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BLOODY HEART

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THE PEOPLE, GROUPS, PLACES, AND INCIDENTS
IN THIS DRAMA ARE PURELY FICTIONAL

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From now on,
we will have tea together every day.

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After your lecture,
please come to my chambers.

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I slipped poison

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in your tea.

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No king was ever safe from poisoning.

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Until you have grown a tolerance for it,

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you will suffer
from stomachaches and fevers.

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But hide your symptoms.

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The pain will be yours to manage.

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The royal physician cannot know.

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It should neither be
recorded in the infirmary journal.

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Resent me for this, Crown Prince.

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A mother…

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knowingly giving her son…

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poison to consume!

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Poison!

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You would rather have me…

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grow a tolerance to poison
than see me be poisoned.

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I will drink it.

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So please Mother…

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Do not cry.

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BLOODY HEART
EPISODE 13

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Look into Jung Euikyun.

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Yes, my lord.

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Do you believe
that he took in the monk as a boy?

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Coming between the meritorious subjects

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is not a scheme able to be conjured
by the Queen Dowager

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nor a monk.

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Were you the one
who controlled the Queen Dowager,

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Your Majesty?

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I, Ham Changik,
Governor of Jeolla Province,

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bow before you as summoned.

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Why did Consort Park

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stay behind at the palace?

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Was she detained?

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An accusation made by a court maid

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has the court ladies of Chaeokdang
banned from leaving the palace.

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It must be why Consort Park
also chose to stay behind.

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Is that all?

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Yes, Your Majesty.

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Let me see your face.

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So this is what you look like.

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I have wished

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to praise you in person.

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I will remember you.

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I am much obliged, Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty,

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I worry that you are
depleting your energy.

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Please rest.

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You are dismissed.

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It is too dangerous
to meet Siwol in person.

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Please do not ask to see him again.

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Kyun.

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Yes, Your Majesty?

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Do not…

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abandon him.

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He is my loyal subject
and one of my people.

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I refuse to only see him…

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as a stone on a Go board.

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Father, I hope I did not make a mistake.

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His Majesty is not
as intimidating as I expected.

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Why did you not tell him
about Consort Park?

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You said that the news

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will do no good while he recovers.

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I have learned what not to say
from being your son.

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Does the Queen Dowager
truly see her as a great threat?

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Even I cannot sway her.

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When you were out in disguise,

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weren't there those
who attacked Consort Park?

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Yes, Lady Cho was behind it.

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It was by the Queen Dowager's order.

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We must bring Consort Park here.

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I will relay the message.

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Off I go, then.

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Siwol.

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Are you safe?

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Do not worry about me, Father.

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Off I go.

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Things are looking bad.

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I will find you a way out.

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Doing so will be an admission of guilt.

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It will not matter if you lose your life.

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Ttonggeum has been detained.

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How long…

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do you expect her to keep silent?

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You will be accused of high treason

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should she tell a lie.

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The Queen Dowager has already

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banned your court ladies and maids
from leaving the palace.

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If you wait any longer,

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you might remain trapped here.

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Ttonggeum is still not speaking.

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So much for the eunuchs
saying that she soon will.

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What do I do?

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If this continues, I will be arrested
for accusing an innocent.

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You framed Consort Park who outranks you,

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so the punishment will be severe.

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Father!

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Did the Queen Dowager have you summon me?

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You dug yourself in a hole
knowing that I would dig you out.

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After all, what the Queen Dowager covets
is military power within the palace.

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Do not involve me

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in your frivolous feuds.

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If Consort Park lives,
I will lose my life.

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Please.

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Father, please do not let me die.

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Please!

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Please save me this once!

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Father, please save me this once.

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-Father…
-Open the doors.

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Please do not let me die.

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There are not many options for you,
Minister Cho.

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Either become a traitor
along with your daughter,

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or eliminate
Councilor Park and Consort Park.

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I do not follow.

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Who will then manage state affairs

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while His Majesty remains incapacitated?

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That is not my concern.

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The Central Army consists
of those loyal to Councilor Park.

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Armed patrol officers within the palace
that are only loyal to him

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must surely make you just as anxious.

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Focus on guarding the palace
as you have been.

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All I need is Councilor Park
and Consort Park to be gone.

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Your Majesty.

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Your Majesty, are you awake?

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I left her

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to fend for herself.

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Send word to the Queen Dowager's Palace.

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I can no longer leave Consort Park
alone in the palace.

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Yes, Your Majesty.
I am sure word has been delivered.

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May I ask why you have not ordered
the Left State Councilor to resign?

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He has made it clear
that he will not accept it.

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Your Highness,

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the meritorious subjects
have been loyal to him for a long time.

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If they choose to side
with him once again--

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Do you hold resentment
toward Councilor Park?

