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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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I have seen

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this arrangement before.

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I saw it before you collapsed.

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The one who caused
the regency by the Queen Dowager,

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the one who shook this nation
and let it fall in danger was…

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you…

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and your design?

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Yes,

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it was all my doing.

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It was an inevitable event.

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And it was to protect us both.

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But people died.

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They were unavoidable sacrifices.

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Ttonggeum has died.

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She died because of your scheming.

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She died stripped…

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of her dignity.

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BLOODY HEART
EPISODE 15

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You know,

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I do not need to be born
as a noble in my next life.

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I would not mind being a servant
or livestock for that matter

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as long as you are my master.

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Living in your shadows
eating whatever you give me

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will be a satisfying life.

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A happy one too.

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Put at least ten steps
between you and the chambers.

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Ttonggeum…

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only came to the palace to protect me.

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When I wanted to escape these walls,

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she had brought herself in

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to get me to safety.

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She will be given a befitting funeral.

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And this will never happen again.

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Hundreds and thousands of lives

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depend on the decisions you make.

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Before acting,

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you should have considered
the consequences.

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How do you wish for me
to eliminate the meritorious subjects?

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They are not to be dealt with by justice

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and righteousness alone.

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Consort Park,

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you must surely remember
what they did to us.

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I remember clearly.

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I remember how many lives
were easily lost in a single purge.

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But do you really believe
that it was only them

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who ruined my family?

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The former King's decision to protect you

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resulted in the death…

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of my parents and my extended family.

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That was…

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the consequence of a king's decision.

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You had the governor

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protect the crafters
at Bamboo Grove Village.

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You even fasted
so that your eunuchs and court ladies

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would not be accused of poisoning you.

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It is sad how innocent lives were lost,

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but you should not reproach yourself.

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But Siwol was one of them.

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Consort Park is right.

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I caused…

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these deaths.

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And as a result,
you strengthened the royal authority.

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Court Lady Choi,

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His Majesty has requested that the consort
joins him on a walk by the stables.

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He must not be aware of her being unwell.

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Inform him that I cannot.

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I am afraid Consort Park has declined.

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It seems as though her anger…

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will not easily subside.

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Ttonggeum's body will be buried
outside the Capital today.

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His Majesty ordered a funeral
to be conducted with respect.

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You should visit once she lays to rest.

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She will be expecting you.

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Report back to me
on the status of the royal office.

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Not his chambers,

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but the royal office?

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That is correct.

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It is the first day of the month?

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Yes, Your Highness.

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Should I bring you some snacks?

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Go ahead.

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Your Highness,

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Inspector Park requests an audience.

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Should I grant him entrance?

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Let him enter.

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What brings you by?

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I am only here to greet you.

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I always have on the first of the month

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after the grand morning court assembly.

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Is that so?

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After having challenged me so fiercely?

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I was only fulfilling
my professional duties.

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And greeting an elder
is a duty of mine as your junior.

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The court is abundant with those

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afraid of being shunned
if found in association with me.

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You are to leave. Neglect your duties…

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like others choose to do.

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I will be back to greet you next month.

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Namsang.

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-Yes, Your Highness?
-I am grateful

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for the company.

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But…

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do not come next time.

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I will not see you anymore.

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I hear that the Chief Scholar
is moving to have you impeached.

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His sense of inferiority
has clouded his judgment.

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But he is still my mentor.

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Is it taking a toll on you?

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Fulfilling one's duties

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always has its difficulties.

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Yes, it has been troubling,

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Father.

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Namsang.

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Still,

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do not deviate from your troubled path.

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What you value

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is the past I desperately

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wished to protect.

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That is how I taught you.

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But if it is too much to bear,

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feel free to resent me instead.

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Father.

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I would have led the same life

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no matter what you taught me.

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Between the two of us,

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you must be the stronger one.

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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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I wonder.

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Is there anything

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you actually wish to achieve?

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We report the following
with the utmost respect.

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The Queen Dowager falsified evidence

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and tried to take command of the troops
with a fake dispatch token

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revealing her traitorous crimes.

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Despite her heinous actions, she hides
behind her status as your mother.

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We urge you to value the greater good

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and lawfully punish the Queen Dowager
by deposing her.

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I do not allow it.

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My mother would not
have betrayed her own son.

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The crime falls upon
the Chief Royal Secretary

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who wrote up documents in her name.

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Interrogate the Chief Royal Secretary
and uncover the crimes

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of those associated.

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Your Majesty?

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Your Majesty!

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Your Majesty, scholars of
the Confucian Academy were either

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executed or imprisoned
for speaking their minds.

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The level of brutality gravely alarms us.

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Please investigate the Queen Dowager.

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I do not allow it.

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It must stem from the impudent loyalty
of the Chief of State Tribunal.

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He will be interrogated
and punished by exile

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should his crimes be proven.

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I do not allow it.

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It is the Office of Palace Eunuchs
that harbored a personal vendetta.

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How dare you accuse
my mother of such crimes?

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Eunuchs and adjunct overseers,

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round up all those who took advantage
of the Queen Dowager's powers.

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I wish to know why you are refusing
to depose the Queen Dowager.

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Is it to punish

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the meritorious subjects
using her crimes as an excuse?

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Or is there…

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another reason?

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I cannot

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dishonor my own mother

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which will then justify
an overthrow of my regime.

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Then…

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what is it that you are attempting?

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I gave Councilor Park my order.

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He is to bring me the Queen Dowager.

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His Majesty is not interested
in the Queen Dowager's deposition.

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Eliminating us is his main objective.

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The list of her crimes is not short

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and he is trying to tie them
around our necks.

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I hear His Majesty gave the order.

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"Bring me the Queen Dowager."

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If you wish to live,

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you are to serve him her head.

