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Episode 15

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Sir!

Sir! What are you doing at Mohwagwan?

What are you doing here?

You're here just in time! I'm being pursued!

How dare you! Your Majesty!

Sir, what's going on? Did he just call you Your Majesty?

Why would he...?

Sir...!

Seize her! She's a suspicious person!

- Yes, sir! - No!

There's no need for that. Stand down.

- But Your Majesty...! - I know this girl. I said stand down!

What's going on? Why are you here?

Then you really are....?

What is it?

A Lady Investigator was spying on us again!

What?

Forgive me, Your Majesty,

... but I will have to take this palace maid with me.

- Take her away! - Yes, sir!

Halt!

How dare you arrest my palace maid in front of me?

How dare you scorn me this way!

But Your Majesty, this girl was trying to sneak into Mohwagwan!

She is a Joseon palace maid. We will do the investigation.

Emissary.

- Take this girl away! - Yes, Your Majesty!

Disaster has struck! This is a disaster!

- Young Dal! - Sir!

What happened to Dong Yi?

I heard that the Qing soldiers were pursuing a Lady Investigator,

... and I haven't seen Dong Yi.

I told her not to go there and look what's happened!

Sir, isn't that the Justice Officer?

No, that's His Majesty.

- What? - Look, he's wearing the Dragon Robe.

Oh, I see it. That's His Majesty!

I've never seen His Majesty up close before!

- It's strange. - Isn't it?

He really looks like the Justice Officer, doesn't he?

He does.

And the girl?

We sent her back to the Palace with the guards.

Your Majesty, she was found in Mohwagwan.

I fear this may cause a rift between us and Qing.

I'll handle that.

She must have had a reason for being here.

Summon the Police Chief and have him find out more.

Yes, Your Majesty.

What? The girl snuck into Mohwagwan again?

Yes, she is said to have snuck into Kim Yoon Dal's room to search his belongings.

Impudent girl!

My eyes never deceive me. I knew she would be trouble!

So what did she find?

A code?

Yes, Your Majesty. This is what she found.

This is an old code that reveals its message...

... when wrapped around a wooden handle.

~ Reads characters ~

It's a character riddle.

I see.

Chungpa...

- That means... - I think it is referring to Chungpa district.

Its location is by a river and thus makes it easy to transport goods by ship.

It is not a residential area, so there would be less eyes watching.

That means there may be evidence there that can incriminate Kim Yoon Dal!

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Good.

Why delay when we have strong evidence? Go quickly.

We must have proof of Kim Yoon Dal's guilt...

... before Qing makes an issue of today's event.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Flowers in her hair... I'm good, aren't I?

Hey!

Oh, you're here, sir.

Gather all the men. We're going to Chunpa district.

Chungpa? Yes, sir.

Flowers in her hair? Come to your senses, you fool!

I was just a little bored...

Is it true that Dong Yi found an important piece of evidence?

It's true! I just spoke with the Madam Chief Investigator!

That strange note...!

Did you know about it?

She showed me a strange note she found in Kim Yoon Dal's room.

I didn't think much of it, but that must have been key evidence!

Why does she have such good luck? It fell into her lap again!

Luck? I looked at the note but didn't think twice about it.

But she didn't let it go and found something important in it!

Are you still going to insist that it was luck?

What? No one gave her the approval to go there?

Are you telling me she did this by herself?

She has earned merit by finding this evidence, but we cannot let her go unpunished.

This can cause a major conflict with Qing.

How could a mere novice launch an investigation by herself?

But she has saved face for all of us by finding that piece of evidence!

No one knows whether it will be key evidence yet.

Where is she now?

She seemed disoriented,

So I gave her some time to gather her wits.

He was... His Majesty? He was....?

... the King?

When I strike, run!

- Sir...! - I have given you an imperial order!

- What? - I am the King of this nation!

They're not the Prefecture guards. I think they're Police guards!

Well, they are both my men.

I will give you a reward on behalf of the King.

What?

Let's go.

Whether it's from the King or me, it's all the same.

- Royal wine? - I will give you royal wine!

