My Dearest (2023) s01e15 Episode Script

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(This drama is a work of fiction
created based on historical facts.)
(Most of the details and depictions
of the characters are fictional.)
(Episode 15)
Lady Yoo.
My lord.
I have been released.
This is all
thanks to you.
Are you awake?
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord
My lord.
Pour me another drink.
Let us drink.
Yes, let us drink.
- Here.
- I am okay.
It is fine. You can have some.
You dirty thing.
How dare you smile at anyone?
Stop it!
Should I light the fire here?
Please spare me!
You are mine until the day you die.
He will be awake soon.
I will have to run away.
Will you come with me?
Where will you go?
Do not worry.
There is a strong man
named Yang Chun in Uiju.
If we run away and join him,
even the district magistrate
cannot touch us.
Let us go.
I cannot believe
I am meeting the person
who saved
the Crown Prince's first son in Simyang.
You are my benefactor.
The benefactor who saved Joseon.
Tell me anything you want.
You must want to return to Joseon,
am I right?
Actually,
I would like to remain in Simyang for now.
I dare you to touch that lass.
You are ridiculous.
Think I do not know you?
The other expensive slave you bought
You made her pregnant, right?
And you killed her
while removing the baby.
Know how much we lost?
If it happens again,
I will throw your mother out!
What are they saying?
Why are they always fighting?
It is pretty, right?
My hands are more nimble than you think.
Whenever
I did my madam's hair,
the men in Neunggun-ri would go crazy.
Ma'am, I will do your hair nicely
every day.
How adorable.
You lass.
Come here.
Do not move!
Go away!
Got a death wish? How dare you
Let us go.
You fools.
Mother, let go!
How did you get here?
What do you think?
I flew here.
Seems like Ryang Eum is very upset
that you are injured.
I have never seen
a man cry so sorrowfully.
How lucky you are.
You have a Qing royal pining for you,
and a friend who cries his heart out
when you are injured.
But do you know?
Now that you are injured,
I feel like you are finally mine.
I am so mean, right?
You are in pain, after all.
I have always
wanted hold this hand.
Goodness. Why is it raining?
Gosh. We were almost at the inn.
Scoot closer, will you? It is cold.
Okay.
Oh, come on.
See?
It is less cold now.
Yes.
Right? You do not feel cold, right?
No.
Why didn't you
come that day?
How could I leave my madam behind?
Besides
I waited for a really long time.
You
- Gu Jam is back!
- Gu Jam is back!
What?
Jong Jong!
Madam.
Are you all right?
- You okay?
- Yes.
I am sorry.
I promised to protect you
and keep you safe.
But I lost you.
I am really sorry, Jong Jong.
Do not be, Madam.
I knew
I would meet you again.
Thank you so much.
I owe you my life.
No, I did not do much
Wake up.
Get up already.
We received a letter from Joseon.
Soon, Lady Yoo's husband will
What?
What?
Gosh.
Look at you.
You are even faking an illness now.
Do not say anything.
What is wrong with you?
This is so pathetic.
"Pathetic?"
How is this pathetic?
Gu Jam, use your brain.
If I completely heal,
Lady Yoo will return to Joseon.
Then will she leave alone?
Jong Jong will follow her.
No.
His wound seems to be really deep.
At this rate, it will take six months
No, not six months.
He might be bedridden for his entire life.
Stop the nonsense.
He will regain consciousness
no matter what.
Jong Jong probably wants
to go to Joseon this instant,
but until Lord Lee recovers,
I cannot go anywhere.
Do not slack off!
Hurry up!
Get moving!
Work faster!
Put everything here!
Come on.
Get moving!
Faster!
Hurry up!
- What are you waiting for?
- Hurry up.
- Hurry up.
- Hurry and follow us.
- What are you doing?
- Hurry.
- What are you doing?
- Yang Chun.
Come on.
You limp too?
It is the right leg for me.
Goodness.
Thank you.
Please relay our thanks
to Lord Lee Jang Hyun as well.
Do not get captured again.
Go.
When
will we go to Joseon?
Why are you asking me that?
Then who do we ask?
The person
who Lord Lee Jang Hyun serves
is you.
Goodness.
I have been aching all day.
Open your eyes.
Yang Chun.
Did you send Han Seok off
safely?
I did.
How does it feel to make the crippled
do all the work while you lie in bed?
I mean
The people
like you way more than they like me.
They follow your orders just by hearing
that you are Gu Yang Chun from Uiju.
I thought you wanted to earn big money.
But you spent all your money
on sending captives back to Joseon.
Good going.
Yet you are just being bashed.
What?
"Bashed?"
They spoke ill of me? Why?
They all want to know
when they can go back to Joseon.
This is why
I said you should not help the captives.
