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(Episode 23)
Who is there?
Chief Administrative Officer...
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Please go back in.
It is not true, right?
Please tell me it is not true.
I told you to go back in.
I will if you tell me...
that it is not true.
Please tell me that the awful thing...
I just heard is nothing but a lie.
Stop.
There is no truth for you to find out.
So go back now.
I must hear...
I must hear what he could not finish.
Where is he?
Take the criminal immediately.
And no one except for me...
will be allowed to visit him in prison.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Highness.
No.
I must hear the rest of it.
What are you doing? Escort her to her room.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I do not wish to go back in.
Your Majesty.
Let go of me.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
Get up.
Who on earth are you?
I came here as you have called for me.
It is all right. I know her.
Were you lost?
She seems shocked. Walk her to her room.
I will call for you again.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What is this now?
That is...
Open it.
Give it back to her.
Dong Joo.
(The Tale of Nokdu)
Are you all right?
He was the King.
He was not the Chief Administrative Officer.
The King.
Were you that surprised?
I should have given you a heads-up.
When did you find out?
When I got my certificate.
His Majesty told me not to tell you...
because you might feel uncomfortable.
Sorry.
We had a meal together.
And we talked...
and laughed.
Goodness.
No, it is all right.
He is not the type to be offended just because we had...
a meal together and talked to each other.
What kind of person is he then?
What is he like?
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.
I truly wish...
that you will never find out...
what kind of person I am.
He gets afraid.
And I am curious about him.
I also pity him.
I get to see...
all kinds of stuff because I work for him.
But you really have nothing to worry about.
His Majesty cherishes you very much.
He is not the type to get the wrong idea about that.
It is all right.
You get scared easily.
But...
what were you doing at such a late hour?
Did something happen?
No.
It is nothing.
Nothing.
Okay, fine.
It is not that you do not know,
but you choose not to tell me.
You will not tell me...
where you hid that boy?
Right.
It will not be easy to get you to talk.
I am well aware of that.
Is making me talk...
the hard thing to accomplish?
Or are overcoming that nasty fear of yours and stopping...
this kind of heinous act the hard thing to accomplish?
"Fear"?
"Heinous"?
Yes.
You even believed...
a ridiculous story...
that Yun tried to dethrone you by putting my son in your seat.
What are you so afraid of?
Must I show you what you ought to fear?
Yes. Please show me.
You should also throw out...
my body after you kill me in cold blood.
Fine.
If this can get you out of this false delusion,
I will die for you a hundred times.
How dare you look down on me? You too?
Fine. I will make you a spiteful ghost.
You and Yun were best friends.
And now, you can accompany each other to the afterlife.
Your Majesty!
Call the physician.
- Yes, master! - Your Majesty.
What happened to His Majesty?
Is the physician with him?
He is stable now,
but I do not think you will be able to visit him.
I know you were summoned to drink with him,
but I do not think it is possible.
Yes. I understand.
By the way, what happened?
It is not something I can disclose.
I see.
Then I shall go now.
His Majesty cherishes you very much.
He is not the type to get the wrong idea about that.
I am not allowed to enter?
It is the King's order.
I have something to give back to Her Highness.
It will not take long.
You should leave.
Have you finally realized how dangerous your plan is?
I was aware of it.
You could have died last night.
I was ready to die.
How could I dare to survive...
when I plan to kill someone?
Does that guy know what's on your mind?
I am sick and tired of telling you to mind your own business.
Lie low until next month.
Do not ask any questions and just do as I say.
What will you do next month?
Are you going to harm Nok Du?
Must you talk about him right now when I'm worried about you?
If you want to know, stay alive until then.
Lord Yul Mu.
I wonder if you will still be able...
to love him so earnestly once you find out who he is.
I looked into it, and Her Highness...
had already been waiting...
outside the palace to meet with him.
That means they had already spoken to each other beforehand.
I doubt he has anyone here who can be his messenger.
Who do you think helped him?
Should I look into it?
It is more important to find out how much the Queen knows.
Was there anything else?
No, my lord.
Keep an eye out for any news.
Yes, my lord.
It seems like you have something to tell me.
A revolt will take place soon.
Once a new era begins,
is it certain that the Muweol Corps will have a place there as well?
Of course. I will keep my promise, so do not worry.
I need proof...
of what you have just told me.
Why don't we help each other?
I'm sure he's prepared something to keep the people under his control,
so that they would not back out.
"To keep the people under his control"?
That is correct.
I am sure they did not trust Grand Prince Neungyang completely either,
so they must have wanted proof as well.
For example,
a list of names of those who are involved?
For them, it may be a merit list.
But once I get a hold of it,
I will be able to use it against them.
It's the proof of their conspiracy.
I will find it.
Proof?
All right.
I'll take it as your promise to trust me and be loyal until the end.
