Part 27
JAMYUNG
Your name is Jamyung.
WANG HOL lt means to cry and save your own life.
You're the queen's daughter
and the crown princess's younger sister.
Two princesses born on the same day.
Your roots are in Nakrang Princess.
Leave Hodong and go to Han.
Crown Princess today is the last day.
Please you must make your escape.
You saw how my Jamyung was
stabbed in the chest with a hairpin.
You saw how she was thrown into the freezing river.
MO HASO Hogok
MO HASO l'm not asking you as the Queen of Nakrang.
l beg you as a mother who never held her baby.
Please tell me if this is Jamyung or not.
Lady.
HOGOK/ Royalty of former Nakrang Army l cannot call you ''Queen'' or ''Your Majesty''
since l do not recognize Nakrang.
That's not important.
l'm here as a mother.
There's nothing l can tell you.
WANG JASlL'S CHAMBER NAKRANG
l must put an end to this before Hogok opens his mouth.
CHlSO lt won't be easy.
WANG JA-SlL My life was nothing suave.
Jasil.
What brings you here Your Majesty?
And what were you doing in Hogok's prison cell?
Leave us.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Are you sure Donggobi died of smallpox?
l wouldn't know anything
but only what the Goguryeo doctors told me.
l asked you what you were doing in Hogok's prison cell.
lt'd be stranger if l wasn't there.
What?
Who is Jamyung? She's your daughter.
And who is Lahee? She's my daughter.
You think l'd be overjoyed to find out that Jamyung might be alive?
What are you trying to say?
Will you forsake Lahee?
How can you say that?
At least forthis the moment you have to sincerely hope that
Jamyung is alive and that she'll return to me safely.
Have you ever sincerely repented for stabbing
that little baby in her chest?
l've never regretted it.
Jasil.
l made the best decision l could at the time.
lf l had regrets about the past l'd have gone mad already
when l killed my brother with my own hands.
You're a vicious and frightful person.
You and the king both owe me greatly.
Don't forget who saved your lives and put you on the throne.
lt wasn't what the king and l wanted.
You did it foryourself!
Fine.
You'd have nothing to desire or lose
since it wasn't what you wanted.
Even if Jamyung comes back to the palace alive
she can't become crown princess.
Who said she'd be made crown princess?
That's not all.
l won't acknowledge Jamyung even as a princess.
Have you gone mad?
lf the daughter of the king my daughter is not a princess
what would she be?
You've had an indulgent life.
You even took my Lahee away from me and
became her birth mother and a queen.
You have more than you could ever want!
So don't be greedy.
Rest your worries about Lahee.
Lahee is my daughter who was brought up as crown princess
and she'll become the Queen of Nakrang.
And if Jamyung comes back to me
she'll be treated as a princess.
Let me tell you something.
Make sure Lahee doesn't get hurt because of Jamyung.
l won't forgive you if she does.
YOUNGANJUN JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG l'm here on your call Your Majesty.
Ministeryou were Chunghaehun's retainer
before you became the minister.
And l, Ryu Ji, am still a retainer of Chunghaehun.
Make sure no one comes near Hogok's prison cell.
Especially Queen Jasil.
l understand what you're concerned about.
l'll carry out your command without failure.
Thank you.
The queen discreetly told the ministerto keep his eyes on you.
The palace is already abuzz
and Jamyung has yet returned.
Nakrang will be divided into supporters of Lahee
and supporters of Jamyung
and it will be chaos.
TAECHU / Soldier He went to Prince Haeaewu's banquet?
CHA CHASUNG lLPUM / Donggobi's nephew Yes sir.
Why would he go there when he must feel like crap?
Look Cha Chasung.
You should learn to speak properly in the palace.
Feel like crap?
Yes sir. l'll correct myself.
What would you say in the palace?
Do you say ''feel like feces''?
Brother l'm going to Nakrang.
l don't know if this path will lead me to death or not
but l have to see my mom at least once.
l have so much to say to her. l have to go.
Puku.
Puku is that you?
Where have you been for days without a word?
The prince was worried.
You idiots.
