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[ Episode 8 ]
Please don't kill the man who was arrested as the culprit
of the assassination.
Please let him live.
Why would you...
How do you know that man?
I...
am the woman who saw you at the shaman's house.
I...
am Eun Ki, Your Majesty.
Show me your face.
Show me your face!
Did you just say you are Eun Ki?
Yes, Your Majesty.
You are Eun Ki and the owner of the Buyong Agency?
Yes.
Are you making fun of me?
It is not like that, Your Majesty.
What else is it then?
You want me to believe what you say?
Do you think what you are saying makes sense?
I can explain.
I will explain everything.
You had better do that.
If there is any flaw in what you say,
I will punish you for making fun of the king...
I thought... you abandoned me.
I was in the forest when I woke up.
Since my whole body was as cold as ice and joints were stiff,
I could not do anything.
Unni!
What could I have done in that condition?
I was a woman who was abandoned by the king.
I did not abandon you.
I looked for you everywhere.
I tried looking for you, but...
When I woke up in the forest,
Wal, who was happened to be passing by
found me and helped me.
I briefly imposed myself by staying at his place in a state of affliction.
And I found out that he is an informant and decided to assist him
because I wanted to find the culprit who did that to me.
If so...
You should have revealed yourself when I visited the agency.
It was too unexpected.
And at the time,
I could not trust anyone.
By chance, do you remember
the promise you made with me
under the sun, moon, and stars?
I'll help you anytime you ask for my help.
I promise under the sun, moon, and stars.
Fine.
You promised to help me.
So please help me now.
I'm not sure if Eun Bo could overcome this.
I'm sure she could since she's a smart one.
Is that why...
you allow her to meet with the king?
I'm not sure if this is okay.
She's His Excellency Kang Yi Soo's daughter.
She's in a pitiful situation.
Just focus on the prince.
If he becomes dangerous, everything would be over.
I'm saying this isn't the time to be empathetic.
Grandmother told you not to say that you are Eun Ki?
She said that because I requested her to place me in the selection.
And I thought it would be safe to follow her order as well.
I thought I had to participate in the selection
in order to catch the culprit.
How do you know the prince?
I heard that you introduced Prince to the man named Wal.
He did me a favor once.
He helped me when I was being chased by ruffians on the street.
Wal, His Excellency Hong Ki Ho and the prince
are the people who generously helped me
when I was wandering with no place to go.
Your Majesty.
Wal really has nothing to do with that incident.
I will believe in everything you say.
I am just happy that you came back to life.
You telling me that you are Eun Ki is enough.
Even if you are lying about something,
it does not matter anymore.
I am sorry.
For leaving you alone like that.
For preventing you from coming back to me.
It would be better to end the selection.
Even if you get chosen as Hong Yeon
or not get chosen, it would still be a problem.
People would find me suspicious if that happens.
You being involved in the selection
would make me everyone's target.
The culprit would show himself soon.
I can't put myself in danger for something like this.
That is why I am telling you to step aside for a second and let me handle everything.
No.
This is my business too.
Please do not worry.
Excuse me.
I know it is not my place, but may I tell you something?
Please go ahead.
Please do not misunderstand His Majesty's intention.
His Majesty tried harder than anyone to save His Excellency Kang Yi Soo until the end.
He even made him break out of jail and helped him.
That was how determined he was.
What does that mean?
His Majesty made him break out of jail?
Please ask him the details yourself.
His Majesty would probably never bring that up himself.
Because he is blaming himself
for everything.
Did you send her off well?
Yes, Your Majesty.
By the way, why do you look so guilty?
Did you make any mistake again?
Your Majesty!
Do you think I make mistakes all the time...
I do, Your Majesty.
My apologies, Your Majesty. I just...
thought you should make up...
That is enough, just get to the point.
I told her that you tried to save His Excellency Kang Yi Soo.
I never asked you to do such a thing...
It is okay, just come out.
I know that you did that for me.
Your Majesty!
Are you accepting my heart, Your Majesty?
Han Mo.
Go to the Royal Investigation Bureau and free Wal.
Yes, Your Majesty.
My dream turned out to be true again.
How could something like this keeps happening?
