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BON APPÉTIT, YOUR MAJESTY
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[tense music playing]
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[Mok-ju] The wind is rather chilly today,
Your Majesty.
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You should rest up in your chambers.
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YI HEON
KING OF JOSEON
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Yes, let us.
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Your Majesty, hold on!
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Can you tell us where you're going to...
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{\an8}KANG MOK-JU
FOURTH JUNIOR CONSORT, YI HEON'S CONCUBINE
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...send us to?
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Why? Are you really frightened?
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I am, of course!
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Everything that's happened
since I got here
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has only made me
more scared and concerned.
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SHIN SU-HYEOK
COMMANDER OF URIMWI
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What... [sighs]
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[Yi Heon] What do you think?
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Does this help to keep
all of your fear and concerns away?
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[Ji-young] Yep. Nothing's scary
now that I can't see anything.
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Thank you, Your Majesty.
This is one heck of a creative idea.
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I have also had special lodgings
prepared for you.
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Look forward to it.
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[Ji-young] Yeah.
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Let us go.
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[Ji-young sighs] Is it normal
and acceptable for a king to act
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however he wants in this time and age?
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[Gil-geum] I told you,
you need to watch what you say!
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[groaning, breathing heavily]
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[groans, grunts]
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[sighs]
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[grunts softly]
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How is his condition?
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[sighs] All the bleeding
seems to have stopped
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due to an unknown ointment
applied to the wound.
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If it had been applied any later,
his life would have been in grave danger.
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His Majesty was truly fortunate.
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Your Majesty, we should be
thanking the heavens for that.
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So if the bleeding had not stopped
when it did,
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you say my life was in danger?
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[Ji-young] You're beyond mad!
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Can't you see
that I stopped the bleeding for you?
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I saved your life, okay?
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Understood. You may leave now.
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Yes, Your Majesty. [grunts]
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Everything you saw and heard
in here today,
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you must forget all of it.
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Yes, Your Grace. We will.
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[Yi Heon groans]
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[grunts]
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[sighs]
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How fortunate the wound was not worse.
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Also, who was the one
who stopped the bleeding?
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-The gwinyeo.
-The gwinyeo?
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So you brought the gwinyeo here
for saving your life,
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not because she committed a crime?
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That is true, certainly.
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But I also brought her here because...
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no one wants the gwinyeo dead
more than I do.
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It has sure been a while
since you've seemed this excited.
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Are you bothered,
having this gwinyeo here?
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-[sighs]
-The Great Consort Kang?
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[scoffs] Oh, my.
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Why on earth would you think
that I was bothered?
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But... you did say
that she had special lodgings.
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{\an8}It can't be, the byeolgung, is it?
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{\an8}BYEOLGUNG: SPECIAL RESIDENCE
FOR THE KING'S FUTURE BRIDE OR CONCUBINE
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{\an8}-Surely...
-[scoffs] A byeolgung?
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Or did you make these special lodgings
outside the palace?
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Are you jealous of this?
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Enough of this teasing.
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And just tell me where you'll send her.
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Go on.
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[chuckles] Do not be so worried.
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Where they are going...
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is more special than the byeolgung.
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[Ji-young laughing]
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Okay.
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I knew this wouldn't be a five-star hotel,
but these so-called special lodgings are...
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He made a prison inside the palace
for everyone to see.
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How is this my life?
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I can't believe he went through the hassle
of making a prison just for us.
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At least we got good clothes
that are clean,
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and we were able to wash up,
even if it's just a simple dress.
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That is better than nothing.
And we are still alive.
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Yeah. We get to keep living.
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For today, at least.
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[laughing]
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COURSE Nº3 HAUTE CUISINE
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{\an8}A prison? [scoffs]
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{\an8}What a strange place to send her
considering he said he wanted her dead.
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{\an8}It is evident that His Majesty seems
intrigued by that wench.
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{\an8}Your Grace, it is merely
a fleeting curiosity at most.
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{\an8}It is odd how he calls her a gwinyeo.
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{\an8}Surely she did not just fall down
from the sky.
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{\an8}Where was she before this?
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{\an8}Find out for me every little thing
you can about that girl.
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{\an8}How they met each other.
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{\an8}How she caught His Majesty's eye.
I want everything.
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{\an8}Would it not be faster
to ask Chief Royal Secretary Im directly?
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{\an8}Right. What a great idea.
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{\an8}Shall I send a message?
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{\an8}Yes. Tell him that I wish to see him.
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{\an8}Also...
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send this to the Grand Prince's residence.
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Yes, Your Grace.
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{\an8}ROYAL KITCHEN: THE PLACE
WHERE ROYAL MEALS ARE PREPARED
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[cook] Wow, today's herbs are looking
very good, aren't they? [chuckles]
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[sighs]
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EOM BONG-SIK: SENIOR-LEVEL COOK
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Is that all the power you have today?
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Do not spill a single grain of rice.
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And be careful with the blade.
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-Don't hurt your hand, huh?
-[cook] Yes, sir.
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Cook Sim.
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The jeon powder needs more water,
understood?
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All right.
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[coughs]
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-Cook Min.
-Yes?
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Why are these fried pancakes
the wrong color?
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They should all be more of a golden-brown.
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-It's best when they look great.
-Oh, yes, sir.
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[Bong-sik] Goodness gracious.
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[grunts]
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Let us see over here.
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{\an8}-Look at it as much as you'd like.
-[clicks tongue]
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[clears throat]
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Anyway, have any of you heard
the latest news?
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It turns out His Majesty has returned here
to the palace with a gwinyeo.
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{\an8}Oh! A ginyeo?
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{\an8}Which courtesan managed to catch the eye
of His Majesty this time, sir?
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{\an8}[scoffs] You are hopeless. Not a ginyeo.
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{\an8}A gwinyeo. Probably given that name
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because she looks
like a ghost or something.
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-[gasps]
-[Bong-sik] Yes, Cook Sim is right.
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They say he returned with a woman
who looks like a ghost.
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Come on.
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Isn't it time we all stopped being swayed
by palace rumors?
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Do you not have work to do?
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Everyone is telling wild stories
of the gwinyeo in the palace.
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You'd be a fool
not to have heard about it!
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{\an8}Maybe it's because you worked
in the Japanese village kitchens,
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{\an8}I mean, gosh,
you're as clueless as a mule.
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[scoffs]
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[sighs] And you must be sensitive
to these rumors
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because you're the third generation here,
in a family of royal cooks.
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What? Man-su, you didn't know?
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Lady Kim, who works
for the Grand Royal Queen Dowager,
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and Cook Eom here are warm
with each other,
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so he is always first to know
about everything in the palace.
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[coughs]
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The Grand Royal Queen Dowager's
quarters are even endorsing Cook Eom
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as the next chief royal cook...
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-Shush, you!
-[muffled scream]
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Don't be ridiculous! Gracious.
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What if somebody hears you, huh?
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-[yawns]
-Oh!
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You're so silly. Who else is gonna hear us
in here in the royal kitchen?
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Were you drinking until morning again?
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[chuckles]
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Will you get ahold of yourself?
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{\an8}Hey, I am sure you will be
our next chief royal cook, Cook Eom.
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{\an8}-That is all I have to say. [laughs]
-[clears throat]
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{\an8}I mean, you never truly know.
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Cook Maeng could be chosen instead, so...
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It has not even been a month since
the former chief royal cook passed away,
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and you're already talking
about the next one?
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You all better watch yourselves
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if you still want mouths to lick up
any nurungji crumbs later on.
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We were just talking about it
since the topic came up, okay?
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So what's wrong with that?
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Are you uncomfortable because
you will not be the next chief royal cook?
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Come now, Cook Sim,
you should not be talking like that.
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You're hurting the cook's feelings.
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Oh, yeah? And what if I did?
It's the truth.
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No matter how you look at it,
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the best cook in this kitchen
has always been Cook Eom.
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[elderly person]
You do not know that for certain.
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Oh!
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-[clears throat]
-Oh, sir, I did not see you approaching.
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Her Grace believes the best cook is Man-su
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in the royal kitchen, does she not?
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While we're on it,
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two weeks have already passed
since the former chief cook's death.
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An official announcement
should be made any day.
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-[chuckles]
-[chuckling] Yes, that is correct.
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[court lady] Excuse me.
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[Chun-sik chuckles]
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Yes, Head Senior Court Lady Kim.
Is there something we can help you with?
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The Grand Royal Queen Dowager
wishes to have hangwa made for tea today.
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Her Grace has ordered samhapjuk to be made
for her late-night refreshment.
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[cooks] Yes, understood.
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Ah...
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Do not waste our ingredients.
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-[cooks] Yes, sir.
-[Bong-sik] Understood.
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{\an8}[Inju] A gwinyeo? In the palace?
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And the Gyeonggi Governor Hong Gyeong-dal
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has been accused of treason?
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[sighs]
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Your Royal Highness,
I am afraid this doesn't bode well.
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{\an8}Didn't Lord Hong Gyung-dal compare
Mok-ju, the Fourth Junior Consort,
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to the emperor's concubine
of the Tang Dynasty?
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Yes, you are correct.
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[sighs]
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[Inju] Can it be?
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Is the king truly acting out
simply because of personal vengeance?
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Where's the Fourth Junior Consort now?
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[Yi Heon] It's her. The gwinyeo.
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I have also had special lodgings
prepared for you.
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[Mok-ju] A gwinyeo?
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There is no reason for His Majesty
to bring her to the palace
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unless she has someone backing her.
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But who could it be?
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[court lady] Your Grace,
the Chief Royal Secretary has arrived.
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Let him in.
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Your Grace, I do hope you have been well.
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Yes, thanks to you.
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Chaehonging Mi-hyang was not possible
in the end, I hear?
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No.
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But if I may, as Your Grace wished,
Lord Hong was exiled,
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and all his family members
became government slaves.
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Tell me, why did His Majesty then
bring the gwinyeo to the palace?
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Ah.
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Ah, that gwinyeo?
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That is something
His Majesty had decided on,
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and it is not a matter I know well,
so I'm not sure what to tell you.
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[chuckles]
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[Mok-ju] I knew it. It was you.
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It is rather surprising to hear
that there are decisions
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that even you do not know about.
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Ah.
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Well, I did hear
that she is good at cooking.
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But that is all she is. A cook.
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A matter like this should not cause you
any trouble, Your Grace.
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And do you mean that?
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[sighs] What have you brought with you?
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The jewelry that we confiscated
from Lord Hong's residence.
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Is this all we got after this last roundup
of the chaehong?
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Of course it is not.
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We are still processing
the land deeds and the slaves,
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00:12:42,553 --> 00:12:43,596
so as soon as they are sorted...
241
00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,140
Find all of Lord Hong's household
who became government slaves
242
00:12:46,223 --> 00:12:47,683
and send them to Jahongwon.
243
00:12:47,766 --> 00:12:51,228
If you do such a thing, there will be
resistance from the officials.
244
00:12:51,312 --> 00:12:53,647
There is already much talk
about Lord Hong's exile...
245
00:12:53,731 --> 00:12:54,940
That is what I am saying.
246
00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:59,236
Should you not be more tactful
and handle this well in advance,
247
00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,614
thus preventing any troubles
in the future?
248
00:13:04,575 --> 00:13:07,828
Will you... truly be all right
to proceed like that?
249
00:13:07,912 --> 00:13:11,290
Why would I not be all right?
You should've done this and not come here
250
00:13:11,373 --> 00:13:13,501
to ask me to pick up after you.
251
00:13:13,584 --> 00:13:17,087
If that is what you dearly wish,
I will do what I can.
252
00:13:17,171 --> 00:13:20,799
Chief Royal Secretary, this is
what you have always been good at.
253
00:13:20,883 --> 00:13:24,261
Of course, Your Grace.
Once more, you are right.
254
00:13:25,930 --> 00:13:29,558
[Song-jae] Father, I think
the time has come to draw up a new plan.
255
00:13:29,642 --> 00:13:31,352
What are you talking about?
256
00:13:32,853 --> 00:13:34,813
How many years now has Consort Kang
257
00:13:34,897 --> 00:13:37,858
held up the king's favor like a sword
and commanded us like slaves?
258
00:13:37,942 --> 00:13:41,779
She dares to order her seniors around,
when she's merely a fourth-rank consort.
259
00:13:41,862 --> 00:13:43,531
Mind that mouth of yours!
260
00:13:45,074 --> 00:13:47,785
[softly] Have you forgotten
that we are in the palace?
261
00:13:47,868 --> 00:13:49,411
{\an8}If servitude continues like this,
262
00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:53,082
{\an8}we could do this for a thousand,
even ten thousand years, you fool!
263
00:13:53,165 --> 00:13:55,000
If we are to be slaves for that long,
264
00:13:55,084 --> 00:13:57,628
we should take this opportunity
to change masters.
265
00:13:57,711 --> 00:13:59,880
You're not thinking
of that gwinyeo, surely.
266
00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:01,131
Do not be ridiculous!
267
00:14:01,215 --> 00:14:03,425
No other woman has caught
His Majesty's eye
268
00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:05,761
other than the Fourth Junior Consort.
269
00:14:05,844 --> 00:14:09,974
But that nine-tailed fox...
is of low birth as well, I am told.
270
00:14:10,057 --> 00:14:13,018
There's no rule saying that the gwinyeo
cannot become the same ranked consort.
271
00:14:13,102 --> 00:14:15,229
How will you cope with the consequences?
272
00:14:15,896 --> 00:14:18,607
[Song-jae] I have set up a new playground
for His Majesty,
273
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:22,820
so we will find out soon
where His Majesty's heart leans.
