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(Kang Tae Oh)

(Kim Se Jeong)

(Lee Sin Young)

(Hong Su Zu)

(Jin Goo)

(Nam Gi Ae)

(And Kim Nam Hee)

(Moon River)

(All people, incidents, and backgrounds...)

(in this drama are fictitious and unrelated to reality.)

(Also, children and animals were filmed under production guidelines.)

How could I ever be angry with you?

You are the sole exception to all my anger.

I meant to tell you after my revenge was complete.

But you are having such foolish thoughts,

so I have no choice but to tell you now.

That I...

I am very deeply...

in love...

with you, Park Dal.

Me too.

Wait. You found the Jimjo in Mount Inwang Cave?

It was right under our noses. Goodness.

Tell me about it.

So, since you have found its habitat,

does that mean you can get the Left State Councilor?

The Choraengi Mask set off a bomb,

and it wiped out all traces of the Jimjo.

Did you not say the Chief Court Lady was the one in the Choraengi Mask?

It turns out there was another one.

What? Then why did you not catch him?

He knew the cave's layout well, shook off 12 of our men,

then he blew himself up inside.

So, what do we do now?

The Choraengi Mask is dead,

and the cave collapsed.

And because of me,

the Jimjo is gone forever.

Gosh.

You have to make me seem pathetic, do you not?

Every time I save you,

just say I was amazing or that you have fallen for me.

That would be enough.

You are not wrong, but...

You just stop there.

For my part,

I will just be grateful you are alive, and we will leave it at that.

Okay?

- How is your back? - It is all better now.

Good. That is all that matters.

Let us get some sleep.

Gosh...

Gosh...

Are you trying to squeeze the life out of me?

Why are you hugging me so tight?

You have no idea...

what my lonely nights have been like.

Say what you will, I will not let go. So hug me back tight.

The Crown Prince's Concubine used the chick to lure its mother,

and His Royal Highness killed the Jimjo himself?

Because of one woman,

five years of hard work went down the drain.

- Sir? - Take the carcass,

and clean up the scene well.

Yes, sir.

A young Jimjo's venom is too weak to serve as evidence.

Now that the Jimjo and all traces of it are gone,

the truth of what happened in the Gyesa Year...

will remain a secret forever.

(Chapter Nine: Curiosity, There Are No Secrets)

Gosh.

It is disturbing Dal's sleep.

Hey, you punk!

- Go get that thing. - "That thing"?

No...

Royal Mother! Why are you...

Royal Mother! What is happening?

Royal Mother

Royal Mother.

I am back in my own body now.

So why do I keep dreaming about the Crown Princess?

What?

Now that the Jimjo is dead...

and the Mount Inwang Cave lies in ruins,

what do you plan to do?

The Jimjo will be dismissed as a tragic omen.

The people are in an uproar over this monstrous bird,

so you should hold an exorcism rite to appease them.

An exorcism rite?

So the Jimjo is a curse sent from the skies?

Otherwise,

someone dared send a Jimjo into Your Majesty's palace.

Are you suggesting this is an act of treason?

So whoever sent the Jimjo is a traitor?

So that is it.

The reason he made me release the Jimjo myself.

The Book of Rites is clear.

According to it,

A monarch in mourning should not rejoice,

and one should not hold celebrations during a time of mourning.

The Left State Councilor's point is a valid one.

We will hold an exorcism rite,

and I will suspend the Royal Wedding.

What? What are you talking about? The Royal Wedding is in five days.

How can you suspend the wedding?

He is right, Your Highness. Comparing the Jimjo...

to a monarch in mourning is not appropriate.

Even past kings postponed feasts for hail, drought, or poor harvests.

So holding the Royal Wedding...

in the face of an omen like this...

would be utterly absurd, would it not?

Now that I have stopped the wedding using the omen as an excuse,

the Left State Councilor will soon claim...

the Jimjo was a man-made disaster...

and try to find someone to take the fall.

Yes, he will likely pin it on the former Chief Court Lady Jo.

The Jimjo's cave on Mount Inwang...

is connected to Jo's brewery.

That brewery once belonged to the Left State Councilor.

But this deed lists someone else as the seller.

So, I should find this person?

Find proof the Left State Councilor sold the brewery to this man.

And after I find him, what is next?

After that,

be happy.

Once the Left State Councilor is arrested,

the Royal Wedding will be canceled.

