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[Check in Hanyang]

[Production Supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea Communications Agency]

[Characters and settings in this drama are fictitious.]

[The use of child actors and animals during filming is compliant with the production guidelines.]

[Episode 10]

[Notice: Disappeared at age 8, currently about 20 years old. Reward 100 nyang.]

If so, what is the golden key Hong Deok Su has?

My late father willed it to me.

It is the only thing he left behind in this world.

I could check and find out.

Hong Deok Su,

would you go to the Summer Palace with me this summer?

The Summer Palace?

Later, I mean.

I would like to go to the Summer Palace with you someday.

Hong Deok Su, would you come with me?

Hong Deok Su...

was a woman?

Deok Su!

Gu Sil, come, come.

Who are they?

Well, these are my classmates.

My Yongcheonru classmates.

- Cheon Jun Hwa. - Hello.

Lee Eun Ho.

Please call me Gu Sil.

My gosh, they are the most handsome men in Joseon.

They are such hunks.

This is...

my fiancee.

Huh?

- What? - What?

My fiancee, I said.

You had a fiancee?

You, Hong Deok Su?

We promised long ago that

we would get married if I became Yongcheonru's innkeeper.

Yes, I am...

Hong Deok Su's fiancee. Yes.

Oh, right! S-So, you are Deok Su's friends.

Did you bring Mother safely?

Yes, Deok Su.

Mother is at Geumokdang.

Deok Su! I missed you so much.

We are having a passionate night tonight, you know.

Gosh, keep it to yourself.

Let us go now.

Okay.

I am sorry. I will get going now.

Excuse us.

Aigoo, okay.

I have been waiting, too.

I am dying. I am dying.

Hong Deok Su, did you get caught by chance?

What do you mean? I did not.

What? What was with those handsome fellows, then?

There is no way I got caught.

Why were they like that?

What if you get kicked out of this place?

Gosh, no.

Anyway, you saved me, my Gu Sil.

Is it because we have known each other for years?

You are so quick, Jang Gu Sil.

Hong Ddeok, why are you changing the subject?

No, I am not. Let us go.

What was with the strange atmosphere just now?

Why were the most handsome men

in Joseon getting fired up with you in the middle?

Not me, but you, Hong Ddeok?

Stop being silly, and let us go. Come.

You just turned a virgin into a married woman.

You owe me an explanation, at least.

I have not seen handsome men in such a long time.

Jang Gu Sil, what is with you?

You used to beg me to marry you.

Give me a break.

Wait for me.

Hurry up!

You lock your arm to mine.

Yes, husband.

I miss Mother.

Let us hurry.

Good to see you again.

This is compensation for Hong Deok Su.

Did you invite us?

I have no business with you.

It is not too late to leave with Hong Deok Su.

Is that why you left the money?

Whether I liked it or not?

You need to go far away from Yongcheonru immediately.

What...

are you talking about, exactly?

What are you doing right now?

I will be waiting.

- Pardon? - Why would you wait for my mother?

Well, then.

- Deok Su. - Oh, right.

I made an appointment at Dohwajeon.

My gosh, Dohwajeon?

That place where anyone can become Park Chun Hee, the greatest beauty of Joseon?

Yes, that Dohwajeon.

I made an appointment there.

Go with Mother. I will come and get you.

Yes, Mother. Let us go.

Yes, Mother. Go.

Let us go.

Your hands will get so soft, too.

Eat quickly.

Hong Deok Su had a fiancee.

How shocking.

I know.

I was very shocked.

Cheon Jun Hwa, did you not say you were in love with a woman?

Yes. What?

That is right. Yes.

- That love confession earlier- - It was a practice.

I wanted to check if the love confession you recommended would work well.

So, I was practicing with Hong Deok Su.

- Practice? - The more I practice, the more likely I will succeed.

I suppose.

Is your family not urging you to get married?

As for me,

things will be decided by the elders soon.

Gosh, I feel sorry for you.

My father is so nosy with everything I do, too.

I want to have courtships freely, at least.

Are you thinking of marrying the woman you love, then?

I would like to if I could.

