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(The Tale of Lady Ok.)

(The following program contains themes, language, imitative behavior and violence)

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(All characters, locations, organizations, and incidents...)

(depicted in this drama are entirely fictitious.)

- What was that? - What is happening?

Where is Song Seo In?

Who are you looking for?

Go ahead and take her.

The rest of us will find Song Seo In.

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Take her!

- No! - Stop!

Oh, no.

- My lady! - No!

- My lady! - My lady!

- You cannot do this. - My lady! No!

- My lady! What do I do... - Please do not do this.

- My lady! - My lady! No, please...

Who were those people earlier?

Could they be headed to our house?

- We should hurry home and find out. - No, wait.

Then you should not go home.

What? What is going on?

Hey, Kkeut Dong.

Lady Tae Young said to show you this.

What?

When I send you this signal,

you are to run away with Man Seok without looking back once.

How could I leave you behind and run away?

It is the only way to save me and everyone else.

Will the situation unfold like that?

If I am alone, I can just lie.

But if he is seen with me, we are all doomed.

But they will think it is suspicious that he ran away.

Then...

just tell them your memory came back.

And that is why...

you left me again.

No, I do not want to do that.

Do not be stubborn.

Just go to the house by the beach and hide, okay?

If you see this, run away.

Got it?

We must run. Let us go, my lord.

This means we must run away without looking back once.

To save Lady Tae Young and everyone else including us.

- Hurry. We must go! - Wait!

- Why? - Hold on.

Calm down and tell us what happened.

What was it? Song Seo In?

And Goo Deoki. They kept asking for those people.

They said the name, Song Seo In?

I clearly heard them say the name.

See? We have been busted.

We must leave now. My lord, we must hurry!

Wait, hold on. Then...

I mean...

No, my lord.

My lord, we must go.

One moment.

- Please, we must leave. - No.

Please.

- Wait, hold on. - No.

Come on. We must leave now.

Please.

Oh, no.

What is Lady Tae Young going to do now?

I do not understand what is going on,

but you should leave. Go!

Go on. We will come back.

Hey, Kkeut Dong.

We will stay alive and meet again.

I promise we will come back.

We must leave now. Go!

Go on.

- Move! - My goodness.

Where did he go? Tell me the truth.

How could we tell you anything when we do not know?

I swear, we know nothing.

Well, Master Yun Gyeom...

left the house at dawn.

What? Is that true?

His memory came back, so he left.

My goodness. I see.

- Please excuse us, then. - Where is...

Master Yun Gyeom going in such a hurry at this early hour?

- Where did you see him? - Pardon?

Oh, I saw him walking toward Mount Unbong.

- Why, you... - Track him down!

- Yes, sir! - My goodness.

- Oh, no. - My gosh.

Goodness. What do we do now?

Oh, dear.

Have you lost your mind?

How could you tell them that? You fool!

Do not worry. He went the other way.

Oh, my.

Kkeut Dong, you are so clever even in a situation like this.

- Nicely done. Good job. - Well done.

So, Legal Advocate Ok was actually...

a runaway slave?

What? Then where is the real Ok Tae Young?

What on earth is happening?

I bet the daughter of the deceased magistrate...

is trying to get back at Cheongsu County.

But the State Tribunal would never make such a move...

without evidence.

I bet the Minister of Revenue is behind this.

That woman is crazy and delusional. Now that her father is dead,

she must have hounded the Minister of Revenue to do something.

But what does it mean that Special Inspector Seong is a fake?

It is just a made-up lie. What else could it be?

But it could be true. Do you not agree?

Do not be so cruel.

Have you already forgotten how much help we received...

from Special Inspector Seong and his wife?

She is right. There is no way Special Inspector Seong is a fake.

His brother works at the Office of Special Advisors,

so I am sure the misunderstanding will be cleared up soon.

Yes, absolutely.

My lord.

I heard my sister-in-law was being taken to the State Tribunal.

I only found out about it today through the head judge.

- Pardon? - They received a tip-off.

We were excluded...

from the investigation due to your relationship with them.

But there is no way my sister-in-law is the runaway slave.

Who reported such a preposterous tip-off?

Lord Bak Jun Gi.

His second wife...

claims that Legal Advocate Ok is her slave.

Could there be a hidden agenda behind this?

