Today.
(Episode 15)
Today is the day my brother, Wang Jeon,
takes the proposal letter to the Minister of Finance's house.
Please stop him.
Do you really need to stop him?
I feel pathetic.
I cannot do anything.
Please stop him, Your Highness.
All right. I will.
I must go out.
Yes, Your Highness.
And bring more guards.
I need to look like the Crown Prince.
What is it?
His Majesty has allowed...
this marriage.
Stopping it would mean you are disobeying him.
- I know. - He will be really angry.
Lin knows it too.
That is why...
he has been wandering around...
these last six days, trying to...
stop the marriage by himself until his lips became pale.
Is that right, Lin?
You should not come. It will only cause you problems.
I will take care of this.
I know it is...
not proper for me to barge in like this.
Do you have an order, Crown Prince?
You should stop today's proposal...
and the marriage.
Did you know...
about the properties owned by...
the Minister of Finance?
Your Highness, this marriage has already been...
permitted by His Majesty.
He has 40,000 villas with farmlands all over the country,
10,500kg of grain harvested from that land every year,
2,500 servants all over the country,
6 meteoric irons, 5 fleets,
and about 20 boats...
owned by each fleet.
These are the properties that the Minister of Finance owns.
I had to look it up quickly,
so there must be more that I do not know about.
And these are the properties...
that will be given to Wang Jeon after the marriage.
I heard a lot of the properties will be handed over after the marriage.
A fleet at Yeseong River,
12 villas,
and 750kg of grain.
Were you threatened?
Do you not already have enough properties,
Chancellor?
Have you suddenly become greedy?
The number of soldiers you are training at Mount Yoam...
must have increased.
Maybe you need money to feed them.
However,
why do you need so many soldiers?
I do not understand why you are saying such disrespectful things.
Today is the day I give wedding presents to my future wife.
Did you tell the soldiers...
whether they are to fight the Crown Prince...
or the King?
Your Highness, why do you...
Why do you make me doubt you?
You are making me feel anxious.
That is why...
I wish to stop this marriage.
If your father's properties go to him,
it could cause problems for me.
You can resent me if you want.
But I advise you to stay away from a man like him.
She wanted a cup of water, but when I came back,
she had already disappeared.
Oh, my.
After I met them for the first time,
I was never going to see them again.
That is...
what someone who hides her identity must do.
However,
those moments made me happy...
and hurt me.
And I stayed every time.
I was going to leave them anyway.
One more day would not hurt.
I wanted to stay like this.
One more day.
Just for today.
I was happy and in pain.
The person who was always smiling at me...
had a sad smile,
and it made my heart ache.
I should not have been born.
You tripped, so lean on me for a bit.
And the person next to him...
would avoid looking at me.
When I looked at him,
he would always be looking somewhere else.
It made my heart ache.
Which one of them...
made my heart ache more?
Why...
were you there?
I was near your house.
I have been...
following you from there.
Why?
I felt anxious.
I felt like you would...
bump around...
or trip.
I should have tripped.
I wanted to see how you would react.
I would not have been able to stop you from falling.
I would have been too far away.
But...
Yes?
He was the Crown Prince.
Yes.
It seems like he does not know who I am yet.
I could not tell him...
yet.
He did not know who I was.
And yet he came.
You must have asked him to do it.
Yes.
He is your friend.
Yes.
The Crown Prince's friend,
who are you?
My father is the Chancellor.
Then...
you are the third young master?
Yes.
I did not recognize you,
and was incredibly rude.
What should I do?
We deceived you.
Do forgive me.
I apologize.
I already said goodbye, so...
I have a question.
You spoke to me politely from the start.
Even when I was a mere servant.
Why?
Because you were...
the woman my master loved.
He loved you from the start.
Shall we go tomorrow?
You are to come immediately.
Fine, I will go now. I was going to.
Did I do anything wrong?
I can head home proudly.
You know who Hong Kyu is.
He risked his life...
to fight and kill a rebel for my father.
He risked his life...
for my father and me!
He escorted me on state visits,
and guarded my room all night when I had a cold.
When I was unwell,
he also refused to eat until I could.
He is a revered man who held...
many lofty positions.
How dare you send his daughter as a tribute!
Why are you doing this? Why are you upsetting me?
You are late, Crown Prince.
I was waiting for you.
I am here.
Did you know about this?
What your mother did to Hong Kyu...
and his daughter?
