[This drama is created with the background of the historical facts from the founding of Goryeo by Taejo Wang Geon until the rise of 4th King Gwangjong.]
[Episode 2]
Wait!
Wait. Hold on, there.
How can you throw someone around as if they're a bag or something?
I told you to hold on and wait!
How can you go so fast on such a narrow road?
Look over there! Look, look. Everyone had to move to the side.
People come before cars... before horses.
Is your horse more important?
Oh my!
Hey! Hey, you!
Wow! What is with him?
Lady, please forget about him.
Cops! I mean, the police.
Where are they?
They need to arrest that man.
What do you mean? Do you really not know the 4th Prince?
You're lucky just to be alive.
4th Prince?
Another prince?
How many sons does Taejo have?
Lady!
Lady, Lady!
What are you doing here?
Chae Ryung, who is the man who's about this tall?
And he has big eyes.
He came out of our house.
Do you know any of the visitors who look like that?
It is not the time to be out here.
Princess Yeon Hwa has been looking all over the place for you.
Princess Yeon Hwa?
It seems like our fourth brother is not going to come.
Sister, seeing So is so scary that it gives me a headache.
I accidentally stepped on his foot two days ago...
"Do you want to die?" I was so scared.
You are so bad.
We may have the same mother
but we've never had a proper conversation.
Even if I say hello to him, he doesn't respond to me.
He does have a tendency to ruin the mood.
Brother, you've arrived.
You're late.
You and I should practice for the ritual together on our own.
We can do that.
We had not heard from you at all
so we were going to send someone to Shinju.
Why haven't we heard from you?
I'm here, aren't I?
You should stay here with us while you're in Songak.
I would like to hear about Shinju.
Yes, it would be better here than in the queen's home.
Wook, don't try so hard.
He understands animals better than he understands the words of people.
Ah, no wonder...
I thought your words were very clear.
Princess, we've prepared the drinks.
What are you doing? Bring them in now.
Have you seen me before, by chance?
No, I haven't.
- You look familiar. - No.
You're the one who spied on us bathing.
- That's impossible. - It is you.
It wasn't me!
What's going on?
Is it really that girl?
She seems overly taken aback, so I think it is.
That girl has changed.
She was a very careful, well-behaved girl.
Right, Wook?
I can't really say. I wasn't that close to her.
I don't know.
Eun, you saw wrong.
How could she have been in that bathing area? It's only for royalty.
I'm good at recognizing people though.
I'm quite sure of it.
Gosh, that little guy.
He should just accept it if I said no.
I'm going to go crazy, seriously.
Let's just hold it all in.
If you can get through today, you probably won't see him again.
What is he doing here?
Where did she run off to?
That way or this way?
Stop.
Who is it?
I was right. You were spying.
Are you suspecting me? I'm a prince.
Do you actually think I'd spy on a servant wench like her?
Yes, I do.
Are you certain that it was me?
Answer me.
Are you certain that you saw me?
Well, it's...
I did not get a good look.
Do you see?
You must not doubt a prince again.
Chae Ryung may not have seen you, but I saw it very clearly.
I understand that you are curious about women.
Still, it isn't right to spy on them!
Apologize to her now.
Apologize?
Are you telling me, a prince, to lower myself in front of a servant?
There is no such law in this nation.
Now, move.
Hey, now! Are you not ashamed?
You shameless person.
You dare speak that way to a prince?
What? How insolent you are!
Move!
Apologize! Hurry up and apologize!
Seriously, you're the size of a rice grain.
- Really? Hey! - What?
Hey, let go of me. Let go.
- Let go. I'm serious. - You let go.
Hey!
Let me go! Let go! Ouch!
Oh! I think there's a fight going on.
Gosh, it's Eun.
I said, let go!
They are so immature.
- Let go, let go. - No, you let go.
Yeah, fights are very entertaining.
Let me go. Let me go.
You! How do you like this?
- You... - What!
Hey! You...
You think you'll be safe after this?
You molester! You pervert!
You lewd wench.
You still have something to say.
People like you need to have some sense beaten into you.
Let go of me!
So, hold on to her nice and tight.
- You awful wench. - Eun.
