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[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, locales, groups, and incidents have no connection to historical facts.]

[Episode 7]

You found Lee Seol.

Who is it?

I am asking you for the last time.

Answer me.

There you are, Watchman.

Attack!

Dan Oh!

What on earth is going on?

Why is the Chief Administrator-

Let me explain later.

We should run for now.

There is a path toward the back.

Let me show you.

I am sorry, sir.

I am causing you so much trouble-

Not at all. Please hurry up now.

You should go without me. I will check the situation.

Dan Oh! What happened?

Unni, we need to leave right now!

I have been waiting for you for a long time.

You were looking for the son of the deposed crown prince?

Is it really true?

I did not know this would happen.

I just...

thought I should protect Ihwawon.

How could you be so foolish?

I saw countless people who died for getting involved in the royal family's business!

It is all my fault.

I am her older sister,

but I could not help her at all.

It already happened. What can you do?

My Lady must not have had a choice.

By the way,

who is the swordsman?

He suddenly showed up and saved you.

It sounded like he was

called the watchman.

I heard he is a warrior who protects the deposed crown prince's son.

I do not know the details, either.

Dan Oh!

You must be surprised.

She is my older sister.

Nice to meet you.

There was a bit of a situation.

I will tell you everything later.

Right.

What was the situation like at the temple?

Did Chief Administrator-

When I got there, everyone was gone already.

I see.

By the way, where are we going now?

We cannot return to Ihwawon.

We had better leave Hanyang.

It is Namtaeryeong straight ahead.

Let us look for a house to live in.

And we can come back right away.

It would look suspicious if I were gone for days.

If Chief Administrator asks where I am,

tell him you last saw me at the temple, and you do not know.

I will go to Gwacheon when things quiet down.

Make sure to stay in touch.

Yes.

Najudaek...

Let us meet here again after 15 days.

We need to talk about what we will do in the future.

Okay.

How come she is leaving in such a rush?

I know Chief Administrator is scary, but...

Did you know?

Chief Administrator's only son died a while ago.

His daughter-in-law died soon after, too.

That daughter-in-law is...

Hong Ju.

She is a precious girl whom we saved

by having her disappear from this world.

I guess she is not supposed to be

alive.

I have never seen swordsmanship like that.

I could see why he is called "the murderer."

His skills improved a lot more than I expected.

There were two swordsmen.

Maybe there are two watchmen.

One of them could have been Ok Jin.

If Watchman came to save Ok Jin...

Watchman kills everyone and saves

only one person, Ok Jin.

But how come

he did not kill anyone?

He has the skills to kill more than ten people.

Do you think he let us live for a reason?

The murderer stopped killing?

Or...

is he not the Watchman?

Firstly, continue looking for Yoon Dan Oh.

She must be hiding something.

Yes, sir.

Where have you been all this time?

I thought everyone had run away because I did not see anyone.

How about Dan Oh?

Is she safe?

What?

I am curious how she is doing without a place to stay.

Do you not know?

How would I know?

I am sure she is okay.

What in the world? I thought you just saw her or something.

[Ihwawon]

I wonder if Dan Oh is doing well.

I wish I could see her face, at least.

The undercover soldiers are everywhere like that.

How could we visit her?

What a heartless bastard.

Is he not worried about Dan Oh at all?

How could he be carefree?

What is going on?

- Are you here to see me, by chance? - Yes. I need to talk to you.

What is it?

How will you threaten me this time?

Dan Oh said she is going to Gwacheon.

I thought you might be worried about her.

I do not worry.

She is a smart kid.

I am sure she is doing well wherever she is.

It was you, was it not?

The swordsman who showed up at the temple.

When you got shot by a poison arrow last time,

I noticed you were carrying a real sword instead of your usual wooden sword.

So I studied it carefully.

And?

That swordsman had the same sword.

All swordsmen have the same swords.

Let us go if you are done.

Did your feelings grow that much?

So much so that you would protect her by risking your principles and life?

