(Episode 30)
Mother.
Are they your mother and the son you had before your castration?
Your Highness.
Please... Please just spare their lives.
Did you think I had no idea that you had been spying on me?
I will tell you everything you wish to know. What should I begin with?
It is too bothersome for me to ask.
Castrate his son like his father.
They are not simply after the Minister of Finance's assets.
If his grandmother sees that, she may be too shocked, so show mercy...
by blinding his old mother.
They wish to take Wang Lin.
Since Wang Lin likes his daughter,
they are trying to set him up with her, Your Highness!
Whom do you mean exactly by "they"?
People who follow Prince Gang Yang, Your Highness!
Was it Wang Lin and not Wang Jeon?
Please spare her. Please spare my mother, Your Highness.
Were they after Wang Lin?
They have been waiting for the right moment.
Since staying with the Crown Prince is the safest,
they left him there and have been waiting...
until Master Lin grows up.
- Your Highness. - No, let go of me.
This is too precious. I have to do it myself.
- This is... Hey, look. - Yes.
This is called seolloju.
I knew our Yangonseo would have this.
I see.
How many jars were there?
A total of 13 jars.
13 jars.
Were there so many of them?
I...
had to...
climb up that mountain because of this liquor...
in such heavy rain.
I was with Lin...
and So Hwa.
But at least we were all together back then.
All together.
You know what?
I thought I would stop thinking about them if I got drunk.
But why do I think about them even more?
The Queen has interrogated Choi Se Yeon.
Master Lin is at the Minister of Finance's with Lady San.
Give me a moment.
Just a moment.
Are you leaving? What about Lady San?
I have a few things to take care of. I will be back.
Will you come back?
Will you be back within the night?
I will be back before the dawn.
Goodbye, then.
Wait.
Will you pack up some things for Lady San?
- Pack up? - So that she can leave whenever.
Do not make it too heavy.
Please, I ask of you.
I cannot believe this.
How can the Minister of Finance die like that?
Was he really here to see you?
- He was. - Was he here to discuss marriage?
We did.
Yes, a marriage between you and his daughter.
Are you sure...
he meant me, not Jeon?
Yes.
He said his health was failing, and he was worried about her.
It looks like he had his eyes on you.
He thought you were trustworthy.
He wanted you to take care of her.
If the Queen really did that to the Minister of Finance,
that means his daughter will not be safe in the future.
I plan on leaving with Lady San.
Will you abandon your post...
as the Inspector General?
Yes.
You will become a fugitive.
- Yes. - Are you saying...
you will throw away the rest of your life?
All because of her?
The only thing I am worried about is our family.
Our family will be hurt because of me, but...
Lin.
Forgive me, Father.
I cannot think of any other way around this.
Does the Crown Prince know?
The document...
The one we took from San...
Yes, this.
His grain.
That should do nicely.
Your Highness. You must rest today...
and think what to do tomorrow.
There is not much time.
My son is standing by a cliff.
I have little time.
They waited for the right time.
They kept him close to me where it is safest...
and waited until he had grown.
- That is what he said. - It is a lie.
Other than Prince Gang Yang,
he is to be king.
- That is nonsense. - It is.
He is my friend.
- Did you tell the guards? - Every man on duty has been told.
If Master Lin comes, he is to be sent here.
Will he come? It is so very late.
He will.
He has a lot to say to me.
He will not wait until morning.
It did not live up to its name.
Pardon?
This wine.
I had a whole jar of it, and I am still not drunk.
I am too clear-headed.
It must be fake wine.
He must come sooner.
What a fool.
I came to conclude...
our chat from earlier.
We were waiting, believing you would return.
I have a few questions.
You may ask.
Why did you let me see Prince Gang Yang?
To reveal the truth to you.
What for?
To ask you, a pure-blooded royal,
to take the throne.
Are you planning a revolt?
I am utterly sick of that.
Please become the Crown Prince.
I came back, believing that...
killing you would benefit my Crown Prince.
I guess there are a few more men.
2 is better than 1, and 3 is better than 2.
The more I kill, the better.
- Master Lin. - Pick up your sword.
We are...
on the same side.
Or...
just die.
- Welcome, Master Lin. - Welcome, Master Lin.
The great Goryeo...
must be freed from Yuan.
We wish to serve a pure royal.
These loyal men waited for that day.
"The great Goryeo"? "Pure blood"?
That is nonsense. Are you using that...
to tear the King and his son apart...
and to feed your own greed?
For as long as I live,
I shall find and eliminate each and every one of you.
I will relieve Goryeo of vermin like you.
Your... Your...
