(Episode 39)
Your Majesty, Ok Nyeo sent a message.
What did she say?
She wishes to speak with you urgently.
I think it would be best if you didn't meet her.
No.
I will meet her.
Pardon?
Bring her...
to the Palace.
Pardon?
Ok Nyeo.
Why are you alone?
Come with me. I will lead you to him.
Yes, Sir.
Come inside.
Is he inside the Palace?
Yes.
Take a seat.
What did you have to say?
I heard...
that you and Lord Yoon discussed things related to Ok Nyeo.
I'm afraid to tell you...
that Lord Yoon is planning...
to use the fact that you're meeting with Ok Nyeo...
and brand it as a scandal.
I am also aware of it.
However, I have never done anything to be ashamed of.
Which means I will not let him use it against me politically.
Still, Your Majesty,
what's important is...
the fact that Lord Yoon found out that you're seeing Ok Nyeo.
It's a matter of time before it reaches the Queen Dowager's ears.
The Queen Dowager has been trying...
to find out who you're seeing outside the Palace for a long time.
If she finds out it's Ok Nyeo,
Ok Nyeo will be in danger.
- Your Majesty. - I will...
protect Ok Nyeo no matter what. Do not concern yourself.
Your Majesty.
Sir.
Where is the secret inspector?
You'll see soon.
Sir.
What is it?
I understand.
Go inside.
- Where am I? - You'll see if you go in.
Yes, Sir.
Sir.
You're here, Ok Nyeo.
Where are we?
This is a library as you can see.
I spend most of the time here.
It helps me get rid of useless thoughts...
and makes me calm.
Why are we meeting here today?
I told you that some people keep a watch on me.
I thought it'd be more comfortable...
to meet with you in here rather than outside the Palace.
All right.
What is it you want to tell me?
Well...
I don't think I can see you for a while.
Why? Did something happen?
There's a private reason.
Okay.
If you say so, I understand. Okay.
Right.
Sogyeokseo is abolished. Where are you going to stay?
I was freed under the condition...
that I become a clerk.
Since I'm no longer a clerk,
I might have to be a slave again.
That won't happen, so do not worry.
Pardon? How do you know...
I don't have enough power to decide your status,
but I'll do my best to stop you from being a slave again.
If that works, I will never forget your kindness.
Ok Nyeo.
- Yes, Sir. - Why don't you...
work for the court?
Pardon?
What will I do in the court?
I'm suggesting you to become a court maid.
I can recommend you to the King's court maid position.
If you find favour in the eyes of the King,
you might be able to become a royal consort.
Why are you not answering?
I apologise,
but I have no intention to do so.
Is there a special reason?
Tell me now.
I have...
someone...
I have long admired.
Is it...
Yoon Tae Won?
How do you know that?
You're right.
It's Sir Yoon Tae Won that I admire.
I first met him as a prisoner...
at Jeonokseo when I was young.
Since I was born and raised in Jeonokseo,
I was surrounded by prisoners all the time.
That might be the reason why I kept my mind closed...
to prisoners.
I opened my mind...
for the first time to Sir Yoon.
Many years went by,
but he's still the only one...
in my mind.
However,
it's a hopeless love.
So the more I think of him,
the more it breaks my heart.
What do you mean that it's a hopeless love?
Sir Yoon Tae Won and I...
are ill-fated,
and it can never be changed.
It's because the one who killed my mother and master...
is Lord Yoon Won Hyung,
the father of Sir Yoon.
I have no idea...
how to straight things out between us.
Maybe I shouldn't have said this.
No, don't think that way.
Still,
it's a little sad...
that I can't be of help.
I have never told anyone about this before.
You're the first person to hear about it.
I was frustrated,
but I feel better now.
I'm glad to hear that.
I'll try my best not to make you become a slave again,
so set your worries aside.
Yes, Sir.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Jae Seo.
- Escort Ok Nyeo out. - Yes, Sir.
