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[Episode 43]

Sir.

Your Highness.

How did it go?

There is no movement yet.

But Queen Dowager and His Excellency will not leave you alone.

You must be prepared for all possibilities.

My response to them will be a revenge with blood and sword.

I will not longer stand by and watch them hurt me anymore.

Sir.

I have some where to go urgently.

I will see you later this evening.

Yes, Your Highness.

Who are you?

Sir.

Queen Dowager is looking for you.

You will have to come to her quarters.

I understand.

You go on ahead to our headquarters.

But...

Don't worry.

Yes, Head Merchant.

Let's go.

Yes.

Sir.

What's going on?

A big trouble. Her Highness has been taken to Queen Dowager's quarters by her chief guard.

What?

Your Highness, Ok Nyeo has been meeting with the king,

and interfering with our affairs.

She's the one who delivered the royal decree from

the Chinese emperor to the king this time also.

Yes, Your Majesty.

And in dealing with the Chinese envoy

we've confirmed that Ok Nyeo has been communicating with the Daeyoon faction, Your Highness.

Your Highness, you must stop her now.

You have to get her away from the king..

What should we do now?

Queen Dowager already knows that it is Her Highness

who passed on the royal decree to the king.

No one knows what will happen to Her Highness now.

It is my fault.

I should have stopped him from taking Her Highness.

You go and gather everyone.

What are you planning to do?

We have to prepare for all likely events.

If by remote chance something happens to Her Highness we must save her.

Yes, sir.

What are you talking about?

Her Highness? Wasn't it Ok Nyeo who passed on that decree to the king?

Sir.

You must not tell anyone else what I say to you now.

Do you know anything about Ok Nyeo's parents?

I've heard that her mother died of sword wounds in front of Jeonokseo.

Ok Nyeo's mother was a court lady of Crown Prince's quarters.

She also received the grace of the former king as well.

Pardon?

Then Ok Nyeo is a princess?

That's right.

But, how did a woman who received King's grace die of sword wounds in front of Jeonokseo?

That was the doing of Yoon Won Hyung at the order of Queen Dowager.

Yoon Won Hyung and the Queen Dowager had Her Highness's mother killed.

Who else knows of this?

- Does the King know of this? - No, he doesn't.

We've decided to keep this a secret for now.

It is only I and Court Ladies Han and Min, aside from you,

who are aware of this fact.

Therefore, I ask you to keep this a secret for now.

Please do not let it be known that you know this in front of Ok Nyeo.

Are you asking me to continue to treat Her Highness as an inferior rank to me? How could I?

Her Highness is already very worried about the safety,

of all of us who know, in the hands of Queen Dowager.

If you can empathize with her feelings please conceal your knowledge of this.

Sir.

May I ask the reason why

Queen Dowager is looking for me?

A long ago you came to see me asking to meet with Queen Dowager,

saying you were aware of a possible treason.

Do you remember?

Yes.

You cannot meet with Queen Dowager.

Sir.

How could Her Highness believe a story that is merely speculation based on circumstantial evidence?

But, sir. The truth is...

No. Regardless of the truth,

from this day forward, you should never

speak about that incident.

Ever.

Sir, you ordered me to go back at that time.

That you were telling me to do so for my own benefit.

Right. I wanted you to keep away from national affairs for your own good.

So why did you ignore my advice and deliver the decree to the king?

You've already crossed a line you should not have crossed.

Let's go.

Your Majesty.

What's going on?

Queen Dowager's head guard has taken Ok Nyeo to her quarters.

What?

I will go to the Queen Dowager's quarters.

Yes.

Your Excellency, please be careful traveling at night.

- Yes. - Goodnight, ma'am.

Please announce us to Her Highness.

Yes.

Your Majesty, the head guard and Ok Nyeo are here to see you.

Tell them to come in.

You can leave us, Head Guard.

Yes, Your Highness.

Come close and sit.

Yes, Your Highness.

Of all the palace maids from Crown Prince's quarters who were taken to Queen Dowager's quarters,

none of them survived.

The positions they were in were quietly filled in by other maids.

You don't look too well. Has something happened?

No, Your Highness.

Do you know why I called you in at this late hour?

I've been told it's because of the royal decree I gave to the king.