He had him whipped with a steel whip so he could barely walk,
confiscated his assets,
and now, wants him exiled.
You cannot have not known.
You two work so well together.
You must be so busy doing exactly as...
your dear mother says...
and ruining other people's weddings.
I came here because I wished to speak with you about that.
Seeing that my mother also...
Do you have a conscience?
I believe I do.
You called the Chancellor's son...
your best and life-long friend...
only to be able to control him.
You never cared about your friend's situation or heart!
I am surprised.
Since when did you care about the Crown Prince's friend?
You are even concerned.
An evil mother...
and an unrelenting son.
I am so afraid!
I sent the Chancellor a warning some time ago.
Did you say something to Lin?
No, to his sister. When I met her by chance.
- Dan? - I thought...
her father would visit when he got the message.
He is sly.
I did not expect him to fight back with a marriage.
I was surprised.
I thought I had been defeated.
How did you know how I was feeling...
and cancel the wedding for me?
Is Dan a tribute?
It could have been for nothing.
They were planning a wedding.
Why did you do this?
I told you already that it was a mere warning.
He ignored it, disobeyed me,
and made me put his daughter on the list.
Blame her father.
I knew you were a dog that wagged its tail for the Crown Prince,
but not even the lowliest of the low...
would give up his own sister.
The Crown Prince does not know. Dan...
Stop talking about the Crown Prince!
What did he say?
This time, he wanted our sister as proof of your loyalty.
What will he want from you next time?
He does not yet know what he did.
Father, say something.
Tell him to talk to the Crown Prince.
I just got a royal messenger.
Dan...
is on the tribute list.
Let me go and check.
Her name is already on the list,
and if that list...
has already been dispatched to Yuan,
- there is no way out. - There must be a way out.
The only way out...
was for your brother to marry.
They cannot demand a tribute...
from a family with an upcoming marriage!
The scumbag! The fool!
Your Highness, you must eat...
How could he do this to me?
- You must eat. - He said all he wanted to,
and did not do as I said.
Jin Gwan! Jang Eui!
Where is Jin Gwan?
He is not feeling well today.
- Is he at the Chancellor's? - Yes.
Is it Dan he is upset about?
Where is Lin?
- Shall I get him? - Yes.
No, I shall go. Get my clothes.
- Where is So Hwa? - I cannot find her.
Is she not at Mount Duta?
Men watched for days.
They are sure she did not go there.
Then where did she go to?
I really wonder where she went to.
I shall keep looking.
Does Lin know?
I did not ask him.
I must see him.
I shall look him in the eye.
We shall escort you.
What shall I say?
I considered them my friends.
What am I to them?
They come and go with ease.
They all say it is best for me.
They deceive me for me,
and leave me for me.
When I meet such people and see their faces,
what am I to say?
Lin.
You have a high fever.
Stay down.
You have a fever.
It is too cold.
You are too hot.
I was dreaming a nice dream.
You woke me up.
Go back to sleep. I will keep quiet.
I do not remember the dream.
I lost it already.
That is fine.
Good dreams come every night.
You will dream again.
- Lin. - Yes?
I am afraid.
Why?
Did you see another insect with many legs?
You only fear things...
with many legs.
Anything with more than four legs.
Once...
I leave for Yuan,
I will never return, will I?
I will never see Father...
or you two again, will I?
That will happen if you end up going there.
Why?
Do you wish to go?
I do not want to go.
Then do not go.
You do not have to go.
I will make that happen.
How so?
It is a secret.
Song In, the son of Assistant Royal Secretary,
is here to escort Young Lady San.
Escort her?
What are you saying in this late hour?
His Majesty is...
looking for her.
His Majesty...
He gave me his guards and a carriage,
then asked me to escort her.
He wants to see...
only the young lady.
Do not try to hold this off.
We must get there...
before his tea...
gets cold.
No matter what happens, do not take off your veil.
If anyone finds out that you do not have a scar on your face,
I am not sure how much more you will be punished for this.
What if I go there instead of you?
If I go, they can see a scar on my face...
even if I was told to take my veil off.
Nonsense.
Song In is here to escort her.
He is probably here to keep an eye on us...
in case we try to do something.
Father.
His Majesty...
may order you to remove your veil himself.
- Then... - Will the Crown Prince...
be there?
The Crown Prince?
What if...
I was acquainted with the Crown Prince,
and if anyone finds out that I have been hiding my identity,
what will happen to him?
