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- I couldn't even keep my promise. - That gold medal is nothing!

There is this woman I'm seeing.

Let's take him in my truck!

Seul-ki!

Capture them!

- Is this the wagon you are looking for? - Is someone in there?

- Seul-ki! - Jung-rok.

They say your words are the royal orders and that you act like a hero.

- What did you say? - Seul-ki.

- What's a third-tier gisaeng? - One that sells her body.

- What? - I have to find Seul-ki.

You don't even know the way, so how will you find her?

Hye-Jin!

- Don't think about me day and night, okay? - I cannot think about you day and night?

The gisaeng of this period is like an idol!

The more the functions of this truck is revealed, the more danger we're in.

Venerable Bou is here!

Ka-ik...

(Episode 7)

Damn it!

What is so special about that red wagon?

Why would the royal forces come to this back-country?

This is a place where the royal forces never come to, no matter

how many times we stole from caravans heading to Hanyang!

Hey. Hey, hey, hey!

Do not worry. He may be the governor, but he will not be able to punish us much.

He sentenced me to death last time...

That is because you beat him up!

These days, there is a blurred line between their jurisdictions.

They just do whatever they want.

Anyways, we are in trouble.

If this is a royal command, we will not be able to get out of it easily.

Where are they?

A Joseon monk and a Ming Dynasty physician.

It is obvious what is going on.

What is obvious?

Can you not tell?

- They are like Romeo and Juliet. - Romeo and Juliet?

They either have to choose love for each other or loyalty for their countries.

They are in a sticky dilemma.

We just need to sit back and enjoy the ride.

Let us go.

It has been a while since they have reunited, so they will have a lot to talk about.

Ka-ik, what happened? Tell me.

What about your injury? Do you have your diabetes medication?

What are you wearing?

And what do you mean by royal command?

How can you hold the royal command?

One question at a time. I'll tell you everything.

How have you been? Are you hurt anywhere?

I was all over the place.

Out of the blue, I went back in time to 500 years ago.

Don't worry anymore. I'm here.

But why did you want to the delivery truck?

I thought it might contain a secret of why we came here or a way to go back.

You thought so, too.

You're going to release Jung-rok, right?

- Jung-rok? - Han Jung-rok, the delivery truck owner.

- Do you two know each other? - Huh?

Oh... we're old friends.

I see.

You mean the former archer?

Why? Are you offended?

No, I was just curious.

Han Jung-rok, come out.

Me?

Hurry.

But...

What about us?

We committed the same crime, so how can he leave while we stay?

- That is wrong! - What about us?

I feel like we're having brunch at Hanok Village.

I'm glad you like it.

- What about you? - I'm happy, too.

I don't think so.

How do I put it? You always seem tense.

Life is a war. That's what life is.

I've never thought life is a war.

You meet people, eat delicious food, and buy pretty clothes.

Things like that.

That's what life is about. Isn't it fun?

That's what I heard the most while growing up with my grandfather.

"You must win in a fight."

"You must win to live. If you lose, you die."

Your grandfather?

My grandfather raised me.

I hardly saw my father.

I see.

What about your mom?

- Mom! Mom! - Ka-ik!

Ka-ik, wait!

Mom! Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Ka-ik! Ka-ik!

Ka-ik.

Jung Ka-ik.

- Ka-ik, are you okay? - Yeah. I'm fine.

I just...

Shouldn't you take your insulin shot?

No, I'm fine.

Amazingly enough, I become at ease when I'm with you.

So I'm your blood sugar regulator.

Yes, you are.

Oh, that's right. I have a meeting in the morning. I forgot about it.

- I'll be back soon, so wait for me. - Okay.

I have brought the prisoner.

- Let him in. - Yes.

I will leave you two alone now.

Oh!

Hye-Jin worried about you a lot.

You look fine though.

Jung-rok, there's something I'm curious about.

Sure, ask away.

Not anyone can become national athletes, you know?

To become a national athlete,

you must have extraordinary efforts, determination,

and pain that only successful people would know.