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If not, let this matter rest.

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Yes, Your Highness.

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When will His Majesty die?

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Once he does,

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the Minister of War will be of no concern.

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He will succumb to his illness
as is wished by the Maitreya.

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Stand down.

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Are you afraid of what may come?

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To have such armed guards beside you.

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Does that wicked monk advise you
to get rid of me?

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Yes, and so didn't they
start turning their backs to you?

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What are you planning to do
after gaining all that power?

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What exactly is power to you?

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They had the audacity
to decline your summons.

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It is why I must meet them in person.

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Being in office is what
they have been continuously avoiding.

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Stubborn as they are, they will
fight till the death for their beliefs.

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But they are the ones who will replace

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the current meritorious subjects.

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They say that the Office of Palace Eunuchs
has gone as far

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as to replacing the State Council.

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Why would you want
to appear in front of such filth?

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We only worry that
you will lose your life in vain.

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Ever since scholar Yoo Haksoo
was executed,

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I have stayed clear from state affairs.

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I also turned a blind eye while
meritorious subjects abused their power.

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However, students of the Confucian Academy
have either been executed or imprisoned

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while speaking their minds

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and that I cannot stand idly by.

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Do not stop me from a righteous death.

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How foolish of you.

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You clearly do not realize
when to be proactive

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and when to await the right time.

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You refused to answer your King's summons.

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You turned a blind eye
to political matters

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and buried yourself only in books.

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Your… Your Majesty!

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Stay safe and prepare for what is to come.

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Once I remove the traitors
within the palace,

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I will appoint members of the Sarim

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and have them design the world
they have been dreaming of.

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I promise you this…

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as your King.

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I, classics licentiate Moon Simhyun,
bow down to His Majesty.

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-We bow down to His Majesty.
-We bow down to His Majesty.

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Before we join the court,

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we wish to know where you stand.

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Go ahead.

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Do you believe

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that Yoo Haksoo was behind
your mother's murder?

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No.

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Of course I am well aware
of how he was unfairly treated.

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Then,

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please accept our appeal
regarding his status as a traitor.

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For a long time, my friend has been
wrongfully known as a murderer.

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If you reinstate his status,

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those who support his beliefs

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will choose to be loyal to you.

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I give you my word.

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Someday,

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I will reinstate
Yoo Haksoo's noble status.

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My lord, when did you
arrive at the office?

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How silly of me to have made you worry.

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Have you been well?

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Yes, Lord Kim. Are you feeling better now?

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Without you present,

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it has been a challenge to gather
the opinions of the Three Offices.

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They are many other
pressing matters at hand though.

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-Sorry?
-The Queen Dowager has announced

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that continued disapproval
from the Three Offices

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will lead to limitations within

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the Office of the Censor General
and the Office of Inspector General.

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She will ban us from remonstrating?

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Who is she to announce that?

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It is why a joint appeal

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from the Three Offices
shall never be mentioned again.

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If we do not,

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officials of the Three Offices
will be forbidden to speak.

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Lord Kim, it is why we must
speak of this wrongful behavior.

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Are you not aware that even your father
is being shunned by the court?

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The inspector general
and the censor general have agreed.

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Now, put this matter to rest.

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But Lord Kim…

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Ttonggeum…

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was born in your home.

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You must have grown a soft spot for her.

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Her being injured

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will only make you feel terrible.

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A soft spot for a servant
who is worth less than livestock?

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Or maybe that only applies to you.

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She only came to work at the palace

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so that she could protect you.

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If you do not wish to see her get hurt,

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confess the truth.

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I must see…

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the Queen Dowager.

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She is at the royal office.

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Maybe you should find her there.

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Lady Cho,

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you should request Ttonggeum's release.

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I…

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no longer have a say in the matter.

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Eunuch Heo will soon bring back
the people at Bamboo Grove Village.

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Even without Ttonggeum's words,

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her identity will soon be revealed.

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-What did I tell you?
-Goodness.

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-Look!
-What on earth?

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What now?

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Why are you back here
with these men again?

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-What is it this time?
-We have already paid our tributes.

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Why must you scare us again?

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I am just as baffled.

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The order comes from someone of high rank.

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-What?
-How high?

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Will we be taken away again?

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I am just as clueless,
so take it up with the village governor.

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-Take them away.
-Yes, my lord.

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-No!
-I will not go.

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Leave her and take me instead.

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At least tell us why.

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Halt!

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-But…
-Goodness.

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What is this about?

262
00:23:31,542 --> 00:23:32,668
Step aside!

263
00:23:32,752 --> 00:23:34,337
The Governor of Jeolla Province
has spoken.

264
00:23:34,670 --> 00:23:36,339
The Governor of Jeolla Province?