274
00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:25,865
[Seo-hong groans]
275
00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,746
-[owl hoots]
-[fire crackling]
276
00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:35,541
[grunts]
277
00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:41,088
[soldiers grunt]
278
00:14:42,089 --> 00:14:43,883
[lock rattling]
279
00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:46,844
-[gasps]
-Shh.
280
00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:50,890
Who... Who are you?
281
00:14:50,973 --> 00:14:52,558
[stranger] If we get caught,
we're all dead.
282
00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:56,270
-[gasps]
-Quiet!
283
00:14:56,353 --> 00:14:57,897
[gasping]
284
00:14:57,980 --> 00:15:00,482
The... The keys. [gasps]
285
00:15:05,404 --> 00:15:06,488
[panting]
286
00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:20,544
The prisoners have escaped!
Search the grounds thoroughly!
287
00:15:20,628 --> 00:15:21,629
[guards] Yes, sir!
288
00:15:31,513 --> 00:15:32,765
[gasps]
289
00:15:32,848 --> 00:15:35,184
[Su-hyeok] The prisoners have escaped!
Find the gwinyeo!
290
00:15:36,518 --> 00:15:37,645
[whispers] Let's go.
291
00:15:41,148 --> 00:15:42,483
[groans]
292
00:15:42,566 --> 00:15:44,902
All this running under the moonlight?
293
00:15:44,985 --> 00:15:47,112
[panting]
294
00:15:47,196 --> 00:15:48,489
[groans]
295
00:15:49,239 --> 00:15:50,616
Whoa! [gasps]
296
00:15:50,699 --> 00:15:52,034
Look at the sky!
297
00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:53,535
[Gil-geum gasps] Wow!
298
00:15:54,036 --> 00:15:55,454
[Ji-young] It's so pretty.
299
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:01,710
The gwinyeo has just escaped the prison.
300
00:16:01,794 --> 00:16:05,255
They reported she was helped by someone
and His Majesty has ordered a search.
301
00:16:11,512 --> 00:16:13,263
-[fireworks whistle]
-[both scream]
302
00:16:13,347 --> 00:16:14,848
Let's go!
303
00:16:15,766 --> 00:16:17,726
[both gasping, yelping]
304
00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:19,269
[singers chanting]
305
00:16:21,271 --> 00:16:22,606
[both gasp]
306
00:16:24,191 --> 00:16:25,943
-[both yelp]
-[lion roars]
307
00:16:37,287 --> 00:16:38,455
[lion roars]
308
00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:44,211
[fireworks whistle]
309
00:16:44,294 --> 00:16:45,754
[both scream]
310
00:16:51,885 --> 00:16:53,971
[slow folk song playing]
311
00:16:55,639 --> 00:16:58,475
Wait, Gil-geum,
who are all these people here?
312
00:16:58,559 --> 00:17:00,602
I-I honestly have no idea.
313
00:17:00,686 --> 00:17:04,189
They look like performers,
but why are they here? [yelps]
314
00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:07,568
Where did that person
from earlier disappear to?
315
00:17:07,651 --> 00:17:10,029
-They're all wearing the same masks so...
-[Gil-geum] I think it might be him.
316
00:17:10,612 --> 00:17:12,031
[gasps]
317
00:17:14,950 --> 00:17:16,118
[both scream]
318
00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:17,327
[Gil-geum] Oh, my gosh!
319
00:17:21,206 --> 00:17:24,710
[stranger] So, did you enjoy the walk
under the moonlight?
320
00:17:26,795 --> 00:17:29,131
Hey, what are you doing right now?
321
00:17:29,214 --> 00:17:31,884
-You said that you would help us escape!
-[Gil-geum] Yes, she's right.
322
00:17:31,967 --> 00:17:33,302
Please just let us go.
323
00:17:33,385 --> 00:17:35,804
[stranger laughs] Let you go?
324
00:17:43,812 --> 00:17:45,064
[both gasp]
325
00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:46,732
It-it was you.
326
00:17:46,815 --> 00:17:48,150
[Gil-geum] You-Your Majesty.
327
00:17:53,614 --> 00:17:56,658
I prepared this performance
especially for you to enjoy.
328
00:17:57,242 --> 00:17:58,577
I hope you found it entertaining.
329
00:17:58,660 --> 00:18:01,663
Wait, then... [gasps] ...who was that earlier?
330
00:18:01,747 --> 00:18:03,290
Come forward, Gong-gil!
331
00:18:06,418 --> 00:18:07,628
[Gong-gil] Everyone, stop!
332
00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:09,797
[music stops]
333
00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:16,887
-You mean this one?
-Hang on. This man was in on it?
334
00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:18,597
[Yi Heon] You did well today, as usual.
335
00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,016
[Gong-gil] I am deeply honored,
Your Majesty.
336
00:18:23,018 --> 00:18:24,228
[sighs]
337
00:18:26,522 --> 00:18:29,733
{\an8}GONG-GIL: KING YEONHUI'S JESTER
WITH MANY SECRETS
338
00:18:31,151 --> 00:18:32,736
[heartbeat thumping]
339
00:18:33,487 --> 00:18:36,115
Oh, my, that guy is... [breathes shakily]
340
00:18:36,198 --> 00:18:39,576
...handsome and striking to even look at.
341
00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,079
[Ji-young whispers] Gil-geum,
that's not what's important right now.
342
00:18:42,162 --> 00:18:43,497
-We've been deceived.
-[chuckles]
343
00:18:43,580 --> 00:18:47,668
In my case though,
if he deceived me again, I'd fall for it.
344
00:18:47,751 --> 00:18:50,003
-What's wrong with you?
-This man...
345
00:18:50,087 --> 00:18:52,589
is an actor whom I cherish greatly.
346
00:18:52,673 --> 00:18:54,007
He is called Gong-gil.
347
00:18:54,091 --> 00:18:55,801
-But an actor?
-[Yi Heon] Yes.
348
00:18:55,884 --> 00:18:59,680
The dance he did for you tonight
was simply exquisite, right?
349
00:18:59,763 --> 00:19:01,348
-[Ji-young scoffs]
-Oh, yeah.
350
00:19:02,266 --> 00:19:03,267
You may go now.
351
00:19:04,268 --> 00:19:06,937
Your Majesty, did you enjoy it?
352
00:19:07,020 --> 00:19:10,983
I felt my spirits were lifted tonight
much more than usual.
353
00:19:14,528 --> 00:19:15,612
-Here!
-[coin pouch jingles]
354
00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:17,656
[grunts]
355
00:19:18,740 --> 00:19:19,950
[gasps] Whoa.
356
00:19:20,033 --> 00:19:21,869
Oh, my, Your Majesty!
357
00:19:21,952 --> 00:19:25,330
-I am profoundly honored!
-[performers cheering]
358
00:19:25,414 --> 00:19:27,666
[laughs]
359
00:19:27,749 --> 00:19:31,170
Let us get inebriated
until our noses become crooked tonight!
360
00:19:31,253 --> 00:19:34,423
-[performers cheering]
-[Gong-gil] Let us all drink!
361
00:19:34,506 --> 00:19:36,967
-[troupe playing upbeat music]
-[trills]
362
00:19:37,801 --> 00:19:39,094
[clicks tongue]
363
00:19:39,178 --> 00:19:41,638
-Oh, whoa.
-[Gong-gil] Try to catch it if you can!
364
00:19:41,722 --> 00:19:43,599
-[Gil-geum] Oh, my.
-[Ji-young] Oh, come on.
365
00:19:43,682 --> 00:19:45,976
But why is the name Gong-gil so familiar?
366
00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:47,060
[gasps]
367
00:19:47,144 --> 00:19:49,688
The court jester Gong-gil!
The King and the Clown!
368
00:19:50,522 --> 00:19:55,110
I have heard rumors through the grapevine,
but... he is incredibly handsome, isn't he?
369
00:19:55,194 --> 00:19:56,195
I mean, just look at him!
370
00:19:56,278 --> 00:19:58,197
[chuckles]
371
00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,365
-Pull yourself together.
-[clicks tongue]
372
00:20:00,449 --> 00:20:01,992
-[dancer 1] Oh, I'm so hungry!
-[dancer 2] Let's go drink!
373
00:20:02,075 --> 00:20:04,745
Yes, let us celebrate merrily today too!
374
00:20:04,828 --> 00:20:06,455
Off we go!
375
00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:18,717
[Yi Heon] I was struck by
an assassin's arrow in Salgoji Forest.
376
00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,719
Investigate who was behind it, secretly.
377
00:20:23,472 --> 00:20:27,100
[panting] Seriously,
what the hell are you going this far for?
378
00:20:27,184 --> 00:20:28,936
-To entertain.
-[teapot clinks]
379
00:20:29,770 --> 00:20:32,439
Why? Did you not like my game?
380
00:20:32,522 --> 00:20:34,107
I had no time to be entertained,
381
00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:37,611
all thanks to you intricately crafting
this so-called game of yours.
382
00:20:37,694 --> 00:20:40,197
If you try to run away from me again,
383
00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,742
I will not let it slide with a smile
like I did tonight.
384
00:20:43,825 --> 00:20:45,202
[scoffs]
385
00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:46,995
I will be fine, as long as...
386
00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:48,664
you don't send that masked man anymore,
387
00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:50,374
-Your Majesty.
-Oh-ho.
388
00:20:50,457 --> 00:20:52,501
You always need the final word.
389
00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:55,587
You truly wish to not be alive anymore?
390
00:20:56,505 --> 00:20:59,258
Tell me then, is the flat iron ready yet?
391
00:20:59,341 --> 00:21:00,509
-[guards] Yes, sir!
-[gasps]
392
00:21:01,969 --> 00:21:04,263
What? [gasping]
393
00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:06,014
[whimpers] Oh, my.
394
00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:13,647
W-Wait, you said this was only a game,
though! That's it!
395
00:21:13,730 --> 00:21:16,775
You need to keep your temper
under control. I told you!
396
00:21:17,317 --> 00:21:19,278
How can I keep it under control right now?
397
00:21:19,361 --> 00:21:22,406
Goodness, I knew it would get us
into trouble one day.
398
00:21:22,489 --> 00:21:24,241
-I knew this would happen to us.
-[Yi Heon] Start with her.
399
00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:26,493
-Me? What?
-What?
400
00:21:26,576 --> 00:21:27,953
Huh? [screams]
401
00:21:28,036 --> 00:21:30,872
-What is this? Miss, help!
-Wait, Gil-geum. Gil-geum, wait!
402
00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:32,499
-[gasps] No!
-[whimpering] Miss! Help!
403
00:21:32,582 --> 00:21:35,127
-[crying] No!
-[Ji-young] Gil-geum, Gil-geum!
404
00:21:35,210 --> 00:21:38,714
-[Gil-geum] Help me, miss! [crying]
-[laughing]
405
00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:41,508
-What are they doing?
-Oh, no! Oh, no!
406
00:21:42,217 --> 00:21:44,094
[Gil-geum crying]
407
00:21:44,177 --> 00:21:45,721
[Ji-young yelps] Your Majesty!
408
00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:50,559
Will you hear me out?
We were not finished talking to you!
409
00:21:50,642 --> 00:21:52,561
Have you already had
a change of mind in all of this?
410
00:21:52,644 --> 00:21:54,187
You were disrespectful earlier.
411
00:21:54,271 --> 00:21:56,690
[shakily] Oh, no.
How could I be so foolish?
412
00:21:56,773 --> 00:21:59,818
I-I will never try to run from you again.
413
00:22:00,986 --> 00:22:02,029
Is that all?
414
00:22:02,696 --> 00:22:04,031
Really?
415
00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:06,742
That is fortunate.
416
00:22:07,409 --> 00:22:10,245
I also did not wish
to let you go like this either.
417
00:22:11,663 --> 00:22:14,249
-And you may release the girl.
-[guards] Yes, sir!
418
00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:15,959
-[whimpering]
-[sighs]
419
00:22:19,379 --> 00:22:20,964
[Gil-geum crying]
420
00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:23,550
[crying softly]
421
00:22:25,469 --> 00:22:26,470
[chuckles]
422
00:22:26,553 --> 00:22:28,805
[stammering] So then, Your Majesty,
423
00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:32,267
will you send us back
to your prison tonight, will you?
424
00:22:32,350 --> 00:22:34,061
You will do no such thing.
425
00:22:34,644 --> 00:22:37,481
I am quite... hungry right now actually.
426
00:22:38,899 --> 00:22:41,318
-So go prepare a meal for me.
-[sighs]
427
00:22:41,401 --> 00:22:45,572
[Ji-young] Unbelievable. So you still
want to eat my cooking after all this?
428
00:22:46,740 --> 00:22:50,160
[whispering] Uh, miss,
can you please answer quickly?
429
00:22:50,243 --> 00:22:51,995
[breathing shakily]
430
00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:56,458
Yes. I'll begin right away, Your Majesty.
431
00:22:57,167 --> 00:23:00,670
But, um, may I ask for something?
432
00:23:00,754 --> 00:23:01,797
A request?
433
00:23:04,549 --> 00:23:07,344
Let Gil-geum work as my assistant
so things go faster.
434
00:23:07,427 --> 00:23:08,887
It's too difficult on my own.
435
00:23:15,143 --> 00:23:16,812
-All right.
-[gasps]
436
00:23:16,895 --> 00:23:21,525
However, you must put your utmost effort
into the food from now on.
437
00:23:21,608 --> 00:23:26,655
It will take much more now
to satisfy what I crave out of a dish.
438
00:23:26,738 --> 00:23:28,281
[breaths shakily]
439
00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:33,078
Your Majesty, is there any particular dish
that you might like to eat?
440
00:23:34,329 --> 00:23:36,206
One that I would like...
441
00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:41,795
Those who grasp life will die,
and those who seek death shall live.
