Episode 15
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Finally the departure ceremony is starting.
For the safety of our tax freighter,
let's pray for it.
The most beautiful poppy flower, the wife of the Great Head Merchant is coming!
The National Shrine Madam is coming!
Gae Ddong.
You're my life savior who saved me
and you're my younger sister.
You can't become a woman to me.
I already have
another woman in my heart.
My destiny
is the woman in my heart.
It was you who dared to do that?
With that face, you twisted my destiny
and you cornered me like this. It was you?
My Lady!
-My Lady!-Don't
tell me to stay in that spot any longer.
Do you think my heart could be at ease?
I'm sorry.
I spoke too harshly that time.
It must be hard for you
but for showing up like this again, I'm sorry.
Two days.
In two days I'll be departing by sea.
There won't be any more incidents for me to get involved with the Great Head Merchant anymore.
Looking at the ceremony,
Shin's Merchant Gaekju is quite something.
Since the mission was the Majesty's order,
I put more efforts into this.
But anyway, I think you need to have an heir in a hurry.
If this huge Shin's Great Merchant Gaekju being inherited by
a non-blood related person because you don't have an heir, wouldn't you feel it's wasted?
Well, a child is something that happens if a man and a woman stay in a room with the door closed.
Of course your poppy flower like wife will bear you an heir soon.
Thank you for all of your blessings.
Be safe on your way back.
Yes.
The youngster should have their time before the departure.
We should leave now.
Yes, Great Head Merchant.
Ah, this person...
Ah...it seemed as if the Madam didn't feel so well.
Is that so?
The road the Great Head Merchant is going on is different from mine
and I don't really know if that place called the Yukuijeon
is a right place or a wrong place.
But that person is like a mountain to me.
Please be safe...and happy.
The tax freighter...I heard you must put your life on the line.
Please take care of your life.
Thank you.
Do you know that?
Even if you're the Great Head Merchant's wife, whomever you got married to,
you're still
the woman who lives in Cheon Bong Sam's heart.
You are the woman.
I cross stitched it all night.
Cheon Eun. (Cheon=Heavens Eun=Gratitude)
I hope that the heavens will help you
and with that gratitude, you'll return safely.
That's how you'll regain the Songpa Stable.
You know...I think this will be more effective than the departure ceremony.
I can evade the bandits' swords
and I'm sure I'll evade the arrows as well.
Thank you.
You...
even if seeing you once more
was at the expense of my life,
I was happy
to see you again.
Great Head Merchant!
-Let's just return.-This person...
Aigoo! You can't, Great Head Merchant. You can't, Great Head Merchant.
-Oh, this person.-Great Head Merchant!
-I told you to move aside.-G-g-great Head Merchant!
That...
Eyi...
How could they do such shameful things
evading your sight?
Perhaps before your marriage those two were...
It's probably your wife's plan.
She is probably married you, so she can have the Shin's Merchant Gaekju after you die.
Leave.
You need to chase her out immediately.
You need to chase out the Madam to her family and catch him.
I told you to leave!
Then...
What about this?
Since we've done the departure ceremony,
we can't make the world noisy...
I'll put a boatman on board.
Won't it be good to shove
Cheon Bong Sam into the sea?
The words
you said at the Cheon Merchant Group
in Gaesung.
Have you forgotten?
You don't have to worry about my mouth, Great Head Merchant Elder.
Where are you going? You need to tell me how I should take care of this matter.
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Aigoo.
You have some guts.
Although I already knew it,
Cheon Bong Sam really has a lot of guts.
Gae Ddong.
The woman you have in your heart is the Great Head Merchant's wife, right?
Yes.
Woah, Gae Ddong.
How did all of this happen?
This is all because of you. I'm thankful.
After I sent you away like that,
my heart ached because of it.
Are you saying this is your...destiny?
Instead of worrying about my destiny, what about worrying about yourself?
If Shin Seok Joo finds out, you'll die.
Along with that woman, of course.
Great Head Merchant Elder. Great Head Merchant Elder.
This bastard! I'll rip you to shreds, you bastards...
