The Goddess of Fire (불의 여신 정이)

Episode 13

I gave you a chance...

To just tell me the truth.

How could you continue to lie to me?!

This...

Isn't this the first piece you made?

Jung.

Your Highness.

Did you know?

Even though you knew...

Did you continue to call me Taepyung even though you knew?

I was waiting for you to say it.

You should have revealed it yourself.

You should have revealed it with your own mouth.

Why did I have to say it?!

I, who had left that way...

I, who had deceived you into believing that I had died...

How could I have revealed myself to you?

If so, then,

you should have lived as a dead person to the end.

Why did you appear again?

Because of the guilt that I couldn't save you,

I have been miserable until now.

If you hadn't met me,

your father wouldn't have died,

and you

wouldn't have had to leave so pathetically.

Every day and night,

I've lived with regret.

Your Highness.

I did not know that you were so miserable.

I just wanted to become a ceramist.

I don't want to hear it.

This was the only way I could enter Bunwon!

I said I don't want to hear it!

How are you the Jung Yi who made this?

The Jung Yi that I knew made this as her first piece.

She moved the king's heart with this, the world's most beautiful piece,

and saved herself

and her father, the ceramist Yoo Eul Dam.

Her tears, filial heart,

and even her daring boldness to say to His Majesty that he doesn't deserve to sit on the throne!

All of that

is buried deep in my heart.

You, who stand before me,

are most definitely not that child.

You cannot be that same Jung Yi

who took a place in my heart like the mountain.

You are just Tae Pyung, a mere lowly laborer.

From now on,

you have nothing to do with me.

Is that it?

Yes, Royal Ceramist.

Is he angry because the porcelain came out like this?

Did he vent his anger out on you?

No.

What did he say? Tell me.

He didn't say anything about the porcelain.

He simply said that from now on

he'll treat me as the worker, Taepyung, like before.

That's a relief.

Yes.

It is a relief.

Everything turned out well.

Very well. You've worked hard.

This, you've had this since then?

I didn't know that you had such a hard time because of me.

Who am I that you would...

I know what it's like to have a calloused heart caused by lies.

I want to be forgiven by you.

Until your anger subsides,

I will beg for forgiveness, again and again.

In a few days, there will be a competition among the newly hired workers.

A competition among the workers?

This must be your first time.

This is to evaluate the workers' competency.

What happens to those who fail to pass the competition?

Those who pass continue to stay on as workers, but

those who fail are sent home.

Have you decided on the theme of the competition?

The theme is kneading.

Your Highness has done the task before.

I heard you were good at it, too.

Oh, that?

You need to hold this, and

like this, use the rocking motion...

Like this?

I will cut this now, Your Highness.

What good is that clay with such huge air pockets?

My wrists are weak, that's why.

Your Highness, is something the matter?

Do you not approve of the theme?

That's not it. How would I interfere on such things.

Carry on.

Yes, Your Highness.

Orabeoni.

His Highness knew about everything.

I'm sorry that I couldn't keep it secret from him.

Jung, this time, it's not your fault.

I was the one who was discovered. I couldn't keep him from knowing that I'm Tae Do.

I should have been more careful.

Jung, as long as Prince Gwang Hae is the Assistant Head at the Bunwon, you will continue to run into him.

That's why I am relieved.

I will, at least, have an opportunity to beg for his forgiveness.

Jung.

I will never leave.

You know what I've been through to get here.

I will ask His Highness for forgiveness

and pass the worker evaluation.

I will become a ceramist. I will be okay.

How is the tea?

It is fine.

Maybe because it's been a long time since I've sat down to tea with you, Honored Father.

The tea is so delicious.

This is an excellent tea.

Is that what you think, Im Hae?

The tea is flavorless to me.

This tea cup... Why is it so fancy?

The fanciness is so fleeting that

it shadows the flavor of the tea.

You are right!

Your servant, as well,

can't tell the taste of this tea.

Every time I hold meetings with the palace officials,

I always emphasize transparency and frugality.

But the royal porcelain gets fancier by the day.

What would the officials think of me?!

They would say that I am all talk!

You are right.

We, the royals, need to stand as role models.

Honored Father.

Not being able to relay Your Majesty's thought to the Bunwon

is due to my shortcomings.

Hon, you...

Go and bring out the tea set your mother, Gong Bin, loved so much.

Yes, Honored Father.

I will go with him too, Honored Father.

Gwang Hae.

The King has not forgotten our Honored Mother.

He still misses

our Honored Mother.

Hyung-nim.

Do you really not know why His Majesty has ordered

us to bring out Mother's tea set?

Who cares?

If it benefits me, that's the sum of it.

He wants to keep Prince Shin Seong and In Bin in check.

Honored Father has no intention of appointing any of us to be the Crown Prince.

Our long gone Honored Mother

will finally recognize my filial heart towards her.

The way to become the Crown Prince is so near!

How is the taste of the tea, Honored Father?

It is such a simple and modest cup. It is not fleeting to the eyes.

I can appreciate the true taste of the tea.

The more I look at this cup, the more fond I am of it.

Im Hae,

I will be putting you in charge of a grave responsibility.

Pardon?

Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty.

However, based on what I have observed of your past behavior,

I am doubtful of putting you in charge of a grave responsibility right away.

That isn't so, Honored Father.

If you entrust me with this duty,

your servant, will do the best I can, even if it means being broken and ground to dust.

Alright,

then, for the time being, accompany Gwang Hae

and look after the duties of Assistant Head of the Bunwon.

I have received His Majesty's command.

Head Royal Ceramist Lee.

What have you been doing that Prince Sin Seong is on the verge of losing his position as the Head of Bunwon?!

Your Highness.

Now that Prince Gwang Hae is out of the way,

don't you think it is His Majesty's political tactic

to take Prince Shin Seong out of the picture, too?

You should not have allowed him room to even consider that!

I can't believe he commanded for that tea set, since Gong Bin's death has been so long ago.

Head Royal Ceramist Lee, this is your fault.

You should have produced a more simple and modest styled tea set.

Are you choosing to not make them? Or are you just incapable?

Your Highness, my thoughts on royal porcelain, in

that it should carry the class and sophistication suited to the palace standards, remains unchanged.

I beg for your understanding.

Must I bear this shame because I should respect your opinion?

These cups were produced many years ago,

when there was a competition for the position of Head Royal Ceramist.

These are spare cups that are exactly the same as the ones presented to His Majesty.

In your opinion, which cup do you think

is most suitable to be used by His Majesty?

Your judgment is accurate.

With this cup,

I became the Head Royal Ceramist.

And, this is a tea cup produced by

the Ceramist Yoo Eul Dam.

Yoo Eul Dam. That man was only capable of making

cheap pottery commonly found in the marketplace.

He was fortunate to have risen to the level of Royal Ceramist.

And he was also given a chance to compete for Head Royal Ceramist position.

However, he was involved in a crime of treason and was expelled out of the Bunwon.

According to rumors, he went on to make pottery and

lived day to day until