heavy thing? 596 00:40:17,489 --> 00:40:20,659 Just toss it. In that corner. 597 00:40:21,420 --> 00:40:22,630 - Shall I? - Yes. 598 00:40:23,289 --> 00:40:25,059 - Right here? - Sure. 599 00:40:28,230 --> 00:40:29,369 I will leave it here, then. 600 00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:52,150 Does that stone truly possess some kind of divine energy? 601 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:54,559 There is no such thing. 602 00:41:08,070 --> 00:41:10,670 She is the real prankster, that one. 603 00:41:19,750 --> 00:41:20,780 Your Highness. 604 00:41:21,420 --> 00:41:24,050 Yesterday, an official from Qing... 605 00:41:24,219 --> 00:41:25,619 asked if we had evidence... 606 00:41:25,619 --> 00:41:28,559 that Jung Myung Soo embezzled the gifts for His Majesty. 607 00:41:29,159 --> 00:41:31,929 General Yong Gol Dae will be here soon to find out more. 608 00:41:32,429 --> 00:41:34,099 How about we tell them all the details... 609 00:41:34,329 --> 00:41:37,000 about how he has been embezzling all the silver from Joseon... 610 00:41:37,469 --> 00:41:40,869 and how he stole the persimmons and pears? 611 00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:44,369 That reminds me. 612 00:41:45,210 --> 00:41:48,510 Once, I saw Jung Myung Soo putting aside 1,000 persimmons... 613 00:41:48,679 --> 00:41:51,010 out of the 10,000 persimmons from Joseon. 614 00:41:51,809 --> 00:41:53,880 I asked him why he was not taking them. 615 00:41:54,449 --> 00:41:56,219 He said to me, 616 00:41:57,050 --> 00:41:59,360 "I will take them when they are needed." 617 00:41:59,559 --> 00:42:01,860 "Joseon's Crown Prince should mind his own business." 618 00:42:01,860 --> 00:42:04,659 How dare a mere interpreter embezzle His Majesty's gifts... 619 00:42:04,659 --> 00:42:06,960 for the Emperor? 620 00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:08,860 There is more. 621 00:42:09,429 --> 00:42:11,429 When Jung Myung Soo was in Joseon, 622 00:42:11,429 --> 00:42:13,940 he whipped the Assistant Section Chief of the Ministry of Defense. 623 00:42:13,940 --> 00:42:15,269 (Jwarang: Senior sixth-rank in the Six Ministries) 624 00:42:15,269 --> 00:42:16,269 A servant did that. 625 00:42:16,869 --> 00:42:18,440 That lowly servant. 626 00:42:18,739 --> 00:42:19,739 Right. 627 00:42:20,380 --> 00:42:23,210 I did hear that Jung Myung Soo was a servant in the past. 628 00:42:27,380 --> 00:42:29,320 Please allow me to have an audience with His Highness. 629 00:42:31,590 --> 00:42:32,619 Your Highness. 630 00:42:33,019 --> 00:42:34,989 I suggest you listen to what Interpreter Lee has to say. 631 00:42:35,989 --> 00:42:36,989 Your Highness. 632 00:42:38,090 --> 00:42:40,000 It is not too late yet. 633 00:42:40,929 --> 00:42:43,000 Please do not report Jung Myung Soo. 634 00:42:43,400 --> 00:42:44,429 And... 635 00:42:45,170 --> 00:42:47,469 even if you know something about this matter, 636 00:42:48,469 --> 00:42:49,969 you must pretend... 637 00:42:50,639 --> 00:42:51,969 not to know about it at all. 638 00:42:51,969 --> 00:42:52,980 Are you saying... 639 00:42:53,679 --> 00:42:55,949 I should sit idly by and watch him as he steals... 640 00:42:55,949 --> 00:42:58,409 from both countries like a sneaky rat? 641 00:42:58,710 --> 00:43:01,219 He is dangerous for he is like a rat. 642 00:43:02,449 --> 00:43:04,219 The silver and persimmons... 643 00:43:05,420 --> 00:43:07,019 that rat stole. 644 00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:09,289 Who do you think he shared them with? 645 00:43:10,860 --> 00:43:13,360 Who is the person that has been working most closely... 646 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:15,630 with him? 647 00:43:23,940 --> 00:43:24,969 Your Highness! 648 00:43:33,750 --> 00:43:36,119 You are to receive His Imperial Majesty's order. 