442
00:23:42,712 --> 00:23:47,008
I told you already, if you serve me
the same dish as before, you will die.
443
00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:51,138
But if you risk your life
and serve me a new dish, you will live.
444
00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:55,725
Of course, that depends if I am pleased
with what you serve me.
445
00:24:03,191 --> 00:24:04,234
[sighs]
446
00:24:14,786 --> 00:24:16,121
-[Ji-young sighs]
-Miss,
447
00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:20,584
while I do appreciate the fact that
we ended up entering the royal kitchen,
448
00:24:20,667 --> 00:24:22,544
it will be all right, right?
449
00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:24,379
[Ji-young] No.
450
00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:25,755
Gil-geum, listen.
451
00:24:26,548 --> 00:24:29,593
I will survive this and get home somehow,
no matter what. Okay?
452
00:24:29,676 --> 00:24:31,928
-Uh-huh.
-And then,
453
00:24:32,012 --> 00:24:34,681
I'm going to see my dad again. [sniffles]
454
00:24:36,016 --> 00:24:38,101
And have a meal with him again soon.
455
00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:41,271
You have to be strong
in moments like this one, okay?
456
00:24:41,354 --> 00:24:44,065
I also want to survive
457
00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:47,903
and become the senior court lady
of the royal kitchen, you know? [whimpers]
458
00:24:48,987 --> 00:24:50,488
All right, Gil-geum.
459
00:24:50,572 --> 00:24:54,326
I'll be strong and be... [crying]
460
00:24:55,702 --> 00:24:59,414
-Oh, no.
-I can't believe this.
461
00:24:59,998 --> 00:25:02,667
Oh, miss, what's wrong? Why are you sad?
462
00:25:02,751 --> 00:25:05,754
What is it?
You can tell me. Are you all right?
463
00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:09,716
[both crying]
464
00:25:10,383 --> 00:25:11,635
Thank you, Gil-geum.
465
00:25:12,761 --> 00:25:13,970
[sniffles]
466
00:25:16,139 --> 00:25:19,184
I'm a cooking competition winner
even if I don't look like it.
467
00:25:19,267 --> 00:25:22,979
-You're a winner? Oh.
-Like, I scored top marks.
468
00:25:23,063 --> 00:25:25,941
The harder the challenge, the higher
I score, so don't worry about it.
469
00:25:26,024 --> 00:25:27,734
Wow, you really are extraordinary.
470
00:25:28,735 --> 00:25:30,904
-Come on, let's go, hmm?
-Let us go.
471
00:25:31,738 --> 00:25:35,158
Pardon?
Entrusting a royal meal to a woman?
472
00:25:35,242 --> 00:25:37,327
You are going too far
with this one, Chief Eunuch.
473
00:25:37,410 --> 00:25:38,453
{\an8}CHANG-SEON
CHIEF EUNUCH OF ROYAL FOOD
474
00:25:38,536 --> 00:25:41,581
{\an8}CHIEF EUNUCH OF ROYAL FOOD:
THE HEAD OF THE ROYAL KITCHEN EUNUCHS
475
00:25:41,665 --> 00:25:45,460
There is nothing we can do now.
After all, His Majesty ordered it.
476
00:25:45,543 --> 00:25:48,797
[sighs] Does the Grand Royal
Queen Dowager know about this?
477
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,090
[Chun-sik] Shush you!
478
00:25:50,173 --> 00:25:52,509
Do you not see that the Chief Eunuch
himself has come?
479
00:25:52,592 --> 00:25:54,928
Do you not understand the commands
we are under?
480
00:25:55,011 --> 00:25:58,098
{\an8}Forgive me, but a woman
could be sent to the royal kitchen
481
00:25:58,181 --> 00:26:00,183
{\an8}to simply work as a nain instead.
482
00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:03,228
{\an8}Pardon me, but you seem to have
very different roots
483
00:26:03,311 --> 00:26:05,480
compared to our esteemed royal cooks.
484
00:26:05,563 --> 00:26:08,775
Where did you learn your skills?
Myeongwolgwan?
485
00:26:10,944 --> 00:26:12,612
Uh... [sighs]
486
00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:17,826
So... I used to work at...
Well, it... it's so far away,
487
00:26:17,909 --> 00:26:20,537
so I can't imagine you would even know
if I told you where.
488
00:26:21,121 --> 00:26:24,374
Were you in Sichuan, Ming?
Barbarian country?
489
00:26:24,457 --> 00:26:26,793
Or... trained in a Japanese village?
490
00:26:26,876 --> 00:26:30,046
Well, no, I... It's just...
491
00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:31,798
Geez, you are
all being quite harsh on her.
492
00:26:31,881 --> 00:26:33,591
His Majesty commanded this.
493
00:26:33,675 --> 00:26:36,428
How could you all question
that order, huh?
494
00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:42,350
[sighs]
495
00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:45,395
[both clear throat]
496
00:26:47,188 --> 00:26:49,733
-Hold on. Wait, hang on! Just wait!
-[all muttering]
497
00:26:49,816 --> 00:26:52,235
[Gil-geum] My word,
these people are so cold-hearted.
498
00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:54,738
So cold-hearted, every last one of you.
499
00:26:54,821 --> 00:26:57,657
Yeah. This is a kitchen.
500
00:26:58,158 --> 00:26:59,326
All right, then. [sighs]
501
00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:01,703
So where shall we begin prepping then?
502
00:27:09,252 --> 00:27:10,628
-Forgive my men.
-Hmm.
503
00:27:10,712 --> 00:27:12,422
[stutters] I'm sorry, sir.
504
00:27:12,505 --> 00:27:14,716
His Majesty has specifically asked
for this cook,
505
00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:17,594
so do inform the other cooks properly.
506
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:19,471
-Yes, immediately, sir.
-Good.
507
00:27:21,014 --> 00:27:22,974
-Goodbye, sir.
-Mmm.
508
00:27:34,986 --> 00:27:36,529
[Gil-geum] Oh.
509
00:27:37,572 --> 00:27:38,573
Wow.
510
00:27:38,656 --> 00:27:40,575
Wow, what a fire.
511
00:27:43,536 --> 00:27:44,913
There are so many here.
512
00:27:49,459 --> 00:27:52,504
-[gasps, yelps]
-[Ji-young] Seriously? This is it?
513
00:27:56,383 --> 00:27:59,928
[sighs] We'll have to replace cinnamon
with cassia,
514
00:28:00,929 --> 00:28:03,807
the onions with ginger could work, or...
515
00:28:03,890 --> 00:28:06,393
Cinnamon with cassia?
516
00:28:06,476 --> 00:28:09,104
-And we replace onions with ging... huh?
-Mmm.
517
00:28:09,687 --> 00:28:12,399
We don't have them right now, but
they're ingredients used in the future.
518
00:28:12,482 --> 00:28:15,860
-Oh, the future.
-All right, let's give this a go.
519
00:28:15,944 --> 00:28:17,362
Let us get started.
520
00:28:18,363 --> 00:28:20,073
[sniffs]
521
00:28:20,156 --> 00:28:21,324
It's around here.
522
00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:24,786
The stench of raw meat coming
from somewhere, miss.
523
00:28:24,869 --> 00:28:26,621
Is it really? [sniffs]
524
00:28:27,747 --> 00:28:29,290
-I don't smell anything.
-Shh.
525
00:28:30,125 --> 00:28:31,167
[sniffing]
526
00:28:34,921 --> 00:28:35,922
Mmm.
527
00:28:37,006 --> 00:28:38,049
[chuckles]
528
00:28:38,133 --> 00:28:39,717
-Your nose is incredible!
-[chuckles]
529
00:28:45,682 --> 00:28:48,935
You cannot put stuff in your mouth
without knowing what it is! Spit!
530
00:28:50,061 --> 00:28:52,105
-It's not beef, but it tastes...
-Huh?
531
00:28:52,897 --> 00:28:55,650
-Venison?
-Venison meat is what you tasted?
532
00:28:55,734 --> 00:28:58,486
Sir! Excuse me!
Was there any deer meat here recently?
533
00:28:58,570 --> 00:29:00,697
Deer meat, hmm? Oh...
534
00:29:01,448 --> 00:29:04,451
His Majesty hunted
a deer yesterday and had it prepared.
535
00:29:04,534 --> 00:29:05,869
It was placed in Saongwon.
536
00:29:06,453 --> 00:29:07,454
[sighs]
537
00:29:08,037 --> 00:29:10,749
Venison. [inhales sharply] Venison.
538
00:29:10,832 --> 00:29:12,959
Uh... Uh, what?
539
00:29:13,543 --> 00:29:14,544
[chuckles]
540
00:29:16,171 --> 00:29:17,756
-Gil-geum.
-Hmm?
541
00:29:17,839 --> 00:29:19,841
Lucky that my specialty is venison steak.
542
00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:21,885
Venison "sutteki"?
543
00:29:21,968 --> 00:29:23,678
Follow my lead. [chuckles]
544
00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:25,555
[inhales sharply] First...
545
00:30:12,685 --> 00:30:14,062
[bell dings, echoes]
546
00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:19,818
[sighs] Great.
547
00:30:19,901 --> 00:30:23,488
[gasps] Heavens,
this is how you will serve the meal?
548
00:30:23,571 --> 00:30:24,739
Yes.
549
00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,115
This is not good at all.
550
00:30:26,199 --> 00:30:28,993
You! Hurry and bring the large
and small dining tables.
551
00:30:29,077 --> 00:30:30,078
[servants] Yes, sir.
552
00:30:30,161 --> 00:30:32,205
So, are you telling me the gwinyeo
that His Majesty brought in
553
00:30:32,288 --> 00:30:33,498
took over the royal kitchen?
554
00:30:33,581 --> 00:30:35,333
-And it is happening right now.
-[gasps]
555
00:30:35,416 --> 00:30:38,878
-Is it not ludicrous? I am so frustrated!
-Gracious!
556
00:30:40,964 --> 00:30:42,799
[Inju] What did you just say?
557
00:30:42,882 --> 00:30:47,470
His Majesty has brought a gwinyeo here
and sent her to the royal kitchen?
558
00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:50,598
Yes. She has made a meal
with the meat from the deer
559
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:53,226
-that His Majesty shot down himself.
-She what?
560
00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,061
She cooked deer meat?
561
00:31:01,776 --> 00:31:04,279
Appointing the gwinyeo as a special cook?
562
00:31:05,655 --> 00:31:07,991
Are you saying she really can make food?
563
00:31:08,074 --> 00:31:09,576
[Man-su] Yes, Your Grace.
564
00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:13,121
Do you know what dish
she was ordered to cook?
565
00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:17,709
No, I do not, but how could a woman
know how to prepare a royal meal?
566
00:31:18,334 --> 00:31:20,545
The result will be as clear as day,
I am sure of it.
567
00:31:20,628 --> 00:31:23,798
His Majesty is extremely particular
when it comes to food.
568
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:26,593
[scoffs] I simply cannot believe this.
569
00:31:27,176 --> 00:31:28,428
[Man-su] Your Grace,
570
00:31:28,511 --> 00:31:32,515
I heard His Majesty enjoyed the gwinyeo's
food at the Gyeonggi Governor's Office.
571
00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:34,559
Gyeonggi Governor's Office?
572
00:31:34,642 --> 00:31:36,853
The gwinyeo cooked
His Majesty a meal there?
573
00:31:36,936 --> 00:31:41,107
Yes, but it is highly unlikely that
a woman has properly learned to cook.
574
00:31:41,190 --> 00:31:43,902
How long could she last
with just a few good side dishes?
575
00:31:44,485 --> 00:31:48,114
After the gwinyeo makes the royal meal,
I must check it for myself.
576
00:31:48,197 --> 00:31:50,658
Find any and all flaws you can within it.
577
00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,744
Your Grace, I will do my best.
578
00:31:57,206 --> 00:31:59,042
-Are you there?
-[Chu-wol] Yes, Your Grace.
579
00:32:02,295 --> 00:32:04,756
Is His Majesty
in his bedchamber this evening?
580
00:32:04,839 --> 00:32:06,007
Yes, Your Grace.
581
00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:09,093
I would like to be
with His Majesty right now. Let us leave.
582
00:32:09,177 --> 00:32:10,511
I'll prepare.
583
00:32:19,187 --> 00:32:20,855
{\an8}[court lady] Change into these clothes.
584
00:32:20,939 --> 00:32:21,940
{\an8}GANGNYEONGJEON
585
00:32:22,023 --> 00:32:23,358
{\an8}[Ji-young] What? Into these?
586
00:32:23,441 --> 00:32:25,526
Come quickly. Hurry, hurry!
587
00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:27,028
[panting]
588
00:32:28,029 --> 00:32:32,325
Hurry, hurry! Come quickly.
The alcohol is nearly cold.
589
00:32:32,408 --> 00:32:33,868
Ah, yes.
590
00:32:36,913 --> 00:32:38,957
There. This way.
591
00:32:40,041 --> 00:32:44,379
[clears throat] Your Majesty,
the royal dinner has arrived.
592
00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:46,130
[Yi Heon] Let them in.
593
00:33:01,896 --> 00:33:04,816
[Ji-young] Why is a grown man sitting
there with his shirt unbuttoned?
594
00:33:04,899 --> 00:33:07,110
[sighs] Just relax.
595
00:33:16,786 --> 00:33:18,329
CHOI MAL-IM:
KING'S SENIOR COURT LADY
596
00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:22,208
Oh, right.
597
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:36,014
So. You are here.
598
00:33:37,849 --> 00:33:39,058
[clears throat]
599
00:33:42,812 --> 00:33:45,773
[Ji-young] Focus. He may be
the worst tyrant Joseon has ever had,
600
00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:47,900
but I know how history turned out.
