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[The Matchmakers]

[Production supported by]
[The Ministry of Arts]
[Korea Creative Content Agency]

[This is a work of fiction. Characters, places, agencies, incidents, organizations, religion, and the setting have no connections to real life.]

[Lee Shi Yeol / 19 years old / Note: A straight-laced boy]
Marriage is a matter between families.

[Oldest son of Chancellor Lee of Namjang Party]
So I just need to marry the woman chosen by my family.

This one will do.

Yes.

The lady chosen by my mother is my ideal type.

Give me one more of the same kind.

[Jo Ye Jin / 17 years old / Note: A lonely boozehound]

[Only daughter of Left State Minister Jo Young Bae of Dongno Party]
My fiancé has been decided since I was born.

He would be a son from one of the top 10% of noble families or

he could have passed the state exam with top scores, even if his family is a bit lacking.

My ideal type?

The smartest one who fits the said criteria.

It is given that he would be well-mannered like me.

[Madam who Cannot Sleep]
[Madam's Love]

There is something my mother says all the time.

In the end, the only one protecting women is their family and

women are the ones who protect their families.

What?

Dating for marriage is a crazy idea.

[Episode 8: Life is unexpected, and that is how life holds meaning.]

You really did a great job.

After today, the Defense Minister will never be bothering you again.

It was nothing.

The Defense Minister's wife bought all the books, so I made quite the profit.

Speaking of, will you be okay since the Defense Minister is an elder in your family?

There is no chance of me getting caught, so why would I not be okay?

Also, I firmly believe those who committed a crime must be punished.

Whoa, it is the same belief as the madam in "Madam's Private Life."

I am nervous because today is the D-day.

No one has come yet, right?

Everyone already stopped by and left.

What?

They said the plan was moved up two hours.

You did not hear?

Wait, what are they moving up without me knowing?

I will kill you for sure this time.

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency, Your Excellency!

Please wake up, Your Excellency!

I-I am okay.

Your Excellency.

Aigoo, aigoo!

W-Why are you crying?

D-Did you get injured?

Have you gone mad?

Why would you jump in when you cannot even swim?

I mastered swimming last night.

Sorry?

Wait, so you are saying you learned how to swim

from a book?

I could have done it perfectly, only if I was not shot with an arrow.

I heard you have to stop the bleeding first from-

Did your orabeoni tell you so?

Yes.

You are right.

I am glad I got hurt...

instead of you.

Your Excellency!

Aigoo, Your Excellency, I heard you got shot by an arrow!

Gosh, s-stay still for goodness' sakes! It hurts.

Why would you insist you will jump instead of Yeojudaek and

have such a thing happen to you?

I am glad everyone is okay.

You...

Huh?

Wait, who are you?

What do you mean? She is Yeojudaek.

Sorry?

Where is she going?

Let me see, let me see now! Gosh, what do we do?

Gosh, it was right here.

I told you not to touch me!

It's the left side, the left side, you idiot!

I'm done.

You are Soon Deok, right?

O-Orabeoni, I will explain everything later, so do not say anything right now.

If His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae finds out I am the Left State Minister's daughter-in-law,

I will get arrested.

Have you been pretending to be Yeojudaek all this time?

Exactly. You never recognized your only sister.

So why would you- Aigoo, seriously.

Why are the Officer and Yeojudaek talking for so long?

- I am sorry-
- You are sorry, right?

Then, help me out this once, and please take care of His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae.

- I'm going.
- Hey.

Soon Deok.

Gosh, seriously.

Your Excellency, you must leave now.

Government troops will soon arrive, looking for Hwa Rok.

Okay.

Wait, where is Yeojudaek going, by the way?

She said she had an urgent matter, so she was leaving first.

I request you to stay home and not gather until this incident is dismissed.

Y-Yes.

Just what on Earth are you doing these days

that you got shot by an arrow?

He fell for a woman, head over heels-

I cannot tell you the details, but I was not doing an evil deed-

My goodness, what is fortunate still is that

the unknown somebody did a great first aid.

So you will recover soon if you take your medicine well.

Aigoo, aigoo.

I am glad I got hurt...

instead of you.

