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Are you lost?
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Maehwa?
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Sparrow?
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You... What are you doing here?
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A female historian?
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Are you a historian now?
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Then what about you?
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What do you do? Why are you--
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You are in no position to ask me
such a question.
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A mere government official
wandering around the inner palace?
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Nokseodang of all places,
where no one is allowed to enter
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as per His Majesty's order?
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You got some nerve.
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What are you talking about?
I wasn't "wandering".
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I was just passing by.
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Is that a crime too?
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That is up to
the Royal Investigation Bureau to decide.
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Over here!
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Over here!
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What do you want from me?
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What can I do to make you just let me go?
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Stop staring at me like that
and say something...
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I mean, say something.
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How dare you touch me?
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I...
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I don't plan to let you go.
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-What?
-You wronged me on a number of occasions.
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You impersonated me
at the book reading event,
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and I got arrested because of you.
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Also, you stood me up last night
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and made me wait for hours.
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About that day, I really didn't know...
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I stood you up last night?
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Are you going to list excuses again,
saying something came up?
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No, it's not an excuse. I really have
no idea what you're talking about.
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What do you mean,
we were supposed to meet last night?
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I never even saw you after that day.
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I sent you a letter.
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"At Gwangtong Bridge
at 5 p.m. on the first day of the month."
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I never received such a letter.
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You never received my letter?
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Don't tell me...
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Don't tell me that you're all mad at me
because you waited
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and thought you got stood up by me.
Is that it?
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Well, I...
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I sent the letter, so I assumed...
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Sir.
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Don't you know what an appointment is?
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When I suggest a date and time,
the other party has to agree.
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An appointment can't be made
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without mutual agreement.
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What kind of life have you led so far?
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You don't even have such basic knowledge.
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Who's there?
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How dare you enter this place?
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-You'd better identify yourself--
-Her name is Goo Hae-ryung.
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From the Office of Royal Decrees.
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Female Historian Goo Hae-ryung.
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Goo Hae-ryung?
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The fake Maehwa.
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Your Highness!
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-His Royal Highness is looking for--
-Prince Dowon is taking a nap
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over there.
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Pardon me?
Eunuch Heo, are you going senile?
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-He's right here--
-He was out here for a stroll,
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but he went back inside just now
for a nap.
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-But--
-Anyhow,
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you, beautiful young lady,
should be on your way.
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Please allow me to escort you. Step aside.
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You three, wait here.
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Why--
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You! Especially you! Keep your mouth shut.
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Sam-bo just talked down to me, didn't he?
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Over there. You see that, right?
You can go that way.
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Thank you.
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-Have a nice day.
-You too.
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Wait, hang on. So who is Maehwa?
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-It's that way.
-Thank you.
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EPISODE 4
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There he is. Heo Sam-bo.
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You throw your loyalty out the window
in front of a woman.
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You weak-willed wimp.
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Your Highness, I just saved you
from a dangerous situation.
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-Can't you tell?
-You saved me?
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Yes! Have you forgotten
what that woman did to you?
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As soon as she met you
at the book reading event,
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she told everyone that you are Maehwa.
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She's the most indiscreet person
in the whole wide world.
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If that woman finds out
that you are a prince,
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overnight,
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everyone in Joseon will find out
that Maehwa is, in fact, Prince Dowon.
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No, the word will travel all the way
across the ocean and even reach Qing.
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But Father already knows that I'm Maehwa--
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There is a huge difference
between just His Majesty knowing about it
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and the whole world finding out.
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Dignity and reputation
matter a great deal to His Majesty.
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If he finds out one more time
that people are talking about you...
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I cannot bring myself to say it,
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but that is probably
what will happen to you.
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Then,
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are you saying I should just stand here
and do nothing
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even though I know my enemy is here?
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She hasn't even apologized to me yet.
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You, as Prince Dowon,
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cannot do anything.
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However, Maehwa...
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Maehwa can do many things.
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-Gosh.
-Oh, dear.
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I feel like death.
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Drink this, sir.
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Don't tell me to drink anything.
Get that out of my face!
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Where's the girl who got me this hungover?
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Is she not here yet?
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Even you're this hungover
despite years of heavy drinking.
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She must be dying now.
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I bet she's lying on the floor
like a dead person.
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You never know.
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Didn't you see
her spiteful eyes last night?
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If she can't walk,
she'll crawl with her arms like this
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and come to work.
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Well... No matter how tough she is,
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she won't be able to enter the palace.
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What do you mean?
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I asked the chief gatekeeper earlier
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not to let Apprentice Goo Hae-ryung
of the Office of Royal Decrees
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into the palace today.
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I bet she's bawling outside the gate now
while begging him to--
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Hello!
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Clerk Goo, how did you get in?
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Well, I walked in through the gate.
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Is there a problem, sir?
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What? "Is there a problem?"
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You're a newbie. How dare you
walk in leisurely way past 7 a.m.
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and ask such a question?
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-I apologize, sir.
-Whatever!
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-Just go and clean the library.
-Yes, sir.
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How did she get in?
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I told him not to let her in even if
he has to hold a knife to her throat.
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Hey, you're a man.
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How could you cook up
such an underhanded ruse against a girl?
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That is why we still call you a dimwit.
You dimwit!
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What? "Dimwit"?
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-What?
-Don't call me like that!
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-My gosh, Apprentice Goo!
-I'm sorry. I'm a little late.
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I thought you weren't coming today.
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Are you feeling all right?
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I have a little bit of a headache,
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but it won't kill me.
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We'll take those books.
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You sacrificed yourself to help us out.
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This is the least we can do.
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She's right. You saved us.
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You should take it easy today.
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I'm flattered.
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Then I'll sit over there
and take a quick nap.
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-Sure.
-Go on.
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Apprentice Goo.
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About you helping me last night...
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You don't need to thank me.
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We work together,
so we should help each other out.
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It was unpleasant.
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-Pardon me?
-I don't need your help.
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I can take care of myself.
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I neither want to receive
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nor give unwanted help.
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Please try to put yourself in
the other person's shoes before you act.
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That is my advice for you.
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Okay, I understand
what you're trying to say.
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Are you the female historians?
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Yes. And...
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-Who are you?
-This is Court Lady Choe.
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Show your respect.
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Follow me.
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You need to tell us
where you're taking us--
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I said, follow me!
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It's bamboo dew tea,
which I only serve to special guests.
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Drink slowly and savor the tea.
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So? How are you liking
working in the palace so far?
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We are just
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honored and grateful that we can
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assist His Majesty and...
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I apologize.
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I put you on the spot
by asking such a question.
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I have lived in the palace
for almost 50 years.
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I certainly understand
how you must be feeling now.
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I'm sure nothing is easy,
and you're probably
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intimidated by everyone.
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I heard
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that the officers
at the Office of Royal Decrees
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tend to pick on novices.
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-Not at all.
-Not at all.
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Yes.
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I mean, no!
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It's okay. You can be honest with me.
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Joseon is an extremely cruel place
to those
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who decide to go off the beaten path.
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I am certain that it's much worse
for you ladies,
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who have managed to land
government posts as women.
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However, you ladies are historians
of this country,
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no matter what anybody says.
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You are not here to assist the King.
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Please think that you are here
to look after the people and do your best.
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If I can be of help in any way,
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I will gladly lend a helping hand.
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We are much obliged, Your Majesty.
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-We're much obliged.
-We're much obliged.
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I suppose this is why they say
kindness is the greatest virtue of all.
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The Queen Dowager
looks so kind and friendly.
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And she speaks very elegantly too.
