PARK HYUNG-SIK
JEON SO-NEE
PYO YE-JIN
YUN JONG-SEOK
LEE TAE-SEON
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH
THIS DRAMA IS A FICTIONAL STORY
AND ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS,
LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND RELIGIONS
IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE CREATED WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS
You scummy scumbag.
You scoundrel.
You piece of shitake mushrooms!
Fudge you!
I was just talking to myself.
I wasn't aiming for anyone to get hurt.
I was just frustrated that
I was talking to myself in front of a lake.
Well, the lake must've been hurt.
It's not like the lake can hear.
Sorry I swore at you.
That must've hurt your feelings.
Goodbye then.
Do you think I was hard on you?
What do you think, you jerk?
Yes, Your Highness.
Of course I think you were hard on me.
But I get where you're coming from.
I trusted me and hired me as a eunuch
and thanks to that I was able to take a break
from being on the run even if it was just for a while.
And you showed me sincerity
and shared your secrets.
You told me a secret you probably haven't been
able to tell anyone for a long time,
so you must've felt betrayed.
I get it.
You must've felt hurt.
When you read Sim yeong's suicide note
you probably thought everything I said was a lie
and couldn't believe I was innocent.
You probably regretted letting someone
who violated the moral principles
get so close to you.
But...
"Without trust we cannot stand."
That is what Confucius said.
For a country to stand,
he said food, soldiers and trust are needed.
If you must abandon something,
the first thing you should abandon is the soldiers, then the food,
but trust is something you must never let go of.
That's the only way you'll protect your country.
That's what Confucius said.
Protecting your country and protecting your people are the same thing.
How can one live without trust?
Isn't that right?
Are you trying to teach me? Try coming up with an excuse instead.
I thought you weren't interested in what I have to say.
Dead men tell no tales,
so how could I come up with an excuse for a dead person?
But if you're willing to listen
after kicking me out last night,
there is something I'd like to say.
Bul-sil-gi-chin.
A great future King
should never lose those close to him.
Goodbye then.
You're right.
I said I trusted you, so I should've.
Even if what the soldiers who were sent to Gaeseong said
was different from what you said,
I shouldn't have kicked you out
when you had nowhere else to go.
As you said, I'm a scummy scumbag.
I apologize.
I went to Manyeondang to tell you that.
So
where are you moving those chairs to?
Then can I go back to the East Palace?
Can I start working in the East Palace again?
As long as I don't burn this consent letter,
she is my woman and I need to protect her.
I think
-that's not a good idea. -What?
I heard what you said about me.
You said some really awful things I cannot dare to say.
How could I let someone like that work for me?
Then could you open the library?
I cannot do that.
You seem to be having a good time in Manyeondang speaking ill of me.
Obviously you have a place to go,
so don't step foot near the East Palace and the library.
Understood?
EPISODE 8
It's all done.
Gosh.
You don't like it, Your Highness?
This make-up is old style.
I look at least 10 years older.
Bring me water to wash my face.
Yes, Your Highness.
You're quite pretty.
You do my make-up.
-Me, Your Highness? -Yes.
I will be the prettiest woman today.
Well... That can't happen just because you want it to.
I told you to bring me water to wash my face.
Yes, Your Highness.
Hey.
You two. Follow me.
Move the equipment to the polo field.
Yes, sir.
Today's the day.
The War Department soldiers and
the Crown Prince's guards are playing polo today.
Which team are you betting for?
The War Department. I bet five nyangs.
Of course you should.
Section Chief Han will be flying around on that horse.
Okay. It's perfect.
Let's go.
Where?
Gosh...
Wait...
Before His Highness hurt his arm, his team had a higher chance of winning.
His Highness played as well?
He used to.
Gosh, the matches back then were tense.
Gosh, it was always neck and neck between
His Highness and Section Chief Han.
But not anymore. The War Department will win for sure.
It's been a year since he played.
It's Section Chief Han.
Section Chief Han! Section Chief Han!
Did you get all dressed up
for Section Chief Han?
We're going to win today.
Who did you bet on?
-The War Department. -The Crown Prince's guards.
It's Her Highness!
Today, the War Department is blue, not red.
Who did you bet on?
The War Department.
You must keep your dignity, Your Highness.
I'm just standing here because of my dignity.
If it weren't for that, I would've run to Section Chief Han eons ago.
Can't you see how hard I'm trying?
Move the goalpost over there.
Here comes the Crown Prince.
Your Highness.
Who are you rooting for?
-Pardon? -Since you work at the East Palace,
will you be rooting for them?