Stay on yourfeet!
The kitchen sent some food.
We're celebrating Prince Haeaewu's birth.
Everyone's in a celebrating mood
regardless of Prince Hodong's situation.
Where are you going now? Go back inside.
Please take care of the prince.
Are you going somewhere?
Please say bye to my brother the boss and Michu.
Tell them l'll contact them soon.
Don't tell me you're jealous.
You're doing this because you're jealous of Princess Lahee?
You're leaving?
Get down.
Hey.
You can't leave without the prince's permission!
Are you from Nakrang too?
No Your Highness. l'm from Dongmohyun.
LAHEE So why did you follow Puku here?
SOSO l didn't follow Puku.
l followed Puku's brother Hangkai.
ls that right?
l don't like Puku.
My life is in shambles because of her.
Congratulations Prince.
BANQUETHALL GUKNAE PALACE NAKRANG
Thank you Minister.
When Haeaewu turns three Eul Duji will teach him letters
and Wu Naru will teach him sword fighting.
Yes, Your Majesty.
l'll teach him to the best of my ability.
l'll obey your command Your Majesty.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN SONG MAESEOLSU Your Majesty, l have a request.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN SONG MAESEOLSU Go ahead.
The minister and General Wu are great teachers
but l want Prince Hodong to teach Haeaewu personally.
lt'll be a great chance forthe brothers to bond.
Hodong what do you think?
PRlNCE HODONG Haeaewu is my younger brother
who'll become my subject.
With your permission l'd like to groom him myself.
That's a good idea.
Haeaewu say ''Thank you Teacher. ''
Congratulations.
Please grow up to be a strong man.
TAEGUN / Royal man What good is being strong
TAEGUN / Royal man when he won't be king?
Hodong should be strong
and Haeaewu should grow up to be supportive.
WU NARU Princess.
YEORANG l brought a gift for Haeaewu.
Bring it here.
Yes, Your Highness.
A king treats his subjects with civility
and a subject must pledge his loyalty to his king.
That's a great writing.
l'll hang it in Haeaewu's room so he may read it every day
and learn it by heart.
Thank you Princess.
SONG OKGU Your Highness
please accept a gift from your grandfather now.
lt's beautiful.
lt's a magnificent sword.
lt looks as if it could cut a boulder.
Prince.
May you strengthen the Great Kingdom of Goguryeo
founded by King Dongmyeongseong
and expanded by yourfather.
The Princess of Nakrang is here.
Princess Nakrang?
l asked herto join us.
l can't disregard her on such occasion
when she'll soon become Hodong's princess.
Greetings Your Highness.
Please come in Your Highness.
l offer my congratulations to Prince Haeaewu.
Please grow strong and healthy and make Goguryeo proud.
Thank you.
Thank you Princess.
l couldn't bring a gift given my current situation.
So l'd like to play the lute for Prince Haeaewu.
Why it's as if the angel from the Moon flew to earth.
She has the beauty courage and even musical talent.
l can't find a single flaw in her.
Honey wipe your drool.
l was betterthan Princess Nakrang in my heyday
before l married you.
You're just being jealous.
Let me see if l wet my beard with my drool.
EUL DUJl / Officer of Right
Here you are.
l've been looking foryou everywhere.
You didn't come back to your chamber
and they told me you had left the banquet quite some time ago.
Have Wang Hol and his men left?
PAESU / Chungchun River Yes they crossed the Paesu River.
All right.
ljust ran into Puku a while ago.
Puku came back?
Take good care of the prince.
Take care of the boss and Hangkai.
She talked some nonsense and left.
Hurry up. We must hurry.
l think Puku went to Nakrang.
Probably if what Taechu said is true.
This was all at the cremation grounds
but something else must've happened there.
Are you sure this will tell us who Puku is?
That's what my instinct tells me.
After we sew it back together
we'll get someone to read it one letter at a time.
MlCHU Can't we just show the whole thing?
MlCHU Taechu can read too.
Puku's been at death's doortoo many times.
lt must be something big.
lt doesn't hurt to be careful.
