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Sir!

What... What is the meaning of all this?

Those who interrogated me wanted me to confess that the death of Park Tae Soo was my doing!

You know very well that this is not the case!

Sir, please tell me. What did I do wrong?

Listen very carefully to what I'm about to say.

You must admit to all the allegations by your interrogators and confess that it was your wrongdoing.

- Sir! - The role of a secret intelligence agent is political.

Oftentimes you will be wrongly framed and you must admit to crimes you did not commit.

It is a secret intelligence agent's fate to accept it all.

I simply cannot. Elder Park Tae Soo was my mentor!

For someone like me with no blood-relatives, he was like a father to me.

How could you tell me to acknowledge that I am responsible for his death?

Before he drew his last breath, he mentioned His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung,

and that it was all planned from the very beginning.

Why did His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung kill Elder Park Tae Soo?

And why must I be framed for it?

Heed my words.

The moment you utter His Excellency's name, Yoon Won Hyung, you will not be able to escape death.

No matter what happens, you must not mention Duke Yoon Won Hyung's name. Do you understand?

Then you can live. I will do everything in my power to get you through this alive.

So admit to all the allegations made by your interrogators and wait.

Episode 8

She's a new inmate.

I go by Ok Nyeo.

Hey! Is that all you can say?

If you're going to introduce yourself, you can at least tell us where you are from and what crime got you thrown in here for.

Ah... I can tell even if you don't tell us.

Your pretty face has trouble written all over it.

You were conniving with a man, weren't you?

Have a seat.

It looks like it's your first time in a prison cell.

This is also a place where people have led their lives.

It might drive you crazy at first, but in time you will get used to it.

Heed my words.

The moment you utter His Excellency's name, Yoon Won Hyung, you will not be able to escape death.

No matter what happens, you must never mention His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung! Do you understand?

Then you can live. I will do everything in my power to get you through this alive.

Why all this liquor so early in the day?

It appears I threw away my entire fortune and am on the brink of bankruptcy. (Gong Jae Myung)

If you were in my shoes, would you be able to live through this with a sane mind?

Does drinking make the situation any different?

Whether it's a total failure or a total victory is completely up to what Tae Won reveals upon his return.

So stop the drinking.

Head Merchant! Head Merchant!

What? What is it?

Tae Won is back in the capital from Ming!

What? He's here?

What? Where is he? Where is he?

Tae Won... Do Chi...

Tae Won...

You all did well. You really did.

Do Chi, you look a lot paler than before.

Well, of course, with such a long journey to and fro.

Head Merchant... I'm sorry.

I heard the news about the tragic incident with His Lordship Chief Eunuch.

How did you hear news about His Lordship Chief Eunuch?

Sosoroo's Chief Hwang told me.

Young Master... What a fate, indeed.

He tried tenaciously and gave it his all.

How could he meet such a unexpected end?

Why are you just standing around? Unload your things and get some rest.

Aren't you curious as to how the trading business went?

You rascal, do you think I need to ask to know what happened?

You all look like a pack of beggars. What happened is as clear as if I saw it myself.

What can I do about that. It's just my lack of luck.

You have no faults nor accountability for this matter. So don't concern yourselves with this.

I told you so. Pay up.

- Pay up already! - Ah, really though.

Here you go.

What are you both doing?

We had a bet whether or not the head merchant will faint at the shabby state we are in.

You two think this is the right time for you to casually bet on things?

Hyungnim!

- Returning looking like beggars! - Hyungnim!

We were successful! We hit the jackpot, Hyungnim!

We really were successful on our trade trip! We really were successful!

- You really were? - Yes!

What do you mean success? I heard that His Lordship Chief Eunuch died even before you all reached Yanjing.

How in the world would you succeed?

We were lucky!

We earned more than five times the original cost of the inventory we took to Ming!

We bought silk with our profit,

and the silk will arrive here in five days with some Ming workers led by Sang Joo!

Is this true? Did you really earn five times more?

Yes!

- Tae Won! - Head Merchant!

Do Chi, you rascal!

Hey, hey, hey. Without His Lordship Chief Eunuch, you couldn't possibly have started trading there.

- How did you do it? - Yes, how?