601
00:33:47,984 --> 00:33:49,569
It's okay. Don't be nervous.
602
00:33:49,652 --> 00:33:50,945
[Yi Heon] What are you doing?
603
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:52,613
{\an8}Go on and explain the eoseon.
604
00:33:52,697 --> 00:33:53,990
{\an8}THE MEAL PREPARED FOR THE KING
605
00:33:55,158 --> 00:33:56,200
Ah...
606
00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:01,164
[clears throat] Yes.
607
00:34:01,956 --> 00:34:05,460
This meal is the royal cuisine
of the Versailles court,
608
00:34:05,543 --> 00:34:08,713
{\an8}also known as haute cuisine,
or traditional French cuisine.
609
00:34:11,507 --> 00:34:13,843
"Haute cuisine"? What is that?
610
00:34:15,887 --> 00:34:18,222
Haute cuisine, Your Majesty.
611
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,947
First, you have hors d'oeuvres
to whet Your Majesty's appetite.
612
00:34:35,031 --> 00:34:38,201
{\an8}It is a beef tartare
with assorted vegetables and egg yolk,
613
00:34:38,284 --> 00:34:40,286
{\an8}served alongside kelp chips.
614
00:34:40,787 --> 00:34:44,248
"A long time" for what? "Tartare"?
615
00:34:46,542 --> 00:34:48,669
I have never seen beef yukhoe
shaped like this.
616
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:52,715
{\an8}You know, this dish has indeed,
been around for a long time too.
617
00:34:52,799 --> 00:34:56,052
-[chuckles]
-Are you mocking me right now?
618
00:34:56,135 --> 00:34:58,679
-I would never dare to.
-[sighs]
619
00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:04,060
So, do I start with this one here?
620
00:35:04,143 --> 00:35:08,064
Oh, you should mix this one together
before eating it with this,
621
00:35:08,147 --> 00:35:09,982
since it tastes best that way.
622
00:35:17,031 --> 00:35:18,282
[egg yolk squelches]
623
00:35:36,926 --> 00:35:39,470
This is called tableside service.
624
00:35:39,554 --> 00:35:43,349
It's so that you can watch your food
being prepared and ignite your hunger.
625
00:35:50,481 --> 00:35:51,941
Try it, please.
626
00:35:53,734 --> 00:35:55,820
{\an8}-Come and taste it.
-Yes, sire.
627
00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:04,203
[crunching]
628
00:36:07,790 --> 00:36:10,168
Mmm. Mmm.
629
00:36:13,796 --> 00:36:14,922
Please try it.
630
00:36:21,846 --> 00:36:23,097
[exhales heavily]
631
00:36:27,310 --> 00:36:28,519
[chewing]
632
00:36:31,439 --> 00:36:34,317
[Yi Heon] What? This taste is...
633
00:36:51,292 --> 00:36:52,960
[laughing]
634
00:37:05,056 --> 00:37:09,185
It is the same yukhoe I have always had,
but it tastes richer and sweeter.
635
00:37:12,063 --> 00:37:13,314
How interesting.
636
00:37:15,191 --> 00:37:18,945
But how?
It is intense yet somehow a bit shy.
637
00:37:19,654 --> 00:37:21,989
The taste lingers in a meaningful way.
638
00:37:24,700 --> 00:37:26,953
Next up is the potage.
639
00:37:28,537 --> 00:37:31,624
{\an8}For this dish, I prepared
a thick milk porridge with peas.
640
00:37:35,336 --> 00:37:36,337
"Botaju"?
641
00:37:38,297 --> 00:37:39,715
[inhales deeply]
642
00:37:40,591 --> 00:37:41,717
Ah.
643
00:37:43,094 --> 00:37:44,971
Peculiar color and aroma.
644
00:37:45,054 --> 00:37:49,350
What do you consider
to be the most important factor in food?
645
00:37:49,433 --> 00:37:52,395
-The flavor or the aroma?
-It is the flavor, is it not?
646
00:37:52,478 --> 00:37:54,313
Well, I think it's the aroma.
647
00:37:54,814 --> 00:37:56,899
-Why do you think so?
-Basically,
648
00:37:57,692 --> 00:38:01,362
spicy, salty, sweet,
sour, bitter, are the only flavors.
649
00:38:01,445 --> 00:38:04,073
Yet, aromas are countless and diverse.
650
00:38:04,156 --> 00:38:07,410
Oh... Now that you say it, it is very true.
651
00:38:08,035 --> 00:38:09,537
Yes.
652
00:38:11,330 --> 00:38:12,832
[Ji-young] Here, allow me.
653
00:38:39,442 --> 00:38:42,611
[inhales deeply, sighs]
654
00:39:04,216 --> 00:39:06,093
It is not an extravagant aroma,
655
00:39:07,219 --> 00:39:09,096
it is a bit more mild and fresh,
656
00:39:09,930 --> 00:39:11,849
and leaves the most refreshing taste.
657
00:39:11,932 --> 00:39:15,603
[Ji-young] Almost like peas glistening
in the morning sunlight.
658
00:39:15,686 --> 00:39:17,980
And each one popping one by one?
659
00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:21,692
-Right?
-[chuckles] How did you do...
660
00:39:21,776 --> 00:39:23,652
That is truly astute.
661
00:39:23,736 --> 00:39:27,490
Then, next up we have,
today's main dish, Your Majesty.
662
00:39:29,742 --> 00:39:32,161
{\an8}The flower of haute cuisine, viande!
663
00:39:32,244 --> 00:39:35,206
{\an8}THE MAIN COURSE, A MEAT DISH
664
00:39:38,626 --> 00:39:40,920
"What do I do, biamde"?
665
00:39:41,003 --> 00:39:42,880
Ah. Seriously?
666
00:39:42,963 --> 00:39:44,423
"What do we do with this?"
667
00:39:44,507 --> 00:39:45,883
[chuckles]
668
00:39:46,550 --> 00:39:47,718
[clears throat]
669
00:39:50,012 --> 00:39:52,390
Why does it feel like
you are mocking me again?
670
00:39:53,140 --> 00:39:55,101
Is this not yukhoe as well?
671
00:39:55,184 --> 00:39:58,938
[chuckles] This here is
a deer tongue dish.
672
00:39:59,021 --> 00:40:00,815
You aren't supposed to eat it like this.
673
00:40:00,898 --> 00:40:03,067
I will grill it for you
personally right here.
674
00:40:04,276 --> 00:40:06,112
[meat sizzles]
675
00:40:08,739 --> 00:40:11,075
Lightly grilling the outside
over charcoal for a moment
676
00:40:11,158 --> 00:40:13,577
allows you to enjoy
a richer taste and aroma
677
00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:15,871
of the meat while preserving its texture.
678
00:40:16,622 --> 00:40:18,958
[Yi Heon] I have had numerous deer dishes,
679
00:40:19,041 --> 00:40:22,753
but this is truly the first time
I have seen such a cooking method.
680
00:40:22,837 --> 00:40:26,048
Since long ago,
deer have always symbolized the king.
681
00:40:26,132 --> 00:40:29,510
And deer tongue in ancient times
was considered a very rare ingredient.
682
00:40:29,593 --> 00:40:31,011
It was one of the eight delicacies.
683
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:32,471
How do you know these things?
684
00:40:32,555 --> 00:40:35,724
{\an8}Isn't that what they mean when they say
the struggle for the throne chukrok?
685
00:40:35,808 --> 00:40:37,601
{\an8}CHUKROK: CHASING THE DEER
686
00:40:37,685 --> 00:40:38,936
You truly are clever.
687
00:40:44,984 --> 00:40:48,946
[Yi Heon] Truly, she has skills
beyond the standards of the time.
688
00:40:49,029 --> 00:40:52,241
Where on earth did this woman come from?
689
00:40:53,409 --> 00:40:56,579
[Ji-young]
So this is the ultimate royal feast.
690
00:40:56,662 --> 00:41:00,499
Perfectly satisfying Yeonhui's
intense desire for power,
691
00:41:00,583 --> 00:41:05,504
overwhelming self-admiration,
and his extremely sensitive palate.
692
00:41:07,047 --> 00:41:09,341
How did you learn about all this food?
693
00:41:10,134 --> 00:41:11,969
I know it might be hard to believe...
694
00:41:12,761 --> 00:41:16,640
I am from the future.
Honestly. I wouldn't lie to you.
695
00:41:16,724 --> 00:41:18,058
[sighs]
696
00:41:19,101 --> 00:41:20,102
[sighs]
697
00:41:21,103 --> 00:41:24,482
How unfortunate that your mind is
not yet well after all this time.
698
00:41:24,565 --> 00:41:26,609
I would have believed you had you said
699
00:41:26,692 --> 00:41:29,570
you were from a distant place
or some island nation.
700
00:41:29,653 --> 00:41:31,906
-[sighs] Okay.
-[Yi Heon] Nonetheless,
701
00:41:32,948 --> 00:41:34,283
I am pleased tonight...
702
00:41:37,036 --> 00:41:38,996
with your first royal dish.
703
00:41:39,955 --> 00:41:43,584
That's great news.
Well, I'm glad you're satisfied with it.
704
00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:47,755
I will taste the meal, Your Majesty.
705
00:41:47,838 --> 00:41:49,423
Not this one.
706
00:41:51,759 --> 00:41:53,344
This time, you taste the meal.
707
00:41:53,427 --> 00:41:55,262
What? Uh... Sorry?
708
00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:00,392
Uh...
709
00:42:01,101 --> 00:42:02,603
Yes. All right, Your Majesty.
710
00:42:26,252 --> 00:42:28,045
{\an8}DEPOSED QUEEN YEON:
YI HEON'S BIRTH MOTHER
711
00:42:28,128 --> 00:42:30,548
{\an8}Now, please take a bite, Crown Prince.
712
00:42:35,302 --> 00:42:38,222
Mmm. It is delicious, Mother.
713
00:42:44,937 --> 00:42:45,938
Now,
714
00:42:47,106 --> 00:42:48,774
give me a piece as well.
715
00:42:48,857 --> 00:42:50,109
What?
716
00:42:50,192 --> 00:42:52,069
Uh... [sighs]
717
00:42:52,736 --> 00:42:56,782
So I'm supposed to spoon feed you
your meal, Your Majesty?
718
00:42:56,865 --> 00:42:58,951
Do you not want to?
719
00:42:59,702 --> 00:43:01,495
I... I just meant...
720
00:43:01,579 --> 00:43:02,663
I will.
721
00:43:19,805 --> 00:43:21,307
[moans]
722
00:43:22,016 --> 00:43:24,184
[chuckles]
723
00:43:54,965 --> 00:43:56,967
Tell me. How did you read my heart?
724
00:43:57,968 --> 00:43:59,011
What?
725
00:43:59,094 --> 00:44:03,349
How did you know that
I would like this dish?
726
00:44:04,725 --> 00:44:06,060
Well,
727
00:44:06,894 --> 00:44:09,188
I studied Yeonhui quite a bit.
728
00:44:09,271 --> 00:44:11,315
I also won a cooking competition
with this food.
729
00:44:11,398 --> 00:44:14,193
I never could've imagined
I'd be serving it to you directly.
730
00:44:15,110 --> 00:44:17,196
[chuckles] It's insane.
731
00:44:18,405 --> 00:44:19,531
Yeonhui?
732
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:23,452
You mentioned that name last time too.
Who on earth is Yeonhui?
733
00:44:24,161 --> 00:44:27,498
[Ji-young] Oh. It could get dangerous
if I explain this.
734
00:44:29,208 --> 00:44:31,418
Oh, well... Yeah, so, um...
735
00:44:31,502 --> 00:44:34,463
It's just that my memory is a little, uh...
736
00:44:40,427 --> 00:44:41,970
Then I will ask you again.
737
00:44:42,846 --> 00:44:45,349
What made you decide
to make this dish tonight?
738
00:44:45,432 --> 00:44:49,728
Ah... Well, I was thinking about
what you would usually eat,
739
00:44:49,812 --> 00:44:52,439
and thought it would be interesting
to serve you a meal
740
00:44:52,523 --> 00:44:53,857
that I know other kings eat.
741
00:44:53,941 --> 00:44:57,236
In Europe, it's quite common
for kings to eat this sort of food.
742
00:44:58,195 --> 00:45:02,116
{\an8}"Yuleop"?
Do you mean the Namman in the south?
743
00:45:02,199 --> 00:45:03,617
{\an8}Namman? Who?
744
00:45:04,993 --> 00:45:09,289
Oh, during the Joseon Dynasty was
Europe called Namman or another name?
745
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:11,041
[chuckles]
746
00:45:15,671 --> 00:45:18,048
-Announce me.
-You cannot enter the room, Your Grace.
747
00:45:18,132 --> 00:45:20,717
What's this? How dare you!
748
00:45:20,801 --> 00:45:22,010
Move aside now.
749
00:45:22,094 --> 00:45:25,848
Your Grace,
His Majesty is unfortunately occupied,
750
00:45:25,931 --> 00:45:27,683
testing the new cook's food.
751
00:45:27,766 --> 00:45:29,351
No one is allowed to enter. [groans]
752
00:45:41,405 --> 00:45:43,407
-[gasps]
-You cannot enter, Your Grace.
753
00:45:43,490 --> 00:45:46,577
What are you doing? Do you truly think
you can treat me this way?
754
00:45:48,203 --> 00:45:49,705
-You cannot enter, Your Grace.
-Move!
755
00:45:49,788 --> 00:45:53,208
[Yi Heon] What is all that commotion
outside? I said, let no one in.
756
00:45:54,251 --> 00:45:55,669
[Mok-ju grunts]
757
00:45:56,753 --> 00:45:58,922
It is I, Your Majesty.
