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Episode 24
- Crown Prince So Hyun? - Yes, Your Majesty.
- Crown Prince So Hyun did a big bow? - Yes, Your Majesty.
- Do you want me to bring him inside, Your Majesty? - Does he not have legs?
If he came to see me, then he would've come inside already.
Your Majesty, if he's standing outside looking at your room, doesn't he long for his father?
What do you know?
How dare you, fool!
- Your highness! - Let go!
Before you tried to change the world, you should have thought of your father.
Tell him to come inside.
Let's hear what he has to say.
See you fool! He didn't come to see his father, but probably came to see my court.
Yes, that's right! Since he heard I was getting acupuncture
he probably thought I had a fatal disease. He was curious about that.
Oh it itches! It itches!
You mean the crown prince was at his father's until just now?
Yes, your highness.
The view of him not being able to go in...
That's enough! Who told you to add your commentary?
Don't say anything to the prince. Don't tell him I called for you and asked questions.
Yes, your highness.
Should I prepare something for you, your highness?
Isn't this fascinating? They say this is the world that we live in.
The Westerners are lying. How can the world be round?
What's more fascinating is that they even name each star.
Prince So Hyun, what fascinates you the most about Western civilization?
God. They claim people are living in heaven.
They say the son of the God died and resurrected to life again.
Those are all made-up lies too! The son in heaven is our former emperor.
You must've been taken by their charm after you met a Western bride.
We need to kick out all those Westerners in Peking.
They keep on saying that their god is the one in heaven, not our former emperor.
Our Maju is uncivilized.
You need to learn the culture of the Manchus and the Westerners
in order to build a heaven.
That is correct.
If you were to return to Joseon, what kind of nation do you want to build?
I will help you with anything, so tell me what you think.
First, a nation with a class divide.
I want take all the good things from the West and build a new nation.
Then take this with you. Since the world is round, we are not individual nations.
Why are you saying this now? If you saw the hat hanging on the post
you should've ran here and told us immediately.
- I'm so sorry! I was distracted for a minute. - You shouldn't have been distracted at such a time!
You can stop now. What could possibly happen at this late hour?
Your highness, I will call for the guards immediately and bring Sook Won.
Stay quiet! I mean that you should go by yourself and bring her here.
Yes, your highness.
- What's the matter? - Kim So Yong told me to talk to you if an emergency arose.
Tell me.
- All right. - My Lady.
Keep your mouth shut about it.
There's nothing here.
I swear I saw the hat hanging with my own two eyes.
- Where are you going? - I have an order to see Kim So Yong.
- I was told by the queen to let no one...
Court Lady Lee, are you sleeping?
I'm Court Lady Chung from the palace.
Bring the light in here!
My Lady!
What exactly is the king doing? When is he going to get me out of here?
The queen sent someone to bring over Lee Sook Won.
Tell her to do whatever she wants! Does she think I'll actually bow down to her then?
Wait, what did you just say? Bring Court Lady Lee to the palace?
Don't worry too much. I was told by Nam Hyuk to tell you that.
What do you mean don't worry? The queen must've found something.
Isn't that why she's having the Court Lady Lee brought over?
Just know that's what is happening.
Hey! Hey, Court Lady Kim! How could you get up without knowing what Court Lady Lee might say?
Do you think if I die, I'll die by myself? I'll die, you'll die, and we'll all die together!
Don't worry. I made sure she stopped breathing and left her hanging from the ceiling before I left.
You did a good job.
That should be enough money for you to live on for the rest of your life.
Thank you, sir.
Go live somewhere far where I can never see you.
- Excuse me? - Don't you know what I mean?
What I mean is that the next time I run into you, I won't let you live.
I understand, sir.
- He's probably running away like crazy right now. - Sir, what about getting rid of him all together?
If my plan goes accordingly, who do you think will be the last one standing?
It'll be Yam Jun.
At the end, she and I may have to battle one another.
I have to leave small pieces of leverage to use against her
so I don't get betrayed later on.
I was one step too late, your highness. Kim So Yong definitely caused the death.
Court Lady Lee has no reason to commit suicide.
