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THE FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE

THIS DRAMA IS FICTION. NAMES AND CONTENTS OF PEOPLE, EVENTS, ETC ARE NOT REAL.

I apologize.

It was my fault.

I wanted to see you.

I thought you would never forgive me again.

What you have said was a lie, but I know…

your heart was sincere.

Do you know how much

I hoped and wished again and again for you to be alive?

It only became clear when you were gone.

That I…

cannot lose you ever again.

Thank you for being alive.

That you're alive…

What?

It certainly is possible.

This first selection of

Miss received more attention than anyone else.

Then my daughter will again be…

When the marriage ban is over.

The kidnappers will return as normal people

as if nothing had happened.

Then it'll be more difficult to punish them.

Hence we must arrest them this time around.

Is there something I can do?

Hwa-yoon, don't involve yourself.

This is the last chance we have to arrest them.

Officer.

The person they are after is me.

If necessary, I'll be a living bait

to hook their mouths.

But you're not allowed to.

Then you can come and rescue me.

Did you forget you owe us your life?

Take her.

-Open it. -Yes, sir.

Raise your head.

Who were you expecting, for you to look like that?

Drop your weapons.

Oh my, this is…

I need to bring this back neatly to Miss.

EPISODE 11

-Ouch! -Oh, I'm sorry.

I see.

You're planning to create a flaw in me

so that I don't get selected.

No way, absolutely not.

Isn't this high treason

if you are trying

to scheme to change the Queen?

I wasn't.

You're more beautiful than the goddess of the moon, Miss Hyeon-seon.

I mean, Your Majesty.

You should have said it sooner.

Do we have any news what happened to Miss Sung?

Today's an important day so it's difficult to meet them to get an update.

However, don't worry.

I don't only have one plan up my sleeve.

Oh, Miss So-rang!

I'm here as your maid, so please, treat me informally.

Okay So-rang, let's go.

She's good with informality.

Why is Miss coming from there?

My Miss

entered the palace last night and stayed in separate quarters.

But that's not fair.

Isn't she given extra time to adjust at the palace?

I had a reason.

Someone was trying to kill me.

Oh!

That's why it's so important to gain virtue.

Right, you did mention that before.

During first round, you posed to cover my flaws.

But ended up criticizing me instead?

Everyone should be more careful in front of her.

You won't know what blame you'll get.

You're not wrong to say be careful.

This is a place for competition.

You have to win to get to the next round.

You just have to be exceptional.

And using someone else's work to gain points is called stealing.

Yet you're protected from the court ladies.

It shows who's involved.

Miss, let's go.

It's the same people.

They tried to kill So-rang.

Created the fake Crown Princess

and killed the royal guard.

You've captured the kidnapper leader.

But why do you need this?

I have to check something.

There is a guy who claims he killed the Crown Princess.

How long do I have to be in here for?

Doesn't the Minister already know I'm in here?

I want to see him, so bring me to him.

How dare a kidnapper ask to see the Minister?

I don't think it's wise to treat me like that.

You don't even know what I have to say.

Go tell him!

That I must meet with the Minister to tell him something.

What's this?

What's this?

Why is she acting like that?

It looks like plague poison.

-It's a horrible infectious disease. -What?

Take this young woman out immediately!

Hurry and remove the tea table!

An infectious disease…

I have said the scariest thing is

people from outside carrying a disease to spread within the palace.

Do not act rashly but

call an uniyeo to assess the situation.

Yes, Your Highness.

Miss, it's tree lacquer.

What should we do?

My maid told me earlier

that our tea table had been swapped.

Actually, it hasn't.

She's brought the correct one.

Why is there a commotion?

With all due respect, I don't think this is an infectious disease.

What?

The tea smells of tree lacquer, not angelica.

It cannot be!

Who dares to bring something poisonous

into this sacred house of selection?

Would you believe me if I

develop a rash after drinking this tea?

Stop!

Leave it.

Infectious disease or tree lacquer

an uniyeo will know when she sees the young woman.

So I'd like to ask Hyeon-seon of the Ye family.

I only said our tea table had been switched.

Did she know what was in the tea, to make a fuss?

It's not me, Your Highness.

I was just terrified that the infectious disease would spread.

I can clearly see who has cunningly plotted this.

We've all gathered for the same reason and as friends

I'll not criticize further.

