1 00:00:07,757 --> 00:00:09,009 [singer] Shh! 2 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:12,137 What's this sound I'm hearing with my keen ears? 3 00:00:12,220 --> 00:00:15,974 Sure, I've got good hearing, but that's not the point here. 4 00:00:16,057 --> 00:00:21,146 -[moaning, panting] -♪ It's the sound of desire, of course ♪ 5 00:00:21,229 --> 00:00:25,734 -♪ Coming from deep down inside ♪ -[person] My lord. 6 00:00:25,817 --> 00:00:27,527 -[drums beating rhythmically] -[singer] Who could that be? 7 00:00:27,610 --> 00:00:30,488 Isn't that the young master who was looking for his cousin? 8 00:00:31,281 --> 00:00:35,076 I was mistaken. I never imagined you would be 9 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,162 -so well-endowed. -[singer] Goodness! 10 00:00:37,245 --> 00:00:39,080 -You know nothing at all! -Don't be silly, please. 11 00:00:39,164 --> 00:00:41,458 [singer] ♪ Listen I'll show you how it's done ♪ 12 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:45,754 ♪ What is big and long May not be the best ♪ 13 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:50,425 ♪ A hand plow when you dig for clams Is better than a pickaxe! ♪ 14 00:00:50,508 --> 00:00:54,846 ♪ Don't go tossing your pail in a stream Just blow gently ♪ 15 00:00:54,929 --> 00:00:57,265 ♪ Put your lips down Suck, suck, suck ♪ 16 00:00:57,348 --> 00:01:00,560 Hey now, Director, will you stop teasing us like that? 17 00:01:01,644 --> 00:01:05,899 Huh? A waterwheel? 18 00:01:05,982 --> 00:01:08,068 ♪ Slosh and… ♪ [vocalizes] 19 00:01:08,151 --> 00:01:10,028 ♪ Squishing here, squishing there ♪ 20 00:01:10,111 --> 00:01:15,575 ♪ Thump and thud It digs mighty well ♪ 21 00:01:15,658 --> 00:01:17,911 You must hold a flower gently. 22 00:01:17,994 --> 00:01:20,789 Hold it too tight, and it will break. 23 00:01:20,872 --> 00:01:25,126 [Won] At this rate, the iron will never get hot. 24 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:27,545 [singer] Planning to dig in dry ground? 25 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:32,008 [chuckling] Would you care to check for yourself, young master? 26 00:01:34,219 --> 00:01:36,930 ♪ That's right, is it going in? ♪ 27 00:01:37,013 --> 00:01:40,225 ♪ Let's check It's going in ♪ 28 00:01:40,308 --> 00:01:42,560 ♪ For the pestle's standing Tall and hard ♪ 29 00:01:42,644 --> 00:01:45,688 ♪ And is going up, going down All over again ♪ 30 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,816 ♪ It's going in ♪ 31 00:01:47,899 --> 00:01:49,984 ♪ Splash! Trickle! ♪ [vocalizes] 32 00:01:50,068 --> 00:01:51,444 ♪ Squeaky here, squeaky there ♪ 33 00:01:51,528 --> 00:01:55,156 ♪ Thump and thud It pounds mighty well ♪ 34 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,325 ♪ Well, that young master Is nowhere to be found at all ♪ 35 00:01:57,408 --> 00:02:00,120 [courtesan] We should not be doing this here. 36 00:02:00,203 --> 00:02:02,122 ♪ In time or space ♪ 37 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:05,792 ♪ In a palanquin ♪ 38 00:02:05,875 --> 00:02:09,921 ♪ Swaying, bouncing Heaving and bobbing ♪ 39 00:02:10,004 --> 00:02:13,716 ♪ Let's check It's going in ♪ 40 00:02:14,384 --> 00:02:17,595 [imitating courtesan] "My lord, just how many women have you seduced?" 41 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:20,640 Do you keep track… 42 00:02:22,642 --> 00:02:24,227 of how many grapes you've eaten? 43 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:27,272 [singer, normal voice] Well now, a wise answer to a foolish question. 44 00:02:27,355 --> 00:02:29,774 [imitating courtesan] "So of course I've heard the rumors, 45 00:02:30,316 --> 00:02:33,153 but I never imagined you this lewd." 46 00:02:33,653 --> 00:02:35,113 And those whispers… 47 00:02:36,489 --> 00:02:37,740 What were they? 48 00:02:38,867 --> 00:02:41,619 [singer, normal voice] Goodness, you don't even know. 49 00:02:44,038 --> 00:02:47,292 [imitating courtesan] "They say you're a gentleman of the night." 50 00:02:48,668 --> 00:02:50,295 A gentleman of the night? 51 00:02:50,378 --> 00:02:55,133 [singer, normal voice] ♪ Right Not just a gentleman, but a saintly one ♪ 52 00:02:55,717 --> 00:02:57,385 If he is truly that… 53 00:02:59,846 --> 00:03:02,223 takes great delight in meeting talent 54 00:03:03,099 --> 00:03:06,227 wherever he goes and then offering them his guidance. 55 00:03:06,769 --> 00:03:08,229 And tonight, I shall… 56 00:03:10,106 --> 00:03:13,651 take great delight in giving you guidance as a gentleman always should. 57 00:03:19,073 --> 00:03:23,953 -Now, this is the teaching of Xunzi. -[moaning] 58 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:32,962 [singer] ♪ Drift and glide Like floating along ♪ 59 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:38,885 ♪ Like strolling along On feathery clouds ♪ 60 00:03:38,968 --> 00:03:42,639 ♪ Then suddenly you go crashing down ♪ 61 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:46,643 ♪ Is this a dream? ♪ 62 00:03:46,726 --> 00:03:50,813 ♪ Ah ♪ 63 00:03:52,315 --> 00:03:57,820 ♪ Did you just wake me up? ♪ 64 00:03:58,446 --> 00:04:01,658 ♪ Vanishing just like bubbles ♪ 65 00:04:01,741 --> 00:04:04,869 ♪ It can never be captured ♪ 66 00:04:04,953 --> 00:04:10,583 ♪ Like a fleeting shadow It goes around and brings you right back ♪ 67 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:15,296 -♪ To where you just started ♪ -[distorted] Cousin! 