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

[You will not be able to use your arms despite having arms. And you will not be able to walk despite having legs.]

Your Highness,

are you awake?

Your Highness.

Enter.

[Episode 1]

Do you know that the Crown Prince, His Highness, cannot use his right arm?

I know!

One year ago, he was hit by a poisoned arrow while hunting

on his right shoulder.

They say that his arm became rotten black inside of his royal robe.

Completely rotten!

They couldn't even catch the culprit!

Is that not strange?

Supposedly, there was no unauthorized person to enter the royal hunting grounds.

There are rumors about how it is all because he was cursed by a ghost.

What!

Why would a ghost curse His Highness?

The reason why a ghost cursed His Highness is...

Crown Prince Ui Hyeon used to take baekchool* and changchool* extract (Parts of the Atractylodes japonica root)

But it can be deadly if you take baekchool and changchool along with peaches.

But someone fed him a peach.

After he ate the peach, Crown Prince Ui Hyeon passed away.

But they say that the one who gave him the peach is...

Who, who?

The Crown Prince, His Highness!

He killed his brother

so he can rise to the position of Crown Prince by feeding him peaches!

No way!

No wonder he was cursed by a ghost!

Don't look down on your subordinates while you're in the upper seat.

Don't drag your superiors down while you're in the lower seat.

If you keep yourself in good standing and do not require things of others,

no one will find fault with you.

You will not blame the heavens above

nor will you blame the people below.

Don't look down on your subordinates

while you're in the upper seat.

Don't drag your superiors down

while you're in the lower seat.

If you keep yourself in good standing...

He still didn't move his right arm at all?

It is clear he cannot even hold a brush with that arm.

Why else would he not have been able to write one word in the past year?

Gosh, seriously.

To think that Crown Prince has become disabled...

What do you mean by disabled?

Your Excellency, it is just that nobody has seen him move it,

- nobody said he was disabled- - We can't

place someone disabled on the throne.

I must check for myself.

Do you have a way to check?

Why wouldn't I?

Did you just say hunting?

My apologies, Your Majesty,

but the Crown Prince will become the master of the nation and the top Confucian scholar and military leader.

Since the Crown Prince isn't handling all of his responsibilities-

What do you mean he's not handling all of his responsibilities? How could you dare speak such nonsense?

Ever since he was appointed crown prince,

he has shown exceptional ability in academics,

and he has always received top marks during the royal education assessment,

And he's already outstanding in physical form, so everyone knows that he is a Crown Prince

with both scholarly and military prowess!

It appears that the Left Minister has not ever gone outside the palace before.

Rumors have spread to the streets that the Crown Prince

cannot use his right arm.

Your Majesty, please root out those who are spreading rumors on the streets

about what is happening in the palace first!

His Highness is already kicking those people out himself.

Oh, gosh!

Did you get kicked out too?

He said my stocking smelled.

Wow, I can't believe it.

He said the water was too hot yesterday, so I cooled it just right today.

But today, he's making a fuss, saying it's too cold.

- What does he want us to do? - I know!

Which one is it?

Your Highness, I'll bring the water reheated for you.

You also should go and change your stocking.

There is no need.

Don't you dare show up to the palace of the Crown Prince again.

Your Highness!

Your Highness...

There are so many palace workers who have been kicked out

from the Crown Prince's palace!

Your Majesty.

We are only saying this out of our loyalty to the nation,

and only desire to check the strength and vigor of the Crown Prince!

Well, what are your thoughts, Chief State Minister?

Your Majesty,

The Right State Minister's words are correct,

and the Left State Minister's words are also correct.

Would it not be the desire of all of your people

for the Crown Prince to be healthy and strong?

It just happens that there will be a military training hunt in a fortnight.

How about you have the Crown Prince lead the military training hunt,

so as to relieve your servants' worries?

Would it not be a good opportunity for everyone to see His Highness's vigor?

Yes, do not tolerate any longer these blasphemous rumors.

Please show everyone that the Crown Prince

is healthy and strong, Your Majesty.

Please show them, Your Majesty.

The court officials are trying to have you lead the hunt.

If they would have me lead it, then I will do so.

Will you fulfill what they are seeking?

This was bound to come sooner or later.

So what problem is it for it to have come a bit sooner?

Will you...

be able to do it?

Is there any other way for me to keep

my position apart from that?

- Are the preparations going well? - Yes, Your Ladyship.

- Everything's going well. - Good, good.

