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Wasn't the man earlier an assassin who came to kill you?
There was no intention of murder in his sword.
In that case...
he tried to save someone who was hiding in this room...
so he only tried to buy more time.
Father!
[Episode 8]
Who is this girl?
Father... she is...
I'm a courtesan at Gwangtong.
A courtesan?
Please forgive me. My life outside of the palace has been so lonely...
She is... the daughter of Lord Kim Doo Seo.
Look up.
I'm only a lowly courtesan who goes from one man to the next.
Please just spare my life!
Although you are deposed, you are a prince of this country.
So how can you possibly bring in a lowly courtesan into the house?
Forgive me.
I left the palace suddenly, so I felt scared and lonely here.
It's my fault because of my stupidity.
She didn't do anything wrong, Father.
How did it go?
Forgive me, sire. I missed him.
Look up.
Chief of Security, is she the one you saw?
No, sire. She is not the one.
Who was that man earlier?
He definitely earned some time for us.
How would I know?
Don't think about seeking revenge on Kim Gong Ryang.
I have a plan that will stop Kim Gong Ryang from hurting you again.
I'll handle this matter...
so trust me.
If you don't promise me, I won't let you leave.
This is the only life I have.
I won't do anything stupid.
That's settled then.
Don't try so hard for me.
You and I... are meant to have an unfortunate connection.
You need to hear one more thing before I let you go.
No matter how harshly you treat me...
I will never give up on you.
I'll never let you slip away again.
To the end of the world...
I will follow you.
Do you understand?
- Young Shin, are you outside? - Yes, sire.
It's dangerous to be out at night. Do your best to escort her.
I should've listened to you when you told me
to be careful of Kim Gong Ryang...
Kim Gong Ryang probably thinks you're dead.
Just make sure that you don't run into him.
As long as I'm alive, how can I guarantee
that we won't run into each other?
Since I've sown the seeds, I will harvest them.
I'll see an end to this.
Do you not see me in your eyes?
What do you mean?
It's been three years since we've been together.
You can lean on me now...
Why do you keep bringing danger upon yourself as if you're alone in the world?
Do Chi, for me... I thought I had a cursed fate for a while.
You are the one who helped me break away from that fear.
Do you know the one thing I'm afraid and scared of?
It's that you might ruin the big purpose because of me.
If you really care about me...
then lean on me.
That's how you can help me.
Your portrait is still posted, so don't go outside yet.
Nice! It's very nice!
You scoundrel!
Gwanghae that punk lives in a house as big as a snot?
From what I hear, he barely has enough to eat.
So Prince Imhae has to help him out.
My indigestion of 10 years is cured!
Do you know what kind of loss he caused me so far?
It won't be enough of a revenge even if we buried him.
What? Bury him?
That's nice.
I have to go bury him right now.
Chul, follow me with a shovel.
This punk...
passes out so early in the evening...
Spare me!
Then will you hand me the ledger?
Scoundrel, how can I give you the ledger when I don't even have one?
Hey, who the heck do you work for?
How dare you bury me like this!
Sir, we could really die like this!
Help me! I'm dying! I'm dying here!
Wait, wait! Wait... wait...
Wait, wait... The ledger...
I'll give it to you!
Not this kid!
You can't!
No!
Let's go!
I'll beat them to death...
Don't get involved.
Because of the tax debt, everyone's becoming a slave!
Imhae...
It's not a simple record of corrupted deals
between Kim Gong Ryang and Jang Soo Tae.
I was also surprised to see that.
Not just deals with Kim Gong Ryang
but all of Jang Soo Tae's corrupt deals
with government officials were recorded in there.
I didn't know it would be this bad.
From the low-ranked officials like Kim Gong Ryang
to even the Minister of Justice!
We were looking to catch an anchovy
but ended up catching a whale.
Gwanghae.
Are you able to handle this?
To keep this means
to have many lives of the government officials in your hands.
It also means that you'll stand at the tip of their swords.
Wasn't it enough to pressure Kim Gong Ryang?
Why don't you just end it by getting the gold seal back?
Imhae...
At first, I started this to protect a precious life.
But I realized a world that I hadn't known about before.
Since I caught a whale, I'll be a man...
and I'll stir up the world properly.
Are you also a face reader?
Yes, I am.
- Then please read my face. - Pardon?
Before Professor Go comes back, hurry!
