Chunchu, why did you secretly meet with Bihyeong?
Do you plan to join forces with him and overthrow the royal family and court?
Of course not.
Tell me.
The royal family is facing a crisis because of the prince.
Why did you meet Bihyeong?
It was to settle this crisis quickly.
I wanted the queen killed, so His Majesty may return to the palace.
You asked him to kill the queen?
Yes.
That is the only way to set this country straight.
Can I believe that?
Why don't you believe me?
As the pungwolju who protects the royal family, I have never shown disloyalty.
I can't trust anyone's loyalty right now.
If your loyalty is sincere, remember this.
The first priority right now is to kill everyone who challenges
the legitimacy of the royal family.
Pungwolju.
Do you really believe everything will be solved if the queen is killed?
Once we prevent the queen from controlling the royal family and court
and the king returns, everything should be alright.
If you want to do that, you will have to kill the prince before the queen.
Putting the princess on the throne will be the only way to settle all this.
What?
Bidam.
Are you sure the prince isn't the king's son?
Why do you think Bihyeong wants to put the prince on the throne so badly
when he considers the royal family to be his enemy?
It's because the prince is of the low class.
You know that better than anyone else.
Make an effort to put the princess on the throne.
That will be the way to win back the trust that you lost.
Bihyeong, your cause is to save the people.
Kill the queen for that.
Show everyone that your cause is sincere.
I'd like to be alone. Leave me.
What deal did you make with Chunchu?
Do you intend to hand me and the prince to the princess?
He told me to bring me your head.
Did he promise to put the prince on the throne if you do that?
There will be no coronation.
What?
What do you mean?
They found out the prince isn't the king's son.
What?
How can this be?
Did Sino tell them?
I shouldn't have let them live.
I heard Bidam brought the midwife who helped you deliver.
Bidam, that little...
The world was bound to find out.
Are you going to betray me and the prince?
My loyalty to the prince hasn't changed.
If it would put the prince on the throne,
I would have killed you right now.
But even if I kill you, the prince won't be able to take the throne.
What are you going to do?
Are you going to hand the prince over to them?
Convince the king.
Convince the king?
You need his help to protect the prince.
You can make plans for the future after that.
What is this?
It is the crock with the prince's umbilical cord.
Why did you bring this?
There is a rumor that he is not your real son.
What are you talking about?
Who would dare to spread such a false rumor?
The princess spread the rumor.
Nonsense!
Why would she do such a traitorous thing?
She only acts like a saint.
In her heart, she has ambitions to take the throne.
Are you trying to come between us?
I will not fall for your lies anymore.
You are being deceived.
You were about to return to the palace and the prince was going to take the throne.
The princess had Bidam come to Seorabeol and caused all these problems.
I gave up regency.
She is slandering me and the prince by spreading false rumors.
She is finally showing her ambitions to take the throne.
This is the prince's umbilical cord.
He is definitely your son.
I don't care if you don't believe me.
But you must clear his name.
If you don't, the royal family's authority will be lost.
The laws of the Divine Land will be ruined.
The prince is my son.
I will not forgive anyone who tries to slander him with false rumors.
I will punish anyone who does that even if it is the princess.
The princess put Chunchu on probation?
She seems to be mistaken.
She will cancel that order.
She isn't mistaken. That is the instinct of power.
Power is like a sword that recklessly kills people who challenge it.
No matter how kind the princess is,
she will not let anyone challenge her authority.
Chunchu, stay inside and reflect until all this is settled.
I declare the prince is the only person who will inherit the throne.
Anyone who slanders him or believes any false rumors
will be punished for treason.
Bidam will take his army and return to Daeyaseong.
He will fulfill his duties of defending the border area.
If this order is not obeyed, I will not return to the palace.
Father wrote a royal message recognizing the prince as his son.
What do you think?
If the prince takes the throne,
his legitimacy will be questioned throughout his reign.
Public opinion will be divided and
there will be constant plundering by Baekje and Goguryeo.
How can you be so sure the prince isn't the king's son
just on the word of an old midwife?
That's right.
If the king says he is his son, there is nothing we can do.
How frustrating.
The queen caused a national crisis to put the prince on the throne
just to sit on the throne herself.
She must be questioned about the prince's line of descent.
We can decide that matter after the king returns to the palace.
We should send Bidam and his soldiers back to Daeyaseong.
The sangdaedeung is right.
The border area can't be left unguarded for a long time.
That's out of the question.
If Bidam's soldiers leave Seorabeol,
the queen will attack again.
What a bunch of fools.
If we disobey the king's order,
we will be acknowledging ourselves to be traitors.
How long are you going to let the queen hoax us?
We should charge to the royal shrine to save the king,
then arrest the queen and Bihyeong and investigate the truth about the prince.
Princess, please make a wise decision.
The princess and the court are doubtful of the prince's line of descent.
Will they agree to the prince's coronation?
The people are afraid the queen will be a tyrant if the prince takes the throne.
Are you going to go against public sentiments?
I am not going against public sentiments.
I am merely trying to set them straight.
