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Wait!

Wait a second.

Do you know a man named Cho Seong-hu?

Cho Seong-hu is dead.

I found him one year after he disappeared…

and killed him myself.

I am Capital Guard Superintendent Park.

I have an urgent report for Your Majesty.

She is not breathing.

Please wait!

What did you just tell me?

-Yeo-hwa. -My lady.

Let me go!

I must hear what Madam Oh said.

What did you say to me, Madam Oh?

How dare you act so impolitely in front of His Majesty?

Listen, all!

All of this was

due to my negligence.

You shall return to your home.

I will uncover the truth of what happened here today at all costs.

Until then…

no one is allowed to act carelessly.

You have made a lot of preparations, unlike your usual self, sire.

Why did you not simply arrest me for questioning

rather than go to all of this trouble?

Have you forgotten what Madam Oh testified with her death?

The circumstances of how you poisoned my father have come to light.

How can you still be so shameless?

I told you I know nothing of the matter, Your Majesty.

And even if it were true,

there is no way to prove it

now that Madam Oh is dead.

Left Councilor.

Do you not fear the heavens?

Royal Advisor Park.

If you wish to at least preserve His Majesty's life,

please guide him onto the right path.

How dare you try to oppose me with such a measly trick?

There is a story about a monkey

that drowned while trying to grab the moon's reflection in a lake.

Can you not see that Your Majesty is a monkey who does not know his place?

How dare you say that to your king?

How can you be exactly the same as the foolish former king?

Do not speak of my father!

My father…

wanted to build a wonderful nation

where all of the people could thrive.

"A nation where all of the people can thrive," you say?

So,

is there no social class in the world Your Majesty dreams of?

A world where lowly commoners can take the state exam,

and slaves can become officials?

Have you thought about what effect that would have on this nation?

If everyone was allowed

to live to the best of their ability

regardless of their social status,

the nation would grow stronger in the future.

Did you just say, "regardless of their social status"?

Your Majesty.

You also did nothing to deserve to be king

except for being born as the former king's eldest son.

Knowing our place

and maintaining the positions we were born into is only natural.

You must not forget the way of the world.

If you try to go against it, in the end,

you will have to surrender your position first, Your Majesty.

Brother…

That was pretty good.

You should be able to protect yourself now.

It is not your turn to stand guard today.

I will have a sword cane made just for you one day.

Please do not go.

You must not go.

Brother.

Brother!

Are you all right?

My lady.

Where is Father?

He has not returned home yet.

By the way,

Superintendent Park said he had urgent news to tell you.

He said he would wait for you at the rental bookstore.

RENTAL BOOKSTORE

Are you all right?

Madam Oh said…

that my father-in-law killed my brother.

How could he do such a thing?

How could he

kill my brother

and look at me with such warmth?

It cannot be.

I am sure Madam Oh was mistaken.

That is what I was going to tell you.

Kang Pil-jik confessed

to killing your brother…

under the order

of the left councilor.

Lady Cho!

Mother.

Do you know

anything about what happened today?

How could I know what goes on beyond these walls?

My only hope…

is that nothing happens to you or Yeo-hwa.

Mother.

What is the meaning of my wife's brother going missing?

He disappeared a few months before the wedding

and has not been heard from since.

She has not once heard from him in over a decade,

but she believes he is still alive

and goes to pray for him every year.

She was able to endure those difficult and harsh times

only because she awaited the return of her brother.

I believe

that is what gave her strength to go on.

Did you

kill Cho Seong-hu?

Is anyone out there?

Superintendent!

Tell me when,

where,

and how you killed Cho Seong-hu.

After a year of searching for him,

we spotted him in Bukchon.

We chased after him

to the forest behind Sodang Valley--

My brother

came to Bukchon?

Father.

Hello, Yeo-hwa.

Are you not too hot?

No, I am all right.

Is there still no news of your brother?

No, not yet.

I am also looking as hard as I can.

He knew he would die if he got caught,

but he still came back

to see his sister.

