(Episode 12)
Is he alone?
He brought only a few men.
But he brought someone else as well.
It is an honor to welcome you.
I came without asking for your permission.
Is something the matter?
Yes, and it involves your daughter.
My daughter?
Here.
Do you know what this is?
It is the very item that is incredibly hard to procure.
It identifies you as a member of the gathering that the Queen hosts.
So you recognize it.
Did you receive one?
Of course not.
You could buy a dozen of these with your riches.
No one in our house is eligible to attend.
Your daughter would be upset if she heard that.
My daughter does not like extravagant parties.
As you know, she has a scarred face.
This is for her.
I got it especially for her.
Thank you, but...
There is something else I did for her.
I heard your daughter liked her very much.
How have you been, my lord?
Was she not your daughter's nanny?
- She was. - You have not met in seven years.
I guess so.
When I sent you away,
I believe I said I hoped to never see you again.
Call your daughter.
I would love to see her...
happily reunited with her nanny.
I would also like her to thank me in person.
I hope...
you will not refuse my generosity.
Find San, and leave.
Let us go.
As of this moment, she can never be seen in Kaesong.
When she returns to Mount Duta,
tell her to hide under a rock or in a cave.
Tell her that is the only way to ensure we all survive.
We meet again.
I am not sure if we met before.
We did in a mountain.
I took your dagger.
Oh, that?
You can keep it.
Goodbye.
Are you going home?
I have no home. I am just passing through.
The Minister of Finance does not live here.
You must turn back.
I am on my way there right now.
I shall give you a lift.
I have no idea what you are saying.
The sun will set soon, and the roads will freeze.
If you were to travel alone,
you will slip and fall.
Let me escort you.
However fast you try to run,
you cannot outrun a horse.
You may draw your new dagger to attack me,
but we fought once before.
You are no match for me.
And then...
your father, the Minister of Finance,
is currently in trouble.
You must come with me.
Hi.
Look at this.
I got a new robe.
You look good.
My outfits get tighter and tighter.
The seamstress must be doing something to them.
Did you visit your mother?
And got a lecture.
Sit down.
This was from So Hwa.
For the Crown Prince.
It looks very nice.
Your dagger looked quite nice too.
You cannot have it.
Shall we swap with my Soyong Sword?
The imaginary sword?
It does exist.
Forget about it.
Take this.
The Chaeryun Party ticket?
Your brother will have taken yours.
I will not go anyway, so...
- Come with me. - What?
And this...
is for So Hwa.
Will you invite her to the Queen's party?
Yes.
Everyone there will wear a mask anyway.
- She can hide her identity. - But...
I want to see her for a few more days.
The party is a great excuse.
Give it to her yourself. She will like that.
Did you not see...
my mother's soldiers outside my chambers?
From morning to night until the Festival of the Eight Vows,
I must escort my mother.
You never cross the line.
All those years...
All the time we spent together as friends,
you never sat down until I told you to.
What are you saying?
That is why I can ask for your help.
Bring me the woman I love.
I dare ask you,
another man.
Bring her over.
You heard her say she is leaving tomorrow.
That is why I am giving an order.
Bring her.
Do whatever it takes.
And make her change out of those boyish clothes.
Something that suits the occasion.
Something...
ladylike.
I gave you an order.
The Crown Prince's order.
I shall come for you.
Your father gave his permission.
Everyone at the party wears a mask.
The name of the party suggests that...
men and women can mingle regardless of social status.
You do not have to worry about your face.
Are you listening?
- Yes. - As long as...
you are who you say you are.
So I must ask,
are you who you say you are?
If someone joins the party under...
an assumed identity, that person...
will be punished for deceiving the Queen.
Whom are you talking to, Master Wang?
Hello there.
Lady San, it is you, is it not?
I thought something was off.
He kept talking to that woman as if she were you.
I knew it was not you.
I cannot believe how much...
you have grown. You are still so pretty.
I told you so already.
The person I saw a few days ago was her.
My lady.
- What? - That looked like Master Lin.
My goodness. Did I do something wrong?
Goodness.
I am so sorry.
I wronged you at the interrogation hall last time.
Why did you hide your identity?
Bi Yeon.
Leave us.
I am fine. You may leave.
Sit. Let us sit down...
and hear them out.
I apologize.
Things have plummeted because I insisted...
I guess this was the end.
Maybe this is all for the better.
Since we seem to speak the same language,
we will have a talk.
I am sure the story goes like this.
Seven years ago,
there was an unfortunate accident.
Thankfully, Young Master Wang was passing the mountains,
and he helped you out.
That is how your daughter...
saved her life.
But the problem was...
that he was mistaken at that time.
He thought the maid who hurt her face was the young lady.
Minister of Finance, you made a very quick decision.
"I can use that misapprehension."
"That way, I can avoid sending her away as a tribute."
They cannot take someone with a scar on her face as a tribute.
I will not deny your charges.
If not, you would have had to spend a fortune...
to keep your daughter from getting drafted as a tribute.
