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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.]

[Jung Soon Goo / 29 years old / Hanseongbu's officer and Jung Soon Deok's older brother / Note: Anti-marriage]

The reason I am anti-marriage?

It is because I feel sorry for my younger sister

who married into a family where she is sure to become a widow, all for the sake of my success as the son.

I cannot forgive my father, who forced my sister to marry into such a family,

so I do not plan ever to get married.

[Maeng Sam Soon / 21 years old / The youngest of the three old maidens]

[Note: Writes novels forbidden to unmarried people]
The Officer?

Aigoo, I already forgot about him.

I have already decided to focus on Scholar Number 23, who is good at cooking.

Oh, washing my hair at Suseongdong Valley is the story

I wanted to try the most from what Mother told me

about Ssangyeonsulsa, which is why I asked Yeojudaek.

I am going to meet my destined one there, just like the ladies of Bukchon.

[Episode 10: Love blooms on Dano]

I will not raise an issue of what you say while we are enchanted.

So you should also

answer me without minding the current situation.

Why did you lie...

saying you do not like me?

In my opinion, it is certain you like me as well.

During tower circling, you said you would be my shield.

When I fainted at the inn,

you came to me running before anyone else.

And after hearing I was okay at the river,

you were sincerely relieved.

Additionally, you were talking to me as if you were calm,

but your pulse was beating faster than usual.

If you look the other way, I will leave right after this match is over.

Based on all of these situations,

it is certain you like me as well.

Could it be I was mistaken because I am a shy nerd?

My heart was in pain...

when you did not look at me when you were speaking.

I did not know the reason back then.

But I think I know the reason now.

It was because

I also had feelings for you.

However...

I cannot forget my deceased husband.

Until I die, probably.

So I cannot accept your feelings

or give you my feelings.

So Cheon?

You are...

What brings you here, Your Excellency Gyeongwoonjae?

Could it be you need a corpse again?

Well...

are you So Cheon, who wrote "The Scholar's Man?"

You came to me because of that novel after eight years?

That novel is about the murder of Pyeongyangbu's deputy mayor, right?

Did you hear about it from someone?

I did not hear it from someone.

It is my personal experience.

You were the woman

disguised as a man in the novel, huh?

The numbers do not add up here.

Do you not know, or are you pretending not to know?

It is what your uncle ordered, using the customs as an excuse.

I truly did not know because it was my first time.

And follow the rules rather than customs if that is the case.

I will take the responsibility.

It did not make sense he cooperated with his enemy to hide his daughter's affair in the novel,

but it makes sense now.

Anyone would shake hands with their enemies to hide their sons' love for men.

Because their families' honor is at risk.

Looks like it was not a double suicide as it was in the novel.

Who killed Jo In Hyeon, and why did you bring about the false accusations?

Jo In Hyeon was...

killed by me.

Only if I did not go to him that day,

he might still be alive today.

Every day,

that is what I wonder.

These are letters His Excellency Park Bok Gi exchanged with the interpreter from the Ming Dynasty.

There should be enough evidence to prove he stole from the tributes.

He will find out the letters are gone tomorrow.

There is not much time.

Write an appeal letter to the Royal Court tomorrow morning.

I am sorry.

I do not think I can do this.

All right.

I am sure it does not feel right to actually report your uncle.

However, it will be better for you to do it since you are in the same family.

These letters contain not only evidence of stealing from the tributes

but also of treason for attempting to murder Grand Prince Woon Hae.

What do you mean? I did not see such content.

You will understand what I mean after tomorrow.

I also thought I must report Uncle to correct an unjust custom.

But if I write an appeal letter to the Royal Court with these letters as evidence,

my entire family will be exterminated.

Calm down.

I am sure there is a way to resolve this.

What are you doing right now?

Are those rumors about you loving men true?

I am sorry.

Father, Father!

F-Father, Father!

Although I was able to survive,

he lost his life at the scene

because he took the strike without resisting.

Does that mean Jo In Hyeon was killed by his father?

Do you know what the evidence of the planned murder of Grand Prince Woon Hae was in the letter?