649 00:43:52,469 --> 00:43:53,599 "We have found evidence that..." 650 00:43:53,599 --> 00:43:55,599 "Jung Noe Kyung framed and falsely accused Jung Myung Soo." 651 00:43:56,239 --> 00:43:58,769 "Since the people of Joseon are my subjects," 652 00:43:59,170 --> 00:44:00,679 "they must follow my law." 653 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:13,760 General. 654 00:44:18,389 --> 00:44:19,460 Your Highness. 655 00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:21,500 Were you involved in this too? 656 00:44:25,099 --> 00:44:26,099 Your Highness. 657 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,340 His Majesty has entrusted me with all matters regarding Joseon. 658 00:44:30,039 --> 00:44:32,880 By reporting Jung Myung Soo for embezzling the gifts for His Majesty, 659 00:44:33,710 --> 00:44:35,010 you tried to cause me harm. 660 00:44:35,010 --> 00:44:37,010 If you help Jung Noe Kyung who was after me, 661 00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:39,449 it means you are determined to eat my flesh. 662 00:44:41,920 --> 00:44:42,949 Your Highness. 663 00:44:43,550 --> 00:44:45,690 If you truly were not involved in this, 664 00:44:47,590 --> 00:44:50,289 everyone who schemed this with Jung Noe Kyung... 665 00:44:59,329 --> 00:45:00,440 must die at your hands. 666 00:45:07,340 --> 00:45:08,440 Eun Ae, 667 00:45:09,110 --> 00:45:10,309 are you sleeping? 668 00:45:15,349 --> 00:45:16,789 You know, during the war, 669 00:45:18,719 --> 00:45:21,619 I knew you were suffering while fleeing, 670 00:45:22,219 --> 00:45:24,630 but I went to His Majesty instead of you. 671 00:45:27,530 --> 00:45:30,030 I did not know how a person like me could save His Majesty, 672 00:45:31,599 --> 00:45:33,670 but I had to go to His Majesty even if it meant I would die. 673 00:45:36,570 --> 00:45:37,809 Do you know why? 674 00:45:42,809 --> 00:45:44,210 I lost my parents, 675 00:45:44,909 --> 00:45:47,579 but the elders of Neunggun-ri raised me. 676 00:45:49,889 --> 00:45:51,320 I was always thankful. 677 00:45:51,820 --> 00:45:52,920 So... 678 00:45:54,690 --> 00:45:56,960 there was never a day that I felt at ease. 679 00:45:59,030 --> 00:46:00,500 I wanted to repay their favor. 680 00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,000 I wanted to show them how well I was raised, 681 00:46:07,570 --> 00:46:09,139 even without a father. 682 00:46:14,739 --> 00:46:15,980 It is okay now. 683 00:46:17,150 --> 00:46:18,949 I have His Majesty. 684 00:46:20,449 --> 00:46:22,889 If I help His Majesty become a good and wise king, 685 00:46:23,989 --> 00:46:26,719 the elders in Neunggun-ri will be so proud. 686 00:46:29,690 --> 00:46:30,960 Eun Ae. 687 00:46:32,630 --> 00:46:34,530 I am going to show my loyalty to His Majesty. 688 00:46:36,429 --> 00:46:38,099 I am going to give it my all... 689 00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:41,369 to make His Majesty a good and wise king. 690 00:46:47,739 --> 00:46:50,110 Recently, many officials have stepped down, 691 00:46:50,110 --> 00:46:51,780 using illness as an excuse. 692 00:46:52,679 --> 00:46:54,349 What is the reason? 693 00:46:55,050 --> 00:46:57,289 Are you looking down on me? 694 00:47:00,260 --> 00:47:02,789 Do you think I am dirty for bowing down... 695 00:47:03,329 --> 00:47:05,030 to the foreign intruders? 696 00:47:10,000 --> 00:47:11,130 Your Majesty, 697 00:47:12,829 --> 00:47:15,039 ever since the Crown Prince has been taken hostage, 698 00:47:15,039 --> 00:47:17,409 tears have not stopped falling from the people's faces. 699 00:47:18,969 --> 00:47:21,539 All of the people are hoping for His Highness to return... 700 00:47:21,539 --> 00:47:24,280 and preserve the state. 