- We have no choice. Grab her! - No don't!
Episode 2
Release her this instant!
Your Highness!
What are you doing? I said release her!
Yes, your Highness.
Mu Duk!
- Mu Duk... Mu Duk? - How dare you speak before the Prince?
It is alright.
You are Maidservants who set examples for the novice girls. How dare you act in such a way!
Please forgive us, your Highness!
Speak to the High Court Madam and tell her to punish these girls.
Yes, your Highness!
Come with me.
Me?
Your Highness, I have brought the girl here.
I must talk with this girl. Leave us for a while.
Yes, your Highness.
Are you alright? Were you hurt?
Song Yeon!
You... you're not Mu Duk...
You... you're the Prince?
Forgive me. In order to get to the Courthouse, I disguised myself as an apprentice Eunuch.
Forgive me. I could tell you who I really was.
Forgive me, your Highness! I did not know who you were and dared to...
- Song Yeon! - Forgive me! I deserve to die!
Do not bow to me. It was not your fault.
It is I that needs forgiveness.
I owe you two a big debt, and yet I have lied to you.
- Your Highness... - To be frank, I sought you as I was worried.
I just saw Dae Su. But he was being dragged away by the guards.
- You saw Dae Su? - Yes. What has happened?
What happened here?
Well...
The Office of Interrogation? He is just a child! How can he be sent there?
Since the crime is treason, the King has ordered the investigation to be handled there.
Your Highness, the Prince is here.
Leave us for a while.
Mother!
- Prince! - Please save Dae Su!
What are you talking about, my Prince? Save who?
It was I that went to the Courthouse yesterday.
I went to speak with Grandfather.
- My Prince! - But now an apprentice who helped me will die.
Mother, I beg of you! Please save Dae Su!
- Mother! - I have not heard this.
- Mother! - I have heard none of this from you!
- So go back and prepare to depart the Palace. - My friend will die because of me.
That is not your concern, my Prince!
Then I will tell this to Grandfather.
I will tell him that it was I that went to the Courthouse, and that he should punish me.
- My Prince! - I cannot allow my friend to die because of me!
Do you want your mother to lose her life?
Please think logically! You are the successor to the throne!
Do not lose your focus because of unimportant things!
Is a life an unimportant thing? Are titles more important than a life?
- My Prince! - Is my father's life so unimportant to you as well?
Is that why you have stood by silently?
I know everything. I know that you are silent on Father's situation because of me.
Even if Father dies, I am still here. And as long as I succeed the throne...
- My Prince! - I do not want it.
If this is how I will succeed the throne, then I will cast away my royal robes and save a life instead!
- I will meet with Grandfather! - His Majesty is not at the Palace.
He has gone to the grievance hearing. It will be three to four days until his return.
Three to four days? This cannot be!
Then what about Father? What about Dae Su?
There is nothing you can do, your Highness.
You must wait in silence until this passes.
- Mother! - Is anyone out there?
Escort the Prince to his quarters!
- Mother! Mother! - You must not do this, your Highness!
- Mother! Mother! - Please calm yourself, your Highness!
This is all because of that Mu Duk! (Park Dae Su)
- That rascal! - Dae Su!
- Uncle!
What is going on? What did you do?
What should I do? I'm going to be tortured!
What?
Look here! Torture? He's just a child!
I am just following his Majesty's orders. So stop interrupting and go away!
Uncle, I'm sorry! I'll listen to you from now on.
So save me!
Alright, I'll save you! You wait for me, alright?
Don't cry! Wait for me, alright?
- Uncle! - Dae Su!
- Let's go! - Yes sir!
Uncle, uncle! Uncle!
- Uncle! Uncle! - Those bastards! He's just a child!
Hurry!
Help! Help me please! No! Help!
It is my fault. It is all my fault.
Your Highness... your Highness!
You must change into your travel robes.
In the robe chest, there is a drawing of me.
You there, halt! Let down the robe chest.
This is it... It wasn't Father's robe chest. It was in mine!
Sung Song Yeon - The Future Lady Sung
Hey! Work properly!
I'm sorry!
- Go and fetch water! - Alright.
Song Yeon! Song Yeon!
Oh, Mu Duk!
Mu Duk! I mean... your Highness.
It's alright. Everything will be alright.
- What is? - I found the painting. We found the solution!
Solution? What do you mean...?
Father told me to deliver a painting to the King.
He said that when his Majesty sees the painting, all misunderstandings will go away.