I am worried that you might damage your body
by keep having dreams like that, Your Majesty.
Should I try looking for a good shaman?
Bring the lady shaman to me discreetly.
I need to find out what these dreams are about.
His Majesty tried harder than anyone to save His Excellency Kang Yi Soo until the end.
I don't trust the king.
The King killed your father.
Why did he lie like that?
You bastard.
Do you think this is your bedroom or something?
Get up right now!
Just leave me alone, please?
Can't I just lie down at the Royal Investigation Bureau?
And please refresh the hay in here!
It stinks whenever I toss around. It stinks!
Well...
Judging from your uniform, you look like an important person.
What's someone so important doing in my cell?
You have better taste than I thought.
Get up, you're being freed.
Being freed? All of a sudden?
Come out right now.
I'll get you an amazing book of nude pictures...
I brought him out.
Excuse me, sir.
Can't I just stay in prison?
Thinking about it now, I think the prison lifestyle suits me perfectly.
It's cozy, comfortable and feels like my own bedroom...
Keep that mouth shut.
Yes.
Seriously...
What's with the law in this country?
Why do you keep making me switch places?
What's this now? Huh?
Go do your business.
Yes.
Did you handle the situation well?
Yes.
You went through so much.
By chance...
is there something you're not telling me?
What are you talking about?
I'm asking whether you hid important information from me.
Should I ask His Excellency Baek Ja Yong instead again?
So...
is there something you like?
Your uncle is awarding you for making it to the third round of selection.
Thank him.
I'm sorry, Uncle, but...
I need something more valuable.
Something valuable?
What is that?
Please leave us alone.
As you know, the Queen Dowager play an active role in the third round.
My cousin, Ja Yoon got disqualified in the third round too.
No matter how hard I try,
there would be no use if the Queen Dowager rejects the Kim family.
As long as you do a good job...
You need to show the strength of our family, Uncle.
To me, that would be a lot more valuable
than an object like this.
I mean, seriously...
You make a good point.
Song Yi was right about the Queen Dowager being our key target.
But I'm sure that old hag won't be on our side.
What should we do then, Father?
Why don't we stick to our original plan and
persuade all the servants who'd be a part of the selection?
Don't worry about the servants.
All of them are already on our side because of the gifts we gave them.
Try even harder.
We need to use Queen Mother and servants
and make them pressure Queen Dowager.
Good work, Sweetheart.
But what's about to happen is more important.
Apparently, the third round will go on for two days while you're staying in the palace.
Since it's the last round, Queen Dowager will be disqualifying the candidates herself.
Since Queen Mother is from the Kim family, Queen Dowager will probably disfavor anyone from that family.
But...
she definitely won't favor you either.
If so...
there's no guarantee that I'd win this time either.
I can't get disqualified in the third round again.
What would happen to Hong Yeon?
You're looking for the way to kick her out, right?
There will be good news soon.
Good news?
To whom?
Aigoo!
You're here for the governor of Gyeonggi, right?
Yes.
I have them ready to go here.
- Thank you. - Yes.
- Take care! - Thank you.
Lady Yeon!
Your mother told me to deliver your medicine.
Here you go.
Is your asthma improving?
Are you Lady Hong Yeon?
Who are you?
I was sent by your father in Hanyang.
How are you feeling?
My father did?
Lady Hong Yeon!
My lady!
Looks like you're doing well. I'll tell him that.
I'll visit you again soon.
Please take care of yourself.
Who is he?
He was apparently sent by my father.
This is the medicine your mother sent.
Have some.
I am sorry for confusing you last time.
Don't mention it!
You don't have to worry about someone like me.
Looks like your plan worked out.
I think I misunderstood you.
Misunderstood?
I don't know what it is, but I'm glad it worked out.
By the way,
why did you want to see me again?
You probably know a lady named Hong Yeon.
Yes, I do.
Please do not tell anyone about her.
No matter what it is about.
A candidate of the selection should
not have anything to do with the prince.
How did you know that we know each other?
Did that lady tell you that?
That she feels uncomfortable about knowing me?
She said you did her a big favor.
I am very thankful about that.
Why are you thanking me for that?