265
00:23:45,556 --> 00:23:46,724
Your Highness,

266
00:23:46,808 --> 00:23:48,434
you seem to have lost your way.

267
00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:54,732
I once saved Ttonggeum
when she was discarded with a disease.

268
00:23:56,150 --> 00:23:58,361
After recovering,
she refused to live as a runaway slave

269
00:23:58,444 --> 00:24:00,405
and opted to return to her master.

270
00:24:02,323 --> 00:24:03,908
I could not stop her.

271
00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:07,370
This time, I wish not to regret my choice.

272
00:24:09,497 --> 00:24:12,333
I will speak to the Queen Dowager
at the royal office.

273
00:24:13,251 --> 00:24:14,168
You cannot.

274
00:24:15,128 --> 00:24:18,089
A lady of the Internal Court
must not step inside the royal office.

275
00:24:19,173 --> 00:24:21,092
Please think only of your own safety now.

276
00:24:21,676 --> 00:24:23,344
-I cannot.
-Your Highness!

277
00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:25,638
You said Ttonggeum
could speak at any moment.

278
00:24:27,390 --> 00:24:30,643
I cannot knowingly let her
withstand excruciating pain.

279
00:24:32,437 --> 00:24:35,773
Do not follow me. That is an order.

280
00:25:31,287 --> 00:25:32,121
Your Highness,

281
00:25:32,747 --> 00:25:36,334
Consort Park has requested
an audience at the royal office.

282
00:25:45,551 --> 00:25:48,930
Consort Park wishes
to step inside the royal office?

283
00:25:49,013 --> 00:25:50,932
That is preposterous!

284
00:25:51,015 --> 00:25:52,892
A lady of the Internal Court
in the royal office

285
00:25:52,975 --> 00:25:54,477
is most taboo amongst taboos!

286
00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:58,481
Never in history has there been
such an audacious request!

287
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,067
Should I send her away?

288
00:26:02,568 --> 00:26:05,571
Consort Park is smart
and is probably aware of the consequences.

289
00:26:07,782 --> 00:26:09,200
I should hear what she has to say.

290
00:26:11,118 --> 00:26:12,286
Have her enter.

291
00:26:51,409 --> 00:26:53,953
I am curious as to
how pressing this matter is.

292
00:26:54,579 --> 00:26:55,621
Speak.

293
00:26:55,705 --> 00:26:57,248
By your orders,

294
00:26:57,790 --> 00:27:00,626
one of my court maids was taken
by the Office of Palace Eunuchs.

295
00:27:02,461 --> 00:27:06,173
It was only to prove your innocence.

296
00:27:06,966 --> 00:27:08,134
To which I am grateful.

297
00:27:09,176 --> 00:27:10,052
However,

298
00:27:10,928 --> 00:27:13,598
it does not fall under the jurisdiction
of the Office of Palace Eunuchs.

299
00:27:15,641 --> 00:27:17,768
This is nothing but a frivolous matter.

300
00:27:17,852 --> 00:27:19,395
That may be,

301
00:27:19,729 --> 00:27:24,150
but this is a direct violation
of the State Tribunal's authority.

302
00:27:30,031 --> 00:27:33,075
You dare intrude on the royal office

303
00:27:34,869 --> 00:27:36,704
just because of a servant?

304
00:27:40,166 --> 00:27:41,334
Remove her!

305
00:27:41,834 --> 00:27:44,712
We will discuss
a rightful punishment for you.

306
00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:50,384
I am…

307
00:27:53,262 --> 00:27:55,681
with child of His Majesty's blood.

308
00:28:06,150 --> 00:28:07,735
Your grandchild.

309
00:28:07,818 --> 00:28:11,155
I am pregnant with His Majesty's child,
Your Highness.

310
00:28:14,283 --> 00:28:16,661
If you sympathize with me in any way,

311
00:28:16,744 --> 00:28:19,455
please allow me to join His Majesty

312
00:28:21,082 --> 00:28:23,167
at the royal villa
where he currently recuperates.

313
00:28:48,442 --> 00:28:50,695
There is a possibility of a boy…

314
00:28:52,238 --> 00:28:53,447
being born.

315
00:28:54,323 --> 00:28:55,741
Yes, Your Highness.

316
00:29:02,665 --> 00:29:04,583
It is a joyous event
for the entire nation.

317
00:29:07,128 --> 00:29:08,754
I am nothing but proud.

318
00:29:35,531 --> 00:29:38,033
<i>The Central Army consists
of those loyal to Councilor Park.</i>

319
00:29:38,117 --> 00:29:42,163
Armed patrol officers within the palace
that are only loyal to him

320
00:29:43,706 --> 00:29:45,750
must surely make you just as anxious.

