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Under my master's orders, the first person I killed
was a woman in Bunwon.
She had my master's child in her womb.
The night that Ceramist Yoo was sent to prison,
Yeon Ok Unni went to find Chief Lee.
And the day after that,
she was discovered in a collapsed kiln.
Do you know what you and Yeon Ok
have in common?
With a woman's body,
she wanted to become a ceramist.
What was she like?
She has nothing to do with you.
No.
Episode 24
It's not true that Yeon Ok has nothing to do with me.
That person
was my father's assistant.
That's right. She was.
I'll be leaving now,
so look at it as much as you want to.
Just like ceramics are broken,
I will shatter you
completely.
What are you doing?
Orabeoni.
What were you going to do?
Why the sword?
Chief Lee. I'm sure he was the one that ordered it.
Did you get a confession?
Did you hear it yourself?
I heard a confession, and I would have been able to reveal everything,
but I lost Ma Poong.
The person that killed my father
is really Chief Lee?
I thought it might not be...
I really thought it might not be...
I'm sorry, Jung.
Only if I didn't lose Ma Poong...
Why are you sorry?
The people that killed my father are them.
You even got hurt when trying to reveal that.
I heard everything from Hwa Ryeong.
She said your life was in danger.
Jung, that's nothing.
What do you mean nothing?
Orabeoni, don't chase people like Ma Poong anymore.
There's no need for that.
Okay. I won't chase people like Ma Poong anymore.
I just need to catch Chief Lee directly.
No.
I'll do it.
I'm going to do it.
I will destroy that person.
How are you going to do that? You can't. Don't step up. It's dangerous.
I can't avoid it even if it's dangerous,
since I know everything now.
That person
murdered my parents.
Why are you coming just now?
Jung, if you keep...
Elder, it's me.
What?
Oh, why are you here this late at night?
Did Jung not come here?
If she did, why would I be doing this alone?
I feel like you should know.
Know what?
The night Yeon Ok Unni died
she went to meet Chief Lee,
and she didn't come back. I told that to Jung.
I should have kept it from her until the end.
Is that true?
Are you saying Yeon Ok went to see Chief Lee
and then died?
Tell me the details.
If I can protect you, I'm willing to do anything.
If it's somebody that can protect you, no matter who that is,
I can kneel in front of him.
I'm thinking of telling Prince Gwang Hae.
You definitely cannot.
Having Prince Gwang Hae destroy Chief Lee,
or having you murder him,
are not the kind of revenge I want.
He stepped on my mother's dream,
and he stained my father's reputation and then killed him.
However, he still holds the position of Chief.
I cannot stand that person any longer.
I'm going to crush
everything he has one by one.
I don't want to drag
anyone into this work,
but please help me Orabeoni.
Of course I will. It's something you want to do.
What are you going to do though?
What should I do,
that will make that person hurt the most
and shatter.
I'm going to find that out first.
Teacher is going to be waiting.
I'll be leaving.
I'm sorry for being late, Teacher.
I'm a bit late because I met Tae Do Orabeoni.
Do you... want to learn how to do bratticing?
Teacher, you said my skills are not good enough yet.
Doing this is best for concentration.
Sit down. Sit.
Bratticing is usually used for Yeon Jeok (water container to make ink) or incense burner, but
I didn't prepare any ceramics beforehand
so just practice with this.
Yes, Teacher. I'm prepared.
When you do bratticing, first you have to check the degree of dryness of the piece.
If it's not dried enough, it'll crumble (while bratticing).
If it's too dried, it will crack.
This degree of dryness is the best,
so use your hands to feel it and remember it.
Jung, you brat,
how did you find all of that out?
Why did you ask her about all the details?
Teacher...
I heard everything from Guk Bi,
about what happened on the night
your mother died,
and about how your father became a traitor.
How shocked you must be!
Cry as much as you want.
Yes, yes.
It's alright.
It's okay.
What did she (Madam Haeng Soo) say she would do?
She said that she would kill you if you seem to do something behind her back.
That's what she said.
What are you going to do?
We can't just lose to her.
Tell Madam Haeng Soo (Head of the company) that I just went home.
And...
Please watch over her.
What about Hwa Ryeong?
I am coming back from seeing her go home.
And there was nothing else wrong?
Yes. She was at the company the whole day.
You only need to wait a few more days, so
go and rest.
Hwa Ryeong...
so in the end, this is how its going to end?
