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

You came to get me, did you not?

Hurry up and try arresting me!

Put your sword down first!

What are you all doing? Let us go!

- Returning to the palace! - Yes!

We need to catch the rest, too.

The Watchman is among the people who ran away.

We cannot waste more time. His Majesty is waiting.

Your Excellency!

Since we arrested Lee Seol, we can eradicate the rest anytime.

- Let us go! - Yes!

[Episode 17]

Aigoo.

Aigoo! Aigoo! Aigoo!

Did you get hurt at all?

Aigoo, I was so worried that you two might get hurt...

I am sorry.

I always seem to upset you.

Looks like Hong Ju is in shock.

Hurry up and lay the body in the side room.

We need to have a funeral for Hostess Hong first.

I will look for a casket and a burial site.

I will help you, My Lady.

Yoo Ha got taken by them?

What happened at the abandoned house, anyway?

It is because Chief Administrator Jang got the Royal Guards involved-

If it were not for Yoo Ha,

we would not have been able to escape safely.

I see.

What are we supposed to do now?

I will save him.

No matter what it takes,

I must save him.

How despicable.

You must have thought of me as a joke

to completely fool me like that.

My Lady.

At least,

you should not have smiled and joked around.

Without realizing, you took my betrothed's life away,

I was smiling...

at your jokes.

You make my skin crawl!

With the same hand that held my hand,

you must have shed so many people's blood.

I am sorry.

I know I cannot wash your wound away

with some words, but-

How come only innocent ones need to die...

When there is someone who actually needs to die?

This is...

They found it after searching Ihwawon.

My nephew grew so much.

I am not surprised that I did not recognize you.

It is because you are so shortsighted, Uncle.

I am already excited thinking about how I should kill you.

Enjoy it while you can.

All glorious moments are...

just a split second, including your time on the throne.

Talk as much as you would like.

Your voice would not reach anywhere.

I will pick at your flesh little by little

until even your soul disappears.

My poor older brother.

He will not see his son's face well, even in the afterlife.

Why is the interrogation taking so long?

Is the Grand Heir being tortured by chance?

There you were, Left State Minister.

Your Highness.

I cannot express enough how terrible and devastated I feel.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

What happened anyway?

Do not worry.

Kang San is in a safe place.

You mean...

Since we bought some time, we just need to wait.

Take some.

You did so much in arresting Lee Seol.

I will award you with a special position soon.

I cannot express my gratitude enough, Your Majesty.

By the way...

how did you know that Jung Yoo Ha was the deposed Grand Heir?

Head Eunuch confessed everything

and said who the deposed Grand Heir was.

If so, you just need to decide how to punish him.

Taking poison would be too easy.

Being beheaded is too simple.

I cannot let my only nephew have such a boring death.

Do you have something in mind, by chance?

I heard you told His Majesty who the deposed Grand Heir is.

Did you already know?

Do not be so disappointed.

You will be awarded a special position thanks to me.

Does His Majesty know...

that your Lee Seol is fake?

Fake?

What kind of absurd thing is that to say?

Is it okay to tell His Majesty this absurd thing, then?

Kang San.

That he is Lee Seol, whom His Majesty was looking for.

What is it that you want?

Just tell me.

There is only one thing I want to know.

The watchman.

His whereabouts.

I really do not know where he is.

I reached the limit of my patience.

I do not know his whereabouts, but I know of a temple that produces watchmen.

By the way,

how did you know?

That Jung Yoo Ha is a fake.

Watchman never abandons his master.

It is impossible.

Where are you going late at night?

I want to visit Left State Minister.

I am sure he is not okay, either.

You should assess the situation in the morning tomorrow-

We do not know when the execution will occur.

It is the moment the King has always been waiting for.

- Your Highness. - I cannot let...

Yoo Ha face that moment for me.

If so, I will not be able to forgive myself.

You should take your sword with you no matter how rushed you are.

Go ahead.

I will be waiting.

Okay.

I will be right back.

Will you keep standing there like that?

I thought not catching attention was the best I could do.

It would be hypocritical to say that I understand how you feel.

Are you going somewhere?

I will follow you.

You do not have to do that.

I just feel guilty that I could not let you go sooner.

Your Highness.

You can do whatever you want to do now.

You can either stay here

or leave.

If I cannot even protect the Grand Heir,

what would be left in my life?

You should save Yoo Ha.

And I will have to protect you.