Yes, that's true.

That's why those successful people have this uncommon aura about them.

Well, yes, I guess the aura makes it obvious that we're national athletes.

No.

- Sorry? - You don't have that kind of aura.

You were once a national athlete, so what's wrong with you now?

Did you...

call me here to pick a fight with me?

- We came to Joseon from 500 years ago. - So?

- We're from a world 500 years later. - And?

Even then and now, I'm up here above the clouds...

while you're down here on the ground.

- So what's your point? - If it wasn't for Hye-Jin, we wouldn't even have met.

So...

what is it that you want to say?

- Know your place. - What?

Who are you to put me in the delivery truck?

If you had just left me, the ambulance would've come, and this wouldn't have happened.

There was no ambulance, so what was I supposed to do?

Do you expect me to just leave a dying person there?

The car that I drive has a special ambulance for me.

An ambulance is sent to me according to my location, how

many airbags burst, and how many people were injured.

When you put me in your truck, the ambulance was already on its way.

- Did you know? - How was I supposed to know that?

That's why you need to stay still!

I will be the one to save us. I will be the one to take us back.

And I will be the one to protect Hye-Jin!

Do you understand?

I'll release you, so get out.

Release the others, too.

You're nosy as hell.

Worry about yourself.

Oh, now I see an aura around you as well.

But it's rather dark and strange.

It's not an aura... but an evil spirit.

An evil spirit.

Hey!

Were you released, too?

We thought you would be getting a beating.

But you look fine.

You should be grateful to me.

Do you know how many businesses I have done with the governor so far?

That is the tie between the governor and me.

He did not understand you, father.

You should at least say thank you!

- That rude brat! - What an ungrateful punk!

My lord! You have received an urgent message!

- My lord! - What is it now? Let me sleep!

You got a message from the palace! There are three bells on it!

- What? Three bells? - Yes, sir!

That means it is very urgent. Is there a war or something?

What is it?

Look here.

Gather all the gisaengs of Myeongwoldang.

"To celebrate the Queen Dowager's birthday,

a grand celebration will be held at the palace.

The ones who will be in charge of the event and the plans of the day...

are the governor of Kaepung

and the officials of the Kaepung government

who will brighten the Queen Dowager's birthday with their perfect preparations."

What does this mean, my lord?

We have been invited to the Queen Dowager's birthday celebration!

What?

My goodness! We will perform at the Queen Dowager's birthday?

That important performance! We will be the ones to do it!

- Did you hear that, girls? - Yes!

- So we are going to Hanyang? - Of course! The palace is in Hanyang, not Kaepung!

Is this a good thing?

Make haste to prepare.

Myeong-ri, gather all the palanquins in the town.

We get to ride a palanquin to Hanyang?

- Of course! It is the Queen Dowager's birthday, after all! - Hurry up and dance.

Yes, sir!

- So we get to ride palanquins? - Seul-ki, it is all thanks to you!

Seul-ki, this is all your doing!

- Oh, come on. - You are the blessing of Myeongwoldang.

How can you look so pleasantly plump like the moon?

Like... the... moon...?

I don't think so...

Here you go.

Kkuck-Jung!

What brings you here?

Myeong-ri asked me to bring some rump meat for jerky.

But are you going somewhere?

Kkuck-Jung!

Will you not miss me? Will you be okay without me?

Are you getting married?

You must be crazy!

We are going to perform for the Queen Dowager's birthday.

The Queen Dowager's birthday? So you are going to Hanyang?

The village elders loved our performance during Chohayeon.

The news spread to Hanyang, so they want to see us!

They asked for Myeongwoldang's Cho Sun.

Goodness, you are the only one who danced at the event, huh?

- Is Lady Seul-ki going, too? - I said I am going!

Oh my god!

Wow, this is awesome!

What's this?

- Ginkgo biloba. - Ginkgo biloba?

- Let's just say today is Groundhog Day. - Groundhog day?

Do you know what that is?

Of course I do. It's the day when animals wake up from their winter sleep.