Someone says war is going to break out,
but others say it's not going to...
If I order to build walls of castles to be prepared for the war,
they (subjects) are stopping me, saying the public will complain.
Hon.
What do you think we should do?
Didn't you tell me not to interfere for the time being?
Are we now in Pyeon Jeon? (the main hall of the palace for the meeting with subjects)
There are just you and me in this room.
Then, your servant
will say one thing.
I've heard that recently
Japanese ships are staying in our sea again,
and sacking the coast,
so the people are suffering severely.
We have to find a solution for that.
Hon,
where in the world do you hear things like that?
If you go out to the market,
this is what everyone is saying.
Will you
go and look for yourself?
I beg your pardon?
Since what everyone is saying is different,
go there yourself and
report back to me the truth
I will, Honored Father.
I waited until it got late,
you didn't come in.
I was practicing with teacher.
When my mind is confused,
it helps me calm down.
I thought you'd be in bed for a few days,
it's a relief.
I have to go to Royal Ceramist Lee's workshop.
How can I stay in bed.
Yes.
It's better to do work.
I have something I'm curious about.
Did Royal Ceramist Lee also
go through all the steps
as a menial worker and an assistant?
Then,
do you think he was a royal ceramist from the beginning?
I can't imagine it.
Royal Ceramist Lee moving stuff with an a-frame carrier,
and digging up clay.
It's true that he was a little different from others.
Even though he was a menial worker,
he started under the Bunwon Chief and learned how to use the wheel.
He went from a ceramist to a Royal Ceramist without a break.
Is Royal Ceramist Lee
the most important
and precious person to Chief Lee?
He (Chief Lee) is almost obsessed with his son.
To the workshop of Royal Ceramist Lee whom he (Chief Lee) cherishes so much,
why would he accept me, who he hates the most?
Yes,
that
is something I'm curious about.
There must be
a reason.
You have come, Royal Ceramist.
Did you make the glaze again?
Yes.
Instead of the peach wood, I used your favorite, oak tree and palm tree,
and made it again.
What would've happened if I didn't tell you?
I know.
Thanks to you, I found out that using the peach flower was banned.
From now on,
I still have so much to learn from you.
You look happy.
Yes.
Since my goal has become definite,
I'm overflowing with happiness.
Wasn't your goal definite from the beginning?
To be a ceramist.
It was,
but,
I've gotten more urgent goal than that one.
This time,
is it a goal you can achieve?
Yes.
I'm searching for a way.
But,
I haven't seen the assistant named Ma Poong.
Did he go somewhere?
Ma Poong is a person who just helps the Bunwon Chief.
I am not involved in it.
Go and get the ceramics.
Yes, Royal Ceramist.
I will be back quickly.
I'll leave them in your care.
For the time being,
I won't be able to come to Bunwon.
Until then,
be careful.
Your Highness,
be safe too.
Did you track Ma Poong?
Yes.
I tracked him,
but I lost him.
Did you find out anything?
Once I know for sure, then I will tell you.
I'll come back after searching the Southern provinces.
For the time I leave Bunwon,
protect Jung.
Instead of asking me to watch over Jung,
can you do anything else for Jung?
What do you mean?
Your Highness, for Jung,
can you kick Bunwon Chief out of the spot, is what I'm asking.
Tell me,
is Jung in trouble?
That's not it,
but,
no matter what hardship Jung endures here,
isn't it that Your Highness can't do anything?
I will change that now.
Whether it's a powerless citizen or a women,
the people that are precious to me,
I will protect them with my hands.
Your Highness's
precious people?
Yes.
If I don't have the power to protect the people close to me,
how can I call myself a man?
Gwang Hae is leaving to search the Southern provinces?
Then, isn't Bunwon going to be empty?
Since Lee Kang Cheon (Bunwon Chief)
can't make anymore excuses,
tell him to hurry with the payment (bribe).
Your Highness,
Lee Kang Cheon's actions are
suspicious.
A few days ago, I met the Haeng Soo (Head Merchant) Sohn, but...
Bunwon Chief secretly sold Bunwon's ceramic pieces to a Japanese merchant named Kenzo
and made a huge profit.
One of my subordinates made that deal without my permission,
so I found that out too late,
to do anything at all.
Lee Kang Cheon is
Are you saying he's keeping money set aside (without telling us)?
I'm afraid so.
Is that true?
