The Tale of Lady Ok (옥씨부인전)

If you stop now, I will forgive you for this insolence.

How dare you threaten a magistrate.

Look here. Take her to the office.

Let go. Let go of me!

No!

Let go.

Oh, my. How could they?

- My lady! - Let go!

Let go of her! How dare you treat her like so!

- My lady! - Do not worry, Mi-ryeong.

Please do not do this.

Kkeut-dong, tell the inspector.

Take me instead! Arrest me!

Mak-sim. Are you all right, Mak-sim?

- Let go! - My lady.

Mak-sim!

Let go!

Oh, no.

How could you do something so atrocious? What were you thinking?

How is it that a leader of a village

is acting like some scoundrels?

So why

did you dare to defy me in front of the people?

It is not like your order is the king's royal order.

Do you think there is a law against hurting the magistrate's feelings?

What?

You damaged one's property and set it on fire.

You used force to arrest an innocent person.

There is a law against someone who uses

one's power without proper grounds.

My intention is to restore order in Cheongsu County

by punishing the person who disturbed moral laws.

According to the common law,

you have committed a crime based on principles.

Crime based on principles?

You abandoned your duty as a wife.

I did not abandon

my duty even for a moment!

If you keep insisting upon this,

I must lock you up until you admit to your crime.

Show me the examination report on the body.

You dare ask to see an official document?

Do you not know

that the report must be presented to the family?

You said it was examined twice.

Was that a lie?

You had better watch what you say.

In order to get the Memorial Gate by making me a widow,

you did not…

commit murder, did you?

Lock her up this instant.

He arrested a reputable noblewoman like an animal in broad daylight.

He even set fire to the legal advocate office.

Are you going to do nothing?

Oh, my. I missed some fun entertainment.

You must protest to the magistrate now.

You must not let him rule over nobility!

Yuhyangso must watch out for corrupt leaders!

At our last meeting,

we agreed to go along with the magistrate's decisions.

What?

She neglected her husband's body

and refused to hold a funeral and mourn for three years. How unvirtuous.

Yes, I agree.

If you do not find a solution quickly,

I will let everyone know that

your wife and Lady Song brought the abductors to Cheongsu County.

Go ahead.

- My lady. - You cannot.

That is why you made me copy the instructions for women.

Am I wrong?

Oh, my. It is so filthy that you cannot even sit.

If you swear to collect that body, mourn for three years,

stay home, and remain a widow for the rest of your life,

I will let you out.

Since it has come to this…

you had better hope that I die in prison.

That is not a bad idea either.

If a woman goes mad because she cannot accept her husband's death

and cries herself to death in prison,

we would get a Memorial Gate and some more.

I knew Lady Song could not have done it by herself,

but now I know clearly

that you are involved too, Magistrate.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

And seeing how reckless you are,

you must have someone pretty powerful that is backing you as well.

No one will come to save you no matter what you say.

Do not worry about me.

You had better worry about your own safety, Magistrate.

Do not let her meet anyone.

Do not even give her a sip of water.

Yes, my lord.

Let us see how long you last.

Why is the magistrate so hell-bent on giving Lady Ok such a hard time?

- Kkeut-dong. - My lady.

What happened? Did you see the inspector?

He has gone to Hanyang, my lady.

I heard that since he caught all the abductors,

the investigation and inspection are over.

Then, why did you not go see the provincial governor?

Of course, I did.

The gate guards stopped me, so I could not do anything.

What happened? Did they beat you?

Let me step out for a bit.

It is too late, though.

How could this be?

Mi-ryeong.

It is me, your mother.

You are my Mi-ryeong, right?

You have grown into a beautiful woman.

What is she saying? Are those two…

Mother and daughter?

Mi-ryeong.

Your brother is dead.

Do-gwang could not

endure the exile and passed away.

I had nothing and nowhere to go, so I went to your father's family

and heard you had married into this family.

I was so surprised.

Let us go inside and catch up.

It is not right to keep your mother standing

when you have not seen her in so long.

I am hungry after a long journey. Bring me some snacks.

Oh, my goodness. Are you all right?

I am so flustered that I do not know what to do first.

Should we not beat her up?

Should we not cast her out?

My gosh. Just stay put.

She is still Lady Mi-ryeong's mother.

She is here to seek revenge.

Right? I am right, am I not?

We must let her know.

We must let Lady Ok know that the two are mother and daughter.

Your servants seem to know nothing.

I guess Ok Tae-young decided to hide your wrongdoing and keep it a secret?

She kept your wrongdoing a secret as well.

How brazen you are.

Living happily in this house after you betrayed me. How could you?

You are worse than a beast.

Was the abduction not enough?

Were you also behind the closing down of the legal advocate's office

and locking Lady Ok up?

You intentionally married him.

You passed on everything you have eavesdropped in this house.

You placed an effigy doll yourself.

And you took part in making Ok Tae-young a widow.

But now you call her your sister-in-law?

What a sight it is to see you treat her like your own sister.

You lied to me, Mother.

You said that she framed Do-gwang.

How dare you raise your voice to your mother!

Have you

ever considered me your child, even for a moment?

You came to me simply to use me for your revenge.

So what? Do you want to cut ties with your own mother now?

Did you hear everything?

They say ill-fated relationships are still fate.

Who knew that I would become your mistress?

The mistress of this house is Lady Ok.

Go back to Uichang County after you are done.

How can you be so cruel to your mother?

What would people say if you stayed here

but cast your mother out to that harsh and cold place?

As soon as the day breaks…

My lady.

I will leave with her.

Leave?

This house will be abandoned if we leave.

You know, I understand how you feel, my lady.

Even though it has been seven years…

since I lost my child whom I dearly cherished,

she still appears before me every day

and calls me, "Mom, Mom."

It is only natural for one to want to kill the person that got their child to die.

Of course.

So?

But…

it is not like our dead children can come back.

How dare you compare your lowly daughter with my son!

- Stop it! - It is all right. Hit me.

You may hit me until you are satisfied.

You wench!

Are you all right?

Oh, my. You are burning up, my lady.

How can you act as the mistress when you are so weak?

Do not worry and get some rest.

I will take care of this household.

I will use the main room from now on.

Do you think I am afraid of you?

I am Goo-deok.

Oh, my!

Bring the breakfast again.

How dare you serve rotten food?

You, clean this up right now and bring the breakfast again.

You, clean the hall and polish the lattice one by one.

You, wash all the side plates in the kitchen

and wash and dry all the beddings in this house.

Yes, my lady.

Oh, my. You want us to do all of that?