- Are you not going home? - Well...
I have some books...
left to read.
- Leave now. - Yes, Sir.
- Ma'am. - Ok Nyeo.
Court Lady Han,
what brings you here, Ma'am?
Pardon?
Oh, I... I was...
I'm here on business.
Escort Ok Nyeo out of the Palace.
Yes, Sir.
- Come with me. - Yes, Sir.
Do not tell anyone that I met her.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Court Lady Han, are you there?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Did you ask for me?
I want to ask you something.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Are there any conditions to appointing...
a royal consort?
- Pardon? - Is her status an issue?
If you set your mind on someone,
there could and should not be any conditions.
However,
becoming a royal consort also means she could bear an heir.
She shouldn't be of too humble a birth.
Why...
would you wish to know such a thing?
It's nothing.
You're excused.
Yes, Your Majesty.
He wishes to see you.
Okay.
So,
what is it you wish to say?
There's something...
I must ask you.
The child that Ga Bi had...
is a girl named Ok Nyeo.
Sir.
Who is...
Ok Nyeo's father?
Is it...
you?
No.
Then...
Ga Bi...
slept with the King.
Ok Nyeo...
is of royal birth.
Are you eating lunch?
Sit back down and eat.
Hey, you. From now on,
eat in a corner on your own.
What? Isn't that a bit too harsh?
How dare you speak to me like that.
Do you want to die?
No, Ma'am.
- It's fine. - Can I have my spoon?
Do you want anything else? Just tell me.
You have really lost your mind. Stop acting up, will you?
Be careful or you might...
end up walking aimlessly around town talking to yourself.
Get a grip.
What a mess.
Eat outside.
Don't end up like her. Keep your wits about you.
How am I? How am I?
Shut your mouth and let me concentrate.
Okay.
What do you think? Am I really pregnant?
Sir.
You are pregnant.
Is that really true?
Am I really with child?
You are.
You are. You're pregnant.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
I can't believe I'm not crazy. Thank you.
I couldn't stand the ridicule.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Isn't the weather lovely?
I'm a very special woman.
I am Oh Jong Geum and I'm your worst nightmare.
- You scared me. - I'm Oh Jong Geum.
My dear baby.
Is she mad?
Jeong Soo, how did it go?
I'm still looking for an opening.
Can't you just get it done with?
How long do you need to wait?
It'll be done soon. Don't worry.
The Police arrested Mak Gae.
We can't let Choi tell everyone what we made him do.
Do you get what I mean?
Yes.
- That's what we... - Hello.
- Come and sit down. - Hello.
Did you meet him?
- Yes. - And?
He can't wait for me to kill off the medical examiner and witness.
We'll take care of those two men.
Tell Dong Chang you did as he asked.
What will you do?
You don't have to know.
Make sure Dong Chang doesn't suspect anything.
Don't worry.
Man Soo, you go first.
Chief Yoon is training legal officers.
Who?
Men who defend criminals for money?
Yes. He's going to organise a team.
He's gathering men who can read, write and know the law.
I think Sir Gong's footing the bill.
Will Ok Nyeo become a legal officer?
I don't know that.
She quit Sogyeokseo, though.
You're the one who's supposed to know these things.
- Are you slacking off? - No.
- Do you want to die? - No.
Sir.
- Take him to the warehouse. - Yes, Sir.
- Let's go. - Yes, Sir.
I think...
the legal thing is a ruse.
Tae Won and Ok Nyeo are actually...
trying to ruin my organisation, so find out the details.
If you're like this next time,
I will kill you where you stand, okay?
You're cute.
Was that funny? Was it? You idiots.
Are you okay?
Man Jong, you're a mess.
Dong Chang. Why are you...
doing this to me?
Why won't you hand over our ships?
The fruit and fish we bought...
- are rotting because of you. - I have no ships.
- It's the truth. - What?
Who did you give them to?
