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I'm Dong Joo from Lotus Room.
What?
You seem happy to see me.
But then again, you seem to detest me, too.
How are you here?
I had something to tell you.
R-Right now in this situation?
Yes.
It's something that suits this situation right now.
What... is that?
So that is...
from today on, I'm your...
I'm your...
...mother.
You're my... What?
Mo-ther.
Are you surprised?
How could I not be?
I understand.
I look totally handsome wearing an expensive robe, right?
It's crazy, right?
Are you sick somewhere? Did you drink?
Wh-What is it with "mother," and handsome, my butt.
What happened exactly?
Can't you tell? You don't have to be a courtesan anymore. You don't want to anyway.
Don't do it anymore.
[The Tale of Nokdu]
That, too, is the fate of a courtesan... [Episode 7]
Where is the shortcut to the hermitage?
Pardon?
We can become a family.
You want to make Dong Joo your foster daughter?
But... when I don't know you well, Widow,
how could I trust you with Dong Joo?
It's a reasonable concern. So...
What if Courtesan Dong Joo and I live together here at the Widow Village?
Close to you, Haeng Soo.
Why are you doing this?
Well...
Let me see...
I guess I've become fond of her.
I want to keep her from doing at least one thing
she would hate to do.
You, be my daughter.
Oh my goodness! You're here, Daughter?
Hey, Dong Dong Joo.
Starting today, I'm your...
I'm your...
What is this?
I'm too mother-like!
Why are you doing this much for me?
That's because...
I have to keep living at the Widow Village,
but you keep kicking me out.
That's all? The reason for spending that much money on me?
Th-Then what other reason would there be?
I have to meet my Madam no matter what, that's why.
What is it now?
I mean, are you worried that I might really be the kind of man that harasses women?
If that were the case, it would have been better to live as a courtesan house idler with that money.
Then... are you worried that I might get caught and something might happen to me?
I'm worried.
Huh?
What will they think of me if you get caught?
Everyone will see me as a crazy woman who sympathized with a vulgar hobo!
I won't get caught, and I'll leave as soon as possible, so relax.
I can't relax. There are too many things I still find strange and can't understand.
But...
You've spared me from being a courtesan, so I'll help you to not get caught. That's enough, right?
No. There's one more thing.
What... What is it?
There. You have to pay me back. [Dong Dong Joo]
A promissory note?
Look at the interest! 7%?
Hey, this high of an interest will get you arrested by the government office!
Oh! You should have said that before giving your thumbprint.
This bull... It's invalid!
- This is invalid! - Bull? How can you be so rude to your mother?
- What nonsense are you spewing? - You should have been more cautious then!
- Dong Joo! - Oh! Wait!
Dong Joo.
My Lord, what brings you here?
You're beautiful.
I asked what brought you here.
Were you shocked at all?
I came to fetch you. That rotten bastard of a man--
Wi-Widow?
I wondered where that nobleman went off to. Then that guy...
Wasn't he just an idler?
I don't know. How would I know that?
Maybe he has a high government post? If not, maybe his family is vastly wealthy?
Never mind. Even so...
Even so?
He can't hold a candle to me when it comes to looks.
Hey. You go in first. I have things to finish up.
- The... - What kind of things?
Do you think it's that simple to be a mother? Hurry up and go in.
You followed me as expected.
Why didn't you do your job?
It's not that I didn't, I've delayed it for a short time.
I believed that saving came before killing.
What?
It's good to get rid of a rotten nobleman, too,
but I couldn't ignore a powerless woman being made to walk to her death after seeing her.
But that wasn't our agreement.
Even if you lost your life in return, you wouldn't have anything to say.
I don't have any regrets since I saved an innocent life.
I guess you think I wouldn't kill you.
To be honest... no.
Why not?
You're curious about me.
You think it'll be a shame to kill me. Am I not right?
I'll think about whether it would really be a shame.
But... if you do anything stupid, I'll cut you on the spot.
Killing someone like you is nothing to us.
Yes. I'll bear that in mind.
Did you dislike becoming a courtesan that much?
I'm sorry, Haeng Soo.
You must be so happy to have a nice mother.
Oh! Oh! I love having a mother! I'm so happy!
My in-laws? Do I have to write down things like that, too?
Well, it's just a formality. In case of an unexpected mishap.
Just write it next to your name, Kim Nok Soon.
Oh! You were Lord Park Jong Chil's household's daughter-in-law!
I knew it! You were overflowing with unusual elegance!
Madam, just remember that just over the wall is me, Geun--
Oh, that I'm here. Please don't forget.