Did you have a nightmare?
No, no.
No, look here.
I'm sorry.
Because of that tax freighter these days,
my emotions are chaotic.
You should rest some more.
I'll go to my quarters.
You should rest more, okay?
Great Head Merchant.
Who is the person that's bothering you so much
to the point you want to kill them?
You should sleep more.
Sleep more.
What would beauty do for her?
A woman beautiful enough to cause the downfall of a country.
In the end, she'll make the nation fall into danger
and make the men lose their lives.
Stop cursing
at the Great Head Merchant's wife for no reason. You should stop.
The wife of the Great Head Merchant isn't the woman in your heart?
It's okay. I found out where you are so it's okay.
Stay well
and let's see each other again after I finish my tax freighter business.
Chun Bong Sam.
The cards you are holding now, will bring death to you.
Run away. You have to run away.
If your power is similar to your rival's, you need to give it all your might in the fight
and if your rival is stronger, than you need to run away at all costs.
You have to run away.
Don't get on the tax freighter.
You have to run away from Shin Suk Joo.
I drank well, Gae Ddong. I'm leaving.
Was it Bong Sam?
Is he the reason you became a shaman?
Is it because you want to clip his wings and keep him next to you?
Just as you're desperate to become the Great Head Merchant of the Yukuijeon,
it's the same for me.
Cheon Bong Sam...I'm desperate for him
because he's my destiny.
You...
even if meeting you once more
was at the expense of my life,
I was happy
to see you again.
Pull yourself together, Cheon Bong Sam.
The most important thing to you is the Songpa Stable
and the tax freighter. Get a hold of yourself!
What was the Head Merchant doing while I was away for a short time during the departure ceremony?
He was talking to other lords.
He didn't look for me or anything?
The other servants and I were all cutting up the meat and giving out the food so...
Why?
Why are you like that, My Lady?
It's nothing. It's nothing at all.
It's nothing...
What is this all about?
Oh my, these clothes feel so fluffy.
Quiet! Quiet!
Before the river wind and the ocean wind get into your bones,
make sure you are prepared.
Clothes are important but everyone should take care of this well.
Make sure it can be seen clearly on our chest and on your back.
What is that?
Quiet, quiet!
This is a "Shin" character.
This is Shin as Shin's Great Merchant Gaekju.
Why was this made?
When we're fighting with the bandits,
it's to differentiate who are our stable members and who are the bandits at once glance.
Sun Dol made this.
Applause.
So you're saying this is our lifeline?
That's right!
That's right Bear! You got that right!
Ah! If you're done taking care of your lifeline,
come and get a warm meal.
Yes, yes, eat, eat!
-Wait, wait!-Hey, quiet!
Now. From now on,
hold on tightly to your hearts.
And you can't drink alcohol today and tomorrow.
We'll start right away the day after tomorrow as soon as the rooster crows.
Understand?
-Yes!-Yes.
-Now, everyone eat deliciously.-Everyon eat.
Eat quietly!
Now, we have to go.
We have to go.
Aren't you going to see the Great Head Merchant?
I have to go.
Ah, why are you like this? Why are you so out of it since this morning?
You need to go quickly to get the weapons.
I'm going to go. I'm going.
What is it? Did something happen between you and the Great Head Merchant?
Did something happened during the ceremony that we don't know about?
Commotion? What commotion?
Let's go. Let's go.
Let's go.
This really...
No, why is this...
Hello.
Do you have the result for my examination?
You come into Joseon
and cured many patients with western medical technique,
I came knowing that very well.
So will I be able to father an heir?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Elder.
That bastard.
Ah, this, this...
I left my bag.
Of course that's how it is. Son, what son?
How can he have a son that's not in his life?
That man in effort to become Yukuijeon's Great Merchant in his younger days,
he visited all the brothels in the eight provinces of Joseon with the politicians.
He treated his body pretty recklessly.
How can the heavens give someone everything?
The Great Head Merchant of the Yukuijeon and the richest person in all of Joseon.
It's enough if they gave him money and power, what child?