Yes.

It just happened so.

So you should protect her in your own way, too.

Do as you feel like.

And I will, too.

We have been watching them for over 15 days.

But we did not notice anything strange about the scholars.

We have to find Yoon Dan Oh to find out where the swordsman is.

Do not let your guard down.

I heard one of the scholars at Ihwawon is a military service applicant.

What was his name?

It is a man named Kang San.

He passed the first round because he is good at archery.

Kang San.

Find out where he is from and where he grew up.

Jong Soo, I want you to do it yourself.

Yes, sir.

Give me a bowl of rice wine.

By chance, he didn't get caught, did he?

The soldiers ran after him as if they wanted to kill him.

Dan Oh.

What are you thinking about?

Huh?

It is nothing.

By the way, I do not see Najudaek.

Did she go somewhere?

- She went to Hanyang. - What?

Why would she go to Hanyang?

- Did something happen? - No.

She is looking for your potential husband material.

- I told her to. - Unni!

You cannot keep living this way.

But this is not right!

What would you do if I got married?

There is a temple called Gwaneumsa that only has female monks.

I explained my situation, and they said they would take me.

No way.

How could you do this without discussing it with me-

You also looked for the deposed crown prince's son without telling me.

Was that okay to do?

That is...

That is my fault.

So please do not do this.

I work at the tavern now, too.

The three of us...

- can manage- - Until when?

Will you hide for the rest of your life?

By barely managing to eat?

I cannot let my sister live like that.

Let us see here...

Please cut us some slack.

Why would I...

I bought it to give to my wife if I get married.

Your daughter has reached pretty high within marriageable age.

Hold on.

You did not marry?

She is like my daughter.

She did get a marriage proposal before.

It was from Sir Ong.

S-So she was the lady who rejected Sir Ong!

Well, she did not exactly reject him.

How is Sir Ong doing?

He got married over 15 days ago.

If so...

can you think of anyone else?

This is the only family that could accept her...

Aigoo! At least she does not get to do hard work!

Sir Kim, who is over 60 years old?

And not even as his wife, but a mistress?

Aigoo!

So how did it go?

I looked into the distant relatives, too.

But as you said,

there really was a family that adopted a girl

who was less than a year old.

They could not bring themselves to kill her.

She is Lady Park's bloodline, after all.

The family became very wealthy ever since they adopted her.

Not to mention growth in wealth,

but they even owned farmland in Gochang

previously owned by Lady Park's family.

Your Majesty.

A prince less than 100 days old has never been made the Wonja* before. (Future crown prince)

Also, the Queen is still alive-

You know that it is difficult for her to conceive because of her chronic ailment!

You do not want him because he has dirty blood from Lady Park.

Do you think I do not know how dark your hearts are?

Wonja is a future crown prince, and he will eventually become the king.

Please think this through carefully, Your Majesty!

Think this through carefully, Your Majesty!

Crown prince! That damn crown prince!

I have been tormented for decades trying to conceive the crown prince.

Affairs of the state* in the day and intercourse* night! (These two words sound the same in Korean)

I am so sick and tired of it.

Could there be...

an heir, all of you have in mind?

Was his name mentioned in the forbidden book?

Your Majesty, it is treason to nominate the deposed crown prince's son as the crown prince.

I am afraid just thinking about it.

Please withdraw those words, Sire.

Prince is a child of a concubine,

but he is the one with royal blood.

I think it is necessary to designate him as Wonja

as soon as possible in order to stabilize the royal family.

Minister of Defense, you are truly a loyal subject.

As we designate him as Wonja, Lady Park will be made the 1st-grade royal concubine as well.

Anyone who is opposed to it will be considered a traitor.

So, keep that in mind.

Congratulations, Royal Consort.

Royal Consort?

I feel like it was just yesterday

when I entered the palace as a palace maid and lived a tough life.

You are the biological mother of Wonja.

- You certainly deserve it. - Thank you.