Is it true that the decree belonged to Park Tae Soo?

Yes, Your Highness.

I called you because I would like to know how you were able to obtain that decree.

Can you tell me?

Before he died, Sir Park Tae Soo

left me a map along with some final words.

When I went to the place directed by the map, the royal decree was there.

This is how I was able to obtain the decree.

Why did you not reveal the existence of such an important document to me?

I am sorry to say this, but

I suffered a great deal of grief

from following the direction of Park Tae Soo.

If you hadn't saved me from that

I would not be here today.

If I was to tell anyone about the royal decree,

I worried that I would be faced with a similar hardship.

Then I learned that the envoy from China was threatening

the king with the alleged conduct of our military officials

in their dealings with the Jurchen.

In order to be of assistance to the king I delivered the royal decree to him.

How did you meet the king?

It would have been difficult to meet with the king in your position.

A long time ago, His Majesty came to Jeonokseo on an incognito visit.

I met him for the first time then.

Since then he came to see me every so often

to inquire about the goings on in the life of the inmates.

Is that right?

Until very recently

I knew the king as a secret royal inspector.

The king as a secret royal inspector

Yes, Your Highness.

In fact, he hid his true identity from me

while he was meeting me as a secret royal inspector.

Only very recently have I learned that the secret royal inspector was His Majesty the King.

Through that connection I was able to deliver the royal decree.

What is the reason he hid his identity to meet with you?

Without regard for the positions in life between us,

he wanted to hear the stories about everyday people.

If I've upset you in any way with this conduct,

I deserve to be punished, Your Highness.

I will humbly accept your punishment.

You've saved His Majesty by delivering the royal decree.

How could I punish you for doing so.

I've called you in to give you a compliment.

I am grateful that you were able to connect with the king and help him in this way.

Your, Highness. I am grateful to hear your words.

I've heard you returned to Jeonokseo when the the Rites Bureau was abolished.

Please tell me if any difficulties arise in your life again.

Do you understand?

Yes, Your Highness.

You may leave now.

Yes, ma'am.

Your Majesty.

Ok Nyeo.

Sit down.

Yes, Your Majesty.

What is the reason my mother called you in.

It was about the royal decree I delivered to you

and how Your Majesty and I came to know each other.

So, how did you answer?

I have never done anything to be ashamed of in my meetings with you.

I've told her the whole truth about our encounters.

Do not be concerned, Your Majesty.

She complimented me for being able to be of help to you.

Do you think she's being sincere?

I know Her Highness very well.

Your Majesty.

Have you thought more about my suggestion to be admitted as a Court Lady in order to be selected as a concubine?

Ah... W-Well... T-That is...

I strongly believe this cannot be delayed any longer, for the sake of your safety.

Are you saying His Majesty has asked you to be his concubine?

Yes. He didn't ask for an answer immediately but he did sound urgent.

Such a royal request cannot go unanswered for long.

Your Highness, there is no other way.

You will have to reveal your identity to His Majesty.

- We can't do that. - Your Highness.

If we do, he will learn that Queen Dowager is responsible for my mother's death.

If he was to learn of all of wrongdoings of Queen Dowager and His Excellency,

he would for sure want to punish them.

But that would not be easy with the power he has at the moment.

And to add Queen Dowager's wrongdoings against my mother...

I am not prepared to give such pain and suffering to the king.

But he will learn of all that at some point,

and he is the one who has to correct the wrongdoings.

Yes, I am aware of it.

I know I can't keep this a secret forever.

However, this is not the time.

His Majesty is working hard to repair his relationship with Queen Dowager,

but he is finding it difficult.

He has enough to deal with already, without adding to his workload.

When I have enough of my own power, that I will not be a burden to him,

that's when I will reveal my identity to him, if I have to.

Now, I wish you could give me a reply.

Ok Nyeo.

Ok Nyeo!

Your Majesty, please pardon your humble servant for being anxious, and forgive me for not being able to obey your order!

Your humble servant is not ignorant of your noble intention,

but your humble servant is unable to obey this order from Your Majesty because of other reasons!

Your Majesty, you need not pardon your humble servant for disobedience!

Your humble servant deserves to be punished!

What exactly are your reasons?

Your Majesty, forgive me, your humble servant for my predicament!

