01x20 - Episode 20

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OUR BLOOMING YOUTH

THIS IS A FICTIONAL STORY

NAMES, CHARACTERS, PLACES

AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

ANIMAL SCENES ARE CREATED

WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS

YEON-HEE

Won-bo, what's wrong?

She planned it from the start.

What's your name?

Yeon-hee.

Oh, Yeon-hee.

What's your name?

Yeon-hee.

Lift your head.

How about we change your destiny tonight?

When I saw you come in,

I thought you were
too pretty to be a Gisaeng.

Do you know who's coming here tonight?

His Majesty, the King

will be coming to my house.

It's His Majesty, who's like a god,

so we can't have
a lowly serve him.

So I'm going to introduce you to him

as a family member.

You are now part of the Cho family
and your name will be Su-yeong.

I am

with child.

That brat...

How dare you...

I will k*ll...

-What do you think this is?
-It's an egg of an animal.

It seems like a fish egg.

What are you doing?

If it's from the Queen, it might be...

I apologize, Your Highness.

This is a fish egg called Muyanghyeolmok.

Muyanghyeolmok.

It's a fish that lived in Byeokcheon.
It's rumored to live

for a thousand years
so some people prayed to it.

There were some strange rumors about it.

It was that the fish drinks human blood

and whoever consumes the egg

goes crazy.

So it was sent to make
the ghost's letter come true.

I'll go crazy
and wander across the country

and die.

Thank god we stopped it from happening.

That fish is still alive.

I saw that fish before

when I went to the Queen's quarters.

You're here.

What's wrong, Uncle?

Tell me.

Why is your name on the letter
the people of Byeokcheon wrote?

Ten years ago, that day...

Did you come to k*ll me?

Yes. I came to k*ll you.

Ripping you limb from limb wouldn't be
enough,

so came to k*ll you
while His Majesty watches.

But

you couldn't give up on Song's baby,
could you?

How dare you speak of him!

Do you want to reveal Byeokcheon case

once he becomes the Crown Prince?

You will not be able to stop me.

Once His Majesty finds out the truth,

Prince Myeong-ahn's life will be at stake.

Are you going to tell His Majesty

that you made a lowly gisaeng
from the Byeokcheon Song family

a part of your family to fool His Majesty
into marrying him?

And once His Majesty finds out

what you did ten years ago

you will be ex*cuted.

Until Prince Myeong-ahn becomes
the Crown Prince,

you can't tell His Majesty
about Byeokcheon.

Someone from the Song family can't become
a Crown Prince.

I know where the people of Byeokcheon
are living.

Naewang Village in Songak Mountain.

I will k*ll them all.

Just like I did ten years ago.

Once I deal with them,

I'll think about what to do with you
and that child of Song's...

I will k*ll you before you do that!

Court Lady Kwon!
Court Lady Kwon!

Do you think I'd let her stay alive?

She fooled me

and she told you everything I said.

I'm not the only one
who knows about Naewang Village.

I can't let the Crown Prince live
since he's on his way to Naewang.

If he comes back to the palace alive,

I won't be able to preserve
your life or your son's

let alone my own.

You know what I've been wishing
for a long time.

I don't care if he's Song's son.

He will ascend the throne

and become the king.

You will become the Queen Dowager
and the Grand Queen Dowager.

That way, I'll become

even more powerful than the King.

What Master Min wrote on the jikgeumdo is
true.

This is the anonymous note
the Queen gave to my son.

EUNUCH GO IS MIN JAE-YI

And this is a signed contract
my son got

from Lord Cho.

It's proof that the Right State Councilor

instigated Seong-on to k*ll His Highness.

I, Cho Won-bo,

promise to reinstate Han Jung-eon

in return of the death

of His Highness.

Go bring me men who can fight.

Someone who knows
swordsmanship and archery.

Someone who has no problem
in slaying wild animals.

I will catch those beasts

-and skin them alive.
-Yes, My Lord.

Cho Dae-cheon and Cho Jeong-su

who were in Byeokcheon ten years ago
will be at

the Army Training Center
and the Royal Division.

Tell them that I'm looking for them.

Yes, My Lord.

We're not moving under His
Majesty's orders

so everyone must risk their lives.

Tell them I will repay them handsomely.

Your Highness.

Don't talk.

Your Highness, you must not turn your back
on your people.

You must not.

Hyeon... My Hyeon might die

in his hands...

