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BLOODY HEART

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

You will take part in the queen selection under my niece's name.

And you shall…

become…

the Queen of this country.

How much do you know about me to suggest such a proposal?

Why…

have you chosen me?

Knowing the reason will not change anything.

It is not possible.

How can I possibly deceive His Majesty and the royal family?

Even you will be punished if I am caught.

It is a crime punishable by execution and family annihilation.

Then that means my life and the fate of my family

lie in your hands.

Oh, dear.

Before my family is annihilated, I will make sure to slaughter yours first.

Any friend of yours will also be hanged.

Everyone you value and love…

will be quartered.

I most definitely heard that his niece resides in the annex,

so why?

Why did he choose to put me of all people in her place?

Eat.

Madame, why are you willingly participating in this outrageous deed?

-Please dissuade him-- -Refrain from talking.

Within the palace walls, running your mouth can get you killed.

-Madame-- -Always stay collected.

The nation's queen should never show her emotions.

Starting tomorrow, I will personally educate you on royal etiquette.

Where is my mentor?

Has he received treatment?

A physician is seeing him, so do not be worried.

Then where is the niece who should rightfully occupy this room?

Where is she?

Do not inquire.

It is in your best interest not to know.

Mother.

When did you get home?

Just now.

Has all been well?

Of course.

You should greet your father first.

I already have.

You must be Aok.

I am your elder cousin. We finally meet.

Councilor Park's only son.

The third inspector of the Office of Inspector General.

He is rumored to be a righteous noble who abides by moral laws.

Aok must rest today,

so greet her some other time.

Cousin.

I will greet you tomorrow.

Sure. Tomorrow it is.

I will come by the annex.

It is one of the old poems that stood out to me.

Will you…

accept this?

Your Majesty,

you are to be present at the royal office.

I guess I should tell her.

Keeping the truth from her is not an option anymore.

I will tell her who I am…

and finally…

let her go.

BLOODY HEART EPISODE 4

Master Park, what brings you by?

I hear Aok's guests are here.

Why are guests at the servants' quarters?

Lord Park ordered that no one enters.

I have something for them.

Do not worry for I will not stay long.

My goodness!

Help us. Please.

-Call a physician. -Look here.

My stomach!

They are vomiting. Time is of the essence.

-Take the other one. -My goodness.

Help us.

But Lord Park ordered for neither of them to leave!

Master Park!

My stomach!

My stomach is killing me!

The one delivering the letter

knows me as his cousin and is showing me kindness.

Use him to get out of Councilor Park's house.

The kind and noble man will not turn his back away from the sick.

Head to the land we prepared in Gyeongsang Province.

I will join you soon.

Cousin, you came.

I feel terrible.

I took your mentor to see a physician for the vomiting,

but he disappeared while I let my mind wander.

Where could he have gone in such pain?

His condition must have improved.

Can you not tell me what this is about?

I am only asking to be of help.

Madame Yoon looks out for me,

I am in no need of further assistance.

Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with.

As your cousin, I will do what I can to help.

Today, you will master Instructions for Women.

-Let us read-- -Allow me to see Councilor Park.

How audacious of you.

I will not partake in the queen selection.

If you still order me to,

I will expose who I am

in front of the Queen Dowager and the royal family.

Just let me go.

Do so, and I will take this affair to the grave.

You will not partake in the queen selection?

Should I not return,

my mentor will write complaints to the Police Bureau and State Tribunal.

If you still choose to keep me here,

I will make a report to your son, who's in the Office of Inspector General.

Being as noble as he is,

he will have me inspected.

If the crime is minor,

he will investigate even though I'm his father.

However, he is also a member of this family.

A crime that would have his father executed, his mother enslaved,

and his grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins beheaded?

A crime that could annihilate his family?

Even the noblest government official will find it hard to bear.

Speak.

The crafters have left the capital and are headed to Gyeongsang Province.

Keep following them.

Yes, my lord.

It is the 15th.

You met with him

every 15 days at Daegwangtong Bridge.

I will leave you to decide the order.

