Episode 10
That secret letter given to the Chieftain of Huligai Tribe.
If that dirty negotiation is revealed to the world, never mind the throne you've coveted all this time,
you won't be able to keep your position as Grand Prince.
No minister at the court will stand with you,
nor any of our people, will submit to you.
Be a servant of the Crown Prince,
be loyal to the Saeja and Queen Dowager.
If you do, I will bury it so that no one will know.
You think you will be safe making up such a false lie?
Is it not so? What's the reason for changing the security of the Saeja in a hurry?
What about the reason for pressuring Queen Dowager who's just lost her son?
Show me the proof.
The proof that I was involved with the dirty negotiation!
I have that secret letter.
Whenever you get distracted, think of the proof I am holding in my hand.
And remember that you will have to live like that for your whole life.
Do not make up a scheme.
I wish this was a made up scheme,
more desperately than anyone.
- Your Highness! - Your Excellency!
Your Excellency, you can't!
Why are you being like this?
If Grand Prince Eun Seong dies in our house without a plan,
how will you deal with the consequences of the future?
Three years I have waited for, turned out to be a complete waste of time.
A child with runny nose is in charge of the national affairs.
None of the political intrigue and fighting for honors,
matters nothing anymore.
I need to know how far
each of you are willing to go with me.
If we succeed it will be revolution, if we fail, it will be treason.
If we stay together from start and finish,
and accomplish the great project, we will be richly
rewarded for many generations to come.
If we fail, we will become traitors, to be condemned to eternity.
I am asking if you are prepared for all of that.
We've drawn the sword already,
our King was decided a long time ago.
[Pledge of Alliance]
[A covenant to oust Saeja (Crown Prince) from ascension to the throne.]
Are you suggesting we move up the national morning period by invoking Yi Il Yeo Wol Jae? (Yi Il Yeo Wol Jae: A rule of calculating one day as one year so that national morning can end in 27 days instead of 27 months).
If we did that, we could have the ascension ceremony tomorrow.
Didn't Grand Prince Jin Yang threaten you earlier today, your highness?
We need to put the saeja (crown prince) on the throne, even a day early.
The fact that our prosperous future lies with the saeja (crown prince), even though he is still young,
has to be voiced in unity by the Court for the sake of our country,
so that he will acknowledge that fact that as well.
Then, you should come to the court, as well.
If we want to protect the saeja, you, the grand prince who received the late king's last will
will be a great help to the Queen in her work as the King's regent.
I have a request.
Please make Ja Hyeon's marriage proposal be like it never happened.
That's not such an easy thing to do.
It has to be done in order that everything goes back to its proper place.
Who is the female orangkae (derogatory term for Jurchens) wench you brought here?
She's my life savior. She was raised by the Jurchens but she's a daughter of Joseon hostage.
She couldn't stay any longer after helping us escape, so she came with us.
- Is that it? - Yes.
Since you've been washed and clothed, it's not obvious that you're an orangkae.
Your natural look and form do not look too bad.
Sit down.
Get up.
I said to get up!
Sit down again.
In front of an adult, you must sit gently like how flower petals rest on the ground.
You rest your knees upon the ground and sit.
I don't want to.
My leg hurts.
Wait.
Yes, in that speed, gently.
Eat it.
The grand prince has brought a woman?
Yes, he did.
I'm sure there's a reason. Maybe she was a captured prisoner.
It's been three years. He could have married and had kids there. Is he not a man?
What are you saying right now?
Lady never stopped waiting for him for three years.
Are you going to spread non-sensical gossip and upset her?
It's not a rumor! It's real! There's someone who came!
- Leave, leave, leave! - Why, why, why?
Don't you dare show up in front of the lady again.
Someone's even came by my room even though I've not stayed there yet.
We must cut off the court lady from the King's chamber. She's tied to Grand Prince Jin Yang.
Should we report to the authorities.
- Leave it. - Your highness.
Even if we cut her off, they would just replace her with someone else.
It's better for us to know and monitor her.
Hyung-nim planned all this.
Hyungnim really threw me away,
and negotiated with the orangkae (derogatory term for Jurchens).
Congratulations, Your Highness!
Please become a wise king for this nation.
As per the petition of many ministers who wished the affairs of the state to return to normal as soon as possible,
we moved up the state funeral and completed the process of bequeathing the throne.
Being a woman, I am full of worries regarding the duties of Regency that have been entrusted to me.
As you know, Prince Eun Seong's contribution in settling the rebellion in the Northern Region is great,
and he narrowly escaped death in returning after toiling hard for 3 years in the enemy camp.