I found that painting! Now we can save Father and Dae Su!
- Really? - I have a favor to ask, Song Yeon.
Please draw me a map of the city square.
A map of the city square? What will you do with it?
- I will leave the Palace and run away. - What?
His Majesty is in the city, listening to the public's grievances.
My plan is to go there and give this painting to him.
I will run away and meet Grandfather!
And I will save Father and Dae Su! I will save them!
Here is Haejungdae and next to it is Chigaejun.
After that, you'll see Goonchil Then you pass...
Wait! Hold on.
What is Chigaejun and what is Goonchil?
Chigaejun is the poultry farm, where they sell chickens and pheasants.
What is Goonchil?
Don't you know Goonchil? It is a wholesale market open all day and night for ten days!
- There is a place like that in the Capital? - Of course!
- Is that so? - Will you be alright?
You have never been outside the Palace!
I have heard many stories about the Capital. I will be alright.
But the city square is a place full of people, pickpockets and thugs!
It is a dangerous place for your Highness!
Must you go there yourself? You can always ask the Court Madams.
And the Court Ladies too! They are your subjects. All you have to do is command them!
I... have no one.
What?
In the Palace, there is no one who will help me and no one I can trust.
But isn't it a good thing that I met you?
Your Highness...!
Now that I have a map, I will be able to find my way.
Do not worry too much.
Your Highness, can I come with you?
I can find the city square with my eyes closed!
- Let me be your guide. - No, it is too dangerous.
- But you're going! - This is different.
There is no reason for you to take this risk because of me.
- You have done enough for me. - But you promised!
Last night, you, Dae Su and I swore to help and support each other no matter what.
Did you forget?
Will you reject my offer even though it's given to a friend and not a prince?
What did you just say, your Highness? (Hong Bong Han - Yi San's Maternal Grandfather)
The culprit behind the visit to the Courthouse was the Prince?
- How could that have happened? - This is all my fault.
The Prince was doted on by his father, the Crown Prince.
- I should have known that it was him. - This is not the time to place blame.
You and the Prince have already been exiled from the Palace!
If this is found out, the Prince may lose his life even before the Crown Prince!
Then what shall we do, Father?
We must hide the truth! No matter what, this must never be known!
It may be a good thing that you are going outside the Palace.
I will take care of matters here. You should concentrate on the Prince....
Your Highness! I am Lady Han.
Enter.
So, have you finished preparing for the Prince's departure?
Well... the Prince has not yet returned, so...
What do you mean? The Prince has not yet returned?
What were all of you doing?
The Prince ordered all of us to leave, and thus there was nothing we could do.
What is happening? Where is the Prince?
Mother!
- My Prince! - Your Highness!
Where have you been?
I went to collect some of my books.
You should have made the servants do it! Why did you cause such a commotion?
Forgive me, Grandfather.
You are safe and that is all that matters. Now, let us go out of the Palace.
Yes, Grandfather.
- Take that and put it in the wagon. - Yes, your Highness.
Out of the way! Out of the way!
Out of the way!
- Halt the palanquin! - Yes, your Highness. Halt!
Lower it.
The dumplings at my last meal must have been spoiled.
- Give me the chamber pot. - Yes, your Highness.
- Give me the chamber pot. - Yes, my lady.
Here it is, your Highness.
- Hear me! - Yes, your Highness.
You are all so near by that it makes me unable to see to my business.
Have everyone walk ten paces away and turn their backs to the palanquin!
- But your Highness... - You are causing me discomfort!
Yes, your Highness.
Move ten paces away with your backs to the palanquin!
Yes, sir!
Why is the Prince's palanquin so far behind?
He is having stomach trouble and has been given the chamber pot.
Is that right?
Halt the palanquin!
Why are the bearers standing away from the palanquin?
The Prince has ordered us to move away as he was unable to use the chamber pot.
- How long ago did you give it to him? - It has been a while.
Go and see if he is alright.
- But... - Go!
Your Highness, do you still feel unwell?
Your Highness!
Move away.
Oh no! How can this have happened!
The Prince is not in the palanquin! The Prince has disappeared!
- Your Highness! - Your Highness!
His Highness has disappeared! Your Highness!
- Your Highness! Find his Highness! - This is a calamity!
Your Highness! Your Highness! Here! Here I am!
- You got here safely. - Yes.
- Let's go. We have to run before the guards come. - Alright.
You, this way! You, that way!
The rest, straight ahead!
