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Thank you, my dear.

Thank you for surviving.

I am so relieved that you survived at least.

Thank you.

You see…

- My lady… - My Tae-young.

You have grown so much.

Tae-young.

You are my Tae-young, are you not?

Yes.

That was my first lie.

The heat has reached deep into the flesh,

so if we do not cool it down, it may get much worse.

Do-kki went all the way to the ice house in Songju County to get it.

But what a relief it is that you woke up.

You did not wake up long after we had the funeral,

so we thought we may lose you too, my lady.

How did I end up here, ma'am?

Oh, no! What is happening to you, my lady?

Why are you speaking so formally to me?

My lady, it is me, Baek-yi.

I am your slave girl.

How did I

end up here?

I was clearly at the inn.

The officers ran over there, but everyone had already passed away.

You were the only one breathing.

And one of the officers recognized your ring.

Young Master must be so happy to hear about Her Ladyship.

I will take Tae-young to the mourning hut as soon as she recovers.

Then they will be meeting for the first time

since they parted when they were young.

Young Master is keeping the grave all by himself.

Lady Tae-young would be such a comfort for him.

Yes, the heavens must have helped us,

seeing our Tae-young is safe at least.

Does the government office still not know who did it yet?

No, my lady.

Almost everyone from the provincial office is out looking for them, but…

Tae-young.

Why are you out of your room? You should not be moving around yet.

May we have the room?

What is it? What is the matter, Tae-young?

No, my lady.

I am not Lady Tae-young.

What do you mean?

I am a slave that was working

at the inn Lady Tae-young was staying.

What?

Then, what about my Tae-young?

Lady Tae-young saved me and…

Someone worthless like me and…

I should have died.

Please kill me, my lady!

How could the heavens be so cruel?

Then,

how is it that you were wearing a silk dress and my ring?

She put the ring on me, my lady.

What?

Lady Tae-young and His Excellency took pity on me after hearing my story,

so he took me in as an adopted daughter.

That is why they dressed me in silk.

That cannot be.

It may be hard to believe, but it is true.

Then why did you not just quietly run away?

If I ran away without telling you that I am not Lady Tae-young,

you would clearly continue to worry about me and look for me.

I will gladly receive the punishment for acting like Her Ladyship,

so please let me meet the magistrate.

I know who those men are.

Tell him exactly what you heard.

Yes.

Besides the three roads in front of the inn,

there is a side road behind the inn that the herb gatherers frequent.

If you go up that road for about half an hour,

you will see a cave beyond an old and small shrine.

Good job.

Thanks to Cheon-bok again.

All thanks go to you, Cheon-bok.

That is where the thieves live.

How do you know this in such detail?

She heard from a slave while she was staying a few days there.

May I draw a composite sketch?

What?

I remember their faces clearly.

If you capture them, I will confirm their faces.

We had no way of catching them.

You have a very clever granddaughter.

COMPOSITE SKETCH GOO-DEOK, RUNAWAY SLAVE

Live as Tae-young until the thieves are caught.

Pardon me?

- Live as Lady Tae-young? - If you say that you are a runaway slave,

who would ever believe you?

You will need help, so I will only let Mak-sim know.

Cover yourself.

Do not show your face no matter what.

If you are caught acting like Tae-young,

our family will be ruined.

My lady.

I am coming in.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, no.

Oh, my goodness, my lady.

Why are you sleeping here, not on the warm spot of the room?

Well… I have a bad sleeping habit.

Go and get it again.

Yes. My goodness.

Goodness gracious.

No, my lady. Give it to me.

You heard from Lady Han. I am not Her Ladyship.

She told me to treat you like her, so you are her.

Here. Drink this up, my lady.

Anyway, if this happens to reach the ears of the Mother's Sanctuary,

we are all done for.

So please try to stay in this annex, my lady.

Do you understand?

Good.

- Why can I not go in? - I said no! My goodness!

- Never! - What?

You had better keep in mind

that no one is allowed to come near the annex without my permission.

Why is that?

Do not let the slaves from other families come here either.

Gosh.

We just have to keep this one quiet.

Why are you picking on me? I did nothing.

You have the biggest mouth in our household.

Mouths are for talking.

If you talk about our household in front of those people

and the Mother's Sanctuary finds out,

then we will both be dead.

Do you understand?

- I really have to go. - I said no!

My goodness. You are killing me!

- I told you that you cannot go in! - Gosh.

What on earth is…

the Mother's Sanctuary like?