- Who did you betray us for? - I didn't betray you.
It's not like that.
I didn't betray you, I swear, Dong Chang.
You aren't getting the point, are you?
Don't you know who I am?
I can kill you off and no one will notice.
- Dong Chang. - Who did you give your ships to?
- Dong Chang. - Tell me!
- Dong Chang. - You idiot!
Ok Nyeo. I gave them to Ok Nyeo.
- Ok Nyeo? - Yes, I work with her.
- She has all my ships. - Are you kidding me?
- Why does she need ships? - She...
gathered all the small and medium-sized organisations.
She controls a large team.
Chilpae Market's Moon Ik Jun and Baeogae's Cha Dae Myeong...
all work for her. The reason Cha Dae Myeong...
went to Chaekmun...
is because Ok Nyeo sent him.
- What? - It's true.
Sir.
- Ms Min wants to see you. - Okay.
- Lock him up. - Yes, Sir.
Let's go.
Did you ask to see me?
I just got word that the Police will release my husband soon.
- We should go, then. - Yes.
I need to see Ok Nyeo. You follow Dong Chang.
- Me? - Who else is there?
- How many? - Four.
Get a grip and go.
- I do all the dangerous stuff. - Go.
Ok Nyeo. Ok Nyeo.
Hello.
- Why are you here? - Where's Ok Nyeo?
- She isn't here. What's wrong? - Something bad happened.
- Dong Chang knows what she did. - What?
- How did he find out? - Dong Chang found Hong Man Jong...
and threatened to kill him and he spilled everything.
That's bad.
Cho Hee, where's Ok Nyeo?
I think she's at Sogyeokseo.
- Sogyeokseo? - Yes.
Go and wait for her and when she comes out,
- say I have to see her urgently. - Okay.
Dong Joo.
- Mak Gae. - I'm glad you're safe.
You've lost weight.
Did they torture you?
I'm fine. Don't worry.
Nan Jung pulled some strings.
I can tell she did.
- Let's go and see her. - Okay.
- Let's go. - Yes, Sir.
I'm glad you're okay.
Thank you so much, Nan Jung.
I will never forget...
- what you did for me. - Thank you so much.
Don't thank me. Be more careful next time.
I will not forgive you if it happens again. Do you understand?
- Yes, I do. - I do. Don't worry.
The officer who arrested you.
- Was it Yang Dong Gu? - Yes.
He's the man who gave a statement in...
Ok Nyeo's favour at the trial.
I'm positive that she's behind this.
If we don't do something, she will get in our way forever.
I have something urgent to tell you.
- What is it? - She gathered some merchants...
and is up to something.
- She gathered merchants? - Yes.
Hong Man Jong who's in control of the ships...
and even Baeogae's Cha Dae Myeong work for her.
What?
Tae Won. Do not see her again.
- My lord. - This is for your sake.
Nothing good will come from it.
Don't see Ok Nyeo again.
- Do you understand? - I cannot...
- obey that order. - What?
Until now,
I did everything you asked...
and did as you said.
But I would like you to leave this issue to me.
I will deal with it myself.
What's so special about her that...
both the King and Tae Won like her so?
What is it?
Have you decided what to do about...
the King and Ok Nyeo?
- I'm still thinking. - My lord.
It's no big deal.
- I thought about it for a while. - And?
For us and for the King,
I think it would be best if we get rid of her.
- I'm not so sure. - My lord.
- It's not that easy a feat. - Because of her,
Mak Gae ended up getting arrested.
He'd have been executed if I hadn't bribed the commissioner.
What? Why would he be executed?
Because Ok Nyeo got in our way again.
- No. - My lord.
This isn't a simple issue.
If we don't get rid of her, she will always be a threat.
- Do we have to go so far? - My lord.
Do as I say this time. We must kill her.
Lord Yoon, Officer Ki Choon Soo is here.
- Let him in. - Yes, my lord.
- What is it? - My lord.
