[Episode 3]
I will pick the last card.
In return, if I pick the 10...
do not bother my child ever again.
Do you understand?
Man Geum.
This is not something a palace lady like you should get involved in.
You should go back.
From now on, I...
will take care of everything.
Don't worry, Gae Ddong.
Your father will save you.
Just promise me.
If I win this round
you won't touch my son again.
I will make you that promise.
But if I go along with your plans, I may be at a disadvantage.
I would like to suggest a proposal.
Your former wife and the king's child.
Don't they look good together?
You're worse than an animal.
You are an insect!
I suppose that's your point of view.
This arrow was used by barbarians during the Manchu Invasion.
It easily pierced a hundred year old tree
so a woman's body should be nothing.
One of the remaining cards is the 10.
Choose wisely.
The lives of the lady and the baby are depending on your choice.
Keep that in mind.
As I told you before
you have only one chance.
The chances are one in three.
Is it this one?
No, is it this one?
I can't see it. I can't tell.
It would be wise to choose quickly.
This is a trick.
One of the remaining cards is the 10.
Choose wisely.
I got it.
He never said it was one of the five cards here.
This is the 10.
I'm positive. This is it.
It's the 10.
The 10.
I won.
I did it.
I won.
Hurry. Give me my son.
Hurry.
No, that card is the zero.
How unfortunate.
No! You can't.
Very surprising.
He has strong luck.
Why I ought to...
Someday, the child will come into my hands.
That is a fate he cannot escape as a child who has the blood of the king.
Do not forget.
If he escapes somewhere...
you will pay for it with your life.
Do you not fear the heavens?
How can you wear the mask of a human and act in such a manner?
Shouldn't you be relieved that your child is alive?
I want you to know.
From this point forward, I will no longer follow you.
I will never forgive you for what you've done.
If you do not forgive me, what can you do about it?
In a palace without the king, without family, or pedigree
you are a former water maid with nothing.
Tell me now.
What could you possibly do?
I've already thrown you away.
My ties with have reached their end tonight.
[Pregnancy Stabilizing Tonic]
This is the last thing I will do for you.
You are very stupid.
You tossed me aside and bit on to a golden spoon.
You ought to be eating and living well.
Why would you come here to this place?
He is a child that you threw away.
He's out of your sight.
I'm sorry.
I thought he would die.
The son of a water maid and born premature at six months.
He was not fated to live in the palace and that's why I sent him to you.
It was discovered.
And I truly thought he would die.
I am sorry. I really...
I gave him a name.
It's not a good name.
It's Gae Ddong.
Gae Ddong?
Baby?
Thank you for living, baby.
Thank you, baby. Thank you.
When you left Gae Ddong behind, you acted like you would never turn back.
What made you change your mind?
He's just an innocent baby that doesn't know anything.
He must have lived a good former life.
I guess you've finally grown up.
I do know the situation.
How did you end up forgiving your wife who left you?
Were you able to forgive her?
How much longer?
How much longer are you going to live like this?
Have you even once...
Even one time...
have I...
have I been a precious person to you?
Honestly, I still hate her.
[Choi Sukwon (Later to be Choi Sukbin)] I still dislike your mom.
Lady.
You left the palace at this late hour?
[Jang Ok Jung (Jang Heebin)]
Did you meet a secret husband or such?
Please forgive me.
I was merely...
Lady Choi.
You were here as a water maid for 10 years.
I assumed you would know the palace laws.
- Your Majesty. - Is someone out there?
Yes, Lady.
Arrest her at once and lock her up.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please forgive me.
Majesty! Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please forgive me.
Your Majesty.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Your long lasting fate will end today.
What are you all doing?
Your Majesty, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Lady!
Your Majesty... Your Majesty!
Lady Choi, Lady Choi!
Lady Sukwon had been locked inside a clay pot.
[Sukjong]
Lady, Lady!
Lady Choi!
Are you all right, Lady?
Lady Choi!
Queen.
How did this happen to Lady Sukwon?
Lady Sukwon left the palace at night and arrived back very late.
That is personal.
A person could have died.
Is the queen speaking the truth?
It is the truth, Your Majesty.
If you know something more, speak now.
Lady Sukwon needed to see a doctor in a hurry.
What is her reason for visiting a doctor so late at night?
Sire, Lady Sukwon appears to be pregnant.
What do you mean pregnant?
Congratulations, Your Majesty.
Queen.
I understand you wanting to follow the palace laws.
However, your actions this time went too far.
[Pregnancy Stabilizing Tonic]
This is the last thing I will do for you.
Lord, you are a very scary person.
But with regards to this child, I have no plans to give the child to you.
I will make certain to protect this child.
And for the shame you have brought me, I will repay you the same shame.
How did you know about Lady Sukwon's pregnancy?
I thought she might be. I was lucky.
