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What did you say?
They wanted to protest with Sungkyunkwan scholars...
But they stopped protesting and reported to the court?
Yes, that's what I heard.
How did you make that happen with mighty Min Yoo Joong?
Where is Jang Suk Won now?
She's still asking for forgiveness in the courtyard of the Queen Mother.
I'll make a stop. Get ready.
- Your Majesty! - What a wench!
What? Hate is also affection?
This is the end of my son getting stolen by this wench!
Your Majesty's son was almost stolen...
I almost didn't get a chance to even have a son of own son.
Are you threatening me for making you drink the infertility medicine?
What do you mean, 'threatened'?
Of course you'd be worried about the succession line...
with a court lady without a proper status...
I've never blamed you for it.
Mother, what is this?
My son...
Trying to make her drink infertility medicine? What does that mean?
That wasn't...
You dragged out Jang Suk Won in the middle of the night...
And poured medicine into her mouth so that she wouldn't get pregnant?
You wench! Are you trying to come between my son and I?
Mother!
Yes, I did it.
I did! The one who gave birth to you!
I pulled that wench out in the middle of the night.
Think how desperate I must have been!
With the Queen alive and well...
If that vulgar wench gives birth to my grandson...
How would you deal with such a horrible thing?
How could you say 'horrible'?
Regardless who gives birth, a child of the king is a child of the king.
No, it's not.
The royal family can't be tainted with that vulgar blood.
It will never happen so long as I'm alive.
You understand, right?
Mother...
Your Majesty, don't be disrespectful to the Queen Mother anymore.
It's all because of my lack of virtue, so please calm down...
That wench!
Queen Mother!
How dare you touch me with your filthy hands!
Mother!
My son...
My son.
Court Lady Hong, escort the Queen Mother in.
Yes, Your Majesty.
- And Court Lady from the Main Hall. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Take Jang Suk Won to Chwi Seon Dang.
- What are you doing? Now! - Yes, Your Majesty.
My son! My son!
Mother, why did you do that?
What would it take for you to accept Ok Jung?
Even when I was dragged out in bare feet...
and you poured the infertility medicine into my mouth...
I was scared and terrified beyond words...
But how could I tell that to His Majesty, the most filial son?
Regardless of who gives birth, a child of the king is a child of the king.
His Majesty has arrived!
Your Majesty...
After such a big incident that night...
I'm sorry I didn't know about it.
Your Majesty...
How did you get through it?
Such deep humiliation from my Mother and such fear...
Why did you not say anything about it?
What if the Queen Mother and Your Majesty turn your backs on each other?
I was really worried that it might happen...
It's my fault in the end...
I don't love you to give you such a hard time.
I'm sorry.
Please don't say that. As long as I can stay by your side...
I can bear any humiliation or fear.
There is something I really want you to do.
Please tell me. If it's something I can do...
I want you to give birth to my child.
But... The Queen Majesty should first...
Do you know...
I'm looking forward to having a child with you.
Your Majesty!
My son... He can't treat me like this.
I have to make a decision soon.
I can't leave it like this anymore.
Court Lady Hong, bring in the fortune teller... now!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Mother...
My Queen, you came just at the right time.
I heard you aren't feeling well.
Queen, it's no time to sit back and relax.
We have to turn around the King's heart that's fallen for that fox.
His heart is already fallen, so how could I turn it around?
Queen, would I not know my own son?
He'll never abandon a woman who gives birth to his son.
So please, you have to have a son.
And the first born son at that.
That's the only way to destroy that Jang and get back the favor of His Majesty.
Mother...
I just called in the fortune teller.
You just do what I tell you to do.
I'm done seeing. I'll speak to you separately.
It's done. I'll tell you after I hear her words.
How is it? Can you see my grandson?
I'm afraid to tell you what I really see...
What, again?
It can't be that there is another queen, can it?
Fine, I'll guarantee your life.
But there can't be a trace of a lie.
Forgive me...
The Queen Majesty is infertile.
Infertile? You mean...
Yes, she won't be able to have children.
My my... what kind of gibberish is this?
Matching of the fate was done before the royal wedding.
I only heard a hundred years of happiness for them!
Please take my life, I only said what I saw.
The only way to bring back His Majesty's favor is for the Queen to have a son...
But she can't have children?
Goodness.
Exorcism, prayer to the stars... Is there any possible way?
There might be a possibility.
There is a way? Then tell me now!
If you promise me the support of the royal family...
I'll try to turn around the fate of heaven.