Daughter, let's go!
Haeng Soo, I'll be leaving now. Please be well.
Yes, you've been through a lot all this time.
Come by often to see me, okay?
I'll be going.
Right, from now on, you can just treat me like your father.
I'll take care of you as if you were my own daughter!
And call upon me if anything should happen with your mother, okay?
Come say your greetings in the mornings and nights.
This thing, really!
I'm telling you not to come into my room as you wish for other than that!
My goodness, that's for me to say!
Let's please live independently of each other!
But... where is our house?
You want us to live in this... s-small room together?
And we have to live in the same house with the three of you?
Yes. You two can live cozily together.
And we're right across in the other room, so you'll feel very, very safe!
Oh, isn't it great?
But... Haeng Soo told me she'd provide me with my own place.
She asked us in person.
You'll be unaccustomed to living here and it will be unfamiliar so we should help you a lot.
Oh, what do you mean I'm unfamiliar and unaccustomed?!
I'm totally comfortable. It's like my hometown!
Oh, yes. I-I'll take good care of my mother, so any empty house you might have--
Empty house? We don't have any.
Let's go in.
I can't... Wait a minute.
Oh, no! Wait a minute!
Be comfortable.
Oh!
How about telling her now? Instead of delaying it?
Then now there's four of us in the Yeolnyeodan?
Well, there's no need to rush.
She has to unpack, and I'm sure she has a lot of things to do.
Let's take our time telling her!
Exactly, where did that girl Deul Rae go?
She hasn't left anything, and there's no sign of her having packed up things to take with her either!
You don't think something happened, do you?
No way, that guy...
Let's look for her some more. She could have gone out on a search alone.
But... what are you going to do with Widow Kim?
Her boldness in going out to save her friend first when her life is on the line, I like it.
No, we have to follow the rules.
We told her we'd kill her if she failed. Let's get rid of her at an opportune moment.
It's a shame to kill her like this, though...
It'll be easy to say your daily greetings since all you have to do is turn your head.
Are you seriously saying that right now? In this tiny room, you and I...
Let's just bear with it a little longer.
We're not going to live like this forever.
It's until Madam comes?
Right. That's the case for me.
But what about you? You said you don't even have a place to go.
Why don't I? I do!
I'm going to leave here, too, when it's time.
- Where to? - Don't worry. I'll pay everything back to you before I go.
That's a given. Where are you going?
Why would you need to know? It's a secret.
They say it's no use raising a child. It's useless even before starting to raise one!
I saved you, but all you do is keep a secret from me.
Where are you going?
If we're to eat and live, we need some dishes at least!
And we only have one blanket!
- Let me come with you. - Never mind.
Hey, let me come with you.
Daughter! What if someone hears you say "hey"? You have to say, "Mother..."
Really? Do you really want me to call you "mother?"
Oh, it gives me goosebumps!
- No, no. - Hurry up, let's go.
Here you go.
Don't buy so much, Mother.
I got it, Daughter.
- Oh! I need that! - What--
Where are you going to now?! (informally)
...going now (formally), Mother?
Get my permission before you buy anything from now on. Why are you so wasteful when you said you used to be a slave?
Right, you take care of the household. I'll do the rest.
I don't want to do the dishes.
You cook, and I'll do the dishes. You do the wash, and I'll clean.
- Fine. - Good?
Oh! What do you think about this?
Do you want me to buy it for you?
It's okay. I won't buy it.
Let's get two of them.
We can't.
Why not?
We'll become attached to them, then there's no solution.
Let's go now.
Why? You want to go on the swing?
It's okay. Who cares about the swing?
Kill myself?
We're saying we could make it look that way.
Wait a minute, Widows.
I have a daughter I have to take care of now.
I'm all she has.
- That's your problem! - She didn't keep her promise,
but she saved another's life, so we can't say she lost our faith.
How about giving her another chance?
- I approve! - What are you going to make her do?
How can you trust her?!
Anything! Anything.
It's not a real assignment, but something just as hard!
Even if she fails, it can't affect us in any way!
You said your in-laws are Lord Park Jong Chil's household, right?
There's so much to be done. Where did he go?
Oh, you surprised me!
Why are you so late? I'm starving!
Oh... I had to bring someone with me.
Who?
Here.
Who cares if you get attached? If you want to raise them, you should.
Take them.
I told you to get my permission when you buy something.
I even named them.
What are they?
This one is Dong Dong, and this one is Dong Joo.
Are you nuts? Seriously...
While I'm not around, get along well, the three of you.
Are you going somewhere?
