(Episode 48)
Sit down.
Taking Lee Myung Heon to the King wasn't a good idea.
It backfired on us.
What do you mean by that?
The King is about to investigate me not Lee Myung Heon.
My lord.
There's only one way to weather the crisis.
Before Lee Myung Heon reveals everything to the King,
we must silence him first.
Do you understand what I mean?
Are you telling me to kill him?
That's right.
And Ok Nyeo is also engaged in this.
I need you to kill her as well.
Can you do it?
Yes, I will do as per your command, my lord.
Thank you.
Hi, Yoo Geum.
Is this Lee Myung Heon's private meal?
Yes, why?
I'm on my way to his cell. I'll bring it to him.
Sure, go ahead.
Goodbye.
Here's your meal.
It's here.
I told you that you should've made the right decision.
It's time for you...
to let me take your life away.
I apologise, Sir.
I don't think my time has come yet.
Sir.
Cho Hee, you wretch.
You won't be able to save your life.
You won't either.
You'd better be prepared to die.
Sir!
Go kill them!
Kill Ok Nyeo! Now!
Ji Soo!
Stop it!
Didn't you get hurt?
I'm all right.
Are all of you well?
- Yes, Ma'am. - Yes, Ma'am.
Wait. Wait a minute.
What is it?
He's asleep, isn't he?
I think so.
Open the door.
- Hold on. - You scared me.
What are you going to do?
It's perfect because I'm hungry.
Come here. Hurry.
How can you even think of eating a prisoner's private meal?
No one will find this out.
It's privately supplied meal.
It's way better than ours.
Look at this. You want one?
- I don't want it! - Fine. Never mind.
What... What's the matter?
- Hey! - It is...
Hey!
Gil Bok!
Hey, what's going on?
I have no idea.
He ate the private meal of a prisoner and vomited blood.
Private meal? Go inform the chief and bring a physician immediately.
- I will. - Get a physician!
Gil Bok! Wake up, Gil Bok!
Gil Bok! Wake up!
Gil Bok!
Is he dead?
Yes, Sir.
How did it go? Did you kill Ok Nyeo?
I apologise, my lord. We fell into her snare.
What do you mean?
Ok Nyeo turned up with Kang Sun Ho and many soldiers.
I couldn't deal with them. We were outnumbered.
She brought soldiers?
Did you just say she brought soldiers?
- Yes, my lord. - Darn it.
You must kill her by any means.
Go kill her before she catches up with me.
Yes, my lord.
I will kill her no matter what.
What about Lee Myung Heon?
I suborned a warden of Jeonokseo to poison him.
He must be dead by now.
Go check if he's really dead.
I will.
You played the pivotal role this time, Cho Hee.
We could save our lives thanks to you.
Please don't mention it, Your Highness.
Your Highness, there's one thing...
I'm worried about.
I know. They now know...
- that we have soldiers. - That's right.
Cheol Gi will counterattack us in the near future.
Your Highness.
We must have a plan to attack them first instead of just defending us.
You're right, Cho Hee.
I need you to find a way to do so, Sir.
I will.
You must be Joo Cheol Gi's prime target.
Be careful.
Yes, Your Highness.
How can there be no peaceful day at all?
- My goodness. - What's all this?
I'd better quit this creepy Jeonokseo quickly.
You're here.
- Yoo Geum is here. - Yoo Geum!
What on earth happened? Explain it to me!
I really know nothing.
What? It's you who brought the private meal to Lee Myung Heon.
How can you say you know nothing when a warden died after eating it?
I really don't know anything.
Yoo Geum, don't panic. Please calm down and...
- try to remember what happened. - He's right.
It's to find out what happened not to reprimand you.
Please try to remember.
Tell me at once! Now.
I prepared the meal,
but it wasn't me who delivered it to him.
It wasn't you? Then, who did?
He's a constable.
He's Bang Cheol Goo.
- Bang Cheol Goo? - Bang Cheol Goo...
Go get Bang Cheol Goo right now.
I will, Sir.
- I'll go look for him, too. - Okay. Let's go.