His Excellency Park took the letter afterward, so I could not look at them again.

But I did not find such content when I read them before.

Even if I missed it,

since Grand Prince Woon Hae was unharmed at the time,

it looks like Dongno Party ceased their plan when he died.

Many innocent people lost their lives to hide that incident.

My father also passed away within half a year after it happened.

Now that I think about it, his existence and mine were misfortunes.

This is why I live my life taking care of abandoned corpses to atone for my sins.

I do not wish to talk about this matter anymore.

Why did you choose Temple Seonhwa?

Is this not the temple sponsored by Left State Minister Jo Young Bae's family?

He will not let you be if he finds out.

So I cannot understand why you chose to stay here.

That would be why he stays here, would it not?

Because his beloved person's memorial tablet is here.

I understand you are innocent,

but I think it could be difficult to prove your innocence legally.

As you said before, my lovesickness is my problem,

so do not worry about it.

You can continue matchmaking.

The only thing is, the Officer said he would protect you until the wedding.

So keep that in mind and be careful.

These letters contain not only the evidence of stealing from the tributes

but also of treason for attempting to murder Grand Prince Woon Hae.

What do you mean? I did not see such content.

What was the evidence of treason Jo In Hyeon mentioned?

Why did the undertaker monk not catch it when reading the same letter?

Aigoo, Young Madam!

Young Madam!

My goodness!

Aigoo, she went out again.

Gosh, what should I say this time?

I am here.

What are you doing out here this time?

My head is clustered as if it is full of cotton.

So I could not stay in the room.

Your head is not a quilt, so why is it full of cotton?

Hurry up and get up.

The Officer has come.

Orabeoni is here?

You could have gone to Temple Seonhwa with me, but why did you...

go with His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae?

I did not go with him.

He was waiting for me in front of Temple Seonhwa.

Orabeoni, my head is about to burst.

So, could you save the scolding for next time?

What about the writer?

Did you meet him?

Yes.

It was true Yeojudaek was falsely accused.

So, you know who the real culprit is, too?

He met the undertaker monk with the matchmaker at Temple Seonhwa.

At Temple Seonhwa?

Is he trying to learn how to bury corpses now?

Or is he trying to become a monk? Goodness, he is up to all sorts of nonsense.

As soon as he came back, he stopped by the Royal Investigations and Justice Bureaus to take the preliminary

investigations documents from eight years ago and even the documents

on the Memorial Gate for your daughter-in-law.

Could he be investigating the matter with Nephew?

Alas.

You will not even let me talk.

Bring to me the undertaker monk Gyeongwoonjae Prince met.

Yes.

He was killed by his father?

Are you okay?

I am not okay.

Who would have ever thought

clearing Yeojudaek's name meant exposing Father's crime?

What about His Excellency Gyeongwoonjae?

What do you think he will do?

He said Yeojudaek is indeed innocent,

but it will not be easy to clear her name.

Just because a father killed his son for loving men...

it is indeed hard to find him guilty. Except...

they just wanted to hide it because

it will bring shame to the family.

Orabeoni...

do you also think a family's reputation is

more important than its son's life?

Though I do not think so,

our father also forced you to

marry into this family to save our family.

I made you do something you should not have done because I am lacking.

I am sorry.

What do you mean by that?

I was forced to get married?

I know all about it.

You fought with Father for days and nights before marriage. Back then...

I should have opposed him more strongly.

Soon Deok,

if it is too hard on you to stay here,

you can come back home.

What is the matter with you now, Orabeoni?

I had fights with Father back then

because he insisted he would not marry me off since my husband had an illness.

I was only trying to convince him otherwise.

Is that true?

In my opinion, it is certain you like me as well.

It was because I also had feelings for you.

I...

I loved my husband so much.

Oh, is that so?

I had the...

w-wrong idea.

I am sorry.

Do not cry.

Dano is coming soon, so I am sending you my feelings in this fan.

Although summer brings abundance in all life,

it can also make them rot at any moment.

If you take public office after some time passes,

please bring about wise winds like this fan and

become an official who cares for the people.