Lee Kang Cheon
dared to lie to us?!
From a while ago,
he hasn't visited the palace as many times as he used to,
and hasn't made the report to me properly either.
I'm sure that he has something else in mind.
We can't let the cat guard the fish. (an old saying like "setting the wolf to guard the sheep")
I will go to Bunwon myself and ask Lee Kang Cheon.
What Lee Kang Cheon's biggest concern is,
I found it.
Yoo Jung?
Yes?
Would you like to try too?
No.
I'm not skilled enough yet to hold the knife for bratticing.
I've tried once when Royal Ceramist wasn't here, but
since I kept messing up,
I gave up.
When you carve
you need delicate hands and concentration.
If you carve
too small,
it's frustrating because you can't see.
Practice on making it bigger.
Yes.
Bunwon Chief. I think you should go outside.
What's wrong?
Her Highness In Bin has come!
Her Highness In Bin?
Your Highness In Bin, what brings you to Bunwon?
What else am I supposed to do if you don't come find me?
Are you surprised?
No. If you would've told me before coming it would've been better, I'm sorry.
Was this what Bunwon was like?
It's been a while.
Yoo Jung, I must try the tea that you bring out.
Yes, Your Highness, I'll quickly go prepare it.
How long has it been since you sat down in this seat?
Are you getting bored with this seat now?
How could you say such a thing?
Ever since I became the Bunwon Chief, I've put all my strength to support and assist you, Your Highness.
You know that well.
Whenever His Majesty removed his subjects from their positions, I thought that
He's done good 10 times and only messed up once, but how could he kick him out without looking back?
How coldhearted His Majesty is.
But now I understand the King's heart.
Your Highness.
Do you have nothing to say to me?
Is he called Kenzo? I mean, that Japanese merchant you are dealing with.
Do you think I left you at your position because I liked your dishes?
Don't you know there are countless people who can become the second, the third Lee Kang Cheon?
What is this?
This is the ledger with detailed description
about all the money I have offered Your Highness so far.
With something like this, you're trying to blackmail me?
What do you mean blackmail? I was just worried that someday you might doubt me,
so to prove my innocence, I have prepared this book.
I'll trust you once more, but
if you deceive me you won't be safe.
Bring it over.
Teacher, Lady In Bin came to Bunwon.
Her Highness In Bin?
Why?
"If you, Chief Lee, don't come find me, then what else would I do?" "Are you surprised?"
That's what she said.
All those ceramic pieces which have been siphoned off from Bunwon,
now I get the sense of which way they're going.
What does that mean?
Jung, what is the Bunwon that you know?
The place where the greatest ceramists gather and make the palace dishes.
Yes, that's what I thought too, before I became Chief.
Then are you saying there's something I don't know?
The most expensive thing in Joseon is the white porcelain pieces for the royal family.
Whether the people from Ming (China) or Japan, or others from noble families,
everybody wants the royal porcelain pieces.
So sometimes it can become a bribe, power
and money.
Then, when you said that Chief Lee is playing politics with the ceramic pieces,
Is that what it meant.
When I was kicked out from Bunwon because of my hand tremor,
actually, that was just an excuse. If I gave the ceramic pieces to those powerful people, as many as they wanted,
there would have been no one to bring up my hand tremor issue.
Long ago, there was a time
when Prince Gwang Hae came to me with a ceramic piece.
To check if that porcelain, which was used for a bribe, was from Bunwon.
I remember. At that time, I told His Highness which porcelains disappeared from Bunwon's storage room,
so were they all taken away for bribes?
The amount of white clay which is used in Bunwon, and the amount of ceramic pieces burnt in kilns,
and on top of them, if you count the number of the dishes which are broken (because of their inferior quality)
and the number of the porcelains which are eventually offered to the palace,
you can roughly calculate how many porcelains are siphoned off from Bunwon.
The real reason why I decided
to come to Bunwon was because I was trying to find that.
But I couldn't even dare to start that.
Teacher.
I'll do that.
I'll do it.
What is this?
It's my small gift to Her Highness In Bin,
so please give it to her.
Alright.
Thank you.
This is the perfect timing when Prince Gwang Hae is not in Bunwon.
Take care of the business of all these pieces quickly.
To make a deal, there should be demand.
I'll find out, but I won't be positive.
Remember that these jars in here
are the money and power to bring my Prince Shin Seong to the throne.
It is I who
decides how to use the money.