68 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:17,966 -[singer vocalizing] -Dear cousin! 69 00:04:20,009 --> 00:04:21,928 -Dear cousin! -♪ It's love ♪ 70 00:04:22,011 --> 00:04:23,346 Cousin! 71 00:04:23,846 --> 00:04:26,891 -♪ It's love ♪ -Cousin! 72 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:33,189 ♪ What is this love? A love that haunts me even in dreams ♪ 73 00:04:33,273 --> 00:04:38,987 ♪ This love Also when I'm awake ♪ 74 00:04:39,070 --> 00:04:43,241 ♪ This love ♪ 75 00:04:43,324 --> 00:04:47,245 ♪ It is so cruel ♪ 76 00:04:47,745 --> 00:04:52,750 ♪ Why are you holding me back? ♪ 77 00:04:52,834 --> 00:04:57,046 ♪ This love ♪ 78 00:04:57,130 --> 00:05:02,051 ♪ My love ♪ 79 00:05:04,971 --> 00:05:11,936 ♪ Sweet love of mine… ♪ 80 00:05:19,485 --> 00:05:21,029 [door opens] 81 00:05:27,118 --> 00:05:28,786 [door creaking] 82 00:05:31,998 --> 00:05:34,500 I'm sure you've heard from the Left State Councilor already, 83 00:05:34,584 --> 00:05:35,585 but I… 84 00:05:36,419 --> 00:05:38,463 I shall be staying up here for a while. 85 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:42,967 Nevertheless, whatever the reasons are, I guess it's fate. 86 00:05:45,136 --> 00:05:47,096 Eun-sil, please say that's all I can hear. 87 00:05:48,306 --> 00:05:50,892 -My lady says she-- -I do regret that I didn't say farewell 88 00:05:51,976 --> 00:05:53,352 the last time we were together. 89 00:05:57,648 --> 00:05:59,358 [sighs deeply] 90 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:03,905 I was merely wondering if you had returned home safely. 91 00:06:04,530 --> 00:06:07,366 But if you turn away from me, what choice have I got left? 92 00:06:09,118 --> 00:06:11,412 Or did you not understand me? 93 00:06:14,540 --> 00:06:16,751 Tell him there is no misunderstanding. 94 00:06:17,585 --> 00:06:20,088 [Eun-sil] My lady says there is no misunderstanding. 95 00:06:24,634 --> 00:06:26,177 [Won] The first time I saw you, 96 00:06:26,260 --> 00:06:28,596 I found this where you'd been standing, my lady. 97 00:06:32,767 --> 00:06:34,435 [breathing shakily] 98 00:06:34,519 --> 00:06:37,939 I shall accept your thanks in the form of a letter addressed to me. 99 00:06:39,273 --> 00:06:41,901 There are many ears and many eyes about us. 100 00:06:41,984 --> 00:06:45,238 He praised your cousin in truly effusive ways. 101 00:06:45,321 --> 00:06:47,532 For a man of so few words, that is. 102 00:06:47,615 --> 00:06:49,283 My lady. My lady! 103 00:06:49,784 --> 00:06:51,244 Madam is approaching. 104 00:06:52,703 --> 00:06:54,580 This will be the death of me. 105 00:06:54,664 --> 00:06:56,958 [Hui-yeon] Please, my lord, don't do this. 106 00:06:57,041 --> 00:06:58,209 Please give it to me. 107 00:06:58,793 --> 00:07:00,294 [Eun-Sil] My lady. 108 00:07:00,378 --> 00:07:01,838 [Lady of the First Rank] Oh, he's precocious, 109 00:07:01,921 --> 00:07:03,798 -but very delightful as well. -[Won] All right. 110 00:07:06,050 --> 00:07:07,760 [courtier] Lady of the First Rank. 111 00:07:07,844 --> 00:07:10,096 [Lady of the First Rank] Oh, my dear. You're here. 112 00:07:13,057 --> 00:07:17,645 [courtier] I saw you from afar and I almost spilled over in delight. 113 00:07:17,728 --> 00:07:20,731 [chuckles] Come, let's go now. 114 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:25,027 I can't wait for today's poetry reading. 115 00:07:25,111 --> 00:07:26,863 Should you not feel up to it, 116 00:07:27,447 --> 00:07:30,116 -I shall be glad to write to you first. -[door opening] 117 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,166 [whimpers] 118 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:43,629 You will do it, won't you? 119 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:49,969 Yes, I will. Please make haste. 120 00:07:58,811 --> 00:08:00,354 [sighs] Right here. 121 00:08:06,903 --> 00:08:08,196 Are you unsettled? 122 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,324 I was on my way to the rear garden with the lady, 123 00:08:11,407 --> 00:08:13,576 and when I saw you like this, I came to see. 124 00:08:15,703 --> 00:08:16,913 You need not worry. 125 00:08:17,622 --> 00:08:19,749 I'm quite sure the lady noticed nothing. 126 00:08:22,210 --> 00:08:23,419 [sighs] 127 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,379 [breathing shakily] 128 00:08:25,963 --> 00:08:28,341 [Yun] You can tell me anything and everything. 129 00:08:28,883 --> 00:08:32,386 I humbly apologize. The truth is, I… 130 00:08:45,316 --> 00:08:47,401 I should've come to you straightaway 131 00:08:47,902 --> 00:08:50,696 to thank you for what you did for me last time. 132 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:54,242 Please forgive my tardiness. 133 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:04,168 [curious music plays] 134 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:07,922 [chuckles] 135 00:09:25,898 --> 00:09:28,442 [courtier] I can just feel the heartbeat of a mother. 136 00:09:29,443 --> 00:09:33,990 [courtier 2] Oh, then this time, I shall read a poem I have prepared. 