(Episode 21)
I thought the Crown Prince had been given an order to be confined.
(The King had ordered him not to go outside the designated area.)
Your Highness.
It is indeed strange...
to hear you call me like that.
That looks like Lin's clothes.
Well,
he gave it to me so that I could escape.
I heard Lin found out about...
your identity before I did.
Yes.
When did you find out...
about who I was?
When you came...
to my house on the day I was giving wedding presents.
I need to stop this wedding.
The woman wearing the mask...
It was me.
Were you also the woman that Father had invited with Wang Jeon?
Yes.
You must have seen everything.
You saw me kneeling down and being humiliated.
Yes.
And yet you came back to me.
And...
you gave me a necklace instead of the broken bracelet,
and put ice on my wounds.
Did you feel bad for me?
And you asked me...
not to choose you as my wife.
I beg for your mercy.
You beg for my mercy?
It is indeed strange to hear you speak to me like that.
I have been here before...
when Lin was imprisoned.
We sat here, and talked about you.
Come, and sit next to me.
What is it?
I do not think I should.
Is it because I am the Crown Prince?
Or is it because I will get married to another woman?
Why did you?
Why did you ask me not to choose you as my wife?
Is it because you have someone else in mind?
I found out...
that for Young Master Lin to stay, Lady Dan had to become your wife.
Even if you were to be sent to Yuan?
Well, I will just go and...
Do you know what happens when you get there?
You will become the 5th or 6th wife of an old official at best.
Is that what you want? Can you do that?
I...
I cannot allow that.
I am worried about my father.
If you hear about him...
I am trying to find out about him.
Can I ask you to look after my father?
I will take care of it.
Master Lin fought with...
the King's soldiers for me. So...
I will take care of it.
What else?
Is there anything you want me to do regarding Han Chun?
If you meet him,
please tell him that So Hwa is very thankful to him.
Without my knowing,
he did a lot of things for me.
I found out much later.
He was always there, protecting me.
I only just found out.
And...
tell him to be good to his parents, be loved,
and to be at peace.
Please tell him that.
I will not.
Your Highness.
Focus on just one thing.
How to go back to the girl you were before.
Turn back to the girl I knew,
and tell him yourself.
I will deal with the rest.
- Where is the Crown Prince? - He just left.
- Which way? - That way.
The Finance Minister?
He was not taken to a government building.
Someone saw him enter a private house.
He was a merchant and recognized Lord Eun.
Which house?
That is the funny part.
It is right behind Chiwollu.
There are two separate entrances,
but the houses are back-to-back.
- Find out who owns it. - I will.
Although I have a guess.
I shall check.
He was not arrested in an official capacity,
and taken to a private house.
Someone is excessively confident.
Your Highness!
Did my mother make a move?
The Queen just went to the King's chambers.
She was so stern that no one could stop her.
Her Highness, the Queen.
You get worse as you get older.
Always barging in.
And so late too.
You seem busy, so I shall get to the point.
Could you outside not stop her?
The Queen is here. Whoever is there should show some respect.
If you had sent word, I would have been prepared.
With some wine.
It was not urgent enough to merit a prior warning.
You barged in here so late at night when it was not urgent?
I shall host a banquet for the returning envoys.
Do as you wish.
I need a few to help me with the preparations.
When did you ever ask for permission?
Then I shall go ahead.
Do whatever you wish.
His Majesty is always concerned for...
Your Highness' health.
I did not learn very much,
but I know some medicine.
If you permit me to check your...
If you were to find something is wrong with me,
will you make me medicine?
With my utmost effort and knowledge, I would...
Child.
Yes, Your Highness.
You are too hasty.
You wish to taint my medicine.
I would not dare.
See if the King will make you a royal concubine first.
Only then can you even dream of grabbing my ankle.
I know how that feels.
Pardon?
Having feelings for someone who will not reciprocate them.
Every day,
your heart shrivels.
I saw it all the time.
Which is harder?
To keep her close...
and let my heart shrivel a little each day,
or to not see her at all?
Hoping to forget.
Just hoping.
Are you sure So Hwa is on the list of tributes?
I am.
The list is already with the envoys.
When will they return?
In 36 hours.
They leave in the early morning.
There is no time. I need Master Lee.
Have you not found him?
- Come on. - Drink up.
- Hurry up. - Slow down.
- Here you go. - My goodness.
- Drink, drink. - Have another.
It is coming up.
Here comes your soup.
Bring it over here.
Hurry up.
I am coming. I am coming.
Not you.
I saw it myself right there!
You cannot have. Do not jest.
- You were mistaken. - Believe me.
I shall pour you a drink.
No. I shall pour it myself.
What am I supposed to do then?
Does it not taste good?
He came too early. He is too good for his own sake.
What?
There are still a few wines I have not yet tasted.
Could I have just one sip of each?
The envoys will return in just one day.
We must find Lord Eun's papers before then.
My men are searching the outskirts of the Capital.
If San is sent away before...
we make her transfer it all to us, things will get complicated.
He dared to fight the King's own men.
I will tell you this now.
He will ruin our household one day.
Send him away.
He said he would go to Yuan.
You should watch what you say.
Did the Queen say that herself?
Yes.
Your son, Lin, was escorting Lady San...
as per the Queen's orders.
To make a fuss of what happened while he was carrying out...
that order would be the equivalent of challenging the Queen herself.
Therefore, you have nothing to worry about...
Master Lin's recent scuffle with the King's men.
Please tell her I am gracious for her understanding.
I shall tell her so. Goodbye.
You may leave.
Lin.
He has been through a lot this night.
We should thank him for it.
Young Lady San is my fiancee.
I will ask His Majesty for a favor.
You two are not technically engaged yet.
She would have been my wife already...
had it not been for the Prince.
I will ask His Majesty to let her become my woman,
saying I will control her so that she never does this again.
And I will take their asset and take care of it as if it was his.
Do you not think His Majesty would be glad?
He really adores me.
Do you remember how he called me and Young Lady San?
He called us in together.
Father.
I cannot believe I get to receive something from the Chancellor.
This is such an honor.
You.
Whom do you work for?
What are you talking about?
You took me and Young Lady San...
to that place where everyone was waiting.
I was trying to take you to a shortcut...
- And you locked the door. - I am falsely blamed.
I could not help it. If someone saw me, it would harm the Queen...
Lin?
Did you just walk out of that house?
What is that uniform?
Can you not tell? A eunuch's uniform.
Do you know if the young master is in?
Is that the same thing as a eunuch in the palace?
They are completely different.
The third young master. We have to see him in a hurry,
but it is rather late, so we cannot knock on the door.
- How are they different? - One of them has their parts,
and the other one does not.
Right? You do not have those parts, right?
It is too late right now. Let us come back tomorrow.
I am sorry for hurting your feelings.
- What was that? - What?
- The Minister of Finance's butler. - What about that?
About that box he had. That thing inside the box.
I saw what it was.
- How did you see that? - Goodness.
I was going to take some if it had gold in there,
but all I found were papers.
Did you see them carefully? Were they not covered in gold?
He said it was more important than his life.
- Are you insane? - My gosh.
Did you see that? I got this place.
Did you just see someone? You did, right?
No.
I apologize. I eavesdropped on you.
What did you hear? And how much?
That So Hwa...
No, Young Lady San is confined.
Then you saved her and ran away with her,
- and she got caught again... - Do not worry.
His Majesty will find a way.
Will Young Lady San be sent as a tribute girl?
I will not let that happen.
By any chance, if she is going in my place...
That is an absurd idea.
When did you find out So Hwa was Young Lady San?
It has been a while.
You love her, right? Young Lady San.
I can tell when I see you.
A heart cannot be seen. How can you tell?
Why?
What is it?
Does the Crown Prince...
love Young Lady San as well?
I saw the way...
His Highness looked at her.
I keep telling myself that it was okay...
because So Hwa was of a lowly birth.
I told myself it was okay for her to be around.
I thought he considered her like a pretty flower or a cute dog.
- Dan. - If not, I thought I would ask you.
Since you adore her too,
you would lead her away from His Highness' side.
If not, I was going to make that happen.
This is what I am like, Lin.
You have always been like this as a child.
Like how?
You would say something and start crying.
And once you started crying, you would not stop.
Then you would fall asleep, wake up, then cry again.
The first place in His Highness' heart is...
Young Lady San, right?
I am not sure.
I thought...
his first place was you.
Me?
- Dan. - Yes?
You will be the Crown Princess soon.
You are the Crown Princess which the Crown Prince chose himself.
If someone like that is such a crybaby like this,
you will end up embarrassing the Crown Prince.
Okay.
This is the Queen's order.
I will not take the Queen's order.
She needs a helping hand as she prepares to send the envoys back.
She asks the Crown Prince to come to Wonseongjeon immediately.
She asks Young Master Lin to come to Wonseongjeon immediately.
As of now, the Crown Prince's confinement...
will include the Prince's place, Wonseongjeon,
and the road which connects the two places.
I met So Hwa last night.
I thought you were in a confinement.
I climbed over. I am good at that, you know.
That will put your servants in trouble.
They lost me, so they probably did not report me.
There are some people who stick to the rules.
Stop beating around the bush, and ask me what you want.
Did she look all right?
She was not crying.
Oh, I guess she is not someone who would cry in front of me.
She cries in her sleep without knowing though.
I asked my mother for a favor.
I told her I needed three people to do this.
And one of them is you, Wang Lin.
But I did not think the other one would come even if I called.
I had to bring them here the hard way.
That is called an abduction.
You are here, Master Lee.
Have you been well, Crown Prince?
I want him out of here.
We are about to discuss something very important,
and I find him unpleasant.
Okay.
Not many people have that. A great sixth sense.
While we are at it, can we let all of them go?
Why we are at it, we can stop by Yangonseo.
I heard that an alcohol called Manyang has come in recently.
I have only heard about it.
They say that its smell can spread to miles away.
Excuse me, Master Lee.
- Your Highness. - Yes?
What...
is it that you want exactly?
- Pardon? - Do you want power,
or do you seek conspiracy?
I have not said anything.
I might not look it,
but I have various students all over Goryeo.
That means the Minister of Finance's fortune is what they are after.
The Crown Prince and Wang Lin are on one side,
while the other consists of all close friends of the King.
There must be someone at the center.
There is one.
He is the cousin of the Assistant Royal Secretary, Song Bang Yeong.
It is Song In, is it not?
- Did you know? - He keeps bothering me...
whenever I hear what happened in the Capital.
I know where he stays.
It is a bar called "Chiwollu".
They are moving.
I heard that the King hit you.
Did he punch you?
Or was it a slap?
You obtain news so quickly.
Indeed.
It happened in the secretive palace. How did word spread so quickly?
Do you not believe me?
I saw it with my own eyes.
And I was not the only one.
The King of Goryeo...
hit the Crown Prince in front of all the lowly servants...
like the eunuchs and the soldiers.
- Like this. - Gosh.
Like this.
How can this happen?
This should not have happened.
He is the grandson of His Majesty the Emperor.
He inherited his blood.
How dare he touch him?
He is only a King of Goryeo.
Is that true?
Of course. I told you so!
One of them said...
that he saw it with his own eyes.
I did not know that you would have been heading that way.
I had meant to distract my father while you two ran away.
Come this way.
How dare you touch her?
You...
Do you really wish to die?
Let go of her!
- It is my order. - Do you not hear me?
Let go of her!
You...
Did you get hit on purpose...
so that the servants would see?
We had no time to waste. So Hwa will be sent away tomorrow.
I have prepared everything. Help me with the next plan.
I need help with your wisdom, personal connections, and...
I do not want to.
You... You speak so coldly.
I do not want to get involved in between you and the King.
I do not know which one of you is better than the other.
Indeed, you do not know me well.
Whether it is a fight for power or a plot for conspiracy,
I feel bad for the people who will be sacrificed in between.
That is why I brought you here.
How would I be able...
to minimize the number of people who could be sacrificed?
You should not do anything. Nothing at all.
Then there will be no sacrifice.
All right.
Then I will do this by myself.
I am sorry I brought you so far.
But...
the Minister of Finance has been...
supporting Yongandang financially for the past seven years,
and I have taught his daughter.
Will you help me?
I do not want to do it myself,
but a student of mine will help you.
You can trust my student.
Lin.
Yes, Your Highness.
His student will be waiting. Let the student in.
Yes, Your Highness.
Beautiful starlight, my starlight, in your dreams
I need you
Now will you come next to me, my love