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(All characters, locations, and events in this drama)

(are fictional and not based on real people or events.)

(Five Years Ago)

(Lee Hui)

Die for the Crown Prince.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Crown Princess.

Crown Princess.

Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Crown Princess.

Your Highness.

This is the mark left by a sealed Red Thread.

The Red Thread?

Everyone is born with a Red Thread tied to their destiny.

Each person's fate is tied by the thread that connects them.

Since her Red Thread has been sealed,

all past connections and memories must have vanished.

Are you saying...

The first person she sees upon waking will shape her memories,

so cover it up carefully.

People instinctively seek what they've lost.

So be careful she doesn't recover the memories

she struggled to erase and doesn't reunite

with that lost connection.

Since the thread was severed once,

they'll be drawn together with even greater force.

Your Highness. Your Highness.

Who are you?

You lost your memories after nearly drowning.

Your name is Park Dal I, and I'm your aunt.

Well, not by blood,

but you are family to someone dear to me.

Originally a slave from a noble Hanyang household,

you fled at age five when slave hunters killed your parents and kin,

leaving you

as the sole survivor.

You must

never return to Hanyang.

Park

Dal

I.

Wait here. Don't move.

The corpse is badly decomposed, so it's hard to identify the face.

May Your Highness confirm it personally.

I refuse.

I won't do it.

How can I verify a corpse

that's not my crown princess?

Look properly.

Is this the deposed Crown Princess Kang?

If I perform the sword dance,

it will be for Left Minister alone.

I'll sever his head,

and avenge Her Majesty the Queen and Crown Princess.

I've been curious from the start.

Why focus specifically on the Gyesa Year incident?

If it's about avenging Crown Princess and the Queen,

shouldn't we be digging into the Queen's poisoning?

We tried all of that

and failed.

Anyone even slightly involved

is already dead.

After losing Crown Princess, I thought every day.

Where should I start to make things right?

The Queen Mother's death.

The Gyesa Year incident.

(Secret Affair: Illicit relationship) The false adultery accusation

(between unmarried lovers) against Queen Mother Jangjeong.

Where should I start to turn things around?

After long contemplation, I realized.

A fired arrow can't be recalled,

time flows like arrows.

If it can't be undone,

then the only option is to cut off the enemy's breath.

Prime Minister Han Su Hoon, Minister of Public Works Han Chi Hoon.

The first person to report the death of the Queen Dowager's brothers, Kim Han Cheol.

Received acupuncture to replenish vitality, then passed away.

Royal Physician Lee Dong Hyun.

On the 7th day of the 10th month in the Gyesa Year,

Kim Han Cheol recommended Lee Dong Hyun to the Royal Physician.

On the 1st day of 9th month in the Gyesa Year,

(Mi Hour: 1 PM to 3 PM, Shin hour: 3 PM to 5 PM) the crown prince passed away during Mi hour,

and the late king passed away during Shin hour.

(Oh Hour: 11 AM to 1 PM) Their wooden sword practice was during Oh hour.

The one who prepared those wooden swords at that time,

Shigwangwon, Crown Prince's Officer Kim Han Cheol, Left Minister.

The dawn of absolute power.

The Gyesa Year incident.

Your Highness.

What brings Your Highness to this humble place?

I intend to use that chamber.

Make it comfortable for living

and set aside a space for physicians to work.

I'm sorry to ask, but for what purpose do you intend to use it?

Why are you calling the physicians here again?

True beauty stems from health.

A sound inner self naturally enhances outer radiance.

The Master Royal Tailor who handles such beauty should know better than that.

But are you sure the physicians are competent?

I heard real, first-rate physicians know how to handle poisons well.

Of course.

That would be the case, right?

Ask me about any poison.

Now, then,

this deadly poison, which can cause instant death

with just a splinter of wood,

a single acupuncture needle, or even a sip of alcohol,

yet shows no reaction to silver

and does not cause the body to turn black and decay.

What could this poison be?

Where in the world is there such a poison?

Get out.

A splinter of wood...

- Out. - A single acupuncture needle.

- Get out. - A sip

of alcohol...

- Out. - It's deadly poison...

Out.

Yet shows no reaction to silver...

Out!

- Not cause the body to turn black - Out.

And decay.

Out!

What could this poison be?

Such poison in this world...

- Your Highness. - Out!

