PARK HYUNG-SIK
JEON SO-NEE
PYO YE-JIN
YUN JONG-SEOK
LEE TAE-SEON
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH
THIS IS A FICTIONAL STORY
NAMES, CHARACTERS, PLACES
AND INCIDENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS
ANIMAL SCENES ARE CREATED
WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS
Your Highness, he's holding a sword so please forgive me for this.
May I kill him?
Put away your sword.
Did you not hear me?
I saw you in Gaeseong with my own two eyes.
Why you little...
Your Highness. Gaeseong?
Then he's...
Go back and stay here until I summon you.
But Your Highness, how could you let her...
I said go back and wait for me.
Do as I say.
Yes, Your Highness.
EPISODE 13
How can you be so reckless?
Maybe your memories got mixed up.
No, they weren't. I'm sure of it.
Your Highness, I've told you this before.
When the messenger came to my home,
I'm sure Tae-gang killed him.
He also scattered the red paper with the word, "Song, Ga, Myeol, Lee."
I saw him with my own two eyes and I remember very clearly.
I fought him while chasing him.
He was wearing a mask,
but I remember his eyes. It was him.
Think about it.
The one who has access to the East Palace is him.
He was the only one who could've shot
that arrow a year ago.
He has access to the East Palace
and he can also come and go to the hunting grounds.
It's not just that. The arrow from the Great Hunting Ceremony was his, too.
Nobody would've suspected him,
because he was supposed to be him.
He shot that arrow
and then ran away.
The arrow and the quiver found there are
usually used by the soldiers of the war department.
He may be the one who gave the snake and dagger
to the shaman.
There will be an interrogation soon. Complete the prophecy of God.
And he must be the one who set the plum tree on fire.
He probably went in and out of the prison to see the shaman
claiming it was an order from you.
Let's go to the Royal Inspector's Office...
The two soldiers who guarded the prison
is already dead.
My memories may not be complete due to the shock of losing my family,
but I remember his face very clearly.
That's impossible.
Please.
Please believe me, Your Highness.
The day your family died,
Tae-gang was at the East Palace.
He's innocent.
I'm a witness
and Gaeseong is very far away.
I can't believe he's Min Jae-yi, the murderer of Gaeseong.
Since when did His Highness know?
His Highness must've found out the moment he met him
at the hunting grounds
that he was Min Jae-yi, not Jang Chi-su.
He let her stay in his secret room
since she was a woman.
How can someone be in Hanyang and Gaeseong at the same time?
That's not possible.
Maybe you were mistaken...
And you said Tae-gang was one of the guys
who scattered the red paper,
but Tae-gang was with me at that time.
If what you're saying is true,
are you saying he set fire to the plum tree
and teleported to the marketplace?
But I swear it was him in the mask.
It was his face.
I understand it was hard for you to remember
such details in your blurry memories.
But it wasn't Tae-gang.
Try to calm your mind and get some rest tomorrow
and try to think again.
That's an order.
Did you bring more cloth to sew?
Do they give you a lot of money for it?
-Pretty, right? -Yes.
I can't believe she gets to wear this every day.
Wealth is something you're born with, right?
You should try it on if you want to.
It's fine.
Your Highness are you awake?
Enter.
Your Highness, I haven't seen Eunuch Go.
Did you order him to do something?
I had Sun-dol run an errand for me last night.
Yes, Your Highness.
Yes. Tae-gang was with His Highness all day that day.
His Highness had a lesson that day, so he was with him until it was over.
Was he at the East palace after the lesson as well?
He was with us at the East palace after the lesson.
Why are you asking
about Tae-gang?
I was just looking into some things.
Don't mind me.
Was I really mistaken?
No way. My memories are not wrong.
I'm the messenger who relayed your gift to Master Min?
I'm the one who scattered those red papers? How could you trust
and let such a liar near you?
She ran away after violating the moral principles.
She is not a sinner. She is the daughter of my master.
What will happen to you if people find out that you let that girl work for you
as a eunuch in the East Palace?
Your Highness you must kick her out.
She's been through so much.
Just give her some time.
What is the secret letter she mentioned?
Your Highness.
Right now, her memories are not whole
so don't worry about her.
I have complete faith in you
so don't be swayed.
So look into where Park Han-su got the money
like I ordered you to.
Where did you go by yourself?
The assassin that day was wearing a mask
so I couldn't see his face.
Wait.
Master Kim said he run into him at the marketplace,
and he was in a disguise.
It was probably under His Highness' orders.
What's stranger is that he treated Master Kim
as if he never saw him before.
so what happened to your memories?
It's strange that someone as smart as you can't remember what happened
even if you were in shock.
Do you remember anything else other than him?
On the day of the murder, there was an incense with dried peony petals inside.
What?
there were dried peony petals in Gaeseong as well?
Yes.
How did that end up at your place?
Yeong came to the kitchen when I was tasting the soup that day.
Do you remember what you talked about?
I think he was just sad to see me leave.
He even held my hand for a second.
Did he hold your hand?
More like my bracelet?
Bracelet...
Are you talking about the one people are saying
it's a symbol of you and Master Yeong's love?
Ga-ram, did Yeong have white hair?
-Did you ever see him with white hair? -No, My Lady.
Why would he have white hair? He was very young.
The corner support on Yeong says
he has white hair.
What?
How could that happen?
Did he have white hair
when you last saw him?
No, he didn't.
So why did his hair
turn while?
Why are my memories all mixed up?
Why did you...
Did you wash it?
There were only soot and dried petals inside.
Were they important?
No.
Oh, here comes the handsome scholar.
Gosh.
Hello, my friend.
They washed it out.
How diligent.
Why did you come alone? Where's your handsome friend?
He didn't come here?
Oh, your handsome friend.
He went over there with my apprentice.
You're really going to buy that?
I'll take this one.
Scholar Park.
-Have you been well? -Yes, sir.
My apologies. We'll buy it another time.
I'll see you later.
Yes, sir.
Wait, what?
Wow.
How do you know a such place?
It was my brother's favorite place.
He used to bring me here often.
What do you see?
There is smoke coming out of every chimney.
They must be getting ready for dinner.
I heard children playing outside know
it's time to go home when they see smoke
coming out of the chimneys.
What about the child
who lives in that house?
There is no smoke coming out of that chimney,
so how would the child know to go home
and even if he does
he probably will have to starve.
My brother would watch
the smoke coming out of
the chimnies of the people's houses often.
Before he died, there was one year
when only half of the town's chimneys were smoking due to failed harvests.
so he was heartbroken.
That was what he was like.
He always put the people first.
So I waited for Joseon
he would create.
I had no idea he would get sick
so easily and pass away.
Have you ever come back here since then?
I didn't want to.
I couldn't.
I couldn't accept his death
and I hated hearing those rumors about how I gave my brother peaches to kill him.
But above all,
I hated that I became the Crown Prince
because I knew I could never be better than Ui-hyeon.
Yet here I am.
I was able to come here
because you were with me.
I got the strength to fight my destiny
because you are with me.
Thanks to you,
I was able to come out to the world and meet my people.
I now know that I have to protect
those people down there.
I will protect them
and create new Joeson
my brother dreamt of.
With you.
So if things ever get hard,
you can lean on me.
Depend on me.
And I will
protect you with everything I have.
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you remember this dagger?
You had it when you came to see me.
I didn't keep that dagger to hurt anyone.
I just kept it to protect myself.
You said you didn't keep this dagger
to hurt anyone.
You said you kept it to protect yourself.
I will give this back to you,
so use it to protect yourself.
Gosh.
How ridiculous.
Were you watching me?
Why do you care what I watch?
So why were you hiding?
Because I suspect you, of course.
What are you doing here?
Did you come to spy on me?
I'm sure you're not here to read since you don't like studying.
Where is Analects of Confucius?
I am busy carrying out His Highness' orders,
but I must study since sadomok is coming soon.
PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION HELD EVERY FOUR YEARS
Is that all you need?
Mencius and Great Learning too!
You should've studied beforehand.
I'll find them for you.
Analects of Confucius.
Mencius.
-Great Learning. -How dare you...
Pointing with my finger is a waste of energy.
That little...
Has she forgotten she's a girl?
It wasn't me.
I can do nothing about your memories,
but just as you have no way to prove your innocence,
it's the same for me.
I'm sure you feel unfair if you really didn't kill your family.
I also feel unfair that
I'm the face you remember.
It wasn't me.
The boy we met before!
Did you come to eat?
Sorry I called you a thief.
We wouldn't have chased you if we knew you were stealing food.
Why didn't you come sooner?
What have you been eating?
Come on in.
It's okay. Come on in.
Hello, My Lady.
Got any good stuff today?
Yes, I have the perfect thing for you.
Come inside and take a look.
Icicle.
I will teach you a lesson.
What?
Is that...
Has the Icicle come again?
Where did he go?
What...
Is he running away because he thinks I'm the Icicle?
Myeong-jin, you're not running away.
You are exercising your legs.
Oh, there's a chicken here.
What one big chicken.
Come on.
Sis! It's him!
He's the one who helped us.
Aren't you the kids from before?
What are you doing over there?
Oh, don't mind me.
I was doing something important.
Are you enjoying the food?
It's their third bowl already.
Third bowl?
Have some more, okay?
There you go.
I can see it's a precious object from overseas.
Yes, that's why it's a bit pricy.
I kept it in the back just for you.
Price isn't a problem.
Aren't you the third daughter of the Minister of Personnel?
Do you know me?
I came to you after I heard
you might marry Master Kim Myeong-jin.
Marry?
How could you involve me with that strange man?
I've been watching him for a long time.
He is such an amazing person,
so I couldn't even dare to talk to him.
When I heard that you might marry him,
I decided to talk to you despite the disrespect.
He wouldn't marry into an ordinary family.
Ordinary? Our family is
not ordinary.
Who's your father?
He is going to make it big even if he doesn't want to.
Make it big? As if. All he does is look at bodies.
Master Kim doesn't discriminate between the wealthy and poor
and shows great care for the smallest things.
There will be a world
where scientists like him are respected.
And until then,
I would like to take care of him.
So please give up on him.
I understand where you're coming from,
but marriage is between families. It's not really my decision.
Please, My Lady.
My Lady.
My Lady, are you okay?
You could've cracked this!
How rude.
Just my luck.
Let's go.
How old are you?
I'm 15 and my brother is 11.
What's your name?
Oh, I forgot your ask your name.
So, what is your name?
Dal-rae and Meo-ru.
Gosh, you must be tired after spending all night sewing.
I'll do it.
Are you okay?
Yes, we're fine.
Your names are Dal-rae and Meo-ru?
Yes. I'm Dal-rae and he's Meo-ru.
How pretty.
I'm impressed you remember your brother's name.
I heard you were kicked out of Byeokcheon. You couldn't have been more than five.
I told you not to tell people about that.
It's fine. They're good.
They are the most generous people in the village.
So don't worry.
I guarantee it.
I'm sure that was Lady Jae-yi's bracelet.
Are you in there?
Oh, my apprentice.
Why did you come in without knocking?
What were you doing? Why were you so surprised?
I was changing...
Don't come over here! I'm not done changing yet!
I got some dirt on my clothes, so I was trying to get it off.
Come on. We're all men here.
What are you doing, Master?
The children came to the inn.
Right. Yes.
-The children from Byeokcheon. -What? They really came to eat?
Their names are Dal-rae and Meo-ru.
I'm going to go say hi.
Oh, they already left.
But I wanted to see them.
They had four bowls of rice and they still wanted more.
They'll come back. You can say hi then.
Okay.
Section Chief Han!
What happened?
The soldier tracking down the man who worked at
the Office of Taoism just came back.
Did they find Oh Man-sik?
He was living under a fake name in Paju
while running a linen shop.
I will go early in the morning tomorrow with my soldiers.
I will go with you in disguise.
If you go with your soldiers,
people will talk and he might run away again.
He's from Byeokcheon, so he might have something to do with the shaman.
So we must bring
him in alive.
I will go too.
Then is Tae-gang coming too?
I'll escort you.
We won't need Tae-gang.
Since you're going, that should be enough.
Indeed, Your Highness.
Did you find him?
I had someone tail the soldier of the War Department.
Well, now that's something worth your daughter's medicine.
If I knew he was from Byeokcheon
I wouldn't have used him.
I have no choice but to shed blood again.
Hurry before Section Chief Han gets there.
You have to get rid of him
before he tells the truth about me.
