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ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

Who are you?

Officer...

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

-I want you to leave. -It is not true, right?

Tell me it is not true, Your Majesty.

I told you to leave.

Then tell me that it is not true.

Tell me that all those horrible things I have heard are all not true.

Enough.

There is nothing for you to know.

So I want you to leave...

I must...

I must hear the rest.

Where is he?

Hurry up and take him away.

And do not let anyone inside his cell other than myself.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness.

No! I must hear what happened!

What are you doing? Take her back to her chamber now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

No, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty! Let me go!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Get up.

Who are you?

I heard you asked for me, Your Majesty.

Let her go. I know her.

Are you lost?

She looks startled. You should take her out of here.

-I will call you again. -Yes, Your Majesty.

What is this?

It is...

Open it.

Return it to her.

Dong-ju.

Are you okay?

He was the King,

not an officer.

-The King. -Were you shocked?

I should have told you.

When did you find out?

At the certificate ceremony.

His Majesty told me not to tell you because you might feel uneasy.

Sorry.

We ate together.

We talked.

We laughed.

My goodness.

No, it is okay.

He will not do anything to you

just because you ate and talked to him.

What kind of person is he?

What kind of person is the King?

You must find Jung Yun-jeo.

If you must,

you can kill him.

Just bring me his body.

I wish that you will never find out

what kind of person I am.

He is fearful,

has a lot of worries,

and is pitiful.

I get to listen to his concerns because I work for him.

But you will surely be fine.

His Majesty cares about you very much.

He would never get the wrong idea because of what happened. Do not worry.

You get scared so easily.

But what were you doing there at such a late hour?

Is there something wrong?

No.

It is nothing.

Nothing.

Okay.

You know where he is, but you are not going to tell me?

You are not going to tell me where you hid him?

I am very well aware

that it will be difficult to make you talk.

Which one would be more difficult?

Making me talk

or forcing yourself to escape from that hideous fear you have

and stop what you are doing?

"Fear"?

-"Hideous"? -Yes.

You were foolish enough to believe that Yun tried to use my son

to dethrone you.

What is it that you are so afraid of?

Should I teach you what you should really be afraid of?

Yes, go ahead.

Why do you not throw my dead body out through the door for the dead?

If my death can make you wake up from your delusions,

I will gladly sacrifice my life for you.

How dare you try to betray me as well?

Okay, fine. I will kill you as you wish.

You and your old friend, Yun,

can reunite in the afterlife.

Your Majesty!

-Call the royal doctor. -Yes, my lord.

Your Majesty.

How is His Majesty?

Is the royal doctor inside?

He is stable now, but I do not think you can meet him.

He wanted you to join him for a drink.

But tonight will be...

Yes. I understand.

But what happened earlier?

That is not something I can tell you.

Okay.

I will be off now.

His Majesty cares about you very much.

He would never get the wrong idea because of what happened. Do not worry.

I am not allowed inside?

It is the royal command.

I need to return something to Her Highness.

-It will not take long. -You should go.

Do you finally understand how dangerous your plan is?

I already knew that.

You could have died last night.

I was more than ready to die.

How can I expect to stay alive when I plan to take someone's life?

Does he know anything about this?

I am sick and tired of telling you to mind your own business.

Do not do anything until next month.

Do not ask me why. Just do as I say.

What do you plan to do next month?

You are not going to harm Nok-du--

Must you talk about him when I am concerned about you?

If you want to know, stay alive until next month.

My lord.

I wonder if you will

still feel the same about him even after you find out who he really is.

It looks like Her Majesty

was waiting for him outside the palace.

That means they had exchanged letters.

Jung Yun-jeo no longer has any connections

to Her Majesty's side.

So who do you think helped him?

Should I look into it?

It is more important to find out how much Her Majesty knows.

Have you heard anything else?

No, nothing more.

Stay alert for new movements or additional news.

Okay, my lord.

It looks like you have something to say.

The revolt is coming up.

And I just want to know

if you will really protect the Muwol Corps when you start a new kingdom.

Of course. I will keep my word, so do not worry.

I need some kind of evidence to assure that you will keep your word.

How about we help each other out?

I am sure he has something ready to keep everyone on his side.

So that they cannot betray him.

-You think he has something? -Yes.

And they probably do not trust Prince Neungyang wholeheartedly either.

So they would have needed evidence.

For example,

a piece of paper with the names of the people involved?

To them, it is an oath.

But if I manage to get it, it will be their Achilles' heel.

Conclusive evidence to prove that they are plotting treason.

Therefore, I am going to take that from them.

"Evidence"?

Fine.

I will take that as your oath of loyalty.

I will call you back. Wait outside.

Okay, my lord.

-Let us drink some more. -Sure.

You were right.

They had written an oath.

Have you found out where he keeps it?

KIM SSUK

OATH

A lock?

I am sure he has the key with him at all times.

How are we going to take that from him?

Let us think of a way.

I am Lady Kim, who stole Lord Park's elephant statue.

We close at 2:00 a.m., so come to Aseowon by then.

You should take a look at the surroundings yourself.

It will be even better if you come up with a way before then.

Okay, I will see you later.

We were right. It is really her.

Yes.

How did she end up working at the palace?

If she gets caught, she will die.

And not only her. We will die, too.

Thank you.

MEDICINE

I bet this is all you do to have fun in Hanyang.

You are like a country girl.

Look who is talking. You are from an island.

Diving was all you did there.

"Diving"?

That is too boring.

Then what did you do?

Do you know how to ride waves?

You should have seen me ride a wave that was as big as a house.

Stop bluffing. How can a wave be as big as a house?

And even if that were true, how can you ride a wave that big?

Are you a fish or something?

It is a pity that I cannot show you.

Should we go to the beach right now?

What?

Is it too far away?

It is either one of the two.

You either do not know how to ride waves or your affection for me has faded.

What are you talking about?

Both are not true. It is because I need to do something important.

Yes, I am sure it is more important than me.

No, that is not it.

I am kidding. I know how far away the beach is.

And I really need to head back now.

You are late already, so let us go and eat with my family.

I promise I will take you to the beach next time.

Let us go eat.

-Hey! -Come on.

My gosh, people are watching.

-Put me down. -Oh, wait.

Gosh, this fell.

Is that ornament yours?

-Yes. -But why do you only have half?

I am not sure.

I do not know why. Let us go.

I know why.

-What? -That is a token of love.

Who has the other half? You actually had a lover, did you not?

Stop talking nonsense.

No, I did not. Now, let us go.

Why are you acting weird? Did you really have a lover?

He must have had a lover.

It is not true.

What in the world...

My goodness.

Goodness.

Let me...

You do not have a fever.

And your eyes look fine.

I know it is hard to believe.

You are going to stop the revolt?

And you will bring Hwang-tae back?

And you are the son?

Are you really telling me

that you are the son of His Majesty? You are the Crown Prince? You?

I think so.

My goodness.

This cannot be.

-Wait-- -No, no.

You are not the type of guy...

I mean, you are not the type of person to joke about this.

But are you really the son of...

This is crazy.

-Master, do not be like this. -I do not want to be like this.

I cannot help but show you respect.

Master.

-You need to help me. -Yes, of course...

Actually...

Yes, I should help.

I should help as your master.

You should keep it warm and turn it...

Do not look.

Aeng-du, what are you doing?

Now that you are here,

Nok-du will hide a fried egg beneath your rice again.

And this time, I will not get fooled.

My goodness, you are unbelievable.

My gosh.

-I will walk you home. -Fine. Go ahead.

Can I carry you on my back?

No.

My gosh, stop it! No!

My goodness!

-What happened? -What is wrong?