Because she is my woman.
She was my woman from the beginning.
What are you doing in the palace?
I came because His Majesty wanted to see me.
You probably do not know since you were never educated as a royal,
but the further away you are from the palace, the better.
By chance,
are you close to His Excellency Jo Heung Gyeon?
Pardon?
Do not trust that man.
He bragged about how you are his puppet.
What do you mean by that?
What I meant is that you should not
tempt what is inside the palace because you are a prince.
A traitor's son who grew up on the street is not granted anything.
You may leave the palace now.
Do not even think about frequenting this place.
My lady.
Don't you feel nervous?
Even I'm nervous since it's the last round.
I'm sure you'd get chosen, right?
Whether we're hiding something?
That's what Eun Bo asked you?
Yes.
Perhaps she heard something at the palace?
A traitor's son who grew up on the street is not granted anything.
Is it okay for you to be here?
Thanks to that woman,
the king stopped being suspicious of me.
That's a relief.
Looks like the woman made it to the third round.
It's almost time for us to be on the big mission too.
Yes.
The Queen Dowager's decision will determine our fate.
But we don't know what she's thinking yet.
I'll meet with the lady shaman and get the answer.
I heard you wanted to see me.
I wanted to see you because I became curious about something while reading.
Do you know anything about prophetic dreams?
Prophetic dreams are
the dreams you are granted with from the sun, moon, and stars.
- The sun, moon, and stars... - Even the people
who worship the spirit like me
rarely have that power.
You mean not anyone can have those dreams?
I'm not sure if it's possible,
but if you keep having those dreams,
your body might become weak.
Your Majesty, it's Han Mo.
I understand.
You may leave.
I brought Wal somewhere else as you ordered.
Good work.
Your Majesty.
What did the shaman say?
Granted from the sun, moon, and stars...
Maybe the dreams might help to turn everything back to normal.
Pardon?
Both of this trinket and the queen
need to be put back where they were.
I also need to fix my mistake for doing that
to Kang Yi Soo as well.
I will go to Queen Mother's house as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.
I will make them reinvestigate Kang Yi Soo's case.
King.
I will clear Kang Yi Soo's name for trying to teach the queen
about the theory of enlightenment, which is an absurd accusation.
What are you talking about all of a sudden, King?
But we already reached a conclusion.
Do you really think we did?
I never thought that way, not even once.
I'm filled with sense of guilt, obligation, and shame
in every moment.
King, I mean...
- Son? - Yes.
Since I am your son,
I just let it go.
But this time I request you.
Please confess your crime.
If so, I will reduce the punishment.
There is no way.
Treating the mother you gave birth to you like this
is completely outrageous!
I will give you some time.
Whether you would confess or I would reveal your crime
is up to you, Mother.
This opportunity I'm giving you
is the last of filial duty I can fulfill.
King!
Do you think Queen Mother would accept that?
I just hope she does.
Even if she does not,
there would be no use.
Han Mo.
You would have to run an errand for me.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Are you out there?
Tell Prime Minister to come to the palace immediately.
Immediately!
Yes, Your Highness.
His Majesty sent me here.
Wal!
You little...
Seriously...
Why am I so happy to see you?
Are you okay? Did you get injured...
I went through so much because of you...
Your Majesty...
Looks like you become very close in a short period of time.
You mean her and me?
Not at all!
Not with this punk...
"This punk?"
With this lady...
things are still kind of awkward and distant...
We're basically like strangers.
Don't you think, Lady?
Your Majesty.
Anyway...
please have a seat here.
You saved my life. I'll take a deep bow at least.
Whether it's a hundred times or a thousand times...
That's enough.
Huh?
That is okay.
Have a seat.
Okay then...
That is okay, that is okay.
Okay, Your Majesty.
Even though I am no longer suspicious of you,
it is still true that you were seen with the gunman's body.
I wanted to see you since I wanted to hear about it.
It is just as I told you last time.
I was there to meet with a client introduced by a courtesan named Cho Hyang.
And there I saw a couple of bodies out of nowhere!
I was so shocked.
You did not see anything else in the house?
Well, nothing in particular...
Oh, right...