She can't be anybody important.
l don't think she'd be anybody important.
Nobody asked you foryour opinion.
Just keep your hands busy not your mouth.
You said that people can't know what the future holds forthem.
Even if we're apart when you call me
l'll come to you no matter where you are.
How...
Because you called me.
l said l'd come to you no matter where you are.
But l was so far away...
l didn't think you'd hear me in the palace.
What l can't hear with my ears l can hear with my heart.
Do you not believe me?
Then l'll just leave.
l believe you.
Why did you leave without seeing me?
Were you disappointed with me because of that night?
Because of Princess Nakrang?
Nakrang and Goguryeo are neighboring countries.
Can't we get along like brother countries?
Goguryeo and Nakrang cannot coexist.
Especially because we're neighbors.
ln orderfor Goguryeo to become a strong kingdom
we need Nakrang's fertile lands and ocean.
And l...
You know l have to conquer Nakrang with my own hands
to become king.
What if...
l were a princess of Nakrang?
Would you be able to get along with Nakrang?
Why?
Does it botheryou that you killed Nakrang generals?
l'm just curious.
Well...
l haven't thought about it.
l should be grateful you're not a princess of Nakrang.
Let's stop this pointless talk.
Shall we go down to the marketplace and have some fun?
Everyone seems to be happy.
They're innocent people who know nothing about
palace life the life of a prince or power struggles.
They're just happy about Haeaewu's birth.
They're beautiful people.
Shall we just mingle among them and celebrate
my brother's birth without a care in the world?
Just for a day.
Just for this night.
l may never see him again.
l want to forget about Mother and Nakrang just for now
and be with him.
No way.
Who are you to block a prince's chopsticks?
l'm Puku. l opened my energy channels.
You're no match for me.
lt was a luck.
You never attained proper energy flow.
Don't tease me.
lt's my prerogative.
Just one coin.
For just a coin you too can find your mate and get married.
Open the baskets together and we'll give you wedding robes!
What are they doing?
Well...
There's a beautiful lady's wedding robe in that red basket
and a man's wedding robe in the blue one.
lf you throw the sacks and open the basket they're yours.
Really?
lt's a prize?
We'll give you the wedding robes
and give parade you on horseback too.
Missed.
Bride.
Yes husband?
l want to stop playing around and want be alone with you.
You're embarrassing me.
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.
Prince.
l want to sleep with you in my arms tonight instead of my sword.
We're bride and groom.
l won't take you this way.
Later.
Much later...
We'll do it properly.
Where did Hodong go?
l guess he felt uncomfortable.
Let's all toast to
PRlNCE HAEAEWU / Song Maeseoulsu's son, Hodong's half-brother Prince Haeaewu's future.
PRlNCE HAEAEWU / Song Maeseoulsu's son, Hodong's half-brother To the prince's health!
Where are you going?
lt's gotten late. l'll return to my chamber.
You're supposed to drink and enjoy yourself
until morning on a day like this.
She's not having any fun without Prince Hodong.
YANGDEOK
You said it'd be nice to live like this
but l know you have to become king.
You asked me once before.
Puku what is love?
l didn't know back then...
A person who can't wait...
will never know what love is.
Maybe love makes your heart grow even deeper
when you're apart...
than when you're together.
l now leave as Jamyung
a princess of Nakrang that nobody wants
but l'll remain as your Puku
for the rest of my life longing for you.
Maybe you should retire to bed.
No king goes to bed in broad daylight.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
Princess Nakrang has disappeared.
What?
She must have escaped.
That little girl escaped from the palace?
She couldn't have done it alone.
She must've escaped amidst the bustle of the celebration.
Hear me Wu Naru.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Send the army to find Choi Li's daughter.
l'll obey your command Your Majesty.
l'll bring Princess of Nakrang back alive.
There is no need to.
Your Majesty what do you.
Cut her head off!
Your Majesty please rescind your command.
This could lead to war.
An escaped prisoner may be killed.
Find that Nakrang tramp who deceived me
and send her head to Choi Li.
Chu Balso find those who helped her and bring them to me.
l'll punish them along with her.
l'll obey your command Your Majesty.