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His Majesty cannot dishonor his mother

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nor let her live for that matter.

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Whether you persuade her
with words or by force is up to you.

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But he is pressuring you

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to find a way
that will let him be free of guilt.

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It is unacceptable.

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But the alternative will
only put us in danger.

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With a deposition being suggested--

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Forcing her abdication may be undutiful,

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but murdering her is a sin against heaven.

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No dynasty or its people

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can serve a king
who murders his own mother.

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Throughout his regime,

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treason, rebellion, and mutiny

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will be repeated.

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I refuse…

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to be the one…

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who brings this country to ruin.

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Deposement will not be enough.

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She will once again use filial duty
to pressure me.

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Will you

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have her assassinated?

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The meritorious subjects will do so
in order to keep their lives.

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Only then will you

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and our child

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be safe.

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I am aware that it is the easier route.

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And from here on out,

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you will only choose to take…

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the easiest paths.

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Please step down on your own.

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His Majesty wishes for your death.

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Refusing to depose me…

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was his way of pressuring you to kill me.

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Will you go through with it?

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If he orders you to kill me

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for the greater good of Joseon,

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will you do it?

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It is not for the greater good.

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Killing one's own mother
is a sin against heaven.

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What if I was not the Queen Dowager?

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What if my son was not the King?

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Would you…

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still have me killed?

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You being the Queen Dowager
and also the King's mother…

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is why I refuse to kill you.

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I said

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that I would demolish
the Joseon you built.

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That thought…

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has not changed.

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Please do not do this!

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Please!

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Do not take me.

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Your Highness!

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Your Highness!

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Two more court maids were taken today.

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He is slowly

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draining the life out of me.

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Is him not questioning you
an act of filial duty

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or him preparing to go against it?

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It is probably…

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the latter.

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Before his watch on me heightens,

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find me a courier
who can go in and out of the palace.

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There are a few adjunct overseers
who still owe me a favor.

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There is something I must have delivered

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outside the palace.

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You summoned me.

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There are no longer any appeals requesting

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the Queen Dowager's deposition.

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They have finally realized

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that their lives depend on her fate.

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The Central Army Division
will be restructured

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to fall under
the Ministry of War's command.

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Your Majesty.

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The Central Army and
the meritorious subjects.

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Have them answer to you and
eliminate those loyal to Councilor Park.

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You have my full support,

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so do not fail.

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I am humbled

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by your boundless generosity.

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This cannot be allowed.

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The Central Army is governed
by the Ministry of War

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but is commanded
by the Central Army Division

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to prevent both
from having absolute power.

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The division cannot fall

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under the command of the Ministry of War
without any contingency plan.

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Your Majesty,

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you have done enough
to weaken my position within the court.

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Soon, the Sarim's rigidness
will add pressure

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00:25:35,328 --> 00:25:38,038
and their justifications
will feel like a restraint.

273
00:25:38,128 --> 00:25:41,088
Your best option is to have
the meritorious subjects and the Sarim

274
00:25:41,168 --> 00:25:42,878
keep each other in check.

275
00:25:53,978 --> 00:25:55,688
It is about time you stop.

276
00:25:59,728 --> 00:26:01,568
What finally stopped you…

277
00:26:02,778 --> 00:26:03,948
from deposing my mother?

278
00:26:06,318 --> 00:26:08,698
What stopped you from deposing me…

279
00:26:10,578 --> 00:26:11,738
when I was Crown Prince?

280
00:26:13,288 --> 00:26:15,668
Her death brought you to a halt

281
00:26:15,748 --> 00:26:18,288
and agreeing to a royal marriage

282
00:26:20,338 --> 00:26:21,708
is how I kept my life.

283
00:26:21,798 --> 00:26:24,258
Bring me a life to take

284
00:26:24,918 --> 00:26:26,338
or something that can be traded.

285
00:26:28,758 --> 00:26:30,848
Only then will I stop.

286
00:26:33,978 --> 00:26:35,728
If neither is to your liking,

287
00:26:37,598 --> 00:26:39,268
sacrifice the Queen Dowager.

288
00:26:42,148 --> 00:26:44,068
Either way, I must benefit from this.

289
00:26:56,908 --> 00:27:00,418
Does this mean that Father
will command the Central Army?

290
00:27:00,498 --> 00:27:04,008
That is correct. His Majesty wishes
to bestow him that authority.

291
00:27:05,128 --> 00:27:07,718
So do not worry about being brought in
for being associated

292
00:27:08,468 --> 00:27:09,888
with the Queen Dowager.

293
00:27:18,438 --> 00:27:20,058
Lady Cho may act out again.

294
00:27:20,148 --> 00:27:22,148
Should you not have informed her?

295
00:27:22,228 --> 00:27:25,528
His Majesty will not stop until
Councilor Park is stripped of his power.

296
00:27:25,608 --> 00:27:27,148
What good would knowing it do?

297
00:27:27,238 --> 00:27:30,158
I am worried she would cause trouble
coveting Consort Park's position.

298
00:27:30,738 --> 00:27:31,698
Leave her be.

299
00:27:32,278 --> 00:27:34,408
She only acts out because
her family secures her position.

300
00:27:40,538 --> 00:27:42,208
YEONGHWADANG

301
00:27:42,288 --> 00:27:43,958
Her maturing and learning to behave

302
00:27:45,628 --> 00:27:46,958
is what I fear more.

303
00:27:58,058 --> 00:27:59,728
You look beautiful today.

304
00:28:02,478 --> 00:28:06,398
What could I do when my sister-in-law
insisted that I wear it?

305
00:28:06,478 --> 00:28:08,488
She only wants you
to be cherished by His Majesty.

306
00:28:09,238 --> 00:28:11,988
Nothing I wear
will ever make that possible.