Let us just say today is Groundhog Day, and since I gave you ginkgo biloba...

Groundhog Day... Ginkgo biloba...

Can't you just be straightforward with me?

- You really do not know? - I really don't know.

In Joseon, men and women cannot date freely,

so on Groundhog Day...

they give ginkgo biloba to the one they like...

So it's a confession?

So this is like the Joseon version of Valentine's Day.

The male ginkgo biloba... oh...

This sharp one is the male and this round one if the female.

The man eats the female seed and the woman eats the male seed.

- So these are like chocolates! - They check each other's feelings.

So you just made a love confession to me.

That is a candid way to express it.

Let us just say I showed you how I feel about you...

I see. You showed how you feel about me...

This one!

Wow!

Be careful in Hanyang. It is a dangerous place.

Be careful in Hanyang? It is a dangerous place?

Oh, come on. I lived in Seoul for 19 years.

What's so funny?

Let's say you went back 500 years to the Bronze Age.

Wouldn't you find it funny if someone from the Bronze Age worried about you?

How can you go back 500 years? It is impossible.

Let's say you are walking home and your mother is eating a meal.

But what if you rode a horse?

Then I would arrive at home faster, so she will probably prepare a meal for me.

What if you rode a fast horse?

Then I'd be on my way to eat after working in the fields.

Then what if you rode a faster horse?

Then would I be in the fields?

Then what if you rode an even faster horse? One that went at the speed of light?

Then I would be working in the fields.

- What if it's faster than that? - Then I would be leaving home to work in the fields.

Something even faster than that!

Then I would be eating breakfast to go work in the fields.

But it's lunchtime right now.

- You are right. - See, I told you so.

So do you mean you traveled through time by riding a fast horse?

That was just an example.

Still, you must have rode something, whatever that may be.

Hold on.

Did you ride that red wagon here...?

It's almost time for me to go to Hanyang now.

Do you need something? I'll buy it for you. Something that is only in Hanyang.

Just come back safely.

What was that?

Ka-ik wants me to go to Hanyang with me.

He said he'll let me work at Hyeminseo.

- Hyeminseo? - Yeah, it's kind of like a national hospital.

That's good.

Do you want to come with us?

No, Seul-ki is here.

We can take her, too.

She's already a troublemaker here, so imagine what trouble she'll cause there.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

Can I link arms?

If you want.

Don't joke with me like that!

- Did your heart flutter? - What man's heart wouldn't when a woman asks to link arms?

- Say, "Hye-Jin, don't go." - No way.

- Say it. - I don't want to.

Gosh, so stubborn until the end.

Go on.

Jung-rok.

You're a better person than you think you are.

You know that, don't you?

Take care.

Okay. Bye.

Ka-ik.

Hey.

Thank you.

- Did you pack everything? - Yes, although there isn't much.

We can get all the things you need in Hanyang.

- You're incredible. - Why?

It's nothing.

Is there a problem? Is something wrong?

No, it's not that.

You're an amazing person.

Even though we went 500 years back in time, how can you have not changed at all?

You're the same as when you did business in Seoul.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. There's no other choice.

You have to survive somehow.

You're the same.

- As who? - Han Jung-rok-

Never mind.

Oh, I get to ride in this?

Yeah.

This is too expensive.

I know it is made out of silk, but why is it so expensive?

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Yeah, right. What is it?

I am... a bit thirsty.

Would you like to get some rice wine?

Hanyang?

The physician went to Hanyang without you?

Were you two not betrothed?

No way.

But you two always stuck together, and yet, you two are not lovers?

We weren't always stuck together.

We're just friends.

Men and women cannot be friends.

Just drink up.

Jung-rok, I know how you feel.

What do you mean?

Women feel one thing and men feel another.

When a man meets a woman, he meets her like he is about to slaughter a cow.

Why would you meet a woman like you're about to slaughter a cow? That's sinister.

I mean that is how serious we are.

But with women, you cannot tell what is on their minds.