Oh... to Hanyang to see Madam. I have an opportunity to see her from afar.
Tell the others that I went to see my family.
What a romantic. Where in Hanyang are you going to see her?
There's a tavern next to the police bureau in Hanyang.
There.
I want to go, too.
Hanyang. Nok Du must be in Hanyang, too.
You miss Nok Du, huh?
Is it far?
Where do you mean?
Hanyang. Is it far from here?
If I run like this, how long will it take?
You'll be back, Widow, ma'am. Right?
How many times do I have to tell you I'll be back tomorrow?
I'm thinking about having a big party around the time of your return, so don't be late.
I don't want it. Don't do it.
I'm going to wait for you!
It's nice and comfortable now that I'm alone.
It's so nice, really.
He's going all the way to Hanyang just to see her face for a moment?
Ridiculous...
If I'm to make this, I need some items...
Oh, iron? Hanyang is known for that!
The skill is different there.
I don't want to go, but there's no way around it.
What can I do?
Hanyang people are so much more skilled.
What do I do? I really don't want to go!
[Tavern]
Yes! My goodness!
You need to spend the night?
Let me ask you something first. Someone with coy eyes, a sharp nose,
and full lips... a man...
Without a man but alone, did a widow come by here?
She unpacked in that room and left earlier.
Why do you ask?
It's my mo-... It's my sister. My sister.
Where did he go?
He's so excited at the thought of seeing his Madam!
I wonder if he's met her already...
Well, it's got nothing to do with me.
We hear your father-in-law has a very precious treasure made of iron.
He apparently cherishes it so much that he hugs it to sleep every night.
The... elephant that came from Ming. You know it, don't you?
El... Of course, I know. I know it well.
I'll give you three days.
Bring it. It's up to you what method you use.
If you fail, you'll die in that house; and if you run away, we'll find you and kill you.
And your family in Jinhae won't be safe from harm, either.
Prove it. Whether you're fit to be part of our Moowoldan or not.
If I fail and die there, who will let you know?
Oh, there's a stronghold named Asawon on Yookjo Road.
If you die, they'll take good care of your body, so don't worry too much.
What horrible women...
Take care of my dead body, my butt. See if I die.
But does someone live here or not?
Just for a second...
I'm only taking a look just for a second...
Come on!
Stay focused, Eun Seo!
Eun Seo.. Oh!
Mother! Mother!
I'm okay. I'm okay.
Mother!
Daughter?
Why are you here...
I didn't follow you. I also had something to do.
...crying, I meant.
I didn't cry!
You cried! Why?
Did something happen?
You really didn't follow me? Staying the night here was a coincidence?
I told you I didn't. I had something to buy at the blacksmith's.
Also, the tavern you told me about. I didn't know that it was this place. Why?
Because I have no interest in you whatsoever.
Of course. Then, what could you have told Haeng Soo before leaving?
- Well, that's-- - It's obvious.
You told her you were going to visit the family with your mother, right?
But why did you come out of that house?
Aren't you going to tell me?
Well, it was an empty house with no one living in it. I went to ask for a drink of water.
- It was empty? - Yeah.
But really, why were you crying th--
Sleep.
Rude child! How dare you cut your mother's words short!
- Give me back my pillow. - You shouldn't have thrown it then. Ouch!
Just sleep.
How dare you hit your mother's forehead? Seriously...
Episode 8 will air shortly.
Why is it so hard to move the carriage, today? [Episode 8]
My Lord, the items have arrived!
Oh, it's all right.
- What happened to that wench and bastard? - They're hurrying back,
so they should get here by tomorrow night.
I heard she's hiding out all the way in Ongchon in Jinhae with Ddolbom.
Intolerable bastards...
Make sure she can never run away again.
It's been planned to look like she's returning from the monastery, so we can't make a big fuss. But we made sure the
palanquin carriers are good swordsmen.
You're always well-prepared.
But make sure to carry it out perfectly.
Our family will finally erect a Yelonyeobi (a monument for a virtuous woman).
Are you happy, too?
Yeolnyeobi...
How can I steal it from him? But why did they get caught again?
Oh, I don't know...
This is something I went through while I was traveling in disguise.
While passing by a road,
I looked closely at a kid who was squashing an insect's egg with his hand.
So I asked him,
"It's just an egg, so isn't it too cruel to destroy it?"
And he replied...
What did he say?
"In your eyes, Sir, does this look like just an egg?
In my eyes, it looks like a disgusting rice worm
that'll hatch overnight and eat up all our rice!"
"You know so little!"
Oh, that kid didn't even recognize you!