Is His Majesty really that handsome? I've never seen him.

How could I possibly comment on that?

The guards are there! I saw them myself!

They're gone! Where did they go?

They were just here!

I sent them all away.

Idiot! I'm such an idiot! There were so many odd things about him!

And what's wrong with him?

Why did he pretend he was a Justice Officer?

If I had known, I wouldn't have done those things!

Is it the wall or the ground? You have to choose one!

Sir!

Fine! I heard you!

His back....!

I...

... stepped on His Majesty back!

Oh my god!

Dong Yi!

You're all right!

Are you all right? What happened? Mohwagwan is in chaos!

Yes, even His Majesty was there.

We saw His Majesty and... Oh my goodness...

He looked exactly like the Justice Officer!

- You saw His Majesty? - Yes, isn't that funny?

If you didn't know better, you would think they were the same person!

I know! Others may think I drank with the King!

Sirs...

He is.... that person.

What?

He is His Majesty!

The Justice Officer you drank wine with was really His Majesty the King!

Sirs! It really was His Majesty!

Sir, what's going on? Did he just call you Your Majesty?

Why would he...?

Sir...!

Why did I have to meet her there!

Damn it...!

What? It was His Majesty?

Yes...

What are you... Young Dal, what is she saying?

I'm not sure, but I think she's saying he was the King!

Dong Yi, you can't joke about things like that.

You'll be punished for using the King in vain!

Sir...

I'm not joking. I just found out today too.

I feel like I'm going crazy!

You mean, I made His Majesty drink wine for punishment...

Have another one!

... and fed him pig skin?

When I left the tavern...

- I had a great time today, sir! - We had a lot to drink.

Sir, he doesn't drink very well!

Stop hitting me. I've never been hit before.

Look, I'm hitting you!

I linked arms with him.

Sir...

Both of you are still better off. I...

... stepped... stepped...!

... on His Majesty's back!

What?

Are you Chun Dong Yi of the Office of Investigations?

Yes, My Lady.

Come with me. His Majesty has summoned you.

There is nothing here, sir!

We found nothing of interest on the ships docked here.

Give me the map.

There should be a deserted house somewhere here.

Lieutenant Hwang and Jang are there right now with some men.

Hey, you slowpokes! Why are you so slow!

Look carefully!

How could we possibly find here? Let's just head back.

That's for me to decide! Stop the search!

Yes, sir!

Wait!

Sir!

- Are you sure the search was thorough? - Yes, sir!

We searched the roof and even the wells, but we found nothing.

Is that so?

Let's go.

- You found nothing in the house? - Nothing, sir! Please trust me!

Send a message to the Emissary. Tell them we found incriminating evidence!

Yes, sir!

Damn it. What a mess...

- Where's my Uncle? - He's inside.

Who do we have here? It's the Governor!

- Uncle, have you heard the news? - Yes, he has.

I came here to deliver the news so that he wouldn't worry.

How can you laugh at a time like this?

Don't you know how dire this situation is?

- Because of you, we....! - Please don't lose your temper over this.

Should a grown man act like a puppy who cannot relieve himself?

What?

Don't be so frenzied, Governor. Would I let the Councilor get in trouble?

Let's go. We need to fix this situation...

... and teach that girl a lesson for causing me this inconvenience.

Yes, sir.

Uncle, are you really going to let that degenerate handle this?

What choice do we have? We can't handle the ensuing trouble.

It's better for us to step back and entrust the situation to him.

And besides, there is a bright side.

Jang Hee Jae is not the fool we thought he was.

What?

Why is she so late?

- Are you there? - Yes, Your Majesty.

When will she get here?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

They must be taking a while because the security check is detailed.

- Where is the girl? - She is getting ready.

That is enough. Change her clothes and prepare her.

Yes, My Lady.

Excuse me, what is this?

Everyone must change their clothes before they meet His Majesty.

- Take off your clothes. - What?

Yes, My Lady.

- What are you doing? - Yes, My Lady.

What do I do? Why does the officer.... I mean...

Why does His Majesty want to see me?