The King met with Ok Nyeo inside the Palace.
What?
Inside the Palace?
Yes.
This is unbelievable.
What is going on?
Put everything in their places.
Sir.
What's wrong now?
- The Police released Jung Mak Gae. - What?
He went in for instigating murder. Why did they let him go so soon?
- I don't know the details. - Oh no.
Why isn't Ok Nyeo back yet?
Ma'am.
Why are you here?
Sogyeokseo's Lord Seo got me a new job...
working for the Queen Dowager.
That's great.
You might be able to help me in the future.
I'll do anything you want.
- Just don't talk, okay? - Okay.
Is Chief Yoon in?
- He is. Go on inside. - Thank you.
- Eun Soo, you wait here. - Sure, Uncle.
- Come this way. - Okay.
Hello.
- What brings you here? - I wanted to talk.
I'm thinking of...
meeting Jeonokseo's Chief Jung Dae Shik.
- What for? - For the legal officer business.
We'll need to meet the prisoners regularly.
I thought I should meet Chief Jung in advance...
and soften him up a bit.
I didn't think that far.
You do what you think is best.
I will. Tae Won.
I like being alive now.
- Why? - Why else?
The more I get into the business, the more excited I get.
We haven't started for real yet.
Things will get much tougher.
Nothing scares me.
You can rely on me.
Why didn't we do this sooner?
Ma'am.
- What is it? - Seong Poong has urgent news.
You should see him.
Very well.
What's wrong?
Ok Nyeo, this is bad.
Nan Jung found out that we gathered the merchants.
- What? - What should we do now?
Nan Jung won't just watch.
Also, Jung Mak Gae was released from the Police Bureau.
I'm sure Nan Jung pulled the strings.
What did you say?
Your Majesty. Did you wish to see me?
Have a seat.
I've put a lot of thought...
into what you said to me.
I apologise...
if my advice disturbed your mind.
Like you said,
it's true that...
I've been seeing Ok Nyeo.
However, nothing happened between us as you suspect.
- Your Majesty. - So,
if you threaten me with something like this again,
I will not forgive you.
If what I said isn't true,
what's the reason that you're seeing her?
That's none of your business.
Nan Jung said you and Ok Nyeo have been talking politics.
I didn't believe her then.
I thought there was no reason why...
you should listen to someone of low-birth like her.
However,
if you don't tell me why you're seeing her,
I have no choice but to be suspicious.
If Ok Nyeo used her vicious skills...
to disturb your mind and to play tricks on the state affairs,
I will never be able to forgive her.
Stop it.
If you continue, I will punish you for disdaining me.
Yes. Please punish me.
Even if I die,
I will get to the bottom of this matter...
and protect the dignity of the court and royal family.
Chief Jung. Gong Jae Myung...
wants to see you.
Jae Myung? Let him in.
- Okay. - What's going on?
I wonder what brings him here.
Chief Jung. It's been a long time.
How have you been? Have a seat.
- Long time no see. Come and sit. - Okay.
Why did you want to see me?
Sir.
Have you heard of legal officers?
Legal officers?
Yes. Ok Nyeo represented Treasurer Ji in court...
to save his life.
That's right. They're called legal officers.
What about them?
I'm planning to start working with them.
I'm here because I need your help to do that.
What? My help?
Look. Jeonokseo doesn't have anything to do with legal officers.
How can he help you?
There are prisoners here who are falsely charged.
They are the ones who need legal officers the most.
I want you to let the legal officers...
hear the prisoners' story and help them.
You're saying...
you want me to allow them to come in and out of Jeonokseo.
Yes, Sir.
We shouldn't do that.
Don't you think, Officer Lee?
How is Treasurer Ji doing?
It will take a few more days for him to heal.
Give this to him. Tell him to buy some medicine with this.
Okay, Sir. I'll give it to him.
All right. I'll be going now.
Okay. Thank you, Sir. Thank you.
