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[Cha Joo Young / Lee Hyun Wook]

[The Queen Who Crowns]

[This drama is a fictional story based on historical figures and events and may differ from actual historical records.]

[Filming of animals or child actors followed production guidelines.]

[Episode 7]

[Year 1405, Hanyang]

After moving the capital to Hanyang,

there are quite a few officials who are seizing the homes of the people.

Many people are having their homes seized.

The Office of the Inspector General should gather the list of those involved and report it to me.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Also, horses or carriages of the court

are often used for the personal affairs of some officials.

Horses or carriages of the court are often being used.

The State Council should assess this situation and report to me.

Yes, Your Majesty.

In the new Joseon I will build, the people are the masters.

You must not lord it over the people just because you have power.

Then, Mother.

The man named Ji from the Analects

coveted even the throne of the King because he was powerful. [Yi Do, Grand Prince Chungnyeong]

Is it not right for the King to punish someone like this Ji?

So, what were you doing?

I was asking Mother about Ji from the Analects.

Are you referring to Ji of the powerful family of Lu?

Yes.

Are you sure there is no Ji from the family of Lu in this Joseon?

Did you say you will go to Hanyang?

- Yes. - Did you say you will cut off all vested interests

and start anew there?

Yes, Father.

Then, you may have to start

with the Queen...

and her family members.

Can you do that?

I asked if you can do it.

Yes, Father.

During the last personnel discussion, I told the King

that I wanted the position of Commander of the Right Army.

But was not Suk Beon eyeing that position?

I cannot let a key military position fall into Suk Beon's hands.

He is someone the King trusts.

It is just one position of the Right Army Commander.

Military authority is something that must not be ceded, even a single position.

The Crown Prince must study with the Seoyeongwan [Seogyeongwan: The officials in charge of educating the Crown Prince]

three times a day, [Yi Je, Grand Prince Yangnyeong]

at morning, day, and evening.

Yes.

Great work.

According to Yin-Yang and the Five Elements, yellow represents the center of the earth.

It symbolizes imperial authority, as it is considered to be closest to the sun.

Thus, we chose a light yellow color dyed with gardenia.

Did you personally select this color?

Your Highness the Crown Prince,

we have prepared a gift for you so that you may become a brave king.

Wow, it is a falcon tail tag.

You should use it during falconry.

How about you give it a shake?

His Majesty is here.

Should you not be at Taepyeonggwan right now?

We were curious about his study environment at Changdeokgung,

so we took a moment to visit.

So, I hear you are reading the Great Learning.

Yes. - Then,

you must know the meaning behind the name Seongjeonggak.

Seongeui, which signifies the sincerity in one's approach to studies,

and jeongshim, which signifies the right mindset.

The name comes from the first syllables of each word.

That is right.

This is how the qualities of a king are cultivated.

He must take after you, Your Majesty.

Wait, is that not a falcon tail tag?

Give it to me.

You are the Crown Prince who will one day be responsible for a nation.

Reading all day would not be enough.

How could you consider going falcon hunting?

I will just hold onto it.

If you hold onto it, you will want to go out hunting.

Give it to me.

Your Majesty, how about you give it to him as a reward?

Je, how many sijins will you read in here every day? [Sijin: Around 2 hours]

Two sijins?

Five sijins.

It will be five sijins.

If I hear that you read for five sijins every day for a week,

I will return it to you then.

Yes, Father.

Both of you.

You must no longer

make personal visits to the Crown Prince

nor give him luxurious gifts.

Wait, Your Majesty.

Must we be mindful of His Majesty even about such matters?

The Crown Prince grew up in our care since he was young.

It is this mindset of yours that is the problem!

The Crown Prince is the foundation of this nation.

Take extra care so no such problems arise in the future.

Yes.

They acquired so many slaves that they are running short on grain in their household.

The household of my brothers-in-law gained so many slaves that

they are running short on grain?

Yes.

Does the Queen know about this?

I do not think she knows.

Your Majesty, Anseonggun is here.

Your Majesty, did you summon me?

The number of slaves in the Queen's family will have suddenly increased.

Secretly investigate this matter.

Outside of the Office of the Inspector General?

The Inspector General is an ally of the Min family.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Finally, the King has given me the order.

A few hundred probably suddenly became slaves of the Min family.

I will investigate this thoroughly.

Then, will you become the Right Army Commander, Anseonggun?