Perhaps, Bak Jun Gi has figured out that he is being inspected or...

I cannot help...

but doubt that due to a specific piece of evidence.

Song Seo In, the eldest son of Song Byeong Geun,

the former governor of Gyeonggi Province,

looks just like your brother.

And a slave named Goo Deoki...

who used to live near that family but ran away ten years ago...

is apparently your sister-in-law.

I do not know how much she resembles my sister-in-law,

but there is no way that is true.

As for my brother,

I looked for him, found him, and brought him home myself.

But I hear your brother is on the run now.

They will question you too.

Wait, she said to go to the beach. Why are we going this way?

With a bit of asking around, they will learn we bought fishing tools.

You are smart.

My goodness.

Shall we sit down for a moment?

Your legs must hurt.

Oh, boy. It is all swollen.

Thanks, Man Seok.

- All of a sudden? - Well, you know.

Thank you for always being by my side no matter the situation.

Well, you know I am your forever faithful servant.

"Servant?" Hey, must you put it like that?

You are my...

You are my friend.

My one and only friend.

What? What is with you?

Goodness.

Anyway, I have not seen this in so long.

Oh, my.

- Have you been keeping well? - Are you not grateful?

Here.

What? Why would you give this back?

I told you to thank me. Now, I am embarrassed.

No, I cannot take this. Take it back.

Please! Why would you give it back again? No.

You like Qing.

Take that and go to Qing.

What? Seriously, why are you being like this?

We should part ways here.

- What? - I will turn myself in.

Goodness.

Is that why...

we came in the direction of Hanyang?

To force me to leave and turn yourself in?

- Yes. - Look.

There is no evidence to prove that she is Goo Deoki.

On top of that, Master Do Gyeom will help her.

Let us please do what we promised her to do.

Do you not trust her?

Hey, the State Tribunal mentioned the name, Song Seo In,

because they have evidence.

So, if I run away now,

they will interrogate her.

If something comes out, the investigation will be dragged on.

She is pregnant.

What if they torture her because of me?

That should not happen.

But if you turn yourself in, you will die.

You know I am prepared for that.

Then I will go with you.

I cannot let you get tortured without me,

- so I must come with you. - What are you saying?

You must stay alive.

Come on.

Why? Life will be no fun without you, my lord.

There he is!

- Hey, get up. - What is going on?

- Go. Get out of here. - No, wait!

Just go!

Stay down and get out of here at once. Do not turn around.

How could I leave without you?

- Hurry up and get out of here! - I cannot leave.

Will you disobey your master? Just go!

Look here! Song Seo In is here.

Darn it. You said I was your friend.

Over there!

Darn it.

My lord!

- Seriously... - Just go!

My lord!

- That fool... - My lord!

Are you all right? Let me see.

Let me see!

Why are you doing this?

Just take us!

I am the one you are looking for.

So, just let him go!

Let me see. My lord, show me the wound.

He will not get caught, right?

What will happen if he gets caught?

He will die.

What?

Master Yun Gyeom...

disobeyed royal orders.

What? He disobeyed royal orders?

None of this would have happened if I had not pestered him.

Why? Why did he disobey royal orders?

Tell me.

Tell me what happened!

- Darn it. - Oh, dear.

I heard that witch was a slave in the past.

How dare such a lowborn witch pretend to be a noblewoman?

Who is this witch with two husbands?

My, you need to be shameless like her to have two husbands.

- How dare she! - She should be stoned to death!

Get changed.

No visitors allowed!

I went to the prison, but they will not even let me see her.

What on earth is going on, my dear?

You need to tell me what is going on.

My brother whom you met...

was not...

my real brother.

I brought home a man who looked like my brother.

I heard the two of them had known each other for a long time...

and that Yun Gyeom had fancied her for many years,

so...

I pestered him to act like...

he was my brother.

Then where is your real brother?

You never even met him?

I did.

I met him.

(Identification Tag)

I am...

not Seong Yun Gyeom.

I do not have a wife, a brother,

nor a father.

I was the one who orchestrated everything.

All of this is my fault.

I would have done the same thing.

My dear. But perhaps, Tae Young...

really is the runaway slave.

Excuse me, over here. He is bleeding a lot.

He has lost a lot of blood.

Come on. Please get us a physician.