How could I not know, Your Highness.
Orabeoni, during all this time Lee Kang Cheon has been taking property from Bunwon.
Did you know?
On that night when I was chasing Ma Poong, I witnessed the deal itself.
That day, you said Hwa Ryeong saved your life.
Did Hwa Ryeong make that deal?
So it was like that.
If this news gets to the police, Hwa Ryeong will also be interrogated. Can you still do that?
Okay, I knew that (you wouldn't be able to do it).
You won't be able to do that to Hwa Ryeong.
No, it's not because of Hwa Ryeong.
Hwa Ryeong doesn't matter.
It isn't as if I'm trying to entrap her, but I'm only trying to reveal the truth.
What is there for me to fear?
There must be a huge amount of money that the chiefs of Bunwon trade and move along with.
How great must it have been that Her Highness, In Bin had to participate personally.
Are you saying that Her Highness, In Bin is involved with Chief Lee?
Most likely.
Could we chastise Chief Lee with our strength?
We must.
Do you have a good strategy?
I'll tell you everything in time.
But before that, there's something that you must find.
It's an accounting book with a black cover tied with a red rope.
It must have some dates and the list of products written.
So, you are the Bunwon Chief...
Did you get lost on your way to Yang Hwa Dang (Lady In Bin's building)?
It seems I have found the right one now.
What is your reason for changing your road?
I was foolish and only thought there was a road in the palace.
Instead of putting a King on the throne you chose me?
Rather than trying to figure out the King's mind which is always shifting hands,
it's wiser serving for the head of the party who is controlling the main stream.
I've realized it only just now.
You, who have the King's throne in hand...
Alright,
what is it that you want?
I have a son who is ordinary but talented at making porcelains.
If I can give my son the position of Bunwon Chief
and I become the main director to manage Sahongwon (the upper level office of Bunwon),
what more could I ask for?
I also looked into the content of this book.
If we give this over to the police,
we can bring down Chief Lee.
No.
In all of this, Her Highness In Bin is involved.
The In Bin I've met is not that easy.
Moreover, she's His Majesty, the King's favorite consort.
Then this accounting book,
is almost useless evidence, like the Ma Poong that ran away?
I wasn't planning to do anything with this from the beginning, Orabeoni.
I merely wanted to confirm.
Orabeoni.
I'm just a menial worker.
How could I dare to bring down Chief Lee?
However,
if it's Her Highness In Bin . . .
If Her Highness In Bin would move...
What exactly are you thinking about right now?
Let's go. We need to return this to its proper spot.
Chief Lee!
Chief Lee, have you returned?
What are you doing here?
I had something to show you, so I was waiting here.
I was about to leave because you were not coming, but it's a relief that you came.
I don't know what that may be,
but bring it inside.
Could you not come and see it for yourself?
Do you mean right now?
Yes.
If it's not now,
I don't think I'll have the courage to ask you again later.
What is it that could be so momentous?
It's a crucial moment that decides whether I should stay in Bunwon or not.
Please tell me your opinion.
Did you create all of these?
I used the white clay I found separately aside from my assigned task for Bunwon,
and I did kneading and wedging after my daily work was done.
It isn't Bunwon material that I utilized, so please don't worry.
You're saying a menial worker such as yourself created all this while helping Royal Ceramist Lee?
I decreased the amount of time that I sleep.
However, there is not one piece that has been baked.
Because I was unable to stand at the kiln on my own.
I was just satisfied making it.
Did you make this also?
Did you not say in the past that you couldn't do bratticing? [i.e. openwork]?
I'm still lacking. I've only now begun to study the formation.
Do it in front of me as I watch.
It is a talent that was given at birth.
You have the potential to overcome Yook Do.
I think Son Haeng Soo's decision is already imminent.
We must prepare for the worst situations.
Before Haeng Soo Elder, (merchant leader)
I must be faster.
She called for all head merchants in the city for the meeting in tomorrow morning.
Then, we don't have much time but only tonight!
Please call the people that have prepared.
I delivered the objects that you ordered me to.
You've worked hard.
That . . .
was the last thing you will have done in this trading company.
Pack your belongings immediately and leave the trading company.
Haeng Soo Elder.
If I were to act according to my thoughts,
I should cut off your neck immediately,
but I'm doing this because of the affection I've had for you all this time,
so know this and leave quietly.
Please forgive me, Haeng Soo Elder.