It is a peculiar face of a lowly birth that climbed to a high status.
So how come her eyes have no focus and her face is the color of earth?
This means she has death before her.
Why aren't you saying anything?
Is my face that bad?
No, it is the face with His Majesty's grace for a long time to come.
Is it?
Can you also see if my long lost family is still alive?
Yes, your parents and siblings are...
What are you doing right now?
Are you a face reader in the market making a few pennies?
How can you read people's faces in the palace and move your lips so lightly?
I'm sorry, sir.
My lady, you should have asked me if you had questions.
But you wouldn't give me an answer... That's why...
How dare you!
What did I tell you when I saved you from being sold as a slave
and brought you into the palace?
I told you that you had to erase your past completely!
But you dare to come here to have your face read?
I was just... curious if my parents and siblings were alive.
I'm sorry. I'll never do it again.
Sir... She seemed to be just curious about her family.
So, did you tell her that they'd been dead for a long time?
No.
If you want to survive in the palace for a long time
you should know your place first.
I'll keep that in mind.
All the records of your deals of selling government positions
and your corrupted deals with the merchant Jang Soo Tae are in my hands.
Who sent this letter?
I don't know.
It was pinned on a pillar with an arrow.
I believe you have a gold seal in your possession.
I really want that gold seal.
Let's play a game of Toojeon with a bet of the ledger and the gold seal.
Let's have the winner take both.
Soo Tae!
Where is this bastard Jang Soo Tae?
Who the heck is that man?
I don't know who he is, either.
My lord, there is only one way.
We have to win the game and get that ledger back.
So are you saying that I, Kim Gong Ryang should take on the bet with that man?
I will help you so that you can get the ledger back.
If it doesn't work out...
we have to get it back even if I have to slay his head.
When you get the order, you have to catch him and kill him quickly.
Don't worry, sir.
Even a mouse can't escape from here.
Good.
Prince Gwanghae...
Prince Imhae...
So, the one who sent the letter was...
From what I hear, Lord Kim enjoys a Toojeon game.
So I made a request to learn from you.
This ledger won't be bad for a bet.
Isn't that mine?
How could you... use my ledger for a bet?
This ledger is yours?
Even the blood and tears seeped through this ledger!
Would you dare to say those are yours, too?
Fine.
I brought the gold seal.
So please make sure to keep your promise.
The winner of the game will take both the ledger and the gold seal.
'A man's word is worth gold.'
Make sure to keep your promise, too.
A bet of 100 nyang each was provided by Imhae.
The one who wins two rounds first out of three will be the winner.
If one of us uses all the money before the three rounds are up
that will be the end of the game.
Then we will begin with 'Spinning.'
There are many different types of the Toojeon card game.
But what everyone from the noble class even to the lowly ones in the market enjoys
is 'Spinning.'
In 'Spinning,' you have to make 10 or 20 from the five cards you get.
Then you throw out three cards.
The one with the highest combined number from the 2 remaining cards wins.
Ten pair, nine pair, eight pair, seven pair...
If you get the same numbers in this order, you will have the highest score.
After that, it will be higher if it's closer to nine.
Yes. The most important thing in Spinning is
to guess based on the other players' abandoned cards
and to determine if you'll 'die' or 'go.'
By the way, where would you use it after learning to play a Toojeon game in a haste?
Didn't you just tell me?
That I could change the world.
I heard about a man who took away smiles from my people
so I plan to teach him a lesson.
Since your goal is noble, may luck will be with you.
The corner of his mouth is going up, so I'm sure he has good cards.
On the other hand, the cards I have...
[7+7= Seven Pair]
[6+4= Ten Points]
Since we're playing... I'll be a man and bet 10 nyang.
Since the day is short, let's finish up quickly.
Twenty nyang.
Twenty... nyang?
He is so confident... He must have really good cards.
I think it's better you 'die' on this round.
Quiet!
[7+7 = Seven Pair]
[6+4 = Ten Points]
That's zero at the end!
[Kim Gong Ryang's Win] Win on the first round!
That's 'no point.'
It's the lowest last number.
Was it 'no point'?
Goodness! You should learn to play Toojeon from the beginning, sire.
You don't even know what 'no point' means...
Should I give you a lesson?
As long as we don't get mad at each other after this game
I won't decline your offer.
He practiced all day yesterday, so how could he make that mistake?
- Can't you see? It's not a mistake. - Pardon?