Your Ladyship, where shall I place the parasol?

Put it in the back of the house.

Be careful.

Please hurry up.

Where shall I put the lanterns?

Place it on the wooden hallway floor.

Hurry.

If you're ready, start transporting them.

Look here!

Is this the residence of the Left State Minister, His Excellency?

Yes, it is.

Your Highness.

Is your right arm really fine?

Are you really thinking of going to the military training hunting grounds?

You said you are leaving for Gaeseong to pick up your fiancee?

I am sorry.

Especially with the Forbidden Marriage Edict in place from the selection of the Crown Princess...

It's a marriage that Father granted, knowing that your marriage was delayed

due to both families losing a loved one in close succession.

Do not worry.

But I heard that your fiancee is famous in Gaeseong as a graceful and intelligent woman.

You believe those stories?

Have you forgotten that girl you saw at the master's house?

How did you manage to bring a gift while you were sneaking out of the palace?

Some high-quality beef came in,

so I stole it from the Royal Kitchen.

Is Master not leaving Hanyang soon?

I do not know when I will see him again if he is leaving for the country of Ming.

- Be careful. - Hey!

Welcome.

It is your first time

in our district, right?

- Who are you! - Me?

I am...

- I guess the owner of this creek? - How impudent!

- Do you know who this is? - Whatever.

It's one nyang per person to go through.

- In total, that would be two nyang. - You wretch!

How can a creek have an owner?

- If I say that I am the owner, then I am! - Forget it.

Just give it to her.

We need to see the Master and return before the sun sets.

I am giving it to you not because I am afraid of your stick.

I will put it to good use.

Do not feel too upset about it.

Is it true that if we pass through this forest,

we can get to Sir Min Ho Seung's house?

Do you not know his residence?

I know it! He's such an amazing person,

so how would I not know?

It's not this district,

but it's that district.

But that district told us to go to this district...

Would I lie to you when I received two nyang from you?

Go back across the creek.

I am correct!

Have you forgotten how we meandered through another district

until late at night?

That was such a long time ago.

She will have changed.

She is not the type of woman to change.

Then,

I can just live completely under her control.

She may not be a graceful woman,

but her righteous and caring heart for people

probably has not changed.

You are right, Your Highness.

Have we not seen what she did with that money?

What would be good as a gift?

I already sent one to the Master's house.

Your Highness!

Crown Prince, Your Highness!

- What is the matter? - It was an urgent matter...

Sir,

it appears you should hurry up and go to your house.

Did something happen at my house?

The thing is...

Hurry up and tell us.

Did some sudden disaster strike the Left State Minister's home?

A message came from officials in Gaeseong,

saying that the entire family of Min Ho Seung, the governor of Gaeseong,

was murdered.

Aigoo!

What is this!

Oh, no...

Aigoo!

W-What happened to my fiancee?

Are you saying that Lady Jae Yi died too?

- Well... - I asked you if she died!

They say that she is not dead,

but that she killed them.

Who...

Whom are you saying killed whom, and how?

They say that Lady Min Jae Yi killed her family by poisoning them.

Murder by poisoning...

Who...

Who made such an outrageous testimony?

I am sorry,

but it was Lady Min Jae Yi's

lover.

Are you saying that a woman who was about to get married

had another lover?

He is an orphan whom the governor raised like an adopted son.

He and Lady Min Jae Yi were like siblings,

but there are supposedly many rumors all over Gaeseong.

Father...

How they had been having illicit sexual relations for a long time.

He confessed that the Lady personally purchased arsenic

and killed her family,

and provincial officers in Gaeseong say they have found corroborative evidence.

[Min Jae Yi purchased arsenic] What happened to Min Jae Yi?

No one is at the government office.

She is not in the rooms, either.

By the time the officers came,

she had already fled.

Send someone to Gaeseong right away and assess the situation.

Yes, Your Highness.

I think it would be good for you to go straight to your private home.

She should not have been able to get that far.

She is a felon who murdered the entire family of the governor of Gaeseong.

We must chase and catch her!

- Disperse and find her! - Yes, sir!

Stop there!

Return to your leader and tell him

that I am not the culprit.

The evidence is clear!

You talk too much for a criminal who committed such a horrible sin of murdering your entire family!

I am not a murderer!

Please just let me pass.

I will prove my innocence, no matter what!

It's Min Jae Yi!

Min Jae Yi is here!

Catch her!

We cannot afford to lose her!

