"Father!" "So did you catch it?" "Where's Mother?" "Where is she?" "Mother..." "Follow me" "What are you doing?" "Didn't I tell you to follow me?" "(Episode 2)" "Stand up and tuck up your skirt" "Tuck up your skirt" "I told you not to go to the mountains with boys" "Eun-Sung really wanted to catch a rabbit this time" "Isn't Eun-Sung a lad from the Jinsa household?" "I told you not to mingle with children of yangban(scholar-official) households" "I was just going to stay at the school and come right back but Eun-Sung got a hold of me" "You went to the school again to secretly learn?" "Is that true?" "I told you not to go there!" "Eun-Sung and Yun-Kwon, they all learn Why can't I learn?" "They're sons of yangban families, and you're only... a daughter of the low baekjeong (butcher/ slave) class" "But I like learning and I learn better than Eun-Sung" "Even so, no." "Although it's the rightful thing for yangban sons to learn and become officials, you could get into big trouble for only learning the characters as a daughter of the low class" "How many times do I have to tell you this?" "Things yangban, jungin (lower middle), yangin (higher middle)... and baekjeong (butcher/ slave) Are allowed to do are all different" "A low class person could lose her life just for imitating a yangban" "Do you understand?" "But Mother, we are not baekjeong" "What?" "What did you just say?" "Father was a military officer..." "How did you find that out?" "How?" "I found his uniform and name tag up there" "My gosh..." "It's my fault." "She kept on asking what it was and..." "But still, she's too young..." "I made her fully understand" "No." "You come over here Make sure she won't say it" "I'll do it." "I'll tell her and make her understand" "Look." "I'm for new brides" "What brings you here?" "Dropped by I heard your knives are good" "Can I take a look?" "We only take orders so we have no extras" "If you want, we'll show you those" "OK" "We're both in big trouble now" "How come?" "I'm in trouble for telling you And since Mother knows... that you know about it, your calves won't survive all the lashes" "Mother is so harsh!" "I think you are being extreme" "What?" "Me?" "How come you don't listen to her?" "Mother always tells me not to do the things I want to do" "You like learning that much?" "Yes, Father!" "It's truly amazing how I can write the sky I see in that way" "Look." "How could you write "black" like this?" "Isn't it amazing?" "Father." "When will you go back to being lower middle class?" "I'm not sure..." "Such time should come quickly so I can learn and we can hold offices" "But..." "I know." "I won't tell anyone else about it until that time" "You shouldn't tell anyone until I tell you to." "If you do..." "You, Mother and I will die" "When can you finish if you start today?" "It will take 5 days" "OK." "Then make 3 knives" "You have time to drop by again?" "I'll come back after I go see the King" "I see" "Have you... seen me before?" "No, I haven't" "Do you know her?" "No." "She just made an order and left" "She'll be back then..." "You do a great job with your knives" "I'll do a bad job from now on" "You make no sense." "Jang-Geum..." "I told her so that she understands" "Jang-Geum, do you really want to learn the characters?" "Yes" "I'll start teaching you tomorrow, so stop going to the school" "Really?" "You know the characters, too?" "But you must never go there again Don't go to school or the mountains or the town Always stay with me, understand?" "Yes, I will do that, Mother I will be with you at all times" "Please understand my fear of losing your father and you" "Yes, Mother." "Don't worry, I will never tell anyone" "When did you learn the characters?" "Father was right" "He said that you are very talented He said you can draw and make clothes very well And he said your cooking ability... is the best in the world so that even if you made a dish with dirt it would be tasty." "He told me to become like you and I will" "Sorry" "She asked persistently, huh?" "Actually, I told her to give her hope" "When I told her she can't learn as she's baekjeong she let out a deep sigh" "Don't be too hard on her" "She has your brains and she's adventurous like me" "It's our fault if anyone is to blame" "I know." "That's why I'm afraid" "What if something happens to the poor thing?" "I heard the King is terrible" "I heard he killed his aunt" "A slip of the tongue could kill you" "If cunning people let on about it..." "Be careful" "Please be careful for Jang-Geum" "Yeonsan-Kun meets Shin (mother of deposed Queen Yoon)" "This is the blood your mother shed as she was dying" "She asked as she was being killed by the conspirators that you wreak her vengeance when you ascend the throne" "Who was it?" "Whose conspiracy was it?" "Who killed her?" "Tell me..." "Tell me everything I shall take revenge for her" "Whether it was the Queen or one of the