1 00:00:00,104 --> 00:00:05,139 TO MY BELOVED THIEF 2 00:00:05,584 --> 00:00:07,572 PRODUCTION SUPPORTED BY: MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM, KOREA CREATIVE CONTENT AGENCY 3 00:00:07,596 --> 00:00:08,644 CHARACTERS, LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND GROUPS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS. 4 00:00:08,668 --> 00:00:09,681 CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED SAFELY WITH THEIR GUARDIANS PRESENT. 5 00:00:09,705 --> 00:00:10,599 THE SCENES WITH ANIMALS WERE ALSO FILMED SAFELY WITH THE ADVICE OF EXPERTS. 6 00:00:11,469 --> 00:00:13,747 EPISODE 4 7 00:00:16,291 --> 00:00:17,625 Does he know that 8 00:00:17,709 --> 00:00:20,128 you're marrying a man in his 70s? 9 00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:29,763 Your face is getting more and more interesting. 10 00:00:31,139 --> 00:00:33,850 It will be even more interesting if he finds out. 11 00:00:36,227 --> 00:00:37,187 Hey. 12 00:00:45,612 --> 00:00:46,571 You tell me. 13 00:00:47,155 --> 00:00:49,282 Who do you think I am? 14 00:01:03,087 --> 00:01:04,798 You said you were an uninvited guest. 15 00:01:05,924 --> 00:01:06,966 Then, 16 00:01:08,259 --> 00:01:09,636 do your job properly. 17 00:01:12,222 --> 00:01:13,431 He is… 18 00:01:15,767 --> 00:01:17,185 the man I hold dear. 19 00:01:22,148 --> 00:01:24,317 There will be a wedding soon. 20 00:01:30,448 --> 00:01:33,952 Right. And he's an aide at the constabulary. 21 00:01:37,580 --> 00:01:39,624 And his name is… 22 00:01:39,707 --> 00:01:40,792 Yeol. 23 00:01:41,918 --> 00:01:43,128 That's my name. 24 00:01:46,506 --> 00:01:48,258 If what you said is true, 25 00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:50,426 I do not feel like introducing myself. 26 00:01:52,053 --> 00:01:54,180 Then let us leave it at that. 27 00:01:56,933 --> 00:02:00,186 What brings you here at this hour? 28 00:02:00,937 --> 00:02:03,314 To keep my family under control. 29 00:02:10,738 --> 00:02:12,657 Look, Hong Eun-jo! 30 00:02:13,032 --> 00:02:15,285 You're here with the Young Master? 31 00:02:16,244 --> 00:02:17,203 Young Master! 32 00:02:18,496 --> 00:02:20,665 How much did you drink? 33 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,168 Why is there blood on your face? Did you get hurt? 34 00:02:24,669 --> 00:02:26,254 Let me help you up first. 35 00:02:28,298 --> 00:02:30,174 Where's Jae-i? Has he already left? 36 00:02:31,509 --> 00:02:33,887 My brother-in-law! 37 00:02:34,929 --> 00:02:37,140 Enough. Enough with that. 38 00:02:37,765 --> 00:02:38,933 Stand up now. 39 00:02:39,017 --> 00:02:42,729 {\an8}When will Eun-jo be here? 40 00:02:43,146 --> 00:02:45,315 {\an8}She said she'd come once her duties are done. 41 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:48,568 {\an8}Maybe she's treating someone again. 42 00:02:48,651 --> 00:02:49,611 {\an8}She must be. 43 00:02:49,694 --> 00:02:53,114 {\an8}We can't celebrate this day without Eun-jo! 44 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:55,074 {\an8}Including me, 45 00:02:55,158 --> 00:02:58,494 {\an8}everyone here got her help. 46 00:02:58,578 --> 00:03:00,496 {\an8}- Right. - That's right! 47 00:03:03,416 --> 00:03:04,542 {\an8}Who is this Eun-jo? 48 00:03:04,626 --> 00:03:05,668 {\an8}Right. 49 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,504 {\an8}She's also known as Physician Hong. 50 00:03:09,297 --> 00:03:10,131 {\an8}The Hyeminseo's-- 51 00:03:10,215 --> 00:03:11,758 {\an8}Hyeminseo, I see. 52 00:03:13,718 --> 00:03:16,012 His Highness must be there too. 53 00:03:21,851 --> 00:03:22,810 Look here. 54 00:03:24,270 --> 00:03:25,855 "Control" is 55 00:03:25,939 --> 00:03:28,733 what a man who upholds law and order does, like me. 56 00:03:29,067 --> 00:03:31,986 It is not something you impose on your fiancée. 57 00:03:34,530 --> 00:03:35,490 Oh, dear. 58 00:03:35,573 --> 00:03:37,325 It was not her, 59 00:03:37,408 --> 00:03:40,078 but the way you looked at her 60 00:03:40,161 --> 00:03:41,329 that I controlled, 61 00:03:41,412 --> 00:03:42,247 to be precise. 62 00:03:42,330 --> 00:03:43,998 Then you got it right. 63 00:03:44,374 --> 00:03:47,835 But unfortunately, she just drew a line between us. 64 00:03:48,253 --> 00:03:49,337 That means 65 00:03:49,420 --> 00:03:52,632 she has done nothing to need control, 66 00:03:52,715 --> 00:03:54,717 nor will she ever. 67 00:03:55,218 --> 00:03:56,469 Just keep that in mind. 68 00:03:56,552 --> 00:03:58,471 Especially if you're her fiancé, 69 00:03:58,554 --> 00:03:59,639 you should know. 70 00:04:02,517 --> 00:04:04,185 When will you throw your punch? 71 00:04:04,477 --> 00:04:05,728 I have a feeling it'll be soon. 72 00:04:05,812 --> 00:04:07,230 At least warn me so I can dodge it. 73 00:04:08,106 --> 00:04:09,274 I grew up early. 74 00:04:10,108 --> 00:04:11,901 I outgrew fistfights long ago. 75 00:04:16,114 --> 00:04:17,657 Besides, given my position, 76 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:19,534 I'm more used to a sword. 77 00:04:19,617 --> 00:04:21,577 Or poison, when it's convenient. 78 00:04:22,829 --> 00:04:23,955 Scary. 79 00:04:24,497 --> 00:04:25,540 Should I be scared? 80 00:04:25,623 --> 00:04:26,541 If you have to be. 81 00:04:27,333 --> 00:04:30,295 Why is everyone making such a fuss over this lowly girl? 82 00:04:30,628 --> 00:04:32,672 I don't like the way you talk. 83 00:04:32,755 --> 00:04:34,465 That's just the facts. 84 00:04:34,757 --> 00:04:37,468 She's nothing more than a lowly concubine, sold into our family-- 85 00:04:37,552 --> 00:04:39,345 That's it. 86 00:04:39,429 --> 00:04:41,597 I think I've shown enough courtesy for Eun-jo's sake. 87 00:04:42,932 --> 00:04:44,392 What are you doing? 88 00:04:44,976 --> 00:04:46,352 What are you doing? 89 00:04:46,436 --> 00:04:48,396 - Move. - Why are you doing this? 90 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:51,149 This is interesting. 91 00:04:51,691 --> 00:04:53,067 Please leave. 92 00:04:57,238 --> 00:04:58,114 Thank you 93 00:04:58,781 --> 00:05:00,491 for all your help so far. 94 00:05:00,575 --> 00:05:01,909 I hope 95 00:05:01,993 --> 00:05:03,578 this is the last time we meet. 96 00:05:04,620 --> 00:05:06,622 - Eun-jo! - Eun-jo! 97 00:05:06,706 --> 00:05:08,416 Hong Eun-jo! 98 00:05:09,333 --> 00:05:11,294 - Eun-jo! - Where are you? 99 00:05:11,377 --> 00:05:13,504 - Eun-jo! - My dear Eun-jo… 100 00:05:15,423 --> 00:05:17,717 What do you think this triangle is about? 101 00:05:18,134 --> 00:05:19,635 It feels like 102 00:05:20,053 --> 00:05:22,930 we should give them some space, right? 103 00:05:23,639 --> 00:05:27,018 All right, everyone. Take ten steps back. 104 00:05:27,101 --> 00:05:28,478 - One. - One. 105 00:05:28,561 --> 00:05:30,021 - Two. - Two. 106 00:05:30,104 --> 00:05:31,439 - Three. - I made it too! 107 00:05:31,522 --> 00:05:33,107 I knew you'd be here. 108 00:05:34,067 --> 00:05:35,109 What? Let go of me. 109 00:05:35,193 --> 00:05:36,027 Wait. 110 00:05:39,405 --> 00:05:42,116 The aide will be joining you as well. 111 00:05:47,663 --> 00:05:48,915 I will. 112 00:06:07,433 --> 00:06:08,976 You ask him. 113 00:06:09,060 --> 00:06:10,978 You're His Highness' right-hand man. 114 00:06:11,062 --> 00:06:13,356 And you're His Highness' confidant. 