Turn around the fate of heaven? What do you mean by that?
Although the Queen Majesty is infertile...
There is one day when the door to the fate of heaven opens up.
Really? When is it?
Ten o'clock at night in three days.
Ten o'clock at night in three days?
Yes, if the chance is missed, there won't be another time.
You're telling the whole truth?
What? The night has been determined?
After getting caught trying to make you drink the infertility medicine...
The Queen Mother seems to be plotting something else out of desperation.
As an official occasion recommended by the Office of Astronomy.
Then we can't object to that, since it's an official occasion.
If this leads to the Queen's pregnancy, your status will be further diminished.
When is it happening?
Ten o'clock at night in three days.
But knowing what horrible thing the Queen Mother did to you...
Would he listen to her now?
His Majesty is a filial son.
Besides, it's an official occasion of the country...
So he'll listen to the Queen Mother.
But still, is there any way we can stop it?
It's a day given by the Goddess of Babies!
Queen Dowager, since it's an official occasion...
all eyes and ears will be on it.
If we make the wrong move, the retainers won't stay quiet.
How disastrous!
Having the first born son is the only way to survive!
I can't leave the defense for Seoul this way...
Yes, Your Majesty. Namhan Fortress is too far...
And Gangwha Island is also too far and...
too weak to defend the enemies from the sea.
Then the answer is...
To build a fortress on the northside.
To touch a palace around Seoul means breaking the treaty with China...
Many will be against it.
To push forward such a big scale construction...
like the Bukhan Mountain Fortress...
It'll stir up the argument among the retainers in Joseon, not just China.
There is no retainer who'd take on the job...
since everyone's worried about China.
We have Lord Jo Sa Seok.
Your Majesty.
You're the only one who can work things out smoothly with China...
While leading the construction of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress.
Would you be able to do that?
Your Majesty, I'll do it for you.
But, if Lord Jo Sa Seok is selected to lead the building of the fortress...
It could cause an argument in the court...
and in the country even before anything is started.
Then I'll think of a way to appoint you to an important position in the court.
While the fortress project is not out on the surface yet.
Prepare for the construction of the Bukhan Mountain Fortress...
But he'd like to proceed quietly under the surface for a while...
Since it'll cause strong opposition...
There is a way...
Lord Jo, have you heard of the phrase, 'whispers on the pillow'?
When you say, 'whispers on the pillow'...
That's what so-called seductive women are usually blamed for...
But it could be perfect for something like this.
You mean, you'll endure that blame yourself?
The more I get blamed for, the more His Majesty gets his way...
If that's the case, they can hate me all they want.
How could such a thing...
Did my father do that to Jang Suk Won for me?
Forgive me, Queen Majesty.
That's why Lord Min found a place for me to hide...
since Maid Jang came back to the palace...
But I was taken away... and I was finally released.
Lord Min told me I could serve Your Majesty...
again since hiding won't be necessary.
So did Jang Suk Won threaten my father with this?
His Majesty's father-in-law who is my father?
Yes, she's not a concubine in the palace... she's a hundred-year-old nine-tailed fox.
I'll go to Chwi Seon Dang, so get ready.
The Queen Majesty has arrived!
What brings you to this humble place, Your Majesty?
I'll get right to the point.
You ordered the kidnapping of Court Lady Joo...
And even threatened my father, the father-in-law of His Majesty?
Your Majesty... I ordered the kidnapping of Court Lady Joo?
Court Lady Joo lured me in and kidnapped me first.
Also, it was Lord Min who gave me something to threaten with.
Jang Suk Won! My father gave you a reason to threaten him?
Queen Majesty, do you know how that seat was gained?
It's a flower cushion earned with my tears and screams.
How ludicrous!
How is it that the queen's quarter is a flower cushion...
earned with your tears and screams?
Before you ask me what I did to Lord Min...
Find out exactly what Lord Min did to get you that seat of the Queen.
My father is a well-known scholar and a man of virtue in Joseon.
Whatever he does, he wouldn't do without a reason.
How dare you Level 4 Suk Won criticize me and tell me to know my own father?
If you didn't hear it from Court Lady Joo, please ask Lord Min directly.
Then make sure to tell Lord Min...
That Jang Suk Won is very happy with the...
retainers reporting back to the court today...
And stopping the protest plans by the Sungkyunkwan scholars.
So I'll take it as the deal has been completed.
And there won't be any aftermath of this, so he can relax.
Suk Won, your rudeness is going through the roof!
