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

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

If it's not easy to say it,

how about a hand gesture that only we know?

Like this.

What is this?

"What I'm saying now is a lie."

That's what it means. Well?

It's not hard, right?

A King never tells a lie.

A little child like her doesn't deserve this!

The smell of alcohol and a peculiar scent.

She didn't drink poison.

How could you make her drink poison

with these tiny hands?

Her hands are warm. She's alive.

You should let her go now.

Dahm-hyang!

Your Majesty.

Sir.

-You're here. -Sir.

Here.

It is not right to throw this child away in the mountains.

I must hold a funeral for her to feel better.

Have a safe trip back.

Goodbye.

What about Dahm-hyang?

Is she okay?

I am sure she has gotten out of the palace safely by now.

I pulled her mother out of slavery

and prepared them to live together outside of Hanyang.

So she's going to meet her mom.

She was worried that she only had four fingernails.

That's good. That's a relief.

How did you do it? Did you use sleeping medicine?

I made her drink paralysis powder.

The paralysis powder that Hua Tuo, the legendary doctor, used for surgeries?

So you know about it.

Of course. I read Three Kingdoms for Children many times.

A child reading Three Kingdoms…

By the way, you should've told me about this beforehand!

Since the situation was urgent, it was dangerous for many people to know.

Is there any news from Captain Hong?

Yes.

He helped the child escape safely.

Well done.

It was reckless to risk so many dangers

for a court maid.

It is not just a court maid.

If I give up on that girl,

it will be easier for me to give up on ten, hundred,

or even all of the subjects in the future.

I thought Cheoljong was just an idiot,

but it turns out that he's a complete idiot.

Don't get great ideas like that. You can't live long if you do.

I do not wish to live long in a shameful way.

Perfect values to die early with.

He did all of this for--

She means to say "thank you."

The Queen's language is different from the others'.

The Dictionary of the Queen's Language is useless.

It's full of mistranslations.

-Did you read it? -You had it opened up for me to see.

By the way, is the position of the Queen always this dangerous?

Why is everyone so desperate to get me?

I will make sure nothing like this will happen again.

No, I'm going to do it my way.

Attack is the best form of defense.

As of today,

I'm the crazy witch of this palace!

EPISODE 15: THE CRAZY BITCH UP IN HERE

TONGMYEONGJEON HALL

Did you try to eliminate Her Majesty the Queen?

The Queen is on the King's side.

She shared our family's weaknesses with the King.

She fell for the King and betrayed the family.

That cannot be.

You just do not wish to believe it.

That the Queen, whom you idolize so much,

is a foolish woman who fell for a man and lost her senses.

Since becoming a part of this family,

I did everything for your approval, Father.

But not only to stay in this family.

I wanted to be like you,

and I wanted to look up to you.

But now that you have tried to harm Her Majesty the Queen,

you are no longer my father.

If anyone tries to harm Her Majesty,

I swear that I will cut their heads off.

We will leave our doors open.

You may not consider me to be your father,

but you will always be my son.

Who could it be?

The one who hid the ledger in Daejojeon Hall.

The key suspects are

the two people who are enemies without bearing a grudge.

Queen Dowager Jo and Jo Hwa-jin.

Jo Hwa-jin has a clear motive.

Her determination that day is a dead giveaway.

But she hasn't even come near Daejojeon Hall recently.

Queen Dowager Jo had the means and the opportunity.

Here…

It's suspicious how often she's around these days.

And she definitely has a clear motive.

Is it Queen Dowager Jo then?

That sly old fox.

But how could she have gotten her hands on the ledger?

It's truly a mystery.

More importantly,

what the heck is that ledger about?

I did not perform a ritual today.

I apologize for my rudeness last time.

You must have a reason when you lower your head.

What is the reason?

You sure catch on quickly.

Your Royal Highness.

Thank you for joining me.

I know you are all busy.

As you must have realized from today's incident,

but this is the time for aristocrats, rather than families, to survive.

Without lips, your gums would be cold.

If one of the two families falls,

the other will not be sound either.