758
00:45:59,006 --> 00:46:02,259
I have received a precious painting
from Ming and wished to bring it to you,
759
00:46:02,342 --> 00:46:06,847
only it looks like today is not opportune.
I will take my leave.
760
00:46:07,473 --> 00:46:10,934
[Yi Heon] That would be best.
You may leave, Fourth Junior Consort.
761
00:46:25,449 --> 00:46:26,950
I should also probably leave now.
762
00:46:41,048 --> 00:46:42,424
You are...
763
00:46:45,093 --> 00:46:47,137
no ordinary woman.
764
00:46:49,515 --> 00:46:54,978
[Ji-young] Okay. But there was no need
to come this close to my face.
765
00:46:59,233 --> 00:47:00,234
[Yi Heon] I...
766
00:47:02,361 --> 00:47:03,570
I choose you.
767
00:47:04,321 --> 00:47:05,948
[Ji-young] For what?
768
00:47:06,031 --> 00:47:07,866
Why choose me? Why?
769
00:47:24,633 --> 00:47:25,634
[sighs]
770
00:47:25,717 --> 00:47:27,469
When he said he chose me, he didn't...
771
00:47:27,553 --> 00:47:31,223
[gasps] There's no way he meant
granting me his "royal favor," right?
772
00:47:31,306 --> 00:47:33,267
No, this can't happen.
773
00:47:33,350 --> 00:47:36,853
If I became the king's concubine,
it would literally change history.
774
00:47:36,937 --> 00:47:37,938
This is insane.
775
00:47:38,021 --> 00:47:39,940
[Song-jae] Why are you lost
so deep in thought?
776
00:47:47,990 --> 00:47:49,074
[sighs]
777
00:47:50,242 --> 00:47:52,661
I summoned you because
I have an important command for you.
778
00:47:52,744 --> 00:47:54,913
[Ji-young] Classic.
The king gives royal commands,
779
00:47:54,997 --> 00:47:57,291
and the chief royal secretary gives
secret commands.
780
00:47:59,418 --> 00:48:01,336
-A command?
-When you serve His Majesty,
781
00:48:01,420 --> 00:48:04,673
going forward, I want you
to report everything you learn to me.
782
00:48:04,756 --> 00:48:07,676
[Ji-young] Really?
You're trying to recruit me for free?
783
00:48:07,759 --> 00:48:08,969
[clears throat]
784
00:48:09,052 --> 00:48:12,556
I'm sorry, but I think
it would be difficult for me right now.
785
00:48:12,639 --> 00:48:15,183
You know His Majesty's temper.
If we get caught, we're all dead.
786
00:48:15,267 --> 00:48:16,435
You see.
787
00:48:16,518 --> 00:48:20,355
I have a very tiny liver. [chuckles]
788
00:48:21,064 --> 00:48:23,108
Oh, but please don't take it
the wrong way.
789
00:48:23,191 --> 00:48:25,068
If you are to survive in the palace,
you need an ally?
790
00:48:25,152 --> 00:48:27,112
Yep. I guess I should have a few.
791
00:48:27,195 --> 00:48:30,198
When serving His Majesty
the royal meal earlier tonight,
792
00:48:30,282 --> 00:48:31,867
Consort Kang entered
the bedchamber, correct?
793
00:48:31,950 --> 00:48:33,035
Ah... Yes, um...
794
00:48:33,118 --> 00:48:36,538
His Majesty has never sent
Consort Kang away before.
795
00:48:36,622 --> 00:48:38,206
This time was the first.
796
00:48:38,290 --> 00:48:42,002
Therefore, Consort Kang will be
watching you very closely.
797
00:48:42,085 --> 00:48:44,171
Then she will target your life,
undoubtedly,
798
00:48:44,254 --> 00:48:46,465
which means that without any help,
799
00:48:46,548 --> 00:48:49,635
it will be difficult for you
to survive in the palace on your own.
800
00:48:49,718 --> 00:48:52,471
[Ji-young] Fair point.
It will be hard for me to survive.
801
00:48:52,554 --> 00:48:56,558
He really has quite the insight. This plan
is on par with the best villains.
802
00:48:57,225 --> 00:49:01,605
I will be behind you from here on.
I will protect you and help you survive.
803
00:49:02,189 --> 00:49:04,691
[Ji-young] But I don't need anyone
to back me.
804
00:49:05,692 --> 00:49:06,735
What I need is...
805
00:49:11,615 --> 00:49:14,493
If so, then I have one condition.
806
00:49:15,327 --> 00:49:16,495
-Condition?
-Yes.
807
00:49:16,578 --> 00:49:19,039
Um... There's an item I need you to get.
808
00:49:19,122 --> 00:49:21,917
Then I will definitely consider
your proposal,
809
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:24,002
if you can promise to get me that.
810
00:49:24,086 --> 00:49:26,838
Are you honestly trying
to negotiate with me?
811
00:49:26,922 --> 00:49:28,590
What is this item you speak of?
812
00:49:29,633 --> 00:49:31,051
-It's my bag I need.
-A bag?
813
00:49:31,134 --> 00:49:32,803
-Yes, my bag.
-Your bag?
814
00:49:33,762 --> 00:49:38,308
You know, um... The thing you sling over
your shoulder and carry stuff around in.
815
00:49:38,392 --> 00:49:40,852
[groans] What do you call that again?
816
00:49:40,936 --> 00:49:42,771
My bag sorta looks like this.
817
00:49:42,854 --> 00:49:45,273
-It's like a bag.
-A "bag."
818
00:49:45,357 --> 00:49:46,692
Shaped like a bag!
819
00:49:46,775 --> 00:49:48,360
-Knapsack! A knapsack!
-[gasps]
820
00:49:48,443 --> 00:49:50,278
Amazing! I'm looking for my knapsack.
821
00:49:50,362 --> 00:49:51,738
You want me to find your knapsack?
822
00:49:51,822 --> 00:49:53,990
Yep! Please find my knapsack for me.
823
00:49:54,074 --> 00:49:58,620
I lost it at the cliff where I first met
His Majesty in the Salgoji Forest.
824
00:49:59,246 --> 00:50:00,789
This is really important.
825
00:50:00,872 --> 00:50:04,960
And that's why I need you to go
and I need everything inside fully intact.
826
00:50:07,295 --> 00:50:09,673
All you want is a knapsack.
827
00:50:20,726 --> 00:50:21,810
[sighs]
828
00:50:21,893 --> 00:50:23,770
Stop that. I've had enough.
829
00:50:24,271 --> 00:50:25,397
Yes, Your Grace.
830
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:27,941
How could His Majesty even do this to me?
831
00:50:28,024 --> 00:50:31,778
Shall I have Cook Maeng throw
the gwinyeo out of the royal kitchen?
832
00:50:31,862 --> 00:50:34,281
If the cooks are territorial
and unwelcoming,
833
00:50:34,364 --> 00:50:36,616
then I am sure she will not last long.
834
00:50:37,784 --> 00:50:40,245
I think that is a wonderful idea.
835
00:50:40,954 --> 00:50:43,457
Can you assure me that
I never have to see her again?
836
00:50:43,540 --> 00:50:46,460
Yes, Your Grace.
Cook Maeng is trustworthy.
837
00:50:46,543 --> 00:50:47,836
[sighs]
838
00:50:57,512 --> 00:50:58,513
[gasps]
839
00:51:00,390 --> 00:51:02,726
God! I cannot believe this.
840
00:51:02,809 --> 00:51:05,061
I have never tasted anything like this
in my life.
841
00:51:05,145 --> 00:51:07,147
Gwinyeo!
842
00:51:09,065 --> 00:51:13,111
We are not destined to co-exist.
843
00:51:17,783 --> 00:51:19,367
[coughing]
844
00:51:20,285 --> 00:51:22,537
What's going on?
How did the firewood get all wet?
845
00:51:22,621 --> 00:51:25,373
Is this the infamous territorial behavior
I've heard of.
846
00:51:25,457 --> 00:51:27,876
-[coughing continues]
-What is all this smoke? Huh?
847
00:51:29,836 --> 00:51:32,297
Who is the one creating
such an awful mess in here?
848
00:51:32,380 --> 00:51:34,090
-[grunts]
-[scoffs]
849
00:51:35,675 --> 00:51:37,093
What the heck?
850
00:51:37,886 --> 00:51:40,806
-[snake hisses]
-[screams] Snake, snake, snake!
851
00:51:40,889 --> 00:51:43,016
-It's a snake, a snake!
-Huh? What? What? What's happening?
852
00:51:43,099 --> 00:51:44,351
What is it?
853
00:51:44,434 --> 00:51:45,477
[screams]
854
00:51:45,560 --> 00:51:47,813
Look at this beauty. Oh, wow!
855
00:51:47,896 --> 00:51:49,981
-Who are you?
-What is with that snake? Huh?
856
00:51:50,649 --> 00:51:54,653
Goodness, all sorts of things are
happening with women in the royal kitchen.
857
00:51:57,364 --> 00:51:58,657
[groans]
858
00:52:00,575 --> 00:52:01,660
What are those?
859
00:52:04,037 --> 00:52:07,207
[gasps] Wait, bugs! Bugs! Cockroaches!
860
00:52:07,290 --> 00:52:09,042
Miss, just trust me. I've got this.
861
00:52:10,168 --> 00:52:12,379
Where are they
even coming out of? [whimpers]
862
00:52:12,462 --> 00:52:14,005
[laughs]
863
00:52:15,215 --> 00:52:16,633
-Turn away!
-[gasps]
864
00:52:16,716 --> 00:52:18,677
Seriously? Are you kidding me?
865
00:52:20,846 --> 00:52:22,013
-[guard] My word.
-[sighs]
866
00:52:22,097 --> 00:52:23,348
You've worked mighty hard today.
867
00:52:23,431 --> 00:52:25,267
[both] Thank you.
868
00:52:26,560 --> 00:52:27,727
[groans]
869
00:52:36,987 --> 00:52:38,488
[both sigh]
870
00:52:39,656 --> 00:52:40,699
Gil-geum.
871
00:52:42,117 --> 00:52:44,119
I feel so at ease in here.
872
00:52:44,202 --> 00:52:47,247
This prison somehow feels like home
a little.
873
00:52:47,330 --> 00:52:53,461
I wish they'd keep us locked up if
they're going to be treating us this way.
874
00:52:53,545 --> 00:52:56,590
Tomorrow will be okay.
875
00:52:56,673 --> 00:53:00,760
Oh, miss. [sobbing] I wish
tomorrow will never come for me.
876
00:53:00,844 --> 00:53:03,513
[sighs] The cooks are tougher
than I thought.
877
00:53:03,597 --> 00:53:06,182
Their harassment's on another level.
878
00:53:06,266 --> 00:53:08,476
I'll tell on them
and reveal it all to His Majesty.
879
00:53:08,560 --> 00:53:11,146
If you do that,
they'll all be sent to die.
880
00:53:11,646 --> 00:53:13,857
[cooks screaming]
881
00:53:16,943 --> 00:53:18,194
[Yi Heon laughing]
882
00:53:22,073 --> 00:53:23,074
Oh.
883
00:53:23,575 --> 00:53:25,869
You're right. It's best that we don't.
884
00:53:27,037 --> 00:53:28,747
That's not the right way to go.
885
00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:31,458
[both sigh]
886
00:53:32,792 --> 00:53:35,545
{\an8}GANGNYEONGJEON
887
00:53:49,768 --> 00:53:51,311
[Chang-seon] Your Majesty,
888
00:53:51,895 --> 00:53:54,397
the Chief Royal Secretary is here.
889
00:54:02,280 --> 00:54:05,075
-What is all that?
-[Chang-seon] I am ashamed to say
890
00:54:05,158 --> 00:54:07,077
{\an8}these are the ministers'
resignation petitions.
891
00:54:07,160 --> 00:54:08,787
{\an8}Pardon?
892
00:54:08,870 --> 00:54:10,205
[sighs]
893
00:54:10,288 --> 00:54:11,539
Petitioning what?
894
00:54:11,623 --> 00:54:13,708
They are expressing their grievances
over the exile
895
00:54:13,792 --> 00:54:17,420
of Governor Hong Gyeong-dal and your
absence at the gusikrye, Your Majesty.
896
00:54:18,088 --> 00:54:23,259
Do they consider it a problem to punish a
traitor whose crime was against the king?
897
00:54:23,343 --> 00:54:26,304
They are petitioning that
if the Governor was exiled for treason,
898
00:54:26,388 --> 00:54:28,974
then the same should go for the gwinyeo,
899
00:54:29,057 --> 00:54:31,434
and be executed
for committing the same crime.
900
00:54:31,977 --> 00:54:36,272
It is only right that I decide
the date she will be executed.
901
00:54:45,365 --> 00:54:47,325
{\an8}I will go to the hall of governance.
902
00:54:47,409 --> 00:54:48,785
{\an8}Chief Eunuch!
903
00:54:51,830 --> 00:54:54,874
-Go and get me Yeon Ji-young.
-Yes, Your Majesty.
904
00:54:57,502 --> 00:54:59,004
[council] Your Majesty!
905
00:54:59,546 --> 00:55:02,382
Please consider our request.
906
00:55:03,216 --> 00:55:04,342
[councillor 1] Your Majesty,
907
00:55:04,426 --> 00:55:07,429
if Gyeonggi Governor Hong Gyeong-dal
has been exiled
908
00:55:07,512 --> 00:55:09,180
for insulting and scorning you,
909
00:55:09,264 --> 00:55:12,142
{\an8}then it is only right that the gwinyeo
who was also arrested for treason...