Hey, you! Can you not hear me?

Hey, you!

Hey, must you be so loud?

Are you all right?

Are you okay? You cannot even speak?

My goodness. This is crazy.

- Darn it. - My lord.

Please do not die on me, okay?

I am truly scared right now.

Hey, so why... I told you to run away.

Why did you get caught?

I took an arrow to protect you. What was the point?

Seriously, it is killing me.

Is it that painful?

No, it is killing me that they took the money.

I gave you back the money. I never took it back.

So, I bought you the beachside house.

What is the point of taking credit for it when we are about to die?

Even if we are about to die, we should get the facts straight.

Then I do not owe you an apology either.

I got injured like this while trying to protect you.

This hurts like crazy.

Seriously,

I still cannot believe you did what you did. I was so touched.

That is just how I am.

Anyway, so how would they kill us?

Will they cut our heads off?

Well...

I disobeyed royal commands, so I guess I will be ripped apart.

You know, each limb will be tied to a bull.

I will be ripped apart as they run in all directions.

And me too?

Will they go through all the trouble to kill a mere servant?

Well, how would I know?

Should we hire a legal advocate to avoid the death penalty?

What could a legal advocate do when I disobeyed royal commands?

I have no idea! Stop talking about it. My head hurts.

Goodness. Try to clear your mind. Do not think.

I must say,

knowing that my wife is under the same roof now...

gives me a sense of relief.

She probably does not know that we got caught, right?

She must not know.

Only then will she lie to live.

I told you to leave it by the door.

Why do you keep coming inside?

What if you contract the disease?

It is not like I wanted to come inside.

I am simply trying to do my duty.

The infected will be forced out of the capital to be quarantined.

I should go too.

Go and receive proper treatment.

Here, you cannot even find the right medicinal herbs.

I never once imagined that I would meet such a futile death.

I cannot believe I did such a thing to accumulate more wealth.

"Death?"

Do not be so weak.

I heard Bak Jun Gi's second wife said...

Legal Advocate Ok was her slave.

Legal Advocate Ok interfered with him several times,

so I believe he wants to harass her,

using his wife's words as an excuse.

You can say that because you do not know Bak Jun Gi well enough.

It will not be...

that trivial a reason.

In the first month of the Year of the Monkey,

servant Goo Deoki fled with her father, Gae Jook.

They sneaked into an inn in Goesan, Chungcheong Province.

For a year, you worked there as a servant.

In the first month of the Year of the Rooster,

you met Ok Pil Seung's daughter Ok Tae Young returning from Qing.

When the bandits raided the village and killed everyone days later,

you decided to pretend you were Ok Tae Young.

You came to Cheongsu County...

and lived as Ok Tae Young for nine years.

Is your name Goo Deoki?

What is your name?

Your name is Ok Tae Young.

I asked if your name is Goo Deoki.

Tae Young's last wish was to bring you into our family.

I must grant my granddaughter her wish, do you not agree?

I am...

Lord Ok Pil Seung's daughter...

Ok Tae Young.

With what proof do you assume...

I am Goo Deoki the servant?

May I ask?

Records from the Chungcheong government office...

that investigated the bandit attack,

and the statement of an officer who was gathering the corpses.

Two women were found near the barn.

The woman inside was burned beyond recognition.

The one outside was barely alive.

We believe Goo Deoki...

pushed Ok Tae Young into the barn and killed her,

changed into her silk clothes, put on her rings,

and pretended to be her.

I was...

brought to Cheongsu County while I was still unconscious.

I had a severe fever,

and I was dying.

The raiding bandits had taken everything.

Where would I have found silk clothes...

and how could I have taken the rings from a body...

burned beyond recognition?

Then how do you explain you look exactly like Goo Deoki...

that Kim So Hye remembers?

Why should I explain that?

You started an investigation based on a woman's delusions.

The burden of proof is on you.

No one in Cheongsu County remembers Ok Tae Young...

before she went to Qing,

so it was more than possible for Goo Deoki...

to pretend to be her.

Do you mean the Ok Clan elders accepted a fleeing slave...

as their granddaughter without confirming her identity?

If you are right and I am a slave on the run,

how was I able to...

live as a noblewoman without being caught?

Do you know Song Seo In?

You mentioned that name when you were at my house.

You will deny knowledge.

