Jamyunggo
Jung ryu won
Jung kyung ho
Pack min young
Lee joo hyun
Part 28
Did you call for me?
Did you...
allow Choi Li's daughterto escape?
Knowing that l ordered her dead, did you let her go?
Yes. Your Majesty.
Your Highness!
How dare you defy me?
Your Highness...
SONG OKGU Prince Hodong is a young man in his prime.
lt's only natural for him to be swayed
by his lust and the beauty of Princess Nakrang.
lf that was not the case, he wouldn't have dared
defy your order unless he had treasonous intentions.
Chief, what do you mean by treasonous intentions?
You have gone too far.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Go and bring me Lahee's head.
Hodong lf l were going to kill her, l wouldn't have let her go.
What good will killing Princess Nakrang do for Goguryeo?
How dare you oppose my command!
The times have changed.
The Goguryeo you ruled
and the Goguryeo l'll rule are different.
Your Highness, please stop it.
lf you lived in the age of conquest,
l have to unite the land
you expanded and bring peace.
Hadeok, bring me my sword.
Yes, l'm old and you're young.
Let's test the strength of your sword.
Go ahead and open your era.
Choi Li isn't a simple king.
lf we were to kill Princess Nakrang and
conquer Nakrang with war, we would shed too much blood.
Shut up and unsheathe your sword.
l'm not your shadow, Father.
l thought hard about what's best for Goguryeo
before letting the princess go.
How dare you!
SONG MAESEOLSU
Your Majesty!
Please punish us instead forfailing
to serve the prince properly!
War may expand the land, but if you don't win
the people, you can't keep that land.
What?
Say whateveryou will!
Why do you not understand that
it's harderto keep the land than to conquer it?
We'll only be riddled with insurgencies.
You fool.
Your Highness...
You're not my shadow?
l lived as King Dongmyeongsung's shadow.
And you're telling me you don't want to be my shadow?
Bring me Princess Nakrang's head.
lt won't do... any good... for Goguryeo.
l've told you.
To a king, a son who has different opinions is nothing
but his political enemy whom he eliminate!
Bring me Choi Li's daughter's head.
Your Highness, please obey the royal command.
lt'll only bring harm to Goguryeo if you kill Princess Nakrang.
Hear me, Chu Balso.
Orderthe royal guards to bring in the prince's guards
who guarded the West Gate,
and behead them for defying the royal command.
Father.
As of this moment, Hodong is incarcerated in his chamber.
Your Majesty, please rescind your order.
EUL DUJl, Officer of Right We cannot incarcerate the prince.
lf anyone visits the prince without my permission,
he will be punished fortreason.
Put ropes around Suyang Hall, and make sure Hodong
doesn't set foot outside until l release him from his confinement.
Take him away.
Forgive me, Your Highness.
Before l'm your shadow, l want to be Goguryeo's prince.
l want to do what's good for Goguryeo.
Father!
LAHEE, Nakrang Princess WANG HOL
JAMYUNG (Puku)
The easiest route is across the Paesu River.
They'll try to go across the Paesu to Nakrang.
Team one, go to Wupo.
Team two, go to Hosan.
And Team three, search the nearby town.
Yes, sir! We obey your command, General.
- Let's go! - Let's go!
WU NARU Head of National Administration You'll search the woods again.
WU NARU Head of National Administration Search every hole!
Yes, General!
Your Highness.
Overthere!
General.
Your Highness.
Leave me.
l can't.
l'm taking you with me even if it kills me.
Uncle!
You do justice to your title as the great general.
Fight.
General.
All right.
l'll teach you a lesson.
An older goose is better at finding a way.
l believe you'll help the crown princess!
Only you can save the crown princess!
Aren't you Prince Hodong's guard?
Please take care of the crown princess.
Why should l help?
lt seems to be yourfate.
Make sure they don't leave here alive!
Yes, sir!
- Follow me. - Great General.
Go, Crown Princess!
You must trust Lady Puku!
l don't need your help anymore.
Do you wish to die here?
Let's go.
Are you out of your mind?
We can't go into town.
lt's betterto hide in a crowd.
lt's mugwort.
lt'll stop the bleeding.
You have killed Nakrang generals and troops.
Why are you helping me now?
l don't know.
The first queen showed me kindness on many occasions.
l want to take you back safely so she won't be sad.
You're way out of line.
l heard that you had a younger sister.
How do you know that?
When you live in a palace,
you hear a lot of stories.
What does my having a sister have to do with you?
l'm just curious.
She's dead. You didn't hearthat?
l did.
lf she were alive...
would you be happy?
Look at Prince Hodong and Haeaewu.
Maybe it's different in ordinary families,
but in royal families, a sibling who could be a threat
to the king isn't always welcome.
But l don't understand why you'd be curious.
Please get some sleep.
DANGUN SHRlNE, NAKRANG
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.
l told you not to interrupt me when l'm praying.
Yulguhun is under attack.
MO HASO Who'd dare attack the great general's residence?
lt was an orderfrom the second queen.
What?
Where is the queen now?
She went to the prison.
She went to see Hogok?
PRlSON lN JlNYANG PALACE
You're something else, Lady Wang Jasil.
Pour it down his throat.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You think you can keep
HOGOK/ Royalty of former Nakrang Army Heaven silent by killing me?
Heaven is on Her Majesty's side.
You just worry about yourself.
WANG JA-SlL
Jasil.
You came, Your Majesty.
Hogok.
Hogok!
What did you do give him?
l gave him some medicine
that will put Nakrang's troubles to rest.
Hogok, l beg you.
Please tell me before you die.
Go wait for me in my chamber.
-Yes, Your Majesty. -Yes, Your Majesty.
Bring a physician.
The prisoner has been poisoned.
Bring a physician and save his life.
Hogok.
YULGUHUN, NAKRANG
My Lady!
MO YANGHAE l'm all right.
BUDAL Sugi, you snake!
You dare bite your master's hand!
DO SUGl
Stop it!
lt's the first queen's royal command.
Put down your swords and receive her command.
l hearthe queen's command.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG l, Mo Haso, will take charge
of the state affairs
during the absence of the king and minister.
Do Sugi and the guards of Miyang Hall will be imprisoned
for attacking the great general's residence.
Lady Mo Yanghae will be confined to Yulguhun
until the king's return.
You called for me?
Why did you try to silence Hogok?
Don't tell me you do not know.
ls this all because of Jamyung
when the king is away?
l've already warned you that
l wouldn't acknowledge Jamyung as princess.
Puku is my daughter Jamyung, isn't she?
You killed Donggobi and poisoned Hogok
because of that, didn't you?
Life is so simple to you, isn't it?
You became the first queen thanks to me,
and now you want me to find Jamyung foryou?
Jasil!
Do you really want to die by my hands?
And you have the powerto do that?
What?
Not even the king can kill me, let alone you.
Jasil.
The great general is my brother.
l have my guards and the crown princess's guards
under my control.
You'll have to divide Nakrang first if you want to kill me.
Lahee hasn't even returned home.
Why are you so greedy?
Now you want Lahee to come back dead?
So you can give everything to Jamyung without
getting your hands dirty?
Now that l know Puku is my daughterJamyung,
don't try anything foolish.
l feel sorry foryou.
Who'd acknowledge Jamyung as princess?
l gave birth to her. She's a princess.
lt does no good to insist that a peach is a peach.
lt's a peach only when all the officials and
the people agree it's a peach.
Jasil, do not aggravate me anymore.
Who'll acknowledge Nakrang's enemy as princess.
She killed Ha Hogae and Tackhi,
and kidnapped the crown princess?
That wasn't Jamyung's fault.
Lahee's birth was the will of the Heaven.
She was destined to become Nakrang's queen.
She wouldn't die in Goguryeo, let alone allow herthrone
to be taken away by a lowly circus performer.
ls anyone out there?
Did you call for me, Your Majesty?
Escort the second queen to her chamber.
She is not to leave her quarters until the king returns.
l'll go on my own. You may leave.
What are you doing?
l'll excuse myself, Your Majesty.
Did you see that?
Now you know who this palace belongs to.
l'll tell you one way you can make Jamyung the princess.
What is that?
lf you can kill Lahee with your own hands,
Jamyung can become princess.
l'm very curious to see if you can kill Lahee
when you nursed heryourself.
l had no idea...
frightful person you are...
l'll return to my chamber now.
l'm very tired after staying up all night.
