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~ Conspiracy in the Court ~ DIRECTOR'S CUT
May you...
grace me with resolve.
The world we dreamed and hoped for together...
Episode 5
is right before our eyes.
Should it even attract their contempt,
I must do what needs to be done.
History shall judge my legacy with fairness.
We suffered severe casualties because of that man.
You varmint must be Sang Cheon!
Were you the one who slew Cheon Du and Butler Hwang?!
Were you the one who murdered an officer of the Hanseong prefecture...
as he was exercising his duties?!
Who is it...
they attempted to poison with those berries?
I might not know with certainty,
but would they experiment them on so many people...
just to harm a mere high courtier?!
Who is that slattern?
She is...
Hyungnim...
Hyungnim!
No...
You cannot...
So that is why...
Why you could never tell me...
All by yourself...
You have been contending with ominous forces...
Never give up!
From the netherworld...
His Excellency and I...
shall support...
Hyungnim!
Hyungnim...
Hyungnim! Hyungnim...
Hyungnim!!
Save me...
What can I...
That Cheon Du who smuggled the berries knew you.
Do not try to find out.
They are not people you could do anything about.
Return to the man who worried about our people's suffering!
Would you possibly understand?!
Even if you could, you would never fathom what it feels like.
No longer use our fellow members for your personal whims.
Would anyone basking in festering decadence such as you...
know of creation without decay?
Were you not the one clamoring that merchants would open...
It is clear we will see people perish of starvation...
- Return where you came from. - I laud your efforts,
but it shall not be easy to fulfill them.
Your Excellency!
It is a dire predicament!
What aberrant frenzy captured you in this early morningtide?!
This is no time to be worrying about decorum.
His Majesty ordered the Royal Secretaries to write an edict for him.
He will abdicate the throne.
Did I not tell you, yesterday?
So...
You were already aware of it,
hence you must also have schemed on how to get out of this?!
That...
Were you aware of this?
That the dearth of foreboding you always manifest is most vexatious?!
I ought to...
What did you just say?
A crimson tide?!
What is it which marked...
His Deceased Majesty King Taejong's tenure as King Former*?!
*After abdicating to King Sejong in 1418
On the mere pretext of eliminating maternal relatives,
did he not swelter these kingly walls with a direful crimson tide?!
How could your intention to keep a closer contact with...
the Royal Guard Garrison be construed as something done for our people's benefit?!
You never know when the Qing or Wa might point their baneful blades at us,
and it takes no recondite imagination to suggest that the westerners...
might soon approach our territory with their warships.
How could you question any military drill I supervise?!
Even lowly merchants traverse such foreign lands...
as if they were their own courtyard.
If an offensive is what the westerners are planning,
the same quandaries shall afflict the Wa and Qing,
so I rather suggest we together conject a way to subjugate them.
Fostering troops entrusted with our nation's protection...
is something which should be solicited by they who hold military authority.
But all our so-called Minister of War can conjure...
are servile requests to our neighbors for reinforcements.
Is this not an inexpiable neglect on his part?!
In shameful regret you should repent.
His deceased Majesty King Taejong did not hesitate in quenching his vengeful thirst.
May you renounce your abdicative proposal,
and reflect upon the daunting burden afflicting your humble subjects, Sire.
May you reflect upon it, Sire.
How vexatious and irksome you are!
Is it not exactly because you never accorded your king any trust...
that I am forced to abdicate this throne of mine?!
For as long as the crown has bedecked my pate,
have you ever even once...
considered me as your king and ruler?!
Chief Royal Secretary,
immediately display this edict outside these kingly walls,
and convey my wishes to all creation.
Yes, Sire!
You cannot do so, Sire!
Sire.
An urgent message from Her Highness the Queen Dowager.
You cannot, Your Highness!
- Free the way at once. - Your Highness.
May you rather behead your humble servant instead!
What is this supposed to mean?
The reason I refuse any further treatment is because I know my body.
May you abate your angst, Your Highness.
The lamentable demeanor of Your Majesty as the father of our nation...
and the repenting throes afflicting this palace elder elicited my departure,
so may you bear it in mind.
Even his grandmother cannot trust this man,
so who would ever pledge fealty to the crown bedecking me?!
May you turn the carriage back.
Is not the great endeavor you so fervently wish to fulfill...
something you could easily tend to from the majestic throne you belong to?!