-What happened? -Bok-nyeo worked so hard

to ferment this soybean lump, but Aeng-du tried to eat it.

We also worked hard to ferment it too.

It is okay.

She is just a little kid.

But look how ugly it looks.

You worked so hard to make this.

My goodness, you brat. You will end up eating everything you see.

Why would you go into that stinky room to eat that?

I know, right? What were you doing in there?

Bok-nyeo? Lord Yeon?

Were you in the room together?

I was eating that lump of fermented soybeans,

and they suddenly came in and held hands--

Okay, that is enough.

You must have been hungry.

You should have told me. Enough.

Enough, okay?

You two are unbelievable. What did you do in front of a kid?

We did not do anything.

I personally think

what you and Dong-ju did last time--

My goodness. Eat this.

Have a bit more.

My gosh, she is talking nonsense.

-My goodness. -Aeng-du, I will give you food.

Come with me.

What... What is the matter? What are you doing?

Do not get the wrong idea.

It is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!

What are you doing? How dare you?

Did anything happen between you and Prince Neungyang after that day?

Why would you bring him up? We just had a nice meal.

I just want you to be careful. He is a dangerous man.

He talked as if he had plans to harm you.

-I do not want you to-- -I will not get hurt.

You are not responsible for what he does to me.

And I am planning to make a move first, so do not worry.

What are you planning to do?

Something that must be done.

It is nothing dangerous, so do not worry.

If you are going to keep staring at me like that,

you should give me a kiss.

Your Highness!

You cannot come outside.

-Your Highness. -Move.

My ornament is gone.

I must have dropped it that day. I must find it.

-It is the royal command, Your Highness. -How dare you?

Get out of my way right now.

If I end up losing it,

I will never forgive you.

Get out of my way if you do not want to die!

Your Highness, please do not do this.

Court Lady Kim.

My ornament...

My ornament...

Is she not the servant I met last time?

I apologize, Your Highness.

I apologize, Your Highness.

I am not allowed to leave the palace.

So I asked her to bring me medicine and some extra clothes.

Good idea.

You are free to come and go.

So can you find something for me?

Pardon?

It is an ornament broken in half.

You will easily be able to find it.

It is very dear to me.

So please find it for me.

How will I find something so tiny?

Come to think of it...

Is that ornament yours?

What were you saying?

-What are you looking for? -No, it is nothing.

By the way, that ornament you had earlier.

Where did you get it?

What?

Why do you ask?

By any chance, did you find it in the palace?

No.

I got it from my mother.

I see.

But what are you doing here?

Meet me by the swing at around 10 p.m.

I came to tell you that.

-Why? -You said you wanted to go to the beach.

-So let us go. -You are talking nonsense again.

Let us go.

If we travel all night, we will be able to see the sunrise.

It is very beautiful.

Meet me there so we can go together.

Okay?

Okay.

You must meet me there, okay?

I should go now. See you later.

What did you just say?

He is His Majesty's son who was abandoned as a baby.

How could he do something so evil to keep the throne?

How could he do that to his own son?

He could have succeeded the throne to his son.

Because he was not the king during the Japanese invasion.

But that is none of our concern.

What is important is that he tried to kill his newborn son

and that the son managed to stay alive.

On top of that, he is in close proximity to His Majesty.

So I guess this is what you plan to use to justify the revolt.

His Majesty is looking for his son without knowing that he works for him.

He still wishes to kill his son.

It is a terrible sin

even though brothers and sons can be a threat to the throne.

If people find out about this,

it will severely harm His Majesty's reputation.

Have you come up with a good idea?

I have an idea.

You found a way?

Yes.

Here.

Is it not possible?

Did you say the lock looks like an upside-down wooden bowl?

Yes.

I will make it work. Let me give it a try.

You became an officer after practicing with our tools.

-Can you do it for me? -Yes, of course.

But are you going to stamp it on this block of fermented soybeans?

I wish to fill it up with fine soil.