former concubines they'll all die by my sword Tell me everything" "10th year of Yeonsan-Kun's Rule, Massacre of 1504" "Father, Father There must be a party" "Should we go and see?" "Father" "Anyone else want a challenge?" "If you win, you'll win a bull!" "Father, you try." "Father..." "I can't" "Why not?" "You can lift big rocks and huge metal, too" "Try it, Father." "Father..." "Be quiet" "My father will go out!" "Are you coming out?" "You have to win" "That wretch has stabbed my side!" "He stabbed me!" "How dare you play against the rules!" "Isn't he the blacksmith who makes knives in Dongjin Village?" "He must've stabbed him with a knife he made" "How dare a baekjeong wretch join this gathering!" "You baekjeong wretch!" "Die, you scumbag!" "He's not a baekjeong!" "My father's not a low baekjeong!" "He's a military officer who protects the King!" "My father is not a baekjeong He's an officer of the Royal Militia" "That's right!" "It's him!" "It's that wanted wretch!" "That's right!" "Let's catch him!" "Father!" "Father!" "Jang-Geum!" "Arrest him!" "Jang-Geum!" "Father!" "Jang-Geum..." "No one knows what'll happen if you're dragged away too" "So be quiet and go tell your mother quickly" "They're late" "Jang-Geum?" "What's wrong?" "What?" "Did something happen?" "What is it?" "Where is Father?" "He didn't come?" "Tell me." "How come you're by yourself?" "Father has been arrested" "What?" "How did it happen?" "He was wrestling..." "Where?" "Let's go there" "Big trouble!" "What happened?" "My husband told me to tell you quickly That's why I'm here" "Did Jang-Geum's father take part in killing the King's mother?" "He must not have seen the wanted poster" "So what happened to him?" "Did he go to the local office?" "No, he went straight to the governor's office" "You know the King is looking everywhere to find his mother's murderers You never know what could happen to you" "So flee, flee from here" "Go in and start packing" "What are you looking for?" "Trinket..." "Hurry" "Search the house!" "They aren't here" "Let's go" "Stop right there!" "Don't lose them!" "That way!" "Where are they?" "Over there!" "Over there!" "Catch them!" "Hurry and don't lose them!" "Mother..." "If we go together we'll be caught from the noise, so you hide here" "How about you, Mother?" "I'll find a place to hide" "But, Mother... by myself..." "I'll be back soon, so don't make any noise" "That way!" "Stop!" "Catch her!" "Stop right there!" "Isn't this a triple trinket?" "Oh, it's an inkwell" "It's a portable inkwell for scholars" "Since you like learning more than the scholars you can take it with you anywhere" "But what good is an inkwell without a writing brush?" "It's here" "You're the greatest, Father" "Open the other one too" "It's a silver blade (normally used for suicide by women)" "I'm not giving it to you to hurt yourself with it like other women" "Then why?" "Your hands would get rough poking and digging things so use it instead" "Jang-Geum" "Yes, Father" "You shouldn't tell anyone until I tell you to." "If you do..." "You, Mother and I will all die" "He's a military officer who protects the King!" "Father..." "Jang-Geum!" "Jang-Geum..." "Jang-Geum..." "Jang-Geum, Jang-Geum..." "Mother!" "Jang-Geum!" "Mother!" "Mother, can we meet Father here?" "I don't know." "Let's wait and see" "What happened to him?" "He's been transferred to Hanyang early this morning" "He's not here" "What?" "What do you mean?" "He went to Hanyang" "Since he left a day before us we must hurry to catch up" "Don't complain and just follow along" "At least you saw him being dragged away." "Not me." "Let's go" "The weather's great" "Be careful" "Did the Royal Police  criminals in custody come this way yesterday?" "I'm not sure who they were, but some people did come last evening" "Why?" "You know them?" "No" "Wonder if more people will come..." "Let's hurry" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Get on board." "Thank you" "You don't seem to have come from here Where are you from?" "I reside in Hanyang and I'm going back after a visit to my sick parents" "Where are you headed?" "What do you think?" "To catch you-know-who!" "I heard they're killing so many people in Hanyang that the slaves are increasing with relatives of the deceased" "I see" "Jang-Geum, we're very close to the city" "I know you're tired, but hang in there" "OK, Mother There's a house over there" "OK, let's go and ask" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who is it?" "My back..." "What is it?" "I have a question" "What is it?" "Do you know if the Royal Police criminalsincustodypassedby?" "Someone told me they passed by about an hour ago" "So if they did pass by, it shouldn't have been too long ago" "Why do you ask?" "There's something I have to find out" "Pay up then" "Huh?" "It sounds important So how could I tell you for free?" "It's only..." "Then forget it." "I'm