If I could fulfill it from such royal heights,
manifold moons would have already passed by since its completion.
How lamentable, Sire.
Your views are all you seem to be concerned with,
so it is not with surprise that I witnessed your every follower turn his back on you.
Your Highness!
Let us go.
Before we proceed with the postmortem,
I must first question you, Inspector Park.
Did you not move out to apprehend the miscreants...
behind the murder of Jupil Hyungnim and the other officers?!
What moved you to be present there at exactly the right time?
What are you trying to say?
Should you not immediately punish those vile malefactors?!
I am merely following the Board of Punishment's instructions,
so may you retort.
We have witnesses proving that you and Chief Seo had been...
engaging in fierce diatribes over the last few days.
And more.
Did you not say that you witnessed Chief Seo's demise?!
Then...
it can only suggest you closely followed those miscreants,
so how could you have escaped completely unscathed?
There is something you must do outside the palace.
Join her.
We are merely delivering some goods,
why are you so concerned about your vestments?
She shall probably be there.
I suggest you ponder on your expression.
We were hit by significant casualties,
and did we not eliminate those prefecture officials?!
Bestow a position at the market to anyone who suffered serious injuries,
and make sure the families of the deceased officials do not face adversities.
They shall soon start their investigation.
Would going solo be conscionable?
Increasing numbers would only foment suspicion.
Aside from us, is it not something nobody is aware of?!
Grievances of market chiefs concerned about the exclusive sales are on the rise.
How shall we proceed?
Master!
You dare commit such obloquy, and still attempt to flee?!
Your audacity knows no limits.
What are you referring to?
You shall be questioned on your misdeeds at the State Tribunal.
Once I have completed more pressing issues,
I shall voluntarily turn myself in for questioning.
Take him away!
Yes.
You are making a grave mistake!
Inspector!
We still have plenty of time,
so come here and pray for your aspirations to come true.
Aspirations?!
Why?
Think that even a reprobate taking others' lives would have no dreams?!
People like them cannot even wish for their own demise.
If you wish to escape from this life of yours,
all you can do is wait...
for someone else to take your place.
Is that him?!
As if the market was not in enough disarray already,
now they even imprison the Chief of Mercantile Affairs?!
I trust he will not engage in heedless confessions, during the questioning?!
Ehh Ehh... the humanity!
Her Highness's departure from the palace can only be propitious for us,
so what is afflicting you?
This is quite peculiar of you.
Inspector of the State Tribunal Park Sang Gyu...
apprehended the Chief of Mercantile Affairs!
You were not even aware of that?!
Ohh Ohh!
What a troublous predicament!
Did I not tell you I was at the giru with other market chiefs?!
What evidence moved you to mistreat me in this manner?
We shall see if you will continue sputtering such mendacity,
when 100 geun* of burning potsherd penetrates your flesh!
*Around 25 kg
What is it I shall confess?
That I smuggled those poisonous berries under your father's instructions?!
Or...
that he instigated scholars...
to assassinate the king?!
Whatever you say shall not matter!
All the evidence of your bribes to high courtiers shall soon be revealed.
Whether you kept dual accounts to falsify the truth,
or you simply engaged in accounting fraud,
it shall make no difference.
And that is because you shall gleefully confess,
to avoid the grievous throes which I am about to bestow upon you.
Then, no matter how high up your subterfuges were aimed at,
what courtier would concern himself over a dead man?!
I see...
you are starting to behave like a worldly specimen, Naeuri.
A worldly specimen?!
It is only from you that I could learn it all.
But there is still something you do not realize.
That one of my men has Kang Jae Sun's kinfolk in custody.
Should I fail to escape,
they shall be escorted to the State Tribunal.
Then, not only His Excellency,
but you shall not escape from those repercussions, either.
Ahh!
I forgot your mother.
Are you confident you can do this?
Confident that you can rescue Milady?!
You might capture a mere market chief at your leisure,
but never shall you rescue her from the palace's clasp on her life.
Are you not a mere inspector, after all?!
You knave...
You no longer can contend with me, Naeuri.
If vanquishing me is what you wish,
you must either gain more power than me,
or else...
possess more money than I ever will.
Fine.
Let us see if you have the courage to repeat those words...
in the wan embrace of the netherworld.
Proceed!