Lord, I'm meeting the queen today.
What should I do?
Do as you please.
You have an answer for everything.
Do you not fear anything?
Do you truly have no fear?
I do.
I, Yi In Jwa, do fear someone.
Isn't it amazing?
When it comes to that person, I do have fear.
He sits atop the world alone and looks down on others.
He does not even fear one million soldiers
and he can even slice large mountains.
He's a beast that has one hundred eyes and one thousand ears.
The king.
Your Majesty, Lady Sukwon is here.
Did you ask for me, Your Majesty?
You should stop now.
What do you mean?
I mean you should stop.
Your relationship with the person who is backing you.
Sire...
What do you mean...
He made gambler Baek Man Geum fall into a bottomless pit.
Become the king's woman.
The one who involved you in a precise plan to get at me.
He's also the one who is able to instill strong faith in others.
Did you think I did not know?
Sire...
Do you know why?
The reason why I keep him alive.
It is because of you.
You have no one backing you here and I feared you would not survive here.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Do you know?
The queen is also someone like that to me.
Just as I hold you dear, she is someone precious to me.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I feel sorry for you.
Therefore, when it comes to the child that you hid outside the palace
I will not get involved in it.
As a mother, you must be suffering.
That is the heart of a mother.
Thank you.
Yes, are you feeling better?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Sit over here.
I've prepared some medicines that are good for pregnancy.
Thank you.
And this is?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Say hello. She's from the Wolhyanggak.
Since you're here, you should join us.
We're playing Seung Kyung Do.
Even during war with foreign countries, they say soldiers played this game.
It means there is nothing better than this game in deciding rank.
It's your turn.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Lady, do not be so alarmed.
You must think of the baby.
Your Majesty.
You should get going now.
You should take your turn and look forward.
She can read the future and faces too.
She says it will be a prince.
I believe she said he was wearing the king's robe.
I'm talking about the child in your belly.
Your Majesty, why would you believe such things?
Why?
You weren't hoping for a princess, were you?
If you can beat me, I will treat you as a close friend.
But if I am to win...
I will cut off the air that you breathe.
Are you not curious?
About how I will cut off your breath?
Your Majesty, this game is all about luck.
How can you do this with a game...
When will you get another good chance like this?
With one toss of the hand, an enemy can become a friend.
What are you doing? Throw them.
If you get "Mo" or "Yut," you have beaten me.
It's a back "Do."
A back "Do."
This is your fate.
Your Majesty.
The rumors.
Do you know about the bad rumors regarding your origins?
And the rumors regarding the dead prince?
They say you have another husband.
They say the premature baby is not the king's son.
They say that the baby is not dead and he is alive.
Stories such as these.
Your Majesty.
Why would you listen to such stories?
They say his name is...
Baek Man Geum.
- Arrest him immediately! - Yes, sir.
He looks just like you and Lady Sukwon.
I think I already know without you telling me.
Lady Sukwon's premature baby.
Do you all remember that he was considered a dead son of the king?
In the event that child were still alive...
and he were the child here in my arms.
And his father was not the king.
But this man right here.
Here.
Everyone involved is here, so confess.
Are you Lady Sukwon's real husband?
Are you father of the supposedly dead child of the king?
[Jang Hee Jae (Jang Ok Jung's brother)] It would be best to confess quickly.
Speak now.
"I am Lady Sukwon's husband. The child is my son."
Speak up now!
That's not true.
I do not know that woman.
I do not know the king's baby either.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
This scoundrel.
I don't know what you're talking about.
I said I don't know.
I'm a nobody gambler. How could I possibly know?
How could I know someone of such stature?
I did not think this would be easy.
Why don't you tell us?
Do you know this man?
What should I do? What am I to do?
Why are you not answering?
All right.
You will only confess once this baby is killed, is that it?
Stop.
Your Majesty.
Just... what is going on here?
Queen?
King.
There is a rumor that that child is your dead son.
Before the pregnancy, she was a water maid...
I gave everyone a clear warning.
Who, exactly, is going around spreading these rumors?
Jang Hee Jae, is it you?
No, Sire.
Then...
Is it you?
It is all absurd, King.
A rumor about that person?
Queen.
If you cannot give me a good explanation...
you will have to be suitably punished.
Will you still pursue this?
I have witnesses.
I have witnesses who can attest to the fact that he is Lady Sukwon's child.
Witnesses.
Enter.
They are palace maids who work in the delivery room.
They looked after the baby until he died.
Therefore, they know his face better than anyone.
The face of the dead prince.
What's taking so long?
Give us your answer.
But he's...
It doesn't seem to be him.
That cannot be. Did you even look properly?
We are certain that it's not him.
His looks are different.
He also had a small birthmark on his chest.
This baby has no trace of such a mark.
Your Majesty...
You should know best.
