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A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
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Excuse me.
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Where are you coming from?
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-Pardon me?
-Your hair.
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Thank you.
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THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING
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An exam for a female historian?
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I came by unannounced, even though I know
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how discourteous it is to do so.
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I apologize for surprising you.
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No, it's okay.
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I was worried about your family.
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Sir.
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Lady Hae-ryung, why...
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Please don't...
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Why are you being like this?
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Please call off the wedding.
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I cannot go ahead with this marriage.
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I cannot break off the engagement
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when you did nothing wrong.
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You should be the one to reject me.
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Lady Hae-ryung.
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Did my family
hurt your feelings in any way?
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Or is it because
I am not good enough for you?
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My heart is to blame.
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I tried to accept you into my heart.
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I tried to think
that it was simply my fate,
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but...
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I cannot control my heart.
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I do not think I can spend
the rest of my life as a naive noble lady,
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nor do I wish to live such a life.
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I...
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I truly cannot...
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Lady Hae-ryung, it's okay.
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That is...
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That is not your fault.
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However,
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our marriage was decided by our families.
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It is not something we can call off
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just because we don't want to do it.
Besides...
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Lady Hae-ryung.
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If...
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I reject you,
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people will point their finger at you
for the rest of your life.
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You may not be able to get married.
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Would you rather...
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go through all that...
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than marry me?
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I'm sorry. I can't...
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I cannot go ahead with this marriage!
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Where are you going,
all dressed up like that?
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I want some fresh air,
so I'm heading out for a walk.
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Your Highness, do you take me for a fool?
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You are going to the examination site
to see all the ladies.
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It's written all over your face.
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I have no interest in...
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Fine. I'm on my way
to take a look at the exam.
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If you think about it, I'm the one
who came up with the question.
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Don't I deserve to be there?
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Hang on.
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What happened when you went
to check out the book rental store
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the other day?
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What happened that day again?
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I nearly got abducted by some roughnecks.
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And...
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what happened when you snuck out
and went to the book reading event
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without telling me?
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That was because of that weird woman--
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What happened that day?
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I was arrested and detained
at the Royal Investigation Bureau.
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All right.
Then let's do some thinking here.
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Should you go out and expose yourself
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to all sorts of dangers
and the crazy commoners?
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Or should you stay at Nokseodang,
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where safety and peace are guaranteed?
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This time, I'll stay out of trouble
and just quietly observe the examination.
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Girls, are you there?
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We prepared sturdy ropes, sir.
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Shall we tie him up now?
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Fine, I won't go anywhere!
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We will now announce the topic!
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Our ancestors believed that solar eclipses
are heaven's way of chastising kings
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for their shortcomings and wrongdoings.
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So they tried to right their wrongs
through the solar eclipse ritual,
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but heaven's wrath continues to this day.
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What must a king do
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to prevent solar eclipses?
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The topic is wrong.
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Goodness, what should we do?
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My gosh...
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Did you know about this?
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I'm asking if you knew!
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Well, Lady Hae-ryung
practically begged us.
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Then you should have come to me.
You should have told me!
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Please forgive me, my lord.
It is all my fault.
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I thought it would be the best thing
for Lady Hae-ryung.
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You have 15 minutes
to submit your sigwon!
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SIGWON: ANSWER SHEET
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Seol-geum.
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My lady, is the exam over now?
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Is Jae-gyeong very angry?
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I told you. How could you
abandon your own wedding
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for this exam?
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-I told you not to leave.
-I'm sorry.
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Have some.
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Lord Goo sent these for you,
saying you'll probably be hungry.
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Even after what I did today?
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-How knowledgeable.
-Oh, my.
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-Her writing is excellent.
-My goodness.
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How dare she!
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Look, sir.
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I've never seen
such an arrogant answer before.
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Who on earth submitted this?
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This brazen wench.
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I bet she has read those barbaric books
from the West.
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The Crown Prince wanted answers
about virtuous governance
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and the heavenly order.
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How dare she try to lecture--
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Who wishes to lecture me?
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-Your Royal Highness.
-Your Royal Highness.
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I am getting restless
just sitting around and waiting.
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If there are any good answers,
may I have a look at them?
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We are still evaluating them,
Your Royal Highness.
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And we have not come across
any answers that deserve your attention.
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This analogy is wrong.
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There was an earthquake
after a solar eclipse
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at the Weiyang Palace of Han,
not the Xianyang Palace of Qin.
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And here, the phrase "good governance"
would work better
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than "A king's good deeds are profound."
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And for some of these answers,
the handwriting looks identical.
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It looks like they hired someone
to solve the question for them.
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We also thought it was odd.
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Hence, we had already excluded them,
Your Royal Highness.
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Then please look into it
and report all the details to me.
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I will show everyone
that it is a serious offense
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to cheat on examinations.
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Officer Min, I'd like you
to recommend an answer for me to read.
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Being a historian, I'm sure you can
recognize the kind of talent we need.
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Yes, Your Royal Highness.
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Officer Min, how could you recommend
such a brazen answer?
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That answer is extremely insolent,
Your Royal Highness.
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Eclipses occur when the sun, the moon,
and the earth line up perfectly.
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A solar eclipse occurs
when the moon covers the sun.
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A lunar eclipse occurs
when the earth covers the moon.
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ASTRONOMICAL CHART
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It is not heaven's way of chastising us.
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It is simply a phenomenon caused
by the movements of heavenly bodies.
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Nothing, not even Zhuge Liang's
resurrection, can prevent its occurrence.
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However, what we make of these occurrences
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is completely up to us.
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We fear it
for we do not know why it happens.
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And because we fear it,
we think that it is an ominous sign.
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Once you learn
how the celestial bodies move,
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you will realize that eclipses are merely
fun spectacles, not calamitous signs.
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"Jiyusuya Bulryujeukbu."
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Knowledge is like water.
If it doesn't flow, it becomes stale.
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History books that are written in Chinese
are too difficult to understand.
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One reader-friendly history book
written in Korean will open the floodgates
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for the knowledge
to reach all the people in this country.
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"Knowing and seeing correctly
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is the only way we can prevent the damage
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caused by eclipses."
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What a brazen answer.
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My lady!
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My lady.
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-The results?
-The results?
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Let's go.
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Please be careful.
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Over there.
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"Hae-ryung".
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That's you, right?
It means you passed the exam!
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No, this isn't the list
of candidates who passed.
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COME TO DONGUNGJEON BY 3 P.M. TODAY
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-Dongungjeon?
-Yes!
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The Dongungjeon that we know?
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Where the Crown Prince lives?
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Yes.
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I clearly read, "Come to Dongungjeon
by 3 p.m. today."
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Why is he summoning the examinees
to his residence?
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What is the Crown Prince thinking?
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Isn't it obvious?
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"Choose the person who looks better."
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He wants to see who's better-looking.
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Is he choosing his concubine or what?
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My deep insight is telling me
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that this is a highly strategic
and diplomatic way of saying, "Screw you."
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"A strategic and diplomatic way"?
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I mean, think about it.
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It's not like he wanted
to create this position.
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He agreed because he was threatened by...
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Anyway, he held the examination
and acted like he was hiring for the role,
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but he actually doesn't want to...
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He doesn't want to hire anyone.
Not even one bit.
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So instead of announcing
the passing candidates,
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he's summoning them to Dongungjeon--
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If he scolds them harshly one-on-one--
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Then no one would want the position.
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Bingo!
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And thanks to him,
we have nothing to worry about now.
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How nice is this?
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Officer Jeong.
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Yes, sir.
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Even the King can't always make
the right decisions.
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I am Goo Hae-ryung, the sister
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-of Fifth Counselor Goo Jae-gyeong--
-Did you think I wouldn't know your name?
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Tell me about Guan Longfeng.
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Guan Longfeng was executed
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because of his frank advice to King Jie--
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Then what about Wang Zhang?
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Wang Zhang was one of the key officials
in the Later Han.
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-Emperor Cheng killed him because--
-What about Bi Gan?
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Bi Gan...
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was a minister of the Shang Dynasty who
was killed because of his frank advice
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to King Zhou.
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Correct.
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All of them paid for their words
with their lives.
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You know what this can cost you,
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and yet you have the audacity
to write something like this.
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Do you think I'm wrong?
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I asked you if you think I'm wrong.
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You are being impertinent. Answer at once.
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Your Royal Highness,
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if you think there is a way
to prevent solar eclipses...
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Yes, you're wrong.
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It is not my personal opinion.
I am simply stating the facts.
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We, humans, cannot
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control the will of the heavens.
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The solar eclipse rituals seem effective
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because they are held
until the solar eclipse ends.
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The ritual has no real effect.
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How many people in Joseon
do you think can eat
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at least one satisfying meal a day?
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And how many people in Joseon do you think
can visit a physician
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when they are ill?
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-I--
-I bet you have no idea.
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You were born into a noble family,
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and you've never had to struggle
in your entire life.
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Did you say one book will be able to teach
all the people of this country?
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Joseon is a poor country.
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Five out of ten fall asleep
worrying about the next day's meals.
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Six out of ten can't afford to get treated
even when they're ill.
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Commoners cannot even give their children
proper burials if they die.
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They cannot afford to be sad
as they must find food to survive.
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Thinking about things like books
and celestial bodies
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is a luxury to them. Do you realize that?
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Even learning and realizing things
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is a privilege,
which only people like us can enjoy.
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Are you aware of that?
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The royal court
holds the solar eclipse ritual
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to give the people peace of mind.
There is no other reason.
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"Nothing bad will happen.
Do not be afraid."
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The ritual is held to impart this message.
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Because that is the only thing we can do.
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That is why we bow to the sky
and play our musical instruments.
255
00:20:40,823 --> 00:20:43,033
Therefore, the topic of the exam,
256
00:20:43,534 --> 00:20:47,163
and your answer were both wrong.
Do you have any objections?
257
00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:17,777
All bow to His Royal Highness.
258
00:21:27,953 --> 00:21:29,205
Raise your heads.
259
00:21:31,415 --> 00:21:32,583
We will announce the results.
260
00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:36,295
Oh Eun-im, the third daughter
of Oh Bok-seon
261
00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:37,671
from the Royal Cuisine Office.
262
00:21:38,255 --> 00:21:41,008
Heo A-ran, the eldest daughter
of Heo Man-gyun
263
00:21:41,091 --> 00:21:42,635
from the Office of Interpreters.
264
00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:47,807
Goo Hae-ryung, the sister
of Goo Jae-gyeong
265
00:21:48,390 --> 00:21:50,100
from the Office
of Diplomatic Correspondence.
266
00:21:53,938 --> 00:21:54,939
The highest score went to
267
00:21:56,774 --> 00:21:59,193
Song Sa-hui, the eldest daughter
of Song Jae-cheon,
268
00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:00,611
the Section Chief of Personnel.
269
00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,282
All those who have passed, come forward
270
00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:07,201
and show your respect
to His Royal Highness.
271
00:23:07,428 --> 00:23:08,554
Second State Councilor.
272
00:23:14,935 --> 00:23:16,562
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES
273
00:23:18,105 --> 00:23:20,190
GOO HAE-RYUNG
274
00:23:35,956 --> 00:23:37,082
Lady Hae-ryung.
275
00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:40,586
Where is Jae-gyeong?
276
00:24:31,345 --> 00:24:32,471
Who's there?
277
00:24:40,229 --> 00:24:44,650
False wages, embezzlement, and excuses.
278
00:24:46,235 --> 00:24:48,737
Did that man, Sim Hak-bong,
truly do all these things?
279
00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:51,198
We are interrogating those
who are connected with this,
280
00:24:51,573 --> 00:24:53,867
but we have yet to obtain
concrete proof, Your Majesty.
281
00:24:53,951 --> 00:24:57,287
The Third Inspector of the Inspector
General Office is a crucial role.
282
00:24:57,371 --> 00:24:58,831
His job is to inspect the officials.
283
00:24:58,914 --> 00:25:00,916
This rumor is enough
for him to be rebuked.
284
00:25:01,458 --> 00:25:03,377
Banish him from the capital immediately
285
00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:05,337
and find his replacement.
286
00:25:05,963 --> 00:25:09,842
I will no longer tolerate
my royal advisors' arrogance.
287
00:25:15,222 --> 00:25:19,518
Sir, didn't you hire
Third Inspector Sim yourself?
288
00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:22,604
Who'd dare to sabotage
one of your men, sir?
289
00:25:22,730 --> 00:25:25,190
It's a scheme against the Office
of the Inspector-General.
290
00:25:25,399 --> 00:25:26,692
I will look into it, sir.
291
00:25:28,610 --> 00:25:30,195
He has already been dismissed.
292
00:25:30,612 --> 00:25:31,780
Don't waste your energy.
293
00:25:32,990 --> 00:25:34,366
Find his replacement quickly.
294
00:25:34,658 --> 00:25:35,492
Yes, sir.
295
00:25:44,293 --> 00:25:46,378
The examination went well, thanks to you.