Therefore,

as a promise of harmony between the two families,

I suggest a decree of amnesty.

DECREE OF AMNESTY: GRANTING AMNESTY FOR CERTAIN CRIMINALS

Decree of amnesty?

Both families have talented people

who were dismissed over a moment's mistake.

So we will grant amnesty to the talented people with the decree.

It is a symbol of the promise

and a congratulatory gift.

Well,

will you join me?

The Minister of War has satisfied his greed on his own,

but I, too, have committed the crime of failing to control him.

Therefore, I, Kim Jwa-geun,

request to retire from the position of General of Training…

This is not over.

Not as long as I breathe.

Slow down.

Do you have enough food?

I shouldn't be able to swallow food from shame…

Why did you run away?

I think I have provided plenty for you all this time.

You see…

Mother?

Mother…

You did great, my Dahm-hyang.

You did well, my dear.

Mother…

It's okay.

It's okay.

We must try to smile in front of her.

We cannot have Her Majesty being sad forever.

Yes.

Your Majesty, it is time to get up.

Your Majesty.

Could you not sleep last night?

What if your royal body gets damaged?

My mind was racing.

I just couldn't sleep.

By the way, I wonder if they got a good night's sleep.

Who are you talking about?

The ones who screwed me over.

It was the last night they could have slept in peace.

They better have.

-Lady-in-waiting Choi. -Yes.

Send someone to Father

and tell him to come see me here right now.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

your father is here.

Already?

I was actually about to ask you to come see me.

And you came to me.

Yes.

I came just in time.

-Last time… -Last time…

You can go ahead first.

No, you first, Your Majesty.

No, you first, Father.

-I am sorry about last time. -I am sorry about last time.

-No, I am… -No, I am…

Like father, like daughter.

I know.

I asked to see you

because of the ledger.

Did you know?

Everyone's going crazy over it.

Just what is that ledger about?

It is a ledger with records of our family's corruption.

The shame of the Ansong Kim family.

So that's why Cheoljong tried to get it.

I am also here to talk to you about the ledger.

After you and His Majesty stayed at my house, the ledger disappeared,

so I have been suspecting His Majesty.

But recently, a slave whom I trusted and cared for ran away.

Thankfully, I caught him and asked him why,

and he said he let Uibin in the house

the day before the ledger disappeared.

After the house was in a frenzy, that brat ran away

like a disaster occurred, so I found out only now…

Goodness, I'm sorry. Your Majesty.

It isn’t something for you to be sorry about, Father.

Now

the jigsaw puzzle has been completed.

Pardon?

Sunwon, who screwed me over herself.

Today, I prepared ice, which is even rarer than gold.

Queen Dowager Jo, who screwed me over indirectly.

I promise I'll treat you someday--

I want to taste it now.

And Jo Hwa-jin, who started all of this.

You tell the King yourself.

So you are threatening me.

I understand what you want.

Father.

I have somewhere to be right now.

Where?

To open the gates of hell.

I'll make you realize

that you messed with the wrong person.

You were like a graceful doe,

but you changed so much the moment you came into the palace.

They say parents never truly know their children,

but a graceful doe?

If she had to be an animal,

she would be a wild horse.

My daughter is a wild horse?

The tattoo of the Maori.

Feathers of a peacock.

A devil wearing Prada.

Powerful things are beautiful.

Today, I am wearing the most beautiful combat suit.

How do you like it?

I love it.

Revenge is best served flamboyantly.

ROUND 1

What is the meaning of this?

There is more to it than meets the eye.

So I must cut it open to see what is really inside.

I thought it was simply a potato,

but it tricked me completely.

You should not just cut things open without believing.

You must check if it's a potato or a sweet potato before you cut it open.

It cannot be undone anymore.

Here is your beverage.

I prepared this "buranchi" today

in order to repay for the precious gift you gave me last time,

Your Royal Highness.

The nice, cold beverage you gave me last time was so delicious.

Delicious enough to kill someone.

Please enjoy.

I am not thirsty.

I prepared it with care, so please taste it at least.

