[Recap of Episodes 1-8] [Episode begins at 1:11 mark]
Is the Crown Prince aware of this?
Your Majesty, that man works for the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince, the Chancellor's third son,
and that person...
have been seen in each other's company.
And that person is killing off the people tied to...
my attempted assassination?
I believe it wise to halt the Crown Prince's investigation.
(Wang Jeon, Chancellor's second son)
- And? - They spoke of the Crown Prince.
What did they say?
Someone is killing the witnesses.
(Princess Won Sung, Kublai Khan's daughter)
- Who is? - They said the Crown Prince had...
one of his men kill off the witnesses.
The witnesses involved in the King's attempted assassination.
(Episode 9)
I was wondering who it was.
Princess Won Sung wishes to see you.
At this early hour? What is it about?
She will tell you.
I need to wash first...
- and wake up from my sleep. - You need to come...
right now.
Lin, I will be going.
- Young Master Wang! - Young Master Wang!
Young Master Wang.
Why are you here?
The Chancellor is looking for you.
He wants to see you right now.
My head hurts.
Did you sleep well?
I slept very well.
The two men who slept upstairs. Where did they go?
They are not there.
Wash there, relieve yourself there,
and leave that way.
However, the young master told me to make sure you stay here.
Pretend that door is not there.
What about that one?
That must not be opened.
- What is behind it? - A place you must not enter.
I see.
This is tea from Yuan.
Just speak.
It clears your head,
and calms your being.
What is all this?
Have a seat.
You were with me last night.
I was not able to sleep, and you...
stayed with me all night.
I told you stories about my childhood home,
and we played baduk.
- Mother... - I had a great time.
Murder and disposal?
The attempt to kill the King on the hunting grounds.
The Crown Prince is investigating the case,
and one of his men is killing the witnesses.
The Crown Prince's man?
I called you home to tell you that someone wants you to...
stay indoors and to not make a sound so you are not suspected.
Was it Jeon?
What is he thinking?
Do you suspect anyone?
This is preposterous. You know it is, Father.
Which of the Crown Prince's men...
There is someone.
He is being set up.
- We shall find out in time. - Why must we wait?
Your brother left to find out.
- Find out what? - What he did last night.
What he will do today.
Sit down.
This is a trap.
The Queen summoned the Crown Prince. There is nothing to worry about.
He is smart. He will avoid the trap.
He will not.
If he knows she will be in danger,
the Crown Prince will not be able to stay away.
Lin.
A craftsman carves the mark in the Crown Prince's arrows.
Of course.
Three people came to see him, claiming the Crown Prince...
had sent them.
- 3 people? - 1 was the Crown Prince...
and the other was definitely Chancellor Wang's third son, Lin.
And the third?
The other person...
was a woman.
- A woman? - Yes.
Many have witnessed the two young men with the lady.
Actually...
Actually what? What is it?
I saw someone at the Bokjeonjang hunting ground.
I think it was her. The description fits, and she also had a blade.
Was she with the Crown Prince then?
She was alone.
I remembered her because the forest was too dangerous...
for a woman to be alone.
The forest?
Yes.
The forest the Crown Prince...
- and I was in? - Yes, Your Majesty.
Who are you? Answer me.
They are dead. She killed them.
Get her.
So...
who lost their lives?
The craftsman's pupils.
They transported the Crown Prince's arrows.
The Crown Prince had them detained?
And someone else killed them?
Master Wang Jeon caught the woman I saw fleeing the forest.
- Who is her father? - Pardon?
The woman who is...
so very close to my son and Wang Lin.
She is a commoner whose name I do not know.
A commoner?
You know nothing?
She spends time with the Crown Prince.
They are bringing her to the interrogation hall.
- I shall monitor the proceedings. - You had better.
I shall monitor myself.
They will interrogate a commoner.
You should not show yourself.
I will just peek from the back in secret.
I will not show myself.
(Song Bang Yeong, Assistant Royal Secretary)
- Excuse me. Wait. - Walk.
What is this about? Where are you taking me?
Masters, please let me go.
- Wait, please. - Keep going.
Wait, wait. Please.
Please wait. Tell me what it is you want.
I will tell you everything.
Ask me anything, and I will tell you.
Are you not the Chancellor's second son?
- I saw you once before at... - Hands off!
How dare a criminal move so freely?
Tie her up!
- Yes, master. - Yes, master.
Young master.
I know your sister very well.
This is true.
You can ask her. She knows me very well.
She talks too much.
I can pull out some of her teeth...
or burn her lips with the iron.
They usually get quiet that way.
No, she will not be able to pronounce words properly.
Let me hear her answer first.
Did you hear that? He has a lot to ask her.
- Make sure you tie her up properly. - Yes, master!
Please stop.
- Is it her? - It looks like it, Your Majesty.
She looks so reckless.
She looks like someone who lives at a hunter's hut.
She is the woman I saw.
That cannot be.
How can a girl like her accompany...
my son, the Crown Prince of this country?
Not only that, but Lin was there as well?
Your Highness,
it is Song Bang Yeong, the Assistant Royal Secretary.
You are not paying attention.
Is the Crown Prince here?
You are letting me play all the good moves.
I think he is looking for me, Mother.
How are you going to block this one?
Crown Prince, you need to come out.
At the interrogation hall...
How dare you make a scene in front of my door...
and disturb my time with the Crown Prince?
How can you be so disrespectful of my space?
Please let him through.
Why are you trying to argue with me?
Every breath I take and endure...
is for you.
Assistant Royal Secretary.
Did you say interrogation hall?
Your Highness, you were here.
That woman has been arrested.
- What woman? - Make him shut his mouth.
- Yes, Your Highness. - She took your commands,
and killed the witnesses.
Do you happen to know her?
At the craftsman's shop...
Let go, you scoundrels. Let go of me!
Make way!
It is a trap.
I know that woman.
You should not.
Whoever that is, you cannot know that woman.
Somebody tried to frame you with her.
Please tell them to make way.
Do you not understand?
If you go there first, you are admitting your guilt.
I have no guilt to admit.
So act as if you do not know her.
Stay here,
and do not do anything.
Please forgive me.
Move.
It is okay if he gets hurt.
Block him so that he does not exit this room.
Where is the Crown Prince?
He left to see the Queen earlier, but he is not back yet.
I was on my way there.
Are you going to make me take out my sword...
under your own roof?
Let us finish playing and have lunch together.
You can leave after tea.
I will let you go then.
Eunuch Choi and Court Lady Cho.
- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.
Please ensure the safety of the Queen...
so that she does not get startled.
- Your Highness. - Jin Gwan and Jang Eui!
- Have you called us, Your Highness? - Get out. How rude of you?
These two only listen to my commands.
- Jin Gwan and Jang Eui. - Yes, Your Highness.
Take out your swords.
I have to get out of here,
so make way.
- As you say, Your Highness. - As you say, Your Highness.
Have you seen this blade before?
- It is mine. - Are you sure?
It is mine.
Why do you have it?
That sword was found at the scene of the crime.
Then she has to be the criminal.
Hold on. Are you talking about the dead people?
When I got there, they were already...
How did you know to go there?
Well...
- I was following somebody. - Did the Crown Prince command you?
Pardon me?
The only people who knew that they were there were the guards...
and the Crown Prince.
By the Crown Prince,
do you mean the King's son?
Are you going to say you do not know him?
Master, look at me.
How could I have ever met such a person of high status?
If you do not tell the truth,
you will not get out alive.
I am a lowly person who gathers herbs in the mountains.
The Crown Prince? How dare I...
Do you want to have your bones broken into pieces...
and get your tendons pulled out?
Will you tell the truth then?
I am telling the truth,
and you want to break my bones into pieces?
That is because you have an answer you want to hear.
Can you tell me what you would like to hear?
I think I will...
get hit less then.
You... You little wench.
She needs to learn to behave properly.
- Get started. - Yes, master.
She does not know!
She does not know that I am the Crown Prince. I hid it from her.
So you know her?
Please stop interrogating before she gets hurt more.
I did not believe it.
How can my son, the Crown Prince...
She does not know a thing. I dragged her along,
so if you have questions, please ask me.
You dragged her along?
- Why? - Please stop interrogating, Father.
Please.
I could not stay away from her for a moment.
For the first time in my life,
I have fallen in love.
The Crown Prince headed to the interrogation hall.
He will be framed.
I have heard.
If you are his friend,
you will help him avoid the trap.
- I will go there... - Can you take his place?
In the trap.
Say one word,
and I will save your beautiful face.
What shall I say?
Did the Crown Prince command you?
Everybody says that the Chancellor's second son...
has a handsome face.
I wanted to know...
if you had a good temperament as well.
- What nonsense is this? - Now, I know.
My master gets drunk at night and throws up.
Your temperament is just as disgusting.
Let me ask again.
Who commanded you to kill the witnesses?
I already forgot the name you told me.
Could you tell me again?
You wench...
She is looking straight at him.
Burn one of her eyeballs. Start on this side.
- Yes, master. - Yes, master.
I commanded her.
I was the one who put the men who were murdered in that house.
And I was also the one who ordered her to go to that house.
Are you out of your mind? How dare you interrupt me? Why?
She is the woman I love.
What... What did you say?
The woman I love was captured,
and is bleeding.
What man would not interfere?
They look like clowns making a scene.
The royal families...
are acting so stupidly in front of me.
Lin came here because of me. Can you not see that?
He is trying to help me by...
Take these two people, and imprison them.
I will decide whether or not I am going to kill them...
and exactly how I plan to kill them.
- Yes, Your Majesty. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Father.
I do not want to hear you speak.
So shut your mouth.
Do not say anything.
Come here.
What are you going to do?
They said she was imprisoned in Jeonokseo.
Are you going to go there? What would people say?
Why does that matter? My child...
Master.
(Eun Young Baek, Minister of Finance, San's father)
Bribe everyone at the Jeonokseo.
If you cannot bribe them, threaten them.
Do anything you can to make sure she does not get hurt.
- Yes, master. - I will be meeting some people.
Gather all the ministers we know of. I have helped a lot of them.
They could think that it is...
strange of you to do so much for a servant.
We can think about that after she is released!
Did I not tell you to take her to Mount Duta as fast as you could?
Did you not know that she was as fast as a squirrel?
I am so sorry.
I cannot put my hand inside. You need to relax.
Relaxing is...
the hardest part.
Are you worried about the Crown Prince outside the door?
Worried?
Who?
It is very cold outside.
I wanted him to investigate. Why is he hanging out with a girl...
and creating rumors about...
whether he has caught the witness...
or killed them? And who it was that did it?
Did the Crown Prince make that many mistakes?
Even if he did, I cannot do anything about it.
In fact, he is stronger than I am.
He inherited the blood of Kublai Khan.
I cannot accuse him of anything.
If he catches a cold,
Kublai Khan will send a special envoy.
"How dare you let my precious grandson catch a cold?"
Ever since he was born,
my son had much more than I did.
How can a Crown Prince have more than the King?
How can a son have more than his father?
That is not possible.
He has a friend and a woman...
who will protect him...
if he tries to put his life at risk.
I have neither of those.
Not even one.
That does not make sense.
I will let only one of them live.
Whether it is the woman who you insist is your love...
or Lin who you think is your best friend,
you will have to choose one.
Someone has to be punished for their sins.
You have to leave one to be punished.
I will let you have the other one.
Choose.