1 00:00:07,590 --> 00:00:09,926 His Majesty the King! 2 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:30,840 I shall worry for you no longer. 3 00:01:32,008 --> 00:01:32,926 Instead, 4 00:01:33,635 --> 00:01:34,761 from this day on, 5 00:01:35,261 --> 00:01:37,472 I shall simply pray for your future. 6 00:01:39,349 --> 00:01:41,726 And I shall entrust 7 00:01:42,519 --> 00:01:46,147 those wishes to you with these flower petals. 8 00:03:21,159 --> 00:03:23,202 At the initial examination, 9 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:27,414 I asked why the southern sacred herb may serve as a virtue of a loyal subject. 10 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:29,416 And I found myself greatly impressed 11 00:03:29,417 --> 00:03:33,795 by the answer of the one who interpreted The Analects' teaching, 12 00:03:33,796 --> 00:03:35,757 "Be slow in speech, swift in action." 13 00:03:46,559 --> 00:03:49,478 This is that man's answer from the recent palace examination. 14 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:52,023 "When a new branch grows from an old tree, 15 00:03:52,523 --> 00:03:55,234 what must it cast aside, what must it preserve, 16 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,778 and toward what must it stretch forth?" 17 00:03:57,779 --> 00:04:01,908 Surely he knew this question reflected the predicament in which I stand. 18 00:04:03,660 --> 00:04:04,494 And yet, 19 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:07,163 what answer did he give? 20 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:12,834 In a hall devoted to solemn scholarship, 21 00:04:12,835 --> 00:04:16,506 he dared criticize the failure to pursue practical truth. 22 00:04:18,216 --> 00:04:20,384 No, Your Majesty. It was not-- 23 00:04:20,385 --> 00:04:22,552 "Fearing to cut away the old branches 24 00:04:22,553 --> 00:04:25,055 would instead rob the tree of its life." 25 00:04:25,056 --> 00:04:26,349 Is this not what you wrote? 26 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:31,479 In such insolently plain prose, no less! 27 00:04:36,776 --> 00:04:38,069 This is only water. 28 00:04:38,653 --> 00:04:40,154 Though it wets the white porcelain, 29 00:04:40,738 --> 00:04:42,740 it soon dries and leaves no trace. 30 00:04:44,575 --> 00:04:46,327 And this is ink. 31 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:49,330 It does not wash away so easily. 32 00:04:52,041 --> 00:04:53,501 It stains you. 33 00:04:56,337 --> 00:04:57,463 Do you understand? 34 00:04:58,756 --> 00:05:02,592 I shall watch closely whether what has been poured upon 35 00:05:02,593 --> 00:05:05,179 the white porcelain that is you proves to be ink or water. 36 00:05:06,514 --> 00:05:07,515 Yes, Your Majesty. 37 00:05:21,237 --> 00:05:22,071 Come with me. 38 00:05:32,498 --> 00:05:34,207 Chief Eunuch, can you guess 39 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:37,587 why I spared a man who dared write such frivolous prose 40 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:40,298 at the solemn examination? 41 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:47,305 He has an insolent manner of voicing his thoughts, 42 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:50,141 but he lacks the talent to deceive me. 43 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:54,979 For one such as I, whose whole life is bound to the palace, 44 00:05:55,688 --> 00:05:58,066 a man like him will prove useful if kept close. 