Wook!
The servants are staring. Are you going to keep this up?
Hey, don't laugh.
Hey... wait up.
Hey, wait!
You did this earlier too.
Do I look like a parcel or a bag to you?
You should apologize too.
Who are you?
Me? Who am I?
Hae Soo. I am Hae Soo.
I'm not asking you for your name.
What is your position that you'd act that way to a prince?
I told you to apologize.
Why are you asking my rank like I'm in the military?
Are you going to ignore me if I'm a servant and apologize if I'm a princess?
Gosh, this is a funny neighborhood.
So, you want to hear an apology?
Yes, and not just from you, but from that small, little prince.
I will get an apology from him too.
The higher up you are, the more you should care about justice.
Don't you agree?
All right.
However...
once you hear "sorry" from me...
you will have to die.
That's okay though, right?
Then...
- I am sor-- - Lady Hae!
You came looking for me, right?
Let's go, let's go. Let's get going and talk.
Let's get going. Let's go.
Hae Soo...
Whatever the reason was
you hit the son of the king of our nation.
You will not be able to avoid punishment.
Perhaps...
my prince will be punished as well.
Do you think you can help me?
I will do my best to explain to the king.
Do you think it's easy to meet the king?
I don't know how you have changed so much.
You were such a well-behaved girl.
The mothers of Songak come here to pray for the well-being of their children.
Have you thought about why I come here
even though I have no children?
This is what Queen Hwangbo has made
on behalf of the prince and Princess Yeon Hwa.
And this...
I am building it for you.
For me?
When you first came to this house...
When I knew you would grow up alone...
you had no mother, so I never considered you as a younger cousin.
I thought of you as my own child.
Your mother would have done this for you if she were here.
I wanted to do the same thing for you.
However, on a day like today, I wonder if my efforts were not enough.
Your mother must be watching us, and I wonder what I should do.
I feel ashamed.
Mom.
My mom.
Soo.
Please.
What am I to do with you?
Think of your mother.
And try to live well here.
Mom, Mom.
Yes, I know.
Go Ha Jin, you're a burden wherever you go.
Everyone is being good to you, but you're a nuisance.
Is it impossible to go back?
If only I could do it, I'd want to return.
My mom must be waiting.
Lady Soo!
Lady, what are you doing here?
It's cold, so you should head inside.
Chae Ryung, you know how I asked you about that person before?
You still don't know who it is?
There was another visitor besides the princes.
I'm not too sure.
This house has so many visitors.
I think you need to take a bath.
That place I got hurt before... you said it was a washing area!
It's a girl! It's a girl!
It's a girl!
Hurry up, Lady.
This is not the time for this.
This is the largest washing area in Songak.
You can't go there.
I have a bad feeling about that place. How can you go back there?
I'll get water drawn up for you, so you can bathe here.
That man is the person I saw before I died.
You will get a bruise, a very blue one.
Maybe a deep blue one.
You will be more beautiful than a painting.
I won't let that girl get away with it.
How dare she do this to a prince?
Did you say that your foe was Lady Soo?
From what I've seen and heard, she is a very lively girl.
It isn't easy to meet a lady like that.
- You've experienced something rare. - Yes.
It's hard to recognize someone you only met one time.
It's hard to experience getting beaten up.
You may have met your fate, Eun.
My fate? Fate, yeah right!
She's more like a fated enemy.
No, you just don't know women very well.
If she had no interest in you, she wouldn't even touch you.
Then, you're saying...
she hit me because she's interested in me?
Well, I'm saying it could be, or it might not be.
[Damiwon Palace]
Your Highness!
I wanted to say hello to you, Mother.
[Queen Yoo]
Have you been well?
I had heard that you arrived.
I would have called for you.
I had met with my brothers and I thought I should meet with you.
Mother, it seems like So has learned some martial arts lately.
- Martial arts? - Yes.
He was great when we were practicing for the ritual earlier.
According to the rumors...
They are just rumors.
Eun mentioned the Shinju government dying and useless nonsense like that.
You tell me.
Have you learned martial arts?
I have not.
Why would you?
It's not as if they are raising you to be a tiger.