115 00:06:17,026 --> 00:06:18,027 Your Highness… 116 00:06:18,861 --> 00:06:21,781 what happened with Physician Hong? 117 00:06:27,245 --> 00:06:28,162 Your High-- 118 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:37,797 Let me apologize for what happened earlier. 119 00:06:38,381 --> 00:06:40,258 It seems I ended up helping you 120 00:06:40,341 --> 00:06:41,926 rather than disrupting you. 121 00:06:42,009 --> 00:06:43,553 Actually, you managed to do both. 122 00:06:43,636 --> 00:06:45,596 Shouldn't you look happier then? 123 00:06:46,347 --> 00:06:50,810 You managed to keep the last shred of your pride from your admirer. 124 00:06:54,939 --> 00:06:56,232 "And then 125 00:06:56,774 --> 00:06:59,402 they lived happily ever after." 126 00:07:00,945 --> 00:07:02,405 I may be a lowly girl, 127 00:07:03,322 --> 00:07:05,616 but I want to be remembered that way. 128 00:07:08,661 --> 00:07:10,413 There was no other intention. 129 00:07:10,830 --> 00:07:12,039 That really was it. 130 00:07:12,498 --> 00:07:14,167 You can go and tell him now, 131 00:07:14,250 --> 00:07:16,169 if you must ruin that too. 132 00:07:20,798 --> 00:07:23,009 It will not be pleasant when you pay for this. 133 00:07:23,968 --> 00:07:25,011 Sure. 134 00:07:51,162 --> 00:07:52,455 It really looked like 135 00:07:52,538 --> 00:07:55,500 the two men were competing over Eun-jo, right? 136 00:07:55,583 --> 00:07:56,542 Yes. 137 00:07:56,626 --> 00:07:58,252 Who was the other man? 138 00:07:58,628 --> 00:07:59,712 That is 139 00:08:00,338 --> 00:08:01,380 a mystery. 140 00:08:01,464 --> 00:08:02,340 You're here. 141 00:08:02,423 --> 00:08:04,425 He seemed like he's from a noble family. 142 00:08:04,842 --> 00:08:06,511 Physician Hong say anything about him? 143 00:08:07,011 --> 00:08:08,638 She's not saying anything. 144 00:08:09,096 --> 00:08:11,182 She seemed a little down this morning. 145 00:08:12,350 --> 00:08:14,101 How's the aide doing? 146 00:08:14,185 --> 00:08:15,478 He's absent today. 147 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:18,147 Have you heard 148 00:08:18,231 --> 00:08:20,816 any more news about Gil-dong? 149 00:08:21,150 --> 00:08:22,610 What about him this time? 150 00:08:23,528 --> 00:08:26,572 Is this because of the rumor? 151 00:08:27,490 --> 00:08:28,324 The rumor? 152 00:08:30,660 --> 00:08:31,494 Make it quick. 153 00:08:36,415 --> 00:08:37,583 Did you look into it? 154 00:08:38,334 --> 00:08:39,710 Chief Secretary Im's eldest son 155 00:08:39,794 --> 00:08:42,338 brings this into the palace from Ming. 156 00:08:44,549 --> 00:08:45,841 They're seeds. 157 00:08:46,342 --> 00:08:48,135 What are these used for? 158 00:08:58,813 --> 00:09:00,731 I'm so tired these days. 159 00:09:01,148 --> 00:09:03,818 It must be because it's become warmer outside. 160 00:09:05,027 --> 00:09:05,861 Right. 161 00:09:06,237 --> 00:09:09,323 Where did Grand Prince Dowol get that ledger? 162 00:09:09,949 --> 00:09:11,367 He just came across it. 163 00:09:12,952 --> 00:09:14,787 You don't believe that, do you? 164 00:09:15,871 --> 00:09:18,082 Well, as long as my stepmother is alive. 165 00:09:20,376 --> 00:09:23,838 You two brothers must have some interesting history. 166 00:09:23,921 --> 00:09:25,172 I'm tired. 167 00:09:26,757 --> 00:09:27,925 Chief Secretary Im. 168 00:09:28,551 --> 00:09:31,304 The matter is decided. Need I say more? 169 00:09:32,638 --> 00:09:33,723 No, Your Majesty. 170 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:36,851 It was my needless concern. 171 00:09:42,690 --> 00:09:45,401 The Chief Censor's post lies vacant. 172 00:09:46,152 --> 00:09:48,029 Who shall fill the post? 173 00:09:50,323 --> 00:09:51,782 Is Hong Min-jik 174 00:09:52,658 --> 00:09:54,285 your friend, Secretary Im? 175 00:09:58,664 --> 00:10:00,791 His Majesty wants Hong Min-jik now? 176 00:10:01,208 --> 00:10:03,169 I cannot fathom what His Majesty is thinking. 177 00:10:03,711 --> 00:10:06,088 His Majesty wants it all. 178 00:10:06,172 --> 00:10:09,508 He wants both a tyrant's power and a sage king's virtues. 179 00:10:10,217 --> 00:10:12,470 The remonstrance Lord Hong claims as frank counsel 180 00:10:12,553 --> 00:10:14,597 will be a threat to you, Father. 181 00:10:17,183 --> 00:10:18,809 If you cannot do it, 182 00:10:18,893 --> 00:10:20,686 I will step forward and make a decision. 183 00:10:20,770 --> 00:10:23,272 Lord Hong was bedridden after his collapse in the Gyeongo Year, 184 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:25,274 until he woke up a year ago. 185 00:10:25,733 --> 00:10:27,818 Even if he dies now, no one would suspect-- 186 00:10:29,362 --> 00:10:31,364 Watch your words. 187 00:10:32,323 --> 00:10:34,367 He is your father's old friend. 188 00:10:36,410 --> 00:10:37,703 Please tell His Majesty 189 00:10:37,787 --> 00:10:41,248 that I have yet to recover enough to move about freely. 190 00:10:41,791 --> 00:10:43,125 Is it a rejection? 191 00:10:43,751 --> 00:10:45,961 Serving again as Chief Censor 192 00:10:46,379 --> 00:10:50,800 means my family could be placed in danger, as in the Gyeongo Year. 193 00:10:51,842 --> 00:10:54,136 Eun-jo has been through enough already. 194 00:10:54,637 --> 00:10:57,056 I cannot make her go through that again. 195 00:10:58,474 --> 00:11:01,060 What makes you believe that would happen? 196 00:11:01,143 --> 00:11:02,269 I just… 197 00:11:03,145 --> 00:11:05,231 cannot bend my principles. 198 00:11:12,154 --> 00:11:15,032 Then how about teaching at an academy? 199 00:11:15,533 --> 00:11:17,243 I can vouch for you in writing. 200 00:11:17,326 --> 00:11:19,286 The stipend should be enough 201 00:11:20,079 --> 00:11:21,664 to provide for your family. 202 00:11:23,582 --> 00:11:24,959 I'm always the one receiving help. 203 00:11:26,001 --> 00:11:27,169 Sa-hyeong. 204 00:11:27,878 --> 00:11:29,130 Thank you. 205 00:11:35,386 --> 00:11:37,096 I'm the one who should thank you. 206 00:11:39,932 --> 00:11:42,935 You saved me from the disgrace 207 00:11:43,352 --> 00:11:45,187 of taking my own friend's life. 208 00:11:56,407 --> 00:11:57,992 Shall I order them taken away? 209 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,704 I hear you've been sleeping poorly. 210 00:12:04,039 --> 00:12:05,791 My only child 211 00:12:05,875 --> 00:12:08,836 has robbed me of sleep these nights. 212 00:12:10,838 --> 00:12:12,214 You do not look so well yourself, 213 00:12:12,798 --> 00:12:14,216 Your Majesty. 214 00:12:15,759 --> 00:12:18,095 My only husband also… 215 00:12:19,972 --> 00:12:21,974 I will say no more. 216 00:12:24,268 --> 00:12:27,438 It is a relief to have you here in the cold palace. 217 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:32,651 You must also have heard 218 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:36,530 that the Grand Prince has visited the King's chambers recently. 219 00:12:36,947 --> 00:12:37,990 Yes, Your Majesty. 220 00:12:39,325 --> 00:12:41,994 I do not know what prompted him 221 00:12:44,121 --> 00:12:46,248 to meet His Majesty in private, 222 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:48,042 but it seems the two brothers joined forces 223 00:12:48,125 --> 00:12:50,669 to bring a corrupt official to justice. 