His Majesty has arrived!
What brings you to Chwi Seon Dang?
She came over here right after I finished asking for forgiveness.
The Queen Majesty's grace is immeasurable.
Goodness... The Queen is truly kind.
I'll come back later.
No, I just stopped by.
Please stay.
I found a moment to come by.
To go for a walk with you.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I didn't get a chance to ask you about it...
Why did they stop protesting?
It was like an iron-clad fortress, I never thought they'd stop.
They probably realized how absurd and unreasonable their claims were.
They consider achieving their goals more important...
than the kind of claims they make.
They couldn't have...
Whatever it was, congratulations on defeating...
Min Yoo Joong, the strongest enemy in Joseon.
Defeating... you're embarrassing me.
Whatever you did, this made you the enemy of the Western Party...
And became the center of the Southern Party.
How could you say 'the center' to a mere woman like me?
Your appearance became the trigger to call...
in Lord Jo Sa Seok back to the court.
I'll bring in a few of the Southern Party and reorganize the court.
Please do what you plan to do. I'll help you.
You'll help me... what do you plan to do?
Everyone says I'm the femme fatale who seduced Your Majesty...
So, I'll help in the most appropriate way.
In the most appropriate way... Fine, I'll get my hopes up.
We can't just watch like this...
What if she gets pregnant?
We need to have a plan just in case.
The Queen Mother seems to have a plan... and just in time.
She announced the night given from the Office of Astronomy.
He won't be able to do much this time.
If the night goes well, you'll surely become pregnant.
His Majesty has left for the queen's quarter.
Tonight is a sure thing for getting pregnant.
Stop for a minute.
Your Majesty!
I'm not sure why the messenger is gone. Please wait, Your Majesty.
Don't rush it. I know better than anyone how to wait.
The colors seem to come out somehow.
I try to bring out a sense of seduction, like flowers and butterflies.
That's why I dyed the fabric myself.
Butterflies look for flowers...
How would flowers lure them in?
It's just a figure of speech...
I just tried to make a dress that would be loved by a man.
What to do...
I will have to be lost from my path for a while.
Queen Majesty, she's the worst wench there is.
She needs to be dragged by her hair and beaten right now!
Do you want me to go to Jang Suk Won who is with His Majesty now...
And get angry at her in front of His Majesty?
Then scratch the face of His Majesty and follow...
the footsteps of the dethroned Queen Yoon?
Queen Majesty...
Why did you do that?
What do you mean?
You must have known that it was my official night with the Queen.
The reason you stopped me and lured me in...
Then why did you come to me knowing that?
Who in the world could refuse you?
There will be trouble tomorrow.
Everyone will whisper that Jang Ok Jung is...
to blame for your personnel change.
If they think that, I'll be thankful.
The standards for my appointment in the government is...
First, whether I can use him for anything...
And second, when it's necessary to implement a plan.
But if they consider it your fault like fools...
Does that mean my whispers on the pillow won't work at all?
Why don't you try it? Let me see...
What? That wench Jang interfered with his night with the Queen?
Yes, and the court is in uproar from her whispers on the pillow.
I definitely saw he was heading to the queen's quarter last night...
Please forgive me.
My my... last night was the best chance and it won't return...
Mother... are you still not feeling well?
Queen, I'm glad you came.
It took so much to make it happen, so how could this be?
I'll go right now and punish her!
Mother, it's harmful to be angry when you're still not feeling well.
I'll talk to her, so please calm down.
How can I calm down? Do you know how important yesterday was?
It was the only day you could have...
Anyway, I won't forgive what happened last night.
Mother, it's a matter of the internal court anyway.
As the leader of the internal court, I don't want this to get stirred up.
If this goes beyond the palace, the dignity of...
the royal family will crash to the ground.
And I'd be too embarrassed to keep my head up.
I'll make sure to tell her so that this never happens again...
So please leave it to me.
Of course, you're my Queen.
You're on a different level.
Next one is for the personnel reform...
Read it out loud, Chief of Staff.
Advisers Kim Man Gil dismissed, Kim Sung Juk dismissed...
Advisers Min Jin Joo dismissed...
And Jo Sa Seok is appointed to the minister of interior affairs.
And appoint Park Ju Myoung to the counsel general...
and Yoon Yeo Gyung to the head of training.
How could you appoint Jo Sa Seok from the...
Southern Party as the minister of interior affairs?
That's impossible!
Jo Sa Seok didn't take part in the treason...