Gosh, I thought I would win this time.

Just one more round, please.

I have to win at least one game during the Dano Competition this year.

I am getting paid to play you, so feel free.

Huh?

I-I have an urgent matter, so I will learn next time!

Sorry, my legs suddenly slipped.

Gosh, you should have been careful.

You are the one who dashed out suddenly.

From what I hear, you will marry the Left State Minister's only daughter.

I think you should focus on only one thing, both in wrestling and marriage.

W-What is his problem?

Young Madam.

Yes?

What are you doing?

Twist it now.

That wretched fox rain.

This is crazy.

I am reminded of him every other moment.

I will forget him after time passes.

He will not even disappear now?

[Year of Yellow Rat]

[Year of Red Monkey]

These are letters His Excellency Park Bok Gi

[Jo In Hyeon, Stealing tribute, Letter, Evidence of Treason]
exchanged with the interpreter from Ming Dynasty.

These letters contain not only the evidence of stealing from the tributes

but also of treason for attempting to murder Grand Prince Woon Hae.

[Murder, Jo Young Bae]
Does that mean Jo In Hyeon was killed by his father?

Many innocent people lost their lives to hide that incident.

[Wife, Madam Yu, Suicide, Virtuous Women's Memorial Gate]

[Geumjam poison, Poisoned]
The symptoms of geumjam poison in a medical book from the Ming Dynasty I read recently was

[Princess Hyo Jeong]
way too similar to Princess' symptom eight years ago, so I was looking into it.

[Merchant from Ming Dynasty]

[Sells 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.

Who killed him?

[Dead, Crown Prince's bodyguard]
The ones who ordered the kidnap of the Crown Prince probably killed him.

To shut him up.

[Crown Prince abduction]

[Princess Hyo Jeong, Geumjam poison symptom]
There is a good chance this court maid and the Princess

[Queen's Palace's court maid]
were both poisoned with geumjam poison.

Maybe Gyeongwoonjae is going to do the swing competition at Dano,

but he was riding the swing with the old bachelors.

Gosh, he is such an eyesore.

Still, it looks like there will be great progress in Hanseongbu regarding

the old bachelors and maiden problem.

What are you saying?

I heard all the old bachelors who hang out with Gyeongwoonjae will marry the old maidens.

I do not think we will be scolded anymore because of the old bachelors and maidens this year.

Sir Mayor.

The progress in Hanseongbu is not the problem right now.

We need to stop the marriage of the old maidens Gyeongwoonjae is working on.

What is the reason?

Gyeonmijijeo.

[Gyeonmijijeo: To predict the future by seeing small signs]

Did you forget what justification we used to stop the Crown Prince's marriage?

It was the issue of countless old bachelors and maidens in Hanyang.

But a member of the Royal Family, Gyeongwoonjae, took the reins and

married off three old maidens with old bachelors.

So, the Royal Family will use this to promote the Crown Prince's marriage.

As I thought, my noonim was already reading all the signs.

Why do we not just get rid of Gyeongwoojae for good?

How do you thoughtlessly speak everything that is on your mind?

All right. Do you have a plan to stop Gyeongwoonjae?

Stop him?

Marrying old bachelors and maidens is a long-waited national project, is it not?

It would be a great thing if Gyeongwoonjae would do such a thing since he belongs to the Dongno Party.

On top of that, Master Maeng's three daughters' mother is from the Jo family, is she not?

Does that mean you are going to just sit still and watch the Crown Prince get married?

Do not worry.

The Crown Prince will not get married even if all the old maids in Hanyang get married.

Bring it to Namsan Village now.

Thank you for the news in Hanyang.

If I ever take public office, I will be a wise official who cares for the people, just like you wish.

I also tried some drawing to pay back the favor.

The fan with Mt. Mokmyeok on it is yours.

How did you know Maeng Ha Na and the Crown Prince exchanged letters?

The Crown Prince disappeared into Madam Seo's house.

But the Queen did not punish them and actually sent a pil* of silk.
(1 pil=5.3m)

I kept a close watch because it seemed odd.

It looks like Maeng Ha Na is the one who hid the Crown Prince that night.

What an outrageous wench! I will go and-

Next time.

I sent a letter to the Crown Prince and made it look like it was from Maeng Ha Na.

Young Master, I will give you a tour of Hanyang if you come to Hanyang this Dano.

Also, you will also be able to see my swing riding skills you were curious about,

so please make sure to come.

I will be waiting.

Mother will not allow me to leave, though.

What do I do?

For my son to create a poem now...

When did you grow up so much?

How is it?

It was good.

I especially like how you used "wu" for "to meet," not "wu" for "friend."

I must show it to the Teacher as well.

There he comes.

Huh?

Already?

The Teacher will feel pressured if he knows I listen in on his class,

so please keep this a secret.

Yes.

Have you been well?

Yes. Have you been well, too, Teacher?

I am having a bit of a hard time because something is weighing on my heart.

What is it about?

I am thinking about my wife, who died first.

The Princess that you were

forced to marry, Teacher?

I heard it from my aunt.

I am sorry if my words offended you.

Everyone in Joseon knows it, so there is no need to be sorry.

This is a secret that I am only telling you.

I was not forced into marrying, as the rumors say.

I married the Princess because I loved her enough to give up

on my dream of becoming the Chief State Minister.

I guess you were having a hard time because you missed the Princess.

There are times I have a hard time because I miss my birth mother and father,

so I understand how you feel, Teacher.

At times like that, I think all you can do is hurt.

Do you remember your birth parents?

I was so young, so I do not remember much,

but I do remember they smiled a lot while looking at me.

And my mother told me that they were good people.

I always get this feeling that you have a good relationship with your mother.

Yes. I love my mother the most in the world,

and I am not scared of anything as long as she is with me.

After hearing your words, my stirred-up heart has grown calm.

Pardon?

Thanks.

"Ho gang bool ho hak.

Gi pae ya gwang."

If you like to be firm but not to learn,

the consequences are recklessness.

I think it's time for us to end class.

Did I interrupt you?

We were about to end anyway.

Hearing my grandson study reminds me of the dead firstborn son.

He was a smart and kind son...

I am sorry.

When you grow older, you remember the past more vividly than what happened yesterday,

so I brought up something that made you uncomfortable.

Thanks to you, Your Excellency, I think my grandson found interest in studying.

Your grandson is smart and has a good heart, so he would have done well even without me.

Oh, I heard that Master Maeng's daughters are getting married on the 25th of May.

You have done a great deed in solving the problem of old maidens.

You even know the date of the wedding?

You are a major figure in the Dongno Party.

Of course, I should take an interest in what you are doing.

You are not just one of the sons-in-law like the king.

Is she saying that I should make my loyalties clear?

Pardon?

It appears she knows that the marriage of the old maidens will lead to the marriage of the Crown Prince,

so why is she so calm about it?

Who do you mean?

Who do you mean?

[Dano]

You can look around for a bit and then go to the tightrope walking at 12 p.m.

Everything has already been discussed with the madam of that family, so do not go elsewhere.

All right.

Oh, Gae Dong will save a good spot for you.

Geun Seok, you should obey your aunt well, okay?

Sister-in-law, is it not too much that you put Geun Seok on me to watch me?

Geun Seok should play with his friends during Dano.

Aunt, I am fine.

I want to meet my future uncle, too.

You should be well-mannered in front of your future uncle, okay?

Okay.

Do not let your guard down too much just because Mother entered the palace

to visit the Royal Consort Sookbin.

Sister-in-law, you should also come home on time.

Okay, okay. You should go now.

Let's go. I'll be going.

Geun Seok, we should go outside of the city.

Why? You need to go to meet your future uncle later.

I already met him last night.

Pardon?

Young Master.

You are the Young Master of the Chancellor's family, right?

I am.

Gae Dong, please give us some space.

I will be in the alley.

I apologize for asking to meet at such a late hour.

It is okay, but I am sure we were supposed to meet tomorrow.

It is about that.

Since it is my last Dano before getting married,

I wanted to spend it with my friends.

If it is okay with you, Young Master, I want to spend this Dano separately.