No, thank you!

It took a lot to prepare this.

If you insist…

Ice feels the best when you crush it with your teeth.

Remember when I told you

that I'll help you stay young and healthy your whole life?

I am going to continue to do my best.

When you start to suspect everything you eat, drink, and apply,

your life becomes hell.

You really have gone reckless

now that your husband is ruling on his own.

Do you think you can remain as the Queen after betraying your family?

Your Royal Highness.

I can be reckless because I trust myself.

Not my family or my husband.

Right. Chief Eunuch.

Yes, Your Majesty.

I forgot to study about the "future" for a while.

How could I be so lazy as the King?

So go report to them now.

Report?

Your Majesty,

to whom shall I be reporting?

The ones you always report to.

How dare you!

You know your own crimes!

Your Majesty, I committed a terrible crime!

I deserve to die!

What is wrong with you?

I was not talking to you.

My life is yours, Your Majesty.

I have no need for that.

What use would I have for your life?

Please kill me, Your Majesty!

I said I did not need it.

What can you do?

You only do as you are told.

Please be angry instead, Your Majesty.

This is even scarier.

How could you be a spy with nerves like that?

I must stop by somewhere before the royal court assembly.

You go wait at Injeongjeon Hall.

Could you at least be discreet?

Chief Eunuch is frightened.

Good grief.

ROUND 2

Did you have a good night's sleep?

That is no way to greet an elder.

My hair ornaments are heavy,

so I cannot lower my head.

This is a sacred place of ancestral rites to our previous kings.

It is inappropriate to come here with a flamboyant look like that.

When you're going to get a refund, you have to doll yourself up.

Silly me.

I forgot to offer incense to the late King.

I'm bringing shame to the reputation of Cheonghak-dong Etiquette School.

Stop that this instant!

I value Confucianism so much,

and I can't stand it if I don't mind my manners.

I said, do not touch it!

You left something in my room.

You've been showing up randomly and invading my privacy.

And I finally know why.

What is the meaning of this?

I told you. I'm getting a refund.

I'm returning all the crap I went through because of you.

How can you be so rude and impudent?

You dare to frame an elder,

and talk back to me about every single thing!

You have always been that way,

but you are stepping over the line today!

It seems like you cannot hide the fact

that you grew up without your mother.

You darn mother-in-law!

You say I'm rude because I grew up without a mother.

Are you so rude because you lived without your son, old woman?

Damn, that's hot.

I'm boiling with anger, and I can't stand this heat.

I almost burned the portrait of your beloved son.

You have lost your mind, my Queen!

Yes.

Totally.

I think I've gone craziest out of all the crazies.

So tread lightly.

If you dare to touch a single hair on my body,

you won't see your son's face ever again.

I guess I should have been worried about the others,

not the Queen.

"Attack is the best form of defense"?

Goodness.

I didn't see you there, Uibin.

Your presence is so faint.

I was just skipping some stones.

-Want to join me? -Do it by yourself.

The ledger.

I found out you took it.

And I almost got killed over that ledger.

Tell me.

Is that what you wanted?

Did you really not kill Oh-wol?

No matter what I say, you just believe what you want to believe.

That I'm taking the King away from you,

and that I killed Oh-wol and put her in the well.

So that I'll be a witch who deserves to die

and you'll be the nice, pitiful victim.

This is why someone who plays the victim is scary.

You slowly turn into a monster

without even realizing.

Take a look in the mirror.

See how unsightly you are.

Pull yourself up.

I'm not feeling that generous right now.

When I fell into the lake in front of you…

don't you think you could have…

grabbed my hand too?

This proves

that I'm a better person than you.

Kim Jwa-geun, the General of Training,

has resigned from his position.

Yes, Your Majesty.

The impeachment was delayed,

so I was going to hold all of you accountable as well.

What a shame.

Excuse me. Just a slip of the tongue.

I meant to say, "What a relief."

And today's subject is…

Today, I have something to declare to the officials first.

I will make an office to correct the Corruption of the Three Administrations.

Its name is the Office of Correction of the Three Administrations.

