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ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS,

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

When you are troubled at heart, the arrow does not go straight.

I am sorry I asked to see you at this late hour.

Do not say such a thing.

I am just thankful that you came to me in difficult times.

I wish that this was but a dream.

That I could simply wake up and end it.

I have something for you.

Please bring the Queen down

into the nightmare I'm living in.

My King.

You came to me in my dreams last night,

and such a great power came upon me.

THE DICTIONARY OF THE QUEEN'S LANGUAGE

NO TOUCH: TO BE…

ON POINT, MAGIC HOUR, TDW, POPULAR RESTAURANT

WHAT YOU SAID, ATTENTION SEEKER, PARADE FLOAT, TYPE

FIGHT, JASMINE TEA, RUDE

MILITARY COOK, SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND, LOTTERY, ISSUE

You cute little thing!

Your Majesty.

My dear concubine, did you lose your voice from calling me?

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

How's the water temperature?

How's the water temperature?

I like it.

Why are you here again?

My dear Queen.

I will

not do "no touch" today.

Your Majesty, did you have a good night's sleep?

What happened last night?

How dare he ruin my erotic dream?

Bring him in right now!

Yes, Your Majesty.

Bring him…

Bring who?

THE DICTIONARY OF THE QUEEN'S LANGUAGE

You look full of energy today, Your Majesty.

I got a full night's sleep for once.

Let us start preparing for the banquet today.

Now…

EPISODE 11: THE ONE WHO COULD NOT BE FORGIVEN

Doctor.

I had a nightmare.

But I'm more scared of myself than the nightmare

because I was disgusted,

but also enjoyed it at the same time.

I'm not sure if these are my feelings or my body's feelings…

I feel like different parts of me were put together like…

Yes.

I feel like I turned into Lego blocks.

Just who am I?

By the way,

why are you calling me "Doctor"?

You're breaking the immersion.

Just listen. It's like a custom.

So, what do you think as a professional?

It's common to go through changes in your body

from the aftereffect of the living corpse state.

Is it?

So it's common.

That's really comforting news.

Those words alone

are relieving me of all my anxiety.

A physician who can cure a patient without acupuncture

is a truly skilled physician.

Royal physician.

I guess your actual major was psychiatry.

Then when will this complicated and two-sided condition

of mine be relieved?

It is the matter of your mind,

so if you start to accept it, it will no longer be pain,

and when it is not pain, it will be gone.

You're saying I should accept myself as how I am?

Well, the only consistent thing about me is that I'm not consistent.

Right.

The medicinal herbs you used for the Beauty Film were good.

Using that experience,

make a beauty tonic for the face this time.

Elasticity, glow, brightening…

Things that no one can resist.

I'll try a new one every 28 days, so make many of them.

May I ask you why it's 28 days…

The regeneration cycle of the skin.

Then she'll need me every time her dead skin falls off.

Your Majesty,

the King's father-in-law is here.

Are you sure it was Uibin's court maid?

That is what Lady Uibin believes.

I am expecting that the court maid who sold the ornament is Oh-wol.

Uibin will be deeply heartbroken.

I must go see her.

Your Majesty, Lady Uibin is here.

Let her in.

Uibin.

I…

I drew Oh-wol's portrait.

I am the one who remembers her face the best.

Oh-wol is surely the one who sold the ornament.

She could not have been killed in the palace.

I am sure this will confirm it.

I will leave you to talk.

Yes.

I just heard.

It must have been a tough night to spend alone.

I gathered myself overnight, so you do not need to worry.

I have something to tell you.

It is about your feelings for Her Majesty the Queen.

It is more difficult

to defeat yourself than it is to defeat others.

So…

do not try to stop it.

What I want is not for you to feel sorry for me.

Is everything all right?

It's only been a day since I returned, so nothing's really going on,

but I will be busy because of the concubine appointment.

Concubine appointment.

By chance, when you were staying at your home…

Did anything odd happen?

Odd? Well…

I found a King on the curb when I went past the well, but…

There wasn't anything. Is something wrong?

Ever since you two left,

the house seems empty.

That is the problem.

You should go see His Majesty too.

I'm saying you should resolve it with him directly.

It's okay.

I am sure he is busy with the banquet…

Your Majesty, we brought candidate profiles.

I will leave you to do your work now.

Your Majesty.

Even if you appoint 100 concubines,

none of them can even dare

to fill the Queen's place.

Right. Of course.

Please be well.

Have a safe trip back.

Take out all the Han families.

I don't want a Romeo and Juliet situation.

What happened to those?

The genealogies of the Han families.

Gyeongsan Han family.

Hanyang Han family.

Anbyeon Han family.