I will kill anyone who is against the prince taking the throne.
Princess, why did you put the pungwolju on probation at such a time of crisis?
Are you really doubting his loyalty?
I am not doubting him. I am protecting him.
He is the grandson of a dethroned king.
He is not like Bihyeong, but they share the same blood.
I didn't want Chunchu to be involved in any rumors when
the royal family's legitimacy is being questioned.
Do you think the prince is my father's son?
Princess.
The prince's line of descent is an important matter.
Answer me frankly.
I'm sorry, but I don't believe he is the king's son.
How do you feel?
Father, I'm scared.
Don't worry about anything.
I will not forget anyone who tries to slander you.
I will pass on the throne to you.
Get well soon and get up.
You have to protect me.
Don't be afraid. Nobody will hurt you.
You name is Yeonhwa? You're so pretty.
I heard I look just like my mother.
Who is your mother?
She is locked up in prison.
She was injured trying to save me.
Please be generous and save her.
You're a very dutiful daughter.
Take her to her mother.
Thank you, princess.
If they were switched, what's to be done with that poor soul?
Mother.
- Yeonhwa. - Mother.
Mother.
You're alright.
The princess let me come and see you.
The princess?
Did she say anything else?
She said I looked pretty like my mother.
Promise me.
I'm your only mother in the whole world.
If the princess asks you who your mother is, that is how you must answer.
Yes, mother.
I only have one mother.
Good.
That's my daughter.
Yeonhwa is the king's daughter, right?
Nothing is for certain yet.
I'd like to have a candid talk with you. How about a drink?
I am confident that I defeated the queen's army and
saved the royal family and court from a crisis.
Why am I being told to leave Seorabeol?
I'm being treated like a useless hunting dog after hunting is over.
Everyone knows you were loyal and achieved merit.
You're only being asked to retreat your soldiers for a while
before the king returns, so don't misunderstand.
If the king returns and the prince takes the throne,
I will be executed as a traitor for slandering the prince.
Is this how a loyal servant is treated for saving the royal family and court?
That isn't right.
I will not leave Seorabeol until the queen's rebellion is suppressed.
You will refuse a royal order?
If the prince takes the throne,
all the loyal servants who resisted the queen will be purged.
Myself, the princess, the pungwolju and you.
None of us will be an exception.
I will not sit by idly and let that happen.
Let's advance to the royal shrine right away.
Let's kill the queen and Bihyeong for causing chaos and
putting the nation in danger.
Punishing them is the only way to save our country from this crisis.
Blood only causes more blood.
The princess will make a decision.
If you move your soldiers without her order,
I will have you punished for it.
Watch what you do.
Father, if you attack the royal shrine and the king is injured,
loyalty will change the public sentiments will be lost.
Make sure that Bidam does not act in a reckless manner.
Yongchun.
What are you doing here?
I came to see the princess before I serve her the queen's head.
Why did you come to see me?
If you promise to put the prince on the throne,
I will kill the queen and all of her followers.
If you order me and Gwimun to leave Silla, we will.
If you wish to punish us for treason, we will surrender and be executed.
Why do you want to give your life for the prince?
Do you plan to control this country after he takes the throne?
Are you sure the prince isn't the king's son?
What if Bidam fabricated a lie by using the midwife and
the prince is really the king's son?
What if you are sending your own brother to death?
How will you handle that?
Are you trying to deceive me and the royal family?
Why are you trying to hide the obvious?
Are you saying that Yeonhwa isn't the queen's daughter?
Only the heavens know the truth.
If you don't have Bidam leave Seorabeol and put the prince on the throne,
the king will not be able to return to the palace.
I will not negotiate with the leader of insurgents.
Have the king return safely.
Matters will be settled after the prince's line of descent is made clear.
I will fight to the death to put the prince on the throne.
I'm sure you will make a wise decision for the people of this country.
Bihyeong! Stop it.
If father knew you became a leader of traitors and a loyal dog to the queen,
father would be upset even in his grave.
I am not trying to get revenge for his unjust dethronement.
We have the same blood, but we are treated differently.
I'm going to change this world.
I never thought of you as being low class.
You are my brother.
I don't want to lose you.
All social statuses will fall when the prince takes the throne.
When that happens, we should be able to open up and have a drink.
It's a fight you can't win.
Surrender and expose the truth about the prince's line of descent.
That is the only way to wash away all your sins.
If the prince doesn't take the throne, nobody will be able to live,
not even the king or the princess.
Bihyeong.
Bihyeong!
Yongchun had Bihyeong come to the palace?
Yes, I'm sure.
Yongchun and Chunchu are colluding with Bihyeong.
I will not sit by and let them cloud the princess's judgment.
If the princess can't make a decision, I will make a decision first.
Please help Bihyeong make it through these times of difficulty.
I would gladly give my life if that would keep him safe.
Bohui.
How are you?
It seems that my prayer was answered.
Thank you for saving Sino and taking care of Yeonhwa.
Don't say that. Yeonhwa is like my daughter.
It's a good thing I found out you didn't kill my father.
Take this.