Bang Cheol Goo? What's gotten into his head?
How dare he...
Man Shik, have you seen Bang Cheol Goo?
- No, Sir. - Okay.
Go to Cheol Goo's house now.
I need you to search the town thoroughly. Hurry.
Gosh.
- He's back. - You're back.
Why are you two alone? Where is Bang Cheol Goo?
Sir, Cheol Goo isn't in Jeonokseo now.
What?
What do you mean he's not here?
Did you search Jeonokseo high and low?
I did. I even sent someone to his house,
- but he's not home either. - What?
Where on earth is he then?
I think he added poison to the private meal...
and ran away from here.
He's right. He came to me and said he'd bring the meal...
- to Lee Myung Heon himself. - Why would he...
put poison into Lee Myung Heon's meal?
Nobody here knows why.
It's weird from top to bottom that he's here...
when he was supposed to be at Department of Justice.
What's clear is that someone wants to take Lee Myung Heon's life.
That's why the King ordered us to take extra care of him.
You're right. Double the number of guards...
for Lee Myung Heon's cell and keep close tabs on him.
Don't put other prisoners into his cell, okay?
Yes, Sir.
Officer Lee, go report what happened to the Minister of Law Enforcement.
Yes, Sir.
This is driving me crazy.
Sir.
What brings you here?
I need to talk to you.
- Have a seat. - Okay.
- Please take this. - What is this?
Please open it.
What is...
What's this money for?
I made a lot of money from the ginseng trade thanks to you.
That's your portion. Please take it.
I can't take this.
I didn't arrange the deal for money.
I know. Please give the money to Sir Gong Jae Myung.
To Sir Gong?
Yes. I heard that his organisation hasn't been doing well...
because of the legal officer work.
The reason I decided to make money is to start the organisation...
for legal officers.
I now fully understand.
I'll deliver this money to Sir Gong.
Yes, Sir.
Tae Won, what's this money for?
Ok Nyeo gave it to you to use it for your organisation.
It's from Ok Nyeo?
- Yes, Sir. - Uncle, how much is it?
It's 10,000 yang.
- 10,000 yang? - That much?
I heard that she made a lot of money from the ginseng deal with Ming.
- She's really generous. - How generous!
I'm not sure if I should take this.
She knows you're under financial strain because of legal officers.
Please take it.
I will. Use this to put out the biggest fires.
- Yes, Sir. - Yes, Sir. This is unbelievable.
Give it to me.
I will do as you said, Sir.
- Give this to them. - Yes, Ma'am.
What is this?
I heard that Min Dong Joo...
had you suffer a lot on account of helping me.
I always take the full responsibility to the end.
That's a small portion of the profit we made from the ginseng trade.
Isn't this too much, Ma'am?
Thank you very much.
Please forgive me for distrusting you and betraying you once.
As I promised you earlier,
I will never abandon you two until the end. Please trust me.
Thank you, Ma'am.
Thank you so much, Ma'am.
Sir, why are we here?
From now on, you're the merchant of this store.
Man Soo, you're a secretary.
- Me? A secretary? - Is... Is that true?
Of course, it is.
You no longer have to pick pockets.
Get through with pickpocketing and run the store well.
I will, Sir. Thank you.
- Man Soo, let's go in. - Goodness.
Look how happy they are.
Sir. What about us? We have nothing?
You worked hard, too. Of course you'll get something.
Yeong Bae, Jeong Soo. You'll run a silk store in Songpa Market.
A silk... A silk store?
Is that true, Sir?
Don't you think that's too great for these scoundrels, Sir?
Please don't say that.
We can manage it well.
- He's right. We can do it. - Right.
- Right? - Of course.
It's not your fault. You had no choice back then.
Ok Nyeo.
- Sir. - Ok Nyeo.
Come inside.
- Have a seat. - Okay.
Did the business go well?
Yes, Sir. I'm sure you had to work more while I was away.
I'm sorry I was absent for too long.
Ok Nyeo, something terrible happened here while you were away.