Out!

Your Highness.

Everyone said they didn't know,

but those who occasionally added something all said the same thing.

Where in the world is there such a poison?

Well, unless you mean a Zhen poison...

Your Highness, please.

(Zhen bird) The Poison of the Zhen bird.

It's the Zhen poison.

However, isn't the Zhen bird a mythical creature conceived in ancient China?

Left Minister exploited that very point.

Ghosts and legends are just fanciful tales.

It's as if they've created a story that the people will find even more fascinating.

If it were real, we'd need to investigate in Qing.

It would be dangerous for Your Highness to conduct the investigation personally.

We need allies outside the palace.

I agree.

It would be better if they were someone

who saw it as their own revenge rather than mine.

Are you Prince Je Woon from Sinjusa?

That's correct, but who are you?

I'm the Crown Prince.

Despite being reinstated by His Majesty's grace,

I've shamefully neglected to pay respects.

Please kill me.

You despise me, right?

You despise His Majesty and Left Minister, right?

Raise your head.

I've come to borrow that heart of yours.

Will you join me in my revenge?

So, what did you gain from this trip to Qing?

After searching, I found an old neighbor of the man who raised the Zhen bird.

According to the elderly man from Qing,

the person boasted that he sold the Zhen bird for a large sum during the Imjin Year.

Your Highness.

Left Minister led a delegation to Qing that year.

Indeed.

As Minister of War back then, his cargo wouldn't be inspected.

And he could have brought in bizarre creatures like the Zhen bird without anyone noticing.

That old man may also be involved.

Inform me as soon as you receive word from Qing.

I'll send someone tomorrow to fetch the clock.

I've already told you.

The clock is broken.

Bring even the pieces.

I'll claim I broke it.

Why go that far?

Left Minister knows we fought over the clock, right?

If I return empty-handed,

he'll think I lost to you.

But remember,

I don't lose.

Wow, he's really full of himself.

Still, it's a gibang alright, but why is it so noisy here?

Yoon Se Dol, don't change the topic.

Better to die than suffer.

So the Red Thread finally found its pair.

(Episode 2. The Red Thread, Part II)

Can't he lay me down gently?

She's speaking?

What are you talking about?

Ugh, thank you.

You weren't trying to flee, were you?

Of course not.

Can she even be touched?

What have you been yammering about all this time?

Are you treating a perfectly fine person like a ghost?

She claims to be normal.

Wait...

Do you know this girl?

Brother.

Brother?

He's my cousin.

But do you know this...

Huh?

I've missed you, my lady.

- Excuse me? - 'My lady'?

Hey, hey you.

Hey, what's this?

Hey!

Give me back my clothes, you thief!

I'll give them back, I will. Let me just take them off.

- Give me my clothes. - I'm sorry.

Oh, you must be cold.

(Identity Tag: A wooden tag) Did the tag grow legs?

(with name and affiliation) Where did it go?

Looking for this?

(Park Dal I) When did you take that?

Didn't I warn you?

I told you not to think about running.

Give it back. My identity tag.

- No. - Come on.

Why are you taking that?

Park Dal I?

(Park Dal I)

Yes, from the Boryeong Park family. I'm a porter.

Why did you go all the way to Boryeong?

It's my hometown.

My aunt is the head there.

Both my parents live there too.

You have parents? Since when?

What kind of nonsense is this now?

They've been there since I was born.

That can't be right.

This is driving me crazy.

Why are you doubting my very existence?

Huh? Why did you put that there?

Oh, my. What time is it now?

(Hye Hour: 9 PM to 11 PM) Well, must be around Hye hour.

I'll step out for a moment.

Where are you going? It's nighttime.

There's something important I need to do.

If I finish this job well, I'll make big money.

I might not repay everything of yours,

but I'll do my best to compensate you somehow.

I'll leave my tag and luggage here, so I won't run.

I'll definitely come back.

Brother.

I stayed at Sinjusa, so I never had met the Crown Princess.

But does she really resemble her that much?

You say she resembles her?

Identical. Completely.

Is that so?

Nighttime and big money...

This is bound to be dangerous.

Dangerous?

(At Hye hour, behind Eunwolgak, pretend to have decided to take your own life, and come out.)

Right, it's dangerous.

(At Hye hour, behind Eunwolgak, pretend to have decided to take your own life, and come out.)

Servant, are you outside?

Is there a noblewoman widow in this neighborhood?

They say she's Mr. Heo's daughter.

Ah, that must be Mr. Kim Ji Pyeong's house.

The second wife of that household is Lady Heo.

Alright then, you can go now.

Yes.

Is she fearless or just ignorant?

She shouldn't wander around Hanyang recklessly.

What do you mean by that?

If we catch that girl, really...

Why on earth did she go to Hanyang?

What fortune could a runaway slave hope to enjoy in Hanyang?

Oh, did you pack that?

What?

Our daughter's recklessness.

Dal I's been running around like a wild rabbit.

That's why she caused this huge mess.

She should've brought her wits along to Hanyang too.

Goodness.

She must've left that behind as well, right?

Good grief, are you joking now?

You scared it.

We're not going to Hanyang for fun.

If someone recognizes us in Hanyang,

we'll be dead, got it?

If we get caught now, we'll lose our heads.

Oh, who can I blame?

It's my own darn fault.

Oh, put your arms around me and come along, okay?

- Jeez. - Yeah, yeah.

- Oh, my. - Oh, dear.

From what I heard, she seems to be a slave who fled Hanyang.

A slave?

It appears she's caught in serious trouble.

It's quite troubling.

But why are you going there?

Because I took on a certain role.

Like a debt collector scarier than tigers.

Is it possible that the Crown Princess didn't die

and was sold into servitude as a palace slave?

The body decayed in water too long, so I couldn't verify the face properly.

Even on the slightest chance...

Your Highness couldn't protect her,

so who else would have guarded Her Highness?

My apologies.

Your Highness, that porter can't possibly be Her Highness.

If she truly were Her Highness,

she'd be a traitor who refused the royal poison and fled.

That makes her a grave criminal.

If that girl really is her,

if only she's still alive...

I just want to grab that hand and run away.

But if that girl isn't my lady,

if she's truly just a porter or a runaway slave,

that girl will die.

So let's say

I pity her.

May I ask you something?

I heard there's a five-day market here. Why can't I see it?

Oh, what a madman.

It's Hye hour now.

How could the market be open?

Oh, for heaven's sake.

Oh, no, it's ruined! Oh, no!

I just arrived here.

Why are they closing so early?

Today's business is ruined, completely ruined.

Even customers need to sleep, you know.

You should leave now. I'm busy.

Oh, really.

Huh? Where'd she go?

You seem busy. Get back to work.

- What do we do? - Where did she go?

Let's go that way.

Oink oink.

(At Hye hour, behind Eunwolgak, pretend to have decided to take your own life, and come out.)

At Hye hour, behind Eunwolgak,

pretend to have decided to take your own life, and come out.

Why are you doing this?

I need to check something. Excuse me briefly.

What are you doing now...

Right, the fabric merchant from earlier.

Let me check the luggage on your back.

What's with my luggage?

What's with my luggage?

Wait.

Let me go.

Let me go.

No, no.

No, why?

No.

- Miss. - No.

What are you doing here?

I've been looking everywhere for you!

Let us go.

No.

Run away!

I'll handle things here, run away!

That won't do.

Our young lady has a place she must go...

My lord.

What brings you here, my lord?

Go.

How will you handle them all alone?

Worry about me when you have time to spare.

For now, you should listen to me.

Oh, this is a secret,

but truth is

I'm a master of fighting.

You can trust me and go.

Then I'll leave it to you, my lord.

My lord, though I don't know who you are...

I tolerate this rudeness only because I don't know your status.

I'm late to introduce myself.

I am Je Woon...

His Highness orders you to no longer involve yourself in this matter.

If you intervene in the Kim family's affairs,

it may be perceived as a political maneuvering.

Stop.

Why are you doing this? Let us go.

If I let you go,

where would you go?

How far do you think you'll get?

Even if that girl survives, do you think you'll be safe?

It doesn't matter, so step aside and leave us be.

It's already too late.

- Miss. - Miss.

It's all

over now.

No, you can't take her.

You're accomplices in this too.

If anything happens to the young lady, half the blame falls on you, understand?

- Escort the young lady. - Yes.

Come this way, young lady.

Young lady, wait a moment.

Young lady.

Let me go, please.

No.

You're worse than them, my lord.

They serve masters who hold their lives,

but you are only siding with the highborn

because of some ridiculous law.

