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[Moon River]

[A Good Friend to Meet]

[All characters, locations, and events in this drama]

[are fictional and not based on real people or events.]

[Production guidelines were followed when filming children and animals.]

This is precious tea gifted by my father.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Is there no one outside? Summon the royal physician at once.

Your Majesty.

I hereby depose Crown Princess Kang,

who murdered the Queen, and strip her of her title,

reducing her to a commoner.

So, Your Highness.

You must not show pity

or curiosity recklessly.

What do you mean?

Your path will be long and perilous,

please take care.

Why have you come?

Because I missed you.

I no longer wish to see Your Highness.

I despise the royal family that killed my family, the palace,

and even you, who will one day rule it.

So

do not come to me ever again.

Do you truly mean that?

I do.

Then I shall throw it away.

Do so.

You've made a wise decision.

I have not the slightest attachment

or desire for the title of Crown Prince.

If I were ever to covet something for the first time,

it would be you, and only you.

So remain

my one desire, forever.

Please...

Do not abandon me.

Yeon Wol.

Return to the palace.

No.

I will come again

and follow you anywhere.

We will

be together without fail!

You're caring for the deposed Crown Princess?

Yes.

She's a traitor who poisoned the Queen.

Do you realize you may lose your life

for looking after such a criminal?

I do not care.

I swore to Her Highness' brother

that I would protect her.

In two days,

at the hour of Shin,

the poison will be delivered to her in my name.

Why are you telling me this?

Deliver this letter to her.

Understood.

It is a letter from His Majesty.

The Crown Prince's life has two paths.

Ascend the throne or die.

The Crown Prince intends to abandon everything and flee with you.

Therefore, die for his sake.

[Lee Hui] Depart far away and live

as a whole new person.

His Majesty will have the poison sent here.

You must flee at once, Your Highness.

Why should I run?

I have committed no crime.

If I flee, it will be as if I truly killed the Queen.

But...

I didn't.

I know.

But still

who would believe that now?

If I were to escape,

His Highness would scour the land to find me.

Would a Crown Prince survive after pursuing the wife

accused of killing his own mother?

Your Highness.

Think only of yourself now.

Very well.

I shall think only of myself.

Can you plan

where I must go and how?

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness' safety

is my peace.

Who are you?

You lost your memories after nearly drowning.

Your name is Park Dal I,

and I'm your aunt.

Park...

Dal

I.

Hong Nan, you...

Why did you lie to me?

Why would you do that?

Get my brother and his wife.

Go get them immediately!

Yes.

Has...

Has your memory returned?

Sparsely...

Piece by piece.

So I...

I am truly

Kang Yeon Wol?

Yes.

It must be confusing, but you must accept it, Your Highness.

What does it matter if I accept it or not?

Five years ago, when you told me about who I was, Park Dal I,

there wasn't a single face I could make out in my memories.

But the memories are rushing back to me now...

Every face is so vivid.

That these are my true memories.

That I am

Kang Yeon Wol.

My mind understands it...

But memories are just memories,

and I've lived as Park Dal I all this time.

So, I don't know what any of this is anymore...

Your Highness, your confusion is only natural.

But we have no time.

You must escape.

Escape?

His Majesty will make you into a dead person again.

A dead person?

He'll set the palace on fire

and has prepared a body matching your build inside.

Then Your Highness will be recorded as having perished in the flames.

I was nearly drowned,

now I'm to live fearing fire as well?

And you expect me to go on living after hurting His Highness that deeply?

No, I can't do that.

I must return to the palace.

You can't.

Brother!

You... Why are you all doing this?

Your Highness, you must give up.

You must leave.

It will be painful now, but it will pass.

Time flows, and time is the cure.

Brother,

escort Her Highness.

Stop crying.

If you go back now,

you'll die.

If I leave like this...

What about His Highness' feelings?

For the past five years,

I made him live in a nightmare.

And now I must send him into hell again?

I cannot do that.

I cannot.

I cannot bring myself to do so.

Does your heart ache that much?

A heart

doesn't stop so easily.

Time is the remedy.

It only works when time passes.

How can time flow for someone who thinks of that day every single moment?

Your Highness.

What are you doing?

Oh, I'm sorry, dear.

Go, Dal I.

Today is Chilseok.