As Lord Ok Pil-seung was appointed as headmaster of the academy,

I was worried he would interfere in everything.

Is it not a relief?

It is sad that he passed away, though.

Since Young Master Chan-young has to do grave keeping,

he cannot take the civil service exam.

Oh, my. Our sons have one less competitor.

I heard his daughter woke up, but she is not accepting any visits.

We should all send a consoling letter.

Yes, ma'am.

What could those women have written?

Mom, where are you?

- Yes. - There you are.

The Mother's Sanctuary of Yuhyangso has sent a letter. What do we do?

Gosh, they are really something, are they not?

We said no visits. Can't they understand?

Why send a letter?

Did I send it? Why are you taking it out on me?

They want a reply by tomorrow. What do we do?

Gosh. I really do not understand.

It keeps adding up to this number.

How is it that Butcher Jang's calculation is different?

- Okay, let us try it again. - All right.

- A geun is two nyang and three poon. - Yes.

- And this is 15 geun. - 15 geun.

How much is it?

Are you asking me, or are you talking to yourself?

It is confusing. Stop talking to me!

Again.

Did I not tell you to learn?

Yes, did she not?

Is it my fault again?

That's right. We can ask for Lady Tae-young's help.

For both the letter and the calculation.

I did not think of that!

Let us go to her right now. I can greet her too.

No!

- Why not? - Why not?

Lady Tae-young…

must rest.

She will be as good as dead if she rests any more.

Forget it.

It is not urgent, so just let her be. Do not bother her.

Why are you so protective of her?

Is she only your lady?

Yes, is she only yours?

Are you even my mom?

My lady.

How is Grandmother?

She must be relieved that you awoke.

She has just been sleeping.

Is there anything I can do to help?

- We have received a letter. - Hey!

Why did you bring that here?

Why not?

They told me to bring a reply by tomorrow morning.

Give it to me.

Come on. Lady Tae-young can do it for us.

Here, my lady.

Why did you take it?

Just say that your eyes hurt.

What did you just say?

Just say you cannot see anything.

Right, my lady, can you help us with some calculations too?

The slaves' quarters need help.

You… Get out, you brat.

It is a letter from Lady Kim of the Yuhyangso Mother's Sanctuary.

You know how to read, my lady?

Mom! Did you think she would not know how to read?

Bring what needs calculation.

I can do it.

Thank you, my lady.

Do-kki will be so happy.

Baek-yi is so shrewd, like her mom.

I could do better with my feet.

I ought to smack your mouth.

Hey.

- My lady, what are you doing here? - Oh, my.

She said she needed a reply by tomorrow morning.

All right. Please go back now.

My lady, do you recognize me?

Why would she recognize you?

Hey.

Are you not Do-kki?

That is right, my lady.

My gosh. It has been so long.

How did she know?

You said hello, you should go now.

Come on. What is with you? We are still talking.

Hello, my lady. I am Kkeut-dong.

Yes, Kkeut-dong.

My lady, please go inside and rest.

Goodness. Come here for a moment.

What is wrong with you? Let us talk a bit.

- Yes. - Let go.

What is wrong with you? Stop acting like children.

Your mom was…

What did I just see?

In Qing,

even the noblewomen cook.

- I see. In Qing. - I see. In Qing.

- That makes sense. Of course! - That makes sense. Of course!

Then, perhaps my lady can bring the food to Young Master.

Yes, you have not seen him yet, have you?

Who do you mean?

Your brother, my lady.

Yes, my brother!

Your brother's name is Young Master Chan-young.

Does she not remember Young Master?

Why not? You remember me, so why do you not remember him?

I have lost my memory.

I lost part of my memory.

- Oh, you lost your memory. - Oh, you lost your memory.

- That makes sense! - That makes sense!

Then, all the more reason to see him.

So your memory will return, right?

No, that cannot happen!

There you go again. What is with you? You're such a negative Nelly.

Do not worry so much.

- I will go with her. - All right.

- All right. - Take care, my lady.

I heard you are visiting Chan-young?

Yes, Grandmother.

She read books with him

and did embroidery while keeping him company.

You can read books and do embroidery?

Please have some food.

She even wrote a reply to the ladies of the Yuhyangso Mother's Sanctuary.

She really taught them a lesson.

It felt so good.

What are they talking about?

Young Master asked for some books, so we went to the market the other day.

They are the Mother's Sanctuary ladies.

They would want to say hello, but if they learn of your memory loss,

they would definitely start a strange rumor.

But why do they speak so ill of my family?