They spoke ill of me because of that?
Then tell them to find their own way back.
They do not even know
that we are escorting them
because the way to Joseon is dangerous.
Well Gosh.
Whatever.
Whatever! Who cares?
For those who have owners
who will release them,
we will use promissory notes.
And those who have no hope
will be sent to Joseon secretly.
There is an order to everything,
and we must follow that order.
Anyway, the people
who will be going this time are
Neop Seok, Sam Saeng,
- Doo Nam,
- Doo Nam.
- Heo Chang
- Heo Chang.
I thought I heard talking
Lee Jang Hyun, you have to get up.
It breaks my heart
to see you sick, and I feel
He will
regain consciousness no matter what.
Right?
He should. Yes.
All right, then.
Why are you covered in cold sweat?
He needs medicine.
Lee Jang Hyun is gravely ill.
So, for the time being,
I will be in charge
of sending you guys back.
Just as Lee Jang Hyun has been doing,
those of you
who can have your owners release you,
we will lend you money,
so you should write a promissory note.
Then
when do we have to pay back the money?
Can we repay the money once we return
to Joseon and earn money from farming?
- Yes.
- Then
is it okay if it takes 3, no, 5 years?
Is ten years too long?
Of course it is too long. Come on.
It is okay.
As long as you promise to pay it back,
- we will lend you the money.
- Are you serious?
You cannot take your words back.
Come on. Yang Chun says we can.
What is wrong with you?
During the time
that Jang Hyun is in bed
Listen carefully.
Even if you are to be released,
you all must know how dangerous
the road back to Joseon is, right?
- Yes.
- Yes.
Some die while crossing the river,
some get caught again
after losing their release forms,
and some die after running into bandits.
So it is best to work
under the Crown Prince
as farmers and porters,
then wait for the right timing
to follow the envoys back to Joseon.
You should understand that
and do as you are asked. Okay?
- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
I can hear the money
draining out of our pockets.
Hurry up and get in line.
Thank you.
Yes.
Write down your name and where you live.
And when you will pay it back.
What is the use of getting
a promissory note?
We will not get any of this back. Gosh.
My master
will never release me.
If I go back,
I will lose Byung Hee.
I will
also be separated from my brother
and sold off.
I ran away several times before.
If I get caught,
I will die.
I cannot find my master,
so I cannot get my release note.
If I just go back to Joseon,
I will be treated like a runaway captive.
I will be dragged back here.
Those of you
whose masters will not release you,
or those of you
who have lost your masters
and cannot get your release notes,
will have to sneak into Joseon
when the time is right.
But that would be hard for women
and the elderly.
And if you even have a child with you
I can go. Just let us go.
If you let us go,
I will even work around the house
No one told you to do that.
Just take care of your child.
What was that?
What do you want to do
by helping Master Jang?
I want to eradicate
all the foreign intruders from Joseon.
If only
Joseon can return to before the intrusion,
when loyalty was still alive,
I would even risk my own life.
Following several years of poor harvest,
the recent drought
throughout the nation
has left the wheat and barley crops
dried and dead,
staining the fields in red.
This is an unprecedented calamity.
Since the past,
when an unexpected change occurs,
a great decree of amnesty was issued.
May Your Majesty also show mercy
and reduce the sentences of the guilty
to bring peace to the skies
The foreign intruders are wielding weapons
to violate the land of Joseon
and threaten His Majesty.
Do you think you can change the world
with such weak words?
Since the past,
when an unexpected change occurs,
a great decree of amnesty was issued.
This is not because one does not know
there are despicable criminals among them.
It is in case the sorrows of the people
might reach the skies.
But the lowest officials and soldiers
to the magistrates
are using the execution grounds
as a place to vent their anger.
How will the people rest peacefully?
My dear.
I am all right.
What is going on?
Today is the death anniversary of
Lord Yeongmu, Master Jang's late father.
(Seonchin: A word to
respectfully address one's late father)
Every year on this day,
he refuses to eat or drink.
However,
the death anniversary of his father
and the day that Master's only son died
are one and the same.
So,
he might be grieving the loss of his son.
He had a son?
So,
I am to send Garin Baksi
100 rolls of silk
and 200 books of white paper
to Noshi Baksi?
Yes.
Speak well.
That way, it will be advantageous for us
when splitting the profits from ginseng.
How on earth would I speak well?
Are you talking back to me?
Then you can take Ryang Eum with you.
Gosh.
What are you doing?
What?
I had an itch on my back.
What is this terrible behavior
when Lord Lee is ill?
Go and wait outside.
Yes, Madam.
There is a cute little mole here.
I hear
they are farming the fields in Simyang.
I will try to find a way
to help with the farming too.
I must earn my keep.
Stoke the fire even more.
We still have a long way to go
before we can melt metal.
Yes, Madam.
I said I would mend the farming tools,
and the Crown Princess had
a kiln made for us.
I even used to make knives
back in Hanyang.
Mending some farming tools
is a piece of cake.
Why is she not coming?
What happened?
I mean
Gil Chae.
Where have you gone?
Have you
Why is she not coming?
That is why I told you to cool it down
after you heated it up enough.
You cannot rush when working with metal.
How many times did I tell you?
My goodness.
That temper of hers.
You are the one who is the most rushed.
All right. Let us get to work.
Good.
Come this way, everyone.
- Come on.
- What are all these?
- Goodness.
- This looks brand new.
- Gosh.
- Thank you.
Leave it.
Why would you
She really does not need to.
She might hurt her hand.
Goodness.
By the way,
what is your name?
Me? I am Ul Soo.
My name is Jul Soo.
Ul Soo and Jul Soo.
- Ul Soo.
- And Jul Soo.
- Ul Soo and Jul Soo.
- Ul Soo and Jul Soo.
Come and get your refreshments!
Please enjoy.
- Please
- Thank you.
- Jong Jong
- Wait.
likes me.
- Please have another.
- She likes me not.
She likes me. She likes me not.
Go away!
She likes me.
- Thank you.
- She likes me not.
She likes me.
She
She likes me not.
She likes me.
Oh, please.
How ridiculous.
Hey.
Please remove the beans next time.
Why? Gu Jam likes beans.
Yes, I do.
Remove them.
- What?
- What is his problem?
I have missed
your smiling face.
Your Highness.
Your Highness. The fields are
Let us be merry and pray for plenty
- Let us be merry and pray for plenty
- Let us be merry and pray for plenty
- Merry are we
- Merry are we
- As we pray for plenty
- As we pray for plenty
How did
this barren land
Did you not know?
Joseon people
have always been the best at farming.
This reminds me of back in Joseon.
Whenever it was weeding season,
the local farmers
would sing like that.
I
never knew what the people sang
as they worked.
All I did was stay indoors to read.
Look.
Are they not gorgeous?
The grains are ready for harvest.
Why are you still so unconscious?
I am afraid.
What if you never wake up?
I should have died instead.
If something happens to you,
I will not have the right to live.
I will die too.
If only
I could die to save you.
I would kill myself right away
My lord.
My lord.
Please wait. I will call
Let us stay together.
I know my health the best.
Although I can eat and talk,
and I look fine
You see, my leg
My leg hurts.
My leg
hurts terribly so.
You know.
I know Jang Hyun well.
He must really be hurting right now.
Does it hurt?
Oh, dear.
This side aches
But wait.
You were shot in the back.
Why does your leg
There is something about the human body.
You see
Everything is connected.
Am I right?
Of course.
Our body parts are all connected.
Right?
That is right.
Even I
I was hit on the head, but I got a limp.
Look. I have to limp.
- Oh, no!
- Gosh!
You should hold onto him. He will die.
- Be careful.
- Please be careful.
It hurts so bad.
I think we should start practicing.
One.
Two.
One.
Two.
- Are you all right?
- It hurts a lot.
One.
There you go. Good job.
Jang Hyun really threw everything for her.
I told you so.
What do you do for a living?
I thought you were serving the country.
When did you seduce a princess?
When did I seduce her?
She was the one who liked
Are you jealous?
Why would I be jealous?
She is just
a pale
and ugly woman. Why would I be jealous?
Besides, Ryang Eum
Anyway, I still do not know what is
in that head of yours.
Are you even a noble?
Rumors say
Did you
really buy yourself a title
as the rumors say?
Were you a peasant originally?
A government slave.
I had to empty
the magistrate's chamber pot
and keep the fire alight all night.
That kind of slave.
My mother passed on early,
while my father
I do not even recall him.
Nevertheless.
When I paid in rice,
His Majesty stamped his seal
to make me a nobleman,
so I am a member of the nobility now.
Money is nice.
That is why
I work hard to earn money.
By the way,
were you put off by the fact
that I was a commoner?
It would have been better
if you never became an aristocrat.
Why?
I would have made you my servant
and brought you along with me
wherever I went
and done whatever I wanted.
Then it would have been nice.
Then I will reject my appointment
and become a commoner.
Will you buy me?
Sure.
Why did you not come that day?
Why
did you abandon me?
I did not abandon you.
I just
could not dare have you.
You can live without me, but
Why do you think that?
Why
did you think I could live
without you?
Who are you?
Why were you thinking of killing me?
You
I remember you.
You used to catch captives
with Lee Jang Hyun.
Am I right?
You must have wanted to kill me
because I hurt your owner.
