[Cha Joo Young / Lee Hyun Wook]
[The Queen Who Crowns]
[This drama is a fictional story based on historical figures and events and may differ from actual historical records.]
[Filming of animals or child actors followed production guidelines.]
The 100 gyeol of land Your Majesty granted to Hoeamsa has not been given.
Not only that, but there are many cases of people
not receiving Your Majesty's charity rice.
From what I hear, all this is connected to Myeongseon Daebu.
It is clear Myeongseon Daebu is gathering forces and defying Your Majesty.
In such a situation, who would respect the authority of the monarch?
Your Majesty should summon the Minister of Finance and find out what happened.
You just need to find the Chief Court Lady.
Then, it will be delivered to His Majesty.
I will go and deliver this well.
He wanted to see inside the capital city.
Have a good trip.
And enjoy touring the capital.
Yes.
Thank you.
[Episode 10]
Dansan Buwongun is here.
Have you been well?
[Dansan Buwongun Yi Mu: Aided the establishment of Joseon and Tae Jong's ascension to the throne]
In the Year of the Yellow Tiger,
I helped you two to eliminate Sam Bong [Sam Bong: Jeong Do Jeon]
and helped make the current king.
I never imagined a day like this would come.
So,
have you looked into it?
Yes.
Will they join forces with us?
The Ministry of Defense, the Royal Guards, and the Capital Security Office.
Everyone who used to follow you two is enraged.
The King probably penalized them
for following the Min family.
Then, what are you planning to do?
The King always suffered from a boil.
We will exacerbate that ailment, then use that as a pretext
to put forth the Crown Prince and seize the throne.
Then, we will need the help of the Queen more than anything.
The Queen is your sister, so of course-
First, you should
discreetly...
gauge her intentions.
Yes.
You should have a drink.
Your Majesty.
Are you not Mu Hyul?
Look who this is.
Are you not Dansan Buwongun Yi Mu?
You have not forgotten me?
How could I ever forget you?
[Yeowongun Min Mu Hyul: Queen Won Gyeong's younger brother] But why have I not seen you around recently?
I used illness as an excuse to stay away from the court.
Let us go inside.
Have the Crown Prince ascend to the throne
and take over the regency?
- Yes. - That is nonsense!
How could I when His Majesty is still strong and healthy?
The King has suffered from a boil for a long time.
While he lived at the private residence,
he used to lay ill for a few days when it got worse.
But I hear that it has gotten worse lately.
What is it that you want to say?
We will secretly exacerbate the boil.
- What did you say? - Use that opportunity to put forth the Crown Prince
and take control of the military with our men-
Did I just hear you wrong?
You dare propose treason?
We are simply saying we should reclaim the power stolen from us.
Dansan Buwongun!
Do you wish to die by my sword here right now?
Your Majesty!
Or shall I notify the King of this treason?
Then, will you leave Hyungnims like that?
Shut up!
I will pretend I did not hear this.
If you ever come to me again regarding this matter,
all of you will not be able to retain your life.
Oh, you are here.
- Where is he? - Inside.
Let us go at once.
Yi Mu came by.
Yes.
Yi Mu, who visited Jeju,
went to Hoeamsa to meet with the Queen...
Things are going so well on their own.
What should we do?
Anything else besides that?
The Queen seems to have sent someone to the palace.
- Someone? - It seemed like he was carrying a letter.
Hear ye!
Yes, Your Excellency.
Who ruined these flowers like this!
Find who did this immediately! Right now!
Yes.
A letter...
By the way,
where will we stay for the night?
Let us find a tavern somewhere or another place where we can stay the night.
Yes.
It was somewhere around here...
Oh, that must be it!
Who are you!
Catch him!
Is this the letter the Queen sent to the palace?
Yes, Your Excellency.
I almost would have ended up dying.
So, are you telling me right now
that Dansan Buwongun met with Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun
who are in exile and met with the Queen
to plot treason?
That is so.
Do you have proof?
Yes, Your Majesty.
If you cannot,
you will have to give up your life.
[Dansan Buwongun Yi Mu: Aided the establishment of Joseon and Tae Jong's ascension to the throne]
Execute him!
Your Majesty!
You should not be so quick to execute him.
Who will get hurt if this becomes a point of contention?
It will be the Queen and the Crown Prince.
Though Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun in Jeju-do
failed to carry it out, but they clearly plotted treason.
Are you not friends with Yeoheung Buwongun?
He was my friend.
Do you not think you are being too cold-hearted?
Your Majesty!
Let us wrap this up by executing Yi Mu.
Your Majesty.
I will go on hunting for a moment.
Though you may avoid it for the time being,
you will have to decide on this at some point.
You want to go hunting all of a sudden?
- That is correct. - Then, I will follow you, Father- [Yi Je: Grand Prince Yangnyeong]
You should stay in the palace.
Stay in the palace
and handle the affairs of the state in my place.
His Excellency Ha Ryun will help you.
Yes.
You two should not fight for the rest of your lives.
- Yes. - Yes.
Do not do anything to upset each other
and live the rest of your lives
maintaining the same heart as now.
Yes.
I will keep it in mind.
♫ Like a drifting star over the blue mountains ♫
♫ Let us pass through the night ♫
♫ Following the wind, parting the mist ♫
The spring flowers are so beautiful.
In my eyes, you are Spring.
I was drawn to you.
From the moment I first saw you,
I was irresistibly drawn to you.
I know...
that I am not an aristocrat of Gaegyeong, nor am I a firstborn.
Compared to your family that will marry into the royal family-
Young Master.
More than the spring flowers signaling the start of spring before fading,
I prefer the green that comes later but takes over
the entirety of spring.
♫ Only the moonlight lights up the entire mountain ♫
♫ Oh, heavens, holding your breath from being shy ♫
♫ The day when daylight reaches out its hand ♫
♫ Waiting for that day ♫
Your Majesty.
The Crown Princess has sent a letter.
Mother, have you been well?
I am writing this letter to let you know
that Father will leave tomorrow to go hunting for a week.
It seems the King will be vacating the capital for a week.
Then, we should return to the palace during that time.
If you return while he is away,
he would not be able to do anything, even if he got furious.
Did he not say you cannot enter the palace without his permission?
Are you afraid of not being able to return to the palace?
I do not want to eat rough rice and vegetable side dishes anymore.
But we cannot enjoy such refreshing winds in the palace.
And the view of the world from up here is peaceful.
That is all superficial.
If you look closely, whether it is the palace, the temple
or an ordinary household, it is all the same.
What do you mean?
Arguing and quarreling.
Fighting over who will eat and who will eat more.
Fighting here and fighting there.
Do their stomachs never get full?
Please do not laugh. I am serious.
T-This...
What is this?
Your Majesty.
What is it?
His Majesty said you cannot leave this place
until he gives any further orders.
The King said that?
Why?
There is evidence suggesting you plotted treason.
What do you mean, treason?
If not, how could I have mustered the soldiers like this?
As of today, no one in here can leave,
and those who are outside cannot enter.
But how is it that you are so beautiful?
When I first saw you, I thought you were Her Majesty.
That is because you have not seen Her Majesty.
It is a small gift.
It is a blush that is popular in Ming right now.
Blush?
My family's youngest is a low-ranking eunuch.
I heard the senior pharmacist position opened up.
A senior pharmacist...
A senior pharmacist is a 3rd Junior Rank.
It is a position responsible for managing medicinal herbs used in the palace.
You should take this back with you.
However, I have heard already that your family's youngest is quite skilled.
So, do not worry and return home.
Pardon?
Then...
All he has to do is promise to be loyal to me
throughout his stay in the palace.
That is the only promise I need.
Of course.
I heard that you sometimes give your input regarding various matters in the palace.
Why do you not realize that this is putting an immense burden on His Majesty?
- It is just a senior pharmacist position. - It is not merely "just."
If you cannot accept such a request from me,
how embarrassing would it be for me, a royal concubine of the 2nd Junior Rank,
who is favored by His Majesty?
Grant me this request.
You must grant me this request!
You are here.
Yes, I did as you told me, but...
The Queen must never be allowed to leave Hoeamsa.
But why did you suddenly give such a dangerous order?
On the day the King finds out-
We better make sure he does not find out.
At all costs.
While the Queen is detained at Hoeamsa,
I will make sure to receive approval to depose the Quee
What if you fail to do so?
In the worst-case scenario.
must die at the hands of lawless bandits
while she takes a walk near Hoeamsa.
In the worst case scenario.
Yes.
Your Excellency.
Is he the one who ruined my flowerbed?
It appears it happened while playing hide-and-seek.
I am sorry, Your Excellency.
Please forgive him this once.
He did not know what he was doing as a kid.
Yes, please forgive him.
Lock him in the shed and starve him to death.
- Your Excellency! No, Your Excellency! - Your Excellency!
- No, he is just a young boy! - Your Excellency!
Just please this once, Your Excellency! I will teach him well!
- Hear ye! - Your Excellency!
Take these people away as well.
- Your Excellency! - Your Excellency!
- He is only a child! I cannot let him starve to death! - I am sorry, Your Excellency!
- Your Excellency! - Your Excellency!
Your Excellency!
- Monk! - Oh, child!
What happened?
Wake up!
Drink it slowly.
Monk,
they killed Monk Myeong Ryun.
Goodness.
May Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva be praised.
Will you be all right?
There is no need for you to go as well.
No.
I will follow you as well.
I will deliver the message to the people who had their charity rice stolen.
Yes, please hurry.
Yes.
Your Majesty, I believe it is this way.
Please be careful.
Careful.
Where are you going?
Who are you?
[Yeosangun Min Mu Hoe, Yeowongun Min Mu Hyul: Younger brothers of Queen Won Gyeong]
So, is the Queen all right?
Yes.
Hyungnim, inside the capital will be more dangerous.
Gather up everyone you can.
- All right. - Let us go.
What did you say? How did all those soldiers lose her?
I am sorry.
But what if she entered the capital already?
We will need to catch her.
We will catch her at all costs and see to the end of this.
Pardon?
Move aside.
She is here.
All right, let us go.
Go, go.
Why are you here?
I came to strike the Drum of Grievance!
Not just anyone can strike it.
There is a procedure to it all.
The people are trying to make known how they were wronged.
So, what procedure is needed?
Y-Your Majesty.
Father!
What is the matter?
Father, please go to the Drum of Grievance.
What are you saying all of a sudden?
If I end up in danger, I will let you know.
If so, could you help me?
More, more, more.
The people are gathering!
We had the charity rice granted by the King taken from us unfairly.
But when we told the local authorities about this,
we were beaten unfairly!
Have any of you experienced that, too?
Here!
Here, too!
- Me, too! - Here, too!
- Here, too!
Here, too!
Me, too!
Here, too!
All of you, stand down!
His Majesty is here!
Everyone, stand down!
Queen, what is going on?
The charity rice that you granted the people was not delivered to them.
- What! - No matter how much they told the local authorities,
this fact was not reaching Your Majesty's ears,
so I had them strike the Drum of Grievance like this.
But that is not all.
The land that you granted Hoeamsa was not delivered, either.
May Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva be praised.
Also,
Suk Beon dared to
bring Your Majesty's soldiers under the pretense of royal command
and detained me,
the Queen, at Hoeamsa.
Your Majesty.
Is this true?
The thing is...
I was told of Your Majesty's orders to detain Her Majesty.
Who was it?
I asked who it was!
M-Myeongseon... It was Myeongseon Daebu.
Arrest him!
Your Majesty!
- Your Majesty! - They are hidden followers of the Min family.
It appears they came to rescue Her Majesty.
Are you all right?
Your Majesty the Queen!
Please have mercy on us!
Your Majesty the Queen!
Who are you?
Wait, listen to me for a moment.
- Wait! - Die!
Save me...
If the deed took place,
should we not have heard the news already?
No news is good news.
I had a good dream last night as well.
But,
why does the sea look so blue and vast today?
While I was away from the palace,
I received a detailed report about what happened among the palace ladies.
The actions of the palace ladies serving the king need to be blameless
in order for the people to trust and follow the monarch.
Sukeui.
Yes.
How dare you attempt to intervene in matters of personnel?
Your Majesty.
You should now...
leave the palace.
Chae Ryeong.
I am His Majesty's concubine.
Unless His Majesty orders-
I am the head of the inner court.
Your Majesty!
You pushed yourself to the edge of the cliff!
[Petition]
Deliver the royal command for Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun in exile
to commit suicide.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
The King commanded Yeoganggun and Yeoseonggun to commit suicide.
What do we do!
Your Majesty.
The world that will unfold before us
will be different from the past.
Do not be afraid and forge onward.
There will be many unexpected losses.
It is something we must bear.
Her Majesty recovered the bodies of her two younger brothers
and had them buried.
She will quietly offer a memorial service to console their spirits.
Yes...
Thank you, and thank you again.
Please convey to Her Majesty that her mother is
praying for her well-being as well, Court Lady.
Still, I think you should meet her.
Mother...
It is my fault...
No.
I am to blame...
Her Majesty appears to be accepting it with composure.
Shall I send word that you will go to the Queen's palace?
No, it is all right.
I heard there is no one starving to death, even during the barley hardships.
There is also no one whose grain or wealth has been taken by corrupt officials.
Ever since His Majesty ascended to the throne, the world has definitely changed.
the world has definitely changed.
You should have made your presence known, Chungnyeong.
[Yi Do: Grand Prince Changnyeong, later becomes Se Jong] I was afraid of breaking your momentum while you were training, so I waited quietly.
Seeing your swordsmanship,
I felt that it was a shame that you were a woman.
This is a matter of training one's mind and body.
What does it matter if I am a man or a woman?
I wondered if you may have faced regrettable situations because you are a woman.
It is not because I am a woman.
But I have faced regrettable situations.
Let us go.
[Yi Je: Grand Prince Yangnyeong]
This is the mindset of a monarch.
Focus solely on the target.
Once you have set your goal,
do not waver for anything.
A bullseye.
You take after Taesangwang.
I will strive even harder from now on.
Your archery skills are good enough.
Now, you should strive harder in your studies.
Yes, Father.
I sowed to the best I could.
You need to do the job of blossoming.
Yes.
Now, that is the only thing left for me.
A bullseye.
I will make you do so at all costs.
The sunlight feels too nice for you to only live buried in books.
I love reading in such sunlight.
There are so many good things in the world,
so why do you love reading so much?
Discovery of Yeonghwaji.
Reading is like blossoming
what is splendidly hidden inside a flower bud.
Have you read the Commentary on The Great Learning?
Yes.
The Commentary on The Great Learning is a study of the way of kings about royal governance.
[Yeosangun Min Mu Hyul, Yeowongun Min Mu Hoe: Younger brothers of Queen Won Gyeong]
I hear you read it multiple times.
How many times have you read it?
I am embarrassed to say,
but I read it five times.
The Crown Prince took six years to read it once and learn it.
And the King held a feast to celebrate.
I merely only read it. I have not fully grasped its meaning.
This is precisely why people say you were born with the qualities of a monarch.
That is true.
Yeowongun.
I spoke without thinking.
I am sorry.
Your Majesty,
the King made me the Governor of Hanseongbu,
and made Hyungnim the head of the Royal Family Affairs Bureau.
I believe he wishes to show love to our Min family again as he once did before.
He is only trying to balance the powers in the court.
So, practice self-discipline and refrain from reckless behavior.
Yes.
By the way, the Crown Prince...
What about the Crown Prince?
Since we are here, we should say hello.
I heard that you two uncles received important positions in the court.
Yes, we should now revive our fallen family.
Revive your fallen family?
But seeing you so strong and dignified like this makes me so happy.
I feel so reassured.
If only our late elder brothers had seen this, how happy they would have been.
A fallen family,
and my late uncles...
Please stop speaking of such things now.
Your Highness.
It makes me uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable?
How could you say such an upsetting thing?
Your Highness grew up in our Min family.
Even if nobody else knows, you should know this, Crown Prince.
Our hyungnims died without fault.
Then,
are you saying my father killed those two uncles when they were innocent?
How did you become my father's subjects while thinking that way?
I will be going first.
Your Highness! Your Highness!
Yeoseonggun made a mistake, so please forget about it.
Do you think I feel at ease about this?
Then, you just have to not forget it.
All you have to do is remember that they died unjustly.
Died unjustly?
- Your Highness! - Do you not know the true reason
why they died?
They plotted treason!
My hyungnims sacrificed everything to help the King ascend to the throne.
Yet, he only used them and killed them!
Uncle!
I am the son of the monarch! I am the Crown Prince!
They were treasonous traitors who deserved to die a thousand times over-
Watch your mouth.
If you ever insult my hyungnims again,
I will not hold back then.
Yeowongun did that to the Crown Prince?
This happened after His Highness argued with Yeosangun and stormed off.
If the Crown Prince is thought so lightly of,
what will change even after he becomes the monarch?
Will you just leave things be?
Did anyone else besides you see this?
This happened so quickly, so...
Then, I will just let this pass for now.
A Crown Prince who is scorned by his uncles...
What more could he be than a laughingstock to his subjects?
I must obtain a black horn bow.
Pardon?
I must obtain Joseon's finest black horn bow so I can shoot down
all these ruthless men and protect myself.
Your Highness, those who once offered up bows to you have been exiled.
So where would we obtain this?
Regardless, I must obtain it!
Her Majesty is here.
You have done well.
Yes, Your Majesty.
As you well know,
the King also learned the way of kings through this Commentary on the Great Learning.
Mother.
Is something the matter?
No.
Gyeokmulchiji [Gyeokmulchiji: To deeply study the principles of things to attain complete knowledge]
It is written on the folding screen, which I have inscribed as well.
Do not read it carelessly, but think deeply and critically about it.
Only then can you become a great monarch.
Yes.
Also, this is a letter Pan Su left me five years ago.
Musician Yi Oh Bang from the Royal Music Bureau
and Gu Jong Su from the Sungeumsa are surrounding the Crown Prince.
It appears the Crown Prince often leaves the palace to hang out with them.
What they seek is to each attain a major position
after His Highness inherits the throne.
Also, there are rumors that Yi Suk Beon is trying to stay close to Gu Jong Su's brothers.
But I was not able to confirm this.
In that letter is written what you received from whom
and how you spent your time outside the palace.
At that time, I considered ordering an Office of the Inspector General inspector to investigate.
But due to the unrest within the palace caused by your uncles,
I settled the matter by punishing only a few people.
Mother! This is not what I need to become a monarch.
What do you mean?
What I need is power.
It is the determination to move forward without wavering after setting a goal.
At times, it is ruthlessness.
Power, determination,
and ruthlessness at times...
Is that your idea of a monarch?
I trust you, Crown Prince.
Yes, Mother.
Head inside.
I think it is best you do not try to obtain a black horn bow.
- Why not? - Her Majesty will be watching.
I must obtain it.
No matter what!
Then, if we look into it through Gu Jong Su,
we may be able to find one.
Gu Jong Su, who was exiled for drinking with me
outside the palace?
Yes, Your Highness.
Make sure to obtain one.
Oh, you are here!
Gosh, you must be tired since it is so hot. Give it to me.
Aigoo, I wonder what medicinal herbs you brought today.
Between the Hours of Dragon and Horse, place it at the eastern edge of the eaves.
Between the Hours of Sheep and Monkey, place it at the western edge.
That is the wind path.
Yes. Aigoo.
You must be thirsty. Aigoo...
Take one long sip.
Thanks.
Let me see, let me see.
Wow, it is golden and silver honeysuckle!
Oh, my, there is even a field marigold!
Wow, so pretty, so pretty.
Whoa, what kind of herb is this?
Let me stay by Your Majesty's side.
Then, I will accept any punishment you give me.
I have done wrong, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Royal Consort Sukeui, obey the Queen's orders.
Your Majesty!
What are you all doing?
Wait!
It is so good to come here with you.
Mother.
Is not Hanyang so vast?
I cannot see where its end lies.
Young Master, is not Gaegyeong quite small?
Did you say it is vast?
- Yes. - Why do you say that it is vast?
Because it is filled with people.
People who farm the land,
people who raise livestock,
people who starve,
people who are suffering from illness,
people who laugh,
and people who mourn.
I see...
you want to become a monarch.
[The Queen Who Crowns]
♫ I dream a dream I cannot achieve ♫
♫ What used to shine brilliantly, the faded days ♫
♫ Like the wind that I cannot contain ♫
♫ You who disappeared ♫
Do you not know that the subjects are comparing you and Chungnyeong?
He put a palace maid uniform on a gisaeng
and hid her in the palace.
Is she that girl!
Have him meet with the King directly.
A monarch is someone who holds people accountable for their actions!
A maid who dares to reveal the truth boldly
must be willing to risk her life.
You must face the truth.
The Crown Prince lacks the qualities to become a monarch.