My Dearest (연인)

Which brings me to say, Maiden...

Please marry me.

I will pretend I did not hear that today.

Do not feel too embarrassed.

Is he not already dead?

Since he is dead, give me a chance-

You like me?

Since when?

I liked you ever since I saw you.

If you do not let all of us on, you cannot have the baby.

It was amazing to see you do that to survive.

Our intertwined fate is quite persistent.

But Officer,

you and I are

not fated to be a couple.

Oh, Unni!

Oh, Eun Chae.

What is the matter?

Master has disappeared.

Gil Chae.

Gil Chae...

Gil Chae. Gil Chae.

Look here.

Have you seen my Gil Chae?

Father!

Gosh!

Father!

- Father! - Sir!

Sir!

Father...

Father...

Have you seen my Gil Chae?

The barbarians have kidnapped my Gil Chae!

Gosh, this old man has gone mad!

It's a barbarian!

He is a barbarian!

You bastard... you kidnapped my Gil Chae!

This old man must be crazy!

Let go of me, you crazy old man!

Damn it!

Sir!

The barbarian will take you... and kill Jae Nam by cracking his head.

Let us hurry.

I have to go to Neunggeun-ri!

Father!

- I must go to Neungeun-ri! - Father!

I must go to Neungeun-ri! I must go to Neungeun-ri!

Sir, this sword has slain at least a hundred barbarians.

So if the barbarians come again, I'll slay them with this sword.

This sword killed... that many barbarians?

Of course.

Maiden Gil Chae and Jae Nam will both be fine.

All right.

That is a relief.

It is such a relief that you are here.

Now you should relax and get some sleep.

All right.

Thank you.

I am grateful that you allowed me to help you.

Maiden. I can keep helping you from now on.

No, allow me to keep helping you.

If you are asking me to marry you again,

then I have nothing more to say to you.

What does that man have that I do not?

What is it...

that Young Master Yeon Jun has

that I do not have?

There was no trouble with the elder during the night, right?

How is your wound?

I brought some ointment that I made to apply to your wound.

It was just a minor scratch, but you made an ointment for me?

You made it yourself?

Oh, it is all right.

Gosh, Maiden, do not come near.

Gosh.

I brought some clothes to wear for now-

T-Thank you.

Give it to me.

Did you... get this wound while saving us from the island?

Pardon?

Oh, well...

Then why did you say that you were not the one who saved us?

W-Well, about that...

I was just embarrassed.

It is all done.

Maiden.

It always broke my heart that you were working difficult jobs.

If you would marry me, I will make sure you do not do any such work like this-

Men think that I would be a nice wife when I smile,

and that I would be a modest daughter-in-law when I am nice to them.

Though I am a bit shrewd now, they think I will change once I become a wife and a daughter-in-law.

However, I will not change.

Though there are many men who like my smiling face, there is no man who likes my nasty side.

But Sir, I cannot pick and choose

what part of me to take with me or leave behind.

So you should also give up your lingering feelings for me.

Then bring even your feelings for that man.

Since he is already dead, it means nothing to me.

All right.

Oh, it really is Ryang Eum.

It is really Ryang Eum.

- Welcome. - Yes, yes.

I heard you went to Shenyang.

How come you came here so suddenly?

Excuse me.

Are you the famous Ryang Eum?

Hello, I am singer Ryang Eum.

I am Officer Gu Won Moo.

So I am going to get married soon.

Could you come to my wedding and sing a song for us?

My wife-to-be says she cannot forget the song she heard you sing a long time ago,

so please do me this favor.

You say she has heard me sing?

I have been away from Wooshimjeong for a long time, so where did she hear it?

She says she heard it while she lived in Neunggeun-ri.

Neunggeun-ri?

You got something on your face.

Wait. I will wipe it for you.

That is good.

You are more clumsy than you look.

Eat up.

What is it?

Hey, Ryang Eum.

Ryang Eum! Look...

You are Ryang Eum, right?

Are you not Lady Gil Chae?

I heard that you went to Shenyang.

I came back to Joseon temporarily.

Well...

How did Jang Hyeon...

How did he end up like that?

What great crime did he commit that...

When he died...

he did not suffer

a lot, right?

Maiden Gil Chae...

Lee Jang Hyeon is here.

I hear the Crown Prince will arrive in Joseon soon.

There is no way the Khan would send back the Crown Prince to Joseon

and call me to Qing Dynasty, is he?

My Majesty!

Wherever you go, please take me with you.

Yes...

No, no.

The Crown Prince will pay me a visit since I am ill and go back.

But it is strange.

My heart was breaking because of how poorly they treated the Crown Prince at first.

But why are they being so generous with him now?

I heard Yong Gol Dae suggested that the Crown Prince dress up in the Grand Red Dragon Coat.

Oh, my goodness!

That attire is... only for the sovereign king.

It has the dragon embroidered on it.

Do you know what King Gwanghae feared the most?

Treason.

However,

while King Gwanghae was fearful of treason,

when he heard the rumor about me, Grand Prince Neungyang, plotting treason,

he did not believe it.

But... astute ones...

already treated me differently, as if I had already taken the throne.

Lately, the officials of this country are treating the Crown Prince in that same manner.

Your Majesty! The Crown Prince has arrived!

[Kang Seok Ki, Crown Prince's father-in-law]

When the Crown Prince greets him today,

I hope His Majesty does not treat him poorly.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Majesty,

I would like to greet you, Father.

Come in.

Father.

The heaven did not abandon me and I am blessed to see you once again.

Raise your head.

Why do you look so haggard?

No, Your Majesty.

I have been so worried about your illness and your poor health.

Is that so?

After I sent you far away, I got sick because I could not sleep at night.

However, now that I see you again,

I believe all my illnesses will be healed.

Crown Prince...

My son!

We must make sure to take everything since it is for the King.

How about we take a worn-out official attire for the Crown Prince?

What are you saying?

He should dress in his best attire.

His Majesty...

sent the envoy who made the Crown Prince's trip to Joseon happen

on exile, I hear?

That was out of His Majesty's concern for the Grand Prince on a long trip.

He should know how the Crown Prince has suffered as well.

Heaven has been protecting His Highness!

Heaven has been protecting His Highness!

Heaven has been protecting His Highness!

Heaven has been protecting His Highness!

What a huge relief.

Yes. No matter how much the barbarians try to play one against the other,

they cannot cut off the father and son ties from heaven.

Yes, you are right.