307
00:28:12,488 --> 00:28:15,448
Not when he is already aware
of my wrongdoings.

308
00:28:26,838 --> 00:28:27,798
I see you are out for a walk.

309
00:28:30,048 --> 00:28:31,008
Yes,

310
00:28:32,128 --> 00:28:33,088
Your Majesty.

311
00:28:33,758 --> 00:28:35,968
Hearing that you were
only staying indoors had me worried.

312
00:28:37,138 --> 00:28:40,808
It brings me relief
to see you out and about.

313
00:28:42,398 --> 00:28:45,728
I apologize for troubling you.

314
00:28:50,988 --> 00:28:52,448
Your Majesty,

315
00:28:53,358 --> 00:28:54,448
I am…

316
00:28:55,408 --> 00:28:56,738
someone that you need, aren't I?

317
00:28:58,368 --> 00:29:02,828
Actually, it is my father
you wish to have by your side.

318
00:29:09,668 --> 00:29:11,878
Be angry with me instead and berate me.

319
00:29:11,968 --> 00:29:13,888
Say that I was foolish

320
00:29:13,968 --> 00:29:16,348
and that I should be
stripped of my rank and status.

321
00:29:17,638 --> 00:29:19,218
This is not a side of you I cherish.

322
00:29:21,638 --> 00:29:23,058
You scare me.

323
00:29:28,518 --> 00:29:29,478
My apologies, Your Majesty.

324
00:29:30,478 --> 00:29:31,738
I will excuse myself.

325
00:30:09,358 --> 00:30:11,858
Your Highness,
Consort Park requests an audience.

326
00:30:11,938 --> 00:30:13,068
Let her enter.

327
00:30:22,498 --> 00:30:24,408
I am relieved to see

328
00:30:25,828 --> 00:30:27,378
that you are as spirited as ever.

329
00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:29,378
Why would I be dispirited?

330
00:30:29,458 --> 00:30:32,168
My garden will be
in full bloom every spring

331
00:30:32,758 --> 00:30:36,218
and I still occupy
the Queen Dowager's Palace.

332
00:30:39,138 --> 00:30:41,428
That was all you needed in your life,

333
00:30:42,258 --> 00:30:44,808
but yet you chose
to carry out such heinous crimes.

334
00:30:44,888 --> 00:30:48,648
Just like His Majesty took the throne
by being the former King's eldest son,

335
00:30:48,728 --> 00:30:49,808
being the Queen Dowager

336
00:30:51,018 --> 00:30:52,318
is my rightful place.

337
00:30:54,568 --> 00:30:56,988
What I did was to protect my home.

338
00:30:58,528 --> 00:31:00,158
His Majesty isn't any different.

339
00:31:00,238 --> 00:31:01,908
To protect his throne,

340
00:31:01,988 --> 00:31:06,328
he schemed with a monk
to lure me into a trap.

341
00:31:09,538 --> 00:31:11,088
And now,

342
00:31:11,168 --> 00:31:14,088
he wishes me dead.

343
00:31:20,548 --> 00:31:24,848
I see you are terrified of the bad karma
your actions have forged.

344
00:31:25,098 --> 00:31:26,518
There is no need to hide it.

345
00:31:27,018 --> 00:31:31,728
Having me killed
is easier than having me deposed.

346
00:31:33,478 --> 00:31:36,318
All former kings,
after claiming their power,

347
00:31:37,488 --> 00:31:39,108
solidified it by shedding blood.

348
00:31:39,198 --> 00:31:40,358
His Majesty

349
00:31:42,028 --> 00:31:43,488
is nothing like you.

350
00:31:45,748 --> 00:31:47,908
He shall be different.

351
00:31:47,998 --> 00:31:49,578
I will make sure of it.

352
00:31:51,208 --> 00:31:54,378
I will not let him take the same path…

353
00:31:57,088 --> 00:31:58,968
that you took.

354
00:32:26,788 --> 00:32:28,118
Maybe you should head back.

355
00:32:28,198 --> 00:32:30,038
Ever since you were present
at the royal office,

356
00:32:30,828 --> 00:32:33,788
the Sarim officials
have been condemning you.

357
00:32:36,088 --> 00:32:37,128
I do not doubt it.

358
00:32:38,128 --> 00:32:39,548
After all, he is strict on customs.

359
00:32:40,128 --> 00:32:41,468
Do you know Left Minister Moon?

360
00:32:43,428 --> 00:32:44,598
Very well.

361
00:32:47,598 --> 00:32:49,308
Eunuch Jung from the King's Palace

362
00:32:49,388 --> 00:32:53,148
forwarded the letter
from Bamboo Grove Village's governor.

363
00:32:56,358 --> 00:32:57,608
The Bamboo Grove Village?

364
00:32:58,318 --> 00:32:59,398
Yes, Your Highness.

365
00:33:00,068 --> 00:33:02,358
He says it contains what you wish to know.

366
00:33:34,348 --> 00:33:36,518
Prior to Yoo Haksoo being reinstated,

367
00:33:36,608 --> 00:33:39,528
we request a reinvestigation
into the murder of late Queen Inyoung.

368
00:33:39,608 --> 00:33:41,858
Please approve of it, Your Majesty.

369
00:33:42,068 --> 00:33:45,108
-Please approve of it, Your Majesty.
-Please approve of it, Your Majesty.

370
00:33:46,738 --> 00:33:48,488
A reinvestigation is absurd.

371
00:33:48,578 --> 00:33:52,408
The late Queen Inyoung taking her own life
may be uncovered.

372
00:33:53,078 --> 00:33:55,538
But the Sarim will not
let the matter rest.

373
00:33:56,128 --> 00:33:57,628
Catching who is responsible

374
00:33:57,708 --> 00:34:00,458
and reinstating those wrongfully accused
is what the Sarim desires.