I don't work at the East Palace anymore.
What do you mean?
His Highness kicked me out,
so I will be rooting for the War Department today.
I bet three nyangs on your team.
Then I'll make that three nyangs into nine nyangs.
Should you be wasting your money like that?
You bet three nyangs on his team when eunuchs don't get paid that much?
Who cares? They are going to win.
Are you really planning to play?
Will you be okay, Your Highness?
Don't worry about me and just win.
Know that I do not plan on
losing today.
MOVE ACCORDING TO THE PLAN
Doesn't he have to go to the polo match today?
I'm sure he snuck out.
-Let's grab a drink later. -Sure.
The interrogation will happen soon.
Finish God's will.
Death for a new world.
I will finish the wise God's mission.
Eat up.
Thank you.
Eat up, Master.
You shouldn't be calling a wanderer "Master".
It's preposterous, young Master.
What are you saying?
You taught me the most important thing in life.
If I didn't meet you near the graveyard entrance
I would be like the living dead
reading books all day long.
Have some.
Are you planning to stay in Hanyang?
You're here.
Are the children doing okay?
They're fine.
I'm worried I might've caused you trouble.
When you leave, I'll give you some money for a sack of rice.
They'll be eating a lot these days.
Did you take in homeless kids again?
Then I'll give you money enough for two sacks of rice.
Thank you.
Master! There you are.
I've been waiting for you at Manyeondang.
You've never met him before, right? He's my apprentice.
My apprentice, he is my master.
-Say hello. -Oh, hello.
You're his master?
How do you know him?
I ran into him in the streets.
I had no idea I'd see you again.
Relationships are funny like that.
Yes.
How's the fish doing?
Fish?
You didn't know?
He has a fish in that bottle.
He does?
So how did you two happen to meet?
My apprentice.
Tell him why you sought me out.
I heard he knows the cause of death right away
when he looks at a body.
Rumors have been going around all over Joseon and that's
how I knew he was the one I was looking for and I was determined to find him.
So I came a long way to find him.
That's the kind of man your apprentice
Kim Myeong-jin has become.
Are you proud of me?
Right.
We're practicing writing today, right?
Prepare a brush and paper.
I'm sure I've seen him before.
-Who? -Your Master.
It feels like I've seen him before a long time ago.
He goes around Joseon like it's his house.
It's natural to run into him once or twice.
-Is that so? -Just grab the brush and piece of paper.
Right.
If you need more, come by anytime.
Thank you.
I saw him at home in Gaeseong.
What?
My inkstone. My mother bought it for me.
Where did he go?
My Master's master.
He just left. Why?
Where did he go?
Then again,
I only saw young Master Yeong give him some rice.
He probably doesn't know much about him.
You scared me!
I told you to prepare to practice writing.
You can't just storm out like that. Did you not want to study that much?
I was actually looking for your master.
I'm sure I saw him before and I wanted to ask him something.
He never tells us when he's coming and going, so I don't know when he'll be back,
but he'll be back someday. You can ask...
-Get away from me? -Pardon?
What's wrong?
Get away from me. Hurry!
What is it?
What is up with you?
Maybe I was mistaken.
You thought she was the Minister of Personnel's daughter?
Is that why you were acting all cool?
Acting?
Myeong-jin was born cool.
Let's go.
Sure.
This marriage will not end well.
I do not have a good feeling about this.
Is that Hwan?
What? Hwan is playing too?
Since he's playing, his team will win for sure.
The War Department must win. They must.
I should've bet on the Crown Prince's guards.
Guards! Listen up.
We will write a new history with today's match.
Soldiers! Listen up!
Today's match will be our victory just like last time!
Go War Department!
War Department!
He looked at me!
War Department!
Guards! Crown Prince's Guards!
I want my family can rest in peace
so I can go back to my finacé.
Go War Department!
Go War Department! Fight War Department!
Win War Department!
That little...
Go War Department! Win War Department!
Go War Department!
Guards! Crown Prince's Guards!
Crown Prince's Guards!
Go War Department!
Maybe it's because he hasn't played in a while, but Hwan is really going all out.
Section Chief Han usually goes easy on
his opponents during a polo match.
I wonder what's going on.
Is it because of me?
Do you think that as well?
No, I don't think that way Your Highness.
Announcement.
It's currently a tie,
so whoever scores a point will win the game.
You're still very good
when you haven't played in over a year.
You weren't so bad yourself.
We did our best, but it wasn't enough to beat you.
But what would I do by beating you?
I just hope you remember
my sincerity, Your Highness.
-Your Highness. -Section Chief Han.