Today, your mother and father are the magpies and crows.

Why aren't you moving? The bridge will break.

Hurry, go!

No. Don't go!

Your Highness.

Go quickly!

- No, let go of me. - Come on!

- Dal I! - Hurry, go!

Dal I!

Hurry, go!

- Dal! - Go!

- Dal! - Go!

My lady.

My lady.

Jeez.

Do you two understand what you've just done?

In a rush of blood, you threw Dal I into danger.

She said she was willing to die.

If she's willing, she should go.

Are you just going to sit back and watch?

Even without blood ties, you two have been her parents for five years.

But, Auntie,

it's Dal I's life.

Parents can die for their children,

but they can't live in their place.

True.

Even you ache over a promise to the dead you loved.

Then how must Dal I feel, leaving behind the one she still loves?

- Brother. - We know from experience.

Some feelings are worth dying for.

What can you do?

When you're blinded by it, nothing matters.

You fool...

Me?

Not you.

You foolish girl.

Why leave?

Why die?

You're not just out of your mind,

you're way gone...

Who are you talking about?

Kang Yeon Wol.

Fine.

You didn't even think at all.

His Highness faces a war every single day.

His heart must be torn to shreds because of that secret pact.

Just because some memories returned, I can't sit here doing nothing.

My lady.

I cannot understand a single word you're saying.

No need to understand, it's all nonsense.

First,

I must go to the Great Hall.

Wait, my lady.

His Majesty isn't someone you can meet just because you want to.

He must summon you first...

He'll summon me anyway.

Let's save time.

From this moment, it's an emergency.

Right.

I was just about to summon you.

What possessed you to return?

Haven't you heard who you are?

I have.

And most of my memory has returned.

Then, you should've run.

Why would you return? Why?

Why should I run away?

The Left Minister will surely harm you.

Yes, as Your Majesty says,

whether I'm the Crown Princess or not, the Left Minister will find a way to kill me.

He even brought in false witnesses to the tribunal,

and he has men all over eight provinces.

If he's set on killing me,

it'd be much easier outside the palace than inside.

But still,

it's only a matter of time before he discovers who you really are.

Exactly.

If I run now, I'm practically admitting I'm the Crown Princess.

Why give him that advantage?

After what happened at the tribunal,

he can no longer expose me through witnesses.

He needs definitive proof that I'm the Crown Princess. Where would he find that?

The Left Minister

is a fearsome man.

He will certainly harm you.

Then the Crown Prince

will throw himself to protect you.

And I, still powerless and useless,

will fail to save you both.

Nothing has changed from five years ago.

Nothing's changed.

No.

I have changed.

I'm not that Kang Yeon Wol who meekly vanished five years ago.

Whether my memories returned or not,

now

I'm Park Dal I,

who decided to stay

by His Highness' side for life.

I...

will never

leave His Highness.

I know very well that

Your Majesty wants to protect him

just as much as I do... no, even more.

So don't get scared right now and only think of His Highness' safety.

Even just once,

just this once...

please think of His Highness' heart.

Please.

For the past five years,

His Highness lived every single day in hell, tormented by guilt.

And now that His Highness has only just begun to breathe again.

Are you going to throw him back into that misery?

Father.

[Episode 11 There Is No Paradise Where You Run]

He's been drinking nonstop

ever since he was captured in Jemulpo.

Do you intend to keep living like this?

I don't know

what else to do.

Pull yourself together.

Please give that back.

I can't. You're already drunk.

If I sober up,

how will I bear to live?

I heard Woo Hee

is confined to the detached palace.

Originally, it's the rule for Lady Binssi to reside only in the detached palace.

Right.

The palace is a large prison, after all.

I told Father to abdicate.

Abdicate?

Father is being dragged around by the Left Minister because of that secret pact.

If he admits the coup was illegitimate and abdicates to you...

You, as the former king's legitimate heir, would have rightful grounds to punish him.

You want me

to sit on that throne?

On that blood-soaked throne that killed my mother and cast me out?

And once I sit there,

who will be left by my side?

After driving away you and His Majesty,

after losing Woo Hee, who became the daughter of a traitor and was made a palace slave...

why should I go on living in that hell they call the throne?

If that's the price,

revenge isn't worth it.

