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THE TALE OF LADY OK

Are you sure that was your husband? Are you sure you were not mistaken?

Dearest!

Our eyes met, and he recognized me.

Then why…

Why that bastard.

How could he do that?

He is clearly doing just fine.

How could he not write me a single letter?

Listen, Goo-deok.

Although he always put the great cause before his family,

saying it was more important than just a family,

so I endured through it all.

Because I am nothing but a lowly slave…

I felt like I had no right.

So I did not look for him and just waited.

But he left me again.

What is it?

Do I look all right?

Yes.

Can you do me a favor, Man-seok?

Please do not tell him about what happened today.

Unbelievable.

All right.

Let us go.

Director Chon.

Why did you come here? I told you to just leave me alone.

Hey, you should speak to him. I will leave.

It is me.

I thought I was dreaming.

Are you doing well? Are you happy?

Yes.

I am glad to hear that.

So…

Right, I should not act like this.

I apologize for my bad manners, my lady.

Man-seok.

Man-seok, come here!

You should spend some quality time alone. Why did you call me?

Men and women must be separate.

How can I speak face to face with a nobleman's wife?

Then what do you want me to do? Put a blind between you two?

Want an introduction? Please say hello.

This is Director Chon of the Yudam Artist Group.

This is Lady Legal Advocate who came here from Cheongsu County

to save you, Director.

So, did you bring her here?

This place is close to Hanyang, so it could put her in danger.

So why did you have to stay locked up and act so stubborn?

In a few days comes our first performance in two years.

We cannot let that go to waste.

You money crazy scoundrel.

Then what? Do you plan on staying there your whole life?

And in this state?

- This state? - Yes, this state. This ugly state.

Come here. Why you…

They said they would let it go

if you compensated for it and begged on your knees.

Why are you being so stubborn?

Why should I kneel?

He is the one who stole my soul!

Stole it? What does he mean?

He is saying that the man stole the book he wrote.

A Government Officer And A Woman.

A Government Officer And A Woman?

The book written by the new novelist Seol-rang?

That…

I wrote that book.

I wrote that book seven years ago.

So tell her that means A Government Officer And A Woman is mine.

You heard him.

But according to the book seller, that book is really bad.

That is because…

I did not write it.

I did write A Government Officer And A Woman,

but I did not write that book.

So it is true that I wrote it, but I did not write that book.

Anyway, tell her that is how things are.

So this is what he is saying. There is a man called Seol-rang.

He stole the book that Director Chon wrote

and made it very sensual and dirty.

Anyway, he changed the story like that. That is what he is saying.

How sensual could it be?

Tell her she does not need to know.

- Let me explain. - Do not.

- You see… - Do not.

Hey!

Hush.

This guy used to be a butcher who chopped meat at the market.

And Director imparted his writing and other talents to him

and made him his understudy.

But his greed made him steal the book and caused this whole mess.

I am a married woman.

If you cross this line, I will report you to the office.

Come now. You no longer have a husband.

How about I fill you with my heat?

All right.

I too have missed the touch of a man.

I would rather let you take me one night.

- That is it. - Tonight, I will…

- Make you hot. - …make you hot.

Make you hot.

Is he insane?

Wait for it. He is about to make his appearance.

You crazy bastard!

You ungrateful bastard.

How dare you insult my woman?

That is how he ended up like this.

Well done.

I would have killed him.

I will find a solution.

Tell her that there is no solution.

Can you stop asking me to pass things onto her?

How about you speak comfortably alone while keeping your distance?

Why do you say there is no solution?

Did he steal the original copy?

That is right.

He most likely already discarded it after stealing it.

So what solution could there be?

So you should just go back.

You have wasted your time, my lady.

Then, will you stay in prison and receive your punishment?

Well, I did risk my life to help you when you were in trouble,

but you do not have to try to repay me for it.

Consider it repaid.

Since you make such a big deal about it, I must pay you back this time.

It is not for your sake but for the sake of your wife and child.

You have a family.

How can you be so irresponsible?

I have a wife and a child?

That is what Man-seok said…

Come here.

Come here! You little…

You are in prison right now.

Tell her the truth this instant!

All right. It was all a lie.

That was the only way you would come.

What you said after is a lie too?

That he considered Goo-deok dead, he mourned for three years,

and would not even urinate in that direction?

That is all a lie.

