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[Previously] Queen Majesty...

Prince Hasung has a face that shouldn't become a king.

Open it.

If someone with that face becomes a king

it is said that people will go through big calamities.

It is written as such in the 'Secret Book of King's Face.'

I have to get rid of 'Secret Book of King's Face' right now.

Stop!

Sire, His Highness is in danger.

Don't worry about the prince.

What are you afraid of, Father?

You're already the king! Just what are you so afraid of?

What's the big deal with the book about face reading?

Why are you killing so many people?

Are you satisfied now?

You gained what you wanted using a foolish woman's heart

and accomplished capturing traitors. Are you proud of yourself?

Ga Hee...

- Ga Hee... - I won't forgive you, sire.

Keep that arrow safe.

Someday, you will push that arrow through your heart and kill yourself

or shoot that arrow through my heart and climb to the throne...

You will have to make the decision.

That's your fate for being born with a king's face.

[First Exam] Starting now...

[Episode 5] We will begin the first exam

[Episode 5] to select physiognomy professors.

Take a careful look at the people in front

and guess their classes. That's the first assignment.

I see that the tip of his nose is low and round

so he has an eye for money.

He must touch a good amount of money.

By the look of his sunken eyes, he has a sense of responsibility

with no room for mistakes.

He must be making a living by using his skilled hands.

The distance between the forehead and the eyebrows is wide

and the center of his forehead is developed.

It is certainly a face of a writer.

I see his wide, low nose and thin lips

so he probably doesn't have flexibility.

Everyone comes from different classes, but how...

How is it that everyone's center of the forehead has a dark shadow?

Everyone's class is different, but they are all in the same situation now.

- They are... - Criminals in prison!

[Second Exam]

Take a look at their faces and guess their crimes.

That's the second assignment.

His nostrils are facing up, so he should have a rough personality.

His eyes are protruding like acorns, so he should be violent.

Someone who stares from the side without turning his head

is certainly lewd with a tendency for stealing.

He must've used violence for desiring someone else's goods

and ended up in prison.

He has wrinkles between the eyebrows that are tangled in every direction.

He has eyebrows that look messy like weeds.

He has a face that can't avoid a prison term in his middle age.

Small, unnoticeable ears.

The ones with those ears are sly and wicked, so they harm others.

But they themselves enjoy power and gain wealth.

Triangle-shaped eyes...

He even has a violent character... He must've harmed others with his power.

The crime of murder.

Small, unnoticeable ears...

Although those ears present the fate of

harming others and enjoying selfish power

but I see that his white and black parts of the eyes are clear.

So he must've cultivated his mind.

He is in prison because of his weed-like eyebrows

But the developed bone in his forehead tells me that he'd climb in government.

Goodness... the ends of his eyes are full of women.

Since he had both power and wealth

he must've coveted someone else's woman.

It's not the crime of murder. It's adultery.

Everyone, raise your heads.

Pick the one that came to the kitchen.

It looks like him.

What?

You keep trying to hide your face. You look very suspicious.

Raise your head right now!

Forgive me...

but if you'd give this lowly one a chance

I will try to find the criminal by reading faces.

What? By reading faces?

If I can't find the criminal...

I will offer my head.

You will offer your head?

It is said, 'to read my own fate, read the faces of people around me.'

I see that you have a face of climbing to a government job soon.

This means...

we will all walk out of here alive!

So, have you made any progress?

When someone has a horizontal line on the philtrum like her

it means no children.

Besides, she has a mole next to the philtrum

she had the fate of dying early.

From her eyes, nose and mouth...

there is nothing that would cover for the fate of early death.

The tip and the sides of her nose look nice

so she must've had the luck of wealth.

But her cheekbones are weak, so they can't embrace the nose.

So she has a lot of waves in her middle age.

Besides, she has a wart on her cheekbone...

so she suffers for the good of others all her life

and won't be able to avoid disaster.

By the look of the dark shadow on her cheekbone

she must've hidden a secret and faced a trouble because of it.

Her nose is concave and her cheekbone has a dark shadow with a wart...

so it is obvious that an illness is rooted deeply in her body.