224 00:12:51,045 --> 00:12:52,796 You may think of it that way. 225 00:12:53,422 --> 00:12:55,925 You know how capricious His Majesty is. 226 00:12:56,425 --> 00:12:58,093 Did you forget about the Gyeongo Year? 227 00:12:59,094 --> 00:13:00,638 How could I ever forget 228 00:13:02,598 --> 00:13:04,475 such an dreadful incident? 229 00:13:07,853 --> 00:13:09,355 I should not have brought it up. 230 00:13:10,189 --> 00:13:12,358 Let us not bring court affairs into this. 231 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:15,402 Right. 232 00:13:15,486 --> 00:13:18,531 I am seeking a suitable match for the Grand Prince. 233 00:13:19,657 --> 00:13:20,824 Is that so? 234 00:13:24,161 --> 00:13:25,204 Your Majesty. 235 00:13:30,376 --> 00:13:31,961 Is the Grand Prince inside? 236 00:13:32,336 --> 00:13:34,213 Today, I will finally settle his marriage… 237 00:13:36,048 --> 00:13:37,424 The royal physician is here. 238 00:13:38,425 --> 00:13:39,677 Is Yeol ill? 239 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:41,637 There are no particular signs of illness, 240 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,013 but over the past few days, 241 00:13:43,806 --> 00:13:45,724 he has not quite been himself. 242 00:13:50,710 --> 00:13:52,468 DUMPED 243 00:14:02,283 --> 00:14:03,409 Look here. 244 00:14:03,492 --> 00:14:05,244 The music sounds too sad. 245 00:14:05,327 --> 00:14:06,412 Liven it up a little. 246 00:14:10,207 --> 00:14:12,042 My stomach hurts. Isn't this funny to you? 247 00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:13,836 Why should I laugh? 248 00:14:14,879 --> 00:14:15,713 Because I laugh. 249 00:14:15,796 --> 00:14:17,464 Can't you just support my laughter? 250 00:14:18,048 --> 00:14:19,091 Should I steal her? 251 00:14:19,174 --> 00:14:20,551 I can disguise myself, seduce her 252 00:14:20,634 --> 00:14:22,469 and take my revenge. 253 00:14:23,345 --> 00:14:24,221 What do you think? 254 00:14:24,680 --> 00:14:25,723 Your Highness. 255 00:14:26,807 --> 00:14:28,517 I'm the Grand Prince. 256 00:14:28,601 --> 00:14:30,227 I can steal whatever I want. 257 00:14:31,645 --> 00:14:33,564 I will show them what it's like 258 00:14:33,647 --> 00:14:35,316 to have absolute power. 259 00:14:38,027 --> 00:14:39,820 I don't think she'll be swayed 260 00:14:40,321 --> 00:14:41,822 by my wealth, 261 00:14:41,906 --> 00:14:42,823 my power, 262 00:14:42,907 --> 00:14:43,908 my status, 263 00:14:43,991 --> 00:14:44,867 my style 264 00:14:44,950 --> 00:14:45,910 and my appearance. 265 00:14:47,077 --> 00:14:49,538 For most people, any one is enough to sway them. 266 00:14:52,374 --> 00:14:53,500 That's just how she is. 267 00:14:54,001 --> 00:14:56,003 She would not be swayed by any of them. 268 00:14:57,296 --> 00:15:00,758 The royal physician sent this letter listing the Grand Prince's symptoms. 269 00:15:00,841 --> 00:15:02,051 The Queen Dowager ordered that 270 00:15:02,134 --> 00:15:04,637 it be shared with physicians across the country 271 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:06,096 to determine his diagnosis. 272 00:15:07,389 --> 00:15:09,767 - Could it be hwabyeong? - It can't be lunacy, right? 273 00:15:16,148 --> 00:15:17,816 What do you think? 274 00:15:19,818 --> 00:15:21,654 Are you asking me, sir? 275 00:15:21,737 --> 00:15:24,323 We must gather every mind we can. 276 00:15:24,406 --> 00:15:27,034 Please say what you think. 277 00:15:29,161 --> 00:15:32,748 Joy, anger, anxiety, obsession, sorrow, fear, fright. 278 00:15:34,333 --> 00:15:37,044 His seven emotions are unsettled, 279 00:15:37,127 --> 00:15:40,047 so I suspect it may be melancholia. 280 00:15:41,298 --> 00:15:44,218 The symptoms seem similar to those of a broken heart, don't they? 281 00:15:45,469 --> 00:15:46,387 A broken heart? 282 00:15:47,638 --> 00:15:48,847 I'm not sure. 283 00:15:57,022 --> 00:15:59,441 I hope this is the last time we meet. 284 00:16:00,818 --> 00:16:01,944 It will be. 285 00:16:03,696 --> 00:16:04,655 Broken heart? 286 00:16:07,116 --> 00:16:09,076 Is it really that hard? 287 00:16:10,035 --> 00:16:11,036 What did you say? 288 00:16:12,621 --> 00:16:13,664 Nothing. 289 00:16:13,747 --> 00:16:16,208 Who would dare reject the Grand Prince? 290 00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:28,637 I personally think 291 00:16:29,013 --> 00:16:31,098 Physician Hong's rejection was a wise decision. 292 00:16:31,181 --> 00:16:32,933 Giving her heart lightly, only to part, 293 00:16:33,017 --> 00:16:35,144 does her no good. 294 00:16:37,896 --> 00:16:39,481 Who said it was light? 295 00:16:39,940 --> 00:16:41,400 You want to take her as a concubine? 296 00:16:41,483 --> 00:16:44,361 You haven't even wed yet. Her Majesty would be furious to know-- 297 00:16:44,445 --> 00:16:46,655 You're getting far ahead of yourself. 298 00:16:47,406 --> 00:16:49,241 I never even got the chance to start anything. 299 00:16:49,324 --> 00:16:50,159 Exactly. 300 00:16:50,242 --> 00:16:52,786 Nothing's been started, so there's nothing to move on from. 301 00:16:54,663 --> 00:16:55,706 It keeps lingering. 302 00:16:57,583 --> 00:16:58,500 That face. 303 00:17:00,586 --> 00:17:02,463 Your face is getting more and more interesting. 304 00:17:04,381 --> 00:17:06,216 Honestly, I don't like that physician. 305 00:17:06,300 --> 00:17:08,927 If she had a fiancé, why did she do that to you that night… 306 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:13,807 There he goes again. 307 00:17:16,643 --> 00:17:17,561 What's that? 308 00:17:19,730 --> 00:17:21,648 "Break"? 309 00:17:22,191 --> 00:17:23,317 You want them to break up? 310 00:17:23,850 --> 00:17:25,018 HYEMINSEO 311 00:17:36,188 --> 00:17:37,273 My lord. 312 00:17:37,356 --> 00:17:38,607 Heading home from duty? 313 00:17:39,066 --> 00:17:41,819 Shall we walk together? 314 00:17:42,736 --> 00:17:45,281 Have you been waiting for me? 315 00:17:45,364 --> 00:17:46,782 Would that be so wrong? 316 00:17:49,034 --> 00:17:50,244 I would love that. 317 00:17:58,085 --> 00:17:59,712 What are you thinking about? 318 00:18:02,047 --> 00:18:04,049 This all feels new to me. 319 00:18:04,758 --> 00:18:07,761 Just a year ago, when you were on your sickbed, 320 00:18:07,845 --> 00:18:11,181 I couldn't even imagine walking with you like this. 321 00:18:12,808 --> 00:18:16,061 Sa-hyeong offered me a post. 322 00:18:17,604 --> 00:18:20,399 He said there's an academy in Namwon in need of a teacher. 323 00:18:21,233 --> 00:18:22,818 And I accepted the offer. 324 00:18:25,696 --> 00:18:26,822 But that's really far away. 325 00:18:27,281 --> 00:18:30,284 Your body has yet to fully recover. 326 00:18:31,201 --> 00:18:32,619 I won't push myself too hard. 327 00:18:33,162 --> 00:18:36,040 My mind would be more at ease there 328 00:18:36,123 --> 00:18:37,833 than it would be wasting time here. 329 00:18:39,043 --> 00:18:40,544 Then, when will you-- 330 00:18:40,627 --> 00:18:42,296 I must leave in a few days, 331 00:18:42,379 --> 00:18:45,591 to arrive in time for teaching. 332 00:18:46,633 --> 00:18:50,012 Does that mean you will leave before my wedding? 333 00:18:51,722 --> 00:18:53,140 I'm afraid so. 334 00:18:53,724 --> 00:18:56,518 He came all this way because he felt bad about it. 335 00:18:57,478 --> 00:19:00,939 It might be a good thing that he leaves before the wedding. 