The Office of Reformation of the Three Administrations?

I will make laws and prepare a basic manual

to reform the three administrations.

Joseon survives through agricultural work.

So farmers must live well for the country to thrive.

Therefore,

exploitation by the chiefs destroys the country.

I will now punish it at the level of treason.

You must be careful when establishing a new office,

so please hear out our--

There will be no compromises in doing the right thing.

I will no longer be concerned about what you think.

Additionally,

for his title to meet the nature of his reign,

I will now correct the late King's title

from Sunjong to Sunjo.

The King is really aggressive today.

Your Majesty.

We are appointing someone new today.

I believe you misspoke, Chief Royal Secretary.

You mean you "plan" to appoint someone.

The position of the Minister of War is vacant.

A crisis in military power is a crisis in the country.

Thus,

we have appointed him

urgently through the Border Defense Council.

Minister of War, come in!

Minister of War Kim Byung-in.

I give you my salutations.

What is scary about Kim Byung-in is that

he has power over the Jo Family too.

And appeals from both families demanding the amnesty are…

All thanks to Kim Byung-in.

It wouldn't be easy to ignore all these appeals, right?

We might end up

giving the aristocrats a reason to rebel against us.

Now that you're ruling the country yourself,

you can do what you want,

but it's still hard to stop what you don't like.

It is true that attack is the best form of defense.

What is important now

is who gets the first effective strike.

There is no time to find the right person.

You will be the General Director of the Office of Reformation,

and Captain Hong, you'll be the investigative censor

and investigate the three southern regions,

where the public sentiment seems serious.

So another business trip?

Take one for the team.

I just feel like I'm the only one running around and doing the legwork

while you sit in the palace.

Is it just me?

Only one? My heart is always…

When you finish your duty,

-I might grant a vacation-- -I'll get ready for my trip.

I might…

I said "I might."

He must not have heard the last part.

What a fool.

Your Majesty,

I have a message from Her Majesty the Queen.

I will not hurt you. Come closer.

Her Majesty the Queen sent a letter.

Are you feeling unwell?

You are so weak.

I thought revenge would

make me feel better.

But it made me feel great.

It's so thrilling.

Your Majesty…

Hey, you're here.

You look particularly dashing today.

This is a good look too.

The face completes the outfit,

so I look good in pretty much everything.

I didn't know I could pull off a queen's body.

I can never get used to this.

The reason I wanted to see you is…

Let's form an alliance.

I'm sure my family abandoned me because they think I already did.

I have nothing to lose.

If you are to be on my side,

you will be enemies with the Kim family.

My family abandoned me, so it's my turn to abandon them.

An enemy's enemy is a friend, right?

Very well.

From now on, you and I are no longer doing "no touch".

Yes. From now on, "no touch" isn’t allowed.

In martial arts movies,

they drop blood into a cup of liquor and share it.

But that's too unsanitary for times like this.

Let's just share some tea and celebrate the alliance.

Nice and simple.

What the…

This is how you celebrate an alliance?

Yes, this is how you do it.

Bottoms up.

What…

Now that we've formed an alliance, let's clear the air a bit.

Why did you try to kill me?

Right.

This is something that had to be discussed anyway.

I thought you heard our plan to assassinate my father-in-law.

But he's your father-in-law.

To me, he was just one of the corrupt.

You cold bastard.

I guess you tried to kill your own wife too.

Serial killer of in-laws.

I'm sorry.

I realize that it is too late for excuses,

but there were many misunderstandings.

Okay.

You owe me one.

I won't forgive you until it's paid off.

So what are you trying to do? Reinforce the King's authority?

The King's authority is but a tool to fix the broken country.

I think that the world is fundamentally incapable of change.

So if I'm being honest, I like the tool better than the goal.

If you have more authority, I'll be stronger.

And no one would dare to mess with me.

I am familiar with the fear of death.

You may act tough,

but you must be scared.

I don't know.

It may be because I've died once,

but I hate being walked over more than dying.

If I can just chew up the ones trying to walk all over me,

I would probably die smiling.