296
00:25:49,590 --> 00:25:50,591
Open it.
297
00:25:57,264 --> 00:26:00,309
"Officer of the Junior First Rank,
Jahagun Yi Seung-hwi."
298
00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:02,311
Jin, Uncle--
299
00:26:02,394 --> 00:26:04,146
I wanted to thank you for your help.
300
00:26:04,730 --> 00:26:06,231
He is a member of the royal family,
301
00:26:06,565 --> 00:26:08,942
so that will give you a free pass
no matter where you go.
302
00:26:11,528 --> 00:26:14,656
I can't even
step out of Nokseodang freely.
303
00:26:15,365 --> 00:26:17,409
When will I get a chance to use this?
304
00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:22,289
Father is at the yigung right now.
305
00:26:22,372 --> 00:26:23,999
YIGUNG: THE ROYAL VILLA
306
00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:25,459
And I hear that Jahagun
307
00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,961
is suffering from a bad skin disease
at the moment.
308
00:26:30,214 --> 00:26:32,966
His physician said he should go bathe
in the hot springs.
309
00:26:34,176 --> 00:26:36,595
Do you mean to say... Onyang...
310
00:26:37,638 --> 00:26:38,764
Onyang?
311
00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:41,183
Sam-bo!
312
00:26:48,148 --> 00:26:49,066
When can I leave?
313
00:26:53,529 --> 00:26:56,115
I haven't been
to the royal villa in years.
314
00:26:57,032 --> 00:26:58,325
Wait, if we're going to Onyang...
315
00:26:58,742 --> 00:27:01,453
We should stop by Suwon for some ribs
316
00:27:01,578 --> 00:27:02,788
and by Yongin for some sundae--
317
00:27:02,871 --> 00:27:05,582
There is something we have to do
before that.
318
00:27:20,180 --> 00:27:21,306
Oh, boy.
319
00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:28,814
What brings you here?
320
00:27:29,398 --> 00:27:32,860
"What"? You ungrateful prick.
321
00:27:33,610 --> 00:27:36,238
We did business together for years.
322
00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:38,115
How dare you sell Maehwa out?
323
00:27:38,198 --> 00:27:41,326
What are you talking about?
I never sold him out.
324
00:27:41,410 --> 00:27:46,123
-I just introduced him to--
-You're still such a blabbermouth!
325
00:27:46,540 --> 00:27:49,418
You're dead meat!
326
00:28:10,731 --> 00:28:13,442
My tooth! How dare you!
327
00:28:15,819 --> 00:28:18,113
What will you do about my face now?
My handsome face!
328
00:28:21,283 --> 00:28:23,368
Do you even know
who you're dealing with here?
329
00:28:24,995 --> 00:28:26,163
Let go. Get off me.
330
00:28:26,246 --> 00:28:27,789
-That's enough.
-Back in my prime,
331
00:28:27,873 --> 00:28:29,750
people used to call me Stone Ax.
332
00:28:29,833 --> 00:28:32,044
-Break it up.
-Let go. I said, let go.
333
00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:33,170
I said, break it up.
334
00:28:37,841 --> 00:28:38,884
Your High...
335
00:28:42,763 --> 00:28:44,765
My lord!
336
00:28:44,848 --> 00:28:47,893
Oh, dear. Let me see.
337
00:28:48,644 --> 00:28:51,063
My gosh, I can't believe he did this
to your handsome face.
338
00:28:52,105 --> 00:28:53,273
Such insolence!
339
00:28:53,357 --> 00:28:56,610
You shall be punished
according to the law...
340
00:28:57,986 --> 00:28:59,029
All right.
341
00:29:00,489 --> 00:29:02,199
As for this,
I'll pretend I tripped and fell.
342
00:29:02,658 --> 00:29:04,368
I have a question for you though.
343
00:29:04,451 --> 00:29:05,744
That lady...
344
00:29:06,495 --> 00:29:07,788
Where can I find her?
345
00:29:08,413 --> 00:29:10,249
"That lady"? Who?
346
00:29:10,332 --> 00:29:11,917
The fake Maehwa.
347
00:29:12,834 --> 00:29:14,086
From the book reading event.
348
00:29:14,544 --> 00:29:15,754
You mean, Lady Hae-ryung?
349
00:29:18,465 --> 00:29:19,675
Her name
350
00:29:21,301 --> 00:29:22,636
is Hae-ryung?
351
00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:29,101
ROYAL VILLA IN ONYANG
352
00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:08,140
How did you get in here?
353
00:30:10,058 --> 00:30:11,310
I guess you're hungry.
354
00:30:12,060 --> 00:30:14,271
There's probably some food
in the kitchen over there.
355
00:30:16,815 --> 00:30:18,567
Don't be so friendly.
356
00:30:19,359 --> 00:30:20,360
I'll get attached to you.
357
00:30:52,976 --> 00:30:54,186
"Ho Dam and Yeongan.
358
00:30:54,978 --> 00:30:57,439
This is where the path was made?"
359
00:31:56,123 --> 00:31:58,959
Ho Dam!
360
00:32:12,681 --> 00:32:14,307
Your Highness, why did you already...
361
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:16,935
Your Highness!
362
00:32:36,705 --> 00:32:39,416
Your Highness, what is the matter?
363
00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:41,501
Please tell me what's going on.
364
00:32:42,085 --> 00:32:43,462
-Why...
-Your Highness.
365
00:32:44,671 --> 00:32:46,840
I clearly saw the tombstone right here.
366
00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:49,885
"Ho Dam and Yeongan.
This is where the path was made."
367
00:32:49,968 --> 00:32:51,386
It was written on the tombstone.
368
00:32:52,220 --> 00:32:53,805
Did anyone come here?
369
00:32:53,889 --> 00:32:56,057
Or was there anyone other than us?
370
00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:58,477
What do you mean?
371
00:32:59,144 --> 00:33:00,937
Even the servants left long ago
372
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:03,064
upon the order of His Royal Highness.
373
00:33:03,148 --> 00:33:05,859
Then where on earth
is the tombstone that I saw?
374
00:33:06,443 --> 00:33:08,028
Your Highness. By any chance,
375
00:33:09,738 --> 00:33:11,531
have you been hearing things?
376
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,535
Do you suddenly get angry
or see something odd--
377
00:33:15,619 --> 00:33:17,120
-It's not like that.
-Ho Dam.
378
00:33:29,758 --> 00:33:32,886
Your Highness. I am sure
you're still tired from traveling.
379
00:33:32,969 --> 00:33:36,389
You should get some sleep now.