Geez, what do we do about our young master?

I know. On this good day when he should be getting married,

how could this happen?

How much did she dread marrying our young master

that she would kill her entire family?

Stop saying useless things, and come!

How could she have relations with a guy that she grew up with like siblings under the same roof

and also kill her parents and older brother!

Just up until this morning, she was about to become the chief wife of Youngsan's Han family.

How could you just believe the rumors?

Not just anyone, but the one involved in that dirty rumor is the one who confessed.

Goodness.

I am so ashamed even to face the servants...

- Goodness. - An entire family was destroyed in one moment.

And...

I have lost a friend.

Father.

There must be some misunderstanding.

You are the eldest son of the Youngsan Han family.

Do not concern yourself with personal feelings

and be cautious with your actions.

The Left State Minister's house must be...

like a funeral home right now, a funeral home!

Gosh, how could things turn out like this?

How could this happen?

Things just took care of themselves without us having to get involved!

Right!

I mean, imagine how much of a headache it would have been

if the Governor of Gaeseong and the Left State Minister were to become in-laws

and their power and influence grew?

I know.

Gosh. It wasn't just anyone,

but he died at the hands of his own daughter...

What is the point of having Confucian scholars follow him around?

He raised his daughter like that!

But thanks to this, the Left State Minister's spirit will be slightly weakened.

What good news is this to us!

But still, you should watch your words.

Aigoo, we are by ourselves, so why not?

- You are too cautious. - Is anyone out there?

There is nobody there.

What is this...

I really cannot understand this.

All the women will be inspected separately,

so stand to the left.

What is this all about?

The Governor's daughter killed her entire family by poisoning them.

What a wench deserving of death!

She is not an animal,

so how could she do that to her own family?

It seems that is the girl!

[Murdered her family by poisoning. To be captured, dead or alive.]

You may pass.

You may pass.

My Lady, please stay safe.

Please survive and let us meet again.

I am not a criminal.

I did not kill anyone!

Arrest her!

Father.

Mother.

Orabeoni*... (Old Korean for older brother)

I am sorry.

Orabeoni!

Mother.

Mother!

Father!

Orabeoni...

If I knew you would pass away so soon,

Mother!

I should have been a better daughter.

Jae Yi!

Wake up, Min Jae Yi!

Jae Yi.

No!

You must survive!

[3 years ago]

[You became Crown Prince by killing your brother, but you will never become king.]

Look, is anyone out there!

- Yes, Your Highness. - Who entered this room?

There must be someone who came into this room while I was sleeping!

No, Your Highness.

No one came in here.

If no one came in,

then how...

then how did this...

Your Highness...

Why are you being like this?

Did really no one come in here?

Your Highness, it is the first day you moved into the Crown Prince's palace.

We were awake all this time to make sure

that we would not neglect any of your needs.

Nobody has come by,

so what is the matter, Your Highness?

A ghost dares to say to Yi Hwan.

You should take heed to these words.

You became Crown Prince by killing your brother,

but you will never become king.

You will not be able to use your arms despite having arms.

And you will not be able to walk despite having legs.

You will grow old alone without a wife

and will die lonely without any children.

Your friend will turn his back against you and aim his sword at you,

and many will be killed as a result of your foolishness.

The people will drag you down and depose you.

You will wander through all the land mad,

and your cursed fate will only end with your death.

Aigoo, it is good to see our Grand Prince eat so well.

It is good. You should eat some too, Grandfather.

- It is good, right? - Yes.

It appears that our Grand Prince takes after this grandfather's taste buds.

Uncle,

I heard that you were having the Crown Prince appear on the hunting grounds.

He refuses to show us if his arm is okay. I have no choice but to check for myself.

How about giving the Crown Prince a bit more time-

Are you outside, Court Lady Ahn?

- Yes. - Escort the Grand Prince.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Are you concerned that the Crown Prince cannot use his right arm

or, unlike the rumors going around

that he might be perfectly fine?

Of course, he should be healthy.

I do think otherwise, however.

Your humble servant wishes that the day Crown Prince stands on military training hunting grounds

he is not able to lift the bow.

If Crown Prince is able to lift the bow,

he should not be able to pull on the bowstring.

Crown Prince must be disabled, as the rumor says.

For the sake of Your Highness and Grand Prince.

Uncle.

How could you say such a thing?

I have never once considered such a thought in regard to Prince Myung Ahn-

Do not consider anything!

I will do all the thinking.