Lay the potsherd.
Inspector Park!
Ohh Ohh!
What is this all about?
Remove that potsherd at once. Now!
This manner of punishment was outlawed by the former king.
Were you not aware?!
I already discussed with the Commissioner.
Escort Master Yang to the physician. Now!
Now, now!
And you...
With what evidence did you apprehend the Chief and even questioned him?
Not to mention using forbidden ways!
He committed enough grave misdeeds to warrant punishment!
So... what grave misdeeds?!
And where is your evidence?
If this keeps up, it might bring you serious discomfiture!
Manifold varmints pullulating the market streets possess such daggers.
If you apprehend someone merely because one of his men had one,
then would our prisons be able to cope with such numbers?!
And what about those who testified that they were at the giru with Master Yang?
Ohh... Inspector Park!
If a royal command is what was bestowed upon you,
follow your call.
I already hear of suspicious gazes observing you,
so why do you keep interfering with the prefecture's investigations?!
I see you yourself were witness of that knave's generosity, Your Excellency?!
I trust my ears are not suggesting...
that you are implying I was bribed by those personages?!
If you had not,
why would you ever plead on their behalf?!
So I was bribed by them?! Uh?!
Over a decade of service at this capital bureau alone,
and if there is anything at all I can pride myself on,
that is my righteous ways!
Ohh Ohh!
You punish without evidence, defame with nary a proof!
No matter if you are blessed with His Majesty's favors,
if you keep demeaning yourself this way, I shall not take it any longer!
Leave.
Leave this place at once!
Leave, and never return!
Is anyone out there?
Is anyone?!
If there is anyone, answer me!
I shall leave on my own!
Th...Th...That... contumelious scalawag!
Bribe?!
I can stand before the heavens with nary a shred of abasement,
and he mentions the word "bribe"?!
Can a mere inspector behave in this manner with a direct superior?!
Ahh... is that even conscionable?! Uh?!
Still...
I know he is not the type who would engage in mendacity.
But, Your Excellency...
How could you utter such mortifying...
Your prowess truly astounded me, Naeuri.
One day, I shall make you pay for all your nefarious misdeeds,
I promise.
Were you still not aware?
Minions will be lashed at and imprisoned for stealing a meager sack of rice,
but for the privileged,
the gleaming splendor of their chattels can even rescind a capital misdeed.
And why would you not be aware?!
Had Chief Seo completed his investigation,
not only the culprits, but your father as well would not have escaped all this.
He was a much too toilsome cumber for Milady as well.
Even if I had not done it myself,
those employing her would have slain him in my stead.
Who are you referring to?
Is not investigating and apprehending the culprit...
something you should be concerned about, Naeuri?!
Will you refuse to tell me?!
If an entreaty it is,
should you not display a more befitting conduct?!
They are no middling specimen.
If you wish to rescue her,
you must hasten...
and find those culprits.
Should you even rescue her and in silk robes bedeck her,
once she learns of your harrowing misdeeds,
think that she will gleefully accept your advances?!
On the way to fulfilling a great endeavor,
could not the path you walk on be kindled by lights and shadows?!
Were you not the one...
who engaged in illegal questioning to imprison me?!
I...
am nothing like you.
Inspector.
Milady herself...
is a murderer.
Hyungnim.
What shall I do?
There is nothing left for me to do.
I cannot denounce my father.
Nor can I imprison Milady.
I could not even...
avenge your baneful demise.
Hyungnim!
Am I really nothing but an unavailing buffoon?!
Show me the path I must walk on.
Hyungnim...
The man who smuggled those berries...
was you?!
I never imagined you would be the one to use them, Milady.
And what happened to Butler Hwang as well...
Was it your own doing?
I thought you were facing direful quandaries.
Thought that he was oppressing and constantly observing you,
hence I wished to shelter you from his coercion.
May you accept my sincere intent, Milady.
May you rise.
People might be observing.
I hurriedly administered a fugacious treatment,
so I suggest you seek a physician's aid.
Milady.
You distributed those berries,
so no longer get involved in any of this.
Do not worry about me.
I must be the one to shelter you.
I prepared a carriage.
If you only wish for it,
I could conceal you...
where nobody will find you.
It is fruitless.
Can't you trust me?!
I myself...
do not know what the future holds for me.
If you slay our ruler,
protecting you will be impervious, Milady!