After the death of the Chief Eunuch, when we were thrown out of the envoy, we were really dumbfounded.

As for myself, I told Tae Won we should go back to Joseon.

- That is the only way we could have at least salvaged the inventory we had brought with us. - That's right.

But Tae Won insisted on pushing through to Yanjing.

We could've died if things had gone wrong after we reached Yanjing, and so he was driving me insane!

Aish, you rascal. Why is your story so long-winded. You, shush. Tae Won, you tell us what happened.

- We found a sponsor who can help us in the Chief Eunuch's stead. - Well, who is it?

His name is Jin Pil Ho. He is the Left State Governor, so in Joseon he would be similar to the Junior Deputy Minister. (Yoon Tae Won)

He is a Joseon person, just like the Chief Eunuch.

Aish! Get to the point already! Why would he help us?

Yes, why, why, why?

So here's what happened...

I am Yoon Tae Won, the head merchant of a Joseon trading company. (Yanjing)

This is a small gift from us to you, Associate Left Minister.

Please accept it.

What's the reason you came to see me even at the cost of bringing this precious ginseng?

We accompanied Oh Jang Hyeon to open trade routes in Yanjing.

Oh-Oh Jang Hyeon? You accompanied Oh Jang Hyeon? Jin Pil Ho

- Yes, Sir. - You fool!

Then you should have stayed under Oh Jang Hyeon and gone about your business. Why did you come to see me?

Do you not know the relationship between me and Oh Jang Hyeon?

We know indeed. We know that Your Lordship Associate Left Deputy Minister is currently in a

politically antagonistic relationship with the Chief Eunuch Oh.

But you no longer need to concern yourself with His Lordship Chief Eunuch.

What are you talking about?

His Lordship Chief Eunuch Oh Jang Hyeon died on his way back to Yanjing.

What?

We suspect that such news has yet to reach Yanjing.

Why did Oh Jang Hyeon die?

The envoy party are suspecting that Your Lordship ordered the assassination.

What ridiculous nonsense are you spouting?!

Of course, in my head I have wanted to kill Oh Jang Hyeon a hundred and a thousand times,

but I am not such a reckless person.

But the envoy party is suspecting you,

and when the envoy party reaches Yanjing, Your Lordship will be the first person they interrogate.

What?

If you don't prepare ahead of time, Your Lordship will be left to take all the responsibility.

And then? So what happened after that?

So with the information we gave him, he was able to prepare well and avoid the chance of being pointed out as the suspect.

As compensation for that, we were able to trade in Yanjing,

and he has said that in the future we can continue to trade with Ming.

We were even given this promise!

Hey! What kind of man are you?!

Hey, hey, hey! I would never be able to even keep up with even the heels of your feet! You should be the head merchant!

What are you saying? I will be loyal to you until the day I die.

You're making me so emotional.

Jang Soo, what are you doing? Bring in some women and get some more liquor.

- Let's drink all night! - I'll go.

No, no. You worked very hard so far. You stay there. You go, you rascal.

Hurry! Go and get them!

Yes, yes! I will bring all the liquor in Sosoroo!

Yes, yes, yes.

I'll bring in all the gisaengs.

Tae Won, let me take a look at you. You pretty thing. Yes, yes.

Let's take a look at you...

Do Chi! You punk!

What is your identity? Why are you wearing a mask?

Are you with the Joseon men who are staying at the inn?

Are you trying to assassinate His Lordship Chief Eunuch?

Quickly tell me!

I...

I have nothing to say. Quickly kill me.

I heard a great deal about your trip from sister Gyo Ha. I hear things went well?

Yes. The ginseng we obtained with your help came in handy, indeed.

That's a relief. I'm expecting a lot. (Lee So Jung)

I heard you're going to win my heart. I'm curious how you'll do that.

I did say that, but I'm honestly not sure how I'll win your heart.

Up until now, winning girls' hearts

didn't take some special method.

Arrogant, are you?

A man like me is allowed to be a little prideful, right?

What? Why are you empty-handed?

I just received word from Royal Food Services and

they say they are not able to provide any milk today.

When mother needs some it is available, but when I need some, it won't do?

That's not it...

You all think little of me, don't you. Do I amuse you?

Miss, a no is simply a no. Don't be so hard-headed about this.

