(Episode 23)
No one exited through the south gate either.
- Bring my horse. - Yes, Your Highness.
That man.
Stop the carriage!
What is inside this?
He did not...
look back once even though people outside...
were screaming and running away.
Let us go.
She is hurt.
How dare you touch her?
It would be better for you to let us go.
Put the sword and So Hwa down,
and step outside.
Now!
If this becomes a bigger problem, your position will be in danger.
Are you okay with that?
- You... - Your Highness.
This is the Royal command.
It must be too late.
Your Highness.
You should step back. This is the King's orders.
They have all received His Majesty's orders.
Stop. Stop it.
Do you have her with you?
Yes.
I have her.
What are you doing? Take them away.
Let me go. Let me go!
How dare you stop me?
If you disobey both the confinement order and the King's order,
how are you going to handle the aftermath?
You should go back to your palace.
I will tell the King...
You... You guys...
should not have enraged me like this.
And by that, I mean you,
him, and my father.
That means...
You will regret this.
Your Majesty.
What should we do?
He overreacts too much.
- The Crown Prince... - I told you I will not meet him.
How many times do I have tell you? I told him to stay in his room.
I think he must be out of his mind.
So Hwa! So Hwa!
Where are you, So Hwa?
Where are you, So Hwa? Answer me!
So Hwa!
What are you doing?
- Move! - Your Highness.
The King has ordered me to bring you to him.
I heard you have gone out of your mind, trying to destroy my palace.
A crazy man has abducted one of my people.
I heard he ran away here.
Why are you disobeying my orders to be confined?
I need to find her. Please allow me.
She is not yours to find.
She is my witness.
Did you know about this?
Did you think I would not know what you were doing behind my back?
I do not know what kind of sly words that man has said, but...
Nothing is worse than your treacherousness.
Is it that difficult for you to wait?
Could you not have waited until I was dead?
What is it that you have heard?
Shut your mouth. I do not want to hear anything.
This is all because of you.
You intervened between a father and son's amicable relationship.
Look.
The Crown Prince, who was so kind, is now fighting back.
Are you going to go outside and make things worse?
- Father. - Shut your mouth!
You...
I am the King that brought peace to Goryeo...
after 100 years of its downfall.
If it were not for me, this country would have...
disappeared just like the other small countries on the border.
Do you know how I protected Goryeo?
I begged the Emperor despite all the humiliation.
I begged him for five years.
If you are talking about Mother...
Yes, that is how I married your mother,
the daughter of the Emperor!
You can stop now.
I did not think that was enough, which is why I had you.
- Stop it. - I had you born for Goryeo.
Stop it!
And until now, my wife acts viciously towards me,
her son is always after my position,
and he even comes out in my dreams to suffocate me.
Did you insult my mother...
in her presence?
My people are said...
to be very concerned for me.
"Very soon..."
"a mongrel king will rule the nation."
"He already has 2 of the 3 things he needs."
Your Highness.
You must calm down.
Did you save Goryeo to give it to the likes of him?
They take the men's land,
enslave their sons,
and violate and strangle their daughters.
What...
What did you do other than...
sleep around and go hunting?
You fool.
He has lost his mind, and wishes to kill me.
If you are that afraid, you should have stopped...
when I bowed to you and played the foolish son.
How dare you?
You should have done nothing...
while trying not to upset me or my grandfather, the Emperor of Yuan.
Are you actually...
showing your true colors now?
Yes.
She is still in there.
Our men are guarding every passageway.
If they move, it will be tonight.
I shall stand guard.
Okay.
You can take the Queen's guards.
- Your Highness... - Stop.
What you said...
I know what you are about to say.
Do not.
Go and get So Hwa.
Did something happen?
I am more concerned about...
what will happen in the future.
Is she the Minister of Finance's daughter?
She is, Your Majesty.
The girl who almost married Wang Jeon?
Are you not the girl I once summoned?
You wore a veil.
Yes. This is her.
But...
the Crown Prince wanted Lord Eun's riches,
so he stopped the marriage,
abducted her, and tried to violate her?
That is correct.
That is why...
I had to rescue her.
She was injured in the scuffle.
Your Majesty, that is...
It is all right, my lady.
We will protect you from now on.
I cannot believe that animal is the Crown Prince.
They are lying to you, Your Majesty.
The Crown Prince is no such man.
He is your King.
Speak only when you are spoken to.
- Assistant Royal Secretary. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I command the deposal of the Crown Prince.
Have the command written up on the appropriate parchment.
I shall do as you command.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Why do you believe them and not your own son?
What kind of a father would do that?
They are the people who abducted me.
They are telling lies to frame the Crown Prince.
Why do you not see that?
If anyone says the Crown Prince should not be deposed,
make her testify as witness.
Prove how the Crown Prince tried to violate her...
to get his hands on her father's riches.
No, Your Majesty.
I shall do exactly as you say.
Also,
if she keeps on talking nonsense,
cut out her tongue.
The people will think it was the Crown Prince's doing.
The envoys are waiting for you at the banquet.
It is a trap.
A trap?
You walked right into a very obvious one.
They were waiting in a very conspicuous carriage?
Yes.
In the carriage blocking the road was a dragon's head.
Men dressed in black crowded around us.
It was a horse-drawn carriage,
and yet it had not left the palace...
by the time you caught up on foot?
Correct.
Did you say that Song In was embracing So Hwa?
You must have been blinded by fury,
and that was when the Assistant Royal Secretary...
appeared, yelling it was the King's command.
This is the King's orders.
They have all received His Majesty's orders.
It was a trap.
You walked right into it,
and threatened the King, just as they wanted you to.
Now, what do you think will happen next?
Will I be deposed?
I doubt that.
He is correct.
As soon as the sun rises,
someone will be sent to prepare the parchment.
What should be done?
You must watch the biggest target.
Master Lee.
You saw the picture, so tell us our next move.
I already told you.
I will not be involved.
I gave you one of my pupils instead.
That pupil is with the King...
"2 out of 3".
My father said that...
I already have 2 out of 3.
What are those 2, and what is the 3rd?
Master Lin?
What?
I could not hear you breathe.
The Queen's men are watching the south and west gates.
Good.
Do not worry.
Lady San is a strong person.
She will manage.
I keep thinking back.
Pardon?
I do not think...
I was ever like this.
I keep thinking back.
You were polite to me all along.
Even when I was a maid.
Why?
Because you are...
the woman my master loves.
He always did.
I should not have...
let her go then.
He will still be inside.
Go on.
When he knows who you are,
he will be...
very pleased.
I think of her all the time.
And each time,
I think I trip up.
For someone who learned from a leading scholar,
you do not know what not to say.
You should have kept quiet when I gave the sign.
You just made things worse.
I am walking between two lunatics,
and you are so noisy.
Stand over here.
I guess you were hit pretty hard.
You might get dizzy or nauseous. You should get some rest.
I will make you some medicine,
so make sure you finish it.
That is Master Wang Jeon.
Right?
Lady San.
I came over at once right after I heard the news.
I heard you got hurt. Are you all right?
You should take her with you. I will follow you right away.
I have a lot to get done tonight.
I have to wind up the assets and get the story straight.
I saved her from the Crown Prince's wickedness,
and I have been protecting her. She is mine to begin with.
I will hold a deliberative council.
You can share that testimony in front of the ministers.
I get it.
Are you telling me to leave like this?
I heard she learned martial arts. What if she attacks me?
I cannot make her pass out because it is hard to control my strength,
- so I will tie her hands. - Good.
I will do it for you.
Which route should I take?
Goodness.
Wait right there.
Whom are you escorting and to where?
No, it is not her.
Come on, be careful.
Please hold out a little longer. This will all end very soon.
The Crown Prince will be deposed, and I will be crowned in his place.
Goodness, it is still disappointing to this day.
Was it 7 or 8 years ago?
We would have been married already if your father did not back out.
That is not all. If he helped us more actively back then,
you would have been the Crown Princess already.
You would have three palaces with countless court ladies serving you.
It would have been paradise for you.
Why are you in this turmoil?
"Sahyeol", "ahyeol".
Pardon?
"Onhyeol" and "tonghyeol".
What are you talking about?
Among them, if you push in a needle into sahyeol points, you will die.
Like that.
Like what?
This right here is sahyeol.
If you scream or move, I may get startled and stab you.
Then you will die.
You should go first.
We will take care of this.
The Minister of Finance is all right.
He is with Master Lee.
Are you hurt?
I was afraid...
I would not find you.
Why is he standing outside in the cold night?
He has been doing that quite often.
He stares...
into the darkness all night long.
You are back.
What about the envoys?
I decided to push back their departure for three days.
That is the most I can do.
I should do this within three days, then.
It would be great if fate was like a bamboo tree.
You would be able to see who is on the other side...
of this bamboo tree at once.
But people say, fate is like a red string.
Why do you suddenly bring this up?
A red string will get tangled up however it wants,
so you cannot make it go the way you want it to.
And sometimes, it snaps.
It is fine. If it gets tangled up, I will undo it.
If it gets snapped, I will tie them together.
The matter of someone's heart is beyond one's control.
It is something that will pierce your heart deeper than a sword.
So...
Did she say I was not there?
Am I not in her heart?
Is that what she said?
Lin.
I heard Jeon just came back,
and he is really angry.
Welcome.
My room is the one place where Jeon would not enter.
He never stepped in here.
He probably does not know where my room is.
Why are you standing around?
Right.
Have some medicine. This is good for internal damage or shock.
It will make you very sleepy, so get a good night's sleep.
Thank you.
I apologize for the hassle in the middle of the night.
I heard this is for the sake of the Crown Prince.
In that case, I should be thanking you.
He will be my husband soon.
Right?
You are right.
In that case, I will accept your gratitude.
Drink your medicine.
My brother and the Crown Prince got hurt very often...
while practicing martial arts together.
I took care of them, so I have most medicine anyone would need.
Can you speak casually like you used to?
I cannot do that.
You are from a prestigious family, and you are my brother's friend.
Did you get hit with something?
Well...
I took a blow as I ran away.
I should have avoided it. I guess I should train harder.
Lin.
Yes?
Take this.
Wipe the blood for her. I need to bring more medicine.
Dan, this is...
He is good at this.
Whenever I was hurt or sick, he would look after me.
Give it to me. I will do it.
Your hair...
You can give it to me and go find the Crown Prince.
They are going to hold a deliberative council.
They are going to blame him with false charges...
- and depose... - Stay still.
Do not move.
He will probably be expecting that.
He always knows.
Sometimes, I wish he would stop thinking so much.
But he does not seem to be able to.
He only keeps on thinking...
more and more every time.