Right now, right now I'm unable to tell you because of my predicament.

When the time is right, I will tell you, Your Majesty.

When the time... When will that time be?

I apologize, Your Majesty. That too... That too...

Please kill me. Kill this disloyal servant, Your Majesty.

Is it because of Yoon Tae Won?

No, it's not. It's not for that reason, Your Majesty!

Get up.

Your Majesty!

I'm asking you to get up.

Alright.

I understand what you mean.

If that's what you wish, I'll also not mention this matter again.

I'm very sorry, Your Majesty.

Please punish your humble servant with death.

Ok Nyeo.

You know the reason I want you to be a palace servant is to protect you, right?

It's not to put you in a difficult position.

Just because you've been meeting me, that caused you to be subjected to such grievances,

and caused you to be under Queen Dowager's surveillance and regulation.

I can't just watch you suffer those grievances and do nothing.

If I were a proper king,

I wouldn't have put you in such agony

and would still have had a way to protect you.

Your Majesty!

How can you say things like that?

It's all your humble servant's fault.

It's my inadequacy.

No matter what it is, if you don't want to, I will not force you to stay in the palace.

Therefore don't ever, don't ever kneel before me

and beg me for forgiveness about this matter.

Do you understand?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

- Head Merchant. - Why are you here?

I was worried that something might have happened to you.

Sir Gang Sun Ho has already gathered the people

and they are waiting for you.

Nothing has happened to me. Please let him know.

Are you really okay?

Yes.

Hurry up and let Sir know.

Yes.

Hyungnim!

- Man Soo!

- Hyungnim, what's this all about?

Man Soo, hurry up and help to untangle me.

Untangle me! I'll do whatever you want me to do, alright?

Hey, Man Soo!

But if I'm found out, I'll be dead for sure!

You brat! If you don't listen to me you'll die by my hands!

Hey, hey... If you listen to me, I'll do whatever you want me to do.

Man Su!

Think about it clearly, alright?

Very good.

Head Merchant.

What's wrong with you?

It's nothing much. I just got into a fight with some thugs after drinking.

Just now Madame was almost poisoned to death,

but what have you been doing?

I apologize.

But, why aren't you going back yet?

I'm trying to figure out how we can pay back the funds

we got from the various companies.

The trade with Ming is not happening anymore either, so

how do we bear the losses? We're really in a bind.

Why are you doing this to me?

If Madame Jung Nan Jung knows what you are doing, she will definitely not let it slide!

Shut up and listen to me carefully!

I will make a deal with you.

If you accept the deal, you will be able to live.

Your Highness, it's Kim Sang Goong.

May I enter for a while?

- Enter. - Yes.

What's the matter?

Your Highness, a message came from His Excellency Yoon Won Hyung.

Madame Jung Nan Jung was almost poisoned to death.

What? Poison?

So, how is Nan Jung now?

It's a relief that she managed to spit it out. Right now, she is fine.

What in the world?

Who did such a horrific act?

A servant in the household.

They are looking for the mastermind.

Search thoroughly.

Who are you?

Why are you doing this?

Sir. Why are you doing this?

Where's Min Soo Ok?

What? Why do you ask me about her whereabouts?

I really don't know.

I guess you haven't figured out what's happening.

Drag him out.

Sir. Sir, why are you doing this?

Oh my, sir!

Sir, why are you doing this?

Stop.

Who's the mastermind who told Min Soo Ok

to poison Nan Jung?

I really don't know. I don't know.

Then, how come you lied about her identity?

I already know Min Soo Ok isn't a staffer from the royal kitchen.

I don't know about being a staff of the royal kitchen,

but she's certainly palace personnel.

Which department was she in?

Tell me now!

The late king, when he was in the eastern palace,

she was a palace maid there.

What?

How's mother's condition?

All the poison seems to be eradicated so you needn't worry.

How did it go?

I found out.

Doctor, you may leave.

Yes, Madame.

Shin Hye, you too.

No, Mother.

I want to know who tried to harm you too.

Tell me.

What is the identity of that wench Min Soo Ok?

Min Soo Ok was a palace maid in the eastern palace.

What?

But all the eastern palace maids died.

No.

There were two palace maids of the eastern palace whose deaths weren't confirmed. One was named Ga Bi.