I heard you're a runaway slave from Hanyang.

Who said such a...

If you want to hide your status, fix that thick Hanyang accent first.

So,

are you threatening me with my identity now?

I'm not blaming you.

Nor am I here to punish you.

You're very lucky.

Having met me with that face.

I'll give you the money you wanted.

So step away from this matter and leave Hanyang immediately.

Why would you give me money?

Isn't that why you're acting like this, for the money?

- What is this... - A silver dagger.

The Records of Virtuous Women, Anthology of Suicides, The Tale of Chun Hyang.

- That's... - Telling others to become chaste women.

You sell all these items encouraging suicide.

Don't you hate seeing women you know die?

Do merchants have no scruples at all?

It's for disguise.

Why would I sell such things?

'Such things'?

If someone wants to die, you should stop them.

Not praise them by publishing some 'The Records of Virtuous Women.'

If you hold a blade, stab the villain. Why cut your own throat?

What a novel interpretation.

What would Chun Hyang, the model of chastity, say to that?

Oh look, another noble who only knows Chun Hyang by name.

Listen carefully.

What Chun Hyang protected wasn't chastity, but herself.

(The Tale of Chun Hyang)

- You enjoy that book? - Yes.

I never knew you cared so much about chastity, my lady.

Or is this some kind of signal?

The content was quite indecent.

Is that all you saw in The Tale of Chun Hyang?

I feel like you scold me every day.

What Chun Hyang tried to protect

wasn't chastity, but dignity.

Chastity was merely a tool.

A tool to protect her own worth.

A tool?

It was a tool to protect herself from Magistrate Byeon,

who insisted she was a courtesan for his own lust,

even though he knew she wasn't.

A kind of armor against a cruel world.

Where did you hear that story?

I didn't hear it anywhere. It's my own thought.

That can't be.

Do you think we lowborn people have no thoughts of our own?

Then,

do you know what happens

if you catch a falling petal?

If I catch a falling petal...

If I catch a falling petal...

Why should I tell that to you?

I'll take my leave now.

I don't wish to exchange words with rude petty men like you.

If I resolve this matter,

will you answer me?

What?

If I resolve this matter,

will you give me an answer?

I'll take your silence as a yes.

First, get treated.

That wound bothers me.

What are you doing?

Let go. What is this?

Let go of me. Why are you doing this?

Why treat me like luggage?

Where are you taking me?

Why this? Oh, my.

The treatment's all finished, but why are you stopping me?

The lord who brought you said to keep you here

until he returns.

I said I'm leaving.

Why should I be bound by a complete stranger's words?

That's not my concern.

He left without paying.

Ah, money.

Well, money does matter.

But what should I do?

Looks like you're gonna lose quite a bit of money.

You look like you're gonna lose way more money than the others.

What, what does that...

Why me?

Want me to tell you why?

Hey, you. Take it easy.

Thief. There's a thief!

Where?

Darn it.

- Where's the thief? - Over there.

Go put on a show and come back in one piece.

Catch him.

Hup! Hah!

That's right.

Serves him right.

More coming from behind.

A plum blossom in a place like this...

Oh, you startled me.

You rat! You knew I was here and did that on purpose, right?

They say you shouldn't hurt a person even with a flower.

But you've shattered everything I believed in.

Had you just revealed your status,

you could've kept those principles.

That wouldn't have looked very cool, would it?

Open the door, Shin Won.

- Hey, go open it. - Shin Won.

This is serious.

Everyone, gather up.

Kim Ji Pyeong is trying to get a chastity monument

by forcing his 15-year-old daughter-in-law to commit suicide.

That's not the issue here.

If this gets exposed, the entire village will suffer consequences.

What consequences?

Taxes and labor demands will skyrocket.

By severalfold.

That's the punishment for falsifying the Virtuous Widow monument.

The village's status will be downgraded.

- Taxes? - Labor?

They'll increase them? This darn country.

Exactly.

So what do we do?

We need to storm in right now and say,

'We knew nothing!'

Show them we're innocent citizens who came to save his daughter-in-law.

Are we going to take the blame all because of that man?

Then there's no time to stand here.

Let's go finish off that punk immediately.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

Go honorably as the daughter-in-law of the Kim family.

I made a promise to my husband.

I vowed never to follow him in death.