That is when you must run away with the Crown Princess Consort.

- Gang. - Live well, wherever you go.

Do not be in pain anymore,

and do not be lonely.

What will you do now?

We fell for the Crown Prince's trap.

The Crown Prince and his concubine are so obviously in love,

the whole palace can tell.

And now with the wedding postponed, what if the concubine gets pregnant?

Would that not be a total disaster?

Our Crown Prince...

has matured a great deal in the meantime.

This is hardly the time to stand around admiring him!

However,

a tree that grows higher than the ceiling...

must be chopped down.

I should be going now.

Come on.

Gang, how can you be so careless with my wedding gift?

- Wedding gift? - Yes.

U Hui trusts me with her life.

I cannot give her a grand affair, but we should have a ceremony.

A ceremony? Is that really what matters?

Gang.

When you buy a house, do you sign a deed or not?

When you buy land, do you register the title or not?

We were talking weddings. Why bring up houses and land now?

That is what a wedding is all about.

It is declaring ourselves husband and wife...

before all the deities of the skies and earth.

It means no one can tear us apart. It is a thumbprint on a contract.

- That is what it is all about? - Yes.

- Really? - Yes.

Really?

Have you been waiting long?

I just got here myself.

What is that you have there?

Oh, Gang gave me his word.

When this is all finished, we will leave together.

I got this for you.

I hope you like it.

You do not like it?

If I cared for riches and jewels, I would have stayed where I was.

If I only wanted you for your title, I would have left a long time ago.

Next time, instead of a wedding gift,

bring me my father's downfall.

I cannot leave right away either.

Because the one who most wants the Left State Councilor's downfall...

- is me. - Do you have a plan?

I am looking for the man who sold the brewery...

to the former Chief Court Lady.

Was it not my father who sold the brewery?

Before selling it to her,

he sold it to someone named Yun Gye Sim.

Does that name sound familiar?

No, I do not know.

I see. I did not expect it to be that easy.

Either way, I will prove that the Left State Councilor...

is the master of the Jimjo.

But...

are you sure you will be all right with this?

He is still your father, after all. Are you sure you are okay?

He has never once considered me his daughter,

so it is nothing for me to abandon him as my father.

That is a heartbreaking thing to say.

Just wait a little longer. I will come for you soon.

Brother, friend, father, and husband...

I will be all of those things for you.

What? A hundred pairs of flower shoes?

Are these shoes for a centipede or something?

What are you talking about, you punk?

Enough with the smart remarks,

and bring me some paper and a brush.

I have a special order for you.

There we go.

Take a look.

- Wait, is this... - Yes, as you can see...

Is this not the number eight from the West?

How would you know Western numbers, Your Highness?

What? A number?

What is this fly in the middle?

It is a flower.

A skewer?

Oh, a silkworm cocoon!

Not a silkworm cocoon, a flower!

Look! A flower in the middle. These two rings.

A double ring with a flower design, you idiot.

- Is it not? - It is!

I just do not get...

why he keeps drawing such things and acting so proud.

Maybe because he was spoiled rotten?

This will be a gift for my Royal Concubine,

so tell the finest artisan to do their absolute best work.

So dazzling.

So dazzling.

So dazzling.

You ㅁre that happy?

No.

It is the umbrella that is beautiful.

The umbrella is just like a flower.

I feel like I have seen this flower somewhere.

What was it called again?

Then, should you not do something to thank His Royal Highness?

Thank him?

He is the Crown Prince. What could he possibly need?

Besides, he is no ordinary Crown Prince.

He even has his own wardrobe room at the Royal Office of Attire.

For someone like that, it is the thought that counts.

The thought?

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Royal Concubine. What brings you here, Your Highness?

It is just that...

I am trying to make something.

Do you know what food His Royal Highness enjoys?

Hey, wait a second.

What happened to your hands?

It is nothing. I just scraped it a little.

Goodness!

- It is hot. - You said it was just a scrape.

Five of your ten fingers are all wrapped up in bandages?

This is unacceptable. I am calling the Royal Physician.

- Is there anyone? - It is fine!

Do not make such a fuss.

- Hurry up and try it. - What do you mean it is nothing?

To think you went to so much trouble making this...

- It is just heartbreaking. - Come on.

But you have done so much for me,

and you have saved me so many times,

so I wanted to do something for you, and I worked hard.

But you keep scolding me. Forget it.