I'm sorry I disappointed...
No, no.
You didn't disappoint me.
I had no idea polo was such a cool sport.
How can you be so composed on a horse?
You can't control a horse that fast
just because you want to.
But you practically flew around the polo field
like you were one with the horse.
You were so handsome when you ran toward
the goalpost while not backing down
no matter how much
my brother fiercely attacked.
I thought my heart stopped.
I see.
What a shame.
You lost three nyangs because War Department lost.
I will remember your arrogant act today.
I won't hold back anymore.
Thank you, My Lord.
I'm disappointed. You're still on Prince Hwan's side even after he kicked you out.
What do you mean?
You were yelling my name, but you couldn't get your eyes off His Highness.
Is that so?
I don't know how that happened.
I must've gone crazy.
Next time
I'll be watching
who you're really rooting for.
He's so nice.
Master Kim Myeong-jin's master?
Yes.
And you're sure you saw him in Gaeseong?
I only saw young Master Yeong share some rice with him,
so he may not know young Master.
Right.
How could he know why Yeong did such a thing?
If I run into him again, I'll ask him.
What if he finds out about you?
-Oh. -We're on the run
and a chusoeryeong was issued.
Since I'm dressed as a eunuch I take the long way here because I don't want
people to think I'm weird.
We have to be careful.
Right. We must be careful.
Sun-dol, go to the library...
Your Highness, would you like me to get a book from the library?
No. Never mind.
I will be rooting for the War Department today.
I bet three nyangs on your team.
Who cares? They are going to win.
You're still on Prince Hwan's side even after he kicked you out.
You were yelling my name, but you couldn't
get your eyes off His Highness.
Gosh, he's so cool.
GET READY TO GO BACK HOME
Why didn't you wake me up? Why are you out here alone?
I just woke up too.
Can you fill the water jar?
The water jar? It's already empty?
It is mixed with different ingredients and oil...
Can you tell which oil was used?
The smell has already faded.
Try smelling it again.
Oh, this!
I heard about people using this method to make incense.
Who did you hear it from?
My father. He used to work at the Hall of Incense. He used to teach me.
He already passed away.
Are you planning to go to another store?
His father was the head of the Hall of Incense.
No one knows about incense more than him
in all of Joseon.
-Get away from me. -What now?
-Get away! -What's wrong with him?
She must be the Minister of Personnel's daughter.
She wanted to see what kind of guy Master Kim is.
Are you the third son of the Prime Minister?
Yes. That's me.
I'm the Minister of Personnel's third daughter.
I came to ask you a favor even though it's not common courtesy.
I thought so.
Go right ahead. I don't mind if it's not common courtesy.
That's why I do not like you.
When I heard your family and
my family were talking about marriage,
it felt like the sky was falling.
Your two older brothers are already married
and rumors about you...
What kind of rumors are you talking about?
Oh, this?
This isn't a human hand.
-Don't... -It's a monkey...
Get that away from me!
I don't care if this hand belonged to human or an animal.
Even if that's made out of wood,
it doesn't change the fact that you are the least eligible man in Joseon.
Least eligible man?
My Lady. How could you say such a thing? That really hurts my feelings.
You may be the son of a prime minister,
but everyone knows how you'll end up.
You will never pass the civil exam
and you may be able to become one of the lowest officials,
but you'll never become a minister.
But I don't want to become a minister
let alone get a low official job.
No.
I am a woman with ambition.
My dream is to marry a minister of the Six Bureaus.
So I'm going to need you to break up this marriage.
I'll believe you will so.
Hey!
The daughter of the Minister of Personnel is no good.
She has a terrible taste for men.
Master, don't mind her.
There will be other women.
To me, you are
the most eligible man in Joseon.
I'll be the first in line.
No, I was already standing in line.
I was here first.
No, I was here first.
Then you can choose between us.
We're in line.
What? Don't you like us?
-What's wrong with us? -Are you crazy?
Have you gone mad?
You are a man.
And Eunuch Go...
You are not even a man!
You'd rather be cursing at me.
Here comes His Majesty.
Lift up your head.
The ghost's letter.
You are the head of the Office of Shamanism and you were supposed
to wish for the happiness of this royal family,
but you killed innocent people,
made the people live in fear
and brought chaos to this country.
Do you admit your sins?
We know you weren't working alone.
Who was in on this heinous crime
and what was your purpose?
She's the head of the Office of Shamanism?
Be quiet.
We'll get in trouble if Father and Hwan find out.
Talk!
Will you start talking
after we break more of your bones?
Torture her until she talks!
