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Episode 60
I can't believe you're pregnant.
I must be dreaming.
[Mokjong (7th ruler of Goryeo)]
Pinch me.
Your Majesty...
I'm so happy.
I want to carry you on my back and dance around the city.
[Kim Milhwa]
Her Highness the Empress Dowager!
Emperor, you're here too.
Yes, Mother.
I'm so happy that I couldn't stay away.
I too, was overjoyed by the news and had to come.
[Empress Dowager Cheonchu]
You've saved the Imperial house.
I'm proud of you. Really I am.
I don't know what to say.
I've ordered the temples to pray for the birth of a male heir.
And we'll also hold a grand banquet to celebrate this wonderful tiding.
Thank you for your kindness, Mother.
Nonsense. It's the least I can do.
Are you sure?
[Sa Gamun]
She's pregnant with the Emperor's child?
Yes.
This is trouble, sir.
If she gives birth to a male heir, everything will go up in smoke.
No, this is a good thing actually.
[Kim Chi Yang (Finance Commissioner)]
Yu Han Gan really came through for us this time.
What do you mean?
[Sa Illa]
You'll see.
My Lord, it's Yi Jujeong.
Come in.
My Lord...
I've located the counterfeiting operation!
You have?
Where is it?
It's right outside the city.
[Yi Jujeong]
You're going to be shocked when I tell you who's running the operation.
You found out who they are?
Of course I have.
I tracked down the Song Chinese coin maker,
and when I finally caught up with him, he was with Birdbrain.
Birdbrain?
I'm talking about Kim Won Soong's flunky, Jo Du.
Kim Won Soong?
Are you certain about this?
As certain as I can get, sir.
I saw him clearly with my own eyes.
I thought it odd when he surrendered his entire fortune to the state and didn't become insolvent.
So this is why.
Kim Won Soong, that slippery snake has gotten away with murder,
but he won't weasel out this of this one.
What will you do now?
Inform the Empress Dowager about everything?
Not yet.
Call generals Yang Kyu, Kim Sukheung and Yu Bang first.
Yes, My Lord.
Offender Kim Yung Dae, you're under arrest!
I beg your pardon? Offender?
What's the meaning of this?
[Kim Yung Dae]
I'm the Imperial consort's brother!
Take him away.
Yes!
You'll hear from the Emperor about this! Let go of me!
Stay where you are!
Who are you? What do you want?
- Arrest him! - Yes!
Hey, you bastards!
What's the meaning of this?
Let's go.
I've done nothing! What's the meaning of this?
What are you waiting for? Take him out of here.
Sire! Sire!
State your cause.
Why are you arresting my father?
[Lady Yunheung]
He's not going anywhere until I know why!
It's regarding his counterfeiting operation and the Imperial consort, Kim Milhwa.
I'm sure no explanation is necessary.
Get Kim Won Soong out of here!
Yes!
Your Grace!
Don't let this daunt you!
You mustn't stop trying, no matter what happens to me!
There will be another chance as long as you don't give up!
Don't give up! Your Grace!
You've accomplished a very important task.
I can't help feeling guilty towards you, my Empress.
Nonsense.
[Empress Sunjeong]
Don't you know how anxious I've been about the lack of an Imperial heir?
You've relieved my burden.
- Emperor. - Yes, Mother?
I intend to terminate the regency once this child's born.
What do you mean by that?
I solidified my decision watching you govern the state with such wisdom and discernment.
I think I can trust you now and go back home to Hwangju.
Let go of me! Please! Spare me!
Your Majesty! My Lady!
What's this?
That sounds like my maidservant.
Your Majesty! My Lady!
Help me! Help me!
What's going on now?
I asked a question. What's the meaning of this?
Your Highness,
we've been ordered to arrest this woman.
Who ordered the arrest and why?
I have, Your Majesty.
Commissioner Kim?
Yes.
The Imperial consort has committed an atrocious crime.
But I ordered her maidservant arrested for questioning first, in consideration of her pregnancy.
You dare accuse the future mother of the Emperor's child of committing a crime?