What did you want to talk about?

I need to visit Queen Mother's Palace with Wonja soon.

It is regarding the Queen Mother's Palace.

Did you know...

that the Queen Mother's Palace is the place that funds the Watchman?

What?

So you are telling me to plant someone at the Queen Mother's Palace.

Yes.

There must be someone

they regularly contact to provide funds.

If you find him,

you could find Lee Seol's watchman, too.

Furthermore,

I could even find Lee Seol, too.

I already assigned a palace maid.

I will tell her to watch the Queen Mother's Palace carefully in secret.

I do not need the medicine.

I will accelerate the schedule and go to the temporary palace in Onyang today.

Get ready for it.

Yes, Your Highness.

I will escort you as soon as I am ready.

Here is the funds for the Watchman.

Deliver it to him.

Yes, Your Highness.

The more often you leave the palace,

the more suspicious you would appear to King.

You need to hurry up and find someone to do this for you.

If they find out where Watchman lives,

my Seol...

will not be able to live.

[Buyounggak]

I am currently searching for Yoon Dan Oh.

- I understand. You may leave now. - Yes, Your Excellency.

I let everyone leave. You may sit and relax.

I heard you are helping Chief Administrator look for Ok Jin.

Yes, that is correct.

In order to bring order to the royal palace, we need to kill Ok Jin as soon as possible

- and prevent future troubles. - Killing Ok Jin will not fix the problem.

The royal line might end because there is no son in the royal family.

How could Joseon find its order?

What do you mean, the royal line might end?

There is a prince.

His Majesty apparently works through his anxiety with superstition.

He once mentioned the legend of the abandoned child.

The great king in the legend also could not have a son.

But did you know this?

When the great king ended up having a seventh daughter,

he threw the princess into the river.

Do you mean Lady Park gave birth to a princess?

She is the Royal Consort now.

His Majesty elevated her status himself.

When she was giving birth,

the court lady who was caring for Royal Consort Park committed suicide.

The male and female physicians from Hosanchung* who were in charge of the birth (A temporary government agency to aid in royal births)

all left the palace, and they were nowhere to be found. Do you think...

that was just a coincidence?

Let me ask you this.

Were you really not able to find Ok Jin?

I do not know anything.

If I had found Ok Jin,

I would have notified Chief Administrator immediately.

Do not tell him.

Chief Administrator Jang cannot find Ok Jin.

- You mean- - We cannot give Ok Jin to some lowly chief administrator.

He deserves to be treated so much better.

Is he planning to put Ok Jin on the throne?

Take it.

Did you say you are no longer a eunuch but a merchant?

Do you trust me, Your Excellency?

I do not.

But a crafty man like you is good at finding a way to survive.

Do the math carefully.

Whose side do you have to be on

to survive?

Dan Oh, how have you been...

Good to see you again, sir.

We need to change all the door handles.

What are you doing here, Madam?

There are a lot of things to fix here.

I am planning to live in the main house for now.

Is this Chief Administrator's doing again?

I am just doing my best

as the head hostess.

You were waiting for the lady who lived in the main house, right?

I apologize for earlier.

It is okay.

I wanted to live normally in a house like this with a husband.

Goodness, time is so futile.

I was not born as a courtesan, either.

As soon as

the Crown Prince was dethroned,

my father abandoned his position

and lived as a hermit.

The king who took the throne

was not satisfied with killing the Crown Prince

and he tried to find and kill the deposed Crown Prince's son.

My father appealed with a petition against the decision

trying to stop him

and was cornered as a traitor...

What is your...

- late father's name? - He worked as an officer

at the Office of Special Advisors.

His name was Im Ji Gook.

If so,

what happened to your family?

My brother...

was beheaded with my father

and my mother passed away recently due to an illness.

That is why...

I ended up at Buyounggak alone.

I did not know...

that you had a story like that.

We are leaving now. Are you really not joining us?

Get going.

It is not good to go as a big group anyway.