The other was that wench, Min Soo Ok.

Mother, what is all this talk?

You needn't know about it.

Sir. You wanted to see me?

Jung Nan Jung is looking everywhere for you right now.

You better go in hiding for a while.

I'll do that.

Take her to the safe house in Songpa.

Yes, sir.

Jung Nan Jung's private soldiers are chasing after her.

You must protect her no matter what happens.

Hurry.

Let's go, ma'am.

- Wait. - What is it?

I forgot something. I need to buy something from the market.

Let's make a quick stop.

Time is urgent.

We can't afford to stop somewhere.

It'll just be a moment.

Hi there.

The top.

You go home first.

Let's go.

Hey, Hyungnim.

Long time no see.

Well, Chief Ok Nyeo wants to see you. Let's go together.

For what?

You should know that better than we do.

You come too.

Me too? Why me?

Don't worry now.

They won't kill you.

Let's go.

Welcome. Have a seat.

Chief. I had no choice.

Jung Nan Jung was going to kill us unless we listened.

Forgive us.

I know. I know very well what position you were in.

Don't worry and have a seat.

I wanted to see you not to scold you.

You both gave Jung Nan Jung nyang for the Ming trade, right?

Yes.

If you two will help me,

I'll help you recover the money you gave her and make even more money.

Will you help me?

Chief. I heard we can't trade with Ming now.

What's happened?

Our plan with the envoy went sour is what happened.

Then what about the money we lent you? When do we get it back?

It might be difficult for a while.

What? We poured all our funds out to you,

so we can barely operate our own company now.

I know the situation so don't worry too much.

I'll get the funds as soon as I can.

Even if you can't trust me, you can trust Madame Jung Nan Jung.

She's someone who always keeps her promises.

But she's in critical condition too, we heard.

That's just groundless rumor.

Chief, the items we ordered from Ming will be delivered soon.

We need to get the funds ready or else we'll all die.

It's true.

- Yeoju-daek! - It's you guys, Chun Doong and Man Soo.

Is Woo Chi Hyungnim here?

Yup, go in the room.

Wait.

You guys are going to meet and scheme something again?

About that...

Soon, there's going to be a big blowout with Jung Nan Jung.

Jung Nan Jung?

Chun Doong, don't get my Man Soo in some big trouble.

It's not that. Don't worry. Don't worry.

You guys be careful. Got it?

Go in.

Hey.

How did it go?

As you expected, Dong Chang is lying low.

Man Soo you go to Dong Chang and watch carefully (to see) if he's doing something else.

Yes.

This act of fraud is more dangerous than pulling hair out of a tiger.

Pulling a fraud on Yoon Won Hyung or Jung Nan Jung

requires your life be on the line, just like last time.

If you're scared, you can jump ship now.

What are you talking about? Why would I?

Chun Doong, you?

Don't worry. I'm all about loyalty.

Good then. Let's go over the plan. Listen carefully.

Jung Nan Jung gave 50,000 nyang to the Ming envoy so she's in a financial crisis.

Plus, she's got to pay back the money she took from the subordinate companies, so she's fretting.

This is when human nature

will try to clear out of the situation no matter what, even if it calls for doing something far-fetched.

That's when it's some average guy.

But Jung Nan Jung's not your average person.

So we need a plan that's perfect.

We just need to be one step ahead of Jung Nan Jung.

You know selling ginseng is how you make the biggest money in Joseon nowadays, right?

Yea, ginseng is the most expensive trade item.

Oh wow, you heard something from somewhere, did you?

For sure, Jung Nan Jung will also

try to get out of the situation with the ginseng trade.

So then if a Ming merchant group comes for ginseng on Imperial order, what will happen?

Of course she'll try to monopolize the trade.

Of course. So we use that.

You don't mean we make a switch during her trade with Ming?

Hyungnim. We're talking about the Ming empress here.

We can't handle a merchant group sent by the Ming empress with our skills.

Chun Doong.

Do you think the merchant group is really coming?

What? Then you don't mean?

You mean you're going to fabricate the deal?

Wait a sec. You mean act like there's a ginseng trade between Ming and Joseon?

Fool Jung Nan Jung and make her spend a fortune buying ginseng?