137 00:09:34,073 --> 00:09:35,199 [clears throat] 138 00:09:36,367 --> 00:09:38,578 "My lover has not yet returned 139 00:09:38,661 --> 00:09:40,705 Though the full moon is waning now 140 00:09:40,788 --> 00:09:45,626 The endless sound of the loom Fills my lonely heart" 141 00:09:45,710 --> 00:09:46,711 [sighs] 142 00:10:03,686 --> 00:10:07,398 Well, were you attempting to avoid me again 143 00:10:07,940 --> 00:10:09,358 because you were lonely? 144 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:11,485 How are you getting along? 145 00:10:12,069 --> 00:10:13,654 I must say it's easy. 146 00:10:13,738 --> 00:10:16,907 [scoffs] So much so, I almost feel sorry for you. 147 00:10:17,533 --> 00:10:18,951 You're in good spirits. 148 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:22,121 You must remember, when the task is near completion, 149 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:24,498 to stop by for a visit, won't you? 150 00:10:24,582 --> 00:10:25,583 Why? 151 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:27,793 Are you thinking of rehearsing 152 00:10:28,336 --> 00:10:30,046 before I receive just compensation? 153 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:32,381 It would perhaps be better 154 00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:34,634 if you stopped by during the night. 155 00:10:34,717 --> 00:10:36,844 I tremble with anticipation. 156 00:10:36,927 --> 00:10:38,137 [chuckles] 157 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:42,391 Uh-uh-uh. 158 00:10:45,227 --> 00:10:47,188 -[door creaks] -Here we are. 159 00:10:57,573 --> 00:10:58,574 [Yun grunts] 160 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,201 Hmm? 161 00:11:01,577 --> 00:11:03,162 -[door creaking] -[sighs] 162 00:11:04,914 --> 00:11:06,248 [scoffs] 163 00:11:07,416 --> 00:11:08,834 [grunts] 164 00:11:10,294 --> 00:11:11,337 Hmm. 165 00:11:13,381 --> 00:11:14,382 [chuckles] 166 00:11:15,716 --> 00:11:16,926 [So-ok] Here they are. 167 00:11:19,887 --> 00:11:21,138 Huh. 168 00:11:22,807 --> 00:11:24,517 You have worked very hard 169 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:29,563 on copying the chapter on the introduction to Confucian learning. 170 00:11:30,272 --> 00:11:32,650 "A young woman, upon reaching ten years of age, 171 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,193 should come and go modestly. 172 00:11:34,276 --> 00:11:36,654 At 15, she should put her hair up with a binyeo. 173 00:11:36,737 --> 00:11:38,948 And before turning 20, she should be married." 174 00:11:39,865 --> 00:11:41,200 That is correct. 175 00:11:41,283 --> 00:11:42,868 Like a flower, she should bloom. 176 00:11:43,536 --> 00:11:46,455 Yes, indeed. [chuckles] 177 00:11:46,539 --> 00:11:47,915 [Chil-seong] Go on, take it. Take it. 178 00:11:47,998 --> 00:11:49,959 Come on, take it. It's all right. 179 00:11:50,042 --> 00:11:53,254 Come, come! Your lady has promised to write back. 180 00:11:54,296 --> 00:11:56,715 -Have you forgotten who you are? -There, there. 181 00:11:57,341 --> 00:11:59,427 It's all right. Take it, hmm? 182 00:12:03,431 --> 00:12:04,682 [Eun-sil] Son of a… 183 00:12:12,106 --> 00:12:14,525 [footsteps departing] 184 00:12:14,608 --> 00:12:16,944 [door opens, closes] 185 00:12:28,706 --> 00:12:32,084 [Hui-yeon] It is written that a husband may take a second wife, 186 00:12:32,168 --> 00:12:35,421 but there is no mention of a wife taking a second husband. 187 00:12:35,504 --> 00:12:39,175 If one's conduct is at odds with the will of heaven and earth, 188 00:12:39,258 --> 00:12:41,760 the heaven's punishment shall rain down. 189 00:12:43,345 --> 00:12:45,681 [Won] I have duly received your reply. 190 00:12:45,764 --> 00:12:48,726 Thanks to you, this has been an informative time 191 00:12:48,809 --> 00:12:52,813 in which I could learn the kind of things ladies study and memorize. 192 00:12:54,398 --> 00:12:57,818 [Hui-yeon] If one's conduct is at odds with the spirits of heaven and earth, 193 00:12:57,902 --> 00:13:00,279 the heaven's punishment shall rain down. 194 00:13:00,362 --> 00:13:03,324 If there is fault in a woman's manners and loyalty… 195 00:13:04,241 --> 00:13:06,994 [Won] I saw a pair of cuckoos in the rear garden. 196 00:13:07,077 --> 00:13:11,248 The male and female were sitting side by side, singing so sweetly. 197 00:13:11,749 --> 00:13:13,042 As I stood there, enraptured, 198 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:16,712 listening to the noble song of love sung by such lovely creatures, 199 00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:19,340 I couldn't help but feel jealous. 200 00:13:22,343 --> 00:13:26,263 [Hui-yeon] If one's conduct is at odds with the spirits of heaven and earth, 201 00:13:26,347 --> 00:13:28,974 the heaven's punishment shall rain down. 202 00:13:29,058 --> 00:13:32,186 If there is fault in a woman's manners and loyalty, 203 00:13:32,269 --> 00:13:34,813 her husband will soon treat her coldly. 204 00:13:49,787 --> 00:13:52,164 [Eun-sil, Chil-seong panting, moaning] 205 00:14:05,803 --> 00:14:07,805 [Eun-sil snoring] 206 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:15,062 [Hui-yeon] Eun-sil… 207 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,610 Eun-sil, stop making that racket. 