Let us break up here.

We need to divert them.

That is a good idea. I will meet you down below.

Who is this?

We are from Hanseongbu.

We need to check something. Step aside.

Hanseongbu?

Oh, no. What do we do?

This is not in the jurisdiction of Hanseongbu.

Surround him!

Hyungnim, he got away.

- Let us go! - Let us go!

Let us go!

You came all the way here!

Aigoo!

So, this is where you live, Dan Oh.

Have you been well?

Yes, of course.

You look quite disappointed.

I guess you wish another certain person were here.

Aigoo, not at all.

I am surprised because I am glad to see you.

Forget it if that certain person is San. He probably will not be able to come.

Why?

Did something bad happen to him?

Something bad?

I did not know, but San was also a man.

Having a great time with the courtesans in Buyounggak-

He was busy day and night since the third stage examination was very near.

Aigoo, what's this?

Aigoo.

Is everyone doing well at Ihwawon?

Of course. Everyone is doing well.

Although it is crowded with people, unlike how quiet it used to be.

Ahjussi is worried sick about you.

Please tell Ahjussi that I am sorry.

He must be deeply disappointed in me.

I will do that.

However, I am sure he is worried, not disappointed.

Since he cherishes you like his own daughter.

Yes.

That is why I am more apologetic.

Have you been doing well all this time?

You asked that already.

I have been doing very well.

I have not been doing well.

I have missed you, Dan Oh.

I am just telling you how I was.

It is great to see you like this.

I also feel at ease seeing you, Orabeoni.

Are you only going to stay in your room?

It is such a nice day.

You finally came out.

- Let us go on a walk- - That song...

Where did you hear it from?

The song you were humming just now.

I heard it just once a long time ago.

From a wanderer I met at a tavern.

Do you...

still remember that?

It remained in my memories.

Since that day was the worst day of my life.

While I was swallowing the bitter alcohol at the tavern,

the wanderer at the next table was drinking it like it was honey.

So I asked him.

"What makes you look so happy?"

What did...

the wanderer say?

He said he is soon to marry the one he is in love with.

Well, anyhow. I guess you liked that song, huh?

Seeing how you are asking about it like this.

- I did not. - If you like that song...

I will sing it often for you.

I am a scholar who knows elegance and has a taste for the arts.

I can sing and dance very well.

- Maybe a dance next time- - I am fine.

Please do not ever sing that song again.

Aigoo.

Chief Administrator Jang wants to meet you.

He wants to meet me?

- For what reason? - Come to Buyounggak at the Hour of the Dog.

[Buyounggak]

All right.

How did you get into martial arts?

What reason would a soldier have for picking up a sword

except to pass the martial exam and serve His Majesty?

That is the biggest honor.

I see.

I will also be looking forward to the third stage exam.

Since you welcome me so much, I do not know what to say.

Why did you want to see this humble servant?

Have you...

heard of Six Swords?

This is my first time hearing it.

It is a private organization made up only of young warriors.

They are talented individuals who are indispensable to this nation.

Although the men of letters gained power,

warriors are the only ones who will be there to protect the country

in times of crisis.

There is one vacancy, so I am looking for new talent.

I am considering you to be that new talent.

I would like to decline.

I am still too lacking to be called a talent.

Your humbleness is exaggerated.

I heard you are good with bows.

Next time,

let us go hunt together.

San!

Whoa, fancy seeing you here.

What brings you to Hanyang?

I came to meet someone who would be helping me pass the exam.

Since I lack skills, unlike you...

I need to do my best by all means.

Anyway, I am glad to hear that.

Gosh, it is cold.

Will it be okay to leave Dan Oh like that?

Just let her be or...

are you going to get her a house or something?

I just might get her one.

You would better not.

You could not even give her a bag of rice, worried she might feel burdened,

and ended up making me give it to her.

That is...

You are too quick for no good reason.

You still did well.

I went to the kitchen earlier and

- they had no rice at all. - Really?