You see,

Yuhyangso is in a higher position than the government office in this county.

But His Excellency was on his way to the academy to scold them,

so how depressed they must have been.

But he was killed on his way here, so they must have been happy.

It seems that old lady cannot even lift a brush pen now.

What if they have another funeral soon?

Am I the only one who did not send a consoling letter?

How bothersome.

So the granddaughter of that family…

She was not violated by those thieves, was she?

- You have a point. - Right?

They would not have left her untouched.

She cannot get married then.

What bad luck. Let us throw some salt.

Why those wretched women…

Then that night,

Special Inspector's wife sent a consoling letter,

so Lady Tae-young took the chance and wrote her back.

She wrote me a poem.

A poem?

Please read it.

"Hee-rak-bun-bae-jeung and…

Go-bi-bun-ban…"

What is this letter?

Give it to me.

"It is said that happiness is doubled when shared

and sadness is halved when shared."

"Shi-na-do-heung-ga," so it is "haeng-jeok-in-jae-sang."

"As a butcher is excited by a pig's squeal,

some are happy at the misfortune of others."

What?

If one is shim-seon-sin-myeong-gwon,

they will goo-gam-on-gum-ji.

If one sin-young-gon-pip-sim,

they will yeo-moon-jeong-ham-wi.

It is said that the gods only protect the kindhearted.

I was hurt by those who spoke sweet words

but were horrid on the inside.

However, unlike before,

this sincere letter has brought true comfort to me.

So she is saying that my letter is all right, is she not?

She is criticizing the ones before?

It seems she knew we would

read this together.

Then, is she saying

we are like butchers who are excited by a pig's squeal?

My gosh. That young thing is quite bold.

How dare she!

We cannot let this slide, can we?

Then, why do you not write her a reply?

You should have seen their faces.

Stop.

How can you torture someone innocent?

We are merely merchants who sell and buy things.

Do not confess.

There is no proof.

No one knows what we did since we killed all of them.

I am not dead.

Those men are Sam-man and Cheon-bok.

They shot flaming arrows, set it on fire,

slew people, and stole the riches.

I saw it with my own two eyes.

Damn it…

Give them 100 floggings this instant!

- I did not do it, my lord! - No.

I did not do it!

Please, my lord! I did not do it!

Who are you? Who are you, you wench?

You…

The slave girl from the inn? How did you…

Silence!

You did not…

just steal their riches.

You stole their precious dreams too.

The person you killed…

was someone who was going to save countless people.

So…

even after death,

you will never go to paradise.

What could this be?

Oh, my goodness.

This is face powder they use in Qing.

You never took care of yourself

looking after the household, and that worried me.

My lady.

These shoes and silk are for Baek-yi.

Oh, my goodness. I do not think I deserve these.

Thank you, my lady.

This is precious medicine.

It is very good for coughs.

My coughs were healed a long time ago.

You brought it too late, my lady.

Thank you, my lady.

This is aloe.

It is a plant from Arabia.

It can also be used medicinally.

It is very tough. Like you, Grandmother.

Thank you,

Tae-young.

Be well, my lady.

Thank you for everything.

Where do you think you are going?

Grandmother. No, my lady.

What is your name?

My name is…

Goo-deok.

Your name is Ok Tae-young.

Pardon?

From now on,

live as Ok Tae-young.

My lady, what do you mean?

No, I could not possibly do that.

How can someone lowly like me take her place?

Since you survived instead of her, you must pay for that sin.

Tae-young's final wish was to take you in,

so should we not fulfill that wish for her?

It will definitely not be easy.

You must wear the headpiece skirt for the rest of your life.

Become Tae-young from head to toe.

Do not let anyone find out.

2 YEARS LATER

A new magistrate is appointed.

But he omitted the parade and the feast with the predecessors?

He must not know to fear the Yuhyangso.

It would not even suffice if he prepared a table full of food.

He is a widower.

There was no one by him to prepare those things.

I hear that he is upright and not corrupt.

He may be trouble for us.

Even so, everyone in the government office is in our hands,

so what power could he wield?

Why did they send such an upright and clean magistrate

to our Cheongsu County?

- Did someone write an anonymous letter? - Who could it be?

Is it that fox of Lord Ok's family?

She humiliated all of us. She would definitely do something like that.

You see, her arrogance seems to know no bounds.

She has not even shown her face.

The mourning period is over, so why is she still hiding in the annex?

When she occasionally comes out, she is covered under the headpiece skirt,

so I cannot see what she looks like.

She may really have been violated, or she could have a big scar on her face.