- They act very vaguely. - Indeed they do.

"Women feel one thing and men feel another."

- I am going to go see Seul-ki. - Why would you see my sister?

Why are you going to Hanyang?

The Queen Dowager invited us to her birthday celebration!

News of our performance at Chohayeon spread all the way to the palace!

It is true. It is a very happy occasion.

Stay out of it.

How can you not discuss this with me?

I had no time to discuss it with you. I was recently told about this as well.

Everyone knew about it, even Kkuck-Jung!

I'm the only one who didn't know!

Oh, my. You met Kkuck-Jung?

Anyways, you can't go.

Come on, Jung-rok! This is the Queen Dowager's birthday celebration!

Shouldn't you congratulate me if I got invited to the Blue House?

Blue House, my foot.

Do you even know where Hanyang is?

Of course. It's Seoul.

Do you think there's a bus or train to take you there?

And if something happens to you there, there's nothing I can do for you!

So how can I send you there by yourself?

I'm not going alone! I'll be going with the Myeongwoldang family!

They are not your family!

You are being too harsh.

I tried to be understanding since I know you are only caring for your sister-

- I said stay out of this, ma'am. - Jung-rok!

Anyways, my final answer is no.

Fine, I won't go.

I won't go then.

- Where are you going now? - Just take me home then!

What are you doing?

If you take this with you, even if you travel a long

distance, you will have a safe journey and come back.

A ribbon...

From the dance choreography to the movements of our hands and feet...

They were all created by Seul-ki!

I still have not gone past this shoulder dance!

The hip movement is the hardest.

No, shaking your bottom is the most difficult!

Are you Seul-ki's friends?

Hear me out. Why is she your dance teacher?

I really have no idea why you're putting all the responsibility on her.

Talent is given from the heavens.

Even if you bury her in the dirt, how would you be able to hide her radiance?

She is right! Seul-ki is a blessing to Myeongwoldang.

Myeongwoldang is nothing without her!

Man, this brat causes trouble everywhere she goes.

If she has to go, then I'll have to go with her.

It's too dangerous to let her go by herself.

Hey, Kkuck-Jung, did you see Seul-ki?

Why are you so old-fashioned?

- What did you say? - Even an old man would not be as old-fashioned as you.

Do you know what day and age it is? How can you follow a grown woman to Hanyang?

Whether I follow her to Hanyang or Hell, it's not any of your business!

Dogs and cows would laugh at you.

If you are a modern man, you should act like one.

"Modern man"? Where'd you hear that from?

Are you a modern man?

Of course! I am not from Silla or Goryeo!

Lady Seul-ki is no child.

For how much longer are you going to treat her like a child?

Are you really sure you can pull this off?

Can you really do it?

- Always be careful. - I will.

Make sure you eat well.

That, I'm confident in.

Are preparations for the Crown Princess ceremony going well?

But...

What is wrong?

- (Hwang Yang-je, Minister Hwang's daughter) - I heard that...

even if I am not selected, if I just pass through

the gate, I will have to be single forever.

Is that true?

That is the folklore.

However, do not worry.

Even if you are not selected, you will not be single forever,

and more than anything, you will be chosen.

Drink your tea.

Here.

The ceremony is almost here, but you are so weak...

Are you...?

Whose child do you bear?

Whose child is it?

Please spare my life.

I already have a lover...

You crazy...

I will...!

You must have a death wish.

You dare touch the woman who is about to become the Crown Princess?

Father, the truth is-

I always knew you chased after girls,

but I never knew you would go this far.

Even if I have to cut off our family lineage, I will cut your neck off at once!

- Please stop, my lord! - Get out of my way.

- He is your only son! - I do not have a son anymore.

They say the sins of the child are the karma of the parent.

How can you solely put the blame on him?

I will deal with my own karma.

I beg of you! I will do everything I can to solve this matter!

How?

The Crown Princess ceremony is the day after tomorrow, so what can you do?

I will do whatever it takes to come up with an idea.

When Bou comes back, we will reschedule the ceremony.