You must stop him.

Don't be like him.

We've come too far

and it's too late to go back home.

Court Lady Choi.

Court Lady Choi.

Court Lady Choi.

We could build a well anywhere
we wanted in Byeokcheon.

I know.

They've been doing this for ten years.

It's the handsome scholars!

They must've seen our letter!

Come here.

There are traces of people here.
We must be getting close.

Your Highness, how about we wait

until the full moon like Tae-san said?

That's four days from now.

We can't wait until then.

Time is of the essence.

Stop.

Who are you?

You've betrayed your people?

You're putting them in danger!

I'm protecting them in my own way,

just like you are doing in your own way.

Drop your swords.

I can't do that.

Make them drop their swords first.

That's an order. Drop your swords.

I'm here to save you.

I know you are not thieves.

I know you are not rebels
planning to build a new country.

I know it all now.

I am the Crown Prince of Joseon.

You should be clearer.

You're not the Crown Prince anymore.

-Crown Prince.
-You've been deposed.

Take them away.

What are you talking about?

A letter?

The handsome scholar is the Crown Prince?

What is going on?

Invaders!

Invaders!

Wait. He's...

I am from Byeokcheon,

but I do not know much about it.

Your Highness.

Put down your weapons.
He is the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince?

They are invaders.

No one alive must know
where Naewang village is.

We will not let a single one of them live.
They will be k*lled before sunrise.

Stop.

Stop.

They came here of their own accord.

They didn't come to hurt us.
They even dropped their swords.

Right. We saw them drop it.

I heard in the mountain.

They said they came to save us.

For us to go back home,

he has to be k*lled.

He has to be k*lled
and there must be a new Crown Prince

for us to go back home.

I'm here to listen to your story.

Ten years ago that day...

Tell me what happened in Byeokcheon.

Would you trust us if we told you?

I know you were not thieves.

I know you are not rebels.

Hold on.

I once worked in the palace.

Let's just hear him out.

When I was a eunuch,

He called folks from Byeokcheon

to find out what happened ten years ago.

Right. When we were kicked out,

I heard he stood up to His Majesty.

But he kicked us out in the end.

Yes, but he doesn't discriminate
against us for being from Byeokcheon.

Right. He knew we were orphans
from Byeokcheon

and still gave us money
for medicine and food.

We'd probably be dead by now
if it weren't for him.

If you're going to k*ll them at sunrise,

we might as well find out
why they're here.

If they're not here to save us,

then you can k*ll them, right?

You took away their sword.

We outnumber them.

Right.

Your brother Tae-g*ng couldn't have come
here to hurt us.

Let us go first.
We're not planning on running away.

Thank you.

What a polite girl.

Now, put down your weapons.

His Highness is here
to find out what happened ten years ago

and give you what you want.

Tell me.

I will believe you.

Do you really believe

we are not thieves?

I do.

Yes, we weren't thieves.

We were just people living in Joseon.

We wrote a letter to His Majesty

to ask him to help us.

We just wanted to ask for help.

I was able to get this piece of paper

from the Gisaeng's house.

I borrowed this from the school.

If we write the letter to His Majesty,

will he listen to us?

I haven't written in a long time.

You're the only one
who knows how to write.

Gosh.

Tell him I stop pestering me to pay
my late husband's Military Taxes.

I'm the sinner for giving birth to a boy.

I can't send him to military service.
He's just a baby.

And they took away my deed
for my house and land.

They even took my iron pot!

People leave their kids behind

-or flee in order to survive.
-Well, they can't just endure it.

If they can't pay up,
they'll get hit 50 times.

How can someone live like that?

Didn't you see Sam-sik's dad limping?

The king is supposed to be
like the people's father, right?

But why would our dad abandon
his suffering kids?

Now write your names down.

-Our names?
-We don't know what'll happen to us.

-I forgot to do something.
-Hey.

I have to go feed my baby.

Is it okay if it's the name of a butcher?

If a girl's name is okay,
please write mine down.

My name is Yeon-hee.

We should write it in Korean alphabet,

but that won't really matter.

My name is Ssang-gae.

Ssang-gae, everyone here knows your name.

My name is Cho Sang-won.

Write mine down too.

It's Seok-gap.

My name is Deok-sim.

If I get taken away,

please take care of Dal-rae and Meo-roo.

I'm delivering herbs...

Thirty-eight!