321
00:29:52,882 --> 00:29:55,217
<i>Why did the monk have the Queen Dowager</i>

322
00:29:55,301 --> 00:29:57,762
<i>take control of
the troop dispatch token first?</i>

323
00:29:58,387 --> 00:30:00,556
<i>If His Majesty is truly behind it all,</i>

324
00:30:01,056 --> 00:30:03,934
<i>he would not let her take control
of what is needed</i>

325
00:30:04,852 --> 00:30:06,854
<i>to summon the troops
all across the country.</i>

326
00:30:17,198 --> 00:30:19,366
The troop dispatch token
belongs to the Ministry of War.

327
00:30:19,992 --> 00:30:22,077
Anyone who wishes to get his hands on it

328
00:30:22,161 --> 00:30:23,746
shall be dealt with by the law.

329
00:30:23,829 --> 00:30:25,414
That is what you once said.

330
00:30:29,251 --> 00:30:32,838
Yes, and I only wish to see
that you still have it.

331
00:30:37,218 --> 00:30:40,971
I am currently in charge
of the palace security.

332
00:30:41,055 --> 00:30:43,349
Do not do anything
that will have me doubt you.

333
00:30:44,183 --> 00:30:45,518
I see that you already do.

334
00:30:45,601 --> 00:30:47,019
You are the one

335
00:30:47,603 --> 00:30:50,064
who keeps me in check
by controlling the Central Army.

336
00:30:50,898 --> 00:30:52,733
Why is it

337
00:30:52,817 --> 00:30:55,861
that they report their schedule to you
before reporting to the Ministry of War?

338
00:30:57,154 --> 00:30:59,990
From this moment on,
those who report to you

339
00:31:00,074 --> 00:31:01,826
will be met with military discipline.

340
00:31:02,409 --> 00:31:04,161
Are you siding with the Queen Dowager?

341
00:31:04,870 --> 00:31:05,830
I…

342
00:31:07,915 --> 00:31:09,375
do not side with anyone.

343
00:31:09,458 --> 00:31:13,254
Announcing that in these current times

344
00:31:15,172 --> 00:31:17,508
is the same as saying that you are.

345
00:31:18,551 --> 00:31:19,718
Councilor Park.

346
00:31:24,765 --> 00:31:27,643
Lord Cho, Consort Park announced
that she is with child.

347
00:31:53,419 --> 00:31:55,421
Congratulations!

348
00:31:55,504 --> 00:31:57,756
You are truly with child.

349
00:32:04,430 --> 00:32:05,848
I am overjoyed.

350
00:32:06,432 --> 00:32:08,100
And I am honored, Your Highness.

351
00:32:08,684 --> 00:32:11,061
I should grant you a wish
for your tremendous achievement.

352
00:32:14,315 --> 00:32:15,983
In what way though?

353
00:32:16,066 --> 00:32:17,192
Then,

354
00:32:18,485 --> 00:32:20,779
please have my court maid released
from the Office of Palace Eunuchs.

355
00:32:22,072 --> 00:32:25,993
To know that she is being tortured
following a groundless claim

356
00:32:26,076 --> 00:32:27,536
has me…

357
00:32:28,829 --> 00:32:30,497
uneasy.

358
00:32:36,253 --> 00:32:38,839
A lady with child
should never be troubled.

359
00:32:40,841 --> 00:32:42,301
I will allow it.

360
00:33:12,957 --> 00:33:14,667
Congratulations on your pregnancy.

361
00:33:16,418 --> 00:33:18,796
However, you should have kept it hidden.

362
00:33:19,964 --> 00:33:21,382
You very well know why.

363
00:33:21,966 --> 00:33:24,259
Why did you choose to reveal it instead?

364
00:33:24,843 --> 00:33:26,470
It was to save

365
00:33:26,553 --> 00:33:29,640
one of my people
whom she has been torturing.

366
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,147
The Central Army will guard Chaeokdang.

367
00:33:37,731 --> 00:33:38,983
You need not worry.

368
00:33:48,117 --> 00:33:50,536
Once His Majesty returns to the palace,

369
00:33:51,453 --> 00:33:53,288
this fruitless disruption…

370
00:33:55,958 --> 00:33:57,501
will come to an end.

371
00:34:11,265 --> 00:34:12,307
Your Highness.

372
00:34:12,808 --> 00:34:15,060
The Office of Palace Eunuchs
will bring Ttonggeum out.

373
00:34:15,978 --> 00:34:18,063
No. Tell them that we will
get her ourselves.

374
00:34:22,026 --> 00:34:24,069
-Also have a stretcher ready.
-Yes, Your Highness.

375
00:34:24,153 --> 00:34:25,821
Have you notified
the Royal Medical Office?