336 00:19:01,023 --> 00:19:03,734 I wanted to see your face 337 00:19:03,817 --> 00:19:05,319 adorned for the wedding. 338 00:19:07,738 --> 00:19:09,490 I will stay strong… 339 00:19:12,201 --> 00:19:14,370 and carry myself well through the wedding. 340 00:19:22,628 --> 00:19:25,964 I should get the medicine ready for your trip. 341 00:19:26,507 --> 00:19:27,841 There's no need to hurry. 342 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:32,012 If I want to find good ones, I need to start looking now. 343 00:19:42,564 --> 00:19:44,108 I may be a lowly girl, 344 00:19:44,191 --> 00:19:45,943 but I want to be remembered that way. 345 00:19:46,985 --> 00:19:48,445 Thinking about calling it off again? 346 00:19:51,031 --> 00:19:53,242 Don't say it's for love because that's nonsense. 347 00:19:53,951 --> 00:19:56,370 What's the real reason you want to call off the wedding? 348 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:03,460 Where are you going? 349 00:20:04,795 --> 00:20:05,921 To break it off. 350 00:20:10,342 --> 00:20:12,594 The Grand Prince is associating with some physician? 351 00:20:13,512 --> 00:20:15,848 Other than that, I found nothing suspicious. 352 00:20:15,931 --> 00:20:19,435 But I saw the second Young Master meeting the Grand Prince at the Hyeminseo. 353 00:20:28,026 --> 00:20:30,154 Finally, we meet, Father. 354 00:20:30,779 --> 00:20:33,907 Each time I came, I couldn't meet you. 355 00:20:38,537 --> 00:20:40,456 Did you meet someone before coming here? 356 00:20:42,207 --> 00:20:44,084 That's an intimate question. 357 00:20:44,501 --> 00:20:46,837 I don't deserve such attention, do I? 358 00:20:48,464 --> 00:20:49,465 Right. 359 00:20:50,674 --> 00:20:52,593 You know your place, 360 00:20:53,010 --> 00:20:54,470 and that's your only virtue. 361 00:20:58,891 --> 00:20:59,975 Father… 362 00:21:00,392 --> 00:21:03,645 I happened to overhear your conversation with Mother. 363 00:21:04,354 --> 00:21:07,483 Am I a lowly concubine's child, not Mother's? 364 00:21:08,150 --> 00:21:09,485 How foolish of you. 365 00:21:10,110 --> 00:21:11,653 If you had pretended not to hear, 366 00:21:11,737 --> 00:21:14,281 you would have had no one to fool but yourself. 367 00:21:14,364 --> 00:21:17,075 Why was I raised as the son of your principal wife? 368 00:21:17,826 --> 00:21:19,536 Is it because you only have one son? 369 00:21:21,163 --> 00:21:22,831 Do not be so disheartened. 370 00:21:23,373 --> 00:21:26,960 It cost me dearly to silence your courtesan mother. 371 00:21:28,670 --> 00:21:31,173 So you're not completely worthless. 372 00:21:32,341 --> 00:21:34,927 You sold an animal for a hefty price? 373 00:21:35,844 --> 00:21:37,513 Is that what you're saying? 374 00:21:45,020 --> 00:21:47,773 I placed first in the exam. Just what you wished for the family. 375 00:21:47,856 --> 00:21:50,609 And I will win the post you long desired as well. 376 00:21:50,692 --> 00:21:52,736 So allow me too to take some credit. 377 00:21:53,987 --> 00:21:56,740 Call off the marriage arrangement with the Queen Consort's family. 378 00:21:56,823 --> 00:21:58,533 I will not be your breeding horse. 379 00:21:58,951 --> 00:22:00,661 That is exactly what you are for. 380 00:22:02,287 --> 00:22:05,540 I do not wish for anyone flawed to be born into this world. 381 00:22:05,958 --> 00:22:07,125 Unlike someone else. 382 00:22:13,882 --> 00:22:14,883 And? 383 00:22:15,884 --> 00:22:18,136 Is that why you interfered with my plan? 384 00:22:20,097 --> 00:22:21,848 Judging by how furious you are, 385 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:26,186 I must have succeeded. 386 00:22:30,399 --> 00:22:31,400 Are you hurt? 387 00:22:32,067 --> 00:22:32,985 That little… 388 00:22:37,906 --> 00:22:39,074 What's going on? 389 00:22:44,746 --> 00:22:47,040 Did you speak to Jae-i about the ledger? 390 00:22:47,791 --> 00:22:48,959 No. 391 00:22:49,042 --> 00:22:51,336 You said the time was not yet right. 392 00:23:00,220 --> 00:23:02,973 Those herbs are for my lord, so please give me the finest ones. 393 00:23:03,056 --> 00:23:04,433 Of course. 394 00:23:08,353 --> 00:23:09,521 She's smiling again. 395 00:23:11,231 --> 00:23:12,482 What is so… 396 00:23:13,275 --> 00:23:15,527 Can I have some Mongolian milkvetch roots too? 397 00:23:19,406 --> 00:23:20,699 What do you think you are doing? 398 00:23:24,119 --> 00:23:25,954 I warned you it wouldn't be pleasant. 399 00:23:27,497 --> 00:23:29,541 Let go of me! 400 00:23:34,629 --> 00:23:36,506 Is this about what happened the other day? 401 00:23:39,051 --> 00:23:39,926 I can't stand you. 402 00:23:41,345 --> 00:23:42,304 What is it this time? 403 00:23:42,387 --> 00:23:44,514 Seeing you play a nobleman's sister, 404 00:23:44,598 --> 00:23:47,059 pose as a filial daughter caring for her father 405 00:23:47,142 --> 00:23:48,685 and dream of a "happily ever after," 406 00:23:48,769 --> 00:23:51,313 all without knowing your place. 407 00:23:51,396 --> 00:23:52,689 I cannot stand any of it! 408 00:23:53,482 --> 00:23:55,359 I want you to live in misery, 409 00:23:55,942 --> 00:23:57,861 not walk around smiling. 410 00:23:58,737 --> 00:24:00,989 I want you to cry, scream and blame the world. 411 00:24:01,531 --> 00:24:04,910 Because in reality, no one is coming to your rescue. 412 00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:11,750 What are you trying to say? 413 00:24:12,334 --> 00:24:14,586 You want me to call off the wedding? 414 00:24:16,254 --> 00:24:17,297 The wedding… 415 00:24:17,881 --> 00:24:18,757 No. 416 00:24:20,133 --> 00:24:22,135 It's a deal. 417 00:24:22,219 --> 00:24:23,470 That deal is 418 00:24:24,346 --> 00:24:27,641 a fight for survival, 419 00:24:27,724 --> 00:24:30,727 like you said, for a lowly girl like me. 420 00:24:32,104 --> 00:24:33,397 So it can't be called off. 421 00:24:35,315 --> 00:24:37,234 I appreciate your charity, though. 422 00:24:58,588 --> 00:24:59,798 How clumsy you are. 423 00:25:05,303 --> 00:25:06,263 What? 424 00:25:06,346 --> 00:25:07,806 What's with that look? 425 00:25:16,690 --> 00:25:17,941 What is it? 426 00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:20,193 Did something happen? 427 00:25:26,116 --> 00:25:28,493 I'm just surprised to see you so suddenly. 428 00:25:28,952 --> 00:25:29,953 What are you doing here… 429 00:25:31,455 --> 00:25:32,747 Are you 430 00:25:32,831 --> 00:25:34,708 here to see me? 431 00:25:35,459 --> 00:25:36,793 You wish. 432 00:25:37,794 --> 00:25:39,504 No, I can't say that. 433 00:25:39,588 --> 00:25:40,672 Because you're right. 434 00:25:41,131 --> 00:25:43,341 I went to the Hyeminseo, and they said you were here. 435 00:25:43,758 --> 00:25:45,177 So I came to find you. 436 00:26:03,153 --> 00:26:04,237 Why did you want to see me? 437 00:26:04,321 --> 00:26:05,405 When's the wedding? 438 00:26:05,489 --> 00:26:07,032 Next year? The year after? 439 00:26:07,574 --> 00:26:09,618 It's best we don't keep running into each other. 440 00:26:09,701 --> 00:26:11,203 I should not give him false hope. 441 00:26:11,912 --> 00:26:12,996 In ten days. 442 00:26:13,497 --> 00:26:14,539 Ten days. 443 00:26:15,624 --> 00:26:17,083 So there won't be enough time 444 00:26:17,167 --> 00:26:19,878 to flirt, joke around or really get to know each other. 