So, he came back.

He came back.

When you killed him,

was…

the left councilor there?

Where are you going?

Do not follow me.

I will go with you.

I wish to be alone.

Did you die…

because of me in the end?

You came to see me and…

Oh, no…

I was in an unfamiliar place all by myself.

When my brother died, you should have just died too!

Despite spending my days filled with sorrow,

the only reason I was able to stand strong and endure,

gladly doing what I could,

is because I awaited the day…

to see you again as Cho Yeo-hwa,

your proud sister who lived confidently.

-Father. -Yes.

Let us wait for him together.

How can the man I served as a parent

be the enemy who took your life?

How could the heavens

be this cruel to me?

What reason do I have…

to carry on living now?

Now,

I will complete…

my final task.

With Madam Oh now dead,

there is no evidence left.

-Stop. -My lord.

My lord!

Who are you?

Did you truly

kill Cho Seong-hu?

How on earth do you know him?

Even though you killed him,

did you shamelessly pretend that he was still alive?

I will show you who I am.

You will get to see

exactly what you have done.

My lord! Let us go.

Come, my lord.

Why are you stopping me?

Do you intend to die here?

Are you trying to give up everything

by exposing your identity and killing Lord Seok?

Yes, I am!

I will kill that man

and simply pay the price.

Do you and His Majesty not want to do the same?

I will end this!

But for what reason are you stopping me?

I am the same!

I think about killing Lord Seok

and sacrificing my life to avenge my parents

dozens of times a day!

However,

I cannot do that.

Would your brother

truly want you to die to avenge him?

If that is

the only way to end this…

then I will do it.

So, please

do not harm yourself, my lady.

You are late, my lord.

You must have been very shocked today.

Are you all right?

Yes.

My lady.

All you have to do is take good care of household affairs.

Do not worry about what goes on outside.

Yes, my lord.

You must be tired. Go inside and rest.

I heard you were attacked by the mask.

Park Su-ho also showed up there.

I am certain they are working together.

What on earth is going on?

Bring Prince An-san to the capital.

Pardon?

His Majesty will know better than anyone

what it means to bring Prince An-san to the capital.

He is part of the royal family,

but he is of the collateral line and is only six years old.

I decide who will become king anyway.

It does not matter as long as he has royal blood.

Besides…

the younger he is, the better.

I believed

that my brother was alive all along.

There was a secret hiding spot

at the place where we practiced martial arts.

Before my wedding,

I left a letter there.

When I went back to that spot,

the letter was gone,

and this sword lay there instead.

So, I believed that my brother was alive.

He probably intended…

to leave this sword for me.

I will have a sword cane made just for you one day.

A secretive and special sword that suits you perfectly.

A special sword?

To my one and only sister, Yeo-hwa.

If you are reading this letter,

that means I am no longer by your side.

Please forgive your awful brother

for breaking his promise to return.

Are you living the life you want now?

Are you living your life

gladly doing what you want?

If the crown prince

has safely ascended the throne,

please give him the other letter.

And

do not think of your brother anymore,

who failed to protect you and only left you

with a heavy burden.

Kang Pil-jik has been murdered!

Who are you?

I will enter for a moment.

What is it?

I wish to ask you about what happened at the palace yesterday.

It is none of your concern.

Did you know

that the tea had been poisoned?

How would I know that?

If you had known,

would you have stopped me before I drank it?

You would not have.

Did you come in here to ask such a useless question?

You should have already become a state official by now.

Instead, you wallow in emotions like a woman.

When will you pull yourself together?

I may not know politics,

but I know my duties to my family.

You abandoned your parents and lived as you pleased.

Are you not ashamed to speak about family now?

All of this is for the sake of our family,

but of course, you would not know.

What on earth are you trying to gain by risking the lives of your family?

I hope

that my mother and wife do not have to suffer again.

That is my last request as your son.

You are eating so heartily.

I must eat.

I must eat my fill

and do what I have to do.

