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

Seeing how you are deathly pale...

Chief Administrator Jang's report was all true.

How dare you!

You saved the son of the deposed Crown Prince, Lee Seol.

He was...

just a poor child who was trembling.

What?

How insolent.

I will punish you for treason.

I heard empathy

is the foundation of humanity.

Even if I knew he was the deposed Crown Prince's son,

I could not have ignored him completely.

You are very much like your late father.

Not to mention your stubbornness.

Did you know...

my father?

Yoon Won, the scholar of Sungkyunkwan.

He had been my teacher for a long time.

Your father saved you.

I cannot punish my teacher's daughter

for something you barely remember.

I heard you run an inn in Jungchon.

Yes, that is correct.

You must be more worldly than the women who do

embroidery while trapped in their rooms.

Visit me sometimes and tell me about the world you see.

That is all I need.

[Episode 10]

This is Royal Consort Park.

I cannot believe His Majesty already gave you a gift.

You are definitely more capable than prostitutes.

What is your name?

I am Dan Oh of the Yoon family.

Yoon Dan Oh.

I hope nothing happens that would force me to have to remember you.

This hairpin.

I recognize it, too.

The Crown Prince had an illegitimate son

other than Lee Seol.

If he returns to the palace,

he was going to use it to prove that he was his son.

That is correct.

He is that royal offspring.

Are you on the same page as us?

Are you trying to rise to the throne under the name Lee Seol?

While I hesitated,

many people have died.

As long as we can stop the King's tyranny,

I would be happy to take the burden.

So Head Eunuch,

you should decide now, too.

If you would get killed by Lee Chang

or start a new world with me.

Have a seat.

I will send you messages through her from now on.

Hwa Ryeong, I thought you worked for Jang Tae Hwa.

Were you behind Mok In Hoe?

I am hoping for a world where even courtesans carry aspirations.

Looking at you now, you resemble your mother a lot.

Do you know about my mother?

Crown Prince was very fond of her.

It is obviously the highest quality silk.

Why would His Majesty give you something like this...

I know.

I am not really sure, either.

Let us have a talk for a moment.

I am sorry, Ahjussi.

I did not want to make you worry.

Tell me.

Why did His Majesty want to see you?

The thing is...

Do not try to lie to me.

I heard you have been looking for a ship to China.

Is something serious going on?

Do you remember...

my father's funeral when I was a kid?

How could I forget?

Since there was a tragedy in the country,

I could not even pay my condolences.

That night,

a child came to Ihwawon.

He was trembling in the dog house.

I let him sleep here for a night.

The child said...

he also lost his parents that day.

By chance,

was that child...

It was the deposed Crown Prince's son.

Does His Majesty know, too?

That is why he called you to the palace.

To question you, who the deposed Crown Prince's son is?

No.

He did not question any further.

He made you come but did not ask?

Yes.

He...

just told me to come back to the palace.

Come back to the palace?

That is even more ominous.

The King...

can kill you and your family immediately.

By chance...

do you know...

who the deposed Crown Prince's son is?

The thing is...

I cannot tell you.

Dan Oh!

I do not want to escape the situation by lying.

Could you please...

just believe me for now?

Aigoo!

Aigoo...

I need to find Lee Seol.

I need to find out if he is dead or alive.

If he is alive,

what would you do?

The deposed Crown Prince's son is my only family.

I cannot even know who my mother is.

Yes.

You are brothers who share blood.

But you cannot meet him.

You might end up fighting him over the throne.

If so, Ok Jin will be your sworn enemy and...

- the country will- - I...

am not like the King, who took the throne by killing his brother.

Even if I meet with Ok Jin, I will not draw the sword.

So are you planning to ask him if you

could borrow his name or something?

If Lee Seol shows up

after I become the king, that would be worse.

He has not even shown up yet. Do not try to pursue it!

I am telling you to just let it go!

Think about it.

If the true Lee Seol shows up,

who will get abandoned?