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My gosh, she is absolutely beautiful.
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On the contrary, the officers
at the Office of Royal Decrees
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look so ugly because they're awfully mean.
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Ladies!
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What is the matter, ma'am?
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Why are you doing this?
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-Let go! Let go of me!
-What is this about?
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I will teach you all a lesson!
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You shall learn the code of conduct
for Inner Court ladies.
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-Not the Office of Special Advisors?
-That's right. I got scolded for asking.
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They said girls are of no use to them.
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I told you.
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I bet they're slacking off somewhere.
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The hazing ritual is done,
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so they're not afraid of anything now.
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Jeez, these wenches...
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-Sir!
-Sir, we have a problem!
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We have a big problem.
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Mark my words.
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If you run your mouth thoughtlessly,
I shall sear it.
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If you steal anything,
I shall cut your hands off.
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And if you lose your chastity,
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you will be beheaded.
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You mustn't remember anything
that you see and hear.
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Here, you are blind, deaf, and mindless.
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Don't ever forget that.
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Just lie low and be a lady.
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All you have to do is obey orders.
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Do you understand?
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Why are none of you answering?
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I asked if you understand!
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Why must we be like that?
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We're historians.
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Why must we follow
Inner Court's code of conduct?
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You are one insolent wench.
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Passing the examination doesn't mean
you'll be treated like a man.
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Do you think
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wearing that uniform
makes you a government official?
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All girls are considered
His Majesty's women
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the moment they enter the palace.
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They must follow the code of conduct
until the moment they die.
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If you still do not know your place,
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I shall make sure
it's engraved in your mind forever.
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What are you doing?
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They belong
to the Office of Royal Decrees.
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They have no reason
to be here with you now.
256
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This concerns the Inner Court.
Stay out of it!
257
00:17:26,587 --> 00:17:28,548
You are threatening government officials!
258
00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:37,139
Since when was that the Inner Court's job?
259
00:17:37,348 --> 00:17:38,349
What did you just say?
260
00:17:38,432 --> 00:17:40,351
-Take them.
-Officer Min!
261
00:17:40,434 --> 00:17:42,144
-Hurry!
-Take them!
262
00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:04,917
Is that Inner Court's hazing ritual,
263
00:18:05,585 --> 00:18:06,752
which I've only heard about?
264
00:18:06,836 --> 00:18:09,380
This is why I told you to watch out
for court ladies.
265
00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:11,757
Once you get on the wrong side of them,
you're screwed.
266
00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:14,719
So avoid eye contact with them.
Don't even talk to them, okay?
267
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:22,518
Sir, is it okay to leave
Officer Min alone there?
268
00:18:31,527 --> 00:18:32,737
Hey.
269
00:18:33,321 --> 00:18:35,823
Why are you worried
about the Second State Councillor's son
270
00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:38,743
when you can't even take care of yourself?
271
00:18:39,702 --> 00:18:41,871
Why did you follow her in the first place?
272
00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,873
Even my dog doesn't follow strangers.
273
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,583
We had no idea, sir.
274
00:18:45,666 --> 00:18:47,501
We were told
the Queen Dowager asked for us--
275
00:18:47,585 --> 00:18:49,253
It's your fault that you had no idea!
276
00:18:49,837 --> 00:18:52,506
Even the Queen Dowager
must follow the proper protocols
277
00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:55,426
when she wishes to summon us,
government officials.
278
00:18:55,509 --> 00:18:58,888
Especially us, historians,
ought to finish what we were working on,
279
00:19:00,389 --> 00:19:01,974
check what else needs to be done,
280
00:19:02,058 --> 00:19:03,559
and report everything to the office
281
00:19:03,643 --> 00:19:05,770
before going anywhere
even if the Grim Reaper
282
00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:09,982
wants to take us.
Before that, we can't even die, you fools.
283
00:19:11,067 --> 00:19:13,694
How could we have known that?
284
00:19:14,695 --> 00:19:16,405
We had no idea
because you taught us nothing.
285
00:19:16,781 --> 00:19:19,200
-You didn't tell us anything!
-Apprentice Heo.
286
00:19:19,283 --> 00:19:20,368
It's true.
287
00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:24,246
Sir, what have you taught us?
288
00:19:25,247 --> 00:19:28,376
And other officers,
what have you taught us?
289
00:19:28,459 --> 00:19:30,378
We couldn't even learn from you
290
00:19:30,461 --> 00:19:32,797
because you taught us nothing!
291
00:19:33,422 --> 00:19:35,800
How could you expect us
to just figure everything out
292
00:19:35,883 --> 00:19:38,010
on our own
and know how to tackle such situations?
293
00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:41,180
You are all partially responsible
294
00:19:41,972 --> 00:19:44,016
for what we went through today.
295
00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:45,518
If you hadn't belittled
296
00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:48,354
by calling us "clerks"
at the Office of Royal Decrees,
297
00:19:48,729 --> 00:19:50,690
the court ladies wouldn't have dared
298
00:19:50,773 --> 00:19:52,942
to take us and treat us like maids.
299
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,486
Hey, they just tried
to intimidate you a little.
300
00:19:55,569 --> 00:19:56,570
Don't exaggerate.
301
00:19:56,654 --> 00:19:58,406
They said we're His Majesty's women.
302
00:19:59,281 --> 00:20:00,991
And they told us that we must follow
303
00:20:01,075 --> 00:20:03,703
their code of conduct and lie low
for that reason.
304
00:20:04,578 --> 00:20:06,539
We must forget everything we see and hear.
305
00:20:06,664 --> 00:20:08,833
They said we ought to obey
all orders until we die!
306
00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:11,168
They clearly treated us like maids!
307
00:20:11,752 --> 00:20:14,839
Could you still tell us that we deserve
308
00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:16,841
to talk about rules and protocols?
309
00:20:20,094 --> 00:20:21,011
Apprentice Heo.
310
00:20:21,095 --> 00:20:23,139
How dare she raise her voice at us?
311
00:20:23,764 --> 00:20:25,641
Hey, get back here this instant!
312
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:28,561
Sir, please do not be concerned.
She just took it out--
313
00:20:28,644 --> 00:20:31,647
But she's not wrong, sir.
314
00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:59,425
Had I known I'd be treated like this,
315
00:21:00,217 --> 00:21:02,678
I would've never taken the exam.
316
00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,181
What did we do so wrong?
317
00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:08,392
Why is everyone so mean to us?
318
00:21:09,143 --> 00:21:11,395
What did we do wrong?
319
00:21:13,814 --> 00:21:15,024
I'm glad you said those things.
320
00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:17,568
I'm truly proud of you.
321
00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:37,087
Even if they're completely clueless,
they should at least know their place.
322
00:21:37,171 --> 00:21:39,465
How dare
mere apprentices speak out like that?
323
00:21:40,591 --> 00:21:41,675
Unbelievable!
324
00:21:55,064 --> 00:21:56,440
What now?
325
00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:59,985
I'll teach them starting from tomorrow.
326
00:22:00,069 --> 00:22:01,195
Officer Min!
327
00:22:01,278 --> 00:22:03,113
-Officer Min!
-Officer Min!
328
00:22:03,197 --> 00:22:04,532
Sure, give it a shot.
329
00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:09,370
We need to teach them something
to give them work to do.
330
00:22:09,787 --> 00:22:11,288
I will leave it to you, Officer Min.
331
00:22:11,956 --> 00:22:12,915
Yes, sir.
332
00:22:16,544 --> 00:22:18,587
Sir. When I first started my job here,
333
00:22:18,671 --> 00:22:20,798
you didn't even let me
hold a brush for three months.