380
00:33:46,650 --> 00:33:47,734
Your Highness.
381
00:33:48,568 --> 00:33:49,569
Come.
382
00:35:03,184 --> 00:35:05,312
DAERUCHEONG
383
00:35:18,950 --> 00:35:19,826
Hello.
384
00:35:23,538 --> 00:35:24,581
You're here early.
385
00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,667
We're all in the same office
as apprentices.
386
00:35:27,751 --> 00:35:29,002
Let us be good friends.
387
00:35:29,085 --> 00:35:30,629
My name is Heo A-ran.
388
00:35:31,171 --> 00:35:32,964
And this lady right here is...
389
00:35:33,214 --> 00:35:34,215
I am Oh Eun-im.
390
00:35:35,383 --> 00:35:37,093
-I am--
-How dare you sit down
391
00:35:37,177 --> 00:35:38,386
when you're still on probation?
392
00:35:39,512 --> 00:35:41,222
Where are your respect and discipline?
393
00:35:45,769 --> 00:35:48,271
I apologize, my lord. Please take a seat.
394
00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:51,441
What will happen to this country?
395
00:35:56,446 --> 00:35:57,739
They took the civil service exam.
396
00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:00,742
With no sense of shame,
they won't have any manners either.
397
00:36:15,173 --> 00:36:16,174
It's because of my father.
398
00:36:17,717 --> 00:36:20,303
From now on,
come to Daerucheong an hour later.
399
00:36:20,970 --> 00:36:23,515
Things like this won't happen
if I'm around.
400
00:36:25,684 --> 00:36:27,477
Are you Apprentice Song?
401
00:36:28,561 --> 00:36:29,396
I am Sa-hui.
402
00:36:31,356 --> 00:36:32,982
I am Hae-ryung. Goo Hae-ryung.
403
00:36:43,118 --> 00:36:44,786
Isn't this so exciting?
404
00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:46,955
Now that we are in the palace
in our uniform,
405
00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:50,375
it finally feels like we have
become true female historians.
406
00:36:50,792 --> 00:36:52,711
I couldn't sleep all night.
407
00:36:53,002 --> 00:36:56,798
I still can't tell
if this is a dream or a reality.
408
00:36:58,633 --> 00:37:02,137
Right, I heard there are handsome
historians at the Office of Royal Decrees.
409
00:37:02,220 --> 00:37:04,514
The smartest of the smartest,
the scholars of all scholars.
410
00:37:04,889 --> 00:37:06,850
When they walk around the palace in a line
411
00:37:06,933 --> 00:37:09,102
with a brush and a history book
by their side,
412
00:37:09,519 --> 00:37:10,645
I've heard they look amazing.
413
00:37:16,276 --> 00:37:17,986
Are you going
to the Office of Royal Decrees?
414
00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:22,157
You're going in the wrong direction.
415
00:37:22,657 --> 00:37:24,909
Do you see Jinseonmun right here?
416
00:37:24,993 --> 00:37:27,370
If you pass through there,
you'll see Sukjeongmun.
417
00:37:27,454 --> 00:37:29,539
Past that, you'll see the high officials'
meeting room.
418
00:37:29,622 --> 00:37:32,751
And you take a left, a left,
419
00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:35,462
and a right, a total of three times.
420
00:37:35,545 --> 00:37:38,423
And there you'll find
the Office of Royal Decrees.
421
00:37:39,549 --> 00:37:40,759
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
422
00:37:45,764 --> 00:37:47,849
Yes, hurry along.
423
00:37:47,932 --> 00:37:49,893
-Goodbye.
-And get out of the palace.
424
00:37:58,610 --> 00:38:00,570
THE OFFICE OF ROYAL DECREES
425
00:38:01,654 --> 00:38:03,740
-You're still here?
-Hello.
426
00:38:03,823 --> 00:38:06,075
Weren't you on night duty?
Why are you still here?
427
00:38:06,159 --> 00:38:08,745
We hung around
to meet the female historians.
428
00:38:08,828 --> 00:38:10,497
-I guess they're running late.
-What?
429
00:38:11,706 --> 00:38:12,624
"Late"?
430
00:38:12,707 --> 00:38:15,210
Isn't it a given
that they come early on their first day
431
00:38:15,293 --> 00:38:16,878
to greet their seniors?
432
00:38:16,961 --> 00:38:19,005
They never learned to fear their seniors
433
00:38:19,088 --> 00:38:20,673
because they didn't attend Sungkyunkwan.
434
00:38:20,757 --> 00:38:22,717
Girls who spent their entire life
435
00:38:22,801 --> 00:38:24,844
doing embroidery won't know a thing.
436
00:39:05,635 --> 00:39:07,512
I'm sorry.
437
00:39:07,804 --> 00:39:09,597
Goodness, I'm sorry.
438
00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:11,432
You see, this crazy idiot...
439
00:39:15,311 --> 00:39:16,646
is here.
440
00:39:16,771 --> 00:39:19,065
Why? What about the crazy idiot?
441
00:39:23,069 --> 00:39:25,989
Hello, I am Oh Eun-im, a female historian.
442
00:39:26,656 --> 00:39:28,032
I am Heo A-ran, a female historian.
443
00:39:29,158 --> 00:39:30,618
I am Song Sa-hui, a female historian.
444
00:39:31,077 --> 00:39:32,579
I am Goo Hae-ryung, a female historian.
445
00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:43,256
I am Seong Seo-gwon,
a senior ninth-rank officer.
446
00:39:43,339 --> 00:39:45,174
Goodness, there's no need
to introduce yourself
447
00:39:45,258 --> 00:39:46,926
to those that came late on the first day
448
00:39:47,010 --> 00:39:49,053
and got the job
without even taking the official exam.
449
00:39:50,597 --> 00:39:51,931
We will do our best.
450
00:39:52,015 --> 00:39:54,267
Please teach us well.
451
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,108
-Officer Yang!
-Yes?
452
00:40:02,191 --> 00:40:03,526
She wants to be a good historian.
453
00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:05,862
Really? Tell her to go ahead and do that.
454
00:40:20,835 --> 00:40:23,713
You are not a historian.
455
00:40:38,019 --> 00:40:39,687
That was unlike you.
456
00:40:40,313 --> 00:40:43,733
They took an irregular examination,
but they are still probationary officers.
457
00:40:44,025 --> 00:40:45,944
If you're trying to make them quit...
458
00:40:48,404 --> 00:40:49,280
She won't quit.
459
00:40:50,031 --> 00:40:50,865
Pardon?
460
00:40:52,784 --> 00:40:54,035
I know her.
