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I am Dong Joo from Yeonhwa House.

What?

It seems you are happy to see me,

but at the same time, you are appalled at the sight of me.

Why are you here?

I had something to tell you.

Right now? Here?

Yes.

It perfectly suits the time and place.

What is it?

So...

starting today, I am...

I am...

your mother.

You are my... What?

I am your mother.

Did I surprise you?

Goodness, of course. Would you not be surprised?

It is understandable.

I look dashing in this expensive gown, do I not?

This is making you go crazy, right?

Are you sick? Are you intoxicated?

What do you mean you are my mother?

Dashing, my foot.

How did this happen?

Can you not tell?

You do not need to be a gisaeng anymore.

You do not want to be one anyway.

Do not be one from now on.

(The Tale of Nokdu)

That is also the fate of a gisaeng.

What is the shortcut to the guest house?

Pardon?

She and I can be a family.

You want to adopt Dong Joo as your daughter?

However, how could I let you take her...

when I know nothing about you?

I can understand your concern, so I will make a suggestion.

How about Dong Joo and I stay...

in the village for widows together?

Somewhere close to you.

May I ask why you would go this far to help her?

I am not sure.

Well,

I guess I have grown affection for her.

I wanted to help her not do at least one thing...

she does not want to do in her life.

"You, be my daughter."

"Gosh. You are home, my daughter."

"Hey, Dong Dong Joo."

"Starting today,"

"I am your..."

What is this?

I look like a woman.

Why are you doing this for me?

Because...

I must stay in the village for widows,

but you keep kicking me out.

Is that all?

That is why you spent a fortune on me?

Of course.

There is no other reason besides that.

I need...

to meet my lady no matter what.

What is it this time?

Are you really afraid...

that I would take advantage of women?

If so, it would have been better to stay at the gisaeng house...

with your fortune.

Then,

are you worried that I might get caught...

and something might...

happen to me?

Yes, I am.

What?

If they find out, what would they think of me?

Everyone will think I am crazy for working with a nasty womanizer.

I will not get caught.

I will leave as soon as I can.

- Do not worry. - That is impossible.

I still do not understand so many things...

and have so many questions.

But...

I will help you not to get caught...

since you got me out of the gisaeng house.

We will be even then, right?

No. There is one more thing.

What? What is it?

There.

You must pay it back.

"IOU"?

Look at the interest. 70 percent?

Hey, this interest rate will get you locked up in jail.

No, no. You should have said that...

before you stamped your thumbprint.

Ridiculous.

That is void.

- That will be void. - "Ridiculous"?

- Give me that. - How dare you say to your mother?

- Stop talking nonsense. - You should have been more careful.

- Give me that. - Dong Joo.

Hey.

Dong Joo.

My lord, what brings you here?

You look beautiful.

What brings you here?

Were you scared?

I came here to get you.

That nasty old man...

Lady Kim?

I was wondering where that nasty man had gone.

So he took care of the old man.

I thought he was just an ordinary guy.

I do not know. How would I know that?

Is he a high-ranking official?

Or is he from a prestigious family?

Forget it. Even if he is...

"Even if he is"?

He is not as handsome as I am.

Gosh.

Hey. You should go without me.

I need to wrap things up here.

- I... - Like what?

Do you think it is easy to become your mother?

Just go. Hurry.

I knew you were following me.

Why did you quit your task?

I did not quit. It has been just delayed.

I just thought...

saving her came first over killing a man.

What?

I am on board with punishing a corrupt aristocrat.

I could not turn a blind eye on a powerless woman...

who was forced out to be killed.

However, that was not the promise you made to us.

You will not complain if I take your life for your mistake.

I have no regrets as I saved an innocent girl.

Do you think I will not kill you?

To tell you the truth,

yes.

Based on what?

I know you are curious about me.

I also know that it is a waste to kill me off.

Am I not right?

I will ponder on whether or not it is a waste.

However,

if you act out, I will have your head then and there.

It is a piece of cake to kill someone like you.

Okay.

I will keep that in mind.

Did you hate becoming a gisaeng that much?

I am sorry.

Lucky you. You have a great mother.

What? Right, a great mother.

I am thrilled.

My in-laws? Do I need to write about them?

It is only a formality...

just in case something happens.

Please write their names down next to your name.

You are the daughter-in-law of Lord Park Jong Chil!

No wonder.

You looked quite sophisticated.

My lady.

Keep in mind that your Geun is...

I mean, that I am right over there.

My daughter, shall we go now?

Lady Chun, I will go now.

Please stay healthy.

I will. Good work thus far.

Come visit us often, okay?

Okay.

Bye.

All right, you can treat me like a father.

I will cherish you as if you are my own daughter.

If anything happens to your mother, do call me, okay?

Greet me every morning and night.

You little...

I am telling you to stay away from me other than those times.

Look who is talking.

I truly hope that we will not meddle in each other's lives.

By the way, where is my house?

Are we to stay in that tiny room together?

And we are living with you three?

That is right. You can live in there.

Since we will be next-door, you have nothing to worry about.

Goodness, is it not great?

But Lady Chun said that I would have my own place.

Lady Chun asked us herself to spare a room for you.

Since you are still unfamiliar with this place,

she wanted us to help you out.

Unfamiliar? That is ridiculous!

I feel so comfortable already. It feels like home.

That is right.

I will take good care of my mother,

so any empty house will do.

There are...

none.

Let us go inside.

No.

Wait a minute.

I cannot go inside. Hold on.

Relax.

Hold on.

Goodness.

How about we tell her now?

Let us not drag it on.

Does that mean there will be four Virtuous Women Corps members?

There is no need to rush.

She needs to unpack. I am sure she is busy.

Let us take our time.

Where in the world is Deul Le?

I heard nothing about her,

and there are no traces of her packing.

Do you think something happened?

Do you think it is that punk?

Let us look for her a bit more.

She might have gone on a search by herself.

By the way, what will you do about Lady Kim?

I do admire how she sacrificed her life to save a friend.

No.

Rules are rules.

We told her she would lose her life if she failed.

We should kill her when the time is right.

It is a waste to kill her, though.

It would be so convenient to send me your greetings.

You would just need to turn your head.

Are you kidding me?

I cannot believe we are stuck in here together.

Have some patience.

We will not be living like this forever.

Is it only until your lady comes?

Yes, that is the case for me.

But what about you? You do not have anywhere to go.

What do you mean? Of course, I do.

I am going to leave this place when the time is right.

- Where to? - Do not worry.

I will repay you for whatever debt I owe you before then.

That is a given. But where will you go?

Why do you want to know? It is a secret.

They say there is no use in raising your kids.

I have just begun, and I can already understand.

I saved your life, and yet, you are keeping a secret from me.

Where are you going?

We need dishes if we want to eat.

We only have one blanket as well.

- I will come with you. - Forget it.

Hey.

I want to tag along.

Daughter, how dare you address me like that?

Call me, "Mother".

Are you serious?

Do you truly want me to call you like that?

- Oh, no. - My gosh, that gave me goosebumps.

- That is not right. - Go.

Here you go.

That is enough, Mother.

All right, my daughter.

We need that.

- Here. - What?

What? Where are you going?

My dear mother.

Discuss with me before buying anything.

Why does a servant spend money so easily?

You can take care of the house. I will bring the wood.

I do not want to wash the dishes.

If you cook, I will do it.

You can do the laundry, and I will clean the house, okay?

- Deal. - Happy now?

Hey, how is this?

What?

Do you want one?

No, thanks.

Let us buy two of them.

No.

Why not?

They will grow on me, and that will not be good.

Let us go now.

What is it? Do you want to ride the swing?

No, thanks. That is ridiculous.

Suicide?

Yes, we could make it seem that way.

Hold on.

I have a daughter that I need to take care of.

I am the only one she has.

That is not my problem.

She may have broken our promise,

but she saved someone else's life.

Thus, she did not betray us.

How about we give her another chance?

- I am all for it. - What will you make her do?

How will you trust her?

I can do anything.

Anything.

Let us not give her a real mission...

but something that is just as difficult.

Even if she ruins it, it cannot affect us.

You said your father-in-law was Lord Park Jong Chil, right?

Where is he when we have so much to do?

My goodness.

What took you so long? I am starving.

Well, I am not alone.

Who is here?

Here.

So what if they grow on you?

You should raise them if you want.

Take them.

I told you to discuss with me before purchasing anything.

I already named them.

What are their names?

This one is Dong Dong.

