(All characters, organizations, places, cases, and incidents...)
(in this drama are fictitious.)
(Episode 29)
If there are hundreds of soldiers, it means war.
It is different from that time when we crushed a dozen bandits.
Tell me. At times like this,
what is more important than one's martial arts skills?
One's spirit.
So you remember it.
- Master. - Yes?
Please be careful. You must be.
Goodness, what do you take me for?
I am Hwang Jang Gun. Goodness.
I am sure you are distracted now,
but get a grip.
And take care of yourself, okay?
Do not worry.
I will not do anything dangerous.
I know that I have no right to say this to you,
but regardless of who your father is...
and regardless of who I am,
I just want to live a happy life with you...
without having to think about our backgrounds.
I hate resenting someone.
And I am tired of feeling sorry for my family.
I am scared to be alone in the dark.
And...
I do not want to live without you anymore.
So...
Can I do that?
Of course.
Okay.
Go on.
I will be waiting.
Everyone is near the back door. I will go there as well.
Let me repeat myself. Be careful.
We are outnumbered.
I will never die.
She said she would wait...
so that we could happily live together.
So I must come back alive.
You are finally starting to sound like the real you.
All right. Go on.
(Donuimun)
Good work.
What do you think you are doing?
I am here to clear up all the traitors.
If you regret your decision, you are free to change your mind.
I promise that you will be forgiven.
No one?
Then I guess I have no choice.
Come inside.
Minister of War.
Why have you joined hands with him?
He had been scheming with me up until yesterday.
Is it not suspicious of him...
to side with the King all of a sudden?
Perhaps, he has another motive.
He may want us to fight against each other...
so that he could obtain the throne.
That is ridiculous.
There is no need for that.
What do you mean, Your Highness?
While traveling, His Majesty got into an accident...
and passed away.
What?
What do you mean?
There is no reason for him to conspire against the King...
in order to take the throne.
He is...
the King's one and only son.
He will go through the formalities required...
in order to become the king.
So do not utter such ridiculous words!
Your Majesty, what is your reason...
for acting this way toward your own son?
I would like to know in case I have to kill him.
They said he would take the throne.
He will go through the formalities?
On what grounds?
I gave birth to him...
20 years ago.
What?
I thought he had died.
Can you prove that?
That is right.
Do you have proof?
I am...
the proof.
I am sure the Minister of War and the Commandant of Palace Guards...
will remember me.
20 years ago,
I served the King who used to be the Crown Prince.
I am Jung Yun Jeo.
The King had ordered me to bury his own son.
I had thought he was dead,
but he began to breathe again just before I buried him.
Therefore, I raised...
the King's son.
How could we trust a sinner who was in prison...
not too long ago?
That is correct.
You could have brought a random man!
Then what about this?
I had given the other half to my son.
I am sure...
that every one of you...
has seen me with this old norigae...
for the past 20 years.
There is no way...
that the Queen and I would have conspired this...
for the past 20 years.
What do you say?
Is this enough proof?
Had I not known anything,
and...
had I lived as a father...
who adored his own son...
It is not your fault.
That is what I wanted to say to you.
I had no idea.
I am sorry for leaving you.
I was frightened.
I was afraid you would judge me...
once you had found out who I was.
I was afraid of what would happen to us.
I was afraid of everything.
I am sorry for making you endure it all by yourself.
I am also sorry about what happened to your family.
I told you...
that you are not at fault for all the terrible things...
that happened to us.
There was nothing we could do.
So...
Do not do anything that will hurt you.
I do not want you...
to live miserably as I did.
I really mean that.
I told you to get some sleep.
Why are you still sitting there?
Where are you coming from?
Well...
I kept feeling uneasy,
so I went and asked around.
I think something has happened in the palace.
Then let me ask you this.
If you cared so much about your son,
why did you try to hide him?
If he was still breathing,
you should have taken him back to His Majesty.
Why did you secretly raise him without telling anyone?
Oh, right.
Maybe the rumors were true.
Was it because His Majesty...
He wanted me dead.
That is right.
He was abandoned by His Majesty as soon as he was born.