Hard-headed? Did you just say hard-headed?

If you go on like this, we will report it to your mother.

Ah, here, here.

Again.

- How do I look? - You look like a celestial fairy. (Yoon Shin Hye)

The Captain sire will be so impressed his eyes will pop out.

You're being sarcastic right now, aren't you?

I'm not! You look so pretty.

How pretty!

Look here.

You look pretty!

Is the miss done with the preparations?

Yes! Another beauty make-up session and I'll surely die.

How can she be so mean? I feel she is at least a hundred times meaner than her own mother.

Omo, the lengthy make-up session has all become useless now. What are we to do?

What do you mean?

A message from the Police Bureau just arrived,

and the Captain can't make it because he is too busy.

Oh, really?

Are you done preparing for the food that is to be served for the Captain?

There will be no need for that now, it seems.

Why?

A message from the Police Bureau just arrived, and the Captain is too busy so he won't make it.

What?

Ahahaha.

In her face! It will take 3 to 4 days for that temper of hers to cool down,

so if at all possible, try not to even go near her.

Yes, Ma'am.

Aigoo! My tummy!

Police Bureau

Long time no see, sir.

Have you been well?

What do you mean, well? We are all suffocating to death here.

Why is that?

The newly appointed captain arrived, and he is incredibly straight-laced.

And his attitude so haughty as he is the son-in-law to be of His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung.

Makes me barf, I say.

- Let us go in. - Yes.

I am the Police Bureau Supervisor, Kang Sun Ho. I was on a business trip to the Ministry of Justice and have just returned.

I have heard a lot about you.

I am the captain, Sung Ji Hun.

I have been inspecting the work log,

and it looks like you have more business away from the Bureau than here at the Police Bureau.

Why is this?

I just follow orders, so it is outside of my control.

Were you truly dispatched to the Ministry of Justice?

Yes.

I inquired about this with the Ministry of Justice, and they didn't even seem to know of your existence, Supervisor Kang. (Sung Ji Hun)

If you wish to inquire about me, it's best that you ask the Minister of Justice directly. (Kang Sun Ho)

I only act under the Minister of Justice's orders.

What kind of work?

I apologize. I am not able to reveal that to you.

What did you say?

All of that is silk from Ming.

What are you saying? The Chief Eunuch Oh Jang Hyun is dead. (Jung Nan Jung)

Then how were they able to make sales?

Though we are unable to know the details, it is clear that they were successful.

A large amount of silk from Ming just arrived in the Capital.

When that silk reaches the Joseon markets, then for our company that has a monopoly on Ming silk, (Min Dong Joo)

it will result in a significant loss.

As you said, we must not underestimate Gong Jae Myung.

We must alert His Excellency (Yoon Won Hyung) and wipe them out.

Don't report this to His Excellency. (Jung Mak Gae)

Why?

The man behind the company's trade success in Ming

is Gong Jae Myung's subordinate, Yoon Tae Won.

Yoon Tae Won? Who is that?

He is Hong Mae's son.

What?

If His Excellency uncovers that truth, not only his position,

but yours also will become difficult.

- Try wrapping it around your hand. - Wow, it truly is elegant.

Wow! This is good, good indeed!

This is the highest quality silk even in Yanjing.

If we set this out in the markets, we will conquer the capital's silk market, Head Merchant.

From what I know, all the Ming sales in the capital

hvev been monopolized by Jung Nan Jung's company.

Won't this lead to unnecessary confrontations?

I only bought silk with the sole purpose of picking a full-on confrontation with Jung Nan Jung.

Tae Won, do you have a grudge against Jung Nan Jung or something?

I wish you would be a bit more prudent about all this.

As I said before, Jung Nan Jung is not someone we should be underestimating.

Why, of course! One wrong move, and you'll be dead in an instant.

I'll take care of everything, so don't worry.

Well, I will be off now.

Hey, why does Tae Won get all riled up every time someone mentions Jung Nan Jung?

There's something going on, isn't there?

Head Merchant, you are sharp, for sure.

What is it?

I can't say with my own mouth.

Please hear it directly from Tae Won.

Sister, it's me.

Come in.

- Did you find out? - Yes.