I will summon you again, so you may leave for now.
Yes, my lord.
- Let us have another glass. - Okay.
You were right.
There was a merit list.
Did you find out where he put it?
(Kim Sook)
A key?
I am certain he carries it with him all the time.
So how could we take it from him?
I will think of a way.
As you already know, the one who stole...
Lord Park's elephant statue is me.
Aseowon closes at 1am, so come by then.
It is best that you see it for yourself and observe the perimeter.
It would be even better if you could come up...
with a solution by then.
Okay, I will see you later.
So what we had witnessed...
was true.
Why is she at the palace?
If she gets caught,
both we and she will die.
I bet all you ever do to have fun in Hanyang...
is to play on the swings.
You are like a girl from the countryside.
Look who is talking. You are from an island.
All you ever do is have fun diving.
Diving?
That is way too lame.
Then what do you do to have fun?
Have you ever surfed before?
You should have seen me ride a wave that was as big as a house.
Stop bluffing.
How could a wave be as big as a house?
And even if there is such a wave, how could you possibly ride it?
You are no Dragon King.
It is a pity that I cannot show it to you.
How about we go to the beach right now?
What?
Is it too far away?
It is either one of the two.
You either cannot surf,
or your affection for me has withered.
What are you talking about?
It is neither.
It is because I need to do something important.
Fine.
It must be something much more important than me.
No, that is not it.
I was just kidding.
The beach is way too far away.
And I really need to go back anyway.
You are already late, so let us eat together.
You can meet the family as well.
And I promise I will take you to the beach next time.
Let us go and eat.
- What? Hey, wait. - There we go.
Hey, everyone is looking.
- Stop it! - Oh, gosh. Wait.
Oh, dear.
What? Is that yours?
Well...
Where is the other piece?
I do not know.
I am not sure. Let us go.
I know what that is.
- What? - It is...
a token of love.
Who gave that to you? You really had a lover, right?
What are you talking about?
No, I did not have a lover. Let us get going.
You look flustered.
You really had a lover?
You are so suspicious.
I really did not have anyone.
What in the world...
My goodness.
My gosh.
Wait a minute.
You do not have a fever.
And your eyes look fine.
I know it is hard to believe.
So you are going to stop the conspiracy,
help Hwang Tae escape,
and you are also the son?
The son of the King? His Majesty?
So you are the prince? The Crown Prince? You?
Yes, I think so.
My goodness.
This is crazy.
- My gosh, stop... - No, do not stop me.
You would never joke about this. I mean...
You would never joke about this, Your Highness.
But are you really...
This is driving me crazy.
Master, please do not be like this.
I do not want to be like this either.
But I cannot help but be polite to you.
Master.
You need to help me.
Well, of course...
No, wait a minute.
You are right. I should help.
I should help you as your master.
You should wait until the egg hatches...
Oh, my gosh.
Aeng Du, what are you doing?
Now that you are here,
Nok Du will fry an egg and hide it beneath your rice again.
I will not let him fool me this time around.
My goodness.
You are really...
My gosh.
I will walk you back.
Sure. Go ahead.
Can I carry you on my back?
No, you cannot.
My goodness! No!
Oh, gosh.
- What is it? - What is the matter?
- What is wrong? - You see,
Bok Nyeo worked so hard to make this.
But Aeng Du got her hands on it.
We made it too.
It is okay.
She is just a little kid.
But look at how ugly it looks now.
You worked so hard to make it.
My gosh, you will end up eating everything you see.
Why would you go into that smelly room...
and eat that fermented soybean lump?
I know, right? What were you doing in there?
What about you, Bok Nyeo?
And you, my lord?
Were you guys in there together?
While I was eating that fermented soybean lump,
the two of them came in together holding their hands...
- like this... - Okay, that is enough.
You must have been very hungry.
You should have told me. That is enough.
Stop it.
You two are unbelievable.
What were you doing in front of a little kid?
What? We did nothing.
I personally think...
you and Dong Joo were a lot worse...
Hey, wait!
Eat this.
Have another bite.
My gosh, she is so...
- Where is she going? - I will give you something to eat.
Let us go. Come on.
What is the matter?
What are you doing?
- Ladies, hear me out. - What are you doing?
This is all a misunderstanding. You have got it all wrong.
- Come on. - What do you think you are doing?
Did anything happen between you...
and Grand Prince Neungyang after that day?
Why would you bring him up?
I am about to get an upset stomach.
I am just telling you to be careful.
He is a dangerous man.
It really felt like he was going to harm you.
- Because of me, you might get... - I will not get harmed.
You are not responsible for anything he does.
And I will be the one...
to make the first move, so do not worry.
What are you planning to do?
It is something I must do.
It is nothing dangerous,
so do not worry.
If you are going to keep staring at me like that,
how about you give me a kiss?