While you still can,
may you renounce all this!
From here on in...
I shall serve you.
The path I must walk on...
is one and one only.
You must have faith in me, Milady!
Milady...
Milady!
To serve you as I should, I purchased this abode,
sparing no effort.
I pledged to myself...
that one day I would once again meet you.
The yard, the trees,
every doorframe is just like when I left this place.
I can finally fulfill my six-year-long aspirations.
The only thing that changed...
must be myself, methinks.
Milady.
If you could only trust and follow me,
I shall bring that back to the way it was as well.
These familiar dwellings might have briefly kindled the darkness I live in,
but by the loving embrace of my long-lost parents I shall not be blessed with.
Milady.
Gaze at my world together with me.
The world I gained...
is no different from the one which populated our youthly aspirations.
I shall always be grateful for all you did.
However,
Wherever you are and whatever you do,
until the end of our days...
I shall be the one to protect you.
May you...
not refuse my earnest pleas.
Manifold moons of strenuous effort must have heralded this success of yours,
so do not squander it all by involving yourself in this.
I worry the repercussions would be grave, Yang Seobang.
Have you verified the goods?
We shall then...
return to the palace.
What took you so long?
As a certain Master Yang was apprehended by the State Tribunal,
we had to await until his release.
Is that all?
Did anyone trail you, or anything else befall you?
Nothing.
Once you engage in great endeavors,
there is nobody you can trust.
You must be mindful of that slattern, Hang Shim.
The murder of His Excellency the Minister of Personnel...
is connected with the manifold murders ravaging the capital,
and the culprit...
Hyungnim!
It's me.
Come later.
I do not wish to meet anyone, at the moment.
We are back from the Gyeongsang Administration, Hyungnim!
I mean Inspector.
Oh?!
You send us so far away to experience a toilful struggle,
whilst you spend your time here scribbling romantic prose?!
What did you find?
Yes Hyungni... Inspector.
They say that, as of late, no commendations were issued.
Then?!
Don't we always carry some expediency funds with us?!
So we used that money...
and bought a goblet of fine wine for the chief magistrate,
and he confessed that this slattern named Na Young...
was nominated for appointment.
And who is responsible for that?
We brought the document proving the man responsible for this all!
We did well. Didn't we, Hyungn... Inspector?!
The culprit...
The one behind all these occurrences...
is exactly this person?!
Ohh my... you scared me to death!
Make a sign when you enter, will you?!
Can a meager prefecture chief enter a state tribunal inspector's offices...
with such disdainful disregard?!
Inspector Park.
I must ask you to follow us to the Hanseong prefecture.
Ehh Ehh... Really...
At this crucial juncture, people should focus on their devoirs.
How much longer are you planning to squander time in here?!
Right as the most illustrious of palace elders had to abandon his post...
for His Majesty's misrule, does encumbering ourselves...
with a mere inspector's investigation sound conscionable?!
Whenever any quandary breaks your peace, it is always a dispute!
What errant deportment is this?!
Errant deportment?! Errant?!
How dare you utter such obloquious drivel?!
Ohh Ohh, really.
If any dispute arose between His Majesty and the Queen Dowager,
it would be only natural that courtiers should arbitrate to find a solution,
so why are you squandering your time with fruitless quarreling?
Say what?! And who caused such quarreling in the first place?!
Will you keep prattling such palaver?!
Who is quarreling?!
Palaver?! Say that again? Are you done with the obloquy?!
Let me go.
I was closer to Jupil Hyungnim than real brethren would be.
Why are you so egregiously accusing me of crimes I never committed?!
Orders from my superiors.
How could I possibly be incognizant of how important a superior's word can be?!
I shall explain the situation to His Excellency myself.
Listen... I implore you!
Get off of me!
Do you realize whom this royal blade belongs to?
It was entrusted to this man by none other than His Majesty the King!
How dare you hamper the path of him who holds royal orders?!
Are you so confident you can survive this ignominy?!
Let's go.
Wow! Hyungn... Inspector.
That was quite a sight!
It is no longer the Hyungnim of yore!
Saw how they reacted once he held that sword up high?!
But, tell me. When will they promote us?
What is the reason you summoned that lady to the palace?
Methinks you are cognizant of things which escape me.
I secured records from the Guards of Hamyang Gate listing...
that two court physicians left the palace earlier in the morningtide.
