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[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, locales, groups, and incidents have no connection to historical facts.]

[Episode 16]

When everything is over,

then...

let us do what you want to do.

You said you wanted to travel far away, right?

We can leave to see the ocean, too.

No.

I will set my dream aside for a bit.

Who will care for the people if the King takes a break?

Become a good king.

I am sure...

you will become one.

Dan Oh,

do you think I will become a good king?

You never...

broke a promise you made to me.

Including the promise you made as a kid that you would tell me your name if we met again,

and the promise that you would return safely

without being defeated.

I do not see why he could not protect his people.

What...

You look like you saw a ghost.

I-I am uncontrollably happy

that you regained consciousness!

I will bring the physician right now.

It turns out you dared to plot with Lee Seol.

How could I possibly?

- How could I do that unless I am willing to die- - I did not return...

from death to hear your excuse.

What do you want from me, Your Majesty?

Try bargaining for your life.

The only thing you can offer me is the deposed Crown Prince's son, Lee Seol.

Will you extend your pitiful life by giving me Lee Seol,

or will you become a loyal subject for all eternity

and get buried with him?

You choose to become his loyal subject?

Go ahead, then.

I-I know!

I will tell you everything!

Who the deposed Crown Prince's son, Lee Seol, is.

[Ihwawon]

Dan Oh.

Where I belong

is always by your side.

Do not forget it.

This is my promise, too.

Where is he right now?

Lee Seol is...

Lee Seol is...

at an inn in Jungchon.

At an inn called Ihwawon,

he is living among young scholars.

Did you say Ihwawon?

The inn Yoon Dan Oh owns?

Yes, that is correct, Your Majesty.

Jung Yoo Ha.

He is...

the deposed crown prince's son, Lee Seol.

Who are you?

I'm Jung Yoo Ha, who is staying at Ihwawon.

Is that really true?

Jung Yoo Ha, that bastard is Lee Seol?

I told you everything without telling a lie!

Please let me leave, at least!

Yoon Dan Oh.

She mocked me while hiding Lee Seol.

The fake one has to get caught

so we can plan for the future.

I will arrest them, bring them to the execution ground,

and prove how powerful the king is.

Running a big inn like this alone

could not have been easy.

There is nothing easy in this world.

But being the owner of a place like Buyounggak

is apparently the biggest luxury a courtesan like me can enjoy.

It does not seem that luxurious.

You must have been very lonely.

If so,

become my companion.

What will you be doing from now on?

There is a house I inherited.

I am thinking of living there.

I am also thinking of opening a small school to educate children.

They must have a lot to learn from you.

Since you are not lacking in either knowledge or character.

Sounds like you think of me more highly than I think of myself.

I will have to try hard to live up to your expectation.

The winter hat was very warm.

It is a goodbye present.

Are you leaving soon?

The path would be a bit treacherous and long.

Would you like to...

come with me?

Would it be...

okay if I did that?

You will be put on the throne tomorrow.

So?

You want to leave in such a rush?

If the master rises to the throne,

the watchman should disappear.

I was not telling you to disappear.

I was telling you...

to find yourself, Kim Shi Yeol.

What could it possibly be?

What is...

upsetting you so much like this?

Please be strong.

I need to know as your friend!

Can you not tell me?

What is it, exactly?

I...

cannot...

stay at Ihwawon another day.

By chance...

did something happen with Maiden Hong Ju?

I...

totally...

destroyed her life.

Destroy?

Do you remember?

Six Swords was chasing after you several years ago.

Among Six Swords,

there was Chief Administrator's son, too.

The one whom I killed with my own hands

was Maiden Hong Ju's betrothed.

Is anyone in there?

You are...

His Majesty's condition improved...

Did he regain consciousness?

Yes.

This is a secret letter from him.

Jung Yoo Ha, who is staying at Ihwawon.

He is Lee Seol, the deposed Crown Prince's son.

That is why the Watchman was at Ihwawon...

So everyone was in on it?

While I am searching for a traitor inside the palace,

I want you to bring him to me discreetly.

Give this to the Chief of the Royal Guards.

We will go to Ihwawon right now.

We do not care about keeping him alive.

Kill the Watchman as soon as you find him.

If so, what should we do with Lee Seol?

He is also at Ihwawon.

If his protective shadow disappears, he can no longer hide.

♪ Because I have been hiding these feelings ♪

♪ The days I couldn't hope for ♪

♪ It flows faintly toward you ♪

♪ I only grow more distant from you ♪

Sir!