In order to make this plan work, the most important part

is to make Jung Nan Jung

believe fully that there's a ginseng trade between Ming and Joseon.

Would that be so easy?

To make that succeed, we need to get the emissary involved and have a Ming merchant group.

I've got my ideas on that.

Let's go over each person's role now.

Listen carefully.

You go and figure out the emissary's movements.

And you go make a trip to Songdo even though it'll be rough.

You go and gather info near the courtesan house.

Jeonokseo - Capital Prison

I'm so glad to be back.

Everyone's so happy.

Hey, Clerk Ji!

Ok Nyeo.

Hey now.

- Hello there. - You guys are here.

You're here.

But what brings you all here?

Ok Nyeo, it's been such a long time.

You might not know this but we've been coming here a lot

because of the lawyer work.

We're coming in and out of this place so much

that it feels like we're back to being thugs again.

Clerk Ji.

Can you get the prisoner Um Nom for me?

Sure. I'll do that.

Who is Um Nom?

The young guy in cell ♪4.

Oh, the kid that hit a nobleman with a sickle?

Yeah, he's in for attempted murder.

Sir Yoon Tae Won is going through a lot because of him.

He's refusing having Sir Yoon Tae Won as his trial lawyer.

Why?

I don't know why either.

Oh.

Get someone here.

Hurry! Warden!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Hurry and loosen him.

Hurry.

Loosen him.

Hey, put him down.

Careful.

Careful.

Be careful.

- Is he dead? - He's still breathing.

Hurry and get the doctor. Hurry.

Hey, go get the doctor at once.

And you go report this to the administrator. Hurry!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Um Nom. Um Nom!

Sir. You need to go to the prison cell.

- What happened?

- Um Nom hung himself in the cell.

What?

Hung himself?

Where?

Here.

Sir.

How is he?

He's lucky.

A moment later and he'd be dead.

How is he? Dead or alive?

Thankfully he's awake.

Had Clerk Ji and Ok Nyeo found him a minute too late,

he would have died, he said.

Oh my.

What a relief. Such a relief.

That was close.

But why is he hanging himself suddenly?

This is all due to the lawyers coming in and out.

What? What's that talk?

The lawyers are pressing the prisoners and making a fuss.

So the sensitive ones can't bear it and are hanging themselves.

What unreasonable logic you have.

What do you mean unreasonable?

Before they came around, it was so peaceful here.

You're saying that because you don't know.

Sir. You've got to stop those lawyers coming in and out.

Quiet. I need to stop that mouth of yours first.

Because of people like you, our prison has no progress.

What?

Don't blame it on the lawyers.

Work twice as long doing the rounds starting today.

Watch out for Um Nom especially.

You start doing the late night rounds too,

starting today, got that?

Why is that?

Why am I getting the fire dropped on me?

Oh jeez.

Open please.

Um Nom. Um Nom.

Here. You must feel stuffy.

Let me loosen this and you'll feel better.

Here.

Why won't you have a litigator take on your case?

If you give that up here, it's like suicide.

A lawyer is your last chance to preserve your life.

You're still young and you have plenty of chances to succeed.

If you will cooperate, we can save you using the law.

The law will save me?

That great law is the reason I lost my father who committed no crime.

You lost your father who committed no crime? What do you mean?

Stop this. I've got nothing else to say.

Someone like you is worse.

You pretend like you're on the poor people's side but you change your face at the last minute.

You turn your backs on us.

I wish you wouldn't make a decision you'll regret.

What I regret is not killing Jung Man Oh, and that's it.

Sir.

So did you find out about Jung Man Oh?

Sir. I think you might need to quit this case.

What do you mean?

Jung Man Oh is Madame Jung Man Jung's cousin.

If you mess with a man protected by Jung Nan Jung it won't be good for you.

Alright. You may leave now.

Yes.

Chief.

You wanted to see us?

I've got an urgent job for you.

There's a place called Yangji Village in Paju.

I need you to go there and find out something.

Find out what?

This looks like Yangji Village.

There.

Passerby! Do you know a man called Jung Man Oh?

I don't.

Hyungnim. You know a Um Nom?

I don't know, I said!

- Um Nom? You don't know Um Nom? - I don't!

- Jung Man Oh? - Don't know.