What do I do? What do I say to him?

Would he forgive me if I told him I didn't know he was the King?

What do I say to her?

Should I say I never meant to lie to her?

Your Majesty, it is I.

The girl has arrived. Where would you like to see her?

King... No, I should address him as Your Majesty.

Or should I call him Your Royal Majesty...?

Or is it Your Imperial Highness...?

What's the right way to address him?

- Send her in. - Yes, My Lord.

- Is the girl inside? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Have a seat.

Didn't you hear me? Sit down!

Royal Majesty!

You startled me!

Your Majesty...!

Your Royal Majesty!

Please forgive me, Your Majesty! I swear I didn't know!

Never in my wildest imagination would I have thought you to be the King!

I really thought you were a Justice Officer!

Dong Yi!

Please have mercy, Your Majesty! I deserve death for what I did!

But please spare my life this once, Your Majesty!

I didn't know what to say to you, but Royal Majesty?

It's so like you, Poongsan, to make me laugh!

You're so stiff, you rascal.

Lift up your head.

I should be the one to apologize, but you're embarassing me.

What...?

My Lady, I have some news.

What? His Majesty summoned Dong Yi to the Grand Palace?

Yes, we heard that a palace maid had been summoned, and it was Dong Yi.

What could it be? Why would His Majesty summon her?

You didn't summon me to punish me?

Punish you? How could that be?

I was the one who lied to you and pretended to be a Justice Officer.

Actually, I wanted to tell you the truth, but I kept pushing it off until it came to this.

So don't be angry with me.

Please don't say such things, Your Majesty! How could I dare to be angry with you?

Really?

I was worried you would hit me for lying to you.

Hit... hit you? Please don't say such things, Your Majesty!

What would stop you from hitting me when you've already stepped on my back?

Your Majesty, I didn't know then that you were the King!

Then can you pretend you still don't know?

What?

Treat me like you did when you thought I was a Justice Officer and not the King.

Your Majesty...!

Do you know why I didn't tell you the truth earlier?

I was afraid you would act like this!

I was afraid you would be uncomfortable with me like you are now.

It won't be easy now that you know who I am.

But for some odd reason, I want to be just a regular fellow when I am with you.

I'm going to continue calling you Poongsan,

So won't you treat me like you did when you thought I was the Justice Officer?

But Your Majesty, how could I possibly dare to...?

You may dare to do so. In fact, I order you to do so.

It is a royal order. Do you hear me?

Your Majesty!

But for some odd reason, I want to be just a regular fellow when I am with you.

I'm going to continue calling you Poongsan,

So won't you treat me like you did when you thought I was the Justice Officer?

But how is that possible? How could I...?

Royal Majesty...?

I wish she'd hurry and turn back into Poongsan with me.

Madam, we're out of wine!

Bring us more!

Yes, let's drink until we die. We're dead anyway.

Why are we dead? Did we know who he was?

It is the Justice Officer... I mean His Majesty who drank with us!

That's right. Did we force him to eat pig skin?

He ate two plates of it! Even I don't eat two plates of pig skin.

But you put your arm around His Majesty.

That's right, you rascal. And you snorted at his face.

Why aren't I getting drunk?

- Madam, bring us wine! - Madam!

- Can we order some pig skin? - Get two plates.

Madam, get us two plates....!

Where the hell is she? Is she running a business or what?

I got cut! I touched the blade!

I'm bleeding! Wait.. wait!

You wretches!

Did you think your lives would be spared after ridiculing the King?

Your Majesty, please spare our lives!

- Is that poison? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Drink this. Are you trembling before poison like a coward?

Your Majesty!

Drink it in one shot!

One shot? You're really mean!

You wretches!

Just cut off their heads.

Wait.. wait...! I'll drink the poison!

Wait.. wait... I have something to say, Your Majesty!

I got cut!

Mommy!

Please don't! Please don't do that!

I'm scared...! I'll drink the poison!

Don't do that!

She should carry something for self-defense.

Over here.

What happened? I heard the Police Bureau has evidence on me.

Don't worry. Everything will be fine.

