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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.]

[Previously seen] I will never give up or stop.

Let me join you, Hong Deok Su.

What you are trying to do going forward. I will help you, no matter what it is.

Could you be a bait for my trap, then?

The three people who killed my father 12 years ago are after this ledger.

I will make sure they end up dying while fighting each other.

Jo Seung Ryang, find Prince Mu Yeong.

Lee Eun Ho, you should be the bait

and reveal that this ledger is with the Defense Minister.

Where did you get this?

I need to get rid of Cheon.

Sound good.

Whether the King's assassin or Cheon,

I will make them suspect the Defense Minister.

Prince Mu Yeong gave the ledger to the Defense Minister?

I followed the three soldiers who left the Defense Minister's residence,

but all they had were blank ledgers. Forgive me.

Defense Minister.

You have a very filial son, Your Majesty.

The ledger that proves that the former king was poisoned.

If you kill me now,

the ledger that I am protecting safely

will be spread everywhere in the capital.

I am almost there.

Tomorrow, this Oh Yeong Rak's offspring will be on the throne!

[Previously seen]

[Episode 15]

Did you secure the footprints?

Yes.

Defense Minister was already dead?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

The ledger was also gone?

How about Prince Mu Yeong?

Where is Prince Mu Yeong?

He is at Yongcheonru.

Foolish bastard.

Everything ended up in Cheon's hands.

Did you take care of the Defense Minister?

I checked the royal guard climbing over the fence.

It will be concluded as their doing.

Good work.

You may leave now.

Welcome to Yongcheonru,

Uiju Merchant Leader.

Where is my baby, Myeong Ho?

I want to see his handsome face. It has been a while.

Let us go.

Are all the men of Hanyang this pretty?

Crazy bastard. Pretty, my foot.

So, you did not make a reservation,

but you want the special guest room?

That is right. Give us the best room in Yongcheonru.

Do you know how scary that lady is?

Why are you just looking at me?

The special guest room requires the master innkeeper's approval.

Is that so?

Let them have it.

I am Cheon Jun Hwa, the new master innkeeper.

You are Yongcheonru's new master innkeeper?

If so, is your father Cheon?

Yes.

Help them to the room.

Come on.

I would like the new master innkeeper to help me.

Let us go.

Of course.

The private bathroom is in here.

There is a small bedroom over there.

Call the private innkeeper if you need more bedding or anything else.

What is this?

Did you want to see me?

Whoa...

Sister, sister, give it to me.

Let me try it, too.

Look, look.

This is fun.

Please call him only when you need him.

You are so prickly.

Here.

Take it.

What? Is it too little?

No.

I cannot refuse the precious money from a guest.

That is right.

Do you know what money that is?

I worked hard to make that money in Uiju

riding boats and horses.

You came a long way. You should rest now.

Okay, thank you.

Hey, there, Master Innkeeper.

To be honest,

my son works at Yongcheonru.

Do you know him? His name is Kim Myeong Ho.

Master Cheon, this is Hong Deok Su.

Did you create a fake one and send it to the Defense Minister?

You got rid of the Defense Minister now. Who is next?

I have been waiting to take revenge my whole life.

But I changed my mind after hearing what you said.

Taking revenge with a sword and blood.

I want to end that with the Defense Minister.

I thought becoming successful would be the true revenge.

Right here at Yongcheonru.

You are dreaming big without knowing your place.

Was that not your dream 12 years ago?

That dream...

I want to achieve it, too.

How am I supposed to trust you?

This is your ledger, Master Cheon.

You planned this from the beginning.

You have what your father, Hong Min Shik, did not have.

You certainly resemble me more.

Yes.

That is why I thought trusting my fate with you would be a good idea.

You are impossibly arrogant, just like me, too.

But...

that will not be enough.

Prove how determined you are.

Marry my son.

If you marry Jun Hwa and join my family,

I could believe that we would share a fate together then.

There is no need to force an answer.

I will wait until I win your heart.

Wait and see. I will do anything you want me to do.

Let us stop.

You said you wanted to be successful at Yongcheonru.

I will let you do that.

Just tell me. What do you need?

Why should I tell you about that?

I do not need you...

for my success.

No, I am sure you will need me.

Use me, Hong Deok Su.

Use me all you want.

Marry me.

Lee Eun Ho.

Marry me.

Lee Eun Ho.

Why are you back here again?

You should be in the palace, Prince Mu Yeong.

I am still Yongcheonru's innkeeper.

- I have the right to be here. - By chance,

do you mean you will stay at Yongcheonru?

Why should I not?

If so, can you work for me as the new master innkeeper?

If I need to.

- Lee Eun Ho. - If I need to,

I am ready to give up everything I have.

Exactly...

what for?

That night,

you left Hong Deok with me.

You abandoned her coldly. Why do this now?