So this man is…

I think this man murdered the Crown Princess

seven years ago.

It doesn't end there.

During the Crown Princess's impersonation,

he killed Officer Kim with this dagger, to lose his tail.

Also…

He also tried to kill

So-rang at the place where she was staying before.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Minister Jo Sung-Gyun.

Did you know our royal investigators had captured the most vicious

head of the kidnapping organization during the years of the marriage ban?

Yes, I have heard.

But while investigating him

we've found something very surprising.

What is it?

I'm so taken aback that I can't even speak of it.

Hence I have a request for you, Minister.

Please give me your orders.

Could you as a selected officer, interrogate him yourself?

I'll call three names with the highest scores.

Yoon-seo from family Park.

Hye-bin from Family Hong.

And…

Hyeon-seon from Family Ye.

But grading doesn't end here.

Now the young women will assess each other.

Hence the score will be added to the score accumulated so far,

so be careful in your assessments.

The rank has been turned upside down.

The winner is!

Hwa-yoon of the Sung Family.

Miss!

Wait!

All the young women come back up again.

I've checked with the uinyeo.

And the cause of the rash was the tree lacquer.

So who put tree lacquer in the tea?

Everyone put your hands out!

What have you done here today?

It's not me, Your Highness.

My hands got like this

smelling the tea after the incident!

Would I have dared to touch it if I knew it was tree lacquer?

Say no more!

Put her in jail right now!

Your Highness!

It's not me, Your Highness.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Minister! Minister!

Na Sang-joo keeps asking to see you.

What should we do?

How can I go and see him?

I mean, it's your last meal

so I prepared a meat soup, yet you're so suspicious.

It's ox-tail soup.

It's a perfect meal for you

whose tail has been cut.

Oh.

I'm having ox head soup.

It's important for me to catch heads.

Leave it if you're not eating.

I'll put it by your grave.

What do you mean, I'll die soon?

Well, do you think the higher-ups will let you live?

When you return to your cell don't eat or drink, but fast.

Also, stay in the middle since you don't know when someone will stab you.

That's right. It's something you always did

so you would know better than me.

Your Highness, So-rang is currently locked up in jail.

The Queen Dowager herself has put her in jail.

It'll cause complications if you let her go.

Wait here.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

What happened?

I'm okay.

There isn't a day where I don't have to worry.

Open the door.

But Your Highness…

I'll be the one going inside.

Your Highness, you can't come into a place like this.

Your hand is so cold.

This isn't a heated room, but a jail.

You'll get sick if you come into a place like this.

What happened?

When I knew you were a fraud

I decided to punish you for deceiving His Majesty and the royal family.

However…

I didn't, as His Majesty is protecting you under his wing.

But what act of fraud are you going to commit at the house of selection?

I'm not going to, Your Highness.

Isn't it fraud to be a maid for Hwa-yoon from the Sung Family?

Have you decided to sabotage the selection process?

So that you may gain a certain position from it?

I'm…

here so that I can stop the person

that should never be chosen.

Your Highness already knows who that person is.

The selection process is part of Internal affairs.

It's not a matter for you.

Why would tree lacquer appear in a formal selection process to make people believe

a young woman had an infectious disease?

Your Highness already knows what is happening

around the selection process.

You knew your eyes and ears were being covered by them.

That's why you have told the young women to score each other.

I also know why you have put me in jail.

Rather than suspecting those who have served you,

you have sent me to jail

so they can repent on what they have done.

You're quite daring.

So as you ordered, I'll remain in jail.

Because that's how I can

protect your beliefs.

I may not let you go, and keep you in jail forever.

Sometimes you have to risk your life to reveal the truth.

Risk your life?

If the selection can return to its just state

my life is not as important.

You gave your life into hands of Her Highness?

Aren't you scared being here?

I am scared.

Previously when I was locked up I was so scared

that I tried to escape by lying and committing fraud.

But I can't do that now.

And I shouldn't do that.

So are you going to keep on staying here?

Don't worry Your Highness.

Once the true culprit is revealed for this matter.

The deceit behind this selection will also come to light.

But So-rang…

I don't know why

I have to be involved

in something like this.

Please do understand.

If anyone is involved in the kidnapping incident,

they may try to lessen the crime or protect the man who's captured.

Let's go.

Are you the remnants of the kidnapping organization?

It seems your intention was to

despise the royal family and our country!