- Do not eat it. - No.

Is that what this was about?

And I had no idea.

All right.

Let me taste the pumpkin porridge you sacrificed five fingers for.

How is it? Is it any good?

I did not get to taste-test it while I was making it.

It is delicious.

Really?

That is a relief. It is my first time making it.

Hold on a second.

It is a shame to eat this porridge all by myself.

What do you think about sharing some with Shin Won and Se Dol?

As if I would not think of that. I already gave them each a bowl.

That was delicious.

It is so delicious that I am sad to be on the last bite.

You wish there was more?

Good thing I saved a portion for myself.

For me, just watching you enjoy it is enough to make me full.

But just because the wedding is off, does not mean it is completely over.

What happens to Grand Prince Je Un and the Crown Prince Consort?

Your Royal Highness.

Your Royal Highness?

Yes?

Why are you in a cold sweat like that?

It is just hot in here.

But your hands and earlobes are ice-cold.

Then it is because I am cold.

Make up your mind. Are you hot or are you cold?

Well, it is...

You ate two bowls of that vile stuff?

How could you finish that thing?

Even Mangdeok would not touch it.

That "vile stuff" you are referring to...

Is it the pumpkin porridge I gave you?

And to think I went out of my way to prepare bowls for both of you.

What were you thinking?

Why does Dal have to be a good cook on top of everything else?

It is not like she entered the palace to be our cook.

It was delicious.

Then you should have said something. Why force it down like an idiot?

So what if I am a bit of an idiot?

As long as it made you happy, that is all that matters.

It was delicious.

You are not quite better yet, are you?

- Follow me. - What? Where are you taking me?

In the middle of the day?

Do not follow us.

- Go on. - It is completely blocked up.

You did not have to get sick over that. Gosh.

Doing pointless things is what romance is.

Romance? Give me a break.

It is the middle of the day,

and a couple is sitting side by side in a private room.

Plus, they are holding hands and caressing their fingers.

This is what you call romance, is it not?

This is not for some impure reason.

It is purely for therapeutic purposes.

They say you will not get sick if your body stays warm.

If being warm is so good for you,

we should not just be holding hands.

Maybe we should try something else.

I was already planning on it.

Close your eyes. You might be surprised.

What? I have to close my eyes?

Fine. Do whatever you want.

All right.

Just trust the best healer from Boryeong.

What?

No, do not.

There we go.

- You are doing great. - No!

Did you call for me?

I did not.

But just now, I heard "Se Dol."

Were you not the one who called me?

I said I did not. Now go get me a wet towel.

Why am I always the one to see this? This is so frustrating.

Your Royal Highness. Are you still pouting?

I am not pouting.

You certainly sound like you are.

I said I am not.

Okay. I am sorry for teasing you.

I have apologized. Come here so we can clean your hand.

Hey, what are you doing?

Why are you dunking your hands when they are hurt?

It will get infected. Gosh.

Goodness.

I have been eating well and on time, so I cannot be collapsing already.

What?

- Oh, no. What is going on? - Calm down.

- Did we switch bodies again? - My body... Why is it over there?

What do we do?

- Your Royal Highness. - Your Royal Highness.

- Who do I look like to you? - Tell me who you see right now.

Well...

Your Highness and the Royal Concubine...

Darn! So...

So you are saying you see me as Dal, and you see her as me?

What in the...

Oh, come on. Not this "I am you, you are me" stuff.

There you go, playing your games again.

Is this your first time dating or something?

Why are you making such a fuss?

Are you trying to make fun of this lonely old eunuch?

Lonely eunuch? What nonsense.

Well, then, we will let you two enjoy yourselves.

My lady, the Left State Councilor has come for you.

Left State Councilor, what brings you all the way here?

Last night, you took...

the Jimjo chick from the prison to lure its mother.

We have received this testimony.

You will have to come with us for questioning.

As I recall, the Royal Concubine is under...

the Crown Prince's Palace's authority.

By what authority do you presume to take her?

The fate of the nation is at stake.

Please grant us your permission, Your Royal Highness.

I have nothing to be ashamed of, so of course I will go.

Let us go.

I will be back soon, so please do not worry.

How did you know of the Secret Prison and the Jimjo chick?

The former Chief Court Lady tried to force an infertility drug on me.

She had me abducted and taken to the Secret Prison.

That is when I found out.

About both the Secret Prison and the Jimjo chick.