If I were afraid of being abandoned,

I would not have even stepped up to do this.

Dan Oh!

Dan Oh!

♪ Words that may seem too light to you ♪

I am fine.

You were watching the whole time, too.

I thought the King might have hurt you

the moment I let go of you.

You are the one who is nearest the King.

The one who is in the greatest danger

is also you.

I have always lived that way.

But you did not.

Is that why...

you ran here like this?

Do you know what I am more afraid of than dying?

Losing...

my person again.

♪ Holding you in my arms, forever... ♪

Do not call me...

your person while looking at me like that!

I have been curious.

You must be aware, are you not?

Of what?

Your eyes and words like those.

Do you know...

how much you...

What exactly?

Tell me.

What were you so uncomfortable about?

If I made a mistake-

You make my heart thump!

Thump?

My Lady.

Are you busy?

I have a favor to ask.

My gosh.

Why are these apples so pretty?

Are they not?

I picked the ones with the best color.

If it...

grew during the storm, it should have a flaw.

How could it grow so prettily and smoothly?

It is making me feel perturbed.

Who is it?

Which man is making you feel so perturbed?

W-What was the favor you wanted to ask?

This.

[Yeon Yi Jeon]

"Yeon Yi Jeon"?

Yook Ho told me to read it.

He said it is a fun book.

By the way, I did not get to tell him...

that I do not know how to read so well.

You did not say you are completely illiterate, huh?

You should have learned when I offered to teach you!

Aigoo, gosh...

"That moment,

Officer's large hand...

held Yeon's hand tightly.

Do not do that!

Yeon tried to shake off his hand..."

Do not do that!

Do you not like me?

You cannot do this.

I mean...

You can.

My gosh!

"Although it is too late, Yeon wanted to kiss...

his sweet lips."

That is where you stopped.

What about the lips?

My gosh. You got shy at an important moment!

Hurry! Hurry up and finish the rest!

I cannot do it! You should read it alone!

Gosh! My eyes were tainted!

My Lady! How about the kiss?

Did they do it?

Just tell me that at least, My Lady!

[Ihwawon]

By the way, Yoo Ha is not in his room.

Did he leave early?

Looks like he did not come back last night.

Yoo Ha?

He never stays overnight anywhere.

The first round of the exam is over. He must have gone to a brothel.

- He did not get a chance to have fun. - No.

He does not go to a place like a brothel.

You do not know that.

Yoo Ha is a man, too.

- He might look soft, but... - Do you think everyone is like you?

What?

You are making it sound like

I live in a brothel or something.

Do you not?

You even put a courtesan's hair up at Buyounggak.

Wow...

San!

I suddenly have so much respect for you.

Dan Oh!

You know why I...

Geez.

I was being nice...

I explained it to you before.

That is what you get from a handsome man.

I preferred you over Yoo Ha.

I am having a change of heart.

I still prefer you.

I recognized you immediately.

You are cool.

- You are cool! - I said it is not like that!

[Palace Map]

What are you doing in my room this time?

How is working as a royal guard?

Will you nag me and tell me to quit, too?

Dan Oh is already doing that.

You will not even listen. Why would I bother?

It would be a waste of energy.

You should leave now. I am about to change.

By the way,

the royal guard uniform does not suit you.

The colors are too dark.

It does not flatter your good looks.

What are you saying? Go take a nap if you have nothing to do.

Do not ask me to sleep with you because you are scared.

What is the deal?

Sounds like you were disappointed.

Because we could not spend the night together.

I am disappointed.

The sword was nearby. I should have drawn it.

Your wound healed a lot.

You recover so fast.

Are you going to a gambling house at midday?

How could you criticize me?

You even put up a courtesan's hair.

Hey!

You are looking better than the last I saw you.

I heard you joined the royal guard.

Why are you still in Hanyang?

You have not gone to your hometown?

Who is he?

I was his childhood friend.

We are like bosom buddies.