He has only been thinking about you,

and missing you.

He always talks as though you were by his side.

That is enough already!

Why did you write a book

that you were not going to publish?

I wrote it to keep it in my memory.

I was worried that I would forget all about it when I got old.

I wanted to remember it and reminisce about it.

I wrote it to cherish that memory for myself.

A noblewoman is a legal advocate?

Where did she say she was from?

I think it was some faraway countryside called Cheongsu County.

By the way, are you in some kind of relationship with that lowly storyteller?

Is it not obvious?

Did you not check his identification tag when you arrested him?

You must have found out that the imprisoned person was

Young Master Seo-in who is the son of Lord Song Byeong-geun,

a former Gyeonggi Provincial Governor.

Oh, right. I did see that,

but he said he was not Song Seo-in.

He says it is not him, so what can we do about it?

That identification tag could have been forged.

Do you not know what a serious offense that is?

If you were doubtful,

you should have immediately checked whether it was forged or not.

Moreover, since it is not murder or robbery,

he could have been bailed out.

Are you neglecting him in prison and delaying his trial

so as to match the date in your report to the Ministry of Punishments?

If Lord Song finds out that his eldest son is suffering like this,

I am not quite sure if he will overlook Magistrate's…

neglect of duty.

Then, how may I help him out, my lady?

What on earth did I do to be arrested?

You have been reported for stealing Chon Seung-hwi's novel

and plagiarizing it.

What? Plagiarize? Who is this woman?

What on earth did I steal?

I present the evidence. Please compare them.

This is the novel that he wrote.

And this is the original novel.

What? The original?

Where did you get that?

Magistrate! That is definitely not the original!

How can you be sure that it is not the original one?

Is it because you stole it?

Or is it because you got rid of it after you stole it?

Well, that is…

After roughly comparing the evidence,

judging by the quantity and quality, this one is the original.

I wrote both of those!

I simply adapted the original for the stage.

Magistrate, I request that you make the two of them write it again.

You may compare the newly written one with the original copy you have.

Bring brush pens and paper to these two men.

Yes, my lord.

How am I supposed to remember all of that?

What do you mean, how?

You should remember if you truly wrote it.

After you polished it up so much, you must have easily memorized it.

Did I not teach you that

you must be able to write it countless times

without any mistakes to make it your own?

If you can write it down exactly as it is written,

I will apologize to you right here

and give you the rights to this novel.

How can I write this? How can I?

You scoundrel! You did steal his book!

Give him 30 lashes right now!

- Yes, my lord. - No.

No!

No!

No!

No!

Gosh, I had no idea

that he remembered everything in that book.

You know, this means that his feelings for you

are what helped him save himself.

I know I said it, but it sounds so romantic.

I will take my leave when he comes out, Man-seok.

Are you really going to go back?

Your husband is not there anyway.

I have my family.

I am the eldest person in the family.

But you do not have a husband.

You raised your brother-in-law well.

Until when will you live your sad and fake life by yourself?

Do I seem sad?

Of course.

Instead of the man who did not care about you,

ignored you, and abandoned you for seven years,

you should be with the man who only pined for you during that time.

- He is coming. - What?

Director.

You have been through so much.

My gosh. Are you all right? Wait. Here you go.

- What is it? - Have some of this.

- Tofu? - Yes, have some.

Good. Take your time eating it.

- What is the tofu for? - What?

I do not know. I felt like people will do this one day.

Just have some.

They will collect the plagiarized copies including the manuscripts

and stop them from performing it.

Thank you.

I can see the sun again thanks to you, Lady Legal Advocate.

Actually, it is not just my efforts.

Pardon?

His lordship confirmed your identity.

Which lord…

Hey!

I told you not to do that, did I not?

I am Chon Seung-hwi, not Song Seo-in. How many times must I tell you?

I sent him a message before leaving Cheongsu County.

I was wondering why the magistrate was groveling.

You are the best legal advocate. Was that the only solution?

You do not have to be so upset about it.

All you have to do is thank Lord Song.

He slapped me for humiliating the family.

He had me released because I might shame him again.

Yes, maybe I should be thankful.

He came here in person.

Do you remember Lord Cho who is close to Lord Song?

His parents' home is near here, so he is staying there.

So what?

You should visit him and thank him. Do you not think so?

No, thank you. He will have nothing nice to say to me.