Is it not just the letter

that you must deliver to His Majesty?

I will do that,

as well as other things.

I heard you crying all night,

so I worried that you might be sick in bed.

It seems I still do not know enough about you.

I should have thought about what trouble you would cause next.

All right.

I will get going now.

Please be careful.

You are still Lord Seok's daughter-in-law.

What will you do

if someone catches you wandering Unjong Street?

Do not worry.

I have lived with him for 15 years.

He would not kill me for staying out for one night.

But…

I wish she were sick instead.

I am so anxious I cannot take it.

GEONSEON GATE

What is it you had to tell me?

Yes, that is…

I personally saw the person

who killed Kang Pil-jik.

Last night,

a suspicious masked figure

snuck into the Capital Guard.

A masked figure, you say?

Yes, my lord.

I heard

what the mask said as he killed Kang Pil-jik.

I thought I should tell you, my lord.

What did he say?

He said something about avenging Cho Seong-hu.

He said he would give a piece of evidence to His Majesty

and not let you get away with what happened on that day.

Your Majesty.

I, Cho Yeo-hwa,

make your acquaintance.

Did you ask to see me?

You were searching for my brother, Cho Seong-hu.

But the left councilor

has already killed him.

The royal advisor told me.

I am

so terribly sorry.

Now that the evidence of treason that my brother had is gone,

what do you plan to do from now on?

I dare to ask Your Majesty again.

When you find the evidence of treason,

what do you plan on doing afterward?

I planned to get rid of the left councilor

and follow my father's will

to build a nation where all people can thrive.

If you could not find any evidence,

did you plan to do nothing

and simply wait around?

You must have thought I was such a coward.

Since the moment you ascended the throne,

I lived

in the lowliest of places as a widow of Joseon.

Do you know

how I lived each day?

Aside from missing and crying aloud for my husband,

what could I do?

I thought about what I could do every day,

and eventually put on a mask and jumped over the wall.

Because even if I died one day,

I would have been nothing

if I had not done anything.

I would have no reason to live if I did nothing,

so I did my best

to carry on living.

Have you been spending your days

thinking of ways

to help the people of the nation each day

as you sat on your throne?

Aside from catching Lord Seok and revealing the truth of that day,

I had forgotten my daily duties as the king.

I should have thought of them…

every single day.

I had forgotten such an obvious thing.

What a foolish king I am.

I feel truly sorry…

and ashamed for my actions.

I believe

that you will become a sage king, Your Majesty.

I apologize, Your Majesty.

I have wielded a sword in your presence.

This sword is

the only thing my brother left to me.

Within it,

there is a letter my brother guarded with his life.

Please

become a king

who can gladly admit his faults

and help people like me

not give up hope of living

in a better world.

My beloved Crown Prince So.

If something bad happens to me,

it is certainly

the doing of the traitor Seok Ji-seong.

You must preserve your life

and ascend the throne.

You must finish what I could not

and become a strong ruler

who creates a new world

where all the people can dream.

No matter what…

I will become a strong ruler

and carry out what you willed, Father.

CAPITAL GUARD

How did I get involved in such a thing?

I thought my job would be nothing but smooth sailing.

His Majesty will never forget your contribution, Captain Hwang.

You see, I have six children.

My youngest daughter is still unmarried.

I am so very scared.

Do not worry.

Everything will work out.

You did perfectly this morning, too.

You are one to talk.

You were perfect at pretending to be the mask.

What happened to Kang Pil-jik?

Please take me out now.

-I can barely breathe. -Boss?

Is that you, Mansik?

Boss!

Shall we just leave them?

I was considering the same thing.

I did everything you said.

Please save me.

I will save you since you confessed.

But you must live as a butcher for the rest of your life.

-Take them away. -Yes, sir.

Royal Advisor…

-Sir! -Boss.

What do you think the left councilor will do?

He thinks the mask and I are a team,

so he will likely follow me.

I am His Majesty's closest aide.