45 00:06:02,945 --> 00:06:04,989 He is not one I can simply turn away. 46 00:06:12,497 --> 00:06:17,418 THE SCANDAL 47 00:06:18,002 --> 00:06:20,796 Even if the girl can read and write, 48 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:23,007 the Elementary Learning may be a touch beyond her. 49 00:06:24,092 --> 00:06:26,176 If she can read it, 50 00:06:26,177 --> 00:06:28,721 then she can surely learn it as well. 51 00:06:29,305 --> 00:06:31,224 Yes, that is true. 52 00:06:33,059 --> 00:06:36,019 Still, she has never properly studied before, 53 00:06:36,020 --> 00:06:38,647 so I fear it may not come easily to her. 54 00:06:38,648 --> 00:06:40,190 Even as a concubine, 55 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:42,275 she is to become a member of the Yoo family. 56 00:06:42,276 --> 00:06:44,612 We cannot treat such a matter carelessly. 57 00:06:46,197 --> 00:06:48,156 She must at least learn 58 00:06:48,157 --> 00:06:50,827 the proper decorum and how to conduct herself. 59 00:06:51,327 --> 00:06:53,370 Only then will So-ok 60 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:55,540 not be scorned wherever she goes. 61 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:56,958 You are right. 62 00:06:58,209 --> 00:07:00,378 We cannot have people whispering 63 00:07:01,003 --> 00:07:02,796 that I took in an ignorant concubine. 64 00:07:02,797 --> 00:07:03,631 Very well, then. 65 00:07:04,507 --> 00:07:06,926 Please leave this matter to me, my lord. 66 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:14,767 It may seem harsh, 67 00:07:15,351 --> 00:07:17,895 but know that it is all for your own good. 68 00:07:19,188 --> 00:07:21,732 Study the Introduction to Confucian Learning by copying it out 69 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:23,192 a hundred times. 70 00:07:24,402 --> 00:07:25,445 A hundred times? 71 00:07:45,089 --> 00:07:46,257 Young madam. 72 00:07:47,216 --> 00:07:49,260 Young madam, are you asleep? 73 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:52,889 "Young madam"? 74 00:07:59,103 --> 00:08:00,188 A letter for you. 75 00:08:03,691 --> 00:08:04,567 A letter? 76 00:08:09,822 --> 00:08:12,575 I deeply regret breaking the alarm clock earlier today. 77 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:16,828 It weighs on me that I damaged something so precious to you, 78 00:08:16,829 --> 00:08:18,206 though unintentional. 79 00:08:19,248 --> 00:08:21,459 I offer my sincerest apologies. 80 00:08:22,752 --> 00:08:24,879 I scarcely know how I might repay this wrong. 81 00:08:26,088 --> 00:08:29,174 Oh, I am the youngest son of the Left State Councilor across the way, 82 00:08:29,175 --> 00:08:30,800 Kwon In-ho. 83 00:08:30,801 --> 00:08:31,677 "In-ho"? 84 00:08:33,596 --> 00:08:34,889 Then give me money for it. 85 00:09:31,362 --> 00:09:32,655 Whoa, whoa. 86 00:09:33,614 --> 00:09:35,616 All right. Down now. 87 00:10:07,356 --> 00:10:08,608 Catholic faith. 88 00:10:09,942 --> 00:10:13,487 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 89 00:10:14,530 --> 00:10:16,072 - Amen. - Amen. 90 00:10:16,073 --> 00:10:18,533 I will go unto the altar of God. 91 00:10:18,534 --> 00:10:21,621 Our help is in the name of the Lord. 92 00:10:26,417 --> 00:10:29,003 The body of our Lord Jesus Christ. 93 00:10:55,196 --> 00:10:57,823 My cousin feared a palanquin 94 00:10:58,407 --> 00:11:01,035 stands out more at night. 95 00:11:02,578 --> 00:11:04,371 And so she bade me come fetch you, 96 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:07,625 saying your journey home would be far too dangerous. 97 00:11:10,753 --> 00:11:13,338 I know what sort of gatherings are held in this house. 98 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:14,422 That is why 99 00:11:14,423 --> 00:11:17,093 she chose to send me. 100 00:11:33,109 --> 00:11:35,360 When I was a child, around this time of year, 101 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:39,240 my mother would always tuck dried mugwort leaves into my hands. 102 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:42,033 Once the weather turned warm, 103 00:11:42,034 --> 00:11:43,828 the mosquitoes would grow fierce. 