Are you acquainted with the Crown Prince?
It turns out...
that we are.
How do you...
Then what will happen to him?
He will also be punished...
for breaking the law.
For hiding you.
Jang Soo.
That must be Lin.
That idiot.
Why did he not come earlier? He knew I would be waiting.
Do not tell the Crown Prince that I am here.
But I guess there is no use in asking.
I must report this to him.
Then this will be the end of your report.
This is not a place...
where you may enter without a permission anyway.
Young master, are you thinking...
I prefer...
that you do not know what is on my mind.
The Crown Prince is here.
Father, did you call for me?
I ran over at once.
This young man was about to give his proposal letter...
to this young lady, but they were rudely interrupted.
So I called them in to console them.
And I called you here because...
I thought you would have something to say.
You can make an excuse or apologize.
Do something.
I will.
No.
First, you should pour them a glass as an apology.
Jeon, you can sit.
You two are not related, but you are the older one.
Sit down, and take the glass.
It is an honor.
And you.
You, who almost became Jeon's bride, you can also sit.
Assistant Royal Secretary, sit.
You went through a great deal to make this happen.
It is nothing, Your Majesty.
I believe the Crown Prince did this because he did not know any better.
Or maybe...
he knew a little too much.
I will pour him a glass as an apology.
Not just one glass. I can do this all night long.
Right, there is the liquor bottle.
Jeon, please take a glass.
Here.
Did your mother put you up to this?
Mother knew nothing about this.
Then why did you do this?
I was really bored.
Oh, I did not pour you one.
Here.
I am still single, right?
I was really jealous too.
Also, I was still hung over from the night before.
I must have been crazy.
Assistant Royal Secretary.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Do you think you can renegotiate...
this marriage which the Crown Prince broke?
There is a way around it,
but I am afraid bad rumors will go around.
People will try to make out the relationship between...
Your Majesty and your son, the Crown Prince.
- Also, - Also?
we have envoys from abroad. What would they think about this?
And what will they say when they return to Yuan?
Also, how would the Great Emperor,
the grandfather of our Crown Prince right here,
think about this situation?
Actually,
I think this happened because I adore all women of this country.
I heard this young lady...
has a bit of a scar on her beautiful face.
And to be honest,
Jeon is not very generous.
I knew he would be angry whenever he sees her.
Do you not think that would be devastating?
That is why...
You do not have to worry about...
Why not?
I should not have interrupted.
I will allow you to speak. Tell me.
I overheard the doctors talking to each other.
They were wondering...
how the daughter of the Minister of Finance...
could have met such a good doctor who could get rid of...
the deep and terrible scar she had on her face.
They were talking about...
what a miracle it was.
I heard you had a deep scar...
that you had to hide all your life.
Did you get rid of it?
Could you show me your face?
What are you doing?
The Crown Prince is worried about you,
and His Majesty wishes to see your scar.
(Episode 16)
Lift your face.
And take off that thing on your face.
We must avoid people's eyes.
You cannot talk to me here.
The Crown Prince is here too.
Young Master Wang Lin, the son of Chancellor Wang,
just arrived at Wonseongjeon.
He must be here to plead for his sister. Of course, he is here.
What did he say?
Well, I could not hear anything.
The Queen made everyone go away.
If you thought this was suspicious,
you should have listened in no matter what.
Do you want me to take out your sister from the tribute list?
I beg of you.
Are you saying you are going against...
picking out tribute girls to my face?
We are doing them a favor by taking them to Yuan.
Can I take this as your rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty?
Please send me instead of my sister.
You instead of your sister?
I will go there as a non-service hostage.
(Sons of noblemen were sent as non-service hostages.)
I will go wherever you tell me to.
I can go to the front line,
or I can even go to build a rampart or dig stone.
I will go wherever you tell me to for as long as you want me there.
Until you tell me to return,
I will not come back.
What will you tell the Crown Prince?
I prefer that he does not know.
If he finds out, he will blame me.
He will blame you for a few days, but he will forget me soon.
He will hate me whenever he thinks of you.
He will not.
He...
loves and respects you.
Lin.
Yes.
You are a great kid.
If you become a crown prince, then the king,
you would have been a great king.
You would love your people and be loved by them.
That is an impossible supposition.
That is why...
it is better that you leave.
Yes.
When you leave, I hope you do not tell my son...
about where you are going or where you will be staying.
I will do that.
Goodness, is it not just your face that got hurt,
but your ears as well?
