1 00:00:05,860 --> 00:00:08,320 THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL AND ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, 2 00:00:08,330 --> 00:00:11,270 AND EVENTS ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL EVENTS. 3 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,430 There are so many things I owe you. 4 00:00:21,970 --> 00:00:23,650 I kept thinking of you... 5 00:00:25,780 --> 00:00:27,980 when I tried to leave this place. 6 00:00:31,020 --> 00:00:33,350 Because I will never see you again. 7 00:01:00,380 --> 00:01:01,660 ONE HOUR EARLIER 8 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:09,510 YONG SU POTATO 9 00:01:12,620 --> 00:01:13,980 ARE YOU SLEEPING? 10 00:01:27,140 --> 00:01:28,580 Yes. I wrote that. 11 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:33,980 Did you really write those? 12 00:01:34,780 --> 00:01:36,200 It was not the Queen? 13 00:01:36,210 --> 00:01:38,140 The Queen was at the banquet. 14 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,140 Then what is the reason you used... 15 00:01:42,150 --> 00:01:45,380 wild grapes, pine needles, and peaches for the appetizer? 16 00:01:45,390 --> 00:01:47,920 That is because peaches are in season, 17 00:01:49,190 --> 00:01:51,290 wild grapes will be in season soon, 18 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:53,790 and pine needles are always in season. 19 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:54,600 Man Bok. 20 00:01:56,030 --> 00:01:58,160 Look me in the eyes and tell me. 21 00:02:12,050 --> 00:02:15,500 The Queen wanted to hide the fact that she helped you. 22 00:02:22,290 --> 00:02:25,290 It is very late. You should come back tomorrow. 23 00:02:27,830 --> 00:02:29,990 You should go back to your residence. 24 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,400 I must find out why she helped me... 25 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,230 and what she meant when she said she would betray me. 26 00:02:44,450 --> 00:02:45,250 THE QUEEN 27 00:03:08,910 --> 00:03:10,590 THE QUEEN IS IN DANGER. 28 00:03:19,620 --> 00:03:22,540 When the day breaks, I will report it to the King. 29 00:03:22,550 --> 00:03:23,850 Will he be okay through the night? 30 00:03:23,860 --> 00:03:26,520 Do not be in a rush. It might be a trap. 31 00:03:43,210 --> 00:03:46,070 There are times when you sleep like a baby. 32 00:03:48,980 --> 00:03:51,310 I fell asleep without realizing it. 33 00:03:55,690 --> 00:03:57,420 Have you been watching me? 34 00:04:01,060 --> 00:04:02,790 Why do you always do that? 35 00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:07,690 Worrying about me, trying to understand me. 36 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:14,250 Come to think of it, you're the first person I saw when I came here. 37 00:04:20,450 --> 00:04:22,780 There are so many things I owe you. 38 00:04:26,380 --> 00:04:28,060 I kept thinking of you... 39 00:04:30,090 --> 00:04:32,290 when I tried to leave this place. 40 00:04:32,990 --> 00:04:35,320 Because I will never see you again. 41 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:44,900 Hong Yeon. 42 00:05:49,730 --> 00:05:51,730 You must be working out a lot. 43 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,400 You've bulked up so much... 44 00:06:09,020 --> 00:06:10,350 This must be a dream. 45 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:11,750 Hong Yeon and the consorts turned into him... 46 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,760 in my dream last time as well. 47 00:06:15,460 --> 00:06:16,340 Are you up? 48 00:06:29,510 --> 00:06:31,430 What is this? What is going on? 49 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:35,080 What is wrong? Who dared to do something bad to My Queen? 50 00:06:36,610 --> 00:06:38,810 You. You did something bad to me. 51 00:06:41,420 --> 00:06:43,880 Why did her face blink and change to you? 52 00:06:43,890 --> 00:06:44,690 Pardon? 53 00:06:46,060 --> 00:06:47,420 Be frank with me. 54 00:06:47,430 --> 00:06:49,830 What happened between us last night? 55 00:06:49,890 --> 00:06:51,750 How frank do you want me to be? 56 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,830 Don't leave anything out and tell me everything. 57 00:06:57,500 --> 00:06:59,830 My gosh. That is a strange request. 58 00:07:02,110 --> 00:07:03,910 If that is what you want... 59 00:07:06,580 --> 00:07:09,480 When the moon lit up the dark sky last night, 60 00:07:09,710 --> 00:07:12,870 our hands touched slightly, and then there were fireworks... 61 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,640 Don't say anything. If you say something, I'll kill you. 62 00:07:15,650 --> 00:07:16,450 This... 63 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,180 This is just the beginning, My Queen. 64 00:07:21,390 --> 00:07:22,190 My Queen. 65 00:07:23,330 --> 00:07:24,130 My gosh. 66 00:07:28,930 --> 00:07:29,810 It feels... 67 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,800 like I have been abandoned. 68 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:35,240 My gosh. 69 00:07:37,310 --> 00:07:38,270 Head Eunuch. 70 00:07:38,340 --> 00:07:40,020 Hong Yeon. Hong Yeon. 71 00:07:41,650 --> 00:07:43,400 Where did you sleep last night? 72 00:07:43,410 --> 00:07:46,010 I slept in my residence, Your Highness. 73 00:07:46,950 --> 00:07:48,880 Did Cheoljong and I really... 74 00:08:14,380 --> 00:08:17,040 EPISODE 14, A WOMAN WHO MUST DIE TO LIVE 75 00:08:26,260 --> 00:08:27,780 It was all a dream. 76 00:08:29,430 --> 00:08:31,850 The portrait of the late King was burning, 77 00:08:31,860 --> 00:08:33,920 and it all seemed so realistic. 78 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:37,020 After what happened to the fortune-teller, 79 00:08:37,030 --> 00:08:39,760 I could not get my fortune read properly. 80 00:08:42,910 --> 00:08:44,590 Something seems ominous. 81 00:08:44,680 --> 00:08:48,200 Court Lady Han. I need to get my fortune read properly. 82 00:08:48,510 --> 00:08:51,470 Your Highness. Doing that will cause trouble again. 83 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,340 There is a monk that I know. 84 00:08:54,650 --> 00:08:58,490 It will be okay since it does not look suspicious to others. 85 00:09:02,230 --> 00:09:06,390 When Avalokiteshvara was practicing the profound Prajna Paramita, 86 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,280 he illuminated the five skandhas and saw that they are all empty... 87 00:09:14,270 --> 00:09:15,360 What do you see? 88 00:09:15,370 --> 00:09:17,900 I see the Palace covered in red blood. 89 00:09:19,540 --> 00:09:20,340 Red blood? 90 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:23,800 Someone will die... 91 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:26,180 in the Palace today. 92 00:09:28,550 --> 00:09:30,070 Who on earth is it? 93 00:09:30,490 --> 00:09:32,170 I do not know who it is, 94 00:09:40,530 --> 00:09:42,210 but it will be a woman. 95 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:43,100 A woman? 96 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:46,880 Is it perhaps... 97 00:09:48,310 --> 00:09:49,430 Will it be me? 98 00:09:49,970 --> 00:09:52,910 Write me a talisman. One that will protect me. 99 00:09:53,140 --> 00:09:54,580 I am not a shaman. 100 00:09:56,180 --> 00:09:57,780 There must be a way. 101 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,040 If you insist, 102 00:10:01,050 --> 00:10:02,850 make an offering to Buddha. 