I forgot since a lot of things happened to me lately,
but one of them was still barely breathing.
Wake up, wake up, wake up!
Excuse me, Ahjussi!
- What? - Gae Pyeong...
Gae Pyeong...
Gae Pyeong?
It was "Gae..."
Gae...
"Gae Pyeong!"
That's it!
He said "Gae Pyeong!" Gae Pyeong!
Yes.
Gae Pyeong.
What do you think that is?
Well, they call a small change "Gae Pyeong" at gambling places.
There's no way a dying man said that.
It's probably someone's name.
If so, could it be the culprit's name?
That is highly likely.
Research that name.
You mean me?
I'll appoint you as an officer at the Royal Investigation Bureau.
Your Majesty.
My god...
You really want me to...
As I understand, an officer at the Royal Investigation Bureau is a pretty important position.
There is another reason why I am sending you to the Royal Investigation Bureau.
The culprit's spy should be there.
You need to find that spy as well.
Me?
Will you really let Wal do those things?
Looking at your face...
Why? Is he not trustworthy?
I thought he was competent since he's the owner of Buyong Agency.
He's useful as an informant.
But he's very rambunctious...
He can be kind of silly.
I made him do it since he is like that.
Since no one would think of him as a threat.
Also...
the culprit must have found out who the owner of Buyong Agency is.
I can not let him be exposed.
He is someone who helped you.
I am returning the favor.
There is a place I want to go with you now that we are outside the palace.
This is...
Do you remember?
When I met you for the first time in ten years,
I thought you forgot everything about our childhood memories.
I told you that, didn't I?
That I forgot about it all.
I tried to remember it even if it's just for myself.
It is a precious memory that can not be replaced
with anything.
Wait for me, Brother!
Let's go inside.
There is something I want to return to you.
How do you have this...
During the first round of selection,
you misplaced and I have been keeping it safe.
I heard Chief Eunuch Hwang told you everything.
Yes.
The little prince
you met 10 years ago
signed a petition to dismiss a servant which was for
protecting the position of the crown prince.
When he became the king 10 years later,
he lost that servant who he wanted as the right-hand man.
But if it is not too late,
he wishes to turn everything back to normal.
I will clear His Excellency Kang Yi Soo's name
and reinstate you as the queen.
I will make sure to keep the promise I made with you
under the sun, moon, and stars right here.
Could you wait a little bit longer until then?
I know that the reason why you participated in the selection
was not to be back by my side.
It is probably because you wanted to catch the culprit and clear your father's name.
But let me ask you this.
When everything is over,
could you come back to me
as Eun Ki,
and as my queen?
I will...
get going then.
It was me, not Unni.
The king also liked me as a child.
His Majesty really warned you like that?
He was not just saying that.
He was really determined to destroy me.
He is trying to sacrifice his own mother because of a woman.
Oh, boy...
How could he abandon his filial duty as a son?
If something bad happens to me because of that,
you think the Kim family would be okay?
Come up with a solution somehow.
No matter what it takes!
Maybe the king was bluffing in order to go after us.
Don't you know how he is?
He doesn't know how to plot against someone like that.
He was trying to be respectful to his mother.
What should we do then?
What do you mean, "what should we do?"
It seems like
he already warned her not to do anything.
Since when did that stop us anyway?
But...
we can't be too hasty either.
As long as we can silence the court lady who informed him,
everything would be fine.
How could we silence her?
It would all be over if she gets sent to the Royal Investigation Bureau.
No matter how well she endures the cruel torture,
she won't be able to last that long.
So you mean
we should kidnap her before she gets arrested.
And how would we do that?
And where would we keep her even if we did?
It's for a preventative measure.
It'd be better to cut off the roots completely.
I don't know if Queen Mother would allow it.
I'm sure she would.
The family is about to get destroyed.
Hyungnim.
The third round of selection starts tomorrow.
She needs to do something quickly, no matter what it is.
The mission of the third round
should be decided by you, Your Highness.
His Excellency Baek Ja Yong is here.
I heard you have a lot of questions for me.
Why did you lie to me?
I heard the king caused the prison break in order to save Father.
What significance does that have?
How could it not have any significance?