sleepy..." "OK." "How much will do?" "Five" "They didn't pass by" "What?" "They didn't pass by" "Then where did they go?" "Some people saw them for sure" "Not for free" "Give me the rest and I'll tell you" "They're probably at the horse station, since those going to Hanyang have to cross this mountain pass they normally stay there a night and leave in the morning." "OK?" "Our pursuers might be on our track so pretend to be a boy for a while" "Sure" "And you must not talk to anyone else." "Understand?" "Yes" "Hanyang is a very dangerous place, so you have to obey my words." "OK?" "Yes" "I have brought him here" "Perish the thought!" "I'll pay handsomely" "Would even 1,000 nyang be worth more than my life?" "In these times..." "The Prime Minister and... even the Queen have been killed for saying wrong things" "So don't make mistakes and go back now" "These days, each day depends on how the King feels" "Madam..." "Madam..." "We're out of abalones, because of the daily feasts" "Things are getting worse We're running out of ingredients and workers because more ladies have become intimate with the King" "See if we have any more clams" "Yes, Madam" "Madam, Madam" "What is it?" "What's this?" "Some woman told me to just bring it to you" "Some woman?" "Who did she say she was?" "She said you'd know when you read the letter." "Bye now" "Myeong... so you're alive" "Madam, I have to make a trip outside of the palace" "For what?" "Eunuchs have asked to prepare seafood soup for tomorrow so I need to buy some from Seogang with Eunuch Park" "Didn't some come in last night from the food dept?" "The Queen asked for it urgently this morning and... the rest were in bad condition" "Do you have to go there yourself?" "All of the workers in the food dept and eunuchs are unavailable" "OK, you can go Yes, Madam" "Myeong!" "Baek-Young!" "You're alive, you're alive" "Let me see you You're Myeong for real, right?" "Yes, it's me, Myeong, your friend, Park Myeong" "Oh, I'm so grateful..." "How did he ever get involved in that?" "Then are the rumors true?" "The King gives no regard to the degree of crimes committed and he's even killing the doctors who only followed orders?" "It's unbearable to even watch the King's increasing violence" "Just recently he shot an arrow at Eunuch Kim Chuh-Sun who only spoke frankly to him before the dancers and officials" "But I'll try my best." "If he was imprisoned about two days ago he ought to be in jail now Don't lose hope yet" "Even the King's Grandmother couldn't do anything, so who can?" "But I'll still try You should at least meet him once" "I'm so sorry How could I be so powerless..." "Don't say that I wouldn't be alive without you" "If I imagine the time you put in the antidote risking your life how can I give up under any circumstance?" "Madam, the recording of the main palace event is all done now" "Good work." "Now start preparing for the July festival with Lady Han" "Sure." "But have you seen Lady Han?" "Why?" "I want to talk to her about tomorrow's meal" "She went to Seogang." "She said eunuchs asked for seafood tomorrow" "That's what I want to talk to Lady Han about" "Eunuch Park requested steamed sea bream" "What?" "Lady Han told me that she was going to Seogang with Park" "It's true." "She told me that the King wanted some fish and... she had asked Park to go with her" "I just came from meeting Eunuch Park" "Then are there two Eunuch Parks for the King's Kitchen?" "Madam, I'm back" "So did you get the fish?" "Yes." "Fortunately, I was able to get it from Merchant Lee" "And Eunuch Park's back too?" "We parted at the eunuchs' quarters" "OK, go now" "She only wants to say bye before his last parting" "So she isn't his wife for sure?" "She's his younger sister" "OK." "Bring her to the Royal Police Office at noon two days later" "Thank you" "Madam, I'll see you later" "OK, and don't forget to get some dried fish, too" "Yes, Madam" "Myeong..." "Are you there, Myeong?" "How can a woman who took poison be alive and walking about?" "That's why I'm telling you this" "It's unlike her... she must not have double-checked" "She left behind the seed of trouble" "That's why it's big trouble" "We've told the superiors that she had died of illness but if she appears all of a sudden to tell the truth it's hard to know how Head Lady will react even though she's on our side" "And if Lady Park is holding a grudge against us she could tell anyone" "You know we're not the King's favorite ones because of our close ties to Yim Sa-Hong" "Yes, doing such things to the King's Grandmother was more than enough... of a sign of an intention to dethrone the King" "This isn't just about Aunt or myself" "The fate of our family may depend on this" "OK" "I'll keep you informed of Lady Han's movements so I trust that you will take care of the rest" "I said OK" "Tell your brother to send some men to Tangchun Fortress from Sir Choi's house