What do you mean the Prince has disappeared outside the Palace, Lord Minister!
What were the guards doing?
How could the Prince have disappeared while they stood watch over his palanquin?
No one expected something like this to happen.
Unexpected? Has the Prince been kidnapped?
It is difficult to speculate on what has happened.
Therefore we must prevent His Majesty from hearing about this before we find the Prince.
Do you mean to suggest that we hide this from His Majesty?
Are you saying that we should tell His Majesty that we have lost the Prince?
Are you suggesting that we pay for this with our lives?
We must find the Prince before His Majesty returns to the Palace.
No matter what, the Prince must be safe and sound.
- Do you understand? - Yes sir!
- Dispatch the soldiers. - Yes sir!
Go!
Watch the roads to the city square. The Prince will be headed there.
Yes, your Excellency!
- Send someone to be my bodyguard. - Yes, your Excellency!
- Throw water on him! - Yes sir!
Now, if you don't confess, I will break your bones!
Who was it that sent you to the Courthouse?
Th... That...
Words aren't going to make you talk! Look here!
- Hit him! - Yes sir!
Mu Duk! It was Mu Duk!
- Who? - The apprentice Eunuch Mu Duk.
He asked me to help him so I just went along with him.
- Release the child. - Yes sir!
Untie the ropes and leave us for a moment.
Wh... why? Why are you untying me? Where are you taking me this time?
Am I going to die? No! Just beat me please!
Eat.
Why? You don't like rice puffs?
Can... Can I really eat them?
Of course! If you want more, I will send for more. So go and eat your fill.
The Discipline Master for the apprentices Park Dal Ho, is your uncle, isn't he?
He asked me to be lenient on you.
- My uncle did? - He is a good friend of my father.
That is why I will help you leave this place.
- Really? - Of course!
You said just now that this apprentice Mu Duk took you to the Courthouse.
Is that true?
That...
Don't worry! He won't be arrested!
But we have to find him so that we can help you leave!
Who is Mu Duk? Is he your friend?
Yes, I met him just last night, but he is an apprentice eunuch working at the Prince's quarters.
- The Prince's quarters? - Yes, he told me he was running an errand for him.
That's why I went with him.
Did he look like this?
Yes! This is Mu Duk!
You're really going to save Mu Duk too, right?
I promised him I would keep it a secret! He will be angry with me if he knew I told.
You'll help him, right? Help him! Please help him!
Help him!
He was with the Prince.
If the guards find out, they will spread the word. I will take care of things here.
Can I trust you to handle things?
Yes, your Excellency. Please do not worry.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
We must hurry!
Hey, that thief is stealing our clothes! Get him!
- Are you alright? - Yes.
Come inside, your Highness.
Your Highness!
Wh... What is that?
It's alright. It's just a rat.
- R... rat? - Don't worry, it's gone.
It's disgusting!
Forgive me, your Highness! I shouldn't have brought you here.
No, forgive me. It's fine. This place is fine.
Let us change our clothes quickly and leave this place.
- I will change there, so you can stay here. - Yes, your Highness.
I... I can't wear these clothes.
- I... - Oh no!
F... forgive me!
Wait!
What is that? Are you hurt?
No...
- B... Blood! - It's nothing.
- It's bleeding so much, how can it be nothing? - I'm fine. I don't feel it really.
No, no.
You should have said something if you're in pain.
Forgive me, your Highness.
No, it is I that should be forgiven.
You're in pain but here I am complaining about the clothes.
What?
It's nothing. This is all done.
And... from now on, call me by my name.
What? Your Highness' name?
That's correct. By now, it will be swarming with guards.
You must not call me Your Highness in public.
My name is San. Now, call me by my name.
- But... But how can I...? - I am ordering you to.
Your... Sa... San!
Forgive me, your Highness! I deserve death!
No... no! That wasn't it.
This is the first time.
The first time that someone other than my parents called me by my name.
It's good. It sounds good when you call me San.
Your... S... San!
San! San!
There is a wagon that is heading towards the city square.
If you take it, you'll reach it in half an hour.
- Really? - Yes.
Then let's go!
- My Lord! - Yes.
- Go and fetch the goods. - Yes sir.
- Everything is good? - Yes, thanks to you, my Lord.
Is this the child?
- Take good care of him. - Yes, my Lord.
Do not worry, my Lord.
Ten coins!
- Hurry! - Alright! I'll wager everything!
Me too! I'll wager everything.