104 00:11:46,497 --> 00:11:50,334 She feared her only son's face would be covered in bites. 105 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,006 Here you go. 106 00:11:58,092 --> 00:12:00,302 Dried mugwort leaves. Keep them in your hand as you go. 107 00:12:01,971 --> 00:12:04,765 If you were to return with mosquito welts upon your face, 108 00:12:05,599 --> 00:12:07,435 would that not arouse suspicion at home? 109 00:12:08,018 --> 00:12:09,186 I shall be fine. 110 00:12:10,479 --> 00:12:12,481 No, you shall not. 111 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:17,736 If suspicion falls upon you, your whereabouts will be discovered. 112 00:12:17,737 --> 00:12:21,282 Then not only I, but everyone gathered here tonight, 113 00:12:22,366 --> 00:12:23,743 shall come to harm. 114 00:12:24,326 --> 00:12:25,453 Now would that be fine? 115 00:12:27,163 --> 00:12:27,997 Would it? 116 00:12:35,504 --> 00:12:36,505 Here now. 117 00:12:45,473 --> 00:12:46,474 Madam. 118 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:49,894 The palanquin has just returned. 119 00:12:51,103 --> 00:12:54,773 The Left State Councilor's daughter-in-law returned home safely, I trust? 120 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:57,233 No, the palanquin returned empty. 121 00:12:57,234 --> 00:12:59,778 It turns out Lord Cho Won came and sent it back ahead. 122 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:01,030 What a reckless thing to do! 123 00:13:01,989 --> 00:13:03,407 Send the palanquin back at once. 124 00:13:06,827 --> 00:13:08,746 Have them wait at the entrance to Bukchon, 125 00:13:09,371 --> 00:13:12,166 and when she arrives, they are to escort her home without fail. 126 00:13:17,505 --> 00:13:18,546 Gye-hwa. 127 00:13:18,547 --> 00:13:19,672 Yes, madam? 128 00:13:19,673 --> 00:13:21,925 If anyone were to catch sight of my cousin 129 00:13:21,926 --> 00:13:24,386 with the Left State Councilor's widowed daughter-in-law, 130 00:13:25,137 --> 00:13:27,515 what would become of this gossip-ridden Bukchon? 131 00:13:28,933 --> 00:13:29,892 Right, madam. 132 00:13:32,353 --> 00:13:34,896 And the Left State Councilor and his wife? 133 00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:36,856 They have not yet returned, I trust? 134 00:13:36,857 --> 00:13:37,733 Yes, madam. 135 00:13:38,234 --> 00:13:39,235 Then hurry. 136 00:14:07,721 --> 00:14:08,556 Oh, yes. 137 00:14:09,473 --> 00:14:10,307 Well, 138 00:14:11,308 --> 00:14:13,435 the road is strewn with stones. 139 00:14:14,144 --> 00:14:17,397 Should you stumble, I would not dare catch hold of you. 140 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:18,399 So do take care 141 00:14:19,650 --> 00:14:21,360 and mind your step as you come. 142 00:14:51,807 --> 00:14:52,975 Please go on ahead. 143 00:14:53,934 --> 00:14:55,644 I shall rest a moment. 144 00:14:58,355 --> 00:14:59,189 Oh, dear. 145 00:14:59,899 --> 00:15:00,774 I was 146 00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:03,569 thinking only of my own pace, was I not? 147 00:15:04,528 --> 00:15:05,404 My apologies. 148 00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,281 Let us rest a while, then. 149 00:15:21,086 --> 00:15:21,921 Tell me. 150 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:25,799 Why did you not take your own life? 151 00:15:28,052 --> 00:15:29,553 Had you ended it then, 152 00:15:30,888 --> 00:15:33,432 you would already have been honored as a virtuous woman. 153 00:15:40,397 --> 00:15:42,024 My mother-in-law was ill, 154 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:45,444 and there were too few hands at home. 155 00:15:47,029 --> 00:15:49,073 And other issues caused it to be delayed. 