103 00:10:04,490 --> 00:10:07,880 Definately. I will give as much offering as you want. 104 00:10:09,130 --> 00:10:11,790 The woman that will die in the Palace... 105 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,360 must not be me. 106 00:10:17,770 --> 00:10:18,570 Darn it! 107 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:24,080 I did not get to ask the Queen what I wanted to ask her. 108 00:10:24,140 --> 00:10:24,940 Gosh. 109 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,570 I will go back to Daejojeon Hall. 110 00:10:27,580 --> 00:10:28,620 Your Majesty. 111 00:10:32,180 --> 00:10:33,540 It is suspicious. 112 00:10:34,990 --> 00:10:38,510 Including the fact that he disappeared all of a sudden. 113 00:10:43,090 --> 00:10:44,210 That is right. 114 00:10:44,560 --> 00:10:46,560 I can draw a composite myself. 115 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:56,720 This is the one. 116 00:11:02,550 --> 00:11:04,280 That is right. This is it. 117 00:11:05,180 --> 00:11:07,640 It is getting clearer. That is right. 118 00:11:09,890 --> 00:11:11,570 No! This is not right! 119 00:11:14,060 --> 00:11:14,940 His face... 120 00:11:19,430 --> 00:11:20,790 This is his face. 121 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,480 Special Director Hong. 122 00:11:31,780 --> 00:11:34,640 Did you come all the way here while crying? 123 00:11:36,380 --> 00:11:37,420 There, there. 124 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:45,810 Why did I not consider that she might not like me? 125 00:11:45,820 --> 00:11:48,720 Why did I spend so many days debating over... 126 00:11:50,130 --> 00:11:52,930 whether I should choose love or my family? 127 00:11:53,260 --> 00:11:55,320 The biggest obstacle in love... 128 00:11:55,870 --> 00:11:57,550 is none other than... 129 00:11:58,070 --> 00:12:00,800 gaining the heart of the person you love. 130 00:12:01,510 --> 00:12:03,030 What is her reason? 131 00:12:03,610 --> 00:12:04,490 She said... 132 00:12:05,610 --> 00:12:07,050 I do not like you. 133 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:08,680 What? 134 00:12:09,850 --> 00:12:10,650 Goodbye. 135 00:12:12,620 --> 00:12:13,420 My Lady. 136 00:12:14,820 --> 00:12:16,500 At least tell me why. 137 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:19,600 Why do you dislike me? 138 00:12:23,860 --> 00:12:24,660 I... 139 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,360 do not like men with ambition. 140 00:12:30,330 --> 00:12:31,370 There, there. 141 00:12:34,970 --> 00:12:36,170 Gosh, how damp. 142 00:12:37,940 --> 00:12:39,800 Love usually starts moist... 143 00:12:41,510 --> 00:12:43,570 and ends in dampness like this. 144 00:12:46,980 --> 00:12:48,710 But... Gosh, you startled me. 145 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,240 There is good news too. 146 00:12:50,250 --> 00:12:52,050 The King has gotten better, 147 00:12:53,260 --> 00:12:55,120 so my prayers were answered. 148 00:12:56,130 --> 00:12:59,260 I am sure you heard about something else as well. 149 00:13:00,300 --> 00:13:03,940 Lord Kim Jwa Geun will be dismissed due to that incident. 150 00:13:04,540 --> 00:13:07,610 I like the King, and I respect Lord Kim as well. 151 00:13:08,270 --> 00:13:10,600 My heart has been divided into two. 152 00:13:10,740 --> 00:13:14,830 Why do you like him when you have never met the King personally. 153 00:13:15,450 --> 00:13:17,840 That is because he is your best friend. 154 00:13:17,850 --> 00:13:19,530 You are a good person, 155 00:13:19,650 --> 00:13:22,380 so your friend must be a good person too. 156 00:13:23,450 --> 00:13:24,810 My goodness, you. 157 00:13:31,260 --> 00:13:32,920 Were you drawing an octopus? 158 00:13:32,930 --> 00:13:35,870 What do you mean by "octopus"? It is a person. 159 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:37,900 This is? 160 00:13:38,770 --> 00:13:42,030 I drew it quite well if you look into it in detail. 161 00:13:42,940 --> 00:13:45,670 This must be his eyes. That is his mouth. 162 00:13:47,510 --> 00:13:50,410 That is his mouth? Can you not see the lips? 163 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,180 It is best to get your fortune read in the morning. 164 00:14:01,460 --> 00:14:03,860 Queen Dowager, Her Highness is here. 165 00:14:08,230 --> 00:14:09,030 Goodness. 166 00:14:09,900 --> 00:14:12,360 Your face has become drawn overnight. 167 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,100 As if the King has yet to wake up. 168 00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:21,310 What happened to the Queen? 169 00:14:23,110 --> 00:14:25,440 I gave up on a bigger use of her... 170 00:14:25,850 --> 00:14:27,530 and did as you asked. 171 00:14:28,590 --> 00:14:30,650 I am certain that they found... 172 00:14:31,260 --> 00:14:32,990 the object in her chamber. 173 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:37,530 The King spent the night in the Queen's chamber last night. 174 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,680 As soon as he got well? 175 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,560 I came to realize once again through this incident... 176 00:14:43,570 --> 00:14:45,970 that if I lose the King, I will die. 177 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,860 Could the woman who will die today... 178 00:14:50,170 --> 00:14:51,210 be perhaps... 179 00:15:22,070 --> 00:15:23,190 I want to die. 180 00:15:23,940 --> 00:15:25,670 Should I just kill myself? 181 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,680 I might feel better if I died. 182 00:15:35,220 --> 00:15:37,880 I apologize, Your Highness. I apologize. 183 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:39,760 I denied everything, 184 00:15:40,790 --> 00:15:43,390 but the King was filled with certainty. 185 00:15:44,330 --> 00:15:46,530 What? What are you talking about? 186 00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:48,460 What do you mean? 187 00:15:49,230 --> 00:15:51,290 Do you smell something burning? 188 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,860 Who is it? Which one of you is it? 189 00:15:54,570 --> 00:15:56,500 Where are you going? Hold on. 190 00:15:58,010 --> 00:15:59,290 Court Lady Choi. 191 00:16:04,550 --> 00:16:05,590 I ended up... 192 00:16:06,580 --> 00:16:08,260 telling him everything. 193 00:16:12,060 --> 00:16:12,940 Is that so? 194 00:16:13,420 --> 00:16:15,280 So let me get this straight. 195 00:16:15,660 --> 00:16:18,050 The King came to me last night after having a talk with you... 196 00:16:18,060 --> 00:16:20,250 which caused this whole mess. Is that right? 197 00:16:20,260 --> 00:16:21,940 That is not what I said. 198 00:16:23,430 --> 00:16:26,330 Then, the source of my confusion right now... 199 00:16:27,300 --> 00:16:28,740 is all your fault. 200 00:16:29,810 --> 00:16:31,870 What? Why do you feel confused? 201 00:16:32,310 --> 00:16:33,110 You... 202 00:16:36,250 --> 00:16:37,930 It was definitely good. 203 00:16:38,850 --> 00:16:41,180 Perhaps, it was better than before. 204 00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:43,450 That's why it's driving me crazy! 205 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,820 Why did I like it? This cannot be happening. 206 00:16:47,260 --> 00:16:49,180 So the spirit doesn't rule the body? 207 00:16:49,190 --> 00:16:51,050 Then, we don't rule our body or mind at all? 208 00:16:51,060 --> 00:16:54,130 Does it mean we are just slaves to our hormones? 209 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:56,200 Gosh. Your Highness. 