461
00:41:04,963 --> 00:41:06,339
Did you hear what Officer Min said?
462
00:41:06,923 --> 00:41:08,049
Female historian, my foot.
463
00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:11,344
You're just a group of low-level clerks.
464
00:41:12,428 --> 00:41:14,222
-Officer.
-"Officer"?
465
00:41:16,975 --> 00:41:19,769
You mean, "My lord."
466
00:41:24,065 --> 00:41:25,274
I'm suddenly really thirsty.
467
00:41:26,150 --> 00:41:28,611
Whom should I send? Clerk Goo.
468
00:41:29,862 --> 00:41:31,698
Bring me some water.
469
00:41:32,907 --> 00:41:34,450
-Pardon?
-Didn't you hear him?
470
00:41:35,201 --> 00:41:37,286
He said he wants to drink some water.
471
00:41:37,912 --> 00:41:38,955
Clerk Goo.
472
00:41:46,212 --> 00:41:47,255
Then...
473
00:41:51,926 --> 00:41:53,177
Should I bring cold water?
474
00:41:54,887 --> 00:41:56,180
Sure.
475
00:42:02,645 --> 00:42:04,313
Walk quietly.
476
00:42:08,568 --> 00:42:09,902
-Clerk Goo.
-Yes?
477
00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:13,906
Take this.
478
00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:14,991
-Clerk Heo.
-Yes?
479
00:42:17,035 --> 00:42:17,994
-Clerk Oh.
-Yes?
480
00:42:22,081 --> 00:42:24,917
What are you doing?
Can't you see how dirty this area is?
481
00:42:25,001 --> 00:42:27,378
You should be cleaning the dirty area,
not the clean area.
482
00:42:28,588 --> 00:42:30,131
My lord, I brought everything.
483
00:42:30,757 --> 00:42:31,758
Pardon?
484
00:42:35,303 --> 00:42:36,345
Here you go.
485
00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:38,639
No, take them to Chi-guk.
486
00:42:39,057 --> 00:42:40,558
Go on. Give them to Chi-guk.
487
00:42:45,646 --> 00:42:48,191
My lord, these are for you, right?
488
00:42:48,316 --> 00:42:49,567
No?
489
00:42:58,367 --> 00:42:59,410
It's delicious.
490
00:43:09,587 --> 00:43:10,546
What's this?
491
00:43:10,630 --> 00:43:11,923
-Clerk Goo.
-Yes?
492
00:43:12,715 --> 00:43:14,133
The tofu just fell.
493
00:43:16,260 --> 00:43:17,762
The tofu just fell.
494
00:43:20,056 --> 00:43:21,432
Yes, I can see that.
495
00:43:21,933 --> 00:43:23,267
The tofu fell on the floor.
496
00:43:25,186 --> 00:43:27,146
-Why? Are you tired?
-No.
497
00:43:27,230 --> 00:43:28,397
If you're tired, go home.
498
00:43:51,504 --> 00:43:52,922
If you're so sleepy,
499
00:43:53,005 --> 00:43:54,423
run 20 laps around the building.
500
00:43:58,511 --> 00:43:59,720
Do you want to run 50 laps?
501
00:44:00,346 --> 00:44:01,389
No, my lord.
502
00:44:05,935 --> 00:44:07,019
My gosh.
503
00:44:48,060 --> 00:44:51,647
Move your leg so I can put the table down.
504
00:44:55,443 --> 00:44:56,444
Seol-geum.
505
00:44:57,820 --> 00:45:01,490
I've come to respect you so much
after what I've been through today.
506
00:45:02,241 --> 00:45:04,410
Stop talking nonsense and eat.
507
00:45:05,578 --> 00:45:07,788
I heard you even skipped lunch.
508
00:45:08,247 --> 00:45:09,332
I really mean it.
509
00:45:09,415 --> 00:45:12,960
After working really hard today,
510
00:45:13,044 --> 00:45:15,046
I realized that this job
isn't for everyone.
511
00:45:15,463 --> 00:45:17,215
You cook and clean every single day.
512
00:45:17,298 --> 00:45:19,091
I couldn't stop thinking about you.
513
00:45:22,678 --> 00:45:25,306
Then you should get back to your senses
514
00:45:25,389 --> 00:45:26,807
and look for a nice man to marry.
515
00:45:26,891 --> 00:45:28,976
You can take me with you as your servant
516
00:45:29,227 --> 00:45:30,937
and help me live a comfortable life.
517
00:45:31,020 --> 00:45:32,688
What are you talking about?
518
00:45:32,772 --> 00:45:35,191
I worked so hard to get this job.
I'm not going to quit.
519
00:45:35,775 --> 00:45:38,110
Are you saying you're going
to continue slaving away
520
00:45:38,486 --> 00:45:39,528
for those historians?
521
00:45:40,321 --> 00:45:42,782
I may be nothing but a clerk for now,
522
00:45:42,907 --> 00:45:44,617
but I'm sure
they'll let me write something
523
00:45:45,368 --> 00:45:46,452
after a couple of years.
524
00:45:48,412 --> 00:45:51,999
Wouldn't it be a waste not to make use
of a smart woman like me?
525
00:45:53,876 --> 00:45:55,127
-Lady Hae-ryung.
-Yes?
526
00:45:55,503 --> 00:45:58,047
You know you make it really hard
for people to like you, don't you?
527
00:45:59,715 --> 00:46:00,716
Yes, I know.
528
00:46:01,467 --> 00:46:02,551
I'm glad you do.
529
00:46:04,929 --> 00:46:06,305
This is delicious.
530
00:46:06,889 --> 00:46:09,141
They say that greed knows no bounds.
531
00:46:09,600 --> 00:46:10,977
After a few days of good rest,
532
00:46:11,352 --> 00:46:13,229
I really don't want to go back to Hanyang.
533
00:46:13,604 --> 00:46:15,189
Why don't you talk to His Royal Highness
534
00:46:15,273 --> 00:46:17,733
and ask if we could live here instead?
535
00:46:17,984 --> 00:46:21,153
We will be able to live
a very fun life here.
536
00:46:21,404 --> 00:46:22,697
Then what about your wife?
537
00:46:26,242 --> 00:46:28,577
Let's go. We need to be there
before 7 p.m.
538
00:46:29,203 --> 00:46:30,579
My goodness.
539
00:46:32,248 --> 00:46:33,874
-By the way, Sam-bo.
-Yes?
540
00:46:34,458 --> 00:46:36,794
-About that tombstone--
-That again?
541
00:46:36,877 --> 00:46:39,297
We've already discussed this.