She must be incredibly…

ugly.

Ugly?

My lady.

My goodness. You look so beautiful.

What about the bags? Did you take them all out?

Aloe seems to grow well even if it is not watered much.

How impressive.

I hope they survive well again this winter.

Aloe is tough, so do not worry.

I will bring them in and keep them warm.

What about you?

Why do you sleep on the cold floor instead of the warm spot?

When you go to Hanyang,

you will be bored as you cannot keep an eye on me.

It is because my body runs hot.

I feel more comfortable there.

You seem like a lady on the outside, but are you still Goo-deok on the inside?

I seem like a lady?

I was a perfect lady from the start.

Stop.

You are practicing too much. Save some energy for the show.

Why are you sharpening it now?

You should have finished it by now. It's tomorrow.

My goodness.

Dol-dol, get it higher so even the next town can see.

Mi-ok, make your movements bigger. It is when you look the prettiest.

Make it bigger.

If any of them fall out, it will be so embarrassing.

Do it exactly as it says.

Sun-ok, make the sound more beautifully. It is not exciting at all.

Do it again.

By the way, where the heck did he go?

Are you sure you will be fine by yourself?

I am not alone.

I have so many to look after.

Please do not worry, my lady.

- She has me. - She has me too.

We will take good care of Lady Tae-young,

- so please have a safe trip. - Have a safe trip.

Are you sure you will not go see Chan-young with me?

If I go, it will disturb his studies. He will want to spend time with me.

Also,

I cannot go to Hanyang.

My composite sketch is still there.

No one will recognize you.

I doubt that.

I will leave now.

- Yes, my lady. - Yes, my lady.

- Safe travels. - Have a safe trip.

- Take care. - Watch out for bandits.

There you go again.

Are you collecting all of Goo-deok's sketches in every office?

How did you know?

If you collect all of them, will Goo-deok appear before you?

It is a ritual of mine to confirm that she is alive.

It is like a hobby, collecting them from offices nationwide.

Anyway, why are you here, Soe-ddung?

Come on. You are not Song Seo-in but Chon Seung-hwi.

And I am not Soe-ddung but who?

- You are Man-seok. - Man-seok.

Man-seok who wants to be rich, right?

I keep forgetting.

- It is Chon Seung-hwi! - Oh, my!

- Put this up. - Oh, my!

Go.

That is right. Please calm down.

He is only performing for one day.

See him briefly today and see him a lot tomorrow!

What? One moment. Excuse me.

What?

The Heavenly Storyteller Chon Seung-hwi?

Is Chon Seung-hwi really coming to our town?

Oh, my gosh!

Chon Seung-hwi!

Am I dreaming or what?

What on earth…

I told you not to do this, my lord.

What if Her Ladyship sees this?

- I thought it would suit you. - Pardon?

My goodness.

THE HEAVENLY PROFESSIONAL STORYTELLER CHON SEUNG-HWI

No, you have to cut the tip off of these greens.

This part is bitter.

Yes.

No, stop.

If you cut that much off, what do we eat?

Just cut the tip off.

How is it that you do not improve and forget everything I teach you?

Darn it.

Are you irritated by me?

- I am a lady. - Oh, my.

It is not that. It is about Baek-yi.

She left first thing in the morning and has not come back yet.

She went to the market. I told her to get me some books.

My lady!

Chon Seung-hwi. Chon Seung-hwi is coming!

Who? Chon what?

A storyteller. The Heavenly Professional Storyteller Chon Seung-hwi!

Performing in Cheongsu County for one day tomorrow!

Why did you teach her how to read?

All she reads is romance novels.

You should learn how to read too, Mom.

One must enjoy a bit of culture, you know.

Culture? What nonsense.

Do you think you are noble because you have those shoes on?

One must know their place.

If you do not, you will get in trouble. You hear me?

No, I do not!

Good grief.

My precious shoes that my lady got me.

I have to wear them sparingly.

If they wear out, I will get you a new pair.

Never mind that.

Let us go see Chon Seung-hwi, my lady.

Do you love that storyteller or something?

Do you want to marry him?

Oh, my! What are you talking about?

I will never marry and live with you forever, my lady!

I also will not marry and live with you forever. Thank goodness.

Why not?

The three-year mourning period is over, and your memory is back.

And you are so beautiful, so why will you not get married?

If you really do not want to get married, let us go see Chon Seung-hwi.

Is he that amazing?

He is not just a storyteller who reads books to people.

He writes his own novels.