What I consider must also be what you consider.

So, Your Highness...

in the place I have set up for you in that position,

just be still. That is all.

You just have to trust in this uncle...

That is what I am saying.

Do you understand?

Oh, no...

You were concerned for no good reason.

You suffer from heart pain.

Are you all right?

- Your Highness. - What is this about?

The cavalry dispatch rider you had sent to the Governor with the wedding gift...

Did he return?

I hear he was found as a corpse.

At what location?

While they were chasing the heinous murder suspect for the Gaeseong family,

they had found him already dead.

What did they do with the corpse?

Tell them to send him back to me. I will take care of him personally.

Yes, Your Highness.

By chance, do you know if he was killed on his way there

or on his way back?

Seeing how the gift that you had sent over was missing,

it must have happened on his way back, however,

how would we ever know?

Do you think Min Jae Yi also killed the dispatch rider?

There is no reason for her to kill him.

But still, it is strange.

You had sent a gift to that family

and the entire family died, and now even the dispatch rider as well.

Continue to look into Min Jae Yi.

You will have to pay special attention to it.

Yes, Your Highness.

Send your trusted men and follow Maiden Jae Yi.

We must find her before Gaeseong's army.

- Yes, sir. - And...

find out the whereabouts of that lover.

Yes, I got it.

It must...

not be true.

There must be...

another reason.

The government officials are coming.

Hurry, My Lady!

You must run away quickly!

You cannot stay here like this!

Young Master Shim Young confessed that you added

arsenic in their soup.

You must hurry! You cannot stay here!

I cannot go. How about the funeral!

Even if you stay here, you cannot oversee the funeral!

Listen to me carefully, My Lady.

You have become...

a murderer who killed your own family.

Please...

Please pull yourself together, My Lady!

Please...

Do you...

Do you believe me?

Yes. I do.

I do believe you, My Lady.

I can even bet my life on it.

Can you promise me?

Yes. Anything.

Please say so, My Lady.

Ga Ram.

How about the Lady?

She has not come today, either?

The day we promised to meet has passed long ago.

I wonder if she is even alive...

Read it. The Crown Prince sent a secret letter along with your wedding gift.

Why are you trying to show me a secretive letter that His Highness had sent for you?

It is a secret letter that you should read.

Father!

Jae Yi...

His Highness...

You must...

protect His Highness...

Father!

Father, no!

I must meet the Crown Prince.

My family's death...

is connected to Crown Prince for sure.

I'm sure the Crown Prince knows.

The reason my family was killed.

I think you are ready to stand on military training hunting grounds.

The position of the crown prince has no room for compromise.

It has to be for someone superior.

[Many will be killed as a result of your foolishness.]

[Many will be killed as a result of your foolishness.]

Your Highness,

are you all right?

What is the matter all of a sudden?

Did you also hear

that I have been cursed by ghosts?

I heard that is what people say.

It is just a rumor that foolish people made up, Your Highness.

[Many will be killed as a result of your foolishness.]

Now that my master's entire family has been killed,

even worse rumors will go around.

The proof that his daughter Min Jae Yi poisoned them is as clear as day.

How could that be the ghost's curse?

That is preposterous, Your Highness.

Is there truly such a thing as a ghost?

Even if I have been cursed by it,

I will not be shaken.

I guess they still have not found the body.

The murderer, that Min Jae Yi bitch.

I heard it's been over two weeks since she fell off a cliff.

But they still have not found her body. That's why they're still going crazy like that.

The body, you say?

Did she fall off a cliff?

Did she die?

Where did you hear that?

- Are you sure she died? - Who cares?

Geez, that vicious bitch.

Where did she run off after killing her entire family?

The fact that she's a young lady of a noble class

is also a false rumor.

She stole her brother's clothes every night

and played around with men.

- Geez! - It was fine. Who did this?

What are we going to do now?

Ahjussi, I didn't do that!

- You didn't? - Let's clean up.

What are you doing? Hurry!

My Lady...

Again, again, again!

What's this?

I would take them down, and they put up another.

I mean, do they have nothing else to do at the Royal Investigation Bureau?

There are so many murder cases in Hanyang.

Right.

What are your thoughts?

- What do you mean... - What else could it be?

This nonsensical rumor says our Maiden Min Jae Yi poisoned her own family!

It is all a false rumor!

Maiden Min Jae Yi is innocent.

Do you understand?

When you also see this wanted poster,

be sure to rip it up right there and then.

