Knight Flower (밤에 피는 꽃)

(Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, KOCCA)

(All people and backdrops are unrelated to history,)

Did you bring enough money?

Of course.

Then let us begin.

- Darn it. - Come on!

I won!

Here goes.

Goodness. You are back, old man Kim.

I brought the deed to my house.

Take it and let me join in just one game.

Yes, of course I should.

You must win this time.

I hope so!

- Who are you? - That is mine.

Starving kids and an abused wife.

- How dare you try to stop me? - Father.

Leave me alone!

- You cannot go. - Darn you.

As if that was not enough,

you made me follow you here.

If you come here again,

you will not lose the deed to your house but your life.

- Okay. - Who goes there?

Get him!

One hundred nyang.

Match it if you can.

I will.

I believe I won this game.

Oh, dear. Two nines.

My goodness.

Goodness.

I earned some money just by sitting still.

How can this not be fun?

Get that fool!

Thief! Catch that thief!

Get him!

- Go after him. - Hey, you.

Wait.

There is no such thing as a free winning.

Even a game like this requires talent and skill.

What?

Two tens?

I thought there were...

only two tens per game.

My gosh. How could this be?

This is my first game in Hanyang.

What is this lunatic saying?

Who are you?

- You fool! - He should be stoned.

You are a conman!

Do not mind me and continue with your game.

You little rat.

Stay back...

or I will slit his throat.

Calm down. Why would you do this?

My money.

Hey, you. Wake up.

You can all relax.

No need to be alarmed.

You!

Why you...

- What on earth... - A woman?

Get him!

What? The morning curfew bell is ringing already?

(A bell rung to inform the lift of the curfew)

I am not with this man.

Do not lie!

Lend me that fan.

That darn woman.

Yeo Hwa.

Yeo Hwa?

Is she at the ancestral shrine?

Shoot.

- My lady. - Mother is coming.

- Gosh. - Hurry up.

Done.

My goodness.

My goodness.

Mother.

Were you here all night?

I could never grieve as much as you,

but to think of my husband who died so suddenly...

I was not able to spend the night on a heated floor.

One must dress and carry oneself with decorum.

That is the basis of virtue.

I apologize.

You have been mourning at the shrine for over ten years,

so why are you still so inadequate?

I will do my best to gather myself.

Good.

According to Elementary Learning,

we are to erase chaos...

from our minds and to focus on training in morals.

Everything from our tone of voice, expression, and gait...

must be carefully guarded as we...

Yes. I will copy out the contents of Guidelines for Women...

How dare you cut off your mother-in-law?

I apologize, Mother.

You must restrict your diet...

in order to train even harder to control your instincts.

Pardon?

Starting today, you are back to eating a meal a day.

You will refrain from eating meat and anything that is sweet.

I understand.

Darn it.

I cannot defecate if I eat only one meal a day of greens,

and that will make me even more dirty in body and spirit.

I hate this.

I feel hungry already.

What am I to do, Yeon Sun?

Come on. You are scaring me.

Are you not curious about my injuries?

How could I possibly ask such questions?

Whether the morning curfew bell strikes...

or the sun is up and high,

all that matters is that Lady Yoo does not catch you.

I sense something in your tone.

Hardly.

Worrying about you may suck the life out of me...

or have me cough up blood,

but you should not worry.

It is not like I am worth it.

I only wanted to see...

how Kkot Nim was doing.

She comes by every day for needlework,

but she has not been by recently.

Of course you were curious.

Every time I hear a thud in the distance,

I wonder if you got injured jumping the wall.

The sound of the dog barking next door...

has me wondering...

if you were actually caught by patrolmen.

Still, you made it home safely today...

That is it. The one and only lady you serve...

once again returned home safe and sound.

I ask that you be careful.

What excuse will you have for coming home with a broken arm?

It was a close call today.

Swords were flying around,

and the curfew bell rang while I was still in Unjong-ga.

Swords?

Were you in a sword fight?

Did I say "swords?"

Gosh, no.

Yeon Sun, do not be silly.

That is absurd.

Either way,

I finally learned today...

that I could take on 17 men.

My lady!

Goodness me.

(A garrison located in the central to protect the capital and king)

So tell me,

Officer Park Soo Ho.

You ranked first in the military examination,

come from a prestigious family,

and came to us after resolving the rice tax issue in Jeolla Province...

which had me thinking I could blindly trust you.

I only carried out my duties.

Yes, that.

Your duty.

Your first task...

was to arrest a scammer,

but what was it that happened?

As ordered,

I arrested a man causing public disturbance.

Investigations fall under the Police Bureau's jurisdiction,

so I had him escorted there.

Every municipal office wants a piece of this man,

and we,

the Capital Defense Command, had him in custody,

but you took him where?

The Police Bureau?

He will be judged by the law, so please do not worry.

You will make Confucius proud, I give you that.

It was someone else's meal that was served on your table,

so you do not want to eat it. Is that it?

Unbelievable.

Good for you.

There was a commotion at the gambling den.

Judging by the scale of this gambling den...

and how it was disrupted by a suspicious individual...

makes me think we should increase security measures in the Capital.

Why would you tell me that...

and not report it to the Police Bureau?

Or arrest this suspicious individual...

to send over to the Police Bureau again.

Then,

I will report back to you when there is progress...

on the investigation.

Unbelievable.

Why am I always stuck with idiots?

Did you get an earful?

I cannot believe you. If you had brought him back here,

you would have made a name for yourself as an officer.

First the tax rice case in Jeolla Province...

and then the scammer at the gambling den.

It would have put you on Commandant Hwang's radar...

There goes my career.