Your Majesty.

It is time to prepare lunch.

Speaking of which,

I have some chewing up to do.

I am going to die smiling.

"Die smiling."

The King's father-in-law!

Yes, hello, Byung-in…

I mean, Minister of War.

Are you teasing me?

Of course not.

Please call me as you always did.

Actually, I had to talk to you about Her Majesty…

I mean, my daughter So-yong.

I actually had something to tell you about Her Majesty too.

Where did I put it?

Where did I put it?

-Where could it… -I saw that.

Hey!

You brat, you just started working here.

How dare you hold a knife?

Things were so different back in the day.

Young cooks these days are so…

When I suggest getting some makgeolli after work,

they always try to get out of it.

I am just trying to buy them drinks.

What is there to not like?

I cannot understand young court maids these days either.

I tell them to come two hours late, and they really come two hours late.

At the latest, they should be there a quarter of an hour early.

-Kids these days… -Kids these days…

Take it to Tongmyeongjeon Hall.

Darn it!

I need a recipe for another revenge.

A recipe…

I should give back as much as I received.

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

Eunuch for a eunuch.

So…

bracken stalks?

-Pearl barley? -Bracken, pearl barley.

So it's made with lots of healthy ingredients.

But that would take forever.

That plan takes too long.

Let's go hard.

Castration.

Castration?

I've never heard of…

Right, castration.

Now that is a rare ingredient.

I am not here to pressure you.

I am a man who knows how to give up.

I am sorry.

No need to be.

Can I ask you one last question?

-Yes. -Why do you not

like men with ambitions?

I have seen many ambitious people while living in the palace.

And I saw their unfortunate demise.

It scares me

and I hate it.

Thank you for your answer.

If I may dare to make a wish just for you…

I would wish for your bright smile to last forever.

Hey.

So it is over.

Your hunch really is as sharp as a sickle.

You sure catch on quickly.

How can I not know when you are crying so much?

Do not look at me.

I do not wish to be seen like this.

Then go over there and cry alone.

People are thinking that I made you cry.

I did not.

I will not cry anymore.

Knowing when to give up is a part of love too.

It may even be harder than continuing to love.

You have become quite the poet.

Go on.

Come on now.

So she insists on serving me a meal?

This ominous drawing is--

My goodness.

How lovely.

You would even survive eating poison.

You would be oblivious of it.

I am not used to being complimented.

Your Majesty.

I, Sim-ong of the Han family,

give my salutations to you.

Haven't we met before?

I am grateful!

I am sorry… wait, I am sorry!

I think you're supposed to say something else.

For example,

"I deserve to die."

Thanks to you,

I lost all of my popcorn, which I worked hard to make.

It literally went up in the sky.

I did not even realize that you were the Queen!

I have

committed a great crime!

So you didn't know that it was me.

Then why did you run?

Well, because…

when someone so noble like you started chasing me,

I was startled, like…

There was no other reason!

Really?

I actually summoned you, Mr. Han…

to offer you a job at the royal court.

It's a good position.

It's a secure, lifelong job,

and the pay is great too.

But you'll lose something in return.

Pardon?

What?

You just said I would lose…

In my eyes, even though I saw you only for a brief moment,

your face is perfect for that position!

I am honored, Your Majesty!

You.

Be my eunuch.

What the hell?

Hold it, eunuch!

Wait, eunuch!

Wait! Let go, you eunuchs.

Your Majesty!

Please have mercy on me!

Thank you for your…

Seriously, why are you doing this to me?

One, the crime of pretending to be an aristocrat

by purchasing a fake family name.

Wait, no. That's not your fault.

It's the society's fault

for discriminating classes.

That's right!

One, the crime of putting poisonous herbs into the water pot

and ruining the King's banquet.

Two, the crime of having a horrible descendant.

What? Descendant?

Do you not mean "ancestor"?

No.

I'm sure.

You have a horrible descendant.

Descendant…

Your Majesty.

If I become a eunuch, I can't have any descendants.

Your Majesty!

I can't have any descendants!