I know the name.

If you refer to the entertainer Chon Seung Hwi,

seven years ago,

he came to Cheongsu County as a professional storyteller.

I saw Ok Tae Young seven years ago at a show in Cheongsu County.

I fell in love and followed her around.

You could call me a Sudogeo.

What? "Sudogeo?"

Yes.

One who lusts for and tries to take another.

That is me.

Are you saying...

you are Song Seo In and not Seong Yun Gyeom?

Yes.

I am the leader of Yudampae, a group of entertainers,

divine professional storyteller Chon Seung Hwi.

Whether you are Song Seo In or Chon Seung Hwi,

the woman you followed around...

was Ok Tae Young, not Goo Deoki?

Goo Deoki is the servant I fell for ten years ago.

But we never met...

since she fled and I ran away from home.

Then seven years ago in Cheongsu County,

I saw Ok Tae Young who looked just like Goo Deoki.

And so I fell for her and followed her around.

She eventually married Seong Yun Gyeom,

the magistrate's son.

I noticed that her husband Seong Yun Gyeom...

looked just like me.

As if we were doppelgangers.

Do you not know that word either?

Anyway, it was mysterious.

It felt like providence.

It was a coincidence.

Just like how I happen to look like a slave called Goo Deoki.

It is a coincidence that my husband...

looked like Song Seo In.

Why did you marry Seong Yun Gyeom...

knowing he looked like Song Seo In?

Why would I refuse to marry the magistrate's eldest son?

His Majesty the King commanded we marry,

and the magistrate...

had sent a proposal of marriage.

Why did Seong Yun Gyeom run away from home?

We were not a good match as the marriage had been forced.

He left after a serious argument...

and did not return for seven years.

You did not recognize the man who had returned...

was Song Seo In and not your husband Seong Yun Gyeom?

My husband...

is Seong Yun Gyeom.

The man who left home seven years ago was Seong Yun Gyeom.

The man who returned was Song Seo In.

However similar they look,

how could I not...

recognize my own husband?

He confessed that he was Song Seo In.

What?

He fled, but we apprehended him and are questioning him now.

Brother. Were you wounded?

The arrow grazed me. I am fine.

Brother. I will handle everything now.

You can relax.

Listen carefully.

You did not know anything.

What?

If you consider me your brother,

do as I say this time.

Do not forget why you came to me.

This is best for your sister-in-law. Do you understand?

Brother, this...

Is this man...

your brother, Assistant Sixth Counsellor Seong?

Yes. That is so.

He is my brother.

He confessed to not being your brother.

- Brother. - I am sorry about this.

I am not your brother. I am Song Seo In.

I apologize for the deception.

Brother. Why would you say that?

When Seong Yun Gyeom left home seven years ago,

you were a young boy then.

How did you recognize him?

Because he is my brother.

Whatever others say, he is my brother.

Do you see this?

I deceived them all completely.

- Brother. - I am a professional storyteller.

It is my job to act out characters and imitate people.

I deceived the wife, the brother, the servants,

and all of Cheongsu County.

Oh, and Seong Do Gyeom here...

did not know I looked just like Seong Yun Gyeom.

He was searching desperately for his brother...

and came across a lookalike.

Naturally, he was mistaken.

He kept calling me "Brother,"

and the servants called me "Master Yun Gyeom."

I thought it was an opportunity...

to become the husband of Ok Tae Young, the woman I adored.

One problem I had was that His Majesty the King...

had commanded me to perform in Qing.

The only way to get out of that was to feign death.

Anyway, I decided to live as Seong Yun Gyeom...

and returned after seven years.

No one suspected anything.

I said I had lost my memory, and Ok Tae Young believed me.

I forged an identification tag...

and took the state exam and you know the rest.

I am...

very sorry.

I apologize.

What...

My lord.

How are you?

I am fine.

Were you hurt?

Did you eat something?

You look dreadful.

Why did you confess?

I did so to get you released soon.

- My lord. - I disobeyed the King's command.

This will only extend your suffering.

I am...

no longer your husband.

I am Chon Seung Hwi.

Do you know what that means?

I cannot be by your side until the end as I promised.

For that, I am sorry.

My lord.

My lord.

Lord Yun Gyeom and Man Seok.

Keep them safe and guard them...

so they never get caught.