And I also am aware that they received shikimi berries from Chief Yang.
If it was indeed poison and you caught them in the act as you say,
why did you not apprehend them?
That...
I am well aware of your continued attempts to seek audience with that wench.
- I... - If what you say is the truth,
would not reporting immediately to the State Tribunal be appropriate?!
I do not know why you came here.
I...
do not wish to see anyone get hurt.
And whom does that "anyone" refer to?!
Is there "anyone," aside from that slattern?
By any chance,
is there anyone else involved with you?
I have no interest in anything else.
What I truly want...
is for you to let that physician go.
Is it just candor, or ineptitude?!
There is nothing too remarkable about a man enamored with a slattern.
I shall just consider today's parley as a peculiar anecdote.
The reason that government slave was summoned to the palace as physician...
is because I was in charge of the Royal Dispensary at the time,
and it is commonplace to summon talented specimen in such manner.
I shall give you two days.
I could take this message, and not just head to the State Tribunal...
but directly seek audience with His Majesty!
How does it look?
The abscess which had only been afflicting your back...
is extending to the neck, and also the back of your head,
whilst purulence is being discharged.
It is evident that leaving it untreated will make it spread all over my body.
I shall prepare you an infusion, Sire.
Such grave abscesses cannot be simply dealt with infusion.
You must cleave the afflicted part and remove all purulence,
if you wish to find a solution.
Sire.
I heard of a physician able to treat purulence with fumes.
I sent people to find him,
so we shall soon see a development.
At least until your pulse stabilizes,
you must enjoy some respite, Sire.
At this crucial crossroad of our time,
even the demons of ill health hamper my path.
Sire, His Excellency the Inspector General seeks audience.
Sire.
The Chief Royal Secretary did head to Her Highness's abode in Oknyu-Dong,
but he could not get past the main gates.
I shall head there firsthand.
You cannot, Sire.
I fear direful complications might befall you on the way.
We are mortified, Sire.
May you abandon this humble servant instead,
and escort Her Highness back to the palace.
I shall take this youngster with me.
Then, should anything befall me like the last time,
there will be nothing to worry about.
Because of me...
All because of me...
Jupil Hyungnim perished.
So profound and grieving are the throes of a staunch tree,
resisting the most harrowing of snowstorms and punishing gales.
So profound, with its embrace it seduces those birds into building their nest forevermore.
I am not even human.
Naeuri...
I was fully aware of who the murderer was,
but I...
could not do a single thing.
No...
I completely ignored the matter on purpose.
I do not understand what you are trying to imply.
If you could,
all the remaining feelings for me you harbor deep down your soul...
would vanish one by one.
Naeuri!
I shall prepare you a berth in the outer quarters.
May you briefly...
enjoy some respite.
I do not deserve your devotion.
So wretched and forlorn...
So selfish and miserly is my existence,
so stop...
gracing me with such loving gazes.
Just like the other courtiers,
do you believe I will avenge my father's demise, if I abdicate the throne?
How would a lowly slattern such as myself...
know such things?!
By and large, people cannot live under the same sky as their father's foes.
I stared as their vile subterfuges forced my father into the claws of demise.
*Prince Sado
So lamentable was his demise, it was not awarded a kingly legacy*.
I might have ascended the throne in his stead,
*Lady Hyegyeong
but it was not a Queen Mother who gave me birth, just a "Lady Hong*."
From the very first day I sat on that throne,
throngs of assailants attempted on my life,
and every day a hundred, a thousand times I pledged to myself.
That one day, they would all pay this affront with their blood.
That I would drench every creek in the eight provinces in a crimson tide,
and avenge my father's lamentable demise.
Your grace is immeasurable, Sire.
One man embraced my grieving sorrow,
expunged all the vengeful whims dominating my soul,
and opened the gates of a new world for me.
He was the one who awakened me on how fruitless revenge can be,
and instilled hope in my heart for our Joseon's future.
Today marks a momentous crossroad in my life.
It could very well decide the future legacy of this country of ours.
Deep...
Deep down this sacred soil he might lie in eternal respite,
but I am here so that he will bless me with resolve.
If I had been tied up inside a cell,
it would have never been as suffocating as it is now.
Of what wonderful world...
Of what hopes and aspiration should my heart be filled with?!