Jamyung.
What am l going to do?
Prince.
GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
Had you stayed in the Goguryeo palace,
you could've become the prince's concubine.
and have a better life.
Why did you leave?
You miss him so much that you even dream about him.
Did Prince Hodong urge you to leave?
Because of me?
My leaving the prince...
isn't because of trivial matter.
What?
My destiny to go to Nakrang is what made me leave the prince.
A lowlife like you mentions the word ''destiny.''
So what is this destiny of yours?
lf you're not simply a lowly circus performer who sells laughter,
what is your destiny?
l'll find you some clothes.
Not bad.
l've learned a good lesson from you.
Why didn't you kill me?
l'll see you again on a battlefield somewhere.
This is no way to kill a great general.
MUKBANG, NAKRANG
Your Majesty.
What about the crown princess?
ls there no news from the great general?
No, not yet.
CHOl Ll We're prepared to cross the river.
Ryu ji We're ready to set sail at your command.
HAESl, Time between 9:30 PM- 10:30 PM lf there is no news by ten,
HAESl, Time between 9:30 PM- 10:30 PM we'll cross the river.
Yes, Your Majesty.
GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
Would you forgive the prince?
How many times has it been?
l don't need a son who goes against his father.
Prince Hodong is your successor.
You can't jeopardize his position because of your momentary fury.
l have sacrificed everything so Hodong can succeed me.
l have never sired another child from the queen or
the concubines for all those years.
And l have kept the Biryuna tribe in check.
And will you let those years end up having been in vain?
What will happen to Prince Hodong if you forsake him now?
What will happen to Goguryeo?
Do you want to be incarcerated as well?
That's enough. Leave me.
OSUNJUN / SONG MAESEOLSU'S QUARTERS
Doesn't he know his father better?
But Hodong is right.
Goguryeo will gain nothing by killing Princess Nakrang.
Sometimes to a king, establishing his authority
is more important than ruling his people.
Even so, he doesn't need to compete with his son.
But that's what fathers are like.
He wants his son to be betterthan him,
but he also wants him to be his shadow and continue his legacy.
Hodong landed himself in trouble because he didn't know that.
At any rate, Hodong is another step away from
being crown prince.
Raise Haeaewu to be an obedient boy.
Make sure he doesn't upset his foul-tempered father.
Leave that up to me.
You should bring the five tribes together and
drive Hodong away.
Those of you who guarded the West Gate, step forward!
TAECHU, Soldier
l'm sorry
l can't protect you.
We exist solely for the prince's sake.
We only regret not seeing him succeed the throne.
Let's pay our last respects to His Highness!
Your Highness, please strengthen Goguryeo!
Please be a virtuous king!
Your Highness, please strengthen Goguryeo.
Please be a virtuous king!
NO ENTRY, ANYONE WHO CROSSES THlS LlNE
WlTHOUTPERMlSSlON WlLL BE PUNlSHED BYLAW
You can't do this.
Putting a rope on the gate means...
Minister, will you really confine the prince to this small hall?
HADEOK Be quiet, Taechu,
if wish to continue to serve the prince.
Taechu, tell the prince to reflect on himself until
the king's anger is appeased.
Tell him he must remain quiet.
Your Highness, l'll take the army and
bring back Princess Nakrang's head.
l feel bad for my guards, but l have no regrets.
Your Highness, you've already earned the anger
of the king because of what happened in Luoyang.
You can't infuriate him again.
Bowing to the Chinese emperor and letting Lahee go...
l did both forthe sake of Goguryeo.
Why are you doing this?
No one can live when they infuriate the king.
l might be better dead if l can't express my thoughts,
too busy to cower before the king.
Did you forget your vow to become king?
l'll become king.
A good king. Awise king.
A king who'll save both the people of Goguryeo and myself.
That's the king l'm trying to become.
l hate Puku.
l blame Puku foryou becoming so weak.
Bring Cha Chasung and Hangkai.
lf what the lady-in-waiting said is true,
my purpose is to protect Puku... Princess Jamyung.
l'll go alone.
What can you do by yourself?
You can't do it on your own.
You'll be going up against the second queen.
HANGKAl (lLPUM) You said you wish to be a ''general'' of Goguryeo.
MlCHU, CHA CHASUNG Life is crazy.
You know why metal is attracted to a magnet?
Some have lives like a magnet, and some have lives like metal.
lf the princess was born with a fate like a magnet,
then you and l are metal that follow herfate.
And l'm not destined to be ''general.''
The prince wants you.
What are you wearing?
You're leaving Goguryeo as well?
You jerks.
Did you forget who saved your lowly lives?
They're leaving because they have nothing to gain from you now.
l can't help it if Taechu misunderstands, but that's not it.
Of course.
We feel terrible about leaving at the most
troubled time.
Leave us.
Yes, Your Highness.
l should just...
Did Puku go to Nakrang?
Yes.
She made a promise to me.
She promised to share the bitterness
and pain of life with me.
lf she had to break that promise and leave,
there must be a good enough reason.
Who are Puku's parents?
We do not know.
You're lying.
Your Highness, we'll be leaving now.
When you see Puku, give herthis message.
She can't control life's meeting and parting.
Tell herto wait for me.
l'll go find her, wherever she is.
l'll give herthe message.
Your Highness, l leave without paying my debt of gratitude.
Please become a good king.
Even forthe sake of Puku, please befriend with Nakrang.
l'm coming with you.
Hangkai.
- Soso. - Please.
We're leaving you behind foryour sake.
You don't have to worry about me.
Let me come with you.
Hangkai.
You cannot die for Puku.
SOSO But l can die foryou, Hangkai.
That's why we can't take you.
We're afraid you'll get us in trouble because you only
care about Hangkai.
Let's go.
Boss, Michu... Hangkai.
l'm sorry, Soso.
Hangkai!
Puku...
l won't everforgive you.
Why couldn't you enjoy the good life with the Prince Hodong?
Why are you taking Hangkai away from me?
Overthere!
General!
Princess Nakrang injured her ankle in a fox trap.
She couldn't have gone far.
Go find her.
Yes, sir.
Now!
There is an inn six miles from here.
We'll hide out there until sunset and then leave.
l don't want your help.
DONGGOBl llpum's aunt Homeless!
Crazy lady!
There is an inn not farfrom here.
lt turns into the road to the Paesu River.
You think we can get a boat?
There is a boat used by smugglers.
Then let's get some rest and find a way to get on that boat.
But, Puku...
l mean, we'll find the princess when we go to Nakrang, right?
We'll find her when we go to the palace.
She probably went to see her mother.
Hangkai, what are you doing? Let's go.
You go ahead.
Why?
There's something l need to check.
l wasn't mistaken.
l wasn't sure.
l thought maybe you were the lady-in-waiting.
Lady-in-waiting!
Are you my aunt?
Princess Jamyung and l looked foryou everywhere
in the marketplace and on the cremation grounds.
The princess left for Nakrang.
l'm so nervous...
l don't know where to begin.
When you asked me six years ago in Naebingwan
why l wanted to go to Nakrang, l should've told you the truth.
l regretted not telling you in Luoyang.
l had a lot l wanted to ask if l saw you again.
What was my mother like...
Was she just as beautiful as you?
What was my name?
What did my mother call me...
l'll ask these questions when you get better.
For now...
l can only tell you this for now.
Thank you... for staying alive.
Thank you...
for letting me see you again.
ll...
Pum...
ll...
Pum...
llpum?
Aunt.
llpum... is that my name?
ls that my real name?
ll... pum...
Aunt.
Check the area.
lf Goguryeo's great general is here
Princess Nakrang must be nearby.
Aunt.
You have to stay here.
l'll have to check the inn first.
l'll go find out what's going on.
What's everyone doing here?
How did you...
What are you doing?
Princess.
Being the fools we are, we didn't recognize you.
PAESU RlVER, GOGURYEO
l'm glad the lady-in-waiting is safe.
l know, Princess. lt's all thanks to you.
You insisted she didn't have smallpox, Princess...
l really don't like this.
Just call me Puku, and scold me and yell at me.
What's this ''princess'' business?
l don't feel like myself.
Your Highness, you must live as Princess Jamyung.
l'm going to Nakrang to meet my mother, not to be a princess.