Please take a look for yourself and determine who this child is.
This baby...
is not the prince.
- That can't be. Look one more... - That means...
That baby...
is not my son, Queen.
That can't be.
No, how could that be?
That can't be.
That can't possibly be.
It can't possibly be...
Did you play your tricks on me again, you wench?
How dare you...
Sire?
What in the world are you all doing?
Follow me.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, please.
Your Majesty.
Sire!
You need to stop now.
You have done enough.
Your Majesty!
Stop it now!
I had no other choice.
I thought he would die.
I thought, both you and I, would end up dead.
You old man! Find my baby right now!
He mixed up the babies.
Just wait a little bit.
You wrinkly old bastard!
So where is my baby? Where is he, you scoundrel?
Scoundrel?
What an awful lady you are!
Yeah, kill me if you want. Kill me!
Kill me!
Ma'am, here you go. Your baby.
Can't you even tell which one is your baby?
I even breastfed yours out of pity.
Why did you take my baby? Why?
This is so absurd.
This is just so absurd!
My baby.
Be well.
I won't need to see you again.
I thought you'd been beaten to death, so I was going to run.
Are you okay?
Your Majesty!
She made chaos of the nation's law.
Please punish the one who tried to manipulate the throne!
Please punish her.
King, they have been out there for a long time.
Sire!
If you let the Jang family's crimes go unpunished in this manner
it is not right.
Please consider our request!
Arrest Jang Hee Jae.
Year 1694.
It was the Year of the Dog when Yeoning was born.
Sukjong's rule began to fall due to abuse of his power.
For her crimes, Jang Ok Jung was deposed and exiled.
Let go of me! Let go!
I said let go of me!
Your Majesty, Your Majesty!
Mother!
[Crown Prince Yoon, future Gyungjong]
Do not be afraid, Crown Prince.
You don't need to worry about your mother.
Listen carefully to what I'm about to tell you.
You must crush them.
Whoever gives you trouble.
Whoever criticizes you or gets in your way.
You cannot forgive them. Do you understand me?
Do not make the mistakes that I made.
You must remember these things.
Mother.
That's how you will sit on the throne.
That's how you will become the king of this nation.
I'm talking about the King of Joseon. Do you understand, Crown Prince?
I understand.
I will remember what you said.
And never forget.
Good.
You must. You are my son, after all.
Your Majesty.
[Yi In Jwa]
Who are you?
Tonight, we will determine your fortune.
This pouch holds black and white stones.
If you choose black, you will be rejected by the people.
You will not be able to avoid death.
If you choose white, your life will endure.
In the future, you will sit on the throne.
What do you think?
Why don't we determine your future fate together?
I promise to protect you, Crown Prince.
You?
Yes, Crown Prince.
But if I help you out of the pit
what will you give me, Crown Prince?
I will give you everything.
If you will protect me, I will give you everything that I have.
I will give you... give you...
I will even give you the throne.
You should sit on the throne, Crown Prince.
I will accept your heart.
They say you should pull out both of a bull's horns at once.
[Choi Yi Seok] How hard is it to depose a young prince?
[Jo Il Soo]
What is all this?
Why don't you open them?
Oh my!
This is the price for the Crown Prince's life.
Who are you?
The sharpest knife is the most dangerous.
If you would accept my kindness and keep the Crown Prince safe
I will put that knife in all of your hands, Lords.
Lord, you surprise me.
You plans things this far ahead?
First, you deposed the queen.
Now you will kill the Crown Prince and manipulate Lady Sukwon.
From the very beginning?
Do you think it only goes that far?
[20 Years Later, Sangju]
Father! Father, Father!
Did you get it?
This is that famous...
Oh, this is good enough.
Hold on to this.
If you feed it to him, his stomach will turn inside out.
Is that the problem here? We have to win.
Why aren't you helping us?
Mix it, yes. Mix it up.
Eat it, eat it. You need the strength.
Watch out for his eyes. He's digging in there.
This is good.
Go on and beat that black one in one go, okay?
You got that?
Get him, get him! You have to bite him!
Bite him! Yes, that's good!
He did so well!
We won, we won!
Is it done? We did it!
What is it? What's going on?
What's wrong with him?
Get him up. Tell him to get up.
Tell him to stand up!
Stand up, would you?
Here.
I prefer eating wings.
He was alive just a little while ago.
How do we make a living now? Our income is gone.
There's always playing cards. That's your talent, Dad.
Joseon's best card player, Baek Man Geum, should play cards.
What's the point of doing this?
You little scoundrel.
Baek Man Geum?
You're Baek Man Geum?
In about one month, there will be a big game in Hanyang.
That's enough.
How did it go?
I've spread the word in all eight cities to all the gamblers out there.
Even people from the small towns will be coming.
But what is your reason for organizing such a large game?
You needn't concern yourself with it.