This is precisely the reason why I have friends in high places.

I'll send my man with you, so take him along.

If anything happens, he'll help you leave Joseon.

Stand properly! Don't doze off, you wretches!

Oh sir, when did you get here?

- Did you inform Mohwagwan of the arrest? - Yes, sir.

- Let's go. - Yes, sir. We head for Mohwagwan!

- Move forward! - Yes, sir!

Move!

The Police Bureau will be arresting Kim Yoon Dal?

Yes, Your Majesty.

This was sent by Police Chief Suh.

So they found proof of his guilt.

- Your Majesty, it is I. - Enter.

- What is it? - Your Majesty...

The Qing Emissary has requested an audience with you.

- Now? - Yes, Your Majesty.

What do you mean?

We have proof of his guilt and an arrest warrant.

Why won't they give us Kim Yoon Dal?

- Sir... - You must be more considerate, Chief Suh.

They want to hand him over, but they can't.

What do you mean? They want to but they can't?

What? Kim Yoon Dal killed himself?

Yes, Your Majesty. It is as I said.

A Qing citizen has killed himself on Joseon land.

This is the letter he left behind.

It says that he is taking his own life to declare his innocence.

What?

I didn't protest the travesty that occured at Mohwagwan.

That was because I wanted to maintain the goodwill between our two nations.

But now that Joseon has framed a Qing citizen...

... for a crime he didn't commit and caused his death,

I can no longer sit idly by.

Frame him for a crime he didn't commit?

He was smuggling goods in illegally, and we found evidence incriminating him!

Evidence? You mean the secret code your palace girl found?

Joseon was suspicious of Kim Yoon Dal and targeted him for investigation.

This may be a trap to incriminate him.

- Emissary, you take things too far! - No, not at all.

Kim Yoon Dal took his own life in protest. How should we take that?

What is it that you want from me?

Give us the girl, Your Majesty.

What?

I have a right to know if this was all a trap to incriminate Kim Yoon Dal.

I will take that Lady Investigator to Qing and interrogate her, Your Majesty.

Now look here, Emissary!

You're all out early.

You better go to Lady Jung now.

Lady Jung? Why?

My Lord, please have some tonic to restore your health from working so hard!

That's bitter! If I don't do it, who will?

So Qing is demanding that Joseon hands over that palace girl?

That's right.

They're even stationed their army at Mohwagwan.

Father, do you think we'll go to war?

Who knows?

What did you say? They want to take me to Qing?

My Lady...!

My Lady...!

Your Majesty, we must appease their anger.

We need to stabilize the situation before delving into the investigation.

So what are you saying? Are you suggesting I hand over the girl?

Your Majesty, one of the Emissary's men has taken his own life!

This will cause a huge rift in the relationship between our two nations!

- Please hand over the girl first and then... - I don't want to hear it!

That is enough!

The Lady Investigator was only doing her job.

He was the one who committed a crime!

How can you suggest we hand over an innocent palace maid to them!

But Your Majesty, how else will you fix the situation?

The Qing Emissary will not leave empty-handed.

If they remain here,

The Qing army stationed in Shenyang will be dispatched to guard them.

How will you stop that from happening? Please reconsider, Your Majesty!

Please reconsider, Your Majesty!

What happened?

His Majesty has rejected Qing's demand.

What? Will he turn our nation into chaos for a mere palace maid?

His Majesty has made the right decision, Mother.

That palace maid is also his subject.

How can you say that in this situation?

How can one girl create such chaos?

What happened?

The ministers are petitioning His Majesty to hand over Dong Yi!

What?

How can they petition to send over someone who was working for the nation?

The ministers don't care about a palace maid.

Their only concern is the wrath of Qing.

My Lady...!

It looks like she's getting punished for her hard work.

I'll go speak to Police Chief Suh to find out more.

- I'll go with you! - Let's go!

Let's go.

Where are you going?

It seems disaster has struck the Palace because of the girl Lady Jang took in.

She must be distressed. I need to be with her.

Mother...

- No need to do that. - What? Why?