542
00:46:39,463 --> 00:46:42,174
You were extremely tired,
543
00:46:42,258 --> 00:46:44,802
and you dozed off
because of the warm water.
544
00:46:44,885 --> 00:46:46,095
But the more I think about--
545
00:46:46,178 --> 00:46:48,306
You told me you saw a dog.
546
00:46:48,389 --> 00:46:49,849
And inside the palace at that.
547
00:46:49,932 --> 00:46:51,559
That proves
that it was just a silly dream.
548
00:46:54,812 --> 00:46:57,148
Do you really think it was a dream?
549
00:46:57,231 --> 00:46:59,900
I told you that it was a silly dream
550
00:46:59,984 --> 00:47:01,902
because there was
nothing logical about it.
551
00:47:02,361 --> 00:47:05,406
But you're driving me mad
552
00:47:06,157 --> 00:47:09,702
by asking me
why I think it was a silly dream.
553
00:47:14,248 --> 00:47:16,709
Your Highness, how about
if we just forget about that
554
00:47:17,126 --> 00:47:17,960
and drop by Suwon
555
00:47:18,044 --> 00:47:20,963
to have some ribs before we go back?
556
00:47:23,007 --> 00:47:24,550
He's sullen again.
557
00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:28,721
If you don't want ribs
how about some rib stew?
558
00:47:37,396 --> 00:47:40,733
My gosh, we're working like slaves here.
559
00:47:42,026 --> 00:47:44,236
Look at how wrinkly my hands have become.
560
00:47:44,904 --> 00:47:47,948
I never even poured myself
my own cup of water at home.
561
00:47:48,366 --> 00:47:50,826
But here, I'm busy doing the dishes.
562
00:47:51,911 --> 00:47:55,247
I've never been mistreated like this
during my 18 years of being alive.
563
00:47:57,041 --> 00:48:00,294
I'm practically eating all the meat
at the butcher's these days.
564
00:48:00,669 --> 00:48:02,213
I'm always exhausted, so I need to eat
565
00:48:02,296 --> 00:48:04,673
at least three to four dishes of beef
to get some energy.
566
00:48:05,466 --> 00:48:06,300
Wait.
567
00:48:07,093 --> 00:48:08,761
Do you think they're trying to haze us?
568
00:48:09,345 --> 00:48:11,639
Is that why they're being so mean to us?
569
00:48:11,722 --> 00:48:14,683
The Office of Royal Decrees
is notorious for its hazing rituals.
570
00:48:14,934 --> 00:48:17,186
The newcomers are stripped and beaten
at a kisaeng house.
571
00:48:17,269 --> 00:48:18,729
They even have to roll in the mud.
572
00:48:18,813 --> 00:48:23,234
But didn't His Royal Highness forbid them
from hazing us?
573
00:48:23,317 --> 00:48:25,444
That's probably
why they're being so mean to us.
574
00:48:25,820 --> 00:48:28,948
They can't stand that we get to skip
everything that they had to go through.
575
00:48:29,031 --> 00:48:30,408
They're upset and jealous.
576
00:48:31,075 --> 00:48:32,576
Come to think of it, you're right.
577
00:48:33,035 --> 00:48:34,954
I heard Yulgok Yi-i also got kicked out
578
00:48:35,037 --> 00:48:36,038
because he tried
579
00:48:36,122 --> 00:48:38,499
to avoid the hazing ritual.
I heard he even got bullied.
580
00:48:39,166 --> 00:48:41,419
Then is that why they kept
calling us low-level clerks
581
00:48:41,502 --> 00:48:42,920
and made us do petty chores?
582
00:48:43,504 --> 00:48:44,630
-That's right.
-That's right.
583
00:48:44,713 --> 00:48:47,550
And is that why they also told us
that we're not historians?
584
00:48:48,259 --> 00:48:49,969
-That's right.
-That's right.
585
00:48:52,888 --> 00:48:53,931
Ladies.
586
00:48:57,143 --> 00:48:58,060
A "hazing ritual"?
587
00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:05,443
Do you even know
what a hazing ritual consists of?
588
00:49:05,526 --> 00:49:07,319
Yes, I do.
589
00:49:08,487 --> 00:49:09,572
You can beat us up,
590
00:49:09,655 --> 00:49:11,157
make us dance,
591
00:49:11,949 --> 00:49:13,117
and even make us
592
00:49:14,201 --> 00:49:15,369
strip naked.
593
00:49:19,415 --> 00:49:21,667
We can't do that to a woman.
594
00:49:22,710 --> 00:49:23,752
Go back.
595
00:49:24,753 --> 00:49:25,754
Is it because women
596
00:49:26,630 --> 00:49:27,965
can't be government officials?
597
00:49:31,135 --> 00:49:33,262
We got to this position
by taking the civil service exam
598
00:49:33,345 --> 00:49:34,597
just like everyone else.
599
00:49:35,181 --> 00:49:38,726
But why are we exempted
from going through a hazing ritual?
600
00:49:40,060 --> 00:49:43,272
Is it because we're women
and can't be accepted as historians?
601
00:49:43,355 --> 00:49:44,398
No, that's not it.
602
00:49:44,482 --> 00:49:47,067
Well, that's what it seems like
603
00:49:47,735 --> 00:49:48,652
to me.
604
00:49:54,533 --> 00:49:56,202
Here are the place and time of the ritual.
605
00:49:56,452 --> 00:49:58,204
I hope to see you there.
606
00:50:18,641 --> 00:50:20,184
Officer Yang!
607
00:50:20,684 --> 00:50:22,186
-Officer Yang!
-What is it?
608
00:50:22,728 --> 00:50:24,522
-Take a look at this.
-What is this?
609
00:50:28,150 --> 00:50:29,276
They're doing what?
610
00:50:29,902 --> 00:50:31,278
A hazing ritual?
611
00:50:32,821 --> 00:50:35,449
Do they think we're going to accept them
612
00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:37,618
if they do this?
613
00:50:37,826 --> 00:50:39,119
This is good news.
614
00:50:39,203 --> 00:50:40,871
I still get so angry
every time I think back
615
00:50:40,955 --> 00:50:42,289
to my own hazing ritual.
616
00:50:42,498 --> 00:50:44,250
-We should blow off our steam--
-Wait.
617
00:50:45,084 --> 00:50:47,002
We're the ones who performed
your hazing ritual.
618
00:50:49,797 --> 00:50:52,216
And thanks to you,
I've become a great historian.
619
00:50:52,967 --> 00:50:54,552
What should we do?
