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[Cha Joo Young / Lee Hyun Wook]

[The Queen Who Crowns]

[This drama is based on historical figures and events]

[and may differ from historical records.]

[Filming of animals or child actors was supervised]

[Previously...]

Smallpox is a very contagious disease.

Make sure no other prince or princess visits.

Yes.

A prince has smallpox.

It will probably spread among the people, too.

Your Majesty must care for the people.

I will watch over

Seongnyeong.

My son is this sick, and yet,

I should go and

care for the people first?

Will he...

survive?

You must save him.

You have to save him at all costs.

Please...

save him.

Please take care of the Queen.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Work with the Mayor of Hanseongbu

to find out how many in the city have smallpox

and have them quarantined.

I will provide for those quarantined

from my own royal storehouses.

Yes.

How is Seongnyeong doing?

He has fallen asleep after drinking a tonic.

- And the Queen? - She is by his side always.

[Episode 12]

Grand Prince Chungnyeong.

What brings you here?

Were you reading through medical books?

Yes, hoping I could help Grand Prince Seongnyeong.

I, too, came for that reason.

Naetaksan?

The Royal Physician prescribed

sodokeum and hwadeuktang.

I have consulted the ancient medical books

for pediatric treatments.

For smallpox, pus forms on the third day.

Thus, I will ask about

prescribing naetaksan as well

to help expel the pus well.

Seeing how much you are trying,

Grand Prince Seongnyeong will surely get well.

By chance, is there anything I can help you with?

Your Majesty, the Royal Physician is prescribing

naetaksan to reduce the pus.

Naetaksan...

Good job.

I am praying to the gods of heaven and earth.

Thank you.

With the help of Court Lady Jeong,

I am ensuring order and discipline

of the palace maids are maintained flawlessly.

So you do not need to worry.

All right.

I have watched...

Your Majesty all my life.

Seeing you like this...

I am afraid you may fall ill.

I wondered what drying up with worry meant.

Now,

I completely understand what that means.

Princess, what brings you here?

I was looking for a tonic to give to Her Majesty.

What is this?

That is Suhexiang oil.

Has it gone bad?

- Pardon? - Are these little specks bugs?

Oh, yes...

Suhexiang oil is a medicine for His Majesty.

Was it like this when you received it? Or...

did you store it

incorrectly after you received it?

I-I did not store it incorrectly.

Then,

who supplied this product?

The Secretary of Royal Orders who was dismissed.

Yu Sa Nul?

Yes.

One of his followers supplied this

and he is Court Lady Kim's brother.

His Majesty is here.

Did you get some sleep?

I will watch over Seongnyeong,

so you should get some rest, Queen.

After giving birth to Seongnyeong,

I thought the heavens

sent us this child to prevent us

from becoming divided.

Thus, I thought of him as a gift.

I am afraid.

I am so afraid...

that I might lose this child.

Seongnyeong.

Seongnyeong.

Seongnyeong! Seongnyeong...

Seongnyeong...

Seongnyeong!

Seongnyeong...

Seongnyeong...

Say your last farewell

to Prince Seongnyeong.

But where is the Crown Prince?

When your younger brother was dying,

were you shooting arrows at beasts?

When your younger brother was dying!

How can you...

call yourself human after this?

How can you call yourself human!

You bastard...

The king did not

get to see Seongyeong's body being prepared.

Because he is a monarch,

he did not even get to touch his casket

nor did he get to see his burial.

But,

you did all that for him.

Mother...

You acted...

dutifully as his older brother.

The Crown Prince went drinking outside the palace

and shamed himself before the people.

At a previous hunt, the Crown Prince

harmed the people by injuring their livestock.

The Crown Prince listened to corrupt officials

and committed wrong by recklessly pursuing women.

You can tell through divine will

that the people's sentiment turned against him.

Depose the Crown Prince

and send him into exile.

Your Majesty.

Depose the Crown Prince

and send him into exile.

The State Council, the Three State Councilors,

the Six Ministries,

and the Supreme Military Command.

You have all gathered here.

All of you.

However,

none of you is standing up for the Crown Prince.

Shall I open the door?

The sunlight is nice outside.

Your Majesty, I will open the door.

I mean it.

The color green has a scent to it.

The King will

depose you from being Crown Prince.

Do not be flustered when the royal decree is issued.

Maintain your dignity as Crown Prince to the end.

Yes.

Even if you are deposed as Crown Prince,

your position as the eldest son will not change.

I really...

wanted to tell you this.

Chungnyeong is...

very similar to Father.

Chungnyeong?

He knows what he wants to do for the people.

He has ambition

and determination.

If there was one thing different,

Father...

did not have a mother like you.

Crown Prince.

I will get along with my brothers.

I will live the rest of my life enjoying myself. So...

please do not worry about me.

Thank you.

The Crown Prince's actions were utterly improper

and the officials petitioned that

he could not inherit the nation.

Thus, Crown Prince Je will be deposed

and re-titled as Grand Prince Yangnyeong.

Yangyeong, the deposed Crown Prince, has two sons.

The eldest is six years old,

and the second is three years old.

Grand Prince Yangnyeong's eldest son will be my heir.

Thus, carefully consider and report

whether you will call him Wangseson or Wangtaeson.

Yes.

I asked to see you royal advisors

regarding choosing the next Crown Prince.

The King wants

deposed Crown Prince Yangnyeong's eldest son.

But I am against it.

But Your Majesty,

who can dare go against His Majesty's will?

You must risk your life to go against his will.

His Majesty forges ahead once he makes a decision.

He does not listen to others.

I will find a way to open His Majesty's ears.

So, advise on who is fit to be the Crown Prince.

Advise him to the best of

your ability as royal advisors.

Of all people, how could you do this to me?

The Suhexiang oil offered to the King was spoiled.

And that was supplied by your brother.

That is news to me.

It probably went bad after he supplied it.

That is why I am saying we should find out

if it was before or after he supplied it.

I am asking why you are stepping in to do that!

Since...

I cannot just let you be.

Pardon?

Early morning of the Royal Sericulture Ceremony day,

you poured Changija into Her Majesty's bathwater.

Prolonged exposure could kill her with liver damage!

Did you see it yourself?

Are you not just assuming this?

You have no evidence.

I left no evidence, thinking you were my ally.

I regretted it

and blamed myself.

Since when did you become a devotee of the Queen?

Since when?

When one climbs from the bottom to the top,

it is hard to see the bottom

since their viewpoint has been elevated.

However, when the one at the top comes down,

do you know what the first thing you see is?

It is the lowest of the low.

I saw your lowest side.

So...

are you saying you will side with the Queen now?

I am loyal to anyone who takes me in.

Of all people, how did you not realize that?

Princess, I will enter.

Take her out.

Let go. Let go!

The Crown Prince will bring back

Anseong Buwongun after he becomes king.

You should not do this to me if you consider that!

Unfortunately, I do not think that will happen.

Goodbye.

Take her away.

Let go! Princess!

Princess!

Let go! Princess!

When the Crown Prince is selected,

I want to become the Crown Prince's tutor.

You want to become the Crown Prince's teacher?

Yes.

Why?

First,

unlike other subjects,

I will not use my teacher status to gain power.

Second,

I want to teach him well

what kind of person needs to become king.

What kind of person needs to become king?

A long time ago, a king once said

the heavens raise up a king

not because it loves the king,

but for the benefit of all the people.

Those are Taesangwang's words.

A king who loves his people.

Without selfish motives,

I will pass down to the new Crown Prince

the wisdom I have learned.

Selfish motives...

Do you really not have any selfish motives?

When I look at you, you have selfish motives.

- Mother. - You have a thirst

for what you want to achieve if you obtain power.

No, I merely just-

If you cannot become the King,

is it not that you want to quench

that thirst by becoming the Crown Prince's tutor?

That is a selfish motive.

I know very well what Father is worried about.

That is why I am trying not to get ambitious.

You seem deep in thought.

Chungnyeong is the right choice as Crown Prince.

All the royal advisors are petitioning saying that.

The Queen probably told them to do so.

What are you thinking of doing?

I have enough time to

teach Yangnyeong's eldest to be king.

Your Majesty, with all due respect,

the Queen has asked for you.

It is late.

You should go.

It must be important if she asked

for you at this hour.

His Majesty is here.

Why is the deposed Crown Prince here at this hour

when he should be outside the palace?

I secretly called him in.

Last time, you told me

that Chungnyeong is similar to His Majesty.

Yes.

You also said you will not seek power

and get along with your younger brothers.

Yes.

Could you swear that before His Majesty?

Yes, Mother.

I, deposed Crown Prince,

dared to return to the palace

to alleviate your concerns.

- Concern? - I will not resent you, Father,

for deposing me as Crown Prince.

If anyone approaches me seeking power,

I will slay him without hesitation.

If one of my younger brothers rises to the throne,

I will become his loyal subject.

One of your younger brothers...

Did the Queen order you to do this?

There is no longer any conflict among brothers.

Yangnyeong pledges like this.

Queen.

During the Year of the Yellow Tiger,

Crown Prince Yi Bang Seok

and Prince Muwon Yi Bang Beon.

Killing those two younger brothers to become king

was not Your Majesty's fault.

What are you suddenly saying?

It was the will of the heavens.

The heavens raise up a king

not because it loves the king,

but for the benefit of all the people.

These are Taesangwang's words.

It was divine will.

Please...

face with whom that divine will

lies.

I will be going now, Father.

Mother.

The stars look extra bright tonight.

That one star over there

is shining bright blue.

I wish to give the Commentary on the Great Learning

I copied for the Crown Prince to Chungnyeong.

Though it may be a heavy burden,

it is up to you

whether you wish to bear it.

Once you decide,

come to show the King your resolve.

In a conversation, Mencius told King Xuan of Qi

the people are the most important,

and the king is the least important.

If a king cannot govern benevolently,

what would happen?

With all due respect,

a king must always remember that

the people can raise an iron mace against him.

I believe that is what he was teaching.

Chungnyeong.

I believe that your rebellion in the Year of the

Yellow Tiger was an iron mace

against an undeserving Crown Prince.

Chungnyeong.

Yes.

Do you want to become King?

Yes.

What kind of king do you want to become?

I want to become a king who places his people

at the top of this world and fears the people.

It is time for me to come down from

the back of this tiger that I have been riding.

Take the Queen's Commentary on the Great Learning.

Take it with you

and go find out what kind of king

places his people at the top of this world

and fears the people.

Yes, Father.

[Tae Jong Yi Bang Won: Third King of Joseon]

[King Se Jong the Great]

Minister of Finance, listen.

The rice has not ripened this year due to rain.

As a result, the people's suffering is deep.

Have the regional inspectors investigate damages.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I have notes from my prince days on relief laws,

so you can reference that.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Minister of Defense, hear me.

Our Joseon lacks the copper

necessary for producing military weapons.

Reference the weapons used in Ming.

More importantly, focus on producing copper.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Also,

Min Mu Gu,

Min Mu Jil,

Min Mu Hyul,

Min Mu Hoe.

They are the Former Queen's younger brothers.

While they were punished for their sins,

their families also became recognized as sinners.

I would like for you to take care of them.

Min Mu Gu, Min Mu Jil, Min Mu Hyul, and Min Mu Hoe.

The Justice Minister should examine relevant laws

for their families to live freely in the outskirts.

However, Your Majesty,

they all committed acts of disloyalty.

You cannot forgive them because you became king.

This was the order from Sangwang.

Thus,

I am bound to carry this out.

[Year 1420, Second year of Se Jong's reign]

We should go to Gaegyeong together.

Why Gaegyeong all of a sudden?

I miss it.

In Gaegyeong, we were young.

Do you miss the days of your youth?

I do.

If I were to go back to my youth,

would I have sought to become King again?

If I had not become King, what would have happened?

Did you not love me because I sought to be King?

You went through a lot...

serving as King.

I only made it to this point, thanks to you.

If a woman could rise to the throne,

you would have been a much better monarch than me.

After you first became King

at Suchang Palace,

you asked me

if I wanted to sit on the throne.

Back then, I could not answer you.

After that, I thought about it for a long time

whether I wanted to sit on the throne.

Yes, I wanted to.

However, I realized it over time.

Did I seek power?

No, what I sought was not power but the world.

Because I sought the world,

I thought to myself,

who cares who sat on the throne?

We will leave for Gaegyeong early in the morning,

so we should rest early today.

Former Queen.

Former Queen.

I will enter.

Former Queen, Former Queen!

Former Queen! Former Queen! Former Queen!

She has malaria.

Malaria?

You do not need to be alarmed.

Then, what should we do?

Because she alternates between being cold and hot,

I need to consider whether to use a warm medicine

or a cold medicine based on her state.

I will be going to Gaegyeong with Sangwang.

That is not possible.

Though you are fine now, your symptoms come and go,

so you must not take this lightly.

Then, are you telling me to enter into a medical retreat?

I do not want to do that.

Then,

how about we go while being very cautious?

I wrote this at Hoeamsa in the Year of the Red Tiger.

If it is the Year of the Red Tiger,

do you mean when I killed Pan Su

and you left the palace?

I felt that I would not have the opportunity

to give this to you if I did not do so now.

What if we had not become King and Queen?

Why did we think

saving the world was the only meaningful life?

I am realizing here that I would have

been truly happy

as long as you were by my side

even if I lived an ordinary life.

Queen!

Former Queen...

you have to endure it even if it is cold.

We need to lower your fever.

I will do it.

Let us go back.

Let us go to Gaegyeong

next time.

Let us go next time.

We will go to

a subject's house for a medical retreat tomorrow.

- So, a bit longer- - I know this illness.

Did I...

bring this on you?

No.

They say birth and death are the will of heaven.

Do not cry in secret.

I can sense your sorrow even behind my back.

Right now,

I am just happy

to be able to feel your touch

while I am fully conscious.

Who is able to cure the Former Queen's malaria?

Search far and wide.

I will send my posthorses.

If anyone is able to cure her,

I will reward him greatly.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This was made with

tribute abalone from Gijang, Busanbu.

It is called the wild ginseng of the sea.

So, Mother...

please eat all of it.

I feel like I am getting stronger already.

Under the pretext of avoiding malaria,

we are moving from house to house from

General Gwak Seung Woo's house to Deputy Mayor Yi Maeng Yu

and Buwongun Kim Seung Ju's house.

- Father. - If I could only save her,

I could even pray to a ghost.

However,

let us stop now.

Father.

I cannot let her die outside the palace.

You should personally bring her to the palace.

I wish to send her off with honors befitting the

true hero who built the foundation of this dynasty.

Yes, Father.

Court Lady Seo.

Since you personally await the Former Queen,

I am sure she will be touched, Sangwang.

It is nothing compared to what she did for me.

How is the Former Queen?

When I visited her yesterday,

her voice and appearance were as always.

♫ 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 ♫

♫ Only the moonlight ♫

♫ Lights up the entire mountain ♫

♫ Oh, heavens ♫

♫ Holding your breath from being shy ♫

♫ The day when daylight reaches out its hand ♫

♫ Waiting for that day ♫

[Queen Min helped Tae Jo Yi Bang Won build Joseon]

[and was posthumously honored as Queen Won Gyeong.]

[However, her name is not written in history.]

[The Queen Who Crowns]

♫ Oh, heavens ♫

♫ Holding your breath from being shy ♫

♫ Until the day breaks ♫

♫ We are separated, and I sing alone ♫

♫ Only the moonlight ♫

♫ Lights up the entire mountain ♫

♫ Oh, heavens ♫

♫ Holding your breath from being shy ♫

♫ The day when daylight reaches out its hand ♫

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