Yangju Han family.

Wait.

These are all genealogies of the Han families too?

Yes, Your Majesty.

The scale is going way too big.

This won't do.

I have to impress her even more.

DS.

I need to start that.

-DS? -Door-to-door sales.

Is it time for a royal meal already?

It's time to save it for your skin.

How blinding.

This glow isn't like anything in this world.

I am busy taking care of myself thanks to you, my Queen.

So busy that I can't work on the concubine appointment.

Are you doing a good job?

I am doing my best.

Of course,

I know you are, just by looking at you.

You are good at everything, so I can trust you.

I brought something special for you, Your Royal Highness.

This magic powder makes you look 10 years younger

once you sprinkle it on your head,

It's black hair powder.

You don't need to go through the trouble of dripping mulberry juice

all over the place.

Right on!

Sprinkle.

She looks completely different.

Her eyes were slanted this way.

Wait, was it her left eye?

I'm so hungry.

Okay.

Her face was oval, with chubby cheeks,

a big, wide forehead,

and sparkling eyes.

Like this.

And her nose was straight,

but plump at the end.

Your Majesty, the royal cook is here.

I think iris wine will be good. What do you think?

I beg your pardon?

I was lost in my thoughts and went ahead.

I was thinking of which wine to serve at the banquet.

Your Majesty,

I actually prepared something.

Look what you've done!

I deserve to die, Your Majesty!

Get comfortable.

It will help you work better.

In that case…

Are you comfortable? Come here.

This is the typical composition of a banquet.

The banquet I have in mind is different.

I want to reduce the number of dishes, and I want to omit things for show,

like the big sweets table in the middle.

-With all due respect, Your Majesty… -Yes?

The royal banquet is supposed to be

flamboyant and overflowing.

And the sweets table is--

Give it a rest!

The subjects are starving every day.

We cannot have food just for the eyes.

If we must have such food,

let us invite those who are starving in and out of the capital.

A banquet that is simple, yet not shabby.

One that is flamboyant, yet not extravagant.

That is my wish.

I will give it all I have got for the next 15 days.

We can do this.

What kind of man cries so easily?

He recorded the sources of black money in detail.

The King's father-in-law is more meticulous than I thought.

Uibin's enemy is the Queen, not the Kim family.

That is why her vision is quite narrow.

We must put it to a bigger use.

We must make the entire Kim family collapse

and bring down the Queen.

The ledger?

What was the King's father-in-law thinking doing such dangerous…

I will just…

Keep it a secret for now.

If the family finds out, there will be unrest.

My goodness.

He is just so…

By the way,

who do you think obtained it?

The King was at his father-in-law's house for two days.

He even ignored the message telling him to return.

The…

The King did that?

So he's trying to reveal it during the Dano banquet.

We must make him

unable to use the weapon he holds.

For my father-in-law,

I am the only one left to suspect.

But he can't question the King if he stole the ledger.

He must be dying on the inside.

Were you unable to find the masked man from the State Tribunal?

No one has a scar on their chin in the State Tribunal.

Even if the ledger remains undiscovered,

we must build the basis to carry out our plan.

How is the research on the families going?

The rule of five seconds.

Five seconds is enough time to fall in love.

Your Majesty, they are all here.

-Is this everyone? -Yes.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Let's see, the woman I felt sparks with at first sight was…

She was fine.

Lady Yoon.

Where and how did you grow up to have such a unique aura?

My hometown has a beautiful and famous mountain.

It is named Gamaksan.

-Gamaksan. -Yes, Your Majesty.

How impressive.

-Impressive? -Impressive?

-Your Majesty. -Yes.

There's a big fortress wall in our village.

It was built by King Jeongjo.

Is the Hwaseong Fortress all Namyang has to offer?

You go on about it every time you open your mouth.

They will soon have one more thing to offer.

When you, Lady Hong, become a consort.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

My house is surrounded by peach trees.

When all of those flowers blossom,

it is so beautiful.

My conception dream was also a dream of a peach.

So that's why.

I was just thinking you were

like an embodiment of a peach, Lady Min.

Peach.

If you win the hearts of these three families,

You would be using a dragon and a phoenix as your wings

while riding a white tiger.

The Hwaseong Fortress guards the gate,

and you face the view of Gamaksan Mountain.

This room is

filled with the fragrance of peaches.

Papyeong Yoon family.

Namyang Hong family.

Yeoheung Min family.

The families are all balanced.

Pure, sexy, and cute. All in harmony.

Yoon Kyeong-ok of the Papyeong Yoon family,

Min Ja-yeon of the Yeoheung Min family,

and Hong Sim-hyang of the Namyang Hong family.

I hereby appoint you

to be Second Junior Consorts.

The three consorts and their families have thus become my family.

Therefore, the lords of all three families shall be

attending the Dano banquet.

-Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. -Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty.

Goodness.

The King has begun to make his own team.

But they will soon leave him

after seeing his incompetence.

I was wondering why he insisted on having the banquet.

So this is why.

How are the preparations going?

Don’t worry.

Yes!

They must have been curious about the world beyond the palace.

That's why they're so good at the jumping seesaw.

Her Royal Highness the Queen Dowager is here.

How have you been, Your Royal Highness?

And long time no see, Uibin.

-Good to see you, Your Royal Highness. -Good to see you, Your Royal Highness.

I will be at the archery field practicing.

You woke up from the living corpse state a while ago,

yet you haven't come to say hi to me.

I was busy with the concubine appointment when I returned.

So I apologize.

You seem completely fine for someone who almost died.

I'm just naturally healthy.

Have you given up on the Dano hunt?

Instead of practicing archery at the archery field,

you are enjoying the jumping seesaw.

Uibin is going to win anyway, so I decided to enjoy the process.

I'm good at pickups,

but not confident with hunting.

Pickups?

Do you know why young women of the Ladies of the Royal Palace

play a hunting game on Dano?

No, not really…

Dano is the day to banish evil spirits.

It was originally done

by killing an animal and using blood from it,

and it was replaced with a hunting game.

Actually, a corpse was found in the well in the palace,

and some say it's Lady Uibin's court maid.

The well?

Out of all the things…

Your Majesty.

-Please join us. -Please join us.

Okay.

Her legs…

You're so good!

Your Majesty!

Triple axel.

I can't sleep and my heart is restless.

Should I text my consorts?

What should I write?

Something that's simple and casual,

yet leaves an impression.

Tell them to deliver each of these to the detached palaces.

Yes.

One more thing.

Tell them to check if the King is hanging around there.

Yes.

Concubines! Detached palace! Each! Check on! His Majesty!

Concubines! Detached palace! Each! Check on…

You may go on first.

His Majesty! Each! Concubines! Detached palace! Check on!

Something feels different.

Concubines! Detached palace! Check on…

"Are you asleep?"

"Are you asleep?"

Are you asleep?

Are you asleep?

Is she really curious about this?

Three "Are you asleeps?"

A reply has come.

I sent three, so why only one reply?

Aren't they being too devoted?

Let’s see.

Even the handwriting is beautiful!

They really are from prestigious families.

In the sleepless night, I stepped outside,

-and only one thing shines -And only one thing shines

-in the dark night sky. -in the dark night sky.

I thought it was the moon, but it turns out to be my mate.

I'm getting vibes from the early blog era.

Then I should also…

-Hong Yeon. -Yes, Your Majesty.

This is my reply. Send it to where the reply came from.

"Sometimes I am distracted."

"I can drown by sinking into the thoughts of you,

so please come rowing to me."

"I have never sent you away."

My Queen.

I now get to use what I studied for the CSAT.

Alright.

I should keep going like this to regain my identity.

Keep the recipe same,

but instead of the expensive croaker…

Narrowfish would be good.

NARROWFISH: SILVER POMFRET

Let me brainstorm some poems for my texts.

My Queen.

Darn it.

My Queen.

Hey, I told you not to.

But…

I acted lovey-dovey during the appointment

because it's an official event,

but this is the time I'm trying to get my identity back, so cooperate.

Darn it.

How can her attitude be so different?

She is much shyer than she seems.

The dishes have been elected.

I will leave the rest to you.

Have the offerings election for Dano been confirmed?

Here are the elections.

Why are they talking about erections?

Dishes "election" is electing and recording the names of the dishes,

and offerings "election" electing and recording ritual offerings.

What is wrong?

Really?

Am I the only pervert here?

Your Majesty!

You have been working too hard.

You must go inside and rest, Your Majesty.

No.

We have no time. We must finish.

I almost got emotional again.

I've got to send some more sensual texts.

Erections really are dangerous.

History books said his nosebleeds were caused by something else.

"I might die from calling your name!"

"I might think of you, because I can't forget you!"

How can she be so different day and night?

Are her feelings of forgiving me and being unable to forgive me

colliding inside her?

There's no way to forgive estranged hearts.

Is there a path for us to walk together?

I hope that we can walk on the same path next time,

though it is a path in our dreams.

Swordsmanship practice in the moonlight?

Do we need more than one mad guy?

We must prepare for sparring on Dano.

Do it with the State Tribunal.

How would you rate your swordsmanship skills?

I don't know.

I'm not interested, so I haven't really tried.

That is why I need you.

An opponent whose skills I am unsure of.

DANO

DAEJOJEON HALL

The weather is nice, Your Majesty.

Really?

Good. I hate it when it rains on sports day.

My father is coming, so I must look more flamboyant.

Today is my first day of presenting myself to everyone,

so take extra care.

Yes. I look beautiful.

Everyone will only look at me, right?

Are you going to use real arrowheads?

Today, I have…

a big game to hunt.

Now, these things have to go in urgently,

so hurry.

You're working so hard.

These are…

These are fresh offerings for the Dano banquet.

We have to go to the palace, so we're in a hurry.

Do you have the certificate?

Of course, yes.

Here it is--

You must get dressed now.

Wait.

This is an important day,

so I must do fortune-telling like this at least.

Let's see.

The fortune of our Pungan Jo family is…

ONE RABBIT: ONE OF THE LOWEST HANDS

One rabbit.

Well, fortune is a relative thing.

Let's see.

The fortune of the King is…

Nine men.

NINE MEN: THE HIGHEST HAND

Is it going to be reversed?

Then for the Queen…

A dragon?

EIGHT FISH: THE SECOND HIGHEST HAND

Eight fish.

Today's fortune is very displeasing.

Is that wretched Queen

plotting something again?

Her Royal Highness the Queen Dowager is here.

I wish you would have let me know before you came.

You are making it obvious that you do not care for it.

That was unimaginable back in my time.

When a mother-in-law makes a sudden visit, the occasion cannot be joyous.

And you talk back to me too.

I heard you cook all sorts of things for the Grand Queen Dowager.

And yet I have never been treated to a cup of tea.

You must be more afraid of your grandmother-in-law

than your mother-in-law.

No way.

The Grand Queen Dowager looks young

because she cares about her health and aesthetics,

but she cannot go back in time.

Think wisely.

I will live longer than Her Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager.

I promise I'll treat you someday--

I must taste it now.

I am so curious about your renowned cooking skills,

so I cannot wait.

Right…

now?

Is this how the torture from the in-laws begins?

I'm so stressed.

What could be the card that this wretched girl is hiding?

Royal cook! Get me malt syrup!

What are we supposed to do without fresh offerings?

Even the guards guarding the wagon were killed!

There is nothing we can do!

Good grief.

Dried seafood!

-What? -Dried seafood!

Dried seafood!

Dried seafood!

The royal cook is really busy these days.

I can't boss him around.

Where's the malt syrup?

…I THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOON,

BUT IT TURNS OUT TO BE MY MATE

Royal cook!

Your Majesty!

-Your Majesty! -What is it?

Your Majesty.

All of these valuable items…

They are all rotten!

They must not have been stored properly.

I deserve to die, Your Majesty!

Not a chance.

You would not have let this happen without someone protecting your life.

Royal cook!

Your Majesty.

It's a disaster! Someone mixed rocks in the rice jar!

-What? -We can't even

serve a single bowl of rice at this rate!

Don't worry, royal cook. Do what you can do.

We will get the ingredients no matter what.

Yes.

What are you doing?

Royal cook! Hello!

I should serve it myself and show how hard I'm working

to make my mother-in-law feel better, right?

The classic sweet and salty, with malt syrup and salt.

Blue stream flowing Through green mountains

Secretary Han?

You bastard!

How dare you!

My popcorn!

This damn skirt!

Where is my snack?

You see…

Here…

You can look forward to your life in the palace!

Since things are like this, you should get the ingredients

as soon as the martial arts demonstration ends.

Yes.

Thank you for inviting us to this honorable event, Your Majesty.

It was the right thing to do.

The consorts are doing fine.

Have you been well?

-Yes. -Yes.

Anyway, have a great time today.

Where is the Queen Dowager?

I will go check on her.

TONGMYEONGJEON HALL

I thought you had run away.

Why would I?

Anyone who committed a crime must be punished for it.

As long as you know.

I was a bit late to get dressed up from tasting

the Queen's delicious snacks.

She did?

This is so uncomfortable that I could die.

Is she getting the wrong idea again?

No way.

The Palace Guards will be demonstrating their martial arts!

Attention!

Draw swords!

He dared to harm Her Majesty the Queen with that sword.

Fight!

The King has prepared so well.

Your Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager,

it is time for the hunt!

Your Majesty, please change into your hunting suit.

I will be back soon, Your Royal Highness.

I will be back soon.

The first row, ready to fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

And they said they were not a real army…

It's all about equipment.

I look awesome. I love it. I'm awesome, right?

I'm awesome.

Why is she so serious?

There are always kids who are obsessed with sports competitions.