156 00:15:49,657 --> 00:15:52,951 But now that my mother-in-law has recovered, 157 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:54,870 I shall soon be able to follow my husband… 158 00:15:57,998 --> 00:15:58,832 So… 159 00:16:00,584 --> 00:16:01,877 do you really mean to do it? 160 00:16:03,837 --> 00:16:05,631 Take your own life? 161 00:16:09,426 --> 00:16:10,761 You will not be able to. 162 00:16:12,179 --> 00:16:15,766 All the more so now that you've learned the Lord's teachings, which cherish life. 163 00:16:19,353 --> 00:16:22,146 Do not be alarmed. 164 00:16:22,147 --> 00:16:24,274 I am not unfamiliar with those teachings. 165 00:16:25,150 --> 00:16:28,695 I have always taken an interest in all manner of learning, 166 00:16:28,696 --> 00:16:31,782 and I naturally came upon them while studying Western learning. 167 00:16:33,909 --> 00:16:34,994 Whoa, whoa. 168 00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:38,330 My lord. 169 00:16:39,498 --> 00:16:42,084 Her Ladyship ordered that we escort her back. 170 00:16:45,671 --> 00:16:46,505 Is that so? 171 00:16:53,846 --> 00:16:55,097 All right, up. 172 00:16:56,432 --> 00:16:57,266 Go. 173 00:17:56,658 --> 00:17:59,745 Madam, the palanquin has returned safely. 174 00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:09,629 - My lady! - Whoa, whoa. 175 00:18:09,630 --> 00:18:10,546 My lady. 176 00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:11,590 Eun-sil. 177 00:18:12,382 --> 00:18:13,217 This way. 178 00:18:23,060 --> 00:18:24,895 All right, down now. 179 00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:08,313 INTRODUCTION TO ESSENTIAL CATHOLIC TEACHINGS 180 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:16,029 "Thou shalt not kill." 181 00:19:19,783 --> 00:19:22,619 "Thou shalt not kill." 182 00:23:19,815 --> 00:23:20,649 Madam. 183 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:25,320 If you cannot sleep, shall I bring you some tea? 184 00:23:27,030 --> 00:23:28,907 I'm sorry to trouble you. 185 00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:32,244 I am quite all right, so you may go back. 186 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:53,390 How could she make me copy this out a hundred times? 187 00:23:55,142 --> 00:23:56,977 It was that young master who caused trouble, 188 00:23:58,437 --> 00:24:00,021 so why is this falling on me? 189 00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:13,410 Goodness. 190 00:24:23,253 --> 00:24:26,173 YOUR APOLOGY… 191 00:24:57,537 --> 00:24:58,997 Your apology 192 00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:01,583 made me both grateful and ashamed. 193 00:25:02,667 --> 00:25:04,543 The breaking of the alarm clock 194 00:25:04,544 --> 00:25:07,088 is no great matter, so please do not trouble yourself over it. 195 00:25:09,132 --> 00:25:11,884 But the truth is, 196 00:25:11,885 --> 00:25:15,347 I cut my hand upon the broken clock. 197 00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,557 I had promised the elders of the house 198 00:25:18,558 --> 00:25:21,144 that I would study the vernacular Elementary Learning 199 00:25:21,728 --> 00:25:25,815 and copy out Introduction to Confucian Learning a hundred times. 200 00:25:27,108 --> 00:25:30,278 It is my only regret that I can no longer do so. 201 00:25:31,655 --> 00:25:33,532 As you well know, 202 00:25:34,241 --> 00:25:39,662 a promise is a matter of trust between people, is it not? 203 00:25:39,663 --> 00:25:40,539 Elementary Learning… 204 00:25:41,414 --> 00:25:42,916 The vernacular Elementary Learning? 205 00:25:43,667 --> 00:25:44,876 I suppose 206 00:25:46,002 --> 00:25:47,712 I shall now lose that trust, shan't I? 207 00:25:55,136 --> 00:25:55,971 62. 208 00:25:57,264 --> 00:25:58,180 63. 209 00:25:58,181 --> 00:26:00,183 I regret not bringing those to you sooner, 210 00:26:01,601 --> 00:26:05,146 but reading Elementary Learning after so long brought back many memories. 