375
00:34:00,958 --> 00:34:03,548
Your Majesty, Consort Park
requests an audience.

376
00:34:04,548 --> 00:34:06,048
Let her enter.

377
00:34:42,708 --> 00:34:43,838
I come to you with a request.

378
00:34:46,008 --> 00:34:49,048
I wish to visit Ttonggeum's grave
outside the Capital.

379
00:34:51,008 --> 00:34:52,678
I will have the Capital Bureau

380
00:34:52,768 --> 00:34:54,888
set up a perimeter in advance.

381
00:34:55,678 --> 00:34:57,268
No one else will be aware of your outing.

382
00:34:59,768 --> 00:35:00,898
I am much obliged.

383
00:35:15,908 --> 00:35:16,828
Consort Park,

384
00:35:18,748 --> 00:35:21,208
the possibility of you
not letting me beside you again

385
00:35:23,048 --> 00:35:24,508
had me worried.

386
00:35:34,348 --> 00:35:35,678
I hear that

387
00:35:37,058 --> 00:35:40,148
you ordered the protection
of the crafters in Bamboo Grove Village.

388
00:35:43,938 --> 00:35:45,108
Is it true?

389
00:35:46,858 --> 00:35:48,198
I warned the governor in advance

390
00:35:49,068 --> 00:35:52,988
so that they would not
be captured like last time.

391
00:35:54,868 --> 00:35:58,578
And before consuming the poison,
you fasted.

392
00:35:59,158 --> 00:36:00,368
Because of it,

393
00:36:02,838 --> 00:36:04,588
no one was

394
00:36:05,878 --> 00:36:07,128
wrongfully accused.

395
00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:09,338
The eunuchs and court ladies who serve me

396
00:36:10,048 --> 00:36:11,548
are mine to protect.

397
00:36:23,978 --> 00:36:25,268
Your Majesty,

398
00:36:26,358 --> 00:36:28,738
you are different from the Queen Dowager.

399
00:37:44,398 --> 00:37:46,148
Whose grave is this?

400
00:37:46,228 --> 00:37:49,188
Here lies someone we should never forget.

401
00:37:49,778 --> 00:37:51,398
Is she the reason

402
00:37:52,278 --> 00:37:54,738
you asked me here today?

403
00:37:57,318 --> 00:37:58,408
Councilor Park.

404
00:38:00,158 --> 00:38:02,038
Do you believe that His Majesty

405
00:38:03,078 --> 00:38:04,368
can be a benevolent king?

406
00:38:05,208 --> 00:38:06,248
I cannot be sure.

407
00:38:08,458 --> 00:38:09,628
It can be said

408
00:38:09,708 --> 00:38:12,008
that a king who cannot stand harsh advice

409
00:38:13,968 --> 00:38:16,298
has the makings of a tyrant.

410
00:38:17,888 --> 00:38:21,388
Without purges and
harsh punishment of traitors,

411
00:38:22,018 --> 00:38:24,268
I will have His Majesty
become a benevolent king.

412
00:38:25,478 --> 00:38:27,348
That I promise you.

413
00:38:27,438 --> 00:38:28,308
And so,

414
00:38:29,518 --> 00:38:30,818
I will…

415
00:38:31,818 --> 00:38:33,738
keep His Majesty in check.

416
00:38:34,738 --> 00:38:36,198
When he…

417
00:38:38,068 --> 00:38:39,658
is your husband?

418
00:38:39,738 --> 00:38:42,038
I currently speak as his subject.

419
00:38:43,828 --> 00:38:45,498
He is the one

420
00:38:46,168 --> 00:38:48,458
who has paved the way for me to do so.

421
00:38:50,418 --> 00:38:54,718
After all, he is the one
who installed those loyal to my father.

422
00:39:01,678 --> 00:39:03,598
May I ask why you had me summoned?

423
00:39:03,678 --> 00:39:05,768
I hear you appealed for the banning

424
00:39:05,848 --> 00:39:07,558
of the people's three-year
mourning period.

425
00:39:08,438 --> 00:39:11,938
It had me curious since it goes
against your Neo-Confucian beliefs.

426
00:39:12,518 --> 00:39:15,738
It is not an official's duty
to satisfy your curiosity.

427
00:39:16,568 --> 00:39:19,528
You are never to summon me
over these kinds of matters again.

428
00:39:21,948 --> 00:39:25,578
A three-year mourning period
prohibits the people to work

429
00:39:25,948 --> 00:39:28,708
and earn a living.

430
00:39:28,788 --> 00:39:31,338
Many are caught and sentenced to beatings,

431
00:39:32,088 --> 00:39:34,298
so how can one disagree
to its harmful effects?

432
00:39:35,418 --> 00:39:37,468
Nobles value propriety above all else,

433
00:39:37,548 --> 00:39:40,048
but it should not be forced
onto commoners.

434
00:39:42,048 --> 00:39:43,968
Why do you believe that to be?

435
00:39:46,478 --> 00:39:49,098
My father was proud when I mastered

436
00:39:49,188 --> 00:39:51,898
Elementary Learning and
Precious Mirror for Enlightening the Mind.

437
00:39:52,558 --> 00:39:55,478
But he banned me
from reading Analects of Confucius.

438
00:40:00,158 --> 00:40:02,118
One of his closest friends

439
00:40:02,948 --> 00:40:04,988
told me this
while handing me Doctrine of the Mean.

440
00:40:07,748 --> 00:40:10,748
"Read and master it.

441
00:40:11,538 --> 00:40:13,378
The book teaches us

442
00:40:13,458 --> 00:40:16,878
that we should stay true
to the human nature bestowed upon us.