It's okay that he didn't recognize me. Even if something is a trivial microorganism at the moment,
if there's any sign it could become a source of calamity, it should be stepped on and destroyed.
He taught me a big lesson.
Don't you agree?
Bok Shil!
You can't come this way, Master.
I beg your pardon, Your Majesty.
A treasure or whatever, trying to steal it is killing me.
Then, there are no more imperial processions?
Well, did you think there were processions all this time?
On top of that, there was that huge fuss last time. I wouldn't come out if I was him either.
- What is this? - Do you need anything else?
No, I'm all right.
That rain keeps pouring down every other day!
What is this?
- It's a magnet. - Huh?
It's a stone used to make iron, but it has a strange property of being dragged by any other metal rod.
Any metal sticks to it?
How do you know that?
I'm not a good dancer, but I told you I'm good with my hands.
- This is nothing! - Seriously.
Wait a minute.
Anything made with iron rusts if it gets wet.
Hey, hey! Wait a minute.
Help me.
Here. What do you think?
Would it be possible? Can you make it?
Let's see...
I thought you were a hobo, but you were a petty thief?
That's not it! Daughter, you don't trust your mother?
To be honest, I was just going to watch Madam from afar,
but I thought I should at least send her a letter saying that I'm okay and that I'll wait.
- I ask you. - Do you write letters on metal?!
How dare you try and fool me?
No, it's not that.
I have something to give to her. If I'm to give her something from far away, this is the only way.
My god, never mind.
I'll come down on your debt.
How much?
Oh, I shot it!
Where did he go?
My goodness! My goodness, now, now.
Come on, you have to put the stick underneath.
Seriously... you'll cough more if you breathe in cold air.
I can't keep taking your food while living at your place.
My goodness, you don't even eat well while worrying about Nok Du.
That's right. So even if you stop me, I have to go to Hanyang.
If I'm to resolve his hurt, that's also my job.
Do that later, and let's eat first. Huh?
Aeng Du! Hwang Tae! Let's eat!
Oh, isn't Aeng Du here?
She went out earlier saying she's going to the kitchen.
What? That little girl missed her mealtime... That's not a possible thing to happen.
Oh, damn! Aeng Du!
Aeng Du, you wench! You rotten girl!
You! Aeng Du!
Oh!
Baby! That little girl...
Get off that boat right now!
Father, I'm going to Hanyang, so don't try to stop me!
What did you say?
Stop!
No!
My Lord.
I found out where the people, who ran away from the island, hid.
What should I do?
Huh? What did you say? Widow Kim got caught?
Yeah.
That Lord Park must have been telling people that his daughter-in-law went to pray at the monastery.
He said she's coming back tonight.
There's a rumor spreading throughout that the daughter-in-law who's returning home will die.
Then, she already got caught while hiding out?
He'll probably erect a Yeolnyeobi after making her kill herself.
We can't let that household erect a Yeolnyeobi!
We can't. I'll be back.
Why do you keep following me?
I made it for you. Aren't you going to go see Madam?
The thing is... Heaven has to help me, so...
You'll have to get on the swing.
I said no. I don't want to ride it.
I like it. I want to ride it.
A boy with no shame...
It's really refreshing!
You do it, too! I'll push you.
Hey, I told you I don't want to do it!
Why are you like that?
You keep saying, "You don't want to do it. Don't want it. Don't need it," when you don't feel that way inside.
What are you saying? You don't even know!
I do know.
What do you know?
That you'll get sick if you keep fighting how you feel.
Also, that swing is really refreshing.
Do whatever you want to do.
Don't think about what others think and do whatever you feel.
Just ride it. Huh?
No one will die just because you do. The world won't collapse.
Sit down. Now.
I'm going to push you.
How is it? Isn't it refreshing?
There.
♫ That miracle becomes a light, as if it’s the beginning of everything ♫
♫ The moment I first saw you, it was as if all the light in the world ♫
♫ Gathered around me. My heart was so overwhelmed ♫
♫ Like a flower bursting in bloom ♫
♫ Like a rainbow after a rain shower ♫
♫ In the end, someday ♫
♫ We will stand together in the middle of the world ♫
♫ I’ll be your light ♫
♫ I’ll be a star that revolves around you and shines on you ♫
♫ Like the moon that protects the dark night ♫
♫ Like the sky that colors the sea ♫
♫ I’ll be a light for you ♫
♫ After a long wait ♫
♫ I'm being pulled by your warmth ♫
♫ The moment I hold your hand ♫
♫ And face you like destiny ♫
♫ I... ♫
♫ I’ll be your light ♫
♫ I’ll always be by your side ♫
♫ Like the starlight that has run to you to meet you ♫
♫ Like the sun that colors the sunset ♫
♫ I’ll be a light for you ♫
♫ I’ll be a light only for you ♫
You're good at it.
