Jang Ok jung, Live in Love (Jang Ok jung, Living by Love / Jang Ok jeong, Sarang e salda / 장옥정, 사랑에 살다)

There is no need for you to argue with her.

I hear your mother has an unfortunate rumor following her that she is a lowly slave.

Also, I hear you have a father somewhere.

Your Majesty!

You said you'd take care of my mother!

Look, I just...

A lowly court lady addresses a concubine with a proper status by saying, 'look'?

Is this the custom of the palace?

This wench... How dare you...

How dare you...

Hitting the court lady of the Queen Mother is the same as hitting Her Majesty!

Aren't you being rude?

Do we have to go over whether it's rude or not?

Court Lady Hong is just a court lady with a lower status than me...

And I'm a concubine who serves His Majesty.

And I can endure the humiliation on myself...

But I will never endure the humiliation of my mother.

Do you understand?

Mother, please calm down.

Mother, let's go to my room.

Ma'am, it'll be better for me to just go home.

No, please come to my room.

I have warm tea for you.

His Majesty has arrived!

Well... haven't we've met before?

On the royal hunting grounds...

Forgive me, I was a fool not to recognize Your Majesty back then.

My Ok Jung and you saved my life...

But I left without saying thank you.

Let's go to Jang Suk Won's quarter. I brew better tea than she does.

Pardon me, Your Majesty, but my mother is here visiting.

She has a title of mother-in-law of Your Majesty...

so please allow her to greet you.

Your Majesty, have you been well?

Yes, thanks... have a good time.

Let's get going. I'm curious to hear about Jang Suk Won's childhood.

Your Majesty, I'm too flattered...

Even if you were mad, how could you throw a rock at your brother?

I can't believe my calm Ok Jung was such a tomboy.

Your Majesty, please stop teasing me.

So that's how your childhood was.

I envy you since you know all about Ok Jung, even parts I don't know about.

Your grace is immeasurable.

Come by often and tell me more about Ok Jung.

I have to get going now, Uncle Dongpyung is coming by.

Enjoy your time here.

I don't know if it's a dream or real. My Lady Suk Won is so loved by His Majesty.

It's like a dream to me.

It's not a dream, Mother. It's real.

Yes, of course.

But...

What's wrong?

My heart dropped earlier.

Why don't you go to the elders and apologize...

No. I just have to go with it now.

Unless I'm born again, they'll never change...

In order to survive in this palace, I don't have a choice.

Lady Suk Won...

Mother...

What on earth happened to my son?

I will never understand it.

To treat his mother-in-law so badly by taking that lowly wench's mother's side.

I can't even face your mother.

Please make sure to comfort her.

Yes, I will. Don't be too concerned.

Bullseye!

The bow is made with the water buffalo horns that came in this time.

Yes, I'm going to give one to everyone in the special force.

From what I heard, China is very sensitive...

about strengthening our military power.

That's why Jang Hyun is taking care of it.

Jang Hyun is?

I trusted him for his connections in China...

But I also promised him a prize of doubling his trading rights of ginseng.

Jang Hyun is importing water buffalo horn to double his trading rights of ginseng?

Jang Hyun will just end up drinking a big gulp of water.

End up drinking water?

Because China will never approve this trade.

For what reason?

First, China doesn't like Joseon strengthening its military power.

Second, because my father probably took care of this in the court already.

Then I'll take the water buffalo horn that Jang Hyun is supposed to receive.

If that's what really happens, you'll be the one...

getting the trade rights to ginseng.

I'll give that trading right to you as a gift to commemorate our first trade.

All the merchants from Joseon are crazy about getting those rights...

But you'd give it to me as a gift?

I have a request in return.

Well, it would be strange if you didn't.

What is it that you want?

Please introduce me to the king of Joseon.

You don't need the trading rights for ginseng...

but you want to be introduced to the king?

Is this at all related to taking Jang Hyun's life?

We just need to agree on a good deal for each other...

But we don't need to know every detail of each other's business.

Pay for an offering and enjoy the rice cake...

The more I get to know you, the less I know about you.

But the deal is complete when I see the water buffalo horns.