But he does not simply read them but dances and performs as well.

Oh, is that so?

And he wears a mask that you can slightly see his face through.

That scarcely visible face looks so handsome.

He is so popular in every town.

Is that so?

Is that all?

You have no interest in seeing him, my lady?

No.

That is right! You may develop an interest.

This book mentions gat ornaments too.

Gat ornaments?

Like the one you carry in your pocket and take everywhere you go.

The main male character of the book is a nobleman.

He met a woman selling peanuts at the market

and fell in love with her.

He was thankful for the inspiration,

so he gave one of his gat ornaments to her.

But that woman happened to be…

A slave girl of the woman He was in marriage talks with!

It cannot be.

That is why it is a novel.

How could a slave girl and a nobleman fall in love?

But imagining it makes me happy.

No, I should not even imagine it.

One must know their place.

There is a very humorous scene in it.

When the lady came into the room,

the slave girl got scared and tried to hide--

Behind the folding screen?

Yes. How did you know that?

Well… It is written right here. "Behind the folding screen."

That is right. Here it is.

"If we were of the same status,

I would have expressed how I felt to you."

If we were of the same status, I would have expressed how I felt to you.

I cannot seem to sleep tonight though it is getting very late.

How does this Chon Seung-hwi know about this story?

Anyway, this nobleman has been looking for the runaway slave

all over the coasts of Joseon.

Really?

Yes, my lady.

It is so touching, is it not?

Here, my lady.

I am sorry. Excuse me.

It is Chon Seung-hwi!

- Over there! - Show us your face.

After Empress Sim heard this She threw off her coral shoes

She ran across with only her socks

She embraced her father's neck

Oh, my. Father!

My gosh! It is so lowbrow

that I cannot bear

watching it!

But to someone lowly like me,

It does not matter Whether the performance is

good or not.

How so?

Because life…

Because life is…

hard.

While watching these, we briefly forget about it.

We imagine

Happy days that would

Never happen to us

It gives happiness to those who have worked hard each day.

Is that not the power of artists?

I would like to get to know you better.

What would you like to do with your life?

What are you passionate…

Passionate…

about?

What do you dream of?

My dream is…

the sea.

My dream is…

the sea.

Oh, my. Are those waves?

What is that?

Oh, my. Is it not the ocean?

You are

a ray of light that has saved me from deep despair and darkness.

And this is…

my feelings…

toward you.

It is my longing.

Goo-deok.

Give him a round of applause.

Chon Seung-hwi!

Gosh.

Oh, my goodness, my lady.

Are you all right, my lady?

What?

Yes, I am fine.

Do you by any chance know Chon Seung-hwi, my lady?

What?

No.

He just looks like someone I knew.

It was definitely Goo-deok.

You saw her too, right? Our eyes met.

If it was her, she would not have run from you.

But…

Listen, I have to go see her.

You do not know where she lives.

You are right.

You know, I really do not understand.

Let us be honest. The two of you were not that close, were you?

Hey. What do you know?

You know nothing. Have you ever been in love?

- You have never. - Whatever.

You ruined the performance.

- Hey, I finished it! - There was no conclusion in the story.

- What do you know? - Excuse me!

I have something to ask you.

Ok Tae-young. Did you say Ok Tae-young?

I have never heard that name.

But you think your lady knows him?

I had a feeling.

I have never seen her react like that my whole life.

Whatever her reaction may be, she ran away.

- Are you from around here? - No.

Gosh.

That is just how ladies are.

My lady is very demure.

So what you are saying is,

someone who looks like me was in Qing, and whom I am looking for is--

Do not make it complicated.

Did you…

give her a gat ornament piece?

Like that one.

My lady!

This is bad, my lady.

What is the matter, Kkeut-dong?

Baek-yi is about to run away with some man.

What?

She asked me to bring you so she could bid you farewell.

Hush!

Are you really going to run away with this man?

What the heck are you talking about? He is not my type at all.

Why are you hurting my feelings?

You should go.

If you talk about this anywhere, I will kill you.

Fine.

This will make it two poon.

- Okay. - Open it.

Let us get closer.

Kkeut-dong.

It is really you.

Well…

have you been doing well?

What happened? What about Baek-yi?

What?

Oh, I heard that you do not go out, so I came up with this plan.

Did you tell Baek-yi who I am?

What? No, I did not.

- Are you sure? - Probably?

I did not know you were living here like this,

so I was searching for you along the coast.

Why were you looking for me?

- What? - Why on earth would you look for me?

I truly do not understand.