He has grown old since her ladyship passed away.

I do not want to go. I will only get slapped if I go.

Even so, it is right for you to go see him.

You can do what is right, my lady. I do not want to do that.

I will take my leave now.

See her off.

Wait. Will you really let her go like this?

- What should I do then? - It has been seven years.

Then, why do you not do something about it?

My gosh. Hey, you cannot leave!

Why not?

The boat has broken down.

It is true. The boats that are going south are leaking,

so it will take a few days to fix them.

I know that is a lie.

What? I was…

That is what happened, apparently.

Come on. You must reconcile with him.

Nothing will happen in that countryside because you are a couple days late.

Director Chon will have a performance in a few days.

At least stay for that. Just a few more days?

He is just acting out like a baby.

Come on. Come already.

Mak-sim, where did her ladyship go?

I have never seen her leave Chungcheong Province.

No matter how important the case is,

she would send Legal Advocate Jang instead.

It is none of your business.

It will only frustrate you if you know about her sorrowful life.

Are you showing concern for my feelings?

My goodness. Thank you.

Hey, are you on a picnic or what?

Why did you come along and make a fuss like this?

I am not making a fuss.

It is so dangerous these days. How can I leave a woman alone?

- One is alone in life. - Life is meant to be together.

Enough with the nonsense. Go home.

She will return in time.

Why do you wait for her here each day?

I would happily wait for her for the rest of my life.

So perhaps it would be better if she did not return.

What? Why would that be better?

Because she would only be a lonesome widow when she returns.

Just like me.

You have me. Come over here.

What are you saying?

All right.

What is this?

You said you wanted to feel the troubles of the people before you were appointed.

I gathered some lawsuits that might help you.

Yes, thank you.

- I did not do it. - Come. Let us see if you can lie here too.

Shut that mouth of yours. Quiet!

Can you write a written complaint for me?

I want to report him to the office right now.

I am truly wronged.

Can you please be my legal advocate?

You see, Hong-sik here tried to jump my sister.

How can you have such a gross misunderstanding?

You thought she would be easy as she is a widow.

How are you different from the men who abduct widows?

How could you link me with those terrible men?

You should speak to me.

Continue.

Last night,

I came home around daybreak after helping my uncle's work.

That is when I saw Hong-sik snoring next to my sister.

I had some rice wine, so I got confused.

If you were so honorable, why did you climb the wall

instead of coming through the door?

That is because my wife locks the bolt all the time.

That is why I climbed the wall.

Come now. Be quiet.

I will write up a complaint. Take it to the office.

One moment, Young Master.

They seem to have a misunderstanding. Let us show some flexibility.

I did not know that flexibility preceded the law.

Let us proceed after doing some investigation.

I am conducting an investigation right now.

My…

Would you follow me out, please?

But…

What are you doing, my lady?

What are we doing in the middle of the day...

Here.

Innkeeper, give us another rice wine.

Yes, my lady.

My goodness. What a lively young lady.

I hear that the jeon here are so delicious.

Eat it up already.

I heard that Hong-sik is a regular here.

Oh, Hong-sik?

He practically lives here.

I see.

Since it is during the day and there are not many customers,

would you have a drink and tell us more?

Will you buy me a drink too?

Of course. He will buy you a drink. Will you not, Young Master?

- Thank you. - Have as much as you want.

About Hong-sik…

Did he come here for a drink the other night?

My goodness. He sure did.

He had four bottles that day.

Four bottles?

Would he not have trouble finding his way home then?

- Open up. - I suppose so.

Yes, it would have been tough.

- Some of this too. - This too?

She is all right.

So…

You are drunk. Where are you going at this hour?

We can only find out if we come at night while we are drunk.

Find what out?

Here, take a look.

This is Hong-sik's,

and that is Deok-sam's wall.

Yes, I suppose it is hard to tell them apart.

What?

Why would you…

What…

What are you doing, my lady?

Now that I have sat on them, the two walls are of the same height.

If he drank four bottles of rice wine, could he not have been confused?

But he climbed the wall instead of using the door though.

Since he drinks all the time,

Hong-sik's wife had locked the door.

They have been neighbors their whole lives.

We should not resolve something so trivial with a lawsuit.

I am certain that Lady Legal Advocate would have come to this conclusion.

Do you not think so?

Yes.

