(Episode 20)
How long have you been plotting treason?
Your Majesty.
Was it 20 years ago...
when you lied to me that you had killed Yun Jeo and that boy?
Or...
was it when you hid the document from the former king?
I told you...
to bring the document if you found it.
However, you told me right away...
that the document was burnt.
Was this your agenda?
Were you trying to dethrone me...
and give the throne to someone who is more legitimate than me?
Your Majesty.
You must have thought...
that I did not have the right to the throne...
just like everyone else.
That is why you decided to abandon me...
to serve under a new king.
I deserve death, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
You can punish me all you want,
but you cannot trust Grand Prince Neungyang...
no matter what.
He is...
Grand Prince Neungyang?
Are you still talking about him?
Fine. Go ahead!
Tell me how he is trying to plot treason.
I managed to escort your family as I was worried...
the royal guards might take them away.
As long as you stay silent,
I promise I will spare them.
If you end this mess by taking full responsibility,
your family might have a chance...
to live their lives comfortably.
This is all Grand Prince Neungyang's doing?
Yes.
He was framed for treason when he entered the palace...
because of a long story between him and His Majesty.
Then, is Grand Prince Neungyang...
behind Lady Min's death?
Grand Prince Neungyang told me the same thing.
He told me that Lord Heo was behind all of this.
Whose story must we believe?
Please think long and hard how Grand Prince Neungyang...
inserted himself into this mess.
He is cruel and meticulous.
There is only one place for him to spend his night in secret...
during his outing in disguise.
It is the best gisaeng house in Hanyang.
The gisaeng house is at the foot of Mount Okmyuk.
- Pour me a drink. - Thank you.
- I would like a drink too. - Sure.
Yes. I ought to pour you a drink.
Your Majesty, could you take me to the palace...
and make me your queen?
Be quiet.
Lower your voice.
All right. Chief State Councillor. Have a drink.
You too. You ought to have a drink as well.
You told me you do not like me.
Okay, I get that. But you see,
I am going to make you like me.
Goodness!
- Your Majesty. - My queen!
If you will not listen to me,
I will go to that king.
Okay, then.
I am a better king than he is.
What are you talking about? You are drunk.
Nok Du.
Nok Du!
Make sure you find Jung Yun Jeo.
I give you permission...
to kill him if necessary.
You just need to bring his corpse to me.
Are you looking for this?
She is the Queen. Do show your respect.
I apologize, Your Highness.
I am...
a chief administrative officer at the police bureau.
I had visited the palace and lost it.
But you seem...
to be lost.
Sorry?
I am...
not familiar with the palace yet.
Take this.
I know my way around this place.
Thank you, Your Highness.
Lord Heo asked me to give this to you.
He said that you would need this to prove who you are.
What are you doing here looking all dazed?
I was waiting for you.
And you came.
Why do you look so sullen?
Is someone tormenting you at the police bureau?
I am.
What?
I think I am tormenting everyone else.
I should have lived a quiet life.
That was the right thing to do.
I made the wrong decision.
- Hey... - I am lost.
I wish someone could explain it to me.
But I do not know...
what to ask to whom in order for no one to get hurt.
I have no idea.
I am lost.
I was blabbering too much.
Forget it.
Forget everything I just said.
I had no idea what you were saying anyway.
Enough with the pitying. Go home and get some rest.
Go.
Let me walk you home first.
No one will welcome you there.
- So leave. - No.
You go wherever you please.
Let me do the same.
What? Hey.
Go now.
No.
Do you still like me?
I am always so coldhearted towards you.
You look beautiful in my eyes.
Why are you so complicated?
What are you so afraid of?
Why are you so fearless?
You do not know what tomorrow will bring.
That is exactly why...
I say whatever I want.
And I am walking you home because I want to.
We should...
hold hands as well.
I will let go once we get to the end of this road.
Then I should walk slowly.
I was not aware of what happened at the chancellor's place.
I am certain Jung Yun Jeo was there.
We must catch him ourselves.
I will head to Aseowon.
Tail Nok Du for me.
He will try to find his father.
This is a drawing of Jung Yun Jeo.
Move secretively.
You...
Do you still dress like a woman?
I have my reasons.
By the way, did you go to the chancellor's house, did you not?
How do you know that?
What happened to the man whom you rescued?
How are his injuries?
- He left that day... - Where to?
He left because he could not trust me. He did not tell where.
Who is he?
He is my father.
I see.
He was slightly injured, but he left in good condition.
He left with the chancellor's right hand,
so do not worry.
I see.
By the way, why are you here?
Will you take revenge on Grand Prince Neungyang?
"Revenge"?
He is not home yet.
Then could you give this to him?
