Orabeoni, (Orabeoni - older brother)
how is His Lordship, Red Demon?
He won't die right?
It's jim poison.
Sure enough, he used jim poison.
Jim poison?
This rhinoceros horn must be used as an antidote.
Orabeoni, your arm is bleeding.
Orabeoni, how is your injury?
I used the antidote to stop the toxins from spreading. Let's wait a bit longer.
He's dead.
It's that wretch who killed all of those at the mountain fortress.
I won't let him off.
This wretch, Gim Chi Yong... Although I couldn't kill him personally,
I will avenge the people of the mountain fortress.
So Baek, you mustn't take a step away from here.
Noble Physician, I leave my So Baek to you.
I, too, can't just stay here.
This is in revenge for the people you savagely murdered at the mountain fortress.
Father!
So Baek!
So Baek.
So Baek!
So Baek.
So Baek, wake up.
So Baek.
So Baek... So Baek, wake up, girl!
What is going on?
So Baek.
Oh my.
You're injured again?
Help me lay out the quilt in the room.
Go over there.
So Baek.
Orabeoni, this way.
My Lord, are you okay?
I'm all right. Just like before, as long as you're there, I'm fine.
But your brother... why is he sticking around here?
Are you okay? Your injury doesn't seem minor.
Are you okay?
Yes, I'm okay.
You keep watch of the inspector to see if the bleeding stops.
I'll go take a look at So Baek.
So Baek. So Baek! It's Father. Father!
Listen to me. Please open your eyes!
Yes, yes... isn't my So Baek obedient?
So quickly open your eyes and look at me.
Seriously, why are you like this?
I'm already pleading like this for you to open your eyes.
So Baek won't open her eyes even if you're like that.
What? Won't open her eyes? Are you saying my So Baek will die?
Don't be like that.
My So Baek won't be like this forever and not regain consciousness, right?
N-No... it's impossible!
What would I do then?
My daughter wouldn't be so heartless to her father.
That's right. I know my daughter...
wouldn't be such a heartless daughter.
My Lord!
It seems like your brother is really a skilled physician.
Of course.
No matter how you say it, our clan has been a house of skilled physicians for generations.
It seems like you brother's injury isn't minor. Quickly go and inform Female Physician Da In.
I got it, so don't waste energy in speaking further.
My Lord. My Lord! My Lord!
Isn't it still beating?
It should have already stopped, but it's still beating.
It's because you're here.
Given that you're safe and sound... it's a relief.
It's tiring. Don't speak.
I know your heart.
Don't you die.
You're saying that Lord Gim Chi Yong is dead?
And he fell to the blade of that wretch Lee Jeong Hwan.
Yes.
Regardless of the reason,
that wretch had to safely escort Lord Gim Chi Yong to the place of exile,
but he killed him. I won't let this matter rest!
The Royal Investigation Bureau Inspector was hit by Nameless's throwing knife...
Is that so? That's great.
Nameless's throwing knife was imbued with jim poison. That wretch would have probably expired.
That...
Is that not the case?
Choe Won used rhinoceros horn as an antidote. It appears that he has already been saved.
What? Choe Won using rhinoceros horn...
He isn't a person of ordinary astuteness.
All right. Whether it is you who are formidable, Choe Won, or if it's me who is formidable,
let's go to the end and see.
I had already made such an order, yet Queen Dowager still overdoes it.
In order for Queen Dowager to save her right-hand man Gim Chi Yong,
she ended up pushing him to the death's door.
I don't even know what else she'll do later on.
By your appearance, it seems you already know of this.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Jubu Min used rhinoceros horn to save me.
Choe Won used rhinoceros horn to save Inspector Lee, yes?
It's truly fortunate.
I heard Choe Won was also injured.
Because I'm very curious,
you go to Choe Won's residence to check on their condition.
Pardon?
I wanted to go myself, but I sit in this position.
It's not like when I was Crown Prince. I cannot move freely.
Why? Are you unable to go?