Geun Seok's mother, are you inside?

I stopped by to discuss something about Ye Jin.

What is the matter with Young Lady?

I am worried Ye Jin is on the edge these days.

One's feelings tend to differ day and night when facing marriage, do they not?

It would be fine if that was the case.

But I sense something different.

So, call her over and hear what is on her mind.

Since Ye Jin willingly tells you about her feelings, too.

Yes, I understand, Mother.

Hwa Rok, the one who wrote the novel, was killed during the arrest process?

I told you so many times to catch him alive so we can see if the rumors are true!

Hanseongbu's captain tried to arrest Hwa Rok by setting up a trap.

But the Defense Minister shot him with an arrow after suddenly showing up with his troops.

Hwa Rok's corpse, which fell off the cliff,

was found around six o'clock today.

He is Hwa Rok.

Hold on.

Hanseongbu's captain is Defense Minister's in-law, right?

Yes, he is.

Also, since he shot dead the one who revealed his act of murder during arrest,

The Defense Minister himself proved the rumors to be true.

That is what the circumstances say,

but Hwa Rok, who wrote the novel, died.

So, it is not easy to prove if his novel was true.

With such a rumor, I think we can consider it the public opinion

and dismiss the Defense Minister, using the rumors as the basis.

- Do you not agree?
- However,

if we dismiss the Defense Minister using the novel as a basis, it will become a precedent.

I am worried there will be many who write provocative, false stories for their benefit.

- Is that so?
- Yes.

By the way, why do you always disagree with me?

I quit!

Since the one who wrote the novel died,

there should not be any problems now.

I still believe you should resign.

Noonim, everyone will forget about a mere novel after time passes.

The King looks unfavorably on us because of the incident with the Crown Prince.

At times like this, showing a regretful attitude by resigning voluntarily

is the way to restore the reputations of Royal Consort Sookbin and Prince Jin Sung you damaged.

Wife, my opinion differs from yours a bit.

It is because you do not know about politics,

but numbers are more important than public opinion in politics.

If the Defense Minister resigns now, he is more or less admitting he is guilty.

After that, his position will be filled by a person from the Namjang Party.

Such an event will weaken our power in the Royal Court, and

we will lack the power to make Prince Jin Sung the king at a decisive moment.

You cannot be more correct.

Quit the matchmaking business right away.

You brought a basketful of unripe plums to tell me that right now?

I did not start matchmaking secretly yesterday.

Do not worry.

Matchmaking is not the problem.

If what you did to the Defense Minister this time becomes known,

it will not end with you getting kicked out of this house.

How will it become known?

You did not know who I was until I fell into the water, either.

But I know now.

Quit it.

It is dangerous.

I will quit after this job is over.

This match is a really important matter for His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae.

He said it was a royal decree.

Do you actually like His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae?

Are you crazy, Orabeoni?

Even though I carry myself like this, I am a noblewoman who is married to one man for life.

My late husband is

all I have for the rest of my life.

Sister-in-law!

Orabeoni stopped by for a moment to give me plums. He is leaving now.

Hello.

How have you been?

Unni, are you headed to the inner quarters?

Yes, to greet Mother.

You should just go back.

The atmosphere in the inner quarters is terrible right now.

Uncle is there because of the rumors going around.

I think it would be better to just go back today.

Thank you for letting us know.

Orabeoni, you should just go back today.

I will let Mother know you were here when the time is proper.

Okay.

Think carefully about what I said earlier.

When did you bring this here?

Ye Jin, what is the problem, exactly?

I think I do not want to get married.

Why? There must be a reason.

The thing is...

I am a bit embarrassed to face the in-laws because of the rumors about Uncle lately.

Anyhow, just thinking about the marriage makes my chest heavy

and all I can think of is alcohol.

You have always been thinking of alcohol.

Just wait a few days. I will take care of it.

How will you take care of my feelings?

Once I have set up a match, I will not sit still and just watch a gloomy bride-to-be.

I will set you up naturally during Dano* with your fiancé-
(Fifth day of May in Korean lunar calendar)

Forget it.

It is an arranged marriage anyway.