If you do not believe me, ask the Queen Dowager yourself.

By the way, I wonder if the Queen Dowager...

has heard the rumors circulating about the Jimjo Poison.

She is using the Queen Dowager's backing...

to dig into the Gyesa Year Incident?

Then,

why did you lure the mother with its young?

As rumors of the Jimjo are causing unrest among the people,

is it not wise to catch the creature and expose who is behind this?

Is that not why you are investigating me now?

To find the master of the Jimjo...

who might just be a traitor.

Thank you for indulging my discourtesy.

Thanks to you,

I now have a new lead, the former Chief Court Lady.

I will now begin my investigation.

How do you intend to investigate someone who is already dead?

She must have had an accomplice.

The mastermind behind it all,

who could very well be a traitor.

Good grief.

How did it go? Are you all right?

The Left State Councilor is doing just what I wanted.

He said he is going to investigate the Chief Court Lady.

Am I supposed to be glad that our bodies switched?

Glad?

How could swapping bodies possibly be a good thing?

Why did we have to swap again?

And I am stuck in these uncomfortable clothes again.

- What good are these legs... - River.

If I cannot even use them properly?

Rain.

A basin?

Our bodies...

I am back in my own body.

I think water has something to do with it.

Why did we swap bodies again?

You are too loud, so please be quiet. I am trying to think.

Dal. If you were in my shoes, could you possibly be quiet?

We kissed once, and we switched. We slept embraced for one night,

and the next day, we swapped.

I am a healthy man, you know!

What was with you?

This really stings. You were not fine at all.

Blood?

What is wrong?

What are you doing now?

Hold on.

Dal.

It is okay.

What? Am I back?

You are so adorable!

See? It was blood and water.

You and I both get a cut,

and it gets washed with water.

Ta-da! That is how we switch bodies.

You silly girl. Why clap with your cut hand?

I am just so happy! We finally know how to switch bodies.

Are you not happy too?

Hey.

Your hand. That must hurt.

Really, it is nothing.

It is not a big deal.

How is it not a big deal? Of course it is.

Think about it.

If you get hurt like this,

I will spend all day worrying about you,

and if I am worrying about you,

I will not be able to focus on my royal duties,

and if that happens, the nation will fall into ruin.

Is that what you want? To see the nation fall?

Do you want to rewrite history or something?

Gosh, these lovely fingers...

I hear you were neighbors who were close to Park Dal.

Go to Hanyang and say exactly what I tell you.

Do that, and no harm will come to you.

I...

I really do not know anything.

I swear.

You will have to know.

Also,

you will have to do exactly as I say.

That is the only way the Chief Royal Secretary will live.

Last night, the niece of the former Chief Court Lady Jo...

confessed to releasing the Jimjo.

In the Mount Inwang Cave, connected to Jo's brewery,

they supposedly raised the Jimjo.

Have you inspected the cave?

It was blown up and is now blocked,

but we discovered a tunnel that runs from the brewery...

to the foot of Mount Inwang.

So you are saying...

the Chief Court Lady was the one behind the Jimjo?

It would appear so.

Then...

let us conclude the Jimjo case...

and resume the Royal Wedding, Your Highness.

Not yet.

She may have been plotting treason.

A thorough investigation is required,

so please grant me...

a little more time.

Left State Councilor.

Left State Councilor.

Do as you see fit, Left State Councilor.

The Left State Councilor is stalling for time.

I wonder what he is up to.

Have you found the body of the man in the Choraengi Mask?

They still have not cleared the cave entrance.

It seems it will take more time.

That might be for the best. We need more time anyway.

Do not worry, Your Royal Highness. Just as you intended,

everything is going according to plan.

Right. I am just worrying for nothing.

Your Royal Highness.

It is I, Cha Eun Woo.

As you commanded, Your Highness,

I have tasked Joseon's finest artisan.

I am certain you will be pleased with the result.

Excellent.

It is made exactly like the drawing I did that day. Right?

Why the simple white robe, all of a sudden?

For the same reason you are wearing a green top and a red skirt.

I was just about to ask about that.

Why this outfit all of a sudden? Is this a "personal color analysis"?

- No. - Then what?

Why did you insist I had to wear this...

and make such a big deal about it?

It is a bribe.

I need to...

ask your permission for something.

What are you trying to say?

A bribe, and now you need my permission?

My lord.

