(Episode 39)
Please help me. Help me.
- Master Lin. - What happened?
The Crown Princess and Lady San...
- Where are they? - They are in Lady San's room.
Wait, take this.
- I have the antidote. - Antidote?
She needs to take this before sunset.
He told me that she will die after sunset.
Crown Princess.
Crown Princess, are you all right?
Please talk to me. What is going on?
Why are you here by yourself?
Crown Princess.
Dan.
Lady San...
drank poisoned tea...
instead of me.
The Crown Princess is inside.
- Take care of her. - Yes, Your Highness.
What is it? Where are you going?
- Dan is all right. - How about Lady San?
She was kidnapped.
- He wanted me to come alone. - Who?
Song In. He wants me.
You should stay here. I need to go alone.
You should not follow me either. This is an order.
- I will stay hidden like a shadow. - San was poisoned.
I have the antidote.
My friend, whom I met when I was 12, showed me the world.
You were in that world.
You were like a little bird, and I was captivated by you.
The sky is big, and you are too small.
Where are you?
It is summer already.
The sky is as blue as the deep sea in Sancheon.
We must be heading north.
Are you not going to ask me where we are headed?
- That is not what I want to ask. - I will answer your question.
Eight years ago,
so many people died alongside my mother in Sungjukjae.
Did you give the order to kill everyone?
I do not remember well.
- It happened a long time ago. - Then try.
I thought about it every day for the last eight years.
"What should I have done?"
"What had I not done that could have saved them all?"
How can you say that you do not remember?
"It happened a long time ago?"
You need pebbles and soil to build a house.
If you try to ask and remember all the pebbles' names,
you cannot build a house.
My hobby has been building houses all my life.
I build both small and big houses.
And I used humans to make these houses.
So what do you get as a result?
Well,
I get the excitement for the day.
The Crown Princess would have started to cough up blood by now.
If the sun sets, she will die.
Listen.
Out of all the things that the Crown Prince has,
I got rid of his mother, friend,
and his wife.
Now, it is your turn.
- Is this exciting for you? - It is exciting.
"What should I do when the Crown Prince comes running?"
"What would be the best way..."
"to kill you in front of him?"
Should I make him choose between your life and the antidote?
- That is a pity. - What do you mean?
I ruined all the fun for you.
Stop. Stop the carriage!
Your servant, Lee Seung Hyu, is here to see Your Majesty.
You came at last.
You had said so many bad things to me and was chased away.
- You chased me away. - You should have come nonetheless.
You should have kept saying bad things to me until I understood.
It would not have been easy.
You only like flattery.
You...
Princess Won Sung is dead.
She died while I was asleep.
I heard you have stayed here at Wonseongjeon after you woke up.
When I woke up, everything was over.
I could do nothing.
They did not even show me her face.
I caused her death.
It was me.
We were married. I was her husband.
You were sick.
I heard you could have died as well.
What else did you hear?
I heard that you assembled a group that opposed to Yuan.
And that you killed Princess Won Sung secretly...
because she was opposed to you.
What?
Me?
And that you gave orders to Jujingun at the border...
to prepare for war.
Where did you hear such things?
- Who said such things to you? - People from Yuan will come...
and try to withdraw the protection under Sejogujae.
(A vow by Yuan that it will treat Goryeo as an independent state.)
Then Goryeo will disappear,
and Yuan Mobile Bureau for the Subjugation of Japan will rule.
They asked me to become the head of the Bureau.
Lee Seung Hyu.
How dare you?
It seems I have moral influence over both Goryeo and Yuan.
I must be famous.
So?
Did you come here to take...
my country from me?
If I become the head, my lifespan would be shortened by 15 years.
That would be a waste as I do not have much longer to live.
So Your Majesty,
I need you to protect this country.
It seems like things are not going as you planned. That is exciting.
Moo Seok!
- My antidote is missing. - I took it.
- Give it to me. - I gave it to her already.
- What did you just say? - I wanted to take your gold seal,
but I did not have the chance to steal it.
Give me the gold seal of Goryeo.
Are you going to betray me?
I was the one who saved you.
I fed, clothed, and raised you.
I have never betrayed you.
- I killed people under your orders. - And you should continue like that.