211 00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:06,856 65. 212 00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:11,443 - 67, 68. - I first learned it 213 00:26:11,444 --> 00:26:13,362 from my elder brother when I was 5. 214 00:26:13,363 --> 00:26:15,614 He was like a teacher to me. 215 00:26:15,615 --> 00:26:16,449 70. 216 00:26:17,033 --> 00:26:18,784 - 71. - Here's the truth. 217 00:26:18,785 --> 00:26:23,747 - He was 20 years and 7 months old… - 20. 27. 218 00:26:23,748 --> 00:26:26,125 - Maybe 8 months. - 28. 219 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:28,795 - No, 6 months old when he… - 29, 30… 220 00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:31,423 30? 221 00:26:32,424 --> 00:26:33,716 For heaven's sake. 222 00:26:33,717 --> 00:26:36,677 Well, this year marks the end of his three-year mourning. 223 00:26:36,678 --> 00:26:39,805 - Again. One. - So I paid him a visit. 224 00:26:39,806 --> 00:26:40,640 Two. 225 00:26:41,141 --> 00:26:43,392 Every one of my steps toward him… 226 00:26:43,393 --> 00:26:45,728 - One. - …was filled with grief. 227 00:26:45,729 --> 00:26:46,605 One? 228 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:50,525 Darn it. Is he doing this on purpose? 229 00:26:51,109 --> 00:26:52,068 Elementary Learning 230 00:26:53,194 --> 00:26:55,447 is something that brings back such tender memories 231 00:26:56,323 --> 00:26:57,282 of our time together-- 232 00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:01,703 Thank you for your efforts. 233 00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:04,998 But it seems one page is missing. 234 00:27:06,249 --> 00:27:07,626 There are only 99 here. 235 00:27:11,796 --> 00:27:14,090 That cannot be. I distinctly copied a hundred. 236 00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:17,552 No, I counted them twice. 237 00:27:21,681 --> 00:27:24,351 You will bring me the last page too, 238 00:27:25,644 --> 00:27:26,478 won't you? 239 00:27:29,230 --> 00:27:30,065 Yes. 240 00:27:37,197 --> 00:27:38,073 Yes, miss. 241 00:27:39,407 --> 00:27:41,284 I shall certainly bring it. 242 00:28:36,047 --> 00:28:36,881 Well, 243 00:28:37,507 --> 00:28:38,341 here. 244 00:28:47,892 --> 00:28:50,019 Thank you, Young Master In-ho. 245 00:28:51,730 --> 00:28:52,605 Of course. 246 00:28:56,484 --> 00:29:00,155 May I ask your name? 247 00:29:04,659 --> 00:29:05,493 I am 248 00:29:06,703 --> 00:29:07,746 So-ok. 249 00:29:08,496 --> 00:29:09,873 My name is So-ok. 250 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:12,834 "So-ok." 251 00:29:14,544 --> 00:29:16,921 It suits you very well. 252 00:29:18,423 --> 00:29:19,507 "So-ok." 253 00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,176 Miss So-ok, 254 00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:25,220 what brings you to Lord Yoo's household? 255 00:29:25,221 --> 00:29:26,180 Me? 256 00:29:26,181 --> 00:29:30,434 Oh, well, I… 257 00:29:30,435 --> 00:29:33,145 Are you, by any chance, Lady Cho's niece 258 00:29:33,146 --> 00:29:35,064 who visited seven years ago? 259 00:29:36,316 --> 00:29:38,026 I recall my mother speaking of her. 260 00:29:40,111 --> 00:29:43,990 Then you must also be related to Master Cho Won. 261 00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:47,202 Well, I… 262 00:29:49,412 --> 00:29:51,873 I should be going now. 263 00:29:52,832 --> 00:29:54,000 Wait. 264 00:29:59,714 --> 00:30:02,717 Well, that was rash of me. 265 00:30:09,933 --> 00:30:12,310 I brought this from my mother's quarters without her knowing. 266 00:30:13,061 --> 00:30:15,271 You said you cut your hand. 267 00:30:17,982 --> 00:30:18,942 If you 268 00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:22,320 take a bit and dab it onto the wound, 269 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:24,656 it should heal quickly. 