Since you set the table for me like this,

I should make sure it happens.

Then,

what do you want me to do for you now?

Later.

Your Excellency.

Anseonggun is investigating like that after receiving the King's orders?

Yes, Your Excellency.

What are you going to report to the King?

It is not your business.

- Come down. - How impudent of you!

- Impudent? - You must be unaware that times are changing.

Let me down.

I received orders from His Majesty.

Even so, you should have told us first.

You should have hidden it and covered it up for us!

I am not a subject of the Min family.

- I am saying we are comrades. - Comrades?

Is that more important than feudal loyalty?

Then, are you blameless, Anseonggun?

I am...

I am blameless.

You chicken rib of an official! [Chicken rib: Slang for something useless but hard to discard]

Chicken rib? Did you just call me a chicken rib?

That is right! Chicken rib!

A damn chicken rib that is untouchable despite being

involved in power abuse and corruption because of the Queen.

What are you doing!

There was a wretched fight in front of Changdeokgung front gate.

And they were two meritorious subjects fighting over a position.

That is how I will report this to the King.

I will cover up this matter.

However,

I cannot do that for nothing.

Yeoseonggun.

- Yes. - Give up on the Right Army Commander position.

Your Excellency!

Anseonggun.

Yes.

Promise me that you will not seek the position of Right Army Commander.

Yeoseonggun, you should answer me first.

Giving up on that position...

That is no big deal for me.

However,

Anseonggun has been secretly investigating me.

I received orders from the King.

When the capital was moved to Hanyang, countless commoners lost their homes.

We simply took them in.

We could not just take them in for nothing, so we had them work.

Then, why would they feel wronged and seek out the authorities?

And why would the authorities cover this up and fail to investigate it?

That is because you are Her Majesty's younger brothers.

What did you say?

I am merely following the King's orders.

I hear among those following Your Excellency,

someone has been eyeing the position of Right Army Commander.

Even if it is Your Excellency, I will not overlook this.

That man...

By sending tribute and receiving return gifts,

I expect the trust between Joseon and Ming will be solidified.

That is an admirable thought.

As was requested, we will send 10,000 horses,

a specialty of Joseon, to the Emperor.

The Emperor will surely be greatly pleased.

[Hwang Eom: A Joseon-born eunuch and envoy of Ming]

What will Ming send us as a return gift?

We should clarify this from the start,

so there are no misunderstandings later.

Sounds good.

We will proceed as such.

Now, this is Ming's request.

You will need to send us tribute brides.

Send tribute brides?

At least 50.

Would not such a price be necessary to confirm the trust between Ming and Joseon?

Why is the Ming following Yuan's evil practices?

His Majesty tried to request a lot as a return gift to strengthen our nation's finances.

But Hwang Eom saw through all this and

caught him off guard by requesting tribute brides.

In the end, the King was outmaneuvered.

Yes, it appears so.

What are the officials doing while things have reached this point?

His Majesty has issued a silence decree.

A silence decree?

The Saganwon was made an independent entity [Saganwon: Office responsible for criticism and correction of officials]

so they spoke what needed to be said.

If you make a bigger deal out of this, you would reveal to the world that

the King fell for Hwang Eom's schemes.

You should turn a blind eye.

Sending tribute brides to Ming is a settled matter.

I told you not to bring it up!

The Queen said if the new nation's tribute system is no different from Goryeo's,

what was the point of establishing a new nation?

I did not instigate the petition.

All I did was help them to see the truth.

Help them see the truth?

Before you ascended to the throne,

you clearly stated that there will no longer be any more tribute brides.

That promise must be kept.

Do you think this was an easy decision for me?

I thought about this over and over again!

You should have held your ground to the end.

You should have reduced the number by even one!

There is no other way!

I will find a way.

So, entrust me with this.

No, Your Majesty.

This is not for the Queen to handle-

Then, six months.

If you fail to do so,

could you endure six months in the Queen's palace in seclusion?

Yes.

I will do so.

This is silk from Ming.

I hope this pleases you, Your Majesty.

The silk you gifted me last time

is only used by the imperial family, even in Ming.

How was this at your house?

One of our elders was a Taebu Gamtaegam in the Yuan dynasty.

[Taebu Gamtaegam: An official responsible for managing prices and goods]

The one who offered his daughter as a tribute to the Yuan imperial family.

Yes. My grandmother, who was the Crown Princess of Yuan,

committed suicide after Ming took over the empire.