Command the criminals to catch criminals?

This doesn't make sense.

Father, please appoint me as a temporary judge for an interrogation.

I will find the criminal.

Imhae, this matter deals with catching the one who attempted to murder Father!

[Prince Shinsung - Seonjo's fourth son]

Wouldn't it be logical to appoint an official with experience

from the Ministry of Justice?

What you are saying is...

I won't be able to carry out the job of a judge because of my stupidity?

[Prince Imhae - Seonjo's first son]

Prince Imhae, Prince Shinsung...

What are you doing? You're sitting before Your Majesty.

By the way, we're all gathered here, but I don't see Prince Gwanghae.

He must've received the message late.

He's probably on his way here.

I was just wondering if he knows everything, so he's not coming...

Have you lost your mind?

How can you laugh in this situation?

Please forgive me.

Stop that wicked laugh right now!

I can't stop laughing...

Sire, please stop me...

Everyone, please calm down!

To be honest, all of this is a joke.

[Two hours ago]

Was she poisoned?

She wasn't poisoned...

She seems to have died from a chronic illness.

Take away the body now.

Hold on.

Do you mean that you fooled everyone for the auxiliary exam?

Just wait and see.

If someone can get this right, he must be the best in reading faces.

Wouldn't you agree?

How could His Majesty fool everyone over a matter like this?

Goodness... After giving everyone a scare

it was all a joke?

[Kim Gong Ryang - Gwiin Kim's brother, Royal Finance Department]

What upsets me is...

that he plotted it with that crude Sookyong Hong.

His Majesty must be deeply into Sookyong.

So are you just going to sit back and watch as if it's someone else's fire?

Of course not.

Once the exam is over, the topic of installing the crown prince

will be brought up again.

Of course our Prince Shinsung will be installed!

What are you so worried about?

Prince Imhae fell out of the race a long time ago...

And Prince Gwanghae also...

What's the use of being called a genius in his childhood?

Now he's a playboy like no other who goes to courtesans' houses like his own.

You don't know anything.

'Patiently wait for the right time to achieve grand work later.'

Gwanghae is not flying or crying right now...

but he's just laying low until the right time.

Someday, he will open his wings and fly high.

Then...

he will grab onto my Prince Shinsung's ankle.

Keep an eye on Gwanghae.

He definitely has something.

Even if he can fool everyone...

he can't fool me.

You shouldn't leave any room for mistakes in front of Gwanghae, Brother.

Do you understand?

These half-wits...

Since they were told that one of them is the culprit...

everyone wrote down someone else's name to save his own life.

The culprit of the court lady's death is her chronic illness.

And the one who poked fun of this pitiful death is the king of Joseon.

Kim Do Chi...

Sir, he's the only one with the right answer.

The criminal is...

There was no criminal to begin with.

Isn't that right?

She wasn't poisoned. She died from an illness, right?

What? Is that true?

What is your name?

My name is Kim Do Chi.

Kim Do Chi...

Your face is on the complete opposite end from mine.

Then...

did all of us get fooled by His Majesty?

Except for this man right here?

What's wrong?

Do I have something on my face...

Stop!

You are...

So... what happened was...

Fire!

Fire!

Fire, fire!

Chase that man!

Stop right there!

This way!

'Fire!'

You scared me.

So, did anyone get the right answer?

Yes, sire.

I only chose one after reviewing all the exams.

What happened to the one who spoke with confidence?

Did he get it right?

Yes, he is...

Kim Do Chi. I'm sure he got the first place.

[Kim Sang Yoon]

Young Shin...

- Find out about that guy. - Yes, sire.

By the way, who is he?

He is a face reader who will shake up Joseon in the future.

I heard it's not easy to pass the exam without anyone's support.

I'm sure there is another way to get into the physiognomy department.

Do you... already have a plan?

While I was studying physiognomy, you must've learned how to read minds.

From the moment I saw this for the first time

I thought that I should visit Kim Gong Ryang.

I'm sure Kim Gong Ryang handed this over to Jang Soo Tae.

To become Gwiin Kim's man

approaching Kim Gong Ryang could be a path to get there.

But would he trust you easily?

I have to make him trust me.

How I'll make him trust me...

I'll find out when I see his face.

Then I'll come with you.

You too, Ga Hee?

It's not your personal matter. It's a matter for our Daedong Society!

Let me help you.

What is this?

I bought this from a fence merchant.

I brought it as a gift for you.

Why are you giving me this gift?

By the look of your thick, straight eyebrows

your fortune from siblings will be as good as it can get.

Since your only sibling is Gwiin Kim...

so it's as if Lady Kim has the whole world in her grasp.

You also have the eyebrows of a tiger and the eyes of a snake...

so your spirit is majestic and you're born with leadership.

You will enjoy grand authority in the future.

Are you a face reader?

But your chin is narrow, so you are narrow-minded.

Your nose is like a hook, but with lots of flesh...

so you won't care about methods to achieve your goal.

You have a way of building wealth, so you will have a rich life...

but your face lacks good reputation...

so you don't have good people around you.

What?

If you keep me by your side...

I will be worth more than a thousand soldiers.

You're a really funny man.

How would I trust you and keep you by my side?

If you can't trust me...

why don't you trust that gold seal?

I could've taken it to the magistrate's office...

but I brought it to you, didn't I?

How dare you...

Are you saying that I stole this gold seal?

My lord, faces don't lie.

I just found out after looking at your face.

Anyone outside?

Lock these men in the storage.

Your brother's skill is beyond ordinary.

Yes, as for his archery skills, he may be the best in Joseon.

If you don't like my brother, you could've kicked us out.

Why are you ordering us to be locked up?

I really like your spirit.

But I have to take time to find out if you will really become my men.

Will you just leave now...

or will you take my test?

Brother, put it down now.

Do you think it's really okay to trust Kim Gong Ryang and just wait here?

If he meets with Jang Soo Tae and checks on the seal...

then he will accept me.

You mean, all the goods I gave you were stolen?

Please forgive me, Lord Kim.

How did you take care of this matter?

How can you let the gold seal go to a fence merchant?

Do you really not know who they are?

Really?

I have a guess...

Who is it?

It's...

I believe... Prince Gwanghae is behind it.

What?

Prince Gwanghae?

Yes! They shoot red bamboo arrows...

I followed red bamboo arrows to catch them...

and I found that someone recently purchased

a large quantity of red bamboo arrows.

And it was...

Prince Gwanghae's eunuch.

On top of that...

and there is this face reader in the market

who reported me for charging high interests...

I saw Prince Gwanghae coming out of there many times.

You mean... all the goods I gave to you

are now in the hands of Prince Gwanghae?

That's my guess...

Please forgive me.

Bulls-eye!

Sire, you hit the center again!

These red bamboo arrows are really ten for ten.

Of course! I searched everywhere in the market to get those.

Prince Gwanghae was behind this?

This is driving me crazy.

What is this?

I have to see Joseon's best archer's skills.

My brother is the one who should work at the physiognomy department...

so why do you want to see my archery skills?

If your older brother becomes my man...

you will have to help me, too.

Do you think it's possible to become Kim Gong Ryang's men without a test?

I'm sure that's the target you wanted me to hit from the beginning.

Everyone, leave us.

Yes, sir.

I'll put your brother in the physiognomy department.

On top of that, I'll make him Gwiin Kim's man.

Before that, with that archery skill, you will have to kill someone for me.

Who... do you mean?

It's Prince Gwanghae.

The choice is yours.

But since you heard a big secret

both of you won't leave this place alive.

If you really kill Prince Gwanghae for me...

it also proves that you were not sent by Gwanghae.

Where are you aiming with your arrow?

Sir.

Why don't you just live the way you're born to be?

I told you that you don't have a face to hold arrows!

It is to realize my father's big purpose.

For the sake of a big purpose, will you kill someone with that arrow?

You should never use the arrows to kill someone!

You have to use the arrows only to save someone!

When people don't live the way that they are born with

they have to suffer through more than what Hell would give them...

Make sure to keep my words in mind.

- Something went wrong! - It's no use!

Lord Kim's astronomical chart has already become the proof of treason.

What... did you just say?

I hear the writing hidden in the astronomical chart

is the proof of a treason plot.

Someone handed it over to the government.

Mother!

Got it!

You hit the target, Father.

Father, I'll definitely catch it and offer it to you!

Father, I'll catch it.

You're no match for Imhae.

Be careful.

That's not true. I'll definitely catch it and make you happy.

Father, Shinsung knows how to hunt pretty well.

I can imagine what Imhae's facial expression will look like.

I'll go hunt and offer it to you, too!

You have no manners both in the palace and in the hunting ground.

'Whoever catches it first is the owner in the hunting ground.'

Isn't that what you said?

Ga Hee...

Will you marry me later?

Ga Hee...

Shinsung!

Shinsung...

Is there anyone?

Shinsung, how did this happen?

Goodness...

Shinsung, how did this happen?

- Father... - Who on earth did this?

It was just two of us with Gwanghae here.

Tell the truth! Are you saying that Gwanghae shot you?

Yes!

Gwanghae... shot an arrow at me.

Shinsung!

Tie up Gwanghae.

- Father! - What are you doing?

Tie up Gwanghae!

Let go of me!

Father, it's not me. It's someone else! I saw it!

He's here, so please catch him first!

We have to catch him before he leaves the forest!

Are you pulling a trick on me right now?

How could you...

He couldn't have gone far.

He's wearing a straw hat!

Please catch him first!

It won't be late to punish me after that!

Search the forest right now.

Make sure that not even an ant escapes from here!

Yes, sire!

If you are not telling the truth...

you will have to take responsibility for your words.

No one can escape from here! Find him!

Young Shin...

Go back to the forest and find the one wearing a straw hat.

He's the criminal.

You have to find him. Do you understand?

Yes, sire.

It's a red bamboo arrow.

Luckily, it didn't hit vital points.

Check on Prince Shinsung morning and night.

Yes, sire.

Sire!

Please throw us out of the palace!

Throw you out?

I can't watch my children's lives in danger anymore.

I would rather take my children and live outside of the palace.

Calm down.

They are His Majesty's children before they are yours.

And they are also precious royal blood.

My child almost died!

How can you understand this mother's heart

when you haven't given birth to your own?

Sire, my son and I would like to live.

Please... throw us out of the palace.

I will get to the bottom of this incident. So please calm down.

Sire!

Sire, Chief of Security is back.

Chief of Security, say it again clearly

so that Prince Gwanghae can also hear it.

Did you find anyone suspicious?

I couldn't find anyone.

Then did you find any trace of a runaway?

There was none.

Lock up Prince Gwanghae in prison right away.

Let go!

Father, I didn't do it!

I didn't shoot Shinsung! There is no trace of lie!

Someone else was there! I saw him!

Please give me a chance! I will find him!

Lock him up in prison.

Father! Father!

Let go of me!

Father! Father!

Hon...

Queen Majesty... why did you come all the way here?

Are you doing okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?

Yes, I'm doing fine. I'm sorry I made you worry.

How could this...

It's just a misunderstanding.

I will be released soon, so don't worry.

Yes, His Majesty must have a misunderstanding.

He wouldn't leave you here like this.

Sire, did Prince Gwanghae really try to kill Prince Shinsung?

What do you think?

To me, Prince Gwanghae didn't seem like someone who'd do something so horrible.

Am I wrong?

I didn't find anyone suspicious

but there was a hunting dog that died from that red bamboo arrow.

Does it mean that there was really someone else?

Yes, sire.

I found footsteps of someone who seemed to have run away.

Don't tell this to anyone.

- Sookyong Hong. - Yes, sire.

Sometimes the king shouldn't be a father or a human being.

Then what is the king?

What is the king...

It's like a flower that bloomed on a cliff.

What does that mean?

When I see a flower on a cliff, I want to take it.

Yes, that's it.

The king's throne is like that.

Sire, this is Eunuch Song.

Come in.

Sire, Queen Majesty is looking for you urgently.

Ask her to leave.

Who on earth are you?

Sire!

- How did this happen? Why here... - How did it go? Did you find him?