Oh, I see. That is fine with me, so have a good time with your friends.

Thank you.

Wait.

I can say I got this from you on Dano, right?

And I got this from you.

This will be our little secret, okay?

It's nice that we have a secret between us even before we get married.

- Goodbye.
- Bye.

If you don't come quickly, I will leave you behind.

I should get my head on straight.

What is going on? You are here early, waiting for me.

There should be days like this, too.

To recap what the schedule for our Dano plan is-

The Suseongdong Valley at 2 p.m.,

the wrestling arena at 3 p.m.,

and the swings at 4 p.m. Is that not right?

It is.

Then shall we go first to the scene of the first romance spot at Suseongdong Valley?

How did you come here?

I came to see you with my nephew since it is Dano.

You wanted to see Geun Seok once, Orabeoni.

Wait, but...

What do you want to do today?

Let me see...

Have you been-

Hello.

Hello.

Men cannot enter Suseongdong Valley today.

Maybe I should have asked why he came.

Did you wait long?

No, I just arrived, too.

Let's hurry up and go.

What is wrong? Are you nervous?

Well...

yeah.

Just think of it as just washing your hair.

Let us go.

I will be up on top.

Okay.

Officer!

I told you to protect Yeojudaek, so what are you doing here?

Men are forbidden from entering the valley below.

You are right.

Is Number 23 not here yet?

You are right. He should be here already.

- I will go look for him.
- Goodness.

I got too delayed while preparing food.

Oh, that is...

Geez. Maiden, that is too tough to eat.

You need to pick the tender leaves that look like this.

No, not that one.

Not yet.

We cannot afford to be delayed here.

Gosh, I cannot do this anymore.

Gosh, I need to stretch my legs.

Oh, I have a cramp!

Oh, no!

Someone grab her!

O-Officer, Officer!

I cannot believe a moment like this out of a novel would come for me.

I won't have any regrets even if I don't get married now.

No, if I can't marry the Officer, I won't marry anyone else.

Your Excellency!

Oh, okay...

Gosh.

Did you not say there were no issues with the groom candidates?

But Number 23 did not come,

and why did you suddenly appear there, Officer?

I have no way of knowing why Number 23 did not come.

Is this marriage only important to me?

It is very important to me, too.

Since my life is on the line.

- Pardon?
- Since the Officer caused this incident,

the Officer can take responsibility.

What do you mean the Officer will take responsibility?

All right.

How will he take responsibility?

Maiden.

If it is okay with you,

will you marry me?

Well...

Yes.

I would like that.

Okay.

Thank you.

Gosh! W-What...

What is going on? How could they suddenly...

I feel so relieved that the Officer is getting married.

We should give them space now.

Wait, wait, how could this be?

Wait, but how could he suddenly propose-

Did you not tell me

that it only takes a moment for a man and a woman to fall in love?

From what I can see, I think the Officer suits Maiden Sam Soon better than Number 23.

What do you think?

That is true, but what do we do about Number 23?

I am sure he thinks he is marrying Lady Sam Soon.

Since he broke his promise, he has no choice.

I even gave him an extra tip on attracting a woman with tasty food.

How is it?

Then...

I made this, too.

Are you that happy that the Officer and Lady Sam Soon are getting married?

You have been smiling for a while now.

Me?

Does your heart not hurt anymore even though they are together?

Though my heart does pound extremely fast,

it does not hurt like before for some reason.

Rather, I think I feel pretty happy instead.

Other matchmakers hear sounds or

recognize fate with energies from their bodies.

I was wondering how you recognize them.

Your Excellency, by chance, are you-

The wrestling match has probably started already!

No, if we go now, we can see it.

Hurry!

Oh, right. The wrestling match.

We are late. Run!

When I pick up this rock, you have to pull up the fish with this basket, okay?

Geun Seok! Catch a lot!

Aunt, if you yell like that, all the fish will flee!

Hush, quiet!

He is louder than me.

Shall we catch some fish?

One, two, three!

I caught it!

Wow!

Let's do it again!

All right. This time, let's try catching two at once.

