Episode 16 recap:

Hye-jung hides the painting asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the guitar case asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith Han Sang-hyun’s girl friend; she then escapes asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the club by dressing up asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the Singing Nun.

Later, Ji-yoon goes asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the subway terminal; she leaves asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the locker some money and a note asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith her husband saying that she won’t divorce him.

Back to Joseon ...

Saimdang tells Lee Gyeom to ride the horse asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith her so that they can get back to Hanyang as quickly as possible. Meanwhie, an emotionally-broken Hwieumdang meets asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the street his seriously-injured assistant.

The King changes his mind about executing Min Chi-hyung after Noble Lady Nam advises him to balance his government asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith both loyal and disloyal officials.

Upon his release, Min Chi-hyung visits Noble Lady Nam, who tells him that in order to survive, he must become invaluable asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the King by producing the Goryeo paper that the Emperor demands.

But Min Chi-hyung instead gathers his men and begins searching asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith Lee Gyeom in the mountains asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith Hanyang.

The King is warned asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith his bodyguard that Lee Gyeom’s life is asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith danger and that he must send the royal guards to rescue Lee Gyeom. But the King says that the more dire situation is that the Emperor’s deadline ends asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith just seven days, and the Paper Production Office still hasn’t produced the required paper.

Min Chi-hyung and his men corner Lee Gyeom and Saimdang asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the forest. asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the ensuing fight, Min Chi-hyung slashes Lee Gyeom’s right arm. As Saimdang tries to protect Lee Gyeom, they fall asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith a ravine and are able to escape.

Lee Won-su panics and goes asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the police headquarters asking asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith help in finding Saimdang. The policemen at first mock him, saying that his wife has truly abandoned him. But later on, they recognize him asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the man who treated them asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith drinks and food asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the tavern. They organize a search squad and begin searching the “cheating forest.”

asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith their hiding place, as Saimdang tends asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith his wound, Lee Gyeom tells her, “I have this dream once asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith a while, how we used to run around asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the fields, make colors, and draw paintings. I dreamed asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the time 20 years ago. It’s as if they happened just yesterday. I can endure through the rest asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith my life by holding on asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith that memory. That audacious girl who jumped over the wall just to peek asatbyforfromininsideintonearofontowith the “Mount Geumgang” painting, if only I could see you paint again, that’s all I want.”