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What brings you here at this late hour?

I have a question to ask.

You have something to ask?

Have you seen the new jirashis strewn in the capital?

Is that why you came here?

You want to know if I have seen the or jirashi not?

I want to know who distributed the jirashis.

You speak as if I knew who did it.

I want to know

about Prince Chuseong.

You will regret.

It is okay.

It might break your heart.

That is why I came to you.

I know you do not care

about my feelings.

You are such a daring girl.

You do

take after your mother.

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Prince Chuseong...

committed adultery with your mother who was expelled.

Also, he plotted a rebellion to conceal the relationship.

But he was caught and killed.

That is why your mother was dethroned.

This is the truth that no one has told you...

until today.

The Ghost Mask is here!

You look very shocked.

I told you would regret hearing it.

Are you expecting me

to believe such total nonsense?

You would not want to believe it.

However,

she would not have been dethroned without a good reason.

Do not try to know more.

The more you know

about Prince Chuseong and your mother,

the more shameful you will feel.

I will see if I will feel shameful or not

after I meet with Prince Chuseong.

Do you not know that he is already dead?

People call him "Ghost Mask" as he came back as a ghost.

He must have been so resentful

that he returned as a ghost.

You had better be careful, Your Highness.

-What do you mean by that? -You know

what it means better than anyone.

Your Highness.

What did she...

What did she find out?

She might be just poking around.

Prince Chuseong...

No. Go find out who the Ghost Mask is.

Yes, Your Highness.

-You lost him? -They were shooting arrows at him,

and then suddenly, he disappeared like a ghost.

Stop talking nonsense.

Do you really think he is the ghost of Prince Chuseong?

It cannot be Prince Chuseong.

It must be one of his followers.

But all of them died--

There was someone who survived.

Only one of them did.

It is Wol-myeong.

It cannot be Wol-myeong.

By the way, there is something that bothers me.

When the Ghost Mask appeared,

one of the archers saw Master Gyeon.

Master Gyeon?

Mother.

Mother. Do not go.

You must take care of

your father and grandmother

for me.

All right?

I think I should get you some dried persimmons.

It seems like you have trouble sleeping.

Thank you, Master Gyeon.

Did something happen to you?

You could not tell me

what you heard from Court Lady An.

It was about Prince Chuseong, right?

I knew it was about him.

-Your Highness. -I am all right.

Mother worried about Father and Grandmother...

until the moment she left the palace.

How could she commit adultery?

No matter what others say,

I trust my mother.

I will clear her name.

And

those who framed my mother

will pay the price for what they have done.

They will certainly be punished.

Where is the Princess?

She is talking to Master Gyeon in the backyard.

Should I go inform her about your presence?

No.

I will just wait.

We should find the Ghost Mask.

Rumors say that it is Prince Chuseong.

He showed up in the Minister of Administration's house.

Minister of Administration?

I think he is trying to send a message

to Councilor Jeong and his followers.

But I think he was shot by an arrow.

I saw his blood on the ground.

Please see if anyone has such a wound in the Bureau of Medical Services...

Okay. I will take a closer look at the patients.

I will look into it more, too.

Why are they taking so long?

She is coming.

Your Highness.

Lieutenant Gang.

The Office of Investigation sent me guards because of the Ghost Mask.

I am sorry. Did I make you wait too long?

No, Your Highness.

Let us get going.

Master Gyeon, please take care of the Prince.

Yes, Your Highness. Please take care.

Master Gyeon.

It has been a long time.

You must be busy chasing after the Ghost Mask.

You contributed to arresting the Minister of Taxation too.

I guess you have decided to become an investigator.

Would it not be better to work for the Office of Investigation?

I can persuade the King for you.

No thanks.

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

Be careful not to lose the post you reinstated in.

Noble men should not tolerate injustice.

I can take care of my own business, so please do not worry.

I didn't mean to offend you.

I am just saying this for your own good.

Of course. Do not worry.

Anyway,

I have something to ask.

I heard that the Ghost Mask appeared at your house.

Is that true?

That is a totally absurd rumor.

Then be careful.

I heard that he is visiting the houses of the Royal Court officials.

Your place might be next.

Welcome back, my lord.

There must be a rat in my house.

Pardon me? A rat?

Tell your subordinates to keep their mouth shut.

If anyone finds out about what happens in my house,

I will remove your tongue first.

Yes, my lord.

You are here.

Are you trying to starve to death?

I just need you to accept my wish.

I already said no.

I also told you that I cannot give up.

What?

Father.