Glad you changed your mind. You are the best.

Here.

Where did they go? Do it together.

Bring that over here. Yes.

What is it?

I was wondering where Man-seok was.

Oh, Man-seok?

He will be late as he must set up the stage. May I ask why?

May I borrow a face cover?

I would like to look around for some gifts for my household.

If so, I know a place that sells many interesting things.

Would you like to go…

together?

Oh, no. If you tell me where it is, I can go by myself.

But it is kind of a complicated place.

It is hard to explain.

I am smart, so I will figure it out.

I am not smart enough to explain.

Come this way.

There.

How is it? Is it too tight?

Is it uncomfortable, my lady?

I am uncomfortable,

as you speak so formally to me.

You are a noblewoman. Of course, I must speak to you formally.

Then, I will not go out with you.

It is too uncomfortable.

I do not know what you want me to do.

Let us say

that Goo-deok briefly came back to life.

All right.

I will think of this as me seeing you in my dreams.

It is so liberating to roam about freely

without the headpiece skirt.

When I was searching for Goo-deok,

I came up with the name "Yun-jo" for her.

If we met again,

I wanted to give her a new name instead of that sad name, Goo-deok.

Does it mean "a bird flying high"?

That is correct.

It means you are not tied or locked up anywhere

and you can fly as high as you want.

It has been seven years already since Goo-deok died.

Why have you not gotten married all this time?

I do not know.

Goo-deok is enough for me.

Other women do not have any meaning to me.

What?

Why are you looking at me like that?

To keep this moment

in my eyes and in my heart.

That way, I will remember it after I wake up from this dream.

I have somewhere to stop by around here.

You should go ahead.

All of a sudden? Where are you…

Can you put my luggage in my room?

All right,

but you do not know this area. I am a little worried.

Do not be concerned.

I am not going anywhere. Do not worry.

All right.

Hello, Lord Song.

Who may you be?

I am Director Song Seo-in's legal advocate.

Do not write just any wish.

Wish for some good fortune in Cheongsu County.

Do you understand?

Yes.

What did you wish for?

I wished for Lady Legal Advocate's safe return.

You wrote the same wish as me.

Excuse me.

Oh, my goodness.

That woman is not even from Cheongsu County.

Why is she attending this?

If she is working in Cheongsu County,

I suppose she can be considered as a local.

Since they seem to be inseparable,

I think you should give up on him.

Give up? It is not like they are married.

You give up so quickly all the time.

I suppose that is why Young Master Ung-yi always fails.

What? How dare she…

What has gotten into you?

It seems you have changed your mind.

Change my mind? My goodness.

Why did you come to me?

Why do you think? Are we not family?

That is why we are sticking together.

It will make me uncomfortable if you behave like this.

Do I make you uncomfortable?

My goodness.

I knew you were inflexible, but you are also clueless.

I did not know I was lacking so much.

I thought I had everything.

Please, move away from me.

You know, I think Young Master likes Lady Mi-ryeong.

What? Did you just figure that out?

At least, I figured it out now.

Yes, you are remarkable.

If Do-kki picked up on it, everyone in this county probably did too.

I know.

All the ladies stare at her so much that it may poke a hole in her face.

Goodbye.

I will return.

- Thank you. - Sure.

- Young Master. - Young Master.

- Congratulations. - Thank you.

Uk-dong.

My lady!

My lady.

Please wake up, my lady!

Young Master, what happened?

Put her on my back.

- Clear the way. - I will carry her.

- Put her on my back already. - Young Master.

How is it that you can drink alcohol so well?

Did you forget that I am good at everything?

Good for you. Eat this.

All right. Attention, everyone!

Well, I would like to share the news

that we already have our next performance booked.

- What? - What?

We just finished our performance. How can there be news of the next one?

None other than the Vice Minister of Rites

happened to see our performance today,

and he wants us to be the cultural delegation.

- What? - Cultural delegation?

Drummer, drum up some suspense.

He wants us…

to perform in Qing.

Make some noise.

What are you saying? What?

Find Chon Seung-hwi!

This one!

She is something else, is she not?

Then…

Hey.

You got it right. Why did you drink it?

- Because I got it right! - Gosh.

How much can she drink? She is…

Are you really not going to drink?

I do not like alcohol.

Do not bother.

He will pass out with just one glass.

You know, you are even worse than a maggot.

Goo-deok.

You should go to Qing with us.

My gosh, you are drunk, Man-seok.

What? I am not drunk.

You look just like a member of our group right now.

If you join us, you will never get caught.

Do not go back, and just live with us.

Even if you go back, your husband...

Have some food, Soe-ddung.

What?

- Did you do this? - Is it not good, Soe-ddung?

I told you not to call me that.

I am going to tell Director Chon everything.

- What is it? - Nothing.

I saw that you left

the newly made original copy of your book in my room.

Thank you. I will enjoy reading it, Director.

I see.

I do not think that is it.

- What if… - Hey!

What if her husband left seven years ago

and has not returned? What would you do?

What?

- What are you talking about? - I know.

Are you crazy? Stop talking nonsense.

I was just wondering.

It was only hypothetical. We can do that, can we not?

Hypothetically speaking.

Father.

How did he find us here?

Father.

No.

Lord Song.

What brings you here?

Oh, I apologize for asking you to confirm my identity

when I am nothing but an ousted son of a concubine.

I changed my name and covered my face so as not to bring shame to the family.

But I cannot do anything about your blood within me.

I did not come here to hear your thanks.

Then, why?

Oh, are you here to slap me? Go ahead.

I came as I missed you.

I have felt so bad for treating you harshly.

I did not have the courage to see you even after coming all the way here.

But your legal advocate came and asked me to watch you perform.

I truly enjoyed it.

You truly resemble your mother a lot.

Seo-in, stop wandering about and return home.

Stop covering your face

and use your own name now.

Why…

Why are you doing this now after all this time?

Because you are my son.

No matter what anyone says, you are the eldest son of the Song Family.

I am so glad.

Are you in there?

Yes.

Are you packing already?

What about Lord Song?

Did you see him home?

My gosh. He has become senile in his old age.

Have you had a drink?

I only had a couple of glasses.

Are you happy?

Not really.

Even if he has gone senile,

I would give anything…

to be able to see my father one more time.

Did you stay behind because you wanted to reunite me with my father?

You did not want that.

I am sorry to have overstepped.

You used to frequent my house.

What if he recognized you? That was dangerous.

I wanted to see you

happy like this.

Gosh.

I wish that Man-seok's hypothetical story were not just hypothetical.

Pardon?

I wish that your husband had not returned this whole time.

What if he did not?

I would not let you go.

What would you do after that?

Would you make me your concubine?

Why would you be my concubine?

Outside of Cheongsu County,

I am Goo-deok, the runaway slave.

And you are now the eldest son of the Song Family.

Moreover, my master Lady So-hye

lives near your home in Hanyang.

No, thank you. Who says I will be Song Seo-in?

I will not do it.

And you can live as Yun-jo instead of Goo-deok.

What could I do by your side?

Must you do something?

Can you not just be by my side?

No,

I like being a legal advocate.

Whatever. Forget it.

I can…

give everything up if I could be with you.

I would not like that though.

I will return and do my best to live as Ok Tae-young.

So I hope you become

the best professional storyteller and bring honor to Joseon.

Wait.

Let us stay like this for a moment.

It was a dreamy moment…

that would never return.

Once I wake up from this dream, I will be alone again.

Fate will separate us again.

And you will go on living as yourself and I will live as myself.

A GOVERNMENT OFFICER AND A WOMAN

But I will hold on to this memory

and try to endure this long darkness

as I pine for you for the rest of my life…

as my sun has set now.

My lady!

Why did you make that journey by yourself?

Give it to me.

My goodness. I should have gone with you.

Why are these so heavy? Gosh.

Why were you waiting for me? What if I did not return?

I would have been happy even if you did not return.

Of course, I would return.

I have nowhere else to go.

What is wrong? Did something happen?

No, nothing happened.

Just happy to see you.

Come on. Let us go.

Gosh, I thought

something might have happened between you and your old friend

that looks just like Yun-gyeom.

I was rather hoping for it.

Am I…

not useful to this family anymore?

What?

Your brother is no longer here,

and you are all grown up.

Perhaps I am not needed.

Maybe that was why you were hoping something had happened…

so that I would not return.

I was speaking in jest, my lady.

How could you take it so seriously? Are you upset with me about something?

I was also speaking in jest.

How will you ever get married at this rate?

Pardon?