Je Woon.

What is all this because of the Left Minister?

If he never existed, everyone could have lived peacefully.

Can't we

just kill the Left Minister?

If it were that easy, I would have done it long ago.

He's surrounded by elite guards,

and inside the palace, the royal guards protect him, not His Majesty.

His martial skills aren't something to take lightly either.

Honestly, among the military examiners, he's practically a legend.

Exactly.

One man gone, and everything changes.

Just wait.

If you truly despise the throne,

I'll find another way.

Is there another way?

Brother,

please do nothing.

Just

stay put.

My lady.

I'm fine.

Fine? You've been strange all day.

Are you suffering from heatstroke?

Maybe.

It's not even raining and the sun's blazing.

I must've

gotten heatstroke.

This won't do.

Sit for a while before going.

My lady.

I'll bring you water, just wait here.

I missed you, my lady.

My lady, here's water.

Yeon Sim.

Yes?

Today I was

a complete mess all day.

I couldn't make sense of anything.

Yes, so drink first...

But

now I realize one thing.

I must see His Highness immediately.

Dal.

What brings you here?

No!

I'll come again, and follow you anywhere.

We will

be together without fail!

I want to be with you.

Please don't tell His Highness my memory returned.

He's already burdened.

I don't want to add to his worries.

And shameless as it is,

I must ask you to protect my family.

Eunuch Park.

Have trusted royal guards disguise themselves as Unjeonggung Palace servants

to protect the Crown Princess' family.

Never let them fall into the Left Minister's hands.

Then, will Your Majesty keep the Crown Princess in the palace?

If we fail to protect her again,

Gang will collapse.

They changed over these five years.

As an adult, I must change too.

His Majesty

sent guards to Unjeonggung Palace.

Yes, So Hoon's family resides there.

Gisaeng Hong Nan of Eunwolgak

is said to be her aunt.

I wasn't certain, so I hesitated to report it.

But before So Hoon's neighbors died, they said strange things.

They say it's true that So Hoon suddenly appeared in Boryeong five winters ago,

and that she wasn't actually

Mr. Heo's wife's niece.

Why are you telling me this now?

I thought they were lying to survive...

I deserve death.

Arrest So Hoon's family.

Forgive me, but Unjeonggung Palace is His Majesty's former residence.

[Jamjeo: Where the king lived pre-coronation] We cannot enter freely...

I'll find a way.

Our king is...

still bound by personal attachments.

I should sleep.

Why... why are you acting like this?

What?

Is it wrong to want to see my husband's face?

It's nice... but,

aren't you embarrassed?

I'm just embarrassed.

That's all.

Bear the embarrassment a little.

I'm redeeming myself.

Redeeming... yourself?

You...

I'm sticking

with you now.

I must never leave your side.

Is this some kind of signal?

Today...

You little fox, do you think you can just sleep and be done with it?

I'm not a fox.

Then, who are you?

Who I am

doesn't matter.

I'm just the one who sticks to you...

The one who sticks to you...

Servant.

Servant.

Is it this late already?

Servant.

♫ No, I can't call you like this ♫

♫ I can't hold your name in my mouth ♫

♫ My chest aches with every breath ♫

♫ The thorns buried deeper as time passes ♫

♫ This love that can't be contained ♫

♫ I can't push it away anymore ♫

♫ Someday at life's end may it find fulfillment ♫

♫ I close my eyes and call again ♫

♫ In this frigid world ♫

♫ The way you're placed here ♫

The wind is blowing.

It must have been blowing all along.

The wind always blows.

Nothing new about that.

Right.

Yet the same wind, the same air I've breathed for years...

feels different today.

I can't remember the last time I was able to breathe this easily.

♫ I pray it won't become farewell ♫

♫ Stay as you were at the start ♫

♫ In this frigid world ♫

♫ The way you're placed here ♫

♫ I pray it won't become farewell ♫

♫ Stay as you were at the start ♫

♫ Stay as you were at the start ♫

Your Highness.

What shall we do about the former Chief Secretary and the niece of the former Chief Court Lady?

I've been so overwhelmed that I had forgotten.

First, send the former Chief Secretary back to exile...

Your Highness!

Dal.

What brings you here?

I was waiting for Your Highness.

Right halfway.

If you'd just stayed put, I would've come to you.

You startled me.

But Your Highness has state affairs to attend to.

Instead of idling inside,

it's nicer to steal a moment and see Your Highness' face once more.

Why have you been like this since yesterday?

Not that I mind, though.

Have you eaten?

Not yet.

Shall we go eat?

Your Highness.

Please give your orders regarding what we were talking about.

Ah, yes.

Return the former Chief Secretary to his place of exile,

and send the criminal Mi Geum to become a government slave on the island.

Order the guards at the exile sites to strengthen security.

Yes.

Your Highness.

If they're each sent to their exile locations,

does that mean they'll never see each other again?

Well,

I suppose so.

Your Highness, may I ask one favor?

A favor?

Mi Geum.

Why did you do it?

You could've just given me up.

Better I die than let my lover die.

Then how am I supposed to live, Mi Geum?

Mi Geum.

That's true love.

Are you crying?

That's not true love.

How is forcing the one left behind

to live in hell for life considered true love?

So,

I will never die.

I won't die so easily.

Never.

Yes, let's live.

Let's live long, long lives.

My lord, I'm here.

Ah, come in.

What in the world is all this?

Can't you tell by just looking?

Pinwheels.

No, I mean why did you use expensive colored paper

to make so many useless pinwheels?

Useless, you say?

You.

Do you know what I've heard most in the palace?

'The prophesied child destined to devour his father.'

'When Her Majesty bears a son, His Majesty will perish.'

'The royal house will collapse.'

Well, there were such prophecies.

It all came true,

just like the prophecy.

So from the very start, I was someone who was never meant to be born.

Just as useless

as these pinwheels.

Stop talking nonsense.

Have something to sober up and get some rest.

You're still half-drunk and thinking all sorts of useless thoughts.

This is exactly why I like you.

Yes,

Your Highness, I like you too, so please eat quickly.

Have this and live a long life.

Your Ladyship, at least take a spoonful.

Are you really planning to die?

Don't worry.

I'm not going to starve myself to death.

Then, why are you refusing food?

It'd be absurd to die from something like indigestion.

You're joking at a time like this?

If I start speaking seriously,

you'll probably get even more worked up.

Why are you frightening me again!

[Instructions for Imperial Inner Quarters]

No news from Deok Chun?

No,

you were leaving the capital back then.

I must meet Deok Chun.

Is something happening outside?

What is that?

Who on earth put pinwheels in the palace like this...

What is this?

Your Ladyship.

I will handle your father's downfall,

so you just hold this ring.

The wind blows always,

so you just breathe easy and laugh often.

My precious Woo Hee

who deserves

happiness.

Woo Hee!

Kim Woo Hee!

Isn't that Prince Je Woon?

I love you!

I love you, Kim Woo Hee!

Catch him! Over there!

Catch him.

Oh, no.

I think he's completely lost his mind.

What? Prince Je Woon?

Yes, it was definitely Prince Je Woon.

I didn't know what trouble he might cause next, so I came to see you urgently.

I suspect

he might have lost his mind...

If he hasn't lost his mind,

then he must have lost something else.

Something feels off.

Right?

If he were in his right mind, he wouldn't say things like that

in front of everyone.

That's not like him.

What on earth is he thinking?

Are you done writing?

Yes, deliver this to the Investigation Bureau. The former Chief Secretary and that court lady...

Your Highness.

What now? What?

Prince Je Woon caused a disturbance in front of the detached palace.

A disturbance? What kind?

He was shouting Lady Binssi's name,

yelling 'I love you' and causing a huge commotion.

Why on earth is he acting like that?

It's not like he's gone mad wanting to die...

What is all this because of the Left Minister?

If he never existed, everyone could have lived peacefully.

Can't we

just kill the Left Minister?

Brother, please do nothing. Just...

Stay put.

Left Minister!

Who are you?

Step back.

If anyone interferes in this fight, I will cut their throat first.

- Alright. - Yes.

I thought you had lost your mind,

but it seems you've let go of any attachment to life.

You...

took away my reason to live.

[Royal Wine]

You have quite a romantic side, huh?

The eloping,

the commotion in front of the palace,

even the last words earlier...

I wasn't finished yet.

No matter how I think about it, it seems right to kill you, prince.

Come on...

Minister!

Don't come any closer.

Die.

Die!

Die!

- Je Woon. - Your Highness.

Let go! Let go of me!

Take Je Woon away.

- Yes. - Let me go!

Let me go! Let go!

Left Minister!

Left Minister!

Let me go!

Left Minister!

Left Minister!

Hate to admit it,

but I owe you my life.

Why did you give in to him?

I suppose

I hesitated at the tip of my sword.

Shall we just pretend nothing ever happened?

If you do, I'd be grateful.

But all these secrets just

make the bond between us grow stronger.

Just like

the bond between His Majesty and me.

Speaking of which,

if I die, someone else will reveal the secret pact.

I thought you should know.

Thank you.

Let me go.

- Seriously... - Let go!

- My lord. - Please.

- I can't! - Just let me go.

No, really, I can't.

Did you not realize that if you killed the Left Minister, you'd be executed too?

Do you think I came here without knowing that?

Why did you stop me? Why!

After days of drinking, this is the conclusion you came to?

Kill the Left Minister and die?

Yes,

everyone knows.

Killing just the Left Minister ends everything! Just kill him!

There'd be no abdication, and Woo Hee wouldn't be branded a traitor's daughter!

Then, what about me?

What about your beloved?

How would Kim Woo Hee live!

I also...

I also want to live.

I want to live happily with Woo Hee, but...

there's no way, is there?

Je Woon.

If the path is blocked, we can break through it.

If there is no path, we can make one.

You refuse to ascend the throne even in death,

and I refuse to see you die even in death,

so

let's find another way.

Let's live.

Let's live, Je Woon.

Even now, if you command me to capture Prince Je Woon, I will bring him in.

I'm the one who let him go.

Why do you always show such mercy to Prince Je Woon?

Bring me the liquor.

Here it is.

You never even touch alcohol, but why...

You may leave.

Yes.

Isn't this fight

far too disadvantageous for me?

What?

Even if he was blinded by rage,

what drove him to walk into the Left Minister's house alone?

He intended to die.

Prince Je Woon really needs to be disciplined.

He doesn't even value his life, truly.

The one who should be punished is me,

and His Majesty.

You're blaming yourself again...

It's not self-blame. It's cleaning up the mess.

The path seems blocked,

so I plan to break through.

Do you have a plan?

The Left Minister said if he dies, the secret pact will be made public.

He must have entrusted it to someone else.

Do you have any idea who that might be?

A person in the mask.

Kim Deok Chun

is the most likely candidate.

Who is this Kim Deok Chun?

She was the daughter of an out-residing slave in the Left Minister's household.

She was a royal physician under the Royal Physician Bureau.

She was so close, yet we couldn't find her.

Then he must have entrusted everything to that Kim Deok Chun.

But, she has gone into hiding.

Then, we must find her.

We cleared a collapsed cave, so what else can't we do?

First, I plan to investigate the Cheonghye Merchant Group.

The Cheonghye Merchant Group?

So if it's the Cheonghye Merchant Group, that's the same group where the masked person

[Honey from Cheonghye Merchant Group] brought the Zhen bird's feed?

Since it's a merchant group, we can track it through the Hanyang Merchant Group.

As Yuk Uijeon's Master Leader, he must know all the regional merchant groups.

[Mi hour: Between 1 PM and 3 PM] Come to the Royal Wardrobe by Mi hour tomorrow.

I'm seeking a way to bring down the Left Minister.

Are you calling that a disguise right now?

Are you in your right mind?

Even if you want to catch the tiger,

if you walk alone into its den,

especially declaring you'll die doing it,

what happens to the rest of us?

Do you know just how taken aback I was when I heard that from His Highness yesterday?

I apologize for worrying you, my lady.

Please, don't sacrifice yourself.

No matter how cruel the world is,

don't just give your life away.

If you die, you won't even remember those you love.

And those who remember you won't be able to touch you.

How great a loss is that?

How unfair is that?

So,

don't accept that loss.

Let's live, okay?

Stop right there!

Huh? Brother.

Your Highness.

Are you going to keep staring like that?

Don't mind me.

Just consider me...

someone who's inseparable from you.

Wouldn't that make it even more of a bother?

So, did you look into what I told you to?

Yes, Your Highness.

According to the Master Leader,

the Cheonghye Merchant Group

seems to be a ghost guild created by the nameless ones for smuggling.

- The nameless ones? - Yes.

They have no name, so they're called the nameless ones, or the lightless ones.

Your Highness, they engage in human trafficking through usury,

all sorts of smuggling, counterfeit coin minting,

anything profitable...

- Wretched villains. - Despicable scoundrels.

They're utterly vile criminals.

Then, why do such villains roam freely?

Well... according to Master Leader,

the Left Minister seems to be their backer.

The Left Minister?

They already ruined the market economy,

so I wanted to teach them a lesson,

but even the renowned Master Leader of Yuk Uijeon said

Podocheong have no sway over them.

Only a backer like the Left Minister could enable such impunity.

[Order] Hands off, unless you wish to lose your head.

They either have no fear of death,

or they live only to obey.

Do you have any suspicions?

Shin Won, do you recall the attire of the Sinjusa Temple assassins?

Yes.

Come to think of it, weren't the Left Minister's men in Jemulpo dressed the same?

I thought so too.

Even the masked one wore the same outfit.

It seems Lady Binssi knows something.

But security at the detached palace is strict. We can't get close to her.

Exactly.

I'll handle it.

I'll secure access

to Lady Binssi.

Do you have a plan?

When one path is blocked,

you find a detour.

Your Majesty, did you rest well last night?

What brings you? You've already come to pay your respects.

Having spent time in the palace,

I've found that life as a royal woman is far from exciting.

Naturally, that made me think of you, Your Majesty.

You clearly want something.

Your Majesty, I'm hurt.

How could you twist my pure intentions like that?

Search your conscience.

When have you ever come with pure intentions?

Oh, jeez.

Not everyone can be the Grand Queen Dowager.

Your insight is unmatched.

Enough flattery.

Very well,

entertain me since you're here.

How will you amuse me today?

Well, I used to be a peddler, didn't I?

I've traveled all over Joseon

and have plenty of spicy stories.

How insolent!

How dare you bring such vulgar street gossip into the palace!

So, the court lady and her lover went to see the wench...

No...

He went to the concubine's family home?

Yes, and the court lady boldly said,

'Your daughter has been sleeping with my husband.'

And then

the concubine slapped her...

What a wretched woman.

And the husband?

What did the husband do?

He grabbed the court lady's hand,

walked her outside,

and said, 'It's not a crime to fall in love!'

What madness...

What a scoundrel!

There was this lazy fellow who only ate potatoes.

Somehow, he ended up falling for an old friend

who had been cared for by his long-time wife.

A friend?

After kicking out his lawful wife,

he paraded affectionately through the market with that wench.

When the wife saw this, wouldn't she have been furious?

Of course, she would.

So, she went to settle it,

and the concubine had the nerve to say...

'Mind your manners!'

Well, that sent the wife over the edge!

'Manners?'

'These are my manners!'

She grabbed her by the hair and shook her around like a puppet.

Left! Right!

- Left! Right! - Exactly.

Left!

Right!

Supporting the Crown Prince

is terrifyingly exhausting.

What?

Ye Na is Seon Jeong's daughter?

Yes.

Now that Ye Na's parentage is exposed,

perhaps you could consider my request...

My patience finally snapped, so I summoned you.

How could the future Crown Princess

[Yanghwa Hall] act so recklessly?

Is this what your father taught you?

Reflect on your conduct as Lady Binssi.

First, I have a question.

Don't worry.

Prince Je Woon is safe.

But how did you know I'd ask about him?

Only those who've tasted meat know how to chew it, only those who've loved know love.

Do you think I don't understand the agony of separation from one's beloved?

Now, let's get to business.

Those assassins from Sinjusa Temple, are they the nameless ones?

Is Kim Deok Chun, the one with the mask, also a nameless one?

How could you possibly...

No time for details.

Where is their hideout?

I also heard it through Deok Chun, so I'm not exactly sure,

but they have branches in east, west, north, and south.

I think I heard something about a mountain stronghold.

A mountain base...

Anything else unusual?

Did it take the masked person days to come and go from the mountain base?

Or did she often bring anything back? Something like that?

Her mother was ill, so she often brought chestnut honey and liquor for her mother.