445 00:26:20,295 --> 00:26:21,213 Pardon? 446 00:26:21,838 --> 00:26:22,672 What do you like? 447 00:26:22,756 --> 00:26:25,967 What's your taste in food, landscape, jewelry, art and music? 448 00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:27,552 Which one do you want to start with? 449 00:26:28,803 --> 00:26:30,847 Where's the nearest tailor shop? 450 00:26:30,931 --> 00:26:32,098 We need to go there. 451 00:26:32,182 --> 00:26:33,975 Wait. Stop. 452 00:26:35,852 --> 00:26:37,854 You're joking, right? 453 00:26:38,313 --> 00:26:41,358 Do you think I'm shamelessly clinging to you just to joke around? 454 00:26:42,192 --> 00:26:45,237 Am I the only one who feels like this is all too sudden? 455 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:46,363 I feel the same. 456 00:26:46,863 --> 00:26:48,073 This is 457 00:26:48,156 --> 00:26:49,991 utterly insane. 458 00:26:51,451 --> 00:26:53,161 So I wasn't wrong 459 00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:55,163 on the first day we met. 460 00:26:55,247 --> 00:26:57,582 I guess we can say I was a dullard after all. 461 00:26:58,124 --> 00:26:59,626 In case you forgot, 462 00:26:59,709 --> 00:27:00,794 I am 463 00:27:01,795 --> 00:27:03,171 loyal to my fiancé. 464 00:27:03,255 --> 00:27:04,589 But that scoundrel… 465 00:27:08,218 --> 00:27:10,929 Why is everyone making such a fuss over this lowly girl? 466 00:27:13,098 --> 00:27:14,266 He's garbage. 467 00:27:15,559 --> 00:27:16,518 So full of himself. 468 00:27:17,936 --> 00:27:20,021 Are you the same person from yesterday? 469 00:27:20,772 --> 00:27:21,856 Or 470 00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:24,526 have you always been this stubborn? 471 00:27:25,318 --> 00:27:27,988 If I had really meant to be stubborn, it would've been far worse. 472 00:27:28,071 --> 00:27:30,323 I didn't ask about your fiancé's family 473 00:27:30,407 --> 00:27:32,158 because I want to keep the power I can wield 474 00:27:32,242 --> 00:27:34,244 as a last resort. 475 00:27:34,327 --> 00:27:35,912 I want to play fair, 476 00:27:35,996 --> 00:27:37,747 so I'm being as patient as possible 477 00:27:37,831 --> 00:27:40,166 and trying to change your mind. 478 00:27:44,671 --> 00:27:47,173 I just really don't get it. 479 00:27:48,216 --> 00:27:49,509 You haven't known me that long. 480 00:27:49,593 --> 00:27:51,344 How much longer do you need 481 00:27:51,428 --> 00:27:52,762 to understand me? 482 00:27:54,973 --> 00:27:56,349 No, forget it. 483 00:27:57,100 --> 00:27:58,768 I'd rather not understand. 484 00:27:59,561 --> 00:28:00,562 I'm going. 485 00:28:01,187 --> 00:28:02,355 Take care. 486 00:28:02,981 --> 00:28:04,399 Just be honest with me. 487 00:28:05,025 --> 00:28:07,235 You're avoiding me now. 488 00:28:11,531 --> 00:28:12,532 Because you're scared. 489 00:28:26,004 --> 00:28:27,339 I'm scared? 490 00:28:28,757 --> 00:28:30,091 What do you mean? 491 00:28:30,175 --> 00:28:31,217 You know what I mean. 492 00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:36,306 Let me make this clear. 493 00:28:36,723 --> 00:28:37,724 My fiancé and I-- 494 00:28:37,807 --> 00:28:39,017 You don't love him. 495 00:28:41,019 --> 00:28:42,479 If you did, 496 00:28:42,562 --> 00:28:43,813 that night, you wouldn't have… 497 00:28:48,652 --> 00:28:51,988 I did consider playing along with your lame excuse, 498 00:28:52,364 --> 00:28:55,700 honoring the line you drew, giving up altogether. 499 00:28:55,784 --> 00:28:57,035 But I didn't want to. 500 00:28:59,913 --> 00:29:01,498 - So-- - Fine. 501 00:29:02,499 --> 00:29:03,875 I'll be honest with you. 502 00:29:06,378 --> 00:29:08,546 You're right. It was that night. 503 00:29:09,506 --> 00:29:12,676 You know the kind of marriages people of my class enter into in Joseon. 504 00:29:13,468 --> 00:29:15,303 I decided to do it that night. 505 00:29:19,140 --> 00:29:20,266 You see, 506 00:29:20,350 --> 00:29:23,103 wealth, success, fame, 507 00:29:23,645 --> 00:29:25,021 family, myself, 508 00:29:25,605 --> 00:29:28,191 of all the things deemed important in this world, 509 00:29:28,274 --> 00:29:31,194 what mattered least to me 510 00:29:32,278 --> 00:29:33,780 was love. 511 00:29:34,739 --> 00:29:37,242 Then, the night I decided to get married, 512 00:29:37,325 --> 00:29:39,077 I asked myself for the first time. 513 00:29:40,412 --> 00:29:41,496 "What if 514 00:29:42,372 --> 00:29:45,041 I'm missing something important?" 515 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:48,044 And that question 516 00:29:48,128 --> 00:29:49,838 made me anxious. 517 00:29:51,548 --> 00:29:54,509 Perhaps unhappy too. 518 00:29:57,971 --> 00:30:00,056 That's when I saw you. 519 00:30:01,766 --> 00:30:05,353 Looking at the man who had been waiting for me for over four hours, 520 00:30:06,688 --> 00:30:07,897 I felt like 521 00:30:07,981 --> 00:30:11,067 I had stepped into an old folk tale. 522 00:30:13,653 --> 00:30:14,946 That's all. 523 00:30:17,032 --> 00:30:18,867 I ran from reality 524 00:30:20,035 --> 00:30:21,745 and ran to you. 525 00:30:23,788 --> 00:30:25,498 Blinded by my own self-pity, 526 00:30:26,249 --> 00:30:27,917 I poured out all my frustrations 527 00:30:29,169 --> 00:30:31,004 over my misfortune to a stranger. 528 00:30:40,972 --> 00:30:42,599 And now, 529 00:30:42,682 --> 00:30:44,601 I don't want to be held back by some folk tale. 530 00:30:44,976 --> 00:30:46,186 That's a lie. 531 00:30:51,274 --> 00:30:52,650 Don't follow me. 532 00:31:04,329 --> 00:31:06,956 I'm the one who got dumped. Why are you angry? 533 00:31:07,749 --> 00:31:09,459 I just need you to say one thing. 534 00:31:09,542 --> 00:31:12,212 That it's all right. 535 00:31:13,254 --> 00:31:16,132 Why does he care this much? 536 00:31:18,134 --> 00:31:19,594 I am not like my father. 537 00:31:19,677 --> 00:31:21,888 I would have slain every living creature in your house 538 00:31:21,971 --> 00:31:24,140 on the very day of the literati purge if I were him. 539 00:31:28,895 --> 00:31:30,605 I don't want to hurt him, 540 00:31:30,688 --> 00:31:32,023 but I must stay firm. 541 00:31:36,778 --> 00:31:38,029 I already gave you my answer. 542 00:31:38,655 --> 00:31:40,573 Does my low status 543 00:31:40,657 --> 00:31:42,617 make my rejection worthless too? 544 00:31:42,700 --> 00:31:44,494 That's not what I meant. 545 00:31:44,577 --> 00:31:46,079 Are you twisting my words on purpose? 546 00:31:46,162 --> 00:31:47,205 You see, 547 00:31:47,288 --> 00:31:49,958 I am not of a status 548 00:31:50,041 --> 00:31:51,668 that allows me to speak my mind 549 00:31:51,751 --> 00:31:54,337 and express my feelings so freely. 550 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,467 I must endure, keep everything hidden and reveal nothing 551 00:32:00,635 --> 00:32:02,971 because of my status. 552 00:32:04,305 --> 00:32:05,431 So 553 00:32:05,849 --> 00:32:07,475 I can't be swayed 554 00:32:08,351 --> 00:32:09,894 by momentary feelings. 555 00:32:14,691 --> 00:32:15,775 This is 556 00:32:16,860 --> 00:32:17,986 the difference 557 00:32:19,821 --> 00:32:21,698 between you and me. 558 00:32:27,495 --> 00:32:28,329 "Momentary"? 559 00:32:30,665 --> 00:32:31,916 You're right. 560 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,003 As you said, I grew up living in my own world. 