He has too much greed. He's too greedy.
You...Maeng Goo Beom.
Maeng Goo Beom.
This bastard.
Hyungnim!
The chief of Songpa Stable is awesome!
You've become
a dog under Cheon Bong Sam!
Hyungnim! Why are you throwing away precious rice?
It's finished for a man when he gives his loyalty.
Changing like this and that, is that a man?! That's a woman!
What did I change? Why are you like this?!
Then,
kill Cheon Bong Sam.
Look for a chance on the boat and shove him into the ocean waters.
What?
You promised
that you would have a fair fight with Bong Sam like a man! Who are you killing?
Cheon Bong Sam was the one who broke the promise, not me!
Did you not hear Bong Sam telling my kids that he'll issue merchant IDs
and hire them into Songpa Stable?
That's that! A promise is a promise.
Are you a man? What are you saying right now?
Jo Seung Joon was taken from me and the Songpa Stable was taken from me.
Everything, everything was taken away from me!
If anything more is taken away from me now,
how will I, Song Man Chi, live
from all the resentment?
Everything inside my head is so complicated!
Is it for the Big Brother or for the Head Merchant?
I'm usually not good at picking one of the two.
Gom Bae!
Let's pee together.
Fine.
Let's see who can pee further and the winner gets a favor.
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Hey Hyungnim! I said who can pee further not scratch it.
No, why are you crouching down like a girl?
What is it?
Your thing...where did your thing go?
The reason why this Song Man Chi isn't a man
or a woman is all because of him.
It's all because of him, Cheon Bong Sam!
What?
What are you going to do?
Will you throw Cheon Bong Sam into the sea
or will you throw me into that lake water right now with your hands?
Gom Bae.
Hyungnim.
I am not sucking up to you or anything.
But you are my first love, because you are the first person I felt love for..
And everything can be forgiven, but
cutting off a person's manhood...
That can't! That can never be forgiven!
This is something which bottom of the barrel humans do.
Yes.
I, Gom Bae, will put my reputation on the line
and kill Head Merchant Cheon Bong Sam.
The deal is made with the Japanese Merchants.
The agreement is that we turn over the rice at Gunsan seaside and the payment of 1-million nyang will be paid in gold.
Indeed you are thorough in your work.
Someone must take the responsibility for the missing 2000 sacks.
Once the tax grains transport is done,
don't you think we need to turn Cheon Bong Sam over to the Royal Guards?
Why go through all that trouble?
Since you are the inspector,
make him take the responsibility and kill him on the freighter.
I-it's not anything hard
but still turning him over to the Royal Guards...
No. No!
We can't give Cheon Bong Sam a chance to open his mouth.
Do you really have to kill Cheon Bong Sam?
There's nothing good to come out of him if we spare him.
If there is 1 benefit out of 100, I'd do that.
Don't bring him back alive.
Just end it cleanly and come back.
I understand, My Lord.
A bad relationship doesn't end that easily.
You'll see him again.
At that time, step on Cheon Bong Sam.
Tear off his wings.
That's the sole thing you can do for me.
What do I do, Gae Ddong? I can't listen to your wish.
It's better for you too if Bong Sam dies.
That way you can give up on Bong Sam.
Bong Sam...Bong Sam.
Madam! Who knew we'd see each other like this?
Didn't you say you were going to find your husband in the Songpa Stable?
He has another woman.
I've been kicked out.
I don't know who he is but he's so foolish.
He left someone as beautiful and graceful as you for another woman?
He will definitely return to you.
My Lady, give birth to a son.
You need to continue the Great Head Merchant's bloodline.
I know that is my duty as well.
Please pick good days for me.
Today and tomorrow...2-days are good.
You must sleep together with the Head Merchant, you'll get a son for sure.
Today and tomorrow?
Live as a mom! As a mother!
Your beautiful face isn't a blessing, it's a curse.
Your face is the thing that's ruining your life!
What do you mean?
While you are raising your Head Merchant's son,
many of your thoughts will disappear.
You'll finally be free of men's sexual desire and find peace.
Great Head Merchant.
