Are you all right?
Sun. How are you here?
I came for you.
Wait a little while. I will get you out of here.
Sun. You must save the Crown Prince first before me.
Who?
Save whom?
His Highness tried to save me, and now, Dae Mok has him.
Please, we must save him...
Did you forget already...
that he killed your father?
Why do you want to save the Crown Prince who killed your father?
He is your enemy, is he not?
His Highness did not kill my father.
It was a man named Chung Woon who killed my father,
not the Crown Prince.
Sun. We must save the Crown Prince.
Please help me. Please?
I understand.
Trust me...
and wait here.
Your Highness, His Majesty is here to see you.
Your Highness, Dae Mok has abducted Court Lady Han.
What did you say?
I had been too afraid of him,
and did everything he asked.
However, he abducted my woman.
I cannot forgive him this time.
He keeps disrespecting me. What should I do?
That is why...
you should have joined me, your mother, instead.
Do not worry too much.
Your mother will do whatever she can...
to save her from Dae Mok.
Thank you, Your Highness.
I shall trust and depend on you alone from this moment forth.
That is a wise decision, Your Majesty.
I have an announcement.
The Queen Dowager, after conducing several rounds of selection...
and narrowing it down to the three final candidates, has chosen...
the Third State Councillor's daughter, Choi Yeon Joo,
to become the queen.
She has sent an order to crown her queen right away.
Set a date,
and prepare for the royal wedding.
Congratulations. You will become the King's father-in-law.
Thank you.
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
It is a relief.
At least no one from Pyunsoo Group will be the queen.
I heard you have not eaten at all.
Your initiation is tomorrow.
You must maintain your strength.
Is there any way to find out...
where Chung Woon is?
I heard he is locked up somewhere,
but I do not know where.
What about...
his eyes?
He probably went blind.
Many things will change...
after tomorrow's initiation.
However,
I will do whatever it takes to obtain an antidote for you.
I do not...
give traitors a second chance.
If anyone betrays Pyunsoo Group,
even if it is my own granddaughter,
I will not forgive that person.
Think about it.
What is truly the best thing for your master?
My lady. I have found a place where the antidote may be kept.
- You have? Where is it? - Do you want to go now?
His Highness' initiation is tomorrow.
I must find an antidote as soon as possible.
If we leave now, we can return by tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon? His Highness' initiation...
I heard his initiation will not begin until 11 o'clock.
You will be back in time.
Okay then. Let us go.
I...
This is poppy wine.
Every 15 days,
if you do not drink this poppy wine,
you will feel your heart rip apart and die.
We finally get to initiate the real Crown Prince into the group.
Drink it.
No.
Do you plan to drink that and become their loyal dog?
Please do not drink it.
Please do not drink it especially if it is for my sake.
Why do you care about me?
My father died because of you.
I will resent and despise you for the rest of my life!
I am sorry...
you lost your father because of me.
Ga Eun.
Promise me that...
if I drink this,
you will release her.
I promise.
No.
No, master.
No, Your Highness!
I know that you did not...
kill my father.
So please,
do not drink that for my sake.
Unless you want to watch her die first,
drink the poppy wine!
Your Highness, please...
State your name.
I am...
Joseon's Crown Prince...
Yi Sun.
Blood?
I specially gave you...
three poppy pills.
One is enough to get anyone addicted...
but three...
will kill anyone on the spot.
No.
Dae Mok.
Your plan...
was to kill me.
Do I seem like a monster to you?
No.
The world we live in is like a pit of fire...
and I am just a man fighting it.
This nation which shoves its own people into...
a well of despair.
It created a monster like me.
No!
No.
Master, stay awake.
Master.
No.
From the moment I first saw you,
with...
with all my heart,
I have loved you.
No.
Master.
Master!
No. No.
Master!
Hwa Gun, where were you?
The Crown Prince's initiation is over.
What?
It cannot be. I was told it would start at 11pm.
Father. Where is the Crown Prince?
Where is he?
I have not seen him since the initiation.
Gon.
Are you still...
loyal to me?
I asked...
if you are loyal to me.
I am...
loyal to you.
And you dare...
tell me a lie?
If I did not,
I was told you would be harmed.
Did my grandfather...
tell you that?
Yes.
Did he...
kill the Crown Prince?
I believe so.
Find him immediately.
Find the Crown Prince!
If you do not,
I will kill you.
Congratulations, my lord.
You must be pleased.
Congratulations.
Third State Councillor.
The Office of Astrology selected an auspicious date.
It seems we shall become in-laws very soon.
Your Highness.
Please look fondly upon my daughter and look after her.
