--Episode 15--
Finally, we're having the departure ceremony.
Let us wish that the grain ship will safely come back home.
Here comes the world's most beautiful woman, Head Merchant's wife!
Here comes Honorable Mama of the Guksadang Shrine.
Gae-ddong.
You're a life savior, who rescued my life,
and my younger sister.
You can't be a woman to me.
I already...
have a woman in my heart.
My fate is...
the woman I had put in my heart.
That woman was you?
You're the one who broke down my destiny
and made me into this?
Mistress.
Mistress!
Don't ever...
tell me to stay there.
Do you think I'm heartless?
I'm sorry.
That day, I was being too harsh.
You must be having a difficult time already.
But here I am again.
I'm sorry.
Two days...
Two days from now,
I will be departing to the ocean.
After this,
there will be no other business between Head Merchant and me.
Looking at this spiritual rite,
Shin's Major Gaekju is very big.
It was out of the King's order,
so I made lots of devotion to this ceremony.
Anyway, you must get a son soon.
This enormous Shin's Major Gaekju doesn't have a successor yet.
You don't want an adopted child or an unrelated man to take over it.
Well, if a man and a woman live together in one room,
won't they naturally bear a child?
You have the most beautiful woman as your wife.
You should be having a son soon.
Thank you for your words of blessing.
Have a safe trip back.
Before the departure, young people should have a party.
So let's get out of here.
Yes, Head Merchant.
Oh. Where is this person?
Oh.
It seems like the mistress is not feeling well.
Really?
You see, Head Merchant is...
living a completely different life than mine.
I'm not sure if Yook-ei-jeon is the place to be or not.
Indeed, he is a successful man.
Live peacefully
and happily, too.
I heard riding the grain ship is
a huge risk of life.
Please protect your own life.
Thank you.
Do you know?
Whether you're the Head Merchant's wife,
or whomever you've married,
you are the woman that I, Chun Bong-Sam,
had put in my heart.
That woman.
I stitched this all night long.
Chun-eun.
I hope heaven will aid you.
With that grace,
come back safely.
That's how you will regain Song-pa Stable.
I think this will...
be more effective than the spiritual rite.
I will avoid all of the pirates' knives,
and even their arrows.
Thank you.
You...
To see you again like this
involved risking our lives.
But I was really happy to see you again.
Head Merchant.
Let's go back.
You're funny.
No, you can't, Head Merchant!
You can't.
Hey, hey!
Head Merchant. / I said move.
Head Merchant...
How dare they hide away from you and do such a disgraceful thing?
I think these two fools planned it even before the marriage...
The mistress probably created a conspiracy...
to take over Shin's Major Gaekju
and your assets and fortune once you pass away.
Get out!
You have to kick them out immediately!
Send the mistress back home, and punish the guy.
I told you to get out!
If not,
then how about this?
we already had the departure ceremony, so we don't want any rumors going around.
I will hire a sailor and kill him.
Chun Bong-Sam.
We should throw him out in the ocean.
Look.
Back in the day, at Chun's Gaekju in Gaeseong,
I told you something.
Did you forget about it?
You don't need to worry about me, Head Merchant.
Where are you going?
You need to tell me how to handle this matter...
Oh, wow.
Look how bold you are.
I already knew about it, but
Chun Bong-Sam is very bold, huh?
Gae-ddong!
The woman that you had put in your heart is Head Merchant's wife, right?
Yes.
Whoa, Gae-ddong.
What happened?
I'm here all because of you.
Thank you.
After I sent you off like that,
my heart was aching.
Okay.
So, this is your fate?
Why don't you worry about your own fate instead?
Once Shin Suk-ju finds out, you'll die.
Of course, that woman will die, too.
Head Merchant.
Head Merchant!
You rascals! I will kill you all!
Was it a nightmare?
Look.
I'm sorry.
I'm a bit sensitive because of the grain ship these days.
You can rest.
I'm going to go out for a bit.
Why don't you rest in here? Okay?
Head Merchant.
The person that bothers you
and makes you want to kill that person...
Who is that?
Sleep more.
What would the nation's most beautiful woman do?
"Kyeong-gook-ji-sek"
Ha!
Ultimately puts the country in danger,
and makes men lose their lives.
Stop making up nonsense about Head Merchant's wife.
You're saying Head Merchant's wife isn't the woman you had put in your heart?
It's fine.
Now that I know where you are, it's fine.
Take care.
I will see you once I get back from the grain ship voyage.
Chun Bong-Sam.
The risk you are taking will drive you to death.
Run away.
You must run away.
If your enemy is on your level, then you fight for your life.
But if your enemy is stronger than you, then you have to run away.
You have to run away!
Don't get on the grain ship.
You must run away from Shin Suk-ju.
Thanks for the drink, Gae-ddong.