Did I not tell you that is was a misunderstanding?
A person that betrays someone once can do it twice, and three times again.
I can no longer believe you.
I have never betrayed you.
Please believe me!
In the end, people do not change.
As long as I'm living, I do not wish to see you again.
Who are you?!
Haeng Soo Elder?!
Haeng Soo Elder, please come to your senses! Please call a physician and fetch some water as well!
You . . . you . . .
You . . .
Did you not say . . .
that you do not wish to see me again as long as you live?
Haeng Soo Elder . . .
Haeng Soo Elder. Haeng Soo Elder!
Haeng Soo Elder!
Mom, I'm hungry!
Please don't cry. What good will that do for you?
What will we do in a world that has nothing to eat?
Where will we go to live? Oh, it's so tiresome.
Please eat comfortably.
Where did all the young soldiers go, and why all of you are here?
They went to pick medicinal herbs.
What do you mean medicinal herbs?
Are there just medicinal herbs? There are also scallops and seaweed. There aren't just one or two things to do.
Why is it that soldiers are doing such work?
The generals ordered us to do it, so what can we do otherwise?
Aren't you going to build the castles?
All the people left saying they can't live, so who'll do it?
When will military training begin?
Those kinds of things only happened long time ago (when we could afford to do it).
Your Highness, please let us escort you inside.
Your Highness, we brought this together hurriedly because we were unaware of you visiting us here.
The meal may be unpleasant. Please forgive us.
All these delicacies are laid before me. How could I possibly say it looks unpleasant?
Your Highness, it has already been more than 7 years since I came this border area.
You've suffered very much.
Not only that, but I'm always concerned of my parents who are living in Hanyang (Seoul, the capital),
so there is not a single day that I feel comfortable.
Loyalty and filial duty are the basics of this country,
so if you're unable to fulfill your filial duty, that's so bad.
If I could just go to Hanyang, I will never forget your grace.
Your Highness, for your entertainment all night, we will bring gisaengs here, so tonight,
Please, listen to our unfair situations.
I will do so. Over the course of the night
I have many things to say to all of you.
With this, fix the collapsed castles.
With this, secure the provisions for the soldiers.
With this, help the people who had to leave their hometowns.
And with this, we can prepare the wagons,
which can transfer you guys to the prison.
You're blinded by your greed so that you made the soldiers work for your money,
and neglected the people suffering from the raid of Japanese pirates.
For that sin, I will punish you severely!
Here... our Haeng Soo Elder's last wish is written down.
She has named me to lead our trading company.
I will accept her last wish
and grow our company to be larger than now
by two-fold then three-fold.
As the new merchant leader,
I will expose the unjust death of our leader by any means necessry
and help her soul heal.
Also, just as Haeng Soo Elder taught me, by the trust and loyalty (to customers / suppliers),
I will grow our trade company.
Did you not eat this morning again?
The food doesn't go down my throat.
I also can't believe Haeng Soo Elder died.
When the merchant leader was about your age,
she came to me, which was the Bunwon Chief then.
The blue pigment that even the envoy could not get,
she went to China herself in order to obtain it.
She never, not once, played around with her trade.
Because of that dedication she was able to become Haeng Soo Elder, even though she was a woman.
Ha, they say threre may be an order of arrival but no order of departure.
I never imagined that I would out live
the merchant leader.
She even encouraged me saying that I can become a ceramist.
She said I could come and see her when ever things got too difficulty for me.
Did they say they found the thief that broke in?
They have not made any arrest yet.
She was not the kind of person who would have been so easily killed.
You have to eat well, especially when things are challenging for us.
Maintain your strength.
Okay, okay.
Jung.
Hwa Ryeong.
Did the Haeng Soo Elder's funeral go well?
What happened? I heard you witnessed her death.
You didn't hear any news about me yet?
I became the new leader of our merchant company according to her will.
You are not going to congratulate me?
Oh, congratulation.
I have become a head merchant...
but when are you going to become a ceramist?
Since I need to see Bunwon Chief, I need to get going.
You finally became the head merchant.
Yes, I couldn't ignore the will of the late Haeng Soo Elder.
She used to always call me her successor,
but I didn't know she was actually thinking of me that way.
You now outrank me.
It hasn't even been that long since the death of your leader...
Yet you pretentiously show up at Bunwon like you are worthy?
Your Bunwon is our biggest dealer.