And Lady Tae Young, she is innocent.

If you must punish her, I beg you punish me instead.

What? Why would you say that?

No. Punish me instead.

Punish me.

The Mother's Gathering president should have reached Hanyang by now.

It is so frustrating how we cannot get any news.

Do not worry too much.

I am exhausted.

Oh, my poor legs.

So, how did things go?

I cannot be sure as she was not sentenced yet,

but Advocate Ok's brother who works on Jeju Island sent a letter,

and the tributary envoy gave a statement as well.

Advocate Ok should be excused.

That is only natural.

There is no way Advocate Ok was a servant.

Right.

What about Special Inspector Seong?

It seems that...

Special Inspector Seong is not Seong Yun Gyeom.

What?

I do not know when and what happened,

but he is someone else...

who happens to look the same.

Oh, my gosh. What now?

Oh, dear.

Then whose family name should Advocate Ok's child take?

What do you mean?

She is pregnant.

Father.

I wish you well.

Stop crying.

One would think he died already.

Will you welcome me warmly if I return alive?

I will consider it if you return.

I am glad you came to see me off.

Here are some pueraria root pills for your sore knees.

Why would I need them when I am at death's door?

Goodbye.

They say Goo Deoki will be released.

That I am delusional and talking nonsense.

Why will you not give them the evidence?

Why are you using others...

instead of having her brought here immediately?

- What? - Why?

Did you think I would be clueless...

when my family manages your slush fund?

Your goal was to confuse the State Tribunal with a case...

about two frauds and take over Jincheong.

You got what you wanted.

Stop dragging your heels and bring that witch over now.

Did I...

not tell you to wait for the right time?

This mouth.

Let it blabber again, and you will pay dearly.

That maggot Goo Deoki.

I will have her brought here, then.

The investigation is now complete. New evidence?

What do you mean by that?

I apologize. It arrived only now.

Darn it.

Goodness.

Was Lady Tae Young released...

or will she be sentenced with us?

Would she not be sentenced with us?

Cheongsu County will be in uproar by now.

Yes. The poor chief. When he hears...

what happened,

I bet he will burst into tears.

We were going to throw a party to celebrate...

becoming an aloe-farming village.

The land was cultivated,

and the system was set up.

He should manage alone now.

Do you think that is tasty? How can you eat that?

If you die with a full belly, your ghost will look nice too.

Why care how your ghost looks?

Will you seduce a female ghost?

We will not die as soon as we are sentenced.

It will be fall before they do whatever they will with us.

Why?

Do they kill people depending on the weather?

Of course they do.

If you kill people at the wrong time,

it offends the deities and ruins that year's harvest.

Is that why they put off executions...

until after the harvest?

Apparently some people live for months, even years...

after they are sentenced.

That is not bad.

They give us food when it is time.

We do not have any work. So we can sleep all we want.

It would be fun to chat like this while being imprisoned.

As if.

Just know that,

at the next questioning, I will tell them I forced you...

to play along.

- Then will they release me? - They could.

This tastes awful.

Good grief.

I miss Mak Sim's food.

If I get out of here alive,

I will bring you three stacks of boxed food.

Forget it.

If you get out of here alive,

take good care of Lady Tae Young.

My lady.

You are still here.

Are you all right?

Why did they bring us here?

It seems they have made their ruling.

Gosh, it is all right. I am prepared for this.

They will not kill us so soon, though. Will they?

I am sorry, Man Seok. It is all my fault.

My gosh, it is all right.

My lady, hang in there and be strong.

We just have to make sure you get out of here alive.

Ok Tae Young said she did not know...

Song Seo In was pretending to be Seong Yun Gyeom.

Song Seo In confessed that he had been pretending...

to be Seong Yun Gyeom without Ok Tae Young's knowledge.

Is this correct?

Answer me. Is this correct?

- Yes. - Yes.

Then why did the two of you meet in Icheon...

last May?

Gosh, Icheon.

I went to Icheon as a legal advocate.

Song Seo In, while working as Chon Seung Hwi,

had one of his stories plagiarized.

And he was unlawfully imprisoned.

So I went there for a case.

Who hired you then?

- Pardon? - Song Seo In was locked up.

I asked you who had requested your help on this case.

I...

That is...