620
00:50:55,010 --> 00:50:57,054
Spray dirty water on them?
Make them drink soy sauce?
621
00:50:57,137 --> 00:50:58,514
Or should we
622
00:50:58,597 --> 00:51:01,433
-pour cow's urine on them?
-We can't do that to noble ladies.
623
00:51:03,269 --> 00:51:06,355
I'm going to greet our female historians
624
00:51:06,438 --> 00:51:10,985
with the utmost respect.
I'm going to keep things traditional.
625
00:51:20,578 --> 00:51:23,330
My goodness, you're here.
626
00:51:25,207 --> 00:51:27,126
We didn't want to keep you waiting,
627
00:51:27,209 --> 00:51:29,587
so we asked everyone
to gather a little early.
628
00:51:30,087 --> 00:51:32,423
This is our way of paying our respects
629
00:51:32,506 --> 00:51:34,091
to you.
630
00:51:34,592 --> 00:51:36,802
And this croaker from the south
631
00:51:36,885 --> 00:51:39,179
is an expression of our sincerity.
632
00:51:40,639 --> 00:51:43,851
Sincerity, my foot.
We'll have to pay for all that.
633
00:51:47,771 --> 00:51:51,358
Okay, then. You should start off
by greeting us with a bow.
634
00:51:58,157 --> 00:52:02,244
Okay, great. I hope you'll be
very obedient to your seniors.
635
00:52:05,748 --> 00:52:06,957
Take your seats.
636
00:52:11,295 --> 00:52:14,882
Now, drink the whole thing.
637
00:52:17,676 --> 00:52:20,846
No, not that one. The one next to it.
638
00:52:22,806 --> 00:52:24,975
What? How can we finish this?
639
00:52:25,893 --> 00:52:26,769
No.
640
00:52:26,852 --> 00:52:28,687
Why? Because you're a woman?
641
00:52:30,439 --> 00:52:35,235
I guess the hazing ritual
is a bit too much for you ladies.
642
00:52:35,319 --> 00:52:37,446
It's absurd for noble ladies
to receive drinks
643
00:52:37,529 --> 00:52:38,781
from men at a kisaeng house.
644
00:52:38,864 --> 00:52:42,409
That is utterly unimaginable in Joseon.
645
00:52:42,493 --> 00:52:43,369
I agree.
646
00:52:43,869 --> 00:52:46,246
My goodness, let us go
and have some drinks on our own.
647
00:52:47,122 --> 00:52:49,416
-I'll drink it.
-Who just said that?
648
00:53:07,601 --> 00:53:11,105
I have to say, Clerk Song is very bright.
649
00:53:11,480 --> 00:53:14,066
Okay, then. Have another bowl.
650
00:53:17,194 --> 00:53:19,238
This smells amazing.
651
00:53:29,164 --> 00:53:30,416
Here.
652
00:53:37,172 --> 00:53:39,091
My goodness, that looks delicious.
653
00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:59,570
Now, that's the kind of spirit you need
to become a historian.
654
00:54:00,154 --> 00:54:02,322
-Officer An.
-Yes, sir.
655
00:54:10,205 --> 00:54:11,415
Here.
656
00:54:21,133 --> 00:54:22,217
Wait.
657
00:54:23,010 --> 00:54:23,969
I will
658
00:54:24,845 --> 00:54:26,305
drink this one.
659
00:54:39,651 --> 00:54:40,611
However,
660
00:54:41,111 --> 00:54:43,906
your affection for us is very touching.
661
00:54:46,825 --> 00:54:47,868
So I must return the love.
662
00:54:48,827 --> 00:54:50,454
-What?
-King Wen of Zhou
663
00:54:50,537 --> 00:54:52,414
became a true leader
when he was imprisoned.
664
00:54:53,040 --> 00:54:54,958
And Qu Yuan wrote Li Sao
665
00:54:55,042 --> 00:54:56,668
after he was banished from Zhou.
666
00:54:56,752 --> 00:54:58,128
So the analects of Confucius say,
667
00:54:58,837 --> 00:55:02,090
"Making someone suffer
comes from true affection."
668
00:55:05,135 --> 00:55:08,472
It means you give people hardships
because you love them.
669
00:55:24,696 --> 00:55:26,031
So please accept it.
670
00:55:27,658 --> 00:55:28,826
It is a token of my respect.
671
00:55:38,877 --> 00:55:39,753
Over here!
672
00:55:40,796 --> 00:55:42,673
Let's do this!
673
00:55:54,560 --> 00:55:55,727
Don't regret it.
674
00:55:56,603 --> 00:55:58,522
You brought this upon yourself.
675
00:56:03,944 --> 00:56:05,112
Cheers.
676
00:56:05,362 --> 00:56:06,530
-Cheers!
-Cheers!
677
00:56:38,770 --> 00:56:40,898
Scoop as much as you can.
678
00:57:28,528 --> 00:57:31,406
Your Highness, it's already past 9 p.m.
679
00:57:31,490 --> 00:57:34,076
Must you stand here
in the middle of the bridge?
680
00:57:35,410 --> 00:57:37,746
I'm waiting here because this is
where we agreed to meet.
681
00:57:38,455 --> 00:57:39,623
And I didn't know
682
00:57:40,999 --> 00:57:42,334
there'd be so many people here.
683
00:57:45,462 --> 00:57:48,632
You've been waiting for over an hour.
You should get the message by now.
684
00:57:49,591 --> 00:57:51,218
She's not going to show up.
685
00:57:53,178 --> 00:57:55,889
You sent her a letter out of nowhere
asking her to apologize.
686
00:57:56,264 --> 00:57:57,891
I doubt anyone would show up to apologize
687
00:57:57,975 --> 00:58:00,852
after receiving a letter like that.
688
00:58:08,777 --> 00:58:11,655
Your Highness, what was that face
just now?
689
00:58:12,114 --> 00:58:14,616
You look like a man
who has been stood up by his lover.
690
00:58:17,828 --> 00:58:19,246
What kind of nonsense is that?
691
00:58:19,955 --> 00:58:20,914
"Lover"?
692
00:58:21,957 --> 00:58:25,752
How could you call my lifetime enemy
a lover?
693
00:58:31,967 --> 00:58:34,970
Forget it if I'm wrong.
You don't have to get so angry about it.
694
00:58:36,888 --> 00:58:38,015
My goodness.
695
00:58:38,974 --> 00:58:40,058
Goo Hae-ryung.
696
00:58:51,611 --> 00:58:52,612
My goodness.
697
00:58:54,031 --> 00:58:55,157
Gosh.