Who said I wasn't?
It's raining. Go and see your Madam.
Yeah, I should. Don't get rained on and hurry back to the tavern.
I'll be right there. Okay?
Is your nose bigger than mine?
Why is it raining so much?
Your trunk is your hand...
Hey, there. Hey, there!
Hey, there!
Hey, there! There's a leak in the ceiling.
What happened?
Get up on the roof right now!
- Hurry! - My Lord!
The ceiling has a hole,
so my precious is all wet.
What can we do about this heartache?
Oh!
Oh! Th-That thief! Catch him!
Catch him! Catch him!
Catch that thief!
Catch him!
Stop it right there!
Stop!
It was an empty house with no one living in it.
Why are you like that?
You keep saying, "You don't want to do it. Don't want it. Don't need it," when you don't feel that way inside.
That you'll get sick if you keep fighting how you feel.
My Elephant has disappeared!
Elephant. Elephant!
My Lord, are you all right?
- Oh! - Elephant!
Widow Kim will be caught and brought back soon...
Why is she here?
You're going around like that now that you live in the Widow Village?
I have a situation, so I borrowed my mother's robes.
But... why are you here?
By chance, if you came here, I didn't want it to be
occupied by someone else or abandoned.
I see it wasn't in vain.
When our families were talking about our marriage, I came by secretly to look at you over the wall.
If you weren't pretty, I was going to insist that they call off the wedding.
But when I went back after seeing you, I insisted to my father...
to please move up the wedding date.
If you wish, this place will still belong to you.
It's no use.
Maiden...
I wanted to call you that in this place.
Even if it's no use.
Please don't do that.
Even without you being like that,
after coming here, it makes me want to go back to how things were.
I'm sorry.
For keeping this place so beautiful...
thank you, My Lord.
But I won't come back here again.
So please keep your promise from before that you'll treat me as a courtesan.
I'll take my leave.
It's late. Can't I walk you back?
I'll go alone.
What are they doing alone this late at night in an empty house?
Dong Dong Joo, seriously...
She's so cold at the courtesan house, but she's a totally different person in Hanyang!
She has something to do at the blacksmith's? Huh!
Who goes there?!
You bastard, what do you think you're doing?
I see you want to die!
You want to kill me while carrying that?
Hurry up and come at me.
My mood right now... isn't that great.
It's me.
How are you here, My Lord?
Are you okay? You must have suffered a lot.
I'm okay,
but Ddolbok is... Our Ddolbok got really hurt after crossing paths with those men.
What happened to him...
H-He will be okay. First, please calm down and...
Stop crying, and let's get-get away from...
Madam?
Who cares?
Widow Kim?
Widow Kim!
Let's get away from here.
Hey! Hey!
What's the matter with her?
- Sook! Sook! - Sook?
Hurry!
But she saw me. I think she thinks I'm you.
What? If I run away, she'll suspect me.
- Hey! - Oh!
Widow Kim?
You run away first. I'll figure something out.
- What are you doing? Run away! - Get inside first.
- What are you doing? - Hurry up and get in there!
What are you doing?
Widow Kim!
Hey--
- What do I do? - What do you mean?
Come on!
Widow Kim.
Stay still.
Widow Kim, are you in there?
Who are you?
​Timing and Subtitles done by 💞 Lovers Secrets Joseon's Team💞 @ Viki [ Re-timed and Joined by YHANG ]
♫ Baby only you remember every tears in ♫
♫ Beautiful your eyes♫
♫ Baby only you... I see your face, I recall it ♫
♫ Just waiting for you. Just a little girl ♫
♫ One of a kind of girl. One of a kind of girl ♫
♫ One of a kind because you know my mind girl ♫
♫ One of a kind of girl. One of a kind of girl ♫
[Confusion]
♫ You're the only one oh my girl ♫
Impudence! How dare you butt in?
[Destruction] ♫ At this place, right here ♫
♫ I won't ever leave you ♫
♫ I want to place you by my side. Is that being selfish? ♫
My love!
♫ Baby only you remember every tears in ♫
My Lord! My Lord! Wait a minute!
[Forgetfulness]
My Lord.
What kind of ridiculous dream...
♫ One of a kind of girl. One of a kind of girl ♫
♫ One of a kind because you know my mind girl ♫