I told you to lift your face. Why are you lowering it?
I will help her.
Will you lift your head up?
Let go of her.
I do not think she is someone you can touch.
I was just trying to help.
It seems like this young lady does not know what to do.
Let go of her.
Goodness, Your Highness. Why are you acting so violently?
You are standing before His Majesty.
You must be still hung over. You are still out of your senses.
Father.
Do you really not know, or are you only pretending?
Why do you let these wicked men surround you?
There it is.
You are finally telling me what is on your heart.
They cover your eyes,
fill your ears with sweet talks,
and are even willing to do a political marriage...
to expand their sphere of influence.
Chancellor's second son, Wang Jeon,
asked for an enormous fortune for this marriage.
Did you know that? Also...
Are you all right?
I am fine.
Look at this ragged thing.
I think I know whose article this is.
It does not look very precious.
Whose article is this?
There is this person.
This petty, young girl.
Why does the Crown Prince have such a person's article?
She got arrested, and was at the interrogation room.
He got so whiny as he begged me to let go of her.
What did he say at that time?
Something like,
"She is a woman that I came to like for the first time in my life."
If you are willing to apologize,
you must kneel down.
This girl belongs to me.
You hurt your father's woman.
An apology is not enough.
Jeon's marriage...
was sanctioned by me in front of...
all the ministers and officials.
You canceled it in front of dozens of witnesses.
You took me by the collar, and threw me on the ground.
What do you say my subjects...
and people think of me now?
There is a limit to...
the vicious antics you can think up,
believing that the Yuan Emperor has your back.
I will not put up with such insolence again.
Carve this lesson...
in every single bone of your body.
When the Crown Prince knelt before the King,
where was that girl and what was she doing?
I looked through a window, so...
I did not see.
No!
Where was she?
She was right beside the King.
Then my son...
knelt before her as well.
You need not think like that.
My poor son.
If you wish, I shall kill her.
That will only give us peace for three days.
He will find another to replace her.
My son has not...
considered me his mother in a long time.
He does not see me because he wishes not to.
I am the reason he is...
so abused and alone.
He must blame me.
He would be better off without me.
He has a girl.
The Crown Prince?
If I bring her to be with him,
will that please my son a little?
Will he care for me a little?
I shall find her.
Yes, find her for me.
My son is so lonely.
It has been three days.
Have you seen Lin?
Not in exactly seven days.
Jin Gwan?
Not since last night.
- Was she here? - Who?
Her name is So Hwa.
She sat there, and eats and drinks well.
The girl who followed me around.
Bring me a snack.
I skipped lunch, and am hungry.
Be careful, or you will hurt yourself.
Listen to me.
We can never fight at close quarters.
We have to learn how to throw these.
That target is far away. Throw it from a distance.
You missed,
and your opponent looks invincible.
That is when we run away.
Follow me.
I have a job for you.
There is something you do not know, young master.
We have a lot to do.
- You can leave this place. - That is a job for me.
- Find someone for me. - How did you know?
I just got the chills. That is our specialty.
I thought as much.
You know roads...
and shortcuts that others do not.
Just tell us whom you are looking for.
Do you know the girl whom I spent time with?
Find her for me.
I will pay you handsomely.
How much would you say is handsomely?
It needs to be enough for us.
If it is enough by your standards...
10 yang when you leave.
Triple that if you succeed.
- Why? Does it taste horrible? - It is salty.
Give us 10 yang, and we shall set off now.
I told you that she never even cooked...
cattle feed.
- She? - You said looks count.
She will not stay pretty forever.
- That is nonsense. - Master.
Eat this.
Where is she?
- What is this? - I am lighting a fire.
You left for Mount Duta.
I was going to,
but I heard the lady was cooking dumplings.
You need a fire to steam dumplings.
What is wrong?
- The smoke stings. - No, your speech.
Oh, right.
"Oh, right"?
Say something.
- What? - Anything.
Did you try my stir-fried vegetables?
I cooked it for you.
Was that made to be eaten?
Was it slightly salty?
No, it was horribly salty.
You cannot light a fire...
or cook. Stay still.
Who will hire someone who cannot do anything?
- Let me wipe it off. - It will not come off.
Come here.
- I am okay. - It is fine.
- Me too. - I will do it.
I am sure he is avoiding me.
I have not seen him in days.
- He is rotten. - Friends are not like that.
- Correct. - Friends say they are in need,
and ask for help.
Exactly.
I was going to visit him,
but decided not to so the time I spent waiting was not in vain.
He must come to me.
Right.
- Something is strange. - It is strange.
I am talking about you.
You were never obedient.
Never once since the start.
You.
Did you do something wrong?
It is strange.
This bridge makes you want to climb the side.
Look. Do you not want to?
Let me see.
Where were you?
Here and there.
Why did you not go home?
The Capital is so entertaining with a lot to drink.
I did not want to return to the mountain.
Do you need...
extra help at Geumgajeong?
I am a great worker.
No.
I will not drink while on duty.
I cannot leave you with a horde of men.
I can stay in the kitchen and cook.
That is even worse.
No way.
Actually,
there is something I am keeping from you.
What is it?
I would have told you if I could.
That is okay. I am keeping something from you too.
Do not say.
You do not have to. It is okay.
I will tell you one day.
Just not now.
Until the day you do,
could I stay by your side?
You? Close to me?
If you need help, someone to lean on,
or someone to vent at.
Just tell me, and I will...
Something really is strange.
You would have kicked me if I got this close.
Am I wrong?
Are you sick?
Let me feel your pulse.
Your pulse is fine.
Is it a fever?
You are fine.
If it is not a fever, what is the problem...
That hurts.
So Hwa.
What?
Remember...
what I am about to say.
What is it?
You are my first.
First what?
Once you find out my secret...
and see what I did...
and will do,
you will probably end up disliking me.
You will never understand.
You are my first.
Never forget that.
Oh, my!
It is cold at night.
Do you have a cloak?
Is that enough? Are you not cold?
I am not cold at all.
I can walk all night.
I heard you were sick.
Did you ask how I was doing?
I did not ask your brother.
I have not seen him in a while.
I only saw him very briefly.
When I had just woken up.
- Dan. - Yes, Your Highness.
I found out too late...
that your name was on the tribute list.
Had I heard sooner, I would have found a better way.
It is fine.
It will be fine.
You do not look fine.
I heard I have five days.
That is when the envoys leave.
We are to leave with them.
I am glad I got to see you before I left.
I am so relieved I got to say goodbye...
before I go.
In two days,
my mother will host a tea party.
She will invite young ladies from five households.
Will you join us?
A tea party hosted by the Queen?
Five households?
5 or 6.
You will not eat that much anyway.
Join us for the party.
- You mean... - On that day,
I must pick someone.
My wife.
Dan.
On that day,
if I ask for your hand,
will you accept it?
- You mean... - Wait.
Hear me out first,
think about it,
and then answer.
Even if you marry me,
I will not be able to consider you my wife.
To me, you are just a little sister.
I do not care.
You will never be my first.
That is okay.
We will be together, but we will always be apart.
I will never hold you tightly. Are you okay with that?
I understand.
You are only proposing to me...
to save me from going to Yuan.
I will never truly be your love.
I know that.
Your first love and woman?
I do not dream of that position.
But still,
I am very pleased.
Second Councillor Jin's second daughter has arrived.
Third Councillor Choi's third daughter has arrived.
Chancellor Wang's only daughter has arrived.
Chancellor Wang's daughter Dan.
You may rise.
You have lost weight in just a few days.
I am grateful for your concern.
Sit.
I see everyone is here.
What is the Crown Prince doing?
His Highness the Crown Prince.
Oh dear. The Crown Prince is afraid.
Come on, ladies. Greet him before he runs off.
- How are you, Your Highness? - How are you, Your Highness?
Although I sent no such message,
I am sure you all guessed by now.
One of you will become the Crown Prince's bride.
Crown Prince?
Look carefully at the ladies instead of elsewhere.
You are embarrassing me.
I will steal glances at them later.
I sent official invitations...
to five households.
Did you receive the list?
Yes.
You invited...
Chancellor Wang's daughter.
And I invited one more young lady.
We have a total of seven.
Here, we have seven of the most beautiful...
and gifted young ladies in Goryeo.
Step forward.
Do not hide in the shadows.
The Minister of Finance's only daughter.
Her name...
is San.
Why is this young lady here?
People say this young lady...
has a scar on her face because she was attacked as a child.
However, she met a great doctor, so her scar is completely gone.
Does this mean there was never a scar on your face?
Mother, this is the young lady.
She is the one who almost married Chancellor's...
Will you show me your face that is without a scar now?
This is an order as the Queen.
Young lady?