If you made your return,
should you not seek audience and pay your respects?!
When I am so well aware of how you are faring,
why would I ever seek audience, Milord?!
Resign from your post and move with my brother.
I shall confer with His Majesty on the matter,
- so until the fire is quelled... - Did Lady Jo ask you for this?!
What remarkable prowess.
I brought clear evidence of her instigating the murders,
but she ever so nonchalantly discounted it.
You sought audience...
with Lady Jo?!
What were you fool trying to...
To cut a deal, ignoble roguery is what I engaged in.
This will not do.
Leave at once and keep hiding for the time being.
Only that shall grant you survival.
Never you worry!
Even if you did not clamor for it, I would have left anyhow!
Sang Gyu!
You must deal with your nefarious acquaintances as well.
Or else...
I might be inclined to do that on your behalf.
What is this supposed to mean?
What brings you here?
There is somewhere you must go, so quietly follow me.
You could have engaged in parley, and quietly I would have followed you.
Do you wish to spill blood at this juncture?!
The Inspector of the State Tribunal came to the palace.
You must elucidate us on the reasons why.
I shall briefly leave.
Whether you shall return alive or not is yet to be seen.
Even beasts follow their new leader once it is time,
so can a pack have to deal with two?!
I see you brought your daughter as well, today.
My daughter...
Other tombs were ruined by the flood,
but as this can enjoy a remarkable site...
Where were your parents buried?
I am not aware of my father's site,
whilst I buried my mother on the mountain behind the prisons I was in.
I deeply cherished them all.
Could you pay your respects before them in my stead?
Yes, Sire.
Are you not asking whom these tombs belong to?!
The tomb of a compeer, a mentor,
but also...
the man who attempted to slay me,
along with a cherished compeer of his.
May you...
grace me with resolve.
The world we together so ardently dreamed of...
is right before us.
You are completely deranged!
You fool. Uh?!
How dare you brandish that sword?!
You reprehensible little scoundrel!
Let us rather perish together.
Let us rather kill each other, you fool!
Why would you perish?! I am the only one who should!
Aigoo...
How am I going to face His Excellency again now?!
Have you ever been treated like a person here,
breaking your back from morn till the eventide every single day?!
What is so great about these meager four walls?!
Were it not for His Excellency, would you have been born?!
Were it not for him, how would you enjoy sumptuous meals...
and leisurely engage in lectures?!
Mother...
We can survive even without this abode.
We might experience some hunger,
but let us go where we can live like decent people.
This place...
is not for humans to live in.
Aigoo... you're out of your mind.
I mean...
If this is not a place for humans to live in,
then, is it filled with swines?! Uh?!
Sang Gyu.
What on earth is wrong with you?
What happened to you? Uh?!
I don't know.
I don't know myself.
I should have just kept living like a wretched fool...
Just...
Working as a petty officer,
I should have spent my days getting inebriated.
I don't know myself.
Mo...Mother.
If this keeps up, it...
It will turn me crazy.
Sang Gyu!
Sang Gyu!!
Aigoo! My Sang Gyu...
How did the Inspector learn about the berries being smuggled here?!
He apprehended me for the murder of a Hanseong prefecture chief.
But he never questioned me regarding those berries, Milady.
Not only Butler Hwang,
but you also slaughtered innocent associates of ours.
I believe you might no longer be of any use to us.
I have heard...
His Majesty announced he will abdicate the throne.
What are you trying to scheme?
If you summoned me here to slay me,
I shall accept your punishment.
But I shall also sacrifice my life,
if you still consider me of vital importance for your plans.
Is that so?!
What would happen after he abdicates the throne?
He shall separate between those who shall perish, or survive.
And what will it take to survive?
Unless we gain control of the Five Army Garrisons and their military might,
we shall all perish by the Royal Guard Garrison's blades.
And is there any way to do that?
If I did not have one in mind,
I am well aware that I would never leave this room unscathed.
A remarkable effort.
I chose the most dexterous amongst Royal Guard Garrison troops.
Should any discomfiture befall you,
they shall protect you from up close.
Must it come down to this?!
Thinking this is the last thing I can do for you...
whelms me with repentance, Sire.
It shall not last long.
Once the court stabilizes, I shall summon you back,
so I entrust Hwaseong to your care in the meantime.