I regret to inform you, Your Majesty.
The child in her belly doesn't carry your blood.
Not his blood? What are you talking about?
Attendant Yu Han Gan came forward with the information.
It's true, Your Highness.
[Yu Han Gan]
Kim Yung Dae is the father of the Imperial consort's child.
That's absolutely ridiculous!
Are you saying that she slept with her own brother?
Kim Yung Dae isn't her real brother.
And Kim Won Soong and Lady Yunheung are behind this insidious travesty.
They had Kim Milhwa approach the Emperor and win his affection.
That can't be. There's no way.
Kim Won Soong’s plan was to bring Kim Milwha's child to the throne
and drive you out of the palace, Empress Dowager.
What's more, Kim Won Soong has been producing counterfeit coins to finance this scheme.
and attempted to cause a national economic crisis.
Kim Milhwa's identity is likely to have been fabricated as well.
I've dispatched a man to Gyeongju to investigate.
If this is true,
I'll personally interrogate the perpetrators and punish them.
Prepare an inquiry at once.
What?
[Gang Gamchan (Minister of the Office of Ceremony)]
Is this true?
Imperial consort is pregnant but the Emperor isn't the father?
That's right, sir.
[Chae Choongsun (Minister of Investigation)]
Unbelievable!
How could something like this happen?
And Kim Won Soong is once again the perpetrator of this atrocity?
[Choi Hang (Royal Undersecretary)]
Yes.
Empress Dowager has ordered the Ministry of Punishment to prepare an inquiry.
Let's go, Minister Dae.
Greed for power can blind a man, but how could anyone do this?
I'm speechless!
The Emperor is my primary concern.
He had finally changed his ways and become a benevolent ruler.
I don't know if he can bounce back from this kind of trauma.
Kim Yung Dae,
is it true that you impregnated the Imperial consort and attempted to pass the child as the Emperor's?
No!
I'm the Imperial consort's brother.
How could I possibly do that?
This is a conspiracy!
Former Minister of Finance, Kim Won Soong,
[Dae Dosu (Minister of Punishment)]
do you acknowledge your crime of contempt committed against the Imperial house
by inciting the Imperial consort to win the Emperor's affection and staging this deceitful conception?
I don't even know the Imperial consort!
I know you love to hate me,
[Kim Won Soong]
but this is a ridiculous accusation!
Kim Won Soong,
do you also deny producing counterfeit coins and causing economic disorder?
Counterfeit coins?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I'm a patriot who surrendered my entire fortune to the country!
Your Highness, these are false accusations.
Your subordinate Jo Du was arrested at the counterfeit operation.
How dare you insult the Empress Dowager with these lies?
Your Highness,
they require physical torture to speak the truth.
Torture all of the offenders except Kim Won Soong.
Torture them!
- Begin! - Yes!
What happened to my father?
I hid when I saw them taking him away,
[Jo Sun]
and I couldn't find out.
Yes, of course.
You barely avoided arrest.
Your Grace,
I think it would be a good idea for you to hide for now.
All of the coin makers have been arrested and so has Jo Du.
And if they know about Kim Milhwa, it's really over this time.
Then my father?
It'll be difficult...
to avoid the death penalty.
Your Grace, you must go into hiding for now.
Your Grace...
[Court Lady Jo]
My brother is right.
Let's not waste any time.
It's useless.
The Empress Dowager will find me.
Providence is on Empress Dowager's side.
This incident has made me realize that.
I won't kick and scream anymore.
Your Grace...
Mother, what is this about a counterfeit operation and who is Kim Milhwa?
[Jeong (Future Queen Weunjeong)]
Why did grandfather get arrested and why do you have to hide?
I need you to do more thing for me.
Take this child.
Take her to safety where Empress Dowager Cheonchu can't touch her.
Mother, no.
I'm not going anywhere without you.
Jeong, you must go.
If you care about me, leave with Foreman Jo.
Stop!
I'll confess everything!
Stop!
You're right.
The counterfeit operation belongs to Lord Kim Won Soong.
[Jo Du]
How long has this been going on?
Since the coins were first produced in Goryeo by the order of the late king.
I was only following his orders.
Please forgive me.
You lie! I never did such a thing!
Be a man!
You can't stand a little pain that you confess falsely?
Silence!
This question is for the rest of you.
Do you want more pain or will you confess like this man?
[Gang Jo (Minister of War)]
I'll confess.
Speak.
I was just a small-time merchant in Gyeongju.
One day, I was approached by Kim Won Soong,
and he offered to give me a whole different life if I just did what he asked.
And I fell for it.
Please forgive me.
Then you've no blood relation to the Imperial consort?
No.
I just did what that man told me to do.
Then you were lying about being King Wonsung's descendant?
Yes.
I'm just a humble man of humble origin.
This question is for the maidservant.
Did you act as a lookout while this man and Kim Milhwa engaged in sexual intercourse?
Yes, sir.
Please spare my life.
I was offered so much money, and I couldn't say no.
Kim Won Soong, do you still deny your crimes?
I'm innocent!
You extracted false confessions by torture!
Your Highness, this is useless.
Allow us to torture Kim Won Soong.
No.
Bring Lady Yunheung instead.
Your Highness, why are you calling for my daughter?
Surely she knows what her father does.
I would rather torture the young daughter than the old father.
What are you waiting for? Arrest and bring her to the inquiry at once.
Yes, Your Highness.
No, wait!
You win.
It's true. I'm the mastermind of all this.
My daughter has nothing to do with this, so leave her alone.
She knows nothing.
I've one more question.
Who among the ministers of course were involved in this plot?
You couldn't have done everything alone.
Your Majesty, I'm sure this is a mistake.
The Imperial consort could never do something like this.
She'll be cleared once the inquiry is over, so please don't worry.
What happened?
Kim Won Soong has confessed.
[Goh Hyun]
The child was conceived by Kim Yung Dae under his instruction.
That can't be.
Could they have extracted a false confession by torture?
No, Kim Won Soong wasn't tortured.
Your Majesty...
Leave us.
Your Majesty, this is a mistake.
I would never do something so awful.
You must believe me.
Don't.
The others have already confessed.
Your Majesty!
I won't blame you for whatever you've done.
It's all because I'm foolish and inferior.
Why would I blame you when it's my fault?
Your Majesty...
But what hurts me is that I really loved you.
I sincerely cared for you.
Not as the Emperor but as a man.
You gave me hope and changed my life.
But I guess it was all a dream.
Your Majesty, I made a mistake.
They... they threatened me and I had no choice.
Your Majesty, please spare me.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
That wench...
I mean, the Imperial consort is required at the inquiry.
[Yi Hyunoon]
Your Majesty, please help me.
Please think of what we had.
Grant me mercy, Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty... - Silence!
How can you expect to live after what you've done?
Stop!
Yes.
I adored and cherished you.
I can't put you through this.
I can't let anyone hurt you.
Your Majesty, thank you!
Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...
Only I can hurt you.
Only I can...
Do you acknowledge your crime?
Yes.
[Han Ingyeong (Minister of Finance)]
I've nothing more to say.
Give me death.
Who else was involved?
Is there anyone else who was involved in your scheme?
Yes, there is!
Who is it?
It's the man standing right next to you, Finance Commissioner Kim Chi Yang!
You're insane!
Have you forgotten, Commissioner?
I helped you expand your business and made you a fortune.
More than half of my counterfeit coins ended up in your hands,
so you're my accomplice.
Silence!
Your Highness, he knows that he's going down
and he's trying to take me down with him.
You mustn't fall for this.
I'm not the one deceiving the Empress Dowager, you are.
Five years ago,
you promised me my safety in return for wealth.
You failed to protect me, so you must pay the price as well.
How dare you utter these blatant lies?!
Do you wish to be subjected to bone crushing torture?
Listen up! Torture that man so that he can never ensnare anyone!
Stop.
He has confessed his crime. Torture isn't necessary.
But Your Highness...
Empress Dowager, there's one more thing.
Speak.
It's true that I plotted to drive you out of the seat of power.
I've been defeated at war, so I'll face death.
But mark my words, you won't last long either.
And Kim Chi Yang will be cause of your demise.
Shut your mouth!
On what grounds do you say this?
I've no proof, but I do know an imposter when I see one.
Mark my words.
Yes.
Kill me.
Strike me with lightning and burn me!
Take my life!
This is a domestic affair.
The Emperor isn't well, so I'm here on his behalf.
These are my orders regarding the case involving Kim Milhwa.
Kim Milhwa has been executed.
Her crime is far greater than her death alone.
Thus, execution is ordered for her family and her estate is ordered demolished.
The instigator of this crime, Kim Won Soong
and his accomplices, Kim Yung Dae and Jo Du, are ordered executed.
An order of exile is issued to Finance Minister Han Ingyeong
for failing to come forward with knowledge of the crime,
and Kim Won Soong’s daughter Lady Yunheung is also hereby ordered exiled.
For exposing this heinous crime, Yu Han Gan
will advance to the post of First Secretary of the Office of Ceremony.
Your Majesty, Lord Kim is here.
Leave us.
Yes.
Your Majesty, what may I do for you?
Your Majesty?
You were a part of this, weren't you, Minister?
No, Your Majesty.
[Kim Shimon (Minister of Interior)]
I had nothing to do with this.
I'm not interested in punishing you.
The place where I first met Milhwa was where you and I were supposed to meet.
But you never showed up and she was there as if it were a chance encounter.
You were a part of this.
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
I was simply asked by Lady Yunheung to bring you there.
I just thought she wanted to see you because she was like a mother to you.
I had no idea about their plot.
Please believe me.
It doesn't matter.
The woman who raised me has put me in this abyss of despair...
My mentor has taken part in it, wittingly or not...
And the woman that I loved has betrayed me.
How could I blame you when it's all because of this seat of power?
The throne is the problem.
Lady Yunheung, come forward. You are under arrest.
What do you want?
Are you taking me to confinement?
You're being sent into exile in Yangju by Imperial command.
[Yang Kyu]
Arrest them both!
Yes.
Please! No!
My Lady!
What about my father? What has happened to my father?
Do you have any last words?
Please spare me!
My only crime is serving the wrong man.
I was only following orders.
Please! I don't want to die.
Silence!
Don't beg like a coward.
Face death like a man!
My only regret is being born in the wrong era.
Strike!
You truly are a shameless animal.
You're to blame for your crimes, not the world.
This is the nature of political wars.
You're a hero if you win, and you're a villain if you lose.
Shut your mouth!
[Yu Bang]
You're a materialistic degenerate!
Materialistic?
Take note of my prediction!
A thousand years from now,
the world will be filled with men like me.
You'll see.
When that time comes,
money and wealth will be the priority for everyone.
I'm just ahead of my time. That's all.
I've heard enough of your gibberish.
Proceed with the execution!
Yes!
Mother...
You mustn't.
I'm afraid this will earn Kim Chi Yang even deeper trust.
How many times has he uncovered a treasonous plot and saved the day?
Do you think he did this to benefit the country and the Empress Dowager?
Then?
The Emperor will never get over this.
And now we know that it's impossible for him to produce a male heir.
That means Kim Chi Yang's son Prince Hwangju could potentially become heir to the throne.
The Emperor must pick himself up and be on his toes if only to stop this.
And something isn't right about that man, Yun Han Gan.
Yu Han Gan?
He's the one who exposed this plot.
Why did he go to Kim Chi Yang with this instead of the Ministry of Punishment?
This proves that he's working for Kim Chi Yang.
The fact that he was a traveling entertainer doesn't sit well with me either.
I just don't like the fact that he's so close to the Emperor.
But what can we do? We can't kick him out.
He was just awarded a higher post for his service.
General Gang.
Is there anyone you trust that we can place near the Emperor?
To keep an eye on Yu Han Gan.
Your Highness, please cheer up.
The offenders got the punishment they deserve, and the Emperor will soon be back on his feet.
So please don't be so down.
Commissioner, is it true?
What do you mean?
Kim Won Soong’s accusation...
I need your honesty.
Did you amass your fortune with his help?
To be honest, I did receive his help.
Why? For what reason?
Please don't get the wrong idea.
I just needed his know-how to expand the country's wealth.
It wasn't for personal profit.
We don't need that kind of wealth.
The end doesn't justify the means.
You of all people should know this.
I'm sorry.
I was only doing what I thought would benefit the land.
I did indeed use him for that purpose,
but the rest of what he said are insidious attempts to hurt us.
Why would I want to bring you down?
If you fall, I fall.
I want fairness and justice even if it brings undesirable ends.
But you're...
Never mind.
Blaming you will only hurt me.
Minister Kim.
Do I know you?
Don't you recognize me?
[Cheon Hyang Bi]
I used to serve the Empress Dowager.
You're Minister Gang's wife.
You look different in those clothes.
What brings you here?
Do you know who Crown Prince Mahi is?
Who doesn't?
He was the last prince of Shilla.
Then did the late Lord Choi Seom ever talk to you about him?
What exactly do you mean?
Just anything. Anything at all.
Well, to be honest, my father-in-law had no reason to talk about him.
Prince Mahi was a pro-resistance leader who fought Goryeo to the end,
but my father-in-law's family surrendered to Goryeo.
So they didn't know each other and they had no reason to.
Then do you know anything about Hangae Temple?
Hangae Temple?
No. Where is it located?
Why do you ask these questions?
What does Prince Mahi have anything to do with my deceased father-in-law.
I know I'm being a nuisance but let me ask you one more thing.
Isn't it possible Lord Choi Seom's steward Mun In Wui might know something you don't?
Don't even bring up that man's name.
He's an ingrate who betrayed me and my father-in-law.
Then he latched onto Kim Chi Yang, and...
What is this about anyway?
Why are you asking all these questions out of the blue?
Did Minister Gang asked you to do this?
No, my husband doesn't know that I'm here.
May I ask you for a favor?
What kind of favor?
You were right.
The Empress Dowager is drifting away from me.
Then what now, sir?
We're alright for now.
The Emperor will self-destruct.
Yu Han Gan will make sure of that.
And when he's through, my son, Prince Hwangju, will be the only remaining option.
But Prince Daeryang is still alive.
Yes, he's a problem.
Gang Gamchan has him well hidden somewhere.
If we can find him, we must kill him once and for all.
That may not be easy.
Even if we succeed, Gang Gamchan will know that it was us who killed him.
If we can locate him, we won't use the same method.
Then?
What about calling on Duyan?
You said she could concoct the perfect poison that is colorless and odorless.
Emperor, I can only imagine the pain you must be feeling right now.
but you must put it behind you.
You must gather your strength and rise above it.
I'll find a better woman for you.
Someone that will utterly delight you.
And you weren't at fault for what happened.
So please don't blame yourself.
Kim Milhwa approached you from the start with treasonous intent.
So forget about her now.
Stop.
I would like to be alone.
Where were you all day?
I just went out for some air.
I'm sorry. You must be hungry. I'll make dinner right now.
I already made dinner.
You cooked?
Did you think I don't know how to cook when I lived alone all those years?
Seriously, where were you?
I got tired of waiting for you,
so I went into town to see if there are any good looking men out there.
And?
I couldn't find anyone better looking than my husband, so I gave up and came home.
I plan to go out again tomorrow if you're not home on time.
I'm sorry.
Things are so serious at the palace these days that I keep having to leave you at home alone.
Will you forgive me?
I'll let you off the hook this time since you cooked dinner.
By the way, I heard Commissioner Kim saved the day again.
Yes.
Don't worry.
If he's hiding something, we'll get to the bottom of it.
Let's stop talking about that boring subject and eat.
Here.
My goodness! Did you make all this?
All of this?
Try them.
How is it? Is it bad?
No, it's delicious!
You cook better than I do, so you should do the cooking from now on.
Pretty soon, you'll be telling me to get pregnant and have a child too.
Let's eat.
Is that all you've got? That's weak.
You, take a shot.
Your Majesty, I wouldn't dare...
What are you waiting for? Quickly pick up your sword.
You don't think I can take you on?
You're warrior of Great Liao. Is this really all you've got?
Your Majesty, please calm down.
Get off of me!
I don't want to see your face.
I don't want to see any of you!
I just don't understand.
[Shengzhong (6th ruler of Khitan)]
Our military is more powerful than ever.
Why are we hesitant to conquer Goryeo?
Why would they?! Just why?!
Empress Dowager, the Emperor's rage is growing out of control.
I fear he might do something drastic if this continues.
[Yelu Wuji]
What's the cause? Is this about Goryeo?
[Empress Dowager Xiao (Emperor Shengzhong's mother)]
Yes.
He's very resentful about being unable to launch a military campaign against Goryeo.
But I explained to him repeatedly.
Very well. You may go.
Yes, Your Highness.
Prime Minister, what do you suggest?
His animosity toward Goryeo and Empress Dowager Cheonchu has exceeded reason.
He won't listen to what I say, and he isn't a child I can control anymore.
When I'm dead and gone, he's certain to wage war with Goryeo.
A war is out of the question.
[Han Derang (Khitan's Prime Minister)]
Both sides will be devastated or we'll be defeated.
And if that happens, Song will come out of their submissive position and become defiant again.
And the empire will be engulfed by confusion.
Is there any other way to weaken Goryeo?
The only thing we can do is to wait for internal division and self-destruction.
Do you think that'll happen?
It's a possibility, but we'll have to observe further.
My direct involvement could aggravate our relationship.
Welcome, Minister Gang.
Sit down.
Thank you.
Where's Sa Illa?
She has taken the prince to see his father.
I'm forced to be careful about having them seen together in the palace.
How's His Majesty?
He's in bed all day, refusing to talk to anyone.
I would rather he drank and behaved wildly like before.
What brings you anyway?
I wanted to recommend a good man for the Emperor's service;
an attendant who can serve him closely and perhaps give him emotional comfort.
An attendant?
But he has Imperial attendant Goh.
He's too old and unfit to provide the companionship His Majesty needs.
I brought a man recommended by General Gang.
If it's okay, would you like to see him?
Very well.
Enter.
[Yu Chungjeong]
Your Highness, my name is Yu Chungjeong.
If you're under General Gang, are you a Soaring Eagle?
No, I'm not a soldier.
I'm a Balhaean from the Balhaean colony.
Balhaean?
Yes, Your Highness.
Wife, are you home?
Where did she go this time?
I'm going out for a while to follow a lead on Kim Chi Yang.
I won't be gone long, so don't have dinner without me.
It's been a while.
Forgive me.
[Mun In Wui]
I didn't have a chance to come by...
You mean you didn't have the nerve to come by.
Do you sleep soundly at night after betraying my father-in-law and latching on to Kim Chi Yang?
I was forced to do what I did back then for my own survival.
Is that why you sent for me?
What do you know about Crown Prince Mahi and Hangae Temple?
Pardon?
I don't understand.
Did you hear anything about that from my deceased father-in-law?
No, I don't think so. Why do you ask?
Cheon Hyang Bi?
Yes, My Lord.
Something's got to be done.
If she went to Kim Shimon with this, that means she's on to us.
But that's impossible. How?
I don't know.
She might have gotten some information at Hangae Temple,
or perhaps she found out you're not from Dongju.
Who's there?
You're...
Hyang Bi!
What are you waiting for? Go after her!
Hyang Bi!
Hyang Bi! Hyang Bi!
Hyang Bi!
Out of my way.
Hyang Bi, don't do this.
I heard it all.
Who's Kim Chi Yang?
Hyang Bi.
He's not from Dongju?
Who's he?
What does he have to do with Prince Mahi?
Hyang Bi, don't do this.
You're making a mistake.
I'll explain everything so just put that sword down.
Get out of my way or I'll strike.
Hyang Bi.
Please don't do this, Hyang Bi.
I don't want to hurt you.
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