208 00:14:23,571 --> 00:14:24,572 [Eun-sil] Hmm. 209 00:14:24,655 --> 00:14:26,657 [snoring continues] 210 00:14:31,996 --> 00:14:32,997 [sighs] 211 00:14:48,095 --> 00:14:50,514 [Won] Yesterday, I took a walk with Young Master In-ho, 212 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:52,516 and we discussed many things. 213 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:54,727 I did not probe any further, though, 214 00:14:54,810 --> 00:14:57,354 for fear the young master's feelings might be hurt. 215 00:14:57,438 --> 00:15:01,150 But it seems he feels the absence of his late brother quite acutely. 216 00:15:01,233 --> 00:15:02,234 Lord. 217 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:03,903 My lord. 218 00:15:04,486 --> 00:15:07,031 [Won] I am aware I am overstepping, 219 00:15:07,114 --> 00:15:09,491 but I wished that I could help fill that void, 220 00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:11,660 however modestly. 221 00:15:13,954 --> 00:15:17,124 [Hui-yeon] If one's conduct is at odds with the spirits of heaven and earth, 222 00:15:17,207 --> 00:15:19,126 the heaven's punishment will rain down. 223 00:15:19,209 --> 00:15:22,379 If there is fault in a woman's manners and loyalty, 224 00:15:22,463 --> 00:15:24,548 her husband will soon treat her coldly. 225 00:15:26,133 --> 00:15:27,384 [chuckles] 226 00:15:28,844 --> 00:15:30,846 [stream trickling] 227 00:15:34,516 --> 00:15:35,517 Oh my. 228 00:15:36,977 --> 00:15:38,896 What'd you say your name was again? 229 00:15:38,979 --> 00:15:41,315 [gasps] You remember, don't you? 230 00:15:42,149 --> 00:15:44,526 Chil-seong. It's Chil-seong. 231 00:15:45,736 --> 00:15:46,779 [groans] 232 00:15:46,862 --> 00:15:47,863 I'm very insulted. 233 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,365 Like "Seven Names"? 234 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:53,035 A fitting name for a servant. 235 00:15:53,535 --> 00:15:54,745 [chuckles] 236 00:15:54,828 --> 00:15:56,288 Ah, not so. 237 00:15:57,039 --> 00:16:00,250 When I was an infant, I was known as Container. 238 00:16:01,210 --> 00:16:03,170 Then it was Dog Balls a while. 239 00:16:03,253 --> 00:16:05,130 Then Straw Mat, you know? Meongseok. 240 00:16:05,214 --> 00:16:07,257 'Cause I was beaten by a straw mat. 241 00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:09,718 [chuckles] 242 00:16:12,596 --> 00:16:14,014 How can that make you laugh? 243 00:16:14,598 --> 00:16:17,476 Anyway, who gave you the name of Chil-seong? 244 00:16:18,102 --> 00:16:19,144 Cho Won. 245 00:16:20,729 --> 00:16:21,855 Lord Cho Won. 246 00:16:23,107 --> 00:16:24,984 I have served seven masters in all. 247 00:16:25,067 --> 00:16:27,736 A different family name for each one that I served. 248 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,905 Which is why I'm Chil-seong, "Seven Names." 249 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:33,367 Imploring that the Chos would be my last master. 250 00:16:34,159 --> 00:16:36,328 With that name, I couldn't be sold to anyone else. 251 00:16:36,412 --> 00:16:39,289 It's been a difficult life for you as well. 252 00:16:40,416 --> 00:16:41,500 Wait, move aside. 253 00:16:43,377 --> 00:16:44,461 Oh, dear. 254 00:16:46,255 --> 00:16:48,882 Oh, dear. This… 255 00:16:51,385 --> 00:16:54,471 [grunts] Oh, my God. You might have taken care of this. 256 00:16:54,555 --> 00:16:57,057 -I… -[blows, groans] 257 00:17:00,019 --> 00:17:01,395 [Eun-sil] My lady. 258 00:17:01,895 --> 00:17:03,063 [Hui-yeon] Who's there? 259 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:05,566 [Eun-sil] Who else? It's Eun-sil. 260 00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:07,776 I have something for you. 261 00:17:08,277 --> 00:17:09,570 [door opens] 262 00:17:14,742 --> 00:17:16,410 [Hui-yeon] Where on earth have you been? 263 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:21,540 [door closes] 264 00:17:33,385 --> 00:17:34,928 There's a letter for you. 265 00:17:35,512 --> 00:17:36,805 [Won sighs] 266 00:17:37,473 --> 00:17:38,474 A letter? 267 00:17:40,809 --> 00:17:44,313 [Hui-yeon] If one's conduct is at odds with the spirits of heaven and earth, 268 00:17:44,855 --> 00:17:47,191 the heaven's punishment shall rain down. 269 00:17:47,941 --> 00:17:50,486 If there is fault in a woman's manners and loyalty… 270 00:17:54,990 --> 00:17:57,117 [groans, sighs] 271 00:17:57,201 --> 00:18:00,204 Here. Insert this and deliver it to her. 272 00:18:01,205 --> 00:18:02,206 [Chil-seong] Huh? 273 00:18:08,796 --> 00:18:09,922 [physician] Hmm… 274 00:18:10,798 --> 00:18:11,965 Hmm… 275 00:18:13,550 --> 00:18:14,635 Right. 276 00:18:14,718 --> 00:18:17,930 I shall prepare a concoction of pomegranate and velvet antler. 277 00:18:18,013 --> 00:18:20,015 Please make sure she drinks it before going to bed. 278 00:18:20,516 --> 00:18:23,018 To ensure your body is in child bearing condition, 279 00:18:23,602 --> 00:18:25,854 you must be sure to take it every single day. 280 00:18:27,898 --> 00:18:30,192 I am grateful, my lord. Thank you so much. 281 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:31,610 [Lord Yoo chuckles] 282 00:18:32,736 --> 00:18:34,738 You should be thanking my lady. 283 00:18:35,322 --> 00:18:37,825 Isn't that right, my lady? [chuckles] 284 00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:46,750 [grunting] 285 00:18:58,887 --> 00:18:59,888 [door closes] 286 00:19:00,514 --> 00:19:03,225 [Hui-yeon] Keep a fair countenance and hold fast to your virtue. 