Is she too tight financially?

Working at the tavern could not be easy, right?

I am more concerned about Lady Hong Ju.

She does not step a foot outside.

Yes. That man is San of the Kang family.

How can I not recognize my childhood friend?

Since when have you two been that close?

It has been more than a decade.

Before San came to Hanyang, we lived in the same neighborhood.

Do you have an open spot over there?

Aigoo, let me join you.

Let me raise the stakes a little.

Eat these on your way.

Thank you.

Dan Oh...

if there is a way for you to come back to Ihwawon...

what will you do?

Are you still sleeping?

I want to give you something before I go.

They had blossomed beautifully on the road.

Let us go for a walk and see them next time.

It is quite the sight.

I do not want to.

Please never bring such things again.

- Maiden... - We will not be seeing each other again.

Going on a walk together is even more out of the question.

What do you mean by that?

I am entering a temple soon.

A temple?

Could it be...

you will become a female monk?

Is this how it feels to be a loyal subject who was given poison as a death sentence?

There is an equal amount of despair and anger.

Looks like you might even cry now.

I already cried in my heart.

I had tears fill up to my chin.

How fascinating.

How could you get so emotional when you have not known Maiden Hong Ju for that long?

You have no idea.

Affection is not something that grows over time.

What?

If that were true...

something would have surely happened between you and Dan Oh.

Did something happen with Shi Yeol orabeoni?

You threw out the flowers he gave you.

Dan Oh!

Why are you taking so many flowers?

You need a flower carriage to ride on your way to the wedding.

This one will be pretty.

- How pretty. - My Lady!

My Lady!

My Lady!

I was just...

reminded of what happened back then.

Unni...

- that happening... - That it was an accident?

I know.

I was playing with flowers...

when my husband-to-be was dying.

So leisurely at that.

Where would you see such an accident?

Please save me!

Please save me.

Please save me!

- Scholar, this way, please. - Start moving!

Why are you taking the child away?

He does not even look ten years old.

There was a royal decree to execute all sinners who read "Three Secret Prophecies of Joseon."

So are you going to kill that small child or something?

We are only following the order.

Do not let it show so much.

They will also take you away if you do so.

What?

San also reads that book.

You introduced it to him, right?

You go on ahead. I have to stop by a place.

Sir...

I am sorry for coming late.

Let us go.

[Buyounggak]

It was you.

The woman I saw at the temple.

Yes, you are right.

Are you disappointed, perhaps?

- That a mere courtesan... - I was just surprised.

I always wished for a world where even people like you harbor dreams.

Is that why...

you volunteer to do such dangerous work?

Are you worried about me right now?

When you are also a part of it.

Refrain from having meetings for a while.

A few scholars were taken from the store, too.

Right.

About your inheritance...

You have something else other than the land you sold, right?

- How did you know? - Make sure to keep it safe.

It will come in handy in the future.

You seem to know everything about me, Hostess.

For some reason.

I had a relationship...

not with you,

but with your father.

Are you talking about His Excellency Jung Yoon?

No.

I meant your biological father.

It is a relationship from ages ago.

D-Did you just say...

my biological father?

Yes.

This is the will your

biological father gave me.

My Lady.

Aigoo, aigoo.

I found this outside in the front.

Does it belong to you by chance?

What is it?

What is this?

It looks like a very valuable item.

You think so, too, right?

It looks like a cover, maybe?

It was yours, huh, Dan Oh?

But did you not say you lost it?

It looks like a dragon engraving, too...

Where did you get such a valuable-looking thing?

It has the shape of a dragon engraved on it.

Could this engraving be...

It is an artifact that the Crown Prince had left for the Prince.

What is this letter written here?

I must go. I promised to meet up with Nanny.

If you go right now, it will be dangerous.

The soldiers might still be there.

My Lady!

My Lady!

Lady Dan Oh!

My Lady!

I thought you left without saying a word.

What is your name?

You are really funny.