Thirty-nine!

-Forty.
-Stop.

"Du-guk-byeong-min!"

Du, as in moth-eaten.

Are you calling me an insect?

How dare you! You lowly vermin!

I treated you lowly vermin like people.

I made you pay taxes
and allowed the children to carry

on their father's work in the military
and treated you like a human.

Now you're saying,

what I did was wrong?

You must have a death wish.

Did you catch everyone on this list?

The letter says it's from Hong Jae-yong.

I am Hong Jae-yong.

I am the leader, so just k*ll me!

He asked me to k*ll him.

Go ahead. Hit him.

Hit him! Go ahead!

-Forty-one.
-Harder!

Forty-two.

Please give this to His Majesty.

Then the Crown Prince will be able
to come back.

What is this?

Princess.

Please take care of Myeong-ahn.

I know you won't be able to protect him,

but you're the only one I can ask.

Why are you saying that all of a sudden?

Hyeon, your father is innocent.

All he did was open the door to his forge.

Your father wasn't
a leader of the thieves.

We had no leader.

Are you just going to watch
and do nothing?

Let's just go get our people.

We can't just sit and
watch our people die.

Our people in prison are dying.

They could already be dead. Please.

What the...

When people went to the government office,

there was no one there.

Those vicious people ran away
as soon as they heard we were coming.

Oh no!

Oh gosh.

That's a stamp from the government office.

We should just leave this here.

Cho Won-oh was the one
who ran away leaving us behind.

He ran away first,

so how could we have hurt him?

He stabbed himself

in the stomach.

Open the door. Open the door!

Rebels!

We hung a white flag and waited.

We thought they would know

we didn't do anything
when they saw the flag.

Get out of the way!

Leave here! Now!

-No.
-Go!

They attacked the government office
with hoes and sickles.

You thought you could get away
with hanging a white flag?

He must be the leader.

He's Song, the blacksmith, right?

They lit our village on fire

and k*lled everyone in sight.

They massacred everyone
including the old and the young.

Anyone they saw, they k*lled.

That's when my daughter died.

As the Crown Prince, please tell me.

If she was a thief, what did she steal?

She was tiny five years old

who couldn't even finish
a bowl of porridge.

What could she have possibly done?

I should've buried this with her.

She can't sleep without it.

Let's go.

We have a long way to go.

We'll be back soon, Wol.

I know you'll miss me,
but just hang in there.

Wol.

It's all my fault.

I will repent my whole life,

so please go far, far away

and forget everything that happened.

We can't forget.

How can we forget?

Don't say that, Monk Mu-jin.

I will get revenge on
those who did this to us.

Wol.

Wol.

How are you going to help us now?

What could possibly make up
for the last ten years?

I won't be able to compensate you
for the last ten years,

but I will help you go back home.

Really?

You'll really help us?

I am the Crown Prince's bodyguard.
I will escort you back home.

I am Section Chief Han.

I will stand with you
as the governor of Byeokcheon.

His Majesty gave us permission
for everything.

We'll reexamine what happened
ten years ago.

and make sure Cho Won-bo and Cho Won-oh

pays for what they did.

And once you return to Byeokcheon with me,

you will be exempt from taxes
for five years.

After that five years, we will send people

to make sure
the governor is doing a good job.

How about the law banning Byeokcheon
people from taking the civil exam?

That law that bans people from Byeokcheon
from taking the civil exam

will be revoked and the ones
who were fired unfairly will be rehired.

We will also have a special exam

to scout talent from Byeokcheon.

I will make sure
you are never discriminated

for being from Byeokcheon.

Everything is my goal

as well as His Majesty's.

I still have this identification tag

which means I still have the right
to go back to my position

and the fact that
the Crown Prince's position remains empty

means that I am the only Crown Prince
in Joseon and I will return.

So please trust me.

I will save you.

Since His Highness and future governor
of Byeokcheon said their piece,

I'd like to say something too.

Isn't it time for lunch?

It's almost time for lunch.

If we're going to die tomorrow,
might as well pig out today.

I heard people from Byeokcheon are
very generous.

Mind sharing some food?

Please.

-Come on.
-Let's eat together.

Lunch will make us feel better

As you ordered, the soldiers are ready.

They are ready to risk their lives
as they did ten years ago.

Your Majesty.

The Right State Councilor
is amassing soldiers.

I think the time has come.

I'll take the milbu and your secret orders
to Lord Han.

Your Highness, you can't.

His Majesty ordered us
to not let anyone in.

-What's going on outside?
-Princess Ha-yeon says she must see you...

Father, there's something
I have to give you.

You have to see it right now.

Come in.

This is the letter
from the people of Byeokcheon.

It's the map to Naewang Mountain.

The Queen really gave this to you?

His Majesty is here.

My Queen.

What did you drink?

Was it poison?

My punishment will be...

to wander around the world

even after death.

So you farm together and eat together?

I think the food tastes better
when we eat it together.

But that dirt...

Do you not have a well?

I saw buckets.

Do you get water from the valley?

No matter how deep you dig,
there is no water here.

How did you live without water?

I made some red bean porridge.

How did you know my bowl was empty?

Thank you.

Where is His Highness?

He was here a minute ago.

Maybe he went to the bathroom.

What is it?

Where is His Highness?

-He ran away!
-Gosh...

No, he didn't.

I went to get a shovel.

I thought I'd do some shoveling.

All of a sudden?

I'm pretty good at it, you know.

So I thought I'd dig up a well.

Dig all you want.
You'll never find a single drop of water.

He probably never shoveled before.

Who do you think taught him?

His Highness is shoveling,
so don't just stand around there.

Go ahead and start shoveling.

Myeong-jin will have some red...

Should I shovel?

Then I'll show you how it's done.

We running out of time. Hurry.

Search everywhere and find them.

Yes, My Lord.

Hurry up!

I hate this.

-Master.
-I know.

Do you want to switch with me?

Just stay put.

Your master is a pro at digging.

You are getting better.

If His Highness's doing it,
I should too.

Dig up a lot.

One more.

Move it.

We haven't had water for ten years.

Digging it now won't be of any use.

That's enough.

I have done nothing for you.

The least I can do is get you water.

I'll do as much as I can.

Your Highness, you have to stop.
You could get ill.

Your Highness,
try convincing them with more conditions.

No matter how many promises I make,

I won't be able to move them.

To move them,

I have to show them my sincerity.

So I'll just have to keep digging
until I find water.

Right.

You have to show your feelings with action

not just with words.

Your Highness.

Get the bigger rocks out first.

You can't just dig through them.

You're going to hurt yourself.

We'll finish up, so please get some rest.

Come over here!

Let's finish up.

Come on.

Come on, move!

I think we can trust him. Right?

Invaders!

Didn't you think I'd discover you
if you hid as quietly as a rat?

Lord Cho!

You brought soldiers here
against His Majesty's order?

Well, look who it is.

It's the deposed Crown Prince.

I was worried when I heard you disappeared
on your way to Ganghwado.

What are you doing here with the thieves?

You are the thief, not them.

You're blinded by power
and slaughtered innocent people.

I came here to disclose
how you became a meritorious subject

after making these people look
like thieves.

You have committed a lot of crimes.
You slaughtered innocent people.

You didn't simply deceive people

for your own gain, but you also planned
the execution of the Crown Prince.

You gathered soldiers, which is treason

and tried to k*ll people again.

You won't be able to make up for it
even with your life.

So what?

All of you are going to die here today.

No one can survive here, so no one will be
able to recount the truth outside.

Do you really think that?

I am here under His Majesty's orders

to arrest the criminal who k*lled innocent
men and insulted the royal family.

It's His Majesty's orders.

Leader of the rebel, Cho Won-bo.
Put down your sword.

Today, you will be judged for
your crimes right here.

Attack!

-Get the women and children out of here.
-Come this way! Here!

Children and women this way.

Careful.

Not allow one Byeokcheon man to live!

Go ahead. I have to go back.

-What are you going to do?
-Let's get out of here.

That way.

Lee Hwan!

Cho Won-bo!

Drop all your swords!

You drop your sword now
and you won't get ex*cuted.

Tie him up.

I'll take him back to the capital
and make him pay for his crimes.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

The people of Naewang Village
know nothing.

They are innocent.

They just believed they would be able to

go back home someday.

So

send them back home...

I promise.

Everyone here will go back home.

Tae-g*ng.

When I was posing as you,

I learned what it was like to laugh
and have fun like a normal human being.

His Highness told me to remind you
to take medicine.

-It's fine. You can...
-I'll be going now, Your Highness.

Tae-san!

No! Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

No way, Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Tae-san!

Take that traitor back to the capital.

After meeting you,

I was able to find comfort

in this lonely palace.

I'm very grateful to you

and Myeong-ahn.

I'm no longer a gisaeng.

Blacksmith Song paid the ransom,
didn't he?

So please just let me go.

He's waiting for me.

Who is it?

Leave her.

"What happened ten years ago in Byeokcheon

was a lie that
the Right State Councilor Cho Won-bo

and Minister of Justice Cho Won-oh,
made up."

That's what it says.

"People of Byeokcheon were innocent

and they were persecuted
by heinous administrators.

They were neither thieves nor rebels."

That's what it says!

"Acknowledging the role he played,

he deposed Crown Prince will return
to his position

-and he'll become the future king."
-That's what it says right there!

"The Right State Councilor Cho Won-bo
and Minister of Justice Cho Won-oh,

will be broken on the wheel!"

Yes! They should be ripped limb from limb!

"In addition,
as a sinner caused by corruption

and abuse of power by the clan

the Minister of Culture, Cho Eung-yun

and the Minister of Interior
Ahn Il-nam will be fired

and will be banished outside the capital.

And the Queen will be deposed

and Prince Myeong-ahn will be banished

to Pyongan Province."

That is what it says!

"And His Highness will be acting as regent

to find a way to repay
the Byeokcheon people

of all the persecution and discrimination

they faced for ten year

and to make sure
everything's going smoothly."

That's what it says!

"Moreover

they also found the real m*rder*r

of the Min family while investigating

Cho Won-bo and his evil deeds.

So

Master Min's daughter,
Min Jae-yi's name will be cleared

and her servant Jang Ga-ram

-will also be pardoned."
-Wow.

That's great!

My Lady.

Can you forgive her?

She went crazy
wandering across the country.

I have a baby.

Gosh. You are so annoying!
Get out of here!

Have you seen my husband?

She's a crazy woman!

I have such a handsome son.

Where is my husband?

My husband is a blacksmith.

Have you seen him?

Have you seen my husband?

He's a blacksmith.

If you run into him, tell him that

-I had a boy.
-You crazy b*tch.

You suck!

No. No, my baby.

She went crazy

and forgot her only son.

She has been punished enough.

But Sim Yeong poisoned the soup
after getting his mind controlled.

And the one who cast the spell is dead.

But she was the one
who ordered everything.

At first, I didn't understand
why His Highness wanted to go

to Naewang Village
to save Byeokcheon people.

Can you forgive them?

You lost your brother
because of Cho Won-bo,

but they were the one
who cursed and tried to k*ll you.

Are you okay with it?

I was worried about you.

I'm not.

After hearing them out

I did find out what happened
ten years ago,

but I lost my family because of them,

so I don't appear to sympathize with them.

I understand.

You understand how I feel, don't you?

But Jae-yi. Where did it all start?

Who started it all?

They were kicked out of their home
and wandered around for ten years.

All they wanted to do was go home
and someone made them that way.

Cho Won-bo was the one
who gave Myeong-ahn peaches,

so how could I blame Myeong-ahn

for sharing them with Ui-hyeon?

He's not the one at fault.

Being hur

and blaming each other.

That's what he truly wants.

I just want to stop that.

Okay.

I will try to forgive them

so the bad guys don't win.

So the bad guys won't win...

ONE YEAR LATER

Your Majesty.

This is from Han Seong-on,
the governor of Byeokcheon.

Your Majesty, are you doing well?

Everyone's doing well here.
We've been reconstructing the houses

and it's starting to resemble
the old Byeokcheon.

-Have you been well?
-Yes, My Lord.

These bags of rice is from His Majesty.

Lord Seeog-on really talked about me?

Start with the fifth line.

But His Majesty,

Princess Ha-yeon has been sending me
many letters lately.

He's very busy these days,

so why do you keep sending him letters?

She keeps saying
she'll visit Jaeryong Mountain.

Please tell her that

Jaeryong mountain isn't high

and there's nothing much to see

so if she wishes to go to a mountain,

Namsan might be better.

Why are you laughing?

I just found it funny.

This tea will help calm your mind.

Drink it.

I want to get married.

I want my husband to be someone
who used to be

a section chief
and now a governor of Byeokcheon.

Someone from the Han family

who's generous and loyal.

If there's one flaw,

he had no idea how I feel.