701 00:47:25,550 --> 00:47:27,019 But Your Majesty, 702 00:47:27,449 --> 00:47:30,619 it immediately showed that you despise hearing anything that is offensive, 703 00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:34,260 and you are not capable of getting rid of your prejudice. 704 00:47:35,090 --> 00:47:37,860 You are also unable to calm your eagerness to win, 705 00:47:38,630 --> 00:47:40,599 so how will you do great things for your country? 706 00:47:43,500 --> 00:47:44,730 So Your Majesty, 707 00:47:45,900 --> 00:47:48,340 rather than suspecting the motives of the officials' resignments, 708 00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:51,039 may you self-reflect... 709 00:47:51,039 --> 00:47:52,440 and lead yourself... 710 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:53,909 in the right direction. 711 00:47:55,880 --> 00:47:57,780 The King loving his people, 712 00:47:58,980 --> 00:48:01,019 the officials advising the King, 713 00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:04,219 and the King listening to his officials. These are what are right. 714 00:48:04,949 --> 00:48:06,860 That way, the intruders will be edified, 715 00:48:07,219 --> 00:48:08,659 the world will be moved, 716 00:48:10,460 --> 00:48:12,360 and the Crown Prince will be able to return. 717 00:48:28,079 --> 00:48:29,210 Very well. 718 00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:31,809 Officer Nam, you are right. 719 00:48:33,349 --> 00:48:35,750 I need to stand upright first. 720 00:48:36,989 --> 00:48:38,389 Much obliged, Your Majesty. 721 00:48:38,690 --> 00:48:41,820 I was deeply moved by your courage. 722 00:48:42,559 --> 00:48:44,530 So I would like to entrust you with an important task. 723 00:48:45,929 --> 00:48:48,329 Shortly, I need to send a head official... 724 00:48:48,559 --> 00:48:51,369 to the Qing to greet Khan. 725 00:48:52,230 --> 00:48:55,599 Who else could show Joseon's upright integrity... 726 00:48:55,840 --> 00:48:57,239 in front of the foreign intruders? 727 00:49:02,139 --> 00:49:03,610 There is only you. 728 00:49:08,679 --> 00:49:10,719 Are you sure that stone is effective? 729 00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:13,320 I could not see his face at all. 730 00:49:14,590 --> 00:49:15,989 Did you sleep with it in your arms? 731 00:49:16,860 --> 00:49:18,460 Are you sure you did not let go of it while sleeping? 732 00:49:20,760 --> 00:49:22,659 I am pretty sure I was hugging it tightly. 733 00:49:26,900 --> 00:49:28,199 Did you hear the news? 734 00:49:29,170 --> 00:49:30,539 Officer Nam... 735 00:49:30,840 --> 00:49:32,409 has been locked up. 736 00:49:34,110 --> 00:49:37,480 His Majesty appointed him as a head official, 737 00:49:37,610 --> 00:49:40,780 but Officer Nam rejected his offer, saying he could not go to the Qing to greet them. 738 00:49:41,250 --> 00:49:42,820 So His Majesty was infuriated... 739 00:49:43,150 --> 00:49:44,519 and punished him for committing 1 of the 10 big crimes. 740 00:49:44,519 --> 00:49:45,949 (Daebulgyeongjoe: 1 out of the 10 abominations listed...) 741 00:49:45,949 --> 00:49:47,420 (in "The Great Ming Code") 742 00:50:05,369 --> 00:50:06,480 Move. 743 00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:09,809 Confiscate the family fortune... 744 00:50:09,980 --> 00:50:11,849 of the great offender, Nam Yeon Jun! 745 00:50:16,320 --> 00:50:17,489 The foreign intruders. 746 00:50:17,849 --> 00:50:19,960 The foreign intruders are here! 747 00:50:20,019 --> 00:50:22,389 The foreign intruders! 748 00:50:22,690 --> 00:50:23,929 The foreign intruders. 