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(Episode 31)
Make sure you catch him...
no matter what.
Yes, Your Majesty.
No.
I will catch him myself.
Nok Du, are you all right?
I had to take...
your father outside the palace, so I am a bit late.
Is he all right?
He is all right.
What about you?
Are you all right?
Yes. This is nothing for me. So tell me.
The King is really here?
You must take my brother and Dong Joo outside the palace.
What about you?
I need to stop by somewhere.
Okay.
Escort her safely. Be careful.
No. Let me go with you.
We do not have time to waste. Come quickly.
Go.
Oh, no. How...
I am all right.
You must leave the palace for the time being.
What are you talking about?
His Majesty...
has returned.
What?
How...
So are his men after you?
Yes.
There is an exit out of the palace in the backyard.
Court Lady Kim.
Show him the way.
Yes, Your Highness.
Please follow me.
Okay.
You must come with me, Mother.
No one is at the Queen's Chamber.
I have an idea where he might be hiding.
Follow me.
What do you mean?
Why can you not come with me?
How could I leave you in this dangerous place?
His Majesty cannot kill me...
as I am...
the only one left at his side.
What about me?
I finally...
got to meet you, Mother.
It pains me more than death...
to let you go.
Then, why?
- Why? - It is because...
I am the Queen.
My husband may be cold-hearted...
and cruel,
but he is the King.
If I leave him like the others,
he will soon be ruined...
by those despicable men. Do you not agree?
That cannot happen.
Mother.
Nok Du.
No matter what people say,
you are the most precious son...
to me.
Only remember that,
and wash away the wounds.
And go somewhere far from here...
and live freely.
Will you do that for me?
We will meet again one day.
I promise.
So...
please stay alive.
You must.
Come this way. Hurry.
I also know that you used to stay here...
when you were the Crown Princess.
Where is he?
How long...
will you keep acting like an animal?
How dare you!
Your Highness!
If any of you move,
I will cut my own throat.
If you want to kill me,
do so.
Kill me first...
before you go on your way to kill your son!
This is it. You must leave right now.
Please understand the Queen.
In order to guarantee your safety,
she has to stay.
That is why she told you to go.
Please be safe.
Is he sleeping?
There they come.
Look.
Hanyang is in chaos right now.
Bring Aeng Du with you and get on the boat.
But Nok Du is still out there.
I told him to hide somewhere if things go awry,
so I will go there right now.
Take your father and Aeng Du first. Can you do that?
Hold on.
What are you doing?
I am truly grateful for all that you have done.
Do forgive me for not being able to repay you.
You should also leave.
Staying here will not do you any good.
Hurry up!
Wait. What are you doing?
These feeble men cannot take care of this young girl.
Forget it.
We will do our best to help.
I agree. Let us go to the end.
Wait.
Get on the boat.
Give it to me.
Hurry.
Get on the boat now.
Hurry up.
Hurry. All right.
Do not go.
Hold this for me, will you?
What are you still doing here?
Go on your way. Be safe.
- Hurry up. - Okay.
- Nok Du. - Yes?
I am fine.
What do you mean?
Why do you always say that?
Do I?
Then...
I am not fine.
It hurts so much that I may die from the pain.
You should have hugged me sooner.
I feel a bit better now.
You should not fall asleep.
I will not.
I am going to talk with you.
What should we talk about?
Since when...
did you like me?
How could you ask such a thing right now?
You liked me...
ever since we lived together at the village for widows, right?
Why would I have liked a man who dressed like a woman?
If we went back to those days,
would you stop liking me?
This is blood.
I believe they went that way.
If...
we went back,
I am going to run away with you no matter what.
I will make sure you do not find out about anything...
or about who I am.
We are going to run away to a place where there is no one.
And...
Are you listening?
Are you?
No, Nok Du... No...
No...
Nok Du.
- Nok Du... - Nok Du.
Oh, no!
We cannot go this way.
Master, what is the matter?
If you keep going this way, you will find a river.
There will be a boat tied up by that river.
Do you think you can take Nok Du there?
What do you mean?
I will do my best to buy some time.
So stay hidden...
and do what I just told you.
And one more thing.
This might be a bit too much to ask.
But...
once you meet Aeng Du...
I cannot take Nok Du all the way to the river.
- What? - We will get caught on our way.
You know it is impossible for you to hold them back on your own.
Then all three of us will die.
Are you thinking of...
I am merely trying to survive.
Please make sure...
Nok Du lives.
He is dead.
Are you trying to buy him time?
Did he send you to do this?
Let us just say...
he got killed by your sword...
while he was being chased.
If you do that for me,
I will stay by your side.
You will stay by my side?
Do you even know what that means?
I will not let you go anywhere.
I will keep you hidden for the rest of your life.
Yes, go ahead.
I do not care.
He is not here. Let us go.
He got swept down by the river,
and we found his body by the riverbank.
You stabbed him,
and his body got swept down by the river?
Yes, Your Majesty.
But you still managed to bring me his body.
Forget it.
He got swept down by the river for days.
I will not be able to recognize him.
And surely, you would never...
try to deceive me.
Would you like to try it?
Forget it.
If you do not want to...
Does it taste good?
Yes, it is delicious.
You agreed to do everything.
Yes.
I will wait.
So give me your sincerity.
I lied when I told you that your sincerity does not matter.
You can take as long as you wish.
I want your sincere heart.
That is the only thing I ask of you.
I can lie...
and promise you that I will do that.
But...
you and I both know...
that one's sincerity...
and affection for someone...
are not something one can work on.
Stop.
You may go now.
Dong Joo.
I told you not to do anything.
It will be fine as long as no one can see us from outside.
What do you think?
Even ghosts with good eyes will pass by our house.
Stop whimpering and go to sleep. It is quite noisy.
What are you doing?
Why did you not light the candle? It is dark here.
You were alive.
Of course.
I promised you that I would be back.
I am sorry that I am late.
you and I both know...
that one's sincerity...
and affection for someone...
are not something one can work on.
My lord, if we delay a bit longer, we will lose them.
Should I go after them?
No. There is no need.