You'll meet your mother,
and get your position back as princess.
Boss.
You've suffered long enough,
being at the death's door many times not knowing why.
You have every right to become princess and
enjoy all the privileges that come with being a princess.
Think of Myori and
all the suffering you've endured until now.
We must correct the wrong.
lt's obvious you'll be in danger when you go to Nakrang.
We'll protect you.
We're weak and powerless,
but we'll protect you with our lives.
lt'll be hard to go together,
since the lady-in-waiting is not well.
l'll go with the crown princess.
We have to move separately.
Yes, Your Highness.
l'm Puku. Your little sister Puku.
We've been together since we were in that little boat.
Don't do this.
l'm so disappointed l could cry.
Princess, in my heart you'll always be my little sister Puku.
But just as it's been my duty to protect you since
l was little, you're my master.
Brother.
We'll open the way foryou.
lt's Princess Nakrang.
Princess Nakrang is getting away.
Get Princess Nakrang.
You, come here.
Great General.
How do you know that?
General, l'm Prince Hodong's bodyguard.
Prince Hodong sent me here
to check up on the princess's capture.
ls that right?
How could l not remember the princess's face when
she's lived in Suyang Hall?
Summon all the soldiers and go after her.
Yes, sir!
Let's go!
Get her! Get her!
Get her!
Your Majesty, fire arrows shot up from across the river.
The princess must be nearby.
Crown Princess.
What about the great general?
BU TUNG, Lieutenant He's not here yet. Please get in the boat.
The king is waiting on the other side of the river.
Father is?
Hurry.
The great general ordered me to get you across the river
as soon as you arrived.
You may go on your way now.
l no longer need your help. l accepted your help
because we were in Goguryeo territory,
but across the river is Nakrang territory.
Do you think my brother, the boss, Michu
and l risked our lives forthis?
l don't have anything else to give you.
No matter what the reason may be, now that you've left
the Goguryeo palace, l don't want you to return there.
Let's go.
Take me to Nakrang.
What?
Please allow me to see the first queen.
Why would you want to meet Mother?
- Halt! -Yes, sir!
Let's go back to the river.
We've been deceived.
We've been deceived by that fat man.
Princess.
You owe me.
Let go.
Whetheryou leave me here ortake me with you,
l'll find my way to Nakrang.
l'll take you, since you insist it,
but l can't guarantee your life once we're there.
l can look out for myself.
The crown princess is back!
The crown princess escaped the Goguryeo soldiers and
returned to Nakrang!
Crown Princess.
Princess.
Father.
l have returned.
Welcome back.
l'm sorry to have you worried and for coming back so late.
Who are you?
Father.
l'm Jamyung.
l've wanted to see you for so long.
l've met Mother before, but l have missed you.
You've been shot by an arrow.
Hang in there.
We'll get that wound taken care of.
Did you cross the river to help the princess?
You're not from Goguryeo.
Her name is Puku.
She's a criminal who killed General Ha Hogae and Takchi.
Tend to Butung's injury.
Take the arrow out of her arm, and lock her up.
Yes, Your Highness.
Open.
And leave us alone.
-Yes, Your Highness. -Yes, Your Highness.
lt's no use saving a human life.
You probably think l'm an ungrateful wench.
Am l going to be punished for killing a Nakrang general?
Then do you think l'm doing this to you out of jealousy
of Prince Hodong?
Are you?
Well...
l don't know.
l don't know what's running in my head.
l warned you...
not to follow me, that l cannot guarantee your life.
Let me meet the first queen.
Why do you persist on seeing my mother?
Crown Princess, if l have to be punished for killing
a Nakrang general, l'll accept it.
l'll accept that punishment after meeting the first queen.
WU NARU'S RESlDENCE
General.
Princess, l should've drunk the wine you gave me
before going to battle.
Wang Hol beat me.
YEORANG How do you feel?
l must be getting old.
The age of Wu Naru is over.
How can you make jokes around?
You must've been really worried.
Did Princess Nakrang safely cross the river?
Yes, but General Wu Naru said something strange to the king.
What did he say?
He said that Puku saved Princess Nakrang and went with her.
What?
The king is returning to the palace with the crown princess?
Any other news?
He's also bringing the criminal who killed General Ha Hogae.
He's bringing whom?
He's bringing Jamyung from Mukbang.
Why won't he just kill the criminal there?
Why is he bringing herto the palace?
How is your ankle?
lt wasn't a serious injury.
The great general saved me.
Don't worry about him.
He's more than capable of finding his way back to Nakrang.
We should leave.
Your mothers must be waiting foryou.
What will you do with Puku?
l heard that
you ordered her killed at General Ha Hogae's funeral.
Her deeds will be weighed,
and she'll be rewarded or punished.
After all, she did help you escape.
But we can't ignore her crime of killing a Nakrang general.
l'll take herto the palace and decide there.
Being at Goguryeo helped me realize how blessed Nakrang
is by Dangun and how beautiful it is.
Lahee, l know you are upset because
l suggested you kill yourself.
lt is true l was a bit upset as your daughter Lahee,
but l also understand that
you made the decision forthe sake of Nakrang.
Hey.
Eat.
Thank you.
There's the criminal who killed General Ha Hogae!
Let's avenge the deaths of General Ha Hogae and
Captain Takchi!
Do Sugi, what are you doing here?
What do you think you're doing?
lt's the king's command.
The king said he'll make you a general
if you bring back her head.
Kill the criminal!
Part 29
WANG JASlL'S CHAMBER, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG So you understand why
l released you from prison?
DO SUGl But the king will punish her
for killing General Ha Hogae.
l don't understand why you want her dead now.
WANG JA-SlL Do l have to explain myself to you?
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
l'll take the crown princess's guards and
kill the criminal named Puku now!
You're doing this for the crown princess.
The safety of the crown princess is in your hands.
l'll keep that in mind, Your Majesty.
ls everything ready?
Yes, Your Majesty.
CHlSO The others left about four hours ago.
They should have arrived by now.
Let's go.
You will go yourself?
Yes.
l can only rest once l see Jamyung dead with my own eyes.
ROYAL PHYSlClAN, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG He threw up the poison,
ROYAL PHYSlClAN, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG but the poison that's
went into his blood streams...
lt was a very strong poison.
You may leave.
Yes, Your Majesty.
HOGOK, Royalty of former Nakrang Army l still have a reason to live.
l won't die this very minute.
MO HASO The king is returning with Jamyung.
l beg you to tell the world that Puku is my daughterJamyung.
What is it?
The second queen has left for Gokpung.
She has?
And a general who was imprisoned
led the crown princess's guards out of the palace.
The second queen released Do Sugi?
Yes, Your Majesty.
My Lady, Puku's life is in danger.
Choi Li's second wife is a vicious woman.
GOKPUNG, NAKRANG
BORYUNG Hey.
BORYUNG Eat.
JAMYUNG (PUKU) Thank you.
There's the criminal who killed General Ha Hogae!
Let's avenge the deaths
of General Ha Hogae and Captain Takchi!
Do Sugi, what are you doing here?
What do you think you're doing?
lt's the king's command.
The king promised you a general
if you kill her.
Kill the criminal!
Kill!
Stop!
Stop it right now!
The king is near!
How dare you make a make an attack?
Stop it right now!
What are you doing? Stop eating and stop them!
Your Majesty.
CHOl Ll Where is that clanging sound coming from?
RYUJl, Minister Angry soldiers are here
to kill Puku, the criminal.
We're ready to leave, Your Majesty.
We'll be too late.
You go ahead and stop the second queen.
Stop the procession.
Please stop, Your Majesty.
What is it?
The first queen said to wait for her.
The first queen is coming?
Why did you come?
You ask such a silly question.
l only came to welcome His Majesty.
Are you that desperate to rid of my daughter?
Your words are dagger in my heart.
Why would you say that when you clearly
know why l am here?
ls that right?
l know why you sent Do Sugi with soldiers.
lt's only natural that the crown princess's guards go
to welcome her back.
lf you're here to welcome Jamyung,
your so-called daughter,
then l'm here to see my daughter Lahee.
Jasil!
She almost died in Goguryeo.
Are you not worried about Lahee?
l hope you don't forget my warning.
l won't forgive you if you do anything rash.
l haven't gone senile yet. l won't forget.
Shall we go togetherthen?
l miss the king and Lahee very much.
And l'm also dying to see that girl.
Stop!
What are you doing?
Drop your weapons now!
Don't stop us.
lt was the king's command!
Minister, his greed for promotion has blinded him.
l'm doing this forthe sake of Nakrang and the crown princess.
Shut your mouth!
The king said he'd discuss her wrongdoings at the palace.
We didn't hearthat command.
We're only following what we heard.
Kill her!
You'll be made general if you kill her!
Do Sugi!
LAHEE (Princess Nakrang)
Stop!
- Crown Princess. - Crown Princess.
We're glad to see you return safely.
Put away your swords.
Your Highness.
She is a criminal who deserves death,
but she has also done service to Nakrang in Goguryeo.
The king will punish her accordingly.
l obey your command, Your Highness.
Let us go.
-Yes, Your Highness. -Yes, Your Highness.
This is why l told you not to come to Nakrang.
The second queen must really want to kill me.
What are you saying?
lf you're curious, ask your mother...
why she wants me dead so badly.
l don't understand your gibberish.
Maybe you've lost your mind.
The king is near.
ls the girl name Puku safe?
l haven't seen her, but there was a criminal in a wagon.
To be concerned about a criminal.
You are truly the mother of our people, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
How dare you interrupt the king's procession?
My son who was working at the fortress construction
in Mukbang was taken to Goguryeo.
l lost my husband who was
guarding the Eunpo Gate, Your Majesty!
Please allow me my revenge by chewing on herflesh!
Your Majesty, please allow us our revenge!
Please kill the criminal, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, please look out
JEONOM / Wang Jasil's guard foryour poor people!
Please kill that wench, Your Majesty!
Kill her, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty, welcome back!
Your Majesty.
You came to personally welcome the crown princess.
Crown Princess, welcome back.
Your return has banished all the worries of Nakrang.
Mother, l'm sorry l worried you.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG Put the criminal in Jeongso Prison for now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
JEONGSO PRlSON, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG - Leave us. -Yes, Your Majesty.
JEONGSO PRlSON, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
We meet again.
Are you that afraid of me, Your Majesty?
Do you know who you are?
Yes.
Donggobi, the lady-in-waiting you were trying
so viciously to kill, told me.
Liar!
She's lying, Your Majesty. Donggobi is dead.
Not only her.
But your brother Great General Wang Hol was
also kind enough to tell me.
Nothing in the world is kept in dark forever.
lt's bound to come out someday.
Do you really think so?
You must've wanted to hide it until the end of time,
but Jamyung is back in Nakrang.
Back in my mother's arms.
You shouldn't have come.
Even a beast longs for its home before it dies.
l'm human. lt's only natural that l find my origin.
Origin...
YEOLSU, Daedong river Your origin was at the bottom of the Yeolsu River.
l'll return you there soon enough.
Your Majesty.
What are you doing here?
The first queen asked forthe criminal.
Why would the queen summon a prisonerfrom confinement?
lf she wants to see a prisoner, she should come here herself!
She wishes to feed her.
Feed her?
QUEEN MO HASO'S QUARTERS JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
Mother.
Crown Princess.
You made all these yourself?
Yes...
Mom.
You did this for me?
When Father ordered me to kill myself...
Although l feel bad for Mother, l thought of you first.
l was worried l made you sad.
When l heard your order to the general to bring me back,
l made a vow to myself that l'd return to you.
l missed you, Mom.
Yes.
l missed you very much too, Lahee.
They look delicious.
l haven't eaten your cooking since l was little.
Eat while it's still warm.
Here.
lt's Father's favorite whale soup.
lt's delicious.
Slow down. You'll burn your mouth.
Mom, l'm curious about something.
Yes?
About that girl Puku.
l told her l couldn't guarantee her life,
since she has sinned against Nakrang.
So l told her not to follow me.
But she insisted that she has to come to see you.
She said that?
Yes, it was very odd.
Why would she come to Nakrang to see you?
Do you know why she'd risk her life to come see you?
My child.
You know that l love you no matter what l say, don't you?
What are you going to say?
Answer me first.
Know that l love you like my own daughter no matter what l say.
You're scaring me.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, the criminal is here.
Puku, why are you...
Mother, why did you bring Puku...?
She saved your life in Goguryeo.
She killed General Ha Hogae, but she did save your life.
l wanted to thank herfor saving your life.
Crown Princess, please excuse us.
Yes, Mother.
The crown princess ate it...
Wait a while. l'll set the table again.
No.
You prepared the food for me.
l'll just eat.
lt's whale meat.
The king enjoys it.
You make it with whale meat and skin...
l hope you like it.
lt's delicious, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty...
l want to show you the scar on my chest...
lt's all right.
lf l believe it's true, it's true.
But if l doubt it, it's only a delusion.
Now l know who you are without seeing it.
My child.
Mother...
My child.
Jamyung... My girl...
You have come a long way to return to your mom.
Like the meaning of your name...
You cried to save your life and returned to me.
Thank you, Jamyung.
Please forgive me.
Please forgive your mother.
Please forgive me for not recognizing you
when l had many chances.
Jamyung...
Mom...
Your calling me ''Mom'' gives me joy.
Jamyung...
My little girl...
Jamyung...
My child...
My daughter...
Jamyung...
My girl.
JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG Please tell me about truth.
What do you want to know?
Who is Puku?
Who do you think?
She's a lowly girl from a circus troupe,
and she's Hodong's bodyguard and a criminal of Nakrang.
No, l don't think that's all.
What else is there?
Why does she insist on seeing the first queen?
What did she mean you were trying to kill her?
l am so confused.
Do you have nothing betterto do?
You're the crown princess!
Mother.
You should bring yourself up to date on state affairs
and pray forthe great general
to return safely, and plan your revenge against Goguryeo.
Maintain your integrity as the crown princess.
You have no reason to worry about a lowly girl.
Jamuk, the time you had mentioned has come.
So Donggobi is alive.
llpum is bringing Donggobi.
Thank you, Donggobi.
Jamyung, l want to make you princess.
l'm overjoyed that l found you, Mom.
l'd be greedy if l wanted to become princess.
lt's only natural to find your rightful place.
You're not being greedy.
But...
l want to make you princess, but l may not be able to.
l have... two daughters.
l know how much you love the crown princess.
Maybe l...
Maybe l'll never be able to prepare new food foryou.
l may only be able to give you food that your sister's eaten.
l didn't come here for new food.
l desperately wanted to know who l was, and after
l found out l was Jamyung, l missed you desperately.
But l realized that's not all.
l don't want to be a burden on you and Father, but...
My fate... fate...
Do you believe in fate?
Child, how can l not believe in fate when you came back?
Fate led me to Nakrang.
There is something l have to do in Nakrang,
but l can't do it as Puku.
YULGUHYUN, NAKRANG That Puku girl came back safely?
YULGUHYUN, NAKRANG Yes, l'm sorry
l couldn't come back with Master.
Hol wouldn't die so easily in Goguryeo.
Don't worry. He'll be back soon.
BUDAL l believe our master will be safe,
but what shall we do about Do Sugi?
MO YANGHAE When the time comes, we'll have him follow his father.
Butung, leave us.
Yes, Father.
Excuse me, My Lady.
What will you do now?
l'll go to the palace tomorrow,
and submit my petition to the king.
l'll request that he make Jamyung crown princess.
But the second queen will do everything to stop you.
Please reconsider whether you're doing the right thing.
Why?
Are you afraid of Wang Jasil?
That's not it.
l can't forgive herfor what she did to our general,
but she cherishes our master and has been good to him...
l'm confused.
Should l get my revenge or be grateful for her kindness?
lt's a simple decision.
lt is a hassle to pay back kindness,
but getting revenge is fun and joyful.
My Lady!
Getting our revenge against Wang Jasil is paying back
Mo Haso for her kindness, so it's all the same.
l hope tomorrow comes soon.
But tonight drags.
Your Majesty! Please kill the criminal!
Please kill the criminal... Your Majesty!
What are you saying?
Say it again.
Prince Hodong angered
the Goguryeo king and has been incarcerated.
According to our spy,
LAHEE'S CHAMBER JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG releasing you against
LAHEE'S CHAMBER JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG the king's command angered him.
PRlNCE HODONG You said that people can't know what lies ahead of them.
Even if we're apart, when you call for me,
l'll come to you no matter where you are.
l didn't think you'd hear me from the palace.
What l can't hear with my ears, l can hear with my heart.
Lahee.
l don't want to see you crying in Goguryeo.
l don't want to see you...
become unhappy.
Do you think...
we can see each other again?
lf you can safely return to Nakrang, we will.
That fool...
He should've come with me to Nakrang.
Prince.
TAECHU, Soldier
Your Highness.
Why are you doing this?
Where are you going?
You can't anger the king anymore.
Don't follow me.
Forgive me.
We can't disobey the royal command.
Hodong is finally ruining himself.
SONG MAESEOULSU'S CHAMBER GOGURYEO He's digging his own grave.
l wonder where the prince is headed...
He's probably out looking for Puku.
That can't be.
How could he lose his mind over a lowly girl when
He wishes to be king?
SONG MAESEOULSU Hodong has lost his mind.
Your Majesty.
Power and love are the same.
They both make people lose their minds.
YANGDEOK l thought the prince was the most cold-hearted man...
A man who desperately wants power can also fall madly in love.
l see.
See?
What did l tell you?
l told you that Puku girl seemed very useful.
Let's go Haeaewu.
HAEAEWU / Song Maeseoulsu's son Hodong's half-brother Let's offer go see Father.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GOGURYEO How should l interpret
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GOGURYEO Hodong's actions?
l have to take it that he's challenging me?
EUL DUJl, Officer of Right That can't be.
He simply went for a ride after being in his room.
CHU BALSO Envoy for southern district But the prince is guilty of
defying the royal command by leaving his chamber.
The queen is here with Prince Haeaewu.
Haeaewu is here to pay his morning respects.
All right. Haeaewu may leave now.
l wish to say a few words to Your Majesty.
l believe that Prince Hodong's release of
Princess Nakrang wasn't an impulsive decision,
but was carefully thought out.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Watch your words, Queen.
l didn't ask foryour opinion.
l'm not trying to speak against the prince.
The great general is also aware of this.
WU NARU Head of National Administration Your Majesty.
How can you point the finger at me?
l know that Puku girl and the gang were involved in
Princess Nakrang's escape.
ls that true?
Yes... lt is true,
but we can't say the prince ordered them...
They were Nakrang's spies.
Your Majesty, do you realize the gravity of your accusation?
Please take your words back.
Tell them.
ls Puku from Nakrang or not?
She is from Nakrang, but...
Hodong had sheltered Nakrang spies in
his chamberfor a long time as his guards.
What would that mean?
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, this means Hodong has other intentions,
and has colluded with Choi Li.
PAESU RlVER, GOGURYEO
Who are you?
You can't cross the river unless you're an approved merchant.
Who are you?
Show me your pass.
Then did you get
the Goguryeo king's permission to go to Nakrang?
WANG HOL l'll fight you that's what you want.
WANG HOL l have to cross the river even if it kills me.
THE BANKS OF PAESU RlVER NAKRANG
Thank you for not killing me.
lt's probably the same reason you didn't kill General Wu Naru.
Even during war, a soldier does not kill a wounded soldier.
May l ask you why you snuck into Nakrang?
l came to see Puku.
Not the crown princess, but Lady Puku?
Will you help me find her?
l can't do that.
But l'll not speak of your being here.
All right.
Prince!
The path l must take is becoming clearer.
Will you and l fight each other as
Nakrang and Goguryeo?
The people gathered in front of the prison last night,
and demanded Puku's death.
l see.
20 warriors have petitioned the king to
avenge General Ha Hogae's death,
and about 2000 troops have gathered to demonstrate.
What about the other prefectures?
Seven southern prefectures remain silent,
probably because of Lady Mo.
But the other eleven prefectures are ready to
submit their petition peryour command.
Let's go and see the king.
They're petitions demanding Puku's death.
Your Majesty,
Younghojangwon takes a different stance.
Younghojangwon petitions that we spare Puku's life.
She is a criminal who killed General Ha Hogae,
but l don't understand why the entire kingdom is
up in arms overthe life of a mere girl.
Your Majesty, the queen is here.
Your Majesty, l have a request regarding Puku.
Not you too.
Please allow me to speak to you in private.
Your Majesty, do you wish me to leave as well?
Leave us, Crown Princess.
Please leave us, all of you.
Queen, say that again.
l must have heard you wrong.
Puku is...
Jamyung.
Mo Haso.
She is Mo Haso's daughter, your daughter...
She's ourJamyung, who we sent down the freezing winter river.
Puku is...
Princess Jamyung,
the daughter of the First Queen of Nakrang.
Donggobi risked her life to write this.
How could this be...
How...
How could this be?
They say that a man can't see what future holds for him.
They say you'll meet no matter what,
if you're destined to meet.
And through the maze of fate, our daughter returned to us.
Do you have proof that she is Jamyung?
Jasil.
What are you doing here? l said to let no one in.
The fate of Lahee and Nakrang depend on this.
Do you have proof that that girl is Jamyung?
lf you do, let me see it.
Donggobi wrote this. See foryourself.
What about this?
You think this piece of ribbon is a proof that Puku girl is Jamyung?
Wang Jasil!
Your Majesty, you must remain levelheaded.
The queen has lost her reason.
Your Majesty, please bring Hogok and
have him verify Jamyung's identity.
Jamyung also knows who she is.
Sungchul, are you there?
Did you call for me, Your Majesty?
Bring Puku and Hogok.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Lady Mo of Yulguhun is waiting to see you.
Tell herto come later.
She said she's here to petition forthe criminal
in Jeongso Prison.
Your Majesty,
lN FRONT OF JEONGSO PRlSON JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG please kill the criminal!
Please kill the criminal!
Chase the people away.
Yes, sir.
Let us go.
You're no longer my slave.
You don't need to show your respect.
l'll send you to yourfatherfor
betraying me when the right time comes.
Hearthe royal command.
Criminal Puku and Lady Mo will enter.
The rest of you, leave the king's chamber.
l obey the royal command.
Minister, even l'm not allowed?
His Majesty ordered you to return to your chamber.
Chiso, you must know.
What do you mean?
What are the two queens and the king trying to hide from me?
Your Highness, l don't know anything.
l'm just a lady-in-waiting.
What is about to transpire in here is neverto leave this room.
The future of Nakrang, the safety of the crown princess,
and the life of my daughter Jamyung depend on this.
Yes, Your Majesty.
l'll keep my mouth shut.
Are you my daughterJamyung?
Yes, Father.
You were injured... due to an unfortunate accident...
when you were a baby.
Show me that scar.
You are Jamyung.
What does that scar prove?
How can a little scar prove she's Jamyung and not a con artist?
Queen!
Words can spread for miles.
Everyone beyond Chunghaehun knows that
Jamyung was stabbed in the chest by my coral hairpin.
l can say that half the people of Nakrang know about it.
Your Majesty, then how would you explain this scar?
lt could well be your scheme to become princess of Nakrang.
How do we know if you didn't inflict the wound yourself?
Jasil, how can you say such things?
Do you not think l can recognize my own daughter?
Why did you not recognize her before
when you've met her many times before today?
Your Majesty, Queen Jasil does have a valid point.
The scar alone can't be a sufficient proof.
Your Majesty, she is Princess Jamyung.
l can guarantee it with my life.
She is Princess Jamyung.
Please dethrone the crown princess,
and make Princess Jamyung the rightful crown princess.
Have you gone mad?
You must have gone senile in your old age.
Bring Hogok.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The great general has returned!
Hogok, the former general of Nakrang, is here.
Teacher.
Teacher?
Listen to her, Your Majesty.
She called this criminal ''teacher.''
Can you still say she's Jamyung?
Your Majesty, Hogok took Jamyung and llpum as
his pupils to avenge his master.
Do you think such coincidence can happen?
A baby who went down the river ended up
in the care of Hogok, of all people.
Who'd believe that?
Please come to your senses, Your Majesty!
Stop infuriating me.
lf this is all made up, then why did you botherto
go all the way to Goguryeo to kill Princess Jamyung?
Why would l? Why would l kill this girl?
l only went to discuss Lahee's wedding.
Do you have any proof?
Enough!
Hogok, l ask you not as a king,
but as a father who wishes to find his daughter.
l know that you hold a grudge against me,
but please tell me the truth, as a man.
ls she my daughterJamyung?
Master!
You came back!
What's going on?
Do you know what Do Sugi did?
He led troops to Yulguhun and tried to harm our lady.
l was only trying to protect Nakrang on Queen Jasil's orders.
l'll accept any punishment you give me.
l'll deal with you later.
Why are you not with the king?
What is going on?
He is questioning Miss Puku for killing General Ha Hogae.
He said to let no one in.
Out of the way.
Hogok, please tell me.
ls she my daughterJamyung?
Why are you laughing?
Answerthe king!
Hogok, please tell the truth.
l know she is Jamyung, but l need your word.
She is...
She is my pupil and...
a poor orphan from Happy Joy troupe...
l ask you, Heaven, what is truth and what is lie?
What is fact and what is false?
The torrent of desire in my heart...
has been put out...
The torrent of desire in my heart...
has been put out...
Teacher.
l'm sorry...
See?
He couldn't say anything.
He does have a small shred of conscience.
He couldn't turn a lowly girl into a princess of Nakrang.
l don't need to hearfrom my teacherthat l'm Jamyung.
What did you say?
Heaven, Earth, you, Mother, Lady Mo and
l all know that l'm Jamyung.
Have you gone mad?
l'm my mother and father's daughterJamyung,
the lost princess of Nakrang.
Jamyung.
Mother, true to the name you gave me,
l cried and saved my life,
and came back to Nakrang with the help of many people.
l had to come back.
You had to come back?
l tried to avoid it.
l missed Mother, but...
But l was afraid of the future l'd face.
l tried to stay in Goguryeo, by Prince Hodong's side...
But fate urged me to return home.
Just what is yourfate?
l have to protect Nakrang.
l thought you were just a con artist, but you're a lunatic.
That's enough.
l can't help it if you don't believe me.
l didn't come here for power and a fancy life.
l came here to protect my country of Nakrang.
l believe you.
Even if everyone else in the world doesn't believe you,
l believe my daughterJamyung.
Mother.
OUTSKlRTS OF NAKRANG
The palace is about 12 miles from here.
Aunt is tired.
DONGGOBl lLPUM (Hangkai) Let's take a break here.
MlCHU Yes, let's do that.
My butt is getting calloused.
CHA CHASUNG
Here.
My goodness... l've heard that some people look alike, but...
You're not Prince Hodong, are you?
ls this the furthest you got?
Your Highness.
What brings you to Nakrang, Your Highness?
You'll be in danger if anyone recognizes you.
Did you come here to find Puku?
Yes, you seem to know where she is.
Let me see Puku.
Your Highness, please return to Goguryeo.
lt'll do you no good to see Puku now.
Why do you think l crossed the border?
Why would l come this far if l were going to
return without seeing her?
Prince.
Where is Puku?
Where is she?
Fine.
Let's say she is Jamyung.
What will that change?
What do you mean, ''what will that change?''
My daughterJamyung will become princess.
Your Majesty, will you let Nakrang divide?
Queen.
You saw how angry our people are.
She sided with an enemy country, and killed people of Nakrang.
They'll never accept her as their princess.
l'll pay for my crimes.
Remember what Jamuk said.
What did he say?
He said that one of Choi Li's two daughters would
bring the fall of Nakrang.
That was your scheme.
l can see it already.
Whether she is Jamyung or Puku,
Nakrang will fall the day she becomes princess.
Part 30
lt was the king's orders.
Crown Princess, please return to your chamber!
LAHEE / Princess of Nakrang How dare you!
You dare block the crown princess's way?
But... No...
BU TUNG
You cannot come in here, Your Highness.
Keep silent. No one can stop me.
Your Highness, you cannot go in.
Don't forget Jamuk's prophesy.
What did he say?
WANG JA-SlL He said that one of Choi Li's
two daughters would bring the end of Nakrang.
MO HASO That was your scheme.
l can see it already.
Whatever she is, Jamyung or Puku,
Nakrang will fall the day she becomes princess.
MO YANGHAE And where are you drawing your reason
MO YANGHAE that Princess Jamyung is the one who'll bring the end of Nakrang?
lt could well be the crown princess.
What?
Are you saying the crown princess will bring Nakrang to ruin?
JAMYUNG (PUKU) Silence, everyone.
CHOl Ll How dare you talk of the fall of Nakrang?
Your Majesty, that wench is trying to frame
the crown princess because of her old grudge against me.
Your Highness.
Crown Princess.
l told you to stay in your chamber.
What are you doing here? Leave at once.
General Wang Hol, Lady Mo, the prime minister,
and even this lowly girl are here.
Why can l can't?
lt was my decision, and l don't need to explain.
Just follow my order.
l'm the crown princess who'll succeed you.
What are you keeping from me?
Crown Princess.
And why did that man with the tattoo on his forehead die?
And what is she doing here?
Please tell me!
Just who are you?
Escort the crown princess away.
Your Highness.
l'll escort her to her chamber.
Let me escort you to your chamber.
General.
l know nothing.
l'm so anxious and afraid...
That l can't even breathe...
lt's as if the ground l stood on caved in.
WANG HOL
You have me by your side.
The ground won't cave underyourfeet.
And even if it does, l'll protect you.
Something very important must be going on
foryou to say something like that.
All the people love and cherish you.
That is your strength.
Uncle.
Thank you for coming back safely.
You said protecting Nakrang was yourfate.
How do you know that is yourfate?
l had a dream.
Dream?
l don't why l dreamed that dream.
Maybe Dangun Wanggeom, who protects Nakrang,
made me dream and see my fate.
But l know it was a prediction.
Tell us about the dream.
Awar broke out between Nakrang and Goguryeo.
The leader of the Goguryeo army was... Prince Hodong.
Did Nakrang win?
Nakrang lost?
l do not want to speak of such a fate.
As you said, l was a lowly circus performer who went hungry
more days than days when l had food to eat.
l wanted to find my parents, and if l could,
l wanted to be happy.
lf l can avoid it,
l'd rather not face the future l saw in my dream.
Stop that nonsense and tell us what happened to Nakrang.
RYUJl, Minister The second queen asked if
RYUJl, Minister Nakrang was defeated by Goguryeo.
On the battlefield...
l was standing alone...
against the army of Goguryeo.
You mean Nakrang lost?
lt seemed...
Nakrang had fallen.
Must we hear more of her gibberish?
She's not just insane. She's a traitor.
l petition that you to punish this traitor with death
who talks of Nakrang's fall.
What a nonsense?
Kill the princess?
Would you let anyone live who speaks of Nakrang's fall
even if she were the crown princess or a queen?
Please do not fight.
Please listen to the reason l came to Nakrang.
Be quiet.
Jamyung.
l will help the crown princess and protect Nakrang.
l said to be quiet!
None of Nakrang's people may utter such words.
Take herto the prison.
Your Majesty.
How can you imprison your own daughter?
You wanted to find your daughter,
but you got yourself a lunatic.
Watch your words!
Just imagine what would happen if our people heard of this.
Either she's a Goguryeo spy or crazy.
Jasil!
Your Majesty.
Mo Haso, l know how you feel, but l'm the father
of 300,000 people of Nakrang before l'm Jamyung's father.
l wish to be alone.
That's enough. You may go.
Yes, Your Highness.
Summon Ryu Ji.
Yes, Your Majesty.
YULGUHYUN, NAKRANG What do you mean Nakrang will be defeated by Goguryeo?
l was so shocked.
l thought my heart had stopped beating.
BUDAL Maybe Princess Jamyung has lost her mind.
Nonsense!
l don't think she was making anything up.
Something tells me she can predict the future.
Then do you think she came to Nakrang
to protect us from Goguryeo?
Whether she is right or wrong, l feel bad forJamyung.
At this rate, she could be found guilty of treason
and killed by Wang Jasil's hands.
What will we do now?
l wanted to keep quiet...
l didn't want to say those horrific things...
lf l hadn't come back, would things have been different?
Then l wouldn't have hurt you or made you cry...
l wouldn't have put a burden on Father.
This day when l feel as if l'm standing on the edge of a cliff
is much more precious than the peaceful days without you.
l'm happy that l can cry with my daughter.
Mother...
Will you acknowledge the wench
who spoke of Nakrang's fall as princess?
At any rate, she is the daughter of the first queen.
Minister, you owe me.
Did you forget the day when you asked me to kill my own brother?
What can l do, Your Majesty?
The chiefs of the eleven prefectures,
excluding the seven southern prefectures,
are on their way to the palace.
They'll petition the king to kill Jamyung.
Support them.
Must you kill the princess?
l'm not trying to kill her. She brought this on herself.
WU NARU'S RESlDENCE, GOGURYEO
YEORANG, WU NARU You'd better not take the queen's side and turn your back on Hodong.
ljust tired of the prince.
l really have.
How can he be so weak?
He's not weak. He has a kind heart.
A dog can have his kind heart.
How can a weakling prince rule
overthe five tribes and strengthen Goguryeo?
Honey.
General!
Wu Naru!
SONG MAESEOLSU'S CHAMBER GOGURYEO
Welcome, Your Highness.
You came.
Hodong colluded with Nakrang...
ls that what you said?
l merely stated the fact.
Do you want to bring
down Hodong that badly?
Do you want to make Haeaewu crown prince that badly?
SONG MAESEOLSU Of course.
l don't think you can understand since you don't have a child.
Do you not remember who saved Haeaewu's life and yours?
Hodong saved you when my brother ordered you killed.
You should be grateful.
Why should l?
Hodong just didn't want to get the blood of
his stepmother and half-brother on his hands.
Sister-in-law!
You cannot understand.
You live a sheltered life adored by your husband.
There is only one throne,
and the prince who can't become king must die!
Fine.
Let's say l don't understand. l'm a princess, not a prince.
But Hodong just went to Nakrang because he missed that Puku girl.
So don't try to frame him.
Power is a rope stretched over a bottomless pit.
lt's not my fault if he falls because he lost his balance.
Sister-in-law!
He must pay with his life when he strays.
lt's Hodong's fault for being seduced by a girl.
KlNG MAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
Your Majesty.
Keep your mouth shut if you're going to tell me
he's gone for a ride.
EUL DUJl, Officer of Right
l have a report from Mansun's gatekeeperthat
the prince was headed toward the Nakrang border.
CHU BALSO / Envoy for southern district Are you certain he's gone to Nakrang?
lt seems that way.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN Send a message to our spies in Nakrang.
Tell them to find Hodong and have him return right away.
Yes, Your Majesty.
l don't know why he crossed the river,
but he defied the royal command when he left.
He may not come back to Goguryeo.
Watch your words. How can you say such things?
Are you saying Hodong took refuse in Nakrang?
That can never happen, Your Majesty.
lf Hodong doesn't want to return, you may kill him.
-Your Majesty. -Your Majesty.
He defied my order and bowed to Emperor Wu.
But l forgave him.
He defied my command and let Choi Li's daughter live.
But l considered his merit at the Eunpo Gate,
and merely confined him to his chamber.
But he defied my command yet again and ran away.
How can l forgive him this time?
Wu Naru.
Yes, Your Majesty...
lf Hodong doesn't want to return, tell him to kill himself.
lf he defies me again, take your army and kill him.
Hodong, do you expect to live after defying the king?
Are you ready to give your life?
My life belongs to the prince.
Go to Nakrang.
You must find the prince before our spies do,
and bring him back to the palace.
TAECHU, Soldier l'll obey your command, My Lord.
lLPUM (Hangkai), CHA CHASUNG How much longer will you follow us?
PRlNCE HODONG Don't mind me. Just go to Puku.
You've been going around in circles for days.
But you won't lose me.
JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
DANGUN SHRlNE
l told you not to disturb me until l return to my chambers.
Your Majesty, you cannot stay here.
The troops' complaints are getting louder,
and the chiefs of the eleven prefectures are here
requesting to see you.
Chiefs of Gimang, Namhan and Rubang Prefectures.
Chiefs of Dunyu, Suseong, Jeomje and Joseon Prefectures.
Chiefs of Jeungji, Tanyeol, Paesu and Wonmi Prefectures.
l didn't summon you.
Why did you come to the palace without my permission?
Forgive me, Your Majesty,
but we have come to make a request.
Even the chiefs of Jeungji and Paesu Prefectures from
along the Goguryeo border have come.
What is your request?
Please kill the criminal in Jungso Prison.
Please avenge the death of General Ha Hogae,
and appease 2500 Nakrang people
who were taken as war prisoners.
Your Majesty, please heed our request.
Crown Princess.
You're a frightening person.
l thought you followed me because Hodong abandoned you,
but you turned the entire kingdom of Nakrang upside down.
Who are you?
Who are you that the queen cooks foryou herself,
and the entire kingdom is thrown into confusion?
Answer me!
l can't tell you who l am,
because the king didn't permit it,
but l can tell you about my future.
l came to save Nakrang.
What?
l came to help you protect Nakrang from Goguryeo.
You must have lost your mind when Hodong dumped you.
You are turning against Goguryeo
because Hodong dumped you?
How can l save my daughter?
There is no way.
Jasil.
l beg you.
Why are you doing this?
The first queen shouldn't bow to the second queen.
Forgive me for going against you,
and please save Jamyung.
Please do not burden the king.
Do not throw Nakrang into confusion.
lt is Jamyung who burdened the king and
threw Nakrang into confusion.
Your Majesty.
Queen, stand up.
Stand up, l said!
ls this your doing?
Did you summon the chiefs?
They're not wrong in their request.
l knew Wang Jasil was some woman,
but you really surprised me.
So why did you kept such woman
in dark all this time?
lf l weren't so great, you wouldn't be here today.
Do you hate Jamyung that much?
Must you break Mo Haso's heart again?
She brought it all on herself.
lt is all Jamyung's doing.
A crime committed in ignorance is still a crime.
Jasil!
She's a criminal who talked of the fall of Nakrang.
She is bad luck.
Consideryour daughter Jamyung dead.
What?
You told me to become king myself if l want power so much.
Did you forget?
How can you say that?
So?
Do you want my throne that badly?
Shall l put the crown on your head
and seat you on the throne?
You can give your throne to Lahee.
Your Majesty.
What is it now?
Angry people are demonstrating in front of
Jungso Prison where Princess Jamyung is.
The crown princess is there as well.
Your Majesty, please kill the criminal of Nakrang!
Please kill the criminal!
Crown Princess!
The mob is growing bigger.
You must return to the safety of your quarters.
l'll persuade the people to return to their homes.
You may go.
Yes, Your Highness.
Do you still want to save Nakrang when
the people are crying out foryour death?
lt's ginseng tea with honey.
You haven't eaten anything since yesterday.
Your Majesty.
Yulguhun is the safest place...
away from the second queen's hands...
and from the angry mob.
What will become of Jamyung?
Even though l am king,
l must not go against the chiefs and the army.
Will you forsake Jamyung?
Even if l defeat them,
l can't ignore the angry cry of the people.
l'll leave Nakrang with Jamyung.
Queen.
l'll go to Mokji or Anya.
We'll leave so we won't be a burden on Nakrang.
Please grant your permission.
YULGUHUN, NAKRANG
This is Yulguhun, my residence.
You'll be staying here until the king instructs otherwise.
You can rest assured, Princess.
You're in safe hands with the great general protecting you.
l heard this is your room, My Lady.
Please address me as your subject.
l can't take your room.
Give me a small room.
Everything in Yulguhun belongs to you, Your Highness.
Thank you.
The seven southern prefectures and l will,
protect you from the second queen.
Just trust me, Mo Yanghae.
Bu Tung, you'll guard from the main gate to the middle gate.
Bu Dal, you'll guard outside the gate.
Yes, General.
Wouldn't it be betterto have Lady Mo's room surrounded?
She'll feel burdened if surrounded by troops.
Right.
- Let's go, Tung. -Yes, Father.
Will you save Lahee orJamyung?
Sister.
You must get rid of Jamyung.
l petition that you punish with death this traitor
who talks of Nakrang's fall.
How can you say that? Kill the princess?
Would you let anyone live who speaks of Nakrang's fall
even if she were the crown princess or a queen?
Sister, l won't let you stain your hands with blood.
What am l going to do with that poor girl?
Why can't you sleep?
Don't try to mobilize the armies of the seven southern prefectures.
Jamyung will die by Jasil's hands if we don't.
The only way is to summon the army.
You can't.
Will you kill Jamyung for Princess Nakrang?
Where are you going?
You couldn't sleep?
You said you'd kill me if l set foot in Nakrang.
l couldn't sleep, since you could come kill me anytime.
You can make jokes?
l felt relieved knowing that l wouldn't die
by your sword this night.
l'm happy that l'll live another day.
Princess, will you be able to kill Hodong?
You must kill him in orderto save Nakrang.
Will you be able to do that, Princess?
Do you believe in my fate?
l have seen Goguryeo up close.
Goguryeo is a strong kingdom.
l have seen with my eyes the army that built
the strong kingdom of Goguryeo on that barren land.
lf you can't kill Hodong,
yourforesight is nothing but a delusion.
Will you be able to kill him? l want to hearyour answer.
Goguryeo is not only strong, but cruel.
lf Nakrang is defeated, the king, the queen,
our people, none will survive under King Daemushin.
l'll ask you again.
Will you be able to kill Hodong with your sword, Princess?
Just as l thought.
General.
To save Nakrang, Father and Mother...
l can't give you my answer now.
Heaven tells me what l should do,
but my heart can't accept it yet.
Did you make your decision... to kill me?
A princess who can't kill a prince is better off dead.
Please marry me, Your Highness.
General.
l already have a wife.
Forgive me, but l'll take you as my second wife.
You are... trying to save me.
l'll ask the king and queen
fortheir permission when day breaks.
Don't do that.
You have your life live.
You married your sister-in-law to save her life.
l'm grateful beyond words foryour effort to save my life...
But your second marriage should be to the woman you love.
How many wives will you have
if you marry every woman who's facing death?
That's not the only reason.
l do want to save your life, but l'm also a man.
That's not the only reason.
You look like you're starving.
You want to eat with me?
You have some appetite.
Puku...
This is so frustrating.
She's the first queen's lady-in-waiting.
Take a good look.
You can't recognize her because she's gaunt
DONGGOBl from all the suffering.
Master, they are...
General.
What are you doing in Nakrang?
l came to... find my sister,
and bring the first queen's lady-in-waiting.
The first queen's lady-in-waiting?
Donggobi!
Your... Majesty...
l... Donggobi...
You came back.
Thank you.
CHlSO
Most of the poison is gone.
Good.
l can't say there won't be any side effects,
but l'll make her some tonic to give her strength.
l believe you'll make her better.
l'll do my best, Your Majesty.
Sit down.
You look a lot like Dalgaebi, your mother.
Did l take after my mother?
Your sharp nose and gentle eyes...
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Don't be embarrassed.
Anyone would cry at the mention of his mother.
l don't know how to thank you for
taking care of Jamyung until now.
You're too kind, Your Majesty.
l want to see my sister...
l mean Princess Jamyung.
You should.
She's staying at General Wang's residence.
Where is Prince Hodong?
Where would the Goguryeo prince be?
He must be at the Goguryeo palace...
Yes, General. He must be in Suyang Hall.
Prince Hodong and l crossed the Paesu River in the same boat.
l see...
We don't know.
l met with the first queen.
Do you know where Prince Hodong is?
They're not from Nakrang, but you are.
And you've lived as Princess Jamyung's brother.
l'm sorry, but what will you do with Prince Hodong?
l want to let Princess Jamyung see him,
since that's what she wants.
llpum and l owe our lives to Prince Hodong.
Do you mean what you say?
Hodong must die to save Princess Jamyung's life
and bring peace to Nakrang.
General.
Sometimes men must turn their backs on loyalty and
kindness to protect something precious.
l'll come back in an hourforyour answer.
Just think about the princess.
What is your request, General?
l wish to propose a marriage to Princess Jamyung.
Hol!
You're to be Lahee's husband.
l first met the princess at Taesangwan,
and dared to fall in love with her.
Please grant this marriage.
This is nonsense!
How can you love her?
Queen, stay quiet.
Do you mean it?
Yes, Your Majesty.
What do you say to this, Lady Mo?
A person must know when to leave.
l'll leave my position as his first wife and
return to my hometown.
You can't do that.
l have to honor my loyalty and morals.
No matter how we came to be husband and wife,
Mo Yanghae is my first wife.
Forgive me,
but l dare to ask forthe princess as my second wife.
Bring Jamyung.
We should be very grateful.
The king and l are so relieved.
Why? You're not happy with his marriage?
Mother, l'm already married.
Who is he?
Who did you marry?
l can't tell you.
ls it Prince Hodong?
When Lahee told me he took you in as his bodyguard,
l thought maybe Prince Hodong had feelings foryou.
lt wasn't a proper ceremony, but...
Forget him.
You said yourfate was to kill Prince Hodong.
Mother.
Jamyung!
70,000 Joseon people lost their lives to win
Nakrang's independence.
You do not know how your father built this kingdom,
but l witnessed it.
Forget Prince Hodong.
l know.
Loving someone is like building a mountain in your heart.
You must marry the great general.
That's the only way
you can accept yourfate and protect Nakrang.
DANGUN SHlRNE, NAKRANG
Here, General Wang Goeng and l slashed our hands
and pledged to win the independence of Nakrang.
This is where the Kingdom of Nakrang took its first step.
Before l'm yourfather, l'm the King of Nakrang.
l must care for lives of 300,000 Nakrang people
before l look afterthe life of my daughter.
And the people cry for your death outside the palace.
l'm sorry to burden you like this.
l plan to give your hand to General Wang Hol in marriage.
l have to give you up to prevent the separation of Nakrang.
Since l can't protect you,
l'll leave you in the great general's hands.
lf you truly came for the sake of Nakrang,
then help the great general and protect Nakrang from Goguryeo.
Father...
Hangkai...
l mean, llpum, are you really going to do it?
Yes.
He may be a criminal in Nakrang, but he's our savior.
How can we put the prince in danger?
l was born to protect Princess Jamyung.
MlCHU Even so... This is wrong.
lf Nakrang doesn't exist, the princess doesn't either.
But...
Yes, l feel bad, but what can we do?
The great general is right.
lf we can save only one life, it can't be the prince's life.
The princess has some pathetic fate.
Puku...
wants to see you.
Really?
DO SUGl
What are you praying for?
Prince Hodong came to Wanggeom to see you.
ls that true?
Yes, get ready.
l can't go.
You have to go.
You must meet Prince Hodong forthe sake of Nakrang.
Just what are you thinking?
l fulfill my duty as the great general of Nakrang
to prevent the fall of Nakrang.
l'll escort you to meet Hodong.
We're not at war.
You'll kill Prince Hodong, who came here all alone?
l can't help you.
l'm a man, the great general.
Do you think l like resorting to this cowardly trick?
Please let him go back.
Were you joking when you said yourfate was to save Nakrang?
What good will facing Hodong do
after all our people have died?
General.
How will you save Nakrang
if you can't even get a man out of your heart?
Do you just want to play the heroine?
Then why did you cross the Paesu River?
You should've stayed with Hodong.
Prince Hodong?
l saw him with my own eyes.
l recognized him right away.
Bu Tung took 90 soldiers from Younghojangwon
on the great general's orders.
Will we...
see each other again?
lf you return to Nakrang safely, we will.
Come to Nakrang to see me.
All right.
You kept your promise.
You risked your life to come see me.
l doubted your love for me until now.
l'm sorry.
Forgive me.
Are you ready?
Can l trust you, Princess?
For my father and mother... Forthe Kingdom of Nakrang...
And forthe 70,000 people who lost their lives.
l won't run away.
l trust you.
You came.
l didn't even blow the horn...
But l heard it.
Liar.
You didn't blow it with your mouth,
but you blew it with your heart.
That's why l came.
Why did you come?
You're in danger here.
To take back my bride.
l couldn't stand a day without you.
Why did you leave me?
Because l found something more precious.
Did you find your mother?
Did you see her?
Good.
Then let's go back.
lf you're worried about your mother,
we can take her back to Goguryeo with us.
l will take good care of her. She's your mother.
The person more precious than you...
is not Mom.
lt's General Wang Hol.
l'm...
going to marry him.
Puku.
l have to kill you.
You must remove you from my heart completely.
You're so generous to Puku, but why are you doing this to me?
l was foolish. l'll be your shadow.
l'll conquer Nakrang.
Please abandon me.
This is the last chance.