(Episode 31)
Hello.
Look who is here. It is the Minister of...
Oh, not anymore.
You are a commoner now.
- How dare you! - Stand down!
How dare you speak like that to a nobleman.
Step aside.
Please forgive him.
The way you acted for a while was...
unbearable and you just got worse.
Your ally, the Chief Peddler, is dead...
No, not the Chief Peddler.
The Crown Prince is dead.
You must all be so very upset.
What did you say?
How dare you... How dare you say that?
Did you not know?
He is dead.
His bodyguard was also killed.
You scumbag!
I dare you to say that again.
How dare you say such things!
Did you think you would get away with...
disobeying Master Dae Mok?
If you do not want wild beasts to pick off...
your corpses, you had better...
You fool!
You commit evil believing Dae Mok has your back.
Do you not fear the price you will pay?
The day the world rights the wrong,
you will pay for all the evil you committed.
That day will come!
I am not afraid of fools like you!
Even if the Crown Prince is dead,
we will come after you.
Wait and see.
I will make you pay for...
how you treated me today.
How dare you.
Your Highness.
Your Highness...
What is this? He is still alive.
Leave them. They will die anyway.
We should go.
Your Highness, this is Court Lady Min who will...
serve you from now on.
Not only did he lock me up in a secluded part of the palace,
he even took Lady Han away?
I will serve you as best I can, Your Highness.
Dae Mok.
He wants to ensure that I am left with no allies.
Does he think I will beg someone like him for my life?
Please calm down, Your Highness.
What happened to the Third State Councillor?
Did you let him know that I wish to see him?
Yes, I did, Your Highness.
Then where is my brother?
Where are all of my people?
Master Dae Mok.
Please accept us into Pyunsoo Group.
- Please accept us. - Please accept us.
Please accept us.
- Please accept us. - Please accept us.
Search thoroughly...
and capture every single rebel. Do not miss anyone.
- There is no one here. - Here neither.
These rats.
I need to catch them and tear out their mouths.
Search again.
- Yes, master! - Yes, master!
We would have been dead if we were a minute later.
You have saved our lives...
I am going to die soon.
Stop drinking. Think of a way to survive.
I am drinking in order to survive.
I cannot live if I can think straight.
If only the Crown Prince were here...
Master.
What do you think the Crown Prince would have done if he were alive?
Thank you.
Live.
Drink this and live.
No.
No. You should drink too.
My lord.
Is Lady Ga Eun really there?
His Majesty would like to see you...
before you visit Lady Han.
Excuse me? His Majesty...
will meet lowly people like us?
Yes. You will understand why once you see him.
Your Majesty, it is I, Hyun Seok.
Come in.
Master Dae Mok said...
it is a gift to you to show his appreciation for what you did.
Bring them in.
You may lift your head.
Your Majesty.
We are too lowly.
You have...
suffered much.
I am sorry for making you wait...
for so long.
I do not know...
what you mean.
Mother.
Sun.
Mother.
Sun.
Mom. Mom, it is I, Sun. Mom...
Mom.
Kko Mool.
Say hi. He is your brother.
Kko Mool.
I know you.
Do you remember?
- We met before. - Yes.
Are you really the king?
That is right.
I am...
this country's king.
Your Majesty, it is time to meet with the Royal Court.
Stop fussing.
Just wait.
Like this sun waiting for the moon,
I will always be with you.
- My lady! - Ga Eun!
- Nanny. - My lady.
You saw him.
My lady.
Why is Sun pretending to be the King?
Sun did not tell you?
He said...
I did not need to know.
He said not to worry about anything and to live in the palace.
My lady.
I do not need anything.
I want to ask him...
to leave with me right now.
Is that wrong?
If it is ever found out that Sun is a fake...
My goodness.
Look at you. You look great.
You must know that the world has changed.
This goes to show you that justice will prevail.
Justice will prevail.
Here comes His Majesty.
Leave.
Your mother seemed to be in shock.
She will...
be fine with time.
She is worried about you,
that you will be found out and...
I...
am fine.
Lady Ga Eun.
Tell me whatever you wish.
I am no longer who I used to be.
I can do anything you want.
Sun.
Do you prefer to live as the King...
instead of returning to the life...
you used to have?
Is it not difficult to live as a puppet...
under Dae Mok's control?
I am not...
his puppet.
I know...
what you and Mother are concerned about.
However, I am different now.
I will take revenge for your father.
I will clear his name.
Sun.
Why do you look surprised?
Do you think I am not capable of doing...
what the Crown Prince tried to do?
Do you think the country's King cannot accomplish...
what a Chief Peddler attempted to do?
I would do anything for you.
Sun.
Do not do it.
Do not do anything.
Think about your mother and Kko Mool.
Lady Ga Eun.
Did you say the same to the Crown Prince?
Did you tell him not to do anything?