Do you not want to? You have been frequenting a young lady's house.

Gosh, Mak-sim. I told her that I would tell you.

What brings you to my humble home?

Let me see your arm.

It is truly nothing.

It is simply a scratch.

As it was scraped against the ground,

the blood gathered in the wounds and the infection became severe.

We must find a physician that is skilled in external wounds.

Your wounds must heal so that we can have a wedding.

A wedding, my lady?

Do you not have any feelings for him?

That is not so.

That is definitely not so.

That settles it, then. You will only have happy days from now.

Is that not right?

Yes, of course.

Thank you.

You did not have to.

It is so nice to see you. It has been too long.

Did your journey go well?

Yes, thanks to your concern.

I brought back some souvenirs.

My goodness. What am I supposed to do with this?

My goodness.

Since when did the two hit it off?

Lady Kim and Lady Hong.

Young Master Do-gyeom will be getting married soon.

She is the adopted daughter of a single father

of Uichang County's Cha Family.

Adopted daughter?

She is not from a reputable family,

but she has great character and Do-gyeom has affection for her.

But marriage is a major life event.

Should you not find out what kind of family she comes from?

Oh, my. If I had said such a thing,

you would have said that was vulgar.

Forget what I said. I should not have said that.

You have said something right for once.

You have praised me for once. Thank you.

We have set the wedding date, Mother.

Why did you run in front of that cart?

You were lucky it was not worse.

What if you were injured badly?

I thought if Young Master was injured, that would be an even bigger problem.

How foolish.

He has no shortage of offers of marriage after scoring first in the state exam.

If he became a cripple,

you would have a better chance of marrying him.

Once you marry into the family,

you must be far more cautious than now.

Until we punish Ok Tae-young,

no one can find out you are the daughter of the Baek Family.

Yes, do not worry.

I am counting on you.

You are our family's only hope.

Yes, Mother.

I promise

I will get revenge on Ok Tae-young for what she did to our family.

Never grow fond of her.

Do not trust anything she says.

You must be most careful with

that wench's snake-like tongue.

Oh, my. You look so pretty.

She looks like a fairy from above.

I know.

Let me see.

We are going to fix your father's south room, the gatehouse…

- The lavatory. - And the lavatory.

You only have one servant,

so two of ours will go there.

The clothes we sent your father, do they fit him well?

You did not have to send him silk clothes you made yourself.

He sent the daughter he raised so well to us.

We should repay him for that.

I do not know what to say, my lady.

My lady?

I am your sister-in-law from today.

Yes, indeed.

All done. How beautiful.

Thank you.

One moment.

Here.

I made it.

I have one too.

What is this?

We may not be sisters by blood,

but sisters-in-law are like sisters too,

so you may rely on me for anything.

I will look after you like your mother and your sister.

Let us cherish and lean on one another

and get along well.

The bride and groom may bow to one another.

How beautiful.

The groom is handsome too.

Two truly beautiful people have united.

Is she not beautiful?

What is it?

I thought I saw Special Inspector Baek's wife.

You must be mistaken. Why would that woman come here?

Why are you in Master's room in the middle of the night?

What am I saying?

He is not the only Master now, is he?

It would have been nice if he was here for the wedding today.

I was thinking of clearing out this room.

Why?

I do not think he will return anymore.

Why would you suddenly think that way?

After marrying off Young Master who was like a son to you,

do you feel empty?

No reason.

I am going to speak with my sister-in-law.

Why do we not go together, dearest?

Just today.

We can go together from tomorrow on, my dear.

After the wedding,

you must tell me everything that goes on in that house.

Why are you doing this right after your wedding night?

You promised me.

You must keep it, my lady.

Please tell me why and for what Yun-gyeom left home.

I do not know where to begin.

It is rather complicated.

He was quite different from other men, was he not?

As expected, my guess was right.

I had my doubts.

Yes, you may start from there.

I feel the same way as Father.

His situation or great cause,

I cannot understand him or forgive him for any of it.

Even so, he should have come back.

If he could not, he should have written you, at least.

If he did not die…

that is what he should have done.

Young Master.

How could you…

How could you choose to live such a lonely life?

I do not have any time to be lonely.

I am so busy.

Do you think…

he will really not return home?

Yes.

Who is there?

What was that?

Discuss with your sons and let me know the subject of their civil service exam.

I will prepare a trip to places that can be of help.