376
00:34:25,904 --> 00:34:26,780
Yes, Your Highness.

377
00:34:27,448 --> 00:34:28,907
She must be severely injured.

378
00:34:36,290 --> 00:34:37,207
Step aside!

379
00:34:43,839 --> 00:34:46,592
Has it not occurred to you
that harming the pregnant consort

380
00:34:46,675 --> 00:34:49,636
will result in all eunuchs
losing their lives?

381
00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:56,143
No one will dare to block your way.

382
00:34:56,685 --> 00:34:57,561
Please enter.

383
00:34:58,771 --> 00:35:00,105
Every one of your actions…

384
00:35:01,190 --> 00:35:03,025
will be remembered.

385
00:35:07,654 --> 00:35:10,115
Please wait out here
while I check on her first.

386
00:35:10,699 --> 00:35:12,618
I advise that you listen to her.

387
00:35:12,701 --> 00:35:15,454
The sight will not be pleasant
for the baby.

388
00:35:16,747 --> 00:35:19,833
Not even I have seen
a girl as relentless as her.

389
00:35:20,417 --> 00:35:22,127
What did you do to her?

390
00:35:22,836 --> 00:35:25,631
She is alive… for now.

391
00:36:26,024 --> 00:36:26,900
Ttonggeum.

392
00:36:45,127 --> 00:36:46,170
Miss.

393
00:36:47,713 --> 00:36:48,714
Yes.

394
00:36:50,591 --> 00:36:51,967
Miss…

395
00:36:53,552 --> 00:36:54,887
It must have been terrifying.

396
00:36:58,932 --> 00:37:00,767
It was.

397
00:37:02,686 --> 00:37:03,687
I…

398
00:37:04,730 --> 00:37:06,899
was afraid…

399
00:37:08,525 --> 00:37:12,070
that I might lose my mind and tell lies.

400
00:37:15,741 --> 00:37:17,242
You did not say anything.

401
00:37:22,372 --> 00:37:23,874
Let us get you out of here.

402
00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:51,526
Miss.

403
00:37:52,361 --> 00:37:53,320
Yes?

404
00:37:54,529 --> 00:37:55,572
Can I…

405
00:37:57,324 --> 00:37:58,325
now…

406
00:37:59,284 --> 00:38:00,577
get…

407
00:38:02,079 --> 00:38:03,830
some rest?

408
00:38:09,294 --> 00:38:11,588
Yes.

409
00:38:16,969 --> 00:38:18,011
I wish…

410
00:38:20,514 --> 00:38:21,682
to sleep now.

411
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:19,489
Miss.

412
00:39:19,990 --> 00:39:21,199
You know,

413
00:39:22,367 --> 00:39:25,454
I do not need to be born
as a noble in my next life.

414
00:39:25,620 --> 00:39:26,455
Why not?

415
00:39:26,538 --> 00:39:27,581
Is it not your dream

416
00:39:27,664 --> 00:39:30,334
to enjoy all the white rice and meat soup
you can possibly have?

417
00:39:31,335 --> 00:39:34,921
I would not mind being a servant
or livestock for that matter

418
00:39:35,839 --> 00:39:37,257
as long as you are my master.

419
00:39:38,717 --> 00:39:42,596
Living in your shadows
eating whatever you give me

420
00:39:43,305 --> 00:39:45,891
will be a satisfying life.

421
00:39:52,105 --> 00:39:53,357
<i>A happy one too.</i>

422
00:40:05,452 --> 00:40:06,661
Ttonggeum…

423
00:40:39,444 --> 00:40:41,029
If Consort Park is carrying a child,

424
00:40:41,113 --> 00:40:43,156
what would that mean
for the Queen Dowager's regency?

425
00:40:43,240 --> 00:40:45,492
It is impossible to predict
what will happen.

426
00:40:47,911 --> 00:40:48,912
Then…

427
00:40:50,247 --> 00:40:52,249
what will happen to me, brother?

428
00:40:52,833 --> 00:40:55,210
Your family is behind you, Lady Cho.

429
00:40:57,879 --> 00:41:00,424
I've been informed of Ttonggeum's death.

430
00:41:03,552 --> 00:41:06,888
The lowly rat paid for
how she humiliated me.

431
00:41:08,014 --> 00:41:10,434
I am not responsible, am I?

432
00:41:11,059 --> 00:41:11,893
Right?

433
00:41:24,489 --> 00:41:26,533
I am to step down as regent?

434
00:41:26,616 --> 00:41:27,951
Yes, Your Highness.

435
00:41:28,034 --> 00:41:30,078
It is the right course of action…

436
00:41:30,162 --> 00:41:33,498
to await the child's birth
and then decide on a successor.