443
00:40:18,258 --> 00:40:20,048
Gender is not a factor

444
00:40:20,628 --> 00:40:22,678
when it comes to learning."

445
00:40:29,768 --> 00:40:31,018
Jeong…

446
00:40:58,588 --> 00:40:59,758
Yoo Haksoo's daughter.

447
00:41:06,558 --> 00:41:08,178
Were you the one who brought her in?

448
00:41:21,238 --> 00:41:23,568
Are you willing to go through with it?

449
00:41:23,658 --> 00:41:25,738
I wish to have my identity restored.

450
00:41:25,818 --> 00:41:27,988
And I already told you that you cannot.

451
00:41:28,738 --> 00:41:32,158
To go back to being Yoo Haksoo's daughter,

452
00:41:32,498 --> 00:41:36,748
you risk your life as well as mine.

453
00:41:36,838 --> 00:41:39,798
His Majesty appointed the scholars
who share my father's values.

454
00:41:40,548 --> 00:41:43,628
This is the last chance
to reclaim my status.

455
00:41:43,718 --> 00:41:46,508
You will soon be installed as Queen.

456
00:41:47,848 --> 00:41:49,928
Remaining my niece

457
00:41:50,388 --> 00:41:52,978
will only benefit you.

458
00:41:53,058 --> 00:41:54,728
Then, the Sarim
will try to have me deposed

459
00:41:54,978 --> 00:41:57,608
since I am the daughter
of a meritorious subject.

460
00:41:57,688 --> 00:42:00,278
The Sarim will choose
to hold their breath.

461
00:42:00,358 --> 00:42:03,068
They will not dare
to defy His Majesty's wishes.

462
00:42:03,698 --> 00:42:08,488
Not when they have witnessed
the meritorious subjects being eliminated.

463
00:42:08,578 --> 00:42:09,868
That is exactly why.

464
00:42:11,158 --> 00:42:13,158
If the court does not challenge him,

465
00:42:13,248 --> 00:42:15,248
who will be able to stop him?

466
00:42:28,598 --> 00:42:31,058
So you choose…

467
00:42:32,558 --> 00:42:34,308
to challenge him instead?

468
00:42:34,888 --> 00:42:37,518
I will not walk the same path
as you once did.

469
00:42:38,688 --> 00:42:39,978
It is why

470
00:42:40,068 --> 00:42:43,318
you must have my status reinstated.

471
00:43:05,628 --> 00:43:07,338
Your father's status will be reinstated.

472
00:43:08,048 --> 00:43:11,348
Left Minister Moon requested it today
regardless of the reinvestigation

473
00:43:11,428 --> 00:43:13,218
into my mother's murder

474
00:43:14,468 --> 00:43:15,928
and I approved.

475
00:43:18,688 --> 00:43:20,058
I am honored.

476
00:43:21,108 --> 00:43:23,278
Capturing my mother's murderer
is what they desire

477
00:43:23,358 --> 00:43:26,568
which is why I am baffled
as to why they easily backed down.

478
00:43:34,158 --> 00:43:35,288
Would it be possible

479
00:43:37,078 --> 00:43:39,458
to have my status reinstated as well?

480
00:43:43,168 --> 00:43:46,048
The Sarim will welcome me to their side.

481
00:43:46,128 --> 00:43:48,628
You know how Councilor Park is.

482
00:43:49,258 --> 00:43:50,678
In order to have you reinstated,

483
00:43:50,758 --> 00:43:53,098
we must reveal that you are not his niece.

484
00:43:54,718 --> 00:43:55,928
There is no way of knowing

485
00:43:56,018 --> 00:43:59,188
what he will do
holding it over us as leverage.

486
00:43:59,768 --> 00:44:00,768
I will…

487
00:44:01,898 --> 00:44:03,768
persuade him, Your Majesty.

488
00:44:04,148 --> 00:44:05,318
-So--
-Consort Park.

489
00:44:06,358 --> 00:44:08,068
He is not one to be pursuaded,

490
00:44:09,948 --> 00:44:11,448
but eliminated.

491
00:44:15,738 --> 00:44:19,288
Once the deed is done,
we will be free to do as we wish.

492
00:44:29,128 --> 00:44:30,798
Whatever choice I make,

493
00:44:33,008 --> 00:44:34,638
please tell me that you know

494
00:44:36,678 --> 00:44:37,848
it is for your sake.

495
00:44:43,808 --> 00:44:44,938
I am well aware of it.

496
00:44:46,358 --> 00:44:47,478
You are the one person

497
00:44:48,858 --> 00:44:51,198
I can always count to be on my side.

498
00:45:30,028 --> 00:45:31,818
Forgive my intrusion at this late hour.

499
00:45:32,198 --> 00:45:34,068
Before the division is restructured,

500
00:45:34,198 --> 00:45:37,118
His Majesty ordered
that the Central Army commanders

501
00:45:37,198 --> 00:45:39,078
be punished for their sins.

502
00:45:39,658 --> 00:45:42,748
But they happened to seek refuge here
of all places.

503
00:45:43,368 --> 00:45:45,288
Take them away at once.

504
00:45:47,838 --> 00:45:49,588
Minister Cho, look here--

505
00:45:57,888 --> 00:45:59,258
This is official palace business.

506
00:45:59,808 --> 00:46:03,018
Anyone who interferes
will be punished by military law.

507
00:46:05,938 --> 00:46:07,518
-Take them away!
-Yes, my lord.

508
00:46:15,568 --> 00:46:17,278
I urge you to keep this in mind.

509
00:46:17,988 --> 00:46:21,078
His Majesty will not allow
relatives on his wife's side

510
00:46:22,078 --> 00:46:23,748
to go rampant.

511
00:46:23,828 --> 00:46:26,168
Relatives on his wife's side
who are loyal to him

512
00:46:27,458 --> 00:46:29,588
are those he needs.