[Joseon Tournament - Hanyang]
Let's go to Hanyang.
I won't go.
Let's go.
I said I don't want go.
Just this once! There's a big game there.
Whether there's a big game or not, I'm not going.
Goodness sakes.
How much longer do I have to rot in this small town?
I was born a man with two balls.
So shouldn't I see Hanyang once before I die?
Hey! Is Hanyang the next town over?
Stop whining about Hanyang.
Darn it.
Darn?
Your father says he won't go.
Your father doesn't play cards anymore.
Even you're doing this, Grandpa?
And remember what you said, Dad.
Once I turn 20, you'd get me nobleman status and get me a wife.
I believed everything you said and waited, so what now?
Was I stupid to do so?
How long are we going to live like this without a home?
What about getting married? Am I never supposed to get married?
You'll have to get married.
We don't have money to go to Hanyang.
If we have the money, will you go?
We need at least 100 nyang to go to Hanyang.
100 nyang?
You think I won't be able to get 100 nyang to go to Hanyang.
You must be insane.
Where will you get 100 nyang?
Dad, I'll go get 100 nyang. Don't go back on your word later.
Sir, it's intruders.
Where?
They are down there on the path.
Everyone, get your weapons!
You have to hurry. Quickly now!
Let's go now. Yeah!
Wow, what is all this?
What do you think you're doing here?
Well...
Do I look so stupid that I don't know my own subordinates?
- Go get him. - Yes, sir.
Dad told me not to use my fists.
Get that guy!
Going to Hanyang with Gae Ddong.
I don't know if this is a good idea.
This is good. Taste it.
Why are you eating that? You'll get diarrhea.
Take this.
What is this?
You said we needed 100 nyang to go to Hanyang.
Where did you get it?
Who are they?
The owners of this money!
Run, run, run. Hey, you!
Gae Ddong, Gae Ddong.
They are barbarians.
Oh, I'm telling you I hurt my ankle.
It hurts. It hurts so much.
You scoundrel. Just get up.
I can't go. I don't think I can go.
How much for a horse?
That's a lot.
Look at me!
When will we get to Hanyang at this rate?
Mister, you have to row faster.
Hey, kid!
Consort, isn't that a barn swallow?
[Choi Sukbin] It looks like it.
A welcomed guest must be on the way.
Gae Ddong, the best card shark in Joseon, is finally here in Hanyang!
It's Hanyang!
Hong Mae! Oh dear.
Did I wake you?
Come here.
I didn't know.
I told you never to bother me when I take a nap.
It's not that. It's just that he's here.
- He's here? - Yes.
That man who took all our money about one month ago.
Why, that rotten bastard...
Where is this rotten jerk?
That was so great!
Sorry about that.
Our geishas don't know anything about his before or after.
He's the worst rascal and player of them all.
He is Joseon's most worldly man.
Hey, hey.
Gae Ddong, what are you doing here?
Hurry up.
Seriously, Gae Ddong this, Gae Ddong that.
What kind of name is Gae Ddong?
You little scoundrel.
All right, Grandpa. That hurts!
Gae Ddong, you sure eat well.
He has always eaten well since he was a baby.
Stop it with the Gae Ddong, Gae Ddong.
Someone will think I'm an actual mutt.
And we're having a comfortable meal here.
This is all because I stole that money, isn't it?
Comfortable? I don't think so.
Is that something you ought to say?
The money you stole was from bandits.
Comfortable? How ridiculous.
Okay, so it's not.
Just don't go around causing accidents.
What accident?
I'm in a good mood.
Since I'm in Hanyang, I'll buy you a house with field and income.
- What? - Money.
I need money in order to start selling or gambling.
Ah, that's right. Money.
I should give you money.
Okay, I'll give you some.
Here.
Shouldn't the best gambler in Joseon be able to do it with one nyang?
Goodness sakes.
You wait and see.
Gae Ddong will turn this 1 nyang into 100 nyang and 1,000 nyang.
Where do you think you're going now?
I said that hurts!
What if my ear falls off? Are you going to stick it back on?
What is this place?
Gosh, is this a house or a stable?
Hey, this is the place your mother and I used to live.
My mother?
You're living well, right?
Husband... husband?
What are you doing? You should clean now that you're home.
You're finally growing up.
Okay, let's clean.
Your mother was really pretty back then.
Where is he going now?
Gae Ddong!
From now on, your name will be Baek Dae Gil.
All a man has is his body, so you should save every nyang you have.
Who are you staring at like that?
Is she your intended?
- What? - I will cut your throat next time.
Do you want to kill me?
You are the one responsible for the fall of my family.
It's not the king or officials that change the world.
It is money.
Whether I live like this or not, what is the difference?
Tonight, you can kill him and end it cleanly.
If you want to die, step forward. I will send you all to your death!