270 00:30:26,199 --> 00:30:27,700 Since you were hurt because of me, 271 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:30,453 I should take responsibility, shouldn't I? 272 00:30:40,839 --> 00:30:41,964 Three… 273 00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:44,843 No, two. I shall borrow it for two days. 274 00:30:46,386 --> 00:30:48,053 Two days from now, at this hour, 275 00:30:48,054 --> 00:30:52,016 when the two hands of the clock stretch straight across, 276 00:30:53,476 --> 00:30:54,978 let us meet here again. 277 00:30:59,065 --> 00:31:00,107 Yes. 278 00:31:00,108 --> 00:31:00,942 Well then. 279 00:31:15,748 --> 00:31:16,749 Mind your step. 280 00:31:27,969 --> 00:31:29,386 When the two clocks… No. 281 00:31:29,387 --> 00:31:31,347 When the two hands stretch straight across. 282 00:32:15,141 --> 00:32:17,018 Let me think. 283 00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:22,649 How long has it been since we last shared a drink? 284 00:32:23,650 --> 00:32:28,111 The last time was when I visited Hwaseong, was it not? 285 00:32:28,112 --> 00:32:30,073 Yes, you came 286 00:32:31,574 --> 00:32:33,618 for the relocation of Hyollyungwon. 287 00:32:37,997 --> 00:32:40,625 You see, 288 00:32:41,334 --> 00:32:44,628 I simply cannot understand. 289 00:32:44,629 --> 00:32:46,046 What do you mean? 290 00:32:46,047 --> 00:32:48,341 The heart of a father… 291 00:32:51,260 --> 00:32:53,095 who locked away 292 00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:56,307 the son he cherished so dearly in a rice chest. 293 00:32:57,183 --> 00:32:59,268 How could he do such a thing to his precious child? 294 00:33:00,603 --> 00:33:01,937 But you see. 295 00:33:01,938 --> 00:33:03,146 Yes? 296 00:33:03,147 --> 00:33:07,193 The son defied his father until he was shut inside that rice chest. 297 00:33:10,530 --> 00:33:11,990 I believe I may understand him. 298 00:33:13,908 --> 00:33:15,118 To a son, 299 00:33:15,868 --> 00:33:18,997 his father may well be a world with which he can never reconcile. 300 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:20,915 Yes. 301 00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:23,543 Yes, indeed. 302 00:33:45,481 --> 00:33:46,941 I suppose the Crown Prince… 303 00:33:49,736 --> 00:33:50,820 and I… 304 00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:56,868 are both… 305 00:34:01,330 --> 00:34:03,791 but men defeated before the name of "father." 306 00:34:27,648 --> 00:34:28,941 Make it light and clear. 307 00:34:29,734 --> 00:34:31,860 My cousin prefers it that way. 308 00:34:31,861 --> 00:34:32,987 Yes, madam. 309 00:35:00,723 --> 00:35:03,101 If I go on soaking myself in drink like this again, 310 00:35:03,726 --> 00:35:06,062 I swear I'll change my name from Yoo to Cho. 311 00:35:07,230 --> 00:35:10,358 Your jest goes too far, Minister Cho. 312 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:13,652 My head is splitting. 313 00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:15,446 I wish you had stopped me. 314 00:35:16,531 --> 00:35:18,032 My lord! 315 00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:19,616 My lord! 316 00:35:19,617 --> 00:35:21,034 From the palace… 317 00:35:21,035 --> 00:35:22,702 Someone has come from the palace. 318 00:35:22,703 --> 00:35:24,955 Did you say the palace? 319 00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:25,873 Yes. 320 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:30,252 I thought His Majesty had taken offense and meant to dismiss me from office. 321 00:35:30,253 --> 00:35:32,254 Have I not always told you not to worry? 322 00:35:32,255 --> 00:35:34,840 None of it was ever your intention. 