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[Episode 6]
You are early today, Your Highness.
Did you find out where the arrow is from?
It's...
...from Goongisi.
[Goongisi: Joseon government office that manufactured weapons]
The, the assassin could be a government official.
He might have stolen it to confuse us.
What about the Whachup?
[Whachup: Book containing a collection of drawings]
If they forged it...
...there's a chance they have Heung Bok's real drawing book.
I searched Chun Seung Sae's house for it...
...but I couldn't find it.
What is all this, Your Highness?
You've written a lot.
*Hwabootado.
[Hwabootado: Heo Jung Woon's dying message]
Before Heo Jung Woon died...
...he left us this message.
We need to start over again from Hwabootado.
Is Hwabootado...
...a kind of a knife?
It might be the name engraved on it.
Either way...
...the owner of this Hwabootado...
...could be the criminal.
Yes, sir.
I will check with every Yaso.
[Yaso: Smithy]
I've already sent someone to investigate.
Excuse me.
I heard you are...
...the best Yajang in town.
[Yajang: Smith]
Make me one ornamental silver knife.
This is a lot!
Have you...
...ever heard of a knife called Hwabootado?
Well...
Find out.
If you get information about it...
...I will pay you double.
There's something else as important as finding out about the Hwabootado.
That's where my information is leaking.
Your Highness.
It's Eunuch Jang.
Come in.
Did you find out?
There are some government officials who are suspicious.
Government officials?
Do they also get arrows from *Goongisi?
[Goongisi: Military Office]
Yes, Your Highness.
Were you looking for me, Your Majesty?
Isn't that why you're here?
So...
...do you know why I called you here?
How could I know the king's mind?
You don't know?
You really don't know...
...why I called you here?
Should I take you to the torture chamber...
...to cut your flesh or blow up your head?
Is that what you want?
How far are you going to go?
Are you having fun...
...picking the next king yourself?
So.
One isn't enough...
...so you're going to make another king?
Is there someone you like already?
Your Majesty!
That's not true!
If it isn't...
...then why did you attack Gookbon?
[Gookbon: The crown prince]
Bring me the head...
...of the person who attacked the next king...
...of this nation.
I really need to have...
...that person's head in my own hands.
I need some time then.
I will grant you that...
...but if you want to keep this head...
...for a long time...
...then don't take too long.
Do whatever you can and find the girl.
Well...
That's...
I don't know where she is.
I couldn't find her.
Do you see this?
If it wasn't for her...
...I wouldn't have this.
I will give you four days.
If you can't find her in four days...
...then you'll get this in your stomach.
Turn Ji Dam into what?
Let her become a Gisaeng.
[Gisaeng: Korean geisha]
Well...
...I'm fine with it...
...but are you really okay with it?
I'm not asking you to make her a real Gisaeng.
Just let her pretend to be one and stay here for a while.
It's easy to miss what's in front of you.
You know?
I thought you were serious for a second.
Do me a favor.
Be a good girl, okay?
Can you turn around?
Y...y...yes.
You look totally different.
At first glance...
...I didn't even recognize you.
I know.
In her sweet age...
...she's so pretty...
...all the other girls will be jealous.
If she were a real Gisaeng...
...all the rich men would...
...be lining up at my door.
Hold on.
Even though you're dressed like that...
...there are a lot of people inside and out...
...so you have to be careful.
Oh my.
Don't worry too much and go.
If you stay here like this...
...people will figure it out.
She talks just like my daughter.
You're right.
Please take care of her.
Alright.
Take care.
You're up to something, right?
Why did you say you would hide here?
What happened to your investigation?
What are you up to?
Tell me.
Where are you going?
To see Choonwol.
What?
What happened here?
Do you think something happened to her?
Is anyone out there?
Please open this door!
Please open up!
This is Shin Heung Bok's drawing book.
Why is it here?
Do you think Choonwol's boyfriend...
...brought it here?
Did you call us, Your Highness?
We requisitioned this gun from Goongisi.
I wanted to have a test fire with you all.
He should have a scar now around his left eye.
What's wrong with your face?
Did you fight with someone last night?