437
00:41:33,832 --> 00:41:35,876
Please step down as regent

438
00:41:35,959 --> 00:41:38,920
and accept the advice of the royal court.

439
00:41:39,504 --> 00:41:42,299
-Please accept our advice.
-Please accept our advice.

440
00:41:43,091 --> 00:41:44,968
I will keep it in mind.

441
00:41:45,969 --> 00:41:47,429
You are dismissed.

442
00:42:10,452 --> 00:42:13,330
They wish for me
to relinquish power to Consort Park.

443
00:42:13,914 --> 00:42:15,290
It seems as though

444
00:42:16,666 --> 00:42:19,252
I must walk the path
of the great King Sejo.

445
00:42:21,546 --> 00:42:25,091
You once told me the Capital was abundant
with men who will do anything for a price.

446
00:42:25,675 --> 00:42:28,553
Anything and everything, Your Highness.

447
00:42:28,637 --> 00:42:30,096
Bring them in this instant.

448
00:42:30,180 --> 00:42:33,934
Ignore procedure and all justifications.

449
00:42:34,518 --> 00:42:38,730
Tonight, Consort Park
and those who wish to serve her…

450
00:42:41,858 --> 00:42:43,818
will be murdered.

451
00:43:11,596 --> 00:43:13,932
It is not like you
to be startled this easily.

452
00:43:16,101 --> 00:43:18,812
Well, of course you are on edge.

453
00:43:19,646 --> 00:43:24,234
Our fate usually depends
on those we serve.

454
00:43:25,277 --> 00:43:28,822
Are you here to offer me a way to live?

455
00:43:30,073 --> 00:43:32,492
This is exactly why I am fond of you.

456
00:43:33,702 --> 00:43:34,744
Once Consort Park dies,

457
00:43:34,828 --> 00:43:37,914
you will be given a chance
to contribute to the cause.

458
00:43:38,915 --> 00:43:41,167
Consort Park who tried to murder the King

459
00:43:41,251 --> 00:43:44,421
took her own life in fear
of her false pregnancy being revealed.

460
00:43:44,504 --> 00:43:45,880
That is all you have to say.

461
00:43:48,925 --> 00:43:50,260
Do not feel bad.

462
00:43:50,343 --> 00:43:52,012
No one acknowledges loyalty anyway.

463
00:43:52,762 --> 00:43:56,850
Never have I seen anyone of rank
care for those that serve them,

464
00:43:56,933 --> 00:43:58,518
so why must we be loyal to them?

465
00:44:06,526 --> 00:44:07,402
That is correct.

466
00:44:07,485 --> 00:44:10,322
No one of rank
has ever been that generous.

467
00:44:11,448 --> 00:44:12,657
Can I count on you?

468
00:44:12,741 --> 00:44:14,200
Well,

469
00:44:15,660 --> 00:44:19,331
the court ladies and maids of Chaeokdang
are confined to the palace anyway.

470
00:44:21,791 --> 00:44:22,792
When will it happen?

471
00:44:24,461 --> 00:44:25,545
Tonight.

472
00:44:48,735 --> 00:44:50,487
You need to eat something.

473
00:44:50,570 --> 00:44:52,364
You have been starving all day.

474
00:44:53,323 --> 00:44:54,658
The Queen Dowager…

475
00:44:57,202 --> 00:44:59,788
ordered Ttonggeum's body to be discarded.

476
00:45:01,039 --> 00:45:01,956
Yes, Your Highness.

477
00:45:03,416 --> 00:45:05,710
Court ladies cannot die
within palace walls.

478
00:45:07,087 --> 00:45:08,588
I cannot let this happen.

479
00:45:11,508 --> 00:45:13,802
She should be properly buried at least.

480
00:45:39,536 --> 00:45:41,079
Did you do as told?

481
00:45:42,205 --> 00:45:43,998
Yes, Court Lady Choi.

482
00:46:13,862 --> 00:46:14,946
What…

483
00:46:17,490 --> 00:46:18,992
did you slip in my tea?

484
00:46:20,827 --> 00:46:21,786
What…

485
00:46:23,580 --> 00:46:24,748
do you plan on doing?

486
00:46:57,906 --> 00:47:01,534
Today's patrol and night duty will
only be conducted by the Palace Guard.

487
00:47:02,744 --> 00:47:05,163
It is the Queen Dowager's orders. Also…

488
00:47:07,040 --> 00:47:10,460
the Central Army's actions
will be publicized,

489
00:47:11,336 --> 00:47:12,837
and they will be punished.

490
00:47:22,931 --> 00:47:26,643
The Central Army
was chased out of the palace

491
00:47:26,726 --> 00:47:30,104
and the Palace Guards were dispatched
to manage a forest fire.