I...

trust you, Father.

Did anyone come by for herbs

like Hyeolgal, baekyoyang or hwangdan today?

You mean the herbs that stop bleeding?

Yes.

Well, I cannot remember all of my customers.

Or

have you seen anyone with an arrow wound?

Sorry? An arrow wound?

I have not seen anyone with it.

Did anyone have a wound by a sharp weapon?

A wound by a sharp weapon?

Your Highness.

Lieutenant Gang, what is the matter?

My goodness.

I apologize.

You just saved my hands from the fire.

There is nothing to apologize for.

Thank you for what you did to me.

Protecting you is my duty.

I just did what I had to do.

You are too stiff. That is not so good.

Lieutenant Gang.

What happened?

I came to see the Minister of Administration.

We were told not to let anyone in.

It is a part of the investigation by the Office of Investigation.

Move aside.

Ghost Mask?

We were reported that the Ghost Mask appeared in your house.

Why would he visit my place?

You must know

why.

Are you saying that I am hiding something?

Leave. I have nothing to say.

Please contact us if you need our protection.

He is hiding the fact that the Ghost Mask visited his house?

Yes, Your Majesty.

You must

capture him alive.

It would be impossible for him to distribute all the jirashis alone.

If we find out how he did it,

we might be able to catch the Ghost Mask.

I grant you full power

over the Ghost Mask investigation.

Your Majesty.

Find the Ghost Mask before they do.

Why are you so startled?

Where did you get that?

-Over there. -Do not miss it!

This ghost mask will help you feel much better.

He darts in and out of places.

There is Councilor Jeong above the King,

and the Ghost Mask is above Councilor Jeong.

The Ghost Mask returned

from the netherworld to punish the corrupt officials.

This is the latest fashion,

so I got one for myself too.

Come get one.

I will give you a discount.

You caught Min Yu-hwan and the man with a scar.

And now you are after the Ghost Mask?

You must be...

a bounty hunter!

I knew it.

-Run! -Run!

How dare you sell these masks in this situation?

Your masks are even sloppy.

We will confiscate all the masks.

Clean it up and go back.

Okay.

Gosh, these are mine.

I need you to have this.

See you around.

Wait.

Goodness.

Aren't you are too old to play with this?

You are old enough to know that purchasing such things

is not allowed either.

What is the penalty for bribery?

Why are you asking that out of the blue?

Give me what you have.

Hurry.

How stupid...

Hey!

Aren't you old enough to know

that receiving bribe is prohibited too?

Stop it now.

Mal-geum,

shall this handsome guy read your palm?

Can you read palms?

Of course. Let me see.

Your palm says...

you are born with luck to meet a handsome man.

What is the matter?

She is Mal-geum, right?

Who is Mal-geum?

She is Da-yeon's maid.

-My goodness. -Are they holding hands?

-This is unbelievable. -Mal-geum did?

Gosh. You did not know about it?

We saw her holding hands with Master Se-ho in the tea room.

They were in a good mood.

-Just leave. -Leave first.

-You leave first. -Listen to

what this handsome guy says.

Then I am leaving.

Sure.

Mal-geum.

Yes?

She is so beautiful.

My lady...

Follow me.

Master Gyeon.

Did you look into it?

Let's go inside first.

I asked the guards of Minister of Administration,

and they said the Ghost Mask showed up and shot an arrow.

And

a letter was attached to the arrow.

A letter?

What letter? What was it about?

"Right will prevail in the end.

You reap what you sow."

As one sows, so shall he reap.

Are you looking for me?

No, I am looking for the Ghost Mask.

Should I be angry or happy about that?

Are you jealous of the Ghost Mask?

Since you are looking for him now,

you must not have found him yet.

What about you?

I searched everywhere all day long, but have not found him.

The Ghost Mask sent a letter saying,

"Right will prevail in the end, and you reap what you sow"

to the Minister of Administration.

"Right will prevail in the end, and you reap what you sow"?

He must have sent the same letter to Councilor Jeong too.

But Councilor Jeong denied the Ghost Mask visited him.

I am sure the Ghost Mask knows something

about their evil deeds.

What did the Princess say?

She threatened Da-yeon to stay away from Gyeon U,

saying she will marry him.

Da-yeon was so shocked that she fell ill.

Did she really say that?

Da-yeon told me not to reveal this to anyone.

You are the only one who knows this. Okay?

What has gotten into the naughty Princess?

The bigger problem is

Gyeon U.

What is wrong about him?

I am sure he also has feelings for the Princess.

Stop it already.