Tie Song Seo In...

and his servant, Soe Ddung, to the rack immediately.

My lord.

I...

Hold on.

My lord, why are you doing this?

Ok Tae Young.

You met with them last May in Icheon.

And you conspired with them to plot...

the murder of your husband who had left home.

- Pardon? - Go ahead.

Wait.

Hold on.

Wait.

My lord.

Song Seo In's servant, Soe Ddung,

requested you to represent him as his legal advocate.

I have confirmed that not only did he bring you...

to the magistrate's office in Icheon,

but he also lived at your house while Song Seo In pretended...

to be Seong Yun Gyeom and lived in Cheongsu County.

Therefore,

I am certain you knew that your returned husband...

was Song Seo In, not Seong Yun Gyeom.

How dare you deceive the officers...

of the State Tribunal and lie?

Wait, no.

Tell me the truth now.

I do not know.

I do not know anything.

Plot a murder? That is nonsense.

Will you keep telling me lies?

My lord. How could you do this without any evidence?

That jerk...

Reveal everything you know without deceit.

Yes, my lord.

I am certain they know each other.

They have known each other even before meeting in Icheon.

You will know that...

once you read Song Seo In's novel, "The Officer and the Woman."

You!

You jerk. Shut your mouth.

- He is not... - You jerk.

An ordinary servant.

He is the leader who managed Yudampae, the entertainment troupe.

He requested her to be a legal advocate,

and they lived together.

How could they not know each other?

Will you continue to claim that you did not know them?

My lord. Soe Ddung has not done anything wrong.

He only did what I told him to do.

I am certain they committed adultery.

Shut your mouth.

Song Seo In and Ok Tae Young stayed in the same room...

while in Icheon.

The boat had broken down. So we could not travel. That is all.

That man, Seol Rang, is setting me up because I proved that...

he committed theft.

Man Seok.

- No. - Man Seok.

Man Seok.

My lord, please.

How does the fact that the three of us...

know each other serve as evidence...

of plotting Seong Yun Gyeom's murder?

How could you deceive me like this?

Please believe me.

I did not kill my husband.

Officers.

Tie her up as well.

No.

No, my lord.

How could you torture a pregnant woman?

My lord.

It is all my fault.

This is all my doing.

So please punish me instead.

No, Do Gyeom.

All this was what I wanted.

Living as a widow was too difficult.

So I asked him to pretend to be my husband.

But I did not murder my husband.

Please believe me.

You have already told me lies.

So every word out of your mouth has lost all credibility.

My lord.

My lord. Let me explain everything.

- It was me... - I killed him.

When Assistant Sixth Counsellor Seong came to see Seong Yun Gyeom,

I was furious that he did not return to his wife for seven years.

When I ran into him in Qing,

I urged him to return to his wife. But he said no.

So I killed him. I did it.

No. He did no such thing. That is not true, my lord.

I...

loved her so much.

I wanted to live...

as her husband even for a day.

I wanted her to address me as her husband.

So I deceived everyone and plotted this whole thing.

My lord.

I am sorry.

It was all due to my greed.

So...

I implore you to release...

Soe Ddung and Lady Ok, my lord.

Song Seo In confessed to murder.

He shall be detained until the final ruling is made.

As for Tae Young,

release her.

My lord.

My lord!

Brother.

What is your name?

Are you...

Tae Young, the eldest daughter of Ok Pil Seung...

who served as a vice envoy in Qing?

Or...

are you Kim Nak Soo's slave, Goo Deoki?

I am asking you what your name is!

My name is...

Bring them in.

No.

I...

Father.

No.

She is not my daughter.

She is not my daughter.

No.

- Father. - No.

No.

- No. - No.

- No. - No.

Father!

Oh, no.

Goo Deoki!

No.

No, open your eyes. Goo Deoki.

Somebody help my Goo Deoki.

Wake up. Goo Deoki!

Goo Deoki.

Open your eyes.

Goo Deoki.

It is your father. Wake up. Open your eyes.

Somebody help my Goo Deoki.

Goo Deoki!

Open your eyes.

Goo Deoki.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Get up.

Get up, Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

That crazy wench, Poop So Hye,

must have had...

Gae Jook all this time.

Come on.

You lied about killing Seong Yun Gyeom.

That was all for nothing.

Even her identity...

was exposed.