What?

What is all this?

What is all of this?

Other than straw shoes, I want one in flower shoes.

But a life where I wear flower shoes...

and walk at a leisurely pace.

That is the life I want.

Flower shoes? I will buy you over a hundred pairs of them.

I will buy you enough to fill an entire room.

Why is this one all by itself in the middle?

Inside your dream,

I have placed my own.

Is this a bribe too?

Well,

this is not a bribe.

It is a wedding gift.

Right now, I am...

proposing to you.

Not as the Crown Prince,

but as a man,

I am asking the woman I love...

to be my one...

and only partner.

I am asking for your hand.

Will you...

be my wife?

As Lee Gang and Park Dal wish to become husband and wife,

we declare it before all the deities of the skies and earth.

Please watch over this precious bond...

and help us to protect it.

Indeed. If she fails to find herself,

then both this flower of fate and red thread of fate...

will remain forever incomplete.

Are you that happy?

Gosh, you are awake?

With you touching my face like this,

- how could I possibly stay asleep? - It is just that...

I understand, though.

It must be hard to believe.

That the Crown Prince of this nation is completely and utterly yours.

Your heart must be bursting.

I get it.

It is all right.

What is wrong?

Can I just step outside the palace for a bit?

Where to?

So, let me get this straight.

First you were a eunuch, then a court lady,

then the Crown Prince, and now you are his concubine?

I do not even know anymore.

Every time I blink, something changes.

My head is about to explode.

Your Highness.

From now on, you must mind your words and deeds.

Mom, why are you talking so formally all of a sudden?

What is this? Are you already trying to suck up to her?

Are you trying to win her over alone now that she is a royal concubine?

My gosh.

Your Highness.

The sun is quite harsh. Please, do come inside.

Dad! Not you too!

Auntie, can you please do something about Mom and Dad?

Let us just go inside for now.

Unbelievable.

Dal.

No.

I need to speak with the Royal Concubine alone.

- All right, my lady. - All right, my lady.

Did you do something wrong? Why the bowed head?

Because I did not listen to you,

I have ended up here.

If you have taken the wrong path, you can always just get off it.

I will create an opportunity soon. Let us leave for Qing.

I am sorry.

Last night,

I spent my wedding night with His Royal Highness.

Now, I am going to stay by His Royal Highness's side,

by my husband's side.

You mean you formed a marital bond with the Crown Prince?

Yes.

So,

you should take my parents and leave Hanyang now.

You could be in danger if the Left State Councilor sees you.

That is what I came here to tell you today.

What?

Being the Crown Prince's concubine is a good thing, is it not?

Why the long face?

He is right.

A slave who fled Hanyang is now a Royal Concubine.

What could be better than this?

We do not have to be on the run anymore.

Goodness, I can finally sleep well at night.

Dal...

should not be in the palace.

So, what is that supposed to mean?

Excuse me for a moment.

Hey, where are you going? We are in the middle of talking.

(Eunwol Pavilion)

I asked to meet the Head Eunuch ages ago.

Why have I not heard back?

Did you even send the message?

I did. Several times.

But what can I do if there is no reply?

That is why...

I told you to just give me the message.

Gang.

Yeon Wol.

Tell him Hong Nan of Eunwol Pavilion...

is in Hanyang with Gang Yeon Wol.

Pass on that message.

The Jimjo's cave on Mount Inwang is connected to Jo's brewery.

Find proof the Left State Councilor sold the brewery to this man.

This house looks abandoned. Are you sure this is the place?

According to this deed,

the one who sold the brewery to the former Chief Court Lady lived here.

What is this?

What are you doing at an abandoned house?

How long has this house been empty?

About 5 or 6 years, I think?

Where did they go?

No idea. They skipped town at night.

Skipped town at night?

Of course. The Left State Councilor would not just let a key person go.

Here is the requested autopsy report on the snake hunter murder case.

What is the point of collecting more evidence on Jimjo poison?

We do not have a smoking gun.

But we must do something in the meantime.

What is it?

The location of the swollen red dot on each body...

The Fengfu point. The Philtrum point.

The Tiantu point.

They are all vital points.

If they are red dots,

does that mean acupuncture was performed?

Not by the Chief Court Lady...

but another person in the palace could have.

Someone who can perform acupuncture on vital points.

A female Royal Physician.

Choraengi Mask, who set off the bomb in the Jimjo cave that day,

seemed to know their way around that cave.

