(Episode 32)
Aren't these organisations...
the affiliates of Min Dong Joo's organisation?
How can they still operate the organisation...
when the head merchant is under interrogation?
That is...
Tell me what happened.
Sir, Min Dong Joo has already been released.
Tell me more.
I heard that they released her with Lady Jung Nan Jung.
Is Lady Jung released?
Are you sure about it?
Yes, I am.
You want to visit His Majesty?
Yes, Sir. I have something I should tell him.
Okay. But he'll meet you outside the Palace...
to avoid the surveillance.
Outside the Palace?
He'll go out incognito today.
I will help you meet with His Majesty then.
- Thanks for the food. - Goodbye.
Welcome.
Is Ok Nyeo here?
Not yet,
but Chief Yoon of Price Policy Division is waiting for you.
- He is? - Yes, Your Majesty.
He has something to discuss with you.
Please go inside.
Your Majesty.
Sit.
So what is it that you have to tell me?
Your Majesty,
is it true that you released Lady Jung?
- That's correct. - Your Majesty,
forgive me if I've crossed the line,
but this isn't what we talked last time.
You said...
you will eradicate Lady Jung and her followers.
Between I, the Queen Dowager and Lord Yoon,
there is a political tie...
entangled.
I gave Jung Nan Jung,
and received something bigger in return.
So,
- you should understand. - However, Your Majesty,
Jung Nan Jung put the people's lives at stake,
and made a mockery out of you.
Even a lowborn like I...
know how serious that is of a crime.
I cannot understand...
why you wouldn't punish such felony.
It's not that I wouldn't.
I'm delaying it.
Sir.
Ok Nyeo.
Why are you two together?
Well... Oh, that is...
I've said what I had to say.
I'll get going.
Okay. You may leave now.
Well... Why did you meet with Chief Yoon?
Well...
I had to ask him something...
in order to carry out the King's order.
Have you been doing well?
Yes, Sir.
Why did you want to see me?
That's...
I don't know if you've heard,
but Jung Nan Jung was released.
Pardon? She was released?
How could she be released so soon when her crime is so grave?
I don't know much about it,
but it seems like His Majesty made a political deal...
with the Queen Dowager and Lord Yoon...
using Jung Nan Jung.
- A political deal? - Yes.
I think he has earned what he wanted,
so do not be upset.
What's the matter?
Are you disappointed at his decision?
It's not that.
How can I dare to complain about the King's decision?
I just don't understand how Jung Nan Jung...
could be released that easily despite her flagrant crimes...
when the ordinary people have to suffer...
more than they deserve.
Also, it scares me.
It means the power Lady Jung and Lord Yoon have...
is as powerful as to manipulate the King's decision.
And I aim to fight against them.
You're right, Ok Nyeo.
The King of this nation is very incompetent.
- Sir! - He's pathetic and pitiful.
Sir, someone might hear you.
I don't care.
That incompetent king deserves this.
We can freely backbite others even if it's the King.
Still, please stop, Sir.
Goodness.
I'm so angry. Why don't we have some drink?
Sorry? Drink?
Yes.
Good.
What I told you...
is a secret.
- Okay. - Good.
- Let's go. - Sure.
Did you find out the reason why Lord Yoon...
tried to kill your mother?
Not yet, Sir.
Do you know...
who your mother served?
If you know it, I might be able to look into it.
I think it'd be difficult even for you.
What makes you say that?
My mother was...
a court maid at Dongungjeon.
Dongungjeon?
Does it mean she served the late King Injong?
Yes, Sir.
The court maids and court ladies...
who used to work with my mother in Dongungjeon...
all died mysteriously.
They died mysteriously?
Do you mean...
they were all murdered?
Why did they have to be murdered?
I don't know, Sir.
What I do know is that I must find out why...
in order to find out why my mother was killed.
Sir.
I'll go by myself from here.
It's too late.
- I'll take you home. - No, thanks.
- I have to stop by somewhere. - Then...
I'll walk you there.
- It's fine. I can go by myself. - Stop it.
Then,
tell me where you live.
Where I live?
Why do you want to know that?
If you live far from here, I'd feel bad for you.
Please tell me where you live.
Well... I live...
over there in Gahoe-dong.
Gahoe-dong?
Yes, that's where I live.
- I'm going to Gahoe-dong now. - What?
Really? Wow.
- That's good. - Yes, Sir.
Then we better hurry.
- It's late already. - Yes, Sir.
Good. Let's go.
I'm visiting somewhere near here.
Where is your house, Sir?
My house?
Oh, my house is...
It's here.
Sorry? Did you say you live here?
- Right. - Do you really live here?
That's right.
- What's the matter? - Well...
This is the house of Lord Lee Jeong Myeong.
In fact, this is where I came to visit.
- Goodness. - If this is...
where you live...
You said your name is Lee Hwan, right?
I did.
Are you Lord Lee's relative?
Not exactly.
Sorry?
Well, that is...
Since I'm a secret inspector, I travel around the nation,
so I need some place to stay over.
I sleep in Lord Lee's house from time to time in Hanyang.
- I see. - Right.
Let's go in, then.
Okay.
Okay, let's go in.
Right.
Is anyone in there?
Hello, Sir.
What brings you all the way here?
Do you know him?
- Of course... - Of course, we know each other.
Even before I became an inspector,
we were very close friends for a long time.
- Pardon? - I'm very happy...
to see you in such a long time.
Let's go inside.
- Please wait here for a moment. - Okay.
Go and let Lord Lee know.
- Yes, Sir. - Since when...
have you been staying here?
Well...
Since I became an inspector,
I never had a proper place to stay, so I often came by here.
- I see. - Yes.
Do you know...
a girl called Ok Nyeo?
I heard she was a spy.
Your Majesty. How do you...
happen to know her?
I met her while I was outside the Palace.
Tell me...
everything you know about her.
So,
has Lord Lee gone to bed?
Not yet. He will be out soon.
Tell him not to bother. He doesn't have to come outside.
- But... - I said it's fine.
What brings you here?
Lord Lee, it is so good to see you after all this while.
- Speak to me freely. - Pardon?
I will explain later. Speak freely.
Okay, then.
I feel bad that I stay with you whenever I'm here.
I hope I didn't wake you from your sleep.
You didn't.
Can we go inside?
I have something urgent to tell you.
Very well, then.
Ok Nyeo, do whatever you have to do.
I have to go inside.
- Yes, Sir. - Bye.
Come inside.
Sir.
What is it, Ok Nyeo?
I had no idea that...
Sir Lee Hwan stayed here.
Did he...
tell you his name?
Yes.
How do you...
know him so well?
He came to Jeonokseo on a secret mission.
Since that day, we meet every now and then.
Sir.
Is the King's court lady in?
She is not.
What? Where is she, then?
I really need to ask her something.
Follow me.
Okay.
What I told you...
is a secret.
- Okay. - Good.
- Let's go. - Sure.
Wait.
Is something the matter?
Aren't you Man Ok?
What are you doing here?
One thing led to another.
Come with me. Let's talk.
So Jung.
What is it this time?
Guess what.
Myung Seon and Sir Yoon...
seem to be very close.
What do you mean?
Myung Seon and I met Sir Yoon in the corridor.
He seemed to know her very well.
He called her into his office.
What?
What happened? When did you start working here?
I picked a pocket in the marketplace...
and Gyo Ha noticed me and hired me.
Did you know I work here?
- Yes. - Why didn't you come by?
Is everything okay?
Yes. It's nice here.
Does Ok Nyeo know that...
you're a kisaeng now?
Yes.
What happened between you and her?
Didn't you like each other?
That's none of your business.
Come to me if you need anything.
You can go.
Bye, then.
Sir, it's So Jung. May I come in?
Come in.
- Take a seat. - Thanks.
Sir.
Have you heard that Lady Jung was released?
Yes.
What is going on?
You said the Palace Guards arrested her.
She will do all in her power to find out who reported her...
to the King.
I'm afraid something could happen to you.
I think I underestimated her.
The more I deal with her,
the harder it gets.
It's only natural. She's able to manipulate...
Lord Yoon and even the Queen Dowager.
Do not take her lightly. You must always be careful.
I will.
So,
how do you know Myung Seon?
We met during my days as a merchant.
Take extra good care of her.
I will.
A hairpin? What are you talking about?
Do you know anything about a hairpin that...
belonged to my mother?
It had a large blue stone in the middle.
Court Lady Han found out that...
my mother once had an identical hairpin...
and promised to tell me what it meant.
She hasn't told me anything since.
Do you know anything about that?
I don't.
I'm sorry.
The court maids and court ladies...
who used to work with my mother in Dongungjeon...
all died mysteriously.
They died mysteriously?
Do you mean...
they were all murdered?
Why did they have to be murdered?
I don't know, Sir.
What I do know is that I must find out why...
in order to find out why my mother was killed.
Court Lady Han, are you there?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I have a question for you.
Please ask, Your Majesty.
Do you know that...
the ladies and maids who served the late king...
are all dead?
Pardon?
One of them...
died at the hands of assassins that Lord Yoon sent.
Why did they all end up dead?
Do you know anything?
At the time,
you were a court maid.
Did you hear any rumours...
about what happened?
I apologise, Your Majesty. I know nothing of the matter.
Don't you?
No, Your Majesty.
Very well, then. You're excused.
Thank you.
Your mother hasn't yet made a full recovery.
- Where could she be going? - I have no idea.
- She needs to rest. - She does.
Jong Geum.
- Don't you feel sorry for her? - Well...
A bit.
You had a tough time in Jeonokseo.
You should rest.
I have no time to rest.
The Queen Dowager made a tough decision...
to have me released.
That was her way of telling me to clean things up.
Yes, you are right.
Did you find out who reported me...
to the King?
I was looking into that.
I haven't found out yet though.
We must find out as soon as possible.
- The sooner the better. - I did...
- find out one thing. - What is that?
A village was quarantined because of the plague.
Someone went in and out in secret.
The Police Bureau guarded the perimeters.
How did someone manage to get in and out?
It was Ok Nyeo.
- What? - What?
She got into the village...
with a doctor.
That means she found out...
the plague was faked and tried to look into it.
She is getting in my way once again.
She works at Sogyeokseo.
There is no way she could get word to the King.
There can't be any connection or contact between the two people.
The King is looking for...
a new Minister of Government Administration.
Someone to keep an eye on...
the Queen Dowager's family and keep them in check.
I plan to...
recommend you for the post.
My lord.
The Minister of Government Administration...
is a position the King cannot appoint on his own.
Do not worry about that.
May I ask...
what you expect of me?
If you do well...
as Minister of Government Administration,
we can eliminate those who support Lord Yoon and the Queen Dowager.
We could even replace them with our people.
If we slowly gain influence,
one day we might even be able to get rid of...
the two people who are ruining our nation.
Sir.
Everyone's waiting.
- Good. Let's go inside. - Sure.
- Stay seated. - Thanks.
I called this sudden meeting to tell you that...
I will return to office shortly.
What?
Will you be coming back to the Police Bureau?
No.
I will be the new Minister of Government Administration.
- What? - What?
- Congratulations, Sir. - Congratulations.
That's a position that...
any ambitious official dreams of holding.
It's quite prestigious.
- How do you know that? - Come on.
Woo Chi and I...
impersonated all sorts of officials, you know.
How were you offered the position?
What happened?
I will tell you the details some other time.
- See what you can do about that. - I will.
What is going on?
We messed up and got you in trouble.
I apologise.
- We apologise, Lady Jung. - We apologise, Lady Jung.
That's fine.
- Get back to work. - Yes, my lady.
- Get back to work. - Yes, Sir.
Nan Jung.
Dong Chang found out who sold...
the herbs that were stolen.
- Really? - Yes.
Let's talk inside.
Did you find out who stole from us?
Sorry, but no.
What do you mean?
The store owner said that...
some bottom-rung workers sold the herbs.
Such people work for different merchants each day.
They said they don't know...
who it is they work for.