The ministers have already decided, and the royal command has already been given.

So how will he be able to change it?

We must take care of the urgent matter first.

- Let us buy time first... - And then what?

And then...

we will feed her whatever we can to get rid of the child she bears.

We should do whatever we can to solve this situation.

I heard motherwort with red pepper powder is effective.

[OnDemandKorea Ver] CSTV E07 'Joseon Survival' -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

I heard you are busying yourself with the Crown Princess ceremony.

There is nothing to make a fuss about. I just have to go as fate flows.

That cannot be right.

Everyone knows the selection process is a power play.

Power play?

I never heard of it.

Who is the Crown Princess?

She will soon become the Queen.

And who is the Queen?

She is another power who supports the King.

The moment the Crown Princess becomes the Queen, her father will be promoted,

and her hometown will become an administrative division.

There are many rankings, and the one who gets to dominate all of them are the Queen.

Is that what you are saying?

How could you be so knowledgeable?

The King is chosen by the heavens, but the Queen is decided by the palace.

This ceremony will not go your way.

Pull.

- Stop! - Who are you?

Please wait.

I've been starving for three days...

Please help me...

Don't you recognize me?

You've been through a lot.

Bandits chased after me...

Arrows flew at me...

I didn't know anyone, and I couldn't find the people I came with.

I was alone in Joseon...

Are you done?

Just one more...

Where's your gun?

- Do you have any bullets? - I fired three...

I fired three, and I have two left.

Mr. Oh, we have to survive, don't we?

We have to survive and go back, right?

Then can you follow my orders?

Can you do as I say?

What's that?

If you do as I say, I'll help you go back home.

- Can we even go back? - We have to.

Everything we have is there, so of course we must go back.

That would be nice, but...

How much do you get paid?

- Pardon? - What is your salary?

- A little over $2,000... - $2,000...

But the welfare is nice, so-

When we go back, I'll take care of you.

You can be the head of my company's security team.

I'll pay you thrice your salary now.

I'll take care of you here and in Seoul.

You won't have to worry about money.

Thank you, Mr. Jung.

- Venerable Bou. - What?

- My title here. - Oh.

- Venerable Bou. - You will be working as my guard now.

- Let's work together. - I need to live in order for us to find a way back home.

Do you understand?

Yes.

How are you doing?

Did you eat?

You're traveling on a palanquin, right?

I wonder if it's a comfortable ride.

It's not comfortable at all.

Huh? Wi-fi!

What's happening?

Hello?

I threw up my dinner.

I was so nauseated.

It would be much better walking there.

God damn it!

What the heck! You said you were going to Hanyang with Ka-ik!

- I came back. - Why? Did you forget something?

Huh? Yeah...

I came back for my patients. I have to take care of them. Yup.

Patients?

I have patients I was treating in Cheongseokgol.

If I don't change their bandages in this weather,

their wounds will fester and infect them.

There are many physicians here. Can't they take care of them?

I want to take full responsibility of my patients.

I was in a hurry, so I couldn't give them their medication or treat them.

That's like you.

Thank you for understanding.

Goodness.

- How long do you think it will take? - About a week?

Then I'll pick you up a week later.

- You know I'm your patient, too, right? - Of course.

How did you get here?

A guard escorted me here.

A guard?

Yeah.

Wow, you're awesome.

VIPS are the same in the past and present.

VIP? Why would you say that?

"VIP."

But what happened to your fiance?

What did he call himself? A royal...

A Buddhist royal emissary?

That's like a secret inspector, right?

Yeah.

Anyways, he's amazing.

He went up to such a high ranking in a short amount of time.

He appeared on a horse like some kind of knight-in-shining-armor.

You're jealous.

No, it's not that. He said that he had his own special ambulance but I-

Forget it.

Jung-rok.

You're a cool person, too.

I mean it.

- You came back because of your patient, right? - Right.

Is that me?

Yes.

Really?

Doctors are like that.

Gosh, you ask so many questions.