Um Nom and the family?

Yes. They all ran away in the middle of the night, I heard. Do you know where they went?

Don't even talk about that.

Sir. Please tell us.

Are you trying to get me killed? Get lost.

Chief.

So did you find out?

Yes, but that village is really weird.

They put up a wall against us as soon as we bring up Jung Man Oh or Um Nom.

Yes, it wasn't just one or two families that kicked us away without letting us talk.

So you didn't find out anything?

We found out that Jung Man Oh has control of more than half of the village.

Jung Man Oh is Jung Nan Jung's cousin.

Jung Nan Jung?

Yes.

Sir, you must go to Songdo first and buy out the ginseng.

We must buy all the ginseng first and sell that to Jung Nan Jung at an expensive price.

Our goal is to make Jung Nan Jung spend a large sum of money.

Jung Nan Jung's desperate right now so if it looks to be a good deal,

she'll go for it and buy the ginseng even at a high price, right?

Yes. Then we must buy out all the ginseng first.

You wanted to see me?

The companies are whining about getting their loan money back.

Do we have any way to move our funds around?

Do you know a Ming merchant group will be coming soon to purchase ginseng by Imperial order?

What? Really?

Yes. They plan to make some big deals on ginseng.

So if we can monopolize that deal we should get a huge profit.

If it's a certain deal, that'll be true.

Before the other companies find out about it,

maybe we should buy out the ginseng first?

That'll be great but we can't make any decisions on purchases that easily right now.

Where did you hear that from, though?

What? I heard it from a company merchant who recently went to the border.

It's trustworthy?

Yes. It's certain.

Hey.

Come.

- So how did it go?

- It's as we expected.

Min Dong Joo will be personally meeting Ming officials

to confirm whether there is a trade between Ming and Joseon.

Meet where?

At Sosoroo.

You're here, Chief.

Long time no see, Chief Hwang. Have the officials arrived yet?

No, they haven't arrived yet.

Please go inside first. I'll bring them to the room when they arrive.

Fine. Let's go.

Yes.

Oh jeez.

Look how puffed up she's acting.

Jung Nan Jung is one thing but Min Dong Joo?

I never imagined I'd be treated so low by that wench too.

Sungnim, careful what you say. They can hear you.

Yes, Chief.

- Then, I'l be going first. - Me too.

- Fine. - Let's go.

You're here, sir. Did it go well with the work in Zha Men?

I got here yesterday. Is the chief from Min Dong Joo company here?

Yes.

Escort him in.

I don't want to see that wench Min Dong Joo so I won't go.

Yes, Chief.

Sir. Go in, please.

Alright.

Chief Lee So Jung is looking for you.

Alright.

It's urgent.

I'll escort this man.

Urgent?

Yes.

Hurry and escort him then.

Thanks for coming.

You're Sir Hong Seung Joo?

You're from Min Dong Joo company?

Yes, please sit, sir.

What are you doing? Pour him a drink.

What is he saying?

You'll need to serve him well today.

Yup.

Hello. Are you Sir Hong Seung Joo?

I'm Chief Min Dong Joo.

Welcome, Sir Hong Seung Joo. This is Chief Min Dong Joo.

I'm Hong Seung Joo. Why did you want to see me?

First, let's have a seat.

Sit first, please.

I have a question I must ask you.

I have a question I must ask you.

What is it?

Special Envoy has been ordered by Ming's Empress Dowager to purchase, on her behalf, a huge amount of Korean ginseng,

and soon he will be making a trip to Han Yang. Do you know about it?

I heard Imperial Empress has ordered

the purchase of ginseng from our capital.

Did you know about it?

I know it but what about it?

What is it?

Sungnim. I've got a way to get back the 50,000 nyang.

Really? How?

Soon there will be a large ginseng trade between Ming and Joseon by Imperial Empress's order.

Is that the truth?

There is really a trade?

Yes. I even met the official to confirm it.

Good. That's great. If we can monopolize that deal,

we'll be able to get out of our financial crisis.

Yes, Sungnim.

So go and send someone to Songdo to buy out the ginseng first, without waiting.

What about the money we lack?

If we close the paper and brass shops, we can get that money.

We might need to close the cotton and silk shop too.

Cotton and silk too?

Yes, Sungnim.