We promised to meet again long from now

and live together for a hundred years.

Who would benefit from a death that neither my husband

nor I wished for?

How dare you beg for your life by selling my late son's honor?

A will can always be forged, and as for a life,

well, I could always end it myself...

No, that won't do.

Right, that won't do.

Who are you?

You, sir...

Let me see.

A silver dagger for slitting throats,

a rope for hanging,

and the water used for poisoning...

It's obvious, isn't it?

Who are you?

How did you get in here?

Is there no one outside?

Now, abandon any thought of killing that woman.

If I hear even a whisper that she's dead,

not even three generations of your family could take the civil service exam.

If that woman dies,

so will you.

- Open the door. - Who's there?

- Who is it? - You miserable punk!

- Open up! - Who's there?

Wait, wait...

Hey, you!

- You... - Why is he tied up?

That wretch Kim Ji Pyeong got what he deserved.

Young lady.

What a relief.

Are you unharmed?

What's going on here?

It's unusual.

It's a misunderstanding, right?

It really does seem so.

If you return to the palace without arresting him, they'll kill us.

Then let's just smile for now.

Over there, over there!

That's him!

My lord!

What's the matter?

We received a report of a thief and came to investigate.

No.

They tried to force this lady to kill herself for the monument,

but this gentleman here saved her.

Is that true?

Oh, well...

The woman speaks the truth.

I witnessed the scene myself.

Arrest that criminal

who defied the law and insulted His Majesty!

Arrest him!

Quickly, take him away.

By the way, who are you?

Ah, this person is the Crown Prince...

Crown Prince specially appointed him as a secret inspector.

Show us your royal token.

Are you Shin Won?

Then, he's...

- Your Highness. - His Highness personally

appointed him as the secret inspector.

He's the secret inspector.

His... Highness.

Yes, my lord, I shall obey your orders.

Good.

Arrest the criminals.

- Yes. - Yes.

It's over now.

Don't worry.

You vile wretch.

Will you answer me now?

Do you know what happens if you catch a falling petal?

Did you know that?

If you catch a falling petal,

your first love will come true.

Why? Why?

You said you didn't know, but why keep following me?

When did I ever say I didn't know?

I just said you'd become the person who caught the petal.

So that means you don't understand.

Since my business with you is concluded,

you should leave now.

But I still have unfinished business.

Thank you

for saving the young lady.

No need for gratitude.

I did it for my own sake anyway.

To be precise, what I saved

was that woman's late husband.

If he knew she died like that,

he'd wander the afterlife endlessly.

This was done

for a weak man

who would regret it for a long time.

My apologies. You looked so distressed, my lord...

Was that supposed to comfort me?

What right do I have to do that?

What connection could there be between your sorrow and me?

There is a connection.

Because of you, I've been

trapped in a dream.

A long-awaited

nightmare.

You look sorrowful even now.

Then this time,

how will you comfort me?

Shall I buy you some soup rice?

- So random? - A full stomach

warms the heart.

It's not a bad idea.

My lord.

It's getting late, so you should return now...

Very well.

Buy me the soup rice.

His Highness resolved the false chaste widow case?

Did he want to imitate a sage king or something?

Oh, hardly.

He just stumbled into it.

Even if indulgent, the Crown Prince who cares nothing for politics,

what kind of sage king...

Whether stumbled upon or hunted down,

a rampaging tiger needs a collar.

Is Tak here?

Yes, what can I do?

It's been ages since you sent a letter to Woo Hee, and she still hasn't come?

The young lady remains stubbornly resistant.

Send a palanquin immediately.

Drag her here if necessary.

You must enter royal marriage with the Crown Prince. Come to the capital.

If you refuse again this time,

your father will burn down Sinjusa.

We just need to buy up all the poison in Yeongdeok and fetch water for it.

What's the problem?

Ah, this father-daughter feud will boost the local economy.

So you have no intention of marrying into royalty?

My lady.

You're already past marriageable age.

Do you intend to grow old and die alone as a solitary maiden ghost?

- Not at all. - But how long can you hold out?

Do you think you can marry your true love?

(One Year Ago)

Would you like to try?

I don't feel inclined to.

Isn't it a tool to harm people?

No, it's a tool to protect.

If I fire this at someone,

it's to protect something.

Don't use this gun.

I'll always

hold your hand whenever you need me.