When I spoke ill of the Princess,

he got really angry.

The Princess is why he does not want to go to Jeonju.

You are back.

-What is it? -Father is waiting for you.

I plan to ask the King for approve of your resignation.

Father.

-I will also resign-- -I cannot do that.

Why do you want me to resign?

I asked you to trust me and support me.

We will move before the end of the month. Get ready for it.

-Father. -I told you

to stay away from the Princess.

It is you who did not listen to me. What on earth are you doing?

I love

the Princess.

You cannot do that.

Love? What did you just...

Are you out of your mind, Gyeon U?

We plan to get married.

I said you cannot do that!

Do you really want to become the King's son-in-law?

You know what it means.

-You cannot become an official... -I do not care.

Gosh.

What is all this out of the blue?

Mother.

My goodness.

Gyeon U...

THE SECOND STATE COUNCILOR JEONG IS ABOVE THE KING

He knows about the evil deeds

of Councilor Jeong.

Ghost Mask.

I will go this way. Scatter and search.

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

-Lord Chun-pung. -Lord Chun-pung.

Lord Chun-pung.

-Here. -My lord, please take a look.

Let me see.

THE ADULTERY SCANDAL WHICH HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO IS A LIE

"The adultery scandal which happened ten years ago

is a lie."

"All the evidence was fabricated."

"Witnesses were bribed to give false testimony. "

"You might be able to cover up the sky with your palm

but not the truth."

It is already widespread throughout the palace.

I think the Ghost Mask knows

what really happened ten years ago.

Your Highness, are you okay?

"Do not seek to gain recognition by others

but focus on understanding others,

said Confucius."

Hyemyeong.

Collect all of them now!

Never let

the Princess and the Prince find out about this!

Yes, Your Majesty.

THE ADULTERY SCANDAL WHICH HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO IS A LIE

How does the Ghost Mask

know about this?

Please calm down, Your Highness.

Did Prince Chuseong

really become a ghost and return?

Your Highness.

We need to hold an exorcising ritual.

-The Queen Dowager is here! -Go bring the shaman...

You are here.

Were you

reading the jirashi too?

Well...

I have already read one too.

I see.

A decade ago, Councilor Jeong visited me

with Court Maid Kim and showed me a love letter.

But the jirashi says the letter was manipulated.

Maybe it is a useless worry.

What do you think?

Pardon?

The letter was manipulated? That is total nonsense.

How could such letter be manipulated?

Please

do not let the enemy manipulate you.

Have you seen the jirashi?

I have.

I am afraid that the Prince might hear about it.

He will find it out someday, but for now--

Before he does,

we should prove your mother's innocence.

I will look into the evidence and the witnesses of the case.

It will not be easy.

It has been a long time, and it has been covered up.

Still, I will make it work.

Why is she so late?

Wait. Is she playing hard to get?

Mal-geum.

Mal-geum.

What are you doing here?

It is you, Chang-hwi.

Why are you peeping at Councilor Jeong's house?

Well, that is...

Why can you not answer right away?

He seems suspicious.

Are you

the Ghost Mask?

What?

Hey, he is too short to be the Ghost Mask.

Right. He is a bit too fat.

He is the Ghost Mask. Look.

Is he?

My goodness. Do not be ridiculous.

What?

You must answer my question.

I asked why you were peeping at his house.

I came to see Mal-geum. Okay?

You are searching for the Ghost Mask in broad daylight? How silly.

Mal-geum? Who is that?

I think she is Lady Da-yeon's maid.

I think the Ghost Mask uses flying lanterns to distribute the jirashis.

Then what we saw yesterday...

Be on standby

so that we can move in immediately after we see lanterns.

Yes, sir.

What do I do now?

Now even the old bag is trying to suffocate me.

Even Councilor Jeong and Wol-myeong...

do not care what happens to me.

Your Highness.

"To study and to practice at times,

is this not a pleasure?

Confucius said, If you study hard

and practice it at due times

it will be a pleasure."

Prince.

Mother.

Master Gyeon, call it a day.

May I ask why?

Do I have to explain everything to you?

Did something happen?

No, Your Highness. I just

want to spend some time with you.

The jirashis are rapidly spread throughout the nation.

I think the jirashis are made to disclose what happened back then.

But we cannot arrest them because of the jirashi.

I am so worried

that it will break the hearts of the Princess and the Prince.

Please stay strong, Your Majesty.

He might really

have the proof.

There was a calligrapher who could perfectly copy the handwriting of others.

He was really famous at that time.