That makes no sense. Is that possible?
I think someone targeted us.
- What? - But...
they're trying very hard to cover their tracks.
That means they are still weak.
We must crush them before they settle.
Find out who they are.
- Dae Gil. - Hello.
- Did you call us? - I did.
Do you know who Hong Man Jong is?
He's the merchant who has the right to trade in Samgae Dock.
A merchant is a nice way of putting it.
He's a mere scoundrel.
He gives small stall owners a really hard time...
and will resort to violence to take whatever he wants.
He's a terror.
- Why won't you pay up? - Give me some time.
You've been saying that for weeks!
- Pay up next month or get out. - I will, I will.
Mr Park, where did you get your wares?
- From Mr Kim. - From who? Mr Kim?
- Sell my products, not his! - Yes, Sir.
We hired you two...
to target him.
He's the worst of the worst. It's best to leave him alone.
I know that, but there's a reason we have to take him down.
What's that?
His right to trade.
If we're to do business, we need that.
Can you think of a way to win him over?
We'll think of one.
I did as you told...
and looked into Cha Dae Myung of Baeogae Market.
Is there anything noteworthy?
He treats officials to drinks at Sosoru every 3 or 4 days.
Before making an important decision,
he visits a shaman to select an auspicious date.
I heard about that, too.
He seems to visit...
all the famous shamans in the Capital.
Sir, when we were in Haeju,
I read your fortune.
You did. I still get goosebumps when I think about it.
You were so amazingly accurate.
That was actually a trick.
What?
Sir Sung did some research on you and your family...
and told me what he found out.
Is that true?
Yes. I was in a sticky situation at the time.
I'm sure you were, but I fell for it.
I taught her and groomed her...
since she was little.
She could con anyone if she set her mind to it.
- How could you... - I'm really sorry.
I had no choice. I had to act like I was possessed...
or serve a man drinks all night.
Why did you bring that up?
Why do you think?
She wants to trick Cha Dae Myung...
when he next wants to visit a shaman.
He's right.
- Ok Nyeo's so smart. - She is.
- Dae Gil. - Yes?
- We found a way. - What is it?
Hong Man Jong is the biggest buyer of stolen goods.
- Is he a fence? - Yes.
Almost all the thieves in the Capital...
sell what they get to him.
If we can come up with a plan, it's a perfect way to get to him.
Here's your food.
Enjoy your meal.
Woo Chi.
Why haven't you been by? Were you busy?
I was up to a lot of things.
As if.
I bet you were just thinking of ways to con people.
Come over here.
Do you have any good items to sell?
- Why? - Why else?
I want to buy them.
I do have some items.
Here you go.
There.
What do you think?
Where did you get these from?
From Sir Jang of Yiyeon Market.
Do you know Hong Man Jong?
Of course I do. He's a jerk.
Since he started his business, I suffered a great loss.
I'm planning to take him down. Can you help me?
What? How? Where?
Now, let's drink.
I heard that...
you only make deals on the days the shaman picks out for you.
That's right. Thanks to that,
I've been quite successful.
Please let me know if you need a lucky day.
I'll introduce you a good shaman.
Would you?
Sir. Can I get you anything else?
Bring in one more girl to serve him.
I'm serving him. Why would he need another girl?
You witch. You should know your place.
- You're a pleasant man. - Here you go.
- Let's drink. - Sir. Please excuse me for a while.
Sure.
Let's have another.
Of course. Sure.
Here.
Dae Gil.
Gosh, Da Jeong.
I haven't seen you in a while.
Goodness. You got even prettier.
- Let me pour you a drink. - Sure.
You're serving Cha Dae Myeong, the head merchant, right?
How did you know that?
Can you do me a favour?
What is it?
- You should arrange them better. - Don't move!
- What is this?
What are you doing?
Gosh, Officer Yang. What's going on?
Hey. Hong Man Jong.
I've been informed that you sell stolen goods.
Stolen goods?
What are you doing? Search for...
stolen goods.
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir.
- Hey! - Don't move!
Sir. Why are you doing this to me?
Don't do this. Let's just talk.