749 00:50:37,070 --> 00:50:39,039 We have to go to Neunggun-ri. 750 00:50:52,789 --> 00:50:55,159 We could get a lot of money if we sell this. 751 00:50:55,159 --> 00:50:56,260 Not this. 752 00:50:56,960 --> 00:50:57,989 Not this. 753 00:50:59,460 --> 00:51:00,699 Did you hear the news? 754 00:51:01,559 --> 00:51:04,170 - People are returning from Simyang. - What? 755 00:51:04,170 --> 00:51:06,940 They are sending people from Simyang because of the memorial service, 756 00:51:07,300 --> 00:51:09,300 and some are coming back for good. 757 00:51:09,670 --> 00:51:12,110 You know the elderly lady in the village next door, right? 758 00:51:12,110 --> 00:51:15,179 She was so gaunt after her husband left for Simyang, 759 00:51:15,639 --> 00:51:18,550 but after hearing that he would be back, she was full of energy. 760 00:51:19,250 --> 00:51:20,420 Then... 761 00:51:20,849 --> 00:51:22,980 Young Master Jang Hyun might come back as well. 762 00:51:39,599 --> 00:51:40,699 My Lord! 763 00:51:40,900 --> 00:51:42,000 Darling! 764 00:51:44,539 --> 00:51:48,039 - Goodness, Darling. - Goodness. 765 00:51:48,880 --> 00:51:50,679 - There he is. - Where? 766 00:51:50,679 --> 00:51:52,510 - Where is he? - Goodness. 767 00:51:55,949 --> 00:51:57,349 - Dae Man! - Dae Man! 768 00:51:57,349 --> 00:51:59,489 - Goodness. - Dae Man. 769 00:51:59,489 --> 00:52:01,159 - Goodness. - Are you okay? 770 00:52:01,159 --> 00:52:02,789 - Goodness. - Goodness. 771 00:52:02,789 --> 00:52:04,130 Is he going to be late? 772 00:52:06,159 --> 00:52:07,929 You are a mess! 773 00:52:07,929 --> 00:52:09,159 So... 774 00:52:11,900 --> 00:52:13,699 why did you blow things out of proportion? 775 00:52:15,199 --> 00:52:17,369 - How dare you... - Yes. 776 00:52:17,369 --> 00:52:19,570 A person like me does not know much. 777 00:52:19,570 --> 00:52:20,679 But... 778 00:52:21,340 --> 00:52:23,550 when it comes to the foreign intruders, 779 00:52:23,550 --> 00:52:24,909 you should ask me. 780 00:52:26,579 --> 00:52:28,449 Can you not tell? 781 00:52:29,849 --> 00:52:32,449 Jung Myung Soo is just Yong Gol Dae's hands and feet. 782 00:52:35,420 --> 00:52:36,659 Hey. 783 00:52:37,260 --> 00:52:39,190 Then will we live or die? 784 00:52:41,130 --> 00:52:43,059 I doubt they will kill us. 785 00:52:43,929 --> 00:52:45,670 So if you want to live, 786 00:52:45,670 --> 00:52:48,469 give a bribe to either Jung Myung Soo or Yong Gol Dae... 787 00:52:48,570 --> 00:52:50,170 - Drag him out. - Yes, sir. 788 00:52:57,550 --> 00:52:58,750 Get up. 789 00:53:10,030 --> 00:53:12,159 He did not frame you. 790 00:53:12,630 --> 00:53:13,730 That is right. 791 00:53:13,730 --> 00:53:16,460 He has no interest in others. 792 00:53:16,969 --> 00:53:19,829 He knows that General Yong Gol Dae trusts you the most. 793 00:53:20,139 --> 00:53:21,699 How could he have done such a thing? 794 00:53:22,369 --> 00:53:23,570 Please trust us. 795 00:53:23,570 --> 00:53:24,710 Is that so? 796 00:53:26,239 --> 00:53:28,409 I also do not believe... 797 00:53:28,409 --> 00:53:30,610 that Lee Jang Hyun is that foolish. 798 00:53:30,679 --> 00:53:31,809 However, 799 00:53:33,449 --> 00:53:36,750 the Crown Prince of Joseon sent a massive amount of gold as a bribe... 800 00:53:36,820 --> 00:53:38,489 in order to save Jung Noe Kyung, 801 00:53:38,489 --> 00:53:39,960 but he failed. 802 00:53:40,219 --> 00:53:43,159 There was an order to send the belongings of Jung Noe Kyung... 803 00:53:43,159 --> 00:53:45,860 and those who will be beheaded to Joseon. 804 00:53:47,260 --> 00:53:49,059 Seeing how such an order has been issued, 805 00:53:49,800 --> 00:53:52,500 it seems Lee Jang Hyun will surely die. 806 00:54:25,670 --> 00:54:26,739 Kill him. 807 00:54:26,739 --> 00:54:27,739 Yes, sir. 808 00:55:24,030 --> 00:55:25,960 You are a captive who ended up becoming the interpreter? 809 00:55:26,590 --> 00:55:27,630 Yes, Your Majesty. 810 00:55:29,699 --> 00:55:31,369 I already told General Yong Gol Dae... 811 00:55:32,400 --> 00:55:34,170 how I ended up here... 812 00:55:35,070 --> 00:55:36,300 as a man of humble origin. 