He will surely follow me.

We will see once we leave.

Is this enough for Lord Seok to take the bait?

Yes. We are being followed as expected.

There seem to be about five men.

I cannot sense them at all.

There are as many as five?

-Brother. -Yes?

You do know how to use a sword, right?

I am the nation's royal advisor.

Do not worry.

I can protect myself.

Just in case.

What is that?

Please deliver this to His Majesty.

Stop!

Hand over the letter.

I cannot do that.

I got the letter.

It is done.

Would you not agree that I could be a superintendent now?

My lord.

This is it.

HUIJEONGDANG HALL

Your Majesty.

The left councilor has come to the royal palace.

Your Majesty.

I, Prince An-san, greet you.

PRINCE AN-SAN: LEE SO'S FIRST COUSIN THREE TIMES REMOVED

Left Councilor.

What are you doing all of a sudden?

Why did you bring Prince An-san here?

You must show a firm will

to keep the throne, Your Majesty.

Only then can I serve you,

and this is my way of showing you my intentions.

A firm will, you say?

Your Majesty.

You must immediately dethrone the queen dowager.

Madam Oh dared try to poison Your Majesty,

and she died to escape her crime.

You must make the queen dowager take responsibility.

-Left Councilor! -If not,

will you pass down the throne

to young Prince An-san here?

Your Majesty, I have summoned all of the royal court.

Summoning the royal court at this early hour?

Let them enter.

-Yes, Your Majesty. -Yes, Your Majesty.

Left Councilor.

Is this not Prince An-san?

Your Majesty.

Now that I have delivered my message,

I will escort Prince An-san and go.

Stop right there, Left Councilor.

Someone is here to meet you.

Let them enter.

-A woman? -What is this?

-A woman cannot be here. -How dare she?

What on earth is going on?

This is absurd.

Outrageous.

Your Majesty.

How can you allow a woman in the royal palace?

Why are you here?

Explain why you are here, Lady Cho.

I am

Lord Seok's daughter-in-law.

How dare you enter this place?

I am also the sister

of Cho Seong-hu, a soldier of the King's Guard

who received the former king's last secret order.

Fifteen years ago,

after my brother disappeared,

I married into the Seok family.

My husband died on our wedding day,

so I have been a widow since then.

Shut your mouth!

During this time,

my life as a widow was not all bad,

thanks to my father-in-law,

who was a renowned councilor and kind person.

Your Majesty.

How could you summon court officials

to listen to a mere woman's complaint?

That is right.

Here and now,

this mere woman

intends to report

her father-in-law.

-What? -What is she saying?

First.

To find my brother,

he held me hostage as his daughter-in-law

and killed Cho Seong-hu.

Second.

He slaughtered General Im Gang's entire family.

Enough!

Im Gang?

The former general of the king's guard?

Was his whole family not killed by a group of outlaws?

-Yes. -That is right.

Let them enter.

I am General Im Gang's son,

Im Hyeon-jae.

I have come to see Your Majesty as that day's witness.

Was his whole family not killed?

That is also what I heard.

Is he not Park Su-ho,

the chief scholar's adopted son?

Royal Advisor.

Is he not your brother?

Royal Advisor.

Explain how this happened.

Yes, Your Majesty.

On the night of the former king's passing 15 years ago,

I received an order from the king

to save the dying general's young son,

so I brought him to my home.

When that tragic incident happened to a loyal subject like Im Gang,

it broke my heart.

To think his son was alive…

Lastly,

-the former king-- -Silence!

Do you want to be kicked out of our home?

Father.

I came here prepared to die.

Do you think

I would be afraid of getting kicked out?

This sword

was left to me by my brother.

Inside it

are the former king's dying words

proving Lord Seok is a traitor.

Left Councilor Seok Ji-seong

poisoned the former king

and killed General Im Gang

and my brother,

who received the former king's royal edict.

I,

Im Hyeon-jae,

and this letter

are all evidence of that.