334
00:22:20,881 --> 00:22:22,633
Why are you giving them special treatment?
335
00:22:22,716 --> 00:22:24,885
That's right. You told me
I must overcome 1,000 hurdles
336
00:22:24,969 --> 00:22:26,136
to be a true historian.
337
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:28,639
You said I should be prepared
for 1,000 days of harsh scolding.
338
00:22:28,722 --> 00:22:32,518
-I still have 500 more days to go--
-Jeez, you guys talk too much.
339
00:22:33,811 --> 00:22:35,062
Don't you have work to do?
340
00:22:35,646 --> 00:22:37,982
Do you lads have too much time
on your hands?
341
00:23:14,602 --> 00:23:15,686
THE STORY OF HO DAM
342
00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:39,793
THE STORY OF HO DAM
343
00:23:58,145 --> 00:23:59,480
Second State Councillor.
344
00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:10,783
So this is where you live.
345
00:24:14,203 --> 00:24:16,955
It has been days since I offered
the position of Third Inspector to you.
346
00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:20,292
What is the reason
you haven't accepted it yet?
347
00:24:20,376 --> 00:24:22,836
It is a position responsible
for inspecting all the officials.
348
00:24:23,754 --> 00:24:25,839
I just didn't think
I'm the right person for the role.
349
00:24:27,883 --> 00:24:29,968
"I'm not comfortable
with digging up dirt on others
350
00:24:30,052 --> 00:24:32,846
and using that information
to threaten their livelihood."
351
00:24:33,972 --> 00:24:35,099
That's how it sounds to me.
352
00:24:35,641 --> 00:24:37,851
Do you know why I am fond of you?
353
00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:43,065
It is because I've seen you
at your lowest point.
354
00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:47,528
I saw what you are capable of
355
00:24:47,611 --> 00:24:49,780
with my own eyes.
356
00:24:53,659 --> 00:24:57,371
Hence, do not tell me that you're not
the right person for the job.
357
00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:00,666
I know that you are the perfect person
for the role.
358
00:25:03,877 --> 00:25:07,923
Why are you rushing
to have me work in the palace?
359
00:25:09,633 --> 00:25:12,636
I found the shop where
The Story of Ho Dam was printed.
360
00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:16,223
The last worker there took his own life
before we could capture him.
361
00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:18,809
The Queen Dowager
must have sternly threatened them.
362
00:25:20,436 --> 00:25:23,439
Isn't it a bit too meticulous
to be done by a group of ladies
363
00:25:24,064 --> 00:25:25,232
who are working in the palace?
364
00:25:27,609 --> 00:25:29,737
-Then--
-It means the Queen Dowager
365
00:25:29,820 --> 00:25:31,864
has someone outside the palace
that is helping her.
366
00:25:32,990 --> 00:25:35,534
Thus, I need someone to work for me
367
00:25:35,617 --> 00:25:37,745
behind the Queen Dowager's back.
Someone like you.
368
00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:42,958
Accept the position and find that person.
369
00:25:44,668 --> 00:25:47,796
I am not asking you for a favor.
This is an order.
370
00:25:56,513 --> 00:25:59,975
Go home, eat something good,
and get some rest.
371
00:26:00,517 --> 00:26:01,810
Cheer up, Apprentice Heo.
372
00:26:09,818 --> 00:26:10,903
Aren't they from Nokseodang?
373
00:26:17,493 --> 00:26:21,371
NOKSEODANG
374
00:26:26,210 --> 00:26:27,252
Sorry?
375
00:26:28,170 --> 00:26:30,672
Do I have to go in? By myself?
376
00:26:50,901 --> 00:26:52,402
Your Highness.
377
00:26:53,570 --> 00:26:56,782
I heard you asked for me.
378
00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:05,082
Your Highness?
379
00:27:18,136 --> 00:27:19,346
Your Highness.
380
00:27:20,472 --> 00:27:23,100
This is Goo Hae-ryung, an apprentice
at the Office of Royal Decrees.
381
00:27:31,108 --> 00:27:33,569
Why did you ask for me?
382
00:27:33,735 --> 00:27:35,946
"You know what you are guilty of."
383
00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:42,619
His Highness says so in his heart.
384
00:27:51,253 --> 00:27:52,254
Your Highness.
385
00:27:53,547 --> 00:27:55,382
I entered Nokseodang in the morning
because--
386
00:27:55,465 --> 00:27:57,551
"You disobeyed the royal command."
387
00:28:00,596 --> 00:28:04,182
His Highness says so,
once again, in his heart.
388
00:28:14,067 --> 00:28:15,068
Your Highness.
389
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,363
-Please forgive--
-If you wish to be forgiven...
390
00:28:19,656 --> 00:28:20,991
What now?
391
00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:26,538
He said you must do as I say
if you wish to be forgiven.
392
00:28:28,457 --> 00:28:29,708
His Highness, Prince Dowon,
393
00:28:32,127 --> 00:28:33,003
said so in his heart.
394
00:28:59,696 --> 00:29:02,491
Don't forget the inside. Clean thoroughly.
395
00:29:02,574 --> 00:29:04,409
Yes, sir. I am doing my best.
396
00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:13,835
Hey, this spot too.
397
00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:24,054
Clean the edge, not here.
398
00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:05,637
Hurry.
399
00:30:13,228 --> 00:30:15,188
Oh, no. They're very valuable.
400
00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:23,322
You should've been careful.
401
00:30:27,784 --> 00:30:29,619
Hey, over there.
402
00:30:30,620 --> 00:30:31,663
That spot over there.
403
00:31:03,445 --> 00:31:04,488
Gosh, my bad.
404
00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:06,990
My hands feel weak
from doing all the work.
405
00:31:08,700 --> 00:31:11,161
I don't buy that.
It fell right on my face.
406
00:31:11,828 --> 00:31:14,247
I finished sweeping this whole area.
What should I do next?
407
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,171
You are dismissed for the day.
408
00:31:21,546 --> 00:31:22,464
"For the day"?
409
00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:25,175
What? Did you think
you'd be forgiven in just a day
410
00:31:25,425 --> 00:31:27,219
when you disobeyed a royal command?
411
00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:30,263
You must come back tomorrow,
the day after tomorrow,
412
00:31:30,347 --> 00:31:31,473
and even the next day.
413
00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:34,434
You must keep coming back every single day
414
00:31:34,518 --> 00:31:36,144
until Prince Dowon forgives you.
415
00:31:38,855 --> 00:31:41,775
Sir, let's be honest with each other.
416
00:31:42,401 --> 00:31:44,945
The royal command
and His Highness are just excuses.
417
00:31:45,028 --> 00:31:48,281
You're taking advantage of this situation
to get back at me.
418
00:31:48,365 --> 00:31:49,866
If you don't believe me,
419
00:31:49,950 --> 00:31:52,452
I'll go back in there
and bring Prince Dowon.
420
00:31:58,500 --> 00:31:59,876
How could a woman be...
421
00:32:00,335 --> 00:32:02,504
-Is this another mistake?
-No, that was intentional.
422
00:32:02,587 --> 00:32:04,423
I'm trying to tell you
that enough is enough.
423
00:32:06,174 --> 00:32:07,259
What did you just say?
424
00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:10,762
Please tell His Highness
that I sincerely apologized and repented.
425
00:32:12,139 --> 00:32:13,640
See you tomorrow, then.
426
00:32:24,568 --> 00:32:25,527
One more thing!
427
00:32:26,528 --> 00:32:29,698
I sincerely apologize
for criticizing your novels.