210 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:01,430 What is wrong with her? Your Highness. 211 00:17:01,740 --> 00:17:03,100 What do you mean? 212 00:17:04,340 --> 00:17:06,070 She is just being herself. 213 00:17:10,950 --> 00:17:12,630 Why didn't it feel awful? 214 00:17:13,380 --> 00:17:14,180 Why not? 215 00:17:15,850 --> 00:17:18,850 Feel disgusted! Feel awful. You should hate it! 216 00:17:20,260 --> 00:17:22,590 Prepare for His Majesty's presence. 217 00:17:28,770 --> 00:17:30,210 Where is My Queen? 218 00:17:30,530 --> 00:17:32,210 Your Majesty, she is... 219 00:17:36,110 --> 00:17:38,970 I am sorry. She was here just a second ago. 220 00:17:41,250 --> 00:17:43,870 Why is she going such lengths to avoid me? 221 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:45,970 Like the tigress last night, she... 222 00:17:45,980 --> 00:17:46,780 Roar! 223 00:17:53,090 --> 00:17:55,090 Can you help me find My Queen? 224 00:17:55,690 --> 00:17:56,950 Yes, Your Majesty. 225 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,760 As you can tell, I have a lot to tell her. 226 00:18:02,730 --> 00:18:04,460 I wonder what it is about. 227 00:18:11,080 --> 00:18:14,100 No. If I see him right now, I'd be in huge trouble. 228 00:18:14,110 --> 00:18:16,310 What if my body betrays me again? 229 00:18:16,350 --> 00:18:17,150 Yes. 230 00:18:17,410 --> 00:18:21,310 I'm sure Kim So Yong's spirit ruled over the body last night. 231 00:18:22,150 --> 00:18:24,880 I only liked it because it was Hong Yeon. 232 00:18:25,090 --> 00:18:26,950 If I knew that it was him... 233 00:18:30,230 --> 00:18:31,830 But I still like it. 234 00:18:32,430 --> 00:18:34,110 I must be going crazy. 235 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:46,030 So is this how Jang Bong Hwan will disappear forever? 236 00:18:46,740 --> 00:18:47,620 Is that it? 237 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:49,070 I CAME HERE FOR NOTHING. JANG BONG HWAN 238 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:50,760 My Queen. Your Highness! 239 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:52,710 Your Highness! Your Highness! 240 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:53,520 Darn it. 241 00:18:55,150 --> 00:18:56,270 Your Highness. 242 00:18:57,920 --> 00:18:59,040 Your Highness! 243 00:19:00,190 --> 00:19:01,870 Your Highness. My Queen. 244 00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:04,260 My Queen. 245 00:19:06,460 --> 00:19:08,390 Your Highness! Your Highness! 246 00:19:15,670 --> 00:19:16,790 Your Highness! 247 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:18,960 Your Highness! 248 00:19:19,980 --> 00:19:21,910 Your Highness! Your Highness! 249 00:19:24,110 --> 00:19:25,230 Your Highness! 250 00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:30,580 Lord Kim Jwa Geun is about to lose his position... 251 00:19:30,590 --> 00:19:33,310 because he made it clear that he tried to assassinate the King. 252 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:34,280 My goodness. 253 00:19:36,290 --> 00:19:38,020 The more I think about it, 254 00:19:38,330 --> 00:19:41,090 the more I am convinced that this is not his style. 255 00:19:41,100 --> 00:19:42,900 He must have felt cornered. 256 00:19:43,030 --> 00:19:44,710 Because of the explosion, 257 00:19:44,940 --> 00:19:47,200 Lord Kim Jwa Geun lost everything. 258 00:19:47,700 --> 00:19:50,030 On the other hand, the King gained a lot from it. 259 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:50,840 Even so, 260 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,120 I doubt the King set up the explosion, risking his own life. 261 00:19:55,850 --> 00:19:56,650 Right. 262 00:19:59,620 --> 00:20:01,420 Your Majesty. Your Majesty. 263 00:20:02,150 --> 00:20:04,750 Are you heading to the conference? Yes. 264 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:07,780 May I ask why you are here all by yourself? 265 00:20:09,330 --> 00:20:10,210 My Queen... 266 00:20:10,430 --> 00:20:12,110 The Queen? The Queen? 267 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,860 Your Highness, are you playing hide-and-seek? 268 00:20:19,870 --> 00:20:22,200 I am really good at that! Be quiet. 269 00:20:30,250 --> 00:20:31,050 At last. 270 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,580 Darn it. Stop following me around! 271 00:20:33,620 --> 00:20:35,480 Are you the CCTV camera? Are you my stalker? 272 00:20:35,490 --> 00:20:36,610 Darn it. What? 273 00:20:37,020 --> 00:20:38,820 Your Majesty. Your Majesty. 274 00:20:39,220 --> 00:20:41,480 See you at the royal conference. Okay. 275 00:20:41,490 --> 00:20:43,690 Let us discuss this step by step. 276 00:20:43,790 --> 00:20:44,590 My Queen. 277 00:20:44,830 --> 00:20:46,510 They are crazy in love. 278 00:20:46,930 --> 00:20:49,460 My Queen! They are playing hide-and-seek? 279 00:20:49,470 --> 00:20:50,990 As if they are kids. 280 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,070 What? He is playing hide-and-seek when he had... 281 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:57,120 a near-death experience? 282 00:21:00,180 --> 00:21:02,380 Yes. I have the royal concubines. 283 00:21:02,510 --> 00:21:04,240 We shared our love through letters all night. 284 00:21:04,250 --> 00:21:06,870 They are the guardian angels of my sexual identity! 285 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,180 Hello, Your Majesty. Hello, Your Majesty. 286 00:21:09,190 --> 00:21:09,990 Hello. 287 00:21:13,220 --> 00:21:14,900 Then, have a good day. 288 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:18,360 My Queen. 289 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,820 You are not allowed to run in the palace. 290 00:21:21,830 --> 00:21:24,730 I guess we do not have a chance to join them. 291 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:26,720 I guess so. 292 00:21:26,870 --> 00:21:29,470 By the way, they look so good together. 293 00:21:37,110 --> 00:21:40,690 Fine. I'll get my sexual identity back with the letters. 294 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,000 My Queen. Your Majesty. 295 00:21:45,020 --> 00:21:45,820 My Queen. 296 00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:09,590 She is not here either. 297 00:22:10,550 --> 00:22:14,260 I have been following her because I had questions for her. 298 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:15,720 Questions? 299 00:22:16,150 --> 00:22:18,950 I guess she feels uncomfortable seeing me. 300 00:22:20,090 --> 00:22:22,090 I should stop looking for her. 301 00:22:22,990 --> 00:22:24,990 I hope she will let me know... 302 00:22:26,500 --> 00:22:28,360 once she is ready to see me. 303 00:22:36,310 --> 00:22:39,700 Let us go to the royal conference. Yes, Your Majesty. 304 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:43,800 There you are. 305 00:22:45,020 --> 00:22:46,810 You were all over the palace. 306 00:22:46,820 --> 00:22:48,940 I have been looking for you this morning. 307 00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:50,470 What is this about? 308 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,420 There you are. Last night... 309 00:22:57,830 --> 00:22:59,850 Let us discuss this on the road. 310 00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:00,900 We should go. 311 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:02,400 Go where? 312 00:23:03,730 --> 00:23:05,410 Where are we going now? 313 00:23:08,410 --> 00:23:10,090 This is a huge palace. 