Cheon Jun Hwa,

let me know if you need my help anytime.

I will do my best to help you.

Thank you, Lee Eun Ho.

If we did not meet like this, you and I

would have become great friends.

Are we not friends already?

Am I the only one who has been sincere?

You are right.

We are friends.

We are men. Do not pat me on the shoulder.

He is an ambassador from the Qing dynasty.

The ambassador visited for Prince Seon Yang's birthday celebration.

He invited him for Prince Seon Yang without telling me?

Drink up.

Dear wife,

pack up this medicine for me.

Who are you giving this expensive stuff to?

An ambassador came from the Qing dynasty.

Did he come for the crown prince proclamation?

Something is fishy.

Prince Mu Yeong disappeared somewhere, too.

I should use the gift as an excuse and go to Yongcheonru.

- To Yongcheonru? - Yes.

Pack up the medicine for me.

You know the white liquor we received recently? Pack that up, too.

Why do I not come along, then?

[Hi Mo Hair]

It falls out like dry leaves these days.

You are the big tree of Yongcheonru.

Of course, you shed a lot of dry leaves.

So what if I am the big tree of Yongcheonru?

I am about to lose all of my hair.

Let me have a look.

Do not worry at all.

I will make you look handsome and beautiful, Chief.

Let me see.

Get a geun and a half of hair.

The length will be one ja and five chi.

Dark brown, number two for the color.

Please wait a moment.

Only you understand what it is like to lose hair.

It tastes like honey, Mother.

It is honey and yulmu*. Yulmu. (Roasted powdered nuts)

Aigoo, what bloody hell are we doing?

People would kill to eat this, but we put it on our faces.

It is okay since it is free.

Just enjoy it, Mother.

Now I understand why the ladies' faces are so shiny.

- It looks amazing. - Yes.

It really looks like my hair.

This is me. This is me.

Yongcheonru's big tree. Big tree!

This is fantastic.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Carry on.

My Lady, you came without an appointment.

You have a spot for me, right?

- The thing is- - Gosh.

Dohwajeon is not the same anymore.

All sorts of random people come here now.

It does not feel luxurious anymore.

Hong Deok Su, would you come with me?

Hong Deok Su...

was a woman?

No way.

That cannot be.

There is no way I got caught.

You scared me!

W-What are you doing here?

I came to ask you something.

Let go first.

W-What is it?

By chance,

do you...

have any female relatives?

No.

I do not.

It is just my mother and me. Why?

I saw a woman who looks like you.

So, the thing is...

Innkeeper Hong Deok Su.

Yes, Master Cheon.

So, did your mother arrive?

Well, yes. She is at Dohwajeon right now.

I wanted to greet her in person,

but I came too late.

What brings you here?

It is nothing.

I will leave to meet my mother now.

Okay. I will come back to greet her tomorrow.

Okay.

Who are you looking for?

I heard you were looking for a woman.

Should I look into her for you?

It is none of your business.

You are old enough to wed.

You must be interested in women now.

You should immediately find out where the Qing ambassador is staying.

Make it quick. - Yes, sir.

- Lee Eun Ho! - Stop that...

Why are you playing hide and seek with the Defense Minister at this hour?

It is none of your business.

Geez, can you not just thank me for saving you?

Thank you.

But I could have dodged him very easily.

Anyway, it is fun to try all kinds of things like this.

Stay away from me.

Hey, you might get caught.

Hold on.

Your Excellency.

You.

You are that bastard from then.

Please spare me!

I could spare you...

if you listened to me.

Lead the way.

Give me that.

Open the door.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

Good alcohol.

White liquor. White liquor.

Did you check?

I need to find another way.

[Notice: Disappeared at age 8, currently about 20 years old. Reward 100 nyang.]

This says "Kim Du Pal." Find out about this man.

I need to meet him myself.

Yes, I will follow your order.

My Deok Su.

He is the smartest person in Hanyang, but...

Hey, sleep nice and quietly if you are drunk, Jang Gu Sil.

Hong Deok Su,

what do you know about love? Huh?

Your heart goes pitter-patter.

What do you know about heart-tickling love?

You should live as a woman now.

Life is short.