Prime Minister.
You killed innocent people.
Not only did you kill them, you mutilated the bodies by carving letters on them
"Song, Ga, Myeol."
There must've been a letter you were
planning to carve on the fourth body.
What is that letter?
I asked what the letter is and what you were trying to gain with it.
If you confess why you
committed such crimes,
I will let you live.
You really think I'll beg for my life?
You wanted to know the last letter?
-Wish lanterns... -Those are wish lanterns.
Why is the wish lantern so big?
What does it say?
The last letter I was planning to carve
is "Lee."
"Lee."
"Lee" as in plum tree?
What is she going to do with a plum tree?
"Song, Ga, Myeol, Lee."
The letter of the Cardinal Point case.
The Song family will bring destruction to the plum tree.
It wasn't the destruction of the Song family...
But the destruction of the Lee family.
This is for the royal family,
so you must keep every word in mind.
I am a ghost and this letter is for Lee Hwan,
so you must keep every word in mind.
The first sentence of the ghost's letter.
WHAT'S STRANGE IS THAT EVERY SINGLE STRAND OF
SIM YEONG'S HAIR HAD TURNED WHITE
And I remember seeing that
burning peony in the kitchen very clearly.
Every case is connected.
What the...
Oh my.
What...
I have returned.
I am Song and I came back because of innocent people in Byeokcheon
who were killed wrongly.
I may have become a ghost,
but my soul sits upon the throne.
The Song family will destroy the Lee family
and become the king!
-Byeokcheon. -Song family of Byeokcheon.
What did you say?
The Song family of Byeokcheon?
She must be ripped apart and executed!
How dare you talk about ghosts in front of His Majesty!
The Song family is talking, so the Lee family must listen.
I will uproot you and rip you limb from limb.
Not a single drop of your blood
will be left in Joseon.
Lee family? Is she talking about us?
Not just us.
Father and Hwan... Everyone in the royal family is in the Lee family.
The curse has already started.
I will make sure of it!
The Lee family will be torn apart.
Their souls will have nowhere to go to
and will be wandering around forever!
Your Majesty, you don't have to listen to her.
Sentence her to death
and stop her from talking.
Your Majesty.
How dare you disdain the royal family by cursing us?
What good would following the law and giving an order do?
I will dismember you right here and now.
I carved God's will into a live body
so his will has already been completed.
Are you okay?
Oh my.
Excuse me.
Master. I'll get going!
Prince Myeong-ahn and Princess Ha-yeon are coming.
What did I say? I said only those who as a nerve of steel will be able to watch it.
Oh dear.
Did you hear her curse?
The Song family will destroy the Lee family
and the Song family will take the throne.
Your Highness!
That's a plum tree.
Like the shaman said.
It is a plum tree.
Call the fire troops!
What is it? What's going on?
The plum tree was struck by the Song family's lightning.
We went to see the interrogation.
The last letter was "plum tree."
The Song family will destroy the Lee family.
And the Song family will ascend the throne.
The Song family is going to destroy us.
We're all part of the Lee family.
Just like that plum tree.
Master!
Are you okay?
What do you think?
Blood.
I'm fine. Go after him.
I'm so sorry.
Check her left arm.
The reason the culprit carved those letters while risking getting caught
is the motive for these killings.
The blood is fresh, so she must've carved it while she was in prison.
So she sacrificed herself
to complete the curse.
-Does anyone know about this snake? -It's a gloydius saxatilis.
I know that snake.
The messenger I sent to Master Min and the poisoned arrow that shot me...
I'm seeing them here again.
Section Chief Han, look into those who stood guard
at the prison.
There must be someone who gave her the dagger and snake.
Yes, Your Highness.
-Move the body. -Yes, sir.
White hair.
Peony petals
and gloydius saxatilis.
The messenger and the poisoned arrow...
It was all the same people.
Min Jae-yi and I
have fallen for the same trap.
-Are you okay? -Yes.
Why were the fire troops dispatched?
What do we do?
The curse is coming true.
The plum tree was struck by lightning.
The plum tree is on fire.
The fire doesn't go out even though we pour a water on it.
It really must be the curse.
Shut up.
Bring more water!
Bing me Sun-dol.
Pardon?
Bring me Go Sun-dol.
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH
Why are you swayed by a brutal murderer's words?
She cajoled and disdained the royal family?
Explain to me right now!
Are you sure it's him?
Was he watching me?
How could she curse the royal family?
His Majesty's orders?
Do not miss a single second.
I will prove her innocence.
You're Highness, what are you...
No sin is
more serious than treason.