It's a good thing that you didn't see it.
Something terrible? What happened?
Gil Bok took poison and died.
Pardon? Gil Bok died from poison?
He secretly ate a private meal of a prisoner and died.
Does that mean there's someone who tried to poison the prisoner?
Who is the prisoner?
It's Lee Myung Heon. He was sent here from Law Enforcement.
Pardon? Did you just say it's Lee Myung Heon?
Is he in Jeonokseo now?
Yes. He was transferred to Jeonokseo at per the King's order.
He was a palace guard who ran off with...
one of the court maids.
Do you know him?
Which cell is he in?
The solitary cell on the second floor.
Ok Nyeo.
What's wrong with her?
Sir.
Your Highness.
I searched for you everywhere...
when I heard you were kidnapped.
I had no idea you were in Jeonokseo.
I am so sorry I could not protect you.
Don't say that, Your Highness.
I heard that...
His Majesty the King found out that...
I ran away with Ga Bi.
Soon,
I will be executed.
Sir.
I am old and sick.
I do not care how I die.
But Sir Kang...
will be arrested...
because he tried to keep me safe.
My concern is that you will end up...
in grave danger because of my involvement.
Sir.
Don't worry about me or Sir Kang.
The King knows exactly what happened.
- Pardon? - His Majesty the King...
wishes to punish Lord Yoon, Lady Jung...
and their followers and supporters...
for poisoning the late king and...
killing his servants.
To do so, we really need your help.
You are the only witness...
to all those crimes.
The King will ask to see you soon.
Your statement as a witness...
will help bring everyone to justice.
Then...
will I be able to...
avenge Ga Bi's death?
Yes.
Your Highness...
Did you ask for me?
Lee Myung Heon is in Jeonokseo.
Pardon?
Someone tried to poison him.
Is he okay?
Yes.
Inform Officer Han Jae Seo immediately.
The King needs to know of this.
Right away.
Your Majesty, someone tried to poison...
Lee Myung Heon in Jeonokseo.
What?
Who would do such a thing?
We don't know yet,
but the guard who served the food has disappeared.
I shall send out an order for his arrest.
Someone planned this.
We need to find out who wants to...
silence Lee Myung Heon.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Send some palace guards...
to strengthen Jeonokseo's security...
and tell them to keep a close eye on Lee Myung Heon.
Yes, Your Majesty. I will do that.
Eat all you want, Dong Chang.
Is something wrong? You look terrible.
Leave me alone!
Get me more wine.
How dare you yell at me. What a nasty temper.
I need you to come with me.
- Where to? - Madam Min...
wants to see you.
Fine.
I'd like to eat what I ordered. I'll be there when I'm done.
Come on now.
You know we can't wait.
- Not again. - Get him!
- That jerk. - Go after him!
What jerks.
Make sure you don't break that!
Don't you worry.
Leave that right here.
- Take that inside. - Okay.
That's valuable. Put that somewhere safe.
Be careful.
Chun Doong.
Man Soo.
You look shocked as if you saw a ghost.
What are you doing?
Why are you dressed up?
Treat us with respect.
Chun Doong manages this store...
right in Chilpae Market.
I'm his secretary.
What? What am I, then? What's my title?
Why would you ask us that?
Ok Nyeo offered you a deal and you betrayed her.
You're a traitor.
You know I had no choice.
Where is she? Can you let me meet her?
We have too much to do right now.
Set up an appointment with her yourself.
Let's go inside, Sir.
Shall we, then?
- Let's go. - Chun Doong.
Man Soo.
My boss is a busy man.
But...
How much did we lose in this deal?
About 50,000 yang.
That much?
I heard that Ok Nyeo...
made a 100,000-yang profit...
by selling ginseng to the Ming merchant.
I'm so sorry, Nan Jung.
Aren't you sick of saying that?
Pardon?
You can't blame Ok Nyeo for everything.
If she's always getting the better of us,
it's proof that you're useless at your job.
I really didn't do anything wrong this time.
Tae Won is the one who helped Ok Nyeo...
secure the deal.