Then I must

protect him now.

Hey!

Park Dal I!

You, you...

What are you doing?

Mother, Father, why are you here?

Royal Inspector.

About that soup rice...

- What? Hey! - Let's take a rain check.

I must go now.

- What is she saying? - Hide, hide.

You want me to hide?

Wait, we came all this way. Where are you going?

And if we're taking a rain check,

you should specify the new time clearly.

Well then,

(Oh Hour: 11 AM to 1 PM) meet here tomorrow at noon.

Oh hour?

If I come at noon tomorrow, we'll meet here?

- Yes. - What?

- What? - I'll take my leave now.

Why are you acting like this?

She really has parents?

Is there more you need to verify?

No.

If there's nothing else, don't meet her tomorrow.

But Shin Won.

It doesn't disappear when touched.

That's why I keep wanting it.

Can't I just be

a little shameless, even for a moment?

Where do you think you've come?

This is Hanyang! Hanyang.

The capital where the palace stands.

Do you have any sense of that, or not?

Mother, Father, if something happens to you, what will I do alone?

Good grief.

Why is she stealing my lines?

The one who made the mess is angry.

And furious, at that.

Like I wouldn't be mad right now?

The eunuch and the head court lady who had an affair and escaped as sinners

boldly came all the way to Hanyang?

How did you find that out?

That we were head court lady and eunuch? Did your aunt tell you?

What are you saying?

I'd be so dumb

if I didn't notice what Father's like every day.

Father's constantly trimming and attaching his mustache day after day.

And Mother?

You are fluent in palace terms.

It's obvious at first glance.

The eunuch and head court lady

had an affair and fled at night.

Clever, see?

My son, no, my daughter is so smart.

Is this really something to applaud?

It's something to be punished for.

Right. Before real trouble comes, you two pack and leave first.

I have something to take care of before I go.

Good grief.

Where are you running off to?

You think only we're criminals? You're a criminal too.

Want to get caught wandering around and live as a slave forever?

I've spent years erasing even the mole on my nose to avoid being caught.

There's always a way.

Carefully hide just like this.

Yeah, leave her be.

Thinking her plain face needs a pretty slave tattoo.

Wow, how glamorous.

What a character.

Enough. Enough.

When I leave, I'm no longer a person.

What are you doing?

- I'll just sleep. - Yeah, right.

- Sleep. Sleep. - Go to sleep now.

You wench!

Going to the restroom, huh? Why?

Court ladies have eyes but cannot see,

mouths but cannot speak.

Jeez.

With the way you're acting, how could I not know your backgrounds?

Truly, thank you.

Oh, my.

I won't forget

this favor even in death.

Forget it.

Leave all the bad memories behind

and only build good ones.

I'll just eat one bowl of soup and come right back.

Look at our daughter's audacity!

Staking her life on a bowl of soup?

Jeez.

What is it?

Here.

My lord.

If you're the merchant, the guild and traders would know for sure.

Do you even know Qing interpreters?

I even did

some business in Uiju, Joseon's third city connecting

Hanyang and Pyongyang.

That's the hub for trade with Qing, isn't it?

Can you find people too?

Ugh,

it's tiring to explain.

Roaming around everywhere is my job.

You can just imagine all the merchants I know

being spread all over the country.

I've found your use.

We need to draw up a contract, so follow me.

Can't. I have plans.

I'm having rice soup with the secret inspector.

- The inspector? - Your cousin I met yesterday.

He became a secret royal inspector already?

Ah, so you're not very close.

But

how can a prince's cousin take an official post?

That's...

He's my maternal cousin.

Ah, right.

Makes sense.

Alright.

Anyway, come to my place after eating.

Why would I go to a bachelor's house alone?

Alone?

Don't worry, I have many household members.

Let's meet later then.

Ask my cousin where my house is.

And if you run away again,

I'll report you to the Podocheong.

Keep your eyes straight ahead when you walk.

You should focus on your own path instead.

- What? - What?

Hey you!

Why is he losing his temper at me after bumping into me?

But, she said she'd come. Why hasn't she arrived yet?

Did something happen?

I'm starving to death.

Can I just eat first?

Do you really think that's okay?

Wait, you rented this entire tavern for that backpack-carrying porter,

yet you can't spare a single bowl of soup for me,

who's served Your Highness all these years?