The king didn't try to kill Father.
So? What changed?
Your father became a sacrificial lamb for the king
and he died following the king's order.
Are you being fooled by his sweet talk?
It's not like that.
Because you made me doubt him by lying...
To me, all of that is true.
The king killed Kang Yi Soo.
He was my old friend and someone who's been sharing a dream with me!
He was killed by the king.
What's that dream you're referring to about?
Why can't you talk to me clearly about it?
Please tell me everything without hiding!
Tell me what your goal is
and why is the headquarters fully armed?
And what can you achieve by making me the queen?
I need to know now.
Tomorrow is the beginning of the third round of selection, right?
You should prepare for that for now.
I'll tell you everything when the selection ends.
Huh? It's Gae Pyeong!
Hong Yeon was staying at a small temple in Yeojoomok.
What should I do?
Watch her closely for now.
I'm sure she'd come in handy when it's time.
Yes, sir.
By the way...
the king has been too quiet
since he arrested the owner of Buyong Agency.
It's about time for him to start interrogating
the man on his own.
I'll find out using the spy I planted at the Royal Investigation Bureau.
Try to be discreet in everything you do.
If you get caught by chance,
everyone would find out that I was the one who pointed a gun at the king.
If that happens,
Young Ji would be put into danger too.
I'll keep that in mind.
How dare you...
How dare you do this?
Why?
Why did you do that?
Why did you do that? Why?
How dare you do that to His Majesty?
Do you even know what you've done?
Do you know what he means to me?
Do you know how precious he is to me?
How could you do that?
What am I supposed to do if all of this gets revealed?
What am I supposed to do?
Not only that I won't become the queen,
but I'd never be able to go near His Majesty.
It'd all be over!
What should I do...
No one would be able to find out
That would never happen.
If I get caught by chance,
I'd cut my tongue off and die immediately.
You'd never hear me mentioning the names of you
and His Excellency.
Could you really...
keep that promise?
Did you want to see me?
Huh?
He's the new officer who'd be your partner starting today.
Teach him well so he doesn't get on the wrong side of Chief.
Pardon?
This guy?
He's the new guy?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
I hope we get along from now on.
We've seen each other often since I was the owner of Buyong Agency.
Let's try not to be too distant.
Who got you this job anyway?
How about your agency?
Try not to be too curious.
If I told you, you'd faint from shock.
Excuse me.
You know that thing over there?
What's that place for?
That's the office for the higher-ups.
If you go that way, that's the interrogation area.
And if you go that way, there's the chief's office.
Sir.
- This is... - I've heard.
You used to be behind the bars.
I don't know how you managed to join the Royal Investigation Bureau,
but you'd better brace yourself.
I hate the ones who come here through connections.
Aigoo...
What a warm welcome...
I'll try my best to serve you, sir.
Make sure he doesn't do anything stupid.
- Watch him closely. - Yes.
Yes.
So he is...
Come on...
You don't need to tell me.
He's one of those pests, isn't he?
You promised to share information with me.
You remember that, correct?
I thought we both could find it useful
if it's regarding Lady Hong. That's why I wanted to see you.
Did you find out anything?
That woman is not Hong Yeon.
The dead queen...
I mean,
the daughter of Kang Yi Soo came back to life.
Is there any evidence?
So...
You mean that woman is the dead queen?
Is that really true?
Did the queen really come back to life?
Where did you hear that from?
Are you sure that's accurate?
Yes.
His Excellency Jo Heung Gyeon gave me that information
suggesting getting rid of her since she's both of our enemy.
Jo Heung Gyeon?
He really shared that with us so easily?
Can you trust him?
It seemed like he had evidence too.
The dead queen?
Sounds like there might be a solution.
What's your thought?
What if we killed the court lady
and frame Lady Hong for it?
Queen Mother won't be able to just sit back
once she finds out that Lady Hong is the dead queen.
If that woman gets chosen again by chance,
that would be a huge disaster.
So let me tell you this.
That court lady is her right-hand woman,
but we need to get rid of her in order to prevent anything worse.
Please communicate that with her.
Also,
if you told her that we could kick her out by framing her for murdering that court lady,
Queen Mother would have to be on board too.
