(Episode 27)
- So Hwa. - I found the man who killed my mom.
He is Lin's brother.
Everything will be over once I kill him.
No.
That is the only way I can end this.
So Hwa.
No, that will hurt you.
Do not do that.
San.
Are you all right?
You should rinse your mouth.
Are you really all right?
Here.
- Move. - Gosh.
Get out of the way.
- Go. - Oh, my.
What is the matter?
How dare you come here like this?
Let go of me. I am a member of the royal family.
Why are they doing this, Father?
Tell them to let go. Let go of me.
What are you doing?
We need to at least know why you are taking us.
Oh, no.
Father.
Go inside. Hurry.
She will become the wife of the Crown Prince.
You should not even dare look at her.
How dare you?
Let go of me, scumbags!
Stay here and do not go anywhere. We will come back.
You should get some sleep.
If you get some sleep...
after all you have thrown up, you will feel much better.
You should cover yourself with a blanket.
Sit up for a moment.
Do you want to be alone, or do you want me to stay here?
All right.
First, you go into my bed without permission,
and now, you send me away?
Get some sleep.
And do not cry while you sleep.
You should not cry.
You seem to become weak after you cry.
Your Highness, are you inside?
Be quiet.
Lady Dan has come to see you.
She said she ran here without her carriage or her servant.
Lady Dan, the Crown Prince has arrived.
- Your Highness. - Why did you come here alone?
Did you pass the market on the way? Do you not know it is dangerous?
My father...
and my second brother was arrested.
- The Chancellor too? - Why were they arrested?
What is it about?
Did you see who took them?
They were soldiers from Wonseongjeon.
I will go there to find out. Jin Gwan.
I will protect her.
I will be back soon.
Was my third brother caught as well?
I could not find him anywhere.
You need not worry.
I am scared.
I am...
so scared.
I told you that I would find out.
I am sure everything is fine.
Let me go!
Let me go! Let go of me! Let go!
Gosh.
Father.
Lin was only 12 years old then.
The Chancellor has no fault. You know that it was not him.
Do not do this.
Did you not say you wanted help?
Mother.
I thought you wanted power. That is why I am helping you.
Is this because of Dan?
You did not want her to become the Crown Princess. Is this why?
If she becomes the Crown Princess,
that family will have even more power than they do now.
I chose her.
You made the wrong choice.
I will straighten this out.
If that has to be done, I will do it.
You cannot.
Their sons, Jeon and Lin, has to go in order for you to live.
Can you do that?
This is Lin we are talking about. My friend, Lin.
Open your eyes.
Even if he does not want to,
the world will not let him be.
This is all for your sake.
That is what you always say.
When you kicked out the Queen of this country,
and her son, my brother...
He is not your brother.
You kicked out my brother to some temple.
Then you told me to be cautious of my father.
And you said it was all for my sake.
Thanks to me, you are standing here alive.
I am the one who has the royal authority now.
I came here first...
because I wanted to save your face.
Forget it. I will take care of this.
Are you really determined to see Lin dead?
Why? If I let him go, will you send out an assassin?
I am thinking about it.
Since he is your friend, should I let him live?
Mother.
You will...
thank me in the future.
You surely will.
This is my first time coming into this room.
You can take a seat. I will bring some tea.
This is...
the room where the Crown Prince stays, right?
Yes.
I hate this.
Pardon?
My family is in a turmoil.
But I am standing here thinking, "It is not the first time..."
"Lady San was here. Her hair is a mess. Did she sleep here?"
"That is awful."
That is what is on my mind.
I hate myself for that.
His Highness thinks of me as a friend.
Like one of the boys.
Did my second brother...
do something wicked to your family?
That is why they are taken away, right?
How wicked was it?
Did he...
kill someone?
Can you please forgive him?
I will bring some tea.
You do know that Lin loves you.
Do you not?
Could you please consider him...
and forgive everything?
Please, Lady San.
I am not sure if the future Crown Princess would like this tea.
What are you doing? Take it.
I was going to kill...
your second brother with my own hands.
I was going to kill him and leave far away.
I was going to do that for Lin.
I was going to put an end to this.
You should be thankful that I was willing to do that.
How much more do you want me to forgive?
Lady San.
Yes.
People died.
Many people died.
And my mother passed away then.
Then those people who died should forgive him.
What can I do?
You cannot do this to a royal family.
How dare you tie up members of the royal family?
You cannot do this. You cannot humiliate us like this.
- Be quiet. - Father.
You should get them to call all of the royal subjects.
If they want to blame me, tell them to hold an interrogation.
Keep your dignity.
Where is that friend of yours, the Crown Prince?
Is he done using you? Did he abandon you?
They are not allowed to have even a drop of water.
They are tied in the interrogation hall, yet there's no interrogation.
Will you not do anything?
What should I do?
You have the power of a king.
You just need to say a word.
"Let them go immediately."
Goodness, why are you so late?
He was about to leave.
Leave? To where?
This way.
San, they caught the culprits.
She wants you to come into the palace right away.
Who?
The Queen wants you to come right now.
She said,
"It is only right for the victims to be..."
"at the interrogation."
I heard the story about how you had to send away...
your beautiful daughter far away.
I apologize, Your Highness.
A man of the royal family committed such a wicked crime...
because he wanted to marry her.
I am sure you had no other choice.
You could not spill your heart out after your wife was murdered.
Yes, my wife was involved in an accident a long time ago.
Thankfully, a witness stepped up, bringing the case to the surface.
But the witness is of low birth.
I believe there will be some people who claim...
his testimony is not enough to prove a royal family's crime.
So, child.
Yes, Your Highness.
You need to be a witness.
A witness to what?
I am sure you saw the assassins yourself.
- Yes. - You probably saw that...
the assassins were in league with Wang Jeon.
What I saw was...
I am sure you did.
The assassin of that time said it was Wang Jeon's order.
But...
This is not what you said before.
Before?
What did I say?
You said the assassin and my brother...
recognized each other.
They met each other's eyes.
You definitely saw that the assassin and Wang Jeon...
were on the same side.
Your Highness.
At that time, she was...
too young, and she was too shocked...
This does not pertain only to your family.
The Chancellor's family tried to take your money...
to finance their attempt in a treason.
So, child.
You need to disclose the truth for this country and the Crown Prince.
Give me your hand.
It must have been...
devastating to lose your mother...
in front of your eyes.
I am sure your mother is still unable to leave your side.
It is the time to resolve her deep sorrow...
and let her rest in peace.
Father, what are we going to do?
They are about to begin the interrogation.
All you have to do is...
tell the truth as it is.
Then what will happen to me?
We will have to leave it up to them.
Lin.
Can you do something? My brother.
Stay away.
Go ahead.
I was too late.
I was looking into your mother's death.
I was looking for proof that Song In was behind it.
I had no idea...
my mother would do this.
She wants to get rid of Lin.
My mother...
is using your mother's death to do so.
She asked you to lie. Will you do so?
Look at me.
What if...
it is not a lie?
Wang Jeon tried to kill my mother.
- San. - He must pay for doing so.
Then Lin will go down as well.
He knew of it.
That his brother had killed my mother.
He did not know.
He knew.
He suspected so.
- He deceived me. - It is different.
He could not tell you for fear this would happen.
If Jeon is charged, Lin will suffer.
- So will Dan. - So what?
Should I let them go?
Can you not?
Should I let him live...
as if nothing happened after what he did?
Should I let him go on with his life?
San, please.
Cover it up.
Pretend nothing happened.
I will repay you.
You save your friend.
I will do what I must.
It is Song In.
The Queen took the bait.
I predict that when the interrogation is over,
Wang Jeon will be beheaded, and his father and brother exiled.
His sister will end up a slave.
Lin will have no choice but to find a way out.
One thing that did not go as planned...
was the Crown Prince.
I thought he would put up a fight,
but he is quiet.
Perhaps,
he decided to take this opportunity...
to eliminate a romantic rival.
Please wait.
The witness will be summoned soon. Then you can enter.
It will be over soon.
Okay.
When all is done, let us visit your mother's grave.
She will like it.
Okay.
She is my woman.
My woman was arrested...
and is bleeding.
What man would not get involved?
My mother...
is using your mother's death.
Master Lin knew of it.
That his brother had killed my mother.
If Jeon is charged, Lin will suffer. So will Dan.
Are you hurt?
I was afraid...
I could not find you.
Lady San.
The next witness.
Finance Minister Eun Young Baek's daughter, Eun San.
After the Sungjukjae massacre eight years ago,
Eun San and her maid were the only two survivors.
Eun San.
Answer this.
Did you see an assassin that day?
Yes.
Was Wang Jeon at the scene?
Yes.
Is Wang Jeon present among these three criminals?
Lady San, it was me. I was...
Is Wang Jeon present among these three criminals?
Did you see...
Wang Jeon communicate with the assassin?
Did you see...
Wang Jeon communicate with the assassin?
Eun San, daughter of the Finance Minister.
Did you see Wang Jeon...
That day,
the men protecting me...
all lost their lives to the assassins.
And then Master Wang Jeon appeared, and...
he...
saved me and my maid.
What I remember...
is a man with a snake tattoo.
He killed everyone. Find that man for me.
Did that assassin and Wang Jeon exchange...
Thanks to Master Jeon,
I got out alive.
That is all I know.
Are you okay?
Let us go.
I cannot let her go. Let her stay at the palace.
I am grateful,
but it is unnecessary, Your Highness.
I saw her throw up because of her upset stomach.
And she was dragged around in this state.
- Jang Eui. - Yes, Your Highness.
Call the royal physician. Her pulse needs to be examined.
Yes, Your Highness.
I will go home.
You walk strangely.
You cannot go anywhere in this state.
I want to go home.
Our carriage is waiting outside.
You do not need to worry about her.
Goodbye.
San.
Well done.
And thank you.
You have overdone yourself.
The Chancellor is the first in rank among the royal families.
Do you think a testimony by a man from a market can prove his plot?
The Ministers are talking.
After this, the Chancellor will not dare do anything.
It would have given a warning to other royal families.
Let me do the rest of the work.
Wang Jeon has been hanging around with lowly people from the market.
He has ruined the dignity of the royal family by seeking pleasure.
He deserves severe punishment,
but under the Crown Prince's orders,
he will be confined to his house.
I also told the Chancellor that he had committed a sin...
for not educating his son properly.
I confiscated 25 lands of his Gongeumjeon.
We needed to fill up the national treasury.
Are you satisfied with that?
How about Wang Lin?
I do not care about his cowardly father...
or his second brother who is not intelligent enough.
They do not matter.
What are you going to do with the third son, Wang Lin?
Do you really dislike him that much?
Ban him from entering the palace, and name him Inspector General.
It is a job for rank six officers.
Lin is of royal family.
I heard they have a vacancy for an Inspector General at Jeolla.
Do you really want to send him away?
You told me I have overdone myself.
No, it was in fact an opportunity that the sky has allowed us.
But I realize that I have not foreseen something.
I did not know that was possible.
Eun San. I did not take her heart into account.
I saw how she looked at Wang Lin.
I saw how he looked at her.
You saw wrong.
Do you think anyone would know better than me...
about how a woman looks at a man?
Then you should have seen my look too.
Eun San.
I like her. Lin knows that too.
Lin would never look at someone I like as a woman.
That is what Lin is like.
My Lin.