The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (The Love Story of Flower Scholars / Kkotseonbi Yeolaesa / 꽃선비 열애사)

[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, locales, groups, and incidents have no connection to historical facts.]

You came to get me, did you not?

Hurry up and try arresting me!

Put your sword down first!

What are you all doing? Let us go!

- Returning to the palace! - Yes!

We need to catch the rest, too.

The Watchman is among the people who ran away.

We cannot waste more time. His Majesty is waiting.

Your Excellency!

Since we arrested Lee Seol, we can eradicate the rest anytime.

- Let us go! - Yes!

Aigoo.

Aigoo! Aigoo! Aigoo!

Did you get hurt at all?

Aigoo, I was so worried that you two might get hurt...

I am sorry.

I always seem to upset you.

Looks like Hong Ju is in shock.

Hurry up and lay the body in the side room.

We need to have a funeral for Hostess Hong first.

I will look for a casket and a burial site.

I will help you, My Lady.

Yoo Ha got taken by them?

What happened at the abandoned house, anyway?

It is because Chief Administrator Jang got the Royal Guards involved-

If it were not for Yoo Ha,

we would not have been able to escape safely.

I see.

What are we supposed to do now?

I will save him.

No matter what it takes,

I must save him.

How despicable.

You must have thought of me as a joke

to completely fool me like that.

My Lady.

At least,

you should not have smiled and joked around.

Without realizing, you took my betrothed's life away,

I was smiling...

at your jokes.

You make my skin crawl!

With the same hand that held my hand,

you must have shed so many people's blood.

I am sorry.

I know I cannot wash your wound away

with some words, but-

How come only innocent ones need to die...

When there is someone who actually needs to die?

This is...

They found it after searching Ihwawon.

My nephew grew so much.

I am not surprised that I did not recognize you.

It is because you are so shortsighted, Uncle.

I am already excited thinking about how I should kill you.

Enjoy it while you can.

All glorious moments are...

just a split second, including your time on the throne.

Talk as much as you would like.

Your voice would not reach anywhere.

I will pick at your flesh little by little

until even your soul disappears.

My poor older brother.

He will not see his son's face well, even in the afterlife.

Why is the interrogation taking so long?

Is the Grand Heir being tortured by chance?

There you were, Left State Minister.

Your Highness.

I cannot express enough how terrible and devastated I feel.

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

What happened anyway?

Do not worry.

Kang San is in a safe place.

You mean...

Since we bought some time, we just need to wait.

Take some.

You did so much in arresting Lee Seol.

I will award you with a special position soon.

I cannot express my gratitude enough, Your Majesty.

By the way...

how did you know that Jung Yoo Ha was the deposed Grand Heir?

Head Eunuch confessed everything

and said who the deposed Grand Heir was.

If so, you just need to decide how to punish him.

Taking poison would be too easy.

Being beheaded is too simple.

I cannot let my only nephew have such a boring death.

Do you have something in mind, by chance?

I heard you told His Majesty who the deposed Grand Heir is.

Did you already know?

Do not be so disappointed.

You will be awarded a special position thanks to me.

Does His Majesty know...

that your Lee Seol is fake?

Fake?

What kind of absurd thing is that to say?

Is it okay to tell His Majesty this absurd thing, then?

Kang San.

That he is Lee Seol, whom His Majesty was looking for.

What is it that you want?

Just tell me.

There is only one thing I want to know.

The watchman.

His whereabouts.

I really do not know where he is.

I reached the limit of my patience.

I do not know his whereabouts, but I know of a temple that produces watchmen.

By the way,

how did you know?

That Jung Yoo Ha is a fake.

Watchman never abandons his master.

It is impossible.

Where are you going late at night?

I want to visit Left State Minister.

I am sure he is not okay, either.

You should assess the situation in the morning tomorrow-

We do not know when the execution will occur.

It is the moment the King has always been waiting for.

- Your Highness. - I cannot let...

Yoo Ha face that moment for me.

If so, I will not be able to forgive myself.

You should take your sword with you no matter how rushed you are.

Go ahead.

I will be waiting.

Okay.

I will be right back.

Will you keep standing there like that?

I thought not catching attention was the best I could do.

It would be hypocritical to say that I understand how you feel.

Are you going somewhere?

I will follow you.

You do not have to do that.

I just feel guilty that I could not let you go sooner.

Your Highness.

You can do whatever you want to do now.

You can either stay here

or leave.

If I cannot even protect the Grand Heir,

what would be left in my life?

You should save Yoo Ha.

And I will have to protect you.

But you should still stay here tonight.

Chief Administrator might keep chasing after you.

I think I would feel comfortable

only if I leave you here.

Be careful.

I was waiting because I thought you might come.

Ihwawon was completely empty.

Where is Left State Minister?

He has been imprisoned.

I heard the Grand Heir also got arrested.

The longer we wait, the more difficult it will be for us.

We must start an army and ambush the palace.

I heard Left State Minister prepared for it.

The Military Training Commander said he would join us,

but the situation completely changed.

Let me meet with him.

I will persuade him myself.

Yes.

Master!

Who are you?

Where is the Watchman of the deposed Grand Heir?

The Watchman?

I am not sure what you are talking about.

Answer me before I slaughter everyone.

The question is the same.

How could my answer change?

I do not want to.

This hideout is not safe, either.

- If you get caught- - So?

Are you telling me to leave on my own?

We do not know when Yoo Ha will get executed

and everyone's life is in danger.

You have the rest of the family.

Leave Hanyang with them to protect them, at least.

You are my family, too.

I can never do that.

Dan Oh, please!

I will not get in the way.

So please do not tell me to leave.

I will crumble.

If you...

If I end up losing you, too-

- Orabeoni! - I barely managed to make it this far.

But I will not be able to take a single step forward.

I...

I can protect myself.

I have done that all this time, and I will continue to do so.

I know.

You are stronger than anyone.

You will overcome any crisis wisely.

Yes.

- So please trust me and- - But Dan Oh...

even someone like you

can be shattered and disappear without a trace.

That is...

That is what revolution is.