314 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:36,280 Is he gone? 315 00:23:39,470 --> 00:23:42,370 What does he want to ask me? What's going on? 316 00:23:43,740 --> 00:23:46,810 In this situation, guys usually ask the girls... 317 00:23:48,180 --> 00:23:49,620 "Did you like it?" 318 00:23:59,460 --> 00:24:01,140 To my usual recipient. 319 00:24:02,790 --> 00:24:04,310 Yes, Your Highness. 320 00:24:06,630 --> 00:24:08,230 Something feels off. 321 00:24:09,330 --> 00:24:10,610 Court Lady Choi. 322 00:24:11,540 --> 00:24:12,890 Yes, Your Highness. 323 00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:15,160 By the way, why aren't you nagging me these days? 324 00:24:15,170 --> 00:24:18,430 "You cannot go out, looking untidy, Your Highness." 325 00:24:18,710 --> 00:24:20,150 You should nag me. 326 00:24:20,180 --> 00:24:21,910 I decided to stop nagging. 327 00:24:22,980 --> 00:24:23,780 What? 328 00:24:25,450 --> 00:24:26,730 What a surprise. 329 00:24:27,580 --> 00:24:29,710 Okay. Go on. Yes, Your Highness. 330 00:24:33,590 --> 00:24:35,270 I didn't see that coming. 331 00:24:58,070 --> 00:24:59,030 As of today, 332 00:25:00,710 --> 00:25:02,640 I declare the end of regency. 333 00:25:46,850 --> 00:25:48,370 I hereby declare... 334 00:25:49,060 --> 00:25:51,190 the beginning of my direct rule. 335 00:25:51,590 --> 00:25:54,190 Long live the King. Long live the King. 336 00:26:13,750 --> 00:26:15,680 I will die soon at this rate. 337 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:18,760 This anger will kill me. 338 00:26:21,150 --> 00:26:23,950 Shall I tell them that you wish to skip the meal? 339 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,360 Do you actually want me to die soon? 340 00:26:27,590 --> 00:26:28,630 My apologies. 341 00:26:29,730 --> 00:26:30,530 But... 342 00:26:31,230 --> 00:26:34,960 I am just not sure whether or not I should let them bring in the food. 343 00:26:34,970 --> 00:26:38,800 If I let them, you will yell at me and ask if it's for your funeral. 344 00:26:38,810 --> 00:26:40,870 Must I give you instructions... 345 00:26:41,780 --> 00:26:43,910 on how to handle every little... 346 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,200 Your Highness. 347 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:49,840 Please calm down. 348 00:26:53,850 --> 00:26:55,850 How can I calm down right now? 349 00:26:56,190 --> 00:26:59,190 I have practically lost all my political power. 350 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:02,920 I will help you regain your power. 351 00:27:04,700 --> 00:27:07,700 I am certain that your regency will be resumed. 352 00:27:08,170 --> 00:27:09,850 You seem very confident. 353 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,730 Your father was like that too, when he was young. 354 00:27:14,010 --> 00:27:15,810 I gave him one last chance. 355 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:18,840 A chance to do what? 356 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,550 To figure out a way to destroy the King's heart. 357 00:27:24,580 --> 00:27:25,780 If he succeeds, 358 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,980 your priority should be keeping your position safe. 359 00:27:30,190 --> 00:27:30,990 Yes. 360 00:27:31,290 --> 00:27:35,190 However, you will soon realize that an old tool would not do. 361 00:27:37,060 --> 00:27:39,460 You should not underestimate the King. 362 00:27:39,470 --> 00:27:43,180 Do you truly think that the King was behind the explosion? 363 00:27:44,270 --> 00:27:47,910 The culprit is the person who benefited the most from it. 364 00:27:47,940 --> 00:27:52,290 I cannot believe that I let such a brazen brat take over the throne. 365 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,720 Your Majesty, congratulations on finally ending the regency. 366 00:28:01,790 --> 00:28:02,590 Thank you. 367 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,450 A letter arrived for you from the Daejojeon Hall... 368 00:28:07,460 --> 00:28:09,060 while you were away. 369 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:12,420 From the Queen? Yes, Your Majesty. 370 00:28:18,740 --> 00:28:21,640 The thought of telling you that I miss you... 371 00:28:21,940 --> 00:28:23,620 makes me miss you more. 372 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,740 Something must be done about this. 373 00:28:35,090 --> 00:28:37,650 That was my last resort, and it worked. 374 00:28:37,660 --> 00:28:38,620 So decisive. 375 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:40,720 Let us meet. 376 00:28:45,170 --> 00:28:46,370 You are here... 377 00:28:46,970 --> 00:28:48,900 to save me from this chaos... 378 00:28:50,340 --> 00:28:51,140 Cheoljong? 379 00:28:51,870 --> 00:28:53,330 How did you find me here? 380 00:28:53,340 --> 00:28:55,330 I knew you'd be here because I told you to meet me here. 381 00:28:55,340 --> 00:28:58,000 The consort told me to come here. Which consort? 382 00:28:58,010 --> 00:28:59,670 I liked the thrill that anonymity gives, 383 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,810 so I didn't even bother to find out which one it was. 384 00:29:01,820 --> 00:29:03,680 Anyway, I know it's not you. 385 00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:06,150 "I sometimes think of other things." 386 00:29:07,590 --> 00:29:10,780 "I will be happy drowning to death in the thought of you." 387 00:29:10,790 --> 00:29:12,310 "Please row to me." 388 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:16,560 "Oh, I did not let you go." 389 00:29:19,730 --> 00:29:21,410 Stop. Do you get it now? 390 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:23,000 No. 391 00:29:23,340 --> 00:29:25,300 What is that cheesy poem? I have no idea what it's about. 392 00:29:25,310 --> 00:29:27,310 "The name I will die calling!" 393 00:29:27,670 --> 00:29:30,030 "It will linger in my mind as I cannot forget it." 394 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,900 Enough. People can hear you. 395 00:29:33,110 --> 00:29:36,310 Why does that matter? You did not write this poem. 396 00:29:42,420 --> 00:29:44,780 The King and I have to talk about something. Give us some space. 397 00:29:44,790 --> 00:29:45,920 You know what to do. 398 00:29:45,930 --> 00:29:48,530 Yes, Your Highness. Yes, Your Highness. 399 00:29:55,970 --> 00:29:57,360 Have you been surveilling me? 400 00:29:57,370 --> 00:29:59,660 Have you been inspecting my letters? 401 00:29:59,670 --> 00:30:01,460 What are you talking about? 402 00:30:01,470 --> 00:30:03,870 In your letters, you passionately profess your love to me. 403 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:06,440 But you put on a straight face when you see me. 404 00:30:06,450 --> 00:30:08,580 You are unbelievably cold to me. 405 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,840 Was it misdelivered? Was it misdelivered? 406 00:30:14,850 --> 00:30:16,610 So those letters were not for me? 407 00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:19,520 You were the one who caused the new rush of hormones? 408 00:30:19,530 --> 00:30:22,090 I was counting on you to protect my sexual identity? 409 00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:25,170 The one who made my heart flutter every night... 410 00:30:26,100 --> 00:30:26,900 was you? 411 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,800 No wonder I thought you were so two-faced. 