698
00:58:57,617 --> 00:58:59,161
Are we done?
699
00:59:05,751 --> 00:59:06,960
That's enough.
700
00:59:07,878 --> 00:59:09,254
-Give me that.
-Enough.
701
00:59:11,131 --> 00:59:12,215
My gosh.
702
00:59:13,258 --> 00:59:14,468
Give it to me.
703
00:59:21,600 --> 00:59:22,642
You're...
704
00:59:23,518 --> 00:59:24,519
You're crazy.
705
00:59:26,021 --> 00:59:28,732
You're really a crazy...
706
00:59:29,983 --> 00:59:32,319
You're a crazy woman.
707
00:59:33,111 --> 00:59:34,279
I know.
708
00:59:51,797 --> 00:59:53,548
Drink again?
709
01:00:01,515 --> 01:00:03,600
I miss my mother.
710
01:00:14,694 --> 01:00:15,695
My gosh.
711
01:00:18,198 --> 01:00:19,282
Did you...
712
01:00:20,075 --> 01:00:21,034
We won!
713
01:00:21,159 --> 01:00:23,411
-Sir!
-We did it!
714
01:00:23,495 --> 01:00:24,871
-You did it!
-Sir.
715
01:00:24,955 --> 01:00:26,039
Wake up.
716
01:00:27,958 --> 01:00:29,084
You did it!
717
01:00:30,001 --> 01:00:30,877
Sir, wake up.
718
01:00:30,961 --> 01:00:33,755
-My goodness.
-Sir, wake up.
719
01:00:34,005 --> 01:00:35,423
Sir, please.
720
01:00:36,925 --> 01:00:39,845
-Sir!
-We did it!
721
01:00:41,304 --> 01:00:44,808
-I can't believe this.
-This is unbelievable.
722
01:00:44,891 --> 01:00:46,685
-Sir!
-Wake up!
723
01:00:47,227 --> 01:00:48,895
Sir, wake up.
724
01:00:49,187 --> 01:00:50,856
My goodness, gracious.
725
01:00:56,903 --> 01:00:58,113
Lady Hae-ryung.
726
01:01:00,615 --> 01:01:02,159
-My goodness.
-I'm okay.
727
01:01:11,084 --> 01:01:11,960
My gosh, be careful.
728
01:01:19,801 --> 01:01:22,179
-My goodness.
-Oh, gosh.
729
01:01:23,889 --> 01:01:24,806
My gosh.
730
01:01:26,224 --> 01:01:28,560
I was so worried. How much did you...
731
01:01:28,643 --> 01:01:30,896
-My goodness!
-Hae-ryung!
732
01:01:32,272 --> 01:01:33,565
Jae-gyeong.
733
01:01:37,402 --> 01:01:39,237
Why are you lying on the ground?
734
01:01:42,866 --> 01:01:45,410
It's cold. You'll get sick.
735
01:01:47,245 --> 01:01:48,622
-Seol-geum.
-Yes, my lord.
736
01:01:49,206 --> 01:01:50,957
-Can you please hold this?
-Okay.
737
01:01:51,041 --> 01:01:52,083
Here.
738
01:01:53,627 --> 01:01:54,669
Let's go.
739
01:01:56,922 --> 01:01:58,006
-Jae-gyeong.
-Gosh.
740
01:01:58,924 --> 01:02:00,926
Let's go. Lead the way.
741
01:02:18,026 --> 01:02:20,070
-My gosh.
-Lady Hae-ryung.
742
01:02:21,363 --> 01:02:23,907
Lady Hae-ryung! Your shoes!
743
01:02:29,704 --> 01:02:31,581
-I'll be off.
-Okay, bye...
744
01:02:37,712 --> 01:02:39,256
I work at the Office of Royal Decrees.
745
01:02:40,215 --> 01:02:42,968
I am Hae-ryung, a probationary historian
of the Office of Royal Decrees.
746
01:02:43,093 --> 01:02:45,428
The Office of Royal Decrees gave orders
747
01:02:45,512 --> 01:02:47,055
to not let anyone in after 7 a.m.
748
01:02:47,138 --> 01:02:48,098
Pardon?
749
01:02:49,391 --> 01:02:51,226
What kind of nonsense is that?
750
01:02:51,685 --> 01:02:52,602
Please let me in.
751
01:03:13,373 --> 01:03:15,333
I know a way you can get inside.
752
01:03:15,917 --> 01:03:16,960
Really?
753
01:03:22,590 --> 01:03:26,553
There's a small hole at the back
that leads to the palace.
754
01:03:55,623 --> 01:03:57,042
Lady Park!
755
01:04:01,796 --> 01:04:03,214
Lady Choe!
756
01:04:05,050 --> 01:04:06,176
Hey!
757
01:04:07,802 --> 01:04:09,429
Where is everyone?
758
01:04:10,055 --> 01:04:11,056
Hey!
759
01:04:12,474 --> 01:04:13,308
My goodness.
760
01:04:13,808 --> 01:04:15,101
Court ladies
761
01:04:15,185 --> 01:04:17,812
are strictly forbidden
from entering Nokseodang.
762
01:04:17,896 --> 01:04:19,606
So make sure you don't get caught.
763
01:04:34,996 --> 01:04:36,206
Are you lost?
764
01:04:47,759 --> 01:04:49,219
Maehwa?
765
01:04:50,804 --> 01:04:52,180
Sparrow?
766
01:05:10,865 --> 01:05:11,908
It was unpleasant.
767
01:05:11,991 --> 01:05:13,576
I don't need your help.
768
01:05:13,660 --> 01:05:15,578
I can take care of myself.
769
01:05:15,662 --> 01:05:18,289
I'll teach them starting from tomorrow.
770
01:05:18,373 --> 01:05:20,250
Someone was murdered in a deserted house.
771
01:05:20,333 --> 01:05:23,086
Isn't it a bit too meticulous
to be done by a group of ladies
772
01:05:23,169 --> 01:05:24,546
who are working in the palace?
773
01:05:24,629 --> 01:05:26,381
I met someone interesting in the palace.
774
01:05:26,464 --> 01:05:29,592
He's a man who's incapable
of loving a woman.
775
01:05:29,676 --> 01:05:31,261
Where's the person I asked for?
776
01:05:31,344 --> 01:05:33,972
I will teach you all a lesson!
777
01:05:34,055 --> 01:05:35,890
What's the name of that book?
778
01:05:36,933 --> 01:05:38,643
Did you just say "Ho Dam"?
779
01:05:42,105 --> 01:05:44,107
Subtitle translation by Eun-sook Yoon