And considering his accomplishments so far, it seems reasonable.
Looking at his experience alone, it doesn't seem to be a problem.
But the problem is the whispers on the pillow.
Whispers on the pillow?
That means Your Majesty is governing not for...
the good of the people, but from personal feelings.
Out of personal feelings?
I've put so much thought into coming up with the personnel change this time.
I'm disappointed that you'd say that.
Forgive us, Your Majesty.
But we feel disappointed that the decision came out of Chwi Seon Dang.
Chwi Seon Dang?
Are you suggesting Jang Suk Won is involved in this decision?
Yes, Your Majesty. It's obvious Jo Sa Seok...
asked Jang Suk Won for a higher position.
So... Jang Suk Won received a bribe from Jo Sa Seok...
And she asked me to appoint him as the minister through whispers on the pillow?
And I accepted her request and appointed Jo Sa Seok to the position?
- That's... - Why don't you answer me!
So you're saying that Jo Sa Seok bribed Jang Suk Won...
And she asked me for a position in return.
That means I received a bribe from Jo Sa Seok...
and gave him a government position.
Is that really what you're saying?
How dare you humiliate the king of this country!
How can a minister of a country think in such a crude way?
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
Forgive me, Your Majesty. It's just that your frequent visit to Chwi Seon Dang...
Along with Chwi Seon Dang's close relationship with Jo Sa Seok...
So it seems to us that your decision is affected by Chwi Seon Dang.
Please reconsider, Your Majesty!
You blamed Jang Suk Won for natural disasters...
and made her beg for forgiveness last time...
And this time, you humiliate me on how I govern...
the court by mentioning whispers on the pillow?
Do you even consider me your king?
It's too unpleasant for me to stay here any longer...
so the meeting's over for the day.
Plus, I'll make sure to execute the personnel change...
from today without any adjustments.
If anyone has any more to say, get out of my court! Understood?
Queen Majesty, Lady Jang Suk Won is here to see you.
Let her in.
You did well last night.
I did well?
Do you know about Lu Zhi of the Han Dynasty?
I have heard of her. She's the wife of Liu Bang who founded the Han Dynasty.
Yes, Liu Bang owes a lot to Lu Zhi in founding Han.
But after becoming an emperor, Liu Bang deserted Lu Zhi...
And he fell for a beautiful concubine.
He even wanted to appoint the son from the concubine as the crowned prince.
Why would you tell me this story...
Then Lu Zhi's fury went through the roof...
and waited for the day to return the humiliation.
And fate didn't abandon Lu Zhi...
Liu Bang died suddenly and Lu Zhi's son became the emperor.
Do you know what Lu Zhi did after she became the Empress Dowager?
What did she do?
She cut off the arms and legs of the concubine and threw her in a pigsty.
She made her into a human pig.
The concubine who enjoyed all the luxuries...
in the world with the favor of the emperor...
was turned into a human pig where living itself was suffering.
That's not all. Lu Zhi poisoned the concubine's son to death.
Are you telling me your resentment is that deep? Because of last night...
Not at all. No, that's not it.
Even when I become the Queen Mother after my son takes the throne...
I won't take revenge on you like Lu Zhi did.
I'll show you what true generosity means.
And I will make you leave the palace or become a monk on your own.
I am Jang Ok Jung.
Just like Your Majesty is not Lu Zhi, I'm not that concubine.
So I'll never leave the palace or become a monk.
If there is nothing more, I'll excuse myself.
Bullseye!
The change this time caused quite a stir, Your Majesty.
It didn't even take a half day for the news to spread to out of the palace?
Well, after that much noise in the court, the news must have climbed over the walls.
There is even a related rumor about Jang Suk Won...
So I was worried.
Do you also think it's the result of 'whispers on the pillow'?
It seems to appear that Chwi Seon Dang and Jo Sa Seok are quite close.
But really, I picked those who are proactive
about the issues of the northern border.
To lay out the groundwork to strengthen the military power.
You mean...
In a way, Ok Jung helped me on my policy on...
the northern border by working with Jo Sa Seok.
And it will start with constructing the Bukhan Mountain Fortress in Goyang.
You mean, Jang Suk Won did what you wanted her to do?
If she's going to be called a femme fatale anyway...
She said she'd do her part to help me.
Ok Jung is my woman as well as my political partner.
That's why I like Ok Jung even more.
But it concerns me that it might put Lady Jang Suk Won at risk.
Putting Jang Suk Won at risk...