What should I do about Section Chief Han?
If we're lucky,
we might be able to get rid of the Chief State Councilor's eldest son.
Make sure to not leave any traces.
Come on and take a look.
Take a look.
Have a look.
Come again.
Have a look.
Why aren't you saying anything? Is this better for making clothes?
-Damn it. -Gosh.
Stop.
I'm not here to kill you.
I know you're from Byeokcheon.
Then why are you asking questions?
Just kill me like you killed everyone in Byeokcheon before.
I want to know what happened 10 years ago.
Now you want to know
what happened 10 years ago?
The smell of blood filled the streets.
Fathers, mothers,
sons and daughters died
under your father's orders!
None of them were thieves.
They were all...
No!
No, you cannot die!
Your Highness, are you hurt?
Let's go.
Be careful.
Spread out.
The archers' target must've been Oh Man-sik.
Someone must've found out that I was onto him.
Are you two okay?
We killed one of the archers, so there are four left.
They must've run deep into the woods.
One of them hurt, so we'll be able to chase them.
Let's go.
Eunuch Go!
Let's go.
From the Office of Taoism.
This is the water we received from the Office of Taoism.
Blood...
If he is from Byeokcheon,
was there a reason he came to me?
What do you plan to do with that?
If blood drips on the prayer, it will be perceived as a bad omen.
There's a rumor going around that
His Highness is cursed by a ghost.
And why do you want to make that rumor even bigger?
Since you are Grand Prince Myeong-ahn's uncle...
Yes.
I would like to see His Highness lose the faith of his subjects.
What is your name?
Oh Man-sik, My Lord.
His Highness isn't stupid.
You must stay hidden as soon as you do your part.
Even if you get caught,
as long as you don't say my name,
I will protect your remaining family.
Did he really come for me?
Whether he came for me or for another purpose,
he's as good as dead anyway.
A lot of people are going to die today
because of His Highness.
Sun-dol.
Seong-on.
Sun-dol.
Go Sun-dol!
Han Seong-on!
Can't you hear me?
Answer me.
Han Seong-on!
Go Sun-dol!
A lot of people will be killed
because of your stupidity.
Why did you bring this to me?
Your mother has ordered you to stay in this room.
-Why? -Someone important is coming.
She also ordered us to have an early dinner
and stay in our rooms.
Someone important?
Isn't today's father's day off?
I wonder who it is and why father greets them himself...
I told you to stay in your room.
Then what are you doing here?
Wait here.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Who are they?
One is Lord Han and I don't know
who the other is.
He's been telling our servants to make sure everything's perfect
so he must be important.
Gosh, you are terrible at lying, Mother.
I think I know who it is just by looking at you.
He's the king, isn't he?
Lower your voice.
Your father's fate is depending on this.
Is he really the king?
It's His Majesty?
Go to your room.
I was just going to go.
I came because I wanted to tell you something.
And what I'm about to tell you
should not leave this room.
I'm going to put rush to the Crown Prince's marriage.
I cannot let the Cho family's self-indulgence slide anymore.
We agree with you.
But both our families
do not have a daughter.
What should we do?
Hang Jung-seop.
He has a daughter, doesn't he?
When I asked you who would be the right man for a dignitary
you suggested him
saying he's a very diligent man.
But someone in the Cho family
became the dignitary.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Jung-seop is my cousin
and he has never hurt anyone before.
Since he only stayed in the countryside,
he doesn't know a lot about politics.
But I'm sure
you two can teach him what he needs to learn.
But choosing a crown princess
isn't just about family.
She must have virtue as a woman,
both her parents must be healthy
and her fortune must match His Highness'.
Only a girl who passes all those requirements
is qualified to become His Highness' wife.
And even if we select Jung-seop's daughter,
a better and more fitting woman
from the Cho family
might appear.
-Then make new requirements. -Your Majesty.
What you mean by that is...
The Crown Princess must be from the Han family.
I cannot let the Cho continue to be my in-laws.
This is the Crown Prince's fortune.
Forge Jung-seop's daughter's fortune to fit Hwan's if you have to.
But Your Majesty,
how could you ask us to lie about something
the country's blessing depends on?
It's a lie to the royal family and the whole country.
