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Episode 44

Your Highness.

- Make sure nothing is omitted. - Yes, sir.

May we begin, Your Highness?

Before we begin, I have something to say.

Release my attendants and the Lady Investigators.

- Find Consort Chun! Hurry! - Yes, Your Majesty!

- What? His Majesty? - Yes, sir.

- Your Majesty! - Where is Consort Chun?

- Your Majesty? - Didn't you hear me? Where is she?

Your Majesty...!

Why are you here?

Did you forget what I said?

Come with me!

- We will return to the palace. - Your Majesty!

Why are you still standing there? I said come with me!

Your Majesty!

I distinctly remember not giving you my permission...

...to investigate Consort Chun!

So move aside, Governor!

Your Majesty...

Forgive me, Your Majesty, but that will not be possible.

Consort Chun has already confessed to everything.

What...?

Her Highness has already confessed her true identity,

...her relationship with the Sword Fraternity,

...as well as her attempt to help the current Chief of the Sword Fraternity.

Your Majesty, the scribes have already recorded everything.

It is now impossible to reverse everything.

Please understand.

Dong Yi...!

You mean to say Consort Chun went to the Prefecture Office?

Yes, Your Majesty.

All of her attendants had been arrested without cause,

...and His Majesty was suffering from harsh criticism.

Her Highness couldn't endure it anymore.

They used her character to their advantage.

They forced her to do this.

What will happen now, Your Majesty?

Even the King will be unable to do anything now!

- Your Majesty... - Why did you do this?

How could you do this to me?

You confessed? Don't you know what this is all about?

If you are found guilty, the consequences will be severe!

The ministers will put on the pressure until you draw your last breath!

I know that, Your Majesty.

But there are two things I value more than my own life.

They are the lives of my attendants,

- As well as your... - Me?

- Don't say you did it for me! - Your Majesty...!

If that is true...

If you really gave me a single thought...

You wouldn't have done this.

You would have asked me to give up my crown...

...and run away with you!

Now I'm supposed to punish you?

I won't do it! Do you hear me? I won't!

Your Majesty...!

Your Majesty...

Don't call me that.

From this moment onwards, I am no longer King!

I'll do whatever it takes!

I'll do anything!

Your Majesty... Please let me go.

Please don't let me pull you down like this.

Father! Father!

That means Consort Chun is finished!

She confessed to everything, so you're probably right.

That means she's going to die.

She helped the Sword Fraternity! The nobles won't let her live!

Goodness, what an unfortunate woman she is!

Is she stupid? Why would she confess to such a thing?

That's because she's a kind person.

She must have felt guilty because others were suffering.

What, you stupid boy?

If she had come to me, this would never have happened!

Why did she have to become a royal consort anyway?

What do you think His Majesty will do?

Do you think he'll still try to protect her?

Don't be stupid! How can you think that of the King?

Consort Chun must be executed.

Consort Chun has the Prince.

One day, he will threaten the Crown Prince's claim to the throne.

That's why it's critical for us to get rid of Consort Chun at this opportunity.

Don't worry, Your Highness.

Consort Chun no longer has any place to hide.

Your Majesty, how can an elder of the Inner Court...

... help the nation's enemy, the Sword Fraternity?

How can such an outrageous thing happen?

Your Majesty, Consort Chun's crime is unpardonable!

She must be executed in order to return our nation back to stability!

- Please hear our plea! - Please hear our plea!

The protests are not only by the South Faction.

Even the West Faction is refusing to support Consort Chun.

What did you say?

Your Majesty, we cannot justify support Consort Chun right now.

I think you should withdraw yourself from this incident too.

Minister, if it weren't for Consort Chun, I would not still be Queen.

So how can you say something like that?

Your Majesty...!

Tell the ministers to come and see me. I will speak to them myself.

How is the situation?

The ministers are all refusing to report for the Grand Assembly.

The scholars at the Confucian Academy have called for a protest strike.

That's not all, Your Majesty.

Even the minor officials have refused to report to work...

... and have paralyzed the entire government!

Go and make all the Ministers write their letters of resignation.

Give the Confucian scholars a time limit on their strike.

But if they do not obey, expel them all from the academy!

Your Majesty...!

Have the commoner assistants handle the work.

Make sure there are no disruptions to civilian life.

Do you understand me?

Your Majesty, that's...!

They claim this will shake up the stability of our nation?

Yes, that's exactly what I'm going to do!

- Your Majesty... - I want to be alone.