They say that Gong Jae Myung is only the Head Merchant in-name, but the acting leader of the trade company is Yoon Tae Won.

In my opinion, the one behind the sudden interference on our black market trading

was also Yoon Tae Won.

Yes, that is probably the case.

He has a grudge against me and is determined.

If you wave a dagger at me like that, I can't just sit here and do nothing.

What will you do?

Killing him off is not even a task for me,

but if things go wrong, it might strike the wrong chord in His Excellency, who has forgotten about that rascal.

We must deal with this most cautiously.

Hurry, hurry over!

Hurry and start it.

- Is everyone here? - Yeah!

Then let's begin! An interesting game!

Mix it, shake it, choose it, choose it!

You only live once! It's lose or... Either this or...

that!

- I choose even. - Me, too! Even!

Even? You choose even, too?

You're not playing? No? Okay, we're going then.

Oh right... It's an odd number!

Pay up, pay up, pay up! You said even, too!

Cough it up.

Give me your coins.

I'm just raking money in today, whoa...

- Hyung, are you playing tricks on us? - Yeah!!

What did you say punk? If you feel robbed, go report it to the police! Punk!

Trying to jeopardize my gig.

Now where were we? What game?

The most interesting game!

Shake it, shak... OW!!

Hey, you have sunk so low that now you rob snivelly little children?

No, well I... They're not snivelly.

Kids, take these back.

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Ah... That's a couple of days worth of food!

- Ah, Hyungnim, when did you return? - Have you been well?

I guess I was well.

Oh, I heard! I heard you were successful in Yanjing!

Lets see now... Does that mean there may be something in it for me?

Let's see how you do.

Let's go! I'll buy you a drink.

Liquor?

Tavern maid! Thank you for the great food.

Yes, come again.

This place has the best food in my opinion.

Do you happen to know where Ok Nyeo is?

Ok Nyeo? From what I've heard from Treasurer Ji at the Jeonokseo, Ok Nyeo has been dispatched to Onyang temporary palace.

Didn't she quit her job at the Jeonokseo?

I haven't heard that before.

But, why are you looking for Ok Nyeo?

You don't need to know that. Can you ask around about Ok Nyeo's whereabouts?

No, no. Ok Nyeo has been dispatched to the Onyang temporary palace, I tell you.

That's wrong, it's not the case you...

- Then what? - Ok Nyeo went to Yanjing with me.

What? Why would Ok Nyeo go to Yanjing?

She accompanied our trade company as the interpreter,

but she vanished midway through the trip.

Disappeared?

I'll compensate you handsomely if you find her whereabouts, so try for me.

Yes.

Capital Bureau

- Welcome, sir. - Ah, long time no see.

How are things here at the Capital Bureau's prisons?

We are desperately in need of more prison cells.

We have already sent in a request to the Ministry of Justice to have some of our inmates transferred to the Jeonokseo.

Hey, our Jeonokseo is already overflowing with inmates. How are we to manage if you send more our way? (Jung Dae Shik)

Geez, let's head in then.

Ok Nyeo!

What are you doing there?

Why are you in this bad state?

Do you know her, Prison Warden Sir?

Of course I do. She is a damo at our Jeonokseo.

Excuse me?

Ok Nyeo...

Sir, what could Ok Nyeo have done wrong

to be imprisoned at the Capital Bureau Prison?

He refused to tell me what crime she committed.

But this is clear. She was wearing the mark worn by those who committed a serious felony.

That is why she was being transferred to the Royal Investigation Bureau.

A serious felon? Oh no...

About what crime Ok Nyeo committed,

- you should inquire further to the officials at the Capital Bureau. - Of course, I asked them.

But no one there knew the answer.

This means that it is a crime as severe as treason.

Sire!! Our Ok Nyeo? Treason? That makes no sense!!

When did I say it was treason! I'm just saying it must be something just as severe.

Sire, is there any way you could transfer Ok Nyeo here to the Jeonokseo?

Whether it be at the Capital Bureau or the Jeonokseo, she will be imprisoned just the same.

Please pull some strings for us here, Sire.

I will look into it, but it won't be easy.

Aigoo, Hyungnim! When are you going to repay me for interpreting your dream? Let's go feast on a chicken or something.