Isn't it time for intensive study?
What is the matter for you to come find me?
Take a look at this.
This is the scented candle in my chambers.
This is the one in His Majesty's chambers.
Only His Majesty's emits a blue light.
Mother, the scented candles that you presented to His Majesty are all like that.
So? What about that?
Mother, you're really...
When you presented His Majesty with the same scented candles as those in my chambers,
I thought it was Mother's sincerity and I was extremely delighted.
Sincerity?
"Now, Mother no longer wants to harm Hyeongnim."
But after discovering the scented candles were different...
What exactly is this?
Using this, what shady acts are you committing against Hyeongnim?
"What shady acts?" You dare speak to your mother like that?
If I'm to speak, it's because of you that I'm able to speak, Mother!
What?
Even if I'm to die, I don't wish to see
the mother who gave birth to me become a murderer.
If you continue to spout nonsense once more and when that time comes, I won't let the matter rest.
Whatever your mother does, just obediently follow along.
Younger brother, what did you just say?
I implore on Your Majesty to banish me to commoner status and drive me out of the palace.
How can you say such words?
I don't like this palace.
I don't like the position of Grand Prince either!
This place is nothing but hell.
Hang on. Younger brother, why is your face like that?
Were you slapped by Queen Dowager?
Caught between me and Queen Dowager throughout this time, immensely...
you've suffered immensely.
It has really been difficult.
I don't want to continue being tormented by being wedged between Mother and Your Majesty.
I just want to be a commoner until I die of age.
Even if I'm poor and have to rely on grassroots porridge for sustenance,
I would still want to live kindly and lovingly with my family like a commoner.
Younger brother...
Please banish me!
Grand Prince!
I don't want it. I don't want to be Grand Prince.
Please strip me of my position!
What did you just say?
Grand Prince implored on His Majesty to have him banished as a commoner?
Yes, that's right.
He clearly made such an earnest request.
Immediately have the Grand Prince brought before me.
Currently, the Grand Prince is...
What are you doing! Bring him here immediately!
Yes, Your Majesty.
Right, how is he?
The pulse on his left is very rapid.
The Grand Prince was probably feeling overly upset, which lead to it.
Your Majesty, right now, Queen Dowager is summoning the Grand Prince.
Younger brother.
No.
I'm scared.
Mother is scarier than the Netherworld Emissary.
The mere thought of that kind of mother giving birth to me makes my hair stand on end.
Please drive me out of the palace.
I do not want to see Mother ever again.
The Grand Prince doesn't wish to see this mother of his?
I'm sorry, that's the case.
So for now, His Majesty has ordered that you refrain from summoning the Grand Prince, Queen Dowager.
You wretch! How dare you say that to me! I want to see my own son!
Court Lady Gang, let's go. We'll go to my Grand Prince.
The Grand Prince is currently not in the palace.
Not in the palace?
Who is it?
Your Highness the Grand Prince.
Where exactly have you hidden the Grand Prince, Your Majesty?
How can you say I've hidden him away?
Given the severity of younger brother's anxiety, I've sent him away for him to recover.
Sending him away? Anxiety?
Those who don't know would think that my Grand Prince has gone crazy!
That's exactly what I didn't want to happen. Brother pleaded with me over and over,
which is why I sent him away.
How could you keep this from me, his mother, and send him to away?
That was also younger brother's request.
What? Your Majesty!
He is Queen Dowager's son and my dear younger brother.
Right now, for younger brother,
he requires time alone away from Queen Dowager and me.
I never expected the Grand Prince to be suffering so much inside.
Then again, having a mother like Queen Dowager...
Because the Grand Prince insisted on coming to your residence,
His Majesty had no choice but to have me bring him here.
But if Queen Dowager finds out, I'm afraid that it will be unfavourable for you.
His Majesty is very worried.
Don't worry. I'll take good care of things.
Please take care of your health.
Don't worry about me. You should worry more over yourself.
You're still in the palace.
Then, I will be leaving.
I need to take a look.
How could it turn out like this now?
How can you not treat it when it's become like this?
How could you just not do anything about it?
If another's body is important,
then you should know that your own body is very important too.
My Lord, you don't have the qualifications of being a physician.
How could you still sneer now?
What are you going to do if the injury becomes more serious?
I've said it's fine.
It's not fine for me!
Since you're so worried about me,
why did you leave me so heartlessly?
If you're so worried about me, you should come back.
The injury is quite serious. Please take more care of yourself now.
I won't care about this injury.
I'm able to see you at such a close distance
and able to feel your concern,
so I'm just going to leave it and not care about it.
Either you come and treat me or I'm just going to leave it.
In order to look after me,
there's only half of a face left that was originally so petite.
Dream of me.
I originally planned to find you to proceed with the investigation.
Why did you kill Lord Gim Chi Yong?
In order to save those innocent people.
Even if that's the case, killing Lord Gim Chi Yong is still a murder.
Then aren't you a murderer instead of a Red Demon?
I accept the investigation.
Even though I wielded a sharp sword for a good reason,
but the criminal that I was escorting died from that sword.
So I feel like I'm in hell as well.
So is that why you came here yourself?
Yes, I want the investigation to be done quickly
as I still have something to do.
Something to do?
Has brother been sent to Choe Won's residence?
Yes, under Your Majesty's order, I've seen Lord Choe Won as well.
Okay, how is his condition?
Because he has to take care of other people, he hasn't given time to treat himself.
His condition has worsened.
I see.
Then Choe Won would also need someone to treat him as well.
During this period of time, you'll be in charge of treating the Grand Prince and Choe Won.
Your Majesty.
It's natural to attend to His Highness the Grand Prince, but...
Choe Won should be treated too.
This is a Royal Order.
Eunuch Hwang.
Yes, Your Majesty.
If there's anything that the Grand Prince needs, just send it to Choe Won's residence.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Eunuch Hwang!
Are you okay, Grand Prince?
Mother!
Did you have a nightmare?
Your Highness the Grand Prince, has something happened in the palace?
I understand. I won't ask again.
You can relax and sleep.
My Lord, are you here?
I have something to say to you.
Are you saying that Eunuch Hwang has passed away?
Yes, but it's a bit strange.
What do you mean by strange?
I felt that it was a bit strange, so I looked at the Royal Hospital's dairy.
I discovered that the symptoms that Eunuch Hwang had before he died
were similar to the abdominal pain that His Majesty is having lately.
What?
Isn't Eunuch Hwang always together with His Majesty?
It looks like His Majesty is in danger of being poisoned from within.
I'm having a bad premonition.
Your Highness the Grand Prince.
How is it? What did you discover?
You were saying previously that Eunuch Hwang showed symptoms of spasm before he died?
Yes.
I've asked Physician Gim who said that before Eunuch Hwang died, he was
often treated for his discomfort as well as for his dizziness and vomiting.
This is also consistent with the Royal Hospital diary.
Dizziness and vomiting...
His Majesty is also having symptoms of abdominal pain too?
Yes.
Last night, Eunuch Hwang also had the same symptom of dizziness.
It's lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning?
First, take a look at His Majesty's quarters
for things that could possibly cause lead poisoning.
What is the matter?
Nothing.
It's that the scent from the candle is really unique.
Eunuch Hwang also said that before.
It hasn't been long since Father left me, and Eunuch Hwang has left me as well.
My heart is really uneasy.
Although I don't understand fragrances,
when I read with this lighted, I feel more clear-headed.
Your Majesty, other than the abdominal pain, do you have other kinds of symptoms?
Didn't I say I'm fine? There's no need to worry about me.
Right, the Grand Prince.
The Grand Prince has gone to see Choe Won. I hope there will be some improvement.
There will be improvement. There's no need for you to be worried.
With Eunuch Hwang dying like that,
we'll just have to wait for next person.
Before that, the Grand Prince mustn't be allowed to talk.
Do you still not know where the Grand Prince has gone into hiding?
Please pardon me.
Since His Majesty has kept this matter strictly confidential...
This won't do. Nameless,
summon that child here.
Queen Dowager, about this,
both His Majesty and Inspector Lee Jeong Hwan of the Royal Investigation Bureau
are watching the Queen Dowager's Quarters closely.
Then tomorrow, you leave the palace quietly.
Go and give Nameless my letter.
Eunuch Hwang doesn't have the same food and drink as His Majesty.
So, this is not the case of lead poisoning arising from food and drink.
But, Eunuch Hwang is always together with His Majesty.
That being the case...
Didn't I tell you to throw it away?
I don't want to. Why throw away a candle that I cherish the most?
Hurry, throw that away!
What is the matter Rang?
The Prince wants to have my scented candle thrown out.
On top of that, he is shouting at the top of his voice.
Didn't I tell you to throw it away?
My Rang, listen to me.
Let's hope that the hurt in the Prince's heart will heal quickly and recover completely.
Even if that's the case...
I understand.
Although it's a pity, I will throw this candle away.
But Prince, please let the hurt in your heart recover quickly, all right?
Your Highness the Grand Prince.
You've worked hard.
To my eyes, this is only a scented candle.
You've brought several candles?
Don't even mention it.
In order to speak or act evasively against His Majesty, it's really difficult.
My Lord, what are you doing? I still have to bring it back!
Isn't this lead?
As expected.
That's right. The wax and the lead powder have been mixed together.
To hide this, it is produced to give out a nice scent.
Prolonged exposure to the candle...
It will lead to lead poisoning.
It will start with vomiting and paralysis
before one loses his life eventually.
The Queen Dowager actually planned to kill His Majesty.
But this is really strange.
I've heard that the scented candles used in the Grand Prince's quarters are exactly the same.
So, without the slightest of doubt, His Majesty used it.
I finally understand why His Highness the Grand Prince is behaving that way.
Although both looked identical, the contents are totally different.
He came to know of this very early.
So, His Highness the Grand Prince chose to become a commoner.
How could that be? How could that be?
How could His Majesty and His Highness the Grand Prince be this pitiful?
This is urgent. You must hurry and return to the palace.
Let the King's Quarters know that the scented candle should not be used.
Yes.
Movement of the eyes!
So Baek! So Baek, it's me! It's me!
Do you recognize who I am?
Father!
That's right. That's right! I'm your father! Your father!
Aigoo. My daughter is back. (Aigoo - oh dear, oh my god)
Kkeok Jeong, my So Baek is back. She's alive! Alive indeed!
Kkeok Jeong.
You are really great!
So Baek, I'll live by you for the rest of my life.
Noble Physician! My So Baek is back!
Thank you. All this is to your credit.
You saved my So Baek.
Right. Having been unconscious for so long, how does it feel to wake up?
Kkeok Jeong.
Who is this man that just spoke?
It looks like injury to the head
has cause So Baek to lose her memory of me.
She recognizes me and Chief.
With regards to So Baek,
it looks like I'm not one of those people she needs to remember.
She didn't lose her entire memory, but only a part of it,
so don't be overly worried.
Worried?
On the contrary, this is better.
Initially, I wasn't inclined in visiting her given that her heart is hurt because of you noble physician,
so, this is a good thing for my So Baek.
Kkeok Jeong, for you too, this is a good thing.
No!
That wretch is the only evidence to have the Queen Dowager arrested.
That's why I risked it to have him let go.
The King of Flowers will never die. It lives!
Are you happy now?
Killing this wretch like this will not kill the King of Flowers though.
Elder.
Nameless really died?
Yes. Please kill me, Your Majesty.
The corpse?
Since I can't be caught red handed there...
I will send someone there now.
No need. It's fine.
What is the matter?
Female Physician Hong Da In
is currently investigating the illness of the deceased Eunuch Hwang.