323 00:35:34,841 --> 00:35:38,511 I knew His Majesty would surely know your true heart. 324 00:35:39,554 --> 00:35:40,721 You think so? 325 00:35:43,558 --> 00:35:46,060 - Quickly now. He has arrived. - Right. 326 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:48,687 Right, this is no time for this. 327 00:35:48,688 --> 00:35:50,898 I must hurry. 328 00:35:56,696 --> 00:35:59,407 I am ready. Go on, read it. 329 00:36:00,867 --> 00:36:03,034 - No, it is not-- - What are you waiting for? 330 00:36:03,035 --> 00:36:05,955 His Majesty calls for me. We must not waste a moment. 331 00:36:06,539 --> 00:36:07,832 No, that is not it! 332 00:36:09,750 --> 00:36:10,668 His Majesty 333 00:36:11,502 --> 00:36:13,754 seeks one named Cho Won. 334 00:36:19,385 --> 00:36:21,679 So it is not me? 335 00:36:22,805 --> 00:36:24,098 Cho Won, step forward. 336 00:36:33,441 --> 00:36:35,443 His Majesty ordered that you read it yourself. 337 00:37:08,893 --> 00:37:10,978 Wait just a moment! 338 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:15,233 Pour every last bit in. 339 00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:21,613 Bring that over here! 340 00:37:21,614 --> 00:37:22,906 Move it! 341 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:26,285 We shall use five more mal of paste, so keep that in mind. 342 00:37:28,287 --> 00:37:29,247 Who might you be? 343 00:37:30,373 --> 00:37:31,706 Who might you be? 344 00:37:31,707 --> 00:37:34,669 It seems I have found the right place. 345 00:38:04,573 --> 00:38:06,409 Take it easy! 346 00:38:07,285 --> 00:38:10,787 Even if we work through the night, can we really sell any of this? 347 00:38:10,788 --> 00:38:12,415 Enough of your nonsense. 348 00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:17,086 So what brings you here? 349 00:38:20,047 --> 00:38:21,173 I heard that 350 00:38:22,174 --> 00:38:24,175 you were starving before. 351 00:38:24,176 --> 00:38:26,803 Have things improved at all since then? 352 00:38:26,804 --> 00:38:27,888 What do you think? 353 00:38:29,181 --> 00:38:30,808 Quite a few officials 354 00:38:31,475 --> 00:38:33,477 have caught hell because of you. 355 00:38:34,312 --> 00:38:36,980 I feared there might have been retaliation, 356 00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:38,816 so I came to see for myself. 357 00:38:48,659 --> 00:38:50,452 So you met with him? 358 00:38:50,453 --> 00:38:52,621 I received your secret letter. 359 00:38:53,581 --> 00:38:56,709 And so, I have already ordered 360 00:38:57,209 --> 00:38:59,502 that all those involved be summoned to Hanyang at once. 361 00:38:59,503 --> 00:39:01,212 My apologies, Your Majesty. 362 00:39:01,213 --> 00:39:04,008 It seems the matter concerns more than that fellow Gil-san alone. 363 00:39:06,052 --> 00:39:07,094 I had assumed as much. 364 00:39:08,137 --> 00:39:11,766 Corruption spreads like wildfire by its very nature. 365 00:39:13,768 --> 00:39:15,477 My apologies, Your Majesty. 366 00:39:15,478 --> 00:39:17,688 You have nothing to apologize for. 367 00:39:20,483 --> 00:39:21,608 Left State Councilor. 368 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:22,568 Yes, Your Majesty. 369 00:39:26,155 --> 00:39:28,699 I shall entrust him with a task. 370 00:39:30,493 --> 00:39:31,827 Please give your command. 371 00:39:34,580 --> 00:39:36,957 I confide this in you because I trust you. 372 00:39:37,541 --> 00:39:39,502 All that I have undertaken in Hwaseong 373 00:39:40,211 --> 00:39:44,799 may well be said to be driven by my filial devotion to my late father. 374 00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:46,384 For that reason, 375 00:39:47,259 --> 00:39:48,635 I cannot allow 376 00:39:48,636 --> 00:39:51,472 even the slightest corruption in matters concerning it. 377 00:40:02,191 --> 00:40:03,192 My lord. 378 00:40:04,193 --> 00:40:06,821 What brings you back to tobacco again? 