I will never let them have you, Dong Yi!

Never!

Your Highness...!

I... I've done a terrible thing to His Majesty.

- Your Highness! - I've come to see the Prince.

- Has he been difficult lately? - No, Your Highness.

My baby...

- Don't you think the Prince looks odd? - Your Highness?

He looks like he's in discomfort.

He acts like around this time. Probably because he's sleepy.

Is that so?

Yes, Your Highness. I'll go fetch his wet nurse.

Once he's had his milk, he'll be fine.

- All right. Go and get her. - Yes, Your Highness.

This is...!

Is anyone there?

Anyone?

What do you think?

He has measles, Your Highness.

You, fetch the arrowroot tonic...

And you, inform all the physicians to report to the Palace!

Yes, My Lord!

My baby... my baby...! Physician!

My baby...!

What? The Prince is showing symptoms of measles?

Yes, Your Majesty.

This cannot be...!

- How is the Prince's condition? - It doesn't seem to be positive.

Not positive? Does that mean his life is in danger?

How is he? Will he improve?

We are doing all we can, Your Highness.

He doesn't seem to be breathing evenly!

- Go and get more mahuang! - Yes, My Lord!

Mahuang is a potent herb!

Are you sure you can use this on a baby?

We have no choice, Your Highness.

If his fever doesn't go down, there is nothing we can do.

Eupatorium weed!

My father used to give me that when I was young!

But Your Highness, that is a treatment used for the common people.

It's not readily available in the Palace...

I'll go and get it!

What?

- Your Highness! - Summon all the attendants, Lady Bong!

We need to go obtain something! Hurry!

Yes, Your Highness!

We're looking for Eupatorium weed. It has fine hairs and has a purplish color.

- Look for it quickly! - Yes, Your Highness.

Your Majesty!

My Queen, how is the Prince? Is he all right?

My Queen...!

It... doesn't look optimistic.

The Physician doesn't think he will survive, Your Majesty.

What?

Your Highness!

I found it! I have it here!

Your Highness!

Why are you crying, Lady Bong?

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Dong Yi!

Consort Chun...

My baby...

My baby...

Mother is here...

Open your eyes. Look at me.

Look at me! My baby...

My baby... Open your eyes!

Why won't you open your eyes, my baby?

Open your eyes, my baby! Look at Mother!

Mother is here!

Call the Physician! Someone call the Physician!

Open your eyes, my baby!

Yes... not even two months old, and he's already trying to talk!

What a clever boy he is!

- Father... say father! - Father!

Your Highness...!

Your Highness!

Has the closure of the Prince's Palace already been ordered?

Yes, the Minister of Rites gave orders to do so...

... after the Prince's body was sent to the Royal Tomb.

How is Consort Chun?

She hasn't moved from the ancestral shrine.

I was making his birthday robe.

I was going to dress him in it on his first birthday.

I never imagined I would lose him like this.

- Dong Yi... - Your Majesty...

Please... Please don't make me do this anymore.

I don't want to lose anyone or anything anymore.

My brother will be sent to exile.

And Gaeduara will surely be executed.

I will lose everyone...

... like this...

Dong Yi...

Your Majesty...

Do you know how special you are to me?

So please don't let me have to witness you...

... suffer anymore because of me.

Can you do this for me?

Dong Yi...

It is a letter of resignation, Your Majesty.

I knew everything about Consort Chun.

But I kept it a secret so that I could protect the Prince.

But now there is no need to do that anymore.

So you wish to resign and ask to be punished?

You must have suffered too.

You will leave me, Chief Suh. I will not accept your resignation.

- Your Majesty... - Don't make me do this.

I've lost everything that is valuable to me.

I've lost the Prince, and now I will lose Consort Chun too.

Consort Chun... Dong Yi said this to me.

She said it was difficult enough losing the Prince.

She asked me not to make her watch me continue to suffer.

Yes, I know I was wrong. I was selfish.

I couldn't lose her, so I asked her to endure everything at my side.

Your Majesty...

Yes, I have to do this.

I have to endure.

But I'm not sure if I can do it.

I don't know if I can endure not being with her.

What? His Majesty is going to sentence Consort Chun?

Yes, Your Highness.

Why all of a sudden, Your Highness? His Majesty was being so stubborn!

Today, in this Grand Hall,

I will give out my sentencing regarding the Sword Fraternity incident.

The Sword Fraternity is guilty of murder in cold-blood.

