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The marriage selection?

What are you talking about, Your Majesty?

You can be an adopted daughter of our household and attend.

I am a court lady.

[Episode 25] How can a court lady attend?

This is an urgent situation, so I do not have a choice.

Someone needs to watch over Yeon Joo during the process.

You are the only person that I can trust.

If you can succeed with this...

I will make certain to restore your father's status.

Your Majesty! The Dowager Queen is conscious.

Your Majesty, are you okay?

King...

What happened here?

Someone used poison on you and the candidates.

That cannot be true.

Your Majesty! Take care of Her Majesty.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You are an officer here to protect. Why couldn't you protect anyone?

Please forgive me... Your Majesty.

Doctor, take care of this girl first.

Yes, Your Majesty.

You should leave now.

There is nothing more you can do here.

Once you give her emergency treatment, move her to the royal villa.

Yes, Your Majesty.

What is going on?

How could such a thing happen in the palace?

Eunuch.

Who has done such a thing?

Your Majesty, the Minister of Government Administration is here.

- Did you ask for me, Your Majesty? - Please help me.

Please help this girl live.

Boil some water and bring it to me.

I will start my examination, so get prepared.

Yes, Minister.

Servant, how is the girl in the royal villa?

She has not regained consciousness yet.

She was unwell all night.

Is she really all right?

She had a fever from the last antidote to the poison.

She will be fine once this fever goes down.

Do not worry.

I will tell them to prepare some herbal medicine.

Young Master Chun Soo.

Have you been here all night?

What about Ga Eun? How is she?

Do not worry.

She will be sick for a few days, but her life is not in danger.

I would like to see Ga Eun.

Lee Seon is inside.

I will get you inside once he is gone.

Ga Eun.

Do not worry, Young Master.

I am fine.

Please, I am asking you.

I don't want to see you like this again.

You can cry, laugh, or get angry at me.

I am fine with all of it.

However...

I do not wish to see you like this.

Do you know how I felt seeing you like this?

It must have been similar to how I felt...

seeing you passed out in the water.

Whenever I feel tired and exhausted...

you have always been by my side.

Though...

you have always had a different name and identity.

A book merchant and Boss of the pack carriers...

Today, a royal officer.

Sometimes, I even wonder what your true identity is.

To me, you are just...

my Young Mast Chun Soo, right?

Ga Eun... how is she?

She is stable and I watched her go to sleep.

Oh goodness. I thought something had happened and I was so scared.

I thought my heart was going to shrivel up.

How is everyone else?

No one was so sick that they were facing death.

That is a relief.

So, no one died?

That is a little strange.

No, no! It is a relief, of course.

Is it not strange?

I suppose it is.

It feels poorly done if it was orchestrated by the Pyeonsoo-hwe.

It was not the Pyeonsoo-hwe who did it.

Think about it.

What did the Pyeonsoo-hwe gain from this?

There is no need to worry.

The daughters of the Minister of the Left and the Prime Minister will recover.

The problem is Princess Sukseon and Lady Shim.

They are both too afraid to partake as judges in the process.

I do not know who would dare such a thing.

The Pyeonsoo-hwe have gained nothing.

They lost people who would help them control the selection.

Why did we suspect them at all?

Because the Dowager Queen was poisoned as well.

Yes, she did not lose anything.

In fact...

she has gained a lot.

Chief, tell me your thoughts.

A cunning fox drank poison of her own accord.

Are you saying the Dowager Queen drank poison to get control of the process?

Yes.

You're saying this was...

a show by the Dowager Queen?

However, you do not need to worry.

Besides Princess Sukseon and Lady Shim

there is someone willing to step up to be a judge.

Really? Who will step forward?

Your Majesty, are you all right?

Do I look all right to you?

You were willing to die in order to protect the palace women.

I was shocked by the strength of your will.

Stop saying useless drivel and tell Yeon Joo.

Her aunt drank poison in order to get her the seat of being Queen.

She'd better focus and get through the marriage selection.

Yes, Your Majesty.

It is a relief that all of the candidates recovered and can continue.

I am worried about what will happen next.

The Pyeonsoo-hwe lost two of their judges.

I find it suspicious that they are not making a move.

If things are left like this

the girl from the Dowager Queen's household will be chosen.

You have all been chosen from the first round.

As you know, there should be other royal family members to help judge.

However, there was an unfortunate incident last time.

So, I can no longer request help from them.

Therefore, the King did us a great favor.

He has decided to come today.

I want you all to bow to him.

Let's get started now.

Dowager Queen.

What is it?

Well...

Someone has come to help judge the candidates.

What are you talking about?

Who would help with the judging?

I am not too late, am I?

I am here to judge the candidates for marriage.

Aren't you Hwa Goon?

What right do you have to judge the candidates for marriage?

I am judging as Chief of the Pyeonsoo-hwe.

Does that not give me enough right?

Your Majesty, please tell me.

Do I have the right?

Or shall I bring my grandfather here?

No...

If you are Chief of the Pyeonsoo-hwe

you have more than enough right.

Now, I believe the judging will be fair.

Do you not agree?

There is trouble!

Trouble has finally happened.

The chief of the Pyeonsoo-hwe has shown up to judge the candidates for marriage.

I need to go there now.

The Minister of the Right's daughter is the niece of the Dowager Queen.

You must be bold and strong like the Dowager Queen.

We are here to select the head of state.

We need to know if you are a person who understands the life of the people.

I will ask a question to the daughter of the Minister of the Right.

How much is a sack of rice?

Oh dear.

Is it possible that you do not know the price of a sack of rice?

It seems that the minister raised you delicately

like a flower in a greenhouse.

Right now... a sack of rice costs five yang.

Tell me what each region exports to the royal family.

Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do, and Gyeongsang-do...