If you read my book, you would know

that I fell for you…

the moment I saw you.

Young Master, are you a stalker?

"A stalker"?

It signifies a man who lusts after women.

Someone who covets a woman and tries to claim her.

Wait, so are you calling me a pervert right now?

It was just twice.

Besides, they were chance encounters.

How can the depth of my feelings

be proportionate to the number of times we met?

There is a love that cannot be forgotten even with just one encounter.

You are quite selfish.

You knew I would live in secret as I ran away,

but you wrote my story in a book and looked for me while performing it.

Did you not think that would put me in danger?

Are you mad at me right now?

I am barely containing my anger.

What is going on?

Oh, my.

They seem to be fighting.

I think so too.

For three years, my heart has been burning for you.

So how can you treat me so coldly?

It is so frustrating.

Then, why are you wearing the gat ornament?

Why did you not let it part from you for even a second?

The moment you gave me the gat ornament…

is the only moment I want to remember

from my life as the slave girl Goo-deok.

I do not consider that a longing for you, my lord.

Besides, you were in marriage talks with Lady So-hye back then.

So how could I

dare to have feelings for you?

You must not…

have wondered about me at all.

You must not have been happy to see me either.

I was happy to see you.

I was amazed by your artistic ability as well.

I am so happy and proud to know that you have become a storyteller

who helps people forget about their worries.

Goo-deok.

You cannot call me that.

We now know that we are doing well,

so it would be best if we do not meet again.

But Goo…

Hey, Goo-deok.

Hey, Soe-ddung!

Hey, Goo-deok… I would really never recognize you.

You have not heard any news about my father, have you?

He is not with you?

No, we were separated while we were running away.

We really had no idea about your situation, so do not get him wrong.

Young Master even gave

the slave hunters everything he had so they would not catch you.

Do not worry, though.

Thanks to you, we are making a great living.

Bye, Soe-ddung.

Wait, I am Man-seok now.

I am not Soe-ddung. I am Man-seok now.

Take care, Man-seok. And take good care of him.

All right.

Bye.

Wait… Gosh.

She smiled at Man-seok. That is not fair.

I really could not hear a single word you said, my lady.

Why did you do it?

I really thought Chon Seung-hwi was your lover.

I had never seen your face turn red like that, my lady.

I see.

When I see you, my heart breaks.

You are so beautiful, my lady.

But all the rumors about you in town are awful.

And you say you will never get married and never leave the house.

You do not even have any friends.

What do you mean, I do not have any friends?

I have you, Baek-yi.

It is just that…

You seem so lonely and sad to me, my lady.

No matter what his status was, if you really did love him,

I hoped that you would run away with him in the middle of the night.

I was hoping that…

you could find some way to be happy, my lady.

Baek-yi,

I am not lonely.

I am truly happy.

I have lived such a hard life.

What… You had a hard life?

Not anymore.

So I would be punished if I desired anything more.

It really was enough…

to see him this one time.

It was really enough.

Are you all right?

Do I look all right to you?

If you laugh anymore, I will kill you.

Go and tell the owner that we will be staying a few more days.

But we are all packed. No, I am leaving tomorrow morning.

- How can I leave like this? - You can.

Leave like this, seriously?

Do not do anything further.

It would be unseemly.

Gosh.

Then, just one more day.

What?

One more day.

Fine. What can happen in a day?

But you know,

she will be in big trouble if her identity is revealed.

Yes, he must go to Hanyang to focus on his studies.

Then, will you be going to Hanyang with your son?

Of course.

Then, should we not have a farewell party for you?

I was thinking of doing that also.

I will invite you over to my house.

Baek Do-gwang is going to Hanyang?

Yes.

But he does not seem interested in studying at all.

He will have a hard time in Hanyang.

By the way, I caught him lurking around our house sometimes.

Do you think he has feelings for Lady Tae-young?

- Do you know anything? - Nothing comes for free.

Enough with this nonsense.

Anyway, the servants of that house can finally relax a little.

I know.

Everyone in Cheongsu County knows that their mistress is the nastiest.

That is right. Did you see how she branded Dol-seok with hot iron?

My gosh. It was awful.

By the way, where is Baek-yi? She owes me money.

She must be at the annex. She is inseparable from Lady Tae-young.

"When you get used to loneliness, the feeling gets dulled."

You must understand that by now.

How did you…

I climbed over the wall.

What is wrong with you? You cannot be here.

I am so hurt.

I hid you when you came to my annex.

But you kick me out?

Please leave.

No.