Even if I do not like him after meeting him, it does not mean I can get a different husband.

Why bother to meet him in advance?

Ye Jin, you are clueless.

The difference between meeting before and after marriage is as vast as the earth is from the heavens.

Look forward to Dano.

This case is an appeal letter asking for Defense Minister Park's dismissal

from the office due to the rumors about an unpleasant incident.

Your Majesty, I am regretful to inform you of this,

but you cannot consider the false story from a novel

that only women read to be the public opinion.

Wait, Left State Minister, how are you certain

that I am questioning the Defense Minister because of the novel?

My, my.

There was an appeal letter on people of Namsangol having to make long, inconvenient detours

because of a no-go area created in the middle of Mt. Mokmyeok since last year.

All right, what brings you here this late at night?

When I was outside the palace, I saw a prohibition sign placed in the middle of Mt. Mokmyeok.

Is that so?

I saw the sign around over here.

But there is no prohibited area designated by the government in Mt. Mokmyeok.

It looks like someone is privately prohibiting the entry

to that area and taking the pine trees from there to make a profit.

Here.

It must have been difficult enough to get over the unseen hardship.

How did you come to look into such things?

If this area is blocked off, people have to go around a long distance.

If it was done knowingly, it must be a lack of consideration for the people.

If it was done unknowingly, it must be incompetence.

I will look into it as soon as dawn breaks.

So you can go rest now, Crown Prince.

- Yes.
- And as per the investigations,

that place was not a prohibited area designated by the government.

It was found that the Defense Minister warded it off on his own accord.

Your Majesty, I do not know about this matter.

My underlings must have made a mistake, so I will look into it.

Royal Investigations Bureau confirmed that the pine trees from the said area

were planted in your garden!

If you still did not know,

your incompetence is more than enough reason to dismiss you from office.

Do you not agree, Left State Minister?

Am I the only one who took pine trees from there?

This is so unfair.

Aigoo, I should have just listened to Noonim.

Had I resigned, getting reinstated would have been easy.

But I was dismissed, so...

Let us first discuss who we should nominate for his successor.

W-Why don't we ask your wife...

for her opinion first?

You are here.

Is your injured arm okay?

Such a thing is nothing to a man-

I-It is nothing to me.

I got it, so you can stop.

You are making my arm hurt.

Did you meet the groom candidate scholars again?

Well, t-the-

We did.

They said they actually want the old maidens, influenced by the novel.

As long as the maidens decide, there should not be any issues now.

I do have a plan to finalize the maidens' decisions on Dano,

but I think we will have to change one of the groom candidates.

Who are you going to change without even asking me?

For Lady Sam Soon's match...

S-So, Officer, what brings you here?

I thought Operation Another Rumor we carried out was over now.

It looked like Your Excellency was doing a good deed,

so I will also help until this matchmaking is over.

What brings you here, Lady Sam Soon?

I told you to stay home for a while.

You were here, too, Officer.

W-Wait, please stay apart and talk.

Just how well will this matchmaking turn out for things to get so twisted?

This house must be the correct one.

This is a thanks for all the work you all have done thus far.

Rather than this, we just need you sisters to wed successfully as thanks.

Of course, we will also thank you by getting married successfully.

Now, though this is sweet wine, shall we toast since it is still wine?

For successful marriages, cheers!

Cheers!

He is more romantic than a male protagonist in a novel.

What do I do?

I like Officer so much.

Smiling at just about anyone for no good reason...

How dangerous.

Looks like he will explode soon.

One, two, three!

Officer, sit at a distance from Yeojudaek!

Is your chest in pain again?

Yes, it hurts!

You two seem to be in an inappropriate relationship.

Yeojudaek and Oh Bong, switch seats to be safe. That would be better.

My gosh, he is like an open book.

All right. This is way better.

Your Excellency Gyeongwoonjae, do you like Yeojudaek?

Huh?

Maiden Sam Soon, how can you say such an absurd thing?

Officer, do you also have feelings for Yeojudaek?

- I do not!
- Have you gone mad?

We can totally tell you two do not have feelings, so please calm down.

Officer, what do you think about me?

What... What do you mean?

