How can you do that?
What?
How can you look away when I am here?
How can you think of someone else in my presence?
It does not work for me.
It is not easy.
What?
It is not easy for me to think of...
something else in front of you.
You make me feel uncomfortable, anxious,
and distracted.
So...
move.
- Move out of my way. - All right.
That is Lady San.
Are you sure?
But why is she here?
Why is she wearing such shabby clothes?
But I heard...
she had a deep cut on her face.
So Hwa. So Hwa.
So Hwa. So...
- Your Highness. - Is the librarian here?
He said he was going to be here soon. I was waiting for him.
He always makes me wait.
The librarian.
It must be one of the men working for him.
I think we have seen enough. Let us go, So Hwa.
So Hwa?
I had some business to attend to. Tell him I had to leave first.
She wants us to tell him what she said.
Who is "he"?
I think she must have been talking about him.
Then we should tell him.
Not now.
Are you all right? Were you hurt?
I am safe, and I am not hurt.
I was so scared when I heard you were taken.
- My lord. - Chest pains again?
Can you breathe?
If you are that concerned for me,
then please do as I say.
Let Gu Hyeong take you back to the mountains.
Serve your master...
The Chancellor's second son is involved.
- San. - Seven years ago,
the man with the snake tattoo who killed Mom,
the man in the forest who took my dagger,
and the second son are working together.
Were you caught figuring that out?
This is important.
You are disguised as a maid.
If someone were to take your life,
you cannot complain.
They are trying to set up the Crown Prince.
They told me to give a false statement.
If he had not gotten involved,
I could have been badly hurt.
- "He"? - He got arrested...
trying to save me.
I need your help.
That man is...
One of the Crown Prince's bodyguards.
His name is Soo In.
I am so thankful and worried.
I cannot stop thinking about him.
I heard he is inside.
See him later.
Later when?
He will leave soon without a word.
He said he has to speak in private with the Chancellor.
Please leave. I will tell him you came by.
- Promise? - Yes, I promise.
What?
The pavement is slippery... It is ice.
- What? - Slippery, ice...
It is slicy.
The pavement is icy and slippery?
- Yes. - So I must be careful?
Yes.
You should be careful too then.
Sure.
Is that Do Yeon Myeong's poem?
Now that I am much older,
his writing has an extra depth.
"I am at odds with the world, and do not fit."
"Why should I ride a cart and yearn for other things?"
Is that why you are doing nothing to save Lin?
And have no plans to?
I cannot let my emotions...
get in the way of public office.
Even if he is a royal...
That is nonsense.
Do you know your second son wants to replace me?
Your Highness.
He should have just wanted to replace me.
He is working with others...
to set me up.
He is foolish and greedy, but he...
would not dare...
What shall I do?
Shall I shed some blood?
And see which of us wins?
If I dare say so,
I know you well.
You know me?
If you were going to shed blood,
you would not have come to see me.
Really?
You think of your people more than anyone.
I know that.
I told you not to speak nonsense.
The King is excessively cold,
and the Queen is excessively fiery.
You could barely breathe in their presence.
I witnessed it all.
I saw you hold back time and time again...
for fear that if you...
blamed someone or retaliated, an innocent would pay.
Tell me what it is you want.
I shall do it.
What do you think I want?
Whatever it may be,
it will be to prevent bloodshed.
Make me look like a fool.
- Pardon? - My father does not want me...
to find out who is responsible.
What he wants...
is to confirm I am cowardly,
disloyal, and thoughtless.
- Your Highness. - Make me look just so.
Then Lin will be released.
And my second son?
Leave him be for now.
One day, he will realize what happens...
when he yearns for something...
beyond his reach.
One more thing.
You got one thing very wrong.
I do not fear bloodshed.
Will you please save me?
What are you doing to me?
Young masters, why are you doing this to me?
"He will be of use, so keep him somewhere safe."
"Where no one can get to him."
- For how long? - I did not ask.
Masters.
No! Let me out.
Will you please let me out? Oh no... Please...
Save me.
The man who tried to save San...
He is the Chancellor's third son.
Did he lie about his identity?
Your daughter did the same, my lord.
You are right.
What will you do?
He did save my daughter.
We should return the favor.
Yes, my lord.
Why?
- Pardon? - Why did he save her?
Why risk ending up in prison himself?
What is he up to?
Are you comfortable enough?
I am embarrassingly so.
I think prison life suits me.
I am so relaxed.
You cannot be. You are locked up.
I shall lock the gate, master.
Thank you.