428
00:32:30,699 --> 00:32:33,827
I had no idea about your deep anguish.
429
00:32:36,371 --> 00:32:38,790
-My deep anguish?
-Yes.
430
00:32:38,874 --> 00:32:41,084
Back then, I wondered
why a decent-looking man like you
431
00:32:41,168 --> 00:32:44,254
would waste paper
by writing foolish romance novels.
432
00:32:45,422 --> 00:32:46,590
But now, I know
433
00:32:46,673 --> 00:32:49,676
that you wanted to experience love
secondhand through your novels.
434
00:32:50,510 --> 00:32:51,636
I can understand it now.
435
00:32:52,804 --> 00:32:54,681
You may look like a decent man,
but you are
436
00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:56,641
missing an essential part
that a man should have.
437
00:32:57,476 --> 00:32:58,852
How dare you!
438
00:32:58,977 --> 00:33:01,354
Anyway, cheer up. I'm rooting for you.
439
00:33:03,023 --> 00:33:04,608
Hey, Goo Hae-ryung. I...
440
00:33:05,859 --> 00:33:08,069
Goo Hae-ryung! You got the wrong idea.
441
00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:10,780
Hey! Anyway, you got it all wrong! Hey!
442
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:35,555
What are you doing?
443
00:33:36,223 --> 00:33:37,891
Have you finally gone crazy?
444
00:33:38,183 --> 00:33:39,476
No, I'm just in joy.
445
00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:41,728
I met someone interesting in the palace.
446
00:33:45,649 --> 00:33:47,359
A man or a woman?
447
00:33:47,901 --> 00:33:50,487
-What?
-A man or a woman?
448
00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:54,032
Well, he is a man, I guess.
449
00:33:57,118 --> 00:34:00,080
So... Is he handsome?
450
00:34:00,664 --> 00:34:02,249
What... What's his style?
451
00:34:02,332 --> 00:34:05,835
Is he white and fair, like a pretty boy?
452
00:34:05,919 --> 00:34:08,547
Or is he well-built,
like one of our male servants?
453
00:34:09,130 --> 00:34:10,131
What?
454
00:34:10,966 --> 00:34:12,217
Okay, whatever.
455
00:34:12,342 --> 00:34:14,928
Let's say that his looks are
above average at the least.
456
00:34:15,512 --> 00:34:17,264
How tall is he? Which family is he from?
457
00:34:17,347 --> 00:34:18,723
What are his rank and birth hour?
458
00:34:20,475 --> 00:34:22,269
Let's find out
your relationship compatibility!
459
00:34:22,435 --> 00:34:24,604
What in the world are you talking about?
460
00:34:25,021 --> 00:34:26,314
Why would I be with him?
461
00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:28,858
And this guy...
462
00:34:30,110 --> 00:34:32,404
He's a man who's incapable
of loving a woman.
463
00:34:35,407 --> 00:34:36,616
Goodness.
464
00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:41,621
He was just being coy.
That's what men are like nowadays.
465
00:34:43,456 --> 00:34:44,583
Do you really believe that?
466
00:34:44,666 --> 00:34:47,627
I don't have to believe anything.
It's true.
467
00:34:48,378 --> 00:34:52,465
So you know, his body itself is
468
00:34:52,549 --> 00:34:56,177
anatomically impossible
to be with a woman, you know...
469
00:34:56,261 --> 00:34:58,763
I'm telling you. He's just pretending...
470
00:35:04,019 --> 00:35:06,730
My lady, by any chance...
471
00:35:09,899 --> 00:35:11,943
So, not at all?
472
00:35:12,944 --> 00:35:16,156
Not even this much? Really?
473
00:35:24,873 --> 00:35:26,750
Where are you going? I'm not done talking.
474
00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:30,211
How can we call it a sea
if the sea is without any water?
475
00:35:30,295 --> 00:35:32,422
I do not care about a man
476
00:35:33,048 --> 00:35:35,258
who can barely be called a man.
477
00:35:36,301 --> 00:35:39,179
Hey, I wasn't talking about him
as a man either.
478
00:35:39,638 --> 00:35:43,099
You know, we might bicker,
and he might be a bit annoying,
479
00:35:43,183 --> 00:35:45,018
but I think I can be friends with--
480
00:35:45,101 --> 00:35:48,605
Yes, exactly. I don't care
if you become friends with him
481
00:35:48,688 --> 00:35:50,315
or get undressed to bathe with him.
482
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,776
I am not interested.
483
00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:57,989
Goodness.
484
00:36:00,659 --> 00:36:02,744
What's with her?
485
00:36:38,029 --> 00:36:39,948
THE STORY OF HO DAM
486
00:37:16,943 --> 00:37:17,986
Mo-hwa!
487
00:37:23,616 --> 00:37:25,577
You didn't even tell me you were coming!
488
00:37:31,124 --> 00:37:32,375
Have you been well?
489
00:37:33,501 --> 00:37:35,336
Every single day is the same for me.
490
00:37:35,503 --> 00:37:38,047
What about you? Are you hurt?
491
00:37:40,675 --> 00:37:41,926
Oh, right.
492
00:37:43,052 --> 00:37:44,971
You must be tired.
I shouldn't ask so much.
493
00:37:45,555 --> 00:37:49,100
You should get some sleep first
494
00:37:49,184 --> 00:37:51,311
to recover from your journey. Go inside.
495
00:37:51,811 --> 00:37:53,104
Yes, excuse me.
496
00:38:19,839 --> 00:38:23,468
HO DAM AND YEONGAN
THIS IS WHERE THE PATH WAS MADE
497
00:38:23,551 --> 00:38:28,264
HO DAM
498
00:38:42,904 --> 00:38:44,155
What's this?
499
00:38:44,489 --> 00:38:47,116
This is a special order from Officer Yang.
500
00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,119
The organizational chart of our office.
501
00:38:50,203 --> 00:38:52,497
So why are you giving this to us?
502
00:38:52,705 --> 00:38:53,873
What do you think?
503
00:38:53,957 --> 00:38:56,084
You four don't know your place
and got too impudent,
504
00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:58,127
so he wants you to learn
the hierarchy first.
505
00:39:00,213 --> 00:39:01,297
Okay, look.
506
00:39:01,381 --> 00:39:04,133
The eight designated historians
of the Office of Royal Decrees are
507
00:39:04,217 --> 00:39:05,677
called Hanrim. You know that, right?
508
00:39:05,760 --> 00:39:06,678
Yes.
509
00:39:06,761 --> 00:39:11,015
First Historian Yang Si-haeng holds
the highest office among them.
510
00:39:11,099 --> 00:39:13,059
Why? What about the crazy idiot?
511
00:39:13,643 --> 00:39:15,603
After him, it's First Historian Min U-won.
512
00:39:16,187 --> 00:39:18,982
Do you even know
what a hazing ritual consists of?
513
00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:21,317
Among the Second Historians,
Officer Son Gil-seung
514
00:39:21,401 --> 00:39:23,111
has seniority over Hyeon Gyeong-muk.
515
00:39:23,194 --> 00:39:25,405
SECOND HISTORIAN SON GIL-SEUNG,
35 YEARS OLD
516
00:39:25,613 --> 00:39:27,866
Hey, they just tried
to intimidate you a little.
517
00:39:29,659 --> 00:39:32,245
Is there a hierarchy
even among the same office ranks?
518
00:39:32,328 --> 00:39:34,873
Of course. We all began to work
at different times.
519
00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:39,460
For example, the four of us
may all be senior ninth-rank officers.
520
00:39:39,919 --> 00:39:42,839
I can swear at these three.
521
00:39:43,548 --> 00:39:46,217
But they can't do that to me.
522
00:39:46,843 --> 00:39:49,095
And Officer Seong Seo-gwon
523
00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:52,015
can swear at Officer An Hong-ik
and Officer Kim Chi-guk.
524
00:39:52,640 --> 00:39:55,852
Officer An Hong-ik
can swear at Officer Kim Chi-guk.
525
00:39:56,436 --> 00:39:57,854
Officer Kim Chi-guk...
526
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:03,151
has no one. He just has to take it.
527
00:40:06,070 --> 00:40:08,865
Officer Hwang,
but I'm a senior officer to them.
528
00:40:09,032 --> 00:40:11,326
Hey, even if that's true, Clerk Goo is 26
529
00:40:11,409 --> 00:40:13,536
and you're 19. How can you swear at her?
530
00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:17,332
Don't you know that elders come first?
Elders first.
531
00:40:20,376 --> 00:40:21,461
Hey!
532
00:40:22,545 --> 00:40:24,088
You're all dead.
533
00:40:24,213 --> 00:40:27,050
How can the senior ninth-rank officers
and clerks all sit around in here?
534
00:40:27,508 --> 00:40:30,511
Should I be running around
doing errands as a second historian?
535
00:40:30,637 --> 00:40:32,055
Do you need us to do something?
536
00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:33,932
You're fine.
537
00:40:34,891 --> 00:40:35,975
You four.
538
00:40:37,060 --> 00:40:38,978
What are you doing? Follow me.
539
00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:38,871
What in the world...
540
00:41:40,164 --> 00:41:42,625
How dare a bunch of women come in here?
541
00:41:42,875 --> 00:41:44,168
Get out of here right now!
542
00:41:47,714 --> 00:41:48,589
This is
543
00:41:49,757 --> 00:41:50,675
the historian's seat.
544
00:41:50,758 --> 00:41:54,846
Officer Min, are you letting us attend
the royal meeting?
545
00:41:56,347 --> 00:41:57,724
Go to your positions.
546
00:42:08,943 --> 00:42:10,069
Officer Min.
547
00:42:10,445 --> 00:42:12,405
What do you think you're doing?
548
00:42:12,989 --> 00:42:14,407
Women should not be allowed in here.
549
00:42:14,490 --> 00:42:16,743
How dare you taint the royal court?
550
00:42:17,994 --> 00:42:20,204
You are being unbelievably rude.
551
00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:22,415
How dare you ignore me
when I'm talking to you?
552
00:42:22,749 --> 00:42:24,000
That's enough.
553
00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:36,929
-My goodness.
-This is outrageous.
554
00:42:40,558 --> 00:42:41,434
My goodness.
555
00:42:46,022 --> 00:42:47,356
-Gosh.
-Unbelievable.
556
00:42:47,940 --> 00:42:49,692
-What is going on?
-This is absurd.
557
00:42:49,776 --> 00:42:52,737
His Royal Highness is here.
558
00:43:21,808 --> 00:43:23,101
Why is it just you guys?
559
00:43:23,309 --> 00:43:27,063
-Where's the person I asked for?
-She's attending the royal meeting.
560
00:43:27,146 --> 00:43:28,397
"The royal meeting"?
561
00:43:29,649 --> 00:43:32,401
The female historians are
attending the royal meeting?
562
00:43:32,985 --> 00:43:34,153
-Yes.
-Yes.
563
00:43:34,362 --> 00:43:38,282
My goodness, Officer Min U-won must've
caused trouble again.
564
00:43:39,617 --> 00:43:42,662
"Min U-won"? Wasn't he my brother's
childhood study partner?
565
00:43:42,745 --> 00:43:45,331
That's not what's important.
566
00:43:45,623 --> 00:43:50,044
He's the Second State Councillor's son.
He's handsome and has a great character.
567
00:43:50,128 --> 00:43:51,629
And he's very intelligent.
568
00:43:51,712 --> 00:43:53,548
He entered Sungkyunkwan
when he was 15 years old
569
00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:55,133
and entered the palace when he was 18.
570
00:43:55,508 --> 00:43:57,260
People work so hard to succeed,
571
00:43:57,343 --> 00:43:59,137
but he got it all so easy.
572
00:43:59,220 --> 00:44:00,513
So people envy him, slander him,
573
00:44:00,596 --> 00:44:02,890
and spread dubious rumors about him.
574
00:44:03,683 --> 00:44:04,725
But he has
575
00:44:05,643 --> 00:44:07,103
one fatal drawback.
576
00:44:08,563 --> 00:44:09,897
He is
577
00:44:10,606 --> 00:44:11,983
like a rock.
578
00:44:12,608 --> 00:44:15,903
He lacks flexibility
and is very cold-hearted.
579
00:44:16,154 --> 00:44:19,782
And he has a talent
of making people go crazy.
580
00:44:20,366 --> 00:44:23,995
Then since Goo Hae-ryung will be
working for a guy like him--
581
00:44:24,078 --> 00:44:26,873
She'll have to say goodbye
to the good old days.
582
00:44:28,207 --> 00:44:29,876
It'll be a whole new world of suffering.
583
00:44:29,959 --> 00:44:32,461
She'll live a life full of hardships.
584
00:44:35,339 --> 00:44:36,632
Really?
585
00:44:38,634 --> 00:44:40,428
You can stop the fanning now.
586
00:44:41,429 --> 00:44:46,350
I'm starting to feel very refreshed
even without it.
587
00:44:59,989 --> 00:45:03,200
Your Royal Highness,
you have an urgent letter.
588
00:45:03,284 --> 00:45:04,201
Come inside.
589
00:45:14,879 --> 00:45:17,256
It is from an official in Hadong,
Gyeongsang Province.
590
00:45:18,257 --> 00:45:20,301
The endless rain has caused
the river to overflow
591
00:45:20,384 --> 00:45:21,886
and flooded dozens of villages.
592
00:45:22,762 --> 00:45:24,013
And there are apparently
593
00:45:24,096 --> 00:45:26,641
hundreds of villagers
who ended up drowning
594
00:45:26,724 --> 00:45:28,559
or getting buried in the landslide.
595
00:45:30,311 --> 00:45:33,940
What was the official doing
during the endless rain?
596
00:45:34,023 --> 00:45:35,858
Why didn't he evacuate the villagers?
597
00:45:35,983 --> 00:45:39,236
Most of the people who died
were actually hiding in Jirisan
598
00:45:39,612 --> 00:45:41,822
so they could avoid paying military taxes.
599
00:45:43,824 --> 00:45:45,868
Tell him to console the villagers
by distributing food
600
00:45:45,952 --> 00:45:47,578
from the Relief Office.
601
00:45:47,954 --> 00:45:49,664
It'll take days to restore the damage.
602
00:45:50,164 --> 00:45:52,291
They won't need to pay taxes
for the time being.
603
00:45:52,375 --> 00:45:53,960
-And--
-You cannot do that.
604
00:45:54,043 --> 00:45:56,045
They may have suffered from the flood,
605
00:45:56,712 --> 00:45:58,756
but they're criminals
who avoided military duties.
606
00:45:59,006 --> 00:46:00,841
You should be punishing them.
607
00:46:00,925 --> 00:46:04,220
How can you think of sparing them
from paying taxes?
608
00:46:04,303 --> 00:46:07,014
Then are you saying I should collect taxes
from those people
609
00:46:07,098 --> 00:46:08,641
who lost their families
610
00:46:08,975 --> 00:46:10,643
and have nowhere to go?