As the daughter-in-law of the traitor Lord Seok,

I will gladly accept punishment

alongside my father-in-law.

What is the meaning of this, Left Councilor?

The former king was poisoned?

Did you kill Im Gang?

Say something.

For what other reason would your daughter-in-law

risk her life to say those things?

I heard Madam Oh also died after drinking poisoned tea.

Were the rumors true?

So what?

Even if it were true, what would be the problem?

It was all for the sake of protecting this nation.

If I had not made the agonizing choice to get rid of the former king,

where would you be right now?

And what about this nation?

What would have become of it all?

Father.

You have said quite enough.

You are…

Yes, Father.

It was me.

What is she doing?

Perhaps I should have

cut off your head that night.

Do not make me reconsider, Father.

How could you…

Your Majesty.

Please give your royal command.

I have a lot to discuss

with my father-in-law privately.

Guards.

Arrest the traitor Seok Ji-seong at once!

-Yes, sire! -Yes, sire!

Do not lay a finger on me!

It was all to protect the nobility.

We are the foundation of this nation.

We have held these positions for generations.

It is right that our descendants hold them after us.

I was only protecting them.

You must bear this in mind.

The nation of Joseon

belongs to the nobility.

Who on earth are you?

Have you already forgotten

who I am?

I am Cho Yeo-hwa,

daughter-in-law of the left councilor.

HODU PAVILION

While you killed the former king

and supported

Kang Pil-jik and Madam Oh to try and hide it,

your daughter-in-law

jumped over the wall every night,

risking her life to fight them.

However,

there was only one thing I did not do.

Consider yourself lucky

that I did not

punish you with my sword myself.

I am someone

who takes action before the law does.

But just this once,

I will watch you

pay for your crimes

in accordance

with the law of the nation.

The criminal Seok Ji-seong

ordered the poisoning of the former king and damaged the royal edict.

He then slaughtered General Im Gang and his family

and killed Cho Seong-hu

to destroy evidence of his treason.

Mother!

Father was just arrested

for the crime of treason.

Treason?

Mother.

Criminal Seok Ji-seong will be dismissed from his post

and demoted to the lowest class.

He will receive 100 beatings and be confined on Bogil Island.

CONFINEMENT WITHIN THORN FENCES TO PREVENT ESCAPE

I order him to repent his crimes until the day he dies.

Carry out the order immediately.

-Yes, sire! -Yes, sire!

Your Majesty, I asked to see you

because I dare to have a request.

Tell me whatever it may be.

I will always listen to what you have to say.

Your Majesty.

I dare to ask you to spare the lives

of the other family members who were already hurt by my father-in-law's crimes.

I was deceived by him my whole life

and they were no different and have no involvement in any of this.

As you said, his family knew nothing

and must be innocent.

Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

HWAYEON

This is too harsh.

A divorced woman?

First, she was a widow,

and now she must live the rest of her life as a divorced woman!

There is nothing I can do about this situation.

She was stuck at home to cry all day,

and now she will be branded as a divorced woman.

I wanted to run Myeongdo Inn with her once she left that house.

Whether she is widowed or divorced,

she will still be treated poorly in Joseon.

After everything she has been through,

she will end up living without a name.

I will take Lady Cho and run away to Qing or anywhere else.

I blame the left councilor's family for…

Hello, sir.

-Yes. -Goodness.

Well, then.

I actually came

because I wondered what my wife plans to do.

Where is she?

She went out early this morning.

I do not know where she went.

Goodness.

What are you all gathered here for?

What brings you here, Royal Advisor?

I was also curious about Lady Cho's future plans.

I am urgently needed at the palace.

I will be gone for a few days.

What brings you here?

I thought you would be here.

Do you remember

the question you asked me a long time ago?

If I found out what happened to my brother

and exposed all of Lord Seok's crimes,

you asked me what I would do next.

Have you

thought about it?

When everything is done,

who will I live as?

What will I live for?

Not as someone's daughter-in-law

or married to a man as his wife.