Who are you?
She kept asking...
who I was.
I could not answer...
who I was.
The day when I can answer...
will not come.
I must not...
even dream of...
that day.
I sent the inspector ivories and medicinal herbs.
I sent the Minister of Affairs three carts full of roof tiles.
I heard he is fixing up his house.
To the assistant royal secretary, I just sent some silver coins.
Great job.
He does not have eyes to see anything that is precious.
The royal officials urgently made a request to meet His Majesty.
But His Majesty sent them away, saying he does not feel well.
However, they said they will wait until he comes, and have waited...
from the morning to now. So His Majesty had to go...
What do they want?
Well, it is about Chancellor Wang's third son who is imprisoned.
- Lin? - They want him to set him free.
We plead you, Your Majesty. Chancellor Wang's son, Lin, is...
a nephew of Princess Jeong Hwa, the former queen.
If she hears about this in her loneliness in the annex,
do you not think she will lose heart?
And his excellent character is...
already famous within the palace as well as on the streets.
He is a gentleman who is nice to everyone regardless of their class.
He is also competent in both literary and martial arts.
Above all, Lin is a pureblood descendant...
of the royal family of Goryeo.
And this son of the royal family has been shut up in prison...
without any viable evidence.
That is why all of the people are worried and grieved...
that he may be falsely accused.
It was my order. I put him behind the bars.
Are you saying I framed him?
His Majesty, that is not what I...
(Chancellor Wang Yeong, Princess Jeong Hwa's brother)
All of the scholars of this country are gathered here today.
Chancellor, did you bring all of them here...
to save your son?
I did not come to save my disloyal son.
I came to ask what his charge is.
What if you do not like it after you hear his charge?
If you truly believe my son had a rebellious heart,
how can his father also continue to live?
I am here to lay down my life and the life of my family members.
- His Majesty. - Yes, speak.
The only case you can imprison a member of the royal family is...
when you suspect them of plotting a treason.
Did Chancellor Wang's son, Lin, plot any treason against you?
A treason? Nonsense.
I told the Crown Prince to investigate something,
but Lin did something suspicious as they conducted the investigation.
In that case,
where is the Crown Prince?
How would I know? Do you think I am his eunuch?
Do you?
The Crown Prince told me this last time.
"Everything Lin does is according to my order."
"Lin is..."
- "my only friend." - I have heard that too.
There are many people who have heard that.
I would like to ask the Crown Prince...
if he knew anything about this incident.
Could he say a word for his friend?
But no one has seen him...
after Young Master Lin was imprisoned. He disappeared.
He is worried this may harm him.
How can he do this if his friend is imprisoned...
for following his orders?
Do you not think the Crown Prince...
had no intentions at all to investigate the case?
- That is possible. - He has a point.
- Great job. - Is he gone?
Is he just thoughtless or just incompetent?
Where could he be...
after leaving everything up to Young Master Lin?
Please make him speak for himself.
Where is the Crown Prince?
His Majesty just ordered to let Young Master Lin go.
- Great. - He also ordered to hand over...
the investigation to Capital Patrol because he proved his incompetence.
Is this a power game between the Chancellor and the Crown Prince?
It seems like Lin is stuck in between.
(Song In, King Choong Ryul's intrigant, opposes the Crown Prince)
You do not look bruised.
- You do not look burned. - And you do not say hello.
And you never pay anything after drinking so much.
How dare you go into such a place?
They break your bones and cut your tendons. You were so naive.
You were so lucky...
to be alive thanks to the Crown Prince.
Is that not right?
- That is right. - You suddenly come in and say what?
"She is my woman"? Do you think that means...
Anyways, I am warning you...
to never meddle with my business ever again.
- I think you are mistaken. - Please let me not be mistaken.
It was for the Crown Prince.
It was a case which he was investigating.
And I did not know what someone clueless like you would say.
I had to shut your mouth.
I had to hurry. That is why I was disrespectful to you that day.
My master told me...
to give this to you. He said you probably have...
a long sword already, so he prepared a small one.
What about me? Where is mine?
Here.
Give this to the Crown Prince.
- What is this? - I do not know.
It is apparently made by some famous master.
If this is for the Crown Prince, where is mine?
- What about you? - Hey.
Do you know how much I pleaded to the Crown Prince to save you two?
What did you say? "What about you?"
Give me something.
Give me mine. I know you have it. Come on.
- Yours? - Yes, mine. My present.
Stop joking around, and give it to me.
Yours?
In that case, this is yours.