I'll take care of the rest.
If you just persuade Queen Mother,
I'll get things going starting tonight.
My lady.
Did something happen while you were out?
You're acting strange today.
Yeo Wool, have you
waited for your lover?
Lover?
Maybe I'm still too young.
I don't really know about that kind of stuff.
When I was a lot younger than you,
I waited for this young man.
I was curious about him and I missed him.
And I got angry waiting for him to show up when things didn't work out.
I didn't realize it back then,
but that was love.
Am I...
not supposed to feel that way again?
Pardon?
My lady.
How could you say something like that facing the selection?
I'm afraid someone might've heard you.
You worked hard making this far along with the selection.
One of you will be chosen as the queen.
I hope you try your best working on the last mission.
Yes, Your Highness.
Court Lady Jung, announce the mission.
Yes, Your Highness.
You probably all heard the story from the Song Dynasty
about young Sima Guang breaking a water jug
by throwing a rock at it to save his friend
who fell inside of it.
No matter how precious the water jug might have been, he could easily destroy it
in order to save a loved one's life.
To put it in different words,
it means you should know how to give up on something in order to gain something precious.
So let me ask you this.
As the queen who supports the king who's also her husband,
it's important to make sacrifices and do everything in moderation.
What would you be able to sacrifice in order to become the queen?
Your answer to this question
will be judged by me, Queen Mother, and the rest of the royal family.
Court Lady Jung.
Yes, Your Highness.
Come inside.
By 1 p.m. tomorrow, please bring the thing
you are willing to sacrifice in that box.
Your Majesty.
How come you've been standing here for almost an hour?
You always nag for wanting to go somewhere.
Now you are nagging for standing still?
I'm not nagging.
I thought you were waiting here to catch her passing by.
I'm just out here because the weather is nice.
It's because of the nice weather.
I guess...
it's about time they finished announcing the mission.
And the young ladies are staying at Yeonghwadang, so...
she won't be walking down this street.
Why are you telling me that now?
Your Majesty!
Where are you going?
Today, you'll be staying in your designated room.
Please take a break.
Well...
May I stop by the library?
I thought I might find it useful for the mission.
I'll ask Court Lady Jung.
She might get kicked out soon.
So she probably should take a tour around the palace.
Are you here to look for the answer too?
Anyway, I'm not finding much.
When I was nine,
I met with His Majesty for the first time.
When I entered the palace as the princess's Yedong,
I was bullied.
And back then,
His Majesty helped me.
So I could get along with other children.
He wasn't very friendly,
but it was enough for me
to fall in love with him.
Why are you confessing this to me?
It's not a confession.
It's a pledge.
I won't miss the opportunity to be by His Majesty twice.
We need to work on the mission.
What is it that you wanted to talk to me about?
I just wanted to get some fresh air and chat.
By the way,
did you hear that rumor?
That lady named Hong Yeon.
What... What about Lady Hong Yeon?
The thing is...
She's apparently indeed the resurrected queen.
Pardon?
I heard it's from a trusty source.
Okay, I'll come back soon.
- Take care. - Okay!
My goodness!
What's going on?
It's Wal!
What took you so long?
Hold on, hold on, hold on!
This is Yong Ho Hyungnim.
Hello, sir!
Yes, yes. Let's go inside.
Let's go!
How fancy!
I'll join you inside!
Let's go inside.
- Help him inside. - Come with me, sir.
Hurry up and help him in.
Have some, sir.
So...
You became a government official. What a blessing.
The soldiers came here looking for you the other day.
So I thought you committed a huge crime.
They say life is full of irony.
My life has been full of ups and downs lately.
By the way,
is it true that Cho Hyang disappeared?
Yes!
She disappeared without a trace.
Maybe she really ran away with that suspicious man.
Suspicious man?
What's all this?
Who did you say that man is?
I don't know who he is.
All kinds of people come to the watering hole all the time.
You didn't get to see his face?
I couldn't see his face well because of the hat, but...
Right! He had some kind of scar on the back of his neck.
He had a burnt mark that looked like it was from a soldering iron.
A burnt mark on the back of the neck?
Queen Dowager seems quite determined.