I did it because you told me it was for Goryeo.
Is it because I gave you orders to kill your woman?
- Is that why you are angry? - I know that you want...
to turn over our nation to Yuan.
Moo Seok!
Do not do this.
I still need you.
When the Crown Prince comes,
you must shield me...
My father was a commander of Sambyeolcho,
- a special defense unit. - Yes.
He died fighting Yuan, leaving you, his young son.
That is why I...
Hand it over.
The King's seal.
We were like...
blood brothers.
Moo Seok.
It is me.
I taught you...
never to hesitate.
Wheel marks. Made not too long ago.
Stand up.
You rode this far in this state?
I can make it.
- I will go alone. - You cannot.
- Are you crazy? - I cannot stay behind.
Give me the antidote.
It will get wet with blood.
- Your Highness. - Wait. I will bring her.
The sun will set soon.
Hang in there.
The pain will not last for long.
I cannot believe the sight.
You really came alone.
Goryeo's Crown Prince came to save a woman.
- Where is she? - She is dying.
What do you want?
- Can I have anything? - Tell me.
I considered this for a while.
"Shall I swallow Goryeo?"
You talk too much.
"Shall I kill the King and lead Goryeo, the new tributary,"
"as its rightful leader?"
- Will you hand us over to Yuan? - I cannot be bothered to now.
Taking Goryeo from you will be good enough.
Because it is the last thing you have.
You really do talk too much.
Will you kill me?
- What about Lady San? - I will kill you then find her.
You are inferior to me in every way.
Your brains, your brawn,
and your swordfighting.
Why should you rule Goryeo?
I am better king material!
I can do better than you.
I doubt you can...
hang in there for long.
Master Lin.
Do you still not get whose side...
you should be on?
Where is San? Tell me where she is!
Tell me! Tell me!
Your Highness. Your Highness, this way.
(Sokcho)
- San. - Lady San.
San. San.
San.
- Will she be okay? - I do not know.
- I poured everything in. - She must be okay.
We must take her to a physician. I will bring the carriage.
San, open your eyes.
Wake up, So Hwa. So Hwa.
Open your eyes.
You must wake up.
San. We are here, so wake up.
We are here. You must open your eyes. Wake up.
He is back.
I waited for you all night.
Good. Look after the two patients in the carriage.
There is something you must know first.
What are you doing with them, Assistant Royal Secretary?
There were many things the envoys wished to know,
so I am helping them.
What do you wish to know?
- What is that? - Is that blood?
- My goodness. - Oh dear.
He is our King.
How dare you show him such an atrocity?
They found this talisman under the foundation stone...
of the Queen's chambers.
- A talisman? - The Queen was cursed to death.
This is proof. Queen Mu made this cursed item.
And she was your woman.
Queen Mu cursed her?
There are many court ladies who testified as such.
What do you wish to say?
The Princess was Kublai Khan's daughter.
The imperial family of Yuan wishes to know the cause of her death.
You must accompany me to Yuan.
The previous emperor promised that...
the king of Goryeo would oversee whatever happened in Goryeo.
That was the order.
Are you going against his order and meddle with our affairs?
His Majesty is the brother-in-law of the late emperor.
Both the previous emperor and Princess Won Sung have deceased.
That does not make him his brother-in-law any longer.
Are you saying...
I made someone...
put a curse on my own queen to murder her?
Is that what you mean? Me?
- Why would I? - In the country of Goryeo,
there is a group of power standing up against Yuan.
And we have witnesses that say...
- you are the leader of that group. - That is a false accusation.
Did you murder her to shut her up...
when she tried to disclose what you were doing?
- Envoy. - If you are innocent, come to Yuan.
I will prove his innocence here.
Father.
I went after the leader of the anti-Yuan group per your order.
He was shot down with an arrow, and he died immediately.
This is his blood. It is still wet.
He made a confession before his death.
He said he made that awful thing.
I deserve a compliment.
I did well, right?
Crown Prince.
I am Envoy Hokochui.
It has been a long time.
Did you find the golden stamp?
The golden stamp?
This is a letter of command sent to the army.
This commands the soldiers near the border...
to get ready for a war.
- A war? - What war?
- Did he say, "war"? - War?
And Yuan is on the other side of that border.
Do you wish to go into war with us?
You cannot make false accusations with such an absurd document.
But His Majesty's golden stamp is sealed on the letter.
The leader of the anti-Yuan group must be the one...
who had this stamp.
Your Majesty.
Who has this golden stamp?
They say they wish to find out what caused the Queen's death,
and they try to blame him for trying to go into war.
These are all excuses. What they really want is to take Goryeo over.
Do you think they will end up...
taking His Majesty to Yuan?
Take him? They are dragging him.
Without the Queen, I do not know what they will do to him in Yuan.
I do not even want to think about it.
What is His Highness doing?
If you think about it,
this may be a great opportunity for him. If His Majesty goes to Yuan,
he can be the new king and hold out here as much as he can.
- He would not do that. - He could do it.
If he does not, Goryeo will be in danger.
What they want is a convincing leader of the anti-Yuan group.
That is the only way to quiet them down for a while.
A convincing...
leader?
It needs to be someone who is at least within...
the top five people who can become the King's successor.
Why are you up? You should be lying down.
My back started hurting from sleeping for so long.
You still do not look well.
You have dark circles under your eyes.
Are you saying I am ugly?
I apologize.
Since that was a quick apology, I will let you off.
Do you want to eat something?
Some porridge maybe?
What is it?
I am trying to read you.
"What is on Lin's mind right now?"
I am staring at you, that is all.
I am done.
What is on my mind then?
The leader of the anti-Yuan group.
Saving the King.
Did you hear that?
Goryeo. Yuan.
The Crown Prince.
I have pine nut porridge, milk porridge,
and rice porridge.
- Milk porridge. - I will get that ready.
Are you going to cook for me?
I am going to order it for you.
What are you doing?
I want to look at you for a bit longer.
I cannot read your mind.
Are you reading...
my mind again?
What on earth is on your mind...
that I am feeling more nervous than ever?
The Crown Princess made some honey cookies herself.
Give them to him.
She did not put any poison in them.
She was worried because she never got to greet you properly until now.
Have some. She is a pretty good cook.
Do not mind him.
He is rather suspicious,
small-minded, and holds grudges for a long time, but he is kind.
You cannot say that as someone who wanted to take down his father.
Did you hear that?
I was about to tell her that you are also a horrible go player.
What about you? You do not know a thing about go.
My mother was my teacher.
There were not many who could win against her in Goryeo.
And I was her teacher.
No way.
You must be very unfortunate to have married someone like him.
He is considered by his parents as a useless straw shoe.
The country thinks of him as a half-blooded prince.
He never knew the love of a family. He would not know how to love you.
Crown Princess,
I pity you very much.
Consider what he said as words of blessing.
Now that we said hello, we will go. Please let us leave your place.
Do you at least know...
how to distinguish between the white stones from the blacks?
If you successfully drive me out to Yuan,
you will finally have the world which you longed for.
I hope you have a lot of fun playing king.
I have been doing that already...
while you were out of your mind bewitched by that fox.
The way you speak is...
as brazen as a thug on the streets.
- I have always been on the streets. - Am I to blame for that as well?
I never learned anything from you. I had to learn it from the streets.
After your grandfather, the emperor, has died,
you do not have as much power.
Now that my mother is dead,
I believe I have no connections to them now.
They want Goryeo.
I know.
Protect the name of Goryeo at all costs.
Although...
such a thing would not be of importance.
It is of importance to me.
What do you think would happen to the people...
whose country has no name?
They would either become slaves or informants...
who survive only by attacking their own.
Please protect its name.
Who has the gold seal?
I lost it.
The person who sealed the royal instructions to...
prepare for war with the gold seal...
would have been Song In.
I thought you killed him. Did you search him?
He did not have it.
What if you find it?
I will say that I had sealed it.
This is nonsense.
There are no more connections, but I still have their blood.
I will go to Yuan.
- They would not be able to kill me. - This is nonsense.
If you go there, we do not know what they would do to you.
And...
- What is that? - It is a crushed peony.
- Someone gave it to me. - A peony?
Is it...
your mother's...
She had asked for a peony before she died.
This is the peony.