I'm going to ask again.

Did you kidnap women and sell them?

Minister.

If it is found that this man is the head of the kidnapping organization.

What punishment should be given?

He should

be beheaded.

Then if this man,

seven years ago,

is the person who murdered the Crown Princess,

what kind of punishment should be given?

His entire family and all his relatives should be annihilated.

His whole family and his relatives.

Then anyone who is related to him will not

be able to live.

His family's blood will become a river and flood.

Oh, and it should be the Minister that should carry out the punishment.

Of course I would.

Ask him again.

Are you…

the remnants of the kidnapping organization?

Calling me a remnant disappoints me.

I'm the head of the kidnapping organization.

It was hard to make a living so I started kidnapping women.

You have acted like a barbaric person.

Yes, you're right.

I've kidnapped women who couldn't marry because of the marriage ban,

and sold them to whoever gave me money.

The price was higher if they were younger.

So I have searched deeply in boudoirs to find young women

-and kidnapped them to sell them. -How dare you!

Do you dare to live after committing something so despicable?

This doesn't even get close to what I also have done.

I've hung the neck of the person who impersonated the Crown Princess this year.

And killed the royal guard

so the people involved are not known.

Hence, every year,

I have killed a woman at the Queen's palace!

And even seven years ago I was ordered to kill someone inside this very palace.

That person is…

The late Crown Princess

Cha-nyeon from the An Family.

How dare you to speak her name.

Tell the truth.

Who gave you the orders?

Please put down your sword, Your Highness.

Open your mouth to speak right now.

Please put down your sword, Your Highness.

We need to deal with it accordingly through our national law.

National law?

Then let me ask you,

for the people behind giving orders to this man,

what kind of conviction should be given?

The national law states this.

Find the real culprit in this matter

and shred them into pieces.

Take a seat.

Are you pressuring me right now?

To check the selection properly.

How did you know?

Don't worry, I'm looking into how

tree lacquer got into the selection house.

Miss Hwa-yoon must have been very startled.

Yes, she would've been.

I heard something.

That you dressed up as a woman.

I'm sad that I couldn't see it.

You could have been blinded.

How can you laugh?

I told you before.

I'll bring you to a place where you can laugh.

Just hang in there for a bit little longer.

Okay.

So-rang.

Court Lady Won…

What did you get up to

that you couldn't write to me even once?

What did you do in order to be here?

It's a long story.

Was it…

good when you got out?

Did you find your husband?

I guess

it would have been weird if he hadn't remarried.

I'll just see his face from afar and return.

Oh, that's really heavy! Let me carry it. I'll carry it.

-Mother! -Oh Beom-sang!

-I'm back. -Yes, welcome back.

Yeon-sil…

-Let's eat. -Beom-sang, let's eat.

It's soybean stew again today.

-It's always bean stew. -Seasoned veg today too.

Don't complain about food!

Are you hungry?

Yes! Oh my. Let's hurry and get inside.

My sister… raised my son.

What a twist of fate.

Then where did you go after that?

I returned to Gongnyang Village and stayed there.

Meanwhile I've thought about a lot about fate.

Maybe fate was not creating a bridge between myself and my husband

but between him and my sister.

I just played a role in joining them.

Maybe my fate is not too different from yours.

My stepsister…

I heard all about it on my way here.

That a young woman is strongly protected by internal affairs.

And you're in here because of their slander.

You have to go now.

I'll listen to the details later.

But I won't let you have the same fate as mine.

I'll help you So-rang.

How have you guys been?

I hear you've been looking for me.

Let's look at the jade hairpin in question.

I have never seen it.

That's not true!

Court Lady Won definitely said that she had a big favor

to ask later when giving us the jade hairpin

I'm sure she wanted to request a candidate for the selection!

Why would I do that?

You must have been bribed.

It seems that you guys have been bribed to say the same thing.

And that is the evidence.

I never thought you guys would do this

while I was gone!

It's been a long time, Seol-ah.

Court Lady Won.

Why are you here?

When you first came into the palace

you asked for one last chance.

You had to be a courtier

so that your family in debt could make a living.

After your youngest sibling survived after nearly starving to death.

You said that I saved not just one

but lives of eight people.

Then did you do this for your family too?

Lady Won.

Now things have changed and now my life depends on you.

If you don't tell the truth

I die.