No way, is she trying to confess her feelings?

Do not confess, do not confess, do not confess.

What...

do you think of me as your bride, Officer?

It's over.

Officer...

please give me an answer.

Will you...

accept my proposal?

No.

I have no interest in marrying you.

Oh, I understand.

I forgot I have an urgent matter at home.

So please excuse me.

I told you I would set you up at Dano.

Why did you propose to him suddenly?

I could not hold it in anymore because I like Officer too much.

Also, I was certain the Officer liked me as well.

So it happened before I knew.

What made you so certain?

It is just that you do not know.

He fixed the fences and replaced the roof tiles at my house.

Did you also not see him worrying I was going to jump off the cliff?

What else could those things mean besides liking me?

W-Wouldn't Yeojudaek be in danger?

I am glad I got hurt instead of you.

I am sorry for not having done as you told me to.

However, hiding feelings of love is too hard for me.

It is so hard for a woman to say such a thing.

How can you reject her at once?

I also think Officer was a bit too mean.

Please be quiet. I cannot hear them.

My Lady, you do not need to apologize.

It is just that Officer has been needlessly stubborn since he was young.

He never overturns what he says, even if what he says is wrong.

I am not sure what to do from now on.

You do not need to worry anymore.

Just connect me to Scholar Number 24, who is a good cook, as it was to be originally.

Sorry?

The Officer said he had no interest in marrying me.

My Lady, will you be okay?

You said you like Officer so much.

Do not worry.

I forget as quickly as I fall in love.

I can forget in just a few days.

My, oh, my.

How can love change so easily?

Once he gets married, his in-laws will make his clothes.

So this will be my last set of clothes to give to my son.

It is not like you made his clothes yourself all this time, either.

What?

It means even if his wife makes his clothes,

the fact Young Master is your son does not change,

so you should not be upset.

Yes, you are right.

I will be taking my leave, then.

Only if her family was a bit better, that smart one

would be the perfect partner for Shi Yeol.

Long time no see.

Will you be busy on the coming Dano?

What if I am not?

If you are not,

let us go watch wrestling together.

You are not competing in it, but you want to watch wrestling together like girls?

Of course, I will be competing!

I meant you should watch me compete.

You are getting mad for no reason.

I can tell you never even held a satba* before.
(A cloth band used in Korean traditional wrestling)

Aigoo, I am good at wrestling.

Madam!

Please come out for a moment!

What is all this ruckus for?

Our madam has sent you this.

I reckon your husband will need it soon,

so I am sending an outfit.

Did Father get promoted to Defense Minister?

I did not hear such news.

Postscript. A royal edict will be given in three days.

To congratulate you, I am also sending ginger wine that I made in season.

You are a good dutiful son,

seeing how we are already reaping the benefits of your in-laws before even getting married.

Your mother-in-law already knew your father will become the Defense Minister

and sent the uniform in advance.

Then, your in-laws must have made this happen.

O-Oh, right.

Yes.

He is crazy.

Why would a soon-to-be-married man suggest going to watch wrestling together?

Gosh, why did I smile at him and talk to him there?

Gosh, this is so annoying!

If 30% of a man's looks depend on clothing,

then 70% depends on hairstyle.

We will be getting haircuts to style your hair into the

hottest hairstyle right now, the egg topknot.

Come on now!

Are you saying you will shave my head?

It is said you should not get rid of any part of your body you inherited from your parents.

Staying unmarried is a worse thing to do as a son, is it not, Scholar?

And what do you mean, shaving your head?

We are going to trim your hair slightly to create the best top knot.

Do you not want to look good in front of the lady?

Give me back the hair you cut off.

I am fine without getting the haircut.

Geez, goodness!

Scholars, haircuts are not a choice but a requirement.

Well, then.

Show me some five-colored thread.

You are making jangmyeongru*, right?
(Five-colored knot meant to drive out evil spirits on Dano)

Give me a second.

Here you go.

Thank you.

You had such perfectly good attire, so why have you been dressing so poorly?

I wanted to meet a woman who would love me for who I am and not for my family background.

Your family background is also part of who you are.

Is not Number 24 a bit too plain?