561 00:32:35,962 --> 00:32:38,673 I admit that what I said was an inconsiderate confession, 562 00:32:39,174 --> 00:32:41,384 driven by one-sided feelings. 563 00:32:42,010 --> 00:32:44,721 I never even thought about the difference you are talking about. 564 00:32:45,471 --> 00:32:47,056 I didn't need to. 565 00:32:49,392 --> 00:32:50,977 I won't pretend to understand now. 566 00:32:51,060 --> 00:32:52,103 But you know what? 567 00:32:53,062 --> 00:32:54,355 Despite my status, 568 00:32:54,898 --> 00:32:58,109 it took me endless reflection to stand before the woman I hold dear. 569 00:32:59,194 --> 00:33:01,779 I hesitated at every step on the way here. 570 00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:04,449 And most people 571 00:33:05,283 --> 00:33:06,743 call that courage. 572 00:33:09,329 --> 00:33:10,246 Too bad. 573 00:33:14,751 --> 00:33:15,627 I'm going now. 574 00:34:17,188 --> 00:34:18,189 Madam, 575 00:34:18,648 --> 00:34:19,816 I'm hungry. 576 00:34:19,899 --> 00:34:22,026 Wait here. I'll prepare some snacks. 577 00:34:22,110 --> 00:34:23,111 All right. 578 00:34:27,323 --> 00:34:29,826 You wench, just leave our family already. 579 00:34:30,243 --> 00:34:31,619 I'd rather… 580 00:34:33,329 --> 00:34:37,750 Eun-jo is marrying your grandfather? 581 00:34:37,834 --> 00:34:39,335 What nonsense are you talking about? 582 00:34:40,670 --> 00:34:42,130 What memory is this? 583 00:34:42,630 --> 00:34:45,049 You seem pretty happy, for someone who is selling his sister 584 00:34:45,133 --> 00:34:46,342 to get by. 585 00:34:51,931 --> 00:34:54,225 Madam, when is Eun-jo's wedding again? 586 00:34:54,642 --> 00:34:56,394 In ten days. 587 00:34:57,020 --> 00:34:58,521 And when is Father leaving? 588 00:34:58,980 --> 00:35:00,315 In five days. 589 00:35:01,441 --> 00:35:03,943 Whatever. I don't care. 590 00:35:04,027 --> 00:35:05,862 This is not my concern. 591 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:08,323 You wished to see me? 592 00:35:08,656 --> 00:35:11,951 The marriage arrangement will not be called off. 593 00:35:12,785 --> 00:35:15,288 They say husband and wife are of one mind, 594 00:35:15,371 --> 00:35:18,291 so I must reveal to my wife who I truly am. 595 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,504 This young lady from a most esteemed noble house 596 00:35:23,588 --> 00:35:27,425 would be shattered to hear she is to marry an animal. 597 00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:32,013 Even the concubine's daughter 598 00:35:32,096 --> 00:35:36,100 would willingly become an old man's concubine for her father. 599 00:35:36,976 --> 00:35:39,520 Why are you bringing her up? 600 00:35:39,604 --> 00:35:41,731 Learn from that girl, Eun-jo. 601 00:35:41,814 --> 00:35:44,067 So I should just shut my mouth and let you sell me? 602 00:35:44,150 --> 00:35:45,068 Like that lowly wench? 603 00:35:48,696 --> 00:35:50,365 Do you think 604 00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:55,578 refusing to become a breeding horse, as you put it, will protect your pride? 605 00:35:55,661 --> 00:35:57,246 That girl, Eun-jo, knows 606 00:35:57,330 --> 00:36:00,375 that someone as lowly as her is not given any choice. 607 00:36:00,750 --> 00:36:03,378 You cannot reveal who you are to the Queen Consort's… 608 00:36:03,461 --> 00:36:06,089 No, to anyone else. 609 00:36:06,172 --> 00:36:08,883 Your name, your wealth, your honor… 610 00:36:10,009 --> 00:36:11,594 You cannot let go 611 00:36:14,514 --> 00:36:15,765 of any of that. 612 00:36:16,516 --> 00:36:18,684 That is what you are. 613 00:36:21,938 --> 00:36:23,481 I wish you a safe trip. 614 00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:27,402 I hear the land there is beautiful. I hope you enjoy your time there. 615 00:36:28,778 --> 00:36:29,737 By the way… 616 00:36:34,409 --> 00:36:36,661 Why don't you wait until Eun-jo's wedding? 617 00:36:38,621 --> 00:36:41,791 Now you're the head of the family. 618 00:36:42,041 --> 00:36:44,502 Please take care of her in my stead. 619 00:36:44,585 --> 00:36:46,337 Why are you putting this on me? 620 00:36:46,421 --> 00:36:47,672 Look, you are now-- 621 00:36:47,755 --> 00:36:49,006 Seriously! 622 00:36:50,133 --> 00:36:51,008 Hey! 623 00:36:51,217 --> 00:36:52,260 You have nothing to say? 624 00:36:55,721 --> 00:36:57,682 Whatever. It's your life! 625 00:37:00,601 --> 00:37:02,520 Even on my last day. 626 00:37:06,399 --> 00:37:07,567 I apologize. 627 00:37:08,151 --> 00:37:09,360 It's all right. 628 00:37:09,986 --> 00:37:14,073 Ask the innkeeper to brew the medicinal herbs I gave you. 629 00:37:18,327 --> 00:37:21,664 I'm sorry you have to attend the wedding alone. 630 00:37:24,125 --> 00:37:25,668 Do not worry. 631 00:37:26,377 --> 00:37:28,212 Just make sure to have a safe journey. 632 00:37:49,775 --> 00:37:51,611 Did you send for me? 633 00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:56,199 How's everything going? 634 00:38:02,997 --> 00:38:05,041 I cannot give you much time. 635 00:38:07,335 --> 00:38:08,711 Does His Majesty know 636 00:38:09,587 --> 00:38:14,425 what incense you brought into his bedchamber? 637 00:38:19,889 --> 00:38:22,308 Does he know that breathing in the incense 638 00:38:23,017 --> 00:38:24,852 will cloud his mind, 639 00:38:25,603 --> 00:38:27,396 dull his judgment, 640 00:38:28,814 --> 00:38:30,066 and in the end, 641 00:38:30,149 --> 00:38:32,693 leave him no better than a corpse 642 00:38:33,319 --> 00:38:36,656 and your puppet to command? 643 00:38:41,035 --> 00:38:43,496 His Majesty thinks it's a pain reliever. 644 00:38:45,998 --> 00:38:49,877 Let me know when he starts showing symptoms of addiction. 645 00:38:50,962 --> 00:38:52,129 Chief Secretary Im, 646 00:38:52,421 --> 00:38:55,424 is it this country that you covet? 647 00:38:56,259 --> 00:38:57,426 How dare you? 648 00:38:58,177 --> 00:39:00,471 Do you have no fear of consequences? 649 00:39:24,579 --> 00:39:27,164 So, he's been only fishing for days? 650 00:39:27,248 --> 00:39:29,625 Does His Highness want to be a fisherman? 651 00:39:29,709 --> 00:39:31,961 He could not have the woman he cared for, 652 00:39:32,044 --> 00:39:33,713 so he turned to fish instead. 653 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:36,716 You're not talking behind my back. You're just behind my back. 654 00:39:37,258 --> 00:39:39,927 If you want to talk behind my back, 655 00:39:40,261 --> 00:39:42,096 make sure I can't see or hear you. 656 00:39:42,722 --> 00:39:45,099 It's nagging in disguise. 657 00:39:45,182 --> 00:39:46,809 How long must this continue? 658 00:39:46,892 --> 00:39:48,477 I need to know. 659 00:39:48,561 --> 00:39:50,354 I'll let you know when I find out. 660 00:39:53,399 --> 00:39:56,527 Your Highness, I'm here to report something to you. 661 00:39:56,861 --> 00:39:59,905 There's a rumor going around the market. 662 00:40:01,073 --> 00:40:01,907 What is it? 663 00:40:01,991 --> 00:40:04,910 That the ledger exposing the Chief Censor's corruption was stolen 664 00:40:04,994 --> 00:40:06,329 by Gil-dong. 665 00:40:06,787 --> 00:40:08,706 That's not a rumor. That's a fact. 666 00:40:08,789 --> 00:40:11,542 That is exactly what baffles me. 667 00:40:11,626 --> 00:40:13,878 I thought only three of us knew it. 668 00:40:13,961 --> 00:40:15,463 There's one more person who knows. 