No way.
I'm protecting her with everything I have.
She won't take revenge on me like Lu Zhi?
She should say that after she has a son!
That's what I'm saying! She was slicing your face with a kind look...
Just the image of a human pig is horrifying...
What's going on, ma'am?
It's been a while since you've been to the tailor's chamber.
Lady Suk Won is here!
Ma'am, please spare us.
Am I holding onto your life?
It's the same thing... we were so... I'm sorry.
Please don't kick us out of the palace.
Lady Suk Won, you've come.
You should've called us for anything, what brings you here?
I just stopped by on my way.
Can I ask for tea?
Do you remember? You told me to leave...
the tailor's chamber if I had any more intentions.
I was so disappointed to hear it then...
But I ended up taking another path anyway.
No one can say for sure about life until the end of the road.
Everyone does her best to live her own life.
I have a dream in that uncertain life.
Someday, when I get to wear the best dress a woman has ever worn...
Would you be able to make that dress for me...
as the best dressmaker, Court Lady Cheon?
Just in case. As you said, no one can say for sure about life.
Sometimes, I want to bet everything I have on that uncertainty.
If it's meant to be, let's see each other again.
Ok Jung!
I mean, Lady Suk Won.
Enemies run into each other on the bridge...
This must be what that saying means.
That day... when our teacher died and the store was on fire...
You must know how the fire got started. Who started the fire?
How would I know that?
Why would you ask that all of a sudden?
You just need to answer.
How did the fire start? Did you start the fire?
No! It's definitely wasn't me who started the fire!
I saw a man with a tattoo on his arm there...
A man with a tattoo on his arm? You didn't see his face?
It's been too long...
Then why did you do that to me?
I... I just...
Because of Chi Soo!
I did it because of Chi Soo!
He never gave me a look, but he was always looking at you!
I meant, he always cared only for Lady Suk Won...
And I hated that!
So our teacher died and I almost died because of it?
Because of your cranky temper and selfishness?
Father!
Please take me with you.
Father!
I won't cry anymore.
I don't like you crying either.
Man! It's all over the place!
Wow... nice to meet you.
Good to meet someone with similar taste.
It's not for me.
Of course you'd say that in broad daylight.
Where did you get it? China? Or you snuck it in?
People can only see what they want to see.
What?
Man, looking all tough but getting upset like a girl.
Welcome, Master Jin. I'm Seol Hyang, managing this place Man Wol.
Is this the place that Jang Hyun built 10 years ago?
Yes. No one other than the king can live in a house with over 99 rooms in Joseon.
But Jang Hyun built it bigger and had it almost taken away.
Why do you want this place?
I like it.
When can I see him? The one who has the court in his hands...
Master Jin, Lord Min is here.
I'm quite taken aback because you're much younger than I expected.
I heard you are the wealthiest in China with the power to influence the court.
So I thought you'd be much older.
Master Jin that you're thinking of is my adoptive father.
He's too busy to leave, so he left the trade with Joseon to me.
Are you from Joseon?
I thought Master Jin was from China.
You don't need to know about my father, but I am from Joseon.
I see... we can have a conversation then.
I'll get right to the point.
You want to provide political funds...
to our Western Party.
So, how much are you thinking?
As much as you want... I'll give you everything.
You're very bold.
Then the trade rights you want must be huge as well?
There is only one thing I want.
What is that?
The head of Jang Hyun.
I came to get that.
- Did everything go well? - Of course.
But next time, send Kwang Sun for this kind of petty errand.
My sister is Lady Suk Won with all His Majesty's favor.
How would you fill your starved stomach with that petty Suk Won status?
Right, I heard something on my way back.
There was a major merchant on the ship from China this time.
A major merchant from China? Who was it?
I heard it's Master Jin. So I checked it out...
but I couldn't find anything.
Master Jin... just hearing the name makes me feel uncomfortable.
Mother, I have a favor to ask.
Favor? What favor? Please tell me.
You invited the wives of the court retainers along with my mother.
Yes I did.
But it bothers me that Jang Suk Won's mother is not invited.
That's enough. I don't even want to run into...
her by chance, so why bother inviting her.
Why would I even bother inviting her mother?
If His Majesty finds out, he'd be disappointed that it's not fair...
And I hear her mother is Jang Suk Won's weakest point...
It seems that she's gone through a lot with rumors she was a slave.
Gone through a lot?
What rumors?
Jang Suk Won's mother used to be a slave in the house of Lord Jo Sa Seok...