Okay.

One, two, three!

Oh, we caught it again!

Geun Seok, you're good at catching fish!

Gosh, I don't see him anywhere.

Who am I supposed to give this jeho-tang to?

Gosh, whatever, whatever.

I did what I could.

Lady Du Ri!

Lady Du Ri!

You are Lady Du Ri, right?

Yeojudaek told me to save a seat for you, saying you will come.

Please come this way.

She is quite meticulous.

Excuse us, excuse us.

I was worried that you would not come.

What are you talking about? It's not like that.

I will win and give the cotton cloth to this maiden!

Gosh, why would you? Don't do that!

All right, come to the center. We need to start.

All right.

What's wrong with him?

All right! Grab each other's belts!

Ready, go!

My Lady...

One hit KO!

All right!

Gosh, that idiot! Why would he look at me there?

Gosh, I'm so embarrassed.

You said you would win and give me the cotton cloth.

How could you lose in the first match?

That guy was a champion candidate.

Yes, of course.

You should drink this.

Did you bring it to give to me?

No. The person I was supposed to give it to didn't show up.

You know how it is not good to waste food.

I am grateful to that guy for not showing up.

I cannot give you the cotton cloth, but I do have something to give you.

Why are you giving me this...

I bought it to apologize for what happened when we first met,

and I also thought it would look better on you.

I am sorry you did not get to compete in the wrestling match because of me.

There are wrestling matches at Chuseok, too. It is okay.

Orabeoni.

Live a happy life after getting married.

Do not just farm. Also, take the state exam...

since you are smart, Orabeoni.

Okay.

You should also live a happy life.

They are not there as well?

I need to check Lady Du Ri because she is unpredictable.

Goodness...

By chance, did you see Lady Du Ri at the wrestling match?

Oh, I did.

She went that way somewhere with some scholar earlier.

Is he the one you matched her up with?

No wonder he was so handsome.

Thank you for telling me.

Since things went well with Lady Du Ri, let us go to the swings.

Why does everyone say Number 24 is handsome?

Welcome.

What took you so long to get here?

I am so nervous!

Do not be nervous, and just do as you have practiced.

But why is Lady Ha Na not here?

There she comes.

The key point of the swinging event will be the walk.

You remember the scholar you met eyes with at Temple Seonhwa while giving him a tip in baduk?

It is not that we met eyes but rather that the scholar unilaterally looked at me.

That scholar will show up at the swinging competition on Dano.

I thought he was just a nerd from a rich family. Not bad.

If you see the scholar at the swings, approach him naturally.

If you stop too close to him, you seem too easy.

If you stop too far, the scholar will not recognize you with too many people.

The point is to stop five steps away from him.

If we are five steps apart,

how will he speak to me?

Oh, you are right.

I really hate guys who yell.

The scholar will take the remaining four steps.

Do they not look so good standing together like that?

Let's not be so senseless in staying here.

Let's go back and watch them from there.

This is the first time I have watched the festivities of Dano like this.

It is not as bad as I thought.

Your first time?

What did you do on Dano in the past?

I read books alone at home because I did not like the hectic environment.

That is also not as bad as you think.

Since you got to see it this year, do not just stay home starting next year.

Starting next year, I plan to watch the Dano festivities with you.

You do not need to forget your dead husband.

I also have not forgotten the Princess.

Like you,

I probably will never be able to forget her.

However,

it is certain that I like you.

Is that not also...

true of you, too?

♫ The moment you faced me like the bright sunlight ♫

♫ You came down into me, blindingly ♫

[The Matchmakers]

♫ Among fates as countless as the stars, I met you like a miracle ♫

♫ The wind is blowing again ♫

Do you believe in fate?

Even the love between a man and a woman...

No!

is ultimately like fate.

Then does that not mean he knows what Brother-in-law did to Nephew and his wife eight years ago?

Do you suspect anyone?

Number 12, don't ever let this maiden go.

From hearing the symptoms, it appears His Excellency is the Ssangyeonsulsa.

Are you saying you will eliminate him?

I think we should never meet again.

[The Matchmakers]