We've taken precautions to differentiate between the Songpa family and the pirates.
And I need to go to the government office to get rifles, bows, arrows and weapons to board.
So if you'd put your seal on this application,
I'll take the family members and receive them.
Mm.
People fighting with rifles or swords are not as scary.
Not the pirates...
but the politicians coveting the tax freighter. What are you going to do about that?
I know you are concerned about the Chief of the Tax Department.
But it's not the time yet.
As soon as we depart, I will take care of it with the Inspector Gil Seng Won.
Great Head Merchant Elder.
I was waiting for you anyway.
Didn't you ask me to come with you to the weapons warehouse at the government office today?
Oh-ho, yes. I'm sorry.
I had...something very urgent come up.
Let's go. It's almost time for them to close.
You guys can go there tomorrow.
Is there something you need me to do?
I think it's going to rain.
My knees are aching.
What will happen if rain gets into the gunpowder?
Old man's knees are quite telling...
How can you tell the weather that accurately---? I am sorry Great Head Merchant.
Sorry my butt! You are calling me an old man because I am old. Is that wrong?
Isn't it weird?
-Why?-Oh, you scared me.
Did nothing happen? Nothing at all?
Why? Is something supposed to happen?
The vibes from the sales staff here are quite cold.
Our Songpa Stable is on the verge of ruin.
Meaning we are like a candle in the wind.
Yet you are worrying about this Shin's Great Merchant too?
You guys are really nosey.
Are you like the Daedong River or the ocean? (Capacity for nosing)
Ahh...let's see...
When will we get the goods from Gwangyang?
What are you doing?!
Drag him out!
Let go of me!
My Lady! My Lady! My Lady.
There's trouble, there's trouble! It's chaotic!
What's with the commotion? Her Highness will be shocked.
Merchant Manager Maeng is getting beaten up and bleeding.
Over what?
I don't know. All the sales staff are wearing earmuffs, so I can't ask.
All the doors have been locked.
You must have reason even when you fire mere salesman.
It's been at least 35 years
since I've worked for this Shin Merchant Group! Exactly what...
exactly what is my crime?
Here.
I found this in the ceiling of your room.
T-t-this is...
Come in!
Is it true that Merchant Manager Maeng
dealt with opium and you have the proof for it?
Make money.
If you want to swallow the Shin Merchant Group, you'll need money. Money!
What will I make money with without the Great Head Merchant knowing?
There's opium, opium.
I heard it clearly with my own two ears
and written on this ledger in detail as well.
I was...I was just out of my mind for a short period of time.
I swear...I swear that it was just once...
it was just once, Great Head Merchant Elder!
Do you think there are two chances in life?
Both a human and a merchant group
fall to ruins because of that "just once"!
Why do you not know that mountain crumbles in just once?
Yes. This is all an excuse.
What's the real reason you're trying to kick me out?
It's a scheme to block my mouth! If I open my mouth,
You are afraid that your wife's ugly truth will come out, isn't it?
Aren't you trying to kill me
to hide Cheon Bong Sam and that wench's incident?!
I've told you to watch your mouth so many times.
Trafficking opium is
a huge crime punishable by national law.
As the Great Head Merchant of the Yukuijeon,
I'll punish you according to the Yukuijeon rules!
Start!
Yes, Great Head Merchant. Hit him!
Great Head-
My Lady! My Lady!
Merchant Manager Maeng's tongue...they're going to cut his tongue.
His c-crime, what was his crime?
He trafficked opium without the Great Head Merchant knowing.
My Lady! My Lady.
Start.
Move away!
Don't move. If something goes wrong, you'll die.
Shin Seok Joo...
I'll kill you!
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Wow! What is this?
We need to cut his topknot.
Uh money!...
Mother, why is the Great Head Merchant Elder so scary?
The mouth is a door that invites trouble.
They said that the tongue is the sword that cuts it's own neck.
That's why I told you to be careful of your tongue.
Aigoo, the one and only Maeng Goo Beom...
What do we have to do now?
My enemy's enemy is my friend. Someone who is enemies with my enemy
is someone closer than someone of my own blood, right?