- You're a good doctor. - I think so, too.

I have locked up Minister Hwang's daughter,

so all we have to do now is postpone the ceremony.

Will the Queen Dowager allow it?

There is only one person who can change her mind.

Are you going to bring that monk into this again?

We have no choice if we want to live.

(Parcel Service)

Venerable Bou, what is that thing?

Did you not say there were odd rumors about a red wagon?

That thing is that red wagon.

Are you going to leave that ominous object in the palace?

I am going to separate it from others.

I will find out if it is indeed ominous or not.

There is no doubt that red wagon will cause trouble.

How can you allow such a thing in the palace?

That is nonsense!

I have never heard there were any calamities because of that red wagon.

Just because nothing happened until now does not

guarantee that it will continue to be safe!

We will do as Bou says for now.

However, this is where His Highness resides.

If anything disgraceful happens,

I will chase it out of here at once.

Do as she says.

But Your Highness, not only are the words written on the wagon ominous,

but the four wheels represent north, south, east, and west.

On top of that, they are black, which means they spread curses in all four directions.

That is why I am saying it needs to be under Bou's care.

- (Myeong-jong) - The decision has been made, so do not protest any further.

My mother's birthday celebration will be held soon,

and I think it is best we stop discussing this now.

Put up the blockade.

(Parcel Service)

Do you know car maintenance?

Yes, country policemen know the basics of car maintenance.

Then please take a closer look at this truck.

If this truck is the reason we came here,

then I'm sure the way to go back home is in here, too.

Okay.

- Did you load everything? - Yes, do not worry.

Make sure that we do not lose a wheel like last time!

Oh!

Kkuck-Jung!

I wish I could escort you all the way to Hanyang,

but I cannot because this is run by the government.

Give me your hand.

- This is... - I know.

I will make sure to treasure your token of love.

"Token of love." Sounds nice.

But this is for women... so I cannot wear it outwardly...

All ready!

That hurts!

The palace music varies according to formality

and changes with status and position.

This celebration is especially important, but I will specially let you take over,

so I believe you will do your best.

Of course. Please believe in me. I have prepared something exceptionally wonderful.

Good.

It is modern court dance and music, so you can look forward to it.

Joseon has the traditional etiquette,

so it is absolutely nonsense for us to carry on the

Queen Dowager's birthday celebration so carelessly.

What is careless about it?

I can tolerate the court musician and modern dance,

but I cannot accept the fact that officials from Kaepung we

have never heard of to make a mess of this celebration.

They are great government officials I have searched all over the

country to come and celebrate the Queen Dowager's birthday.

How is this a problem?

For us to light up the palace and hold a celebration in the middle of the night

is not something the royal family should do as exemplars to the people.

Are you saying we should hold a celebration in the daytime

because the people will frown upon a celebration in the night?

Old traditions state that celebrations should

start at the 7th or 9th periods of the day.

Fine. Enough. That damned tradition!

I hope you can be just as passionate about the country's affairs!

This is nothing special for you to be in conflict about!

The hour of the celebration will be as Minister Park wishes

and the performance of the celebration will be as Minister Yoon wishes.

You should ask the Queen Dowager first.

Birthday celebrations are created by someone else and not the

person whose birthday it is, so just do as I say this once.

- Thank you. - So this is the palace where His Highness lives!

- Is that Uijeongbu? - How can you just tell by the roof?

There are six rooftops, so it's Yookcho!

After we are done, let us go explore!

We should go to Gwangtonggyo.

There are many men between the big Gwangtonggyo and little Gwangtonggyo!

Seul-ki! Seul-ki!

There are seven roads in front of Gwanghwamun.

- Seven? - Yes.

One road is about the size of a palanquin,

so that means seven palanquins can pass through there.

- Is it not wide? - Oh, a seven-lane road?

If this is Gyeongbokgung,

then is that Se-jong Center?

Wow, I lived in Seoul for 19 years, but I don't know anything.

Hey, I turned into a bumpkin.

Lord Yoon Won-hyeong is coming!