Someone picked a fight with me at the Kibang last night.
[Kibang: Place where Korean geisha work]
Where is this Kibang?
The girls must be pretty there...
...if you're willing to get into a sword fight over them.
That's what you meant, Your Highness.
Where is it?
Let me try it out too.
Alright.
Let's begin.
Gunners! Ready!
Fire!
Gunners! Ready!
Fire!
You don't have much chance to use a gun?
Then can you use bow?
He's good in fist fights.
He's not much good with a gun or a bow either.
He always places last.
Is that so?
Let me see.
Well, well...
You've trained until you've even lost your fingerprints...
...but you're still no good at shooting.
That scar on his face is suspicious.
It might be a coincidence.
That assassin we met...
...was a sharpshooter.
How can you say this country...
...is under the Old Learning Faction...
...when it all started at Hwanchijung?
[Hwanchijung: The place where the 20th Joseon king passed in 1724]
I have the *Maengui which contains the entire truth.
[Maengui: Secret Document]
If you want a deal...
...leave a mark on your door.
Did you say Maengui?
As I expected...
...you know about Maengui.
Then why?
Why have you been hiding it from me?
Calm down.
We shouldn't approach this problem emotionally.
What do you mean emotionally?
Mooshinnyun.
Think about our friends who died wrongfully.
[Mooshinnyun: In 1728, the Young Learning Faction denied the king and revolted]
Stop!
The Maengui.
I'm going to get it.
After I have it, I will start my revenge.
What brings you here today?
I wasn't expecting this visit.
You look very nice today.
I would believe you if you said you were still young.
There must be something you need...
...if you're complimenting me.
Recently...
...I heard you've gotten some kind of document.
I've also heard...
...you're up to something with the king.
The document you have...
What if it's not...
...the original one?
I think you worry too much.
That will age you faster.
If that's true...
...why is there someone who wants to make a deal for it?
Go check it out, minister.
No harm will come from double-checking.
I told them to change clothes often.
[Danam]
How did I not notice that?
Kang Pil Jae!
Here you go.
Welcome.
How dare you ask me to come here?
There were too many eyes around your place...
...so I had no choice but to bring you here.
Where is the *Maengui?
[Maengui: Secret Document]
Where did you hide the original?
I'm keeping it safe.
Bring it now.
No.
We are going to take care of it in the West.
How dare you?
Aren't the Old Learning Faction and the West comrades now?
Even though I have it, it's like you have it too, minister.
How dare you...
Why are you so upset?
You don't...
...think of the West your comrades?
You think of us as your tail?
A tail you can use as long as you like...
...and then cut it off anytime you no longer need it?
If you've ever thought that way...
...you should change your mind now.
If I catch you thinking of things that way...
...I'll deliver it to the Young Learning Faction.
You're really something.
I like you more and more.
Seriously!
Where is she hiding?
What happened?
I sent someone to her main family...
...but she wasn't there.
They haven't heard from her in months.
I think I need to see the prince.
Pretty.
She is pretty.
Where have I seen her?
You're early, minister.
Who are you?
You are...
Why are you here?
I need to see the prince.
The criminal is taking action now.
What's wrong with you?
It's dangerous for you to be here.
I'm not giving up on my investigation...
...even though you're pushing me away. It's not going to work.
Ji Dam.
We should serve our civilians like we do the king.
You said you didn't really believe it...
...but I like the thought, Your Highness.
I hope you can learn the way to become a good king.
I want to live as a civilian in that world.
Other people's lives...
...are just as precious as my own.
I want to live by that thought.
Then...
...I'll be able to fit in...
...to the world you dream of.
Did you say Choonwol is missing?
Yes, Your Highness.
Also.
I found this at her place.
This...
This is Heung Bok's drawing book.
I found something suspicious in it.
Lee Chun Bo.
Yoo Chuk Gi.
[Hong Bong Han]
And my father-in-law...
They're all from the Old Learning Faction.
I found out that...
...Shin Heung Bok drew their portraits before he died.
He did their portraits?
He promised himself that he wouldn't...
...draw anything other than Yejin and Uhjin.