Yes.
I'm sure he'll be useful when we attack Shin Seok Joo.
We need to keep him out of the Great Head Merchant's hands until the dust settles.
I think it will be best if we keep among these people.
Teacher Bong! Teacher Bong, Teacher Bong. There's big trouble.
Ah, what? What trouble is there now? What, what?
Ah, what are you doing? You should prepare too.
We have to go to the armory to receive weapons with Merchant Manager Maeng.
Ah, wait, wait. That Merchant Manager Maeng was kicked out.
What?
What are you talking about? Merchant Manager Maeng was kicked out?
Ey, why would the Great Head Merchant's hands and feet get kicked out?
Ah, his tongue was cut off last night.
The Great Head Merchant cut his tongue off and kicked him out.
Ah, his t-tongue?
Ah, r-really this tongue?
Yeah.
How could the Great Head Merchant be so vicious?
No, what crime was it that he would cut off the tongue of someone who was like his companion?
What was his crime, hyungnim?
Ah, no one knows that.
The servants of the Shin Merchant Group and the merchants of the Yukuijeon,
no one knows what crime Maeng Goo Beom committed.
I feel quite nervous... and fearful of the future.
My heart is beating very rapidly.
It feels as though it's going to burst!
My Lady, just think of it as Merchant Manager Maeng is getting what he deserves.
How could he touch opium?
He got his tongue cut off for trafficking opium?
The punishment doesn't fit the crime.
The Great Head Merchant Elder isn't someone who would give an unsuitable punishment.
Wol.
Go to the Songpa Stable.
Did something happen at the 'prayer ceremony to the goddess of the wind'?
Something happened that day with the Cattle Merchant Elder that day, right?
You have to be careful so that no one sees you.
You have to cross to Songpa on this path
and deliver my words.
Whether he lives or dies is up to you.
G-great Head Merchant Elder.
Do you want to save your mistress?
Great Head Merchant Elder, please spare her.
She hasn't done anything wrong!
Since you already know everything, what could I hide?
Sir, even way before she became acquainted with you, at the place of Goekchuel village,
the Cattle Elder ended up saving My Lady's life, in which she almost drowned to death.
That's the only past they have together!
My Lady...
please forgive her, Great Head Merchant Elder.
Instead, punish me for wrongfully serving my mistress.
If you want to save your mistress,
deliver this to Cheon Bong Sam.
Yes. So
what are the words the Great Head Merchant Elder told you to deliver to me
aside from this letter?
Look at the letter first.
If you run away now,
you can save your own life, only.
Quickly. Quickly run away.
These are the words My Lady told me to deliver.
Not the Great Head Merchant Elder but My Lady...
these are words My Lady told me to tell you separately.
My Lady is about to die because of you.
If you go to the Great Head Merchant Elder right now, you'll die.
If you don't leave, My Lady will die.
What do I do? My pitiful My Lady...
What do we do about our Young Lady?
Sit.
Great Head Merchant Elder.
Everything is my fault.
So...punish me.
Madam is innocent.
Drink.
When you stepped through the front doors of my house,
you must have been prepared to die.
Drink.
Why?
Do you fear dying?
Since you're standing in front of death,
are you afraid?
If I say I'm not afraid of dying,
that would all be a lie.
If you want to run away now,
open that door and leave.
I'll give you one last chance.
Great Head Merchant Elder.
Let's just end everything
with you killing me. Only.
Please...just end it...
please...
by taking my life.
All of a sudden . . .?!
Help! Help!
Great Merchant Elder . . . !
This is my last wish before I die.
Our...
Songpa Stable's Sun Dol...
Please appoint him to the position of the captain for the ship's voyage.
So...
if he brings all the tax grains without losing even one grain,
as you promised me
save our stable.
Everything was my fault.
Madam...
forgive her...
Forgive her...
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Attack!
-Chun Bong Sam, that person can't be my opponent.
On the day you take one step outside of the front gates,
you'll die!
I think you'll know something about that.
She's pregnant with her lover's child?