669 00:40:16,589 --> 00:40:17,882 - Who? - Who? 670 00:40:19,342 --> 00:40:20,968 Gil-dong. 671 00:40:22,053 --> 00:40:24,055 He was the kind of thief 672 00:40:24,138 --> 00:40:26,265 who wanted to hide where he stole those items. 673 00:40:26,349 --> 00:40:29,560 Now that his theft is becoming known, he may be seeking notoriety. 674 00:40:29,977 --> 00:40:31,020 Or perhaps, 675 00:40:31,103 --> 00:40:33,856 he was using you from the beginning. 676 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:38,235 I must approach this from a different angle. 677 00:40:38,319 --> 00:40:39,320 A different angle? 678 00:40:39,987 --> 00:40:41,280 Trace the source of the ledger. 679 00:40:41,864 --> 00:40:42,907 Of course. 680 00:40:42,990 --> 00:40:45,701 Tracing where it came from will reveal how Gil-dong obtained it. 681 00:40:45,785 --> 00:40:47,912 The ledger recorded the Chief Censor's corruption, 682 00:40:47,995 --> 00:40:48,996 so it is likely that 683 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:51,582 the person who wrote it was targeting the Chief Censor. 684 00:40:52,249 --> 00:40:53,959 Meet the Chief Censor and ask him. 685 00:40:54,043 --> 00:40:55,961 He's too bitter toward me to speak with me. 686 00:41:03,678 --> 00:41:05,638 We're closed today. 687 00:41:06,180 --> 00:41:07,765 Come again another time. 688 00:41:07,848 --> 00:41:09,475 You're the kids from Gwangtong Bridge. 689 00:41:09,558 --> 00:41:10,476 Come here. 690 00:41:12,353 --> 00:41:14,063 Tomorrow is your wedding. 691 00:41:14,146 --> 00:41:16,273 Ask someone else to switch shifts and get some rest. 692 00:41:16,357 --> 00:41:18,025 You've been strange these days. 693 00:41:18,442 --> 00:41:20,945 I'll take care of the rest. You can go home now. 694 00:41:36,252 --> 00:41:38,003 When did you last eat? 695 00:41:42,883 --> 00:41:44,009 Oh, dear. 696 00:41:44,093 --> 00:41:47,638 If you kids were rice weevils, we'd lose the harvest every year. 697 00:41:59,859 --> 00:42:02,403 Right now, I have nothing to offer. 698 00:42:04,989 --> 00:42:05,865 Would this be enough? 699 00:42:19,462 --> 00:42:20,755 Is it for me? 700 00:42:28,095 --> 00:42:29,680 How generous of you. 701 00:42:44,445 --> 00:42:45,738 It's pretty. 702 00:43:02,963 --> 00:43:04,089 Please accept this offering. 703 00:43:08,928 --> 00:43:10,596 You're pretty savvy for a young monk. 704 00:43:13,474 --> 00:43:15,976 This should be enough to replace the temple's flooring. 705 00:43:33,619 --> 00:43:34,620 What about me? 706 00:43:35,329 --> 00:43:36,872 This bracelet's for the generous ones. 707 00:43:37,164 --> 00:43:38,666 You only offered one nyang. 708 00:43:40,626 --> 00:43:42,294 Kids these days don't even answer. 709 00:43:42,628 --> 00:43:44,505 He was on a silent retreat. 710 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,423 Why does it have to rain today? 711 00:44:13,557 --> 00:44:15,893 Your Highness, you might catch a cold. 712 00:44:17,228 --> 00:44:18,521 Will it rain until tomorrow? 713 00:44:21,774 --> 00:44:23,317 It looks that way. 714 00:44:31,325 --> 00:44:32,409 Your Highness, 715 00:44:32,868 --> 00:44:34,245 what are you looking at? 716 00:44:36,455 --> 00:44:37,748 The muddy water. 717 00:45:10,823 --> 00:45:13,409 Why does it have to rain on her wedding day? 718 00:45:16,203 --> 00:45:19,206 Even the sky is being petty. 719 00:45:23,294 --> 00:45:25,379 It stopped raining early this morning. 720 00:45:28,632 --> 00:45:30,301 Do you think it'll continue to rain? 721 00:45:32,386 --> 00:45:33,679 Blast it. 722 00:45:34,597 --> 00:45:36,432 What? What's the matter? 723 00:45:37,266 --> 00:45:38,934 Why do you have to be so pretty? 724 00:45:39,018 --> 00:45:41,061 You're too pretty to be anyone's wife. 725 00:45:42,021 --> 00:45:42,980 What? 726 00:45:43,480 --> 00:45:44,523 Hey! 727 00:45:45,191 --> 00:45:46,692 You can't be this pretty! 728 00:45:46,775 --> 00:45:48,611 What am I supposed to do now? 729 00:45:51,530 --> 00:45:52,531 Madam! 730 00:45:53,199 --> 00:45:54,491 Come out! 731 00:46:00,372 --> 00:46:03,417 Don't even think about calling off this wedding. 732 00:46:04,627 --> 00:46:06,378 I want to live well now, 733 00:46:06,462 --> 00:46:08,130 as a concubine in a powerful family. 734 00:46:08,839 --> 00:46:10,507 With a man in his 70s 735 00:46:11,133 --> 00:46:12,468 who could die any time? 736 00:46:12,551 --> 00:46:13,677 I'm actually lucky. 737 00:46:14,220 --> 00:46:17,097 He will lie quietly until he passes away. 738 00:46:17,723 --> 00:46:19,475 I don't need to cater to him 739 00:46:19,558 --> 00:46:21,143 or help him walk. 740 00:46:21,227 --> 00:46:22,561 And then? 741 00:46:23,604 --> 00:46:25,773 Will you live as a widow for the rest of your life? 742 00:46:26,523 --> 00:46:28,150 Never receiving love from anyone? 743 00:46:32,238 --> 00:46:33,447 Does it matter? 744 00:46:33,530 --> 00:46:35,741 Can love feed you? Buy you a house? 745 00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:38,035 It only stirs up your heart 746 00:46:38,118 --> 00:46:39,370 and turns your stomach. 747 00:46:39,954 --> 00:46:41,914 It keeps me upset and on edge all day. 748 00:46:42,998 --> 00:46:44,416 I don't want that. I won't do that. 749 00:46:45,626 --> 00:46:46,627 Enough! 750 00:46:47,169 --> 00:46:48,921 The lord will… 751 00:46:49,546 --> 00:46:50,589 No. 752 00:46:51,423 --> 00:46:52,841 I can't let you do this. 753 00:46:53,425 --> 00:46:54,718 Call off the wedding now. 754 00:46:56,637 --> 00:46:58,013 And then what? 755 00:46:58,097 --> 00:47:00,474 Where will you live after getting kicked out of this house? 756 00:47:01,725 --> 00:47:03,602 Then who bears all the burdens? 757 00:47:04,186 --> 00:47:05,604 My sick mother? 758 00:47:05,688 --> 00:47:06,814 Young Master? 759 00:47:11,819 --> 00:47:13,862 Do you really want me to struggle alone 760 00:47:13,946 --> 00:47:16,156 in that dark pit again? 761 00:47:16,824 --> 00:47:18,742 Don't you think that's too cruel? 762 00:47:31,547 --> 00:47:32,631 Let me go in peace. 763 00:47:46,562 --> 00:47:48,063 It's my fault. 764 00:47:49,773 --> 00:47:51,233 This is all my fault. 765 00:47:53,360 --> 00:47:54,653 I'm sorry. 766 00:47:56,905 --> 00:47:59,366 Eun-jo, I'm sorry. 767 00:48:02,369 --> 00:48:05,414 I'm sorry too. 768 00:48:07,291 --> 00:48:08,876 Eun-jo… 769 00:48:23,057 --> 00:48:24,808 What brings you here? 770 00:48:24,892 --> 00:48:28,896 Forgive me. I know it is disrespectful for a stranger to summon an unwed lady. 771 00:48:29,563 --> 00:48:31,273 Please come inside. 772 00:48:31,357 --> 00:48:33,984 You're my fiancé, not a stranger. 773 00:48:34,068 --> 00:48:35,903 Soon I will be. 774 00:48:37,112 --> 00:48:38,697 We're ending our betrothal. 775 00:48:42,743 --> 00:48:45,204 I don't understand. 776 00:48:49,958 --> 00:48:51,001 The reason for ending it… 777 00:48:53,504 --> 00:48:57,299 Do you think refusing to become a breeding horse will protect your pride? 778 00:48:59,760 --> 00:49:00,594 The reason is… 779 00:49:00,677 --> 00:49:01,595 Your name, 780 00:49:02,096 --> 00:49:04,056 your wealth, your honor… 781 00:49:04,765 --> 00:49:06,225 You cannot let go 782 00:49:07,059 --> 00:49:07,893 of any of that. 783 00:49:08,685 --> 00:49:10,687 That is what you are. 784 00:49:16,819 --> 00:49:18,278 What a cowardly wretch. 