- That night- - Do not...

tempt Hong Deok Su anymore.

I do not know why you joined Yongcheonru,

but do not get her involved anymore.

- Cheon Jun Hwa. - Stop.

That is enough.

Cheon Jun Hwa, I need to speak to Lee Eun Ho privately.

Go ahead.

But this will be the last time.

Leave Yongcheonru, Lee Eun Ho.

I know why Cheon Jun Hwa is doing that, but-

The ledger...

I gave it to Cheon.

Cheon comes after the Defense Minister.

Hong Deok Su,

will you really take this all the way?

You might get hurt.

- Do not do it, Hong Deok Su. - No.

I will.

I need to.

I said I will be your bait.

Hong Deok Su,

do not put blood on your hand anymore.

It is not just because of my father.

Cheon, that man...

killed my mother, too.

- So, let go. Do not stop me. - Hong Deok Su.

The moment I decided to give the ledger to Cheon,

I have already decided.

You should go back, Lee Eun Ho.

Trust me, Hong Min Shik's friend Cheon Mak Dong, just once

The world will turn upside down tomorrow.

- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Hyungnim! Hyungnim!

Min Shik, I was right, was I not?

I said the world will turn upside down!

He took the ledger?

Get him!

Get Hong Min Shik!

Hong Min Shik hid the safe.

We must find him.

Yes, sir.

Look thoroughly!

Where is Hong Min Shik?

Find the safe!

Father!

This way! Go this way!

Jae On. Jae On...

Hong Min Shik!

Seol Mae Hwa, you bitch.

How could you betray me?

Where did you hide the safe?

Is that all you can say to your friend?

Give me the safe, I said!

Look, Cheon Mak Dong,

you are doomed.

I am not doomed!

Cheon Mak Dong will be above the King by using money.

Way above him!

I will be at the top of the world!

Watch me from your grave.

See if I am wrong.

Where is Hong Min Shik's daughter?

She must have the other half of this key.

Go and find her.

Wow, Du Shik. Long time no see.

Seok Sam, have you been well?

M-Myeong Myeong, you came.

- Yes. - Is Young Master Myeong Ho inside?

M-Myeong Ho is...

- He has smallpox. - He went to the toilet.

What are you saying?

Move.

Move!

- What is this? - Young Master.

What happened?

- Are you okay? - Gosh, Hyungnim, forgive us!

We deserve to die!

Kill us.

Who did this?

Tell me!

Well, the thing is...

Forgive me.

What are you doing, ma'am?

How dare you raise your voice?

Which bastard ruined Young Master Myeong Ho's face? Huh?

The son of a bitch who beat him up. Come out at once.

Hey! Come out!

You bastards are dying to get killed.

It was me.

I beat up Kim Myeong Ho.

You?

You?

You?

What are you doing?

Hey, with this hand?

You did not beat him up with a soft hand like this.

Should you not ask what wrong he did first?

Kim Myeong Ho framed and threatened another innkeeper.

Get up.

Come, come.

Come here.

What are you doing?

Cheon Jun Hwa, just leave.

I should hurt him as much as he hurt Young Master Myeong Ho.

Hey, Baek Baek.

Hold him tightly.

What are you doing? Go ahead and walk.

Let go of him immediately!

Look, Master Innkeeper.

Move.

It was me. I beat up Kim Myeong Ho.

Look, Master Innkeeper,

do not make things worse for no reason.

Tell your master to confront me directly.

Really?

This means war, you know.

Do you...

understand what I am saying?

What do I do...

Master, the new master innkeeper did this.

The new master innkeeper? That bastard earlier?

Yes. It was Cheon's son.

Hey, Yu Su In, what were you doing?

- Master. - I trusted Myeong Ho with you,

but you failed to become the master innkeeper.

Are you really a man of Uiju?

Myeong Ho,

wake up, please.

Mom?

Yes, it's Mom.

How did my baby get beaten up like this?

Mom,

I almost died.

What took you so long?

Did you fight with Cheon's son?

Fight?

Mom, do you not know me?

Your son, Kim Myeong Ho, never bothered a bug in his life. You know.

Those bastards.

They kept using us, Uiju Merchant, for all sorts of things.

Is this how they return the favor?

Bring the inn owner or whatever!

I will not forgive them.

Mom...

You should have hit him, too!

I have never hit a person, Mom!

Yes.

What do we do?

The Uiju Merchant Leader is here?

Yes. She's angry with Young Master Jun Hwa...

I mean, the new master innkeeper for hitting Kim Myeong Ho.

The Uiju Merchant Leader had to come at a time like this?

Let us go.

We should stop the war.

Master Cheon.

What is this about?

I need to tell you something.

Could I have a moment of your time?

I need to receive a guest urgently right now.

I will summon you later.

Cheon, that man...

killed my mother, too.