Eunuchs. You don't have any descendants, right?

I can't have any descendants!

Damn it.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty,

the Minister of War is here.

Your Majesty.

I'm sure the entire Ansong Kim family is on the same side.

But my father is in the Ansong Kim family too. Right?

I just called him my father like it's normal.

The displacement is getting serious.

I figured out what happened to you after yesterday's visit.

It must have been horrible.

So you didn't know they were trying to kill me?

I am not on my father's side or the Kim family's.

But you're not free from either of them.

You will find out soon.

Is he an enemy or an ally?

How dare they try to kill my So-yong?

How could they try to kill Her Majesty the Queen?

Kim Jwa-geun, that bastard.

I will destroy him this instant!

And an Office of Reformation?

That must be a plot to bring down our family

by using the corruption as an excuse.

Do not be worried.

If he criticizes it by calling it exploitation,

everyone would be a criminal.

In order to protect themselves,

everyone has to protect the chiefs,

so the Office of Correction of the Three Administrations will be powerless.

Even if you join forces with them temporarily,

do not even blink in front of Queen Dowager Jo.

She is a hypocrite hiding a sword behind her smiling guise.

I will keep that in mind.

Lady-in-waiting Jeon!

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

Take the food away and summon Female Physician Park.

Yes, Your Royal Highness.

Are you sending the food back already?

I lost my appetite.

I heard you have been quite satisfied with the meals cooked by the Queen.

They were not so extraordinary.

They were simply edible.

The Queen is deeply heartbroken.

She is blaming herself harshly

for suspecting Uibin of having turned the Kim family against her

Uibin?

The King's father-in-law just told me.

It was not the Queen who tricked you.

It was Uibin.

His Majesty the King is here.

Let him in.

Your Majesty.

I apologize for coming without contacting you.

It is okay.

I am always honored to have you.

I have something to tell you.

What is it about?

About the corpse of a court maid recently found in the well…

The Queen Dowager fabricated it by having the corpse placed.

Her Royal Highness?

But why?

Do you have any idea?

So the corpse was…

It was not Oh-wol.

That cannot be.

It was Oh-wol for sure.

I heard it was difficult to identify the face.

Why were you so convinced that it was her?

Because she was wearing a court maid's uniform,

and she was the only court maid who went missing.

She knew that you would be convinced.

What the Queen Dowager wants is…

for you to rely on her.

But why did it have to be the well?

I told her about the incident in the well.

The well is where I met you but it holds a painful memory.

Your image overlapped with hers,

so I was convinced that I lost someone precious.

I suppose I should never open up about my heartaches

to anyone in the palace.

Please bring the Queen down

into the nightmare I am living in.

From now on, never trust the Queen Dowager.

We have to hide the source,

so do not let her see that you know what she did.

I also feel disappointed and betrayed by Her Royal Highness the Queen Dowager.

The well is a place

that brings me fear of death,

and she used it against me.

DAEJOJEON HALL

It's similar to poker or hwatu.

Gambling and playing games is the best way to waste time.

I am relieved, Your Majesty.

We thought you would be grieving because of Dahm-hyang…

I am sorry, Your Majesty.

Don’t worry.

Dahm-hyang went to a better place.

Right?

She is in a better place, right?

Dahm-hyang…

No, what I meant was…

She literally went to a better place.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Dahm-hyang…

She did go to an actual better place!

Stop crying.

I am sorry.

Now that I think about it,

we didn’t even get to say goodbye to Dahm-hyang.

Dahm-hyang!

-Your Majesty. -Dahm-hyang.

Dahm-hyang.

Seven.

Eight.

This is…

This is nine.

I am sorry.

Damn it.

Dahm-hyang…

Dahm-hyang…

All in.

How did Queen Dowager Jo obtain the ledger?

We could not find it no matter how hard we tried.

At this point, we might as well recruit Queen Dowager Jo.

I am kidding.

You said she's better than me, who's wandering outside the palace,

and I felt useless.

But how did Queen Dowager Jo get the ledger,

when she hardly comes out of Seonwonjeon Hall?