287 00:19:04,309 --> 00:19:05,811 Conduct yourself with modesty 288 00:19:05,894 --> 00:19:08,814 -and decorum, and serve your husband. -Replying to a blank letter, huh? 289 00:19:10,315 --> 00:19:11,775 She isn't even reading them, is she? 290 00:19:11,859 --> 00:19:13,443 [Eun-sil] Oh my. Aren't you pretty? 291 00:19:13,527 --> 00:19:15,696 My lady, how about this one? 292 00:19:19,491 --> 00:19:21,410 -[gasps] -Do you even read… 293 00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:25,289 all the letters I've been sending? 294 00:19:25,372 --> 00:19:27,749 How can you possibly be so impolite? 295 00:19:29,293 --> 00:19:33,046 Without even bothering to see or read what is in my heart, you send a reply? 296 00:19:33,130 --> 00:19:34,339 My lord… 297 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:39,386 have you not ignored the many requests that I've earnestly made? 298 00:19:40,304 --> 00:19:43,807 All the while, I have kept every one of my promises. 299 00:19:49,146 --> 00:19:51,231 Have you no pity for my aching heart? 300 00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:10,709 Hmm. 301 00:20:15,130 --> 00:20:17,007 [groans] 302 00:20:18,300 --> 00:20:19,593 [servant] Tie it securely. 303 00:20:20,093 --> 00:20:22,095 Take those. You can take those with you. 304 00:20:40,822 --> 00:20:44,243 -[palanquin bearer grunting] -[palanquin bearer 2] Heave ho. 305 00:20:47,955 --> 00:20:49,414 Hmm. 306 00:20:51,541 --> 00:20:53,460 [Lady of the First Rank sobbing] 307 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:01,760 [In-ho] Mother. 308 00:21:02,302 --> 00:21:05,222 I shall very shortly be at your side, 309 00:21:06,723 --> 00:21:07,933 dear husband. 310 00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:09,977 [servant] Take it easy. 311 00:21:11,270 --> 00:21:14,398 Dear me, we didn't know the elders of this household left 312 00:21:14,481 --> 00:21:16,191 for the end of the mourning period 313 00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:19,027 and brought along this precious alcohol! 314 00:21:19,111 --> 00:21:20,112 [servant 2] Huh? 315 00:21:21,238 --> 00:21:22,781 So now, what do I do with this? 316 00:21:22,864 --> 00:21:24,408 -Oh my. -[servant 2] What is it? Alcohol? 317 00:21:25,659 --> 00:21:26,743 [servant] Hey! 318 00:21:27,244 --> 00:21:29,746 -Here we go. -Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, come on! 319 00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:31,415 What do you think you're doing? 320 00:21:31,498 --> 00:21:33,458 Chil-seong, I didn't take you for such a man. 321 00:21:33,542 --> 00:21:35,210 What am I supposed to do? 322 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:37,963 Should I just disobey orders from my lord? Can I? 323 00:21:38,046 --> 00:21:39,047 Everyone, look at this! 324 00:21:39,131 --> 00:21:41,508 This piece of land will be quite fertile next year, 325 00:21:41,591 --> 00:21:43,176 so you can plant whatever you want. 326 00:21:43,260 --> 00:21:45,137 -Hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey! Hey! -Don't do that! 327 00:21:45,220 --> 00:21:47,180 That's precious! Why would he tell you to throw it away? 328 00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:49,182 Hurry up, hurry up! Continue as your lord commanded. 329 00:21:49,266 --> 00:21:50,267 Keep throwing it away! 330 00:21:50,350 --> 00:21:53,270 -Throw it away? Wait, should I? -Come on! Here. Pour it off into this. 331 00:21:53,353 --> 00:21:55,772 Throw it away by pouring it off here. You're not disobeying. 332 00:21:55,856 --> 00:21:57,607 -What do you think you're doing? -Throwing it away. 333 00:21:57,691 --> 00:22:00,902 [servant 3] We have some leftovers for the ancestral rites in the kitchen, don't we? 334 00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:02,362 [servant 2] Hey, Chil-seong! 335 00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:04,531 You're a right good scoundrel of a servant! 336 00:22:30,766 --> 00:22:32,809 [birds chirping] 337 00:22:35,437 --> 00:22:36,521 [sighs] 338 00:23:18,980 --> 00:23:22,109 [breathing shakily] 339 00:23:29,491 --> 00:23:30,492 [gasps] 340 00:23:31,159 --> 00:23:34,579 I HAVE READ IT 341 00:23:37,624 --> 00:23:40,127 -[servant 3] Wait, stop! -[servant 2] Hey, Chil-seong! 342 00:23:40,210 --> 00:23:42,170 You're a right good scoundrel of a servant! 343 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:43,463 [servant 4] Stop wasting it! 344 00:23:51,888 --> 00:23:53,098 This is… 345 00:24:09,322 --> 00:24:11,324 With a face like this, really. 346 00:24:12,242 --> 00:24:14,703 And I've added so much sweet tenderness. 347 00:24:16,580 --> 00:24:20,625 [clicks tongue] What else could you ask of me then, huh? 348 00:24:42,189 --> 00:24:45,025 [Won] Your reply is duly received. Your handwriting is as beautiful… 349 00:24:45,108 --> 00:24:47,027 [Hui-yeon] You are shameless and inconsiderate. 350 00:24:47,110 --> 00:24:48,695 I can scarcely believe you've written me again 351 00:24:48,778 --> 00:24:50,197 even after my preposterous reply. 