We do not even know how he was raised.
And now, you wish us to serve you as the king?
Do you think you are qualified?
You were a playboy who used to spend time at a gisaeng house.
- I was... - You were what?
Did you covet the throne ever since you were young...
and practiced how to become a sage king?
When the king's eldest son wishes to take the throne,
it is not necessary for him to have been loved by the late king.
I may lack a lot of things,
but I will seek the assistance of the vassals who stand here.
There is a peaceful...
and legitimate way to do this.
Is it really necessary...
to shed blood?
Do you really think I will let you have it your way?
Protect Her Highness!
Attack!
They have half the soldiers we have.
Do not back down and fight!
Do not lose him.
Her Highness...
used to stay here for a while a long time ago.
It is located in a remote area, and no one uses it anymore.
So it will not be easy for anyone to find this place.
Okay.
I am sorry.
I did not know you were alive.
I can only imagine the things you must have gone through.
It must have hurt you so much.
Mother.
Will you...
say that one more time?
Yes, Mother.
I will never lose you again.
Never.
What is the matter?
- Are you... - I need to meet my father.
He is still in there.
No, you cannot go.
I will not let you leave.
What I said earlier...
was not merely a means to escape the situation.
I mean when I announced that you will take over the throne.
If...
His Majesty fails to come back,
it is only right that you become the next king.
So you cannot put yourself in danger.
Mother.
I am not fit for that position.
I understand.
People will resist.
It will be unfamiliar...
and difficult. However...
No.
To be honest,
I am scared.
I hoped that the throne would not be...
the only reason why His Majesty abandoned me.
I hoped there would be a bigger and more important reason.
If that was the case,
I thought maybe it would have hurt less.
I thought that numerous times.
My baby.
His Majesty...
I do not wish to become like him.
I do not want the throne.
And...
Regardless of who I am,
I just want to live a happy life with you...
without having to think about our backgrounds.
I do not want to live without you anymore.
I am sorry, Mother.
You may go.
Instead,
promise me that you will not get hurt.
Okay, I promise.
Please take good care of my mother.
- Give me your bow. - Pardon?
I am going to find that jerk and the Queen.
Did you just kick me?
So you are the best swordsman of Joseon.
But that does not matter in a messy fight like this.
What matters...
is one's spirit.
Darn it. Stop right there.
Gosh.
Darn it.
I am in a hurry right now.
Fine.
Let us make it worth my time.
Are you hurt?
Why were you alone?
I am fine.
I was looking for you.
I should have found you earlier.
Let us get out of the palace for now. If we stay here...
Because Nok Du will be in trouble...
if I stay, right?
It is because you might get hurt.
How could you say that?
I equally cherish both of you as my sons.
Then,
please trust me on this.
We can get everything back.
I do not wish to live in hiding anymore, Father.
Hwang Tae.
It is Jung Eui Young.
My grandfather named me Jung Eui Young.
I am well aware that I do not have the right to stop you.
However, how can you not see that this is not the right path?
Yes, I know it is not right.
But what have we gained after choosing the right path?
My mother passed away.
And everything I believed in collapsed.
I will go back to Grand Prince Neungyang.
What did that man promise to you?
Did he promise to get your identity back...
and give you a position at the palace?
Yes.
He promised to me.
Why? Why would he make such a promise to you?
What does he know about you?
Why do you think he made such a promise...
without anything in return?
To go after Nok Du.
I am his best bait.
Even when I yell at him and run away from him, that fool...
cannot turn his back on me even if it means he might die.
You are already heartbroken.
And yet, you were going to ruin him?
You?
Father. Father!
- Father. - Are you...
all right?
It is dangerous here. You must...
run away now.
Father. Father!
Father. Stay here for a moment.
You cannot let him catch you. Okay?
Hwang Tae.
Never...
I will come back no matter what.
So you must hang in there.
What are you doing here?
Why did you run away earlier?
I was trying to get out of there,
so he does not take me with him.
Luckily, you found me just like this.
You must search every corner to find that jerk.
Put your swords away.
What on earth were you...
- Go after him now! - Right away!