Original subtitles

(Characters and places in this drama are fictitious.)

Well done.

For 200 years, the Nam Family lived as scholars with no title.

But the time has come...

for you to finally make our name known.

I only have you to thank for taking me in and raising me, Father.

Could there be a better figure...

to receive the top honor of the state exam?

What you only lack...

is the power and prestige that comes with your family name,

so I will find you a young lady whose family can fill in that void.

That being said, I advise you...

not to associate yourself with those impudent...

and to stay away from questionable places.

Do not forget...

that our family's fate...

is in your hands.

"Self-discipline guides one down the right path."

"If one does not have it,"

"one cannot see,"

"nor hear..."

"Nor hear..."

"Nor hear..."

Come on.

What in the world is she...

I truly welcome you to our home.

I cannot believe the man who came first place...

will be staying at our house.

So this is the hand of the top scholar.

- Ro Seo, this is... - Right.

the top scholar's hand.

Why did it have to be this place of all places?

After paying 80 nyang for the horse,

all that we had was 20 nyang.

Please put up with it for a few months.

I thought you needed the money.

That man is a naive scholar from a rural area.

That is why he agreed to pay 20 nyang.

Had it been anyone else,

they would not have wanted to pay that much for that place.

I carefully selected someone naive...

whom you could leech off of.

Hae Soo, come eat.

Come on. I pay three nyang for a month's worth of food.

How could a meal be this shabby?

Goodness.

She made a feast to welcome the top scholar.

A feast?

Young, come sit down.

Goodness.

Why would you sit there?

Then should I eat standing up?

As a woman, how can you eat at the same table with us?

Chun Gae, come eat with us.

- Come here. - Yes, my lady.

He and I are of different status.

So how dare we eat at the same table?

Then just starve.

That being said, I advise you...

not to associate yourself with those impudent...

and to stay away from questionable places.

Eat slowly.

Here.

Have some.

Ro Seo, eat up.

It was lonely to eat with just my sister.

Now that we have you two, the house finally feels lively.

Let us get along as if we are family.

We are a family since we eat together.

Do you not agree?

A family?

Chun Gae, eat up.

Thank you, master.

Have some white kimchi.

All right.

(Moonshine, Episode 2)

Are you the sun?

You are shining.

Were you an inspector?

Yes.

Why is she staring at me like that? It is making me uncomfortable.

Look at these glaring eyes.

What are you doing?

This is the very beast who can recognize a sinner...

and ram its horns into those who are evil.

It is Haechi.

I must go.

Another Haechi on the back?

Of all the positions, why did he have to be an inspector?

I am Young from the Nam family, the new inspector of Saheonbu.

I am here to greet you, Your Royal Highness.

You may raise your head.

Look at this obnoxious chap.

Goodness. Step back!

Did you just use your foot? You dared to use your foot on me?

You...

Why the long face?

You look at me as if we have met before.

That...

That cannot be possible, Your Royal Highness.

I only recently moved to Hanyang,

so how could I have seen you who has been residing in the palace?

I thought you were nothing more than a foolish hillbilly.

But you are smarter than I thought.

I will remember your face and name.

You may leave.

Do not forget that you may die...

if you are not careful with your words.

What?

Your robe has come undone.

"A dragon disguised as fish can get caught."

If a dragon is disguised as a fish,

even a fisherman can catch it.

What did you say?

If it is captured and cooked into a fish stew,

who will be able to tell...

if it is a fish stew or dragon stew?

Fish stew?

Your Royal Highness.

I implore that you will possess dignity...

and follow the formalities.

Is he hinting that he will make me into a stew?

This one looks nice.

(Chun Geum)

Yes.

And...

No, not this.

My lady. You startled me.

Do you sell those herbs and buy alcohol with the money?

Alcohol is expensive.

I will not be getting much for selling...

No. Why?

What is it?

What is the matter, my lady?

Geum.

Would you like to make some money?

Are you crazy?

Did you brew this yourself?

I learned it from my father when I was a child.

How is it?

What is this?

Why?

Why do I feel the warm spring breeze after drinking this?

Why do I taste exotic fruit I have never had in my life after...

Did you really brew this?

Do you think I will be able to make some money with this?

Yes.

No.

Are you out of your mind?

The crackdown on the prohibition is tighter than ever.

You will get in huge trouble, my lady.

It costs 20 pun per glass.

So a single crock will bring in 20 nyang.

I cannot even make ten nyang after working hard for a month,

but this crock will make me 20 nyang.

But still.

If you get caught, you will be exiled.

You cannot do this.

If I sell just one crock a day,

after 10 days, I will make 200 nyang.

After a month,

- we will make 600 nyang. - What? 600 nyang?

Did you say 600 nyang?

It will be enough to settle my debt and for you to become a commoner.

Let us do this for just a month.

I will give you half. You can take half no matter what we make.

Half?

(Geunjeong Gate)

The chief royal secretary is looking for you.

Please get on the horse.

My lord.

Hey.

So?

Do you not think the garden is as beautiful as the palace?

This was the garden of my former lord.

Since then, it has been my duty to look after this garden.

You may think trees will grow well on their own if you let them be.

But that just is not the case.

Are any branches getting sick?

Has it overgrown?

Is it getting enough sunlight? You must keep a keen eye on it.

Is that so?

This tree.

The shadows of bigger trees cover up this tree,

so it has not been able to grow well.

Look.

The leaves lost their vitality...

and the branches become dryer by the day.

What do you think I should do with a tree like this?

Cutting away the shadows so that the smaller tree can grow.

The duty of a royal subject is not much different from this.

For the sake of His Majesty and His Royal Highness,

I am more than willing to become these scissors.

Will you do the same?

Today is the 49th day after my late wife's death.

I know we are under prohibition,

but I wanted to use liquor in good quality for her memorial,

hoping that in her next life, she will be born as a noble lady.

My lady, the liquor.

This is one nyang.

Yes, right.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Excuse me.

Please buy your baby something good to eat with this.

You said you wanted to make 600 nyang this month.

How can you make that money...

if you get concerned over every story they have to tell?

We can make it from people who do not have to squeeze out...

every single coin they have.

Whatever.

Geum, wait for me.

A foolish king and his loyal subject?

Young master, you seem troubled.

You always wash your brush...

whenever you are troubled about something.

Did I?

I should heat up some more water.

Give it to me. I will do it.

No, I need to get some air too. I will do it myself.

What are you doing over there?

Why do you go through my stuff without asking?

I was just looking for some water.

I will get some for you, so go back to your room.

Hey, wait.

What is this smell?

Goodness!

Oh my, I am sorry. My hand slipped.

Your hand slipped?

How can your hand...

I will wash it for you before it gets stained. Take it off.

Wait.

- Hey, wait. - Hurry up and take it off.

Wait, what are you doing?

Wait. What do you think you are doing?

I will wash these clean and bring these back to you,

so go back to your room.

Stop wandering about.

- Just stay in your room, will you? - What is this?

My gosh! Chun Gae!

Chun Gae.

What is it, young master?

Find another room to rent as soon as possible.

What? Why?

If I stay here any longer,

I am afraid my fidelity and chastity will suffer from irreparable damage.

- What? - Well, of course.

Any woman would want to be with the first place of the exam.

I mean, they would be grateful if the man was just the first place,

but I also have great looks.

I understand why she has other feelings for me.

It is not that strange, is it?

What is he saying?

- Over here. - Hurry up.

What are you doing? Get it over here!

- Yes, I am on it. - Over here.

Keep it up.

- Coming through. - Bring it over here.

I need some more here.

- Coming through! - That should be enough.

- Over here! - Get that here!

Coming!

- Bring one over here! - Okay.

Hey! Pour it down here.

Yes, I got it from here!

All right.

Okay.

Did you think you will not be caught smuggling liquor from the Qing?

You and I both...

simply want to make some money by using the prohibition.

But what you wanted was to monopolize the market.

You will eventually get in trouble.

I will find out if I get in trouble or not...

once I take over the entire market.

We cannot have anybody...

brewing liquor and selling them in all of Hanyang, can we?

Not even one.

Thanks to you,

the streets are uproarious all day, Chief Royal Secretary.

Roosters are always the noisiest just before the sunrise.

A rooster that does not know when to cry or not...

will be put to death earlier.

I will keep that in mind, Chief State Councilor.

That arrogant fool.

What on earth is the Office of Prohibition?

It is a gathering of thugs and ruffians.

I heard that Chief Royal Secretary called the top honor winner...

to his place yesterday.

The ranks were changed in the examination last time.

That cannot be a coincidence.

A lowly status and a hick.

Now there are thugs.

This country is going really well.

Did we...

depose the king while risking our lives just for this?

What can we do?

They have all the right reasons.

It is to save grains and stop extravagance.

Did you want to see me, Your Royal Highness?

I heard you have been a prohibition inspector for five years.

You must be Kim Seok Won.

You reported the bribe case of the Left State Councilor...

and lost favor with everyone.

That is all due to my lacking, Your Royal Highness.

I can call you to the Sigangwon of the crown prince.

I beg your pardon?

(Cure to all disease and rejuvenation)

My lady.

I heard that you buy things like these.

Anyone in?

- Move this way. - Okay.

What do you need?

- How many? - Two bottles.

All right.

Bring some manbyungcho from the drawer back there.

It is in there. Go over there. Right.

- Manbyungcho. - Manbyungcho.

Thank you.

How much can you get me until next week?

We have prepared these gifts for the senior inspectors.

Please take these...

and generously accept us, sir.

Make Inspector Nam resign within a month.

Did he not just get appointed?

That is why you need to get rid of him before he settles down.

Can you do it?

Giving a bottle of alcohol...

to the newcomers is the tradition of inspectors.

However, since the prohibition has been announced,

we replaced it with omija tea.

Take it.

Drink as much as you care for your peers and pass it over.

Is this...

alcohol?

What?

What are you talking about?

It is omija tea.

Did I not say that it is omija tea?

I heard that a hick does not know manners and is not tasteful.

Is that why you cannot tell between alcohol and omija tea?

Is that so?

Drink up.

If you do not drink up, you will not be accepted.

Do not forget...

that our family's fate is in your hands.

If I have to betray my belief to be accepted,

then this is my answer, Inspector.

Hang him.

Inspector. Wait.

Inspector.

Wait. Gosh.

You can come down after looking back...

on your arrogant and disrespectful attitude.

Do you understand?

Let us go.

Inspector.

Do not leave. Inspector.

Who is it?

Reveal yourself if you are a ghost.

I mean get lost.

Reveal yourself if you are a person.

Please spare me.

What are you doing here?

Is it you?

It is not a big deal to drink that.

Why would you get into trouble like that?

"Not a big deal?" It is a strict law.

But alcohol is not always bad.

It makes you warm in cold winter.

It helps you endure a long and boring night.

It also helps you become honest with your friends.

If you become honest with your friends while drinking,

they will end up having a sword fight.

You have no friends, right?

I did not feel the need to have them,

so I did not make any.

- I see. - Gosh.

Where are you trying to touch here?

I am looking for the knot.

I see.

Gosh. They tied this so hard.

By the way,

what on earth are you doing out here at this late hour?

Pardon? Oh, well...

Well...

A ghost. It is a ghost!

I saw a ghost over there.

I see it is a rabbit.

A ghost!

No, please...

Was that necessary?

As if there is such a thing as ghosts.

How could you possibly know that?

Many feel wronged even after passing.

If ghosts exist,

my father would have come to see me ages ago.

But he has not. Not even in my dreams.

Now, let us head back down.

- Gosh. - Untie me, will you?

Hold on. Wait for me.

Kim Kyun and Park San Jeon...

to the Directorate of Military Procurement.

Lee Tae Jin and Han Hak to the Office of State Rites.

Oh Hee Dong and Kim Ik Hyun...

who were invited to dinner will follow Ha Do Chul and Yoon Sin...

to the Sibja Watchtower.

Watch and learn.

- Yes, Inspector. - Yes, Inspector.

And where have I been assigned to?

You?

Be invited to dinner again and complete the ceremony.

Until then,

I would rather not hear from you again.

When King Myeongjong ruled, there was a movement...

to banish the hazing of new recruits.

According to the State Code,

the harassing of new recruits...

What did I say about not wanting to hear from you?

Provide me with another way then.

I will do anything...

that does not involve the consumption of alcohol.

Alcohol, did you say?

How about you volunteer as a prohibition agent then?

A prohibition agent?

Five in total.

Arrest 5 liquor vendors in 1 month...

and you will be off the hook.

Fail to do so...

and you will be writing your letter of resignation.

It is not those who make the liquor...

or those who drink the liquor.

Arresting five people who are selling the liquor...

is the same as saying he will not be accepted.

Then...

What then?

Will we be stuck with him?

Hold your thought. I will sort this out myself.

You may not be aware of this being new in Hanyang,

but those selling liquor...

are the hardest to catch.

They operate discreetly...

and have thugs watching their backs.

They are quick to draw their blades.

Blades? Sword-fights are not my forte.

Hence the need for the Office of Prohibition.

So in your case...

Use my brains, not my sword?

- You are absolutely right! - I am?

Officer Hwang, was it? You are coming with me.

Me? But...

Hey!

Will it be just me? As if you always work this hard.

My lord!

(Daesang Terminal)

What brings you by?

- It was made by women. - Women?

And they said they would be back today.

Ignorance fuels bravery.

They have no idea...

that their lives hang in the balance.

Please take a look!

Meet me at Supyo Bridge at the hour of sheep.

Go ahead and take a look.

- Hey! - But...

- Be gentle, boys. - Do you want to close the shop?

Unbelievable.

- Show us. - What do you have there?

Let me see.

Move! Clear a path.

- Be gentle, boys. - Out of our way.

If it were a flower, it will have been able...

to attract a butterfly from miles away.

Pin it to your hair...

and you will find an honorable young man to marry.

He does not have to be honorable.

Handsome features are what I value more.

Welcome. We have new items in store.

- We should go. - Yes, my lady.

- Gosh. - My goodness.

- Are you all right? - I am fine.

- Where did it go? - Are you all right?

My lady, have you seen the hairpin you were looking at?

I did not.

You there. That basket of yours.

What do you have hidden in there?

What are you talking about?

My lady,

I am sure you saw her hide the hairpin too.

Well...

Maybe she did.

How dare you steal from me and then play dumb.

Let me see what is in the basket.

- But... - Let me see what is inside!

And who may he be?

He is my servant.

Meet Park Chun Gae.

This is Officer Hwang.

Why are you introducing me to your servant?

Who would be aware...

of the secrets nobles harbor?

Their servants, of course.

Whether they drink or not.

If they do drink, where do they buy their liquor?

Asking their servants lead to quick answers.

Give it here, darn it!

How can you accuse me of stealing when I did not take it?

- Just... - What is the matter?

Goodness, officer.

She is pretending not to have stolen my hairpin.

I did not steal it. This is a misunderstanding.

Did you see her steal it?

This young lady did.

When did I say that I saw anything?

I merely stated that it was a possibility.

She should be searched thoroughly.

Especially her basket. Can you take a look?

Fine. But believe it or not, I am a lady of noble birth.

I will not let anyone search me.

Let this young lady do it.

I will search what is in the basket.

It seems like you are hiding something too.

What are you talking about?

Geum!

My lady, what took you so long?

I got held up. We should get going.

Are you sure they will be here?

They clearly said they would come by today.

Hwaje. A prescription, you say?

Yes. There is a physician...

who only makes himself available to prestigious families.

He charges a hefty sum for the prescription.

Then they take the prescription to the apothecary shop.

Anything else?

What was written on the prescription?

It was the name of a certain type of herb.

Manbyungcho,

weigela, haedongpi...

And there was one more. Poly...

Polygonatum stenophyllum maxim.

Yes. That is it.

Polygonatum stenophyllum maxim?

(Cure to all disease and rejuvenation)

Get them! Stop right there!

- Get them! - Gosh!

Gosh!

- My alcohol! - Get them!

Stop right there!

My lady, we have no time. We need to go!

Hurry up!

No! My alcohol!

- Come on! - No!

We should go.

(Cure to all disease and rejuvenation)

Wait...

- My lady. - No.

Come on!

(One)

(One)

Father, you are back.

Guess what I have brought...

for my beautiful daughter.

What is it?

You have always wanted to go to Mount Geumgang.

Mount Geumgang?

Will I be going there?

Here.

Here you go. Mount Geumgang.

Hang it in your room and look at it all you want.

Does it not look so real?

Why can a woman not be allowed to go there?

What can I do with this drawing?

It seems like we both have secrets.

How about we turn a blind eye to each other?

Manbyungcho, weigela,

haedongpi, and polygonatum stenophyllum maxim.

If you take the first syllable from each of them, it says...

"Cure to all disease and rejuvenation."

It is an evil word.

Once we bring in and interrogate the physician who wrote this,

we will be able to know who has been selling the alcohol.

I would have taken this as a simple prescription.

You sure are incredible.

They are truly evil individuals.

Despite the strict probation law,

how dare they boldly sell alcohol?

They deserve to die.

Their families and relatives deserve to die.

They all deserve to get beaten 100 times...

and rot in jail for three years!

Please.

Stop chatting and eat up.

You are strict about gender and status,

but where are your table manners?

Well...

Hae Soo, eat up.

All right.

Chun Gae, you too. Eat up.

Yes, my lady.

I never liked him.

He was annoying from the start.

Why did you not tell me that he was an inspector?

It is all over now.

What are you going to do with that?

We need to either get rid of it or drink it all up.

But this jar is worth 20 nyang.

No, my lady.

- Twenty nyang. - We are done for.

Twenty nyang.

Darn it.

Hey!

Hey! Stop there!

Gosh!

(Cure to all disease and rejuvenation)

Why are we back here?

What are you doing?

They will not suspect an apothecary shop...

that has already been rummaged through.

And I doubt the owner will be back anytime soon.

So?

The area outside the capital is large,

but the security is weak.

Mapo, Seobinggo, Itaewon, and Hangangjin...

is managed by only 1 leader and 9 soldiers.

That is all.

So?

We will put alcohol in this cart and sell it.

If a bar is exposed, everyone will get caught.

But with this, we can just run away with it.

Run away with it?

That is why I call this...

the mobile bar.

Since we will be selling it on the streets, I will make takju.

It will be ten pun per glass.

Cheers.

It is working.

My lady.

Let us go.

If there are guards,

we will run away with it.

Over there.

- Gosh. I will go this way. - I will go this way.

- Our paths... - Should not cross.

If we meet a dead end...

We will climb the walls.

Let us hurry up and go home.

That... That light...

It is a goblin!

- It is a goblin! - What is that?

- It is a goblin! - What is that?

Have a drink and relax.

Hurry.

Wait! Stop right there!

You could get hurt!

You should not run.

You could trip and fall.

Sung Hyun, look at this.

I wrote this just for you.

(Reign of peace)

Sung Hyun?

Where are you?

Sung Hyun?

Sung Hyun?

Your Royal Highness! Is everything okay?

Did you have another nightmare?

Alcohol.

I need one more drink.

Your Royal Highness...

Never mind.

You may leave.

I want to be alone.

I do not see any drunks tonight.

Let us go home now.

In that case, let us call it a day and go home.

Have you heard?

There is this so-called mobile bar going around outside the city walls.

I have heard of it. It suddenly opens here and there,

and their liquor apparently tastes like paradise.

Did you hear that?

- Goodness. - Line up.

- Line up, will you? - Goodness.

- Good grief. - Stop cutting.

- Stay still. - Stop pushing.

Let me have a drink too.

Hey!

How dare you run a business in our turf?

Do we have to get permission here?

- Let us go somewhere else. - Come on.

You cannot leave like this.

Line up, you jerks. I was here first.

Who are you?

Why is this jerk laughing after he gets beaten up?

I am finally coming to my senses.

What on earth are you saying?

Darn you!

- Hey! - Behind you!

How about these in return for a drink?

That was awesome.

Darn it.

Hey.

Wake up.

Officer Hwang.

It definitely smells like liquor.

Wait, give me the light.

My lord!

I have not had takju for a while.

So you are not from Hanyang?

Well, I can say it is close, but I can also say it is far.

I am from up north, Gaeseong.

Everyone in Gaeseong knows...

if you mention Lee from Gaeseong.

This is nice.

This is unrefined wine, yet it smells as if it was refined.

The aftertaste is smooth too.

You do not seem like a merchant.

Did you come from Gaeseong to Hanyang just to get a drink?

Thanks to my trip, I got to meet you two.

Now, have another drink.

One drink per jade bead.

The flower is urging me to have another drink.

There are flowers, drinks, and the moon,

so I am in need of a friend to drink with.

All right. You two should grab a drink too.

This is on me.

Here.

This must be real jade, right?