They mocked the throne and government with these crimes.

Therefore, I sentence the Chief of the Sword Fraternity...

...to death by beheading.

His followers will be banished.

But regarding the Sword Fraternity incident of 1684...

Because their innocence has been proven,

I will erase all record of their crime and recompensate them for their suffering.

However, Officer Cha Chun Soo of the Royal Guard...

...is guilty of hiding his true identity,

...and thus sentenced to exile on an isolated island.

Lastly, as someone who was involved in both cases,

Consort Chun is guilty of hiding her identity...

...and helping the Chief of the Sword Fraternity.

Therefore, her crime is unpardonable.

However, in consideration of the recent loss of the Prince,

Her life will be spared.

Therefore, from this moment on, she will keep only her title and position.

All entitlements will be taken from her.

She will be sent to live outside the Palace...

... never to be sought out by me again.

Sent away from the Palace? That was the sentence?

Yes, Your Highness. It is unfortunate she isn't going to die.

But that thorn in our side is no longer to be visible to us!

Some members of the South Faction also felt that...

...execution would be too cruel in light of the Prince's death.

If she had been sentenced to death, the West Faction would protested violently.

But if she's outside the Palace, His Majesty can always bring her back and...

You don't have to worry about that, Your Highness.

This is His Majesty's own sentence.

If he reverses his own sentence,

Consort Chun will once again become a political target.

That means he loses his authority,

... and Consort Chun will once again have to face execution.

Governor Jang is right, Your Highness.

Unless His Majesty plans to return Consort Chun and have her executed,

He cannot call her back.

You mean Consort Chun is leaving the Palace now?

Yes, My Lady.

All preparations have been made for her departure.

My Lady, I feel so bad for Consort Chun!

- Your Highness! - You...!

Don't tell us to leave. We're going with you!

Lady Bong!

I'm going with you no matter what you say.

If you're not going to let us, then tell us to hang ourselves!

- Ae-Jong...! - Your Highness!

Your Highness, the Office of Investigations will escort you.

- Your Highness...! - Why are you doing this?

- You were tortured because of me! - We learned this from you.

You did the same thing for us.

Give them your permission, Your Highness.

They're as stubborn as you are.

Your Highness.

Your Highness, you should wait a while.

His Majesty may come here soon.

Yes, I'm sure he'll come and receive your farewell.

His Majesty wouldn't let you leave like this.

I'll say my farewell now.

Your Highness...

Your Majesty...

I cannot believe you have to live in such a humble place!

I cringe just thinking about it!

You're not even the one who bought the place for me.

- Your Highness! - Don't worry, Lady Bong.

I grew up in a much humbler place that this.

I'm more worried about you.

Your Highness, I've been toughened up...

... by all the work I had to do at the Office of Investigations!

And besides, Ae-Jong isn't a woman! She's a man!

She's going to hear you! She hates it when you say that!

You're right! This place is so tiny I can't even speak my mind!

- Your Highness! - Goodness!

- Ae-Jong! - Did... did you hear what I said?

I mean... when I say you're a man...

Why are you opening the doors like that anyway!

- You're such a thug! - His Majesty is here, Your Highness.

- What...? - His Majesty is outside.

- Your Highness! - Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Consort Chun!

Yes, it's really you!

It's really you, Dong Yi.

I came because I have something to say.

- I... have something to tell you. - Your Majesty!

Your Highness, perhaps he should go in?

Your Majesty!

Please lay down for a while. I'll send for some honey water.

Let's run away together, Dong Yi.

Let's just be together.

Your Majesty...

Obviously you'd say no.

Because I'm the King.

Because I have to live as the King.

But how am I supposed to live as a man?

How am I supposed to live without you?

Why?

Why did you do this to me?

Why did you make it impossible to see or touch you?

Why are you making my life so miserable like this?

That's why... that's why...

I came here to tell you I'm displeased with you.

I blame you for everything.

And one more thing...

One more thing...

I came to tell you that I miss you.

Your Majesty...!

Your Majesty...!

Have you been suffering, Your Majesty?

So much so that you've lost so much weight?

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

Please forgive me for doing this to you.

Your Majesty...!

Don't ever bring me here again.

Why won't my cooking skills improve?

- My Lady! - Stop fooling around!

Will you still be angry if I show you this?

What's that? Where did you get them?

From the port!

Her Highness hasn't had any fish for months!

Ae-Jong, you're amazing!

- Hand them over! - You're going to cook them?

