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Episode 35

And for a long time afterwards, I searched high and low for his daughter.

His daughter, who had the same name as you.

- My Lord...! - Choi Dong Yi...

Is that who you are?

Tell me...

Are you the girl I've been looking for?

Are you that Dong Yi?

My Lord...!

Am I right? Was it you all along?

Yes... Yes, it was.

It was me. The one you've been looking for...

The Chief of the Sword Fraternity's daughter...

Choi Dong Yi...

That's my name.

Are you all right?

This is the place.

My Madam from Sungchun has retired here as a monk.

Do you think she'll still have the documents you gave her twelve years ago?

We must hope that she does.

- Sulhee! - Madam!

It's really you!

I can't believe I'm seeing you again!

Madam!

I knew...

that this day would come.

The first time I met you at the Police Bureau and lied to you...

I did it to survive... To find the truth...

From the first day I entered the Palace...

I was prepared that this day would eventually come.

But not like this...

I never imagined that I would be where I am now.

I never imagined that...

The truth would cause suffering for you and His Majesty...

So you do know that I trusted you.

No...

It doesn't matter for me.

But His Majesty...

He trusted you above anyone else.

Just as I trusted your father long ago,

Do you know that His Majesty trusts and depends on you?

- My Lord. - My Lord.

At sunrise, go to the Police Bureau and fetch me all the records on the Sword Fraternity.

What? The Sword Fraternity?

- Why that all of a sudden? - Just do as you're told!

Then we'll bring it.

He's in a bad mood.

I am an officer of this nation's government, Lady Chun.

So even though this will cause great chaos...

So even though this will cause great chaos,

I cannot keep this from His Majesty.

Will you...

Will you allow me to tell him?

Please...

Please let me tell His Majesty myself.

If you do that, then you may feel better.

But what about His Majesty?

Can't you understand how he will feel...

...when he hears the truth from your own lips?

Your Majesty...!

Your Majesty, it is already past midnight.

Is it? Is it so late already?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Will you go to Lady Chun's residence tonight?

No, it's better that I don't.

She looks troubled around me.

I don't want to make her uncomfortable in my attempt to comfort her.

- I hope the Chief brings good news. - Your Majesty...

I'm sure Lady Chun will be all right. Please don't worry too much.

No lowborn person will have a spotless record.

Yes, you're right.

I have to see Her Majesty. Announce me!

Everything was as you said it would be.

There were no records of Lady Chun anywhere.

That is sufficient, Your Majesty.

This is enough to back her into a corner!

No, Councilor. That is not enough.

That would merely trouble His Majesty.

But there is no information to be found. What else can we do?

Who do you think will be the most nervous right now?

It is Dong Yi, and the people who want to hide her.

Watch them, Lady Yu.

Do you understand, Councilor? They will tell us who Dong Yi is.

Are these all the records from the Bureau of Properties?

Yes, but I wonder why we can't find any information on Lady Chun?

I'm worried that it'll cause unnecessary suspicion.

I... I'm not worthy to be with His Majesty.

I can't do that.

I must not do that.

- My Lady! - What did you say?

I said perhaps we should go and ask her ourselves.

- No, no we can't. - What?

I'll ask her myself.

Just make sure the girls don't talk about this.

Yes, My Lady.

They were looking for the original copy of the Registration Archive!

Now that we know what they're after,

It's just a matter of time before we get them!

We can destroy them with Lady Chun's original!

- My Lord! - That may become difficult.

What do you mean, My Lord? Difficult?

Did something happen to Lady Chun?

The both of you have been acting strange lately.

Please tell me more details.

What did Chief Suh and Lady Chun talk about?

We have no idea either!

But something is definitely wrong.

I have never seen Lady Chun so ashen and pale in my years of knowing her!

Oh, it's heavy!

Dusty too! The pages are yellow with age!

Why do you think the Chief wants to see these records about the Sword Fraternity?

I'm not sure either. I thought he'd forgotten about them.

Why does he want to look at these anyway!

Look at this dust!

Damn it, they're heavy!

- You're coming in now? - Yes, I'm a little late.

Where have you been? We've been so busy here without you!

Please forgive me, sir. What is all that?

Nothing important. They're old records.

- Old records? - That's right!

This is so tiring!

Sir...!

"The Sword Fraternity"

Chief Suh took old records from the Police Bureau?

Yes, Your Majesty.

They were records on past incidents.

What incidents were they?

- Tell Lord Jang to come to the Palace! - Yes, My Lady.

Records on the Sword Fraternity?

Why would Chief Suh want those records?

My Lord!

You were nowhere to be seen yesterday.

- Where have you been? - I went to Sungchun for Dong Yi.

- Sungchun? - Yes.

The documents of her lineage were being kept there.

Indeed?

How surprising that those documents were in Sungchun.

Corpse-handler Choi Hyo Won.

That is who I know her father to be.

My Lord!

What? Someone from the Office of the Inspector-General wishes to speak to us?

That's right.

So it's you two!

I can tell right away!

You really do look like a bean sprout and a dimwit!

What?

You have to help me. I need to find out something!

Come with me!

- Who is that? Do you know him? - I've never seen him before.

Why is he calling me a dimwit?

I know! He looks like a chewed up dog bone!

Why are you just standing there? I'm in a hurry! Come along!

I'm going to just...! Don't try to stop me!

How did you find out?

Lady Chun told me.

Both you and Lady Chun will be dealt with according to the law.

I don't want to see you hurt. I hope you will comply.

Please turn a blind eye to Dong Yi, My Lord!

It has nothing to do with her!

Please don't let her be punished for something that isn't her fault!

- My Lord! - Don't you know the law?

Isn't that the reason why she hid her true identity?

My Lord!

I have to do this.

It has to be me.

Madam Bong.

- Did you summon me, My Lady? - Yes.

- I wish to see His Majesty. - Right now?

Can you see if he can see me now?

Do you know how it feels when you've put your faith in a lie?

Do you know how it feels when someone you trusted betrays you?

- My Lord! - That is what Choi Hyo Won did to me.

It wasn't the Chief!

It wasn't the Sword Fraternity who did those things twelve years ago!

It wasn't us who assassinated the nobles or killed your father!

- What use are claims of innocence now? - They are not claims! It's the truth!

You said you put your faith in a lie.

No, you're wrong! You're the one who betrayed the Chief!

What?

You were swayed so easily by false testimonies.

Your trust in him fell so quickly!

I wanted to believe him.

I would have believed what he said. But he never denied it!

Because he believe that was the only way to protect you!

- What? - So that you wouldn't investigate further!

He did it to protect you!

That was how much the Chief trusted you.

He believed that you would find out the truth one day.

That is why he confessed to his closest friend...

...that he killed his father!

My father...!

Was it really you who killed him?

Could he really...?

Could he really have...?

Chun...

- No musicians by the name of Chun? - No, sir.

I'm right, I tell you.

There were no musicians twelve years ago by the name of Chun.

What's going on?

Sulhee told me she was the sister of a royal musician.

- The dead! - What?

Did anyone die that year?

Let's see... Musicians who died...

Yes, there was someone who was killed! But he wasn't a Chun, he was a Choi!

What?

That incident caused a big chaos in the capital!

What incident?

- Lady Chun is here? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Bring her in!

Welcome!

Your Majesty, I hope I'm not interrupting your work.

Not at all! I missed you so much I couldn't work.

Come and sit down!

What? Lady Chun has gone to see His Majesty?

Yes, sir.

You've been looking so troubled lately, but I am glad to see you looking less burdened.

- Do I, Your Majesty? - Yes.

Now I feel less worried. Now I can finally smile too!

What a fool I am.

I am King and yet I cry and laugh depending on your expression!

Your Majesty...

But it's all good. I have never been so anxious before.

I have only you to thank for making me feel like a real man.

But I'm not asking you to smile when you don't feel like it.

What is it, Dong Yi?

You seem like you want to tell me something.

So it was the Sword Fraternity.

I remember them. They were assassinating nobles.

Their Chief also murdered your father.

Yet in the beginning, you defended the Chief.

You...

I don't know the details, nor do I want to.

But I felt that I should tell you something.

Lady Chun is in the Grand Palace now.

What?

If you have any desire to turn things around,

You're the only one who can do it.

Am I wrong?

What is it, Dong Yi? What makes you hesitate so much?

No, don't say anything. I told you before.

If it's too difficult, you don't have to tell me...

I...

I'm a criminal's daughter.

What?

I'm a criminal's daughter, Your Majesty.

Dong Yi...

What I couldn't say to you that day on the cliff...

...is this.

My deceased father and brother...

- committed a grave sin against our nation. - Dong Yi!

Your Majesty, it is I.

What is it?

Chief Suh is urgently requesting to see you.

Chief Suh?

What is it about?

Please forgive me, Your Majesty.

It is such an urgent matter that I could not wait for your permission.

- You...! - My Lord!

- Please let me... - Please leave us, My Lady.

Did you forget? I told you I had to do this.

Dong Yi...!

Chun Soo...!

Dong Yi...

Do you remember the Sword Fraternity, Your Majesty?

- Sword Fraternity? - Yes.

Wasn't that the secret lowborn organization...

who were wiped out for assassinating nobles?

I remember giving orders to punish them severely according to the law.

Why do you ask?

That is what Lady Chun was just about to tell you.

What?

What is this?

Documents from Sungchun confirming Lady Chun's slave status.

The documents show that her father, Chun Moo-Jin and her mother, Kim Go-Mi...

...were sold as slaves to the gisaeng house at Sungchun.

Then what is this about the Sword Fraternity?

Why was Dong Yi trying to tell me that?

Lady Chun was not originally from Sungchun.

As you expected, her parents were runaway slaves.

When their lives were in danger,

They received help from the Sword Fraternity and escaped.

That is what Lady Chun was trying to tell you.

Although they did it to keep their lives,

She considers it a crime to have accepted their help.

Is this it?

Is this why she has been suffering so much?

Sir, you mean that Chief Suh is giving the documents I brought to His Majesty?

That's right. The past will be buried, so don't worry.

The Chief of the Sword Fraternity's daughter...

She must be out of the ordinary because she is her father's daughter.

Sir!

Don't worry! I may be careless, but I can keep a secret.

In any case,

If I couldn't do what I wanted because of my status,

I would have turned to the sword too.

Because that's what a man does.

But don't turn me in. I want to advance in my career!

Why did you do that?

Don't you understand that...

You've now committed an unpardonable crime against His Majesty too?

My Lord...!

Do you remember that day?

You told me your father died a wrongful death.

I won't let a criminal's daughter escape again.

So don't ever let me see you again.

He's not a criminal!

My father didn't do it, sir!

I saw the signal.

The Inspector-General's signal... I saw the court lady do it too!

You said it was important!

Find the lady and ask her.

That is perhaps the reason...

...why I searched for you for so long.

I couldn't let go of my faith in your father.

My Lord...

If that is the truth, then I know what really happened.

If he really took responsibility for my father's death...

...in order to protect me.

Then it's my turn now.

I will accept full responsibility...

for my crime against His Majesty for his sake.

But remember this. This isn't for you to do.

I will take responsibility for what I did, but you must never tell His Majesty.

My Lord!

This isn't for your sake, but for His Majesty.

You once said that you were unworthy to be in this position.

But there must be a reason why you have been given this position.

There must be something you must do.

So you must do that at His Majesty's side, do you hear me?

You must stake your life and never be found out.

You must repay His Majesty's faith in you with even more faith in him.

My Lord...

It may be in the past,

but the Sword Fraternity cannot be forgiven.

It is still a fact that you and Choi Hyo Won...

tried to shake the foundations of our nation.

I know that.

But while Lady Chun is here, you must be here to protect her.

I will carry the burden of my friend's crime.

What you and Lady Chun have to do is to forget what happened.

Remember what I said.

Father...

Older brother...

- You're here, sir. - Is His Lordship inside?

Yes, sir.

Hee-Jae, what's going on? Is everything going smoothly?

- My Lord, your man is here. - Send him in.

Yes, My Lord.

How did it go? Did you find the Registration Archive?

We... we haven't found it.

What? Is that what you're here to tell me?

Forgive me, My Lord.

But there is something more urgent.

- More urgent? - Lord Jin wants the original by tomorrow!

I think he has figured out something is wrong.

- What? - Hee-Jae! What do we do?

What did you say? They submitted documents of her birth?

Yes, we could find nothing wrong with the documents.

Councilor, what about the Sword Fraternity?

Chief Suh was said to have reviewed records about it.

There must be some connection with the Sword Fraternity!

I have some men working on it already, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, Lord Jang Hee-Jae is here.

What is it, Brother?

Well, I... Your Majesty.

What is wrong? Is there something I can't know about?

Councilor, please leave us for a while.

What?

Go and find out what Jang Hee-Jae is up to these days.

We should be focusing on Lady Chun...

Something major has gone wrong. Find out what it is!

- Yes, Uncle. Let's go. - Yes, sir.

What did you say?

They may have the original Registration Archive?

I was right all along. That Shim Woon-Taek is up to something!

Up to something?

At first I felt they would have taken action if they really had the original.

But I misjudged them.

I'm certain they were waiting for more concrete evidence.

- Your Majesty, I will skin them alive and... - Did you say tomorrow?

Is the Qing deadline tomorrow?

Yes, Your Majesty.

First you must compose yourself, Brother.

If you get too excited now, it's all over.

You must do this if you don't want to lose everything.

But, Your Majesty...!

If they have the Registration Archive, then all we have to do is get it back.

Get it back?

Go inside and look further.

Who goes there!

Who are you?

What?

The Qing Emissary was spying on the fortress being built on Mt. Ganghwa?

Yes, Your Majesty.

I have just heard unpleasant news.

Is that what you were after, Emissary?

You used the Crown Prince's acknowledgement...

to buy our favor and then secretly spy on our defenses?

This is a misunderstanding, Your Majesty. We were just...

Pardon me, Your Majesty...

But isn't it Joseon that tried to buy our favor with another motive in mind?

- What? - Now look here, Lord Jin!

Please forgive me, Your Excellency. But the mountain fortress in Mt. Ganghwa...

Shouldn't you have consult us before you put up the fortress walls along our border?

Are you telling me that I should get Qing's permission before I raise a wall on my land?

Your Majesty...

Fine. If you're so curious, I won't stop you.

Take your soldiers and have a look around.

How about the border?

What if the land we were talking about was the border land between Joseon and Qing?

We have heard rumors that armies are being dispatched to the border lands.

Is that not true?

Lord Jin!

There is a reason why they are raising this issue with the border lands.

- Find out what the reason is! - Yes, Your Majesty!

What do you mean by Qing's ulterior motive for wanting the Registration Archive?

They're not causing this commotion for a mere book.

What they are really after is the information in that book regarding our defense.

Qing fears the growth of the Joseon army.

They want the information in that book so that they can restrain us.

Are you saying that Qing may threaten us if they get their hands on this information?

Yes, My Lady.

The Joseon Army had been weakened due to Qing's intimidating tactics.

His Majesty intends to return the Joseon army to its original glory.

This act of theirs will prevent that from happening.

So this isn't merely about giving them defense secrets.

This is high treason.

We must guard the Registration Archive no matter what it takes.

We have to use this to cripple them, My Lady.

But how? How can we prove that they tried to give it to Qing?

I have a plan, My Lady.

But it may put us in danger too.

This is a letter from Lady Chun to you, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, what does it say?

Lady Chun is preparing for a major event.

What? She has?

It may be the final battle between myself and Consort Hui.

Your Majesty, you mean you tried to give Qing the Registration Archive?

Yes, that's right.

But that's too...!

Yes, I know. I know it was dangerous.

But it is His Majesty who is not accepting reality.

Joseon and Qing must be allies, not enemies.

So it is more important to earn their trust.

But if His Majesty finds out about this, you will not be able to escape his wrath!

But what can be done now? Your horse is already galloping.

Are you saying you want to jump off now?

If your answer is no, then you must help me.

If we all want to live, that is.

My Lady, His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty...

It's been a long day.

I've been so busy with the Qing Emissary...

that I haven't had time to see how you were doing.

Please don't trouble yourself with me, Your Majesty.

Chief Suh told me everything.

I finally understand why you've been so troubled.

- Your Majesty... - But don't be too worried.

I know it's not your father's fault nor yours.

Perhaps it is my fault as King.

This nation is a society made up of high and low classes.

The wealthy exploit the poor to get even more wealth.

Even though I was King, I couldn't take care of the lowborn class.

I swore to myself that I would help all my people.

But my help didn't extend all the way to them.

You're wrong, Your Majesty.

You cherish your people.

Did you already forget?

It was you who took a lowborn slave and gave her your heart.

Yes, I did.

That's why I've been thinking that...

That is the very reason why Heaven sent you to me.

Heaven doesn't want me to forget that the lowborn are also my people.

That is my duty as King.

I have to hear their cries of suffering through you.

Your Majesty...!

This will be the sign, so use it.

Everything has to happen at the designated time.

You must focus, Brother. The blade is already at our throats.

If we don't swing first, it is finished for us.

Don't worry, Your Majesty. It will be done as you say.

The future of the South Faction hangs in the balance.

We have to gather them at one place and finish everything there.

Will you all risk your lives for this?

- Yes, Brother! - Yes, Your Excellency!

You want to hold a banquet for the Qing Emissary?

Yes, Your Majesty.

I have heard that the Qing Emissary and his men are angry because of what happened.

If they return to Qing in that state, I fear for our two nations' relationship.

Shouldn't we try to appease them before they return to Qing?

Your Majesty, Lord Jang is correct.

This is a matter of diplomacy.

You must appease them before they leave.

What is this about a banquet all of a sudden?

The Qing Emissary is here. It will be a very important event.

Yes, this will be the most important banquet we have ever prepared for!

- Why is that? - Because there is something we have to do!

What? What's that?

- You see... - Stop wagging your tongue!

What is it, My Lord? I'm so curious!

You're just a woman! Why should we tell you! Go inside!

Y.. yes, My Lord. What is he talking about?

I'm to participate in today's banquet too?

Yes, the Queen has ordered you to come.

Why would she invite me to such an event?

I'm not sure, but perhaps she has realized that soon you'll be part of the Royal Family,

and that she'll have to accept you?

My Lady, you have to be beautiful!

You and Jung-Im will take the girls...

and manage the customs of the banquet per the instructions.

But isn't that a role for you, Madam Chief?

I won't be Madam Chief forever,

So you should learn some of these duties now.

Make sure you don't make any mistakes.

How is it going?

They are going to guard the place as ordered.

The Royal Guard and the Office of Investigations will both have their hands full.

- And Shim Woon-Taek? - I've already sent men to take care of him.

- Who are you? - Get him!

Yes, sir!

Are they here too?

Yes, since the banquet is in the Palace, the Royal Guard is on duty.

- Come with me! - Yes, sir!

You must hurry! If you're late, everything will be for naught.

- Yes, Madam Chief. - We understand, Madam Chief.

What do you mean, Dong Yi? Something is amiss?

- Everyone is here. - What?

Lady Jung and myself. Even you and Chief Suh.

Don't you think it's strange that all of us are here?

What about Lord Shim Woon-Taek? Have you seen him?

But this isn't an event he can participate in.

- Please find out where he is right now. - All right.

My Lady.

There is something strange about this. I'll go find out.

My Lady! Are you all right?

- I have to return to my residence. - What?

Where are you going, Lady Chun?

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