I'm going to ask again.

Did Court Lady Won give you the jade hairpin?

Well that's…

Then who gave you the jade hairpin?

Some people received the jade hairpins.

But some received farmlands for the family living outside to make a living.

They were the ones who entered the house of selection.

Then do you know their names?

You did well.

His Highness is waiting.

Out of so many places, why did you choose to wait here?

We can't today.

I'm too tired today.

What a shame.

I wanted to warm you up.

You can't tempt me like that too!

I'll fall for it straight away.

So he spoke about everything that he has done?

I have looked after him for so many years.

Yet he chose to betray me.

What are you going to do?

How can we keep the dog that bit his master alive?

He didn't by any chance

do all sorts of things to anyone already?

Power is what makes people believe

what I say even if it's different from the facts.

I'm the one that planned the marriage ban of seven years.

Now it's time to move on to the next plan.

Hyeon-seon will be the head of internal affairs for this selection.

Then the next royal power will be in our hands.

When that happens all other things

will be covered up so easily that you'll regret worrying about it.

By all means, my Hyeon-seon

has to be the owner of the Queen's palace.

No! I told you that I can't.

I cannot reveal such a profound secret!

Everyone knows that two young women are

through to the third round of selection.

So, we're just asking

who will make it out of the two. Is it so hard?

-Fine. -Forget it if you don't know.

Who said I don't know?

Let's see. In my opinion the young woman who will be chosen will be…

-Family Sung. -What? Family Sung?

Or is it Family Ye?

We heard you were very sick and it seems your spiritual powers vanished.

They vanished, for sure!

Okay, but what's the most important thing here?

When the selection ends, the marriage ban will be lifted.

Then what do we need to do?

-What? -What do we need to do?

Come here for marital compatibility!

You won't marry off your kids?

-Yes, of course. -Just wait and see.

Soon the marriage business will prosper during an increase number of marriages.

I heard the fabric and wedding gift stores

are busy with customers.

Hurry and go buy things before it's too late.

Are you serious?

This means prosperous days are coming soon.

How exciting!

Hae-yeong.

Didn't you say we had to fix the eaves?

Go get a quote.

But what if the selection is successful?

What about So-rang?

She'll live according to her fate.

But what if something goes wrong with this selection as well?

Then there will be a big riot in the country.

That's right, what are they called again?

Those Moseoldan won't stay quiet.

It's the organization made up of seolos

full of anger towards the country.

All hell will break lose for sure!

-Oh no. -Oh, no way.

It can never happen!

If this selection also fails.

How long will the marriage ban go on?

Oh, we just never know.

Didn't selection for the last seven years fail?

We must somehow convey our thoughts to the royal family and court.

Our desperate longing of the seolos!

Yes, our desperate longing.

But you see.

This can cause misunderstanding.

We just want to convey our dreams, hopes and wishes.

And to meet our partner to have a blissful marriage.

But what if it's viewed as if

we are rebelling?

We're not conspiring to rebel.

But we may be labeled as traitors!

-There's a way. -What is it?

What are you going to do with that?

DATING BOOK FOR SEOLO VOl. FIVE

What?

So are they getting together or not?

How can it just cut off here?

If you'd like seolos to get together

meet at the palace gates during the third round of the selection.

The prisoner got out!

-Make sure you look everywhere! -Yes, sir!

-What did you say? -So-rang escaped from jail

and disappeared without a trace in the palace.

She wouldn't have left the palace yet.

Make sure you look everywhere, don't miss any place.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

There's a person who saw So-rang last night.

But the place she was headed to was…

What do you think?

We look cute so they won't arrest us.

It certainly doesn't make you look dangerous.

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw! Withdraw!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

…marriage ban!

Are you okay?

Just hold on a little longer.

It's the day our Hyeon-seon became the Mother of this country.

The Queen Dowager must have called us privately

because we're going to be the King's father and mother-in-law.

Please wait here My Lady.

We'll accompany the Minister from here.

Do you not know who I am?

All the court ladies who know you currently

are at the interrogation area.

The Queen Dowager asks to talk to the Minister privately.

Please step back.

It's been a long time, Minister.

I heard you're not well after you resigned from your position.

I apologize, Your Highness.

The reason I wanted to see you although you're not doing well

is because your child is taking part in this selection.

You must have been worried as she is sent to face a such a big test.

