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My father and I came here often to gaze at the moon.

Do you know what "Haewolgi" means?

The sun rises in the day, and the moon rises at night.

So they say that the sun and the moon

cannot be in the sky together at the same time.

But take a good look.

You see how the sun and moon are together there, don't you?

You may not be able to see your father again

but he will be with you always.

There is so much I need to say, but...

Ga Eun.

Just like this sun that is waiting for this moon

I will always be with you.

Even if I can't see you clearly, like the moon over there...

and no matter how much you change, just as that moon does...

I will protect you.

I'm sure that this will be difficult...

but will you remember that I am always by your side?

That you are not alone?

Are you... going somewhere?

I am leaving in order to keep the promise that I made to your father...

and in order to become a person who can protect those who are dear to him...

Will you stay by my side and see for yourself...

whether or not I keep my promise to your father?

If you wish to, come meet me here in three days' time.

[Episode 8]

- Congratulations, Your Majesty. - Congratulations, Your Majesty.

The people are speaking about how

the ancestral rites you performed allowed for rain to fall upon the land.

I am happy about it as well.

Your Majesty, as for the selection of a wife for the Prince--

Let us discuss that matter at a later time.

You cannot!

What do you mean, you do not know if it will take one or two months?

Your Majesty, please stop him!

I feel that this is the Prince's will, but the heavens' will as well

so I agreed to allow it.

Mother.

I will find a way to destroy the Pyeonsoo-hwe.

I will become worthy of being a King of my own accord, and return.

Must you really do this?

Yes.

And there is also someone I wish to have walk alongside me.

The daughter of Lord Han of Hansungbu, Han Ga Eun.

Lord Han Gyu Ho of Hansungbu and Soldier Park Moo Hwan

are to thoroughly investigate the construction of Yangsucheong.

Lord Han Gyu Ho of Hansungbu dared to impersonate me, the Crown Prince!

Your Highness.

Why did you...

I dared to use the name of the Crown Prince for myself

and I committed high treason!

I wish to wash myself of my sins through death.

So please behead me and make an example of me, Your Highness!

Father!

You received orders from the Prince, and yet...

Why, Father?

I, Han Ga Eun, daughter of Lord Han, who was beheaded by the Prince

am here to see His Highness, so please tell him that!

Lord Han's daughter?

Yes, Your Majesty.

She is currently locked up in Euigeumbu.

I have a daughter.

I will protect her.

I will take responsibility for her, and take care of her.

I promised him that I would take care of her, and yet I forgot.

Grant her an audience with me immediately!

Bring her here!

The Analects of Confucius say this:

"Is it not delightful to have friends to study with"

"and delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?"

Here, take a seat.

I always have this veil down, and wear my mask.

Hear me!

Hear... hear... me...

Tighten your core.

Hear me!

Yeah, just read it like that.

Follow me. There you go.

Face forward.

Curve your foot just a bit more.

There you go! There you go!

This is my favorite place.

It's beautiful.

People used to stare daggers at my mask

and it got to be too much for me...

I came here and cried by myself a lot.

Lee Seon.

Allow me to ask you one final time.

You will have to live with a mask on your face

after I finish the initiation ceremony.

Are you really okay with this?

It will be truly difficult to live while hiding your identity.

You cannot trust a single person, or have a real conversation with anyone.

And that will be much more painful than the hunger you felt as a poor man.

Your Highness.

Trust in me as I trust in you, Crown Prince.

All right.

I'm sure that it will be difficult, but endure it for just a short while.

But...

I do worry about my ill mother and my young sister.

I will take good care of them, so do not worry.

Just focus on studying.

Lee Seon.

As long as you wear this mask, you are me.

So don't lower your head.

Also, I would like it if you would become my friend and subject

who will be by my side and protect me when I return.

Will you do that for me?

Is... is it all right for a lowly person such as myself...

to be by your side, Your Highness?

I am entering, Your Highness.

Ah, Chung Woon.

What happened to Ga Eun?

Miss Ga Eun has been locked up in Euigeumbu.

What... do you mean by that?

Well, she insisted on seeing the Crown Prince

and broke into the palace.

I will wear the mask for a short while, Your Highness

so please go and see Young Miss.

The Crown Prince believes that the initiation ceremony is tomorrow.

However, the initiation ceremony is actually today.

When you go to the initiation ceremony

Dae Mok will first make you drink a truth-telling elixir.