379 00:40:10,199 --> 00:40:11,075 This is 380 00:40:12,493 --> 00:40:14,870 a book written by that Cho Won, is it not? 381 00:40:18,124 --> 00:40:18,999 The other day, 382 00:40:20,251 --> 00:40:22,628 I crossed paths with him in the street. 383 00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:26,924 He wore such an unsettling smile, as if he were lusting after women. 384 00:40:27,550 --> 00:40:29,218 It did not sit well with me. 385 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:30,970 Did you not say 386 00:40:32,012 --> 00:40:35,307 he had fallen out of the King's favor as well? 387 00:40:40,563 --> 00:40:41,397 I believe 388 00:40:43,399 --> 00:40:45,276 he may soon prove quite useful. 389 00:40:45,860 --> 00:40:47,862 You should know that I have told him 390 00:40:48,863 --> 00:40:50,739 to stay at our house for a while. 391 00:41:01,375 --> 00:41:02,626 This is all we need to pack? 392 00:41:03,752 --> 00:41:04,587 You rascal. 393 00:41:05,337 --> 00:41:08,215 Why do you look so pleased? It is only nearby, so enough already. 394 00:41:09,967 --> 00:41:11,343 Are you leaving now? 395 00:41:11,927 --> 00:41:12,761 Goodness. 396 00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:16,390 Are you here to see me off? 397 00:41:17,725 --> 00:41:19,350 I am most honored. 398 00:41:19,351 --> 00:41:21,061 I must say, I am quite impressed. 399 00:41:21,562 --> 00:41:23,647 You somehow managed to get into that household. 400 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:26,108 Heaven must be helping me. 401 00:41:27,359 --> 00:41:28,319 Though I wonder 402 00:41:28,903 --> 00:41:30,070 who it's truly helping. 403 00:41:31,030 --> 00:41:32,448 Does this heavenly fortune 404 00:41:33,032 --> 00:41:34,825 favor you, my dear cousin, 405 00:41:35,993 --> 00:41:37,328 or me? 406 00:41:39,788 --> 00:41:41,581 To be blessed with heaven's favor, 407 00:41:41,582 --> 00:41:44,502 you have lived far too debauched a life, have you not? 408 00:41:46,212 --> 00:41:47,546 Debauched, you say. 409 00:41:48,797 --> 00:41:51,467 Wait till our wager is over, 410 00:41:52,301 --> 00:41:53,802 then see for yourself. 411 00:41:54,803 --> 00:41:55,638 Cousin. 412 00:41:56,722 --> 00:41:58,349 I shall be going now. 413 00:42:12,154 --> 00:42:15,240 Madam, a messenger just dropped this off. 414 00:42:15,241 --> 00:42:16,908 It came from the Tobacco Shop, 415 00:42:16,909 --> 00:42:19,285 and it is addressed to Lord Cho Won. 416 00:42:19,286 --> 00:42:20,621 Shall I take it to him? 417 00:42:23,165 --> 00:42:25,083 Since it came from the Tobacco Shop, 418 00:42:25,084 --> 00:42:26,710 I assume it is tobacco. 419 00:42:28,671 --> 00:42:31,465 Yet that scarlet silk troubles me greatly. 420 00:42:32,299 --> 00:42:34,927 I shall deliver it myself, so leave it in the inner quarters. 421 00:42:35,427 --> 00:42:36,262 Yes, madam. 422 00:42:52,027 --> 00:42:53,696 I have long awaited your arrival. 423 00:42:54,863 --> 00:42:55,739 This way, please. 424 00:43:02,538 --> 00:43:04,331 This is the rear garden of our house. 425 00:43:05,165 --> 00:43:07,083 Now that you have set foot in this household, 426 00:43:07,084 --> 00:43:09,169 you must put aside any thought of fleeing. 427 00:43:09,837 --> 00:43:14,383 There is so much I wish to ask, hear, and learn from you, sir. 428 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:20,723 Oh, my. 429 00:43:22,391 --> 00:43:25,977 Over there are my sister-in-law's quarters. 430 00:43:25,978 --> 00:43:27,812 As you must have seen, 431 00:43:27,813 --> 00:43:31,442 she is still in mourning for my late brother. 432 00:43:32,610 --> 00:43:33,819 Is that so? 433 00:43:34,945 --> 00:43:36,405 Yes. This way, please. 434 00:47:50,951 --> 00:47:54,913 Subtitle translation by: Yoonjung Song