All you have to do is stay by my side.
Watch me take revenge...
for your father.
Tell me.
How did the King react after receiving the gift?
He was very happy.
- What else? - His voice became louder.
He started acting like a real king.
Your Majesty.
Now that the disloyal men under the Queen Dowager are gone,
their positions must be filled.
Please appoint a new Minister Personnel and Censor General.
I will certainly do so.
I will search for candidates and report to you.
No.
I do not want you,
but the Second Sate Councillor to take charge.
I would like to appoint new personnel.
Search for talented candidates.
I will follow your royal command, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, why did you summon me in private?
I do not understand your intention,
but do not call for demotion so carelessly.
As you know, the Royal Court...
is under the control of Pyunsoo Group.
I was only trying to be kind to you...
since you might become my father-in-law in the future.
Do you mean...
my daughter could become the queen?
The Third State Councillor's daughter will be the queen anyway.
Even if he is powerless, a king is a king.
There must be something that only I can do.
For Dae Mok, it is important that...
someone from Pyunsoo Group becomes the queen.
However, it does not matter who becomes the queen.
As I contributed to removing power from the Queen Dowager,
I will ask him for permission...
to choose the queen myself.
Before I do that,
I have a favor to ask you.
Please give me your royal order, Your Majesty.
I owe someone a debt that must be settled.
Will you help me?
My lord, what is the matter?
You asked me to come alone.
Is there something you wish to discuss discreetly?
Or would you like me to be your in-law?
Stop talking nonsense.
How dare you try to match my daughter to your son?
What did you say?
What is wrong with my son?
Someone help me.
Do you recognize me?
Of course. You are the fake king.
How dare you treat me this way?
I have been loyal to Master Dae Mok for a long time.
Once Master Dae Mok finds out...
You may begin.
No, no.
No. Please don't!
Why are you doing this to me?
What...
What have I done wrong?
Now...
do you recognize me?
You do not remember me?
I remember very clearly...
what you have done.
I have no idea...
why you are doing this to me.
I am one of Master Dae Mok's men.
Once he finds out about this...
Both you and I work for Dae Mok.
Which one of us do you think is more useful?
I may be a fake, but I am the King nonetheless.
That makes me more valuable.
Look me in the eye.
You...
killed my father.
For stealing a mere barrel of water,
you tortured him until he died.
Then you hung him from a tree.
Are you...
the son of that water thief?
Show mercy, Your Majesty!
I will do anything that you ask of me.
If you tell me to act like a dog or a pig, I will.
Please spare my life, Your Majesty!
Instead of serving Master Dae Mok,
I will be loyal to you, Your Majesty!
Instead of Dae Mok,
you will serve me?
From now on,
you are my master.
You are my master.
Please spare me, Your Majesty.
You are my master.
Your Majesty.
I heard the King tortured the head of the Bureau of Water Supply.
The King cannot do such a thing by himself...
unless someone colluded with him.
Could it be...
the Second State Councillor?
Is it not funny?
He is already trying to get people on his side.
Master Dae Mok.
I do not think this is a laughing matter.
I never liked him from the start.
You may think it is silly to think so,
but I see his ambition.
Do you think...
the Second State Councillor is not ambitious?
How about the head of the Bureau of Water Supply?
If I get rid of men for being ambitious,
with whom could I work?
Still...
If I become weak, they could stab me in the back.
However, everyone is under my control now.
Those who seem ambitious...
are easy opponents.
Like the dead Crown Prince,
those who bloom after enduring a long and hard winter.
Those who know what it takes to win.
Those like him...
are the ones who are difficult to deal with.
Hwa Gun.
Are you okay?
You did not regain consciousness for three days.
I was so worried about you.
I am sorry about...
what happened to the Crown Prince.
I did not think your grandfather would go that far.
I am...
okay now.
I have something to report to Grandfather...
and many other things to take care of.
I suppose I have been asleep for too long.
I should go see Grandfather now.
Hwa Gun.
You do not seem well.
I think you should rest some more.
Many new people drank the poppy win,
so we will likely run out soon.
We need more labor to make the poppy pills.
I will tell the head of the Bureau of Water Supply to bring more kids.
You are working hard.
I am the head of Pyunsoo Group.
Hwa Gun.
Do you...
still resent me?
Have you...
lost someone you hold dear?
- I have. - What did you do...
when you did?
I expanded my power.
Then I took more than what I lost from the one who took away...
the person I held dear.
It seems like...
I do take after you.
Are you not proud of Hwa Gun...
that she wants to focus on her job as the head of the group as usual?
It is strange that she is acting as usual.
Jang.
Yes, master.
When Hwa Gun goes outside,
always have someone follow her.
- Yes, master. - Father.
Those children are...
touching the poison with their bare hands.
Why are you all standing around?
You.
Take this to the man who is locked up in the cell.