Gu Sil,

the pitter-patter...

and ticklish feeling. Is that...

love?

But you know...

I should not be...

loving someone right now.

- Did your chat with Hong Deok Su go well? - Huh?

Yes.

You said you were meeting with her.

It was a total failure.

What?

What was there to fail?

It turns out love confessions aren't easy.

Did you tell her you love her by chance?

Yes.

Lee Eun Ho taught me a method that worked on countless women.

That is not the right order.

What? What order?

You should have told her you know she is a woman first.

She is living as a man because of a situation.

She would not reciprocate if you suddenly said you love her.

Was I not rejected yet, then?

That is right.

Go Su Ra, have you confessed love to someone?

I learned from Lee Eun Ho, but I need a new strategy.

That is what is wrong.

A strategy for love?

What am I supposed to do, then? Huh?

- What do I do? - The world is going insane these days.

Tell me how.

Good morning, everyone.

Here comes another strategist.

Good luck, you two.

Did Hong Deok Su sleep at Geumokdang last night?

I would not know that.

You are roommates. Why do you not know?

They must have been happy together since his fiancee came.

A passionate night even before they wed?

What is happening to this country?

I am sorry. I said the wrong thing to an innocent fellow.

Innocent?

Roar!

Call me a beast.

A tiger?

Where did you two go wrong, exactly?

Go Su Ra, you need to help me.

Whatever.

I was almost tardy.

You came.

Hey.

Did you sleep well?

- Yes. - Yes, good.

New innkeepers are late?

What a joke.

They are a disgrace to the Yongcheonru innkeepers.

Did you come from Geumokdang?

Yes, I had a drink with Gu Sil last night.

I see.

The famous fiancee?

What is happening to this country?

How do you have a fiancee, Hong Deok Su?

That is enough.

True man, Hong Deok Su.

It is something to celebrate.

Yes, yes. Yes? Yes.

Of course, it should be celebrated.

True man, Hong Deok Su.

I am so tired because I have not done the manly job in a while.

Oh, is that so?

You must be very tired.

That is enough, I said.

[Daily Duties]

Kim Myeong Ho, Maeng Seok Sam, and Min Du Shik will go to Chinyeongrae.

Hong Deok Su, Lee Eun Ho, Go Su Ra, and Cheon Jun Hwa will assist with tasks at Jeongjudang.

The guest at Geumokdang rejected breakfast three times already.

Okay, get going now.

Yes.

This is not it!

We will bring another soup.

Where is Deok Su?

He already went to work.

Aigoo. How much did you drink together last night?

A bowl of your soup would cure me immediately right now.

Yes, I should feed Deok Su a warm bowl of soup before I leave.

Make it for us. Please?

Where have I seen him?

He definitely looked familiar.

What are you mumbling?

Hold on.

Let me think.

Who was that?

I need to enter the palace. Bring me my robe.

Why are you going to the palace?

Because of Prince Seon Yang's proclamation ceremony.

You think I would play Go with the King?

They entertained the ambassadors from the Qing dynasty.

They cannot delay it any longer

using Prince Mu Yeong as an excuse.

Prince Mu Yeong!

It was Prince Mu Yeong!

Gosh, I feel better.

I finally remembered.

Gosh, seriously.

What about Prince Mu Yeong?

Guess who I saw at Yongcheonru yesterday.

Prince Mu Yeong was there.

- What? - But...

why was he wearing the Yongcheonru uniform?

Gosh, that is why I could not remember.

Of course.

Those little bastards.

Excuse me for a moment.

Gosh! You scared me.

What the hell...

It smells incredible.

What is your secret?

I just boil it. What else?

I would have served everyone if I brought enough ingredients.

Gosh, I forgot the dongchimi.* (Radish water kimchi)

Gosh, gosh.

Mother, where are you going? You do not know the directions.

Wow, this is...

Gosh, seriously.

He does not want beef soup or clam soup.

I know he is a foreigner, but what am I to do?

I can taste the essence of shiraegi.* (Dried radish greens)

It has a deep taste.

- Gosh, you scared me! - What's with you!

Hyungnim, what is this?