Tell the guards to investigate her cause of death.
- Bring Kim So Yong here. - Huh?
I'm going to personally ask Kim So Yong.
Bring Kim So Yong outside.
What are you waiting for? Hurry and bring her outside.
Yes, My Lady.
Open the door! I said hurry up and open the door!
Open the door! Hurry up and open the door!
How dare you! I gave birth to two of the king's children. My body is precious!
Do you think the king will just let me die like this?
My chest is tight! King Injo, please save me!
What crime have I committed for you to treat me like this?
- What are you doing? Hurry up and bring her out! - How dare you talk to me like that!
Did your boss tell you to do that? Fine! Do as you please!
If she wants to ask me about my crimes, I will walk there myself.
But if I go and she cannot prove I committed any crime
I will attack her and pull out all her hair myself! Fine! Let's get going!
What? Are you afraid? You must be afraid now that you'll charge someone who's innocent.
- Take her away immediately! - I said that I'd walk there myself, didn't I?
What are you going to do if you somehow can't prove that Kim So Yong isn't guilty?
There isn't a place that Kim So Yong cannot reach.
They even say that she has eyes on the walls of the palace.
I have to overpower her today so those who fear her will no longer be loyal to her.
If you're going to find me guilty, you'll need to have proof.
If you can't prove me guilty, then you'll need to step down from your post and leave the palace.
Do you understand, Queen Jang Ryul? If I don't die, you will have to step down from the throne.
What are you doing? Why don't you start?
Now that you actually tied me up, you must be scared.
- Kim So Yong! My Lady! My Lady! - I all the whole poison! Why is it not working?
- Good job. I left the cure with the court lady. - Cure?
Don't worry! I will not die like this!
What are you saying? The queen has her tied up and is questioning her?
I don't really know but it seems that the queen had something to ask Kim So Yong.
Didn't you hear that she's tied up and being questioned?
Get ready to leave. I'm going to go to the queen.
Your Majesty, I'll go first and find out the details.
Get out of the way!
If you meddle in the queen's affairs, you'll be laughed at!
- Laughed at? You! - Kill me instead and go.
You're making me a laughing stock instead! I told you to get out of the way!
- You can't go, Your Majesty! Kill me first and go! - Don't you see the queen is insulting me?
- Let go! - I can't, Your Majesty!
- Why are you so strong? Let go! - No, you can't, Your Majesty!
Did she fall asleep after calling me here? Why aren't you answering, Queen?
Now that you brought me here, do you regret it?
To say I'm guilty, you're afraid of the king's wrath...
But to just let me go would be to embarrass yourself.
So you should've thought carefully before bringing me here.
How could you come here without doing anything?
Why didn't you stop the queen?
Nothing will happen.
If the queen, in her anger, lays a finger on Kim So Yong's body, then...
Then even she will be punished.
Surely she wouldn't...
torture her.
Why aren't you saying anything after bringing me here?
Do you feel guilty now that you're actually going to frame me for a crime?
Do you still not know what you have done?
No matter how much I think about it, I still can't think of what I have done wrong.
So why don't you just tell me?
Really?
Bring it over here.
Do you know what this is?
It's the suicide note that Lee Sook Won left before she died.
Do you know what this letter says?
Do I have magical powers that I'd be able to know what's written on that letter?
The king was going to kill her but I let her live and safely leave the palace...
Lee Sook Won must be trying to repay me by making me an enemy.
Fine, let's hear what Lee Sook Won wrote and accused me of.
Actually...
I can't read a single letter.
So could you, Queen Jang Ryul, read it for me?
The words here are too horrible to be said out-loud.
I was thinking if you confessed to your crimes on your own
I would be easy on you since you are a royal consort and had two of the king's sons.
However...
Even though we've come this far, you've yet to feel repentant.
So I have no choice but to reveal your crimes.
Your highness! Your highness!
- She must be having a spasm! - What do you mean spasm?
Once a month, Kim So Yong loses consciousness and passes out.
How can you just stand there watching? Untie her quickly and call the doctor!
Your highness! Your highness! Wake up! Your highness!
What are you doing?
What should we do, your highness? You can't be fooled.
Your highness! Your highness! Wake up!
Let her go!
Your highness!
Your highness! Your highness! Please wake up!
Did something go wrong?
She says Kim So Yong drank the cure.
- The queen must've been so shocked! - Of course!
- What do you mean you don't know? - I...
- Look carefully. - Yes, sir.
Say something please. How frustrating!
You need to wait. We're finding out right now.
Don't worry too much, your highness.
When Kim So Yong fainted, she was just faking it.
I was too shortsighted in my plan.
I should've thought more about how Kim So Yong would react and prepared more beforehand.
But I thought of what was easy for me...
and if I said Lee Sook Won left details of Kim So Yong's crimes...
then she would confess on her own...
Your highness, even when we said that Lee Sook Won died, she wasn't surprised.
Doesn't that mean she already knew that Lee Sook Won died?
You mean the queen released Kim So Yong?
You're going to need to tell me the truth!
- Kim So Yong suddenly fainted... - Your Majesty...
- That's okay then.
Imagine how angry and frustrated she must have been to lose consciousness.
Can we talk for a minute?
If it weren't for Kim Ja Jeom, that could not have happened.
The person who saved my life isn't Kim Ja Jeom but the king.
Did you forget King Ja Jeom's favor of raising a lower class person to a royal position?
I hope you live a long, peaceful life.
Both our lives are devoted to the king and that's our sole purpose until we die.
Do you understand?
- Is that true? - Hurry up and tell the queen.
Yes, sir!
Did something bad happen? If it's bad news, you should tell the king first, not the queen.
Kim So Yong... is pregnant.
What? Pregnant?
Queen Jang Ryul, it is Investigator Kang.
They say Kim So Yong is pregnant.
What did you say?
Is that true? Kim So Yong is pregnant?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Hurry and prepare to leave. I must see Kim So Yong at once!
Your Majesty, why don't you go in the morning?
You fool! Are you serious? At my age, I'm about to become a father! I said get ready!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Let's go!
We're saved! We're saved! Our lady is saved!
What a cause for celebration! This time it's a child between the king and the Royal Concubine.
Isn't that right, my love?
Of course it is!
Oh how pretty you are! Oh how exciting this is!
- Is the king inside? - Yes, your highness.
What a tragedy it would've been if something happened to you!
Your Majesty...
Yes...
Let's see now...
That's right... You saved your mother.
What would've happened if the queen killed your mother?
You might not have even been able to see the world and died in your mother's womb.
So you saved both yourself and your mother.
Don't say such things, Your Majesty. The queen didn't allow anyone to lay a finger on me.
It's because I am lacking. So don't blame the queen for her actions, Your Majesty.
You are not at fault or lacking! It's the queen who is lacking!
I'm going to dethrone the queen immediately and send her out of the palace.
You can't do that, Your Majesty...
You must think of how much heartache she has not being able to bear children all these years.
Then she should not be so peculiar at least!
Your Majesty, being peculiar is like a woman's lifeline...
To call her desire to protect her love peculiar
is worse than a woman who does not try to protect her love at all.
Are you still taking her side even after all that punishment from the queen?
Your Majesty...
I am just so overjoyed with being able to carry your child in my womb. However...
But imagine how much more heartache the queen will have after hearing the news.
So don't blame her for any wrongdoing anymore, Your Majesty.
Okay, okay. There, there.
Should I announce that you're here, your highness?
Yes, go ahead.
Your Majesty, the queen has arrived and will enter.
Open the door.
Your highness...
You should stay lying down.
After all, you're not even feeling well.
Kim So Yong is pregnant. Do you know that?
Your Majesty, could you please step outside? We women have a lot to talk about.
How can you be like that...
Your Majesty...
If you upset her again, I won't stay still then.
Let's go now.
It's a good thing that you came.
I knew you would come see me tonight because you're clever.
Your highness, why can't you just be a little more patient?
If Prince So Hyun ascends the throne, then you would've been the Queen Majesty.
At that time, it'll be my world, not yours.
So you should be on the king's side.
It means that you can't trust a child who was born from a different woman.
Instead...
join forces with me.
We share the same husband. How could I ever kill you?
Don't you think so?
The wound healed completely.
- Why are you surprised? - If your leg healed, you could've run away...
You're going to kill me and leave.
Of course, you can't repay a good deed by killing. That wouldn't be humane!
Isn't that right?
Let me see Yam Jun just once.
How would I have that power?
She lives deep in the palace. How could I have that kind of power?
Then, relay my message to her.
Tell her to commit suicide and admit her guilt by doing so.
If not, I will come for Yam Jun's life.
Wait sir! Listen to what I have to say...
If you were going to just let him live and go free, why did you lock him up in a room?
You even dreamed that you came across great fortune!
I messed up... I can't believe I saved a criminal...
I'll just consider it as doing a good deed for once.
It's all good!
Kim So Yong is...
pregnant for the third time.
She did such a good job.
Oh how that itches! Why does it itch so much?
Where did I leave off?
Therefore, I've decided to promote her title to Royal Concubine.
That's a good decision, Your Majesty.
In addition
she is the daughter of Minister Cho
and so I've decided to call her Royal Consort Cho after her maiden name.
Your highness, they say this was used when King Injo first came to the palace.
- Isn't that right, Court Lady Park? - Yes, that is right.
Maybe I should've...
made her a higher status instead?
Royal Concubine is plenty, Your Majesty.
No, it's not!
I'm going to call the crown prince and tell him to elevate her title to a higher status.
That's right...
Your Majesty...
As long as the king left you in charge of political affairs, then do as you wish.
What exactly are you hesitating about?
It says he has the power, but only in theory. So of course the prince will hesitate.
There are several pressing issues that need attention for the nation.
We have to make sure the government is prepared for any possible attacks from other nations later.
What do you mean? The Ming Dynasty has already fallen to the Manchus.
Didn't you see the last message?
The Manchus are involving themselves in everything we do.
He is correct.
Your Majesty, didn't you learn a lot from the Manchus?
Now...
is the time to show all of that.
I'm thinking of promoting experts of their field to certain political positions.
What do you think about it?
Of course you should do that!
Are you saying that we should rebuild the land that was overtaken by the Qing Dynasty?
Where does it say we can divide up the land?
How can I govern with someone who thinks different than me?
The fight between the factions in Joseon began from the time of King Sunjo.
At first, the parties split into the Dong-in (Eastern) and the Seo-in (Western) factions.
Later in King Sunjo's reign, the Buk-in (Northern) faction controlled the government.
After King Injo came to power, the Seo-in parties ruled the government.
It was that Seo-in faction that the Crown Prince So Hyun went to battle against.
Congratulations, your highness. I was in the middle of thinking how embarrassed I was
to not have been much help as your father.
I asked for you because
I've been upset all these years for being born as part of the Cho family
but not being able to be part of the group.
The king bestowed this honor
because I said even though I've been raised as a Kim
I now wanted to take on my actual family name, which is Cho.
Thank you, Your Majesty. What other better honor could there be than this?
And your wife, Lady Choi...
is doing well, right?
What do you mean?
Isn't your wife actually a Choi?
That's why I asked how she was doing.
Father...
In a world where a Cho became a Kim and then went back to a Cho
why would it be strange if a Choi became a Han?
Does that mean...
It's because I was first a Cho, then a Kim and now back to a Cho.
Yet I am still your daughter, which makes me frustrated. That's why I'm telling you this.
Isn't that right, Mother?
Oh that's what you meant! I'm fine with whichever way it is.
It doesn't matter whether if it's a Chung or So.
You're royalty now. What more could I ask for?
Do you not have any pride?
Without having committed any crime, being taken away by that woman and beaten...
How could you not want more?
I will...
make you, Mother, an official wife.
But that...
Father...
I will give you one month only.
Make my mother...
an official wife.
Your highness... You have to make sense.
Why can't it happen? We just need to make it happen.
Mother...
Listen carefully.
In history, a bastard child has become a royal concubine, but never a royal queen.
That's why you have to officially become a Cho so that I won't have any obstacles to be a queen.
Of course, I'd love if that could happen!
I never said it but inside my heart, I'm black and blue from all the hurt.
This time, it's the king's seed.
Whether it's a girl or boy, it's the king's and my child.
Of course! Now that I think about it...
This time, have a real boy, your highness.
Your highness, the Crown Princess is here.
Your highness...
Show her in.
Welcome.
Don't be too disappointed, your highness.
You've shown her who the real queen is so that is enough.
I was foolish. I basically gave Kim So Yong the wings to fly even higher.
That is not true.
Inside...
she was probably feeling the heat too.
The king has bestowed on her the royal name.
In addition, isn't that a sign from him not to ask about Kim So Yong's crimes?
Of course he'd ask for me...
If not, then put a sign on the wall saying that he will dethrone me.
Your highness...
This time, I will put an end to things.
Don't worry about it too much, your highness.
Do you have a good idea?
Just stay put, your highness, and don't do anything.
Even if the king wanted to ask for you
he probably can't because of the internal affairs under you.
- So that's probably why he raised her status. - Don't plan anything.
If you stepped into the fight and you also got...
I told you not to worry, your highness.
- What do you mean it's too much? - Of course, it's too much!
It used to be the living quarters of Queen In Ryul.
If it were up to me, even the queen's quarters wouldn't be enough.
It's not the queen's living quarters that's the issue.
Your Majesty is treating me with such favor. What more could I ask for?
Give birth to a son again this time, okay?
I said to have a son, but why do you look so sad?
What am I going to do with a son?
He will have to be listed as the queen's son.
Well, that...
We will have to see.
See, you saying those things makes me even more disliked by the others.
Announce that I have arrived.
I told you to announce that I have arrived.
The Crown Princess is here to see you.
- Well, I better get going... - Just stay seated there.
I can't possibly greet the Crown Princess while sitting down.
I hope you've been well, Your Majesty.
For once I think the flowers in the palace will bloom in full.
Thank you for saying that.
Your Majesty, during the spring, what do you think about holding a Chin Jam Nae even?
What? Chin Jam Nae?
When I came to the palace many years ago, I remember seeing Queen In Ryul
carrying the mulberry leaves during the event and with her lovely clothes riding her transport...
She was blindingly beautiful.
Yes... It was like that back then.
Kim In, that memory is still very vivid in my mind.
Why don't you do that, Your Majesty?
Well, that...
A Chin Jam Nae is a publicly held outing where the queen and her servants
go pick the mulberry trees and see the silkworms.
At the beginning of the Lee Dynasty, in order to promote growth of silkworms
many areas were made for that purpose.
In Seoul, there was one in the East and the West.
Mulberry trees were planted, and silkworms were grown.
They even had mulberry trees behind the palace and called it Nae Cham Shil.
That is where the queen held the Chin Jam Nae.
I'm so surprised by the crown princess! Holding a Chin Jam Nin?
Imagine taking care of everything and going out to the province.
The look on Kim So Yong's face as you do that will be priceless!
Do you think I'm stupid? I know a Chin Jam Nin is something the queen must host.
Chin Jam Nin? It's the Crown Princess's effort to save the queen who's already in deep water!
The king didn't even catch on and just went along with it all! Truly he is a pathetic man!
Of course an event like that should've been brought up by you.
What right does the daughter-in-law have?
Honey, think about the queen's position.
What about her position?
Don't trust the crown princess too much.
She wants to take control by pretending she's doing it for you.
Welcome. I didn't think you would come.
How could she not?
If the king hosts this, the whole world will be coming.
Oh, is that right?
I found out from the budget office that the country doesn't have any money.
The queen was saddened by the news so she gave her jewels to help.
Bring it here.
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- Just give the throne to the prince. - I have such a grudge though.
It's because he's upset.
I will help Father get his wish.
It's all right now.
Now that Bong Rim is back, I don't have anything to worry about.
It's So Hyun's log of the Manchu principles. Read it.
I will have to kill him if he has brought it to follow them.