Since the young saeja (crown prince) has risen to the throne,
I intend to appoint Prince Eun Seong as the Minister of War
and entrust him with the King's safety.
I, Prince Eun Seong, Lee Hwi,
will serve Your Majesty with my utmost loyalty.
Your royal grace is immeasurable!
You slandered me for something I didn't do and then seized the military power.
I think you're the one having ulterior motives.
The Queen Dowager's intention was to secure the young King's safety
by appointing a kindred of the King for the post.
Are you the only kindred of the King?
I was appointed because of the years I spent in the war zone, so I guess I should thank you.
Because you sent me to the Northern Region, I was able to become the Minister of War today.
You worked hard serving the late King all this time.
I want to lessen the huge burden you've carried within the palace security
and transfer you to the central military administration.
Are you trying to demote the Chief of Royal Guards because he is my brother-in-law?
Demoting?
How can I demote someone from the same rank as me?
If it is not to your liking, I will think of a position in the countryside
where you can relax and get some rest.
How far do you intend to go?
Till you give up everything,
till His Majesty comes of age,
I will not stop for a moment.
Does this make sense?
That man has returned from the dead and started to shake up the Royal Court.
What are you going to do?
I have to act the elder brother.
Marry him off... and teach him about the world.
Are you saying that we should hasten Prince Eun Seong's marriage?
Even though we've shortened the national mourning period due to the ascension ceremony...
I know I'm being impudent,
but since the situation is what it is when it comes to Prince Eun Seong...
Once I was reluctant to welcome my friend Ja Hyeon as the wife of my husband's brother.
But they were separated by the war for 3 years.
I feel that it would do no good to the mood of the royal family
to keep the lovers pining after one another.
There's a truth to what she says, Queen Mother.
I feel pity for the Lady Seong.
Even in the previous eras, royal marriages have taken place
during the national mourning period under special circumstances.
Why don't you approve of it, Your Highness.
I am concerned about preserving customs since the King is so young.
What if they say that the proprieties have collapsed because the King is too young?
No, Queen Mother. I consulted a seer just in case.
It was said that Prince Eun Seong's marriage would revive the royal household.
Please inform the Office of Divination and get an auspicious day.
(Seo Woon Gwan: an agency that determined dates for important events based on Korean astrology).
[Dragon Tiger]
Lady! Lady!
What's the matter?
The prince's wife is here.
Na Gyeom? -She's in the sitting room.
What is she up to now?
This is the matrimonial dates from Grand Prince Eun Seong.
Huh?
I thought that the marriage was not going to happen anytime soon.
I implored Queen Mother to move up the wedding.
I am so grateful.
I was sad to watch Ja Hyeon slowly becoming an old maid.
It's good to have friends.
Thank you. Thank you!
But in return, she won't agree to hold the wedding officially.
It has to be a low profile wedding.
That's why I've brought the matrimonial date, against the royal protocol.
Aigoo, I understand that.
You have to see Ja Hyeon before you leave.
Yes I should.
There she comes!
My daughter, your friend brought some really happy news.
It's an ornament of friendship.
How pretty. I will treasure it.
What are you up to?
I am disappointed. I went through all this trouble for you.
You were dying to marry me off to some other family.
Why do you act as if you're on my side all of a sudden?
I just wanted you to forget your dead lover and meet someone new.
Do you expect me to believe that?
Like it or not we are fated to become in-laws.
Shouldn't we make up at least for the sake of the peace in the royal household?
I brought the official date for the nuptials.
I'm sure you still hate me.
To be honest, I too am not comfortable around you.
But still we can't continue as enemies, can we?
The two brothers' relationship is not too good either.
What good will come out if the elders found out about our grudge?
Are you being sincere?
Time will tell what my sincerity is.
Take your time and watch what I have in my mind.
But if you wish to become a member of the royal family,
I hope you'll get along well with me even for the appearance's sake.
If you accept me, I too will make an effort.
I do not wish to make the elders worry either.
Go back inside.
Don't trust her, Lady. She's a snake.
Have you forgotten how much she tormented you all this time?
How can I forget that?
She always rubbed salt on my wound.
Excactly!
But we are going to become family now.
Whatever we have in our minds, we both have to make an effort to get along.
If you succeed, the Grand Prince will give you a greater prize.
Money is not the problem.
It's a way out of your lowly origins into a better world.
There won't be any armed men around, so things will go smooth.
I know that
not even a rat can make it out alive if your men set their mind to it.
Give me a list of persons we must eliminate.
[Selection of Auspicious Date]
This is the date of our great cause.
[Wedding Day will be on April 3rd, 1453 (Year of Tenth of Ten Heavenly Stems, and Tenth of Twelve Earthly Branches)]
Isn't this the day of Eun Seong's wedding?