She even took the candles in the King's Quarters to be investigated.
Surely, it's the Grand Prince who talked.
How could he treat his mother as such?
His Majesty handed the Grand Prince to Da In.
Your really great. Your injury hasn't healed completely.
There's no need to worry about the condition of my injury. You manage yours.
But then, as a result of that wound, you get to see Hong Da In.
Go in quickly and rest.
That wretched assassin committed suicide.
That wretch was the only last evidence to convict the Queen Dowager,
but Do Mun appeared all of a sudden!
Now, everything is over.
It's not over yet.
I heard that you were looking for me.
Yes.
I found out today that you've been taking care of my Grand Prince Gyeong Won.
I'm grateful that you've been taking care of my son, so I called you here.
If what you say is sincere,
then can I dare to say something?
Of course you can.
His Highness the Grand Prince is currently suffering from anxiety.
Anxiety?
The only person who can treat his anxiety is you, Queen Dowager.
Only me?
Are you saying that he fell ill because of me?
Yes. I'm sorry, but that is the case.
Continue.
You used to understand His Highness the Grand Prince's feelings.
What he wants, isn't a scary mother who wants to become the king,
but a mother who only thinks of her child and doesn't need anything else.
Yes, after listening to you,
I'm really not qualified as a mother.
Then what should I do?
It's not too late now,
so can you let His Highness the Grand Prince feel some maternal love.
Maternal love... Okay, I must show him some now.
My son is suffering from anxiety because of me.
This pains me as well.
Thank you.
Who else would tell me things so honestly?
I've prepared this for you. Drink it.
Why aren't you drinking it?
If I finish up this drink,
can I still leave the Queen Dowager's Quarters alive?
What?
I'm very sorry.
I cannot drink it.
Can't drink it?
You dare to disobey my order now?
If I drink this here and lose my life,
the hurt in His Highness the Grand Prince can never be healed.
Why do you not understand?
How do I not understand?
But, the way I see it, that kind of hurt is not worth noting!
Do you understand?
Queen Dowager.
Even if it's for my Grand Prince, you have to drink that up.
What are you standing there for?
Drink up.
I don't want to!
Hold on to her mouth!
Stop!
Queen Dowager,
what is this that I'm seeing now?
This wench of a female physician is so disrespectful.
So, I'm just teaching her a lesson.
How dare you refuse the drink offered by the Queen Dowager?
She definitely has a reason for refusing so.
The fact that you actually wanted to bathe her in her adoptive father's blood and with the drink you offered her, Queen Dowager,
obviously, she would have suspected that it is laced with arsenic.
What?
Queen Dowager, she discovered that you are planning to kill His Majesty using scented candles
and you fear this greatly.
Wretch! How dare you!
All of these are gifts from the Queen Dowager to Your Majesty, which came from Queen Dowager's Quarters.
Queen Dowager, in following your order,
all the criminals who were involved had been arrested and taken to the Royal Investigation Bureau.
Inspector Lee Jeong Hwan of the Royal Investigation Bureau, listen up.
Yes.
Don't treat the Queen Dowager's Quarters differently.
Give me a thorough investigation!
Yes.
Your Majesty.
I did this because I want to live on.
I'm scared of when I will be bestowed with poison.
I fear that since you are not my biological son, I don't know when you will drive me and the Grand Prince out!
Get the drink that the Queen Dowager served to female physician Da In.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Please.
Your Majesty,
I want to live.
I entered the palace at a tender age of 16
and I don't want to tragically end my life in the palace where I devoted myself into everything like this.
Your Majesty, I'm begging you once more.
So long as you are willing to forgive me, I will not be greedy for anything.
But an old granny who doesn't pay attention to the world,
and just live through the days quietly.
Your Majesty, please spare me!
You must have been really shocked.
I was really scared.
It's fine. You have me now.
Even then, I'm still afraid.
It's going to be fine.
I thought I would die.
But...
the scarier feeling than dying
is not being able to see Rang's face as well as yours too...