He's the one we should blame for the loss.
She's right.
Tae Won used his connections in Price Policy Division...
and Ming to help Ok Nyeo, and we can't beat that.
He's right.
You have to do something about him.
To get rid of Ok Nyeo, we have to get rid of Tae Won first.
Right.
Soon Geum.
My lady.
I need to go to the market. Get ready to come with me.
The thing is...
What?
Lady Oh wants me to do something.
What?
I do hope you understand.
Soon Geum will serve me exclusively from now on.
Do you have a death wish?
Hush.
I treated you with respect. How dare you...
talk down at me.
I am Lady Oh, your father's second wife.
- I'm your superior. - What?
- How dare you... - Hush!
I told you to watch your manners.
What's going on?
Mother.
Did you just hear what Jong Geum said?
I did.
How dare you.
How dare you talk down to my daughter.
Nan Jung, we serve the same husband.
Why can't I talk down to her?
Do you really want me to kill you?
I knew you're ignorant,
but even you should know we have manners and rules.
You can't abuse a noblewoman.
I could report you to the Police...
for disregarding our customs.
Beg for Shin Hye's forgiveness.
I apologise, my lady.
Forgive me.
It's not an apology if you're standing upright.
Should I kneel?
Yes.
I apologise, my lady.
Forgive me.
If I ever catch you doing this again,
I will see to it that you're tortured severely.
Let's go.
Jung Nan Jung.
I will make you pay for this.
You made a big mistake.
That hurt.
My lord.
You look upset.
Cheol Gi wasn't able to kill Ok Nyeo.
She's so hard to kill.
Now I see why you weren't able to deal with her until now.
My lord, I know how to get rid of her.
Do you have an idea?
To get rid of her, you have to get rid of Tae Won first.
What do you mean?
For as long as he's around, we can never kill Ok Nyeo.
- Nan Jung. - If you don't, she'll get to us.
You must decide what to do with Tae Won.
All this is mine.
All these expensive things are mine.
You're so pretty.
- Cho Rye. - Yes, Chun Doong?
- Yes, Sir? - That's a good girl.
Man Soo, we'll close early today. Get things in order.
What? Why?
Let's have a drink at Sosoru.
- Really? - Yes, really. My treat.
Okay, Chun Doong, Sir. I'll close up right now.
Get moving right now. Don't waste any time.
Close the shop.
Chun Doong.
- Hello. - Man Ok.
Man Soo.
What are you two doing here?
How dare you.
You can't talk like that to your customers. I'll tell on you.
What customers?
I might be a kisaeng,
but I won't serve pickpockets like you.
- How dare she... - Come back.
What's going on? What happened?
You can quit being a kisaeng.
Why? What happened?
I can support you from now on.
Quit working here this instant.
What?
How much does Sosoru cost?
I think... I don't know.
Let me pour you a drink.
There you go.
- Have a drink, Secretary. - Thank you, Sir.
I like how that sounds.
Fill my cup.
Cheers. You, too, Man Ok.
Don't look so shocked. It's your last day here.
Celebrate your last day.
- Ma'am. - Have the girls send everyone away.
I will.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
- It's been a while. - What brings you here so suddenly?
I'd like to have a drink with Tae Won.
- Is he in? - Pardon?
He is, Your Majesty.
- So Jung. - Yes, Ma'am.
Your Majesty, if you wait in a room, I will bring Tae Won to see you.
Okay.
- Will you come inside? - Yes.
Let's go.
- Sir. - What is it?
The King is here.
- The King? - Yes.
He said he wants to see you.
Your Majesty, did you ask for me?
Have a seat.
I came here to have a drink with you.
Are you sure you should be drinking in your condition?
Do not worry. Will you pour me a drink?
Are you sure you can drink?
Fill my cup.
Yes, Your Majesty.
- Drink. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Tonight, I am not here as your king.
I'm here to talk to you as a cousin.
I must say...
something I cannot bring myself to say...
without borrowing the effects of alcohol.
Your Majesty.