The moment I decided to give the ledger to Cheon,

I have already decided.

What made you come this far without a notice?

Whatever. Did you see my baby's eye?

I think there was a misunderstanding.

What did you say?

The assailants sleep better, I heard.

How shameless you are.

Hey, bring the alcohol.

We cannot have this talk over some cold tea.

What happened with Seol Mae Hwa?

You did that to my son's eye.

Now, you are asking about what you made us do?

I am sure you took good care of it.

Let me meet the merchant leader.

Tell your master...

that it is time to change the owner of this world.

- Why bother listening to you? - Stop.

Go ahead and tell me.

Including taking care of that girl Seol Mae Hwa

and my baby, Myeong Ho, getting beat up,

I will have to charge you a lot for those.

Yes, I should pay you.

One, two, three...

W-Where did they all go?

Lee Eun Ho.

Where are we going?

Master Innkeeper?

Master Innkeeper!

You came back.

Have you been well?

I was worried since I had not heard from you.

I am sorry.

It must have been difficult on your own.

Cheon wants Cheon Jun Hwa and I to get married.

Married?

Of course, that will not happen.

Because Yongcheonru will be turned upside down soon.

I finished preparing for everything.

I just need to wait now.

Cheon Mak Dong.

I just need to witness his final moment myself.

I do not want you to be consumed by revenge.

You cannot put yourself in danger.

You might get hurt.

Do not do it, Hong Deok Su.

You are saying the same thing as him.

Everyone who cares for you and loves you will say the same.

Teacher Hong and...

your late mother...

wanted you to be safe even in their last moments.

But...

my father...

and my mother who raised me...

both got killed because of me.

How could I forget that?

It is not your fault, Jae On.

There will be an uprising soon.

An uprising?

We will change the king.

Take this.

This is Prince Mu Yeong's dragon sword.

T-Take it.

It is torn. I cannot even use it.

The one who stole the red card must be the culprit!

Thank you in advance.

He asked me if I was practicing swordcraft these days.

He was looking for a dragon sword gifted to the princes.

So, I showed him mine.

Let me help you.

If you are in danger,

I will take that sword instead.

I will gain that power soon.

You need to take the path you chose.

Hyungnim.

Let us talk later.

Hurry.

Change the king?

Including the inn owner and the current king,

we will remove the root of the evil...

that has existed for a long time.

If we do,

Prince Mu Yeong would get hurt, too.

What is it, Hong Deok Su?

Do you love Jae On?

Master Innkeeper.

Yes.

I love Hong Deok Su.

So, I promised her.

That I will protect her, no matter what.

I believe you will keep the promise.

You must protect Jae On.

There is no time. You must decide quickly.

Your residence...

is very impressive.

I did not think you would come this far, Your Majesty.

You told me to visit you like I visit a friend.

The Defense Minister died.

I heard.

It is great.

It is a great thing.

His greed ended up cutting his life short.

I heard Hong Min Shik's daughter gave him the ledger.

Did you bring the ledger back?

Why are you curious about that?

You need to get rid of it.

Let us burn it together.

It is a secret the world cannot find out about.

That would help us sleep better at night, too.

The ledger was not there.

Instead,

this was found.

It is the culprit's footprint found at the scene.

You sent the royal guard to kill the Defense Minister.

Are you asking me where the ledger is?

What is wrong, Lee Eun Ho?

Let us hurry.

Lee Eun Ho.

Lee Eun Ho.

What is wrong?

Who were those people just now?

They are from the palace, are they not?

It is my father.

He came all the way to Yongcheonru.

Something must be going on.

There will be an uprising soon.

If we do, Prince Mu Yeong would get hurt, too.

You need to leave, Jae On.

I need to go.

You are going to the palace now?

Do not worry so much.

Do not go.

You cannot go now.

Are you feeling all right?

I heard you went through a lot.

Not at all.

I had a good rest because Uiju welcomed me.

This is...

the Uiju Merchant Leader, who traveled from Uiju.

I came to see you, Prince Eun Seong, the true royal.

There is no such thing.

You are a true royal if you are on the throne.

As you can see now,

I am just a fallen crown prince who is begging for his life.

So, what caused the fallen crown prince to think about taking the throne?

My Lady.

No, I need to hear it myself.

I am risking my life on this.

I should at least hear his explanation.

Yes.

Did you ask why I wanted to be back on the throne?

So, the royal family is no longer disgraced by a mere merchant like you.

Do you understand?

You picked the right person, then.

I only care about money.

I do not care about power or the royal family.

Do you want to make a deal now, then?

What will you give me if we provide money?

Yonghcheonru.

Young Master Myeong Ho should run it in the future.

Let us do it.

Let us clean this place up...

and start a new world.

Why do you not want me to go?

Let us leave together.

They prepared a boat at the quay at dawn.