[Yejin: The crown prince's portrait]
[Uhjin: The king's portrait]
Then...
...he wasn't drawing them for portrait purposes.
I'm worried about your father-in-law being on that list, Your Highness.
It might be...
...a government official leaking our information.
Didn't Eunuch Jang said that?
Then...
...the princess is getting information...
...from her officials and passing it on to her father?
It's not impossible.
If the Old Learning Faction is involved in this...
...you can't ignore that he's...
...also a member of the Old Learning Faction.
Your Highness, what are you doing?
There is someone suspicious I need to check on.
Be more careful not to expose yourself.
Yes, Your Highness.
Follow behind her.
Make sure she gets home safely and report back to the palace.
Your Highness!
Who sent you here?
I asked who sent you.
Why did you come to see me...
...without any notice?
What is it?
Open it up.
Do you like it?
Did Court Lady Choi pick them?
She said this kind of style would suit you more than the bright ones.
I am the one...
...who will become the mother of this country.
Wearing the bright ones is to show...
...I am the nation's mother.
I can't wear these kind of things...
...to become an example.
Bin Goong.
[Bin Goong: Crown princess]
You should just care about something else.
Why are you wasting your time...
...on useless things?
Because you look bored.
It's been ten years...
...since the day you started living in the palace.
For a woman living here...
...it must be boring and depressing.
That's why I told you to find something fun for yourself.
You don't like playing Yut and Tuho.
[Yut and Tuho: Traditional Korean game]
What can you play then?
I didn't enter the palace to have a picnic.
Why don't you...
...find something to play now?
How long are you going to keep someone on my tail?
You're corrupting my servants now?
If you hadn't brought a strange girl here...
...I wouldn't have had to do it.
For the last five years...
...I've picked the court ladies myself.
Even though I can't remember their names...
...I know all their faces.
But that girl was a stranger.
Where...
...did she go hide then?
What are you thinking?
If you want to have an affair...
...have it with one of the palace girls.
Don't make a mess...
...by bringing in a girl from the outside.
You have quite an imagination.
That's why I am telling you to focus something else.
Please, princess.
Nothing ever happened like you're imagining.
You better stop...
...spying on me.
This will be the last time...
...I ask you nicely.
If you didn't like the *Norigae, how about a ring?
[Norigae: Korean traditional ornaments worn by women]
If there's something you like...
...let me know.
I will bring it to you.
How did it go, Your Highness?
Fire the servant following me...
...and forget about the princess.
But...
Yes, as you wish.
You gave these to me without any feeling.
They're useless.
Why don't you...
...reveal your heart?
If you show the prince your heart...
No way.
I'm the mother of this country. I don't beg the prince with my emotions.
I simply serve him.
You look tired, teacher.
Your Highness!
This is cassia seed tea.
Your eyes are dim and tire easily.
I prepared this because the prince was worrying.
Why are you here so late, Your Highness?
I need a favor from you.
I want to send some restoratives...
...to Shin Heung Bok's mother, but...
...because of other people's attention...
...I'm having hard time sending it.
Can I borrow your skills?
I...
...have already taken care of it.
Teacher.
I sent a doctor...
...and told him to take care of her secretly...
...so don't worry too much.
You took care of my wishes...
...without me knowing.
It's not...
Thank you.
I won't...
...forget your kindness, teacher.
Your investigation...
Are you still proceeding?
You don't have any intention...
...of stopping?
I am so worried that...
...you might get hurt.
I'm frustrated.
Cassia seed tea.
I will send you more tomorrow.
You should take care of yourself...
...so you can serve me and the king...
...for a long time.
Put it there.
I have worried...
...you've been unhealthy these days...
...so I ordered the pharmacy to bring this for you...
...so...
...try some.
It's ginseng soup.
In the past, at Hwanchijung...
...we served it to Hwang Hyung.
[Hwang Hyung: The king's older brother, the 20th king of the Joseon Dynasty]
You know about that ginseng soup, right?
How could I get this soup...
...from Hwanchijung?
If you don't want it, then you should do your job right.
What is taking so long to kill one assassin?