813 00:55:45,280 --> 00:55:46,280 Yes. 814 00:55:47,579 --> 00:55:48,820 It is very common... 815 00:55:49,650 --> 00:55:50,949 for the captives to work as an interpreter. 816 00:55:52,849 --> 00:55:53,860 Right. 817 00:55:55,719 --> 00:55:56,730 However... 818 00:56:01,659 --> 00:56:03,900 In Joseon, someone spread a false rumor... 819 00:56:04,670 --> 00:56:07,940 to the Qing troops that the Emperor had gone mad. 820 00:56:13,139 --> 00:56:16,010 By any chance, are you... 821 00:56:19,849 --> 00:56:20,949 the one who spread... 822 00:56:22,849 --> 00:56:23,920 that rumor? 823 00:56:45,510 --> 00:56:47,539 You are looking for an interpreter who went to Simyang? 824 00:56:48,139 --> 00:56:49,139 What is his name? 825 00:56:49,809 --> 00:56:51,409 It is Lee Jang Hyun. 826 00:56:52,150 --> 00:56:53,150 There are... 827 00:56:53,150 --> 00:56:54,780 too many interpreters, you see. 828 00:56:56,219 --> 00:56:57,550 Lee Jang Hyun. 829 00:56:58,219 --> 00:56:59,489 He sounds like the interpreter... 830 00:56:59,489 --> 00:57:01,590 who died along with Jung Noe Kyung. 831 00:57:03,929 --> 00:57:05,030 He died? 832 00:57:05,530 --> 00:57:07,659 If you visit the government office, you will find the articles... 833 00:57:07,659 --> 00:57:08,860 left by those who died in Simyang. 834 00:57:09,530 --> 00:57:12,130 If you find his articles there, it means he is clearly dead. 835 00:57:24,880 --> 00:57:26,710 There it is. 836 00:57:27,349 --> 00:57:29,719 Where is my son? 837 00:57:29,719 --> 00:57:30,750 My dear. 838 00:57:34,860 --> 00:57:36,360 Come back. 839 00:57:38,460 --> 00:57:39,489 Come back. 840 00:57:39,489 --> 00:57:41,230 My son. 841 00:57:41,230 --> 00:57:43,929 What do I do? 842 00:58:09,090 --> 00:58:10,119 You know, 843 00:58:11,960 --> 00:58:15,199 I plan to hold on to this ribbon until I die. 844 01:02:12,000 --> 01:02:14,570 If the wife holds the clothing he used to wear... 845 01:02:15,670 --> 01:02:17,369 and calls his name three times, 846 01:02:20,110 --> 01:02:22,280 he might come back to life and return. 847 01:03:02,349 --> 01:03:04,119 Young Master Jang Hyun! 848 01:03:05,019 --> 01:03:06,949 Come back. 849 01:03:08,860 --> 01:03:09,989 When you come back, 850 01:03:12,059 --> 01:03:14,530 I will never be harsh to you again. 851 01:03:22,539 --> 01:03:24,070 Young Master Jang Hyun! 852 01:03:24,969 --> 01:03:26,639 Come back. 853 01:03:33,280 --> 01:03:35,380 There is something I did not get to say yet. 854 01:03:37,920 --> 01:03:38,949 So... 855 01:03:39,820 --> 01:03:43,289 Come back, Young Master Jang Hyun! 856 01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:51,929 Young Master Jang Hyun! 857 01:04:04,610 --> 01:04:07,849 Young Master! 858 01:04:10,050 --> 01:04:13,320 Young Master! 859 01:04:25,329 --> 01:04:29,000 (My Dearest) 860 01:04:50,190 --> 01:04:51,789 Take all my heart. 861 01:04:51,789 --> 01:04:53,860 Do not leave. Stay with me. 862 01:04:53,860 --> 01:04:56,159 Lady Gil Chae, you must live. 863 01:04:56,159 --> 01:04:58,400 You must live for the good days ahead of you. 864 01:04:58,400 --> 01:05:00,599 He is dead. Stop thinking of him. 865 01:05:00,599 --> 01:05:02,800 Buy all the coins you can find in the market. 866 01:05:02,940 --> 01:05:04,139 Look! 867 01:05:04,139 --> 01:05:06,809 Those useless coins turned into this precious brass bowl. 868 01:05:06,809 --> 01:05:07,809 I told you. 869 01:05:07,809 --> 01:05:09,309 I would much rather count on you... 870 01:05:09,309 --> 01:05:11,679 than a few weak scholars. 871 01:05:11,780 --> 01:05:13,309 Do not come back again. 872 01:05:13,309 --> 01:05:16,150 I plan to live to 100. 873 01:05:16,150 --> 01:05:18,750 Let us meet again. 874 01:05:21,059 --> 01:05:23,690 (Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)