♪ These feelings I can't show you ♪

♪ Because you're my everything that I can only watch from afar ♪

♪ Do I just need to wait endlessly? ♪

♪ Can you hear my heart? ♪

♪ My heartbeat flows toward you ♪

♪ Although it calls out to you like this ♪

Do not forgive me, My Lady.

♪ Although it calls out to you like this ♪

Shi Yeol!

Will you really leave like this?

Yes.

Are you disappointed?

How could I dare to express disappointment?

Do you have a place to go to?

I found a ship that goes to China a long time ago.

You raised your sword just for me.

All the guilty conscience you have

belongs to me.

So do not point your sharp sward toward you.

It is my sin that only I need to be burdened by.

Do not try to share it with me.

Shi Yeol.

I have a favor to ask.

Please protect Maiden Hong Ju.

I think Chief Administrator noticed that she is alive.

Do not worry about things like that.

I will protect her the same way I will protect Dan Oh.

You should go back in now.

Dan Oh must be waiting.

San!

Do not end up like me.

Do not become a monster

and live like a human!

The Watchman left.

He said he was going to China.

It might be a good thing.

He has been living as a shadow, but he found freedom.

I wish that were the case.

But I think he is walking toward deeper darkness because he is trapped in his past.

As long as I get rid of the traitorous king,

I thought I could protect my people.

The Watchman must need time, too.

I have a bad feeling for some reason.

I feel like the things I am trying to achieve will be destroyed.

You will rise to the throne tomorrow.

Do not worry.

Something is not right.

Unni.

It cannot be.

How could someone's feelings change so easily?

I cannot believe it. I did not think Shi Yeol would leave like this.

Maybe he found another woman.

Otherwise, how could he do this to My Lady...

Search everywhere!

What is going on?

Why bring the soldiers in broad daylight-

I do not see the scholars.

The inner quarters are empty, too.

There is only one place left.

Not the annex! The annex is...

You will have to be responsible for this.

Chief Administrator.

Please calm down. I will explain it in detail!

- Unni is- - Yoon Hong Ju is...

already dead.

Her breathing alone is a crime.

How could you say it is a crime to want to live?

- Dan Oh. - I was always afraid that this day would come.

I understand now that it is here.

I should not have hidden her.

She hid even though she did nothing wrong. So, she is disgraced and treated like a criminal!

Disgraced?

I have not started anything yet.

[Ihwawon]

Aigoo! Aigoo!

Why are you both out here?

- Where is Dan Oh? - Sir!

We are in trouble!

My Ladies-

Chief Administrator took Dan Oh and Hong Ju away.

Where to?

Where are they right now?

To a deserted house in Namsangol.

Unless you, Yoo Ha, and Shi Yeol all come,

- he will take their lives- - Did he...

bring six soldiers with him, by chance?

Yes, he did.

What should we do now?

You two cannot be here, either.

You know an inn named Choonhwagwan in Jungchon, right?

I do.

Go there and look for a man named Kim Chi Woon.

He will help you.

Sir!

I cannot live if something bad happens to My Ladies!

My Ladies...

Do not worry.

I will make sure they do not even lay a finger on them.

Is something going on?

[Ihwawon]

Where is Shi Yeol?

Did he not say all of us should come to save them?

I am the one he is after.

You should stay here.

Dan Oh is there.

Would you be able to stay put yourself?

Orabeoni!

How come there are only the two of you?

Where is Kim Shi Yeol?

He left Ihwawon.

He will not come.

Let go of Dan Oh and Hong Ju first.

- Let us talk afterward- - How could I do that?

Since you are missing one person,

you should pay for it.

I heard you were looking for me.

- Who are you- - Kang San sent us here.

Scholar Kang San already went there?

If Chief Administrator found out everything, they would all be dead, right?

I am not sure what you mean.

Kang San...

The fact that he is the Grand Heir.

Aigoo!

Orabeoni!

You cannot defeat them with just one sword of yours.

You should go sleep a bit.

He said this was the Grand Heir's hideout.

I am so worried.

Do you think Chief Administrator would leave My Ladies alone?

He even found out that Lady Hong Ju is alive!

Just wait.

If you wait a bit,

they will come back as if nothing happened.

I am so disappointed in you, too.

Why did you hide it from just me?

The fact that Scholar Kang San is the Grand Heir.

Najudaek.

The thing is...

Because it is an important matter lowly people like me should not know about?

You still should have told me!

My Ladies are everything to me!

This is why I did not.

You are someone endlessly precious to me.