Even so,

it is a relief.

She got to see her father whom she missed dearly.

I promised her...

we would live by the sea with her father.

That will not be possible now.

Right.

Since I gave you the money for the house,

I was going to ask you...

to name the baby...

after me...

if it were a boy.

Are you crazy?

I will have a daughter then.

Goodness. Here we are, talking about empty dreams.

Hey.

Hey.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok...

Man Seok.

Man Seok.

Man Seok...

Man Seok...

Man Seok. Oh, no.

Man Seok.

Man Seok. I am sorry.

Man Seok.

Upon reviewing...

the investigation reports, statements, and testimonies,

it is clear that Song Seo In is guilty of murdering Seong Yun Gyeom,

assuming his identity,

and faking his death...

to defy the royal command.

He is sentenced to execution by beheading.

It is clear the slave, Goo Deoki,

is guilty of harming her master and fleeing...

as well as impersonating the noblewoman, Ok Tae Young.

Execution by beheading is the rightful punishment.

However,

considering how many she has helped as a legal advocate,

she will be returned to the owner Kim So Hye.

My father...

Do you think I would let you meet him?

Especially when my father died because of you?

Oh, right.

I heard you were pregnant.

That baby of yours is also mine now.

Welcome home, Goo Deoki.

Do you...

resent me?

Despite knowing it would stain the State Tribunal's power,

you helped Tae Young avoid getting beheaded,

and I am very grateful for that, my lord.

Risking the Hwashin Clan's opposition...

and saving Advocate Ok...

was His Majesty's doing.

I heard you did not know your sister-in-law was a slave.

You must have been shocked as I was.

My apologies,

but Tae Young is like...

a mother figure to me, no matter her status.

I had nowhere to go, but she raised me.

She restored our once fallen-apart family.

She is indeed a criminal.

But I,

out of everyone, cannot criticize her.

Ma'am...

I am here to move the medicinal ingredients here...

to the warehouse.

And my father?

He is in another shed.

Do not worry as he is doing well.

Until now...

Where was he until now?

He lived out of sight in a quiet Buddhist temple.

His illness has been cured with proper meals.

It seems he was caught a while ago.

Our masters must have locked him up elsewhere to hide it from us.

- Is that so? - Do not worry too much.

Our masters cannot kill or mistreat you.

The Assistant Sixth Counsellor is sending men...

to watch the house from the outside.

Because of that, Minister of Revenue...

is on edge.

- Why? - Is it not obvious?

This house is Bak Jun Gi's treasure trove.

They must be making pills...

out of stocked-up medicinal ingredients in the back warehouse...

and selling them.

Gosh, that plant.

I wonder what it is to smell so fishy.

That was why they needed aloe.

Why did you show up at the State Tribunal as you pleased?

You were dragging things out, and it got frustrating.

I told you I had my reasons!

What is it? You have the strange disease town now.

What other shady things are you hiding?

If you act again without my permission,

you will end up like your father.

Brother.

Has Man Seok's body been found?

Yes.

It was collected outside of Shigumun.

Thank you.

Please bury him in a sunny place in Cheongsu County.

He...

always wanted to devote his life...

to Cheongsu County.

And dig up a place for my body as well.

I shall be buried next to him to hang out together.

I will think of a way...

the moment I am back from Cheongsu County.

You should not be blamed...

for this absurd and wrongful murder.

What will you do?

Are you going to look for your actual brother again?

- I will do so to... - It is useless.

I have already disobeyed the King's order.

Stop worrying about me now. With that determination,

please protect Tae Young.

Do me this favour.

This...

Give this to my lady for me.

I was told nobody could step inside the house.

What is it?

Are you here to ask me to sell you Goo Deoki?

You are not as nice to show such generosity, are you?

Watch your mouth before you regret it...

after your dear Goo Deoki is dead.

Let me see her once,

and I will keep it a secret.

Keep what a secret?

Rumour has it the door was slammed in your face when you, a concubine,

attended the first ladies' gathering,

and you live like a watchdog...

guarding Bak Jun Gi's warehouse.

People should not know you get beaten, should they?

Well, fine.

Letting you see the ridiculous state Goo Deoki is in...

is not a bad idea.

What brought you here?

Your husband wanted me to pass this along.

Did he...

Not yet.

