(Episode 22)
Beautiful starlight, my starlight in starlight
I'll shine on you, starlight
In your heart, in your dreams
I need you, now will you come next to me?
I will go get you my love
I was ordered to come and help out with sending the envoys away,
Crown Prince.
Each moment, I tremble
I remember all the times that I loved you
Master Lee.
What is with your clothes?
I dressed her.
You look great.
It is an honor.
I heard you have a unique talent.
No, it is nothing. I am sure I do not have anything unique.
I already told her.
- Why? - What?
Now will you come next to me?
I will go get you my love
We have half a day left. We need to find an excuse...
Otherwise, So Hwa will be dragged out with them tomorrow morning.
Is that all you have to say?
What?
I thought you had a plan already.
I thought your teacher would find that plan for us.
I think we should...
Oh, so your plan was to sit around and wait for someone else's plan.
Then what about you? You have a unique talent.
You should have done something instead of getting caught.
Excuse me, you two.
The ones who confined me are the parents of the one who speaks.
What are you saying? Are you blaming me?
You are blaming me, right?
- Gosh, there is no use in... - First of all...
being nice to you. Do you know how much...
What about me?
We should go and save the Minister of Finance first.
Your Highness, you are the daughter of the Great Emperor of Yuan.
It must be so easy for you to take her name out of the list.
Are you asking me why I am complicating things?
I have to wonder if you needed something for entertainment.
When the Crown Prince first began to walk,
talk, and began to understand words,
I have always told him that he must quickly become the king.
If he hesitates,
someone else will trample on him to become the king themselves.
I do not think he was the type that would listen to you.
He never listened carefully.
But he came to visit me first.
He wants power.
That happened because of her.
Is it all because of a woman?
That is a very fragile and dangerous motive.
I heard you are the best teacher. That must be an overstatement.
What good would it be for a man to have a nation...
if he cannot embrace even a woman?
We have to ambush them and get him out before they notice.
He has Falconry Office and the King's men behind him.
Things will be awful once they step in.
I will keep that in my mind. I will be going now.
It feels like I am finally with So Hwa.
- Me? - Who else is around here?
Was that okay?
Yes, good job.
Can you really do this alone?
I would go with you if it was not for my confinement.
Oh, give me a moment.
Wait.
You live and breathe inside of me
You reflect and move in my eyes
Wind, please...
Your dress is pretty to look at, but...
So very useless.
What did you wish to say?
Right. My father has a chronic illness.
It is heart-related, so he cannot get stressed.
Does he need medication?
There is a pill he must take.
Our physician knows.
I will take one with me.
Thank you.
I should go.
Right.
In the times I've waited
So I'm here
Is the Chancellor's third son in?
I wish you people would just answer outright.
What is there to sweep? Why are you sweeping dirt?
There was someone watching, as you said,
and he took the bait.
He is really following me.
They are making me do all sorts of things now. What am I? Bait?
This is why I wanted to keep quiet.
That idiot Yeom Bok...
had to talk about eunuchs and flying blades.
I will sew his mouth shut.
I will do so carefully and thoroughly, I swear.
Move faster.
Were you followed?
Yes. He went around the back.
I was told not to look back.
Have you eaten?
I told my men to treat you well.
I enjoyed the meal very much.
But you are not willing to speak.
If it is about my daughter's assets,
I told you to ask her yourself.
That was harder than expected.
The King got so furious that...
I was unable to get her out of the palace.
Do you know whom the Crown Prince called for last night?
Should I?
He asked for Master Lee Seung Hyu.
That means...
treason.
Even if that is not true, it can be made to seem so.
So what?
If you do not wish to be involved, turn over your riches and leave.
If I refuse?
One.
San will be sent to Yuan,
and you will be found dead in a ditch somewhere.
Two. The Crown Prince's revolt will be uncovered,
and all who supported him, including your family and slaves,
will be killed. Three.
The riches you tried so hard to keep safe...
will be confiscated.
Do you get the picture now?
That means,
if they are confiscated,
you will not get your hands on anything either.
Am I wrong?
They found where his butler is.
I am positive.
Whom was he with?
They seemed like fighters.
The Crown Prince's guards.
Maybe that is where they went after leaving Geumgajeong.
- How many? - Very many.
I did not count.
Gather all your men.
Now, before he gets away!
Who are you?
There is a locked room.
Lord Eun. Lord Eun.
Lord Eun, I am Wang Lin.
Master Lin.
Your prescription medication.
I think they found out.
Do excuse me.
My daughter.
She is safe, and is concerned for you.
Murathai, you are so hard to meet.
Is our princess well?
I brought her assistant and confidant, Lady Eun San.
I have seen you before.
How dare you lay hands on her!
I remember where.
These are from Her Highness, the Queen.
This is not just ginseng.
It is Goryeo ginseng.
Grown by the sea, the quality is just...
Just look at it.
It smells different as well.
They are especially for you.
Our princess is so generous.
Her Highness is planning a very lavish banquet...
to welcome you and your men tonight.
I think it will be one of the greatest...
we will ever get to witness.
I am not sure if I should tell you this.
I have no one else...
to confide my heart to.
My lady.
Why are you crying?
Her Highness, the Queen...
is just so...
She is so lonely.
I heard of the rumors.
She is always alone in her chambers.
When her son,
the Crown Prince, visits her once a day,
that alone gives her the strength to last the day.
But now that he is grounded, they cannot meet.
Over there. Look over there.
Oh dear.
Now, I will have to...
travel to faraway Yuan.
How will the Queen...
manage to survive without me?
I must go. The Queen is alone.
My home.
Eun Young Baek.
Such are humans.
Treat them politely, and they scorn you.
Follow the law, and the unlawful wish to trample on you.
Such are humans.
So...
my politeness and lawfulness...
end here.
Look over there.
That must be for the banquet.
I heard our princess is preparing the greatest banquet to welcome us.
I am so excited.
It will be grand.
How is the Crown Prince?
He is unwell.
What has happened?
Welcome.
What illness is he suffering from?
He is just unwell.
He is stressed...
and generally very unhappy.
I can imagine what you are going through.
You must feel so hurt and scorned.
That is why you are ill in bed.
I am sorry you must see me like this.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
I have a favor to ask of you.
I shall do anything.
I shall return to Yuan and speak to your grandfather.
Whatever you need, even if it be an army,
I shall raise one for you, Your Highness.
Destroy a list for me.
- Pardon? - The list of tributes.
Is this about the young lady you found earlier?
Correct.
You truly are a remarkable man.
Your Highness. The women on the list already belong to your grandfather.
If I destroy that list, I must do so at my own peril.
Your Highness.
I am fine.
- Lead Envoy. - Yes, Your Highness.
That girl is...
my mother's only friend and confidant.
I am a powerless Crown Prince,
and I can do nothing for her.
I feel so small and ashamed.
The list is already in a locked chest.
Therefore...
Is this not the list?
You may burn it on that fire.
- A ginseng field in Ganghwa Island. - 300 plots.
They are already in your name.
That must yield an incredible amount of ginseng each year.
Goryeo ginseng.
Right. You can keep this,
and burn that.
- Did you hear that? - Yes.
Hang in there a bit longer.
The Lead Envoy will tell the King at the end of the banquet.
That he will take no tributes this year?
Correct.
Someone will come to the prison.
To get you out.
I will wait outside.
You should go.
Yes. I shall leave you.
Wait.
Wear this.
The cell is cold and damp.
I would not dare wear one of your robes.
It is fine.
Wear it, so that the others will fear you.
I will not forget what you did...
for my father and myself.
Now, get going.
Be calm and wait.
Jang Soo, escort the lady back.
Lin and I must talk.
Yes, Your Highness.
I shall see you soon.
Shall we have a drink?
Something expensive while So Hwa is not around.
What is so funny?
He is the Crown Prince. A royal of high standing.
I was so rude to him.
"Hey, you, come here and sit down."
"Drink. Han Chun, have some more."
What?
I did not know.
How could you not know? He looks like a Crown Prince.
Up front.
From all sides, he looks...
Can you fight?
Go and get help.
- What about you? - Go.
Drink.
For a short while,
I considered sending her away.
It was fun while it lasted,
and that should be the end of it.
When flowers bloom,
that is their peak.
One that is starting to wilt...
It is best not to look at.
When you start seeing the flower wilt and rot away,
it will hurt the memories of the flower in its full bloom.
I tried very hard to think in such a way.
In that case,
why did you hold onto her?
I could not go on.
I could not go on even a day without her.
Have you asked her...
if she would stay by your side?
No.
Not yet.
What if she says no...
when you ask her?
It cannot be helped.
I told you.
I cannot go on without her.
Are you going to make a huge cage for her?
Yes.
What if she is unhappy?
What if she is unhappy in your cage?
That will not happen.
How could you be so sure?
Why do you say...
that she may be unhappy...
beside me?
Who are you people?
What? What is going on?
What happened?
The young lady. The young lady is...
She has been abducted.
Abducted?
Close the palace gates! Make sure no one gets out!
Ask Wonseongjeon for help!
No one exited through the south gate either.
- Bring my horse. - Yes, Your Highness.
That man.
I'll stay with you Whenever, wherever, by your side
I'll stay with you, in this unchanging place
(The King in Love)
I will depose the Crown Prince.
Should I just give it to him?
And should you and I...
hang around for the rest of our lives?
Your Highness.
Stay still. Do not move.
I was scared...
that I would not find you.
You should not have provoked me like this.
Is this...
your true nature?
If you were that scared, you should have been satisfied...
while I kept my head down to play the dumb son for you.