Your mentor, the crafter, the workshop in Bamboo Grove Village,

and the young noble.

Whose life should I take first?

My lord!

Disobeying your order is worthy of capital punishment,

but I beg for your mercy.

Raise your head.

I told you to raise your head.

From this moment on,

you will not lower your head to anyone.

You…

will become…

the Queen of this country.

Did she have to leave in a hurry?

It does not fall entirely on the nobles.

The royal family sees the people

as ignorant fools rather than those to serve,

so how can nobles in official positions suggest policies that benefit the people?

It can also be said that the people

do not see the royals as those to serve either.

That is right.

The people serve something else entirely.

What people serve is rice.

She did not leave.

She is either on the run or has been taken.

Send someone to Bamboo Grove Village.

I think something happened to the lady.

Find her.

She must be found.

Please ask around for me.

I am sure she is here.

I saw her enter this house with my very own eyes!

I know nothing about it!

Then…

please tell Hyang that Ttonggeum is waiting for her.

There is no one by that name here!

I do not know anything.

And being nosy will get us both beaten to death.

What do you mean Hyang is not here?

Hold on. Wait. Why is she not--

Please! Just this once…

Oh, no.

What now?

Miss?

Hold on a second.

Why…

Why is Miss entering the palace?

I had payments to receive,

but she fell off the face of the earth.

It is not like the crafter lady to do this.

Do not get me started.

She took off after promising to pay for the ruined silk.

The first screening? Lord Park's niece who resides in the annex?

Do not go anywhere near there.

The place was heavily guarded and none of us got a glimpse of her face.

I hear she will become the Queen for sure.

Why did Miss head to the palace in his niece's place?

What is going on, Miss?

I am worried sick for you.

Sorry?

You will take Maksool as your court maid?

She will not embarrass me being pretty and all.

Thanks to you, the lowlife will get to live in the palace.

Lucky her.

It sure must be nice to be her.

New clothes, new shoes,

-and delicious food. -The palace?

I hear you told everyone that I like Kim.

Why are you spreading lies?

But you said that Kim is dependable.

I did not exactly make anything up.

I will pick out my own accessories. I have better taste.

But it is a gift to you from my wife.

-Just pretend to like it. -You lovesick fool.

That is what you said!

Apparently, you can seduce any man with that hip of yours.

Even His Majesty!

When did I--

How dare you think about seducing His Majesty

before the queen selection?

I bet you will flirt with him once you step inside the palace.

As if I would let you!

-Let go! -Anyone who humiliates Lady Yeonhee

will answer to me!

Girls!

Stop this immediately!

My goodness.

Is this how you teach your juniors?

My apologies, my lady. They will be rolled up and beaten.

-You two, come with me. -Oh, gosh.

But Ttonggeum started it!

-Yeonhee! -She is the one…

Please!

What fine weather we have.

Brother,

does His Majesty sometimes show affection toward a queen's court maid?

Of course. At the Queen's Palace,

she is who he sees the most apart from the queen herself.

Come to think of it, Maksool has been blooming.

His Majesty may take a liking to her.

How dare you assume the lowest of His Majesty!

Take someone else if it bothers you.

The best quality in servants is loyalty.

Loyalty?

Eunuch Jung was looking for the lady.

His Majesty's affection for her runs deeper than I expected.

Continue to watch Eunuch Jung.

I hear you have the gift.

The spirit I serve has great powers, Your Highness.

All I do is listen to her.

Then tell me…

What is she currently saying?

She tells me that your heart's desire will be fulfilled.

A failed prediction will cost you your life.

Answer me again.

What is she saying this time?

That your heart's desire…

will only be half-fulfilled.

Your Highness,

all I do is convey the spirit's words!

The spirit you worship must be out to end you.

As I am the Queen Dowager,

it is harder for the selection to not go my way.

We will wait and see.

Your Highness.

What?

Have there been complaints about

shamans in my chambers being a sign of ruin?

As if anyone would dare.

Save it.

I'm sure Councilor Park will keep word from spreading.

How am I to survive my boring life…

if I do not find entertainment within these walls?