Sir. Are you really going to let the legal officers come here?
You can't do that.
If the Ministry of Law Enforcement finds out the trials increased...
because of us, it will put us in trouble.
Some trials are necessary.
The people are suffering just because they don't know the law.
Gosh. You're saying it because you haven't...
dealt with legal officers.
They pretend that they care about the prisoners,
but they only bother us officers. Goodness.
Sir. You should never let them. You shouldn't!
There is no need to think about it.
Ma'am. Merchants in the provinces are...
asking what they should do about the goods they bought.
The way I see it, we won't be able to find ships.
Even if we keep the goods, we can't sell them once they rot.
We should sell them now to reduce the loss.
You're right.
Tell them that we won't sell them in Hanyang this year,
and they should sell them in the provinces.
We'll still suffer a great loss.
If we wait, we'll suffer even a greater loss.
We can't do anything about the loss we already suffered.
Yes, Ma'am.
Nan Jung. What brings you here?
What are you going to do about the goods?
We decided to sell it in the country before we suffer a greater loss.
I'm sorry, Nan Jung.
I thought about this a lot.
I can't stand Ok Nyeo any longer.
I must put an end to this.
But Lord Yoon wants...
to use the relationship between her and the King politically.
If I let him handle it, it will come to nothing.
- I should take care of this myself. - Yes, Nan Jung.
You've put up with her enough. We should've killed her sooner.
- My lady. Let me do it. - No.
You're no match for her.
- Please give me another chance. - Shut your mouth.
If you fail, how are you going to deal with it?
We need someone who can do it for sure.
I have someone in mind.
Who is it?
Pay your respect. This is Lady Jung Nan Jung.
I'm Yeong Chun.
He used to be a spy.
Lord Yoon also assigns him important tasks.
I have a favour to ask of you.
Please go ahead.
Do you know Ok Nyeo?
I do.
I met her when she was a spy.
I want you to kill her secretly.
Excuse me?
Can you believe this?
Goodness.
Who could've seen this coming?
- Sir. - Take seats.
Okay.
So, why did you want to see me?
Sir. Lady Jung found out that we're gathering merchants...
- to gain more power. - What?
Dong Chang took Man Jong,
and Man Jong told him everything.
Did Lady Jung find out everything about our organisation?
No. She knows I'm the head merchant,
but she doesn't know that you're involved.
What are you going to do?
I think...
we should take the bull by the horns.
She's right. Since she found out,
maybe we should fight them out in the open.
- Am I right? - Yes, Sir.
Our organisation has become big enough...
to compete with Lady Jung's organisation.
We don't have any reason to hide any more.
I'm sure our organisation can withstand,
but what are you going to do about yourself?
Considering your ill fate with her,
I'm sure she will try to get back at you.
I should reveal that I started this organisation instead.
She wouldn't think to harm me.
No. You already pulled out of this organisation.
I will take the responsibility for this matter.
Ok Nyeo.
- Did you want to see me? - Yes.
Chun Doong. Please contact Chief Yoon.
Tell him I want to see him tonight.
To Tae Won? Okay.
- I'll be going now. - Okay.
Sir.
- I brought her. - Okay.
How is your father doing?
He's recovering slowly.
Sir.
I brought him.
He's a legal officer who will help you.
- Pardon? - If you go with him,
he will represent your father in court.
- Go with him. - Sir.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
I won't forget your kindness.
It's fine.
Go on.
- Let's go. - Yes, Sir.
Sir.
You're so cool.
Hey. Didn't you know that already?
I wish someone else would recognise what I did,
but she has no idea.
Are you talking about Ok Nyeo?
- Please come in. - All right.
Is training legal officers going well?
The one with long experience as a legal officer...
is a very skilled man.
From the way public officials exploit the people...
to how they avoid punishment,
- he knows everything. - We are...
bitterly realising how much they made us suffer.
By the way, how are you going to start giving them work?
However good the legal officer system is,
the people don't know about it.
You need clients to make profit.
We're going to start from defending prisoners at Jeonokseo.
Prisoners at Jeonokseo?
I convinced Chief Jung at Jeonokseo already.
Do Chi and Jak Doo, you should check...
who among prisoners need legal officers.
- All right. We will. - Okay.
May I say something?
Sure.
There are a lot of women who got violated by men or abused by...
their husband but they're too afraid of the public eye to report it.
I think it's important to let them know that...
they can still punish someone even if it happened in women's quarters.
She's right.
Legal officers should help women who were abused...
just because they're female.
More than anything, even if they report it to the Police Bureau,
women are reluctant to come to the trial themselves.
There should be legal officers who can be in charge of that.
So Jung made a good suggestion. I will look into that.
Yes, Sir.
- Hello, Tae Won. - Hey.
- Hello, Sirs. - What brings you here?
Ok Nyeo wants to speak with you privately.
Really? That's good.
I had things to discuss with her regarding matters of legal officers.
- I can talk to her tonight. - Yes.
- You must've waited long. Let's go. - Yes, Ma'am.
Who are you?
- You punks! - Tae Won!
You little punk. Hey!
- Where do you think you're going? - Jak Doo!
- Those punks. - Where are you going?
- Do you wish to die? - Get off of me.
Ok Nyeo.
Ok Nyeo. Ok Nyeo.
She's bleeding.
Let's go.
Treasurer Ji. Please come out now. Treasurer Ji!
Why won't you come out?
Treasurer Ji. What's all this?
Oh my goodness.
Hold on. Treasurer Ji.
- My gosh, Chun Doong. - What is this?
I was so scared. Gosh.
Treasurer Ji. You need to come out now.
This is serious.
What? What is it?
It's really bad.
Ok Nyeo! Goodness.
My dear Ok Nyeo. My gosh.
Ok Nyeo.
Gosh, Ok Nyeo. Let's take her in.
Let's take her in now.
Ok Nyeo.
Ok Nyeo. My goodness.
What's happening? Gosh. Put her down here.
Please wake up, Ok Nyeo!
Ok Nyeo. We should call a physician.
We called one already. Ok Nyeo.
- Tae Won. - Tae Won.
The physician is here.
Gosh. Ok Nyeo.
- Tae Won. - Sir, it's this way.
He's a physician.
- Please come this way. - Okay.
- How badly was she hurt? - She lost so much blood.
- What if she dies? - Hey!
How is she?
I can't read her pulse.
- Gosh, Ok Nyeo. - What should we do then?
How can we save her?
There is nothing we can do.
We should watch how she recovers for now.
I'm sorry, Sir.
My goodness.
Ok Nyeo.
Gosh.
- What on earth is going on? - What should we do?
Goodness.
Hey.
You're hurt, too.
- I'm fine. I need to go somewhere. - What?
Hey.
Hey, Tae Won.
- Tae Won. - Tae Won. What happened?
Tae Won. Is she okay?
- We should watch how she recovers. - What?
What brings you here?
The King wants to meet Ok Nyeo.
Ok Nyeo.
What happened to her?
Didn't the King...
say...
he'll protect Ok Nyeo no matter what?
Look.
Do you call this protecting?
Tell him to save her!
Go tell him that he must save her!
Your Majesty, this is an urgent matter.
Come in.
- What is it? - Your Majesty.
Ok Nyeo has been stabbed by assassins.
What?
How is she now?
The physician said...
he can't guarantee anything now.
Your Majesty.
Who's behind it?
I apologise, but I do not know.
Send the royal physician and have him treat her right now!
Yes, Your Majesty.
How did it go? Is Ok Nyeo dead now?
I heard that she was stabbed and is close to death.
Don't worry, she'll die soon.
My lord, what brings you here?
Have you heard that Ok Nyeo got stabbed?