- Thank you, Lady Kim. - Thank you, Lady Kim.

Have you heard of the news from Chuni County?

What happened?

A widow took her own life and a Memorial Gate was erected in her honor.

MEMORIAL GATE: A GATE COMMEMORATING A WIDOW WHO KEPT HER FIDELITY

But it turned out that someone made her take her life.

Oh, my.

People do not talk about it, but it is quite common, is it not?

Anyway, which method did they use?

They had the abductors do an unspeakable thing to her

so that she would kill herself out of shame.

Oh, my goodness.

Which family would do such a thing?

It was not a family. The whole Chuni County was in on it.

But why would they do that?

According to my husband,

when a village has a virtuous woman,

the whole village benefits from it from now on, apparently.

The whole village benefits from the Memorial Gate?

Yes, everyone.

Not only will there be tax exemptions,

but there will be good marital candidates, the magistrate's merits will increase,

and extra points will be given to those who take the civil service exam.

Then, you would need

the Memorial Gate the most in our village.

Young Master Ung-yi may not come in first like Young Master Seong,

but would he not have to pass at least?

How can noblewomen laugh

over something so horrific?

Please show some respect.

You startled me.

My goodness.

Please walk more quietly. You have no dignity as the chief's wife.

What if I am the chief's wife?

I am always looked down on.

That is true.

Should not the chief's wife lead Mother's Sanctuary?

Why does she control it when she is not the chief's wife?

Lady Kim is the one who established it. Is that not so?

I know that.

I simply answered your question.

Rather than wasting your time being upset,

you should focus on Ung-yi's studies.

You are looked down on

because Ung-yi has not passed the civil service exam

and is good-for-nothing, are you not?

Stop stating the obvious!

Why did Young Master Seong have to come in first?

The comparison is killing me.

Why does this godforsaken Cheongsu County not have a widow?

If we did, we could have done something to get a Memorial Gate.

All you know how to do is come up with a scheme.

How is this a scheme? It was determined by the state.

Wake up.

There are no widows here,

so there will be no Memorial Gate.

Who is it? Who are you?

I trust that you have been doing well.

Lady Song?

How have you been doing?

After Young Master Baek was sentenced to be exiled,

I only heard that you ran away with him during the night.

Oh, have you returned as his exile has ended?

My dear Do-gwang has…

passed away not too long ago.

Oh, my.

Then, how is Special Inspector Baek doing?

He has passed away a few years ago too.

I see.

Then, why did you come to see me so late in the night?

Without her husband, Ok Tae-young has helped her brother-in-law come in first.

How is it that Young Master Ung-yi cannot do so well?

Your son died and your family is ruined. How dare you say that?

I will get you the Memorial Gate

if you help me get my revenge.

Did you come back to seek revenge on Ok Tae-young?

That is

the only reason I am still alive.

What is the matter, dearest?

This is meant to ruin a couple's relationship

and curse them to be childless.

Who on earth would…

Who would do this to you?

My lady! Young Master!

Oh, no. Something has happened!

What is wrong?

Oh, my goodness.

What is wrong, Kkeut-dong?

Well… Oh, my gosh. How could this be?

Master Yun-gyeom has…

What about him? Is there news of him?

This is so frustrating. Spit it out.

Gosh.

Master Yun-gyeom's body has been found.

Oh, my goodness. How could this be?

Did you hear?

Young Master Seong's brother, who is Ok Tae-young's husband, is dead.

Oh, my gosh.

She waited for him for seven years.

He returned as a corpse?

Yes, she has gone to identify the body.

She has surely become a widow.

Brother.

Do you know why I am helping you, my lady?

I only thought women were meant to be protected by men.

But I saw a spirit in you that could even protect a man.

If anyone could do it, I thought it would be you, my lady.

That is why I decided to help you.

I cannot do nothing

while children die simply for being different.

I will create…

a world where being different is accepted.

I will send word as soon as I arrive.

I promise you.

Why did you not tell me this?

Why did you not tell me?

Will you quit everything to go and get her?

I heard she put

an effigy doll in the newlyweds' room!

How can a widow who must maintain her chastity

work at an office?

From now, Widow Ok Tae-young

must collect her husband's body

and respectfully mourn for three years.

I will use the rest of my life to tear you apart.

Subtitle translation by: Ilyoung Kim