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Write a love letter as if the Queen sent it to Prince Chuseong.

Write as if she is head over heels for Prince Chuseong.

Refer the letter

I enclosed when copying the Queen's handwriting.

Where did you...

Where did you get it?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

Everything started from my negligence.

What do you mean by that?

"The blind mother ruins everything."

Do you remember this sentence?

"The blind mother ruins..."

I...

I wrote it.

I wrote it and posted on the wall.

Do you

want me to believe what you just said?

You must not want to believe it.

But it is the truth.

I should not have listened to you in the first place.

Then

ask Master Gyeon yourself.

That will certainly give you the truth.

You lost your memory.

Your Majesty, please punish me.

I know I will not be forgiven

for what I have done even if I get punished.

Stop!

-Stop. -Your Majesty.

Leave.

It is hard for me

to even look at you right now.

There must be a way to find her.

I shall help you from now on.

Do not be so disappointed.

I will

look for another way.

Right.

He would never do such a thing.

Master Gyeon.

Master Gyeon.

I just heard something ridiculous.

What is it?

It just does not make sense,

so I think it is a lie.

I really think it is not true.

Your Highness.

I heard that...

you caused the dethronement of my mother.

It is not true, right?

I know it is not.

But

can you tell me that it is not true yourself?

Please say

it is not true and it is a made-up lie.

Why are you silent?

Say it is not true.

Why?

Why are you not saying it is not true?

It cannot be true. It is not, is it?

Say it is not true!

I apologize,

Your Highness.

My apologies.

"Confucius said

that you must answer immediately whenever your parents call you.

You must leave work if you have been working on something.

You must spit out what you have been eating.

You must leave everything behind to answer your parents."

Prince.

Yes, Mother.

I called you to check if you understood

what Confucius emphasizes.

I shall go wherever it is to see you

if you wish to see me.

Do you mean it?

Mother,

please be healthy

and stay by my side for a long time.

That way, I can be a good son to my mother for a long time.

You are the only one

who cares for me.

"Our bodies are received by us from our parents,

and we must not presume to injure or wound them.

This is the beginning of filial piety."

Gyeon U.

Is something wrong?

It is nothing.

Are you sure you are okay?

Yes, I am all right. Do not worry.

I am worried about Gyeon U's condition.

He says not to worry about him,

but he does not look fine at all.

My lady.

Gyeon U has found his memory back.

"The blind mother ruins everything."

Our son wrote that sentence.

"The blind mother ruins everything"?

That poster was buried

in his lost memory.

Tell me.

How...

How could our son write that?

He was only a child then.

He lost his memory because of it.

He suffered so much inside, did he not?

Then, why did you not tell me sooner?

I am his mother,

but I had no idea why my son became ill.

I am sorry.

Your Highness, it is us.

What is the matter?

Well... Something terrible happened.

Why is he holding a royal interrogation all of a sudden?

Whom is he intending to interrogate?

Let me go. Let go!

How dare you!

Let go! Let go of me!

Your Majesty, we have brought the sinner.

Your Majesty, why did you...

Do you know what this is?

"Write a love letter as if the Queen sent it to Prince Chuseong.

Write as if she is head over heels for Prince Chuseong.

Refer the letter I enclosed when copying the Queen's handwriting."

Shall I read the letter you attached?

I do not know any of this.

-I-- -There is clear evidence,

yet are you going to deny it until the end?

It is all a conspiracy.

It must be done by someone who wants me to be dethroned.

Please trust me.

It is all a conspiracy?

A prisoner was killed in a prison of the Office of Investigation.

The one who killed

Min Yu-hwan and distributed the Jirashis.

A prison guard confessed that he was

paid to let you and the prisoner meet in the prison that day.

With all this evidence,

are you still claiming it is a conspiracy?

Was it all done by you?

It is not true.

Then who?

All the evidence and witnesses are pointing at you.

If it is not you, then who?

Your Majesty, I really do not know anything about this.

Please trust me.

Tell me.

Did you do it by yourself?

Your Majesty.

Tell me right this instant!

Please spare me.

-Actually-- -Your Majesty.

Please calm down.

She committed high treason,

but she is the Queen and the mother of the Prince.

Please do not lose your control.

Let this be dealt with according to the law.

Your Majesty.

Please let it be dealt with according to the law.

Please let it be dealt with according to the law.

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

Please let it be dealt with according to the law.

-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.

I heard Ghost Mask appeared at the Office of Investigation recently.

He shot an arrow with a letter attached.

Is it true?

Why do you ask?

If we find him,

we may be able to find

more details about the incident ten years ago.

We may catch the one who is behind the Queen as well.

They will come to take Wol-myeong's life tonight.

Stop.

Wol-myeong.

Is your name

Wol-myeong?

There is poison in the soup.

-Open the door. -Yes, sir.

What are you doing? Open the door quickly.

-Call a physician. -Yes, sir.

I hid him just in case

they try to hurt him again after finding out that he is alive.

They always use the same method

like they poisoned Minister of Taxation.

If they are cornered, they cut their tail and hide themselves.

Hurry up and bring me the Prince.

He is the only way I can survive.

Go and

tell him that his mother is framed and locked in her room.

They say he will be with the Queen Dowager all day long.

How could I dare step in her residence?

Bring him here by any means.

Have you not given up with your greed?

A mother wants to see her son. How can you call that greed?

Give up now.

We have the evidence and witnesses.

How long will you resist?

I am innocent.

It is all a conspiracy.

Will Second State Councilor Jeong let you live?

He has gotten rid of the people who could drag him down.

You know that more than anyone else.

What are you talking about?

Confess everything honestly

and ask for forgiveness.

That is the only way

you can survive.

Think carefully.

What is written here?

This person is a wanted.

It says something about high treason.

-High treason? -Should we not look for him?

They will grant 1,000 yang to anyone who catches this man.

-Is it 1,000 yang? -That is a lot.

-Master Gyeon? -I am certain.

Master Gyeon is the only person

who recently asked to have a private talk with the King.

How did Master Gyeon

have the evidence of the incident that happened ten years ago?

Are you here to kill me?

I will never die alone.

I am different from those who were killed.

You know well.

Am I not the only person whom you cannot trust

but have to trust?

So...

I am here to give you a chance.

The Prince thinks you are his birth mother.

What will happen...

if the King passes away earlier than expected?

Then you will have to rule as a regent.

Stay in hiding for the time being.

It will not take long.

Are you going to kill the King?

There is no other way.

You will never be able to change his mind since there is the evidence.

This is the last chance I can give you.

Before then,

you need to do me a favor.

First,

we must tip the scale.

What do you think you are doing?

How dare you let this prisoner come in here?

Your Majesty,

I...

came to confess my sins.

Ten years ago,

I requested to fabricate the letter

and poisoned the sinners imprisoned in the Office of Investigation.

It was all my doing.

However,

I was threatened to do so.

What do you mean?

Who threatened you?

That is

the Chief Scholar, Gyeon Pil-hyeong.

I begged him

that I could not do it any longer,

but he framed me because he was afraid I would confess everything.

Then...

why did you not confess during the interrogation?

I was afraid.

I was afraid you might

abandon me if I admitted to my sins.

Your Majesty, do not forgive me.

Also, please punish Chief Scholar Gyeon Pil-hyeong

who has committed high treason.

That is nonsense.

How could Chief Scholar Gyeon commit such a thing?

You must not believe

what the sinner says without any evidence.

He is right.

It is her sly trick to deceive

Your Majesty and all the officials.

Please do not lose your insight.

"The blind mother ruins everything."

What if Master Gyeon wrote that sentence?

Please call them in immediately

and check if it is true or not.

Your Majesty, please arrest them immediately.

Whether her confession is true or not, I believe you need to

investigate this first since it is an important matter.

Please give us your order, Your Majesty.

-Give us your order. -Give us your order.

THE ADULTERY SCANDAL WHICH HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO IS A LIE

Sinners Gyeon Pil-hyeong and Gyeon U.

Come out and take the royal order.

-No, you cannot take him. -Go.

You cannot take him. Why are you doing this?

Gyeon U.

Father.

Arrest the traitor.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-Mother. -Oh, no.

No, Gyeon U! Gyeon U!

Your Highness!

Your Highness, they are...

-They are in huge trouble. -Who are?

The Queen confessed who was behind her.

She did not confess Councilor Jeong's name.

She pointed out Chief Scholar Gyeon and his son.

Master Gyeon.

It has been confirmed

that Master Gyeon wrote the sentence

ten years ago.

Both his father and himself admitted to it.

But it cannot be the evidence

that they were behind the Queen.

We are investigating it.

The Queen claims that the evidence

which Master Gyeon handed in was fabricated.

The one who handed in the evidence to my father is...

Yes,

it is Master Gyeon.

Did you also fabricate

the evidence related to the Queen's treason?

I said I did not.

How brazen.

Both the father and son are

so stubborn that they aren't giving in.

Then

we can use a sharper knife to cut them down.

Search everywhere.

Search here.

Find every single thing

that is related to the jirashis.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

What is going on?

-Not this. -Gosh, look.

-These are just books. -Go away.

Why are you doing this?

You!

What are you doing?

There has been a report that the jirashis were made in here.

Why would we make jirashis here?

You must know since you made them yourselves.

We are writers who write novels

-in here-- -I found something.

This. Is this not for making jirashis?

What are you talking about? That is not ours.

Do not deny. You hid it in the inner room.

We know

that you made the jirashis here and spread fake rumors.

What are you talking about?

Admit to it when you are taken to the Office of Investigation.

Confess that Master Gyeon was behind all this.

That is

the only way you can be saved.

-Arrest them. -Yes, sir.

I am sorry, Father.

It is

all my fault.

You were only ten years old then.

It cannot be only your fault.

I am more at fault

for turning a blind eye

when I knew everything.

Father.

So do not blame yourself.

-Let go. -We did not do anything wrong.

Let go of me.

-We are innocent. -Do not do this.

-We did nothing wrong. -Why are you...

Master Gyeon!

-Gyeon U. -Gyeon U.

What happened?

I did just as you ordered.

Well done.

Visit my place sometime.

Let us have a drink together.

It is my honor, my lord.

Master Gyeon's friends have been arrested for spreading the jirashis.

Things are going to Master Gyeon's disadvantage.

Father, you know that

they aren't responsible for this.

They found evidence,

so an investigation must follow.

Father.

I hope someone innocent does not

get falsely charged anymore.

Da-yeon.

What brings you here?

I am too ashamed to say this,

but I came here to ask for a favor.

A favor?

Da-yeon.

My brother and father were taken to the Office of Investigation.

Please talk to your father and help them

-get released-- -Why should I do that?

It is not like I am his fiancee.

I hope you do not come to see me for things like this again.

Wait.

-Da-yeon! -Lady Da-yeon!

Goodness.

Goodness, what should I do? Gyeon U...

Throw it away.

-What? -No.

Burn it.

I need to destroy it so that no one else can have it.

You look terrible.

I heard you wrote that sentence.

Why did you make the jirashis and distribute them?

I did not do such a thing.

Wrong. You shouldn't give such an answer.

Let me ask you again.

-Why did you kill Min Yu-hwan? -I did not.

Why did you fabricate the incident that happened 10 years ago?

I did not.

I think the one behind all this

is someone else.

You are wrong again.

I said you shouldn't give such an answer.

The truth will be revealed no matter what.

Who will be next?

I heard your close friends were arrested.

Guess who will be next.

Your mother?

Your sister?

Or...

the Princess

that you care greatly for?

Who will it be?

Do you feel like confessing now?

There must be a sacrifice...

to protect something precious.

Princess.

Living my life,

I learned that

that not everything goes my way.

Sometimes, a truth turns into a lie

and a lie turns into a truth.

Also, there are times

when they do not get revealed.

But even if it is not revealed right now,

even if it remains hidden for a long time,

those lies and misunderstandings

will eventually be revealed some day.

That letter...

Why do you think Master Gyeon handed it in just now?

Ten years ago...

or

It would have changed if he had

brought the letter a little earlier.

He lost his memory.

He wrote the poster based on a misunderstanding.

He followed your mother to undo what he did,

but he lost his memory in the woods.

Are you okay?

Still, I hate him.

Even though it was based on a misunderstanding,

and even though there was a good reason,

I still hate him.

I resent him.

Why must it be him...

of all people?

Why did he--

I know how unbearably difficult

and resentful it is,

but let us endure a little longer.

The truth will be revealed at the end.

Yes, Grandmother.

I am sorry.

I am sorry for making you suffer like this.

Your Highness.

Lieutenant Gang.

What brings you here this late at night?

Are you here

to see Master Gyeon?

Why did you come to a place like this?

I heard about it.

You were mistaken and you lost your memory.

And

I heard that you handed the evidence to Father.

I am not here to forgive you.

Even though it is true,

and even though you had no choice,

I cannot forgive you.

I came to tell you that I cannot.

Your Highness.

I know that you were not behind the Queen.

This time as well, it must be Councilor Jeong's scheme.

Still, it does not change...

It does not change the fact that you caused the incident.

By all means, I will try

not to make things go Councilor Jeong's way.

But I'm not doing this for you.

I wanted to tell you this

in person so that

you wouldn't misinterpret

my intentions or have false hope.

That is why I am here.

I am done talking, so I will leave now.

Can I talk to Lieutenant Gang?

He has

finished the preparation.

I am not sure

if we can trust Councilor Jeong's promise.

Look at the situation I am in.

I must hold onto it whether he will keep it or not.

Your Highness, did Councilor Jeong...

Did Councilor Jeong not promise you that he would prepare a boat for you?

Let us hurry back.

How dare you block my way? Get lost right this instant!

Your Highness.

No!

How dare you!

I am the Queen of this country!

If you kill me,

you will never be able to save your lives!

Do not come any closer.

Send this message to Councilor Jeong.

I will never die alone.

I will become a ghost

and drag him down with me if I must!

It's an end of an era, and yours is about to begin.

All we need is to justify your emergence.

BOOK OF PROGNOSTICATIONS

"After the Lee family's destruction,

a king from the Jeong family appears

and a new world lies ahead."

Let's make this prophecy come true.

We are distributing

copies of this book in secret.

Soon, the rumor will spread out.

Subjects always

dream of a new hero and a new hope.

Be their hero, Councilor Jeong.

All right, let us enjoy this drink for today.

-Let me pour you a drink. -All right.

For a new world!

-For a new world. -For a new world.

BOOK OF PROGNOSTICATIONS

Who is there?

How dare you try to confront me?

It is over, Jeong Gi-jun.

You...

Do you recognize me?

Prince Eunseong.

Ghost Mask is the younger brother of Prince Chuseong.

I thought you died ten years ago.

You survived like a rat.

You are the rat, not me.

That was quite a scene

when you ran away, framing an innocent person.

It was nice meeting you in a while.

Goodbye.

Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee