My Dearest (2023) s01e19 Episode Script
Episode 19
1
(This drama is a work of fiction
created based on historical facts.)
(Most of the details and depictions
of the characters are fictional.)
My lord.
My lord.
Are you awake?
My lord.
Please, My lord.
No.
My lord.
My lord.
Gosh, it is cold.
Goodness, gracious.
I am taking him home as he is drunk.
Do not mind us.
Go. I told you to go.
Should I help you?
Hey.
Why are you making such a fuss?
It is gone.
Gu Yang Chun's body is gone.
Thank you.
I do not understand
why they are constantly beating
people to a pulp at the palace.
My lord.
Madam.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord!
Jong Jong.
Go and get some water.
And some towels too.
Yes, Madam.
My lord!
(Episode 19)
Your Majesty!
His Highness, the Crown Prince, has gotten
more ill and has lost consciousness.
Your Highness.
His Majesty sent a physician
for His Highness.
He has a high fever with chills.
Can he take the heated needle?
(Beonchim: A technique where a hot needle
is inserted into acupuncture points)
Please do something.
Anything!
Please do not leave like this.
Please.
Please!
My lord.
My lord.
What on earth happened?
And what happened to Gu Jam?
I must bring Lord Lee elsewhere.
Pardon me?
Why?
The eunuch who helped me
knows this place.
Gu Yang Chun's corpse is gone.
That incompetent brat!
Has he revealed where he was moved to?
Baedan-ri, sir.
My lord, we must go. Please
Madam!
Some men are searching the village now.
Ryang Eum.
Let me take him.
They will be here in no time.
Keep him safe.
I told you. I do not know such a person.
There is nothing here!
Are you sure it was this house?
A man was seen leaving the village
on his horse with someone else on it.
Come along!
Is there a man staying with you here?
Who are you people?
How dare you set foot in here?
I am sure it is this house.
I invited a singer,
who will sing
at my master's birthday party.
What do you think you are doing?
If my master finds out
Your master?
I heard a woman who had been ruined
by a foreign intruder lived here.
A man who took in a girl who had been
dirtied by a foreign intruder.
Do you think we would fear such a man?
What is all this fuss about?
What brings you here at this early hour?
How dare you raise your voice in my house?
My lord.
- My lord!
- My lord!
I believe that Jang Hyun
will wake up soon
because you are right by his side,
Ryang Eum.
A while back,
when Jang Hyun was away on business,
you got into a fight
with another customer
at the courtesan house and got hurt.
Did you know that Jang Hyun stopped by
that night?
As soon as he heard that you got hurt,
he gave up on 7,000 nyang of silver
and came back.
He came by
to see if you were okay
and left again right away.
A friend of mine once asked him
while serving him.
"Why do you care so much about Ryang Eum?"
Then he said,
"Seeing Ryang Eum enjoy his life
gives me joy."
That was his answer.
So he would never die
and leave you behind all alone.
How is Lord Lee?
How is he?
I wondered
whom Jang Hyun
would want to see the most
in his final moments.
Go and see him.
My lord.
It is me, Gil Chae.
"Observation leads you to knowledge."
"Knowledge leads you to integrity."
"Integrity leads you to enlightenment."
"Enlightenment leads you to health."
You can whistle pretty well.
I shall give you a nickname.
Ryang Eum.
"Ryang Eum?"
It means "to reach the note."
Hyun!
Sister!
Hyun.
Do you hear?
When he smiles,
I hear flowers bloom.
Father!
Father!
Father!
Father!
Stop! Do not hit him!
Do not hit him!
Young Master.
I am sorry, Young Master.
Hyun.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord, please.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
You are awake.
Ryang Eum!
My lord.
My lord.
Where am I?
All is well.
You are well.
Who
are you?
How is he?
He is fine. He has made it.
Then
why does he not recognize us?
The hit missed and did not harm his skull.
So give it time.
He might remember you, and he might never.
But he is alive at least.
See?
All that touching
almost made the wound fester.
How strange.