492
00:47:30,188 --> 00:47:32,482
The palace is empty.

493
00:47:33,775 --> 00:47:34,943
All that is left

494
00:47:35,026 --> 00:47:38,488
is for you to fill out the kill list.

495
00:47:41,866 --> 00:47:45,995
Should Left State Councilor Park Gyewon
be at the top?

496
00:47:52,460 --> 00:47:53,419
Should he?

497
00:47:56,464 --> 00:47:59,259
Left State Councilor Park Gyewon…

498
00:48:10,812 --> 00:48:13,690
There is a carver at Beobrae Temple.

499
00:48:14,148 --> 00:48:16,484
-Did you find him?
-Yes.

500
00:48:17,360 --> 00:48:21,155
He recently made an object
for a monk named Hyekang upon request

501
00:48:22,240 --> 00:48:23,908
and it is as you expected.

502
00:48:29,414 --> 00:48:31,040
Ready my horse.

503
00:48:32,333 --> 00:48:34,210
There is someplace I must be.

504
00:48:34,836 --> 00:48:35,920
Yes, my lord.

505
00:48:45,722 --> 00:48:46,931
Amusing, is it not?

506
00:48:47,682 --> 00:48:51,728
The fate of the nobles
who have always looked down on us

507
00:48:52,729 --> 00:48:54,022
lies in my very hands.

508
00:48:54,105 --> 00:48:55,148
KILL LIST

509
00:49:31,309 --> 00:49:33,311
I request an audience with His Majesty.

510
00:49:43,655 --> 00:49:45,823
How could you expect
to speak with His Majesty

511
00:49:46,824 --> 00:49:48,534
when he remains unconscious?

512
00:49:49,035 --> 00:49:51,037
The royal physician
has prohibited anyone from entering,

513
00:49:51,788 --> 00:49:52,830
so please leave.

514
00:49:53,915 --> 00:49:57,835
It was you who raised the monk,
was it not?

515
00:50:01,839 --> 00:50:03,967
Inform my King…

516
00:50:06,552 --> 00:50:08,262
that I wish to speak with him

517
00:50:09,931 --> 00:50:11,140
in private.

518
00:50:17,522 --> 00:50:20,358
-He knows about Siwol?
-Yes, Your Majesty.

519
00:50:27,824 --> 00:50:32,286
The former King
was a feeble monarch and leader.

520
00:50:32,996 --> 00:50:35,957
He was kind and righteous, but indecisive.

521
00:50:36,040 --> 00:50:40,294
He was merciful,
but was never authoritative.

522
00:50:40,878 --> 00:50:44,007
If there had been another member
of the royal family who was more worthy,

523
00:50:44,590 --> 00:50:45,967
I would not

524
00:50:46,968 --> 00:50:49,387
have crowned him as king.

525
00:51:14,537 --> 00:51:17,165
My father had been living happily
with his books as friends.

526
00:51:18,708 --> 00:51:20,877
Those who forced him
onto a throne he did not covet

527
00:51:23,296 --> 00:51:24,630
were the so-called meritorious subjects.

528
00:51:24,714 --> 00:51:26,799
That is the fate of being born a royal

529
00:51:26,883 --> 00:51:29,427
and the price of benefiting
from being one.

530
00:51:30,386 --> 00:51:33,139
However, the one who disregarded
the weight of his duties

531
00:51:34,348 --> 00:51:35,683
was your father.

532
00:51:36,267 --> 00:51:37,685
Is that why…

533
00:51:39,270 --> 00:51:40,563
you pressured him that harshly?

534
00:51:40,646 --> 00:51:42,065
It was to prevent him

535
00:51:43,024 --> 00:51:45,109
from losing his way as a king.

536
00:51:45,193 --> 00:51:46,944
Do you believe you have that right?

537
00:51:47,028 --> 00:51:49,489
My love for this country

538
00:51:50,073 --> 00:51:53,117
must have bestowed that power within me.

539
00:51:58,748 --> 00:52:02,668
To mold both my father and me
into benevolent kings

540
00:52:04,170 --> 00:52:05,505
is the reason you pressured us?

541
00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:07,632
Your beliefs and what you deem ideal

542
00:52:09,217 --> 00:52:10,301
are the reason

543
00:52:11,427 --> 00:52:13,137
I did not believe in you.

544
00:52:13,221 --> 00:52:15,473
It were the officials
who pressured me in the name

545
00:52:16,057 --> 00:52:17,308
of filial duty.

546
00:52:17,391 --> 00:52:19,894
And by deceiving your mother,
you have violated

547
00:52:20,728 --> 00:52:22,063
the sacred oath.

548
00:52:22,396 --> 00:52:25,274
You have caused mayhem in the name
of strengthening royal authority.