Emperor Wen of Ming found her actions commendable

and sent various gifts to our family.

The Emperor of Ming sent gifts just because he found her actions commendable?

And only to your family at that?

Is that not strange?

What did you send to Emperor Wen?

If you did not do so, why would the Emperor of Ming

send gifts to some family of Joseon.

- Your Majesty. - Were you trying to

create connections also in the imperial family of Ming after Yuan's fall?

I will not ask what you sent and why you sent them.

Hwang Eom is the one who handles gifts offered to the imperial family.

- Yes. - Hwang Eom is skilled with people and intelligent,

but he is greedy.

I do not believe Hwang Eom delivered all of your gifts.

That is correct.

I plan to use this as leverage to resolve the issue of the tribute brides.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

You are here.

What orders do you have for me?

I need your help with something.

I will help you.

You say you will help me without even asking any questions.

If Your Majesty needs me, I will do anything for you.

Emperor Wen of Ming does not allow any mistakes.

These are his envoys.

They will be on high alert and try not to make any mistakes.

Your job is to make them let down their guard.

She is Lady Consortship Sukeui serving His Majesty.

[Sukeui: Royal Consort Rank 2]

I hear Her Majesty left the palace.

I will serve you until then.

Her Majesty has come,

but she asks to see you separately.

I feel that bringing the Queen here is not proper, either.

I will serve you two well.

I prepared gifts for the two of you.

Why do you think the Queen asked to meet with only Taegam Hwang?

I will keep this a secret from the Taegam.

I know you speak the Joseon language well since you are from Sinuiju.

I would like to talk with you in the Joseon language.

Please allow me to do so.

Yes.

This is familiar, is it not?

Princess Jeongui's family has connections in the imperial family of Ming.

Thus, they offered gifts to Emperor Wen,

but something like this one was not delivered.

There is no proof that they offered this to him.

The father of Princess Jeongui here

sent a letter stating that he sent such and such as gifts,

but he received a response stating that they did not receive so and so.

It is true.

What will you do?

Will you find it for us?

Or shall we tell the Emperor directly?

What are you trying to do here?

The request to send 50 tribute brides...

Is that the Emperor's request?

The Emperor clearly stated that Ming was different from Yuan.

He also declared that his take on tribute brides was different.

I just found it very strange.

Perhaps someone increased the number of tribute brides for their personal gain.

What is it you want?

All you have to do is enjoy yourself and return with a light heart.

And take the gift you should take with you.

Thank you for providing such great hospitality.

The Emperor will be especially pleased

with your tribute of 10,000 horses.

And with regards to the tribute brides,

let us discuss that again later in the future.

Discuss it again later?

Then what about the number?

It will not be the same as before.

Have you ever seen

someone play geomungo better than you?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Did you not get jealous?

I still have much to learn, so...

Are you saying Yeoseonggun and Anseonggun fought over that?

Yes.

Anseonggun merely followed His Majesty's orders.

Therefore, Yeoseonggun was at fault.

Pardon?

Your Majesty!

Set free all the commoners who became slaves,

and pay them for their labor.

Also, I will ask the King to punish you both for your wrongdoings.

Your Majesty, why are you doing this?

What do you mean, why?

We put our lives and family on the line

in order to make Prince Jeongan king!

- Yeoganggun. - Still, I kept quiet because you said to.

And yet, I cannot even do this much?

You cannot.

You must not.

All the other meritorious subjects have engaged in equal or worse things!

You must not, especially because you are the younger brothers of the Queen!

We are the younger brothers of the Queen, so why can we not gain more?

Why do we have to be more careful and give up more?

If so, we did not need to gain power!

No matter what anyone says,

half of this power belongs to our Min family!

What is the power to you both?

Is it to have more, to enjoy more, and to wield more privilege?

Whether you can have what is in front of you or not.

That is power.

For me, power means something different.

I wanted to create a new world that was different from Goryeo.

That is why I need power.

With all due respect,

who are you to dare dream such things, Your Majesty?

You do not have the power to change this world, Your Majesty.

Is that what you believe?

I will prove it to you.

Open.

Your Majesty, what brings you here at this time of night?

Has he gone to bed?

Not yet.

Go away for a moment.

Pardon?

Yes.

My younger brothers increased their personal slaves through illegal means.

Investigate them thoroughly and punish them severely.

Did you come here to say that?