I'm not planning to kill him for a while, Your Majesty.
What are you talking about?
Don't rush things and just wait.
I never fail anyway.
If I had...
...you wouldn't be sitting there.
I asked what you are talking about.
Explain it!
If I kill that assassin...
...the Maengui...
...might be delivered to the Young Learning Faction.
Look, Eunuch Seo.
He said the Maengui might be delivered...
...to the Young Learning Faction.
Your Majesty.
Were you looking for me?
Your Majesty...
What?
Moon Soo...
I am glad you're here, Moon Soo.
I'm glad you're here.
Help me.
Please save me.
What should I do, Your Majesty?
Should I bring you the Maengui again?
Yes.
You are going to do it, right?
I need to have it...
...so I can rule the country.
The only thing I can do for you...
...is to bring you a towel...
...so that you can wipe your face, Your Majesty.
Moon Soo.
We've almost spent...
...thirty years together now.
Yes, thirty years ago...
...I wouldn't have...
...denied this favor.
[30 years ago, 4 years into Kyungjong's reign]
Starting today...
...no one should talk...
...to the crown prince.
What is the reason?
The successor to the throne should be the son.
But it's been two years since the prince was crowned.
With the Old Learning Faction...
...they achieved that by threatening the king.
The king is 36 years old now.
He can have his own children now.
How could a maid's son possibly aim for the crown?
That's not acceptable!
[King: Guem]
Starting with prohibiting his meetings...
...we will prohibit his crown.
For the next king...
...if he cannot have a son by then...
...we will bring in a foster son instead.
We will make King Geum's children rule.
What is the agenda for today?
Thank you...
...for staying.
It is a great comfort to me...
...that I wasn't left all alone.
The world is...
...saying that you are a sinner.
Yes.
I am a sinner.
The Old Learning Faction, the people who threatened the king...
I became the King with their power.
I am a sinner.
You could have said no.
I couldn't have...
I couldn't say no.
I honestly wanted to.
Then why didn't you?
I wanted to live.
My mother...
...is the one who killed the current king's mother...
...Heebin Jang.
The one who killed...
...the king's mother...
...was my mother.
I wanted to have power...
...because...
...it is the only way for me to survive...
...but...
...I guess I have no chance.
The people who said they would help me...
...started a rebellion...
...and were all killed.
Can you...
...also stay here with me for the next meeting?
Even though my royal robes are torn...
...and they will be the death of me...
...I want to do what a King should do.
I am going to live as a King...
...and I am going to die as one.
That is the dream...
...I have now.
Why didn't you...
...tell me everything...
...and ask me for this favor thirty years ago?
If I had...
...you would have been killed too.
Not by...
...the Old Learning Faction...
...but by your own regiment, the Young Learning Faction!
Then...
...I would have had no chance sitting there.
I never would have worn the royal robes.
I'm not doing this because I'm obsessed with my position.
Here...
Think about the dreams we had before...
...starting with building a strong royal court.
How many things were there that we desired to do?
But not yet...
Not yet.
We are not even close.
Just take a look at Gyunyeokbeob.
I haven't started anything yet.
[Gyunyeokbeob: Tax system of paying for military service exemption]
In this situation...
...if the Maengui appeared...
...then...
...we would have chaos over it!
In that chaos, think about our civilians.
Who would take care of them?
But Your Majesty...
Don't even say that!
- Your Majesty. - Stop!
Why were you doing a secret inspector's job then?
I told you...
...you don't have to go around the country...
...but because of a flood...
...sometimes because of a drought...
...and even because of a thief...
...you insist on going anyway.
"Please send me!" Why did you do all that then?
Isn't it...
...all because of our civilians?
Isn't it all because we cannot ignore our civilians?
Moon Soo.
Don't think anything else.
I am not doing this for myself.
Think of...
...our civilians.
Then...
...your answer...
...will be clear.
You shouldn't have become King.
You should have been an actor.
I already know I've fallen for those tears for thirty years...
...but I want to fall for them again.
Moon Soo.
Please save me for once.
Moon Soo.
What are you doing?
I asked what you were doing.