Your heart will race

and you will experience visual and auditory hallucinations

but you must endure it!

Then, after he sees your face, he will ask for your name.

What must you say then?

I...

am the Crown Prince of Joseon...

Lee Seon.

She has been released already.

Ga Eun! Ga Eun!

Ga Eun!

Ga Eun--

Oh no.

Please forgive me for not being able to keep our promise, Young Master.

When I look at you, I am reminded of my father's death

and I do not have the confidence that I can be happy.

So please, just forget about me.

I do not wish to see you again, so do not come to see me again.

If I end up losing my life like this and I cannot keep my promise to you...

please forget about me.

But if I return alive, I will be with you.

I won't be selfish anymore and ask you to come with me.

So please, just come back safely.

Convey my message to them.

Yes, Your Majesty!

I know that the members of the Pyeonsoo-hwe are our brethren.

But we will not join those arrogant and corrupt men!

Cast aside your fears, and grab your weapons.

Take the Pyeonsoo-hwe down!

The future of Joseon lies in your hands!

You are doing what must be done, and are risking your lives to do it

so the heavens will surely help us!

Today, we...

will definitely succeed!

Oh, Chun Soo!

If the Crown Prince dies, I will die, too.

He is the one who had the Crown Prince's jade crest.

All right, it is time for you to be initiated into the Pyeonsoo-hwe now.

Tell me your true name.

"Lee," meaning "different," and "Seon," meaning "line."

"Lee Seon," meaning that you can live a different life.

It's... Lee Seon.

Make him drink more of the elixir.

Are you truly Lee Seon, the Crown Prince of Joseon?

I am...

Lee Seon, the Crown Prince of Joseon!

The King! We must protect His Majesty, the King!

Return to the palace, all of you! Quickly!

The King sent a fake, eh?

The Crown Prince!

We must find a way to save the Crown Prince!

We have no time. You must decide now!

Your Highness!

Stop.

Your Highness.

I know that you are worried about Miss Ga Eun, but...

we must return before daybreak.

I know.

I will meet Dae Mok tomorrow.

I followed them here because I was told that I'd be able to meet the Prince.

Please allow me to meet with the Crown Prince.

Yes, I have no excuses to offer you regarding what happened to Lord Han.

I am sorry that we made you lose your father.

The person who should be asking for my forgiveness is not you, Youngbin.

The one who did that to your father was not the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince ordered my father directly to carry out an investigation.

And yet, the Crown Prince deceived my father.

I saw the Crown Prince cut my father's head from his neck with my own eyes!

So how can you say that it isn't so?

Who in the world beheaded my father, if it wasn't the Prince?

Do you know about Dae Mok? He is controlling Joseon behind the scenes?

The Crown Prince's guilt and my resentment

will not fade away just because there are other parties involved!

He is not the Crown Prince.

You put a mask on the Crown Prince's face

to save the Prince's life, and to end mine?

Oh my.

Your so-called brilliant plan ended up becoming your downfall.

Anyone can become a puppet king as long as you put a mask on his face

so wouldn't what you did actually be the best way

to kill the Crown Prince and make me the King of Joseon?

What do you mean, kill the Crown Prince?

You must hurry and escape, Youngbin!

I will be going to the King. You take this child and leave the palace.

What?

Wait for the Royal General, and tell him of the situation within the palace.

And you cannot allow the Crown Prince to return to the palace!

Do you understand?

I can't, My Lady!

What are you doing? Hurry and go!

My Lady!

My Lady! Oh no!

My Lady! What is going on?

I... I believe that it must be poison!

My Lady! My Lady! Please, wake up, My Lady!

This is water. Drink this all at once, and spit it back out.

Dae Mok!

Dae Mok!

Protect His Majesty!

- Hyah! - Hyah!

All right, please come out.

- My Lady! - My Lady!

My Lady!

You... said that you wanted to know the true reason why your father died, right?

The men you just saw...

are the ones who killed your father.

There is something hidden in a large pot in the Crown Prince's greenhouse.

Make sure... you bring that to Chun Soo.

Young Master Chun Soo?

You... you must bring it to Chun Soo.

If you... want to avenge your father...

go and find the large pot.

My... My Lady.

Your Highness.

Father!

He's the real Crown Prince! Capture him!

Royal General! Protect the Crown Prince!

Yes, Your Highness!

No!

No!

Father!

Run away!

Father!

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