611
00:46:11,185 --> 00:46:14,188
You cannot get swayed
by your personal emotions.
612
00:46:14,772 --> 00:46:17,942
Think about why they ended up
in that situation in the first place.
613
00:46:18,025 --> 00:46:19,860
They brought that upon themselves
614
00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:22,029
by living in the mountains
615
00:46:22,113 --> 00:46:23,864
just so they could avoid paying taxes.
616
00:46:24,573 --> 00:46:25,616
Your Royal Highness.
617
00:46:26,325 --> 00:46:27,576
Many people these days
618
00:46:27,660 --> 00:46:29,537
are running away
to avoid paying military taxes.
619
00:46:29,620 --> 00:46:32,248
And that's causing trouble
to each district's tax office.
620
00:46:33,874 --> 00:46:36,961
Military taxes are the most important duty
of the people of this country.
621
00:46:37,420 --> 00:46:40,631
Those who do not follow
show no loyalty to their country.
622
00:46:41,257 --> 00:46:42,675
So you should arrest all of them
623
00:46:43,009 --> 00:46:45,636
and tighten the country's discipline,
Your Royal Highness.
624
00:46:45,720 --> 00:46:49,098
-Please do so, Your Royal Highness.
-Please do so, Your Royal Highness.
625
00:46:49,557 --> 00:46:52,518
Please withdraw your order,
Your Royal Highness.
626
00:46:53,102 --> 00:46:56,022
-Please withdraw your order.
-Please withdraw your order.
627
00:46:56,605 --> 00:46:59,191
Please withdraw your order,
Your Royal Highness.
628
00:46:59,775 --> 00:47:03,029
-Please withdraw your order.
-Please withdraw your order.
629
00:47:04,321 --> 00:47:07,408
Did you say that military taxes are
the duty of this country's people?
630
00:47:09,118 --> 00:47:10,202
Then what about you?
631
00:47:11,245 --> 00:47:13,164
Have you ever paid taxes?
632
00:47:17,501 --> 00:47:19,795
What about your fathers or your sons?
633
00:47:20,671 --> 00:47:22,465
Have they ever paid taxes?
634
00:47:27,053 --> 00:47:30,890
Your Royal Highness, military taxes
are meant to be done by the peasants...
635
00:47:32,433 --> 00:47:33,559
Since when?
636
00:47:34,060 --> 00:47:35,269
Since when did paying taxes
637
00:47:35,352 --> 00:47:38,272
become a duty
for those who are weak and poor?
638
00:47:41,317 --> 00:47:43,235
Before the wars broke out in Joseon,
639
00:47:43,486 --> 00:47:45,571
everyone in this country
was obligated to pay taxes.
640
00:47:45,654 --> 00:47:48,657
But as time passed by,
powerful officials stopped paying taxes
641
00:47:48,741 --> 00:47:50,910
along with the wealthy noblemen.
642
00:47:51,368 --> 00:47:53,537
And now, even the middle-class people
are doing the same.
643
00:47:53,913 --> 00:47:56,207
That is why the poor ended up
with all the responsibility.
644
00:48:02,463 --> 00:48:04,590
Asking a wealthy man
to pay a portion of his wealth...
645
00:48:05,299 --> 00:48:07,635
and asking a poor man
to pay a portion of his wealth
646
00:48:07,718 --> 00:48:09,428
are different to the core.
647
00:48:09,512 --> 00:48:12,348
The people standing here
own most of the wealth in this country.
648
00:48:12,431 --> 00:48:15,101
But you are busy trying to shift
the responsibility to the poor
649
00:48:15,184 --> 00:48:17,686
and asking them to give more
than what they own.
650
00:48:18,062 --> 00:48:20,022
That is exactly why our people
leave their homes
651
00:48:20,106 --> 00:48:22,066
and choose to live in the mountains.
652
00:48:26,612 --> 00:48:28,489
You think they show no loyalty
to this country?
653
00:48:29,490 --> 00:48:31,784
Even if they choose
to turn their backs on our country,
654
00:48:32,076 --> 00:48:35,329
I will not turn my back on them.
That is what a country should do.
655
00:48:35,412 --> 00:48:37,498
That is what a king should do.
656
00:48:49,426 --> 00:48:50,469
You arrogant fool.
657
00:48:59,186 --> 00:49:01,480
I let you act as a regent
due to your enthusiasm.
658
00:49:01,689 --> 00:49:02,898
But you dare to talk about
659
00:49:02,982 --> 00:49:05,025
the King's duty when I am still alive?
660
00:49:05,192 --> 00:49:08,028
-Father, I was just--
-I order the Crown Prince to leave.
661
00:49:09,113 --> 00:49:10,322
Father...
662
00:49:17,037 --> 00:49:19,039
I reduced the tax by half the amount,
663
00:49:19,123 --> 00:49:20,791
but they still cannot pay it.
664
00:49:23,002 --> 00:49:25,212
Dismiss the official in Hadong.
665
00:49:25,588 --> 00:49:28,507
The governor of Gyeongsang Province
shall put down his position.
666
00:49:32,344 --> 00:49:35,306
I felt so suffocated inside.
667
00:49:35,389 --> 00:49:38,517
Aren't those men some of the most
competent government officials
668
00:49:38,726 --> 00:49:40,436
that work in the royal court?
669
00:49:41,103 --> 00:49:43,189
But they keep rejecting
every single comment
670
00:49:43,272 --> 00:49:45,316
made by His Royal Highness.
671
00:49:45,691 --> 00:49:47,818
They're like a group of gamecocks.
672
00:49:48,861 --> 00:49:49,904
"Gamecocks"?
673
00:49:50,821 --> 00:49:53,699
That's a very nice way of explaining
the very purpose of royal advisors.
674
00:49:54,450 --> 00:49:55,743
"Royal advisors"?
675
00:49:55,826 --> 00:49:57,161
That's what you call the officials
676
00:49:57,244 --> 00:49:59,622
at the Office of Inspector-Generals
and the Office of Censors.
677
00:49:59,705 --> 00:50:01,290
They each have slightly different roles.
678
00:50:01,373 --> 00:50:04,126
But they both have a duty
of correcting the King's mistakes
679
00:50:04,210 --> 00:50:06,462
and stopping him
from doing things arbitrarily like today.
680
00:50:07,630 --> 00:50:08,797
It wasn't arbitrary.
681
00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:14,595
Do you not think so?
682
00:50:14,678 --> 00:50:18,224
His Royal Highness wasn't being arbitrary
by wanting to help the people.
683
00:50:19,058 --> 00:50:21,352
He was just doing his job.
684
00:50:22,353 --> 00:50:23,604
That's what I think.
685
00:50:23,687 --> 00:50:25,189
Your opinions are not important.
686
00:50:28,651 --> 00:50:30,986
Historians are people who record
687
00:50:31,070 --> 00:50:32,488
what they see and hear.
688
00:50:32,738 --> 00:50:35,199
Your opinions will
only make you become biased.
689
00:50:35,699 --> 00:50:37,326
And if you record what you think,
690
00:50:38,744 --> 00:50:41,497
that will only end up being a journal,
not a record of history.
691
00:50:54,802 --> 00:50:56,929
The more I think about it,
the angrier I become.
692
00:50:57,012 --> 00:50:58,389
His Royal Highness
693
00:50:58,472 --> 00:51:01,684
always treats us like we're barbarians.
694
00:51:02,351 --> 00:51:03,852
He must think he's the King
695
00:51:04,270 --> 00:51:07,106
just because he's the heir to the throne.
696
00:51:08,107 --> 00:51:11,318
He'll soon learn
who the real leader of this country is.