Do you really think she's the same as you?

What's the difference?

The years I spent with Your Highness,

my loyalty dedicated to you,

how am I any less than that porter?

My heart is different, you fool.

Hmph.

'Hmph'?

You.

Put some fire in your eyes

and smile.

Ugh, seriously.

That guy's hopeless.

The broth is rich.

There's something familiar

about this stranger.

A scruffy little mustache on a smooth,

unshaven chin, giving off

a strangely timid vibe.

A man,

yet somehow

not quite a man.

(The First Place)

No, no!

Why are you dragging me around

like some dog?

You're insane! Insane.

Isn't that the eunuch from earlier?

Even you can tell, right? Huh?

Wow, it's been a while since I came to Hanyang,

and I've seen my juniors.

Ah, so you like that?

If a civil official is beside the eunuch,

and a military official beside the civil one, what could that be?

Well, usually a king, a prince...

- Or the Crown Prince. - Shh.

Come to think of it, wasn't the noble with Dal I yesterday the Crown Prince?

Wow.

Your perception is just remarkable, really.

So good!

Jeez.

With your utter lack of awareness,

I'll have to watch out for you too.

Anyway, where do we even find her?

Though my body goes to Minister's house,

my heart will always remain here.

Did you handle the last task I gave you?

Of course!

That girl who ran off with the young lady

won't remain safe.

Walk straight and keep your eyes forward.

Brother.

People always leave a mess till the end.

Hey, you thief!

Catch her, catch her.

Hey, you thief!

Hey, you thief!

You thief.

Why are you doing this? Let go!

How can a girl be so strong?

Never underestimate a porter again.

This is the girl.

This rat stole my stuff.

What nonsense is this now?

Did you eat dog food for breakfast?

You're putting real effort into barking lies.

Let's see your belongings.

What are you doing?

I said it's nonsense!

Look here.

See? You're the thief.

This trinket is the stolen item.

Why would this suddenly...

There's nothing more to see, take her away.

- Yes. - Yes.

The slave hunters are still looking for you,

so you must never go to Hanyang.

Absolutely not.

I must not go to Podocheong.

Since I'm a merchant,

(Dobang: Headquarters of the traveling merchants) this must be handled according to dobang rules.

Jangmunhyeong punishment?

(Jangmunhyeong: Harsh punishment for the guilty) Ugh, it'll be filled with screams.

Indeed, cries will echo today.

(Ethics Code: No lies, lust, misconduct, or theft) We swore to avoid lies, lust,

misconduct, and theft.

Master Leader, that's not true.

If I were guilty, I'd accept punishment,

but I've never stolen anything.

So, after getting a bit more clarity on the details of the incident...

Silence.

Evidence was found blatantly in your belongings.

How dare you try to deny it?

- That wasn't... - You there.

Yes.

After rolling up Park Dal I, who violated the Ethics Code, beat her thirty times,

then sever the lower leg.

Leg amputation is ordered.

- Yes. - Yes.

Leg amputation?

(Leg Amputation: Cripple limbs with roof tiles) Master Leader, I'm truly wronged.

Enough.

Oh, my goodness.

No leg amputation. I beg you.

Beat her harshly.

- Yes. - Yes.

Stop.

♪ You flew in like a cloud ♪

♪ Departing like starlight, my beloved ♪

♪ Oh, will my love return to me ♪

♪ Oh, how futile all becomes ♪

♪ All but a dream ♪

What is this madness?

It's Jangmunhyeong punishment in progress.

No nobleman can stop the Jangmunhyeong punishment.

♪ Even the wind sings your song ♪

♪ Oh, will my love return to me ♪

Then I'll show you

that I'm the exception.

♪ Oh, how futile all becomes ♪

♪ Born of dreams, living and dying in dreams ♪

♪ It's all for naught ♪

♪ What use is dreaming such dreams ♪

How did you come here, my lord?

Didn't we have plans?

Let's go

eat some rice soup.

♪ Oh, will my love return to me ♪

♪ Oh, how futile all becomes ♪

♪ All but a dream ♪

Take this road and leave Hanyang immediately.

You, a lowly person, must pay for that face you have.

Why should I obey you?

Where are you going?

To propose.

Didn't you promise?

Are you speaking of rebellion now?

So make your decision.

Brother, do you trust me?

I do.

Because you're family.