Seeing how she fabricated the corpse,

it means she has people who will do the job for her.

Should we recruit her hands and feet then?

Are we still yet to find out who was behind the goblin mask?

I have been working too hard recently.

Getting Dahm-hyang's mother out of slavery,

searching for her missing father…

But you could not find her father.

How can I find someone who hid in the mountains?

He must have become a bandit.

I am hanging on by a thread in hopes of going on the vacation

after my business trip as the investigative censor.

Look here, I only said--

Could you dispatch me as a royal secret inspector

instead of an investigative censor? That looks cooler.

I would hide my identity until I pull out my horse medal!

You are a natural royal secret inspector.

Do as you wish.

One more time.

But the King's father-in-law doesn’t seem like such a bad guy.

Jerks like Kim Jwa-geun deserve to die.

But the father…

He's the only biological family left for me.

Hey!

How can you sleep after trying to kill your father-in-law and your wife?

You're not.

Stop going crazy, my heart.

Have some self-respect.

She was in the water for a long time.

Oh, dear. It must have been suffocating and painful.

The corpse was found in the well by unfortunate coincidence

or someone's trying to come between us.

I was lost in my thoughts.

You must be in shock.

The palace is too big for me.

Not only am I lonely, but I also get lost easily.

I found the court maid who sold the ornament you gave to Oh-wol.

She said she found it buried in the ground in the palace.

Is that so?

That court maid also put the corpse in the well

by the order of Queen Dowager Jo.

Oh-wol is alive.

She was killed in the palace.

She could not take a single step out of the palace.

Should you not be hoping

that the corpse in the well was not Oh-wol?

Should you not be happy with hopes

that it may not be Oh-wol?

Why do you believe that the corpse is Oh-wol?

Just what…

Just what are you hiding?

What is the item…

you gave to Queen Dowager Jo…

last time?

Did you see it?

I cannot

see anything…

if you tell me to see nothing.

Anyone can be lost for a moment.

You can still go back to your original place.

What if I am not simply lost?

Can I still

go back to my original place?

I cannot go back.

Lady Uibin!

That corpse has to be Oh-wol!

What are you cooking at this late hour?

Samhyangramyeon?

Why are instant noodles so much more tempting at night?

I know my face will be bloated the next day,

but even then, it's so hard to resist.

Unfortunately, your efforts were in vain.

Her Royal Highness the Grand Queen Dowager does not eat so late at night.

I will be eating it for her.

No, you won't.

You should say something if you are here.

Why are you standing there knocking on the door?

Want some instant noodles before you go?

What are instant noodles and where am I going after eating them?

No pressure.

It's like research

or a test.

No, I shouldn't be doing this.

But just one bite. No!

Instant noodles so captivating,

that once I take a bite, I can't stop.

What are you doing?

Inner conflict.

What would you do?

Would you eat these instant noodles or not?

I think I would explain what instant noodles are…

First…

First?

I will try it.

Right?

You have to try it to see what it's like.

Whether it was just a drunk mistake,

or I really have lost my mind.

If it's not either, that means…

this is for real.

Are we talking about the same thing?

Of course.

We're talking about instant noodles.

Come closer.

You have to get it while it's hot.

Good grief.

What in the world are you…

My goodness!

Oh, no! This is a precious book!

How do you know that this is precious?

Why is this copy of the Book for Teaching Children precious to you?

You see…

Was it you?

The one who saved my life. Was it you?

Are you the one who saved me from the well?

Yes.

It was me.

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

AND ARE UNRELATED TO HISTORICAL FACTS

I'm sure dear Cheoljong is waiting for me.

Did you set us up?

Who knew that the Queen's declaration of war was real?

-Is it my turn? -Draw the sword.

If anyone gets caught because he did not clean up properly,

he takes the blame for everything.

Even if we cut the Kim family out, Kim Byung-in's power is growing.

We are making no progress.

If Cheoljong succeeds,

the world after 200 years will change too, right?

As long as I'm on your side, you're bound to win.

I have a secret weapon.

I know the future.