I'm responsible for what happened.

What?

Ever since I was young,

... have I ever let anyone get the better of me?

I would cripple them.

You...! What have you done?

Keep this a secret from Ok-Jeong.

I did all of this for her,

But she doesn't know how dangerous that girl is.

How dare the Qing Emissary make such an outrageous demand?

Will His Majesty hand her over to them?

The Ministers are advocating it strongly, but His Majesty is holding them off.

But this problem will not go away if he continues to do so.

And I said, you can't do that....

Oh, Dong Yi! No, I mean... What brings you here, My Lady?

I'm here to see Chief Suh. I wanted to ask about the Emissary.

Yes, please go on in.

You mean the Qing soldiers might come here from Shenyang?

That's right. The Qing Emissary will not back down.

And if they do not return to Qing,

The soldiers will be dispatched here to protect them.

Maybe they're just bluffing us. How could this small incident...?

I don't think there was any pretense to their anger.

The Emissary wants to make Joseon an example to other nations.

Does this mean we have to hand over Dong Yi to them?

- But we can't do that! - That is His Majesty's dilemma.

But... but this incident has become too big...

What did you say? Qing China wants to take Dong Yi?

I'm not exactly sure about the details,

... but something happened during her investigation.

The entire capital, let alone the Palace, is in chaos because of it!

Dong Yi.

Chun Soo!

What are you doing, Chun Soo?

You have to leave Dosung. You're in danger here.

Chun Soo!

I heard what happened at Mohwagwan. They won't back down until they get you!

But I'm a palace maid! Palace maids can't run away!

Are you saying you'll go to Qing with them?

If you do, you're going to die!

Just do as I say. We're leaving Dosung tonight.

So prepare yourself.

Chun Soo...!

Your Majesty!

Lady Jang is here to see you.

- Tell her to come in. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

So you've come.

You must be here because you're worried about Dong Yi too.

Yes, Your Majesty.

My mind is uneasy because I feel that I am responsible for all that has happened.

No, this is not your fault, nor is it Dong Yi's fault.

All this is because I am not powerful enough.

Your Majesty, no matter what your decision is,

I believe that it will be the wisest and most prudent judgment.

You cannot give in to all of Qing's demands, nor cause our nation to collapse.

Yes, you're right.

But they are demanding that we hand her over.

I don't know if disaster can be avoided.

Are you saying that you won't hand her over under any circumstance?

Of course. What has she done wrong?

This is a matter of principle, no matter the consequence.

I will not allow a young palace maid to bear all the responsibility alone.

Go and find out how she is doing.

I'm worried that she'll be suffering.

Yes, Your Majesty.

We'll be here at 9 pm.

I don't think there was any pretense to their anger.

The Emissary wants to make Joseon an example to other nations.

Does this mean we have to hand over Dong Yi to them? But we can't do that!

That is His Majesty's dilemma.

But this incident has become too big...

Where did she go?

- Hey, have you seen Dong Yi? - No, I haven't seen her all day!

My Lady!

Why are you here by yourself? Where's Dong Yi?

She... She's nowhere to be found, My Lady.

What? It's already 9 pm! She isn't back yet?

Where could this girl have gone to?

Where did she go?

Why are you back so late! This is bad!

- What's bad? - Dong Yi... She left this...

Dong Yi...!

You will all leave the Palace to search for Chun Dong Yi.

She may have run away, so the Palace guards will help in the search.

- Do you hear me? - Yes, My Lady!

There's no need to search for her.

I know where she is.

- Dong Yi didn't run away. - You know where she is?

That's right.

What did you just say? Dong Yi went where?

Your Majesty!

Answer me!

What? Is that true?

- The Lady Investigator? - Yes, My Lord.

Who has done this?

Who handed her over to the Emissary without my consent!

It appears she went by herself, Your Majesty.

What?

She sent a message to one of the Madam Investigators...

... and told her she was going to Mohwagwan.

Why...?

So you're the one.

Yes, that's right.

I'm the Lady Investigator that you wanted.

You understand what your presence here means?

You will now be investigated by Qing.

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