And I am sure many people would have been after your money.
I hope you can understand this as a father's worried heart.
I do understand.
That is why we have gathered together.
What can I do...
to repay your understanding?
Do you not think there is only one way?
Get her married...
to Young Master Wang as we had planned.
I have always hoped...
to become Minister of Finance's son-in-law.
You will have to wear a veil for life.
That is the only way...
your lies will not be exposed.
I am okay with it.
You will take off that veil during the night.
That is...
the only way you can save your father...
who has broken the law and deceived the entire nation.
Do you...
understand?
So this is what you look like.
I always wondered.
Let me ask you a question.
We will fight first. Save the questions for later.
How long will you live like that?
Live like what?
As a dog who guards a barbarian.
When will you stand up for the people of Goryeo?
What are you talking about?
Please keep Goryeo in your mind.
I will be waiting for you.
No. You cannot get married to a jerk like him.
A jerk like him? He is still of the royal family.
But you said he hit you.
That scar on your mouth was caused by him.
You are the one who said he had a horrible character.
You told me never to marry him.
Well, I have a pretty feisty personality too.
You should run away. Get on a boat, and go to another country.
I will go with you. I will serve you.
If we run away, what about my father?
He can come with us.
Where would we go with all of his assets behind?
Who cares about the assets?
There are thousands of people who make a living because of him.
Should we leave that all behind just because of me?
Are you saying you will marry him then?
Are you going to cry again?
There you go again.
You are crying again.
Where are you going?
I want to grab a drink with my father.
I am really craving some liquor now that you're crying.
What brings you here?
Hey, I am asking you. What brings you here?
Since when...
were you standing there?
- Right now. - What have you heard?
Should I have...
overheard something?
What is this?
The Crown Prince asked me to bring this to you.
It is in return for your present.
- So what is... - The day after tomorrow,
please come to Chaeryun Party.
I will escort you.
Let us meet tomorrow.
Why tomorrow?
We have to prepare something.
You cannot go there dressed like this.
Things are pretty complicated right now, so...
If you must leave, I will tell him so.
I will tell him you cannot come to the party...
because you must leave in a hurry.
You can do that.
Let us go...
to that Chaeryun Party.
Why?
Why do you ask?
Because...
this might be the last time.
The last time...
for what?
The last time...
for everything.
The last time to smile...
and to prance.
The last time to do anything like that.
I want to make those happy memories for the last time.
It does not sound too bad.
That is why.
Welcome. I have been waiting for you.
Come in.
You can come in too, Soo In.
So you need something to wear to the party, right?
Anything is fine as long as it does not stand out.
Something that can make me go unnoticed.
Is that why you have partnered up with Soo In?
We are not exactly partners.
Are you not, Soo In?
I am just escorting her because this is her first time.
Really?
I will get you.
Anyway, that is quite odd.
Soo In has...
never been to Chaeryun Party before.
Pardon?
He acted like he knew everything.
He is just saying that.
"How can a man go there and dance with strangers?"
"I would rather impersonate a goat in the middle of a street."
- That is what he said. - I never said...
I did not say that.
You did.
This one is good.
You look great in this color.
Take a look.
Is she not pretty?
I am asking you how she looks.
He would not know.
This is not goat leather.
I guess so. You are right.
Do you want to take a look and see if she looks great?
But I am sure you would not know.
What about this?
You look so pretty.
Okay, then. Let us practice dancing.
- Why? - No, thanks.
The essence of Chaeryun Party is maypole dancing.
- All right. - Bring it up.
- In 1, 2, 3.
Okay, now.
Move it to the side.
That is it.
We also prepared some silk as you have told us to prepare.
The dance is pretty simple.
This ribbon represents fate.
You keep tying the knots, and undo them to check and see...
if the other person is meant to be.
Take a look.
First, hold this ribbon.
Then you go under,
and return. Like this.
Like this.
What do you think? Do you want to give it a try?
Hold the ribbon like this.
Do this and then this.
Like this.
Soo In, you need to join us.
This is not going to work. We need music.
You do not have to be so thorough, young lady.
I will call a musician right away.
Keep practicing.
This is so grubby.
You said this would be the last time.
Does that mean you will get married soon?
Only unmarried men and women...
can attend Chaeryun Party.
I heard that is the case.
- It is. - Then...
maybe that is what I meant.
Are you...
going to get married?
Well...
Maybe if anyone asks for my hand.
Will you say yes?
Do not say yes to such a marriage proposal.
Do not do that.
Young Lady San.
(The King in Love)
Do you even think of me as your brother?
You only chase after that barbarian.
Did you just call the Crown Prince a mixblood?
People will hear you.
It was you, actually.
The one I wanted to serve.
You have a sly tongue.
We will have a crown princess.
You already have decided on someone.
- What are you doing? - I liked you much better before.
You always ask for a beating.
You two need to stop hanging out. But do not fight either.
Be good friends.
What are you doing?
Why do you say your goodbye with such seriousness?