Tear it into pieces. Do you understand?

Who is there?

Do I smell? Do you smell something from my body?

Whoa, they sure know how to sniff like a dog.

See you again.

- Did you do this? - No, I did not.

A nobleman did this...

He went that way.

By chance,

did he walk around with a monkey paw hanging like this?

- Y-Yes, sir. - Again, again, again!

It must be the Chief State Minister's youngest son.

Geez. What a crazy nut.

Chief State Minister's youngest son would be...

the one who's infamous in Gaeseong...

The one who likes a cemetery over his own home.

That slightly insane guy?

You came.

Who do you think I am?

I'm your servant, Jang Ga Ram.

I'm so glad...

that you're alive, My Lady.

Why do you want to go inside the capital?

It will be more dangerous for you.

What are you looking at?

My Lady...

Ministry of Justice, Office of Inspector General, and Royal Investigation Bureau who can reinvestigate the case

are all inside the capital.

Let us just go somewhere far from here together, My Lady.

I am innocent. How can I live my whole life in hiding?

If anyone asks you which regiment you belong to,

you can say Troop Byeol affiliated with Choongmuhoe.

Thank you.

I shall...

surely repay you for this.

Your family threw a 60th birthday feast for my lowly father

and freed him by burning his slave contract.

Compared to the grace your family has shown us, this is...

This is nothing in comparison!

Take Ga Ram with you.

No, My Lady!

I belong to you.

You promised you would take me with you even after you married.

I will not walk down a flowery road.

It will be a tough, thorny road. How can I take you with me?

That is why I will go with you, My Lady.

- As long as I live, I will live with- - My Lady!

My Lady!

You will only be a burden to me.

I know you do not mean what you say.

How can I send you away by yourself?

I will surely clear my name

and look for you.

- Ga Ram... - You are telling me you will abandon me.

Do you think I fear the point of this dagger?

I will go with you.

There will soon be a wanted order for me as well.

I am already a slave on the run.

The moment I left Gaeseong following after you,

my life was already as good as dead.

"Loyalty is not reserved only for men."

Is that not what you said to me?

You will be wandering around on thorny grounds.

How can I sleep comfortably with my head on the pillow?

I am giving you order as your master.

I cannot carry out that order.

I am telling you as your friend!

I am worried about you as though we are sisters...

Please, I beg you.

Please stay by your brother's side.

Will we ever...

meet again someday?

You can trust me.

I will definitely make it so.

My Lady...

Be careful.

Please take good care of Ga Ram.

- My Lady! - My Lady...

My Lady...

My poor Lady...

My Lady...

My Lady, what to do...

Look there.

Where do you belong?

We belong to Ohhoe.

Troop Byeol.

Looks like you went on a patrol.

You have not heard about the order, have you?

We are assigned to serve at Crown Prince's military training hunting grounds.

But we stayed up all night and were patroling-

Where should we go?

They are leaving from Gyeongju. Follow us now.

It is great weather for hunting.

What will you do if Crown Prince cannot prove that his right arm is healthy

that you threw His Highness into the trap that they have set up for him?

If he cannot prove himself,

I will depose him.

Your Majesty, it has only been three years since we have a new crown prince.

There is one more grand prince remaining.

So what worry is there for this nation?

How do I meet the Crown Prince?

It would be difficult to get another opportunity to do so.

You know Crown Prince?

Do you think he could even lift a bow?

During this hunting trip, he has to prove that his right arm is not crippled.

Here ye, civil and military officers and military forces.

The military training hunt is taking place in hopes of prosperity and peace among the people.

It is an event for everyone to unite.

In place of His Majesty,

I will personally hunt for a sacrifice to offer for our nation today.

Heaven will show great favor upon Joseon's land.

Giddyup!

[You will not be able to use your arms despite having arms. And you will not be able to walk despite having legs.]

[You will not be able to use your arms despite having arms. And you will not be able to walk despite having legs.]

You will not be able to use your arms despite having arms.

And you will not be able to walk despite having legs.

Your friend will turn his back against you and aim his sword at you.

[Our Blooming Youth]

I definitely saw your secret letter, Your Highness.

From a ghost...

You said you received a letter of curse from a ghost three years ago.

Wicked things have occurred nonstop as soon as I met you.

I'm as good as dead anyhow.

Stop.

A trick played by a ghost?

Is it one of you? The one who dares to play the Crown Prince?

There are no ghosts in this world.

I will solve these cases.

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