Why would the Kangs teach martial arts?
Mother, have you heard that there is a wolf dog in Songak?
They say it is so awful to look at, that it's worse than a wolf or dog.
They say it is from Shinju, don't they?
It's been a long time since you've been to the capital, so enjoy your visit.
I have set aside a gift for your mother.
You no longer need to visit me while you are here.
You may leave.
It's been two years. You want me to leave already?
It is because of your adoptive mother, who lies around suffering without you.
I plan on staying a while longer this time.
Why don't I stay in the palace with my brothers?
That is impossible.
You are a Kang of Shinju.
Have you forgotten that the moment of your return
would incite the longstanding grudge between the two households?
You say I was sent there to be adopted.
But I am a hostage.
What a thing to say... How can you say you're a hostage?
Mother is only worried that it will be a bother to your adoptive mother.
Yo is correct.
Why would I send you as a hostage?
Since you are saying that, I will have to trust you.
- Oh, right. I-- - Mother.
I brought you a gift.
Oh my goodness.
Jung, I like it very much.
You like hair pieces a lot.
So I got this specially made by a silversmith at the market.
You should wear it for the spiritual ritual.
Thank you.
I'll get going now.
How can a prince look so lowly?
There is nothing more embarrassing.
Once the ritual is over, make sure to send him back home.
If he insists on staying...
call in the army officers and get him out of my sight.
Do not worry about it.
What right would he have to stay around?
Do you know what?
There are so many rumors about So all over the market.
There are people who even say that it's our mother who made So's face that way.
How is that even possible?
Jung, don't bother leaving the palace if you're going to come back with rumors.
All right.
Prince So.
[Choi Ji Mong]
Why don't you take a bath before the ritual?
Prepare the bath for the 4th Prince.
Yes, sir.
When did So get that scar on his face?
- Do you know? - No.
I know about his.
Yeah, I know about mine too.
It was definitely that homeless man.
Since I saw the same person, it could be the start of something.
I might still be alive in the present.
I might be able to go back.
There's only one way to find out.
I've beaten up a prince.
I need to go back before they cut off my arms and legs.
It was too hard for me to survive in this place.
Oh, I'm alive! I thought I was going to die.
Oh, oh...
Did you see it?
I asked you if you saw it!
Please... please let me live.
Forget... me.
Erase it all.
If you don't...
your face will become like this too.
Oh, my heart is racing.
Is the 4th Prince already gone?
Let's clean up.
Lady Soo!
Where have you been?
Were you all waiting for me?
Where have you been?
I was just so dirty. I went to wash up.
You should tell people where you are going.
The whole family was worried.
The family?
Take the lady inside and warm her up.
Yes. Let's go.
Okay.
Go on. Get inside.
I...
guess I'm home.
- Let's go. - All right.
You are a troublemaker.
I told you not to go there.
By the way, Chae Ryung, you know the 4th Prince?
What kind of person is he?
Did you run into him at the bath?
What are you talking about?
I know that it is very possible for men and women
to meet while bathing in Goryeo.
You must avoid the 4th Prince as soon as you see him.
Avoid him? Why?
His birth mother is Queen Yoo.
He was adopted by Royal Concubine Kang in Shinju.
He is a powerful man with two families.
He is famous for being scary and cruel.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness!
He didn't die? He's alive?
They say it was his hobby to hunt animals since he was young.
There is a rumor that he has caught every last wolf in all of Shinju.
They say he kills people very easily too.
Especially those who have seen the scar on his face.
People who have seen his scar?
Then I really nearly died.
I saw him without his mask.
He wouldn't be able to set foot in Songak if he were not a prince.
- It's a relief, really. - What?
You can't even go where you want if you have a scar on your face?
Do you think you can? People only like attractive faces.
You have to be well-off to be treated well even in this time.
It is the same as now.
This crappy world.
If abdicating the throne had not come up, we would not have to rush like this.
He has always acted so strong.
What will he be like when he dies?
Opportunities like this do not come often.
You must finish him off during the spiritual ritual.
I told you that you do not need to worry.
The Crown Prince will be the one to chase away the evil spirits?