Among all the dealers, I came here first.
Though our Haeng Soo Elder may be dead,
please help me to show that we're as strong as before.
Go back.
You're the one who once betrayed her before.
How can you assure me that you won't betray me?
Just like you built your Bunwon, I'm just trying to build mine.
How can you call what I'm doing for my company a betrayal?
I'm thinking of letting Royal Ceramist Lee handle all the dealings with the trade companies.
Whether we'll be dealing with you or not,
I'll let you know after discussing with him.
Royal Ceramist Lee, I came to see you as new Head Merchant.
I wanted to receive your congratulation first so I rushed over but...
How can you making me feel so embarrassed?
I should congratulate you, but for me...
You don't feel so familiar to me for some reason.
Are you still recalling that day?
You were truly different from what you are now.
Yes, I might have been.
My brother is someone I feel comfortable around, but I don't feel comfortable around you, Ceramist Lee.
I feel tense, nervous and excited every time I see you, so
how can I feel comfortable?
If you are hoping to become someone I feel comfortable around
I don't think I can do that for you.
Hwa Ryeong!
You poor girl, you were surprised a lot, weren't you?
You must have been shocked.
Growing up without a mother, you really must have followed and depended on her.
Since you lost such lady...
Father, I'm fine.
You're fine? Your face looks all sagged down with concerns!
Anyway, did you really become the new Head Merchant?
Yeah...
I didn't know you have such ability.
I thought you're just hanging on.
Out-competing all others, you've become new Lady!
Her Highness In Bin sent a palanquin to fetch Jung.
Why did you give this to me?
I just wanted to send you a gift from my heart,
since you have treated me nicely.
What is this drawing?
It's when I saw your vase while ago.
It looks as if you drew it while you were actually seeing it.
To make up for my lack of skill in vase making,
I have the ability to remember every porcelain piece I see.
Oh yeah? You have that ability, huh.
If it's not a porcelain piece, I can't remember it easily.
If you ask me about what dress you wore, I wouldn't be able to remember anything.
Really.
His Highness Gwang Hae has used my ability before on an important occasion.
When?
Once he told me to draw up stolen vases from the storage room.
It was real fun to remember and to draw each piece.
Can you do it for me as well?
Yeah?
If any vase gets stolen, can you let me know?
That's what I'm asking you?
But, I don't have access to storage room.
You'll find it if you try.
If Your Highness considers it important, I'd be happy to help you.
Are you looking for Gwang Hae?
What brings you to the palace?
I received a summons from Her Highness the Royal Consort In Bin.
The Royal Consort In Bin?
So what did she say? Did she tell you to run far away with Gwang Hae?
There's no way!
What do you mean there's no way!
Do you know what's become of Gwang Hae because of you? He's become immoral!
He was a brother who's never confronted me.
I'm saying he was a brother who put up with everything I did, regardless of whatever wrong I did!
But because of you, he defied me.
After making Gwang Hae change like that, what did you say?
There's no way?!
The fact that Gwang Hae changed like that
is all your fault.
Your Highness.
I want to see Your Highness.
Also, I'm afraid of seeing you.
Jung. Are you doing alright?
So Royal Consort In Bin summoned you again?
Yes.
What did she say?
Did she tell you to make something again?
No.
She's the one who chose your vase.
If she needed a porcelain,
she would've summoned you, not me.
Royal Ceramist.
How much do you know about your father?
How much do I know? What does that mean?
I learned a lot of things about my father only after I came to Bunwon, didn't I?
So,
do you regret coming to Bunwon?
No.
I'm his daughter. Of course I should know about my father well.
Wouldn't it have been better if you were living without knowing it?
The memory of him being warm and great.
I think it would've been better for you if you only remembered those kind of memories.
Are you like that?
Rather than knowing about Chief Lee properly,
the memory of him being warm and great.
That's the only thing you want to know about him?
My father has always been admirable to me.
Yes, I know.
What kind of a father he is.
Royal Ceramist.
Even if you don't want to, you'll get to see the true nature of your father pretty soon.
It will be painful,
but you'll learn the truth.
Why are you suddenly writing down the amount of white clay?
Just because... I'm curious.
Hey. Aren't you curious
how much white clay we dig up and bring it here?
Why do you investigate it in the storage room?
Think.
We dig it up in the mountain about three times per week,
and whenever we dig it up, it fills about three bags, so...