Are you sure that the Queen Dowager, Lord Yoon...
and Lady Jung poisoned the late king?
The witness to all that...
was Ok Nyeo's mother who worked at Dongungjeon.
That is why Lord Yoon ordered her to be killed.
That is not all. To cover that up,
he killed all the Dongungjeon ladies and maids.
I want to punish them...
for making a mocking of the court by investigating this case...
and holding them responsible...
for their crimes.
Your Majesty. Killing the late king...
was an act of high treason. Investigating that means...
Yes.
I will have to...
punish my own mother.
I know that...
it is the most unfilial thing...
a son can do.
A son who punishes his mother?
It should not happen.
That is why...
I hesitated for so long before deciding to tell you this.
Still, I think that if anyone should do this,
it should be you and I.
They are our parents, and although they gave us life,
we must bring them to justice and right what was wrong.
That's the only way to pay...
our respects to those who suffered...
when they didn't deserve to.
I hope...
you can help me.
- Have a seat. - Thank you.
Did you think about it?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will do as you asked.
I am both grateful and sorry that you say so.
I feel guilty for involving you in something I should...
take care of alone.
You shouldn't, Your Majesty.
I had been...
looking for a way to pay for what Lord Yoon and Lady Jung...
had done over the years.
Now that...
you offered a way,
I will do my best.
I'll appoint you as...
a special prosecutor.
I will grant you full authority, so you can use...
army of the Department of Justice...
to impeach my mother's family including Lord Yoon and Lady Jung.
Your Majesty.
That's right. To stop them from treating me so poorly,
I should be the mistress of the house.
Yes. I won't forgive them. You'll see.
What brings you here again?
You're here.
Did the talismans I gave you work?
I'm here for something else.
What is it?
You want to be the mistress of the house?
That's right.
Could you tell me how I can do that?
Are you asking me to curse...
Lady Jung?
Whatever it is, I'll do anything to get rid of her.
Please.
Give me the bow.
You must try your best.
Shoot the arrow with your resentment.
Jung Nan Jung, you witch.
What is this?
I laid a curse on this doll.
Take out all your resentment...
and prick this doll with a needle.
With a needle?
How much should I prick it?
It doesn't matter as long as it holds your resentment.
Die! Die!
Die. Die.
Gosh, it hurts. Die.
I'll add some oil. Ouch. Die.
What's going on?
My lord.
What is it?
You are...
detained in your house by the King's order.
Detained?
What did I do to deserve that?
You tried to poison the former king,
and killed the court maids of Dongungjeon.
- Tae Won. - You are...
detained in your house by the King's order.
You can't leave your house from now on.
You can't go to the Palace, either.
What on earth is going on?
Why are you here?
During your confinement,
only I can come in and out of this place.
You won't be able to contact any of the officials.
This is an order from me,
a special prosecutor designated by the King.
You're a special prosecutor?
How could you do this to me? How could you?
That little...
- Mother. - My lady.
You rat. What do you think you're doing?
The King has ordered me to arrest you.
Arrest me?
What are you plotting this time?
Calm down, Nan Jung.
Tae Won became a special prosecutor.
What?
What are you doing?
Take Lady Jung to the Censorate right now.
- Yes, Sir. Move it. - Yes, Sir.
- Let me go. - Mother.
- Mother. - My lord.
Let go of me. My lord!
Get your hands off of me!
- I will never forgive you. - Mother.
- My lord. Where are you? - My lady.
What is it? Did I go too far?
Maybe the curse was too strong.
What should I do?
What should I do? It's so scary.
- Sir. - Sir.
Sir. Have you heard?
Heard what?
Lord Yoon's illegitimate son, Yoon Tae Won,
became a special prosecutor.
That's a senior fifth rank position.
How can a son of a concubine hold such an important position?
He's right. This is absurd.
If he's a special prosecutor now, it means...
the King has decided to use him to punish...
Lord Yoon and Lady Jung.
Sir, I still don't understand.
How can a son punish his own father?
That's against the moral principle.
That's enough.
If the King decided to do this, all we can do is support him.