This is the only thing I know that he likes.
You should wait and give it yourself.
I need to go somewhere.
Is that so? Then you can come back and give it to him.
Please give this to him.
Well, okay.
Goodbye, then.
Bye.
Chief Administrative Officer?
We came here because of you.
Why do you look so frail...
as if you have not eaten for days?
Did you fail to catch a thief or something?
I always fail to catch them.
But...
were you on your way to the gisaeng house?
Yes.
I had something to do there.
I am sure you do not want to become a gisaeng.
You are right. That is not why.
I am trying hard to find a job as a servant in the palace.
Your goal...
is also to enter the palace?
I heard you get to earn...
a stable income if you get a job in the palace.
I see.
I guess you are still having trouble falling asleep.
Have you not tried what I told you to do?
No, I could not do it.
It has been a long time...
since I left my wife to be lonely all by herself.
I could not dare to bother her and ask her to soothe me...
after all those years.
That is okay.
You may have left her to be lonely for a long time.
But who knows? She might also be waiting for you.
She might be waiting for you to reach out to her.
(Inn)
Boss.
I will find those jerks tomorrow no matter what.
You should stand guard and wait.
Okay.
Hey, you are...
Look who is here.
The foot of the lamp is always dark.
I searched all over for you, but I could not find you.
But we ended up meeting so nearby.
I am so glad to see you.
I think you have the wrong person.
Oh, is that so?
Let me see.
- Boss! My goodness! - It hurts.
Hurry up and run after her!
- Let us go! - That little brat!
(A plague has spread...)
That little brat.
Why do you keep running?
My bottom hurts so much because of all the beating I got.
Let me see. You stole my money,
and you made me get a flogging.
No, it is okay. Come here.
Come here.
It is dangerous. Get over here.
My goodness.
What...
(A plague has spread...)
Boss! Boss!
My goodness, Boss!
What are you doing here?
Everyone in this village died because of a plague.
- A plague? - Yes.
- She is dead. She has to be dead. - Yes.
I bet she is dead.
Move.
- Master. - Hey, you are here.
By the way,
is there anything wrong with Dong Joo?
- Why? - She dropped by earlier...
and asked me to give you this.
But she looked very desperate and sad.
Where am I?
Is anyone there?
Hello?
Help!
Help! Someone is down here!
Hello?
Hello? Is anyone up there?
Help!
Hello?
Is anyone there?
My goodness, it is pouring.
Hey.
Are you sure that guy is not hiding her?
He is also looking for her.
Then maybe she just ran away...
just like last time.
No.
There is no way.
Then where could she be?
You searched all over the city.
I will be back.
Hey, take this with you.
Take this.
Go on.
My goodness.
Help.
Someone is down here!
Help...
Nice one.
I need to go home now.
- Let us try one more time. - My gosh.
Hey, come on.
That is not fair.
- Let us try again. - No way.
- My gosh, come on. - Stop it.
I said I need to go home now.
There is not much left.
Boss!
I finally found you, you darn jerk.
- Get out of my way. - No.
I am going to kill you today.
I will let you meet...
your girlfriend in paradise. You can look forward to it.
What?
Oh, I guess you did not know.
She is dead.
I killed her.
We should...
hold hands as well.
I will let go once we get to the end of this road.
Then I should walk slowly.
Dong Joo!
No, Dong Joo.
Dong Joo, wake up. No!
Dong Joo.
Dong Joo, wake up. Dong Joo!
I am ashamed to say this,
but I cannot seem to fall asleep.
Please forgive my bad manners.
Pardon?
It is not your fault.
Everything is...
Everything is my fault.
Your Majesty.
If it pleases you,
could you...
stay with me...
tonight?
Just like old times.
Are you all right? Are you awake?
What are you doing? You should not move around yet.
Go away. Go.
Hey.
How could you say that...
to me?
Do you know how worried I was?
Did I ask you to worry about me?
Why did you look for me?
Why did you jump into the well?
What is going on with you?
Dong Joo.
I had a task to fulfill.
I have been living my whole life trying to complete my task.
Once I was done with it...
When I join my mother after completing my task,
I thought I could be really happy.
That was the reason I lived for.
But...
I was about to die even before completing my task.
Why...
Why did it have to be you?
Why did I think of you?
Why did I only think of you at that moment?
You keep making me want to live.
You keep...
I do not know...
what you are trying to fulfill at the expense...
of distancing yourself from me.
I do not know what you are afraid of.
But whatever that may be...
or whatever happens to us,
we are alive and together now.
So...
can you not follow your heart and just like me?
I just...
like...
I really...
like you.
I like you.
Fine. I like you.
I like you so much that I am about to lose my mind.