An attire that is not within your budget is deception.

Also, the Number 24 scholar has a handsome face and has a good fit in clothes, so it is fine.

Do you like that kind of face?

You just have to come on the day of Dano like this, okay?

You are all dismissed.

If we marry the old maidens, we will all become brothers-in-law,

so let us all be good friends.

Yes, Hyungnim.

Also, if you ever experience any hardships, let me know anytime.

Will I not be the eldest son-in-law once we get married?

Okay.

Orabeoni, you are getting married to the old maidens?

Yeah. I should get married now, too.

That is such good news!

I worried a lot about you growing old and dying as an old bachelor.

Whose family is the bride from?

Oh, right. It was the old maidens.

This is so good.

Do the two know each other?

Ye Jin.

Unni?

Do you know that the spot under your eye looks bad?

Everyone else said it looks good.

But do you know the scholar you were talking to at the merchants' inn?

Who?

Oh, right.

Are you talking about the scholar who I asked where to buy this thread?

Was it?

Oh, you went to buy five-colored thread to make jangmyeongru, I see.

To give to whom?

You said you would let me meet my fiancé on Dano

so I am thinking of giving it to him as a gift.

You said you would not meet with him.

But I guess you were anticipating.

Is the matchmaking for the old maidens going well?

Of course, I am the one matchmaking for them.

Who did you decide as their grooms?

Would you know if I told you who they were?

You want me to find out who the old maidens will be marrying?

Yeah, find out each match that my sister-in-law has chosen for each sister,

from the eldest to the youngest.

Gosh, do you think I am Sam Wol's mother?

I do not go around digging up info on people.

I guess it is an urgent matter. When should I find out for you?

I will go right away.

Dear Maiden Ha Na.

Thanks to you, I arrived home safe and sound, Maiden.

My mother is sending you this silk as a token of gratitude,

so please accept it.

Thank you for letting me know by letter that

the restrictions at Mt. Mokmyeok was lifted.

Now, we do not have to go around the long way.

- Gosh, it feels so good.
- That's right.

My house is in a far-off region,

so if you keep sending me news of Hanyang and your well-being by letter,

it would be very useful to me when I get appointed to a government position later.

I will await your reply.

If we meet again, I will not be able to call you little kid anymore.

Royal Chief Secretary, sir. If you let me know, I would have come to you. Why come all this way...

Move the critically ill patient first,

and let us go inside and talk.

Yes, sir.

There is a patient with the same symptoms as the Princess? Tell me more in detail.

Please come this way.

Eight years ago, the Princess Her Highness also had the same spot under her collarbone.

At that time, I ignored it, thinking it was a skin problem that had nothing to do with the illness.

And that was one of the symptoms of geumjam poison listed in the medical book.

That is right.

She is a palace maid who suddenly got sick after eating the leftovers by the Crown Prince,

so she was officially declared dead and treated in secret in the palace.

If treating her according to this medical book is effective,

there is a good chance this court maid and the Princess

were both poisoned with geumjam poison.

You must have done this work for a long time since you speak Joseon's language well.

And if I have?

I wondered if anyone had looked for geumjam poison in the past.

I feel like I know who purchased that poison.

Geumjam poison?

I remember the face of the man who purchased geumjam poison from the Ming merchant.

If you investigate that man, you can find out where the poison originated.

Have the Royal Investigation Bureau Chief come in immediately.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Why are you not searching for the man I told you about and instead bringing me here?

The Ming merchant that you mentioned has hidden himself.

Please confirm if that is the man you say purchased the poison.

It is a corpse found by a herbalist yesterday morning.

It is him.

Who killed him?

The ones who ordered the kidnap of the Crown Prince probably killed him.

To shut him up.

And?

Are you saying that corpse ended up in the Royal Investigation Bureau?

It appears that happened because he was dressed as a royal bodyguard and bearing an ID tag.

Why are you so bad at taking care of business?

You did not think to get rid of the clothes and the ID tag?

You nobility do nothing but talk.

- What did you say?
- He is already dead!

He is unable to talk, so what is the problem?

We will not get caught.

Do not worry.

