Moonshine (꽃 피면 달 생각하고)

Nam Young, the perpetrator, escaped custody with Kang Ro Seo,

the leader of the moonshine organization.

One can only lament at his malice.

A government official...

who covers up one's crimes and escapes custody with a sinner...

is in fact deceiving the King and undermining this nation's laws.

Not only the perpetrators...

but all those who provide them with shelter or aid...

will meet severe punishment.

Your Royal Highness.

The law will be strictly implemented.

"The soldiers of the Office of Prohibition..."

"are to search both inside and outside the capital..."

"and capture the culprits."

"In addition, irreverent subjects..."

"who ignore the King's words will be heavily punished."

"This is to prevent those who are cunning..."

"from weakening the law and tainting the policies."

"Remember this."

So Jannabi was the one who killed our father.

And Jannabi...

is the Chief Royal Secretary?

Yes, Hae Soo.

I will put an end to his life myself.

Please sit down.

I will do so.

Do you remember anything else?

Do I remember anything?

Let me see.

Right. Now that I think of it,

he seemed a bit odd that day.

Father.

The persimmons are finally ripe.

Try one.

Father?

Hey, Hae Soo.

Father, is something going on?

No.

I need to check something at the temple.

Have dinner first with Ro Seo.

Come to think of it,

one of the pages of the Bodyguard's Log...

was ripped out.

He said he was going to the temple?

Yes.

But why did he leave such a symbol?

Is this not something you engrave on a seal or a tombstone?

If he was pointing to the Chief Royal Secretary,

he could have just written his name.

I am used to those symbols,

so I must have overlooked it.

I...

Please do not do that.

Is this it?

Is this where my dad saved your life?

Do not come out no matter what happens.

It was in here.

What was it...

that he wanted...

to check at this temple?

What?

There used to be ancestral tablets here.

Ancestral tablets?

Last time I was here,

I saw several nameless ancestral tablets.

Nameless ancestral tablets?

That sounds ominous.

Anything else? What else changed?

Hold on.

Here. Shine the light here.

That is...

A rat died after eating what Lee had obtained...

from Jang.

It was bought to be used at a temple.

That is the final page of the Bodyguard's Log.

This was it.

This was what your father...

wanted to expose.

Look at this.

I have made the meritorious subjects powerless.

And I have built strong royal power.

I hoped that it would not be you.

Likewise.

I hoped you would never find out.

Why did you do it?

Why? Why did you kill the Crown Prince?

It was for the country.

Thanks to his sacrifice,

His Majesty decided to prohibit alcohol.

Finally,

he can create his own army.

By implementing a law that cannot be upheld...

and driving the people to become law-breakers?

For whom will that nation exist?

All changes have consequences.

Just talking about changing this country...

will not reap any fruit.

I made...

this painful decision solely for this country.

Ho Yeon.

Let us put the past in the past.

Please join me.

If you and I work together,

we can surely change this land of Joseon.

Your idea of Joseon...

is a place that has neither friends nor people.

It is not too late to tell His Majesty the truth...

and receive your punishment.

That is the only way for you to atone for your sins.

I cannot destroy the field...

when I have already planted my seeds.

I beg you.

Please do not make me turn you into a traitor.

Ho Yeon.

I hope you will not abandon me as well.

If you refuse,

then I have no choice but to drag you there.

We had shared a dream.

Why did you decline?

You should have joined me.

You are the one who abandoned me.

"Executive Assistant Lee Si Heum bought green paint..."

"from an interpreter named Jang."

"I got my hands on the green paint and checked."

"It was surely deadly poisonous."

"The paint had..."

"a shade of dazzling green, almost too clear for your eyes."

"The paint had..."

"a shade of dazzling green, almost too clear for your eyes."

I have seen a teacup...

in the same shade.

His Majesty is in danger!

Will you let your son die just to save your husband?

If he suddenly passes away,

people will become suspicious of poisoning.

so make sure you feed it to him little by little every single day.

Please do not forgive me.

You are going to go into the palace?

You wish to have an all-out war, right?

I will expose the truth.

In that case,

we must blow this up some more.

Blow this up?

What will you do now?

Lord Lee will soon find out we turned our backs on him.

I will cut off everything myself.

More. - What? More?

More.

Goodness. - Go!

Be careful.

Careful. - All right.

Hey, Sang Mok. - What?

I thought we were starting a war. Why are we washing rice?

How would I know?

I am sure Lady Ro Seo has the big picture in her mind.

Just do as she says.

My gosh, this is nice.

How much liquor do you plan on brewing?

You must fight a sword with a sword,

so I must fight alcohol with alcohol.

What is going on right now?

Why are the soldiers of the Office of Prohibition...

standing guard at your palace?

It is as if they are watching you.

Father.

Well, actually...

Here.

Young, you made it on time.

Chun Gae, sit down and eat.

Okay.

You can sit here.

Why? Do you want your own table?

No.

The date has been decided.

Then you should eat some more and get more energy.

Eat up.

Eat up, everyone.

You too.

What is this?

Do not worry.

It is not liquor. This is chrysanthemum tea.

Why did you put together such a fancy feast?

You found a way for men like us, born from a concubine...

and those in the upper-middle class to hold important offices.

Chief Royal Secretary, to us,

you are like a father who gave us another life.

We put this together to share our gratitude,

so please do not turn it down.

He is right.

You are our savior, Chief Royal Secretary.

I, Un Sim, will perform the sword dance.

Goodness.

Chief Royal Secretary, thanks to you,

we will get to see Un Sim's sword dance.

Merchant Sim.

You should just lie down.

Where is Un Sim?

My goodness. - Oh my.

My goodness. That was close. - She surprised me.

Why are you doing this?