I was told that the prince was having a hard time falling asleep...
...and he asked for the lights to be kept on.
Alright.
You may continue.
We should serve our civilians like we do the king.
You said you didn't really believe it...
...but I like the thought, Your Highness.
I hope you can learn the way to become a good king.
I want to live as a civilian...
...in that world.
That is strange.
Everything else is written in our tongue...
...but this part is in Chinese characters.
They aren't Chinese characters. It's Googyul.
[Googyul: Certain words or phrases...]
[...written under Chinese characters for grammatical purposes]
Then...
...Hwabootado is not a knife.
I might have found the clue we need to move forward.
I am going to the Dohwaseo now.
[Dohwaseo: Joseon organization responsible for art]
Show your face!
Stay still!
What is this?
Sorry, minister.
Hurry up!
Hurry up and follow me!
What do you think you are doing?
I heard that the fugitive girl from the Saecheck library...
...is hiding out here somewhere.
Where is your evidence?
Evidence?
There she is.
How's...
...your Saecheck place?
I don't know what you mean.
Are you trying to evade me?
You're even on the wanted list...
...for your involvement there.
What is Saecheck...
...and this wanted list you're talking about?
Can't you see this?
Let me see if it looks like her.
Yes, they look similar...
...but not enough alike for you to make this kind of mistake.
Mistake?
Of course, sir.
We have lots of customers who are government officials...
...so as the head of the place...
...I don't like going against the law.
I would never accept a criminal becoming a Gisaeng...
...at my place.
Of course.
Of course you wouldn't.
I am sorry.
Let's go inside.
Hold on.
You stay here.
You should be the one serving me today.
How could you do such a thing on duty?
What kind of order is that?
Silence!
Who do you think you are to tell me what to do?
How dare a Gisaeng trying to teach me?
Tell the truth.
If you aren't a Gisaeng, you must be from the library.
If not, then she wouldn't get so frustrated...
...or say you can't serve me now.
Isn't that right?
Why aren't you answering me?
I will.
I will serve you.
What is it?
Boo Young Jae...
[Boo Young Jae: Name of the Kibang]
...is closing down today.
What is going on?
Who the heck was it?
You don't have to do that. Stand up.
Why are you all the way out here, Your Highness?
Life at the palace is boring and depressing.
I came here to have some fun.
Of course, Your Highness.
What about you?
Are you off duty?
No...
It's not like that.
You were doing a *Gichal?
[Gichal: Inspection in order to arrest a criminal]
- Hey, *Hengsoo. - Yes, Your Highness?
[Hengsoo: The head of a group, a boss]
Your girls' skirts must be suspicious.
If not...
...why a would military officer...
...come here for an inspection?
Then let's go in.
I'm here for full service tonight.
Why are you just standing there?
Excuse me?
Are you waiting to get full service with me?
Of course not, Your Highness.
I will be leaving now.
So be it. Take care then.
Are you okay?
Of course I am, Your Highness.
This was nothing to me.
I am sorry.
How is your investigation going?
Did you find anything...
...in Shin Heung Bok's drawing book?
What do you mean the prince solved the problem?
What kind of problem?
I am going to the Dohwaseo to find out.
You've figured out what Hwabootado is?
Go to the Dohwaseo with me.
I don't think this place is safe anymore.
Stab the girl in the neck with this...
...and finish the prince with the girl too.
We call this...
...Yang Soo Gyum Jang.
[Yang Soo Gyum Jang: Attacking a target from two sides]
Who were they?
Who is attacking us...
...and who were the people helping us?
I think we should leave this place first.
Hwabootado isn't Chinese.
It's Googyul.
Then it's not read "Hwabootado."
Hwa is Ba.
Boo is Na.
Then Ta and Do.
Ban Tado?
It's Ban Chado.
Ban Chado?
There is a document that records...
...the country's or the royal family's ceremony.
It's called Euigye.
The drawings in the Euigye are called...
...Ban Chado.
Ban Chado?
This is the Ban Chado that Shin Heung Bok left us.
The criminal must be in it.
Who is...
...the criminal then?
The criminal is...
...here.