It's a day when our enemies will be gathered in one spot.
Left State Minister Kim Chu normally brings his guards with him.
We didn't have much opportunities at home or outside,
This will be the day when they will feel no need to have security.
Tell our ministers not to attend the ceremony.
It's a singular opportunity to get rid of Grand Prince Eun Seong and all of our enemies at once.
What about the king?
We'll leave him to Eun Seong.
Once Grand Prince Eun Seong leaves the King alone, we will create fire smoke in King's quarters.
Once they evacuate the King thinking there is a fire,
we will use it as an evidence for Eun Seong's treason.
Once I get the ceremonial house all taken care of,
I want you to go and tell the Queen Dowager, Uncle.
That out of his desire to ascend to the throne, Eun Seong
killed the Minister of left and attacked the palace.
Therefore she needs to arrest Eun Seong.
Eun Seong will not take lying down.
Does he not have the weapon that can threaten you, my nephew.
That's why we need to go there.
We don't know when he will come out to attack us with it.
Before we are attacked we have to hit him first.
Rather than living in fear of being found out all my life,
I will be the victor who takes everything Eun Seong owns from him.
Queen Dowager will not believe this easily.
We will have a witness.
A witness, she will have no choice but to believe.
Is there no chance that Eun Seong will become suspicous?
He's too deep into groom's dream, he will not know anything.
He's doubted me the whole time he's been back,
but he couldn't possibly think that he's wedding will also be,
his day of death.
They'll need to like their new home for once they're married.
Whose house is this?
I don't know. Mother sent me to visit it with you.
First, let's go in.
You're asking for it, aren't you?
Welcome.
Why are you here?
Queen mother asked me to show you your new home.
Since taking care of the palace was my duty, I took care of this house, too.
Take a look at it.
You said you didn't want a new house.
i didn't think we should build a new house when there are many vacant homes.
Even if it isn't a new house, is that okay?
Why would it matter?
If I am with you, I could live in a house with thatched roof.
Sounds like the lady who followed him to the battlefield.
This is your living quarters, Lady Ja Yeon.
You can go and look at it.
How does it feel? To be with your loved one after traveling around so far?
I'm always scared every night.
I'm scared that if I wake up from my sleep, it won't be Joseon's land that I'm in.
But, that I'll be in that terrible prison.
The comfortable bed I sleep on is unfamiliar to me.
These soft silk clothes seem like they belong to another person.
The lover in front of me... I do not know if this is a dream or reality.
After returning alive from almost dying and having the woman you want,
you should live happily with her.
Don't put your life on the line in politics that you've never cared about before.
I saw it.
Our people who were taken to another country
and living a life equal to the animals.
Life less than that of slaves.
They are innocent and suffer through pain.
I went through that myself.
His Majesty is still young and have a long way to go before he can govern himself.
Because of your greed, you sold off this nation.
But, you, who let the people drop into hell,
do not have the right to be a king.
Please do not forget about my warning.
You don't know the feeling of having something you want taken from you, do you?
That's because I have never wanted something that wasn't mine.
One day, you'll realize it, too.
How painful that frustration is.
This will be your room, right, Lady?
It's large, right?
Come inside and see.
Come inside.
Have a seat.
I heard that you helped His Highness for a long time.
I wanted to repay you.
Is there anything you need?
Hey, say something. Do you not know how to speak our language?
I do.
You know how His Highness lived in the past three years, right?
How he suffered through hardships and what he did...
- You're curious? - Why are you speaking informally–
It's fine, since she's not great in speaking Korean.
As long as she understands the meaning of what we say, it's okay.
We were ...
together day and night.
You!
Hwi, Gi Teuk, and I stuck by each other.
Smallpox was going around in the winter of the north.
The Joseon prisoners couldn't even get treatment. They died.
Your Highness, are you alright?
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Your Highness, come to your senses!
Let me go! Your Highness!
His Highness is alive!
Your Highness!
I saved his life.
Had it not been for me, Hwi
would've died.
♫ Believing and believing ♫
♫ In a life together ♫
♫ Living and living ♫
♫ In eternal darkness ♫
Your Highness! Your Highness!
- What do we do? - Come on.
Roo Si Gae!
♫ Believing and believing ♫
♫ In a life together ♫
I will never forget you.
Please live for thousand years.
Be well, everyone.
Your Highness!
Your Highness.
Please live for thousand years!
Hwi, who came back alive, brought all the prisoners.
Everyone went back to their home.
Your name's Roo Si Gae, right?
I envy you.