This one is Dong Joo.

Are you crazy?

I hope the three of you get along while I am gone.

Are you going somewhere?

I am going to Hanyang to see my lady.

I got a chance to see her from afar.

Tell the others that I left to see my family.

What a romanticist.

Where are you going to see her?

What?

There is an inn...

right next to the police bureau in Hanyang.

That is where I will be going.

I also want to go...

to Hanyang.

That is where Nok Du is right now.

You must miss him.

I wonder what it is.

What do you mean?

Hanyang.

What exactly is it?

If I run really fast,

how long will it take to get there?

(Kim Nok Soon goes to Hanyang.)

You are coming back, right?

How many times have I told you that I will be back tomorrow?

I will arrange a big party to celebrate your return.

So please do not be late.

No, do not arrange a party.

I will wait for you!

It is nice and comfortable to be alone.

This is really nice.

My gosh.

He went all the way to Hanyang just to see her for a split second?

My gosh, what a joke.

(Wicked brat!)

I need a hinge...

to put these together.

Oh, right. Hanyang has...

the best iron in the country.

That place has the best technicians.

Yes, of course.

I do not want to go.

But I do not have a choice.

What can I do?

Hanyang has the best technicians for iron.

I really cannot be bothered to go.

(Inn)

My goodness, hello.

Are you here to stay the night?

May I ask you something?

Did you happen to see someone with beady eyes,

a pointy nose,

and plump lips? I am talking about a man...

I mean, did a widow come alone without a man?

Oh, I know who you mean. She unpacked in that room...

and went outside a while ago.

- But why do you ask? - She is my...

She is my older sister.

My gosh, where did he go?

I guess he was excited to see his lady.

I wonder if he met her already.

So what? It has nothing to do with me.

I heard your father-in-law owns something very precious...

that is made out of iron.

We heard he cherishes it so much...

that he keeps it in his arms every time he goes to bed.

I heard it is an elephant...

from Ming.

- You know what it is, right? - Elephant?

Yes, of course.

I know it very well.

We will give you three days.

Bring that to us. How you will do that is up to you.

If you fail, you will die in that house.

And if you run away, we will find you and kill you.

Your family who lives in Jinhae...

will not be safe either.

Prove to us...

that you are fit to be a member of the Muweol Corps.

If I fail and end up dying there,

will someone inform you about my death?

Well, there is a place...

called Aseowon in Yookjo Street.

If you die, the people there will collect your body.

So do not worry.

These women are so tenacious.

Collect my body, my foot.

I will not die.

But...

does anyone even live in this place?

Just a peek.

I will just take a short peek.

Let us go!

You need to stay alert, Eun Seo.

Stay alert, Eun Seo!

Eun Seo.

Mother.

- Mother. - I am okay.

I am okay.

Mother.

Mother.

Dong Joo?

Hey, what are you doing here?

I...

I did not follow you here.

I had my own business to take care of.

I meant,

why are you crying?

I did not cry!

You did cry.

Why?

Hey, did something happen?

Hey, are you sure you did not follow me?

You just happened to come to this inn by coincidence?

I did not follow you.

I had to buy something at the forge.

Plus, I did not even know...

that this was the inn you mentioned. Do you want to know why?

Because I have no interest in you whatsoever.

Okay, fine.

Then what did you say to Lady Chun?

- I just... - I can see right through you.

You told her you were going...

to say hello to my family, did you not?

I should ask you the same thing. Why were you at that house?

You will not tell me?

Well, it was an empty house, and no one was living there.

I went inside to ask for a cup of water.

- It is empty? - Yes.

I do not understand it. Why were you crying there?

Go to sleep.

You brat.

How dare you interrupt your mother when she is talking?

Goodness.

Hey, give back my pillow.

You should not have thrown it at me in the first place.

Just go to sleep. Whatever.

How dare you...

hit your mother's forehead?

Goodness.

(Episode 8 will air shortly.)

Why is it so hard to pull the wagon today?

My lord, your goods have arrived.

There is no need for that.

What happened to that witch and the jerk?

They are hurrying back.

They will arrive by tomorrow night.

I found out that she went...

all the way to Woongchung, Jinhae and is hiding with Dol Bok.

How ungrateful.

Make sure that they do not get away again.

I will. I chose a path from the temple.

They cannot make a scene.

I chose a group of men.

They are good with swords as the palanquin bearers.

You were always prepared.

- Make no mistakes. - I will not.

Our family will finally be able to make a memorial stone...

for a virtuous wife.

Are you happy too?

Memorial stone for a virtuous wife.

Darn it. How will I steal that?

By the way, why did they get caught again?

Whatever.

I experienced this when I was traveling in disguise.

I was passing by some street...

and observed a child.

The child was crushing small insect eggs with his hands.

So I asked.

"Those are just eggs."

"Do you not think..."

"it is too cruel to kill them just like that?"

And this is what the boy said.

What did he say?

"Do they look like as mere eggs to you?"

"To me, they look like nasty rice weevils..."

"that will hatch overnight..."

"and eat up all of our rice grains."

"You do not know anything."

That boy...

did not even recognize you.

What does that matter?

"No matter how small or insignificant..."

"these creatures are,"

"if you see a hint of danger,"

"you must step on it and get rid of it."

He taught me an important lesson.

Do you not agree?

Bok Sil!

Bok Sil.

Bok Sil.

You cannot intrude here.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

I do not care if it is a gem or not.

Stealing it is hard enough.

Then, His Majesty will not make any more trips?

Did you think he made such trips all the time?

Besides, there was a huge incident during his last trip.

I would not come here even if I were him.

- What is this? - Do you need anything else?

No, this is all.

The weather has been fickle the whole day.

What is this?

- It is magnetite. - What?

It is a stone used in making iron.

This has a unique element that gets stuck on irons.

As long as it is iron, it sticks to this?

How do you know that?

I might not be a good dancer.

I told you I am very dexterous.

- This is nothing. - Gosh.

Hold on.

Gosh.

When iron touches water, it gets rusty.

Hey, wait.

I need your help.

All right.

What do you think? Can you do it?

Can you make it?

Let me see.

I thought you were just a lowlife.

Were you a thief?

No.

My daughter, do you not trust your own mother?

Actually, I was going to see my lady from a distance.

I thought I should at least send her a letter...

that I am okay and I will wait for her.

- Please. - Did you write it on an iron plate?

- Do not try to fool me. - No.

You got the wrong idea.

I need to give her something.

This is the only way since I will be far away from her.

Gosh, forget it. Goodness.

I will deduct it from your debt.

How much?

I hit it.

Where did he go? I am starving.

Wait.

Goodness. Oh, no.

Put it down.

Here is the stick. You should put the stick there.

Goodness. If you stay out in the cold,

your coughing will get worse.

I must earn my keep. I cannot live off your generosity.

Gosh, you cannot even eat...

because you are worried about Nok Du.

Right.

That is why I must go to Hanyang even if you try to stop me.

If I need to help him let go of resentment in his heart,

that is also my responsibility.

Let us talk about this later.

We should eat first. Okay?

Aeng Du. Hwang Tae. Let us eat now.

Okay?

Aeng Du is not outside?

She went out earlier to go to the kitchen.

What?

This brat missed her mealtime?

That never happens.

My goodness. Oh, no. Aeng Du!

Aeng Du! You little brat! You...

Aeng Du!

No, Aeng Du!

That brat.

Hey, get off the boat this instant.

Father, I am going to Hanyang, so do not stop me.

What did you say?

Stop right there!

Hey! Stop!

- Goodness. - Wait.

My goodness.

Oh, dear.

Oh, my.

My goodness.

Aeng Du!

My lord.

I found their hideout.

What do you want me to do?

What? What did you say?

Lady Kim was caught?

Yes.

It looks like Lord Park said...

that his daughter-in-law had left home to pray...

and that she is returning tonight.

The word on the street is that his daughter-in-law will get killed.

Does that mean she is already caught?

They will make her kill herself and set a virtuousness stone.

We should not let that happen.

You are right.

I will be back.

Why are you following me?

I have made all of them for you. Are you not going to see your lady?

Well, something has to be done from somewhere high.

You should ride it.

I said, no. I do not want to.

But I want to.

There is not an ounce of shame in you.

It is so cool up here.

Hey.

Ride it. I will push you.

I do not want to.

Why do you act that way?

You easily say, "No. I do not want it. I do not need it."

I know that is not how you actually feel.