I visited her and tried sounding her out.
It seemed like she was quite impressed with the fact that
she made it to the final round on her own.
So is it safe to assume that she'd get selected?
Probably.
I will do as you said.
I'll make the court lady who made the false confession come clean
and confess my own sin as well.
Are you satisfied?
Do you mean that?
Am I...
still your mother?
Never mind.
I made this decision I was afraid that
my family might get harmed once you draw your sword.
If you still think of me as your mother,
please do not punish the Kim family.
Do you not think punishing your mother is enough?
Is that enough to make you believe me?
Oh, whoa...
Apparently, she doesn't just resemble her. She looks just like her.
- Really? - She looks just like her.
How could that be?
What's going on?
I asked you what's going on?
Well, the thing is...
What?
There's a rumor in the palace?
I warned them, but the young court ladies can be chatty.
How could the fact that she looks like the dead queen
become such a scandal?
They don't say she looks like her. They say...
they're the same person.
In the palace, whenever there are more than two people,
everyone is busy talking about that.
Sounds like Song Yi did a good job spreading the rumor.
I'm sure.
Deliver this letter to Lady Hong now.
Pardon?
Yes, Your Highness.
Queen Mother told me to give this to you.
To me?
[ The court lady in front of you got your father killed ]
By chance...
do you know what this letter says?
Pardon?
No.
How would I dare reading Queen Mother's letter?
Why did she want this letter delivered to me?
I wouldn't know.
Queen Mother will start looking for me.
I should get going now.
What does this mean?
That court lady killed my father?
Hold on a second.
Hey.
What are you doing here?
Your Majesty!
It's Chief Eunuch Hwang.
Come on in.
What is it about?
A court lady was found dead in the palace.
What?
What happened here?
What happened?
She was poisoned.
Poisoned?
First of all, find out where she's been last night.
The king ordered to search everywhere
in the palace and arrest the culprit without delay.
Yes.
That girl...
went to Yeonghwadang at night.
Yeonghwadang?
It's the annex where the candidates for the selection are staying.
The candidates for the selection?
She said she needs to deliver something to one of the candidates.
And she never came back to the court ladies' house.
Where's Yeonghwadang?
- Over there... - Take us there.
Yes.
Which one...
met with the Queen Mother's court lady last night?
Queen Mother's court lady?
Why do you ask that?
That court lady was found dead in the morning.
We're trying to figure out where she was last night.
I heard she went to Yeonghwadang and never came back.
By chance, has anyone seen her?
I...
saw her.
I saw her
with Lady Hong.
I saw that myself.
Yes, that's true.
I saw her briefly last night.
What was it about?
She brought a letter from Queen Mother.
A letter?
Why would Queen Mother send a letter to Lady Hong?
She wouldn't do that to a random candidate during the selection.
Are you lying by chance?
Excuse me!
May I look at the letter?
The thing is...
I can't share that.
Isn't this getting more and more suspicious?
I'm sorry, but I need to go through your belongings.
You guys should wait here
and the officers should follow me.
Find it!
What are you doing? Can't you search properly?
I'm about to search...
Try smelling this.
It's that poison...
We found poison in Lady Hong's room.
Queen Mother was probably behind this.
She prevented the court lady from confessing!
Your Majesty.
The Royal Investigation Bureau
is investigating the young ladies at Yeonghwadang.
What?
That's impossible.
There must be something wrong.
It's not mine!
The king ordered to arrest the culprit as soon as possible.
Take Lady Hong away!
Yes!
What are you doing? Let go of me!
Let go of me!
That's impossible.
There must be something wrong.
It's not mine!
The king ordered to arrest the culprit as soon as possible.
Take Lady Hong away!
Yes!
What are you doing? Let go of me!
Let go of me!
[ Queen: Love and War ]
I was framed.
I did not kill that court lady.
Start the torturing until she confesses!
Is any of you certain that Lady Hong is the dead queen?
Give me the evidence.
I want to be by your side even though I don't have my own name
You need to hide the thing you cherish the most.
Go ahead.
I will pay back what I received no matter what!
That woman over there
is the daughter of the traitor, Kang Yi Soo!