You seem younger than me,
so why speak like you are older?
Are you a physician?
You seem sure-handed.
I learned a lot, thanks to someone.
I learned to play the geomungo,
and to shoot arrows.
Someone kept getting hurt,
so I learned how to treat wounds as well.
Who was that?
Was it
a woman you loved?
I am done.
You know, I
Over there.
Who is that woman?
Of all people, I thought
you would at least remember her.
I do not remember.
But I enjoy
watching her.
Here.
Open wide.
So, why are you so nice to me?
Compared to what you did for me,
this is nothing at all.
Was I good to you?
Not just good.
That young man.
His name is Ryang Eum?
Someone I know has the same name.
I owned a servant named Sam Do.
"Sam Do?"
Yes. He whistled very well,
so I gave him the nickname "Ryang Eum."
And
And
his name is also Ryang Eum?
How strange.
Ryang Eum
is the name I gave Sam Do.
My lord.
Your Highness.
Do you have any news about Lee Jang Hyun?
In Joseon,
the Crown Prince's people
are all being purged.
Is that true?
Your Highness.
Look at this.
Was I
in bed for a long time?
It is fine now that you are up.
I am hungry.
Prepare some milk porridge.
(Tarak porridge:
porridge with ground rice in milk)
No.
I will do it.
I will make it myself.
You may all leave.
What about Jang Hyun?
What happened to Interpreter Lee?
I believe Interpreter Lee
is safe and sound.
Good.
Prepare my desk so I may write a letter.
I want to rest.
Yes, Your Highness.
However, the Crown Princess
will be bringing your milk porridge.
Right.
I must eat the milk porridge she made.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Your Highness, I have made you
some milk porridge myself
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Majesty!
Please move those who are being kept
in the Palace Supply Bureau
to the Department of Justice.
- Move them to the Department of Justice!
- Move them to the Department of Justice!
Please move those who are being kept
in the Palace Supply Bureau
to the Department of Justice.
Master!
His Highness, the Crown Prince
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Highness.
You must wake up.
Your Highness.
Crown Prince!
My son
Jang Hyun, read this.
Hyun!
I shall give you a nickname.
Ryang Eum.
"Ryang Eum?"
Hyun.
I will be away from home for a few days.
If people ask,
say that I went to visit my family.
Is Interpreter Lee all right?
Well
Is there any news of Gu Jam?
Anybody home?
I heard you had been struggling
since your divorce.
Why did you not ask the Crown Princess
for help?
People are pointing fingers at me,
calling me a girl ruined by an intruder.
I was afraid
it might cause Her Highness harm
if people found out I knew her.
You
and Interpreter Lee
were quite close in Simyang.
Are you still in contact with him?
No, of course not.
I have never seen him
since I returned to Joseon.
I see.
I brought some jewelry for you.
The Crown Princess heard that
you had been struggling financially
and sent these for you.
There is no need.
Her Highness wishes to repay you
for saving her son.
Her Highness prepared them herself.
Be sure
to keep them forever.
Your Majesty.
I understand that His Highness
the Crown Prince just passed away,
but we should install His Highness'
eldest son as heir apparent
Install him?
Yes, Your Majesty.
We cannot leave
such an important position vacant.
So please
Do you already wish
to win the favor of his eldest son?
You know
that the Crown Princess buried
a cursed object in the palace.
No, I do not
You are scared, are you not?
Yes, I see that you are terrified.
All you have to do is
tell me what you saw and heard.
Do you wish to die in pain,
like those people?
You do not, right?
Even if you have made up your mind to die,
it is not like
you will be the only one dying.
You should think about your old parents
and your little sister,
who is still young.
You know?
The Crown Princess is involved
in a shameful affair.
So how could we install her child?
Hence,
I wish to expel the Crown Princess
and send her to a faraway place
to prevent trouble.
Your Majesty.
Do you wish to expel her
because of the rumor
that she put a curse on the main hall?
However, you cannot banish
the mother of the Crown Prince's
eldest son without evidence.