Don't try any funny tricks. It won't work.
Some petty pennies won't get you out of this.
Hey! Search every nook and cranny!
- Yes, Sir. - Sir, this is...
- Gosh. - You got unlucky.
Unlucky?
Ma'am. Someone named Cha Dae Myeong...
is here to see you.
Tell him I'm busy right now,
and he should wait for 30 minutes.
Yes, Ma'am.
She is busy right now. You should wait for a while.
Okay.
- Wait. - What is it?
Is it true that she is...
great at fortunetelling?
Yes. She is the best among the clerks at Sogyeokseo.
I see.
Ma'am. He's here.
I'm Cha Dae Myeong.
Thank you for your precious time.
- Have a seat, please. - Okay.
I'm planning...
on a big trade.
That's why I wanted you to...
Quiet.
You've been walking on flower petals,
but now you're floundering in filthy water.
Excuse me?
As you struggle harder to get out,
you will sink deeper...
and flounder in it.
That's... Then...
what should I do?
A noble man will come from the east.
Trust him and follow him.
From east?
You're saying...
That's right. Trust him and do whatever he says.
Yes, Ma'am.
Still...
Sir. They're all gathered.
Good. I'll be out shortly.
Yes, Sir.
You're the suppliers of Price Policy Division.
From today, you'll be scattered to all parts of the country...
to manage the supplies from regional offices,
regional organisations, price of goods and the list of articles.
In short, you'll be the chiefs of Price Police Division of that area.
- Do you understand? - Yes, Sir.
Before you go, I'll give you an order.
You must know Chuseok is coming.
In Chuseok, a lot of fish and fruits will be used.
That's why organisations are trying to buy up...
fish and fruits...
before Chuseok, and sell them at a higher price.
I won't...
let it happen this time.
You will get the fish and fruits...
before the organisations do.
- Get them first? - What?
Sir. Are you saying we're going to buy up...
the goods instead of the organisations?
We are, but our goal will be different from theirs.
We're buying them to stabilise the price of fish and fruits.
From now on, buy as many as fish and fruits as possible.
Price Police Division will sell them on Chuseok,
at the same price we bought.
The price will stabilise for sure.
We can also make a big profit.
You can spend as much as you need.
You must buy fish and fruits before the organisations do...
no matter what.
Do you understand me?
Have you decided...
who will be the Minister of Government Administration?
I'm examining the candidates that the subjects recommended.
If you have anyone you want to recommend,
it will be great help.
How can you say that? You wish no such thing.
I'm not in good condition.
Let's talk later.
I'm afraid...
I have...
one more thing to ask you.
What is it?
Did you know...
all the court maids at Dongungjeon...
during the late King's time died a mysterious death?
What are you talking about?
A mysterious death?
Where is this absurd rumour coming from?
- It's not a rumour. - Your Majesty.
How can I not know about something happened in the Palace?
I already found out the truth of that incident.
Every court maid at Dongungjeon at that time died.
I'm sure of that.
I don't know...
what you're talking about.
One of them was killed...
by an assassin sent by Lord Yoon.
Do you also not know this?
Your Majesty.
You should watch your words.
How can you make such reckless remarks?
Are you saying it's not true?
Of course it's not true.
Why would Lord Yoon do such a dreadful thing?
Kill a court maid?
Who told you that horrible rumour?
It's fine as long as it's not true. Don't mind it.
No.
Tell me where you heard that absurd rumour from.
I'll punish them for disturbing your mind...
and disdaining Lord Yoon.
Mother. It's fine if it's not true.
Please calm down.
Court Lady Kim.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Tell Lord Yoon and Nan Jung to come to the Palace immediately.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I wonder what it is.
Your Majesty. Why did you want to see us in such a hurry?
Your Majesty. You look pale.
The King...
found out about Dongungjeon's court maids.
What do you mean?
How did he find it out?
What exactly does he know?
He knows Dongungjeon's court maids during the late King's time died.
He also knows...
you killed...
- one of them yourself. - Pardon?
That's...
How does he know that?
What should we do?
We tried so hard to keep it as a secret.
How could he...
find out about this?
By looking at the plague incident and now this,
he couldn't have found it out on his own.
You're right.
There is someone by his side.
There is someone who passes words along and sways the King.
If he finds out...
the reason why we killed court maids...
of Dongungjeon,
we might lose everything, Your Majesty.
We have to find out who that person is.
We must get rid of that person...
at all costs.
My lord.
- Did you want to see me? - I want to ask you something.
- What is it? - Did His Majesty...
meet a stranger...
or call in someone he didn't used to call?
Well...
- That's... - He did.
Tell me.
If I tell you,
it may put you in trouble.
What do you mean?
A few days ago,
the chief of Price Policy Division, your son,
came to see His Majesty.
Tae Won did?
Did the King ask for him?
No.
What did they...
talk about?
It was about the plague.
What?
Your son...
told His Majesty that Lady Jung fabricated...
the plague.
What?
Did you want to see me, Your Majesty?
Come closer.
Put a tail on the King.
Are you telling me...
to trail the King?
Inside the Palace, I can find out...
whatever he does.
The problem is when he goes out of the Palace.
You should...
find out where he goes, who he sees...
and what he talks about,
and tell me about it. Do you understand?
Yes, Your Majesty.
There you are, Tae Won.
My lord. Why did you do that?
Step outside.
My lord.
I told you to get out!
You can go.
Okay.
- Gyo Ha. What's going on? - Gyo Ha.
Is something happening inside?
It looks bad.
It's none of your business.
Go back to work.
- Still... - Stop it.
- I said go back to work. - Okay.
- Cha Heum. - Yes, Ma'am.
Don't let anyone come near here.
Yes, Ma'am.
You've lost your mind, haven't you?
What's the matter?
You informed the King that Nan Jung fabricated the plague.
It was you who put Nan Jung in Jeonokseo.
Yes. It was me.
You brat.
Why did you do that?
I'm asking you!
Why did you...
betray me and disdained the Queen Dowager?
Tell me at once.
What's your real intention?
Are you trying...
to avenge me and Nan Jung?
Is that why you acted like a good son and deceived me?
My lord.
If it is, I can't forgive you.
It was you who told me...
- to suppress Lady Jung. - I told you to suppress her,
not to ruin my business.
It was Lady Jung who ruined your business, not me.
- What? - She and the Queen Dowager...
tried to restrain the King...
with a plot that would easily get revealed.
The King would've found out...
about the plague even if I hadn't told him.
If someone else had informed him,
you and the Queen Dowager...
would've lost something bigger.
I did it to suppress Lady Jung...
and to settle the business...
you and Lady Jung ruined.
While I did it,
what have you done?
I'm asking you what you've done.
After that,
did you see the King again?
I saw him one more time outside the Palace...
because of the plague.
You didn't tell him anything else, did you?
No.
The King is seeing someone outside the Palace.
I don't know who it is,
but that person has put us in a bad situation.
The Queen Dowager sent someone to secretly...
keep an eye on his movement...
to find out who it is.
When she does, she will kill that person for sure.
You shouldn't...
see the King neither inside nor outside the Palace.
Don't do things...
that would make the Queen Dowager misunderstand.
Yes, my lord.
I didn't trust you.
I'm truly sorry.
His Majesty...
asked me about the court maids of Dongungjeon.
He found out that every court maid of Dongungjeon...
was killed.
He also knows that Lord Yoon is the one...
who killed Ga Bi.
What did you tell him?
He asked me why they were killed.
I told him that I don't know that.
I thought I should discuss this with you two first.
What should I do?
He already knows the truth of this incident.
He even asked the Queen Dowager about it himself.
Maybe...
we shouldn't just keep our mouths shut.
Pardon?
Do you want to tell His Majesty about it?
It's time...
the King knew about it.
However,
if His Majesty...
finds out what the Queen Dowager, Lord Yoon...
and Jung Nan Jung did to have him rise to the throne,
he'll be immensely shocked.
Still, we can't just delay it forever.
If they tell His Majesty a lie first by any chance,
he will be even more perturbed.