Hurry!
- Let's go! We must hurry. - Leaving so soon?
It's swarming with guards. Did you see them?
I wonder if it's because the King is in the city square. Let's go!
We will be able to reach the city square by the hour of the Ram (1:30 - 2:30pm).
Good, that will plenty of time. You have been of great help.
Oh, long time no see!
Gateman! Why are you not doing inspections?
There are too many people...
Did you not receive orders that everyone headed to the city square must be inspected?
- Begin the inspections now! - Yes sir!
All porters must uncover their wagons and reveal their goods!
We will inspect all goods!
- What shall we do, your Highness? - We have no choice. Let's jump out.
Halt!
- Where are you going? - Hwangtonggyo, sir.
If you headed to Hwangtonggyo, then why are you waiting here?
We got confused on the roads! He's getting old and gets forgetful.
- Open your wagon. - What?
- It's nothing important. Some beef and... - I said open your wagon!
Why are you doing this, sir?
There's nothing important in there...
Let's leave now!
What? You killed a guard?
What else could we have done?
This prohibition is causing us to risk our lives to sell alcohol!
So what of the corpse?
Let's go out.
Go first. It will be fine.
What is the matter?
He's dead.
These men are breaking the nation's prohibition laws and making wine.
We must escape this place.
Wait! My father's painting!
No one saw us. It should be fine.
Where are you going, you little weasel?
Who sent you? Was it Yang Hwa Jin?
No! I just hid in the cart to go to the city square.
So it wasn't Yang Hwa Jin?
No it wasn't. Please, I need to go to the city square. It's a matter of life and death!
This boy has seen the guard being killed.
If you men help me, I will help you. I will stop them from taking your life.
What an impertinent boy! How can you stop them?
That... I... I'm...
- I... - Take him away and bury him with the guard.
- Yes sir. Come! - No! Let me go! Let me go!
Let me go! Let me go!
No! Open this door!
Let me go! I'm the Prince! Did you hear me? I'm the Prince!
Did you hear that? He said he's the Prince!
Crazy boy.
If you do not open this door, I will charge you with treason. Do you understand me?
I will never forgive you!
Open this door! Open it! Open the door!
Open it.
Please let me out. Please...!
I have to go! I have to meet His Majesty!
Please... Please let me out!
Left Minister, how has the fire in Woonjongga three months ago been handled?
We obtained funds from the Office of Financial Aid and have handed them out to the victims of the fire.
Did you say you were a cloth merchant?
Yes, your Majesty.
How much did you receive?
15 Yang in aid, but 6 Hwal was subtracted for rent.
- How much did the fishmonger receive? - I received 12 yang.
I authorized 1200 yang to be handed to the merchants.
There are 12 cloth, 13 grain, 8 fishmongers and 15 shoe merchants in the city.
25 yang should have been handed out to each of these merchants.
If so, where is the remaining 450 yang?
In whose belly is this money?
Why is there no answer?
Your Majesty, the treasury overspent due to the famine last year.
We used the remaining 450 to continue the famine relief. Please forgive us.
In that case, take the leftover funds from the Office of Buildings and distribute that.
Did you intend to make the victims of the fire suffer twice?
Make the relief aid the priority and ensure that these people are compensated!
- Yes, your Majesty. - Your mercy knows no bounds, your Majesty!
The day is hot. Let us adjourn so that the people may have a chance to escape the heat.
Yes, your Majesty.
Crown Prince Sa Do King Young Jo's son, Jeong Jo's father
Father... It must already be the hour of the Ram...
Father...!
Dae... Dae Su! Dae Su!
Dae Su! Get up! Dae Su!
- You... You're Mu Duk! - That's right. Why are you here?
I thought you were taken by the Office of Interrogation!
You... you wretch!
- Do you know how I've suffered because of you? - Dae Su! Listen to me!
Dae Su! Wait... wait!
Dae Su! Listen to me!
Dae Su!
- What? Distillery? - Yes.
The big house next to the field across the stream.
My friend is being imprisoned there!
The house next to the stream? That's Lord Park's residence!
How dare you accuse them of operating an illegal distillery!
I'm telling the truth! The men there killed a guard and captured my friend!
Be quiet! Stop talking nonsense and go away!
- Sir! Sir! Please help us! - Go away!
Please rescue my friend! Please! Rescue him!
What? You fools!
- You killed a guard? - Forgive us.
Alright. I'll look into it.
- What about the child? - He should have been taken care of.
I told them to bury him with the guard.
That boy kept saying he was the Prince.
What did you just say?
- What? - Who said he was the Prince?
I... I almost got my thing cut off... and... and got my feet beaten...
I... I almost died because of you, you rascal!
Forgive me. It must all have been unbearable.
Th... That's right! I've aged ten years overnight!
So... so just because I told them about you... Don't... don't be too angry!
Alright. But that is not important right now.
- We must escape this place. - Escape?
The men outside will come to kill us. We must escape this place!
What are you talking about? Kill us?
I don't know about you, but not me! These men are so nice to me!
Listen to me! I heard what those men were saying.
- You want me to take care of both? - Hurry.
- Bring a knife and some tools. - Yes sir.
It must be true! They're going to kill us!
What?
The Prince is here. You must ensure he is safe and unharmed!
Mu Duk! It's the guards! We're safe.
No!
Why? It's the guards. They're here to rescue us.
- No, they can't find us either. - What?
Your Highness! Here! Here!
Oh, it's Song Yeon!
Dae Su! You're safe too!
What happened? Why are you here?
We don't have time. Let's go!
Wait... wait!
- I must get the painting! - I brought it for you.
What happened? Why were the guards there?
I showed them the imperial ornament you tied around my arm.
I had no other way to save you...!
You would have been in grave danger if I had just been a little bit late, your Highness.
- Song Yeon! - We have been fortunate. Even Dae Su is here!
You know...
Why... why do you keep calling Mu Duk, Your Highness?
Dae Su... He's not Mu Duk.
- He... He's the Prince! - Wh... what?
The Prince? What do you mean?
Forgive me, Dae Su. I did not mean to lie to you.
So... so it's true? Song Yeon?
Yes, he's really the Prince. He had no choice last night but to pretend to be an apprentice.
Look... this is the Prince's imperial ornament.
Forgive me, your Highness! Please spare me, please spare me!
Dae Su! Dae Su!
I didn't know! If I did, I wouldn't have hit you!
- Really! - What? You hit the Prince?
I didn't know! I really didn't know!
- Please spare me! - It's alright, Dae Su.
No... How could I have hit the Prince? Am I going to die?
Will my hands be cut off? Oh no!
Die? What are you talking about?
Would I harm my friend for something so petty?
Did... did you just call me your friend?
Yes. Did you forget?
You and I made an oath last night to be friends forever!
Your Highness...!
Wait, wait!
I know a short cut. If we go that way, it'll be faster.
This way!
That is the city square, your Highness!
What should we do? It must already be over!
What has happened to His Majesty's grievance hearing?
- Is this not the right place? - Hearing? It's already over!
Over? It's not yet the hour of the Ape (3:30 - 4:30pm)!
The day was too hot, so His Majesty ended it early.
Then where is His Majesty now?
I don't know, but I did hear that he was going to Yeoju to visit the tombs.
Your Highness...
Father...!
- Let's go. - Yes, your Majesty.
I will visit Yeong Neung before Soryongwoon.
Yes, your Majesty.
Let's go.
Halt.
Lower me.
High Minister...
Is that not the sound of the Kyukjaeng? (Kyukjaeng = sound made when there is a grievance)
Yes, your Excellency. Someone appears to have a grievance.
Kyukjaeng is only allowed at Kwangtonggyo and Heunghamun.
If you stop for this unexpected Kyukjaeng, you can put your life in danger.
Your Majesty! Please wait for me!
I have to something to say to you! Please wait for me!
Please hear my grievance!
Your Majesty! Please hear my grievance!
Your Majesty!
Save my innocent father!
Your Highness...
Forgive me, your Majesty! I have dared to stop your caravan.
Why... why are you here?
- Your Majesty! - Why are you here looking like that?
I... I ran away.
What?
I ran away while on the way to Angokdong in order to see you at this place.
Even if I die for my actions today,
please reconsider your misunderstanding of my father's loyalty, your Majesty!
Father has asked me to deliver this painting to you. Please look at it, your Majesty!
He said that if you saw it, your misunderstanding would disappear!
Your father asked you to deliver this? When did you see...!
You... was it you?
I saw him last night in front of the Courthouse.
Your Highness!
Is this true? Were you the culprit?
I will accept all punishment for that crime! But please look at this painting first.
Please look at it, and save my father!
Silence! Arrest the Prince and take him away!
Your Majesty!
I have ordered you to take him away!