He is right, Your Majesty.
You cannot banish the mother
of the Crown Prince's eldest son.
Your Majesty,
the Crown Princess is your child too.
How could you speak
of banishing her so easily?
Evidence, you say?
Jin Saeng,
One of the Crown Princess' maids,
confessed that the Crown Princess
buried a cursed object in the palace
to put a curse on the main hall.
It is truly a mess.
And you say she is my child too?
How dare you call that mutt
a king's child?
The first time
the cursed object was found in the palace,
Lady Cho said
it was the Crown Princess' doing.
But the ministers
including Choi Myung Gil
protected the Crown Princess,
saying there was no evidence.
However, Jin Saeng's confession
has completely changed the situation.
Now, no one is willing to speak up
or defend the Crown Princess
for everyone is afraid
they would be labeled as a traitor too.
Master.
At a time like this, you should
But what if
Jin Saeng's confession is true?
If the Crown Princess
truly had put a curse on the main hall,
that is like a child
putting a curse on her own father,
which violates the moral code
and shakes the foundation of this nation.
In Joseon,
children are dutiful to their parents,
wives serve their husbands,
and vassals must remain loyal
to their king.
Joseon could hold out
despite
the foreign intruders' invasions
for the moral code has remained intact.
People say
that things like courtesy and loyalty
are useless in this world
ruled by the foreign intruders,
but we
No, you and I
know very well
what courtesy and loyalty
can help us protect.
Your Majesty.
I request a cross-examination with
Jin Saeng.
Treason?
Assassination?
I poisoned the grilled abalone
prepared for Your Majesty
and hid a cursed object
in your chambers
to put a curse on Your Majesty?
That is not true.
They did nothing wrong, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
How dare she raise her voice at me
like that?
I bet someone has got her back.
I am certain that the Crown Princess
won them over
with the wealth
she had gathered in Simyang.
By "them," you mean
The captives whom
the Crown Prince helped get released.
She thinks she can be that insolent
because she is counting on them.
It is important that we do not
let our guard down at a time like this.
We must inspect everyone
at each checkpoint.
(Gichal:
Inspecting pedestrians at checkpoints)
Summon the chiefs of the Police Bureau
and tell them
to patrol the area more often
to keep treasonous scoundrels out
even at night.
And tell the Minister of War
not to leave the palace.
Also,
you are to join
the Office of the Royal Guard.
Yes, Your Majesty.
If a coup takes place
while I am distracted,
it will be too late for regrets.
This man is the leader of the traitors.
His corpse is gone.
If he is still alive,
we must catch him at all costs.
If you catch him,
you have my permission
to kill him on the spot.
Excuse me.
- Have you seen this man?
- No, I have not.
Hey, excuse me.
Have you seen this man?
Hyun.
I promise I will always protect you.
You cannot be out on your own.
Did I
do something wrong again?
I am sorry.
It is not that.
What are you doing?
Thank you.
Thank you so much
for staying alive.
Your arms
I will not go out alone, so will you
No.
We are allowed to do this.
What?
You remember nothing.
So take my word for it.
I will believe you if you will
Look.
Do not lose it ever again.
What is this?
Put it where it is meant to be.
Where is it meant to be?
What the
My chest
Did we really
do childish things like this?
Yes.
Let me see
Darn it.
Did you curse?
You know,
you keep touching me.
It is said that
since the age of seven,
men and women must sit apart
I told you already.
We are allowed to do this.
Let us play again.
Go on.
Well done.
Open wide.
Come on.
This is shameful.
I told you already.
- We are allowed to
- Okay, fine.
Good.
- That is dry, so have some broth.
- Okay.
Well done.
Here.
Are you crazy?
Even if we are allowed to do some things,
do you not think
that was too much in broad daylight?
We used to do this.
Until the last moment,
you held this ring in your hand.
I did?
What
Well,
now that I have no memory,
I am a burden.
Shall I be honest?
For a long time,
I wished for us
to exchange childish jokes
and wonder what to eat for dinner.
I wished so ardently
for that kind of simple life.
It is possible that
this moment is my happiest one with you.
Then
if my memory never returns,
will you not abandon me?
Me, abandon you?
Watch and see.
Even if I die,
I will never leave your side again.
Lee Jang Hyun.
I am here for you.
The Hoemaengje ceremony
is a place where the vassals swear
their allegiance to their king.
Today, we have shared the same blood.
Lady Kang was protesting
with her voice raised,
which I thought was very odd at first.
But now that I think,
she must have done so by trusting
those who are supporting her.
Think about what happened
during Gwanghae's reign.
The enemy must always be nearby.
What if a treacherous revolt occurs
and the nation falls to its ruin?
What will you do then?
Have Lady Kang thrown out of the palace
and have her die at home.
Seek out all of her supporters
and get rid of all of them!
Your Highness.
Please come.
How have you ended up in such a state?
(Choi Myung Gil)
(Kim Sang Heon)
Do you regret what happened in the past?
"Regret?"
The reason why I took the lead in
reconciling with the foreign intruders
in the Year of Byeongja
was solely for the Joseon court
I mean making
His Majesty the king.
Do you regret it?
You joined hands with Kim Ja Jeom
and Kim Ryu
to have Prince Neungyang take the throne.
(Prince Neungyang: King Injo's title
before being crowned king)
No one expected Prince Neungyang
to seek to rise to the throne.
He was mild and afraid of many things.
But what I see now is
that our king is a fighter.
When he felt a threat to his life,
he became more shrewd than anyone.
No one could have stopped
Prince Neungyang back then.
And it is the same now.
Our king
feels that his life is being threatened.
Some paths lead to death even in life
and others lead to life even in death.
In the Year of Byeongja,
we should have fought against
the foreign intruders until the very end.
Then, His Majesty would not have
broken down as he has now.
Then
Did you come to say that?
I came because I was afraid.
What might become of this nation
I am afraid.
Still, the only person I could tell
my inner thoughts to
was you.
Thief Kang
took the poison
but did not die right away.
She suffered for two days
and finally drew her last breath.
You are seeking out
Thief Kang's supporters, are you not?
I am suspicious of the interpreters.
The interpreters have been
in close contact with the people of Qing.
Dig into the lives
of all the interpreters
who were close to the Crown Prince
back in Simyang.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What are the reactions from the nobility?
How about Choi Myung Gil?
It is suspicious that Myung Gil
defended Lady Kang until the end.
By any chance,
will Choi Myung Gil get any silly ideas?
I did not protect you
and put up with being called
a traitor who sold his nation off
just to see you like this.
However,
I am sure this is also my fate.
I want to rest now.
No more.
(Choi Myung Gil dies of old age)
(at age 62.)
Those jerks.
How could they do this to a man?
If I ever run into them on the streets,
I will rip out all of their hair.
Their hair?
Right.
There. You can turn around now.
Yes.
Here.
Goodness.
Still, it is a relief that your wounds
are healing well.
- Here too.
- Wait.
It is fine.
Why? I should apply
some ointment on here too
I said it was fine.
Next time,
I will apply the ointment myself.
You can leave it here.
- Still, I should help you apply
- I can do it myself!
Also,
you say that things have
always been like this between us?
I do not want to hear it.
And you keep touching me.
Then, I You know?
I am also
Anyway! Do not ever
So
Well, that is not
what I meant.
Did you perhaps act
upon the Crown Prince's orders?
My lord.
I hope
I did not do anything too silly.
My lord.
I am sorry.
It took too long, did it not?
I am truly sorry.
(My Dearest)
I believe you took care of the captives
that were locked up.
This man is not Gu Yang Chun.
It was Lee Jang Hyun, the interpreter.
Then what happened to that scoundrel?
Is he alive or dead?
Jang Hyun, you are the only person
I can trust
to do this.
Qing
requested Lee Jang Hyun
as their interpreter.
Everyone is looking for you.
And you wish to go to the palace?
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(This drama is a work of fiction
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(Most of the details and depictions
of the characters are fictional.)
My lord.
My lord.
Are you awake?
My lord.
Please, My lord.
No.
My lord.
My lord.
Gosh, it is cold.
Goodness, gracious.
I am taking him home as he is drunk.
Do not mind us.
Go. I told you to go.
Should I help you?
Hey.
Why are you making such a fuss?
It is gone.
Gu Yang Chun's body is gone.
Thank you.
I do not understand
why they are constantly beating
people to a pulp at the palace.
My lord.
Madam.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord!
Jong Jong.
Go and get some water.
And some towels too.
Yes, Madam.
My lord!
(Episode 19)
Your Majesty!
His Highness, the Crown Prince, has gotten
more ill and has lost consciousness.
Your Highness.
His Majesty sent a physician
for His Highness.
He has a high fever with chills.
Can he take the heated needle?
(Beonchim: A technique where a hot needle
is inserted into acupuncture points)
Please do something.
Anything!
Please do not leave like this.
Please.
Please!
My lord.
My lord.
What on earth happened?
And what happened to Gu Jam?
I must bring Lord Lee elsewhere.
Pardon me?
Why?
The eunuch who helped me
knows this place.
Gu Yang Chun's corpse is gone.
That incompetent brat!
Has he revealed where he was moved to?
Baedan-ri, sir.
My lord, we must go. Please
Madam!
Some men are searching the village now.
Ryang Eum.
Let me take him.
They will be here in no time.
Keep him safe.
I told you. I do not know such a person.
There is nothing here!
Are you sure it was this house?
A man was seen leaving the village
on his horse with someone else on it.
Come along!
Is there a man staying with you here?
Who are you people?
How dare you set foot in here?
I am sure it is this house.
I invited a singer,
who will sing
at my master's birthday party.
What do you think you are doing?
If my master finds out
Your master?
I heard a woman who had been ruined
by a foreign intruder lived here.
A man who took in a girl who had been
dirtied by a foreign intruder.
Do you think we would fear such a man?
What is all this fuss about?
What brings you here at this early hour?
How dare you raise your voice in my house?
My lord.
- My lord!
- My lord!
I believe that Jang Hyun
will wake up soon
because you are right by his side,
Ryang Eum.
A while back,
when Jang Hyun was away on business,
you got into a fight
with another customer
at the courtesan house and got hurt.
Did you know that Jang Hyun stopped by
that night?
As soon as he heard that you got hurt,
he gave up on 7,000 nyang of silver
and came back.
He came by
to see if you were okay
and left again right away.
A friend of mine once asked him
while serving him.
"Why do you care so much about Ryang Eum?"
Then he said,
"Seeing Ryang Eum enjoy his life
gives me joy."
That was his answer.
So he would never die
and leave you behind all alone.
How is Lord Lee?
How is he?
I wondered
whom Jang Hyun
would want to see the most
in his final moments.
Go and see him.
My lord.
It is me, Gil Chae.
"Observation leads you to knowledge."
"Knowledge leads you to integrity."
"Integrity leads you to enlightenment."
"Enlightenment leads you to health."
You can whistle pretty well.
I shall give you a nickname.
Ryang Eum.
"Ryang Eum?"
It means "to reach the note."
Hyun!
Sister!
Hyun.
Do you hear?
When he smiles,
I hear flowers bloom.
Father!
Father!
Father!
Father!
Stop! Do not hit him!
Do not hit him!
Young Master.
I am sorry, Young Master.
Hyun.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord, please.
My lord.
My lord.
My lord.
You are awake.
Ryang Eum!
My lord.
My lord.
Where am I?
All is well.
You are well.
Who
are you?
How is he?
He is fine. He has made it.
Then
why does he not recognize us?
The hit missed and did not harm his skull.
So give it time.
He might remember you, and he might never.
But he is alive at least.
See?
All that touching
almost made the wound fester.
How strange.
You seem younger than me,
so why speak like you are older?
Are you a physician?
You seem sure-handed.
I learned a lot, thanks to someone.
I learned to play the geomungo,
and to shoot arrows.
Someone kept getting hurt,
so I learned how to treat wounds as well.
Who was that?
Was it
a woman you loved?
I am done.
You know, I
Over there.
Who is that woman?
Of all people, I thought
you would at least remember her.
I do not remember.
But I enjoy
watching her.
Here.
Open wide.
So, why are you so nice to me?
Compared to what you did for me,
this is nothing at all.
Was I good to you?
Not just good.
That young man.
His name is Ryang Eum?
Someone I know has the same name.
I owned a servant named Sam Do.
"Sam Do?"
Yes. He whistled very well,
so I gave him the nickname "Ryang Eum."
And
And
his name is also Ryang Eum?
How strange.
Ryang Eum
is the name I gave Sam Do.
My lord.
Your Highness.
Do you have any news about Lee Jang Hyun?
In Joseon,
the Crown Prince's people
are all being purged.
Is that true?
Your Highness.
Look at this.
Was I
in bed for a long time?
It is fine now that you are up.
I am hungry.
Prepare some milk porridge.
(Tarak porridge:
porridge with ground rice in milk)
No.
I will do it.
I will make it myself.
You may all leave.
What about Jang Hyun?
What happened to Interpreter Lee?
I believe Interpreter Lee
is safe and sound.
Good.
Prepare my desk so I may write a letter.
I want to rest.
Yes, Your Highness.
However, the Crown Princess
will be bringing your milk porridge.
Right.
I must eat the milk porridge she made.
Yes, Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Your Highness, I have made you
some milk porridge myself
Your Highness.
Your Highness.
Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Majesty!
Please move those who are being kept
in the Palace Supply Bureau
to the Department of Justice.
- Move them to the Department of Justice!
- Move them to the Department of Justice!
Please move those who are being kept
in the Palace Supply Bureau
to the Department of Justice.
Master!
His Highness, the Crown Prince
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
- Your Highness!
Your Highness!
Your Highness.
You must wake up.
Your Highness.
Crown Prince!
My son
Jang Hyun, read this.
Hyun!
I shall give you a nickname.
Ryang Eum.
"Ryang Eum?"
Hyun.
I will be away from home for a few days.
If people ask,
say that I went to visit my family.
Is Interpreter Lee all right?
Well
Is there any news of Gu Jam?
Anybody home?
I heard you had been struggling
since your divorce.
Why did you not ask the Crown Princess
for help?
People are pointing fingers at me,
calling me a girl ruined by an intruder.
I was afraid
it might cause Her Highness harm
if people found out I knew her.
You
and Interpreter Lee
were quite close in Simyang.
Are you still in contact with him?
No, of course not.
I have never seen him
since I returned to Joseon.
I see.
I brought some jewelry for you.
The Crown Princess heard that
you had been struggling financially
and sent these for you.
There is no need.
Her Highness wishes to repay you
for saving her son.
Her Highness prepared them herself.
Be sure
to keep them forever.
Your Majesty.
I understand that His Highness
the Crown Prince just passed away,
but we should install His Highness'
eldest son as heir apparent
Install him?
Yes, Your Majesty.
We cannot leave
such an important position vacant.
So please
Do you already wish
to win the favor of his eldest son?
You know
that the Crown Princess buried
a cursed object in the palace.
No, I do not
You are scared, are you not?
Yes, I see that you are terrified.
All you have to do is
tell me what you saw and heard.
Do you wish to die in pain,
like those people?
You do not, right?
Even if you have made up your mind to die,
it is not like
you will be the only one dying.
You should think about your old parents
and your little sister,
who is still young.
You know?
The Crown Princess is involved
in a shameful affair.
So how could we install her child?
Hence,
I wish to expel the Crown Princess
and send her to a faraway place
to prevent trouble.
Your Majesty.
Do you wish to expel her
because of the rumor
that she put a curse on the main hall?
However, you cannot banish
the mother of the Crown Prince's
eldest son without evidence.
He is right, Your Majesty.
You cannot banish the mother
of the Crown Prince's eldest son.
Your Majesty,
the Crown Princess is your child too.
How could you speak
of banishing her so easily?
Evidence, you say?
Jin Saeng,
One of the Crown Princess' maids,
confessed that the Crown Princess
buried a cursed object in the palace
to put a curse on the main hall.
It is truly a mess.
And you say she is my child too?
How dare you call that mutt
a king's child?
The first time
the cursed object was found in the palace,
Lady Cho said
it was the Crown Princess' doing.
But the ministers
including Choi Myung Gil
protected the Crown Princess,
saying there was no evidence.
However, Jin Saeng's confession
has completely changed the situation.
Now, no one is willing to speak up
or defend the Crown Princess
for everyone is afraid
they would be labeled as a traitor too.
Master.
At a time like this, you should
But what if
Jin Saeng's confession is true?
If the Crown Princess
truly had put a curse on the main hall,
that is like a child
putting a curse on her own father,
which violates the moral code
and shakes the foundation of this nation.
In Joseon,
children are dutiful to their parents,
wives serve their husbands,
and vassals must remain loyal
to their king.
Joseon could hold out
despite
the foreign intruders' invasions
for the moral code has remained intact.
People say
that things like courtesy and loyalty
are useless in this world
ruled by the foreign intruders,
but we
No, you and I
know very well
what courtesy and loyalty
can help us protect.
Your Majesty.
I request a cross-examination with
Jin Saeng.
Treason?
Assassination?
I poisoned the grilled abalone
prepared for Your Majesty
and hid a cursed object
in your chambers
to put a curse on Your Majesty?
That is not true.
They did nothing wrong, Your Majesty!
Your Majesty!
How dare she raise her voice at me
like that?
I bet someone has got her back.
I am certain that the Crown Princess
won them over
with the wealth
she had gathered in Simyang.
By "them," you mean
The captives whom
the Crown Prince helped get released.
She thinks she can be that insolent
because she is counting on them.
It is important that we do not
let our guard down at a time like this.
We must inspect everyone
at each checkpoint.
(Gichal:
Inspecting pedestrians at checkpoints)
Summon the chiefs of the Police Bureau
and tell them
to patrol the area more often
to keep treasonous scoundrels out
even at night.
And tell the Minister of War
not to leave the palace.
Also,
you are to join
the Office of the Royal Guard.
Yes, Your Majesty.
If a coup takes place
while I am distracted,
it will be too late for regrets.
This man is the leader of the traitors.
His corpse is gone.
If he is still alive,
we must catch him at all costs.
If you catch him,
you have my permission
to kill him on the spot.
Excuse me.
- Have you seen this man?
- No, I have not.
Hey, excuse me.
Have you seen this man?
Hyun.
I promise I will always protect you.
You cannot be out on your own.
Did I
do something wrong again?
I am sorry.
It is not that.
What are you doing?
Thank you.
Thank you so much
for staying alive.
Your arms
I will not go out alone, so will you
No.
We are allowed to do this.
What?
You remember nothing.
So take my word for it.
I will believe you if you will
Look.
Do not lose it ever again.
What is this?
Put it where it is meant to be.
Where is it meant to be?
What the
My chest
Did we really
do childish things like this?
Yes.
Let me see
Darn it.
Did you curse?
You know,
you keep touching me.
It is said that
since the age of seven,
men and women must sit apart
I told you already.
We are allowed to do this.
Let us play again.
Go on.
Well done.
Open wide.
Come on.
This is shameful.
I told you already.
- We are allowed to
- Okay, fine.
Good.
- That is dry, so have some broth.
- Okay.
Well done.
Here.
Are you crazy?
Even if we are allowed to do some things,
do you not think
that was too much in broad daylight?
We used to do this.
Until the last moment,
you held this ring in your hand.
I did?
What
Well,
now that I have no memory,
I am a burden.
Shall I be honest?
For a long time,
I wished for us
to exchange childish jokes
and wonder what to eat for dinner.