- Did she get stabbed? - Yes, I heard...
that she's all but dead now.
Do you know anything about this?
I do not know anything.
You don't?
Aren't you behind it?
My lord, what are you talking about?
You importuned me to kill her all the time.
I think you're behind this.
It's not me. How could I dare to do something you didn't allow?
It is not me who's behind it.
My lord, I'll look into what happened.
Darn it.
- Let's go in. - Okay.
Why are you here?
Please have seats.
Are you back from Chaekmun already?
No, we were rejected to enter the border.
What do you mean by that?
They said Ming imposed a trade embargo with Joseon.
- Sorry? - The border security is strict.
The Ming soldiers even confiscated the goods we carried,
and two workers who complained lost their lives.
We barely escaped too.
I need to meet with the head merchant first. Is she in?
Well...
What happened?
She was attacked...
and is in serious condition now.
Sir.
Have you heard?
About what?
The border between Joseon and Ming is closed.
What? What's that out of the blue?
My lord, the Ming envoys just got out of Euiju.
- Pardon? - According to Officer Park,
the soldiers from Joseon subjugated Jurchen troops...
and crossed the Ming's border.
- What's going on? - What's this out of the blue?
Did the soldiers cross the border?
If that's true, doesn't it mean we're in trouble?
He's right, my lord.
Ming already halted all the trades at the border.
My lord, what should we do now?
Don't we have to send our people to take care of the envoys?
There's no need to.
This can be a good chance for us if we could use it to our advantage.
What do you mean, my lord?
The current minister of Defence is Lee Jeong Myeong.
If things go in our favour, we can not only expel...
Lord Lee but also eradicate Queen Janggyeong's family.
- That's a brilliant idea. - This is a great chance.
You're here.
- Have seats. - Yes, Sir.
Sir, Ming halted all the trade...
with Joseon now.
I also heard that the envoys crossed the border without permission.
Please tell me what's going on.
The Joseon soldiers crossed the border to subjugate Jurchen,
and the head Jurchen who died there turned out to be a Ming's officer.
Then, it's not a mere trading issue,
but a diplomatic conflict between the two nations.
The Ming envoys might make unreasonable demands...
using the incident.
Moreover,
Queen Munjeong's family will start weighing on us.
Now that they have good excuses. It won't be easy to patch up.
How is Ok Nyeo?
She hasn't regained her consciousness yet.
Is Court Lady Han out there?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Did you ask for me, Your Majesty?
Do you remember Ok Nyeo...
who I met in the Palace?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Find a way...
to make her a court maid.
- Pardon? - I think there's only one way...
to protect her.
We should make her work for the court...
so that she can become a royal consort.
Are you considering giving her the title...
of royal consort instead of just making her a court maid?
- That's right. - Your Majesty.
I do understand how much you're worried about her,
but her humble rank will become an obstacle.
He's right, Your Majesty. As I told you earlier,
if she becomes a royal consort, she could bear a royal heir.
As he just said, not only the Queen Dowager...
but also other subjects...
will oppose it because of her lowly status.
I can persuade them.
What's pressing now...
is stopping her from being entangled in political conflicts.
Sir, you're back.
Yes, Ma'am.
Did you meet Sir Lee Myung Heon?
I did.
Please let Court Lady Han know that I want to meet her.
I will.
Sir, I heard that you met with Sir Lee Myung Heon.
I did,
but he is in a serious condition.
What do you mean?
He'd been on the run for a long time because of Queen Munjeong's family.
He returned to his hometown to spend the days before he dies.
Did you ask him about Ga Bi?
Did Ga Bi...
serve the former King?
She did.
Ga Bi served the former King.
That is why the hairpin was given to her...
as a token.
- Does it mean... - Does it mean...
Ok Nyeo is...
Ok Nyeo...
is of royal birth.
Sir.
It's bad.
- What do you mean? - The King...
wants to appoint Ok Nyeo as his consort.
Pardon?
Sir.