That means it was not their first or second time there.

Let us go. I must see for myself.

None of our female Royal Physicians have died recently. Why do you ask?

Have any of the female physicians suddenly disappeared?

Well, one left due to illness a few days ago, but...

You know how the Jimjo appeared in the palace a while ago?

She left the very next day.

Did you see her in person?

She said it was contagious, so she sent someone instead.

Bring me her records.

Drink up.

- Here, drink up. - So, why are you...

so curious about the owner of that empty house?

You see,

she ran off with my money.

That rotten scoundrel.

Looks like my lord just wasted his money on drinks.

How do you expect to catch a slave who was determined to run away?

A slave?

What? You lent her the money without even knowing that?

If an out-resident slave means to deceive you, you stand no chance.

Just give up.

He is a slave who escaped from the great Left State Councilor himself.

How could you possibly hope to catch them?

Wait, the Left State Councilor?

The owner of that empty house...

is an out-resident slave from the Left State Councilor's household?

Summon the royal guards at once, and send word to Je Un.

We must find the body in the Mount Inwang Cave.

- Yes, Your Highness. - That might not be necessary.

Gang.

Good. I was about to send for you.

I have identified the Choraengi Mask.

We have to find the body in the cave.

The Choraengi Mask's identity?

But did you not say it was the Chief Court Lady?

She was a Royal Physician named Kim Deok Chun.

Before the Left State Councilor frames the Chief Cour Lady's niece,

we have to find her body.

But what is her connection to the Left State Councilor?

I found out the physician's mother...

was an out-resident slave for the Left State Councilor.

Could her name be Yun Gye Sim?

How would you know about that?

She is the one who sold the brewery to the former Chief Court Lady.

- Let us go. - Yes, Your Highness.

All right. Thank you for your hard work.

The body of the Choraengi Mask must be somewhere here.

- Find the body. - Yes, Your Highness.

They are the Royal Concubine's neighbors from Boryeong.

Prepare my official robes.

I must go to the palace.

It seems His Royal Highness has, for quite some time,

been consumed by revenge.

He was digging into the Gyesa Year Incident.

I intend to ensure this ends with the Chief Court Lady,

but thanks to His Royal Highness escalating the matter,

it seems we will need another offering.

An offering?

The Royal Concubine...

The Royal Concubine?

Many people witnessed her using the Jimjo chick to lure its mother.

How could you try to take everything...

from the Crown Prince?

Your Majesty.

Is it not a stretch to say the Royal Concubine masterminded the omen?

She would have no motive to do such a thing.

The Royal Concubine has no motive,

but the deposed Crown Princess certainly does.

Do you know how the Royal Concubine...

won the Queen Dowager's favor?

I have heard rumors she resembles the deposed Crown Princess,

but who would believe such a tale?

Do not worry.

I have paid witnesses who will claim she is the deposed Crown Princess.

What have you been so lost in thought about?

Yeon Sim.

About the late Queen. The Crown Prince's mother.

Did she die from drinking poisoned tea?

Yes.

They say that is why the Crown Princess was deposed.

For poisoning the Queen.

The Crown Princess?

Royal Mother.

Royal Mother.

What was the evidence?

They said poison was found somewhere in her quarters.

Was it her drawer? Or her bedding?

A pillow?

Yes. That is right. It was inside her pillow.

Why ask if you already know everything?

- You are right. - Royal Concubine,

come forth and receive the Royal Order!

Why on earth are you taking her to the Royal Investigation Office?

Testimony says she is the mastermind of the Jimjo incident.

- That is completely absurd! - It is a Royal Order.

You must come with us.

Your Highness.

Go tell the Crown Prince.

Hurry.

Your Royal Highness.

Well, did you find anything?

We have searched everywhere, but there is no body.

Could she have been fast enough to escape through the entrance?

The bomb went off while she was still inside the cave.

No matter how fast they are, at most they have gone is around 3m.

Then what? Did she grow wings? Or disappear into the earth?

Gosh.

Around 3m?

There! Get them!

What is it?

If she did not fly up to the sky or disappear into the ground,

she must have escaped.

There must be a hidden passage.

Find that passage.

My lady!

- Where is His Royal Highness now? - I do not know either.

For this to happen to the Royal Concubine, of all times...

I knew it. The Choraengi Mask is alive.

It is harder than you would think, choosing where you belong.