697
00:51:11,402 --> 00:51:13,946
And when exactly is that?
698
00:51:14,530 --> 00:51:16,240
Every time I attend the royal meeting,
699
00:51:16,448 --> 00:51:20,244
I start to wonder if I'm serving
the Crown Prince or the dethroned king...
700
00:51:40,973 --> 00:51:44,268
Gosh, I'm shocked
at how bad these writings are.
701
00:51:45,227 --> 00:51:48,564
You were asked to write letters,
not draw plants.
702
00:51:48,897 --> 00:51:50,482
You should just become an artist.
703
00:51:50,566 --> 00:51:52,359
This was our first time
at a royal meeting.
704
00:51:52,568 --> 00:51:53,819
You don't have to be so mean.
705
00:51:53,902 --> 00:51:55,529
You really need to practice a lot more.
706
00:51:56,989 --> 00:52:00,284
Officer Min, come and see their writings.
707
00:52:27,269 --> 00:52:29,646
Can you read what they wrote?
708
00:52:30,064 --> 00:52:31,023
No.
709
00:52:32,566 --> 00:52:33,442
This is not easy.
710
00:52:34,026 --> 00:52:36,153
I thought I'd at least
be able to recognize one letter.
711
00:52:36,236 --> 00:52:37,571
But it's really not easy.
712
00:52:41,325 --> 00:52:43,243
What did you learn at the royal meeting?
713
00:52:43,327 --> 00:52:44,578
It was hard.
714
00:52:45,245 --> 00:52:46,497
It already takes time
715
00:52:46,580 --> 00:52:48,832
to write down what people say.
716
00:52:49,416 --> 00:52:51,710
But they all talk so fast.
717
00:52:52,169 --> 00:52:54,922
I had a hard time
because I couldn't tell who was whom.
718
00:52:57,299 --> 00:52:59,468
The official with thick eyebrows.
719
00:53:00,177 --> 00:53:02,846
The official with a big head.
The official with a short neck.
720
00:53:03,263 --> 00:53:04,640
That's what I wrote.
721
00:53:04,932 --> 00:53:07,810
How do you all manage to tell them apart?
722
00:53:09,019 --> 00:53:10,187
There is a way.
723
00:53:12,648 --> 00:53:13,565
What's this?
724
00:53:14,566 --> 00:53:15,859
"Record of Appearance"?
725
00:53:22,199 --> 00:53:23,075
This person is...
726
00:53:23,158 --> 00:53:26,412
Yes, he's the Second State Councillor,
Min Ik-pyeong.
727
00:53:31,625 --> 00:53:33,710
He's the official with the big head.
728
00:53:34,378 --> 00:53:36,755
Jegal Tak, a seventh-rank official
of the Royal Secretariat.
729
00:53:36,839 --> 00:53:38,298
Yes, that's right.
730
00:53:39,174 --> 00:53:41,677
Not only the three state councillors,
but also officials from
731
00:53:41,927 --> 00:53:43,595
the Office of the Inspector-Generals,
732
00:53:43,679 --> 00:53:45,389
the Office of Censors,
the Royal Secretariat,
733
00:53:45,472 --> 00:53:47,015
the Office of State Records,
734
00:53:47,099 --> 00:53:50,644
the Office of Special Advisors,
and the Office of Royal Lectures...
735
00:53:50,727 --> 00:53:52,896
It is a recording
of all the officials' appearances
736
00:53:53,147 --> 00:53:54,815
and their positions for us historians.
737
00:53:55,482 --> 00:53:57,693
It's our tradition to keep it updated
738
00:53:57,776 --> 00:53:59,987
and hand it over to the new historians.
739
00:54:03,323 --> 00:54:04,366
So it belongs to you now.
740
00:54:04,950 --> 00:54:08,036
Does that mean
you're acknowledging us as historians?
741
00:54:08,662 --> 00:54:10,706
Hey, don't get ahead of yourself.
742
00:54:11,373 --> 00:54:13,584
You have never even had a blistered hand.
743
00:54:13,667 --> 00:54:15,210
How can you call yourselves historians?
744
00:54:23,135 --> 00:54:25,304
Read it whenever you can
and memorize everything.
745
00:54:25,721 --> 00:54:27,097
It will be of help.
746
00:54:31,226 --> 00:54:32,269
Officer Min.
747
00:54:38,358 --> 00:54:39,401
Thank you.
748
00:54:51,997 --> 00:54:53,040
My goodness.
749
00:54:56,919 --> 00:54:59,588
You really need to fix
that habit of yours.
750
00:55:00,714 --> 00:55:01,840
What habit?
751
00:55:02,466 --> 00:55:04,510
The habit of coming here
every time you're free.
752
00:55:05,177 --> 00:55:09,473
That's why people in the palace are always
whispering that the Crown Prince
753
00:55:10,849 --> 00:55:12,184
doesn't like the Crown Princess.
754
00:55:12,768 --> 00:55:14,228
But it's true.
755
00:55:15,604 --> 00:55:17,272
The Crown Princess is merely a spy
756
00:55:17,856 --> 00:55:19,900
who reports everything I do and say
757
00:55:19,983 --> 00:55:21,527
to the Second State Councillor.
758
00:55:23,153 --> 00:55:25,405
Is there something on your mind?
759
00:55:26,281 --> 00:55:28,617
Nothing's on my mind.
760
00:55:30,285 --> 00:55:32,079
And don't even be curious.
761
00:55:32,371 --> 00:55:33,872
You don't need to be disturbed as well.
762
00:55:36,124 --> 00:55:38,335
You really don't know much about me.
763
00:55:39,503 --> 00:55:41,505
I've been living my entire life
764
00:55:41,588 --> 00:55:45,592
feeling disturbed and uneasy.
765
00:55:48,303 --> 00:55:51,265
Stop acting silly.
I'm going to take a short nap.
766
00:55:51,348 --> 00:55:52,641
Wake me up in a little while.
767
00:55:55,102 --> 00:55:56,270
Okay.
768
00:56:01,608 --> 00:56:02,651
Your Royal Highness.
769
00:56:03,735 --> 00:56:05,862
Vice-Chancellor
of Royal College of Literature is here.
770
00:56:05,946 --> 00:56:08,031
A THIRD-RANK OFFICIAL
OF THE OFFICE OF SPECIAL ADVISORS
771
00:56:09,616 --> 00:56:10,534
I see.
772
00:56:10,784 --> 00:56:11,910
Let him inside.
773
00:56:24,881 --> 00:56:26,592
I apologize, Your Royal Highness.
774
00:56:26,675 --> 00:56:29,094
I had to see you discreetly.
775
00:56:29,177 --> 00:56:30,846
I understand. What brings you here?
776
00:56:36,059 --> 00:56:37,769
Someone was murdered
777
00:56:37,853 --> 00:56:39,521
in a deserted house in Imalsan.
778
00:56:44,151 --> 00:56:45,736
Six men died
779
00:56:46,403 --> 00:56:48,280
and one survived
due to an odd medical practice?
780
00:56:50,073 --> 00:56:51,992
What is this odd medical practice?
781
00:56:52,451 --> 00:56:54,494
And what were these men doing
in a deserted house?
782
00:56:55,287 --> 00:56:57,080
I do not know the details.
783
00:56:57,331 --> 00:56:59,082
But an official questioned him
784
00:56:59,166 --> 00:57:00,584
when he woke up.
785
00:57:01,418 --> 00:57:03,378
And apparently, he spoke of a book.
786
00:57:05,839 --> 00:57:08,133
-It must've been a banned book.