Enter.

If I sit face-to-face with you and look at your expression,

I do not think I can ask you this, so I will ask from here.

What is it?

Why did Father try to harm you?

Father believed that

the Joseon he dreamed of will never come to fruition

while I was king.

But, that day at Wonjung Port,

Your Majesty managed to change Father's heart.

How did you do it?

In the end,

I promised him that I would

make sure to build the Joseon

my father dreamed of.

Was that all?

And...

I said I will eliminate any obstacles

in building that Joseon.

Are my younger brothers

included in those obstacles?

That is so.

By chance...

If by chance...

my younger brothers get in Your Majesty's way with the help of the Crown Prince,

what will you do?

Will you kill them?

Including the Crown Prince?

As my father has done,

I, too, will walk the same path.

Do you, perhaps even subconsciously, consider this nation, Joseon,

to belong to the Min family?

That hatred is so deep

that the sorrow of having to kill my own son is my cause!

Your Majesty!

Father...

Why did you summon us?

What am I to you?

You are the pillar of our Min family.

And you are also our sister, of whom we are proud.

You are the Queen of this nation.

From now on,

I will distance myself from the Min family.

- Pardon? - What do you mean?

It means that I cannot both be a Queen from the Min family

and a Queen who becomes a parent figure to the people.

The Queen seems to have changed.

The Queen was always like that.

We just need to walk our own path for our family.

All these petitions are saying

Yeoseonggun needs to be appointed as the Right Army Commander.

Did you all come for the same purpose?

Yeoseonggun has already held power over the military for many years.

There are countless men willing to give their lives for Yeoseonggun in the military,

and they seek to follow his will exclusively.

Please entrust him with the military position.

The Min family, including Yeoseonggun,

oppressed hundreds of commoners, making them household slaves.

Afraid of their overwhelming power,

the local authorities failed to conduct investigations.

With such corruption and abuse of power,

why do you ask me to entrust him with an important position?

Yeoseonggun's minor faults are far overshadowed by the greater merits of Her Majesty.

The Queen protected the women of Joseon from Hwang Eom's outrageous demands.

As word of this noble act spread,

many officials have come to support and follow the Queen.

Therefore, please entrust Yeoseonggun with the military position.

Please entrust Yeoseonggun with the military position!

Your Majesty, please entrust Yeoseonggun with the military position!

Please listen to our plea.

Your Majesty, please listen to our plea!

Please listen to our plea!

You are supposed to protect the King in the palace,

yet you have come forth to threaten me.

- General! - Yes!

Spare the one to whom you will be loyal and slay the other.

Do it now!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

The commanders are all my commanders,

and the soldiers are all my soldiers.

And yet, when you are supposed to protect me,

you have come forth to protect Yeoseonggun.

Are you aware of Yeoseonggun's presence

but unaware of my presence!

Your Majesty! It is me, Court Lady Seo.

Open the doors.

Your Majesty, His Majesty has summoned the court to the Main Hall.

- What is the matter? - In front of the Main Hall,

100 officers of the Haengsajik who support Yeoseonggun have gathered. [Haensajik: Military officers responsible for defending the capital]

- What? - Even the Crown Prince

has been summoned to the Main Hall.

Crown Prince!

I will bequeath my throne to the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

You must not, Your Majesty!

Please tell us the reason for this!

Please withdraw your command!

Please withdraw your command!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

We need to set up a Naejaechu.

If the young Crown Prince ascends to the throne, [Naejaechu: A select group of officials to handle crucial state affairs]

he will need ministers to assist him.

We should set it up quickly tonight

and meet with His Majesty early in the morning.

But what if His Majesty's intention...

His Majesty's intention? What does that matter?

If we miss our chance, he will use the excuse

that we unjustly increased our slaves and expel us all.

Yes.

The King has already spoken the word.

And the Crown Prince is already one of us.

You all should increase the palace's security

and notify me of any movements inside the palace immediately.

Yes.

Also, though the hour is late,

tell like-minded ministers to gather at my house without delay.

- Yes. - Hyungnim.

- Should we not tell Her Majesty- - Not yet.

It is not the time yet.

Naejaechu?

Yes.

I guess I can discern who is traitorous through this.

Excluding all the guards who are loyal to the Min family,

secretly gather up the soldiers tomorrow morning.

- Yes. - Also,

find out who enters the Min family's house tonight.

Yes, Your Majesty.

It is only until he decrees that he will withdraw his command.

Let us wait together until then.

Yes, Mother.

Your Majesty!

The King has sent the royal seal to the Eastern Palace*! [Eastern Palace: The Crown Prince's residence]

Thank you for coming.

You made it.

As you have probably heard,

His Majesty said he would bequeath his throne.

The hour is late, but let us set up a Naejaechu

and present it to His Majesty early in the morning.

When the order is given, you must capture every single one of them.

Yes.

The King is unwilling to back down.

This is to cut off

my two younger brothers.

Is that correct?

Tonight, I hear they will set up a Naejaechu

and seek a private audience early tomorrow morning.

His Majesty will secretly have troops on standby to monitor the situation.

Especially since the one put forth by Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun is the Crown Prince.

Your Majesty, Her Majesty and the Crown Prince are here.

It appears he has already gone to bed.

Move aside.

Your Majesty.

Father, please withdraw your command.

Queen, why are you doing this?

The Crown Prince is still lacking in education,

so he cannot handle the duties of a king.

Then,

you can take over the regency, Queen.

[Regency: The eldest of the royal family exercises power if the king is too young]

Give the royal seal to His Majesty.

What are you doing!

I need to perform the Royal Sericulture Ceremony.

The Royal Sericulture Ceremony?

I need to first complete a ritual of making an offering to the deity of the silkworm.

To perform the ritual properly, Your Majesty's royal seal is absolutely necessary.

I already said I would pass the throne on to the Crown Prince.

Please withdraw the command to pass the throne

and instead grant me the royal seal for the ritual.

- Queen! - If not,

shall I take the Crown Prince

and go to my family's house where they are setting up the Naejaechu?

- What did you say? - Will you really have me and the Crown Prince

at the end of your sword?

I am not trying to kill you.

I am doing this to save you.

When a king shows even the slightest sign of weakness,

his subjects will try to suppress the king.

They will try to suppress him and take control.

If you fall under their control, the royalty and the nation will fall apart.

Father, please, the royal seal-

I, your father!

I had already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics at your age

and determined to govern the world!

Court Lady Kim!

- Yes. - Escort the Crown Prince to the Eastern Palace.

Quickly escort him!

What will you do

if my brothers come in the morning, putting forth the Crown Prince?

If they come and say they have set up the Naejaechu,

so you can step down from your throne.

Then, will you grant that?

Have you ever thought

why I said I would

pass the throne?

Yeoseonggun brought military officers and

refused to give up his military position

by showing off his power and threatening me.

The king must have been a joke to him.

Then, you should have settled the matter then and there.

How can I settle the matter

when I do not even know how many hide and support the Min family?

You should draw your sword

only when the enemy

has clearly entered your field of vision.

Did you just say enemy?

This is why...

I am passing the throne since I am lacking as king.

Then, a bloody war will break out with our Crown Prince

caught in the middle.

If that happens, nobody

can guarantee the safety of our Crown Prince.

Withdraw your command about passing the throne.

I will take the Crown Prince and go to my family's house.

Are you saying you will ultimately fight against me

instead of caring for me?

I must protect the Crown Prince.

I will return if you grant me the royal seal, allowing me to lead the Royal Sericulture Ceremony.

I will wait until the Hour of Swine tomorrow.

What will you do after waiting?

I will personally set up the Naejaechu

and come to execute your command of passing the throne.

Your Majesty, why are you doing this?

Either the King withdraws his command

or the Crown Prince inherits the throne right now.

It is one or the other.

Notify him.

No, I cannot.

- What did you say? - His Majesty said not to let anyone in.

Your Majesty, it is me, Chae Ryeong.

- Your Highness. - Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Court Lady Seo.

Your Highness.

I delivered your orders.

Everyone who gathered to set up the Naejaechu have all scattered.

- Great work. - But why...

- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

Why...

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

What about the royal seal?

He sent it back to the Eastern Palace early in the morning.

I hear the Crown Prince went to Yeoheung Buwongun's house. At this rate-

Quiet!

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

Your Majesty!

- Notify him. - He said not to let anyone in until he gave the command.

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

Did you stay up all night?

I went home briefly during the night and came back early in the morning.

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

All right.

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will pass the throne.

Your Majesty, please withdraw your command that you will...

Will the King really pass the throne?

At first, he was trying to find those loyal to the Min family and eradicate them...

Last night, the Queen went to her private residence.