Not even as the mask in the moonlight.

But I realized

that even after everything was done,

the fact that I was the Seok family's daughter-in-law

would never change.

Even if I were to get divorced,

I was the daughter-in-law of a noble family.

So, my position

would not be much different than a widow.

What do you mean?

That is what the law states, so nothing can be done.

Ask His Majesty--

He already spared the rest of my family,

which was a difficult enough task.

His Majesty

cannot change the law just for me.

-Lady Cho. -So you should also…

follow your own path now, sir.

I cannot do that.

Whether you wear a mask

or are a widow or a divorced woman,

it does not matter to me.

I will stay by your side.

I wish

to be with you.

Such is the law.

Nothing can be done.

This is so unfair to Lady Cho, sir.

She was a widow for 15 years,

eating just one meal a day and crying all day long.

She could not even go outside.

Is there truly nothing we can do?

Regardless, that house…

She cannot stay there any longer.

His Majesty does pity her,

but nothing can be done.

Excuse me.

I have a question.

Lady Cho said she married Novice Joo

without ever seeing his face.

Can you get married like that?

It takes two to form a pair.

Can you not get married on your own?

I have come

to report someone for fraud!

That person…

is me.

-What? -What is he saying?

-Is he unwell? -Did he say "fraud"?

-What is going on? -I am not sure.

Make way for the Capital Guard.

Move aside.

Make way.

What are you doing?

Hurry up and arrest me.

Goodness.

You should report this

to the Ministry of Rites.

Why are you doing this in front of the palace?

I am saying

that my marriage was a fraud.

I am here to confess this to everyone.

From the start,

my marriage was a sham.

I was blinded by love and ran away to Qing.

Despite knowing that,

my father accepted Cho Yeo-hwa as his daughter-in-law.

This was clearly a fraudulent marriage.

I am

already married in Qing

and have what is called a wife.

-What? -What is a "wife"?

I have a spouse.

-Oh, a spouse. -I see.

Since I cannot have two wives,

so this marriage must be declared invalid.

Then, because of a husband

who was alive and already married,

that poor woman…

had to endure life as a widow?

Please let me go.

Superintendent Park…

I did not know.

I did not know either.

Despite not knowing,

I still wronged that woman.

So please give that woman who suffered because of me

her freedom!

I gladly approve.

It is His Majesty!

-Your Majesty! -Your Majesty!

I heard there was a fun incident going on, so I came to observe.

I will tell the Ministry of Rites

to nullify this marriage.

Thank you for your generosity,

Your Majesty.

That was a wise decision, Your Majesty.

Lady Cho has vanished?

She only left this behind.

I will live well,

so do not worry about me.

Is this

all there is?

She seemed perfectly normal when we left home

and came to Myeongdo Inn yesterday.

Did she truly go

after leaving just one sentence behind?

I wonder if she even found out

her marriage was annulled.

If you leave now,

will you ever return to this house?

No.

Well…

It may be uncomfortable to stay at Myeongdo Inn.

You can stay here

until you find a new home.

Can you not?

They say matches are made by the heavens.

It was truly a relief to see

that after 15 years,

you had returned as my husband.

Have a good life.

Be free.

And even better

if we ever crossed paths at night.

I like admirable people, you see.

I am sorry, Yeo-hwa.

That is all I can say.

I am sorry.

Mother.

Every day, I felt resentment,

sadness,

and hatred.

But I was able to endure those long years

because I had you

by my side, Mother.

Will you allow me to think of you

as my only remaining family?

No matter where I go…

can I say I have a mother

and rely on the thought of you?

Of course, you can.

I hope…

you forget all of the hard times…

and live well.

Smile

and live a good life.

Yes, Mother.

I will.

No matter what,

I will live like that.

SOUI GATE

Someone's daughter-in-law, someone's wife,

someone's lover.

I no longer wish to be referred to that way.

Did you not

say this once, sir?

You told me

to worry about myself before others.

I would like to try living like that.

