The Forbidden Marriage (Golden Spirit: Joseon Marriage Prohibition / Geumhonryeong: Joseon Honin Geumjiryeong / 금혼령, 조선 혼인 금지령)

(and is not associated with actual people,)

Please forgive me for overstepping my bounds,

but there is something you must know, Your Highness.

Your Majesty!

Where is that girl?

Grandmother.

Where is that girl, So Rang?

How did such a fraud...

hide who she is and come in here?

A fraud?

That cannot be.

That wench has fooled you completely.

I understand that with the queen selection coming up,

you are worried about that girl since she is close to me.

What if I am not wrong?

Will you kick her out then?

Please choose.

If she does not come back to the palace,

I will not punish her for lying to the King.

However, if she ends up coming back to the palace,

I will make sure she is punished.

I heard everything.

That you do not have any psychic abilities.

Was that a lie too?

That you could channel the late Crown Princess' spirit.

What...

did you just say?

All of it...

was a lie?

How much of it was a lie?

Your Majesty.

So Rang...

may never return to the palace again.

You no longer have to report to me.

But...

stay as So Rang's hidden guard. Keep her away from danger.

Protect her.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

When did things go wrong?

When I first...

met His Majesty?

As for your question...

When I started lying to His Majesty?

There is a ghost.

When I wanted to heal His Majesty...

even the tiniest bit?

Or...

when I decided to make a living by tricking people?

When did things go wrong?

When I arrested So Rang for the first time?

When I took So Rang to His Majesty?

When I wanted to know more...

about So Rang?

Or when I sneaked out to have a look...

at my bride?

You can leave.

I will look after the old man.

It is hard on you, too, is it not? You have not eaten anything until now.

I am...

terribly sorry to you, too.

Goodness.

Duk Hoon, do you not smell something?

The smell of success!

Duk Hoon, this is a masterpiece!

It is time to achieve our goal.

Everyone would expect a lot of nudity...

in Artist Jung's new work.

But the characters are all wearing clothes.

It is a masterwork that depicts the singles' deep resentment...

and sadness from the Prohibition of Marriage.

Let us promote its literary value.

Literary value? All right.

Either way, this is amazing.

It sure is.

Artist Jung, this will be a hit.

Gosh.

Oh, my.

Have you heard of this?

If you hold a knife in your mouth and look into a mirror...

in the suburb, you will be able to see...

your future bride's face.

So I tried it last night.

And? Did you see something?

Only a moth.

A moth as a bride is not that bad.

It will at least fly to me when I turn on the lights.

Goodness. I heard the shaman in the upper village...

would hold a spiritual wedding for you. Should I go for it?

A ghost bride is not bad, either.

I may not be able to see her, but she still exists.

Gosh. I wonder if my bride is even born.

- How frustrating. - I agree.

A moth bride? A ghost bride?

Who is he?

I doubt you will feel frustrated after reading this.

Gosh, I am such a busy man.

What even is this?

What is it?

Goodness.

What?

- Artist Jung's new book has comforted me. - Same here.

When will the next volume come out?

Is this the fun of doing something forbidden?

Do you mind reading faster?

- My gosh. - Oh, no.

- What? How could you end here? - Really?

Volume two. Give it to me.

You can read it for free if you wait.

I cannot wait. Let me pay for it.

If you want volume two, come to Mount Shinheung on the 15th.

Mount Shinheung? Do you mean that Buddhist temple?

Coming that far is not easy, is it?

I could even climb rocks for it.

That wench got kicked out after we informed Queen Dowager...

that she was a fraud.

But we will be in a tight spot if an investigation...

is launched in full swing.

That must be because...

there are truths among her lies.

Why did you hide her name until now?

With the queen selection just ahead,

I cannot spoil our work.

We have never once let the ladies...

next to the King live, have we?

Old man, it is time to take your medicine.

So Rang. Leave me behind and run away! Hurry!

Old man. I cannot possibly leave you behind.

Your Highness. If you are driven to the mountain, head to the water.

- Right now! - Gosh.

- Hurry! - Oh, dear.

Goodness.

Gosh, really.

What is wrong with him this time?

Please run away!

Hurry!

So Rang.

Are you all right?

What happened?

What is that?

- Go and check. - Yes, sir!

They are people!

What about the woman that was with me?

My daughter is taking care of her.

There is a very slim chance,

but if you suffer a big trauma,

your paralyzed nerves might start working again.

What happened?

So Rang.

Are you...

Why would you jump in there?

You cannot even use your arm. What if you died?

Why would I die?

What happened to your arm?

Can you move your arm again?

Shin Won!

It is okay. I am fine now.

Go away.

My gosh.

What if His Majesty goes back to how he was?

Your Majesty. Are you feeling all right?

Of course.

I must.

Is that not what they wanted every time they killed the women?

They wanted me to not be okay.

After enduring the heartbreaks I suffered over and over again,

I finally came to realize...

why So Rang lied to me.

If she wanted me to come to my senses,

she had to lie.

Are you really the Crown Princess?

I know very well that she did not start doing this...

out of ill will.

You must let me go.

So I can leave this realm and ascend.

Those words...

were the only things that could move me.

In order to pick me up after I had fallen apart.

In order to...

save me after I fell apart.

I will hurry ahead and give that ghost a beating.

She says you should enjoy your food more.

Everything So Rang did...

was for my sake.

I fell in love with her because I knew that.

Your Majesty, we received a letter from outside the palace.

You woke up.

I am Sung Hwa Yoon. This is my home.

Her father, Lord Sung, saved us.

Is that true? Thank you, my lady.

Everyone who is connected to this incident...

thinks that you are dead.

Pardon me?

I thought it would be safer,

so I just let them think that.

I have already sent a letter to Aedaldang.

So I am a dead person now?

If the situation is that dangerous,

how about the two of you stay here for the time being?

- Pardon? - Think about it.