- I'll do it! - Your Highness!

Your Highness! I told you not to come here!

Just this once. I don't want this fish to be wasted.

Your Highness?

I didn't want to say anything, but your...

She's right. I can't eat your cooking anymore!

What?

You would have gotten kicked out if you worked in the Royal Kitchen.

That's my point, Ae-Jong. So will you give me the fish?

Then just this once, Your Highness. I want to enjoy this fish too.

Have faith in me!

- Your Highness! - Your Highness!

I'm all right. It's just the smell of the fish...

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

- Your Highness! - Are you all right, Your Highness?

Your Highness!

Lady Bong, what is today's date?

The sixth day of August, Your Highness. But why...?

The sixth day of August...?

Your Highness!

Your Highness! You must be pregnant!

Your Highness!

- Ae-Jong, I'm right, right? - I think you are!

Your Majesty...!

Your Highness!

My Lady!

How is she, Ae-Jong? How is Her Highness?

She's still in labor!

Your Highness!

Your Highness, the baby is almost here!

Please use a little more strength!

Your Highness, you're almost finished! Please push a little harder!

My Lady!

It's a Prince!

Her Highness has given birth to a Prince!

Thank you!

Congratulations, Your Highness.

He is a Prince.

Did you say it's a boy?

Yes, Your Majesty.

And Her Highness is well too.

He didn't say anything, but gave me this letter for you.

Geum (Chinese Character for Bright)

It's a name.

His Majesty has named him Geum, Chief Suh.

Geum...

- Let's go. - Yes, Your Majesty.

Geum... My baby...

That is the name your father gave you.

Geum... Your father wishes for you to become a bright light.

My baby, you must never forget that.

Please grow up to become a bright light...

...for even the lowest of people.

Six years later...

Where is that rascal?

When he gets here, I'll take his long legs and...!

Sir!

Do you want to die? You're thirty minutes late!

Do you know how crowded the city is?

Everyone's out to watch the Qing Emissary arrive!

Is that your excuse?

I have another excuse.

This is Omija tea from Kyungsang province!

- I had to grab this. - Omija tea?

This tea brings vitality back into your body and gets rid of cough and...

So this is for me?

No, this is for Her Highness and the Prince!

This is the reason I was late. You don't know anything.

That rascal... He's always trying to look good.

Hurry up!

- What are you waiting for? - I'm coming!

He looks exactly like him!

Your Highness!

Your Highness!

Where did he vanish to again?

You haven't found the Prince yet?

He's like Her Highness and good at disappearing!

He's going to drive me crazy! How can they be so alike?

My Lady, I'm scared.

He's only seven years old now. How much worse is it going to get?

Her Highness is difficult enough!

We're not going to die of old age. We're going to die of stress!

- Hurry! Go and find the Prince! - Yes, My Lady!

Your Highness!

Come, listen to me!

It's been three years since the Qing Emissary's last visit!

The price to watch this awesome spectacle is a mere five pun!

- How cheap! - So where is this place?

It's that house with the flag in front! Please come with me!

- Guys, let's go too! - All right!

You see that over there?

- Let's go up on that roof. - All right!

- What? On the roof? - Who is this kid?

- Does any one of you know him? - No. Who is he?

Who are you?

Me? I'm... I'm Geum from the Slave Village.

You are? But I've never seen you in the Slave Village before.

Do you really live there?

Yes! I followed you to see the Qing Emissary too.

I'm glad to make your acquaintance.

Whatever. Just make sure you don't get caught.

- Why does he talk like that? - I know!

Let's go!

Climb up!

Everyone, be cautious!

Make sure you watch your surroundings, do you hear me?

What's wrong with him?

Looks, there it comes!

- Look over there! - It's so colorful!

Look at the horses!

You up there! Come down this instant!

You little rascals!

You little scoundrels! How dare you interrupt the nobles!

You need to be beaten!

- Come here, you rascal! - Let go of him!

You appear to be an educated scholar.

But how can your language and actions be so crude?

What?

Recites Confucian verse

One should not belittle others while considering oneself to be precious,

And one should not insult others for their weakness...

...while considering oneself to be great.

You may be a noble,

But how dare you beat a child in such a violent manner?

- Release the child! - You rascal!

How dare a lowborn child talk to me in this manner!

You deserve a beating to come to your senses!

Men, seize that child!

Halt! I am a Prince!

Did you not hear me? I am a Royal Prince!

- Geum! - Mother!

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