01x19 - Episode 19

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(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 sh**t 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 w*r

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 k*ll 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?