513
00:46:31,418 --> 00:46:33,838
Next time, my sword
will be at your throat…

514
00:46:35,758 --> 00:46:37,178
unsheathed.

515
00:47:09,668 --> 00:47:10,588
The Minister of War

516
00:47:10,668 --> 00:47:14,298
dragged our people
out of our house like mutts.

517
00:47:15,508 --> 00:47:18,428
He must already think you are beneath him.

518
00:47:19,338 --> 00:47:21,388
It is nothing to fuss over.

519
00:47:21,468 --> 00:47:23,598
Do as His Majesty asks

520
00:47:25,978 --> 00:47:27,268
before our family is annihilated.

521
00:47:32,318 --> 00:47:33,188
My lady.

522
00:47:33,268 --> 00:47:35,108
As your wife and as a woman of rank,

523
00:47:35,488 --> 00:47:38,028
I complied with your orders
for the sake of this family.

524
00:47:39,488 --> 00:47:40,948
My life as a woman…

525
00:47:43,618 --> 00:47:44,698
was never a priority.

526
00:47:48,538 --> 00:47:50,708
It is why I say this
as the lady of this house.

527
00:47:51,878 --> 00:47:53,128
Assassinate…

528
00:47:55,548 --> 00:47:56,838
the Queen Dowager.

529
00:48:00,678 --> 00:48:03,348
Is that what you truly want?

530
00:48:33,918 --> 00:48:35,298
Jealousy got the best of me.

531
00:48:39,878 --> 00:48:41,048
Please forget what I said.

532
00:48:42,048 --> 00:48:44,718
Whenever our family's fate was at stake,

533
00:48:45,468 --> 00:48:48,638
you complied with my decisions
without any complaints.

534
00:48:53,688 --> 00:48:54,978
I am grateful.

535
00:48:59,858 --> 00:49:01,198
Once again,

536
00:49:01,698 --> 00:49:06,238
our family's fate hangs in the balance.

537
00:49:06,828 --> 00:49:08,748
Are you going to defy His Majesty?

538
00:49:09,788 --> 00:49:11,748
"Those who seek death shall live..."

539
00:49:19,008 --> 00:49:20,668
The true leader of this family

540
00:49:21,418 --> 00:49:22,548
is you, my lady.

541
00:49:39,068 --> 00:49:42,068
Has Councilor Park
still not sent any word?

542
00:49:42,818 --> 00:49:43,778
I am afraid not.

543
00:49:47,578 --> 00:49:49,828
May I ask what it is you await?

544
00:50:15,938 --> 00:50:17,228
I propose a deal.

545
00:50:17,308 --> 00:50:21,188
With the Sarim, officially investigate
the Queen Dowager's crimes

546
00:50:21,278 --> 00:50:24,898
and force her abdication
with those as a justification.

547
00:50:25,658 --> 00:50:26,738
I will do so.

548
00:50:26,818 --> 00:50:30,658
Will you be able to have only me

549
00:50:31,238 --> 00:50:32,828
take the fall?

550
00:50:34,118 --> 00:50:36,288
I give you my word.

551
00:50:37,998 --> 00:50:39,288
Then in return,

552
00:50:39,918 --> 00:50:42,588
I will have your status reinstated.

553
00:50:44,338 --> 00:50:45,468
Is there…

554
00:50:46,378 --> 00:50:47,548
a way?

555
00:50:48,298 --> 00:50:50,048
Only one person

556
00:50:51,308 --> 00:50:52,808
can make it happen.

557
00:50:53,728 --> 00:50:58,558
Only His Majesty
can reinstate your status.

558
00:51:11,658 --> 00:51:13,488
I approve the reinstatement of Yoo Haksoo

559
00:51:13,578 --> 00:51:15,788
who was executed
for the murder of Queen Inyoung.

560
00:51:16,618 --> 00:51:19,998
More than enough evidence proves
that he was framed.

561
00:51:20,588 --> 00:51:22,378
He will be reinstated
as Minister of Personnel

562
00:51:23,128 --> 00:51:24,958
and be given the epithet Chungmoon.

563
00:51:36,938 --> 00:51:40,978
I am humbled by your boundless generosity,
Your Majesty.

564
00:51:41,058 --> 00:51:42,228
-I am humbled
-I am humbled

565
00:51:42,318 --> 00:51:45,688
-by your boundless generosity.
-by your boundless generosity.

566
00:51:55,948 --> 00:51:57,118
Your Majesty,

567
00:51:57,208 --> 00:52:00,458
there is also another
who must be reinstated.

568
00:52:02,248 --> 00:52:04,088
Yoo Haksoo's daughter

569
00:52:04,668 --> 00:52:07,468
who was killed as the Crown Princess.

570
00:52:09,048 --> 00:52:10,798
His daughter lives

571
00:52:11,678 --> 00:52:13,928
and I request her status be reinstated.

572
00:52:39,248 --> 00:52:40,748
The late Crown Princess is alive?

573
00:52:40,828 --> 00:52:43,498
She died in the fire after being deposed.

574
00:52:44,168 --> 00:52:46,548
She is alive, Your Majesty.

575
00:52:47,878 --> 00:52:52,178
And the fire that supposedly took her life
can be proven to have been arson.

576
00:52:53,218 --> 00:52:57,018
I requested the Ministry of Punishments
to reinvestigate the matter.

577
00:52:57,098 --> 00:52:59,478
I, the section chief of Ministry
of Punishments, greet His Majesty.

578
00:53:01,388 --> 00:53:05,518
Left State Councilor raised suspicion
regarding the fire that took place

579
00:53:05,608 --> 00:53:07,438
which prompted an investigation.

