Episode 9
Will you give me your ribbon?
I shall raise your hair for you.
I shall also provide you with a hefty reward.
No!
No, Father!
What are you doing?
Please take back what you said.
Go away!
Father!
I have prepared a sword.
Here now!
Please take it.
If the young master also desires this girl,
you must fight your opponent, no matter who he is.
Isn't that right?
Here now!
Go on and take it!
Eun-Ho, what is this abomination?
Do you truly intend to take up a sword against your own father?
Have you seen such disgraceful behavior?
How dare he take up his sword to fight his own father for a mere courtesan!
He has lost his mind!
What a disgrace!
Now wait a moment, sirs!
We must hear what Eun-Ho has to say for himself.
He's standing there with a sword! What else is there to hear?
I'm certain it is nothing like that. There must be another reason.
Another reason? What reason?
He must be worried about his mother!
His father has chosen a young and beautiful flower,
and that boy is worried about how his mother will feel...!
I'm certain that is why he is opposed to his father's choice.
Isn't that right, my Lord?
I have never been so embarrassed.
I called you here because I thought you were old enough to experience this.
I never thought you to be so immature...!
What are you doing?
Put the sword down and take your leave!
Don't worry, don't worry.
Your father won't take her as his concubine.
My Lord! Say something to convince him!
He must not believe what I'm saying.
Leave us now!
I said leave us!
Please go on.
Your presence seems to disturb the adults.
What are you still doing here!
Put down your sword and go!
If you linger here longer, you'll create a misunderstanding.
Then what an unfortunate situation your father will be in!
Do not forget.
We are courtesans.
Love and happiness...
It does not mean anything to us.
Forget who you are.
Forget your family as well.
You must erase all hope for love.
Don't forget your promise.
Live your life as a courtesan according to your destiny.
Who's there?
I am Hwang Jin-Yi's mother.
May I enter?
How is it?
It has a unique taste.
It's a special wine from China.
A novice's first night is like her wedding night.
And as her mother, I could not let this occasion slide by.
Wedding night?
That means that tonight, you are my mother-in-law!
Is that how it goes?
Sir!
One more. Give me one more.
It is an honor of the highest order
for such a highly-respected minister to raise my daugher's hair.
Shall I pour one more cup?
Mother!
How did this happen?
I put herbs in his drink.
According to the physician, he will not wake up until morning.
Mother...!
Did you say run away?
Tonight is the last chance.
It's not much, but it will be of some help.
I can't do it.
You must go.
I cannot... I cannot!
Young master.
I'm ashamed.
I can't bring up any more courage in front of her.
In front of her... I can no longer...
Then...
Then why did you start it?
If you couldn't take the responsibility,
then why did you approach her?
Where is all the bravado from before?
Jin-Yi, that child...
she wagered everything on that heart of yours.
Didn't you know that?
If you don't have the courage, then at least pretend!
Gather all the strength you have and protect her!
That's what a man is!
Even if I say I will...
Even if I say I'll gather strength again...
Will she forgive me?
Will she trust and follow me?
I won't go.
Jin-Yi.
It's over.
Don't fool yourself.
It's your last chance.
I lost.
I lost the challenge.
This man...
He is that lad's father.
Taking up a sword against his father...
is something that cannot happen.
So...
Stop this, Mother.
Stop trying to convince me.
It doesn't matter who the opponent is...
I lost.
I don't want to do it anymore.
I'm not going to do it anymore.
I no longer believe in love,
nor meaningless dreams.
It's not like that.
Love isn't like that.
Even if your heart is torn into a thousand or a million pieces,
it can still receive and give love.
Love is thinking
about how hurt he must be when he hurts you.
Stop being stubborn and go.
If you go now, you can keep your love.
This is your last chance!
Mother.
You can take out your pain and resentment when you are together.
He will accept it from you.
He seemed like a good person.
I can't see him, but I know it.
Why did you ask for wine so late into the night?
Take it to Hyun-Geum's quarters.
Mistress...!
Her heart will be troubled.
I must share her burden.
She must have gone somewhere.
You must go beyond the city's gates without anyone seeing you.
Mi...Mistress!
Go directly to Minister Kim's house.
What?
Tell his wife everything.
That is the only way to set everything straight.
Mistress... please...!
DidI not ell you to go now?
I can't! I just can't!
If this goes well, I'll make you a courtesan.
I know you want to be a courtesan.
I am aware that you have been learning the gayageum from Hyum-Geum.
I'll grant that wish.
So, hurry and go to the Minister's house.
I... I don't want to.
Do you want to die?
Mistress...!
This is for Jin-Yi.
A man's heart is more fickle than rain on a summer's day.
A love is weaker than a dried reed!
If faced with poverty,
their love will crumble.
To be abandoned by a man, and to live a wretched beggar's life...
Or to live as a talented artist, respected for her beauty and art,
Which do you think is better for your friend?
This way...
Young Master, if you're going to go, you should hurry...
Wait outside for a moment.
I have something I must do.
Mother...
Please forgive your worthless son.
It's not because I want to be a courtesan.
I'm not doing this for me.
I'm doing it for Jin-Yi.
What are you doing?
Mother...!
What is with your attire?
Are you planning on running away with a low-born wench?
Why won't you answer my questions?
Please... let me go, Mother.
I... I really don't know what else to do.
Do you really intend...
to rip up my heart for that worthless wench?
Is that it?
Fine. I'll let you go.
Mother...!
If that is your desire, then do as you wish.
But...
Go when I am dead.
Why are you here?
Sir...!
What is wrong?
Please open the gates!
What is wrong with this man! I just told you I cannot!
My daughter is out there, freezing and alone!
I cannot open the gates until it is sunrise!
If I say open it, just open it!
How dare you come here and cause trouble!
No! Unless you bring the King here, we will not open the gates!
Sir...!
My child...!
Where is Eun-Ho?
Oh no... your body... You have a high fever!
Why isn't Eun-Ho coming?
Jin-Yi...
He's not here.
No matter how long I wait, he's not here.
It's because the rainy road is so rough.
Because the night is so dark...
He must have lost his way.
That's why...
That's why he's late.
Little one...
He'll be here... Right?
Jin-Yi...
But... but still...
He's so late.
If he doesn't come...
If he never comes...!
What do I do then?
Little one!
Jin-Yi!
My child!
Jin-Yi!
Little one!
You must have lost sleep due to the girl's illness.
I do not know how to express my embarassment, my Lord.
Don't worry too much.
I drank so much last night that I slept deeply.
Yes...
I will leave now.
How shall I discipline this wretched girl
who got herself ill and cannot even bid you farewell?
After she regains her health, I will send her over to you.
That is good.
Teach her how to take good care of her body, as well as her heart!
I shall.
You've arrived.
What is this?
The music teacher thought Jin-Yi was too weak...
What is the meaning of this!
She doesn't deserve this medicine.
She may lose her life.
That would be unfortunate.
Look here, Mistress!
Geum-Choon.
Yes, Mistress.
Lock Jin-Yi into the back room now.
Make sure no one enters that room.
What?
You're here, my Lord!
Why are you waiting outside?
What is Eun-Ho doing?
That...
You wretched boy!
What is the meaning of this!
I've never been so embarrassed in my life.
How could you let a mere girl affect you so!
Go to your quarters this instant!
I said go to your quarters!
Duk-Pal, don't just stand there!
Take him in!
Yes, my Lady!
- Young master! - Eun-Ho!
Young master!
What is this!
Eun-Ho!
Jin-Yi.
Jin-Yi, where are you?
Jin-Yi!
Jin-Yi.
- What are you doing? - Get out of the way.
Go back to your quarters.
Are you planning on killing my child? Is that it?
Even metal must be struck to make it stronger.
We must save her life first!
If her life must end because of a fever, then it should end.
Mistress!
Stop talking and go back to your quarters.
Go and experience your daughter's pain.
Tear your heart into a hundred, a thousand, no, ten-thousand pieces,
and feel every piece of that pain.
Then you won't do foolish deeds any more.
How...?
How can you be so cruel?
How can you do this!
A teacher who teaches fate,
and a mother who creates false hopes. Who is more cruel?
Fool!
You silly fool!
You've been treating him for so long.
But why has he not responded to you?
I'm not sure myself.
His pulse is very weak.
His pulse is weak?
I've cleared up his blocked energy centers.
But his pulse...!
Here now...!
He needs to have medicine,
But he continues to vomit blood and lose consciousness.
There is nothing else I can do for him...
Nothing else...?
What do you mean there's nothing else!
How dare you call yourself a physician!
Forgive me, my Lord!
Eun-Ho!
Son! Wake up!
Do you hear your mother's voice?
Is Jin-Yi still in that state?
Do you think there's any difference?
Can't you talk to the Mistress?
And say what?
Let's break all the laws of the troupe?
We can at least send in a physician!
Mistress Geum-Choon!
I'm worried too! Don't talk to me!
The Mistress has her reasons too!
Don't question them!
Foolish girl...!
If she planned to run away, she should have hid well.
Why did she let herself get caught?
No matter how unlucky someone is,
Who can be as unlucky as us courtesans?
One girl hangs herself because of love.
And one girl may die because of that love.
What a cruel world it is... A cruel world indeed.
Young master! Are you conscious?
My Lady!
How... is she?
So things end like this.
Is she suffering?
How can she be any different from you?
I'll do it all, Mistress!
Yes, yes. Do that!
She hasn't even fully recovered yet!
Mistress!
What has happened?
Where is Eun-Ho?
I.. I'm not sure.
If you're not sure, who is!
Go out now and find him!
Yes, my Lady!
Your face... It's pale.
I think I should return this.
Forgive me...
An apology... is not necessary.
Actually, I'm thankful.
Even rebelling against power and authority,
this wretched thing called love can't win my heart.
I must thank you for teaching me this.
No words from my mouth...
can give you any comfort.
I said you don't have to apologize or comfort me.
You should mock me or scold me instead.
A low-born courtesan who dares to dream...
How ridiculous are you?
Wake up from your dream and live according to your fate.
Scold me like that.
From now on, don't come here.
Don't come here or talk to me.
It's all finished.
Nothing can be changed anymore.
I shouldn't...
have started anything.
From the very beginning,
I shouldn't have started anything.
Young master...
My sins are great.
Because I made a promise
that I couldn't keep...
I cannot forgive myself.
I shouldn't have started anything...
Then...
that girl...
She would not have been
in so much pain...
She would not have...
Young master!
Forgive me...
Eun-Ho...
Stop it! I'll do it.
I'll do it and say you did it!
You know... Eun-Ho...
They say he's very ill.
Did you know?
And if I did?
I'm sorry, Jin-Yi.
I should have done everything in my power
to help the two of you.
But I have no power...
What about you?
What could you have done?
Jin-Yi...
I'm alright.
Don't worry about me.
What? Make Jin-Yi come out to training?
She's still a very sick child.
Don't waste your breath. Just tell her to come out.
There's not that much time left before the banquet.
You can think about the competition at a time like this?
What I mean to say is...
Jin-Yi's still sick, and the other girls...
What about it?
If she cries her eyes out, will that lad return to her?
Or can their broken love be mended again?
A courtesan must use her art to treat her pain and suffering.
How many times must I tell you this?
Young master!
You're awake!
Eun-Ho...
Mother.
Yes, it's me. Your mother.
Are you awake now?
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you, my son.
Why are you sitting here like that?
You might get ill.
You wretched boy...!
How can you worry about me in your state?
Why do you keep breaking my heart?
Forgive me...
I wanted to be a good son.
You always lived with tears
and sighs, Mother.
I wanted to stop your tears...
I swore I would.
I know.
I know your heart.
You can do it from now.
From now on, you can be
my good son Eun-Ho like before.
But...
I don't think I'll have the chance anymore.
I don't think...
I can be at your side for much longer.
Eun-Ho...!
What do you mean?
I know now.
It's strange, but I know that.
Eun-Ho!
Mother...
Don't be sad for too long.
You wretched boy!
You ungrateful son!
Duk-Pal...
I...
Yes, master?
I have a favor to ask.
Young master, we have to go back soon.
If Madam finds out, I...
I do not think it unfair that this life was meant to be short.
When I met you and spent time with you...
those memories are with me.
I do not think it unfair.
However...
Regrets... Painful regrets I take with me.
That I could not love you more...
That I could not rescue you from this cruel world...
These things I regret.
I hope that...
you won't shed too many tears for me.
I do not wish for you to cry.
Rather, let me cry over your loneliness.
Since I am now going to a place where I can watch over you always,
the tears that I shed will not be a burden to you.