Do not be ridiculous. What do you know?

I do know.

Know what?

I know that restraining yourself like so will not do you any good.

And I also know that the breeze is cool up there.

Do everything you want to do.

Do not worry about what others think.

Follow what your heart wishes.

Yes.

Just get on it.

Riding it will not kill anyone. The world will not fall apart.

Sit down.

Here.

Here we go.

How is it? Is it not refreshing?

You swing well.

I never said I could not.

It is raining. You should go to meet your lady.

Right. I should.

You should take shelter at the inn.

I will return soon, okay?

Is your nose longer or is mine?

Why is it raining? You should not rust.

Your trunk is a hand.

Is anyone out there?

Look!

Look, there is a hole in my ceiling!

What is going on?

Climb on the roof this instant!

- Yes, my lord. - Hurry!

My goodness! Hurry!

- Go up! - How could there be a hole?

Goodness, you are drenched.

What should I do?

What?

Get... Get that man.

Get him!

Get him! Catch that man!

Catch him! Where did he go?

- Hey! - Catch him!

Stop right there!

- Hey! - Catch him!

It was an empty house, and no one was living there.

Why do you act that way?

You easily say, "No. I do not want it. I do not need it."

I know that is not how you actually feel.

I know that restraining yourself like so will not do you any good.

My elephant is missing!

Bring me back my elephant!

- My elephant! - My lord, are you okay?

My elephant! Find my elephant!

We will find it, my lord.

Lady Kim will be brought here at any moment now.

What?

Why is she here?

Are you dressed that way...

because you started living in the village for widows?

I just happened to borrow my mother's jacket.

But...

what are you doing here?

Oh, well...

I did not want anyone else to live here...

or leave this house to be abandoned...

just in case you came here one day.

I guess my efforts paid off.

Back when our parents discussed our marriage,

I secretly came to see you.

I was going to ask them...

to cancel the wedding if you turned out to be ugly.

But after I saw you,

I begged my father...

to let me marry you as fast as possible.

If you want,

this place can always be yours.

It is all useless.

My lady.

I have always wanted to call you that here.

Even if it may be useless.

Please do not call me that.

You do not need to make things worse.

Now that I am here,

it makes me want to go back to my old self.

I apologize.

You kept this place looking so beautiful.

And I thank you for that.

But...

I will never come back here again.

So please keep your promise and continue to treat me...

like a gisaeng.

I will go now.

It is very late.

Can I walk you back?

I would like to go alone.

Why are they alone in an empty house...

at such a late hour?

Dong Joo is unbelievable.

She was really cold to him at the gisaeng house.

But she is completely different now that she is in Hanyang.

What?

She had to buy something at the forge?

What a liar.

- Who is there? - My goodness.

How dare you do this?

Are you trying to get yourself killed?

Are you going to kill me holding that?

Hurry up and make a move.

I am not...

in my best mood right now.

It is me.

What are you doing here?

Are you okay?

You must have gone through so much.

I am okay.

But Dol Bok... Dol Bok got severely injured...

while he tried to stop these men.

I do not know what happened to him.

I am sure he is okay.

Calm down for now.

Please stop crying.

You should hurry up and escape.

Is that his lady?

Gosh.

He must be so happy.

Lady Kim?

Lady Kim.

Let us escape.

Hey! Hey!

What is wrong with her?

Sook! Sook!

What?

- "Sook"? - Yes, hurry.

- Hurry up. - My gosh.

Let us go this way.

Lady Sook saw me.

I think she mistook me for you.

What?

She will be suspicious if I run away.

- My gosh. - Goodness.

Lady Kim?

You should run away.

I will try to do what I can.

What are you doing? I told you to run.

- You should go inside. - Why?

- Just get inside. - What are you doing?

- Hurry up and go. - Hey, wait.

Lady Kim.

- Hey. - Gosh.

No.

Just stay still.

Gosh, that hurts.

Stay still.

Lady Kim.

Do not move.

Hold on.

Hey.

Lady Kim, are you inside?

My gosh. Goodness.

Who are you?

(The Tale of Nokdu)

(Confused)

Oh, no. Goodness.

How insolent! How dare you interrupt me?

No!

(Destroyed)

Honey!

My lord! Hold on!

(Oblivious)

My lord.

Goodness. I just had a weird dream.