(Episode 32)
This is tea from Boryeong.
It helps to block out poisonous things from your body.
It tastes pretty great too.
I can only have my tea once you have yours.
You are not just Master Lin anymore. You even have a title.
I thought I said I was here to see His Majesty.
I will let him know.
His health is failing rapidly.
He does not wish to tell the Crown Prince,
so he told him he would go hunting,
and then he hid here instead.
He is afraid once the Crown Prince finds out,
he will ask him to give up the kingship right away.
Why did you change your mind?
- Pardon? - All of you have been...
wanting to crown Jeon...
for a very long time.
We have expected a lot from him for a very long time,
but as you know, he is a bit shallow.
He would get drunk every other day and spend time partying with women.
We had a lot of complaints.
"We"?
The powers behind the curtain who actually run this country.
Some of the families go back to the establishment of Goryeo,
and there is a general who survived the great war.
And the things that you do are dethroning the Crown Prince,
then crowning someone else whom they like,
and hiding the sick King in a small room.
Is that so?
It is...
something like that.
He is asleep, so I could not wake him.
I prepared a room. You can rest until...
Your Majesty, it is Lin.
I am here to see you.
Your Majesty.
Are you all right?
Do you hear me?
I shall call your physician.
Lin.
Yes, Your Majesty.
You came.
Are you in pain? Tell me where.
- Lin. - Yes?
The Crown Prince...
Is he still alive?
I cannot stand this any longer.
I must speak my mind to the Crown Prince before...
We should leave for now. He gets married tomorrow.
That is why we must speak to him today.
Let us go. I shall buy you a drink.
Commander, General.
You two walk too fast.
What is this?
The Crown Prince told me to give these to you.
What is inside?
Silver bullion.
The boxes are full of silver. I saw them myself.
- What? - The Crown Prince said...
you have been through a lot and that you should cover it up.
He shall take care of the rest.
Cover it up?
Cover what?
What were we investigating?
Exactly. What were you investigating...
that he would pay so much to make you cover it up?
Money and women.
The general and commander said so.
It is painfully obvious.
He wanted Lord Eun's money.
You know how upright Lord Eun is.
Do you think he played along?
That is why he ended up dead.
He wanted Lord Eun's daughter too.
Do you think she was willing to play along?
Even if the man in question is the Crown Prince,
he is responsible for killing her father.
That is why he framed her.
To ruin her whole family.
Lord Eun's daughter...
That is all I heard. Is there more?
If he likes Lady San that much,
why is he marrying someone else?
How would I know? Ask him yourself.
First, the mother...
And now, his son...
is killing my people.
The Minister of Finance helped me every now and then.
Whenever I hinted that...
our finances were in trouble,
without a complaint,
he would send me grain and promissory notes.
He never bragged about it...
or asked for even a title in return.
How could they...
Would you like to sit?
You look alike.
Your aunt, Princess Jeong Hwa.
You look most like her.
I see.
Despite all she went through,
she never blamed me.
Her grace and loyalty.
You have them as well.
How is...
the princess?
I do not know.
I never saw her since.
I could not bear to.
The Crown Prince is like his mother.
They were born...
with thorns all over their bodies.
Stay close, and they will prick and poison you.
Then they will hold you even closer.
"You are mine. You must stay with me."
"Do not look elsewhere."
Your blood is spilling everywhere,
but they will not let go.
It is nice to be outside.
The weather is lovely.
So is the breeze.
I feel so much better.
Will you escort him...
to the wedding tomorrow?
Many officials would be overjoyed to see the sight.
Ever since the Crown Prince started learning how to govern,
the officials have been growing discontent.
Or so you wish.
The generals are turning against him.
The Crown Prince is disappointing them...
What will you do?
"Appoint Eun Young Baek's daughter, San,"
"to take over the financial duties her father once held."
Why are you pushing so hard?
This is your jurisdiction. I need your seal on this document.
- Court Lady Jo. - Yes, Your Highness.
I told you to bring the Queen's seal.
I will.
I heard the ministers are saying that...
- you are defending a criminal. - No.
"The Crown Prince committed murder."
"Whether it is..."
"for money or love, we do not know."
That is what they say.
I see you hate me greatly.
I kept it bottled up, and now that it is out, I lost control.
I am sorry for everything.
Will you please stop?
Were you capable of apologizing?
I will say it again.
I did not kill Lord Eun.
Of course.
And you did not kill the court lady who testified to it.
Are you going to bring Lord Eun's daughter to the palace?
Yes, I will.
Affix your seal.
You cannot turn back once she returns.
Those who are unsure will then believe...
that you did all this for love.
You should have thought of that sooner.
Before you did all this.
- Crown Prince. - I will not listen.
Give her up.
You tell me to give up on everyone around me.
- You framed my friend, Lin... - He is not your friend.
You even killed people to do so.
I killed no one.
San...
will stay close to me here.
I will keep her close and protect her.
If you do not want that, you can leave.
- Have you heard from Jang Eui? - Not yet.
- Why? - Pardon?
I have something to report.
Your bedroom has been prepared.
- You should rest and... - Close the door.
I shall stay with the King.
Leave us.
Master Lin is with the King.
Song In was there also.
My father...
is not out hunting, and Lin is with him?
Yes, Your Highness.
- As allies and not by force? - Yes, Your Highness.
- You are mistaken. - Prince Gang Yang was there too.
You must have been drinking.
- Are you drunk? - No, Your Highness.
Was San there as well?
- She was not. - Then you are mistaken.
The man who is with...
my father and Song In instead of San...
is not Lin.
The King has returned in time for the wedding.
Are you all right?
- Is he back? - Yes.
- Was she with him? - If you mean Queen Mu,
yes, she was with him.
But he was with them also.
He was there. Master Lin was present.
What do you mean? Why is Lin there?
There were many witnesses.
He is not with the King now.
Where is he?
He probably went to see his sister.
Let us see the Crown Prince.
Get them!
We came as soon as we heard you had returned.
We thought you must know.
- The Minister of Finance... - Slow down.
Do not be so direct.
Did the Crown Prince kill him?
- What? - That is what people say.
Did he kill Lord Eun for love?
Is that the person we swore to serve?
Is that true?
He means a lot to the Crown Prince. Be nice.
They are here.
Lady Dan.
Why are you here?
Did they bring you here against your will?
The Queen asked me to speak with you.
What would the Queen want with me?
She said you would come, but I did not believe her.
I heard you had entered the Capital, but I doubted you would come here.
Why are you here?
I do not understand what you mean.
The Crown Prince and I will be married today.
You did not know.
I did not hear.
I was far away.
Are you here to see the Crown Prince?
Yes.
Could you just leave without seeing him?
You seem to have the wrong idea.
I am here only to keep a promise we made...
The Queen said so.
Your presence will only endanger the Crown Prince.
I will...
endanger him?
I do not know much about politics,
but I feel the same.
I want you...
to stay far away from the Crown Prince.
I do not want him to see you.
Does that...
make me evil?
Dan.
I almost missed your wedding.
I heard about it yesterday.
What is wrong? What is it?
Lin.
What is it?
I sent her away.
I told her to leave.
Your Highness, Lady San...
Lady San.
Is something on your mind?
Is it...
the Crown Prince?
Yes.
It feels as if we are connected by a thread.
So he always gets in my way.
If I leave without saying goodbye...
and if you leave too,
what will happen to him?
That is what is on my mind.
I should not have...
tied this thread with him to begin with.
Did you say...
you and His Highness were connected by a thread?
It must be the red thread of fate.
I will...
cut off that thread for you...
right now.