What does it have to do with the jirashi?

It is rumored that the evidence of the scandal was a love letter.

The love letter between Prince Chuseong and the Queen.

So you think that the love letter was written by the calligrapher?

Yes.

No way.

Even though our job is to make up stories,

but that has gone too far.

Where is that calligrapher now?

He died long ago.

When the scandal broke,

his house caught fire all of a sudden,

and the whole family...

That is why you suspect him of writing the letter.

That must have been terrible.

By the way, that calligrapher

is someone you all know.

What?

-Who is it? -Do you not remember?

It is Yun of the brush store.

-Yun of the brush store? -Yun?

You have not

visited the brush store, have you?

Gyeon U visited there instead.

I did?

Do you really not remember?

This is strange.

The witness killed herself?

Yes, a maid confessed

that she had delivered love letters to the Queen.

And she hung herself out of guilt a few days later.

There was a rumor that she was murdered instead.

People seem to be careful because of King's order to cover it up,

but they still talk about it after they read the Jirashi.

The Prince doesn't know yet, does he?

I do not think so.

The Queen called all his lectures off

to stay with him.

You got rid of the evidence and the witnesses, right?

I took care of them without a mistake.

Then this is very weird.

You are the only one who survived among Prince Chuseong's followers.

Then who could have pulled this off?

There is a court maid who confessed to have delivered the letters.

Take care of her.

Mother, it is time to have medicine.

Who are you?

What are you doing?

I did everything you asked.

I killed both families. All of them.

I even set the brush store on fire to eliminate all the evidence.

Nothing must have been found since then.

And you are the only one who knows all this.

Are you

suspecting me now?

I do not think you silly enough to betray me.

Catch the Ghost Mask.

I need to see who is behind the mask.

Yes, master.

Where did he go at this late hour?

As the Queen

wanted to sleep with him,

she took him to her residence.

As long as he is all right, it is fine.

Yun of the brush store...

"The blind mother ruins everything."

The blind mother ruins everything.

I suggest

that you stop working at the Bureau of Medical Services for a while.

You know

things are chaotic outside the palace.

I am all right.

Princess.

Is it because of the jirashi

the Ghost Mask distributed?

Have you already heard of it?

I am sorry.

I understand

that you did not have a choice.

THE BLIND MOTHER RUINS EVERYTHING

Are they doing something without us again?

Lieutenant Gang has so many secrets.

I think he does not like us, because we always hang out with Chang-hwi.

Goodness.

Stop it. He does not deserve it.

He deserves a harder beating.

-Gosh. -Dear me.

By the way, until when should we crack down on mask vendors?

I overheard

that they will be able to catch him by using some flying lanterns.

I hope they arrest him as soon as possible.

-Let us go have a meal. -Okay.

Flying lanterns?

You want to resign?

Chief Scholar Gyeon,

why do you and even Master Gyeon want to resign?

My apologies.

What is all this all of a sudden?

I just want to spend the rest of my life

in the country with my family and train young scholars.

I need your help

especially in the current chaotic situation.

I apologize, Your Majesty.

Chief Scholar Gyeon.

"The blind mother ruins everything"?

The Queen was dethroned because of that?

The rumor about her affair with Prince Chuseong was widespread.

But she was dethroned after the hand-written poster was

posted on the board.

Right. And the jirashi about it were all over the capital, right?

That is right.

Master Gyeon.

Master Gyeon.

Are you okay?

I am okay.

I am really all right.

You should take some medicine.

You are like a real nurse.

Drink it. Or you will fall sick again.

You do not have to walk me home.

It is me who should walk you home.

I said I feel just fine now.

Byeol, what is that?

Are those flying lanterns?

The lantern festival is over. Why are there lanterns now?

-Please head to the palace. -What is the matter?

I will tell you when I come back.

Master Gyeon.

-Take care of her. -Yes, master.

Master Gyeon!

THE BLIND MOTHER RUINS EVERYTHING

Master Gyeon!

Wake up, Master Gyeon!

Master Gyeon!

Wake up, Master Gyeon!

Master Gyeon!

Hang in there!

Master Gyeon!

Wol-myeong is captured?

Remove him.

Wol-myeong knows too much about us.

If necessary, we will use someone else's sword.

I will let you out by all means.

You should give up.

Councilor Jeong will not let you stay alive.

Please do not get close to Gyeon U anymore.

There is something you must know.

It was all my fault.

This is unfair, Your Majesty.

How dare you keep telling lies, even when I have the evidence!

Actually...

I apologize, Your Highness.

Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee