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[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, groups, places, and incidents have no connection to historical facts. The use of animals during filming was done with props or special effects.]

Will you become my friend?

Your Highness.

I have...

never stopped being your friend, Your Highness.

I will start creating those miracles every day from now on.

I will have a friend, trust that friend,

and...

also, protect him.

We should meet up at the military training grounds soon.

Archery has been so boring

because I have not competed against you.

Yes, Your Highness.

[Episode 10]

Are you happy that you were able to regain your friend?

You seem that way.

You have been smiling the entire way back to the palace.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Will you...

be my friend, too?

Do you believe that a man and a woman cannot be friends?

It is not that. It is just that anger is rising up in me again.

Do you know how sad I was when I got kicked out of the palace that day?

Did it feel good to kick me out like that?

Did I not tell you I was sorry about that?

I am sorry.

Is that it? That was too short and simple!

Please tell me again properly,

with length, complexity, and detail!

"I need you. I want you to be by my side."

Tell me properly, like that!

Min Jae Yi, I missed you.

Why do you not say anything?

How was it for you?

You probably did not think of me while you were at Manyeondang, right?

Do you not want to say it?

For me...

the Eastern Palace felt empty because you were not by my side.

Is it that difficult to apologize to me properly?

I said it internally.

Did you not talk to yourself then as well? So I also spoke internally.

- That makes no sense! - Come now.

Did you not listen in when I was talking to myself, Your Highness?

Then would it not be fair for me to hear what you spoke internally to yourself?

♪ Someone comes toward me ♪

It is something you must never know.

How in the world could this be?

Is it not better than cursing at a chair?

I mean, you even kicked the chair. When you did that...

you kicked the chair, thinking it was me, right?

- That is that... - That is that?

This is cheating!

Enough of that. Go ahead inside and rest.

No, Your Highness. How could I go inside first?

I will escort you to the Eastern Palace.

The night is late. Go inside first and rest.

Even though you may be wearing a man's clothes,

I have never forgotten that you are a woman.

♪ Quietly on this night, when I think of you again ♪

Oh, and when you go inside,

there should be an abundant supper prepared for you.

So if I miss my meal, who will make sure I eat?

Yet, he does not even ask whether I ate or not.

I am not the irrational master that you are thinking of.

I told Tae Kang in advance to have it ready. Go inside and eat.

Your Highness.

Are you not hungry, Your Highness?

We have walked 2.5 miles together.

Japchae! Beef tartare!

It has been so long since I last saw you guys!

The yakgwa of the palace is like honey!

It is so sweet!

I am sorry, Your Highness.

I acted without manners...

Please try some. It is so good.

It is so good that you would not notice if someone were to drop dead.

Have you not gone to bed yet?

His Highness has changed a lot.

I felt the same way.

I did not realize you had prepared fireworks for my wedding.

Did you not say that having an extravagant party is not right

for a scholar, Father?

If we set off sparks, then the entire village would have been roused up,

and it would have been pretty noisy with all the people gathering.

You are my only son.

How could it be an extravagant party

to have the people of our in-laws' village eat, drink, and be merry

at my son's wedding?

It seems it is time for me to clear out what is in here.

I let it sit here for too long.

I will send the saltpeter to the Gaeseong office through the Military Supply Office.

That girl is dead.

Do not spend any more of your heart

trying to find the dead girl.

It is meaningless.

Once the Crown Princess is chosen,

I will look for another marriage partner for you.

Keep that in mind.

Since the future of our family line is at stake,

how could I delay it any longer?

I have finally found you, Jang Ga Ram.

Hyungnim, this person is a man, so how could you say he is Jang Ga Ram?

This face looks so much more delicate.

Is it the first time you have seen a girl dress up as a man to evade a capture-and-return order?

I am sure it is this girl.

Shall we ambush her right now?

What if the slave hunters come for me tonight?

Gosh, it makes me tremble.

No, no! Even if I die, I will die for my Lady

and if I live, I will live for my Lady.

Why did she leave Gaeseong?

Hyungnim, what is the point of knowing the reason why a runaway slave escaped?

Min Jae Yi might be alive.

The reason why she has come all the way to Hanyang dressed up as a man

would be to meet her mistress, Min Jae Yi.

You are thinking of capturing Min Jae Yi also and selling both of them together?

To whom shall we sell the two girls to get paid well?

We should sell them to the Sergeant!

That lewd girl brought dishonor to that young master of the noble family.

You still have a long way to go.

Do you have another place you have already thought of?

I am thinking of turning them over to the Right State Minister.

What use would the Right State Minister have for the two of them?

Have you not heard the stories of the Right State Minister buying all the rumors in the land?

Would not a State Minister of the nation

have greater ambitions than the Sergeant?

Things turned out like that?

To save his friend and his friend's family,

the Crown Prince personally stepped in to prove their innocence?

Is he not a prince that would become a benevolent king?

Gosh.

He is quite nosy.

Will you be all right, Your Excellency?

You think I started things without any backup plans?

Thank you for telling me what happened.

Then, I shall be on my way.

By chance, did no one ask for me?

What do you mean?

- Are you asking me like you do not know? - I do not know.

The red paper with "Song Family Destroy Yi" written on it...

Watch your mouth!

If anyone had contacted you, it would have been for that.

They probably did not contact you since it took place in our neighborhood.

Even if you wore a mask, someone might recognize you.

I heard you went to the Shamanist Bureau the other day.

What ruckus did you cause?

If the oyat tree catching on fire in Palace is linked to the head shaman,

then it would involve you, too.

How much of it do you know?

What if someone were to hear you!

I only do what I am told to do. What more would I know?

If you do what you are told,

you are sure we could return

to our hometown, right?

If we do not return?

Do we keep living like this under someone else's name lying about our hometown?

Should I not at least reclaim my name on my family tree?

Why don't we also just go to Naean Village instead?

Stop saying such useless things,

and just prepare an abundance of things to send to Naean Village.

Buddhist priest should be coming soon.

If the burning of the oyat tree

has no connection to the Left State Minister...

then are the bastards from Byeokchan really behind this?

You know that I like alcohol, too.

You are quite a generous master.

I feel so good.

You were amazing today as well, Your Highness.

When you spoke with such dignity and authority at the warehouse in the Sergeant's home,

I felt so refreshed inside.

Are you thinking of the Sergeant?

No.

I was just reminded of the wedding candles I saw in his shed...

When we expose the truth, you will be cleared of false charges of a murderer.

When that happens, you will be able to light those wedding candles.

The Sergeant is a really good person.

As expected of one my father chose to be my husband after much consideration.

However, I was happy about it without even knowing

what a good man he is.

What do you mean by that?

Marriage was not something I could choose.

Think about it. Marriage is done as a contract between two families.

Since I have to do it,

it would be better for me to be happy than to be upset.

But did you not say that you were in love with the Sergeant?

- Love at first sight. - Aigoo!

There was no time to fall in love. We only met once when we were young.

I had made up my mind to like the Sergeant.

Your Highness, you will soon marry as well,

so it would be good for you to make up your mind like that as well.

You do not need to tell me how I should feel or think.

Then,

do you plan to dislike the Crown Princess?

I will do as my heart leads me.

I mean, can you like or dislike someone

just because you plan to do so?

This is bad...

The Crown Princess is in big trouble...

Do you know how nervous and anxious a woman is before her wedding?

That she would have to marry someone so cold-hearted...

This! This is a problem!

She would share the same bed with him for the rest of her life.

Yet she has to marry him, not knowing what he looks like.

This makes no sense!

When you become the next king,

please change the national law.

You would make a new law where people get married

after they share affection for each other. Is that not a great idea?

You should get to know one another for four seasons!

Before you get married, you should try holding hands and smelling them.

Smell?

You should also try kissing, no?

That way, you would know if you are a good match.

So that in order to sleep in the same bed-

You are speaking of such ghastly things!

How could things be so unless the world was coming to an end?

I feel like a world like that will come very soon.

How strange.

I feel bad for the Sergeant.

Gosh, how much will he have to suffer in the future...

Marrying another woman?

Just be alive, Maiden.

I will make sure to find you.

I want to tell the Sergeant about who you are

before it is too late...

Let me deal with what happens afterward.

Would it not be safer for you to go to the Sergeant?

Having my name cleared comes first.

When I find the ones who killed my parents and my orabeoni, I won't forgive them.

My family line was cut short.

I will catch them with my own hands

and make them pay the price.

If I am given additional time after that,

I will not marry the Sergeant even then.

It would be much happier for me to live as a eunuch like this.

What is in your head that you would think of such preposterous things?

Did you not tell me, Your Highness...

"Yes, you can."

Yes, you can. Do it. Try it.

You were the first person

to ever tell me that, Your Highness.

So, I was able to do as I felt and as I wanted.

Before I met you, things were different.

Please give this to the young master.

Thanks to him, my father was cleared of the false charges and was able to come home.

How could we accept such a precious thing? Take it with you.

Feed it to the child's father, who just came out of prison.

No, no.

Please allow us to repay our debt in this way, at least.

Here.

I always hid behind my orabeoni's name.

However,

I feel like I have become a useful person now.

Even though it is fake,

I have gained a man's name.

Soon Dol, what do you think?

I also think these are serial murders.

With that name,

I was able to speak my thoughts in front of others.

I was able to save two lives

and I was happy that I was able

to see a family smile.

Sometimes, I think about the child we saved.

I wonder what kind of life that child you named Myeong Rae

will live in this nation.

Because you told me, "Yes, you can."

"Do it. Try it."

I was able to save someone's life even though I was falsely accused,

and I was able to prevent the destruction of a household.

All of this was possible because you were beside me, Your Highness.

It was also something I could only do because you were with me.

Also...

even if I were to get married, would I not be patching holes in the Sergeant's socks?

How could someone as competent as I am be limited to a kitchen for being born a woman!

Also, if the Sergeant decides one day to take in a concubine...

Well, you know my temper, Your Highness.

I will for sure get kicked out for becoming jealous.

Yes.

I could definitely see you doing that.

I like where I am right now.

How great is this?

If I were to become someone's wife, I could not even have a drink.

So are you saying you will remain by my side forever?

Oh-ho?

That is a great idea.

You provide me with food and shelter and pay me wages, Your Highness.

And now that I know your personality, even your rebukes feel affectionate.

And when you become king one day,

will I not become the head eunuch?

Says who?

Who says you would become the head eunuch?

- You think anyone could be the head eunuch? - Come on, let me!

- What... - Head eunuch! Make me head eunuch, please!

T-This girl...

Since I am a eunuch, I would not grow facial hair anyway.

This job fits me perfectly.

Had I known there was such a good way for me to live without getting married,

I would not have even thought about getting married.

You would become the King, and I would become a head eunuch.

How great would that be!

But what if the Sergeant meets another woman?

Would you still be fine with that?

Well, the head eunuch job appeals more to me.

Make me the head eunuch, please!

Well, sure.

If you say you will not get married and keep wearing the eunuch uniform...

I will make you the head eunuch.

Whoa!

You promised me!

Wow, I will become the head eunuch!

Your Majesty, the Chief State Minister is here.

Your Majesty, the Left State Minister is here.

Have him enter.

Your Majesty, the Right State Minister is here.

Have him enter.

Your Majesty, will you have some rice cakes?

I think that is enough.

- Your Majesty, - Come on now.

these are the rice cakes of the head eunuch.

Stop taking this too far.

We heard back from the family of the Minister of General Affairs.

Mother.

Father. Well, so what happened was...

Having watched you from afar, it appears she has taken a liking to you.

Oh, no, no!

Well...

T-The Maiden said...

Our side... well, so-

Pack your stuff now and go down to Hamjin.

Excuse me? Hamjin? Is there an emergency with Mother's family?

When you arrive, your uncle will prepare a house for you.

I have prepared a government position of the 8th rank for you,

- so after laying low for half a year- - Father!

I am Myung Jin. I am not the eldest hyungnim, nor am I the second hyungnim.

I am your youngest son, Myung Jin!

I got kicked out of Sungkyunkwan, and I did not even take the state exam.

How could I take up a government position?

Is that something to be proud of? If you had tried sooner,

your father would not have had to recommend you for a hereditary appointment.

My close friend's son has already reached a blue-robe position as a Sergeant

and has a bright future.

Do you not feel anything when I say this?

Go down there and hold the position you are given.

When I call you, come back to Hanyang

and take up a 5th-rank position.

I will not get involved with you getting promoted

- after that. - No, I cannot.

You waste your time on the streets for pleasure and fun.

How long will you treat life as a joke?

You should now get married as well and have children,

and take responsibility for your family.

The moment you come back to Hanyang and get a properly established position,

you will have your wedding right after.

Father, I am not just doing the work at Manyeondang for fun.

Did you not say that a human life is as important as manners and laws?

I am trying to do what is needed in Joseon

based on my destiny and my talents.

So how could you say what I do is useless, Father?

Just talking to him will not do!

Restrain yourself, wife!

There, there.

Restrain yourself.

Not another word! Pack your bags. Pack immediately!

But Mother.

If you get angry like that, you will grow dehydrated,

since more heat will gather in your veins, which you already have so much of.

This bastard will only come to his senses if he gets his head smashed with an inkstone!

Whoa, please put that down!

It has only been ten days since I bought that!

Let us resolve this through words, my wife!

Yes, yes, that is expensive, Mother.

You must keep it in.

Please hold it in. You did well.

They say that being patient three times keeps woe at bay.

- But he refuses to listen when I speak nicely! - But you still need to be patient.

Aigoo, you look so good together.

Instead of concerning yourselves with me getting married or getting a government position,

please live a happy life with each other.

That bastard, seriously!

Please, keep it in!

Great, you are doing well. Aigoo.

Hello.

Aigoo, where did you go so early in the morning?

And what are all these?

- These are all things to patch. - You do all this by yourself?

I guess you are right. I have a lot today.

Then give me one of these.

I mean, not that I will do it.

My mother...

She is really good at sewing.

Oh, really?

Then, should I ask for her help?

Yeah, you will not regret it because she is really good with her hands.

You will pay her generously, right?

Oh, of course!

Why did you not keep your promise?

Did you not promise to break up the marriage from your end, Young Master?

Did you think of my words as a joke?

I am sorry, young lady. The thing is-

By chance,

have you fallen in love with me?

No, that is not true!

I do not even know you well enough for me to give you my heart...

I mean, I do not mean to say that you are not beautiful...

- If you are not in love with me, - Woodpecker!

do you think of my future as a light joke?

Did I not already tell you that I do not want to marry you?

Do you know how scared I am that rumors of our marriage talks might spread?

Okay.

I will tell my parents as soon as possible...

You promised me. I am leaving under that assumption.

Gosh! How dare you touch me with your dirty hands that touch corpses!

Gosh, I hate this! I hate this so much! So gross!

Lady! Are you all right?

That rude bastard!

Did you see his face? You did not?

What were you doing, not catching a glimpse of his face!

Some of his bad luck rubbed off on me.

Gosh, what do I do!

How am I supposed to wear this dirty thing!

Gosh, she's nothing!

I came across a woodpecker on my way here.

Did it come to visit you by chance?

Did you not say that you would flatten her nose the next time you see her?

Did you tell her everything you planned to say?

I was not able to...

Not even a single word...

Why? What is it? Come on.

- Why were you not able to? - Women are weak beings.

No matter how harshly she speaks, she is still someone weaker than me,

so how could I hurt her feelings?

Is that why you let yourself get pecked by that woodpecker?

You should have humbled her by flattening her nose!

How is the woodpecker weak? It is not weak at all!

From what I can see, Master,

you are much, much weaker!

You are right. Myung Jin is weak...

I am like the utterly weak cicada larva that cannot even squirm

after being pecked by the woodpecker's relentless beak.

Gosh, stop that!

You should not cry, okay?

Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here.

Let him in.

So they got these ledgers by following the eunuch of the Eastern Palace?

Are they not so presumptuous?

Right after the oyat tree incident, they used their families all over the country

and dared to mention Gamseon.

Also, not only did they steal the ledgers

by following the eunuch of Eastern Palace,

they used them to get rid of Left State Minister.

Father, you cannot just dismiss this matter.

Your Majesty, Right State Minister is here.

Let him in.

Your Majesty, did you have a comfortable night?

Is His Highness also here to ask how His Majesty is?

Oh, I heard His Highness was impressive at Left State Minister's house.

Were you reporting to him about that?

You must have a morning assembly soon.

You must have made a serious mistake since you came to see him yourself.

How could that be? Looks like you think lightly of my loyalty.

What mistake? The evidence I acquired

is related to the oyat tree arson case, which cursed the royal family.

How could I just remain quiet as his subject?

Your Majesty.

I was passing by a general store and noticed a carrier found a package.

When I opened it, these were in there

and one of these belonged to a store that happened to be right in the front.

So I went inside and asked the owner.

According to him, someone from the palace took his ledger.

So I had no choice but to look through them because they sounded important.

Did you not think about asking what department of the palace he was from?

By chance, was it someone from the Eastern Palace?

Aigoo, my goodness.

I did not know that.

However,

even if I knew that, should I have gone to you

in that situation?

Or should I have run to His Majesty and reported to him about it?

Do you not think that your

careless action framed the innocent Left State Minister's family?

If he were innocent, the Royal Investigation Bureau would have found out by following the law.

Why did you interrupt the officer's duty who was

following His Majesty's order like so?

Did you defend them because Left State Minister's son, Sergeant Han, is your friend?

If so, is that not a serious matter?

Your Highness, the foundation of the country cannot separate public and personal matters

and you revealed that to the whole world.

Right State Minister!

Left State Minister and Sergeant were innocent.

Your Majesty, what Right State Minister was doing was not to report to you

but to frame this country's minister!

- You should investigate him for calumny- - Your Majesty!

Why did you do Gamseon?

You decided to do it because the lightning struck the oyat tree due to Heaven's anger.

But if that was someone's evil plan to put a curse on the royal family,

I should catch the culprit quickly and prove Your Majesty's innocence.

I believed that was my duty as your servant.

It was due to my loyalty.

Your Majesty.

Please listen to my plea.

In this case...

Right State Minister did the right thing.

He did what he did because of his loyalty.

The Crown Prince cannot get involved in politics.

Understand your duty

and be cautious.

Also, the oyat tree arson case

was not Heaven's doing.

So please do Bokseon. [Bokseon: Stopping Gamseon and resetting the number of dishes back to normal]

Isn't that the Left State Minister?

You can understand the disturbance last night, right?

Isn't that how it is to work for the country?

How can framing a minister of this country

be considered working for the country?

Can you not distinguish loyalty from greed?

When something distressing happens to the King,

you must be willing to disgrace yourself,

and when the King gets disgraced,

you must risk your life and be nothing but devoted as a loyal servant.

While His Majesty was even doing Gamseon, not only you were not loyal to him,

you took advantage of the royal family's worries.

Come on.

How could you say something so awful in my face?

How could I have doubted you?

However, I cannot break the law of the country as a minister.

Whether it's the Royal Investigation Bureau or the King's order, it is all a matter of procedure.

Also,

you never look concerned no matter what happens.

Your son has an important position as the sergeant

and he is even His Highness' friend.

I am just saying you must feel very secure.

I am envious.

Do you mean the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat from 10 years ago?

I will find out what happened in Byeokcheon

10 years ago.

Did you not memorize the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat already?

The Diaries of the Royal Secretariat is not something you can easily come across.

How could I have memorized it if I had not seen it?

Could there be a way?

Are you not close with Juseo Oh from the Royal Secretariat?

[Juseo: A position at the Royal Secretariat that manages the diaries]

His father reported about the officials coming to Jo family of Seongju's house

in order to get promoted and got fired.

And he ended up passing after roaming around the border.

He must have also been resentful of Jo family of Seongju for a long time.

If you tell him that you want to look into what happened in Byeokcheon 10 years ago,

he will understand where I am coming from.

I understand, Your Highness. I will meet with Juseo Oh.

[11th Year of King Kyunghee, Diaries of the Royal Secretariat, Volume 1]

[11th Year of King Kyunghee, Diaries of the Royal Secretariat, Volume 1]

Juseo Oh is on night duty tomorrow.

Let His Highness know that he has to return it before that.

Yes, sir.

Your Majesty, since Left State Minister's innocence was proven,

we must find out who burnt the oyat tree in the palace.

The head shaman mentioned the Song family before she died.

No one but the bastards of Byeokcheon would insult the royal family and the country

by mentioning the ghosts of the Song family.

Your Majesty, if there are remaining bandits of Byeokcheon from 10 years ago,

should we not make Right State Minister take responsibility for

not uprooting them completely?

Left State Minister, how could you say such a thing?

He carried out His Majesty's order

and punished the traitors by risking his life.

This is an insult toward His Majesty for giving him the meritorious subject status.

My goodness.

"May 15th.

Jo Won Bo, the Minister of War, notified the Office of Border Defense

that in Byeokcheon, Pyongan Province,

an army of bandits is recruiting strong young men to start a rebellion

and the prefectures in Pyongan are noisy."

[10 years ago]

Don't kill me!

Don't kill me!

The ringleader was a blacksmith of the Song family from Byeokcheon.

About 40 bandits, including him as the leader

barged into a government office in Byeokcheon,

attacked the soldiers, including the petty officials.

They removed everyone from the East building,

and they took over their office.

Afterward, they stole the grains and weapons

and they made themselves more powerful

by releasing the prisoners as well.

They assaulted every woman they saw

and they did not hesitate to kill whoever fought back.

Jo Won Oh, the governor of Byeokcheon

was wrapped with a straw mat and abandoned 11 km outside of Byeokcheon.

Your Majesty, please install a temporary office and reinvestigate the Byeokcheon case from 10 years ago.

You must overturn the case!

If the truth is different from what the Diaries of the Royal Secretariat says,

you must strip the status of Jo Won Bo, the Prince of the Court of Seongju's as meritorious subject,

and take away the land he was awarded!

O-Overturn?

Reinvestigation?

Your Majesty, I am the living evidence!

On my stomach,

there is still a scar from the man of the Song family's sickle. It is still here!

"Jo Won Oh, the governor of Byeokcheon, was able to report this to the Myeongju Province Office

after walking 40 km to get to Myeongju."

If I could not survive after getting cut by the sickle of the man of the Song family,

if I were not able to report to the governor of Myeongju

by walking 40 km covered in blood,

those evil men would have conquered Byeokcheon and its surrounding areas.

They could have easily come to Hanyang as well!

Your Majesty, they are the remaining army of bandits

and they committed treason by starting their own country.

- Overturning would be impossible. - Your Majesty!

Please reconsider and correct things!

Your Majesty, please remember why you

gave me Byeongbu 10 years ago.

Minister of War.

Go to Byeokcheon immediately and find out if Jo Won Oh's report was true.

What should I do if his report was truthful, Your Majesty?

Should I send a messenger and get another order from you?

If his report were true, it would be an emergency situation.

Things might get more serious if we delay, Your Majesty.

If his report were really true,

we must subdue them.

If so...

will you give me the Byeongbu?

[Byeongbu: A proof of approval to use military force from the King]

I will...

carry out your order!

I, Jo Won Bo, the newly appointed Minister of War will carry out your order

and make sure to defeat the evil bandits of Byeokcheon,

who are causing havoc in this country!

"June 1st.

His Majesty appointed Jo Won Bo, the Minister of War,

as the Emergency Military Officer of Pyongan Province.

He had him figure out the whole story of the rebellion on Byeokcheon

and annihilate the army of bandits with military force."

When I arrived in Byeokcheon,

around 300 residential houses were already burning.

The already took over the five provinces in the area

and those evil bandits

were already starting a new country.

Defeat the traitors!

You cannot let go of even one!

They are the traitors who are destroying the country!

Shoot him!

Kill them!

"Jo Won Bo, the Minister of War/Emergency Military Officer of Pyongan Province

subjugated the enemy force in Byeokcheon and returned with cheering for victory.

It was just within a month since the Office of Border Defense was reported.

Song, the ringleader of the rebellion

was ordered to be tied on a post alive by the King and died after 10 days.

To subjugate the rebellion of Byeokcheon, His Majesty promoted the Minister of War, Jo Won Bo

as the Prince of the Court of Seongju,

and gave him the meritorious subject status

as well as 1.2 square kilometers of land and 15 slaves as a reward.

The source of the rebellion, Byeokcheon, was ordered to be burnt across 8 km

and demoted as the traitors' land, and blocked with all of the paths to prevent future invasions."

This is the official record regarding Byeokcheon and the army of bandits of the Song family.

Your Highness, all the cases are pointing toward Byeokcheon.

[List of Names of Department of Eunuchs]

[Byeokcheon, Kang Jong Goo, Choi Joon Yeon]

[Choi Joon Yeon, Byeokcheon]

[List of Names of Department of Eunuchs]

[Park Jung Sook, Kim Hee Soo, Byeokcheon]

[List of Names of Department of Hanseong]

[Kim Chan Soo, Byeokcheon]

[List of Names of Department of Taoism]

[Oh Man Shik]

- What is wrong? - Oh Man Shik of Department of Taoism.

The one who damaged the celebratory message at the hunting grounds was also from Byeokcheon.

How about the head shaman of the Shamanist Bureau?

[List of Names of Shamanist Bureau]

[Kim Moon Seon]

[Byeokcheon]

Was the head shaman also from Byeokcheon?

There are things you need to do from now on.

We do not know what was found.

You are...

I could not think of it then, but I suddenly remembered something.

I thought it might be helpful to you.

Yes. What is it?

I am not sure if it is related to the head shaman's murders,

but around that time,

a woman frequented the Shamanist Bureau.

A woman?

Did you see her face?

I could not see her face because she was wearing a veil.

I think she visited whenever the head shaman came back from the temple in Gaeseong.

Did you say it was a woman?

There must have been a woman who ran errands for them.

If there are remaining rebels, we can just find them and kill them!

The case closed then. What is the point of going back to that now?

Is he trying to take back the land

he gave you as a reward now?

It cannot be a woman from the palace, can it?

How is the Grand Prince feeling?

He could not sleep, but he took medicine from the royal physician

and he fell asleep just now.

I told them to give you a word when he awakes.

Your Highness, you must become the Queen Mother.

Become Royal Queen Dowager, and then the Grand Royal Queen Dowager.

Become the highest-ranking and most powerful woman in Joseon.

I will make sure to put you in that position.

Your Highness, what are you thinking about?

You smiled just now.

Did I? I smiled without realizing it.

Look at those carp.

- They are just common carp. - They are not.

When Her Highness moved to the palace 10 years ago,

His Majesty was concerned about her feeling lonely.

So he put these carp in there for her.

The palace was so big and lonely then.

I used to come here often and cry alone.

His Majesty saw that

and asked me why I was staring at the water with nothing in it.

So he ordered to put carps in it.

That is why I smiled.

Do you not find His Majesty's heart

so sweet?

It is so picturesque, is it not?

How did our family end up producing such a beautiful woman?

Also,

when you defeated the enemy and made a glorious return,

our niece caught the King's eyes. What a coincidence that was.

That must mean our family was graced with Heaven's fortune.

Uncle.

Are you trying to become the King above the King after putting Myeong Ahn on the throne?

That will never happen.

I wonder...

if you will be alive by then.

I would be hearing about your death by then.

[11th Year of King Kyunghee, Diaries of the Royal Secretariat, Volume 1]

Please thank Juseo Oh for me.

You had better take a good look before you return it as well.

Yes, Your Highness.

Also, we must find Oh Man Shik of the Department of Taoism.

He has something to do with the head shaman, too.

Make sure to keep him alive and bring him in front of me.

I will uproot all of you completely and tear you into tiny little pieces!

Their souls will roam

in purgatory with no place to go!

Your Highness! What is wrong?

Turn the light on! I cannot sleep because I am scared!

Yes.

We were on our way to the Grand Prince after hearing the news. What is going on?

The Grand Prince asked us to turn the lights on because he got scared.

That is okay.

All of you can leave.

Bring more lights! Make it brighter!

What is wrong?

Did you have a nightmare?

Mother, a snake...

They sent a snake to get me killed. It was Song!

The ringleader, Song of Byeokcheon, will send a snake to kill me!

He will kill me with a snake just like how he killed the head shaman!

Mother, please call Grandfather.

Ask him to defeat his ghost, just like how he defeated the evil bandits!

I find snakes and Song so scary and repulsive!

She said the Song family would destroy the Yi family.

No! No! That is not true!

That thief will send a snake again.

- He will come to kill me because I am of the Yi family. - I told you, he will not!

How come you do not listen to your mother?

Song was...

He was...

not like that.

Mother.

He...

He will never kill you.

He...

was not the ringleader of the bandits.

Mother knows.

He will never kill you

nor send you a snake.

It is just a dream.

Do you understand?

Mother,

how do you know Song?

Your Highness, Eunuch Kang of the Department of Hawks is here.

Let him in.

Your Highness, you wanted to see me.

I called you because I have a question for you.

Please ask me.

Your hometown is...

Byeokcheon, as I hear.

I called you because I need to find out something about Byeokcheon.

The Crown Prince is calling people from Byeokcheon to the Eastern Palace.

[Special thanks to Yoon Seok Hyeon for the guest appearance]

[Our Blooming Youth]

Rumor says the Crown Prince is bringing eunuchs and court ladies from Byeokcheon into the Eastern Palace.

Your Highness, what are you trying to find out?

Is it not strange?

If it were really true.

I cannot believe the Crown Prince is protecting the bandits who brought chaos to the country.

What should we do about this?

Did you really not see it?

Your Highness!

Open the door right now!

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