I wished so ardently
for that kind of simple life.
It is possible that
this moment is my happiest one with you.
Then
if my memory never returns,
will you not abandon me?
Me, abandon you?
Watch and see.
Even if I die,
I will never leave your side again.
Lee Jang Hyun.
I am here for you.
The Hoemaengje ceremony
is a place where the vassals swear
their allegiance to their king.
Today, we have shared the same blood.
Lady Kang was protesting
with her voice raised,
which I thought was very odd at first.
But now that I think,
she must have done so by trusting
those who are supporting her.
Think about what happened
during Gwanghae's reign.
The enemy must always be nearby.
What if a treacherous revolt occurs
and the nation falls to its ruin?
What will you do then?
Have Lady Kang thrown out of the palace
and have her die at home.
Seek out all of her supporters
and get rid of all of them!
Your Highness.
Please come.
How have you ended up in such a state?
(Choi Myung Gil)
(Kim Sang Heon)
Do you regret what happened in the past?
"Regret?"
The reason why I took the lead in
reconciling with the foreign intruders
in the Year of Byeongja
was solely for the Joseon court
I mean making
His Majesty the king.
Do you regret it?
You joined hands with Kim Ja Jeom
and Kim Ryu
to have Prince Neungyang take the throne.
(Prince Neungyang: King Injo's title
before being crowned king)
No one expected Prince Neungyang
to seek to rise to the throne.
He was mild and afraid of many things.
But what I see now is
that our king is a fighter.
When he felt a threat to his life,
he became more shrewd than anyone.
No one could have stopped
Prince Neungyang back then.
And it is the same now.
Our king
feels that his life is being threatened.
Some paths lead to death even in life
and others lead to life even in death.
In the Year of Byeongja,
we should have fought against
the foreign intruders until the very end.
Then, His Majesty would not have
broken down as he has now.
Then
Did you come to say that?
I came because I was afraid.
What might become of this nation
I am afraid.
Still, the only person I could tell
my inner thoughts to
was you.
Thief Kang
took the poison
but did not die right away.
She suffered for two days
and finally drew her last breath.
You are seeking out
Thief Kang's supporters, are you not?
I am suspicious of the interpreters.
The interpreters have been
in close contact with the people of Qing.
Dig into the lives
of all the interpreters
who were close to the Crown Prince
back in Simyang.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What are the reactions from the nobility?
How about Choi Myung Gil?
It is suspicious that Myung Gil
defended Lady Kang until the end.
By any chance,
will Choi Myung Gil get any silly ideas?
I did not protect you
and put up with being called
a traitor who sold his nation off
just to see you like this.
However,
I am sure this is also my fate.
I want to rest now.
No more.
(Choi Myung Gil dies of old age)
(at age 62.)
Those jerks.
How could they do this to a man?
If I ever run into them on the streets,
I will rip out all of their hair.
Their hair?
Right.
There. You can turn around now.
Yes.
Here.
Goodness.
Still, it is a relief that your wounds
are healing well.
- Here too.
- Wait.
It is fine.
Why? I should apply
some ointment on here too
I said it was fine.
Next time,
I will apply the ointment myself.
You can leave it here.
- Still, I should help you apply
- I can do it myself!
Also,
you say that things have
always been like this between us?
I do not want to hear it.
And you keep touching me.
Then, I You know?
I am also
Anyway! Do not ever
So
Well, that is not
what I meant.
Did you perhaps act
upon the Crown Prince's orders?
My lord.
I hope
I did not do anything too silly.
My lord.
I am sorry.
It took too long, did it not?
I am truly sorry.
(My Dearest)
I believe you took care of the captives
that were locked up.
This man is not Gu Yang Chun.
It was Lee Jang Hyun, the interpreter.
Then what happened to that scoundrel?
Is he alive or dead?
Jang Hyun, you are the only person
I can trust
to do this.
Qing
requested Lee Jang Hyun
as their interpreter.
Everyone is looking for you.
And you wish to go to the palace?
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