- Why did you hit me? - It's for interpreting my dream, you conning crook.

Aish!

What are you looking at? What?!

Aish...

Hyungnim, where are you hurrying off to?

- The Capital Bureau. - Why are you going to the Capital Bureau?

Our Ok Nyeo is imprisoned right now in Capital Bureau Prison.

What? Why? Why would Ok Nyeo be in prison?

I don't know, either.

Aish!

The Queen Dowager didn't saying anything after reading the report you delivered.

I think we resolved this quite tactfully, but I can't shrug off this bad feeling.

What is it?

I can't figure out how the Queen Dowager truly feels.

I just have a bad feeling about this.

Then, what about that child?

Ah! That girl still needs to be taken care of. Where is she right now?

She has been incarcerated in the Capital Bureau Prison.

Deal with her so we don't leave any traces.

Pardon?

I'm saying to kill her.

- Your Excellency! - We must not leave any traces behind.

If the Queen Dowager's people ever find out about her, she will become living evidence for our murder of Park Tae Soo!

What is the big deal about killing off an insignificant girl like her?

Just kill her.

- Did you summon me? - There's a mission for you to complete.

Please speak.

It looks like you... will need to enter the Capital Bureau Prison.

- Chun Doong! - Oh, Hyungnim.

- How did it go? - I found Ok Nyeo.

- Where is she? - She is imprisoned in the Capital Bureau Prison!

- Prison? - Yes.

- Why? - I don't know what crime she committed either.

- I have to meet Ok Nyeo. - Huh? How?

You find the way. I'll give you as much money as you want, but I have to meet her.

New inmate.

Ok Nyeo, come out.

Let's go.

- Where? - You'll know when we get there.

- Keep it short. - Yes.

What is your identity?

- Sister. - Hmm?

Ah, don't mind her and keep massaging my legs.

Why do all new inmates these days look so distasteful.

Hyungnim, you have quite the calf muscles...

Move aside.

So Dae, Dan Shin, Ggeut Soon! All out!

Huh? Me?

- What? - Hurry and come out!

Yes, Sir.

Here, come on. Where are we going?

Ay, why are you pushing me? So troublesome.

Just go, go!

That hurts! It hurts! It hurts!

Follow me!

Just where are you taking us?

That's right! Where are we going?

We're moving you to another cell.

Why so suddenly?

If we move you, you move. No need for you to talk back!

Follow me!

I don't even know from where to start and how to go about all of this.

That night, after confirming that the face behind the mask was none other than you, Ok Nyeo,

I felt such a huge shock

and I was very confused.

Thinking back on what transpired, you joined our trade company from the very beginning with ulterior motives,

and you assassinated His Lordship Chief Eunuch with the other Joseon men I met at the inn we were at.

At the Uiju Tavern, I recall telling you, with restrained excitement,

what this business trip to Yanjing with the His Lordship Chief Eunuch meant to me.

That it would be an opportunity of a lifetime

and it was also a gamble of a lifetime.

But even at that moment, you were wondering how you could assassinate His Lordship the Chief Eunuch...

When I found out that His Lordship Chief Eunuch had been murdered, I finally understood what it felt to have the world crashing down on you.

When I finally mustered up enough strength to come to my senses,

the first thing that came to mind was resentment towards you, Ok Nyeo.

I could not forgive you for not at least saying something when you knew the chaos I would be walking into.

Above all, I was dying to know what your identity could be.

Supervisor Kang Sun Ho?

Yes, Sir. Perhaps, may I ask who he is?

What do you mean, "Who is he?" He's the Police Bureau Supervisor.

Aigoo, come now.

Not just that. There is something else, no?

What?

Here you go.

Ten taels of silver.

- Silver taels? - Yes.

Well, he is dispatched on so many out-of-office missions,

even we sometimes wonder what his identity truly is.

Have you heard of the term, Chetamin?

Che-ta-min? What is that? (Chetamin: secret intelligence agent.)

This is just my opinion and my guess alone. You must keep that in mind while listening to me.

Please tell us.

A chetamin is...

And so he went on to tell me what that was.

That there are people out there that meticulously hide their identities and carry out secret missions for the sake of Joseon.

And that they are called chetamin.