Tell him that if he's willing to marry me,

I let his flaw slide.

Tell him that.

But I'm not sure he'll like you,
Your Highness.

He should be thankful.

He should.

But what does this mean?

The child you sent to me is doing well.

But something strange happened.

She came to Byeokcheon.

Mother!

Who's the child and who's the woman?

Is the child you sent to Seong-on

our brother?

If he's alive...

Even if he's with his mother
who has gone crazy,

I'm okay with it.

MARRIAGE CONSENT

Your Majesty.

I hope you didn't leave Lady Jae-yi alone.

You both share the same feelings,

so what are you waiting for?

Thanks to your ruling, Joseon is at peace.

It's time to take care of yourself now.

Please don't let her be lonely anymore.

Are you looking for Master Kim?

He went to the Capital Magistracy
to investigate a new body.

Flies keep hovering around my crocks

and I'm worried the food inside will rot.

Can you take care of it?

Of course, Ma'am.

If that's the problem, you should

plant garden balsams
or c*ck flowers around the crocks.

Since flies like flowers as much as bees,

it'll stop them
from going inside the crocks.

How do you know that?

Master Kim taught me.

He knows everything there is to know.

He also told me to pay attention
to the littlest things

and learn everything that benefits humans.

He always tells me that.

It seems like
your master is treating you well.

Are you in love with him by any chance?

Pardon?

How could I?

He is the son of a noble.

He's not someone I can just love.

And his mother has quite a temper.

If she finds out about me,

that'll be my last day alive.

Your master bad-mouthed his own mother?

You didn't hear?

Everyone in the capital knows

the Chief State Councilor's wife has
a temper.

Follow me inside.

Father, my ear will rip off.

You little...

-Mother?
-Mother?

-Mother!
-That hurts!

What are you doing here?

Until when are you going to keep up
this nonsense?

Is it your dream to become
a troubleshooter

of the marketplace?

Every little thing helps people

who lack writing skills or
legal knowledge.

So you're going to stay here with her?

I can't just sit back and watch.

You are no longer my son.

I will remove you from the family tree

so don't tell anyone you're my son.

Then who's Kim Myeong-jin's father now?

How dare you use that name?

Get a new name and do whatever you want.

I came to abandon you.

Let's go.

They removed you from their family tree?

How could they do that?

It's fine.

I have a real name.

Pardon?

My name is

Kom Meong-jin.

It goes well with

Jang Ga-ram, right?

It does.

The Royal Physician Kim Ji-su said

"Due to intestinal issues,
His Majesty hasn't been eating well.

He's also been having
a hard time falling asleep

for almost a year now."

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

I tried acupuncture

and different medications,
but none of them seem to work.

Is my illness serious?

Please k*ll me, Your Majesty.

I made the wrong diagnosis.

What?

I finally figured out
what's wrong with you.

It's called eum-heo-hwa-dong.

-Eum-heo-hwa-dong.
-It indicates a lack of Yin energy.

which results in fever, sweating,

loss of appetite and lethargy.

It's also known as

lovesickness.

Archivist, do not write that down.

His Majesty looked around in embarrassment
and told me

not to write down that he is lovesick.

I told you not to write it down.

And he told me again.

Your Majesty, the timeline fits.

With the time when Eunuch Go left.

Enough.

Lovesickness?

That can't be. I said that can't be!

Your Majesty, it can be.

I told you, it can't be.

Your Majesty, it can be.

No. Stop writing.

I don't know what is up with you people.

Your Majesty, it can be.

Your Majesty, it can be.

Your Majesty, I'm sure of it.

You are excused. You may go.

Come here.

Sheep.

-Chicken.
-Chicken.

-Lead.
-Lead.

-Night.
-Night.

That's it for today.

Thank you, Master.

Can I help you?

Your Majesty, what are you...

How have you been?

You seem well,
so that must mean you're doing well.

-What about you...
-I haven't.

The palace without you was so quiet that

it didn't feel like a place for people.

Come with me.

You're keeping your promise?

You told me I could be the head eunuch.

What kind of eunuch rides in that?

I know it's late but...

this is my answer to your confession

the previous day.

Well, you're very late.

You always talk too much.

And you don't like it?

Not particularly.

Stop beating around the bush
and spit it out.

I have to hear you say it
since you're late.

I told you how I felt
and you're very late,

so I have to hear you say...

I love you.

I love you too Jae-yi.

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