My wife has prepared everything

so I haven't done anything.

Is that so?

I

have often met with your wife.

To be cautious during the selection

I have received the list of the candidates in advance.

But I didn't know that she would

meet the royal family and courtiers from internal affairs.

Is that so.

Please tell me more

about your eldest daughter. What kind of person is she?

My eldest

is a troublemaker and careless

but is a smart child.

So the child who took part in

this selection isn't your eldest?

Sorry?

Oh, yes she is.

Hyeon-seon is the eldest.

I'm nervous since it's been awhile since I've met Your Highness.

It's okay, don't worry.

Then…

Where is your other daughter?

I heard you have two daughters.

That…

That is…

QUEEN PALACE

It has been difficult for both of you to make it here.

Once the third selection round is done.

I'll announce the result of the selection

to everyone immediately.

The final question I have prepared is

why should you be the Mother of this country.

Both young women please give your answer.

With all due respect.

I…

don't have a reason to become

Mother of this country.

The Sung Family's answer is always truly shocking.

Then,

do you want Hyeon-seon from the Ye Family to become Queen?

Yes, I do.

I want you to say it clearly.

Are you going to step down?

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

Withdraw! Withdraw!

I!

I thought the reason I couldn't find a lover

was because I was born ugly and am pathetic.

However, no matter how ugly I am.

I'm also a human being.

So wouldn't I want to love as well?

Wouldn't I want to get married?

-You're right! -You're right!

Why did our country make me a seolo who can't get married.

Make my parent worry so I'm labeled as a bad son.

And make me impotent so that I can't have children?

The royal family should end the selection quickly

to withdraw this marriage ban!

WITHDRAW MARRIAGE BAN, BY MOSEOLDAN

Wanting to love is a sin in this country.

So let's make our own way!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

Withdraw! Withdraw!

-Withdraw the marriage ban! -Withdraw! Withdraw!

What is all this noise?

In order to hear the selection result

people have crowded in front of the palace.

But we're about to send them back for safety reasons.

So it may be a bit noisy for awhile.

It's okay.

Everyone has eagerly waited for this day.

I'll tell them myself of the result of the selection.

Since Your Highness will see the people,

how can I not take part in this?

Chief Secretary, please ask for the palace door to be opened.

But Your Highness,

you don't know whose name is written on here.

Whoever it is.

It's the decision of the strict internal affairs department.

So it is my duty to follow the decision.

Ending the such a long marriage ban

will be the answer to the people's loud concerns.

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Withdraw the marriage ban!

Open the door!

Soon the royal family will announce the selection result.

His Majesty will listen to the result with his people.

What are you doing?

Everyone, come in.

What are they doing?

Are we allowed to enter?

-Let's go! -Let's go! Let's go!

What in the world's name!

We get to see the palace!

Marriage ban…

Everyone bow your heads

and show your respect to His Majesty.

Everyone raise your heads.

I know very well

that seven years!

Was such a long time for the people.

And I know how much

you have suffered because of the long years of the marriage ban.

However, I have not

informed everyone yet.

That the reason behind for the long marriage ban was because of

a horrible murder.

Including the Crown Princess who passed away seven years ago.

Each year a terrible murder took place in the palace.

So that no one can be selected!

So that no one can take the Queen's place!

So everyone

was murdered.

Even in this selection.

There was an attempt to kidnap one of the likely candidates.

But we were able to stop them this time.

So finally we can welcome the owner of the Queen's palace.

-Then it's all good. -Yes.

All this was possible.

Because everyone endured the pain together.

So it is only right

to share this happiness together with you.

So the elder of the royal family the Queen Dowager

will announce the new owner of the Queen's palace.

The new owner

of the Queen's palace

is

Hyeon-seon from the Ye Family.

It finally happened. Our daughter has become the Queen.

The young woman who was called please come up.

Oh, but…

I called one name but we have two people here.

Who is the real Ye Hyeon-seon?

I WANT TO GET MARRIED

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I'm here to reveal the truth.

You do know, right? My daughter is the real Hyeon-seon.

I'm sorry. Please forgive your foolish father.

Father…

Can I keep calling you So-rang?

Congratulations Your Highness.

I want to make a newly wedded bride as a widow.

What kind of deep thought you are in?

That we can now be happy or something like that.

All the days of trouble seem like a dream.

THE FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE