(Episode 35)
"'I killed her.'"
"'I've pushed her into the water and killed her with my own hands!'"
"'I wasn't going to kill her.'"
"At the moment, Spencer's mother, the Duchess, came out and said..."
Compose yourself.
The Empress...
died from a cardiac arrest.
You were never here. Understood?
"However, they were not aware of one thing."
"That, Spencers' loyal butler..."
"had taken the body that night."
Stop!
Is that...
how my daughter had died?
Who on earth killed...
Empress So Hyun?
Why did my daughter...
die?
Who do we have here?
Isn't this the late Empress' father?
You already know. Why did you ask such a question?
Her cause of death was due to a cardiac arrest.
If that was true,
what were you afraid of? Why did you hurry to cremate her body?
Empress So Hyun...
drowned.
Isn't that true, Your Highness?
I did hear a rumor that...
you have been suffering from a mental illness after her death.
I had no idea how bad it was.
Chief Guard, what aren't you doing anything?
Get his man out of the palace.
No. He's right.
I saw everything.
Empress So Hyun drowned in the pond at the palace.
- Really? - Yoon.
You have no right to interrupt.
Of course, I do.
The guest speaker of the meeting at the palace was a writer.
And I am the real Vincent Lee who wrote this book.
You have gone mad!
Crown Prince Yoon!
- "Crown Prince"? - Now, tell me.
Who's the real culprit?
Who pushed Empress So Hyun into the pond?
What are you doing?
Based on what evidence, did you write this ridiculous book?
I only wrote what I saw.
Seven years ago,
I saw Empress So Hyun's dead corpse, floating in the pond.
Next to the pond, I saw the Emperor and Mother.
I do not know why the Empress had fallen into the water.
However, I am certain that her cause of death was fabricated.
That is the real reason why I wrote this novel.
I must uncover the truth of my daughter's wrongful death now.
Who is the culprit?
Is the content of the novel true?
How much is real and how much is fiction?
- Please tell us. - Is it true?
What...
Make sure no one talks.
What's going on?
Are you okay?
Your fraud.
- I'll go to her. - Okay.
Don't you have something to say to me?
I'm sorry, Your Majesty.
You told me to stop the Crown Prince and Byun Baek Ho...
It is my fault as the chief guard.
I will hold myself accountable and step down.
What do you mean?
Everything around me is a mess. You can't leave me too.
You can't. You're the only person I can trust.
Don't say that again.
If you're gone too, I'm really done for.
I feel like I'm making things so hard for you.
I am undeserving, Your Majesty.
It isn't your fault!
All of this is Yoon's fault.
How could he write a novel like that? Is he mad?
Now, the Empress knows.
She must be so disappointed in me.
Are you out of your mind?
Why did you suddenly appear and bring up the past?
What's the point? She is but ashes already.
My daughter, who was my life, died a wrongful death.
How could the passage of time make me forget?
My wife died from the shock.
I've been alive, but not living.
I'm so glad I can finally uncover the truth.
Thanks to...
the novel that your son wrote.
If you keep digging,
you'll be the one getting hurt.
Must I really say that the real cause of death was suicide?
That she jumped into the pond...
once her affair with a guard was found out?
Watch your mouth! How dare you say such a thing?
Did you forget about Kang Joo Seung?
She was even pregnant with his child.
Did you want the world to know that?
I lied to preserve her reputation.
How dare you come here and cause a scene?
Don't insult my dead daughter.
I will not forgive you.
I swear on my life!
I won't forgive you...
or this wretched Imperial Family!
I will destroy you all.
What could you possibly do?
You have no evidence. None at all.
You weren't involved with what happened today, were you?
Did you plan that event because you knew something...
The Empress Dowager planned the event all on her own,
so I didn't know anything.
So why did she have to do such a stupid thing?
Were you really...
involved in Empress So Hyun's death?
Did she really drown because of you?
If that's the truth...
No, I didn't kill her.
It was because of Mother.
What do you mean?
What did the Empress Dowager do?
She said the guard Kang Joo Seung and Empress So Hyun...
were having an affair...
That the twins in her womb weren't mine...
Is that why you did it?
Did you really...
drown Empress So Hyun?
No. No. Why would I do that?
Empress So Hyun died, and my babies died...
because of Mother!
The Emperor said that?
- That everything was my fault? - Yes.
He said he was deceived by you,
which is why Empress So Hyun and the children died.
He resented you a great deal.
Why that... That loser.
Is he serious?
I worked so hard to cover up his crime.
Things were quiet during the past seven years thanks to me.
Pardon?
I need to see him.
The Empress is there with him right now.
What? Are you saying he said that...
to Sunny?
Warm tea will help you relax.
Thank you, My Empress.
I was afraid that you would hate me now.
Thank you for listening to and believing me.
It helps so much.
I'm sorry...
for all that I've done to you.
Please forgive me.
I've liked you for over 10 years.
It's not that easy to hate you.
Especially in difficult times like these.
I should give you strength.
What strength could someone like you possibly give him?
- Chief Chun! - Yes, Your Majesty.
Escort the Empress Dowager to her chamber.
I have nothing to say to her to hear from her!
What was that?
I've lived my entire life for you,
but you will kick me out?
And in front of Sunny, too?
I gave you the throne.
Me. Your mother.
That's enough.
How long do you plan to control your son?
Shut it.
What right do you have to get involved?
I am his wife and the empress of this nation.
Do you plan...
to break us up as you did with Empress So Hyun?
- You wicked... - My Empress.
What do you think you're doing?
She's my wife!
Your Majesty.
Chief Chun. Kick the Empress Dowager out right now!
It's an imperial order.
Your Majesty.
I will escort you, Your Highness.
Let go. This is not right.
Your Majesty!
I'm not done talking.
Let go of me!
You'll break my wrist.
I'm sorry, but His Majesty is too upset. I had no choice.
It's fine.
Report every little thing he does from now on.
You know what you must do if you want to remain in the palace.
I don't need to lay it out for you, do I?
- Yes, Your Highness, Do not worry. - Good.
Your cheek is still red. We should call the doctor...
I'm fine, so don't worry about me.
But...
you must show that you are no longer the Empress Dowager's puppet.
You're right.
I've been such a fool.
I will not let Mother control me anymore.
If there are any problems, you must consult me first.
You need to keep a distance from the Empress Dowager.
I'll do that.
Have you read the Crown Prince's novel?
If you want to counter his statements,
you need to read it and know what it says.
Of course, I believe you, but...
That wretched novel.
Okay. I will read it tonight.
Okay, then. I'm tired, so I'll retire to my chamber.
Yes, go ahead.
Rest up, My Empress.
Are you angry?
Yes, very.
Why did you let the Empress Dowager hit you like some idiot?
That punk Hyuk...
Why did you protect that punk?
That's because...
I need to make him trust and rely on me.
You know.
I do, but I hate it.
- Sorry? - I hate you stepping in for him.
I hate you getting hit by the Empress Dowager for him,
I hate you taking his side, and I hate you getting hurt.
What I hate most is...
that I have to just stand there and watch, unable to do anything.
I feel like an idiot and I hate it. I'm so angry, it drives me mad!
Can't you...
just leave the palace?
I'll handle the Grand Empress Dowager's and Ms. Hong's cases.
Please run far away and live a happy life.
Live a normal life like everyone else. Please.
It doesn't hurt that much.
I have strong legs, so I didn't bend at all.
Come with me. There's something you must do starting today.
Self-defense?
To avoid getting slapped like earlier,
you must be able to defend yourself.
You must be stronger.
Okay.
I'll throw you over.
3, 4. Go under.
- Grab here. - Throw me over.
Out of everyone, you must be able to survive...
even if there comes a moment when I cannot protect you.
And then throw me over the shoulder.
No way.
Again.
I'm still hot.
Should I go get some cold air?
This is pretty.
They will protect you on my behalf.
(They will protect you on my behalf.)
Thank you, Mr. Na Wang Shik.
[Kocowa Ver] SBS E35 The Last Empress "The Emperor Abandons the Empress Dowager as His Mother" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Lee Yoon...
How much does he know?
Your Majesty, the Imperial Auditors are here to investigate.
What? The Imperial Auditors?
I really didn't want to share this.
I suppose I have no choice.
Empress So Hyun's cause of death...
was not because of a cardiac arrest.
She did drown.
Then am I to believe the content of the novel...
is true?
She did drown,
but it was a suicide.
Empress So Hyun had an affair with a guard named...
Kang Joo Seung.
When the Emperor had found out about their affair,
she had made a wrong decision out of shame.
If so,
why did you lie that she died from a cardiac arrest?
It was the Imperial Family's last act of kindness...
to keep her dignity intact.
However, the Crown Prince had misunderstood.
Only based on his speculations, he had written this novel.
The Crown Prince was very fond of Empress So Hyun.
I would advise you...
to wrap this up without going further from here.
Your Majesty.
I was very rude the other day.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
I had gotten the wrong idea that you hated Princess Ari.
Princess Ari is like a daughter to me.
Why would I hate her?
Cooperate with the reinvestigation regarding the late Empress' death.
You were her closest friend.
Of course.
I would really like to know who the culprit is too.
Who could have murdered my kind friend?
The more I think about it, the more my blood boils.
The truth that everyone is dying to know...
will be revealed soon enough.
- Isn't this the book? - Yes.
- The second one must've come out. - This novel...
Isn't this about the Imperial Family?
Why did you send away the Imperial Auditors already?
Why? Did you want to talk to them about something?
Were you going to confess that you had killed her?
Mother.
I handled it and sent them away.
All you need to do is thank me.
I have a question.
Did you really cremate Empress So Hyun that day?
What are you talking about?
According to the novel, her body could be buried somewhere.
If he wrote the book after knowing everything,
the day when her body is discovered...
Get yourself together.
It's not the time to be swayed by your wild imagination.
Her body was cremated...
at the Imperial Crematorium...
and was put in the urn, made of royal foxglove trees.
Her body will not be found.
Besides, it's already been seven years.
Why did you...
lie to me that day?
Had you not lied to me that she had an affair...
You are the one who killed her. Why are you blaming me?
If you truly believed your wife,
you shouldn't have doubted her no matter what you heard.
Is that your excuse?
You couldn't stand watching me, being happy with her, could you?
Because of you,
my life became a mess.
Empress So Hyun and my child!
You killed them all.
I did not lay a finger on them.
I am free from any crimes.
I do not trust you anymore.
The more you become impatient to get rid of Sunny,
I will protect her to the end.
Even if she doesn't treat me with respect,
I will never abandon her.
What can the Empress do for you?
You are just an empty shell.
You cannot keep your position without my help.
Let me be very clear.
Starting today,
I will give up being your son.
You have lost a son too.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Fine.
I have no choice but to abandon you too.
Ms. Choi.
- Ms. Choi! - Yes, Your Highness.
Where is Min Yu Ra now?
Get Empress So Hyun's urn from the shrine...
and expedite the request for component analysis.
May I ask why?
I cannot trust anyone.
I must uncover everything one at a time.
I, Min Yu Ra, am a court lady.
I would like to give my official introduction to the Empress Dowager.
Doctor Seo hasn't lost his touch.
That looks better on you than I expected.
Thank you for letting me return to the palace.
You can thank me...
once you have kept your promise.
You promised to bring me Na Wang Shik.
Did you find his brother?
Do not worry.
I've planted someone, so it's just a matter of time.
I'll not only give you Na Wang Shik,
but I'll give you the entire empire.
What was that?
I'm saying it won't be long before you hold...
absolute power over the empire.
You're a bold one.
The Emperor has already abandoned me.
I will give the rest of my life...
to help you take the Emperor down.
I look forward to it.
What is this about Yu Ra returning...
Oh my gosh!
What is this shocking scene?
What's going on?
It's been a while, Your Majesty.
I'm the Empress Dowager's court lady, Min Yu Ra.
Calm down. I called her in.
How are you...
What are you trying to pull, Mother?
How could you bring someone like her back into the palace?
Your greeting is too harsh, Your Majesty.
You should say hi. You know each other.
Chief Chun. Drag her out of here!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Halt.
She may have been yours before,
but she is my court lady now.
Do not mistreat my court lady.
Mother!
Were you always this cruel?
She was someone you used to bed in the past.
You are too cold.
Imagine how hurt she was.
I am utterly grateful for your understanding,
- Your Highness. - Shut your mouth.
Get out of my palace at once.
No. I shouldn't have let you live in the first place.
If you're going to kick her out,
kick out Woo Bin as well.
What are you doing?
If your person is precious, so is mine.
We should respect each other if we are to live together.
What will you do?
I'm sick of taking care of people you discard.
I brought Yu Ra in, and she's my person now.
If you touch her again, you will have to answer to me.
You too, Empress.
Why are you demeaning yourself just to stay alive?
It turns out, I'm still useful to some people.
That's reason enough to live, isn't it?
I'll see you again, Your Majesty,
Your Majesty.
Is the 10-year-anniversary remodeling of the mall going well?
Of course. We are also building a cultural experience center...
to make it befitting of a shopping complex.
You're the best.
I'll report back to you once I have an update.
Is something wrong?
You've been smiling a lot lately,
but not at all today.
Did you get into a fight with Mr. Helmet?
- We broke up. - What?
What for?
You were so in love with him! So why?
I found out the secret about his family.
What is his family like? Are they dysfunctional?
They are murderers.
His mom is a murderer, and his older brother is a murderer.
Oh my goodness gracious. That fraud.
Is he out of his mind?
And yet, he hid that and tried to go out with you?
That's right. There was a reason he was wearing a helmet.
May lightning strike him dead!
Consider yourself lucky...
you got out before it was too late.
That's...
Yoon! What brings you here... Ouch.
We need to talk.
What's going on? Why would you two talk?
I have nothing to say to you.
It's over.
It's not over for me, so we need to talk.
Don't tell me Mr. Helmet was Yoon!
Then... The murderer family...
was... Our family?
What do you think you're doing?
I don't want to hear anything you have to say.
If I couldn't take responsibility for it, I wouldn't have started it.
That's how important you are to me.
Then can you abandon the throne...
and cut all ties with the Imperial Family and come to me?
Can you?
Don't throw around the word "responsibility" so carelessly.
It makes you look like a coward.
I will abandon them all. I will.
But now is not the time.
Not because I want the throne, but because there's something I must do.
I must uncover the truth behind Empress So Hyun's and...
Grandmother's deaths and protect the Empress, so I need power.
I need that wretched Crown Prince title so that I can help.
So can't you please wait a little while?
I promise to go back to you.
If you had said you'd leave it all and come to me now,
I never would've spoken to you again.
Hel Ro.
Thank you. Please help my sister.
Prove yourself...
as the sole decent person in the Imperial Family.
Then I'll accept you.
What is wrong with my life? He was no lucky charm.
I had no idea he was the scumbag Hyuk's brother.
I'm so angry.
Grandpa, are you very sick?
Don't talk to me.
I want to be alone. Get out. Get out. Get out!
Na Dong Shik. Long time no see.
It's been a while, Dong Shik.
I want to go to Grandpa.
What grandpa?
Stop crying at once!
If you don't, you'll never see that grandpa or Wang Shik...
ever again.
You shouldn't lie to me.
Why didn't you tell me your brother was alive?
I said to stop crying!
If you want to see your brother again,
do exactly as I say.
I'll go with you.
I'm sure Dong Shik is okay, so don't worry too much.
I'm sure it was Yu Ra.
If she sent him away again, I swear...
I won't let that happen. Ever.
Hello?
I've located Dong Shik.
Where is he?
He's in the palace.
What do you...
What is it? Do you know him?
Dong Shik.
If you run into your brother outside this house,
you can neither call out his name...
nor pretend to know him.
If you do, your brother might get hurt.
Isn't she the Empress? She is, right?
Me?
Yes, I am.
Who is he?
The Empress Dowager has decided to sponsor him.
We brought him from the Imperial Orphanage.
Orphanage?
I will see you later.
(Episode 36 will air shortly.)
(Episode 36)
I want to go home.
I don't want to stay here, Yu Ra.
You can't go anywhere without my permission...
or meet anyone, for that matter.
Understood?
If anyone tries to approach him, report to me right away.
Especially, if a tall man with a big build comes...
No, he might not look the same anymore.
Don't let your guard down, and keep a close watch on him.
My goodness.
I didn't see you there. My apologies, Your Majesty.
Wait, are you leaving now?
These are very precious marbles for the Emperor's chamber.
Do you not care even if it angers the Emperor?
I'm sorry. I'm not on his service anymore.
I heard that His Majesty is showing much affection toward you now.
I think he will very much like it...
if you pick them up one by one. Please excuse me.
Wait.
Your Highness.
How dare you be so rude toward my mother?
Court ladies are to follow a strict order of ranks.
How dare a low-rank court lady go against Mother's order?
I heard that you got kicked out because you only told lies.
Have you not learned your lesson?
I'm sorry. But, Your Highness,
the Empress Dowager has called me.
Pick them up.
- Pardon? - Pick these marbles up now.
These marbles will be used to decorate the Emperor's chamber.
The Thai Royal Family has sent these precious marbles as a gift.
There is a total of 152 marbles.
His Majesty cherishes them very much.
You'd better have all of them.
You heard her, right?
There are 152 marbles.
152.
Don't leave behind a single marble, and pick every single one.
Make sure you give them to Mother.
If you don't, I will report you to Father.
I will strip you of your position.
Don't just stand there. Help me.
Come here, Princess Ari.
I see one over there.
There too.
Wang Shik. Are you all right?
I'm fine. Are you okay, Dong Shik?
Wang Shik, I didn't say anything.
I was afraid you and Grandpa might get hurt.
I didn't say a word to her.
I'm sorry.
This is all because I'm incompetent. I'm really sorry, Dong Shik.
Wang Shik, can I go home now?
That might be difficult for now.
Don't you worry about a thing because I'll protect you.
I'll protect you from everything.
Anyway, you can hang in there a bit longer, right?
- Yes. - Good boy. Come here, Dong Shik.
Someone was just in here. Who was that?
No. No one was here.
Don't lie to me.
Your brother was here, wasn't he?
Did you see Wang Shik or not? Tell me the truth!
I didn't see him. I'm telling the truth. He wasn't here.
What's happening?
If the Empress bought him time by dropping the marbles,
does that mean they are working together?
Take off your jacket. Aren't you hot?
This is the badge for the Chief Guard.
Why do you have this?
I picked this up when I walked in here.
It looked really cool.
You picked this up? This badge?
He lost the Chief Guard badge that the Emperor personally bestowed?
Chun Woo Bin lost this?
Something is fishy about Chun Woo Bin.
His schools, hometown, family, or friends.
I don't care what it is. Get me anything about him.
I am certain that he is against the Imperial Family...
or has ties with Na Wang Shik.
I got it.
I will reveal the identity of Chun Woo Bin.
Min Yu Ra could have caught you.
Why did she bring Dong Shik here?
I'm sure she cut a deal with the Empress Dowager.
She's using Dong Shik as bait in order to catch me.
Abandoning her own son once wasn't enough for her.
How could she take advantage of him, so she could survive?
I'm worried about what is to come.
Lee Hyuk doesn't know about him, right?
That Dong Shik is Na Wang Shik's brother.
If he knew,
he wouldn't let him live.
First of all, we have the boy.
What's your plan now?
He had a tracking device on his watch.
Na Wang Shik probably found out that he is at the palace.
He will show himself soon.
He won't come here that easily.
I'm sure he knows that this is a trap.
He'll come, knowing that he could die.
That's how much he treasures his younger brother.
Don't worry, Your Highness.
Na Wang Shik is right around the corner.
"After stealing the body of Mrs. Spencer,"
"the butler buried the body in the freesia garden..."
"with the blue sapphire necklace..."
"which was her wedding gift."
No way. This can't be.
She was definitely cremated.
Your Majesty, I have the result of the component analysis.
What does it say?
According to the DNA test,
the ashes weren't of human's.
What?
(Therefore, it is concluded that the remains aren't human ashes.)
Then...
Empress So Hyun...
Are you all right?
This won't do. I need to see Yoon.
How much did you see that night?
I guess you read the novel.
Answer me.
Did you steal the body from the crematorium?
Why? Are you scared that it may be the truth?
Did you watch her be cremated?
Do you still believe Mother?
If you want to know the truth, you need to share too.
Who killed Empress So Hyun?
Was it you or Mother?
Is it that difficult to admit?
Did you even truly love Empress So Hyun?
Forget being the emperor of a nation.
You should be ashamed as a man, as a husband, and as a father!
I've said everything I wanted in the novel.
Whether or not you believe it is up to you.
Let's have some sandwiches.
It's nice to meet you. I'm Princess Ari.
It's nice to meet you, too. I'm Dong Shik.
Is the Empress your mama?
"Mama"? What are you saying?
What language is that?
It is a dialect, Princess Ari.
Is there a language that I don't know?
Hey, you. Where do you live?
I'm from Bichido, a teensy island in Jeolla-do.
You wouldn't know about it.
"Teensy"?
You're mocking me, aren't you?
I know every language. How could I not understand you?
My goodness. It ain't even a foreign language.
Don't you understand Korean?
How aggervatin. It's getting me tetched.
"Tetched"? What does that mean?
What?
Do all of you understand? Am I the only one who doesn't?
I'm so angry!
Who is he that he's better than I am?
My gosh.
I'm glad you got a good friend.
Okay, once we're done eating,
what shall we do?
No.
Dong Shik has something else scheduled, so he must leave.
He's not going anywhere!
I must learn that dialect.
Teach me.
Teensy, mama, aggervatin, tetched.
I will learn them all today!
[Kocowa Ver] SBS E36 The Last Empress "Yu Ra Teams Up with the Empress Dowager" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
My Empress.
What brings you here at this hour?
I came because I was worried.
Why can't you tell me?
Don't just stress about it
Just tell me everything.
Did you read the novel?
The last chapter really bothers me.
The part where it says the butler stole the body...
of Mrs. Spencer and buried her in the freesia garden.
It's just a novel, so it can't be true, but...
just in case,
I searched the palace for a freesia garden.
There is definitely not.
Exactly.
I heard you burned...
all the freesias after Empress So Hyun passed away.
But there was one.
What do you mean?
There's a freesia garden in the Empress Dowager's garden.
That can't be.
You must have been mistaken.
That can't be.
I'm sure they were freesias.
I'm sorry.
I know you're upset as it is. I shouldn't have said anything.
Don't drink too much.
Don't make yourself sick.
Okay.
I'll go then.
How are there freesias in the palace?
It can't be.
Did you watch her be cremated?
They weren't human bones.
There's a freesia garden in the Empress Dowager's garden.
Hyuk is on the move, Your Majesty.
Freesia...
Where are you?
Where did you hide Empress So Hyun?
What are you searching for there?
Are you looking for the corpse of Empress So Hyun, whom you killed?
What happened that day?
Did you really kill Empress So Hyun?
How could you do this?
I can't believe it.
Did you come to destroy evidence or something?
I don't know.
I don't know anything!
Empress So Hyun isn't there.
I buried her in the yard outside the Empress' chamber.
The corpse does not lie.
The conclusive evidence lies with the corpse.
What? You little...
When the morning sun shines down
I hear the water flowing
The birds sing
Step aside.
Let us through.
- Tape it off! - Yes, sir.
- We found it! - What's inside?
- It's right here. - We found it.
- What's that? - What's it?
(Police)
Is that the body?
- What's happening? - What is that?
After running a DNA test of the skeleton,
found in the garden of Ehwa Palace,
it is confirmed that it is...
the corpse of Empress So Hyun who had passed away seven years ago.
Ms. Hwang, Emperor Lee Hyuk dug up the freesia garden...
in the palace himself and tried to find...
Empress So Hyun's body at dawn.
- Is this true? - Yes, it is.
And the number of petitions, pressing the Emperor...
to tell the truth has been skyrocketing.
As for now, the Family...
has cut off every communication means from the outside world...
by using his unstable mental state as an excuse.
The mistrust of the people is growing at the moment.
I see.
The Family has claimed that...
the Empress So Hyun committed suicide because of her affair...
with an imperial guard, Kang.
The investigation will uncover the truth of her death...
whether the claim of the Family is true,
or if she was murdered by the Family.
The police will find out the accurate cause of death...
Empress So Hyun and Kang Joo Seung had an affair?
That's absurd.
The police will subpoena Crown Prince Lee Yoon...
for questioning in order to find out the truth.
(Kang Joo Seung)
I'm sure Seo Kang Hee is hiding something.
Fool.
How could he cause such a disaster at the palace?
I must do something.
Did you ask for me?
Do you still need to talk to me?
Sit down.
You must make a statement.
Tell the police that you saw...
the Emperor push Empress So Hyun into the pond.
Since it has already become a mess, I must wrap it up for sure.
Do you really plan on abandoning His Majesty?
I cannot do that. Why would I lie for you?
If you do what I say,
instead of making her the Crown Princess,
I will make her the Empress Regnant right away.
Empress Regnant?
The Emperor must lose his position...
for Princess Ari to become the Empress Regnant.
Could you do that?
How many times must I tell you?
Kang Joon Seung is my guard. That's all.
He was like a brother to me since I was young...
How is he your brother when you're not related?
Is the baby in your womb...
even mine?
Is it his?
Believe what you wish.
You won't believe anything I say anyway!
Tell me!
- Your Majesty. - Deny it.
Deny it! Now!
Your Majesty!
Kang Hee.
It was hard swimming back, wasn't it?
I'm sorry.
Kang Hee!
Save me!
Kang Hee...
My Ari will become the Empress Regnant?
She will become the ruler of this empire?
Yes. I made the right decision seven years ago.
Seo Kang Hee.
Who on earth are you?
I'm scared that you will leave me, My Empress.
You have three months at max.
Please take good care of the Empress.
It has just begun. You'd better brace yourself.
Get rid of Oh Sunny and Chun Woo Bin and make no mistakes.
Sunny who was transferred to the hospital to get treated...
In the end...