(Episode 37)
Please spare us.
- Move out of my way. - You cannot go inside!
Do not step forward.
Do not make a sound.
I will kill anyone.
You need not yield to me.
Cut me down if you can.
Become king.
His pulse has stabilized.
I believe what Lady San brought was the appropriate antidote.
Excuse us.
The royal physician said...
the poison had been accumulating for a long time.
Why are you hiding the antidote from me?
He must have not been lucid for a long time.
He would have been like this for the past few days.
When Her Highness the Queen was here...
The one who killed her bodyguards...
and brought upon her death too...
- was not my father? - I believe it was not.
It might not have been him,
but you are concerned I would smash that out of fury...
and strengthen my chances of becoming king.
I dare say this, Your Highness.
The King cherished...
the Queen very much.
Love is not always easy to portray.
Love that runs deep can seem like hatred,
and then...
some get lost.
One must take pity on that,
not be furious or upset.
Did your son hide...
my father from me for fear of my fury?
Is that why you are guarding him...
when your son's life hangs in the balance?
Your Highness.
I think this is the first time I ever held your hand.
This is how big your hand is.
There are so many people around you.
I keep killing and killing them,
but they still remain, and I am exhausted.
How is that so?
You never trusted anyone.
You came between those around you...
and made them fight like dogs.
To the winner,
like a piece of meat to a dog,
you gave a plot of the people's land or something else.
But Father.
I only killed a few of those around me.
Now, I have no one left.
I will not come here for a while.
Go, and see your son.
I lifted the restraints. You can see your daughter too.
Fortunately, the blade missed his vital pressure points,
but it severed a large vein.
He lost...
too much blood.
What can we do?
You must wait.
Where are you going?
There is nothing more I can do tonight.
I shall come in the morning.
You are weaker than you seemed.
The wound was not very deep.
Look at your chapped, blue lips.
How will you protect our nation?
I will nurse you for a night.
Sleep well tonight,
and wake up when the rooster crows in the morning.
I will watch you.
But...
why did you do it?
Why did he do it?
Please change, and get some rest.
If you will not eat, you must at least sleep.
He wanted to be wounded.
He wanted to be hurt...
before he hurt me.
Why was that?
You knew he would not kill you,
did you not?
Before he knew what he was doing,
you believed that he would reduce the power...
with which he attacked.
You were so close for so long.
Do you know how scared I was because I did not know?
I almost died of shock first.
That must hurt.
If it hurts, will you wake up?
Do you recognize me?
Moo Seok said he knew you, so I had him bring you.
He works for me. Did you not know that?
I did not.
Do not cry. I am not an evil person.
Right.
Your mistress is in danger.
Where is Lady San?
You must do something to save her. Can you do that?
Where is she?
The Crown Prince...
lusts after her.
As you know,
Lady San is in love with Master Lin.
Yesterday, the Crown Prince cut down...
Master Lin.
Before that, he murdered His Majesty's concubine.
Then he even tried to poison His Majesty.
The Crown Prince...
has been crazy for a while.
It is quite late. What are you doing here?
- I have been waiting. - For whom?
I knew you would come.
You must be worried...
about the man who got hurt.
I knew you would come...
within the night.
- I am not here because of that. - You are.
How is he?
He lost a lot of blood, but he will be fine.
He is asleep at the moment.
Did you not miss the front of this place...
and this road?
I think I will always miss this place...
even when I become an old grandma.
What is Soyong Sword?
Something that does not exist. It is nothing but a name.
It does exist.
If you wish to see it, you must win against me.
- He wants to be defeated. - You need to be fair.
Who is the guy that ran off first before you were supposed to go?
A race needs to be fair.
- Then I will begin the race. - Okay.
- I agree. - To the three-way intersection.
The winner gets Soyong Sword.
After my mother passed away,
I was busy pushing people away.
Master Lee and my colleagues were all very nice.
But this was it.
They could not come in any further.
"I will not go out from my bubble, so you may not get in either."
However,
I kept on forgetting to keep that distance with you two.
- What are you doing? - Oh, do not mind me.
I am going to stay here. Let me know when you get the news.
I slew Lin and almost killed him.
The wound was not too deep.
The perpetrator was someone who could not cut him deeply.
Eight years ago,
I knew the bandits were going to rob your carriages.
If I had told you to be prepared,
your mother...
would not have died.
Why did you not do that?
If I say the bandits looked like a joke,
does that sound like an excuse?
Even if that did not happen that day,
it was bound to happen on another day.
If you want to blame me, I will take it.
That is not when you were wrong.
The first thing you did wrong was...
saying hello to me when we first met in Mount Duta.
And the second time was...
when you offered to wait for me at this place.
And the third time was when you befriended me...
after all that had happened.
How so?
You opened up my heart...
which was guarded very well up until that point.
Take a seat.
No.
- Why not? - I do not want to.
Then I will not give this to you.
What is that?
A letter which Lin wrote to his friend.
People only write letters to say what they want to say.
You need to communicate face-to-face with words.
- He was wrong then. - Of course.
In that case, I will rip this...
Hey, give that to me.
You are really evil, you know.
I remember. You said that.
"Instead of making a king then honoring and taking care of him,"
"just become a king yourself."
That is why I told you that you are too naive.
To become a king, you must win over everything in this world.
But if you become a kingmaker,
you only need to win the king over.
Are you asleep?
It seems like there will be a violent turmoil in this land.
I have heard about the Crown Prince slaying Wang Lin.
How did you know when you are locked up like this?
My ears are too good.
It seems like...
the Crown Prince wants to take in His Majesty's closest allies...
to get rid of all problems before they arise.
Did he take in a lot of men?
It seems like the Hwangs took in some people.
I mean, we operate in a disparate point system, you know.
Anyway,
- the problem is my brother. - That would be Song In.
It looks like he holds a huge grudge against the Crown Prince.
Queen Mu, who was killed by him, was his woman, was she not?
You know everything.
I have good ears.
"I will kill everyone whom the Crown Prince adores."
"I will make him witness their deaths with his own two eyes."
That is what he is up to.
Why are you smiling?
My face was just distorted because I wanted to figure out...
why you would tell me all this.
Master Lee, you are the finest scholar of this land.
You can easily become a scholar by reading a lot of books.
I am more like a wise man.
In that case, which side should I take?
Is your question not...
"What should I do about this country?"
Things will not be any different no matter who becomes the king.
What is important is for me to know which side I should take...
to keep everything I have and gain even more in the future.
Some people like you hold values in honor, which you cannot see.
But some like me hold values in money, which you can see.
I mean, we are all the same.
Your Highness.
First, I ask for your understanding.
I only write what I wish to say instead of discussing it with you.
The names I attach are the people who hold power in the shadows.
They are not on His Majesty's side.
These are powerful people who gathered...
only to maintain their power over this land.
- Welcome, Master Lin. - Welcome, Master Lin.
These are loyal servants...
who have been waiting...
for the great Goryeo to be freed from the barbarians...
and to serve a pure-blooded Crown Prince of Goryeo.
For them, whom they serve does not matter.
But they want to be able to control him.
You were too smart.
That is why they opposed to you...
by making an issue out of your mixed-blood.
The King has survived for a long time...
because he gave them what they wanted.
But now, they want a new king.
They want to get rid of the King, who has been gaining power,
and Your Highness, as you are of age.
And they want to make someone...
easy to control, like me, to become the King.
My mere existence is enough for them.
As long as I live,
I will be used as a means to make you weaker.
I was honored...
to have been able to protect, follow,
and stay together with you.
But I...
loved a woman who was on your mind.
As I fell deeply in love, I became desperate,
and I could not control myself.
I know I deserve to die.
I will not try to deny it.
But if I get to survive,
please let me leave.
I will leave...
and live far away as if I am dead.
I ask you this as your loyal servant,
close friend,
and a brother.
How did he recover within a day?
He is a strong man.
His pulse has stabilized overnight.
But he is still unconscious.
It is because I used medicine to ease the pain.
Then will he wake up soon?
If you are careful not to get the wounds infected,
there would be no problem.
That fast?
Do you not want him to recover fully?
Are you sleeping?
That is a problem.
I have so many things to tell you.
I cannot remember anything.
The doctor says you will be okay.
So...
that means you do not need me anymore.
That is sad.
This is what you look like.
I should remember this.
You are...
in my dream.
- Your Highness. - Your Highness.
I called you early in the morning, and yet you all came.
First,
if you compare the names of the people working as...
public officers in the palace to the ones in the list...
We will begin.
- Oh, my. - Oh, my.
- What is happening? - What is happening?
No one can hear about this outside the palace.
Take them, and imprison them as quickly and secretly as possible.
You can spread this rumor instead.
"The Crown Prince is drinking again."
"He is drinking day and night with his servants."
"This is going to be a big problem."
- Assemble all the commanders. - Yes, Your Highness.
You need to do it secretly before the others notice.
Yes, Your Highness.
- How are things in the guestroom? - Master Lin has woken up.
- Really? - But...
- they lost Lady San. - What do you mean?
They saw her coming out of the room and followed her.
But she must have noticed because she disappeared.