580
00:53:07,528 --> 00:53:11,528
The body of the deposed Crown Princess
was unrecognizable due to the fire

581
00:53:11,608 --> 00:53:16,448
and there was a report
of a dead body nearby going missing.

582
00:53:18,998 --> 00:53:20,458
What are you playing at?

583
00:53:21,578 --> 00:53:23,328
Are you trying to reveal her identity

584
00:53:23,828 --> 00:53:25,538
to sentence her to an execution?

585
00:53:27,958 --> 00:53:30,168
He must be well aware
that revealing her identity

586
00:53:31,088 --> 00:53:32,378
will also put him in danger.

587
00:53:37,308 --> 00:53:39,268
She is alive, Your Majesty.

588
00:53:40,268 --> 00:53:41,428
She…

589
00:53:42,518 --> 00:53:44,728
deceived the world, the royal family,

590
00:53:45,728 --> 00:53:49,108
and even you to set foot in this palace.

591
00:53:54,698 --> 00:53:58,078
If the daughter of a traitor
entered the palace by deceiving everyone,

592
00:53:58,158 --> 00:53:59,908
she should be executed.

593
00:54:00,658 --> 00:54:02,828
But if what you are saying is a lie,

594
00:54:02,908 --> 00:54:05,458
you will pay for it with your life.

595
00:54:07,088 --> 00:54:09,168
She is someone you also know quite well.

596
00:54:16,928 --> 00:54:18,348
Your Majesty,

597
00:54:20,388 --> 00:54:22,478
she is Consort Park.

598
00:54:32,528 --> 00:54:34,108
Councilor Park!

599
00:54:39,078 --> 00:54:40,158
It seems as though

600
00:54:42,658 --> 00:54:44,708
you wish for her to die.

601
00:54:47,828 --> 00:54:49,788
Only His Majesty can reinstate you.

602
00:54:50,668 --> 00:54:54,088
Deceiving your husband
who is also your ruler

603
00:54:54,168 --> 00:54:56,088
is punishable by execution,

604
00:54:56,178 --> 00:54:57,718
but not if it was the husband and ruler

605
00:54:57,798 --> 00:55:00,138
who deceived the world to embrace you.

606
00:55:03,518 --> 00:55:05,018
A king has no shame

607
00:55:05,098 --> 00:55:06,848
and the matter is one
of the Internal Court.

608
00:55:09,358 --> 00:55:13,688
No one would dare
to hold anyone accountable.

609
00:55:14,738 --> 00:55:16,608
I condoned it.

610
00:55:17,318 --> 00:55:20,948
Was it not I who acknowledged Consort Park

611
00:55:21,618 --> 00:55:23,238
as Councilor Park's niece?

612
00:55:24,828 --> 00:55:26,578
The former King felt pity for her

613
00:55:27,328 --> 00:55:30,628
since we abandoned her
and ordered that she be saved.

614
00:55:30,708 --> 00:55:32,588
It is why I allowed her
to enter the palace.

615
00:55:33,498 --> 00:55:34,418
Consort Park…

616
00:55:36,338 --> 00:55:37,628
is innocent.

617
00:55:44,558 --> 00:55:45,518
Your Majesty,

618
00:55:45,598 --> 00:55:49,598
are you saying that Consort Park
is in fact Yoo Haksoo's daughter?

619
00:55:53,318 --> 00:55:55,608
Even if you allowed it,

620
00:55:55,688 --> 00:55:58,908
deceiving the Royal Court
as Councilor Park's niece

621
00:55:58,988 --> 00:56:01,568
is an atrocious crime.

622
00:56:01,658 --> 00:56:04,038
It was I who threatened her.

623
00:56:05,078 --> 00:56:07,828
The former King saved her life,

624
00:56:07,908 --> 00:56:09,958
my threats forced her into the palace,

625
00:56:11,378 --> 00:56:12,708
and His Majesty

626
00:56:14,248 --> 00:56:15,508
hid the fact

627
00:56:17,298 --> 00:56:19,048
and condoned it.

628
00:56:55,088 --> 00:56:56,668
What game are you playing?

629
00:56:57,878 --> 00:56:59,668
Did you reveal her identity

630
00:57:00,798 --> 00:57:02,758
so that she could be executed?

631
00:57:04,428 --> 00:57:05,428
Actually,

632
00:57:06,508 --> 00:57:08,388
I do not care to know.

633
00:57:08,468 --> 00:57:10,728
You confessed to threatening her

634
00:57:10,808 --> 00:57:12,648
which explains her entering the palace

635
00:57:12,728 --> 00:57:14,558
and I condoned it

636
00:57:14,648 --> 00:57:17,068
which justifies her actions to stay.

637
00:57:18,108 --> 00:57:19,108
Your Majesty,

638
00:57:20,148 --> 00:57:24,448
please consider what could have made me

639
00:57:25,158 --> 00:57:26,988
reveal the truth.

640
00:57:33,538 --> 00:57:34,878
Your reasons…

641
00:57:36,958 --> 00:57:38,418
are of no importance.

642
00:57:39,298 --> 00:57:40,918
You confessed to a crime

643
00:57:42,468 --> 00:57:43,878
and now you will pay for it.

644
00:57:45,548 --> 00:57:47,048
Have the State Tribunal

645
00:57:48,098 --> 00:57:49,848
imprison Left State Councilor Park Gyewon.

646
00:57:49,928 --> 00:57:52,688
Your order is my command.

647
00:58:06,528 --> 00:58:07,698
I told you to annihilate

648
00:58:09,118 --> 00:58:10,748
Councilor Park's family.

649
00:58:11,408 --> 00:58:13,998
I told you to have the Sarim

650
00:58:15,038 --> 00:58:16,748
make an official appeal,

651
00:58:18,248 --> 00:58:20,958
-but you refuse to do so.
-Your Majesty,

652
00:58:21,048 --> 00:58:25,338
official appeals are to be made
by the subjects, not the ruler himself.