-Yes.
787
00:57:08,759 --> 00:57:10,427
What's the name of that book?
788
00:57:11,219 --> 00:57:13,096
It's called The Story of Ho Dam.
789
00:57:17,142 --> 00:57:19,561
"The Story of Ho Dam"?
790
00:57:24,441 --> 00:57:25,943
Did you just say "Ho Dam"?
791
00:57:31,865 --> 00:57:33,867
Why couldn't you do your job properly?
792
00:57:34,618 --> 00:57:35,869
Why did you leave behind a trace
793
00:57:36,244 --> 00:57:38,580
like a snake shedding its skin?
794
00:57:39,498 --> 00:57:40,457
Gwi-jae.
795
00:57:40,958 --> 00:57:43,293
Did you say he survived
due to a medical practice
796
00:57:43,377 --> 00:57:44,544
that doesn't exist in Joseon?
797
00:57:44,628 --> 00:57:45,921
Yes, my lord.
798
00:57:50,634 --> 00:57:53,553
How he managed to survive
is not important right now.
799
00:57:54,137 --> 00:57:56,515
We don't know what he might say
now that he's alive.
800
00:57:56,765 --> 00:57:58,767
So we must quickly take measures.
801
00:57:58,892 --> 00:58:02,813
I agree. We can't let him stay alive.
802
00:58:11,655 --> 00:58:12,614
My goodness.
803
00:58:19,913 --> 00:58:22,290
My gosh, look at your faces.
804
00:58:22,374 --> 00:58:25,002
Are you scared to look at dead bodies
because you're women?
805
00:58:25,544 --> 00:58:28,171
I'm more scared of working overtime
than those scared bodies.
806
00:58:28,296 --> 00:58:29,548
We should be going home.
807
00:58:29,631 --> 00:58:31,717
Why do we suddenly need
to go outside for work?
808
00:58:31,800 --> 00:58:34,803
I agree. I'm already exhausted
809
00:58:34,886 --> 00:58:37,305
after having attended the royal meeting.
810
00:58:37,389 --> 00:58:40,183
Gosh, I can't believe
we even have to attend an autopsy.
811
00:58:40,267 --> 00:58:43,228
Why are you taking it out on me?
I didn't kill them.
812
00:58:43,311 --> 00:58:44,813
Should I go around
813
00:58:44,896 --> 00:58:46,940
asking all the murderers in this country
814
00:58:47,024 --> 00:58:49,526
not to kill anyone since you're exhausted?
815
00:58:51,319 --> 00:58:53,697
It's a historian's job
to attend autopsies.
816
00:58:53,780 --> 00:58:54,990
Stop complaining and follow me.
817
00:58:58,201 --> 00:59:00,245
It'll be less scary while the sun's out.
818
00:59:10,505 --> 00:59:13,258
The wound on his stomach
is about two chon wide.
819
00:59:14,843 --> 00:59:15,886
And its depth...
820
00:59:19,097 --> 00:59:20,265
is about five chon deep.
821
00:59:24,644 --> 00:59:25,937
Isn't it over yet?
822
00:59:27,189 --> 00:59:29,191
-How's he doing?
-Whom?
823
00:59:29,816 --> 00:59:31,943
The man who survived
due to the odd medical practice.
824
00:59:32,235 --> 00:59:33,987
Did you see his wound?
825
00:59:34,738 --> 00:59:36,615
What's the odd medical practice?
826
00:59:37,365 --> 00:59:39,534
Why do you want to know that?
827
00:59:44,206 --> 00:59:47,375
His body was sewn with a thread
as if it was a blanket. Are you happy?
828
00:59:48,376 --> 00:59:50,879
His body was sewn with a thread?
829
00:59:53,465 --> 00:59:55,383
May I take a look at him?
830
00:59:57,094 --> 01:00:00,263
My gosh, why can't I see him?
831
01:00:00,347 --> 01:00:02,766
I really won't take long.
It'll take less than ten minutes.
832
01:00:02,891 --> 01:00:05,727
Why do you want to see that hideous wound?
833
01:00:05,811 --> 01:00:07,312
Do you have a mental illness?
834
01:00:07,395 --> 01:00:09,147
It's not because it's hideous.
835
01:00:10,524 --> 01:00:13,276
It's because I think he got stitches.
836
01:00:13,360 --> 01:00:14,569
What?
837
01:00:14,653 --> 01:00:16,780
I heard about it back when I was in Qing.
838
01:00:16,863 --> 01:00:18,573
It's a Western medical practice.
839
01:00:18,657 --> 01:00:21,284
Apparently, the wound heals
if you stitch it with a thread.
840
01:00:21,368 --> 01:00:22,869
Isn't it amazing?
841
01:00:22,953 --> 01:00:25,205
That's why I really want to see it.
842
01:00:25,914 --> 01:00:29,376
Can I please go inside
and take a quick look at it?
843
01:00:29,459 --> 01:00:32,379
No, you can't. Not only did
the Royal Investigation Bureau say no,
844
01:00:32,462 --> 01:00:34,089
but I also want to hurry up and go home.
845
01:00:34,172 --> 01:00:35,924
-Then let me just go--
-One more word,
846
01:00:38,718 --> 01:00:42,055
and I'll make you spend the entire night
with the dead bodies.
847
01:00:44,641 --> 01:00:45,767
But sir...
848
01:02:25,200 --> 01:02:26,451
My gosh, look at this.
849
01:02:28,536 --> 01:02:30,330
-It's so pretty.
-I know, right?
850
01:02:30,705 --> 01:02:33,750
I need to go back
to the Royal Investigation Bureau.
851
01:02:34,251 --> 01:02:35,252
I left my sachaek there.
852
01:02:36,044 --> 01:02:37,629
-What?
-Bye, then.
853
01:02:39,339 --> 01:02:41,591
But what's that in your hand?
854
01:02:43,134 --> 01:02:44,469
She was holding her sachaek.
855
01:03:41,318 --> 01:03:42,402
Who are you?
856
01:04:12,349 --> 01:04:13,475
Maehwa?
857
01:04:23,985 --> 01:04:24,986
I'm...
858
01:04:27,655 --> 01:04:29,366
Prince Dowon,
859
01:04:32,077 --> 01:04:33,036
the prince of Joseon.
860
01:04:35,663 --> 01:04:36,956
What?
861
01:04:37,415 --> 01:04:38,416
Do you really think...
862
01:04:41,127 --> 01:04:42,796
you can kill me?
863
01:05:18,123 --> 01:05:19,791
Are you saying she's alive?
864
01:05:19,874 --> 01:05:23,294
How dare a traitor live
in the country that I rule?
865
01:05:23,378 --> 01:05:25,922
I must know what that book is about.
866
01:05:26,005 --> 01:05:28,633
-Do not dig into it.
-But you also know.
867
01:05:28,716 --> 01:05:30,802
If he's a prince,
why is he still living in the palace
868
01:05:30,885 --> 01:05:32,470
without even getting married?
869
01:05:32,554 --> 01:05:35,140
His skin is as white as snow,
and he's very handsome.
870
01:05:35,223 --> 01:05:38,435
A historian should not build
personal relationships with others.
871
01:05:38,518 --> 01:05:40,979
It could end up backfiring on you
in the future.
872
01:05:41,062 --> 01:05:43,231
I thought we could be friends.
873
01:05:43,314 --> 01:05:44,732
I have something to say to you.
874
01:05:45,650 --> 01:05:47,026
Are you going to write it down too?
875
01:05:50,029 --> 01:05:52,031
Subtitle translation by Liya Choi