910
00:55:12,225 --> 00:55:13,226
{\an8}HAN MIN-SEONG:
CHIEF STATE COUNCILLOR
911
00:55:13,309 --> 00:55:15,437
{\an8}-...must also be sentenced to death.
-[councillor 2] However,
912
00:55:15,520 --> 00:55:18,565
the criminal in question
who must be punished for their crime
913
00:55:18,648 --> 00:55:21,693
has been sent
to the royal kitchen to cook instead.
914
00:55:21,776 --> 00:55:22,777
{\an8}PARK WON-JUN:
LEFT STATE COUNCILLOR
915
00:55:22,861 --> 00:55:24,904
{\an8}This is utterly unreasonable,
Your Majesty.
916
00:55:24,988 --> 00:55:26,281
Enough.
917
00:55:28,241 --> 00:55:29,993
I wish to hear no more of this.
918
00:55:30,076 --> 00:55:32,579
[minister] This is how
that temptress is staying alive,
919
00:55:32,662 --> 00:55:34,914
{\an8}by beguiling both
Your Majesty and the Gyeonggi Governor...
920
00:55:34,998 --> 00:55:36,166
{\an8}YOO MUN-JEONG:
MINISTER OF PERSONNEL
921
00:55:36,249 --> 00:55:39,335
{\an8}...causing trouble since she got here.
She is the reason these events occurred.
922
00:55:39,419 --> 00:55:41,337
[Seo-hong]
You all are going too far with this.
923
00:55:42,005 --> 00:55:45,800
You really think that His Majesty has
sent Hong Gyeong-dal into exile
924
00:55:45,884 --> 00:55:47,427
because of a mere gwinyeo?
925
00:55:47,510 --> 00:55:50,513
Are you telling all of us
that you truly do not understand
926
00:55:50,597 --> 00:55:52,057
His Majesty's intentions, my lords?
927
00:55:52,140 --> 00:55:54,100
It is abhorrent to see absurd petitions
928
00:55:54,184 --> 00:55:56,144
and insolent words
spreading in the palace,
929
00:55:56,227 --> 00:55:59,272
rather than targeting the traitor
who humiliated His Majesty.
930
00:55:59,355 --> 00:56:03,526
You two seem to speak as though
you deeply understand His Majesty's mind,
931
00:56:03,610 --> 00:56:06,571
Second Minister of Works
and Chief Royal Secretary.
932
00:56:08,073 --> 00:56:12,452
How kind that all of you are putting on
quite the show for me.
933
00:56:12,535 --> 00:56:16,289
Your Majesty, let the gwinyeo
be sentenced to death by execution.
934
00:56:16,372 --> 00:56:18,458
And please revoke the exile sentence...
935
00:56:18,541 --> 00:56:19,751
SUNG IN-JAE:
RIGHT STATE COUNCILLOR
936
00:56:19,834 --> 00:56:21,503
...you commanded
of Governor Hong Gyeong-dal.
937
00:56:21,586 --> 00:56:24,422
[council] Please consider our request!
938
00:56:25,882 --> 00:56:30,428
Are you saying you desire
a lousy puppet for a king?
939
00:56:34,474 --> 00:56:35,600
Answer me!
940
00:56:36,101 --> 00:56:38,853
So then
you believe that man deserves grace?
941
00:56:39,813 --> 00:56:42,315
The one who scorned
and insulted my actions!
942
00:56:56,621 --> 00:56:59,207
Fine. All right.
943
00:56:59,999 --> 00:57:01,459
I will gladly command that.
944
00:57:06,923 --> 00:57:08,216
[Chang-seon] Your Majesty,
945
00:57:08,299 --> 00:57:11,719
we have brought Yeon Ji-young
of the royal kitchen.
946
00:57:18,226 --> 00:57:19,727
[Mok-ju] Excellent work.
947
00:57:19,811 --> 00:57:22,981
Yes, the plan worked, Your Grace,
I spread the rumor
948
00:57:23,064 --> 00:57:26,401
that Governor Hong Gyeong-dal's exile
was the gwinyeo's fault. [chuckles]
949
00:57:26,484 --> 00:57:30,321
And it spread like wildfire. Everyone
in the palace was talking about it.
950
00:57:30,405 --> 00:57:31,489
Very well done.
951
00:57:31,573 --> 00:57:35,493
I believe the gwinyeo will not be able
to live for long, Your Grace.
952
00:57:36,453 --> 00:57:40,081
[councillor] Your Majesty,
you must sentence this gwinyeo to death
953
00:57:40,165 --> 00:57:41,958
and restore order to the throne!
954
00:57:42,542 --> 00:57:45,420
[council] Restore order to the throne!
955
00:57:52,218 --> 00:57:53,970
[Yi Heon] Hear, the king speaks.
956
00:57:54,053 --> 00:58:00,351
Last night, this woman served me
a bizarre dish, leaving me beguiled.
957
00:58:08,485 --> 00:58:09,486
Therefore,
958
00:58:10,361 --> 00:58:11,946
I declare her...
959
00:58:21,372 --> 00:58:23,291
{\an8}our new chief royal cook immediately!
960
00:58:24,417 --> 00:58:26,085
{\an8}-What?
-Pardon?
961
00:58:26,669 --> 00:58:29,088
-[stammering] chief royal cook?
-[murmuring]
962
00:58:32,634 --> 00:58:37,514
From today onward, you shall be the one
cooking every single meal for me.
963
00:58:37,597 --> 00:58:41,142
However, if you serve
the same dish more than once
964
00:58:41,226 --> 00:58:43,603
or if I'm not pleased with any of it,
965
00:58:43,686 --> 00:58:46,022
I will sentence you to death.
966
00:58:47,106 --> 00:58:48,191
[sighs]
967
00:58:51,277 --> 00:58:55,198
As if that sly Fourth Junior Consort
wasn't enough, now he favors a gwinyeo.
968
00:58:55,281 --> 00:58:57,617
And look at how he protects her.
969
00:58:57,700 --> 00:59:00,328
We must drive her out
at this time or else.
970
00:59:01,371 --> 00:59:02,372
Do not be worried.
971
00:59:02,455 --> 00:59:06,543
The Grand Royal Queen Dowager
will not be silent and just watch.
972
00:59:08,586 --> 00:59:09,587
[clears throat]
973
00:59:09,671 --> 00:59:13,299
This was our chance to drive out
the Grand Royal Queen Dowager's faction,
974
00:59:13,841 --> 00:59:16,553
but he has brought in a lowly thing
from who knows where.
975
00:59:18,137 --> 00:59:19,764
We must drive her out of the palace.
976
00:59:19,847 --> 00:59:24,018
And His Majesty will soon find out
how precarious a country can become...
977
00:59:24,102 --> 00:59:25,103
{\an8}KIM YANG-SON: DIRECTOR
978
00:59:25,186 --> 00:59:26,938
{\an8}...when a king loses himself in women.
979
00:59:30,567 --> 00:59:33,027
[whimpers] Your Grace, please forgive me.
980
00:59:33,111 --> 00:59:35,613
I did not think
things would unfold this way.
981
00:59:35,697 --> 00:59:38,616
His Majesty personally appointed her
as chief royal cook.
982
00:59:38,700 --> 00:59:40,159
So for now, my hands are tied.
983
00:59:40,243 --> 00:59:41,452
[sighs]
984
00:59:46,666 --> 00:59:48,209
Send a message.
985
00:59:48,293 --> 00:59:50,837
I need a hand from someone else.
986
00:59:50,920 --> 00:59:52,422
[gasps]
987
00:59:52,505 --> 00:59:53,506
{\an8}JAGYEONGJEON
988
00:59:53,590 --> 00:59:56,259
{\an8}[Inju] The Fourth Junior Consort
coming to greet me?
989
00:59:56,342 --> 00:59:58,344
Truly, wonders never cease.
990
00:59:58,428 --> 00:59:59,887
I am deeply ashamed.
991
01:00:00,471 --> 01:00:02,849
If it would please you, I will come visit
more often from now on.
992
01:00:02,932 --> 01:00:07,145
You must have a reason
for coming all the way here.
993
01:00:07,228 --> 01:00:08,646
Tell me, what do you need?
994
01:00:09,355 --> 01:00:13,109
Actually, the reason I have come here
is to consult you about the gwinyeo.
995
01:00:13,192 --> 01:00:14,861
The gwinyeo?
996
01:00:14,944 --> 01:00:16,613
Yes, Your Royal Highness.
997
01:00:16,696 --> 01:00:19,115
That temptress of a woman
who is using her cooking skills
998
01:00:19,198 --> 01:00:23,328
to beguile His Majesty is now
the chief royal cook of the palace.
999
01:00:23,411 --> 01:00:26,039
[scoffs] Like
she isn't a temptress herself.
1000
01:00:27,123 --> 01:00:28,333
[Inju] Is that all then?
1001
01:00:28,416 --> 01:00:30,126
What might you be trying to say?
1002
01:00:30,209 --> 01:00:32,462
The girl appeared on the day
of the solar eclipse.
1003
01:00:32,545 --> 01:00:35,506
Furthermore, His Majesty, on that very day
1004
01:00:36,215 --> 01:00:37,967
was shot in the chest
by an assassin's bow.
1005
01:00:38,051 --> 01:00:41,387
By what? Struck down by assassins? [gasps]
1006
01:00:43,389 --> 01:00:45,141
Why did I not know of this sooner?
1007
01:00:45,224 --> 01:00:47,769
His Majesty ordered us
to keep it a secret,
1008
01:00:47,852 --> 01:00:50,355
so I promised to not tell you until now.
1009
01:00:50,438 --> 01:00:53,733
But now that I have learned that
she has been appointed personally
1010
01:00:53,816 --> 01:00:56,778
as chief royal cook, I simply cannot
move to the side and watch.
1011
01:00:56,861 --> 01:00:59,280
That's why I am in your presence,
Your Royal Highness.
1012
01:00:59,364 --> 01:01:00,448
[sighs]
1013
01:01:00,531 --> 01:01:04,410
That girl has no roots planted
and no family to even speak of.
1014
01:01:04,494 --> 01:01:07,705
I have also been troubled.
Yet for me, there is no excuse
1015
01:01:07,789 --> 01:01:11,000
for anyone to interfere
with the royal kitchen staff.
1016
01:01:11,084 --> 01:01:13,211
Yes. Of course.
1017
01:01:14,712 --> 01:01:16,589
If I may, Your Royal Highness,
1018
01:01:16,673 --> 01:01:18,591
what if you assess
the gwinyeo's skills personally
1019
01:01:18,675 --> 01:01:20,343
to deem if she is worthy or not?
1020
01:01:20,968 --> 01:01:22,804
Assess her?
1021
01:01:22,887 --> 01:01:24,806
That is truly a wonderful idea.
1022
01:01:25,473 --> 01:01:27,475
Yes, let us test the gwinyeo.
1023
01:01:27,558 --> 01:01:31,396
If she truly possesses the skills,
we could quell the ministers' opposition.
1024
01:01:31,479 --> 01:01:35,650
If she does not, we seize the opportunity
to drive her out once and for all.
1025
01:01:38,361 --> 01:01:43,783
I had been wondering about the
gwinyeo's cooking skills myself after all,
1026
01:01:43,866 --> 01:01:47,745
as the rumors do intrigue me,
yet it seems no one truly knows.
1027
01:01:47,829 --> 01:01:51,457
Your Royal Highness, if it is your will,
please issue the order.
1028
01:01:53,584 --> 01:01:57,839
I myself will be honored
to take care of the preparations.
1029
01:02:04,220 --> 01:02:06,139
[court lady] You will now stay here.
1030
01:02:10,351 --> 01:02:11,561
[door opens]
1031
01:02:14,230 --> 01:02:15,648
[gasps]
1032
01:02:15,732 --> 01:02:17,358
[both] Wow.
1033
01:02:17,442 --> 01:02:19,902
Look. M-M-Miss, it's a wall.
1034
01:02:20,653 --> 01:02:23,448
Oh, my. It's really a wall. Ah!
1035
01:02:24,741 --> 01:02:27,660
Gil-geum, come here. The floor's heated!
1036
01:02:27,744 --> 01:02:29,370
[gasps]
1037
01:02:29,454 --> 01:02:32,248
That's a... Do I see a blanket over there?
1038
01:02:33,332 --> 01:02:35,168
Oh, my! [sighs]
1039
01:02:35,251 --> 01:02:37,128
-Let me look!
-Ah...
1040
01:02:38,379 --> 01:02:39,881
We have blankets now!
1041
01:02:39,964 --> 01:02:40,965
[both cheer]
1042
01:02:41,048 --> 01:02:43,259
Gil-geum, you've been through a lot,
haven't you?
1043
01:02:43,342 --> 01:02:44,761
At least we are safe.
1044
01:02:44,844 --> 01:02:47,638
And you are now
the new chief royal cook of the palace.
1045
01:02:47,722 --> 01:02:49,140
I can't believe this!
1046
01:02:49,223 --> 01:02:52,810
And they moved us to normal quarters too.
1047
01:02:52,894 --> 01:02:54,187
This is so nice!
1048
01:02:54,270 --> 01:02:58,483
It is. Who knew this lifetime
would grant us such a wonderful gift?
1049
01:03:00,026 --> 01:03:01,903
We're here!
1050
01:03:01,986 --> 01:03:04,655
[laughing, cheering]
1051
01:03:04,739 --> 01:03:07,909
Honestly though,
it was getting a bit tough.
1052
01:03:07,992 --> 01:03:09,160
[sighs]
1053
01:03:09,243 --> 01:03:10,745
It was for me too.
1054
01:03:10,828 --> 01:03:12,955
How did we end up meeting such a tyrant?
1055
01:03:13,039 --> 01:03:14,415
[shushes, gasps]
1056
01:03:14,499 --> 01:03:15,541
They'll hear!
1057
01:03:15,625 --> 01:03:17,752
You said that you would watch your mouth!
1058
01:03:17,835 --> 01:03:20,171
-You promised us!
-Don't worry, it's all right.
1059
01:03:20,254 --> 01:03:24,133
We're protected, see? They can't hear us.
They can't hear a word.
1060
01:03:24,217 --> 01:03:25,218
Oh, whoa!
1061
01:03:25,301 --> 01:03:27,345
You are right, not a word.
1062
01:03:27,428 --> 01:03:28,554
[giggling]
1063
01:03:28,638 --> 01:03:30,515
-Wow!
-[Chang-seon] Cook Yeon.
1064
01:03:30,598 --> 01:03:32,642
-Oh, my.
-[Chang-seon] Come on out.
1065
01:03:37,605 --> 01:03:39,565
[panting] Oh, hello.
1066
01:03:41,192 --> 01:03:42,193
[Gil-geum] Hello.
1067
01:03:43,194 --> 01:03:47,365
Congratulations, Cook Yeon,
on becoming the chief royal cook.
1068
01:03:47,448 --> 01:03:50,743
Starting tomorrow, wear these clothes
and come to the royal kitchen.
1069
01:03:50,827 --> 01:03:52,411
[gasps] New clothes?
1070
01:03:53,162 --> 01:03:55,373
Let's see them! [chuckles]
1071
01:03:56,290 --> 01:03:57,667
[gasp]
1072
01:03:57,750 --> 01:04:00,711
Wow! My word, look at this silk!
1073
01:04:00,795 --> 01:04:03,714
How beautiful is it?
And it's so incredibly elegant.
1074
01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:06,884
Is this really the uniform
for female cooks?
1075
01:04:06,968 --> 01:04:09,053
When did you have the time
to make this? Wow.
1076
01:04:09,637 --> 01:04:11,514
Well, see you tomorrow then.
1077
01:04:11,597 --> 01:04:13,975
Thank you so much... sir.
1078
01:04:14,058 --> 01:04:15,393
And to you too.
1079
01:04:16,310 --> 01:04:18,062
Thank you for these!
1080
01:04:18,145 --> 01:04:19,772
Wait, I'll do it for you, miss.
1081
01:04:20,439 --> 01:04:21,941
-[chuckles]
-[Gil-geum] It looks so good on you.
1082
01:04:22,024 --> 01:04:24,443
-This is how you wear it, right?
-Yes, it is.
1083
01:04:24,527 --> 01:04:25,862
[door closes]
1084
01:04:27,530 --> 01:04:30,908
She seems to be off. Will this be okay?
1085
01:04:30,992 --> 01:04:32,285
You should watch yourself.
1086
01:04:32,368 --> 01:04:35,746
All these years as a eunuch
and you still can not keep silent?
1087
01:04:35,830 --> 01:04:37,415
Yes, Chief Eunuch.
1088
01:04:38,416 --> 01:04:41,544
[cook] No, I-I mean... There are
court ladies in the royal kitchen,
1089
01:04:41,627 --> 01:04:43,754
but assigning her chief royal cook?
1090
01:04:43,838 --> 01:04:47,717
Oh, stop it. Did you not hear
who appointed her as the chief royal cook?
1091
01:04:47,800 --> 01:04:49,802
It was none other
than His Majesty the King.
1092
01:04:49,886 --> 01:04:53,681
That does not imply
that we should just stand idly by
1093
01:04:53,764 --> 01:04:55,641
and watch this place explode
into mayhem, sir.
1094
01:04:55,725 --> 01:04:57,560
[sighs] And what do you suggest then?
1095
01:04:58,185 --> 01:04:59,228
[sighs]
1096
01:04:59,937 --> 01:05:01,647
If we cannot push her out...
1097
01:05:03,190 --> 01:05:05,484
then we make her leave this place
on her own.
1098
01:05:10,364 --> 01:05:11,699
[door opens]
1099
01:05:22,501 --> 01:05:26,589
[sighs] My goodness, thanks to you, miss,
I've become a royal kitchen maid!
1100
01:05:26,672 --> 01:05:28,132
My dreams came true.
1101
01:05:28,215 --> 01:05:31,719
Yes, the first day of work
is always exciting.
1102
01:05:31,802 --> 01:05:35,556
The royal kitchen might look scary
but it isn't that bad at all.
1103
01:05:35,640 --> 01:05:37,725
[Gil-geum] Do you think
you will be all right though, miss?
1104
01:05:37,808 --> 01:05:40,937
What if those rough cooks start
harassing us and acting territorial again?
1105
01:05:41,020 --> 01:05:42,772
Oh! What should we do?
1106
01:05:42,855 --> 01:05:45,191
It wasn't my kitchen back then, okay?
1107
01:05:46,734 --> 01:05:48,027
Don't worry about it.
1108
01:05:48,110 --> 01:05:50,655
I'm not going to let them
make a fool of us again.
1109
01:05:52,114 --> 01:05:53,199
[cook laughs]
1110
01:05:55,409 --> 01:05:57,536
{\an8}Have you mixed the jinmal
and the salt together?
1111
01:05:57,620 --> 01:05:58,704
{\an8}JINMAL: THE OLD NAME FOR FLOUR
1112
01:05:58,788 --> 01:06:00,957
{\an8}Yes, nearly done with it all.
1113
01:06:04,418 --> 01:06:06,671
Cook Maeng, how's the kitchen knife?
1114
01:06:06,754 --> 01:06:09,131
I completely ruined the blade
on the whetstone.
1115
01:06:09,215 --> 01:06:11,592
It wouldn't even be able
to cut through tofu.
1116
01:06:11,676 --> 01:06:13,219
[Bong-sik chuckles] Very well done!
1117
01:06:13,302 --> 01:06:16,013
Don't forget to hide the sauce jars that
have been fermenting over there!
1118
01:06:16,097 --> 01:06:17,807
-Yes, Cook!
-Also,
1119
01:06:17,890 --> 01:06:21,435
do not forget to separate
all our best meat to the side!
1120
01:06:21,519 --> 01:06:23,771
-[all] Yes, Cook!
-[chuckles]
1121
01:06:23,854 --> 01:06:25,231
[clears throat]
1122
01:06:32,113 --> 01:06:35,533
Oh, Chief Eunuch!
Eunuch of Royal Food! Welcome, sirs.
1123
01:06:35,616 --> 01:06:38,828
[grunts] As all of you
may already be aware,
1124
01:06:38,911 --> 01:06:42,039
this person has been appointed
by His Majesty the King
1125
01:06:42,123 --> 01:06:43,958
as the new chief royal cook
of this kitchen.
1126
01:06:46,877 --> 01:06:47,962
Hello.
1127
01:06:48,045 --> 01:06:51,632
Although we've met before,
let me introduce myself properly.
1128
01:06:51,716 --> 01:06:52,758
I'm Yeon Ji-young.
1129
01:06:53,759 --> 01:06:56,470
-[scoffs]
-And I would like to introduce
1130
01:06:56,554 --> 01:06:58,806
Ms. Seo Gil-geum, who is assisting me.
1131
01:06:58,889 --> 01:07:01,934
-Ah... How are you all today?
-[sighs]
1132
01:07:03,310 --> 01:07:04,562
[stammers]
1133
01:07:04,645 --> 01:07:06,188
I will be heading back now.
1134
01:07:06,272 --> 01:07:08,691
Ensure that there are no disruptions
with the royal meal.
1135
01:07:08,774 --> 01:07:10,943
-Yes. We will, sir.
-[chuckles]
1136
01:07:11,819 --> 01:07:13,571
[all] Take care, sir.
1137
01:07:18,409 --> 01:07:19,410
[sighs]
1138
01:07:25,291 --> 01:07:28,002
I do not know
what kind of skills a woman possesses
1139
01:07:28,085 --> 01:07:31,589
that allows her to secure the role
of chief royal cook by His Majesty.
1140
01:07:31,672 --> 01:07:34,550
But do you know the importance
of the role you have just acquired?
1141
01:07:34,633 --> 01:07:38,012
Every day there are 195 workers per shift,
times two shifts.
1142
01:07:38,095 --> 01:07:40,097
That's 390 workers in total!
1143
01:07:40,181 --> 01:07:43,184
And the one person
who must command them efficiently
1144
01:07:43,267 --> 01:07:45,936
and lead with no issues
is the junior sixth-rank cook!
1145
01:07:46,020 --> 01:07:49,273
That person is
the chief royal cook of the palace.
1146
01:07:49,356 --> 01:07:50,357
Wow.
1147
01:07:51,233 --> 01:07:53,402
I caught every word.
He's so well-spoken, isn't he?
1148
01:07:54,361 --> 01:07:58,199
-[sighs]
-So, 390 people? Wow. That's a lot.
1149
01:07:58,282 --> 01:08:01,660
Even a top-tier hotel restaurant would
find it hard to match that.
1150
01:08:01,744 --> 01:08:03,746
You're all incredible, huh?
1151
01:08:03,829 --> 01:08:05,122
Ho... "hotal"?
1152
01:08:05,748 --> 01:08:06,791
What does that mean?
1153
01:08:06,874 --> 01:08:08,000
[scoffs]
1154
01:08:08,084 --> 01:08:11,754
Regardless of that, a rookie like you
cannot bear the weight of that position.
1155
01:08:11,837 --> 01:08:13,047
I understand it well.
1156
01:08:13,130 --> 01:08:17,301
So I think you should leave before
you cause an accident or get yourself...
1157
01:08:17,384 --> 01:08:18,385
Just hold on.
1158
01:08:18,886 --> 01:08:21,305
[sucks teeth] So, um...
1159
01:08:21,388 --> 01:08:24,558
Who is the highest-ranking person?
1160
01:08:25,851 --> 01:08:27,269
-Is it you?
-[chuckles]
1161
01:08:28,104 --> 01:08:29,105
Ah!
1162
01:08:29,814 --> 01:08:32,066
Excluding me,
since I'm the chief royal cook.
1163
01:08:32,149 --> 01:08:33,234
[chuckles]
1164
01:08:33,317 --> 01:08:35,694
-[scoffs]
-[clears throat] Well then,
1165
01:08:36,570 --> 01:08:39,156
I am Eom, the senior cook.
1166
01:08:39,240 --> 01:08:42,701
I was in charge of the King's cuisine
before you arrived here and took over.
1167
01:08:42,785 --> 01:08:45,329
Okay. I get it, Senior Cook Eom.
1168
01:08:45,412 --> 01:08:46,497
Hmm.
1169
01:08:47,998 --> 01:08:48,999
Um...
1170
01:08:50,334 --> 01:08:53,420
Cook Maeng,
mainly in charge of side dishes.
1171
01:08:57,341 --> 01:09:01,887
I'm Cook Sim, I mainly handle the fire
and all of the seasonings.
1172
01:09:04,223 --> 01:09:06,350
I am in charge of rice...
1173
01:09:06,433 --> 01:09:08,853
Enough! Now that
we've introduced ourselves,
1174
01:09:08,936 --> 01:09:11,647
we need to prepare the royal meal.
So get started.
1175
01:09:11,730 --> 01:09:13,023
Hmm? Mmm.
1176
01:09:14,608 --> 01:09:16,110
[scoffs] What is she saying?
1177
01:09:19,697 --> 01:09:22,491
If you waste time,
you'll only feel His Majesty's wrath.
1178
01:09:22,575 --> 01:09:24,410
You all know His Majesty's temper.
1179
01:09:25,202 --> 01:09:29,165
[Bong-sik] Wha-What?
Wait, then what are you going to do?
1180
01:09:29,248 --> 01:09:33,127
If you are the chief royal cook, then you
should start acting like one and lead us!
1181
01:09:33,210 --> 01:09:35,045
[Maeng] Tell us how many side dishes
we need to serve,
1182
01:09:35,129 --> 01:09:38,591
what meat we should use for the soup,
or how to match the five cardinal colors.
1183
01:09:38,674 --> 01:09:39,758
Hey!
1184
01:09:39,842 --> 01:09:43,137
What do I know about royal kitchen work?
I am here solely...
1185
01:09:43,220 --> 01:09:44,263
[spits]
1186
01:09:44,346 --> 01:09:47,057
...due to His Majesty's backing,
isn't that right? No?
1187
01:09:47,141 --> 01:09:48,475
She is joking, right?
1188
01:09:48,559 --> 01:09:49,977
Continue as normal.
1189
01:09:50,477 --> 01:09:53,522
Cook Eom, Cook Maeng,
do your work and take charge.
1190
01:09:55,357 --> 01:09:59,403
Hmm. Of course,
you two will take the fall for it all.
1191
01:09:59,486 --> 01:10:01,614
-I'm staying out of this one.
-[Bong-sik grunts]
1192
01:10:01,697 --> 01:10:03,199
You cannot be serious right now.
1193
01:10:03,282 --> 01:10:06,493
Why should we take responsibility
when it should be you who works?
1194
01:10:06,577 --> 01:10:07,745
Mmm.
1195
01:10:07,828 --> 01:10:09,872
It's because
I have already informed His Majesty
1196
01:10:09,955 --> 01:10:12,791
that I will not be doing anything at all
for today, so...
1197
01:10:14,376 --> 01:10:15,502
I'll just observe you.
1198
01:10:25,971 --> 01:10:28,891
[Bong-sik] If by any chance,
what she's saying is true,
1199
01:10:28,974 --> 01:10:30,392
today will be the day of my funeral.
1200
01:10:30,476 --> 01:10:33,270
[Maeng] His Majesty would never do
such a thing to us.
1201
01:10:33,354 --> 01:10:35,439
But somehow,
it doesn't seem like a lie either.
1202
01:10:39,068 --> 01:10:40,069
Uh...
1203
01:10:40,152 --> 01:10:43,280
-Cook Min! Sharpen this knife right now!
-Yes! I'm coming!
1204
01:10:43,364 --> 01:10:46,450
Our finest quality soup meat.
Bring it out!
1205
01:10:46,533 --> 01:10:48,494
Yes, I-I've got it! Coming!
1206
01:10:49,787 --> 01:10:52,998
[Bong-sik] Hurry, hurry!
Where did you just hide the sauces?
1207
01:10:53,082 --> 01:10:55,626
Wow, miss. That was so good.
1208
01:10:55,709 --> 01:10:57,962
-[Bong-sik] Hurry, hurry! Bring it over!
-Good. Good.
1209
01:10:59,296 --> 01:11:03,175
I've had to go through this kinda stuff
a lot. It won't work on me.
1210
01:11:03,926 --> 01:11:06,845
-[Bong-sik] Not there!
-Ah, Lady Kim. What brings you here?
1211
01:11:09,098 --> 01:11:11,225
-[Bong-sik] Careful! Don't drop it!
-[staff] Yes, sir!
1212
01:11:11,308 --> 01:11:12,309
Here.
1213
01:11:12,893 --> 01:11:14,103
[Lady Kim] Cook Yeon!
1214
01:11:16,981 --> 01:11:17,982
Y-Yes?
1215
01:11:18,065 --> 01:11:20,442
You have been summoned
by Her Royal Highness.
1216
01:11:21,110 --> 01:11:22,903
Her Royal Highness commanded who?
1217
01:11:23,529 --> 01:11:26,156
Um... Why does she want me to go...
1218
01:11:33,998 --> 01:11:35,082
[sighs]
1219
01:11:35,165 --> 01:11:37,918
Why the heck is it so tense in here?
1220
01:11:39,878 --> 01:11:43,382
Tell me. Are you
the new chief royal cook gwinyeo
1221
01:11:43,465 --> 01:11:45,509
that arrived with His Majesty?
1222
01:11:50,222 --> 01:11:52,266
I... I am not a gwinyeo.
1223
01:11:52,349 --> 01:11:54,977
I am just a person from far away.
1224
01:11:55,060 --> 01:11:56,687
I will get straight to the point.
1225
01:11:57,271 --> 01:11:58,647
As the grandmother of the king,
1226
01:11:58,731 --> 01:12:02,776
I summoned you to see whether
your skills are genuine, pure and true.
1227
01:12:03,360 --> 01:12:04,361
My skills?
1228
01:12:04,445 --> 01:12:08,991
If you have used any shallow tricks
to enchant His Majesty's taste buds,
1229
01:12:09,074 --> 01:12:10,659
you will face the consequences.
1230
01:12:10,743 --> 01:12:14,872
[Ji-young] Oh, my God. What consequences
do I have to face this time?
1231
01:12:14,955 --> 01:12:17,124
Gran... Grandmother.
1232
01:12:20,044 --> 01:12:21,170
Ah...
1233
01:12:21,879 --> 01:12:23,172
Your Royal Highness, forgive me.
1234
01:12:23,255 --> 01:12:25,674
What did you mean by that?
1235
01:12:25,758 --> 01:12:29,720
Those who have deceived the king with
their tongue will have theirs cut out.
1236
01:12:29,803 --> 01:12:33,766
And those who deceived the king
with food, may lose one of their arms.
1237
01:12:33,849 --> 01:12:34,975
What?
1238
01:12:35,517 --> 01:12:36,977
Wait, I...
1239
01:12:37,061 --> 01:12:39,813
How do you plan to examine my skills
for this test of yours?
1240
01:12:39,897 --> 01:12:41,607
To test your skills,
1241
01:12:42,149 --> 01:12:44,985
you will be competing
against the palace's senior royal cooks.
1242
01:12:45,069 --> 01:12:46,820
-So prepare yourself.
-Hang on, wait.
1243
01:12:46,904 --> 01:12:50,616
Are you saying I have to risk my arm,
which is everything to a cook
1244
01:12:51,825 --> 01:12:53,160
for this little contest?
1245
01:12:53,869 --> 01:12:54,870
[Inju laughs]
1246
01:12:54,953 --> 01:12:56,288
You have understood well.
1247
01:12:56,372 --> 01:13:01,710
If you want to keep your arm,
best to impress us with your flavors.
1248
01:13:01,794 --> 01:13:04,296
Yes, that's how it should be done.
1249
01:13:04,380 --> 01:13:06,507
[Ji-young] Oh, come on! Seriously?
1250
01:13:06,590 --> 01:13:09,259
Why the heck do I have to do that? Why?
1251
01:13:12,721 --> 01:13:15,557
[Mok-ju] Go ahead.
Try running away if you can.
1252
01:13:15,641 --> 01:13:19,269
[Ji-young scoffs] It's you, isn't it?
You set this up.
1253
01:13:19,353 --> 01:13:22,272
So cutting off my arm would be
a totally normal thing for you?
1254
01:13:22,356 --> 01:13:24,358
[Mok-ju] Oh, this won't end
with just one arm.
1255
01:13:25,859 --> 01:13:27,528
[Ji-young] Kang Mok-ju.
1256
01:13:27,611 --> 01:13:30,406
[sighs] I'm in big trouble now.
1257
01:13:32,491 --> 01:13:35,744
{\an8}From the principal drafter
of the Hongmungwan, Yi Jang-gyun?
1258
01:13:35,828 --> 01:13:37,162
{\an8}Yes, Sire.
1259
01:13:43,877 --> 01:13:47,548
{\an8}I have obtained the draft. I will see you
at the hour of the Pig tonight.
1260
01:13:47,631 --> 01:13:51,677
{\an8}[Yi Heon] He's found the draft.
I will finally be able to find out
1261
01:13:51,760 --> 01:13:53,720
the secret behind my mother's death.
1262
01:13:54,972 --> 01:13:57,808
[Song-jae] Your Majesty, it is I,
the Chief Royal Secretary.
1263
01:14:01,228 --> 01:14:02,688
[clears throat] Enter.
1264
01:14:14,241 --> 01:14:15,242
What do you need?
1265
01:14:15,325 --> 01:14:18,120
Cook Yeon has been summoned
to Her Royal Highness's quarters.
1266
01:14:18,203 --> 01:14:19,204
Why is that?
1267
01:14:19,288 --> 01:14:21,582
Her Royal Highness is planning
some kind of test
1268
01:14:21,665 --> 01:14:23,459
to see the gwinyeo's cooking skills.
1269
01:14:23,542 --> 01:14:27,212
She is not someone who usually enjoys
food or has a big appetite.
1270
01:14:27,296 --> 01:14:30,674
And yet,
she is curious enough about her skills?
1271
01:14:30,757 --> 01:14:34,136
She has also apparently threatened
Cook Yeon that if she loses,
1272
01:14:34,219 --> 01:14:37,347
she will punished for deceiving
the king with her arm being cut off.
1273
01:14:37,431 --> 01:14:39,183
I beg your pardon?
1274
01:14:39,808 --> 01:14:40,809
[sighs]
1275
01:14:41,852 --> 01:14:43,520
What has been happening around here?
1276
01:14:43,604 --> 01:14:47,107
I understand, Your Majesty,
that also present was Her Grace.
1277
01:14:47,191 --> 01:14:48,233
The Fourth Junior Consort?
1278
01:15:06,335 --> 01:15:07,336
We can watch from here.
1279
01:15:07,419 --> 01:15:08,545
-Can you see?
-Yeah.
1280
01:15:08,629 --> 01:15:09,880
-Good.
-There.
1281
01:15:19,681 --> 01:15:22,768
[Mok-ju] No matter how much you struggle,
it will be of no use.
1282
01:15:23,352 --> 01:15:27,064
The Grand Royal Queen Dowager
does not enjoy food in general.
1283
01:15:27,147 --> 01:15:30,943
The only thing she enjoys eating is...
[chuckles]
1284
01:15:35,197 --> 01:15:38,575
[Chang-seon] His Majesty the King
has arrived!
1285
01:16:33,422 --> 01:16:35,424
Have you been well
after all this time, Grandmother?
1286
01:16:35,507 --> 01:16:37,009
Your Majesty.
1287
01:16:37,968 --> 01:16:40,095
It has truly been a long time indeed.
1288
01:16:40,178 --> 01:16:42,806
I heard that the gwinyeo was
anointed the chief royal cook
1289
01:16:42,889 --> 01:16:44,975
and has prepared a competition for us.
1290
01:16:45,058 --> 01:16:46,435
Would you like to watch together?
1291
01:16:46,518 --> 01:16:47,769
Yes.
1292
01:16:48,395 --> 01:16:50,981
I heard that
you are the one holding this competition
1293
01:16:51,064 --> 01:16:52,608
for the arm of the gwinyeo
I have appointed.
1294
01:16:52,691 --> 01:16:54,443
Your Majesty.
1295
01:16:54,526 --> 01:16:58,322
I take it that you must be quite fond
of the gwinyeo. [laughs]
1296
01:16:58,405 --> 01:17:01,783
That must be, since you took the trouble
to venture down to be here
1297
01:17:01,867 --> 01:17:03,118
to face your beloved grandma.
1298
01:17:03,201 --> 01:17:05,912
You are the one who crossed the line
first. Am I wrong, Grandmother?
1299
01:17:05,996 --> 01:17:09,207
I appointed her as the chief royal cook
of my quarters myself.
1300
01:17:09,291 --> 01:17:13,128
Then all that needs to happen is for
that child to win the competition, yes?
1301
01:17:13,211 --> 01:17:16,089
Then everything will finally be settled
at last.
1302
01:17:16,173 --> 01:17:19,176
I heard that your choice to have
that child be chief royal cook
1303
01:17:19,259 --> 01:17:21,887
has brought out opposition
from the ministers, Your Majesty.
1304
01:17:21,970 --> 01:17:25,891
But then, I am sure you know well that
this matter at hand
1305
01:17:25,974 --> 01:17:28,018
will not go away easily for you.
1306
01:17:28,101 --> 01:17:29,353
So be it.
1307
01:17:29,978 --> 01:17:33,273
If the other cooks lose, both their arms
will be cut off too. Is that right?
1308
01:17:33,357 --> 01:17:36,526
[laughs] Those cooks have already
been recognized
1309
01:17:36,610 --> 01:17:38,070
and hold roles given by the palace.
1310
01:17:38,153 --> 01:17:40,197
They are not equal to your gwinyeo.
1311
01:17:40,280 --> 01:17:43,450
Well, Grandmother, that takes the fun
out of the competition. Am I wrong?
1312
01:17:43,533 --> 01:17:47,079
The only thing that is important here
is that someone wins, right?
1313
01:17:47,704 --> 01:17:50,457
So I think it would be best
to keep the rules fair.
1314
01:17:53,418 --> 01:17:54,878
Hear, the King speaks.
1315
01:17:54,961 --> 01:17:58,006
In today's competition,
everyone except the winning cook
1316
01:17:58,090 --> 01:18:00,592
must give up an arm as a result of defeat.
1317
01:18:03,136 --> 01:18:05,639
-Is that clear?
-[guards] Yes, Your Majesty!
1318
01:18:06,723 --> 01:18:07,974
[sighs]
1319
01:18:09,184 --> 01:18:10,268
Bring forth the knife.
1320
01:18:17,818 --> 01:18:18,819
[gasps]
1321
01:18:19,820 --> 01:18:21,071
[gasps]
1322
01:18:33,500 --> 01:18:35,585
[Ji-young sighs]
I really wanna go back home.
1323
01:18:36,253 --> 01:18:39,923
Dad, I wanna go back home.
1324
01:18:40,632 --> 01:18:42,008
Yes.
1325
01:18:42,801 --> 01:18:44,761
Let the competition start now.
1326
01:18:57,023 --> 01:19:01,570
[Ji-young] I have to do this. The only way
out of this is to prove myself.
1327
01:19:02,279 --> 01:19:06,366
[Yi Heon] Gwinyeo,
if you really are from the future,
1328
01:19:07,242 --> 01:19:12,998
then show us a new dish of your very own.
1329
01:19:35,854 --> 01:19:38,774
BON APPÉTIT, YOUR MAJESTY
1330
01:19:39,566 --> 01:19:41,026
{\an8}[Inju] The theme of this competition is...
1331
01:19:41,109 --> 01:19:43,737
{\an8}[Ji-young] Oh, man.
They wrote it in cursive.
1332
01:19:44,446 --> 01:19:45,906
{\an8}Family?
1333
01:19:47,407 --> 01:19:48,992
{\an8}There's no way I'll lose.
1334
01:19:49,075 --> 01:19:50,619
{\an8}-[Maeng] Let go!
-[Bong-sik] Hey!
1335
01:19:51,369 --> 01:19:52,454
{\an8}[screams]
1336
01:19:52,537 --> 01:19:54,664
{\an8}I heard that
you organized today's competition.
1337
01:19:54,748 --> 01:19:55,957
{\an8}Come on, I'll be right back!
1338
01:19:56,041 --> 01:19:59,419
{\an8}Is this really the time for you to be
coddling and siding with the gwinyeo?
1339
01:19:59,503 --> 01:20:01,505
{\an8}You shut... Shut your mouth!
1340
01:20:01,588 --> 01:20:04,132
{\an8}There is definitely nothing going on
between His Majesty and I.
1341
01:20:04,216 --> 01:20:06,051
{\an8}-"Ah."
-[Song-jae] Today as well,
1342
01:20:06,134 --> 01:20:08,011
{\an8}make sure to enjoy your fling
with the king.