412 00:30:31,270 --> 00:30:32,070 Why you? 413 00:30:32,610 --> 00:30:34,260 Why is it you, every single time? 414 00:30:34,270 --> 00:30:37,170 It's always you. I even see you in my dreams! 415 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:38,890 You had a dream about me? 416 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,940 Don't get all awkward. If you do, you're practically admitting it. 417 00:30:42,950 --> 00:30:45,010 There are many types of dreams. 418 00:30:45,050 --> 00:30:47,910 Some are awful nightmares that make you shudder. 419 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,250 Why did you help me at the banquet? 420 00:30:51,590 --> 00:30:54,450 Have you been following me around to ask me that question? 421 00:30:54,460 --> 00:30:57,020 I thought you'd thank me. I regret helping you. 422 00:30:57,030 --> 00:30:58,820 You told me to curse at you if I'm happy to see you... 423 00:30:58,830 --> 00:31:01,320 and provoke you when I'm grateful to you. 424 00:31:01,330 --> 00:31:03,560 Since when did you follow my advice? 425 00:31:03,570 --> 00:31:05,960 Now, you are criticizing me for following your advice? 426 00:31:05,970 --> 00:31:07,650 What am I to do, then? 427 00:31:08,540 --> 00:31:10,770 You always said "No touching" but suddenly helped me. 428 00:31:10,780 --> 00:31:13,900 Then you declared out of the blue that you'd betray me. 429 00:31:13,910 --> 00:31:14,790 That was... 430 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:18,080 Hold on. 431 00:31:20,390 --> 00:31:23,050 You heard me when I said I'd betray you? 432 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,650 You said you'd lost your hearing. Was that a lie? 433 00:31:27,730 --> 00:31:29,010 Don't tell me... 434 00:31:30,060 --> 00:31:32,590 Did you orchestrate the explosion too? 435 00:31:32,670 --> 00:31:34,930 I did lose my hearing temporarily. 436 00:31:35,270 --> 00:31:38,900 It just so happened to come back when you were saying that. 437 00:31:38,910 --> 00:31:40,970 Are you crazy? You nearly died! 438 00:31:41,770 --> 00:31:42,570 My Queen. 439 00:31:43,210 --> 00:31:46,010 Did you have to do something so dangerous? 440 00:32:04,260 --> 00:32:06,920 Hey, I told you that this isn't allowed. 441 00:32:06,930 --> 00:32:09,630 Hugging me like this, smiling at me, lying down beside me... 442 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:11,970 You're not allowed to do any of it. 443 00:32:14,970 --> 00:32:17,300 You are not allowed to disallow me. 444 00:32:27,390 --> 00:32:28,270 I like you. 445 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:35,820 Do you fall for women this quickly? 446 00:32:35,830 --> 00:32:38,250 Just because we spent the night together? Come on. Don't be so lame. 447 00:32:38,260 --> 00:32:39,660 No, that is not why. 448 00:32:39,670 --> 00:32:41,350 Then why do you like me? 449 00:32:42,270 --> 00:32:45,720 You are arrogant, selfish, and rough around the edges. 450 00:32:45,940 --> 00:32:47,630 And you are never consistent. 451 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:49,320 You are full of flaws. 452 00:32:49,780 --> 00:32:51,840 That's right. So don't like me. 453 00:32:52,650 --> 00:32:54,330 But I still like you. 454 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,480 Even if you have more flaws than anybody else in the world, 455 00:32:59,490 --> 00:33:00,850 I still like you. 456 00:33:11,900 --> 00:33:12,780 That night, 457 00:33:15,340 --> 00:33:17,940 right before I jumped into this lake... 458 00:33:18,070 --> 00:33:20,400 Do you remember what I said to you? 459 00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:22,700 You must love me. 460 00:33:26,250 --> 00:33:28,500 I believed that I was the only one who could protect you. 461 00:33:28,510 --> 00:33:30,190 That's why I said that. 462 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,240 Because I thought I could only help you if you loved me. 463 00:33:34,250 --> 00:33:37,830 Because that was the only way both you and I could live. 464 00:33:38,020 --> 00:33:39,480 Was that the reason? 465 00:33:39,490 --> 00:33:40,930 But you know what? 466 00:33:41,930 --> 00:33:44,530 That Kim So Yong doesn't exist anymore. 467 00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,300 That Kim So Yong died that night. 468 00:33:51,540 --> 00:33:53,800 I do not wish to hurt you anymore. 469 00:33:56,580 --> 00:33:58,380 There's no future for us... 470 00:34:01,110 --> 00:34:02,970 because I can't forgive you. 471 00:34:05,990 --> 00:34:07,590 I'm not Kim So Yong. 472 00:34:08,350 --> 00:34:09,870 So I can't do this. 473 00:34:28,310 --> 00:34:31,510 What brings you by? Does the Queen need something? 474 00:34:32,550 --> 00:34:35,550 Thank you for your help last time. "Last time"? 475 00:34:36,580 --> 00:34:38,070 At the Royal Infirmary. 476 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,340 Oh, that. That happened because... 477 00:34:40,690 --> 00:34:44,510 I told you to drink the water infused with the poisonous herb. 478 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:48,280 Well, you did carry fire in one hand and water in the other, 479 00:34:48,290 --> 00:34:51,930 but I thought I should still express my gratitude to you. 480 00:34:53,970 --> 00:34:55,830 I found this on my way here. 481 00:34:57,140 --> 00:34:57,940 Wait. 482 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,540 Where did she find this exquisite thing? 483 00:35:13,290 --> 00:35:15,290 The assassination of the King? 484 00:35:15,390 --> 00:35:18,080 Why did you set up such a huge plot without running it by us first? 485 00:35:18,090 --> 00:35:19,920 Look at the predicament he is in now. 486 00:35:19,930 --> 00:35:23,000 Lord Kim Jwa Geun must be reaching his downfall. 487 00:35:33,810 --> 00:35:35,430 I understand that you were tempted by money, 488 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:37,130 but how dare you sell our weapons? 489 00:35:37,140 --> 00:35:38,840 Are you trying to destroy our empire? 490 00:35:38,850 --> 00:35:41,070 You clearly told me there were no problems. 491 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:44,010 You wish to use people to achieve your agendas. 492 00:35:44,020 --> 00:35:45,820 And we need money to do so! 493 00:35:47,220 --> 00:35:49,580 Are you telling me that you did this for me? 494 00:35:49,590 --> 00:35:52,850 I wanted to present only the results and keep you out of the process. 495 00:35:52,860 --> 00:35:54,720 And I did my best to do that! 496 00:35:54,730 --> 00:35:56,410 I did that for you... 497 00:35:56,530 --> 00:35:58,260 and for our clan, my lord. 498 00:36:02,900 --> 00:36:03,960 You had better be ready... 499 00:36:03,970 --> 00:36:07,550 to take all the responsibility in a worst-case scenario. 500 00:36:12,850 --> 00:36:15,750 I will give you a chance to redeem yourself. 501 00:36:23,590 --> 00:36:25,320 Is everyone here? My lord. 502 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,690 The Queen's father is not here yet. 503 00:36:31,630 --> 00:36:33,150 He was not invited. 504 00:36:33,570 --> 00:36:36,430 We are here because of the mistake he made. 505 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:39,300 He had been keeping books... 506 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:42,320 on our clan's assets. 507 00:36:46,850 --> 00:36:49,750 Fortunately, the ledger is in my possession. 508 00:36:52,590 --> 00:36:56,170 As long as my influence is intact, this will be useless. 509 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:57,640 So do not worry. 