Chestnut honey...

What kind of liquor?

Possibly pine needle liquor...

Pine needle wine?

Is it Yangju?

- What? - Yangju is so famous that even chestnuts there

are sent to the king as royal gifts.

And pine needle wine.

[Gayangju liquor: Home-made liquor] That's a home-made liquor from Yeosan Song family.

First, I'll have them search Yangju thoroughly.

If you find Deok Chun, tell her to come to me.

I have something important to discuss regarding her mother.

My apologies.

I haven't managed to get So Hoon's family out of Unjeonggung Palace yet.

What about the Master Leader of Eunwolgak?

I haven't made contact

with him yet...

Why would Hong Nan, who had been hiding,

show up at Eunwolgak?

I'll arrest the Eunwolgak Master Leader immediately.

There were dozens of assassins from Sinjusa Temple alone.

Their numbers must be considerable.

Branches in all eight provinces. This is no ordinary operation.

There must be at least hundreds of them.

Nameless ones...

With forces this size, it's basically a private army

and an act of rebellion.

According to this letter Dal I gave us,

the masked person is in Yangju, and the nameless ones is in a mountain fortress.

Let's search the nearby mountains.

We'll find something.

On the way back, should we buy a map?

I saw them for sale on our way here.

What are you looking for?

- I need to go to a mountain. - A mountain? Which one?

Hey, hey.

Here it is, right here.

- Ah, it's clearly marked. - If that's the mountain, let's see.

This is it, right here.

- This one should do. - How much?

Your Majesty?

If she flees recklessly, it may give the Left Minister an excuse to strike.

I intend to keep So Hoon in the palace for now.

Bringing the Royal Guards into Unjeonggung Palace,

doesn't that mean

Your Majesty is already uneasy?

Your Majesty has always cared only for His Highness the Crown Prince.

Not once have you considered the Crown Princess.

Are you now trying to throw her into danger again,

just to keep His Highness from being hurt?

Yes.

As you said, I think only of my son.

Yet that son thinks only of the Crown Princess.

Therefore, the Crown Princess...

No,

protecting So Hoon

is protecting

the Crown Prince... my son.

Gang.

What...

What do you mean by that?

So Hoon...

So Hoon is the Crown Princess?

- That is... - Just tell me!

Forgive me.

♫ You flew in like a cloud ♫

Five years ago,

fearing she'd harm His Highness, she threw herself into the river.

She lost all memory then.

Now, Her Highness herself

knows who she is.

I'm sticking with you now.

I must never leave your side.

♫ Oh, how futile all becomes ♫

♫ All but a dream ♫

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

♫ The rain sounds like your voice ♫

♫ The wind hums like your song ♫

- Your Highness. - Where is So Hoon?

She'll be in the Saenggwabang.

- Your Highness. - Your Highness.

She went to Donggung Palace, saying she'd deliver it to Your Highness.

Your Highness.

Where is So Hoon?

After waiting, she returned to her quarters.

♫ What use is dreaming such dreams ♫

♫ Oh dear, oh dear, what a mess ♫

♫ Oh, will my love return to me ♫

♫ Oh, how futile all becomes ♫

♫ All but a dream ♫

When I opened my eyes,

my mind was blank,

yet my memories were dark.

No more running.

I want to stay, settle down,

and truly build my family.

Leave Hanyang immediately.

That's the price a lowborn person like you

pays for having that face.

Isn't that why Your Highness is angry?

This lowborn wretch

should resemble Her Highness the Crown Princess.

Because of me, that precious person

walked such a harsh road

on those small feet...

Because of me.

Because of me...

Your Highness.

Your Highness, what's wrong?

Do you know what happens...

Do you know what happens if you catch a falling petal?

I suppose...

I must have caught two falling petals.

After all,

I ended up marrying my first love twice.

I...

I'm sorry.

I am so sorry.

I...

I left you alone... far too long.

I'm sorry.

At times like this,

you should be hugging me, not kneeling.

Stick to me like glue.

[Moon River]

Shall we just run away like this?

There's a letter left at the door...

Reveal your true identity.

What could His Highness possibly do?

Harboring a traitor is no small crime.

Stop the execution!

So Hoon,

no, deposed Crown Princess Kang,

is sentenced to death by hanging.