My Dearest (연인)

(This drama is a work of fiction created based on historical facts.)

(Most of the details and depictions of the characters are fictional.)

I know you do not love me yet.

I also know that...

your heart still belongs to Yeon Jun.

However,

even if you do not love me,

please do not forget me.

On this day,

this very moment you spent with me...

Do not ever forget it.

I know it.

The man I meet in my dreams every night...

is my future husband.

On this day,

this very moment you spent with me...

Do not ever forget it.

I was so sure it was Young Master Yeon Jun.

What was, My lady?

I need to see him once more.

Who?

Where are you going now?

Come on.

You should ride a palanquin, My lady.

I would be late if I rode the palanquin.

I even drove a horse carriage during the war.

- So lend me the horse. - I cannot let you.

I cannot.

Lady Gil Chae?

Are you not scared?

I am not scared at all.

So please hurry.

Thank you.

I am relieved that you volunteered to go to Simyang.

When the Crown Prince ascends the throne,

he will reward you greatly.

You are not interested, are you?

I did not mean it anyway.

It is strange.

It is neither out of loyalty...

nor for your future.

Why are you volunteering to go to Simyang when it is bound to be dangerous?

Looking sad like someone leaving his lover behind?

What are you talking about?

Come on.

You think I do not know anything about love...

just because I am a eunuch?

I may not have a tool,

(Nam-nyeo-sang-yeol-ji-sa: A blunt expression of love between man and woman)

but I do have a heart.

Why am I leaving?

I do not know.

I have no reason to stay in Joseon now.

Also...

The Crown Prince has never left the palace...

and is not used to sleeping in the open.

Can you let him sleep...

on a heated floor on the way to Simyang?

Once you reach Simyang,

do not lose your temper...

or be too timid.

I do not know when I will see Your Majesty again...

once I leave now.

I am intrigued to see how fate will unfold...

for that pitiful son.

- Do not leave, Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Do not leave us.

Your Highness.

We, your subjects, cannot let you go.

Please do not go,

Your Highness.

Your Highness, please let me go.

Who will take care of my children?

Stop.

Stop.

No.

No.

No.

Hey!

Let us take that girl with us.

She looks pretty. She will make us some money.

You scumbag, I will kill you!

After the Ganghwa Island incident, His Majesty announced a ban...

on private enslavement of captives.

Will you disobey His Majesty?

Why is it that you must always do whatever you want?

What would you have done if they had dragged you away?

That is what I wanted to say!

Must you always do whatever you want?

- Me? - Yes.

How dare you kiss me?

And you are off to Simyang?

What? "M" for "mull?"

So when we "mull over" our relationship,

you can do whatever you wish?

What made you so angry?

The kiss or Simyang?

Or is it both?

Can you not be serious for a moment?

Is everything a joke to you?

Why are you being like this all of a sudden?

Are you suddenly interested in me?

Just a few days ago, you were bawling because of Yeon Jun...

and did not even care about me.

Oh, I see.

Have you fallen for me because of the kiss?

What? What nonsense!

Oh, my.

I knew I had a knack for it,

but I did not know I was that good.

My goodness.

I must have been out of my mind.

What did I expect from this flippant joker?

So why are you here?

Before you go, you ought to tell me why you are here.

Do you believe in dreams?

What?

I had a dream...

where my favorite spool started rolling on the ground. I followed it,

but the path did not seem to end.

I climbed a mountain, crossed a river,

and lost my floral shoes while at it.

It was my favorite pair.

In any case,

someone...

That person was none other than...

Are you here to ask me for a new pair of floral shoes?

Pardon me?

I knew you loved floral shoes, but this is absurd.

No, let me explain!

Jang Hyun!

Jang Hyun!

I must go.

Watch out for intruders on your way back.

The floral shoes...

When can I expect them?

My new floral shoes. When will you give them to me?

I need a new pair at once.

I would appreciate it if I could receive them soon.

My lady.

You are asking me for floral shoes to wear in Joseon knowing I am off to Simyang?

Fine. I will do my best.

However, I must ask.

If I bring you a new pair of floral shoes,

what will you give me?

What would you like?

You know what I would like.

There is...

only one thing I desire.

That is your heart.

Your heart that only cares for me...

and no one else.

Dream on.

You think you can win my heart with a pair of floral shoes?

You see, you are always like this.

Everything you say is a joke.

So how could I trust you and give you my heart?

Everything I say is a joke?

Perhaps, that is what you wish to believe.

It must hurt your pride that you are interested in a man like me.

A stray from who knows where.

A man who has been through it all.

This has to be a joke...

for you to keep your feelings for your dear Yeon Jun for a long time.

And I bet you are quite pleased with the pure, noble image of yourself...

as you tell others that you only fancy one man.

But you know what?

You are neither noble...

nor pure.

You fancy a man who is engaged.

"Pure" certainly is not a word I would use to describe such a woman.

Hence,

you are better suited for a man like me, who has been through it all.

Just leave!

Go and die!

If you...

can tell me now that you will never think of Yeon Jun again,

I will not go to Simyang.

It is fine even if you do not truly mean it.

Keep him in your heart and think of him whenever you wish.

If you can just...

tell me that you will never think of him again, I will...

I cannot do that.

He is...

not someone I can forget easily.

You are so cruel.

What is it...

that Young Master Yeon Jun has...

but I do not?

Jang Hyun! Come on!

I must really get going now.

May I go ahead...

and think that the floral shoes were an excuse...

and that you came here to see me off?

I shall return with the most beautiful pair of floral shoes.

Why are you so hung up on her? This is so unlike you.

Goodness.

You said you never wished to be wed,

but you would marry Lady Gil Chae at once if she proposed to you.