You spent a longer time next to Hwi than I did.
You know things I don't know.
You overcame a life or death moment together with him.
You came down a long path with him.
Perhaps, you have a stronger relationship with him than me.
Why are you envying a commoner who was serving the prince?
Just give her what you brought and send her off.
I didn't know what you'd need, so
I brought you ribbons, socks, and clothes ornaments.
If I know your size, I want to give you a jeogori (traditional jacket), too.
If you need anything else, you can tell me.
Thank you
for protecting His Highness.
Why do you keep crying?
I didn't know His Highness had suffered so much.
I was just so happy when he came back.
If you're done looking around, we can go back–
What happened?
Why is she crying?
Did you say something strange?
This, why would she leave this? Hey, take this!
If you dislike this house, we don't have to live here.
We have many houses, so we could ask them to give us another house.
Why are you crying?
The past three years,
when you were going through a hard time and suffering,
when you were scared and starving, the fact that I couldn't go through that with you
hurts me so much.
You had to suffer through that by yourself.
I regret it so much.
Lady, you were always by my side.
When I fell, you yelled at me to get back up.
When I cried, you wiped my tears away.
When I was feeling exhausted, you encouraged me to cheer up.
Every moment, your prayers were
endlessly being reached to me. I felt them.
Do not feel hurt over our past goodbyes. Now,
let's be happy for the rest of our lives that we'll spend together.
- What's wrong with you? You have to serve His Highness first before going. - I'm not.
If you don't, then is there anywhere for you to go?
What's wrong?
I don't like that woman.
Hey, she's about to be the prince's bride.
Since His Highness accepted your behavior, you must think it's okay to fool around.
This is Joseon. The customs here are very strict.
- Can't we just go back? - You've gone crazy.
There's too many people here.
I can't even go to see Hwi as I wish.
Why are you still freely saying His Highness' name–
If you guys aren't going, then I will.
Do as you wish. If you go back, you'll die.
If that's truly your wish, then go.
Don't be stubborn. Hurry and come.
How was it? I had people working on it here and there.
If you want to fix something else, tell me.
No, you took care of everything well, so it seems like a new house.
When we fill this place with housekeeping, it'll work out.
Are you happy?
To the point that I'm scared.
In the past time when you were waiting,
- was there never a time when you were wavered? - Hyungnim.
No, there wasn't.
Day and night, every moment, I missed the grand prince.
I couldn't think of anything else.
I trust that you know that most above anyone else.
Live well, you two. Happily.
Thank you, Your Excellency.
If my brother gives you have a tough time, let me know whenever.
- I'll figure all of it out. - I'll make sure I live so that nothing becomes part of your business.
Do not worry. He is not someone who will break a promise.
You even stuck to your promise and came back.
♫ If I just keep walking like this endlessly ♫
♫ It feels like I'll be able to see you ♫
♫ So I keep walking till shadows disappear, one, two, three, ♫
I'm sorry. If we'd waited a bit more,
we could've made the wedding a bit more decent and designed our house better.
No, I like how things are right now.
They couldn't make us wait any longer so letting us go through with the ceremony.
The royal family that had a young crown prince rise to the throne
Need to have my father as one of his minister's.
Did you know?
I am a court minister's daughter.
The reason is good enough, since I will be by your side.
♫ The places I want to go to, the places I need to go to ♫
♫ Perhaps I don't want to know forever ♫
♫ I just wanna follow this path to a place no one knows ♫
- Go in. - You can go first.
I will see you go in first.
Your Highness, I want to see you leave first.
♫ That it's you ♫
I feel weird.
Roo Si Gae seems closer to His Highness than I am.
You should have her taken away.
She's not even a court lady. Why is she sticking by his side?
He said she saved his life.
They were together for three years as if they were one body.
I should be thankful to someone like that. How could I carelessly tell her to do this and that?
Lady, I feel like
I might or might not know what you're feeling, but
for the remaining days, you'll be together with him.
So, don't worry about it.
Really?!
How can she be so careless about someone's good will gesture?
Roo Si Gae, or whoever, what if she has other plans?
- Bring it over here. - Yes.
Move this over.
Have we prepared the gift boxes.
Yes, Your Excellency.
Will you be okay by yourself? We can do it together if you need it.
You need to take care of my mother, Uncle.
- When I send the message, go to the queen's palace right away. - Okay.
Have you secured the military for the King's quarters?
They are not ones to betray me because I'm not at the palace security anymore.
They've lived on the money coming from this house for many years.
I will do what you ask of me.
Take care of Ja Hyeon, my wife.
Are you telling me to bring Ja Hyeon?