653
00:58:27,388 --> 00:58:29,388
Please accept my loyal advice.

654
00:58:35,438 --> 00:58:37,228
Loyal advice or not,

655
00:58:38,438 --> 00:58:40,068
I simply do not care.

656
00:58:41,188 --> 00:58:43,028
Councilor Park is your mortal enemy.

657
00:58:43,398 --> 00:58:45,358
Why do you not want him
to answer to his crimes?

658
00:58:45,448 --> 00:58:46,818
Determining…

659
00:58:47,818 --> 00:58:49,738
the weight of his crimes must come first.

660
00:58:49,828 --> 00:58:51,828
Who are you to decide that?

661
00:58:52,698 --> 00:58:54,368
It was ordered

662
00:58:55,828 --> 00:58:57,378
by Consort Park whom he threatened.

663
00:58:59,588 --> 00:59:00,878
Consort Park?

664
00:59:09,598 --> 00:59:10,598
Are you saying

665
00:59:12,008 --> 00:59:13,638
that she is aware
of Councilor Park's actions?

666
00:59:14,268 --> 00:59:15,228
Yes, Your Majesty.

667
00:59:15,938 --> 00:59:17,228
How though?

668
00:59:18,648 --> 00:59:20,148
It is my belief

669
00:59:21,938 --> 00:59:23,778
that this was a collaborative decision.

670
01:00:10,988 --> 01:00:12,028
Did Councilor Park

671
01:00:13,118 --> 01:00:14,948
threaten you again?

672
01:00:18,828 --> 01:00:20,458
That is what I thought.

673
01:00:21,288 --> 01:00:23,958
You and Councilor Park forming an alliance
to take advantage of me?

674
01:00:25,208 --> 01:00:26,958
It is preposterous.

675
01:00:28,588 --> 01:00:29,468
Your Majesty…

676
01:00:32,468 --> 01:00:36,558
I will interrogate him myself
and have him speak the truth.

677
01:00:38,018 --> 01:00:39,138
It was I.

678
01:00:41,148 --> 01:00:42,348
It was I

679
01:00:43,188 --> 01:00:45,568
who formed an alliance
with Councilor Park.

680
01:00:47,898 --> 01:00:50,528
Once the Sarim fill in
for the meritorious subjects,

681
01:00:51,318 --> 01:00:54,488
you will divide them
in order to seize the power they have.

682
01:00:55,278 --> 01:00:56,988
When power shifts too much to one side,

683
01:00:57,078 --> 01:00:59,958
you will initiate a purge
to eliminate any threats.

684
01:01:00,708 --> 01:01:03,208
By arousing conflict and dividing,

685
01:01:04,588 --> 01:01:06,628
you will try to dominate your people.

686
01:01:06,708 --> 01:01:07,708
Because…

687
01:01:09,088 --> 01:01:11,048
it is the easiest way for you.

688
01:01:16,308 --> 01:01:17,388
I am afraid

689
01:01:19,768 --> 01:01:22,688
I cannot let you obsess
over the power of royal authority

690
01:01:22,768 --> 01:01:25,358
which will lead to purges
and the imprisonment of your subjects.

691
01:01:26,478 --> 01:01:30,148
I cannot let you suffer
the pain they entail.

692
01:01:32,568 --> 01:01:33,738
Are you saying…

693
01:01:36,238 --> 01:01:38,198
you would rather be my enemy?

694
01:01:43,118 --> 01:01:44,998
When you of all people

695
01:01:46,708 --> 01:01:48,798
are aware of how my life has been?

696
01:01:51,468 --> 01:01:53,508
When I am finally close to strengthening

697
01:01:54,928 --> 01:01:56,098
the royal authority--

698
01:01:56,178 --> 01:01:57,758
There will be no end to it.

699
01:02:00,768 --> 01:02:02,228
That is why I chose this path.

700
01:02:02,808 --> 01:02:03,638
No.

701
01:02:05,688 --> 01:02:07,308
No, you are to stop.

702
01:02:08,688 --> 01:02:10,188
You must stop.

703
01:02:13,398 --> 01:02:14,988
If you choose to stand against me,

704
01:02:18,198 --> 01:02:19,288
I will…

705
01:02:24,248 --> 01:02:26,328
have to eliminate you.

706
01:02:40,258 --> 01:02:43,268
BLOODY HEART

707
01:03:03,748 --> 01:03:06,288
Councilor Park Gyewon is
the one who caused everything.

708
01:03:06,368 --> 01:03:07,668
He'll be held responsible.

709
01:03:07,748 --> 01:03:10,538
The King must be trying to annihilate
everyone who's on my side.

710
01:03:10,628 --> 01:03:14,838
Your reign is
completely your responsibility.

711
01:03:14,918 --> 01:03:17,128
I am not your enemy, Your Majesty.

712
01:03:17,218 --> 01:03:18,138
Please accept me.

713
01:03:18,638 --> 01:03:19,968
You must accept me.

714
01:03:20,048 --> 01:03:21,138
Please do not waver.

715
01:03:21,218 --> 01:03:22,888
I only hoped to protect.

716
01:03:22,968 --> 01:03:25,768
The one thing that made
the ones I missed return and visit

717
01:03:25,848 --> 01:03:26,978
was power.

718
01:03:28,228 --> 01:03:29,098
I shall

719
01:03:29,648 --> 01:03:31,228
continue on my path.

720
01:03:32,108 --> 01:03:33,648
Please do so, Your Majesty.

721
01:03:34,188 --> 01:03:35,858
Go down your own path.

722
01:03:36,190 --> 01:03:38,070
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