I did not want you to cry like this.

Aigoo!

There.

Aigoo!

Are you hurt at all?

I am not.

Are you okay?

Yes.

I am okay.

You should not have come here.

You knew it was a trap.

So, Yoo Ha,

I told you to stay home.

You should not have followed me.

It is not the time to joke around.

Are you becoming like Shi Yeol?

Did Shi Yeol...

really leave?

Yes, probably.

Will you be okay?

I think they are waiting desperately for Shi Yeol.

I know.

We need to find another solution.

Will the Watchman really show up?

Lee Seol is here.

The Watchman will definitely come.

I looked for you everywhere.

I made up my mind.

Please leave if you are trying to stop me.

The situation is not good.

The Chief Administrator took Ihwawon ladies, so His Highness went to rescue them.

But you have to be there to save everyone.

That is none of my concern anymore.

I already...

gave up on my duty as the Watchman.

How long do you intend to keep us confined like this?

Just stay quiet.

Do not hasten your fate.

Will you meet His Majesty for the last time?

I changed my mind.

I delivered your secret order to the Military Training Commander.

We will be mobilizing soldiers should the need arise.

It looks like I do not need to worry.

Since you are working so swiftly like this.

I will dictate Queen Dowager's declaration in her place.

Who else would be the one to stabilize the chaotic Royal Court and

reinstate Joseon to its rightful state, but Lee Seol, who has

the trust of thousands of people?

Hence, I restore the deposed grand heir to his-

All the traitors gathered in one place.

Arrest them.

Arrest them!

Yes!

Did you wish for your son to die as well, Royal Mother?

- Close down the palace gates! - Yes!

Pour me a glass.

I could not even go to work today. I will just drink my day away.

Did they block the palace gates, so you could not even go to work?

I have been a royal physician for many years now.

But this is the first.

There must be havoc in the palace or something.

I will bring you some more food.

This is Ban Ya. Please excuse me for a moment.

You seem to be in a hurry.

What is wrong?

I heard they closed the palace gates.

I was wondering if you knew anything, Hostess.

Did Chief Administrator want you to probe me this time?

It is not like that.

I was only worried.

I do not know who you are worried about...

but we do not have a say in the Royal Court's matter.

- Hostess... - Take your leave.

Right now.

Make a sound, and you will die.

Do not be foolish.

I must try anything I can.

I must admit you have some guts.

No wonder you even joined Royal Guards.

I told you this, did I not?

Kim Shi Yeol will not be coming.

Watchman does not live and die with his lord?

You want me to believe that?

Even if you do not believe it, it cannot be helped.

I told you the truth.

If he would not come, what I can do?

All of you will need to die.

Who knows? That will perhaps hurry Watchman's steps.

Whom should I kill first?

Yoon Dan Oh...

That wench would be great.

There is nothing you can do.

Do not waste your efforts and lower your sword.

The one you want is the deposed Crown Prince's son, Lee Seol.

There is no need to sacrifice everyone to catch the deposed Crown Prince's son.

Anyone here?

This is Buyounggak's hostess. Is no one there?

Shi Yeol, I am leaving you a letter, just in case you come back to Ihwawon.

Dan Oh and Hong Ju have been taken by Chief Administrator Jang.

Once you see this letter, go to the abandoned house in Namsangol.

Yoo Ha, San, and Shi Yeol...

He said all three of you must come to save those two.

I beg of you.

San!

San!

You are Buyounggak's hostess, are you not?

- Yes. - What brings you here?

Where are the others?

I do not know.

Ihwawon seems to be completely empty.

You should hurry up and leave, too.

It is dangerous to be here.

Excuse me...

I-Is there something wrong at the palace?

Did His Majesty regain consciousness?

That is right.

If you let them all go...

I will go without resistance.

You cannot do that!

Please...

Please do not do that.

Deposed Crown Prince's son Lee Seol you have been searching for years...

I am he.

Lee Seol...

You always...

hide behind someone else.

I had already known.

Jung Yoo Ha, you are the deposed Crown Prince's son, Lee Seol, are you not?

Did you hate me that much?

Enough to kill your own son you gave birth to?

After I gave birth to you,

all the days were tainted with regret.

I should have disciplined you early on without sparing the rod.

Not having done that is my only sorrow.

How come you are never on my side, even to the very end?

You should have become a good king.

I would still have considered you my son...

even if I could not forgive you, then.

This place is your grave now, Royal Mother.

Please do not step a foot outside.

King!

Just...

kill me instead.

You should stay alive and see.