It costs a fortune per bead.

Goodness.

What is wrong? You seem like you committed a crime.

Commit a crime? What are you saying?

Did you go out to see flowers this late in the night?

It is spring.

These petals fall down and stick on me. What can I do?

Try to come home early.

Do not get involved in any trouble.

Officer Hwang.

- Halt! - Stop right there!

- Halt! - Stop right there!

- Run. - Oh my.

(Two)

The drifters are here!

- Let us get out of here. - My goodness.

- Go. - Disperse.

Stop right there!

Darn it.

- Here. - What do I do?

(Three)

- Arrest him. - What are you doing?

We know what you have.

- Who are you? - Stop.

Oh my. You hid it like a charm.

(Four)

Let us take off.

- Take off! - Take off!

(Liquor)

(Liquor)

Incoming.

- Bring it over here. - Over here!

Un Sim. Merchant Sim is here.

New liquor is here.

Let us open Giringak.

- Yes, ma'am. - Yes, ma'am.

The business is going to be great.

This liquor tastes like it is diluted with water.

They will need to drink a whole bottle to get drunk.

The price is going up,

but the taste is getting worse.

It does not matter as long as it makes you get drunk.

Why do you care about the taste?

Are you saying that a gisaeng just needs to pour liquor?

You are sarcastic as always.

Did you hear that?

A mobile bar.

Are you talking about that too?

Selling liquor in a wagon.

How long do you think it will last?

There is always the first time to everything.

They say that the liquor in the wagon tastes so good.

But the liquor of Giringak tastes like this,

and this is ruining my pride.

This is nothing.

Take it off and leave it here.

Do not have bloodstains on you.

I heard that there is a mobile bar in town.

Police Chief,

do you know about it?

Well, they are trying their best to drink.

What can I do about it?

I catch them, but it appears again and again.

I have given you liquor and money...

enough to buy a mansion in Hanyang.

You should consider the efforts that I am putting in.

(Police Bureau)

(Office of Prohibition)

What did you say?

Hanseongbu and the police bureau...

will be performing a thorough inspection?

And that is because of that mobile bar?

Yes. Even the Office of Prohibition will be out there.

So why do you not leave the office early today?

What are you talking about?

I have one more to catch to be accepted.

Pardon?

Get ready.

We have to be faster than the Office of Prohibition.

(Four)

My lady.

Did you carry all those with you?

Was it not heavy?

What do you mean? They are like cotton.

What are you doing?

We might be able to get 100 nyang today.

This is to celebrate that in advance.

Cheers.

If you want to be accepted, get them women.

If you let them enjoy the night with women on their sides at a bar,

then you will be accepted right away.

That is the easiest way to do that.

Why would you trouble yourself like this?

This is the righteous way to be accepted.

Why would I employ an expedient like that?

Because that is way easier. That is what it means.

I feel uncomfortable about it.

I am not feeling well too.

You will see.

I will get that mobile bar...

and get accepted today.

What should I do about him?

It is unusually quiet today.

Maybe it is because of the bright moon.

Hey.

I would like to get some drinks.

My lady.

Darn it.

Good.

I will count to ten. Run!

- One. - One.

- Two. - Two.

Get them. Get them right away.

Hey, stop.

There they are.

- Get them. - There they are.

Hey, stop.

Get them.

You get them. The rest, follow me.

- Hey. Come here. - Get them.

- Over there! - Gosh.

This way!

They are heading east.

Get them.

Inspector Nam.

Inspector Nam. Wait.

Gosh. Darn it.

Stop!

There!

You are doomed now.

- Goodness. - Gosh.

What are you doing? Get them. Hurry!

Stop!

I am an inspector.

Do not think about running away.

Have we...

met before?

(Special thanks to Ju Seok Tae for his appearance)

(Moonshine)

Why is a Saheonbu inspector out for prohibition inspection?

I must kick him out.

How can I live with him?

Please move out as soon as possible.

Did I do something wrong?

I just do not like your looks.

Buddha's Birthday.

The curfew is lifted on Buddha's Birthday...

which means liquor will be in high demand.

Who knows?

I might meet a dashing young lord who will be my future husband.

Take a look. You might recognize this person.

This person is pure evil.

Where have I seen those eyes before?

Stop right there! I will not let you get away again.

What on earth?