I'm leaving.
Is it Bong-Sam?
The reason you became a shaman?
You want to break his wings so he can stay next to you.
Just as you are desperate to become a Yook-ei-jeon head merchant,
I am desperate, too.
Chun Bong-Sam.
I'm desperate for that person.
Because he's my fate.
You...
To see you again like this...
involved risking our lives.
But I was really happy to see you again.
Wake up, Chun Bong-Sam.
The most important thing to you is Song-pa Stable.
The grain ship.
Wake up, you punk!
While I was gone away from the ceremony,
what did Head Merchant do?
He was talking to the ambassadors.
He wasn't looking for me or anything?
I was cooking and serving food with other maids.
Why?
What's the matter, mistress?
Nothing.
It's nothing.
Nothing...
What's going on?
Whoa! What are these?
Silence! Silence!
Before ocean wind and river wind get into your bones,
pack all of your belongings.
Your clothes are important, too, but
make sure you have this in your belongings.
Make sure it is visible from both front and back.
What?
What is that?
Alright.
Silence! Silence!
So this is...
the letter "Shin".
When you say Shin's Major Gaekju, it's that "Shin".
Why did we make this?
When we're fighting against the pirates,
in order to identify who our stable members are,
and who the pirates are,
Sun-dol made it so we can identify each other right away.
Applause!
Oh, my!
So this is our lifeline, eh?
That's right!
Yeah, you dumb bear.
You are correct.
Alright! If you all have received your lifeline,
come over here and have some warm meal.
Okay, okay.
Wait!
Silence!
Okay.
From now on,
hold onto your heart.
Don't drink today or tomorrow.
On the day after tomorrow,
when the rooster crow at dawn,
we will depart immediately.
Got it?
Yes!
Okay. Enjoy your meal!
Go eat!
Eat quietly!
You should go now.
I should.
You're not going to go see Head Merchant?
I should.
What's wrong with you? You're out of energy.
You should hurry up and bring the weapons.
I will.
I'm going.
What's wrong?
Did Head Merchant say something to you?
During the ceremony, was there an incident that we don't know of?
What do you mean by incident?
Let's go.
What to do...
This is so...
Hello?
Hello.
Do you have the diagnosis result?
I heard you came to the land of Chosun,
and cured many patients with a new medical procedure.
That's why I am here to see you.
So...
do you think I can give birth to a son?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Head Merchant.
Bastard.
What the heck?
I left my money bag.
I knew it!
Son? Very funny!
How can he get a son from nowhere?
You see, that man...
when he was young,
in order to become a Yook-ei-jeon head merchant,
he went around every prostitution house in the land of Chosun,
and used his body carelessly.
Will god let one person possess everything?
He's the Yook-ei-jeon head merchant and the richest man in Chosun,
he should be happy with the money and power he possess.
What child?
He's too greedy.
Extremely greedy!
You...
Maeng Gu-bum.
This bastard.
Boss!
The woman cook at Song-pa Stable is incredibly good at cooking soup.
You rascal...
became Chun Bong-sam's servant, huh?
Boss.
Why do you knock over precious food like that?
Once a man shows loyalty, then he should stick with it forever.
You show loyalty here and there.
That's not being a man. That's being a wench!
When did I show loyalty to someone else?
If that is so,
kill Chun Bong-Sam.
Look for the right timing on the grain ship,
and push him into the ocean.
What?
You made a promise!
You promised to fight fairly with Bong-Sam!
Who are you trying to kill?
The one who broke the promise is not me. It's Chun Bong-Sam.
Didn't you hear Bong-Sam saying that he will issue our guys a peddler's license
and take them to Song-pa Stable as its members?
That's that. The promise you made is something else.
How are you a man? What are you trying to do?
I lost Cho Sung-jun.
I lost Song-pa Stable, too.
Everything! I lost everything!
And...
if I lose this, too,
I will get resentful.
How am I supposed to live?
Ugh! My head is about to explode!
The boss or the merchant?
I am always indecisive when it comes to making decisions.
Gom-bae.
Come pee with me.
Okay!
Let's compete who can pee farther.
And the loser has to grant the winner a wish.
Boss, I said who can pee farther, not who can pee more.
Why are you peeing like a wench?
What the heck?
Where is...
Where is your penis?
This Song Man-chi...
is neither a man nor a woman.
It's his fault.
Chun Bong-Sam. It's his fault!
What are you going to do?
Are you going to push Chun Bong-Sam into the ocean,
or push me into that river over there right now?
Gom-bae.
Boss.
I am...
I am not doing it because I want to.
First brother.
Because Boss, you're my first brother.
And, anything else could be forgiven, but...
Cutting off a man's penis can be never forgiven!
Never ever!
This...
Only scumbags do such a thing!
