Part 36
KYUNGHEE HALL JlNYANG PALACE
BU TUNG
DONGGOBl / HADEOK l'm worried His Majesty hasn't been eating at all.
l'll take care of his meals.
Please convey our gratitude to the queen.
TROOPS MASSACRED ATEUNPO WU NARU SOLE SURVlVOR
KlNG DAEMUSHlN
EUL DUJl lt's fortunate that the great general survived.
Bring Hodong.
CHOl Ll'S OFFlCE JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG Maybe the food doesn't agree with him.
Or he's worried that we'll poison him.
BUDAL He lost his appetite
after seeing Jamyunggo with his own eyes.
MO YANGHAE He wouldn't attend the banquet orthe wedding
and now he won't even eat.
MO HASO You shouldn't concern yourself
MO HASO of such a rude guest.
Let's celebrate our victory.
Let us.
LAHEE May l toast to the priestess?
JAMYUNG
The priestess whose duty is to save lives
has stained her hands to save Nakrang.
l can't thank her enough.
Thank you.
Crown Princess.
Please continue to protect Nakrang in the future.
Good work Priestess.
lt is His Majesty and the crown princess
who protect Nakrang not l.
WANG HOL You're right
but we couldn't savorthe victory today without your help.
l'm also very grateful.
What is it?
The King of Goguryeo wishes to see Prince Hodong.
He says he'll return to Goguryeo right after
WANG JA-SlL meeting with the prince.
Let them meet.
Shouldn't we have someone spy on them?
RYU Jl This is an opportunity to confirm the prince's loyalty.
CHOl Ll He's meeting his son.
We shouldn't eavesdrop on a king's conversation with his son.
lf you can't trust Prince Hodong l'll ask him myself.
Your Majesty Prince Hodong of Nakrang is here.
PRlNCE HODONG
Please come in. His Majesty is waiting.
Thank you.
He orders that they be left alone.
l finally offer my greetings to you.
ls life good at Nakrang?
lt's a fertile land.
None of their people goes hungry even during winter months.
So is Choi Li good to you?
l'm sure his two wives are good to you as well.
You're their only son-in-law.
They can't be like your stepmother in Guknae Palace.
Ratherthan being the king of barren Goguryeo
where hundreds of people die during the winter months
maybe you're better off being Choi Li's son.
l didn't come to Nakrang to become his son.
Yes, King Choi Li is a virtuous king
and the two queens are kind to me.
My own mother couldn't have been kinder.
lt tortures me to think l'll have to invade Jinyang Palace
and bring death to them with my own hands.
Do you take me so heartless?
Then why don't you stay in Nakrang?
Why must you return to Goguryeo?
Do you really not know why l'm at Nakrang
by overcoming many
life-threatening incidents and by striking Eul Duji?
Do you want to become the King of Goguryeo that badly?
Just as you adore Haeaewu you had adored me.
l found my strength to survive until now in that love.
l want to be adored by you once again.
Once again l want you to acknowledge me.
Once again l want to bring a smile to yourface.
HANSU / Han river DONGRYOSU / River that flows into Hyundogun and Buyeo Why can't you see
HANSU / Han river DONGRYOSU / River that flows into Hyundogun and Buyeo
my love foryou and
my desire to succeed you?
You can't go in Your Highness.
l have to pay my respects to him as his daughter-in-law
since he won't stay forthe wedding.
You're most right but please understand that
they have things to say in private.
Please return.
This is Jinyang Palace.
l'm certain you wouldn't stop me.
You're far but Haeaewu is near.
You have no power but the Biryuna tribe is powerful.
Hodong.
l'll give you one more chance.
You must conquer Nakrang with your own hands and
bring it to me.
l will.
Jamyunggo will be your stumbling block.
But l'm sure there will be a way.
Heaven gave Choi Li a bull not a drum.
Be it a mystical bull or not there must be men who
used its hide to make the drum.
Find them.
Just how did they make the drum sound by itself?
Find that out.
Father.
Who's there?
Why would a crown princess resort to spying?
l heard you'd be returning soon so l came to bid you farewell.
l did not hear anything Your Majesty.
lt's most regrettable that you can't stay forthe wedding.
Hadeok present the gift from the princess.
WANWOLHUN Yeorang Hodong's aunt's chamber Yes Your Majesty.
The Princess of Goguryeo sends a wedding gift to
the crown princess.
Please thank herfor me.
l wish you a safe trip home.
Thank you.
l'm sorry we didn't even have a chance to share a drink.
l'll escort you to Jungwang Gate and General Bu
and his troops will escort you to the Paesu River.
The bronze sword the bronze mirror and the bronze bell
the three mystical objects Hwangwoong received from
Heavenly King Hwanin where do you think they are now?
Mystical objects exist to disappear.
Let us go.
Have a safe trip home.
Your Majesty have a safe journey.
Jamyunggo was a pleasant sight.
Let's go.
WANG JASlL'S CHAMBER JlNYANG PALACE
What did Hodong and Muhyul discuss?
Nothing much.
ls that true?
Yes.
He chided him for seeking asylum in Nakrang.
From what l heard of Muhyul he'd have killed Hodong.
Despite his quick temper
he's not foolish enough to kill a man in our palace.
HOEJUNG HALL JlNYANG PALACE
l'm so curious to know how Jamyunggo sounds by itself that
l want to tear it to look inside.
Maybe it's because l don't like the priestess
but ljust can't bring myself to like the drum.
But l can't destroy Jamyunggo whether it's made by
men or Heaven because it protects Nakrang.
You said you didn't hear anything but you heard everything.
l didn't hearthe important part.
When Fathertold you to find the secret behind Jamyunggo
l didn't hearyour answer.
Jamyunggo's existence is a great threat to Goguryeo.
Even though he has forsaken me
it's natural for Fatherto give me such a command.
l want your answer not how he felt.
Even if you hadn't come at that moment
l couldn't have given him an answer.
l'm the Prince of Nakrang not the Prince of Goguryeo.
Don't forget that.
SUYOUNG HALL JlNYANG PALACE
Priestess.
Did the King of Goguryeo leave?
Yes.
He didn't seem to be able to believe in Jamyunggo
even after seeing it.
He just doesn't want to believe.
Proud and stubborn men are more fearful inside
even though they don't show it.
They have more to lose.
l should've ordered ourtroops to kill Wu Naru as well.
l'm afraid he'll come back to haunt us later.
The great general the pride of Goguryeo
was humiliated and ran away alone.
lt'll serve to establish Jamyunggo's power.
NAKRANG MARKETPLACE You have all heard about the best show in town
Jamyunggo presented by Happy Joy Troupe haven't you?
We saw it already.
- There's a new story. - Sure it has.
What else is there besides the mystical bull?
You have no idea.
Have you heard the story of Wu Naru
the foolish and brainless great general of Goguryeo
who ran scared senseless by Jamyunggo at Eunpo?
Really?
And when we entered the forest the sky became dark
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE thunder roared and
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE lightning struck out of nowhere.
WU NARU As ourtroops were being killed by traps
men wrapped in white cloth appeared.
CHU BALSO What were they?
l couldn't tell if they were ghosts or humans.
That's nonsense!
How could you not even tell if they were ghosts or humans?
ljust couldn't tell!
SONG OKGU And to think we have such an idiot
for a great general.
Your Majesty please allow me to kill myself.
General!
l have already become the laughing stock of Goguryeo.
You'll have other chances to kill yourself in the future.
But for now we have to figure out what to do with Jamyunggo.
Concentrate on that.
Your Majesty!
JUMONG TEMPLE GOGURYEO Hadeok.
Could it be a delusion.
what l'd witnessed?
Could Jamyunggo be just a delusion?
You're a sagacious man Your Majesty.
You couldn't have seen an illusion.
lt has to be a delusion!
Let's say it was a delusion!
But the sound that thundered in my ears.
Just what was that?
Bring Song Okgu.
SONG MAESEOLSU'S CHAMBER
All right. You go ahead.
Chief His Majesty is waiting.
But he's waiting in King Dongmyeongsung's shrine.
l will cleanse myself before l go.
l'll inform His Majesty.
SONG MAESEOLSU Father what do you think he wants?
Muhyul...
Take Haeaewu.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Prince please come with me.
HAEAEWU Grandfather l'll go practice my sword.
Prince.
You must become the best swordsman in Goguryeo and
make your grandfather happy.
Yes.
Let's go.
He has never called anyone else to the shrine except
Eul Duji and Hadeok.
His Majesty is scared of Jamyunggo.
A mere drum can't scare him.
lt's not just a drum.
lt's a mystical drum a threat to Goguryeo.
You believe in that sort of thing?
The king and the great general witnessed it.
l have to believe it too.
Even if it's made by Choi Li and not by Heaven.
Now...
The time has come for me to settle things for good
with Muhyul for my grandson's sake.
l, Song Okgu, the chief of the Biryuna tribe have
come at your beckoning Your Majesty.
The chief of the Biryuna tribe.
Father-in-law do you know why l asked you here?
You wish to make a deal with me.
You're a smart man.
l'm listening Your Majesty.
l want the army of the Biryuna tribe.
Will you invade Nakrang?
A mystical object feeds on fear.
Before the rumor of Jamyunggo spreads throughout Goguryeo
before it eats away at our army's morale
l must conquer Nakrang.
Why did you not kill Hodong in Jinyang Palace?
Look Father-in-law.
Dojeol, Haemyung.
l haven't forgotten what happened to my brothers.
Killing Hodong won't do Haeaewu any good.
Did you forsake Hodong completely from your heart?
How dare you test his king?
Will you give me your army or not?
Prince Haeaewu controls the 7000 troops of the Biryuna tribe.
Promise me you'll make him crown prince
and l'll give you my army.
Why do you continue to doubt me?
Why can't you see my love foryou and my desire to succeed you?
SPRlNG THE FOLLOWlNG YEAR
Your Majesty we are almost ready.
You look like the bride.
YULGUHYUN NAKRANG Stop that!
YULGUHYUN NAKRANG l've already married two brothers.
Should l marry for the third time?
Spring is the best time for wedding.
Beginning of new life lt's a good time.
Although the crown princess must've had a hard time waiting.
The priestess has warned us to be wary of an
invasion by Goguryeo afterthe hostile manner
in which the King of Goguryeo returned.
We had no other choice but to delay the wedding.
What's there to worry about when we have Jamyunggo?
We have nothing to fear now.
Nice.
lt's the day you've been waiting for
but you don't look too happy Your Highness.
TAECHU
Maybe it'll be easierfor you to approach Jamyunggo
once you're married.
ls it because of the priestess?
ls there no way to find out who Puku's parents are?
lt's as if a big boulder is blocking our way.
They must be keeping the secret under a very tight lid.
You look beautiful Crown Princess.
As if an angel came down to earth
she looks like you Your Highness.
Yes, you look very beautiful.
Almost too good for Prince Hodong.
But where is the first queen today?
Queen is nowhere
to be seen on the crown princess's wedding day.
She must be in Suyoung Hall.
She must've gone to pray.
She didn't go there to pray.
She went to console the priestess.
Leave us.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Do you know why the first queen would console the priestess?
l'm your daughter. l'm not stupid.
Just what do you know?
l know why you tried so desperately to kill the priestess
and why the priestess is so precious to the first queen.
Lahee.
l've known all along that Puku is Jamyung.
Does Mo Haso know that you know?
Yes.
SUYOUNG HALL JlNYANG PALACE
Your Majesty.
You must be busy with wedding preparations.
What brings you here?
lt is most important that l come here.
l did not come here today to see the priestess
but as my daughterJamyung.
Not as the first queen but as a mother who
couldn't even make a wedding robe for her daughter.
Mother.
You must be very sad.
l'm all right.
A priestess has a feeling as a woman.
You cannot be all right.
l'm all right.
l can imagine how my daughterJamyung would feel
not the priestess.
l'm trying to be all right.
l have to be all right Mother.
lf loving someone is like building a mountain in your heart
you are demolishing that mountain in your heart today.
Don't be sad.
lf you cry like this it'll break my heart even more.
l'm sorry l couldn't let you be with the man you love.
Just one day...
Just one day out of life.
l'll cry as Jamyung not the priestess of Nakrang.
Just fortoday.
l'll cry as Jamyung in your presence.
Jamyung...
Mom.
Thank you for your blessing.
Thank you.
Bring the crowns.
You have to be happy.
Thank you Your Majesty.
Hodong you have finally become my son and a son-in-law.
You're most gracious Father.
Dear Dangun with Heaven's blessing
the Crown Princess of Nakrang and Prince Hodong have wed
and have become husband and wife.
Hail to the crown princess!
Hail to the prince!
Hail to the crown princess!
Hail to the prince!
Hail to the crown princess!
Hail to the prince!
lsn't Nakrang beautiful?
Athought just came to my mind.
Maybe l don't have to become king.
Maybe it'd be nice to live with you like this.
lt'd be nice to live as a good man a good husband to you.
SONG MAESEOLSU'S CHAMBER
There was a wedding at Nakrang.
Hodong has finally gained Nakrang as his in-laws.
A lowly refugee has become the Prince of Nakrang.
His Majesty hasn't promised to make Haeaewu crown prince.
He's taking longerthan l expected to give an answer.
The rumor of Jamyunggo is spreading daily.
lf...
lf the king still hasn't given up on Hodong
that would explain everything.
l'm worried for Haeaewu.
Then it's one orthe other.
Who'll give him Nakrang first?
ls it Hodong or the Biryuna tribe?
Father.
Nakrang is a powerful kingdom
and now they even have Jamyunggo.
Hodong can't possibly do anything by himself.
Shouldn't we send a congratulation message?
Not only because of Prince Hodong but because
it's the royal wedding of our neighboring kingdom.
You should send a letter.
Send a letter.
Hodong...
Hadeok are you there?
Did you call for me Your Majesty?
Get Boruk. l have to send a letterto Hodong.
What is the meaning of your letterto Prince Hodong?
Just as you saw.
Destroy Jamyunggo.
l am too flurried and befuddled.
l feel as if the room is spinning.
Your Majesty you don't.
You don't...
You guessed correctly.
Hodong went to Jinyang Palace to bring fall on Nakrang.
Your Majesty.
Have a pleasant dream.
lt'd be wonderful if you have a dream about
giving a grandson to His Majesty.
Mother.
You're so impatient.
You can't expect a grandchild on the wedding day.
We need a strong heir to have a strong royal family.
And we need a strong royal family for a strong kingdom.
All the men in the palace aren't happy with
the prince fortaking the princess away from them.
l don't know if he can make it back
to the wedding chambertonight.
Yes.
Crown Princess as you chose your spouse
you have to be happy.
Thank you.
lt's the wedding night.
Go and enjoy yourself.
You're most gracious Your Majesty.
You too Chiso.
Thank you Your Majesty.
Donggobi.
Donggobi!
Will you have a drink with me?
Why?
So you can poison wine this time?
CHlCO Such is the life of underlings.
We have no will or feelings of our own.
We live and die at our masters' will.
l'm letting it go because l understand your situation.
But that doesn't mean l forgive you and
am willing to have a drink with you.
So don't be so shameless.
You don't know anything.
Shall l have died to save your life?
That idiot.
She was cursed with a long life just like Princess Jamyung.
Lahee says she knows about Jamyung.
lt's only natural the sisters know about each other.
Jamyung would've been better off if she hadn't known.
You raised her but Lahee is my daughter.
She takes after me so she has to have what she wants.
And she can't stand losing what she has.
Make sure Jamyung doesn't go near Hodong.
When she decided to live for Nakrang and became a priestess
she released Hodong from her heart.
With time l believe that Lahee will come to understand Jamyung.
lt wouldn't be human to have a one-track mind.
lLPUM
You smell of alcohol.
Then l'll sleep in another room.
Be easy on your husband.
Why did you fall in love with Puku?
That's not a suitable subject fortonight.
We'll become husband and wife tonight.
l want to talk about it now and put it behind us.
l liked her strength.
You're someone who doesn't know pain
and l'm a man who lives with pain.
And Puku.
And it seemed like Puku was someone who overcame pain.
l think that's why l liked her.
l hope you'll know that the person in your present
is more important than the person in your past.
Just remember who is with you now.
Who will stay with you until the last day of your life.
Because l'm the one who'll stay with you until the end.
So you will only look at me.
Do you believe.
l'll make you happy?
l've already told you.
l'm more than happy already.
The others must still be celebrating.
The whole kingdom is celebrating tonight.
But why do you look so lonely?
That's not true.
l'm also sad.
Or maybe Prince Hodong might be feeling lonely too.
You smell of liquor.
Yes.
l do. But l'm not drunk.
Or maybe l am.
Or maybe l want to act drunk.
l'll bring you some honey tea.
Have some tea before you leave.
Miss Gilsang.
To me you can be neitherthe priestess nor Princess Jamyung.
You can't even be Hodong's Puku.
To me you're Miss Gilsang.
What are you doing in the shrine?
What is a shrine?
lt's a place where one is consoled and loved.
Whetheryou're Princess Jamyung the priestess
or someone who's dead to the world.
lt doesn't matter.
From Taesangwan to Mount Harap.
and to this very place
l have seen all your pain and suffering.
Please let it go now.
Jamyunggo was completed.
We won't be defeated by Goguryeo.
Resign from your duties as the priestess and come to me.
Please marry me.
Please let Hodong go and be happy with me.
My heart aches for yourfeelings.
l have also longed for someone
so l understand how you feel.
But...
l'm most sorry l am the object of yourfeelings.
General.
l can barely keep my feelings hidden.
Jamyung the priestess is barely holding back
Puku's desire to run to the prince.
So please try to understand.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO ln Jolbon and in Guknae Palace
KlNG DAEMUSHlN'S OFFlCE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO and now in Nakrang.
Why do you throw the prince into the jaws of death?
ln orderfor him to protect himself from Song Okgu
and not be pushed out by Haeaewu
Hodong must overcome much worse things.
lf someone finds Boruk before he finds the prince
the prince's life will be in danger.
l know that.
But this is the only way.
How else am l going to deliver my command to
Hodong if not through Boruk?
He must destroy Jamyunggo tonight when the whole kingdom
is bustling with the wedding celebration.
Do you know of another way to reach Hodong tonight?
This is another burden he must shoulder.
A hawk is circling the palace?
l think it's Boruk.
Do you know Boruk?
l saw Taechu summon it once in Simbeon.
Can you read?
A little.
l learned a little from my teacher in Harap.
l was waiting for Puku.
to call me again.