Bosom buddies?

San is such an anti-social person.

Did he have a friend like that?

Stop talking and go on your way.

Okay.

I will leave you to it so you could

improve your social skills.

I am in a hurry. Tell me what you want.

Well...

I am thinking of returning to my hometown.

I cannot go empty-handed, can I?

I spent what you gave me last time on improving myself.

I will contact you later. Just wait.

I will give you three days.

I will talk to Chief Administrator at Hanseongbu if you take too long.

The royal guards will be demonstrating swordsmanship now.

Start sparring!

If it were a real sword, you would have gotten cut

by a new royal guard.

You should pick up a real sword, too.

Your Majesty, I am afraid you might hurt yourself.

Are you not curious...

if his skills are compatible with mine?

Go ahead and pick it up.

I could have cut you if you were in a real fight, Your Majesty.

Put your sword down immediately.

I should...

train with you from now on.

It has been boring because they let me win all the time.

Let me do it.

You were so impressive earlier.

I never made you upset, right?

Newbies cannot leave first.

You should maintain the weapons, at least.

Polish all of them until they shine.

- I will check them tomorrow. - Y-You want...

- Y-You want us to polish all of those, just the two of us? - Come on now.

We are doomed.

I was going to find a room with a realtor today because I thought I would finish early today.

You can leave now.

I will finish the rest.

Will you be okay?

There is still a lot left.

I think you are being punished for me.

You should go ahead and find a room.

Thank you so much.

I will treat you properly next time.

I am off!

[Royal Guard Records]

Why is it left empty?

Does it mean there was no guard then?

I never had a friend over at home...

since I was a kid.

You are always busy with work.

I should be visiting you.

How nice.

I sometimes wanted to chat with others, like the ladies

at any ordinary private residence.

It is not a big deal.

By the way, I heard you were at the palace.

Y-Yes.

How did you know?

Everyone at Buyounggak knows that

you were gifted with silk by His Majesty.

Why did His Majesty want to see you?

My father was apparently his teacher.

That is why he wanted to see me.

That is all?

Yes.

I guess he felt sad that his teacher's daughter

is running an inn.

He does not want to spend the night with you, does he?

I do not think so.

Do not rule it out so quickly.

Have you heard of Jangakwon?

Yes.

I heard they send courtesans to the palace as musicians

and turn them into the king's concubines.

Yes, that is right.

A few women at Buyounggak were chosen, too.

Visit me sometimes and tell me about the world you see.

He apparently gets a new woman every night.

You might be next. Be careful.

You made it!

Scholar Jung.

What did you urgently call us about?

Did something go wrong with our meeting plan?

It is not that.

There is something I need to discuss with you before the meeting.

You said we'd choose the direction Mok In Hoe will go then.

Do you have another solution by chance?

I do.

It will help us overcome the current crisis.

I am...

that solution.

[An extraordinary man will show up in the year 1408, establish morality and virtue, and bring peace to this world]

The poster is all over the capital.

Everyone is wondering who the extraordinary man is

and will not stop talking about it.

"An extraordinary man will show up in the year 1408."

Lee Seol is about to show himself to the world.

Are you done getting ready?

Is this really okay?

I am afraid someone might recognize me...

While you were trapped in the annex,

the world outside the fence changed a lot.

People would just think of you as a pretty man.

Also,

you said you wanted to help Dan Oh.

I did...

Okay, what should we do, then?

I will just do what you want to do.

A scholar cannot break his promise.

They say the extraordinary man is the deposed Crown Prince's son.

He was alive?

The thing is...

You will dip your nose in the soup at this rate.

Put your head up.

It is more crowded than I thought.

The market is not even here today.

This is how they get customers.

There are a lot of exam takers here because this is at the entrance of Jungchon.

Let us drink rice wine first.

I should relax a bit.

I did not know you drank.

I do sometimes whenever I feel lonely.

Dan Oh does not know about it.

I finally found the home I longed for

in this cold and bitter Hanyang.

You must have found a decent place to stay, huh?

They give you breakfast and dinner,

do all the cleaning for you,

and the rent is unspeakably cheap.

I guess you can say it feels like a mother's warm love,

even considerate of scholars' financial situations?

Just how cheap is the rent?

- A whopping amount of... - Amount of?

- An amount of... - Amount of?

Three nyang per month.

Three nyang?

Just where is this place?

This place that feels...

just like home?

I'm telling you. They make breakfast and dinner for you.

Is it really true it only costs three nyang?

It is on the outskirts of Jungchon.

That's why it's a little cheap.

I see.

What is the matter, Sir?

Have you spotted a suspicious person?

It is nothing.

He just resembles someone.

There's no way.

Let's go.

If you give the place a try, you won't regret it.

Thank you.

Even today, I looked at so many places, but the rent is so expensive.

Let us go and see the place instead of talking about it here.

Whoa, that would be great.

Did you get married?

No, not yet.

Do not go there.

Unless you're trying to marry a ghost.

A ghost?

A maiden ghost lives there.

She waits for men day and night.

A wicked virgin ghost.

Do you believe that absurd rumor?

It is not a rumor.

- Some rumors say that place's oldest daughter- - Let's not...

talk so lightly about a precious daughter of a family.

You should also forget it if you are not interested.

What a fragile being of a man.

Let us go.

From what I see...

you are not the maiden ghost's type.

So do not get scared-

This means it is all true.

I am fine.

Why do you not ask, Scholar Kim?

About what?

About why I hide away in the annex

and live on as a maiden ghost.

I did not like it.

People asking me about a past I do not want to talk about

and talking about it carelessly.

Therefore, I thought it must be the same for you.

Do you also have...

such a painful past, Scholar Kim?

The night is cold.

What a dimwit you are.

You called Hong Ju even to this place?

She will become your daughter-in-law, Father.

Please look favorably upon her.

Thank you for the food, Lady Hong Ju.

Thank you for the food!

- My. - Let's eat.

Whoa...

Hey, did you see that?

There will soon be a use for Six Swords.

Do your best in training them.

Yes, Sir.

Here! I found it!

Your name, Orabeoni!

Right here. It's here.

Yes, I saw it, too.

How fortunate.

Honestly, I thought you did terribly on the exam.

Since you have been acting strange lately.

I have my reasons.

Anyhow, what about Yook Ho ahjussi?

Aigoo...

Aigoo, aigoo!

Aigoo...

Do not be disheartened.

It is not like this is your first time failing.

It's there.

My name is there.

Wh-Where?

- Gosh... - Are you sure it is not a hallucination?

Whoa!

He's right!

Yook Yook Ho!

- It's right here! - Oh, my goodness!

Yook Ho...

Yook Yook Ho... Yook Yook Ho...

Yook Yook Ho... Yook Yook Ho...

Yook Yook-

A-Aigoo!

Aigoo, aigoo, Sir!

You need to get at least appointed before you die!

You are one foot away from your goal!

Aigoo, there, there.

Come and stand up.

Aigoo.

You can do anything from now on.

You are the one who said it.

You said I could do anything!

Thank you.

This is all thanks to you, Najudaek!

Oh, my.

Thank you.

Thank you!

Today's dinner needs to be a grand feast.

When will such a joyous day ever come again?

It would multiply my joy if Shi Yeol came to his senses!

Seriously.

What would he be doing today, and where?

Would he be gambling?

Whom might you be?

I can tell from seeing your face.

Pardon?

You are bored because there is nothing at stake.

At times like this, thinking about what to bet gives you a fighting spirit.

I have a lot in my possession.

What will you be betting?

Will you bet Ihwawon?

I am joking.

Go ahead and try to beat me.

I will reward you greatly.

In that case...

I will risk my life with this move.

You are coming too deep into my territory.

Be careful.