- What is this? - This is...
something I made myself for days...
by tanning and twisting deer leather.
Forget it. This is too precious.
No, give it to me. Let me take a look.
- Why? - This looks so grubby.
- Grubby? - Look at this.
- Give it back. - Do you call this a present?
- I will keep it for now. - Give it to me.
- Why would you keep this? - Calm down and sit. I'll keep it.
You must be very close with your master.
He is giving us such expensive presents.
It is none of your business to know how close I am with him.
- Okay then. - Then what?
- I am leaving. - To where?
- Back to the mountains. - What?
My master told me to give up on...
getting my revenge for my late lady.
I should have listened to him. I was wrong.
I put you through this for nothing.
And...
thank you.
Wait. When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow. - When will you return?
- I do not know. - You should stay longer.
Do you want any food which you do not have there?
- I do not. - How about some liquor?
What do you think? Let us drink the night away.
- No. - Anything you want to see?
- There is nothing fun in there. - I do not have anything.
- Right. - Yes?
There's one.
What are you doing?
This is a secret code.
That is different to what you just did.
It changes by the hour.
It opened up without a code last time.
If you walked in just because it was open, you would have been shot...
It worked.
Let us go.
Come in.
This place is called Geumgajeong.
It is a training ground for shadow guards.
Do not mind us. Continue with your training.
Why can you still not hit the target?
You have been practicing for months.
Shadow guards?
But does not such training take place at the palace?
They are supposed to be shadows. They cannot be seen while training.
It is all about being skillful, secret, methodical,
and mysterious.
I have told them...
not to bow down to the Crown Prince...
nor use formal language. I told them to treat him like a friend.
Well done.
In fact,
people are more interested in...
the Chaeryun Party you are hosting...
than the Festival of the Eight Vows, the main event.
It was too high last time, and did not look nice.
Make it lower this time.
Only the nobility of Goryeo over the age of 15...
who has your letter of approval...
can participate.
Everyone is trying to...
get your letter of approval so as to participate.
Make a separate stage for the musicians.
Some even...
trade it at a higher price.
The Crown Prince needs more supporters.
All the loyal subjects ignore the Crown Prince,
and look down on him,
especially the Chancellor.
Yes, Your Highness.
We need a way to hold him back.
He brought all the scholars of Goryeo together...
just to mock the Crown Prince.
He probably wants...
his son to replace the Crown Prince.
That is why I thought...
you should change your way of thinking.
Change?
Yuan is going to dispatch delegations to Goryeo.
I heard they wanted girls selected as tributes.
Girls?
They want 50 civilians...
and three nobles.
I heard the Chancellor has a daughter.
She is old enough to be sent to Yuan.
Do you want to see...
the Chancellor's daughter?
I need to see her for myself...
to decide how to make use of her.
I will call her, Your Highness.
I need to see the Crown Prince first.
Call him right now.
While I was training, I got really bored.
So I said, "Soo In, let us fight."
But there was one condition. I was not to use my foot.
That was the condition.
But the fight did not end for days.
In the end, he surrendered to me.
Is there by any chance...
Is there poison in the tea?
- What? - I mean...
I do not think anyone should know of this place.
But now that I got to know,
you might want to make sure I keep quiet.
That is one way.
Or I could make you one of my people.
What?
Look.
Wait... Wait.
- What is it? - Come here.
They have lived on the streets for a long time.
So they know a lot of things.
But if they get arrested for stealing the Crown Prince's arrows,
they will only be beaten to death. That is a waste.
That is why I brought them here.
What did you eat?
It slipped out of my hands. Bring it back to me politely.
Why did you let it slip?
We could have died.
What are you?
- The palace... - Be quiet.
What is it?
I am a little busy.
What is it this time?
We are not done talking yet. Wait here.
Is there a reason why you have to leave...
so quickly?
You could...
say that.
Is it uncomfortable for you to stay at the Minister of Finance's house?
That could be one.
Han Chun seems to feel sad...
to see you leave.
That is why.
I must leave before he feels too sad to see me leave.
That...
would make things complicated.
I do not like complicated things.
It is the Festival of the Eight Vows soon. Are you not going to watch?
I heard there is nothing to watch.
Have you not seen it before?
Not for the last seven years.
There are a lot of things to watch.
There are dances at night.
I do not see why I should watch others dance at night.
It will be a happy memory.
Why would I need...
happy memories?
You can often think about them throughout your life...
when life becomes difficult...
and you need...
something to lean on.
That is what memories...
are supposed to be.
(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?