My lack of virtue in serving Your Majesty...
is a sin I shall never be able to lave away.
I shall pray for your healthful recovery,
so may you never lose your resolve, Sire.
Should something befall me,
you shall never deploy these troops without my orders.
Sire!
My sincerest apologies, Sire.
It seems like a throng of people lined up to meet the Queen Dowager,
upon hearing that she was returning to her abode.
But Her Highness refuses to meet anyone.
Did she head to her berth?
Engulfed by anxiety in the inner quarters,
she keeps staring at the nightly sky.
Again...
Repeat what you just said once again.
Was it Your Majesty's voice what just graced my ears?!
Nothing shall hamper my convictions.
Unless I return to the palace, you will do what?!
I shall summon Choi In Woo from Hwaseong.
Should dialogue and compromise fail,
I shall be forced to choose the lesser evil.
Are you really...
going to spill blood on those royal vestments?!
How could a ruler besmirch his legacy...
moved merely by personal and vengeful whims?!
Once troops from Hwaseong arrive,
the dread they will cause shall be a good incentive to heed my words.
And who would ever believe this is not a subterfuge...
to soothe your thirst for vengeful blood?!
I know very well that nary a courtier has any confidence in his ruler.
Should it even attract their contempt,
I must do what needs to be done.
History shall judge my legacy with fairness.
Listen, Sire!
As you suggested,
I shall deprive Chae Seung Hwan of his title for belittling the royal family,
and will allow the physicians to treat me,
so I trust that, if you make your return,
nothing shall ever besmirch your exalted legacy again.
The tomb of a compeer, a mentor,
but also the man who attempted to slay me, along with a cherished compeer of his.
Do you know the Inspector of the State Tribunal, Park Sang Gyu?
He is even aware of what you brought into the palace.
Milady...
After the accident at the public deliberation,
what is the reason that man kept following you?
That...
As I rescued him from demise,
it was merely an infatuation of his.
As he would not appropriate any goods or confess anything,
I thought I would spare his life, so I never told you.
I see the infatuation is mutual, you slattern.
- That is not true, Milady. - True or not, it does not concern me.
He threatened me that, unless I release you,
he shall confess everything.
Pack your belongings.
Milady...
Once you get past the capital gates, the carriage shall return.
You escaped from the palace, so men could be sent after you.
But they shall never look for you,
so meet a decent man, and enjoy the rest of your days.
Milady!
Leave at once.
Even without you, we shall always find those who will aid our cause.
You should be forever grateful to the heavens...
for not going past these gates inside a coffin.
Let us go.
It is our chance to escape from here.
But...
Did you not hear what she just said?
They can find court ladies like us anytime they wish.
Now!
I shall leave first, then.
Let us never meet again.
If you wish to survive,
never reveal what happened here to anyone.
Never!
Let us forget everything, you understand?!
Were you not always brimming with hope for a new world?!
The world I gained is no different from the one which populated our youthly aspirations.
Mount the carriage.
We must leave before the capital gates close.
May you return.
I have nowhere to go.
You...
Let's go.
We can just follow our orders and leave the carriage there.
Let's just go.
We already left the capital?
We shall take a brief respite, so may you await inside.
I...
come from Chungju.
However...
I probably will not be able to return home?!
But if I can enjoy life like everyone else,
then would not the entire Joseon become my hometown?!
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Why did you not mount the carriage?
Because I thought I had something left to accomplish.
That is exactly what saved you.
Then, Hang Shim...
Did I not tell you?!
That once you are no longer of use to us, we will get rid of you?!
What can I do now?
You have been exposed as well,
so we could say you are no longer of any use to us.
However...
you could just eliminate those who know about you.
Slay Inspector of the State Tribunal Park Sang Gyu.
We received our orders.
I shall accept no missteps.
- Should he receive this treatment... - They mobilized the troops?!
- They are already past Mount Bukhan. - The heavens are changing.
Nobody's wishes can be as ardent as mine.
How are you going to deal with repercussions?!
Nobody can slay me.
You slattern! This...
We are not yangban!
You are just as callous as they are!
Are you telling me a party to prolong Joseon's legacy existed?!
You shall soon meet our leader.
~ Bloodshed will Rescue Our Nation ~
Sang Gyu!
- Sang Gyu! - Take the body out and cremate it!
The poison shall soon drench your every vein.
Milady...
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