352 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:52,407 Why on earth do you torment me so? 353 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:03,126 [Won] Yesterday, I took a walk with Young Master In-ho. 354 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:04,211 We conversed on many topics. 355 00:25:04,294 --> 00:25:06,796 [Hui-yeon] I was sure I judged you correctly. 356 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,924 Deep in your heart, my lord, 357 00:25:09,007 --> 00:25:12,385 there is such gentleness, such considerate regard. 358 00:25:12,969 --> 00:25:15,055 But for some unknown reason, 359 00:25:15,138 --> 00:25:18,475 when you say you wish to help fill that void for the young master, 360 00:25:18,558 --> 00:25:20,393 I grow jealous of him. 361 00:25:21,603 --> 00:25:24,564 Surely I deserve to die for having such thoughts. 362 00:25:33,281 --> 00:25:35,617 My lord, whom I miss so dearly. 363 00:25:35,700 --> 00:25:38,453 Appear before my eyes, I pray you. 364 00:25:39,496 --> 00:25:43,750 My heart is in turmoil, and sleep has utterly forsaken me. 365 00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:47,796 Please appear before me, if only in dreams. 366 00:25:52,217 --> 00:25:53,218 [scoffs] 367 00:26:14,698 --> 00:26:16,324 Eun-sil, are you there? 368 00:26:16,992 --> 00:26:19,077 [clattering] 369 00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:26,501 Eun-sil. 370 00:26:31,214 --> 00:26:32,549 [gasps] 371 00:26:32,632 --> 00:26:34,968 Don't be alarmed, my lady. It is I, Cho Won. 372 00:26:35,051 --> 00:26:37,220 [breathing shakily] 373 00:26:38,555 --> 00:26:41,808 I have come here to see you. 374 00:26:41,891 --> 00:26:44,019 What peculiar words you speak, sir. 375 00:26:45,020 --> 00:26:46,396 Please leave at once. 376 00:26:46,479 --> 00:26:49,190 Then I shall pretend this whole thing never happened. 377 00:26:49,733 --> 00:26:53,778 Do you mean to say that you did not wish to see me? 378 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,657 How could one so well-versed in duty and propriety 379 00:26:58,325 --> 00:27:00,744 ask me such an embarrassing question as that? 380 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:03,872 Have I heard you right? 381 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,252 Do you consider me an embarrassment then? 382 00:27:13,214 --> 00:27:14,215 [sighs] 383 00:27:17,927 --> 00:27:21,056 I have learned over time that your heart resembles mine. 384 00:27:23,350 --> 00:27:25,060 So however could I not? 385 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:27,687 However could I not have come to see you? 386 00:27:29,439 --> 00:27:30,565 Isn't that why… 387 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,903 you have deigned to respond to the letters I sent? 388 00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:36,654 [breathing shakily] 389 00:27:36,738 --> 00:27:37,947 [Won] I… 390 00:27:38,740 --> 00:27:41,201 have seen every single one of your replies. 391 00:27:43,328 --> 00:27:45,789 Don't do this, my lord. I'm begging you. 392 00:27:49,542 --> 00:27:51,628 Why must you be so cruel to me? 393 00:27:52,921 --> 00:27:56,299 How can you aspire so earnestly to a fate… 394 00:27:58,426 --> 00:28:00,303 that cannot be in this life? 395 00:28:00,929 --> 00:28:03,932 [Won sighing] 396 00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:07,852 If not in this life… 397 00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:11,856 then in the next… 398 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:16,069 could you and I be together? 399 00:28:20,740 --> 00:28:23,034 -If so, then I beg you… -[gasping] 400 00:28:25,495 --> 00:28:27,580 …send me to my next life right now. 401 00:28:31,918 --> 00:28:33,211 If you can't oblige… 402 00:28:41,469 --> 00:28:43,555 then there is no other choice. 403 00:28:46,933 --> 00:28:48,810 We shall be together in this life. 404 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:53,773 Just as we are now. 405 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,668 Tonight, I am certain… 406 00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:21,676 in our dreams, we shall meet. 407 00:29:24,179 --> 00:29:25,513 I can swear to that. 408 00:29:39,569 --> 00:29:40,570 [door closes] 409 00:29:41,154 --> 00:29:42,238 [Won sighs] 410 00:29:42,947 --> 00:29:44,616 -[chuckles] -[door opens] 411 00:29:46,367 --> 00:29:47,368 [clears throat] 412 00:29:52,582 --> 00:29:55,668 She's falling for it so easily, it's almost disappointing. 413 00:29:55,752 --> 00:29:57,837 [laughing] 414 00:29:59,672 --> 00:30:02,008 She might cry herself to sleep, I daresay. 415 00:30:21,694 --> 00:30:22,695 [Gye-hwa] Madam. 416 00:30:22,779 --> 00:30:25,073 Lord Cho Won is here. 417 00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:33,581 [chuckles] 418 00:30:36,876 --> 00:30:39,420 You told me to come when I felt it was almost done. 419 00:30:40,630 --> 00:30:43,132 So despite the lateness of the hour… 420 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:46,803 I couldn't help but come. My apologies, cousin. 421 00:30:46,886 --> 00:30:50,348 Well, I see you're optimistic about your success. 422 00:30:51,474 --> 00:30:54,811 I have just now been with the young widow. 423 00:30:55,979 --> 00:30:57,272 Just the two of us alone. 