So you too

should not worry about me and think of yourself.

Live a life full of smiles.

Do you know how lovely your smile is?

So now, be like everyone else

and live a very ordinary life…

in joy and happiness.

I will live like that.

I will

wait for you like that.

-Hello! -Take a look.

1 YEAR LATER

DU-RE RICE CAKES

Kkon-nim,

I heard you've already learned the Thousand Character Text.

Yes. The royal advisor said he would teach me math next month.

Why are you studying so diligently?

I want to become someone great like Lady Cho one day.

Hwal-yu, can you buy me another sticky rice cake?

Is it for Mr. Joo?

Yes.

Please give us ten more sticky rice cakes, ma'am.

All right.

Take a look at this too.

Yeon-seon.

Our profit rose by 2,500 yang compared to last month.

Do not call her by her name.

She is now our merchant guild's investor.

Monthly profits have risen since Yeon-seon joined.

I could pass the guild on to you at once.

Do not say that.

I still have a long way to go.

Royal Advisor Park is here to see the investor.

Superintendent Park used to come here every day,

but now it is Royal Advisor Park who comes by.

I cannot tell if this is Myeongdo Inn or the palace.

I will be back soon.

All right.

Did things go as you wished?

It was very difficult to get His Majesty's approval,

but now I can live as a hallyang.

Your dream was to become a hallyang?

How funny.

It has long been my wish

to leave the stressful royal court and live peacefully.

By the way,

have you chosen your dream tile-roofed house in Hanyang?

I liked a few of the ones I saw,

but none of them felt quite right.

I know of a nice house.

The yard is always full of sunlight,

and flowers bloom in all four seasons.

Where is it?

Is this not your house, sir?

Would you like…

to take a look around with me?

Yes.

Goodness, my lord.

You have come.

Bi-chan.

So, did you bring what I asked you to?

Yes.

Here it is.

What is this?

Is this not his date and time of birth?

DATE AND TIME OF BIRTH USED TO TELL MARRIAGE FORTUNES

You are far past the age to get married.

You cannot delay any more.

You have postponed marriage long enough,

so you must decide now.

Yes, of course you must.

-Thank you-- -No, Father.

What did you just say?

After marriage,

we will be husband and wife for the rest of our lives.

I wish to enjoy courting a bit longer.

Oh, dear.

Goodness.

Royal Advisor.

What is going on?

It is better for you

not to know, Captain Park.

Why have you not gotten used to things yet?

You should have known she would react this way.

I heard the Ministry of Defense is busy.

Is it all right for you to be out?

An expert artisan in Cheongsong made this himself.

To commemorate your promotion to captain of the Capital Guard,

I brought it here personally.

Do you know what I went through

to obtain this precious white porcelain?

Captain Park.

We found the hideout of the gang that is kidnapping women.

Where is it? Let us go.

-You cannot go without me. -What?

Wait for me.

I wish

I could go too.

Have you heard of the masked figure who makes an appearance

when the moon shines brightly?

-Of course! -Who is that?

It has been a while since he vanished.

Settle down, everyone.

I will tell you all about that woman today.

"Woman"? The mask was a woman?

But I heard they had incredible martial arts skills.

It cannot be.

I call her…

the knight flower.

Help me!

Please, sir. Why are you doing this?

I was wondering who was disturbing the peace in the capital again.

So, it was you fools.

Who are you?

I just arrived in the capital.

Is this not too warm of a welcome?

I will beat you to a pulp tonight.

Captain!

-Captain! -What?

Run!

-That way. -Yes, sir.

Are you all right?

Who on earth are you,

covering your face and waving a sword in the center of the capital?

Did you return because you distrust the Capital Guard

and worry about peace in the capital?

Or did you return

for another reason?

It is not that I distrust the Capital Guard.

Now that you are back in my sight…

you can never leave my sight again.

I am not the type of person to be easily caught.

But I will give you a chance to try.

Subtitle translation by: Eunice Kim