My Lord!

So you came. Why are you here though?

You should be at the court.

I came to greet you as soon as I arrived.

Are the preparations for the celebration going well?

Of course!

I have prepared an excellent performance, my lord!

The Queen Dowager has high expectations.

You must do your best.

No way!

Whoa!

Gather around, everyone.

Seul-ki! Seul-ki, hurry up!

You all know what today's celebration is, right?

This is a stringent occasion that cannot be compared to Kaepung's Chohayeon.

So make sure you behave properly and put on a magnificent performance!

Yes.

- Are you ready? - Yes.

- Seul-ki, say something. - Sorry?

You created this dance, so it must be special to you.

If you have any last words, tell us here.

Then... gather around.

Hold out your hand and place it on top of mine.

On three, say "way to go!"

- What is this? - Just do it.

- Okay, Cho Sun. - Way...

To go. Way to go.

Here we go.

One, two, three. Way to go!

My prince.

Your Majesty!

Move!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

I had no idea I would be hearing the national decay you all feared of today.

- Yes... - I, too, felt that way, Your Majesty.

I heard of tang music, hyang music, and shin music,

but it was my first time hearing such humiliating music.

You are the one who brought them into the palace-

It is only right for you to punish those related to that immortal music.

- You are... - Enough, enough, enough!

I am holding back to not disturb the flow of the celebration,

so make sure you do not make this happen in front of me again.

Be grateful to the Queen Dowager for her deep heart

to forgive those who should be punished with death

and make sure you serve the country with no mistakes.

Inscrutable are the King's favors.

I heard there was more fish than water in your pond,

but you must have brought a special kind of fish in this time.

What are you trying to say?

How can you slip out of your faults so well...

like a loach?

Loach soup is best served in the autumn.

So there is no reason to serve it any sooner.

What about you? Where did you get your strong boar from?

What do you mean?

You ram into this and that.

You ram into everything you see, so it makes me think you had boar meat.

Lord Yoon. My lord!

How did it go?

The Queen Dowager's wrath is piercing the sky.

This is all Kim Soon's fault.

- I should... - Reward him.

- What? - Reward the governor of Kaepung.

The Queen Dowager's birthday celebration was ruined because of him.

Yet, you want me to reward him?

It's just a passing wind.

Whether it's a small breeze or a typhoon wind,

no wind can make a small hole in a paper door.

So does that mean you have a new solution?

What do we need to do in the future?

We need to save your son... and plant one of our people in the palace.

The Crown Princess ceremony.

Just because Bou postpones the event for a few days-

If not that...?

What happens to us now?

Do not ask me.

Do we just go back to Kaepung like this?

I said do not ask me.

For how much longer do we have to stay like this?

I said stop asking me questions! How many times must I tell you?

I did not ask you. I was talking to myself.

Why are you yelling at me? I did not do anything wrong.

If we did not do anything wrong...

then who did?

I did. It's my fault.

I created this dance and made this mess, so I should be the one to clean it up.

How will you do that?

I don't know. They can kill, for all I care.

I'm not scared at all.

You are audacious.

Let us gather our things and leave the palace.

We are not going to wait for the governor?

He might be imprisoned and beaten to death...

so he will not be coming back on his own two feet today.

We have no choice but to leave first.

Let us go.

My lord...

Close the door and stay far from it.

Yes, my lord.

My Lord!

What am I to do?

I deserve to die!

Please think of our friendship and spare my life!

Then I will be forever grateful to you!

- Do you know your crime? - Of course, my lord!

I have already heard an earful from the formality office for bringing

national decay and disturbing the royal family!

There are no punishers at the formality office,

so you must not have earned your beating.

My lord...

I got weaker lately...

You have committed a crime that deserves death,

but I will pardon you.

- But... - But?

Please tell me! I will do anything you say, my lord!

Where did our palanquins go?

Palanquins, my foot.

Then we have to walk home?

Walk or crawl. Do whatever you want.

There are no palanquins though.