Seeing how the Crown Prince is not displaying any symptoms of poison,

the Eastern Palace palace maid did not get sick after eating the Crown Prince's leftover food,

but took the poison herself...

in order to send the Crown Prince to his private residence.

I also feel that is the case.

Because even if something happens to the Crown Prince living in his private residence,

the Queen who sent him there will be held responsible.

If it is someone who would make such a plan, perhaps it is-

I need conclusive corroborative evidence instead of a hunch.

The only clue we have left is the palace maid of the Eastern Palace,

so I will make sure to restore her to health and find out who gave her that poison.

Do you trust Gyeongwoonjae Prince?

He has been looking into the death of the Princess for the past eight years.

Even I, her father, have forgotten about it.

Mother, when I enter my in-laws' house, I want to take some plates with me.

You will stay with us until you give birth to your first child.

Let us start selecting the dishes you like from now on.

Oh, Mother, shall I put this aside as well?

Place it in the section to give to the tenant farmers.

Yes, Mother.

She walks so fast, so it is hard to find out what she is up to.

It was here.

Goodness.

Aigoo, aigoo.

Aigoo, my legs.

Aigoo.

I was sitting down for too long today.

Aigoo, I am so tired.

What is it?

Did I leave the windows open earlier?

Gosh, whatever.

[The Madam's Private Life]

She is lending novels?

Yes, Madam.

Even though the Defense Minister went through so much trouble because of the novels.

You know how the Young Madam would always read novels to

Young Master after she married him.

[5 years ago]
How could she still be sitting there even though 20 years had passed?

Just hold on for a little bit.

Once you hear the ending, you will find out the reason.

I am sorry. I was too curious.

I will keep reading.

"That moment, the bride turned into ashes and broke into pieces..."

You can stop looking into what Geun Seok's mother is doing.

No, if I keep at it for a bit longer, I can catch her red-handed.

Do not make me repeat myself.

Y-Yes, Madam.

Please leave.

Okay.

Mother found out?

Yes, Sam Wol's mother told on you about everything.

I thought something felt a bit off.

Young Madam, the Madam says you should come to the inner quarters.

Mother, I heard you called for me.

It is the key to the shed and the list of names of the tenant farmers.

From now on, you should handle the tenant farmers and the grain supply in our house.

Me?

Do you not feel suffocated from only sewing at home?

I have told Kim, so you should look after our family's fields,

and check on the tenant farmers.

If the owner does not personally manage things and leave it to someone else,

it will not be run well.

I think it is a bit too early for me to manage it.

I handled it as soon as I married into this family,

so you can definitely do it, too.

It is about time you start preparing to become the headmistress of the Jo family.

Yes...

Mother.

[The Madam's Private Life, Vol. 3]

Sam Wol's mother brought this to me, saying she found this in the backyard of the annex.

You need to work to get people on your side from now.

People typically do not know to be grateful and are whimsical.

They try to avoid danger but cannot give up on their own profit.

So if people think you are scary and provide benefits to them,

they will always take your side.

Keep that in mind.

[The Madam's Private Life]

It makes me nervous that she did not scold me.

Mother is giving you time.

You know that Mother liked how you were wise and sensible from the start.

I know.

I also like Mother.

I am relieved to know Mother has you.

You also do not like that I am doing matchmaking work, I see.

You never arrive first.

There are many places we must go to today, so we have to hurry.

Gosh, wh-

It is as if I am the one who arrived late.

Lady Ha Na loves to ride swings,

so make sure to tell Number 12 to ride a swing on the day of Dano.

Okay.

It will not do for him to just ride it.

He must not fall behind Lady Ha Na, who won the swing riding contest for the past three years,

so tell him to practice with everything he has.

The coincidence of first-sight at Temple Seonhwa

will be fulfilled as a connection here.

Lady Du Ri will be watching wrestling.

Tell Number 24 to participate in the wrestling match,

and make sure to place and receive a prize.

I did not know the second daughter liked men who were good at wrestling.

Is there a woman who does not like men who are good at wrestling?

Do you also like men who are good at wrestling?

What I like is not important here.

Lady Sam Soon, who did not do first-sight at Temple Seonhwa, chose to wash her hair.

