Joseon Survival (조선생존기)

The crown princess is here!

The crown prince is the root of this country,

and as his match,

you must inherit the responsibility of managing the country.

As a member of an honorable family,

you have become the match of the crown prince,

so accept the order of the divine blessing with honor.

Make an effort to gain more experience and knowledge,

and more than anything, respect the people.

First bow.

Second bow.

Why do you have to bow four times here?

If you do not practice the proper etiquette before entering

the royal family, it is the same as dressing up a monkey.

Did you just...

call me a monkey?

That is not what I mean. The first palace lady told me that.

That is why she is especially strict with you.

You are kind of reckless.

Acknowledged.

How old is that little kid anyways?

Watch what you say!

How can you call him that? You are the crown princess, remember?

How old is my dear crown prince?

- He is eight years old. - What? He's in elementary school?

Your Royal Highness! You cannot come in here!

Why did you lie? You said the crown princess is pretty.

Where is the pretty crown princess?

Do not look at appearances but look at her heart, Your Royal Highness.

Her heart is a beauty.

Forget it!

Your Royal Highness.

Quit laughing.

That little-!

There is not a lot of time.

What do you mean?

Are you waiting for the right time?

Do you mean dinnertime? It is still far away.

I know very well that you are not the kind of person to waste your life so idly.

I feel like you know me better than myself.

- The public sentiment... - Is that you, Kkuck-Jung?

- I brought him. - Leave the room, Seo Rim.

What is with the pipe?

I need to be smoking one of these so that the boys do not look down on me.

If the tiger is gone, the fox needs to take over for the cave to still run.

I heard you are going to Hanyang.

Yes. Why?

This is a talisman.

Can you give it to my husband and my son?

Hanyang is not like the marketplace.

It is hard to meet run into a familiar face there.

I mean, if you meet them.

Since you are going to Hanyang, you have a higher chance than me of meeting them.

What kind of talisman is that?

This is called "Geomgunbu."

If you burn this, put the ashes in your bath water,

take a clean bath under the moonlight, and swallow it,

then swords and arrows will not strike you.

Oh, come on. There is no such thing.

Goodness, do you know how much this is?

They must take baths, okay?

They hardly wash!

- Please give it to them. - All right.

- And this is... - Another one?

If you embrace this against your chest, all calamities will avoid you.

Please tell them to keep this deep in their clothes.

If you are so worried, why did you let them go?

I did not have a choice.

There is no damn work here.

You did fine all this time.

No way. Do you think there is only the governor in the office?

There are the administrators and directors.

After giving them their share, we come home empty-handed all the time.

All right. If I run into them, I will give those to them.

Please do.

Do not stray near the northern village since only hostile people live there.

Yes, if you go there, you will only have a hard time!

The southern village is full of nobles, so there will be nothing there.

That is why they say the south is full of poor but self-respecting scholars.

- So just stay in the center? - Yes.

There are many station homes and tax collectors.

They are not territorial but generous.

All right. I will do that.

People might think you actually lived in Hanyang before.

Exactly.

I am just worried.

- Thank you. - For what?

- Thank you for the straw shoes, Pal Mae. - That is nothing.

- Thank you for the rice ball, Yoo Bok. - I used salted shrimp to season it.

Thank you for worrying about me, Chun Wang.

Do not sleep just anywhere. Get a room.

- Thank you. - They say big fish play in big water.

You are a big fish!

Do not get discouraged when you get to Hanyang.

- I will be going now. - Bye.

Be safe.

Bye.

How is Seul-ki doing?

- I told you not to mention her! - Can I not even ask you a question?

I left those young girls in Hanyang by themselves, so how can I be at ease?

They say the pine tree must flourish for the pines to dance.

I need to flourish so that you may reap the benefits.

So do not mention her anymore.

What good will do if I am the only one who reaps those benefits?

Of course it is good.

I will become a minister, and you will become the mistress of a minister!

I do not care for such things.

I am going to make you the lady of a minister who can ride on a palanquin of flowers.

Are you sure you do not care?

Women need to play hard-to-get to make them more attractive. Am I not right?

- I will pour you a drink, sir. - Sure.

Nowadays, I cannot sleep without alcohol, since I am in charge of such grave matters.

If you...

could be my body pillow for the night,

then I think I will be able to sleep well.

- What do you say? - Let me pour you another drink.

All right.

You should have a drink, too.

- It is my honor. - Really?

Have another drink.

I will pour you another one.

Goodness. One more drink...

Oh, dear!

W-Wait a moment...

Myeong-ri, calm down. Hold on.

I cannot live like this anymore.

Can you bear with it for a little more?

I requested to be transferred.

What do you mean?

It means I will be sent to another village.

Other villages have governors as well.

There may be another governor, but you will no longer be a head gisaeng.

Do you mean that?

Can you take me away from here?

I am without a ranking or title,

but I am still an administrator with power.

- My Lord... - If I am transferred...

I will take you away from here and let you live an envious life in a large house.

My Lord, I will put my faith in you.

You must. I am an administrator, and you are a head gisaeng.

No one will have faith in us but each other!

All right. Enough. Take it easy.

Oh, my goodness.

My goodness.

Where is Myeong-ri?

Are you up already?

I thought you would be thirsty if you woke up, so I prepared some honey water.

I cannot keep up with your sword skills.

There is no difference between our sword skills.

We just have a different way of handling our swords.

This is a saber.

Used to defend, you wield it with one hand.

However, you take your sword with both your hands.

So you only use your energy without experience.

Your movements are slow, so you cannot keep up with me.

Where on earth did you learn such sword skills?

You have a lot of secrets, Venerable Bou.

From the way you hold your sword to the way you talk.

You do not seem like you are from this period.

Then what period am I from?

I am not sure.

I cannot understand your admirable ordinance.

I am just saying it as I see it.

I heard you have been going to the meteorological administration lately.

Our lives depend on astronomy.

Does my life depend on it as well?

Does my life depend on the stars and weather?

Somewhat.

What do you think?

Do you want me to divulge the divine secrets?

I want the heavens to help me.

The queen dowager and crown prince are on my side.

Now I should get rid of...

the troublesome king.

Will the heavens help me?

If you help me, the heavens will help you.

That was the answer I wanted.

Just like water flowing in ice,

I can see the fury in the king's eyes.

Right now, he is powerless so he is waiting,

but once he gains power and recovers his authority,

then his fury will flip everything around.

- I saw that as well. - I cannot becoming the king.

But I can choose the king,

so if you help me and I help you,

then the heavens will have no choice but to be on our side.

Go to this man's house. The items you are looking for have arrived there.

What's this?

- I found it in the royal safe. - The royal safe?

Then it's something precious.

- But why did you bring this? - Open it.

This was in the royal safe?

In the ninth year of King Se-jong, a large purple bead fell in Hwasun,

Jeolla-do, and it was reported to the government office.

And this light bulb is that purple bead?

Yeah.

- What is this? - A fragment of light.

Look at this.

"A red light appeared in the middle of the night

and brightly lit up the fields and mountains."