Let's talk again then.

The garden peony flowers are so beautiful...

I heard you were arranging flowers, so I came to do it with you.

You always just have tree peony.

My favorite is the tree peony, the king of flowers.

Now that I'm looking at them, tree peony and garden peony look very similar.

That's not the case. Garden peony falls in rank behind tree peony in flowers.

Flowers have a status?

If you were to speak of the status of flowers...

Tree peony is the king of flowers...

Garden peony is the minister of flowers, meaning that they serve the tree peony.

Isn't it truly amazing?

Even our taste in flowers... take after our status.

By the way...

Why would the status of flowers, determined by humans, be important?

Even if it looks beautiful...

The true status of a flower is determined by the butterflies and bees.

Wouldn't it be no use to decide the status of flowers?

Of course, I'd say...

the same thing about people.

What?

Lady Suk Won, you're being rude. Please watch what you say...

You're the one to watch what you say!

How dare you cut in the middle of our conversation!

The talk of status went in its own direction, please don't misunderstand.

Why would you block my way?

Why would I?

I block your way a few times, and you say, 'why would you block my way'?

I almost lost my life because of you.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Both who ordered and who received that order are shameless...

I'll tell you.

The crime of kidnapping and trying to kill the woman of His Majesty...

After I tell the truth to His Majesty and you are tortured...

Will you finally lower yourself to me?

Please forgive me, Lady Suk Won!

I had no choice but to follow the order to survive!

It doesn't matter. To take other people's lives in order to save yours...

So, it won't matter if I take your life to save my own.

Should I do that?

Please save me.

Lady Suk Won, I wronged you. Please spare me this time!

Fine, I'll forgive you half-way.

With the condition of accepting any request of mine, when the time comes.

- Understood? - Pardon?

Yes, ma'am. Whatever it is, I will...

Whatever the request is, remember it will be cheaper than what you did to me.

You should never forget that you aimed for my life. Understand?

Yes. Yes, I understand, Lady Suk Won.

And no matter what I talk about with the Queen Majesty...

Don't ever jump in like that again.

It's beyond bothersome.

Yes, yes, ma'am. I will keep that in mind.

Well, even the mighty Jang Hyun can't make it happen.

That's disappointing.

I wanted the soldiers of the special force to own the best bows.

Your Majesty, forgive me for saying this...

China is a bit nervous about importing buffalo horns in large quantities.

So if you'll give me some time, I'll go to China and get to the bottom of it.

You mean, more time is all you need to make it happen?

Of course I can give you more time.

But if someone else completes the deal...

I'll have to give him the ginseng trading rights.

Your Majesty, did you command this to someone else, too?

It wasn't a command, he volunteered to, so I told him to go ahead.

As long as I'm fair, there is no loss for me.

Who would be the other person?

Your Majesty, Lord Min is here.

Let him in.

Your Majesty, I'm late... I was out completing the deal.

Completing the deal? You were successful...

importing the water buffalo horn?

I secured the amount you ordered.

Officer Jang, you look like a cat that ate a canary.

I successfully imported the buffalo horn...

that will make the strongest weapons in Joseon.

That couldn't be.

I'd be too embarrassed to dance with joy in front of His Majesty.

Your promise must be a sure thing.

Of course it is. It's our first trade, so I put my best effort.

Where are the horns?

This is the first shipment.

Officer Jang surely ended up drinking a big gulp of water this time.

Now you'll introduce me to the King?

Why would it be necessary for a merchant like you to see the king?

Sure, I'll take care of all your requests.

No, I don't need anything else.

Joseon is a country that follows strict customs.

How can a merchant like you be able to see the king?

What are you doing! Put it out!

It seems that only after you see something is beyond your control...

You'd take me to the King.

Please work on the introduction.

My my my!

Master Jin...

Find out everything about Master Jin, even about the parasites that live off him.

Uncle... he can handle the court of China, would he even have parasites?

It sounds like this horn deal was very clean, too.

I hear he made a home base out of the courtesan house Man Wol. I'll check it out.

Master Jin... from the first time I heard the name, it ruined my mood.

Master Jin.