But you should still stay here tonight.

Chief Administrator might keep chasing after you.

I think I would feel comfortable

only if I leave you here.

Be careful.

I was waiting because I thought you might come.

Ihwawon was completely empty.

Where is Left State Minister?

He has been imprisoned.

I heard the Grand Heir also got arrested.

The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be for us.

We must start an army and ambush the palace.

I heard Left State Minister prepared for it.

The Military Training Commander said he would join us,

but the situation completely changed.

Let me meet with him.

I will persuade him myself.

Yes.

Master!

Who are you?

Where is the Watchman of the deposed Grand Heir?

The Watchman?

I am not sure what you are talking about.

Answer me before I slaughter everyone.

The question is the same.

How could my answer change?

I do not want to.

This hideout is not safe, either.

- If you get caught- - So?

Are you telling me to leave on my own?

We do not know when Yoo Ha will get executed

and everyone's life is in danger.

You have the rest of the family.

Leave Hanyang with them to protect them, at least.

You are my family, too.

I can never do that.

Dan Oh, please!

I will not get in the way.

So please do not tell me to leave.

I will crumble.

If you...

If I end up losing you, too-

- Orabeoni! - I barely managed to make it this far.

But I will not be able to take a single step forward.

I...

I can protect myself.

I have done that all this time, and I will continue to do so.

I know.

You are stronger than anyone.

You will overcome any crisis wisely.

Yes.

- So please trust me and- - But Dan Oh...

even someone like you

can be shattered and disappear without a trace.

That is...

That is what revolution is.

The Grand Heir was captured.

We desperately need your strategic help to save him.

Even if you combine all the forces that are sick of tyranny,

it would be very difficult to ambush the palace.

I know the security system well since I was a Royal Guard.

I will help out, so-

If they lock the palace gate and fight us back,

it would only give them time to summon the five military camps.

Would we have a chance if they opened the gate from the inside?

If that is possible,

we will be able to subdue palace guards and get the King to surrender.

How about revealing the fact that you are the Grand Heir now?

I do not think I have the right to be called that.

It is not me, but Yoo Ha...

who is carrying the burden by risking his life.

- Your Highness. - Commander is...

bringing in the army to save the Grand Heir.

Their high spirit will save Yoo Ha.

So right now,

Yoo Ha needs to be Lee Seol.

They are making the customers lose their appetite.

Why are they lingering around like that?

They are soldiers from Hanseongbu, right?

Why did Hostess have to be gone on a day like this?

Something must be going on.

It looked like they were searching Hostess's room without permission, too.

Did Chief Administrator tell you anything, by chance?

Ban Ya noonim.

Someone is here.

You should go out for a moment.

Me?

Who could it be?

Ignore me and keep walking.

You were safe.

I was so worried that everyone at Ihwawon was gone.

Did you come to Ihwawon?

Yes.

I stopped by because I was worried.

I heard the deposed Grand Heir got arrested.

By chance-

Let us talk on the way there.

On the way there? Where?

Actually...

Actually, Hostess is...

I am glad you came.

I thought it would be nice to have someone from Buyounggak join, too.

I cannot believe it.

Offer her a drink first.

I will...

risk my everything and save Yoo Ha.

So...

please rest in peace.

Did you say Eunyoungyeon?* (A party at the palace for the people who passed the state exam)

Yes.

There will be the last round of the exam at the palace.

I heard there would be a huge party for the ones who passed the exam.

I think many courtesans from Buyounggak will go, too.

They are having a party?

Something is strange.

I was sure the state exam would be delayed.

By chance...

Perhaps on that day,

Yoo Ha might be facing the execution.

What is going on all of a sudden?

The signal kite is up.

The signal kite?

Do you mean something bad happened at the temple?

Sir!

The Chief Administrator Jang...

The children are not inside the temple!

He took them to Hanseongbu.

If you do not go there,

the children...

Please carry him inside.

Are you going to Hanseongbu?

I cannot let him kill the children.

Do not forget your duty as the watchman.

Master!

If the Watchman gets himself killed, who will protect the master?

They are just children.

They did not do anything wrong.

Who are you?

Did you not get to see his face?

No, he was already gone.

I will go to Hanseongbu myself.

Just give me three days.

Do not bring too many things.

My brother has household goods, too.

Aigoo.

We cannot go empty-handed and bother them.

You probably cannot take the state exam this time, right?

The safety of my family is more important right now.