The number of people are different every time we go, though!
You're right. That's the problem.
That's it.
Hey! My curiosity is all gone because of you.
Sir Hwa Jang.
How did you know I was hungry? I'll eat it well.
Sir Hwa Jang. How often do you fire up the kiln in a month?
It depends on the amount of porcelains.
Approximately.
When there's no special event, once every 10 days.
When there's an order for making porcelains,
there's no day when the smoke is not coming out of the chimney.
It must be so hard for you working near the fire.
But the weather has cooled down lately, so that's a relief.
You're the only one who's acknowledged what I go through.
Since when have you gotten so close?
Her smile's pleasant, and she brings me food. How can we not be?
It's been said "spare the rod and spoil the child." You don't even know that.
Ahjussi. When the kiln is open and the porcelains come out, how many porcelains do you end up disposing of?
It depends on the ceramist.
For Royal Ceramist Lee, there's nothing to destroy. But since he's so picky,
even the good ones end up being destroyed. I would say, usually it's about 30 percent?
If this guy, Hwa Jang, becomes negligent and the kiln is ruined,
100 percent.
Is that my fault?
The kiln fire is beyond a human's control.
And... well...
Teacher. These are the things I've investigated. Please take a look.
The amount of white clay.
The frequency of baking. The amount of porcelains destroyed.
Now if we can only find out how many porcelains are going into the palace,
we should be able to sort it out.
I'll find that out, too.
But, Jung...
Do you really have to do this?
Even if you report this to the police,
as long as Chief Lee completely denies it,
that's it!
Chief Lee...
Killed my father.
What?
What did you just say?
The person who sent an assassin to kill my father
was Chief Lee.
Chief Lee, this scoundrel...
I know doing this won't make my father return alive.
But I can't just let this go. I'm his only daughter after all.
Reclaim my father's honor,
and reveal the wrongful deaths of my mother and father.
I have to do those.
I didn't even know...
How hard was it for you, kiddo?
You were with me.
And, you'll continue to be.
Please believe in me.
After I'm done with this, I'm really going to focus on making porcelains.
I'm definitely going to be the good ceramist you want me to be.
Yes, yes.
Are you really going to see Royal Consort In Bin?
Yeah. I should.
When I was Prince Shin Seong's personal guard,
I saw her a few times.
I know. Also the fact that she's arrested you before.
She's the kind of person who thoroughly takes advantage of people who come to her.
I'm worried what she'll make you do.
I'm sorry, Orabeoni.
To get you involved in this kind of thing.
Jung.
The one that keeps me living is you, Jung.
You're me. If you do something, I do it, too.
So don't say such a thing ever again.
The items you bring in to Bunwon?
Yes, Chief.
You decide which company we'll do business with for those items.
Pardon?
Didn't you take charge of everything so far?
Until now, I did so, so that you'll focus on making porcelains.
But now, isn't it time for you to start getting ready?
When you become the Bunwon Chief,
you have to know the power Bunwon has, and you must be able to know how to use it.
I just want to focus on the porcelains.
Do you know Hwa Ryeong has become the head merchant?
Yes.
She says she wants to do business with Bunwon.
I told her I would decide it after discussing it with you.
Even though I said I would discuss it, I intend to let you take full charge.
I'll think about it.
In the trade between the company and Bunwon,
it's us Bunwon who has the power.
In the trade between you and Hwa Ryeong,
the one that has power is you, is what I'm saying.
Do you understand?
Hwa Ryeong.
I'll have to do business with you.
So, have you tried going into the Bunwon's storage room?
How would I, a mere errand worker, be able to go in there?
Yes.
I overestimated you.
You haven't found a way.
However,
I could figure out porcelains were disappearing without going in there.
How?
10 forming ceramists. 10 carving ceramists.
9 drying ceramists and 13 drawing ceramists.
The number of porcelains these people made
was about 700 in about a month.
Among them, the percentage of destroyed porcelains during the baking phase were 40% average,
so the porcelains that were supposed to come into the palace must be over 400.
However, of the 400 porcelains, more than half disappeared.
Within about a month, you say?
Yes, Your Highness.
How smart you are.
Did I please you?
I was worried you would scold me for finding out useless things.
Chief. You wait.
I'll show you clearly
what I can do.
Now that I've seen how smart you are,
can I ask you to do something else?
My first plan is
to become Royal Consort In Bin's person.
Have I succeeded?