Cotton.

export cotton.

Pyongan-do, Hwanghae-do... alcohol.

Hamkil-do and Gwangwon-do...

Boats.

they offer boats.

Between the sun in the sky and the city of Chang'an...

which one is further away?

What you just said is not a question, but a trick.

A trick?

No matter what one answers, you will say it is incorrect.

It is that kind of trick.

If one answers that Chang'an is closer, this is what you'd say.

"Raise your head and look to the sky. The sun is right in front of you."

"Chang'an is too far away to see with your eyes."

"Therefore, isn't the sun closer to you?"

If one had answered that the sun was closer, you would have said this.

"You can meet people from Chang'an."

"However, have you ever met someone from the sun?"

"Therefore, isn't Chang'an much closer?"

How can anyone give a correct answer to a trick question?

You are correct.

My question was a trick.

As a symbol of my apology, I will ask a very clear question.

Whichever one of you knows the answer may answer.

I will ask about the law of Joseon.

If someone makes a misrepresentation regarding the King's command...

what kind of punishment does a criminal like that receive?

Han Gyu Ho of the Hansungbu falsely misrepresented my name!

Therefore, I will execute him myself.

Did you not hear me?

I will ask again.

What kind of a punishment must a criminal

who misrepresents a King's command, receive?

They will be beheaded.

Yes, you are correct.

They will be beheaded.

They will get their head cut off in Seosomun.

That head will be put on a spike and displayed for all to see.

All those who pass by...

will spit on that head.

Isn't that true?

I...

need to speak to you.

They will get their head cut off in Seosomun.

That head will be put on a spike and displayed for all to see.

All those who pass by...

will spit on that head.

Daughter of the Superintendent, Choi So Hyun.

Please come outside.

Since you have completed your work, you will be given a gift.

Follow me.

Do you like it?

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You must have been in such pain earlier today.

You did well enduring it.

Do you like that dress ornament?

I will get the same craftsman to make a more valuable one.

I heard all the other candidates will receive one roll of silk.

I will receive one just like the others.

I will get going now.

I told them...

to prepare it in yellow.

You like the color yellow, do you not?

How did you know...

I heard someone used poison during the marriage selection.

However, it was not the Pyeonsoo-hwe.

I had already guessed it was not.

Head Merchant.

Thank you.

You helped me so many times.

I am truly thankful.

However, from now on...

I think it would be best if we did not meet like this.

As long as both the Pyeonsoo-hwe and I exist, one side must die.

That is the kind of relationship it is.

You are the chief of the Pyeonsoo-hwe.

I am sorry that this is all I can say to you.

Please stay healthy. Goodbye.

Crown Prince!

How long...

have you known?

Five years.

I've known since I first saw you in the greenhouse.

It was me who saved you when you were dying when you fell off the cliff.

I used Gool Seo Maek to stop your heart and fool my grandfather.

Aren't you going to ask why I saved your life, Your Highness?

I... like you.

Head Merchant, I...

I love you, Your Highness.

It has to be you, Your Highness.

My grandfather made me a promise if I agreed to become Chief.

He said he would never kill you.

I wanted to save you and that is why I became Chief.

Now, you do not want to see me because I am the chief?

What have I ever asked of you, Your Highness?

Do not distance yourself from me. Do not disappear on me.

Is that too much to ask?

How much? How much more must I try for you to look back at me?

You told me...

that I should fight Dae Mok.

The heavens... made my heart beat again.

The truth was...

it was Dae Mok's granddaughter.

She was the one who saved me.

Your Highness, something is bothering me.

Head Merchant Hwa Goon said she made a deal with Dae Mok to keep you alive.

If that is true...

the person who tried to kill you last time...

was not Dae Mok.

Yes.

I have an idea who it was.

It was the Dowager Queen who tried to kill you?

The place where I drank the drugged tea

was the Dowager Queen's Hyupkyungdang.

That doesn't seem like enough to suspect her.

There are things only the person who tried to kill me would know.

The Dowager Queen knew those facts.

The Pyeonsoo-hwe dared to come into your palace and use poison.

Shouldn't we find out who did it?

It was probably one of Dae Mok's men.

What good would it do to catch someone like that?

Then I think it would help to increase the number of guards.

You remember, don't you?

The place where Pyeonsoo-hwe's men came after me was the Hyupkyungdang.

I remember.

I did not even see the men.

It was Ga Eun who told me about them.

However...

The Dowager Queen seemed to know already.

Yes, so what are you going to do?

I should help the Dowager Queen.

Right now...

stopping the Pyeonsoo-hwe is the priority.

Elder Dae Mok, I feel that something is off.

I felt this during the marriage selection.

Something changed on the Dowager Queen's side.

In what way?

She's become more flexible and agile.

She started the marriage process and put in a candidate.

She moved so quickly.

We lost an opportunity.

She seems different than before.

It is not that the Dowager Queen has changed.

She likely has someone new working for her.

I am certain...

there is a more crafty person hiding behind that cunning fox.

How did the Dowager Queen find a person like that?

What should we do?

Right about now...

the Dowager Queen is thinking she has overcome the poison incident.

Why don't we catch the culprit on her behalf?

Should we find which of her people put the poison in the tea?

I am positive it was one of the court ladies.

Rather than that, someone we can made an example of.

I think I have the right person.

The marriage selection process is over.

I will announce the three ladies who have been chosen.

Prime Minister, what is the meaning of this?

My apologies, Your Majesty.

This is an urgent matter, so we had no choice.

What?

It is regarding the poisoning during the first round.

We found the person we suspect is the culprit.

Guard, arrest the culprit.

Yes, Prime Minister!

Arrest the culprit!

Yes, Sir!

Why are you doing this?

You are under arrest for the poisoning incident.

Let's go.

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