Alright. Go ahead and get as much as you can.

Yes, Sungnim.

Ma'am, hurry and run.

Ok Nyeo.

Sir.

I want to see the Um Nom. Can you get him for me?

Sure, let's go.

Jung Man Oh reported your father's crime to the precinct, I heard.

So he was beaten to death.

Crime? What crime did my father commit?

Your father stole Jung Man Oh's fortune, didn't he?

Stole?

Did I get it wrong?

Is this how all people with money think?

Did you want to take revenge on Jung Man Oh for your father?

Is that why you went to him with a sickle?

No, I didn't.

Um Nom, I'm sorry if we misunderstood something.

But you won't tell us what happened so how can we know the truth?

How come all the folks who talk about law are the same?

Truth? Story? Find that out for what?

Um Nom.

You two will just go and do what you want and need anyway.

What really happened, and what's happened to us,

is stuff you won't care about anyway.

Um Nom and his family were bullied by Jung Man Oh for a long time.

But Jung Man Oh was able to do that

because he had Jung Nan Jung behind him.

I know that too.

Creating someone like Jung Man Oh

is the doing of Jung Nan Jung and the Soyoon faction that controls this nation's power.

That's right, sir.

Maybe this trial will be a rare and great opportunity

to show how the Soyoon faction has caused the people agony.

It's true.

I will make this trial public to show the world

the evil doings of Queen Dowager and the Soyoon faction.

Let me know how I can help.

We need Um Nom to

make me his lawyer in order to succeed.

Yes, sir.

I'll persuade him.

Ok Nyeo. Ok Nyeo.

Ok Nyeo, come outside.

Cho Hee is looking for you desperately.

Sir, I'm leaving then.

Cho Hee.

What happened?

What? You.

Chief, I'm sorry.

Court Lady Min has been kidnapped?

What?

Jung Nan Jung's brother Jung Mak Gae took her.

This wench is Min Soo Ok?

Yes.

You were a wench who worked in the eastern palace but managed to survive, huh?

Who ordered you to poison me?

I have nothing to say.

Just kill me.

Get a confession out of the wench fast.

She might know that wench Ga Bi's whereabouts too.

Get that out of her too.

I got it.

Tighten it.

Yes.

Chief.

Where's Sir Gang Sun Ho that you're coming alone?

Sir Gang Sun Ho went to Gwanghwa by Lord Lee Jeong Myeong's order.

What?

What do we do now, Chief?

Chief.

You wanted to see us?

I've got work for you.

Tell us.

Yoon Won Hyung has eight houses in the capital spread out in Gahuidong, Gaedong, etc.

Yoon Won Hyung's private army

Is holding someone kidnapped at one of these houses.

Find out which house it is quickly.

Yes, Chief.

What will you do? Sir Gang Sun Ho isn't here. It's too dangerous.

Jung Nan Jung will definitely torture Court Lady Min

and try to find out who the mastermind is.

If she confesses about my mother too,

it will be really bad.

Wake her.

Who ordered you to poison?

Who's your mastermind?

I don't know anything.

If you want to live, say it now.

What a tedious wench.

While all the maidens of the eastern palace died,

she managed to survived for a reason.

Kill me quickly.

Like I will do that.

I've got so much I want to find out from you. Kill you?

Court Lady Han.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Eunuch Supervisor.

Your Majesty, wake up.

Your Majesty. What happened?

When I came in he was already unconscious.

I'll get the royal physician.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, wake up.

What's happening? Your Majesty.

Please wake up.

Chief.

Did you find out?

It's at the Jaedong house.

I'll rescue her. You stay here.

No. Let's go.

Yes, Chief.

Stop. Stop.

I'll tell you everything. Everything.

So how did you survive?

Gang Sun Ho. Sir Gang Sun Ho spared me.

Gang Sun Ho?

You mean it was the Daeyoon faction that protected you?

Then, Ga Bi is alive too?

Ga Bi is dead.

Dead?

Where? How did she die?

Ga Bi was...

Madame. Run.

What's happened?

We've got attackers.

What?

♪ Even if I love you I cannot love you ♪

♪ In case I become a pain to you ♪

♪ Let me be sad alone and let me ache alone ♪

♪ So I can protect you within me ♪