I didn't find the one wearing a straw hat

but Chief of Security found footprints.

There was also a dead dog from a red bamboo arrow.

Did you just say that Chief of Security found it?

Yes, I definitely saw it.

He said that he didn't find anything.

That can't be. I definitely saw it!

Father knows... that I didn't shoot him.

What?

Then why did His Majesty lock you up in here?

What did I tell you?

I told you to keep an eye on Gwanghae!

Gwanghae even tried to kill my Prince Shinsung!

Mother.

It's not Gwanghae.

What are you saying?

Then... why did you say differently to His Majesty?

I thought it was a chance... to get Gwanghae out of Father's favor.

How could you be so smart!

So quick on the feet in such a brief moment...

Well done.

It took an unexpected turn...

but it turned out well.

Lord Kim, I am sorry.

I failed.

It's all my fault...

so please take my head and save my brother...

Is anyone outside?

Sire, Prince Gwanghae's crime cannot be forgiven.

Even in common households, it will bring on the fury of a thousand people.

So how could a prince of this country be forgiven?

He should be harshly punished as an example.

Why are you trying to brand him with stigma

when the truth hasn't been revealed yet?

[Yoo Ja Shin, future father-in-law of Prince Gwanghae]

Are you saying that Prince Shinsung reported a lie to His Majesty?

Sire, just because the real criminal hasn't been caught

Prince Gwanghae shouldn't be concluded as the criminal.

A fight broke out between two children...

I don't know how to handle this as their father.

Heaven helped us.

Heaven is helping us.

Wouldn't you agree?

The voice for punishing Prince Gwanghae is getting louder in the government.

It's a great chance to install Prince Shinsung as the crown prince.

But... there is something doubtful.

His Majesty covered up Prince Imhae's vicious behavior even when he killed someone.

But in this case, Prince Gwanghae completely denies the allegation...

but he doesn't even do a proper investigation.

It bothers me so.

My son is the witness.

What more evidence is necessary?

Lord Lee, this chance sent by Heaven won't last for a thousand years.

Yes, we should rush the naming of the crown prince for the sake of this country.

Of course! Of course!

Although he failed to kill Prince Gwanghae...

I will be generous and forgive his mistake.

It's not a failure.

Since Prince Shinsung was shot

he was able to take a step closer to be named as the crown prince.

Your haste decision became an opportunity thanks to my brother.

You should not make a mistake of missing this chance.

'Pull out the ox horn when you get a chance'?

We won't come to see you for a while.

That will be more beneficial to you.

But I will trust that... you will put me in the physiognomy department soon.

Don't worry about that.

Are you okay?

- Where are we? - Don't worry.

Thanks to you, everything worked out.

What a relief.

I was so worried that you'd get hurt because of me.

Why did you do something so dangerous alone?

It was killing a prince of this country!

If something went wrong and you got caught...

you could've lost your life!

Of course we need Kim Gong Ryang...

but not enough to bet your life.

If you knew ahead...

you would've stopped me.

I had the confidence to kill Prince Gwanghae.

Lord Kim is looking for you.

Such a fool...

Am I being released now?

It's not that...

Please come with me.

These are Father's favorite horses.

His Majesty commanded that you clean this place and wash the horses.

What?

It should be much better than being in the small, stuffy cell.

Then where should I start?

I will give you five days from today.

You have to find the criminal within that time.

Your grace is immeasurable!

But keep this in mind.

If you can't prove anything after five days

I will strip you of your status as prince.

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I've been in business for a few years in Ming...

I brought something that could make some money.

We'll have a deal tonight.

Make sure to watch your mouth!

We'll gather here tonight. We'll have other members hiding nearby.

If Gwanghae can't find out anything

it'll prove that he is just a half-wit.

But if he reveals the truth or the real criminal and proves his innocence

then it shows that he pretended to be a half-wit in front of me.

I'm definitely catching you tonight.

Do you dare to take sides with traitors in front of me?

You're also a traitor when you take the traitors' side!

You are no longer my son or a prince of Joseon!

I will depose Prince Gwanghae and make him a commoner!