Well, some woman was just...

What?

What is it?

This reminds me...

of my mother in the Qing dynasty.

It is delicious.

Who stole the soup for my baby?

Damn it.

Do not look at me like that.

I-I know nothing. I-It was not me.

You should not look at me like that.

Mother!

Hey, Deok Su.

This is your mother.

Hello, nice to meet you. I am Cheon Jun Hwa.

- Hello, ma'am. - You must be Deok Su's friends.

By the way, why are you at Jeongjudang?

Well, I made just one bowl of soup to feed you before I leave.

But some bastard just stole it.

What is this commotion about?

Hey, it was him.

The one who stole the soup.

They asked for a hundred servings, not just one more?

I cannot do it.

Yes, you are here to rest. You should not work.

Do not do it.

Deok Su.

Deok Su.

Help me just once.

Why do you keep calling my baby, anyway?

He is not just anyone. He is the head host.

He is an important person.

♫ Faint breeze is blowing in the clear sky ♫

Beef team, get in position!

Vegetable team, get in position!

Okay, let us go.

♫ Our dreams are big and exciting ♫

♫ We can go up high ♫

♫ Take a deep breath ♫

♫ Ooh-ooh-ooh, the bright sun ♫

♫ Ooh-ooh-ooh, you're sparkling ♫

♫ I raise my head and get close to you ♫

♫ Ooh-ooh-ooh, we will feel ♫

♫ Ooh-ooh-ooh, the excitement ♫

It is a hit.

♫ Let's walk together in sync ♫

Gosh, you should have asked me. Here you go.

Gosh, you are useful because you are tall.

I think I am strong, too.

Mother, do not do anything and give me orders.

Thank you for being good friends with Deok Su.

Do not mention it.

I am Hong Deok Su's best friend at Yongcheonru.

It will continue to stay that way. You just need to trust me.

Do not be a brat, Cheon Jun Hwa.

Gosh, damn it.

He practically licked the bowl.

What is she saying?

She said, "Damn it..."

She said it is a very special soup.

Mother.

I feel rejuvenated.

He has not eaten properly since he left home.

He enjoyed the food very much today.

He has good taste.

Well done, everyone.

Enjoy your meal.

You worked the hardest.

It feels like eating a home-cooked meal, Mother.

Really?

Come by if you want to eat it anytime.

You are Deok Su's friends. I can always feed you.

Aigoo, stop poking at it and just eat it.

Aigoo, aigoo!

Gosh, are you okay?

Have some water.

My goodness. Here you go.

Gosh, thank you.

Well, M-Mother.

You should eat, too.

You worked hard all day.

Seeing you eat makes me feel full.

Stay good friends like this from now on.

Do not worry, Mother.

Yes. Once friends, always friends.

My Deok Su.

Please help him when he is in need.

Of course, Mother.

Just trust me.

That is enough. Eat now.

You brat.

Gosh, Honey.

You need to listen to Mother.

"Honey"?

Why is everyone so chatty today?

Go ahead and eat.

Eat, eat.

Gosh, this little brat.

He makes mistakes because of his temper. Please understand it.

I am aware.

Hey, how do you know my temper?

He looks that way, but he is gentle inside.

I am aware of that, too.

I am so glad Deok Su has great friends like you.

He created a cave here...

and has been acting like the King.

It is just a painting.

Should I send you one, too?

How impudent. So very impudent.

This is treason. Treason.

It is treason.

You did it with me, did you not?

You are behaving totally brazen now?

Do you have no fear? Or are you stupid?

So, what brings you here today?

Prince Mu Yeong is at Yongcheonru, is he not?

I already know.

I thought you knew.

- Did you not know, by chance? - What?

Are you saying that after you have been hiding him?

This tea is nice.

Please drink some.

You think I am here to drink tea?

To enjoy a good tea, you need to wait until it brews properly.

Does that not apply to everything?

Do not change the subject!

Prince Mu Yeong and Lady Do Gyeong can have their wedding at Yongcheonru.

- What? - Is that not what you wanted?

If you bring Prince Mu Yeong into your family,

no one would fight against you anymore.

The royal family will be under your roof.