You ask for my name now that it is time for you to go?

You saved my life.

So I must know your name, at least.

My name is Yoon Dan Oh.

Take it.

Someday, I will come back to pay back the favor.

What is this?

It is called yundo*. (A traditional Korean compass.)

It tells you the direction when you are on a journey.

Why are you giving this to me?

You are the one going on a journey.

It is the most valuable and precious item I have.

That is all I have to give you.

Do not tell anyone about my stay.

If things go wrong, your family will also be in danger.

Looks like I should not have brought it to you.

Not at all.

By the way...

did you see who left it there?

No, it was placed on the floor when I came back.

Do you remember...

Father's funeral, by any chance?

Of course, I do.

No one had come to show their condolences.

That just made me sad when I was young...

but thinking back after growing up,

I started thinking it was rather weird.

To be honest, that was during a rebellion.

By rebellion...

the one that sat His Majesty on the current throne?

Yes.

That day was when the deposed crown prince's son escaped.

That was why most streets in the city were blocked off

and we could not even deliver the news to the elders of the family.

Then that child was...

- One soup and rice over here, quickly! - Yes!

Did I work too much lately?

I keep seeing things.

Did you get hurt?

♪ I couldn't tell you, even when I knew everything, although I wanted to ♪

You seem angry for some reason.

I am not.

Did I do something wrong?

- Or is it because I came without a word- - No.

It is all my fault.

I should have listened when you told me not to look for Ok Jin. As a result,

even the Ihwawon family has been put in danger.

All because of me.

Dan Oh, that is not your-

Whose fault is it, if not mine?

Is it Ok Jin's fault for being chased for life from getting swept in politics?

Or is it Watchman's fault for willingly

forsaking his own life to protect Ok Jin?

- Dan Oh... - It was definitely you at the temple.

If you are not Watchman...

why would you go to your own grave?

Why do you not ever cherish yourself? Why do you always...

- Why do you always risk losing your life- - It is not because I'm Watchman.

I went because...

it was you...

I went there because of you.

♪ For some reason, it sounds awkward to me ♪

♪ Afraid that we might become distanced ♪

♪ I'm waiting for you ♪

♪ Perhaps... ♪

Mok In Hoe's scholars are all safe...

thanks to your considerate gesture.

I am glad.

It puts me at ease that you always act promptly, Hwa Ryeong.

Your Excellency,

the great work you intend to plan with the scholars in the future...

Is it...

a rebellion?

To set this nation on the right path,

we need a power that will oppose His Majesty.

In that case, there is a person...

you must meet, Your Excellency.

Someone I must meet?

Could that person be...

Are you there?

Where did Dan Oh go?

She went to the tavern for work.

Anyhow, Dan Oh is not here right now.

- So come back next time. - I came to see you.

It was my first time seeing...

a lady who dislikes flowers.

You are very different...

from other women.

That is why...

I have come to...

like you for some reason.

What is the deal with this man?

- Do you dislike me? - Yes, I dislike you.

Could you still not become a female monk?

For what business is the elder asking for me?

He has already arrived.

So please ask him yourself inside.

I heard you are His Majesty's closest aide...

and a loyal subject, Left State Minister.

Why are you helping Mok In Hoe?

The only one this humble one serves...

is this country, Joseon.

Please allow me to ask you in return.

Why did you join Mok In Hoe?

Do you wish to get on the throne and rule the land?

[The Secret Romantic Guesthouse]

I am terribly afraid to see how much farther

the king's madness go.

A world where the poor and the lowly can also work to make there dreams come true...

I will help you achieve that will of yours.

Establishing a proper kingship...

Would that not be a Queen Mother's duty?

That child must be set free in order to catch Lee Seol and Watchman.

I can no longer live on as a setback to that child's life.

What about you, Maiden?

- Please take good care of Dan Oh. - I will protect her day and night.

It looks like Dan Oh was taken.

You have indeed found Ok Jin, have you not?

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