Why is she giving me a look?

One point per bird, two per rabbit, three per badger,

four per wild boar, five per deer,

seven per wolf, nine per bear,

and ten per tiger.

Everyone gets ten arrows each,

and to be fair, ladies-in-waiting and court maids will not participate.

That's so cruel.

If it was in the present day, there would've been a petition about this.

Now then, let us begin.

You may now begin.

I should just kill some time and come back.

Today's hunting game is going to be a boring match.

It is a war of pride between families,

but the Queen doesn't seem determined.

I see you are relaxed enough to care about the game.

You might see your son today, you know.

It is time to give you my gift.

The night when the Queen fell into a living corpse state,

Uibin and the King were supposed to spend their first night together.

And the Queen recovered a day after

she went into the living dead corpse state.

Are you saying she went into the living corpse state

to stop them from spending a night together?

She risked everything to be loved by the King.

She jumped into the lake,

stopped the sword trying to strike Uibin,

and she is now risking her last moment.

The Queen abandoned her family.

I was getting bored. It is nice to hear something funny.

The King was suddenly insisting on holding a banquet,

and the Queen rushed the concubine appointment

and chose maidens from powerful families.

As if they were gathering forces to support the King.

I am sure the King will show his true self

in front of the lords of those three families at the banquet today.

His true self as a powerful king.

Do you understand now?

The Queen works for the King.

Are you not afraid of the consequences of your words?

You must believe that the Queen is completely on your side.

Actually, I am a bit disappointed.

You were distracted by the Queen's petty skills and got tricked.

You are getting old now, Your Royal Highness.

I will rip your mouth apart.

The Queen's living corpse state was fake, so I'm not guilty,

and I am not afraid anymore!

Why have you stopped playing?

Her Royal Highness is furious!

Next, His Majesty will give you

specially made Dano paper fans.

You have done a great job. I can't wait for the banquet.

You have done very well yourself, General of Training.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager is coming!

Welcome.

I simply could not stand how boring the inner banquet hall was.

I came to check if the outer banquet hall is better.

I apologize for failing to entertain you.

I guess I am late for the martial arts demonstration.

Then again, a scripted fight can only be so entertaining.

What do you say we put on a real fight?

I will make the Palace Guards do the sparring.

Why not do it yourself?

I heard you made a living by making firewood

and fetching water in Ganghwa.

I imagine you would do well with such strength.

Physical labor and martial arts are different.

Besides,

having sat on the throne for several years, I have gotten rusty.

Then you can use the paper fan instead of a weapon.

Why not have a match with the Commander of the State Tribunal?

He is around your age.

The Commander of the State Tribunal is a properly trained warrior.

I am afraid his royal body may be harmed, so I could get another--

I must see the King fight.

What do you think?

My father is wrong.

I will show you the King's true self on Dano.

DEER

There you are!

Darn it!

BEAR

Go.

You are not the game I seek.

Am I going the wrong way?

I think I saw this tree earlier.

Where am I supposed to go?

Will will hold the fan in one hand,

and the one who takes the opponent's fan will win.

Go easy on me.

What in the world is going on?

Go easy on me, I said.

You may end up harming my body.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager ordered it,

so I must do my best.

So Her Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager has your back?

Then I will teach you

who the master of this palace is.

He is indeed very different from the late king.

Whatever.

I'll just take a nap. They'll find me when it's over.

What the heck, man?

What are you doing here?

What does it look like?

I'm hiding to survive.

You won't actually die. Why are you so scared?

We may not actually die, but those arrows actually hurt a lot.

I still have a bruise from last year.

What a crybaby.

Don't worry. I'm not interested in hunting.

But I'm going to be shot by someone else anyway.

Why you…

You shouldn't come back like this!

TIGER

Like this?

Thank you for your grace!

Take this as a souvenir.

Now go.

What? Already?

Her Majesty the Queen's archery skills are so great

that she already caught a tiger?

She's a true sharpshooter.

I couldn't even see her. I just heard a swish.

And I was hit.

Just like that.

Really?

So it was you.

You were the man from that night.

I cannot forgive you.

I will end you.

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVENTS IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS,

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

I have sad news.

My hand slipped and I shot an arrow at Her Majesty the Queen.

The banquet starts soon, but the ingredients are not here…

Is this really all?

Are you the one who poisoned it?

I'm Lee Saeng-mang.

I will rewrite the food election to fit the ingredients.

How dare you fry my precious giant acupuncture needle?

What we're cooking today isn't just food.

It's the face of the President.

How dare you disdain the King!

-Get them! -This is

beyond impudence. This is treason!

You must pay for your failure to control your passion.