424 00:30:58,022 --> 00:31:00,942 Most… discreetly. 425 00:31:02,235 --> 00:31:03,903 How very ingenious you are. 426 00:31:04,946 --> 00:31:07,991 There must have been at least ten pairs of eyes observing. 427 00:31:10,285 --> 00:31:14,789 Yes, but what have I to fear when I am guided by such clear intent? 428 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:18,084 Especially now that the woman, once biting and distant, 429 00:31:18,668 --> 00:31:21,337 is nestled in my arms so very sweetly? 430 00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:24,299 Nestled? 431 00:31:25,466 --> 00:31:26,885 The young widow? 432 00:31:26,968 --> 00:31:29,971 Isn't this her first time in a man's embrace? 433 00:31:30,054 --> 00:31:32,223 She's all but melted in my arms. 434 00:31:35,643 --> 00:31:39,981 -[chuckles] -Honestly, I could not help but smile. 435 00:31:41,858 --> 00:31:46,529 Until tonight, I had been acting as planned in advance. 436 00:31:48,031 --> 00:31:49,282 But now, I've… 437 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,870 nearly been found out. 438 00:31:58,082 --> 00:31:59,542 Nearly found out? 439 00:32:00,335 --> 00:32:02,670 -On what score? -Oh, I think you know. 440 00:32:04,505 --> 00:32:05,506 [scoffs] 441 00:32:07,842 --> 00:32:12,221 [laughs] All this gaudy tomfoolery I indulge in. 442 00:32:14,015 --> 00:32:15,391 So what did you do then? 443 00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:18,811 You've made me most curious to know the details. 444 00:32:22,523 --> 00:32:28,071 If I could be with you in our next life, then I would like to… 445 00:32:30,156 --> 00:32:32,617 move on to that next life without delay. 446 00:32:34,035 --> 00:32:35,244 After all this time, 447 00:32:35,328 --> 00:32:40,124 I finally encounter a man who leaves me breathless. 448 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:43,795 [Won sighs] 449 00:32:44,963 --> 00:32:45,964 [chuckles] 450 00:32:49,676 --> 00:32:51,844 These hands of yours, strong and thick, 451 00:32:52,845 --> 00:32:55,056 how I've missed holding them so close. 452 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:01,688 Just as I… 453 00:33:04,524 --> 00:33:05,733 every single day… 454 00:33:08,194 --> 00:33:10,697 have missed the sound of your sweet breath. 455 00:33:14,367 --> 00:33:16,285 As I'm listening to this, 456 00:33:16,369 --> 00:33:19,872 I know these words will get me wet and keep me wet all night. 457 00:33:53,948 --> 00:33:56,826 "Again and again, my legs keep spreading, 458 00:33:56,909 --> 00:33:59,120 but I have no husband to fill the void"… 459 00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:03,249 [writer] These hands of yours, strong and thick, how I've missed them. 460 00:34:03,332 --> 00:34:05,376 "Come here, very close, 461 00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:09,088 and scold my womanhood most moist, I beg of you." 462 00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:11,591 [scoffs] 463 00:34:13,134 --> 00:34:14,510 "Bun-hui"? 464 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:17,638 [chuckles] Hmm. 465 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:28,608 So why… 466 00:34:30,193 --> 00:34:33,279 Why is it that you only brush her shoulders and then stopped? 467 00:34:33,362 --> 00:34:35,073 -[chuckles] -[huffs] 468 00:34:37,116 --> 00:34:39,202 It's from So-ok's mother. 469 00:34:39,702 --> 00:34:41,496 The one who sells tobacco. 470 00:34:41,579 --> 00:34:42,580 [scoffs] 471 00:34:43,122 --> 00:34:44,248 [paper rustles] 472 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:48,169 Ladies who can't get me out of their heads 473 00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:50,713 are abundant across the nation. 474 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:52,423 All eight provinces, I'm sure. 475 00:34:52,507 --> 00:34:53,925 She is just one of them. 476 00:34:54,008 --> 00:34:55,718 As you must be aware, 477 00:34:56,844 --> 00:35:01,557 if there's one thing a woman hates, it's talk of other women one has seen. 478 00:35:02,058 --> 00:35:03,226 Wait a second. 479 00:35:04,310 --> 00:35:06,437 Have I been upsetting you so much now? 480 00:35:07,688 --> 00:35:08,689 Well, then. 481 00:35:10,691 --> 00:35:15,655 You still have the remnants of a bitter smile on your brow. 482 00:35:16,572 --> 00:35:19,367 It would not do for me to try to imitate it for you. 483 00:35:24,205 --> 00:35:26,207 Well, by way of apology, 484 00:35:27,875 --> 00:35:32,171 I shall entrust this letter to you, dear cousin. 485 00:35:32,255 --> 00:35:35,675 I'm sure you'll find greater use for it than I. 486 00:35:38,678 --> 00:35:41,639 I'm talking about the daughter of the woman who wrote this, of course. 487 00:35:42,223 --> 00:35:43,391 Use this to teach her. 488 00:35:44,100 --> 00:35:46,561 I'm sure there's no better way to make her a good concubine. 489 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:49,981 Reciting this, as is, will make my brother-in-law 490 00:35:51,357 --> 00:35:53,025 a happy man indeed. 