We must...
tell him the truth first...
so that he can grasp the situation and make the right decision.
Your Majesty, this is Court Lady Han.
May I go in?
Come in.
What is it?
Your Majesty.
I want us to be alone in this room.
You want to be alone with me here?
Jae Seo,
do as she says.
Yes, Your Majesty.
He told you to leave them alone in the room?
It's His Majesty's order.
Okay.
All right.
Tell me what it is.
Do you remember you asked...
about the mysterious death...
of the court maids and ladies of Dongungjeon?
I apologise for telling you...
a lie when you asked me about it.
You told me a lie?
I do know...
why the court maids and ladies...
died.
What?
Tell me...
why they had to die.
They died...
because...
they knew about the plot to poison the former King.
Did you say poison?
When the former King stayed in Dongungjeon,
someone...
tried to poison him.
Since then,
the court maids and ladies who were in Dongungjeon at that time...
died one by one.
No matter how far they ran away and how hard they tried to hide,
none of them could avoid death.
They were murdered by those who tried...
to poison the former king.
What?
Murdered?
Who is it?
Tell me who killed them and tried to poison the former King.
Your Majesty,
it is...
Tell me.
Tell me at once!
It is...
the Queen Dowager.
The one who attempted to poison the former king...
and murdered the court maids and ladies...
is...
the Queen Dowager.
I deeply apologise...
for bringing you such news.
Why...
Why did Mother...
do such things?
It was...
to have you rise to the throne.
No.
No, it can't be true.
You must have misunderstood something.
You know...
how much my mother adored the former king.
Sometimes,
she showed greater affection towards my brother...
helped him more than she did me.
Why...
did she do...
such a brutal thing to him?
Your Majesty,
I know...
what a devoted son you are...
to the Queen Dowager well.
So...
I'm telling you all this, risking my life.
Your Majesty, please kill me.
Your Majesty.
Okay.
You may leave now.
Your Majesty.
I said leave!
Are you okay, Your Majesty?
I'm going to...
go out and see Ok Nyeo today.
Let her know.
Yes, Your Majesty.
The King is seeing someone outside the Palace.
I don't know who it is,
but that person has put us in a bad situation.
The Queen Dowager sent someone to secretly...
keep an eye on his movement to find out who it is.
When she does, she will kill that person for sure.
Ok Nyeo!
Where is Ok Nyeo?
She left the Palace a while ago.
Why do you want to meet her?
She did? Never mind.
Ok Nyeo!
Ok Nyeo.
What are you doing here?
I have something urgent to tell you.
Sorry, but I have a prior appointment.
Let's talk another time.
What are you doing?
Sir.
She's late.
I will look for her.
Don't.
She'll be here soon.
Sir. Sir.
- What is this about? - Are you meeting the inspector?
Don't go.
- Why not? - Because...
I can't explain right now.
Do as I say. It's for your own safety.
I can't do as you say unless you tell me the reason.
Have you forgotten that it's his fault you became a slave?
Do you want that to happen again?
It wasn't his fault that I became a slave.
It was Lord Yoon's fault.
Lord Yoon and Lady Jung tried to kill me multiple times...
and made me a slave.
You have changed since you started working with them.
You forgot who I am and what I stand for just because...
I chose to work with them.
You didn't even try to understand...
what drove me to do that.
You forgot about our talks and how we used to trust each other.
Why did you tell me to prove that I'm not like Lord Yoon or Lady Jung?
What good would that do to you now?
You know better than anyone that I could never...
become like them.
(The Flower in Prison)
Please do not leave the Palace if it's to meet Ok Nyeo.
Why would you say that?
She plans to kill her.
To stop those two...
and relieve the people's suffering, you and I...
must gain much more than what we have now.
Do you know who the new Minister of Government Administration is?
His name is Sung Ji Heon.
What? Sung Ji Heon.
How did he gain that title?
I...
know everything.
Your Majesty.
Why did you do it?
Why?
Your Majesty!
Whenever I think of you, whenever I see you,
I can't help but think of Lord Yoon.
What do you mean?
Lord Yoon is the one who killed my mother.