Now, I will not let go of your hand again.
Elder brother So Baek, don't get sick again.
Father, elder brother So Baek really can't recogize me?
It's all right.
Although you are not in my So Baek's mind,
what matters is that you remain in my heart.
This is So Baek's medicine.
Prepare according to the prescription and remember to give it to her.
If you need free medicinal herbs, you can come looking for me any time.
Don't get injured again.
If it happens again, your father will be the one to pass on first.
If someone bullies you, contact us through the fence dealer.
Okay.
No! You shouldn't be stealing and fighting from now on, right?
That...
When bandits don't steal, what can I do?
Since there is a change of King, the world is no longer the same, isn't it?
The King is my father's friend.
He has promised me.
He'll have kind-hearted people like you not do bad things anymore.
Okay, then I won't care for that anymore. A promise is a promise.
Let's pinky promise. Here.
We're leaving then. Let's go.
How did you think of coming here?
Since we're going to bid farewell, I wanted to find a secret place that belongs to the two of us only.
Very good. This is a good place.
It makes me remember the past.
Your Majesty.
Regarding the order that you want to reinstate my position at the Royal Hospital and attend to Your Majesty...
You want to give me a reply to that?
Yes.
Then you don't need to answer me.
Your Majesty.
Because you're slow in giving your reply, I've changed my mind.
Even if you wish to stay, I don't want you to.
I understand it now.
I shouldn't have any expectations of you.
I can't force you to stay anymore.
Your Majesty.
Are you that happy that you don't need to stay by my side?
Yes, I didn't think that I would be this happy either.
From now onwards, you can practice medicine outside of the palace to treat even more people.
Living on like that, is your heaven's order.
Yes.
Then from now on, I can be at ease and not follow royal orders but follow heaven's orders.
Can I take Your Majesty's pulse one last time?
No.
Just once. I'll only take it once.
Thank you.
Your condition is so bad, why did you only come now?
I clearly told you not to worry about the treatment fees.
Quickly lie down. I'll give you acupuncture first.
Rang! Rang!
Aunt!
Have you been well? You didn't get sick, right?
Are you doing well, Rang? Let me carry you.
Have you been well, Uncle?
Of course.
Here.
Is our younger brother doing well?
Aunt, he can kick.
Yes, he won't stay still all day.
He is just like his father.
But why don't your father and mother come out when someone is here?
You know it too.
When they are both treating a patient, they can't attend to anything else.
With you too?
Yeah, with it like that, all the more that I can't fall sick again.
You can't say that.
When I think of those crimes that your father suffered because of your illness,
I still feel scared.
Hello, Mother-in-law.
Welcome.
You've come.
Where's Hyeongnim?
You've come, brother-in-law.
Are you doing well, Hyeongnim?
You've become even busier after leaving the Royal Hospital.
That's right, is assisting His Majesty going smoothly?
It's really busy.
I don't even know how wise of a king he wants to be.
Regardless of day or night, he'll be fighting alone all day.
If I have known earlier, I shouldn't have left the Royal Investigation Bureau.
His Majesty gave this to you.
His Majesty is even specially lending you the medical books from the restricted library this time.
But when are you going to finish copying so many books?
You're not going to get me to do it overnight like last time...
Would my husband tell the family to come here for nothing?
My hands are about to break from massaging my pregnant wife's legs lately.
And you still want me to copy these...
For the people who are unable to treat their illness,
and unable to prescribe medicine
we can't let even one person die pitifully.
Seriously...
Physician!
This child suddenly lost consciousness and fainted.
I beg you, please save her, Physician.
If this continues, it'll be very dangerous. Quickly come inside.
Yes.
Rang! Don't run too far away!
I won't be greedy for anything else.
As long as I can live like this with you and Rang for a lifetime.
Then that is greed.
Wanting to continue living happily like this isn't easy.
Is that so? It looks like I'll be a greedy person for life then.
-=Finale=-
You have to open your eyes, girl!