Yeah.
This Gom-bae will bet upon my honor,
and I will make sure I kill Chun Bong-Sam.
I already talked to the foreigners.
We will hand over the grain at Gunsan offshore.
And receive 1,000,000 nyang worth of gold as the payment.
As expected, you are very shrewd.
Someone has to be responsible for embezzlement.
Once we're done with transporting the grain,
shouldn't we put Chun Bong-Sam into prison?
That's unnecessary. Things will get more complicated instead.
As the superintendent appointed by Sun-hye Palace,
be in charge of killing Chun Bong-Sam on the grain ship.
That's not hard to do, but...
but you should just put him in prison...
No, no!
We can't give Chun Bong-Sam a chance to open his mouth.
Is it necessary to kill Chun Bong-Sam?
We don't gain anything by letting him survive.
I'll let him live if I can gain anything from it.
Don't come back with him alive.
Just take care of it before you come back.
Okay, Lord Ambassador.
Ill-fated relationships don't end so easily.
You'll see him again.
When you do,
step on Chun Bong-Sam.
Break his wings.
That's one thing you can do for me.
Uh-oh, Gae-ddong.
I won't be able to grant your wish.
Gae-ddong, it would be actually better for you if Bong-Sam dies.
Therefore, you can finally give up.
Bong-Sam.
Honorable Mama.
I never thought I would see you again like this.
Didn't you say you went to Song-pa to find your fiance?
He found another woman.
I got deserted.
Oh.
Whoever he is, he's foolish.
How could he leave someone so beautiful and intelligent?
He will come back to you, Honorable Mama.
Mistress.
Give birth to a boy.
You must let Head Merchant's blood continue on.
I know.
That it's my duty.
Honorable Mama, please pick a lucky date for me.
Today or tomorrow.
Those two days are lucky days.
You must sleep with Head Merchant.
You will give birth to a boy.
Today or tomorrow...
Live as a mother!
Your beautiful face is not a gift. It's a flaw.
What ruins your fortune is your face!
What are you...
Once you and Head Merchant give birth to a boy,
as you raise that child,
a lot of troubles will go away.
You will no longer be the target of all men's lust.
You can live peacefully.
Head Merchant.
I made sure our Song-pa Stable members
can differentiate themselves from the pirates.
Also, I have to go to the government office
to get paid for the rifles, arrows, and other weapons.
So if you stamp this application,
I will take my guys with me to get those weapons.
Men who have played with rifles and knives shouldn't be afraid of anything.
I'm not worried about the pirates.
What are you going to do with government officials eying on the grain?
I know you're worried about Lord Ambassador of Sun-hye Palace.
However, it isn't time yet.
As soon as we depart, I will handle it with Superintendent Gil.
Head Merchant.
I was waiting for you.
You said you wanted to go to the weapon store today.
Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.
I had...
I actually had an urgent matter to take care of.
Let's go. They're closing soon.
Why don't you go there tomorrow?
Do you have something else for us to do?
I feel like it's going to rain.
I have sharp pains in my knee.
You don't want weapons to get soaked in rain.
Oh.
This old man's knees are very magical.
How do you know the weather so well...
I'm sorry, Head Merchant.
You're sorry?
You called an old man old. What's wrong with that?
Isn't it weird?
What?
Nothing happened? Nothing?
Why? Does something has to happen?
The atmosphere is down and everyone is alerted.
Our Song-pa Stable is in urgent crisis.
It's like a flickering light in strong wind.
But worrying about this Shin's Major Gaekju, too?
Look how nosy you guys are, eh?
Nosy like ferrets!
Let's go.
Let's see...
Will the rain come from Kwanyang?
So let's see...
What are you guys doing?
Drag him out!
You...
Let go.
Mistress!
Oh my goodness!
It's a chaos out there!
What's the fuss about?
Don't scare Honorable Mama.
Merchant Maeng is getting beaten and bleeding...
What for?
I don't know.
All the guards covered their ears, so I can't even ask...
They locked all the entrance doors.
Even when you kick your subordinate out,
there must be some kind of justification.
This Maeng Gu-bum
spent 35 years, serving at this Shin's Major Gaekju.
What...
What did I do to get punished?
Here.
I found this in the ceiling of your room.
This is...
Come on in!
Is it true?
That you have evidence that Merchant Maeng trafficked opium?
Make money.
In order to take over Shin's Major Gaekju, you need money!
Money!
I'm just a merchant. Where would I get the money?
There's opium.
Opium.
I heard it clearly with my ears.
This ledger has written evidence, too.
My...
My mind had gone crazy for a second.
I swear.
I swear my life that I...
sold it once long time ago.
Do you think people are given two lives?
People...
and gaekjus
get ruined because of that "just once"!
Don't you know once a steep mountain collapse, then that's it!
Fine.
Those are all excuses.
This is a conspiracy to kick me out.
This is a way to shut my mouth, huh?
When I open my mouth...
you're afraid that people will find out about your wife's scandal.
Chun Bong-Sam and the wench's scandal.
You're trying to kill me because you want to hide that scandal!
I...
told you so many times to watch what you say.
Opium trafficking is...
a serious crime that is even stated in the nation's law.
I, as the Yook-ei-jeon Head Merchant,
will punish you according to the Yook-ei-jeon law.
Proceed!
Yes, Head Merchant.
Proceed!
Mistress!
They said they're going to cut Merchant Maeng's tongue.
What...
what is the crime?
He trafficked opium behind Head Merchant's back.
Mistress.
Proceed.
Hey.
Don't move.
If you move, you might die.
Shin Suk-ju!
You bloody bastard!
What is this?
Hey, look.
We have to cut his topknot.
Money!
Mother, how is Head Merchant so cruel?
A mouth is an entrance door that brings anger in.
And a tongue is a knife that cuts yourself out.
I knew it.
I told him to watch his tongue.
Oh my.
Poor Maeng Gu-bum.
What should we do?
They say my enemy's enemy is my friend.
A man, whose enemy is my enemy,
is closer than my family member.
Okay.
When I have to attack Shin Suk-ju,
he can be useful.
Make sure Head Merchant doesn't see him.
Until things calm down.
You should hand him over to these bums to hide him.
Mr. Bong!
Mr. Bong! Mr. Bong!
There was a big incident!
What incident again? Huh?
What are you doing? Hurry up and get ready.
We have to go get weapons with Merchant Maeng.
Wait, wait.
That Merchant Maeng got kicked out.
What?
What do you mean?
Merchant Maeng got kicked out?
Hey, why would Head Merchant's number one subordinate get kicked out?
Last night, he got his tongue cut off!
Head Merchant cut Merchant Maeng's tongue off and kicked him out!
His tongue?
Seriously...
His actual tongue?
Head Merchant is so vicious, eh?
I mean, what crime did he commit to get his tongue cut off?
What's the crime?
No one knows about it.
Be it Shin's Major Gaekju guards or merchants,
nobody knows what crime Maeng Gu-bum committed.
It's fearful and nerve-racking.
My heart is pounding like crazy.
It's about to explode.
Mistress.
Merchant Maeng got punished for the crime he committed.
He trafficked opium.
For trafficking opium,
he got his tongue cut off?
That's not reasonable.
Head Merchant is not a person to give unreasonable punishment.
Wol.
Go to Song-pa Stable.
Did something happen during the departure ceremony?
Something happened with that Head Cattle Broker, right?
Make sure no one sees you.
Go to Song-pa Stable right now and deliver my message.
His life depends on you.
Head Merchant.
Do you want to protect your mistress?
Head Merchant, forgive my mistress.
Mistress didn't do anything wrong.
You already know everything.
So what would I have to hide?
Before mistress got married to you,
off of the cliff...
Head Cattle Broker saved mistress, who was drowning in water.
There's nothing more to their relationship.
Our mistress...
Please forgive our mistress, Head Merchant.
Punish me instead.
If you want to protect your mistress,
give this to Chun Bong-Sam.
Okay.
Head Merchant sent this letter to me, but
what else did he say?
Read the letter first.
If you run away right now,
you would be the only one to live.
Hurry up and...
run away.
This message...
is from my mistress.
It's not from Head Merchant. But from mistress...
A message from my mistress.
Because of you, mistress's life is at risk.
If you go to Head Merchant right now, you will die.
If you don't, our mistress will get killed.
What to do...
What to do? Poor mistress...
What will happen to our mistress?
Have a seat.
Head Merchant.
Everything is my fault.
Therefore, punish me.
Mistress didn't do anything wrong.
Drink it up.
When you stepped into my house,
you probably knew you will lose your life.
Drink.
Why?
Are you afraid to die?
Now that you're in the presence of death,
are you afraid?
If I say I'm not afraid of death,
that's a complete lie.
If you want to run away right now,
go out through those doors.
I...
am giving you one last chance.
Head Merchant.
For killing me,
let everything be forgiven.
Please...
for taking my life away,
please...
end everything.
Head Merchant.
This is my one last wish.
Our...
Our Song-pa Stable's Sun-dol...
Appoint him as the general manager of the grain ship.
If he brings you back every grain of rice,
just as you promised,
let them rebuild our stable.
Everything is my fault.
Mistress...
forgive...
--The Merchant: Gaekju 2015--
Kill him!
Chun Bong-Sam, that rascal, can't compete against me.
As soon as you step out of this house,
you will die by my hand.
I think you know something about it.
She's pregnant with her lover's baby...