The grand death of your dearly cherished grandson.

You seem to be mistaken.

- That man is... - You are right.

I am Lee Seol.

What are you doing right now?

I am also the one who leads Mok In Hoe.

I attempted to take the throne with them.

He is not. He is definitely not!

Do not say one more word.

You think I will be thankful for this?

I can prove it.

- The fact that I am Lee Seol. - Jung Yoo Ha!

Please do not do this.

There is a way to confirm.

If Lee Seol is on his last breath...

Watchman will appear out of nowhere.

I will tell you everything!

Hostess, why are you here?

Hurry up and go back!

I know well about Scholar Yoo Ha.

- This man is- - Hostess!

This man is...

- This man is not Lee Seol- - I already wasted too much time...

to go along with your tricks.

Hostess! Hostess!

Left State Minister...

I am deeply disappointed.

You are the one I trusted the most.

How do you think I felt...

having to overlook your acts of depravity?

Although this humble one failed to stab you...

someone will surely make it happen.

I guess facing death naturally makes you spew nonsense.

I will rip you apart limb by limb and scatter it all over the country.

Will you do that for me?

That is what I wished for.

Then, all the people will find out about your acts of brutality.

I must rip apart that mouth of yours first.

No, you cannot...

You cannot grow faint...

Watchman!

I stayed alive all this time to see your face.

I must see your true identity hidden behind that mask today.

I knew it was you.

My revenge will finally be fulfilled today.

It is such an absurd fate.

The fate of Yoon Hong Ju and you...

That girl...

Shut your mouth.

I guess Hong Ju does not yet know...

whom you killed.

Among the countless people who lost their lives by your hands...

my son was one of them, too.

He was also...

the betrothed of that wench, Yoon Hong Ju.

Scholar Kim...

That is not true, right?

I truly feel sorry for her.

Having feelings for the man who killed her betrothed.

Stop at this point.

I will let you go alive, then.

Kill me.

She must also know...

your true colors, which is no different than a homicidal maniac.

Mother...

I am such a poor mother...

who only gives you suffering...

even until the last moment.

You said you would be by my side, did you not?

We finally got to meet...

We finally got to meet like this...

You were too good of a son...

for a lowly one like me.

Thank you for becoming such a great man.

You cannot...

You cannot...

You cannot leave like this.

I was happy every day that...

I got to meet you again like this.

Therefore...

please do not be in pain.

Mother...

Mother, please...

- Please... - Gyeom...

My son...

Please...

be happy.

Mother...

Mother...

Scholar Kim...

please tell me.

You did not, right?

She is saying she wants to know.

Whom you killed.

Please say you did not.

Say it is all a misunderstanding.

Please tell me one word.

Hurry...

I am sorry...

Maiden Yoon.

You must escape!

Chief Royal Guard is on his way here with the Royal Investigation Bureau.

Though my sword might have dulled from the years...

would my resourcefulness have become rusty, too?

Dan Oh, take Maiden Hong Ju with you and go.

No.

I do not want to. What about you, then?

I will bring everyone and follow you soon.

Unni...

Unni, we must go.

Come. Unni!

We must go now.

Let us hurry and go.

Go ahead.

We do not have time for this.

- If we do not go now, we will all- - They think I am Lee Seol.

If I get caught...

they will not pursue you that hard.

What kind of nonsense is that?

I will be the one to get caught. Hurry up and stand up.

The King will believe it without a doubt, too...

that I am Lee Seol.

Yoo Ha...

There is no time. Hurry!

Let us go.

We must go.

Go ahead.

Jung Yoo Ha...

Please take care of Hostess' corpse.

I beg of you.

This is not right.

It is absurd.

- Hurry up and- - Make sure to survive.

It is right for you to live for the future.

I have no intention of achieving anything by sacrificing you.

- So please... - Come and save me.

I will be waiting.

- We can do that. - Jung Yoo Ha!

You must go!

If you wait any longer, we will all die!

What about Yoo Ha orabeoni?

Let us go.

You came to get me, did you not?

Hurry up and try arresting me!

[The Secret Romantic Guesthouse]

Run your mouth all you want.

Your voice will not reach anyone.

I will save him. I must save him no matter what.

You disgust me.

How much blood did you shed with the hands you used to hold mine?

- Dan Oh, please... - I will not hold you back.

So please do not tell me to leave.

What are you going to do to Grand Heir?

I will decorate the finale by beheading the deposed Crown Prince's son, Lee Seol.

Even if I die, my brother lives.

He will surely take down the King.

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