(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 27)
Do you...
know...
who I am?
Hurry.
Go now.
You are the royal guard.
May I ask why you are here?
I was looking for the woman as she was not at the inn.
Pardon?
She ran away just now.
I am sure she came this way.
No one came here.
I will look around here.
Take your guards and go that way.
I will.
But...
why did no one from the police bureau accompany you?
I understand that we are only trying to catch a mere woman.
I was in a hurry.
Go on your way now.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
We are still looking for her, so we will soon...
That is all right.
A young girl like her will not be able to do anything.
We will catch her soon enough.
You may go now.
Do you have something else to report to me?
No, Your Majesty.
Do a secret background research on the royal guard.
Find out where he lives, whom he meets, what he does,
and about his house in the south. Find out everything.
If you find anything suspicious,
tell me at once.
Yes, my lord.
His Majesty must have left the palace by now.
Yes, Your Highness.
He must be outside of Hanyang.
I see.
Then let us return to the palace.
Pardon me?
I will meet with him.
Your Highness.
Let him go this instant.
I will take...
full responsibility.
Do you have something to say to me?
No, Your Majesty.
You have been staring at me all along.
I was being mindless.
Do forgive me.
You do not need to be tense outside of the palace.
Act as usual.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What do you mean by that he is with the King?
He knows everything...
and has disguised himself as the royal guard.
"The royal guard"?
That chief administrative officer found this?
Yes, Your Highness. He has now become the royal guard.
Is that so?
I am truly grateful.
By the royal guard,
do you mean...
I am...
the chief administrative officer of the police bureau.
I had lost my hat at the palace.
That is right.
He is the son of the King whom I saved...
20 years ago.
Despite knowing everything,
he is with the King? Do you mean...
That is why you cannot come with me.
I will stop him,
so please stay somewhere safe.
Your Highness, you must leave right now.
Be safe.
I know this is shameless to ask,
but please...
protect my son.
Your Majesty, do you feel ill?
You must have exhausted yourself by leaving the palace today.
His Majesty traveled across...
all eight provinces when he was the Crown Prince.
You do not need to worry about that.
During the Japanese War, he stayed at the temporary palace.
He also often stayed in thatched houses.
Am I not right, Your Majesty?
Of course, I am aware of that.
I had accompanied him back then.
His people, who were in pain, relied on him very much.
- Is that so? - Yes, Your Majesty.
You risked your life to save the country and your people.
Your people had hope...
since they knew you still cared for them.
How could I have abandoned my people...
who were like my own children?
I just did what I should have done.
Therefore,
I must kill...
that boy.
Your Majesty.
He is your son.
You already tried to kill him once, and he barely managed to live.
That boy is your son, Your Majesty!
He should not have lived.
He should not have survived!
What are you doing?
I must make sure things are safe outside.
I apologize, but may I excuse myself, Your Majesty?
Hey, how dare you behave this way in front of His Majesty?
Well,
I understand that he might find it boring...
to listen to our stories of the past.
You may excuse yourself.
I miss her so much.
Nok...
Dong Joo.
Have you lost your mind?
How could you just leave like that?
We are planning to stay here for another night,
so I wanted to check the surroundings.
Yes, I know that.
But did you have to do that now?
Whatever the case,
make sure everything is done by 10:30pm...
I told you that I will make sure everything is taken care of.
Okay.
Let us go inside.
What is the matter?
Is someone here?
Who would be here?
Let us go back inside.
Your Majesty!
Jung Yun Jeo...
has escaped from his cell, Your Majesty.
How could a prisoner escape from his cell?
I apologize, Your Majesty!
It seems like...
the Queen helped Jung Yun Jeo escape...
and disappeared with him.
What?
I cannot believe them.
Your Majesty.
They are trying to get rid of me...
so they could give him the throne.
My throne...
Send a messenger and tell them to strengthen the palace security.
Then find the missing prisoner and Queen.
I must head back to Hanyang right now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, what about your visit to the shrines?
What is the fastest route back to Hanyang?
The fastest way to get there is to climb that mountain.
Then let us take that route.
We have no time to waste.
Let us hurry.
Yes, Your Majesty.
We will be taking a different route,
so you must go before everyone else...
and make sure nothing unexpected happens.
- Yes, master. - Yes, master.
Drop your weapon.
Did we not meet yesterday?
I guess our paths overlapped.
Seeing that you fought the royal forces,
you must be walking a shameless path.
That is funny coming from you.
Our situations do not seem that different.
I advise you to stop following His Majesty.
You seem very unfamiliar with whatever you are doing.
What about you?
Are you a competent warrior?
I am not here to harm anyone.
I am here to protect the person I care about.
Is that person...
His Majesty?
If that was the case, I would not have killed the guard.
Then there is nothing for you to worry about.
Just stay out of my way.
What you are planning to do is impossible.
Even if you do succeed,
you will end up getting killed.
Do you still want to do it?
I am doing it because I must.
I promised my late mother...
that I will take revenge on our family's enemy.
You promised your mother...
that you would kill someone?
Yes.
So please pretend you did not see me here.
- Please. - That is a lie.
There are no such parents in this world.
Pardon?
No matter how unfair it was for them to be killed,
asking the daughter, the only survivor,
to kill someone to take their revenge...
No parent would ask such a thing.
You do not know anything.
Of course, I do.
I am a parent too.
And that is what I fear the most right now.
I fear that my son...
might waste his precious life...
trying to take his revenge.
And that he might ruin his life.
I am sure your family wanted...
at least you to be happy and at peace in this life,
instead of living in pure torment and dreaming of revenge.
That is what parents want.
Wake up.
Wake up, Eun Seo.
Mother.
Live.
Make sure...
you live.
Make sure you live, so...
Mother.
Do not be sorry.
Be sad...
only briefly.
And forget about all the awful things.
Forget everything. And make sure...
Make sure you live,
my baby.
Mother.
- Mother. - My baby.
Eun Seo.
Mother.
She told me not to be sorry...
and forget about everything.
But how?
My whole family died right in front of me.
Everyone died and left me all alone here.
How could I be happy in this life?
How?
What do they want me to do?
I am sorry.
I meddled with your life too much.
But please give what I said some consideration.
Think if that is truly what you want.
- Your Majesty. - Tell me.
The bridge leading to the town broke down all of a sudden.
Most of the courtiers and guards...
are taking the route around the mountain.
The sun will set soon, and it is raining now.
It will take longer than a day.
You must stay here tonight.
Anyway, as soon as everyone gets here,
I will leave right away.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Breaking the bridge to isolate him in the town?
You have come up with a novel idea.
It would have been possible without the guards...
you secretly brought to keep an eye on me.
I ought to give you the credit.
Anyway, make haste.
We must take the King before the other guards arrive.
Stop meddling with my business, and contact your people in Hanyang.
I will be there on time as promised. Tell them to proceed as planned.
How rude.
I am sure your family wanted...
at least you to be happy and at peace in this life...
instead of living in pure torment and dreaming of revenge.
That is what parents want.
He does not know what he is talking about.
Earlier,
you said they tightened the security at the palace. Please explain why.
Are you afraid?
That is not what I meant.
We have come thus far together. You ought to be brave now.
Please do not worry.
Our plan will go smoothly.
What is happening?
We have a problem.
- Open the gate. - Pardon?
This is treason. I see soldiers outside.
This is a revolt.
And I also participated in this revolt.
If you want...
to risk your life to protect the current King,
you must come forward and slay me first.
Does the King deserve such loyalty from you?
Open the gate now!