The Crown Prince is looking for your mother.

It is only a matter of time before they find out who you are.

You must leave.

Do not worry about your mother.

It seems this is the first time you are seeing her, Your Majesty.

She resembles the deposed Crown Princess,

but this is the Royal Concubine, Park Dal.

The niece of the former Chief Court Lady Jo...

has identified you as the mastermind behind the Jimjo incident.

- Will you confess? - Your Majesty.

How could I be the mastermind of the Jimjo incident?

I have no reason to do such a thing.

She said she had to avenge what happened five years ago...

- and to free the Jimjo Birds. - What in the world?

I truly do not understand why you are doing this to me.

Your Majesty, I was not in the palace five years ago.

So what could I be avenging?

That is because the Royal Concubine...

is the supposedly deceased...

Crown Princess Gang.

I am... Who?

Search every inch of this place.

Your Majesty.

There is another witness.

You two? How are you here?

Your Majesty, Park Dal is not Lord Hong's wife's niece.

Five years ago in winter,

a family from Hanyang arrived suddenly.

Five years ago? What are you talking about?

Why are you lying too?

I have lived in Boryeong since age five!

If you want to know about the lies, go ask your parents.

I am seriously going to lose my mind.

She has the same face as the deposed Crown Princess.

The winter the deposed Crown Princess vanished...

is when she suddenly appeared in Boryeong.

Do you truly believe that is a coincidence?

Your Majesty.

Please deliver your verdict.

Your Majesty.

If the Royal Concubine is the Deposed Crown Princess Gang,

then she is a traitor who fled, defying a Royal Order.

The rightful punishment is beheading.

Proceed with the interrogation.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.

So, where are we? It looks like some kind of house.

If I prove the Jimjo's habitat is linked to the Left State Councilor,

he will be finished for treason.

- Gang, this place is... - Yes.

Yes. We have finally found it.

Your Majesty.

Her feet are smooth, without a single callus.

Those are not the feet of someone who has walked mountain trails.

There was another Choraengi Mask.

He must have known the layout of the Mount Inwang Cave...

because he evaded a dozen men and blew himself up inside.

Not only was he not wearing a Choraengi Mask,

but she has never even been to the Mount Inwang Cave.

Let go of me.

Let go!

Hey, you.

I am asking what you have against me to treat me like this.

Are you accusing me of ordering you...

to raise Jimjo Birds in the cave beside the smithy...

in the village at the foot of Mount Bukak?

Yes.

You explicitly told me to raise the Jimjo Birds...

in the cave beside the smithy...

in the village at the foot of Mount Bukak.

You clearly said...

it was in the cave beside the smithy...

in the village at the foot of Mount Bukak.

Is that what you said?

I thought I heard it was a cave by the brewery below Mount Inwang.

- That is what I heard as well. - Really?

Did everyone see that? This woman is lying.

The story about raising Jimjo Birds is a complete lie,

so how can you believe her? Am I wrong?

It is too late. We will stop for today.

The interrogation will resume at first light.

- Yes, Your Majesty! - Yes, Your Majesty!

His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, has arrived!

Your Majesty.

If you are here for the Royal Concubine, you have come in vain.

The interrogation is over for today.

I am not here for her. I am here for the Left State Councilor.

What are you...

Left State Councilor Kim Han Chul is behind the Jimjo incident.

Do you have proof?

I found a secret passage that connects...

the Mount Inwang Cave...

to the Left State Councilor's home.

Well, now.

Are you all as shocked as I am? Because I am utterly shocked.

You see, I simply...

followed a tunnel leading from the Jimjo cave,

and what do you know? It led to the Left State Councilor's!

Goodness.

What are you staring at?

Hey, you punk! Lower your eyes!

You do not seem to get what is happening.

Your master is no longer the Left State Councilor.

He is now a traitor.

And I should gouge your eyes out.

- Prince Lee Un, where are you? - You had better...

You pulled it off.

Of course I did.

I am just that good.

The Crown Prince's Concubine.

No.

Kill the Crown Princess.

(Moon River)

The day your father is arrested,

pack light and meet me at the greenhouse.

We are going to run away together.

Why do I keep having this dream? What is this memory?

How nice.

I will expose the Left State Councilor's crimes one by one.

Arrest the family of the Crown Prince's Concubine.

Going after their family is a low blow, is it not?

(Moon River)