- Don't make a fuss about it. - Sir.
This isn't right.
We should counsel the King.
- He's right. - Stop it.
I'm sure Tae Won will follow the King's order sincerely.
Don't worry.
Lord Yoon is...
suspected of trying to poison the former king.
If you know anything about this, tell me.
Shut your mouth.
How dare you try to slander us?
I heard you were a kisaeng at Sosoru back then...
and helped Lord Yoon.
Do you think we'll let you live after this?
Shut your mouth.
If you keep disregarding my authority, I will torture you.
Do as you please.
If you want to torture me, go ahead.
You should go and bring Court Lady Han.
Yes, Sir.
She's here.
Please have a seat, Ma'am.
You were once tortured...
by Lord Yoon in 1539. Is this correct?
Yes, Sir.
In Lord Yoon's house that day,
I saw Lady Jung.
You're here. Did you find out?
Yes. Lady Jung is...
being questioned at the Censorate right now.
- What? - What?
He arrested Lady Jung...
and detained Lord Yoon.
That means he has substantial evidence.
Yes. We can't be sure...
when we're going to be the next target.
We must notify the Queen Dowager immediately.
We should come up with a plan.
You're right. Let's go.
- We should go. - Let's go.
This is... Gosh.
This isn't looking good.
Let's go.
- Please tell her we're here. - Yes, Sir.
Your Majesty. Minister of Personnel and Minister of Culture are here.
- Let them in. - Yes, Your Majesty.
What?
Lord Yoon has been detained in his house?
Yes, Your Majesty. That's not all.
Lady Jung is...
under an interrogation at the Censorate right now.
The Censorate knows that Lord Yoon tried to poison the former king,
and killed all the court maids of Dongungjeon.
They already have evidence.
Did you say evidence?
Your Majesty. Things aren't looking good.
There's even a rumour that...
there will be an investigation on us, and on you as well.
What should we do, Your Majesty?
Court Lady Kim, come inside.
Did you wish to see me, Your Majesty?
I will go to see the King right now. Ready my entourage.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Goodness.
Your Majesty.
The Queen Dowager is here to see you.
- Escort her in. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Please have a seat.
- What brings you here, Mother? - Your Majesty.
I heard you detained Lord Yoon and arrested Nan Jung.
- Please sit down first. - Why are you doing this?
Slandering Lord Yoon and Nan Jung is...
the same thing as humiliating and disdaining me.
Mother.
Those two tried to poison the former king,
and killed Dongungjeon's court maids who knew that.
There's a witness.
A witness?
They're innocent. There can't be a witness.
Mother.
You shouldn't be insisting on that right now.
Should I tell you...
what the witness knows?
What?
Are you threatening me?
Everyone in the Palace knows that punishing Lord Yoon and Nan Jung...
is the same thing as punishing me.
- Mother. - They all know that...
you want to use this opportunity...
to punish me and kill me.
Punish me yourself.
Leaving me alone is even more humiliating for me.
Then...
I shall have you humiliated.
What did you say?
You have done...
so many evil deeds until now.
Now you should bear the humiliation.
Your Majesty.
I won't end it...
with punishing Lord Yoon and Lady Jung only.
So, please go back...
and wait for punishment.
Your Majesty.
I told you to leave.
Your Majesty.
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty. Are you okay?
Your Majesty.
I brought him, Sir.
- Leave the room. - Yes, Sir.
Where... Where am I?
Why did you take me here?
If you answer me well,
I will let you go back without harm.
I heard you were...
a constable at Jeonokseo in 1540.
Do you know anything...
about a stabbed woman who gave birth to a child in Jeonokseo?
A child?
Yes. I do.
She died right after she gave birth.
Is there any words or articles she left before she died?
I don't know about words, but she did leave articles.
Yes. I saw them myself.
What were they?
They were...
- What is that? - Nothing.
You know there was a woman who died giving birth to a child.
It's something she left.
It looks valuable. What are you going to do with it?
What do you mean? I will give it back to her child later.
What are you doing? Get out.
They were...