I hope...
that the love you have given me does not burden you too much.
And pray that you will be happy...
Eun-Ho! Eun-Ho! You can't!
Eun-Ho! You can't go like this!
Madam...
I can't send him like this!
You don't know who he is to me!
I can't send him off like this!
Let me give him a proper funeral!
Please let me do that for him!
A disgraceful son who leaves before his parents...
does not deserve a proper funeral!
My Lord!
What are you doing?
Hurry and remove that disgraceful boy from my sight!
Get rid of him!
Eun-Ho! Eun-Ho!
Eun-Ho...!
Young master, it's the Gyobang.
It's where Miss Jin-Yi is.
It's where you first pushed me to get her.
How long are you going to stand here?
Let's go!
Yes...yes. Let's go.
What's wrong?
I'm not sure...?
It's...
What?
It's not moving!
What are you talking about?
Why do you keep doing this!
What's going to change if you do this!
What can you do standing here?
Let's go already! Stop doing this!
What... What's this?
Eun-Ho! Eun-Ho!
Just ignore it. Don't tell Jin-Yi.
I can't.
Don't you have any sympathy, Mistress?
Young master can't leave. He can't leave her!
It's no good telling Jin-Yi about it.
He was Jin-Yi first love!
But she can't even say good bye? You're going to stop her?
Stop talking nonsense and go away.
No. I can't.
If you keep being like this,
I have no choice but to tell Jin-Yi
that you told me to go to Eun-Ho's mother that night.
Jin-Yi...!
Gae-Ddong...
What did you just say?
What about Eun-Ho?
What did the Mistress tell you to do?
Go inside. You don't have to know.
I asked what was going on!
Jin-Yi.
What's going on!
What did you do to him!
You never liked being cold...
When you were wet, you made funny nasal sounds.
You're going on a long journey alone, and now you're wet too.
Now it'll be alright...
It'll be less cold now... right?
Don't stand here too long.
If you do, you'd be so cold.
Forget about me, and I'll forget about you.
Forget all the people who were cruel to us.
Forget everything and go.
You have to rest peacefully.
Don't worry about me.
I'll forget as well.
I'll forget everything and never think of it again.
So go...
Don't dwell your heart here.
And go now...!
Why is no one out here?
If we are to reach the Capital by this afternoon, we must hurry!
I told them! I told them repeatedly...
But what?
Where is everyone?
I... I don't know...
What is the meaning of this?
What is this?
What are you planning?
Chwee-Sun!
We will not participate in the Tournament.
Are you rebelling against me?
We are not rebelling.
We are in mourning.
Mourning?
We are in mourning for lost love, Mistress.
You absurd wenches.
Let us to cry freely today.
This cruel Gyobang...
And the cruel life we live as courtesans...
We smile even if we're sick. We smile even if we're sad.
As courtesans, we must smile even as we die.
But today, we want to cry freely, Mistress!
What?
So they're not coming?
That is right, Mistress.
Heaven must be helping us.
There is no way we can fail!
Bu-Yong, why is your coutenance so dark?
I am not as pleased as you, Mistress.
What?
I wanted to see who was better.
Why don't you trust us?
I believed we wouldn't lose.
Even if we faced failure and losing,
I wanted to have a fair competition.
Your vigorous ambition is praiseworthy.
Don't you think so?
He was my first love.
I know.
And he will be my last.
I will never...
I will never give my heart
to anyone else.
I'm glad you understand now.
That's right.
- That is why you are... - A courtesan.
I will live as a courtesan for you.
I will not give my heart, but will smile like a flower.
You can hate me,
but I still believe what I did was right.
You must be proud.
I know.
You were chosen as Song Do's finest courtesan and taken to the capital.
You must be proud of your accomplishments thus far.
A courtesan is what you become
when you choose low-born girls with good looks and passable talent.
I know. I know that.
Jin-Yi.
I said I'll live that way for you.
I'll live as a courtesan, not as a woman.
I'll embrace any man that comes my way.
It's not hard giving your body but not your heart.
And I'll take revenge.
To all those rich nobles...
I'll get revenge for all the pain that I received.
No... even more.
That's not a bad plan.
Yes. Make your heart strong.
Then...
I'll get revenge on you.
Breaking my love and making me a courtesan,
will not be a good thing for you.
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