It will be a grand ceremony. Do not worry.

It is a wedding with the royal family. We cannot do that.

There is an order to follow.

I need the King's approval first.

You can create the order yourself, Your Excellency.

The sword found at the murder scene.

You still have that, right?

Your Majesty,

I have been greatly insensitive.

Please forgive me.

Since I was concerned about Prince Seon Yang's birthday and proclamation ceremony,

I did not understand your concerns.

Everything is my fault.

What is this long preamble for this time?

Prince Mu Yeong is of age to marry.

The royal wedding needs to happen soon

so the royal family will stand tall and strong.

I will order the selection when the time is right.

You could, but...

young people these days apparently prefer to meet naturally.

I will bring my niece, who went to Onyang.

Why are you initiating matters concerning the Inner Courts?

The royal family has strict rules.

Bring it in.

If Prince Mu Yeong gets investigated for murder,

would that not destroy the order of the royal family?

Murder?

Watch what you say, Minister.

I do not know what to do, either.

But the evidence is so clear.

We will have to find a solution.

We need to distract people at times like this, Your Majesty.

So, is your solution...

to get Prince Mu Yeong married?

If he becomes a part of my family,

how could I not do something about it?

I will...

find...

a solution somehow.

Minister.

If Your Majesty allows it,

I will arrange...

the engagement first, at least.

Yongcheonru will be in charge of the wedding.

You came.

Did you plan to meet the person who put up the poster there?

Yes. Let us go.

Master Innkeeper.

Did you find Hong Jae On?

- Why do you- - I asked if you know her whereabouts.

Did Cheon make you put up this poster?

Where is Hong Jae On?

Do you not want to know where the golden key is?

What happened 12 years ago?

Please tell me.

Because of the man who looked for the golden key,

a family has been destroyed.

Do you mean Hong Min Shik's family?

What is the significance of the golden key? Why did it destroy a family?

You are looking for it, too.

Answer me.

Will you make the same decision...

to acquire the golden key?

No matter how important it is, it cannot compare to a person's life.

I am looking for it to correct everything.

Correct everything?

Do you think His Majesty has the same idea, too...

Prince Mu Yeong?

When did you find out?

Forgive me.

I dared to test you, Your Highness.

What do you mean? You tested me?

The painting of the golden key.

I am the one who sent it to the palace.

What is your intention?

I have someone precious I need to protect.

Did you have a history with that family?

Look into the case involving the golden key 12 years ago.

That needs to come first.

I brought you here to treat you,

but you ended up working the whole time.

I am happy to do anything as long as I am with you.

Me, too.

By the way...

Mother...

Yes?

Tell me it is okay like you used to.

You know, when I woke up crying when I was a kid,

you used to say, "It is okay. It is okay."

Mother,

everything will be okay.

Do not worry so much.

Your child, Hong Deok Su, will make sure of it.

Okay.

It is okay.

It is okay.

It is okay.

It is okay.

Spare me.

Spare me. Spare...

Find Hong Min Shik's daughter, Hong Jae On!

Sweetie. Sweetie.

It is okay. It is okay.

I will protect you.

It is okay. It is okay.

Plague!

Something happened last night.

What happened, exactly?

I heard the Hong family was slaughtered.

Slaughtered?

Who was the culprit?

How would I know?

They wore masks. No one saw their faces.

- How frightening. - I know.

The living ones need to go on.

It is okay. It is okay.

It is okay.

Yes.

It will be okay.

It is okay. It is okay.

It is not too late to leave with Hong Deok Su.

You need to go far away from Yongcheonru immediately.

I will be waiting.

Mother, let us go to Dohwajeon one more time later. Okay?

Did you not love the yulmu?

Mother, where are you going?

Stop.

Is your mother leaving today?

Yes, thank you for the invite.

I heard she worked hard making a hundred servings of soup yesterday.

How do I pay her for the soup?

Ten nyang per serving, please.

I did not know soups were that expensive.

The market soup costs five jeon.

But the Yongcheonru soup should be different.

Did you choose that price because you will not sell it again?

The more expensive it is, the more you want it.

Especially at Yongcheonru.

What a cheeky bastard.

What you tried to tell me...

Could you tell me now who is looking for Deok Su?

I prepared a horse by the rear gate.

Please bring Hong Deok Su as soon as possible.

If you wait, Hong Deok Su...

Jae On will die.

Deok Su!

Deok Su!

Deok Su...

Are you Hong Deok Su's mother?

I should have greeted you sooner.

I finally get to meet you.

I am the owner of Yongcheonru.

Plague!

You cannot enter.

Did you find the girl?

Please forgive me.

Wait, are you feeling unwell?

N-No.

Do not overexert yourself.

Yongcheonru owes your cooking skills greatly.

Y-Yes.

It is a shame you are leaving today.

I will see you again.

Gu Sil!

Gu Sil!

Gu Sil! Gu Sil!

Mother! What is wrong?

What is going on?

Go get Deok Su now. Hurry!

W-What about Deok Su?

It is him. It is him!

Hurry, hurry up and go!

- Okay, okay, Mother. - Deok Su...

I told you to go get Deok Su. Why are you back-

Why are you in such a hurry?

Is there something urgent going on?

N-No.

What brings you here? Why...

I did not get to tell you something earlier.

What is it?

You raised...

your son very well.

The more I see him, the more desirable he is as a talent.

You are too generous.

You achieved something great.

You saved her from the plague, too.

You went through a lot, did you not?

You raised a girl as a son.

The other half of the golden key.

Does Hong Deok Su have it?

It was you, was it not?

Twelve years ago, that night,

you hid Hong Jae On and saved her.

Do not dare lay a finger on my baby.

Do you know how much blood I had on my hands because of you?

The heavens will punish you!

Punish?

I am the heavens.

Deok Su!

Deok Su! Hong Deok Su!

What?

I ran because you said it was urgent.

She was looking for you urgently earlier.

Mother, are you sleeping?

Seriously.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, wake up.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother, open your eyes. Mother.

W-What is wrong, Deok Su?

Gu Sil. A physician. Bring a physician now.

Mother, Mother, open your eyes.

Mother. My gosh.

Mother, it is Deok Su. Open your eyes.

Mother, what is wrong?

Mother...

Mother.

Mother, stay awake.

Gu Sil is getting a physician.

Deok Su.

Yes.

That bastard...

It is that bastard.

Which bastard? Who?

The one who came to kill you.

It is that Master Cheon.

- What? - Hurry up...

and run away.

Mother.

Wake up, Mother.

Mother.

Mother!

Mother!

Mother! Mother! Mother!

What are you doing? Mother!

Open your eyes, Mother.

What are you doing, Mother?

Mother!

So, did you send your mother off well?

You must be tired from the funeral. You should have rested longer.

It is okay.

It is truly a shame.

She was so healthy, and she left so suddenly.

I want to take revenge.

Revenge?

My mother...

was murdered.

Murdered?

By whom?

Twelve years ago, someone stabbed my father to death.

And my mother who raised me was also...

Someone stabbed your father to death?

- What do you- - Seol Mae Hwa.

It was Master Innkeeper Seol Mae Hwa.

If so,

was your father-

Hong...

Min Shik.

He was my father.

You are his-

Yes, I am...

Hong Jae On.

[Check in Hanyang]

♫ The river that flowed away is silent ♫

I will take revenge for this.

I will be your hands and feet, Master Cheon.

I heard there will be a royal wedding at Yongcheonru.

I will get what I want then.

This revenge will catch everyone's attention.

Hong Jae On. The more I see you, the more you resemble me.

Master Innkeeper, you came.

Will you insist on playing ignorant?

Why did you hide that Hong Deok Su was Hong Min Shik's daughter?

The Defense Minister wants to arrange your wedding.

Let him arrange my wedding.

The Defense Minister is like a hyena.

If Prince Mu Yeong and the Defense Minister fought...

Everything about my wedding has to be festive.

and hurt each other fatally, it would be even better.

- What is wrong with him? - Did you want to see me?

What do you think?

Stand behind me instead.

Listen to me carefully. We have a lot to do.

My revenge...

will start from now on.