You cannot win without...

going deep into your enemy's camp.

I have lost.

It has been fun.

What's she so happily smiling for?

Royal Guard shall escort this girl to her home today.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I will see you again, then.

Kang San, you go ahead.

- You may take an early leave as well. - Yes, Chief Royal Guard.

Your Majesty...

there are posters within the capital.

The deposed crown prince's son is closing in from all directions.

Why do you only keep a watch on Yoon Dan Oh?

She is not a girl who can be easily threatened.

She said she does not regret saving the deposed Crown Prince's son.

So audaciously in front of my face.

However, that child surely knows something about Ok Jin.

That must be why he would be afraid.

The more Yoon Dan Oh, that wench, becomes closer to me...

Just wait this one out.

Eventually, Lee Seol will end up seeking that girl out on his own.

Watchman might act first.

If he kills Yoon Dan Oh...

Ok Jin will once again slip out of our hands.

Watchman will not be able to kill her easily.

He thinks of her affectionately and particular enough

to give her his father's keepsake, does he not?

And you are?

Are you not Kang San's friend?

Why are you here?

How did you buy a government position?

Where did you get the money?

This lowly one was crazy.

Because I kept failing the exam due to my ignorance-

Only answer what I am asking about.

P-Please spare me.

You are the one who guaranteed Kang San's background.

Is it, perhaps, related to him?

Th-The thing is...

Yes, Kang San!

I got the money from Kang San.

It was in return for hiding the fact he was adopted by the Kang family.

Please spare me!

Were you not afraid?

You never know when His Majesty will have a change of heart.

He was not like that...

fortunately.

That is how it seemed.

What do you need to talk about to get this much reward?

I only did well on Go.

You were smiling all the time, too.

Go wasn't the only thing you were good at.

Sorry?

You were grinning from ear to ear, ever so impolitely.

I saw everything.

When did I ever grin so much?

Do not smile...

at just anyone with those eyes.

Where are you going again this late at night?

Nothing happened at the palace, right?

Nothing happened.

I was watching the whole time, too.

I'm glad that she has you.

So...

about the book you took before...

Did you throw it out?

Yes.

I told you I will.

I threw it into the kitchen furnace.

No way... Did you really burn it?

- All of it? - Why?

I guess it contains some other precious stuff?

Did you, perhaps...

open it up...

to see what's inside?

No, I did not.

Why bother when I know what it's all about?

I burned it up right away.

Without leaving a trace.

Unni...

There's a female physician called Yeon who works at the Hyeminseo.* (Medical authority in Joseon)

Who is Yeon?

- Is she a new friend of yours? - No.

She's a character in a romance novel.

And it's not about me.

That Yeon has...

fallen in love with a military officer who's at war.

A female physician and a military officer?

There must be quite a disparity in their classes, huh?

That military officer is a really dangerous man.

One who may die any day in the middle of the battlefield.

If they lose the war...

Yeon and her family might be taken as hostages.

They should not be together in the end, right?

Since they'll harm each other eventually.

I do not know whom your feelings are for...

but would you not regret it if you gave up even before starting anything?

You're right.

I'm sure I'll regret it.

This won't do.

I must drink this today, at least.

You knew I had alcohol hidden in there?

You think there's a thing I don't know about you?

All right.

Drink up and forget everything.

Stop worrying about the family, too.

Just think about your feelings only.

Just you.

Just me?

Here is the fund you mentioned.

Your Highness...

there is a widespread rumor that the deposed Crown Prince's son is the extraordinary man.

And they say...

Mok In Hoe is behind this rumor.

Mok In Hoe, huh?

- Find out for me who the leader is. - Yes.

By the way...

what were you so lost in thought about?

What could the King be scheming?

He keeps calling Dan Oh into the palace but does not ask her anything.

Lady Dan Oh knows Your Highness' identity, does she not?

- If she blows your cover... - Not at all!

Dan Oh is not that kind of a person.