There is a pottery kiln at the far end of the alley.

You should go there.

He will soon come out after the meeting.

We must do it right away.

I have everything set in place.

Are you really sure about this?

I was going to quit working for Prince Neungyang anyway

after I found out about his true colors.

If you need a place to hide--

We will find a place, so do not worry.

Just do what needs to be done.

Of course.

I will take him to His Majesty tomorrow.

Imagine how shocked His Majesty will be

once he finds out that the son he had been looking for

was actually right under his nose all along.

But he will also be very happy.

Because he will finally

get a chance to kill him properly.

What do you think?

An evil king who killed his son twice because he was blinded by greed.

No one will be able to take his side.

Then...

how do you plan to catch him?

Everyone has a weakness.

Hello.

Catch the little girl and her father right now.

-Okay, my lord. -My goodness.

My lord, your horse ran away.

-What? -I am sure I tied it up tightly.

But the lead came undone, and it ran away.

Wait here, my lord.

She likes me more!

You are no match for me!

You punk.

I am no match for you?

Yes you are!

You should know your place. How dare you covet my love?

What? Your love?

You darn punk! Get lost!

-You little... -You darn punk.

What do you think you are doing?

-You punk! -My goodness.

My goodness!

My gosh, are you okay?

-Oh, gosh. -My lord, are you okay?

I will prepare a bucket of water and a new set of clothes.

Come inside.

I can change on my own. Get me some cold water.

Okay.

My lord, you can wash now.

What... What is the matter?

Were you the only one here?

Pardon?

Are you asking if it was just me and you?

No one else came in this room.

I wonder why it ran away. It was a well-behaved horse.

And why did the lead come undone?

-You are here. -Who are you?

Do you not know?

Do you really not know who he is?

-Who may I ask are you? -I am Vice...

What? So you do not know.

I guess you really do not know. Then forget the introduction.

I will cut to the chase. We are here to talk to the punk

who has chalky skin and also looks extremely impolite.

Tell him to come outside.

-My goodness! -Hey!

-How dare you? -I asked to talk to a man,

-not your sword. -There was a party today.

-He had a lot to drink. -Do you want to fight?

-Stop it. -Are you trying to start a fight?

Everyone, calm down.

You darn punk!

Look at me properly.

Yes, it is you.

You were at the palace a few days ago, were you not?

Well, yes. But I have never met you before.

Cut the nonsense. What was it again? Yes, you were on your horse.

And your horse stepped on my precious amethyst ring.

Then you just ran away.

You have no idea how hard it was for me to find you.

Do you know how precious that hat string was to me?

What? "Hat string"?

I thought it was a ring.

What?

-You said it was a ring. -A ring...

My gosh, that darn fool.

What just happened?

I can do this.

One more time.

What in the world...

Why am I bleeding so much?

I am bleeding!

Call the police bureau!

I am bleeding!

No one is inside.

No one is home?

Dan-ho, let us go to the annex.

My gosh, what is taking him so long?

There he is. The prince is here.

No, you cannot go. Oh, gosh.

There is no need to be startled. I am okay.

We got a report about a commotion.

My nose! I am bleeding!

He broke my precious belonging and ran away.

So I came back to confront him,

but he beat me up instead of apologizing.

Arrest him right now.

This annex belongs to Prince Neungyang.

And this man is his close friend.

-"Prince Neungyang"? -That is correct.

So what?

That does not give him the right

to be exempted from his sins.

-Arrest him. -Yes, my lord!

I told you that it is too late.

-You cannot change anything. -This will not last long.

You are safest in here.

-What? -Tonight,

Prince Neungyang will be done for.

Nok-du, what have you done?

You will get released tomorrow.

Lie low for a while and leave once things die down.

I will go now.

How is the Queen?

Her Majesty seems to be doing fine.

And nothing happened in particular?

No, Your Majesty.

But the young officer frequently came by to visit.

You mean Officer Yeon?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Did he have something to report?

No, not exactly.

Am I here too early?

I should go and scare him.

He came because he was worried?

Yes. He asked if you were sick,

if you got better, and if you had your meals.

He asked me that every time he came.

I know it is late, but will you call him for me?

Tell him to come see me as soon as he comes to the palace.

Yes, Your Majesty.

How is the prisoner doing?

He is refusing to eat

and is not drinking a single drop of water.

He must be trying to die without my permission

while I am not well.

I will not let him do that.

I should go see him right now.

Here you go. You must hurry.

OATH

JUNG I-HYEONG

KIM SSUK

Go on.

Dong-ju.

What brings you here?

What about you?

Are you here to meet Nok-du?

He has disappeared along with his family.

Do you really not know where he is?

I do not know.

But why are you looking for his family?

You do not need to know.

What are you trying to do?

-Are you that worried? -Yes.

I am worried because you are always so violent.

"Violent"?

Please do not get Nok-du involved in the matters between you and me.

To me, he is...

Please, my lord.

What is he to you?

What?

Should I tell you?

OATH

I want all of you to stay outside.

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

You must be upset.

I came before you could die.

You have not changed at all.

I still see no fear in your eyes.

Do you remember when we had to form

a secondary constituent 20 years ago after the Japanese invasion?

You were smart

and brave.

I had to be.

I was sick of being the son who was never loved.

After the invasion,

I finally became the Crown Prince, but I was still at risk.

To be honest, I was scared.

You were always calm. But unlike you,

I was extremely scared.

That fear is

what helped me endure

the horrific war.

I was scared I might not become the king.

But the throne is yours now.

Why are you still...

I am still in the middle of the battlefield

where arrows are pouring in and blood is everywhere.

The late king who did not want me to succeed the throne until the very end.

The subjects who always tried to bring me down.

The people of this country who were full of complaints.

And I was also

betrayed by

you and Yun.

Your Majesty.

Yun-jeo.

Do you think

I will be able to die as a king?

I heard he wanted to see me.

I also have something to tell His Majesty.

So please let me inside.

Therefore,

I must kill

that boy.

Your Majesty.

He is your son.

You already tried to kill him once, but he survived!

He is your son, Your Majesty!

He should not have lived! He should not have survived!

Your Majesty!

I do not care that he is my son and my bloodline.

That is how cruel and tormenting it is

to keep the throne!

Where is he?

I will not let you die

until you tell me.

OATH

What...

did you just say?

Nok-du is whom?

The person who killed your family

and completely ruined your life.

The darn king

whom you loathe and desperately wish to kill!

He is...

He is the King's son.

Gosh, this fell.

It is an ornament broken in half.

You will easily be able to find it.

It is very dear to me. So please find it for me.

That ornament you had earlier. Where did you get it?

I got it from my mother.

Tell me.

Are you still worried about him?

Do you still love him?

Answer me!

I asked a man to find a decent place for him to hide.

I will stay here and bring him to you once he gets released.

But

why did he lock his brother up just to have him released tomorrow?

It is just for one night.

What do you think?

Even ghosts with good eyes will pass by our house.

What are you doing?

If you have cold feet, you will catch a cold.

Do not try to put me through trouble.

There. All done.

I will not ask you to like me.

Go ahead and use me. I do not care.

So...

just do not disappear.

Why are you so fearless?

We can never predict the future.

That is exactly why

I want to be honest about my feelings.

And I am walking you home because I want to.

Why are you crying here?

I am going to save Dad.

Will you beg your real father for mercy?

What are you trying to do?

I will make him shed tears of regret.

He is your father.

You had to go through so much.

You must leave.

We will all die if he finds out that you are still alive.

I will not run away.

I appoint you as my royal guard.

A royal guard?

That is a soldier who guards His Majesty right by his side.

Subtitle translation by Ja-won Lee