Jang Ok Jung, Living in Love
If Hyun Moo doesn't arrive by the end of the party...
It could be a matter of life or death.
Do you know about Xiang Zhuang?
[Xiang Zhuang's sword dance] I already took care of it.
What are you doing? Attack the king!
Is this the plan of Xiang Zhuang?
Training Commander Yoo Yeo Gyun, Advisor Min Jong Doo...
State Secretary Lee Sang Yi, Gang Wha Mayor...
Jung Yoon Ha, Vice Minister Lee Won Cheon...
Everyone's in it.
It's over, Your Majesty.
Unload the burdensome throne, and hand it to me now.
I cannot do that, Uncle.
Because you're not qualified to be the king.
Not qualified? Why? Because you're the first born from the late king?
No... what made me a true king was...
Not because of the right I was born with...
But because of the hardships I had to endure.
I consider this one of those hardships.
But for you, you just want to snatch this seat because it looks good.
But have you ever considered what's necessary to become a truthful king?
If you've actually ever considered it...
Even once, I'll give you the throne right now.
Why don't you tell me?
We don't need to listen to him!
If we kill the king and occupy the palace, the throne is yours, Prince Boksun.
Hurry! Kill the king!
This is the traitor Heo Jeok's house. Kill everyone!
- You came just in time. - Of course.
With the command of His Majesty...
We'll arrest every one of the traitor Heo Jeok's family.
Get on your knees and accept the rope!
Rope? You'll be the one to accept it.
What are you doing? Kill everyone!
Gyun!
If you make a move or refuse the rope, all of you will be killed!
Okay, maybe Ok Jung was walking the right path.
I thought we'd give up a shoulder and take a heart...
But we ended up getting a shoulder after giving up a heart.
Boksun, you should surrender now.
Chief of the Royal Guards!
What is it?
Forgive me. I was mistaken.
Maid Jang! Maid Jang, what happened to your face?
Oh, it's nothing. What is it?
The palace has turned upside down.
The Prime Minister's son plotted treason.
Prince Boksun and the Southern Party were in it too, and they all got caught.
- Prince Boksun? - It's a mess.
The smell of burning flesh from the interrogation ground is just...
Stop!
Don't be stubborn and confess now.
Ask me a hundred times, I still did it on my own.
How could a son grow private soldiers without the permission from his father?
The fate of death is already here...
I'm not begging for mercy. Just kill me.
Prince Boksun, how about you?
Are you still not accepting your crime?
Do you know about the resurrection of the lily?
They grow from the same branch, but the leaves only grow after the flower wilts...
The flowers bloom only after the leaves wilt.
With the throne in the middle...
Lee Soon and I are like the flower and leaf that can never meet.
But it looks like it's time for Lee Soon to bloom...
So I will wilt without a trace.
So that's what Prince Boksun said...
Yes, Your Majesty.
Do you plan to visit the interrogation grounds?
I don't need to see anyone, I have someone else to watch out for.
[Jang Hyun]
Your Majesty.
There is something I didn't tell you.
His Majesty is arriving!
Did he confess?
He confessed to bribery, but he hasn't recognized funding for the treason.
Clear everyone.
Your Majesty.
A river will dry out if used too much, but I hear your wealth will not.
Even if my wealth is limitless...
How would that compare to the worth of Your Majesty's life?
Worth my life...
I sent... that 'Xiang Zhuang' on the dish.
So you have the right to ask for your life?
I heard from Prince Dongpyung.
But why did you betray Prince Boksun and choose me?
Your Majesty, I don't belong to the Southern Party or the Western Party.
I only trust my wealth.
So I have a flower that will expand my wealth...
After seeing you at Lord Heo Jeok's party...
I decided that Your Majesty would be the one...
to grow that flower, not Prince Bokson.
So I switched without hesitation.
That flower must be your secret weapon...
Fine, I'll get my hopes up.
On the flower you believe I will grow.
If that is to happen, shouldn't I continue with my life?
At the end, you're begging for your life with an excuse of a flower.
It's not my style to get things done cheaply, so let's run some numbers.
I'll let you continue on with your life...
So think about what you can give me other than the flower.
Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty.
- Be careful with this part, understand? - Yes.
Lady, where could I find Lee Soon in the palace?
What is it!
Now you're in the tailor's chamber, you should focus on the craft of dressmaking.
The Queen Dowager pushed for you to be here...
Are you aiming for the king's quarter, too?
Pardon?
Is your goal to receive the grace of his majesty...
with your pretty face in the king's quarter?
- No, I just... - If not, how dare you bring up that name!
This is not the playground you might think it is.
I don't care if you get carried out as a corpse...
But if anything scandalous happens in the...
tailor's chamber, I won't just sit and watch.
- Do you understand? - Yes, My Lady.
And take charge of all the ironing in the tailor's room from today.
Yes.
Secretary, write down my words.
In replacement of the traitor Heo Jeok...
appoint Kim Soo Hang in exile as new Prime Minister.
And Shin Yeo Chul will take the head of the capital military camp.
Also, Kim Man Gi will double his duty as Training Commander...
And have him protect the palace in multiple layers.
We receive your command!
If anyone should be added, you may speak.
Your Majesty, please bring back Dun Chon.
Dun Chon... you mean, Min Yoo Joong?
Yes, Your Majesty. Please bring back Dun Chon.
In order to clean up the court that's been stained...
with the treason of the Southern Party...
And to organize the new court, Dun Chon is the only one.
- Please consider! - Please consider, Your Majesty!
Please bring back Dun Chon and give him the responsibility of state affairs!
Please consider, Your Majesty!
Please consider!
Please bring back Dun Chon to the court...
and give him the responsibility of state affairs!
What forgiveness?
Since you're still young, that's acceptable.
If we the Southern Party cannot solidify the military power...
How would we protect you from the Western Party?
Soon... you should never trust anyone.
Father, am I fighting a fight I will never win?
Please consider, Your Majesty!
So all of you share the same opinion.
Fine, I'll call back Min Yoo Joong.
I'll appoint Min Yoo Joong as Deputy Prime Minister...
as well as Commissioner of Law Enforcement.
Bring him to the palace right away.
Isn't it too soon to bring back Min Yoo Joong?
I realized that I can keep gathering wolves to chase away a wild dog...
But the wild dog will never die.
I plan to catch the wild dog myself.
It's been a long time, Lord Min.
My gratitude is endless for bringing me back.
I have not seen you for a long time...
So would you allow me to look up and get a glimpse of your face?
Why would that be difficult, Lord Min?
Hyo Jong, Hyun Jong and Your Majesty...
I grew up in the court over the decades of your three generations.
I won't be easy to get rid of.
So I'll make sure to show you the real master of Joseon is the aristocratic class.
Please do. And every time you do...
I'll suck up your everything like a vampire.
And when you become useless, that's when I'll throw you out.
That's why I called you back.
Lee Soon...
Lee Soon!
Prince Boksun has been executed.
People will talk...
The king that's crueler than a tiger and colder than a snake...
Killed his own family. Without shedding a tear or blood.
Aren't politics about standing on a cliff all the time?
It's like pushing someone else's back so that you won't get pushed off.
Uncle! Are you hurt?
Even just to put on a show... I got tortured pretty badly.
Any news about Ok Jung?
Just that she started at the tailor's chamber. Isn't no news good news?
She should've gone to the king's quarter.
What can she plot at the tailor's chamber?
Get ready to head to Lord Jo Sa Seok.
You don't look so well. You should go to the doctor first.
Why did you come here?
I have a heart of a tiger and I act like an animal. What is there to fear anymore?
True, you survived even after funding the treason.
So it's true that you're not human.
What's your reason for coming to me?
What's going on with Ok Jung?
Nothing happened yet?
Happened? She just entered the palace.
Ok Jung has known the king for a long time.
What do you mean, Ok Jung has known him for a long time?
In my opinion, they do have feelings for each other.
Then is that why she entered the palace?
No, Ok Jung doesn't seem to know he's the king.
So, we should create a chance for them.
By any chance... is this related to your survival?
For a while...
I switched the horse one step ahead with my animal instinct.
You should be able to buy a few houses with this money.
Lord, please get a start with the Queen Dowager.
So it's been chaotic here.
Ok Jung ran away with her mother to get on a ship to China...
Lord Jo Sa Seok sent slave hunters to find Ok Jung and her mother...
Officer Jang Hyun also sent people to search for her.
It's been completely chaotic.
There is a rumor that she arrived in China safely.
Why didn't you tell me sooner? Even when Ok Jung was in that situation?
Ok Jung was preparing in secret...
You'd be worried if you found out about it, so we were careful.
I couldn't come because I also had matters to take care of... then that happened.
I can't even show up here anymore.
You haven't heard from Ok Jung at all after that?
No, not at all.
I got it.
If you hear anything about Ok Jung, let me know. I'll come right over.
I will.
Hee Jae, why did you make me lie to such a handsome man?
Between making you lie and him being handsome, how are they related?
To me, they are. My heart flutters just looking at him...
And telling him lies just adds to it!
Why can't I tell him that Ok Jung became a court maid?
Just do what I tell you.
Otherwise, I won't make the introduction.
My friend I studied with in China is just your type.
- Rich and handsome? - Of course.
I've been too distant.
Jang Ok Jung... did you really go to China?
Ok Jung knows the king?
You mean, Ok Jung deceived us?
According to Jang Hyun, Ok Jung doesn't seem to know.
She knows him as the Chief of the Royal Guards.
True, she didn't seem that disrespectful.
What would you do? He even sent a promissory note.
Fine. Let's try our chance.
The Southern Party that looked after me...
collapsed and even Prince Boksun got killed.
I wondered what I had to look forward to.
Let's do it.
- Then, how would you? - What would a woman know...
Other than to call the tiger into the fox cave.
Your Majesty, we received a message from the Queen Dowager.
She has a fine tea, so she'd like you to stop by and take a break.
Grandmother does?
Wait... all of this needs to be ironed today?
Why did you get on the wrong side of Court Lady Cheon?
And this is His Majesty's garment, so make sure to iron it sharp.
He's really picky, so make sure to get every crease right.
This looks like the one I made for the Chief... How did this get in here?
Maid Park!
I definitely made this. How is this here?
It fits very well. Like you just took my measurements.
Is Jang Ok Jung here?
Bring her out.
Court Lady Choi, what is this about all of a sudden?
It's the command of the Queen Dowager. No more words.
- Add the plum. - Yes.
This is his majesty's garment, so make sure to iron it sharp.
Come to the palace and find me. My name is Lee Soon.
By any chance, are you also aiming for the king's quarter?
- No, I just... - If not, how dare you bring up that name!
No way...
Wait, My Lady.
I'm a maid from the tailor's chamber, why...
Grandmother, did you miss me that much?
No, no... it's just my old age.
To complain about my life to you...
Right, Court Lady Choi, what are you doing? Bring the tea now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What are you doing?
She has a great handle on brewing tea.
This old hag will just keep on whining about life, so now...
Everything... was for this?
For this moment, those numerous coincidences were created.
Numerous coincidences... what do you mean?
When I saw you for the first time at the book store.
And when you followed as a maid to the bride selection.
And when you saved me in the hunting ground, and here, right now!
Who plotted this?
- Is it the Queen Dowager? - It's not like that.
Then what is it?
How is that the one I happened to run into every time is here?
Who are you that keeps doing this to me every time?
Fine. If you're plotting with your looks, I'll answer as a womanizer.
Why didn't you tell me sooner this is what you wanted?
What is it that you want after you sleep with me?
Considering all the effort you put into it, a High Court Lady won't do...
Level 5 Suk Won?
Is that too low?
Then Level 2 So Eui? Or Level 1 Bin?
It's definitely not that. This is a misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding...
Then will you refuse my offer?
Yes. I will refuse.
How did you enter the palace?
I asked why you came to the palace.
I came to make the best clothes in the tailor's chamber.
The clothes again...
Do you really expect me to believe it? Is that really all there is?
I have a question, too, Chief of the Royal...
Why did you lie to me about being the Chief of the Royal Guards, Your Majesty?
I'm also one of your people, so did you think...
it was okay to deceive and make fun of me?
Or did you think I'd jump at the chance to become your concubine...
Did you do that because you were annoyed?
Your Majesty told me to find Lee Soon in the palace.
But if I had known that the Chief of the Royal Guards was you...
I wouldn't have come to the palace.
If you knew I was the king, you wouldn't have looked for me?
- You expect me to believe that? - Believe it or not, it's your free will.
Even if it's the truth...
If the person listening to it closes his ears and his heart...
How would the truth be delivered?
Truth?
Then are you telling me you didn't know at all...
that I'm the king until you walked in here?
That's...
Of course.
Fine. As you said, you just focus on your own goal of entering the palace.
Don't show yourself anywhere other than the tailor's chamber.
Don't ever be seen by me again.
Gun!
Why did you lie about being the Chief of the Royal Guards, Your Majesty?
But if I had known that the Chief of the Royal Guards was you...
- Then will you refuse my offer? - Yes, I will refuse.
Load it.
Why are you entering the palace?
What other reason is there to enter the palace?
But for the grace of the king?
Misunderstanding? Then will you refuse my offer?
Don't be seen anywhere but the tailor's chamber.
Doctor!
Give the rice and clothing to the Office of Public Health.
Yes, My Lady.
Your Majesty!
Lady Inhyeon.
You're very kind to take care of the poor people like this.
Not at all. How did you...
His Majesty likes to travel in disguise, so I'm learning from him.
So I brought some rice and other things.
I see.
Smallpox!
- Are you okay? - Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
I'm fine. I feel really bad for the child if his mother has smallpox...
You came from the Office of Public Health? Good job.
Yes I did. But it concerns me that smallpox seems to be spreading.
Smallpox is very contagious...
Inhyeon.
The Queen Mother would like you to enter the palace and take care of His Majesty.
- You mean, as a concubine? - That's right.
That's one way.
What are your thoughts?
It may be inappropriate to compare a woman's affair to a tiger...
But even if a tiger, the man of the mountain, gets hungry, would he eat grass?
That can never be.
If that's your opinion... I won't say anymore.
Still, go visit the palace.
A few of the Queen's friends from childhood are also visiting the palace.
Yes, Father.
And? Did she receive the king's grace?
I don't know. It's true that His Majesty went to a secret room...
But there hasn't been any maids leaving with her skirt flipped...
Which is the sign.
Then what about Her Majesty?
She's been left alone anyway, and now she's just like an old lady in the backroom.
Her Majesty has arrived!
Are you from Buyongjung...
Yes I am, Your Majesty.
What happened? You became a court maid?
Yes... things happened, so I came to the tailor's chamber.
I see. Well, things happen to everyone.
Everyone's talking about last night, right?
That His Majesty saw another girl...
I wonder what kind of girl she is. She must be prettier than me.
Your Majesty, rumors are always exaggerated.
I believe His Majesty wouldn't do that.
- So please don't concern yourself. - Do you really think that?
Your Majesty, ladies from outside the palace are here.
I see.
Anyway, I'm glad to see someone I knew from outside the palace.
Talk to me once in a while.
Ok Jung.
Ok Jung!
Who is this? Prince Dongpyung! It's been a while.
Ah, yes, it's been a while. So, please just keep going that way.
What is it that you're looking for?
Sorry. I thought you were someone I knew. Keep going.
Well, no way Ok Jung would be here.
I hear His Majesty's face glows. Is it true?
Of course. It glows, and sometimes you can even see a rainbow.
Oh, is he still... arrogant?
No, not at all. He's very kind and generous.
I see...
- By the way, what's that rumor about? - What rumor?
That His Majesty doesn't visit, so you're left alone...
What kind of absurdity is that? Left alone?
That's the rumor. Would there be smoke where there is no fire?
Please don't concern yourself. Rumors are always distorted.
Well, it's not incorrect, either.
Queen!
I was passing by and I saw you. Who are these ladies?
They are my friends from outside.
I see.
But it's too bad.
I'd like to take you with me now.
I had a plan to take a walk with the Queen.
Could I ask for your understanding?
Pardon? Yes.
Well, then. Shall we?
Why did you do that?
Was it a show in order to hide this marriage of political convenience?
No, not this time.
Then why...
Because I wanted to protect my Queen's pride.
It's true that it's a marriage of political convenience.
And that I don't have feelings for you.
One thing for certain is that as long as you're my Queen, your pride is my pride.
I cannot let a girl from an aristocratic family speak freely of you.
Your Majesty...
I'll get going now. I have to participate in a discussion.
Would you mind walking with me like this a little longer?
Your Majesty.
By the way, why is your hand so cold? Are you not feeling well?
No. My heart just flutters to be with you like this.
I changed my mind, Father.
I'll enter as a concubine.
Inhyeon...
But please let me have the proper wedding ceremony...
And enter the palace as Level 2 Suk Eui at least.
I'd like to keep that much of my pride.
Can I ask the reason... why you changed your mind?
A path can be straight...
But sometimes there can be a roundabout way to arrive at the destination.
That's right.
Just because you're lost for a while doesn't mean you lost everything.
Enter as a concubine for now...
And wait for the right time.
Why do I keep getting chills?
Your Majesty told me to find Lee Soon in the palace.
But if I had known that the Chief of the Royal Guards was you...
I would have never entered the palace.
Your Majesty, there is a message from the Queen Mother.
The night was already decided a month ago.
Then I will relay the message that you're not feeling well again.
- It's not necessary. - Pardon?
I'll go to the queen's quarter tonight. Tell the maids to prepare.
Pardon?
Your Majesty, are you feeling sick?
No. It's a rare visit from His Majesty. I'm fine.
Your Majesty, Maid Jang is here.
Let her in now.
Welcome. I'm getting prepared, but I'd like you to finish up.
It's an honor, Your Majesty.
By the way, His Majesty seems really kind, more than how he appears to be.
Yes, that would be my guess.
I consider you a friend... deep in my heart.
So I want to call you in often.
I'll rely on your help a lot in the future.
It's my honor, Your Majesty.
By the way, do you have a fever?
I know. I don't feel well these days and I keep having a fever.
Maybe because I'm too excited right now.
Maybe it's showing itself as a fever?
Your Majesty!
The Queen collapsed? Do you have a diagnosis?
Answer me now!
The Queen Majesty's symptoms are the same as the maid who collapsed...
I believe it's smallpox.
Smallpox? You're saying that the Queen has smallpox?
That's what I believe. Forgive me.
- Oh my... please take my life. - What's going on?
She went to the Office of Public Health, and there was a patient with smallpox.
The Queen has always been weak...
The Queen went to the Office of Public Health and got smallpox?
How unfortunate...
Smallpox is very contagious, so the king should never be here.
Don't tell anyone about the Queen's smallpox until I say otherwise.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Mother.
You came all the way here, but you cannot go in.
I suggested that you spend the night here, but, the Queen is very tired.
And prepare to move the palace.
You mean, we have to move to another palace?
A few of the court maids have smallpox, so we should move just for a while.
Smallpox is highly contagious, isn't it?
Yes it is. You're more in danger because you've never had smallpox.
Then the Queen should move, too. I'll go with her...
No! Women need preparation taking even one step, so it'll take more time.
Please go ahead. She'll follow you soon.
What are you doing? Please hurry and move to another palace!
Yes, Mother.
If you packed all the undergarments, send them to Chang Gyung Palace.
And Mi Geum, since you're staying at the queen's quarter, pack them separately.
My Lady, I have seven family members who rely on me...
I really can't die.
- Did anyone tell you to die? - Well...
Smallpox is very contagious... what if I get it while I help her change...
Please spare me!
Such a fool...
Having no heart, Her Majesty won't need your help, either.
Who wants to go?
I'd like to go.
Stop for a moment.
Your Majesty, we need to arrive in Chang Gyung Palace soon.
The sky won't fall if we're half an hour late.
Lower it.
I brought Her Majesty's undergarments.
Help her change.
Yes, ma'am.
What's with your bizarre behavior?
Forgive me. I'm scared...
Let me do it.
You came.
Help me get up.
I came to the palace with your help, and now you're helping me again.
What help? Please don't mention it.
Have you... ever seen His Majesty?
Yes, I have.
Wasn't he so handsome? Enough for me to put him in my heart.
Yes, he was. Enough for you to put him in your heart.
I really miss him.
Where is he?
- Your Majesty, he is... - It's my wish...
To take my last breath in his arms.
What do you mean, last breath? You will recover and go to His Majesty.
No. I know it's the end.
That's why I miss him even more.
I'm dying to see him.
Because I think it will be for the last time.
I ask you.
Yes... yes, Your Majesty.
I'll bring him here.
I'll bring him here no matter what.
Would you know where His Majesty is?
He's on his way to Chang Gyung Palace. A court maid doesn't even know that?
You Majesty, he's removing something unpleasant.
Please look away and come back later.
Is it because they're mandarin ducks?
They were fighting so fiercely over food...
After one died, the other one died, too.
- Your Majesty, we need to hurry... - I told you not to rush me!
What are you doing here?
I told you not to ever be seen by me.
Her Majesty the Queen is desperately looking for you.
I came to relay the message, please don't misunderstand me.
Didn't the Queen already leave for Chang Gyung Palace?
Her Majesty is...
Forgive me for saying this, but she's in critical condition.
The Queen is in critical condition?
- Why is the Queen in critical condition? - Please take my life, Your Majesty.
What's going on? Tell me exactly what you know without a trace of a lie!
Well, that's...
Her Majesty has...
She has smallpox and it's a matter of life and death.
She told me her wish was your presence in her last moments.
In her last moments?
Where is the Queen now?
She's waiting for you in the queen's quarter.
Lead the way. I'm going to the queen's quarter.
Your Majesty!
No, you can't!
Mother.
You cannot go there.
What a wicked wench! How dare you order the king to come and go?
Forgive me, Your Majesty. I just...
Get out of here now!
Please stop, Mother.
Now I know the Queen's sick, I can't just leave her there.
The Queen is my wife.
Just because of the fear of contracting a disease...
Letting her go alone would be a cowardly and cruel thing for a man to do.
It's not just any illness.
Besides, you've never had smallpox...
If you happen to get the disease...
What will happen to the court and the succession?
If that's the end of my luck, let it be.
Your safety means Joseon's safety. It's not yours alone!
It's taken too much to protect that seat. That can not happen!
No, I have to go!
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You can't leave like this. I have so much I want to apologize to you for.
Because of you, I was happy.
You shouldn't desire the wall that you can't climb...
You shouldn't look up at the sky that you're not supposed to.
Why are you not coming to me even when I ask for you?
The one I saw in the palace was just the king.
I'm that Chief of the Royal Guards Lee Soon, and that Lee Soon is just the king.
Will you stay with me?
I didn't like you from the beginning.
Take her out right now!