You must come with me today.

- I cannot do that. - Yes, you can.

- Goo-deok. - Young Master.

Are you not Goo-deok from Hanyang?

Are you blackmailing me?

You have gotten really pretty, Goo-deok!

Goo-deok!

Stop!

Where do you want to take me?

I prepared a horse on the other side of the wall. Let us go.

The wall? You want me to climb a wall?

- Yes. Come on. - Wait.

Here.

I have still got it.

What are you doing?

Someone may see. Climb over already.

Oh, yes.

All right.

What? Wait.

Do you need help?

No, thank you.

There is no one around here,

so you may be at ease.

It is my first time…

seeing the sea.

I came here while looking for you.

What do you think?

That house behind you would be perfect, would it not?

I thought it would be wonderful

if you could come and live here when you found your father.

Goo-deok!

- You caught so many. - You must be hungry.

It is exactly what I had…

pictured in my head.

How did you end up becoming a professional storyteller?

You are finally curious about me.

Can you not simply answer my question?

The night you ran away,

I realized who I really was.

I thought I was a foundling all my life,

but I was the son of a gisaeng.

I left the house soon after and went to Songdo

as I heard my mother was there.

Did you meet her?

You do not have to look at me that way.

I was perfectly happy

during my time there.

I simply wrote it for amusement and read it to them,

but they absolutely loved it.

Since I decided to become a professional storyteller,

I wanted to be a good one.

- Are you all right? - I thought if I became famous,

perhaps you may come find me.

That is how I started becoming famous

as Extraordinary Professional Storyteller Song Seo-in.

But why did you end up covering your face?

Father…

came to see me.

Father!

How dare you call me Father? You disgust me.

How dare you humiliate our family by doing something like this!

If I hear your name one more time, I will not let you live.

So…

I changed my name and covered my face.

It is all right.

I am living so freely now.

I can write, dance, and sing as much as I want.

I feel like I am truly alive.

You look happy.

Now, how have you ended up being trapped in an annex, just like me back then?

How else could I live?

If I left that house,

I would still be but a runaway slave.

Run away with me.

I will keep you safe.

I travel all over Joseon, so you will find your father in no time.

And once you do, let us return to this place.

Did you not say this was your dream?

If we had…

met as two people of the same status,

wed without any problem,

and lived under the same roof, how would that have been?

I would be nagging at you,

and you would be lazy, my lord.

Just the thought of it

feels so sweet

yet so sad.

It is a dream that cannot come true.

I hope…

you can live as yourself.

Wearing a headpiece skirt and staying hidden your whole life

is not like you.

I am leaving tomorrow. I will wait for you at the traveler's inn.

What is the matter?

Why are you all crying?

Baek-yi… Baek-yi is…

My goodness.

My lady.

Baek-yi.

Why is she…

Why is she like this?

Why are you lying like this, Baek-yi?

Tell me.

Baek-yi…

What happened?

Tell me what happened!

We did not see her since this morning, but we did not think much of it.

But Mak-sim kept saying she had a bad feeling,

so I went to look for her and…

Baek-yi!

Oh, my gosh. Oh, no!

Why on earth… Why would Baek-yi…

According to the coroner, she ended her own life.

No, that cannot be.

Baek-yi would never do that!

Yes, my lady. We agree with you.

The coroner said she hung herself.

But why is her head cracked open in the back?

I am sure someone is behind this.

Who would possibly do that and why?

Baek Do-gwang.

- Kkeut-dong! - What? I am right.

He kept lurking around our house.

You know that he kept trying to convince Baek-yi to go to Hanyang with him.

You knew that too?

What is the point in knowing that?

What power do we have?

True. This happens all the time.

My lady, where are you going?

What are you going to do, my lady?

I must go to the government office.

We must tell them what we know and capture him immediately!

Even if you tell them, nothing will change, my lady.

If the coroner said she killed herself, that is the end of it.

Still, how can we let her go like this?

So wrongfully?

That is our lot in life, my lady.

Our lives are no different from dogs or pigs.

Are we animals? Are we like dogs or pigs?

Hey, how are you different from dogs or pigs?

Please!

Mom!

Die! Die, maggot!

Die!

Where are you going, my lady?

Baek-yi is…

not a dog nor a pig.

Baek-yi is…

my one and only friend.

You cannot go!

Move. Mak-sim, get out of my way. Please!

Get a grip!

Did you forget who you are?

Since we call you "my lady," you think you are really Lady Tae-young?

What if you speak up and someone recognizes you?

If they recognize who you are,

tearing you apart will be nothing for them.

You should run away with that man instead.

That is what my Baek-yi wanted.

All she ever wanted was for you to be happy.

Remember this.

You are not the real Lady Tae-young.

What can I give you?

I have nothing.

So what can I do for you?

Do not do anything for me.

From now on, whatever you do, do it for yourself.

You are not here…

to leave with me.

Here.

You said that was the only memory

you wanted to keep from your life as Goo-deok.

But now, you want to even forget me.

You should…

forget about me too.

The Goo-deok you had feelings for,

the Goo-deok who wanted to live by the sea with her father…

died…

in the fire at the inn two years ago.

The life I was given instead of Lady Tae-young's…

cannot be lived by Goo-deok.

So…

the dream I must fulfill…

is not my own dream…

but Lady Tae-young's.

All right.

Finally…

you sound like yourself.

My lady.

You were right, my lady.

The coroner from the other village says it could not have been suicide.

My lady!

I cannot find Mak-sim anywhere. What do we do?

You do not think she went to take her own life after Baek-yi, do you?

- Oh, no. - Oh, no, our Mak-sim. Mak-sim!

Oh, no. Mak-sim!

I hope the food was to your liking.

It was so delicious.

- Let go of me! - What are you doing?

What has gotten into you?

I feel so wronged I cannot live on like this!

What is all this fuss about?

Call Baek Do-gwang.

Get out here right now!

Are you insane?

Did she call him Baek Do-gwang?

Do you want to die?

Yes, I want to die.

If I am going to die anyway, there is nothing I cannot do.

How could this happen?

And why do you all look like this?

Can you call this living?

Go and call your young master out.

- Go and get Baek Do-gwang! - Please!

How dare she?

Have you lost your mind?

No, I am not crazy.

- Stop. No! - Let go of me!

You know better than anyone, my lady!

Your son was mad about my daughter and pursued her…

And he tried to convince her to go to Hanyang with him!

How dare you slander my precious son?

Is only your son precious?

My daughter is precious too!

I gave birth to my child

just like you all did and raised her by breastfeeding her!

Even so, what you passed onto her

is the fate of a slave that is worse than a dog or a pig's.

So she tried to change her fate by seducing a nobleman

and killed herself when it went wrong.

Why do we not go and find out?

If that is true!

Go and get Baek Do-gwang!

This is why one must manage the slaves well.

Precisely. How lenient were they with them

that they dare to humiliate nobles like this?

Unbelievable.

Baek-yi…

I must teach her a lesson.

Wrap her in a straw mat! This instant!

Yes, my lady.

Stop!

On what grounds are you trying to beat her?

She must be the daughter of Lord Ok.

I understand that your family was ruined after your parents died,

but you should have managed your slaves well.

You should have managed your son well.

What?

How could she speak in this way?

My lady, please. Do not do this.

I will…

protect those I must protect.

What are you doing? Wrap her in a straw mat!

Halt!

Do not touch her.

Look, Magistrate.

She humiliated my family and insulted my son.

Beating her wrapped in a mat is nothing.

You must

prove that you did not kill Baek-yi.

On what basis are you spewing such words?

Do you have proof?

They have

murdered the slave girl, Baek-yi, and disguised it as suicide.

The coroner from the other village

proved that the inspection of the dead body was fabricated.

So? Who are you accusing of disguising and fabricating it?

I am reporting…

Baek Do-gwang's family for the murder…

of the slave, Baek-yi.

Have you lost your mind? How dare you speak such nonsense?

Magistrate, why are you just watching?

Thus, the government office will be reinvestigating it,

so please come with us.

Do you think this makes sense?

If you are refusing to come with us…

Arrest the whole family of Baek Do-gwang!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Let go! What do you think you are doing?

- My lady! - Let go!

Oh, my. Oh, my goodness!

Thank you very much for reinvestigating it.

It is what a magistrate must do.

By the way,

what is your name, my lady?

I am…

My name is…

Ok Tae-young.

How could you let things get so out of hand?

So I will never let the people who did this to her get away with it.

Whether they are guilty or not, we must win no matter what.

You do not even have a proper witness or evidence.

It is not that I do not have evidence, but you got rid of it, did you not?

- Seize her. - We must punish the family of Lord Baek

this time for Cheongsu County to stand upright.

Why not become a legal advocate yourself?

According to Article 347 of the Great Ming Code,

she, for insulting noblemen,

will receive ten floggings.

Subtitle translation by: Ilyoung Kim