549
00:52:25,358 --> 00:52:26,442
How are your actions…

550
00:52:28,236 --> 00:52:30,363
any different to those
of the deposed King?

551
00:52:30,446 --> 00:52:31,656
The royal family

552
00:52:33,116 --> 00:52:35,159
was robbed of its authority
by its subjects.

553
00:52:35,868 --> 00:52:37,286
Like you said,

554
00:52:37,870 --> 00:52:40,206
it is about time I regain
the power vested in my blood.

555
00:52:42,667 --> 00:52:44,585
Please put an end to this.

556
00:52:46,003 --> 00:52:47,338
It is already too late.

557
00:52:55,138 --> 00:52:56,389
Your Majesty!

558
00:52:59,433 --> 00:53:01,519
Please return to the palace.

559
00:53:02,478 --> 00:53:05,439
It is still not too late.

560
00:53:26,502 --> 00:53:29,172
Your Majesty, an urgent message
was sent from the palace.

561
00:53:29,255 --> 00:53:32,383
Tonight, an unfortunate incident
will take place.

562
00:53:32,466 --> 00:53:33,551
An unfortunate incident?

563
00:53:34,343 --> 00:53:35,553
What about Consort Park?

564
00:53:35,636 --> 00:53:37,471
What happened to her?

565
00:54:02,830 --> 00:54:04,540
Where is the consort?

566
00:54:19,430 --> 00:54:22,016
I am here to discard
the body of a deceased court maid.

567
00:54:23,017 --> 00:54:24,894
She is from the Queen Dowager's palace.

568
00:54:24,977 --> 00:54:27,688
I was told to discard
the ghastly body immediately.

569
00:54:32,902 --> 00:54:34,737
Wait. Don't look.

570
00:54:34,820 --> 00:54:36,239
She was tortured by
the Office of Palace Eunuchs.

571
00:54:36,322 --> 00:54:38,532
Those despicable rats.

572
00:54:40,284 --> 00:54:41,494
Leave with it immediately!

573
00:56:25,264 --> 00:56:26,307
There she is!

574
00:58:11,704 --> 00:58:12,746
Please tell me

575
00:58:14,206 --> 00:58:15,374
this is not a dream.

576
00:58:17,751 --> 00:58:18,752
It is not.

577
00:58:48,949 --> 00:58:50,534
You are awake.

578
00:59:08,177 --> 00:59:11,055
Lord Park, Left Minister No
came by to see you.

579
00:59:11,555 --> 00:59:13,974
Left Minister No came by
at this late hour?

580
00:59:14,058 --> 00:59:15,142
Yes, my lord.

581
00:59:15,226 --> 00:59:18,103
He waited quite a while
but then left for the palace.

582
00:59:18,896 --> 00:59:20,689
He requested that I forward this to you.

583
00:59:36,080 --> 00:59:37,122
<i>Lord Park,</i>

584
00:59:37,414 --> 00:59:41,168
<i>I am headed to the palace
as the Queen Dowager has summoned me.</i>

585
00:59:43,254 --> 00:59:45,589
<i>Although it is disloyal
to ignore a royal command,</i>

586
00:59:46,632 --> 00:59:48,926
<i>for some reason,
my feet wish to stay in place.</i>

587
00:59:49,718 --> 00:59:51,929
<i>However, to know that
you are someplace else</i>

588
00:59:52,555 --> 00:59:54,515
<i>puts me at ease.</i>

589
01:00:02,565 --> 01:00:03,857
KILL LIST

590
01:00:37,224 --> 01:00:38,309
Father!

591
01:00:41,020 --> 01:00:42,396
We have a serious situation.

592
01:01:07,713 --> 01:01:09,923
Have the heads of traitors
displayed outside the West Gate

593
01:01:10,132 --> 01:01:12,509
to warn the officials who come and go.

594
01:01:14,637 --> 01:01:16,472
Your order… is my command.

595
01:01:27,066 --> 01:01:29,193
The stench of blood is everywhere.

596
01:01:30,319 --> 01:01:31,654
How sickening.

597
01:01:32,237 --> 01:01:34,990
I will have your chambers
filled with flowers.

598
01:01:35,074 --> 01:01:36,659
As if a few flowers

599
01:01:38,327 --> 01:01:40,162
are enough to cover the stench.

600
01:02:16,448 --> 01:02:19,076
TRAITOR KO MOONHYUNG
TRAITOR HONG JINHWA

601
01:02:52,901 --> 01:02:54,236
TRAITOR NO KYUNGMOON

602
01:04:45,138 --> 01:04:48,141
BLOODY HEART

603
01:05:09,580 --> 01:05:11,507
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604
01:05:11,603 --> 01:05:13,590
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