I thought you might be passing for once!

Looks like you are really not meant to pass!

You do not know how to be subtle, Najudaek.

- You are very direct. - Aigoo.

You are all ready, too, right?

Wait for me.

- Once everything is over- - I know...

you will not come late.

Also, regarding Shi Yeol...

Oh, that is...

something he needs to resolve with Unni.

- It is not my place to step- - I am not telling you to step in.

Since your unni must be having a hard time as well, make sure to console her.

She must be feeling greatly betrayed and resentful.

Although Shi Yeol orabeoni must have suffered a lot as well...

Do not resent Shi Yeol too much.

I ask of you, at least.

I was the beginning of everything.

The one who turned Shi Yeol like that...

and causing Yoo Ha to be taken was all...

No.

All of those things were done by the tyrant who stole the throne.

Please do not forget...

that above all things, Orabeoni.

Stop looking back and hurry on.

Aigoo.

I am sorry, Najudaek.

I really cannot just leave like this.

Stop saying such things!

I would rather die than watch you jump into the fire!

If I do nothing when all the orabeonis are on the verge of death...

My Lady!

Go on.

I will take care of Najudaek and Hong Ju.

You cannot be saying that, Sir!

You need to stop her!

Will she listen to me if I stop her?

It seems her heart already ran off all the way over there.

Must you truly go?

Yes.

I am sorry, Unni.

Aigoo.

Aigoo.

You were alive, huh?

I thought you went off somewhere and died.

Luckily, I did not die.

It was as I expected.

Eunyoungyeon is not a party.

It is the execution grounds.

He said he will set an example and execute the Grand Heir in front of a big crowd.

I am...

going to rescue Grand Heir.

When I first harbored this thought...

you were the first one...

I was reminded of.

What-

The King has crossed the line.

How many more people will he harm after killing Grand Heir?

If you are hesitant, you may go back.

I will not blame you.

Do you trust me that much?

What if I go back and notify the Royal Guards?

It is greed to earn something without losing anything.

I might have already been on the same path as you.

In fact...

I was feeling glad inside...

when you aimed your bow at the tyrant.

Eunyoungyeon...

We will head to the palace on that day.

We must stop Eunyoungyeon to save Grand Heir.

Will the King dismiss the party just because he hears the traitors are coming?

W-Wait...

will it really be possible with just the five of us?

If things go as planned...

the King is sure to panic as well.

During the long years Grand Heir was on the run...

the King was also being chased just like him...

by the fear that he might lose the throne.

All right.

Even if we do safely get into the palace and fool the King...

he will find out it is a lie in no time.

If we just stall until sunset...

Military Training Commander will bring his soldiers and come.

By the way...

did you not say the palace gates will be opened from the inside?

I will get the declaration of the crown for the Grand Heir from Queen Dowager.

With that, we will be able to get the gate guards to surrender.

But it is hard to go into Queen Dowager's Pavilion.

I mean, we can at least send a letter through the palace ladies.

And what have you been thinking about since earlier?

It seems someone is outside.

Why are you here?

Did I not tell you to leave?

My feet were too heavy...

I just could not leave.

Dan Oh...

What about I go and get the declaration?

That is nonsense.

I will see you out. Get ready at once.

Why is it nonsense?

I am the only one here who can disguise myself as a palace lady.

Hostess Yoon will be able to enter Queen Dowager's quarters without suspicion.

We should trust Dan Oh with this one.

- We do not have much time. - You already know, too.

Dan Oh has entered the palace before.

If someone was to recognize her...

It will be okay as long as I stay out of the King's sight.

On the day of Eunyoungyeon...

Once the rebellion is over...

I plan to leave right after.

You are going to leave?

Please understand...

even if I leave without a word.

Gyeom...

My son...

Please...

be happy.

I am sorry...

Mother.

Eunyoungyeon is right around the corner.

Since we do not know what the situation is...

Even if things go wrong, I will die as Lee Seol.

I will consider it a consequence of using that name.

Your Highness...

please keep your spirit strong.

Even if I die, my brother lives.

He will surely take down the King.

By the way, what do you plan to do at the palace?

I mean, I have all to gain, including this ornament.

They said there is a party.

It must be so splendid and beautiful.

You must go, right?

Your Majesty!

Eunyoungyeon is happening soon, so you should come and

grace us with your presence, Mother.

The feast will be quite a grand one.

You do not say, Seol...