I also found out that if you are a secret intelligence agent, you will never admit to it yourself.

But one thing I can't understand is that you who are supposedly working for this nation,

you who successfully completed the mission by assassincating the Chief Eunuch,

why then are you stuck here in this state?

Why have you become a criminal and have to be confined in prison?

Say something to me!

I need to know SOMETHING if I am to help you at all.

I...

I have nothing to say.

I'm sorry.

Ok Nyeo!

Your visit is done.

It will be difficult for us to let you stay any longer.

Ok Nyeo!

Our talk has ended.

Ok Nyeo! Ok Nyeo!

Capital Bureau

Did they all go somewhere?

I heard they moved to another cell.

- Why? - That... I don't know.

I go by Ok Nyeo.

I'm Seon Hwa.

What is my mission?

You must murder an inmate who is currently being held at the Capital Bureau Prison.

That inmate's name is Ok Nyeo, and she is a secret intelligence agent just like you.

She will not be easy to deal with, so be particularly wary.

Is this your first time in prison?

Yes.

It's hard at first, but it gets better with time.

If you have any difficulties, let me know. I'll help you.

Yes.

Tae Won!

Hey, how did it go? Were you able to meet her?

Hyungnim, what did Ok Nyeo say? Why did she end up prison?

Hey! Tae Won!

- I don't know. - Why not?

She didn't tell me anything. How could I find anything out?

She really didn't say anything?

Why, that wench!

We went through so many hardships because of her.

We nearly went bankrupt because of her. She could at least say sorry!

The more I think about it, the more it frustrates me. She's a terrible girl, isn't she!

Hyungnim, Ok Nyeo is not that bad.

Ah, not bad, my butt!

I think I need to go grab a drink.

Hey, Tae Won! Let's go together!

- Aigoo, that punk. - Me, too!

Why are you following me?

So I can grab a glass...

You resemble a mouse and you don't even know when it is appropriate or inappropriate to tag along.

Get lost. Hurry up and get lost, punk.

Do Chi, a**! I could just...!

Do Chi, a**? Come here!

Haha my pet hedgehog gave birth to its offspring so... (Do Chi's name is a homonym for an insult, an animal's offspring)

- Have a great time! - Hey, bring your butt over here. Come here!

Ya, aish!

Aish, that mouse-like rascal.

Hey! Tae Won!

Tavern maid! One bottle of raw rice wine.

Tae Won, the thing that Police Bureau Supervisor Yang Dong Gu told us...

Secret intelligence agents or something rather... Did we guess that part right?

- It seems like it. - In that case,

you should stop being interested in her affairs.

I'm saying don't go looking for trouble for yourself.

I also tell myself to stop, but I keep concerning myself over it.

Why she does something so dangerous... Why she was imprisoned...

You punk. Do you have feelings for her or something?

- It's not like that. - What do you mean, it's not like that?

Everything you do points towards that very conclusion.

Really though...

Here.

Oh! Hey T-T-Tae Won!

O-O-Over there!

Right? It's that guy, right?!

Ah, it's been a while!

Hey! What are you going to do?

Hey, Tae Won! Aish.

Hey, hey!

You, there.

Are you Joo Cheol Gi?

Who are you?

I'm Gi Choon Soo, Captain of the Royal Guards.

You need to come with me.

What for?

You'll see when you come.

I apologize, but I act under another person's orders.

I only follow his orders.

If you refuse to come with me, I'll have to take you by force.

I already know that you are highly trained in the martial arts.

However, the same goes for my men.

Don't create an unnecessary commotion and come with me quietly.

I apologize, My Lord.

Why are they fighting?

Hey. Hey! Hey, Tae Won!

- Catch them! - Yes. - Yes.

Aish, this punk. Why jump into other people's fights? Really...

Are you alright?

You! What sort of a punk are you?

I met you once at the inn in Ming. Do you recall?

Ah! This is our head merchant for this trade trip.

That aside, why did you jump in?

There is something I must ask you.

Why has Ok Nyeo been incarcerated in the Capital Bureau Prison?

Ok Nyeo was on the same mission you were on.

That... is none of your business.

Stop concerning yourself with Ok Nyeo's business. Otherwise, you will be putting your life at risk.

Sir, we have a big problem.

What is it?

Gi Choon Soo, the Captain of the Royal Guards,

attempted to take me away.

What?

Did you just say Gi Choon Soo?!

Yes, Your Excellency.

This must be an order from the Queen Dowager.

As I had suspected, she is doubting the situation surrounding Park Tae Soo's death.

What of the girl? Did you kill her? (Yoon Won Hyung)

I sent someone into the prison. She won't survive the night.

We must kill her.

Gi Choon Soo must never meet that girl!

Queen Munjeong

Capital Bureau

When I found out that His Lordship Chief Eunuch had been assassinated,

I came to know what it felt like to have the world crumbling down on you.

When I finally mustered up enough strength to come to my senses, the first thing that came to mind

was resentment towards you, Ok Nyeo.

I could not forgive you for not at least saying something when you knew the chaos I would be walking into.

- Everything as usual? - Not a hair out of place, Hyungnim.

Head Merchant!

You summoned me?

Take a seat over there.

Ah, yes, Sir.

Here, have a drink.

Yes, Sir.

Do Chi, tell me about the relationship between Tae Won and Jung Nan Jung.

P-Pardon? Oh, a-a-about that... that...

You should hear that directly from Tae Won.

Well, I've yet to hear an answer no matter who I ask nor when I ask.

That's why I'm asking you.

Just tell me as much as you know.

It's just... that...

What are you hesitating for? You want to see Hyungnim's insides burst with anticipation?

Hurry up and tell him, kid!

Tae Won is His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung's son.

What did you just say?

Son?

Yes. He's a bastard to be exact.

Tae Won's mother's name was Hong Mae, a gisaeng from Sosoroo.

She became Yoon Won Hyung's concubine and gave birth to Tae Won.

But when Tae Won was young, after Jung Nan Jung became Yoon Won Hyung's concubine,

Tae Won and his mother were coldly thrown aside.

Tae Won' mother spent her last days in a broken-down cottage,

battling illness and starving to death without a single proper medicine made for her.

This is all because of that sly wench, Jung Nan Jung!

That is why he's taking revenge on Jung Nan Jung

and Yoon Won Hyung is his goal and purpose in life.

Even so,

why take revenge on your own father who gave your life?

That is completely immoral.

On top of all that, Yoon Won Hyung and Jung Nan Jung aren't people to easily meddle with!

They are both this nation's most powerful people!

Would seeking revenge on them

be something any sane person would do?

Tae Won might bring you, me, and Head Merchant to our deaths before we even see it coming!

Oh, of course, I tried a hundred times to stop him!

But what can I do? Tae Won's resentment and grudge is so deeply rooted

that no matter how many times I try to stop him, it is to no avail! What can I do!

Aigoo! Really!

Hey, Lady of Songdo!

Have a drink with me.

You are so drunk already!

No, no, I'm not.

I drank a lot so I can get drunk,

but no matter how much I pour into me, I'm not.

You are drunk. You should go.

So cold.

Excuse me!

What should I do?!

What should I do?

What are you doing? Stop that right now!

Go in!

What happened?

She is unconscious!

What are you doing? Hurry and drag her to a physician!

Yes.

Crazy bitch!

Are you up already?

What happened? Where am I?

This is my room. Please eat some. It's honey tea.

Don't you remember what happened last night?

Did I perhaps... make a mistake?

Of course. A BIG mistake. You harassed me like a lady at a brothel.

I'm sorry... I'm r-r-really sorry.

That is not my real intent at all, so please forgive me.

I'm joking! You didn't make any mistakes.

Well, who is Ok Nyeo?

You were talking a fair bit of gibberish, so I couldn't make out what you were saying,

but I clearly heard you look for Ok Nyeo.

Perhaps she is a lady you keep in your heart, merchant?

What? No! No. It couldn't be.

Leaving so soon?

What happened?

You were knocked out drunk, so we dragged you to a room and you slept there overnight.

I've never seen you that drunk. Is something up? (Hwang Gyo Hwa)

Nothing much.

Go have some hangover soup to calm your insides before you leave. (Sung Cha Heum)

It's okay.

I'm thinking it's time to let Tae Won manage Sosoroo. What do you think?

What would I know. If Chief decides, I will follow.