Your Majesty.
Yes.
It is me, your king.
- Look at that? - Who shot it?
What does it say? Here.
Your Highness. Your Highness.
Your Highness, the commanders are here.
- Please, Your Highness. - Your Highness.
I am Ko Sung from the Eungyang Army.
I am Lim Chi Young from the Yongho Army.
Please.
Your Highness, please wake up.
It has been a while, commanders.
Did we not meet yesterday?
- We received an anonymous note. - I see.
They are usually anonymous.
The grain that had gone missing from our storage...
was found.
Where?
- Who are you? - Step aside!
We found it in Eun Young Baek warehouse.
They were stamped with our seal.
Each and every sack of grain in there...
had this mark on them.
We found another stash with the same mark...
- somewhere else. - Where was that?
Chancellor Wang Yeong's house.
The anonymous note.
Did it tell you to search...
the Chancellor's house for your missing grain?
We found documentary evidence in Lord Eun's house.
According to that,
we found out a great amount of grain...
had been sent to the Chancellor's house many times before.
I am aware that you are close friends with...
the Chancellor's son.
- However... - Be impartial?
- Punish them accordingly? - Yes, Your Highness.
We have men watching the Chancellor's house.
So that no one flees before you punish them.
It seems that Master Lin has fled already.
We have not located him since you appointed him.
Shall we arrest him?
Lord Eun is another matter.
He suddenly died.
He has a daughter and no sons.
- Shall we bring her in? - Do we let her finish the funeral?
The funeral bier is ready.
We must see him off.
Yes.
Remember this.
Your father wanted only one thing.
Your safety.
I know that.
Then all is well.
Any news from Lin?
Not yet.
Let us wait a little longer.
Lin and San will both be at the funeral procession.
Do not let either one go.
Get them before the Crown Prince finds out.
If they fight back,
kill them.
Move!
- Get out of the way. - Move!
It is very obvious what the Queen will do.
Bring Lin to me safely. They cannot touch a hair on him.
He will soon become the Crown Prince.
Eun San.
My So Hwa.
I am sorry...
I cannot be there to see your father off.
There was a time when I had to...
choose between you and Lin.
At the time, I chose you without hesitation.
My father said he will release...
either you or So Hwa.
Either me or So Hwa?
So...
I will choose So Hwa.
I will...
leave you here.
I cannot bear seeing her getting...
beaten up and taken away.
That is why.
You said I was your only friend...
and the only subject you could truly trust.
You are.
But you will leave me here...
to save a woman?
Yes.
This time, I will choose Lin over you.
Will you be able to smile...
and accept it like Lin did back then?
Receive a royal command.
Wang Dan, royal descendant and...
daughter of Chancellor Wang Yeong,
was chosen to be the Crown Prince's bride.
She is to enter the palace and prepare to be married.
These titles will be bestowed before the Crown Prince's marriage.
Wang Yeong will be Seowonok, Wang Bu will be Ikyanghu,
Wang Jeon will be Seoheunghu,
and Wang Lin will be Sujeong, so let there be no mistakes.
The wedding will be in two days.
- Two days? - That quickly?
The men of the future Crown Princess' family...
cannot be charged with anything other than high treason.
That is to be known.
- We must protest. - No.
- What is going on? - How strange.
Does this make sense?
Do you remember what you once said to me?
Take it.
My mother's keepsake.
I cannot take it. It is too precious.
- It is a promissory note. - A promissory note?
One day,
when you wish to ask me for a favor, show me this.
Then I will grant you anything.
Do you remember what I said to you?
Always, until forever more,
you will be my priority.
Do not ever forget that.
Give it to Lady San.
She will ask to see me.
Escort her safely.
A bier is coming through
Make way for a funeral procession
The way to the next life
Is so very long and arduous
Let us make way to a mountain
That faces the north
You are leaving this life
When will you
- Come back? - Get out of the way.
We must wait until they leave the town.
Lord Eun was so popular...
that if we take her daughter here, they will attack us.
Travel ahead of the procession, and wait for them.
I will take them myself.
Get him before they leave town.
I have no right and lack the confidence,
so I rely on the power of this necklace.
Goodbye, I am leaving this world
San.
My So Hwa.
Come back.
Stay with me.
(The King in Love)
When I told you to wait,
you should have tried waiting.
What are you talking about?
What are you discussing with these men?
Stay by my side. Do not look towards anyone else.
Crown Prince, you must abandon her.
You tell me to abandon everyone who comes near me. Do not touch her.
I will not just sit around.
Is the Crown Prince on your mind?
I will cut off those thoughts...
right now.