I can't possibly say it myself anymore.
What crude blood...
So if you'd treat her just like my mother...
without separating her as a slave...
Then she'd feel truly grateful.
She can't even sit with us because of her class even if I invite her...
That's why I shouldn't invite her at all.
It'll just ruin the party.
Oh... Queen!
Maybe we can stab that wench's heart by using her mother.
You can also return the humiliation from the other night.
I should invite that wench's mother right away.
Right away.
Your Majesty...
You must have some good news. You look happier than usual.
Actually, my mother is coming today.
- Is that right? - Yes.
Even my mother was invited to the party for the wives of the court today.
My mother really wanted to see the palace... so I'm very happy.
You must be.
After I put out the fire on urgent matters, I'll stop by.
Really?
My Ok Jung, you're excited like a child today.
Your Majesty, it's well past the time to head to the Main Hall.
Why are you so slow? You might get lost here!
I'm sorry.
How did you get here?
I'll excuse myself... go ahead and speak to her.
Did you come here to see Lady Suk Won?
Yes, Lord Jo.
This must be your first time in the palace...
so why do you look so down?
Since I'm her mother, I'm worried my daughter is walking on eggshells...
You don't need to worry so much.
She's very wise.
So you don't need to worry.
Who is that?
She doesn't look like a woman from the palace.
From the look of talking to Jo Sa Seok... it looks like she's Jang Suk Won's mother.
How would you know that?
You still don't know about it?
I don't know about what?
It's so vulgar, it's hard to bring it up as a noble man, but...
Since the powder is made with precious silkworm...
It's perfectly fitting for a gift from the Queen Mother.
It's great for improving skin tone and for whitening as well as tightening.
That's enough with the cosmetics...
Help me pick a bath solution that's good for smooth skin.
The Queen Mother finds it very important...
to show her dignity to the wives of the retainers.
So she made a special request to you to pick the gift.
But my mother is also coming, so I should go greet her now.
I'll escort her.
Why don't you finish up here, Lady Suk Won?
I'd appreciate that.
Queen Majesty.
Mother, did you have a pleasant journey on your way here?
I was treated very well. Are you feeling well?
Yes. You've come far, please have a seat.
Please have a seat.
Who... I've never seen her before.
Lady Suk Won's mother has arrived!
Forgive me, I ran a little late.
How dare you come up here as the low class!
You're the mother of that wench Jang Suk Won?
Yes, I'm the mother of Lady Suk Won.
But how can you sit together with the women of the noble class as a slave?
Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty.
Forgive me, I just...
Then, what do you think? Do you insist on sitting with us?
No, I won't. Wherever you have a seat for me...
Court Lady Hong, bring the table that's been prepared.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Prepare the seat for her.
Take a seat.
Look, since you're already sitting there, bring me some water.
I got thirsty coming here on a carriage, so I already drank the water I had.
What are you doing? I told you to get water!
Getting water must be something you've done a million times...
Now you just sit there...
Mother!
Ma'am.
Mother... what are you doing here?
I can't have a seat with the women of the noble class as a lowly one...
You're the mother of me with the appointment of Level 4 status.
How can you be sitting on a straw mat that's no different from the dirt?
It doesn't matter at all. I'm fine.
Is this why you invited my mother?
You're the one who received the status, but not your mother.
It can happen if other ladies feel uncomfortable.
Queen Majesty, you shouldn't be saying that.
Wouldn't it be painful to you if Your Majesty's mother was treated that way?
It hurts me that it pains you...
What can I do about the class? And that's the law of Joseon!
There is no need to argue with her.
I hear your mother carries unfortunate rumors as a lowly slave, too.
Besides, I hear you have a real father somewhere else?
Queen Mother!
You said you'd take care of my mother!
And is this how you take care of her?
Look, I just...
A lowly court lady addresses a concubine with a proper status by saying, 'look'?
Is this the custom of the palace?
This wench...
Hitting the court lady of the Queen Mother...
is just like hitting the Queen Mother herself.
Aren't you being rude?
Do we have to go over whether it's rude or not?
Court Lady Hong is a court lady with a lower status than me...
I'm a concubine who serves His Majesty.
And I can endure the humiliation on myself...
But I'll never endure the humiliation of my mother.
Do you understand?
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I won't be stepped on or lose anything precious anymore.
Your audacity is through the roof!
It seems that Jang Suk Won is pregnant.
What could I do...
I'll take care of it. Please make your decision.
I want my first son from you.