Let us...

leave somewhere far away, Lee Eun Ho.

What do you mean by that?

Is something going on, Hong Deok Su?

Is the Uiju Merchant Leader trustworthy?

They do not operate on trust.

They just go after gains.

I have been waiting for this for over a decade.

There cannot be even a slight mistake.

I have been working for this for 12 years, too.

I need to see the end now.

One is yours.

Hong Deok Su.

Let us...

stay together.

You said you wanted me to be happy.

I...

do not think I could be happy without you.

I will protect you now, Lee Eun Ho.

Let us hurry. The boat will be ready soon.

Prince Mu Yeong.

What is going on?

Prince Eun Seong wants to see you.

Hyungnim does?

I need to go.

Do not go.

There is still time. I will make it quick.

I need to see him before I leave.

- But- - I should tell him.

He needs to know the truth, at least.

It should have been that way from the beginning.

Promise me.

That you will come back.

Do not worry.

I will go straight to the quay.

I promise I will be there, Hong Deok Su.

I promise.

Take this.

This sword is yours now.

I changed my fate using this sword.

Jun Hwa, your fate also...

will depend on the sword in your hand.

Long time no see.

Seol Mae Hwa.

You look like you saw a ghost.

That sword.

Did your father give it to you?

You returned shamelessly after killing Hong Deok Su's father.

Can you call yourself a human?

Did Master Cheon say that?

Hong Deok Su... I mean,

the young Hong Jae On saw it herself.

Will you keep denying it?

Wake up and see clearly.

The man who killed Jae On's father and even the mother who raised her

is your father,

Master Cheon.

With the sword in front of you,

he stabbed Hong Jae On's father to death. Understand?

What?

What did you say?

What happened to the Young Master Jun Hwa I knew?

Did you change because you changed your clothes?

That is a lie.

- Do not lie! - Twelve years ago,

your father, Cheon Mak Dong, killed Hong Jae On's father.

Will you kill another precious someone with that sword?

Are you leaving?

Climb the female innkeepers' fence.

It is safe there.

What?

All right, thank you, Go Su Ra.

Please understand Jun Hwa, too.

You cannot control your feelings for someone.

You understand that, too.

Cheon Jun Hwa must have struggled, too.

Travel safely.

Let us see each other again.

Yes.

A family collapsed because of the ledger.

Do you know how his daughter has been living?

She has been living in pain every day

waiting to take revenge for her father.

Let us hurry.

Royal Guard.

Is that girl from earlier Hong Min Shik's daughter?

She is, Your Majesty.

She must have the ledger.

- Royal Guard. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Catch Prince Mu Yeong and that girl.

It is a bead from Prince Mu Yeong's belt.

There will be an uprising soon.

You cannot leave any trace until then.

Yes, I will follow your order.

The boat needs to leave soon. Why are they not here?

Our hands are full with the plan already.

We have to help someone run away, too?

Are you from Uiju?

Yes. Look, they are here. Undo the rope immediately.

You cannot.

Another person will be here.

Please wait just a moment.

Show this when you get to Uiju.

That will keep you safe.

Let us go, Baek Baek.

Thank you.

Thank you so much!

Did you want to see me?

I...

also came to tell you something.

Twelve years ago, the former king...

was poisoned.

And...

- the person behind it was- - I know.

This is the evidence found at the Defense Minister's murder scene.

I am sure you are not the culprit.

But I do not want someone else to acquire it to frame you.

I am glad I could help you.

- Hyungnim. - Leave now.

And...

do not come back.

We cannot leave if we wait longer.

Just one moment.

He will be here soon. Just wait a moment.

Do not worry.

I will go straight to the quay.

I promise I will be there, Hong Deok Su.

♫ The time that passed is silent ♫

♫ The sadness is dissipating in the wind ♫

Promise me.

That you will come back.

♫ At night, when dark thoughts visit me ♫

♫ The moonlight cries silently ♫

♫ When the shadows of fate are approaching ♫

♫ It's covering the unfamiliar path ♫

♫ Stand up again ♫

♫ Even if I collapse and crumble ♫

♫ With a wounded heart ♫

♫ My tears, please remember ♫

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♫ The round moon already became a crescent moon ♫

My father said he got what he wanted by killing his friend with this sword.

Is that the only way I can win Hong Deok Su?

Step aside, Cheon Jun Hwa.

This is the only way to protect her.

What power do you have?

I, Prince Mu Yeong, will be on the throne now.

That is the last solution to protect Hong Deok Su.

Did you finally make up your mind?

Please start a new world.

I invited the court officials to request the crown prince's proclamation.

Why should I not do what my father did?

Return Yongcheonru to Hong Jae On.

I will remove the ones who get in the way in advance.

As long as I am with you...

No matter how dangerous it may be, I...

I also...

- promised to protect you. - promised to protect you.