491 00:35:57,446 --> 00:35:58,781 Count on me then. 492 00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:02,243 I shall put your apology to good use. 493 00:36:02,785 --> 00:36:07,165 I think someone else may need it more than So-ok. 494 00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:12,378 I could give it to the young widow, wouldn't that be kind? 495 00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:17,633 Ah. It is mine now, 496 00:36:18,217 --> 00:36:20,469 so your opinion about it isn't necessary. 497 00:36:26,392 --> 00:36:27,518 Oh, no. 498 00:36:29,145 --> 00:36:32,565 I'm seeing you swallowing and gulping so nervously. 499 00:36:32,648 --> 00:36:36,152 I can only assume that you're flustered. 500 00:36:37,361 --> 00:36:38,487 Oh, dear. 501 00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:41,657 It would not do for me to try to imitate it for you. 502 00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:44,368 On the contrary. 503 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:46,704 It's just, 504 00:36:47,997 --> 00:36:49,749 I'm imagining how that young widow, 505 00:36:49,832 --> 00:36:52,501 upon reading this letter, will react to my manhood. 506 00:36:55,588 --> 00:36:58,966 Oh, yes, do you think she'll lose consciousness? 507 00:37:01,260 --> 00:37:02,386 [Won sighs] 508 00:37:03,763 --> 00:37:04,889 Gye-hwa, 509 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,558 would you possibly be outside? 510 00:37:07,642 --> 00:37:09,310 [Gye-hwa] Did you call for me, ma'am? 511 00:37:09,977 --> 00:37:12,605 Go see the Left State Councilor's daughter-in-law at once 512 00:37:12,688 --> 00:37:13,981 and bring her this letter. 513 00:37:17,318 --> 00:37:18,444 Gye-hwa. 514 00:37:19,153 --> 00:37:20,821 Did you hear me? What did I say? 515 00:37:20,905 --> 00:37:22,073 [Gye-hwa] Sorry, ma'am. 516 00:37:22,156 --> 00:37:24,700 I will open the door now. 517 00:37:43,719 --> 00:37:44,720 [sighs] 518 00:37:44,804 --> 00:37:50,059 I do wonder how the young widow will react to the letter when she reads it. 519 00:37:57,650 --> 00:37:59,568 If you bid me to cease at once, 520 00:38:00,611 --> 00:38:04,198 I could still stop that letter from reaching the young widow's eyes. 521 00:38:05,032 --> 00:38:06,325 Just say the word. 522 00:38:06,867 --> 00:38:08,035 What shall I do… 523 00:38:12,748 --> 00:38:13,958 dear cousin? 524 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,755 Let's see what happens. 525 00:38:19,839 --> 00:38:21,340 Let's push it to the end. 526 00:38:22,341 --> 00:38:23,509 [chuckles] 527 00:38:53,539 --> 00:38:54,790 Where is… Ah. 528 00:38:55,458 --> 00:38:56,459 Here it is. 529 00:39:01,630 --> 00:39:02,631 [gasps] 530 00:39:05,718 --> 00:39:08,679 [animal howls] 531 00:39:40,503 --> 00:39:42,338 -[Lady of the First Rank] You there! -[gasps] 532 00:39:43,714 --> 00:39:44,799 [Gye-hwa gasps] 533 00:39:46,675 --> 00:39:48,469 You're Gye-hwa, are you not? 534 00:39:49,512 --> 00:39:51,263 [stammers] Yes, I am, madam. 535 00:39:58,437 --> 00:39:59,438 Come quickly. 536 00:40:00,439 --> 00:40:01,524 [sighs] 537 00:40:06,737 --> 00:40:10,366 So, in the middle of the night, she sent you here 538 00:40:10,449 --> 00:40:12,785 with something belonging to Geum-ho, is that right? 539 00:40:13,869 --> 00:40:15,079 Yes, madam. 540 00:40:15,162 --> 00:40:18,999 She said it was precious and that I should deliver it here right away. 541 00:40:21,043 --> 00:40:22,461 Ah, very well. 542 00:40:23,045 --> 00:40:24,046 Ganghwa, 543 00:40:24,130 --> 00:40:27,091 you take it for now, give it to Hui-yeon at daybreak. 544 00:40:27,174 --> 00:40:28,300 Yes, ma'am. 545 00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:33,556 [Gye-hwa gasps] 546 00:40:37,643 --> 00:40:39,019 Is that a tobacco container? 547 00:40:39,603 --> 00:40:41,689 [stammers, breathes shakily] 548 00:40:42,731 --> 00:40:45,818 [chuckles] How considerate she is. 549 00:40:46,402 --> 00:40:49,113 With all this happening, she even thought of me. 550 00:40:49,655 --> 00:40:50,948 Take it and go inside. 551 00:40:51,866 --> 00:40:52,867 Yes, madam. 552 00:40:53,868 --> 00:40:55,453 You may go. You're dismissed. 553 00:40:56,036 --> 00:40:57,037 Sorry. 554 00:41:21,729 --> 00:41:24,315 -[birds chirping] -[door opens] 555 00:41:27,234 --> 00:41:28,235 [Gye-hwa gasps] 556 00:41:29,945 --> 00:41:31,572 [sighing] 557 00:41:35,117 --> 00:41:37,703 [Gye-hwa] Madam. It is I, Gye-hwa. 558 00:41:38,204 --> 00:41:39,830 May I have your leave to enter? 559 00:41:39,914 --> 00:41:41,332 [door opens] 560 00:41:48,547 --> 00:41:49,548 [panting] 561 00:41:49,632 --> 00:41:51,509 I humbly apologize, madam. 562 00:41:51,592 --> 00:41:52,968 The Lady of the First Rank… 563 00:41:53,052 --> 00:41:54,053 [panting] 564 00:41:54,136 --> 00:41:55,596 …took the tobacco box. 565 00:41:55,679 --> 00:41:58,224 [sobbing] 566 00:42:00,309 --> 00:42:02,186 What about the letter that was in the box? 567 00:42:02,269 --> 00:42:03,270 That too. 568 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:06,190 This is my fault. Please do not forgive me. 569 00:42:06,273 --> 00:42:08,692 I will accept any punishment. 570 00:42:10,945 --> 00:42:11,946 Gye-hwa. 571 00:42:12,446 --> 00:42:13,447 Yes, ma'am. 572 00:42:15,866 --> 00:42:18,911 When have I ever punished you for anything at all? 573 00:42:18,994 --> 00:42:21,747 [breathing deeply] 574 00:42:33,509 --> 00:42:35,511 Let us send my lady a present, 575 00:42:36,387 --> 00:42:38,347 and let's make it something fitting.