With that said,

things have gotten much more complicated.

Your Majesty said you will pass the throne,

and you gave them justification to act by doing so.

- I know that. - In the palace,

there are many who follow Yeoheung Buwongun.

Many high-ranking military officers are loyal to Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun.

I know that.

If the Queen leads the charge in setting up Naejaechu,

it will be much more problematic than with Yeoganggun and Yeoesonggun.

The Queen is the Crown Prince's mother.

I know that. I know all this!

Your Majesty.

If Her Majesty comes after setting up Naejaechu,

will you be able to handle it?

If you say you can handle it, then Her Majesty will get hurt.

But if you cannot handle it,

you will indeed have to pass the throne.

Since the Queen says the Royal Sericulture Ceremony is urgent,

I will have to grant her permission to do the relevant ritual.

I will grant her the royal seal.

Tell her that.

Your grace knows no bounds, Your Majesty.

Whether I go back to the palace or not,

you should renounce all of your official positions

and relinquish your military power.

Your Majesty!

You took in hundreds of commoners as household slaves!

Should you not take responsibility for that?

Is that...

the will of the King?

It is the will of the King,

and my will as well.

Your Majesty.

You can leave.

I think she is sure that the King will not pass the throne.

Her Majesty?

Then, what will happen to us for trying to set up the Naejaechu?

We were too rash.

But the King definitely showed signs of weakness.

- If we take advantage of this and- - Only if the Queen is fully on our side.

Thus, if that is not the case, there is nothing we can do.

First, as Her Majesty said,

we will have to lower ourselves and stay quiet like we are dead.

I know there are

hundreds of commoners who became slaves unjustly at my brothers' homes.

But after thinking about it calmly,

I do not think my brothers are the only ones involved.

What do you think?

As the court moved to Hanyang, there was a lack of housing.

So, those with power seized the people's houses.

- Is that so? - As a result, the people who lost their houses

became dependent on powerful families and ended up as slaves.

Who do you mean by powerful families?

Powerful meritorious subjects,

especially the royal family members.

Powerful meritorious subjects,

especially the royal family members?

Among those put forward by the powerful royal relatives,

there is someone from the Kim family of Bamgol.

The Kim family of Bamgol?

I hear she is also a distant royal relative.

Do you have any idea which powerful royal relative is working with Kim of Bamgol?

They cannot be doing this on their own without a powerful backer.

I will look into it.

Also,

by chance, are my younger brothers connected to this Kim of Bamgol at all?

This is a royal relative trying to expand their influence.

Will they bring in the King's in-laws?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, the Chief Eunuch came from the Main Hall.

The King withdrew his command to pass the throne.

Thus, he requests that you return to the palace now.

[I grant permission for the Royal Sericulture Ceremony]

She came back to the palace immediately after hearing your message.

She is waiting for you at the Queen's palace.

Your Majesty!

I have figured out everyone who gathered at Buwongun's house last night.

Why are you not giving me any further orders?

I will watch them a bit longer.

Then, let me have the position of Right Army Commander.

If you tell me to become a loyal dog,

I will do so.

I will consider it.

Did you have to do this?

I had no other way to stop Your Majesty.

You abandoned me and left.

Not even for a single moment have I abandoned Your Majesty.

Not even for a single moment have you abandoned me?

I have never abandoned you, even for a single moment...

I always stood by your side,

but where were you, Your Majesty?

I feel like an island floating alone

in the vast ocean of my subjects.

Your Majesty.

I made my brothers relinquish all of their military authority.

I will also remove them from the Crown Prince's side.

What about after you remove them?

There are dozens more like Yeoganggun and hundreds more like Yeoseonggun.

They are everywhere. The royal relatives, my in-laws, and all over the royal council hall!

Could you remove all of them as well?

Your Majesty.

[The Queen Who Crowns]

♫ Only the moonlight lights up the entire mountain ♫

♫ Oh, heavens, holding your breath from being shy ♫

♫ Until the day breaks ♫

♫ We are separated, and I sing alone ♫

- Who are you? - I should make him at least ten times the profit.

I saw how they lose their homes with my own eyes.

There must be those who are unjustly profiting.

How could a mere woman be allowed to act so recklessly?

I wonder if Queen Seondeok reincarnated would look like that.

You are overstepping your boundaries, Queen.

What could he do, even if he is the king?

In the worst-case scenario, the Queen must die.