[Kim Gong Ryang: Prince Gwanghae 1 : 0]
Clenching his jaw means he wants to hide something.
And the moving lips show his anxiety.
So he didn't get great cards.
Besides, he has a simple, ignorant face.
I'll go with 30 nyang.
Sire, what if you lose again on this round?
Since I made a mistake in the last round, I should make it up on this round.
Sure, sure. Your courage is plentiful and commendable.
I will... also go with 30 nyang.
[Five Pair]
[Nine Pair]
We won!
[Prince Gwanghae's Win] Winner of the second round!
You seem a little simple-minded.
You must win this round.
Move aside!
You're causing more confusion.
Make good use of the cards I gave you earlier.
By the way... you have a peculiar talent, Lord Kim.
How do you keep getting matching numbers?
Seven pair for the first round, five pair for the second round...
and for the next round, maybe... nine pair?
[Kim Gong Ryang: Prince Gwanghae 1 : 1]
[7+2= Nine Points]
What are you doing?
What do you mean?
[Nine Points]
It's a tie, so we'll play another round!
A Toojeon game is happening at the inn right now?
Yes. Jang Soo Tae even has his shooters positioned everywhere.
He has shooters on standby for a game
between Prince Gwanghae and Kim Gong Ryang?
It must not be an ordinary gamble.
I hear they're betting on Jang Soo Tae's ledger!
Ledger? What ledger?
If it's Jang Soo Tae's ledger, it's obvious.
But to play Toojeon with a bet like that?
Jang Soo Tae's ledger...
I'll have to go check it myself.
[Final Round]
An intention to kill has appeared in his eyes.
But you have to be careful.
Occasionally, indecent ones would hide good cards on their sleeves like this
and switch cards as a trick.
Then what should I do?
Is there a way?
There is a way.
Hold on.
This round is invalid.
We'll change cards and start again. Young Shin!
- Take out the ones we prepared. - Yes, sire.
Let's play this round with these gold cards.
What's with that sudden trick?
How can you change cards in the middle of a game...
I've never heard or seen it before.
[Seven Pair]
The reason I want to change cards even when I have these cards...
is for a fair game of Toojeon.
If you don't want to change cards...
will you take off your clothes and start over from the beginning?
It doesn't bother me.
What are you doing?
To take off clothes like a hooligan?
Then should I find the ones up on your sleeves myself?
Should we cancel the first round that you won by cheating?
What do you mean, cheating...
Fine.
Please start again with those cards.
[10+3 = Three Points]
[Eight Points]
[Final Winner Prince Gwanghae] We won! We won!
For us to leave this inn safely, we'll need your head.
What are you doing?
Brother, let's go.
Are you crazy? Get the heck away from me!
- Sir! - Get out of my way! Get out!
Move, you bastards!
Step aside!
Lord Kim.
How can you be here?
Jang Soo Tae, that fool had a ledger of deals with government officials.
The gold seal is one thing, but if the ledger is exposed to the world...
not just me, but the whole country will turn upside down.
The powerful gave Jang Soo Tae the right
to submit others' taxes and charge high interests
and the ledger has the record of bribes paid to them.
Is there anyway to get the ledger back?
First, you should tell the truth to Lady Kim.
She won't leave me alone.
So what does it mean?
Are you saying that the one who shot my Shinsung took the order from you?
But you don't need to worry about anything on that part.
I got rid of him completely...
so there won't be any future headache.
So! You got tricked by Prince Gwanghae and lost the gamble...
And you even lost the gold seal?
Gong Ryang!
Can't you guess why Gwanghae is trying so hard to get the gold seal?
It's the late Queen Insoon's gold seal.
The one who made His Majesty the King!
If His Majesty finds out about this... what do you think he'll do to us?
You could've taken everything else...
Why did you dare to touch that!
Forgive me.
How could you be so foolish... How!
Prince Gwanghae...
What is it that you want?
Should I ask His Majesty to restore your status?
There seems to be a misunderstanding.
I'm not trying to restore my status.
The only thing I want is truth.
All of this was because of the goal to install Shinsung as the Crown Prince.
Because of it, an innocent man was accused of treason.
I'm doing this so that there won't be anymore wrongly-accused innocent people.
The only thing you have to do is to report to Father
that all of it happened because of your greed to make Shinsung the Crown Prince.
Prince Gwanghae, do you really mean to see blood from my brother?