Your Highness.
Why was the war drum sounded?
Princess of Nakrang has escaped.
Really?
But that's no reason to sound the war drum.
His Majesty ordered her dead.
ls he willing to go to war with Nakrang?
He is furious. Nobody could stop him.
Did Puku return to Suyang Hall?
She didn't come back.
l came with Taechu to find Puku.
OUTSKlRTS OF JlNYANG PALACE NAKRANG
The great general instructed me to request an army
JlNSl / Time between 7:30 AM- 8:30 AM if he didn't come back with the princess by eight o'clock
JlNSl / Time between 7:30 AM- 8:30 AM two days after we left the Goguryeo palace.
DO SUGl And he asked that you send the army across the river
if he didn't return by the third day.
CHOl Ll
Your Majesty!
What's all the fuss?
Our spy sent a hawk.
The crown princess escaped from the Goguryeo palace.
Dear Dangun...
But Muhyul...
What did the King of Goguryeo do?
BUDAL He said he wouldn't allow an escaped prisonerto live
and ordered the death of crown princess.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty please save the crown princess.
Muhyul would dare try to kill my daughter?
Only l can decide the fate of the Crown Princess of Nakrang!
Summon the army to Mukbang!
l'll set up camp at Mukbang and bring the princess back.
Yes, Your Majesty. l'll obey your command.
DONGGOBl / llpum's aunt Your Majesty, l'm coming.
Even if l die on the way.
l'll bring you news of Princess Jamyung.
Aren't you going to torture me today?
That's none of your business.
l heard that Wang Jasil's daughter is in grave danger.
ls that why?
You bastard do you want your mouth ripped?
How dare you mention the crown princess with that mouth?
Who'll tell you where Jamyung is if you rip my mouth?
MO YANGHAE'S CHAMBER YULGUHYUN NAKRANG Why don't we just kill Hogok?
We can tell the queen where Princess Jamyung is.
No. We'll leave that job to Hogok.
We must show a different card to the king.
l hope Lahee dies.
Our master wouldn't leave the crown princess in danger
and return alone.
Then again Hol wouldn't do that.
Do you have another plan?
MO YANGHAE l'll petition the king
to make Jamyung crown princess when he returns.
But you'll face strong opposition.
The seven southern prefectures belong to Younghojangwon.
lf we petition on behalf of the seven prefectures
the king will have to consider it seriously.
And Wang Jasil can do nothing about it.
Who's there?
What were you doing outside the door?
The great general sent a message to Lady Mo.
He said not to worry
since he'd return safely with the crown princess.
Then why didn't you come in?
l was about to announce myself.
What did you hear?
l heard nothing.
Do you know why yourfather died?
A slave who defies his master deserves death.
l do not know why he died.
That's the correct answer. You are my men alright.
You did not hear anything
and you must not remember anything.
HEUKWlSU GATE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO General Wu Naru is searching forthe princess outside the gate
HEUKWlSU GATE GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO but she couldn't have left the city already.
Taechu to the North Gate.
Hangkai to the East Gate.
Cha Chasung to the South Gate.
Take the troops to the gates and stand guard.
What shall we do when we find Princess Nakrang?
His Majesty ordered her killed.
Capture her alive.
No Your Highness.
His Majesty was furious when you defied him in Luoyang.
You can't defy him again.
Whom will it benefit the most
if we go to war with Nakrang now?
Liaodong and Xuantu will take the opportunity to invade us.
l'll guard the West Gate. Go to your posts!
We'll carry out your command!
Pass.
ls this where you were supposed to meet Wang Hol?
Let's go back.
You can't beat me with a sword.
l know.
Not with a sword.
And l'm more desperate than you are.
lf you can't beat me you can't leave Goguryeo.
You think l want to die?
Right. Who'd want to die?
lf you want to live don't do anything foolish.
Let's go back.
Hodong.
Do you love me?
Do you have to reaffirm that so many times?
lf l follow you now...
my father will abandon me.
l'll never be a beloved daughter.
My people will turn their backs at me.