[Exorcism rite: a rite aimed to ward off evil spirits in the 12th lunar month.]
- Done? - No.
Done?
Welcome.
I do not want any woman to shine brighter than me.
If anyone stands out...
though I do not think that will happen.
Three flowers have bloomed in the palace.
Queen Hwangbo, today...
you are looking more elegant.
Queen Yoo, you are looking very beautiful today.
Princess Yeon Hwa.
Do not just visit your mother, but visit me as well.
Tell me some fun stories about the world.
The princes are no good for that.
I'm worried that my speaking skills are not good enough to entertain you.
I will visit you soon with some amusing stories.
I will expect you.
Shall we go in, then?
Let's go to the king.
Merely running into her makes the color of the day feel different.
It worries me to think that you must deal with that force alone in the palace.
Brother has to stand by your side as soon as he can.
It is the palace. You should be careful with your words.
Your sister-in-law is correct.
You are still lacking.
It would be better if you forgot everything.
How can I forget such a grudge?
Why didn't you bring Hae Soo?
The whole palace already knows about the disturbance she caused.
She has been making many mistakes since her injury.
I left her behind to have fun on her own.
All right, the king is waiting. Let's hurry along.
The king will be proud to see all of you here.
Once this ritual ceremony is over, we will have a great feast.
Yes, Crown Prince.
Wook, will your wife and Hae Soo be attending too?
Yes, I think so.
Is that so?
Why? Are you going to get beaten up for being a bad performer this time?
No, this time I will really give her a piece of my mind.
Are you going to get another black eye?
Stop laughing.
I told you to stop laughing!
Get over here!
Ouch! Oh...
Eun, Eun! Are you okay?
I got you now.
You're still no match for me.
How dare you behave this way toward your older brother...
Stop it, you two.
Ouch! Hey!
[Fangxiangshi: a monster-hunter character acting as representative of the rite.]
[Jin Ja - The princes who celebrate the ritual]
[Chang Soo - Those who use spells to cast away evil spirits]
The Jin Jas have gathered.
We will now cast out the evil spirits!
The Crown Prince is very good at his role.
He has practically lived on the battlefields.
The godly monster suffers a scar. The stomach takes medicine.
The oil of a bear eats the spirit.
The light engulfs the Buddha.
We will call upon 12 gods and wipe out the evil spirits and disease.
I will cut your body.
I will pierce your liver and slice your flesh.
I will pull out your stomach and intestines.
Protect the king!
Moo!
Catch them!
Royal army, follow me!
Crown Prince!
Moo!
You... you're the 4th Prince.
Where is the Crown Prince?
Where is he?
I am here, my king.
Are you all right, 4th Prince?
So.
I will catch them.
Crown Prince.
Look over there. There, too.
Over there, too.
- Wow! - Wow...
Come on.
Honey or sugar?
One, two, three. Honey!
Of course!
This one.
Let's please rest for a bit.
At this rate, I won't be able to marry. My body will shrivel up.
You're much younger than me. Why are you in such bad shape?
We're only one year apart.
Oh, are we?
Chae Ryung, wait right here.
Lady! Lady Soo!
Do you think you'll get out of this forest alive?
Tell me who is behind all of this.
If you do, I will speak to the king about a pardon for you.
I am the 4th Prince, Wang So.
Trust in the promise of a prince.
Over there... there are people...
Kill her.
I told you to kill her.
If you won't do it, should I?
Please... save me.
I'll really die if you do this.
I don't care what you do to that girl.
Stop with the useless acts and tell me who is behind it all.
Now!
Why!
I almost had him.
All because of a girl like you.
That's enough.
She is an innocent girl. Let her go.
I don't want to.
[Scarlet Heart: Ryeo]
There is a fate between them that they don't know about.
Everything got ruined because he got involved.
Keep a closer eye on him.
It was you, wasn't it? You tried to kill the Crown Prince.
Crazy bastard is trying to accuse me.
Goryeo belongs to my son.
What do you want now?
You were the first girl to ever treat me in that way.
A woman should not have a scar on her body.
Don't worry about me.
I can live just fine.
You know how I feel about you.
You're happy?
My heart races.
I wait until I can see her again.