If Tae Won is to successfully take revenge on behalf of Hong Mae, he needs my support.

Even if it won't happen right away, prepare for him to take over.

Yes, Ma'am.

Hwang Gyo Ha?

You mean Sosoroo's Hwang Gyo Ha?

Yes. After Hong Mae died, the one who took Yoon Tae Won in and raised him, is Hwang Gyo Ha.

Is that so? Yes, she did things like that before...

Hwang Gyo Hwa, that wench, disregarded me and only followed and associated with Hong Mae.

As long as Yoon Tae Won continues to seek revenge on you,

we must deal with this earlier rather than later.

He dared to make me a target of his revenge. I must indeed retaliate.

What should we do?

Until this day, I have always done away with all those who dared to go against me.

Maimed some, killed some.

I've done all sorts of things.

Do you know what method I came to know is the most cruel method of revenge?

It's cutting off those that are closest to them, one by one.

Instead of stabbing someone right in the heart,

starting with the arms and legs, the furtherest from the heart, and slowly cutting away at them,

the pain is prolonged and lengthened.

What is this?

You told me you bought someone in Angukdong?

Yes.

Deliver this to her to put small portions of it in, every time she makes soup.

Then this...?

This is the poison that the Queen Dowager herself used many years ago.

The Tasting Court Lady will not be able to sense it,

and it will slowly wring the life from the consumer.

Since it is a precious poison that will enable my name

to be listed as Honorable Lady Jeonggyeong on the Outer Courts, (Oemyeongbu - a register of ladies among the royal relatives and esteemed civil and military officials Separate titles were bestowed for each category)

so deliver it well.

Yes.

Aigoo, welcome, Elder.

Why did you need to see me?

Ah, I'll tell you in a moment. Let's go into the meeting room.

Alright, then.

Aigoo, Treasurer Ji! It's been a while.

Why you!

Hyungnim, why did you need to see me?

Let's go in. Let's talk inside.

Sure.

Have a seat. Please come in.

Including Master To Jeong, all of you gathered here,

are well acquainted with Ok Nyeo.

I know that you all looked after Ok Nyeo as your own, since she was very little. Ji Chun Deuk

We did it for a reason. (Lee Ji Ham)

What we did is trivial compared to the help we received from Ok Nyeo.

Oh, of course. But why are you suddenly bringing up Ok Nyeo? (Jun Woo Chi)

Ok Nyeo is imprisoned in the Capital Bureau Prison right now

What?

Pri... Wha... Why did she end up being incarcerated?

That is the very thing that drives me insane. It's that I don't know the reason.

I've even met her personally and talked to her about it, but she refused to tell me.

What is the name of the crime? That way we can at least deduce what she might have done!

We don't know what the crime is either. I just heard that she has the felon label on her.

Three months ago she left the Jeonokseo after being sent out on a trip to the Onyang Temporary Palace.

Then suddenly she ended up in prison! I just don't know what to do for her...

Elder, please save our Ok Nyeo.

So, three months after she left for Onyang Temporary Palace... Let's see here... Three months...

One, two... Onyang Temporary Palace...

What happened?

She failed.

What? These pathetic...

Is this the best you can do?

I'm sorry, Your Excellency.

You kill her yourself.

Go drag her out of Capital Bureau Prison right now and kill her personally!

Yes, Your Excellency.

Your Excellency, the Queen Dowager has her wary eyes on us. Dealing with Ok Nyeo in that way

might have negative repercussions for you.

We will be in deeper trouble if we waste time weighing this and that and she happens to open her mouth about this all.

Kill her. Kill that wench immediately!!

♪ Because my floating memories of you may slip away ♪

♪ So I cover them with my hands and cry everyday ♪

♪ As if for you, and only you. Like my heart has stopped ♪

♪ I live through another day ♪ The Flower in Prison

- Preview - We must find her at all costs. We must find her and kill her!

Do you know his excellency Yoon Won Hyung was involved in this case?

In order for you live, you must tell me all your secrets.

He said that it was a planned conspiracy.

We will find out when the truth is revealed.

I was told that you have something exactly the same as these?

Where did you get these?

We are about to have a big problem here.

Kill that wench, Ok Nyeo, immediately!