A set of twin jade rings and something like a hairpin.
- A hairpin? - Yes.
Is this the one?
Yes, that's right. This is the one.
What is this?
This is a token given to court maids who slept with the former king.
This was found in Jeonokseo.
If this hairpin belonged to Ga Bi,
Ok Nyeo can be a princess.
Who are you?
- My lord. - How could you get in here?
My lord. I found out that...
Ok Nyeo's mother spent a night with the former king.
What? How did you find it out?
Ga Bi had the hairpin that King Jungjong gave to those...
who served him at night.
What...
It's certain that Ok Nyeo is a princess, my lord.
I'll give you a letter.
Deliver it to Palace Guard Officer Ki Choon Soo no matter what. Okay?
Yes, my lord.
Your Majesty. Officer Ki Choon Soo is here.
Let him in.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
Lord Yoon sent someone to deliver a letter.
- Lord Yoon did? - Yes, Your Majesty.
- Give it to me. - Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty. Are you okay?
Do you know what that is?
I'm afraid...
I don't know.
Are you saying...
you haven't seen this before?
No, Your Majesty.
I've never seen it before.
Did you find out about the thing that I asked?
About the hairpin from Jeonokseo.
It was a warden of Jeonokseo who first found...
the hairpin.
Really?
But she came across the hairpin when she was tidying up the office.
She said she doesn't know whose it is.
I apologise, Your Majesty.
Go get Ok Nyeo right now.
Immediately.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Sir.
What brings you here?
The Queen Dowager wants you to come over.
Come with me.
That won't do any good to you.
Stop it.
Sir.
What is it?
Palace Guard Ki Choon Soo took the Princess with him.
What?
Sir, what brings you all the way here?
It's bad.
Ki Choon Soo has taken the Princess.
Sorry? What do you mean?
It must've been an order of the Queen Dowager.
If the Queen Dowager found out the identity of the Princess,
it's really the worst.
Sir.
What should we do now?
Don't we have to use the force and confront them?
No. It can put the Princess in more serious danger.
We must inform the King.
That's the only option we have now.
What?
My mother took Ok Nyeo to the Palace?
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'm sure she's trying...
to threaten me by using Ok Nyeo.
Your Majesty, we must rescue Ok Nyeo.
If we don't hurry,
she might lose her life.
Jae Seo, I'll head to Mother's chamber.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Mother.
I heard that you took Ok Nyeo.
Release her now.
You should release...
Lord Yoon and Nan Jung first.
- Mother. - If you have no intention...
to accept my suggestion,
I won't let Ok Nyeo free either.
Mother!
Is Jae Seo out there?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Look for Palace Guard Ki Choon Soo...
and find out where Ok Nyeo is now!
Yes, Your Majesty.
If you don't bend to my will,
Ok Nyeo will be killed.
- Mother. - If you want to save her life,
release Lord Yoon and Nan Jung right away.
- Mother! - Let them out immediately!
Leave us alone.
Yes, Your Majesty.
We're miserably entangled.
I took special care of you,
the daughter-like pupil of Park Tae Soo.
I told you to come and ask for help if you were in trouble.
I meant every word.
That is why...
I resent you for causing...
such terrible situation.
Why did you make an enemy of Jung Nan Jung?
Why did you side with my enemies...
and come between me and my son?
Why have you been telling me lies?
You knew how your mum died,
but fooled me, pretending you knew nothing.
You ignored all the trust and kindness I showed you...
and mocked me, the Queen Dowager.
However angry Tae Soo may be with me,
I cannot let you live any more.
(The Flower in Prison)
The Queen Dowager offered a deal...
using Ok Nyeo?
I was too reckless.
That's the only option we have for now.
Sir, did you find Ok Nyeo?
Not yet.
There's no time to waste.
We must save her by any means.
It's about time that we told the King everything.
I heard...
that you failed to find Ok Nyeo in the end.
That's right, Your Majesty.
What should I do now?
There's something...
I haven't told you until today.
Go ahead.
Your Majesty,
Ok Nyeo is...