This could end up destroying not only Lord Han's family, but Jung-seop's too.
How could you give him so much pressure?
I'm not worried about my family.
If that is what you want,
then that is what I will do.
I will do as your order.
Your Majesty, that's a milbu
with your stamp on it.
MILBU: USED TO MOBILIZE TROOPS TO PREPARE FOR WAR AND SUCH
Why are you giving this to me?
If anything happens to me,
give half of the milbu
along with this secret letter to Lord Han.
No, Your Majesty.
This is a great authority that cannot be authorized
solely as the predecessor of the king,
and there has been no precedent that has been
entrusted to an official.
Your Majesty,
if someone uses this to determine the legitimacy of your order,
who will dare to look up to you and how will you save face?
Please withdraw your order, Your Majesty.
I know what you're worried about.
I'm sure the records will say
I'm a misguided king
Of course, I'm afraid.
But this letter is like my will.
If a day comes when I can't protect the Crown Prince...
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.
How could you say such a thing?
If that day comes,
I'm giving you the authority to move the soldiers.
Move the Five Military Commands
and protect the Crown Prince.
I trust you.
You two will be able
to protect the Crown Prince.
I will do as you ordered,
protect the Crown Prince
and do my very best.
Your Majesty, I will also be loyal to you until the very end.
Eunuch Go.
Are you okay?
His Highness. Where is His Highness?
Your Highness?
Your Highness, can you hear me?
Is your leg okay?
We must find His Highness.
Your Highness!
You go back.
No.
I won't go until we find him.
I will find him,
so you go back.
You hurt your leg.
I can't do that until I know His Highness is safe.
Eunuch Go.
Do you still not know who His Highness is?
He will not be easily defeated by them.
There were multiple archers.
It wouldn't have been easy to fight them off alone.
Section Chief Han, do you think they got him?
Don't say that.
I'm sure he's fine.
I hope he is.
I hope he is alive.
If I get into trouble,
would it break your heart?
Of course, it would.
If you get into trouble because of me,
I would die of heartbreak.
Do you know the origin of that word?
A mother monkey lost her baby
and died of a heart disease brought on by the grief.
The grief must've been so painful.
Yes. Losing someone you love
must be very painful.
If anything were to happen to you
that's what's going to happen to me.
As will I.
So I will protect you
and you will protect me.
Things must not go wrong for either of us.
Things cannot have gone wrong for you. If something happens to you,
I cannot live.
No.
Section Chief Han.
His Highness must be okay.
He must be alive just like you said.
He promised me.
I will protect His Highness and he will protect me.
Things must not go wrong for either of us.
Your Highness.
I want to say something to you.
I haven't forgotten that you're a woman.
I was happy
that you didn't forget that I'm a woman.
If you become the king someday,
I will become the head eunuch.
Who says you'll be the head eunuch?
Being the eunuch was just an excuse
to stay with you
for a long time.
You must be okay.
There's something I must tell you,
so you must be alive.
It'll get dark soon. It could get dangerous.
His Highness could be in danger.
We have to find him.
That means you are at the place where the sun rises.
Isn't that amazing?
I am the owner of the East Palace
which is where the sun rises.
Since the run is set in that direction,
that must be the west.
So the east...
Where are you going?
That's not the way back.
If His Highness is okay,
and is waiting for us,
-it must be in the east. -What do you mean?
Where the sun rises.
His Highness must be in the east.
I know.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Will you be my friend again?
there wasn't a single moment when I wasn't your friend.
I'm just glad that I can
finally do something for you.
I will stay next to you.
If they're dead, it's my fault.
Because of my cursed fate.
Please, please be alive.
Come back
and prove to me that
my curse is nothing but a piece of paper.
Your Highness.
Your Highness. I'm sorry.
Your Highness. Please wake up.
No, Your Highness.
Your Highness. Please.
OUR BLOOMING YOUTH
Get out of my way.
Anyone there?
Someone's really hurt.
You thought I didn't know you were from Byeokcheon?
Who are you?
Give me an idea of who Prince Hwan is.
Did Tae-gang tell you to kill me?
It's all my fault.
I shouldn't have insisted on staying next to you.
Please wake up and listen to what I have to say.
Jae-yi.
I can't put you in any more danger.
I'll have to let you go.