Rookie Historian Goo Hae-Ryung (신입사관 구해령)

I should get going, Your Highness.

It's almost 3 p.m. now.

Well, about today...

Thank you.

For what?

You came here to record my daily activities, and I read my book.

I do not think I did anything that deserves to be thanked.

Get going, then.

If you ever want to cry again,

just come back here.

You can have the room anytime.

I'm only saying this because you looked so ugly when you were trying not to cry.

You'll be embarrassed if anyone else sees that face.

Pardon?

Get back safely. Don't fall and cry again.

Your Highness.

How embarrassing. I'm a nobleman.

- What if I run into an acquaintance? - Shut it.

Hong-ik, go to the City Administration Office.

- Chi-guk, go to the Royal Secretariat. - Yes, sir.

What are you staring at?

Hurry up and go inside, you troublemaker!

- You troublemaker! - You troublemaker!

Move. Out of the way!

Oh, my. There she is. The pride of the Office of Royal Decrees.

Our precious rookie historian, Goo Hae-ryung!

What on earth is happening?

What do you think? It's punishment for irking the clerks.

What do you mean, punishment?

People must have heard that one of us petitioned

against the hiring of assistant clerks.

All the clerks at the Office of Royal Decrees

asked for time off and went home.

We have mountains of work to do. I don't think we can go home today.

My petition was regarding the clerks at the Ministry of Personnel.

The Office of Royal Decrees had nothing to do...

You might think it's completely unrelated,

but don't you know the profession is passed down for generations?

One of the assistant clerks

whom you tried to get fired

might be an uncle, a cousin, or an in-law

of the clerks here at the Office of Royal Decrees.

This is why you should never give anything to ignorant fools, not even a twig.

She didn't even realize that she was poking the beehive.

Jeez, I'm so frustrated.

Sir, you can hand over all the clerks' tasks to me.

- I'll take care of them. - By yourself?

Then you'll never go home.

It's way too much work for her alone. I'll help.

No, don't.

All of this happened because of you, so you must take responsibility for it.

Officer Min.

Even so, it is way too much work for her to handle on her own.

Please allow us apprentices to help her out.

We will finish everything by the end of the day.

Apprentice Goo was the one who submitted the petition, not you girls.

None of you can help her.

A petition?

Yes, Your Highness. I knew she was quite something when I saw her

criticizing your novel.

She must've really lost her mind or something.

How dare an apprentice without a rank

submit a petition?

Targeting assistant clerks of all people.

What's so wrong with that? They didn't have to make her cry.

Pardon?

So what's going on? Is the situation very bad now?

Yes, very bad indeed.

Just as the Inner Palace cannot function without court ladies,

the Outer Palace cannot function without clerks.

She got on the wrong side of all the clerks at the Office of Royal Decrees.

I give her 15 days at the most.

Her seniors will take their anger out on her during the day,

and she'll have to work late every night.

She'll submit her letter of resignation

in 15 days at the most.

Still, knowing her personality...

She won't resign that easily.

- Right? - She'll probably get fired.

I give her ten days.

No, trust me.

She'll quit before she gets screwed like that.

- Do you want to bet? - Sure, five pun?

- Let's each bet one nyang. - How about two nyang?

When did I finish all of this?

Apprentice Goo!

Are you all right?

Yes.

We ran here, thinking you must be exhausted.

What did you do all night?

Why do you look at me like that?

You have a Chinese character written on your face.

What?

What's this?

Was a ghost here or what? Who on earth wrote this?

"Sparrow"?

What could this mean?

Gosh, I'm so scared.

What is this? Jeez.

Did something happen last night, sir?

Oh, well...

You do not need to know.

His Highness spent a passionate night.

Two hours have passed already.

What is the problem today? Why is she late again?

No one here knows the reason, Your Highness.

She's probably just running late.

Why do you have to wait outside?

It is too hot today.

I don't think she's just running late, knowing what's going on at her office.

Didn't you see last night?

They made her work all night with a huge pile of work to finish.

Who cares whether she had a little or huge pile of work to do?

Why do you even care, Your Highness?

How can I not care? Goo Hae-ryung is...

I mean, she is Maehwa's sworn enemy.

I have to be the first one to laugh at her.

You helped her with everything though.

I can go for a walk.

I wish to go for a walk.

Great. Taking a walk will help you...

How far do you wish to go, Your Highness?

All right, look.

It is peaceful and quiet.

We should go back now that you've made sure everything is fine.

"Sweet words can hide dark intentions."

It does seem peaceful, but horrible things might be happening inside.

What kinds of horrible things could happen

in the middle of the palace in broad daylight?

Things like coercion, assault, attempted murder,

and firing Goo Hae-ryung, for instance.

My goodness.

I must do something.

Let's sneak in and see

what Goo Hae-ryung is up to and if she's okay.

But... Wait.

This could get you in deep trouble, Your Highness.

All the historical records are stored here at the Office of Royal Decrees.

Even just loitering around like this could raise suspicions...

Please listen...

Your Highness.

Could you please explain that look on your face now?

- Your Highness, do you... - You two over there!

What are you doing here? I've never seen you before.

Well...

He is...

- He's what? - I mean, this punk is...

I guess he doesn't know his way around the palace yet.

I found him wandering here, looking all lost.

Hence, I was just helping him find his way.

Gosh, you dimwit.

The administrative area is tiny. You got lost here?

Where do you work?

- Pardon me? - Which office do you belong to?

I work over there...

The Royal Secretariat.

The Royal Secretariat. I work at the Royal Secretariat.

The Royal Secretariat?

By any chance, did Scribe Jegal...

Correct.

Jegal...

I knew it.

That jerk, Jegal Tak, can be obnoxious, but he is a loyal man.

Let's go. There is a mountain of work to do.

Tell me. Are you strong?

- Yes. - Wait, where are you taking him?

- Wait. - I'll do anything.

- Nice, that's the spirit! - What is Jegal Tak up to now?

- He's sitting at his desk. - Gosh!

I see. He's sitting at his desk.

Gosh, Your Highness! We must return to...

I wish to get some rest. Do not let anyone in for an hour.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

I said I do not need

a historian here as the lecture took too long.

You may leave.

I have my duties to fulfill, just like you have your own, Your Royal Highness.

So? Are you saying you wish to disobey my words?

You always treated me as if I was practically invisible.

You can do the same thing today.

MBC E11 'Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung' -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-

Why did you

decide to be a historian?

I've always been curious

as to why a woman like you chose such a tough profession.

- What do you mean by that? - You have everything.

Your father isn't a high-ranking official, but his authority over personnel matters

makes him as powerful as ministers.

Your family owns five mansions in Hanyang alone

and harvests over 10,000 seok of rice all over the country every year.

I heard dozens of families wanted to marry their sons off to you.

So why?

Why did you abandon the comfortable life and decide to be a historian?

What more do you want in life?

It's nine, not five.

My father owns four more houses in Hanyang

under his concubine's name.

Also, he owns almost 8,000 majigi of land under our relatives' names,

which means we harvest over 15,000 seok of rice every year.

However,