This is such a great day.
Has he not yet returned?
Not yet.
Why did you not inform me sooner?
I could have stopped him.
Even if you had tried, he would not have listened.
Where are you going?
Minister of Personnel and his assistant. Step forward.
I heard you assisted greatly with the selection process.
I shall pour you both a drink to thank you.
I believe...
you remember the advice I gave you.
You are...
so loyal to me now.
Do not go any further.
I do not wish for you to be hurt.
Remember my advice.
How dare you!
I believe you are drunk.
- Clean this up! - Your Majesty.
You fool!
You spilled the King's wine. Have you lost your mind?
My lord.
It was not me.
You spilled it.
- The King's wine. - Me?
Was it really me?
Your Majesty.
I deserve to die.
Forget it.
We are celebrating, and I wished to thank you.
I shall not punish you.
However...
I do not want to see your faces anymore today.
- Please pour me a drink once again. - Let us leave now.
- Kill me instead. - Let us go out.
Just kill me...
- I cannot leave like this. - Goodness.
- When will I ever get to drink it? - Drink with me.
Please...
It is not time to end the banquet yet.
Why are you leaving already?
That is what I want to say.
Master Woo Bo got drunk and...
I do not think it is a good idea for us to join the banquet.
Is something wrong?
I have a bad feeling about it.
Goodness.
I see.
Your Highness.
Since today is a day to celebrate,
I shall pour you a drink.
I would love that.
I shall pour you a drink too as your future son-in-law.
Today is such a happy day.
I shall pour a drink to all of you...
who are here for the banquet.
- Thank you for your generosity. - Thank you for your generosity.
Let us drink.
Master Dae Mok is entering the room.
You are here without any notice.
What brings you here, Dae Mok?
I came here myself...
to let you know of something.
- Goodness! - Gosh!
Please spare me.
I will never betray Pyunsoo Group again.
Please spare me, Master Dae Mok...
You all just drank poppy wine.
Now, if you do not eat...
Pyunsoo Group's poppy pills once every 15 days,
you will die.
How...
dare you!
Chief Eunuch!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Her Highness seems to be unwell.
Escort her to her residence now!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Goodness.
Dae Mok!
Dae Mok, you rat!
You...
Your Highness!
I will not forgive you!
I will never forgive you!
Your Highness...
I will not forgive you.
Your Highness!
Do you wish to escape from here with that girl?
If you do,
you must do something for me yourself.
You have become the real king now.
I announce this to all the officials.
It is forbidden for a king's mother's relatives to gain power.
However, the Queen Dowager attempted to gain influence...
by making her niece a queen.
Thus, for her sin,
she will be confined in the west palace.
Head of the Bureau.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I instate you...
as the head of Supply Office, the second-rank official.
You now have the authority to produce currency...
in addition to your role as head of the Bureau of Water Supply.
Thank you for your boundless generosity, Your Majesty.
This cannot be done, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
If you grant the Bureau the authority to produce currency,
it means you are permitting the distribution of counterfeit money.
He is right, Your Majesty.
Please revoke your royal command.
- Please revoke your royal command. - Please revoke your royal command.
Minister of Personnel.
Are you going against the royal command?
Your Majesty.
Please punish those who look down upon you...
and the palace immediately...
so that the country will see a clear example.
Listen to my royal command,
Minister of Personnel and Second Minister of Personnel.
It is only right to exile you...
for despising me,
but I shall show you mercy.
You will be dismissed from your positions as punishment.
You will not be allowed to enter the palace ever again.
The Queen Dowager's power toppled down in one day.
Dae Mok has all the influence now.
The balance of power is broken.
There will be bloodshed.
We need to come up with a countermeasure.
What happened to the Crown Prince?
You cannot...
meet with the Crown Prince anymore now.
There is...
no more hope left.
I came to escort you, Lady Ga Eun.
Let us return to the palace together.
Sun, what about him?
What happened to Master Chun Soo?
He is alive, right?
He passed away.
I could not save him.
I am sorry, my lady.
The Queen Dowager is powerless now.
Pyunsoo Group...
has finally taken control of the country.
But be assured.
I shall do whatever is necessary...
to protect you.
Did he...
really...
pass away?
Yes.
No...
No.
I...
I still have so many things to tell him.
(The Emperor)
Search thoroughly.
It is Dae Mok's world now.
You know that things have changed, right?
There must be something that only I can do.
He is acting like a king.
You will be made the King's concubine soon.
Sun, do not do anything.
I will take from you as well.
I must take after you, Grandfather.
I owe someone a debt that must be settled.