She's bad luck.

Leave her and get the hell out of here.

No…

Wait.

Help. Please…

Please help.

Please…

It's hot. You don't want to burn yourself.

There is much to eat, so how about you slow down?

This was made for you.

Eat it slowly to finish it all.

For me?

-All for me? -Eat it all.

You will eat well, take your medicine, and get better, all right?

Miss.

Just hold on until I get there.

I will do everything I can to save you.

What did you find out?

It looks like something bad happened, just as you said.

I have sent a messenger,

but there is no way to know when the crafters will arrive at the village.

You cannot come.

I can.

I do not want you to!

My world is…

a place you can't live in.

Your Majesty, to what do I owe the pleasure?

Why did you not tell me

that His Majesty was attending the second screening?

I myself did not receive any word.

Then,

am I to believe you came by unexpectedly?

I was hoping…

to take a look inside.

For what reason?

Your Majesty,

it is inappropriate to partake in an event without notifying your elder.

How inconsiderate of me.

Please enter,

Mother.

Is everything all right?

It seems as though I was mistaken.

Of course she would not be here.

She is the daughter of Jinsa Park Soonduk.

I made my decision.

You can discuss it with your subjects and make the announcement.

Is there a lady you deem worthy?

The niece of Left State Councilor Park Gyewon.

Then we have an issue

for she is not the lady I have in mind.

Then,

would you go against my wishes?

Is it because you look down on me…

as I am not your birth mother?

Mother.

That is preposterous.

I am sure His Majesty is aware

that disobeying one's parents is grounds for deposition.

I only remind you out of motherly concern.

I will respect

your wishes,

Mother.

Your Majesty,

I, Left Minister No Kyungmoon, address you.

It is custom to adhere

to the Queen Dowager's wishes regarding the queen selection.

I also agree with said custom.

I, Minister of Personnel Ou Hanyul, address His Majesty.

Could there be another maiden who has caught your eyes?

It is uneasy of me to say this,

but Maiden Cho whom I accidentally encountered

seemed wise and honorable as a queen should be.

However, my mother seems to believe the same for Maiden Park,

so how may one go about this?

Your Majesty, the queen selection

has always been decided by the Queen Dowager.

However, it is His Majesty who is the one to wed.

As the father of all people,

he must set an example.

The people will never be at ease

if he is not fond of his own wife.

That is a view we both share.

The Queen is a mother to the people

which is why one cannot make a hasty decision.

For that reason,

I will seek advice from another.

Whose advice would it be?

Chief Scholar of the Office of Special Advisors.

I requested a joint opinion of the Three Offices.

Why must it be the Chief Scholar?

He is someone not even Councilor Park can cajole.

Are you sure

that not even Councilor Park can persuade Chief Scholar?

Absolutely.

So set your worries aside and wait.

Your Majesty.

Here is the joint opinion of the Three Offices as ordered.

Do speak.

This selection of the queen…

must be canceled.

We are in the process of making a decision.

-Why do you say so? -Your Majesty,

it has not even been three years since the late Queen passed away.

A hasty selection of a new queen

is not the proper way to honor your marriage.

Also, it is custom

for the Queen to be from a less privileged noble family.

But those who attended the third screening

were all from noble families rich with power.

It being an unfair process is the second reason.

The result of that being a possible power shift to her family

is the third reason.

We advise you to cancel the selection

and follow custom.

-We advise you to cancel the selection -We advise you to cancel the selection

-and follow custom. -and follow custom.

He took issue with the three-year mourning period not being over?

Are the Three Offices out of their minds?

No king has ever stayed unmarried for that long.

The matter has taken an odd twist of turns.

Did Councilor Park say anything?

He is deeply concerned of the fact

that His Majesty is trying to buy time.

Buy time?

-What for? -By any chance,

if Minister of War's daughter bears a child--

His Majesty is without a child, so a boy would become the prince.

He dare show his disdain for me this way.

To the King's Palace!

Your Majesty,

The Queen Dowager has expressed her rage

and has requested the process to be quickly finalized.

Your Majesty,

the Three Offices are pressing unreasonable values.

Customs cannot take priority

when there is no heir to the throne.

Please consider the weight and priority of the matter.

Canceling a selection process in motion is unprecedented.

Your Majesty, please take the Queen Dowager's advice to heart

and choose Maiden Park.

His Majesty has already voiced his fondness of another,

so why must he only consider the Queen Dowager's words?

-Such disloyalty! -Then,

are you suggesting he disobey his own mother?

Enough!

The selection of a queen is the event of the century.

One cannot make a hasty decision.

That is why

you will stay in assembly

until we come to a judgment.

I have told you numerous times that His Majesty is not the same.

You believed I was clouded by my hatred for late Queen Inyoung.

I apologize.

Why is His Majesty prolonging his decision?

Probably to have the officials yield.

Your Majesty, it has been three days.

Never has the selection of a spouse been delayed for so long.

The maidens have also been waiting in the palace for days.

Chief Scholar, do speak.

Has there ever been a case

where the Royal Court made candidates wait and suffer for so long?

There was not.

However, this being an unprecedented selection

is also why it must be canceled.

Goodness.

I…

have a proposal that will satisfy everyone.

It will not go against custom as pointed out,

nor will I be disobeying my mother.

My reputation and dignity will be spared

and an heir might be produced as an outcome.

Would you agree to it?

Has a decision been made?

Yes, my lady.

Who is the chosen one?

Yeonhee!

Brother, what happened?

You made it!

Have I been selected?

You made it!

Minister of War's in-law, the Right State Councilor.

His uncle, the Minister of Personnel.

And Cho Sahyung.

Left State Councilor,

the games begin.

Lady Park and Lady Cho

are currently performing the wedding by themselves.

DOKROIYEON: WEDDING WHERE ONLY THE BRIDES ATTEND

I will take both Maid Cho and Maid Park as my concubines.

Once the three-year mourning period is over,

we will address this matter again

and decide who is more eligible as Queen.

Taking them both as concubines.

It is a bold move.

Do you think it went as planned?

Yes,

I do.

You have made a big mistake.

His Majesty always wanted to join forces with you,

but it was never to share his power and authority.

As a sword is most terrifying when it remains sheathed.

What are you saying?

That you were also deceived by His Majesty.

He will not easily let anyone

take control of the Queen's Palace.

His Majesty enters!

Not particularly benevolent, but dauntless.

Not wise, but cunning.

Not virtuous, but highly patient.

I guess one may say that they are the makings of a king as well.

You possess striking dignity.

The splendor I see…

makes me realize you were born to be Queen.

What's so impressive about being a concubine?

I am still only a lady.

But I wanted to bow at the Royal Ancestral Shrine.

The only women allowed there

are the queens and crown princesses on their wedding day.

But I had to wed His Majesty all by myself without him present.

Once you are crowned as Queen,

you will be able to do everything as you please.

You are the one he adores.

Right.

His Majesty is… quite fond of me.

Is the Office of Astrology under Left State Councilor's influence?

May I ask why you inquire?

Because it decides the night for consummation.

If His Majesty beds Lady Park first…

The Office of Astrology

will have them consummate first.

Father!

I will not let that happen!

We may both be concubines, but I do not intend to share him with her.

Of course. Please do not worry.

His Majesty's hatred for Councilor Park runs cold and deep.

He will not grant her his affection.

All you have to do is sit back and watch.

Good night, my lord.

Please take good care of Lady Cho.

Do not fret.

I will be of service to her as if my life depended on it.

You of all people?

That is quite unexpected.

His Majesty's affection heads her way.

How could I not care for her in every way I can?

As His Majesty's loyal subject,

I will serve the lady whom he loves.

I will hold you to that.

His Majesty will insist on keeping you at arm's length.

He will not even agree to a consummation.

You must be someone His Majesty detests

for him to knowingly mistreat me just for being your niece.

Yes.

He even declared never to see my niece's face.

That is why

you must do whatever you can to meet him.

No matter what I do,

will my people…

be safe?

Promise me at least that.

That I promise.

Then I will do whatever it takes to be in his presence,

Uncle.

Why did it have to be me?

There are more than enough women

who would put their lives on the line to be your niece.

What you ask is something that intrigues me too.

Why you, you ask? Why must it be you?

We will soon find out.

What am I reading?

All crafters were arrested…

as ordered by the State Council?

You must tread cautiously.

If someone in the Royal Court knows about Lady Jung and pursues her…

Is it Councilor Park you suspect?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty,

The Office of Astrology sends word.

Relay the message!

The Office of Astrology says you are to consummate with Lady Park tonight.

Should I inform Lady Park that you will soon make way to her chambers?

Who am I speaking to?

Please talk down to me as you outrank me.

I am Court Lady Choi, your lady-in-waiting.

Are you here to monitor me?

I am afraid

I do not follow.

His Majesty will see you tonight,

so allow us to freshen you up.

How do you guarantee that?

He may see Lady Cho tonight.

It is you whom he will see tonight.

I see that the Left State Councilor

has people within the Office of Astrology too.

Lady Park, I have word from the King's Palace.

Your Majesty,

why are you disobeying the consummation date?

It is a day that even my father ignored.

There is precedent.

I will make my way to Lady Cho tonight.

My apologies,

but His Majesty will not come tonight.

Why not?

He is making his way to Lady Cho's chambers…

Please do not fret though, Lady Park.

I have served His Majesty since his days at the Crown Prince's Palace.

Please put your faith in me

and behave accordingly with grace.

The Office of Astrology must have told him

to consummate with me tonight.

That is true, but His Majesty--

Then tell him to adhere to custom and law.

No woman shall be robbed of her consummation night.

The palace has its own set of rules.

Maybe you should consider my loyal advice.

It is a single night out of many to come.

Please graciously allow this night to Lady Cho and--

You talk too much.

Is being a eunuch a reason for your talkative

and ignorant behavior?

I will relay your message word for word.

Councilor Park must be getting old.

His choice was to send that immature girl?

That was highly inappropriate behavior.

The Left State Councilor ordered that I do anything I could

to see his Majesty tonight.

I am only doing as told by my uncle.

Your Majesty,

Lady Park has requested that you adhere to the custom

of the consummation date.

Adhere…

to custom?

She only speaks while unaware of palace rules.

Please do not take it to heart.

Councilor Park has sent a questionable woman my way.

Send Eunuch Jung to relay my words.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Lady Park,

His Majesty has sent Eunuch Jung to relay his order.

Another eunuch? There is nothing to hear.

The father of the people

must not think lightly of rules and customs.

Relay my message back to His Majesty.

If he will not come to my chambers,

I will head to Lady Cho's myself.

You look beautiful tonight.

His Majesty will be here soon.

If I do not show,

she will make her way to Lady Cho's chambers?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Chief Eunuch.

Yes, Your Majesty.

What are your thoughts on Lady Park's behavior?

Forgive me for saying this,

but it seems like jealousy.

Showing jealousy on her first night which is grounds for deposal?

I am giving Your Majesty justification to oust the Left State Councilor's niece.

So, please come and remove me from court.

I will receive any punishment gladly…

if it means I can leave the palace.

Arrogant as she may be,

I feel nothing but gratitude.

She hurriedly desires to be deposed,

so who am I to ignore her wishes?

I will head to Lady Park's chambers.

You told me that this game is of your design.

I am impressed.

You came out swinging and made a clever move.

Lady Park, His Majesty shall enter.

I am here as requested! Let me see that face of yours.

I present my ultimate move

that you…

set up to be played.

BLOODY HEART

You were the Crown Prince all along?

It is a token of my loyalty.

I hope you accept it.

Was there not any word from the Left State Councilor?

The ladies' families will soon be here

which is why I doubt he will have any time for you.

But she… is not Aok!

How far are you willing to go?

Only one person can answer that question.

You deceived the Left State Councilor and the royal family.

It is your move, Your Majesty.

You will end up beheaded.

Subtitle translation by: Hye-lim Park