785 00:49:22,658 --> 00:49:25,411 If it's because of your love for No-eul, the courtesan, 786 00:49:25,911 --> 00:49:27,121 I'm fine with it. 787 00:49:29,039 --> 00:49:30,833 If you keep saying you're fine, 788 00:49:30,916 --> 00:49:33,210 you will have to endure something you cannot be fine with. 789 00:49:37,548 --> 00:49:38,799 The bride must call it off, 790 00:49:38,882 --> 00:49:41,093 so she may be spared the consequences. 791 00:49:43,929 --> 00:49:44,930 Wait. 792 00:49:50,394 --> 00:49:52,604 You came all this way through the rain. 793 00:49:52,688 --> 00:49:55,315 Does that mean it was a rushed decision? 794 00:49:58,652 --> 00:50:00,446 Let us call it a fight for survival. 795 00:50:06,618 --> 00:50:09,621 The rain seems to be getting heavier. Let's get going. 796 00:50:09,997 --> 00:50:10,998 Yes. 797 00:50:15,377 --> 00:50:16,378 What is this? 798 00:50:16,462 --> 00:50:17,671 They're silk shoes. 799 00:50:20,132 --> 00:50:23,010 I said I wouldn't wear silk shoes. They'll get all muddy. 800 00:50:28,807 --> 00:50:31,101 They're not my silk shoes. 801 00:50:39,443 --> 00:50:42,613 Some young man left them there with the silk shoes. 802 00:50:42,946 --> 00:50:45,824 He must've been worried that you'd wear wet shoes on your wedding day. 803 00:50:49,536 --> 00:50:50,871 It can't be… 804 00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:10,182 Being in the rain, 805 00:51:10,265 --> 00:51:13,852 it feels as though all your sorrow is washed away. 806 00:51:15,103 --> 00:51:16,271 I don't believe you. 807 00:51:18,148 --> 00:51:19,733 It really does. 808 00:51:33,580 --> 00:51:34,790 I don't believe you. 809 00:52:16,331 --> 00:52:17,749 That girl, Eun-jo, knows 810 00:52:17,833 --> 00:52:20,752 that someone as lowly as her is not given any choice. 811 00:52:21,211 --> 00:52:22,713 You really had to… 812 00:52:44,693 --> 00:52:45,861 What are you doing? 813 00:52:49,197 --> 00:52:50,032 What are you-- 814 00:52:50,115 --> 00:52:51,658 I'm treating you like an animal. 815 00:52:51,742 --> 00:52:53,118 You don't deserve this luxury. 816 00:53:01,418 --> 00:53:03,045 Do you want to be sold that badly? 817 00:53:27,235 --> 00:53:30,322 My lord! 818 00:53:44,252 --> 00:53:46,296 The Master 819 00:53:46,380 --> 00:53:48,131 has passed away! 820 00:54:00,560 --> 00:54:02,104 I'm an aide from the constabulary. 821 00:54:02,187 --> 00:54:03,647 Take me to the prisoner. 822 00:54:09,361 --> 00:54:11,363 What? What's the matter? 823 00:54:12,739 --> 00:54:13,990 Call the soldiers. 824 00:54:14,074 --> 00:54:15,409 - Now! - Yes, sir. 825 00:54:24,793 --> 00:54:26,920 GIL-DONG 826 00:54:27,003 --> 00:54:28,213 Gil-dong? 827 00:54:44,271 --> 00:54:45,105 Your Highness. 828 00:54:48,066 --> 00:54:49,776 - What is it? - It's liquor. 829 00:54:50,235 --> 00:54:51,987 You look like you need some tonight. 830 00:55:00,537 --> 00:55:01,747 Eun-jo. 831 00:55:08,253 --> 00:55:09,671 Seok-sam? 832 00:55:11,465 --> 00:55:13,550 You haven't eaten anything all day, have you? 833 00:55:13,633 --> 00:55:14,593 Here. 834 00:55:15,093 --> 00:55:16,178 Have some. 835 00:55:22,392 --> 00:55:24,853 How did you get here? 836 00:55:25,270 --> 00:55:27,481 I was sold, of course. 837 00:55:27,564 --> 00:55:29,775 We belong to our masters. 838 00:55:29,858 --> 00:55:33,069 Since my master's family has fallen, all his property has been confiscated. 839 00:55:33,153 --> 00:55:35,197 Then I was sold to this household yesterday. 840 00:55:36,031 --> 00:55:37,240 I see. 841 00:55:38,658 --> 00:55:41,953 Will the Chief Censor be exiled soon? 842 00:55:44,498 --> 00:55:46,249 That man's no longer living. 843 00:55:48,919 --> 00:55:50,796 Are you saying he passed away? 844 00:55:50,879 --> 00:55:52,005 All of a sudden? 845 00:55:52,422 --> 00:55:54,090 I can't believe it either. 846 00:55:54,591 --> 00:55:57,761 What's even more unbelievable is the rumor that is going around. 847 00:55:58,887 --> 00:55:59,930 What rumor? 848 00:56:03,308 --> 00:56:05,352 That my master 849 00:56:05,435 --> 00:56:06,937 was killed by Gil-dong. 850 00:56:08,396 --> 00:56:10,899 What? Gil-dong? 851 00:56:14,277 --> 00:56:15,987 Gil-dong is a murderer? 852 00:56:16,321 --> 00:56:17,697 What's this… 853 00:56:22,994 --> 00:56:26,790 No one will come to the annex tonight, so… 854 00:56:29,668 --> 00:56:32,420 Are you chasing Gil-dong now? 855 00:56:32,504 --> 00:56:33,713 We're investigating the case. 856 00:56:34,005 --> 00:56:36,049 Investigating what? 857 00:56:36,341 --> 00:56:38,426 My husband wrote 858 00:56:38,510 --> 00:56:42,013 the name "Gil-dong" in blood! 859 00:56:42,556 --> 00:56:43,515 In blood? 860 00:56:43,974 --> 00:56:45,559 Did he leave a will? 861 00:56:45,642 --> 00:56:47,644 Please wait a little longer 862 00:56:47,727 --> 00:56:49,271 until we find conclusive evidence. 863 00:56:53,650 --> 00:56:55,569 We haven't found any evidence. 864 00:56:55,652 --> 00:56:56,903 Let's go to the constabulary. 865 00:56:57,445 --> 00:56:58,321 Let's go. 866 00:56:58,405 --> 00:56:59,406 - Yes, sir. - Yes, sir. 867 00:57:11,001 --> 00:57:12,294 It's Gil-dong! 868 00:57:12,377 --> 00:57:13,962 Gil-dong is here! 869 00:57:14,796 --> 00:57:16,339 Gil-dong is here! 870 00:57:17,299 --> 00:57:18,383 Gil-dong? 871 00:57:18,466 --> 00:57:19,593 Did he say "Gil-dong"? 872 00:57:19,676 --> 00:57:20,760 That way! 873 00:58:27,285 --> 00:58:29,037 I must get up. 874 00:59:24,050 --> 00:59:25,844 How long have I been here? 875 00:59:26,303 --> 00:59:28,054 Drinks and snacks? 876 00:59:29,681 --> 00:59:32,017 I was being chased by soldiers. 877 00:59:33,643 --> 00:59:35,061 What? Silk clothes? 878 00:59:35,145 --> 00:59:36,146 Wait. 879 00:59:36,855 --> 00:59:37,981 What happened to my hands? 880 00:59:46,448 --> 00:59:47,949 Why am I so dizzy? 881 00:59:48,867 --> 00:59:49,909 What happened? 882 00:59:50,660 --> 00:59:51,828 Why am I in the market? 883 00:59:51,911 --> 00:59:53,663 Gil-dong is here! 884 00:59:54,039 --> 00:59:55,665 Find Gil-dong! 885 00:59:56,374 --> 00:59:57,292 Gil-dong? 886 00:59:59,544 --> 01:00:00,587 What? 887 01:00:08,887 --> 01:00:09,929 This face… 888 01:00:12,265 --> 01:00:13,183 What? 889 01:00:14,017 --> 01:00:15,101 It's the aide. 890 01:00:46,834 --> 01:00:51,813 TO MY BELOVED THIEF 891 01:00:52,222 --> 01:00:53,056 {\an8}Anybody here? 892 01:00:53,139 --> 01:00:54,557 {\an8}Are you there? 893 01:00:54,641 --> 01:00:57,560 {\an8}Are our souls really switched? 894 01:00:57,644 --> 01:00:59,854 {\an8}Palace? I'm in the royal palace? 895 01:00:59,938 --> 01:01:00,814 {\an8}Dignity. 896 01:01:00,897 --> 01:01:02,816 {\an8}Since yesterday, this has been my home. 897 01:01:02,899 --> 01:01:05,944 {\an8}Did you have a fight with your wife last night? 898 01:01:06,027 --> 01:01:07,237 {\an8}Are you calling me husband? 899 01:01:08,113 --> 01:01:12,075 {\an8}I'm mad at myself for giving you the silk shoes. 900 01:01:12,659 --> 01:01:14,244 {\an8}I didn't hear any cough so I checked, 901 01:01:14,327 --> 01:01:15,829 {\an8}and he was already gone. 902 01:01:15,912 --> 01:01:16,746 {\an8}Gil-dong's arrested? 903 01:01:17,372 --> 01:01:18,832 {\an8}Find His Highness! 904 01:01:19,624 --> 01:01:21,751 Subtitle translation by: Sunyoung Baek