Go and tell Lee Jang Hyun
that I am going to
call him soon.
You are here.
You do not have to act like
you are in pain in front of me too.
Lady Yoo
You should send her back to Joseon now.
What are you going to do
if Her Highness tries to hurt you again?
That will not happen.
What are you saying?
She tried to kill you.
I want to rest.
You can leave now.
Are you actually
in pain?
It is because everything
in the body is connected.
I am okay.
One time, you almost died
trying to save her on Ganghwa Island.
This time, you hurt your leg
trying to release her.
What is it going to be next time?
What are you going to give up
for that woman next time?
"That woman?"
Watch your mouth.
You should just die now.
I do not think
I can watch you
be ruined little by little,
so you should just die right now.
You
are driving me crazy.
Did you really handle that matter?
Yes, I am telling you I did.
Now, Ningguchin will pay Yang Chun
without any complaints.
Just you wait.
I will build a nice lodging facility
for you to sing all you want.
You should just get married
with that money.
What is the point of getting married?
Just living the rest of my life
listening to you sing is enough for me.
How handsome.
- You are here.
- Yes.
Where is the list of goods
to send to the Japanese office?
Oh, is this it?
I am no longer that jerk's servant.
What?
Now, I am
- Madam, you must keep it a secret.
- Well, I will think about it.
You have been released.
You should now return to Joseon.
Lord Lee's leg is still not well.
Once he is fully recovered
I will
tend to his recovery.
That time before,
why did you say
that Interpreter Lee was dead?
I do not know why you lied,
but Interpreter Lee would want me
to nurse him, not you.
This is
You saw the wound
on Lord Lee's back, right?
Do you know how he got that wound?
The harvest turned out really well.
Instead of letting the leftover rice
from the Crown Prince's quarters
rot in storage
Do you want to sell it?
In Simyang, everyone from
Jung Myung Soo, Yong Gol Dae,
and the emperor's family members
require a bribe
for every little thing one tries to do.
However,
I cannot ask Joseon to pay
for those bribes as well.
So, I would like to invest
with the rice we have harvested here
I will help you make a profit
from selling the rice.
Then,
would you be able to manage
the money from the profits?
I cannot do that.
Money that is not managed
by the one who earned it
becomes poison.
If there is a profit,
who you spend it on,
what you trade it with,
and where to keep it
should all be your decision.
I will help you in every way I can.
But
I have never managed money before.
You must do it.
You managed the farming well too.
Today,
I will have to write in my journal
for the first time in a while.
I should draw all the rice and food
you have bestowed upon me
to be passed down
to the descendants.
You will write and draw in your journal?
Then
The person who saved me on that island
was really
Yes.
Lord Lee had to fight off the intruders
while suffering from smallpox
and was on the brink of death.
And here, in Simyang,
he has developed a limp from saving you.
So, things have become certain.
To Lee Jang Hyun,
you are
a curse.
I have nothing to give
to a rock on the run.
How did Young Master Yeon Jun
end up getting so severely hurt?
No.
What were you doing while Young Master
was getting himself injured?
Lady Gil Chae.
Is it my fault
that Young Master Yeon Jun got hurt?
I am fine.
Where are you going?
Why do you think
I carried all those women across?
Are you okay?
My lady.
Let me tell you the truth. That day
The person who saved you that day
was I, not that man.
I will return
with the prettiest floral shoes.
No!
No! Gil Chae!
Wait, you mean
you just ate the food
that the Crown Princess prepared for you?
What dishes did she serve? Do they not
sprinkle gold powder on the food
and stuff like that
You are not dead.
You spared my life.
That is right.
It would be a waste to kill you.
If you were to die,
I would lose a source of entertainment.
Thank you for releasing Lady Yoo.
I said I would let that woman live.
I did not say I would allow you
to keep her by your side.
Now, that girl
must return to Joseon.
I am someone who keeps her promises.
I would never hurt a woman
with my own hands.
However, bad things will happen
to the Joseon captives
living in Simyang.
Even if they were released,
if someone else claims ownership of them,
they will become slaves again.
If they lose their release papers,
they will become escapees
and have their ankles slashed.
If they hold on to fake release papers,
their ears will be pierced.
Or worse, beheaded
Back off. We are sparring.
If you lay a finger on her,
I will kill you.
I understand
how you feel.
You see, even the thought of you dying
tortures me too.
You want to save her?
In that case,
send her to Joseon.
(My Dearest)
She wanted to go to Joseon with you.
Your husband abandoned you,
despite knowing you were in Simyang.
If you do not come to me,
you and all the captives you have
will be buried.
I will not leave.
If I am a curse to Interpreter Lee,
the only one who can undo the curse is me.
Can we stay together?
If you do not like it here,
I will go wherever you want.