My father gave it to my mother before he passed away.
My mother was looked down on all her life because
she served a king who was dethroned.
My father died accused of being a tyrant.
I'm afraid you will suffer the sorrow and pain that my mother did.
I'm afraid my child will inherit my fate as the leader of insurgents.
If I could be your wife even for a day,
I could live the rest of my life in pain and be a wandering soul in the next world.
I'm sure your mother didn't regret it either.
Forget everything and leave with me.
Even if we go to a remote place without any loyalty and social statuses
and have to farm and catch fish, I would go with you.
Do we really have to be divided in loyalty and point a sword at each other?
We just have different causes.
You and Chunchu want to unify the Three Kingdoms with the royal family
and save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
I'm only trying to create a world where servants can be people, too.
No matter what anyone says, you are my teacher and friend.
It's not too late.
If we join forces for the unification of the Three Kingdoms,
the princess will pardon you and use your talent for this country.
I'm sure Bohui would want that, too.
I'm not begging for the royal family and court's generosity.
I'm just putting forth my opinion for the future of this country.
This might be our goodbye drink.
If the prince without a clear line of descent takes the throne,
it will become precedent for anyone to take the throne.
Give the order to advance to the royal shrine and kill the traitors.
Ichan!
Why are you asking the princess to defy a royal order?
She was appointed regent by His Majesty himself.
The person on the throne is the princess, not the king.
Can we trust what the evil queen says?
You switched sides between the princess and the queen.
Are you to be trusted to judge the prince's line of descent?
Oh!
What did you say?
Princess, please make a decision of a king.
Please make a decision.
Bidam, why did you enter here with weapons?
Leave right now.
If you tell me to leave, I will.
But if I leave with my soldiers, you will not be safe.
Are you threatening me?
I'm only telling you the facts.
If the king returns, the queen will do everything in her power
to put the prince on the throne and she will drive you out of the palace.
Who will protect you and the royal family?
The pungwolju shares the same blood as Bihyeong.
Kim Yusin also knew Bihyeong since he was little.
Are you going to leave the royal family and court's safety to
people who are close with the leader of insurgents?
Quiet!
I trust Chunchu and Yusin.
Are you really going to pass on the throne to the prince?
Is that what you want?
Please make a decision.
Give the order to advance to the royal shrine to kill the traitors and save the king.
If you don't kill the queen and the prince now,
this country will fall into the hands of the insurgents.
The princess and court are disputing whether or not to attack us?
No matter what the princess decides, I will put the prince on the throne.
You will return to the palace soon for your coronation.
When you take the throne,
become a ruler who understands the pain of the people.
I will do that for the sake of your loyalty.
I will make you a great person when I take the throne.
I could wish for nothing more than for you to care for the people.
I will do everything I can to put you on the throne.
Gwimun soldiers, our duty is to put the prince on the throne.
If he doesn't take the throne, we will die as traitors.
If he takes the throne, we must leave the prince.
We will have no regrets if we die fighting for our cause.
We are all with you!
If the princes takes the throne,
We will have a world without a golpum system and social statuses.
People of the low class will also have family names to pass on.
They will be able to enter the court, too.
Gwimun soldiers, can you give your lives to create a world for servants?
We will give our lives for the prince.
Hurray for the prince! Hurray for a world of servants!
I don't think the princess will be able to make a decision easily.
If she gives the order to attack, she will be declaring to take the throne.
We'll have to trust that Bihyeong changes his mind and kills the queen
and then has the king return.
We're in trouble.
Bidam is advancing to the royal shrine.
What? Is that true?
Stop!
What are you doing?
I am advancing to the royal shrine to save the king and
kill the queen and Bihyeong to solve our national crisis.
Don't you know it's treason to move an army without a royal order?
Turn your soldiers around right now!
I am only following the princess's order to suppress the traitors.
Do you want to resist her order and commit treason?
What?
The princess?
If you try to stop me, I will treat you as a traitor and kill you.
Kill them all!
It's an ambush!
In formation!
Suppress them!
What should we do?
If they were prepared for an attack, the palace is in danger.
Let's go.
Princess, why did you give the order to attack the royal shrine?
It could put His Majesty in danger.
I couldn't let this crisis go on, so I made a decision.
If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility.
It's not too late.
Bihyeong could kill the queen and end all this.
Do you still trust Bihyeong?
Princess...
Princess, Bihyeong is attacking the palace.
Everything has become clear.
If you side with Bihyeong, you and Yongchun will also be punished for treason.
Bihyeong!
Are you going to abandon father's will?
Myorang, handle things here. I'm going to kill the princess.
Bihyeong!
Did you have to do this?
The prince has to take the throne for there to be a world for servants.
Treason without cause cannot be forgiven.
Loyalty depends on a victory.
The winner's cause will raise this country again.
I will kill you and establish the proper loyalty.
Why didn't you kill me?
Your cause beat my sword.
I cared for you a lot and trusted you.
I'm glad to die at your hands.
Bihyeong!
Bihyeong...
Save the people of the Three Kingdoms, so my death isn't in vain.
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