You need to see the body of your grandson getting ripped apart ever so hopelessly.

What are you going to do to Grand Heir?

You will find out if you come.

I put in a word already, so head to Queen Dowager's Pavilion right away.

Yes.

You told me many times already.

Please do not worry.

It is the same for me.

If I lose you, I will not be able to take even a step forward.

So, please...

focus on yourself from this moment.

Gu Nam should be here by now, but why do I not see him?

We should wait for him for now, right?

The party starts soon.

If we are late, Yoo Ha can be in danger.

You may enter.

Aigoo.

We are the traveling performers from Namsangol.

The King had ordered us to come to the party.

Wait. You seem somewhat familiar.

Where could you have seen a lowly one like me?

That is incorrect.

I have seen you from somewhere for sure.

Please let them in now!

You came in person, Royal Guard?

If the party gets delayed because of them, His Majesty will be furious.

- Hurry up and get inside! - Yes.

Do not let your guard down even for a second.

Yes, sir!

What brings you here?

Are you saying...

Grand Heir will be executed at Eunyoungyeon?

Yes. That is correct.

Come and save me.

I will be waiting.

We can do that.

That was it, huh?

The reason he asked for three days.

Let us go.

Here is your sword you asked me to keep.

Could you be Ihwawon's Hostess Yoon?

Yes.

Are you from Queen Dowager's Pavilion?

Please come with me.

Hide in here and escape around the time the party comes to an end.

Yes, Queen Dowager.

Right. There is one more thing Seol asked me for.

He told you to keep yourself safe.

However, do you know how to use a bow?

Yes, I learned from Grand Heir.

- Your Highness! You cannot... - Your Highness!

- Your Highness! - You cannot do this!

Royal Consort, you cannot barge in here like this.

What is the matter?

His Majesty told me to bring you in person.

Please come.

I-I am getting dizzy...

Come and give me a hand.

Do you find courtesans' dancing to be that entertaining?

Is it not exciting?

The finale of the party will be redder and more splendid than this.

Yes.

Chief Administrator Jang is asking to see you.

Chief Administrator Jang is?

Yes, he said it was urgent.

Please tell His Majesty.

The remnants of the deposed Grand Heir's men might have snuck into the palace.

Are you sure about that?

My Lord, a few Royal Guards who were on patrol are missing.

It might be those men's doing.

Go and hunt them down while I report to the King.

I will lend you my men.

Yes, My Lord.

Your Majesty.

The remnants of the deposed Grand Heir's men snuck into the palace.

Then, just go and capture his remnants.

We can just kneel them out there, too.

Please pause the party while the situation is under control-

Do not say one more word.

It is finally getting interesting.

Since the traitor who has been on the run for more than a decade was caught,

this is a great joy for the royal family.

Therefore, I will decorate the finale of the party by

executing the deposed Grand Heir, Lee Seol.

Proceed!

Yes!

No way.

Are they executing dismemberment at the palace?

What kind of madness is this?

The Grand Heir, on top of that.

Just wait and see.

My blood will not be washed away and remain...

constricting you, the King.

This country's subjects and people...

are not weak enough to cower in fear.

What are you all doing?

Tear apart his limbs right now!

Yes!

Watchman...

I get to meet you here.

Go on ahead.

I will take care of things here.

Will you be okay?

We do not have time for this.

Hurry up and go.

Come at me!

Are the children...

still safe?

Was compassion ever a part of you?

I will kill you without fail...

and console my son's spirit.

Make sure to remember this.

What you see right now...

is...

your true self...

Watchman...

You are only a...

man-slaughtering fiend...

who cannot forget the taste of murder.

You make my skin crawl!

With the same hand that held my hand,

you must have shed so many people's blood.

Even though I knew...

I was going to die by your hands...

I had to find you.

That is the...

heart of a father...

who lost a son...

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♪ Do I just need to wait endlessly? ♪

♪ Can you hear my heart? ♪

♪ My heartbeat flows toward you ♪

Even if I do die, I will have him killed at least.

Hurry up and go!

What on Earth are you scheming?

I came to reclaim my seat.

I am... I am Lee Seol.

Go find Lee Seol and tell him.

That I am waiting for him at the deposed Grand Heir's execution site.

I will resent and hate you as long as I am alive.

Since we have a new king, please receive his order now.

If you surrender voluntarily, I will not kill you.

This country is mine.

It is my Joseon I protected by shedding the blood of many!

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