They'll no longer love me.
Yes.
Let's say you love me.
But l guess that's not enough.
Prince Hodong your love can't fill mine.
My father's My people's love
l want them more desperately.
Pick up your sword.
l'll get out of here alive or dead in anyway.
Can l...
trust you?
Kill me.
l know that yourfather ordered me killed.
Now!
You can become king when you kill me.
You have to defeat the Biryuna tribe
defeat Song Maeseolsu and Haeaewu to become king.
Follow me.
General Wu Naru has the area surrounded.
You can't leave Goguryeo
since neitheryou nor Wang Hol knows the land.
This is as far as l can go.
Why are you letting me go?
Well...
Because Goguryeo can't have war now?
Maybe out of respect for King Choi Li?
Lahee.
l don't want to see you crying in Goguryeo.
l don't want to see you...
become unhappy.
Come with me to Nakrang.
l now understand how unhappy you are while
l was in the Goguryeo palace.
Don't fight for your life every day.
Come with me to Nakrang.
l'll make you happy.
l appreciate that but...
l belong here.
A person can't become truly happy away from his place.
Because of Puku?
She...
left.
Did you love her?
No.
Do you think...
we can see each other again?
lf you can return safely to Nakrang we will.
Come to Nakrang to see me.
All right.
OSUNGJUN GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO ls that true?
OSUNGJUN GUKNAE PALACE GOGURYEO A soldier guarding the gate
saw them with his own eyes.
His mother is from the Biryuna tribe.
Hodong helped Lahee escape?
Heaven is helping Your Majesty Prince Haeaewu and me.
We can't waste time here.
We must inform Muhyul.
We should.
Your Majesty.
Yes?
You must not get involved.
Have the soldiertell Chu Balso what he saw.
Yes Chief.
YULGUHUN NAKRANG
What?
Lady Mo will petition to dethrone the crown princess
and make Jamyung crown princess?
l heard her with my own ears.
l'm not trying to avenge my father's death.
l wish to protect the crown princess and Nakrang.
Yes.
l know you're trying to do what yourfather couldn't do.
You're most gracious Your Majesty.
Are you ready to give your life
forthe crown princess and Nakrang?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Wait for sunset
MlYANGJUN / Princess Lahee's chamber take the crown princess's guards
MlYANGJUN / Princess Lahee's chamber and attack Mo Yanghae
the traitor who tried to harm the crown princess
and throw Nakrang into confusion!
l Do Sugi will obey your command Your Majesty.
lnstruct the seven prefectures to send their petitions
when His Majesty returns.
Yes, My Lady.
What are you doing?
You can't come in here with a sword.
What's going on?
Sugi! What's the meaning of this?
l, Do Sugi, will forsake smaller cause forthe greater cause.
l'll forsake Yulguhun forthe sake of Nakrang.
l'll punish Lady Mo fortreason on Queen Jasil's command.
You!
Pour.
But the crown princess hasn't returned safely yet.
Perhaps you should wait until then...
Lahee was born to be Queen of Nakrang.
She wouldn't have been born through me
if she were destined to die in the barren land of Goguryeo.
My fury of five years is finally put to rest.
l'm so happy that Mo Yanghae got herself into trouble now
while His Majesty and Hol are away.
These letters mean the first queen of Nakrang.
Princess Jamyung.
Daughter.
Soso go and get us something to drink.
You always send me on errands at such important moments.
Just go.
You've never listened to me since you were little.
Go.
l'm going.
Hurry.
Then...
Puku is Nakrang's first queen's
daughter Princess Jamyung
My goodness!
Puku is...
Our Puku is...
l'm so scared.
My goodness...
She couldn't have gone far.
We must capture Princess Nakrang and cut off her head!
Yes sir!
Great General.
Not so loud.
How did you find me?
l've been searching foryou since the cremation grounds.
Are you not hurt?
Let's go.
Your Highness.
What is it?
His Majesty wishes to see you.
Did you call for me?
Did you...
send Choi Li's daughter back alive?
Knowing that l ordered herto be killed did you let her go?
Yes. Your Majesty.