Love in the Moonlight (Moonlight Drawn by Clouds / Gureumi Geurin Dalbit / 구르미 그린 달빛)

I honestly cannot understand kids these days. It was so hard to get accepted in my day.

Isn't it frustrating?

If he had just written anything down, he would have passed.

Said he could not figure out the answer and turned in a blank page.

Then when does he leave?

Probably, sometime in the morning.

What was the question for the test?

Your Highness,

There is a place you need to go. Urgently.

What?

Y-Y-Your Highness, P-Princess?!

I have committed a sin deserving of death!

So you know.

Princess!

Fine. I will do as you wish!

Halt.

Crown Prince!

If you hold it that way, you will hurt your hands. Give it to me.

Brother...

What are you all doing?

Take this man to the criminal court.

Yes Sir.

Criminal Court? Nine out of ten men die in there.

Princess, you have exchanged letters with a man from outside.

I need to find out exactly

what kind of joke he was playing.

Then, they will all find out about this.

I will make a special request to his Majesty.

What?! To father too?

Hurry and take him away!

Yes Sir,

Please, change your order, Brother!

I do not wish to make this into a bigger problem.

Then, what should we do with him?

If you kill him here, would that make you feel better?

You aren't a person who is capable of hurting others.

Let's go now.

Princess!

I am sorry.

I did not consider that fact that

ghost writing could hurt someone this much.

I sincerely apologize.

Why aren't you telling him? He will soon find out anyway.

Because he will soon find out anyway.

Then, with all the servants I have, I will earn one more.

I think I'll feel regret if he looks at me like they do.

Each Royal Palace has graded your answers.

When called, pick up your papers.

It is alright, it is almost over.

Everyone is at his feet, and he can have whatever he wishes.

But he looks hungry for something more.

What could a poor soul like me do to fill that void?

There may not have been times you have felt hungry...

But I think your heart has been hungry many times.

I, who has the richest heart in all of Joseon!

This is the affection that I, Hong Sam Nom, give to you!

Answer key. By Hong Sam Nom.

Your Highness, you only need to stamp fail. Why are you checking it?

Pass?

Your Highness, why did you pass an empty answer sheet?

I have already heard his answer before.

What is that answer?

Chicken thigh.

Fail!

Hong Sam Nom!

Yes!

Pass!

Thank you, I...

What? Pass? Not fail but pass?

Why? I turned in an empty sheet, how?

Why is it a pass?

That's what I said. I cannot understand what the Crown Prince is thinking.

Crown Prin...

This question came from the Palace of the Crown Prince?

Hong Sam Nom, you've been assigned to Jip Bok Hun (living quarters

. Go there starting tomorrow morning.

If it hits the target at least once, you pass.

However, the arrow will need to either circumvent me or go through me.

What? That's can't happen!

How can they...

Shoot!

What to do?

If everyone fails, no one will be going home tonight.

Next, shoot!

I thought my heart was going to stop beating!

At that?

You haven't seen have you? His name, Gat (short for

(satgat, a traditional bamboo hat) Byeong Yeon!

I-I saw.

When he was out on patrol with the Crown Prince, he wore his satgat just so.

That's right. He looks the most handsome when

wearing his gat, so he is called Gat Byeong Yeon!

It is strange. When I watch, you always have a

tendency of training them so that you shine,

Gat Byeong Yeon.

You're mistaken, Your Highness.

Your Highness! Your High-

They met! Huh? Wow, Your Highness!

Hey,

Hey, Puppy. When your owner arrives, you should greet him.

Don't come close or I might bite you again!

It's dangerous since I'm not in a good mood right now.

Hah! I'm scared.

Keep your distance.

Where are you going?

To the Palace of the Crown Prince! I must see go see him in person.

For what reason?

I need to ask him something. Exactly why he is doing this to me.

Step aside.

Is he someone you can meet with just because you want to? The Crown Prince?

That's true. He is someone as high as the heavens, so how could I dare...

I'm ruined because of the Crown Prince!

What did I...

What did the Crown Prince do?

I'm someone who's not qualified to become an eunuch

but because of the Crown Prince, I'm stuck in this palace now!

Why did he hold onto you when you're not qualified?

Honestly, I think he's planning to keep me here and

bother me because of a grave sin I've committed.

What should I do when I save his life and hear such unfair words in return, Guard Kim?

Should I kill him, Your Highness the Crown Prince?

Both of you, follow me!

I didn't know that the palace was this big.

You said that you were someone who wasn't qualified to become an eunuch, right?

Pardon?

Yes...

For someone who was born here and thus, is his home,

what right does he have to live in the palace?

The palace is his home?

Ah, so what I mean is...

I've never once had my own house.

Looking at it now, I've never even said the words "my house".

Ah, well, a house is nothing big. If I just live

there with my possessions, then that's my house.

No one likes the palace.

When you start to like someone in the palace, the palace simply becomes bearable.

Is that so?

Then, will I be able to become like that too?

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds

Your Majesty!

There's trouble! You have to escape now!

Exactly what's going on?!

The soldiers are rushing into the Grand Hall.

Stop there for a moment. In which part of the palace do you work?

I-I've never seen you before.

You're a murderer who ruthlessly took away the lives of countless innocent citizens.

N-No! No!

Those people are our enemies, they're traitors!

The blood of the citizens you've spilled

will become the tears of this Joseon. It will return as a curse to you!

Murderer. Murderer.

- No, no, no! - Murderer!

- No! Stop it! Stop! - Murderer! Murderer!

Stop!

Jip Bok Hun. Concubine Park's living quarters.

Your highness, I am Eunuch Hong who has been assigned to your quarters.

Eunuch Hong, please take good care of us from now on.

Yes, Your Highness.

Are you okay, Your Highness?

In my stead, would you please help my daughter take care of the flower garden?

Princess Yeong Eun

Yes, Your Highness.

His Majesty's neurosis seems to be getting worse every day. Royal Consort

I supposed he had that nightmare again.

Yes.

My body is already not the same as before, and since

he keeps having a fitful sleep, it's killing me.

It's hard and exhausting.

Even if it's just until my morning sickness calms down,

would it be possible to have separate sleeping quarters...

Especially at a time like this, you should be more aware and keep him close.

Everything will settle down soon. Put forth effort so you don't

act recklessly and blow this up into a bigger situation.

Yes... father.

7 years ago

Your Highness!

You were here?

I'm fine.

Aren't you in pain?

I said I'm fine.

If my mother knew that I couldn't even bear this mere

wound, how would she be able to close her eyes peacefully?

Yes, Your Highness. You're very admirable.

But Your Highness,

there is something Her Highness the Queen asked

me to tell you when no one else is around.

M-mother did? What is it?

A man's courage is also being able to cry when sad.

When you're really having a difficult time,

she told me to allow you to borrow my embrace in place of hers.

Is that... true?

Then, Seok Hui, please allow me to borrow your embrace.

I'm in... so much pain right now.

Yes, Your Highness.

These weeds are really stubborn, aren't they?

They have to be stubborn to survive.

They can only survive if they grow tall and healthy

without a ray of sunshine or a drop of water.

They're different from the precious flowers that grow daintily...

As I was talking, someone I knew came to mind.