510 00:36:59,730 --> 00:37:00,530 However, 511 00:37:01,330 --> 00:37:03,590 I am ousted and lose my influence, 512 00:37:07,070 --> 00:37:09,400 I will not be able to protect this. 513 00:37:12,410 --> 00:37:13,850 If you protect me, 514 00:37:15,170 --> 00:37:17,100 I will protect you in return. 515 00:37:17,980 --> 00:37:19,840 If we decide to protect you, 516 00:37:20,710 --> 00:37:21,510 what... 517 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,210 do you plan to do with the King? 518 00:37:26,020 --> 00:37:27,310 If we do not take any action, 519 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:30,640 he may kick all of us out as we did not impeach you. 520 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:35,310 A council was created to resolve the national crisis. 521 00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:39,100 The Border Defense Council? 522 00:37:39,130 --> 00:37:41,490 An incompetent king taking over the control of the empire... 523 00:37:41,500 --> 00:37:43,560 is the biggest national crisis. 524 00:37:44,570 --> 00:37:47,170 All the decisions regarding policies... 525 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:50,900 will go through the Border Defense Council. 526 00:37:52,810 --> 00:37:54,490 I have prepared the item. 527 00:37:54,650 --> 00:37:57,640 As you said, we froze the water with the arsenic in the center. 528 00:37:57,650 --> 00:38:00,210 So when the ice melted, the arsenic came out as well. 529 00:38:00,220 --> 00:38:03,310 And how long did it take for the arsenic to melt? 530 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,050 It depends on the weather, 531 00:38:05,290 --> 00:38:08,820 but it is as short as the time one finishes a cup of tea. 532 00:38:08,830 --> 00:38:09,630 I see. 533 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:13,230 By the way, may I ask who your target is? 534 00:38:15,030 --> 00:38:17,830 If I get rid of one woman from the palace, 535 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:21,420 two men who are threatening my position will be ruined. 536 00:38:36,520 --> 00:38:38,780 I thank you for enduring the pain. 537 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:42,690 I will not forget how hard you tried to endure... 538 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:45,640 such painful tortures. 539 00:38:47,170 --> 00:38:51,070 Now that you are exposed, staying in the palace is dangerous. 540 00:38:51,870 --> 00:38:53,550 Leave the palace now. 541 00:38:54,540 --> 00:38:57,670 It is time for all of you to live your own lives. 542 00:39:47,030 --> 00:39:48,310 I will ensure... 543 00:39:53,130 --> 00:39:54,810 your dream is fulfilled. 544 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,360 It feels empty here for some reason. 545 00:40:20,060 --> 00:40:22,790 Which one of you is still holding onto... 546 00:40:24,730 --> 00:40:25,770 You are here. 547 00:40:49,160 --> 00:40:50,440 I have to put... 548 00:40:51,720 --> 00:40:54,850 a honeycomb-shaped ice cube in the Queen's drink? 549 00:40:56,700 --> 00:40:57,500 Yes. 550 00:41:02,130 --> 00:41:05,520 You just need to add the ice cube to it. That is all. 551 00:41:17,550 --> 00:41:18,670 Your Highness. 552 00:41:19,490 --> 00:41:22,390 I have a very important piece of information. 553 00:41:23,990 --> 00:41:25,430 So please help me. 554 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:28,240 What is it? 555 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:32,090 If you promise to spare me first... 556 00:41:33,230 --> 00:41:34,270 How dare you? 557 00:41:35,300 --> 00:41:36,500 Court Lady Han. 558 00:41:39,510 --> 00:41:43,350 I know you are a brave girl. But you seem terrified in fear. 559 00:41:44,680 --> 00:41:46,880 I do not know what this is about, 560 00:41:47,280 --> 00:41:50,800 but I will do everything I can in my power to help you. 561 00:41:52,050 --> 00:41:53,980 Lord Kim Jwa Geun asked me... 562 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,480 If he was going to like her, he should've liked her at first. 563 00:42:01,490 --> 00:42:03,350 Then, Kim So Yong wouldn't have tried to kill herself. 564 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:05,360 And I wouldn't be here either. 565 00:42:06,930 --> 00:42:08,610 But more importantly, 566 00:42:13,640 --> 00:42:17,350 I thought I went through everything there is in the world. 567 00:42:18,140 --> 00:42:21,500 But apparently, there was a world I hadn't been introduced to. 568 00:42:21,510 --> 00:42:24,770 How should I explain the feelings I had last night? 569 00:42:25,820 --> 00:42:28,980 If the world I was used to is a soft piece of bread, 570 00:42:28,990 --> 00:42:29,870 this was... 571 00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:36,520 No, it was new. I was intrigued because it was new. 572 00:42:37,630 --> 00:42:39,310 Get a grip, Jang So Yong. 573 00:42:40,070 --> 00:42:42,870 Darn it. I'm even confusing the names now. 574 00:42:44,340 --> 00:42:45,460 Your Highness. 575 00:42:46,570 --> 00:42:47,610 Yes. Come in. 576 00:42:53,450 --> 00:42:57,160 The Grand Queen Dowager has asked to have brunch with you. 577 00:42:58,280 --> 00:42:59,960 Brunch at this hour? Why? 578 00:43:02,660 --> 00:43:05,190 I'm not in the mood to cook right now. 579 00:43:09,430 --> 00:43:12,750 The Grand Queen Dowager already prepared everything. 580 00:43:15,470 --> 00:43:17,230 Am I going to Tongmyeongjeon Hall? 581 00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:20,690 I've been running around all day, so I'm quite hungry. 582 00:43:20,910 --> 00:43:23,530 They are planning to eliminate My Queen? 583 00:43:23,540 --> 00:43:26,140 Kim Jwa Geun has gotten the ledger now. 584 00:43:26,450 --> 00:43:28,400 Who knew it was at Daejojeon Hall? 585 00:43:28,410 --> 00:43:29,210 How... 586 00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:32,810 I will return to the palace now. 587 00:43:38,060 --> 00:43:38,860 This way. 588 00:43:54,240 --> 00:43:56,000 What are you doing? Hurry up! 589 00:43:56,010 --> 00:43:56,810 Okay. 590 00:44:08,820 --> 00:44:10,550 You are ditching me again. 591 00:44:12,490 --> 00:44:14,550 You are really making me angry. 592 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:32,960 Thank you, Your Highness. 593 00:44:34,050 --> 00:44:37,040 We are having brunch right next to this beautiful view. 594 00:44:37,050 --> 00:44:40,580 As I just ended regency, I have a lot of time on my hands. 595 00:44:40,590 --> 00:44:42,450 We should often have brunch. 596 00:44:43,520 --> 00:44:45,040 Yes, Your Highness. 597 00:44:53,870 --> 00:44:56,330 It is not brunch without some drinks. 598 00:45:01,210 --> 00:45:04,790 The Queen is the woman who will die in the palace today. 599 00:45:08,350 --> 00:45:09,150 My son, 600 00:45:10,780 --> 00:45:12,510 I can finally get revenge. 601 00:46:18,580 --> 00:46:20,440 I have specially prepared... 602 00:46:20,590 --> 00:46:23,450 ice which is more precious than gold today. 603 00:46:28,530 --> 00:46:30,720 This is my first time seeing ice since I got here. 604 00:46:30,730 --> 00:46:32,590 The weather is so hot today. 605 00:46:33,230 --> 00:46:36,170 It is the perfect weather for a cold beverage. 606 00:46:46,910 --> 00:46:48,270 My Queen. Please. 607 00:46:49,820 --> 00:46:51,180 Please. My Queen. 608 00:47:13,350 --> 00:47:14,550 How dare you... 609 00:47:14,580 --> 00:47:16,910 I have something to tell the Queen. 610 00:47:19,590 --> 00:47:21,140 How dare you come here? Go away. 611 00:47:21,150 --> 00:47:22,830 It is very important. 612 00:47:24,720 --> 00:47:25,520 Dam Hyang? 613 00:47:26,090 --> 00:47:27,880 My gosh. Why are you doing this? 614 00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:30,620 I will end up getting in trouble as well. 615 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:32,960 What on earth is so important? 616 00:47:38,870 --> 00:47:40,730 Do you know that court maid? 617 00:47:42,340 --> 00:47:45,980 Yes. She is a girl that I see often in the Royal Kitchen. 618 00:47:46,910 --> 00:47:48,590 Dam Hyang. What is wrong? 619 00:47:49,720 --> 00:47:50,920 The thing is... 620 00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:56,520 The thing is... 621 00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:04,760 I apologize. 622 00:48:21,650 --> 00:48:24,910 I am here to attend the Grand Queen Dowager's meal. 623 00:48:25,780 --> 00:48:29,440 I told you it was okay as this is a gathering among women. 624 00:48:29,450 --> 00:48:33,120 It is my first time visiting the Queen in a gathering like this. 625 00:48:33,130 --> 00:48:34,570 Please forgive me. 626 00:48:35,830 --> 00:48:37,510 It is an honor for me. 627 00:48:38,360 --> 00:48:42,000 How are things going with keeping an eye on your husband? 628 00:48:48,070 --> 00:48:50,270 Since the King has just woken up, 629 00:48:50,380 --> 00:48:52,180 I will do my best to do so. 630 00:48:54,980 --> 00:48:59,010 You should go ahead and drink up before the precious ice melts. 631 00:49:08,930 --> 00:49:10,370 How does it taste? 632 00:49:11,400 --> 00:49:13,080 It tastes so refreshing. 633 00:49:16,900 --> 00:49:20,290 It was so refreshing that I could not control myself. 634 00:50:00,280 --> 00:50:01,080 My Queen! 635 00:50:12,520 --> 00:50:13,640 Your Highness! 636 00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:20,000 How dare you? 637 00:50:20,430 --> 00:50:22,290 What on earth are you doing? 638 00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:27,080 Are you okay? What? Yes. 639 00:50:28,170 --> 00:50:30,830 How dare you throw a stone at the Queen? 640 00:50:32,380 --> 00:50:34,060 I am okay, Your Highness. 641 00:50:40,190 --> 00:50:42,590 Imprison that court maid right away. 642 00:50:42,890 --> 00:50:45,420 She will be punished for lese-majesty. 643 00:50:47,290 --> 00:50:48,410 Your Highness. 644 00:50:50,830 --> 00:50:51,870 Come with me. 645 00:50:53,370 --> 00:50:54,170 Dam Hyang. 646 00:51:03,980 --> 00:51:05,570 I treasure her greatly. 647 00:51:05,580 --> 00:51:08,380 I am really okay, so please do not be mad. 648 00:51:08,810 --> 00:51:10,940 This has nothing to do with you. 649 00:51:11,250 --> 00:51:13,580 She has created disorder in the Internal Court, 650 00:51:13,590 --> 00:51:16,660 and she has demolished the discipline of Joseon. 651 00:51:16,790 --> 00:51:18,390 She is just a child. 652 00:51:18,860 --> 00:51:20,450 I am sure she had a reason. 653 00:51:20,460 --> 00:51:22,080 She would not do such a thing for no reason. 654 00:51:22,090 --> 00:51:23,690 If you continue to act this way, 655 00:51:23,700 --> 00:51:25,750 I will add the charge of misconduct... 656 00:51:25,760 --> 00:51:27,960 and give her a bigger punishment. 657 00:51:32,400 --> 00:51:34,860 Why did you come here in such a rush? 658 00:51:35,240 --> 00:51:39,400 Did you already know that that child would try to hurt the Queen? 659 00:51:41,150 --> 00:51:43,110 Are you trying to involve me too? 660 00:51:43,120 --> 00:51:46,810 It is because the timing of your appearance was too perfect. 661 00:51:46,820 --> 00:51:48,440 I ran over here because I was anxious... 662 00:51:48,450 --> 00:51:50,950 as the person who was planning treason... 663 00:51:50,960 --> 00:51:53,120 is at the place where the Queen is having a meal. 664 00:51:53,130 --> 00:51:54,860 This meal has been ruined. 665 00:51:55,290 --> 00:51:57,750 I will return to Tongmyeongjeon Hall. 666 00:52:09,010 --> 00:52:12,500 I will make sure to punish the child who ruined our plan. 667 00:52:12,510 --> 00:52:14,840 You should take responsibility too. 668 00:52:14,980 --> 00:52:18,050 That way it does not compromise our family name. 669 00:52:24,320 --> 00:52:25,580 What would happen to her? 670 00:52:25,590 --> 00:52:28,450 They won't flog that little girl, will they? 671 00:52:28,460 --> 00:52:30,060 Are you really okay? 672 00:52:30,130 --> 00:52:34,030 Does your tongue feel numb or is your heart beating too fast? 673 00:52:34,100 --> 00:52:35,720 What are you talking about? It sounds like you're saying... 674 00:52:35,730 --> 00:52:37,410 Let us go someplace else. 675 00:52:38,240 --> 00:52:40,700 I will go to Daejojeon Hall with the Queen. 676 00:52:40,710 --> 00:52:42,150 Yes, Your Majesty. 677 00:52:57,390 --> 00:52:58,350 From now on, 678 00:52:59,960 --> 00:53:03,390 be careful of everything you consume be it a meal or a beverage. 679 00:53:03,400 --> 00:53:05,200 Is someone coming after me? 680 00:53:08,230 --> 00:53:10,130 I believe that Kim Jwa Geun... 681 00:53:10,140 --> 00:53:13,210 and the Grand Queen Dowager tried to poison you. 682 00:53:13,370 --> 00:53:15,700 You're lying. I didn't do anything. 683 00:53:18,910 --> 00:53:22,680 Is she trying to kill me because I helped with the banquet? 684 00:53:23,320 --> 00:53:25,000 A ledger was found... 685 00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:27,720 in Daejojeon Hall. 686 00:53:29,020 --> 00:53:29,820 A ledger? 687 00:53:32,660 --> 00:53:36,280 The object that Kim Jwa Geun and my father asked me about... 688 00:53:36,290 --> 00:53:39,320 Why is everyone making such a fuss about this ledger? 689 00:53:39,330 --> 00:53:42,060 Did you not bring it here from your home? 690 00:53:42,070 --> 00:53:43,660 I had no idea that such a thing even existed. 691 00:53:43,670 --> 00:53:46,930 I never saw it at home let alone in Daejojeon Hall. 692 00:53:47,870 --> 00:53:48,670 I see. 693 00:53:49,880 --> 00:53:53,010 She tried to poison me to death, not dethrone me. 694 00:53:53,780 --> 00:53:55,580 Then did Dam Hyang save me? 695 00:53:56,180 --> 00:53:57,470 It seems that way. 696 00:53:57,480 --> 00:53:58,760 That beverage... 697 00:54:00,120 --> 00:54:01,800 But I already drank it. 698 00:54:02,490 --> 00:54:04,350 I will ask Dam Hyang myself. 699 00:54:05,620 --> 00:54:07,220 I'll ask her myself. 700 00:54:07,390 --> 00:54:10,250 Will Dam Hyang be okay? She has to be okay. 701 00:54:10,260 --> 00:54:12,390 Those who tried to take your life... 702 00:54:12,400 --> 00:54:15,260 will not let her get out of this unscathed. 703 00:54:16,500 --> 00:54:17,860 Save her, please. 704 00:54:24,210 --> 00:54:25,650 I will do my best. 705 00:55:19,230 --> 00:55:21,090 I did not do anything wrong. 706 00:55:22,830 --> 00:55:24,630 I did not steal this money. 707 00:55:25,100 --> 00:55:27,360 I have been saving up for years... 708 00:55:27,540 --> 00:55:30,200 to free my younger sibling from slavery. 709 00:55:34,250 --> 00:55:35,930 Please do not kill me. 710 00:55:36,510 --> 00:55:38,570 If I die, my younger sibling... 711 00:55:44,690 --> 00:55:46,690 Tell me everything you know... 712 00:55:47,960 --> 00:55:49,480 about this norigae. 713 00:56:04,780 --> 00:56:06,460 Dam Hyang. Your Highness! 714 00:56:08,080 --> 00:56:10,140 Are you all right, Your Highness? 715 00:56:10,150 --> 00:56:12,340 I should be asking you that question. 716 00:56:12,350 --> 00:56:13,710 Thank goodness... 717 00:56:14,520 --> 00:56:18,100 the ice hadn't melted fully when you drank the beverage. 718 00:56:20,030 --> 00:56:20,830 The ice? 719 00:56:22,460 --> 00:56:23,750 She is to be transported at once! 720 00:56:23,760 --> 00:56:25,280 Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 721 00:56:27,570 --> 00:56:29,630 What? Where are you taking her? 722 00:56:34,310 --> 00:56:36,570 Your Highness, you cannot be here. 723 00:56:37,040 --> 00:56:39,230 You know that this girl didn't do anything wrong. 724 00:56:39,240 --> 00:56:40,760 I am not following. 725 00:56:42,980 --> 00:56:45,440 She is only guilty of saving my life. 726 00:56:46,380 --> 00:56:48,510 I am not sure who told you what, 727 00:56:48,990 --> 00:56:51,250 but please return to your chamber. 728 00:56:53,060 --> 00:56:54,420 What if I refuse? 729 00:56:55,190 --> 00:56:58,960 That court maid will be handled according to our protocols. 730 00:56:59,030 --> 00:57:02,030 If you stay here, you will also get in trouble. 731 00:57:02,500 --> 00:57:04,330 Escort Her Highness back to the Daejojeon Hall. 732 00:57:04,340 --> 00:57:05,860 Yes, sir. Yes, sir. 733 00:57:09,610 --> 00:57:11,340 Let go! I will escort her. 734 00:57:20,220 --> 00:57:22,680 Please return to your chamber, Your Highness. 735 00:57:22,690 --> 00:57:26,910 Causing a scene here like this will not help that girl in any way. 736 00:57:28,460 --> 00:57:29,580 Your Highness. 737 00:57:47,310 --> 00:57:50,210 Dam Hyang. I'll get you out very soon, okay? 738 00:57:51,980 --> 00:57:53,260 Don't be scared. 739 00:57:54,450 --> 00:57:55,970 Yes, Your Highness. 740 00:57:57,990 --> 00:58:00,320 Your Highness, we should get going. 741 00:58:02,830 --> 00:58:05,090 I will get you out no matter what. 742 00:58:29,550 --> 00:58:32,940 How dare a mere court maid hurl a stone at the Queen? 743 00:58:33,420 --> 00:58:35,020 She is guilty of lese-majesty. 744 00:58:35,030 --> 00:58:38,290 No, it is more than that. She is guilty of treason. 745 00:58:39,230 --> 00:58:41,190 I heard her father did not pay his military service taxes... 746 00:58:41,200 --> 00:58:43,000 and also committed treason. 747 00:58:43,200 --> 00:58:45,200 Clearly, it runs in the blood. 748 00:58:46,300 --> 00:58:48,430 Ministers, you are overreacting. 749 00:58:48,670 --> 00:58:52,200 We do not know the full story yet and why she did such a thing. 750 00:58:52,210 --> 00:58:54,940 The Donghak bandits' growing influence... 751 00:58:55,050 --> 00:58:57,470 is becoming a threat to the Royal Court. 752 00:58:57,480 --> 00:58:59,170 We must tighten discipline... 753 00:58:59,180 --> 00:59:01,010 by having this serve as a deterrent. 754 00:59:01,020 --> 00:59:03,010 You are even dragging the Donghak believers into this now? 755 00:59:03,020 --> 00:59:05,620 How dare she hurl a stone at the Queen? 756 00:59:06,490 --> 00:59:09,620 I am certain that she was influenced by rebellious beliefs. 757 00:59:09,630 --> 00:59:13,290 "Rebellious beliefs"? That court maid is only five years old. 758 00:59:13,300 --> 00:59:14,980 With all due respect, 759 00:59:15,300 --> 00:59:18,190 I must bring up the fact that some suspect... 760 00:59:18,200 --> 00:59:22,060 you had come in contact with Donghak believers in your Ganghwa days. 761 00:59:22,070 --> 00:59:23,930 Is this your new weapon now? 762 00:59:25,910 --> 00:59:29,070 If you try to protect the court maid and refuse to punish her, 763 00:59:29,080 --> 00:59:32,920 we will have no choice but to assume that you, Your Majesty, 764 00:59:34,290 --> 00:59:36,890 also support their rebellious thoughts. 765 00:59:37,460 --> 00:59:41,020 All you need to do is punish that court maid for what she did. 766 00:59:41,030 --> 00:59:43,030 Then all of this will be over. 767 00:59:49,030 --> 00:59:50,710 That would do, right? 768 00:59:51,300 --> 00:59:54,750 The Grand Queen Dowager wanted us to be firm about it. 769 00:59:55,140 --> 00:59:57,470 Is she taking her anger out on him... 770 00:59:57,480 --> 00:59:59,530 for pushing her off the throne? 771 00:59:59,540 --> 01:00:01,470 How dare a mere court maid... 772 01:00:01,850 --> 01:00:05,170 ruin our golden opportunity to get rid of the Queen? 773 01:00:27,640 --> 01:00:29,770 Gosh, what's taking her so long? 774 01:00:30,640 --> 01:00:32,570 It must be going well, right? 775 01:00:32,740 --> 01:00:35,740 If a meeting runs late, it's never a good sign. 776 01:00:38,220 --> 01:00:39,740 Your Highness. Yes. 777 01:01:02,710 --> 01:01:04,390 Your Highness, this way! 778 01:01:04,610 --> 01:01:05,410 Okay. 779 01:01:11,450 --> 01:01:14,840 Engrave this moment in your mind and never forget it. 780 01:01:15,220 --> 01:01:19,060 Court maids should not see or hear anything in the palace... 781 01:01:21,030 --> 01:01:24,290 and should never engage in any rebellious thoughts. 782 01:01:25,530 --> 01:01:28,190 If you ever associate yourself with Donghak believers... 783 01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:31,100 and their beliefs, you will end up like this. 784 01:01:33,340 --> 01:01:35,340 That court maid is only a kid. 785 01:01:37,110 --> 01:01:37,910 Be quiet. 786 01:01:41,380 --> 01:01:44,240 I thought we caught the big fish this time, 787 01:01:44,850 --> 01:01:47,110 but it was this kid? Unbelievable. 788 01:01:56,790 --> 01:01:58,070 Are we too late? 789 01:02:06,600 --> 01:02:09,260 I suppose you now understand how I feel. 790 01:02:16,610 --> 01:02:19,610 She was only trying to save you, Your Highness. 791 01:02:20,020 --> 01:02:21,820 That's why they killed her. 792 01:02:23,120 --> 01:02:26,060 They tried to kill me, but she got in the way. 793 01:03:08,530 --> 01:03:10,790 This kid didn't do anything wrong. 794 01:03:10,940 --> 01:03:12,540 You said yourself... 795 01:03:13,540 --> 01:03:16,860 that they're dumping their sins on this little girl. 796 01:03:23,610 --> 01:03:25,290 Why didn't you save her? 797 01:03:26,080 --> 01:03:29,840 It was a sacrifice that had to be made for the greater goals. 798 01:03:29,850 --> 01:03:31,130 "Greater goals"? 799 01:03:32,760 --> 01:03:34,490 You mean, your own safety? 800 01:03:36,830 --> 01:03:40,860 Aren't you the one who said that this world is an unfair place? 801 01:03:40,900 --> 01:03:44,480 I prevented a bigger calamity with this small sacrifice. 802 01:03:46,140 --> 01:03:47,580 "Small sacrifice"? 803 01:03:50,370 --> 01:03:51,570 Because it's... 804 01:03:52,540 --> 01:03:54,220 just a weak, little girl? 805 01:03:58,050 --> 01:03:59,650 Incompetence is sin. 806 01:04:01,020 --> 01:04:04,730 You do not even have the power to protect this little kid, 807 01:04:06,020 --> 01:04:08,220 and that is sin in and of itself. 808 01:04:32,650 --> 01:04:34,440 Why don't we come up with our own hand signals? 809 01:04:34,450 --> 01:04:35,540 Like this one. 810 01:04:35,550 --> 01:04:38,080 This means whatever I'm saying is a lie. 811 01:04:38,090 --> 01:04:39,530 What do you think? 812 01:04:48,290 --> 01:04:49,090 MR. QUEEN 813 01:05:08,420 --> 01:05:10,850 As of today, I'm the crazy one in this palace. 814 01:05:10,860 --> 01:05:14,120 I will show you what happens when you mess with me. 815 01:05:14,730 --> 01:05:16,950 Did you try to get rid of the Queen? 816 01:05:16,960 --> 01:05:18,640 Dam Hyang... Dam Hyang... 817 01:05:20,060 --> 01:05:20,860 All in. 818 01:05:21,300 --> 01:05:22,690 Kim Byeong In should not be underestimated... 819 01:05:22,700 --> 01:05:24,490 as even the Jo clan is in the palm of his hand. 820 01:05:24,500 --> 01:05:25,660 Let's form an alliance. 821 01:05:25,670 --> 01:05:28,330 As of this moment, forget "No touching". 822 01:05:28,540 --> 01:05:30,060 Calm down, my heart. 823 01:05:30,070 --> 01:05:31,750 It's kind of like a test. 824 01:05:32,240 --> 01:05:34,240 Want to stay for some noodles?