I must hurry the rebellion.

I have a question for you.

Is there a time when all of the Royal Guards are not around the King?

When I read the guarding log of the Royal Guard,

it was less than a day, but about half a day.

Normally, for the most secretive undercover itineraries,

he does have only Chief Royal Guard with him.

For those times, they do not even leave a separate record.

Such a day happened on New Year's Eve and the 15th day of June.

Royal Exorcism Rite takes place on New Year's Eve and

ritual for the god of agriculture happens on the 15th of June.

He could not have left the palace to hold the ritual.

Why did he...

I heard the King...

is deeply into shamanism.

Are you saying he embarks on a secret itinerary to visit a shaman?

The secret itinerary...

That day is our opportunity.

Chief Royal Guard Kim Hwan...

we can reach the King...

if we can take him down.

What are you doing in front of someone else's room?

Orabeoni...

This smells like alcohol.

Just how much did you drink?

Yes.

I had a glass.

Because I was worried...

and full of thoughts.

I know.

My existence must be...

a big burden for you.

I don't know where Yoo Ha orabeoni is going every night...

I'm worried Yook Ho ahjussi...

will get appointed in his sixties...

and Shi Yeol orabeoni is...

Aigoo. Shi Yeol orabeoni is...

He's just one big problem.

And what about Hong Ju unni?

Have you seen such an alive ghost?

She's stuck in the annex all day.

Gosh.

I feel so bad for her.

And Najudaek...

sucks at cooking too much.

She sucks,

but she keeps doing it.

Why does she do that, seriously?

You are really drunk.

Let us go inside now.

Lastly...

with you, Orabeoni...

This face of yours...

is the biggest problem.

Do you dislike me that much?

Do you dislike me?

♪ The night sky, where everyone is asleep, starts getting filled with you ♪

♪ Please stay by my side, I wished for this night to come, every day ♪

♪ Even after countless times pass by ♪

♪ Please stay by my side so I can feel you, even if it hurts ♪

♪ So I can see you whenever ♪

You grew up in sorrow among regular people when you were a noble being.

I trust that sorrow.

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

That is what Mok In Hoe is trying to achieve, is it not?

If you stand at today's meeting, you have to live as Lee Seol for the rest of your life.

I will give you one last chance.

If it makes you any hesitant...

please turn back now.

I will not regret this.

Who is it from?

He said it was from an old friend.

Come to the reed field by the West River with money by the Hour of the Monkey today.

If you keep your promise, I will go straight back to my hometown.

Did you, perhaps, come to see that man?

Your friend who came from Jechun.

San of the Kang family of Jinju.

You have been living a false life so far.

You seem to have a misunderstanding.

If my background was not clear...

how could I have made it to Royal Guards?

- My friend must have mistaken- - He confessed everything.

What is your real name?

Every single man here...

will end up dead.

What did you say?

If you find out who I am, that is.

Do you still want to hear it?

How impertinent.

You are the only one who will die here.

Stand back.

- If you do not stop from this point on- - Answer me.

Are you Lee Seol, the deposed Cown Prince's son?

Looks like you are.

You are Lee Seol.

Watchman!

Attack!

Show...

your face.

It is an order.

I kneel...

before you, My Lord.

[The Secret Romantic Guesthouse]

♪ Melting in again, baby your love ♪

♪ Drowning in my imagination ♪

♪ Dazzles my eyes, like the sunlight ♪

♪ Lost in a dream that is you, when I'm walking for countless nights ♪

I have always been curious, ever since I saw you.

I have been living, following your footsteps, My Lord.

Mok In Hoe's leader stood before the scholars, calling himself Lee Seol.

I cannot go on, pretending as if nothing happened.

Have everything written down.

- The things you couldn't do so far. - Why?

Will you grant all of them for me?

I do not know how Lee Seol will approach me.

Weed him out.

What did you say? Seol has been arrested?

Please protect the Ihwawon family.

And that includes you.

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