This is a famous spot that everyone knows about.

Make sure to save a spot early in the morning on the day of Dano and have Number 23 sit here.

Okay.

- I get it, so let us rest here for a bit-
- We will go to Saongwon now.

I guess we cannot.

Is there a woman named Yeojudaek who sells facial powder here?

Yeojudaek?

Is she someone you know?

I have never seen her before.

This is also my first time here. Why not ask the innkeeper in there?

She does appear to be the Yeojudaek who sells facial powder at our merchants' inn.

But she comes and goes so freely, so I do not know when she will be here.

So it means she does come here.

Why did you lie when he was looking for Mommy?

Mommy went to Hamgyeong-do.

He appears to be a bad guy, so I did not feel right about telling him.

It is just that he looks scary. He is not a bad guy.

How do you know that?

You can tell by looking at people's eyes.

It was the eyes of someone scared.

Tell Number 23 to bring Lady Sam Soon here after the hair-washing

and color her nails with garden balsam petals.

Lady Sam Soon dreams of romantic encounters,

so her affection would grow with garden balsam petals,

and it would become an unforgettable memory for them before they marry.

You should try it.

Pardon?

I need to know how it is done to show the groom candidate how to do it.

Put one finger out for me.

Me?

Aren't garden balsam petals for women?

To show you how it is done, I cannot do it on myself.

Hurry up, we do not have time.

Fine, here.

The thread.

Okay.

Legend has it that if the color remains until the first snow falls, your love will come true.

Please tell the groom candidate to tell the lady that.

Okay.

You know so much about romance,

so why are you living as a widow?

Is it similar to how a monk cannot shave his own head?

Though I was with my late husband for less than half a year,

I received so much love from him

that there is no space in my heart to like anyone else.

Now that I think about it, I think I knew the moment I said this

that I already gave my heart to His Excellency Gyeong Woon Jae.

I can feel her pulse better than at first.

If she continues to improve like this, I think she will be able to get up in a few days.

As we thought,

it was because of geumjam poison.

Your Excellency, we are in big trouble.

Gosh, seriously.

What is it that you are making such a fuss?

I found out something about Yeojudaek.

Do not get too shocked.

Yeojudaek is supposedly the murderer who killed the Left State Minister's eldest son.

Did I just hear you wrong, or did you speak wrong?

Explain in a way I can understand!

I met a slave hunter who was searching to catch Yeojudaek at the merchants' inn.

Her crime was murdering the deputy mayor of Pyeongyangbu.

And Yeojudaek's name is Tae Ran.

It was a wanted notice

with Yeojudaek's face on it.

You may not know this case well because you were in mourning for the Princess,

but it was an atrocious case that everyone in Joseon knows about.

How could the culprit of such a heinous crime be going around Hanyang as a merchant?

It is all the more possible because it is Hanyang!

Is it not where all the wanderers of this country gather?

I must go and personally check for myself.

What is it this time that you asked to see me at a place like this?

Is it true what you told me

about how your name is Soon Deok and that you became a widow five years ago

after your husband died of illness?

Yes. It is true.

Are you sure there is not one bit that is false?

How long did you think you could hide your identity?

H-How did you find out?

Well, the thing is...

I really hoped it would not be true...

You made me feel extremely betrayed.

Our matchmaking contract is over as of this moment.

Your Excellency, let me explain-

What explanation?

What excuse can you give me when you are a murderer?

♫ I don't know what's happening, my world changed the day you arrived ♫

[The Matchmakers]

♫ So I'm unsure of this feeling ♫

♫ Is it love? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah ♫

♫ I really wonder if it is ♫

♫ My heart races and aches since the moment I met you ♫

Do you mistakenly believe that I have personal feelings toward Yeojudaek?

- What?
- From what I can tell,

I think you are lovesick.

I think Orabeoni and I are also connected to that case.

Since it seems both of us have the same objective,

let us work together for this case.

Find out in secret what Gyeongwoonjae Prince is doing.

You know better than anyone that the two of you cannot be together, Your Excellency.

♫ I ran away because I got scared, no matter how hard I try... ♫

[The Matchmakers]