and you follow Lady Han" "Also tell Sir Choi that we'll be checking again tonight" "Would you do me a favor?" "Huh?" "Who are we going to meet?" "She's a very close friend of mine Be polite to her" "Sure" "Can we meet Father when she comes?" "I don't know We'll have to wait and see" "I think she's coming" "Who are you?" "What?" "Men took the two to Choi Pan-Sul's house?" "Yes, Madam" "I wasn't told that she had a boy" "He was with her" "I guess when Lady Choi comes we'll find out" "None of the servants ought to know about this so lock them up and keep them quiet" "Open up!" "Open up!" "What is it?" "Someone has seen family members of the felon entering this house" "Family members of the felon, come out right now!" "What are you talking about?" "Someone who has seen the family members of Suh Cheon-Su entering this house has reported to the Inspector General." "Bring them out!" "I'm Major Merchant Choi under the command of His Excellency Yim Sa-Hong" "Why would I hide such people?" "Search the house!" "They're here!" "I'll report this to the Inspector General." "Let's go!" "I'm sorry, Myeong." "This was all I could think of to save you" "But isn't living as a slave better than dying?" "We can't allow it." "If she is handed over to the Royal Police her identity would be revealed and our secrets would be disclosed" "Though it may be a different matter while the King is alive if he happens to die, our family will be ruined" "We must survive no matter who happens to hold the throne" "For that to happen, we must not allow such disclosure" "We must do something no matter what before she's turned over to the Royal Police" "Pan-Sul, we must hurry" "Pan-Sul" "OK." "Jang, are you out there?" "Yes, sir Bring Pil-Du to me" "Who are these wretches?" "Catch them!" "Stop there!" "Catch them!" "Mother!" "Mother!" "Mother..." "Catch him!" "Don't lose him!" "Mother..." "So they lost her?" "An arrow struck her side, so she won't survive long" "She must be hard to get rid of" "Brother said he will find her no matter what" "Father was right He said that you're very talented" "He said you can draw and make clothes very well" "And he said your cooking ability is the best in the world so that... even if you made a dish with dirt it would be tasty." "He told me to become like you and I will" ""Dear Jang-Geum..."" "Honey, what should I do?" "What about our Jang-Geum?" "Is it because of me after all?" "Is it because you met me that these things have happened?" "Honey, what now?" "I'll die here without seeing you and Jang-Geum..." "He said the third woman is "ho," (good) "ho"" ""ho," a compound word of "yeo"(woman) and "ja"(child)" "Oh, my goodness!" "Oh!" "Jang-Geum" "Jang-Geum is the third..." "Mother, look at these I brought something to eat" "OK." "Jang-Geum, listen to me first" "Yes, Mother" "Come sit beside me" "Jang-Geum" "Father who's been protecting you is no longer here" "How will you live?" "How will you live?" "Father has always said that I must listen to you" "I will listen to you from now on" "Yes, when I'm with you, you listen to me well" "But if I'm not here, how will you live?" "Will you starve to death?" "Will you die of illness?" "No!" "I'll eat medicinal roots and I'll eat wild berries" "Yes, Jang-Geum..." "You must live anyhow" "That is the reason why your father was happy though he was dragged away" "Long time ago, your father was a military officer and I was a court lady in the Kitchen of the Royal Palace" "What?" "You were?" "Yes, I was a court lady" "Your father and I were falsely charged and had to flee and live as baekjeongs" "You've been our only happiness in our grief" "You will save many people A noble master told that to your dad" "If he's right, then you'll be a great person who'll save many people" "So, Jang-Geum, don't be sad" "Don't cry and don't give up easily" "Your father will be with you whatever path you go and I'll be with you wherever you are Do you understand?" "Yes" "Mother..." "Mother..." "My letter is in here." "Read it later" "Read it, and if you don't want to do it, throw it away anytime since you must do what you want to do" "Mother, try not to talk and eat this You're probably exhausted because you haven't eaten anything" "It's delicious" "You can't chew them?" "Then I will chew them for you" "You did that when I was sick" "Mother, please eat so you can gain strength" "Become the Highest Kitchen Lady of the Royal Palace, Jang-Geum and write down my grievances in the secret document that's passed down" "I hid my grievances in your Chinese character book" "But it is your choice to make If you don't want to be a court lady or you don't become the Highest Kitchen Lady you must not read it, or show or tell others about this" "If you do enter the palace, you can find my recipe list hidden in the main middle kitchen Use it when you need it" "You'll find my breath there" "Mother, I'll get going now..."