If I wanted to see blood
I'd have gone to see Father with the gold seal on my hand.
Once everything is back to its place
the gold seal will also quietly find a way back to its place
and the fact that Lord Kim took away that seal will also be quietly buried.
Gwiin Kim, what are you doing now?
Sire, please throw me out of the palace.
Also, please take my brother Kim Gong Ryang's life.
Why are you telling me to kill my brother-in-law?
The one who shot the arrow Prince Shinsung at the hunting ground was
not Prince Gwanghae...
It was my brother.
What?
He meant to shoot a boar, but he missed and ended up shooting Prince Shinsung.
He confessed to me.
Prince Shinsung's view was blocked because
of the hunting dog that was jumping around
so he did not recognize his uncle wearing a straw hat.
He has kept his mouth shut out of fear until now.
Sire... I feel like I want to hang myself right now.
Please kill my brother and punish me as well by throwing me out!
Who found out the truth about this?
Pardon?
Kim Gong Ryang wouldn't have confessed on his own at this point.
Tell me honestly who it is.
It's Prince Gwanghae.
You may leave now.
- Sire... - I said, you should leave!
I'll grant your wish, so leave right now!
Sire...
What the heck did Gwanghae do?
How can he control court affairs when he's kicked out of the palace?
Sire, Chief of Security is here.
Let him in.
Did you find out?
Prince Gwanghae got a hold of some ledger by playing a Toojeon game yesterday.
He seems to have caught a proof of Lord Kim's corruption from that ledger.
Ledger?
So Gwanghae has a ledger with government corruptions in his hands
but he didn't bring it to his father? Is that what you're saying?
What a rude child.
He should be thinking about how he should appease me
and get back to the palace!
I will watch him and see how much more he'll deceive me.
Are you saying that Jang Soo Tae's ledger is in Prince Gwanghae's hands?
If the ledger ends up in the hands of His Majesty...
it's obvious that what you saw today with Gwiin Kim will be us in the near future.
I couldn't trust Jang Soo Tae from the beginning!
Minister of Taxation! How will you take responsibility for this?
Who paraded Kim Gong Ryang and brought him to me first?
How can you accuse me of the fault!
That's enough!
You partnered with corrupted ones and stuffed yourselves.
How can you raise your voice here?
Can't you see that it's time to lay completely low?
Our Easterners' lives depend on Prince Gwanghae.
You've gone through a lot.
Since your name has been cleared, you should return to the palace now.
I will also do my best to restore your status, sire.
Lord Lee, I didn't do it to restore my status.
Then what is it that you want, sire?
You probably know that a ledger is in my hands.
I thought for a while that I should give the ledger to Father
and make the ones at fault pay for their wrongdoing.
But I realized that saving the commoners who owed debts
and unjustly became slaves was the priority.
You should convince government officials to burn their slave contracts
and return their status to the commoner.
Once they become commoners, they won't have a way to make a living.
So exempt their taxes for three years.
Release the commoners-turned-slaves
and even exempt taxes?
This is... an amazing task.
I will give you three days.
If you don't give me an answer by then
the ledger will be in Father's possession.
Are you threatening me right now?
Yes, that's correct, Lord Lee.
Court Lady Oh, did His Majesty mention anything yet?
Was there any mention of restoring Gwanghae in the government yet?
The royal command will come soon. Please don't be so anxious.
Is this the auspicious day sent by the Physiognomy Department?
Yes. I heard from my family about a girl who is good with makeup
so I found her for today.
How could I convince His Majesty's heart only with makeup?
Is she the one who did makeup for the Vice Premier's daughter at her wedding?
Yes, but she is in an ill condition
so it will be hard for her to go to the palace now.
I will introduce you to another girl instead.
Come with me. I will give you enough for your medicine.
- My lady, she is... - I will follow you.
I'll get ready, so please wait.
- You can go ahead first. - Yes.
Thank you for coming, but I'm fine.
She did a useless thing for me.
Queen Majesty, have you not been able to sleep well recently?
What?
Although it's a crass talent
I have a way to help with the rough skin from lack of sleep.
This water has juices of luffa, cucumber and peach.
I believe this will help brighten Your Majesty's skin like a flower.
Can it also cover age spots?
I do know a way... but I don't use it.
Why don't you use it?
It is to use the powder with arsenic and lead mixed in.
It is effective but it ruins skin and health in the end.
Your Majesty, you're beautiful!
Your talent is truly amazing.
His Majesty is on his way.
Isn't this Lady Ga Hee?
My eyes weren't wrong.
The daughter of Lord Kim Doo Seo who died with the crime of treason...
Aren't you Lady Ga Hee?
You have the wrong person.
- Wait! - Let go of me!
What are you doing here?
Sir.
Did you see a girl coming in here, by any chance?
This is a place for the portraits of the previous kings.
How could a girl just walk in here?
Stop with your nonsense and leave now.
You can come out now.
Thank you.
May I stay here for a little while before I leave?
Last time, you were at Prince Gwanghae's house.
How did you come to this dangerous palace?
I saw your portrait, so I had a guess that it was you.
Did you mean to take your revenge?
If you meant to take revenge for the late Lord Kim Doo Seo...
you have the wrong person.
What do you mean?
Prince Gwanghae gave His Majesty the astronomical chart.
That's why my parents passed away.
It's already crystal clear, so how can you tell me I'm wrong?
Prince Gwanghae is the only one in a pitiful position.
He kept this easily-swayed woman in his heart
and turned His Majesty into his enemy even at the cost of becoming a commoner.
Is the one sitting in front of me the Queen?
You look very beautiful today.
It just looks that way from the beautiful moonlight.
It's not the moonlight...
It must be your desperate heart to save Gwanghae.
Isn't that why you dressed up?
- Sire... - Gwiin Kim made a confession...
Why not punish Kim Gong Ryang and restore Gwanghae's status?
Isn't that what you wanted to say?
Sire, how come you're not calling Gwanghae back?
Gwanghae protected a band of traitors in front of me.
Even if the real culprit was Kim Gong Ryang
that fact doesn't change.
Besides, to clear his name and restore his status
he's poking around government corruptions behind my back.
That's why you should call in Gwanghae and ask him what's going on.
Sire, please don't judge Gwanghae with floating rumors alone.
Only the eyes of your heart will be able to judge the truth.
What? His Majesty is staying with Queen Majesty right now?
Yes, my lady.
At this rate, His Majesty will say he'll restore Gwanghae's status soon.
If you meant to take revenge for the late Lord Kim Doo Seo
you got the wrong person.
I will ask him myself.
Your Highness, where are you going?
My lady, why are you coming now?
I thought of delivering the news on the gamble
but since I don't know who you are or where you live, I had no way.
Goodness, haven't I told you which family I come from?
You haven't told me yet.
Then I will tell you when we see each other again.
By the way, were you waiting for me?
I didn't get to thank you before.
Thanks to you
I opened my eyes to the world outside the palace where corruptions run like a river.
And I also learned Toojeon tricks.
Since you saved me, of course I'd wait for you.
If you feel so thankful, please let me have a cup of tea.
What can I do...
I was in a hurry to go to the palace.
But I will get a good tea and serve it to you next time.
Yes, you promised me.
I promise.
Ga Hee! Why are you so out of focus today?
Did something happen?
It's nothing.
Ga Hee, I just heard at a party... I feel bad for Prince Gwanghae.
What about him?
There was talk of marriage with a noble family
but it looks like it won't happen since he's been deposed.
Prince Gwanghae had someone to be married with?
Yes, the third daughter of Lord Yoo.
She's famous for her beauty and ambition.
Why did you come empty-handed?
Why didn't you bring the ledger that you gained from Jangtongbang?
Father, I have to keep it in my possession.
Now you have Lord Kim's neck with that ledger, you don't want to give it to me?
Will you continue to deceive me and make fun of me with that?
Father, that's not the reason.
If it's a ledger containing the officials' corruptions
it is only logical that you bring it me so that I can punish those at fault.
So why would you keep it with you?
Are you not able to trust me?
Or is there a separate intention that you can't tell me about?
I do have a separate intention.
What's that?
The ledger is not a simple account book.
- It's a sword. - A sword?
That's right.
With this sword, I plan to realize your dream of collecting fair taxes.
Fair Tax Office?
It's already a failed reform.
It failed, but it was your dream.
The one they're most afraid of is you, Father.
I will hold this sword and threaten them
and realize your failed dream for you!
If this sword falls in your hands
then you'll have to use it only to punish the corruptions recorded in the ledger.
But I'm going to threaten them with this.
Your dream of doing good for your subjects!
I will realize that dream for you.
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