If we really want to make the right deal with the Chief Scholar,
The traitor's bride has to be the hostage.
I will lock her up well.
Don't let her get hurt.
We will get rid of all those who messed up the politics with the baby King.
Then, we will have no obstacles in the future.
Tomorrow, the world will change.
Our daughter is finally getting married.
I thought I'd need to have you in the rest of my life.
I'll visit frequently.
Possibly.
There's one advantage to getting married into the royal family.
An advantage? There's going to be a lot that doesn't work out, and a lot that you'll need to keep your eyes on.
Living apart from mother-in-law.
I will be the boss since I don't have to live with the in laws.
No one's going to say anything when I come back home.
Conniving already? You could get into big trouble and get called into the palace.
What if they make you live in the palace?
Other people cry on the day of their wedding because they don't want to leave their family.
- You like that, though? - I do.
I don't even want to see you.
Then, should I not get married?
Do it. Go.
Live well.
You guys are fated lovers.
Until now, you've suffered a lot.
Starting tomorrow, you have to walk across a flower path (live happily).
I'm sorry for making your heart break in the past.
Because of you, my lifespan has shortened by years.
I'll start being devoted to you from now.
Living well is your filial duty.
When you get married, you're becoming an adult.
Even after getting married and becoming an adult,
I will never stop being your daughter.
Gosh, you scared me.
Are you that upset over the lady getting married?
Why are you crying?
Do you think I'm crying over Ja Hyeon?
Did something get in your eyes?
Does it really not matter to you?
Me? I'll follow the lady, anyway.
Once the lady gets married, nothing big will change.
For more than a decade, you had happy and sad moments here.
You're leaving me. Does it really not matter to you?
- Young Master. - Yeah? - Come to your senses!
I thought I'd live in this house with you for the rest of my life.
My heart hurts like this. You never even looked at me!
So, what?
Will you get married to me?
You can't, right?
Wow.
Then, what? Should I wait until you get married?
Should I be your concubine?
Yeah. I thought about it.
- I don't want to. - What?
Then, the chance that something happens between us
doesn't even amount to this much, does it?
I have to wake up early tomorrow. Go in and sleep early. Okay?
This isn't how it should've been.
Let's go.
Are you really not going?
We're going to leave.
Come to your senses. His Highness is this country's grand prince.
If you have intense feelings, you'll be the only one getting hurt.
My feelings are my own.
Then, don't bring those out.
You know your own feelings. Don't show them to others.
Okay, here, here.
The husband has arrived. Let them know that husband Grand Prince Eun Seong, Lee Hwi has arrived.
Yes.
Mother, the husband has arrived.
Really? You're ready, right? You're not missing anything?
Yes!
I'm so excited!
You went through a lot coming here.
Wait, where are there so many wedding gift boxes?
We agreed that it'd be informal, but how many wedding gifts did you bring?
Will you see?
The wedding has to carry on first.
Why are you opening the wedding gifts first in the yard?
What are you doing?
Who sent you here?
Mother, you must escape first!
Father!
What's this noise?
Lady, hold on. I'll take a look outside.
What's happening?
Lady!
- Hyungnim! - Are you okay?
Call the security, now!
Yes.
Lady!
Lady, it's a war!
People are dying and everyone's fighting!
No! If you leave, you'll die!
Lady!
Your Excellency!
- The palace. Go to the palace, Your Highness! - Let's go together!
They are traitors. Please go and protect His Majesty!
Something may happen to the king.
Your son died instead of me, as well.
You can't leave the left state minister!
Please do not let me die in vain.
Go and protect the king!
Your Excellency!
Your Highness!
Don't come close!
What is this? Who would do this?
We don't know yet. Stay behind me!
Let's go to the palace. Something serious has happened.
Hurry. What if they attacked the palace?
Hyungnim! Hyungnim!
You should go.
Go and protect the king.
Leave your brother with me.
We'll take responsibility of this household's family members.
Hurry and let the palace know of this situation.
Nothing will happen.
Your Highness, what's going on here. They were after Grand Prince Jin Yang and his people.
Let's get to the palace first and check if the king is safe.
Ja Hyeon!
Are you okay? You're not hurt anywhere?
What about you, Father? Mother, are you okay?
Who is it? Whose order did you receive?
I asked, who ordered you to do this?
I don't know.
Eun Seong.
It was Grand Prince Eun Seong's order.
♫ Believing and believing ♫
♫ In a life together ♫
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Grand Prince who started a rebellion and killed the ministers!
Arrest the Grand Prince.
I will protect the king.
Give me the spot of the prime minister.
Can you promise that you won't want anything else than that?
I will punish the traitors and protect the King.
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