Kaepung is too far from Hanyang! How do you expect us to walk all the way there?

I can't go! I can never walk there!

Call for a cab!

I mean a palanquin. Call for a palanquin.

I cannot go either! Seriously!

- I cannot go either. - I am so tired.

Did you just say the red ceremonial robes?

Lower your voice.

Yes...

Then you are you talking about...

the Crown Princess's robes.

Yes, so we need another girl to wear the red ceremonial robes.

S-So you want a stand-in...

Oh, no.

If you get caught...

even if you are a lord, you will be considered a t-t-t...

- A traitor? - Yes!

There cannot be two princesses!

Just like how there cannot be two Kings, there cannot be two Queens?

Even though you are a high-ranking lord,

you cannot do this!

They say people have one mouth and two ears.

Even if you may pretend you did not hear me,

you did hear me.

If I shut one mouth, I will be closing two ears.

If this is a conspiracy, like you said,

then I should shut your mouth to save my life.

- My lord... - We are not saying we should make two Crown Princesses.

We just need a temporary stand-in.

It is only temporary.

Then... who did you have in mind...?

The government office of music? What's that?

The government office of music is one that handles the

music and dance of all performances held in the palace.

What about it?

The head of the government office of music wants to see you.

- Oh, my! - Who is that?

She is the one who teaches and plays music in the palace.

She is a very high-ranking person.

This is truly an honor, Seul-ki!

All artists have dreamed of being part of the government office of music.

As you know, this ceremony ended in ruins.

The governor office is about to lose everything!

Of course, Myeongwoldang is not safe either.

So if Seul-ki enters the government office of music...

Then all will be forgiven!

It really is a place for music, right?

Not where I have to serve wine, right?

You are relentlessly ignorant, indeed.

- What did I do? - Seul-ki, this is a state institution.

If you go and teach them your creative ways,

then Myeongwoldang may be able to revive.

Can Cho Sun come with me?

Oh, that is a great idea!

You need someone to help you anyways. I will tell the officials.

- How long do I have to stay here? - Huh?

Well... about 15 or 16 days at the most.

You mean it, right? 15 to 16 days at the most?

- Of course! - And Myeongwoldang will not be harmed?

Of course!

Fine. Instead, let the girls go home in palanquins.

- Look here! - Yes, sir.

- Get the finest palanquins in the house! - Yes, sir.

Is this the government office of music?

Get out.

I do not think it is.

Seul-ki is our good luck charm that came out of nowhere.

But how did the Queen Dowager end up changing her mind?

Should I stay here and go back with the girls?

They are still quite young.

Seul-ki will not come back.

Pardon me?

Your name?

It's Seul-ki. Seul-ki.

- Last name? - Han.

Age?

I'm 19.

- Stand up. - Why?

Not you.

Turn around.

Walk.

Bow.

Ouch!

You have an elegant and graceful face but a vulgar body.

- Excuse me? - Judging from the way you cannot bow properly,

you probably came from nothing.

- What does your father do? - He's dead.

- And your mother? - She's sick!

I like your temper.

Wow, you're really getting on my nerves.

Excuse me. I don't know who you are, but I don't appreciate you talking

about my parents and saying I'm vulgar when we met for the first time-

Enough. I will make you a good offer.

Come close, the three of you.

You, too.

If you attend the Crown Princess ceremony,

then I will give you a lifetime of riches.

What if I say no?

(Joseon Survival)

The governor tricked me!

But becoming a Crown Princess is a good thing, is it not?

We must make someone on our side become the Crown Princess.

Of course.

Capture them.

We will soon find their whereabouts.

Once we do, capture them and give them to the governor.

Venerable Bou, let us join hands.

- She's not at the government office of music, huh? - Find out yourself.

You want me to go to Hanyang myself?

I have no idea why everyone is telling me to go.

Just be a temporary substitute.

Due to a lack of discretion, the heavens has cursed us, so let us hold a ritual.

Leave us at once!

Leave us!

I want you to go into the palace and protect your sister.

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