Counsellor Seong and his wife...

have gone to Cheongsu County to hold your servant's funeral.

Are you going to be lost in grief?

What more can I possibly do?

I will hire someone...

to get you out of here.

Are you...

telling me to become a runaway slave again?

Or are you planning to die after your husband?

Or will you...

let your baby live as a slave?

Is that your way of repaying those trying to save you?

You...

Can you not do a thing...

without the name Ok Tae Young?

Deok Hun's father left a message as he got quarantined.

Bringing up the fraudulent couple's scandal...

amid the chaotic state of affairs due to the strange disease...

means Bak Jun Gi...

is hiding something.

Sorry?

The State Tribunal has been blindfolded.

Like Magistrate Seong was blindfolded seven years ago.

Like Father was blindfolded?

You must not be used and thrown away like Magistrate Seong.

Escape this place no matter what.

Do you...

know the symptoms of the strange disease?

Look at you, after pretending to be a noblewoman.

What was it again?

"We have never met."

"I am the eldest daughter-in-law of..."

"the Seong family in Cheongsu County."

"My name is Ok Tae Young."

That was ridiculous.

How did you know Master Seo In and I...

were acting like a couple?

I tailed you upon hearing you were in Hanyang to sell aloe.

The man here is my husband.

I wanted to introduce him and brag.

I saw you and Master Seo In...

at your dead mother's grave, you shameless witch.

Was it fun?

Was acting like a noble, sympathizing,

doing kindness, and helping fun? Despite being a slave?

Of course, it was fun.

I did a lot of good deeds.

That is just pretence.

You are nothing but a hypocrite.

What is wrong with that?

Those wealthy should show hypocrisy...

for the need to be able to catch their breath.

Do you think that will make you a respectable person?

"A respectable person?"

No.

I simply wanted to become a human.

Although I am much more...

respectable than one who can but chooses not to.

I am being honest about my feelings.

That is how nobles are.

There are many...

respectable nobles in the world.

That includes my grandmother...

and my father.

And who are your grandmother and father?

You are not Ok Tae Young.

You are fake, you hear me?

Yes, I am indeed a fake. A fake!

Thanks to you, it was easy living as a fake.

I learned and mastered many in your stead.

You have my deepest gratitude.

It must be a great shame.

You are back to being the good-for-nothing Goo Deoki.

I am your master forever,

until the last breath you take.

My master...

is not you.

What? Are you going to say you are your own master?

If I have a master,

it is Lady Tae Young, who passed away after giving me...

her name and dream.

You truly have a death wish, do you not?

Shall I make you into a cripple?

Under Article 337 of the Criminal Code,

the penalty for beating or killing a slave is 100 beatings.

Can you handle it?

Lord Kim Nak Soo...

passed away before 30 beatings.

How dare you...

spout such words after getting my father killed?

The one who let your father killed...

is your husband,

Lord Bak Jun Gi.

- What? - He chose the most trivial man...

who would not cause trouble after death.

He planned to cut your father off if he made a mistake.

- Shut it! - You were...

a hostage.

A hostage who made it impossible...

for Lord Kim Nak Soo to confess about Bak Jun Gi even when arrested.

Speak all you want.

You still drove your husband to death.

Because of a wench like you,

Master Seo In will be beheaded.

Do not worry.

I will soon follow him.

I have caught the strange disease.

Darn it.

Move it.

Get in already.

I told you to get inside!

My lord. Why are you doing this to us?

Get moving. Go.

Men. Catch that person!

- Put all the belongings here. - My lord.

Please.

Good grief.

What are you waiting for?

- Hurry! - Please, my lord.

Please help me.

Give me a minute.

Fan it harder.

Bring it over here.

- Hurry. - Brother...

What are you doing?

Please do something about it.

Let go of me!

- This way. - Oh, no. Please...

Thank you.

I have nothing with me. Please.

Over here!

Get moving already!

- Good grief. - Get them moving!

Come here!

- Let go! - Hurry, will you?

Do not touch the sick!

My goodness.

(The Tale of Lady Ok)

I am...

going to write my last book.

It is not a story about a grieving woman who has lost her husband.

It will be about a lady advocate, strong like aloe,

who has helped many despite all the adversity...

and being born a slave.

From your dear husband,

trusting you will complete this story...

in your manner.

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